>>> MAJOR FUNDING OR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

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WHAT A AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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>> PRESIDENT BIDEN TODAY ANNOUNCING SWEEPING CHANGES TO IMMIGRATION POLICY.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

THE PRESIDENT SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT SHUTS OFF EXILE AND -- ASYLUM TO MOST COUNTRIES ENTERING THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY.

CRITICS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE POLITICAL DIVIDE ARE UNHAPPY WITH THE ORDER.

>> LOCAL REPUBLICANS CRITICIZE BIDEN'S EXECUTIVE ORDER BEFORE IT WAS THE MOST TUESDAY.

COUNTY SUPERVISOR DREW DESMOND SAYS WE NEED URGENT COMPREHENSIVE ACTION NOT MORE CLINICAL THEATER.

MEANWHILE MORE ADVOCATE SAY THAT BIDEN'S ORDER IS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE TRUMP PLAYBOOK.

THE DIRECTOR OF POLICY FOR THE IMMIGRANT LAW CENTER.

>> HE HAS MOVED COMPLETELY IN THE OTHER DIRECTION >> THE NEW POLICY HAS BEEN IN THE WORK FOR MONTHS.

USES AN AUTHORITY KNOWN AS TO 12 F. REGULATION USED UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND WIDELY DENOUNCED BY DEMOCRATS AT THE TIME.

THE EXECUTIVE ORDER TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN ASYLUM OR WEST ONCE THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAILY BORDER ENCOUNTERS NATIONWIDE REACHES 20 500.

THE BORDER WOULD NOT BE OPEN UNTIL THE NUMBER DROPS DOWN TO 1500.

THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF ENCOUNTERS HAS NOT DROPPED BELOW 1500 SINCE JULY 2020.

>> WE CANNOT PUT NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS ON SOMEONE'S SAFETY.

>> THE DAILY AVERAGE IS ALREADY ABOVE 2500, MEANING A SHUTDOWN WILL GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

THE ACLU HAS ALREADY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO CHALLENGE BIDEN'S ORDER IN COURT.

BIDEN DEFENDED THE ORDER, SAYING REPUBLICANS HAVE BLOCKED EFFORTS TO PASS BIPARTISAN IMMIGRATION REFORM >> DOING NOTHING IS NOT AN OPTION.

WE HAVE TO ACT.

>> LOCAL DEMOCRATS INCLUDING SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA AND CONGRESSMAN MIKE LEVIN SUPPORT THE ACTION.

>> I THINK HE WAS LEFT WITH REALLY LITTLE CHOICE HERE.

THE SITUATION TODAY IS UNTENABLE.

I HOPE THAT THIS EXECUTIVE ACTION TODAY WILL RESTORE SOME BASIC ORDER.

>> THE SUPPORT IS FAR FROM UNANIMOUS.

CALIFORNIA EINIGER ALEX PADILLA SAYS THIS ABANDONS OBLIGATIONS TO PROVIDE A PERSON FROM PROSECUTION WITH PROTECTION.

>>> TONIGHT WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 61 YORK WE ARE HANGING ONTO THE LOW CLOUDS THROUGH THE COAST.

JUST A HEADS UP IF YOU ARE DOING ANY LATE TRAVEL OR EARLY TRAVEL, YOU MAY RUN INTO SOME TRICKY SPOTS THERE ON THE ROAD.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE BIG HEAT THAT CONTINUES TO BUILD.

HOW HOT ARE WE GOING TO GET AND WHEN CAN WE SEE A COOLDOWN?

I WILL HAVE THE DETAILS AHEAD.

>> FOR KEN -- SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPOINTED A TOP FINANCIAL A SPECIAL.

AVENUE SHELTON IS CURRENTLY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND A DEPUTY AT ILLUSTRATIVE OFFICER WHO THINK THE BOARD AFTER THE VOTE.

>> YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT TO DO MY ABSOLUTE BEST TO ADVANCE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOR ALL RESIDENT AS WELL OF ALL OF OUR WORKFORCE.

I'M COMPLETELY COMMITTED.

>> SHE STARTED IN 1997 THERE AS A PAYROLL CLERK.

SHE HAS WORKED IN VARIOUS HUMAN RESOURCES AND FINANCE ROLES AS DIRECTOR OF PLANNING OFFICE SHE WILL RUN THE COUNTY'S ESTATE DID -- DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS.

SHE IS THE FIRST AFRO LATINO TO SERVE IN THE ROLE AND SHE'S PARTS ON JUNE 14th.

>>> MANY CALIFORNIA COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE LEAVING $150 OF FREE HELP ON THE TABLE.

WE SPOKE WITH THE RESEARCHER WHO SAYS THAT MONEY COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GETTING A DEGREE IN DROPPING OUT.

>> Reporter: JESSE ROTHSTEIN IS THE FACULTY DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA POLICY LAB.

HE WANTED TO KNOW HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CAL FRESH, CALIFORNIA'S FOOD STAMPS, BUT DO NOT APPLY.

>> THERE ARE MANY STUDENTS WHERE IT DOES NOT COVER THE COST -- IT DOES NOT COVER THE COST OF RENT AND FOOD.

>> WHAT HE FOUND SURPRISED HIM.

ABOUT 93,000 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS RECEIVED CAL FRESH IN FALL 2019.

ABOUT 235,000 WERE ELIGIBLE AND DID NOT APPLY, MISSING OUT ON BENEFITS THAT COULD HAVE PAID FOR THEIR GROCERIES.

>> SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO APPLY.

IF IT DOES OCCUR TO THEM, IT'S NOT THAT EASY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO NAVIGATE THE PROCESS.

>> ROTHSTEIN SAYS THE PROCESS SHOULD COMPEL CAL FRESH TO COORDINATE BETTER WITH FINANCIAL AID OFFICES, TO SEND LETTERS TO STUDENTS WHO MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE AND SIMPLIFY THE APPLICATION PROCESS.

>> ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP STUDENTS GET THROUGH COLLEGE IS IMPORTANT.

STUDENTS ARE HAVING TROUBLE PAYING FOR GROCERIES.

THAT'S A STRONG REASON TO STOP COLLEGE AND GO GET A JOB.

>> HE PLANS TO EXTEND THE RESEARCH TO THE CAL STATE SYSTEM NEXT.

KPBS NEWS.

>> IS A NEW CROP OF GRAD LEAVES COLLEGE, STUDENT LOAN DEBT SIX -- TAKES CENTER STAGE.

THE STRUGGLES ARE NOT LIMITED TO PEOPLE IN THEIR 20s.

FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS, STUDENT LOAN DEBT IS AFFECTING RETIREMENT PLANS.

KAREN CADE HAS INSIGHT FOR BORROWERS.

>> Reporter: STUDENT LOAN DEBT IS TYPICALLY VIEWED AS AN ISSUE FACING UNDER AMERICANS NEW ANALYSIS SHOWS A BURDEN ON AMERICANS OVER AGE 55 THAT COULD CLASH WITH RETIREMENT SECURITY.

>> IT'S NOT WHAT YOU USUALLY THINK THAT THEY TOOK OUT DEBT FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

IT IS ACTUALLY FOR THEMSELVES.

>> STUDENT LOANS HAVE OFTEN BEEN DESCRIBED AS GOOD DEBT WOULD BAR WAS TAKING ON LOANS IN THE HOPES THAT HIGHER EDUCATION WILL BOOST INCOME OVER TIME, BUT A NEW ANALYSIS BY THE SCHWARTZ TO ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS AT THE NEW SCHOOL FINDS MORE THAN 2.2 MILLION AMERICANS OVER AGE 55 CARRYING STUDENT LOAN DEBT.

TERESA IS A PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AT THE NEW SCHOOL AND SPECIALIZES IN RETIREMENT AND OLDER WORKER ISSUES.

>> IT'S ONLY GOOD THAT FOR THE YOUNG AND IT'S ONLY GOOD IF IT'S A LOW AMOUNT OF DEBT.

>> OLDER BORROWERS SEE THE INCOME NARROW AT RETIREMENT AGE AND ARE MORE LIKELY TO CARRY OTHER DEBTS LIKE MORTGAGES AND CAR LOANS THAN YOUNGER WORKERS.

AUTHOR OF THE NEW SCHOOL REPORT SAYS THIS CAN LEAD TO TOUGH CHOICES.

>> IT'S LIKELY TO AFFECT THEIR RETIREMENT ABILITY.

THEY HAVE TO DECIDE BETWEEN EXTENDING THEIR WORKING LIFE AND CONTINUE TO BE IN DEBT OR REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF RETIREMENT SAVINGS THEY CAN SAVE.

>> ANOTHER POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCE IS DELINQUENT FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS CAN RESULT IN GARNISHMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M KAREN K5.

>>> MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HAS ISSUED A RARE LIFETIME BAN TO A SAN DIEGO PADRES PLAYER AFTER DETERMINING HE GAMBLED ON THE SPORT.

THE INVESTIGATION REVEALS HE PLACED HUNDREDS OF BETS ON GAMES OVER SEVERAL MONTHS IN 2022 AND 2023.

HE WAS LAYING FOR THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES DURING THAT TIME.

THIS SEASON, HE REJOINED THE PADRES FOR HIS SECOND STINT IN SAN DIEGO.

OUTCOMES OF GAMES WERE NOT COMPROMISED WHILE THE LEAGUE HAS STRICT RULES AGAINST THE ACTIVITY.

>>> TWO DAYS AFTER A SHARK ATTACK A SWIMMER IN DELMOTTE, THE WATER IS OPEN AGAIN TO THE PUBLIC.

46-YEAR-OLD CALEB ADAMS WAS OUT WITH A GROUP OF SWIMMERS TRAINING SUNDAY WHEN HE WAS ATTACKED.

HE IS RECOVERING FROM BITES TO THE TORSO, LEFT ARM AND HAND AND IS EXPECTED TO SURVIVE.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER SPOKE TO A MAN WHO WAS ATTACKED BY SHARKS SIX YEARS AGO WHILE LOBSTER DIVING.

HE SAYS HE REACHED OUT TO THE FAMILY TO OFFER HIS SUPPORT.

>> THERE IS NO TEXTBOOK ON HOW TO GUIDE A SHARK ATTACK OR GO ABOUT IT.

EACH CASE IS VERY DIFFERENT.

I JUST TRIED TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE A LITTLE BIT AND TELL HIM HEY, THIS IS WHAT WORKED FOR ME.

>> LIFEGUARDS AND EXPERTS BELIEVE HE WAS ATTACKED BY A JUVENILE GREAT WHITE.

HE IS NOW THE EIGHTH PERSON IN THE COUNTY TO BE ATTACKED BY A SHARK IN THE PAST 20 YEARS.

>> AND JEFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNS AN EXECUTIVE ORDER LIMITING THE NUMBER OF MIGRANTS WHO CAN SEEK ASYLUM AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER.

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

>>> OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THIS HOSPITAL SAYS READMISSION RATES FIRM PATIENTS IN RURAL AREAS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY INCREASED BY NEARLY 8%.

HEIDI DiMARCO TELLS US ABOUT A PROGRAM AIMING TO REDUCE THAT NUMBER.

>> Reporter: ON A RECENT THURSDAY MORNING, A TEAM OF COUNTY HEALTH NURSES AND A PARAMEDIC FIREFIGHTER DRIVE TO DUSTY, UNPAVED ROADS TO VISIT A PATIENT WHO WAS RECENTLY DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL.

>> DO YOU HAVE THE MEDICATIONS FROM THE HOSPITAL?

>> THEY ARE IN THAT ROOM IN THE BACK.

>> Reporter: MICHAEL WAYNE IS 69.

HE RECENTLY WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING.

HE'S BEEN LIVING HERE FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS.

THIS IS HIS FIRST VISIT SINCE BEING DISCHARGED.

>> HARDER TO GET PEOPLE UP HERE THAN I THOUGHT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A HARD THING TO DO TO DIAGNOSE SOMEBODY OVER THE PHONE.

>> THE VISIT AS PART OF A PILOT PROGRAM TO REDUCE HOSPITAL READMISSION RATES.

COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES AND FIREFIGHTERS SUPPORT RESIDENTS IN THE COUNTY'S MOST RURAL AND DISADVANTAGED AREAS.

THE TEAM THAT MONITORS PATIENTS FOR UP TO 30 DAYS AFTER THEY LEAVE THE HOSPITAL TO MANAGE CONDITIONS AND RESOLVE ISSUES AT HOME.

LANE SAYS HAVING THE TEAM DRIVE MORE THAN 55 MILES TO CHECK ON HIS RECOVERY -- >> IT MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE.

>> Reporter: WHILE NURSE AMY CHECKS HIS VITALS, FIRE CAPTAIN THOMPSON CLEARS THE WEEDS IN THE FRONT YARD TO ENSURE HIS SAFETY.

THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED LAST JUNE.

IT'S A COLLABORATION BETWEEN SEVERAL HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTY'S HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY.

THE PROGRAM IS FREE.

TO QUALIFY, PATIENTS MUST HAVE BEEN RECENTLY RELEASED FROM SHARP GROSSMONT HOSPITAL AND RESIDE IN ONE OF NINE RURAL ZIP CODES.

AMY IS ONE OF THREE NURSES IN THE PROGRAM.

>> WE TALKED ON THE PHONE FIRST, GOT SOME BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCED OURSELVES FROM THE PROGRAM.

THE FIRST VISIT IS GETTING TO KNOW THEM, THEIR NEEDS, AND AN OVERALL PICTURE OF THEIR HEALTH AND WHAT THEIR SITUATION IS.

>> Reporter: SUSAN IS 68 AND LIVES OFF THE GRID IN CAMPO.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SHE IS MEETING THE TEAM.

>> SO WHAT HAPPENED?

>> INFECTION IN MY HAND FROM WORKING TOO HARD.

INJURIES CAUSING A SMALL BLISTER , AND I GUESS THAT GOT INFECTED.

>> SHE WORKS HER LAND AND HER ONLY COMPANIONS ARE HER TWO DOGS.

>> I LIKE BEING ALONE.

BUT OUT HERE, SOMETHING BAD COULD HAPPEN.

I COULD STROKE OUT OR SOMETHING.

>> Reporter: TODAY THERE REPLACING HER FIREARMS.

THE NURSE GIVES HER A NEW BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR.

>> YOURS IS PERFECT.

>> THEY GO OVER HER MEDICATION AND HELP HER SET UP FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENTS.

>> THE PEOPLE HERE SOMETIMES DON'T HAVE PRIMARY CARE DOCTORS.

THEY DON'T HAVE A PHARMACY, SO THAT IS WHEN WE COME IN.

WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY STAY OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.

>> THE TEAM CAN ONLY SEE ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE PATIENTS EACH DAY DUE TO THE LENGTHY STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY BETWEEN THEIR HOMES.

SINCE JUNE, THEY HAVE VISITED 150 PEOPLE AND DRIVEN ABOUT 10,000 MILES.

FROM SOMEONE WHO IS IN HIS HOME TO SOMEONE WHO IS A TRAILER, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, FALLING APART AND HAS HOLES IN THE ROOF, WHERE THEY CANNOT EVEN SLEEP IN THERE WHERE IT IS RAINING.

THE YOUNGEST THAT WE HAVE HAD IS 27 AND THE OLDEST IS 96.

>> RESIDENCE IN RURAL AREAS FACE DIFFICULTIES ACCESSING HEALTHCARE.

THERE ARE FEWER HEALTHCARE RESOURCES AND LONGER TRAVEL TIMES TO HOSPITALS AND PHARMACIES.

MAXX JOHNSON IS ONE OF TWO PARAMEDIC FIREFIGHTERS IN THE PROGRAM.

>> SOME OF THESE FOLKS ARE 50 OR 60 MILES AWAY FROM THE HOSPITAL.

MANY OF THE PEOPLE WE SEE THE -- DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION.

THERE ARE ISSUES WHERE THERE IS NO ONE FOR THESE PEOPLE TO CALL OTHER THAN 911.

>> ACCORDING TO THE DATA, ABOUT 20% OF DISCHARGED PATIENTS HAVE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM WITH THE MAJORITY MANAGING CHRONIC DISEASES.

IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS, PATIENTS IN THE PROGRAM HAD FEWER TRIPS BACK TO THE HOSPITAL.

JUST 4%, COMPARED TO ALMOST 14% FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT ENROLL.

JUAN IS 79 AND LIVES IN POTRERO WITH HIS DAUGHTER.

HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF AN ENLARGED PROSTATE.

TODAY IS HIS LAST VISIT.

HE SAYS HE IS GRATEFUL FOR THEIR HEALTH AND THAT THERE WAS A SMOKE DETECTOR.

>> A LOT OF THEM ARE ISOLATED AND SOME OF THEM NEED SOMEONE TO BE THERE FOR THEM, SOMEONE TO SIT AND TALK TO THEM AND THAT MAKES THEIR DAY.

>> Reporter: HE IS FEELING BETTER.

ENOUGH TO SING TO THE TEAM AS THEY LEAVE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Reporter: HEIDI DiMARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, 1 BILLION PEOPLE SUFFER FROM SEASONAL FLU EVERY YEAR, LEADING TO SICKNESS AND DEATH.

VACCINES BRING A MEASURE OF PROTECTION BUT THE FLU MUTATES SO QUICKLY IT CAN GET AROUND VACCINES.

KPBS REPORTER THOMAS TELLS US ABOUT A MOLECULE THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT MIGHT STOP ALL STRAINS OF THE FLU.

>> Reporter: THE FLU IS A VIRAL CHAMELEON CHANGE IN SHAPE SO FAST IT'S HARD FOR VACCINES TO KEEP UP.

CHEMICAL BIOLOGIST DENNIS SAYS CREATING A SEASONAL FLU VACCINE IS LIKE VIEWING A CRYSTAL BALL TO DECIDE WHICH FLU YOU ARE GOING TO BE FIGHTING OFF.

>> THAT'S WHERE THE ISSUE IS WITH VACCINES.

THEY'RE SO SPECIFIC AND GOOD THAT SOMETIMES THEY MISS THE MARK IF IT WERE INFECTED WITH ANOTHER STRAIN OF THE VIRUS.

>> THAT'S WHY WOLIN AND HIS PARTNER HAVE BEEN TRYING TO COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT SOLUTION.

A POSSIBLE SOLUTION IS A MOLECULE THAT BINDS TO AND DISABLES PART OF THE VIRUS THAT ALLOWS THE FLU TO ENTER OURSELVES.

IMAGINE THE VIRUS IS TRYING TO UNLOCK THE DOOR TO A HUMAN CELL AND IT HAS A KEY.

DISABLING THE KEY IS EASIER THAN TARGETING THE WHOLE VIRUS BECAUSE THE KEY AND THE DOOR LOCKED DON'T CHANGE SOMEONE FLU STRAIN TO THE NEXT.

>> THIS MOLECULE, WHAT IT DOES IS IT'S VERY BROADLY NEUTRALIZING.

IT CAN TARGET ALL OF THE DIFFERENT SUBTYPES OF THE FLUES.

>> Reporter: SCRIPPS RESEARCH PROFESSOR IN WILSON HAS PARTNERED WITH WOLAN IN IDENTIFYING THE PARTICLE.

YOU CAN SEE IT IN THIS ORANGE PATCH THAT IS A PICTURE OF A PROTEINS BIKE.

IT USES THIS TO OPEN THE CELL.

THE AREA OF IT IS THE SAME OR CONSERVED IN ALL FLU VIRUSES.

>> THE SPIKES ARE HIGHLY VARIABLE BUT IT IS THE TOP PART OF THE MERRICK YOU'LL -- MOLECULE HERE THAT IS VARIABLE.

THE BOTTOM PART IS CONSERVED.

THAT'S THE PART THAT WE'RE TARGETING, THE PART IS THAT IS CONSERVED AMONG DIFFERENT FLU VIRUSES.

>> HERE YOU SEE ONE OF THIS SPIKES.

THE MOLECULE IS THE GREEN BLOB IN THE MIDDLE.

ANOTHER POTENTIAL ADVANTAGE IS THIS THERAPY COULD BE TAKEN AS A PILL INSTEAD OF A VACCINE SHOT.

WILSON SAYS OUR HISTORY SHOWS THE NEED FOR BETTER FLU PROTECTION.

>> WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING ON THE SHELF FOR POTENTIAL NEW PANDEMICS.

WE ARE CURRENTLY WORRIED AT THE MOMENT FOR THESE NEW AGE 5 ONES THAT WE HAVE SEEN SPREADING THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

THEY STARTED IN WILD BIRDS BUT THEY HAVE BEEN SPREADING TO MAMMALS.

>> Reporter: TESTING OF THE THERAPEUTIC MOLECULE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL, BUT SO FAR ONLY IN THE LAB.

EVEN SO, WOLAN SEES A LOT OF PROMISE IN THE IDEA OF TARGETING THE KEY THAT LETS THE VIRUS INTO OURSELVES.

>> I THINK IT EXPANDS, FIRST OF ALL, WAY BEYOND JUST FLU.

I THINK THIS GOES INTO ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF VIRUSES.

THIS IS PROVIDING A NEW PATHWAY TO COMBATING VIRAL INFECTIONS.

>> Reporter: THE NEXT STEP IN THE RESEARCH IS TO SEE HOW IT WORKS IN MICE.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A BRUTAL HEAT WAVE IS TAKING PARTS OF THE U.S. TODAY.

IT IS NOT EVEN OFFICIALLY SUMMER YET.

DUE TO THE HEAT DOME AND THE SOUTHWEST.

FORECASTERS SAY MORE TEMPERATURES WILL SEE A SPIKE IN THE COMING DAYS.

AMY KILEY HAS MORE ON A DANGEROUS WEATHER.

>> A HEAT DOME IS SCORCHING PARTS OF THE U.S. TODAY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN THE SOUTHWEST ARE UNDER HEAT ADVISORIES.

FORECASTERS SAY IT COULD GET DANGEROUSLY HOT IN STATES FURTHER NORTH AND EAST WITH LATER IN THE WEEK, SOME AREAS AND SETTING NEW RECORDS.

>> HEAT CAN AFFECT ANYBODY SYSTEM UNFORTUNATELY IF LEFT UNCHECKED.

>> THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS EXTREME HEAT IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED DEATHS.

>> WE WORRY MOST ABOUT HEATSTROKE ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE HEAT WAVES.

>> Reporter: HIGHER TEMPERATURES ALSO MEAN HIGHER AIR-CONDITIONING COSTS.

IN THE REPORT PREDICTS THE SWELTERING SUMMER WILL FORCE AMERICANS TO PAY ABOUT A THIRD MORE FOR ENERGY THIS JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER THAN 2019.

THAT'S A TOTAL OF ABOUT $200 MORE ON AVERAGE.

AND THE CURRENT HEAT DOME IS SPIKING BILLS BEFORE SUMMER EVEN STARTS.

>> ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN THIS YEAR.

>> THE HEAT IS ALSO INCREASING THE RISK OF WILDFIRES.

PARTS OF CALIFORNIA ARE ALREADY DEALING WITH A BRUTAL START TO THE FIRE SEASON.

>> IF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR A SIGN THAT IT'S TIME TO GET PREPARED FOR PEAK FIRE ACTIVITY, THIS IS THE SIGN.

>> Reporter: I'M AMY KILEY REPORTING.

>>> KPBS MIDDAY E DISH AND COVERED THE RISK HERE IN SAN DIEGO AND HOW THE CITY IS ADAPTING TO THE CHANGING CLIMATE.

LISTEN ON KPBS.ORG OR WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCAST .

>>> WE ARE GOING TO START YOU OFF WITH WEATHER HEADLINES AS WE GET THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

THE BIG STORY IS GOING TO BE THE INTENSE HEAT.

IT'S GOING TO BUILD IN AREAS FURTHER IN LAND, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE DESERT.

BY THE WEEKEND, YOU WILL SEE SOME RELIEF.

WITH A SLIGHT WEEKEND COOLING TREND.

TEMPERATURES ARE NOT GOING TO DIP DRAMATICALLY, BUT STILL, YOU WILL CERTAINLY FEEL THE CHANGES IN THE AIR.

ESPECIALLY THERE IN THE DESERTS.

COASTAL AREAS REMAIN COOLER FURTHER IN LAND, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DODGE THE EXTREME HEAT AS THE MARINE LAYER HANGS ON.

LOW CLOUDS OF THE NAME OF THE GAME, ESPECIALLY LATE AT NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING.

YOU WILL RUN INTO SOME LOWER VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

61 IN SAN DIEGO.

70 WITH THE HEAT CONTINUING TO BUILD YOUR KIDS HERE THROUGH FRIDAY.

HIGH PRESSURE HAS ANCHORED.

WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT WARMING ON THE WAY.

HIGHS ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS KIND OF HEAT, OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE DANGERS, AS WELL.

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS IN EFFECT FROM THE SPRINGS UP TO THE VALLEY.

THAT'S WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

THIS HEAT IS STICKING WITH US HERE.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE TAKING PLENTY OF PRECAUTIONS, DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, TAKE PLENTY OF COOLING BREAKS, BECAUSE TOMORROW , 107.

MOUNT LAGUNA FEELING THE WARMTH, AS WELL.

73.

RAMONA, 84.

SAN DIEGO AT 68.

IT'S NOT JUST THE AIR TEMPERATURE WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT.

IT'S ALSO THE ACCUWEATHER REAL FEEL TEMPERATURES.

ANYWHERE IN THE DESERT ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST INCLUDING SOCAL, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ACROSS THE TRIPLE DIGIT MARKET AND INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS TEAMS.

IT WILL BE HOTTER THAN WHAT TEMPERATURES ARE READING.

SIMILAR STORY HEADING INTO THURSDAY.

THE HEAT STICKS AROUND.

PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

ALONG THE COAST, YOU WILL SEE SLIGHT WARMING THROUGH FRIDAY.

OVERALL, NOT TOO SHABBY WHEN IT COMES TO OUR TEMPERATURES.

FURTHER IN LAND YOU ARE IN THE 80s.

THURSDAY, STAYING THERE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

GIVEN THE MOUNTAINS ARE GOING TO SEE SOME BIG WARMING ON SUNDAY WITH A HIGH OF 81.

LIKE I SAID, THE DESERTS AND THE HEAT BUILDS THROUGH FRIDAY.

WE WILL SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES DIPPED SLIGHTLY, BUT NOT FOR LONG.

I'M YOUR KPBS NEWS METEOROLOGIST.

>>> CORONADO RESIDENTS WILL HAVE A NEW WAY TO TRAVEL THE ISLAND AS THE CITY LAUNCHES A FREE ELECTRIC SERVICE.

ISLAND EXPRESSED LAUNCHES A NEW DOOR TO DOOR SHUTTLE THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE DURING THE SIX-MONTH PILOT PROGRAM.

RIDERS CAN USE THE SERVICE TO GO ANYWHERE WITHIN CITY LIMITS BY DOWNLOADING THE RIGHT CIRCUIT APPLE CALLING 619-675- 7438.

>>> BARRIO LOGAN WELL KNOWN FOR ITS VIBRANT ARTS AND CULTURE SCENE.

IT A REPORTER TAKES IS THERE FOR A NEW EVENT CELEBRATING THE LATINO COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: PINATA SURFER CELEBRATION.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IN BARRIO LOGAN.

WHILE IT IS A BREWERY FIRST, THE SPACE HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO WHAT FEELS LIKE A PINATA MUSEUM.

>> IT HOLDS A LOT MORE THAN VISUAL APPEAL.

IT'S TRADITIONAL VALUE AND CULTURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CULTIVATE.

I THINK IT'S AMAZING TO HAVE SPACE THAT ALIGNS WITH ARTISTIC VALUES OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

>> THE TWO WEEK LONG PINATA FEST FUTURES VENDORS, LIVE MUSIC AND WORKSHOPS FOR THE PUBLIC LED BY ARTISTS.

SHE ALSO HAS A PINATA ON DISPLAY THAT HONORS HER MEXICAN AND INDIGENOUS ROOTS.

>> I WANTED TO BRING THESE ELEMENTS OF THE CURRENT FIGURE AS WELL AS THESE TWO FACTORS.

BRINGING THEM TOGETHER HAS THE LIFE AND DUALITY IN IT.

HOW WE ARE ABLE TO GROW FROM LIFE AND DEATH.

>> THE EVENT OFFERS THE COMMUNITY A CHANCE TO LEARN SOME HISTORY, TRY PINATA MAKING FOR THEMSELVES AND SEE PROFESSIONAL PIECES THAT STRETCH THE IMAGINATION SAYS FESTIVAL CURATOR ANDY GONZALES.

>> SOME ARE SMALL, SOME ARE BIGGER.

SOME ARE DISPLAYED IN THE CORNERS.

EVEN THE HANDS.

PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT'S A PINATA?

>> Reporter: HE SAYS ALL THE WORKS ON DISPLAY ARE MADE BY ARTISTS FROM TIJUANA, SAN DIEGO AND LOS ANGELES.

>> WE DID NOT WANT THEM TO BRING US PINATA'S THAT YOU COULD FIND AT THE GROCERY STORE.

DEFINITELY OUT-OF-THE-BOX PINATA'S.

SO THEY GOT THE ASSIGNMENT AND THEY DID IT.

SOME OF THESE ARE JUST AMAZING.

>> THEY ARE SYMBOLS OF IDENTITY AND A MEDIA TO TELL STORIES.

THE BREWERY OWNER WANTED TO GIVE THEM A SPACE TO EVOLVE.

>> IF YOU UNDERSTAND THE MEXICAN CULTURE AND THE U.S. CULTURE, YOU CAN DECODE THE ART PIECES ANYWAY WHERE THEY ARE TELLING YOU SOMETHING.

THAT IS WHAT ALL GREAT ART AT THE END OF THE DAY DOES.

IT COMMUNICATES.

>> Reporter: WITH THE MAGIC OF PAPIER-MACHE, CREATIVITY AND THEIR HERITAGE, THESE ARTISTS ARE LOOKING ON TO CARRY TRADITIONS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE LOST.

>> ONE OF MY EARLIEST MEMORIES OF A PINATA WOULD BE MY 7 THROUGH 8th BIRTHDAY.

MY MOM MADE ME SLEEPY PINATA FROM SCRATCH.

A FAVORITE MEMORY.

>> Reporter: THE FESTIVAL IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.

IT RUNS THROUGH JUNE 9th YORK WHILE IT IS AT A BREWERY, IT'S STILL A FAMILY-FRIENDLY FIESTA.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> HERE IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON IN THE NEWSROOM.

WE WILL BE JOINED BY HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS TO DISCUSS PRESIDENT BIDEN'S NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT COULD SHUT DOWN ASYLUM REQUESTS THAT THE BORDER.

A BIOTECH CONFERENCE IS HAPPENING IN SAN DIEGO THIS WEEK.

KPBS IS HOSTING A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRY IN OUR REGION.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON KPBS.ORG.

THANKS FOR JOINING.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING .

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.