OF COMPANIES.

>>> ANOTHER HOT DAY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

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I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING LASTING UNTIL 9:00 TONIGHT AND MORE HOT WEATHER COULD BE IN- STORE.

GEOFF CORNISH HAS OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE FORECAST.

>> WE HAVE SOME HEAT, BIG-TIME HEAT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, EXCRUCIATING HEAT.

TONIGHT'S OVERNIGHT LOWS IN PLACES WILL ONLY TAKE US DOWN TO 79.

WE WILL BE A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE TONIGHT, INTO THE 60s CLOSER TO THE COAST.

WE WILL HAVE THE LOW CLOUD THAT HELP US OUT A LITTLE BIT IN THE MORNING ALONG THE COAST BEFORE THE SUN RETURNS.

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR MOST AREAS.

WE WILL FIND SOME RELIEF IN A BIT.

>>> AFTER NEARLY ONE YEAR, THE MIRAMAR RESERVOIR IS BACK OPEN TO BOATS.

IT MARKS THE SUCCESSFUL INSTALLATION OF AN UNDERWATER PIPELINE MEANT TO INCREASE THE WATER SUPPLY.

>>> SAN DIEGANS CAN ONCE AGAIN BRING THEIR BOATS, CANOES, KAYAKS AND FLOAT TUBES TO THE MIRAMAR RESERVOIR.

THE CITY OWNED RESERVOIR REOPENED TO WATER ACTIVITIES THIS PAST SATURDAY.

TORI THOMAS AND HIS FRIENDS BROUGHT KAYAKS AND FISHING POLES TO THE RESERVOIR ON TUESDAY.

>> WE ARE HERE TO DO SOME BASS FISHING.

WE ARE GLAD THE LAKE IS REOPENED.

THIS IS OUR LOCAL LAKE AND IT HAS BEEN ABOUT A YEAR.

WE ARE GLAD TO GET BACK ON THE WATER.

>> Reporter: THE CITY CLOSED THE RESERVOIR TO BOATS TO INSTALL A MILE-LONG UNDERWATER PIPELINE.

IT IS PART OF THE CITY'S EFFORT TO REDUCE SAN DIEGO'S DEPENDENCE ON IMPORTED WATER.

MOST OF THE WATER FROM THE RESERVOIR COMES FROM THE COLORADO RIVER.

PURIFYING RECYCLED WATER WILL HELP THE CITY ACHIEVE A DROUGHT PROOF WATER SUPPLY.

>> WE RECENTLY HAD A GOOD RAIN YEAR, BUT IF YOU LIVED HERE 5- 10 YEARS YOU KNOW WE OFTEN GET OUR SHARE OF DROUGHT CYCLES.

THIS FIRST PHASE IS PRODUCING 30 MILLION GALLONS OF DAY OF DRINKING WATER THAT WE CAN PUT BACK INTO OUR SUPPLY SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE NEW PIPELINE WILL DELIVER WATER TO THE MIRAMAR RESERVOIR IN 2026.

THE CITY'S CALL IS FOR THE PURE WATER PROGRAM TO PRODUCE NEARLY HALF OF SAN DIEGO'S WATER BY 20 2035.

>>> A RECENT SUPREME COURT RULING HAS PAVED THE WAY FOR MORE CITIES TO PUT HOMELESS CAMPING ENDS IN PLACE.

SAN MARCOS COULD NOW BE THE LATEST TO FOLLOW SUIT.

CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER A BAN TONIGHT, ACCORDING TO THE COUNTIES MOST RECENT POINT IN TIME COUNT.

SAN MARCOS HAD 35 PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

THE CITY SAID THE GOAL IS TO PROTECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL SAN MARCOS RESIDENTS.

LOCAL ADVOCATES A BANS LIKE THIS WON'T SOLVE THE ISSUE.

>> PEOPLE WILL MOVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AROUND, WHICH DOESN'T SOLVE HOMELESSNESS.

IT ALONG HOMELESSNESS AND MAKES IT HARDER AND MORE EXPENSIVE.

IT MAKES PEOPLE EXPERIENCE MORE TRAUMA.

>> THE ORDINANCE WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE NEXT MEETING.

>>> A NEW LAW WILL MANDATE CALIFORNIA'S SCHOOLS TO TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF FENTANYL IN HEALTH CLASSES.

OUR HEALTH REPORTER SHOWS US WHY ADVOCATES SAY EDUCATION IS CRUCIAL.

>> Reporter: WHEN ARIANNA ALVARADO WAS 12 YEARS OLD SHE GOT A PHONE CALL SHE WASN'T PREPARED FOR.

>> I WAS VERY CONFUSED.

AT THE TIME I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT MOLLY WAS.

>> Reporter: HER CHILDHOOD FRIEND OVERDOSED.

THE TRAGEDY DEEPLY AFFECTED HER AND IT ALSO MOTIVATED HER TO EDUCATE HER PEERS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF FENTANYL.

LAST SUMMER SHE PARTICIPATED IN A NARCAN AWARENESS PROGRAM.

>> PEOPLE WANTED TO KNOW WHY THEY NEED IT.

THEY DON'T DO DRUGS LIKE THAT.

IN REALITY, IT COULD BE LIKE, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT HAS FENTANYL IN IT AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN SOMEONE COULD NEED THEIR LIFE SAVED.

>> Reporter: GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWS10--NEWSOM MANDATED CHARTER AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS WITH EXISTING HEALTH CLASSES TO TEACH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH FENTANYL.

SAN DIEGO ASSEMBLY MEMBER, DAVID ALVAREZ AUTHORED THE LEGISLATION.

>> WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT SOCIAL MEDIA OR OTHER PLACES OF MISINFORMATION TO BECOME THE CENTER OF INFORMATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: AS A FATHER OF A MIDDLE SCHOOLER, ALVAREZ UNDERSTANDS THE CHALLENGES OF DISCUSSING DRUGS.

>> IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT, AS I KNOW FOR TEENAGERS TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THESE SERIOUS TOPICS WITH FAMILIES, BUT HOPEFULLY THIS WILL OPEN THE DOOR SO FAMILIES CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE AND ALSO, CAN FEEL THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE RECEIVING THE RIGHT INFORMATION IN ORDER TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS.

>> Reporter: JANE CRITTENDEN SUPPORT SAN DIEGO SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH SUBSTANCE PREVENTION EDUCATION.

>> THIS IS OVERDUE AND WE NEED TO GET THE FENTANYL EDUCATION OUT THERE TO THE OLDER KIDS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

THE TWO PREVENTION EFFORTS NEED TO START A LITTLE BIT YOUNGER.

>> Reporter: THEY BELIEVE THAT IF MORE KIDS WERE EDUCATED ABOUT FENTANYL AT A YOUNGER AGE IT MIGHT HAVE SAVED HER FRIENDS LIFE.

>> SHE WAS STILL BE HERE AND COULD'VE GRADUATE COLLEGE.

IT WAS TOO LATE.

FENTANYL HILLS JUST LIKE THAT.

IT DOESN'T NEED TO TAKE MUCH TIME FOR IT TO TAKE A LIFE.

>>> FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS PREPARING TO ANNOUNCE HIS RUNNING MATE, BUT UNCERTAINTY AROUND PRESIDENT WIDENS REELECTION BID MAY HAVE INJECTED NEW FACTORS FOR TRUMP AND HIS ADVISERS TO CONSIDER.

ARE WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT HAS DETAILS.

>> Reporter: FORMER PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP IS ENTERING A CRITICAL STRETCH OF HIS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, PREPARING TO HOLD SEVERAL RALLIES AND KICKOFF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION AND SELECT A RUNNING MATE.

>> I HAVEN'T MADE A FINAL DECISION, BUT I HAVE SOME IDEAS AS TO WHERE WE ARE GOING.

>> Reporter: HIS SUMMER PLANS HAVE BEEN OVERSHADOWED BY THE DRAMATIC FALLOUT OVER PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S LACKLUSTER DEBATE PERFORMANCE LAST MONTH.

WITH LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TICKET, TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN IS TRYING TO NAVIGATE HOW TO MAXIMIZE THE ROLLOUT OF HIS VICE PRESIDENTIAL PICKED.

>> WE WANTED TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING, TO BE HONEST BECAUSE IT MIGHT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

>> Reporter: TRUMPS SEARCH FOR A RUNNING MATE HAS PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON THREE NAMES.

FLORIDA CENTERED--SENATOR, MARCO RUBIO AND NORTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR.

THOUGH TRUMP ONCE MEASURED HIS POTENTIAL PICS BY HOW THEY MIGHT STACK UP AGAINST VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS IN A ONE ON ONE DEBATE, SOME TRUMP ALLIES EMPHASIZE THOSE CALCULATIONS WOULD CHANGE IF SHE IS ELEVATED TO THE TOP OF THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

>> IF BIDEN STEPS DOWN, HARRIS WILL HAVE TO PICK SOMEBODY TO HELP HER.

IF SHE DOES BECOME THE NOMINEE THIS IS DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT RACE THAN IT IS RIGHT NOW, TODAY.

>> Reporter: DESPITE CALLS FROM WITHIN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO STEP AWAY, BIDEN SAID HE IS COMMITTED TO STAYING IN THE RACE.

>> TRUMPS CAMPAIGN VIEWS MONDAY, JULY 15th THE OPENING DAY OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN MILWAUKEE AS THE DEADLINE TO PRESENT HIS VICE PRESIDENTIAL TOYS.

WITH PARTY BUSINESS SCHEDULED FOR THE MORNING, THE ANNOUNCEMENT COULD TAKE PLACE RIGHT BEFORE THE OFFICIAL NOMINATION.

>>> TWO THIRDS OF OFFICEHOLDERS IN SAN DIEGO IN IMPERIAL AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES HAVE RECEIVED THREATS ACCORDING TO THE SECOND PHASE OF UST SURVEY OF HARASSMENT ON ELECTED OFFICIALS.

THE POLLS INITIAL FINDINGS ALSO SHOW HARASSMENT OF WHITE MALE POLITICIANS APPEARS TO BE GROWING.

>> OF THE TWO THIRDS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO REPORTED BEING THREATENED, THE SURVEY SHOWED NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN RACE OR PARTY AFFILIATION.

BUT, INITIAL FINDINGS DID SHOW A HUGE GENDER GAP.

8% OF MEN REPORTED WEEKLY INTIMIDATION COMPARED TO 31% OF WOMEN.

38% OF MEN AND 69% OF WOMEN SAY IT HAPPENED MONTHLY.

RACHEL LOCKE IS DIRECTOR OF THE VIOLENCE AND THE QUALITY AND POWER LAB AT USD'S JOAN B KROC INSTITUTE FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE , WHICH CONDUCTED THE SURVEY.

SHE SAID THE VITRIOL IS LEAVING ITS MARK ON PEOPLE IN OFFICE.

THEY SHARED WITH HER EXAMPLES OF WHAT THOSE AROUND THEM WERE SAYING.

>> I AM BEING TOLD TO TOUGH IT OUT.

I AM BEING TOLD TO HAVE THICKER SKIN.

I AM BEING TOLD THIS REALLY ISN'T A PROBLEM.

BUT, I CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE.

I AM WORRIED WHERE I GO IN MY COMMUNITY.

AM I CRAZY?

AM I CRAZY TO FEEL THIS WAY?

>> Reporter: SIMILAR TO WOMEN AND RACIAL MINORITIES IN LAST YEAR'S SURVEY, CONSERVATIVE WHITE MALE POLITICIANS NOW REPORT THREATS ARE WORSENING.

AND, THEY ARE AFRAID.

JOHN PORTMAN, RESEARCH MANAGER AT THE KROC INSTITUTE FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE SAID THE HARASSERS MAY BE BUOYED BY THEIR OWN SUCCESS AND WANT TO EXPAND.

>> WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO PUZZLE THROUGH THAT YET, BUT THE CONCLUSION WE HAVE DRAWN LOOKING AT OUR RESULTS AND SOME RESULTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT SAY SIMILAR THINGS IS THAT, THERE WAS A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT WERE SEEN AS EASY TARGETS AND NOW, THE THREATS AND HARASSMENT HAVE STARTED TO MOVE OUT FROM THOSE GROUPS.

IF IT WORKED TO INTIMIDATE THESE PEOPLE THERE IS NO REASON WE CAN'T INTIMIDATE OTHERS.

>> THEY SAY THE POLL ALSO SHOWED 25% OF OFFICEHOLDERS SENSOR WHAT THEY SAY PUBLICLY TO SHIELD THEMSELVES FROM HARASSMENT.

>>> SHE ALSO REPORTED ON THE RISE AND INCIVILITY IN PUBLIC COMMENT IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

YOU CAN WATCH THAT SERIES AND ALL OF OUR OTHER LOCALLY PRODUCED STORIES ON OUR KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE.

>>> SAILORS ON THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER, ABRAHAM LINCOLN WILL GET TO ENJOY SOME EXTRA CREATURE COMFORTS DURING THE UPCOMING DEPLOYMENT.

THAT IS THANKS TO A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE NAVY AND THE USO.

WE GOT A LOOK AT THE NEW LOUNGE.

>> Reporter: ACCESS TO PHONES, INTERNET, AND VIDEO GAMES ARE A GIVEN PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE, BUT FOR SAILORS DEPLOYED ON NAVY WARSHIPS, THEY BECOME LUXURIES.

THESE SHIPS ARE DESIGNED FOR FIGHTING, NOT COMFORT.

STARTING LAST YEAR ON THE USS GEORGE HW BUSH, THE USO IS INSTALLING ITS OWN USO CENTERS ON BOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.

CAPTAIN P REAVIE IS THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE LINCOLN AND HE SAID THE IDEA IS TO GIVE SAILORS AND MARINES A SPACE AWAY FROM THE BUSY WORK LIVES AT SEA.

>> THIS IS ABOUT TAKING CARE OF OUR SAILORS AND MARINES.

IT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF OUR WI-FI CAPABILITIES ON THE SHIP AND INCREASES THAT FOR A SPACE FOR THEM TO UNWIND AND REST AND RECHARGE.

>> THE SAN DIEGO-BASED AIRCRAFT CARRIER IS NOW THE FIRST LOCAL CARRIER TO HAVE A USO CENTER INSTALLED.

IT OFFICIALLY OPENED WITH A CEREMONY ON MONDAY.

OVER ABOUT A MONTH AND AT A COST TO THE U.S. OF NORTH $200,000 FOR WHAT USED TO BE THE SHIPS LIBRARY TRANSFORMED INTO A COZY LOUNGE.

THERE IS A SMALL MOVIE THEATER, SEVERAL VIDEO GAME STATIONS, SOUNDPROOF PHONE BOOTHS AND EVEN AN ARTIFICIAL FIREPLACE.

>> BETWEEN THE D CORE--DOUCOURE IT IS SCREAMING HOMEY COMFORT.

>> Reporter: THE LINCOLNS LOUNGE IS THE FIFTH SUCH LOUNGE THE USO HAS INSTALLED ON AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER.

THE CHARTERED NONPROFIT RELIES ON DONATIONS TO FUND SHIPBOARD CENTERS.

60% OF THE LINCOLNS CREW ARE YOUNGER THAN 24.

THEY SAY THAT MEANS THE SERVICE HAS TO ADAPT TO THE NEEDS OF THIS GENERATION OF SAILORS IF IT WANTS TO ATTRACT AND KEEP PEOPLE IN UNIFORM.

>> IF YOU ARE NOT READY TO EVOLVE AND CHANGE WITH TODAY'S YOUTH YOU ARE PROBABLY NOT FIT TO LEAD AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THIS.

>> Reporter: THE USO SAID THREE MORE CARIS WILL HAVE CENTERS INSTALLED THIS YEAR.

IF ALL GOES TO PLAN ALL 11 CARRIERS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN U.S. CENTERS BY THE END OF 2025.

>>> WE NOW KNOW WHICH ALBERTSONS STORES WILL BE SOLD IN THE PROPOSED MERGER WITH KROGER.

THE LIST INCLUDES 11 ALBERTSONS, PAVILIONS, AND VONS STORES IN SANDY GO COUNTY AND THEY ARE IN CARLSBAD, DELMAR, EL CAJON, LA JOLLA, SANTEE, SPRING VALLEY, AND IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

THE $24.6 BILLION MERGER IS BEING CHALLENGED BY THE FTC WHICH CLAIMED THE PROPOSAL WILL LEAD TO HIGHER GROCERY PRICES AND COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT WORKERS.

UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION ALSO RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING THAT IT OPPOSES THE MERGER.

>>> EARLIER THIS YEAR, PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCED EFFORTS TO RAMP UP EV AND PLUG- IN HYBRID PRODUCTIONS TO CUT DOWN ON CAR EMISSIONS.

THE ADMISSION--ADMINISTRATION OFFERED TAX SAVINGS.

DESPITE THE PUSH SALES ARE STILL WANING.

>> Reporter: FEWER PEOPLE APPEAR TO BE BUYING ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND THAT IS ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY BY AAA.

THEY RECENTLY CONDUCTED A SURVEY ABOUT EV SALES AND FOUND ONLY 18% OF U.S.

ADULTS SAY THEY ARE VERY LIKELY LIKELY TO BUY A EV AS THE NEXT CAR.

>> THAT IS A BIT SHOCKING.

>> Reporter: GREG BRANNON FROM AAA SAID HE WAS SURPRISED BY THOSE NUMBERS BECAUSE MORE COMPANIES ARE MAKING EVs, GIVING CONSUMERS MORE OPTIONS.

>> WE WERE EXPECTING THAT TO BE A TIPPING POINT IN THAT THE INTEREST AND DEMAND WOULD START TO INCREASE, BUT WE HAVE SEEN THE OPPOSITE.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY, THE BIGGEST ISSUES FOR CONSUMERS ARE HIGH PURCHASE PRICE, HIGH COST OF BATTERY REPAIR, LACK OF CONVENIENT CHARGING STATIONS, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO INSTALL A CHARGING STATION WHERE THEY LIVED.

WHEN IT COMES TO PRICE, ELECTRIC CARS VERY DRASTICALLY FROM JUST UNDER $30,000 TO WELL OVER $100,000, ACCORDING TO U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT.

>> THE PRICE IS A CONCERN FOR PEOPLE, BUT IT IS NOT THE ONLY CONCERN.

THERE ARE A LOT OF CHALLENGES AROUND CHARGING AND CONCERNED ABOUT HOW PEOPLE USE THE VEHICLES.

>> Reporter: IF YOU DO CHOOSE TO BUY AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, THERE ARE TAX BENEFITS.

YOU CAN GET A CREDIT OF $7500 IF YOU PURCHASE A NEW EV AND $4000 FOR A USED ONE.

SOME EXPERT IN THE INDUSTRY ARE OPTIMISTIC THE LAG IN SALES WILL CHANGE.

>> I THINK YOU WILL SEE NEW CELLS CONTINUE TO TAKE BACK UP.

WITH INTEREST RATES RIGHT NOW IN THE HIGH COST OF A NEW CAR IT IS NOT SURPRISING TO ME THAT PEOPLE ARE OPTING FOR A USED CAR AT A BETTER PRICE POINT.

>> Reporter: >>> OCEANSIDE BUSINESSES AND RESTAURANTS CAN NO LONGER DISTRIBUTE STYROFOAM PACKAGING.

THE POLYSTYRENE FOAM BAN IS IN EFFECT.

ALEXANDER HAS REACTIONS FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES.

>> STYROFOAM IS INSTRUMENTAL IN DANGER TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> Reporter: COMPOSTABLE TO GO CONTAINERS MAY BE MORE EXPENSIVE BUT SHE SAYS IT IS PART OF DOING BUSINESS.

>> ITTEN CREWS--IT INCLUDES FOOD AND TWO CONTAINERS.

WE BUILD THE COST INTO OUR PRODUCTS.

I THINK, IN THE LONG RUN IT IS CHEAPER BECAUSE THE COST IMPACT TO THE ENVIRONMENT IS MUCH HIGHER.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID 10 YEARS AGO IT WAS HARDER TO FIND COMPOSTABLE CONTAINERS BUT THEY ARE AVAILABLE NOW FROM EVERY MAJOR SUPPLIER.

ANOTHER RESTAURANT ALSO SUPPORTS A BAN.

>> WE ARE EXCITED FOR IT BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE A VERY SUSTAINABLE RESTAURANT.

>> Reporter: HE USES COMPOSTABLE CONTAINERS AND HE HOPES THE BAN WILL ENCOURAGE HIS SUPPLIERS TO DITCH STYROFOAM OR POLYSTYRENE.

FRESH SEAFOOD ESTATE--IS SHIPPED IN STYROFOAM CONTAINERS.

WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE HOW THEY CHANGE THAT.

THE PROBLEM WAS STYROFOAM CONTAINERS IS THAT WHEN YOU FINISH WITH YOUR FOOD AND THROW IT IN THE TRASH IT DOESN'T ALWAYS STAY IN THE TRASH.

IT CAN END UP ON THE BEACH AND WRITE DOWN TO THESE MICRO PLASTICS THAT END UP IN THE OCEAN.

>> FOR THIS AND WE EAT THE FISH.

PLASTIC IS ALREADY IN MY BODY AND IT IS IN YOUR BODY AND IN THE BODY OF EVERYONE VIEWING.

IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT LOCAL CITIES STEP UP AND TAKE ACTION TO REDUCE IT IN OUR ENVIRONMENT.

>> Reporter: THE BAN IN OCEANSIDE IS PART OF THE CITY'S MARINE DEBRIS REDUCTION ORDINANCE.

IT IS SOMETHING THE SURF RIDER FOR NATIONAL--FOUNDATION HAS BEEN PUSHING FOR YEARS.

IT IS THE MOST ITEM PICKED UP DURING BEACH CLEANUP EVENTS.

STYROFOAM IS THE FIRST PHASE OF THE ORDINANCE.

COME JANUARY, OCEANSIDE WILL ALSO BAN SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS.

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>>> WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH EXTREME HEAT AND THIS HEAT WAVE IS PERSISTENTLY HOLDING ACROSS ALMOST THE ENTIRE WESTERN U.S.

INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND.

SO, FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK WE WILL BE DEALING WITH SEARING HEAT INLAND.

THE RELIEF CAN BE FOUND NEAR THE COASTLINE AND THE LOW CLOUD SET OF RETURNED ALMOST EVERY NIGHT WILL BE PERSISTING IN THE MORNING AND GIVING US A LITTLE MORE RELIEF INTO THE MORNING HOURS.

IT IS LIKE THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR IS OPEN.

THE HEAT WILL BEGIN TO BACK OFF FOR THOSE IN THE INTERIOR OVER THE WEEKEND.

TONIGHT, WE ARE ON THE ROAD TO 67 WITH LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST.

THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING, EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR ALL INLAND AREAS.

TO THE NORTH YOU CAN SEE HEAT ADVISORIES IN THE DARKER SHADE OF ORANGE.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS LOCKED INTO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS OF THIS HEAT HOLDS.

WE HAVE SEEN TREMENDOUS HEAT IN MANY AREAS WITH SOME SPOTS, FOR EXAMPLE LAS VEGAS HAVING AN ALL- TIME RECORD HIGH WITH THIS HEAT WAVE AT 120 DEGREES ON SUNDAY.

TOMORROW, WE ARE LOOKING AT ANOTHER HOT ONE.

RAMONA 103 DEGREES.

THE THERMOMETER IS ON THE MAP.

119.

CAMPO 100 DEGREES.

ESCONDIDO 96, EL CAJON 93.

IT WILL BE HOT AND WE ARE KNOCKING ON THE DOOR OF 80 IN THE CITY.

THE PATTERN WILL HOLD IN THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH FRIDAY.

THERE WILL BE SOME RELIEF IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF A HIT OF IMPROVEMENT THAT WILL SOON COME.

FOR THE COAST, WE WILL BE UP RANGING BETWEEN 79 AND 82 DEGREES DEPENDING ON SPECIFICALLY, WHERE YOU ARE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

82 ON THURSDAY AND A LITTLE LESS HOT INTO FRIDAY.

YOU CAN SEE WE ARE SLOWLY NOSING AWAY FROM THE WORST OF THE HEAT INTO SUNDAY.

IT WILL STILL BE WARM OUT THERE.

INLAND AREAS, INTO THE MID 90s WEDNESDAY AND LOW TO MID 90s THURSDAY.

BACKING DOWN INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80s SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

VERY STEAMY.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS WE ARE STILL INTO THE MID 80s, VERY HOT WEDNESDAY AND BACKING DOWN INTO THE MID-70s ON SATURDAY.

STILL WARM OUT THERE THIS WEEKEND.

INTO THE DESERT, THE WORST OF THE HEAT, TORRID HEAT ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AM A 119 DEGREES.

BACKING DOWN TO 106 ON SUNDAY.

ON THE NEWSHOUR, POLITICAL PRESSURES MOUNT FOR DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS AMID QUESTIONS ABOUT BIDENS REELECTION BID.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER E >>> THERE IS A GROWING PUSH BY SOME OF THE NATIONS LARGEST COMPANIES TO FOCUS ON SKILLS THAT ARE NOT OFTEN TAUGHT IN UNIVERSITIES.

IT COMES AT THE COST OF COLLEGE CONTINUES TO SOAR.

ATHENA JONES REPORTS ON THIS PUSH AND HOW IT MIGHT HELP BRIDGE THE RACIAL GAP IN THE U.S. >> Reporter: 24-YEAR-OLD AMARI MORGAN HAS BEEN AN ASSOCIATE CONTROL TECHNICIAN AT GENERAL MOTORS FOR TWO AND HALF YEARS.

MORGAN TESTS THE ROBOTS THAT BUILD VEHICLES AND FIXES SOFTWARE ISSUES.

>> IT IS TO KEEP UNEXPECTED SURPRISES FROM HAPPENING.

I LOVE TO SEE THE MACHINES DO THEIR JOB.

IT IS VERY INTERESTING.

GETTING HANDS ON EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THEM AND LEARNING FROM MY OTHER TEAMMATES IS VERY REWARDING.

>> Reporter: HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE THAT DID NOT REQUIRE A COLLEGE DEGREE.

>> I DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO HAPPEN SO QUICKLY.

>> Reporter: WHY NOT?

>> JUST SCHOOLING.

I FIGURED THE QUICK WAY TO GET THERE WOULD BE TO GO TO SCHOOL AND GET A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE AND EVENTUALLY, GET THE REWARD OF WORKING INSIDE THIS ENVIRONMENT.

>> Reporter: 62% OF ALL U.S. WORKERS AGED 25 AND OLDER AND 72% OF BLACK WORKERS DO NOT HAVE A BACHELORS DEGREE.

THAT MAKES IT HARDER TO GET GOOD PAYING JOBS AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP, WHICH FEDERAL RESERVE DATA SHOW DREW TO HUNDRED AND $47,000 BETWEEN A TYPICAL WHITE FAMILY AND TYPICAL BLACK FAMILY IN 2022.

FOR MORGAN, GENERAL MOTORS IS PART OF 110, A COALITION OF SOME 70 FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE SKILLS FIRST MOVEMENT.

IT IS AN APPROACH TO HIRING THAT FOCUSES ON SKILLS OVER COLLEGE DEGREES.

>> WE ARE TRYING TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD.

>> Reporter: IN 2020, THE COALITION HAS A 20--AMBITIOUS GOAL.

>> IT IS NOT A DEGREE THAT IS THE GOLDEN TICKET, BUT THE SKILLS REQUIRED TO GET YOU THE JOB THAT HOPEFULLY, PUT YOU ON A SUSTAINABLE PATH.

>> Reporter: MORE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE RETHINKING A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE, GIVEN THE RISE IN COST OF COLLEGE AND TAKING ON DEBT.

REPORT BY THE GATES FOUNDATION FOUND CONFIDENCE IN THE VALUE OF A COLLEGE DEGREE FELL FROM 2022 TO 2023 AMONG NON-COLLEGE GRADUATES AGED 18-30.

WHILE CONFIDENCE IN THE VALUE OF JOB-TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING PROGRAMS WENT UP.

MORGAN ENROLLED IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN 2019.

JUST AS SHE WAS WRAPPING UP HER FIRST SEMESTER THE PANDEMIC STRUCK, DERAILING HER PLANS.

SHE TOOK JOBS IN RETAIL.

>> SOMETHING ABOUT BEING AN ENGINEER AND BEING IN TECHNOLOGY KEPT CALLING TO ME.

>> Reporter: SHE STRUGGLED TO SAVE MONEY.

SHE SOON FOUND A TUITION FREE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM RUN BY A PARTNER IN ONE TENDS TALENT DEVELOPMENT NETWORK, HELPING CONNECT COMPANIES LIKE GM WITH WORKERS TRAINED IN SPECIFIC SKILLS, LIKE CODING.

MORGAN IS NOW WORKING TO MASTER THE JAVASCRIPT PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE.

SHE STILL HOPES TO ONE DAY, EARNED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE.

FOR NOW, SHE CREDITS THIS JOB WITH BOOSTING HER CONFIDENCE, PROVIDING FINANCIAL SECURITY, AND PEACE OF MIND.

>> HAVING PROGRAMS LIKE THIS ACTUALLY SPREAD THE WORD THAT JOBS ARE LOOKING FOR YOUR EXPERIENCE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THIS FANCY DEGREE BEHIND IT.

YOU CAN JUST COME AS YOU ARE.

>> THAT WAS ATHENA JONES WITH THAT REPORT.

>>> WE ARE GETTING THE FIRST LOOK AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO'S NEWEST RESIDENTS.

THE ZOO SHARED THESE ARE SOME PICTURES OF THE TWO GIANT PANDAS FROM CHINA.

EACH OF THEM ARE GETTING ALONG AT THEIR OWN NEW HOME.

YUN CHUAN IS NEARLY FIVE YEARS OLD AND WAS BORN TO A MOTHER WHO ORIGINALLY CAME FROM THE SAN DIEGO ZOO, HERSELF.

THE ZOO SAYS SHE LOVES EXPLORING AND CLIMBING TREES.

XIN BAO IS NEARLY A 4-YEAR-OLD FEMALE AND SHE LIKES SUNBATHING AND EATING HER FAVORITE FOODS, WHICH ARE FRESH BAMBOO AND A TRADITIONAL CHINESE BUN KNOWN AS PANDA BREAD.

ADORABLE.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT FOR TOMORROW.

WE WILL DISCUSS WHETHER OR NOT ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES THAT LOOK OR TASTE LIKE BEER AND LIQUOR SHOULD HAVE AGE LIMITS.

>>> AND THE MID EDITION HAS AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF REPARATION BILLS MAKING THEIR WAY TO THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.

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

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I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

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