>>> SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS TO THE HOUSING CRISIS IN THE SOUTH BAY, THANKS FOR JOINING US.

CHULA VISTA CITY LEADERS ARE CONSIDERING PURCHASING A MOTEL TO THE UNHOUSED UNSHELTERED RESIDENTS, THE CITY COUNCIL IS TAKING UP THE ISSUE TOMORROW.

MATT HOFFMAN HAS MORE.

>> THE HOTEL ON WALNUT AVENUE IN CHULA VISTA COULD'VE BEEN PERMANENT SUPPORT FOR HOUSING.

THERE'S 31 UNITS, IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES THE PURCHASE, THEY WOULD LOOK TO USE FEDERAL AND STATE DOLLARS.

STAFF ESTIMATES THE COST COULD BE UP TO $40 MILLION AND THAT IS TO BUY AND IMPROVE THE PROPERTY.

>> THE OWNERS OF THE MOTEL REACHED OUT TO THEM TO POTENTIALLY CONVERT THIS PROPERTY.

THE CITY RECENTLY OPENED UP AN EMERGENCY HOMELESS SHELTER.

THEY NEED A MORE LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO HELP PEOPLE GET RE- HOUSED.

>> A STAFF REPORT SAYS THAT WHILE THE OPENING OF THE CITY'S EMERGENCY BRIDGE SHELTER IS IMPORTANT IN MOVING UNSHELTERED PERSIANS TOWARDS SELF- SUFFICIENCY, IT DOES NOT PROVIDE A LONG-TERM SOLUTION FOR THOSE IN NEED OF A GREATER LEVEL OF ONGOING SERVICES ENDS UP OR.

THE RESIDENTS WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH SERVICES INCLUDING HEALTHCARE, TREATMENT, AND EMPLOYMENT.

WE TALKED WITH ONE MAN WHO SAYS HE LIVES NEARBY AND DOES MAINTENANCE.

HE SAYS THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE MOTEL DOES NOT LOOK VERY BUSY.

>> IF YOU CAN HELP IT, WHY NOT?

MAYBE.

THAT WAY IT WILL BE GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> THE CONVERSION WOULD BE IN TWO PARTS.

THE FIRST PHASE INVOLVES RENOVATING ROOMS TO HAVE FULL BATHROOMS AND KITCHENETTES, PHASE TWO SEIZE LAND CURRENTLY USED BY TOWING COMPANY TURN INTO A PARKING LOT DESIGNED FOR HOMELESS RESIDENTS TO LIVE IN THEIR VEHICLES, MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> DISRUPTION ON A DOWNTOWN STREET TODAY AS DOZENS OF ACTIVISTS PROTEST AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE IN FRONT OF SAM BROCK ENERGY HEADQUARTERS.

NOT EVERYONE WAS A FAN OF THIS TYPE OF PROTEST ERIC >> DOZENS OF PROTESTERS GATHERED IN FRONT OF THE ENERGY BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO ARMED WITH CHALK TO RAISE THE ALARM AND LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR THE UTILITY COMPANY, THEY ARE THE PARENT COMPANY OF SDG&E AND SOCAL GAS.

THEY WANT THEM TO DIVEST FROM FOSSIL FUELS AND FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN TO DECLARE A CLIMATE EMERGENCY.

SCOTT KELLY IS THE DIRECTOR OF RAISE THE ALARM AND A BELL IG PROFESSOR AT SAN DIEGO STATE, HE SAYS DECLARING A CLIMATE EMERGENCY IS STATING THE OBVIOUS.

>> WE HAVE PHOENIX HAVING RECORD TEMPERATURES, 111 DEGREES 11 DAYS IN A ROW.

WE HAD SEVEN DAYS OF HEAT THAT EXCEEDED THE RECORDS THAT WERE SET 125,000 YEARS AGO.

WE HAVE A HOT TUB LIKE TEMPERATURES IN FLORIDA THAT ARE KILLING THE CORAL REEFS.

>> INSTEAD OF DECLARING A CLIMATE EMERGENCE, BIDEN IS EXTENDING OIL AND GAS DRILLING BECAUSE OF LOBBYING.

IT >> THEY NEED TO STOP LISTENING TO THESE GUYS, AND START THE IMMEDIATE ENERGY TRANSITION TO GREEN ENERGY AND TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

>> THESE PROTESTERS SAY THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS DISRUPTING HUMAN LIVES, THEY NEED TO BE INSTRUCTED TODAY.

>> NOT ANYONE IS A FAN OF THE DISRUPTION.

>> RICHARD KEELEY LIVES ACROSS THE STREET, HE'S TIRED OF PROTESTERS SHOWING UP EVERY FEW MONTHS IT >> I THINK IT'S PRETTY RUDE.

>> DISRUPTION IS THE POINT.

>> THIS EMERGENCY NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

>> THEY HAVE A DEEP RESPECT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND IS INVESTING MILLIONS IN CLEANER ENERGY.

ALEXANDER WHEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> GAVE ANNUAL SWATH OF LAND IN SAN DIEGO COULD GET LONG- TERM PROTECTION AS KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER IN BUT -- ITS THANKS IN PART TO A LEGAL SETTLEMENT OVER THE BORDER ROSS -- WALL PROJECT.

>> PARCEL OF LAND BETWEEN THE WILDLIFE REFUGE AND THE STATE PROTECTED ECOLOGICAL RESERVE IS ON THE PATH TO GETTING PERMANENT PROTECTIONS, THE LAND SITS IN THE PROCTOR VALLEY NEAR CHULA VISTA.

>> THE PRIVATE PROPERTY THAT WAS PLANNED FOR JUST ANOTHER SPRAWL DEVELOPMENT USE FOR CHULA VISTA, IF THAT LAND IS PROTECTED, IT PROTECTS THE ABSOLUTE CORE OF THAT NATURAL LANDSCAPE.

>> 18 STATES AND TWO ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AGREED TO SETTLE THEIR CHALLENGE OVER HOW THE WALL WAS FUNDED, THAT AGREEMENT INCLUDED SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO ACCOUNT FOR ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE WALL INCLUDING $25 MILLION TO HELP BY THE VILLAGE RANCH 14 PROPERTY, THAT'S A MAJOR STEP TOWARD THE PROPERTIES ROUGHLY $60 MILLION PURCHASE PRICE.

>> ANYTHING OF THIS NATURE, YOU TRY TO -- YOU WILL NEVER GET ALL THE MONEY FROM ONE SOURCE, YOU HAVE TO GO TO DIFFERENT SOURCES SO WE LOOK TO DIFFERENT STATE SOURCES, ENTERAL SOURCES, EVEN PRIVATE PARTIES, INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT WANT TO DONATE.

>> THEY ARE LEADING TO TOXIC TO BUY THE PROPERTY, THE MONEY IS ENCOURAGING BUT THE GROUP IS NOT INTERESTED IN DISCUSSING THE DEAL UNTIL IT'S FINALIZED, THAT COULD HAPPEN NEXT YEAR.

PLANS TO BUILD A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON THE PROPERTY WERE SNUFFED OUT BY THE COURTS OVER CONCERNS ABOUT WILDFIRES.

>> 95% OF CALIFORNIA'S WILDFIRES ARE STARTED BY HUMANS .

WHEN YOU LOCATE NEW PEOPLE AND NEW DEVELOPMENT TO UNDEVELOPED AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO WILDFIRE, YOU CREATE NEW RISKS AND THAT IS WHAT IS GOING ON HERE.

>> THE LAND IS CONSIDERED CRITICAL FOR GOLDEN EATERS, AND VERNAL POOLS WHICH ARE HOME TO SEVERAL ENDANGERED SPECIES.

IF THE PURCHASE GOES THROUGH, THE LAND WOULD BECOME PART OF EITHER THE FEDERAL OR STATE RESERVE.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AN ALMOST TWO YEAR EFFORT TO HELP DISPLACED AFGHANS HAS NEW LIFE AND WASHED IN D.C., ANDREW DYER HAS THE STORY.

>> TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AFGHANS WHO HELPED THE U.S. AND ITS ALLIES DURING THE 20 YEAR OR -- WAR IN AFGHANISTAN ENGLISH IN LIMBO, LIVING WITH THE -- WITHOUT GREEN CARDS, A BILL THAT WOULD PROVIDE A PATH, THE AFGHAN ADJUSTMENT ACT WAS REINTRODUCED TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE, THE BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS LED BY SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN LINDSEY GRAHAM ARE TRYING TO TIE THE BILL TO NEXT YEAR'S ANNUAL DEFENSE BILL, THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT.

>> IT'S ABOUT OUR NATIONAL SECURITY AND A COVENANT THAT WE HAVE MADE AND WE MUST KEEP TO THOSE WHO STAND WITH US ON THE BATTLEFIELD.

>> IN A SPEECH ON THE SENATE FLOOR, SHE COMPARED THE AFGHANS TO THE VIETNAMESE THAT CAME TO THE U.S. AFTER THE VIETNAM WAR.

>> THEY CANNOT GO BACK, THEY WOULD BE KILLED.

WE WERE RIGHT TO HELP THESE PEOPLE FLEE THE TALIBAN AND AND COME TO THE UNITED STATES.

IT NOW FALLS ON US TO HELP PROVIDE THEM WITH THIS -- STABILITY AND SECURITY THEY NEED TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES.

>> SCOTT PETERS IS A COSPONSOR OF THE HOUSE VERSION OF THE AFGHAN ADJUSTMENT ACT, NOT AMENDED HOWEVER.

SUPPORTERS ARE OPTIMISTIC BUT THERE IS A LOFT -- LONG PATH AHEAD, THE BILL WILL NEED TO BE RECONCILED WITH A HOUSE VERSION THAT INCLUDES SEVERAL REPUBLICAN AMENDMENT TO ELIMINATE PIN IT ON DIVERSITY PROGRAMS, TRANSGENDER HEALTHCARE FOR SERVICEMEMBERS, AND TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT FOR ABORTION HER CARE -- HEALTHCARE.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, ISRAELI LAWMAKERS PASS A BILL TO WEAKEN THE COUNTRY'S JUSTICE SYSTEM DESPITE MASSIVE PROTESTS COMING UP AT 7:00 RIGHT AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> COMIC-CON 2023 IS A RAP WITHOUT MAJOR STUDIOS, SMALLER ARTISAN CREATORS HAD A CHANCE TO SHINE, KPBS ATTENDED THE POP- CULTURE CONVENTION.

COMIC-CON KICKED OFF LAST WEDNESDAY WITH SOME ATTENDEES GRATEFUL FOR THE LACK OF A HOLLYWOOD PRESENCE AS A RESULT OF THE DUAL WRITERS AND ACTORS STRIKE WITH NO BIG CELEBRITIES TO PACK, 6500 PEOPLE HAD TO CHANGE THE PLANS.

>> ALL THOSE FOLKS WHO HAD ALREADY GOTTEN THEIR TICKETS, WHO HAD ALREADY MADE THEIR PLANS ARE HERE, AND THERE IS NO LIKE BEING STUDIO OR HBO, NO MARVEL, NOW THEY ARE GOING TO THE SMALLER SCALE EDUCATIONAL PANELS , ALL THIS STUFF THAT WAS NOT GETTING THE EYEBALLS THAT IT DESERVED IS LIKE SUDDENLY GETTING IT.

MY HOPE IS THAT IN 2024, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE TODAY WILL REMEMBER THE VALUE OF THE DISCUSSIONS AND THE PEOPLE, AND THE EXHIBITS THAT ARE NOT THE MASSIVE, MULTIMILLION DOLLAR BLOCKBUSTER PRESENTATIONS.

>> HOLLYWOOD MAY HAVE BEEN ABSENT, THAT LEFT ROOM FOR INTERNATIONAL POP-CULTURE TO TAKE CENTER STAGE AND GET MEDIA BUZZ.

PROJECT K BECAME THE FIRST INDIE MOVIE TO BE SHOWCASED AT THE POP-CULTURE CONVENTION.

>> HOW WE NEED TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF WHERE RANDOM IS, AND COMIC-CON IT IS.

>> MEANWHILE, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN TRAFFIC.

>> IT'S NOT RUMBLING TOO MUCH, WE HAVE A LOT OF ARTIST SUPPORT WHICH WE LOVE, WE SOLD OUT OF PRINT, WE HAD TO GET NEW ONES DELIVERED OVERNIGHT.

IT'S BEEN A WHIRLWIND, WE ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME.

>> ANOTHER PERSON HAVING A GREAT TIME WAS DYLAN SOPER, AN 11-YEAR-OLD ATTENDING FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

>> I MAKE SANELY -- I AM INSANELY EXCITED ABOUT COMIC- CON.

THERE'S SO MUCH STUFF, IT WAS SO EXCITING.

THE LIGHTS, THE FOOD, THE PEOPLE, THE COST PLAYS WERE AMAZING.

JUST LIKE EVERYTHING.

IT'S JUST LIKE, YEAH.

>> YEAH, FOR MANY FANS, THIS YEAR FELT LIKE A RETURN TO THE ROOTS, KPBS NEWS.

>> EVEN THE MOST UNEXPECTED PARTS OF SAN DIEGO ARE FLUSH WITH ART, KPBS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS SCOTT ROD EXPLORES THE CITY SURPRISINGLY AESTHETIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM.

>> SAN DIEGO IS WORLD INTO A WORLD-CLASS PUBLIC ART SCENE, COLORFUL MURALS ACROSS ENTIRE BUILDING SCIENCE, SCULPTURES OF CELEBRATING THE CITY'S HERITAGE.

THERE IS A WHOLE WORLD OF PUBLIC ART THAT THRIVES ALONG THE BOWELS OF AMERICA'S FINEST CITY.

>> YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT SOMETHING , IT'S NICE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK AT.

>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO COMMISSION ARTIST TO TRANSFER THE CEILING OF THIS PUBLIC RESTROOM IN OCEAN BEACH, HE LIVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SO THE PROJECT WAS PERSONAL.

>> THE PIECE IS TITLED MY MEMORY ON TOP OF YOUR MEMORY.

>> IT FEATURES QUOTES FROM AUTHORS WHOSE NAMES APPEAR ON STREET SIGNS LAYERED OVER EXCERPTS FROM LOCAL NEWS STORIES, A PUBLIC RESTROOM IS AN EXCELLENT CAMPUS FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION.

>> IF ART IS SOMETHING THAT IS THAT MAKES YOU THINK, MAKES YOU REFLECT.

IT COULD BE ANYWHERE, WHERE ELSE BETTER TO DO IT WHEN YOU ARE DOING THE MOST BIOLOGICAL BUSINESS.

>> HIS PEACE IS OUR STARTING POINT AS WE EXPLORE THE ARTWORK SPRINKLING SAN DIEGO'S SEWER SYSTEM, AND NOW -- ANOTHER PIECE IS FUNDED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON A PUBLIC RESTROOM, PIXELATED SUMMER IS A COLLAGE OF PHOTO TILES CAPTURING THE FRENETIC JOY OF NEARBY BELMONT PARK.

THE SUMMER SERENITY IN MISSION BEACH.

JACOB BISHOP WAS WRAPPING UP A MORNING OF METAL DETECTING WHEN HE STOPPED TO CONSIDER THE ARTWORK.

>> IT GIVES YOU A BIT OF STYLE WHICH WHAT WE HAVE HERE LEFT THE SAN DIEGO, IT ADDS A LITTLE BIT OF A PEACEFULNESS.

>> IT REMINDS HIM OF WRINGING HIS DAUGHTERS TO THE OCEAN WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE.

>> I TRY TO TEACH THEM TO SERVE, LEASH THEM UP HIGH ON THEIR LINE, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

>> WHEN YOU FLUSH OUT THESE BATHROOMS, THE WATER FLOWS TO A PUMP STATION NEAR THE SAN DIEGO AIRPORT, PUMP STATIONS HELP THEM REACH TREATMENT PLANTS, NEARLY 1000 FEATURE PUBLIC ART, INCLUDING A PLAZA WITH SANDSTONE PILLARS AND MOSAICS WITH HANDMADE TILES, FROM THE PUMP STATION, OUR EXPEDITION CONTINUES TO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

>> WE MAY BE DEALING WITH -- SOMEBODY ELSE CAN LOOK AT THIS AND FIND SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IN IT.

>> RICHARD TURNER IS A PROLIFIC PUBLIC ARTIST THAT PRODUCE SEVERAL PIECES ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE POINT LOMA PLANT INCLUDING A SERIES OF ABSTRACT METAL PATTERNS, SOMEWHERE A CASCADE OF BLUE, GREEN, AND PURPLE REPRESENTING THE OCEAN.

OTHERS ARE A MIX OF BROWN REPRESENTING SEWAGE INSIDE, THE INSTALLATION ALSO INCLUDES AN INTERACTIVE SECTION OF PIPE, THE EXACT KIND OF PIPE THE PLANT USES TO SAFELY DISCHARGE TREATED WASTEWATER ABOUT 150 MILLION GALLONS A DAY INTO THE OCEAN.

>> I THOUGHT OKAY, SO HERE I'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY BRING VISITORS INSIDE THE TECHNOLOGY OR PART OF THE PLANT AT SELF.

>> TURNER HAS ARTWORK ON FIVE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES INCLUDING TWO IN SAN DIEGO.

>> I LIKE THE QUIRKINESS OF IT, BUT I ALSO FELT MORE IMPORTANTLY THAT HERE'S AN INTERESTING CHALLENGE FOR ME.

>> IN ADDITION TO THE POINT LOMA FACILITY, HE LEFT HIS MARK ON THE METRO BIOSOLIDS CENTER WHICH IS THE NEXT STOP ON OUR VOYAGE, THE CENTER PROCESSES TREATED SLUDGE FROM POINT LOMA, THE ARTWORK STARTS AT THE FRONT GATE AND CONTINUES IN THE LOBBY, THEN SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE MAIN ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING.

>> PEOPLE ASK QUESTIONS, WHEN I TOLD HIM WHAT IT IS, THEY FIND IT INTERESTING.

>> RICHARD PITCHFORD IS A SUPERINTENDENT, THE ARTWORK FORCES VISITORS TO PONDER THE PROCESS AFTER THEY USE THE BATHROOM.

>> I DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH ANYMORE, WHEN WE DO WITH THE ON THE OTHER END, IT IS A FASCINATING INDUSTRY.

>> THE DUNG BEETLE IS A REOCCURRING MOTIF, THE BUG EATS ANIMAL DROPPINGS AND RECYCLES BACK INTO THE AND -- IT TURNS A SEMI PROCESS SLUDGE INTO FERTILIZER CAKES USED TO GROW NONEDIBLE CROPS, THE ARTWORK ALSO EXPLORES A BIT OF SAN DIEGO'S SANITATION HISTORY SUCH AS WHEN THE CITY HAD THE LOW- FLOW TOILET INITIATIVE, THEY WERE REPLACING ALL THE TOILETS.

YOU CAN SEE THE PILES OF TOILETS DOWN THERE.

THAT KIND OF REPRESENTS THAT'S WHERE ALL THIS USED TO GO, THEN THEY MADE ARTWORK OUT OF ALL THOSE BROKEN TOILETS.

>> PITCHFORD SAYS ONE OF HIS FAVORITE PIECES IS A SERIES OF LITTLE FLOATING LOGS ON ONE OF THE HALLWAY WALL, THEY START OUT A BROWNISH CLAY COLOR, THEN SURE TO WISH SHIMMERING GOLD.

>> I WALK BY IT SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE HE FIGURED OUT, THIS IS WHAT IS REPRESENTING, YOU CAN START OUT WITH SOMETHING THAT IS BASICALLY SOMEBODIES WAIST AND BY THE END OF THE PROCESS, IT IS WORTH SOMETHING.

>> EVEN FOUND SYMBOLISM IN THE BLANK SPACES AT THE END OF THE WALL.

>> WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR OUR BIOSOLIDS.

>> AND EVERYONE CONSIDERED THOSE EMPTY SPACES HAVING ANY MEETING -- MEANING WHATSOEVER, THE FACT HE'S BRINGING MEANING TO THAT PIECE, THAT IS GREAT, I LOVE THAT.

>> IN THE END, I SUPPOSE THAT'S WHAT ALL THIS BATHROOM ART IS ABOUT, FINDING MEANING AND VALUE WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT.

SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT THE NEXT TIME YOU HIT THE HEAD.

SCOTT ROD, KPBS NEWS.

>> YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT PUBLIC ART IN SAN DIEGO, JUST GO TO KPBS.ORG/PUBLIC ART TO FIND ART IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND LET US KNOW WHICH PIECES YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE PROFILED.

THE FIRST EVER MISS CALIFORNIA!

IN HER HAS BEEN CROWNED, 15- YEAR-OLD TRINITY KNIGHT IS A SOPHOMORE LIVING WITH WILLIAMS SYNDROME, THE HEALTH DISORDER CAUSES AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY, HEART DISEASE, AND BLOOD VESSEL ALBUMS.

TRINITY WAS ONE OF 19 CONTESTANTS WHO COMPETED ON SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE PAGEANT DESIGNED TO CELEBRATE GIRLS WHO ARE OFTEN MARGINALIZED FOR THEIR DIFFERENCES.

HER MOTHER TOLD KPBS HER DAUGHTER HAS SPENT MUCH OF HER LIFE UNDERGOING SURGERIES.

>> TRINITY HAS BEEN THROUGH SO MANY THINGS AND HAD SUCH A HARD LIFE, SHE DOES NOT GET TO PARTICIPATE IN A LOT OF SPORTS OR OTHER ACTIVITIES.

IT HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING JUST TO SEE HER GET UP THERE AND SEEING HER LITTLE HEART OUT AND WALK IN HER EVENING GOWN.

WITH ALL THE CONFIDENCE IN THE WORLD.

>> TRINITY SING THE SONG, THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR DURING THE TALENT COMPETITION, SHE WON AN ALL EXPENSE PAID TRIP TO FLORIDA FOR HER FAMILY AND HERSELF.

>>> LET'S START YOU OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES, WHAT DO WE HAVE ON TAP THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK?

MONSOON MOISTURE IS GOING TO STICK WITH US AT LEAST THROUGH TUESDAY, WE WILL DRY OUT THOUGH AS WE HEAD TO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, INLAND AREAS WELL LAURA MOCK, OR WILL CONTINUE TO WARM WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF MONSOON ON THE WAY, WE HAVE THOSE DETAILS COMING UP.

TONIGHT, WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 69 WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES BUT THEN BY TOMORROW WE ARE RISING TO THE 90s AND EVEN THE TRIPLE DIGITS IN AREAS LIKE RAMONA, AND COMING IN WITH A HIGH OF 96, MOUNT LAGUNA 78 SO NOT TOO BAD, WE WILL STILL SEE THAT SUNSHINE COMING IN WITH A HIGH OF 88.

WE DO HAVE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS IN EFFECT, THAT DO GO INTO EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL STAY WITH US AT LEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

WE DO HAVE THAT INCLUDED ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT, EVEN IN PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS, BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR EXTREME HEAT , MAKE SURE YOU ARE TAKING CARE OF YOURSELVES, STAYING HYDRATED, DRINKING A PLENTY OF WATER.

YOU DON'T WANT TO BE CUT OUT IN THE HEAT UNPREPARED, TAKE PLENTY OF BREAKS, WE ARE NOT DEALING WITH TOO MUCH ACTION, WE ARE STILL TEMPING INTO THE MONSOON FLOW, IF YOU ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS, THEN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK WE ARE DRYING OUT, THAT MONSOON PATTERN RETURNS AGAIN TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, YOUR OUTLOOK IS HUMID ON TUESDAY, 83 FOR THE HIGH ALONG THE COAST, 84 BY WEDNESDAY, WE ARE STAYING IN THE 80'S THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, STILL GOING TO BE TOASTY OUTSIDE.

INLAND HIGHS WILL REMAIN IN THE 90s THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, MOUNT, YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE 70s, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, SUNSHINE A LITTLE COOLER ON FRIDAY BUT OVERALL NOT TOO SHABBY THEN FOR THE DESERTS, TRIPLE DIGITS ALL THE WAY EVEN TRIPLE DIGITS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST BREE GUY.

>> COMIC-CON IS ONLY A FEW DAYS, BUT GROUPS GATHERED TO PLAY DUNGEONS & DRAGONS YEAR- ROUND.

WHY THE FANTASY GAME MEANS SO MUCH TO PEOPLE.

>>> DUNGEONS & DRAGONS IS A COOPERATIVE FANTASY STORYTELLING GAME.

>> A SINGLE ARROW LAUNCHES FROM DISCOVERIES BELOW.

AND HITS HIM IN THE FACE.

>> YOU HAVE A DUNGEON MASTER WHO IS GUIDING YOU THROUGH THE STORY AND PLAYERS THAT ARE LIVING OF THE STORY IN THEIR MINDS SO TO SPEAK.

>> IT IS YOUR TURN.

>> I'M GOING TO TAKE MY LONGBOW AND SHOOT.

>> FOR THE MOST PART, THE SETTING IS A HIGH FANTASY VERSION OF THE MIDDLE AGES.

>> IN THE GAME IF YOU ARE A PLAYER, YOU MAKE A CHARACTER.

>> A LOT OF PLAYERS IDENTIFY WITH THE CHARACTERS A LOT.

>> I LOVE THAT I CAN MAKE IT MY OWN AND I KNOW THAT I HAVE KIND OF AN UNLIMITED EFFECTS BUDGET, THERE'S NOTHING STOPPING ME FROM TAKING ANY WEIRD, RANDOM IDEA I HAVE AND TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO PUT IT IN THE GAME.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S ALWAYS ON THE TABLE FOR THE MOST PART IS CHARACTER DEPTH, YOU ARE VENTURING AND GOING UP AGAINST BEASTS, CHARACTERS CAN AND WILL DIE.

>> THIS IS TIAMAT, THE EMBODIMENT OF AN EVIL DRAGON.

>> IT'S INCREDIBLY RESOURCEFUL, WHEN YOU TELL STORIES LIKE THAT AS A GM OR A DUNGEON MASTER, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN, I SET A PREMISE AND THEN WE ALSO THE STORY TOGETHER.

>> TAKE A SHOT.

>> THE DYES HELP DETERMINE THE OUTCOMES OF COMBAT OR THE STORY, OR WHATEVER.

THE ACTION IS IN YOUR MIND.

>> OUR SPELLS ON THE TABLE FOR THE CHALLENGE?

>> THIS IS A NO SPELL CHALLENGE.

>> SOME MASTERS LIKE TO RUN A SCRIPTED GAME, SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO BE MUCH MORE IMPROVISATIONAL.

>> THERE REALLY IS NO RESTRICTIONS OTHER THAN WHAT YOUR IMAGINATION IS.

>> A CREATURE OF ELEMENTAL BEAUTY THAT CAME FROM THE BACK -- DEPTH OF THE OCEAN TO FOLLOW YOU GUYS.

>> THEY'VE DONE A REAL BIG FOCUS ON THE MACHINATION OF IT AND MAKING IT VERY ACCESSIBLE.

THE RULE SET IS GONE THROUGH VARIATIONS, THE CURRENT ONE IS THE EASIEST TO LEARN.

>> YOU GET PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, MOST OF THE TIME THEY JUST WANT TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO FIT IN.

YOU CAN ALSO USE IT AS A TOOL TO LIKE HELP YOURSELF DEALING WITH CROWDS OR LET'S SAY ANY KIND OF SOCIAL ANXIETY YOU MIGHT HAVE, HOW YOU SEE THE WORLD AROUND YOU AND ZIP GETTING REFLECTED HERE.

>> I REALLY LOVE BEING IN PERSON PLAYING DONORS AND DRAGONS, SEEN PEOPLE FACE-TO- FACE.

>> ONCE WE START TO PLAY AND ONCE YOU START TO INTERACT WITH THAT CHARACTER AND THE GROUP AROUND YOU, I CAN ALMOST ALWAYS LIFT YOU UP.

>> THAT'S NICE ACTUALLY.

>> WHENEVER I MAKE MY DUNGEONS & DRAGONS CHARACTERS, I FEEL LIKE I PUT A LITTLE BIT OF MYSELF AND MY OWN LIFE AND ISSUES INTO THE BACK STORY.

>> I THINK DUNGEONS & DRAGONS IN RECENT YEARS REALLY EMBRACE THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS THE STEREOTYPE IT'S A BUNCH OF FAT, NERDY WHITE GUYS IN A BASEMENT, ANTISOCIAL OR WHATEVER.

>> IT'S A GAME ABOUT HEROES, IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF PLAY OUT WHAT WOULD IT BE IF I AM THAT HERO THAT WE ALL READ ABOUT.

YOU KNOW, WE ALL KIND OF HAVE THAT SLICE IN US.

>> THAT'S HOW WE ENABLE A LOT OF ABLE TO PLAY AND THEN IN THE ARTWORK AND HOW THEY APPROACH CHARACTERS IN CLASSES, PEOPLE CAN SEE THEMSELVES IN THE CHARACTERS IN THE RULEBOOKS.

>> WE LAUGH, OR THEY CRY.

WHATEVER RANGE OF EMOTIONS THAT YOU GO THROUGH, ALL THE SPECTRUMS.

>> WE HAVE KIDS PLAYING, WE HAVE ADULTS FIRST TIME COMING AND PLAYING IT.

PEOPLE IN THEIR 20s.

>> OFF-THE-SHELF, THEY HAVE MANAGED TO BRING A VERY WIDE GROUP OF PEOPLE, THEY WORK HARD TO BRING IN MORE PEOPLE.

>> THE STORES FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND HANG OUT AND PLAY GAMES.

>> IT'S A GREAT CULTURE, GREAT COMMUNITY, ALL THE PEOPLE HERE ARE VERY CARING AND VERY OPEN.

>> I'M GLAD MY FAMILY OPEN THIS GAME STORE, IT LET ME HAVE MORE THOSE CONNECTIONS, IT OPENED UP MY WORLD WHEN THAT HAPPENED.

>>> THAT STORY WAS PRODUCED BY OUR VIDEO JOURNALIST, HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IN A NEWSROOM, HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S $185 MILLION INVESTMENT IN IN WILDFIRE PREPARATION AND RESPONSE, AND THEN I KPBS MID-DAY EDITION, INTERVIEWING THE CANDIDATES IN THE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR DISTRICT 4, COUNTY SUPERVISOR.

YOU CAN FIND ALL OF TONIGHT STORIES ON HER WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, GOOD NIGHT.