>>> >>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE 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-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM .

AND BY THE CONRAD PREVACID SHILEY AND THE FOLLOWING -- >>> AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> YOU HAVE MORE THAN LIKELY NOTICES STARTING TO FEEL LIKE SUMMER.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE 90s AND PARTS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, HEALTH EXPERTS ARE URGING PEOPLE NOT TO UNDERESTIMATE THEIR RISK OF PROLONGED HEAT EXPOSURE.

WHY RECOGNIZING THE WARNING SIGNS EARLY COULD PREVENT A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

>> MARINE McKENZIE'S -- ESCAPE THE HEAT AT THE LIBRARY WITH HER HUSBAND AND GRANDSON.

>> WE DON'T HAVE AIR CONDITIONING IN OUR HOUSE, SO IT IS A BIT DIFFICULT TO COOL DOWN.

WE SEEK OUT PLACES LIKE THIS LIBRARY.

>> SUNSHINE, OCEAN BREEZES, NEAR PERFECT WEATHER, THAT IS THE IMAGE MANY PEOPLE HAVE OF SAN DIEGO, BUT DOCTORS SAY THAT REPUTATION CAN CREATE A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY WHEN TEMPERATURES CLIMB.

>> THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO WHO DON'T HAVE AIR CONDITIONING, SO THEY DON'T HAVE A COOL ENVIRONMENT >> TO HELP PEOPLE ESCAPE THE HEAT IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, THERE ARE 80 COOL ZONE LOCATIONS WHERE RESIDENTS CAN COOL OFF IN AIR-CONDITIONED SPACES.

DR.

NEIL IS A PHYSICIAN AT UC SAN DIEGO.

HE SAYS EVERY ORGAN IS INVOLVED IN MAINTAINING OUR INTERNAL TEMPERATURE.

>> THE HOTTER OUTSIDE IT GETS, THE MORE OUR BODY HAS TO WORK TO MAINTAIN THAT NORMAL INTERNAL HEAT, AND WHEN WE START TO UNDERGO WHAT'S CALLED HEAT STRESS, THAT CAN REALLY START TO INCREASE HOW MUCH OUR BODY IS HAVING TO WORK TO KEEP COOL.

>> THE STRESS CAN LEAD TO HEAT EXHAUSTION.

LEFT UNTREATED, IT CAN DEVELOP INTO A LIFE-THREATENING MEDICAL EMERGENCY LIKE HEATSTROKE.

HE SAYS WARNING SIGNS CAN INCLUDE EXCESSIVE SWEATING, DIZZINESS, WEAKNESS, NAUSEA, AND CONFUSION.

>> IF WE ARE SEEING ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS, THEN THAT IS A SIGN THAT WE ARE OVER EATING AND WE NEED TO ACTIVELY BE DOING THINGS TO KEEP OURSELVES COOL.

BE IT MOVING TO A COOLER ENVIRONMENT, USING TOWELS OR BLANKETS THAT ARE SOAKED IN WATER SO WE CAN TRY TO EXTERNALLY COOL OURSELVES AND MOST IMPORTANT KEEPING HYDRATED.

>> HE SAYS HEAT AFFECTS EVERYONE BUT SENIORS, CHILDREN AND THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS ARE MOST VULNERABLE.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE LITTLE ONE COMFORTABLE, KEEP US COMFORTABLE.

KEEP US IN A GOOD MOOD.

>> OVERNIGHT LOWS ONCE AGAIN, IN THE UPPER 60s, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, WE ARE BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN INFLUENCE FROM THE MONSOONAL MOISTURE WITH OUR SOUTHERLY FLOW AND HIGH- PRESSURE TAKING CONTROL.

SO WE HAVE HEAT ALERTS TO TALK ABOUT AND WE HAVE MORE CLOUDY DAYS AND MAYBE A FEW RAIN CHANCES TO TALK ABOUT IT.

I WILL TALK ABOUT IN A MOMENT.

>> SAN DIEGO IS FALLING BEHIND IN ITS PROGRESS TO ACHIEVING NET ZERO GAS EMISSIONS.

ANDREW BOWEN HAS MORE.

>> SAN DIEGO'S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ARE TRENDING DOWNWARD, BUT, THEY'RE NOT DROPPING FAST ENOUGH TO MEET THE CITY'S GOAL OF NET ZERO BY 2035 GREAT ELECTRICITY IS GETTING CLEANER AS MORE OF THE GRID IS POWERED BY RENEWABLES LIKE WIND AND SOLAR.

NATURAL GAS USAGE IS ALSO DOWN, JUST SLIGHTLY.

THE BIG BEAST OF SAN DIEGO'S CARBON FOOTPRINT, WHERE THERE IS THE LEAST AMOUNT OF PROGRESS, IS THE AUTOMOBILE.

>> WE'VE GOT TO DO MUCH MORE IF WE ARE GOING TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR CARS IT INTO THIS MORE SUSTAINABLE WAY OF TRAVELING.

>> STEVE IS A VOLUNTEER WITH SAN DIEGO 350 AND A MEMBER OF THE CITIES MOBILITY ADVISORY BOARD.

THE CITY'S OWN DATA SHOW DRIVING IN SAN DIEGO HAS BEEN INCREASING SINCE 2020.

PEOPLE ARE RETURNING TO IN PERSON JOBS AND THEY ARE TAKING MORE TRIPS AND DRIVING LONGER DISTANCES.

EVEN AS MORE SAN DIEGAN'S SWITCH TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES, THAT PROGRESS IS BEING CANCELED OUT BY MORE DRIVING.

>> WE STILL HAVE THIS BELIEF THAT ONE MUST HAVE A CAR IN ORDER TO GET AROUND.

AND THAT IS A DANGEROUS BELIEF FOR SOCIETY AS A WHOLE, BECAUSE RESEARCH HAS SHOWN UP TO 30% OF PEOPLE CANNOT DRIVE TO GET AROUND.

>> THE CLIMATE REPORT FINDS THE CITY IS DOING A GOOD JOB BUILDING MORE HOUSING NEAR PUBLIC TRANSIT AND IN WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT THE CITY HAS DRAMATICALLY PULLED BACK ON BUILDING AND IMPROVING BIKE LANES.

THAT WORK PEAKED IN 2021 BUT HAS FALLEN BY MORE THAN 60% SINCE THEN.

THE RECENT JUMP IN GAS PRICES MAY BE PROMPTING SOME SAN DIEGAN'S TO CUT BACK ON DRIVING, BUT, IT TAKES TIME TO COMPILE AND ANALYZE THE DATA ON CLIMATE CHANGE.

THE REPORT WITH EMISSIONS DATA FROM 2026 WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>> OVERALL, INFLATION SLOWED DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE , BUT THERE'S MORE TO THE STORY FOR WARY CONSUMERS.

KAREN BREAKS DOWN WHAT IT ALL MEANS FOR YOUR MONEY.

>> WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC ADVISOR KEVIN HASSETT TOUTING THE INFLATION DATA FROM THE LABOR DEPARTMENT.

>> IT'S ABOUT THE BEST CPI REPORT.

>> THE BUREAU SAID THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX DROPPED .4% BETWEEN MAY AND JUNE, THE LARGEST MONTH- TO-MONTH DROP SINCE APRIL 2020.

FALLING OIL AND GAS PRICES THANKS TO THE FRAGILE CEASE- FIRE LARGELY ACCOUNTED FOR THE DROP.

BUT THE ANNUAL PACE OF PRICE HIKES STOOD AT 3.5%, WELL ABOVE THE INFLATION TARGET OF 2% AND CONTINUING TO SQUEEZE CONSUMERS.

>> IF YOU LOOK AT THE CORE CPI AND YEAR-OVER-YEAR, WE ARE STILL ELEVATED.

>> FOOD PRICES UP 3%, BOOSTED BY PRICE CLIMES FOR ITEMS LIKE MEAT, MILK AND VEGETABLES.

APPAREL OF ALMOST 4% OVER LAST YEAR AND AIRFARES UP MORE THAN 26%.

THE FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN WAS ON CAPITOL HILL TUESDAY MORNING FOR SCHEDULED TESTIMONY AND ALSO CAST THE MONTHLY DROP AS JUST ONE DATA POINT.

>> THERE MIGHT BE SOME THAT LOOK AT THIS MORNING'S DATA AND SAY MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, EVERYTHING IS SWELL, THAT'S NOT MY VIEW.

>> APPEARING BEFORE LAWMAKERS, HE MADE A BOLD PROMISE FOR HIS CENTRAL BANK.

>> IF WE GET POLICY RIGHT, AND I CAN ASSURE YOU, WE WILL, THE INFLATION SURGE OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS WILL BE A THING OF THE PAST.

>> IN WASHINGTON.

>>> A SAN DIEGO JUDGE HAS FILED AGAINST KPBS OVER PRIOR REPORTING ON A PROPOSED DATA CENTER AND IMPERIAL VALLEY.

PUBLIC MATTERS HAS MORE.

>> LAST YEAR, KPBS REPORTED ON A PROPOSED DATA CENTER PROJECT .

THAT STORY SAID IT WOULD REQUIRE 750,000 GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY FOR FACILITY OPERATIONS.

SEBASTIAN RICHIE THE DEVELOPER TOOK ISSUE WITH THIS COVERAGE.

THEY CALLED THE STORY A COORDINATED SERIES OF DEFAMATORY PUBLICATIONS IN THEIR COMPLAINT BUT LAST FRIDAY, SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE FREELAND RULED IN FAVOR OF KPBS.

THE PLAINTIFFS ARGUED THE STORY WAS INACCURATE BECAUSE IT DIDN'T INCLUDE THEIR PLAN TO USE RECLAIMED WATER.

THE JUDGE WROTE THIS DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT THE DATACENTER WOULD REQUIRE 750,000 GALLONS A DAY.

IN A STATEMENT, KPBS GENERAL MANAGER MAKI SAID, QUOTE, WE ARE THRILLED WE PREVAILED IN THE LITIGATION BROUGHT AGAINST KPBS AND OUR REPORTER .

WE STAND BY COREY'S DATACENTER REPORTING AND OUR NEWSROOMS HIGH JOURNALISTIC STANDARDS.

>>> FOR OVER A YEAR THE ESCONDIDO PUBLIC LIBRARY WAS TEMPORARILY SET UP IN AN UNCONVENTIONAL LOCATION, INSIDE A NORTH COUNTY MALL.

NOW, MAJOR RENOVATIONS ON THE SIDE ARE ALMOST DONE.

TRUCKLOADS OF BOOKS AND MORE HAVE BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY AHEAD OF ITS REOPENING.

>> IT'S TAKING A LITTLE LONGER THAN EXPECTED, BUT THE ALMOST FINISHED RESULTS, LOOK TO BE WELL WORTH THE WAIT.

ESCONDIDO HAS BROUGHT ITS 45 YEAR OLD LIBRARY INTO THE MODERN ERA.

>> THAT'S WHEN YOU SEE A LOT MORE PEOPLE AND SPACES, YOU WILL SEE THE TWEEN SPACE, SO SPACES FOR PEOPLE, MORE SEATING , THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF CHANGES PEOPLE WILL NOTICE IN ADDITION TO IT BEING CLEANER AND BRIGHTER THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.

>> HE IS THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR.

HE SAYS LAST WEEK, STAFF MOVED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BOOKS FROM FIVE EMPTY STORES INSIDE NORTH COUNTY MALL, BACK TO THEIR MAIN SITE AHEAD OF THEIR GRAND REOPENING.

>> OUR TAKE AWAY IS HOPEFULLY THOSE PEOPLE THAT LOVED US AT THE MALL WILL REMEMBER US AND VISIT US HERE.

>> HE SAID THEY WERE FACING SERIOUS INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES BEFORE THE RENOVATION.

HE SAYS THE TIMELINE WAS DELAYED A FEW MONTHS BECAUSE THEY WERE ABLE TO ADD ON TO THE ORIGINAL PLANS WITH OUTSIDE SOLAR PANELS OVER THE PARKING LOT AND OTHER CHANGES INSIDE.

>> THE INITIAL GRANT ONLY COVERED A SCOPE OF THE FIRST FLOOR AND CRITICAL BUILDING SYSTEMS LIKE HVAC, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND RESTROOMS.

BECAUSE OF GOOD MANAGEMENT AND ALSO BIDS THAT CAME IN UNDER OUR EXPECTATIONS, IT FREED UP FUNDS FOR EXTRA WORK ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

>> FOR NOW, THE LIBRARY IS OFFERING LIMITED SERVICES IN THE NEARBY PIONEER ROOM.

THAT'S WHERE THIS COUPLE WERE DROPPING OFF BOOK RETURNS TUESDAY.

>> WE FOUND THE ESCONDIDO LIBRARY AT THE MALL, AND HE LIKES GOING TO THE MALL, I DON'T SO I WAS LIKE I WILL GO TO THE LIBRARY AND YOU CAN GO SHOPPING.

>> THEY SAY THEY WENT TO THE MALL BECAUSE OF THE FREE EVENTS, BOOK SELECTIONS AND FRIENDLY STAFF.

THEY HOPE IT COMES BACK IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

>> I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF A SATELLITE LOCATION AT THE MALL.

I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT WAY TO GET YOUNGER PEOPLE OR I GUESS, PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, IF THEY ARE AROUND, DOING SHOPPING, THE LIBRARY IS RIGHT THERE, EASILY ACCESSIBLE.

>> THEY SAY DESPITE THE STORES GOING AWAY, THEY ARE EXCITED TO USE THE RENOVATED LIBRARY WHEN IT OPENS.

A $10 MILLION STATE GRANT FUNDED MOST OF THE RENOVATION PROJECT.

STARTING AUGUST 3rd, PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE UPDATED TWO STORY MAIN BUILDING, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, I.C.E.

COMES UNDER RENEWED SCRUTINY AFTER TWO FATAL SHOOTINGS IN RECENT DAYS.

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

>>> LETTUCE AND SALAD GREENS MAY BE LINKED TO A DIARRHEA OUTBREAK THAT'S AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE MIDWEST.

THE LATEST ON THE OUTBREAK AND WHY IT'S SO HARD TO TRACK DOWN THE CAUSE.

>> HEALTH OFFICIALS WARN ABOUT LETTUCE AND SALAD GREENS AS THEY SEARCH FOR THE SOURCE OF A DIARRHEA OUTBREAK ACROSS SEVERAL U.S.

STATES.

MICHIGAN'S CHIEF MEDICAL EXECUTIVE SAYING, EARLY INFORMATION HAS SHOWN LETTUCE AS A COMMON PRODUCT THAT REGULARLY COMES UP DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

STILL, OFFICIALS SAY OTHER FOODS HAVE NOT BEEN RULED OUT AND NO SPECIFIC TIES -- TYPE OF GROWER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED.

CYCLOSPORIASIS CAN BE HARD TO TRACK BECAUSE PATIENTS HAVE TO REMEMBER WHAT THEY ATE WEEKS EARLIER.

SO FAR, MICHIGAN AND OHIO HAVE REPORTED MORE THAN 3000 DIARRHEA CASES AT LEAST 44 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED IN MICHIGAN AND 46 IN OHIO.

>> THE LONGER THE PRODUCTS ARE BEING SOLD, THE MORE PEOPLE WILL BECOME AFFECTED.

>> 31 STATES HAVE REPORTED CASES BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR IF THEY ARE CONNECTED TO THE SAME OUTBREAK.

IT DOES NOT USUALLY SPREAD PERSON TO PERSON.

TO REDUCE RISK, HEALTH OFFICIALS AND RECOMMEND BUYING WHOLE HEADS OF LETTUCE INSTEAD OF PREWASHED LETTUCE, THROWING AWAY OUTER LAYERS AND WASHING INNER LEAVES AND THOROUGHLY COOK YOUR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AS WELL.

>>> A NATIONAL BLOOD EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED BY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS THIS WEEK.

THE ORGANIZATION SAID IT SEEING A SHARP DECLINE IN DONATIONS AND A SURGE IN DEMAND AT THE SAME TIME.

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SEVERITY OF THE SHORTAGE AND THE TYPES OF BLOOD THE ORGANIZATION SAID IT DESPERATELY NEEDS.

>> IT HAPPENS EVERY SUMMER.

BLOOD DONATION SPIRAL DOWNWARD WHILE DEMAND SPIKES.

THIS YEAR, THE HIT ON THE BLOOD SUPPLY HAS GONE BEYOND ALL EXPECTATIONS.

>> IN THE PAST WEEKS, WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE MADE FROM HOSPITALS OF ABOUT 3500 UNITS OF BLOOD EACH WEEK BEYOND WHAT WE WOULD TYPICALLY EXPECT.

>> IN JUNE ALONE, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IS THEIR SUPPLY OF THE NATION'S BLOOD HAS BEEN DEPLETED BY NEARLY 25%.

SUMMER IS ALREADY SEEN AS TRAUMA SEASON WHEN HOSPITALS TEND TO SEE MORE SERIOUS INJURIES AND MEDICAL EMERGENCIES, ADD IN PEOPLE TRAVELING PLUS, JULY 4th CELEBRATIONS AND POPULAR SPORTING EVENTS, IT'S EQUALED AN INFLUX OF PEOPLE IN CERTAIN AREAS AND AN UNPREDICTABLE NEED FOR PATIENTS.

>> WHEN WE SEE OUR INVENTORIES ARE STARTING TO DROP AND HOSPITALS MAY BE FORCED TO MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS, THAT'S WHEN WE NEED TO PUT A CALL TO ACTION TO BRING DONORS AND TO HELP REPLENISH THOSE STORES.

>> WHILE ALL BLOOD TYPES ARE NEEDED, THE RED CROSS IS THE SHORTAGE IS ESPECIALLY SERIOUS FOR O POSITIVE AND BE NEGATIVE BLOOD AS WELL AS PLASMA FROM DONORS WHO HAVE TYPE AB BLOOD.

>> SOMEONE NEEDS A BLOOD TRANSFUSION EVERY TWO SECONDS IN THE UNITED STATES, SO THERE ARE PATIENTS OUT THERE WHOSE LIVES DEPEND ON THE GENEROSITY OF THEIR COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMING IN TO GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE.

>> ANYONE INTERESTED IN DONATING BLOOD CAN BOOK AN APPOINTMENT VIA THE RED CROSS BLOOD DONOR APP OR BY CALLING 1- 800-RED-CROSS.

>>> MOST OF US DON'T THINK ABOUT THE COST OF DYING UNTIL WE ARE FORCED TO AS PART OF OUR PRICE OF SAN DIEGO SERIES, KPBS HEALTH REPORTERS LOOK AT WHY SAYING GOODBYE CAN COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

>> THIS IS THE SOUND OF ONE OF LIFE'S HARDEST MOMENTS.

AND IN SAN DIEGO, IT CAN ALSO BE ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE.

>> I SPENT TIME WITH THE FAMILIES, I HELP THEM MAKE ALL OF THESE DECISIONS THEY HAVE TO MAKE, AND ONE OF THE WORST MOMENTS OF THEIR LIVES.

>> SHE IS A DEATH DOULA AND A FUNERAL ARRANGER.

>> WHAT I LEARNED AS WE ARE SO UNEDUCATED ON WHAT DEATH AND DYING CAN LOOK LIKE IN THE U.S., AND PEOPLE ARE JUST MAKING RASH, URGENT DECISIONS WITHOUT ANY SORT OF KNOWLEDGE OR FOUNDATION.

>> SHE SAYS MANY FAMILIES WALK INTO A FUNERAL HOME WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THEIR OPTIONS ARE.

>> WE ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH AMERICAN BURIAL WHERE THE BODY IS EMBALMED, PLACED INTO A CASKET, THEN THE CASKET GOES INTO A CONCRETE VAULT.

>> A TRADITIONAL BURIAL REMAINS AN IMPORTANT CHOICE FOR MANY FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY THE OLDER GENERATION.

IRIS WISE IS A FAMILY SERVICE ADVISOR AT MEMORIAL HILLS PARK.

IT'S A CEMETERY IN EL CAJON.

>> A TRADITIONAL INGROUND CASKET FOR A SINGLE PERSON, THAT'S CLOSE TO ABOUT $12,000- $30,000.

SO WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?

SHE SAYS FAMILIES AREN'T JUST PAYING FOR CEMETERY SPACE.

THEY'RE PAYING FOR THE LAND, THE LABOR, THE BURIAL VAULT, AND ONGOING CARE.

THOSE COSTS, RARELY GO DOWN.

>> THE COST OF ANY KIND OF BURIAL WILL GO UP EVERY SINGLE YEAR, REGARDLESS OF INFLATION OR NOT.

>> GETTING A BODY PREPARED AT A FUNERAL HOME IS ANOTHER COST.

NATIONALLY, THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A TRADITIONAL FUNERAL IS ABOUT $8300.

SHE SAYS HERE IN SAN DIEGO, IT'S OFTEN WELL OVER $10,000.

>> CEMETERY SPACE CAN BE REALLY EXPENSIVE HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL VIEWS AND BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE AND ALL OF THOSE CARRY A HIGHER PRICE TAG.

>> AND FOR FAMILIES WHO AREN'T EXPECTING THAT KIND OF BILL, THE DECISION ABOUT HOW TO SAY GOODBYE CAN QUICKLY BECOME A DECISION ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN AFFORD.

>> IT CAN BE A LITTLE STICKER SHOCK BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T PREPARED FOR IT SO WHAT HAPPENS UNFORTUNATELY IS A LOT OF PEOPLE AUTOMATICALLY OPT FOR FLAME CREMATION.

>> IT CAN START AROUND $1500.

SAVANNAH OWNS ORCHID CREMATIONS IN CARLSBAD.

SHE SAYS CREMATION IS STILL THE MOST POPULAR OPTION, BUT SHE'S SEEN A GROWING INTEREST IN ALTERNATIVES.

>> THE STONES ARE THE CREMATED REMAINS AND A LITTLE BIT LIKE A BINDER TO MAKE THEM INTO THE STONES.

THE NEWER GENERATION, THEY WANT ECO-FRIENDLY THINGS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THEY WANT MORE OPTIONS, THEY JUST WANT YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT THINGS.

>> AMONG THE NEWER OPTIONS IS WATER CREMATION, IT CAN COST AROUND $3800.

IT'S, PROVIDERS SAY PART OF THE COST COMES FROM HOW THE PROCESS WORKS.

>> WATER CREMATION IS AN ALL ELECTRIC PROCESS, THE COST OF ELECTRICITY ITSELF HAS DEFINITELY GONE UP AND IT'S BEEN SIGNIFICANT FOR US.

>> KAYLA FLOREZ RUNS WHITE ROSE AQUA CREMATION IN ESCONDIDO.

>> IT'S RETURNING THE BODY TO THE NATURAL STATE WHICH IS PEPTIDES, SUGARS, PROTEIN AND WATER.

>> THEN, THERE'S BURIAL AT SEA.

IT CAN COST ANYWHERE FROM $500 FOR AN UNATTENDED ASH SCATTERING, TO ABOUT $6000 FOR A FULL BODY BURIAL.

CHRIS ANDERSON IS OWNER OF WATER AND ASH BURIALS.

>> PEOPLE GET A SENSE OF PEACE WHEN THEY'RE OUT AT THE OCEAN YOU MAY NOT GET IN A TRADITIONAL CEMETERY SETTING.

>> YOU SAID THE PRICE COVERS THE CREW, THE PERMITS AND A MEMORIAL WITH THE EXACT COORDINATES OF WHERE A LOVED ONE IS LAID TO REST.

>> INSTEAD OF GOING INTO THE GROUND YOU GO INTO A CHAMBER AND NATURAL MATERIALS FROM THE LAND GO IN WITH YOU.

WITHIN ABOUT THREE MONTHS, THIS IS WHAT YOUR BODY WILL TURN INTO.

>> BEGINNING NEXT YEAR, CALIFORNIA WILL LEGALIZE ANOTHER OPTION, HUMAN COMPOSTING.

>> ALL OF YOUR SLUSHY MATERIAL TURNS INTO SOIL, THEN, YOU TAKE YOUR BONES OUT AND MECHANICALLY PROCESS YOUR BONES AND YOUR BONES GO BACK INTO THE SOIL.

>> THE SOIL IS MADE FROM HUMAN REMAINS.

>> YOU CAN MIX IT WITH LIKE MIRACLE GROW AND PLANT VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS.

>> THE GOAL ISN'T TO CONVINCE FAMILIES HOW THEY SHOULD SAY GOODBYE, IT IS TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THEY HAVE CHOICES.

>> THAT VERY INFORMATIVE STORY BY HEIDI AS PART OF OUR PRICE OF SAN DIEGO SERIES.

WE HAVE MORE COST-OF-LIVING STORIES ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM RISING GAS PRICES TO SAVING MONEY ON LIVE SPORTS EVENTS.

CHECK IT OUT ONLINE AT KPBS.COM .

>>> HIGH TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH UP TO 7 1/2 FEET THIS EVENING, BUT LIFEGUARDS ARE WARNING RIP CURRENTS DON'T NEED HUGE WAVES IN ORDER TO BECOME DANGEROUS.

>> WE HAD A FEW RESCUES THIS WEEKEND, THE NORTH END OF THE BEACH, DUE TO RIP CURRENTS.

IT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF SERVE TO SORT OF ACTIVATE THE RIP CURRENTS AND GET THEM PULLING.

SO, ANYTIME YOU HAVE SURFED BIGGER THAN SAY, KNEE-HIGH, YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR RIP CURRENTS TO PULL YOU AWAY FROM THE BEACH.

>> LIFEGUARDS ARE URGING SWIMMERS TO STAY NEAR A LIFEGUARD TOWER AND IF YOU GET CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, DON'T FIGHT IT, SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL YOU'RE OUT OF THE CURRENT AND MAKE YOUR WAY BACK TO THE BEACH.

>>> WE HAVE HE ALERTS TO TALK ABOUT, DANGEROUS HEAT AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK BUT MONSOONAL MOISTURE RETURNS.

HELLO HUMIDITY AND A FEW SHOWERS TO TALK ABOUT.

BECAUSE OF THIS BACK AND FORTH, OUR TEMPERATURES ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE.

WIDESPREAD EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS ALONG THE COAST, EITHER THE DANGEROUS HEAT IS HERE, THE WARNING VERSUS THE ADVISORY, IT'S ON THE WAVE, MAKE A PLAN.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, THIS IS YOUR TIMELINE THAT ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUT AND ABOUT, STAY HYDRATED, GET IN THE SHADE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AND AIR-CONDITIONING AND TAKE THE PRECAUTIONS.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, IN THE 80s IN BORREGO SPRINGS, THAT'S WHEN IT'S BRUTAL, WE ARE NOT GETTING COOLING AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

MUCH BETTER FOR ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE, 64 IN RAMONA AND UPPER 60s FOR SAN DIEGO.

TOMORROW, 110 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

IT'S ONCE WE GET TO THAT THRESHOLD THAT IT'S NOT JUST HOT, IT'S THE DANGEROUS HEAT WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT.

PUSHING 80 IN MOUNT LAGUNA AND 80s ALONG THE COAST.

SO DEFINITELY WARMER FOR EVERYBODY.

HERE'S WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH FUTURE RADAR.

WE WILL SEE A RETURN OF THE SOUTHERLY FLOW, YOU SEE THE CLOUDS WORKING THEIR WAY IN.

MAYBE A FEW SHOWERS AS WE HEAD INTO LATE WEDNESDAY BUT ESPECIALLY AS WE GET LATER INTO THE WEEK.

WE WILL SEE MORE OF THIS BRINGING THE INFLUENCE BACK TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

LOOKING AT THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK, STARTING WITH THE COAST, 80s WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY THEN WE START TO COOL BACK DOWN AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

FURTHER INLAND, 90s, MID 90s WEDNESDAY, THAT'S OUR PEAK AND WE GET BACK TO THE 80s FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND.

INTO OUR MOUNTAINS, A LITTLE MORE ALL OVER THE PLACE, MORE OF THE ROLLER COASTER.

CLOSE TO 80 WEDNESDAY, 70 BY SATURDAY AND A 10 DEGREE JUMP BACK UP TO 80 BY THE TIME WE GET TO SUNDAY.

THE DESERT, IT'S ONE DAY AT A TIME.

THEN WE DROPPED DOWN TO 104, AND WE WILL FEEL THE DIFFERENCE, 110 TO 104 AND THEN LOW TRIPLE DIGITS AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE'VE GOT TO TAKE WHAT WE CAN GET WHEN IT COMES TO THE SUMMER.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ANNA AZALLION.

>>> LEARNING MORE ABOUT A HISTORIC OPERATION ON ONE OF THE SAFARI PARKS GUERRILLAS.

>> CHECK OUT THIS IMAGE REVEALING AN INFECTION IN THE SCHOOL REQUIRING A WORLD'S FIRST SURGERY TO FIX ACCORDING TO THE SAN DIEGO ZOO.

THE ORGANIZATION SAID CARETAKERS NOTICED THE GORILLA SQUINTING OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH HEAD PAIN.

THE FIX, IT'S ROUTINELY DONE ON HUMANS BUT THE GROUP SAID IT'S BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST EVER PERFORMED ON A GUERRILLA, DUE TO THE CLOSE AND ADDING BETWEEN PEOPLE AND GORILLAS, A SURGICAL TEAM WAS ABLE TO ADAPT ITS TECHNIQUES FROM AMAZON HE SPENDING FIVE HOURS DRAINING THE INFECTED AREA AND REMOVING BONE AND TISSUE.

A POSTOP PICKED SHOWS THE SITE.

FAST-FORWARD, AMAZON HE IS DOING BETTER, A FOLLOW-UP ENGINES THAT SHOWS NO SIGN OF RESIDUAL COMPLICATIONS.

THE ANIMAL IS BACK TO HIS ROUTINE.

>> THAT IS TRULY REMARKABLE.

>>> THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE FOR YOU FOR TOMORROW AND THE KPBS NEWSROOM, THE ABOVE AVERAGE PEAK WILDFIRE SEASON FOR THE WESTERN U.S.

IS WORSE THAN PREDICTED.

FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY THEY MAY SOON HAVE TO RATION CREWS AND TANKERS.

AND MIDDAY ADDITION, DACA HOLDER SAY THEY ARE LOSING THEIR PROTECTED STATUS ALL BECAUSE OF ADMINISTRATIVE DELAYS.

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

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI, GOOD NIGHT.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE 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-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM .

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION AND DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.