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>>> A CALL TO ACTION TO LEAVE NO VETERAN HOMELESS.

COUNTY LEADERS ARE CALLING ON LANDLORDS TO MAKE ROOMS AND APARTMENTS AVAILABLE TO VETERANS WHO HAVE BEEN GRANTED VOUCHERS FROM THE VA AND STILL CANNOT FIND HOUSING.

ANDREA DYER HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THE LEAVE NO VETERAN HOMELESS INITIATIVE WILL STREAMLINE SERVICES FOR LOCAL AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND CONNECT HOMELESS VETERANS WITH AVAILABLE SUPPORT SERVICES.

HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR, THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH LOCAL AGENCIES CAN DO.

YOU CALLED ON MORE LOCAL LANDLORDS TO START ACCEPTING VETERANS WITH HOUSING VOUCHERS.

>> WE NEED LANDLORDS TO HELP US IN THIS PROCESS.

IF YOU HAVE A SMALL ROOM, EXTRA UNIT OR LARGE SPACE, ANYTHING IS NEEDED.

>> Reporter: I AM TOLD THAT VETERANS SHOULD NOT BE DETERRED OR INTIMIDATED BY THE PROCESS.

>> YOU HAVE TO GET IT TOGETHER.

PUT IN THE WORK AND REPRESENT YOURSELF.

>> Reporter: THE TASK FORCE TELLS ME THAT RIGHT NOW MORE THAN 300 HOMELESS VETERANS WITH VOUCHERS AND OTHER RENTAL ASSISTANCE HELP CANNOT FIND APARTMENTS.

COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE MORE THAN 800 LOCAL VETERANS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO SAFE SLEEPING SITE HAS BEEN OPEN FOR A WEEK.

MELISSA MAY AND JACOB AIR WENT TO SEE HOW IT IS WORKING OUT SO FAR.

>> Reporter: AS OF JULY 5 20 ADULTS ARE ENROLLED AT THE SLEIGH SEEPING SITE.

EACH TENT CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO TWO PEOPLE.

>> THE CLIENTS ARE HELPING TO IMPROVE THE PROGRAM BY GIVING US FEEDBACK ON WHAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

THE PROGRAM MANAGER IS HOLDING WEEKLY MEETINGS AT THE SITE TO SET EXPECTATIONS FOR RESIDENTS AS WELL AS SOLICIT FEEDBACK.

>> THE GOAL IS TO ENROLL THREE PEOPLE PER DAY DURING THIS WRAP UP.

>> THE STAFFING MODEL IS TO ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS ARE SAFE AND WORKING WITH THE RESIDENTS TO MAKE SURE THE PROGRAM MEETS THEIR NEEDS.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE LIKE TRACY, WHO IS CURRENTLY HOMELESS, ARE HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING ENROLLED BECAUSE SHE LOST HER ID.

>> I'M TRYING TO GET WHAT I NEED DONE SO I CAN GET IN BECAUSE I'M TIRED OF LIVING ON THE STREETS.

I REALLY AM.

IT'S NOT FUN.

>> Reporter: SEAN IS CURRENTLY UNSHELTERED AND IS HOPING TO BE LIVING THERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

>> I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET A SHOWER AND TO SHAVE DAILY AND TALK TO PEOPLE.

ONE YOU GET YOUR DUCKS IN LINE YOU CAN MAKE THE APPOINTMENTS.

A LOT OF TIMES THEY WILL GIVE YOU A CASEWORKER.

>> Reporter: JAMES CARTER IS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE HOMELESSNESS STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS.

HE SAID THAT STREET-BASED CASE MANAGERS ARE WORKING TO HELP HOMELESS PEOPLE GET OFF THE STREETS.

>> APART FROM THAT THEY ARE WORKING WITH TWO ON ONE IN THE INTAKE PROCESS IF SOMEBODY IS NOT CONNECTED THEY WILL BE CONNECTED WITH AN OUTREACH WORKER DURING THE INTAKE PROCESS.

>> Reporter: ALONG WITH THE 10 AND SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS RESIDENTS GET BREAKFAST AND DINNER, WATER, ACCESS TO RESTROOMS AND WASHING STATIONS, CELL PHONE CHARGING STATIONS.

>> WE PROVIDE TRANSPORT TO SERVICES, WOMEN'S, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, LAUNDRY AND SHOWERS.

>> Reporter: THE TEAMS ARE EDUCATING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS ABOUT THE ORDINANCE WHICH WILL GO INTO EFFECT AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IMPELLING PEOPLE WHO'VE EXPERIENCED MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES TO USE THEIR STORY TO IMPACT POLICY IS THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED THIS YEAR BY A LOCAL NONPROFIT.

MATT HOFFMAN HAS MORE.

>> MY AMERICAN DREAM INVOLVES LIVING WITH BIPOLAR TYPE I.

THIS IS THE FACE OF SOMEBODY WHO'S WORLD HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED BY MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES.

>> Reporter: JOSH WAS FROM SOUTH AFRICA.

HE SAID WHEN HE WAS 32 HIS LIFE CHANGED FOLLOWING A BIPOLAR DISORDER DIAGNOSIS.

>> SIX TIMES I WAS ON THE INSIDE OF THE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL IMPLYING THAT I WAS SICK AND I HAD.

>> Reporter: HE SAID IT WAS SPIRITUAL BASED MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS RUN BY PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES THAT HELPED HIM.

>> IT WAS THE MOST POWERFUL DISCOVERY FOR ME.

THE SPIRITUAL MODELS THAT REFRAMED THE WAY I SAW MY BIPOLAR IN THE WAY THAT I SAW REALITY.

IT HAS MADE MY LIFE WAY BETTER THAN IT WAS EVEN BEFORE.

>> Reporter: HE WAS SO MOVED BY THE EXPERIENCE THAT HE NOW HELPS OTHERS IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS.

HE WORKS WITH THE SAN DIEGO CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS.

>> THE POWER OF LIVED EXPERIENCE CAN ACCESS TO OTHER PEOPLE.

WE CAN BUILD A DEEP RAPPORT AND SAY, WATCH OUT.

MAYBE WALK A LITTLE BIT THIS WEEK.

>> Reporter: HE RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM A PROGRAM THAT IS TRAINING PEOPLE TO USE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH STORIES TO IMPACT POLICY.

HE IS FOCUSED ON EXPANDING SPIRITUAL TREATMENTS AND SUPPORT SERVICES THAT HAVE HELP THEM.

>> HOW THE LEGISLATION WORKS AND WHO THE GOVERNMENT IS, THEY WERE THESE ABSTRACT PEOPLE BUT THEN I REALIZE THEY ARE REAL PEOPLE AND WE CAN CONTACT THEM AND MAKE THESE CHANGES.

>> Reporter: THEY STARTED TRAINING EARLIER THIS YEAR.

IT WAS MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO FUNDING FROM THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

>> WE FOCUS ON MAKING SURE THAT THESE VOICES ARE AMPLIFIED AND WE ARE BEING HEARD.

>> Reporter: STAN WALKER IS THE COMMUNITY ADVOCACY PROGRAM MANAGER.

HE SAID ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO EFFECT CHANGES BY GOING DIRECTLY TO THE POLICYMAKERS.

THIS IS THAT THE COUNTY LEVEL.

>> THERE IS REALLY SOMETHING TO HAVING LIVED EXPERIENCE BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION.

THERE IS SOMETHING LOST THEIR WHEN THEY ARE NOT DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY IT.

>> Reporter: THE NEXT ADVOCACY TRAINING START LATER THIS MONTH AND ANYBODY CAN SIGN UP.

THEY HAVE FUNDING TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS AT LEAST.

>>> DANGEROUS HEAT IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK HAS APPARENTLY CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A MAN FROM SAN DIEGO.

THE BODY OF A 65-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS FOUND IN A CAR ON MONDAY.

THE CAR HAD TWO FLAT TIRES AND A NONFUNCTIONAL AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.

OFFICIALS BELIEVE A HEAT RELATED ILLNESS MAY HAVE FORCED THE DRIVER OFF THE ROADWAY.

THE DAY BEFORE HE WAS DISCOVERED THE TEMPERATURE IN THE AREA HIT 126.

SEVERAL HEAT RECORDS HAVE BEEN BROKEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH MORE PREDICTED TO FALL AS EXTREME HEAT SCORCHES REGIONS COAST TO COAST.

>> Reporter: PLANET EARTH JUST HAD ITS HOTTEST DAYS ON RECORD EVER.

THE AVERAGE WORLD TEMPERATURE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WAS JUST UNDER 63 FAHRENHEIT.

THE PREVIOUS HIGH WAS AUGUST 2016 WHEN IT WAS AROUND 62.5 DEGREES.

62 MAY NOT SOUND HIGH, BUT EXPERTS POINT OUT IT INCLUDES HALF THE PLANET THAT IS IN WINTER RIGHT NOW AND IN THE COLDEST REGIONS LIKE ANTARCTICA MELTING ICE MEANS THE EARTH IS REFLECTING LESS SUNLIGHT AND ABSORBING IT INTO THE OCEAN PUSHING UP TEMPERATURES.

IN THE U.S. ON WEDNESDAY, SEVERAL HEAT RECORDS WERE TIED OR BROKEN.

CITIES IN TEXAS, GEORGIA, AND ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SETTING NEW HIGHS.

AND WASHINGTON RESIDENTS ARE DEALING NOT ONLY WITH HEAT BUT WILDFIRES.

.

ANXIOUS RESIDENTS ACROSS THE RIVER LOOK ON.

>> THIS WILL COME IN WITH A VENGEANCE >> YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

>> Reporter: NO INJURIES REPORTED THERE WOULD OFFICIALS WARN THAT ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS COULD CAUSE MORE FIRES.

MORE HEAT RECORDS COULD BE BROKEN BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

>>> SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC IS PREPARING FOR THE NEXT MAJOR HEATWAVE.

THEY RECENTLY COMPLETED TWO ENERGY STORAGE FACILITIES THAT THEY CAN STORE ENOUGH ENERGY TO POWER NEARLY 130,000 HOMES FOR FOUR HOURS.

THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL SOAK UP RENEWABLE ENERGY DURING THE DAY AND EXTEND THE AVAILABILITY OF CLEAN ENERGY TO PEEKING EVENING HOURS.

>>> THE COST AND AVAILABILITY OF CHILDCARE OFTEN PREVENTS BOTH PARENTS FROM TAKING ON FULL-TIME JOBS.

FOR PARENTS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ON WORKING HOURS ONLY RAISE THE BARRIERS.

TANIA THORNE TAKES A LOOK AT HOW AGENCIES ARE TRYING TO HELP WITH CHILDCARE.

>> Reporter: DANIEL AND HIS WIFE EMILY HAVE A 17-MONTH-OLD SON AND A BABY GONE THE WAY.

>> THE HOURS I WORK ON NIGHTS, WEEKENDS, HOLIDAYS.

I WORK OVERTIME.

WHEN HE WORKED JAILS YOU WORK NIGHTS, DAYS, 12 1/2 HOUR DAYS, SOMETIMES CAN BE LONGER.

>> Reporter: EMILY DECIDED TO LEAVE HER JOB TO BE A STAY-AT- HOME MOM.

THE SAN DIEGO SHERIFF SAID MANY WORKERS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT A SIMILAR PREDICAMENTS.

>> WE WORK IN DIFFERENT HOURS AND SHIFTWORK.

YOU GET CALLED OUT FOR WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS.

TO HAVE RELIABLE CHILDCARE IS REALLY IMPORTANT I WAS A SINGLE PARENT AND I WAS LOOKING AT MY PARENTS NEARBY.

>> Reporter: THERE'S A SAN DIEGO-BASED COMPANY CONNECTING PARENTS WITH BETTER CHILDCARE PROVIDERS.

THEY CAN SEARCH THE DATABASE BY LOCATION AND BY HOURS NEEDED INCLUDING 24 HOUR SHIFTS.

>> YOU CAN COMPARE AND HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW WHAT IS AVAILABLE.

IT PROVIDES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOP FOR THE BEST SERVICE IN THE BEST PROVIDER.

>> Reporter: THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS NOT PAYING FOR THE CHILDCARE, ONLY THE MEMBERSHIP.

A SURVEY WAS RECENTLY CONDUCTED BY THE POLICE UNION SHOWING 21% POLICE OFFICERS WERE THINKING ABOUT LEAVING THE DEPARTMENT OVER CHILDCARE ISSUES.

THE SURVEY SHOWED 59% HAD TO LEAVE OR MISS WORK BECAUSE OF CHILDCARE PROBLEMS.

ONE SAN DIEGO COUNCILMEMBER HOPES THESE INITIATIVES WILL ALSO OPEN THE DOORS?

WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

>> WE SEE A LOT OF NEED FROM POLICE OFFICER'S, DISPATCHERS WHO HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THE NIGHT AND SHERIFF DEPUTIES THAT HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF EVENINGS AND NIGHTS ON THE THIRD SHIFT THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT TIME.

THE FACT THAT WE ARE SEEING PEOPLE STEP UP FROM STATE LEGISLATURE TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP FUND THE BENEFIT MEANS WE WILL CONTINUE TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN REALLY GOOD PIECE OFFICERS WHICH WE ARE DESPERATELY IN NEED OF.

>> Reporter: THE NEW DAY CARE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO OPEN BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

>> WE ARE JUST GETTING INTO THE CONVERSATION.

WE WILL START TO REALIZE THE CRITICAL SUPPORT IN KEEPING WORKFORCE ENGAGED.

>> Reporter: CHILDCARE INDUSTRY IS STILL SUFFERING.

>> THERE CONTINUES TO BE A LACK OF AVAILABLE CARE THAT IS A BARRIER TO THE SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: MEMBERS OF THE UNION HAVE BEEN MARCHING IN SACRAMENTO FOR LEGISLATION THAT SUPPORTS BETTER PAY AND BENEFITS FOR CARE WORKERS.

THIS COULD BE A CRITICAL STEP IN PROVIDING THE HELP THAT FAMILIES NEED.

>> MY WIFE HAS AMBITIONS TO BE A NURSE.

IF SHE NEEDS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL SHE NEEDS TO DO THAT.

>>> THE FOURTH OF JULY IS OVER AND MANY ARE MAKING THEIR WAY BACK HOME FROM A HOLIDAY.

46,000 PEOPLE WERE PROJECTED TO HAVE TRAVELED THROUGH THE AIRPORT TODAY OUR OWN.

MORE FLIGHTS WERE TODAY CANCELED OR DELAYED OUT INTO DOZENS SINCE MONDAY.

A FORMER AIRLINE PILOT AND FLIGHT LOOKS PERSON HAS A TIP FOR TRAVELERS.

>> WE ADVISED PEOPLE TO TRY TO GET THAT FIRST MORNING FLIGHT.

STATISTICALLY A HAVE A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF THAT FLIGHT GOING ON TIME WITH LESS DELAYS AND CANCELLATION.

>> FOR THOSE TRAVELING BY CAR THE BEST TIME TO HIT THE ROAD IS BY 2:00 P.M. >>> JENNY CRAIG IS MAKING A COMEBACK.

WE WILL RELAUNCH WITH ON MY COACHING INSTEAD OF PHYSICAL CENTERS.

CUSTOMERS WILL RECEIVE FOOD BY DELIVERY.

THEY CLOSE THEIR DOORS AFTER FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY IN MAY.

COURT FILINGS SHOW ITS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COULD BE WORTH $10 MILLION.

>>> WITH TWITTER STEEPED IN CONTROVERSY, FACEBOOK PARENT COMPANY META-HAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED THREATS.

IT IS DESIGNED TO COMPETE HEAD- TO-HEAD WITH TWITTER.

IT IS OFF TO A STRONG START.

>> Reporter: IT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT FOR MONTHS.

NOW THE CHALLENGE TO TWITTER IS HERE.

FACEBOOK PARENT COMPANY LAUNCHED THREATS AND WEDNESDAY.

THE OBJECTIVE OF REAL-TIME CONVERSATIONS AT THE SAME BUT IT IS TOO SOON TO TELL WHETHER IT WILL TOPPLE TWITTER.

>> IT IS NOT EXACTLY THE SAME.

THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS WE WILL HAVE TO GET USED TO.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES ON EACH.

>> Reporter: IT APPEARS THAT THIS APP IS OFF TO A FAST START.

MARK ZUCKERBERG POSTED ON HIS VERIFIED ACCOUNT THAT THEY SAW 30 MILLION SIGN-UPS BY THURSDAY MORNING.

THE NUMBERS MAY BE THE BIGGEST ADVANTAGE AT LAUNCH.

USERS SIGN UP USING THEIR INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT AND THERE ARE MORE THAN 2 BILLION ACTIVE USERS AROUND THE GLOBE.

THE TWITTER USER BASE IS 250 MILLION AND HAS TAKEN A HIT AMID THE TURMOIL OF ELON MUSK'S TAKEOVER.

>> TO BE SUCCESSFUL IT NEEDS TO BE SAFE, TRUSTED AND IT NEEDS TO BE A PLACE THAT IS EASY TO USE AND USEFUL.

>> Reporter: IN THE LAST WEEK TWITTER IMPOSE TEMPORARY UNIT ON HOW MANY TWEETS USERS ARE ABLE TO READ AND ANNOUNCED THAT USERS WILL STILL NEED TO PAY IF THEY WANT TO USE A POPULAR MONITORING TOOL.

>>> SAN DIEGO CONTINUES TO SEE FALLOUT FROM AN UNUSUALLY LARGE ALGAE THEM.

TOXINS ARE SICKENING SEA LIONS AND DOLPHINS ALONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST.

ERIC ANDERSON HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE MARINE MAMMAL RESCUE TEAM IS TAKING IN MORE THAN 20 SEA LIONS SUFFERING FROM POISONING.

HALF OF THE FEDERALLY PROTECTED MARINE MAMMALS THAT CAME INTO THEIR CARE DID NOT SURVIVE.

>> WE FIND A LITTLE BIT OF COMFORT IN THE FACT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN.

WE KNOW THAT WE WILL LOSE SOME.

>> Reporter: IT COMES FROM A LARGE, FAST-GROWING ALGAE BLOOM.

IT CREATES A NEUROTOXIN THAT DAMAGES THE BRAINS AND HEARTS OF INFECTED ANIMALS.

SMALLER FISH AND SQUID EAT THE ALGAE AND IT GETS PASSED UP THE FOOD CHAIN WHEN DOLPHINS AND SEA LIONS EAT THE SMALLER ANIMALS.

>> THEY CAN ACT VERY WEIRD.

THEY CAN ACT REALLY DISORIENTED, OVERLY AGGRESSIVE, THEY CAN ACT LIKE THEY DO NOT SEE YOU.

>> Reporter: THE WORST HAPPENED AROUND VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CHORES WERE HUNDREDS OF MARINE MAMMALS WERE AFFECTED.

BECAUSE THE BLUE WAS SO LARGE THE POISONING OF SEA LIONS SPREAD TO THE LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO COAST.

>> IT STARTED OFFSHORE WHICH WE KNEW BECAUSE WE DID NOT SEE IT IN THE MONITORING SITES.

THE ANIMALS ARE ACQUIRING FISH OR SUEDE OR SOMETHING THAT IS HIGHLY OFFSHORE, MAYBE EVEN MIGRATORY.

>> Reporter: THESE BLOOMS ARE TYPICAL IN THE SPRING BUT DO NOT HAPPEN EVERY YEAR.

>> IT IS A SEASONAL PROCESS.

FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN PARTICULAR AS WE MOVE INTO JULY, IT SHOULD GO DOWN QUITE A BIT.

WATERS COULD WARM AND THERE MIGHT BE PULSES OF UPWELLING AND WE WILL KEEP OUR EYE ON IT.

IN TERMS OF SEASONAL CLIMATOLOGY WE SHOULD BE MOVING OUT OF A TIME WHERE THEY ARE PARTICULARLY COMMON.

>> Reporter: EVEN THOUGH IT MAY BE SUBSIDING THE IMPACT ON MARINE MAMMALS COULD LINGER THROUGH THE SUMMER.

PEOPLE SHOULD BE WARY AROUND SEA LIONS THAT LOOKS SICK OR ARE ACTING UNUSUAL.

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

WE ARE FOLLOWING A GRADUAL COOLING TREND THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW AND THEN A SLOW WARM UP AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

ONCE THE HEAT GETS HERE IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL INTENSIFY AND LINGER.

HEADS-UP FOR WHAT COULD BE SOME DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

LET'S START WITH THE NEAR-TERM WITH OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES DOWN TO 58.

LOW TEMPERATURE 62 IN SAN DIEGO.

MOUNT LAGUNA IS 59.

TOMORROW SHOULD BE NICE.

SAN FRANCISCO, FRESNO DOWN TO SAN DIEGO.

WE WILL STAY MAINLY DRY THROUGHOUT FRIDAY.

TO WRAP UP THE WEEK WHERE 72 IN OCEANSIDE, CHULA VISTA AT 70.

MOUNT LAGUNA AT 71.

THIS IS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.

THE SIZZLING HEAT FROM MID-TO- LATE JULY.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TEMPERATURES 5 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

UNFORTUNATELY I CAN BRING A RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.

IT WILL STAY MAINLY DRY WHICH WILL ONLY INCREASE THE RISK.

ONCE WE GET THROUGH THE WEEKEND THE HEAT WILL BE STICKING AROUND.

WE ARE WATCHING RISING TEMPERATURES ALONG THE COAST.

MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WE ARE SEEING TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70s.

FURTHER IN THEN WE WILL SEE A WARMING TREND FROM THE UPPER 70s TO THE LOW 80s THEN TO THE UPPER 80s AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY.

THIS CONTINUES FOR THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL.

WE WILL BE IN THE LOWER 70s FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS, MID-70s BY THE TIME WE GET TO MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

LOOK AT THESE TEMPERATURES IN THE DESERT.

TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO BUILD AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK.

>>> A GROUP OF HIGH SCHOOLERS IS GEARING UP FOR A RACE FROM TEXAS TO CALIFORNIA IN A CAR THEY BUILT THEMSELVES.

THE PALO ALTO RACE CLUB HAS BEEN WORKING 12 HOUR DAYS OVER THE SUMMER TO DEVELOP THE CAR WITH A MAX BEAT OF 60 MILES PER HOUR.

IT IS ABLE TO TRAVEL 200 MILES ON A SINGLE CHARGE.

THEY PLAN ON TAKING IT 1400 MILES AWAY TO DALLAS TO COMPETE IN THE 30th ANNUAL SOLAR CAR CHALLENGE.

>> WE WORKED MONTHS AND MONTHS ON THIS PROJECT.

WE ARE SO PROUD TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF STRUGGLES ALONG THE WAY.

IF YOU CAN WORK WITH YOUR TEAM YOU CAN PULL THROUGH IN THE END.

>> THEY PASS THE SAFETY EVALUATION IN DALLAS THEY WILL EMBARK ON THE RACE BEGINNING JULY 16.

>>> PASSENGERS IS TELLING THE STORY OF PEOPLE ON A TRAIN.

BOTH CHECKED OUT A REHEARSAL AT THE CIRCUS CENTER.

>> Reporter: LAST WEEK I GOT TO HANG OUT WITH SOME TALENTED FOLKS FROM MONTRAL AS THEY REHEARSE FOR PASSENGERS.

>> I AM PREDOMINANTLY FEELING SORE.

>> Reporter: THAT IS MANDY, ONE OF THE PERFORMANCE TRAINING AT THE CIRCUS CENTER AFTER BEING ON THE BREAK.

>> WE NEED THE TRAINING TO FIND EACH OTHER AGAIN AND THE TEMPO AND TIMING AND FEELING EACH OTHER EMOTIONALLY.

>> Reporter: SANTIAGO HAS A LOT TO JUGGLE.

>> IT IS A CIRCUS SHOW BUT WE DO SOMETHING CALLED CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS.

WE DEVELOP A STORY AND CHARACTERS AND PEOPLE CAN ENJOY THE ACROBATICS.

THE IDEA OF THE SHOW MAINLY IS THAT EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT STORY TO TELL.

>> Reporter: THEY USE TRAINS IN TROUBLE FOR A METAPHOR FOR HOW LIFE CAN UNFOLD.

CIRCUS PROVIDES THE MEANS OF EXPRESSING THE IDEAS.

>> YOU FEEL EVERY EMOTION AND AN ELEVATED WAY THROUGH CIRCUS WHETHER IT IS THE PHYSICALITY OF TRUST, FOR EXAMPLE, OR THE IDEA OF LOSING SOMEONE.

IT TAKES A VERY PHYSICAL WAY TO EXPRESS EMOTIONS THAT WE KNOW.

>> CIRCUS WAS ABLE TO OFFER ME A BIT OF A CHALLENGE.

SOMETHING OF A STEP UP TO EVERYTHING THAT I WAS DOING.

ADDING ACROBATIC OR PROP MANIPULATION.

IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I CAN DO MORE THAN I CAN IMAGINE.

LIKE THAT.

>> PUTTING A SHOW LIKE THIS TOGETHER IN FIVE WEEKS IS NO SMALL UNDERTAKING.

WE DID NOT START FRESH.

WE HAVE THE WHOLE SKILL SET SO LEARNING IS ACCELERATED BUT IT IS STILL WILDLY CHALLENGING.

>> Reporter: THIS ACT INVOLVES AERIAL ACROBATIC.

>> WE CALL IT HAND TO TRAP.

I DO TRICKS IN THE YEAR AND I HAVE BASES THAT CATCH ME.

>> Reporter: SUCH DISPLAYS OF PHYSICAL SKILL HAVE AN OBVIOUS WOW FACTOR.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SEVEN FINGERS IS GOOD AT IS CONNECTING NOT ONLY THE WOW FACTOR AND ENGAGING PEOPLE ON THE ACROBATIC LEVEL BUT ALSO REACHING OUT AND GRABBING PEOPLE EMOTIONALLY.

>> Reporter: AUDIENCES CAN ENJOY THIS AS IT RUNS THROUGH JULY 30 AT THE OLD GLOBE MAINSTAGE.

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

THE LABOR DEPARTMENT IS SET TO REPORT ON THE STRENGTH OF THE JOB MARKET IN JUNE AND THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS WATCHING CLOSELY.

>>> THIS SUMMER IS LOOKING BRIGHT.

A PREVIEW OF WHAT TO EXPECT AT COMIC CON AND TO CHECK IN ON THE POTTERIES.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

GOOD 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 WORK 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.