>>> MAJOR FUNDING BY KPBS THE ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILLY HOWLE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES, FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM .

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DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

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>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

CURRENT AND FORMER APPOINTEES ARE SPEAKING OUT ABOUT A NEW SET OF RULES PROPOSED BY MAYOR TODD GLORIA'S OFFICE.

SCOTT ROHDE HAS THE STORY.>> THERE ARE DOZENS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS IN SAN DIEGO THAT PROVIDE ANALYSIS, OVERSIGHT, AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS, COVERING A RANGE OF TOPICS, FROM HOUSING TO HISTORICAL RESOURCES, TO POLICING.

THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WANTS TO LAMENT A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MEMBERS.

MOST OF THE RULES SEEM LIKE COMMON SENSE, LIKE PRACTICE ACTIVE LISTENING, AND CREATE A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT.

SOME ARE MORE CONTROVERSIAL, LIKE THE RULE THAT SAYS NEVER PUBLICLY CRITICIZE AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE.>> THAT IS TRULY MUZZLING THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

SUE THIS IS THE VICE CHAIR.

>> SAYING WE CAN'T CRITICIZE THE WORK OF A LOOK OFFICIALS, THAT IS AN EGREGIOUS THING TO HAVE.>> THE PROPOSED CODE OF CONDUCT SHOWS MEDICATION MUST BE ADMITTED TO THE MINISTRATION PRIOR TO REVIEW, INCLUDING ANY TIME AN INDIVIDUAL BOARD OR COMMISSION MEMBER DOES NOT INTERVIEW.

>> IT COULD BE ME OR ANY NUMBER OF THE BOARD TO QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE ABLE TO TALK TO THE PRESS.>> CRITICS SAY IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS FOR THOSE WHO SERVE, THEY ARGUE THE CURRENT PROPOSAL GOES TOO FAR.

WE SPOKE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NONPROFIT, COMMUNITY ADVOCATES FOR JUST AND MORAL GOVERNMENTS.

SHE PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON THE COMMISSION FOR GAME PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION.

>> BY PROHIBITING PUBLIC CRITICISM, THE POLICY COULD WELL HINDER THE ABILITY OF COMMISSIONERS TO HOLD CITIES ACCOUNTABLE.

THE PROPOSAL WILL GO BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL.

REPRESENTATIVES FROM GLORIA'S ADMINISTRATION DECLINED, OR DID NOT RESPOND TO REPEATED INTERVIEW REQUESTS, AND THEY ALSO DID NOT RESPOND TO AN EMAIL LIST OF DETAILED QUESTIONS.

THE PROPOSED CODE OF CONDUCT COULD ALSO RAISE LEGAL QUESTIONS.

COREY BRIGGS IS A GOVERNMENT LAWYER WHO HAS SUED THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO NUMEROUS TIMES.>> THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO FULFILL RESPONSIBILITIES, THAT MEANS SPEAKING THE TRUTH.

>>> A NEW POLICY COULD HELP MORE VETERANS NULLIFY FOR HOUSING MATTERS.

ANDREW DYER SPOKE TO ADVOCATES.

SEE LAST WEEK, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED VETERANS DISABILITY PLAY PAY WOULD NOT BE INCOME FOR HOUSING VOUCHERS.

THE PROGRAM PROVIDES MENTAL ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS EXPERIENCE IN HOMELESSNESS, OR WHO ARE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.

REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL EVANS SERVES ON THE HOUSE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.

THIS IS A BIG DEAL.

THESE BENEFITS WERE CONSIDERED INCOME, DISABILITY WAS CONSIDERED INCOME WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER A VETERAN COULD QUALIFY FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

SHE HE AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR THIS CHANGE FOR YEARS.

JONATHAN CASTILLE IS THE CHIEF REGIONAL OFFICER WHO HELPS CONNECT PEOPLE WITH HOMELESS SERVICES.

HE SAYS THE OLD POLICY HURT VETERANS.>> THAT'S THE POLICY, TURNING PEOPLE AWAY SOMETHING BECAUSE THEY WERE PROVIDED INCOME.

HE EXPECTS THIS CHANGE TO HELP VETERANS THAT ARE STRUGGLING.

>> THERE ARE SOME THAT WE'VE HAD TO TURN AWAY, WE WILL SEE THE IMPACTS RIGHT AWAY.>> THE NEW RULES COME INTO EFFECT THIS WEEK.>>> SAN DIEGO IS PLANNING A CRACKDOWN ON WAGE THEFT, FOCUSING ON EMPLOYERS THAT WITHHOLD OVERTIME PAY FROM WORKERS.

ANDREW BOWEN SAYS SOME EMPLOYEES FALSELY ASSUME THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME.

>> THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO WORK MORE THAN EIGHT HOURS IN A DAY OR 40 HOURS IN A WEEK SHOULD GET TIME AND HALF PAY FOR THOSE EXTRA HOURS, AND WORKING MORE THAN 12 HOURS IN A DAY OR SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS CAN COME WITH DOUBLE PAY.

A RECENT SURVEY OF MORE THAN 800 WORKERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOUND ABOUT A QUARTER HAD BEEN DENIED OVERTIME PAY SOMETIME IN THE LAST YEAR.

WITHHOLDING OVERTIME PAY CAN HAPPEN IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS.>> SOMETIMES WHEN EMPLOYEES REACH THAT EIGHT HOUR MARK, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO CLOCK OUT AND WORK OFF THE CLOCK.

THAT IS ACTUALLY TWO VIOLATIONS, ANY WORK OFF THE CLOCK IS ILLEGAL, AND ANYTIME YOU'RE NOT PAID OVERTIME FOR ADDITIONAL HOURS, THAT'S A DIFFERENT VIOLATION.>> EVEN EMPLOYEES EARNING A FLAT SALARY CAN BE ENTITLED TO OVERTIME PAY, IF THEY EARN LESS THAN $66,560 PER YEAR.

WORKERS CAN BE RELUCTANT TO REPORT WAGE THEFT, BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID OF BEING FIRED, BUT RETALIATION IS ILLEGAL, AND THE COUNTY OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO WAGE THEFT VICTIMS WHILE THEY AWAIT JUSTICE.

EMPLOYEES WHO SUSPECT THEIR BOSSES OF WAGE THEFT SHOULD TALK TO THEIR COWORKERS.>> OFTEN OTHER WORKERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING, AND IT IS HARDER FOR AN EMPLOYER TO DENY THE PRACTICE EXISTS IF MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE REPORTING.

OF COURSE WE ALL KNOW THIS IN THIS WORKPLACE.>> YOU CAN REPORT THAT TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY WORKPLACE JUSTICE UNIT, OR THE CITY OR COUNTY OFFICE OF LABOR STANDARDS AND ENFORCEMENT.>> WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT IT FOR THE UPCOMING DAYS, THE MARINE LAYER IS STICKING UP A LITTLE BIT, THAT WILL CHANGE SOME OF OUR NUMBERS.

I WILL HAVE MORE ON THE FORECAST, COMING UP.

>>> FIVE PEOPLE, INCLUDING A DOCTOR FROM SAN DIEGO HAVE BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF MATTHEW PERRY, THE ACTOR DIED IN OCTOBER AS A RESULT OF ACUTE EFFECTS OF KETAMINE AND SUBSEQUENT EFFECTS OF DROWNING.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA HAS MORE ON THE CHARGES TODAY.>> THESE DEFENDANTS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF MR. PERRY'S ISSUES TO ENRICH THEMSELVES.

>> FIVE PEOPLE, INCLUDING TWO DOCTORS, CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF MATTHEW PERRY.

>> HE PRESCRIBED OR INJECTED THE KETAMINE THAT CAUSED MATTHEW PERRY'S DEATH.

>> HE WAS FOUND FACEDOWN IN HIS HOTEL IN 2023.

KETAMINE WAS THE PRIMARY CAUSE.

THE AMOUNT IN HIS BLOOD AND THE RANGE HE USED FORD GENERAL ANESTHESIA FOR THIRD SURGERY, KETAMINE HAS BEEN USED IN RECENT YEARS TO TREAT DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND PAIN.

PERRY, WHO HAD BEEN OPEN ABOUT HIS DECADES LONG STRUGGLES WITH DRUG ADDICTION HAD BEEN UNDERGOING KETAMINE INFUSION THERAPY.

INVESTORS LEAVE HIS ADDICTION "SPIRALED OUT OF CONTROL.

">> WHEN DOCTORS REFUSED TO INCREASE HIS DOSAGE, HE TURNED TO UNSCRUPULOUS DOCTORS WHO SAW PERRY AS A WAY TO MAKE QUICK MONEY.

TWO OVER TWO MONTHS, SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER 2023, THEY DISTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 20 VIALS OF KETAMINE TO MR. PERRY.

THAT WAS IN EXCHANGE FOR $55,000 IN CASH.

NOW, FIVE PEOPLE, INCLUDING HIS LIVE IN ASSISTANT, ARE CHARGED WITH GIVING HIM KETAMINE IN THE FINAL MOMENTS OF HIS LIFE.

>> IF YOU ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING DANGEROUS DRUGS, WE WILL HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DEATHS THAT YOU CAUSE.

>> MICHAEL YOSHIDA, KPBS NEWS.

>> AS WE'VE MENTIONED, A DOCTOR FROM SAN DIEGO IS AMONG THOSE CHARGED, DR. CHAVEZ AGREED TO PLEAD GUILTY TO ONE COUNT OF CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE KETAMINE, HE ADMITTED TO SELLING THE DRUG TO ANOTHER DOCTOR, WHO WAS ALSO CHARGED IN THE CASE.

CHAVEZ PREVIOUSLY OPERATED A KETAMINE PANIC.

>>> NEARLY THREE DOZEN COUNTY OFFICIALS IN KEY SWING STATES HAVE REFUSED TO CERTIFY VOTING RESULTS SINCE 2020, PUTTING TO CITIZENS FOR ETHICS AND RESPONSE ABILITY IN WASHINGTON, 35 COUNTY OFFICIALS AND EIGHT STATES HAVE SOUGHT TO ILLEGALLY DELAY OR DENY CERTIFYING ELECTION RESULTS, MOSTLY CLAIMING ALLEGRA TO IRREGULARITIES OR FRAUD.

THE EIGHT STATES ARE COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, SWING STATES ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, NORTH, PENNSYLVANIA, AND MICHIGAN.

THE DEPUTY CHIEF COUNSELOR SAYS THE SAME ELECTION OFFICIALS ARE STILL IN POSITIONS TO DECERTIFY IN THE UPCOMING NOVEMBER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

>> THERE WERE ATTEMPTS TO SUBVERT THE 2020 ELECTION, THE ATTACK ON THE CAPITAL, AND EPIC COUNTY LEVEL.

IT IS SIMPLY BECOMING MORE DECENTRALIZED.>> THE POTENTIAL FOR MISCHIEF ISN'T CONFINED TO THE EIGHT STATES, HE SAYS, AND ANY ATTEMPTS TO DELAY CERTIFICATION COULD AFFECT THE FINAL PRESIDENTIAL VOTE.

PRESIDENT BIDEN AND VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS APPEARED TOGETHER THIS AFTERNOON, IN MARYLAND.

JULIA BENBROOK SHOWS US THE FIRST OFFICIAL JOINT APPEARANCE SINCE BIDEN DROPPED OUT OF THE RACE.>> THE PRESIDENT, AND THE VICE PRESIDENT, SHARING A STAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JOE BIDEN WITHDREW FROM THE RACE.>> I COULD SPEAK ALL AFTERNOON ABOUT THE PERSON I AM STANDING ON THIS STAGE WITH.>> A SIGNIFICANT MOMENT, AS HE PASSES THE TORCH.>> FOLKS, I HAVE AN INCREDIBLE PARTNER, THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE, SHE'S GOING TO MAKE AN INCREDIBLE PRESIDENT.

THEY FOCUSED ON THE EFFORTS OF LOWERING THE COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

>> FEW HAVE DONE MORE ON SO MANY ISSUES, INCLUDING TO EXPAND ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE.

>> BIDEN IS BROADLY SEEN AS PERFORMING POORLY ON THE ECONOMY, CREATING A BIT OF A POLITICAL CHALLENGE FOR HARRIS AS SHE MOVES FORWARD.

IT'S SOMETHING FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP LOOKS TO HIGHLIGHT DURING HIS OWN PRESS CONFERENCE.

>> HARRIS HAS JUST DECLARED TACKLING INFLATION WILL BE A DAY ONE PRIORITY, FOR HER, IT'S GOING TO BE DAY ONE, BUT DAY ONE FOR KAMALA HARRIS WAS 3 1/2 YEARS AGO.

>> THE VICE PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED TO REVEAL HER OWN ECONOMIC PLAN ON FRIDAY.

WHILE IT DON'T EXPECT HER TO CARRY THE BANNER, EXPERTS SAY HER VISION FOR THE ECONOMY DOES NOT DEVIATE IN MAJOR WAYS FROM BIDEN.

SINCE SHE'S EXPECTED TO HIGHLIGHT AREAS OF HIS RECORD THAT ENJOYED BROAD SUPPORT AMONG VOTERS, WHILE ADVOCATING FOR ADDITIONAL POLICY THAT WOULD LOWER THE COST OF HEALTHCARE, FOOD, AND HOUSING.

REPORTING IN WASHINGTON, I'M JULIA BENBROOK.>> PBS NEWS WILL HAVE SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, THAT'S NEXT WEEK.

YOU CAN WATCH IT RIGHT HERE, ON KPBS, STARTING MONDAY, AT 5:00 P.M.. YOU CAN WATCH IT RIGHT HERE, ON KPBS, STARTING MONDAY, AT 5:00 P.M.>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, CEASE-FIRE TALKS RESUME AS THE DEATH TOLL IN GAZA WHICH IS ANOTHER GRIM MILESTONE.

THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 P.M., AFTER EVENING EDITION, ON KPBS.

[ MUSIC ] >>> TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS FOR THE CAJON VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, IT COMES AS THE SCHOOL BOARD RECENTLY TOOK THE STANCE AGAINST THE NEW STATE LAW, THE SAFETY ACT BANS TEACHERS FROM NOTIFYING PARENTS IF THEIR CHILD JUST GENDER IDENTITY OR PRONOUNS.

SUPPORTERS SAY THE LAW GIVES STUDENTS A SAFE SPACE IN SCHOOL.

THE COHEN VALLEY DISTRICT JUST PASSED A PARENTAL BILL OF RIGHTS THAT DEFIES THAT LAW.>> I WOULD RATHER THEY TALKED TO ME THAN SOMEONE ELSE, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS TELL MY KIDS NO MATTER HOW BAD THE SITUATION IS, I'D RATHER YOU CAME TO ME FIRST.>> CAJON VALLEY POLICIES APPLY TO STUDENTS 12 YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER.

THE CALIFORNIA SAFETY ACT DOES NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL JANUARY OF DOES NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL JANUARY 2025.>>> IT'S NOT EVERY DAY YOU GET A CHANCE TO MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE, LIKE IN TIJUANA, THIS WEEK, WHERE HUNDREDS OF YOUNG SOCCER PLAYERS GOT A RARE OPPORTUNITY.

GUSTAVO'S RELEASE WENT TO A TRYOUT FOR THE YOUTH ACADEMY FOR SAN DIEGO'S NEW MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER TEAM.

>> THIS IS ABOUT AS HIGH-STAKES AS YOU CAN GET FOR YOU SOCCER.

THESE KIDS ARE TRYING OUT TO BE PART OF THE NEW MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER TEAM, SAN DIEGO FC.

THE TEAM WILL START PLAYING AT SNAPDRAGON STADIUM, NEXT YEAR.>> I'M TRYING OUT.

IT'S REALLY COOL, ACTUALLY.

I HOPE I CAN MAKE IT, I'M GOING TO TRY.>> THIS IS ONE OF MANY TRIALS SAN DIEGO FC SCOUTS WILL BE ATTENDING NEXT MONTH.

THEY PLAN TO EVALUATE MORE THAN 20,000 PLAYERS, WITH ONLY 30 MOVING ON TO JOIN THE YOUTH ACADEMY.

>> THESE EVENTS WILL COME FOR THE PLAYERS.>> THAT'S ONE OF THE TEAM SCOUTS.>> WE ARE LOOKING FOR PLAYERS, THIS IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE, IT'S SOCCER.

>> 1000 KIDS WILL BE REGISTERED FOR THE OPEN TRYOUT IN TIJUANA, ON MONDAY.

THAT THIS IS HAPPENING SOUTH OF THE BORDER IS HISTORIC, SO SAYS MARTINEZ, WHO RUNS THE YOUTH ACADEMY PROGRAM.

>> WE ARE IN OUR FIRST TRYOUT IN MEXICO, WHICH SERVES TIJUANA, WE ARE SUPER EXCITED, IT'S THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE COME OUT IN MEXICO, WE WANT TO GIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO MANY KIDS IN TIJUANA.

>> THAT'S BECAUSE MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER IT'S EACH TEAM TO A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC AREA, FROM WHICH THEY CAN DEVELOP YOUTH LAYERS, SAN DIEGO FC IS THE ONLY TEAM WITH AN ASSIGNED AREA THAT INCLUDES MEXICO.

>> IT IS DEFINITELY A BIT OF AN ADVANTAGE, IT CERTAINLY UNIQUE FOR US, AND FOR ANYBODY IN MEXICO.

>> THINK OF THE ACADEMY AS A FARM SYSTEM.

THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO DEVELOP TALENTED YOUNGSTERS INTO PLAYERS.

ONLY A LUCKY FEW WILL BE SELECTED.

TRAINING, EDUCATION, ROOM AND BOARD, PLAYERS WOULD EVEN GET STUDENT VISAS TO LET THEM STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES.>> PROFESSIONAL SOCCER, OR ARE YOU GOING TO GO TO A TOP SCHOOL IN THE NCAA?

>> THAT'S ALSO A DREAM COME TRUE FOR PARENTS.

THEY WENT FROM LOS ANGELES TO WATCH THE TRIAL.>> WE HEAR YOU ARE PROVIDING SCHOOL AND EVERYTHING, THAT IS A PLUS FOR US, YEAH, WE ARE EXCITED.>> HE EVEN BROUGHT GRANDMA AND GRANDPA ALONG.>> THEY ARE DOING A GREAT THING, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY DESERVES A CHANCE.

>> THEY WILL BE SELECTING PLAYERS FOR THE NEXT ROUND.

THEY WERE PRESENTED WITH BRIGHT RED WRISTBANDS.

THIAGO WAS ONE OF THEM, THE PLAYER GAVE HIM A BIG HUG AFTER HEARING THE NEWS.

[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ]>> THEN HE CALLED MOM.

GUSTAVO'S RELEASE, KPBS NEWS.

>> HAVE YOU EVER BEEN STUCK IN SAN DIEGO TRAFFIC AND DREAMED YOU COULD JUST TAKE OFF AND FLY ABOVE IT ALL?

YOU ARE NOT ALONE, IN FACT IT HAS BEEN TRIED SEVERAL TIMES IN OUR CITIES PAST.

KEN KRAMER SHOWS US ANOTHER STORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.>> WHY DON'T WE START THIS TIME RIGHT HERE, IN A LITTLE PARK WITH A WALKWAY AT THE CORNER OF MAPLE AND ALBATROSS?

AND MAY I INTRODUCE YOU TO WALDO?

THE SAN DIEGO BORN AVIATOR AND INVENTOR IN THE 1930S OF AN ACTUAL FLYING CAR.>> AND AUTOMOBILE ON THE WAY TO A HANGER.

>> YES, A CAR WITH A STUDEBAKER ENGINE THAT MOTORED THROUGH TRAFFIC, THEN HEADING TO SHELBY TRACY, WITH DETACHABLE WINGS, IT COULD TAKE TO THE SKIES.

SEVERAL WERE BUILT BEFORE THE DEPRESSION GROUNDED THE FLYING CAR PROJECTS, I MUST TELL YOU, IT WAS JUST ONE OF HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS, HE PUT ALL KINDS OF AIRCRAFT TOGETHER, INCLUDING A GLIDER AT A HIGH SCHOOL IN SAN DIEGO.

HIS FLYING CAR FASCINATED THE WORLD, OF COURSE, THAT'S WALDO AND HIS WASN'T THE ONLY FLYING CAR IDEA TO COME OUT OF SAN DIEGO.>> 20,000 EMPLOYEES, DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS, CRAFTSMEN.>> IT'S THE LATE 1940S, AFTER THE WAR, AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS BRING THIS FLYING CAR INTO THE LIGHT OF DAY.

RIGHT THEN IT PROBABLY DIDN'T DO MUCH MORE, IT WAS JUST A CONCEPT, A LITTLE MORE TIME, A LITTLE MORE STREAMLINING, AND TAKE A LOOK.

THIS WAS 1947, HOLD THE MODEL 118, SLEEK AND STYLISH.

THE IDEA FOR THIS FLYING CAR WAS SIMPLE, YOU MAKE A LIGHTWEIGHT CAR WITH A SUNROOF, SEPARATELY YOU BUILT A FLIGHT SECTION FOR THE WINGS, THE PROPELLER, THIS PART STAYS AT THE AIRPORT WHEN YOU DRIVE AWAY.

CONTROLS FOR THE FLIGHT SECTION COME DOWN THROUGH THE SUNROOF, AS SOON AS YOU ARE CONNECTED TO THE WINGS, YOU CAN FLY YOUR CAR.

THE EMPLOYEES NOW HAD THE RESOURCES OF A MAJOR AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER BEHIND THEM, THE COMPANY BUILT 12 CARS AND HALF A DOZEN FLIGHT SECTIONS, THERE WERE STORIES WRITTEN AROUND THE WORLD ABOUT THE NEW AUTOMOBILE, WITH WINGS THAT YOU KEPT AT THE AIRPORT.

THEY WANTED MILITARY CONTRACTS, SLOWLY GETTING OFF THE CONSUMER MARKET WHEN IT STOPPED BUILDING COMMERCIAL PLANES.

AS FOR WHAT BECAME OF THE FLYING CARS THEMSELVES?

ONE OF THEM CRASHED IN THE MUD FLATS WHEN IT RAN OUT OF FUEL, BUT NOBODY WAS HURT.

THE LAST ONE WENT ON DISPLAY AT THE OLD AEROSPACE MUSEUM AT ELBOW A PARK, UNTIL THE NIGHT OF FEBRUARY 22, 1978.

THE WHOLE MUSEUM EARNED COMPLETELY, EVERYTHING INSIDE WAS LOST, INCLUDING THE ONLY REMAINING FLYING CAR.

WHAT ABOUT WALDO WATERMAN?

RIGHT BACK IN THAT LITTLE PARK NEAR MAPLE AND ALBATROSS, THERE IS A HISTORIC MARKER ON THE SPOT OVERLOOKING THE CANYON, AND SOME PICTURES.

THEY STILL TOOK FLIGHT, HERE IS HOPING HISTORY NOTES THAT FACT ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE OF HIS STORIES ABOUT SAN DIEGO, YOU CAN WATCH AN EPISODE TONIGHT, AT 8:00 P.M., RIGHT HERE ON KPBS.

>>> AS WE TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING DAYS, THERE WILL BE SOME CHANGES AS WE BEGIN THE WEEKEND, SO, IF YOU HAVE SOME PLANS FOR SATURDAY, JUST KNOW THE MARINE LAYER IS THICKENING INTO SATURDAY, IT COULD TAKE A LITTLE LONGER TO BURN OFF.

IT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE COOLER DAYS OF THE UPCOMING COUPLE DAYS, SUNDAY AND MONDAY WE START TO WARM THINGS UP AGAIN.

MONSOON MOISTURE COMES BACK SLIGHTLY, HOWEVER, WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT BIG RAIN CHANCES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

68 IN THE CITY, AS YOU LOOK TOWARD ESCONDIDO, 62 FOR THAT LOW, ANY PLACES LIKE EL CAJON, 64 DEGREES, NOT A BAD NIGHT FOR US.

HIGH PRESSURE IS STILL IN STORE, THIS IS BLOCKING SOME OF THAT MONSOON MOISTURE COMING INTO THE REGION.

WE REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A BREAK HERE, GETTING MORE CLOUDS AND MOISTURE IN STORE FOR US.

77 FOR OUR LOW AS WE HAD TO TOMORROW, ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE REGION, STILL LOOKING GOOD, 78 IN CHULA VISTA, 80 OCEANSIDE, BORREGO SPRINGS AT 180 DEGREES.

THAT MARINE LAYER IS THICKENING TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.

IT GETS A LITTLE BRIGHTER THE AFTERNOON, AND IT KEEPS THE NUMBERS FROM VENTURING TOO HIGH.

MIDDLE 80s ON SATURDAY, TRENDING A BIT WARMER BY MONDAY AND TUESDAY, THAT'S GOING TO BE PART OF THE STORY AS WE EASE OUT OF THE WEEKEND.

LOTS OF SUNSHINE, A PRETTY BRIGHT DAY, PRETTY NICE ACROSS THE REGION IN THE MOUNTAINS, AND AS WE GET TOWARD THE DESERTS, KEEPING THINGS BRIGHT IN THE UPCOMING DAYS.

WE TURNED UP, 110 DEGREES FOR THE FORECAST HIGH.>>> ENVIRONMENTAL WORK IS UNDERWAY TO PROTECT VULNERABLE AND THREATENED SPECIES.

IT'S PART OF A PROJECT TO DOUBLE TRACK THE RAIL CORRIDOR.>> THESE MARINE BIOLOGISTS ARE OUT TODAY LOOKING FOR THESE.

>> THIS IS A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT SPECIES.>> THIS ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER SAYS SCIENTISTS ARE OUT THERE LOOKING FOR IT.

SO THAT'S A VERY BAD SPECIES THAT TAKES OVER THE STREAM CHANNELS.

>> THIS IS A CAUTIONARY MEASURE, FISH RELY ON THE GRASS FOR FOOD AND SHELTER.

>> THIS IS MADE OF WOOD.

THE NEW ONE WILL BE CONCRETE.

>> ADDING A SECOND TRACK WOULD ALLEVIATE RAIL CONGESTION, AND THE NEW BRIDGE WOULD IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE LAGOON.>> IT WOULD BE ABOUT 40 FEET WIDER, THAT WOULD INCREASE THE FLOW IN THE BASIN AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY.

THIS NEW CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2028, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT WETLAND NESTING SEASON.

THEY EXPECT THE COST TO BE OVER $165 MILLION.

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

MORNING EDITION NPR IS DISCUSSING POTENTIAL BIG RANGES COMING THIS WEEKEND TO THE WAY REAL ESTATE AGENTS ARE PAID.

KPBS ROUNDTABLE HAS A SHOW ALL ABOUT VOLUNTEERING, HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE STORIES OUR REPORTERS HAVE COVERED RECENTLY.

YOU CAN FIND STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

>> MAJOR FUNDING MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND MODEL SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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