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>>> GOOD EVENING, IT'S THURSDAY, AUGUST 18th.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

CONCERN HERE AT HOME ON THE GROWING CASES OF MONKEYPOX.

THE CDC REPORTS MORE THAN 14,000 CASES IN THE U.S. AND MORE THAN 2600 IN CALIFORNIA.

OUR COVERAGE BEGINS WITH REPORTER IVAN RODRIGUEZ ON PLANS TO GET ADDITIONAL VACCINES TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

>> Reporter: AN AGGRESSIVE EFFORTS ON THE FIGHT AGAINST MONKEYPOX.

>> ADDITIONAL DOSES WILL BE AVAILABLE.

>> Reporter: ALONG WITH THE INCREASED NUMBER OF VACCINE DOSES, THE WHITE HOUSE PLANS ALSO INCLUDE EXPANDED ACCESS TO ANTIVIRAL TREATMENT AND THE PLAN TO HAVE ENOUGH VACCINE BY LATE SEPTEMBER.

TO MAKE ACCESS EASIER THE GOVERNMENT EMPHASIZING HIGH RISK POPULATIONS.

>> IN THE COMING MONTHS, HHS IS LAUNCHING A PILOT PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE UP TO 50,000 DOSES FOR THE NATIONAL STOCKPILE TO MEET BE MADE AVAILABLE.

>> Reporter: PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN SAYS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS GETTING VACCINES INTO ARMS, NOT A LACK OF INTEREST.

THE MAC A LOT OF MY PATIENTS ARE SO INTEREST.

JUST LAST WEEK A GROUP OF FIVE PATIENTS HAD TO TRAVEL TO DALTON, GEORGIA TO GET VACCINATED BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH VACCINES.

>> Reporter: THE DOCTOR SAYS ABOUT 95% OF THOSE WHO CONTRACT THE VIRUS ARE MEN HAVING FRENCH 24 WITH MEN, IT CAN STILL BE TRANSMITTED OTHER WAYS.

THIS CAN BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH PROLONGED RESPIRATORY EXPOSURE AND SKIN TO SKIN CONTACT.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS REMINDED THAT THE VACCINE DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMUNITY UNTIL TWO WEEKS AFTER THE SECOND DOSE.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ, KPBS NEWS.

>> SOME OF THOSE DOSES WILL BE DELIVERED TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

OUR COVERAGE IS CONTINUED WITH ONE MEDICAL EXPERTS TAKE ON HOW THE -- HAS RESPONDED SO FAR.

>> WE ARE WORKING TO MEET DEMAND.

>> Reporter: BOB FENTON TALKING THIS MORNING ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION'S ACCELERATED EFFORT TO GET VACCINE OUT TO WHERE IT'S MOST NEEDED.

THERE IS CERTAINLY DEMAND IN SAN DIEGO.

DEMAND WHICH HAS SO FAR OUTSTRIPPED SUPPLY.

DR. WILLIAM SAYING IS THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF AT KAISER PERMANENTLY.

HE IS ALSO THE HEALTH SYMPTOMS POINT PERSON FOR VACCINES.

SO FAR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS DISTRIBUTED VACCINES ON AN APPOINTMENT ONLY BASIS TARGETING DISTRIBUTION TO GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN.

OH HAD MAIN MADE VACCINES AVAILABLE ON A WALK-IN BASIS BUT NOT HERE YET.

I ASKED HIM IF HE THINKS THE COUNTY IS DOING ALL HE CAN TO MAKE THE VACCINE AVAILABLE.

>> SAN DIEGO HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB.

WE ARE DOING AS MUCH AS WE CAN WITH THE SUPPLY THAT WE HAVE.

>> Reporter: LAST WEEK THE FDA APPROVED INTRADERMAL INJECTION WHERE THE VACCINE IS DELIVERED IN BETWEEN LAYERS OF SKIN.

THAT HAS THE EFFECT OF INCREASING THE AVAILABLE DOSES UP TO FIVE FOLD BUT PEOPLE MUST BE TRAINED TO DO THE INTRADERMAL INJECTIONS AND ON THAT NOTE SANG SAYS SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS DONE REMARKABLY WELL.

>> THE ENTIRE COUNTY WAS ABLE TO MOVE WITHIN THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

FROM SUBCUTANEOUS TO INTERDIVISIONAL INJECTION.

THAT'S AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THAT QUICKLY.

>> Reporter: 176 CASES OF MONKEYPOX HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED AND 2300 ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

THE VIRUS CAUSES A RASH OR SORES THAT CAN BE PAINFUL.

SOME PATIENTS ALSO DEVELOP FLULIKE SYMPTOMS.

THE DOCTOR SAYS YOU SHOULD CONTACT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE IT.

TESTING IS AVAILABLE AND SO IS TREATMENT.

HE SAYS THE COUNTY IS HOPING TO GET MORE VACCINE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WE ASKED THE HELP APARTMENT TO MAKE SOMEONE AVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW AND NO ONE GOT BACK TO US.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>> THE AT-HOME COVID TEST IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL TO STOP THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS BUT HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WARNING THAT IT MAY TAKE MORE THAN ONE TEST TO KNOW IF YOU REALLY ARE COVID FREE.

KPBS REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: IT USUALLY GOES LIKE THIS.

YOU WERE EXPOSED TO COVID BY A FRIEND, COWORKER, OR FAMILY MEMBER AND YOU GO HOME AND YOU TAKE OUT YOUR HAND THE AT-HOME COVID TEST AND PERFECT, YOU ARE NEGATIVE.

WHAT ARE YOU REALLY NEGATIVE?

DR. PETER CHEN HONG, AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT SAYS MAYBE NOT AND HERE IS WHY.

>> IF YOU TEST POSITIVE I THINK YOU ARE GOOD TO GO MINI THAT IT IS A TRUE TEST RESULT BUT IF THE TEST IS NEGATIVE IT CAN MEAN TWO THINGS.

THE FIRST IS THAT YOU ARE TRULY NEGATIVE, BUT IT MAY ALSO BE THAT YOU ARE POSITIVE BUT THERE IS A DELAY IN THE TEST TELLING YOU YOU ARE POSITIVE.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THAT HAS TO DO WITH VIRUS AND HUMAN FACTORS AS WELL AS LIMITATIONS WITH THE AT-HOME RAPID TEST.

AND FALSE NEGATIVE RESULTS OFTEN HAPPEN WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE VACCINATED AND BOOSTED.

>> THE AMOUNT OF VIRUS TO SOUND THE ALARM IS SO SMALL BECAUSE YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM IS ACTIVE, IT NOT ENOUGH TO TURN THE HOME TEST POSITIVE SO THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE TO WAIT LONGER OR REPEAT THE TEST.

>> Reporter: AND THAT IS WHAT THE FDA RECOMMENDS.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN EXPOSED OR ARE WITH OR WITHOUT SYMPTOMS, WEEK 48 HOURS AND TEST AGAIN.

FOR AT LEAST THREE TESTS.

THE FDA SAYS THE RAPID TEST WILL DETECT MOST INFECTION IF YOU KEEP COMING UP NEGATIVE AND SUSPECT AN INFECTION THEY RECOMMEND CALLING YOUR DOCTOR AND GETTING A LAB OR PCR TEST THAT IS CONSIDERED THE GOLD STANDARD.

THE DOCTOR SAYS NOW THAT HOME TEST ARE MORE COMMON IS IMPORTANT THAT THOSE WHO USE THEM KNOW THEIR LIMITATIONS.

>> YOU MAY BE OUT IN ABOUT POTENTIALLY TRANSMITTING IT TO OTHERS AND IF YOU ARE ONLY DOING ONE TEST IT'S NEGATIVE.

YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH TEST RESULT IS REALLY CRUCIAL IF YOU ARE LIVING WITH IMMUNE COMPROMISED INDIVIDUALS OR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT VACCINATED BECAUSE IT MAY HAVE MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES.

KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>> AND WE LEARNED THIS WEEK THAT NEW BOOSTER SHOTS COULD BE AVAILABLE THIS FALL.

COMING UP, WHY DOCTORS SAY YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO WAIT TO GET ONE.

WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE HEALTHCARE SAVINGS INCLUDED IN THE RECENTLY SIGNED IN ELATION REDUCTION ACT RIGHT NOW MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DEALING WITH CONDITIONS SUCH AS CANCER AND LUNG DISEASE FACE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN OUT-OF-POCKET PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS.

THIS NEW LAW WILL IMPLEMENT A $2000 OUT OF POCKET CAP TAKING EFFECT IN 2025.

INSULIN CO-PAYS WILL ALSO BE CAPPED AT $35 A MONTH FOR MEDICARE RECIPIENTS.

THE DRUG IS USED BY ABOUT 333,000 CALIFORNIANS WHO RECEIVE CARE IN 2020.

>> A MEDICAID RECIPIENT WON'T HAVE TO RATION THEIR DOSES BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD WHAT THE DOCTOR PRESCRIBES.

>> ALSO COVERED, CALIFORNIANS WILL GET RELIEF FROM PREMIUMS WHICH IN TURN GIVES MORE PEOPLE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE.

>>> A SMALL PLANE CRASHED INTO A STREET IN EL CAJON AND THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THE WRECKAGE.

THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN AROUND 10:30 THIS MORNING BETWEEN TWO BRIDGES SEVERING THE EASTBOUND AND WEST BOUND LANES OF I-8.

SPOKESMAN SAID THE PLANE GRAZED AN SUV WHEN HE HIT THE STREET.

THE 65-YEAR-OLD PIRATE WAS THE ONLY PERSON INJURED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

THE FAA AND NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD ARE INVESTIGATING WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH MANY PASSENGERS AT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL ARE NOW GETTING BACK ON THE LIGHTS.

A SECURITY REACH FORCED THE ENTIRE EVACUATION OF TERMINAL TWO EAST AND WEST.

THE TSA GROUNDED FLIGHTS FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS THIS AFTERNOON AS A SEARCH FOR SOMEONE WHO WALKED AWAY FROM THEIR CARRY-ON BAG.

OFFICERS AND CANINES CONDUCTED A SWEEP AND LATER CLEARED THE AREA OF ANY POTENTIAL SECURITY THREATS.

>>> VESICLE IS PROMISING TO INVEST A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE EFFORT TO REDUCE THE FLOW OF WHICH CROSSING THE BORDER.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER ERIC ANDERSON HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: MEXICAN AND U.S. OFFICIALS GATHERED ON THE EDGE OF THE RIVER ESTUARY TO SIGN AN UNPRECEDENTED AGREEMENT TO FIX THE REGIONS CROSS-BORDER POLLUTION PROBLEM.

MEXICAN OFFICIALS WILL SPEND MORE THAN $140 MILLION.

>> WE WILL GET A LOT OF CREDIT GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO MEXICO FOR STEPPING UP AND TO SHARE THIS RESPONSIBILITY.

THIS IS A VERY FUNDAMENTAL THING.

>> Reporter: U.S. AND OFFICIALS FIND A TREATY THAT IDENTIFIES ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WILL BE FUNDED WITHIN MEXICO AND IN THE UNITED STATES.

THE U.S. EPA'S $630 MILLION COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION BLUEPRINT INCLUDES EXPANDING THE SEWAGE TREATMENT CAPACITY ON THE U.S. SIDE OF THE BORDER FIXING TIJUANA'S SEWAGE PIPES AND PREPARING ACE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLAN SOUTH OF THE MEXICAN CITY.

>> TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT SAYS THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT MUCH LONGER.

WITH THE COMMITMENTS BEING MADE TODAY THAT WE CAN GET THIS DONE , OPEN UP THESE BEACHES FOR THE CHILDREN OF THIS COMMUNITY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER.

>> THIS IS A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE MEXICO AND UNITED STATES.

NOT A SOLUTION TO THE CROSS- BORDER SEWAGE PROBLEM, BUT A STEP IN THE DIRECTION TOWARD A SOLUTION.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>> REMOTE WORK EXPLODED DURING THE PANDEMIC ALLOWING MANY AMERICANS TO RELOCATE.

A GROWING NUMBER ARE MOVING ACROSS THE BORDER.

DAVID CULVER'S FOLK WITH PEOPLE LIVING IN MEXICO CITY AS WELL AS LOCALS.

>> Reporter: LOOK PAST THE CHARMING CAFES, SCENIC PARKS, FLASHY APARTMENTS AND YOU WILL SEE THIS CAPITAL ANY FOR WHAT IT'S BECOMING, A REFUGE FOR MIGRANTS.

>> I GREW UP IN NEW YORK.

>> Reporter: PERHAPS NOT THE BORDER CROSSING YOU EXPECTED.

AMERICANS LEAVING PRICEY U.S. CITIES AND HEADING SOUTH TO WORK FROM HOME IN MEXICO CITY.

>> IT IS STARTING TO FEEL LIKE HOME.

>> Reporter: BORN AND YOU RAISED IN THE U.S., ERIC RODRIGUEZ HARDLY SPEAKS SPANISH AND ADMITS HE IS NOT HERE TO REDISCOVER HIS MEXICAN ROOTS SO MUCH AS TO SAVE MONEY.

>> MY APARTMENT USED TO BE $2500, FOR A STUDIO.

HERE, HAVE A ONE BEDROOM AND I PAY $800 A MONTH.

AND THAT THE STATE PERMITS HAS ONE .6 MILLION U.S. INNOCENTS LIVE IN MEXICO.

THEY DON'T SAY HOW MANY ARE LIVING AND WORKING THERE TOURIST VISAS.

THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT DOES NOT TRACK THAT DATA EITHER BUT THEY RECORDED MORE THAN 5.3 MILLION AMERICAN TOURISTS FLYING IN DURING JUST THE FIVE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.

NEARLY 1 MILLION MORE THAN THAT THING.

IN 2019.

PRE-PANDEMIC.

RODRIGUEZ IS AMONG THE UNREPORTED BUT UNDENIABLY PRESENT SO-CALLED DIGITAL NOMADS.

HERE OFFICIALLY AS TAURUS.

MOST WORKING REMOTELY FOR U.S. COMPANIES STILL GETTING PAID IN U.S.

DOLLARS ALLOWING FOR A FAR MORE AFFORDABLE LIFE IN MEXICO.

>> I THINK THERE WAS A SENSE THAT WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME HERE TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, BUT I KNOW THAT RECENTLY THERE HAS BEEN COMPLAINTS FROM LOCALS ABOUT THE EFFECTS THAT US LIVING HERE HAS HAD ON THEIR OWN LIFESTYLES.

>> Reporter: SANDRA ORTIZ IS ONE OF THEM.

>> 4 THE PRICES ARE GOING UP HIGH.

SHE SAID IT'S DIFFICULT BECAUSE THESE OWNERS, THEY HAVE A BUNCH OF MONEY TO SPEND ON THESE APARTMENTS AND RENTS.

>> Reporter: FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS ORTIZ AND HER SIBLINGS RAN A RESTAURANT POPULAR WITH LOCALS ON A PRIME CORNER IN THE INCREASINGLY DESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AS PRICES CLIMBED, ORTIZ SAID IT BECAME UNAFFORDABLE FOR THE FAMILY.

AND IN FEBRUARY HE SAYS THEY WERE EVICTED.

ALL THEIR BELONGINGS PILED ONTO THE SIDEWALK.

>> WE HAD FIVE MINUTES TO GET EVERYTHING OUT.

>> Reporter: SO WHERE DO THE LOCALS GO?

THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO BE ASKING OURSELVES FERNANDO GUSTAV TELLS ME.

THE PANDEMIC COUPLED WITH GLOBAL INFLATION HAVE MADE MATTERS WORSE LEAVING LOCALS IN FEAR OF A CULTURE CLASH.

THIS IS PART OF THE PROBLEM HE SAYS.

THEY MOVED HERE BECAUSE IT'S CHEAP, NOT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO TRULY IMMERSED IN THE LOCAL CULTURE.

FAMILIES LIKE THE ORTIZ'S FEELS THEY ARE GETTING PUSHED OUT.

SANDRA AND TWO OF HER SIBLINGS NOW WORKING IN A RESTAURANT, NO LONGER THE OWNERS.

THE THOUGHT OF VISITING THEIR OLD RESTAURANT?

TOO PAINFUL.

WE WENT BY.

RENOVATIONS ALREADY ON THE WAY.

HIGH-END APARTMENTS COMING SOON.

>> THE NUMBER OF AMERICA'S LOOKING FOR A NEW PLACE TO LIVE.

HOME SALES DROPPED MARKING THE SIXTH TIME IN AS MANY MONTHS THAT THEY HAVE FALLING.

ANALYSTS SAY HIGHER MORTGAGE RATE AND OVERALL COSTS ARE PUSHING POTENTIAL BUYERS OUT OF THE MARKET AND DESPITE THAT HOME PRICES ARE STILL ON THE RIGHT.

MORTGAGE RATES MEANWHILE HAVE ALL HIS WHITELEY.

ACCORDING TO FREDDIE MAC A 30 YEAR FIXED AVERAGE IS FIVE POINT 1%.

IT WAS 5.2% THE WEEK BEFORE.

>>> NEARLY 30 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM CITY HEIGHTS JUST RETURNED FROM A SCIENTIFIC ADVENTURE IN BAJA, CALIFORNIA.

KPBS NEWS REPORTER SAYS THE FIELD TRIP LOOKS TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON RESEARCH AND BRING GENERATIONAL POVERTY CYCLES FOR SCIENCE.

>> Reporter: 29 HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RECENTLY RETURNED FROM BEHIND THE LOS ANGELES AFTER WORKING ALONGSIDE SCIENTIST AND PROFESSORS.

>> WE WOULD TRAVEL IN BOATS TO LITTLE ISLANDS AND ONCE WE GOT THERE WE WOULD JUST GET ON THE WATER AND MAKE OUR WAY TO THE ISLAND AND THEN WE WOULD STUDY.

>> Reporter: THIS SOPHOMORE DESCRIBED ONE PART OF THE TRIP.

>> YOU GET TO SEE WHAT THEY DO AND HOW IT WORKS.

YOU REALLY GET TO HAVE HANDS-ON WORK.

THE SIMPLE FACT OF YOU BEING ON THE WATER AND SEEING A WHOLE HUGE ANIMAL AND THE EXPERTS GOING UNDER THEIR, TAKING PICTURES AND ANALYZING IT LIKE IT IS NOTHING,.

>> THOSE WHO DISCOVER INSTITUTE HAVE BEEN PROVIDING HANDS-ON RESEARCH SIMILAR TRIPS TO STUDENT IN CITY HEIGHTS.

CARLA CAMACHO WAS IN THAT FIRST CLASS OF STUDENTS AND NOW WORKS FOR THE ORGANIZATION.

SHE SAYS IT OPENED THE DOORS TO OPPORTUNITIES AND SHE AND HER PEERS OTHERWISE WOULDN'T HAVE.

>> THE STUDENTS THAT WENT TO BAJA WITH ME IN 2004, NOW THEY ARE GETTING THEIR PHD'S AT SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY.

THEY ARE OPENING THEIR OWN BUSINESSES SO IT IS REALLY EXCITING TO THINK THAT IT TAKES 15 OR 20 YEARS TO SEE THESE TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCES BUT THEY REALLY HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS TAKE DAILY EXCURSIONS TO LEARN ABOUT TOP TOPICS SUCH AS RESEARCHING TURTLES AND FISH AND SWIMMING WITH SHARKS.

USC PROFESSOR MENTOR SOME OF THE HIGH SCHOOLERS.

>> WE WERE SITTING ON A BOAT ONCE AND WE WERE SURROUNDED BY DOLPHINS.

THEY WERE JUMPING ALL AROUND US AND THE EYES OF THE STUDENTS WERE FILLED WITH WONDER.

THEY LOVED IT.

>> Reporter: CAMACHO SAYS THE OCEAN DISCOVER INSTITUTE WORKS WITH OVER 6000 YOUTH A YEAR AT SCHOOL AND CAMP.

SHE TOLD KPBS THAT 77% OF THE STUDENT CONNECTED WITH HER ORGANIZATION HAVE EARNED A SCIENCE AND RELATED DEGREES.

PICK UP AIR, KPBS.

>> WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIVING ON THE EDGE OF THE MONSOON ACROSS OUR REGION AND WE WILL ALSO BE MORE HUMAN THAN USUAL.

TEMPERATURE WISE SEASONABLY WARM FOR MID TO LATE AUGUST.

THOSE TWO POINTS ARE ELEVATED EVEN AT OUR FAR EASTERN DESERT LOCATIONS IT'S NOT A DRY HEAT.

DEW POINTS LARGELY IN THE LOW TO MID 60s WHICH IS WHEN IT STARTS TO FEEL MUDDY AND UNCOMFORTABLE AND THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK.

MOST OF THE MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BE STAYING JUST EAST OF US.

ALL THESE GRAY AND BLUE COLORS INDICATE THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CLOUDS LARGELY AROUND HERE PRECIPITATION WISE WILL BE DRY GOING INTO THE WEEKEND.

THAT MONSOON DOES INTENSIFY OVER THE FOUR CORNERS INTO FRIDAY BUT ASIDE FROM SHOWERS AND STORMS CLIPPING EASTERN LOCATIONS IS LARGELY DRY AND WARM.

OVERNIGHT 68 DEGREES WITH PATCHY CLOUDS.

REGIONWIDE CLOSE TO THE COAST AND IN TOWN IS IN THE UPPER 60s.

LOW 60s IN RAMONA.

65 IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

DURING THE DAY TOMORROW A LOT OF WARM SUNSHINE.

MID-70s.

94 IN EL CAJON.

87 IN ESCONDIDO ONCE AGAIN WITH A GREAT DEAL OF FUN.

I DON'T THINK THAT MOISTURE MAKES IT INTO THE SAN DIEGO, METRO AREA.

FIVE DAYS FOR THE COAST, LOTS OF SUN.

IT'S HUMAN BUT TEMPERATURE IS RIGHT AROUND 80 DEGREES IS NOT OVERLY WARM.

AND IF YOU ARE INLAND, UPPER 80s FOR FRIDAY AND COOLING DOWN TO THE MID-80s WITH FUN AND HUMIDITY OVER THE WEEKEND.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS THE MOUNTAINS STAND THE BEST CHANCE TO SEE A THUNDERSTORM AND I THINK THE HIGHEST CHANCE FOR THAT WILL BE SATURDAY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70s THEN WARMING UP INTO THE 80s.

VINYL STOPPED IN THE DESERTS, TEMPERATURES COULD SEE --.

FOR KPBS , I AM METEOROLOGIST BEN ROBERT.

>>> COVID-19 BOOSTERS COULD BE AVAILABLE TO HELP AGAINST THE NEWEST OMICRON VARIANCE BUT THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS IF THAT TIMELINE IS REALISTIC.

OUR CORRESPONDENT HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: IT WILL BE THE LATEST WEAPON IN THE WAR ON COVID-19.

UPDATED BOOSTER.

>> THESE UPDATES WILL BECOME AVAILABLE BY EARLY TO MID SEPTEMBER.

>> Reporter: THE NEW BOOSTERS WILL CARRY INSTRUCTIONS TO FIGHT OFF THE STRAINS OF THE CORONAVIRUS.

HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE UPGRADED VACCINES WILL BE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT AS FLU IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A COMEBACK THIS YEAR.

>> THESE ARE SUBSTANTIAL UPGRADES IN OUR VACCINES IN TERMS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PREVENT INFECTION AND TRANSMISSION.

>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS SUMMER DATA ON A VACCINE TO TACKLE THE ORIGINAL OMICRON VARIANCE WAS PRESENTED TO THE FDA VACCINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

>> THE DATA WAS PRETTY UNDERWHELMING.

>> Reporter: THIS DR. SAYS IF THE UPDATED VACCINE BOOSTERS TARGET THE NEWEST OMICRON VARIANCE THEY WILL LAUNCH NEXT MONTH AND IT NEEDS TO BE DATA SHOWING THE PERSON WHO GETS THE BOOSTER WILL HAVE AN IMMUNE RESPONSE THAT IS DRASTICALLY BETTER THAN WHAT THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS SAW IN JUNE.

>> I THINK THE AMERICAN PUBLIC IS OWED THAT.

>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE RECOMMENDED TO GET A BOOSTER YOU SHOULDN'T WAIT FOR UPGRADE.

>> YOU ARE BETTER PROTECTED AGAINST MILD ILLNESS BUT AGAIN YOU NEED TO PROVE IT BEFORE YOU LAUNCH THAT KIND OF PROGRAM AND RIGHT NOW YOU ARE STILL WAITING FOR THAT GROUP.

>>> THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION AGREED TO TESTIFY AGAINST THE COMPANY AS PART OF A PLEA DEAL.

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

CLEAR MAC MAC >>> DEPENDING ON THE PATH THAT YOU HAVE A COST OF $50 OR $200.

THIS CAME OUT LAST YEAR AFTER GUESTS WERE FOUND TO WAIT UP TO EIGHT HOURS JUST TO GET A DAILY TICKET TO THE PARK.

THIS SPECIAL PASS GIVES FREE OR DISCOUNTED PARKING AND DINING AS WELL AS THE PERK TO SKIP LINES.

DIGITAL GEM CENTER MAY BE SMALL BUT IT'S TRYING TO BRING AS MANY INDEPENDENT FILMS TO SAN DIEGO AS IT CAN SIX FEET VENUE.

KPBS SAYS YOU HAVE THREE NEW FILMS TO CHOOSE FROM THIS FRIDAY AT THE MICRO CINEMA 'S VILLAGE.

>> Reporter: AS SOMEONE WHO IS CURRENTLY CONSUMED BY FOSTERING A VERY LARGE PUPPY I CONFESS THAT I HAVE ZERO OBJECTIVITY IN REVIEWING THE NEW DOCUMENTARY, FREE PUPPIES.

THE FILM FOCUSES ON A GROUP OF WOMEN DEDICATED TO RESCUING DOGS.

>> HERE IN THE SOUTH IT'S REALLY SAD.

>> THE DOCUMENTARY LOOKS SPECIFICALLY TO THE CHALLENGES THESE WOMEN FACE RESCUING DOGS BUT THERE IS A SERIOUS OVERPOPULATION PART PROBLEM AND LACK OF SHELTERS.

THERE IS NOTHING GROUNDBREAKING IN TERMS OF THE FILMMAKING HERE BUT IT IS HEARTFELT WORK IS TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

>> AND I HOPE AND PRAY THAT I AM DOING THE MOST I CAN AND BEING THE MOST EFFECTIVE THAT I CAN BE.

>> Reporter: IF YOU DON'T WANT TO FOSTER A DOG AFTER THIS FILM , I MIGHT HAVE TO SEND JOHN WICK AFTER YOU.

BUT IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING MORE COMPLEX AND ARTFULLY RENDERED, DIGITAL CINEMA ALSO HAS YOU COVERED.

COAST OF RIVAL LEBANON IS SET IN WHAT THE FILM CALLED LEBANON IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

THIS FAMILY IS LIVING OFF THE GRID AND FAR FROM STRESSFUL CITY LIFE WITH ITS DAILY PROTEST BUT ALL THAT IS ABOUT TO CHANGE AS A LANDFILL LITTLE RESTART DUMPING TRASH ON THEIR IDYLLIC DOORSTEP.

I WISH I KNEW MORE ABOUT LEBANESE POLITICS AND CULTURE BECAUSE I FEEL I WOULD BE MORE LAYERS IN THIS ALLEGORICAL TALE.

NONETHELESS, THERE ARE CLEAR UNIVERSAL THEMES TO BE FOUND ABOUT CORRUPT GOVERNMENTS AND LYING POLITICIANS AS WELL AS HELP PEOPLE REACT TO A HOME THAT THEY LOVE BUT ALSO FOR THE CLUB.

THE FILM SUCCEEDS BEST AT DEPICTING INTIMATE FAMILY DYNAMICS.

NOT JUST A METAPHOR FOR A ROTTEN POLITICAL SYSTEM BUT ALSO FOR RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE DECAYING AS FAMILY MEMBERS REVEALED DIFFERENT WAYS OF REACTING TO THE WORLD AROUND THEM.

IT MARKS A FEATURE DEBUT OF ACTRESS MICKEY O'NEILL.

AND THE FINAL FILM IS SPINNING AROUND.

A COMEDY SET AGAINST THE BACK DROP OF THE RESTAURANT WORLD.

>> YOU'RE GOING TO FALL IN LOVE.

>> Reporter: I KNOW AN INNOCUOUS ROMANTIC COMEDY SHOULDN'T -- BUT IT REPRESENTS SO MUCH OF WHAT I HATE IN MOVIES.

IT'S A PAINT BY NUMBER SCRIPT WITH TOKEN PEOPLE OF COLOR, CHARACTER TYPES RATHER THAN MULTIDIMENSIONAL CHARACTERS AND A BLANDLY RIDICULOUS PLOT THAT DRAGS ON FOR ALMOST TWO HOURS.

>> THIS CLUE?

KILLING COLONEL MUSTER WITH THE LEAD PIPE.

>> Reporter: IT WAS A CHORE JUST TO MAKE IT SHORT TO THE INANE CONCLUSION.

THIS GIVES US WIT, SOPHISTICATION AND HUMOR.

TROUBLE IN PARADISE IS TONIGHT AT 8:00 P.M. AND NEXT THURSDAY, --.

>> AND HERE IS WHAT A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT TOMORROW IN THE NEWSROOM.

A SERIES OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS IS FILING NEW LIFE.

-- ARE CONTINUING THEIR LEGACY OF LEARNING.

AND SUMMER IS WINDING DOWN BUT THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF THINGS TO SEE AND DO ON MIDDAY ADDITION, A ROUNDUP OF ALL THE BEST IN ART AND CULTURE EVENTS.

YOU CAN FIGHT FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

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