
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Season 1 Episode 3873 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Colombia earthquake relief, San Diego warship returning and Balboa Park's Marston House.
Local relief efforts for Colombia earthquake victims. Plus, USS Lincoln returning to San Diego. Also, Balboa Park’s historical Marston House.
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Thursday, August 13, 2026
Season 1 Episode 3873 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Local relief efforts for Colombia earthquake victims. Plus, USS Lincoln returning to San Diego. Also, Balboa Park’s historical Marston House.
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>>> SAILORS ON THE AIRCRAFT CHARACTER CARRIER USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN COULD SEE BEADS HEADING HOME TO SAN DIEGO.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.
AFTER REPORTS OF POOR CONDITIONS AND LOW MORALE, THE NAVY SENT ANOTHER CARRIER TO REPLACE THE LINCOLN.
KPBS MILITARY ORDER ANDREW DYER SAYS THE SHIP IS SPENT NEARLY NINE MONTHS AT SEA WITH NO TIME OFF FOR THE CREW.
>> Reporter: REPORTS TODAY SAY THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS GEORGE WASHINGTON IS ON THE WAY TO THE MIDDLE EAST TO RELIEVE THE LINCOLN.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAYS THE JAPAN-BASED CARRIER IS ALREADY APPROACHING THE INDIAN OCEAN.
AS PUBLIC OUTREACH IS GROWING OVER THE CONDITIONS ON THE SHIP.
>> IS WHAT THE MEDIA REPORTS IS TRUE I'M NOT AT ALL SURPRISED THAT MORALE IS VERY LOW DESPITE THE COMMAND BEST EFFORTS TO PREVENT THAT.
>> Reporter: ATTORNEY DON KING SPENT 24 YEARS IN THE NAVY AS A JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL.
TIME THAT INCLUDED AIRCRAFT CARRIER DEPLOYMENTS.
THE SHIP HAS BEEN DEPLOYED SINCE NOVEMBER AND HASN'T HAD A PORT CALL.
THE CREW HAS BEEN CONDUCTING OPERATIONS AGAINST IRAN.
IT RECENTLY SET A RECORD FOR CONSECUTIVE DAYS AT SEA.
KING SAYS UNDER THE BEST CONDITIONS, CARRIER DEPLOYMENTS ARE DIFFICULT.
>> EVERYBODY ON THE SHIP IS WORKING LONG HOURS, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
THE HEAT, ESPECIALLY ON THE FLIGHT DECK, IT'S INCREDIBLY TAXING AND TAXING NOT ONLY PHYSICALLY, BUT MENTALLY AS WELL.
>> Reporter: AT AN IN PERSON TOWN HALL WITH THE ACTING NAVY SECRETARY IN CORONADO LAST WEEK, NAVY FAMILIES REPORTEDLY VOICED FRUSTRATION ABOUT THE LENGTH OF THE DEPLOYMENT.
ACCORDING TO THE NAVY TIMES, AT LEAST TWO SAILORS HAVE TRIED TO JUMP OVERBOARD DURING THE DEPLOYMENT.
OTHER REPORTS SAY SHIP LIVING CONDITIONS AND QUALITY OF FOOD HAVE DETERIORATED.
>> NOT JUST ALONG THE COAST BUT EVEN FOR SOME INLAND COMMUNITIES, BEWARE OF SOME TRAVEL SLOWDOWNS WHEN YOU ARE HEADING OUT EARLY FRIDAY.
WE'LL GET DOWN TO AROUND 73 IN BORREGO SPRINGS, 59 IN MOUNT LAGUNA.
FRIDAY, WE WILL BEGIN WITH SOME OF THAT MORNING FOG AND THEN IT WILL BE A REALLY NICE AFTERNOON.
DRY WEATHER FOR US, SCATTERED STORMS TIED TO THE MONSOONS.
DETAILS ON THE COMPLETE FORECAST COMING UP.
>> WE APOLOGIZE FOR SOME OF THE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS WE WERE HAVING.
A BUILDING EL NINO IN THE PACIFIC COULD BE ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS.
THIS EL NINO IS RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING, AND IS EXPECTED TO PEAK IN LATE FALL AND EARLY WINTER.
EL NINO IS A CLIMATE CYCLE CHARACTERIZED BY HOTTER THAN AVERAGE OCEAN TEMPERATURES THAT SHIFT WEATHER PATTERNS AROUND THE WORLD.
THAT TYPICALLY MEANS UNUSUALLY WET CONDITIONS FROM CALIFORNIA ACROSS THE SOUTHERN U.S.
>>> THE WINDOW FOR SURVIVAL IS NARROWING IN COLOMBIA THREE DAYS AFTER A DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE HIT THE REGION.
THE 7.4 MAGNITUDE QUAKE STRUCK ON MONDAY, KILLING NEARLY 300 PEOPLE SO FAR.
HUNDREDS ARE STILL MISSING.
HERE IN SAN DIEGO, AS KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER WENT TELLS US, THEY ARE COLLECTING SUPPLIES AND FUNDS TO HELP WITH THEIR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.
>> Reporter: TODAY IN COLOMBIA, RESCUERS WITH THEIR FISTS CLENCHED AND ARMS RAISED ASKED FOR SILENCE TO LISTEN TO SIGNS OF SURVIVORS.
IT WAS PART OF A LAST-DITCH EFFORT TO FIND ANYONE ALIVE AS THE SEARCH ENTERS ITS THIRD DAY.
THE FIRST 72 HOURS AFTER A DISASTER ARE CRUCIAL FOR FINDING SURVIVORS.
SCENES SUCH AS THIS ONE ARE HARD FOR ADRIANA TO WATCH.
>> I WISH I COULD BE THERE.
BUT I CANNOT BE.
IT'S REALLY HARD.
>> Reporter: SHE HAS FAMILY IN ONE OF THE CITIES DEVASTATED BY THE QUAKE.
THIS BUILDING, WHERE A THREE- MONTH-OLD BABY WAS RESCUED, IS RIGHT WHERE HER AUNT LIVES.
>> THE BUILDING ACROSS FROM HER STREET COLLAPSED IN HER EYES.
SO THAT'S GROUND ZERO.
>> Reporter: SINCE MONDAY, SHE'S BEEN ON THE PHONE AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO RAISE FUNDS AND COLLECT ITEMS FOR THE RELIEF EFFORT.
>> EMERGENCY KITS, DIAPERS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT IS HER WAY TO DECOMPRESS.
MEANWHILE, LAST NIGHT IN BARRIO LOGAN DOZENS CAME BY WITH DONATIONS TO HELP WITH RELIEF EFFORTS.
>> IT'S FRUSTRATING BECAUSE WE ARE NOT THERE AT THE MOMENT BUT WE CAN DO SOMETHING RIGHT AWAY.
>> Reporter: THE MANAGER OF THE RESTAURANT SAYS HE IS GRATEFUL THAT SAN DIEGO STEPPED UP TO HELP.
>> THE RESTAURANT IS EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY CAN DO SOMETHING.
>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE BEST WAY TO HELP RIGHT NOW IS TO DONATE MONEY TO ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING THE RELIEF EFFORT SUCH AS THE COLUMBIAN RED CROSS.
>> FOR THOSE ORGANIZATIONS TO GET FUNDING WHEN THEY NEED IT THE MOST IS THE BEST WAY.
>> Reporter: ALEXANDER NGUYEN , KPBS NEWS.
>> IF YOU WISH TO HELP WITH THE RELIEF EFFORT, DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE ORGANIZATIONS SHOWN ON YOUR SCREEN.
A LIST IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.
>>> THE TEEN WHO APPEARED IN A VIRAL VIDEO REPEATEDLY KICKING A SEA LION FLEET-- PLEADED GUILTY IN FEDERAL COURT.
FOUND IN VIOLATION OF THE MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT ACCORDING TO THE PLEA AGREEMENT, ADMITTED TO KICKING THE SEA LION FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES INCLUDING IN THE FACE.
HIS SENTENCING IS SET FOR OCTOBER 20th, WHERE HE COULD FACE A $100,000 FIND AND ONE YEAR IN PRISON.
>>> HILLEL OF SAN DIEGO IS CREATING A NEW SECURITY FUND FOR STUDENTS AFTER A BREAK-IN AT A JEWISH FRATERNITY HOUSE LAST WEEKEND.
KPBS REPORTER KATIE SAYS VANDALS SPRAY PAINTED ANTI- SEMITIC WORDS AND SYMBOLS ON THE WALLS.
>> Reporter: HELLO WAS THERE FIRST CALL WHEN THEY DISCOVERED THE BREAK-IN, ACCORDING TO CEO KAREN PERRY.
SHE SAYS THE INCIDENT ISN'T SURPRISING.
>> BUT IT HURTS EVERY TIME BECAUSE YOU THINK THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET BETTER, AND THEN IT'S A SUCKER PUNCH.
>> Reporter: THE ORGANIZATION SERVES 4000 STUDENTS ACROSS FOUR CAMPUSES IN SAN DIEGO.
PERRY SAYS LAST SCHOOL YEAR THEY RESPONDED TO OVER 50 ANTI- SEMITIC INCIDENTS.
THAT'S DOWN FROM THE YEAR BEFORE.
>> BUT THE CHALLENGE THAT WE ARE SEEING IS THE TYPE OF INCIDENTS THAT WE ARE SEEING ARE MORE EGREGIOUS.
DEEPER VIOLATIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCES.
>> Reporter: AS THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR STARTS, PERRY SAYS THE BREAK-IN HAS MADE SOME NERVOUS TO HOST GATHERINGS.
THEY ASKED HILLEL TO RAISE FUNDS TO IMPROVE THE SECURITY OF THEIR HOMES.
>> THEY DESERVE TO HAVE PLACES WHERE THEY CAN INVITE THEIR FRIENDS AND BE IN THEIR FULL IDENTITIES WITHOUT WORRYING THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO BREAK IN AND DESTROY WHAT THEY'VE BUILT.
>> Reporter: THE FRATERNITY SAID IN A STATEMENT, THE ATTEMPT TO INTIMIDATE THEM WON'T SUCCEED.
THEY REMAIN PROUD OF THEIR JEWISH IDENTITY.
KATIE-, KPBS NEWS.
>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, ISRAELI SETTLERS LAY SIEGE TO THE HOME OF AN AMERICAN PALESTINIAN FAMILY IN THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK.
COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.
>>> RHETORIC AROUND CONTROL OF THE STRATA FOR MOOSE IS ESCALATING AS NEW DATA FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY IS UPPING THE STAKES FOR A DEAL TO COME TOGETHER.
THE LATEST FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> EVEN AMID NEW SIGNS THAT THE NEED FOR A DEAL APPEARS MORE URGENT.
WE HEARD FROM IRAN FOREIGN MINISTER IN A POST ON X OVERNIGHT CRITICIZING THE U.S.
FOR WHAT HE CALLED INTELLIGENCE FAILURES AND MISCALCULATION OVER BOTH THE STRAIGHT AND THE WAR MORE BROADLY.
THAT FOLLOWS PRESIDENT TRUMP INSISTING THE U.S.
ACTUALLY CONTROLS THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
IN A POST ON WEDNESDAY, TRUMP CALLED THE U.S.
NAVAL BLOCKADE ON IRANIAN PORTS A "WALL OF STEEL" AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING IRAN COULD DO ABOUT IT.
ALL OF THIS DESPITE TRACKING DATA SHOWING DRASTICALLY-- TRAFFIC IS STILL WELL BELOW WHAT IT WAS BEFORE THE WAR AND IT COMES AS THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY IS WARNING THAT GLOBAL STOCKPILES OF OIL ARE BEING DEPLETED AT A RAPID RATE.
THE AGENCY SAID IN ITS LATEST OIL MARKET REPORT THIS WEEK THAT OIL INVENTORY FELL 2.2 MILLION BARRELS A DAY LAST MONTH WITH GLOBAL STOCKS FALLING BELOW 7.9 BILLION BARRELS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE APRIL 2025.
AND WE ARE NOW SEEING CONCERNS OVER OIL SPILLS ADDING ANOTHER LAYER TO ALL OF THIS.
IRAN IS NOW DEMANDING COMPENSATION FOR POLLUTION IN WATERS IN THE PORT AND PERSIAN GULF AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
SATELLITE IMAGERY FROM EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY SHOWS LARGE OIL FLICKS OFF THE COAST OF IRANIAN ISLANDS NEAR THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
IRAN IS NOW SAYING THAT AN OIL SPILL STEMMING FROM A SANCTION RUSSIAN TANKER HAS REACHED BEACHES IN THE COUNTRY.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE, I'M MATTIE GANNON.
>>> THE UNITED STATES IS IN A NATIONAL BLOOD SUPPLY CRISIS, ONLY THE SECOND TIME THIS TYPE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED BY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.
HOSPITALS AND BLOOD LINKS-- BANKS ARE RECEIVING A LIMITED SUPPLY AFTER A FOUR-YEAR DONATION LOW.
>>> IT'S BEEN AN EXCITING SUMMER BETWEEN THE WORLD CUP AND AMERICA 250 CELEBRATIONS, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN OUT ENJOYING THEMSELVES RATHER THAN MAKING THEIR DONATION APPOINTMENTS.
WE'VE ALSO SEEN AN INCREASED NEED FOR BLOOD AT HOSPITALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> BETWEEN MEMORIAL DAY AND LABOR DAY IT'S WHAT WE CALL THE 100 DEADLIEST DAYS OF THE YEAR.
WITH SUMMERTIME FUNDS COMES UNANTICIPATED ACCIDENTS, ESPECIALLY THIS SUMMER A CONGREGANT TO DR.
LAWRENCE.
>> THE NEED HAS MARKEDLY INCREASED EVEN BEYOND WHAT WE TYPICALLY EXPECT THIS TIME OF YEAR.
>> Reporter: THE DEMAND HAS CREATED A SUPPLY PROBLEM.
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN ITS HISTORY, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS DECLARED A NATIONAL BLOOD SUPPLY CRISIS IN JULY.
>> WHEN WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF AN ADEQUATE BLOOD SUPPLY, PROVIDERS ARE HAVING TO MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS AND DECIDE WHO CAN RECEIVE BLOOD VERSUS WHO MIGHT HAVE TO WAIT.
>> WE WENT TO THE GREENWICH CONNECTICUT DONATION CENTER.
I'VE GOT TYPO LIGHT WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST NEEDED.
>> DOING THIS QUICK DONATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
>> IT DOES.
IT CAN IMPACT UP TO THREE LIVES.
>> Reporter: OTHER DONORS HEARD ABOUT THE BLOOD SUPPLY CRISIS AND WANTED TO DO THEIR PART.
>> I FEEL THAT I'M SO BLESSED AND MY DAUGHTER IS SO BLESSED WITH GOOD HEALTH THAT IT'S THE LEAST THAT I CAN DO.
HERE IS ONE THING WHERE WE CAN DO SOMETHING.
AND IT DOESN'T COST US ANYTHING OTHER THAN A FEW HOURS MAYBE AT THE MOST.
>> Reporter: KATIE BROWN IS MAKING HER FIRST DONATION AFTER TREATMENT FOR BREAST CANCER.
>> WHETHER IT IS ACCIDENTS OR SURGERIES, COMPLICATIONS OF BIRTH, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
THAT NEED BLOOD AND IF I CAN DO THIS SMALL THING TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE I'M HAPPY TO DO IT.
>> Reporter: AT THE RED CROSS, YOU CAN MAKE THREE DIFFERENT KINDS OF DONATIONS.
WHOLE BLOOD, PLATELETS AND SO- CALLED POWER READ THAT IS WHERE YOU GIVE TWICE AS MUCH DURING ONE DONATION.
ALL OF THESE ARE NEEDED TO HELP GET US OUT OF THIS BLOOD SUPPLY CRISIS THAT WE ARE SEEING.
IN NEW YORK, LEE WALDMAN.
>> THE SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK IS URGING THE COMMUNITY TO DONATE BLOOD AS THE BLOOD SUPPLY DECLINES.
AS OF JUNE, BLOOD AND PLATELET DONATIONS AND DONOR APPOINTMENTS ARE LOWER THAN NEEDED TO MEET THE SUMMER DEMAND.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE, YOU CAN BOOK AN APPOINTMENT AT SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK OR BY CALLING THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN.
609-400-8251.
>>> SAN DIEGO NATIVE MILO CORTINA WILL BE AT THIS WEEKEND SAN DIEGO MADE MARKET GIVING TAROT READINGS.
ARTS REPORTER TALKS TO HIM ABOUT HIS PASSION FOR THE CRAFT AND FOR THE IMMUNITY.
>> Reporter: AT THE SAN DIEGO MADE MARKET YOU CAN FIND BAKED GOODS AND HANDMADE TRINKETS AND VINTAGE JEWELRY.
BUT YOU CAN ALSO FIND TERROR READINGS.
>> I WAS GIFTED MY FIRST DECK WHEN I WAS SEVEN BY MY AUNT AND I IMMEDIATELY STARTED DOING THIS.
I STARTED CHARGING FAMILY MEMBERS FOR A READING AND MY MOM WAS SO MAD.
>> Reporter: MILO CORTINA USUALLY DOES TERROR READINGS AT COFFEE SHOPS, NIGHTCLUBS AND SOMETIMES AT HIS HOME.
BUT HE'S ALSO A BEEN WORKING AT THE MARKET WHERE HE GOES BY THE MYSTIC M. THERE WERE READING IS THE PRACTICE OF USING A SPECIAL DECK OF CARDS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
ONCE SHUFFLED, THEY ARE POOLED AND INTERPRETED BASED ON THEIR SYMBOLISM.
>> THIS IS THE SIX OF SWORDS IN REVERSE.
>> Reporter: HE SAYS NOT EVERYONE BELIEVES IN TARA BUT HE'S NOT TRYING TO PROVE WHETHER IT WORKS.
INSTEAD, CREATE A SPACE WHERE PEOPLE FEEL SAFE OPENING UP.
>> I HAVE PEOPLE I TURNED THEM OVER, I HAVE PEOPLE FEEL WHAT THEY MOST COMFORTABLE WITH, THE IMAGERY THEY FEEL DRAWN TO.
I ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW, I TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY, I EDUCATE ABOUT WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT ISN'T.
>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE CARDS CAN'T TELL YOUR FUTURE BUT THEY CAN HELP GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE NEXT STEPS.
>> I HOPE THAT PEOPLE ARE JUST FEELING MUCH MORE ALIGNED WITH THEMSELVES AT THE END OF THE DAY.
I KNOW SOME QUESTIONS CANNOT BE ANSWERED IN ONE SIMPLE THREE TO 10 CARD SPREAD BUT I HOPE THAT PEOPLE FEEL MORE AFFIRMED.
I'M HOPING THEY FEEL MORE CURIOUS WITHIN THEIR SPIRITUALITY.
>> Reporter: HE APPRECIATES MARKETS LIKE SAN DIEGO MADE.
>> IT GIVES PEOPLE A SPACE TO REALLY EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND THEIR BUSINESSES.
BUT ALSO GIVES PEOPLE A CHANCE TO KIND OF SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE RATHER THAN WHO HAS THE MOST MONEY AND WHO CAN PAY FOR THE NICEST SPOT.
>> BUT RUNNING A SMALL BUSINESS COMES WITH CHALLENGES.
THE PRICE INCREASE IS BASED ON TIME SPENT.
HE SAYS HE TYPICALLY PAYS NO MORE THAN $75 FOR A VENDOR SPOT AND SOMETIMES MAKES LESS THAN THE COST OF THE SPACE.
>> ANOTHER CHALLENGE THAT I FACE IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THIS PERSON IN FRONT OF ME SHOULD GET A READING.
IF THIS IS THE RIGHT QUESTION OR THE RIGHT COURSE OF ACTION FOR THEM AND KIND OF DISCUSSING AND STEERING AWAY FROM CERTAIN TOPICS.
>> Reporter: DESPITE THE CHALLENGES, HE IS CONFIDENT THE RIGHT COMMUNITY WILL FIND HIM WHEREVER HE GOES.
>> IF SOMEONE IS REALLY ALIGNED AND LOVES WHAT I DO, THEY'LL COME OUT AND SHOW UP.
I THINK JUST KIND OF LIKE REMINDING MYSELF THAT IT'S NOT ALWAYS, NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE FOR YOU AND I THINK THAT'S OKAY.
>> Reporter: THE MYSTIC LETTER AND WILL BE AT THE SAN DIEGO MADE MARKET THIS WEEKEND.
KPBS NEWS.
>>> WE ARE DEALING WITH A PRETTY PLEASANT WEATHER PATTERN, THE ONLY ISSUE IN THE SHORT TERM WILL BE PATCHY FOG LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.
THERE COULD BE A FEW SLOWDOWNS.
IT WON'T BE AS HOT, THE MONSOON MOISTURE MOVED INTO THE SOUTHWEST KIND OF CHIPPING AWAY AT THE WORST OF THE HEAT.
AND THE RIGID HIGH-PRESSURE MOVED INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN U.S.
IT WILL GET A LITTLE HOTTER NEXT WEEK BUT ENJOY THE RIDE UNTIL THEN.
CLEARING SKIES TONIGHT, BEST CHANCE FOR FOG WILL BE LATE TONIGHT MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE EAST OF SAN DIEGO PROPER AND WE WILL SEE A PLEASANT AFTERNOON THEN.
THE FOG IS PATCHY, NOT EVERYBODY IS GOING TO EXPERIENCE IT BUT JUST BEWARE FOR SOME.
PRETTY ROBUST MONSOON MOISTURE FOR PRINT FOOTPRINT BUT IT'S NOT REALLY IN OUR AREA FOR THE MOST PART.
COULD THERE BE A STRAY STORM OR TWO?
YES OVER THE MOUNTAINS, WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORM AND SOME OF THE HIGH GROUND OFF TO THE EAST AND JUST BE AWARE OF THAT.
MOUNT LAGUNA PROBABLY DRIVE BUT STRAY STORMS ESPECIALLY NORTH UP IN THE MOUNTAINS THERE, DEALING WITH HIGHS AROUND 79 IN SAN DIEGO.
PLEASANT START TO THE WEEKEND, IF ANYTHING MAYBE A LITTLE LESS THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IN THE INTERIOR BUT A NICE TIME FOR US HERE.
AND THERE'S EVEN A MORE CONCERTED PUSH EAST WITH THE MONSOON FOOTPRINT ON SUNDAY.
SO THAT BEGINS TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR A LITTLE BIT OF A WARMING TREND BUT IT'S NOT BAD.
AROUND 80 DEGREES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS IN COASTAL AREAS JUST A TOUCH OF HUMIDITY FOR THE WEEKEND COMPARED TO WHERE WE WOULD TYPICALLY BE.
INLAND AREAS, HERE YOU ARE GOING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A RISE AS THE MONSOON MOISTURE EXITS STAGE RIGHT.
IT WILL BE MORE OF A NOTICEABLE RISE IN TEMPERATURE IN INLAND AREAS.
MOST OF US WILL BE DRY, ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
GRADUAL DRYING TREND AND A WARMING TREND INTO THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.
INTO THE DESERT, WE COULD BE CLIPPED BY A STRAIGHT THUNDERSTORM.
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WIDESPREAD IN THE DESERT BUT WE ARE JUST CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE MONSOON THAT A SPOTTY STORM OR TWO.
AND ONCE THE DRYER AIR RETURNS WE ADD ABOUT FIVE TO SEVEN DEGREES FOR A FORECAST HIGH ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH A CHANCE FOR STORMS GOING AWAY.
I'M GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.
>>> WE ARE EXPECTING A BIG CROWD FOR THE SAN DIEGO FESTIVAL OF BOOKS.
IT IS NOW LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY.
SO JOIN US SATURDAY, AUGUST 22nd AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO.
THE QR CODE ON THE SCREEN LEADS TO ALL THE DETAILS AND RSVP FORM .
WE WILL HAVE SPECIAL PANELS, VENDORS AND OUR PICKS FOR THE NEXT CYCLE OF ONE BOOK, ONE SAN DIEGO.
>>> LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE HELPED BALBOA PARK BECOME WHAT IT IS TODAY.
BUT IT ALL STARTED WITH A COUPLE OF SAN DIEGO WITH A VISION.
KATE SESSIONS AND GEORGE MARSTON.
KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL TAKES US TO THE MARSTON FAMILY HOME ADJACENT TO THE PARK, A VERY SPECIAL PART OF SAN DIEGO HISTORY.
>> Reporter: GEORGE MARSTON AND HIS FATHER CAME TO SAN DIEGO FROM WISCONSIN IN 1870.
THE YOUNGER MARSTON WAS INVOLVED IN PROTECTING AND PRESERVING THE ORIGINAL 1400 ACRE CITY PARK FOR YEARS BEFORE BUILDING HIS FAMILY HOME IN THE PARK NORTHWEST CORNER.
THAT WAS IN 1905.
CITY PARK WOULD BECOME BALBOA PARK FIVE YEARS LATER.
MARSTON AND HIS WIFE ANNA SPENT THE REST OF THEIR LIVES HERE, THEIR DAUGHTER MARY LIVED HERE UNTIL SHE DIED IN 1987 AT THE AGE OF 107.
SHE GAVE THE HOUSE TO THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.
SOHO, THE SAVE OUR HERITAGE ORGANIZATION TOOK OVER MANAGEMENT OF THE PROPERTY IN 2009.
ROBIN IS THE SITE MANAGER, CURATOR AND HISTORIAN HERE.
A WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA ON THE HOUSE.
AND THE MARSTON FAMILY, ESPECIALLY ITS PATRIARCH GEORGE.
>> HIS FATHER BOUGHT THE PARK.
HE PROVIDED SAN DIEGO WITH ABOUT HALF MILLION ACRES OF PARKLAND.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE RESERVE OWNS THE BEACHES.
>> THE ACRE IS SITUATED ON A 5 1/2 ACRE PLOT SURROUNDED BY LAWNS AND GARDENS.
IT IS CHOCK-FULL OF MARSTON FAMILY HISTORY REFLECTIVE OF SAN DIEGO'S MODERN HISTORY.
THE HOME WAS BUILT IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE BY FAMED ARCHITECT.
WE BEGIN OUR TOUR IN THE LIBRARY, LAKIN TELLS US RIGHT UP FRONT THE HOUSE NO LONGER HOLDS MUCH OF THE ORIGINAL FURNITURE.
SHE AND HER TEAM HAVE DONE THEIR BEST TO MIMIC WHAT THEY KNOW WAS HERE ORIGINALLY.
>> THE ROOM HAS ITS ORIGINAL LINEN BURLAP WALLCOVERING WHICH WAS VERY POPULAR TREATMENT IN ARTS AND CRAFTS AND CRAFTSMAN STYLE HOMES.
>> Reporter: LONGTIME SAN DIEGO WILL REMEMBER MARSTON DEPARTMENT STORES BUT IT'S HERE IN THE LIBRARY WE START TO LEARN ABOUT MARSTON'S PHILANTHROPIC RIFTS TO THE CITY.
>> GEORGE MARSTON WAS THE FOUNDER OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SO IT'S APROPOS HE HAS A NICE LIBRARY OF HIS OWN.
THIS IS THE MUSIC ROOM, DESIGNED TO HOUSE A BABY GRAND PIANO.
>> Reporter: IT'S HERE WHERE LAKIN TELLS US ABOUT THE 1915 PANAMA CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION.
>> THIS IS ONE OF THE PROMOTIONAL POSTERS.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL FROM THE TIME.
>> Reporter: THEN ON TO THE LIVING ROOM AND MORE FASCINATING HISTORY.
>> PEOPLE SEATED AT THIS HISTORY WERE FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT AND ELEANOR, TEDDY AND HIS WIFE, MRS.
GROVER CLEVELAND, ALONG WITH OUR NOTABLE LOCALS.
THIS IS THE DINING ROOM.
>> Reporter: THE SPACIOUS ROOM IS BRIGHT AND AIRY WITH A STICKLEY DINING ROOM SET.
NEXT TO THAT, THE BUTLERS PANTRY WHERE STAFF PLEADED FOOD AND WASHED DISHES.
>> THIS IS THE KITCHEN.
>> Reporter: LAKIN SAYS MARY MARSTON UPGRADED THE KITCHEN IN THE 1930S BUT IT DIDN'T CHANGE MUCH AFTER THAT.
>> AFTER THEY ONLY UPGRADED THE REFRIGERATORS.
WERE GOING TO GO UPSTAIRS.
>> Reporter: BUT BEFORE WE DO, LAKIN TELLS US MORE ABOUT WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO GEORGE MARSTON.
>> GREEN SPACES FOR EVERYONE FOR EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES.
EVERYONE DESERVES EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES.
THAT'S ONE OF HIS REASONS FOR FOUNDING THE SAN DIEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY.
>> Reporter: MARSTON'S OFFICIAL PORTRAIT HANGS AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS.
AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE FLOOR WE FIND GEORGE AND ANNA'S BEDROOM.
>> GEORGE IS A VERY EARLY BIRD.
EVERYDAY WOULD SIT OUT HERE AND WATCH THE SUNRISE.
HE MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NOTHING.
HE USED EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY OF HIS LIFE.
>> Reporter: BOTH GEORGE AND ANNA DIED IN THIS ROOM.
THE SUITE CONSISTS OF A BATHROOM, DOUBLE WALK-IN CLOSETS AND A SITTING ROOM.
LAKIN SAYS THE MARSTON'S WOULD ENJOY THEIR GRANDCHILDREN PLAYING DOWNSTAIRS.
THE SAYING SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE COME TO MIND THE DAY WE WERE SHOOTING.
THERE IS A CHARGE TO TOUR THE HOUSE BUT THE GROUNDS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
THE MARSTON HOUSE FEATURES 10 BEDROOMS AND SEVEN BATHROOMS.
>> ALL THE BATHROOMS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THIS LOOK LIKE THIS.
THIS IS THE SMALLEST OF THE 10 BEDROOMS.
>> Reporter: NEXT TO THAT BATHROOM, A BEDROOM WITH A VIEW OF THE GARDEN.
ELSEWHERE UPSTAIRS, MORE BEDROOMS.
THIS ONE WITH EXAMPLES OF PERIOD FURNITURE.
AND HERE, MARY'S BEDROOM, THE WALLS FILLED WITH PICTURES AND TEXT TELLING OF MARSTON'S LEGACY ALL REFLECTING IN WHAT IS NOW THE MODEL OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
THE NOBLEST MOTIVE IS THE PUBLIC GOOD.
>> HE FOUNDED THE SAN DIEGO LIBRARY, THE HUMANE SOCIETY, THE SPCA, THE SAN DIEGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
GEORGE MARSTON WAS AMONG THE FIRST TO PROVIDE EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN IN SAN DIEGO.
HE GAVE PROFIT-SHARING TO HIS EMPLOYEES.
>> Reporter: WE END OUR TOUR IN WHAT LAKIN SAYS WAS THE FAVORITE SPACE, ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN.
THE SLEEPING PORCH.
>> THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN FOUR OF THESE COPS LINED UP FOR THE GIRLS TO SLEEP ON AND SPEND THE NIGHT.
THEY REMINISCED ABOUT THE COYOTES.
THE BIRDS AND AT NIGHT THE COYOTES.
AND THEN IN 1915 WHEN THE EXPO COMES AND THEY BRING IN THE ANIMALS THAT WIND UP BECOMING OUR SAN DIEGO ZOO.
>> Reporter: THE MARSTON HOUSE IS NOT THE ONLY HISTORIC PROPERTY MANAGED BY SOHO.
THEY HAVE ANOTHER ONE IN A VERY DISTANT PART OF THE COUNTY.
IT'S THE WARNER RANCH HOUSE IN WARNER SPRINGS NEARLY 65 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST.
WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE AND REVEAL ITS AMAZING HISTORY NEXT WEEK.
JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.
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