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>>> YOU CAN'T LOVE YOUR COUNTRY ONLY WHEN YOU WIN, A MESSAGE FROM JOE BIDEN FOLLOWING KAMALA HARRIS'S LOSS.

PRESIDENT BIDEN PROMISED AND ORDERLY TRANSFER OF POWER, IN HIS ADDRESS TODAY.

HERE IS JULIA BENBROOK WITH THE KEY TAKEAWAYS.>> Reporter: PRESIDENT BIDEN SPEAKING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE DECISION TO SEND TRUMP BACK TO THE WHITE HOUSE.

A CONTEST, COMPETING VISIONS, THE COUNTRY CHOOSES ONE OR THE OTHER.

WE ACCEPT THE CHOICE THE COUNTRY MADE.>> HE DREW CONTRAST WITH TRUMP BEFORE DROPPING OUT OF THE RACE.

YOU CAN'T LOVE THE COUNTRY ONLY WHEN YOU WIN.

>> Reporter: HE EMPHASIZED THE INTEGRITY OF THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM, SOMETHING REPEATEDLY QUESTIONED, SPREADING CLAIMS ABOUT VOTER FRAUD AND LEGAL CHALLENGES IN SWING STATES.

>> IT IS HONEST, IT'S FAIR, IT IS TRANSPARENT, AND IT CAN BE TRUSTED, WIN OR LOSE.>> Reporter: DURING THE REMARKS, HE SPOKE DIRECTLY TO MEMBERS OF THE CABINET AND SENIOR STAFF, AND PROMISE TO STAY COMMITTED IN THE FINAL DAYS OF HIS PRESIDENCY.>> WE HAVE 74 DAYS TO FINISH OUR TERM, LET'S MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT.

THAT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY WE HAVE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT SPOKE ON WEDNESDAY TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS VICTORY, A SOURCE SAYS THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS BUT WHEN HE SHOULD VISIT, IT COULD HAPPEN AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK.

REPORTING AT THE WHITE HOUSE, I'M JULIA BENBROOK.>> AS ANALYSTS PARSE THE REASONS, THE HEAD OF THE GOP SAID IT WAS ENTIRELY PREDICABLE, WHILE AMITA SHARMA SAYS A LOCAL NO PARTY PREFERENCE VOTER IS TERRIFIED ON TRUMP MAKING GOOD ON HIS PROMISED AGENDA.

>> IT'S OFFICIAL, DONALD TRUMP HAS BEEN ELECTED PRESIDENT.>> Reporter: CORY GUSTAVUS AND FEELS THERE'S NO MYSTERY BEHIND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP SELECTION TO A SECOND TERM IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

MOST VOTERS THOUGHT THE COUNTRY WAS GOING THE WRONG DIRECTION, BACKED UP DIPOLES.

GUST OF SINS TAKE?

AMERICANS WERE FED UP WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN'S "LEFT-LEANING AGENDA."

AND THEY HELD HARRIS EQUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.

OPEN BORDER, HIGH TAXES, HIGH CRIME, ALL HALLMARKS OF THE AGENDA, ESPECIALLY OF PORTABILITY, CAUSING MASSIVE INFLATION.

>> Reporter: ECONOMIST BLAMED SUPPLY SHORTAGES BROUGHT ON BY THE PANDEMIC AND WORSENED BY RUSSIA'S INVASION OF UKRAINE, THEY SAY SPENDING MEASURES TRUMP PUT IN PLACE IN HIS FIRST TERM WERE PERSONALLY RESPONSIVE FOR INFLATION.

EXIT POLLS SHOW TRUMP BOOSTED HIS SUPPORT IN NEARLY EVERY DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP, ESPECIALLY LATINO MEN.

GUSTAVUS AND BELIEVES VOTERS WERE ABLE TO LOOK PAST HIS CONVICTION ON 34 FELONIES, ACCUSATIONS OF INCITING THAT JANUARY 6 INSURRECTION, AND BEING HELD CIVILLY LIABLE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT, BECAUSE THEY SAW THEM FOR WHAT THEY WERE.

>> POLITICAL ATTACKS ON THE PRESIDENT.

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THAT THEY ARE POLITICAL ATTACKS.>> Reporter: HE SAYS TRUMP'S FIRST TASK UPON TAKING EXIT OFFICE IN JANUARY WILL BE TO SECURE THE BORDER, WITH THESE RESULTS.

>> LES FENTANYL COMING INTO THE COUNTRY, CUTTING DOWN ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING, HAVING LESS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN THIS COUNTRY TAKING UP HOUSING AND DRIVING UP THE COST OF HOUSING AROUND THE COUNTRY, WE NEED TO KNOW WHO IS IN THIS COUNTRY AND WHO IS NOT.>> Reporter: MARY SAYS VOTERS CONCERNS ABOUT GAZA COST HARRIS.

SHE BELIEVES RACISM, MISOGYNY, AND THE HIGH PRICE OF FOOD WERE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR HER DEFEAT.

>> YOUR EGGS, YOUR GAS, AND MILK, MAYBE IT WON'T COST AS MUCH IN THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS.

WHAT IS THE EXCHANGE FOR THAT?>> THE POTENTIAL ANSWERS TO THE LAST QUESTION SENT HER SPIRALING.>> WHAT WILL HAPPEN, IF, IN FACT, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS ELIMINATED?

WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM?

WHAT HAPPENS IF A VACCINE MANDATE IS LIFTED?

LOOK AT VENABLE DISEASE, MEASLES, MUMPS, POLIO, EVEN.

WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN OUR PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM?

WHAT ABOUT THE FREE PRESS?

IT HAS BEEN A HALLMARK OF OUR NATION SINCE THE BEGINNING, AND THAT HAS BEEN NAMED AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE.>> Reporter: THE WHAT-IFS HAVE PROVEN EXHAUSTING AND TERRIFYING, SO SHE HAS SHIFTED HER FOCUS, CLEANING HER HOUSE AND GETTING OUT HER CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.

AMITA SHARMA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> PARTS OF THE COUNTY ARE UNDER A RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL FRIDAY, LEADING TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC DEFIED ALMOST 25,000 CUSTOMERS THAT THEY MAY TURN OFF POWER BECAUSE OF THE WILDFIRE RISK.

SOME BUSINESSES, LIKE THIS ONE IN OAK SPRINGS SAY THEY CAN'T OPERATE AS USUAL, LOSING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF MERCHANDISE LIKE ICE CREAM AND BEVERAGES.>> JUST TAKE THE CUSTOMERS THAT WE CAN, AND START SHOPPING FOR NEW PRODUCTS.

IT'S DARK IN THERE, IN THE COOLER, EVERYTHING IS GOING BAD BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE POWER.>> THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER HAS BEEN ACTIVATED TO MONITOR CONDITIONS 24 SEVEN.

>>> TONIGHT WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES COOLING TO THE MIDDLE 40s, STAYING WAS A CLEAR, MORE IMPORTANT, WE WILL SEE THE SANTA ANA WINDS DIED DOWN, AND THE FIRE THREAT WILL DIMINISH.

I WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO EXPECT AS WE GET TOWARD THE WEEKEND.>>> KATIE SAYS THEY ARE HOPING TO SAVE LIVES.>> THIS SUMMER, THE COMMISSION SUGGESTED LIMITING VEHICLE PURSUITS TO VIOLENT FELONIES.

THEY SAY POLICE SHOULD NOT PURSUE FOR RELATIONS THAT DON'T THREATEN PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT ALLOW THEM FOR MISDEMEANORS AND OTHER FELONIES.

THE COMMISSION BELIEVES IT CAN MAKE A BIG IMPACT.

INFRACTIONS ARE A REASON FOR A MAJORITY OF HIGH-SPEED CHASES, ESPECIALLY FOR BLACK AND LATINO RESIDENTS.

GLORIA TRAN IS THE CHAIR.>> A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT TOOK THE LIVES OF MASON AND MALACHI.

IT WAS INITIATED DUE TO A NONWORKING HEADLIGHT ACCORDING TO PUBLISHED REPORTS, BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET A STRAIGHT STORY ON WHAT STARTED IT.

THAT IS JUST AWFUL.>> Reporter: THE CHANGES COME AFTER PUBLIC OPPOSITION, THE COMMISSION HASN'T SPOKEN WITH THE UNION.

>> WE REACHED OUT TO THEM AGAIN, TO SEE IF THEY WANTED TO DO A SIT DOWN, UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS RIGHT BEFORE THE OTHER TRAGIC ACCIDENT.>> Reporter: THREE MORE PEOPLE, INCLUDING AN OFFICER, HAVE DIED IN CHASES SINCE THE COMMISSION AGAIN DEBATING THE POLICY.

THE CHIEF HAS 60 DAYS TO RESPOND.>>> A JAPANESE HELICOPTER CARRIER HAS SUCCESSFULLY SHOWN THEY CAN OPERATE WITH F-35 FIGHTERS.

ANDREW DYER WAS THERE, AND SAYS IT IS AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN JAPAN'S CONTROVERSIAL MILITARY EXPANSION.

>> A U.S. MARINE TAKES OFF FROM THE MARITIME SELF-DEFENSE FORCE CARRIER ON WEDNESDAY AS PART OF A TEST SQUADRON.

ZACH LASERS SAYS JAPAN WILL BEGIN FLYING ITS OWN F-35 NEXT YEAR.

WE WILL BEGIN TO GIVE RECOGNITIONS ON HOW TO SAFELY OPERATE IN THE FUTURE.>> IT'S CALLED A DESTROYER, TECHNICALLY IT IS, BUT THE FACT IS, IT IS A HELICOPTER CARRIER.

IT WILL BECOME, IN PRACTICE, AND AIRCRAFT CARRIER.

THE POSTWAR CONSTITUTION PROHIBITS JAPAN FROM OPERATING OFFENSIVE WEAPONS LIKE ATTACK CARRIERS, AND THE RECENT MILITARY EXPANSION HAS DRAWN CRITICISM.

THE VICE ADMIRAL IS THE COMMANDER OF THE FLEET ESCORT FORCE.

HE SAYS THE STRATEGY IS TO BETTER INTEGRATE WITH ALLIES LIKE THE UNITED STATES IN DEFENSE.

HE SPOKE TO REPORTERS THROUGH A TRANSLATOR.

[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ]>> FOR THE SECURITY OF DEMOCRACIES, WHICH WILL RESULT IN A DETERRENCE.

>> U.S. NAVY SAILORS ARE ON BOARD TO HELP WITH FLIGHT OPERATIONS.

MARISSA SANCHEZ HAS BEEN WORKING HERE FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS.>> THE SHIP IS DEFINITELY DIFFERENT, THE FOOD IS SO DIFFERENT AS WELL, THE TYPE OF FOOD THEY HAVE HERE IS SO MUCH DIFFERENT FROM THE NEW SHIPS.

THEY HAVE SIMILARITIES, BUT THEY ARE VERY DIFFERENT, THEY HAVE A HOT TUB HERE.>> Reporter: THE SAILORS WILL HOLD IN FOR A LITTLE TIME OFF BEFORE HEADING BACK TO JAPAN.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THREE YEARS AGO, AMAZON OPENED A FULFILLMENT CENTER IN ONE OF TIJUANA'S POOREST NEIGHBORHOODS.

RESIDENTS HOPED THE COMPANY WOULD MAKE BIG INVESTMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

STYLUS ELYSE SAYS THOSE EXPECTATIONS REMAIN LARGELY UNFULFILLED.>> THE PHOTOS WERE JARRING, A SHINY NEW AMAZON WAREHOUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF A SHANTYTOWN.

THE IMAGES WENT VIRAL AND SPARKED A HEATED DEBATE ABOUT GLOBAL INEQUALITY.

THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY PRAISED IT, CALLING IT A WELCOME BOOST TO THE ECONOMY.

AMAZON, AT THE TIME ISSUED A STATEMENT, SAYING THE COMPANY FEELS GREAT REQUESTS RESPONSIBILITY TOWARD THE COMPANIES WE OPERATE.

THE COMPANY WASN'T SPECIFIC, YET RESIDENTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOPED THEY WOULD MAKE INVESTMENTS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE.

THREE YEARS LATER, THEY SAY THAT LITTLE HAS CHANGED.

[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: MARLEY SAYS THE COMMUNITY STILL LACKS PAVED ROADS, DRINKABLE WATER, AND A FUNCTIONAL STORM DRAIN SYSTEM.

SHE'S AMONG MANY WHO CAME LOOKING FOR A NEW START.

SHE EARNS 2000 PESOS PER WEEK WORKING AS A JANITOR IN THE AMAZON FULFILLMENT CENTER, MAKING $1000 PER WEEK, ALMOST TWICE AS MUCH AS MEXICO'S SOUTHERNMOST STATE.

SHE KNOWS CORPORATE NEIGHBORS EARN BILLIONS OF DOLLARS PER YEAR, AND INKS THEY SHOULD REINVEST MORE OF THAT INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE JUXTAPOSITION OF ONE OF THE RICHEST COMPANIES IN THE WORLD, SETTING UP SHOP AMID POVERTY WAS ALSO STRIKING FOR TED CRUZ.>> THAT PHOTO OF THE BIG AMAZON WAREHOUSE NEXT TO THIS PRECARIOUS SETTLEMENT WAS DRAMATIC.

>> Reporter: AMAZON IS HARDLY THE FIRST CORPORATE SUPERPOWER TO ESTABLISH ITSELF IN MEXICO.

THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF FACILITIES THAT HAVE OPEN SINCE 1994.

THAT'S WHEN CONGRESS RATIFIED THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT.

THE VIRAL PHOTO KICK STARTS A CONVERSATION ABOUT CORPORATE RESPONSE ABILITY.

>> THESE EPICENTERS OF WEALTH GENERATE SO MUCH REVENUE AND PROFIT, CAN THERE BE A LEVEL OF RESPONSE ABILITY TO INVEST IN THE COMMUNITIES FROM WHICH THEY ARE GETTING THEIR OWN LABOR?>> THE ONLY POOL ALSO SUPPORTS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] THE SCHOOL OPENED FIVE YEARS AGO, WITH JUST 10 STUDENTS.

THE FIRST CLASSROOMS WERE MADE FROM PLYWOOD, TWO BY FOURS, AND OTHER SCRAPS.

IN ONE BUILDING, A GARAGE DOOR SERVES AS A DIVIDING WALL BETWEEN CLASSROOMS.

[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] TODAY, THE SCHOOL HAS MORE THAN 200 STUDENTS, AND THANKS TO FUNDING , THEY ALSO HAVE A NEW CLASSROOM AND BATHROOM.

THIS IS THE ONLY INDOOR PLUMBING SOME OF THE STUDENTS HAVE REGULAR ACCESS TO.

THE SCHOOL HAS ALSO RECEIVED SOME CORPORATE SUPPORT.

[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: AMAZON DONATED BOOKS.

AMAZON MEXICO SAID "WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVING THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH OUR EMPLOYEES LIVE AND WORK, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE ORDERED WITH NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT LITERACY, HEALTH AND FOOD INSECURITY FOR RESIDENTS.

THE COMPANY SAYS IT HAS ALSO INVESTED MORE THAN $50 MILLION IN BAJA CALIFORNIA.

[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: EVEN THOUGH LOCALS BELIEVE CORPORATE NEIGHBORS COULD DO MORE TO HELP THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY SAY THE BULK OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FALLS ON TIJUANA'S GOVERNMENT.

SOSA HAS LIVED IN THE COMMUNITY FOR YEARS.

SHE SAYS LACK OF GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT IS PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE WHENEVER IT RAINS.

THE COMBINATION OF UNPAVED ROADS AND THE LACK OF DRAINAGE CREATES A RIVER OF MUD TO THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD.

[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] SHE SAYS EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN DURING STORMS.

THE FORMER MAYOR DECLINED AN INTERVIEW REQUEST.

TIJUANA'S NEW MAYOR COULD NOT BE REACHED FOR COMMENT.>>> CALIFORNIA LAW REQUIRES THE STATE ELECTRICITY GRID TO GET 100% OF ITS ENERGY FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES BY 2025.

OUR KPBS REPORTER THOMAS FUDGE SAYS NEW RESEARCH SHOWS A PATH TO THE GOAL IS PAVED WITH A LOT OF STORED ENERGY.>> IT'S LIKE PUTTING MONEY IN THE BANK SO YOU CAN SPEND IT LATER.

BRIAN MURRAY IS THE DIRECTOR OF REAL-TIME OPERATIONS, RUNNING THIS STATE ELECTRICITY GRID.

HE SAYS BATTERY STORAGE BRINGS A CRUCIAL ELEMENT,>> BATTERIES ARE ESSENTIALLY ALWAYS ON, THEY CAN BE DISCHARGING AND PROVIDING ENERGY TO THE GRID, THEY CAN BE CONSUMING ENERGY WHILE STORING.>> Reporter: BATTERY STORAGE IS ALREADY A MAJOR PLAYER, OVER 9000 MW OF CAPACITY, IT WILL BECOME BIGGER AS CALIFORNIA AIMS TO CREATE AN OMISSION FREE SUPPLY SYSTEM.

>> I SWEAR, THAT TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY CAN COME UP ONLINE AND HELP US GET TO THIS ZERO EMISSIONS FUTURE.>> GONZALEZ EXAMINES THE VALUE OF LONG- DURATION ENERGY STORAGE.

CALIFORNIA'S RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, DOMINATED BY SOLAR AND WIND ARE PERIODIC, NOT ALWAYS SHINING OR BLOWING.>> WE HAVE POWER PRODUCTION, IF WE HAD MORE STORES, WE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT ELECTRICITY AND STORE IT WHEN WE HAVE THE HIGHEST DEMANDS AND ELECTRICITY.>> Reporter: A D CARBONIZED GRID WOULD INCREASE THE VARIABILITY OF SUPPLY AND REDUCE ENERGY PRICES.

ANOTHER SCENARIO IS SWING WATERPOWER DURING THE SPRING AND DRY SUMMER.

CAN WE STORE ENERGY FOR MONTHS?

SHE SAYS HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY CAN, BUT IT HAS TO COME DOWN IN PRICE.

SHE HOPES GOVERNMENTS WILL START TO MANDATE ENERGY STORAGE SO WE CAN SEE THE BENEFITS IN THE FUTURE.

>>> IF YOU GO BACK IN SAN DIEGO HISTORY, ONE MAYORAL CANDIDATE DID NOT BOTHER TO WAIT, HE SUBTLY TOOK OFFICE.

KEN KRAMER EXPLAINS IN THIS STORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.>> DON'T RECOGNIZE HIM?

HIS NAME IS JOHN, AND IN 1995, HE WON THE ELECTION, BUT HIS OPPONENTS CHALLENGED, SAYING HE WAS GETTING A PENSION.

WHAT HAPPENED THEN IS A SAN DIEGO POLITICAL STORY FOR THE AGES.

THE MAYOR ELECT TOOK A VACATION TO TIJUANA, AND SO, HE COULDN'T BE SERVED WITH PAPERS ORDERING HIM TO APPEAR IN COURT.

IN FACT, HE HID OUT UNTIL THE NIGHT BEFORE THE INAUGURATION DAY.

THEN HE BROKE THROUGH THE DOOR OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND SAT DOWN IN THE EXECUTIVE CHAIR.

HE WAS NOW THE MAYOR, DOING THE CITY'S BUSINESS, AND ACCORDING TO THE NEWSPAPER, NOBODY DARED CHALLENGE HIM.

TODAY THERE IS NO MONUMENT TO JOHN, BUT AT THE CORNER OF FIFTH AND G IS THE BUILDING THAT WAS THE OLD CITY HALL.

WHEN YOU PASS BY NEXT TIME, YOU MIGHT THINK OF HIM, THE MAYOR WHO BROKE IN AND LITERALLY TOOK OFFICE.

IT'S A TRUE STORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE OF HIS STORIES ABOUT SAN DIEGO, HE HAS A HALF-HOUR OF THEM EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT, AT 8:00 P.M., RIGHT HERE ON KPBS.>>> THE LAST COUPLE DAYS, WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH SANTA ANA WINDS, AND INCREASED FIRE RED THAT WILL START TO DIE DOWN AS WE HEAD TOWARD THE WEEKENDS.

COMFORTABLE COOLDOWN ALONG WITH THAT, AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEXT WEEK, WE ARE LOOKING AT PLENTY OF SUNSHINE COMING UP.

FIRST, LET'S LOOK AT TEMPERATURES FOR TONIGHT.

37 IN RAMONA, 46 IN SAN DIEGO, 39 OVER IN BORREGO SPRINGS, DEFINITELY SEEING A BIT OF ARRANGE.

WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THAT FIRE DANGER THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY, AND THE LAST COUPLE DAYS.

WE ARE GOING TO START TO SEE THIS DIMINISH, NORTH OF US, FIRES HAVE BEEN BURNING.

THE CONCERN FOR NEW FIRES SPARKING WILL DECREASE A LITTLE BIT.

TOMORROW, WE RANGE FROM 76 IN SAN DIEGO, 75 IN OCEANSIDE, 76 OVER IN BORREGO SPRINGS, 50s IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

THIS IS WHERE THE COOLDOWN COMES IN.

WE ARE RANGING FROM 75 ON FRIDAY, COOLING DOWN TO THE LOWER 70s FOR THE WEEKEND, 71 ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY, BUT LIKE I MENTIONED, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TO ENJOY OVER THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

FURTHER INLAND, WE ARE STARTING WITH THE 80s ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, COOLING TO THE MIDDLE 70s BY MONDAY, AND THEN, EVEN INTO THE UPPER 60s BY THE TIME WE GET TO TUESDAY.

TAKING A LOOK AT THE MOUNTAINS, 50s IS REALLY THE TREND HERE, WE ARE NOT SEEING TOO MUCH CHANGE, 53 ON FRIDAY, WARMING UP TO THE MIDDLE 50s FOR THE WEEKEND, BALANCING BACK DOWN TO 52 ON TUESDAY.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE DESERT FIVE DAY OUTLOOK.

WE ARE STICKING IN THE 70s FOR THE MOST PART.

TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS CLOSER TO MONDAY.

WE WILL WARM UP TO THE 80s, THEN WE WILL GET RIGHT BACK DOWN TO 77.>>> THE SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATE A QUARTER CENTURY OF BRINGING ASIAN AMERICAN CINEMA TO SAN DIEGO.

BETH IS IN BALBOA PARK FOR OPENING NIGHT.>> Reporter: I'M HERE IN THE ATRIUM WHERE THE SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL IS ABOUT TO KICK OFF A 25th YEAR, AND I'M HERE WITH THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR.

FIRST OF ALL, BRIAN, CONGRATULATIONS ON A SOLD-OUT OPENING NIGHT.>> IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE A SELLOUT.

THIS GOES BY FAST, IT SELLS PRETTY QUICKLY.>> I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND A DUCK MENTORING ABOUT A POP CULTURE ICON, WHO STARRED IN FASTER, PUSSYCAT, KILL, KILL.

WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?

>> WE ARE HAVING A WORLD PREMIER EVENT, THIS IS ABOUT A PERSON, A CHARACTER WE KNOW TO BE ONE OF THE ULTIMATE BAD IN FILM HISTORY.

WHAT DRIVES AND ACTRESS TO HAVE THIS KIND OF ELECTRICITY?

THIS FILM HAS A BACK STORY THAT IS INTERESTING.

>> ANOTHER DOCUMENT OR YOU HAVE PLAYING AT THE FESTIVAL, WE HAVE THE PRODUCER OF THAT FILM HERE, MAGGIE LEE.

SO, THIS IS A FILM ABOUT A TOPIC MOST AMERICANS PROBABLY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT, TELL US WHAT IT IS.>> IT SHOULDN'T BE SURPRISING, A LOT OF CHINESE PEOPLE ALSO DON'T KNOW IT EXISTS, BASICALLY THIS IS A PROFESSION THAT I THINK ONLY EXISTS IN CHINA, DISPEL THE MISTRESS TO SAVE THE MARRIAGE, IN A NUTSHELL.

>> THIS WOULD BE VERY LOCATED, IN TERMS OF GETTING EVERYBODY'S PERMISSION TO SORT OF MAKE THIS IN AN ETHICAL WAY.

HOW DID ELIZABETH WORK THIS?>> IT IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE MOST NERVE-RACKING IN THE WORLD FOR THAT REASON, AS LAWMAKERS, WE WANT TO FULLY RESPECT THE RIGHTS AND PRIVACY OF THEM, WE APPRECIATE ALL THE RISKS THEY TAKE, WE ACTUALLY GAVE THEM A CHANCE, THEY ALREADY SIGNED THE RELEASE, WE SAT DOWN AND WATCHED THE FILM WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM, TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW EXACTLY HOW THEY ARE PRESENTED, THE STORY IN THE FINAL ADDITION OF THE FILM.>> Reporter: WHAT WAS THE PROCESS LIKE?

YOU SAID IT TOOK YOU FOUR YEARS.>> IT WAS A CONSTANT PROCESS TRYING TO CONVINCE MORE PEOPLE TO BE ON BOARD, FROM THE CASTING, AMONG ALL OF THE PRACTITIONERS OF THIS PROFESSION IN CHINA, CHARISMATIC IN TERMS OF PERSONALITY, AND HER APPROACH TO ALL OF HER CLIENTS, BEING SO EMPATHETIC, WHICH ALIGNS WITH US, WE DIDN'T WANT TO MALIGN WORD DEMONIZE ANYONE.

BASICALLY, THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF FOUR YEARS, WE FOUND 67 DIFFERENT CASES TRYING TO GET ACCESS TO EVERY CASE.

SOME PEOPLE DROPPED OUT, WE UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT IT.

WE DIDN'T THINK WE GOT ENOUGH ACCESS TO TELL A COMPELLING AND EMPATHETIC STORY.

THE FINAL CASE IN THE FILM IS THE ONE WHERE WE THOUGHT WE GOT ENOUGH DETAILS OF PERSONAL LIFE AND PERSONALITY TO REALLY TELL THE STORY.>> THOSE ARE ONLY TWO OF YOUR OPTIONS, THERE WILL BE 35 COUNTRIES YOU WILL HAVE AN OPTION TO SEE, IT RUNS THROUGH SATURDAY,, IT RUNS THROUGH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, AT MULTIPLE VENUES.

I GUARANTEE THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

>> THAT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI, GOOD NIGHT.>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH FLOOD, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 80 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.