>>> MAJOR FUNDING BY KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY BILL HEALTH FAMILY OF COMPANIES PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH COMING, HEATING AND AIR, BLOOD REMODEL SERVICES, FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU!

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS TAKING SEAWORLD TO COURT.

THE CITY IS SUING THE THEMEPARK FOR MORE THAN $12 MILLION.

THE AMOUNT THAT IT OWES IN BACK RENT.

KPBS REPORTER ALEX EXPLAINS WHAT LED UP TO THE LAWSUIT.

>> Reporter: MILLIONS OF PEOPLE VISITED SEAWORLD IN SAN DIEGO LEST YEAR AND THE COMPANY EARNED MORE THAN $1.7 BILLION, SO IT IS A LITTLE BIT SURPRISING THAT SEAWORLD HAS NOT PAID ITS RENT IN FULL SINCE THE CITY-- SAYS THE CITY ATTORNEY.

>> >> Reporter: SHE SAID THAT IT GIVES HER NO PLEASURE TO SUE AN ENTITY HERE IN TOWN.

THEY ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A 50 YEAR LEASE WITH THE CITY.

ACCORDING TO THE SUIT, SEAWORLD HAS TO PLAY A MINIMUM OF $10.4 MILLION IN RENT PER YEAR, PLUS A 3% SURCHARGE.

WE FOUND THAT SEAWORLD OWES NEARLY $8.9 MILLION IN BACK RENT SINCE JANUARY OF 2019.

THE NUMBER HAS INCREASED BY $3.4 MILLION.

THE CITY IS ISSUING MULTIPLE REQUESTS.

THEY FILED A LAWSUIT FOR BACK RENT.

THEY HAVE ISSUED MULTIPLE REQUEST FOR PAYMENT, INCLUDING ONE IN AUGUST, WARNING THAT THE CITY WOULD SUE WITH NO PAYMENT WAS RECEIVED BY SEPTEMBER 6.

IN MAY, THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO SUE.

>> SEAWORLD SHOULD PAY THEIR BILLS.

I'M SURE THEY PAY THEIR OTHER BILLS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO MAYOR SAYS THIS IS LOT OF MONEY.

THAT MONEY COULD PAY FOR ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES.

>> THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY, THAT IS A LOT OF ROAD REPAIR, A LOT OF FIREFIGHTERS, A LOT OF SHELTER BEDS.

THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.

>> Reporter: SEAWORLD DOES NOT COMMENT ON LITIGATION, THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVE PAID MORE THAN $146 MILLION IN LEASE PAYMENTS TO THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO SINCE 2010.

WE APPRECIATE ALL THE CITY HAS DONE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ADDRESSING THE SITUATION.

DESPITE THE LAWSUIT, THE CITY IS HOPING FOR AN AMICABLE RESOLUTION TO THE LAWSUIT.

>>> WE ARE LOOKING AT THE FORECAST HERE AS WE WRAP UP THE WEEKEND HEADING TO THE WEEKEND.

HIGH PRESSURE, STILL OUR MAIN WEATHER MAKER.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A GRADUAL WARMING TREND CONTINUING, A CLOSE LOOK AT WHAT THAT MEANS FOR YOUR WEEKEND COMING UP.

>>> PEOPLE DISTRIBUTED THOUSANDS OF ANTI-SEMITIC FLYERS AROUND SAN DIEGO THIS SUMMER.

THERE IS A PROPOSED CITY LAW THAT WOULD CHANGE THAT.

>> NEIGHBORS FOUND ANTI-SEMITIC FLYERS ON THEIR WINDSHIELDS.

THIS SUMMER ALONE, THERE WERE EIGHT SUCH FLYER AND INCIDENTS IN SAN DIEGO, INCLUDING ONE ON WEDNESDAY IN LA JOLLA.

THE MOST THAT POLICE CAN DO ABOUT THE FLYERS, THEY SAY, IS ISSUE A TICKET FOR LITTERING.

>> WE CANNOT CONTRIBUTE-- CONTINUE TO TREAT LITTERING AND HATE LITTERING LIKE IT IS JAYWALKING.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT MANY OF THE-- HE IS PROPOSING A LAW THAT WOULD LIST THIS AS HATE LITTERING.

THIS IS A MR. RAYNOR WITH UP TO A YEAR IN JAIL.

ANTI-SEMITISM IS ON THE RISE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

LEORA REST, HAS BEEN TRACKING THE HATE GROUPS.

AT LEAST HALF A DOZEN, SHE SAYS.

>> IT IS NOT IF VIOLENCE WERE-- WILL OCCUR, IT IS WHEN.

>> Reporter: SHE IMMIGRATED WITH HER FAMILY FROM THE FORMER SOVIET UNION TO ESCAPE ANTI- SEMITISM THERE.

>> TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE SAME HATRED THAT MY FAMILY UPROOTED THEIR LIVES FOR IS SO HEARTBREAKING TO ME.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY IF YOU FIND AN ANTI-SEMITIC FLYER, DO NOT MOVE IT, TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH, CHECK YOUR SECURITY CAMERAS, AND SUBMIT ANY EVIDENCE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

HE SAYS HE AIMS FOR A VOTE ON THE PROPOSED LAW BY THE YEARS END.

KATIE HIGHS IN, K PS NEWS.

>>> HILTY OF CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS, A JURY CONVICTED PETER NAVARRO, THE FIRST IS FOR FAILING TO TURN OVER DOCUMENTS TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE HOUSE-- THE JANUARY 6th INSURRECTION.

EACH COUNT CARRIES A MINIMUM SENTENCE OF 30 DAYS IN JAIL AND A MAXIMUM OF ONE YEAR.

SCENTED SEES IT SAID-- SENTENCING IS SET FOR JANUARY.

REPORTS OF ANOTHER SEXUAL ASSAULT BY A FAKE RIDE-SHARE DRIVER.

YOU MIGHT REMEMBER, WE COVERED THE FIRST REPORT ON AUGUST 27th.

SINCE THEN, ANOTHER STUDENT HAS COME FORWARD AND SAYS THAT SHE WAS ALSO ASSAULTED A WEEK BEFORE ON AUGUST 19th.

POLICE SAY AROUND MIDNIGHT, THE VICTIM AND A FRIEND WERE PICKED UP BY A MAN THAT THEY THOUGHT WAS THERE RIDE-SHARE DRIVER, THAT MAN ASSAULTED THE VICTIM INSIDE THE CAR BEFORE DROPPING THEY PAIR OFF SEVERAL BLOCKS AWAY POINT >> I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS REALLY SAD THAT IT HAPPENED SO FREQUENTLY, AND THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT WHILE DOING SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS TRYING TO GET A RIDE-SHARE.

>> Reporter: THERE WAS A STATEMENT RELEASED WHICH INCLUDED REMINDERS LIKE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE DETAILS OF THE CAR, INCLUDING THE MAKE, MODEL, AND THE LICENSE PLATE.

SUNDAY MARKS THE BEGINNING OF SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH.

TODAY, COUNTY OFFICIALS AND THOSE WHO WORK TO PREVENT SUICIDE TALKED ABOUT LOCAL EFFORTS.

AS KPBS REPORTER TELLS US, THEY INCLUDED SOME DEEPLY PERSONAL STORIES POINT >> Reporter: THE DATA SHOWS THAT SUICIDE RATES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY FELL FROM 2018 TO 2021, FROM 437 TO 358.

THEY BEGAN TO TAKE UP LAST YEAR, 360 PEOPLE TOOK THEIR LIVES IN 2022.

DATA IS INDISPENSABLE WHEN TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION AND CRAFT STRATEGIES TO HELP PEOPLE.

IT IS THE PERSONAL STORIES OF FOLKS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE KIND OF STRUGGLES THAT CAN LEAD TO SUICIDE THAT RING THE DATA ALIVE, THAT MAKES IT COMPELLING.

>> I WAS THINKING, WHAT IS THE POINT OF GOING ON.

>> Reporter: IT HAS BEEN DECADES SINCE LISA GARCIA ASKED YOURSELF THAT QUESTION, IT IS STILL TOUGH TO TALK ABOUT.

>> I KNEW THAT MY KIDS NEEDED ME.

I NEEDED TO REGAIN MY MENTAL HEALTH.

I DID NOT KNOW HOW OR WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

>> Reporter: GARCIA SOUGHT OUT HELP, SHE IS NOW A PROJECT MANAGER FOR RECOVERY UNTIL NATIONAL POINT >> I WAS YOUNG I WAS A VERY SAD CHILD.

I HAD A HARD TIME EXPLAIN WHAT WAS GOING ON POINT >> FAITH JACKSON EVENTUALLY GOT THE HELP THAT SHE NEEDED, THAT WAS THE MAIN MESSAGE, HELP IS AVAILABLE.

IT IS MORE ACCESSIBLE THAN EVER.

THE COUNTY'S DIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES SAYS THAT IT IS CRITICAL TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUE, TO MOVE PAST THE STIGMA.

>> IT IS A HEALTH ISSUE.

WE DO NOT YET TALK ABOUT IN WAYS THAT WE TALK ABOUT OTHER HEALTH ISSUES.

>> EVERYONE HERE TODAY DROVE HOME THE POINT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE IN CRISIS TO CALL FOR HELP.

THE EASIEST NUMBER TO REMEMBER IS 988, THAT IS THE NATIONAL SUICIDE IN CRISIS LIFELINE, IT WILL ROUTE YOU DIRECTLY TO .

SAN DIEGO, OR YOU CAN CALL THE LOCAL NUMBER DIRECTLY.

888, 724, 7240.

IF YOU ARE SOMEONE THAT YOU KNOW NEEDS HELP, CALL, BECAUSE SUICIDE IS PREVENTABLE.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> NURSES ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM ON WHAT THEY SAY ARE UNSAFE STAFFING LEVEL AT THREE KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTERS.

A GROUP OF REGISTERED SERVICES DELIVERED A 10 DAY NOTICE OF AN INFORMATIONAL PICKET.

THEY SAY THAT THEY OPENED THIS NEW POSSIBLE-- HOSPITAL AND PULLED STAFFING FROM OTHER CENTERS.

THEY SAY THAT THERE WERE ALREADY MANY OPEN POSITIONS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FILLED.

>> THE NURSES ARE WORKING OVERTIME, CNA'S ARE WORKING OVERTIME.

WE ARE OFTEN TIMES RUNNING SHORT AWARE, WE ARE GOING WITHOUT BRAKES TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PATIENTS ARE.

WE ARE EXHAUSTED.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA HAS NURSE PATIENT RATIOS WHICH MUST BE MAINTAINED.

IN A STATEMENT, KAISER SAID THAT THE INFORMATIONAL PICKETING IS NOT A STRIKE AND HOSPITAL OPERATIONS WILL CONTINUE AS NORMAL.

IT WENT ON TO SAY THAT STAFFING CHALLENGES ARE HAPPENING ALL ACROSS HELP HERE.

THEY ARE WORKING TO FILL OPEN POSITIONS.

SAN DIEGO IS WORKING TO DEVELOP INFRASTRUCTURE.

>>> ACTIVISTS SEE BIG LOOPHOLES.

>> SAN DIEGO HAS AMBITIOUS GOALS FOR REDUCING CAR DEPENDENCE AND GETTING MORE PEOPLE TO WALK, BIKE, AND RIDE PUBLIC TRANSIT.

THE CITY STREETS ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR THOSE MORE SUSTAINABLE MODES OF TRAVEL.

COMPLETE STREETS POLICIES ARE MEANT TO HELP CITY PLANNERS REDESIGN STREETS, SO THEY WORK FOR ALL ROAD USERS, NOT JUST PEOPLE AND CARS.

A VOLUNTEER WITH BIKE YESTERDAY.

SHE SAYS THE DESIGN OF STREETS IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD PUT THE SPEED AND CONVENIENCE OF DRIVING ABOVE ALL ELSE.

>> IS A COMPLETE STREET WHICH ENABLES PEOPLE TO GET WHERE THEY NEED TO GO SAFELY.

AND MIGHT LOOK LIKE PHYSICAL DESIGN THAT SLOWS TRAFFIC DOWN.

>> A DRAFT COMPLETE STREETS POLICY WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITY'S MOBILITY BOARD WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

GOT A LUKEWARM RECEPTION, THE BOARD, WHICH ADVISES THE CITY GOVERNMENT ON TRANSPORTATION MATTERS, VOTED TO SUPPORT THE DRAFT POLICY, BUT WITH SOME RESERVATIONS.

>> A LOT OF FOLKS BOUGHT UP QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THIS WILL WORK, MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC INPUT, WHERE THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY.

>> Reporter: A CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE IS SET TO TAKE UP THE POLICY NEXT MONTH.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MORE CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS ARE DEPLOYING TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER.

THIS IS TO CURB THE SMUGGLING OF FENTANYL AND OTHER DRUGS INTO THE COUNTRY.

THE NUMBER OF SERVICE MEMBERS WILL BE INCREASED FROM 40 TO 60 SOLDIERS THE GOVERNOR SAID SINCE JULY THE CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD HAS HELPED SEIZE MORE THAN 11,000 POUNDS OF FENTANYL.

THE ANTIDOTE TO OPIOID OVERDOSE IS STARTING TO APPEAR ON STORE SHELVES AND ONLINE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ EXPLAINS WHAT THIS MEANS FOR COMBATING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC AND WHAT SOME WOULD SAY-- WHY SOME EXPERTS SHOULD SAY THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KEEP THIS IN THEIR FIRST-AID KIT.

>> Reporter: THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 1 MILLION DRUG OVERDOSE DEATH IN THE U.S.

SINCE 1999.

>> THE CHANCES ARE THAT SOMEBODY YOU KNOW AND LOVE DOES DRUGS.

>> Reporter: THE DISTRIBUTION OF OPIOID DRUGS EXACERBATING THE CRISIS.

ONE KEY TOUR,-- KEY TOOL, NARCAN, AND I HAVE SOME HERE, IS A MEDICATION THAT IS SO EASILY SPRAYED UP THE NOSE AND CAN REVERSE AND OPIOID OVERDOSE WITHIN MINUTES.

>> Reporter: THIS CAN BE THE NEW AVENUE FOR FAMILIES OF YOUNG ADULTS STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION.

>> WE ARE ACTUALLY AT A POINT WHERE THE EQUIVALENT OF A HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM OF STUDENTS DIES FROM OVERDOSES.

A LOT OF THESE ARE HAPPENING IN PEOPLE'S HOMES.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A OR OTHER LOVED ONE TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND POINT >> AT A SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE OF $44 AND $.99, SOME ADVOCATES OF VERY-- WORRY THAT THAT PRICE IS TOO HIGH.

THEY SAID THAT THE COMPANY IS LOWERING THE COST FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AS WELL AS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

SOME INSURANCE AND STATE MEDICAID PROGRAMS ALSO COUPLE THE FULL COST OF THE LIFE- SAVING MEDICATION.

THOUGH NOT A SOLUTION TO THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC, ADVOCATES ARE HOPEFUL THAT THIS IS A BIG STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> THE MORE THAT WE CAN DO TO NORMALIZE RESCUING PEOPLE, THE MORE WE ARE GOING TO HELP THIS CRISIS.

>>> FOR CHILDREN, AFTER SCHOOL IS A TIME FOR PLAY AND AFTERSCHOOL SNACKS.

FOR PARENTS IT CAN MEAN STRESS AND COSTLY PROGRAM FEES.

AS KPBS IS KATERINA SHOWS US, THIS IS CHANGING FOR SOME FAMILIES THIS YEAR.

>> I REMEMBER THE EXACT MOMENT THAT I FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAD BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM, I WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN FOR JOY POINT >> DENISE REMEMBER SO VIVIDLY, THE DAY BACK IN JUNE WHEN SHE FOUND OUT THAT HER RE-BOYS GOT INTO THE FREE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM.

>> I GOT THREE SEPARATE EMAILS BACK TO BACK FOR EACH KID.

THAT RELEASE A LOT OF ANXIETY FOR ME BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO FEEL LIKE I HAD SOME BREATHING ROOM FINANCIALLY.

>> HER BOYS GO TO MARVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH JUST ADDED THIS PROGRAM THIS YEAR POINT >> RONAN, RAMSEY, AND RIO.

>> OKAY, THEY WILL BE OUT IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THIS IS GOING TO SAVE HER A LOT OF MONEY.

>> I DID DO THE MATH, OVER NINE YEARS OF HAVING MY THREE CHILDREN IN DAYCARE, IT CAME UP TO JUST OVER $174,000, SOME NINE YEARS, THREE KIDS.

THAT WAS JUST THE CHILDCARE.

>> THIS YEAR, SAN DIEGO UNIFIED IS USING A STATE GRANT, ADDING THIS TO EIGHT MORE SCHOOLS AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AT EACH SITE.

THEY WILL NOW BE ABLE TO ENROLL THEIR CHILDREN FOR FREE.

MANAGER OF PRIME TIME FOR SAN DIEGO UNIFIED POINT >> WITH THE ADDITIONAL GRANT, IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM AND SERVE AS MANY STUDENTS AS WE CAN POSSIBLY SERVE POINT >> SAN DIEGO UNIFIED CONTRACTS WITH SEVERAL ENTITIES.

>> THERE IS ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDING CALLED EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.

THAT DRAMATICALLY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF SPOTS IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AS AN EXAMPLE FOR SAN DIEGO UNIFIED.

WE SAW THE TARGET NUMBER NUMBER DOUBLE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

>> Reporter: LAST YEAR THERE WERE NEARLY 2000 STUDENTS ON WAITLIST.

THIS YEAR, THERE ARE HALF AS MANY.

HE SAYS THAT THE PROGRAMS ARE NOT JUST ABOUT PLAY.

>> THERE IS HOMEWORK HELP AN ACADEMIC INTERVENTION, THERE IS ENTRENCHMENT, AND THERE IS RECREATION OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

EVERY PROGRAM, BY STATE LAW, MUST ALSO PROVIDE SNACKS, SUPPER, OR BOTH.

>> TIM McDOUGAL IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE YMCAS RESOURCE SERVICE.

PRIME TIME EXPANSION IS THE FIRST STEP IN MORE ACCESSIBLE CHILDCARE.

>> IT IS THE FUTURE OF, PROBABLY, AFTERCARE, AND COMMUNITIES WHERE RESOURCES ARE NEEDED TO SUPPORT AFTERSCHOOL TIME, THAT THEY ARE PROVIDED BY THE STATE.

BEING ABLE TO STAFF IT ALL IS THE NEXT PIECE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS A BIG RELIEF FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.

>> BEING ABLE TO ALLEVIATE THAT PART OF THE BUDGET WAS JUST, IT WAS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE ROOM TO SAVE, TO DO OTHER THINGS, AND TO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO COVER THESE COSTS.

>> Reporter: FOR KPBS, I AM KATERINA PORTILLO.

>>> THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR PRIME TIME HAS ALREADY PASSED, BUT PARENTS CAN APPLY FOR NEXT YEAR.

YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUT THE PARENTS HUB, THIS IS A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR NEWS, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES, TAILORED TO THOSE WITH CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 12.

YOU CAN FIND IT AT KPBS.ORG/PARENTING.

>>> INTENSIFYING STORMS IN THE ATLANTA-- IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN POSE A RISK POINT >> WE KNOW HOW HARD IT IS GOING TO BE EVERY THE SUMMER.

THE FACT THAT THEY ARE NOT PREPARED FOR THE USE TYPES OF INCIDENTS IS A LITTLE BIT RIDICULOUS.

>> MANY PARENTS ARE HEATED, SWELTERING UNDER THESE TEMPERATURES.

SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS CLOSED OR ADJUSTED SCHEDULES, SENDING SOME KIDS HOME FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING, JUST AS THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS.

>> IT'S BETTER TO PUT THEM WHERE THE FOCUS IS ON TEACHING AND LEARNING, AS OPPOSED TO, IT IS HOT.

>> IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME WHY THEY DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING.

FLORIDIANS ARE STILL CLEANING UP AFTER HURRICANE ADELE YEAH, THE CATEGORY THREE STORM THAT BURIAL INTO ITS NORTHWEST COAST LAST MONTH.

SWIRLING FASTER IN THE ATLANTIC.

THEY HAVE THIS PASSING NORTH OF THE LEEWARD AND VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND PUERTO RICO.

POSSIBLY BECOMING A CATEGORY FIVE, MEANING SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 160 MILES PER HOUR BY LATE FRIDAY.

FORECASTERS SAY THAT IT IS TOO SOON TO TELL IF OR WHERE IT COULD SMASH INTO THE U.S. MAINLAND.

EVEN IF IT STAYS OUT TO SEA, AREAS ALONG THE EAST COAST COULD EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS.

I AM LAURA GEARY, REPORTING.

>>> A WARMING TREND IS ON THE WAY, TEMPERATURES CONTINUED TO STAY NEAR OR ABOVE THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

WE WILL STAY DRY, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS, BECAUSE THIS HURRICANE IS STAYING TO OUR SOUTHWEST, ALTHOUGH WE MAY SEE SOME CLOUDS MOVING IN BECAUSE OF THE SYSTEM.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF INCREASED MOISTURE.

AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT, A LOT OF US ARE GOING TO HAVE TEMPERATURES INTO THE 60s.

OCEANSIDE DOWN TO 60 DEGREES.

CHULA VISTA, YOU DROPPED TO 65, THAT LAGUNA INTO THE LOWER 60s.

HERE IS THAT STRENGTHENING HIGH- PRESSURE AS WE HEAD INTO OUR DAY ON FRIDAY, THINGS STAY WARM AND DRY AS WE WRAP UP THE WEEK.

TEMPERATURE WISE, 80 FOR SAN DIEGO, 82 AT OCEANSIDE.

DEFINITELY A TOUCH WARMER.

IT GOES BACK TO 105, MT.

LAGUNA WITH TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID- 70s.

THERE IS A HIGH AGAIN THROUGHOUT SATURDAY.

EVEN A LITTLE BIT WARMER FOR US AS WE HEAD INTO THE START OF THE WEEKEND, THINGS WILL STAY DRY SO ANY OUTDOOR PLANS SHOULD NOT BE IMPACTED BY WET WEATHER.

WE TAKE YOU TO THE COAST WHERE WE WATCH TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO WARM UP.

COULD HAVE SOME PATCHY FOG AND THEN SOME SUNSHINE .85 FOR THE PEAK OF THE HEAT ON SATURDAY, AND THEN WE WILL WATCH TEMPERATURES SLOWLY START TO DROP AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

THE 70s BY TUESDAY.

THE PEAK OF THE HEAT ON SATURDAY, BY TUESDAY TEMPERATURES ARE BACK INTO THE MID-80s.

WE TAKE YOU TO THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK FOR THE MOUNTAINS, THE HEAT PEAKING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH THOSE LOW TO MID 70s, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.

TEMPERATURE START TO GET A LITTLE BIT COOLER AS WE WRAP UP THE WEEKEND, UPPER 60s BY TUESDAY.

TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT CONTINUES AS WE HEAD INTO OUR WEEKEND, ACTUALLY, TEMPERATURES GET EVEN HOTTER FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, THEN SLOWLY LOSING A FEW DEGREES BY NEXT WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS .

>>> FOR A FEW MONTHS EACH SUMMER, A PORTION OF THE COAST IS CLOSED FOR C LINE PUMPING SEASON.

THE AREA IS SET TO REOPEN TO THE PUBLIC NEXT WEEK.

THEY EXTEND THE CLOSURE YEAR ROUND, IT FOLLOWS A NUMBER OF INCIDENTS WHERE PEOPLE GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE ANIMALS.

VISITORS HAVE MIXED FEELINGS.

>> I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE'S DESIRE TO GET DOWN ON THE BEACH AND ENJOY THE AREA, AND EVEN MINGLE WITH THE WILDLIFE, BUT IT IS NOT GOOD FOR THE WILDLIFE.

>> I ENJOY ALL THE WILDLIFE, EVEN THE SEA LIONS, I JUST DO NOT SEE A REASON TO CLOSE THE BEACH THAT PEOPLE USE POINT >> THE CITY COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO WEIGH IN ON THE YEAR-ROUND CLOSURE BEFORE THAT HAPPENS.

SURFS UP AT OCEANSIDE THIS WEEK FOR THE ANNUAL U.S. OPEN AT ADAPTIVE SURFING CHAMPIONSHIP, KPBS REPORTER SHOWS US HOW PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES ARE SURFING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL REGARDLESS OF WHAT LIFE THROWS AT THEM.

>> THIS WEEK IT IS A LOT OF GOOD VIBES.

PROFESSIONAL SURFERS ARE TAKING ON THE WAVES AND FELLOW COMPETITORS FOR THE SIXTH ANNUAL U.S. OPEN ADAPTIVE SURFING CHAMPIONSHIP.

>> OCEANSIDE HAS QUICK WE BECOME THE HUB OF ADOPT-- ADAPTIVE SURFING.

>> Reporter: HE'S THE CREATOR OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR.

HE EXPLAINED HOW THIS VARIES FROM TRADITIONAL SURFING.

>> THEY ADAPTED THIS, THEY HAD TO PUT SOME HANDLES, THEY HAVE TO PUT DIFFERENT THIN STRUCTURE, THEY HAVE TO PUT SOME DIFFERENT STUFF ON IT.

I SURF WITH A PADDLE.

THERE IS AN ADAPTATION THAT IS HAPPENING ON EVERY SINGLE PART OF IT FOR EVERY SERVER.

>> OVER 100 ADAPTIVE SURFERS FROM MORE THAN 17 COUNTRIES WILL COMPETE FOR ACCOLADES AND CASH PRIZES THAT THE EVENT, INCLUDING AARON PAUL.

HIS LACK OF CENTRAL VISION IS NOT THE ONLY ADVERSITY THAT HE IS FACING.

HE IS FROM HAWAII.

HE LOST HIS LOS-- LOCAL SPONSORSHIPS DUE TO THE DISASTER.

IF YOU CAN WIN, HE STILL PLANS TO DONATE ALL OF THE MONEY TO RELIEF EFFORTS.

>> TO BE AROUND THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

THERE IS EVEN MORE AMMO TO DO THIS FOR THE PEOPLE AND FOR MAUI.

WE ARE HERE AND WE ARE STRONG, WE ARE STRONG THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

IT HAS EXTRA SIGNIFICANCE.

>> SHE PROBABLY REPRESENTS HER HOME.

LIKE PAUL, SHE HAS A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, MEANING THAT SHE NEEDS A SPOTTER TO TELL HER WHEN AND WHERE THE WAVES ARE COMING.

DESPITE HER AGE, SHE IS ALREADY DECORATED WITH TROPHIES AND IS GRATEFUL FOR THE GROWTH OF THE SPORT.

>> THERE IS NORMALLY THE SPONSORSHIP FOR NORMAL SURFERS AND THEY LEAVE THAT, IT IS REALLY FUN AND SPECIAL, I BET FOR EVERYONE ELSE COMPETING THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY INCLUDING MORE ADAPTIVE SURFING.

>> THE CHAMPIONSHIP HAS BECOME A CRUCIAL PLATFORM FOR GROWING ADAPTIVE WATER SPORTS, AND PROMOTING INCLUSIVITY IN THE SURFING COMMUNITY.

IT IS OFTEN HEALING.

>>> WHEN PEOPLE GET INTRODUCED IS USUALLY THROUGH A CLINIC OR A SURF CAMP.

THEY SAY, HEY, I'M GETTING IN THE WATER TO HAVE FUN, KIND OF EXPAND MY HORIZONS.

THEN, MOST PEOPLE GET HOOKED, THEN IT TURNS INTO A LIFESTYLE.

THEY WANT TO SERVE ALL THE TIME.

>> Reporter: THIS RUNS FROM NOW UNTIL SEPTEMBER 10th.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS INVITED TO COME AND WATCH, VOLUNTEERS ARE WELCOME.

THEY SEE THAT NEXT YEAR'S WORLD TOUR WILL BE EVEN BIGGER AS IT CONTINUES TO SWELL IN POPULARITY.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MY A, GOOD NIGHT.

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

CALL ONE 800 BILL HOWELL OR VISIT BILL HOWE.COM, DARLENE MARCO SHYLY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.