FUNDING HOW PLUMBING AIR MODEL OR >>> AS THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS ALONG OUR BORDER CONTINUES IT IS TAKING THE TOLL ON LOCAL IMMIGRANT AND AID ORGANIZATIONS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

ORGANIZATIONS HELPING THE MIGRANTS ARE RUNNING OUT OF MONEY.

>> IT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE CHALLENGE.

>> Reporter: LINDSAY IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRANT OFFENDERS.

ONE OF A HANDFUL OF NONPROFITS HELPING MIGRANTS AT A MAKESHIFT AID CENTER.

SHE SAID SOME MIGRANTS AND UP IN THE STREETS OF SAN DIEGO WITH NOTHING.

AND NO IDEA WHERE THEY ARE.

>> THEY ARE BEING DROPPED, SOME OF THEM WITH LITTLE MORE THAN THE CLOSE ON THEIR BACKS.

JUST AS YOU AND I ARE STANDING HERE WE HAD SOMEONE COME UP AND ASKED WHERE THE CLOSEST AIRPORT WAS.

PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE.

>> Reporter: THE CAMP IS LOCATED AT THE -- COMMUNITY PARK.

MIGRANTS THERE TELL HARROWING STORIES OF THEIR JOURNEY INTO THE U.S. -- IS IT VENEZUELAN ASYLUM SEEKER.

HE SAYS THEY EITHER HAD TO PAY LOCAL GANGS OR DIE.

IT WAS A HORRIBLE SITUATION.

NOW THAT HE IS IN THE U.S.

HE PLANS TO REUNITE WITH FAMILY IN MIAMI AND PURSUE AN ASYLUM CASE IN AN IMMIGRATION COURT.

51% OF ALL ASYLUM CLAIMS HAVE BEEN DENIED IN 2023, ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE INFORMATION CORE.

HE FLED VENEZUELA BECAUSE OF VIOLENCE AND POOR ECONOMIC REASONS.

HE SAID HE WANTED TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR STARTERS.

BORDER PATROL PERSONNEL HAVE STRUGGLED TO DEAL WITH AN INCREASE IN EGO MY CALIBRATION.

THEIR SOLUTION THUS FAR HAS BEEN TO SET UP MAKESHIFT MIGRANT CAMPS.

IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ACTIVISTS SAY THE CAMPS ARE INADEQUATE.

THERE IS NOT ENOUGH FOOD, WATER, OR PROTECTION.

PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS.

-- AS AN ACTIVIST AND HE SAID EVERYONE HAS A LEGAL RIGHT TO SEEK ASYLUM IN THE U.S., EVEN IF THEY ENTERED ILLEGALLY.

>> THE U.S. HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO RESPOND TO THEIR ASYLUM CLAIMS.

THEY ARE FLEEING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS.

>> Reporter: THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SET UP A MOBILE PHONE APP FOR ASSIGNMENT SEEKERS TO SET UP -- TO PREVENT THE CHAOS WE ARE NOW SEEING IN SAN DIEGO.

BUT THE APP IS NOT PRACTICAL FOR PEOPLE FLEEING FOR THEIR LIVES.

>> ONE MOTHER TOLD ME, I CANNOT AFFORD TO WAIT IN A HOTEL.

I JUST CAN'T AFFORD THAT.

ANOTHER WOMAN TOLD ME I HAVE TRIED USING THE APP MULTIPLE TIMES AND IT HAS BEEN THREE MONTHS JUST FAILING TO TRY AND ACCESS IT.

I HAVE NO OTHER OPTIONS.

>> Reporter: BACK AT THE AID CENTER VOLUNTEERS WORK HARD TO MAKE THE BEST OF DIFFICULT SITUATIONS.

>> THESE ARE THE FIRST MOMENTS IN THE U.S.

SO FOR SAN DIEGO IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY REMEMBER THOSE MOMENTS FROM US AS SOMEONE WHO GAVE THEM A HELPING HAND AND MADE SURE THEY WERE SAFE.

>> Reporter: A SPOKESPERSON TOLD KPBS THE CAMP MAY HAVE TO SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF LACK OF FUNDS.

>>> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY THE HOUSE SPEAKER WAS OUSTED FROM HIS POST TODAY.

>> THE OFFICE OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS HEREBY DECLARED VACANT.

>> KEVIN McCARTHY WAS VOTED OUT AS SPEAKER IN A NARROW BOAT.

THIS COMES DAYS AFTER THE REPUBLICAN LEADER RELIED ON DEMOCRATS TO STOP A BILL TO STOP A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

HE SAID HE WILL NOT RUN FOR SPEAKER AGAIN.

>>> WHILE THE HOUSE WAS VOTING OUT ITS SPEAKER THE SENATE WAS WELCOMING ITS NEWEST MEMBER, LAPHONZA BUTLER.

SHE WAS APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM TO COMPLETE THE TERM OF LATE DEMOCRATIC SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN .

BUTLER BECOMES THE FIRST LESBIAN BLACK WOMAN TO JOIN CONGRESS IN U.S. HISTORY.

SHE IS NOT YET SAID WHETHER SHE WILL SEEK THE SENATE SEAT NEXT YEAR.

>>> THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA BROKE GROUND TODAY ON A 21 ACRE PARK ALONG SAN DIEGO BAY.

ALAN SANDERLIN SAID IT IS THE FIRST WORKSPACE COMPLETED AS PART OF THE CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT PARK REDEVELOPMENTS.

>> Reporter: WITH A BLACK AND SHOVELS ON THE GROUND, -- >> IT IS SO EXCITING.

THIS IS REALLY AN EXCITING DAY.

>> Reporter: AND MOORE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THE PARK BUILT.

SHE HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT SINCE SHE WAS THE CITY ATTORNEY MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO.

>> WE REALLY WANTED TO CREATE A VISION THAT INVOLVE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD EVERYBODY INVOLVED.

TO BE PART OF THE VISION.

>> Reporter: PART OF THE VISION INCLUDES REDEVELOPING THE CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT.

THIS PARK IS PART OF THE CHULA VISTA REVITALIZATION EFFORT BRINGING WHAT USED TO BE AN INDUSTRIAL PARK BACK TO PUBLIC USE.

THE PARK IS ENVISIONED MORE AS A NATURAL PRESERVE THAT A TRADITIONAL PARTITION SHOWCASE THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE BAY.

>> WHAT YOU SEE?

YOU SEE GRASSLANDS, MEADOWS, SAND DUNES.

OVERLOOKS SO YOU CAN TAKE IN THE BEAUTIFUL VISTAS OF THE BAY.

IT IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING INCREDIBLE.

>> Reporter: THE PARK HAS ITS FIRST PHASE COMPLETED AND WILL INCORPORATE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PATHS.

WITH SEVERAL PROJECTS IN THE WORKS THEY SAY THEY ARE EXPECTED TO CREATE THOUSANDS OF JOBS AND JUMPSTART THE ECONOMY FOR THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY.?

IT WILL HELP ELEVATE AN UPGRADE THE COMMUNITY, WHERE I GREW UP.

WE ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE PUBLIC ACCESS AND WE WANTED TO HAVE NEWER THINGS.

NOW WE ARE MAKING THAT REALITY.

>> Reporter: THE PARK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED LATE 2024.

>>> OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WE ARE ON THE ROAD TO LOW MID 50s FOR INLAND.

NEAR 60 IN SAN DIEGO.

WE DO HAVE A BIG WARMING TREND DEVELOPING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

YOU CAN SEE DRY AND WARM WEATHER BUILDS ON WEDNESDAY.

THERE WILL BE A GUSTY OFFSHORE WIND THAT PICKS UP, ESPECIALLY FOR THE CANYONS AND PASSES ON THURSDAY.

VERY WARM WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

WE WILL HAVE YOUR FULL FORECAST AND JUST A BIT.

>>> AT THIS HOUR 4500 LOCAL KAISER HEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE STILL SET TO WALK OFF THE JOB TOMORROW.

THEY WOULD JOIN 75,000 KAISER EMPLOYEES IN A NATIONWIDE STRIKE .

NEGOTIATIONS ARE ONGOING.

OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE MADE PROGRESS.

THE STRIKES ARE STARTING AT 6:00 TOMORROW MORNING AT KAISER HOSPITALS ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

KAISER SAID THEY HAVE TEMPORARY WORKERS ON STANDBY.

A COMPANY STATEMENT SAYS KAISER HOSPITALS AND EMERGENCY ROOMS WILL REMAIN OPEN AND PATIENTS WILL BE CONTACTED IF THERE ARE ANY APPOINTMENT CHANGES.

>>> 20,000 CAL STATE STUDENT ASSISTANTS ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO UNIONIZING TONIGHT.

THE GROUP OF CSU WORKERS HAS BEEN CLEARED BY THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD.

THEY ARE HOLDING A UNION ELECTION.

THE STUDENTS WORK ON THE 23 CAMPUSES ACROSS THE CAL STATE SYSTEM.

THEY DO JOBS THAT INCLUDE I.T.

SUPPORT, DORM SECURITY AND CUSTODIAL WORK.

MOST OF THE MAKE MINIMUM WAGE WITH NO SICK TIME OR HEALTH INSURANCE.

AND THEY ARE LIMITED TO 20 HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK.

NOW WITH THE STATE APPROVAL STUDENT ASSISTANTS CAN SCHEDULE A VOTE TO JOIN THE UNION, WHICH IS SUPPORTING THEIR EFFORT.

>> WE KNOW HOW TO NEGOTIATE FOR IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE THE STUDENT ASSISTANTS ENGAGEMENT PROCESS BE BENEFICIAL TO THEM.

WE SEE THE STRUGGLES ARE GOING THROUGH WE WANT TO GET TO THE BARGAINING TABLE QUICKLY WITH CSU AND BEGIN THIS PROCESS.

>> CSU ADMINISTRATION HAS 15 DAYS TO APPEAL TO ALLOW THE UNION VOTE.

IF THERE WAS NO APPEAL NEGOTIATIONS WILL BEGIN TO SCHEDULE AN ELECTION DATE.

>>> FREE RIDE DAY RETURNS TO SAN DIEGO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

ANDREW BOWEN SAID BUSES AND TRAINS WILL BE TOTALLY FREE.

>> Reporter: MTS HAS BEEN CELEBRATING FREE RIDE DAY FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

IT COINCIDES WITH CLEAN AIR DATE, WHEN CALIFORNIA TRIES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF AIR POLLUTION .

AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO FIND WAYS TO MINIMIZE THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT.

CARS ARE THE LARGEST SOURCE OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS LOCALLY .

SO REPLACING CAR TRIPS WITH PUBLIC TRANSIT IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL TOOLS TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> Reporter: MTS HAS BEEN A LEADER IN TECHNOLOGY FROM ALL OUR ELECTRIC TROLLEY SYSTEM, TO ELIMINATING DIESEL BUSES, AND OUR COMMITMENT TO HAVING A ZERO EMISSIONS BUS FLEET BY 2040.

WE WANT NOT ONLY TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED BUT TO DO SO WOULD BLOW TO ZERO EMISSIONS.

>> Reporter: THE FREE RIDES WILL APPLY TO THE NORTH COUNTY DISTRICT AS WELL AND MTS.

TRANSIT OFFICIALS ARE PITCHING IT AS A FUN WAY TO EXPLORE NEW PARTS OF YORK COUNTY.

>> IF YOU ARE CURIOUS ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSIT, OCTOBER 4th IS THE BEST TIME TO NOT ONLY CELEBRATE CLEAN-AIR DAY, BUT TO TAKE TRANSIT TO SOMEWHERE MAYBE YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN OR EVER THOUGHT OF GOING.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN PLAN A TRIP AT ST MTS.COM.

OR GO AND SEE --.COM.

>>> SPEAKING THE FREE, KIDS CAN GET FREE ADMISSION TO DOZENS OF MUSEUMS AND OTHER LOCAL ATTRACTIONS ALL MONTH LONG.

THAT STORY IS COMING UP.

>>> IN OUR ONGOING PUBLIC ART SERIES WE HAVEN'T TOURING THE COUNTY TO VISIT WELL KNOWN AND HINTED ART PIECES.

BRENDAN -- TAKES US TO A GIANT MOSAIC THAT BRINGS THE UNDERWATER WORLD TO LIFE IN CONCRETE AND TILE.

>> Reporter: IT IS STEPS AWAY FROM A SWINGSET SLIDE AND JUNGLE GYM.

IN THE BACKGROUND YOU HEAR CHILDREN IN THE SOUND OF CRASHING WAVES.

IT IS ANOTHER PLAYGROUND OF SORTS MADE OUT OF CONCRETE AND TILE.

THE MAP, AND AS IT IS CALLED, IS A 2500 SQUARE-FOOT MOSAIC.

IT SITS AT THE WALTER MONK EDUCATIONAL PLAZA AT LA JOLLA SHORES.

THIS MASSIVE PIECE DEPICTS THE GRANT CANYONS OF LA JOLLA AS WELL AS OVER 100 SPECIES INDIGENOUS TO CALIFORNIA'S COAST.

ALL IN HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF PIECES OF HANDCARVED TILE.

THIS IS NOT EASY TO MAKE.

IS ONLY POSSIBLE THANKS TO THIS TECHNIQUE BY ROBIN BRILL'S OR ALONG WITH --?

I TEND TO BE A PERSON WHO THINKS BIG.

THIS IS A TECHNIQUE THAT WORKS FOR BIG.

SO THAT FIT RIGHT IN FOR ME.

>> Reporter: THE PROCESS IS A REMIX OF THE CLASSIC MOSAIC TECHNIQUE OF SECURING TILE TO A SURFACE WITH MORTAR AND GROUT.

INSTEAD THIS USES MONOLITHIC CONCRETE PORES.

>> THE MOSAIC ALLOWS US TO WORK LARGE.

ONE JUST WENT IN THIS WEEK AND DID 750 SQUARE FEET.

IT ALSO HAS FIGURED OUT A WAY TO THE CHEMICAL BALANCE OF THE CONCRETE AND WITH THE TECHNIQUES WE PUT INTO IT TO ALLOW IT TO GO IN IN A FREESTYLE ENVIRONMENT.

WE HAVE IT IN ALASKA, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, PLACES WHERE YOU WOULD WOULD NOT NORMALLY BE ABLE TO HAVE EXHIBITS.

>> Reporter: SHE ALSO WORKS WITH -- SHE SAYS THE NEW MOSAIC BEGINS WITH RESEARCH.

>> WHEN I HAVE A PROJECT OR WHEN I IDENTIFY A SITE THAT I WANT TO DO FOR MY OWN, I THINK OF A, I STUDY IT REALLY HARD.

I AM THERE, I WATCH THE SUNRISE, THE MOON SET, WHATEVER.

I TALKED TO THE PEOPLE.

I RESEARCH A LOT IN LIBRARIES.

ALL MY PROJECT PROPOSALS HAVE EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHIES FOR THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE.

>> Reporter: -- HOME STUDIO IS NESTLED IN THE HILLS OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THERE THE SHELVES OF BOOKS ARE EVIDENCE OF THAT SCHOLARLY APPROACH TO PUBLIC ART.

>> WE ARE AT A FUNNY POINT NOW WHERE THE HOUSE DOESN'T HAVE VERY MANY WALLS.

ALL THE WALLS HAVE PAINTINGS OR BOOKSHELVES.

HOW MORE BOOKS WE BUY?

>> Reporter: ONCE THE RESEARCH IS DONE THE NEXT STEP IS DESIGN CONCEPTION.

>> I DO ALL MY MOSAIC LAYOUTS.

I PAID THEM ON CLEAR PLASTIC.

BECAUSE I AM BASICALLY A GLASS ARTIST, I AM MOST COMFORTABLE WORKING WITH GLASS.

THAT IS WHY YOU ARE SEEING THINGS THAT ARE OLDER GLASS.

SO I PAINT ON BOTH SIDES OF A PIECE OF CLEAR PLASTIC LIKE THIS AND I CAN REALLY GET THE EFFECT I WANT OF WHAT THE MOSAIC WILL BE LIKE.

>> Reporter: IN THE LABOR- INTENSIVE WORK OF HAND CUTTING EACH PIECE OF TILE BEGINS.

IN THE MOSAIC PROCESS TILES ARE SECURED UPSIDE DOWN TO MESH WITH WATER-BASED LUBE.

AFTER THE LAYOUT IS COMPLETE IT IS TIME TO INSTALL THE MOSAIC.

THIS IS DONE BY CONCRETE PROFESSIONALS.

>> SO THEY TAKE IT AND LAID UPSIDE DOWN AND LET THE CONCRETE POUR.

PULL OFF THE PLASTIC.

THEN WHEN THE CONCRETE HAS BEGUN TO SET A LITTLE BIT, ENOUGH TO HOLD THE TILES, THEN THEY PEELED THE MESH BACK IN THE TILES ARE THERE IN PLACE.

NO MESH, GROUTING, BUCKETS, OR BACK WRECKING WORK.

>> Reporter: WE WERE BETTER TO GET A BETTER IDEA OF HOW THE SKILLED CRAFTSMEN INSTALLED IT.

>> IMAGINE PUTTING THIS MUCH TILE IN YOUR KITCHEN.

SO WHAT THEY WERE DOING, AND WHAT HAND THEY WERE TRAILING THIS ONE IN AND THEY WERE UP TO THEIR ANKLES AND LEVELING IT IN THE BRINGING IN THE NEXT ONE AT THE SAME TIME.

IT IS THE BALLET OF THE HIGHEST ORDER OF HOW THEY PUT IT TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: ALL OF THIS WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE WALTER MONK'S -- MONK IS WIDELY CONSIDERED TO BE THE FATHER OF MOTOR OCEANOGRAPHY.

WHILE HE DIED IN 2019 BEFORE THE MAP WAS FINISHED, HE CONTINUES THE LEGACY OF TEACHING ABOUT THE OCEANS AND ANIMALS THAT CALL IT HOME.

THE BEAUTY OF PUBLIC ART, IT IS FOR EVERYONE.

>> I WAS JUST TALKING TO MY COLLABORATORS, KELSEY HARTLEY, ON THE PHONE.

SHE WAS POINTING OUT AND THIS TIME RIGHT NOW MORTGAGES ARE EXPENSIVE, COVID-19 IS LEFT PEOPLE WITHOUT JOBS, THERE WAS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE WORLD.

WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT PUBLIC ART IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS YOU CAN INTERACT AND OWN IT ON YOUR OWN.

I LOVE THE FACT THAT MY THINGS DON'T BELONG TO ANYBODY AND THEY BELONG TO EVERYBODY.

AND YOU COULD BE HERE AT MIDNIGHT OR THREE IN THE MORNING.

YOU COULD BE HOMELESS, YOU CAN HAVE THE BIGGEST HOUSE IN LA JOLLA, YOU WILL GET TO EXPERIENCE IT AT THE SAME TIME AND IN THE SAME WAY.

>> Reporter: FROM 31 FOOT GRAY WHALE TO A LIFE-SIZE.

IT GIVES PEOPLE THE CHOICE TO EXPLORE THE OCEAN WITHOUT HAVING TO GET WET.

>> TO SEE MORE PUBLIC ART STORIES AND TELL US WHAT ART PIECES WE SHOULD COVER YOU CAN GO TO KPBS .ORG.

>>> IT IS TIME TO START MAKING FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS AGAIN.

THE PANDEMIC AEROPAUSE ON PAYMENTS OFFICIALLY ENDED ON SUNDAY.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS INSTITUTED A GRACE PERIOD FOR MISSED PAYMENTS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2024.

THE DEAL WHERE INTEREST WILL STILL ACCRUE DURING THAT TIME.

BEYOND THAT THE INSTITUTE OF STUDENT LOANS, BORROWERS, ENCOURAGES BORROWERS NOW TO DEFAULT.

>> YOU WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACT ON YOUR CREDIT REPORT, WHICH CAN AFFECT OTHER THINGS LIKE BUYING A HOUSE.

THE INTEREST RATES ON YOUR CREDIT CARDS, CAR LOAN, SO ON.

DEFAULT REALLY SHOULD BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS.

>> BORROWERS IN DEFAULT ON THEIR STUDENT LOANS COULD HAVE THEIR FEDERAL TAX REFUND OR EVEN PART OF THEIR PAYCHECK WITHHELD.

ADVISORS RECOMMEND BORROWERS USE THE LOAN SIMULATOR TOOL TO DETERMINE WHICH REPAYMENT OPTION IS BEST FOR THEM.

>>> A SCIENTIST AT THE KNOTT MUSEUM USES MACRO TECHNOLOGY TO SEE AND UNDERSTAND THE BUDS AND ARACHNIDS.

THOMAS FUDGE SPOKE TO THE NEW ENTOMOLOGY CURATOR.

>> Reporter: THIS IS AN ARACHNID FROM THE ISLAND OF TASMANIA.

-- TOOK THIS PHOTOGRAPH DURING A TRIP THERE AFTER CAPTURING THE RARE CREATURE WITH HIS CAMERA THE REACTION TO IT HAS BEEN KIND OF FUNNY.

>> WHAT I PUT PHOTOS OF THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT THIS WAS FROM THE OCEAN.

I HAD TO CORRECT MULTIPLE PEOPLE.

THEY SAID IT'S AMAZING WHAT WE CAN FIND IN THE OCEAN.

I SAID NO, THIS IS FROM UNDERNEATH -- >> Reporter: HE TOOK UP MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY AFTER HE GOT FRUSTRATED WITH THE POOR PHOTOS HE WAS GOING TO TAKE TO HIS MICROSCOPE.

HE SAID TAKING ON THE CLOSE PHOTOGRAPHS HELP YOU GET TO KNOW THE CREATURE MUCH BETTER.

>> YOU SEE HOW THEY MOVE.

YOU'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE FINE DETAILS OF HOW THEY LOOK AND MAYBE THINGS WOULD NOTICE JUST FROM SOMEBODY ELSE'S PHOTOGRAPH.

WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE CAMERA AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT THEM AND YOU SEE THIS WEIRD STRUCTURE YOU WANT TO FOCUS ON IT.

>> Reporter: HE ATTENDED THE SAN DIEGO STATE AND GOT HIS PHD FROM UC RIVERSIDE.

HE SPENT FIVE YEARS AT HARVARD AS A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW.

HE HAS FOCUSED HIS STUDIES ON ARACHNIDS, ALSO CALLED DADDY LONG LEGS.

LIKE THIS ONE, WHICH IS VERY COMMON IN THE U.S.

THESE ARACHNIDS ARE NOT SPIDERS AND IT IS EASY TO TELL THEM APART.

>> SPIDERS WILL HAVE TWO BODY PARTS.

BUT -- WILL HAVE IT FUSED.

SO THEY ARE BASICALLY A BALL WITH LEGS.

THAT IS EASY WAY TO TELL THEM APART.

THEY DON'T HAVE VENOM, FANGS, THEY DON'T HAVE WEBS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

THEY ARE COMPLETELY HARMLESS.

>> Reporter: HE DESCRIBES THEM SIMPLY BUT -- COMES IN MANY VARIETIES.

THIS ONE ORIGINALLY IS FROM EUROPE NOW SEEN ALONG THE U.S. EASTERN SEABOARD.

HE FOUND ONE IN A PARK WHERE HE ATE LUNCH WILL GOING TO HARVARD.

HE IS A SOCAL NATIVE WHO FELL IN LOVE NATURE AND A VERY EARLY AGE.

HE SAYS TO GO INTO NATURE HE HAD TO JUST GO ACROSS FROM THE STREET.

>> I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO BUGS OR ANYTHING.

I SAW A GIANT CENTIPEDE.

AND IT SCARED ME BUT I COULDN'T LOOK AWAY.

>> Reporter: NOW HE IS COLLECTING THOSE CREEPING CREATURES IN SAN DIEGO.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE HEAT IS BUILDING ACROSS MUCH OF CELLARING CALIFORNIA.

TURNING HOT LATER THIS WEEK.

A BIG CHANGE FROM WHERE WE WERE LAST WEEKEND.

THERE WILL BE A BIT OF A GUSTY DOWNSLOPING WIND DEVELOPING.

SO A HINT OF THE SENATE AND A WIN FOR SOME.

THANKFULLY WE WILL HAVE SOME DAMPNESS AROUND.

WE DON'T EXPECT THE FIRE DANGER TO BE OUT-OF-CONTROL BUT WHENEVER THE DOWNSLOPING WIND DOES INCREASE IT ENTERS THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF A CONCERN.

WE DO HAVE PATCHY COASTAL FOG OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

ESPECIALLY LATER THIS WEEK.

PATCHY LOW CLOUDS.

60 DEGREES FOR YOU LOAN THE CITY.

NEAR THE COAST, THE FUTURE CAST WITH FUTURE RADAR SHOWING THE CLOUDS WELL OFFSHORE.

WE WILL NOT SEE DENSE FOG ANYTIME TOO SOON.

LATER THIS WEEK IT WILL BECOME A BIT MORE OF A CONCERN.

WE WILL HAVE MORE DRY AND WARM WET WEATHER FOR US ON WEDNESDAY.

RAMONA 90, BORREGO SPRINGS 93.

MT.

LAGUNA IS THE PLACE TO BE, 62 FOR YOUR HIGH ON WEDNESDAY.

VERY WARM THURSDAY OFFSHORE BREEZE BEING DRIVEN BY HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH.

CLOCKWISE FLOW STEERS THE WIND OFFSHORE.

TO SOME EXTENT IT NULLIFIES THE IMPACT THE OCEAN HAS ON US, OR AT LEAST IT MUTES IT A SMIDGE.

COASTAL AREAS WE WERE WARMING UP TO 83 ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

JUST A LITTLE CLOUD COVER NEAR THE COAST IN A FEW CASES TO THE WEEKEND OVER THE MORNING HOURS.

BUT OTHERWISE A BRIGHT TIME.

INLAND AREAS ARE HITTING UP WELL.

93 ON THURSDAY, 90 FRIDAY, 93 SATURDAY.

THE HEAT BACKS OFF A SMIDGE LATER IN THE WEEKEND.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS, THIS IS WHERE WE ARE PROTECTED FROM THE HEAT.

IF YOU LIKE THE COOLER WEATHER UPPER 60s.

IT WILL BE BREEZY ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

THE DESERT IS BACK UP TO THE CENTURY MARK ON SATURDAY.

THAT IS OR HOW TO STAY.

WE SUBTRACT FOUR DEGREES AS WE STEP IN THE SUNDAY.

THE HEAT WILL START TO AT LEAST RELAX A BIT FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND.

I'M METEOROLOGIST GEOFF CORNISH.

>>> REFINE AND LEARNING ARE HAPPENING IN DIRECTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

MJ PEREZ TELLS US THERE IS A RECORD NUMBER OF FREEBIES TO EXPLORE THIS OCTOBER.

>> Reporter: THE WOW FACTOR IS OFF THE CHARTS HERE AT THE SAN DIEGO NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM IN BALBOA PARK.

DANIEL DREARY AND HER NINE-YEAR- OLD DAUGHTER ARE EXPLORING THE PAST AND THE MANY FEATURES OF DINOSAURS THAT ONCE ROAMED THE EARTH.

>> IT IS TACTILE LEARNING OUT OF A BOOK.

YOU CAN ONLY LEARN SO MUCH.

IF YOUR HANDS ON ENGAGING WITH AN OBJECT, YOU GET TO LEARN MORE.

>> Reporter: EVERY OCTOBER THE SAN DIEGO MUSEUM COUNCIL OPENS IT AND OTHER MUSEUMS FREE TO CHILDREN.

IN MANY CASES FREE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.

60 MUSEUMS AND ATTRACTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY HAVE FREEBIES AND GUARANTEED ON THIS MONTH.

THAT INCLUDES THE USS MIDWAY, THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST REALM YOU MUSEUM, THE FLEET SCIENCE CENTER, AND THE COMIC-CON MUSEUM.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET DRESSED UP TO COME TO THE MUSEUM.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

IT IS ABOUT COMING AND HAVING FUN.

YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED WHEN YOU SEE IT INSIDE.

>> Reporter: PARENTS GET AN EDUCATION ALONG WITH THEIR CHILDREN, WHO ARE INQUISITIVE AND INTELLIGENT.

>> MY FAVORITE MUSEUM IS THE MUSEUM OF MUSIC.

I'M HALF IRISH AND THE HARP IS THE NATIONAL INSTRUMENT OF IRELAND.

>> YOU LEARN WHERE THINGS HAVE COME FROM.

AND ALSO WHERE THINGS COME FROM IN THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: A MONTH FULL OF FREE MUSEUM VISITS IS CERTAINLY EDUCATIONAL.

BUT IT IS ALSO ABOUT ACCESS FOR FAMILIES WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE GET TO EXPERIENCE IT.

THE FREE MUSEUM CRAWL ACROSS THE COUNTY IS ESPECIALLY TARGETED TO FAMILIES WITH VERY YOUNG CHILDREN, WHO ARE MEMBERS OF MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.

THE FIRST FIVE SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF THE SPONSORS.

>> THE MUSEUMS ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB OF REALLY MEETING ALL OF THE SENSES.

BUT WE HEAR, SEE, TOUCH, FEEL, IS SO IMPORTANT FOR OUR LITTLE ONES AND THEIR BRAIN DEVELOPMENT.

>> Reporter: THAT DEVELOP ALONG WITH THE FUN AND EDUCATION ARE JUST GETTING STARTED.

>>> WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FREE SAN DIEGO PROMOTIONS ON KPBS.ORG.

>>> YOU BE JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.