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♪ >>> GOOD EVENING, IT'S MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th.

IT HAS PROVEN TO BE ANOTHER BUSY DAY FOR CAL FIRE.

NOW TRYING TO CONTAIN A BRUSHFIRE NEAR RAMONA.

THEY ARE CALLING THIS THE CAESAR FIRE.

OLIVER PIERCE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS BEING USED AS AN EVACUATION CENTER FOR PEOPLE IN THE AREA.

RAMONA RODEO GROUNDS IS EXCEPTING ANIMALS RIGHT NOW.

CAL FIRE SAYS IT HAS HALTED FORWARD SPREAD AT ABOUT 50 ACRES.

NO WORD ON DAMAGE TO ANY STRUCTURES, AND THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL FIRES BURNING ALL OVER CALIFORNIA IN RECENT DAYS.

WE'LL HAVE AN UPDATE A BIT LATER.

>>> THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WAS ALREADY GOING TO BE A BUSY ONE AT LOCAL BEACHES, AND ADD IN THIS HEAT, AND YOU GET EVEN MORE PEOPLE HEADING TO THE WATER TO FIND RELIEF.

OUR REPORTER ON THE CROWDS AND CONCERN OVER SAFETY.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGANS HIT THE BEACH FOR THE UNOFFICIAL LAST DAY OF SUMMER TO TRY TO COOL OFF FROM THE EXTREME HEAT WAVE THAT CONTINUES TO BAKE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

CELEBRATING THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY ON MISSION BEACH IS JUST ABOUT THE ONLY PLACE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY THAT FEELS BEARABLE.

SOME CAN'T HANDLE THE HEAT.

>> I DO PARTY RENTALS AND STUFF, SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THE HEAT SWEATING LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE.

BUT, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT WILL BE OVER IN ANOTHER WEEK OR SO.

BETTY, SHE LOVES THE HEAT.

>> WE WERE SITTING OUTSIDE.

IT WAS STILL KIND OF COOL AND THE WIND WAS BLOWING.

YOU STARTED TO FEEL THE HEAT AND SHE SAID LET'S GO TO THE BEACH.

>> Reporter: WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE FROM THERE TO HERE?

>> THE HEAT IS STILL THE SAME.

>> NO, IT'S A 20 DEGREES DIFFERENCE.

>> I DON'T KNOW.

>> IT IS COOLER HERE, OVER THERE IT IS VERY HOT.

>> Reporter: OTHERS MAKE THE YEARLY PILGRIMAGE TO CALIFORNIA FROM EVEN HOTTER PLACES TO ESCAPE THEIR HEAT, LIKE THIS FAMILY FROM ARIZONA.

THEY GOT A LOT OF THE SAME AT DISNEYLAND.

A DAY AT MASON BEACH DID BRING A LOT OF REALLY.

>> YESTERDAY IN ANAHEIM IT HIT 108 IN THE MORNING, WHICH IS ABOUT AS HOT AS PHOENIX RIGHT NOW.

I TOLD MY WIFE IT FEELS LIKE PHOENIX OUT HERE TODAY.

THAT WAS NOT WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING COMING TO CALIFORNIA, BUT GLAD IT'S A LITTLE COOLER TODAY.

BEING ON THE BEACH FEELS A LITTLE SAFE THERE.

>> Reporter: THIS LIFEGUARD SAYS THE HEAT WAVE IS COINCIDING WITH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IS KEEPING THE BEACHES PACKED, AND THE LIFEGUARDS BUSY.

>> LABOR DAY WEEKEND HAS BEEN EXTREMELY BUSY DUE TO THE HEAT AND WARM WATER CONDITIONS.

WE HAVE SEEN EXTREME CROWDS, MORE ALMOST LIKE A FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND.

WE'VE HAD A LARGE AMOUNT OF RESCUES, MEDICAL, JUST BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC IS INCREASED AS WELL.

>> Reporter: THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK.

>>> MANY WHO ATTENDED THIS WEEKEND'S DEBUT OF SNAPDRAGON STADIUM WILL REMEMBER IT LAST FOR THE FOOTBALL, AND MORE FOR THE EXTREME HEAT.

WE CAUGHT UP WITH SOME OF THE FANS WHO WERE FORCED OUT OF THEIR SEATS, AND INTO THE SHADE.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT DISPATCHED MULTIPLE UNITS TO SNAPDRAGON STADIUM ON SATURDAY TO TREAT PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.

OVER 34,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE FIRST GAME AT SAN DIEGO STATE'S NEW HOME FIELD AS A HEAT WAVE CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE SOUTHWEST.

>> THIS IS LIKE AN OPEN FACE SANDWICH.

LITERALLY EVERY SQUARE INCH OF THAT SANDWICH IS EXPOSED TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT.

IT IS JUST NOT GOOD.

>> Reporter: THIS SEASON-TICKET HOLDER WAS AT THE GAME WITH HIS WIFE.

HE FILMED WHAT HE SAW DURING THE GAME.

>> WE DIDN'T TAILGATE AS LONG BECAUSE WE KNEW IT WOULD BE HOT.

RIGHT OFF THE BAT, AN AMBULANCE SHOWED UP AND TOOK AWAY ONE OF OUR TAILGATING NEIGHBORS WHO, I THINK HE SUFFERED LIKE A MILD HEATSTROKE.

>> Reporter: SDSU FAN JOEL ANDERSON IS A SEASON-TICKET HOLDER AND WAS AT THE GAME WITH HIS FAMILY.

HE WAS HAPPY WITH THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE, EVEN THOUGH THE AZTECS LOST 20-38.

HE SAYS HE PREPARED FOR THE HEAT AND STAYED FOR ALL FOUR QUARTERS, BUT HIS WIFE AND KIDS LEFT EARLY.

>> THEY ARE STILL WORKING OUT KINKS.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE THEM A SEASON TO WORK THINGS OUT.

I COULD SEE THEM FOR SURE LIKE PROVIDING MORE CANOPIES AND TABLES AND THINGS LIKE THAT ON A DAY GAME.

I HAVE SEEN THAT SUGGESTION.

I'M SURE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT DURING A HOT DAY GAME IS PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA.

>> Reporter: KPBS REACHED OUT TO THE SAN DIEGO FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR COMMENT.

THEY SAID THEY WILL PROVIDE DATA TOMORROW.

AFTER SEEING THE WAY HEAT CAN AFFECT FOOTBALL FANS FIRSTHAND, THEY HOPE THERE IS SOME LONG- TERM SOLUTIONS AT THE STADIUM.

>> THEY DEFINITELY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS FOR THE OTHER SPORTING EVENTS.

OTHER EVENTS AND VENUES THEY HAVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

WE HAVE SOCCER GAMES, LACROSSE GAMES, OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WANTS TO USE THAT FACILITY, IT'S GOING TO BE BRUTAL IF THEY ARE DOING ANYTHING DURING THE DAYTIME AND THOSE LATER SUMMER MONTHS.

>> Reporter: KPBS REACHED OUT TO SDSU, BUT THEY DID NOT RESPOND IN TIME FOR COMMENT.

THE NEXT HOME GAME IS THIS SATURDAY AT 5:00 P.M.

THEY DON'T HAVE ANY MORE DAYTIME GAMES CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON.

>>> CREWS ARE GETTING CLOSE TO CONTAINING THE BORDER 32 FIRE IN SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

IT HAS BEEN QUITE THE BATTLE THE PAST FIVE DAYS WITH HIGH HEAT AND RUGGED TERRAIN.

10 STRUCTURES WERE DESTROYED, THREE OF THOSE WERE HOMES, AND SIX PEOPLE WERE INJURED.

THE FIRE IS NOW 95% CONTAINED, AND HAS CHARRED ABOUT 4600 ACRES.

MORE THAN 100 ANIMALS HAD TO BE RESCUED AS WELL.

THE CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

>>> IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, TWO PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN A FIRE.

THE FIRE IS NOW CLOSE TO 4300 ACRES AND 40% CONTAINED, BUT CREWS ARE MAKING SOME GOOD PROGRESS IN WORKING TO LIFT EVACUATION ORDERS.

A SECOND FIRE IS BURNING IN THE COUNTY.

IT'S THEM ON FIRE AND HAS BURNED MORE THAN 10,000 ACRES, AND IS ONLY 10% CONTAINED.

>>> FOR THE SIXTH STRAIGHT DAY WE ARE UNDER A FLEX ALERT THIS TIME UNTIL 10:00 P.M. TONIGHT.

POWER OFFICIALS ARE URGING PEOPLE TO CONSERVE ELECTRICITY TO AVOID BLACKOUTS.

MORE NOW FROM OUR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REPORTER.

>> Reporter: A HEAT WAVE HAS BROUGHT RECORD-SETTING TEMPERATURES TO THE STATE, WITH TRIPLE DIGITS HAMMERING INLAND AREAS.

THIS IS PRESIDENT OF CAL ISO, WHICH OPERATES CALIFORNIA ABOUT THE BEST ENERGY GRID.

HE SAYS CALIFORNIANS HAVE DONE WELL.

CONSERVATION, HE SAID COME HAS CAUSED THE DEMAND FOR ENERGY TO BE ABOUT 2% LOWER THAN FORECAST OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKENDS.

>> WE HAVE NOW ENTERED THE MOST INTENSE PHASE OF THIS HEATWAVE.

FORECASTED DEMAND FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY IS AT ALL-TIME RECORD LEVELS, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ROTATING OUTAGES HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY.

>> THE MESSAGE IS WE MUST REDUCE ENERGY USE DURING THE PEAK HOURS.

>> Reporter: DON'T USE LARGE APPLIANCES DURING PEAK HOURS, AND PRECOOL YOUR HOME DURING THE DAY SO YOU CAN TURN DOWN, OR TURN OFF, THE AIR CONDITIONING DURING PEAK HOURS.

IF PEOPLE DON'T REDUCE THEIR USE TO A SUFFICIENT LEVEL, THE NEXT STOP IS ROLLING BLACKOUTS.

>> IF WE GET TO THAT POINT WERE ALL THESE OTHER TOOLS THAT WE HAVE DESCRIBED, THE ENERGY, THE DEMAND RESPONSE, THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE, OPERATING RESERVES, IF THOSE ARE EXHAUSTED, AT THAT POINT WE WOULD BE CONVEYING TO THE UTILITIES THAT IT WILL BE TIME TO DROP LOAD.

>> Reporter: THEN, IT WOULD BE UP TO UTILITIES, TO DEVISE A PLAN FOR ROLLING BLACKOUTS WITH THE DIRECTION TO KEEP THEM AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAS HAD AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN PLACE SINCE LAST TUESDAY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAY DON'T EXPECT THAT TO CHANGE ANYTIME BEFORE SATURDAY.

>> HIGH TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY ARE GENERALLY GOING TO RANGE IN THE MIDDLE 90s TO THE LOW 100s FOR THE VALLEY.

SO, THERE IS GOING TO BE A VERY HIGH RISK ON TUESDAY.

WEDNESDAY IS EVEN GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT WARMER FOR THE VALLEY.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO'S COASTAL REGIONS HAVE NOT BEEN SPARED THE HEAT.

OCEANSIDE HARBOR SET A HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD OF 95 DEGREES ON SUNDAY.

WHAT'S MORE, IT'S NOT COOLING DOWN AT NIGHT.

>> SAN DIEGO, THE AIRPORT, ACTUALLY TIED THEIR ALL-TIME HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD.

THAT MEANS A TEMPERATURE DID NOT FALL BELOW 78 DEGREES AT ALL DURING THE DAY YESTERDAY.

>> Reporter: RELIEF IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND.

A SURGE OF TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL ARRIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE THIS WEEK, BRINGING WITH IT A CHANCE OF HEAVY RAIN AND LOWER TEMPERATURES.

>>> ARE DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE CONTINUES RIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK.

WHEN IS COOLING GOING TO COME?

PERHAPS BY NEXT WEEKEND.

A TROPICAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH.

UNTIL THEN, HOT DAYS AND WARM NIGHTS.

TRY TO STAY OUT OF THE SUN.

GET IN THE AIR CONDITIONING.

ALWAYS CHECK ON THE ELDERLY, HYDRATE, AND NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN YOUR VEHICLE.

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE, DO BE PREPARED FOR RECORDS CHALLENGED.

HIGH ENERGY DEMANDS, ALSO THE RISK FOR A HEAT RELATED ILLNESS.

THAT'S WHY WE TELL YOU TO HYDRATE AND GET OUT OF THE SUN.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, WARM AND HUMID.

ARE LOW, 72 DEGREES.

69, OCEANSIDE AND RAMONA.

BORREGO SPRINGS AT 81.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY TEMPERATURES, FOR TOMORROW, VERY WARM AT THE COAST, IN THE MID-80s.

NEAR THE CENTURY MARK IN THE INTERIOR VALLEY.

IT'S HOT OVER TOWARDS BORREGO SPRINGS.

END OF THE WEEK, WE ARE WATCHING A DEVELOPING TROPICAL SYSTEM OFF THE WEST COAST OF MEXICO.

IT WILL GET MORE HUMID, AND THERE COULD BE SOME STORMS.

REALLY TOO EARLY TO SAY HOW MUCH RAIN WE WILL GET OUT OF THIS.

HOPEFULLY WE GET SOME.

IT DOES LOOK LIKE THERE WILL BE SOME COOLING WITH ALL THAT MOISTURE COMING UP THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE.

THAT IS NOT UNTIL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

UNTIL THEN, WE ARE HOT.

TEMPERATURES STAYING WELL INTO THE 80s.

MID TO UPPER 80s TO NEAR 90 DEGREES THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THEN, THE END OF THE WEEK IT IS HUMID.

MORE CLOUDS, AND A CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

AND THEN SECTIONS, VERY HOT.

UPPER 90s.

UP TO THE MOUNTAINS, WARM HERE, BUT NOTICE WE SEE SOME WIND AND A CHANCE FOR SOME STORMS BY THE WEEKEND.

YOU SEE THOSE CHANGES COMING TO THE DESERT TOO.

>>> LABOR DAY 2022 WAS A GOOD ONE FOR CALIFORNIA FAST FOOD WORKERS.

GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SIGNED A NEW LAW ESTABLISHING A FAST FOOD COUNSEL THAT ALLOWS WORKERS TO NEGOTIATE WAGE AND WORKING CONDITIONS ON AN INDUSTRYWIDE BASIS.

WE SPOKE WITH THE LAW'S AUTHOR, AND PEOPLE WHO WILL FEEL THE MOST IMPACT.

>> Reporter: THIS WOMAN JOINED THE LABOR MOVEMENT A FEW WEEKS AGO BECAUSE HER MANAGER WOULDN'T GIVE HER A 10 MINUTE BREAK.

CALIFORNIA LAW REQUIRES EMPLOYERS TO GIVE THEIR HOURLY WORKERS 110 MINUTE BREAK FOR EVERY FOUR HOURS OF WORK.

BUT SHE IS AN IMMIGRANT, AND THIS IS HER FIRST JOB IN THE U.S. SHE SAYS SHE HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THE BREAK REQUIREMENT.

SHE ALSO SAYS THERE WERE UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS AT THE KITCHEN.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: THE NEW LAWS WILL GIVE WORKERS A LOUDER VOICE ON ISSUES.

IT ESTABLISHES A STATEWIDE COUNSEL WHERE WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WILL COME TO THE TABLE AND NEGOTIATE INDUSTRY STANDARDS.

NEWSOM SAID THE BILL WILL EMPOWER CALIFORNIA FAST FOOD WORKERS.

>> A BILL THAT EMPOWERS OUR WORKERS, PARTICULARLY IN THAT SECTOR, GIVING THEM MORE VOICE AND MORE CHOICE.

>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR ALSO MENTIONED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SIGNING THE BILL DURING THE HOLIDAY.

>> I'M PROUD COME ON LABOR DAY, TO SIGN THAT BILL AND ENSHRINE IT IN LAW.

>> Reporter: CRITICS SAY IT WILL MAKE FAST FOOD MORE EXPENSIVE FOR CONSUMERS, BUT DURING LUNCH ON LABOR DAY, SAN DIEGANS VISITING FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS SUPPORTED THE IDEA OF PAYING WORKERS MORE MONEY.

THIS WOMAN IS FROM NATIONAL CITY.

>> I DON'T THINK IT WOULD HURT MUST.

FAST FOOD ISN'T A NECESSITY.

THEY WOULD BE BETTER OFF BUYING ACTUAL GROCERIES.

>> Reporter: THIS PERSON IS FROM CHULA VISTA.

HIS SISTER WORKS AT EIGHT CHIPOTLE'S.

>> IT'S A TOUGH INDUSTRY.

THE PAY IS KIND OF LOW.

THEY DO DESERVE AT LEAST A COUPLE BUCKS MORE THAN MINIMUM WAGE OR WHATEVER THEY ARE PAID.

YES, I THINK WAGES SHOULD BE INCREASED FOR FAST FOOD WORKERS.

>> Reporter: LLERENA GONZALES INTRODUCE THE BILL IN JANUARY OF 2021.

NOW, SHE IS THE LEADER OF THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION AND SEES THIS AS A MODEL THAT COULD BE APPLIED TO OTHER INDUSTRIES AS WELL.

>> I THINK THAT'S REALLY EXCITING.

IT'S ANOTHER LEVEL OF BARGAINING.

A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF COMING UP WITH REGULATIONS.

I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD TAKE OFF FOR NOT JUST FAST FOOD WORKERS, BUT OTHER INDUSTRIES AS WELL.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THIS COULD LEAD TO HIGHER WAGES AND MORE JOB STABILITY.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE NEW LAW IS BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE IT RECOGNIZES HER VALUE AS A WORKER, AND AS A HUMAN BEING.

IT WILL TAKE EFFECT ON JANUARY 1st, 2023.

>>> IN POLITICS, LABOR DAY IS OFTEN SEEN AS THE UNOFFICIAL START OF THE CAMPAIGN SEASON.

WITH MIDTERMS TWO MONTHS AWAY, KPBS WILL BE WRAPPING UP OUR ELECTION COVERAGE.

PART OF THAT INCLUDES THE KPBS VOTER HELP .

IT HAS INFORMATION ON IMPORTER DATES AND STORIES ON THE CANDIDATES AND ISSUES.

WE ALSO HAVE A VERSION FOR OUR SPANISH-SPEAKING AUDIENCE.

RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ACCEPTING YOUR ELECTION QUESTIONS TO HELP US GUIDE OUR COVERAGE IN THE WEEKS AHEAD.

YOU CAN GET TO OUR VOTER HELP FROM OUR HOME PAGE OR BY GOING TO THE WEBSITE.

>>> IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN HOW THE REVERSAL OF ROE VS. WADE AND THE ISSUE OF ABORTION WILL MOTIVATE VOTERS IN NOVEMBER.

ONE THING FOR CERTAIN IN CALIFORNIA, THEY WILL BE ASKED TO DO MORE TO PROTECT ABORTION ACCESS.

CAL MATTERS GIVES US A DETAILED LOOK AT PROPOSITION 1.

>> Reporter: THE LANDSCAPE OF ABORTION ACCESS IS RAPIDLY SHIFTING ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

SINCE THE SUPREME COURT OVERTURNED ROE V. WADE IN JUNE, ENDING A NEARLY 50-YEAR-OLD CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO ABORTION, REPUBLICAN-LED STATES OF RUSH TO RESTRICT THE PROCEDURE ORBAN IT ALL TOGETHER.

CALIFORNIA IS MOVING EVEN FURTHER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

>> THIS NOVEMBER WE WILL BE ADVANCING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

>> Reporter: DEMOCRATIC LEADERS WANT TO MAKE THE STATE A SANCTUARY FOR ABORTION.

WELCOMING PATIENTS FROM OTHER STATES.

NOW, CALIFORNIA VOTERS HAVE A CHANCE TO ENSHRINE REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN THE STATE CONSTITUTION.

>> I'M THE STATE CAPITOL REPORTER FOR CAL MATTERS, AND THIS IS PROPOSITION 1.

>> ABORTION ACCESS ISN'T GOING AWAY IN CALIFORNIA ANYTIME SOON.

THE PROCEDURE HAS BEEN LEGAL HERE SINCE 1967.

CURRENTLY, YOU CAN GET AN ABORTION FOR ANY REASON UP TO ABOUT 24 WEEKS OF PREGNANCY.

THE CONSTITUTION EVEN INCLUDES A RIGHT TO PRIVACY AS STATE COURTS HAVE INTERPRETED AS PROTECTING ABORTION.

DEMOCRATIC LEADERS WANT GREATER ASSURANCES THAT ABORTION ACCESS WILL BE THREATENED BY SHIFTING POLITICAL TIDES.

IT PUTS A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BEFORE VOTERS DECLARING THAT PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO CHOOSE BEFORE GETTING A ABORTION OR A RIGHT TO CHOOSE CONTRACEPTIVES FOR CRITICS SAY THE AMENDMENTS WOULD NOT OFFER NEW PROTECTIONS.

SUPPORTERS ARGUE AN EXPLICIT GUARANTEE OF REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM IS IMPORTANT, IN CASE LEGAL INTERPRETATIONS OF CALIFORNIA'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT FOR PRIVACY CHANGE.

THE LANGUAGE IS SO BROAD THAT IT WILL LEGALIZE LATE-TERM ABORTIONS BEYOND THE 24 WEEK POINT OF VIABILITY.

PROPONENTS DENY THAT.

VOTE YES IF YOU WANT CALIFORNIA TO AT A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO CHOOSE ABORTION IN THE CONSTITUTION.

VOTE NO IF YOU DON'T.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE WEBSITE.

>>> ON THE NEXT NEWS HOUR, A JUDGE ORDERS A SPECIAL MASTER TO REVIEW DOCUMENTS TAKEN FROM MAR-A-LAGO.

COMING UP AT 7:00, RIGHT AFTER EVENING EDITION, ON KPBS.

>>> IT'S LOUD, IT'S DANGEROUS, AND LEAVES SOME UGLY MARKS ON COMMUNITIES.

STREET TAKEOVERS GLAMORIZED ON SOCIAL MEDIA ARE POPPING UP ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

WE HAVE A REPORT ON A GROWING CRIME TREND, AND WHY POLICE ARE HAVING A HARD TIME STOPPING IT.

>> Reporter: FROM AROUND THE GLOBE, FAST AND FURIOUS FANS COME TO THIS LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD TO TAKE PICTURES IN FRONT OF THE SHOP.

>> I WANT TO SEE THE MARKET AND ALSO THE HOUSE FROM FAST AND FURIOUS.

>> IT'S NICE.

THIS IS REALLY GREAT.

>> Reporter: BUT THE MOVIE, KNOWN FOR THEIR FAST CARS AND DURING STUNTS, HAVE LEFT THEIR MARK ON THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IN ANOTHER WAY.

THE SCARS OF STREET RACING AND DONUTS MARK WHERE STREET RACERS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> THEY ARE SPINNING AROUND LIKE CRAZY WITH THE MUFFLERS SOUNDING LIKE EXPLOSIONS.

>> Reporter: FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE -- >> THE SMOKE THAT IT LEAVES BEHIND FROM THE TIRES BURNING, IT LINGERS.

>> Reporter: IS MORE THAN A NUISANCE.

>> YOU HEAR THESE SCREECHES AND CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE COPS COME.

>> Reporter: IT'S DANGEROUS AND ILLEGAL.

TAKEOVERS LIKE THESE HAPPENING AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY.

>> YOU'RE PUTTING OUR LIVES AT RISK.

YOU'RE PUTTING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AT RISK.

>> Reporter: ACROSS THE COUNTRY, DRIVERS ARE TAKING OVER STREETS, RACING, DOING DOUGHNUTS AND BURNOUTS.

JUST IN THE LAST WEEK, AND ENTIRE BLOCK WAS DAMAGED BY OUT- OF-CONTROL CARS IN DES MOINES.

POLICE IN SALT LAKE CITY ARRESTED SIX PEOPLE FOR ILLEGALLY RACING.

ANOTHER BLOCKED FOR GETTING TO A SHOOTING.

CHANDLER, ARIZONA POLICE SAY AND ILLEGAL DRUG LEFT ONE DRIVER DEAD.

NEW CHICAGO, A PEDESTRIAN WAS STRUCK AND KILLED.

A CITY ALDERMAN SING HIGHER FINES AND IMPOUNDING VEHICLES HAS LITTLE EFFECT.

>> WE SEE THESE INCIDENTS NOT STOPPING.

THEY HAVEN'T STOPPED.

IF ANYTHING THEY ARE GETTING WORSE AND WORSE.

>> Reporter: RUMBLE STRIPS IN COMPTON, CALIFORNIA DID LITTLE TO SLOW DOWN THE TAKEOVERS.

THAT UP RESIDENTS IN L.A.

TAKING TO THE STREETS IN PROTEST.

THIS PERSON IS ONE OF THEM.

SHE LOST LARRY BROOKS, HER HUSBAND OF MORE THAN 30 YEARS, WHEN HE WENT OUT FOR SOME EXERCISE AND NEVER CAME HOME.

>> THE DRIVER REVVED HIS CAR TO 90, SPUN OUT, LOSS CONTROL.

HE HIT MY HUSBAND AND SIX OTHER CARS.

MY HUSBAND HAD 10 MINUTES TO LIVE AFTER THAT.

IT IS CALLED VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER, BUT HE WAS MURDERED.

THAT MEANT SHE AND OTHERS ARE CALLING FOR A DISCLAIMER TO BE ADDED TO THE FILMS, CONVINCED THEY GLAMORIZE STREET RACING.

UNIVERSAL PICTURES DID NOT RETURN A REQUEST FOR COMMENTS.

>> I FEEL FURIOUS.

>> YOU CAN GO TO JAIL, KILL SOMEONE, ENTER YOURSELF.

>> Reporter: THIS PERSON STARTED A NONPROFIT AFTER HER 16-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WAS KILLED IN 2013.

NOW, SHE MENTOR STREET RACERS WHO HAVE BEEN PUNISHED BY THE COURTS.

>> YOUR WHOLE DREAM AND YOUR LIFE IS GONE AWAY.

YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE THE OTHER PARTY TELLING YOU THIS IS WHAT YOU TOOK AWAY FROM US.

>> Reporter: HER MESSAGE NOT HEARD NEARLY ENOUGH SHE SAYS.

LOST IN A HAZE OF BURNING RUBBER AND ROARING ENGINES.

>>> THE PLAYHOUSE IS BUSY PUTTING IT'S BEEN ON A WORK BY A COMPOSER.

ARE ARTS REPORTER RECENTLY VISITED A REHEARSAL AND SAYS IT IS A WORK THAT CHALLENGES THE MUSICAL FORMAT.

>> Reporter: IMAGINE IF YOU WILL, ALL OF THE STORIES OF THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT, APART FROM ONE COME ON U.S. PRESIDENTS, WHETHER SUCCESSFUL OR NOT, FROM THE ASSASSIN'S PROFESSOR.

HE EXPECTED A BACKLASH.

POLITICAL ASSASSINATIONS ARE NOT TYPICAL FAIR FOR MUSICALS, BUT AT THE TIME, HE TOLD THE "NEW YORK TIMES", WE ARE NOT GOING TO APOLOGIZE FOR DEALING WITH SUCH A VOLATILE SUBJECT.

AMANDA BLAIR IS NOT APOLOGIZING EITHER.

SHE IS CURRENTLY IN REHEARSALS FOR THE ASSASSIN.

>> I'M ALWAYS INTERESTED IN PUSHING THE ENVELOPE AS A DIRECTOR.

I'M INTERESTED IN STORIES THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO PEOPLE.

A BIG UNDERLYING THEME IN THIS SHOW IS THE AMERICAN DREAM.

IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND DIFFERENT TAKES ON WHAT THE AMERICAN DREAM MEANS TO THESE CHARACTERS.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE SAME.

SO, THOSE KINDS OF STORIES THAT CHALLENGE WHAT WE THINK THE NORM IS ARE REALLY WHAT ATTRACTED ME TO WANTING TO DISPLAY THEM FOR THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: FOR MICHAEL HARRISON, HE IS CHALLENGED BY WHAT HE WAS TAUGHT IN SCHOOL.

>> I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, AMERICAN HISTORY CLASS WHEN THE SHOW PREMIERED.

I REMEMBER HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH MY HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY TEACHER ABOUT DID YOU KNOW THIS?

WE ARE STUDYING THIS.

CAN WE LISTEN TO THIS SONG IN CLASS?

EVEN THEN I COULD TELL THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING TO BE LEARNED FROM MUSIC, AND FROM THE PERSPECTIVE AND THE EMOTIONAL WEIGHT THAT MUSIC IN A MUSICAL THEATER PIECE CAN HAVE.

>> Reporter: THIS PERSON WAS A SUBURBAN HOUSE WAS.

>> ONE DAY DECIDED THAT SHE WANTED TO KILL, OR ATTEMPT TO KILL, PRESIDENT GERALD FORD, WHICH I THINK IS KIND OF A BIG THROUGH LINE OF THIS PIECE.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SUSPECT.

I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT A LOT, ESPECIALLY WITH GUN VIOLENCE.

>> Reporter: THAT'S WHY IT IS AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE.

>> I HAVE ACTORS MOVING THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE.

SOME OF THEM WILL BE SITTING IN THE HOUSE.

THEY ARE MAKING ENTRANCES AND EXITS FROM ALL OVER THE SPACE.

THE IDEA BEING THAT IF WE ARE THINK ABOUT ASSASSINS IN HISTORY, THEY CAME FROM SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO YOU.

THEY WERE NORMAL PEOPLE UP TO A POINT.

>> IT'S YOUR NEIGHBOR, THE MOM WHO LIVES DOWN THE STREET WHO PICKS HER KID UP FROM LITTLE LEAGUE.

HAVING THAT PROXIMITY TO THE AUDIENCE GIVES THAT FEELING OF OH, I FORGOT THIS PERSON WAS SITTING NEXT TO ME.

>> WE HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PERSON DOING THE BAD THINGS TO BE RIGHT NEXT TO YOU.

THAT KIND OF LITTLE BIT OF ON YOUR EDGE.

IT MAKES THE AUDIENCE A LITTLE BIT UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT I THINK IN A GOOD WAY.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE NOT ASKING THE AUDIENCE TO CONDONE THESE ACTS OF VIOLENCE.

>> I TRULY HOPE THAT THEY WALK AWAY FROM THE SHOW WITH MORE OF AN UNDERSTANDING, NOT NECESSARILY AN ACCEPTANCE, BUT AN UNDERSTANDING FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S VIEWPOINTS.

I THINK THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM WE'VE GOT IN SOCIETY TODAY WHERE WE CAN HAVE POLARIZING TOPICS, AND THIS PERSON DOES NOT WANT TO HEAR WHAT THIS PERSON HAS TO SAY.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY ARE COMING FROM.

>> Reporter: THAT THEME OF LISTENING TO WHAT PEOPLE, EVEN ASSASSINS, HAS TO SAY, COMES UP REPEATEDLY.

>> I THINK THEY TURN TO THESE ACTS OF VIOLENCE HOPING THAT THEY WILL BE HEARD AND TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

IT ALMOST HAS THE OPPOSITE EFFECT.

>> Reporter: ASSASSINS OPENS ON SEPTEMBER 16th AT THE PLAYHOUSE.

>>> HERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORY, A SMALL BRUSH FIRE CONTAINED TONIGHT NEAR RAMONA.

THEY ARE CALLING THIS THE CAESAR FIRE NEAR STATE ROUTE 78.

OLIVER PIERCE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS BEING USED AS AN EVACUATION CENTER FOR PEOPLE IN THE AREA.

RAMONA RODEO GROUNDS IS EXCEPTING ANIMALS.

THE WORST APPEAR TO BE OVER.

CAL FIRE SAYS IT HALTED FORWARD SPREAD AT ABOUT 50 ACRES.

THERE IS NO WORD ON DAMAGE TO ANY STRUCTURES.

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