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>>> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

A FAST MOVING WILD FIRE IN RURAL SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, BUT MOST EVACUATIONS ARE STILL IN PLACE.

KPBS REPORTER, JACOB AIR SAYS THE FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE BOULEVARD COMMUNITY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN JUMPED INTERSTATE 8.

>> Reporter: ALONG THE ROCKY HILLS, HEADING EAST TOWARD IMPERIAL COUNTY, HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS HELPED FUEL THE THORN FIRE.

PROMPTING A LARGE EMERGENCY RESPONSE.

>> WE GOT MULTIPLE REPORTS OF A FIRE JUST PAST 330, OUR COMMAND CENTER.

THERE IT WAS DETERMINED, SOME OF THE REPORTS OF THE PEOPLE REPORTING OF A POSSIBLE TRAILER OR HOME OR A VEHICLE ON FIRE.

THAT FIRE DID EXTEND INTO THE VEGETATION.

>> OSCAR IS A CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO CAPTAIN.

HE SAYS THE FIRE HAS BURNED OVER 1200 ACRES AND IS 10% CONTAINED WITH FORWARD PROGRESS STOPPED.

HE SAYS IT BEGAN IN THE COMMUNITY OF BOULEVARD, AND JUMPED INTERSTATE 8, CAUSING LANE CLOSURES THAT HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY LIFTED.

FIREFIGHTERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOP UP AND STRENGTHEN CONTAINMENT LINES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

>> WE HAVE OVER 600 FIREFIGHTERS ON SCENE FROM THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

SPREAD OUT TO PUT HOT SPOTS OUT THAT MIGHT ENCROUCH THOSE CONTAINMENT LINES.

>> EMERGENCY CREWS ARE STAGED AT GOLDEN ACORN CASINO AS AN INCIDENT COMMAND BASE.

THE CASINO IS ALSO WHERE A TEMPORARY EVACUATION POINT IS SET UP.

CINDY IS SUPERVISING EVACUATION EFFORTS ON SITE FOR THE RED CROSS.

SHE SAID THREE PEOPLE HAVE OFFICIALLY CHECKED IN AND OTHERS ARE STAYING IN RVs AND CARS IN THE PARKING LOT.

>> WE WENT OUT AND KNOCKED ON WINDOWS AND THIS MORNING, THERE WAS SIX PEOPLE AND THEY WANTED TO STAY OUT THERE BECAUSE THEY HAD PETS.

BUT WHAT THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IS WE ACCEPT PETS NOW AT ALL OUR SHELTERS.

>> 65-YEAR-OLD, CHERYL, WAS ONE OF THOSE EVACUEES IN HER VEHICLE.

SHE SPOKE TO KPBS, BUT DIDN'T WANT TO BE ON CAMERA.

SHE EVACUATED AROUND A QUARTER 10:00 THIS MORNING.

SHE IS WORRIED ABOUT HER HOME AND ANXIOUS TO GET BACK TO HER DOG, WHO IS STILL AT THE HOUSE.

>> I HAD AN APPOINTMENT THIS MORNING AND I CAME OUT AND I SAW THAT THERE WERE FIRE VEHICLES AND STUFF ALL AROUND, BUT I WENT AHEAD AND WENT TO MY APPOINTMENT AND THEY WAVED ME THROUGH TO GO.

AFTER MY APPOINTMENT, THE ROAD WAS CLOSED AND THEY WON'T LET ME IN.

AND MY DOG IS THERE, SO I WANT TO GET BACK TO MY DOG.

>> SO FAR, THERE ARE NO REPORTED INJURIES OR STRUCTURE DAMAGE.

THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT ISSUED A SMOKE ADVISORY FOR AREAS AROUND BOULEVARD.

RESIDENTS IN THOSE AREAS ARE ADVISED TO LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY DUE TO AIR QUALITY.

JACOB, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT A BIT WARMER THAN WE HAVE BEEN THE LAST COUPLE OF NIGHTS.

THE HUMIDITY, IT IS BACK.

WE'RE GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE MOISTURE AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK OR SO HERE, BUT SOME CHANGES COMING TO OUR TEMPERATURES.

A LITTLE BIT OF A COOLDOWN ON THE WAY, JUST IN TIME FOR THE WEEKEND.

I'LL BREAK DOWN WHAT TO EXPECT COMING UP.

>>> SAN DIEGO LEADERS SAY ANY RENEWAL OF THE U.S.

MEXICO CANADA AGREEMENT MUST INCLUDE SOLUTIONS TO THE SEWAGE CRISIS.

KPBS ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER SAYS THEIR DEMAND TODAY COMES IN RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S REFUSAL TO RENEW THE TRADE DEAL.

>> A COMMUNITY LED EFFORT.

>> SAN DIEGO LEADERS SAY TRUMP'S DECISION HAS CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE U.S.

TO STRENGTHEN THE U.S.

MCA.

>> NO LOOPHOLES.

NO COMMITMENTS.

NO MORE DEFERRING RESPONSIBILITY WHILE COMMUNITIES SUFFER.

TRADE AGREEMENTS SHAPE OUR ECONOMIC FUTURE, BUT THEY MUST ALSO PROTECT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE WITHIN THAT FUTURE.

>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISOR REPRESENTS DISTRICT ONE.

THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE EXPERIENCE SYMPTOMS AND LOSE BEACH ACCESS WHEN SEWAGE PIPELINES FAIL IN MEXICO.

>> WE NEED FUNDING AND WE NEED ENFORCEMENT, BECAUSE YES, WE NEED TO PUSH FOR WATERSHED BASED SOLUTIONS THAT ARE UPSTREAM AT THE SOURCE, BUT WE CANNOT DEPEND ON AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT NATION FOR OUR PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION HERE.

>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ALREADY HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH MEXICO THAT PROMISES TO END CROSS BORDER POLLUTION.

IT'S CALLED 133, IT LAYS OUT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS EACH COUNTRY MUST FIX AND PAY FOR.

BUT SAN DIEGO ASSEMBLY MEMBER, DAVID ALVAREZ SAYS, RENEWING THE U.S.

MCA WITH ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS MAKES IT MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN.

>> AS TIJUANA CONTINUES TO GROW, AS YOU SEE GROWTH IN THE REGION GENERALLY, THOSE FLOWS CAN BECOME LARGER OVER THE COURSE OF TIME AND THEREFORE, THE CURRENT SOLUTION DOESN'T BECOME A REAL SOLUTION.

IT BECOMES A TEMPORARY SOLUTION.

>> OFFICIALS SAY THE TRADE DEAL MUST ALSO HAVE A SYSTEM TO INVESTIGATE ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS, AND PENALTIES WHENEVER INFRASTRUCTURE FAILS.

U.S.

AND MEXICAN OFFICIALS ARE SLATED TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS NEXT WEEK IN MEXICO CITY.

TAMMY MURGA, KPBS NEWS.

>> A NEW POLL SHOWS BIPARTISAN OPPOSITION TO DATA CENTERS.

QUESTIONED MORE THAN 1500 PEOPLE.

THE RESULTS SHOW 73% OPPOSE THE BUILDING OF DATA CENTERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THAT INCLUDES MAJORITIES OF PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY AS DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN.

KPBS HAS COVERED THE PUSHBACK TO A DATA CENTER PROPOSED FOR IMPERIAL VALLEY.

YOU CAN FIND THOSE STORIES AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> AN EFFORT TO CHANGE THE WAY PRIMARY ELECTIONS ARE HELD IN CALIFORNIA IS CLOSER TO MAKING IT ON THE BALLOT.

PUBLIC MATTERS REPORTER, JAKE, SPOKE WITH LOCAL POLITICAL LEADERS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL CHANGE.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA'S PRIMARY SYSTEM, WHERE THE TOP TWO CANDIDATES ADVANCE REGARDLESS OF PARTY COULD BE COMING TO AN END.

SECRETARY OF STATE, SHIRLEY WEBER, ANNOUNCED THAT PROPONENTS OF A NEW BALLOT INITIATIVE, CAN BEGIN COLLECTING SIGNATURES.

IF SUCCESSFUL, THE CAMPAIGN WOULD ALLOW PARTIES TO HOST THEIR OWN PRIMARIES ONCE MORE.

IT WILL NEED MORE THAN 8 00,000 SIGNATURES TO QUALIFY FOR THE BALLOT IN 2028.

IT WOULD TAKE EFFECT IN 2030.

OPPONENTS HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO EMERGE WITH CONCERNS THE REPEAL COULD RESULT IN PRIMARIES CLOSE TO INDEPENDENT VOTERS.

BUT LOCAL PARTY LEADERS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE SUPPORT THIS CHANGE.

>> AT THE END OF THE DAY, HERE'S THE DEAL.

WHETHER REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT OR AN INDEPENDENT, YOU DESERVE A REAL CHOICE IN NOVEMBER.

THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

SO LET'S ENABLE CHOICE.

>> COLE IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN DIEGO YOUNG REPUBLICANS.

HE SAID THE TOP TWO SYSTEM HAS BEEN BAD FOR DEMOCRACY AND WILL RODRIGUEZ KENNEDY, CHAIR OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, AGREES THE SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING FOR EITHER PARTY.

>> IN SOME CASES, IT LED TO A SITUATION WHERE A PARTY GETS SHUT OUT, AND IN CALIFORNIA, THAT'S JUST NOT FAIR.

WHETHER IT'S THE REPUBLICANS OR THE DEMOCRATS, WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THE ENTIRE PARTY IS DISENFRANCHISED.

WE HAVE NOT SEEN A SINGLE MEMBER OF THE OTHER PARTIES ADVANCE IN THIS SYSTEM.

>> POLITICAL CONSULTANT, WHO IS THE PROPONENT OF THE INITIATIVE, ALSO SAID THE TOP TWO PROCESS LIMITED VOTER CHOICES.

>> WE HAD THIS EXPERIMENT FOR A BETTER PART OF THE DECADE.

WHAT WE HAVE SEEN REDUCED VOTER CHOICE IN NOVEMBER.

MANY RACES, WE'RE GOING TO BE CHOOSING BETWEEN TWO CANDIDATES OF THE SAME PARTY.

STATEWIDE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES, CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES, THAT DOESN'T GIVE VOTERS THE ENCOURAGEMENT TO GO TO THE POLLS, BECAUSE THERE IS NO ONE THAT CAN REFLECT THEIR PARTY.

>> IF VOTERS APPROVE IT IN 2028, CALIFORNIA'S EXPERIMENT WITH THE TOP TWO PRIMARY SYSTEM WOULD COME TO AN END.

JAKE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> PUBLIC MATTERS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH KPBS, OUR NEWS SOURCE OF SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN SEE MORE OF OUR STORIES AT KPB S.ORG/PUBLIC MATTERS.

>>> WE FACT CHECK SOME OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S REPEATED CLAIMS OF FRAUD.

THAT'S AT 7:00.

>>> IT'S UNCLEAR WHAT IS CAUSING A LARGE MULTISTATE OUTBREAK OF A GASTROINTESTINAL ILLNESS IN THE U.S.

PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE INTERVIEWING PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INFECTED WITH THE PAR SIDE TO DETERMINE WHAT FOODS THEY ATE BEFORE SYMPTOMS STARTED.

THERE'S GROWING CONCERN OVER THE SUBSTANTIAL RISE IN CASES SINCE THE START OF MAY.

MANDY HAS A GLIMPSE INSIDE ONE OF THE TESTING LABS ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE CYCLE SPORA OUTBREAK.

>>> USING A TECHNIQUE CALLED MODIFIED ACID FASTING IS ALLOWING FOR EASIER DETECTION OF THE PARASITE SINCE JUNE.

THE DEMAND HERE FOR TESTING HAS SKYROCKETED.

SOMETIMES UP TO 400 A DAY.

>> THE LABS MEDICAL DIRECTOR, EXPECTS TO CONTINUE SEEING HIGH NUMBERS OF CASES THROUGH AUGUST, WHEN THE SEASON THIS PARASITE TYPICALLY CIRCULATES ENDS.

SINCE MAY 1, 1,645 LAB CONFIRMED CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE CDC.

BY 34 STATES.

THE AGENCY SAYS IT'S AWARE OF MORE THAN 5100 OTHER CASES, BUT FURTHER RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PARASITE WAS ACQUIRED IN THE U.S.

OFFICIALS ALSO SAY THE TRUE NUMBER IS LIKELY HIGHER THAN WHAT IS REPORTED BY COMPARISON.

THERE WERE 249 CASES REPORTED NATIONALLY IN THE SAME TIME PERIOD LAST YEAR.

>> IT IS A CHALLENGE TO DO TRACE BACK AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE CULPRIT MIGHT BE.

>> THE CDC SAYS PAST OUTBREAKS HAVE BEEN LINKED TO CONSUMING CONTAMINATED FRESH PRODUCE.

SYMPTOMS BEGIN ONE WEEK AFTER EXPOSURE AND INCLUDE WATERY DIARRHEA, WHICH CAN BE FREQUENT, LOSS OF APPETITE, WEIGHT LOSS, BLOATING, NAUSEA, AND FATIGUE.

WITHOUT TREATMENT, THE ILLNESS CAN LAST FROM A FEW DAYS TO A MONTH OR LONGER.

WHILE IT CAN BE SEVERE, IT'S NOT USUALLY LIFE THREATENING.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY G ATHER.

>> THE CDC IS REPORTING MORE THAN 1600 CASES IN 34 STATES.

GOOD NEWS, NEITHER SAN DIEGO COUNTY MONITORING NOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARE REPORTING AN INCREASE IN LOCAL CASES.

EXPERTS CAUTION THAT WASHING PRODUCE CANNOT GUARANTEE COMPLETE REMOVAL, BUT IT CAN REDUCE THE RISK.

THE CDC SAYS TO THOROUGHLY WASH FRESH PRODUCE UNDER CLEAN RUNNING WATER BEFORE CONSUMING IT, EVEN IF THE PRODUCE IS LABELED AS PREWASH.

FOLLOW SAFE FOOD HANDLING PRACTICES AND TO BE AWARE THAT NO EPA REGISTERED PRODUCTS HAD BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO BE EFFECTIVE AGAINST THE PARASITE.

>>> IS AI READY TO TAKE OVER YOUR PRESCRIPTION REFILLS?

RESEARCHERS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

AI PRESCRIPTION REFILL PROGRAM ALLOWS UTAH RESIDENTS TO SKIP THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND GET THEIR MEDICINE REFILLED ONLINE.

LEE WALDMAN WALKS US THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

>> THE REFILL PROGRAM IS STILL IN PHASE ONE OF ITS PILOT, IT MARKETS ITSELF AS THE FIRST AND ONLY AI IN THE U.S.

WITH THE AUTHORITY TO RENEW PRESCRIPTIONS WITHOUT GETTING A PHYSICIAN INVOLVED.

NATURALLY, THIS IS SPARKING A DEBATE.

>> YOU CAN'T HAVE HIGH ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE.

SO THAT IS REALLY THE FOCUS OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

>> COFOUNDERS CREATED THE AI PROGRAM TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO HEALTHCARE.

THE PRESCRIPTION REFILL PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED OUT OF A NECESSITY.

ADAM SAW HIMSELF AS A DOCTOR.

>> WE FOCUSED ON AN AREA THAT WAS SOMETHING A BIG FRICTION POINT FOR PHYSICIANS AND PATIENTS, ALSO LOWER RISK.

>> THE PROGRAM CANNOT CREATE NEW PRESCRIPTIONS, IT CAN ONLY REFILL EXISTING ONES.

ON ITS WEBSITE, DETAILS THE 190 MEDICATIONS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

UTAH BECAME THE FIRST STATE TO AUTHORIZE AN AI SYSTEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEDICAL DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

>> TAKE THE DATA AND WE RUN IT THROUGH OUR AI AND THEN USE HUMAN DOCTORS TO VERIFY THAT IT IS ALL SAFE AND ACCURATE.

>> AN ASSESSMENT BY THE STATE OF UTAH OF THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE PILOT PROGRAMS SHOW IN THE CASES WHERE AI RECOMMENDED MEDICATION RENEWAL, REVIEWING PHYSICIANS OVERWELMINGLY AGREED.

DR.

ERIC WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE SEES THE VALUE IN AI'S INVOLVEMENT, BUT WANTS TO MAKE SURE IT FOLLOWS THE SAME RIGOROUS STANDARDS.

>> WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS A FRAMEWORK THAT HAS BEEN OUTLINED IN ADVANCE THAT OUTLINES THESE BENCHMARKS AND COMPETENCIES AHEAD OF TIME.

I WANT TO LOOK LIKE WHAT WE THINK WHEN WE ARE LICENSING HUMANS TO PRACTICE.

>> POINTED OUT THAT CERTAIN MEDICATIONS LIKE BLOOD THINNERS AND CARDIAC DRUGS SHOULD BE MONITORED CLOSELY AND SHOULD NOT ALWAYS BE RENEWED.

DURING PHASE ONE OF THIS PILOT PROGRAM, EVERY PRESCRIPTION RENEWAL IS REVIEWED BY A HUMAN LICENSED MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.

EXPECTS TO TRANSITION TO FULLY AUTOMATIC REFILLS AS THIS PROGRAM PROGRESSES.

IN NEW YORK, I'M LEE WALDMAN.

>>> MOST PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT SECONDHAND SMOKE, BUT A NEW SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY STUDY IS LOOKING AT ANOTHER FORM OF EXPOSURE THAT CAN LINGER LONG AFTER THE CIGARETTE IS GONE.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER EXPLAINS HOW RESEARCHERS ARE RESEARCHING.

>> YOU MAY NOT SMELL IT, YOU CAN'T SEE IT, SCIENTISTS SAY IF SOMEONE SMOKED INSIDE A HOME, EVEN YEARS AGO, THE CHEMICALS MAY STILL BE THERE.

>> WHEN PEOPLE SMOKE TOBACCO OR VAPE, THEY LEAVE BEHIND A CHEMICAL RESIDENTS DUE.

THEY ATTACH THEMSELVES TO SURFACES, TO CLOTHES, TO A APPALSTRY.

>> THE TOXIC RESIDUE LEFT BEHIND.

>> IF SOMEONE SMOKED IN A HOME FOR FIVE, TEN YEARS, AND FOR A GENERATION, TOBACCO SMOKE HAS LITERALLY PENETRATED EACH AND EVERY SQUARE INCH OF THAT HOME.

>> UNLIKE SECONDHAND SMOKE.

>> EXPOSURE TO THIRD HAND SMOKE DOES NOT ONLY OCCUR THROUGH INHALATION.

THIRD HAND SMOKE EXPOSURE CAN ALSO TAKE PLACE THROUGH THE SKIN.

>> DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR TOBACCO AND THE ENVIRONMENT AT SDSU.

HIS TEAM ANALYZED MORE THAN 3,000 SURFACE SAMPLES.

TO CREATE WHAT HE SAYS IS THE FIRST WAY TO MEASURE HOW MUCH THIRD HAND SMOKE IS LEFT BEHIND.

>> IN ONE OF OUR STUDIES, WE LOOKED AT MORE THAN 200 APARTMENTS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND WE COULD MEASURE TOBACCO SMOKE RESIDUE IN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.

>> THE NEW SCALE ISN'T A DO IT YOURSELF TEST FOR HOMEOWNERS OR RENTERS.

INSTEAD, IT GIVES ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING PROFESSIONALS AND PROPERTY MANAGERS A COMMON WAY TO ASSESS CONTAMINATION.

AND DETERMINE IF A FULL GUT REMODEL IS NEEDED.

>> THAT CHEMICAL RESIDUE, JUST LIKE AFTER A HOUSE FIRE, HAS PENETRATED INTO THESE RECEPTIVE SURFACES ON MATERIALS.

AND THERE IS NO WASHING AND CLEANING.

>> THE DOCTOR IS A PULL MONOOLOGIST.

SHE SAYS MANY PEOPLE HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIRD HAND SMOKE.

>> THE BEST ANALOGY FOR THIRD HAND SMOKE, IT'S LIKE GLITTER.

ONCE IT'S OUT THERE, IT'S EVERYWHERE.

>> CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS, AND PEOPLE WITH LUNG DISEASE, ARE AMONG THE MOST AT RISK.

>> YOU MAY NOTICE THAT IF I LIVE WITH SOMEBODY WHO SMOKES OUTSIDE, AND I'M GETTING HEADACHES ALL THE TIME, I'M JUST NOT NOTICING A CLEAR TRIGGER, BUT IT IS STILL SOMETHING THAT IS THERE, AND THE ONLY WAY YOU SEE A DIFFERENCE, SOMETIMES FOR OUR PATIENTS IS IF THEY MOVE.

>> A NEW CALIFORNIA LAW REQUIRES SELLERS TO DISCLOSE THIRD HAND SMOKE CONTAMINATION DURING RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

HEIDI DEMARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO START TO COOL DOWN A LITTLE BIT AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

THAT MONSOONAL MOISTURE IS ON AND OFF.

MORE OF US GET THE HUMIDITY THAT COMES ALONG WITH THAT MOISTURE.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE RAIN CHANCES AND EVERYTHING IN JUST A MINUTE.

FIRST, LET'S START OFF WITH WHAT TO EXPECT OVERNIGHT.

70 IN SAN DIEGO.

68 IN OCEAN SIDE.

MID 70s LOW FOR SPRINGS, LOW 60s AS WE HEAD TOWARDS MOUNT LEGUNA.

LOOKING AHEAD TO TOMORROW, HERE'S THE RAIN AND THE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES.

VERY SPOTTY, BUT THE ICONS ARE THERE SO YOU ARE NOT CAUGHT OFF GUARD.

TRIPLE DIGITS.

WE'RE AT 90 IN RAMONA.

UPPER 70s ALL THE WAY TO OCEAN SIDE.

LET'S TALK RAIN.

SO, WE SEE THE CLOUD COVER.

MORE OF THAT MOISTURE AND THE HUMIDITY COMING IN FOR MOST OF US FOR OUR FRIDAY TO END OFF THE WEEK.

WE START TO GET SOME RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN FRIDAY MORNING, REALLY VERY EARLY MORNING, OVERNIGHT, AND GET TOWARDS LATE MORNING, AND EVEN A LITTLE FURTHER INLAND AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND THE EVENING.

SO, AGAIN, VERY SPOTTY, NOT LOOKING AT CRAZY RAIN FALL TOTALS OR ANYTHING.

ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE A LIGHTNING CHANCE, BE PREPARED, AND KEEP IN MIND, WE CAN'T RULE OUT DRY LIGHTNING THAT COULD SPARK AN ADDITIONAL WILD FIRE.

WE HAVE GOOD HUMIDITY THAT HELPS US OUT, BUT THAT IS JUST A DANGER THAT WE'LL HAVE TO WATCH.

TAKING A LOOK AT OUR TEMPERATURES ALONG THE COAST, WELL, WE STAY REALLY CONSISTENT HERE UNTIL WE GET TO NEXT WEEK.

WE PUSH TO 80, BUT STILL, THAT'S WITHIN A DEGREE OR TWO WHERE WE'VE BEEN.

YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT, THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WARMING OR COOLING TRENDS.

FURTHER INLAND, WELL, HERE WE GO.

YOU'RE STAYING RELATIVELY CONSISTENT AS WELL, 86, 87, DEPENDING ON THE DAY FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

WE SEE SOME BIGGER SWINGS AS WE LOOK TOWARDS OUR MOUNTAIN REGIONS.

RAIN CHANCES FRIDAY.

WE COOL DOWN A BIT SATURDAY.

BUT LOOK AT THE JUMP THAT WE HAVE COMING UP INTO NEXT WEEK.

73 MONDAY VERSUS 81 TUESDAY.

IT'S THE ROLLER COASTER, IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AND IT CONTINUES.

WE STAY IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS AS WE LOOK TOWARDS OUR DESERT REGIONS.

IT'S NOT THE ONLY ONES WE HAVE.

OUR BEST SHOT OF GETTING RAIN FALL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WE'RE NOT GETTING RID OF THE TRIPLE DIGITS ANY TIME SOON.

THEY WILL BE COOL, A FEW DEGREES FOR THE WEEKEND, OR AT LEAST THE START OF THE WEEKEND AND WARM BACK UP.

WE'LL TAKE A DEGREE OR TWO LOWER, RIGHT?

FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> WITH THE LARGE COLLECTION OF AIRCRAFT AND AVIATION RELATED EXHIBIT, THE SAN DIEGO AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM IS ONE OF THE PREMIER FACILITIES OF ITS KIND IN THE NATION.

BUT AS KPBS REPORTER, JOHN CAROL SHOWS US, VISITORS WILL SOON BE ABLE TO SEE A PART OF THE MUSEUM THAT UNTIL NOW, HAS BEEN OFF LIMITS.

>> THE BUILDING BEGAN ITS LIFE FEATURING ONLY TRANSPORTATION OF THE GROUND BASED VARIETY.

THE ART DECO MASTERPIECE OPENED IN 1935, AS THE FORD INDUSTRIAL EXHIBIT, PART OF THE CALIFORNIA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION.

THE BANNER ADVERTISING THE TEMPORARY RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT AUDITORIUM.

IF YOU VISITED BEFORE, YOU KNOW THIS STRUCTURE WITH ITS CEILINGS SOARING TO 60 FEET, IS IDEAL TO SHOW OFF PLANES HANGING ABOVE.

FAMOUS FLYING MACHINES LIKE THE BELL X1.

THE FIRST PLANE TO BREAK THE SOUND BARRIER.

THAT WAS IN 1947.

AND THIS LITTLE RED AND WHITE MARVEL, THE GBR1 SUPER SPORTSTER.

IT BROKE THE WORLD'S SPEED RECORD IN 1932.

REACHING NEARLY 297 MILES PER HOUR.

WHAT YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW IS THAT BOTH OF THESE PLANES ARE EXACTING REPRODUCTIONS OF THE ORIGINALS.

BUILT BY HAND, JUST A FEW FEET AWAY.

A FEW FEET DOWN.

>> THIS IS THE BASEMENT OF THE RESTORATION DEPARTMENT OF THE MUSEUM.

>> AND THAT IS TOM NOLAN, A FORMER AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT MECHANIC.

ONE OF SCORES OF VOLUNTEERS WHO WORK DOWN HERE.

FOR FOLKS WHO LIKE TO FIX OLD STUFF OR MAKE REPLICAS OF ENGINES AND AIRCRAFT, THIS IS A LITTLE SLICE OF SUBTERRANEAN HEAVEN.

>> WE HAVE JET ENGINES.

WE HAVE THIS ONE HERE, WE'VE DONE THIS ONE.

WE DID A CUT AWAY ON THIS ONE.

YOU CAN SEE HOW IT OPERATES.

>> THIS IS A 1930 ERA RADIAL ENGINE.

>> ALL BE IT MUCH FASTER THAN THAT.

>> MUCH FASTER.

>> AROUND THE CORNER, WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL THE CENTER PIECE PROJECT, ONE OF THOSE PLANES THE GUYS HERE ARE BUILDING FROM SCRATCH.

WHEN IT COMES TO FAST, THIS WAS IT IN THE 30s.

THIS IS A REPLICA OF THE H1 RACER, FEATURED IN 2004 THIVEUATER.

THERE ARE NO PLANS FOR THIS AIRPLANE.

IT IS BEING BUILT ONLY FROM PHOTOS FEATURING A TAPE MEASURE.

>> WE HAVE A MACHINE SHOP.

WE HAVE WELDING.

WE HAVE ALL THE CAPABILITIES OF FABRICATING PARTS.

>> WITH ALL THIS UNIQUE, INTRICATE WORK HAPPENING DOWN HERE AND ALL THE REMARKABLE THINGS THE SHOP TURNS OUT, IT IS A SHAME THIS PART OF THE MUSEUM IS OFF LIMITS TO VISITORS, BUT, THAT'S ABOUT TO CHANGE.

>> THE RESTORATION SHOP IS ABOUT TO ENTER A NEW ERA.

THIS BLUE TAPE GIVES A CLUE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE, THEY WILL START WELCOMING SMALL TOUR GROUPS DOWN HERE.

YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A BLUE TAPE TRIANGLE THERE, ONE OVER HERE.

THIS IS WHERE FUTURE EXHIBITS WILL BE PLACED.

>> WE'RE FORMALLY CREATING A VERY SPECIAL TOUR OPPORTUNITY DOWN HERE.

>> JIM IS THE AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM'S LONG-TIME PRESIDENT AND CEO.

>> MOST OF THOSE TOUR GROUPS WOULD BE SMALLER.

WE EXPECT, YOU KNOW, IT'S TWO PEOPLE, EIGHT PEOPLE, TEN.

IT HAS TO BE AN ADD-ON, BECAUSE IT NOW TAKES A TOUR OFF THE MAIN FLOOR.

>> HE EXPECTS THE TOURS TO BEGIN WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, WHICH MEANS VISITORS WHO COME DOWN HERE WILL SEE SOMETHING THAT HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH AVIATION.

THESE FUNKY LOOKING LITTLE CARS.

THEY BELONG TO RIPLEY'S.

THEY ARE BEING RESTORED TO THEIR ODD FORMER GLORY, FUN FACT, NOLAN SAYS THEY WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE LATE 60s, ON THE BRITISH AISLE OF MAN.

>> JUST PULLING THIS STUFF APART.

IT'S SO RUSTED.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE USING HEAT AND HYDROLICS TO GET IT APART.

>> RIPLEY'S KNEW THIS WAS THE PERFECT PLACE TO RESTORE THESE CARS.

THAT BRINGS US TO THE GENESIS OF THIS STORY.

THIS ONE OF A KIND CONTRAPTION.

A HARD TO DESCRIBE COLLECTION OF WHAT WIZARD OF OZ FANS MIGHT LOVINGLY CALL, JUNK.

THIS SIGN MADE DECADES AGO FOR RIPLEY'S HAD STOPPED WORKING.

RIPLEY'S KNEW OF THE RESTORATION SHOP AND ASKED IF THEY COULD FIX IT.

THEY NOT ONLY RESTORED IT TO ITS ORIGINAL GLORY, COMPLETE WITH THIS STEEL BALL.

THEY ALSO ADDED ALL NEW SWITCHES AND ELECTRONICS.

WORD IS, RIPLEY'S WAS QUITE PLEASED.

SO MUCH SO, THEY GAVE THE MUSEUM A DISCOUNT ON THE PRICE OF HOSTING THIS EXHIBITION.

WITH ALL THE ATTENTION PAID HERE TO RESTORING AND BUILDING AVIATION HISTORY, HE IS ALSO FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE.

THIS BUS GOES OUT EVERY WEEK TO SCHOOLS, GETTING KIDS INTERESTED IN THE FUTURE OF AVIATION AND SPACE TRAVEL.

>> WE CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE GREATEST GENERATION.

WE HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT OUR JOB IS TO PERPETUATE WHAT THEY DID AND WHO THEY WERE, OKAY, TO FUTURE GREATEST GENERATIONS, BECAUSE IT IS SO, SO IMPORTANT TO REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE TO THE FUTURE OF NOT JUST THE UNITED STATES, OF COURSE, BUT THE WORLD.

>> MISSION BEING ACCOMPLISHED HERE EVERY DAY.

JOHN CAROL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ANOTHER GREAT STORY BY JOHN.

HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

THE WORLD CUP SPARKED A SECOND BOOM.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER IS LOOKING AT HOW BEST TO HARNESS IT.

THAT'S ON THE MORNING EDITION.

AND ON KPBS ROUND TABLE, WHAT'S NEXT FOR 31-ACRES?

THEY HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A HALF CENTURY FIGHT.

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