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>> IT IS TUESDAY AUGUST 17th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

IT WAS BACK TO SCHOOL TODAY FOR THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN IN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WITH THE PANDEMIC STILL RAGING, THERE ARE SAFETY GUIDELINES THAT SOME SCHOOLS ARE CHALLENGING.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEALTH MATT HOFFMAN SAID ONE EAST COUNTY DISTRICT IS RESENDING A POLICY THAT HAS BEEN DRAWING CRITICISM.

>> RAMONA UNIFIED BOARD MEMBERS ARE REVERSING COURSE FOR NOW, PUT ON HOLD A RECENTLY ADOPTED POLICY THAT WILL ALLOW PARENTS TO OPT THEIR CHILDREN OUT OF MASK WEARING DESPITE STATE GUIDELINES.

DURING A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING MONDAY NIGHT, PARENTS SPOKE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE.

>> IT IS NOT YOUR JOB TO DO WHAT IS POPULAR, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF RAMONA SAFETY STUDENTS AT OUR SCHOOLS.

FOLLOWING HEALTH GUIDANCE IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND BEGGING FOR THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE.

>> WHAT I THINK IS BEST FOR MY CHILDREN MIGHT NOT BE BEST FOR YOURS.

>> I WANT TO MAKE THE CHOICE WITH WHETHER MY DAUGHTER WAS A MASK.

I DO NOT THINK THAT IS YOUR RIGHT.

>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT TO KPBS, SUPERINTENDENT TERESA GRAY SAID THEY REOPENED THE REOPENING PLAN WHICH FOLLOWS GUIDELINES FOR K-12 SCHOOLS AND ALL STUDENTS AND ADULTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR FACE COVERINGS INSIDE WHEN STUDENTS RETURN TO THE CLASSROOM ON THURSDAY.

THIS IS IN EFFECT FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

MOST RECENT GUIDELINES SAY FACE COVERINGS DO NOT HAVE TO BE WORN OUTDOORS, JUST INSIDE WHEN KIDS ARE PRESENT.

THOSE UNDER 12 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR COVID-19 VACCINATIONS.

>> LET US DO OUR JOB, EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH HOW THAT IS GOING DOWN .

WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO OUR WORK.

>> Reporter: THIS IS NOT OVER JUST YET IN RAMONA.

ONE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER TELLS ME THE PLAN ADOPTED HAS LANGUAGE SPECIFYING TO OPT THEIR KIDS OUT OF MASK WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE.

DONE PERFECT SAYS THE DISTRICT AND STAFF WILL WORK TOGETHER TO GATHER LEGALLY SELLING MEETING AT THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, MASKS WILL BE WORN, BUT THERE IS CLEAR DIRECTION TO MAKE IT OPTIONAL TIME IN THE FUTURE.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS AND.

>>> KEEP YOUR MASKS READY IF YOU ARE PLANNING IN THE MONTHS AHEAD.

THE TSA IS FIGHTING THEIR EXTENDING THE MASCULINE INTO JANUARY.

IF YOU FLY OR RIDE A TRAIN, KEEP YOUR FACE COVERED REGARDLESS OF YOUR VACCINATION STATUS.

THE MANDATE WAS SCHEDULED TO END NEXT MONTH AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS COLLECTING PROOF OF VACCINATION FROM ITS 18,000 WORKERS.

ANOTHER SHOT MIGHT BE ON THE HORIZON.

CAMILLA BURNELL HAS UPDATES ON VACCINE BOOSTERS AND WHEN THEY MIGHT BE AVAILABLE.

>> Reporter: A COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOT AFTER EIGHT MONTHS, THAT APPEARS TO BE THAT PLAN BEING DEVELOPED BY TOP HEALTH OFFICIALS.

>> THE DATA THAT THEY BY THE ADMINISTRATION IS MAKING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS OFF OF IS PRELIMINARY AND THE BOOSTER SHOTS HAVE NOT RECEIVED FDA APPROVAL FOR ANYONE EXCEPT FOR THE IMMUNOSUPPRESSED.

>> Reporter: THE THIRD SHOTS FOR THOSE VACCINATED WITH PFIZER OR MODERNA COULD BE ADMINISTERED BEGINNING MID-TO- LATE SEPTEMBER ACCORDING TO SOURCES.

>> THIS IS PROACTIVE ANTICIPATING THAT MORE DATA IS IN THE WORKS SHOWING THAT THE VACCINE'S EFFECTIVENESS SEEMS TO BE LEANING OVER TIME AND THAT THIS DELTA VARIANT IS WITH.

>> Reporter: AS VACCINES REMAIN IN SHORT SUPPLY IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, OTHERS SAY NOT SO FAST.

THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS THE TWO DOSE MRNA VACCINES PROVIDE LONG-LASTING IMMUNITY, AND WILL NOT CHANGE ITS RECOMMENDATION UNLESS THE SCIENCE SAYS OTHERWISE.

>> ALL OF THE WORLD MOST VULNERABLE, AND THOSE MOST AT RISK, HEALTH WORKERS, NEED TO RECEIVE THEIR FIRST AND SECOND DOSES BEFORE LARGE PORTIONS OF THE POPULATION, OR ALL OF THE POPULATION, IN SOME COUNTRIES, RECEIVE A THIRD DOSE.

BACK DOCTORS ON THE FRONT LINES IS THE URGENT NEED IS FOR MORE PEOPLE TO SIMPLY GET THERE FOR SHOTS.

>> THIS IS SO PREVENTABLE AT THIS POINT IN THE EPIDEMIC.

>> Reporter: CAMILLA BURNELL, KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE PANDEMIC IS WITH US.

ONE THING THAT IS LONG GONE ARE THE DAYS OF AN EASY COMMUTE.

TRAFFIC PATTERNS FEEL LIKE PRE- PANDEMIC GRIDLIKE AT TIMES.

COMING UP, WE WILL LOOK AT WHAT IS DRIVING THE TREND ON OUR ROADS.

>>> ONE OF THE NFL'S BIGGEST BRANDS IN THE LATEST TO REQUIRE FANS PROOF THAT THEY ARE VACCINATED.

TODAY, THE LAS VEGAS RAIDERS ANNOUNCED IT WILL REQUIRE DEATH TO USE A MOBILE APP THAT CONTAINS THEIR VACCINATION STATUS THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO ENJOY THE GAME WITHOUT HAVING TO WEAR A MASK.

THE BRAND-NEW ALLEGIANT STADIUM IS AN INDOOR VENUE AND WILL WELCOME CROWDS FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON.

THE POLICY GOES INTO EFFECT FOR THE SEASON OPENER.

THE RAIDERS OF THE FIRST NFL TEAM TO ANNOUNCE SUCH A POLICY.

>>> THE CARS ARE REACHING OUT TO GIVE AWAY IF A PAIR OF TICKETS AND A HERO T-SHIRT TO GET PEOPLE VACCINATED.

AN EVENT WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY AUGUST 24th AT PETCO PARK.

THIS IS FROM EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN THE STADIUM WAS USED AS A VACCINE CENTER.

THE FIRST 150 PEOPLE WHO GET VACCINATED AT GALLAGHER SQUARE WILL RECEIVE TICKETS AND T- SHIRT TO SEE THE ANGELS PLAY ON SEPTEMBER 8th.

>>> WE SEE FEWER CHAOTIC THINGS OUT OF AFGHANISTAN TODAY, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT SITUATION IS NOT TIMES.

AND AND CONGRESSWOMAN SARAH JACOBS TALK TO CNN ABOUT THE WITHDRAW AND GAVE HER REASONS FOR WHY THIS IS HAPPENING.

>> YOU CANNOT TEACH VALUES OR DEMOCRACY AT THE BARREL OF A GUN, YOU CANNOT USE VIOLENCE TO TRY AND PROMOTE IDEALS.

IT DOES NOT WORK.

FROM THE DEBT, THE MISSION WAS FLAWED.

THIS IS A FAILURE OF THE GEORGE W BUSH ADMINISTRATION.

THIS IS A SALE OF EVERY ADMINISTRATION'S.

I THINK EVERYTHING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO SEE IS MOST OF WHAT WE DO RIGHT NOW IS BECAUSE OF THE DEAL THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP MADE WITH THE TALIBAN WHEREIN OUR ALLIES ON THE GROUND KNEW THAT THERE WAS A CONCRETE DATE THAT WE WOULD LEAVE.

THEY DID WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO TO KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE.

THAT IS WHY WE SEE SUCH A QUICK COLLAPSE OF THE AFGHAN NATIONAL DEFENSE FORCE.

>> THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT'S IN CONTACT WITH TALIBAN LEADERS WHO ALLOWED SAFE PASSAGE FOR THE MILLIONS WHO WANT TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY.

THE PENTAGON SPOKE PERSON SAID THERE HAVE BEEN NO HOSTILE ACTIONS BY THE TALIBAN, AND THE MEMBERS OF THE NOW DEFEATED AFGHAN ARMY WITH ARE HELPING WITH EVACUATIONS AT THE AIRPORT.

THE U.S. MILITARY IS EXPECTED TO FINISH ITS EVACUATIONS BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

>>> THE U.S. HAS A HISTORY OF WELCOMING REFUGEES TO COUNTRIES WHERE THAT HAS GONE TO WAR.

AFGHANS HAVE RESETTLED IN THE U.S.

SINCE THE WAR.

WHAT HAPPENS NOW THAT MANY ARE TRYING TO LEAVE.

BRETT CONWAY HAS THIS REPORT.

>> Reporter: IN THE CITY OF KABUL, TALIBAN FIGHTERS ARE NOTORIOUS, SMILING AT THE CITY'S AIRPORT, SCENES OF FEAR AND DESPERATION TO GET OUT.

PEOPLE WHO HELPED U.S.

TROOPS AND DIPLOMATS, AND AFGHANISTAN, ARE TERRIFIED THEY WILL BE TARGETED BY THE TALIBAN.

SKEPTICAL OF THEIR ASSURANCES WITH PEOPLE WHO WORKED WITH ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL NOT BE HARMED.

>> MAY NEVER KEEP THEIR PROMISE.

>> Reporter: THE U.S. SAYS IT WILL KEEP ITS PROMISE.

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN DIRECTED THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO USE UP TO $500 MILLION FROM THE EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FUND.

PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR U.S.

CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES HAVE BEEN ASKED TO HELP OUT THE .2 TEXAS, WISCONSIN OR CALIFORNIA, WHERE U.S. OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE MAKING AROUND 22,000 PEOPLE WHO APPLIED FOR AN AFGHAN VISA.

>> PEOPLE THAT COME TO THESE LOCATIONS WILL HAVE BEEN PRESCREENED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY A FULL IMMIGRATION PROCESSING ONCE THEY ARRIVE.

>> Reporter: NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE MANY AS MANY AS 60,000 AFGHANS WHO COULD QUALIFY FOR REFUGEE STATUS.

THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THEIR FAMILIES.

>> THESE ARE MOM AND DAD WITH LITTLE KIDS AT THEIR KNEES.

EVERY ONE OF THEM SHOULD BE GOTTEN OUT BY THEM.

>> Reporter: I AM BRETT CONWAY REPORTING.

>>> AFTER A FIVE-YEAR WAIT, THE MURDER TRIAL OF SOMEBODY KILLING A SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICER IS GETTING STARTED.

JONATHAN DEGUZMAN WAS KILLED IN JULY 2016.

HE AND ANOTHER GANG OFFICER WERE WORKING AT SOUTH CREST WHEN THEY WERE SHOT.

THE OTHER OFFICER SURVIVED.

OPENING STATEMENTS BEGAN TODAY IN THE CASE AGAINST JESSE GOMEZ WHO WAS CHARGED WITH MURDER.

DEGUZMAN WAS A 16 YEAR VETERAN OF THE DEPARTMENT.

>>> CLIMATE CHANGE BROUGHT A TOP WHITE HOUSE ADVISOR TO DELMAR TODAY TO SEE AN EXAMPLE OF OUR CHANGING ENVIRONMENT UP CLOSE.

AS ERIC ANDERSON REPORTS, SHE GOT AN EAR FULL FROM THOSE WHO WANT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO MOVE FASTER.

>> DATA McCARTHY GATHERED WITH THE LOCAL OFFICIALS NEAR THE SEASIDE TRAIN TRACKS THAT RUN THROUGH DELMAR.

EROSION HAS LOCAL OFFICIALS SCRAMBLING TO SHORE UP THE CLIFF AS THEY CONSIDER PLANS TO MOVE DETRACTS INLAND.

THAT SERVED AS A BACKDROP OF McCARTHY TO TOUT THE BODY ADMINISTRATION RESPECT FOR SCIENCE, AND A COMMITMENT TO FIGHT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> EVERY DECISION HAS TO THINK ABOUT CLIMATE AND EQUITY AS A FUNDAMENTAL CONSIDERATION.

YOU HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO CAME IN AND ON THE FIRST DAY, HE DID NOT REJOIN PARIS, BUT HE SET GOALS THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP.

>> Reporter: SHE PROMISED AGGRESSIVE ACTION TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

SHE SAID SOLAR POWERS IN THE ENERGY MARKETPLACE LAST YEAR AND THAT FOR RENEWABLE POWER NEEDS TO KEEP BUILDING.

THAT WAS NOT ENOUGH FOR A SMALL GROUP OF PROTESTERS WHO DEMANDED AN END TO ALL FOSSIL FUEL BURNING'S.

>> STOPPED ISSUING PERMITS FOR DRILLING AND OTHER OIL AND GAS RELATED PROJECTS PARTICULARLY ON FEDERAL LANDS.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE ARGUMENTS MIGHT TO BE A PART BUT A COUPLE OF DEGREES, ONE THING NOT IN DISPUTE IS THE KIND IS WARMING AND THAT WILL IMPACT AREAS LIKE THIS IN DELMAR.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS .

>>> FROM NOW THROUGH DECEMBER, THE COAST IN LA JOLLA TURNS INTO A LEOPARD SHARK PLAYGROUND.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA EXPLAINS WHY THESE SHARKS MAKE THEIR WAY TO OUR BACKYARD EVERY YEAR.

>> Reporter: IF YOU WAIT INTO THE WATER ALONG THE SHORES, YOU MIGHT BE LUCKY ENOUGH TO SPOT A LEOPARD SHARK.

>> IT IS REALLY SAD TO SEE WILDLIFE IN LA JOLLA.

>> HAZY LIGHT IS A BEACH SUPERVISOR FOR THE KAYAK TOUR COMPANY, EVERYDAY CALIFORNIA.

HE SAYS PEOPLE HAVE ALL KINDS OF REACTIONS WHEN THEY SEE SHARKS.

>> PEOPLE ARE FREAKED OUT SOMETIMES AND OTHERS ARE FASCINATED.

THEY ARE FRIENDLY SHARKS.

WE TELL THEM THAT.

FOR THE MOST PART, PEOPLE ARE EXCITED.

>> Reporter: HUNDREDS OF PREGNANT LEOPARD SHARKS ARE CLOSE TO THE BEACH THANKS TO AN CANYON.

THAT MAKES AREAS IN THE WAVES SMALL AND THE WATER WARMER AND AT NIGHT, PROVIDES COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF SQUID TO FEED ON.

>> THEY ARE BASICALLY INCUBATING THEIR EMBRYOS KIND OF LIKE MOTHER BIRDS SITTING ON THE EGGS TO KEEP THEM WARM.

>> Reporter: ANDREW IS A OCEAN SCIENCES PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO.

HE HAS STUDIED SHARKS SINCE 2007, AND SAYS THE SHARKS WILL NOT HURT YOU.

>> WE NEED TO BE RESPECTFUL OF THEIR SPACE.

IT IS A REAL PRIVILEGE THAT WE HAVE THE SHARKS IN OUR BACKYARD, AND THAT WE CAN SHARE THE COMPANY ON THEIR TURF AND THEY ARE USUALLY PRETTY SKITTISH .

>> Reporter: AFTER A RESIDENT ERIC AND HIS WIFE BRING THEIR PADDLE BOARDS AND SNORKEL GEAR TO SWIM WITH THE SHARKS.

>> AT FIRST IT IS SCARY BECAUSE THEY ARE SHARKS, BUT YOU REMIND YOURSELF THEY ARE DOCILE.

YOU ARE UP HIGH ENOUGH YOU CAN LOOK THROUGH THE WATER AND IT'S LIKE THE GROUND IS MOVING UNDERNEATH YOU.

>> Reporter: RYAN MATTHEY THEY WANT THE PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS IS A MARINE PROTECTED AREA.

WHILE IT MIGHT BE TEMPTING TO TOUCH THE SHARKS, THEY ARE PROTECTED BY LAW, WHICH MEANS YOU CANNOT TOUCH THEM LEGALLY.

FROM THE LA JOLLA SHORES, MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS .

>>> YOU CAN ADD THE STREET FAIR TO THE GROWING LIST OF EVENTS TAKING A STEP BACK AMID THE LATEST COVID-19 THIRD, ORGANIZERS SAY THEY ARE MAKING THE TOUGH DECISION TO CANCEL.

THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE 40th ANNIVERSARY.

THE ADAMS AVENUE STREET FAIR IS A NORTHPARK TRADITION, AND IS SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEKEND OF SEPTEMBER 18th.

IN A STATEMENT, STATEMENT SAID SEVERAL VENDORS DECIDED NOT TO PARTICIPATE DUE TO THE SURGE IN CASES.

>>> RUSH-HOUR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS BEEN LIGHTER SINCE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HIT.

AS KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN EXPLAINS, THAT IS MAKING ITS WAY BACK, BUT NOT ALWAYS IN THE WAYS YOU MIGHT THINK.

>> Reporter: TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY IS BOTTOMED OUT IN THE SPRING OF LAST YEAR WHEN STAY- AT-HOME ORDERS WERE AT THEIR STRICT IS.

IT HAS BEEN CREEPING UP EVER SINCE.

FOR DEREK THRASHER, WHO HAS BEEN WORKING FROM HOME SINCE MARCH 2020, RUSH-HOUR IS NOT A CONCERN ANYMORE.

THE LACK OF A COMMUTE PROMPTED HIM TO MOVE RECENTLY INTO A BIGGER HOME IN ESCONDIDO FURTHER FROM HIS OFFICE.

>> I AM IN HOPES THAT WHEN WE RETURN TO THE OFFICE, THAT TRAFFIC WOULD BE LESS BAD COMING THIS DIRECTION GOING NORTH.

I HAVE LEARNED THAT IS NOT THE CASE.

>> Reporter: THRASHER SAID HE DRIVES A LOT LESS NOWADAYS, BUT HE FINDS HIMSELF TAKING MORE TRIPS JUST TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE.

>> AFTER I HAVE BEEN WORKING FROM HOME ALL DAY AND I REALIZED I HAVE NOT GONE ANYWHERE FOR A WHILE, I MIGHT GO TAKE THE DOGS SOMEWHERE AROUND JUST A QUICK JOG.

WE HAVE A FEW OPTIONS AROUND US.

LITTLE TRIPS TO THE GROCERY STORE AND WE ARE DOWNTOWN ESCONDIDO TO HAVE A BITE TO EAT OR DRINK.

>> Reporter: HIS DRIVING HABITS ARE PLAYING OUT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

REMOTE WORKING HAS LED TO A LIGHTER MORNING RUSH HOUR SINCE THEY WERE ARE DRIVING TO WORK.

THE TRAFFIC DOES NOT EASE UP AS MUCH AFTER THAT MORNING PEAK.

SOMETIMES, IT'S WORSE IN THE AFTERNOONS THAN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

REMOTE WORKERS MIGHT NOT DRIVE HOME FROM THE OFFICE, BUT THEY ARE TAKING MORE TRIPS UNRELATED TO THEIR JOBS ACCORDING TO CELL PHONE LOCATION DATA ANALYZED BY THE COMPANY STREETLIGHT DATA.

>> THERE IS A WHOLE HOST OF NEW DRIVING THAT HAPPENS BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO GO AND DROP OFF A CHILD AT CAMP MIDDAY, OR DO A SHOPPING TRIP BECAUSE YOU WERE IN THE OFFICE.

WE BELIEVE A LOT OF THE MIDDAY DRIVING HAS TO DO WITH ERRANDS INSTEAD OF CASUAL DRIVING AS OPPOSED TO COMMUTING.

>> Reporter: AN INCREASE IN DELIVERY SERVICES HAS PUT MORE CARS AND TRUCKS ON THE ROAD COMPARED BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

TOTAL DRIVING IS DOWN, THAT HAS BEEN ENOUGH TO KEEP CONGESTION AND CHECK.

AS MORE BUSINESSES CHOOSE TO BRING THEIR WORKERS BACK TO THE OFFICE, TRAFFIC IS LIKELY TO KEEP CREEPING BACK UP.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> NORTHERN CALIFORNIA'S DIXIE FIRE HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS LATELY, BUT THAT'S NOT THE ONLY FIRE FORCING EVACUATIONS.

THE COUNTER FIRE DOUBLED IN SIZE OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.

IT'S NOW AT 6000 ACRES.

THE FIRE STARTED SATURDAY IN EL DORADO COUNTY BETWEEN SACRAMENTO AND LAKE TAHOE.

SOME BUILDINGS, INCLUDING A POST OFFICE, HAVE BEEN DESTROYED ACCORDING TO LOCAL MEDIA REPORTS.

THE REGION IS DEALING WITH HOT AND WINDY WEATHER THIS WEEK.

>>> THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE GOES WELL BEYOND WILDFIRES.

SCIENTISTS SAY IT'S POSING AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE FOR A MAJOR TOURIST DESTINATION.

HEATHER JENSEN EXPLAINS THE NEW CONCERNS FOR LAKE TAHOE.

>> Reporter: KNOWN FOR ITS SERENE SKIES, AND LOVELY LAKE VIEWS, THE TAHOE FELT BY TOURISTS AND LOCALS ALIKE.

>> IT IS SPECTACULAR.

>> Reporter: IT IS THE WATER THAT LEAVES A LASTING IMPRESSION.

IN RECENT YEARS, BATTLING LOW LAKE LEVELS.

>> SOMETIMES THE LAKE IS LOW.

SOMETIMES YOU GET A DROUGHT OR A LOT OF SNOW.

EVERY FEW YEARS ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

>> Reporter: UC DAVIS RESEARCHERS SAY CLIMATE CHANGE IS MAKING ITS IMPACT.

THE MOST RECENT REPORT LOOKED AT THE LAKE AND SAID INTENSE HEAT CAN MAKE IT MORE LIKELY FOR THE AREA TO SEE MORE RAIN THAN THE SNOW WE ARE USED TO.

>> WE HAVE BEEN HAVING WARMER WINTERS.

>> Reporter: A STUDY SAYS BECAUSE OF THAT, STREAMS MIGHT FEEL FAST SNOWPACKED AND LEVELS COULD RISE BY AS MUCH AS 10 INCHES A DAY.

>> MEANING THAT WE WILL GET UNPRECEDENTED FLOOD RATES IN THE STREAM- >> UC DAVIS RESEARCHER SAYS THERE IS NO TIME ON WHEN THIS COULD HAPPEN.

>> AS TIME GOES ON, THE LIKELIHOOD OF THAT HAPPENING INCREASES, BUT IT COULD HAPPEN SIX MONTHS FROM NOW.

THAT'S THE FRIGHTENING PART.

>> Reporter: AREAS LIKE TRUCK IT COULD BE ONE OF THE TOWNS IMPACTED.

>> THE FLIGHT IN TURKEY IS WEIRD.

>> A BATTLE OF THE ELEMENTS AND MOTHER NATURE LEAVING HER LEGACY ON THE LAKE.

>>> THAT WAS HEATHER JENSEN REPORTING.

WE CAN EXPECT COOLER WEATHER IN SAN DIEGO OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

JESSICA PASH HAS THE FORECAST .

>> WE ARE LOOKING AT CHANGES AHEAD IN THE DAYS TO COME THANKS TO A DIP IN THE JET STREAM THAT WILL BE IMPACTING THE NORTHWESTERN TIER OF THE NATION.

EVEN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WE WILL TALK ABOUT A COOLING TREND AND MOISTURE AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND SOME GUSTY WINDS.

LET'S GO TO TONIGHT, TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO LOW 60s IN RAMONA, MID-70s TOWARD BORREGO SPRINGS, 16th IN MT.

LAGUNA, 70 IN CHULA VISTA FOR YOUR OVERNIGHT LOW.

THE MARINE LAYER WILL THICKEN BACKUP.

YOU WILL NOTICE THE LOW HANGING CLOUDS AND FOG STICKING AROUND FOR THE REGIONS HERE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY.

AFTER THAT, THINGS SHOULD IMPROVE AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY.

BIG PICTURE SHOWING COOLER AIR SPREADING FROM THE NORTHWEST THAT WILL SPREAD FURTHER EAST.

HERE IS THE MUNSON MOISTURE, THAT WILL KIND OF RAP IN INTO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIELD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

THAT IS MAINLY CONFINED TO THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER TERRAIN AND SOME DESERTS COULD GET IN ON A LITTLE OF THE MOISTURE.

WE ARE IN THE UPPER 70s AT OCEANSIDE, LOW 80s IN EL CAJON, LOW 80s TOWARD RAMONA.

YOU CAN SEE THE SHOWER ACTIVITY POPPING UP IN THE FORECAST.

THURSDAY, WE CAN GET DRY AIR OUT OF THE NORTH.

THAT WILL SQUASH ANY KIND OF MOISTURE WITH US FOR WEDNESDAY.

YOU WILL NOT NOTICE MUCH OF A TEMPERATURE CHANGE FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS, BASICALLY FROM TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY IS A BIG CHANGE.

BEYOND THAT, TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s.

FURTHER INLAND, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT LOW 80s AND UPPER 70s WITH A MIX OF SUNSHINE AND NO CLOUDS.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, WE HAVE A FEW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY.

LOOK WE ARE COOL INTO THE MID 60s BY THE TIME WE GET TO THIS WEEKEND.

IN THE DESERT IS COOLER, STORMS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY.

WE STAYED BELOW THE TRIPLE DIGITS THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASH.

>>> I AM JUDY WERE DROVE.

THE FALL OF AFGHANISTAN TONIGHT SUBMITTING THEIR HOLD ON POWER.

THE TALIBAN DESCRIBES THEIR PLAN FOR THE COUNTRY COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER THE EVENING EDITION OF KPBS.

>>> WHETHER IT'S A TABLE IN THE KITCHEN OR A ROOM OF ITS OWN, FOR MANY, THE HOME OFFICE HAS SEEN A LOT OF ACTIVITY IN THE LAST YEAR.

WHAT IF THAT OFFICE SPACE TAKES ON A MEETING AND SHAPE OF ITS OWN?

LET'S SAY A OVAL.

I WILL MET A LA JOLLA MAN WHO DEDICATED HIS WORKSPACE TO HIS PASSION FOR AMERICAN HISTORY.

>> WHEN ROGER WALKS INSIDE HIS HOUSE, HE TAKES A STEP INTO ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME.

>> WILL COME TO THE OVAL OFFICE.

>> HE HAS BEEN COLLECTING HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS.

THE ROOM IS FLANKED BY HISTORY MAKING DOCUMENTS SIGNED BY THE MOST FAMOUS MAN IN AMERICAN HISTORY, THE MAN THAT MADE A COUNTRY.

>> I GUESS IF YOU HAVE A THEME ROOM, YOU MIGHT AS WELL HAVE THE BIGGEST YOU CAN HAVE.

>> Reporter: WHEN ROGER AND HIS WIFE BUILT WHAT WAS ONCE HIS PARENTS HOME, THEY DESIGNED THIS ROOM TO BEAR THE OVAL- SHAPED, JUST LIKE THE REAL THING.

>> IT'S A FUNCTIONAL DESK AND OFFICE.

>> Reporter: THE SIZE OF THE DESK WAS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, A REPLICA OF THE RESOLUTE DESK, ORIGINALLY A GIFT FROM QUEEN VICTORIA TO PRESIDENT RUTHERFORD B HAYES AND USED BY MANY AMERICAN PRESIDENTS.

>> THE MOST FAMOUS ONE IS JOHN F. KENNEDY WITH JOHN JOHN COMING OUT OF THE LITTLE DOOR IN THE FRONT.

THIS HAS THE SAME DOOR YOU CAN OPEN AS WELL.

>> Reporter: BE WEARING THIS, SCALLOPED DOORWAY MOLD AND OTHER SMALL THOUGHTFUL DETAILS, THIS ROOM HOLDS TREASURES THAT TRANSCEND TIME LIKE THIS LIEUTENANT COLONEL'S UNIFORM WORN DURING THE CIVIL WAR WITH A SMALL HANDWRITTEN CLUE ASKED TO THE PERSON WHO WORE IT.

>> THIS WAS FOUND IN THE POCKET.

IT SAYS IT BELONGED TO HUNDRED EUROS OF RHODE ISLAND.

THAT'S KIND OF COOL.

THIS IS ALEXANDER HAMILTON'S SIGNATURE.

>> Reporter: IS A LITTLE TASTE OF HOW THE SETTLED THINGS BACK THEN- >> HE WAS KILLED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT WHICH WAS BURNED.

>> Reporter: THERE IS A PAPER BY WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON WHO SERVED 30 DAYS AS PRESIDENT BEFORE SUCCUMBING TO PNEUMONIA AND EVEN DONALD TRUMP MAY BE WELL.

>> I AM KIND OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY RESIDENTIAL COLLECTOR AS I HAVE EVERY PRESIDENT TODAY EXCEPT FOR JOE BIDEN, WHICH IS SO NEW THAT I DO NOT HAVE A PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENT FROM HIM BECAUSE HE IS IN OFFICE.

>> Reporter: WHILE THESE ITEMS REMINDER OF OF THE IMPORTANT EVENTS THAT SHAPED THE COUNTRY, SOME SMALLER PIECES GIVES US A GLIMPSE OF THE PERSONALITY BEHIND THE SAID DECISION-MAKERS .

>> THESE DOODLES ARE SKETCHES BY RONALD REAGAN WHEN HE WAS DOODLING AS GOVERNOR.

>> Reporter: WHILE THIS ORIGINAL SITS CASUALLY ON THIS DESK, IN LA JOLLA, THE REAGAN LIBRARY SELLS COPIES FROM MUSEUM VISITORS.

>> IT'S SO SMALL AND UNIQUE BECAUSE NOBODY HAS THOSE.

THE HEAD IS ALWAYS POINTED TO THE OLIVE BRANCHES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE PRESIDENT.

THE EAGLE TURNED ITS HEAD TO THE ARROWS DURING WORLD WAR II FROM FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT AFTER THEY ATTACKED PEARL HARBOR.

WHEN HARRY TRUMAN BECAME PRESIDENT, THE EAGLES HEAD TURNED BACK TO THE OLIVE BRANCHES.

IT HAS BEEN THAT WAY EVER SINCE.

>> Reporter: AS THE GUARDIAN, ROGER WANTS THESE TO BE ACCESSIBLE, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY INTERACTIVE.

>> THIS WILL CONTINUE HER LOGIN, WHICH IS POPEO.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HISTORY SHOULD BE TOUCHED.

>> THIS IS SOMETHING THEY WILL NOT LET ME DO AT THE SMITHSONIAN, BUT WE DO THAT HERE, AND THAT IS A ACTUAL DOCUMENT SIGNED TWICE BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

>> ABRAHAM LINCOLN SIGNED THIS RIGHT HERE AND HERE, AUGUST 17th, 1863.

>> Reporter: LESS THAN TWO YEARS LATER- >> THESE GLASSES WERE REPORTEDLY FOUND AT FORD'S THEATER THE NIGHT THAT ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS SHOT AND WAS DROPPED BY A PATRON, A CAPTAIN.

IF THESE GLASSES COULD ONLY TALK, THEY COULD TELL A STORY.

>> Reporter: IT'S THE STORY BEHIND THE LAND DEED, THE PARDON, THE COURT-MARTIAL OR EVEN THE CIVIL WAR BULLETS LODGED INTO A PIECE OF WOOD THAT DRAWS ROGER TO THESE ITEMS.

>> I AM HOLDING THIS HISTORY IN MY HAND FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME UNTIL THAT CAN BE PASSED ON TO SOMEONE ELSE.

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