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>>> IT IS HOT ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY OR AT LEAST MOST OF THE COUNTY.

THEY ARE CALLED THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER.

THE TEMPERATURE AND THE IMPACT ON PEOPLE VERY MUCH DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU LIVE.

WE HAVE MORE FROM JOHN CARROLL.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAID THE MARINE LAYER WILL NOT BE OF MUCH HELP THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO RISE NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE.

>> IT PUTS RESIDENCE IN A STRESSFUL SITUATION.

>> Reporter: TESSA IS THE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AT THE USD NONPROFIT INSTITUTE.

THEY RESEARCH QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES AND TRY TO HELP NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO SOLVE THEM.

IN THIS CASE SHE IS TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE SOUTH BAY.

>> IN THE SOUTH BAY, THEY DO NOT WANT TO RISK GETTING SICK FROM UNHEALTHY BEACH WATER.

>> Reporter: FROM THE PORTERFIELD TO CORONADO, THE BEACHES MAY BE OPEN BUT GETTING INTO THE WATER POLLUTED BY SEWAGE CAN MAKE FOLKS VERY SICK.

THERE IS ANOTHER DIVIDE WHEN IT COMES TO THE WEATHER THIS SUMMER.

IT SEEMS TO ME AND A LOT OF MY COLLEAGUES THAT IT IS STAYING COOLER ALONG THE COAST THAT IT IS OUT TO THE EAST.

TURNS OUT IT IS NOT OUR IMAGINATION.

>> IT IS DUE TO THE MARINE LAYER HANGING AROUND IN THE MORNINGS.

THAT IS ULTIMATELY ALSO DUE TO THE OCEAN TEMPERATURES RUNNING A FEW DEGREES COOLER THAN NORMAL.

>> Reporter: METEOROLOGIST BRIAN ADAMS SAID THE REASON THAT IT IS COOLER THAN NORMAL CAN BE TRACED BACK TO THE WET WINTER.

>> IT IS A BIG HEATSINK.

IT HOLDS ONTO THE COOLER TEMPERATURE A LOT LONGER THAN THE AIR ABOVE IT.

>> Reporter: A BIG DOME OF HIGH- PRESSURE WILL EXPAND WESTWARD EARLY NEXT WEEK BRINGING HIGHER TEMPERATURES AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS FOR ALL OF US.

JUST REMEMBER HOW SO MANY OF US COULD NOT WAIT FOR THE SEEMINGLY NEVER ENDING MAY GRAY AND JUNE GLOOM TO CLEAR OUT.

HERE WE ARE.

>>> THE HEAT CONTINUES TO BE THE BIG STORY.

NOTICE IT STRETCHING THROUGH FRIDAY.

ESPECIALLY ELEVATIONS DOWN BELOW 5000 FEET IT'S THE INTENSITY AND LONGEVITY THAT CAN BE DANGEROUS.

ACTUALLY ARE TAKING PROPER PRECAUTIONS TO FIND WAYS TO STAY COOL.

TOMORROW WILL BE ANOTHER SCORCHER.

>>> THE COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TODAY TO PUSH BACK A FAST APPROACHING DEADLINE FOR REVIEWING THE CITY SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY.

>> Reporter: LAST AUGUST THE COUNCIL PASSED AN ORDINANCE CREATING MORE TRANSPARENCY AROUND DRONES, DNA DATABASES AND SURVEILLANCE TOOLS.

IT SET A ONE-YEAR DEADLINE TO EXAMINE EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES, HOLD COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND GET APPROVAL FOR THE CONTINUED USE.

THE CITY HAS EXTENDED THE DEADLINE BY THREE YEARS.

COUNCIL MEMBERS EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT ESSENTIAL SERVICES COULD BE DISRUPTED IF EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES WERE NOT APPROVED IN TIME.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, BUT ALSO NOT STOPPING CITY OPERATIONS WE NEED TO DO EVERY DAY.

>> Reporter: THE MAYOR ASKED THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE UP THE AMENDMENTS HE PROPOSED, ELIMINATING THE DEADLINE ALTOGETHER.

INSTEAD THEY CHANGED IT TO A THREE-YEAR EXTENSION.

THE CITY HAS IDENTIFIED HUNDREDS OF TECHNOLOGIES SUBJECT TO REVIEW.

HOWEVER, THE PROPOSAL NARROWS THE DEFINITION OF SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY WHICH COULD WE DOUBT UNCONTROVERSIAL ITEMS LIKE EMAIL AND NEWSLETTER SOFTWARE.

>>> A REPORT RECOMMENDING WAYS TO CURB GUN VIOLENCE AND THE COUNTY HAS STALLED.

SUPERVISORS ARE DEADLOCKED ON A BOAT TO ADVANCE THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

THEY LOOKED AT DATA FROM 2017 TO 2021 AND FOUND THAT HOMICIDE RATES INCREASED BY 56%.

IT ALSO FOUNDS THAT RATES WERE 10 TIMES HIGHER FOR BLACK RESIDENTS THAN WHITE ONES.

CITIES LIKE LEMON GROVE, NATIONAL CITY, AND VISTA HAD THE MOST HOMICIDES IN THAT TIME.

>> IT IS A MATTER OF REACHING DOWN INTO THE COMMUNITY AND GETTING CONTACT WITH THE PEOPLE WHO CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

I AM HOPING THAT THE REPORT IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY SAFE.

>> THE REPORT OFFERED POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS INCLUDING GUN WALKED DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING.

THE BOARD MAY CONSIDER APPROVING THE REPORT AT A FUTURE MEETING.

>>> IT HAS BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE A SYSTEMWIDE AUDIT OF THE TITLE IX PROCESS AT ALL 23 CALIFORNIA STATE CAMPUSES INCLUDING SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THE AUDIT HAPPENED AT THE TIME WHEN SAN DIEGO STATE WAS EMBROILED IN A HIGH- PROFILE INCIDENT OF ITS OWN.

SEVERAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS WERE ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING A TEENAGE GIRL AT A HOUSE PARTY ON CAMPUS.

THIS WEEK THEY GOT THE AUDIT REPORT.

IN THE REPORT THE LAW FIRM SAID THE CENTER FOR PREVENTION OF HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION LACKS THE INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED AND IS UNDER RESOURCED TO CARRY OUT ITS FUNCTIONS.

THE CENTER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RESPONDING TO TITLE IX VIOLATIONS, INCLUDING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT.

>> THERE WAS NOT MUCH THERE THAT WE DID NOT A KNOW.

THEY MENTIONED THAT THE PEOPLE THAT WORK THERE DO NOT NECESSARILY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE VICTIM ADVOCATE HAS TO OFFER, WHAT SUPPORT RESOURCES THEY HAVE TO OFFER FOR THE STUDENTS.

I FIND THAT VERY COMMON.

>> Reporter: THE LACK OF RESOURCES WAS CITED IN PART IS THE REASON FOR THE TRUST GAP AMONG STUDENTS.

THE REPORT NOTED AT THE TIME OF THE AUDIT THE SCHOOL IS UNDER PUBLIC SCRUTINY FOR ITS HANDLING OF ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING THE FOOTBALL TEAM.

ONE OF THE AUDITORS SAID THE LACK OF RESOURCES OFTEN LEADS TO INFERENCES OF INSTITUTIONAL BIAS OR THE NEED TO PROTECT THE INSTITUTION INSTEAD OF THE VICTIM.

>> WHERE THERE WAS A GAP BETWEEN THE INSTITUTION'S COMMITMENT TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND THEIR ABILITY TO CARRY IT OUT, THE GAP WAS FILLED BY NEGATIVE INFLUENCE.

>> Reporter: THE REPORT SAID THEY SHOULD DO MORE TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE AND WHAT THEY DO.

THE ISSUE IS NOT UNIQUE TO SDSU, BUT IT'S PART OF A PATTERN ACROSS THE ENTIRE CSU SYSTEM.

ANOTHER AUDITORS SAID THAT THE COMPLEX AND DENSE REPORTING PROCESS ALSO HAS A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON ASSAULT SURVIVORS.

>> IT NECESSARILY TAKES TIME.

THE IMPACT OF THE TIME ON THOSE INDIVIDUALS WAS A VERY DIFFICULT THING TO HEAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

>> Reporter: IT WILL TAKE TIME TO RESOLVE THE RESOURCE ISSUE.

THEY HAVE HIRED A COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING ANOTHER SURVIVOR ADVOCATE.

>> KPBS IS A BROADCAST SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY.

>>> A FIGHT IS BREWING OVER THE TYPICALLY BIPARTISAN ANNUAL DEFENSE SPENDING BILL.

SAN DIEGO DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS SAY REPUBLICANS ARE PLAYING POLITICS WITH NATIONAL SECURITY.

>> THE BUILD IS PASSED AND LAID ON THE TABLE.

>> Reporter: THE BILL PASSED LAST WEEK BY A RAZOR THIN MARGIN WITH FOUR DEMOCRATS VOTING OR AND FOUR REPORT -- REPUBLICANS VOTING AGAINST.

MOST DEMOCRATS VOTED AGAINST IT.

AMENDMENTS INCLUDED GUTTING DIVERSITY INITIATIVES, ADDING LANGUAGE TO LIMIT TRANSGENDER HEALTHCARE AND REPEALING TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENTS FOR ABORTION CARE THAT BEGAN LAST YEAR.

>> THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS INCLUDING REPUBLICANS THINK SERVICEMEMBERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET HEALTHCARE.

THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO TRAVEL IF THEY NEED TO GET HEALTHCARE AND UNDERSTAND THAT JOINING THE MILITARY DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD HAVE LESS RIGHTS.

>> Reporter: SARAH JACOBSEN'S ON THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE AND SAYS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED AMENDMENTS UPENDED BIPARTISAN COMMITTEE NEGOTIATIONS JEOPARDIZE INITIATIVES THAT WOULD HELP LOCAL SERVICEMEMBERS SUCH AS A CHILDCARE EXPANSION.

>> I WORKED TO CREATE A BIPARTISAN COALITION TO ADDRESS QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES FOR FAMILIES IN SAN DIEGO BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAD SUPPORT FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE.

>> Reporter: SHE JOINED FELLOW DEMOCRATS VOTING AGAINST THE BILL.

THE SENATE VERSION OF THE SPENDING BILL IS EXPECTED TO PASS THE SENATE THIS WEEK WITHOUT THOSE AMENDMENTS.

IT WOULD THEN BE UP TO LEADERS IN BOTH CHAMBERS TO RECONCILE THE BILL WITH NEGOTIATIONS EXPECTED TO STRETCH INTO THE FALL.

>>> AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD BAN HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS GOES UP FOR A VOTE TODAY.

THE COUNCIL FIRST BROUGHT UP THE IDEA IN JUNE BUT THERE WAS NO OFFICIAL VOTE ON THE MEASURE.

A SECOND READING IS EXPECTED TODAY.

SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES WOULD BE ALLOWED TO CLEAR OUT ENCAMPMENTS IN PUBLIC OR CITY- OWNED AREAS IF SHELTERS ARE AVAILABLE ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTY.

ADVOCATES SAY EVEN IF BEDS ARE AVAILABLE, THE NEAREST SHELTER IS 15 MILES AWAY.

>> NOW WE ARE CRIMINALIZING THEM FOR SLEEPING ON THE STREET WHEN IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO GET FROM WHERE THEY ARE TO THE SHELTER AVAILABILITY.

>> THEY WOULD BE GIVEN 24 HOURS TO MOVE OUT.

IF PASSED THE LAW WOULD GO INTO EFFECT ON AUGUST 16.

>>> THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL SOON FILL THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN FOR SAN DIEGO COMIC CON.

TOMORROW IS PREVIEW NIGHT.

BETH HAS BEEN ATTENDING FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS.

SHE OFFERS YOU THIS LIST OF TOP 10 SURVIVAL TIPS TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR COMIC CON EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: NUMBER ONE, BADGES.

YOU NEED A BADGE.

KEEP IT WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES.

REMEMBER TO TAP IN AND OUT AT THE CONVENTION CENTER OR YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REENTER.

IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS GO TO THE BADGE HELP DESK.

BADGE SHARING IS NOT ALLOWED.

TWO, CHECK OUT THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE.

COMIC CON PUTS A LOT OF WORK INTO THE WEBSITE AND PACKS IT WITH INFORMATION.

YOU CAN EXPLORE THE EXHIBIT FLOOR, CHECK OUT ARTIST ALLEY AND SCOPE OUT THE PROGRAMMING.

IMPORTANT FOR THIS YEAR THERE IS A LIST OF CANCELED PANELS REFLECTING THE IMPACT OF THE WRITER AND ACTOR STRIKES.

THREE, TRANSPORTATION.

GETTING BACK AND FORTH CAN BE A CHALLENGE.

PARKING IS EXPENSIVE AND HARD TO FIND SO CONSIDER USING THE TROLLEY OR THE SHUTTLES THAT ARE FREE WITH YOUR BADGE.

LEARN THE LAY OF THE LAND SO YOU DO NOT WASTE TIME GETTING LOST.

WITHOUT A TRANSPORTER, COMFORTABLE SHOES ARE A MUST.

FOUR, PACK A SURVIVAL KIT.

WATER, SNACKS, CAFFEINE, CHOCOLATE, RECHARGERS, JACKET DEODORANT IF YOU WANT TO BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHERS.

PRETEND YOU ARE GOING ON A MISSION AND DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG YOU WILL BE GONE.

FIVE, MAKE A PLAN.

>> THERE IS ONE MORE THING WE NEED.

>> Reporter: YOU WILL BENEFIT FROM SOME KIND OF PLAN WHETHER IT IS A HIGHLY DETAILED STRATEGY OR CASUAL IDEA.

DECIDE HOW YOU WANT TO TACKLE IT AND WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU.

FIGURE OUT THE GEOGRAPHY.

YOU CANNOT GO FROM THE BAYFRONT HILTON TO HALL A IN FIVE MINUTES.

IT'S NOT JUST A QUESTION OF DISTANCE BUT WHAT STANDS BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR DESTINATION.

SIX, BE FLEXIBLE.

HE THIS ADVICE AND BE READY TO PROVE IT.

-- PIVOT.

IF YOU GET SHUT OUT OF A PANEL CHECK OUT A DIFFERENT ONE.

CHECK OUT THE FILM FESTIVAL AND CHILL OUT.

SEVEN, LINES DO NOT HAVE TO BE A BAD THING.

>> I THINK THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP.

>> Reporter: ATTENDEES FORM LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS WITH PEOPLE THEY MEET IN LINE.

IF YOU ARE WAITING FOR SOMETHING CHAT WITH A FAN BECAUSE A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP MAY LIE AHEAD.

EIGHT, EXPRESS YOURSELF.

WHERE A T-SHIRT OR A COSTUME SHOWING YOUR FANDOM.

COMIC CON IS THE BEST PLACE TO CELEBRATE WHAT YOU LOVE AND FIND OTHERS THAT SHARE YOUR PASSION.

NINE, STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE.

>> I AM GOING ON AN ADVENTURE.

>> Reporter: EXPLORE.

SEEK OUT SOMETHING NEW.

GO TO A PANEL TO LEARN.

10, SUPPORT AN INDEPENDENT ARTIST OR PUBLISHER.

>> I AM THE CARTOONIST OF ANGRY LITTLE GIRLS WHICH IS A WEEKLY STRIP.

>> I AM ENNY ROMERO.

I'M AN INDEPENDENT ARTIST TRAVELING THE COUNTRY SELLING ARE AT DIFFERENT SHOWS.

>> Reporter: CONSIDER HITTING THE FLOOR FOR A DAY OR EVEN AN HOUR AND SPEND SOME TIME AND MONEY.

THERE ARE TREASURES WAITING TO BE DISCOVERED AND YOU CAN FEEL GREAT KNOWING YOU ARE SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT CREATORS.

FINALLY, ENJOY THE LITTLE THINGS.

REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN.

>> THOSE ARE SOME GREAT TIPS.

WE ARE COVERING ALL THINGS COMIC CON.

JUST CLICK ON THE BANNER ON THE HOMEPAGE AND YOU WILL FIND EVERYTHING FROM PANEL RECOMMENDATIONS TO A LIST OF OFF-SITE EVENTS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE A BADGE.

COMIC CON IS NOT ONLY A TIME TO CELEBRATE YOUR FAVORITE HEROES, BUT YOU CAN ALSO BECOME ONE.

THE BLOOD BANK RETURNS TO ITS 47th YEAR.

DONATION AREAS WILL BE AT THE MANCHESTER HYATT AND DONATION CENTERS.

DONORS WILL RECEIVE A FREE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY T-SHIRT AND A CHANCE TO WIN OTHER PRIZES.

IT RUNS TOMORROW THROUGH SUNDAY.

>>> HOLLYWOOD ACTORS AND WRITERS ARE STILL STRIKING AGAINST MAJOR STUDIOS.

THE NEGOTIATING TEAMS SAY THAT THE STUDIOS WOULD NOT MEANINGFULLY ENGAGE ON THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES.

CORE DEMANDS INCLUDE INCREASED WAGES, STREAMING ROYALTIES, HEALTH AND RETIREMENT BENEFITS.

THE ALLIANCE SAID THEY OFFERED THE UNION A PACKAGE WORTH WERE MORE THAN $1 BILLION IN WAGE INCREASES, PENSION, AND CONTRIBUTIONS.

>>> RUSSIA'S DECISION TO PULL OUT A DEAL ALLOWING FOR THE EXPORT OF GRAIN FROM UKRAINE SHOCKED GLOBAL MARKETS THIS WEEK.

IT THREATENS TO INCREASE THE COST OF FOOD AND MILLIONS WORLDWIDE COULD SEE PRICE INCREASES.

GLORIA EXPLAINS WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE AVERAGE AMERICAN.

>> Reporter: AS THE FIGHTING CONTINUES IN UKRAINE, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN SAID THEY ARE WITHDRAWING FROM AN AGREEMENT ALLOWING GRAIN EXPORTS.

>> THEY ARE AFFECTING THE POLITICAL INSTABILITY OF MANY COUNTRIES.

>> Reporter: UKRAINE ACCOUNTS FOR 10% OF THE WORLD WHEAT MARKET.

>> UKRAINE IS ONE OF THE MAJOR GRAIN PRODUCERS IN THE WORLD.

COUNTRIES IN AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST IN PARTICULAR DEPEND ON IT.

>> IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO HOLD HOSTAGE THE HUNGRIEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD BECAUSE OF SOME POWER- PLAY AND AGGRESSION CARRIED OUT BY MOSCOW.

>> MILLIONS OF PEOPLE FACE HUNGER AND CONSUMERS ARE CONFRONTING A GLOBAL COST OF LIVING CRISIS AND THEY WILL PAY THE PRICE.

>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY IN THE U.S. PEOPLE ARE LARGELY SHIELDED FROM THE DIRECT IMPACT OF HIGHER GRAIN PRICES DUE TO STRONG DOMESTIC PRODUCTION.

THE ECONOMY IS NOT IMMUNE.

>> THE U.S. IS LOOKING RELATIVELY STRONG ON A GLOBAL BASIS, BUT I THINK THAT SOME OF THESE GLOBAL SUPPLY-CHAIN SHOCKS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: ENERGY AND FOOD CRISIS ARE STILL REMAINING STUBBORNLY HIGH.

THE U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE IS POISED TO HIKE INTEREST RATES YET AGAIN.

>>> MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE UNDER HEAT ADVISORY SAYS EXCESSIVE HEAT SWEEPS ACROSS THE SOUTH.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAID SOME AREAS WILL SEE TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT.

WE LOOK AT HOW PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO STAY COOL.

>> Reporter: SCORCHING TEMPERATURES SWEEPING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

MORE THAN 65 MILLION AMERICANS UNDER HEAT ALERTS FROM COAST TO COAST.

SOME AREAS SEEING TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT.

>> IT IS HARDER TO BREATHE.

>> Reporter: IN PHOENIX TEMPERATURES REACHED AT LEAST 110 DEGREES FOR THE 18th CONSECUTIVE DAY.

SO FAR THIS YEAR THE COUNTY HAS REPORTED 12 CONFIRMED HEAT RELATED DEATHS.

THE HEAT IS BEING BLAMED FOR THE DEATH OF A 73-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO WAS OUT FOR A BIKE RIDE.

>> WE ARE SADDENED BY THE LOSS OF A MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY TO THIS APPARENT HEAT RELATED DEATHS.

>> Reporter: PHYSICIANS ARE SEEING A RISE IN HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.

>> THIS IS THE WORK IN REGARD TO THE AMOUNT OF PATIENTS.

WE TRY TO COOL THEM DOWN AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: FOR SOME, THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, STAYING INDOORS IS NOT AN OPTION.

CREWS WERE HANDING OUT WANTED TO KEEP THEM COOL.

>> NO CLOUDS, DIRECT SUNLIGHT AND THAT COMBINATION IS DEADLY.

>> Reporter: THE HEAT SHOWING NO SIGNS OF ENDING.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNED THAT IT IS EXPECTED TO LAST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

>>> MORE HEAT ON THE WAY.

AS WE TALK ABOUT MORE, NUMBERS RUNNING ABOVE THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE IN SOME CASES SUBSTANTIALLY.

THAT IS A LOT CONSIDERING IT IS JULY.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE COAST WHERE THERE CAN BE SOME IMMEDIATE CLOUDS OFFERING SOME SORT OF RELIEF AND THE CHANCES FOR SOME CHANGE INTO THE WEEKEND.

WILL TALK ABOUT THAT, COMING UP.

THE EXTENSIVE NATURE OF HEAT ALERTS AND WARNINGS.

A VERY SERIOUS TYPE OF HEAT COMING OUT ESPECIALLY THROUGHOUT THE DESERTS.

AS WE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE INTERIOR VALLEYS IT IS QUITE AN INTENSE HEAT COMING UP.

THESE ALERTS GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

LATER ON TONIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL SETTLE DOWN INTO THE 80s.

MOUNT LAGUNA, LOOK AT THAT ONLY DROPPING DOWN TO 70.

INTO THE MID 60s IN OCEANSIDE AND CHULA VISTA.

HELPING OUT TO SOME DEGREE ARE SOME COASTAL CLOUDS.

RAMONA TOPPING OUT AT 90 TOMORROW AND MOUNT LAGUNA CLIMBING CLOSE TO 90.

THAT IS SIGNIFICANT DUE TO THE LONGEVITY IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY HYDRATED.

CHECK ON THE ELDERLY, PETS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE STAYING COOL.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THOSE NUMBERS CLIMBING BACK TOWARD THE COAST AS WE WORK OUR WAY TOWARD LATE WEEK.

NUMBERS HERE BACK IN THE MID- 80s.

WE WILL STAY PUT IN THE 90s AND THE INTERIOR VALLEYS.

WE COULD START TO SEE THE HEAT PEEKING INTO THE WEEKEND.

AS WE WORK OUR WAY INTO WEDNESDAY THE HEAT IN THE DESERTS IN THE ONE TEENS.

WE COULD START TO SEE NUMBERS DROPPING A BIT AS WE HEAD INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

>>> RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS HOSTING A COMIC CON PANEL ABOUT HOW THE DOCTORS ARE YOU SOON 3- D PRINTING AND VIRTUAL REALITY TO HELP WITH THE MOST COMPLEX SURGERIES.

MATT HOFFMAN TAKES US TO THE LAB WHERE THE TECHNOLOGY IS GROWING THANKS IN PART TO VIDEO GAMES.

>> YOU CAN SEE IT RIGHT THERE AND I CAN MOVE IT AROUND.

IT HAS VIDEOGAME ASPECTS.

>> Reporter: IN THIS LAB, VIDEOGAME TECHNOLOGY IS THE FOUNDATION FOR CREATING VIRTUAL MODELS TO HELP SURGEONS PERFORM COMPLEX OPERATIONS LIKE HEART PROCEDURES, TRANSPLANTS AND OTHER SURGERIES INVOLVING THE BRAIN OR SPINAL CORD.

>> WE WANTED A TOOL THAT WOULD BE EASY TO USE SO THEY CAN EASILY OPEN UP THESE MODELS, LOOK AT THEM, AND DO EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO GET A GOOD SENSE OF WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO HELP THEIR PATIENT.

>> Reporter: WE SPOKE TO THIS RESEARCH ENGINEER.

FOR THIS HE WAS A VIDEOGAME DEVELOPER.

HE SAID ANY BODY PART OR BOND CAN BE TURNED INTO A 3-D MODEL USING A CT SCAN OR MRI.

>> IF YOU WANT TO HIDE THE VENTRICLE OR MAKE SOMETHING TRANSPARENT YOU CAN ADJUST THIS.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THE WORK IS MEANINGFUL BECAUSE IT IMPACTS PATIENTS AND POSITIVE WAYS.

HE REMEMBERS THE FIRST TIME OBSERVING THE SURGERY USING THE TECHNOLOGY.

>> THEY HAD A RECONSTRUCTION OF THE HEART OPEN.

IT WAS SURREAL TO SEE IT.

THIS THING I CREATED IS HAVING A MATERIAL IMPACT ON PEOPLE.

IN A WAY IT IS HELPING TO MAKE SOMEBODY'S LIFE THAT ARE.

>> Reporter: ENGINEERS ARE SHOWCASING HOW THEY ARE USING VIRTUAL REALITY AND 3-D PRINTING DURING A PANEL THIS SATURDAY AT COMIC CON.

>> IT'S INCREDIBLE HOW MUCH THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS NOT INCORPORATED ALL OF THESE VIDEOGAME LIKE FEATURES.

THAT WOULD HELP OUR SURGEONS.

>> Reporter: JUSTIN LINE LEADS THE GROWING TEAM AT THIS LAB HE SAID THE TECHNOLOGY IS RAPIDLY CHANGING.

>> WE CAN DO 3-D PRINTING DECADES AGO.

THAT WAS A PLASTIC MODEL.

NOW WE CAN DO MATERIALS WITH FLEXIBILITY.

WE CAN 3-D PRINT A HEART THAT IS FLEXIBLE.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THE 3-D PRINTERS COST UP TO $300,000.

THE IMAGING IS SOMETHING THAT INSURANCE DOES NOT REIMBURSE THE HOSPITAL FOR.

HE SAID IMPROVING PATIENT OUTCOMES IS A TOP PRIORITY.

>> THESE SUTURES FUSED EARLY ON.

THIS HELPS US TO UNDERSTAND WHERE TO CUT AND HOW TO OPEN.

>> Reporter: THE MODELS CAN BE SHOWN TO PATIENTS AND FAMILY SO THEY BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT IS WRONG AND HOW IT WILL BE FIXED IN SURGERY.

>> WE HAVE THIS IDEA OF INFORMED CONSENT.

HOW CAN YOU APPLY THAT IF THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND.

ONE WAY IS TO CREATE A VISUAL AID.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THE NEED FOR VISUAL MODELS IS GROWING AND HE'S EXCITED TO SHARE MORE ABOUT HIS WORK WITH THE AUDIENCE.

>> WE WILL BE DOING MORE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT.

WE WILL BE DOING MORE 3-D MODELING AND VIRTUAL REALITY UTILIZING THIS TECHNOLOGY THAT WE WILL SHOWCASE THERE.

>> Reporter: MAYBE EVEN INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERS.

>> SOME GREAT STUFF THERE.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US .

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 AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 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.