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>>> WILDFIRES IN MAUI AND ONE HERE AT HOME ARE A REMINDER TO PLAN IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

>>> FIREFIGHTERS ARE CONTINUING TO BATTLE THE FIRE THAT GREW UP TO 184 ACRES.

IT IS 30% CONTAINED AND THANKFULLY NO STRUCTURES WERE LOST.

WE SPOKE TO A HOMEOWNER WHOSE HOUSE WAS SAVED FROM THE FIRE.

>> THIS IS THE STUFF THAT MATTERS.

>> Reporter: MINDY WAS TEACHING A CLASS ON ZOOM WHEN THE FIRE BROKE OUT.

>> MY WINDOWS WERE OPENED AND IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY.

I SMELLED A LOT OF SMOKE.

>> Reporter: THE FIRE STARTED ON BUNNY KING LANE JUST OVER THE RIDGE FROM HER HOUSE.

SHE SAID FIREFIGHTERS SHOWED UP AT HER DOOR WITHIN 10 MINUTES, TELLING HER THEY WERE THERE TO PROTECT HER HOME.

>> SOME TOOK CHAINSAWS AND STARTED WORKING ON THE BRUSH.

OTHERS WERE MOVING MY WOULD PICNIC TABLES FROM THE HOUSE.

I GOT A SENSE THAT THEY WERE SERIOUS AND VERY PROFESSIONAL.

>> Reporter: THEY TOLD HER IF THE WIND CHANGED DIRECTIONS SHE WOULD NEED TO EVACUATE.

IT DID CHANGE DIRECTION, PUSHING THE FIRE TOWARD HER HOME.

>> I COULD HEAR THE WOOD- BURNING AS THE FIRE MOVED THROUGH THE BRUSH.

IT STARTED TO MOVE OVER THE HILLTOP.

>> Reporter: SHE ALREADY KNEW WHAT TO DO.

>> I STARTED PUTTING WHAT I THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT WHICH IS BINS OF PICTURES OF MY CHILDREN INTO MY CAR.

>> Reporter: THE CAPTAIN SAID TODAY IS ABOUT GETTING THE FIRE CONTAINED.

>> THEY ARE CONTENDING WITH THE RUGGED TERRAIN, GETTING IN THERE AND MAKING SURE WE GET ALL THOSE HOTSPOTS OUT AND DIGGING THE CONTROL LINE.

IT IS ABOUT 10 FEET WIDE AROUND THE FIRE.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THEY ARE MOPPING UP AND PUTTING OUT HOTSPOTS.

SLOAN COULD NOT THANK THEM ENOUGH.

>> I HAD THIS INCREDIBLE SURGE OF LOVE AND WARMTH AND GRATITUDE FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WERE COMING TO MY PROPERTY TO DO NOTHING ELSE BUT PROTECT MY HOUSE.

>> Reporter: SHE IS STILL KEEPING EVERYTHING IN THE CAR, READY TO GO IN CASE IT FLARES UP.

>> I'M IN SHOCK THAT IT WAS SO CLOSE TO MY HOUSE.

>> Reporter: THEY WILL BE OUT HERE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING WHERE THEY HOPE TO GET IT CONTAINED.

>>> IN HAWAII, THE DEATH TOLL IS AT 36 AS WILDFIRES RACE ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE OF MAUI AND PARTS OF THE BIG ISLAND.

MOST ARE NOT CONTAINED YET.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED BY AIR.

WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE DAMAGE WHICH MANY ARE CALLING APOCALYPTIC.

>> IT IS COMPLETELY DEVASTATING.

>> LAHAINA LOOKS LIKE A BOMB WENT OFF.

THERE'S NOTHING LEFT.

>> Reporter: THE TOLD TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IN MAUI IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPREHEND.

ROOF LOST HER CONDO BUT THAT IS NOT HER BIGGEST CONCERN.

>> WE CANNOT FIND EMPLOYEES.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE WORRIED THAT THE DEVASTATION WILL INTENSIFY AS FLAMES CONSUME MORE OF THE ISLAND BY THE HOUR.

FORECASTERS SAY THEY COULD SOON CATCH A BREAK.

HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EASE ON THURSDAY.

>> I DIRECTED THE TEAM TO OPERATE AND SEARCH AS THOUGH THERE ARE POTENTIALLY PEOPLE, SURVIVORS THAT ARE IN THE WATER.

>> Reporter: THE COAST GUARD HAS ALREADY RESCUED SEVERAL PEOPLE BRYCE.

THOUSANDS OF MORE HAVE LED BY AIR.

>> WE ARE GETTING PEOPLE OFF THE ON IN.

>> Reporter: FOR THOSE STILL THERE THE CRY FOR HELP GROWS LOUDER.

>> I FEEL LIKE WE ARE NOT GETTING THE HELP THAT WE NEED.

>> WE ARE WORKING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO FIGHT THE FIRES AND EVACUATE RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS.

OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH THE PEOPLE OF HAWAII AND EVERY ASSET WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THEM.

>> WE ARE FOCUSING ON SURVIVAL.

>> CALIFORNIA IS SENDING EMERGENCY WORKERS TO AID IN RECOVERY EFFORTS IN HAWAII.

THEY ARE DEPLOYING MEMBERS OF URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TASK FORCES.

THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY IS DIRECTING PEOPLE TO CALL THE RED CROSS IF THEY ARE TRYING TO LOCATE SOMEONE.

>>> WE HAVE SEEN SOME SHOWERS PUSHING THROUGH OVER THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS.

COMING UP, WE WILL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT A DRYING AND WARMING TREND BUT THEN SOME OF THE MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL MAKE A COMEBACK.

THE FORECAST IS COMING UP.

>>> LIFEGUARDS REPORTED A BLUFF FAILURE AND TRAIN SERVICE WAS DISRUPTED UNTIL A GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER ASSESSED THE AREA AND CLEARED HAZARDS.

A SPOKESPERSON SAID THAT THE TRACKS ARE INSPECTED TWICE A WEEK AND THEY ARE SUPPORTING STABILIZATION EFFORTS AS WELL AS RELOCATING THE TRACKS.

RAIL SERVICE IS NOW BACK ON SCHEDULE.

>>> MORE THAN 2 MILLION AMERICANS ARE LIVING WITH HEPATITIS C AND DON'T EVEN KNOW IT.

A NATIONWIDE TOUR FOR FREE TESTING OPTIONS HAS COME TO SAN DIEGO.

MELISSA MAY HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: THE ELIMINATION AWARENESS TOUR IS AT FATHER JOE VILLAGES THROUGH FRIDAY.

IT IS THE LARGEST HOMELESS SERVICES PROVIDER IN SAN DIEGO.

THIS EVENT IS MEANT TO REDUCE BARRIERS UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS FACE WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTHCARE.

>> THEY ARE COMING OUT TO TEST THE LOCAL CLIENTELE.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: HEPATITIS C IS A BLOOD-BORNE VIRUS THAT IS SPREAD THROUGH ENCOUNTERS WITH INFECTED BLOOD.

PAUL IS THE PROGRAM MANAGER AT THE DAY CENTER AT FATHER JOE VILLAGES.

>> IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF OUR POPULATION.

IT CAN LEAD TO SPREAD.

IT CAN BE DONE THROUGH SHARED NEEDLES, RAZORS, HYGIENE EQUIPMENT, BAD TATTOOS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THESE ARE THINGS THAT CAN AFFECT OUR POPULATION.

>> Reporter: THE COMBINATION OF HIGH RISK FOR TRANSMISSION AND YOU -- LOW UTILIZATION OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES MAKES THE HOMELESS POPULATION ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE AND LIKELY TO SUFFER INCREASE CONSEQUENCES INCLUDING LIVER DAMAGE, OR CANCER, AND CIRRHOSIS.

>> EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE IT DONE AT LEAST ONCE IN MY LIFE.

IT IS VERY EASY TO DO.

COME AND SIT DOWN.

IN 25 MINUTES I WILL HAVE YOUR RESULTS.

>> Reporter: IN 2018, A SAN DIEGO COUNTY STUDY ESTIMATED THAT OVER 55,000 ADULTS IN SAN DIEGO HAD A HISTORY OF HEPATITIS C INFECTION.

>> WE ARE LIVING OUT HERE AS NEIGHBORS IN A CRISIS HOUSING SITUATION.

LET'S NOT KID OURSELVES.

WE ARE DIRTY PEOPLE.

BEING NEIGHBORLY MEANS GETTING A LITTLE BIT DIRTY.

I HAVE COME TO SEE WHAT I'VE GOT.

>> Reporter: CHRISTINA RECENTLY BECAME HOMELESS AND CAME TO GET TESTED.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE CONSEQUENCES ARE TOO MUCH TO DEAL WITH FOR NOT KNOWING THE DETERIORATION OF THE HEALTH AND THE LIVER AND THE FEVER AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

IT CAN HAVE VERY LONG-TERM EFFECTS SO IT IS WORTH FINDING OUT TO GET THE MEDICINE YOU NEED.

>> Reporter: SHE APPRECIATED THE FREE TESTING OPPORTUNITY.

>> IT SAYS THAT THEY DO CARE ABOUT THE GREATER HUMANITY.

BEING IN SUCH MUCH FORTUNE -- MISFORTUNE, SOMETIMES WE GO BLIND TO HUMANITY.

HAVING THE SAVAGE FOR US TO RECEIVE DIAGNOSIS AND HEALTHCARE IS VERY UPLIFTING AND ENCOURAGING.

>> Reporter: THE ELIMINATION AWARENESS TOUR WILL BE AT THE PNC COURTYARD ON FRIDAY FROM 11:00 A.M. UNTIL 2:00 P.M. MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> VETERANS AND SURVIVORS THAT MAY QUALIFY FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS HAVE MORE TIME TO APPLY.

VETERANS AFFAIRS SAY ERRORS PLAGUED THE WEBSITE YESTERDAY AND MANY COULD NOT SUBMIT IN TIME.

THE PACKED ACT EXPANDS THE CONDITIONS THAT WILL QUALIFY VETERANS OR SURVIVORS FOR BENEFITS.

THAT INCLUDES VETERANS OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN EXPOSED TO BURN PITS OR AGENT ORANGE.

THE NEW DEADLINE IS 9:00 ON MONDAY, AUGUST 14.

>>> CROSS-BORDER SEWAGE IS A WELL-KNOWN CRISIS IN OUR REGION.

THE PROBLEM IS MORE COMPLEX THAN MANY REALIZE.

WE EXAMINED THE TOXIC REALITY FACING RESIDENCE.

>> Reporter: THIS SHOULD BE THE IDEAL COMMUNITY PARK.

THE TREES PROVIDE SHADE AND BENCHES GIVE VISITORS A COMFORTABLE PLACE TO SIT AND FEEL THE OCEAN BREEZE.

THEN THERE IS A STORM DRAIN.

>> IT SMELLS LIKE EXCREMENT.

>> Reporter: MARTIN IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST.

HE SAID THE WATER STINKS.

>> A LITTLE BOY DROPPED HIS BALL IN THE WATER AND SAID IT SMELLED LIKE WHEN HE RECOVERED IT.

HE IS RIGHT.

>> Reporter: THIS IS A MICROCOSM OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS PLAGUING BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER.

IN THEORY, THESE SHOULD BE COMPLETELY SEPARATE.

>> PEOPLE CONNECT TO THE STORM DRAIN.

WE END UP HAVING WASTEWATER RUNNING THROUGH THOSE PIPES.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER ACTIVIST FROM TIJUANA SAID RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT TIJUANA ILLEGALLY CONNECT SEWER LINES TO THE STORM DRAIN.

AS A RESULT, COUNTLESS GALLONS OF UNTREATED SEWAGE FLOW OUT OF STORM DRAINS INTO THE OCEAN AND THEN NORTH.

>> WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE PIPES.

YOU WILL SEE LIQUID COMING OUT OF THEM.

IT IS NOT RAINING SO WE CAN ALSO TELL BY THE SMELL.

>> Reporter: THIS IS A BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD JUST SOUTH OF THE BORDER.

THE COASTLINE IS FILLED WITH STORM DRAIN PIPES EMPTYING INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

THEY SHOULD BE DRIVE WHEN IT IS NOT RAINING, BUT THEY FLOW NEAR THE YEAR-ROUND.

>> THIS HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

IF YOU WALK ALONG YOU WILL SEE SEVERAL STORM DRAINS POPPING UP WITH SEWAGE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER TIJUANA.

A LITTLE MORE INLAND THERE IS A CANYON THAT DIVERTS STORM WATER TO THE TIJUANA RIVER WHICH FLOAT'S INTO THE U.S. >> EVEN THOUGH IT HAS NOT RAINED WATER IS STILL FLOWING.

OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT RAINWATER.

>> Reporter: MANY OF THE HOMES ALONG THE CANYON ARE ILLEGAL BUILDS WITH NO PERMITS.

OFFICIALS ONLY CONNECT HOMES TO SEWAGE SYSTEMS IF THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS INDEED.

MANY OF THESE HOMES ARE NOT ON THE BOOKS.

>> [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] >> THEY DO NOT HAVE DEEDS TO THE HOME SO THE STATE CANNOT CONNECT THE SEWER LINE.

OTHERS HAVE DEEDS, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO PAY THE CONNECTION FEE.

>> Reporter: THEY SIMPLY CONNECT SEWAGE PIPES TO STORM DRAINS.

RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ISSUES FOR DECADES, BUT OFFICIALS IGNORE THEM.

PART OF THE PROBLEM IS TENSION BETWEEN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

THEY POINT FINGERS AT EACH OTHER AND NOTHING EVER GETS DONE.

>> THE STATE MANAGES THE WATER AND THE SEWER AND THE CITY MANAGES THE STORM DRAIN.

>> Reporter: THE DIRECTOR OF TIJUANA URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THE CITY REPORTS ILLEGALS -- ILLEGAL SEWAGE LINES TO THE STATE.

HE SAID IT IS THE STATE RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM.

THE STATE AGENCY IN CHARGE OF WASTEWATER DID NOT RESPOND TO OUR QUESTIONS.

HE SAID THAT TIJUANA DOES CLEAR THE GARBAGE THAT CLOGS UP THE SYSTEM.

THE CITY HAS COLLECTED 6000 TONS OF TRASH IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.

A PROFESSOR SPOKE TO ME AND SAID THAT CONFLICT BETWEEN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IS A CONSTANT OBSTACLE.

>> WHEN YOU GO TO THE CITY OR STATE THEY WILL TELL YOU IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: HE ALSO SAID RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES NEED TO OBEY THE LAW.

REGARDLESS OF WHO IS AT FAULT, THE CRISIS WILL NOT BE SOLVED WITHOUT MASSIVE EFFORT FROM ALL PARTIES.

>> THERE HAS TO BE COORDINATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND STATE.

IT'S A MATTER OF ALL OF US BEING ORGANIZED.

>> Reporter: UNTIL THEN, THE UNTREATED WASTEWATER WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW.

>> THE IMPERIAL BEACH MAYOR HAS BEEN CALLING FOR ACTION TO ADDRESS THE POLLUTION.

SHE IS URGING STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS TO DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY.

SHE SAID WE CAN NO LONGER AFFORD DELAYS.

>>> THERE'S A NEW CORONAVIRUS VARIANT, CAUSING MORE INFECTIONS IN THE U.S. THAN ANY OTHER VARIANT.

MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: IT IS BEING CALLED A VARIANT OF INTEREST BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION.

E.G.

FIVE IS ANOTHER OMICRON OFFSHOOT AND BEHIND ABOUT 17% OF NEW COVID CASES IN THE U.S. >> IT MAY HAVE INCREASED TRANSMISSIBILITY BUT DOES NOT SEEM TO POSE MORE OF A THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH THAN OTHER VARIANTS.

>> Reporter: THE GLOBAL PRESENCE HAS DOUBLED OVER THE LAST MONTH WITH CHINA HAVING THE LARGEST PORTION WITH ABOUT A THIRD OF CASES.

THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY THE U.S., SOUTH KOREA, JAPAN, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, SINGAPORE, AND THE UK.

GLOBAL HEALTH OFFICIALS BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE TRACKED AND FURTHER STUDIED.

>> WE CAN KEEP AN EYE ON THE DATA AND MAKE FURTHER DETERMINATION AS TO IF THIS IS MORE RISKY OR LEADING TO MORE HOSPITALIZATION.

>> Reporter: THE U.S. IS SEEING A RISE IN CASES, EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, AND HOSPITALIZATIONS.

IT IS UNCLEAR IF THIS SPECIFIC STRAIN IS DRIVING THOSE CASES.

EXPERTS BELIEVE THE RECORD HEAT AND SUMMER TRAVEL MAY BE HELPING TO DRIVE THE UPTAKE.

AN UPDATED BOOSTER IS EXPECTED BY FALL.

>> BECAUSE THE BOOSTER IS TARGETED AGAINST OMICRON AND THE SUB VARIANT, POTENTIALLY IT SHOULD PROTECT AGAINST THAT AS WELL.

>>> SCIENTISTS ARE CONCERNED THAT CLIMATE CHANGE COULD MAKE WEST NILE VIRUS MORE PREVALENT BECAUSE WARMER TEMPERATURES AND RAIN MAKE IT EASIER FOR MOSQUITOES TO REPRODUCE.

MOSQUITOES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSMITTING THE DISEASE TO HUMANS.

THOSE CONDITIONS MAKE IT MORE EASY FOR THE VIRUS TO REPLICATE.

IT CAN LEAD TO HEADACHES, JOINT PAIN, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, AND EVEN DEATH THOUGH MOST PEOPLE FULLY RECOVER.

>>> SOME STUDENTS ARE HAVING MUCH BETTER SITE, ABLE TO SEE AND COMPLETE THEIR HOMEWORK CLEARLY.

THIS IS ONE OF THE NEWEST BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY SCHOOL LEARNING.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN SEE HOW A NEW PARENT GLASSES CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING.

THESE STUDENTS ARE LINED UP AND READY FOR THE CHANCE TO SEE MUCH BETTER.

RECEIVED A FREE EXAM BY SPECIALISTS WITH THE VISION TO LEARN ORGANIZATION THAT OFFERS SUPPORT TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.

THIS SEVEN-YEAR-OLD WAS STRUGGLING IN FIRST GRADE, BUT SECOND GRADE WILL BE DIFFERENT.

>> WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE SCREEN TO DO MY HOMEWORK, I COULD NOT SEE IT.

IT WAS ALL BLURRY.

NOW I CAN LOOK CLOSER.

>> Reporter: VISION TO LEARN IS ONE OF THE MANY PARTNERS THE CHULA VISTA SCHOOL DISTRICT IS WORKING WITH TO BRING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT NEED IT MOST.

IT'S THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL MOTTO.

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PROVIDES MONEY TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHICH FIND PARTNERS TO PROVIDE HELP.

>> IT IS TRANSFORMING SCHOOLS TO A COMMUNITY HUB WHERE WE ARE CENTERED AROUND STUDENT AND FAMILY WELL-BEING.

WE SHARE DECISION-MAKING AND COME TOGETHER TO MAKE DECISIONS.

>> Reporter: LOMA ELEMENTARY IS STILL IN THE FUNDING PROCESS.

A NEW PAIR OF GLASSES IS JUST A SMALL PART.

HARBORSIDE AND PALOMAR WERE SECURED AS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

PARENTS ARE A MAJOR PART OF THE EQUATION.

>> GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IS THE GOAL.

MAKING SURE THAT THEY CAN GIVE BACK TO THE IMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: HARBORSIDE WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH NEW COMPUTER CLASSES, MUSIC INSTRUCTION, AND EVEN YOGA.

WHATEVER IT TAKES TO NURTURE THE WHOLE CHILD, INCLUDING THE PERFECT FIT.

>> IT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT BLURRY.

>> OKAY.

ONE MORE TIME.

>> PERFECT.

>> Reporter: PERFECT, INDEED.

>>> THE CHULA VISTA DISTRICT ANNOUNCED THE WINNING NAME OF ITS NEWEST CAMPUS.

THEY RECEIVE MORE THAN 100 SUBMISSIONS FROM THE PUBLIC.

THE SCHOOL WILL BE NAMED SONIA SOTOMAYOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN HONOR OF THE FIRST HISPANIC WOMAN TO SERVE ON THE SUPREME COURT.

>>> LET'S START WITH THE WEATHER HEADLINES.

THINGS WILL BE GRADUALLY DRIER AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

THAT ALSO MEANS WARMING TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEKEND.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE COULD TAP INTO SOME MORE MOISTURE IN THE COMING DAYS.

OCEANSIDE IS DOWN TO 71 TONIGHT.

SAN DIEGO, 70.

CHULA VISTA DOWN TO 68.

BORREGO SPRINGS AT 69.

LOOKING AT THE BROAD PICTURE INTO FRIDAY, THE HEAT STARTS TO INCREASE.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE BETTER CHANCE OF STORMS WILL BE IN AND AROUND THE FOUR CORNERS AND UP THROUGH RENO.

OCEANSIDE WILL BE 77 AND BORREGO SPRINGS UP TO 96 TOMORROW.

MOUNT LAGUNA ONLY AT 62.

SATURDAY IS VERY WARM, LOOKING PRETTY GOOD AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY.

AS WE LOOK AT THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK FOR THE COAST, WE WILL KEEP THE HUMIDITY AROUND.

TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT IN THE UPPER 70s FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE TEMPERATURES CLIMBING AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FURTHER INLAND YOU WILL SEE THE WARMING TREND.

LOW 80s THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND WE WILL SEE THOSE UPPER 80s RETURN BY THE TIME WE HEAD INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

LOW 60s FOR SOME COOLER TEMPERATURES TO WRAP UP THE WEEK.

WE WILL SEE AN UPTICK IN TEMPERATURES BY THE TIME WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY.

TAKING A NICE BREAK FROM THE TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, BUT THE NUMBERS CLIMB THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

>>> TALKS BETWEEN HOLLYWOOD WRITERS AND STUDIOS ARE SET TO RESUME TOMORROW.

THE WRITERS GUILD TOLD MEMBERS THEY EXPECT THE ALLIANCE OF MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION PRODUCERS TO RESPOND TO ITS PROPOSALS.

THEY ARE SEEKING HIGHER SALARIES, BETTER RESIDUALS, AND PROTECTIONS AGAINST ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

THEY HAVE BEEN ON STRIKE FOR MORE THAN 100 DAYS.

>>> THE 75th EMMY AWARDS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT YEAR.

IT HAD BEEN SCHEDULED FOR NEXT MONTH.

THE SHOW WILL INSTEAD AIR ON FOX, MONDAY, JANUARY 15.

>>> IT HAS BEEN CALLED THE LARGEST AND MOST TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECT IN THE SAN DIEGO ZOO SAFARI PARK 50 YEAR HISTORY.

THE ELEPHANT VALLEY IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WILL TURN THE CURRENT ENCLOSURE INTO A FIRST OF ITS KIND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE.

VISITORS WILL BE SURROUNDED BY ELEPHANTS ON MULTIPLE SIDES, INCLUDING AN OVERHEAD WALKWAY TO WATCH THEM PASS THROUGH.

IT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2025.

>>> SEARCH AND RESCUE JUST GOT A NEW MEMBER WHO SPECIALIZES IN TRACKING MISSING PERSONS.

ALBERT IS A BLOODHOUND.

THE FIRST ONE SEARCH AND RESCUE HAS USED.

THOMAS FUDGE HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: ALBERT WEIGHS 90 POUNDS AND LIVES WITH HIS HANDLER.

TRAINING FOR ALBERT STARTED EARLY.

>> Reporter: THEY WORKED WITH THESE SEARCH AND RESCUE UNIT FOR 24 YEARS.

SHE AND HER COLLEAGUES HAVE WORKED WITH GERMAN SHEPHERDS, LABS, AND BEAGLES.

>> THERE IS SOMETHING MYTHICAL IN THE PUBLIC IMAGINATION ABOUT A BLOODHOUND.

WHEN A FAMILY SEES YOU HAVE A BLOODHOUND LOOKING FOR A LOVED ONE, THEY REALLY THINK YOU ARE PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS.

>> WE HAVE CALLED OUTSIDE AGENCIES TO COME WITH A BLOODHOUND JUST FOR THAT REASON.

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE WHEN WE HAVE A MISSING PERSON.

IF WE HAVE TO CALL ANOTHER AGENCY AND IT TAKES THREE OR FOUR HOURS FOR THEM TO DRIVE HERE, THAT IS THREE OR FOUR HOURS THAT WE LOST.

WITH ALBERT AND THE OTHER DOGS WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO BE RIGHT ON TOP OF THE SEARCH.

>> Reporter: TRACKING DOGS SEARCH FOR PEOPLE BOTH ALIVE AND DEAD.

PAM AND HER DOG PART OF THE SEARCH FOR MURDER VICTIM CHELSEA KING IN 2010.

SHE SAID THAT THIS TRACKING DOG IS DIFFERENT THAN POLICE DOGS.

>> THEY ARE VERY GENTLE.

>> Reporter: ALBERT AND OTHER TRAINED DOGS LEARN HOW TO DISCRIMINATE AMONG HUMAN SENSE AS THEY SEARCH BASED ON THE ASCENT OF CLOTHING.

THEY REMEMBER FINDING A BOY THAT WAS MISSING FROM HIS HOME.

THE DOG GOT THE SENSE FROM A PAIR OF PAJAMAS.

>> WE HAD A SIDING THAT WE THOUGHT MAYBE HIM.

I WAS ABLE TO DEPLOY ONE OF MY BEAGLES.

HE WAS HIDING IN THE BUSHES.

PEOPLE HAVE WALKED PAST NUMEROUS TIMES.

BECAUSE THE DOG PICKED UP HIS OLDER WE WERE ABLE TO JUMP IN AND FIND HIM.

>> Reporter: DOGS HAVE ABOUT 300 MILLION OLFACTORY RECEPTORS IN THEIR NOSES, ABOUT 50 TIMES WHAT WE HAVE.

ONE REASON A BLOODHOUND HAS SUCH A GOOD SENSE OF SMELL IS ITS LONG, BROAD NOSE WITH LOTS OF ROOM FOR RECEPTORS.

THAT'S WHY THEY SAY WE DO NOT TRACK PEOPLE WITH PUGS.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

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

MORNING EDITION WILL HAVE A STORY ON THE MAJOR REALIGNMENT IN COLLEGE SPORTS AND HOW IT COULD BRING THE END OF THE PACK 12 CONFERENCE ON THE WEST COAST.

>>> THE ROUNDTABLE IS TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF TRANSIT AS THE SANDAG LEADER PREPARES TO LEAVE THE AGENCY LATER THIS YEAR.

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> 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 1-800-BILLHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.