>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOW FAMILY OF COMPANIES PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HPWE AND BY THE CONRAD PREFACE FOUNDATION.

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>>> COULD A WALL HELP PASSENGER TRAINS GET RUNNING BETWEEN SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTY?

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M JOHN CARROLL IN FOR MY OUT FROM OC.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY JACOB BAER HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE BETWEEN SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTY HAS BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO A LANDSLIDE.

THEY SAY A TEMPORARY WALL WILL BE BUILT TO PROTECT THE RAILROAD TRACKS FROM THE ON SEEABLE CLIFFS IN SAN CLEMENTE.

>> METROLINK WILL SOLIDIFY A CONSTRUCTION FIRM TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSTRUCTION OF A WALL THAT WOULD KEEP A BARRIER BETWEEN THE TRACKS AND THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND THE HILLSIDE.

>> Reporter: THE LANDSLIDE IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.

IS THE THIRD TIME TRAIN SERVICE BETWEEN SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTY HAS BEEN DISRUPTED SINCE LAST FALL AND THE SECOND TIME THAT SAN CLEMENTE'S CATHETER ROMANTICA HAD THAT HAPPEN WITHIN A FEW MONTHS.

>> THERE IS A BUS BRIDGE THAT I THINK GOES FROM OCEANSIDE TO IRVINE.

IT TAKES A LOT OF EXTRA TIME.

YOU HAVE TO GET OFF THE TRAIN AND GET BACK ON THE BUS.

FOR ME -- WE DECIDED TO DRIVE DOWN TO CARLSBAD.

>> Reporter: METROLINK WILL HIRE A CONTRACTOR TO BUILD A WALL ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS TO SPEED UP CONSTRUCTION.

ITS PURPOSE WOULD BE TO KEEP ANY ADDITIONAL DEBRIS FROM THE LANDSLIDE FROM INTERVIEWING -- INTERFERING WITH PASSENGERS.

>> REALLY THE DETAILS OF THE SIZE WITH LENGTH, HEIGHT, AND EVEN COST ARE REALLY YET TO BE DETERMINED.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF TIMELINES AND NUMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED BUT REALLY NOTHING DEFINITIVE.

>> Reporter: WHILE PERIODIC FREIGHT TRAINS CONTINUE AT LOW SPEEDS, JOHNSON SAYS PASSENGER SERVICE IS STILL A WAYS OFF.

>> WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO ENSURE SAFETY.

ALSO THE EVENTUAL BUILDING OF THE WALL AND THE RESUMPTION OF SERVICE THAT LIKELY WOULD OCCUR LATER.

REDNECK THE COASTAL LINE OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S ONLY RAILROAD OPTION TO LOS ANGELES AND OTHER POINTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.

JACOB THE BAR, KPBS NEWS.

>> COMMUTER TRAFFIC TO AND FROM CORONADO COULD INCREASE WITH THE PROPOSED NAVY POLICY CHANGE.

THE SERVICE SAID IT'S SETTING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DAYS PER YEAR.

THREE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS CAN BE AT ITS NORTH ISLAND BASE AT THE SAME TIME.

KPBS NEWS MILITARY REPORTER -- DYER HAS MORE.

>> >> Reporter: ALL THREE SAN DIEGO-BASED CARRIERS HAVE AN INCREASE IN COMMUTERS WHEN THEY ARE ALL IMPORTANT.

IT CAN CLOG THE CITY STREETS AND IMPACT NOISE AND AIR POLLUTION.

RIGHT NOW THE NAVY LIMITS THE NUMBER OF DAYS PER YEAR ALL THREE CARRIERS ARE IN PORT TO JUST 29.

LAST WEEK THE NAVY ANNOUNCED A NEW ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY TO LOOK AT THE IMPACT OF INCREASING THAT NUMBER MORE THAN SIX TIMES TWO 180 DAYS PER YEAR.

THE NAVY SAYS THE CHANGES NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE CHANGING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES AND THE BASE IS UNABLE TO AFFORD THE NEW AIR CARRIERS.

AMONG THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO TRAFFIC AND AIR QUALITY THE STUDY WILL LOOK AT SOCIOECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AS WELL AS PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.

NAVY OFFICIALS WILL ALSO HOLD THREE PUBLIC MEETINGS AT THE END OF JUNE.

LOGAN HEIGHTS, CORONADO AND IMPERIAL BEACH.

THE STUDY WILL TAKE ALMOST TWO YEARS IN THE NAVY WILL MAKE A FINAL DECISION IN THE SPRING OF 2025.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TWO MEN, INCLUDING AN ACTIVE-DUTY CAMP PENDLETON MARINE, ARE FACING FEDERAL CHARGES FOR THE FIREBOMBING OF A PLANNED PARENTHOOD CLINIC IN COSTA MESA.

SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE SHOWED TWO MEN FILLING A -- THROWING A MOLOTOV CLONIC -- A MOLOTOV COCKTAIL AT THE CLINIC.

FEDERAL AGENTS ARRESTED MARINE CHANCE BRENNAN AND ANOTHER MAN YESTERDAY.

>>> L.A. OFFICIALS CONTINUING EFFORTS TO HELP MIGRANTS WHO ARRIVED ON BUSES FROM TEXAS TODAY.

TEXAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT HINTED THAT MORE COULD SOON FOLLOW.

IN A TWEET HE SAID THE FIRST BUS OF MIGRANTS ARRIVED AT UNION STATION DOWNTOWN.

THEY WERE THEN MOVED TO A NEARBY CHURCH.

THE COLLATION OF HUMANE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS SAID SOME MIGRANTS TOLD THEM THAT THEY HAD EATING OR DRINKING -- OR HAD ANYTHING TO DRINK.

>> GOVERNOR ABBOTT SENT BABIES AND TODDLERS.

WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE -- AND THIS IS IMPORTANT -- ADULTS OBVIOUSLY REACT TO SITUATIONS IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

CHILDREN NEED TO HAVE THE MOST WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT POSSIBLE.

>> OFFICIALS ESTIMATE 16 MIGRANTS WERE CHILDREN.

LAST WEEK L.A. CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A MOTION DIRECTING CITY DEPARTMENT TO TAKE STEPS REQUIRED FOR LOS ANGELES TO OFFICIALLY BECOME A SANCTUARY CITY.

>>> RECENTLY WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE RESULTS OF A STATE LAW MANDATING CALIFORNIA CHILDCARE CENTERS TEST THEIR WATER FOR LEAD.

MOST LEAD LEVELS WERE WITHIN STATE STANDARDS, SAFE STANDARDS ARE RATHER, BUT NOT ALL.

KPBS NEWS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN HAS MORE ON HOW YOU CAN LOOK AT THE DATA YOURSELF AND WHAT TO DO ONCE YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

>> MORE THAN 130 CHILDCARE CENTERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAVE LEAD LEVELS ABOVE THE STATES BASELINE.

THAT'S FIVE PARTS PER BILLION.

IN CALIFORNIA, ONE IN FOUR CENTERS TESTED SO FAR HAVE THESE LEVELS ELEVATED.

A NEW MAP ON KPBS.ORG HELPS PEOPLE LOOK AT THE RESULTS THEMSELVES.

IT HAS DATA THROUGH APRIL FROM CHILDCARE CENTERS AND FACILITIES THAT FIND THESE HIGH LEVELS.

THEY MUST CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS A STATE LAW THAT REQUIRES THEM TO TEST BY JANUARY OF THE YEAR.

THEY SAY THERE IS NO SAFE LEVEL OF LEAD SO WHAT IF IT'S FOUND IN DRINKING WATER?

WE TALKED TO A MEDICAL TOXICOLOGIST.

>> IF YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO, IT'S A CONVERSATION TO HAVE YOUR PEDIATRICIAN.

>> Reporter: DR. SELTZER IS AN EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN WITH UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH.

HE SAYS LEAD POISONING THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION USUALLY DOES NOT COME FROM DRINKING WATER.

MORE LIKE OLD PAINT OR OTHER TYPES OF PROLONGED EXPOSURE.

HE SAYS IN TOXICOLOGY THERE IS NOT A TRUE THRESHOLD DOSE FOR WHAT MIGHT CAUSE NEGATIVE EFFECTS FROM INGESTING LEAD.

>> I CAN'T SAY WILL YOU HAD 87,000 PARTICLES OF LEAD AND OF LEAD OXIDE AND THEREFORE THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH.

I CAN'T GET US THERE AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF INFORMATION BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT THE LONGER AND MORE INTENSE THE EXPOSURE, THE HIGHLY LIKELIHOOD YOU WILL DEVELOP THE THINGS THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.

SO THOSE ARE NEUROBEHAVIORAL ABNORMALITIES WHICH YOU MENTIONED.

THOSE ARE KIDNEY PROBLEMS AND CARDIAC PROBLEMS.

KIDS CAN DEVELOP HEARING ISSUES, DELAYED LANGUAGE.

DEVELOPMENT.

>> Reporter: SELTZER SAYS WHEN IT COMES TO POTENTIAL LEAD EXPOSURE THE TOTAL PICTURE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT.

HOW LONG SOMEONE MIGHT'VE BEEN EXPOSED, DID IT COME FROM A SOURCE OF WATER THAT WAS REGULARLY USED?

ALSO, WHAT WERE THE POTENTIAL EXPOSURE LEVELS?

A PEDIATRICIAN CAN THEN DETERMINE IF A BLOOD DRAWN TEST IS NECESSARY.

>> IF THEY SAY YOU WERE ONLY AT THE DAY CARE FOR ONE DAY A MONTH FOR TWO HOURS, YES I UNDERSTAND THE DAY CARE HAS A PROBLEM BUT THE LIKELIHOOD OF HAVING A HUGE EXPOSURE IS LOW AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT IF YOU DON'T GO THERE ANYMORE.

VERSUS YOU SPEND EIGHT HOURS A DAY AND FIVE DAYS A WEEK THERE BECAUSE BOTH PARENTS WORK AND YOU BEEN GOING THERE SINCE YOU WERE TWO YEARS OLD AND NOW YOU ARE FOUR YEARS OLD.

THAT'S A VERY DIFFERENT PERSON.

AT A VERY DIFFERENT CONVERSATION.

>> STATE OFFICIALS TOLD KPBS THAT IF THE DAY CARE FINDS HIGH LEVELS THEY NEED TO IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE WATER SOURCE.

IF THEY WANT TO KEEP THAT SINK OR DRINKING FOUNTAIN FACILITIES HAVE 30 DAYS TO MAKE REPAIRS, REPLACE IT AND RETEST.

CALIFORNIA LAW REQUIRES CHILDCARE CENTERS BUILT FOR 2010 HAVE TO TEST FOR LEAD.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>> AFTER NEARLY TWO MONTHS OF SERVICE DISRUPTIONS DUE TO A WORKERS STRIKE MTS IS CONSIDERING A PROPOSAL TO GET BUS ROUTES UP AND RUNNING.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HELD A SPECIAL MEETING TODAY.

THEY DISCUSSED A PROPOSAL TO OPERATE THIRD-PARTY CONTRACTOR TRANS DAD AN EXTRA MILLION DOLLARS IF THEY RESERVE ALL BUS ROUTES.

WHEN THEY GET AHEAD OF THE MEETING THEY ARE PUSHING FOR CLEAN RESTROOMS ON THEIR ROUTES, FAIR WAGES AND A STOP TO SPLIT SHIFTS.

>> RATHER THAN DEALING WITH THE REAL ISSUE THEY THREW MONEY LIKE CORPORATE AMERICA WOULD DO.

>> A TRANZDEV SPOKE AND SAID --.

THEY URGE THE BOARD TO CREATE A SUBCOMMITTEE MADE UP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

>> I'M JEFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR THE UNITED NATIONS TOP HUMANITARIAN OFFICIAL ON THE TOLL OF CONFLICTS AROUND THE WORLD COMING UP AT HEAVEN:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> A SCHOOL PROGRAM IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS DEVELOPED A NEW CHAT BOT TUTOR.

DUSTIN DORSEY SHOWS US HOW IT WORKS.

>> HOW DO STUDENTS SOLVE SCHOOLS TOUGHEST PROBLEMS?

THEY COULD SEARCH FOR AN ANSWER IN A BOOK OR MAYBE EVEN ASK A TEACHER.

AT BAY AREA-BASED CON ACADEMY AND LABS THEY ARE LEARNING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS THEMSELVES WITH AN ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT TUTOR.

>> I GUESS MY FIRST STEP WOULD BE TO USE THE --.

>> SAY HELLO TO THE AI CHAT BUT TUTOR CON ME GO.

THEY HELPED HIM -- THEY CREATED US TO BE HELP FOR ANY STUDENT.

>> WE HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT ABOUT HOW TO MAKE EDUCATION MORE PERSONALIZED AND HOW TO ARMED TEACHER WITH MORE INFORMATION.

HOW TO MAKE STUDENTS MORE ENGAGED AND I THINK ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH THIS HAS ACCELERATED THIS.

>> Reporter: THE AI CHAT BOT HAS KNOWLEDGE ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS LIKE HISTORY MATH AND SCIENCE AS WELL IS DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS.

>> I THINK I WILL CHOOSE TO LEARN ABOUT EVOLUTION AND NATURAL SELECTION.

>> THE CHAT BUT -- THE CHAT BOT WILL THEN HELP THE STUDENT AND GUIDE THE STUDENT TOWARDS LEARNING NEVER GIVING UP AN ANSWER OR DOING THE WORK FOR THEM.

>> IF YOU HAVE TO SOLVE A PROBLEM IT WILL WALK YOU THROUGH HOW YOU SOLVE IT AND YOU CAN LATER GO BACK TO THAT PROBLEM AND USE THE TECHNIQUES THAT YOU JUST SAW AND TEST IT YOURSELF AND SEE IF YOU COULD APPLY THOSE.

>> THEY BELIEVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COULD BE THE NEXT EVOLUTION OF LEARNING.

>> THIS COULD BE THE NEXT ACT OF EDUCATION AS WE KNOW IT.

>> I WOULD'VE THOUGHT THIS WAS SCIENCE FICTION ONE YEAR AGO.

AND IT'S LITERALLY HAPPENING IN REAL CLASSROOMS ALREADY AND WILL HAPPEN FOR TENS IF NOT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS THIS COMING SCHOOL YEAR.

>> TRICE PRICE TRANSPARENCY IS WHAT TICKETMASTER IS PROMISING AFTER VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT TO DISCLOSE ALL TICKET FEES ON WEBSITES BEFORE CHECKOUT.

AS GLORIA HAS MENO EXPLAINS IS THE RESULT OF AN EFFORT BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO ELIMINATE EXCESSIVE FEES ACROSS A RANGE OF INDUSTRIES.

>> NO MORE SURPRISES AT CHECKOUT.

ENTERTAINMENT GIANT TICKETMASTER AND LIVE NATION PLEDGING TO SHOW THE CONSUMERS THE FULL PRICE OF THE TICKETS UP FRONT SO YOU WILL KNOW WHAT YOU ARE PAYING FOR BEFORE YOU GET TO THE CHECKOUT PAGE.

>> THIS IS AN IMPORTANT START.

GETTING EVERYONE AT THE TABLE AND GAVE THEIR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE A BETTER MARKETPLACE FOR CONSUMERS WHICH TODAY IS RIGGED AGAINST CONSUMERS AND IT'S CRITICAL.

>> REPRESENTATIVE FOR MAJOR COMPANIES INCLUDING LIVE NATION AND OTHERS GATHERING AT THE WHITE HOUSE THURSDAY.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT MARKING BIDEN'S LATEST EFFORT TO ADDRESSED ECONOMIC ISSUES THAT ARE TOP OF MIND FOR VOTERS HEADING INTO THE 2024 ELECTION.

>> THIS IS A WIN FOR CONSUMERS IN MY VIEW.

>> THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY HAS BEEN UNDER A MICROSCOPE IN RECENT MONTHS FOLLOWING SCENES LIKE THIS.

>> THERE ARE THOSE WHO ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF GRABBING UP ALL THE TICKETS AT FACE VALUE AND SENDING THEM TO A SECONDARY MARKET WHERE THERE'S MULTIPLE COSTS ADDED.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED IN THE TAYLOR SWIFT SITUATION.

>> Reporter: WHILE THURSDAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT MAY EASE THE SHOCK FACTOR AT THE END OF YOUR TICKET PURCHASE CONSUMER ADVOCATES SAY THE PUBLIC WON'T BE PROTECTED UNTIL COMPANIES ARE FACED WITH NEW LAWS.

>> THE PROBLEM IS YOU CAN DISCLOSE EVERYTHING, ALL THE FEES AND ALL THE COSTS AND STILL TAKE CONSUMERS TO THE CLEANERS.

>> Reporter: LAURA --, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IN FEBRUARY PRESIDENT BIDEN PROPOSED THE JUNK FEE PREVENTION ACT TARGETING EXCESSIVE ONLINE CONCERT, SPORTING EVENT AND ENTERTAINMENT TICKET FEES.

AIRLINE FEES FOR FAMILY SITTING TOGETHER ON FLIGHTS, EARLY TERMINATION FEES FOR PHONE AND TV SERVICES AND SURPRISE RESORT AND DESTINATION FEES.

YOU KNOW ABOUT THOSE.

>>> MORE THAN 50 YEARS AGO FARMER BILL TOLLE CREATED THE CITY FARMERS NURSERY IN CITY HEIGHTS NOW THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO HAS GIVEN THE LATE FARMER A SPECIAL HONOR.

KPBS REPORTER TELLS US HOW THE FAMILY IS HONORING HIS LEGACY.

>> Reporter: RIGHT OFF THE BUSY INTERSECTION IS CITY FARMERS NURSERY.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR YOU MIGHT MISS IT BUT IT'S BEEN A PART OF THE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 50 YEARS.

>> EVERY TIME I WOULD COME TO THE NURSERY HERE OR OTHER PEOPLE WOULD COME IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF JOY.

THERE IS THE SCENES AND THE SITES.

THE FENCE.

HE MADE IT A WONDERFUL PLAYLAND FOR KIDS.

>> Reporter: BILL TOLLE, BETTER KNOWN AS FARMER BILL PASSED AWAY A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AGO BUT HIS LEGACY LIVES ON THROUGH THE NURSERY AND DISTRICT NINE'S NEWEST HONORARY STREET, FARMINGVILLE DRIVE AT THE INTERSECTION NEXT TO THE NURSERY.

>> BILL DIDN'T ASK FOR MUCH IN HIS NAME.

HE WAS HUMBLE ABOUT THAT.

HE WAS SO KIND TO SO MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS WHEN THEY WOULD HOST THINGS AT THE HOUSE.

JUST OVERWHELMING AND I BET HE HAS A TEAR IN THE CORNER OF HIS EYE.

>> EVERY TIME I DRIVE BY THAT WAY I GLANCE UP AND I AM SURPRISE.

IT'S WEIRD SEEING YOUR DAD'S NAME UP THERE.

>> Reporter: FARMER BILL'S SON SAM IS NOW THE CO-OWNER OF THE NURSERY.

>> HE USED THE NURSERY TO BUILD AND CONNECT WITH PEOPLE.

>> WE HAVE PEOPLE WITH FOR STICKERS ON THEIR CARD SAYING IF I DIDN'T KNOW FORM ABILITY TO BE HERE.

HE IS MORE THAN JUST FARMER BILL.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO SAM HIS DAD MADE AN IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH HIS HELP WITH SCHOOL GARDENS AND OTHER WAYS THAN JUST DONATING MONEY.

HE WAS SUCH A BIG FAN OF IF YOU NEED TREES OR SOIL WHERE YOU WANT US TO COME OUT AND TALK ABOUT PLANT MATERIAL OR BUGS TO KIDS, THAT'S WHERE WE LOVE TO HEAD HELP OUT.

>> THIS MAN SAID FARMER BILL HAD AN INFLUENCE THAT STRETCHED WELL BEYOND CITY HEIGHTS.

>> THIS WAS REAL LIVING.

IT WASN'T LIKE PEOPLE WERE TRYING TO GET SOMETHING TO MAKE THEIR HOMES LOOK LIKE THE LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS.

IT WAS THE REAL PEOPLE OF CITY HEIGHTS.

THE REAL PEOPLE OF OAK PARK.

THE REAL PEOPLE OF SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TEMPERATURES WILL BE TRENDING UP JUST A LITTLE BIT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS ESPECIALLY IN THE INTERIOR SECTIONS AND THE INLAND AREAS.

DON'T GET USED TO IT BECAUSE WE WILL SEE THE COOLER AIR RETURNING BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY SO COOLER AIR REAL RETURN AND WE WILL SEE WHEN IS INCREASING AGAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE DESERT.

FOR NOW WE HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.

CLOUDS WILL STILL BE STUBBORN NEAR THE COAST.

A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE WAY SUNSHINE.

NOT A LOT.

WE LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR METRO TONIGHT.

TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 60s.

THE CLOUD SPREADING INTO THE INLAND VALLEYS.

TO PITCHERS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT DROPPING DOWN TO THE UPPER 50s AND LOW 60s.

HERE'S HOW IT LOOKS IN OUR FUTURE SATELLITE AND RADAR.

HERE YOU CAN SEE STORMS STRETCH ACROSS FROM LAS VEGAS OVER TO SOME OF THE MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE COAST THERE'S PLENTY OF LOW CLOUD COVER AND THAT WILL RECEIPT AND SOME WILL MELT AWAY BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE A SPOTTY STORM POSSIBILITY IN THE MOUNTAINS SO TEMPERATURES FOR TOMORROW, WE WILL SEE A HIGH OF 73 IN CHULA VISTA.

FEELING PRETTY GOOD HERE.

AND SAN DIEGO AND OCEANSIDE IN THE LOWER 70s.

FORECAST LOOKS GOOD AS WE TAKE YOU THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE WILL SEE PLENTY OF CLOUDS AND MORE SUNSHINE.

SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURE STARTING TO RETREAT ONCE AGAIN AND WILL START TO TREND COOLER.

INDOLENT SECTIONS, TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE RISE AND WE WILL SEE THAT COOLING TREND A LITTLE BIT THERE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

AND AS WE HEAD INTO THE MOUNTAINS WE WILL BE LOOKING AT BRISK WINDS HERE AT THAT NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND THE DESERTS WILL BE LOOKING AT THE TEMPERATURES PEAKING ON SATURDAY AND NOT QUITE AS HOT FOR NEXT WEEK.

AND FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST, MARK -- >>> POLICE ACADEMY TRAINEES ARE BEING LED BY SOMEONE UNCONVENTIONAL WHO WAS ALREADY MAKING POSITIVE CHANGES.

KPBS REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO HAS THE STORY.

>> WILL COME TODAY TO OF THE POLICE ACADEMY AT THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING INSTITUTE.

HERE NEW RECRUITS ARE PUSHED TO THEIR LIMITS.

TO PREPARE THEM FOR WHAT THEY WILL ENCOUNTER ON THE STREETS AND NEIGHBORHOODS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND BEYOND.

AND TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF OFFICERS IS ONE OF SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S FINEST.

OFFICER LUISA HARTMAN.

>> I WAS TOLD BY PEOPLE WHO I KNOW SAID THAT IT WOULD BE TOUGH AS A WOMAN.

>> THERE WILL BE PAIN AND SWEAT WITH THIS PROFESSION.

IT WILL BE UNCOMFORTABLE.

>> HER PRESENCE COMMANDS RESPECT.

IN A PROFESSION DOMINATED BY STRAIGHT MEN THIS 20 YEAR LAW ENFORCEMENT VETERAN IS IN CHARGE OF ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THE POLICE ACADEMY.

>> I NEVER THOUGHT BECOMING A POLICE OFFICER I WOULD BE ABLE TO USE MY MASTERS DEGREE IN EXERCISE SCIENCE IN THIS CAPACITY BUT HERE I AM IN THE RIGHT PHYSICAL TRAINING CAPACITY FOR THE NEW KIDS AS WELL AS --.

>> YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT.

PHYSICALLY STRONG AS TO BE WHAT MATTERED MOST BUT THERE HAS BEEN A SHIFT.

>> BACK WHEN I WAS A COP WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT.

WE HAD HEY, YOU COME TO WORK, YOU DO YOUR JOB AND ANYTHING YOU SEE OR HEAR OR ANY TRAUMAS YOU GO THROUGH AT WORK, FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO WITH IT.

IT WAS KIND OF LIKE THAT MENTALITY.

>> Reporter: THE NEW MENTALITY IS THAT YOUR LIFE ALSO DEPENDS ON COPING WITH WHAT YOU SEE AND EXPERIENCE AND FEEL ON THE JOB.

THIS HAS BECOME STANDARD TRAINING.

HARTMAN HELPED WITH THAT CHANGE ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO.

>>?

STARTED A TWO HOUR BLOCK FOR THE RECRUITS TO LEARN HOW TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH IN THIS CAREER.

>> Reporter: THEY QUICKLY FOUND IN MANY DIFFERENT SO THEY INCORPORATED EVEN MORE TIME IN THE NEXT ACADEMY.

ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH PEOPLE WHO WORK IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE 50% -- 54% MORE LIKELY TO DIE OF SUICIDE EXCEPT FOR FIREFIGHTING AND WOMEN ON THE FORCE IT IS EVEN HIGHER.

>> I SUFFER FROM THINGS I HAVE SEEN AND IT'S ALWAYS THERE.

THERE WILL ALWAYS BE THERE.

IT'S TRULY A CAREER THAT STICKS WITH YOU.

IT IS TOUGH.

IT IS A TOUGH CAREER.

>> SHE SAYS TEACHING THESE NEW RECRUITS HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND DEAL WITH MENTAL DISTRESS BEFORE IT BECOMES DESTRUCTIVE WILL NOT ONLY MAKE THEM BETTER OFFICERS BUT CAN SAVE THEIR LIVES AND OTHERS TO POP.

>> WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OUR OFFICERS.

FOR LONGEVITY, TO KEEP THEM SAFE, TO REALLY BE AWARE OF SUICIDE PREVENTION AND TRIED TO MINIMIZE THAT AS BEST WE CAN AND LET THESE KIDS KNOW, HEY, IT'S OKAY TO ASK FOR HELP.

IT'S OKAY TO LET YOUR SURGEON KNOW THAT I AM HAVING A HARD TIME.

>> Reporter: RECENTLY RETIRED ASSISTANT CHIEF SARAH CREIGHTON SAYS WHAT THEY LEARN IS AS IMPORTANT AS WHO'S DOING THE TRAINING.

>> THE NEED TO BE FIRM.

THE NEED TO BE EMPATHETIC AND COMPASSIONATE AND ALL THE THINGS THAT REALLY ARE REQUIRED TODAY OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS.

>> SHE SAYS HARTMAN BRINGS THAT AND MORE.

>> THE IDEAL EMPLOYEE IS SOMEONE WHO CAN CONNECT WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE AT THEIR ABSOLUTE WORST.

>> AND AS HARTMAN REFLECTS ON HER CAREER SHE SAID IS THE PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT YOU ON AND OFF THE JOB LIKE CREIGHTON WHO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.

>> YOU BY FAR IMPACT ME MORE THAN ANYONE IN THIS DEPARTMENT AND I AM JUST THANKFUL YOU ARE HERE AND FEEL BLESSED FOR YOUR WORDS.

HIGH THE CONFIDENCE IN HER ABILITY TO LEAD COMES FROM KNOWING SHE'S NOT JUST RESPECTED BUT THAT PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH HER CARE ABOUT HER, EVERYTHING ABOUT HER.

SHE HAS TWO SONS, A GRANDSON, AND A PARTNER.

>> JUST LIKE WITH MY BOYS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, I AM VERY LUCKY AND VERY BLESSED TO HAVE HER IN MY LIFE.

SHE IS THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS FOUR YEARS SHOULD ENSURE THAT WITH ANYONE, NOT EVEN HER FAMILY.

>> IS HARD AND STIFLING.

YOU LOSE A PIECE OF YOU.

>> SHE SAYS DIVERSIFYING ROLES OF LEADERSHIP SENDS A MESSAGE TO PEOPLE SUFFERING IN SILENCE.

>> WEATHER LGBTQ, BLACK, MUSLIM OR WHATEVER IF THEY SEE PEOPLE IN THE POSITIONS HOPEFULLY IT EMPOWERS THEM AND MAKES THEM FEEL LIKE I CAN DO THAT.

ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE STRUGGLING.

>> Reporter: AND THAT SHE SAYS WILL ALSO HELP DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE STRUGGLING TOO.

>> IT'S FRUSTRATING BECAUSE SO MANY OF US ARE THE GOOD ONES, BUT THE FEW BAD ONES MAKE IT VERY CHALLENGING.

WE ARE STILL GETTING RECRUITS.

IT'S NOT THE LEVEL AT WHICH WE USED TO.

>> Reporter: AND HER IMPACT IS EVIDENT IN THIS 135th POLICE ACADEMY.

THIS CLASS HAS ABOUT TWICE THE NUMBER OF FEMALE CRUDES -- RECRUITS THAN THE AVERAGE.

BRENDA SAYS THIS HAS ALLOWED HER TO DRINK -- TO DREAM BIG.

>> THANK YOU FOR MOTIVATING US.

SEEING FEMALES IN ROLES LIKE YOURS INSPIRES US.

>> IF I GET TO ONE RECRUIT I FEEL LIKE I MADE A DIFFERENCE.

>> TV -- KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON TOMORROW.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST ONLINE DISCUSSION FORUMS, REDDIT, MANY USERS ARE NOT HAPPY .

WE TALK WITH REDDIT CEO ABOUT CONTROVERSIAL CHANGES.

AND KPBS ROUNDTABLE AIRS TOMORROW AT NOON ON KPBS FM AND TODAY'S TOPIC -- THE TOPIC IS ON THE HOMELESS MAN PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND OF COURSE COULD FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE WHICH IS KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M JOHN CARROLL.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>> 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-BILL-HOWE OR GO TO BILLS HOWE.COM -- BILLHOWE.COM AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION .

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.