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>>> GOOD EVENING, AND IT IS USED TUESDAY, JULY 12th.

>>> THE NEWEST VARIANTS OF THE CORONAVIRUS.

THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE BECOMING INFECTED BY THEM IS GOING UP IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND THAT IS HAPPENING AT TWO OF SAN DIEGO'S BIGGEST EVENTS ARE ABOUT TO RETURN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PERSON.

SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN.

KPBS REPORT ALL JOHN CARROLL TALKED TO LOCAL EXPERTS TODAY ABOUT THE LATEST COVID SURGE.

>> WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING THIS VIRUS EVOLVE -- MY FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TO LOCAL HOSPITAL SYSTEMS, THE LATEST WORD OF THE MUTATION OF THE CORONAVIRUS.

>> THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A SURGE.

>> Reporter: THE ASSISTANT AREA MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR KAISER PERMANENTE IN SAN DIEGO, HE SAYS THAT EVERYONE SHOULD BE STEPPING UP THEIR EFFORTS TO STAY SAFE FROM THE VIRUS.

MASKING, DISTANCING, ALL OF THE PRECAUTIONS THAT WE HAVE BECOME FAMILIAR WITH OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

AND AS THIS CURRENT SURGE IS LIKELY MUCH BIGGER THAN WE CAN MEASURE.

>> THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE ARE ONES THAT WE ARE ABLE TO TEST.

THERE ARE A LOT OF NUMBERS THAT WE CAN SEE AT THIS POINT BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM ARE POSITIVE WHEN THEY TEST AT HOME, THEY DON'T LET US KNOW THE RESULTS.

>> Reporter: THE LATEST SURGE IS HAPPENING JUST AS SAN DIEGO'S BIGGEST EVENTS ARE ABOUT TO UNFOLD IN PERSON.

PRIDE IS EXPECTED TO DRAW HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS THIS WEEKEND.

THAN JUST A WEEK LATER, COMIC- CON DESCENDS ON SAN DIEGO.

ORGANIZERS ARE LETTING EVERYONE KNOW STRICT RULES WILL BE IN PLACE.

ATTENDEES, VENDORS AND EVERYONE WILL HAVE TO WEAR A MASK AT INDOOR EVENTS.

THE MASK HAS TO BE VISIBLE OUTSIDE OF COSTUMES.

VERIFICATION OF FULL VACCINATION STATUS OR PROOF OF A NEGATIVE TEST TAKEN WITHIN 72 HOURS MUST BE SHOWN.

AND IT IS ALL SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

WE ASK PRIDE ORGANIZERS WHAT MEASURES THEY ARE TAKING BUT THEY DIDN'T RESPOND BY THE TIME THE STORY WENT INTO EDITING.

>> IF YOU'RE OUTSIDE, YOU ARE OKAY -- >> Reporter: DR. GONZALEZ SHARIF IS SHE SAYS BEING OUTSIDE IS SAFER, BUT -- >> WITH THESE VARIANTS BEING SO INFECTIOUS, WE HAVE TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL.

>> Reporter: DR. SHARIF SAYS THAT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH COVID IS CLIMBING.

AS WITH ALL HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTY.

WE REACHED OUT TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITHIN THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR COMMENT, BUT NO ONE GOT BACK TO WHAT'S IN TIME FOR INCLUSION IN THE STORY.

FORTUNATELY, WE ARE MUCH BETTER PREPARED NOW FOR AN INCREASE IN CASES.

THERE ARE TREATMENTS LIKE MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES.

AND DRUGS THAT ARE VERY EFFECTIVE.

BUT YOU CAN HEAR THE CONCERN AND THE VOICES OF DR. SHARIF AND THEM SAYING ANOTHER SURGE IS BUILDING WITH BIG EVENTS WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE WILL HELP FUEL IT.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM HAS SIGNED LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS CITIZENS TO SUE GUN LEGISLATORS.

>> Reporter: IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT NEARLY EVERY INDUSTRY HAS BEEN HELD TO ACCOUNT WHEN THEIR PRODUCTS CAUSE HARM OR INJURY, EXCEPT FOR ONE, THE GUN INDUSTRY.

GOVERNOR NEWSON SIGNED A BILL 15.94 THAT WILL TRY TO CHANGE THAT.

THE BILL ALLOWS THE STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND CALIFORNIANS TO SUE GUN MANUFACTURERS, DEALERS AND RETAILERS OF FIREARMS.

>> SO YOU CAN NOW GO TO COURT AND HOLD THE MAKERS OF THESE DEADLY WEAPONS ACCOUNTABLE.

>> Reporter: NEWSON GOES ON TO PRAISE THE AUTHOR OF THE BILL, SAN FRANCISCO ASSEMBLYMAN BILL TAINE.

>> AFTER THESE HORRIFIC SHOOTINGS, IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT WE REALLY HAVE ACTION.

>> Reporter: AN ACT OF CONGRESS OF 2005 PREVENTS PEOPLE FROM SUING GUN MAKERS WHEN THEIR GUNS ARE USED IN A CRIME.

HE SAYS THAT THIS BILL GIVES PEOPLE THE RIGHT TO SUE WHEN GUNMAKERS IN SOME WAY VIOLATED CALIFORNIA STATE LAW.

WHERE THERE PRODUCTS MALFUNCTION.

>> JUST LIKE IF YOU GOT INTO AN AUTO ACCIDENT IF THAT IS THE DRIVERS FAULT, THEN OF COURSE THE CAR INDUSTRY IS NOT AT FAULT.

BUT IF THEY WERE IN THE CAR WHERE IT NOW FUNCTIONS THEN OF COURSE THE AUTO INDUSTRY THE SAME THING.

THE GUN INDUSTRY IS THE ONLY INDUSTRY WHERE THEY HAVE NO LIABILITY.

THERE IS NO RESPONSIBILITY.

THIS LAW IS GAME CHANGING.

ROMANTICALLY REACHED OUT TO GUN MANUFACTURERS AND WE DID NOT HEAR BACK.

MICHAEL SCHWARTZ THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY GUNMAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE SENT US THIS STATEMENT ESSENTIALLY CALLING IT A BULLY TACTIC THAT WON'T STAND UP IN COURT.

HE IS CONFIDENT THAT IT WILL STAND UP IN COURT BECAUSE THE NEW YORK LAW IT WAS BASED ON JUST WITHSTOOD A CHALLENGE IN FEDERAL COURT.

PHIL TING SAYS THAT IS THANKFUL IT WAS SIGNED BUT THERE IS MORE WORK TO DO.

>> THIS IS ONE STEP, THIS IS NOT GOING TO ELIMINATE GUN VIOLENCE AND I WISH IT WOULD.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE WILL HAVE TO KEEP ENJOYING AND DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO KEEP OUR STREETS SAFE.

KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> INTEGRATION AMONG THE ISSUES DISCUSSED TODAY BETWEEN PRESIDENT BIDEN AND MEXICO'S PRESIDENT AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

THEY AGREED TO SPEND 1 1/2 BILLION DOLLARS TO IMPROVE BORDER TECHNOLOGY.

THEY ALSO REPORTEDLY CALLED FOR EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF WORK VISAS THAT THE UNITED STATES ISSUES AND WELCOMING REFUGEES.

>> FOR ME AT MY ADMINISTRATION, IT IS VITAL TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS FROM THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 AND CONTINUING TO GROW OUR ECONOMIES AND STRENGTHENING OUR PARTNERSHIPS.

IN THE SHARED HEMISPHERE CHALLENGE.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT BIDEN ALSO SAID A MAJOR ANTI- SMUGGLING OPERATION HAS BEEN UNDERWAY SINCE APRIL AND HAS LED TO MORE THAN 3000 ARRESTS.

>>> A HOUSE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE JANUARY 6th INSURRECTION WENT BACK AT IT TODAY, WANTING TO KNOW JUST HOW INVOLVED IS EXTREMIST GROUPS WERE ANY VIOLENCE.

THEY ALSO GAVE INSIGHT TO WHAT WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL HAD TO SAY DURING CLOSED-DOOR TESTIMONY.

>> Reporter: THE JANUARY 6th COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHT PLANS BY EXTREMIST GROUPS LIKE THE OATH KEEPERS AND THE PROUD BOYS AND THE WEEKS AFTER A TWEET BY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND BEFORE THE CAPITOL INSURRECTION.

>> PRESIDENT TRUMP MOBILIZED THESE GROUPS UNDER ONE GOAL.

>> Reporter: DESCRIBING THE DANGER OF THE OATH KEEPERS, WITH A GROUP THAT HE HAS BROKEN WITH.

>> ALL I CAN DO IS THINK THE GODS THAT THINGS DID NOT GO ANY WORSE.

>> Reporter: HE WAS NOT A MEMBER OF ANY MILITIA GROUP BUT HE SUPPORTED THEN PRESIDENT TRUMP, HE HAD PLEADED GUILTY TO ENTERING THE U.S. CAPITOL ILLEGALLY ON JANUARY 6th 2021.

>> I FOLLOWED PRESIDENT TRUMP ON THE WEBSITES, YOU KNOW?

HE BASICALLY PUT OUT, YOU KNOW, TO STOP THE STEEL RALLY.

>> Reporter: A CLOSED-DOOR TESTIMONY BY FORMER WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL WHO GAVE MORE INSIDE- OUT IN THE NATIONWIDE ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE ON DECEMBER 14th 2020.

>> Reporter: INCLUDING A WEST WING MEETING ON DECEMBER 18, DESCRIBED AS UNHINGED, WITH FORMER TOP NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER MICHAEL FLYNN AND PRESENTED THE PRESIDENT WITH THEORIES.

>> I DON'T THINK THE PEOPLE WERE PROVIDING THE PRESIDENT WITH GOOD ADVICE.

AND, SO I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY HAD GOTTEN IN.

>> Reporter: AFTER THAT MEETING, PRESIDENT TRUMP SENT A TWEET TO COME TO A PROTEST ON JANUARY 6th, ADDING THAT IT WILL BE WILD.

IN WASHINGTON.

>>> SAN DIEGO CITY LEADERS WANT TO BRING NEIGHBORS TOGETHER AND REDUCE CLIMATE FREE COMMUNITY FESTIVALS AFTER DARK.

WELL FEATURE CONCERTS, GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES, ORGANIZED GAMES, SPACE PAINTING AND SOME FREE MEALS FOR THE KIDS.

EVENTS WILL BE HEADS AT THE DELIVERY THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

PARTS AFTER DARK IS MODELED AFTER A SUCCESSFUL NIGHTTIME SUMMER FUN PROGRAM IN L.A. COUNTY.

>> Reporter: IT PROVES LIKE COMMUNITY GATHERINGS LIKE THESE CAN CREATE SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THERE ARE USUALLY AN UPTICK IN CRIME.

>> WE ARE REACTING AND RESPONDING TO THAT BY PROVIDING LOCAL PROGRAMMING THAT FAMILIES WOULDN'T WANT TO GO TO UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES AND MAKE THEM SAFE AND WELCOMING SPACES THAT THEY WILL WANT TO CONGREGATE IN.

>> THERE WILL BE A POLICE PRESENCE AT THE EVENT AND THE MAYOR WOULD LIKE TO SEE OFFICERS BUILD BETTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY.

THE 'PARKS AFTER DARK' CELEBRATION WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS .

>>> ANOTHER WEEK ANOTHER BEACH EVENT CANCELED IN CORONADO, THE CALIFORNIA STATE GAMES IS CANCELED A JUNIOR LIFE AND COMPETITION THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN ON THURSDAY OVER WATER QUALITY CONCERNS AS KPBS REPORTER KIM WYNNE SHOWS US, THEY ARE NOT PLEASED WITH THE WATER TESTING SAFETY METHOD.

>> Reporter: UP-AND-DOWN CORONADO, YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE OUT ENJOYING THE BEACH, SURFING AND PLAYING IN THE WATER.

BY ALL ACCOUNTS, IF THEY PERFECT BEACH DAY BUT NOT -- >> WHAT WE HAVE SEEN OVER THESE PAST SUMMERS HAS BEEN THAT THE COUNTY HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN OR ISSUED ADVISORIES FOR OUR BEACHES ONE THIRD OF THE SUMMER DAYS SO FAR WHICH IS SIMPLY UNPRECEDENTED.

NOT BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN ANY CHANGE TO THE UNDERLINED ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS.

>> Reporter: THAT WAS THE REASON THAT THEY GAVE FOR CANCELING THE COMPETITION THAT WAS SENT TO BEGIN THURSDAY IN CORONADO.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO WEEKS THAT A BEACH EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED IN CORONADO.

THE CITY'S ANNUAL FOURTH OF JULY SWIM WAS CANCELED LAST WEEK.

IN A STATEMENT, CAL STATE GAME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAMMY HILL SAYS, IT IS UNFORTUNATE AND DISAPPOINTING WHO ARE COMPETING IN THE 2022 CAL STATE JUNIOR LIFEGUARD COMPETITION IN CORONADO OUR PERMIT WAS CANCELED DUE TO CONCERNS OF WATER QUALITY.

SINCE JULY 5th, THEY HAVEN'T MET ANY ADVISORIES, AND COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE PUZZLED AS TO WHY OFFICIALS DECIDED TO CANCEL THE GAMES.

THEY SAY THE NEW WATER SAFETY TESTING METHOD USED BY THE COUNTY IS TOO LENIENT.

COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN WHAT THE STATE CONSIDERS UNSAFE BACTERIA LEVELS IN THE WATER.

BUT THE NEW TEST IS MORE SENSITIVE AND DETECTABLE FOR DEAD AND ALIVE BACTERIA.

82 MORE BEACH ADVISORIES.

>> THIS NEW TESTING METHOD IS MORE ACCURATE AND REALLY GIVES PEOPLE INFORMATION AS TO HOW CONTAMINATED IS THE WATER AND HOW CLEAN IS THE WATER.

>> Reporter: COUNTY OFFICIALS THINK CONFUSION MIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH THE NEW WHICH ADDED A BLUE WARNING FLAG, MEANING THAT THERE IS A SOUTHERLY SWELL THAT IS PUSHING CONTAMINATED WATER SOUTH OF THE BORDER.

HE WANTS THE COUNTY TO GO BACK TO THE TACTIC THAT IT HAD BEEN USING FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS BECAUSE IT SETS A BASELINE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT'S AN UNUSUAL FIGHT IN A MIDDLE OF A DROUGHT, LAKE MURRAY IS FLOODING.

THE WATER LINE IS NOW CLOSE TO THE PARKING LOT.

WITH BARBECUES AND PICNIC TABLES SUBMERGED.

THE FISHING DOCK IS OFF-LIMITS FOR THE TIME BEING, THE WATER HAS BEEN RISING EVER SINCE THE CITY REPORTEDLY STOPPED TAKING WATER FROM THE RESERVOIR BECAUSE OF A TEMPORARY ALGAE BLOOM.

THE CITY SAYS THAT THE WATER WAS SAFE TO DRINK BUT THE CITY STOP USING IT BECAUSE IT CREATED AN EARTHY ODOR IN SOME PEOPLE'S FAUCETS.

>> I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT LIKE THIS.

>> THIS IS KIND OF A SCARE.

TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, YES.

>> IT SEEMS LIKE IT HAS COME OFF THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

BUT I JUST DON'T SEE HOW THIS CAN GO ON MUCH LONGER.

IT IS WILD.

>> I AM WORRIED ABOUT SOME OF THESE TREES, THE EUCALYPTUS.

>> THE CITY HOPES TO START USING THE WATER IN THE COMING DAYS AND THE RESERVOIR LEVELS SHOULD RECEDE IN THE COMING WEEKS.

>>> PROGRESS BEING MADE ON A WILDFIRE BEING IN THE YOSEMITE FOREST.

ON THE MARIPOSA GROVE, HOME TO HUNDREDS OF SEQUOIAS.

INCLUDING A 3000-YEAR-OLD GRIZZLY GIANT TREE.

THE FIRE NOW COVERS FIVE SQUARE MILES AND IT IS ABOUT 25% CONTAINED.

OFFICIALS DON'T BELIEVE IT WILL MOVE INWARD BUT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED FROM THE COMMUNITY.

>>> HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN THE EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST FOR THIS WEEK.

WE WILL ALSO LEAD INTO A WARMING TREND AND WE WILL DEAL WITH MONSOON MOISTURE ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS BUT FOR THE MOST PART IT WILL BE DRY FOR THE MAJORITY.

ESPECIALLY AS WE TALK ABOUT LOW CLOUDS AND FOG BACK INTO THE PICTURE ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE METRO AREA TONIGHT, TEMPERATURE IS ONLY DROPPING DOWN TO THE MID-60s AND WE COULD SEE SOME INTO RAMONA OVERNIGHT.

DROPPING DOWN TO 60, CHULA VISTA , 63.

A WARM NIGHT AHEAD, 80 DEGREES MOUNT LAGUNA.

THERE IS THE HIGH PRESSURE.

AND THAT WILL GIVE INTO THE SOUTHERLY FLOW AND IT WILL STAY HOT AND DRY ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN.

COASTAL COMFORTS FOR SURE, AS WE WILL FIND MUCH COOLER AIR.

BUT IT WILL BE ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS THAT YOU WILL SEE SOME OF THE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST BUT ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

MORE LOCALLY.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT 71, THOSE ARE COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR SAN DIEGO.

RAMONA 88.

BORREGO SPRINGS IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS AND MOUNT LAGUNA, 81 FOR TOMORROW.

FOR THE AFTERNOON HIGH.

CAMPO WILL BE 92 DEGREES.

YOU CAN SEE SOME CLOUDS THAT YOU WILL BE DEALING WITH ESPECIALLY FOR THE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY.

THEY SLOWLY PULL AWAY.

AFTER THE LUNCH HOUR, YOU WILL START TO SEE THAT FATE AND THEN THEY COULD RETURN ONCE AGAIN.

YOU SHOULD SEE THE MARINE LAYER WEAKENING.

A LITTLE BIT.

WHAT WANT WE CAN WILL BE THE HOT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SIERRAS.

CONNECTING TO THE GREAT BASIN, THIS HIGH PRESSURE HANGING AROUND.

SOME STORMS AND SHOWERS ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS, JUST SHY OF THE PHOENIX AREA, UP TO ALBUQUERQUE AS WELL.

TEMPERATURES, ACROSS THE COAST, YOU WILL SEE A WARMING TREND THAT WE MENTIONED ONCE AGAIN.

YOU MIGHT EVEN FOR YOUR SATURDAY AT THE COAST, TEMPERATURES IN THE 80s AND 90s RETURN INLAND BY FRIDAY.

AND ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREA.

YOU CAN SEE A NICE WARMING TREND, 90s THOUGH, BY THE WEEKEND THEREFORE YOUR SUNDAY AND TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT AND SCORCHERS CONTINUE ACROSS THE DESERT AREA.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST MICHELLE ROTELLA.

>>> GAS PRICES FALLING ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDING RIGHT HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF GASOLINE DROPPED ABOUT $0.03 TO $6.04 AND THAT IS THE LOWEST SINCE MAY.

PRICES HAVE DROPPED MORE THAN $0.33 IN THE PAST SEVEN DAYS, FALLING OIL PRICES WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP PRICES DOWN FOR DRIVERS.

BUT FOR HOW LONG?

>> GAS PRICES DECLINE ANOTHER $0.50 PER GALLON IN THE WEEKS AHEAD AS LONG AS THERE ARE NO UNEXPECTED OUTAGES OR DISRUPTIONS THAT COULD CAUSE OIL PRICES TO REVERSE AND GO BACK UP.

>> POTENTIAL DISRUPTIONS INCLUDED AN UNEXPECTED OUTAGE.

OF COURSE, WE ARE STILL PAYING FAR MORE AT THE PUMP THAN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

THE NATIONWIDE AVERAGE IS $4.65 PER GALLON.

>>> MAJOR-LEAGUE BASEBALL FANS MAY HAVE TROUBLE BUYING SOME PEANUTS, CRACKER JACKS AND OTHER SNACKS DURING THE UPCOMING ALL-STAR GAME.

ROUGHLY 1500 STUDENT CONCESSION WORKERS AT THE DODGER STADIUM ARE PREPARING FOR A POSSIBLE STRIKE.

THE UNION SAYS 99% OF ITS STAFFERS VOTED IN FAVOR OF A STRIKE ON SUNDAY DEMANDING A FAIR CONTRACT.

THERE IS A LITTLE TIME TO HANG AROUND AS THE DOCTORS DON'T HAVE ANY HOME GAMES BETWEEN NOW AND THE ALL-STAR GAME, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 19th.

>>> PADRES PITCHER, JOE MUSGROVE AND MANNY MACHADO HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAME.

MUSGROVE IS TOP OF THE LEAGUE AND MANY CATEGORIES AND MANNY MACHADO HAVING ANOTHER DRUNK SEASON AND WAS SELECTED BY THE FANS.

THE GAME WILL BE PLAYED NEXT TUESDAY AT DODGER STADIUM.

>>> THIS WEEKEND, SAN DIEGO WILL HOST THE FULL SCALE PRIDE PARADE FESTIVAL AND MORE THAN TWO YEARS.

WITH THE CELEBRATIONS.

THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT ILLEGAL DRUG USE THAT COULD LEAD TO OVERDOSES AND A GROWING NUMBER OF DEATHS.

KPBS EDUCATIONAL REPORTER M.G.

PEREZ TELLS US ABOUT A NEW PROGRAM TO SAVE LGBTQ LIES WITH LESSONS AND HARM REDUCTION.

>> I LIKE TO KEEP EVERYTHING IN ORDER SO IT'S EASIER TO GIVE THEM WHAT THEY NEED.

>> Reporter: HEATHER HAS 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN SOCIAL WORK AND DRUG TREATMENT PRODIGIES.

SHE OFTEN WORKS ON THE STREETS, SUPPORTING HOMELESS ADDICTS THROUGH THE HARM REDUCTION COALITION OF SAN DIEGO.

THAT MEANS FILLING PAPERBACKS TO GO, WITH TOILETRIES, AS WELL AS CLEAN NEEDLES TO INJECT ILLEGAL DRUGS.

AS WELL AS BOXES OF NARCAN, THE NASAL SPRAY THAT REVIVES SOMEONE WHO HAS OVERDOSED ON OPIOIDS.

AND STOPS BREATHING.

>> IF YOU WANT TO COME DOWN HERE, I WILL GLADLY GIVE YOU SOMETHING.

>> Reporter: THESE DAYS, SHE TAKES CALLS FROM PEOPLE WHO WANT TO TEST THEIR STREET DRUGS FOR THE POLLUTANTS FENTANYL BEFORE USING THEM.

INTERNAL IS 50 TO 100 TIMES STRONGER THAN MORPHINE OR HEROIN.

>> IT IS SO EASY TO OVERDOSE ON A VERY SMALL AMOUNT.

>> Reporter: ED URGILES IS SHADOWING THE STREAKING, LEARNING HOW TO SUPPORT ADDICTS WERE STILL USING.

HE IS THE PROGRAM LATER OF STEPIN PROGRAM, A NEW HARM REDUCTION OUTREACH TO THE COUNTIES LGBTQ COMMUNITY.

ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE, GAY AND OTHER MINORITIES ARE OTHER TWICE AS LIKELY TO ABUSE DRUGS THAN THEIR STRAIGHT PEERS.

ED URGILES IS ONE OF THEM.

>> I COULD TELL YOU MY STORY BUT YOU KNOW, IT IS ACTUALLY NOT I WAS NOT BREATHING FOR PART OF IT.

>> Reporter: THIS SECTION IS KNOWN AS A CRUISING SPOT WITH DRUG ACTIVITY AFTER DARK DURING SOME NIGHTS.

THAT IS SOMETHING ED URGILES RELATES TO BEFORE GETTING CLEAN AND SOBER FROM HEROIN, HE TRIED FENTANYL FOR THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME.

>> I SAW THE SMOKE COME OUT OF MY MOUTH AND THAT WAS IT.

THAT'S ALL I REMEMBER.

THE NEXT MEMORY I HAVE WAS THAT I WAS SCRUNCHED ON MY FRIENDS COUCH AND HE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY I WAS SCRUNCHED UP AND I WAS LIKE WHAT HAPPENED.

AND HE SAID I HAD TO HIT YOU WITH NARCAN.

I HAD TO HIT YOU WITH NARCAN TWICE.

>> Reporter: IT HELPED START HIS HEART AND SAVED HIS LIFE AND ALSO STARTED HIS ROAD TO RECOVERY.

NOW ED URGILES IS WORKING TO GET NARCAN INTO THE HANDS OF OTHER LGBTQ USERS BEFORE THEY DIE.

THE STEPIN PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE OTHER RESOURCES TOO.

THE CALL FOR HELP BEGINS WITH A SIMPLE TEXT MESSAGE TO THE STEPIN PROGRAM HOTLINE.

>> HOW TO RECOGNIZE AN OVERDOSE, SO, WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION AND A LOT OF EDUCATION.

AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL GIVE US A WAY TO MAINTAIN THAT DIALOGUE WITH FOLKS THAT ARE HONESTLY VERY DIFFICULT TO REACH.

>> I HAVE SOME PROBLEMS WITH ALCOHOL.

>> Reporter: RECOVERING ADDICTS AND ALCOHOLICS HAVE FOUND A SAFE HAVEN AT THE LIVE AND LET LIVE ALANO CLUB.

IN THE HEART OF HILLCREST.

MEMBERS ARE LGBTQ EVEN THOUGH EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND THE ALMOST 15 MEETINGS PER WEEK THAT INCLUDE TWELVE-STEP RECOVERY AND HARM REDUCTION.

ROBERT TICE IS ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WHO IS ALSO A DRUG COUNSELOR AND A SOUTH BAY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM.

>> FENTANYL IS SOMETHING THAT WILL CAUSE AN OVERDOSE WITHIN SECONDS.

AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE NARCAN READY, IT IS ALMOST AN IMMEDIATE DEATH.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT ALMOST STREET DRUG IS ALMOST LACED WITH FENTANYL WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE SMELL OR TASTE UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE.

THE ALANO CLUB HAS PARTNERED WITH THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND PROVIDES FREE NARCAN AT THE COFFEE BAR FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS IT.

NO QUESTIONS ASKED.

WHILE THE ALANO CLUB IS STRUGGLING TO KEEP ITS DOORS OPEN UP A LONG COVID SHUTDOWN.

BOARD MEMBERS ARE COMMITTED TO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO KEEP PEOPLE ALIVE.

>> HARM REDUCTION MEETINGS MEAN THAT WE BELIEVE THAT WE CAN'T JUDGE THAT PROGRAM IS THE ONLY WAY FOR YOU TO GET SOBER.

>> THERE IS A LOT OF STIGMA THAT GOES WITH ADDICTION.

YOU ADD IN THE FACT THAT WE ARE WORKING PRIMARILY WITH LGBTQ POPULATIONS AND THERE IS EVEN MORE STIGMA ON TOP OF THAT.

>> Reporter: >> Reporter: THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LGBTQ RECOVERY PROGRAM.

WITH A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY IN CITY HEIGHTS, SHE IS SUPERVISING A NEW STEPIN PROGRAM.

REACHING OUT TO THOSE WHO NEED HELP THE MOST.

OPERATE MEN, WOMEN AND TRANSGENDER AND ASEXUAL PEOPLE DYING IN THEIR ADDICTION.

ED URGILES DIDN'T GIVE UP EITHER.

HE IS CARRYING HIS STORY, MESSAGE AND RESOURCES TO ADDICTS OUT THERE, STILL SUFFERING.

>> ALL OF MY GOOD CHOICES AND BAD CHOICES HAVE LED UP TO THIS MOMENT AND THIS IS WHERE I AM AT RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: A GLIMMER OF HOPE AND PRIDE, THAT COULD BE JUST A TEXT MESSAGE AWAY.

M.G.

PEREZ, KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY IS RUNNING LOW ON SPACE AFTER TAKING IN MORE THAN 275 STRAY PETS FOLLOWING THE FOURTH OF JULY.

NOW THEY WANT YOU TO CONSIDER TAKING ONE HOME.

IN HONOR OF NATIONAL ADOPTION WEEK, THE HUMANE SOCIETY IS WAVING THEIR FEES FOR ADULT DOGS CATS AND ALL PETS THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH.

THE 1700 ANIMALS AND THEIR SHELTERS AND MORE THAN 600 AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION.

YOU CAN SEE THEM ONLINE AT THEIR WEBSITE OR YOU CAN VISIT THEM IN PERSON AT THE CAMPUSES IN EL CAJON.

OCEANSIDE AND IN SAN DIEGO.

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF, TONIGHT ON NEWSHOUR, THE LATEST REVOLUTION FROM THE JANUARY 6th TEARING, COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> AND THE NOMINEES ARE, THE EMMY NOMINATIONS WERE RELEASED TODAY.

SUCCESSION IS A FAVORITE TODAY WITH 25 NOMINATIONS.

AND THAT INCLUDES BEST DRAMA.

SQUID GAME HAS 14, AND THAT IS THE FIRST NON-ENGLISH THERE IS TO BE RUNNING.

AND TED LAZO SCORED 20 NOMINATIONS AS IT LOOKS TO EARN ITS SECOND CONSECUTIVE BEST COMEDY TROPHY.

AND IT IS TIED WITH THE WHITE LOTUS WHICH PICKED UP 20 NOMINATIONS.

AND THE AWARDS WILL BE HELD SEPTEMBER 12th.

>>> A NEW DOCUSERIES OF STAR WARS REMINDS VIEWERS OF THE CHALLENGES GEORGE LUCAS FACED TO GET HIS FILMS MADE.

KPBS REPORTER HAS THIS REVIEW OF THE SHOW THAT WAS ON VICE TV.

>> Reporter: STAR WARS WAS SUCH A FIXTURE IN THE POP-CULTURE LANDSCAPE THAT WE MAY FORGET HOW IT ALL STARTED.

>> THE AGREEMENT IS THAT LUCAS WILL BE PAID $50,000 TO DEVELOP A STORY, $50,000 TO WRITE THE SCRIPT AND $100,000 TO DIRECT THE FILM.

>> Reporter: ICONS REMIND US OF THOSE ORIGINS.

>> HE WAS THE DIRTY DOZEN IN OUTER SPACE.

>> Reporter: THE OSCAR-WINNING EDITOR OF STAR WARS IS ONE OF THE FASCINATING INTERVIEWS PRODUCER DIRECTOR BRIAN FOLK WHITE GETS, SHE REVEALED NUGGETS OF INFORMATION THAT NOT EVERYONE MAY KNOW.

>> THEY WERE SO BEHIND SCHEDULE, AND PRETTY OVERBUDGET, FOX WAS PUTTING A LOT OF PRESSURE ON GEORGE TO NOT FILM THE ENDING ATTACK ON THE DEATH STAR.

SO, FOX ACTUALLY WANTED THE MOVIE TO END WITH THEM LEAVING THE DEATH STAR HAVING RESCUED PRINCESS LEIA, AND NO FINAL BATTLE.

>> Reporter: THE SIX-HOUR SERIES TAKES A DEEP DIVE INTO THE FRENCH AS FRANCHISE THAT GEORGE LUCAS CREATED.

AND THE CHALLENGES THAT HE FACED.

>> WE NEED TO MAKE AS MANY ALIENS AS WE COULD IN SIX WEEKS.

>> Reporter: THE SHOW CELEBRATES HOW INNOVATIVE LUCAS WAS INTEGRATING THE FILMS STARTING HIS OWN EFFECTS COMPANY AND FIGHTING TO KEEP THE RIGHTS TO WHAT HE HAD CREATED.

ANY STAR WARS FAN SHOULD ENJOY WATCHING THIS.

AND IF YOU'RE NOT A FAN, THEN IT IS A SHOW THAT PROVIDES A FASCINATING BOOK AND HOW FILMS GET MADE.

REBECCA MONDO, KPBS NEWS.

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

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