>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

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DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

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>>> WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES DROPPING CUSTOMERS AND PULLING OUT OF CALIFORNIA SOME HOMEOWNERS ARE GOING FOR AN OUT- OF-STATE SOLUTION.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT MOVING OUT OF CALIFORNIA BUT SOME HOMEOWNERS ARE BUYING INSURANCE FROM OUT-OF-STATE CARRIERS BUT AS TONYA THORNE EXPLAINS, THAT COVERAGE COMES WITH A RISK.

>> WHEN PETE MOVED TO FALLBROOK 11 YEARS AGO THERE WAS A HOOK THAT GOT HIM.

>> THERE WAS AN ADVERTISEMENT ABOUT BEING ONE OF THE LAST AREAS WHERE YOU CAN BUY LAND CLOSE TO THE OCEAN.

>> TO HIM AND HIS FAMILY, BEAUTIFUL VIEWS BUT AN EXTREME FIRE HAZARD.

>> 11 YEARS AGO WE HAD CHOICES SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET ONE OF THE BERKSHIRE COMPANIES THAT GAVE A PREFERRED HOMEOWNERS POLICY WITH FULL COVERAGE AND GREAT RATES.

>> BUT HE GOT A NOTICE FROM HIS INSURER AND THE COMPANY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE FIRE DANGER AND WAS FORCED TO JOIN CALIFORNIA'S FAIR PLAN FOR BASIC COVERAGE ONLY WITH ADDITIONAL INSURANCE FROM A SEPARATE COMPANY.

>> THE IMPACT WAS PROFOUND.

IF WE WERE GOING TO TRY TO COMPARE APPLES FOR APPLES WITH COVERAGES WE HAD BEFORE IT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN AN 80% INCREASE IN COST.

WE OFFSET SOME OF THAT EXPENSE BY GOING TREMENDOUSLY HIGHER WITH DEDUCTIBLES AND FORGOING SOME OTHER COVERAGES JUST TO MAKE IT AFFORDABLE, FRANKLY.

>> HE IS NOT ALONE.

SHOULD -- INSURERS LIKE ALLSTATE HAVE BEEN OFFLOADING THEIR CUSTOMERS AND WHILE PLACES LIKE SACRAMENTO TRY TO REACH A COMPROMISE, IT JUST DEPENDS ON EACH INDIVIDUAL CLIENT AND THEIR FAMILY NEEDS.

>> THAT REALLY VARIES BUT THE HIGHER OF A DEDUCTIBLE YOU HAVE THE LOWER YOUR PREMIUM WILL BE.

>> ASHLEY IS AN INSURANCE BROKER IN FALLBROOK AND SAYS MOST HOMEOWNERS ARE GOING WITH THE CALIFORNIA FAIR PLAN AND FILLING IN COVERAGE GAPS WITH OTHER POLICIES FOR THINGS LIKE WATER, THEFT AND LIABILITY.

THERE IS ANOTHER OPTION KNOWN AS NONADMITTED POLICIES THAT COME FROM OUT-OF-STATE COMPANIES THAT ARE NOT LICENSED TO DO BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA.

>> THEY ARE NOT HELD TO THE SAME REGULATORY FINANCIAL STABILITY LAWS THAT WE HAVE HERE.

THEY ARE ALSO ABLE TO ENSURE RISKIER VENTURES, WHETHER IT BE A FIRE AREA OR A COMMERCIAL POLICY.

>> NONADMITTED CARRIERS CAN BE A GOOD OPTION FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FIRE RISK AREAS BUT THERE COULD BE ANOTHER RISK.

>> IF THE COMPANY BECOMES INSOLVENT OR GOES BANKRUPT AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO PAY OUT THE CLAIMS THAT YOU ARE PAYING THE COVERAGE FOR, YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO, AS A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, TO GO TO THE STATE TO APPEAL OR KIND OF FIGHT BACK TO GET ANY HELP FROM THE STATE.

>> BUT MANY NONADMITTED CARRIERS HAVE GOOD FINANCIAL STABILITY AND INSURANCE RATINGS.

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO DOING THE RESEARCH FOR THE COVERAGE AND PRICE A HOMEOWNER WANTS AND CAN AFFORD.

>> PEOPLE WHO HAVE FIXED INCOMES, IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE THEIR PREMIUM TRIPLE IN A YEAR.

AND THEIR INCOMES ARE NOT INCREASING.

>> HOMEOWNERS HAVE TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS.

>> THE BELIEF THAT AN INSURANCE POLICY IS DICTATING YOUR MOVES IN LIFE.

>> AND OTHERS ARE CHOOSING TO SELL THEIR HOME AND MOVE OUT OF CALIFORNIA.

>> PROPERTY LOSSES ARE ADDING UP IN THE WAKE OF TWO HURRICANES.

COMING UP WE WILL HEAR FROM ONE EXPERT THAT SAYS INCREASINGLY SEVERE STORMS MAY SERVE AS A WAKE-UP CALL FOR POLICYHOLDERS.

>>> LOOKING AT TONIGHT, WE ARE DROPPING INTO THE LOW TO MID 60s ALONG THE COAST.

THE MARINE LAYER WILL BE DEEPENING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND WE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT SOME LOW CLOUD COVER LATE IN THE DAY AND EARLY IN THE DAY SO GIVE YOURSELF SOME EXTRA TIME.

WE WILL BE BREAKING DOWN THOSE TEMPERATURES WITH SOME LACES GOING DOWN INTO THE WEEKEND.

>>> SAN DIEGO POLICE SAY CRIME- FIGHTING SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY APPEARS TO BE WORKING.

ACCORDING TO DATA RELEASED TODAY, AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS HAVE HELPED SOLVE 229 CASES AND THAT RESULTED IN 166 SUSPECTS BEING TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND 163 STOLEN CARS RECOVERED.

PRIVACY ADVOCATES HAVE SPOKEN OUT AGAINST USING THE TECHNOLOGY, CALLING THE CAMERAS MASKED SURVEILLANCE.

>> WE RESPECT THEIR OPINION BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF SANDY AKINS UNDERSTAND THE USE OF THIS TECHNOLOGY AND WHY IT IS SO HELPFUL.

>> MOVING NOW AT A PACE THAT IS MINUTES AND HOURS VERSUS DAYS AND WEEKS.

>> THEY SAY THE CAMERAS ARE NOT ACTIVELY MONITORED AND DATA IS PERMANENTLY DELETED AFTER 13 DAYS FOR STREETLIGHTS AND 30 DAYS FOR LICENSE PLATE READERS.

>>> THERE WAS A NEW AT C MISSILE RELOADER TESTED ON FRIDAY.

ANDREW DYER HAS MORE.

>> THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY WAS IN TOWN ON FRIDAY AFTER FLYING TO THE GUIDED MISSILE TRANSFER, SOMETHING THAT IS NOW ONLY DONE WITH THE PORT.

THE TRANSFERABLE AT C METHOD WILL BE A MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH ON HOW THEY OPERATE.

>> BY BEING ABLE TO REFILL THEIR MAGAZINES IS A POWERFUL DETERRENT THAT WILL DISRUPT THE CALCULUS OF THOSE THAT CAUSE HARM AROUND THE GLOBE.

>> LAST YEAR THE NAVY FORCES HAVE BEEN BUSY IN THE RED SEA AND HE SAYS THE OPERATIONAL TEMPO OF THOSE SHIPS SHOWS THE NEED OF THE TECHNOLOGY.

>> SOMETIMES THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY, SOMETIMES WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IN THE RED SEA IN ORDER TO REARM.

>> THEY USE SUPPLY SHIPS TO TRANSFER FUEL AND CARGO BUT SAFETY CONCERNS AND LIMITS IN TECHNOLOGY MEANT DESTROYERS AND CRUISERS WOULD NEED TO GO INTO A PORT TO REARM.

THESE NAVY SUPPLY SHIPS ARE CREWED BY CIVILIANS BUT THE NAVY SUPPLY FLIGHT IS STRAINED AND A LOT OF PEOPLE LEFT THE MERCHANT MARINES DURING THE PANDEMIC AND IS HOPING CONGRESS ASKED TO FILL IN THE GAP.

>> HOPEFULLY, WHETHER THIS YEAR OR THROUGHOUT 2025, WE WILL BE ABLE TO PASS THE SHIPS ACT AND GET THE AUTHORITIES AND RESEARCH WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OUR MARINERS THAT SERVE IN OUR MILITARY.

>> THIS NEW CAPABILITY IS STILL DEVELOPING.

HE IS HOPEFUL THAT HAPPENS BY 2029.

>>> YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF PROJECT 2025, THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION POLICIES AGENDA FOR THE NEXT CONSERVATIVE PRESIDENTS.

WE ARE TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT IS IN IT.

IN THE FIRST STORY A SAN DIEGO EDUCATION LEADER TELLS US THAT PROJECT 2025 COULD GREATLY IMPACT LOCAL CAMPUSES.

>> PROJECT 2025 SEEKS TO DISMANTLE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND HAVE THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ENFORCE LAWS RELATED TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS AND WOULD LIMIT PROTECTIONS FOR LGBTQ STUDENT AND GET RID OF HEADSTART, A PROGRAM THAT OFFERS SERVICES TO YOUNG CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY.

THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD SAYS THERE IS A RACIAL ELEMENT TO PROJECT 2025'S PROPOSALS.

>> WHEN YOU SEE WHO IS VICTIMIZED BY THESE EFFORTS, THEY ARE PREDOMINANTLY OR AT LEAST DISPROPORTIONATELY STUDENTS AND FAMILIES OF COLOR.

WE CAN SEE THE CORRELATIONS BETWEEN POVERTY AND DISADVANTAGE AND RACE AND ETHNICITY IN AMERICA.

>> IT ALSO ADVOCATES FOR UNIVERSAL PRIVATE SCHOOL CHOICE WHICH HAS BEEN A LONG-STANDING GOAL OF THE CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT.

>> MOVING $60 BILLION IS NOT HOW YOU DESTROY PUBLIC EDUCATION.

>> FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS RENOUNCED PROJECT 2025 BUT ALSO PRAISED THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION AND SAYS THAT IT IS LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR WHAT HIS MOVEMENT WILL DO.

THE ORGANIZATION DECLINED AN INTERVIEW.

>> THIS STORY IS PART OF OUR PUBLIC MATTERS PARTNERSHIP WITH VOICE OF SAN DIEGO AND INEWSOURCE.

>>> ELECTION DAY IS JUST THREE WEEKS AWAY FROM TOMORROW.

BOTH CAMPAIGNS ARE REVIEWING DATA AND SHARPENING THEIR MESSAGE TO VOTERS IN KEY STATES IN REAL-TIME.

WE TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR STRATEGIES.

>> KAMALA HARRIS STARTING THE WEEK WITHOUT REACH TO BLACK MEN AND TRUMP PUTTING IMMIGRATION IN THE SPOTLIGHT WITH BOTH CAMPAIGNS PUSHING IN PENNSYLVANIA.

KAMALA HARRIS ELABORATING ON HER PROMISE OF AN OPPORTUNITY ECONOMY ON MONDAY, AIMING AT EXPANDING JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR BLACK MEN.

DRAWING POLICY CONTRASTS WITH HER OPPONENT, DONALD TRUMP.

>> LOOK AT IT IN THE CONTEXT OF HOW HE THINKS AND TALKS ABOUT BLACK FOLKS IN AMERICA.

SHE IS SHOWN TO BE LACKING BEHIND BIDEN'S NUMBERS WITH BLACK MEN BUT THE NEW NATIONAL POLLS SHOW A DEAD HEAT WITH THREE WEEKS TO GO BEFORE ELECTION DAY AND AS TRUMP ESCALATES MESSAGES ON INTEGRATION AND HARRIS' BORDER POLICY IN STATES LIKE ARIZONA.

>> WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO US AT THE BORDER CAN NEVER BE FORGIVEN.

>> J.D.

VANCE SPENT SOME OF THE WEEKEND IN NORTH CAROLINA.

THEY BEGAN EARLY VOTING ON THURSDAY WHEN TIM WALZ WILL CAMPAIGN IN THE STATE.

BILL CLINTON ALSO WENT ON A TWO DAY GEORGIA TOUR, AIMED AT DRIVING UP MARGINS IN RURAL PARTS OF THE STATE.

BOTH CAMPAIGNS SPENDING TIME IN PENNSYLVANIA, SEEN AS A POTENTIAL TIPPING POINT IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE.

UNDERSCORING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA, VISITS FROM BOTH CANDIDATES ON MONDAY, KAMALA HARRIS IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE STATE AND DONALD TRUMP ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE STATE.

>>> FAST FOOD AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE GETTING MINIMUM WAGE HIKES.

IT COULD BE INCREASED FROM $16 TO $18 AN HOUR.

>> FOR YEARS LOW-WAGE WORKERS ORGANIZED AROUND A $15 MINIMUM WAGE BUT BY THE TIME CALIFORNIA GOT THERE IN 2022 IT ALREADY DID NOT SEEM ENOUGH.

THE COST OF LIVING HAD SKYROCKETED.

ANTIPOVERTY ADVOCATE JOE SANDBERG WANTED A GRADUAL INCREASE TO $18 IN 2025 BUT HIS MEASURE MISSED THE DEADLINE TWO YEARS AGO AND IT IS BEFORE VOTERS NOW.

A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN.

THIS IS PROP 32 IN A MINUTE.

IF IT PASSES IT WOULD HAVE A SMALLER IMPACT THEN ENVISIONED.

IN THE PAST TWO YEARS MANY BUSINESSES HAVE RAISED WAGES ON THEIR OWN.

INFLATION PUSHED THE MINIMUM WAGE UP TO $16 THIS YEAR AND WORKERS IN HEALTHCARE AND FAST FOOD HAVE WON THEIR OWN MINIMUM WAGES BEYOND $18.

BUT ADVOCATES A PROP 32 WILL STILL HELP MILLIONS OF WORKERS GET A RAISE AND AFFORD THE BASICS.

ACCORDING TO THE LIVING WAGE CALCULATOR, THE AVERAGE SINGLE CALIFORNIAN WITH NO CHILDREN NEEDS TO MAKE $27 AN HOUR TO AFFORD BASIC NEEDS.

BUSINESS GROUPS AND RESTAURANT OWNERS ARE OPPOSED AND SAY RESTAURANT OWNERS WHO CANNOT STAY AFLOAT WILL HAVE TO CUT HOURS OR RAISE PRICES.

THEY POINT TO WEST HOLLYWOOD WHERE THE MINIMUM WAGE IS $19.08.

IN A RECENT STATEWIDE CITY ECONOMISTS HAVE FOUND LESS EVIDENCE THAT WAGE HIKES INCREASE JOB LOSSES.

VOTE YES IF YOU WANT TO RAISE IT TO $18 NEXT YEAR AND VOTE KNOW IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THINGS THE WAY THEY ARE.

TO LEARN MORE YOU CAN GO TO CAL MATTERS.ORG.

>> IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT IS ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT, WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.

JUST GO TO KPBS.ORG.

>>> ANALYSTS PREDICT INSURANCE LOSSES CAN COST TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

UNINSURED LOSSES, BILLIONS MORE.

INCREASINGLY FREQUENT SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS MAY SERVE AS A POLICY WAKE-UP CALL WHEN IT COMES TO FLOOD COVERAGE.

>> NOBODY IS IMMUNE TO FLOODING IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> NOWHERE IS THAT MORE DEVASTATINGLY APPARENT THAN IN THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. WHERE A ONE-TWO PUNCH HAVE LEFT ENTIRE REGIONS ACROSS SIX STATES DECIMATED.

>> UNFORTUNATELY, MOST OF THE LOSSES WE ARE SEEING FROM THE TRAGEDY OF HURRICANE HELENE ARE NOT INSURED.

>> THOSE UNINSURED LOSSES COULD REACH $30 BILLION ACCORDING TO ONE ASSESSMENT.

IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WHERE ENTIRE TOWNS WERE WASHED AWAY, MANY RESIDENTS DID NOT CARRY FLOOD INSURANCE.

MARK FRIEDLANDER OF THE INSURANCE INFORMATION INSTITUTE SAID THE CATASTROPHIC AFTERMATH SERVES AS A REMINDER FOR EVERYONE TO REVIEW THEIR HOMEOWNERS POLICY.

>> NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE IN THE COUNTRY YOU NEED TO OWN YOUR RISK AND UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS YOU MIGHT FACE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

>> SUCH AS REGIONS WITH HIGHER WILDFIRE RISK OR TORNADO ACTIVITY.

>> YOUR STANDARD PROPERTY INSURANCE POLICY DOES NOT COVER FLOOD.

THAT'S WHY YOU NEED TO HAVE SEPARATE COVERAGE.

THAT IS TRUE NATIONALLY.

IF IT RAINS AT YOUR HOME IT COULD FLOOD AT YOUR HOME.

>>> LIVING IN CALIFORNIA WE ALL HAVE TO BE MINDFUL ABOUT BEING PREPARED IN THE EVENT OF AN EARTHQUAKE.

THIS THURSDAY IS CALIFORNIA SHAKEOUT DAY, DAY TO LEARN ABOUT EARTHQUAKE SAFETY.

EMERGENCY SERVICES IS ON A THREE STOP TOUR, AND PEOPLE CAN STEP INTO AN EARTHQUAKE SIMULATOR.

>> YOU COULD IMAGINE SIGNIFICANT SHAKING KIND OF EQUIVALENT TO A UNIVERSAL STUDIO RIDE.

IT GIVES YOU A REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE OF WHAT IT IS LIKE TO FEEL A SEVERE EARTHQUAKE.

WE ALSO HAVE LOTS OF INFORMATION, TOOLS AND GIVEAWAYS.

>> ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CALIFORNIANS TO LEARN ABOUT ALERT SERVICES.

YOU CAN GET ALERTS BY DOWNLOADING THE MY SHAKE APP.

>>> IT IS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY IN CARLSBAD IS SHOWING ITS FIRST WORK BY A NATIVE AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHT.

IT SPOTLIGHTS THE HYPOCRISIES OF WOKE AMERICA.

>> IN THE THANKSGIVING PLAY, WELL-INTENTIONED PEOPLE TRY TO CREATE AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THANKSGIVING PAGEANT THAT WOULDN'T RUFFLE ANY FEATHERS.

>> BUT THINGS GO BAD.

>> THE PLAY IS META, WRITTEN FOR WHITE ACTORS, KNOWING IT WOULD BE EASIER TO PRODUCE.

>> NO ONE WANTED TO PRODUCE HER PLACE BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS AN INDIGENOUS ACTING COMMUNITY OUT THERE.

>> WHICH IS PART OF THE PLAYS PLOT, TOO.

>> IT DOESN'T EXPLICITLY SAY YOU HAVE TO USE IT FOR A NATIVE AMERICAN PERSON.

>> REALLY?

>> AS LONG AS WE DO SOMETHING THAT HONORS NATIVE AMERICANS, YOU WILL MAKE MONEY.

>> IS FULL OF SECONDHAND CRINGE AND MAYBE SOME FIRST-HAND CRINGE, TOO.

>> WE QUESTION OUR WHITENESS AND OUR HISTORY AND WE ARE TRADITIONS COME FROM.

>>> LET'S START OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES WHERE WE BREAK DOWN THE TOP STORIES AS WE HAD THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

THAT MARINE LAYER WILL BE DEEPENING, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT LOW CLOUD COVER, ESPECIALLY LATE AND EARLY IN THE DAY.

OVERALL WE WON'T BE SEEING ANY -- TOO MANY CHANGES DAY TODAY BUT AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE AND LATER HALF OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND TEMPERATURES WILL BE TAKING A LITTLE BIT OF A DIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.

YOU WILL FEEL THOSE CHANGES CERTAINLY AS WE START THE WEEKEND.

TONIGHT WE WILL BE DROPPING DOWN TO LOWS IN THE 60s, SAN DIEGO BOTTOMING OUT AT 63 AND RAMONA AT 49 BORREGO SPRINGS AT 61.

AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, EYES WILL BE RISING BACK TO THE 90s IN AREAS LIKE BORREGO SPRINGS, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TO GO AROUND.

EYES TAPPING OUT AT 70 IN OCEANSIDE AND TO SAN DIEGO.

WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TO WORRY ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS BUT WE DO HAVE THIS STORM SLIDING SOUTH, BRINGING WITH IT SOME MORE RAIN AND EVEN SOME SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND CASCADES.

FURTHER SOUTH IT WILL BE A LITTLE WINDY.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.

ALONG THE COAST, MOSTLY SUNNY AS WE HAD THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON TUESDAY WITH A FEW MORE CLOUDS BY WEDNESDAY AND EYES IT RISING TO 73 AND BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY HIGHS WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s.

AGAIN, WATCH OUT FOR THOSE LOW CLOUDS.

FURTHER INLAND, SIMILAR STORY, HIGHS IN THE MID 70s AS WE START THE WEEKEND.

YOU WILL START TO SEE TEMPERATURES DIP IF YOU ARE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

COOLER THEY ARE BY THURSDAY WITH A HIGH OF 54.

EVEN COOLER ON FRIDAY.

BY SATURDAY, A LITTLE WARMER WITH A HIGH OF 61.

IN THE DESERT, DROPPING DOWN TO THE 70s AS WE TOPPED OFF THE WORK WEEK.

>>> DRACULA, THE INFAMOUS BLOODSUCKER OF RUM STOKER'S NOVEL GETS A COMIC TRANSFUSION COURTESY OF THE OLD GLOBE.

WE GO BEHIND THE SCENES TO SPEAK WITH THE ACTORS THAT ARE BRINGING THE SHOW TO LIFE.

>> I AM AT THE OLD CLUB THEATER TO TALK ABOUT DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS.

I WILL BE SPEAKING WITH ACTORS.

>> BEFORE WE START, GEORGE IS PLAYING DRACULA AND I'M A LITTLE WORRIED THAT HE IS A LITTLE TOO GOOD.

HE MAY BE TURNING INTO A VAMPIRE.

THERE ARE JUST A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF THINGS.

THIS, YOU CAN PLUNGE IT INTO HIS HEART.

I WILL KEEP THIS FOR ME AND THIS IS HOLY WATER, JUST FLING IT IN HIS DIRECTION.

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

WE ARE GOING TO GO INSIDE AND TALK TO GEORGE.

I, GEORGE.

GEORGE IS EXPOSING AUDIENCES TO A SEXY NEW VERSION OF DRACULA.

>> THERE IS SOMETHING VERY SEDUCTIVE ABOUT THE WAY HE HAS BEEN WRITTEN IN AND PLAYED.

IT IS THE PERSPECTIVE OF BITING YOU ON THE NECK, HOW BEAUTIFUL AND VULNERABLE IS THAT.

>> WHAT A REFRESHING COMPLEMENT.

>> HE SINKS HIS TEETH INTO A SEXY AND FUNNY VERSION OF DRACULA.

WHICH IS NOT REALLY REFERENCING BRAM STOKER'S ACCOUNT BUT RATHER OUR COLLECTIVE POP- CULTURE KNOWLEDGE OF VAMPIRES.

>> I THINK WE GREW UP WITH SOME VERSION OF DRACULA AND I THINK MINE MIGHT BE THE COUNT FROM SESAME STREET.

>> DO YOU KNOW WHY THEY CALL ME THE COUNT?

BECAUSE I LOVE TO COUNT.

>> WHICH IS PROBABLY WHERE I GET MY ACCENT FROM.

>> GOOD EVENING, I AM COUNT DRACULA.

>> PLAYING OPPOSITE CHRIS IS DREW AS DRACULA'S NEMESIS.

>> YOU MUST BE MISSES VAN HELSING.

>> I THINK IT IS THE VERY FIRST THAT I KNOW OF DRACULA AND VAN HELSING.

>> NO, YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT JEAN VAN HELSING.

>> I NEVER FEEL LIKE THAT GENDER IS THE JOKE.

A LOT OF TIMES I PLAY WOMEN FOR THE LAUGHS BUT THERE IS A LOT OF GIRL POWER AND FEMINISM AND IT IS A LOT OF FUN.

>> PART OF THE FUN IS TAPPING INTO ANOTHER REFERENCE.

>> WHAT WAS GREAT IN REHEARSAL WAS THAT WE HAD NO DIALOGUE COACH WHATSOEVER.

THEY GAVE US FREE REIGN TO COMMIT AND PICK A VOICE.

THAT IS THE SPIRIT OF THE SHOW.

IT IS ALSO A COMPANY OF ACTORS THAT SAY, WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO ISSUE A FRIENDLY WARNING.

>> A BLOODTHIRSTY MONSTER THAT PLAYS GOD WITH HELPLESS VICTIMS.

>> THE RESULT IS A HIGH-ENERGY FARCE THAT RUNS WITH THE PRECISION OF A SWISS WATCH.

>> THIS SCRIPT IS A VERBAL FARCE.

ONE THING CAN RUIN THE RHYTHM AND YOU REALLY HAVE TO BE ON TOP OF EACH OTHER'S ENERGY OTHERWISE IT DOES GO HAYWIRE.

>> THE ENERGY IS PALPABLE AND THE AUDIENCE CAN BE JUST INCHES AWAY FROM THE ACTORS.

>> WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT DOING IT IN THE ROUND IS THAT THERE IS NO PLACE TO HIDE.

YOU HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO BE COMPLETELY INVESTED THE ENTIRE TIME.

WE CAN REALLY TAKE THE AUDIENCE IN AND MAKE THEM A PART OF IT.

>> CHRIS HAS BEEN EMBRACING HIS ROLE WITH A METICULOUS SENSE OF DETAIL I HAVE TO SAY IS TERRIFYINGLY GOOD.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU.

>> BETH ACCOMANDO, KPBS NEWS.

>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI, GOOD NIGHT.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL IT 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.