>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS TUESDAY, AUGUST 16th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM ARBITRABLE SLEEP.

IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE HAD ON HARD TIMES.

TODAY, PRESIDENT BIDEN SUNNY HIGHLY TOUTED, YET CONTROVERSIAL INFLATION REDUCTION ACT.

THERE IS A LOT IN IT.

FROM PRESCRIPTION DRUG SAVING TO CLIMATE REDUCTION, TO TAX HIKES ON BIG VISITS AND MORE.

WE HAVE TWO REPORTS TO BREAK IT ALL DOWN AND SEE WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU.

WE BEGIN WITH CHRIS HELEN.

>> A VICTORY LAP FOR PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN TUESDAY AS HE SIGNED A SWEEPING $250 BILLION HEALTHCARE AND CLIMATE BILL INTO LAW.

>> TODAY OFFERS FURTHER PROOF THAT THE SOUL OF AMERICA IS VIBRANT, THE FUTURE OF AMERICA IS BRIGHT, AND THE THOMAS OF AMERICA IS REAL AND JUST BEGINNING.

AS OF CERTAIN PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>> THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT DOES SO MANY THINGS THAT FOR SO MANY YEARS, SO MANY OF US HAVE FOUGHT TO HAPPEN.

TO MAKE THE LAW -- A 50% MINIMUM TAX ON LARGE CORPORATIONS AND A 1% TAX ON STOCK BUYBACKS.

THE WEST VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC SENATOR, JOE MANCHIN, A MAJOR HOLDOUT THROUGHOUT THE LENGTHY LEGISLATIVE PROCESS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN ADVANCING THE BILL.

>> THIS IS WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT.

SOLUTION, AND A BALANCED ENERGY APPROACH.

ZERO SUPPORT FROM THE GOP.

CIVIC DEMOCRATS ARE CATASTROPHICALLY OUT OF TOUCH WITH WHAT AMERICAN FAMILIES ACTUALLY DO CARE ABOUT.

IN THEIR RECKLESS TAXING AND SPENDING PROVES IT.

>> Reporter: THE WIN SETS OF LEGISLATIVE PRESS SUCCESSES THAT THE GOP HOPES ETERNALLY INTO ELECTIVE SUCCESS.

>> THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT HAS OTHER THINGS.

IN I COULD HELP YOU OR YOUR FAMILY GOING FORWARD.

KPBS REPORTER WITH WHAT ELSE IS IN THERE, AND WHETHER SAN DIEGO AND THINK IT WILL HELP THEM.

>> THE NEW INFLATION REDUCTION ACT IS OFFICIALLY SIGNED INTO LAW.

AND AMERICANS CAN NOW REAP THE BENEFITS.

SO WE WENT OUT TO SEE WHAT SAN DIEGO AND THOUGHT ABOUT THE LAW.

IT REDUCED ENERGY EFFICIENCY, INCREASE HEALTHCARE AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG BILLS, CREATED GREEN JOBS, REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES, CLEAN UP THE LOOSE THEN, AND MAKE CORPORATIONS PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE OF TAXES, JUST TO NAME A FEW.

SAN DIEGO AND WE SPOKE WITH SOUNDED A LITTLE SKEPTICAL.

>> METHONE GOOD AS FAR AS A BILL, TO THE LAYMAN, 99% OF THE TIME, IT IS THE OPPOSITE.

IT IS NOT GOOD FOR US.

IT IS GOOD FOR PEOPLE AT THE TOP.

>> Reporter: HE IMMEDIATELY POINTED OUT THE BIG OF THE TAX CREDITS ABLE COULD RECEIVE ONE BUYING ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND SOLAR PANELS.

>> WHO CAN AFFORD AN ELECTRIC CAR?

EVEN IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT, WHY WOULD YOU BUY ANOTHER CART WHEN YOU HAVE ONE THAT IS WORKING JUST FINE?

SOLAR PANELS, YEAH, SURE.

YOU MAY BE ABLE TO AFFORD THEM, BUT DO YOU ON THE HOUSE?

YOU CANNOT PUT THEM ON THE HOUSE IF YOU DO NOT OWN THE HOUSE.

MOST PEOPLE RIGHT.

SO IT IS NOT GOING TO HELP EVERYDAY PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THIS COUPLE OUT ON A WALK THAT THEY RENT TOO AND WILL NOT BENEFIT FROM THAT OR THE ELECTRIC CAR CREDIT.

THE MECHANIC IS COOL ANYTIME THE GOVERNMENT TRIES TO HELP OUT AND MAKE THINGS MORE GREEN, THAT IS ULTIMATELY THE DIRECTION WE HAVE TO GO, AND WE ALL KNOW THAT.

>> Reporter: BUT THEY DO APPRECIATE THE ACTION ON THE ENVIRONMENT PEOPLE >> IT IS COOL THEY WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT, AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS LIKELY TAKING A ACTION FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE ANOTHER 80 YEARS TO LIVE.

>> WHY THIS BILL DOES NOT DO EVERYTHING, THIS IS A FORWARD STEP, THIS IS A POSITIVE STEP.

THAT IS WHY I AM HAPPY ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: HE SAID HE DOES TACKLE THE MOST PRESSING ISSUE OF OUR TIME THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING EVERYONE, IT IS SOMETHING HE HAS BEEN TRYING TO CALL ATTENTION TO FOR YEARS.

CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> WE ARE IN A TERRIBLE DROUGHT RIGHT NOW.

PEOPLE WILL SUFFER FROM IT.

THEY ARE SUFFERING MORE AND MORE BECAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THIS BILL DOES TO ATTACK CLIMATE CHANGE, I THINK THAT IS WHERE THEY WILL REALLY BENEFIT THE MOST.

>> Reporter: VARGAS SAYS THINGS LIKE THE PERCEPTION DRUG BENEFIT WILL BE MORE IMMEDIATE, BUT HE UNDERSTANDS THE FRUSTRATION WITH SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS.

BUT THEY WILL PAY OFF EVENTUALLY.

>> THEY ARE RIGHT.

THEY CANNOT AFFORD ELECTRIC VEHICLES RIGHT NOW.

ONLY WEALTHY PEOPLE CAN, BECAUSE THE PRICE IS TOO HIGH.

BUT WITH THIS INVESTMENT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THOSE PRICES WILL COME DOWN, AND FAIRLY QUICKLY.

YOU WILL SEE THAT FORD, CHEVY, AND AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS WILL BUILD INEXPENSIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

>> Reporter: CONGRESSMAN SCOTT PETER SAID THIS BILL HAS SOMETHING IN IT FOR EVERYONE.

AND HE IS ESPECIALLY PROUD OF THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG RACING REFORM.

>> IT WILL CAP THE AMOUNT THAT SENIORS ON MEDICARE HAVE TO SPEND AT THE PHARMACY COUNTY AT $2000 A YEAR.

THIS CAN PROVIDE A $35 MONTH CAP FOR THIS PEOPLE FOR INSULIN.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANTED A LONG TIME.

IT ALLOWS THE COMPANIES TO CONTINUE TO INNOVATE IN THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS.

>> Reporter: IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR THE FULL BENEFITS OF THIS BILL TO BE SEEN AND APPRECIATED.

>> IT WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR THE PLANET, FOR OUR GRANDCHILDREN, OUR CHILDREN, FOR SENIORS, AND FOR PEOPLE OUT THERE TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING.

>> BUT DUKE SAID THAT IS JUST THE POINT.

SOME PEOPLE JUST CANNOT AFFORD TO WAIT.

>> PEOPLE CAN BARELY AFFORD TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE ORGASMIC CAR TO GET TO WORK, WHICH THEY HAVE TO GO TO TO PAY THE BILLS IN THE FIRST PLACE, WHICH THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO PAY.

IT IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE.

>> Reporter: KATIE EL DORADO, KPBS NEWS.

>> OUTLINED AN UNPRECEDENTED SHORTAGE OF COLORADO RIVER WATER THAT WILL HIT SOME SOUTHWESTERN STATES HARD PEERS AFAR, CALIFORNIA IS BEING SPARED CUTBACKS.

KPBS REPORTER, FEMICIDES, HAS THE REACTION FROM LOCAL WATER OFFICIALS.

>> 23 YEARS OF DROUGHT IN THE LORETTO RIVER BASIN, THAT IS HOW FEDERAL OFFICIALS EXPLAINED THE HISTORICALLY LOW LEVELS OF WATER IN THE RIVERS RESERVOIRS.

LAKE MEAD AND LAKE POWELL.

WHY THEY DECLARED A TEAR TO WATER SHORTAGE CONDITION FOR 2023.

IT MEANS TWO STATES, NEVADA AND ARIZONA WILL SEAT MAJOR CUTS NEXT YEAR.

ARIZONA WILL SEE A 21% CUT TO ITS YEARLY ALLOCATION.

CALIFORNIA WILL NOT SEE ANY CUTBACKS.

FOR NOW.

>> THE SECONDARY OF INTERIOR, YOU KNOW, THAT IS JUST A REMINDER OF HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO INCREASE WATERFRONT CONSERVATION ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND THE REST OF THE WEST.

THIS IS HOW WE SHOULD BE LIVING LIFE.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO GETS TWO THIRDS OF ITS WATER FROM THE SAN DIEGAN RIVER.

I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT MOST OF THAT IS CONSERVED WATER THAT COMES AT PART OF A WATER TRANSFER DEAL WITH THE INTERIOR VALLEY.

SAN DIEGO HAS ALSO INVESTED IN WATER STORAGE AT THE THEN HESITATE RESERVOIR.

BUT ALL THE STATE WILL BE AFFECTED IF THE COLORADO RIVER RECENT DROUGHT DOES NOT LET UP.

>> IF THEY DECLARE A SHORTAGE, IF THE ELEVATION IN LAKE MEAD FELL BELOW 10 OR 25 FEET, THAT IS CALLED A TEAR FREE SHORTAGE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID THEN WE WOULD SEE TRUE CUTBACKS.

>> CALIFORNIA, SOME OF THE WATER THEY RECEIVED FROM THE COLORADO RIVER WOULD ACTUALLY BE CURTAILED.

WE WOULD NOT RECEIVE THE DELIVERY IN CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: LAKE MEAD ELEVATION WILL BE 1047 FEET EARLY NEXT YEAR, JUST 25 FEET ABOVE THE LEVEL THAT WOULD TRIGGER CALIFORNIA CUTBACKS.

SO WHILE WE HOPE FOR MORE SNOW IN THE ROCKIES, DIVERSIFICATION OF LOCAL WATER SUPPLIES HAS TO CONTINUE.

FROM RECYCLING WASTE WATER TO CONVERTING OCEAN WATER.

>> I MEAN, I THINK WE HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB AS A REGION, BUT I THINK WE CAN DO BETTER AS WELL.

>>> AMERICANS WILL SOON HAVE ACCESS TO VEXING BOOSTERS 252 CORONAVIRUS TEXAS -- CORONAVIRUS STRENGTH.

THE NEW BOOSTERS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY TO MID SEPTEMBER.

THE SHOTS ARE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM THE BE A4 AND BA.5 CORONAVIRUS SUB VARIANCE.

BOTH ARE OFFSHOOTS OF THE OMICRON VARIANT.

THE VA FIVE STRAIN RECENTLY BECAME THE DOMINANT CAUSE OF COVID IN THE U.S. OFFICIALS ARE URGING PEOPLE TO GET THE NEW BOOSTERS AS SOON AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE.

>>> THE WHITE HOUSE IS MOVING PAST THE KEY TO EMERGENCY PAYS IN COVID PLANNING.

BY THE MINISTRATIONS THAT IT WILL STOP BUYING VEXING TREATMENT, AND TEST, AS EARLY AS THIS FALL.

INSTEAD, THOSE PRODUCTS WILL BE COMMERCIALIZED AND PART OF THE REGULAR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.

RIGHT NOW, THE GOVERNMENT IS WORKING THROUGH REGULATORY ISSUES, MARKET DYNAMIC ISSUES, AND EQUITY ISSUES.

BUT OFFICIALS EXPECT THAT TO BE CLEARED UP BY NEXT YEAR.

THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO INVEST IN ENDEMIC PREPAREDNESS, AND THE NEXT GENERATION OF VACCINES.

>> TRUTH BE TOLD, WE SEE THEM, BUT WE DO NOT EVER KNOW THEIR NAMES.

BUT NOW, COUNTY SUPERVISORS SAY THAT KNOWING THE NAMES OF THE HOMELESS COULD BE THE ANSWER IN PRIORITIZING HOW TO HELP THEM.

HERE IS KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN TO EXPLAIN.

>> Reporter: FOUR SUPERVISORS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO LOOK INTO TRACKING ALL HOMELESS RESIDENTS BY NAME.

>> IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO ADDRESS OUR HOMELESSNESS CRISIS WHEN WE DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHO IS HOMELESS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: SUPERVISORS BROUGHT THE IDEA FORWARD.

LAWSON REAMER SAYS THAT IDENTIFICATION AND OTHER INFORMATION, LIKE HEALTH AND HOUSING NEEDS, CAN HELP TO PRIORITIZE RESOURCES.

SUDOKU IS HOMELESS, WHEN, HOW LONG THEY STAY HOMELESS, IF IT IS THE SAME PEOPLE, HOW OFTEN THEY ARE ACCESSING DIFFERENT KINDS OF SERVICES.

THERE IS REALLY SO MUCH INFORMATION THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO PROPERLY DESIGN PROGRAM TO MEET THE NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OF THIS INFORMATION.

>> Reporter: TO COLLECT THIS TYPE OF BASIC INFORMATION, BUT THERE IS NOT NECESSARILY A COUNTYWIDE SYSTEM TO COMPARE IT TO.

TO MAXIMALLY HOMELESS INTO THE MYTH THAT MICA SERVICES, MAKE A DIAGNOSIS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

THEY MOVED TO OCEANSIDE, OR SOME OTHER PART OF THE COUNTY, THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, WE HAVE TO HAVE THEM START OVER FROM SQUARE ONE.

>> SOME PEOPLE DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF TUESDAY'S MEETING RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT HOW THIS DATA WOULD BE USED.

FOR EXAMPLE, TO CLEAR OUT ENCAMPMENTS.

THE NAMELESS WOULD BE A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM.

>> I WANT TO SAY, THIS IS BY CONSENT ONLY.

WE ARE NOT FORCING ANY NAMES.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR'S APPOINTED TIME CUT REVEALED THAT HOMELESSNESS IS INCREASING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THEY DO COLLECT NAMES AND OTHER INFORMATION, SPECIFICALLY ABOUT HOMELESS VETERANS AND YOUTH.

THEY ARE IN FAVOR OF THIS BROADER PROPOSAL.

>> I WANT TO BE FAIR THAT THIS IS NOT A WAITING LIST FOR HOUSING, BUT A WAY TO KNOW EVERYONE AND ORGANIZE OUR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.

INTO THE BOAT TUESDAY DIRECT COUNTY TRAFFIC -- CREATING THE BY NAME LIST.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>> A FEDERAL TO SUPPORT PERSONAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DATA.

THE MY BODY, MY DATA ACT WAS PRODUCED BY CONGRESSWOMAN SARAH JACOBS.

IT WOULD CREATE A NEW NATIONAL STANDARD TO TAX REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DATA WHILE LIMITING WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION, YOU CAN COLLECT AND KEEP.

THE BILL WOULD ALSO GIVE INDIVIDUALS ACCESS TO DELETE THEIR PERSONAL DATA IF THEY SO CHOOSE.

>> THERE IS FAR TOO MUCH OPPORTUNITY FOR BIG CORPORATIONS TO SELL OUR PRIVATE DATA ABOUT OUR., SEXUAL HEALTH TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.

FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PROSECUTE PEOPLE FOR PERSONAL CHOICES.

>> Reporter: SUPERVISORS VOTED 4-1282 BACK THE ACT.

THE BILL IS GAINING MOMENTUM IN CONGRESS.

NOW HAVING 93 COSPONSORS.

TODAY, COUNTY SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AN EMERGENCY MEASURE TO CURB DEATHS FROM OVERDOSES IN COUNTY JAILS.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER WYNN LOOK AT THE NEW PLAN AND WHY ACTIVISTS SAY IT IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> WHAT TOOK SO LONG?

WHY SO MANY DEATHS?

WHAT TOOK SO LONG?

>> Reporter: THIS WOMAN WELCOMES THE MEASURE PASSED TODAY, BUT THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN 15 IN CUSTODY DEATHS THIS YEAR TO GET THE BOARD'S ATTENTION.

LAST MONTH, FIVE INMATES DIED WHILE IN COUNTY CUSTODY.

>> HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

I MEAN, WHO IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT?

I MEAN, WE CANNOT BE ENABLING THESE DEBTS IN THE COUNTY JAILS.

>> THAT IS PART OF THE REASON WHY HE INTRODUCED THE EMERGENCY WEATHER, TO CURB THESE DEBTS.

THE OVERDOSE DEATH CRISIS HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS BLEEDING INTO THE JAILS.

>> WE ARE TAKING SPECIFIC ACTIONS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE DRUG CRISIS, THE OVERDOSE CRISIS IN OUR FACILITIES.

>> HIRE AND RETAIN MORE JAIL STAFF, LOOK AT NEW WAYS TO CARE FOR THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF INMATES.

IT ALSO INCLUDES FUNDING FOR NEW BODY SCANNERS TO STOP DRUGS FROM COMING INTO THE JAILS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>> I WANT TO KNOW THESE BODY SCANNERS.

ARE THE STAFF AND SHERIFFS ALSO GOING TO BE GOING TO THE BODY SCANNERS?

BECAUSE THE FAMILY MEMBERS ARE NOT BRINGING DRUGS.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID IT IS MORE LIKELY THAT GEL STAFF ARE BRINGING THEM IN.

SAN DIEGO INTERIM SHERIFF , ANTHONY RAY, DISPUTES THAT CLAIM.

>> WE HAVE HAD THOSE ALLEGATIONS.

OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO PROOF, CONCRETE EVIDENCE, NO CASES SUSTAINED OF ANYBODY BRINGING NARCOTICS IN.

WE ARE FOCUSING THE RESOURCES WE HAVE RIGHT NOW ON WHERE WE KNOW THAT DRUGS ARE COMING IN.

>> Reporter: THOSE WAYS ARE THROUGH THE MAIL AND VISITORS SMUGGLING THEM IN.

THE BOARD WILL RECEIVE A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE MEASURE IN 60 DAYS.

ALEXANDER WYNN, KPBS NEWS.

>> UC CAMPUSES ACROSS THE STATE ARE FACING A DROP IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT THEY CAN OFFER ADMISSION.

THE NUMBERS ARE ESPECIALLY DOWN AT UC SAN DIEGO.

OFFERS TO JOIN THE FRESHMAN CLASS HAVE DROPPED FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENT AND OUT-OF- STATE AND FOREIGN APPLICANTS.

OVERALL IN ROMANS ON THE LA JOLLA CAMPUS WILL INCREASE BY 2000 STUDENTS THIS FALL, THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE FACES A CHALLENGE TO BALANCE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THEY INVITE FOLLOWING ALMOST THREE YEARS OF THE PANDEMIC.

>> THEIR YIELD WAS HIGHER LAST TIME.

AND SO THEY HAD MORE PEOPLE THAN THEY ANTICIPATED.

SO THEY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF OFFERINGS SO THAT THEY GET THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ACCEPT.

>> Reporter: THE JOB IN ADMISSION OFFERS IS ALMOST 9500 LESS THAN THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR.

>>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WILL AUTOMATICALLY CANCEL NEARLY $4 BILLION MORE IN STUDENT LOAN DEBT.

THE MOVE WILL AFFECT MORE THAN 200,000 FORMER STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED THE NOW DEFUNCT FOR PROFIT ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.

THE ITT TECH SHUT DOWN IN 2016 AFTER IT FUNDING WAS REVOKED BECAUSE THE SCHOOL FAILED TO MEET CERTAIN ACCREDITATION STANDARDS.

THE BY DEMONSTRATION OF CANCEL NEARLY $32 BILLION IN STUDENT DEBT.

MOSTLY FOR BORROWERS OR WERE DEFRAUDED OR ARE PERMANENTLY DISABLED.

A PAUSE ON FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN PAYMENT IS SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

A NEW STUDY FINDS MORE THAN 100 MILLION AMERICANS WILL BE LIVING IN HOTTER AREAS BY MID CENTURY.

THE STUDY WAS PUBLISHED TODAY BY THE CLIMATE RESEARCH NONPROFIT GROUP, FIRST STREET FOUNDATION.

I FOUND WORSENING EXTREME HEAT AND HUMIDITY FROM CLIMATE CHANGE WILL BRING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HEAT AND DISEASE TOO MUCH OF THE COUNTRY IN THE NEXT 30 YEARS.

THE INTENSITY AND FREQUENCY OF THE HOTTEST DAYS OF THE YEAR WILL ALSO INCREASE.

IN THE SO-CALLED, EXTREME HEAT BELT, STRETCHING FROM TEXAS TO THE GREAT LAKES, TEMPERATURES COULD SERVE ABOUT 135 DEGREES DURING THEIR HOTTEST STRETCHES OF THE YEAR.

>>> IS A WARM ONE ACROSS THE INTERIOR.

HEAT ADVISERS WERE IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLACES LIKE TO MACULA.

WE WILL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF EXPANSION INTO MONTHLY MOISTURE THIS WEEK.

IT IS LIKELY THERE WILL BE A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN INLAND PARTS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY ONLY.

IT WILL BE A FOR WINDOWS WARM SPOTS.

MONSOON MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO EXPAND A LITTLE FARTHER WEST.

IN THE MEANTIME, HEAT ADVISORY'S CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY INTO TO MACULA AND WANT.

ENDING ON A CLOCK P.M. LOCAL TIME ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT IS HUMAN, WE WILL SEE SOME CAUSE OF THEIR PEER DAMAGES UP TO 81.

ALWAYS AN INTERESTING POINT OF REFERENCE FOR WARM NIGHTS WITH OUR FORECAST.

FUTURECAST, THERE ARE NO CLOUDS AROUND IN THE MORNING HOURS.

GRADUALLY, VERY, VERY ISOLATED HINTS AT CONVENTION AIR INTO THE MOUNTAINS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

NOTHING WIDESPREAD BUT THERE MIGHT BE AN ISOLATED STORM JUST FOR A FEW FOLKS OUT THERE.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE ME MONSOON MOISTURE'S ARE PRETTY ROBUST IN THE INTERIOR.

WE ARE JUST BARELY WEST OF THE GRIP OF THE FRINGE OF THAT.

IT WILL INCLUDE A STRENGTHENED OR SURROUNDED OUR FORECAST.

IT IS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS THAT HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF ONE OF THESE EXTREMELY SLIM ISOLATED STORMS.

THEY WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD TO THE EAST.

BUT OVERALL, THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT EXPANSION INTO THE MONSOON MOISTURE FOOTPRINT.

WE WILL HAVE A SILLY GREATER CHANCE FOR SOME OF THOSE MENTIONED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO INLAND SAN DIEGO COUNTY DOES EVENING.

A CYCLING TREND ABOUT THREE DEGREES COOLER INTO SATURDAY COMPARED TO WEDNESDAY.

IN THE DARIOUS, THIS IS A BIGGER DROP.

FROM 90 THROUGH WEDNESDAY DOWN TO 84 COME SATURDAY, A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT 90 DEGREE DIFFERENCE THERE.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS HERE, YOU CAN SEE ISOLATED STORMS AROUND EACH DAY OVER THE NEXT FIVE.

TEMPERATURES DROP JUST A COUPLE DEGREES.

81 DEGREES DOWN TO 78.

AND IN THE DESERT, WE WILL FEEL A HINT OF RELIEF FROM 107 OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

A SMALL CHANCE FOR A STRAY STORM TO SLIP OFF INTO THE MOUNTAINS INTO THE DESERT THIS WEEK.

TO AROUND 101 ON SATURDAY.

J CORNICHE FOR PBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOU DINED OUT RECENTLY, YOU MAY EXPERIENCE SOME STICKER SHOCK, OR MAYBE A FAVORITE ITEM WAS SOLD OUT.

A MIX OF CHALLENGING ECONOMIC INDICATORS IS THE LATEST HURDLES FOR RESTAURANTS WITH MANY STILL FEELING THE IMPACT OF PANDEMIC SHUTDOWNS.

WE SPEAK WITH TWO OWNERS WHOSE BUSINESSES SURVIVED THE WORST, ONLY TO FACE NEW CHALLENGES ON THE OTHER SIDE.

>> Reporter: OPENING THE DOORS OF THIS RESTAURANT IN INGLEWOOD , CALIFORNIA LAST MONTH FELT LIKE A VICTORY FOR CHRISTIAN MARTIN FAMILY.

>> VERSUS COVID AND HAVING TO DO WITH ALL OF THOSE OBSTACLES, SO PAY HER RENT, TO PAY HER MORTGAGE, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS THE END OF IT.

IF YOU SURVIVE THAT, YOU WOULD SURVIVE.

>> Reporter: EVEN FOR A FAMILY WHO OPENED THE FIRST OF THE FIVE RESTAURANTS DURING THE GREAT RECESSION, MARTIN SAYS THE CURRENT CHALLENGES ARE UNPRECEDENTED.

>> YOU WANT TO PUT ATTRACTIVE PRICING OUT THERE, BUT IT IS CHALLENGING TO DO THAT WHEN, YOU KNOW, YOU TURN AROUND AND USING THE INVOICES COMING IN.

>> Reporter: CUSTOMERS SATISFYING THE PENT-UP DINING DEMAND THIS SUMMER FACING NEW LANDSCAPE.

MAYBE A LONGER WAIT TIME, MAYBE SOME MENU ITEMS UNAVAILABLE, AND PROBABLY A BIGGER TAB.

>> THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO STAY IN BUSINESS AND AFLOAT.

>> Reporter: CAN PROVIDE OPENED 1310 KITCHEN AND BAR IN WASHINGTON, D.C. LAST SUMMER.

THE 13 MONTHS, THEY WERE CLOSED FOR 19.

SINCE THEN, SUPPLY ISSUES AND INFLATION POST ONE BIG CHALLENGE.

>> I TAKE THINGS OFF THE MENU.

THINGS THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET, OR CANNOT GET IN.

SOMETIMES I HAVE TO COMPROMISE ON WHAT WE CAN GET IN.

>> Reporter: IT IS LIKE HE PRESSURES CONSUMERS FEEL IN THEIR OWN GROCERY SHOPPING ON A GREATER SCALE.

THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SAYS THAT IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, GROCERY PRICES SOARED 13.1%.

EVERYTHING FROM EGGS, CHICKEN, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES .

RESTAURANT RACES SHOWED A 7.6% INCREASE IN THE SAME PERIOD AS IN OWNERS TRIED TO KEEP DINERS COMING IN.

LABOR IS ANOTHER COST AND CHALLENGE.

>> THE COOKS SEEM TO BE THE HARDEST TO FIND.

MANAGEMENT SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST TO FIND.

THE RATE I AM PAYING BACK OF HOUSE, STARTING FOUR DOLLARS MORE IN OUR VAN INITIALLY, THEN PRE-PANDEMIC TIMES.

I AM HAPPY TO PAY THEM MORE, THEY DESERVE MORE.

BUT IT HAS TO BE REFLECTED, YOU KNOW, IN OUR COST.

>> Reporter: OVERALL, INFLATION SHOWED SOME EVENING LAST MONTH.

GAS PRICES HAVE ALSO FELL OFF RECORD HIGHS.

STILL, CONSUMERS AND HIGH PRICES MAKE A TOUGH RECIPE FOR RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE ALREADY WEATHERED SO MUCH.

IN WASHINGTON, I AM KAREN K FOR.

>> I AM JUDY.

LAWMAKERS WHO OPENLY CRITICIZE FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP SURVIVE PRIMARY RACES IN WYOMING AND ALASKA.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING THE ADDITION ON KPBS.

>>> A GROUP OF DISABLED VETERANS PROVED THAT THEY WERE UP FOR ADVENTURE AT THE SUMMER SPORTS CLINIC NATIONAL ADAPTIVE SPORTS EVENT IN SAN DIEGO.

RECENT VIDEO MESSAGES -- CAPTURE HOW THEY TURNED THEIR DISABILITIES INTO ABILITIES.

>> Reporter: WE HAVE MEN AND WOMEN THAT HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY WITH ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT DISABILITIES THAT ARE HERE LEARNING ABOUT THE SPORTS.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS A MODEL OF REHABILITATION TO GET VETERANS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND INTO THE COMMUNITY, TRYING SOME NEW THINGS AND REALLY PUSHING THEMSELVES.

>> THE FIRST TIME IN THE WATER, IT IS NERVE-RACKING, IT IS SCARY.

THAT IS WHY WE BRING OUT A GREAT TEAM TO HELP COAX THEM THROUGH THAT.

THROUGH THAT EXPERIENCE.

>> WHEN YOU CATCH THAT FIRST WAVE, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE FLYING.

>> A LOT OF FOLKS ARE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES AND CONDITIONS.

THEY THINK THAT DOING ETHNIC ACTIVITIES IS OUT OF THEIR REALM .

SO WE SHOW THEM THROUGH SURFING THAT THEY CAN DO ANYTHING THEY WANT.

WE GET THEM TO FOCUS ON THEIR ABILITIES, NOT THEIR DISABILITIES.

>> IT IS GIVING ME CONFIDENCE THAT I HAVE NOT HAD IN A LONG TIME.

WE ARE DOING A LOT OF STUFF THAT I HAVE NOT EVER DONE.

WHICH IS EXCITING.

I AM MEETING NEW PEOPLE, WHICH I REALLY LIKE.

AND I LIKE THE IDEA OF TEAMS.

>> IT HAS BEEN NICE BEING HERE FOR THAT, HAVING THESE DISABILITIES, AND BEING WITH ALL OF THESE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ALSO HAVE THESE DISABILITIES, BECAUSE WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT.

>> BEING IN SAN DIEGO ON THE WATER IS LIKE A DREAM, A DREAM COME TRUE.

IT IS SOMETHING I THOUGHT I WOULD, SOMETHING THAT I WOULD NEVER DO MY LIFETIME.

TO BE ABLE TO DO IT, HAVE FUN, MAKE NEW FRIENDS, IT IS AWESOME.

I REALIZE THAT NO MATTER IF YOU ARE MISSING AN ARM, A LEG, OR TWO LEGS, THERE ARE WAYS TO ACHIEVE THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO DO.

NO MATTER WHAT IT IS, THERE IS JUST A DIFFERENT WAY TO DO IT THAN WHAT YOU PROBABLY ORIGINALLY THOUGHT.

>> OUR VETERANS ARE GOING HOME WITH ANOTHER SET OF SKILLS THAT MAYBE THEY DID NOTHING THEY HAD.

THAT COULD BE GETTING ON A PLANE .

THAT COULD BE TRAVELING.

I MEAN, THEY ARE OUT HERE IN THE COMMUNITY IN A NEW PLACE.

MANY HAVE NOT TRAVELED SINCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED.

WE ARE TRYING TO CREATE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE VETERANS, WHAT THEY CAN REALLY THRIVE AND TEST THEMSELVES.

>> OUR OWN MIKE CAMERON WAS THE VIDEO JOURNALIST ON THAT STORY.

YOU CAN FIND ALTERNATE STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I AM MY INTERVAL SKI.

GOOD NIGHT.