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>>> WE STILL HAVE A FEW DAYS LEFT, BUT JULY IS ON TRACK TO BECOME THE HOTTEST MONTH THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN.

CALIFORNIA'S POWER GRID IS STARTING TO SHOW A LITTLE STRESS DURING THE PERSISTENT HOT SPELL.

AS DEREK ANDERSON TELLS US, GRID MANAGERS ISSUED TWO WARNINGS THAT THE GAP BETWEEN POWER SUPPLY AND DEMAND IS GETTING TIGHTER.

>> Reporter: THE SYSTEM OPERATOR SAID THERE IS NOT A LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM AND FORECASTING CURRENT ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND DEMAND MEMBERS.

THE HOT WEATHER HAS NOT REACHED LAST YEAR'S LEVELS WHICH SPAWNED 10 CONSECUTIVE FLEX ALERTS.

THOSE ARE PLACED FOR THE PUBLIC TO CONSERVE ENERGY.

>> IT HAS TO BE HOT, NOT ONLY IN THE INTERIOR BUT IN THE BIG CITIES IT HAS BEEN WARM BUT NOT SUPERHOT.

>> Reporter: THE STATE GOT A BOOST ON THE POWER SUPPLY HERE.

THERE IS MORE BATTERY STORAGE THANKS TO A WET WINTER.

OFFICIALS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HEAT, WIND, AND WILDFIRES.

>> WE WORRY THE MOST ABOUT THAT AND HAVE TO PAY THE MOST ATTENTION.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE CONTINUE PUTTING A LOT OF CLIMATE ALTERING OMISSIONS IN THE AIR AND THAT LOCKS IN A WARMING CYCLE.

>> ONE OF THE TYRANNIES OF GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS IN THE ATMOSPHERE IS THAT CO2, FOR EXAMPLE, IS VERY LONG-LIVED.

WHAT HAS BEEN DEPOSITED THERE SO FAR IS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM THAT RESIDES IN THE ATMOSPHERE FOR DECADES.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY JULY WILL LIKELY BE THE HOTTEST MONTH ON RECORD GLOBALLY.

OCEAN AND AIR TEMPERATURES ARE WIDELY EXPECTED TO CONTINUE CLIMBING WHICH WILL STRESS AND ELECTRICITY GRID ALREADY FACING CHARGES.

DEREK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE HAVE BEEN LOCKED INTO A REALLY HOT WEATHER PATTERN.

'S LIFE IS A LOT EASIER.

AS WITH A CUP THE FORECAST WE ARE LOOKING AT LOWE'S DROP INTO THE MID 60s.

THERE ARE SOME BIG CHANGES COMING.

MONSOON MOISTURE BEGINS TO BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE ROBUST INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE COULD SEE US BODY STORM THIS WEEKEND.

DETAILS A HEDGE.

>>> PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED NEW MEASURES TO ADDRESS THE LIFE- THREATENING HEAT.

IT WILL RAMP UP CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND CALIFORNIA COLORADO, AND WASHINGTON STATE.

ANOTHER $7 MILLION WILL GO TO IMPROVE FORECASTING.

ALSO, THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WILL ISSUE WARNINGS OF EXTREME HEAT TO PROTECT WORKERS.

25 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN PHOENIX.

>> THIS IS HOW ON EARTH.

IT'S PROBABLY THE WORST JULY WE HAVE EVER HAD.

>> THE HEAT INDEX IS FORECAST TO REACH OVER 100 IN THE NORTHEAST CAUSING THE NATION'S LARGEST POWER GRID TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY ALERT.

THEY SUPPLY POWER TO OVER 65 MILLION PEOPLE.

>>> A DECADES-OLD LAW GOVERNING RENT CONTROL IN CALIFORNIA COULD CHANGE IN A BIG WAY.

A PETITION TO GIVE CITIES AND COUNTIES MUCH MORE CONTROL OVER THE COST OF RENT HAS QUALIFIED FOR THE NEXT PALLET.

JOHN CARROLL TELLS US WHY SUPPORTERS SAY IT IS NEEDED AND WHY LANDLORDS SAY IT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE THIRD TIME SUPPORTERS OF RENT CONTROL AND HAVE TRIED TO GET A MEASURE PAST THAT WOULD GIVE CITIES AND COUNTIES THE POWER TO ESTABLISH IT.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT LAST NIGHT FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE THAT THE INITIATIVE QUALIFIED FOR THE BALLOT WAS MET WITH JOY ON A STATEWIDE SOON CALL TODAY.

>> OVER 600,000 VALID SIGNATURES WERE SUBMITTED.

>> Reporter: ONE BY ONE, HOUSING ADVOCATES, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND FORMER ELECTED OFFICIALS HELD FORTH ON WAY -- WHY THEY SAY IT IS SO IMPORTANT.

>> HIT THE STREETS AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY VOTES TO MAKE SURE THE INITIATIVE PASSES.

>> Reporter: THERE IS STATE LAW THAT GOVERNS ANNUAL RENT INCREASES.

THEY ARE LIMITED TO 5% PLUS THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX OR A MAXIMUM OF 10%.

NEXT MONTH IT WILL DECREASE TO 8%.

IT IS A 1995 LAW THAT RENT CONTROL ADVOCATES SAY IS DOING DAMAGE.

IT PREVENTS CITIES AND COUNTIES FROM LIMITING RENTAL RATES AND LIMIT RENT INCREASES FOR EXISTING TENANTS ON PROPERTIES FIRST OCCUPIED AFTER FEBRUARY 1995 AS WELL AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AND CONDOS.

>> WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO LET PEOPLE AGE IN PLACE AND RAISE THEIR KIDS IN THE CITIES AND TOWNS THEY COME FROM.

I AM VERY EXCITED TO CAMPAIGN AND VOTE AND GET MY FRIENDS TO UNDERSTAND WHY THIS MEASURE IS SO IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: JOHN FOWLER IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE APARTMENT OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA.

HE SAID IF THIS PASSES IT WILL ACTUALLY MAKE THINGS WORSE.

>> IT'S NOT CREATING WAREHOUSING.

IT CREATES A SHORTAGE.

THE LESS OF SOMETHING YOU HAVE THE MORE EXPENSIVE IT BECOMES.

IT'S NOT HELPING THEM IN ANYWAY.

>> Reporter: HE SAID A BETTER APPROACH IS TO HAVE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZE RENT FOR PEOPLE THAT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT.

HE SAID RENT CONTROL GROUPS WILL SPEND A TON OF MONEY TO MAKE SURE THE MEASURE PASSES.

RENT CONTROL ADVOCATES SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT LANDLORDS.

EXPECT TO SEE LOTS OF COMMERCIALS ON THIS IN THE COMING MONTHS.

ONE THING IS FOR SURE.

THE DECISION TO PASS RENT CONTROL WILL BE UP TO THE VOTERS NEXT YEAR.

>>> AFTER RECEIVING AN UPGRADE IN JUNE 2022, THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP BOXER WENT TO SEE FOR ONE WEEK AND HAS NOT LEFT SAN DIEGO SINCE.

AND HER DIRE HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: SINCE MAY 2020, THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP BOXER HAS BEEN A MAINSTAY ON THE WATERFRONT.

IT ENTERED DRYDOCK AND FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS UNDERWENT $200 MILLION IN REPAIRS AND UPGRADES TO OPERATE THE LATEST GENERATION OF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.

WHEN UPGRADES WERE FINISHED IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR, IT WENT TO SEE FOR ONE WEEK.

THE SHIP RETURNED TO SAN DIEGO ON JUNE 28, 2022, AND HAS NOT LEFT SINCE.

>> WE DO NOT DISCUSS IT DUE TO SECURITY.

>> Reporter: THE SPOKESMAN WOULD NOT SAY SPECIFICALLY WHAT PROBLEMS PLAGUED IT OR HOW MANY TIMES IT TRIED AND FAILED TO GET UNDER WAY.

HE SAID THE SAILORS HAVE STAYED SHARP BY SIMULATING BEING AT C. AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIPS FUNCTION AS MANY AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.

HE SAID THE SHIP IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO SEE SOON BUT WILL NOT SAY WHEN.

>> I WANT TO EMPHASIZE WE EXPECTED TO EXECUTE A SEA TRIAL PHASE IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS PART OF THE WORKUP CYCLE FOR DEPLOYMENT.

>> Reporter: IT LAST DEPLOYED IN 2019.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A NATIONAL CITY TEACHER ALREADY CHARGED WITH ENGAGING IN SEX ACTS WITH A FORMER TEACHER HAS BEEN CHARGED OVER A SECOND VICTIM.

SHE WAS ARRESTED EARLIER THIS YEAR.

THE AMENDED COMPLAINT FILED THIS WEEK LISTS NEW CHARGES OF LEWD ACTS ON A CHILD INVOLVING A SECOND BOY UNDER THE AGE OF 14.

HER DEFENSE EFFORT -- ATTORNEY SAID THE FACT THAT SHE IS A TEACHER WILL PLAY A BIG ROLE IN THE CASE.

>> SHE WAS IN A POSITION OF TRUST AND POWER.

IT WILL GO TOWARD WHAT THEY CALL GROOMING.

HER ABILITY TO GROOM THE CHILDREN AND MAKE THEM TRUST HER , HAVE CONFIDENCES WITH HER THAT WILL LET THEM, WILL LET HER MANIPULATE THEM.

>> Reporter: PROSECUTORS HAVE NOT COMMENTED ON WHETHER THE SECOND VICTIM IS ALSO A FORMER STUDENT.

SHE WAS NAMED ONE OF THE TOP EDUCATORS FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY LAST YEAR.

SHE FACES OVER 150 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON IF CONVICTED ON ALL CHARGES.

>>> THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS ONCE AGAIN RAISING INTEREST RATES TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN MORE THAN TWO DECADES.

WE HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOUR WALLET.

>> Reporter: ONE MONTH AFTER A PAUSE THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS RAISING INTEREST RATES ONCE AGAIN TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN MORE THAN 20 YEARS.

>> WE TOOK ANOTHER STEP BY RAISING THE POLICY INTEREST RATE BY MORE THAN A WATER PERCENTAGE POINT.

WE HAVE COVERED A LOT OF GROUND IN THE FULL EFFECT IS YET TO BE FELT.

>> Reporter: JEROME POWELL ANNOUNCED THE 11th HIKE SPRING DESPITE DATA SHOWING THE ECONOMY IS HOLDING UP AND INFLATION THIS AFTERNOON.

THE LATEST CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SHOWS PRICES ARE COOLING DOWN.

IN JUNE THE INDEX ROSE ONLY 3%, A MUCH SLOWER PACE THAN THE HIGH OF 9% LAST YEAR WHICH ELLIS A FORTY-YEAR HIGH.

>> CONSUMERS ARE HANGING TOUGH.

PART OF THAT GOES TO THE JOB MARKET.

UNEMPLOYMENT IS VERY LOW.

HAVE TO GO BACK 50 TO 60 YEARS TO SEE AN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CONSISTENTLY THIS LOW.

>> Reporter: WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU?

>> Reporter: THE BIGGEST IMPACT WILL BE ON BORROWERS BECAUSE THE BENCHMARK LENDING RATE IMPACTS CAR LOANS, CREDIT CARDS, AND MORTGAGES.

FOR PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A HOME LOAN THIS MEANS THEY WILL PAY MORE FOR THEIR PROPERTY.

THIS HAS SIDELINED MANY WOULD- BE HOMEBUYERS AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE RELIEF IS COMING ANYTIME SOON.

ECONOMISTS SAY MORE RATE HIKES COULD BE AHEAD.

>> INFLATION IS STILL TOO HIGH.

THEY ARE RAISING INTEREST RATES AGGRESSIVELY TO SLOW THE ECONOMY AND GET IT BACK DOWN.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, HOW EXTREME HEAT IS DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTING LOW-INCOME WORKERS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR.

COMING UP AT 7:00 RIGHT AFTER EVENING EDITION.

>>> QUITE A DAY FOR A COUPLE OF SAN DIEGO WAVES AT THE WORLD CUP.

EMILY SCORED A GOAL AGAINST 92 AREA -- NIGERIA.

CARRIGAN IS ALSO PLAYING FOR THE CANDIDATE HE AND NATIONAL TEAM.

THE WINNER WILL LIKELY ADVANCED TO THE ELIMINATION ROUND OF 16.

THE START TIME IS 3:00 A.M. PACIFIC.

THE U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM FOUGHT THEIR WAY TO A DRAW BUT WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING HAS BEEN CAPTURING NATIONAL ATTENTION.

>> Reporter: AN ESTIMATED 1 BILLION+ VIEWERS BUT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BEHIND THEIR MEN'S SOCCER COUNTERPARTS.

ON AVERAGE THE WOMEN ATHLETES AT THE WORLD CUP BURN JUST $0.25 FOR EVERY $1.00 EARNED BY MEN ACCORDING TO A CNN ANALYSIS.

IN RECENT YEARS THEY WAGED A HIGH-PROFILE PAY BATTLE.

1999 WORLD CUP CHAMPION BREANNA SCURRY SAID THAT WAS EVEN WITH THE WOMEN PUTTING UP CHAMPIONSHIP CALIBER PLAY FOR DECADES.

>> WE BECAME THE GIRLS NEXT- DOOR.

A LOT OF PEOPLE STARTED LOOKING AT US AND SAYING THIS IS INTERESTING.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL TEAM REACHED AN EQUAL PAY DEAL AFTER A GENDER DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT.

TEAM STAR ALEX MORGAN SET THE EQUAL PAY DISCUSSION IS NOT ONLY ABOUT THE U.S. WOMEN'S TEAM ANYMORE.

>> IT'S BROUGHT UP QUESTIONS ABOUT EQUAL PAY THAT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING AROUND WITH ALL TEAMS.

IS REALLY FOCUSED ON US.

>> Reporter: WOMEN'S TEAMS IN JAMAICA, CANADA, AND SPAIN ARE FIGHTING FOR EQUAL PAY.

PLAYERS FROM 125 TEAMS SENT A LETTER TO THE GOVERNING BODY CALLING FOR EQUAL PRIZE MONEY AND CONDITIONS AT THE WORLD CUP.

THEY ARE AIMING FOR EQUALITY BY THE NEXT WORLD CUP IN 2026 AND 2027.

>>> MORE THAN 1000 SAN DIEGO UNIFIED STUDENTS ARE SPENDING THEIR SUMMER LEARNING ON OLYMPIC EXPIRED SOCCER FIELDS.

WE SEE HOW THE GAME IS PROVIDING LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP.

>> Reporter: KICK, PASS, OR GET OUT OF THE WAY.

THESE PLAYERS ARE SERIOUS ABOUT THEIR SOCCER.

>> A LOT OF PASSION.

A LOT OF TIME.

YOU'VE GOT TO PUT IN THE WORK.

>> Reporter: HE PLAYS GOALIE OR ANY OTHER POSITION IS TEAM NEEDS FILLED.

HE HAS COMMITTED TO WEEKLY SUMMER CAMPS AT THE CHULA VISTA OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER.

THESE PLAYERS COME FROM ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUSES ACROSS SAN DIEGO UNIFIED, WHICH HAS PARTNERED WITH THE CHICANO FEDERATION AND SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE SKILLS AND LIFE LESSONS, PREVENTING LEARNING LOSS AND HELPING MENTAL-HEALTH.

>> WE SEE IT.

THEY START OFF BEING SHY.

SOMETIMES THEY DON'T KNOW ANYBODY ELSE.

VERY QUICKLY THEY MAKE FRIENDS, DEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

>> Reporter: THE CAMP IS FREE TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE APPLIED TO BE HERE FROM NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ARE UNDER RESOURCED AND OFTEN UNDERSERVED.

$500,000 FROM THE ENRICHMENT BUDGET MAKES THE PRACTICE AND POTENTIAL FOR PROGRESS AFFORDABLE.

>> WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SEE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

>> Reporter: ALONG WITH ALL THEY ARE LEARNING, STUDENTS ARE ALSO GETTING READY FOR COLLEGE.

ONCE THEY ARE FINISHED WITH THE CAMP, THEY WILL EACH RECEIVE FOUR UNITS OF COLLEGE CREDIT.

THE CREDIT FOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING IS REDEEMABLE ANYTIME IN THE FUTURE AT UC SAN DIEGO.

11-YEAR-OLD LOLA IS WELL ON HER WAY TO REACHING HER GOALS OFF AND ON THE FIELD.

>> IT FEELS AWESOME.

YOU FELT THAT YOU DID A GOAL YOU WANTED TO DO AND SCORED ONE FOR YOUR TEAM.

>> Reporter: THOSE ARE IMPORTANT POINTS FOR ANYONE KEEPING SCORE.

>>> AS AUGUST CREEPS UP IT'S TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL.

PREPARING NOW CAN HELP TO LESSEN THE STRESS.

WE HAVE MORE ON HOW EXPERTS SAY YOU CAN HANDLE THE TRANSITION.

>> Reporter: I SUMMER STARTS WINDING DOWN, BACK TO SCHOOL MODE GEARS UP.

>> KIDS NEED REPARATION.

>> Reporter: THERAPIST JODI BRONSTEIN SAYS TO START NOW BY GAUGING HOW CHILDREN ARE FEELING ABOUT THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

ASK OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS.

>> IF YOU ASK IF THEY ARE NERVOUS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL MAYBE THEY ARE OR NOT BUT THEY MAY BE OVERTHINKING OR FEEL LIKE THEY NEED TO RESPOND IN A CERTAIN WAY.

>> Reporter: NO MATTER WHAT THEY SHARED, VALIDATE AND NORMALIZE THEIR FEELINGS.

GETTING BACK ON TRACK WITH HABITS AND ROUTINES CAN HELP EASE STRESS.

IF BEDTIMES HAVE GOTTEN LATER, INCH THE TIME BACK GRADUALLY.

>> IF WE SET OURSELVES UP IN THE BEGINNING, THEY WILL NOT BE SUPER TIRED.

THEY MIGHT FEEL FRUSTRATED AND YOU MIGHT FEEL FRUSTRATED.

>> Reporter: AS EVERYBODY SETTLES BACK, ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY STRESSORS.

>> MAY BE REDOING AROUND MORE POTTY TRAINING, MAYBE THEY CAN WAIT A WEEK OR TWO.

IT'S HELPFUL TO THINK ABOUT PRESSING PAUSE ON THOSE THINGS.

>> THERAPISTS SAY GETTING BACK INTO THE HABIT OF THINGS LIKE CONSISTENT MEALTIME CAN BRING SECURITY AND COMFORT BECAUSE THEY WILL KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

>>> IT HAS BEEN PRETTY HOT ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST.

IT IS STILL STEAMY AWAY FROM THE COAST IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE REGION.

THERE WILL BE GRADUAL RELIEF.

FROM WEST TO EAST WE WILL FIND SOME GRADUAL RELIEF AND MONSOON MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO CREEP WEST FROM ARIZONA INTO FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.

WE HAVE A FEW PLAYERS ON THE FIELD BUT IT IS STILL HOT.

HEAT ADVISORIES INTO JULIAN.

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING TO CONTINUE.

68 FOR THE LOW AND SOME LOW CLOUDS AT THE COAST.

TOMORROW, 111 AT BORREGO SPRINGS .

WE ARE DEALING WITH SOME SIGNIFICANT HEAT IN EL CAJON, 92 IN ESCONDIDO.

THIS IS WHY SAN DIEGO IS POPULAR.

THE COAST IS ONLY 77.

WE WILL NOTICE SOME LOW CLOUDS LURKING IN THE EARLY MORNINGS AND LATE AT NIGHT.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON A COUPLE OF SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS.

THEY WILL NOT BE WIDESPREAD.

THEY ARE UNLIKELY TO IMPACT US THAT THEY BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPANSIVE.

THE RECORD LONG STREET OF MORE THAN 28 DAYS IN A ROW MIGHT END SOON.

FOR US ALONG THE COASTLINE, STILL VERY WARM.

IT WILL BACK OFF A COUPLE DEGREES BY MONDAY WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE HUMIDITY.

LOW 90s SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS WOULD DROP INTO THE MID 60s.

SOME RISK OF FLASH FLOODING.

BE SAFE IF YOU WILL BE HIKING.

THE CHANCE OF LIGHTNING REALLY INCREASES.

ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 1025 MONDAY.

THAT WILL BE A POPULAR CHANGE.

>>> SURFING AND SAN DIEGO SEEM TO GO HAND-IN-HAND.

FOR SOME CHILDREN TRIPS TO THE BEACH ARE RARE.

WE SEE SOME A CAMP GIVING KIDS A CHANCE TO READ THE WAVES.

>> IN MY DREAMS THE OCEAN IS A MAGICAL PLACE.

>> Reporter: HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT HOW THE OCEAN MAKES YOU FEEL?

JAMISON HAS.

HE LOVES IT SO MUCH HE SEES IT IN HIS DREAMS.

>> IT'S LIKE MAGIC COMING OVER YOU AND MAKING YOU FEEL GREAT.

>> Reporter: HIS BROTHER SAYS THE OCEAN MAKES HIM FEEL AT PEACE.

>> THE SON TAKES AWAY ALL YOUR PROBLEMS.

>> Reporter: THEY LIVE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE COUNTY SO VISITS TO THE BEACH ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN.

>> WE LIVE FAR AWAY AND WE DO NOT GET TO SEE A LOT.

>> WE ARE READY TO START FOR THE SUMMER.

>> Reporter: THIS SUMMER, THEY AND DOZENS OF OTHER CHILDREN GOT TO SPEND A WEEK AT THIS MAGICAL PLACE ON IMPERIAL BEACH.

SINCE 1969 THIS CAMP HAS BEEN MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE FOR CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD.

THIS YEAR ALONE, NEARLY 900 CHILDREN WILL GET THE CAMP SURF EXPERIENCE.

WHILE SURFING IS JUST ONE ACTIVITY THEY LEARN AT CAMP SURF, THE WATERFRONT MANAGER SAID IT IS THE KEY THAT UNLOCKS HAPPINESS.

>> WE USE SURFING AS A REALLY BIG TOOL TO BE ABLE TO GET THEM TO TRUST IN THEMSELVES AND TRUST IN EACH OTHER AND EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTIFUL LOTION.

>> Reporter: JACKSON SAID HE IS IN THE SAME BOAT AS THESE BROTHERS.

>> I DO NOT SEE THE OCEAN THAT OFTEN.

>> Reporter: HE THINKS OF THE BEACH A LOT ALSO.

>> HE SAID PEOPLE MAKE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT KIDS LIKE THEM JUST BECAUSE THEY LIVE IN CALIFORNIA.

>> PEOPLE THINK I GO TO THE BEACH A LOT.

>> Reporter: THEY SAID THAT THE REALITY IS SPENDING A DAY AT THE BEACH IS RARE FOR MOST CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN THE COUNTY.

ALL WEEK IS SIMPLY OUT OF REACH FOR MOST FAMILIES.

ESPECIALLY FAMILIES LIKE THEIRS THAT LIVES ON THE MARGINS.

>> A LOT OF THESE KIDS WOULD STAY AT HOME.

SUMMER OLDER SIBLINGS TAKING CARE OF YOUNGER SIBLINGS.

PARENTS ARE WORK IN.

>> Reporter: SHE KNOWS THE REALITY ALL TOO WELL.

>> I DID NOT GROW UP GOING TO THE BEACH.

LIVED PROBABLY 10 MINUTES FROM THE BEACH BUT IT WAS NOT SOMETHING MY PARENTS HAD ACCESS TO.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR SHE AND HER WILL FELLOW YMCA IMPACT AMBASSADORS RAISE $25,000 TO CHANGE THAT FOR 50 STUDENTS.

>> I WANT TO GIVE A VOICE TO THEM.

>> WE GOT TO SURF, KEYBOARD, AND MEET NEW FRIENDS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT IT CHANGED HIM FOR THE BETTER.

>> I FEEL LIKE I AM A NEW PERSON.

I WAS MEETING NEW PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THESE BROTHERS ALSO FEEL DIFFERENT.

>> THIS EXPERIENCE HAS MADE THIS LIFE A LOT BETTER AND MAYBE DREAM BIGGER.

>> Reporter: AFTER HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE OCEAN I FEEL LIKE NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE.

>> IT MADE ME DREAM BIGGER OF BEING A PRO SURFER AND LEARNING STUFF THAT I DID NOT KNOW A NINE-YEAR-OLD COULD DO.

>> Reporter: LIKE ALL GOOD THINGS CAMP SURF CAME TO AN END.

THEY WILL ALWAYS CARRY A LITTLE PEACE WITH THEM.

THEY CAN ALWAYS VISIT IN THEIR DREAMS.

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

IN THE PAST DECADE, THE HOMELESS POPULATION IN TEXAS HAS DROPPED BY 28%.

IN CALIFORNIA HAS GROWN BY 43%.

MORNING EDITION EXAMINES THE POSSIBILITIES AND WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM TEXAS.

>>> THE ROUNDTABLE IS DISCUSSING THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT BEEN THAT TAKES EFFECT THIS WEEKEND.

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

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

NIGHT.

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.