>>> AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS THURSDAY, JUNE 30th.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH MAJOR MOVES ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT FROM THE HISTORIC SWEARING-IN OF A NEW JUSTICE, TO TWO KEY RULINGS.

FIRST A DECISION ON THE CONTROVERSIAL REMAIN IN MEXICO POLICY.

WE HAVE THE HIGH COURT'S RULING AND LOCAL REACTION.

>> Reporter: REMAIN IN MEXICO FORCED ASYLUM-SEEKERS TO LIVE IN MEXICAN BORDER TOWNS WHILE THEIR CASES WERE ADJUDICATED.

AND ACTIVIST SAYS PEOPLE IN THE PROGRAM FACE SIGNIFICANT DANGER.

>> WE HAVE SEEN REPORTS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED, PEOPLE THAT HAVE ABUSIVE SITUATIONS BY THE TAWANA POLICE OR MEXICAN AUTHORITIES, OR EVEN WORSE WHERE THERE ARE SEXUAL ASSAULTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE, OR DEBTS.

>> Reporter: HE CALLED ON THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO OFFICIALLY END THE PROGRAM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

REMAIN IN MEXICO IS ONE OF TWO TRUMP ERA POLICIES THAT LIMIT ASYLUM.

THE OTHER IS TITLE 42, THAT ALLOWS BORDER OFFICIALS TO TURN AWAY ASYLUM-SEEKERS WITHOUT GIVING THEM A CHANCE TO SEE A JUDGE.

JULIE IS A JUDGE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST.

SHE SAYS THAT A FUNGUS TITLE 42 REMAINS IN PLACE, MIGRANTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SHUT OUT OF THE ASYLUM PROCESS.

>> ASYLUM SYSTEM IS FAR FROM RESTORED.

TITLE 42 IS STILL IN PLACE.

THERE IS NO ACCESS TO ASYLUM AT THE BORDER, AT PORTS OF ENTRY, BECAUSE OF TITLE 42.

SO, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE STRANDED IN DANGER IN MEXICO.

OR MAKE A SEPARATE LAWSUIT FILED BY RED STATES FORCED THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO KEEP TITLE 42 IN PLACE.

>> WHAT HAPPENS NEXT TO PEOPLE AT THE BORDER ALSO DEPENDS ON WHAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION CHOOSES TO REACT TO THE RITZ SUPREME COURT DECISION.

HER BACK THE DEPUTY LEGAL DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION LAW LAB.

>> WHAT STEPS WILL THEY TAKE TO TRULY END IT SWIFTLY AND DECISIVELY NOW THAT THEY HAD THE LEGAL ABILITY TO DO SO.

>>> A LITTLE BIT LATER, A LOOK AT THE MAJOR RULING IMPACTING THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE HISTORIC SWEARING-IN CEREMONY.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS STILL AVERAGING MORE THAN 1000 NEW COVID-19 INFECTIONS PER DAY.

THE LATEST NUMBERS JUST RELEASED SHOW THAT 2048 CASES WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY.

THE SUSTAINED INCREASE COMES AS NEW MORE CONTAGIOUS VARIANTS APPEAR TO BE SPREADING.

MATT HOFFMAN EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: YOU SEE SAN DIEGO PRESSER OF MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES DR. ROBERT SCHOOLEY SAYS WASTEWATER DATA SHOWS THE MORE CONTAGIOUS BA.5 OMICRON VARIANTS NOW MAKES UP ABOUT HALF OF NEW CASES.

>> THIS VIRUS IS PICKING UP PEOPLE THAT UP UNTIL NOW HAVE NOT BEEN INFECTED, AND HAVE BEEN REALLY CAREFUL ABOUT VACCINATION AND MASKING.

WARMACK HE HIMSELF RECENTLY CONTRACTED COVID FOR THE FIRST TIME.

HE SAYS KEEPING UP TO DATE WITH VACCINATIONS IS KEY FOR THESE VARIANTS.

>> THIS DECREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF BEING HOSPITALIZED OR DYING.

>> Reporter: FEDERAL REGULATORS ANNOUNCED THURSDAY THAT THEY WANT OMICRON SPECIFIC BOOSTER DOSES STARTING IN THE FALL.

THE FDA IS ASKING MANUFACTURERS TO MODIFY VACCINES TO BETTER TARGET DBA.4 NBA.5 VARIANTS.

>> WHAT WE REALLY HAVE HERE IS A MOVING TARGET LIKE WE DO WITH FLU EVERY YEAR, AND WE HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO KEEP UP WITH THIS MOVING TARGET WITH UPDATING THE VACCINES.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THOSE WHO HAVE NOT GOTTEN VACCINATED OR BOOSTED YET SHOULD NOT NECESSARILY WAIT FOR THESE NEW DOSES.

>> YOU CAN ALSO BE BOOSTED WITH THE NEW VARIANT WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE, BUT IF YOU GET SICK IN THE MEANTIME, YOU WILL BE KICKING YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU ARE WAITING FOR SOMETHING THAT ISN'T YET READY.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S VACCINATION DASHBOARD SHOWS A LITTLE OVER HALF OF PEOPLE ELIGIBLE FOR BOOSTERS HAVE ACTUALLY GOTTEN THEM.

COVID RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS HAVE CONTINUED TO SLOWLY RISE, WITH 322 SAN DIEGANS ADMITTED AS OF THURSDAY.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> OVER 15 YEAR PERIOD, THREAD OF 15 PEOPLE DIED WHILE IN CUSTODY AND SEND TO GO JAIL, AND TENS OF OUR THIS YEAR.

NOW ACTIVISTS ARE TRYING TO FORCE CHANGE IN THE WAY JAILS ARE RUN.

HERE IS JOHN CARROLL.

>> Reporter: A FAMILIAR CRY FROM THE STEPS IN FRONT OF THE HALL OF JUSTICE THIS AFTERNOON, COMBINED WITH SOME FAMILIAR STORIES FROM FAMILY MEMBERS OF LOVED ONES WHO DIED IN JAILS RUN BY THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

>> I AM THE OLDER SISTER OF SAXON RODRIGUEZ SAXON RODRIGUEZ DIED JULY 20th, 2021.

4 "EVENING EDITION" VIEWERS HAVE HEARD FROM THIS FAMILY BEFORE, BUT HEARING THEIR STORY AND THOSE OF OTHERS HERE AGAIN DOESN'T MAKE THEM ANY LESS GUTWRENCHING.

>> THEY MADE UP A CHARGE OF DRINKING IN PUBLIC.

OMAR WAS NOT DRUNK, NOR WAS HE IN PUBLIC.

WARMACK SHE SAYS HER HUSBAND OMAR MARINO WAS HAVING A MENTAL ISSUE WHEN DEPUTIES ARRESTED HIM.

>> MY LIFE IS CHANGED FOREVER.

>> Reporter: ACTIVISTS WITH THE RACIAL JUSTICE COALITION OF SAN DIEGO AND THE NORTH COUNTY EQUITY AND JUSTICE COALITION HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR YEARS TO GET THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO REFORM HOW IT RUNS JAILS.

RECENTLY THE DEPARTMENT ADDED NALOXONE IN ALL JAIL COMMON AREAS TO HELP EVENT OVERDOSE DEATHS, BUT THAT'S NOT NEARLY ENOUGH FOR THESE ACTIVIST'S.

NOW THEY MIGHT SOON SEE PROGRESS IN THE FORM OF AN INJUNCTION.

>> WE HAD TO FILE THIS MOTION IN FEDERAL COURT BECAUSE THE COUNTY AND SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ARE NOT TAKING THE ACTIONS THEY KNOW MUST BE TAKEN IN ORDER TO SAFEGUARD THE PEOPLE WHO ARE INCARCERATED IN THE COUNTY JAIL.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION, AB 2343, THE SAVING LIVES IN CUSTODY ACT PUT FORWARD BY SAN DIEGO ASSEMBLY MEMBER DR. AQUILLA WEBER IS MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE.

>> IF APPROVED, IT WILL BECOME LAW TO SAVE LIVES IN CUSTODY IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THE HEARING ON THE INJUNCTION TAKES PLACE ON AUGUST 11th IN FEDERAL COURT.

THE JUDGE CAN GRANT IT, DENY IT, OR TAKEN UNDER CONSIDERATION.

WHATEVER THE DECISION, IT WILL BE THE NEXT STEP IN THE LONG STRUGGLE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE ALARMING PROBLEM OF IN CUSTODY DEATHS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY GERALD.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICIALS EXPECT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO PACK LOCAL BEACHES OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, AND AS ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER ERIK ANDERSON TELLS US , THOSE BEACHGOERS COULD SEE NEW POLLUTION WARNING SIGNS.

HER BACK THE OLD SYSTEM HAD AN ADVISORY OR BEACH CLOSURE IF POLLUTION WAS DETECTED.

THE NEW SCIENCE BORN OF POTENTIAL POLLUTION AND THE RISK OF ILLNESS WITHOUT CLOSING THE BEACH COMPLETELY.

IT IS A NEW THIRD OPTION.

BEACHGOERS WILL NOW HAVE CHOICES.

>> I THINK THAT IT HELPS OUR COMMUNITY MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION BEFORE GOING OUT INTO THE WATER, SO THE NEW WARNING SIGNS ARE TELLING PEOPLE THAT THERE MAY NOT BE A 1 IN 10 CHANCE, BUT THERE IS A 30 IN 1000 CHANCE TO MAKE IT SIX.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE REGULARLY FOUND POLLUTION OFF OF SOUTH COUNTY BEACHES.

THE CONTAMINATION IS TRACED TO A BROKEN MEXICAN SEWAGE PLANT SOUTH OF TIJUANA.

WIND AND CURRENTS CARRY THE CONTAMINATION NORTH.

CLEAN WATER ADVOCATES SAY MEXICAN OFFICIALS NEED TO FIX THE SITUATION.

IMPERIAL BEACH RESIDENTS LOST ACCESS TO THE OCEAN FOR MOST OF THE PAST SEVEN WEEKS.

THE CLOSURES HAS ALSO HIT CORONADO ABOUT WHERE MAYOR RICHARD DALEY SAYS POLLUTION WARNING SIGNS KEEP CROWDS AWAY.

>> THEY ARE CHANGING THE THRESHOLDS ONCE AGAIN, AND SING IT AT THE SAME CONDITIONS HAPPEN EARLIER SUMMER, WE ARE GOING TO CLOSE THE BEACHES.

THE BEACHES SHOULD HAVE BEEN OPEN THEN, OR THEY SHOULD BE CLOSED NOW.

IT KIND OF BEGS THE QUESTION, WHAT IS THIS THRESHOLD, AND WHAT IS IT BASED OFF OF.

>> Reporter: SUPERVISOR NORA VARGAS SAYS THE NEW SYSTEM PROTECTS FAMILY AND VISITORS WITHOUT LIMITING BEACH ACCESS.

ERIK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AFTER MULTIPLE EXTENSIONS, CALIFORNIA'S RENTERS EVICTION MORATORIUM PROGRAM ENDS TODAY.

THE STATE MORATORIUM AIMED AT HELPING RENTERS WHETHER COVID RELATED FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS ALLOWED BOTH LANDLORDS AND TENANTS TO APPLY AND PAY UP TO 100% OF BACK RENT AND UTILITY PAYMENTS.

THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO'S EVICTION MORATORIUM GOES INTO EFFECT TOMORROW.

TENANTS MUST NOTIFY THEIR LANDLORD IN WRITING WITHIN 7 DAYS THAT THEY CANNOT PAY RENT ON TIME BECAUSE OF A SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL IMPACT THAT IS RELATED TO COVID.

HOWEVER, THAT RENT WILL STILL COME DUE EVENTUALLY.

>> IF YOU DON'T PAY THEM OUT YOU WILL BE EVICTED.

TO AVOID HAVING THAT BALLOON PAYMENT DOWN THE LINE, PAY WHAT YOU CAN, IF YOU CAN'T PAY YOUR RENT, DON'T RELY ON THE FACT THAT THERE MAY BE ANOTHER RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COMING FROM THE STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

>> AND YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO'S EVICTION MORATORIUM THROUGH THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN VISIT THEIR WEBSITE, OR CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN.

>>> NOW TO AN ONGOING CRISIS.

FOOD INSECURITY IN AMERICA.

MORE THAN 30 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY LIVED IN FOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS IN 2020.

AS WE SHOW YOU, LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS ARE FACING MOUNTING CHALLENGES AS INFLATION RISES.

>> Reporter: A BAGFUL OF VEGETABLES, AND A LITTLE BIT OF FOOD EDUCATION.

IT IS ALL ON THE MENU TO HELP BLANCO MATTEO FEED HER FAMILY FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

SHE JOINED THE NEW YORK PANTRY HERE IN THE BRONX AT THE START OF THE PANDEMIC, TWO YEARS LATER , SHE IS STILL DEPENDENT ON THIS CRUCIAL LIFELINE.

BASED ON HER INCOME, SHE PAYS $10 TO RECEIVE FRESH PRODUCE TWICE PER MONTH.

>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: IT IS A BIG HELP.

RECORD-BREAKING INFLATION, THE HIGH COST OF GAS, AND PRICE INCREASES ON EVERYTHING FROM FOOD TO HOUSING MEANS LOW INCOME AMERICANS LIKE HER HAVE SEEN LITTLE REPRIEVE.

>> FOOD IS ONE OF THE WORST ITEMS HIT BY INFLATION IN THE LAST FOUR DECADES.

>> Reporter: IS PANTRY TRIES TO PROVIDE MORE THAN FOOD.

PARTICIPANTS GET NUTRITION LESSONS, LEARNING HOW TO COOK TO PRODUCE AND IMPROVE THEIR DIETS.

STATES WITH THE HIGHEST PROJECTED NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING IN FOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS IN 2021 INCLUDED TEXAS, CALIFORNIA, FLORIDA, NEW YORK, AND OHIO.

AS THE PANDEMIC RECEIVES, THOUSANDS REMAIN FOOD INSECURE.

THEY COULD ALL HAVE DEVASTATING EFFECTS.

>> YOU ARE GOING TO SEE HIGHER LEVELS OF DIABETES, HIGHER LEVELS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, HYPERTENSION, CERTAIN TYPES OF CANCER, AND ALL RELATED TO OBESITY AND POOR EATING BEHAVIOR.

WARMACK WHEN YOU ARE FOOD INSECURE, ACCESS TO FRESH PRODUCE LIKE THIS IS NOT ALWAYS GUARANTEED.

BACK AT HOME, BLANCO PUTS THE NUTRITION LESSONS TO WORK, LIKE USING LESS SALT, SAUTEING WITH LITTLE TO NO OIL, AND FRUITS IN A SALAD TO MAKE IT MORE APPEALING TO HER 11-YEAR-OLD SON.

SINCE JOINING THE PROGRAM, SHE HAS BEEN ABLE TO COME OFF OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICINE BY FOCUSING ON HER DIET.

WHILE INFLATION CONTINUES TO CLIMB, PANTRIES ATTEMPT TO FILL THE VOID, BUT EXPERTS WARN THEY ARE NOT A PERFECT SOLUTION.

>> THIS PERSON HAD THE ABILITY TO SEEK OUT AND FIND THE RIGHT PROGRAM.

MANY PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY OR CHOICE.

>>> THERE IS ABUSE ON RIDERSHIP NUMBERS ON LOCAL BUSES TROLLEYS AND TRAINS.

BEFORE, IT WAS NEAR 100 MILLION TRIPS EACH YEAR, AND THAT DROPPED DURING THE PANDEMIC TO JUST OVER 43 MILLION IN 2021, BUT THINGS HAVE TURNED AROUND DURING THE FIRST PART OF THIS YEAR.

AS GAS PRICES STARTED GOING UP, WE ARE SEEING THOSE NUMBERS AT 57 MILLION SO FAR THIS YEAR.

>> IT IS A HUGE SAVINGS, SO THE ONE TRIP ON TRANSIT IS $2.50.

OR A FULL DAY, YOU CAN WRITE FOR 6 DOLLARS.

WE HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD TRANSIT OPTIONS IN PLACE RIGHT NOW, AND MORE THAT ARE PLANNED FOR THE REGION'S FUTURE.

>> WITH PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS EASE, MORE PEOPLE ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF BEING OUT.

THEY JUST OPENED THE BLUE LINE TO LUNCH ALLAH, AND KIDS RIDE FREE WITH A NEW YOUTH OPPORTUNITY PASS.

STOMACH INFLATION IS HITTING EVERY PART OF THE ECONOMY INCLUDING LOCAL HOSPITALS.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SAYS THE FINANCIAL BLOW COMES AS HOSPITALS ARE STILL REELING FROM THE ECONOMIC STRAIN OF THE PANDEMIC, AND IT COULD GET WORSE AS CALIFORNIA MANDATES LOOM.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN HALF OF THE STATES HOSPITALS ARE OPERATING AT A LOSS OR UNSUSTAINABLE MARGINS BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO A RECENT REPORT COMMISSIONED BY THE CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.

>> THAT MEANS THEY ARE LOSING MONEY EVERY DAY PREPARING FOR PATIENTS.

>> Reporter: SHE IS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS FOR THE CALIFORNIA HOSPITALS ASSOCIATION.

SHE SAYS WERE HOSPITALS ARE LOSING MONEY NOW COMPARED TO PRE-PANDEMIC.

>> IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE YEARS FOR THE SITUATION TO FULLY WRITE IT SELF, AND IN TRUTH, THERE MAY BE HOSPITALS ACROSS THE STATE THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HIM OUT OF THIS.

>> Reporter: INFLATION IS ONLY WORSENING THE FINANCIAL STRAIN ON HOSPITALS.

THE REPORT FOUND THAT HOSPITALS ARE GENERALLY CARING FOR FEWER PATIENTS, WHILE COST ARE RISING , AND LABOR SHORTAGES ARE GROWING.

HOSPITALS HAVE BEEN TURNING TO CONTRACT WORKERS.

IT IS AN EXPENSE THAT IS HURTING THEIR BOTTOM LINE.

SOME TRAVEL NURSES ARE BEING PAID UPWARDS OF $300 PER HOUR.

>> CALIFORNIA IS NOT ALONE IN THIS.

WE ARE IN A NATIONAL BIDDING WAR IF YOU WILL FOR THESE TEMPORARY WORKERS.

>> Reporter: SCRIPPS HEALTH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST SYSTEMS IN SAN DIEGO.

IT'S CEO SAYS SCRIPPS HAS PAID AS MUCH AS $211 PER HOUR FOR CONTRACT NURSES.

HE SAYS THEY CURRENTLY HAVE AROUND 1000 OPEN POSITIONS.

>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM NURSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE WORKERS TO FOOD SERVICE WORKERS.

>> Reporter: EASES THE WORKER SHORTAGE AND RISING EXPENSES IS TAKING A MAJOR BITE OUT OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM'S PROFITS.

>> WE ARE SEEING SUPPLY COST GOING UP ABOUT 5 TO 6%.

BUT OUR REVENUE GROWTH AT BEST WILL GO UP ABOUT 3%.

SO THESE VERY SMALL MARGINS, YOU ARE SEEING HOSPITALS MAKE RIGHT NOW, WILL BE EVEN TIGHTER IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.

4 THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER FINANCIAL CLOUD HANGING OVER, HOSPITALS, THE SEISMIC SAFETY ACT WAS AMENDED 20 YEARS AGO.

IT REQUIRES HOSPITALS TO BE RETROFITTED TO OPERATE AFTER EARTHQUAKES.

IT HAS A FAST APPROACHING DEADLINE OF 2030.

>> THAT HAS A OVER $1 BILLION PRICE TAG ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

WE ARE RUNNING INTO A TRAIN WRECK IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE ON THE SEISMIC ISSUE.

>> Reporter: SHE HOPES HOSPITALS GET A DEADLINE EXTENSION.

>> IS PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH MONEY IN THE STATE TO PAY FOR ALL OF THE SEISMIC REQUIREMENTS, BUT WE MAY NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT AT LEAST SOME DOCTORS BEING ALLOCATED, BUT RIGHT NOW TIME, TIME DOESN'T COST ANYTHING, AND IT COULD BE AN ENORMOUS HELP.

>> Reporter: OVER AT SCRIPPS, THEY ARE BUDGETING FOR THE SEISMIC RETROFITTING MANDATE, SOMETHING THAT COULD INCREASE WITH THE COST OF RAW MATERIALS.

>> WE ARE HOPING TO GET A DELAY ON THAT, BUT THE LEGISLATURE IS STRUGGLING WITH THAT.

THAT IS $2.4 BILLION FOR SCRIPPS.

LEGISLATORS WILL LOOK AT THE BALANCE SHEET AND GO LOOK AT ALL THAT MONEY YOU HAVE IN THE BANK.

WE SPENT ALL THE MONEY WE HAVE THE BANK RIGHT NOW, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH IT.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HOSPITALS INCLUDING SCRIPPS GOT FEDERAL COVID RELIEF MONEY FROM THE C.A.R.E.S.

ACT AND THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, BUT HE SAYS THAT MONEY IS GONE.

HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME MORE HELP FROM THE STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

>> WE ARE LUCKY IN SAN DIEGO.

WE HAVE GOOD HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, STRONG HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS.

SCRIPPS IS NOT IN DANGER OF CLOSING.

WE HAVE A BALANCE SHEET THAT CAN SUPPORT US, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK FORWARD TO ALL OF THESE CHALLENGES THAT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH, PARTICULARLY THE UNFUNDED MANDATES THAT $2.4 BILLION IN BUILDING COSTS THAT I HAVE TO DO BECAUSE THIS DATE SAYS I HAVE TO DO IT.

OTHER STATES DON'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: WHILE SCRIPPS OR OTHER SAN DIEGO SYSTEMS MAY NOT BE AT RISK OF CLOSING, THE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION SAYS IT IS A VERY REAL THREAT FOR OTHERS.

THEY WERE LOBBYING FOR INCREASES IN MEDI-CAL REIMBURSEMENTS TO TRY TO HELP STRUGGLING HOSPITALS, BUT ULTIMATELY THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO GET IT INTO THE STATE BUDGET.

CALIFORNIA IS ALLOCATING MONEY FOR HEALTH WORKER EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

THERE IS ALSO $1 BILLION IN STIPENDS TO HELP RETAIN STAFF.

AGAIN.

>> WE NEED ALL HOSPITALS IN THIS STATE.

WE HAVE ROUGHLY 400 HOSPITALS IN CALIFORNIA TO TREAT 40 MILLION PEOPLE IN OUR STATE.

YOU KNOW, WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE THESE VERY IMPORTANT CENTERS OF CARE.

>>> WE WILL CONTINUE ON EVER GRADUAL COOLING TREND THAT WE HAVE JUST BEGUN THAT WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY.

BEEN LOOKING INTO NEXT WEEK, WE HAVE A WARMING TREND THAT WILL BE ON THE WAY.

ALL IN BETWEEN THAT, WE STILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH SOME MORNING CLOUDS, LOW-LEVEL CLOUDS, AND SOME FOG TO BE EXPECTED INTO THOSE LATE EVENINGS AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.

TONIGHT, FOG EXPECTED ACROSS THE METRO AREA.

TAKE IT EASY IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE TRAVELING.

AGAIN, EVEN IF THERE IS NOT FOG WHERE YOU ARE, YOU MAY RUN INTO IT ON YOUR TRAVELS.

MORE INTERIOR, A LITTLE LESS CLOUD COVERAGE.

TEMPERATURES DIPPING DOWN, RAMONA BACK TO THE MID-50s.

BORREGO SPRINGS WARM OVERNIGHT AT 81.

CAMPO 58 DEGREES.

FRIDAY, YOU HAVE SOME SHOWERS AND DORMS, SOME OF THAT MONSOON FLOW LINGERING ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS, AND ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN.

IT IS SO DRY AND PARCHED.

AT LEAST IT IS NOT AS PARCHED AS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA.

ALONG THE COAST IT WILL REMAIN COOL.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, SAN DIEGO ITSELF GETTING TO 74.

CHULA VISTA 75 FOR TOMORROW.

TRIPLE DIGITS FOR BORREGO SPRINGS.

MOUNT LAGUNA 76.

THERE ARE THE MORNING CLOUDS FOR YOUR FRIDAY.

THEY DON'T EVEN REALLY LEAVE AND DISPERSE UNTIL THE LUNCH HOUR, AND THEN THEY RETURN AROUND 6:00 P.M. THAT PATTERN CONTINUES.

THEN THE HOT PATTERN ALSO CONTINUES ACROSS NEVADA, STRETCHING INTO THE FOUR CORNERS THIS WEEKEND.

YOU WILL SEE THUNDERSTORMS ERUPTING ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS.

THERE IS THE COOLING TREND, LOW 70s FOR HIGHS ON THE COAST FOR YOUR MONDAY AND TUESDAY, AND EVEN INLAND, 70s FOR HIGHS.

BACK TO THE LOW 80s BY TUESDAY.

68 FOR THE HIGH ON MONDAY.

ACROSS THE DESERT AREAS, A LITTLE BIT OF A COOLING TREND, AND STILL IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

>>> THE REMAIN IN MEXICO DECISION WE TOLD YOU EARLIER WASN'T THE ONLY MAJOR EVENT TODAY INVOLVING THE SUPREME COURT.

JUSTICES ALSO MADE A KEY RULING ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S ABILITIES, AND KETANJI BROWN JACKSON WAS SWORN IN.

MORE NOW FROM REPORTER CHRIS SUNUNU AND.

>> Reporter: HISTORIC DAY AT THE SUPREME COURT.

>> I KETANJI BROWN JACKSON DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR -- >> Reporter: FOLLOWING THE RETIREMENT OF JUSTICE STEPHEN BREYER, KETANJI BROWN JACKSON WAS SWORN IN THURSDAY IS A 115th MEMBER OF THE SUPREME COURT, MAKING HER THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO SERVE ON OUR NATION'S HIGHEST COURT.

JACKSON'S SWEARINGEN COMES AS THE COURT WRAPS UP A DIVISIVE TERM THAT INCLUDED A DECISION OVERTURNING ROE V. WADE.

THURSDAY, THE COURT RELEASED RULINGS ON TWO BIG CASES RELATED TO CLIMATE AND IMMIGRATION.

ONE CURBS THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S ABILITY TO BROADLY REGULATE CARBON EMISSIONS FROM EXISTING POWER PLANTS.

>> WE FOCUSED A LOT ON WHAT THIS COURT HAS DONE TO INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS, ESPECIALLY WITH ABORTION, BUT ANOTHER PATTERN OF THIS COURT HAS BEEN STRIPPING REGULATORY AUTHORITIES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

>> Reporter: THE COURT ALSO GAVE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN APPROVAL TO END THE REMAIN IN MEXICO IMMIGRATION POLICY THAT ORIGINATED UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, WHICH SENT CERTAIN NON-MEXICAN CITIZENS WHO ENTERED THE U.S. BACK TO MEXICO INSTEAD OF DETAINING THEM OR RELEASING THEM INTO THE U.S.

WHILE THEIR IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS PLAYED OUT.

>> THEY DO ALSO HOLD FIRM TO THIS NOTION THAT ADMINISTRATIONS ARE ALLOWED TO CHANGE THEIR POLICIES WHEN THE WHITE HOUSE CHANGES HANDS, AND THAT DOES TRICKLE DOWN.

>> Reporter: THE NEXT TERM BEGINS THE FIRST MONDAY OF OCTOBER.

>>> GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SAYS TODAY'S SUPREME COURT RULING ON CARBON EMISSIONS MAKES IT EVEN MORE IMPERATIVE THAT CALIFORNIA AND OTHER STATES DOUBLE DOWN ON EFFORTS TO COMBAT THE CLIMATE CRISIS.

THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF CLIMATE ACTION CAMPAIGN TOLD KPBS MIDDAY ADDITION THAT WHILE THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE NATIONWIDE, SHE REMAINS HOPEFUL ABOUT WHERE CALIFORNIA IS HEADED.

>> IF WE CAN SHOW IT'S POSSIBLE, AND BUILD A MARKET FOR RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES AND MORE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS, AND SHOW IT ON THE GROUND, THE INFRASTRUCTURE ON THE GROUND, AND THE POSITIVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THESE PROJECTS, THEN I THINK THE GOOD NEWS WILL SPREAD, AND WE WILL WIN.

>> CALIFORNIA HAS MADE A NEARLY $54 BILLION CLIMATE COMMITMENT, WHICH INCLUDES WORKING TOWARDS 100% ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES BY 2035, PHASING OUT OIL DRILLING AND FRACKING, AS WELL AS CREATING INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE PARTNERSHIPS.

>>> I'M JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT I "NEWS HOUR" THE SUPREME COURT HANDS-DOWN RULINGS ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND IMMIGRATION ON THE FINAL DAY OF ITS HISTORIC TERM COMING UP ON 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS .

>>> FOURTH OF JULY IS ALMOST HERE, THAT MEANS FIREWORKS, SORT OF.

SOME ARE CELEBRATING WITH A NEW TYPE OF LIGHTS SHOW.

>> Reporter: THERE WILL BE NO SHORTAGE OF FIREWORKS TO SEE THIS INDEPENDENT DAY ACROSS SAN DIEGO.

THE BIG DAY BOOM IS BACK, AND SO ARE MANY OTHER FIREWORK EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

>> PLEASE GO TO ONE OF THE SHOWS THAT THEY ARE ALL OVER THE COUNTY ON THE FOURTH OF JULY.

IT IS A SAFE WAY TO SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY.

>> Reporter: THE HOLIDAY DOES NOT COME WITHOUT FIRE RISKS SAYS CAL FIRE.

>> THIS TIME OF YEAR DOWN IN SAN DIEGO, WE ARE IN A YEAR- ROUND FIRE SEASON, AND WE HAD A HOT WEEK LAST WEEK, AND WE HAD SOME FIRES ALONG THE BORDER, SO THE DANGER IS ALWAYS THERE.

>> Reporter: FIREWORKS OF ANY KIND INCLUDING SMALL FIRECRACKERS ARE COMMONPLACE BUT ILLEGAL IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO.

>> IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY SPECIFICALLY, ALL FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL.

ANY THAT YOU DO SEE AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE HAPPENING UNLESS IT'S AT A REGISTERED SHOW.

>> Reporter: ONE COMPANY LOOKING TO CHANGE THE TRADITIONAL FIREWORKS CELEBRATION IS TEAMING UP WITH THE CITY OF IMPERIAL BEACH FOR A HIGH-TECH DRONES SHOW.

IT WILL BE STAGED FROM THE PIER AND SYNCHRONIZE WITH MUSIC WITH DOZENS OF DRONES LIGHTING THE SKY.

>> THERE IS EVEN A NEW DRONE SHOWDOWN AT IMPERIAL BEACH THAT DOES NOT HAVE ANY FIREWORKS.

>> Reporter: NOTABLY, OCEAN BEACH'S ANNUAL FIREWORKS CELEBRATION OFF OF THE PEER WILL NOT BE HAPPENING FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW, NOR WILL THE FIREWORKS AT CAMP PENDLETON OR MIRA MESA HIGH SCHOOL.

>>> EVEN SUPERHEROES CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARIES.

TAKE SUPERMAN.

FANS ARE CELEBRATING 60 YEARS SINCE HE HAS BEEN WEB SLINGING HIS WAY INTO THEIR HEARTS.

TODAY AT THE COMIC-CON MUSEUM, A NEW EXHIBIT HELPED TO HIGHLIGHT THE MASKED HERO.

>> IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE TO HAVE HIM PREMIER HERE IN SAN DIEGO, THE WORLD PREMIERE OF SPIDER-MAN, AND PEOPLE WILL EXPERIENCE SOMETHING THEY MAY NEVER GET TO SEE AGAIN.

>> VISITORS GET TO SEE ORIGINAL COMIC ART, COSTUMES, MOVIE PROPS, AND SO MUCH MORE.

THE FUND DISPLAYS OPENING WEEKS BEFORE THE BIG, CON CONVENTION DOWNTOWN.

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