
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Season 1 Episode 3089 | 27m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Renting in America's Finest City is now more expensive than San Francisco.
Renting in America's Finest City is now more expensive than San Francisco. Why prices keep going up and up. Plus, Pride festivals are seeing their insurance costs skyrocket as threats of protest and violence continue to grow. What that means for local events. And they're already winners! We check in with the Tijuana Little League Team that's now headed to the World Series.
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Season 1 Episode 3089 | 27m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Renting in America's Finest City is now more expensive than San Francisco. Why prices keep going up and up. Plus, Pride festivals are seeing their insurance costs skyrocket as threats of protest and violence continue to grow. What that means for local events. And they're already winners! We check in with the Tijuana Little League Team that's now headed to the World Series.
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>>> THE PRICE OF LIVING IN AMERICA'S FINEST CITY KEEPS GOING UP AND UP.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
IT IS EXPENSIVE TO LIVE IN SAN DIEGO.
A NEW REPORT HAS A BIG SURPRISE WHEN IT COMES TO RENTING A PLACE HERE >> Reporter: AMERICA'S FINEST CITY FEATURES SOME OF AMERICA'S HIGHEST PRICES FOR HOMES.
A NEW REPORT FROM THE LOW REVEALS SAN DIEGO IS NOW AMONG THE MOST EXPENSIVE PLACES TO RENT.
ADD LINE FROM THE REPORT, AVERAGE RENTS HAVE SURPASSED SAN FRANCISCO.
THE SENIOR ECONOMIST FROM ZILLAH LOW SAYS IT BOILS DOWN TO SUPPLY AND DEMAND.
>> HIGHER POPULATION GROWTH CREATES A NEW DEMAND FOR HOUSING.
>> Reporter: FRANCE AND SAN FRANCISCO ARE NEARLY 30% HIGHER THAN SAN DIEGO DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THE PANDEMIC PLAYED A ROLE IN THE RENT REVERSAL.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE DID LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO WHO HAD THE ABILITY TO WORK REMOTELY DURING THE PANDEMIC.
YOU HAVE THIS PANDEMIC SHOCK, THIS AFFECTIVE PEOPLE LEAVING SAN FRANCISCO TO MOVE TO MORE AFFORDABLE AREAS.
>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO IS NOW THE THIRD MOST EXPENSIVE RENTAL MARKET IN THE COUNTRY THOUGH NOT MY BUNCH.
THE AVERAGE MONTHLY RENT HERE IS $3175, JUST SEVEN DOLLARS MORE THAN THE CITY BY THE BAY.
>> RENT GROWTH IN SAN DIEGO PEAKED AT 19% IN JUNE 2022.
IT IS NOW DOWN TO 5.3%.
>> Reporter: WEARS RENT MORE EXPENSIVE THAN HERE?
SAN JOSE COMES IN SECOND.
AND, IT COST MORE TO RENT IN NEW YORK CITY THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THESE UNITED STATES.
AS FOR CALIFORNIA, HE SAYS RENT AND HOME PRICES WILL ONLY FALLS SO MUCH UNLESS WE BUILD MORE HOUSING.
>> PEOPLE STILL LOVE CALIFORNIA WANT TO LIVE HERE.
NEW CONSTRUCTION HAS TO BE ABLE TO PICK UP THE SLACK.
>> Reporter: THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS WHEN IT COMES TO RENTS.
ZILLOW WALL HAVE PREDICTED THEY WILL INCH DOWNWARD.
>>> A FOLLOWER OF CHARLES MANSON HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM PRISON AFTER SERVING MORE THAN 50 YEARS FOR TWO MURDERS.
LESLIE VAN HOUTEN WAS RELEASED FROM THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN IN CORONA.
IT COMES AFTER GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ANNOUNCED HE WOULD NOT WRITE A STATE APPEALS COURT RULING THAT VAN HOUTEN SHOULD BE GRANTED PAROLE.
SHE RECEIVED A LIFE SENTENCE FOR PARTICIPATING IN KILLINGS OF LENO LaBIANCA AND HIS WIFE ROSE REMARRIED, BACK IN 1969.
>>> COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE DEMANDING OR THE RELEASE OF BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE AFTER AN ARREST LEFT A MAN WITH EXTENSIVE INJURIES.
WE WERE THERE AS THEY GATHERED OUTSIDE.
VIEWERS MAY FIND PARTS OF THE STORY DISTURBING.
SPACE COMPLAIN AND NOBODY DOES ANYTHING.
>> Reporter: HE IS A COP WATCHER.
A GROUP THAT RECORDS THE POLICE.
HE WAS WEARING HIS NEON VEST EARLIER SUNDAY MORNING.
IT WAS IN THE PARKING LOT OF CHASE BANK.
HE HEARD GUNSHOTS.
HE SAYS HE WAS HEADING TO RETRIEVE HIS PHONE FROM HIS CAR WHEN THE POLICE STOPPED HIM.
>> THE POLICE CAME BACK WITH GUNS OUT.
THEY TOLD ME TO GET ON THE GROUND.
I GOT ON THE GROUND AND THEY JUMPED ON TOP OF ME.
>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO PLEASE SET THEY DETAINED HIM AS A QUOTE POSSIBLE GUNMEN.
BYSTANDER FOOTAGE SHOWS FOUR , SURROUNDING HIM WHO IS ON THE GROUND ASKING WHY HE'S BEING STOPPED.
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING?>> Reporter: HE SAYS THEY WOULD NOT ANSWER BUT USE INCREASING FORCE.
>> THEY BEGAN STRIKING MANLEY.
THEY PUT MY BACK.
THEY HANDCUFFED ME REAL TIGHT.
I HAVE SCARS RIGHT HERE.
IT WAS BLEEDING.
>> Reporter: WHEN HE IS NO LONGER IN VIEWING THE VIDEO K BEGINS SCREAMING.
HE SAYS THE OFFICERS INFLICTED THE WORST INJURIES AFTER HE WAS ALREADY HANDCUFFED.
>> THEY WERE TRYING TO PULL MY ARMS OUT OF THE SOCKETS.
THERE WERE TWO OF THEM IN FRONT OF ME.
THE ONE BEHIND ME PULLS MY SHOULDERS AGAIN.
HE SLICED ME WAS OUTSIDE OF THE CAR, I THINK HE IS TRYING TO BREAK MY SHOULDERS.
ON MY HANDS BEHIND MY BACK.
>> Reporter: MEDICAL RECORDS DIAGNOSED HIM WITH A FRACTURED SHOULDER.
HE HAD HEAD INJURIES AND QUOTE ASSAULT.
PLEASE GAVE HIM A TICKET FOR RESISTING ARREST.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER TOSHA WILLIAMSON SAYS THAT CHARGE IS REGULARLY USED TO JUSTIFY WRONGFUL ARRESTS WITHOUT PROBABLE CAUSE.
SHE IS CALLING FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT AND CHARGES FOR EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE AND FAILURE TO INTERVENE.
>> THEY CAN IN THIS BY CHARGING THE OFFICERS.
>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO PLEASE DATA SHOWS OFFICERS A MUCH MORE LIKELY TO USE FORCE ON BLACK SAN DIEGO ENDS THAN WIDE.
>>> PACIFIC SURFLINE TRAIN SERVICE THROUGH ORANGE COUNTY RESUMING ON MONDAY.
THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY ANNOUNCED EMERGENCY WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON TEMPORARY ERROR WALLS TO PROTECT THE TRACKS.
PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE WAS STOPPED BACK IN APRIL WHEN THE SLOPE BEHIND BEGAN TO SLIDE.
IT REOPENED IN LATE MAY TO CLOSE AGAIN IN EARLY JUNE AFTER MORE SLIDING OCCURRED.
FOR MORE INFORMATION BY TRAIN SERVICE, VISIT PACIFIC SURFLINE ARE.COM/ALERT.
>>> A DAY AFTER WORD OF THE SALE OF THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIP TO A HEDGE FUND GROUP, FORMER EMPLOYEES ARE TALKING ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE NEWSPAPER STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY.
>> Reporter: A SAN DIEGO INSTITUTION HAS BEEN SOLD.
>> IT HAS BEEN A TERRIBLE DAY TO BE HONEST.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE JUST STUNNED.
>> Reporter: FORMER SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE REPORTER JERRY McCORMICK SAID NEWS OF THE SALE HIT JOURNALIST HEART.
>> IMAGINE GOING TO YOUR WORK EVERY DAY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, JUST HAVING THE RIPPED AWAY FROM YOU.
>> Reporter: McCORMICK WHO IS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS SAYS HE KNOWS WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE.
HE WENT THROUGH THE SAME THING IN 2009.
>> YOU ARE AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY.
THE SACRIFICES YOU HAVE MADE AND SOMEWHERE DECIDED YOUR SERVICES ARE NO LONGER NEEDED.
>> Reporter: McCORMICK SAYS DR. PATENT SHOP SOLD THE PAPER TO GLOBAL CAPITAL, THE HEDGE FUND GROUP BUYING NEWSPAPERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> THIS COMPANIES KNOWN FOR GETTING NEWSPAPERS.
THE PEOPLE OF SAN DIEGO SHOULD BE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING TO UNION TRIBUNE.
>> IT WAS SOMETHING I HEARD THAT COULD HAPPEN FOR LONGTIME.
AND TO SEE IT HAPPEN, IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING.
>> Reporter: WINDY FRY SAYS SHE IS HEARTBROKEN FOR HER FORMER COLLEAGUES.
>> THIS IS HARD NEWS TO TAKE.
>> Reporter: PLUS REPORTERS MEANS LESS ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS.
SHE, AND THOSE WHO WORK THERE, FEAR MOST FOR THE COMMUNITY.
>> CONCERN FOR THE COMMUNITY BEYOND ANYTHING ELSE.
PEOPLE WANT TO SHARE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS FIELD.
YOU KNOW, REALLY, THE LOSERS WILL BE THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY.
>> Reporter: SHE GOT A MOTION WHEN SHE THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT THE PAPER AND THE PEOPLE WHO WORK THERE MEAN TO HEAR.
>> I'M APPRECIATIVE OF THE PEOPLE IT TAUGHT ME HOW DID YOU DO JOURNALISM AND I HOPE EVERYTHING TURNS OUT FOR THE BEST.
>> Reporter: McCORMICK ADVISES REPORTERS TO REACH OUT TO PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE HE USES TO HELP.
THEY SHOULD ALSO TAKE THE TIME TO REINVENT THEMSELVES.
SOMETHING DAY, AND EVERY JOURNALIST, WILL NEED TO KEEP UP WITH THE FAST CHANGING WORLD OF JOURNALISM.
>>> TUITION COULD BECOME MORE EXPENSIVE FOR CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.
AFTER RAISING TUITION ONLY WAS IN THE LAST DECADE, TRUSTEES MET TO DISCUSS A POSSIBLE HIKE.
THEY HOPE TO RAISE TUITION BY 6% THROUGH THE SPRING OF 2029.
THAT WOULD MEAN AN INCOMING FULL-TIME FRESHMEN WOULD START OFF PAYING $6000 IN THE FALL.
TUITION WOULD JUMP TO MORE THAN $7600 BY THEIR SENIOR YEAR.
CSU SAYS THE HIKE WOULD PAY FOR EXISTING PROGRAMS.
>>> BETWEEN AMAZON PRIME DAYS AND BACK TO SCHOOL DAYS, SHOPPING IS RAMPING UP.
UPS FACES A POTENTIAL STRIKE AS EARLY AS AUGUST 1.
HOW THIS CAN IMPACT SHIPPING AND STORE SHELVES.
>> Reporter: SEARCH, CLICK, AND DELIVER.
THE AMAZON PRIME DAY EVENT IS RUNNING AND PROMPTING OTHER STORES LAUNCH THEIR OWN BIG JULY SALES.
IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE SUPPLY CHAIN THAT GETS A PACKAGE FROM THE WAREHOUSE TO THE DOORSTEP?
WE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED HOW MUCH WE PURCHASE AND SHIP.
A LOT OF AMERICANS, I THINK WE GET A PACKAGE EVERY OTHER DAY?>> Reporter: AMAZON REPLIES ON UPS FOR SOME SHIPPING LIKE MANY e-COMMERCE OUTLETS.
UPS CARRIES AN AVERAGE OF 20.8 MILLION U.S.
PACKAGES A DAY.
MORE THAN 340,000 UPS WORKERS REPRESENTED BY THE TEAMSTERS UNION HAVE AUTHORIZED A STRIKE OVER PAY AND WORKING CONDITIONS STARTING AUGUST 1 IF AN AGREEMENT IS NOT REACH.
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS MONITORING NEGOTIATIONS.
>> THERE IS A REASON WHY THE PARTIES NEGOTIATE DIRECTLY.
THEY STATED THE TABLE.
I'M HUBELE THAT IS WHAT THEY CONTINUE TO DO.
>> Reporter: UP ALONG STRIKE WOULD HAVE ALL WATER RIPPLE THAT MANY CONSUMERS MIGHT THINK AS OTHER SHIPPERS SHOULDER THE EXTRA LOAD.
>> EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT A UPS CUSTOMER, IF YOU ARE PURELY FEDEX, SURELY POST OFFICE, YOU WILL SEE AN IMPACT IN YOUR DELIVERIES EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE NOT RELYING ON UPS.
>> Reporter: IT WOULD HAPPEN A CRUCIAL TIME FOR RETAILERS, DURING BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING AND AS A STOCK SHELVES FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
>>> NOW THAT CARLSBAD HAS APPROVED FLYING THE PRIDE FLAG AT CITY HALL, IS A GROWING DISCUSSION ABOUT OTHER BANNERS.
THE CITY COUNCIL IS TAKING UP THE PROPOSAL TO DISCUSS A FLAG POLICY.
SHE SAYS A LIST OF FLAGS SUGGESTED BY CONCESSIONS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT TODAY'S MEETING.
SOME OF THE FLAGS INCLUDE THE CONFEDERATE, NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION, STRAIGHT, PRIDE AND OTHERS.
>>> LGBTQ PRIDE EVENTS TAKING PLACE ACROSS THE COUNTRY GROWING, ONE WAY THAT IS IMPACTING PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, SKYROCKETING INSURANCE COSTS.
>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO PRIDE WEEK KICKED OFF WITH SHE FAST.
IT IS A CELEBRATION AT LGBTQ WOMEN AND PEOPLE WHO ARE NON- BINARY AND GENDER NONCONFORMING.
LIVE BANDS STARTED THE STAGE.
FOOD TRUCKS SERVED UP VEGAN AND INDIAN FUSION DISHES.
>> THE VIBE OF SHE FEST IS CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: SHE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
>> THERE IS AN ENTERTAINMENT FACTOR.
THERE IS A COMMUNITY BUILDING VECTOR.
>> HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND A WEEKLONG CELEBRATION IN SAN DIEGO.
BEHIND THE SCENES, THE GOOD BYTES ARE TEMPERED BY A GROWING CONCERN.
FERNANDO LOPEZ IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SAN DIEGO PRIDE.
>> WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT HERE, NOT JUST IN SAN DIEGO, IS A RISE IN ANTI-LGBTQ A SENTIMENT.
>> Reporter: HATE CRIMES BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION IN CALIFORNIA INCREASED NEARLY 30% LAST YEAR ACCORDING TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
INCIDENTS AGAINST TRANS AND GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE JUMPED BY MORE THAN 50%.
ALL RIGHT GROUPS HAVE ORGANIZED IN-PERSON CONFRONTATIONS AT DRUG EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND JUST LAST MONTH, POLICE ARRESTED A MAN FOR AN ALLEGED BOMB THREAT AGAINST NASHVILLE'S PRIDE EVENT.
ALL OF THIS HAS GOTTEN THE ATTENTION OF INSURANCE PROVIDERS.
>> I HEAR FROM PRIZE FROM LOS ANGELES TO SAN FRANCISCO AND ATTENDED THE SMALLER PRIDE CELEBRATIONS THAT THE RISE IN INSURANCE FEES IS UNTENABLE.
>> Reporter: INSURANCE IS REQUIRED FOR ANY LARGE EVENT.
IT HELPS RELIABILITIES OF SOMEONE SUES OR IF THERE'S A MASS SHOOTING.
SAN DIEGO PRIDE TYPICALLY PURCHASES AN EXTRA LAYER INSURANCE TO COVER ANY MAJOR INCIDENTS.
LAST YEAR, THE COVERAGE, SOME ABOUT $10,000.
THIS YEAR, ACCORDING TO LOPEZ, IT WOULD HAVE COST -- >> -- $300,000!
HOW CAN YOU BUDGET FOR THAT?
>> PRIDE EVENTS ARE BEING SCRUTINIZED IN UNPRECEDENTED WAYS.
>> Reporter: BRUCE CALEB IS A VICE PRESIDENT AND SENIOR UNDERWRITER.
THE COMPANY SPECIALIZES IN COVERAGE FOR LARGE OUTDOOR EVENTS.
HE SAYS INSURANCE COSTS ARE GOING UP FOR ALL CONCERTS AND FESTIVALS.
THIS IS FOR SEVERAL REASONS, ATTENDEES ARE MORE LIKELY TO FILE LAWSUITS.
INSURANCE MARKETS ARE OVERBURDENED IN GENERAL DUE TO A RISE IN COSTLY CLAIMS TIED TO THINGS LIKE HURRICANES AND WILDFIRES.
AND, THERE IS THE GROWING THREAT OF MASS CASUALTY EVENTS LIKE A SHOOTING.
THAT IS A PARTICULAR CONCERN WHEN IT COMES TO PRIDE FESTIVALS.
>> CARRIERS ARE TERRIFIED BY VERY LARGE EVENTS.
ESPECIALLY ONES THAT COULD BE DEEMED A LITTLE MORE RISKY, WHEN IT COMES TO ACTS OF VIOLENCE ARE PERCEIVED VIOLENCE OR THREATS.
>> Reporter: THESE INSURANCE COSTS ARE CREATING TOUGH BUSINESS DECISIONS FOR LGBTQ ASSOCIATIONS.
SAN DIEGO PRIDE WANT WITH A MORE BASIC INSURANCE PLAN BECAUSE SPENDING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN EXTRA INSURANCE MET IT WOULD BE PULLING FUNDING FROM OTHER ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS.
BUT THEY MAY BE ON THE HOOK, FINANCIALLY, IF A MAJOR INCIDENT HAVE POSED INSPECT SACRAMENTO'S PRIDE FESTIVAL HAD TO RAISE ITS TICKET PRICES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE DECADES BECAUSE IT'S EVENT INSURANCE MORE THAN DOUBLED.
>> WE GOT TO A PLACE WHERE HE COULDN'T SUPPLEMENT ADDITIONAL COSTS WITH MORE SPONSORSHIPS.
OR MORE BEVERAGE SALES.
WE HAD TO RAISE THE TICKET PRICES.
>> Reporter: HE IS THE CEO OF THE SACRAMENTO LGBTQ COMMUNITY CENTER WHICH ORGANIZES SACRAMENTO PRIDE.
HE SAYS SAFETY AND SECURITY AS THEIR TOP CONCERN BUDDY FEARS INCREASED ENTRY FEES COULD MAKE THE PRIDE FESTIVAL LESS ACCESSIBLE AT A TIME WHEN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY NEEDS IT MOST.
>>> A QUICK NOTE, KPBS IS ONE OF THE MANY SPONSORS OF THIS YEAR'S SAN DIEGO PRIDE FESTIVAL.
WE COVERED THE EVENT WITH EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE.
>>> AFTER BEING POSTPONED THREE YEARS BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, THE SAN DIEGO VETERANS DAY PARADE IS COMING BACK.
COMMUNITY LEADERS MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY ABOARD THE USS MIDWAY.
IT WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 12 AND LOCAL LEADERS AND VETERANS SAY THEY CANNOT WAIT.
>> IT IS A PART OF WHO WE ARE TO CELEBRATE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR THEIR SERVICE AND FOR THEIR SACRIFICE.
>> THE PARADE IS STILL IN THE PLANNING STAGES.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN DONATING OR HELPING OUT, YOU CAN VISIT THEIR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
>>> GEOLOGISTS ARE SERVING THE GROUND IN A LOS ANGELES COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD AFTER A LANDSLIDE ON SATURDAY DESTROYED 12 HOMES.
16 RESIDENTS ARE GIVEN ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO PACK UP AND LEAVE.
OFFICIALS SUSPECT EXCESSIVE RAIN TO BE THE CAUSE BUT DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.
>> Reporter: DRAMATIC VIDEO SHOWS THESE TOWNHOMES ON PAIR TREE LANE RIPPED AWAY FROM THEIR DRIVEWAYS.
THEY COLLAPSED COP LONGINGS JUST LEFT BEHIND.
SHATTERED WINDOWS AND A BUCKLE CHIMNEY.
>> HOUSES ARE JUST CRUMBLING AND DISINTEGRATING INTO EACH OTHER.
>> Reporter: NEIGHBORS WATCHED IN DISBELIEF AS THESE BUILDINGS CONTINUE TO COLLAPSE.
>> Reporter: IT WAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHEN LA COUNTY FIRE CREWS LOCATED THE CRACKS IN SEVERAL OF THESE HOMES.
16 PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED RIGHT AWAY AFTER FIREFIGHTERS DETERMINE 12 OF THESE TOWNHOMES WERE UNINHABITABLE.
THEY WERE GIVEN JUST 20 MINUTES TO PACK UP AND LEAVE.
>> HOW CAN YOU THINK THAT FAST?
YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO GET YOUR PAPERS AND MEDICATIONS.
BUT, WHAT ABOUT ALL OF YOUR MEMORIES?
>> WE HAVE SOME BELONGINGS.
>> Reporter: SHE LIVES RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE HOMES THAT COLLAPSED.
SHE RECORDED THIS CELL PHONE VIDEO FROM HER FRONT DOOR.
>> I SAW A NEIGHBOR, THEY CAME BACK FROM VACATION.
THEY SAW THEIR HOUSES COLLAPSE.
>> Reporter: SHE LEFT WITH HER KIDS SUNDAY WORD THE LAND WOULD GIVE WAY RIGHT UNDER HER HOUSE.
THEY BOUGHT JUST TWO WEEKS AGO.
YOU PACKED UP THE FAMILY AND SLEPT SOMEWHERE ELSE?
YES WE DID.
WE DID NOT FEEL SAFE BECAUSE NOBODY KNOWS HOW BAD THIS WILL BE.
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSES LANDSLIDE OR HOW MUCH FURTHER THE LAND WILL CRACK.
>> THEY THINK THIS FISHER HAS A TERMINUS.
AT THE END.
BUT, IT IS NOT GOING TO MOVE BEYOND THAT.
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY THE HEAVY RAINS COULD BE A FACTOR BUT SOME GAVE OUT THE THEORIES.
>> SOME OF HER NEIGHBORS ARE SAYING THEY'D SEEN WATER PIPES BEING BROKEN AND A HUGE GUSH OF WATER BEING IN THE STREETS.
SO, IT WAS PRIOR TO THIS.
>> Reporter: WATER OF THE CAUSE, HE LEFT THIS DISTRACTION AND LIVES UPENDED IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS.
>> THAT WAS JASMINE BEALE REPORTING.
THOSE 12 HOMES HAVE BEEN RED TAGGED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE CUT OFF WATER AND GAS TO THE AREA AS A PRECAUTION.
>>> IT IS OFFICIAL.
SUMMER HAS ARRIVED IN SAN DIEGO.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS WARNING ABOUT HOT CONDITIONS IN OUR MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.
THEY SAY THOSE AREAS COULD SEE OVER 100 DEGREE TEMPERATURE STARTING TODAY.
RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SAY INSIDE OR SHADED AREAS AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
YOU CAN BEAT THE HEAT BY VISITING THE EIGHT COUNTY COOL ZONE SITE.
YOU CAN GO TO KPBS.ORG AND SEARCH COOL ZONES.
>>> THERE'S A LOT TO TALK ABOUT.
HE COMING UP WELL INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AND SPILLING INTO NEXT WEEK, SPECIALLY AWAY FROM THE COAST.
THERE WILL BE MORE AT THE COAST.
THAT'S A SHALLOW MARINE LATER.
IT WILL KEEP A LID ON THE EXTREME HEAT.
WE WILL STAY DRY AND WILL TALK ABOUT THE DESERT HEAT AND HOW IT INTENSIFIES.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS ARE ON THROUGH THE WEEKEND AT THIS POINT.
YOU CAN SEE AN EXTENSION OF THOSE DOWN THE ROAD FOR PLACES SUCH AS PINE VALLEY, ABREGO SPRINGS, EVEN DOWN BELOW 4500 FEET.
THOSE TEMPERATURES WILL BE RUNNING WELL ABOVE THE HISTORICAL AVERAGES.
HERE AT NIGHT, ABREGO SPRINGS IS DROPPING DOWN TO THE 80s, THE LOW 80s.
64 ALSO TOWARDS CHULA VISTA, AND OCEANSIDE IS DOWN TO 61.
OTHERWISE, IT IS A WARM DAY ROUND.
CHULA VISTA, OCEANSIDE, HISTORICAL AVERAGES MID TO UPPER 70s.
LOOK AT THE INTERIOR VALLEYS.
WE CLAM UP INTO THE UPPER 80s AND 90s AND TOWARDS ABREGO SPRINGS, WHERE UP TO 106.
NOT A LOT IN THE WAY OF CLOUD COVERAGE.
THERE WILL BE SOME VERY CLOUDINESS ALONG THE COASTLINE.
THAT GIVES WAY TO SUNSHINE, WE'RE TALKING LOW 80s TOWARDS THE COAST.
AND HANGING OUT AROUND 80 DEGREES AS WE WORK OUR WAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOME IN THE INTERIOR VALLEYS UP IN THE 90s ON A DAILY BASIS WITH A LOT OF SUNSHINE.
OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL TRICKLE INTO THE 60s.
OVER THE MOUNTAIN AND STRAIN, 70s ACROSS THE BORDER.
AS YOU WORK YOUR WAY OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS, DOWN BELOW 5000 FEET, IT IS A DIFFERENT STORY.
THE DESERTS WILL ROAST.
LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, THEY ARE CLIMBING UP INTO THE 100s.
MAKE SURE YOU ARE FINDING A PLACE TO STAY COOL.
MAKE SURE YOU'RE STAYING WELL HYDRATED.
THE AIR CONDITIONING, CHECK ON PETS AND THE ELDERLY AND THE KIDS.
>>> FOR PEOPLE WITH SENSITIVE SKIN OR CONDITIONS LIKE ECZEMA AND PSORIASIS, HEAT AND HUMIDITY CAN WORSEN THE SYMPTOMS.
HEALTH EXPERTS SAY SOME CLOSE THE AND FABRICS IRRITATE THE SKIN FURTHER.
>> Reporter: AT THE SUMMER SUN IS CAUSING YOUR SKIN TO FLARE UP, YOUR WARDROBE COULD KNEES A CHANGEUP.
>> THE CHOICES AND FABRICS HAND STYLES TO HAVE AN IMPACT, ESPECIALLY IF WE ARE SOMEONE WHO ALREADY HAS SENSITIVE SKIN OR DEALS WITH CHRONIC RASHES.
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS WITH THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY OF SUMMER, YOU WANT TO WEAR CLOTHING THAT IS SMOOTH IN TEXTURE AND LOOSEFITTING.
>> CHOOSING SOMETHING THAT IS COTTON OR LENDING, THAT WILL BE BREATHABLE AND LIGHTER IN COLOR WILL HELP REFLECT SOME OF THAT HEAT SO OUR SKIN IS ABLE TO BREATHE AND STAY COOLER.
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS SKIN CAN BE IRRITATED BY SWEAT CAUSING IT TO BE INFLAMED.
>> INFLAMMATION IS WHAT MAKES IT LEAKED HERE, MAKES OUR SKIN EACH YEAR.
THAT IS A LARGE PART OF THE RADKO WAS OF OUR SENSITIVE SKIN AND ECZEMA WE DEAL WITH.
>> Reporter: TO AVOID SYNTHETIC FABRICS LIKE POLYESTER, NYLON AND SPANDEX WHICH MADE TRAP IN HEAT AND SWEAT.
>> FLOW YOUR FABRICS WILL BE MORE COMFORTABLE.
THEY ALLOW FOR MORE AIRFLOW AND HELP OUR SKIN DRY OFF AND THOSE AREAS THAT ARE GETTING A LITTLE MOIST.
>> Reporter: MAKE SURE YOU LOCK IN MOISTURE WITH THE FRAGRANCE FREE LOTION.
EVEN SWEATY SKIN GETS DRY IN THE SUMMER.
>>> TIJUANA'S LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM IS HEADING TO THE WORLD SERIES.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH THE TEAM.
>> Reporter: HE IS THE CATCHER OF THE MOMENT.
THE ALL-STAR BASEBALL TEAM SECURED A TICKET TO THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES.
WITH TWO OUTS LEFT, THE BATTER HITS A HARD GROUND BALL DIRECTLY AT FIRST BASE.
>> Reporter: THE CROWD GOES WILD AS SOON AS THE TAIYE'S RUNNER.
TIJUANA WILL REPRESENT MEXICO IN THIS YEAR'S TOURNAMENT.
THE ENTIRE CITY HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE.
>> IT HAS BEEN CRAZY.
>> Reporter: ALL THE LOCAL NEWS CHANNELS WANT TO INTERVIEW THE PLAYERS.
THE LOCAL PRO TEAM, THE TIJUANA TORO'S HAD THEM THROUGHOUT THE FIRST PITCH.
>> THOSE PITCHES HAVE BEEN COVERING THE TEAM.
>> Reporter: THE TEAM IS HAPPY ABOUT THE VICTORY AND IS READY FOR THE BIG TOURNAMENT.
IN MID-AUGUST, THE TEAM WILL HEAD TO WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA FOR THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME, IN 10 YEARS, THAT TIJUANA HAS REPRESENTED MEXICO IN THE WORLD SERIES.
BACK IN 2013, THE TEAM LOST JAPAN IN THE SEMI FINALS.
>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.
A CHIEF NASA SCIENTIST TALKS ABOUT THE EXTENT TO WHICH SOME RECENT, UNUSUAL WEATHER PATTERNS MAY PERSIST AS GLOBAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE.
>>> AND SAN DIEGO MAYOR IS JOINING KPBS MIDDAY EDITION.
WE ARE ASKING ABOUT HOMELESSNESS TO THIS WEEKENDS TRIED FESTIVE EAST.
YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORY ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
GOOD NIGHT.
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