>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS.

AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> A GOOD EVENING.

IT IS MONDAY, JUNE 21.

I AM AMITA SHARMA IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

GET READY TO SET SAIL.

THE CRUISE INDUSTRY IS BACK IN BUSINESS.

AND KPBS REPORTERS SAY THINGS ARE LOOKING GOOD.

>> Reporter: AT THE HERE, HOLLAND AMERICA IS ANNOUNCING A RETURN TO CRUISING.

>> THIS IS ANOTHER SIGN IN THE ECONOMY POST PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK WITH THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL FOR INCREASING TRAVEL.

>> THE CDC FEELS LIKE IT IS TIME TO START WORKING AND WE HAVE COME UP WITH A WAY TO START DOING THAT IN A SAFE WAY.

>> Reporter: HOLLAND AMERICA SAYS, THE CDC WANTS EMPLOYEES AND VACCINATED.

AND WITH THE HELP OF SHARP HEALTHCARE MOST OF THEIR WORKERS HAVE GOTTEN THEIR SHOTS.

>> THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CREW IS SAFE AND THAT MEANS THE PASSENGERS COULD BE SAFE.

>> Reporter: SOON, AND SET OF VACCINATIONS HAPPENING HERE, IT WILL BE FULL OF PASSENGERS GETTING READY TO SET SAIL.

>> Reporter: AND ALL PASSENGERS HAVE TO PROVE THAT THEY ARE VACCINATED.

THAT MEANS NO WEARING MASKS OR SOCIAL DISTANCING.

>> WE WANTED TO BE NORMAL FOR OUR GUEST.

FULL ENTERTAINMENT AND FOOD SERVICE.

WE HAVE TAKEN SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

OUR EMPLOYEES WILL BE WEARING MASKS.

AND WE WILL HAVE HVAC SYSTEMS.

>> Reporter: THERE WILL BE CRUISES TO MEXICO AND OTHER PLACES.

SHIPS LIKE THIS CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO 2500 PASSENGERS.

>> WE WILL START AT 60% CAPACITY.

BUT I THINK BY THE FALL, WE SHOULD BE OPERATING 100%.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THAT EVERY CRUISE SHIP BRINGS IN $2 MILLION IN CAPACITY HERE.

>> BISHOP IN OUR STORES AND STAY IN OUR HOTELS AND EAT IN OUR RESTAURANTS.

>> Reporter: THEY HAPPEN COMING INTO PORT JUST ONCE PER MONTH FOR FOOD AND SUPPLIES.

BUT ONE DOES NOT PLAN TO OFFER TRIPS THIS YEAR.

IS BACK IT IS A PRETTY GOOD START.

IN TERMS OF GETTING BACK TO BUSINESS AND RECOVERING FROM ZERO.

>> MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ANOTHER BLOW TO BUSINESSES ALONG THE BORDER.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS EXTENDED NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS THROUGH JULY 21.

THE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN IN PLACE SINCE MARCH 2020.

BUT THEY SAY 90% OF THE CUSTOMERS COME FROM MEXICO.

IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE RESTRICTIONS WILL BE EXTENDED PAST JULY 21.

>>> AT TWO WILDFIRES STARTED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

AND CREWS ARE MAKING PROGRESS.

SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN NO EVACUATIONS, LOSS OF LIFE OR PROPERTY.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE HAS THE LATEST.

>> WE WILL STILL BE OUT AT THE OVERLAND FOR A FEW MORE DAYS.

>> Reporter: THE OVERLAND FIRE STARTED EAST OF MOUNT LAGUNA.

TEMPERATURES AROUND 114 DEGREES.

IT IS 25% CONTAINED AND BURNED 515 ACRES.

>> THAT SPECIFIC FIRE WAS DIFFICULT TO ACCESS IT VIA GROUND.

WE DID HAVE TO INSERT GROUND FORCES VIA HELICOPTER OR A PICKUP >> Reporter: RIDE AND A HIKE INTO IT.

IT IS VERY REMOTE AND RUGGED.

IT WAS EXTREMELY WARM.

>> Reporter: ALSO, THERE IS THE CLEVENGER FIRE THAT IS ONLY 50% CONTAINED.

>> WE WERE ABLE TO ATTACK IT WITH GROUND AND AIR RESOURCES.

>> Reporter: MONITORING WILDFIRES IS A COLLECTIVE EFFORT.

CAL FIREWORKS WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, LOCAL DEPARTMENTS AND THE COMMUNITY PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE AS WELL.

>> WE ARE INUNDATED WITH 911 CALLS FROM FOLKS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY WHO SEE OR SMELL SMOKE AND CALL TO START THE DISPATCH SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: WATER DROPS WERE MADE TO CONTROL THE OVERLAND FIRE.

AND TECHNOLOGY IS ALSO A MAJOR ROLE.

>> WE HAVE CAMERAS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND YOU CAN ACCESS THOSE ONLINE.

THAT ALLOWS US TO GET EYES ON A FIRE BEFORE GROUND RESOURCES GET THERE.

A >> Reporter: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PROVIDES DIRECT SUPPORT THROUGH CURRENT AND PREDICTIVE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

THE USE A SATELLITE TO DETECT HOTSPOTS.

IT UPDATES EVERY FIVE MINUTES.

>> THEY CAN DETECT WILDFIRES AND HOT AREAS 24/7, NIGHTTIME AND DAYTIME.

THEY CAN DETECT THEM AS SMALL AS 3-5 ACRES IN SIZE.

>> Reporter: ONE FIRE WAS DETECTED EARLY BY THE WEBSITE.

WE SPOKE WITH A LOCAL METEOROLOGIST HE SAYS WILDFIRES COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE THIS WEEK AND.

>> WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TEMPERATURES THAT HOT IN THE BACKCOUNTRY WHERE THE VEGETATION AND FUEL IS CUT IF THERE IS A START IT WILL BURN RAPIDLY.

WE ARE LUCKY THAT WE HAD MINIMAL WIND.

OTHERWISE WE WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT FIRES FIVE TIMES AS LARGE.

>> Reporter: THE POTENTIAL FOR WILDFIRES WILL REMAIN HIGH.

I AM MELISSA MAE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR SIGNED INTO LAW A BUDGET THAT HE HOPES WILL GET THE CITY ECONOMY BACK ON TRACK AND TO WORK.

THEY PROJECTED A DEFICIT OF $124 BILLION BUT AN INCREASE IN EXPECTED REVENUE AS WELL AS FEDERAL RELIEF FUNDS COULD CLOSE THE GAP.

>> I AM PROUD WE ARE MAKING INVESTMENTS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO FOSTER AN EQUITABLE RECOVERY DURING THE PANDEMIC, PARTICULARLY FOR THE SMALL BUSINESSES.

THIS ADDRESSES HOMELESSNESS WITH SERVICES AND OUTREACH.

IT PRIORITIZES ROAD REPAIR IT FOCUSES ON UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> THIS INCLUDES A $23 MILLION INCREASE DESPITE DOZENS OF CALLS ASKING THE COUNCIL TO DEFEND OVERTIME ALLOCATIONS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

>>> THE CDC IS REPORTING AN INCREASE IN CARDIAC CONDITIONS IN BOYS THAT HAVE GOTTEN THEIR COVID-19 SHOT.

THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS WORKING WITH STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO INVESTIGATE.

A LINK BETWEEN THE HEART CONDITION AND THE VACCINE HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED.

AND AS MANDY GAITHER REPORTS, THE CDC IS STILL URGING PEOPLE TO GET THE SHOT.

>> Reporter: IT IS CALLED MYOCARDITIS.

IT IS AN INFLAMMATION OF THE HEART MUSCLE.

IT CAUSES INFLAMMATION.

SINCE APRIL MORE CASES OF MYOCARDITIS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE UNITED STATES, ESPECIALLY IN YOUNG PEOPLE THAT HAVE GOTTEN THE MODERNA OR PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINE.

>> THESE ARE VERY RARE CASES.

AND THEY ARE MILD.

>> Reporter: MOST MYOCARDITIS INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 16.

IT CASES HAVE OCCURRED MORE AFTER THE SECOND DOSE THAT AFTER THE FIRST.

IT CAN INCLUDE CHEST PAIN, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND HEPATITIS.

MOST PATIENTS HAVE RESPONDED WELL TO MEDICATIONS AND REST.

>> TO OUR KNOWLEDGE NOBODY HAS DIED FROM THIS.

ATTENDS TO BE TRANSITORY AND THEN IT GOES AWAY.

AND THEN PEOPLE GENERALLY RECOVER.

A >> Reporter: THE CDC IS STILL INVESTIGATING BUT, U.S. HEALTH EXPERTS SAY THAT COVID-19 SHOULD SCARE YOU MORE.

>> FOR KIDS 12 AND OLDER THAT CAN RECEIVE THE VACCINE, IF I HAD A CHILD IN THIS AGE RANGE, I WOULD GET THEM VACCINATED TODAY.

A >> Reporter: THE CDC RECOMMENDS THE VACCINATION FOR EVERYBODY 12 AND OLDER.

THE BENEFITS OF VACCINATION OVERWHELM THE RARE RISK OF MYOCARDITIS.

>>> AN APOLOGY TONIGHT FROM THE CORONADO SCHOOL DISTRICT AFTER PEOPLE THROUGH TORTILLAS AT BASKETBALL PLAYERS AT AN ESCONDIDO CAMPUS.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED SATURDAY NIGHT BETWEEN IT CORONADO HIGH AND ORANGE GLEN HIGH SCHOOL.

THE ORANGE GLENN HEAD COACH SAID THAT BEFORE THE INCIDENT, WORDS WERE EXCHANGED BETWEEN THE TWO HEAD COACHES AND THAT LEFT EMOTIONS RUNNING HIGH.

>> IT WAS A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

BUT IT WAS STILL A RACIST ACT.

WE ARE AT A SCHOOL THAT HAS A HIGH POPULATION OF LATINOS THAT YOU WERE THROWING TORTILLAS AT US.

>> THOSE INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE.

THE AGENCY THAT GOVERNS HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS IN CALIFORNIA IS INVOLVED.

>>> IT IS THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER SCHOOL IN SAN DIEGO AND STUDENTS COULD DO MORE THAN JUST GET AHEAD.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED IS IMPROVING THEIR LEVEL A PROGRAM.

APOLLO RICHARDSON IS ONE OF THE TEACHERS INVOLVED.

THIS WAS HER REACTION WHEN ASKED TO TAKE PART IN THE NEWLY RENOVATED WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.

>> I WAS LIKE IT, LET'S DO THIS!

RIGHT NOW!

I AM EXCITED TO USE THESE BEAUTIFUL CLASSROOMS AND THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER TO KICKOFF THE NEW CAMPUS AND RECONNECT WITH EACH OTHER AND COME TOGETHER TO MAKE MUSIC AND ART AND PERFORM AGAIN, TOGETHER.

>> THE LEVEL UP PROGRAM INCLUDES IN CLASS INSTRUCTION.

IN THE AFTERNOON KIDS TAKE PART IN SPECIALIZED ACT 70s INCLUDING MUSIC, ART AND SCIENCE.

>>> A NEW PROJECT AT AN ABANDONED GOLF COURSE IS PART OF SOLVING HOUSING SHORTAGES.

BUT OTHERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IT CAUSING A DELAY IN EVACUATIONS DURING FIRES.

>> Reporter: THE FIRE SAFETY SAFETY AND EVACUATION PLANS ARE NOT ENOUGH TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY TODAY.

>> THIS IS THE MILLENNIUM PROJECT.

RIGHT ABOVE THAT IS THE COVENTRY RESORT.

THEY PLAN TO BUILD MORE THAN 5 MILLION HOMES.

>> IT IS KNOWN AS THE JUNIPERS AND WILL ADD 536 UNITS TO THE AREA.

THE NEWLY COMPLETE 601 UNIT PACIFIC VILLAGE AND THEY 331 UNIT MILLENNIUM PROJECT WILL ADD THOUSANDS OF CARS.

MANY ARE CONCERNED THIS WILL MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR RESIDENTS TO LEAVE QUICKLY DURING A FIRE EVACUATION.

>> IT IS AN INCOMPLETE PLAN.

>> Reporter: THIS AREA WAS EVACUATED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.

IN A STATEMENT TO KPBS, RYAN GREENE SAYS THIS PROJECT IS THE RESULT OF FIVE YEARS OF OUTREACH WITH RESIDENTS.

THE PROJECT HAS UNDERGONE THOROUGH RIGOROUS OVERVIEW BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL.

THERE WILL BE NEW EVACUATION ROUTES THAT WILL CUT EVACUATION ROUTES IN HALF.

>> THIS WAS ADDED AS A LAST- MINUTE REQUIREMENT.

IT IS ABOUT 18 FEET ACROSS.

AND IT SHOULD BE EXTENDED ABOUT 24 FEET.

BUT, THEY SAY IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH THE FIRE DANGER.

A >> Reporter: WE SPOKE WITH RONALD.

AND HIS GROUP IS VOCAL REGARDING THIS.

HE SAYS INFRASTRUCTURE HAS NOT KEPT UP WITH THE DEVELOPMENTS.

>> THIS IS 40-YEAR-OLD INFRASTRUCTURE.

ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT.

NOT A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT.

>> THEY WANT IMPROVEMENTS AND A SECOND EXIT.

SOME SAY, THE PROJECT WILL IMPROVE EVACUATION ROUTES.

>> I REQUIRE THAT TO BE COMPLETED FIRST TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE CITY ENGINEER BEFORE ANYBODY CAN MOVE THERE.

>> RESIDENTS JUST WANT THIS DONE THE RIGHT WAY.

>> MANY ARE LOOKING TO CHALLENGE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT.

>>> GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IS LOOKING AT EXTENDING THE EVICTION PLAN.

GOVERNOR NEWSOM IS LOOKING AT FEDERAL COVID-19 FUNDING TO PAY OFF BACK RENT.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY IMPLEMENTED AN EVEN STRICTER EVICTION BEEN THAT WILL STAY IN PLACE 60 DAYS AFTER THE STATE REOPENED ON JUNE 15.

>>> THE BIDED ADMINISTRATION HAS DUBBED TODAY THE CHILD TAX CREDIT DAY.

IT WAS FUNDED BY THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT.

IT IS ONLY FOR THE CURRENT TAX YEAR.

THE PAYMENTS UP TO $300 PER MONTH FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF SIX AND $250 FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF SIX AND 17.

ALMOST ALL FAMILIES THAT FILED TAXES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS WILL RECEIVE THIS CREDIT AUTOMATICALLY.

>> ONE MORE FAMILIES KNOW ABOUT THE RELIEF THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, ONE MORE FAMILIES KNOW ABOUT HOW THEY CAN GET THE RELIEF, THAT IS HOW WE WILL BE ABLE TO LIFT OUR CHILDREN OUT OF POVERTY.

THAT IS HOW WE WILL LIFT UP THE AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS AS WELL.

>> THE IRS WILL OPEN A TOOL TO LET FAMILIES OPT OUT OF RECEIVING THE ADVANCED MONTHLY PAYMENTS IN FAVOR OF COLLECTING THE ENTIRE EXPANDED CREDIT AT TAX TIME.

>>> LOCAL OFFICIALS SAY THE SAN DIEGO WATER SUPPLY IS PROTECTED THROUGH THE SUMMER OF 2035.

30 YEARS OF INVESTMENTS AND DIVERSIFYING THE WATER SUPPLY HAVE INSURED THAT THERE WILL BE ENOUGH WATER TO MEET NEEDS FOR SEVERAL DECADES.

OFFICIALS ARE EARTHING URGING RESIDENTS TO TURN OFF THE FAUCET WHILE BRUSHING TEETH, FIXING WATER LEAKS AND USING HOSES WITH AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF NOZZLES.

>>> WE ARE FINALLY STARTING TO FEEL A BIT OF A CHANGE IN TERMS OF HOW HOT IT HAS BEEN OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS.

AT LEAST FOR THOSE OF YOU NEAR THE COAST.

THERE WILL BE SOME COMFORT AND NOT QUITE AS HOT AS IT HAS BEEN.

IN THE DESERT IT WILL BE SIZZLING.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT WILL ALSO REMAIN DRY THERE.

IN THE METRO, TEMPERATURES DROPPING OFF TO 65 WITH CLOUD COVER.

THE MARINE LAYER WILL BE BUILDING BACK IN.

ESCONDIDO WILL BE IN THE 50s AND CHULA VISTA DOWN TO 65 DEGREES.

I MENTIONED THAT THE MARINE LAYER IS THICKENING UP.

YOU CAN SEE ADHERES TO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD.

FOG IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND LOW HANGING CLOUDS.

SUNSHINE WILL BE BACK TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

IT WILL BE HOT AGAIN FOR THE INTERIOR SECTIONS BUT MORE COMFORTABLE NEAR THE COAST.

TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON GETTING UP INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS OUT TOWARDS A VIRAGO SPRINGS.

EL CAJON WILL BE IN THE UPPER 90s.

AND THEN WE WILL START TO SEE LOW PRESSURE INCLUDING ONSHORE FLOW TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

REALLY WARM TEMPERATURES FOR THE INTERIOR SECTIONS.

NEAR THE COAST, NOT A LOT OF CHANGES.

TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW AND MID 70s.

AND THAT IS MUCH COOLER THAN WHERE WE WERE LAST WEEK.

FURTHER INLAND, NOT MUCH CHANGE.

LOW 80s.

WE COULD SEE THE WARM-UP NEXT WEEKEND.

BY SATURDAY, TEMPERATURES COULD BE BACK CLOSE TO 90 DEGREES.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, UPPER 70s.

AND THEN TEMPERATURES DROP OFF QUITE DRAMATICALLY ON THURSDAY.

LOW 70s ON FRIDAY.

NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE DESERT.

TRIPLE DIGITS OVER THE NEXT 5-7 DAYS.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASS.

>>> THE SUPREME COURT HAS DEALT A SIGNIFICANT BLOW TO THE NCAA.

AT JUDGE'S VOTED IN FAVOR OF ATHLETES THAT SUED FOR ANTITRUST LAWS.

CURRENTLY, NCAA SCHOOLS CAN ONLY PAY FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THEIR EDUCATION SO THEY DON'T RECEIVE ANY OF THE MONEY RELATED TO THEIR --.

>>> A MORE AND MORE WOMEN ARE BUYING AND SHOOTING GUNS.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER HAS SPOKE WITH PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS.

>> THIS IS WOMEN MENTORING WOMEN THROUGH THE MALE- DOMINATED WORLD OF FIREARMS.

TODAY WE HAVE 10 LADIES LEARNING HOW TO SHOOT.

IT IS A VARIETY OF EXPERIENCE LEVELS.

SOME HAVE NEVER TOUCHED A GUN BEFORE.

>> IT SAN DIEGO COUNTY GUN OWNERS LAUNCH THE EFFORT TWO YEARS AGO.

IT IS FOCUSED ON HELPING WOMEN PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR LOVED ONES.

EVERY WOMAN THAT GOES THROUGH THE PROGRAM IS PAIRED UP WITH A MENTOR THAT TEACHES EVERYTHING FROM LEARNING HOW TO SHOOT A GUN, GUN SAFETY AND THE STEPS TO APPLY FOR A CONCEALED WEAPONS CARRY PERMIT.

>> WE ARE LEVERAGING OUR EXPERTISE SAYS GUN OWNERS TO INCREASE THE ABILITY FOR WOMEN TO STOP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.

IT >> Reporter: THE PROGRAM STEMMED FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF MEN DAY.

>> I DID NOT KNOW WHERE TO START OR WHAT TO DO.

THERE WERE SO MANY QUESTIONS TO ASK.

EVEN FIGURING OUT WHAT QUESTIONS TO ASK WAS REALLY COMPLICATED.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS MORE INTEREST GAME DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> WE SAW A HUGE INCREASE DURING THE PANDEMIC.

WOMEN ON THE FENCE ABOUT GUN OWNERSHIP REALIZED THEY NEEDED TO TAKE THEIR SAFETY INTO THEIR OWN HANDS.

>> Reporter: 2020 SAW THE BIGGEST INCREASE IN GUN SALES.

THE NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION ESTIMATES 8.4 MILLION PEOPLE PURCHASED A FIREARM FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST YEAR.

NEARLY HALF OF THOSE BUYERS WERE WOMEN.

KAUFMAN SAYS IT IS WOMEN FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE THAT IT WANT TO LEARN ABOUT GUN OWNERSHIP.

>> YOUNG WOMEN, AND WE EVEN HAVE WOMEN IN THEIR 80s THAT ARE LIVING ALONE WHO WANT TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS THEY HAVE HELPED HUNDREDS OF WOMEN BECOME SAFE GUNOWNERS.

SPOTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM ARE FILLED SIX MONTHS IN ADVANCE.

>> JUST BEING A WOMAN AND FEELING LIKE I NEED AN EXTRA SOURCE OF PROTECTION IS IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: AFTER HEARING ABOUT THIS PROGRAM, SHE DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FIREARMS.

>> WOMEN SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND AT LEAST BEING BE COMFORTABLE AROUND FIREARMS.

I DON'T THINK TODAY ENOUGH WOMEN ARE.

>> MELISSA MORRIS SAYS IT IS ALL ABOUT ARMING WOMEN WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND EMPOWERMENT.

>> I SEE THEIR FEAR DIMINISH IN THEIR CONFIDENCE INCREASE IN SKILL LEVEL IMPROVE.

>> Reporter: SOME WOMEN ARE NERVOUS ABOUT GUN OWNERSHIP ESPECIALLY COMING OUT OF A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATIONSHIP.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNCIL SAYS THERE WAS A 3% INCREASE IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES LAST YEAR.

THAT IS MORE THAN 17,600 CASES REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IN ONE YEAR.

>> WE FEAR THAT AS WE OPEN UP WE ARE GOING TO GET VICTIMS THAT ARE GOING TO REPORT THOSE CASES THAT HAPPENED DURING THE SHUTDOWN WHEN THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPORT AND WERE TRAPPED IN THE HOME.

>> Reporter: SELF-DEFENSE IS NOT A MAJOR FOCUS OF THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNCIL, THEY PROVIDE RESOURCES TO HELP PEOPLE OVERCOME TRAUMA.

>> THIS IS BASICALLY EMPOWERMENT CLASSES.

NOT NECESSARILY SELF-DEFENSE BUT HOW TO ASSERT YOURSELF.

HOW TO BASICALLY SAY, THIS IS WHAT I WANT.

>> Reporter: SHE ENCOURAGES VICTIMS TO HAVE A SAFETY PLAN.

TIPS LIKE CARRYING A CELL PHONE AND HAVING A SAFETY WORD IF YOU NEED HELP.

>> IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO OWN A FIREARM BUT YOU THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR YOU TO KNOW HOW TO OPERATE ONE, THIS IS A GOOD PLACE TO LEARN THAT.

>> Reporter: THOSE INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT THE PROGRAM CAN VISIT NOT ME.COM.

>>> I AM A JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT, IT HAS BEEN RULE THAT COLLEGE ATHLETES CAN RECEIVE ADDITIONAL EDUCATION RELATED BENEFITS.

THAT'S COMING UP TONIGHT AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT THE TOP STORIES.

>>> THE CRUISE INDUSTRY IS RETURNING TO THE AREA BRINGING THOUSANDS OF VISITORS.

HOLLAND AMERICA SAYS THEY ARE RETURNING AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR OF CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS.

PASSENGERS HAVE TO PROVE THEY ARE VACCINATED.

THAT MEANS NO SOCIAL DISTANCING OR HAVING TO WEAR MASKS.

THEY ALSO WANT EMPLOYEES VACCINATED.

SHOTS HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED TO MORE THAN 500 CREWMEMBERS ON ONE CRUISE SHIP.

>>> TWO WILDFIRES BROKE OUT OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE OVERLAND FIRE HAS EARNED MORE THAN 1500 ACRES.

AND THE -- FIRE HAS BURNED MORE THAN 500 ACRES.

THEY ARE USING SATELLITES TO DETECT HOTSPOTS WITH UPDATES EVERY FIVE MINUTES.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.KPBS.ORG/EVENINGEDITION.

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM AMITA SHARMA.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS.

AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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