>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODEL SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM .

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

[ MUSIC ]>>> A FORMER CHULA VISTA COUNCILMEMBER HAS BEEN SENTENCED ON GRAND THEFT CHARGES.

OUR SOUTH BAY REPORTER, COREY SUZUKI WAS IN THE COURTROOM FOR THE STORY.

AND WE ARE OUTSIDE THE SUPERIOR COURTHOUSE IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

THIS AFTERNOON, A FORMER CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCILMEMBER WAS SENTENCED TO PROBATION AND 100 HOURS COMMUNITY SERVICE.

SHE PLED GUILTY TO STEALING MORE THAN $200,000 FROM STATE AND FEDERAL TAXPAYERS, ALONG WITH HER BROTHER JESUS.

PROSECUTOR SAID HE USED THE MONEY TO PAY OFF PERSONAL EXPENSES AND CREDIT CARD BILLS, AND MADE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CAMPAIGN ACCOUNTS.

A COUNCIL MEMBER ARRIVED JUST BEFORE THE HEARING.

IN COURT, HE EMPHASIZED THAT HE WAS A YOUNG POLITICIAN WITH LESS EXPERIENCE, WHO HAD OVERCOME CHALLENGES IN THE CITY COUNCIL, AND SAID HER BROTHER WAS LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CRIMES.>> I THINK THE COURT SAW THIS CASE LIKE WE DID, THE PUNISHMENT THAT SHE HAS ALREADY SERVED, HAVING TO HAVE RESIGNED HER POSITION, LOSING HER JOB, IT IS PUNISHMENT ENOUGH.

THE DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY WARNED ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE DOING, SAYING THAT THERE WAS MISTRUST.

>> IT HAS A TRICKLE-DOWN EFFECT.

IT CAUSES THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO LOSE FAITH IN THE GOVERNMENT.

>> SHE WILL HAVE TO PAY BACK ALL OF THE MONEY THAT SHE FRAUDULENTLY OBTAINED.

IN NOVEMBER, CHULA VISTA MEMBERS WILL CHOOSE A NEW CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.>> THE WINNER OF THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER WILL SERVE FOR ANOTHER FOUR YEARS.>>> WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN A DEADLY CRASH FOLLOWING A HIGH-SPEED CHASE MONDAY NIGHT.

ONE OF THE OFFICERS WAS KILLED, THE OTHER IS STILL FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE.

THE 30-YEAR-OLD DIED AT THE SCENE.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER SPOKE WITH THE POLICE OFFICER ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT, SAID HE WAS A KIND MAN WHO WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT HIS DUTIES AS A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER.>> HE'S A LOCAL KID, HE WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL THERE, HIS LOSS IS VERY, VERY IMPACTFUL.

WHEN WE LOSE A FRIEND, ESPECIALLY HOW IT HAPPENED, IT'S DRAMATIC, IT'S HORRIBLE.

>> THE OTHER OFFICER IN THAT PATROL CAR, ZACH MARTINEZ IS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH SEVERE INJURIES.

THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL IS INVESTING THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE CRASH.

>>> THERE'S A NEW HEAD OF THE CITIZEN LAW ENFORCEMENT REVIEW BOARD, THE NEW EXECUTIVE OFFICER NAMED SAY.

HE HAS 20 YEARS WITH THE FBI AND SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE BUREAU OF EQUALITY.

THEY INVESTIGATE CITIZEN COMPLAINTS AND RECOMMEND POLICY CHANGES TO IMPROVE POLICE PRACTICES.>>> TONIGHT WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 67.

WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT A DEEPENING MARINE LAYER.

NEW CLOUDS ACROSS THE COSTAR GRADUALLY SPREADING.

HEADS UP, YOU MAY RUN INTO SOME TRICKY TRAVEL, LOWERED VISIBILITY.

TEMPERATURES ARE LITTLE BIT COOLER FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

WE WILL TELL YOU WHEN THE TEMPERATURES START TO RISE.

>>> THERE'S WORD OF YET ANOTHER TEEN ATHLETE DEATH MAKING HEADLINES TODAY.

LAURA BRINGS US MORE, INCLUDING ONE GRIEVING FATHERS CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT OTHER STUDENT ATHLETES.>> I WISH THIS WAS A DREAM I COULD WAKE UP FROM.

>> HIS SON WAS IN EIGHTH GRADER IN WEST VIRGINIA.

HE ALSO LOVED PLAYING FOOTBALL.

THAT'S WHAT HIS SON WAS DOING LAST FRIDAY, WHEN HE TOOK A HARD HIT DURING PRACTICE, THAT LED TO A BRAIN BLEED, AND SWELLING.

HE'S THE THIRD STUDENT FOOTBALL PLAYER TO DIE, NATIONWIDE, THIS MONTH ALONE.>> HE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HIS FACE.>> A 16-YEAR- OLD QUARTERBACK SUFFERED A SUFFERED A FATAL BRAIN INJURY.

>> HIS SPIRIT WILL LIVE ON AND IMPACT A LOT OF PEOPLE.>> EARLIER THIS MONTH, WILKINS DIED AFTER A MEDICAL EMERGENCY DURING PRACTICE DRILLS.

THESE TRAGIC LOSSES ARE JUST THE LATEST IN THE UNITED STATES.

THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR CATASTROPHIC SPORE INJURY RESEARCH SAYS 16 PLAYERS DIED IN 2023, RANGING FROM YOUTH LEAGUE TO COLLEGE AGE.

13 WERE CONFIRMED TO BE RELATED TO FOOTBALL, WITH DRAMATIC BRAIN INJURIES, AND HEART AND LUNG FAILURES.

HIS FATHER IS CHANNELING GRIEF INTO ACTION, SAYING HE WILL CAMPAIGN TO HAVE PLAYERS GIVEN GUARDIAN CAPS TO OFFER HEAD PROTECTION DURING TACKLES.

I'M LAURA GEARY, FOR DUBIOUS NEWS.

>>> UPDATED CODED VACCINES ARE ALREADY IN SOME SAN DIEGO COUNTY PHARMACIES.

OUR HEALTH REPORTER SAYS THE VACCINES ARE FOR EVERYONE AGE 12 AND OLDER.>> OUR CBS HEALTH PHARMACISTS IS THE UPDATED VACCINES HAVE ALREADY ARRIVED AT PHARMACIES THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY, INCLUDING AT THE CHULA VISTA VOCATION.

>> PATIENTS CAN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR UP TO FOUR PATIENTS AT A TIME.

IF THEY WANT TO BRING FAMILY MEMBERS, CAREGIVERS, OR FRIENDS, THEY CAN MAKE AN APPOINTED AT THE SAME TIME.>> THE VACCINES CAN PROTECT AGAINST CIRCULATING VARIANCE IN FALL AND WINTER.>> WE HIGHLY ENCOURAGE PATIENTS, THE VACCINE CAN WEAN OFF FOR A WHILE.

>> ACCESS TO VACCINES MAY BECOME MORE DIFFICULT.

PEOPLE WHO ARE UNINSURED, OR UNDERINSURED, THE CDC OFFERS FREE BOOSTERS TO THOSE GROUPS.>> MOST INSURANCE COMPANIES DO COVER FOR THE VACCINE.

THE OUT-OF-POCKET COST IS $201.99.>> GET BOOSTED RIGHT AWAY, GET TESTED IF YOU ARE FEELING UNWELL.

KAISER SAYS PHARMACIES HAVE ALREADY STARTED RECEIVING THE VACCINE, AND PLAN TO BEGIN TAKING APPOINTMENTS EARLY IN SEPTEMBER.>>> ISRAEL HAS LAUNCHED A MAJOR OPERATION IN THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK.

THAT'S COMING AT 7:00 P.M. THAT'S COMING AT 7:00 P.M.>>> FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS ONCE AGAIN FACING AN INDICTMENT FOR ALLEGED EFFORTS TO OVERTURN THE 2020 ELECTION.

THIS AS VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS APPEARS TO SIT DOWN FOR HER FIRST INTERVIEW SINCE BECOMING DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.

BRIAN HAS MORE, FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> THIS INDICTMENT IS A NEW VERSION OF THE SAME CHARGES BROUGHT BY SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT DECISION APPEARED TO GUT HIS ORIGINAL CASE.

THIS TIME AROUND, THE FORMER PRESIDENT WILL NOT FACE A JURY BEFORE THE ELECTION.>> A NEW INDICTMENT AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, WITH FEWER THAN 70 DAYS UNTIL THE ELECTION.

SPECIAL COUNSEL JACK SMITH, AGAIN LEVELING CHARGES OF CORRUPTION AND OBSTRUCTION, CONSPIRACIES TO DEFRAUD THE GOVERNMENT.

SMITH, REWORKING THE ORIGINAL INDICTMENT AFTER THE SUPREME COURT IMMUNITY RULING, REMOVING PARTS IN ATTEMPTING ALLEGATIONS AS A CANDIDATE, RATHER THAN PRESENT ACTING IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY, LOOKING TO GET AROUND THE ISSUE.

SO THIS IS JACK SMITH ESSENTIALLY SAYING I'VE STILL GOT THIS, HE BASICALLY SANITIZED THE ORIGINAL INDICTMENT, A BIT.

MR.

GOVERNOR TIM WALZ CAMPAIGNED IN GEORGIA, IN AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. PHIL, CLAIMANT WITHOUT EVIDENCE THAT HARRIS AND PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN BEAR RESPONSE ABILITY FOR THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AGAINST HIM.

>> TWO A CERTAIN EXTENT I THINK IT IS GUIDANCE FAULT AND HARRIS'S FAULT, AND I'M THE OPPONENT.

LOOK, THEY WERE WEATHERIZING GOVERNMENT AGAINST ME, THEY WEREN'T INTERESTED IN MY HEALTH AND SAFETY, THEY WERE MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO HAVE PROPER STAFFING IN TERMS OF SECRET SERVICE.

>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT SUPPORTS FULL CONSPIRACY, AND AN INVESTIGATION.

THE VICE PRESIDENT WILL COME OF FOR THE FIRST TIME, SIT DOWN FOR AN INTERVIEW.

SHE WILL BE JOINED BY HER RUNNING MATE, THAT INTERVIEW WILL AIR ON CNN, AT 9:00 P.M., TOMORROW NIGHT.>>> ONCE AGAIN, DONALD TRUMP IS MAKING THE THREAT OF MIGRANT CRIME ONE OF HIS MAIN ELECTION TALKING POINTS.

AS GUSTAVO EXPLAINS, RESEARCH SHOWS IMMIGRANTS ARE ACTUALLY LESS LIKELY TO COMMIT CRIMES THAN PEOPLE BORN IN THE UNITED STATES.

>>> LEADING UP TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, POLITICIANS ARE USING FEAR OF MIGRANT CRIME IS AT RATIONALE FOR POLICIES.

SOMETIMES THE RHETORIC IS SUBTLE, SIMPLY CASTING SUSPICION.

HERE IS BILL WELLS.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING OVER WHERE WE HAVE NO IDEA WHO THEY ARE, IT STANDS TO REASON MANY WILL BE CRIMINALS.

SINCE SOMETIMES IT IS MUCH MORE OVERT, LIKE FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, AT THIS YEAR'S REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

>> THEY ARE COMING FROM PRISONS, FROM JAILS, FROM MENTAL INSTITUTIONS.

>> AND WE ARE ALL LESS SAFE BECAUSE OF IT.

>> BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN AND YOU ARE SEEING IT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM PROMISES TO LAUNCH THE LARGEST DEPORTATION OPERATION IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY.

>> DEMOCRATS LARGELY CONDEMNED TRUMP FOR DEMONIZING IMMIGRANTS, BUT THEY ALSO TELL THEIR OWN POLICIES, AND TALKED ABOUT GETTING TOUGH AT THE BORDER.

IN 2020, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN PULLED OUT A PROGRAM TO ROLLBACK HARSH IMMIGRATION POLICIES, BUT, HARRIS SUPPORTED SOME HARSH MEASURES.>> THE STRONGEST ORDER BILL IN DECADES, THE BORDER PATROL ENDORSED IT.

SEE THESE ACTIONS, ALL IN THE NAME OF PROTECTING AMERICAN CITIZENS FROM MIGRANT CRIME, ARE NOT BACKED UP BY THE AVAILABLE FACTS.

>> AND ALL OF THE CITIES, CRIME IS ACTUALLY GOING DOWN RIGHT NOW.

NOT ONLY IS THERE NOT A MIGRANT CRIME WAVE, THERE IS NOT EVEN A CRIME WAVE.

SO THAT'S THE POLICY DIRECTOR FOR THE AMERICAN RATION COUNSEL.

HE POINTS TO LOCAL CRIME DATA IN NEW YORK, CHICAGO, PHILADELPHIA, LOS ANGELES, AND SAN DIEGO.

IN ALL OF THEM, VIOLENT CRIME IS DOWN COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, SEVERAL STUDIES SHOW IMMIGRANTS ARE LESS LIKELY TO COMMIT CRIMES THAN PEOPLE BORN IN THE UNITED STATES.

CONSIDER RESEARCH FROM THE CATO INSTITUTE, STUDYING RATES IN TEXAS, THE ONLY STATE THAT INCLUDES IMMIGRATION STATUS IN CRIME DATA.

>> THEY ARE SIMILAR TO EACH OTHER, THEY ALL FIND NATIVE BORN AMERICANS HAVE THE HIGHEST CRIMINAL CONVICTION AND ARREST RATE.

LEGAL IMMIGRANTS.>> RESEARCH SHOWS UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS FROM TEXAS ARE 26% LESS LIKELY TO BE CONVICTED OF HOMICIDE COMPARED TO PEOPLE BORN IN THE UNITED STATES, AND LEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE 60% LESS LIKELY.>> WHAT I SHOW IN THIS RESEARCH IS AS A POLICY, THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE VIOLENT AND PROPERTY OFFENDERS, MASS DEPORTATIONS WILL NOT REDUCE THE CRIME RATE.

EVEN THESE HARD FACTS CAN BE NO MATCH FOR A CENTURIES-OLD ANTI- IMMIGRANT NARRATIVE IN AMERICA.

AT VARIOUS POINTS IN HISTORY, IRISH, ITALIAN, AND JAPANESE IMMIGRANTS HAVE ALL BEEN CONSIDERED THREATS TO PUBLIC SAFETY, AND ONE WAY POLITICIANS LIKE FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP STOKE FEAR IS DEPICTING EXAMPLES OF GRUESOME, HORRIFIC CRIMES BY IMMIGRANTS.

>> THERE HAVE BEEN INDIVIDUAL INCIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN TRULY HORRIFIC.

SEVERAL WOMEN HAVE BEEN MURDERED BY INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE UNDOCUMENTED, THESE HAVE BEEN TRULY AWFUL CIRCUMSTANCES, MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE FAMILY.

>> YET, HE SAYS ONE THING THAT IS ALWAYS MISSING HIS CONTEXT.

THESE ARE ISOLATED EXAMPLES, FROM A POPULATION OF MORE THAN 12 MILLION PEOPLE.>> IT IS NOT CORRECT TO POINT AT ONE OR TWO INSTANCES AND USE THAT TO ACCEPT REALLY EXTRAPOLATE AN ENTIRE POPULATION OF PEOPLE OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS WHO REALLY ONLY SHARE ONE THING.>> EXPERTS SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO CONFRONT LIES AND DISINFORMATION.

THEY BELIEVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP REMINDING PEOPLE OF WHAT IS TRUE, WHAT IS NOT TRUE, AND WHAT WE SIMPLY DO NOT KNOW YET.>>> A BIG FINANCIAL BOOST FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE CRITICAL [ INAUDIBLE ] FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS, MORE THAN $40 MILLION IN FUNDING WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY, IN ADDITION TO $39 BILLION ANNOUNCED IN APRIL.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES RECEIVED $21 MILLION, $22 MILLION WENT TO JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF SAN DIEGO.

THEY SUPPORT MIGRANTS WITH FOOD, SHELTER, CLOTHING, MEDICAL CARE, AND TRANSPORTATION, AS THEY AWAIT THE GRATIAN COURT PROCEEDINGS.

>>> ANOTHER NORTH COUNTY CITY IS DISCUSSING WHETHER TO ADOPT A BAN ON HOMELESS IN CHEMNITZ.

OUR NORTH COUNTY REPORTER HAS MORE ON THE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCILMAN.>> RESIDENTS SAY MORE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE COMING INTO THE CITY FOLLOWING THE GRANTS PASS RULING.

MORE CITIES IN SAN DIEGO ARE LIMITING ENCAMPMENT BANDS.

THE RULING ALLOWED CITIES TO PASS A CAMPING BAN.

THE PREVIOUS RULING PROVIDED SHELTERS.

NOW CARLSBAD IS EXPLORING IT, BUT THEY SAY IT DOESN'T WORK.

>> EVICTIONS AND PUNITIVE MEASURES ARE COSTLY AND HAVE REPEATEDLY SHOWN TO BE INEFFECTIVE AND FAILED TO PROVIDE LASTING SOLUTIONS.

>> OTHERS HAVE DISAGREED, SAYING IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE.>> THERE ARE SO MANY RESOURCES HERE.

>> IT IS NOT SAFE FOR MANY INDIVIDUALS LIVING ON OUR STREETS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES AND SUBS ABUSE, NOR IS IT SAFE FOR RESIDENTS, OR VISITORS.

THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO EXPLORE THE ISSUE FURTHER BEFORE BRINGING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.

DURING THE MEETING, THE COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED A PLAN FOR CLEANUP AND GETTING PEOPLE INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.

>>> AS MORE THAN 50 MILLION PEOPLE ARE UNDER HEAT A LEARNED'S NATIONWIDE, A NEW STUDY SHOWS HEAT RELATED DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN STEADILY INCREASING FOR YEARS.

ACCORDING TO A MEDICAL JOURNAL, HEAT RELATED DEATHS SPIKED'S 117% BETWEEN 1999 AND 2020.

A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF DEATHS WERE REPORTED IN TEXAS, NEVADA, AND CALIFORNIA.>>> BREAKING DOWN WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE WEEKEND, IT'S A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, A LONG WEEKEND FOR YOU.

WE HAVE COASTAL CLOUDS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, THAT'S GOING TO SPREAD ACROSS THE VALLEY.

DRY AND SUNNY, EVEN FURTHER EAST ACROSS THE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS.

TEMPERATURES ARE NOT COOLED, BY ANY MEANS, BUT CALM DOWN SLIGHTLY.

WHEN IT COMES TO THE LOW, 62 IN OCEANSIDE, 67 IN SAN DIEGO, RAMONA IS DOWN TO THE MIDDLE 50s, BORREGO SPRINGS IS DOWN TO THE LOW 70s.

BY TOMORROW WE ARE RISING BACK TO THE TRIPLE DIGITS, ALTHOUGH FURTHER WEST, ALONG THE COAST, IT'S REALLY NOT TOO BAD, 77 IN SAN DIEGO, OCEANSIDE AT 78, YOU WILL NOTE, OF COURSE, WE DO HAVE SOME EARLY CLOUDS, MOUNT LAGUNA WITH A BLAZING HUNT - - MOUNT LAGUNA WITH A BLAZING SUN AND A HIGH OF 73.

WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN MONSOON MOISTURE, STAYING TO THE EAST, NOT QUITE ABLE TO PENETRATE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

ALONG THE COAST, SUNNY, 78 ON THURSDAY, TEMPTRESS DO DIP BY A FEW DEGREES, WE ARE NOT GOING TO FEEL MANY CHANGES, ALTHOUGH THAT HUMIDITY DOES START TO RISE AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEXT WEEK, THE HIGH BY LABOR DAY IS BACK IN THE 80s.

THE HIGH IS DROPPING GRADUALLY THROUGHOUT THE START OF THE WEEKEND, FLIRTING WITH 90 BY NEXT MONDAY.

I WOULD SAY THAT'S GOLDILOCKS WEATHER.

>>> WE ARE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT THE HUGE NEW TERMINAL ONE PARKING PLAZA AT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

THE NEW FACILITY WAS UNVEILED IN A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY TODAY.

THE FIVE LEVEL STRUCTURE IS JUST STEPS AWAY FROM THE EXISTING TERMINAL ONE.

IT WILL INITIALLY OFFER MORE THAN 2800 SPACES, MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NUMBER OFFERED IN THE PREVIOUS PARKING LOT.

>> WE HAVE CLOSE TO 25 MILLION PASSENGERS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, CONSTRUCTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT IS QUITE DIFFICULT.

WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT AS CONVENIENT AS POSSIBLE.

THIS OPENING WILL MAKE IT EVEN MORE CONVENIENT, PEOPLE CAN BYPASS THE TERMINAL ROADWAY AND COME RIGHT TO THE PARK, AND GET AWAY FROM THE TRAFFIC AT THE TERMINAL.

>> THE NEW TERMINAL PARKING PLAZA INCREASES THE CURRENT OVERALL AVAILABLE PARKING AT THE AIRPORT TO MORE THAN 6000 SPACES, JUST AHEAD OF THE BUSY TRAVEL WEEKEND.

THE AIRPORT SPECS THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAYS TO BE THURSDAY, AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

>>> WE NOW HAVE A MUCH BETTER IDEA OF HOW THE NEWLY RENOVATED MUSIC CENTER LOOKS AND SOUNDS LIKE INSIDE.

WE GOT A SPECIAL SNEAK PEEK ON TUESDAY.

THE LONG-DELAYED REOPENING, LET'S JUST SAY IT IS WORTH THE WAIT.>>> YOU EXPERIENCE THE HISTORY OF THIS PLACE IN THE LOBBY, THE JACOBS MUSIC CENTER BEGAN ITS LIFE IN 1929 AS THE FOX THEATER, ONE OF THE GRAND MOVIE PALACES OF THE DAY.

IT HAS BEEN HOME TO THE SYMPHONY SINCE 1985.

IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE, OR YOU NEED A REMINDER OF WHAT THE PLACE USED TO LOOK LIKE, HERE IS A GOOD REPRESENTATION.

LOTS OF HEAVY, DARK COLORS.

NOW IT'S LIGHT, AIRY, HIGH TECH EVERYWHERE.

IT'S A NEW EXPERIENCE.>> I COULDN'T CONTAIN MYSELF.

>> THE SYMPHONY MUSIC DIRECTOR SAYS HE SCREAMED WHEN HE FIRST WALKED IN AND SAW IT, AND IT'S ALMOST FINISHED STATE.>> WE THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.

SOME ARE SCARED, BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

>> THE $125 MILLION RENOVATION OF THIS 95-YEAR-OLD BUILDING BEGAN AFTER THE PANDEMIC HIT, AND NOW, SOME THREE YEARS LATER, IT IS JUST ABOUT READY TO WELCOME AUDIENCES ONCE AGAIN.>> WATCHING IT EMERGE, KNOWING ALL THE DETAILS THAT I DO, TO REALLY SEE THEM COME TO LIFE, IT'S REALLY AN EXPERIENCE IN LIFE THAT I NEVER EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE, IT'S TRULY A GIFT.

>> SEEING THIS PLACE COME TO LIFE TOOK THE WORK OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, AND THE RESULTS WERE LAID OUT IN A TOUR FOR THE MEDIA, ON TUESDAY.

WE SAW PLACES THE PUBLIC DOESN'T USUALLY SEE, ADD NEW MUSICIANS LOUNGE BACKSTAGE, PROPER STORAGE FOR INSTRUMENTS, AND CHECK THIS OUT, IT'S A WALL, NO, IT'S A HIDDEN DOOR, WHERE THE CONDUCTOR WILL EMERGE TO THE STAGE.

>> IT IS WITH A LEGION OF PEOPLE THAT THIS HAPPENED, THE DREAMERS, THE DESIGNERS, THE PRACTICAL, THE ENGINEERS.

>> WE SPECIALIZE IN THE DESIGN OF CONCERT HALLS, THEATERS, OPERA HOUSES, AND MUSEUMS.

>> HE'S ONE OF THE ENGINEERS THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT, MORE PORTLY, HE IS A SOUND GUY, AND DOES ACOUSTICS, HE SAYS THE ACOUSTICS HERE ARE SOME OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD, ACHIEVED USING STATE-OF-THE-ART, ADJUSTABLE ACOUSTIC PANELS, AND MOVABLE WALL PIECES BEHIND THE SCREEN MESH THAT SURROUNDS THE STAGE AND THE HOUSE WALLS.>> NOW THERE IS MORE ACOUSTIC BREATHING ROOM AROUND THE ENSEMBLE, THAT IS MUCH BETTER CONNECTED TO THE VOLUME OF THE AUDITORIUM.

>> THE SOUND IN THE BALCONY IS CLEAR AND CRISP, WHAT IS TO COME FOR GENERATIONS OF AUDIENCES, IN WHAT THEY SAY WILL BE ONE OF THE FINEST CONCERT HALLS ON THE PLANET.

ANOTHER GREAT REASON TO LIVE IN SAN DIEGO, IT'S JUST GORGEOUS.

THE OFFICIAL OPENING WILL BE ON AT SEPTEMBER THE OFFICIAL OPENING WILL BE ON AT SEPTEMBER 28.>>> ONE WAY TO STAY UP TO DATE IS TO SIGN UP FOR NEWSLETTERS.

OPTIONS INCLUDE HEADLINES, ARTS, AND NORTH COUNTY FOCUS, WHICH WE LAUNCHED THIS YEAR.

GO TO THE KPBS NEWSLETTER SECTION.

HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

MORE SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE STARTING TO BAN STUDENT CELL PHONES DURING CLASSES.

ONE COLORADO SCHOOL TRIES IT OUT, STAFF SAY THEY LIKE IT, STUDENTS, NOT SO MUCH.

KPBS MID-DAY EDITION WILL HAVE THE WEEKEND ARTS PREVIEW.

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

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CARROLL.

>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE, OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM .

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

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