>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR PBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOUSE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR RESTORATION FLOODING REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1 800 BILL HOWE .

AND BY THE CONRAD BROTHERS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCO SHYLY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU THINK YOU.

>> TONIGHT WE ARE CHECKING IN ON A SAN DIEGO'S EFFORTS TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM CAMPING ON THE STREET, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

IT'S BEEN MORE THAN A MONTH SINCE THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AS FIRST SAFE SEEPING ONE SLOT OPENED AND IS NOW THE CLOSE TO BEING FULL.

JOHN CARROLL TOOK A TOUR TODAY, TO SEE HOW THE OPERATION IS GOING.

>> IT REALLY IS COMPLICATED.

>> Reporter: WHEN WE GOT A LIST FIRST LOOK AT THE SLEEPING SITE BACK IN JUNE, IT WAS NOT YET OPEN.

TENSE WHEN THE PROCESS OF BEING SET UP AND THINGS WERE PRETTY QUIET.

MORE THAN FIVE WEEKS LATER, THE LOT IS NEARING CAPACITY.

MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA GOT A WALKING TOUR TODAY, TO SEE HOW THE PLACE IS RUNNING.

IS BEING MANAGED BY A NONPROFIT, CALLED DREAMS FOR CHANGE, AND MORE THAN 130 PEOPLE ARE STAYING IN 111 TENSE, THOUGH THEY HAVE SPACE FOR 150.

THIS VIDEO WAS PROVIDED TO US BY THE CITY.

NO CAMERAS OR RECORDING OF ANY KIND ARE ALLOWED ON THE PREMISES NOW.

AFTER OUR TOUR, THE CEO ALONG WITH A COUPLE OF CLIENTS FROM HERE, ONE PAST, AND ONE PRESENT, WALKED OVER TO BENNINGTON MEMORIAL OF GROVE, JUST NEXT- DOOR, TO TALK ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES HERE.

TINA SMITH HEARD ABOUT THIS SAFE SLEEPING LOT, AND IT SHOWED UP HERE.

BUT, PEOPLE ARE ONLY ADMITTED BY REFERRAL, SO SHE GOT REFERRED, AND IS NOW HERE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

>> I AM A CURRENT PARTICIPANT IN THE PROGRAM, AND I WAS ON THE STREETS.

IT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE WORST AREAS OF THE CITY, THE RIVER BED.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE MUCH MORE THAN JUST TENSE HERE.

TWO MEALS A DAY ARE SERVED, THERE ARE BATHROOMS, SHOWERS, SHEETED ACTIVITY AREAS.

SERVICES TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO PERMANENT HOUSING, PETS ARE WELCOME, AND THERE IS ROUND-THE- CLOCK SECURITY.

>> I WAS IN THE STREETS OF CLAREMONT BEFORE I GOT HERE.

>> Reporter: FOR KEITH JOHNSON, THE SERVICES THAT IT OFFICES IS JUST WHAT HE NEEDED.

>> I WAS HERE FOR TWO WEEKS, AND I GOT HELP.

AND I GOT HELP TO GO DOWNTOWN TO THE BUILDING.

>> Reporter: BUT, THE PAST, PEOPLE ASSISTANCE FROM US, BUILDING, IS JUST A STOPOVER FOR JOHNSON, HE HAS HIS OLD JOB BACK AND HE WILL SOON HAVE HIS OWN PLACE.

>> I AM VERY COMFORTABLE WITH MY LIFE NOW.

I DO NOT DO DRUGS ANYMORE, AND, I AM A HAPPY PERSON.

>> Reporter: THE CITY IS PLANNING ON OPENING ANOTHER SLEEPING SITE LATER THIS YEAR WHICH WILL HAVE AROUND 500 SPACES.

WITH A NEW HOMELESS AND CAMPING BAN, NOW IN EFFECT, THOSE SPACES CANNOT COME SOON ENOUGH FOR A CITY THAT WILL STILL NEED HUNDREDS MORE.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> DROPS TO AROUND 70 LATE TONIGHT IN THE CITY, AREAS TO THE EAST WILL GET DOWN TO 63, IN RAMONA.

75 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

PATCHY LOW CLOUDS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE COASTAL AREAS.

TROPICAL MOISTURE IS GOING TO BE SNEAKING IN, AND THAT WILL BE TO AN INCREASE, AND SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS, EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS.

THE BEST CHANCE FOR THIS WILL BE OVER THE SLIGHTLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

WE HAVE A SHOT EVEN NEAR THE COAST.

WE WILL HAVE THIS FOR YOUR FULL DETAILS IN THE FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> KAISER PERMANENTE IS OPENING ITS THIRD HOSPITAL IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TOMORROW, BUT NURSES AND THEIR UNION IS RAINING CONCERNS OVER STAFFING AT KAISER'S OTHER TWO HOSPITALS.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: KAISER PERMANENTE SEND MEDICAL CENTER OPENS WEDNESDAY GIVING THE COUNTY NUMBER IS ANOTHER OPTION FOR CARE, BUT SOME KAISER NURSES SAY WHILE MORE ACCESS IS GOOD, STAFFING AT KAISER'S OTHER HOSPITALS HAS BEEN HURTING.

>> IS MORALLY DISTRESSING, TO NOT BE ABLE TO DO OUR JOB PROPERLY AND TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE THE WAY WE WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.

>> Reporter: THE REGISTERED NURSE AT KAISER IN A UNION LEADER.

SHE SAYS SOME STAFF HAS BEEN TRANSFERRING FROM KAISER'S ZION AND SAN DIEGO MEDICAL CENTERS, OF TO SAN MARCO'S.

SHE SAYS IN THE SHORT TERM, THAT MEANS LESS NURSES IN THOSE HOSPITALS.

>> THERE IS A DIRECT CORRELATION TO SAFETY OUTCOMES IN THE AMOUNT OF STAFF ON THE FLOOR.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT SHE AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN TOLD TRAVEL NURSES ARE BEING BROUGHT IN TO HELP, BUT SAYS THAT IS A TEMPORARY FIX.

>> WE NEED THE PROPER RESOURCES, TO TAKE CARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND SAN DIEGO.

THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ASKING THEM TO DO, TO SIT DOWN WITH US, HERE ARE OUR SUGGESTIONS, BOTH LONG AND SHORT-TERM, AND COME UP WITH A PLAN TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: KAISER'S OFFICIALS SAY "ALL OF THE MEDICAL CENTERS IN SAN DIEGO INCLUDING ZION, SAN DIEGO, AND SAN MARCO'S ARE FULLY STAFFED, AND THEY MEET OR EXCEED CALIFORNIA'S MANDATED NURSING STAFFING RATIOS".

THIS SAYS THE NURSING USING HAS NEGOTIATED BETTER STAFFING RATIOS WITH KAISER LEADERSHIP, BUT -- >> THIS IS BROKEN ON A DAILY BUSINESS.

>> THIS IS FEELING LIKE, WHEN YOU ARE UNDERSTAFFED, A LITTLE VISUAL.

YOU ARE IN A PARKING LOT.

CARS, THE ALARMS ARE GOING OFF.

WHICH 20 YOU TO ADDRESS FIRST?

>> Reporter: IS A REGISTERED NURSE AT KAISER SAN DIEGO MEDICAL CENTER.

HE FEELS THE SHORTAGES AND IS SPEAKING UP FOR HIS PATIENTS.

>> WE ARE NOT JUST ASKING TO HAVE ALL OF THESE STAFF, OR ALL OF THESE PEOPLE JUST WORK IN THE HOSPITAL TO MAKE JOBS EASIER.

IT'S NOT THAT.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S ABOUT PROVIDING THE ETIQUETTE PERSONNEL TO TAKE CARE OF THE PATIENTS, -- >> Reporter: PATIENT SAFETY AND PROVIDING QUALITY CARE, KAISER SAYS, IS A TOP PRIORITY.

THE SAFETY OF STAFF IS A TOP WIRE DETAIL, AND IS BEING CONTINUED TO INVEST IN NURSES.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT IS NOT JUST HOLLYWOOD ACTORS AND WRITERS A STRIKING LOS ANGELES, MORE THAN 11,000+ CITIES SANITATION WORKERS TOOK PART IN A ONE-DAY STRIKE, GARBAGE TRUCK OPERATORS AND MECHANICS AND PORT BOAT CAPTAINS PICKETED IN FRONT OF CITY HALL IN LOS ANGELES IS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

THE MEMBERS VOTED TO AUTHORIZE THE STRIKE AFTER REPEATED LABOR LAW VIOLATIONS, BY CITY MANAGEMENT.

>> WE ARE ADDING THIS UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE, GENERAL STRIKES, IN SOLIDARITY, TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THESE FOLKS, THESE ADMINISTRATORS, AT CITY HALL, TO GO TO THE BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH.

WE'VE REACHED THE BREAKING POINT, WHERE PEOPLE SAY, I'M NOT GOING TO BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED.

>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT, THE LOS ANGELES MAYOR SAYS THAT WORKERS DIFFERENT DECLARES THEIR CONTRACTS.

>>> VETERANS HAVE ONE MORE DAY TO QUALIFY FOR BACKDATED DISABILITY BENEFITS UNDER LAST YEAR'S PACKED ACT, KPBS MILITARY AND VETERANS INGRID DYER HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: WHEN THE PACKED ACT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW LAST YEAR, IT GREATLY EXPLAINS THE NUMBER OF HEALTH CONDITIONS RELATED TO BURN PITS AND OTHER BATTLEFIELD TALKS TALKIN'S THAT WERE QUALIFIED VETERANS FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS.

IT ALSO DID SOMETHING ELSE.

THE BENEFITS ARE PAID MONTHLY, AND FOR THOSE WHO APPLY BY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9th, AND ARE LATER APPROVED, THOSE PAYMENTS WILL BE BACKDATED, FOR ONE YEAR.

THAT COULD AMOUNT TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

>> AT THIS POINT, THE REPRESENTED DIAGNOSIS.

IF YOU SERVE IN CERTAIN AREAS THAT ARE KNOWN TO HAVE HAD CERTAIN EXPOSURES SUCH AS ASBESTOS, THEN YOU ARE GOING TO BE INTERVIEWED AND WITNESSED AND THERE IS GOING TO BE REVIEW OF YOUR INFORMATION, AND THERE WILL BE AN ASSESSMENT.

>> Reporter: IS THE CEO OF THIS THE VA HEALTH SYSTEM.

HE SAYS THE VA IS NOT RULING ANYTHING OUT IN THE ASSESSMENTS UNDER THE PACKED ACT.

FOR YEARS, VETERANS SOUGHT CARE AND COMPENSATION FOR ILLNESSES CONNECTED TO THE YEARS OF SERVICE, EVERYTHING FROM AGENT ORANGE, TO RESPIRATORY ROW PROBLEMS, CONNECTED TO BURN PIT ELECTED TO IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

>> EVERYTHING IS CONSIDERED.

THERE IS NOT A LIST THAT SAYS, THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE CONSIDERED.

>> Reporter: VETERANS ADVOCATES SPENT THE LAST MONTH TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT WEDNESDAY'S DEADLINE.

THE SAN DIEGO VA HEALTH CLINICS IN CHULA VISTA AND OCEANSIDE HELPED VETERANS APPLY.

VETERANS CAN APPLY FOR PACKED ACT BENEFITS AT ANY TIME.

BUT TO QUALIFY FOR THE ONE YEAR OF BACK PAYMENTS, THE VA SAYS THEY MUST APPLY BY AUGUST 9th.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> GAS PRICES AND SAN DIEGO CONTINUE TO RISE.

THE AVERAGE PRICE IN THE COUNTY FOR A GALLON OF SELF-SERVICE GAS IS UP BY FIVE DOLLARS AND 13 POINT EIGHT CENTS.

THAT MARKS THE 15th CONSECUTIVE DAYS SINCE NOVEMBER OF 20 FIFTH.

SOME RELIEF COULD BE ACCOUNT >> WHY THEY COULD MAKE AN AUGUST U-TURN.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO AAA, THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR GASOLINE IS UP $.29 FROM ONE MONTH AGO.

THERE ARE COMPANIES OF FACTORS AT PLAY, INCLUDING EXTREME HEAT, AND IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, THAT IS PUSHING UP PRICES AT THE PUMPS.

AT THE GAS PUMPS, A SUMMERTIME SURGE, ACCORDING TO AAA, THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS IS $3.82.

STILL $.23 LOWER THAN ONE YEAR AGO, BUT IT IS $.25 HIGHER THAN WHEN THE SUMMER DRIVING SEASON STARTED MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

AS HE STATES LIKE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA SWELTERING SUMMER HEAT, REFINERIES HAVE SLOWED DOWN.

TEMPERATURES ABOVE 100 DEGREES HAVE PROMPTED TEMPORARY OUTAGES, AND CUTS APPLY.

>> REFINERIES ARE EXPOSED TO THE OUTLETS, AND THEY CANNOT ESCAPE THE HEAT, A LOT OF THE TIMES, SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT THAT REFINERIES USE IS VERY SENSITIVE TO TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES.

>> Reporter: GAS BUDDY SAYS AT THE SAME TIME, THEY HAVE CURBED SUPPLY TO DRIVE GLOBAL OIL PRICES HIGHER.

>> SOME OF THE HEAT RELATED ISSUES THAT ARE STARTING TO FADE, BUT OUR OVERALL HIGHER PRICING WITH OIL, HAS BEEN CAUSING GAS PRICES TO HAVE FINALLY RISE TO SOME OF THE HIGHEST THAT WE'VE SEEN SINCE COVID.

>> Reporter: A TURNAROUND COULD BE ON THE WAY SOON.

TYPICALLY, THE SLOWER DRIVING WEEKS OF AUGUST COMPLIED WITH DROP OFF AND HAVE JUST COULD GIVE DRIVERS SOME RELIEF OF THE FINAL WEEKS OF SUMMER.

>> IF WE CAN AVOID A MAJOR HURRICANE OR IF WE CAN AVOID THAT AND MAKING FURTHER CONTRACTILE PRODUCTION CUTS, WE COULD SEE GAS PRICES IMPROVING BETWEEN NOW AND LABOR DAY.

>> Reporter: HE ALSO NOTES THAT WEEKEND DEMAND HAS FALLEN OFF, OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS OR SO, AND OF COURSE, LESS DEMAND MEANS LOWER PRICES AT THE GAS PUMPS.

>>> A SURPRISING REASON TO EXPLAIN WHY MORE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ARE BECOMING RESISTANT TO ANTIBIOTICS.

SCIENTISTS SAY AIR POLLUTION MAY BE TO BLAME, THEY EXAMINE A TYPE OF POLLUTANT AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE WITH 156 COUNTRIES.

THEY FOUND THE MORE POLLUTION IN THE AIR, THE HIGHER LEVEL OF ANTIBIOTIC ASSISTANCE.

SCIENTISTS SAY IT'S UNCLEAR WHY THIS HAPPENED AND MORE STUDIES WILL BE CONDUCTED.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS DECIDING HOW TO SPEND $1 MILLION ALLOCATED TO ITS CANNABIS SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRAM, THE PROGRAM IS MEANT TO ALLOW PEOPLE HARMED BY THE WAR ON DRUGS TO JOIN IN THE NOW LEGAL MARKET.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE HEIST AND SPOKE WITH A HOPEFUL, PARTICIPANT.

>> Reporter: HE WAS DRIVING WITH HER MOTHER, AND HER AUNT.

>> I WAS TRAVELING TO SEE MY BROTHER IN TEXAS, BECAUSE HE WAS SICK HE WAS PRETTY MUCH ON HIS DEATHBED.

>> Reporter: SHE TRIED HARD TO FORGET THIS DAY, BUT ESTIMATE IT WAS AROUND 2009.

SHE WAS 28.

>> SO, WE WENT TO THE CHECKPOINT, THE DOG TAPPED THE CAR, HE PULLED US OUT.

I REMEMBER BEING SUPER CONFIDENT BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING.

AND, THE OFFICER PULLED OUT A BAG OF CANDY.

A BAG OF MARIJUANA CANDY.

BUT, IT WAS MY MOTHER'S.

AND I WAS GOING TO LET HER GO TO JAIL, SO I TOOK CLAIM OF IT.

REMEMBER THE SHERIFF TELLING ME, WHEN HE CAME TO PICK ME UP, THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A FELONY CHARGE.

>> Reporter: SHIELD TO BECOME AN ENGINEER AT QUALCOMM, WHERE HER BROTHER WORKS.

BUT WITH THE MARIJUANA CHARGE ON HER RECORD, SHE FOUND IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET JOBS OUTSIDE OF KITCHENS.

>> IT WAS JUST A CHECKBOX.

IF YOU HAVE A FELONY?

YES OR NO.

THAT'S IT.

I DIDN'T GET TO SAY YEAH, BUT IT'S JUST A CHART FOR MY MOM.

>> Reporter: SHE NO LONGER QUALIFY FOR SUBSIDIZED HOUSING.

SOMETIMES, THE CHARGE EVEN PREVENTED HER FROM VOLUNTEERING.

BLACK AND WHITE PEOPLE USE CANNABIS AT SIMILAR RATES.

BUT, IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, BLACK PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED FOR IT AT A RATE FIVE TIMES HIGHER THAN WHITE PEOPLE.

AND, CHARGED MORE SEVERELY.

>> ALMOST EVERYBODY THAT I KNOW HAS A CANNABIS CHARGE.

IT'S ACTUALLY A PART OF OUR CULTURE IS IN SAN DIEGO.

MY ENTIRE LIFE.

>> WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED.

>> [ APPLAUSE ] >> Reporter: A CALIFORNIA REPARATIONS TASK FORCE ESTIMATES THE WAR ON DRUGS COST EACH BLACK CALIFORNIAN MORE THAN $100,000.

AND, THE HARM WENT ON FINANCES.

McCALL SAYS THAT THE CRIMINALIZATION OF CANNABIS COSTED HER HER BROTHERS.

THEY TURNED TO HARDER DRUGS.

>> HARDER DRUGS, THEY TAKE YOUR BODY SOONER.

WHEN THEY END UP ON PROBATION AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, THEY DON'T WANT TO SMOKE WEED BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET IT OUT OF THEIR SYSTEM FAST ENOUGH.

I ENDED UP TAKING MY BROTHERS OUT.

>> Reporter: IN 2016, CALIFORNIA LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA.

SUDDENLY, SOME ARE GETTING RICH OUT OF THE EVERYTHING THAT WAS COSTING THEM SO MUCH.

>> WHEN IT COSTED ME MEDICAL TO RECREATIONAL, I KIND OF FELT LIKE OKAY COME HERE'S OUR CHANCE.

>> Reporter: THE RULES SAY THAT YOU HAVE TO ALREADY BE RENTING SPACE WHEN YOU APPLY.

IT CAN TAKE UP TO ONE YEAR FOR CITY STAFF TO RESPOND WITH A DECISION.

McCALL COULD NOT AFFORD THE RENTAL COSTS WITHOUT THE GUARANTEE THAT SHE COULD MAKE HER MONEY BACK.

LIKE MANY OF THE PEOPLE MOST HARMED BY THE WAR ON DRUGS, McCALL WAS FROZEN OUT OF THE MARKET.

>> NOBODY LIKES TO GIVE US LOANS, SO WE WERE STUCK IN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU "NO,", BUT I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE IT TO YOU.

>> Reporter: McCALL SAYS THE FRIEND INVITED HER TO PREPLANNING MEETINGS, FOR THE CANNABIS SOCIAL EQUITY PROGRAM.

SHE SAID SHE HAD EDUCATE HERSELF TO EVEN BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.

>> FOR THE FIRST 3-6 MONTHS, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS BEING SAID.

NO CLUE.

I HAD NO IDEA.

I DON'T KNOW LEGAL JARGON.

>> Reporter: SHE DISCOVERED HER PRESENCE MADE A DIFFERENCE.

SHE TOLD STAFF THAT SHE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM BECAUSE HER CHARGE WAS OUT-OF-STATE.

THE CITY LATER CHANGE THE RULES.

>> BY THE NEXT READING, THEY REWRITTEN IT.

I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF POWER TO MAKE CHANGE FOR PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: McCALL AND OTHERS WERE ADVISING THE CITY REQUESTED 36 EQUITY LICENSES.

BUT, A LICENSE ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH.

THEY ARE ASKING THAT CITY CODE BE REWRITTEN TO REMOVE SOME OF THE BIGGEST AREAS.

LIKE, THE EXISTING RENTAL REQUIREMENTS.

THEY ARE ALSO ASKING FOR A FORGIVABLE LOAN.

STARTING A CANNABIS BUSINESS CAN COST 100s OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

IF McCALL GETS A LICENSE, SHE FINDS OPEN A WAREHOUSE AND HIRE PEOPLE FROM HER NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> ME, AND FOUR OF MY FRIENDS DO THE SAME THING, NOW, WE HAVE A BANK BETWEEN US.

AND, MY NEIGHBORHOOD HE NEEDS SOMETHING FOR THE PARK.

THEY DO NOT HAVE TO GO TO CITY HALL AND BAKE FOR IT.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR 18 DROP OFF CENTER.

ALL RIGHT?

THEY CAN COME TO US.

THERE IS NO QUESTION, YES.

BUILD IT.

YOU KNOW?

THAT IS MY ULTIMATE GOAL.

MY ENTIRE SOUTHEAST IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT.

>> Reporter: CITY STAFF ANTICIPATE HAVING A DRAFT OF EQUITY PROGRAM LEGISLATION, AS EARLY AS THIS FALL.

KATIE-, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MORTGAGE RATES WERE ALREADY TICKING UPWARD, AND WITH THE RECENT U.S. DEBT DOWNGRADE, THAT NUMBERS WAS CALLING WAS EVEN FURTHER.

AMANDA HAS THE LOOK OF THE IMPACT THAT IS HAVING ON THE HOUSING MARKET AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR BORROWERS.

>> Reporter: THE HOUSING MARKET, TAKING ANOTHER HIT.

ACCORDING TO BANK RATE, THE AVERAGE RATE FOR A 30 YEAR MORTGAGE ROSE TO 7.09% LAST WEEK.

THAT WAS AFTER CREDIT RATING AGENCY FIT DOWNGRADED TO AA PLUS.

THIS WAS OVER WORRIES THAT THE U.S. WILL NOT FULFILL ITS DEBT OBLIGATIONS.

>> WE FEEL LIKE THE OTHER UNDERLYING METRICS COMPARED TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT IS NO LONGER CONSISTENT WITH AAA.

>> Reporter: ECONOMISTS SAY HIGHER MORTGAGE RATES MEANS CONSUMERS LEFT TO PAY MORE FOR THE SAME HOUSE.

THOSE HIGHER COSTS ARE SIDELINING SOME WOULD-BE HOMEBUYERS, BUT DEMAND IS STILL HIGH.

WHEN ECONOMISTS SAY, THAT'S BECAUSE INVENTORIES STILL LOW.

>> WE HAVE A COURSING SHORTAGE IN THE COUNTRY.

WE NEED TO BUILD A LOT MORE HOMES, TO CATCH UP WITH THE SHIFTY DEMOGRAPHICS.

IN THE ACTUAL DEMAND, ESPECIALLY AMONGST THOSE FIRST- TIME HOMEBUYERS.

>> Reporter: THE DECISION TO DROP A U.S. CREDIT RATING LAST WEEK IS HAVING A RIPPLE EFFECT.

MORTGAGE GIANTS FREDDIE MAC AND FANNIE MAE ALSO SAW THEIR RATINGS FALL SLIGHTLY.

THIS CAN MAKE IT HARDER FOR CONSUMERS TO FIND A HOME THEY CAN AFFORD.

SEVERAL LEADING ECONOMISTS HAVE DENOUNCED THE DOWNGRADE, CITING INFLATION AND OTHER POSITIVE INDICATORS.

MEANWHILE, FORMER TREASURY SECRETARY HENRY PAULSON SAYS THE DEBT IS NOT AN IMMEDIATE WORRY.

>> THE LONGER-TERM, IT'S A MAJOR CONCERN.

THERE IS NO EXAMPLE IN HISTORY OF ANY MAJOR POWER CONTINUANCE TO BE A POWER WHERE THEY USE THEIR FISCAL TRACKS.

>> Reporter: FOR CONSUMER ROCKS, I AM A MEDICINES ONLY.

STRUM ACTIVITY RAINFALL, THUNDERED AND WINDS, EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI WAIVER ON MONDAY.

>>> MICHAEL VALERIO SHOWS US HOW RESCUE EFFORTS ARE GOING TODAY.

>> Reporter: TRAPPED AFTER TORRENTIAL RAINFALL, A DELEGATE AND HISTORIC RESCUE NORTH OF BOSTON.

FIRST RESPONDERS TAKE HOLD OF A DRIVER, WATER FLOODING UP TO HER WINDOW, AND THEN FLOAT HER BACK TO SAFETY.

IN NORTH CAROLINA, TREES SIMPLY SNAPPING, FAMILY SOMETHING DOWN.

>> THE RAIN WAS MOVING SIDEWAYS, TREES, HITTING THE TRUCK AS YOU DRIVE.

>> Reporter: IN SOUTH CAROLINA, A FALLING TREE KILLED A 15 YEARS OLD.

THE CLOSEST FAMINES FAMILY EDUCATED.

>> I'M FEELING FOR THEM.

THEY ARE WONDERFUL NEIGHBORS.

I CANNOT IMAGINE GOING THROUGH WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH.

>> Reporter: STAGGERING SCENES NEAR BALTIMORE WHERE GIANT UTILITY POLLS PROVED NO MATCH FOR THE WINDS.

ONE AFTER ANOTHER, NOT DOWN.

SOME AROUND DRIVERS.

MARYLAND STATE POLICE SAY FIRST RESPONDERS RESTED 47 PEOPLE FROM THE WRECKAGE.

LAST NIGHT, LIVES WERE SAVED.

>> THEY WERE PEOPLE, THAT WERE STOPPED IN STRANDED, AND CARS.

THEY WERE ABLE TO SLEEP IN THEIR OWN BED LAST NIGHT.

>> Reporter: THE SKYLINE WAS SWALLOWED BY STORM CLOUDS.

THE SIGHT OF THIS HUGE TENNESSEE WAREHOUSE LOOKING MORE LIKE A LEGO SET, LAYERS OF HEAVY CINDERBLOCKS BUCKLED.

BRUCE RIPPED AWAY, SCATTERED ACROSS THE GROUND.

AND IN THE AIR, AND ALL-OUT EFFORT GIVING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE BACK ON PLANES.

AFTER THE STOP STRIP FROM ATLANTA UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD, TO NEW YORK.

MIKE VALERIO, KPBS NEWS.

>> ♪ ♪ >>> WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT IN THE AREA OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

A BIT OF TROPICAL MOISTURE SURGING IN, WE WILL SEE ISOLATED SHOWERS, MAYBE EVEN A THUNDERSTORM.

MOST LIKELY OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

YOU CAN SEE SOMETHING EVEN CLOSER TO THE COAST.

A LITTLE BIT BREEZY IN THE CANYONS, BUT WITH A HIGHER VIEWPOINT, THE FIRE DANGER IS GOING TO BE LOWER WHICH IS GOOD NEWS.

PATCHY FOG AND LOW CLOUDS, INTO THE NIGHT IN THE NEXT FEW MORNINGS, INCREASING MOISTURE, THAT WILL BE NO SURPRISE.

74 YOUR LOW, AND INTO THE DAY, ON YOUR WEDNESDAY.

77 IN SAN DIEGO, LOW CLOUDS ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING.

MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON.

BORREGO SPRINGS, 195.

HERE IS THE DEW POINT.

AND IF YOU GO BACK TO EARLIER TODAY, WE ARE IN THE MID-50s.

IT WILL RISE TO THE LOW 60s AND THE UPPER 50s.

IT MEANS THEY WILL BE AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE.

THE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE GOING TO BE RISING, AS A TROPICAL MOISTURE SNEAKS IN.

AND, AS THAT INCREASES, WE WILL BE DEALING WITH A CHANCE FOR SOME ISOLATED -- I DON'T WANT TO OVERSELL THIS, BECAUSE THEY WILL BE SLIM.

BUT SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AROUND.

THERE IS A RISK OF SOME DRY LIGHTNING, OR DRY THUNDERSTORMS, AND OTHER WORDS, A SMALL-SCALE THUNDERSTORM THAT DOES NOT HAVE MUCH RAIN THAT TRIGGERS LITTLE BIT OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING AND THAT CAN LEAD TO WILDFIRE DANGERS, THAT IS STILL A CONCERN.

BUT OVERALL THIS IS THE NET WIND, BECAUSE THE NET WIND IS GOING TO BE UP.

IT WILL BE MORE MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE, WHICH DOES AT LEAST IN SOME WAY, REDUCE FIRE DANGER.

WE HAVE THE COASTAL FORECAST, AND YOU CAN SEE, SAN DIEGO STANDARDS, IS HUMID.

WE WERE NOT SAY THIS ORLANDO BUT ANNUAL STANDARDS, IT WILL FEEL A BIT MORE HUMID OUT THERE.

INLAND AREAS, LITTLE MORE HUMID AND WEDNESDAY.

LOW 80s OUT THERE, WE DO WANT TO BACKUP.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, COULD BE A STRAY SHOWER OR SO, ESPECIALLY TO THE NORTH.

INTO THE DESERT, BACK UP TO TRIPLE DIGITS ON SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY.

>>> IT WAS A SPECIAL DAY IN OCEANSIDE FOR ONE WOMAN WHO WALKED INTO THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS, AS A VISITOR.

AND THEN WALKED OUT AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE OCEANSIDE POLICE FORCE.

HEIDI SANZ HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE OCEANSIDE COMMUNITY FOR 35+ YEARS AND SHE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND SHE WAS 12.

SHE RECEIVED A SPECIAL HONOR FROM THE OCEANSIDE POLICE CHIEF IN FRONT OF HER FAMILY, THEY SAY THAT SHE HAS MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON SO MANY PEOPLE.

>> HEIDI HAS A NEVER QUIT ATTITUDE, SHE LIVES INDEPENDENTLY, HAS BEEN FOR 10+ YEARS.

SHE HOLDS DOWN TWO JOBS, AND, SHE IS JUST AS LIGHT WHEREVER SHE GOES.

WHEN YOU HAVE A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD, AND THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTS THEM, IT IS ALL YOU ASKED FOR AS A PARENT.

>> AS AN HONORARY OFFICER, HEIDI HAD IS A VERY BUSY DAY.

VISIT A LEVEL OF LOCAL BUSINESSES AND SHE ALSO HANDED OUT SLUSHY'S.

>>> IT WILL COST MORE TO SEE THE PADRES PLAY AT PETCO PARK NEXT SEASON, SEASON-TICKET MEMBERS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF PRICE INCREASES FOR 2024.

THE TEAM SAYS RENEWALS WILL COST NEARLY 10% MORE THAN WHAT IS BEING CHARGED THIS YEAR, DEMAND IS THERE.

THIS SEASON, ANYWAY.

THEY HAVE SET A NEW RECORD FOR CELLO ROUTES, AND THE 20 YEAR HISTORY OF PETCO PARK.

>>> THE ANNUAL SAN DIEGO CRAFT BEER CON RETURNS TODAY, TO MIRACLES TO COLLEGE, KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTED ALEXANDER WHEN SHOWS US IS BOTH A CELEBRATION OF THE LOCAL CRAFT MINISTRY AS WELL AS AN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO IS THE SELF-APPOINTED CAPITAL OF CRAFT, AS THE SAN DIEGO BREWERS GUILD PUTS IT, THERE ARE MORE THAN 150 INDEPENDENT CRAFT BREWERIES IN THE COUNTY, AND WITH THAT COMES A HIGHLY KNOWLEDGEABLE BEER DRINKING CUSTOMER BASE.

JEAN FIELDEN IS THE BEER BUYER FOR AUTOGRAPHED YOUR SHOP IN NORTHPARK, AND A PANELIST AT TODAY'S CRAFT BEER CON.

HE SAYS BECAUSE OF THAT, VIEWERS ARE MOVING AWAY FROM NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION AND STAYING LOCAL.

>> LOCAL MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE.

PEOPLE ARE VERY ATTACHED OFTEN, EMOTIONALLY AND SENTIMENTALLY, TO THE LOCAL BREWERS.

THE LOCAL BREWERY.

IT'S VERY EXCITING TO KNOW THE PERSON MY NAME IS BRUCE URIBE.

>> Reporter: IT INFLATES LIKE THAT IS WHAT THE CRAFT BEER CONFERENCE IS ABOUT.

>> COMING TIMES IN MY CAREER?

>> Reporter: TODAY'S EVENT IS ABOUT THE BIG CHANGE OF IDEAS.

WHAT IS LEARN FROM EACH OTHER BACK TO THEIR OWN GREECE, AND APPLY IT THERE.

THIS IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY IN BREWERS GUILD.

THE ORGANIZER OF THE EVENT.

THE CONFERENCE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY TO SHARE RESOURCES, AND NETWORK.

THE SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR SMALLER BIRDS BECAUSE THEY OFTEN DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO TRAIN THEIR STAFF.

>> THEY ARE UNIQUE IN THAT WAY BECAUSE WE ARE VERY COLLABORATIVE, AND WE ARE TRYING TO HELP EACH OTHER TO SUCCEED.

AND, EVENTS LIKE THIS, THEY ARE A TESTAMENT TO THAT MIND-SET.

>> Reporter: THE LOCAL BREWING INDUSTRY IS A BILLION-DOLLAR INDUSTRY, AND HAS A BIGGER ECONOMIC INDUSTRY THAN THE SAN DIEGO PADRES, SEAWORLD, AND SAN DIEGO ZOO COMBINED.

THE SAN DIEGO BEER ADJACENT COMPANIES PROVIDE MORE THAN 6000 JOBS FOR THE REGION.

THAT'S WHY LOCAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, SUCH AS MESA COLLEGE, AND EGO STATE, AND MIRACLES TO ALSO HAVE THEIR ROWING PROGRAMS.

MICHAEL STEVENSON IS AN INSTRUCTOR AT COASTAL PROGRAM.

IT IS THE ONLY PROGRAM IN THE STATE CERTIFIED BY THE MASTER BREWERS ASSOCIATION OF THE AMERICAS.

>> TRADITIONALLY, THERE HAS NO BEEN REAL OFFICIAL TRACK TO GET INTO THE INDUSTRY, USUALLY, YOUR HOMEBREWER, YOU KIND OF GO BEG AVEBURY TO GO WORK FOR FREE.

AS WE MATURE, WE ARE 20 YEARS INTO THE CRAFT BEER SCENE.

THESE COMPANIES WANT TO HAVE MORE TRAINED EMPLOYEES READY TO GO.

>> Reporter: INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT SHOWS HOW MUCH THE LOCAL BEER SCENE HAS MATURED, WHEN THE BREWERS FORMED IN 1997, THERE WERE ONLY 15 BREWERIES IN THE AREA.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK OF WHAT WE ARE WORKING OVER TOMORROW IN THE TEDIOUS NEWSROOM.

THE MORNING EDITION HAS THE STORY OF RECENTLY DISCOVERED NAVY WRECKAGE.

CONFIRMED TO BE ONE OF THE LARGEST AMERICAN VESSELS LOST DURING WORLD WAR II.

AND, KPBS MIDDAY ADDITION WILL TALK ABOUT A NEW AGREEMENT BY LOCAL MAYORS TO TALK ABOUT HOMELESSNESS AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.

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

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I AM A MEYER TRAVOLTA, GOOD NIGHT.

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

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES.

FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL ONE 800 BILL HOWE, OR VISIT THE WEBSITE TODAY.

AND, BY THE CONRAD CREVICE FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCO SHYLY.

AND, BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> [ EVENT CONCLUDED ]