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>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

NEW FALLOUT TONIGHT INVOLVING THAT VIRAL VIDEO ALLEGEDLY SHOWING A WHITE CAMPUS OFFICER USING A KNEE TO THE NECK TO RESTRAIN A BLACK STUDENT INVOLVED IN A FIGHT, IT HAPPENED AT VALHALLA HIGH AND NOW COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS ARE DEMANDING ANSWERS.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER ANGIE PEREZ HAS OUR REPORT.

>> Reporter: THE VIDEO HAS SPLATTERED ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA SINCE IT WAS FIRST CAPTURED AUGUST 31st.

IT WAS IN THE OUTDOOR LUNCH COURT AT BALA HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE TWO STUDENTS IN A FIGHT.

WHAT IS NOT CLEAR IS WHY ONE OF THE WHITE CAMPUS SUPERVISORS ALLEGEDLY ENDED UP ON THE GROUND, RESTRAINING ONE OF THE YOUNG BLACK GIRLS WITH HIS KNEE.

>> PUTTING HER STOMACH TO THE GROUND AND PUTTING HIS KNEE TO THE BACK DOOR NEAR THE BACK OF HER NECK, WHERE DOES HE GET THE LOGIC THAT THAT KIND OF ACTION BETWEEN A SCHOOL SUPERVISOR AND A CHILD IS OKAY?

>> Reporter: SHANE HARRIS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS ARE DEMANDING ANSWERS AND INFORMATION FROM THE GROSSMONT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SUPERINTENDENT TERESA KEMPER RELEASED A VIDEO RESPONSE LAST WEEK, ACKNOWLEDGING THE INCIDENT ON THE VALHALLA CAMPUS , BUT WILL NOT SAY ANYMORE UNTIL AN INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED.

>> WE KNOW THE FEMALE STUDENT INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT IS IN FOSTER CARE.

WE ALSO KNOW SHE HAS NOT RETURNED TO SCHOOL.

BECAUSE OF CONFIDENTIALITY, ANY OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT HER IS BEING KEPT PRIVATE.

>> Reporter: HER PARENTS ARE THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THAT IS WHO IS ENTRUSTED WITH THIS YOUNG LADY'S SAFETY, THAT IS WHO SHOULD BE TALKING RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAIRMAN NATHAN FLETCHER KNOWS WHERE THE BUCK STOPS WHEN IT COMES TO THE SAFETY OF FOSTER CHILDREN.

THE COUNTY HAS ALMOST 2100 CHILDREN IN ITS CARE RIGHT NOW.

>> FOLKS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN ANY SECURITY OR LAW ENFORCEMENT SITUATION HAVE NOT LEARNED BY NOW, YOU OUGHTS NEVER PUT YOUR KNEE ON SOMEONE'S HEAD OR NECK, THAT IS A PROBLEM.

AS A COUNTY WE WILL LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE RIGOROUSLY AND DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ENSURE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

THERE THESE COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS WILL MEET WITH THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

WHILE THE CAMPUS SUPERVISOR INVOLVED REMAINS ON PAID LEAVE.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> A RECORD NUMBERED OF COVID DEATHS IN ONE DAY, THAT IS WHAT A LOCAL HOSPITAL IS REPORTING AND IT COMES AS THE COUNTY NEARS THE 4000 MARK IN PANDEMIC DEATHS.

ALSO TONIGHT, 2.1 MILLION CINDY AKINS ARE NOW FULLY VACCINATED.

HERE IS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE REGION'S LARGEST HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS IS REPORTING A SINGLE DATE COVID-19 DEATH RECORD.

>> FROM LAST THURSDAY UNTIL THIS MORNING, WE HAVE HAD 21 DEATHS.

AND THE HIGHEST WAS ON SATURDAY WITH SIX DEATHS.

THAT IS JUST, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T EVEN DESCRIBE WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE.

KNOWING THAT THESE ARE ALL PREVENTABLE DEATHS, 92% OF OUR PATIENTS ARE NOT VACCINATED.

AND WE DID NOT HAVE TO BE HERE AGAIN.

>> Reporter: THIS DR. IS THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AT SCRIPPS HEALTH, SHE SAYS AS OF TUESDAY, THEIR SYSTEM IS SEEING 162 HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS WITH 51 IN THE ICU.

>> Reporter: AS OF THIS MORNING, WE ONLY HAVE SEVEN STAFF INTENSIVE CARE UNIT BEDS.

FORGET COVID FOR A MINUTE, IF YOU'RE IN A CAR ACCIDENT OR HAVE A HEART ATTACK WE HAVE SEVEN BEDS THAT ARE STAFFED IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT RIGHT NOW.

THAT IS NOT A LOT OF BEDS .

IT IS ACROSS THE SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: SCRIPPS IS ALSO AT CAPACITY WITH LIFE-SAVING HEART/LUNG BYPASS MACHINES AND SHE SAYS THEY ARE DEALING WITH STAFFING ISSUES.

>> SOME PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO BE IN HEALTHCARE ANYMORE, THEY HAVE HAD ENOUGH.

AND PEOPLE ARE GETTING TIRED.

THEY DO NOT WANT TO PICK UP EXTRA SHIFTS ANYMORE.

LIKE THEY DID THE FIRST TIME AROUND.

>> Reporter: IT IS EVEN DIFFICULT TO FIND TRAVEL NURSES WILLING TO WORK RIGHT NOW, ADDING SHE IS HOPING NOT TO SEE AN INCREASE IN PATIENTS FROM THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

>> WE HAD THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND AND I SIGN A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITHOUT THEIR MASKS, HOSPITALIZATION START TWO WEEKS LATER AND A WEEK AFTER THAT WE GET MORE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT MISSIONS.

>> Reporter: SCRIPPS IS ALSO SEEING A LOW NUMBER OF BREAKER INFECTIONS, THOSE ARE IN PEOPLE THAT ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

OF THE 21 RECENT DEATHS, MANY HAD UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS WITH AGES RANGING FROM 50 TO 99 YEARS OLD.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FOR THE LATEST ON THE PANDEMIC AND RESOURCES, CHECK OUT THE TRACKING COVID-19 SECTION AT KPBS.ORG.

THAT INCLUDES DETAILS ON VACCINES, THE LATEST CASE NUMBERS AND OUR LOCAL REPORTING.

YOU CAN GET THERE BY CLICKING THE LINK ON OUR HOMEPAGE.

>>> A NEW WORKFORCE PROGRAM IS EXPECTED TO PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE FOR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN SAN DIEGO.

MORE ON HOW IT WORKS.

>> Reporter: I COMPLETED AN INTERNSHIP AND AM NOW AN OFFICIAL SALES ASSOCIATE AT MY LOCAL OLD NAVY.

>> Reporter: WITH A LITTLE BIT OF TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP, THIS WOMAN WAS ABLE TO TURN HER INTERNSHIP INTO A PAINT JOB.

IT IS A SUCCESS STORY THE MAYOR OF SAN DIEGO IS HOPING TO MAKE POSSIBLE FOR THOUSANDS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

HE ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF A NEW WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUNG ADULTS AGES 16 TO 24.

THE MILLION-DOLLAR PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO WILL GEAR UP YOUNG CINDY AKINS WITH TRAINING AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES.

>> WHOEVER IS CLAIMING THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH WORKERS OUT THERE, WE KNOW THERE IS AN UNTAPPED RESOURCE.

>> Reporter: WITH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES REMAINING HIGH AMONG YOUNG ADULTS, SHE SAYS A PROGRAM LIKE THIS IS NEEDED TO HELP YOUNG CINDY AKINS BUILD A FUTURE.

THE SAN DIEGO ZOO IS ONE OF THE PARTNERS IN THE WORKFORCE PROGRAM AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN EMPLOYING THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

THE CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER AT THE ZOO SAYS THEY HAVE MANY ENTRY-LEVEL OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW.

>> THERE ARE PEOPLE IN MANAGEMENT POSITIONS NOW THEY GOT THEIR FIRST OPPORTUNITY IN THOSE ENTRY-LEVEL POSITIONS.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS SHE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO HER FUTURE NOW THAT SHE IS ON THE RIGHT PATH.

>> I THOUGHT IT WOULD JUST BE THE INTERNSHIP BUT I ENDED UP LIKING IT, I AM MORE SOCIAL AND MORE EAGER TO WORK AND EVEN HAPPY THAT I GOT THIS OPPORTUNITY.

>> Reporter: SHE HOPES THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WILL BENEFIT PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDERSERVED.

>> SOMETIMES SOME PEOPLE DO NOT GET THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY SHOULD, JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

>> Reporter: FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN APPLYING TO THE PROGRAM YOU CAN VISIT WORKFORCE.ORGéGETAJOB.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> AS A RECALL ELECTION DRAWS CLOSER, SOME HIGH-PROFILE FIGURES ARE DEPLOYING THEIR SUPPORT FOR GOVERNOR CASANOVA NEWSOM.

THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS PRESIDENT BIDEN IS PLANNING TO COME TO CALIFORNIA EARLY NEXT WEEK BUT THAT DOES NOT GET A LOT OF TIME TO CAMPAIGN BEFORE ELECTION DAY ON SEPTEMBER 14th.

THE VAST MAJORITY OF VOTES WILL HAVE ALREADY BEEN CAST EARLY AND THROUGH MAIL-IN BALLOTS.

SEA IT IS GAVIN NEWSOM VERSUS A REPUBLICAN.

AND OTHER DEMOCRATIC LEADERS AND ALL THE MAJOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES WENT ALONG WITH THAT STRATEGY.

IF GAVIN NEWSOM WINS, THEN THAT STRATEGY PAID OFF BECAUSE I THINK WE CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT THE SUPPORT HERE THAT GAVIN NEWSOM IS GAINING SEEMS TO BE PEOPLE WHO REALLY ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE OTHER ALTERNATIVES.

THAT IT IS A BIG GAMBLE, THERE IS NO PLAN B FOR DEMOCRATS AND IF GAVIN NEWSOM CANNOT PULL THIS ONE OUT, THAT STRATEGY OF LEAVING NO DEMOCRATIC MAINSTAY ON THE REPLACEMENT BALLOT AND RISKING MAKING IT GAVIN NEWSOM OR NOTHING, THAT BIG GAMBLE IF IT DOES NOT PAY OFF, WILL BE A HUGE LOSS FOR DEMOCRATS IN ONE OF THE NATION WITH KEEP LEWIS STATES.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS IS EXPECTED TO JOIN THE GOVERNOR FOR AN EVENT HERE IN CALIFORNIA TOMORROW.

>>> WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHAT CAUSED A U.S. NAVY HELICOPTER CRASH THAT KILLED FIVE CREWMEMBERS.

IT HAPPENED ON AUGUST 31st, ABOUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFF THE COAST OF SAN DIEGO.

ACCORDING TO A NAVAL REPORT, THE HELICOPTER WAS LANDING ON THE DECK OF THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN WHEN IT EXPERIENCED SIDE TO SIDE VIBRATIONS.

THAT CAUSED THE MAIN ROTOR TO HIT THE FLIGHT DECK AND THEN KNOCK THE HELICOPTER OVER THE SIDE OF THE SHIP.

ONE SAILOR WAS RESCUED, THE OTHER FIVE CREWMEMBERS ON BOARD WERE DECLARED DEAD ON SATURDAY AFTER DAYS OF SEARCHING.

>>> A FIRST OF ITS KIND, INVESTIGATION ABOUT OLDER ADULTS WHO ARE HOMELESS ON THE STREETS OF SAN DIEGO WAS RELEASED TODAY.

MELISSA MAY HAS DETAILS ON WHAT IT REVEALS.

>> ALL MY RESOURCES WERE GONE AND I ENDED UP HOMELESS SLEEPING IN MY CAR.

>> Reporter: SYLVIA MARTINEZ USED TO HOLD A CORPORATE JOB, SHE BECAME HOMELESS IN 2010 AFTER BEING MISDIAGNOSED WITH A BRAIN TUMOR.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OVER 55.

THERE ARE NO RESOURCES UNLESS YOU HAVE A JOB.

THERE ARE NO RESOURCES.

AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE A JOB, YOU END UP HOMELESS, AND THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME.

>> Reporter: THE FACTS IN THIS STUDY ARE SOBERING BUT THE SOLUTIONS ARE ACHIEVABLE.

>> Reporter: PAUL DOWNEY IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF SERVING SENIORS, A NONPROFIT FOCUSED ON ASSISTING LOW INCOME AND HOMELESS OLDER ADULTS.

TODAY THEY RELEASED A REPORT ON THE NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR THAT RISK OF LOSING THEIR HOMES.

>> Reporter: OVER QUARTER, ABOUT 2000 OF THE FOLKS ON THE STREET IN SAN DIEGO, ARE OVER THE AGE OF 55.

88% OF THEM BECAME HOMELESS HERE IN SAN DIEGO AND 43% OF THEM ARE HOMELESS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>> Reporter: THEIR STUDY FOUND MANY HOMELESS SENIORS ARE ON THE STREETS BECAUSE THEY CAN NO LONGER AFFORD A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS.

>> MOST OF THE SENIORS THAT ARE OUT THERE ON THE STREETS ARE HOMELESS, THINGS LIKE ILLNESS, RAISING HOUSING PRICES, LOSS OF A JOB OR CAREGIVING EXPENSES FOR A SPOUSE CONTRIBUTE TO A FINANCIAL COLLAPSE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE LINES BETWEEN HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS IS A VERY THIN ONE.

>> MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE INTERVIEWED REPORT AN ADDITIONAL $300 A MONTH OR LESS WAS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING HOUSED AND ON HOUSED.

>> Reporter: THE REPORT INCLUDES A LIST OF POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS INCLUDING PROVIDING MORE RESOURCES FOR SENIORS AT HOMELESS SHELTERS AND EVEN FINDING A WAY TO PROVIDE THAT EXTRA $300 A MONTH.

COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THE REPORT GIVES THEM PARTICULAR INSIGHT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND CAN HELP GUIDE AND FOCUS THEIR EFFORTS TO HELP OLDER PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS.

LIKE MARTINEZ, WHO NOW HAS A ROOF OVER HER HEAD.

>> WE DO NOT ALL HAVE MENTAL HEALTH, WE DON'T ALL HAVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE, WE DON'T ALL LACK SKILLS TO GET A JOB.

IT IS THE HOMELESSNESS.

>> Reporter: MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE NOW ISSUING VIOLATIONS TO BUSINESSES WHOSE PARK LET'S VIOLATE CITY AND STATE REGULATIONS.

ROUGHLY 435 TEMPORARY OUTDOOR PERMITS WERE ISSUED ALLOWING BUSINESSES TO OPERATE IN THE STREET AND ON SIDEWALKS WHEN INDOOR SERVICE WAS NOT ALLOWED UNDER CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS.

THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO EXTEND THE OUTDOOR PERMITS THROUGH JULY OF 2022, BUT SAID OWNERS MUST COMPLY WITH CITY REGULATIONS.

AFTER TWO DEADLINE EXTENSIONS, TODAY, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS STARTED INSPECTIONS.

>> OF THE REFLECTORS.

IT DOES NOT COME OUT INTO THE TRAFFIC LANE.

IT IS STAYING IN THE AREA, IN FRONT OF THE BUSINESS.

SO IT IS GOOD.

>> Reporter: BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY WITH THINGS LIKE MOVING OFF AT RED CURBS OR REMOVING OUTDOOR ROOFS.

OTHERWISE THEY FACE A HEARING WHERE THEY COULD BE FINED UP TO $100 PER DAY PER VIOLATION.

THAT IS DOWN FROM THE ORIGINAL THREAT OF $1000 PER VIOLATION PER DAY.

>>> SAN DIEGO'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN SET AMBITIOUS GOALS TO CUT BACK ON DRIVING.

THE CITY HAS ALSO ENDORSED VISION ZERO, A MOVEMENT TO ELIMINATE TRAFFIC DEATHS BY MAKING STREETS SAFER FOR PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS.

BUT, METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS TWO RECENT STREET PROJECTS SHOW THE CITY OFTEN WORKS AGAINST ITS OWN OBJECTIVES.

>> Reporter: IT IS A SUNNY AFTERNOON AND CROWDS OF HIGH SCHOOLERS ARE HANGING OUT AT FAIR AT 44, A BRIGHTLY DECORATED PLAZA ON EL CAJON BOULEVARD BETWEEN CITY HEIGHTS AND TALMADGE.

IN THE CORNER SINCE THIS FOOD TRUCK.

IT IS PUERTO RICAN AND DOMINICAN CUISINE IS A HIT WITH THE NEIGHBORS.

>> OUR SPECIALTY IS A PLANTING SANDWICH.

IT IS A SICKLY TWO FRIED PLANTATIONS, LETTUCE, TOMATO, MAYO, YOUR CHOICE OF STEAK OR PORK.

>> Reporter: AS THIS HAS BEEN GOOD IN THE FIVE MONTHS SHE HAS BEEN AT THIS LOCATION THAT SOMETIMES SHE FEARS FOR HER CUSTOMER'S SAFETY, WHILE THEY SIT AND ENJOY THEIR FOOD, CARS ZOOM BY.

THIS IS ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S DEADLIEST STREETS.

DRIVERS OFTEN SPEED AND RUN RED LIGHTS.

SHE HAS SEEN SOME HORRIFIC CRASHES AND ONE OF THEM -- >> THE CAR WAS TOTALLY FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.

MY HUSBAND HAD TO PULL THE PASSENGERS OUT OF THE VEHICLE.

THERE WAS ANOTHER ACCIDENT THAT A CAR HIT ANOTHER CAR AND ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE IN THE MEDIAN AND THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED THROUGH THE PASSENGER DOOR.

>> Reporter: GIVEN HOW DANGEROUS EL CAJON BOULEVARD IS ALREADY, SHE WAS SHOCKED WHEN SHE LEARNED THE CITY IS PLANNING ON WINDING IT FURTHER, BUT WANTS TO SHRINK THE SIZE OF THE PLAZA AND ADD A NEW RIGHT TURN LANE FOR MURDEROUS.

>> I THOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE CRAZY.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD ADD A LOT TO THE CHAOS THAT IS ALREADY HERE.

>> Reporter: CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEERS ARE FORCING THE DEVELOPER OF AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT ON THIS BLOCK TO PAY FOR THE WIDENING.

IT IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW CAR CENTRIC PLANNING HAS QUIETLY CONTINUED IN SAN DIEGO, THAT IS DESPITE PLEDGES FROM CITY LEADERS TO MAKE STREETS SAFER AND MORE PEDESTRIAN, BIKE AND TRANSIT ORIENTED.

THERE IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE ACROSS TOWN IN BAY PARK.

>> ONE THING YOU NOTICE WHEN YOU START TO WALK ALONG THE BOULEVARD IS THAT THE SIDEWALKS ARE NOT ACTUALLY COMPLETE.

>> Reporter: WHITNEY LIVES NEAR A TROLLEY STATION DUE TO OPEN IN NOVEMBER PURCHASES AREN'T ENOUGH WAYS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BIKES TO SAFELY ACCESS THE STATION, SO SHE HAS BEEN ORGANIZING HER NEIGHBORS TO DEMAND BETTER.

>> WE SPENT $2 MILLION ON THIS TROLLEY.

IF YOU JUST WALK THIS ROAD, THERE IS LITERALLY NO ACCESS IF YOU ARE NOT IN A CAR.

IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.

AND IT IS NOT GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE TROLLEY STATION, MARINA BOULEVARD WAS NARROWED FROM FOUR LANES TO TWO, SHE SAID SHE LIKED IT BETTER THAT WAY.

>> TRAFFIC GOT A LITTLE CONGESTED FOR LIKE, TWO WEEKS, AFTER THAT IT WAS PRETTY SMOOTH SAILING.

BUT THE TRAFFIC WAS MUCH SLOWER, SO YOU WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 35 MILES AN HOUR ON THIS ROAD WHEN IT WAS ONE LANE EACH WAY.

>> Reporter: WHEN CONSTRUCTION ENDED, THE ROAD WAS WIDENED AGAIN.

NOW DRIVERS TREATED LIKE A FREEWAY.

>> EXPANDING THE ROAD CAPACITY IS OFTEN TIMES THE FIRST INSTINCT OF A TRAFFIC ENGINEER.

>> Reporter:: PARENT IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE NONPROFIT THINK TANK CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO.

HE SAYS THE NEW GOALS IS SET OUT IN THE CITY'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN SHOULD HAVE CHANGED THIS DRIVING FIRST MINDSET BUT JUST MAKING A PLAN IS NOT ENOUGH.

>> THEY ARE NOT SELF-EXECUTING POLICIES.

ANY CITY HAS TO HAVE IMPLEMENTED POLICIES THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE VALUES IN THOSE LARGER DOCUMENTS.

SO FOR STREETS, THAT IS THINGS LIKE COMPLETE STREETS PLANS OR THE ROAD DESIGN MANUALS, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.

AND A LOT OF CITIES, INCLUDING SAN DIEGO, HAVE NOT CAUGHT UP TO THE VALUE STATEMENTS THAT THERE'LL ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE SIGNED ONTO.

>> Reporter: BACK WHERE THE FRUIT STRUCK SETS, THE CONSTRUCTION TO FURTHER WIDEN OF GABON BOULEVARD HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED YET.

SHE HAS NOT GIVEN UP HOPE THAT THE MERE WILL INTERVENE.

>> IT IS SOMETHING WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REVERSE IN THE FUTURE AND I THINK THE TRAFFIC IS SO BAD RIGHT NOW, WE NEED TO BE THINKING MORE, HOW WE CAN REDUCE THE TRAFFIC AND REDUCE THE SPEED OF THE CARS.

I THINK ADDING A LIEN IS NOT GOING TO DO THAT.

I THINK ADDING A LIEN WILL ADD MORE TRAFFIC, MORE CARS, MORE ACCIDENTS.

>> Reporter: THE MAYOR HAS NOT YET SAID WHETHER HE WILL STOP THE WIDENING FOR HIS PRESS SECRETARY SENT US THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT.

LIKE OTHER ISSUES WE HAVE INHERITED FROM THE PRIOR ADMINISTRATION, THE CITY NEEDS TO LOOK BACK AT THIS PROJECT AND MAKE SURE IT IS CONSISTENT WITH MAYOR GLORIA'S GOALS.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FIREFIGHTERS ARE HOPING TO HAVE A BRUSH FIRE NEAR RAINBOW FULLY CONTAINED LATER TODAY.

CREWS MADE GOOD PROGRESS ON THE 54 ACRE ARUBA FIRE BRINGING CONTAINMENT UP TO 75% OF LAST CHECK.

THE FIRE STARTED ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND FORCED PEOPLE LIVING NEAR RAINBOW CREST ROAD AND MORGAN LANE TO EVACUATE.

THOSE ORDERS WERE LIFTED YESTERDAY.

>>> FOR EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE BEEN LIFTED AS FIREFIGHTERS MAKE PROGRESS BATTLING THE CALDOR FIRE NEAR LAKE TAHOE.

BRITNEY HOPE SHOWS US THE MIXED EMOTIONS FOR PEOPLE RETURNING TO ONE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WEEKS.

>> Reporter: REUNITING WITH OLD NEIGHBORS.

>> MY HOUSE IS INTACT.

I AM JUST AMAZED.

SOMEBODY UP THERE MUST LIKE US.

>> GOOD TO MEET YOU, BROTHER.

>> MY PLEASURE.

>> Reporter: AND SHAKING HANDS WITH NEW ONES.

ROB AND SOME OTHERS IN GRIZZLY FLATS WERE FINALLY ABLE TO RETURN HOME AFTER BEING EVACUATED BY THE CALDOR FIRE FOR MORE THAN THREE WEEKS.

>> IT WAS REALLY KIND OF TUGGING ON THE HEARTSTRINGS, DRIVING UP TO OUR HOUSE AND WATCHING FRIENDS, ELDERLY PEOPLE , WHO LOST THEIR HOME.

AND YOU KNOW FOR A FACT THEY PROBABLY DO NOT HAVE FIRE INSURANCE.

>> Reporter: THIS BLOCK, STILL STANDING.

>> HEALY CAME RUNNING AS FAST AS WE COULD, BECAUSE HE WANTED TO SEE THAT OUR HOME WAS STILL HERE AND OUR GOOD NEIGHBORS, THAT THEY ARE STILL HERE.

>> Reporter: HAPPY TO BE HOME BUT HURTING FOR OTHERS JUST DOWN THE ROAD WHO HAVE NO HOME TO GO BACK TO.

>> UNFORTUNATELY IT TAKES A SITUATION LIKE THIS TO PULL SOMEONE OUT OF THEIR FRONT DOOR AND OVER TO THEIR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, BUT WE ARE GOING TO REBUILD.

WE ARE GOING TO HELP OTHERS REBUILD.

>> Reporter: A FEW STREETS OVER -- >> BEING A SURVIVOR IS JUST A BLESSING.

THERE IS NO BETTER BLESSING THAN BEING A SURVIVOR.

>> Reporter: JOHN AND LAURA RANDALL SAY THEY HAD BEEN PREPARING FOR A FIRE LIKE THIS SINCE THEY MOVED IN IN 1991.

>> THIS TANK IS WHAT I ATTRIBUTE TO SAVING OUR PROPERTY BECAUSE WE KEPT IT FULL AT ALL TIMES.

>> Reporter: WHEN THEY WERE TOLD TO EVACUATE GRIZZLY FLATS 22 DAYS AGO, JOHN USED 140 FEET OF HOSES TO DRENCH HIS HOME IN WATER.

HIS SON'S FAMILY, JUST A FEW MILES AWAY, SAW A DIFFERENT FATE.

THEY SAY HIS HOME IS DESTROYED.

>> HE HAD JUST BOUGHT IT A FEW YEARS AGO, REPAINTED IT, CLEANED UP AROUND IT.

EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF.

A FIRE LIKE THIS IS SO UNPREDICTABLE, WHERE IT IS GOING TO GO.

HE JUST HAPPENS TO BE IN ITS PATH AND THINK GOD HIM AND THE KIDS WERE OUT OF THEIR, AND THEIR WIFE.

>> Reporter: WITH UNCERTAINTY AHEAD, THE SURVIVORS TELL US THEY WILL BE STRONG TOGETHER.

>> UNFORTUNATELY IT TOOK THIS FIRE TO BRING A LOT OF PEOPLE TOGETHER IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT I KNOW THAT GRIZZLY FLAT IS STRONG AND IT WILL REMAIN GRIZZLY FLAT STRONG AND WILL BE STRONGER THAN EVER.

>>> GET READY FOR A HOT SEVERAL DAYS AHEAD, HEAT ADVISORY'S HAVE BEEN EXTENDED.

TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE ABOVE AVERAGE HERE ACROSS THE BOARD, WE WILL BE WATCHING THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME MONSOON MOISTURE TO COME BACK IN HERE FOR THE LATER PART OF THE WORK WEEK.

HE ADVISORIES WERE EXPECTED TO EXPIRE ON MONDAY EVENING, AND NOW THEY HAVE BEEN EXTENDED ALL THE WAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING, MAINLY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER TERRAIN, WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE CERTAINLY GOING TO BE WELL ABOVE WHAT IS AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

BEVERLY EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE SEEING THE HEAT HERE OVER THESE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT, FALLING BACK DOWN TO 64 DEGREES OVER IN OCEANSIDE, 63 IN ESCONDIDO, GETTING DOWN TO 70 DEGREES IN SAN DIEGO.

THE HEAT CONTINUES AND EXPANDS ALL THE WAY THROUGH TOMORROW, SO THROUGH WEDNESDAY, HIGH PRESSURE STAYS LOCKED ON IAN, THAT MEANS THEY MONSOON MOISTURE LIKELY WILL NOT START TO GET BACK INTO THE PICTURE HERE UNTIL HE GETS INTO THURSDAY.

WITH LITTLE OR NO RAINFALL IN THE FORECAST IT DOES BRING AN ELEVATED RISK FOR WILD FIRE DANGER.

YOUR HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY GETTING UP TO 107 IN BRUEGEL SPRINGS, EL CAJON INTO THE UPPER 80s AND THEN THURSDAY, SOME OF THAT MONSOON MOISTURE FINDS A BIT OF A WEAKNESS IN THAT AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE AND STARTS TO CREEP BACK INTO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA.

NEAR THE COAST, TEMPERATURES GO FROM THE UPPER 70s ON WEDNESDAY INTO THE LOW TO MID 80s BY THE TIME WE GET INTO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

SO, SOME HEAT CERTAINLY ON THE WAY THERE.

FURTHER INLAND, TEMPERATURES GENERALLY WARMING UP FROM THE UPPER 80s INTO THE LOW TO MID 90s, ALSO TOWARD THE END OF THE WORK WEEK AND MOVING INTO THE WEEKEND.

STAYING DRY HERE, BUT THERE IS A BIT OF WET WEATHER POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY, A STRAY SHOWER IN THE FORECAST, OTHERWISE IT IS A MIXTURE OF SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS AND TEMPERATURES CERTAINLY HEAT UP AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

MID 80s THERE IN THE MOUNTAINS, IN THE DESERTS WE ALSO HEAT UP HERE, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR A STRAY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM ON THURSDAY.

THEN TEMPERATURES RACE INTO THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE FOR THIS WEEKEND.

>>> I'M JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE TALIBAN ANNOUNCES A NEW GOVERNMENT AMID PROTESTS AND AN ECONOMIC CRISIS.

COMING UP AT 7:00, AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN VISITED THE NORTHEAST TODAY AFTER HISTORIC FLOODING KILLED DOZENS OF PEOPLE.

THIS, AS RECOVERY EFFORTS CONTINUE IN LOUISIANA FOLLOWING HURRICANE IDA'S DISTRACTION.

HERE IS REPORTER DARRYL FORGES.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT BIDEN TOURED THE DESTRUCTION IDA LEFT BEHIND IN NEW YORK AND JERSEY.

HIS SECOND TRIP TO AN AREA IMPACTED BY IDA SINCE IT RAVAGED THE EAST COAST.

>> THE LOSSES THAT WE WITNESSED TODAY ARE PROFOUND.

DOZENS OF LOST LIVES, HOMES DESTROYED.

THERE THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA IS DELIVERED TORNADOES, TORRENTIAL RAINFALL, AND DEADLY FLASH FLOODING LAST WEEK.

KILLING MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE IN THE NORTHEAST.

>> MY THOUGHTS ARE WITH ALL THOSE FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE STORMS AND ALL THE FAMILIES WHO LOST SOMEONE THEY LOVE.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS IN THE REGION BELIEVE THE ROAD'S RECOVERY WILL BE LONG AND CHALLENGING.

>> I THINK SADLY, MONTHS MORE LIKELY THAN WEEKS.

THAT IS THE MESSAGE WE HAVE BEEN GIVING TO FOLKS, THAT THIS WILL BE A LONG ROAD BUT WE WILL STAND WITH THEM AT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

>> Reporter: LOUISIANA IS ALSO FACING A LONG ROAD AHEAD.

THE SITUATION FOR MANY REMAINS DIRE AFTER IDA REMADE LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE BRINGING WINDS THAT WREAKED HAVOC ACROSS THE STATE.

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER, SOME DEALING WITH MUCH MORE.

THERE SOME OF THE HARDEST THINGS I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH IS LOOKING PEOPLE IN THE FACE YOU JUST HAVE LOST EVERYTHING.

>> Reporter: NOW THE PRESIDENT, WARNING THAT THE IMPACTS OF RECENT SEVERE WEATHER NATIONWIDE MEANS CLIMATE CHANGE REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.

>> I THINK THE COUNTRY HAS FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE FACT THAT GLOBAL WARMING IS REAL AND IT IS MOVING AT AN INCREDIBLE PACE.

WE HAVE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: DARRYL FORGES, KPBS NEWS.

>>> UNDER THE MEDICAL JOURNALS HAVE PUBLISHED A UNITED CALL FOR ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE.

THE EDITORIAL POINTS TO TO ESTABLISH LINKS BETWEEN THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND A WIDE RANGE OF ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS.

IT WARNS THE CONTINUED LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY RISKS CATASTROPHIC HARM TO HEALTH THAT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO REVERSE.

THE EDITORIAL SAYS THE CURRENT CLIMATE ACTION FOCUSED ON TRADING FOSSIL FUELS FOR CLEANER, RENEWABLE ENERGY IS NOT ENOUGH.

>> THE SORT OF THINGS THAT WILL BE NEEDED TO BRING THAT TEMPERATURE RISE BELOW THE 1.5 DEGREES CENTIGRADE WILL BE THINGS LIKE RETHINKING OUR CITIES, HOUSING, TRANSPORT.

RETHINKING HOW HEALTH SYSTEMS WORK, RETHINKING HOW FINANCIAL MARKETS WORK.

AND REALLY RADICALLY CHANGING THE WAY IN WHICH WE LIVE.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS ARE PUSHING LAWMAKERS TO INCLUDE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CLIMATE MEASURES AS PART OF THE 3 1/2 TRILLION DOLLAR BUDGET RECONCILIATION PACKAGE.

THEY ARE ASKING FOR UP TO $746 BILLION FOR PROVISIONS, INCLUDING TAX CREDITS FOR CLEAN ENERGY AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

THE GROUPS ALSO WANT CONGRESS TO IMPOSE FEES ON THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY AND END FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES.

THEY ESTIMATE THAT COULD RAISE UP TO $55 BILLION OVER 10 YEARS.

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