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>>> THE HEAT WAVE WE ARE IN NOW IS EVEN HARDER ON PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD.

THE VILLAGE HEALTH CENTER AT FATHER JOE'S REOPENED TODAY AFTER FLOODING CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE THIS PAST SPRING.

MELISSA MADE TELLS US IT IS JUST IN TIME TO TREAT PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE HEAT.

>> Reporter: IN MARCH, THE VILLAGE HEALTH CENTER HAD A LARGE PIPE BURST IN THE WAITING ROOM THAT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FLOOR OF ITS FACILITIES.

THE PRESIDENT AND CEO SET THE CENTER IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY.

>> WE ARE FEDERALLY QUALIFIED THE POPULATION IS STRICTLY THOSE THAT ARE ON THE STREETS.

THAT IS OUR SPECIALTY.

>> Reporter: THEY PROVIDE SERVICES, INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE, DENTAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT.

MEGAN IS THE CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER.

SHE SAID THE REOPENING COMES AT A CRITICAL TIME.

>> WE KNOW THAT HEALTH AILMENTS DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED.

WE SEE THAT IN MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE DISORDERS AND CHRONIC ILLNESSES.

MANY OF THOSE ARE EXACERBATED BY POOR REST, NUTRITION AND BEING DEHYDRATED IN THE ELEMENTS.

>> Reporter: MORE PEOPLE SEEK OUT CARE WHEN TEMPERATURES RISE.

>> WHEN WE SEE THE HEAT, THAT'S WHEN A LOT OF FOLKS WANT TO GET OUT OF THE HEAT AND WHEN THE BARRIERS TO GET INTO TREATMENT SEEM A LITTLE LESS INSURMOUNTABLE.

ANECDOTALLY, WE SEE THAT MORE INDIVIDUALS WILL COME AND WHEN IT IS HOT OR RAINY.

>> Reporter: THEY ALSO DEPLOYED TWO VANS THAT GO IN THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO THE HOMELESS.

>> THEY CONNECT WITH PEOPLE, MEET BASIC NEEDS, PROVIDE WATER AND HYGIENE KITS.

>> Reporter: HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS DIE ON AVERAGE 20 TO 25 YEARS SOONER THAN HOUSED INDIVIDUALS.

>> WE HAVE THE AIR CONDITIONING ON BLAST SO FOLKS THAT DO COME IN ARE ABLE TO SIT AND RELAX IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO USE THE COOL ZONES AND KEEP HYDRATED.

WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO MEET THOSE BASIC NEEDS WE PROVIDE GATORADE, WATERS AND OTHER MATERIAL SO THEY CAN STAY SAFE.

>> Reporter: WALK-INS ARE WELCOME AND NO UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS WILL BE TURNED AWAY IF THEY CANNOT PAY.

THE CENTER HAS THE RESOURCES TO HELP SECURE INSURANCE AND IDENTIFICATION.

>>> IT IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN DRY HEAT AND WIND INCREASE THE FIRE THREAT.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS MOST AT RISK OF WILDFIRES IN THE STATE.

CAL FIRE SAYS HEAVY RAIN THIS WINTER CREATED A LOT OF VEGETATION THAT IS NOW DYING.

THIS LEFT MANY AREAS WITH TALL, DRIED OUT GRASS AND WEED.

IT IS THE PERFECT FUEL FOR FIRES.

>> WE HAVE ALL THAT GREEN GRASS THAT HAS DIED OFF AND IS DEAD AND READY TO BURN.

WITH THE HEAT AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPING LOWER, IT IS COMING UP WITH THE PERFECT COMBINATION FOR LARGE FIRES.

>> THEY HAVE THESE TIPS TO REDUCE WILDFIRE RISK.

MODE BEFORE 10 A.M.

BUT NEVER WHEN IT IS WINDY OR EXCESSIVELY DRY.

BE CAUTIOUS WHEN CUTTING IN AREAS WITH A LOT OF ROCK AND DEBRIS TO AVOID CREATING A SPARK.

USE OF WEEDEATER TO CUT DRY GRASS AND USE SAFETY TOOLS.

>>> THE WATER AUTHORITY IS NOT GOING TO SUE TO KEEP TWO NORTH COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS.

INSTEAD THEY WILL NEGOTIATE.

ALEXANDER HAS THE LATEST.

>> WE ARE CONDUCTING THIS MEETING IN PERSON.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO WATER AUTHORITY HELD A SPECIAL MEETING TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO FILE A LAWSUIT TO KEEP THE WATER DISTRICTS IN FALLBROOK AND RAINBOW FROM LEAVING THE DISTRICT.

IN THE AND THE BOARD DECIDED TO ENTER NEGOTIATIONS.

>> WE WILL TRY TO MEET WITH THEM TO BETTER UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THEY HAVE PRESENTED THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

>> Reporter: THE LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION VOTED ON MONDAY TO ALLOW THE WATER DISTRICTS TO DETACH FROM THE WATER AUTHORITY.

THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT SAID THE MOVE IS THE RIGHT ONE.

>> YOU JOIN AGENCIES UNDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND YOU CAN DEPART UNDER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

THEY MAY NOT BE EQUITABLE BUT THE JOB IS TO LOOK AT IT AND SAY WHAT IS MOST EQUITABLE FOR BOTH PARTIES?

WE FEEL LIKE THEY DID THAT JOB.

>> Reporter: THE WATER DISTRICTS COULD SAVE AN ESTIMATED $7 MILLION A YEAR PLUS BY SWITCHING TO A RIVERSIDE COUNTY WHOLESALER.

THE WATER AUTHORITY SAID BY ALLOWING THEM TO LEAVE THE REST OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILL BE STUCK WITH A ROUGHLY $200 MILLION TAB OVER THE NEXT DECADE.

VOTERS WILL STILL NEED TO VOTE ON DETACHMENT.

THE WATER AUTHORITY SHOULD BE WORKING TO BUILD A CASE FOR STAYING.

>> INSTEAD OF TRYING TO PIVOT AND THEY COULD WORK ON AN OUTCOME THAT COULD BE APPROVED BY VOTERS BUT THEY WILL SPEND THE TIME IN LITIGATION.

>> FOR NOW IT SEEMS THE DIVORCE IS FAR FROM SETTLED.

>>> ACTORS ARE JOINING HOLLYWOOD WRITERS ON THE PICKET LINES.

TODAY THEY ANNOUNCED THE NATIONAL BOARD VOTED TO ISSUE A STRIKE ORDER WITH MEMBERS WALKING OFF THE JOB TOMORROW MORNING.

IT IS ALREADY HAVING AN IMPACT ON THE SAN DIEGO COMIC CON >> Reporter: THE STANDOFF BETWEEN THE UNION REPRESENTING ROUGHLY 160,000 ACTORS AND MEDIA PROFESSIONALS IS PLAYING OUT LIKE A MOVIE SCRIPT FROM A HOLLYWOOD DRAMA.

>> IT IS A WAKE-UP CALL NOT ONLY FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY BUT FOR EVERY INDUSTRY TO LOOK AT THAT AND SAY WE ARE NOT BEING PAID FAIRLY.

WE ARE GETTING A FAIR SHARE OF THE PIE FOR WHAT WE ARE CONTRIBUTING.

>> Reporter: THE ACTORS ARE STRIKING ALONGSIDE THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA.

>> SOLIDARITY IS EVERYTHING WITHIN THE UNIONS AND AMONG THE UNIONS.

>> Reporter: THE MAIN ISSUE AT HAND IS MONEY.

THEY HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR PENSIONS, HEALTHCARE CONTRIBUTIONS AND ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS WHEN THE SHOWS THEY APPEAR IN ERROR ON STREAMING SERVICES.

THEY HAVE BEEN LEERY ABOUT STUDIOS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

>> IT USED TO BE WOULD HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THE STUDIO FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR A CERTAIN MENELIK.

NOW IT IS VERY FREELANCE AND WORK FOR HIRE.

WE ARE BASICALLY INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.

>> Reporter: THE ALLIANCE OF PICTURES AND PRODUCERS CALLED FOR A FEDERAL MEDIATOR IN HOPES OF A LAST-MINUTE DEAL.

SO FAR THERE IS NO HAPPY ENDING IN THIS DRAMA.

>> THIS MEANS ACTORS CANNOT PROMOTE THEIR MOVIES AND SHOWS INCLUDING NEXT WEEK AT COMIC CON.

SOME PANELS WERE CANCELED TODAY AS A RESULT.

WE HAVE MORE REPORTING ON THE IMPACT OF BOTH THE WRITERS AND ACTORS STRIKE ON THE WEBSITE.

JUST CLICK ON THE LINK ON THE HOMEPAGE >>> THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO HAVING ITS OWN PUBLIC FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY.

AFTER OVERCOMING A LEGAL BARRIER WITH THE STATE IT WAS APPROVED.

A CALIFORNIA LAW ALMOST DESIGNATED THE UNIVERSITY LAND AS SPACE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

>> Reporter: LOCAL LEADERS ARE CELEBRATING THE RETURN OF 383 ACRES OF LAND IN CHULA VISTA FOR A FUTURE UNIVERSITY AND TECHNOLOGY PARK.

THIS COMES AFTER GETTING AN EXEMPTION FROM THE SURPLUS LANDS ACT WHICH SAYS SURPLUS LAND MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE TO AFFORDABLE HOMEBUILDERS.

IS THAT IT HELPS TO ADVANCE LONG-STANDING PLANS TO BRING A UNIVERSITY TO SOUTH BAY.

>> THERE SHOULD BE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THIS PART OF THE REGION.

I THINK THE BASIS FOR THE EXCEPTION IS TO REALLY HELP THAT MOVED FORWARD MORE QUICKLY BECAUSE THE DEMAND AND NEED IS NOW.

>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS YEAR THEY SAID THAT THIS AREA MUST BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR HOUSING DEVELOPERS.

NOW THAT HAS CHANGED.

THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER THAT HELP TO MAKE IT HAPPEN SPOKE TO US.

>> THERE ARE STILL MANY STEPS TO GO FORWARD TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THE UNIVERSITY.

WITHOUT LAND THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTHING SO IT IS DEFINITELY A HUGE STEP.

>> Reporter: SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE IS RUNNING A STUDY TO IDENTIFY THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING NEEDED TO BRING A FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY TO CHULA VISTA.

>> OUR STUDENTS ARE PLACE BOUND MANY TIMES.

WITHOUT HAVING ACCESS TO FOUR- YEAR DEGREES IN SOUTH COUNTY AND THEIR OWN COMMUNITY, MANY OF OUR STUDENTS DO NOT GO ANYWHERE.

>> Reporter: CHULA VISTA IS THE ONLY CITY IN CALIFORNIA WITH A POPULATION GREATER THAN 200,000 RESIDENTS THAT DOES NOT HAVE A NONPROFIT OR STATE UNIVERSITY WITHIN CITY LIMITS.

>>> A MAJOR SHIFT FOR FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS IS ON THE HORIZON.

THIS FALL MILLIONS OF BORROWERS WILL MAKE THEIR FIRST PAYMENTS SINCE MARCH 2020 WHEN THE PANDEMIC PAUSE TOOK AFFECT.

WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT AND OPTIONS FOR BORROWERS.

>> Reporter: AFTER A THREE-YEAR PAUSE, RURAL STUDENT LOAN INTEREST WILL BEGIN TO ACCRUE AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER AND PAYMENTS WILL RESUME IN OCTOBER.

A RECENT STUDY FOUND AS MANY AS 5 MILLION STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS WILL NEED TO RESUME AVERAGE PAYMENTS OF CLOSE TO $275 PER MONTH.

OTHER ECONOMISTS SAY THAT DIALING BACK OF CONSUMER SPENDING WILL HELP TO FURTHER EASE INFLATION.

>> I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY WHATEVER POSITIVE EFFECT WE WOULD HAVE SEEN FROM INCREASED CONSUMPTION WOULD HAVE BEEN OFFSET BY THE FED RAISING RATES A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THEY WOULD HAVE TO OTHERWISE.

>> Reporter: DURING THIS SHIFT THE FORMER CHIEF ECONOMIST AT THE LABOR DEPARTMENT SAID BORROWERS HAVE A STRONG JOB MARKET ON THEIR SIDE.

>> IT'S A GREAT TIME TO BE LOOKING FOR A JOB.

YES THEY HAVE TO REPAY THEIR STUDENT LOANS BUT ON THE OTHER HAND THERE ARE ALL THESE JOBS AVAILABLE IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR.

>> Reporter: THAT BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS ROLLED OUT NEW OPTIONS.

SOME WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A NEW PLAN THAT COULD LOWER MONTHLY BILLS AND REDUCE THE OVERALL AMOUNT PAID BACK OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE LOAN.

THOSE MEETING CERTAIN THRESHOLDS MONTHLY PAYMENTS COULD BE AS LOW AS ZERO.

SOME PARTS OF THE PROGRAM TAKE EFFECT THIS SUMMER AND OTHERS IN JULY 2024.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, AND OVER-THE-COUNTER BIRTH CONTROL PILL GETS FDA APPROVAL.

THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00.

>>> NATURAL GAS CUSTOMERS IN SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC SERVICE AREA GOT BIG BILLS THIS PAST WINTER.

A COLDER THAN NORMAL WINTER AND LOW GAS SUPPLIES GENERATED RECORD HIGH PRICES.

THE ENVIRONMENT REPORTER ERIC ANDERSON SAID FEW PEOPLE THAT THE SURPRISE THAT CAME FOR ONE RESIDENT.

>> Reporter: WHEN JACK OPENED HIS GAS BILL AT THE END OF JANUARY HE WAS STUNNED.

THE CHARGE FOR THE MONTH, $1282 .

>> I THOUGHT THERE MUST BE A MISTAKE.

>> Reporter: HIS GRANDSON IS SPEAKING ON HIS BEHALF.

>> SOMEBODY TYPED IN SOMETHING WRONG.

THERE IS A MISTAKE AND WE WILL GET IT CORRECTED AND IT WILL BE FINE.

>> Reporter: THE TRAILER HAS A TYPICAL LINEUP OF GAS POWERED APPLIANCES.

AGHAST ON, WATER HEATER, FURNACE AND CLOTHING DRIER.

THE ONE THING HE DOES NOT HAVE IS A SMART METER.

>> BECAUSE OF THE TOPOGRAPHY THEY DO NOT ENJOY THE ABILITY TO HAVE A RADIO SIGNAL THAT SENDS THEY ACTUAL USE FOR GAS ON AN EVERYDAY BASIS.

>> Reporter: AN EMPLOYEE HAS TO COME OUT AND TAKE A READING TO GET A MEASUREMENT OF HIS USE.

THEY SAY THEY DO THAT EVERY OTHER MONTH AND USE ESTIMATES IN BETWEEN.

'S BILL SYNDICATE THAT DID NOT HAPPEN FOR NINE MONTHS BEFORE THE HUGE BILL LANDED.

THEY SAID HE USED NEARLY 5 TIMES THE AVERAGE NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION IN JANUARY.

>> I WILL HAVE A LOOK AT THESE PRIOR BILLS AND SEE WHAT I CAN LEARN ABOUT HOW THIS HAPPENED.

WHEN I LOOKED AT THEM I REALIZED THEY WERE MUCH MORE COMPLICATED THAN I IMAGINED.

I STARTED NOTICING THE ESTIMATIONS OF USE.

>> Reporter: BETWEEN JUNE AND DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR HE WAS BILLED ABOUT $200.

THE BILLS INDICATE THE CHARGES WERE ESTIMATES WHICH WERE ALMOST ALL LESS THAN $30 PER MONTH >> THE BILL SAYS THERE WERE NINE ESTIMATES IN A ROW.

IN REALITY WE WENT TO HIS HOME TWO OR THREE DAYS AFTER WE SENT THE BILL AND THAT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.

WHILE THE BILL IDENTIFIED AN ESTIMATE, IN REALITY AND TRUTHFULLY WE MISSED ONE ESTIMATE AND THAT WAS IN NOVEMBER.

>> Reporter: WHEN AN ACTUAL READING WAS TAKEN IN JANUARY, GAS USE WAS SHARPLY HIGHER MEANING THE MONTHLY ESTIMATES WERE WOEFULLY LOW AND HE GOT HIT EVEN HARDER BY THE COST OF GAS.

CUSTOMERS PAID $5.11 PER THERM WHICH IS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE DECEMBER PRICE WHICH THE UTILITY HAD ALREADY WARNED WOULD BE EXPENSIVE.

>> THAT IS ACTUALLY UNIMAGINABLE HOW ANYBODY COULD RACK UP A BILL LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: DAN WHITWORTH IS A CONSUMER ADVOCATE FOR THE UTILITY CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK.

HE SAID HE HAS SEEN OTHER CASES WHERE ESTIMATED READINGS LED TO OVERSIZED BILLS.

>> THEY HAVE TO GO OUT AND VIEW THE NEED METER.

THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT EVERY TWO MONTH THE STORY THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TELLING US IS THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE PERSONNEL TO GO OUT AND DO THAT BUT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO TRAIN PEOPLE SO THEY CAN GET PEOPLE OUT THERE.

>> Reporter: THEY SAID THAT TRUING UP THE METER AND THE BILL MEANS A CUSTOMER CAN END UP PAYING ABOVE BASELINE RATES.

THE UTILITY CHARGES MORE WHEN CUSTOMERS USE MORE AS A WAY TO ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION.

>> IT ALWAYS HAS A VERY ANXIETY AROUSING EFFECT ON THE CUSTOMER TO GET A BILL OUT OF THE BLUE SO LARGE.

>> Reporter: RISING GAS BILLS IN THE MONTHS LEADING UP TO JANUARY COULD HAVE BEEN A WARNING SIGN THAT EVERYTHING WAS NOT OKAY.

A MALFUNCTIONING HEATING DUCT DISCOVERED IN APRIL AFTER THE BILL LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE UNUSUALLY HIGH CONSUMPTION.

THAT STOKED HIS FRUSTRATION ABOUT THE LONG RUN OF ESTIMATED HILLS.

>> IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH YOUR SYSTEM YOU WILL DETECT IT SOONER.

A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH JUST ESTIMATING THESE THINGS MONTH AFTER MONTH AFTER MONTH.

>> Reporter: WE SPOKE TO THE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY ABOUT THE SITUATION TO GET SOME ANSWERS AND WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TOMORROW.

>>> TORRENTIAL RAIN, FLOODING, TORNADOES, AND A DANGEROUS HEATWAVE.

EXTREME WEATHER IS BLANKETING MUCH OF THE U.S.

THIS WEEK.

AS GLORIA REPORTS, EXPERTS ARE WARNING THAT MORE IS LIKELY IN STORE.

>> Reporter: RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES, DANGEROUS HEAT AND NO SIGN OF RELIEF.

NEARLY 70% OF ALL AMERICANS WILL SEE TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE 90 DEGREES.

THE CURRENT HEAT WAVE CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY PUTTING AROUND 100 MILLION PEOPLE UNDER HEAT ALERTS FROM THE WEST COAST TO SOUTH FLORIDA.

>> IT IS DEFINITELY TOO WARM AND I WANTED TO GET HIM OUT.

IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO COME TO THE BULL.

>> Reporter: THE SITUATION IS EXTREME AND ARIZONA WHERE TEMPERATURES HAVE REACHED 110 DEGREES EVERY SINGLE DAY THIS MONTH.

SO FAR THE MARICOPA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HAS CONFIRMED 12 HEAT ASSOCIATED DEATHS.

>> SINCE WE STARTED RECORDING BACK IN 2006 THIS IS THE HIGHEST NUMBER WE HAVE SEEN AND IT IS A REALLY SIGNIFICANT INCREASE.

>> THE WIND HAS KICKED UP REALLY HARD AND FAST.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER THERE WERE 75 STORM REPORTS OF THE U.S. WEDNESDAY ALONE.

FIVE TORNADOES WERE REPORTED NEAR CHICAGO.

THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS AT O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WERE FORCED TO SHELTER IN PLACE.

FOR AREAS IN THE NORTHEAST ALREADY DEVASTATED BY FLOODS, MAUREEN IS ON THE WAY.

>> UNFORTUNATELY AND PARTS OF THE STATE WE ARE EXPECTING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH COULD BRING MORE FLASH FLOODING, HAIL, AND EVEN THE THREAT OF TORNADO.

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

NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED AS WE ARE CONTINUING TO TRACK A LONG- DURATION HEATWAVE, ESPECIALLY INLAND.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT DOES PEEK AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AND THINGS REMAIN COOLER AT THE COAST.

WE ARE STILL UNDER AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING ALL THE WAY UNTIL TUESDAY AT EIGHT A KNOCK.

TEMPERATURES ARE COOLER AT THE COAST SO OCEANSIDE DOWN TO 60 IN SAN DIEGO 65, CHULA VISTA 64.

NOT LAGUNA DROPS TO 72 TONIGHT.

INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY, MORE COASTAL COOLING SO A LOT OF FOLKS MAY BE HEADING THAT DIRECTION TO TRY TO BEAT THE HEAT BECAUSE IT IS HERE TO STAY.

RAMONA WILL BE 98 TOMORROW.

OCEANSIDE 80 AND SAN DIEGO AT 78.

THE PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH LATE JULY.

WE WILL HAVE TEMPERATURES 5 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE HISTORICAL AVERAGES.

IF YOU WORK OUTSIDE IT IS GOING TO INCREASE THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.

ALONG THE COAST 80 ON FRIDAY DROPPING ON SATURDAY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 80s SUNDAY, MONDAY AND IN TUESDAY.

HEADING FURTHER INLAND THE HEAT WILL PEEK AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

99 AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY.

NOT MUCH COOLING ON MONDAY BUT TEMPERATURES MAY COME A LITTLE BIT DOWN BY TUESDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70s ON FRIDAY, MID-70s ON SATURDAY AND BACK TO THE UPPER 70s SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

FOR THE DESERT WE CONTINUE TO SEE TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT.

112 ON FRIDAY, 113 ON SATURDAY, AND IT LOOKS LIKE TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO WARM.

114 AS WE HEAD INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK.

NOT MUCH CHANGE BY TUESDAY.

>>> PRIDE WEEK FESTIVITIES OFFICIALLY KICKED OFF TODAY.

THE ANNUAL PRIDE OF HILLCREST BLOCK PARTY IS UNDERWAY.

THE THEME IS THRIVE.

BUSINESS OWNERS AND WORKERS SAY IT IS MORE THAN A PARTY, IT'S A CELEBRATION OF WHO THEY TRULY ARE.

>> IT HAS BECOME A LITTLE BIT EASIER BUT SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE STILL NOT ACCEPTING WHO YOU ARE .

JUST BE YOU.

>> HE WENT ON TO SAY IT GIVES PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE BRAVE WHILE FEELING SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

THE BLOCK READY RUNS UNTIL 11:00 TONIGHT AND CONTINUES TOMORROW.

>>> MUSIC IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE CURRICULUM IN THIS SAN DIEGO DISTRICT.

IT WAS NOT ALWAYS THAT WAY.

33 YEARS AGO THINGS HAVE GOTTEN SO BAD THAT A MUSIC TEACHER DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING.

THE MAD BAND CAMP SHE FOUND IT IS STILL GOING STRONG.

>> Reporter: THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS AND OCEAN BEACH LOOKS LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL DURING SUMMER VACATION.

NOBODY AROUND, THINGS ARE QUIET.

GET A LITTLE BIT CLOSER AND YOU QUICKLY DISCOVER THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE AROUND AND IT'S ANYTHING BUT QUIET.

>> MUSIC INCORPORATES EVERYTHING.

>> Reporter: DEAN HICKMAN IS THE DIRECTOR.

>> IT'S THE ONE ARTFORM THAT CALLS UPON BOTH SIDES OF THE BRAIN TO OPERATE AT THE SAME TIME.

>> Reporter: LEFT BRAIN IS LOGIC, RHYTHM, THE RIGHT IS CREATIVITY AND EXPRESSION.

THE COMBINING OF THOSE SITES PLAYS OUT HERE.

STUDENTS FROM GRADES SEVEN THROUGH 12 GO THROUGH INTENSE PRACTICE FOR A FULL WEEK AT THE CAMP WHICH DOES HAVE A NAME.

IT IS HERE ON THE BACK OF THE JEEP AND AT THE BEACH.

IT'S A RED JEEP THAT BELONGS TO THIS REDHEAD.

SHE FOUND IT THIS CELEBRATION AND ALL THESE YEARS LATER SHE IS STILL RIGHT THERE IN THE THICK OF THINGS.

>> I LOVE TO PLAY WITH THE KIDS.

'S FUN AND MAKES ME DO BETTER.

>> WHAT YOU GET OUT OF DOING THIS?

>> THERE'S A THREE LETTER WORD FOR THAT IS CALLED JOY.

>> I JUST GRADUATED AND I WILL BE ATTENDING SDSU.

>> Reporter: FOR HE IS AN AZTEC HE IS CONTRIBUTING HIS SKILLS.

HE PLAYS THE TRUMPET ALONG WITH 14 OTHER INSTRUMENTS.

>> Reporter: WHAT YOU GET OUT OF MUSIC IN GENERAL?

>> COMMUNICATION.

I CAN EXPRESS ANYTHING USING MUSIC.

>> Reporter: THIS IS 15-YEAR- OLD MAGGIE.

SHE SAYS BAND AT THE BEACH GIVES HER GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE OVER THE SUMMER >> I CAN WORK WITH REALLY GOOD PROFESSIONALS WHO CAN HELP ME GET BETTER.

THAT IS REALLY THE APPEAL FOR ME.

>> Reporter: THE PROFESSIONALS ARE THE OLDER FOLKS.

EACH ONE A MUSIC TEACHER.

APART FROM THE PURE JOY OF MAKING MUSIC THEY AGREE ON ANOTHER BENEFIT OF AND AT THE BEACH.

>> YOU BUILD THIS COMMUNITY.

EVEN IF YOU DON'T NECESSARILY GO TO THE SAME SCHOOL, YOU GET TO MEET A LOT OF WONDERFUL PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: WONDERFUL PEOPLE, MUSIC MAKERS.

THE DREAMERS OF DREAMS.

ALL THAT WORK AND PRACTICE IN THE BAND ROOM WILL CULMINATE HERE ON THE STAGE AT 3:00 FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE BIG FINAL CONCERT.

MUSIC THAT COMES FROM THE HEART THAT IS THE PASSION OF MUSICIANS YOUNG AND NOT SO YOUNG AND IT IS FREE.

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

HOLLYWOOD ON STRIKE.

WE WILL HAVE AN UPDATE AS ACTORS JOIN SCREENWRITERS ON THE PICKET LINE.

ROUNDTABLE WILL TAKE INTO WHAT A SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE SALE MEANS FOR LOCAL JOURNALISM.

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

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.