>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO FOR 45 YEARS.

VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREVIS FOUNDATION.

MARLENE MARCO SHIVLEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING -- AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> COMIC-CON IS OFFICIALLY HERE.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CELEBRATION WITH POP CULTURE RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY, AND IT'S A MAJOR BOOST TO THE REGIONAL ECONOMY.

JACOB, IT LOOKS BUSY FROM THIS POINT OF VIEW.

TELL US WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE DOWN THERE FOR YOU.

>> HI, MAYA, WE ARE AT COMIC- CON.

IT'S BUSY.

MASSIVE BUILDING WRAPS ON THE BUSINESSES HERE.

PEOPLE ARE DRESSED UP ALL AROUND, AND WHAT BRINGS PEOPLE OUT ARE THE EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS INSIDE.

SO WHAT DOES ALL OF THIS COST?

WE SPOKE EARLIER TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPACTS THAT COMIC-CON HAS ON THEIR POCKETBOOK.

TAKE A LISTEN.

♪ COMIC-CON IS A TIME FOR PEOPLE TO SHOW OFF THEIR PASSIONS AND COME TOGETHER TO FIND THEIR COMMUNITY.

>> WE ARE DRESSED UP LIKE THIS BECAUSE WE ARE EXCITED, ESPECIALLY FOR TWILIGHT.

A HUGE TWILIGHT FAN.

THIS WAS A CROSSROADS BETWEEN THE TWO.

>> THAT COMES WITH A PRICE TAG.

>> THE HOTEL ALONE IS $300 A NIGHT.

>> BADGES TO GET IN, COSPLAY, AND MERCHANDISE, COSTS ADD UP QUICKLY.

>> WE DIDN'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY.

WE KNEW EVERYTHING WOULD BE UPCHARGED QUITE A BIT.

>> I'VE PROBABLY SPENT ABOUT $1,000 IN MATERIALS AND JUST TIME.

TIME, PROBABLY ABOUT 100 HOURS, I WOULD SAY.

IT'S BASED OFF OF THE FIRST ARMOR IN THE VIDEO GAME.

>> ANDREW AND DIANE THAT DROVE IN FROM THE CENTRAL COAST FOR THEIR FIRST COMIC-CON.

>> IT'S SOMETHING WE FEEL IS WORTH THE MONEY.

>> JONATHAN HALARIO AGREES.

>> CURRENTLY WE ARE LOOKING AT $4,500, BUT THAT COULD INCREASE IF I'M BEING HONEST.

>> AN INCREASE HE IS PLANNING TO BUY MERCHANDISE.

>> I LOVE SEEING OTHER ARTISTS AND HOW THEY MAKE THEIR STUFF.

IT'S GENUINELY INSPIRING.

>> Reporter: YESTERDAY IT WAS ANNOUNCED COMIC-CON WOULD STAY IN SAN DIEGO SINCE 2030.

THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO SAYS THE 2026 EVENT IS EXPECTED TO ATTRACT MORE THAN 135,000 ATTENDEES AND GENERATE OVER $160 MILLION IN ECONOMIC REVENUE FOR THE REGION.

REPORTING LIVE FROM COMIC-CON, KPBS NEWS, BACK TO YOU, MAYA.

>> THANK YOU.

THE RETURN OF COMIC-CON MEANS THE RETURN OF THE LIFE SAVING TRADITION OF DONATING BLOOD.

750PINTS COLLECTED ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE ANNUAL BLOOD DRIVE.

THE GOAL IS TO COLLECT 3500- PINTS IN FIVE DAYS.

IT'S LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF GRAND HALL A. IN THE MANCHESTER GRAND HYATT.

DONORS WILL RECEIVE A LIMITED EDITION SPIDER-MAN T-SHIRT AND OTHER GOODIES.

A BADGE IS NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE.

THE BLOOD DRIVE CONCLUDES AT 3:30 P.M.

ON SUNDAY.

BOOK AN APPOINTMENT AT SAN DIEGO BLOODBANK.ORG/COMIC-CON.

>>> OVERNIGHT LOWS 70s ALONG THE COAST.

WORST INLAND.

THE HEAT IS ON FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, TO THE POINT WE DO HAVE HEAT ALERTS OUT.

I WILL GO OVER WHAT THOSE ARE, WHAT TO EXPECT, AND WHEN WE MIGHT ACTUALLY COOL DOWN IN A LITTLE BIT COMING UP.

>>> EVACUATIONS ARE LIFTED IN RAMONA.

TAMMY EXPLAINS HOW A NEWLY UPGRADED AIR ATTACK BASE MADE THE DIFFERENCE IN QUICKLY STOPPING THE FIRE.

>> Reporter: THIS PORCH HOLDS A LOT OF MEMORIES FOR HARVEY AND CAROLINE.

>> WE HAD MY NEPHEW'S WEDDING HERE.

RENEWED OUR VOWS, YES.

>> Reporter: THE PORCH AND A FEW TIKIS DIDN'T SURVIVE THE FIRE.

>> WITHIN SECONDS, NOT A MINUTE, SECONDS, THE WIND PICKED UP.

THE MOUNTAINSIDE IGNITED.

I FELT THE HEAT.

MY EYES BURNED.

>> IT WAS HARD TO BREATHE.

>> IT WAS HARD TO BREATHE.

SHE SAID STOP.

LET'S GET THE HECK OUT OF HERE.

>> Reporter: EMBERS BURNED TREES IN THEIR BACKYARD, BUT FIRE CREWS STOPPED THE BLAZE BEFORE IT REACHED THEIR HOUSE.

IT CHARRED 350 ACRES OF BRUSH JUST BEHIND THEIR HOME.

THE NEWLY UPGRADED RAMONA AIR BASE OPENED JUST IN TIME TO FIGHT THIS FIRE.

AIR TANKER THERE IS WERE ABLE TO RELOAD WITH RETARDANT AS FAST AS THREE MINUTES AND MAKE MORE DROPS MORE QUICKLY.

>> THE QUICK TURNAROUND ALLOWS US TO JUST FIGHT THIS FIRE AND CONSTANTLY PUT RETARDANT AND WATER ON IT WHILE OUR PERSONNEL ON THE GROUND ARE ABLE TO CUT HAND LINE AND HOSE LINES AROUND IT.

>> Reporter: JOSH IS WITH CAL FIRE, HE SAYS THE TANKER SUPPORTED 300 PERSONNEL.

THEY MANAGED TO CONTROL MOST OF THE FIRE THIS MORNING, LESS THAN A DAY AFTER IT STARTED.

CALFIRE REPORTED NO INJURIES, AND ONE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT DESTROYED.

>> THIS IS JUST MATERIAL, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR HOUSE.

I WANT TO GIVE THANKS, YOU KNOW, TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR BEING A BIG BLESSING, TO RAMONA.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE, MARNI VON WILPERT, RECENTLY REVEALED SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER.

SHE ANNOUNCED SHE HAD SUCCESSFUL SURGERY FOR EARLY STAGE BREAST CANCER AND SAID HER PROGNOSIS WAS EXCELLENT.

SHE SAT DOWN TO TALK ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE AND HOW IT IMPACTED HER JOB AS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

>> TELL ME, JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR PROGNOSIS AND WHY YOU DECIDED TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION.

>> SO IN LATE SPRING, AROUND THE END OF APRIL, EARLY MAY, I RECEIVED A ROUTINE LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM MY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.

THE LETTER SAID, MARNI, IT'S TIME FOR YOUR ANNUAL MAMMOGRAM, AND I HONESTLY THOUGHT ABOUT PUTTING IT OFF GIVEN THAT I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET SEASON AND A COMPETITIVE CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY, BUT I'M REALLY GRATEFUL I DIDN'T.

I WENT IN AND A FEW WEEKS A THAT THEY CALLED ME BACK AND DIAGNOSED ME WITH EARLY STAGE BREAST CANCER.

BELIEVE ME, I WAS SHOCKED.

I HAD NO IDEA.

IT WAS CAUGHT ON THE MAMMOGRAM.

EVER SINCE, IT'S BEEN A JOURNEY OF A LOT OF DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS.

I HAVE LEARNED THAT.

I AM REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE CARE I RECEIVED.

I HAD AN INCREDIBLE SURGEON WHO THREE WEEKS AGO WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE CANCER FROM MY BODY.

MY LYMPH NODES ARE CLEAR.

IT DIDN'T SPREAD.

WE CAUGHT IT SO EARLY, I DON'T NEED CHEMO.

I'M CANCER FREE.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR IT.

I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT STORY HERE.

I REALIZE NOT EVERY AMERICAN HAS THE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE THAT I DO, AND NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO GET THE GOOD NEWS.

>> IT IS GOOD NEWS.

CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT.

CAN YOU EXPAND ON WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS WERE WHEN YOU FIRST HEARD THE NEWS AND WHAT WENT THROUGH YOUR MIND?

>> YES, SO, JAKE, I WAS COMPLETELY SHOCKED.

YOU KNOW, I WENT IN FOR A SONOGRAM AFTER MY MAMMOGRAM, AND I'M HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

IT'S WOMEN'S HEALTH.

SOME MEN GET BREAST CANCER, BUT IT'S MAINLY WOMEN.

ONE IN EIGHT WOMEN WILL BE DIAGNOSED IN HER LIFETIME.

THE MAMMOGRAM CAUGHT A POTENTIAL TUMOR.

I WENT IN FOR A SONOGRAM.

IT'S ROUTINE.

I HAVE DONE THAT FOR MANY YEARS, AND THEN THE DOCTOR STEPPED IN AND HELD MY HAND AND SAID I'M SORRY TO TELL YOU THIS, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE YOU HAVE BREAST CANCER, AND MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS, I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS.

HOW MANY WOMEN ARE JUGGLING WORK AND FAMILY AND KIDS AND MAYBE AGING PARENTS, AND HOW HARD IT IS THEN TO MAKE ROOM IN YOUR LIFE TO TAKE TIME OFF FOR ALL OF THE DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS YOU NEED TO DO.

I HAVE A MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST, SURGICAL ONCOLOGIST, THE NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS MADE ME REALIZE HOW LUCKY I WAS TO HAVE TIME OFF WORK TO DO ALL OF THIS.

>> TELL ME HOW YOU MANAGED THIS WHILE RUNNING FOR CONGRESS AND ALSO AT THE SAME TIME, YOU'RE A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.

I ASSUME IT'S A LOT TO JUGGLE.

>> I BALANCED CAMPAIGN EVENTS AT NIGHT AND DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS IN THE MORNING, AND RUNNING TO CITY HALL FOR IMPORTANT VOTES AND GOING BACK TO THE DOCTOR, SOMETIMES TWICE IN THE DAY, AND IT MADE ME THINK HOW LUCKY I WAS.

I COULD AFFORD MY MAMMOGRAM, MY BIOPSIES, AND MY SURGERY WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT IF IT WOULD THROW ME INTO BANKRUPTCY.

I KNOW MILLIONS OF AMERICANS DON'T FACE THAT SAME SECURITY.

>> WOULD YOU SAY IT HAS REFOCUSED YOUR ENERGY OR THINGS YOU WOULD BE CAMPAIGNING ON WHEN RUNNING FOR CONGRESS?

>> YOU KNOW, IT'S MADE IT EVEN STRONGER.

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TALKING ABOUT HEALTH CARE SINCE DAY ONE, AND JAKE, ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT HAPPENED WHEN I BECAME PUBLIC ABOUT MY DIAGNOSIS AND MY PROGNOSIS IS EXCELLENT AND I HAVEN'T MISSED A BEAT IS THE LOVE I HAVE RECEIVED.

I WAS AFRAID TO TELL PEOPLE I HAD A CANCER DIAGNOSIS.

I THOUGHT THEY MIGHT GIVE UP ON ME OR TELL ME I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH ANYMORE.

INSTEAD, I HAVE BEEN MET WITH NOTHING BUT LOVE, ON ALL SIDES OF THE SPECTRUM AND THE PRIMARY, PEOPLE HAVE COME OUT TO SAY I'M A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR OR MY MOM IS OR MY WIFE IS.

HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?

THE AMOUNT OF PACKAGES, AND I WELCOME THE ICE CREAM DELIVERIES I HAVE RECEIVED HAS REALLY TOUCHED MY WORLD.

SOMETIMES IN OUR POLITICAL WORLD, THINGS CAN FEEL SO DIVIDED.

IN A MOMENT OF CRISIS, WE AS A COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER, AND I FELT SO MUCH LOVE.

>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO SIT DOWN WITH US AND TELL YOUR STORY.

>> THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE MY STORY.

I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW, IF YOU EVER GET A CANCER DIAGNOSIS, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

PLEASE REACH OUT FOR HELP.

THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE WHO WANT TO FIGHT TO MAKE SURE YOUR LIFE IS SAVED JUST LIKE MINE WAS.

>> PUBLIC MATTERS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH KPBS.

YOU CAN SEE MORE OF OUR STORIES ON KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT.

IRAN BACK -- >> THE SENATE REJECTED A SIMILAR MEASURE OF ITS OWN.

THIS WAS THE 12th SENATE VOTE ON THE IRAN WAR POWERS.

IN JUNE THE SENATE ADOPTED A RESOLUTION AIMED AT REMOVING MILITARY FORCES FROM IRAN, BUT FAILED TO ADVANCE THE SIMILAR WAR POWERS MEASURE THE FOLLOWING DAY.

MEANWHILE THE PRICE OF GAS CONTINUES TO INCH UP LOCALLY AND ABROAD.

THE AVERAGE PRICE HAS RISEN FOR THE NINTH CONSECUTIVE DAY NATIONALLY AND IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS IS $4.09 NATIONWIDE.

THE AVERAGE PRICE HAS INCREASED MORE THAN 93 CENTS SINCE THE START OF THE JOINT U.S.

ISRAEL ATTACK ON IRAN BACK IN FEBRUARY.

>>> THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR IS AROUND THE CORNER, AND FAMILIES ARE ALREADY SHOPPING FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES, BUT SOME OF THE ITEMS ON YOUR KIDS' LIST MAY BE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THIS YEAR.

JEN SULLIVAN LOOKS AT HOW MUCH FAMILIES ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND AND WAYS THEY CAN SAVE.

>> SPENDING ON BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING IS EXPECTED TO BREAK RECORDS THIS YEAR, TOPPING $43 BILLION ACCORDING TO A NEW SURVEY FROM THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION.

THAT'S ABOUT $5 MORE THAN LAST YEAR ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY.

>> I THINK THERE'S DEFINITELY AN EXPECTATION THAT PRICES ARE GOING TO BE HIGHER FOR CERTAIN GOODS.

>> MARK MATTHEWS SAYS THE COST OF ELECTRONICS AND SHOES IS DRIVING UP PRICES THIS YEAR.

HERE'S THE BREAKDOWN OF WHERE THAT MONEY IS GOING.

ELECTRONICS, ABOUT $293, CLOTHING $250.

SHOES, $174.

IN SCHOOL SUPPLIES, ABOUT $146.

MATTHEWS SAYS THE GOOD NEWS IS RETAILERS ARE ALREADY ROLLING OUT SALES AND DISCOUNTS ON SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

HE SAYS THAT'S ONE WAY TO HELP SAVE MONEY.

>> ONE THING IT HELPS YOU WITH IS TO SPREAD THE SPENDING ACROSS THE ENTIRE SEASON BECAUSE THESE ARE NOT SMALL SUMS OF MONEY THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO SPEND TO GET THEIR KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL.

>> COLLEGE STUDENTS CAN EXPECT TO SPEND EVEN MORE.

SHOPPERS PLAN TO SPEND AN AVERAGE OF $1,400 ON BACK TO SCHOOL ITEMS FOR COLLEGE.

THAT'S $111 MORE THAN LAST YEAR.

MATTHEWS SAYS THE MAIN REASON IS COMPUTER PRICES.

>> IF WE LOOK AT COMPUTERS, WE KNOW CHIP PRICES ARE INCREDIBLY HIGH, AND THAT'S PUSHING THE COST FOR COMPUTERS, AND THAT'S A BIG TICKET ITEM.

>> MANY TOP MANUFACTURERS OFFER PAYMENT PLANS FOR COMPUTERS, AND SOME OFFER STUDENT DISCOUNTS BETWEEN 5% AND 10%.

THAT CAN HELP YOU BUDGET AND SAVE.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JEN SULLIVAN.

>>> IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF THE NATION'S PRICEYEST RENTAL MARKETS.

SPLITTING COSTS WITH A ROOMMATE MAY NOT PROVIDE MUCH RELIEF.

SPAREROOM.COM PUT OUT A REPORT ON THE ROOMMATE RENTS IN 26 MAJOR U.S.

METRO AREAS THIS MONTH AND FOUND SAN DIEGO HAS NOW OVERTAKEN LOS ANGELES AS THE SECOND MOST EXPENSIVE SPOT TO RENT FOR ROOMMATES IN THE U.S.

BUT LOCAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCATES SAY THE CONSTRUCTION OF MORE HOMES COULD MEAN BETTER THINGS IN THE FUTURE.

>> IT'S GOOD WE HAVE A BURST OF NEW ACTIVITY NOW, OF APARTMENTS, THAT WILL IN FUTURE YEARS BE RELATIVELY CHEAPER.

THEY ARE EXPENSIVE NOW BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT COSTS TO BUILD THEM.

MOVING FORWARD, ONCE THEY WILL ARE BUILT AND THE DEBT BEGINS TO BE PAID DOWN, MORE OBSOLETE, THEY WILL BECOME MORE AFFORDABLE.

>> THE AVERAGE RENT IS $1,346, UP 4% FROM THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE MOST EXPENSIVE PLACE FOR ROOMMATE RENT IS NEW YORK.

>>> A.I.

CAN WRITE OUR E-MAILS.

IT CAN PLAN OUR TRIPS, AND EVEN FINISH OUR SENTENCES, BUT IS IT TAKING OVER THE WAY WE THINK?

IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS ON NEW RESEARCH WHICH SHOWS WHAT RELYING ON A.I.

MAY BE DOING TO OUR BRAINS AND THE SKILLS PEOPLE COULD USE IF THEY BECOME OVERDEPENDENT.

>> Reporter: IT'S CALLED COGNITIVE OFFLOADING, THE IDEA THAT THE MORE PEOPLE RELY ON TECHNOLOGY TO THINK FOR US THE LESS WE EXERCISE OUR MENTAL MUSCLES.

THE RISE OF A.I.

IS NOT THE FIRST TIME HUMANS HAVE DEALT WITH THIS.

IT GOES BACK TO THE INTERNET ERA IN GENERAL.

>> WE CAN LOOK TO THE HISTORY OF HOW HUMANS ADOPT NEW TECHNOLOGIES.

WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING THAT COMES OUT WHEN IT MAKES IT SO WE DON'T HAVE TO THINK AS MUCH, IN GENERAL, WE DON'T THINK AS MUCH.

I THINK GPS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT.

>> NOW SCIENTISTS SAY A.I.

MAY BE DOING SOMETHING SIMILAR TO CRITICAL THINKING.

A 2025 STUDY IN THE JOURNAL SOCIETIES INTERVIEWED 666 PEOPLE AND FOUND FREQUENT A.I.

USE CORRELATES WITH WEAKER CRITICAL THINKING ABILITIES ESPECIALLY IN YOUNGER USERS.

>> NEUROSCIENCE HAS SHOWN THE MOST VULNERABLE BRAINS ARE THE YOUNG BRAINS BECAUSE YOUR BRAIN IS STILL FORMING.

>> WHAT'S THE MIDDLE GROUND?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO COMPLETELY DITCH A.I.

TOOLS, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO USE YOUR BRAIN TO OPERATE IN THE CREATIVE SPACE, AND MAYBE JUST LET A.I.

DO SOME OF THE GRUNT WORK.

>> IT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE.

YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.

CLAUDE IS RIGHT THERE TO COME UP WITH THE IDEAS, AND NOBODY LOVES THE AGONY OF THE BLANK PAGE, AND YOU KNOW, A.I.

IS READY TO SAVE YOU.

WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF THAT AGONY FOR DEVELOPING OUR CREATIVITY AND RETAINING OUR CREATIVE ABILITY.

>> I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ, REPORTING.

>>> THE BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL IS IN SAN DIEGO THIS WEEKEND.

ANDREW BOWEN SAYS IT WILL SHOWCASE 13 FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, ALL ABOUT THE JOY OF BIKING.

>> ALL I WANT TO DO IS GO FOR A BIKE RIDE.

TO SIT ON A BIKE, AND LET THE MAGIC HAPPEN.

>> THE LAST TIME THE BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL CAME TO SAN DIEGO WAS 2015.

NOW IN ITS 26th YEAR, THE FESTIVAL HAS TOURED ALL OVER THE WORLD, TELLING STORIES LIKE CYCLING WITHOUT AGE, A NONPROFIT FOUNDED IN COPENHAGEN THAT TAKES SENIOR CITIZENS FOR BIKE RIDES.

EACH CITY'S SELECTION A LITTLE DIFFERENT SAYS BRENT BARBER.

HE'S ESPECIALLY EXCITED TO SHOW A FILM ABOUT NEW YORK CITY BIKE MESSENGERS SHOT ON 16- MILLIMETER FILM.

>> REMEMBER, WE GOT A REPUTATION.

>> A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING US TO PLAY THE OLD FILMS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN SEEN, NEVER PUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR ONLINE, SO WE ARE, YOU KNOW, HEARING THEM, AND IT'S OUR PLEASURE.

WE HAVE A 2,000 FILM ARCHIVE.

>> THE FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE THREE PROGRAMS, CINEMATIC SHORTS AND URBAN BIKE SHORTS.

THE LAST PROGRAM INCLUDES LIVE MORE RUSH LESS, FEATURING A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO FROM MEXICO CITY, WHO FINDS LIBERATION FROM HER EX THROUGH BIKING.

THE BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE ON SATURDAY, JULY 25th AT THE MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> WELL NOT ONLY ARE OUR TEMPERATURES GOING UP, BUT IT'S DANGEROUS HEAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.

WE HAVE WIDESPREAD HEAT ADVISORIES AND EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE WEEKEND, EVEN THROUGH THE DAY OF MONDAY, BUT IT'S NOT JUST OUR HIGHS.

PART OF THE PROBLEM IS THAT OVERNIGHT, OUR LOWS JUST ARE NOT DROPPING DOWN LIKE THEY USUALLY WOULD, SO WE DON'T REALLY GET THE RECOVERY IN BETWEEN.

EARLY NEXT WEEK, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COOLING, BUT NOT A LOT.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE LOWS.

83.

I MEAN EVEN 70 IN SAN DIEGO HERE.

THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, ABOUT OUR LOWS REALLY NOT GETTING DOWN THAT LOW.

UPPER 60s IN SAN DIEGO, THAT WAS WARMER THAN WHAT WE TYPICALLY SEE THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

113, JUST DANGEROUS HEAT THAT WE HAVE.

EVEN 99 IN RAMONA.

YOU ARE PART OF -- I MEAN ALL OF US ARE PART OF THE HEAT ALERTS REALLY, BUT SOME OF THE MORE EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS INTO OUR INLAND AREAS.

81 IN OCEANSIDE.

AS WE LOOK AT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, ALONG THE COAST, WE STAY PRETTY CONSISTENT.

IT'S THE LOW 80s THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH AT THIS POINT.

AS WE MOVE FURTHER INLAND, INTO THE 90s.

EVEN BY SUNDAY, WE COOL DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

THE DIFFERENCE 92 VERSES 88 BY THE TIME WE GET TO MONDAY.

NOT A HUGE, HUGE DIFFERENCE.

WE GO TO OUR MOUNTAIN REGIONS AND CAN'T COMPLETELY RULE OUT A STRAY SHOWER OR TWO ON SUNDAY.

IT'S NOT SHOWING UP ON EVERY MODEL RIGHT NOW, BUT IT'S ON SOME OF THEM.

I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN EARLY HEAD'S UP, BUT I WILL UPDATE YOU TOMORROW AND GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THINGS ARE LOOKING LIKE AS WE GET CLOSER THERE.

TEMPERATUREWISE, LOW 80s.

DROP TO THE 70s ON SUNDAY.

76 ON MONDAY, AND 83 BY THE TIME WE GET TO OUR TUESDAY.

IT'S A VERY SHORT COOLDOWN REALLY ACROSS THE BOARD.

FRIDAY, 113.

SATURDAY 113.

WE DROP BELOW 110 BY THE TIME WE GET TO SUNDAY.

19 IS -- 109 IS NOT REALLY THAT DIFFERENT, BUT 105, YOU MAY FEEL A DIFFERENCE.

FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE LUCAS MUSEUM OF NARRATIVE ART OPENS IN SEPTEMBER.

ONE OF THE DIVERSE WORKS IN THE COMICS GALLERY IS FROM RAFAEL NOVARRO.

KPBS ARTS REPORTER SPOKE TO THE ARTIST AT HIS COMIC-CON BOOTH.

>> MY CHARACTERS ARE CELEBRATING 30 YEARS THIS YEAR, A FORMER MEXICAN WRESTLER WHO RESIDES NOW AS A PRIVATE EYE, BUT MORE OF A PARANORMAL INVESTIGATOR.

BECAUSE HE HAS THE ABILITY TO READ PEOPLE'S DREAMS IN A WAY, HE REALIZES THAT THE MONSTERS HE MAY BE HUNTING MAY NOT BE THE MONSTERS EVERYBODY CLAIMS, MAYBE JUST VICTIMS OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

>> RAFAEL NAVARRO CREATED A GENERA.

>> BASICALLY ART DETECTIVE STORIES WITH A MASKED MEXICAN WRESTLER TOUCH TO IT IF YOU WILL.

USUALLY THE FIRST THING I DRAW IS I DRAW THE FEDORA.

HE'S LIKE PHILIP MARLOWE ALL AT THE SAME TIME, WITH SOME WEIRD, STRANGE SUPERNATURAL POWER, BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS THE TRADITIONAL ASPECTS THAT YOU SEE IN THE DETECTIVE STORIES THAT I ALWAYS TRY TO EVOKE WHEN I DRAW.

THERE'S ALWAYS THE SHADOWS.

I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED THE PLAY WITH SHADOWS, EVEN IN MY STORY BOARDS.

IF I EVER DO A FEATURE FILM, LIVE ACTION, OR ANIMATED, OR WHATEVER, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE SYMPHONY OF SHADOWS THAT WOULD BE COMING OUT OF THE DARK THING.

WE ALSO NEED TO CREATE MOOD LIKE I SAID.

WITH MY LITTLE WHITEOUT, I DECIDED TO ADD A LITTLE RAIN COMING DOWN HERE.

TADA!

THERE YOU HAVE IT.

>> NOVARRO SAYS IT'S A CELEBRATION OF EVERYTHING THAT HE LOVES.

>> MEXICO, FILM, GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM, MEXICAN CINEMA, IMAGERY, IT'S LIKE MAKING A BURRITO, ALL OF YOUR FAVORITE INGREDIENTS IN A GIANT BURRITO FOR YOU TO ENJOY.

>> Reporter: A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE LUCAS MUSEUM CONTACTED HIM.

>> THE WAITING ACQUIRED BY THE LUCAS MUSEUM WAS ISSUE THREE OF MEXICAN STANDOFF.

BASICALLY THE MOST VISUALLY DEPICTED TERM OF MEXICAN STANDOFF.

BASICALLY HOLDING OFF THE LIVING DEAD WITH TWO .45 AUTOMATICS.

>> THE MUSEUM ARCHIVED PAGES FROM THE FIRST ISSUE.

>> NOW IT'S IN THE HANDS OF THE LUCAS MUSEUM, AND I FEEL MORE HONORED.

THEY ARE OFFICIALLY ARCHIVING IT.

I AM HOPING FOR OTHER GENERATIONS TO ENJOY THEM AS I HAVE ENJOYED THE WORK IN MY HANDS, AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL INSPIRE OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.

>> WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR NOVARRO AND HIS CHARACTER?

>> A COUPLE OF FRIENDS IN THE INDUSTRY, WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE A FILM SLASH ANIMATION PROJECT.

ALWAYS THE BRIDESMAID, NOT THE BRIDE IN SOME FORM OR SITUATION.

CHECK IT OUT AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK.

>> YOU CAN SEE NOVARRO'S BOLD WORK WHEN THE MUSEUM OPENS IN LOS ANGELES.

KPBS NEWS.

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

A RISING STAR IN THE CONDUCTING WORLD, AND HE'S ALSO THE PRINCIPLE AGAINST CONDUCTOR OF THE BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

SHE DISCUSSES HER NEW ALBUM AND HOW IT ADDRESSES WHAT SHE FEELS OTHER UKRAINIAN ARTISTS ARE NEGLECTING.

WE ARE ALSO CONTINUING OUR COMIC-CON COVERAGE.

WE WILL BE JOINED BY BOBBY RUBIO AND KEETHEN JONES.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE COMPANIES, PROVIDING HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION, AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 45 YEARS.

VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

>>> AND BY THE CONRAD PREVIS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCO SHIVLEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING -- AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.