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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS WEDNESDAY JULY 27th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

WE BEGIN TODAY WITH BREAKING NEWS.

FIREFIGHTERS HAVE STOPPED THE SPREAD OF A FAST-MOVING BRUSHFIRE PIECE OF RAMONA.

STATE ROUTE 78 IN THE WITCH CREEK AREA.

DEPUTIES ADVISED PEOPLE LIVING ON OR NEAR RANCHO BELLINO ROAD TO EVACUATE, AND SET UP A TEMPORARY SHELTER AT ALL OF PIERCE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAID EVACUEES CAN RETURN HOME, BUT THERE IS STILL AN EVACUATION WARNING IN PLACE, MEANING THAT PEOPLE IN THOSE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO LEAVE QUICKLY IF ADVISED TO DO SO.

I QUICKLY GREW TO 180 ACRES AND IS NOW IN 20% CONTAINMENT.

AT THIS TIME, NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OR INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

FIREFIGHTERS WILL BE WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHT.

THE CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

>>> AND MEETING IS GETTING UNDERWAY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF FRIENDSHIP PARK ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER.

ADVOCATES FOR THE PARK ONE ANSWER ABOUT THE PLANS FOR 30 FOOT WALLS ALONG THE BORDER.

TANIA THORNE HAS MORE ON THE UPCOMING CHANGES.

HER BACK FOR YEARS, FRIENDSHIP PARK WAS A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES COULD BE REUNITED WITH LOVED ONES SEPARATED BY THE BORDER, BUT THOSE REUNIONS HAVE NOT HAPPENED AND OVER TWO YEARS , AND COULD GO EVEN LONGER DUE TO BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION.

>> WE HAVE A MEETING TONIGHT IN WHICH WE WILL BE ASKING FOR A PAUSE ON ALL CONSTRUCTION, UNTIL A MEANINGFUL PROCESS OF CONSULTATION WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS CAN BE UNDERTAKEN.

THIS IS THE KIND OF CONSULTATION THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN, BY THE WAY, DURING THE RECENT FREEZE ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

FOR MAC THAT MEETING IS WITH THE U.S. BORDER PATROL.

THEY SAID THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FROZE ALL BORDER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WHEN TAKING OFFICE.

BUT IN MAY, AUTHORIZATION MOVED FORWARD ON SEVERAL BORDER PROJECTS, INCLUDING REPARATION THE BORDER BARRIER IN FRIENDSHIP PARK.

THE FRIENDS OF FRIENDSHIP PARK AT THE BORDER PATROL TO CONSULT WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS FOR ANY CONSTRUCTION MOVES FORWARD.

>> THAT IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW.

THEY SAY THEY ARE GOING TO PUT A GATE INTO THE EXTERIOR WALL, BUT IMAGINE WALKING ACROSS WITH THIS INSTEAD OF THAT.

THAT IS WHAT THEY TOLD US ON JUNE 17th.

BOTH WOULD BE THE SAME 30 FOOT WALLS, SO THOSE ARE THE WELLS ALREADY ESTABLISHED EAST OF THE PARK.

>> Reporter: LOCAL LAWMAKERS ARE ALSO CHIMING IN.

CONGRESSMAN JUAN VARGAS WROTE A LETTER URGING A HALT TO ALL BORDER MITIGATION PROJECTS AT FRIENDSHIP PARK, AND GOT THE PART FROM 15 FELLOW REPRESENTATIVES, INCLUDING SCOTT PETERS.

>> ANY CONSTRUCTION WOULD CHANGE WHAT FRIENDSHIP PARK IS ALL ABOUT.

THIS IS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WHO ARE AMERICANS CAN GO SEE THEIR FAMILIES IN MEXICO, HAVE A CONVERSATION, WORSHIP TOGETHER IN A SERVICE.

WE DON'T WANT TO CONSTRUCTION TO DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD PERMANENTLY INVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING.

>> Reporter: IT'S UNCLEAR HOW THE NEW WALL WILL INCLUDE ACCESS FOR FAMILIES SEPARATED BY THE BORDER TO REUNITE AT THE PARK, BUT IN A STATEMENT, CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION'S SAYS THERE WILL BE A PEDESTRIAN GATE, AND THAT THE AGENCY WILL IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH ACCESS ONCE IT IS OPERATIONALLY SAFE TO DO SO.

THEY ALSO SAY THEY RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF HAVING A SAFE MEETING PLACE FOR FAMILIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER.

CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER.

TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS .

>>> A MAJOR PROJECT ON THE CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT BROKE GROUND TODAY.

JACOB AERE SAYS IT IS EXPECTED TO BRING JOBS AND TOURISM INTO SAN DIEGO SOUTH BAY.

>> THE GAYLORD PACIFIC RESORT AND CONVENTION CENTER IS THE CORNERSTONE PROJECT OF THE 535 ACRE CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT.

THE PRODUCT IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A LARGE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE SOUTH BAY IN SAN DIEGO REGION COME UP WITH HOPES OF ATTRACTING VISITORS FROM THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA AND BEYOND.

>> ONCE IT IS DONE, IT IS SUPPOSED TO CREATE AT LEAST 4000 PERMANENT JOBS, AND IT IS GOING TO PUT ABOUT $1 BILLION OF MONEY INTO THE REGIONAL ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE 1600 ROOM HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER MARKS THE TRANSITION TO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE LARGEST PUBLIC- PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP EVER UNDERTAKEN BY THE PORT.

THE CHULA VISTA MAYOR MARY CASILLAS SALAS JOINED LOCAL LEADERS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS TO CELEBRATE THE OCCASION.

>> THERE WERE DAYS WE THOUGHT IT WOULDN'T GET DONE, BUT WE WORKED IT OUT, AND HERE WE ARE TODAY AT THIS GROUNDBREAKING.

THREE YEARS FROM NOW, WE WILL BE CUTTING THE RIBBON ON THE COMPLETED HOTEL.

>> Reporter: DECADES IN THE MAKING, THE EVENT MARKS THE START OF THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE TOTALING $1.35 BILLION OF INVESTMENT.

>> IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCESS TO EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY.

PRETTY SOON WE WILL HAVE A BRAND-NEW PARK.

WE WILL HAVE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GATHER.

WE WILL HAVE A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO COME DOWN, AND TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE WATERFRONT, AND THAT MEANS A LOT.

THAT IS ONE OF OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AT THE PORT.

>> Reporter: THE FIRST PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION WILL INCLUDE THE RESORT HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER, A NEW PARK AND ROADS, A PARKING STRUCTURE, AND SUPPORTING PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.

JACOB AERE , KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS RAISING INTEREST RATES FOR A FOURTH TIME TO FEND OFF SIGNS OF A RECESSION.

THIS COMES AS INFLATION IS AT A 40 YEAR HIGH, AND THE MOVE IS MEANT TO CURB RISING PRICES.

MORE NOW FROM REPORTER ISABEL ROSALES.

>>> IT IS A STRUGGLE.

IT IS A REAL, REAL STRUGGLE.

>> Reporter: PRICES ARE SOARING.

MANY FAMILIES ARE HAVING A HARD TIME PAYING THEIR CREDIT CARD BILLS.

THE STOCK MARKET HAS TANKED THIS YEAR.

HOME SALES HAVE STARTED TO SLIP, AND CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IS LOW.

FOR MANY AMERICANS, IT ALREADY FEELS LIKE A RECESSION.

>> THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.

IT'S RIDICULOUS IMA BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO.

>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL RESERVE HIKING THE INTEREST RATE IS 0.75%.

FOR AMERICANS, IT MEANS THE COST OF BORROWING HAS GOTTEN EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE.

>> LOOKING FORWARD, THE RISK OF RECESSION IS UNFORTUNATELY HIGH.

FOR MAC A STICKY AND FIERCELY DEBATED TOPIC.

INDUSTRY EXPERTS AND POLITICIANS DISPUTING WHETHER WE ARE READY IN OR HEADING INTO A RECESSION.

>> IT'S A VERY WEIRD ECONOMY.

I'M NOT SURE WE'VE EVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING QUITE LIKE THIS, WHERE YOU HAVE AN INFLATIONARY ENVIRONMENT WITH A REALLY STRONG LABOR MARKET.

>> Reporter: MOST AMERICANS ALREADY BELIEVE THEY ARE IN A RECESSION.

>> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE THAT HAVE THEIR OWN LEVEL OF RECESSION, DAILY, AND HAVE HAD IT FOR YEARS.

>> Reporter: BEYOND ALL THE GROWING NOISE OF ECONOMIC DATA, PERCEPTION CAN QUICKLY TURN INTO REALITY AS CONSUMERS TIGHTEN THEIR POCKETBOOKS.

>> NOW YOU LOOK AT THE PRICES AND YOU ARE LIKE, I JUST WANT GET IT.

>> Reporter: ISABEL ROSALES, KPBS NEWS.

>>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HAS ENDED HIS COVID ISOLATION.

HE TOOK TWO TESTS, BOTH NEGATIVE.

THE 79-YEAR-OLD TESTED POSITIVE LAST WEEK AND HAD MILD SYMPTOMS.

THE PRESIDENT REMINDED AMERICANS THAT COVID IS NOT GONE, AND THAT SERIOUS ILLNESS CAN BE AVOIDED WITH VACCINES, BOOSTER SHOTS, AND TREATMENTS.

>>> THE FDA IS CLEARING THE WAY TO DISTRIBUTE AND ADMINISTER HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL DOSES OF THE MONKEYPOX VACCINE.

786,000 MORE DOSES WILL BE SUPPLIED BY A PLANT IN DENMARK, ON TOP OF THE MORE THAN 310,000 DOSES ALREADY DELIVERED.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ANTICIPATES MAKING ABOUT 1.9 MILLION DOSES AVAILABLE IN 2022, AND ANOTHER 2.2 MILLION DOSES IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2023.

MORE THAN 3500 CASES OF MONKEYPOX HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.

MONKEYPOX VACCINATION CLINICS SET FOR TOMORROW AND FRIDAY RAN OUT OF APPOINTMENTS JUST HOURS AFTER THEY WERE ANNOUNCED.

DANIEL DAWSON COVERS THE DIFFICULTIES FACING SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AND THE VIRUS CONTINUES TO SPREAD.

>> Reporter: ON MONDAY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ANNOUNCED THE ALLOCATION OF 800 DOSES OF THE SMALLPOX VACCINE FOR A SECOND MONKEYPOX VACCINATION EFFORT SINCE CASES WERE FIRST IDENTIFIED BACK IN JUNE.

ALL APPOINTMENTS WERE CLAIMED AFTER TUESDAY MORNING.

THOUGH THE COUNTY PRIORITIZE SPECIFIC RISK FACTORS FOR APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING, ADVOCATES ARE FRUSTRATED OVER THE OUTBREAKS CONNECTION TO SEXUAL AND GENDER IDENTITY, AND IT HAS A CAPACITY TO INFECT ANYONE.

DR. DAVID SMITH EXPLAINS THE OUTBREAK HAS MORE TO DO WITH MOBILE WANING IMMUNITY FOR SMALLPOX VIRUSES.

>> I WAS NOT VACCINATED FOR SMALLPOX, BUT PEOPLE WHO WERE OLDER THAN ME WERE VACCINATED.

A GLOBAL DECREASE IN THAT IMMUNITY HAS ALLOWED MONKEYPOX TO SPREAD FROM PERSON-TO-PERSON.

PART MECCA COUNTY SPOKESPERSON SAID THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO PLANS JUST ANOTHER VACCINATION EVENT.

DANIEL DAWSON.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> TURNING A LIFE, TAKE A MOMENT INTO A LEARNING EXPERIENCE.

SAN DIEGO MEN MET THE RESCUERS WHO HELPED DAVE HIS LIFE.

MATT HOFFMAN HAS THIS STORY.

>> WHAT CITY IS YOUR EMERGENCY?

>> SAN DIEGO P. PLEASE COME.

>> Reporter: IT'S A PHONE CALL NO ONE WANTS TO MAKE IT ONE AND NECKLINE KNEW SHE HAD TO PICK LAST DECEMBER, HER HUSBAND STEVE SUDDENLY WENT INTO CARDIAC ARREST AND STOPPED BREATHING.

>> WE WERE WATCHING TV ON THE COUCH AND HE STARTED GASPING FOR AIR.

HE SOUNDED LIKE HE WAS SNORING.

HONEY.

HONEY.

HONEY.

>> LISTEN TO ME CAREFULLY.

I'M HERE TO HELP YOU UNTIL THEY GET THERE.

>> Reporter: THE DISPATCHER HELPED CALM HER NERVES, AND HE TOLD HER IT WAS TIME TO START CHEST COMPRESSIONS, SOMETHING SHE HAD NEVER DONE BEFORE.

>> WE WILL DO THIS PACE OVER AND OVER UNTIL THE HEALTH TECH TAKES OVER OR HE WAKES UP AND TELLS YOU TO STOP.

>> ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.

>> EAT THAT RATE UP AND KEEP COUNTING OUT LOUD.

>> Reporter: SEVERAL MINUTES LATER PARAMEDICS ARRIVED AND TOOK STEVE TO THE HOSPITAL.

HE WAS PUT INTO A MEDICALLY INDUCED COMA AND WOKE UP A FEW DAYS LATER.

TODAY HE AND ANNETTE ARE MEETING THEIR RESCUERS, INCLUDING THE DISPATCHER WHO THEY CREDIT WITH HELPING SAVE STEVE'S LIFE.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> Reporter: A 66-YEAR-OLD ANNETTE IS AROUND 100 POUNDS, AND AT ONE POINT SHE HAD TO FIND THE STRENGTH TO GET HER HUSBAND OFF OF THE COUCH AND ONTO THE GROUND IN ORDER TO START CHEST COMPRESSIONS.

>> YOU SAID YOU HAVE TO GET HIM OFF OF THE SOFA, AND IT WAS LIKE ANY FEAR THAT I HAD, YOU KNOW, ANY OF THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO IT, IT WAS LIKE, YOU DIDN'T LET ME HAVE THAT.

>> HE'S VERY, VERY HAPPY.

>> LET US GET HIM FLAT ON HIS BACK FOR ME ON THE GROUND.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT HURTING HIM IF HE'S ON THE COUNTER THE BED.

>> Reporter: DISPATCHER CHRIS COOK TOOK THE CALL THAT DAY.

>> I CAN'T DESCRIBE HOW AMAZING IT IS TO MEET SOMEBODY WHERE I ACTUALLY HAD A ROLE IN HELPING SAVE THEIR LIFE.

>> Reporter: PARAMEDICS WERE EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET A PULSE ON STEVE BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE, BUT HE HAD EFFECTIVELY DIED BEFORE BEING REVIVED.

>> I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS A MEDICAL PATHWAY FOR ME TO BE ALIVE AND TALKING TO YOU RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: TODAY STEVE SAYS HE FEELS GREAT AND DOESN'T HAVE ANY LASTING MEDICAL DAMAGE.

>> THIS IS SUCH A TREAT TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE AND THINK ALL OF YOU GUYS, AND MOST OF ALL, TO THANK MY WIFE FOR SAVING MY LIFE.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY AND IT DID THE RIGHT THING.

SHE JUMPED INTO ACTION CALLING 911, AND WITH THE HELP OF SOME COACHING, WAS ABLE TO START CHEST COMPRESSIONS RIGHT AWAY.

>> THAT IS PROBABLY THE MOST CRITICAL PHASE, MAKING SURE THAT SOMEBODY IMMEDIATELY STARTS CHEST COMPRESSIONS, BECAUSE THE DOWNTIME, THREE MINUTES WITHOUT ANY CHEST COMPRESSIONS, WITHOUT ANY CIRCULATION, THAT IS PRETTY MUCH DETRIMENTAL.

SHE TRULY SAVED HIS LIFE.

>> Reporter: STEVE AND ANNETTE ARE WRITING A BOOK ABOUT THEIR ORDEAL TITLED "THEN DECEMBER 4th I DIED."

IT INCLUDES A CALL TO ACTION FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN HOW TO PERFORM CPR.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CHECK OUT THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO'S PROJECT HARPY INITIATIVE.

IT AIMS TO HELP TEACH CPR AND RAISE FUNDS TO PURCHASE AUTOMATIC DEFIBRILLATORS.

THAT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SOME EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE BEEN LIFTED AS FIREFIGHTERS SLOWED THE SPREAD OF A FIRE NEAR YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.

THE OAK FIRE IN MARIPOSA COUNTY HAS BURNED MORE THAN 29 SQUARE MILES, AND IS 32% CONTAINED.

IT DESTROYED 41 HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS IN THE SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS.

AROUND 3800 PEOPLE WERE ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME, WHILE ABOUT 2200 PEOPLE ARE STILL UNDER EVACUATION ORDERS.

>> I WANT TO GET MY CATS AND GO HOME.

>> WE ARE WAITING FOR THEM TO GIVE THE OKAY TO GO BACK IN THERE.

THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT WILL BE THERE.

>> THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

>>> WE HAVE PLENTY OF MONSOON MOISTURE OUT THERE INTO THE INTERIOR, WHICH WILL BRING SPOTTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO SOME INLAND AREAS THIS WEEKEND.

IT WILL NOT BE WIDESPREAD.

THERE WILL BE A BRIEF DOWNPOUR AND MAYBE SOME LIGHTNING AND SOME OF THE MOUNTAINS, AND EVEN SOME DESERTS AS WELL.

FOR THE REST OF US CLOSER TO THE COAST, MORNING CLOUDS AND AFTERNOON SUNSHINE CONTINUES.

THE TEMPERATURE WON'T BE MOVING A LOT DAY TO DAY.

THIS IS A ROBUST ROUTE OF MONSOON MOISTURE INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE SOUTHWEST.

A FEW OF YOU MAY BE IMPACTED BY THIS AT TIMES.

THERE IS THAT DRY THUNDERSTORM FIRE RISK.

IT IS MAINLY A GOOD THING WE ARE SEEING THE MOISTURE IN THE SOUTHWEST, BUT THERE IS ALWAYS A RISK THAT A LIGHTNING STRIKE AT STARK FIRE.

68 IN EL CAJON.

65 IN CHULA VISTA.

66 INTO SAN DIEGO.

WE ARE STILL SWEATING IT OUT A BIT AT BORREGO SPRINGS.

THE THUNDERSTORM STRUTS ARE MAINLY OFF TO THE EAST OF OUR LOCAL MOUNTAINS AND DESERT LOCATIONS.

PRETTY WARM.

IT IS CLASSIC LATE JULY WHETHER.

91 IN EL CAJON.

104 AT DURANGO SPRINGS.

MOUNT LAGUNA 78.

CAMPO WARMING UP AND 91.

OCEANSIDE WAS GREAT AT 75 DEGREES.

THE DROUGHT CONTINUES.

THE THUNDERSTORM STAY EAST FOR FRIDAY.

INTO THE WEEKEND AND BEGIN TO HEAD A LITTLE FARTHER WEST.

YOU WILL NOTICE TEMPERATURES GENERALLY STAY IN THE MID-70s, MAYBE UPPER 70s BY MONDAY.

A SLIGHT WARMING TREND, JUST A LITTLE BIT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS, BUT IT WON'T BE UNIVERSAL.

LOW TO MID 80s FOR THE NEXT 5 DAYS FOR INLAND AREAS.

LOW CLOUDS AND AFTERNOON SUNSHINE, WE LOOK GOOD.

HE GETS INTERESTING INTO THE MOUNTAINS.

78 THURSDAY TO MID 70s ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY, BUT SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

AND IN THE DESERTS, WE MIGHT SEE A STRAY SHOWER OR STORM SURVIVE.

AROUND 104 ON THURSDAY, BUT HEADING DOWNWARD BACK DOWN TO AROUND 100 SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

I'M GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> WITH INFLATION AT A 40 YEAR HIGH, MANY PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO SAVE MONEY, BUT OFFICIALS THAT WHEN U.S. HOSPITAL ARE URGING PARENTS NOT TO TAKE A CHANCE WITH THEIR CHILDREN'S SAFETY.

>> Reporter: IN THE CAR, IT IS THE BEST WAY TO KEEP A BABY SAFE.

SOME PARENTS MAY UNKNOWINGLY BE PUTTING THEIR CHILDREN IN COUNTERFEIT CAR SEATS.

>> THESE SEEDS ARE NOT PROTECTING THE KIDS LIKE THEY SHOULD.

>> Reporter: SINCE JANUARY, OFFICIALS AT HER MENTAL HEALTH SAY THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED 27 COUNTERFEIT CAR SEATS, AND 11 FOREIGN SEATS WERE DISCOVERED AS THEY HELPED PARENTS STRAPPED THEIR NEW BABY IN BEFORE LEAVING THE HOSPITAL.

>> A COUNTERFEIT CAR SEAT IS A CAR SEAT THAT IS NONREGULATED ANYWHERE, AND IS MADE SOMEWHERE AND IS NOT CRASH TESTED, BUT A FOREIGN CAR SEAT IS A CAR SEAT IS CRASH TESTED MAYBE IN EUROPE , BUT THOSE STANDARDS DON'T MEET THE U.S. STANDARDS.

>> Reporter: TO MAKE SURE YOUR CAR SEAT IS SAFE, CHECK THE STRAPS AND ANCHORING PARTS.

OFFICIALS SAY KNOCKOFFS MAY NOT HAVE LOWER ANCHOR ATTACHMENTS OR A CHEST CLIP.

LOOKOUT FOR PAPERWORK, A CAR SEAT MANUAL AND REGISTRATION CARD ARE INCLUDED IN ALL FEDERALLY COMPLIANT CAR SEATS IN THE U.S., AND READ THE LABELS .

FEDERALLY COMPLIANT SEAT WILL HAVE A WARNING LABEL SHOWING IT COMPLIED WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS.

>> IF IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY OF THOSE LABELS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, IF THE LABELS ARE IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE, THAT CAN BE AN INDICATION THAT IT IS A COUNTERFEIT CAR SEAT.

>> Reporter: HOSPITAL OFFICIALS SAY MANY OF THESE CAR SEATS ARE BOUGHT ONLINE THROUGH THIRD- PARTY VENDORS, AND IF THE PRICE IS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I AM MANDY GAITHER.

>>> MANY TIMES IN COUNTERFEIT CAR SEATS ARE DISCOVERED, PARENTS CANNOT GET A HOLD OF THE VENDORS TO WHO SOLD THEM AND CAN'T GET THEIR MONEY BACK.

HOSPITALS URGE PARENTS TO REPORT THEM.

YOU CAN DO THAT ONLINE.

>>> WITH SCHOOL BEGINNING, NOW IS THE TIME TO GET THOSE SUPPLIES.

TODAY AND NATIONAL CITY, POLICE OFFICERS PARTNERED WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES TO GIVEAWAY BACKPACKS FULL OF SUPPLIES.

THE GOAL, TO HELP FAMILIES OUT, AND IT TO KNOW STUDENTS AS WELL.

>> IT IS GOOD TO SEE THEM SO HAPPY AND JOYFUL WHEN THEY GET IT, AND IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY THAT IS NOT ENFORCEMENT RELATED FOR US TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE CHILDREN, SO THAT THEY CAN SEE US AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND HUMAN BEINGS.

>> EVERY STUDENT AND OLIVE WOOD AND CAMPBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GOT A STUFFED BACKPACK TODAY.

THE SCHOOL SUPPLIES GIVEAWAY IS AN ANNUAL EVENT.

>>> THERE IS A NEW HOME AND EVEN MORE HOPE FOR TEENAGERS WHO FIND THEMSELVES LOCKED UP IN THE COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION SYSTEM.

THANKS TO A NEW TRANSITION CAMPUS.

THIS SUMMER YOUNG PEOPLE IN CUSTODY ARE LEARNING MORE THAN JUST LIFE'S HARD LESSONS.

EDUCATION REPORTER MG PEREZ TAKES US INSIDE.

>>> I FIRST GOT LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS 14, AND I WAS IN THERE ON MY 15th BIRTHDAY.

>> Reporter: OCEANAURA FALLOW IS NOW 18 YEARS OLD, WITH A PAST THAT INCLUDES TIME IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S OLD JUVENILE HALL.

>> I WAS HANGING OUT WITH PEOPLE THAT WERE IN HERE.

I HAD TO COMPLETELY CUT EVERYONE OFF.

>> Reporter: OCEAN AND SHE PREFERS TO BE CALLED DID NOT GET A HAIRCUT.

SHE DID GET IN THE MIDDLE OF GANG FIGHTS, AND A LIFE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS, BUT IF YOU STAYS IN THE COUNTY'S CUSTODY TURNED HER LIFE AROUND.

>> IT'S COOL TO SEE MY PLACE BLOWN UP IN HERE.

>> Reporter: OCEAN DESCRIBES HERSELF AS A SIDE HOBBY PHOTOGRAPHER AND ARTIST.

SHE JUST GRADUATED FROM AN ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT WILL ALLOW HER TO START CLASSES IN GROSSMONT COLLEGE IN AUGUST.

HER LATEST PAINTING SHOWS THE MYTHICAL PERSIAN HOUMA BIRD AND BRILLIANT PASTEL COLORS.

>> IT NEVER TOUCHES THE GROUND.

IT SOARS HIGH IN THE SKY.

IT BRINGS HOPE TO PEOPLE IN DESPAIR.

GETS IS SUPPOSED TO LIFT YOU UP AND GIVE YOU HOPE.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE PERFECT FOR THIS SETTING.

>> Reporter: HER PAINTING AND PHOTOGRAPHS HANG IN THE LOBBY OF THE COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT'S BRAND-NEW MULTIMILLION DOLLAR YOUTH TRANSITION CAMPUS IN KEARNY MESA.

THE YTC REPLACES FACILITIES THAT LOOKED MORE LIKE A PRISON AND HAVE NOW BEEN DEMOLISHED, WITH ANOTHER TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW.

THE OPEN COURTYARD FACILITY BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO THE JUVENILE CORRECTIONS SYSTEM, WITH REMINDERS TO FOCUS, EXCEL, AND BELIEVE IN A BETTER FUTURE OUTSIDE THESE WALLS.

>> I SAW KIDS BEING RELEASED TWO WEEKS LATER WE ARRESTED, BACK IN MY CLASS.

>> Reporter: ALEX LONG HAS BEEN A TEACHER IN JUVENILE COURT SCHOOLS FOR 25 YEARS.

MOST OF THAT TIME HE TAUGHT SCIENCE AND MATH, BUT FIVE YEARS AGO, THE COUNTY DEDICATED MUCH MORE MONEY TO CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

THAT IS WHEN HE STARTED TEACHING WOODSHOP TO SIX STUDENTS AT A TIME FOR 2 HOURS 5 DAYS PER WEEK BUILDING FURNITURE, PICTURE FRAMES, AND ANYTHING THEY COULD DREAM OF TO CONSTRUCT FROM WOOD.

LIKE A GLIDING CHAIR.

>> WE TRIAL AND ERROR DIDN'T KNOW WE COULD GET IT TO WORK.

AS YOU CAN SEE NOW YOU CAN SIT IN THE CHAIR AND IT GLIDES BACK AND FORTH.

>> Reporter: THE NEW YOUTH TRANSITION CAMPUS HAS A WOODSHOP THAT IS MORE THAN TWICE THE SIZE IT WAS IN THE OLD BUILDING.

THE STUDENTS FURNITURE IS SOLD ONLINE , AND THE MONEY RAISED IS USED TO BUY MORE SUPPLIES AND TOOLS FOR THE NEXT GROUP OF WOODSHOP STUDENTS.

OFFENDERS COME CONTENDERS FOR REAL-LIFE JOBS, AND MUCH BETTER FUTURES.

ACCORDING TO LONG WHO HAS A SIGN HANGING ON HIS CLASSROOM WALL, THAT SAYS SIMPLY WE ARE THE CARPENTERS OF OUR OWN DESTINY.

>> NOW WHEN THEY ARE RELEASED FROM HERE AND THEY HAVE TAKEN MY CLASS, THEY CAN GET AN ENTRY LEVEL JOB.

THEY CAN THEN ACTUALLY I BELIEVE AFFECT THEIR LIVES FOR GOOD AS THEY MOVE FORWARD, AND THEY HAVE OPTIONS.

>> OUR STUDENTS ARE KIND OF IN, YOU KNOW, UNDERWATER.

THEY ARE DROWNING AND NEED SUPPORT.

>> Reporter: ELLEN DE LA CRUZ IS HELPING TEENS IN TROUBLE THROUGH BEATING AT THE NEW YTC.

SHE HAS BEEN A TEACHER FOR COUNTY COURT SCHOOLS SINCE 1997, SHATTERING STEREOTYPES ALONG THE WAY.

>> THE SUNLIGHT COMING INTO THEIR ROOM AND ILLUMINATING THEIR BOOK SO THEY CAN READ, AND THAT IS THEIR FAVORITE ACTIVITY.

THEY WANT TO LEARN HOW TO READ BIG WORDS.

THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO SPELL BIG WORDS.

WARMACK SHE SAYS ONE THIRD OF THE 13 TO 20-YEAR-OLD STUDENTS SHE TEACHES READ BELOW A FIFTH GRADE LEVEL.

THAT IS WHY THE NEW CAMPUS HAS AN EXPANDED LIBRARY, WITH TITLES THAT INCLUDE TOPICS FROM FANTASY TO FEELINGS ABOUT FIRST LOVES.

THERE IS EVEN A SUMMER READING CONTEST UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW.

>> WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION.

SOMETIMES NO ONE HAS PAID ATTENTION TO HOW, YOU KNOW, HOW THEY ARE DOING ACADEMICALLY AND WHAT THEIR ACHIEVEMENT IS.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS ON THE INSIDE ARE ALSO STUDYING FOR ASSOCIATE DEGREES THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH A COLLEGE.

>> THEY ARE BEING ELEVATED AND SEEN AS PEOPLE CAPABLE OF DOING MORE THAN THEY HAVE IN THE PAST.

THEY TRY TO LIVE UP TO THOSE EXPECTATIONS.

>> FOR ME IT WAS HARD TO GET A JOB.

I WAS ON PROBATION FOR A WHILE, BUT DON'T LET THAT STOP YOU.

KEEP GOING, GET OUT OF THE SYSTEM, GET OFF PROBATION.

>> Reporter: OCEAN HAS GONE FROM STUDENT INSIDE TO MENTOR OUTSIDE, ADMIRING HER PAINTING IN THE YTC LOBBY.

>> Reporter: HOW DOES IT FEEL TO SEE HER NAME ON A PAINTING?

>> SUPERCOOL.

IT MAKES ME REALLY HAPPY.

WARMACK HAPPINESS SHE HOPES TO SOMEDAY TURN INTO A CAREER AS A JUDGE IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT ON "NEWS HOUR" THE FEDERAL RESERVE RAISES INTEREST RATES ONCE AGAIN TO COMBAT RISING PRICES.

WILL IT WORK?

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

>>> HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OUT OF RAMONA WHERE A FAST- MOVING BRUSHFIRE HAS BEEN STOPPED AT 180 ACRES, AND IS NOW 20% CONTAINED.

YOU CAN SEE THE BURN AREA FROM A CAL FIRE HELICOPTER.

DARTED IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR KASTNER ROAD AND STATE ROUTE 78 IN THE WITCH CREEK AREA.

THERE IS AN EVACUATION WARNING IN PLACE FOR NEARBY HOMES, MEANING THAT RESIDENTS NEED TO BE PREPARED TO LEAVE QUICKLY IF THERE IS A FLAREUP.

NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OR INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE CAUSES UNDER INVESTIGATION.

>>> A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY TOOK PLACE FOR CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT'S GAYLORD PACIFIC RESORT AND CONVENTION CENTER .

THE FIRST PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION WILL INCLUDE THE 1600 ROOM HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER, A NEW PARK, ROADS, PARKING STRUCTURE, AND SUPPORTING PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.

THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED IN THREE YEARS.

>>> IT MAY BE TIME FOR THE MEGA MILLIONS LOTTERY TO CHANGE ITS NAME TO MAKE 1 BILLIONS NOW THAT THE JACKPOT HAS GROWN TO OVER $1 BILLION.

NO TICKETS WERE SOLD MATCHING ALL SIX NUMBERS IN LAST NIGHT'S DRAWING, AND THERE WERE EIGHT TICKETS SOLD, WITH FIVE NUMBERS, BUT MISSING THE MEGA NUMBER.

YOU STILL HAVE TIME.

THE NEXT DRAWING IS FRIDAY NIGHT.

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