>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION, AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 45 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL HOWE OR VISIT BILL HOWE.COM.

>>> AND BY -- AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> TEAM MEXICO OPENS THE 2026 WORLD CUP WITH A WIN.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THE MEN'S WORLD CUP IS BACK IN NORTH AMERICA.

IT ALL STARTED THIS AFTERNOON.

IN MEXICO CITY.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB SAYS WATCH PARTY CELEBRATIONS WERE HELD HERE IN SAN DIEGO TO COMMEMORATE THE TRINATIONAL TOURNAMENT.

>> Reporter: GREEN WAY AND RED SOCCER KITS WITH THE ICONIC EAGLE AND SNAKE FILLED THE DOWNTOWN CONSULATE GENERAL IN SAN DIEGO TODAY.

MEXICAN SOCCER FANS FROM ACROSS THE REGION PACKED THE CONSULATE TO LOUDLY CHEER ON THEIR MEN'S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM IN THE FIRST MATCH OF THE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP.

>> WE ARE HERE BECAUSE THIS IS THE CLOSEST WE CAN GET TO MEXICO.

>> Reporter: THAT INCLUDES MARRIED COUPLE JAIME AND YOLANDA WHO DROVE DOWN FROM SAN MARCOS.

THEY ARE ORIGINALLY FROM MEXICO.

>> IT IS AN HONOR, A PRIVILEGE TO BE A HOST CITY.

WE ARE JUST PROUD OF OUR CULTURE.

FROM MEXICO AND FROM THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: MARGALE HOPES TO OPEN CELEBRATIONS.

SHE SAYS THE WORLD CUP PROVIDES A MOMENT OF RELIEF FROM THE IMMIGRATION TACTICS IN THE U.S.

>> IT MEANS A LOT TO ME FOR THE MEXICAN COMMUNITY.

FOR THE RACE AND EVERYONE.

IT IS VERY NICE AND HEARTWARMING TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE, EXPRESS MYSELF THROUGH MY CULTURE HERE.

AND BEING ABLE TO START THE WORLD CUP.

>> Reporter: ALICIA IS THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXICO AND SAN DIEGO.

SHE HOPES THE WORLD CUP SHOWS HER HOME COUNTRY IS A WELCOMING PLACE TO PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS.

>> PEOPLE KNOW OUR CULTURE.

THEY REALLY CAN UNDERSTAND OUR CULTURE, OUR TRADITIONS.

THAT WE ARE HOSTING THE WORLD CUP IS A VERY FRIENDSHIP WAY.

>> Reporter: AND ACROSS NORTH AMERICA, THIS RENDITION OF THE WORLD CUP IS BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER.

>> TODAY WE ARE ALL THE SAME.

WE SHARE SOMETHING IN COMMON.

TODAY IS SOCCER, FUTBOL.

>> Reporter: MEXICO BEAT SOUTH AFRICA 2-0, THEIR NEXT GAME IS JUNE 18th AGAINST SOUTH KOREA.

THE UNITED STATES PLAYS THEIR FIRST GAME TOMORROW NIGHT AGAINST PARAGUAY.

JACOB AYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WITH ALL OF THE EXCITEMENT AROUND THE FIRST WORLD CUP IN THE UNITED STATES IN MORE THAN 30 YEARS, THERE IS ALSO CONTROVERSY.

MUCH OF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE POLICIES OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND ITS TREATMENT OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS.

SOME PARTICIPANTS AND FANS HAVE BEEN DENIED ENTRY INCLUDING A REFEREE FROM SOMALIA.

HERE IS DHS SECRETARY EXPLAINING THE ACTIONS.

>> WE WORK CLOSELY WITH FIFA AND THE ADMINISTRATION ON A REGULAR BASIS.

WE TALK TO FIFA AND THEIR DIRECTOR'S CONSOLATE.

ANYONE DENIES WE MADE THE CASE FOR AND SHOWED WHY THEY WERE DENIED.

>> THE MOST EXTREME CASE MIGHT BE THE IRANIAN NATIONAL TEAM.

THEY ARRIVED IN TIJUANA AND WILL TRAVEL INTO THE U.S.

FOR EACH OF THEIR MATCHES DUE TO THE ONGOING WAR.

THEIR FIRST MATCH IS MONDAY IN ENGELWOOD.

>>> OVER THE NEXT MONTH, KPBS WILL HAVE SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE MEN'S WORLD CUP.

WE HAVE A SECTION DEDICATED TO RESULTS, HEADLINES, AND DETAILS ON LOCAL WATCH PARTIES.

YOU CAN FIND IT AT KPBS.ORG, TEAM USA'S FIRST MATCH IS TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:00 AGAINST PARAGUAY.

>>> YOU WILL BE HEARING A LOT MORE ABOUT EL NIÑO IN THE COMING MONTHS, THAT IS BECAUSE FORECASTERS ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER TAMMY SAYS THEY PREDICT VERY STRONG CONDITIONS INTO THE WINTER MONTHS.

>> Reporter: IN CALIFORNIA, THAT COULD MEAN WETTER STORMIER WEATHER.

>> THERE IS A 63% CHANCE WE ARE LOOKING AT A VERY STRONG EL NIÑO DURING THE NOVEMBER TO JANUARY TIME PERIOD THAT COULD RANK ALONG THE LARGEST EL NIÑO EVENTS IN THE HISTORICAL RECORD GOING BACK TO 1950.

>> Reporter: STRONG EL NIÑO EVENTS TYPICALLY BRING WARMER OCEAN TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER THAN AVERAGE RAIN TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

TAKE THE ONE FROM 1982 TO 1983.

COLOSSAL WAVES SEVERELY DAMAGED THE SCRIPPS PIER.

>> THERE CAN BE FLOODING AND THESE LARGE COASTAL IMPACTS.

IT IS NOT ONLY HIGH SEA LEVELS.

IT IS THE WIND WAVE, ALL THESE BIG SWELLS THAT DEVELOP.

>> Reporter: DANIEL CANE SAYS DESTRUCTIVE WET WEATHER IS NOT ALWAYS GUARANTEED.

>> IN 2015, WE HAD THE SEEDS OF A REALLY LARGE TROPICAL EVENT THAT DEVELOPED BUT DIDN'T MATERIALIZE STRONGLY.

>> Reporter: THAT YEAR EL NIÑO BROUGHT DRIER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS TO CALIFORNIA.

TAMMY MURGA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> EL NIÑO IS HERE SAYS NOAA, AND IT IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY INTO SUPER EL NIÑO.

>> THERE IS A 98% CHANCE OF EL NIÑO CONDITIONS OCCURRING LATER THIS SEASON.

AND AN 80% CHANCE THIS EL NIÑO WILL BE MODERATE TO STRONG.

>> Reporter: NOAA'S NEW REPORT FORECASTS THE PERIODIC TROPICAL PACIFIC WEATHER PATTERN TO BE ONE OF THE LARGEST EL NIÑO EVENTS IN THE HISTORICAL RECORD GOING BACK TO 1950.

THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON HAS MULTISEASON RAMIFICATIONS ACROSS CONTINENTS TILTING THE ODDS IN FAVOR OF CERTAIN WEATHER AND CLIMATE EXTREMES.

HEAT WAVES, DROUGHTS, FLOODING AND MORE.

THIS AS SEVERE WEATHER ONCE AGAIN THREATENS PARTS OF THE U.S.

INCLUDING AREAS JUST PUMMELED BY HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND TORNADOES.

LEAVING LITTLE TIME FOR SOME PEOPLE TO CATCH THEIR BREATH.

>> WHEN YOU GET THE TORNADO WARNINGS, THEY ARE NOT JOKES.

>> Reporter: IT WILL COME IN MULTIPLE ROUNDS THURSDAY, FIRST, THE MIDWEST, THEN STRETCHING FURTHER SOUTH INTO THE PLAINS.

SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME SUPER CELLS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR EF-3 OR STRONGER TORNADOES.

DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND FLASH FLOODING ARE ALSO A CONCERN IN SOME AREAS WHERE RAINFALL RATES COULD REACH TWO INCHES AN HOUR AT TIMES.

SYSTEMS IN THE CENTRAL U.S.

EXPECTED TO LARGELY END LATE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH SOME STORMS, POSSIBLY STILL ACTIVE INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

AS THEY PUSH TOWARD THE APPALACHIANS.

BRIAN ABEL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TEMPERATURE WISE, WE ARE REALLY NOT THAT DIFFERENT TONIGHT FROM THE LAST FEW NIGHTS, 65 OVERALL.

I KNOW YOU SEE THE RAIN ICON HERE.

NOW, TONIGHT, INTO TOMORROW, THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR SOME OF US.

HERE'S THE THING, THOUGH, A LOT OF THE REGION DEALING WITH A LOT OF DRY AIR, WHICH MEANS RAIN MAY NOT NECESSARILY REACH THE GROUND, I'LL BREAK DOWN WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO ACTUALLY SEE THE RAIN DROPS COMING UP.

>>> SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAYS HE IS SIGNING THE BUDGET APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS WEEK.

FOR OUR LATEST EDITION OF WHY IT MATTERS, THE VOICE OF SAN DIEGO SCOTT LEWIS REPORTS SOME OF THE FUNDING SOURCES ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE.

>> WHEN GLORIA PROPOSED ZEROING OUT THE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AMID OF A BUDGET ISSUE, IT CAUSED A PROTEST.

THE COUNTY WILL START FUNNELING AT A HIGHER LEVEL.

IT WAS THE FIRST STEP TO SETTING UP A NEW SYSTEM, HERE WAS CITY COUNCILMEMBER KENT LEE.

>> FOR TOO LONG WE HAVE BEEN TRAPPED IN THE SAME VICIOUS CYCLE.

ARTS CUTS FOLLOWED BY COMMUNITY OUTRAGE.

UNCERTAINTY, AND LAST MINUTE EFFORTS TO SAVE WHAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN PUT AT RISK IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>> Reporter: BUT $6 MILLION IS COMING FROM AN UNEXPECTED SOURCE.

THE 2020 BALLOT MEASURE TO EXPAND THE CONVENTION CENTER DOWNTOWN.

THAT WAS CALLED MEASURE C. AND IT RAISED TAXES ON HOTEL ROOM STAYS FOR THREE PURPOSES.

ONE, TO IMPROVE HOMELESS SERVICES.

TWO, TO FIX ROADS.

AND THREE, TO EXPAND THE CONVENTION CENTER.

VOTERS APPROVED IT IN 2020 BUT FOR YEARS, IT WAS HELD UP IN COURT.

TWO YEARS AGO, THE CITY FINALLY STARTED COLLECTING THE MONEY.

AND NOW, THE CITY IS NOT USING THE MONEY FOR A NEW CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION.

IT WILL USE SOME TO PAY THE BILL FROM THE LAST TIME IT WAS EXPANDED IN 2001.

THE CITY STILL PAYS ABOUT $12 MILLION A YEAR ON THE DEBT IT TOOK OUT FOR THAT BUILDING.

THE BALLOT MEASURE TO EXPAND THE CONVENTION CENTER AGAIN DOES SAY THE MONEY CAN BE USED FOR EXISTING DEBT.

IT IS FAIR TO ASSUME THEY THOUGHT THE OLD DEBT WOULD BE COMBINED WITH NEW BOND MEASURE TO EXPAND THE FACILITY AGAIN.

CITY ATTORNEYS DECIDED IT WAS LEGAL TO USE THE MONEY TO JUST PAY OFF OLD DEBT.

THE DEBT FROM THE 2001 EXPANSION WILL BE PAID OFF IN 2028.

SO THE CITY COULD ONLY DO THIS FOR ONE MORE YEAR.

IF THEY DON'T FIND A SOLUTION TO ARTS FUNDING SOON.

FOR VOICE OF SAN DIEGO, I'M SCOTT LEWIS AND THAT'S WHY IT MATTERS.

>>> PUBLIC MATTERS IS A COLLABORATION WITH KPBS, I NEWS SOURCE AND VOICE OF SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> SOME PADRES FANS CLOCKED IN FROM PETCO PARK ATTEMPTING TO WORK REMOTELY DURING THE BASEBALL GAME.

KPBS ARTS REPORTER JULIA DIXON EVANS WAS IMPRESSED BY HOW MUCH WORK WAS GETTING DONE IN THE STANDS.

>> Reporter: AT PETCO PARK ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE BASEBALL GAME ALSO INCLUDED SOMETHING A BIT UNUSUAL.

A SEA OF LAPTOPS.

THE GAME AGAINST THE CINCINNATI REDS WAS A REMOTE WORK WEDNESDAY.

A THEMED GAME THAT INVITED FANS TO TAKE THEIR WORKDAY TO THE BALLPARK.

>> I WOULD SAY JUST WORK FROM HOME PEOPLE TYPICALLY ARE PRETTY LONELY IT.

IS JUST YOU IN THE HOUSE ALONE.

SO I JUST THINK IT IS REALLY SPECIAL IF WE COULD ALL COME TOGETHER.

>> WE ARE AT PETCO PARK.

I'M GETTING EVERYTHING DONE.

>> Reporter: SCOTTIE, KNOWN ONLINE AS THE REMOTE WORKER GUY, SAYS HE WANTS TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND CHALLENGE TRADITIONAL IDEAS.

>> WE ARE IN THE BEST CITY IN AMERICA.

AS LONG AS YOU ARE GETTING THE WORK DONE, IT SHOULDN'T MATTER WHERE YOU ARE GETTING IT DONE FROM.

>> Reporter: AS THE PADRES PLAYERS LABORED ON THE FIELD TO 5-4 WIN, FANS IN THE STANDS SENT EMAILS, CLOSED DEALS, AND EVEN WORKED ON CANCER RESEARCH.

>> LET'S SEE, SO TODAY, WE ARE DESIGNING A COUPLE OF PHASE TWO TRIALS.

THESE ARE EARLY DRUG DEVELOPMENT TRIALS IN CANCER.

ALSO FOR PROSTATE CANCER IN PARTICULAR.

>> Reporter: MUIRHEAD HAS HOSTED SIMILAR EVENTS AT THE BEACH AND BARS WITH HIS DESK IN TOW.

HE WANTS TO QUOTE MAKE REMOTE WORK REMOTE AGAIN.

>> NOW WE ARE GOING FOR INSULATION.

I STRONGLY SUPPORT WORKING REMOTE.

IT GIVES YOU PEACE OF MIND AND YOU ARE NOT IN THE OFFICE FEELING PRESSURE.

>> Reporter: FOR SOME IT WAS A FRESH APPROACH TO PRODUCTIVITY.

>> I'M SURPRISED I'M LOOKING AT SOME OF THE PEOPLE.

THEY ARE PRETTY HEADS DOWN AND FOCUSED.

HEADPHONES ON.

>> Reporter: THE PADRES ARE CONSIDERING MORE REMOTE WORK WEDNESDAYS IN THE FUTURE.

BUT IF YOU THINK YOUR BOSS WON'T MIND, BRING YOUR LAPTOP TO A GAME ANY TIME.

JULIA DIXON EVANS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TALK ABOUT MULTITASKING!

JULIA DIXON EVANS HOSTS THE KPBS PODCAST THE FINEST.

A NEW EPISODE IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING.

THIS EPISODE FEATURES THE KPBS SUN DRENCHED SOUNDS MUSIC SERIES.

YOU'LL HEAR RECENT PERFORMANCES FROM BALBOA PARK AND CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ARTISTS.

IT IS NOW IN ITS SECOND SEASON.

LISTEN AT KPBS.ORG OR WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.

>>> A BRUSH FIRE BURNING ON CAMP PENDLETON IS NOW 50% CONTAINED.

THAT IS THE LATEST FROM CAL FIRE.

FIRST RESPONDERS USED SEVERAL AIRCRAFT TO GET THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL AFTER IT BROKE OUT WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THERE IS NO WORD YET ON THE CAUSE.

THE FIRE'S SIZE HAS BEEN HELD IN CHECK AT 560 ACRES.

ALL EVACUATION ORDERS AND WARNINGS WERE LIFTED LAST NIGHT.

>>> NEAR BIG BEAR, VOLUNTEER GROUPS ARE REMOVING DOZENS OF DEAD TREES.

AS JOY BENEDICT REPORTS, THEY ARE TRYING TO MINIMIZE HAZARDS LEFT BEHIND BY A PAIR OF WILD FIRES.

>> IT IS A FALL ALMOST FOUR YEARS IN THE MAKING AS SAWERS ARE HACKING AWAY AT DEAD TREES IN THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST.

ROBIN BROWN DROVE US UP SKYLINE ROAD NEAR BIG BEAR.

IT HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR ALMOST FOUR YEARS SINCE THE RADFORD FIRE BURNED THROUGH IN 2022.

>> ALL THE DEAD TREES HAVE A CHANCE OF FALLING AT ANY TIME.

PARTICULARLY THE OLDER IT GETS, THE DANGER INCREASES.

>> Reporter: BROWN IS A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER TURNED VOLUNTEER FOR TEAM RUBICON.

A VETERAN LED DISASTER RESPONSE ORGANIZATION WITH VOLUNTEERS, MANY OF WHICH ARE HIGHLY TRAINED IN THIS TYPE OF WORK.

>> IN ORDER TO DO THIS JOB, WE FLEW IN FROM COLORADO FROM ALASKA, FROM CANADA, FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

>> THEY WERE WORKING ON CHOPPING DOWN HUNDREDS OF CHARRED TREES IN THE BURN SCAR OF THE RADFORD AND LINE FIRES WHICH HAVE KEPT THIS ROAD CLOSED.

THIS PROJECT IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S.

FOREST SERVICE.

>> THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO COME IN AND SUPPLEMENT THE WORK WE ARE DOING.

>> Reporter: THIS IS JUST DAY FIVE IN WHAT IS EXPECT TODAY BE A TWO WEEK PROJECT UP HERE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND TEAM RUBICON HAS ALREADY DROPPED MORE THAN 300 TREES.

>> THEY DID 191 TREES YESTERDAY.

WE ARE AT A TOTAL TO DATE OF 358 TREES.

>> Reporter: BOB HEADS UP INCIDENT COMMAND WHICH HAS TAKEN OVER THE OLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN TOWN AND IS HOUSING MORE THAN 50 VOLUNTEERS A DAY.

>> NORMALLY, YOU WOULD SEE TEAM RUBICON AFTER THE FACT.

IN A DISASTER CRISIS.

NOW WE ARE TRYING TO BE AHEAD OF THE GAME AND MITIGATE PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY BECOME BIGGER PROBLEMS.

>> Reporter: IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT OPENING THE ROADS IN THE TRAILS.

WITHOUT TREE CANOPY FOR YEARS, THE BRUSH HAS EXPLODED ON THE MOUNTAIN, FUEL FOR FUTURE FIRES.

SINCE BROWN IS NOT ONLY A VOLUNTEER BUT A NEIGHBOR, HE IS HOPING THE EXTRA MANPOWER WILL CLEAR THE GRANGER AND GET HIS COMMUNITY BACK IN THE MOUNTAIN.

>>> WELL, THE HEAT IS THE STORY FOR SOME OF YOU.

FOR OTHERS, IT'S A FEW RAIN CHANCES.

SO, IN OUR DESERT REGIONS, THE HEAT JUST STICKS AROUND INTO NEXT WEEK, WE ARE TALKING DEFINITELY A FEW DEGREES ABOVE HISTORICAL AVERAGES.

FIVE PLUS, OTHER AREAS ARE HOVERING AROUND YOUR HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

LOWS ARE CHALLENGING RECORDS NOT FOR HOW COLD THEY ARE, BUT HOW WARM THEY ARE FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

AND THEN, THERE IS THE SHOWERS FRIDAY, WE'LL DIVE INTO THAT A LITTLE MORE WITH FUTURE RADAR.

LET'S START OFF WITH WHAT TO EXPECT TONIGHT.

I KNOW YOU SEE RAINFALL ICONS HERE, WE ARE DEALING WITH A LOT OF DRY AIR, SO YES, MAYBE WE SEE A FEW SHOWERS, BUT, IT IS ALSO NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THAT THE RAIN DOESN'T NECESSARILY REACH THE GROUND.

YOU MIGHT SEE IT ON RADAR IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR APP.

AND FIND, I'M NOT SEEING IT OUTSIDE.

SO SPOTTY RAIN CHANCES.

WE ARE IN THE 60s , 75 FOR BORREGO SPRINGS.

64 MOUNT LAGUNA, MOSTLY SUNSHINE TOMORROW.

MOUNTAIN REGIONS ARE MOST LIKELY TO SEE A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS.

NOT NECESSARILY ENOUGH TO POPULATE OUR ICONS HERE, BUT THIS IS YOUR HEADS UP.

ALSO YOUR HEADS UP, 105 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

YEAH, THAT'S THE HEAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

SO FUTURE RADAR, HERE IT COMES.

AGAIN, YOU WILL SEE MORE RAIN ON FUTURE RADAR THAN WHAT NECESSARILY REACHES THE GROUND BECAUSE OF THAT DRY AIR, BUT I DON'T WANT YOU THE BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD IF WE DO SEE RAIN DROPS.

FRIDAY MORNING IT IS BETTER CHANCES LATER INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAIN AREAS.

THEN WE DRY OUT, WE ARE GOOD TO GO FOR THE WEEKEND.

TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR FIVE DAY OUTLOOK, TEMPERATURE WISE, MID TO UPPER 70s , NOT A LOT OF VARIATION OR CHANGE.

FURTHER INLAND, IT'S THE 80s , 85 FRIDAY DOWN TO 82 BEFORE WE GET TO OUR TUESDAY, SO A FEW DEGREES DIFFERENCE HERE.

TOMORROW DON'T BE SURPRISED IF WE SEE A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS, TEMPERATURE WISE, 70s UNTIL WE WARM UP.

78 BY THE TIME WE GET TO TUESDAY, FOR OUR FRIENDS IN THE DESERT REGION, WE ARE LOOKING AT 105, 106.

GET USED TO THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

THEY ARE ALREADY HERE.

MAKE SURE YOU ARE TAKING THOSE PRECAUTIONS GET HEAT RELATED ILLNESS IF YOU NEED TO BE OUT AND ABOUT FOR EXTENDED PERIODS.

>>> JUNE BRINGS US SOME OF THE LONGEST DAYS OF THE YEAR AND THE SUNSHINE COMES WITH A RISK.

SKIN CANCER SURVIVORS ARE AMONG THE MOST LIKELY TO SEE A RECURRENCE.

AS MANDY GAITHER REPORTS, A VACCINE IS SHOWING PROMISE.

>> Reporter: THESE WERE FIRST FDA APPROVED FOR EMERGENCY USE IN THE U.S.

DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BUT MESSENGER RNA HAS BEEN STUDIED FOR DECADES AND THE VACCINE TECHNOLOGY IS NOW OPENING UP A WORLD OF POSSIBILITY TO HELP COMBAT A WIDE RANGE OF DISEASES INCLUDEING THE DEADLIEST FORM OF SKIN CANCER.

>> THE MAINSTAY OF MELANOMA TREATMENT IS IMMUNE BASED THERAPY.

IT REVOLUTIONIZED THE OUTCOMES FOR THOSE WITH ADVANCED STAGE DISEASE.

A LARGE NUMBER WILL STILL FACE RECURRENCE AND ULTIMATELY DEATH.

>> Reporter: DR.

RAJISH WITH ORLANDO HEALTH CALLS NEW YORK UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INTO REDUCING THAT RECURRENCE RISK A HUGE BREAKTHROUGH.

RESULTS OF THE STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY SAYING A PERSONALIZED MRNA VACCINE GIVEN AFTER TUMORS ARE SURGICALLY REMOVED CUT THE RISK OF MELANOMA REOCCURRENCE BY 49% WHEN COMBINED WITH IMMUNE THERAPY.

>> IT IS LETTING OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM IDENTIFY PARTS OF THE CANCER CELLS IN MULTIPLE DIFFERENT WAYS.

TO ATTACK IT.

>> Reporter: CURRENT IMMUNEO THERAPY TREATMENTS ALLOW THE IMMUNE SYSTEM TO RECOGNIZE CANCER CELLS, BUT THOSE CELLS CAN CHANGE.

HE SAYS THE RESEARCH IS SHOWING THAT ADDING THE EXPERIMENTAL MRNA VACCINE INTO THE MIX CAN IDENTIFY A UNIQUE PATTERN IN EACH PATIENT'S TUMOR.

>> AND THUS DEVELOP A UNIQUE AND INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT FOR THAT SPECIFIC PATIENT.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>>> KPBS IS EXPLORING THE STORIES THAT HELP SHAPED OUR NATION AN REGION AS A PART OF AMERICA 250.

WHILE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION UNFOLDED ON THE EAST COAST, THE FIRST PEOPLES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LIVED IN THRIVING COMMUNITIES WITH SOPHISTICATED COUPLES OF GOVERNANCE.

DEEP SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE.

RICH CULTURAL TRADITIONS AND EXTENSIVE TRADE NETWORKS OVER A MILLENNIA.

I'M JOINED BY HISTORIC PLACES HOST ELSA.

MANY PEOPLE THINK NOTHING HAPPENED IN OUR REGION BEFORE 1775 BUT THE REALITY IS VERY DIFFERENT.

WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT?

>> YES.

IT IS VERY DIFFERENT.

AND THE FIRST PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAVE BEEN IN THE REGION FOR MILLENNIA AND WE WERE INVITED INTO THEIR TRADITIONAL VILLAGE FOR THEIR WAY OF LIFE AS WE SHARE THEIR HISTORY.

THEY ARE THE FIRST PEOPLES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THE.

BEFORE CONTACT, THEY LIVED IN CLANS IN VILLAGE BASED EXTENDED FAMILIES FROM THE COAST TO THE DESERT.

GUIDED BY DEEP KNOWLEDGE AND TRADITION AND LIVING FROM THE LAND.

WE WERE INVITED INTO THEIR TRADITIONAL VILLAGE AND WAY OF LIFE.

WHERE ANCESTRAL LIFEWAYS ARE STILL PRESERVED AND THRIVING.

>> THEY WERE SO INTELLIGENT AND SCIENTIFIC ABOUT KNOWING WHAT SEASONS WERE THE HARVEST, WHAT TIME OF THE YEAR TO MOVE.

AND, WE HAVE EVIDENCE THEY PUT MARKERS UP FOR THE TIME OF THE YEAR.

IF THE SUN COMES UP IN A CERTAIN PLACE WHEN YOU ARE STANDING ON THAT MARKER, IT WILL TELL YOU IT IS TIME TO HARVEST.

>> Reporter: WHILE EACH NATION HOLDS ITS OWN TRADITIONS, MANY METHODS ARE SHARED FROM DAILY LIFE TO GOVERNANCE AND SPIRITUALITY.

THEIR BELIEFS ARE ROOTED IN RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPECT.

AND IT IS CARRIED FORWARD THROUGH GENERATIONS.

THAT SAME KNOWLEDGE EXTENDS TO THE SKY.

GUIDING THEIR CELESTIAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE STARS.

>> THE MOON, THE SUNRISES, ALL THOSE THINGS AND TYING THAT TO EITHER CEREMONY.

TYING THAT TO HARVESTING.

TYING THAT TO OUR SURVIVAL AND RECOGNIZING THAT THIS IS OUR WAY OF LIFE.

>> Reporter: LEADERSHIP WAS COLLECTIVE WITH FAMILIES, CLANS, AND VILLAGE LEADERS WORKING TOGETHER WITH A SYSTEM IN COMMUNITY VOICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

THEY HARVESTED, HUNTED, AND FISHED.

TRADE ROUTES SUSTAINED DAILY LIFE.

>> SO YOU HAVE A LEADER WHO REPRESENTS A FAMILY.

A FAMILY LEADER.

AND THEY WOULD MEET WITH OTHER FAMILY LEADERS.

AND WHEN THEY ALL CAME TOGETHER, YOU HAD A LEADERSHIP WHO REPRESENTED THE PEOPLE.

SO TODAY, WE WOULD DESCRIBE THAT AS REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.

TODAY WE WOULD DESCRIBE THAT AS A FORM OF DEMOCRACY.

SO OUR PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DEMOCRATIC SINCE PRECOLONIAL TIMES.

>> Reporter: CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND TRADITIONS LIKE BIRD SONGS, DANCES, AND GAMES CARRY THEIR STORY FORWARD THROUGH GENERATIONS.

PRESERVING IDENTITY, HISTORY, AND CONNECTION TO THE LAND.

>> I WILL CONTINUE AND I WILL SEE THAT IT WILL BE CARRIED WITH OUR CULTURE, OUR TRADITIONS, OUR SONGS, OUR LANGUAGES.

THROUGHOUT OUR CHILDREN.

AND FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS TO CARRY IT ON.

SO IT IS NOT LOST.

IT TELLS US WHO WE ARE.

>> THIS WAY OF LIFE SUSTAINS THE FIRST PEOPLES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

ROOTED IN BALANCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND RESILIENCE THAT CONTINUES TODAY.

IT IS NOT THE PAST, IT IS WHO THEY ARE TODAY.

THEY ARE STILL HERE AND THRIVING.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THE PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARE DOING IS PRESERVING THEIR WAYS AND SHARING THEIR STORIES.

THEY WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THEY ARE THRIVING AND THEY ARE STILL HERE.

>> ELSA, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR VERY IMPORTANT STORY TELLING.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> AND HISTORIC PLACES.

THE FIRST PEOPLES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PREMIERS TONIGHT AT 9:00 AND YOU CAN STREAM IT ANY TIME ON KPBS PLUS.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLS OFF ANOTHER ROUND OF STRIKES AGAINST IRAN.

CLAIMING THE BREAKTHROUGH IN NEGOTIATIONS.

THAT'S AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> HERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORY.

MEXICO CITY HAD THE HONOR OF HOPING THE 2026 MEN'S WORLD CUP.

SHUTTING OUT SOUTH AFRICA 2-0.

WATCH PARTIES WERE HELD?

HELD IN TIJUANA.

THE UNITED STATES PLAYS ITS FIRST MATCH TOMORROW NIGHT IN ENGELWOOD.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE CUP IS HOSTED BY THREE NATIONS, THE U.S., MEXICO, AND CANADA.

HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWS ROOM.

AFTER THREATENING MORE ATTACKS, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE IS CLOSE TO MAKING A PEACE DEAL WITH IRAN.

NPR'S MORNING EDITION WILL HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE NEGOTIATIONS.

>>> AND JUNE IS NATIONAL PRIDE MONTH.

KPBS ROUND TABLE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL LGBTQ JOURNALISTS.

AND THAT AIRS AT NOON ON KPBS F.M.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

KPBS.ORG.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

GOODNIGHT.

>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION, AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 45 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY -- AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.