>>> 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, AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

>>> GUN SAFETY IS TOP OF MIND TODAY AS LOCAL LEADERS CALLED FOR MORE ACTION TO BE TAKEN TO CURB GUN VIOLENCE IN SAN DIEGO AND BEYOND.

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

REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT PETERS AND COUNTY LEADERS ISSUED A CALL TO CONGRESS TO ACT ON GUN SAFETY LEGISLATION.

THE CALL COMES ON THE HEELS OF THE SUPREME COURT STRIKING DOWN THE FEDERAL BAN ON BUMP STOCKS.

>> IN A RECENT NATIONAL POLL, MORE THAN HALF OF AMERICANS SAY THEY HAVE DEALT WITH OR BEEN AFFECTED GUN VIOLENCE.>> I HAD A HIGH SCHOOL LAST NIGHT WHOSE BROTHER DIED BY FIREARM SUICIDE.

>> SHE'S THE PRESIDENT OF SAN DIEGANS FOR GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

IN HER CASE, HAD THE GUN BEEN SAFELY STORED, HER FRIEND'S BROTHER WOULD BE ALIVE TODAY.

SHE SUPPORTS GUN SAFETY LAWS.>> WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS ON GUN SAFETY LAWS, THINGS ARE PRETTY MUCH AT A STANDSTILL IN CONGRESS, AND THAT IS UNCONSCIONABLE, BECAUSE SO MANY LIVES ARE BEING LOST.

>> SHE, ALONG WITH SCOTT PETERS AND LOCAL LEADERS ARE CALLING ON CONGRESS TO ACT, FOLLOWING THE SUPREME COURT DECISION TO OVERTURN A BAN ON BUMP STOCKS.

A SEMI AUTOMATIC RIFLE WAS ABLE TO SHOOT 800 MILES RIFLE WAS ABLE TO SHOOT 800 MI./M.

>> MUST PROTECT PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY OUR.

HE SAYS NOT MUCH CAN BE DONE NOW, BUT HE IS COSPONSORING A NUMBER OF GUN SAFETY BILLS.>> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, WHO HAS BEEN ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE.

AT THAT POINT, I THINK THERE WILL BE AN OPENING FOR DISCUSSION, FOR PROGRESS.

IN ONE OF THE BILLS CLOSES THE LOOPHOLE ALLOWING BUMP STOCKS, THE OTHERS STRENGTHEN REGULATIONS ON BUMP STOCKS.

POLICE CHIEF SCOTT WALL SAYS IT IS TOO SOON TO TELL WHAT IS WORKING.

>> WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS WE DO GET A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF GHOST GUNS OFF THE STREETS, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM IS COMING FROM SOMEBODY THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE THEM.

HE SAYS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, NOT A SECOND AMENDMENT ISSUE.

MORE THAN 400 GHOST GUNS WERE RECOVERED BETWEEN 2021 AND 2023.

200 MURDER AND ASSAULT CASES INVOLVING GHOST GUNS WERE PROSECUTED ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY.

SET THE STAGE IS NOW SET FOR THE HISTORIC DEBATE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.

OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JULIA BENBROOK TAKES A LOOK AT THE RAZOR THIN RACE.

>> POLITICAL RIVALS, JOE BIDEN AND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ARE SCHEDULED TO STEP ON THE CNN DEBATE STAGE NEXT THURSDAY.

IT'S THE FIRST DEBATE BETWEEN A SITTING PRESIDENT AND A FORMER PRESIDENT.

IS ANYONE GOING TO WATCH THE DEBATE?

HE'S GOING TO BE SO PUMPED UP, HE'S GOING TO BE BUMPED UP, I WILL BE DEBATING THREE PEOPLE INSTEAD OF ONE HALF OF A PERSON.

THE ONLY BIDEN AND TRUMP MET THE DEBATE REQUIREMENTS SET BY THE NETWORK, WHICH INCLUDE CONSTITUTIONAL, PULLING, AND BALLOT THRESHOLDS.

A LOT IS ON THE LINE FOR BOTH CANDIDATES.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU NEED TO ACCOMPLISH ON THE DEBATE STAGE?>> SAY WHAT I THINK, LET HIM SAY WHAT HE THINKS, THE THINGS HE SAID WERE OFF-THE- WALL.

STILL THEY REMAIN LOCKED IN A CLOSE RACE.

A NATIONAL POLL PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY SHOWS BIDEN LEADING TRUMP BY TWO POINTS.

IT'S A THREE-POINT IMPROVEMENT FOR BIDEN OVER LAST MONTH'S FOX NEWS POLL, WHERE TRUMP LED BY ONE POINT.

SOME EXPERTS SAY TRUMP'S RECENT CRIMINAL CONVICTION COULD BE A FACTOR.

>> TRUMP IS A CONVICTED FELON NOW, WHICH HE WAS IN A FEW MONTHS AGO, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THAT IN THEIR PRESIDENT.

TIM PRESIDENT BIDEN DOES HAVE A SLIGHT ADVANTAGE WITH SWING VOTERS, WE ARE FIVE MONTHS HAD, GRANTED, THOSE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO CONSTANTLY CHANGE.

>> THE DEBATE COULD BE A FINDING MOMENT IN A RACE THAT SOLIDIFIED EARLIER THAN USUAL, AND FEATURES UNIVERSALLY KNOWN CANDIDATES.

>>> THE HEAT IS BEGINNING TO BUILD OUT THERE, WE GET DOWN TO 75 DEGREES IN BORREGO SPRINGS TONIGHT, LOW CLOUDS RETURNED TO MANY COASTAL AREAS, LOOKING AHEAD RIGHT ONTO THE WEEKEND, THERE ARE HEAT ADVISORIES FOR VIRTUALLY ALL INLAND AREAS, EVEN AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR AREAS FAR TO THE EAST AND IN THE DESERT, AS WE LOOK TO THE WEEK AHEAD, THE END OF THE WEEKEND IS GOING TO BE REAL HOT AS WELL.

FULL DETAILS ON HOW HIGH WE GO, IN A LITTLE BIT.

>>> RECYCLING CENTERS HAVE BEEN SHUTTING DOWN ACROSS CALIFORNIA FOR YEARS, THAT MEANS FEWER OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO RECYCLE BOTTLES AND CANS, AND GET BACK THEIR DEPOSITS.

THE STATE IS SITTING ON HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN UNCLAIMED BOTTLE DEPOSITS, AND FOR YEARS, HAS USED THAT MONEY TO POKE HOLES IN THE BUDGET.>> THE YARD IS FILLED WITH OLD TRANSFORMERS, RUSTY REFRIGERATORS, BANGED UP CARS.

THE GENERAL MANAGER SAYS ALL OF IT WILL BE RECYCLED INTO NEW PRODUCTS.

I LIKE IT, BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE DAY IS DIFFERENT.

MAYBE YOU WILL RECEIVE A LOT OF ALUMINUM.>> WHAT THEY DON'T GET MUCH OF THESE DAYS ARE BOTTLES AND CANS.

THEY STOPPED PARTICIPATING IN THE STATE BOTTLE RETURN PROGRAM, LAST YEAR.

IT WASN'T VERY PROFITABLE TO BEGIN WITH, AND THEN, NEITHER STARTED COMPLAINING.>> WE HAD PROBLEMS, A LOT OF TRASH OUTSIDE.

WE TRIED TO WORK WITH THE CITY, IT'S NOT WORKING.

>> RECYCLING CENTERS AROUND THE STATE HAVE BEEN FEELING THESE FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL PRESSURES FOR YEARS.

OVER THE LAST DECADE, THE STATE LOST HALF OF ITS BOTTLE RECYCLING CENTERS, FROM BIG INDUSTRIAL OPERATORS, TWO SMALL VENDORS NEXT TO GROCERY STORES.

IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, THE DECLINE HAS BEEN EVEN MORE DRAMATIC.

>> PEOPLE ARE SENDING THESE CONTAINERS TO LANDFILL, INSTEAD OF RECYCLING THEM.

>> SUSAN COLLINS IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY-BASED CONTAINER RECYCLING INSTITUTE.

SHE SAYS THAT IS ALARMING FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE, BUT THERE'S ALSO THE FINANCIAL IMPACT.

HERE'S HOW THE RECYCLING SYSTEM WORKS.

WHEN YOU GO TO THE STORE TO BUY A SODA, YOU PAY FOR THE CAN OF SODA PLUS ANOTHER FIVE CENTS.

THAT KNUCKLE, OR DIME, IF IT'S A LARGER BOTTLE, IS A DEPOSIT THE STATE HOLDS ONTO.

WHEN THE CONTAINER IS BROUGHT TO A RECYCLER, THE DEPOSIT IS RETURNED.>> THAT CREATES AN INCENTIVE TO RECYCLE, AND IT'S A REALLY POWERFUL INCENTIVE THAT GETS PEOPLE TO BRING BACK CONTAINER SPIRITS AND FOR SOME, BOTTLE RETURNS PROVIDE MUCH- NEEDED INCOME.

AS RECYCLING CENTERS HAVE CLOSED, THE RECYCLING RATE HAS ALSO DROPPED, SO WHAT HAPPENS TO UNCLAIMED DEPOSITS?

THEY SAID IN A STATE FUND, THAT HAS GROWN AND GROWN IN RECENT YEARS.

AS OF LAST YEAR, THE FUND HAD BALLOONED TO NEARLY $820 MILLION.

COLLINS SAYS THIS IS A PROBLEM.>> THE XERS GROWTH IN THE FUND IS THE RESULT OF A PROGRAM THAT IS NOT SERVING CONSUMERS AS WELL AS IT SHOULD BE.

>> A KPBS REVIEW SHOWS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THE FORM OF SHORT AND LONG-TERM LOANS.

>> IS AN UNOFFICIAL RAINY DAY FUND.>> THE BORROWING IS ALLOWED UNDER STATE LAW, BUT IT CAN TAKE YEARS TO REPAY THE LOANS, AT TIMES, THAT HAS PUT A STRAIN ON THE RECYCLING FUND.

THE PRACTICE HAS GOTTEN RECENT SCRUTINY FROM LAWMAKERS.

SENATOR BEN ALLEN, - - >> IF WE ARE DOING THIS, WE HAVE TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF THIS FIGHT.

>> HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A PROPOSED $125 MILLION LOAN MEANT TO CLOSE THE BUDGET DEFICIT.

SO THIS IS MONEY THAT WAS EXPLICITLY CLIPPED FROM CONSUMERS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING RECYCLING RATES.

>> LAST MONTH, THE OPPOSED LOAN WAS NEXT FROM THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET.

THE STATE DEPARTMENT OVERSEES THE BOTTLE DEPOSIT FUND.

THEY DECLINED MULTIPLE INTERVIEW REQUESTS.

IN AN EMAIL, THE SPOKESMAN SAYS THE DEPARTMENT IS USING MONEY TO IMPROVE THE STATE RECYCLING SYSTEM WITH THE FUND, BUT ADVOCATES SAY IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

>> WE SHOULD BE INVESTING IN RECYCLING INTERCEPTOR.

WE KNOW HOW TO MAKE IT WORK.

>> MERCURY IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CALIFORNIANS AGAINST WASTE.

HE SAYS A SUBSIDY OF $2500 PER MONTH WOULD HELP KEEP SMALL RECYCLING CENTERS AFLOAT.>> FOR THAT SMALL AN INVESTMENT OVER THE NEXT THREE TO FIVE YEARS, WE COULD HAVE THE 500 COMMUNITY- BASED RECYCLING CENTERS WE NEED.

>> STATE LEADERS ARE HASHING OUT THE FINAL DETAILS OF THE BUDGET.

MURRAY, AND OTHER ADVOCATES SAY THEY ARE CALLING FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN RECYCLING INVESTMENTS, TO HELP ENSURE THAT SUMS GET BACK THEIR NICKELS AND DIMES.

CONTINUE TO HEAR ABOUT THE STATE'S PLAN TO CHANGE WHERE AND HOW YOU RETURN BOTTLES AND CANS.

THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A DETAILED FEATURE.

YOU CAN FIND MORE AT THE KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE.>>> PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER DR. WILMA GOODEN HAS RETIRED TODAY, TODAY WAS HER FINAL DAY OF WORK IN 13 YEARS AS PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER, THE FACE OF COUNTLESS HEALTH STORIES, INCLUDING THE COVERED PANDEMIC.

THE HIGHLIGHTS OF CHALLENGES OF HER CAREER, AND HAS SHE NAVIGATED THE PANDEMIC.

>> WITH BUSINESSES THE ENTIRE FABRIC OF OUR SOCIETY, WE RECOGNIZE IT IS A TREMENDOUS COSTS, BUDDY NECESSARY ACTION TO TAKE.

I DON'T REGRET ANYTHING.

THE THINGS THAT WE DID WERE NECESSARY, AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE WERE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THEM.

>> LAST MONTH, THE DOCTOR WAS HONORED WITH THE BEVERLY MYERS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH, THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

>>> IN CALIFORNIA, 72% OF PARENTS REPORT HIGHER SOCIAL MEDIA USE AMONG THE CHILDREN THEN ANOTHER STATES.

THIS WEEK, THAT U.S.

SURGEON GENERAL ADVOCATED FOR SOCIAL MEDIA PROBLEMS TO CARRY WARNING LABELS.

HEIDI SPOKE WITH EXPERTS WHO SEE IT AS A POSITIVE STEP FORWARD.>> AS SUMMER UNFOLDS AND YOUNG PEOPLE SPEND MORE TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA, CONCERNS ABOUT ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH IS GROWING.

CONGRESS WAS CALLED TO REQUIRE A WARNING FOR VISITORS TO SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, SIMILAR TO THOSE ON CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL.

HE ASSOCIATED THE SITES WITH SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEALTH HARMS FOR ADOLESCENTS.

WHILE THE SURGEON GENERAL CAN'T ENFORCE THE LESSEE, A CHILD PSYCHIATRIST, DR. WILLOW JENKINS HOPES THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAN INFLUENCE PUBLIC OPINION ON THE ISSUE.

>> WITH HIM TAKING SUCH A STRONG STANCE, IT ALLOWS US TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR CHILDREN, WITH OUR SCHOOLTEACHERS, WITH OUR COMMUNITIES ON HOW WE CAN SUPPORT OUR CHILDREN WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.>> IT WAS UNCLEAR WHETHER THEY WOULD BE AFFECTED, JENKINS SAYS IT IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

WITHIN THE LAST SIX YEARS, SCREENING FOR SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE HAS BECOME STANDARD.

>> FOR EVERY CHILD I SEE, WE TALK ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA, IT ALWAYS PLAYS A PART IN WAS GOING ON FOR THEM IN RECENT SURVEYS, 71% OF PARENTS REPORT HEAVY SOCIAL MEDIA USE AMONG THEIR CHILDREN AGED 10 TO 18.

76% SAY A WARNING WOULD PROMPT THEM TO LIMIT THEIR CHILDREN'S USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA.

JENKINS SAYS SOCIAL MEDIA CAN IMPACT YOUTH OF COLOR DIFFERENTLY.>> CERTAINLY HERE IN SAN DIEGO, WE HAVE A LARGE PROPORTION OF LACK AND LATINO CHILDREN, AND THEY CERTAINLY ARE USING SOCIAL MEDIA, AND ENGAGING WITH ED, SOMEWHAT IN DIFFERENT WAYS.>> JAKIN SAYS WHILE IT MAY HELP CONNECT THEM WITH THEIR COMMUNITY, THEY CAN ALSO FACE HIGHER RATES OF ONLINE BULLYING THEN THERE WHITE PEERS.

JENKINS SAYS THE MOST IMPACTFUL CHANGES CAN BEGIN AT HOME.>> WE KNOW THAT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION, MAYBE THEY ARE NOT DEVELOPMENTALLY READY FOR IT, I VERY MUCH ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO WAIT TO GET THEIR CHILD ON SOCIAL MEDIA UNTIL AT LEAST THE AGE OF 13.>> CONGRESS CONTINUES TO CONSIDER SURGEON GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS.

JENKINS RECOMMENDS SETTING SCREEN TIME LIMITS, AND ENCOURAGE HEALTHY DIGITAL HABITS.>> FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES OFFERS PRESCHOOL, WE ATTENDED THE WORLD'S CUTEST GRADUATION.

[ MUSIC ]>> THE GRADUATES WRIGGLE IN THREE-FOOT GOWNS AND CAPS.

LIBERTY STARTED FATHER JOE'S IN DOC RIVERS, SCRIBBLING.

NOW ALMOST FOUR YEARS OLD, SHE IS POTTY TRAINED, STARTING TO TRACE HER OWN NAME.

HER MOM CHEERS HER ON AS SHE ACCEPTS HER DIPLOMA.>> THEY DID A LOT OF PLAY THERAPY SESSIONS.

THERE WERE SOME ISSUES WITH ACTING OUT, ASKING FOR HER FATHER.>> SHE WORKS FROM GRADUATING, CERTIFIED AS A PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST, AND EVENTUALLY FINDING HOUSING.

EDIT.LIBERTY SOCIAL SKILLS, HOW TO BE IN A CLASSROOM, AND COMPETENCE.>> SHE'S SO SMART, USING BIG WORDS.

WITHIN TWO WEEKS, SHE'S LIKE MOM, I'VE GOT AN INSTRUMENT FROM A TOY CHEST.

I SAID WHAT DID YOU SAY?

THAT'S A BIG WORD.

THEY JUST KEPT COMING.

>> LIBERTY'S FAVORITE PART OF PRESCHOOL?

>> PLAYING WITH PLATO.

TO PLAY WITH PLATO, THAT'S GOOD.>> ME AND MICHAEL.>> MICHAEL IS HER BEST FRIEND.

HE LEADS THE CLASS IN A FINAL PERFORMANCE.>> WE ARE THE WORLD, WE ARE THE CHILDREN.>>> SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE IS LOOKING TO ATTRACT PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS THROUGH THE POWER OF LOW RIDER CARS.

MATT WAS THERE FOR THIS PREVIEW OF A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND.

>> MY NAME IS MARCUS, THEY CALL ME MR. RABBIT.

A LOT OF PEOPLE, GROWING UP, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT DIRECTION TO GO TO.

HEY, COME ON OUT, THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG EVENT OF CARS, FREE FOOD, THEY CAN REGISTER.

[ MUSIC ]>> FREE, DELICIOUS TACOS.>> MY TITLE IS DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH.

WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT CRUISING INTO COLLEGE, THIS YEAR, WE ARE OPENING SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 22, TO REALLY SUPPORT THE SOUTH BAY COMMUNITY, AND ANYONE WHO WANTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SELF WESTERN COLLEGE.

THEY WILL WALK AWAY WITH THE CLASS SCHEDULE.>> ANYTHING CAN BE DONE.

>>> WE ARE DEALING WITH SOME HEAT BUILDING ACROSS THE INLAND DESERTS, ESPECIALLY, IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY HOT OUT THERE.

SOME AREAS IN THE DESERT WILL BE AROUND 110+ IN THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS OR INTO THE NEXT WEEK.

IT WILL BE A SMIDGE HOTTER IN THE ABSOLUTE HOTTEST PARTS OF THE DESERTS.

EACH MORNING WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THAT TYPICAL CADENCE OF LOW CLOUDS RETURNING LATE AT NIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING, THEN A BRIGHTER AFTERNOON.

LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST, 63 DEGREES, COMFORTABLE FOR MOST OF US NEAR THE COASTLINE, IN THE AFTERNOON, WE BEGIN TO NOTICE A LITTLE BIT MORE WARMTH OUT THERE, 85 DEGREES IN EL CAJON, RAMONA, 91 DEGREES, PREGO SPRINGS, 111 DEGREES, RELIEF WILL BE FOUND UP INTO MOUNT LAGUNA, WITH MEETINGS IN THE MIDDLE 70s, SUBMITTAL 70s RIGHT ON THE COASTLINE.

INTO THE WEEKEND, WE WILL HAVE HEAT ADVISORIES FOR MOST INLAND AREAS, VIRTUALLY ALL INLAND AREAS, EXCEPT FOR THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF TO THE NORTH.

AND THEN, YOU GET FURTHER EAST, AND THERE ARE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS IN EFFECT RIGHT INTO NEXT WEEK, AND FOR MOST OF THE NEXT WEEK.

THE FORECAST IS THE HEAT BUILDING, IT IS PRESENT IN LINT, SOME OF THE RAINFALL AND MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WEAKENING TROPICAL DEPRESSION, ULTIMATELY GOOD NEWS, BUT WE HAD SOME BIG DANGERS, ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY EVENING, WHEN A 3 1/2 INCH MAIN EVENT DEVELOPED, THAT WAS A MESS, WITH FLASH FLOODING AND BURN SCAR AREAS.

OVERALL, A SIZZLING STRETCH INTO THE DESERTS, AND THE UPPER AIR MASS IS GOING TO BE STEAMY, STEAMY, STEAMY.

FROM THE COAST, YOU WILL NOTICE ABOUT A FOUR DEGREE INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES FROM FRIDAY TO MONDAY AFTERNOON.

IT WILL GET A LITTLE WARMER IN THE AFTERNOON, INLAND AREAS WILL BE AROUND 90 DEGREES, MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT ON SUNDAY, HOLDING INTO THE UPPER 80s NEXT WEEK.

THE MOUNTAINS, A LITTLE MORE RELIEF, TEMPERATURE SURGING INTO THE UPPER 80s COME TUESDAY.

A HOT TIME IS IN THE CARDS FOR US.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.>>> EXTREME WEATHER IS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, FROM BUYERS TO FLOODING.

MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE UNDER THREAT.

BRIAN HAS MORE ON WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO BE PREPARED IN THE EVENT OF A DISASTER.>> WILDFIRES, FLOODING, TROPICAL STORMS, MULTIPLE NATURAL DISASTERS STRIKING COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES JUST THIS WEEK.

NEXT IN THIS CLIMATE CRISIS, THESE DISASTERS ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT, NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE.

YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR SOME TYPE OF EMERGENCY.>> IT STARTS WITH LEARNING.

EXPERTS SAY IDENTIFY THE MOST LIKELY SITUATIONS YOU MAY FACE, AND SIGN UP FOR LOCAL EMERGENCY ALERTS, TO STAY INFORMED, THEN MAKE A PLAN ON HOW YOU WILL GET OUT, AND HOW YOU WILL COMMUNICATE WITH FAMILY, AND BUILD AN EMERGENCY GO KIT.

>> A GO KIT THAT YOU CAN PICK UP VERY QUICKLY AND GET OUT WITH, AND WHEN THAT'S GOING TO SUSTAIN YOUR FAMILY FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS.

>> DISASTER EXPERTS SAY SHOULD HAVE WATER, 1 GALLON PER DAY PER PERSON.

NONPERISHABLE FOOD, NUTRITION BARS.

THE CASH, AND IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS.

>> PROOF OF OWNERSHIP, INSURANCE DOCUMENTS FOR WHAT IS COVERED AND WHAT IS NOT, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS ARE REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT, AS WELL AS A NOTIFICATION DOCUMENT, BIRTH CERTIFICATES, SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

>> SOME RECENTLY FLEEING FROM WILDFIRES IN NEW MEXICO TAKING WITH THEM EVEN MORE.

>> BABY BOOKS, MY DAUGHTER'S DVD OF HER BREATH, THAT WAS IMPORTANT.>> SOME PREPAREDNESS LEADERS SAY THAT'S OKAY TO BRING THINGS OF SENTIMENTAL VALUE, IF YOU HAVE TIME.

>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DON'T UNDERVALUE THAT.

WE GET TO THAT PHASE OF FIGURING OUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO SURVIVE AS BEST AS WE CAN IN THIS TRANSITION.>>> DONALD SUTHERLAND HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 88, HE PASSED AWAY THURSDAY, IN MIAMI, ACCORDING TO A POST FROM HIS SON, KIEFER SUTHERLAND.

>> I'M NOT JOKING, THIS IS MY JOB.

>> HEARTBREAKING.>> I DON'T KNOW IF I LOVE YOU ANYMORE.

>> CASUALLY GREW.>> CONTAIN IT.

HIS DISTINCT VOICE AND APPEARANCE, DONALD SUTHERLAND PLAYED SCENE STEALING CHARACTERS THROUGHOUT A CAREER THAT SPANNED MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY.>> I THINK OF MYSELF AS AN ARTIST, AND I TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY.

>> HIS ARTISTIC PURSUITS STARTED WHILE ATTENDING COLLEGE IN HIS NATIVE CANADA.

HE MOVED TO LONDON IN THE 1950s, TO CONTINUE STUDYING DRAMA, AND BEGAN LANDING SMALL ROLES IN BRITISH TV AND FILMS.

THE SUCCESS OF THE DIRTY DOZEN LAUNCHED THE ACTOR TO HOLLYWOOD.>> VERY PRETTY.

VERY PRETTY.>> MORE MILITARY MOVIES FOLLOWED, INCLUDING KELLY'S HEROES.>> IT'S BROKEN, THEY ARE TRYING TO FIX IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT MAKES THEM WORK.

>> AND A STARRING ROLE, AS HAWKEYE, IN THE 1970 FILM CLASSIC, SMASHED.

>> I THINK YOU WILL FIND THESE ACCOMMODATING.

THERE ARE QUITE DRY.

>> NEXT, SEVEN TEAMED UP WITH JANE FONDA ON SCREEN.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU REMEMBER?

>> NOTHING.>> AND OFFSCREEN, TO PRODUCE A DOCUMENTARY PROTESTING THE VIETNAM WAR.>> THERE GO THE PERSONNEL, I COUNT 12, WATER BUFFALO DOWN AND KICKING.

>> BUSY IN ROLES RANGING FROM A POT SMOKING PROFESSOR IN ANIMAL HOUSE.

A MAN DESPERATELY TRYING TO HOLD HIS FAMILY TOGETHER IN THE OSCAR-WINNING ORDINARY PEOPLE.

>> I WANT A REALLY GOOD PICTURE OF THE TWO OF YOU, OKAY?

>> IN RECENT YEARS, HIS AUDIENCE BECAME MULTIGENERATIONAL, WHEN HE STARRED AS PRESIDENT SNOW, IN THE HUNGER GAMES.>> HOPE, IT IS THE ONLY THING STRONGER THAN FEAR.

>> THE ACTOR LIKES THE MESSAGE OF THE SUCCESSFUL FRANCHISE.>> REVOLUTIONARY POTENTIAL IN YOUNG PEOPLE, GIVEN THE MESS THIS WORLD IS IN, THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

>> SUTHERLAND PASSED ON A LEGACY TO HIS FOUR CHILDREN, WHO ALL WORK IN FRONT OF OR BEHIND THE CAMERA.

SUTHERLAND REFLECTED ON HIS EXTENSIVE CAREER.

SEEING WHAT YOU'RE DOING AT MY AGE IS LOOKING FOR YOUR MARKER, I'M SO FILLED WITH HAPPINESS AND JOY, YOU GUYS HAVE GIVEN ME MY MARKER.

>> I'M JEFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT, LOUISIANA BECOMES THE FIRST STATE TO REQUIRE THE 10 COMMANDMENTS BE DISPLAYED IN PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS.

THAT'S AFTER EVENING EDITION, ON KPBS.

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

STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS MAY SOON BE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR MILLIONS OF BORROWERS.

MORNING EDITION IS COVERING AN UPDATE FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION THAT TAKES EFFECT NEXT MONTH.

BE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SAN DIEGO NEWS NOW PODCAST, AND EASY WAY TO STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE NEWS OF THE DAY, YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

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

>>> 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, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.