>>> 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.

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ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6.

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM AMITA SHARMA IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

>>> LABOR DEMANDS ARE CAUSING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS.

>> IT IS A FIGHT FOR OUR LIVELIHOOD AND TO PROVIDE FOR OUR FAMILY.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THEY HAVE BEEN DELIVERING TESTING AND THEY WANT TO BE COMPENSATED.

>> WE HAVE HAD 27 SESSIONS AND WE ARE NOT DONE.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM?

>> Reporter: TODD IS THE PRESIDENT OF A LOCAL UNION WHO REPRESENT SAN DIEGO WORKERS AND HE SAID SAID CVS NEEDS TO STEP UP.

>> THIS IS THE AGE OF THE WORKER.

THEY ARE BEING REWARDED FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO.

CVS, THEY ARE THE MOST ANTIUNION COMPANY WE WORK FOR.

THEY HAVE PUT UP SUCH A FIGHT OVER THIS CONTRACT.

I AM SURPRISED WE HAVE TO BE HERE.

>> I JUST FINISHED DOING TWO DOUBLE SHIFTS AND IT IS BECAUSE THERE IS NOBODY OUT HERE TO WORK.

BUT WE HAVE TO BE THERE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS BECAUSE WE ARE HEALTHCARE.

>> Reporter: CVS EMPLOYEES HOPE THAT THEY WILL MAKE THE HEALTHCARE PLANS MORE AFFORDABLE.

>> THEY DON'T WANT TO GIVE US A PAY RAISE THAT KEEPS UP WITH INFLATION.

THEY ARE A HEALTHCARE COMPANY.

ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD AND THEY WON'T GIVE US AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE.

AND THEY BOTH HELP US ON THE STAFFING ISSUES.

SO, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

WE ARE GOING TO START TAKING THIS TO THE PUBLIC.

>> Reporter: CVS SAYS THEY HAVE HAD A LONG RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU SEE FW AND THEY HOPE TO COME TOGETHER ON A NEW AGREEMENT.

SOME BUSINESSES ARE HAVING TROUBLE FINDING PEOPLE TO HIRE.

>> THIS IS JUST DIFFICULT.

>> Reporter: ANGELA MENDEZ IS THE MANAGER OF TOCCO KINGS.

THEY HOPE THEY CAN FILL POSITIONS IN THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE HOUSE.

>> WE NEED A LOT OF PEOPLE RIGHT NOW.

>> THIS IS OUR DAY.

THIS IS LABOR DAY.

IT IS A DAY FOR WORKERS.

>> Reporter: SOME SAY THAT LABOR SHORTAGES ARE NOT BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO WORK.

IT'S BECAUSE MANY ARE NOT OFFERING A REASONABLE WAGE.

>> IF YOU GIVE THEM A HEALTHCARE PLAN, OUR GROCERY STORES THAT HAVE GOOD QUALITY HEALTHCARE, THEY DON'T HAVE A SHORTAGE THERE.

>> Reporter: PANDEMIC BENEFITS ARE GOING AWAY BUT STIMULUS CHECKS ARE GOING TO CALIFORNIA IS THAT MAKE $75,000 PER YEAR OR LESS.

I AM MATT HOFFMAN WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> THERE ARE GROWING CONCERNS OFFICIALS WORRY THAT DIFFICULT DECISIONS LIE AHEAD OVER WHO CAN RECEIVE INTENSIVE CARE.

CHRIS WIN HAS THE LATEST.

>>> AMERICANS ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO GET VACCINATED.

>> WE HAVE LOST 24 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE SINCE FRIDAY.

I ASKED FOR PRAYERS AND FOR YOU TO GET VACCINATED.

>> Reporter: AS COVID-19 CONTINUES TO SPREAD RAPIDLY, PARTICULARLY IN PLACES WITH LOW RATES OF VACCINATION, SOME PLACES ARE CLOSE TO FULL CAPACITY AND FACING A SHORTAGE OF ICU BEDS.

>> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME TOUGH CHOICES BUT.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, NEARLY 80% OF ICU BEDS ARE OCCUPIED BY COVID-19 PATIENTS RIGHT NOW.

THE SITUATION IS DIRE IN TEXAS, FLORIDA AND GEORGIA WERE CASE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO CLIMB.

>> THE HOSPITAL IS FULL.

WE ARE UNABLE TO PLACE ANY PATIENCE HERE.

>> Reporter: AND IT IS NOT JUST ADULTS IMPACTED.

A RECENT STUDY SHOWS THAT MORE CHILDREN WENT TO HOSPITALS AND EMERGENCY ROOMS IN STATES WITH LOWER VACCINATION RATES.

DR. ANTHONY FAUCI SAYS VACCINATING ALL ELIGIBLE IS THE KEY TO GETTING IT UNDER CONTROL.

>> SURROUND YOU CHILDREN WHETHER IT IS FRIENDS, FAMILY, TEACHERS, SCHOOL PERSONNEL.

SURROUND THEM WITH VACCINATED PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: A PUSH TO PROTECT THE VERNAL BOWL AS SUMMER COMES TO A CLOSE.

I'M CHRIS WIN FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> FOR THE LATEST ON THE PANDEMIC GO TO THE TRACKING COVID-19 SECTION ON WWW.KPBS.ORG.

AND INCLUDES DETAILS ON VACCINES, THE LATEST CASE NUMBERS AND LOCAL REPORTING.

YOU CAN GET THERE BY CLICKING THE LINK ON THE HOMEPAGE.

>>> MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE BEEN LIFTED NEAR RAINBOW AS FIREFIGHTERS GET A HANDLE ON THE ARUBA FIRE.

CREWS STOP THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE FIRE THAT HAS BURNED 54 ACRES.

THAT IS DOWN FOR FROM A PREVIOUS ESTIMATE OF 100 ACRES.

AT LAST CHECK THE FIRE IS 30% CONTAINED.

>>> NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON THE CALDOR.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT WERE FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES HAVE BEEN ALLOWED BACK.

THE REDUCTION IN WIND HAS SLOWED THE SPREAD A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE BEEN DOWNGRADED.

>> Reporter: IT IS A HOMECOMING FILLED WITH SMILES AND TREATS.

RANDY AND LISA -- >> THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME.

A >> Reporter: THEY ARE PUTTING A SMILE ON THE FACES OF NEIGHBORS BY HANDING OUT FREE ICE CREAM.

IT IS A WELCOME BACK THAT THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR.

>> WE CANNOT SHOW ENOUGH APPRECIATION FOR HOW WELL THEY FOUGHT THIS.

AND WERE ABLE TO CONTAIN IT FROM THE CITY.

>> IT IS EMOTIONAL.

>> Reporter: HIGHWAY 50 AT THE STATE LINE IS OPEN AGAIN.

LOCALS ARE BACK ON THE GROUND AND THEY ARE GRATEFUL THAT LAKE TAHOE WAS NOT TOUCHED BY THE CALDOR.

THERE WERE MASS EVACUATIONS OUT OF THE AREA A WEEK AGO.

>> IT FEELS GREAT.

PEOPLE ARE COMING BACK SLOWLY AND THAT'S GREAT.

>> Reporter: BRIAN HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE GREEN LIGHT TO RETURN HOME WITH HIS DOG PENELOPE.

HE WILL BE OFFERING FREE CHILDCARE FOR THOSE COMING BACK HOME.

>> IT IS A LABOR DAY WEEKEND TURNED HOMECOMING.

FILLED WITH GRATITUDE FROM PEOPLE WHO WERE DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE FIRE.

THEY ARE READY TO GET BACK TO WHAT SOUTH LAKE TAHOE WAS.

>> THE IDEA OF LOSING OUR HISTORY, THAT WAS MORE DEVASTATING THAN JUST LOSING MY OWN HOME.

>>> ALL IS NIGHT BACK NOT BACK TO NORMAL YET.

THEY SAY PEOPLE WILL NEED TO BRING THEIR OWN SUPPLIES AND STORES AND RESTAURANTS ARE NOT OPEN.

AND PEOPLE ARE BEING TOLD TO STAY AWAY IF THEY HAVE RESPIRATORY ISSUES.

>>> DELMAR RACETRACK SAW ITS LAST DAY OF THE RACING SEASON.

>> Reporter: THE DELMAR RACETRACK CONCLUDES SUMMER SEASON TODAY.

JOE HARPER, THE PRESIDENT OF THE DELMAR THOROUGHBRED CLUB SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THE SEASON WAS DIFFERENT, IT DID NOT DISAPPOINT.

>> IT WAS A TREMENDOUS YEAR.

THIS IS THE BEST YEAR EVER FOR TOTAL BEDDING.

OVER HALF $1 BILLION IN 31 DAYS.

>> Reporter: HARPERS IS THE DAILY AVERAGE FOR THE SEASON WAS AROUND $18 MILLION.

HE SAYS PART OF THE SUCCESS WAS THE LOSS OF SPORTING EVENTS LAST YEAR AND THAT BROUGHT NEW INTEREST TO HORSERACING.

>> A LOT OF SPORTS BETTORS CAME OVER TO RACING.

YOU CAN BET PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY FROM YOUR PHONE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT SAFETY IS A PRIORITY.

AND THE CALIFORNIA HORSE RACING BOARD SHOWS EIGHT EQUINE FATALITIES THIS YEAR AND THREE WERE DURING TRAINING.

>> WE KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE THINGS THAT WE CAN CONTROL.

WE MAKE THE DIRT BEHIND ME AS SAFE AS WE CAN.

WE HAVE HIRED VETERINARIANS TO WATCH THE SOURCES IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE MORNING.

>> Reporter: THEY HOPE THAT DELMAR WILL BE NAMED THE SAFEST TRACK ONCE AGAIN.

BUT ONE ANIMAL ACTIVIST SAYS THEY DON'T DESERVE THE TITLE.

>> IT IS NOT A SAFE HORSE TRACK.

THEY LIE ABOUT THE INDUSTRY.

HORSES ARE BEING ABUSED.

THEY ARE BEING OVER DRUGGED.

THEY ARE PUSHED TO RAISE IN PAIN.

A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF MEDICATION TO MASK THEIR PAIN.

IT IS ABUSE.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO ASSURE THE SAFETY OF STAFF.

>> WE HAVE 1000 EMPLOYEES ON THE BACKSTRETCH.

WELL OVER 90% OF THEM HAVE BEEN VACCINATED.

WE HAD VERY FEW POSITIVE TESTS, MAYBE ONE OR TWO.

>> SAFETY FOR VISITORS ALSO MEANS REDUCED CAPACITY.

>> I THINK WE WILL DO THAT EVERY OPENING DAY.

IT WAS MUCH EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO GET AROUND.

OPENING DAY HERE, WHEN YOU GET 40,000 PEOPLE IN THIS FACILITY, IT IS JAMPACKED.

>> Reporter: WALK ON TICKETS WERE AVAILABLE LATER IN THE SEASON.

THE FOAMY KICKS OFF SOON.

I AM TANIA THORNE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> CROWDS ARE OUT IN FORCE ON THE LAST OFFICIAL DAY OF THE HOLIDAY.

WE TALKED WITH BEACHGOERS ABOUT A LABOR DAY WITH SWIFT RECURRENCE.

>> Reporter: FLORA WAS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT RECURRENCE.

SHE WAS AT DOG BEACH WITH A GROUP OF FRIENDS.

>> THEY DID TELL US ABOUT THAT.

MY SON AND HIS FRIENDS HAD BEEN OUT SURFING AND THE LIFEGUARDS, THEY DID SAY SOMETHING ABOUT A RIP CURRENT UPFRONT.

AND I JUST SAID, OKAY.

THEY ARE OUT THERE.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE RISK OF RECURRENCE IS HIGH.

>> THEY SAY THIS IS THE BIG ONE.

WHERE THE RIVER MEETS THE OCEAN.

>> I KNOW WE HAVE MADE A FEW RESCUES TODAY.

>> Reporter: BRIAN CLARK IS A MARINE SAFETY LIEUTENANT WITH THE SAN DIEGO FIRE RESCUE SERVICES.

WHEN A RIP CURRENT DOES FORM, HE SAYS THE FIRST UP FOR SWIMMERS IS TO NOT PANIC.

>> IF YOU FEEL LIKE THE CURRENT IS TAKING YOU PARALLEL, YOU WANT TO GO THAT DIRECTION.

AND IF YOU FEEL LIKE IT IS PUSHING YOU NORTH, YOU WANT TO CONTINUE IN THE NORTHERN DIRECTION.

ONCE YOU ARE OUT OF THE CURRENT THEN YOU CAN SEND BACK TO SHORE.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE ELEVATED CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT.

I'M STEVE WALSH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT IS A HOT ONE TODAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.

THERE ARE HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY.

IT WILL STAY DRY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

WE COULD SEE A RETURN FOR MONSOON FLOW BUT IT DOES NOT SEEM ALL THAT IMPRESSIVE.

AGAIN, HE'D ADVISORIES IN THE MOUNTAINS LIKE MOUNT LAGUNA AND CAMPO.

AFTER TONIGHT, WEATHER ALERTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

IN OCEANSIDE TEMPERATURES WILL FALL OFF INTO THE 60s AND 65 IN ESCONDIDO.

TUESDAY IS A HOT ONE BUT, AS THE HEAT PURSES, IN THE DESERT REGIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THERE COULD BE SOME COASTAL COMFORT AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SITS LOCKED IN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST.

TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY INTO THE UPPER 80s.

76 IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

SAME OLD STORY HERE.

THE MONSOON MOISTURE IS TRYING TO WORK ITS WAY BACK INTO THE PICTURE.

BUT I DO STILL THINK THAT THE DRY AIR WILL RUN OUT.

TUESDAY WE ARE LOOKING AT 80s.

GOING INTO THE WEEKEND, WE COULD GO BACK UP INTO THE 80s.

FURTHER INLAND, TEMPERATURES STAYING HOT.

90s ON THE BOARD WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS WE COULD SEE A DROP OFF.

TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY TEMPERATURES GO FROM THE UPPER SEND UPPER 70s INTO THE LOW 70s.

PERHAPS A THUNDERSTORM AROUND.

IN THE DESERT, NOT A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGE.

IT IS LOOKING LIKE THINGS WILL REMAIN DRY.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER.

>>> THE U.S. NAVY HAS IDENTIFIED THE FIVE CREWMEMBERS THAT WERE KILLED IN A HELICOPTER CRASH.

THEY ARE -- A HOSPITAL CORPSMAN SARAH BURNS AND HOSPITAL CORPSMAN THIRD CLASS BAILEY TUCKER.

A SIXTH CREWMEMBER WAS RESCUED.

IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT CAUSED THE HELICOPTER TO CRASH LAST WEEK DURING ROUTINE FLIGHT OPERATIONS.

>>> WHEN INMATES ARE RELEASED FROM PRISON, THEY OFTEN DON'T HAVE THE PROPER IDENTIFICATION TO START A BANK ACCOUNT, RENT AN APARTMENT OR MOVE ON WITH LIFE.

BUT A NEW BILL ENDS TO CHANGE THAT.

>> Reporter: TREY WAS RELEASED FROM PRISON EARLIER THIS MONTH.

HE IS TRYING TO START A NEW LIFE BUT HE IS MISSING SOMETHING HE NEEDS TO OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT AND GET HEALTH INSURANCE.

>> WE NEED AN ID TO GET STARTED.

>> Reporter: HE DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT PHOTO ON FILE AND HE IS NOT ALONE NOT MANY HAVE BEEN ISSUED AN ID.

TOO MANY INMATES HAVE BEEN RELEASED WITHOUT AN ID.

>> IT IS SOMETHING I LEARNED DURING COVID-19.

IT TOOK ALMOST 6 MONTHS TO GET A CLIENT AN ID.

AND THAT IS BECAUSE MOST OF THE AGENCIES WERE CLOSED.

FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, IT ENDED DURING THE PANDEMIC BUT IT SHOWS ALL OF THE CRACKS IN THE CONCRETE.

>> Reporter: A NEW BILL WILL LET INMATES WITH PHOTOS OLDER THAN 10 YEARS OLD CAN GET A NEW ID.

IT WILL ALSO BE WORKING TO GET ASSISTANCE FOR THEM PUTTING TOGETHER APPLICATIONS.

THEY WILL HELP WITH EVERYTHING FROM HEALTH INSURANCE TO COVID- 19 TESTING.

>> CLIENTS COMING HOME WITH AN ID CAN GO RIGHT INTO WORK.

THEY CAN GET WHAT THEY NEED.

THEN I CAN GET THEM TO WORK OR IN SCHOOL.

>> AS FOR SHAFER, HE WAS ABLE TO GET AN ID WITH HELP.

I'M CRISTINA KIM FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IS GETTING SUPPORT FROM HIGH-END DEMOCRATS TO SUPPORT HIS BID FOR A RECALL ELECTION.

HE SPENT THE WEEKEND ON A CAMPAIGN BLITZ.

SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN JOINED THEM FOR A RALLY IN LOS ANGELES.

HE IS FRAMING THE ELECTION AS A REPUBLICAN RECALL.

>> THINGS COULD BE -- TRUMP WAS DEFEATED IN 2020 BUT NOT IN THIS COUNTRY.

WE HAVE A CHANCE TO DEFEAT TRUMP IS HIM BY VOTING NO ON THIS RECALL.

>> VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS WILL BE CAMPAIGNING WITH GOVERNOR NEWSOM IN THE BAY AREA.

THEY WANT TO ENERGIZE HIS BASE SINCE ONE GROUP DOES NOT SEEM ALL THAT ENGAGED.

>> Reporter: GARY MONTANA SAYS HIS DAY IS SO JAMMED HE DOES NOT HAVE TIME TO CARE ABOUT THE RECALL ELECTION.

HE IS A REGISTERED INDEPENDENT AND HE CARRIES ONE OVERRIDING FEELING ABOUT GOVERNOR NEWSOM.

>> I DON'T THINK HE REALLY UNDERSTOOD THE AVERAGE PERSON VOTED YOU IN.

>> Reporter: HE IS UPSET ABOUT HIM DINING AT AN EXCLUSIVE RESTAURANT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC WHILE HE WORKED.

IT IS IN THE CALIFORNIA LATINO, EVERYBODY GOT COVID-19.

>> TO ME, THAT'S WHEN I THOUGHT WE NEEDED TO RECALL THE GOVERNOR.

>> Reporter: LATINOS MAKE UP --.

AM I RIGHT?

>> Reporter: HE DOES.

WHY DEMOCRATS ARE BLANKETING SPANISH-LANGUAGE MEDIA WITH ADS.

AS ARE THE REPUBLICAN CHALLENGERS.

>> SELECT KEVIN FAULCONER.

WITH LESS THEN TWO WEEKS TO GO TO RECALL ELECTION DAY, THE DRIVE IS GETTING THE BASE OUT TO VOTE.

PROGRESSIVES ARE KNOCKING ON DOORS THROUGH THE CENTRAL LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD.

SOME SAY THIS -- >> HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL?

>> KNOW.

I HAVE NOT.

>> Reporter: AND THERE IS FRUSTRATION OVER THE ECONOMIC POLICIES.

>> THEY ARE RECALLING GOVERNOR NEWSOM, RIGHT?

>> YES.

>> MANY SAY THEY WILL VOTE NO ON RECALLING HIM.

>> I THINK THEY NEED TO KEEP THEM IN OFFICE.

WE COULD END UP WITH SOMETHING WORSE.

>> Reporter: IN 2018, 64% OF LATINOS VOTED FOR GOVERNOR NEWSOM.

PART OF A RESOUNDING VICTORY FOR THEM.

THE MOST RECENT RECALL POLLS SUPPORT KEEPING GOVERNOR NEWSOM BUT THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT IF THOSE VOTERS WILL CAST A BALLOT.

>> SOMETIMES THEY SHOW UP AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.

IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT THE ISSUE IS.

SOMETIMES WE CAN CHANGE THE WHOLE PARADIGM AND OTHER TIMES PEOPLE JUST DON'T SHOW UP.

>> Reporter: ONE INDEPENDENT FEEL SO DISCONNECTED HE IS CONSIDERING VOTING REPUBLICAN.

>>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS SET ASIDE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO HELP FAMILIES FACING EVICTIONS.

MANY AMERICANS ARE STILL NOT GETTING THE RELIEF FUNDING THAT THEY NEED.

MELISSA MAE REPORTS.

>>> WE ARE IN LIMBO.

>> Reporter: IT IS A RACE AGAINST TIME FOR CRISTINA.

SHE IS BEING EVICTED WHILE WAITING FOR RENTAL RELIEF FUNDS THAT WOULD SAFER FROM THAT FATE.

>> I WAS UP AT 7:00 IN THE MORNING PUTTING IN APPLICATIONS.

>> Reporter: SHE IS AN OUT OF JOB RECEPTIONIST.

SHE APPLIED TO THE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THREE MONTHS AGO.

>> IT IS TAKING SO LONG.

>> Reporter: NEW YORK STATE RECEIVED $1.3 BILLION BUT SO FAR THEY HAVE ONLY PAID OUT ABOUT $300 MILLION.

STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE ONLY DISTRIBUTED 11% OF THE $46 BILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING.

>> THE MONEY IS GETTING OUT MUCH TOO SLOWLY AND IT MAY NOT REACH FAMILIES ON TIME.

>> Reporter: IN NEW JERSEY, THEY HAVE $15 MILLION FOR RENTERS.

IT TOOK SIX MONTHS TO EVEN BEGIN ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS.

>> IT IS A LONG TIME.

IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE AS A COUNTY WERE PREPARED TO IMPLEMENT.

>> Reporter: HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT TO RESIDENTS SO FAR?

>> WE WILL BE DISTRIBUTING NEARLY $6 MILLION THIS FRIDAY.

>> Reporter: BUT AS OF TODAY?

>> AS OF TODAY, ZERO.

IT IS A LONG PROCESS.

>> Reporter: WITHOUT AVAILABLE STAFF THEY OUTSOURCED THE WORK TO A THIRD-PARTY.

>> IT HAS BEEN FRUSTRATING PROCESS.

WE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE HAD THESE ON THE STREET MORE QUICKLY.

THERE ARE STATEWIDE EVICTION PROTECTIONS BUT THOSE ARE EXPIRING.

STATES LIKE PENNSYLVANIA USED THOSE LAST MONTH.

>> EVERY DAY THERE IS MORE PRESSURE.

>> Reporter: PHILADELPHIA COUNTY HAS DISTRIBUTED 79% OF ITS RENTAL RELIEF.

LAST YEAR IT STARTED ITS OWN PROGRAM GIVING THE COUNTY A LEG UP WHEN THE EMERGENCY FUNDING BECAME AVAILABLE THIS YEAR.

>> I THINK YOU WOULD BE PROCESSING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

>> DEFINITELY, THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAD AND EXPERIENCE WAS INVALUABLE.

THE CHALLENGES WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF MONEY QUICKLY.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY HAS RECEIVED 53,000 APPLICATIONS.

AND MORE THAN HALF WON'T GET FUNDED.

>> WE ARE HOPING THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL WAY TO GET FUNDING FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

>> Reporter: WHETHER IT IS TIME OR MONEY, THERE IS NO FREEDOM FROM ANXIETY FOR TOSCANO.

ESPECIALLY WHEN THE KING ABOUT THE FUTURE FOR HER SON.

>> WHAT IS THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO?

>> BEING EVICTED.

WITH MY CHILD.

NOT HAVING ANYWHERE TO GO.

I JUST THINK ABOUT MY SON.

WHAT AM I GOING TO TELL HIM?

>>> I AM JOHN YANG.

TONIGHT, THE WRATH OF HURRICANE IDA.

CLEANING UP THE DEATH AND DESTRUCTION IN THE WAKE OF THE DEADLY STORM.

THAT'S COMING UP TONIGHT AFTER EVENING EDITION KPBS.

>>> LABOR DAY WEEKEND IS USUALLY A SLOW ONE FOR THE BOX OFFICE.

BUT NOT THIS YEAR.

AND DAVID DANIEL HAS THE EARLY THREE-DAY ESTIMATES FOR THE TOP FIVE FILMS.

>> Reporter: JUNGLE CRUISE LANDED IN FIFTH PLACE WITH $3.95 MILLION.

GIVING IT $107 MILLION DOMESTIC.

PAUL PATROL MADE $4 MILLION.

>> ONE DAY I SAW MYSELF.

>> Reporter: CANDY MAN LOST THE TOP SPOT BUT $10.6 MILLION WAS GOOD FOR SECOND PLACE.

>> YOU HAVE THE WRONG GUY.

DOES HE LOOK LIKE HE CAN FIGHT?

>> Reporter: WHAT PANDEMIC?

THE LEGEND OF THE 10 RINGS EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS.

CLOBBERING THE COMPETITION WITH $71.4 MILLION IN ITS FIRST THREE DAYS.

SETTING A NEW LABOR DAY RECORD.

IN HOLLYWOOD I AM DAVID DANIEL.

>>> THE ONLY MOVIE WITH A BIGGER DEBUT TOTAL WAS BLACK WIDOW.

THE DIRECTOR OF THE 10 RINGS GRADUATED FROM SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FILM SCHOOL.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG/EVENINGEDITION THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

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.