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>>> TONIGHT PEOPLE WHO HAD TO EVACUATE BECAUSE OF A FAST- MOVING BRUSH FIRE ARE BACK HOME.

MORE THAN 1000 ACRES HAVE BURNED IN SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE McCAIN BINDER STARTED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND AND LAST CHECK IT WAS 5% CONTAINED.

EVACUATED RESIDENTS WERE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMES TODAY.

>> Reporter: FIREFIGHTERS HIKED THROUGH ROCKY TERRAIN AS HELICOPTERS AND PLANES DROPPED WATER AND FIRE RETARDANT.

>> TODAY IS GOING TO BE HOT, DRY AND WINDY.

THOSE ARE ALL CONDITIONS FOR ACTIVE FIRE BEHAVIOR.

>> OFFICIALS SAY THE FIRE STARTED MONDAY WHEN A CAR ROLLED OVER AND CAUGHT FIRE.

THE FIRE SPREAD TO NEARBY VEGETATION.

>> IT KEPT INCREASING.

WE HAD DIFFICULT TERRAIN.

THE WIND PUSHED THE FIRE AT MODERATE TO DANGEROUS RISK.

>> Reporter: 144 PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED, MOSTLY FROM A RESORT.

OFFICIALS LIFTED THE EVACUATION ORDER ON TUESDAY AND ALLOWED RESIDENTS TO RETURN.

THE AREA REMAINS UNDER AN EVACUATION WARNING.

OFFICIALS EXPECT THE FIRE TO MOVE FURTHER NORTHEAST.

>> THE AREA IS A WILDERNESS AREA.

IF IT CONTINUES TO BURN WE HAVE SOME CULTURALLY SENSITIVE SITES.

AS WELL AS THE HISTORIC CANYON TRUFFLE.

>> OFFICIALS EXPECT WHEN TO SHUT WHICH COULD CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF THE FIRE.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN HE WARNING UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 110-118 DEGREES.

>>> ANOTHER FIRE STARTED NORTH OF THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER AND HAS GROWN TO ABOUT 30 ACRES AND IS 0% CONTAINED.

IT STARTED AROUND 2:30 THIS AFTERNOON NEAR THE 94 HIGHWAY.

CREWS SAY THEY STOPPED THE THREAD -- SPREAD FOR A SHORT TIME.

THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE OR INJURIES.

>>> WE HAVE A REALLY HOT FORECAST COMING UP OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

IT'S GOING TO BE VERY WARM INTO THE INLAND AREAS.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO FIND SOME RELIEF BUT NOT A TON OF IT.

NOT MUCH COOLING AT NIGHT.

THERE ARE A LOT OF AREAS UNDER EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS JUST A BIT INLAND.

WE TALK ABOUT HOW HIGH IN JUST A BIT.

>>> ALMOST FIVE YEARS AFTER SHE DIED A $15 MILLION SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED.

HER FAMILY SUED THE COUNTY OVER THE IN CUSTODY DEATH OF THE 24- YEAR-OLD PREGNANT WOMAN LEFT TO DIE WHILE UNDER ISOLATION.

TONYA THORNE BREAKS DOWN THE SETTLEMENT AND THE CONDITIONS.

WE WOULD LIKE TO WARN YOU SOME OF THE VIDEO TO BE TOUGH TO WATCH.>> Reporter: ELISA SERNA DIED ON DECEMBER 7, 2019.

FOOTAGE FROM HER ROOM SHOWED SHERIFF DEPUTIES AND MEDICAL STAFF IGNORING HER SIGNS OF MEDICAL DISTRESS.

SUFFERING FROM ALCOHOL AND DRUG WITHDRAWALS SERNA FELL AND HAVE MULTIPLE SEIZURES THAT ULTIMATELY LED TO HER DEATH.

HER MOTHER DEMANDED ANSWERS AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND GUIDING US ALL THESE YEARS.

HELPING US TO LEARN HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR OURSELVES.

THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND WHEN WE WERE IN OUR ANGER.

THANK YOU FOR BEING FAMILY.

>> Reporter: SAID A PART OF HER NIGHTMARE INS.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND THE FAMILY REACHED A $50 MILLION SETTLEMENT FOR THE KATES -- CASE RESTATE FEDERAL COURT.

THE MEDICAL GROUP WILL PAY $1 MILLION AND THE REMAINDER BY SAN DIEGO COUNTY TAXPAYERS.

>> I THINK IT IS NOT FAIR THAT THE COMPENSATION COMES FROM THE TAXPAYER.

THE TAXPAYER DID NOT NEGLECT OUR LOVED ONES TO DEATH.>> Reporter: THE TAXPAYERS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ELISA SERNA OR KEVIN MILLS OR ET CETERA.

>> THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT IS.

THEY HAVE A $1 MILLION BUDGET.

I THINK WE NEED TO REINVESTIGATE THIS AND SHIFT THE COST AND THE BURDEN OVER TO THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT.

>> THE SETTLEMENT HAS A LIST OF CONDITIONS INCLUDING COMPASSION AND MEDICAL TRAINING FOR DEPUTIES AND MEDICAL STAFF.

THE SAN DIEGO SHERIFF RELEASED A STATEMENT ABOUT THE SETTLEMENT, NOTING SHE WAS NOT SHERIFF AT THE TIME.

SHE SAID SINCE 2019 THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CHANGES IN A SHIFT IN PRIORITIES, FOCUS AND PROCESSES.

THAT SHE IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING OUR JAIL SYSTEM AND ENSURING JAILS ARE SAFE FOR ALL THOSE INCARCERATED AND THE EMPLOYEES.

IN A PHONE INTERVIEW SHERIFF MARTINEZ NOTED SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS CURRENTLY WORKING AGAINST THE DEPARTMENT.

>> I AM NOT IN HEALTHCARE.

A LOT OF THE PROVIDERS WE HAVE IN OUR FACILITY, WE WOULD LIKE TO INCREASE THE LEVEL OF CARE.

HIRING PEOPLE, GETTING ENOUGH STAFF AND HAVING THE CAPABILITIES WOULD BE TERRIFIC.

>> THE MOTHER SAYS SHE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

>> THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR JUSTICE.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> NAME-CALLING, MOCKERY AND OUTBURST ARE NOW ROUTINE AT THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETINGS.

IN THE SECOND OF A THREE-PART SERIES KPBS SAYS ANALYSTS BELIEVE THE INSULTS ARE DAMAGING THE MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS AND HARMING DEMOCRACY.

A WARNING, THE FOLLOWING CONTAINS OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE.

>> WE HAVE 60 REQUEST TO SPEAK.>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETINGS WERE ALMOST NEVER PAUSED BECAUSE OF BLOWUPS.

AROUND 2021 WELL INTO THE PANDEMIC THAT CHANGED AS PUBLIC OUTBURST GROUP.

>> SIR, YOU CANNOT SIT THERE AND BURST OUT.

YOU CANNOT DISRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS.

AN INDIVIDUAL CAN SPEAK TO THE TOPICS AT HAND.

THERE IS NOTHING DISCRIMINATORY OR DISRUPTIVE YOUR OUTBURSTS ARE DISRUPTING THE PROCEEDING AND THIS IS YOUR SECOND WARNING.

PLEASE, CONTROL YOURSELF.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO REMIND MEMBERS WHO ARE PRESENT THERE IS NO CLAPPING OR OUTBURSTS ONCE WE BEGIN SPEAKING THE RULES APPLY.

>> Reporter: STOPPING THESE MEETINGS TO COOL OFF NOT ONLY DISRUPTS AND DISPLAY -- DELAYS BUT IT DAMAGES THE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT.

SHE CALLS LOCAL PUBLIC MEETINGS IDEALIZED SPACES FOR REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY.

BECAUSE IT IS WERE CITIZENS CAN WEIGH IN ON DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THEM.

>> IF THOSE MEETINGS ARE BEING HIJACKED BY LOUD NEGATIVE VOICES WHETHER THE INTENTION IS TO HIJACK THE MEETING OR THE INTENTION IS TO IMPACT THEIR VIEWS THAT IS TAKING TIME AND SPACE FROM OTHER CITIZENS.

IT IS ALSO DERAILING THOSE CONVERSATIONS.>> Reporter: CASE IN POINT, A SCHEDULE DISCUSSION LATE LAST YEAR ON THE TRUTH ACT.

>> TO ENSURE THERE IS ADEQUATE DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AROUND ISSUES OF CONCERN REGARDING DEPORTATION.

>> Reporter: THE SUPERVISOR TERRELL LAWSON REIMER.

>> PEOPLE HAD ORGANIZED THEIR WHOLE LIVES TO BE HERE.>> Reporter: BUT THEY NEVER GOT TO SPEAK.

THAT MEETING WAS PAUSED UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.

THE TRUTH ACT WAS NEVER TAKEN UP AGAIN LAST YEAR.

THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ALLIANCE SD WAS ONE OF THOSE WHO SHOWED UP BUT COULD NOT SHARE HER VIEWS.

SPEAKING ISN'T ALWAYS EASY.

SHE SAYS WHEN SHE AND A COLLEAGUE ONCE COMMENTED AGAINST A RESOLUTION TO SET OUT THE BORDER THEY WERE HECKLED BY THE AUDIENCE.

>> THEY WERE YELLING AND SCREAMING THE ENTIRE TIME WE WERE GIVING PUBLIC COMMENT.>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT IS WHY CONSTITUENTS DO NOT ATTEND.

THEY GET DROWNED OUT.

>> BEING HERE AND LISTENING TO THIS IS SO UPSETTING.>> Reporter: KPBS REVIEWED A SAMPLE OF MEETINGS FROM 2009- 2023.

WE FOUND NO WERE HALTED FOR OUTBURSTS BEFORE COVID.

THE IN FROM 2021-2023 MEETINGS WERE PART 18 TIMES.

SAN DIEGO THERAPIST DAVID PETERS SAYS THOSE WHO ARE REPELLED ARE THE VERY ONES WHO SHOULD BE AT THE MEETING.

>> PEOPLE OF GOOD INTENTION, OF GOOD COMMUNICATION AND SELF- CONTROL.

THEY PULL BACK FROM UGLY SPACES.

THEY PULL BACK FROM SPACES WHERE THERE IS INSTABILITY, UGLINESS AND RUDENESS BECAUSE IT FEELS UNSEEMLY.

>> Reporter: THE NASTINESS IS PUSHING ELECTED OFFICIALS TO CONSIDER LEAVING THEIR JOB.

A UST STUDY LAST YEAR FOUND MORE THAN HALF POLLED HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT NOT RUNNING AGAIN BECAUSE OF HARASSMENT.

>> WE ARE JUST NEVER GOING TO RECRUIT THE BEST AMONG US TO BE OUR LEADERS IF THAT IS WHAT YOU FACE.

>> KEITH ALREADY IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CIVIL DISCOURSE.

HE SAYS THE PUBLIC MIGHT BE LEFT WITH THE MOST EXTREME VOICES TO REPRESENT THEM.

LAWSON REAMER SAID HAD SHE KNOWN HOW POISONOUS THE MEETINGS WOULD BECOME SHE MAY HAVE NEVER RUN FOR OFFICE IN 2020.

SHE COPES WITH THE FALLOUT FROM WHAT SHE CALLS THE ABUSE AND ATTACKS BY SURFING AND BIKE RIDING.

>> THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER OUR BOARD MEETINGS ARE PRETTY TERRIBLE FRANKLY.>> Reporter: CONSUELO WAS ONE OF THE COMMENTERS WHOSE REFUSAL TO STOP SPEAKING LED TO THE TRUTH ACT DISCUSSION BEING SHUT DOWN.

SHE BLAMES THE TONE AND LANGUAGE ON THE SUPERVISORS POOR GOVERNANCE.

>> IF THESE PEOPLE CANNOT HANDLE IT, GET OUT OF THE ARENA.

>> Reporter: BUT A SAN DIEGO POLITICAL SCIENTIST SAYS THE SENTIMENT DOESN'T APPLY.

>> WHEN SOMEONE HAS LET YOUR KITCHEN ON FIRE IT IS NOT ON YOU THAT YOU CANNOT TAKE THE HEAT.

YOU HAVE TO START THE CIVIC ARSONIST OUT THERE FROM BURNING THINGS DOWN.

>>> A STATE LAW NOW IN EFFECT WILL EASE SOME OF THE FINANCIAL BURDEN RENTERS IN CALIFORNIA PHASE.

ASSEMBLY BILL 12 LIMITS HOW MUCH LANDLORDS CAN CHARGE FOR A SECURITY DEPOSIT TO ONE MONTH OF RENT.

IT IS A COMMON PRACTICE AMONG LANDLORDS LIKE NATHAN WHO SAYS HE WOULD ALLOW TENANTS WITH POOR CREDIT TO RENT IF THEY PAID TWO MONTHS AS A SECURITY DEPOSIT.

>> I CANNOT GIVE AS MANY PEOPLE OPPORTUNITIES LIKE I MAY HAVE BEFORE.

IF I CAN ONLY GET A ONE MONTH DEPOSIT NOW I'M PROBABLY GOING TO BE MORE STRICT ON THEIR CREDIT.

PEOPLE WITH LESS THAN GOOD CREDIT ARE GOING TO BE PUSHED TO THE BACK OF THE LINE.

>> THE BILL WAS SPONSORED BY MATT HANEY WHO SAYS THE BILL STOPS LANDLORDS FROM CHARGING TWO OR THREE TIMES THE MONTHLY RENT AS A SECURITY DEPOSIT.

CALIFORNIA JOINS 11 OTHER STATES WITH SIMILAR LAWS.

>>> THIS FALL CHULA VISTA VOTERS WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO RENEW A MAJOR TAX THAT PROVIDES FUNDING TO REPAIR BASIC CITY SERVICES.

WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS INFRASTRUCTURE TAX?>> Reporter: THE TAXES CAN'T MEASURE P. IT WAS ORIGINALLY APPROVED IN 2016.

IT CHARGES AN EXTRA CENT FOR EVERY TWO DOLLARS SPENT ON RETAIL ITEMS IN THE CITY.

THAT HAS TO AROUND $25 MILLION PER YEAR.

THE MONEY HAS GONE TO THINGS LIKE REPAVING STREETS, RENOVATING STORM DRAINS, REVAMPING PUBLIC PARKS, AND UPGRADING EQUIPMENT.

HERE IS A CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCILMEMBER.

>> THIS SPECIAL TAX IS NOT ADDRESSING NEW ACTIVITIES.

IT IS TAKING EXISTING AND IN SOME CASES A 50-YEAR-OLD FACILITIES AND BRINGING THEM UP TO STANDARD TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.>> Reporter: SO WHAT IS CHANGING NOW AND WHY IS THIS UP FOR A VOTE AGAIN?

>> IT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO END IN 2027.

LAST YEAR THE CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO PUT A MEASURE ON THE BALLOT THEY GIVE VOTERS THE OPTION TO KEEP IT GOING FOR ANOTHER 10 YEARS.

CHULA VISTA DOES HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST TAX RATES IN THE COUNTY.

THAT IS TIED WITH NATIONAL CITY, IMPERIAL BEACH AND DELMAR.

SOME RESIDENTS MAY FEEL LIKE LETTING IT END WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER PRICES AND REDUCE THE LIVING PRESSURES WE ARE ALL FEELING RIGHT NOW.

THAT WOULD ALSO MEAN THE CITY WOULD LOSE THIS LARGE PART CURRENTLY GOING TOWARD SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENTS.

RESIDENTS WILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION IN NOVEMBER.

>>> CALIFORNIA IS -- CALIFORNIA'S INSURED BY STATE FARM COULD SEE ANOTHER MASSIVE PRICE HIKE.

HOMEOWNERS WITH THE A 30% INCREASE IN CONDO OWNERS WITH THE A 36% JUMP.

RENTERS WILL BE HIT THE HARDEST WITH 52% INCREASE.

THE COMPANY APPROVED A 20% RATE HIKE BACK IN DECEMBER.

STATE FARM SAYS THE RATE HIKES ARE DRIVEN BY INCREASED COSTS AND RISK.

>>> ILLEGAL CROSSINGS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER HAVE DIPPED TO A THREE-YEAR LOW ACCORDING TO HOMELAND SECURITY BORDER PATROL AGENTS.

THEY APPREHENDED MORE THAN 84,000 MIGRANTS LAST MONTH.

THAT IS THE LOWEST LEVEL SINCE JANUARY 2021.

JUNE MARKED THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH CROSSING SPELL.

OFFICIALS ATTRIBUTE THE DECLINE TO THE PRESIDENT'S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON ASYLUM.

>>> MIGRANTS DESPERATE TO SEEK ASYLUM IN THE U.S. ARE INCREASINGLY SCALING THE BORDER DUE TO LIMITED ACCESS TO PORTS OF ENTRY.

THE LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES SUSTAINED BY SOME ARE PROMPTING ADVOCATES TO DECLARE IT A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.>> Reporter: PEDRO RIOS DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE SPENDS MOST MORNINGS PROVIDING AID TO MIGRANTS AWAITING IMMIGRATION PROCESSING BETWEEN THE TWO SENSES THAT MAKE UP THE U.S.-MEXICAN BORDER WALL KNOWN AS WHISKEY EIGHT.

HE SAYS HE'S SEEN COUNTLESS INJURIES SINCE THE BARRIER WALL BETWEEN THE U.S. AND MEXICO WAS RAISED FROM 18 FEET TO 30 FEET IN 2019.

HE SAYS MIGRANTS ALSO ATTEMPT TO USE MAKESHIFT LADDERS TO CLIMB OVER.

>> SOME OF THE INJURIES MY BECAUSE OR LACERATIONS.

THERE INJURIES ARE BRUISED BODIES BECAUSE THEY HAVE STRUCK THAT PART OF THEIR BODY AGAINST THE BORDER WALL OR BROKEN LIMBS BECAUSE THEY HAVE FALLEN FROM THE BORDER WALL.

>> Reporter: LOCAL TRAUMA CENTERS HAVE LINKED THE SCALING TO AN INCREASE IN MIGRANT RELATED INJURIES.

IN 2022 UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH PUBLISHED RESEARCH ON SEVERE INJURIES AT THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER WALL IN SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO.

THEY SHOW A FIVE-TIME INCREASE FROM 42 CASES IN 2019 TO 440 IN 2022.

JOSEPH IS A NEUROSURGEON AT UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH.

>> IT IS CONTINUING TO TREND UPWARD.

IT IS STILL QUITE A SIGNIFICANT.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS IT HAS DEFINITELY PUT A STRAIN ON THE CAPACITY OF THE TRAUMA CENTER.

>> IT DOES HAVE DOWNSTREAM EFFECTS ON THE CARE OF ALL PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY AND BEYOND.

THERE ARE LIMITED RESOURCES, LIMITED BANDS, LIMITED PROVIDERS.

THERE ARE LIMITED FUNDS EVEN.>> Reporter: SCRIPTS MERCY HOSPITAL HAS TREATED OVER 260 CASES THIS YEAR.

THE MEMBERS HAVE BEEN SLOWLY DECREASING SINCE FEBRUARY.

>> TYPICALLY WE SEE A REDUCTION OF PEOPLE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS BECAUSE IT IS SO HOT.

>> Reporter: FROM JANUARY THROUGH MAY 2024 BORDER PATROL AND COUNTED 384,000 PEOPLE.

>> LAST WEEK AT 46-YEAR-OLD FEMALE FELL FROM THE BORDER WALL.

SHE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES DURING THE FALL AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE.

LUCKILY OUR AGENTS WERE ABLE TO RESPOND TO HER LOCATION AND GET HER THE HELP SHE CRITICALLY NEEDED.>> Reporter: BETWEEN MAY AND DECEMBER 2023 SAN DIEGO FIRE RESCUE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 3500 MEDICAL CALLS FROM THE BORDER AREA NEAR THE PORT OF ENTRY.

HE SAYS THAT DESPITE THE EXPECTATION THAT INCREASING THE WALL HEIGHT WOULD DETER PEOPLE FROM CROSSING THE BORDER IT HAS ONLY CREATED A NEW HEALTH ISSUE.

>> LOCAL HOSPITALS AND EMERGENCY ROOMS ARE REPORTING GREATER NUMBERS OF PEOPLE ARE ARRIVING WITH LIFE ALTERING INJURIES.

WE SHOULD REALLY BE CONSIDERING THE CONSTRUCTION OF BORDER WALLS AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.

>>> THE CORONADO COASTLINE IS ONCE AGAIN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

SOME OTHER BEACHES REMAIN CLOSED.

ON SUNDAY THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND QUALITY CLOSED CORONADO AFTER WATER TESTING SHOWED EXCESSIVE BACTERIA LEVELS.

THE COUNTY SAID THEY MET STATE HEALTH STANDARDS.

CLOSERS REMAIN IN PLACE FOR IMPERIAL BEACH FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER TO SOUTH.

>>> MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WILL BE TRAVELING THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY.

DRIVERS CAN EXPECT PLENTY OF TRAFFIC ON THE ROADS AND PASSENGERS SHOULD BRACE FOR SOME BUSY AIRPORTS.

THE BEST AND THE WORST TIMES TO TRAVEL THIS WEEK.>> Reporter: IT IS NOT JUST THE FIREWORKS.

YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE PLENTY OF BRAKE LIGHTS AS DRIVERS BRACE FOR TRAFFIC JAMS.

>> IT WAS GOING TO BE BUSY.

>> Reporter: AAA SAYS NEARLY 71 MILLION WILL TRAVEL 50 MILES OR MORE WITH A RECORD 60.6 MILLION DRIVING TO THEIR DESTINATION.

>> MAKE SURE YOU ARE PREPARED FOR DELAYS NO MATTER WHERE YOU MIGHT BE.>> Reporter: THE WORST TIMES ARE THE DAYS BEFORE AND ON JULY 4 BETWEEN 2:00 AND 7:00 P.M.

THE WORST DAYS TO TRAVEL WILL BE JULY 3 AND SUNDAY, JULY 7.

WITH MORE PEOPLE HAVING THE FLEXIBILITY TO WORK REMOTELY IT MEANS MORE PEOPLE ARE LEAVING EARLIER IN THE WEEK.

>> WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF THOSE FOLKS TAKING "WORK-CATIONS.

">> Reporter: IF YOU ARE FLYING YOU CAN EXPECT PACKED AIRPORTS.

>> WE ARE GOING TO BE EXTREMELY BUSY FOR THE SUMMER.

FOUR THE TSA -->> Reporter: TSA EXPECTS HISTORY -- SCREAM MORE THAN 28 MILLION.

THE BUSIEST DAY FOR AIR TRAVEL WILL BE SUNDAY, JULY 7.

THE WEATHER IS ALREADY WREAKING HAVOC ON PLANS WITH MANY FLIGHTS CANCELED ON SUNDAY AS STORMS ROLL THROUGH MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST.

IF YOU ARE HEADING SOUTH HURRICANE BERYL COULD IMPACT YOUR PLANS.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH I AM JENN SULLIVAN.

>>> IT IS ALL ABOUT THE HEAT, ESPECIALLY INLAND IN AREAS AWAY FROM THE COASTLINE.

A LITTLE HOTTER EACH DAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

AND LITTLE HOTTER THURSDAY, AND LITTLE HOTTER ON FRIDAY.

IT REACHES THE PINNACLE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

WE ARE LOOKING AT RECORD CHALLENGING HIGHS FOR SOME FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND INTO SUNDAY AS WELL WITH TIME HEAT, ESPECIALLY JUST A LITTLE BIT INLAND.

AGAIN, THE HEAT MAY BEGIN TO BACK OFF EARLY NEXT WEEK.

THE SEARING HEAT WILL HOLD IN THOSE INLAND DESERTS INTO NEXT WEEK.

TONIGHT WE GET DOWN TO 65 WITH LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST.

OTHERWISE JUST A HOT TIME TOMORROW.

WE ARE OFF TO THE RACES.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WEATHER ALERTS ALL THE WAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

AT THIS POINT MOST OF THESE ALERTS WHETHER THEY BE AN ADVISORY FOR HEAT INTO AREAS AROUND ANAHEIM OR LOS ANGELES OR INLAND PARTS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS RUNNING ALL THE WAY THROUGH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

LOOK AT THIS, INTO WEDNESDAY WE ARE LOOKING AT 97.

MIDDLE TO UPPER 70s ALONG THE COASTLINE.

A BIG SEARCH -- SURGE OF HEAT.

INTO THE WEEKEND WE SEE THIS RIDGE HOLD AND STRENGTHEN.

SOME AREAS MAY MAKE A RUN AT ALL-TIME RECORD HIGHS.

THE AIR CONDITIONERS WILL BE RUNNING.

THE ABSOLUTE HOTTEST WILL OCCUR IN THE MOJAVE DESERT WITH A LOCAL TEMPERATURE MAX AROUND 130 DEGREES.

AT LEAST THE EXTREME POTENTIAL FOR THE ABSOLUTE HOTTEST OF THE HOT.

COASTAL AREAS NOSING UP TO THE LOW 80s.

SOME CLOUDS IN THE MORNING.

INLAND AREAS UP IN THE LOW 90s FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS WE ARE NOT GOING TO FIND A LOT OF RELIEF.

COOLER THAN YOUR LOW ELEVATIONS.

PRETTY STEAMY AND INTO THE DESERT THIS IS WHERE WE ARE LOCKED INTO BIG TIME HEAT.

118 ON FRIDAY, 116 ON SATURDAY, 115 ON SUNDAY.

SEARING HEAT HOLDING INTO NEXT WEEK.

>>> HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

MORE THAN 1000 ACRES HAVE BURNED IN SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

OFFICIALS SAY THE FIRE STARTED WHEN A CAR ROLLED AND CAUGHT FIRE.

THE SPREAD WENT TO THE BRUSH.

EVACUATION ORDERS WERE REDUCED FOR THE SPRINGS AREA.

THIS AFTERNOON IT REMAINS UNDER AN EVACUATION WARNING.

>>> ALMOST FIVE YEARS AFTER ELISA SERNA DIED A $50 MILLION SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED.

HER FAMILY SUES SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE SETTLEMENT INCLUDES COMPASSIONATE MEDICAL TRAINING FOR SHERIFF DEPUTIES AND JAIL MEDICAL STAFF.

>>> THIS FALL CHULA VISTA VOTERS WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO RENEW A CITYWIDE SALES TAX.

MEASURE P WAS APPROVED BY VOTERS BACK IN 2016 AND BRINGS IN AROUND $25 MILLION PER YEAR TO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS AND UPGRADES.

CHULA VISTA HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST TAX RATES AT 8.75%.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR HURRICANE BERYL CLOSES IN ON JAMAICA AFTER BATTERING GRENADA AND BARBADOS.

THAT IS COMING UP AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS .

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AND WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

ON NPR MORNING EDITION THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS INVESTING BILLIONS TO PROVIDE SOLAR ENERGY FOR LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.

REDUCING ELECTRIC BILLS AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

>>> WE HAVE THE WILDFIRES POP UP IN RECENT DAYS AND WEEKS.

KPBS MIDDAY EDITION IS DISCUSSING THE RISK THAT REMAIN AND HOW YOU CAN BE REPAIRED.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

GOOD NIGHT.

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