>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 45 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILLHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

>> AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> A PADRES MINOR LEAGUE COACH IS IN I.C.E.

CUSTODY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

I.C.E.

AGENTS ARRESTED HIM AT THE EL PASO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON SUNDAY MORNING.

NOW HIS FAMILY IS DEMANDING HIS RELEASE, TELLING KPBS REPORTER GUSTAVO SOLIS THAT HE HAS A VALID WORK PERMIT AND TWO U.S.

CITIZEN CHILDREN.

>> WE DON'T WANT HIM DETAINED ANYMORE.

>> Reporter: THE BROTHER OF PADRES MINOR LEAGUE COACH.

>> COMPLETELY LEGAL.

WE TRIED THE PROPER WAY.

WE FOLLOWED EVERY SINGLE PATHWAY THE CONGRESS CREATED FOR US IMMIGRANTS, AND WE DID EVERYTHING LEGALLY.

>> Reporter: HE WAS BORN IN VENEZUELA AND HAS BEEN IN THE COUNTRY SINCE 2014.

HE JOINED THE PADRES ORGANIZATION IN 2024 AS A COACH FOR THE MINOR LEAGUE TEAM IN EL PASO, AND HE HAS A LEGAL WORK PERMIT.

IN A STATEMENT CONFIRMING THE ARREST, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY CLAIMED THAT HIS LEGAL STATUS EXPIRED.

BUT JORGE SAYS THAT HIS BROTHER HAS A PENDING ASYLUM APPLICATION.

BECAUSE HE'S A VOCAL CRITIC OF THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT HE CANNOT GO BACK, EVEN THOUGH MADURO IS NO LONGER IN POWER.

>> ONE THING WE WANT TO KEEP CLEAR IS THE GOVERNMENT OF VENEZUELA IS STILL PROSECUTING ABSOLUTELY ANYBODY AGAINST.

THIS STILL HAPPEN.

IF YOU GET STOPPED ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, THEY CAN CHECK YOUR PHONE TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY TYPE OF PICTURES THAT GO AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT.

>> Reporter: HIS ARREST IS PART OF A NATIONWIDE TREND THAT BEGAN IN JULY, WHEN I.C.E.

BEGAN WORKING WITH TSA TO ARREST IMMIGRANTS IN AIRPORTS.

ACCORDING TO IT NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CLINIC, A FEW TIMES EACH WEEK TSA WILL SEND I.C.E.

A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO ARE FLYING, THEN I.C.E.

WILL CROSS-REFERENCE THAT LIST WITH THEIR OWN LIST OF TARGETS.

GUSTAVO SOLIS, KPBS NEWS.

>> THE PADRES ORGANIZATION PUT OUT A BRIEF STATEMENT TODAY, AND IT READS," WE RECENTLY BECAME AWARE OF THE DETAINMENT OF PIRELLA IN EL PASO, TEXAS.

WE ARE WORKING TO GATHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WILL NOT HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENT AT THIS TIME."

FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES WITH NO LONGER USE TWO SAN DIEGO COUNTY FIRING RANGES.

KPBS PUBLIC MATTERS REPORTER HAS MORE ON THE DECIDING VOTE FROM THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

>> Reporter: AGENTS WITH I.C.E.

AND CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION TRAIN FOR YEARS AT TWO COUNTY RANGES IN OTAY MESA AND MIRAMAR AIR BASE.

SUPERVISORS ENDED THOSE AGREEMENTS IN RESPONSE TO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT TACTICS AND MASS DEPORTATION AGENDA.

THE CHAIR BOARD SAID IT'S, QUOTE, IMMORAL TO SUPPORT FEDERAL IMMIGRATION TRAINING.

>> I THINK THE VERY CORE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT WE'VE SEEN TOO MANY PEOPLE DIE AT THE HANDS OF ARMED I.C.E.

AGENTS, AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT WE AT THE COUNTY SHOULD BE COMPLICIT.

>> Reporter: IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT HAS SURGED LOCALLY SINCE 2025.

SAN DIEGO MADE NATIONAL NEWS LAST YEAR WHEN I.C.E.

AGENTS CLASHED RESIDENTS WHILE RAIDING AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT IN SOUTH PARK.

SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND VOTED AGAINST ENDING THE RANGE AGREEMENTS.

HE ACKNOWLEDGED I.C.E.

HAS, QUOTE, OVERSTEPPED BUT HE SAID AGENTS NEED MORE ACCESS TO TRAIN, NOT LESS.

>> I.C.E.

NEEDS TRAINING, ABSOLUTELY.

LET THEM TRAIN IN A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN LEARN HOW TO, YOU KNOW, DE-ESCALATE A SITUATION.

THAT'S THE TRAINING THAT I THINK WE'D ALL LIKE TO SEE.

>> Reporter: CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION COMMISSIONER RODNEY SCOTT SAID ENDING THE RANGE AGREEMENTS WILL RESULT IN STAFFING ISSUES AND LONGER WAIT TIMES AT BORDER CROSSINGS AT THE SAN DIEGO AIRPORT.

LAWSON REAMER AND THE SUPERVISOR AGUIRRE TIMED SOME OF THE LONGER WAIT TIMES TO POLICY THAT INCLUDES CONDUCTING OFFICERS TO CONDUCT ENFORCEMENT AWAY FROM PORTS OF ENTRY.

>>> WHILE OVERNIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY.

WE'LL STILL HAVE THAT MARINE LAYER THOUGH IT'S GETTING SHALLOWER THIS WEEK, THOUGH THE COAST WILL STILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.

WON'T BE STRETCHING INLAND WITH THOSE LATE AND EARLY LOW CLOUDS AND FOG.

TEMPERATURE-WISE WE'RE IN THE UPPER 60s.

WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A WARMING TREND WE'RE GOING TO BE TRACKING AS HIGH PRESSURE EXPANDS BACK OUR WAY THIS WEEK.

I'LL BREAK DOWN EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT COMING UP.

>>> AVOIDING A DIRECT HIT BUT STILL TURNING INTO A DEADLY EVENT.

HURRICANE LALA PASSED HAWAII OVER THE WEEKEND, AND AT LEAST ONE PERSON DIED.

TENS OF THOUSANDS ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER, AND SOME ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION ROUTES ARE RUINED FROM HURRICANE FORCE WINDS, RAIN, AND LANDSLIDES.

THAT INCLUDES CLEARING A HIGHWAY ON THE BIG ISLAND.

>> Reporter: AFTER THREE NIGHTS IN A SHELTER A FAMILY FROM TAIWAN AND OTHERS COULD GO HOME.

IT'LL BE A FIVE-HOUR DRIVE AROUND THE ISLAND FOR ERNIE SALO.

>> A VERY BIG SURPRISE.

I WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CLEAR IT SO FAST.

IT WAS -- SO WE WERE VERY HAPPY.

>> Reporter: CREWS WORKED AROUND THE CLOCK TO CLEAR HIGHWAY 11 OF ROCKS, TREES, AND DEBRIS.

SATURDAY NIGHT FLOOD WATERS FROM HURRICANE LALA BURST THROUGH A GULGE DESTROYING THE ONLY ARTERY IN AND OUT OF THE TINY TOWN AS RESIDENTS SWAM FOR THEIR LIVES.

ONE ELDERLY WOMAN WAS CARRIED BY FIREFIGHTERS.

IN THE MORNING THE CIVIL DEFENSE SAID THE HIGHWAY WAS REOPENED TOWARDS HELO FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES ONLY, AND OFFICIALS HOPE TO REOPEN THE HIGHWAY FOR LOCAL TRAFFIC BY THE AFTERNOON.

BUT WORD SPREAD QUICKLY AND SOME RESIDENTS TOOK CHANCES TO GET OUT.

ALL ALONG THE HIGHWAY A TANGLED MESS OF TREES AND POWER LINES.

>> WE WERE RUNNING OUT OF RESOURCES ALREADY -- WATER, YOU KNOW, TO DRINK, AND CLEANUP IS TAKING LONGER THAN EXPECTED.

BUT IT'S GOOD TO SEE THE NEIGHBORS GETTING TOGETHER AND STUFF AND HELPING EACH OTHER OUT.

>> Reporter: THE HIGHWAY GOING SOUTH IS STILL CLOSED.

AND HERE THIS MORNING THE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT IS WAITING READY TO GO.

NOW, IT'S UNCLEAR HOW LONG IT'LL TAKE TO REBUILD AND REOPEN THIS HIGHWAY, BUT CREWS TELL ME THEY'LL DEFINITELY HAVE TO BUILD SOME SORT OF BYPASS ROAD SO PEOPLE CAN DRIVE AROUND SOUTH POINT AND TUCONA.

>> FEELS LIKE AN APOCALYPSE, TO BE HONEST.

>> Reporter: THE HOSPITAL AND CLINIC IS OPERATING ON EMERGENCY POWER.

THE HOSPITAL CLOSED ITS CLINIC AND EXPECTS MORE STORM-RELATED INJURIES AND MEDICATION NEEDS AS SHOCK FROM THE STORM WEARS OFF.

>> WE ARE ANTICIPATING FOLKS COMING TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICATION REFILLS AND WHATEVER STORM-RELATED, YOU KNOW, ILLNESSES OR IN THE AFTERMATH OF THAT.

YOU KNOW, WHETHER THEIR ADRENALINE IS RUNNING OUT, SLEEP DEPRIVED, YOU KNOW, YOU NAME IT, WE'LL BE THERE FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: FOR COMMUNITIES HIT HARD BY THE STORM, THE RECOVERY FROM LALA IS JUST BEGINNING.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS ALREADY PREPARING FOR WHAT COULD BE A HISTORIC EL NINO SEASON.

FORECASTERS SAY THERE'S A HIGH CHANCE THIS EL NINO COULD BE STRONGER THAN ANY WE'VE SEEN SINCE 1950.

THE CITY IS NOW CLEARING STORM CHANNELS AND UPGRADING FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

CITY LEADERS SAY THE WORK STARTS NOW TO GET READY FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING AND TO PREVENT A SITUATION LIKE THE TRAGIC 2024 FLOODS.

>> DO NOT WAIT TO PREPARE.

HEAVY RAIN CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY, AND PREPARATION NOW CAN PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY YOUR LIFE AND THE LIFE OF YOUR LOVED ONES.

MY HOPE THEN WAS THAT SAN DIEGO HAD NOT FORGOTTEN WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE TO HAVE OUR NEIGHBORS DISPLACED, WHAT THAT CRISIS FELT LIKE, AND WE WOULDN'T FORGET AND WE WOULD TAKE ACTION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID WHAT WE CAN TO PREVENT THAT IN THE FUTURE.

>> OVER THE NEXT MONTH INFORMATION WILL BE MAILED TO MORE THAN 7,000 HOMES IN HIGH-RISK FLOOD AREAS WITH GUIDANCE ON PROTECTING PROPERTY.

OFFICIALS ARE ALSO ASKING RESIDENTS TO REPORT ANY BLOCKED DRAINS THROUGH THE CITY'S GET IT DONE APP.

>>> MORE ROAD CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY THIS WEEK AROUND THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS NOT EVERYONE IS HAPPY ABOUT THE CHANGES.

>> Reporter: CONSTRUCTION CREWS ARE JUST GETTING STARTED ON AN EXPANSION OF PACIFIC HIGHWAY OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT'S CAR RENTAL CENTER.

ADDITIONAL LEFT AND RIGHT TURN LANES ARE MEANT TO HELP MANAGE TRAFFIC TO THE AIRPORT, SAYS AIRPORT SPOKESPERSON NICOLE HALL.

>> AND JUST MAKING THE CURRENT SITUATION, THE CURRENT ROADWAYS MORE EXPANSIVE AND ADDING THOSE LANES, ALLOWING PEOPLE TO GET TO THE AIRPORT JUST A LITTLE BIT FASTER WITH LESS STOPS.

>> Reporter: THE AIRPORT IS PAYING FOR THE WIDENINGS AS PART OF THE TERMINAL ONE EXPANSION, BUT THEY WERE PLANNED BY THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

AND IT'S NOT JUST PACIFIC HIGHWAY.

GRAPE STREET AND LITTLE ITALY IS LOSING ALL OF ITS PARKING AND GOING FROM THREE LANES TO FOUR.

CHRIS GOMEZ LEADS THE LITTLE ITALY ASSOCIATION.

BUSINESS OWNERS THERE ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE WIDENING.

>> OUR FOCUS IS THAT THE TRAFFIC COUNTS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY HIGH.

AND NOW YOU'RE GOING TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL LANE OF TRAFFIC, REMOVING ALL PARKING, WHICH IS KIND OF A PEDESTRIAN BUFFER IN CASE OF ANY SAFETY MEASURES OR HAZARDS OF A CAR VEERING OFF.

>> Reporter: SO HOW ABOUT BETTER PUBLIC TRANSIT TO THE AIRPORT?

SANDBAG IS PLANNING A RAIL CONNECTION BY 2050.

IN THE MEANTIME, IT'S EXPLORING BETTER BUS AND SHUTTLE SERVICES, THOUGH IT'S UNCLEAR HOW THOSE WILL BE FUNDED OR WHEN THEY'LL START.

ANDREW BOEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, ABC SUES THE FCC ON FIRST AMENDMENT GROUNDS AS PART OF THE DISPUTE INVOLVING LATE NIGHT HOST JIMMY KIMMEL.

THAT'S AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS LIKE FLOCK CAMERAS ARE A MAJOR HOT BUTTON ISSUE RIGHT NOW.

SUPPORTERS SAY THEY ARE A PUBLIC SAFETY TOOL AND CAN SOLVE CRIMES QUICKLY.

OPPONENTS CITE PRIVACY AND MISUSE CONCERNS.

KAYLA MULLER REPORTS ON HOW THAT DEBATE IS PLAYING OUT IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHERE POLICE INVESTIGATE A STRING OF VANDALIZED CAMERAS.

>> Reporter: AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS ARE GAINING POPULARITY NATIONWIDE.

COMPANIES LIKE FLOCK AND AXON LEADING THE WAY.

>> DEFINITELY NOT A BIG FAN OF FLOCK CAMERAS.

I THINK THEY KIND OF LIKE -- I DON'T KNOW THEY'RE VERY LIKE ORWELLIAN, LIKE 1984.

>> Reporter: THE ALPRs ARE MEANT TO BE ANOTHER PUBLIC SAFETY TOOL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

BUT NOT EVERYONE SEES IT THAT WAY.

LINCOLN PD IS INVESTIGATING A SERIES OF FLOCK CAMERA DAMAGE AT THE START OF THE YEAR.

JUST RECENTLY TWO MORE NEAR THE LINCOLN AIRPORT WAS VANDALIZED.

>> I THINK THEY USUALLY DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD.

I'M NOT OPPOSED TO PEOPLE TAKING THEM DOWN, BUT USUALLY IT'S VANDALISM OBVIOUSLY.

I'M NOT GOING TO STOP SOMEBODY IF I'D SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: WHAT'S YOUR WORRY WITH THEM?

>> I THINK IT'S THE SYSTEM THEY'RE HOOKED UP TO, LIKE THE A.I.

CONNECTED TO IT MAKING DECISIONS FOR PEOPLE.

I DON'T LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: THE CITY OF LINCOLN SAYS RIGHT NOW THERE ARE NO PLANS TO TAKE THEM DOWN.

>> THEY HAVE THEIR PLACE.

I MEAN, I THINK THAT IF THEY COULD DO SOMETHING TO EVOLVE TO SAFEGUARD'S PEOPLE'S PRIVATE INFORMATION.

>> Reporter: SOME PEOPLE SEE VALUE IN ALPRs.

>> IF THEY CAN PREVENT THE SPREAD OF PERSONAL INFORMATION, I THINK THAT FLOCK CAMERAS COULD BE GOOD IN LIKE I SAID IN CASES WHERE IT'S MISSING CHILDREN OR SOMETHING.

IF IT COULD SAVE ONE KID, IT'S WORTH EXPANDING AND TRYING TO EXPLORE ALTERNATIVES MAKE IT A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYBODY.

>> Reporter: GENA SAYS THE POTENTIAL IS THERE.

SHE JUST WANTS TO SEE MORE REGULATION.

>> IT'S ALL NEW, AND THERE'S NO GUARDRAILS RIGHT NOW SO PEOPLE ARE FREAKING OUT.

THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR PRIVACY, SO LET'S SEE WHAT SOLUTIONS CAN BE THOUGHT OF.

THERE'S A LOT OF SMART PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD, AND I THINK THEY COULD FIGURE IT OUT.

>> KALA MULLER WITH THAT REPORT.

THE DEBATE COMES DURING NATIONAL WEEK OF ACTION AGAINST ALPRs.

IT IS A NATIONWIDE EFFORT WITH THE AIM TO RAISE AWARENESS AMONG PEOPLE WITH THE CAMERAS AND HOW THEY'RE USED.

A LOCAL ADVOCATE STOPPED BY KPBS "EVENING EDITION" TO DISCUSS THE MOVEMENT.

YOU CAN LISTEN TO THAT INTERVIEW RIGHT NOW WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO YOUR PODCASTS.

>>> SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC IS PROPOSING A PROJECT TO DEVELOP A NEW HIGH-VOLTAGE ENERGY TRANSMISSION LINE IN SAN DIEGO.

IT'S CALLED THE GOLDEN PACIFIC POWER LINK, AND IT'S A PART OF THE CALIFORNIA INDEPENDENCE SYSTEM OPERATOR'S GOAL TO MEET THE STATE'S GROWING ENERGY NEEDS.

A POTENTIAL ROUTE FOR THE ENERGY SYSTEM WOULD RUN FROM IMPERIAL COUNTY TO SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY.

IT WOULD ALSO CUT THROUGH THE DESERT STATE PARK.

THAT ROUTE IS SPARKING DEBATE BETWEEN CONSERVATION GROUPS AND PROPONENTS FOR CLEAN ENERGY EXPANSION.

BOTH SIDES EXPRESSED CONCERN AT THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING.

>> GOLDEN PACIFIC POWER LINK IS BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT CLEAN AND RELIABLE ENERGY SOMEHOW REQUIRES A SACRIFICE OF SACRED NATURAL PLACES AND COMMUNITIES ON THE ALTER OF PRIVATE COMMUNITY PROFIT.

THIS PREMISE IS ENTIRELY FALSE AND DEVASTATING TO NATURE AND OUR COMMUNITIES.

PLEASE STAND WITH YOUR CONSTITCHIANTS AND ACT TODAY TO OPPOSE THE POWER LINK.

>> WE FULLY SUPPORT A ROBUST ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS FOR THIS PROJECT SO THAT ALL ITS IMPACTS CAN BE IDENTIFIED AND STATE DECISION MAKERS CAN DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE ROUTE.

BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS LINE NEEDS TO BE BUILT.

IT SAFE GUARDS THE FUTURE OF OUR STATE'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND QUALITY AFFLIFE.

AND THE EMPLOYERS, WORKERS, AND COMMUNITIES WE REPRESENT ARE COUNTING ON IT.

>> NONPROFITS ADVOCATING FOR THE PARK'S WILDLIFE SPOKE OUT.

A SPOKESPERSON FROM THE LAND CONSERVANCY SAYS BUILDING THE LINES COULD IMPACT ENDANGERED SPECIES, BUT PROW PONENTS SAY IT COULD MAKE THE ENERGY GRID MORE RELIABLE IN THE FUTURE.

CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PROJECT WON'T START UNTIL 2029, AND IN THE MEANTIME SDG&E WILL HOST A SERIES OF HEARINGS THROUGH OCTOBER.

>>> A NEW STUDY FINDS ONE IN FIVE SOCIAL MEDIA USERS SAY THEY'VE MADE A HEALTH DECISION BASED ON SOMETHING THAT THEY SAW ONLINE.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS ON THE PIT FALLS OF USING SOCIAL MEDIA AND A.I.

FOR HEALTH DECISIONS.

>> Reporter: WHENEVER A NEW SYMPTOM POPS UP, AN ANSWER CAN BE JUST A SCROLL AWAY.

A NEW STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INDICATES ONLINE INFORMATION MAY BE SHAPING REAL WORLD HEALTH DECISIONS.

NEARLY 88% OF U.S.

ADULTS SURVEYED REPORTED USING SOCIAL MEDIA.

AMONG THOSE USERS ALMOST 85% SAID THEY'VE SHARED GENERAL OR PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION.

BUT THE MOST NOTABLE FINDING -- >> I THINK THE BIGGEST SURPRISE THAT WE FOUND THAT ONE IN FIVE PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY MAKING THEIR HEALTH RELATED DECISIONS BASED ON WHAT THEY SAW ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

>> Reporter: ESPECIALLY BECAUSE NEARLY 78% OF SOCIAL MEDIA USERS SAID THEY BELIEVED HEALTH INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA WAS FALSE OR MISLEADING.

ROHAN, A SENIOR AUTHOR OF THE STUDY, SAID ONE PROBLEM IS ONLINE CONTENT CAN LOOK CONVINCING WITHOUT BEING ACCURATE.

>> IT IS SO MUCH EASIER AS GENERATIVE A.I.

LIKE CHAT BOTS HAVE COME AROUND.

YOU CAN MAKE GRAPHICS.

YOU CAN MAKE IMAGES ABOUT ANYTHING, AND THAT MIGHT BE COMPLETELY FAKE INFORMATION.

AND I THINK THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THERE ARE PEOPLE ONLINE WHOSE ENTIRE REVENUE STREAM IS THE NUMBER OF CLICKS THEY HAVE.

>> Reporter: A.I.

CHAT BOTS CAN ALSO BE USEFUL HELPING PEOPLE UNDERSTAND MEDICAL TERMS OR PREPARE QUESTIONS FOR THEIR DOCTOR.

BUT KIRA WARNS THE ANSWER YOU GET CAN DEPEND ON HOW YOU ASK THE QUESTION, AND A CHAT BOT MAY MISS WARNING SIGNS THAT A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL WOULD RECOGNIZE.

>> THEY WILL NOT GO KEEP HELPING YOU NAVIGATE TO THE HIGHEST RISK CONDITIONS FIRST BECAUSE IT'S NOT A TRIAGE TOOL.

IT'S A PERSONAL ASSISTANT MEANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU.

>> Reporter: I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

>>> THE OLD GLOBES OUTDOOR PRODUCTION OF SHAKESPEARE'S MUCH TO DO ABOUT NOTHING GIVES THE PLAY A MODERN AND MUSICAL TWIST.

KPBS ARTS REPORTER JULIA DIXON EVANS TAKES US TO A REHEARSAL TO EXPLORE WHY THE STORY CONTINUES TO RESONATE.

>> Reporter: FROM HEATED RIVALRY TO BUFFY AND SPIKE, AUDIENCES LOVE AN ENEMIES TO LOVERS PLOT, AND SHAKESPEARE MIGHT BE ONE OF THE BEST TO EVER DO IT.

>> YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY MUCH TO DO ABOUT NOTHING IS THE ORIGINAL ROM COM.

>> Reporter: HE'S DEDICATED MUCH OF HIS CAREER TO SHAKESPEARE.

SHE SAYS EVERYBODY KNOWS BEATRICE AND BENEDICT SHOULD BE TOGETHER.

>> I WILL LIVE A BACHELOR.

>> Reporter: EXCEPT FOR THE TWO OF THEM.

>> SPOILER ALERT, THERE'S A BIG KISS AT THE END OF THE PLAY.

WHEN THEY KISS THE AUDIENCE GOES BANANAS BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN WAITING ALL NIGHT FOR THEM TO FINALLY FIGURE IT OUT.

>> Reporter: EDEN ESPINOSA PLAYS BEATRICE.

>> I'M REALLY FALLING IN LOVE WITH PLAYING THIS WOMAN, AND I LOVE HER -- HER STRENGTH, HER INDEPENDENCE.

SHE REALLY SPEAKS HER MIND WHEN IT COMES TO HER OPINIONS ABOUT HOW WOMEN ARE TREATED, HOW MEN TREAT WOMEN AND THEIR PLACES IN SOCIETY.

>> Reporter: THE GLOBE'S PRODUCTION IS SET IN MODERN TIMES, AND EVEN HAS A KARAOKE SUBPLOT.

EDALSTEIN SAYS A COMTEMPORARY STAGING ACTUALLY MIRRORS THE LATE 1500s WHEN SHAKESPEARE'S ACTORS DRESSED IN A WAY THEIR AUDIENCES UNDERSTOOD.

>> WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN MODERN CLOTHES YOU CAN SEE WHO'S GOT MONEY, WHO DOESN'T HAVE MONEY.

YOU CAN SEE WHO'S IN THE MILITARY AND WHO'S NOT IN THE MILITARY.

SOMETHING ABOUT PUTTING THE PLAN IN OUR WORLD NOW OR BASED IN OUR WORLD MAKES IT CLEAR AND MORE IMMEDIATE.

>> Reporter: "MUCH TO DO ABOUT NOTHING" IS ON STAGE THROUGH AUGUST 30th.

JULIA DIXON EVANS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WELL, THE HEAT DOME HAS BEEN SHIFTING BACK WEST AND STRENGTHENING, WHICH MEANS WE GET THE IMPACTS OF THAT ONCE AGAIN.

THOUGH, HERE'S THE THING, THOUGH, SOME OF US STILL GOING TO HAVE THE HUMIDITY.

OUR TEMPERATURES GOING TO GO UP.

IT'S GOING TO FEEL LIKE AUGUST THAT'S FOR SURE.

CERTAINLY FEELING LIKE SUMMER.

WE'RE WATCHING THAT HUMIDITY, AND WE DO HAVE SOME LATE WEEK RAIN CHANCES, NOT FOR EVERYBODY AS PER USUAL.

IT'S MORE OF OUR MOUNTAIN REGIONS.

LET'S BREAK DOWN WHAT TO EXPECT OVERNIGHT FIRST.

77 BORREGO SPRINGS.

THAT'S YOUR SURE SIGN THOSE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING BACK UP.

65 MOUNT LAGUNA.

ABOUT THE SIDE FOR OCEAN SIDE THROUGH THE COAST.

SAN DIEGO A FEW DEGREES WARMER.

GETTING CLOSE TO 70 DEGREES THERE.

WE WARM UP TO 80 SAN DIEGO, CHULA VISTA TOMORROW.

OCEAN SIDE A FEW DEGREES WARMER.

CLOSE TO 100 IN RAMONA.

WE'RE GOING TO WATCH THAT.

108 IN BORREGO SPRINGS, AND YOU CAN SEE CLOUDS FOR MANY OF US AND SOME OF THAT MOISTURE AND THAT HUMIDITY.

ESPECIALLY WHEN WE LOOK AT THE NEXT FIVE DAYS ALONG THE COAST, IF YOU ARE NOT A FAN OF THE HUMIDITY, I AM SO SORRY BECAUSE IT'S STICKING WITH US.

HERE'S THE THING, TOO, HUMIDITY IS GOING TO BUILD IN A LITTLE BIT MORE.

THOSE DEW POINTS ARE GOING TO INCREASE AS WE GO THROUGH THE WEEK.

IF YOU THINK IT'S HUMID NOW, MAYBE WE'RE GETTING A BIT OF A BREAK IN SOME AREAS, IT'S GOING TO GET WORSE AS OUR TEMPERATURES ALSO RISE AS WE HEAD TOWARDS FRIDAY.

BUT THEN THE WEEKEND WE BALANCE OUT A LITTLE BIT.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE ROLLER COASTER EBBING AND FLOWING AS THAT HIGH PRESSURE HAS BEEN SO ON THE MOVE THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

FIRTHNERLAND 93 FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY.

WE ACTUALLY DROPPED FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, AND YOU STAY AT ABOUT 90 AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS HERE'S WHERE WE'RE WATCHING FOR THOSE RAIN CHANCES.

NOW, NOT COMPLETELY OUT OF THE QUESTION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

THE BEST CHANCE IS LOOKING LIKE SATURDAY THAT IT'S ENOUGH TO TRIGGER THAT STRAY THUNDERSHOWER WORDING ON THE FIVE-DAY HERE.

BUT JUST KEEP IN MIND VERY LIMITED RAIN CHANCES BUT JUST SOMETHING TO BE PREPARED FOR.

TEMPERATURE-WISE WE'RE 82 WEDNESDAY, AND THEN OUR TEMPERATURES DROP HERE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

WARM BACK UP BY SUNDAY.

SO REGION BY REGION IT DEPENDS A LITTLE BIT WHEN YOU SEE THE DROP, WHEN YOU SEE THE RISE.

BUT IT'S ALL, AGAIN, THE MOVEMENT OF THAT HIGH PRESSURE.

108 FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY IN THE DESERT.

BUT HERE'S THE THING -- THAT'S THE HOTTEST IT'S GOING TO BE.

WE START TO COOL DOWN AS WE HEAD THURSDAY, FRIDAY.

INTO THE WEEKEND, THOUGH, ONLY DOWN 106.

I'M NOT SURE YOU'RE GOING TO NOTICE MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE.

IT'S MID-AUGUST.

WE'LL GET THROUGH IT, RIGHT, THAT'S THE OVERALL MESSAGE.

FOR KPBS NEWS I'M ACCUWEATHER ANA AZALLION.

>>> THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES STARTS TOMORROW IN PENNSYLVANIA.

AND OUR REGION WILL BE REPRESENTED BY NOT ONE BUT TWO TEAMS FROM TIJUANA AND THE SWEETWATER VALLEY.

THAT'S BRINGING BACK MEMORIES FROM VETERANS OF ANOTHER TEAM IN SWEET SWAURT VALLEY.

ANOTHER TEAM HAD A MAGICAL RUN WINNING THE WEST TITLE AND ADVANCING TO THE WORLD SERIES IN 2015.

TWO MEMBERS FROM THAT ALL-STAR ROSTER RETURNED TO THE FIELD THAT STILL LIVES IN THEIR DREAMS.

THE NOW 23-YEAR-OLD WALKER LANHAM AND THE FORMER ASSISTANT COACH CAUGHT UP WITH OUR MEDIA PARTNER, KDTV.

>> Reporter: HOW HYPED ARE YOU FOR THIS TEAM?

>> OH, EXTREMELY HYPED.

>> I'M SO EXCITED FOR THEM.

>> WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THIS TEAM THAT'S SIMILAR TO YOUR TEAM?

>> I MEAN, THEY GOT -- THIS TEAM HAS A BUNCH OF OFFENSE, YOU KNOW?

THEY SEE -- I SEE A LOT OF CHEMISTRY IN THAT TEAM.

>> THIS YEAR'S SWEETWATER AND TIJUANA TEAMS BEGAN THEIR WORLD SERIES PLAY ON THURSDAY.

THE DOUBLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT RUNS THROUGH AUGUST 30th.

>>> HAVE YOU NOTICED THEM?

FROM OCEAN SIDE TO SAN YSIDRO THEY ARE LITTLE FRONT YARD SHELTERS FULL OF BOOKS TO BE SHARED FOR FREE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SOME OF THEM ARE VERY CREATIVE, TOO.

KEN KRAMER PUT OUT THE CALL FOR VIEWERS TO SEND IN WHAT THEY'VE SEEN AND PUT TOGETHER THIS SAMPLE.

>> Reporter: SIDE BLOCK ALONG SECOND AVENUE IN CHULA VISTA, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU'RE GREETED BY AN OFFER -- FREE BOOKS.

VERY WELCOMING, SIMPLE IDEA.

BRING THE BOOK BACK WHEN YOU'RE DONE READING IT OR A DIFFERENT ONE TO SHARE, IF YOU CAN.

LET'S SEE HERE, CALVIN AND HOBBS, OKAY.

AND THE GROUCHY HISTORIAN?

WELL, A LITTLE PLACE TO SIT IF YOU FIND YOURSELF AT HOME WITH A TOME.

THERE ARE TINY LIBRARIES LIKE THIS ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

HERE'S ONE.

GRAB A BOOK, CONTRIBUTE A BOOK.

IT'S FREE.

KEEP IT OR PASS IT ALONG.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE A BOOK TO TAKE ONE.

IT'S AN OPEN, FREE EXCHANGE WITH WHATEVER YOUR NEIGHBORS HAVE TO SHARE, AND SOMETIMES YOU GET SOME INSIGHTS INTO THE HOT TOPICS UP AND DOWN THE STREET.

MANY HAVE A LITTLE PLAQUE AND AN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER FROM LITTLEFREELIBRARY.ORG.

IT'S A NON-PROFIT THAT SELLS STRUCTURES AND THE POSTS THEY STAND ON, EVEN BOOKS TO PUT IN THEM.

BUT MANY THAT YOU SEE ARE DO IT YOURSELF AND ARE VERY CLEVER.

AND FROM ALL AROUND SAN DIEGO, LOOK, HERE'S A HANDSOME ONE IN THE 1200 BLOCK IN ESCONDIDO.

AT THE FIRST CONGRUGALGS CHURCH IN RAMONA RIGHT THERE ON EIGHTH STREET, LOOK AT THIS.

A TINY LIBRARY FOR KIDS.

WONDERFUL.

AND ON UNION STREET IN MIDDLE TOWN A SUPER CUTE SHINGLE CENTER FOR SELECTED SOFT COVERS AND OTHERS.

DAVID WEST'S CARAMEL MOUNTAIN NEIGHBOR WAS BUILDING ONE WITH SPECIAL LOWER SHELVES SO KIDS COULD PICK OUT BOOKS THEMSELVES, BUT THE NEIGHBOR PASSED AWAY BEFORE HE COULD FINISH THE PROJECT, SO A FEW FRIENDS DONATED MATERIALS, FINISHED AND PAINTED IT.

IN KENSINGTON HERE'S ANOTHER THAT OFFERS A BIT OF WHIMSY AND SERVES AS A LOVING MEMORIAL.

RORY TOWNSLY'S HUSBAND, TIM, MADE THESE TWO WALK BY LIBRARIES FOR THE WATER CONSERVATION GUARD IN EL CAJON.

THERE WAS THIS FROM JOHN GIANINI.

AND FOR LORI ANOTHER IN MOUNTAIN VIEW.

IN MISSION HILLS THANK YOU TEAGAN GLASHEEN AND A COOL ONE IN MISSION BEACH.

BEHOLD SIDEWALK SIDE LIBRARY ON D STREET IN CHULA VISTA AND AT THE WATERFRONT PARK HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING THE LITERARY ROUNDS THERE.

WEST POINT AVENUE IN LA MESA, IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY OF SEEDS.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN COME AND TAKE FREE NATIVE SEEDS TO USE IN THEIR GARDEN.

THE PLANTS GROW, YOU HARVEST THE SEEDS, AND RETURN SOME OF THEM TO THE LIBRARY.

INFORMATION PACKETS, HOW-TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE SAN DIEGO BIRD ALLIANCE.

AND IN OB AND THE 5000 BLOCK OF WEST POINT LOMA IT'S HER LIBRARY OF DOG TOYS.

RIGHT ON THE DOG BEACH, TAKE ONE OR TWO.

BRING THEM BACK THIS TIME OR NEXT TIME.

YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO ASK, WHERE'S YOUR BALL?

OTHER CREATORS OF THESE FREE LIBRARIES SEEM TO KNOW THAT PASSERBY ARE LIKELY TO HAVE A COMPANION AND ARE PREPARED ESPECIALLY THIS ONE NEAR 23rd AND YUPUS.

SO HERE'S A WISH.

MAY YOU NEVER RUN OUT OF THINGS TO READ ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THESE TINY LIBRARIES TO BE FOUND IN SO MANY PLACES AROUND AND ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>>> SO COOL.

AND IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE OF KEN KRAMER'S STORIES ABOUT SAN DIEGO JUST BE WATCHING.

EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT AT 8:00 RIGHT HERE ON KPBS.

AND HERE IS A LOOK WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

ON NPR'S MORNING EDITION, OPENING ARGUMENTS BEGAN IN THE MULTI-STATE LAWSUIT AGAINST META PLATFORMS.

THEY ARGUE FACEBOOK AND INS TUGRAM WERE DESIGNED TO BE ADDICTIVE TO YOUNG USERS.

AND ON KPBS "MIDDAY EDITION" AHEAD OF THIS WEEKEND'S BOOK FESTIVAL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, OUR MIDDAY TEAM SPEAKS WITH THE AUTHORS OF "HUMOR ME" AND "MOM NEEDS A MOMENT."

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

THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

ENJOY YOUR EVENING.

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PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION, AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 45 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILLHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

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DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.