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TO GOOD EVENING OF THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1st.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI .

FIGHTING A WILDFIRE IS OFFERED AT WITH THE TEMPERATURES AND RUGGED TERRAIN, AND IT IS QUITE THE BATTLE.

SEVERAL HUNDRED FIREFIGHTERS ARE IN SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO COUNTY, TAKING ON THE DESTRUCTIVE ORDER 32 FIGHTER NEAR STATE ROUTE 94 IN THE BARRETT JUNCTION AREA.

ROUGHLY THREE MILES NORTH OF THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER.

OVER 4400 ACRES HAVE BURNED AS WELL AS THREE HOMES.

KENNY ALVARADO SHOWS US HOW FIREFIGHTERS AND EVACUEES ARE DEALING WITH THE SITUATION.

>> Reporter: THE FIRE BROKE OUT ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ALONG STATE ROUTE 94.

AND EXPLODED IN A MATTER OF HOURS.

FRANKLY COCO SAYS, IT WAS THE PERFECT STORM FOR THE FIRE TO TAKE OFF.

>> OUR GOAL IS TO GET THOSE FIRES AT TAKE ACRES OR LESS.

SOMETIMES THERE ARE THINGS BESIDES OUT OF YOUR CONTROL.

THERE IS EXTREME HEAT AND THE TYPOGRAPHY.

FIRE, WHEN COMBINED WITH THAT SUBSTANTIAL WINS.

IT HAS THE ABILITY TO GROW EXPONENTIALLY.

THAT IS IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

THAT IS HOW WE SAW A FIRE GO FROM A COUPLE OF 100 ACRES TO 4000.

>> Reporter: TONY MITCHUM SAYS, TWO PEOPLE WERE CRITICALLY BURNED.

>> LAST NIGHT, WE HAD TWO PEOPLE THAT WERE CRITICALLY BURNED.

THE SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS.

WE TREATED AND AIRLIFTED TO THE REGIONAL BURN CENTER.

WHILE THAT WAS GOING ON, OUR BORDER PATROL AGENTS AND SHERIFF DEPUTIES, FIREFIGHTERS, RESCUED AN ADDITIONAL FIVE PEOPLE THAT HAD MADE THEIR WAY TO HIGHWAY 94 AND WERE IN IMMINENT PERIL.

>> Reporter: THE SUPERVISOR, NATHAN FLETCHER, SAYS IT IS CRITICAL FOR PEOPLE TO HEED EVACUATION ORDERS.

>> PLEASE DO NOT PUT OUR FIREFIGHTERS IN THE SITUATION OF NOT BEING ABLE TO RESPOND TO A FIRE BECAUSE THEY'RE HAVING TO DO EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS IN AN AREA THAT THEY HAVE ASKED AND ORDERED YOU TO LEAVE.

>> Reporter: THIS MAN SAYS THAT AFTER THEY CLOSE THE ROADS, COMMUNICATION BROKE DOWN.

THEY ARE MAKING NO EXCEPTIONS TO LET PEOPLE THROUGH FOR CRITICAL NEEDS.

>> THEY SHUT 94 DOWN TO WHERE PEOPLE CANNOT GET HOME TO THEIR BABIES.

THEIR WIVES, THEIR ANIMALS.

I HAD TO SLEEP AT THE RIDE- SHARE PARKING LOT.

THEY WOULD NOT LET ME HOME.

AND THEY WOULD NOT EVEN LET US KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.

>> Reporter: GILBERT SAYS HE HAS LIVED THERE FOR ALMOST A DECADE.

THIS FIRE CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND FAST.

HE SAYS, HE WAS FIRST TO ALERT EVERYONE AND THE EVACUATION CAME LATER.

AS HE PUTS IT, NOT UNTIL EVERYTHING GOT UGLY.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: SINCE THEN, HE IS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANYONE.

NOT EVEN WITH HIS WIFE WHO WAS EVACUATED TO THE CASINO.

HE HAD NO IDEA WAS MOVED TO MOUNTAIN EMPIRE HIGH SCHOOL UNTIL WE TOLD HIM.

THAT WAS HIS POINT.

HE SHOWED US, ON HIS PHONE.

HE SAYS THAT COMMUNICATION IN THE AREA HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME.

DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS LIKE THIS, THINGS GET A WHOLE LOT WORSE.

HE WONDERED IF IT WOULD TAKE A TRAGEDY FOR THINGS TO IMPROVE.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS .

TO OUR COUNTY AND STATE JAIL WITH HIS LINGERING HEAT WAVE.

WE ARE ASKED TO CUT BACK ON ELECTRICITY UNTIL 9:00 TONIGHT.

THESE TEMPERATURES, THEY ARE EXACERBATED BY DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND HELPING FUEL WILDFIRES.

MIKE VALERIO BREAKS DOWN ALL THE IMPACTS THE HEAT WAVE IS HAVING.

>> Reporter: JUST ABOVE THE FIRE LINE, NORTH OF LOS ANGELES, PLAINS DIVE, SKIM THE RESERVOIR AND THEN DROPPED THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF WATER ON THE FIRE.

>> IT IS CRAZY.

FIREFIGHTERS LEFT AND RIGHT.

THE POLICE HERE AND THERE.

>> Reporter: IT HAS CHARRED MORE THAN 5200 ACRES NEAR INTERSTATE 5.

PART OF THE FREEWAY SHUT DOWN.

EVACUATIONS ARE IN EFFECT IN JUST A DAY AFTER IT STARTED, THE FIRE IS 12% CONTAINED.

>> ALL OF US HAVE BEEN TRYING TO OUTRUN MOTHER NATURE.

IT IS PRETTY CLEAR THAT MOTHER NATURE HAS OUTRUN US.

>> Reporter: GAVIN NEWSOM ALERTING THAT THE STATE WILL BE TESTED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK BY WILDFIRES, TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ROLLING BLACKOUTS STATEWIDE.

>> THE PROBLEM THAT CALIFORNIA FACES ON THESE HOT DAYS IS ALMOST ENTIRELY AIR CONDITIONING.

>> Reporter: BORNSTEIN IS AN ENERGY AND ECONOMIC EXPERT AT UC BERKELEY.

UTILITIES ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO REDUCE CONSUMPTION LATER IN THE DAY FROM FOUR TO 9:00 P.M. THAT IS PEAK DEMAND WHEN THERE IS LESS ENERGY AVAILABLE FROM SOLAR PANELS.

>> IF WE CAN GET PEOPLE TO INCREASE THEIR THERMOSTATS JUST A FEW DEGREES, TURNING IT FROM 75 TO 78 -- THAT TAKES A HUGE LOAD OFF THE SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: MIKE VALERIO, KPBS NEWS >>> MANY LOCAL STUDENTS ABOUT TO DO WITHOUT INSIDE THE CLASSROOM.

KPBS' REPORTS , THAT TURNS UP THE HEAT ON ONE DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE HEADS PREVAILED AMONG PARENT TOO.

>> Reporter: RANCHO BERNARDO INN BERNARDO HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL HAVE BEEN BACK IN SESSION FOR TWO WEEKS RECENTLY, THEIR SLEIGHS HAVE BEEN SHORTENED.

THAT IS BECAUSE THE SCHOOLS OUTDATED HVAC SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN REDUCING AS AN AIR- CONDITIONING.

THE CLASSROOMS HAVE BEEN HEATING UP.

>> I KNOW EVERYONE IS COMPLAINING AND FINDING A WAY TO STEP OUT OF CLASS AND GET SOME AIR.

>> Reporter: MARK SLADEK IS A SENIOR AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WHO HAS NOTICED SOME IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE AC THIS WEEK.

>> ALL OF LAST WEEK AND THE WEEK BEFORE, CLASSES WERE STARTING TO TAKE THE CLASS OUTSIDE AND GET A BREEZE GOING.

THE ROOMS WERE LIKE A HUMAN SAUNA.

>> Reporter: AT FIRST, THE DISTRICT BROUGHT IN FANS.

THEN THEY ORDERED ORDERABLE AC UNITS TO BRING RELIEF.

RUBEN RS IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RECTOR OF FACILITIES.

>> OUR PLAN REDUCE ENOUGH ICE TO RADICALLY SUPPLY AIR FOR BOTH CLASSROOMS.

WE WILL HAVE AIR UP TO DATE.

>> Reporter: IT WOULD COST $10 MILLION TO REPLACE THE OLD HVAC SYSTEM.

THE DISTRICT HAS SPENT ABOUT $500,000 ON BACKUP SOLUTIONS AND THE TWO MONTH RENTAL OF A 600 TON CHILLER.

>> WE HAVE CONTINUES AIR DUE TO OUR CHILLER.

WE DO NOT NEED TO DEPEND ON THE FANS NOR SINGLE UNITS.

THOSE ARE FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

NOW WE HAVE OUR RENTER CHILLER, OUR HAIR IS FALLING.

>> Reporter: BOTH CAMPUSES ARE HAVING STUDENTS CONTINUE TO ONLY COME FOR HALF-DAY SCHEDULES TO MINIMIZE THEIR EXPOSURE TO THE AFTERNOON HEAT.

>> I HOPE THAT THE SYSTEM DOES NOT CRASH AGAIN AND THAT WE HAVE TO RELY ON SIMPLE LITTLE AC UNIT THAT MIGHT NOT SUPPORT THE WHOLE CLASS.

>> Reporter: THEY EXPECT THEM TO BE FUNCTIONING BY NEXT WEEK.

STUDENTS RETURNING TO A NORMAL SCHEDULE.

HE SAYS THE DISTRICT IS EXPLORING DIFFERENT PROPOSALS FOR LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO SPLIT AND ISOLATE THE HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SYSTEMS.

KPBS NEWS .

>> I WITH ALL DISTRICTS, THEY NOW HAVE AIR-CONDITIONING ACCORDING TO AN EMAIL FROM OFFICIALS.

WHEN WE CAN GET A BREAK FROM THE HEAT, WE WILL HAVE THAT IN YOUR WEATHER FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> NEW COVID-19 SHOT ARE READY TO ROLL.

THE CDC ENDORSED THE NEW SHOTS MADE BY PFIZER AND MODERNA.

THEY CONTAIN HALF THE REGULAR VACCINE AND HALF PROTECTION AGAINST THE BA.4 AND BA.5 VARIANCE.

THEY HAVE NOT YET FINISHED TESTING.

THEY HAVE DECIDED THEY ARE THE BEST OPTION TO PROTECT US AGAINST A WINTER SURGE AND THE DIRECTOR AGREED.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS MOVED INTO THE CDC LOW COVID-19 ACTIVITY LEVEL.

THE CASE RATE PER 100,000 PEOPLE IS 138.5.

BELOW THE THRESHOLD OF TWO 400 PER 100,000 MOVES US DOWN A LEVEL.

THERE ARE 6.5 NEW COVID HOSPITALIZATION IS FOR 100,000 PEOPLE.

>>> COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS MAY WE SAY HAVE REACHED THE PEAK OF MONKEYPOX CASES.

A GLOBAL OUTBREAK IS SEEING 1300 CASES IN CALIFORNIA WITH TWO AND 90 IN OUR COUNTY.

MATT HOFFMAN HAS MORE ON THE LOCAL RESPONSE.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY'S LATEST VACCINE EVENT WAS HELD IN CHULA VISTA.

800 APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE AVAILABLE AND THEY WERE BOOKED UP IN ABOUT 45 MINUTES.

>> IS IS THE NEED IS OUT THERE.

THE NEED IS GREAT.

PEOPLE ARE JUST ANXIOUS TO GET SCHEDULED.

>> Reporter: WILMA WOOTEN IS SAN DIEGO CAMILLI PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER.

THE GOAL IS STILL TO VACCINE GIVEN IN THE HIGH RISK CATEGORY.

SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED.

SO FAR, THE REGION HAS GOTTEN 6000 MILES OF DOSES.

FIVE TIMES THAT IS NEEDED.

>> WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING WE ASK FOR.

WE HAVE GOTTEN OUR ALLOCATIONS.

>> Reporter: ANYONE CAN CONTRACT MONKEYPOX.

MOST PEOPLE DO NOT NEED TO BE HOSPITALIZED.

IT CAN CAUSE LIKE SYMPTOMS ALONG WITH RASHES OR LESIONS.

INFECTIONS ARE LARGELY AMONG THOSE THAT HAVE SEX WITH MEN.

WOOTEN SAYS MORE SUPPLY FROM THE STATE THAT WILL BE USED FOR VACCINE EVENTS AND GO TO LOCAL PROVIDERS IS COMING NEXT WEEK.

>> THOSE NUMBERS ARE HIGHER THAN THE PRIOR ALLOCATIONS.

THAT IS GOOD NEWS.

AGAIN, WE WILL SHARE THE EXACT NUMBERS NEXT WEEK WHEN WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE VACCINES IN HAND.

>> Reporter: INFECTIONS ARE SPREADING GENERALLY THROUGH SEX.

SKIN TO SKIN CONTACT IS ANOTHER FORM OF TRANSMISSION.

WOOTEN SAYS WE MAY HAVE SEEN INFECTION SPEAK LOCALLY IN AUGUST, SIMILAR TO TRENDS IN STATEWIDE DATA.

>> ON THE WEBSITE, YOU WILL SEE THERE AT THE CURVE.

IT IS SHOWING VERY SIMILAR PATTERNS IN TERMS OF THE FACT THAT WE PEAKED, BUT WE ARE ON THE DOWNSIDE.

THE NUMBERS ARE STILL -- WE ARE STILL SING NUMBERS EVERY OTHER DAY >> Reporter: THEY TYPICALLY DECLARE AN OUTBREAK OVER WHEN THERE ARE NO CASES FOR TWICE THE VIRUSES INCUBATION.. THAT IS ABOUT A 42 DAYS.

DESPITE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL MONKEYPOX EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS, SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS NOT GETTING ANY FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ITS RESPONSE.

WOOTEN SAYS STATE OFFICIALS JUST ANNOUNCED THEY WILL BE OFFERING SOME FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS .

>> WE HAVE A SPECIAL PAGE ON A WEBSITE TRACKING THE MONKEYPOX LOCALLY.

LOOK FOR THE LINK ON OUR HOMEPAGE, KPBS.ORG .

>>> UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT'S DEFENDING THE UNIVERSITY'S HANDLING OF RAPE ALLEGATION.

JOHN CARROLL TELLS HER LATEST OFFENSE COMES WITH A PERSONAL BOMBSHELL.

>> OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM, OUR LEGAL TEAM, UNEQUIVOCALLY MADE THE RIGHT DECISION.

>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT HAS OFFENDED THE UNIVERSITY'S HANDLING OF THE RAPE ALLEGATION MADE BY A EIGHT-YEAR-OLD WOMAN AGAINST THREE MEMBERS OF LAST YEAR'S FOOTBALL TEAM.

THE LATEST OFFENSE CAME AT A MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATED EVENTS OF SAN DIEGO'S DATE ON WEDNESDAY.

THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE WAS THERE AND SHARE THIS FOOTAGE WITH US.

SHE DROPPED THE BOMBSHELL WHEN THE CAMERAS WERE NOT ROLLING.

THE QUOTE WAS CAPTURED BY REPORTER, GARY ROBBINS.

SHE SAID, THE ISSUE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, IS VERY PRESENT.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT LIVES WITH ME DAY TO DAY.

SOMETHING THAT INFORMS HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

WE REACHED OUT FOR FURTHER COMMENT FROM HER, THE UNIVERSITY SPOKESPERSON RESPONDED THAT SHE WAS NOT SCHEDULING MEDIA INTERVIEWS AT THIS TIME.

WE ALSO REACH OUT TO THE ASSOCIATED STUDENT LEADERSHIP, BUT WE ARE TOLD THEY WERE IN MEETINGS ALL DAY.

AT ONE POINT, A STUDENT ASKED DILATORY OF A MESSAGE BEING SENT BY THE UNIVERSITY THAT ATHLETES WERE VALUED MORE THAN OTHERS.

THE ALLEGED RAPE VICTIM IS NOT A STUDENT.

SHE HAD AND I WENT OFF TO THE UNIVERSITY'S VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL'S AFFAIRS, JESSICA.

>> WE DID NOT HAVE THE CONFIRM NAMES OF SUSPECTS FROM THE VICTIM.

>> Reporter: SHE ALSO REITERATED THAT THE UNIVERSITY DID NOT LAUNCH ITS OWN INVESTIGATION BECAUSE SAN DIEGO PD ASKED THEM NOT TO.

THE SCHOOL HAS SINCE GOTTEN THE GREEN LIGHT TO INVESTIGATE AND IS MOVING FORWARD WITH ITS OWN INQUIRY.

>> IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO ALLOW THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION PROCESS TO OCCUR UNIMPEDED.

I WILL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I WOULD NOT CHANGE IT JUST BECAUSE OF THE MEDIA STORM.

ONE ALWAYS HAS TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

>> Reporter: JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS .

>>> LOCAL WATER MANAGERS SAY SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS PRESENT FROM THE DROUGHT THAT IS SQUEEZING WATER SUPPLIES IN CALIFORNIA AND THE WESTERN UNITED STATES.

THE REPORTER, ERIC ANDERSON, SAYS THE REGION IS NOT IMMUNE TO THE DROUGHT PUNISHING THE WEST.

>> Reporter: THE RESERVOIR IS AN ANOMALY IN THE WEST.

A MAN-MADE LAKE IS PRETTY MUCH FULL.

>> THE RESERVOIR IS A 24,000 ACRE RESERVOIR.

IT PROVIDES WATER TO OUR AQUEDUCTS.

>> Reporter: BIGGS SAYS THAT IS A YEARS WORTH OF WATER FOR ABOUT 60,000 FAMILIES.

HE IS AN OPERATOR, MOVING WATER IN AND OUT OF THE RESERVOIR LOCATED NEAR ESCONDIDO.

THIS LAKE WAS BUILT TO HELP THE REGION COPE, IF IMPORTED WATER GETS CUT OFF.

WATER AUTHORITY OFFICIALS SAY, THE EMERGENCY WATER IS JUST ONE TOOL THAT THEY HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THREE DECADES TO KEEP LOCAL WATER TAPS RUNNING.

>> WE ARE SECURE, BUT WE STILL NEED TO DO OUR PART.

THESE HOTTER, DRIER CONDITIONS ARE ARE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: KELLY ROGERS SAYS THAT RAISING THE DAM AND WATERWAY STILLS WITH THE IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT ALL PLAY A ROLE.

ROGERS SAYS THE PROJECTS ARE EXPENSIVE, BUT VITAL.

>> IT IS LIKE YOUR RETIREMENT WHEN YOU ARE YOUNGER.

YOU FEEL LIKE, OH GOSH, I MAY NEVER NEED THAT.

WHEN YOU ARE RETIRED YOU ARE LIKE, WELL, ALL THE LESSONS ARE PAYING OFF.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO IS NOT INSULATED FROM A CLIMATE CHANGE DRIVEN DROUGHT THAT IS STRANGLING WATER FLOWS IN THE COLORADO RIVER BASIN.

THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION'S SAYS THAT ALL OF THE WEST WATER SOURCES ARE SUFFERING THE SITUATION WAS PAINTED IN STARK TERMS DURING A SENATE COMMITTEE HEARING IN JULY.

>> HYDROLOGIC VARIABILITY, HOTTER TEMPERATURES LEADING TO SNOWMELT.

DRY SOILS, ALL TRANSLATING INTO EARLIER AND LOW RUNOFF.

THIS IS COUPLE AS THE COMMITTEE MENTIONED WITH THE LOWEST RESERVOIR RECORDS IN RECORD.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE TWICE CALLED FOR RIVER USERS TO CUT MAC BACK ON THE AMOUNT OF WATER THEY TAKE.

MORE DRASTIC CUTS ARE NEEDED.

>> BETWEEN TWO AND 4 MILLION ACRES IS NEEDED TO PROTECT CRITICAL LEVELS IN 2023.

>> Reporter: THE LEVEL SHE/HER TALKING ABOUT OUR WATER LEVELS IN LAKE POWELL AND LAKE MEAD.

THE WEST'S LARGEST WAS OF OURS FED BY THE COLORADO RIVER.

THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE, MICHAEL COHEN, SAYS THAT BOTH HAVE BEEN SHRINKING AT UNPRECEDENTED RATES.

>> SAYS THE DROUGHT BEGAN, IT HAS STARTED IN THE YEAR 2000.

ALREADY 23 YEARS OF DROUGHT.

WE HAVE LOST ABOUT 170 FEET OF ELEVATION AT LAKE MEAD.

THE FORECAST EVIDENCING THAT LAKE MEAD COULD DROP EVEN ANOTHER 50 FEET IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

>> Reporter: THAT COULD PUT THE SYSTEM AND DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO A CONDITION THAT WATER MANAGERS CALL, DEADPOOL.

NO, NOT THE RYAN REYNOLDS DEADPOOL.

IT HAPPENS WITH WHEN THEY DROP BELOW THE VOWS THAT SEND WATER DOWNRIVER TO ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA.

LAKE MEAD IS JUST WANTED 50 FEET AWAY FROM DEADPOOL.

IF THAT HAPPENS, SAN DIEGO COULD LOSE HALF ITS RANKING WATER.

COHEN SAYS THE WATER RIGHT THE AUTHORITY BOUGHT FROM THE IMPERIAL VALLEY WOULD BE WORTHLESS.

>> THERE IS A CHANCE THAT IF THE DIFFERENT COLORADO RIVER WATER USE CAN COME TO A AGREEMENT, THAT CURRENT RULES WILL CONTINUE TO APPLY.

THAT LAKE MEAD WILL CONTINUE TO BE DRAWN DOWN.

CREATING A CRISIS THAT WE ARE SEEING RIGHT NOW.

PEOPLE SAW THIS COMING.

>> Reporter: WHILE MANAGERS MAY SEE THE CRISIS COMING, IT IS STILL HARD TO CUT BACK.

COHEN SAYS CALIFORNIA WILL PROBABLY END THIS YOU'RE USING MORE THAN ITS SHARE OF COLORADO RIVER WATER.

BIKO WAS THAT OVERUSE IS NOT COMING FROM THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT.

IT IS COMING FROM THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT THAT IS BECAUSE CALIFORNIA ITSELF IS IN A MASSIVE DROUGHT.

IN METROPOLITAN IS THE REGION'S LARGEST WATERHOLES THERE SERVING LOS ANGELES AND SURROUNDING WATER DISTRICTS.

THE CONSEQUENCES OF TAKING TOO MUCH WATER NOW COULD BE DIRE.

FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE GIVING WATER USERS A CHANCE TO DETERMINE WHERE CUTS WILL HAPPEN .

IF THEY CAN'T, THE GOVERNMENT PROMISES TO MAKE THAT DECISION FOR THEM ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE HIGH HEAT IS NOT ONLY BAD FOR YOUR BODY, BUT CAN MESS WITH YOUR MIND.

A RECENT STUDY FOUND THOSE WHO LIVE IN AREAS WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE HARDER THAN USUAL ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO A LOWER SENSE OF WELL-BEING.

RESEARCHERS SAY THAT OLDER PEOPLE AND THOSE IN LESS ECONOMICALLY ADVANTAGED AREAS APPEARED TO BE AFFECTED MORE OFTEN.

AND THAT MENTAL HEALTH COULD FALL DOES THE CLIMATE CRISIS.

>>> ARE EXTENDED STRETCH TO DRY, HOT WEATHER WILL BE WITH US FOR THE WEEKEND.

SWELTERING CONDITIONS, THEY WILL BE CONTINUING.

ALONG THE COAST, A LITTLE BIT OF COOLING, BUT NOT MUCH.

MOISTURE, REALLY NOT MUCH OF IT.

A LITTLE BUT COMING BACK TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS WHERE THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED UNDER STORM.

THESE HOT CONDITIONS, PLEASE, USE COMMON SENSE.

MAKE SURE YOU WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT, LOOSEFITTING CLOTHING.

MAKE SURE YOU HYDRATE.

AIR-CONDITIONING IS A MUST.

NEVER LEAVE PETS AND CHILDREN UNATTENDED IN THE VEHICLE BEFORE YOU LEAVE YOUR CAR.

ALWAYS LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER AND MAKE SURE THAT THINGS ARE ALL CLEAR IN THE BACK SEAT.

WITH ALL THE SEED, EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS DO CONTINUE.

TEMPERATURES TONIGHT, DROPPING DOWN TO THE LOW 70s IN THE CITY.

HARLEY CLOUDY SIZE.

A WARM, HUMID NIGHT.

THE LOW TONIGHT, 74.

RAMONA, 69.

SPRING STAYS IN THE LOW 80s.

WE WILL SEE THOSE CLOSE TO 70 IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

THE DANGERS HEAT WAVE IS GOING TO BE WITH US HERE RIGHT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

THERE ARE SOME SIGNS NEXT WEEK THAT WE MAY SEE A LITTLE BIT OF COOLING TEMPERATURES.

IT IS HOT.

LITERALLY, AT THE COAST.

AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR WEATHER FOR YOU TOMORROW.

IT IS HOT.

TEMPERATURE UP TO 100 IN RAMONA.

ESCONDIDO IS AT 96.

SAN DIEGO HITS 83.

OCEANSIDE, 85.

DRAGO SPRINGS IS A SIMILE DAY AT 109.

LOOKING AT THE FUTURE SATELLITE AND RATER, ANTI-MOISTURE OUT THERE.

YOU CAN SEE A FEW BUILDUPS IN THE MOUNTAINS.

PERHAPS, A LONELY STORM.

THAT IS PUSHING IT.

FORECAST, THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

IT IS HOT AT THE COAST.

A LITTLE RELIEF COMING NEXT WEEK.

THAT IS AFTER THE WEEKEND.

INLAND AREAS, SIZZLING AWAY.

LOOK AT HOW HOT IT IS.

A TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT AS WE HEAD INTO THE MOUNTAINS, IT'LL BE VERY WARM AND DRY.

THE ISOLATED STORM, A REMOTE POSSIBILITY.

AS WE TAKE YOU OUT INTO THE DESERT, IT IS SIZZLING HERE INTO NEXT WEEK.

FOR A KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST MARK RICK RUSSO.

>>> SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE WEEK BEFORE.

THE RATE IS NEARLY 3% HIGHER THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

FREDDIE MAC'S CHIEF ECONOMIST SAYS THE AGGRESSIVE STANCE ON INFLATION HELD DRIVE MORTGAGE RATES HIGHER AND WILL LIKELY LEAD TO A SLOWDOWN IN HOME SALES AND PRESSURE TO DROP PRICES.

>>> GAS PRICES ARE CONTINUED TO CLIMB JUST AHEAD OF THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

TENNIEL COUNTY THE AVERAGE PRICE OF REGULAR GAS FELL BY A PENNY TO $5.22 A GALLON.

THAT IS MOST AMOUNT SINCE MARCH 5th.

AMERICANS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE.

AAA IS IMPORTING AN INCREASE IN TRAVEL BOOKINGS.

EMILY SMIT HAS SOME TRAVEL TIPS IF YOU WILL BE HEADING OUT OF TOWN.

>> Reporter: IT IS THE UNOFFICIAL END OF SUMMER.

A NUMBER OF AMERICANS ARE HEADING OUT OF TOWN AND EXPECTED TO CLIMB.

GAS PRICES DECLINE >> THERE LIKELY WILL BE MORE AMERICANS HITTING THE ROAD THAN WHAT WE HAVE SEEN FROM EARLIER THIS SUMMER.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO AAA, BOOKING WORKER CAR, AIR, HOTEL, AND TOURS FOR EVERYDAY WEEKEND ARE UP 22% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

CORE RENTAL RATES OF ALMOST 32% COMPARED TO 2020.

EXPERTS SAY GAS PRICES HAVE FALLEN SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THEIR SUMMER PEAK.

FUELING DEMAND FOR END OF SUMMER ROAD TRIPS.

>> THIS IS THE LONGEST WE HAVE SEEN PRICES IN MANY MONTHS.

THE SUMMER IS CLOSING.

IT WILL MEAN MORE AMERICANS WILL BE HITTING THE ROAD FOR LABOR DAY THEN WE OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE SEEN IF PRICES HAD REMAINED HIGH.

>> Reporter: HAD A PETROLEUM AND GASES HAVE THESE THREE RECOMMENDATIONS IF YOU ARE DRIVING TO YOUR DESTINATION.

PLAN AHEAD, DRIVE DURING OFF- PEAK TIMES AND AVOID FRIDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON.

THAT TYPICALLY SEE HIGHEST TRAFFIC VOLUME.

FUEL UP YOUR TANK WHEN YOU SPOT CHEAP GAS TO AVOID PAYING MORE AT POPULAR TOURIST SPOTS.

>> GAS PRICES CAN RELATE $.20- $.50 A GALLON.

IN MEANWHILE SOME AIRPORTS ARE BRACING FOR CROWDS.

OFFICIALS FROM PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SAY THEY ARE BRACING FOR THEIR BUSIEST LABOR DATE SINCE 2019.

TRAVEL EXPERTS SAY DECLINING OIL PRICES ARE LEADING TO LOWER AIRFARES AND HIGHER DEMAND.

>> IS CERTAINLY AN IMPORTANT FACTOR WHEN IT COMES TO AIRFARE -- THIS IS WHY I THINK THERE IS MORE TAILWINDS RIGHT NOW WHEN IT COMES TO TRAVEL PRICES THAN HEADWINDS.

TWO FOR TODAY'S CONSUMER WATCH, I'M EMILY SMIT.

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF.

WE SPEAK WITH A WOMAN MAKING HISTORY AS THE FIRST ALASKAN NATIVE ELECTED TO CONGRESS.

COMING UP AT 7:00, AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS .

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT THE TOP STORIES.

A WILDFIRE HAS BURNED OVER 4400 ACRES FORCING EVACUATIONS.

IT STARTED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON OFF BEAR LAKE ROAD NEAR STATE ROUTE 94.

ROUGHLY THREE MILES NORTH OF THE BORDER.

AT LAST CHECK, IT WAS 5% CONTAINED.

THREE HOMES, THREE RVs, AND SIX OTHER STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL BE CLOSED AGAIN TOMORROW.

>>> THE HEAT WAVE IS SWEEPING ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS THREATENING THE STATE'S POWER GRID FOR THE SECOND DAY.

A FLEX ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9:00 TONIGHT.

ASKING EVERYONE TO CUT BACK ON ELECTRICITY DURING PEAK DEMAND.

ANOTHER ONE HAS BEEN CALLED FOR TOMORROW AS WELL.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON HER WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG .

THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI .

GOOD NIGHT.

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