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>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS MONDAY SEPTEMBER 26th.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

FALL IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY DOESN'T MEAN LEAVES CHANGING COLOR OR COOLER TEMPERATURES.

THIS WEEK IT MEANS ANOTHER HEAT WAVE AND HEIGHTENED FIRE RISK.

REPORTER JACOB AERE SHOWS US THE LATEST CHALLENGE THIS STRETCH OF HOT WEATHER BRINGS.

>> Reporter: ALMOST ALL OF SAN DIEGO IS UNDER HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

COASTAL REGIONS COULD REACH 90 DEGREES AND IN THE VALLEYS, TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ALEX TARDY SAYS THIS HEAT WAVE IS MILDER THAN THE LAST ONE, WHICH BAKED MUCH OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES AND STRAINED THE POWER GRID.

>> THIS CURRENT HEAT WAVE, TODAY, TOMORROW, AND WEDNESDAY -- WE ARE LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES NOT AS EXTREME, BUT STILL HOT.

WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES NOT AS WARM, BUT STILL MUCH WARMER THAN USUAL.

>> Reporter: MANY ARE FINDING WAYS TO STAY COOL DURING THE HEAT WAVE.

THAT INCLUDE SWIMMING AT PUBLIC POOLS, BUT A REDUCTION IN HOURS IS CAUSING FRUSTRATION.

TIM GRAHAM TOLD KPBS THAT THE NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE IN CARBON DIOXIDE AND SOME VANDALISM INCIDENTS HAVE RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL POOL CLOSURES.

IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, HE SAID THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND A BETTER WAY OF NOTIFYING THE PUBLIC OF TEMPORARY CLOSURES AND USUALLY JUST POSTED AT THE PARTICULAR FACILITY FOR THOSE ISSUES.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11:00 P.M. TUESDAY.

TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO PEAK AROUND 110 DEGREES.

COUNTYWIDE HEAT IS DRYING UP AGITATION AND INCREASING WILDFIRE RISK.

>> ARE WE IN SEVERE WILDFIRE CONDITIONS?

NO, NOT YET.

BECAUSE OF THE RAIN WE HAD EARLIER THIS MONTH.

BUT, THAT IS GOING TO ERASE MUCH OF THAT BENEFIT.

AS WE GO INTO OCTOBER AND DO START DEVELOPING SANTA ANA WINDS, THE FUELS ARE GOING TO BE RECEPTIVE TO BURN.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ADVISING EVERYBODY TO STAY HYDRATED AND LIMITED LIMIT THEIR TIME OUTSIDE.

THE COUNTY IS ALSO OFFERING SOME RELIEF IN COOL ZONES ACROSS THE REGION.

RESIDENTS CAN CALL 201 TWO REQUEST INFORMATION AND EVEN SCHEDULE YOUR RIDER TO A COOL ZONE.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY LEADERS WILL DECLARE HOMELESSNESS A PUBLIC CRISIS.

THIS FOLLOWS A WARNING TO EL CAJON AFTER IT THREATENED TO FINE HOTEL AND MOTEL OWNERS FOR ACCEPTING VOUCHERS TO HOUSE PEOPLE.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN HAS THE LATEST .

>> Reporter: EL CAJON IS ACCUSED -- HE SAYS A LOT OF PEOPLE LIVING IN MOTELS IN EL CAJON UNDER A COUNTY VOUCHER PROGRAM ARE FROM OUTSIDE THE AREA.

LAST WEEK, THE CITY ISSUED WARNINGS TO THE EIGHT HOTELS AND MOTELS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM, THREATENING THEM WITH FINES.

-- SAID EL CAJON IS VIOLATING THE LAW AND TOLD THE CITY TO RESCIND THE WARNINGS.

EARNING PRIOR PRAISE TODAY FROM THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR.

>> YOU ARE NOT GOING TO VIOLATE EVERY STATE AND HOUSING LAW.

NOT HERE IN CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: LETCHER AND OTHER LEADERS PLAN TO DECLARE HOMELESSNESS A CRISIS AND IN DOING SO, -- IT WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO DEVELOP A REGIONAL APPROACH TO HOMELESSNESS SUCH AS OUTREACH SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE, AND CREATING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

SUPERVISOR NORA VARGAS SAID IT IS THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS SAFE.

>> OUR COMMITMENT IS UNWAVERING.

WE ARE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE WE USE RESOURCES ADEQUATELY AND WE NEED TO NOT FORGET THAT THESE ARE HUMAN BEINGS AND WE NEED TO TREAT THEM WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.

PUT BACK THE PROPOSAL WILL BE INTRODUCED AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING, TUESDAY.

EL CAJON'S HAVING A NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT HOMELESSNESS BEFORE THAT MEETING.

IN THE MEANTIME, EL CAJON HAS RESCINDED ITS WARNINGS AFTER WHAT IT SAID WAS A PRODUCTIVE MEETING WITH HOTEL AND MOTEL OWNERS.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM HAS VETOED A BILL THAT WOULD MAKE IT A GARDEN MANDATORY FOR EVERY CHILD IN CALIFORNIA.

THE LAW HAD WIDE SUPPORT FROM EDUCATORS AND A MAJORITY OF STATE LAWMAKERS.

MG PEREZ HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: JUDY IS ALL ABOUT LETTERS THIS AFTERNOON.

SHE HAS A CLASS OF 25 KINDERGARTNERS HERE AT THE HIGH- TECH HIGH MESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

FIVE-YEAR-OLD RAIN KNOWS HER LETTERS WELL.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LETTER?

>> R BECAUSE IT STARTS WITH MY NAME.

>> Reporter: HER CLASSMATE, ION, ENJOYS PUTTING PENCIL TO PAPER TOO.

>> MY FAVORITE PART OF SCHOOL IS WRITERS WORKSHOP BECAUSE YOU GET A LONG TIME TO DO IT.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA CHILDREN HAVE NOT BEEN REQUIRED TO GO TO KINDERGARTEN BEFORE ENTERING FIRST GRADE.

THIS YEAR, STATE LEGISLATURE TRIED TO PASS SENATE BILL 70, FOLLOWING A SIGNIFICANT DROP OF 12% IN KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT DURING THE COVID CRISIS SHUTDOWNS.

THEY HOPED TO CLOSE THE ACADEMIC GAP FOR STUDENTS FROM MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, BUT GOVERNOR NEWSOM VETOED THE BILL LAST NIGHT SAYING THERE ISN'T ENOUGH MONEY IN THE STATE BUDGET TO ADD UP TO 20,000 NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS.

>> I AM HOPEFUL.

I HOPE THAT MORE FAMILIES ENROLLED HIM IN THE GARDEN AND HAVE THEM BE HERE.

IT'S SO IMPORTANT.

I'VE NOT NOTICED SUCH A BIG DIFFERENCE.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA CHILDREN FIVE YEARS OLD ARE ELIGIBLE FOR KINDERGARTEN BUT ARE NOT REQUIRED BY LAW TO ATTEND SCHOOL UNTIL THEY ARE SIX.

EVEN THOUGH THE GOVERNOR VETOED MANDATORY KINDERGARTEN HE HAS SUPPORTED OTHER OPTIONS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

THAT INCLUDES ALLOCATING $1 BILLION IN THE CURRENT STATE BUDGET TO BEGIN PHASING IN THE EXPANSION OF TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN, EVENTUALLY TO INCLUDE EVERY FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILD.

BACK AT HIGH-TECH HIGH MESA ELEMENTARY, THE SCHOOL DIRECTOR HOPES THE GOVERNOR MIGHT RECONSIDER THE VALUE OF MANDATING KINDERGARTEN.

>> ALL OF WHAT THEY DO IS AUTHENTIC WORK.

THEIR PLAY IS AUTHENTIC YOU TALK IS AUTHENTIC AND THEY THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED AT HOME OR IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY SETTINGS AND THEY BRING IT INTO THE SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: ION ALREADY KNOWS WHAT HE WANTS TO BE WHEN HE GROWS UP.

>> A SCIENTIST.

BECAUSE I LIKE MAKING POTIONS AND DOING EXPERIMENTS.

>> Reporter: HE IS OFF TO A GREAT START.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY OVER MONKEYPOX, THINGS ARE IMPROVING WITH MORE RESOURCES AVAILABLE.

THERE HAVE BEEN 404 CASES HERE BUT NO DEATHS.

KITTY ALVARADO HAS AN UPDATE.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE HAS BEEN A SLOWDOWN IN MONKEYPOX CASES.

>> WE MAY HAVE HAD A PEAK AROUND AUGUST 6th IN TERMS OF THE MOST AMOUNT OF CASES WE HAVE BEEN SEEING.

WE CONTINUE TO SEE A DOWNWARD TREND IN CASES SINCE THAT TIME.

>> Reporter: THE DEPUTY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY SAYS, AT THE PEAK, THEY SAW 55 CASES, BUT LAST WEEK, THERE WERE FOUR.

SHE SAYS, DECLARING A HEALTH EMERGENCY IN AUGUST ALLOWED THE COUNTY TO ACCESS STATE FUNDING TO BUILD UP ITS TESTING, VACCINE SUPPLIES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

BUT BECAUSE THERE WAS A VACCINE SHORTAGE AT FIRST, USING A DIFFERENT METHOD TO GIVE VACCINES WAS A GAME CHANGER.

>> NOW WE ARE ABLE TO DO INTRADERMAL VACCINE.

THIS IS GIVEN JUST BELOW THE SKIN AND THAT CAN GIVE US UP TO FIVE DOSES PER FILE WHICH DEFINITELY IMPACTED OUR EPIDEMIOLOGY CURVE, MEANING MORE PEOPLE WITH SHOTS IN ARMS, MEANS FEWER CASES OF MONKEYPOX.

>> SHE SAYS THE COUNTY IS ABLE TO OFFER MORE VACCINATION EVENTS.

PRIORITIZATION IS GIVEN TO AND BISEXUAL MEN WHO ARE AT HIGHER RISK OF THE DISEASE.

>> WE DO HAVE A MASS VACCINATION EVENT OCCURRING LAST WEEK, THIS WEEK, AND NEXT WEEK.

WE HAVE 500 VACCINES AVAILABLE PER DAY.

TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THIS IS AT THE GOLDEN HILLS COMMUNITY CLUB.

ALSO KNOWN AS THE GOLDEN HILLS REC CENTER, WHICH IS IN BALBOA PARK.

>> Reporter: VACCINES ALSO AVAILABLE AT CLINICS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

PEOPLE CAN MAKE APPOINTMENTS ONLINE AT MY TURN.

CA.GOV.

KITTY ALVERADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> POWER AND EQUITY IN THE MOST LITERAL SENSE.

A NEW STUDY SAYS CALIFORNIA'S HIGH ELECTRICITY RATES UNFAIRLY HURT THE POOR.

IT URGES REGULATORS TO RECONSIDER HOW THEY CHARGE FOR POWER.

ENVIRONMENT REPORTER, ERIC ANDERSON, HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: HALF TO TWO THIRDS THE COST OF A KILOWATT OF ELECTRICITY IN CALIFORNIA IS UNRELATED TO THE ACTUAL COST OF THAT POWER.

A NEW REPORT COMMISSIONED BY THE NONPARTISAN GROUP, NEXT 10 FOUND CUSTOMERS PAID AN AVERAGE OF $786 PER YEAR IN 2019 ON THIS HIDDEN TAX.

>> MOST OF THESE COSTS THAT WE HAVE ADDED INTO ELECTRICITY BILLS ARE THINGS WE GENERALLY THINK OF AS PUBLIC GOODS.

WHETHER IT'S MITIGATING WILDFIRE DANGER OR SUBSIDIZING ROOFTOP SOLAR OR SUBSIDIZING LOW INCOME BILLS.

ALL OF THOSE THINGS, IN OTHER CONTEXTS, WE GENERALLY PAID FOR THROUGH THE STATE BUDGET.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HIGH ELECTRICITY RACES ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY HITTING THE POOR AND REGULATORS SHOULD CONSIDER CHANGING HOW THEY CHARGE FOR ELECTRICITY.

PER KILOWATT FEES WOULD BE BASED ON THE ACTUAL COST OF POWER AND HOW MUCH ELECTRICITY A RESIDENT USES.

A FLAT, INCOME-BASED FEE WOULD PAY FOR MAINTENANCE AND EXPANSION COSTS.

>> THERE IS A PARAGRAPH THAT SAYS THE CPUC SHALL ADOPT INCOME-BASED FIXED CHARGES.

WHAT IT DOESN'T SPECIFY IS HOW LARGE THOSE INCOME-BASED FIXED CHARGES ARE GOING TO BE, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT THE CPUC IS INSTRUCTED TO CREATE THIS ENTIRE APPROACH.

>> Reporter: THERE IS CONCERN HIGH ELECTRICITY RATES WILL DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM MAKING DECISIONS CRUCIAL TO SLOWING CLIMATE CHANGE, LIKE BUYING ELECTRIC VEHICLES OR ZERO AND EMISSION HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS FOR HEATING AND COOLING HOMES.

>> WE ARE COMMITTED AS A STATE TO HITTING OUR CLIMATE GOALS.

THE LEGISLATURE IS IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT ELECTRICITY RATES WILL BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE CLAIMANT GOALS THAT WE HAVE IN MIND HERE.

>> Reporter: PERRY SAYS RESTRUCTURING BILLS WOULD SHOW CUSTOMERS THE REAL COST OF ELECTRICITY BY SEPARATING ALL OF THOSE EXTRA EXPENSES THAT ARE CURRENTLY ROLLED INTO THE KILOWATT PRICE.

ERIK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> UTILITY BILLS ARE RISING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

ONE ORGANIZATION IS NOW PREDICTING HOME HEATING COSTS THIS WINTER WILL REACH THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN MORE THAN 10 YEARS.

MIKE VALERIO REPORTS.

>> Reporter: WINTER IS COMING AND WITH IT, A COLD REALITY.

THE COST TO HEAT YOUR HOME IS EXPECTED TO SKYROCKET.

>> YOU MISS A PAYMENT AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW, THE POWER IS OFF.

>> Reporter: KRISTIN WESTBROOK'S FAMILY WAS AMONG THE HOUSEHOLDS BEHIND ON THEIR UTILITY BILLS, THE HIGHEST ON RECORD, ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION.

THE PROBLEM IS ONLY GETTING WORSE.

THE ORGANIZATION SAYS FAMILIES ARE EXPECTED TO PAY AN AVERAGE OF 17.2% MORE FOR HOME HEAT THIS COMING SEASON, COMPARED TO LEX NEXT WINTER.

ENERGY PRICES ARE ON THE RISE, IN PART BECAUSE OF THE REPEATED HEAT WAVES THAT BAKED MUCH OF THE U.S.

THIS SUMMER.

WORSENING THE ALREADY STRAINED LEVELS OF NATURAL GAS RESERVES.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARK WOLF SAYS THE SPIKE WILL FORCE FAMILIES TO MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS BETWEEN PAYING FOR FOOD, MEDICINE, AND RENT.

>> WE ARE SEEING NUMBERS FOR MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES GO HIGHER AND MANY OF THOSE ARE ALSO ON TIGHT BUDGETS.

>> Reporter: THE PROGRAM IS NOW ASKING CONGRESS FOR AN ADDITIONAL $5 BILLION TO HELP LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

MIKE VALERIO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOU FILLED UP YOUR CAR THIS WEEKEND YOU PAID MORE THAN $2.00 MORE THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

AAA IS REPORTING ANOTHER THREE SENT JUMP FOR GAS.

THE RECENT SPIKE IS MORE THAN $.50 OVER THE LAST THREE WEEKS.

AAA SAYS PART OF THE REASON IS DUE TO THE LOWEST OIL INVENTORY IN A DECADE IN OUR REGION DUE TO UNPLANNED MAINTENANCE AT OIL REFINERIES.

>>> HUGE MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES LIKE CISCO, MICROSOFT, AND J.P. MORGAN WILL RELEASE THEIR EARNINGS IN COMING WEEKS.

EXPERTS SAY IF WE WANT TO KNOW WHERE THE U.S. ECONOMY IS HEADED, WE SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO CORPORATE EARNINGS TO FIND OUT.

JENN SULLIVAN REPORTS, IT COMES AS ONE COUNTRY IS WARNING A GLOBAL RECESSION COULD BE AHEAD.

>> Reporter: SOARING INFLATION AND INTEREST RATES IN THE U.S. ENERGY CRISIS OVERSEAS.

AND NOW, AT LEAST ONE MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION IS SOUNDING THE ALARM, WARNING THAT A GLOBAL RECESSION COULD BE AHEAD.

>> RECESSION RISKS ARE HIGH EVERYWHERE.

>> Reporter: FEDEX SAYS THE WEAKENING ECONOMY COULD CAUSE THEM TO FALL SHORT OF THEIR TARGET.

THE SHIPPING TARGET SAYS THEY ARE TEMPORARILY PARKING CARGO PLANS AND CLOSING OFFICES AFTER DEMAND FOR PACKAGES CRUMBLED EARLIER THIS MONTH.

THE CEO WAS ASKED IF HE THINKS WE ARE HEADED FOR A GLOBAL RECESSION.

>> I'M NOT A ECONOMIST.

>> THEY JUST PUSH PAPERS.

YOU ACTUALLY LOOK AT THINGS.

>> I THINK SO.

>> Reporter: MANY INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS ARE RAISING CONCERNS SAYING RISING COSTS FOR FUEL, LABOR, AND NEW VEHICLES HAVE MADE THEIR BUSINESSES UNPROFITABLE.

SOME THREATENING TO HALT OPERATIONS ON BLACK FRIDAY GRID BECAUSE FEDEX SHIPS A HUGE VARIETY OF GOODS ACROSS THE WORLD, IT'S A GOOD MEASURE OF HOW THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IS DOING.

ALSO STRUGGLING WITH THE BIG SHIFT IN CONSUMER PREFERENCES AS THE ECONOMY OPENS UP AND WE ARE NOT BUYING AS MANY ONLINE GOODS COMPARED TO EARLIER IN THE PANDEMIC.

>> THE SHIFT IN WHAT CONSUMERS ARE SPENDING THEIR MONEY ON IS HAVING A BIG IMPACT ON COMPANIES LIKE FEDEX.

>> Reporter: BUT IS THE SLOWDOWN AT FEDEX ISOLATED ?

WE WILL FIND OUT SOON AS REPORTS ARE RELEASED IN THE COMING WEEKS.

THAT DATA COULD GIVE INVESTIGATORS A BETTER IDEA OF HOW THE ECONOMY IS DOING AMID GROWING RECESSION FEARS.

JENN SULLIVAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN FLORIDA.

HURRICANE IAN IS FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE.

PREDICTED TO STRIKE THE GULF COAST WITH LIFE-THREATENING FORCE.

CONNOR POWELL HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: THIS COULD BE THE STORM THAT WE HAVE HOPED WOULD NEVER COME TO OUR SHORES.

>> Reporter: THE THREAT OF A FORCE WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN OUR LIFETIME.

THAT IS THE WORRY OF OFFICIALS ACROSS FLORIDA, WHERE THE LAST MAJOR HURRICANE TO MAKE A DIRECT STRIKE WAS OVER 100 YEARS AGO.

>> FLORIDIANS UP AND DOWN THE GULF COAST SHOULD FEEL THE IMPACT OF THIS UP TO 36 HOURS BEFORE ACTUAL LANDFALL DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE HURRICANE.

THIS IS A REALLY BIG HURRICANE AT THIS POINT.

THE WIDTH OF IT IS ABOUT 500 MILES WIDE.

>> Reporter: THE THREAT OF HURRICANE IAN TRIGGERING A INSTALLATION WIDE MANDATORY EVACUATION ON THE AIR FORCE BASE .

PROMPTING EVACUATIONS IN PARTS OF HILLSBORO COUNTY WHERE SCHOOLS ARE NOW CLOSED THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY.

OFFICIALS AREN'T MINCING WORDS IN WARNING PEOPLE TO ACT NOW.

>> WE CERTAINLY CAN REPLACE PERSONAL POSSESSIONS.

YOU CAN'T BRING ANYONE BACK TO LIFE.

THESE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WITH THESE SUPER STORMS, IF THAT HASN'T SHOWN US HOW DEVASTATING MOTHER NATURE CAN BE -- MOTHER NATURE ALWAYS WINS.

THIS IS NOTHING TO MESS AROUND WITH.

IF YOU CAN LEAVE, JUST LEAVE NOW.

AND WE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR PERSONAL PROPERTY.

>> Reporter: IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, CONNOR POWELL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE HAVE HAD SOME TOASTY SEPTEMBER DAYS AND WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT WARMTH STICKING WITH US AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW.

IT IS GOING TO GRADUALLY GET BETTER AS WE GO THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE REST OF IT.

THERE WILL BE SOME THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AS WE SHIFT AROUND THE FLOW.

BASICALLY, WE HAVE HAD PERSISTENT OFF SHORE FLOW THAT HAS KEPT US WARM AND DRY.

THAT IS GOING TO CHANGE.

WE DO KNOW HEAT ADVISORIES AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING STILL IN PLACE FOR MANY OUT THERE.

THE CAUTIOUS AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE PREPARED.

IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE SEPTEMBER VERY MUCH OUTSIDE.

61 THE LOW IN OCEANSIDE.

FOR THE CITY, 68 DEGREES.

BORREGO SPRINGS, MID-70s HERE.

STILL NOT SEEING ANY PROBLEMS AS WE KEEP THINGS DRY.

PART OF THIS HIGH-PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH STILL HAS THAT OFFSHORE FLOW FOR US AS WE GO THROUGH TUESDAY.

THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE KEEPING US FAIRLY QUIET RIGHT THROUGH TO TOMORROW.

TOMORROW ON THE BOARD, WE'VE GOT NUMBERS BACK TOWARD 80 IN SAN DIEGO.

82 IN OCEANSIDE.

90s INLAND.

92 IN ESCONDIDO AND RAMONA COMING IN AT 97.

BORREGO SPRINGS IS HEADED TO THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

WEDNESDAY, WHAT TYPE OF RELIEF DO YOU GET?

AGAIN, OFFSHORE FLOW EASES.

YOU WILL PICK UP MORE INFLUENCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY WELL TO THE EAST OF OUR AREA.

A FEW FOLKS WILL GET INTO IT ON WEDNESDAY.

HOLDING ONTO THE 80s.

A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE RIGHT BY THE BEACHES.

THAT'S A LITTLE MORE BEARABLE FOR US.

EXTRA CLOUDS COME IN FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IS THE PATTERN SHIFTS AROUND ON US.

THURSDAY, STILL FAIRLY WARM FOR OUR INLAND LOCATIONS.

IN THE 90s.

IN THE MID-WEEK WE START TO EASE OFF AND THAT GETS WAY BETTER BY THE LATE WEEK.

FOR MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS, WE COULD ADD A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IN A FEW SPOTS AS WE HAD THROUGH THURSDAY.

NOT GOING TO BE A TON OF WET WEATHER, BUT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN OUT THERE.

THAT DOES HELP TO KNOCK OUR TEMPERATURES DOWN FOR THE WEEK.

FOR DESERT LOCATIONS, IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS, UNTIL HE IS OFF HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER.

>>> THE COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IS MORE ABOUT PROFIT THAN PERFORMANCE ACCORDING TO A NEW INTERNATIONAL STUDY.

IN 2019, U.S.

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS BROUGHT IN $490 BILLION IN REVENUE.

THAT WORKS OUT TO $1200 PER PERSON.

THE AMOUNT PUT INTO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT THAT SAME YEAR WAS $83 BILLION.

MORE DETAILS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE OPEN NETWORK MEDICAL JOURNAL.

>>> THE ROBOTS IN YOUR BODY.

TINY ROBOTS IN YOUR BODY DELIVERING DRUGS TO THE PLACE THEY ARE NEEDED THE MOST.

IT MIGHT SOUND LIKE A FUTURISTIC FANTASY, BUT THIS DIRECT DRUG DELIVERY IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING NOW IN LAB MICE AT UC SAN DIEGO.

KPBS REPORTER THOMAS FUDGE HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: TINY ROBOTS MADE FROM ALGAE ARE SWIMMING THROUGH THE LUNG FLUIDS OF MICE, DELIVERING ANTIBIOTICS STRAIGHT TO THE BACTERIA THAT CAUSES A DEADLY FORM OF PNEUMONIA.

NANOPARTICLES LOADED WITH MEDICINE ARE ATTACHED TO THE MICRO ROBOTS AND IT ALL ENTERS THE LUNGS.

>> THEY CAN ACTIVELY SWIM IN THE BODY FLUID AND THEY CAN REALLY DIG INTO THE PART OF THE TISSUE AND THEN CARRY A LARGE AMOUNT OF THESE PAYLOADS TO THE DESIRED SITES AND KILL THE BACTERIA.

>> Reporter: JOHN SAID THE RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENT WERE DRAMATIC.

THE MICE TREATED WITH DRUGS IN A CONVENTIONAL WAY DIED WITHIN DAYS.

>> ALL OF THE TESTING ANIMALS SURVIVED.

IT IS A 100% SURVIVAL RATE.

>> Reporter: ANYONE WHO HAS SWALLOWED AN ASPIRIN KNOWS ONE CONVENTIONAL WAY OF ADMINISTERING DRUGS.

IT IS INGESTED AND CARRIED THROUGHOUT THE BODY.

>> THE DRUG WORKS SLOWLY, BY DIFFUSION.

WE ARE ACCELERATING TARGETED DELIVERY TO THE LOCATION.

>> Reporter: JOSEPH LANGE'S LAB OFFERS MANY EXAMPLES OF MICRO ROBOTS DESIGNED TO NAVIGATE THE BODIES CHANNELS AND CAVITIES.

THE ALGAE ROBOT IS ORGANIC AND SWIMS WITH ITS FLAGELLA.

ANOTHER ROBOT, MADE FROM ZINC, REACTS WITH GASTRIC FLUID AND GENERATES HYDROGEN GAS WHICH PROPELS IT LIKE A TRUE ROCKET.

HE POINTS OUT THE ALGAE ROBOT IS NOT ATTRACTED TO THE BACTERIA BUT THEY MOVE SO EFFECTIVELY THROUGH THE FLUIDS OF THE LUNG THAT IT GREATLY IMPROVES THE DISPERSION OF THE DRUG.

HE HAS LOADED MICRO ROBOTS INTO PILLS, INCLUDING ASPIRIN.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH OF COURSE IS NOT TO TREAT MICE, BUT HUMANS.

HE SAID THE STUDY OF ALGAE ROBOTS IN THE LUNGS IS VERY INNOVATIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL.

>> IN THIS PAPER WE DEMONSTRATED THE FEASIBILITY OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND WHAT I FORESEE IS, WE NEED TO DO MORE STUDIES ALONG THOSE LINES TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFICACY IN LARGE ANIMAL SPECIES.

>> Reporter: THAT MEANS CLINICAL TRIALS IN HUMANS ARE A LONG WAYS OFF.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> LIKE SO MANY BUSINESSES DURING THE PANDEMIC, A COFFEE SHOP IN THE PARADISE HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD OF SAN DIEGO HAD TO CLOSE SOON AFTER COVID HIT.

NOW, KPBS REPORTER CLAIRE TRAGESER SHOWS US WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.

>> Reporter: AS SOON AS IT OPENED IN 2017, PROJECT REO COLLECTIVE WAS THE PLACE TO BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

PEOPLE TOOK MEETINGS THERE.

KIDS DID HOMEWORK.

IT BECAME A WATERING HOLE FOR THE COMMUNITY, BUT THEN COVID STRUCK AND IT SHUT DOWN IN APRIL 2020.

THIS PAST WEEKEND, THAT CHANGED.

ORIGINAL OWNERS, TOMMY AND DANIELLE WALKER HAD A GRAND OPENING FOR A NEW SHOP CALLED THE MENTAL BAR.

>> IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO BRING A COMMUNITY SPACE TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHERE WE ARE, THERE ARE NO COFFEE SHOPS THAT REPRESENT WHO WE ARE OR REPRESENT US.

WE FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO BRING SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

WAIT IT TOOK 2 1/2 YEARS TO REOPEN AT A NEW LOCATION ON IMPERIAL AVENUE IN THE ENCANTO NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> DIFFERENT PARTS.

EQUIPMENTS.

EVERYTHING WE NEEDED TO CREATE THE SPACE, WAS THE HARDEST PART.

>> AND THEN THERE WAS COVID.

THAT DELAYED A LOT.

WE STARTED RIGHT IN THE MIDST OF IT.

>> Reporter: WALKER SAYS HE HOPES THE NEW LOCATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THRIVING BUSINESS IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> WE WANTED TO CREATE THAT THIRD SPACE WHERE YOU CAN COME AND SIT TO COMMUNE WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS.

SIT AND HAVE A NICE CUP OF COFFEE OR TEA OR WHATEVER YOUR BEVERAGE OF CHOICE IS, IN A COMFORTABLE SPACE, AND CREATE IDEAS AND EXCHANGE IDEAS AND HAVE A MEETING SPACE.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO COFFEE, THE SHOP WILL OFFER TEES AND FOOD WITH A FOCUS ON WELLNESS.

CLAIRE TRAGESER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WAVE FC PLAYED THEIR FINAL MATCH FRIDAY NIGHT IN SNAPDRAGON STADIUM.

THEY HAVE MORE TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

LAST NIGHT IN ORLANDO, THE TEAM CLINCHED A PLAYOFF SPOT.

A FIRST FOR AN EXPANSION TEAM IN THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE.

THEY DID IT THANKS TO A SECOND HALF COMEBACK THAT SECURED A TIE AND A POINT IN THE STANDINGS.

THE PLANTS BEGIN THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 15th.

>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, ITALY ERECTS ITS FIRST FAR RIGHT GOVERNMENT SINCE WORLD WAR II.

THAT'S COMING UP AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

A BIG PART OF WILDFIRE PREVENTION IS PRESCRIBED BURNS.

NPR'S MORNING EDITION LOOKS AT THE DEEP DELAYS IN DOING SO THAT IS PUTTING THE POPULAR RESORT TOWN OF BIGBEAR AT RISK.

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