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>>> TONIGHT, FIREFIGHTERS ARE WORKING TO CONTAIN THE FIRE IN LAKESIDE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THE FIRE HAS BURNED 368 ACRES AND IS 20% CONTAINED.

EVACUATION WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT.

THREE FIRE FIGHTERS HAVE BEEN TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES.

ALEXANDER HAS MORE ON THE FIREFIGHTING EFFORT.

>> Reporter: CREWS ARE WORKING TO PUT OUT HOTSPOTS NEAR RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

CAPTAIN ROBERT JOHNSON SAYS THAT IS THE MAIN PRIORITY SO THEY CAN RETURN HOME.

>> ONCE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO WE CAN GET RESIDENTS BACK TO THEIR HOUSES.

>> Reporter: THE FIRE STARTED NEAR THE PARK AND NEXT TO THIS RANCH.

>> I WAS WORKING FROM HOME AND SOMEBODY WAS DRIVING BY AND STARTED HONKING.

I CALL 911 AND NEARLY STARTED TO GET A HOSE AND REALIZED IT WASN'T GOING TO HAPPEN >> Reporter: SHE SAID THE FIRE WAS MOVING INCREDIBLY FAST.

>> THE FLAMES WERE VERY HOT, VERY HIGH.

I WAS NOT SURE I COULD GET OUT.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID SHE COULD NOT EVACUATE HER HORSES SO SHE STAYED OVERNIGHT.

FORTUNATELY THE FIRE SPREAD EAST AWAY FROM HER PROPERTY AND TO THE RUGGED TERRAIN BELOW EL CAJON MOUNTAIN.

RIGHT NOW THEY ARE SUCKING WATER FROM THE RESERVOIR TO BRING IT WHERE THE FIRE IS BECAUSE IT IS SO RUGGED THAT FIREFIGHTERS CANNOT GET TO IT.

>> WE TRAIN FOR THIS TYPE OF TERRAIN AND TO RESPOND TO FIRES IN THIS TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT.

IT DOES REQUIRE DIFFERENT TACTICS SOMETIMES.

ONE THAT THEY WILL BE UTILIZING TODAY IS THEY ARE GOING TO FLY TROOPS IN, FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRE CREWS, TO SPOTS THAT ARE INACCESSIBLE BY GROUND.

>> Reporter: AS FOR WENT RESIDENTS CAN RETURN HOME THEY SAID THAT IS WHEN THE HOTSPOTS ARE COMPLETELY DOUSED.

>>> WE HAVE A LOT OF CHANGES IN THE FORECAST WITH THE WEATHER AS WE MOVE INTO THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK.

THE WORST OF THE HEAT WILL BE BEHIND US SOON.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE OUT TO AROUND 55 AND RAMONA.

62 INTO SAN DIEGO TONIGHT.

AS TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO LOWER THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO PICK UP.

>>> A PRIVATE JET THAT CRASHED INTO MURPHY CANYON AREA WAS FLYING TOO LOW..

THEY HAVE BEEN OUT OF SERVICE SINCE 2022.

IT DOES NOT SAY WHETHER THE PILOT KNEW THAT THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE OUT OF SERVICE.

THE CRASH KILLED ALL SIX PEOPLE ON BOARD AND INJURED EIGHT PEOPLE ON THE GROUND.

>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS NOT CONFIRMED IF THE U.S. WILL WADE INTO THE GROWING CRISIS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND IRAN.

THEY ARE MOVING ASSETS INTO PLACE TO RESPOND TO ANY SCENARIO.

>> I HAVE A PLAN FOR EVERYTHING BUT WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT KEEPING HIS CARDS CLOSE TO THE CHEST WHEN IT COMES TO U.S.

INTERVENTION BETWEEN ISRAEL AND IRAN.

THOSE COUNTRIES TRADE AND MILITARY STRIKES FOR A SIXTH DAY.

ISRAEL CLAIMS IRAN IS ON THE BRINK OF WEAPON NICE IN THEIR NUCLEAR PROGRAM.

AS RECENTLY AS MARCH THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ASSESSED THAT THEY WERE NOT ACTIVELY BUILDING A NUCLEAR WEAPON.

>> I SAID IT IS VERY LATE.

>> Reporter: THE MISSION TO UNITED NATIONS RESPONDED SAYING NO IRANIAN OFFICIAL HAS EVER ASKED TO GROVEL AT THE GATES OF THE WHITE HOUSE AND WILL RESPOND TO ANY ACTION WITH RECIPROCAL MEASURES.

>> THE MORE BELLICOSE THEY GET I THINK THE HIGHER THE CHANCES ARE THE UNITED DATES WILL JOIN STRIKES ON THESE NUCLEAR FACILITIES.

>> Reporter: HAVE YOU GIVEN IRAN AN ULTIMATUM?

>> YOU COULD SAY SO.

THEY KNOW WHAT'S UP.

MAYBE WE COULD GIVE THEM THE ULTIMATE ULTIMATUM.

>> Reporter: THE USS FORD CARRIER STRIKE GROUP IS EXPECTED TO BE DEPLOYED NEXT WEEK MAKING IT THE THIRD IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE CONFLICT ACCORDING TO SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH THE MATTER.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS FEELING THE BRUNT OF THE HISTORIC INCREASE IN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.

GUSTAVO SULLY'S SAYS THE SITUATION IS BECOMING MORE VOLATILE WITH GROWING TENSION BETWEEN ACTIVISTS WHO DISAGREE TELL -- HOW TO APPROACH.

>> Reporter: FROM EL CAJON TO DETAINING PEOPLE AND RAIDING A POPULAR SOUTHPARK RESTAURANT LOCAL IMMIGRATION LAWYERS SAY THIS IS WHAT MASS DEPORTATIONS LOOK LIKE.

FEDERAL AGENTS PRESSURED TO MEET QUOTAS, TARGETING ANYONE THEY SUSPECT OF BEING IN THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY, NOT JUST IMMIGRANTS OF VIOLENT CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS.

>> WHEN TRUMP TOOK OFFICE HE PUT INTO PLACE A NUMBER OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND DIFFERENT MEMORANDA VASTLY EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.

NOW WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THE FRUITS OF THOSE MEMORANDUM.

>> Reporter: OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WE HAVE HEARD STORIES OF A GRANDMOTHER, A SOCCER COACH AND A DISABLED ASYLUM SEEKER ALL BEING CAUGHT IN THE DEPORTATION MACHINE.

WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN WORKPLACE RATES.

OTHER TACTICS ARE BRAND-NEW LIKE ARRESTING PEOPLE THAT IMMIGRATION COURT HEARINGS OR DURING SCHEDULED CHECK-IN'S WITH I.C.E.

ANOTHER NEW TACTIC, REVOKING STUDENT VISAS.

>> THESE PEOPLE ARE FINISHING GRADUATE PROGRAMS, THIS IS A LOT OF TIME INVESTED.

TO LOSE THIS IS PRETTY MONUMENTAL FOR SOMEONE THAT'S DEVOTED THEIR LIVES TO DO IT.

>> Reporter: A COALITION OF NONPROFITS, HUMANITARIAN WORKERS AND LAWYERS HAVE SPENT MOST OF THIS YEAR RESPONDING TO THE WAVE OF I.C.E.

ENFORCEMENT.

ADVOCATES ARE PATROLLING NEIGHBORHOODS AND WARNING PEOPLE OF ACTIVITY.

LAWYERS ARE RUSHING TO COURTHOUSES AND PROVIDING PRO BONO LEGAL AID TO PEOPLE BEING ARRESTED.

OTHERS ARE FUNDRAISING FOR FAMILIES OF THE PEOPLE DETAINED INCLUDING U.S. CITIZEN PARTNERS AND CHILDREN.

>> THE COURT FIASCO THEY WERE THERE.

SOUTHPARK THEY WERE THERE.

WE HAVE SOME ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO RAPID RESPONSE INCREDIBLY WELL.

>> Reporter: AFTER THE IMMIGRATION RAID OF A SOUTHPARK RESTAURANT, POLITICAL AND LABOR LEADERS ARE BECOMING MORE VOCAL.

>> OVER THE PAST WEEK THE TACTICS HAVE CROSSED A NEW LINE.

>> Reporter: SAYING IT IS HYPOCRITICAL OF OUR SOCIETY TO PROFIT FROM THE WORK OF UNAUTHORIZED IMMIGRANTS AND THEN PUNISH THEM FOR THAT WORK.

>> THIS HAS BEEN BUILT ON THE BACKS OF HARD-WORKING IMMIGRANTS.

NOW WE UNLEASH SOLDIERS TO ATTACK THEM?

IT IS HYPOCRISY TO THE CRUELEST.

>> Reporter: WHILE POLITICIANS, LABOR LEADERS AND ACTIVISTS ALL AGREE THAT THIS IS PROBLEMATIC, THEY DISAGREE ON HOW TO COMBAT IT.

DEMOCRATS ARE QUICK TO CRITICIZE WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS AND SPECIFIC ACTIONS BUT THEY STILL GENERALLY SUPPORT I.C.E.

CONGRESSMAN VARGAS SAID THEY ARE MOSTLY GOOD PEOPLE FOLLOWING BAD ORDERS.

>> I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE FOR A LONG TIME.

I HAVE MET A LOT OF AGENTS.

I CAN ASSURE YOU ALMOST EVERY AGENT DID NOT WANT TO BE THERE DOING THAT.

THEY DID NOT WANT TO BE RUNNING INTO A RESTAURANT LIKE THAT WITH MACHINE GUNS TO ARREST THE COOK.

THEY ARE GETTING THOSE ORDERS FROM WASHINGTON.

>> Reporter: ON THE OTHER HAND, IMMIGRANT RIGHT ADVOCATES SAY THE ENTIRE AGENCY NEEDS TO BE REBUILT.

THEY POINT TO A HISTORY OF CIVIL RIGHTS ABUSES AND ARGUE THAT THE PROBLEM IS SYSTEMIC, NOT JUST A FEW BAD APPLES OR A PARTICULARLY HARSH ADMINISTRATION.

>> THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS A JUGGERNAUT.

UNLESS WE ARE CALLING FOR A TRUE AND WE HAVE TO BE TRUTHFUL ABOUT OUR VISION FOR A JUST SOCIETY.

>> Reporter: LOCAL LABOR LEADERS SAY THEY WANT DEMOCRATS TO DO MORE THAN JUST PRESS CONFERENCES.

LOCAL PARTY LEADERS SAY THEIR POWER IS LIMITED.

THEY ARE THE MINORITY PARTY.

THEY DID SEND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY A LETTER DEMANDING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SAN DIEGO RAID.

LATER THAT TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SENT NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO THE AREA WHERE PEOPLE WERE PROTESTING INCREASED ENFORCEMENT.

AT A PRESS CONFERENCE NOEM WAS CLEAR ABOUT THE FANS.

AT THAT SAME PRESS CONFERENCE HER SECURITY DETAIL PUSHED CALIFORNIA SENATOR ALEX PADILLA TO THE GROUND AND HANDCUFFED HIM AFTER HE TRIED TO ASK QUESTIONS.

>> LAY FLAT.

>> Reporter: THE SITUATION REMAINS VOLATILE.

ON SUNDAY, TRUMP ORDERED I.C.E.

TO INCREASE ENFORCEMENT IN WHAT HE CALLED DEMOCRAT RUN CITIES LIKE SAN DIEGO.

>> AN UPDATE TO THE I.C.E.

RAID OF AN EL CAJON BUSINESS.

THE GENERAL MANAGER PLEADED GUILTY TO CHARGES.

PROSECUTORS SAID JOHN WASHBURN EMPLOYED WORKERS WITHOUT LEGAL STATUS AND LET THEM LIVE IN THE WAREHOUSE.

HE WAS SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR OF PROBATION AND ORDERED TO PERFORM 50 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE.

>>> THE FEDERAL RESERVE HOLDS INTEREST RATES STEADY EVEN AS PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKES AIM AT THE INDEPENDENT CENTRAL BANK.

>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL RESERVE CONTINUING THEIR CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO INTEREST RATES.

>> WE BELIEVE THE CURRENT STANCE OF MONETARY POLICY LEAVES US WELL-POSITIONED TO RESPOND IN A TIMELY WAY TO POTENTIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS.

>> Reporter: THE ANNOUNCEMENT JUST HOURS AFTER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CALLED JEROME POWELL STUPID AND CRITICIZED THE BANK FOR ITS HESITATION TO CUT RATES.

>> AM I ALLOWED TO APPOINT MYSELF?

I WOULD DO A MUCH BETTER JOB.

>> Reporter: HE BELIEVES IT WOULD SPUR BORROWERS TO SPEND IN AREAS OF THE ECONOMY.

THE FED SEES TOO MUCH UNCERTAINTY DRIVEN IN PART BY THE TARIFFS, SPENDING BILL AND CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

>> WITH ALL THE UNCERTAINTY ABOUT TARIFFS AND WHAT IMPACT THAT MIGHT HAVE IT'S LIKE WAITING FOR THE OTHER SHOE TO DROP.

>> Reporter: GREG RIDE SAYS THE STUDY MARKET GIVES THEM THE LUXURY OF TIME.

>> WE WANT INTEREST RATES TO COME DOWN BECAUSE INFLATION PRESSURES ARE RECEDING AND THEY CAN TAKE THE FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL A LITTLE BIT.

WE DO NOT WANT THEM TO COME DOWN BECAUSE THE ECONOMY IS SPUTTERING AND IT NEEDS THE STIMULUS.

>> Reporter: FOR THE REIT -- MEANTIME RATES WILL STAY ELEVATED MEANING HIGHER BORROWING COSTS FOR CONSUMERS.

McBRIDE SAID THE FLIP SIDE IS HIGHER EARNINGS ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

>>> SAN DIEGO WAS FACING BIG BUT -- BUDGET CUTS THIS YEAR BUT THE CITY COUNCIL BROUGHT BACK MANY POPULAR THINGS.

THE VOICE OF SAN DIEGO CEOS SAID THEY ARE MAKING RISKY BETS TO PULL IT OFF.

>> MOST CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE VERY PLEASED LAST WEEK.

THEY REVERSED BUDGET CUTS TO LIBRARY AND RECREATION CENTER HOURS THE MAYOR HAD PROPOSED AND RESTORED BEACH FIRINGS.

AND THE OFFICE OF RACE AND EQUITY.

HOW DID THEY DO ALL THIS?

IT TURNS OUT THEY MADE SOME BIG BETS ON FUTURE MONEY.

THEY SAID THE CITY CAN GET $9 MILLION FROM NEW SOURCES.

THAT WOULD CHANGE LIFE IN SAN DIEGO A LITTLE BIT.

LET'S START WITH PARKING.

THE CITY COUNCIL WANTS NONRESIDENTS TO PAY TO PARK IN BALBOA PARK.

OF COURSE, THEN PEOPLE WILL JUST PARK FOR FREE AT THE ZOO SO THEY WANT THE ZOO TO CHARGE AS WELL.

THEY WANT SOME OF THAT MONEY TO GO TO THE CITY.

THAT WILL BE A BIG NEGOTIATION.

THEN THERE ARE THE BUILDERS.

YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT UNLIKE SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, WE DO NOT HAVE MANY BILLBOARDS.

DECADES AGO THERE WERE LONG BATTLES ABOUT BILLBOARDS.

THE CITY RESTRICTED THEM SEVERELY AND WAS EVEN TAKEN TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.

THURGOOD MARSHALL AND OTHER JUSTICES DECLARED ITS RULES WERE TOO STRICT.

IN THE 1980S THE CITY FINALLY GOT AN ORDINANCE TO STICK.

NO MORE NEW BILLBOARDS.

THE ONES YOU SEE NOW WERE MOSTLY IN PLACE BEFORE THEN.

BUSINESSES CAN HAVE SIGNS, BUT THE ROADS HAVE FAR FEWER DISTRACTIONS THAN OTHER CITIES.

FAST FORWARD TO NOW.

THE CITY COUNCIL IS SEEKING EVERY DOLLAR YOU CAN FIND SO IT DECIDED TO MAKE A DEAL WITH THE THREE MAIN COMPANIES THAT CONTROL EXISTING BILLBOARDS.

IF THEY GET RID OF ONE EACH AND PAY THE CITY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THEY CAN TURN THE OTHER ONES INTO DIGITAL BILLBOARDS.

DIGITAL BILLBOARDS CAN CHARGE A LOT MORE AND CAN CHANGE MORE OFTEN.

THE CITY COUNCIL ESTIMATED THEY COULD GET $3 MILLION NEXT YEAR FROM THESE NEW DEALS.

IF MY INBOX IS ANY INDICATION PEOPLE ARE GOING TO FIGHT THOSE BILLBOARDS.

THAT MEANS THE BET ON FUTURE MONEY COULD BE IN JEOPARDY.

THE INDEPENDENT BUDGET ANALYST ONE CITY COUNCIL IT WAS GETTING INTO DICEY TERRITORY.

>> THESE MAY OR MAY NOT BE REALISTIC AMOUNTS.

WE HAVE NOT FJTED THEM.

THE BUDGET IS ALREADY RELIANT ON OPTIMISTIC ASSUMPTIONS.

IF YOU CHOOSE TO MOVE FORWARD ASSUMING THESE REVENUES THAT WILL BE EXPOSING THE CITY TO ADDITIONAL RISK.

>> JUST YESTERDAY THE MAYOR MADE MORE CHANGES TO THE BUDGET HE SAID WILL CUT ABOUT A QUARTER OF NEW SPENDING BUT HE'S KEEPING THE LIBRARY AND RECREATION HOURS.

NOW THEY WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO OVERRIDE THE CHANGES.

I AM SCOTT LEWIS FOR VOICE OF SAN DIEGO.

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>>> ORGANIZERS OF SATURDAY'S NO KING PROTEST SAID 69,000 PEOPLE SHOWED UP DOWNTOWN.

THAT IS 9000 MORE THAN THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT.

WE LOOK AT HOW THE NUMBER WAS CALCULATED AND WHAT CROWD SIZES CAN MEAN FOR A POLITICAL MOVEMENT.

>> Reporter: THE CROWDS THAT SHOWED UP SATURDAY WERE NOT JUST BIG.

THEY ARE BEING CALLED UNPRECEDENTED.

>> YOU HAVE NUMEROUS EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO YOU HAD THE LARGEST PROTEST CROWD WE HAVE EVER SEEN.

>> Reporter: TAKE ACTION SAN DIEGO WAS ONE OF THE GROUPS THAT ORGANIZE THE PROTEST.

LARRY WAS A VOLUNTEER WITH THE GROUP AND IN CHARGE OF TRACKING THE CROWD SIZE.

THE FIRST ESTIMATE OF 60,000+ CAME FROM A METHOD WHICH LOOKS AT THE DENSITY OF ONE PEEP -- PEOPLE IN ONE SECTION AND MULTIPLIES IT.

THE UPDATED ESTIMATE OF 69,000 USES A METHOD THAT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE HIGH-TECH, COMBINING AERIAL NEEDS FOOTAGE WITH ON THE GROUND VIDEO.

>> THOSE GIVE US THE ABILITY TO GET A RELIABLE AND PRETTY GOOD ESTIMATE OF THE CROWD.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE SHARING THEIR DATA ON THE TAKE ACTION SAN DIEGO WEBSITE.

>> WE USE OPEN SOURCE METHODOLOGY.

WE PROVIDE IF THERE IS SOME COMPUTER CODE THAT HELPS OUT WE PROVIDE THE CODE.

THIS WILL ACTUALLY HAVE THE CODE WHICH IS NOT MUCH.

WE WILL HAVE ALL OF THE RAW DATA.

IF SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO ANALYZE THE DATA ALSO.

>> Reporter: THE POLICE DEPARTMENT USED THE ORIGINAL NUMBER OF 60,000 IN STATEMENTS ABOUT THE PROTEST.

THEY SAY THEY GOT IT FROM THE ORGANIZERS.

>> THE 60,000 WAS THE LOW NUMBER.

THEY HAVE NUMBERS THAT WENT UP TO 80,000.

>> Reporter: THEY DO NOT TRACK PROTEST CROWD SIZES INDEPENDENTLY.

>> AT THE TIME THE EVENTS ARE HAPPENING WE ARE FOCUSED ON KEEPING EVERYBODY SAFE.

TRAFFIC CONTROL AND MAKING SURE IT IS PEACEFUL, LAWFUL AND SAFE.

>> FOR A POLITICALLY FOCUSED PROTEST IT WAS THE BIGGEST IN HISTORY.

IT MEANS WE ARE REALLY MOTIVATED ON THIS PARTICULAR SET OF ISSUES.

>> Reporter: CARL, THE DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO INSTITUTE FOR CIVIC CIVIL ENGAGEMENT.

HE SAID SAN DIEGO IS NORMALLY A TOWN WHERE IT IS CHALLENGING TO POLITICALLY ACTIVATE THE MASSES.

>> YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTS.

THOSE WORSE ERRATIC.

YOU GO BACK TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.

MARTIN LUTHER KING CAME TO TALK IN THE 60s.

THOSE CROWDS WERE IN THE HUNDREDS TO LOW THOUSANDS.

>> Reporter: THE NEXT LARGEST WAS THE 2017 WOMEN'S MARCH WERE OVER 30,000 PEOPLE SHOWED UP.

HE BELIEVES SATURDAY'S TURNOUT WAS SO HIGH BECAUSE PEOPLE FEEL DISENFRANCHISED AND HELPLESS.

>> WHEN YOU GET THAT MANY PEOPLE TOGETHER YOU REALIZE YOU ARE NOT ALONE AND YOU CAN START FOCUSING ON MORE COORDINATED ACTION.

>>> NEXT WEEK THE SEISMIC SHAPE TABLE WILL TEST THE STRENGTH OF A 10 STORY BUILDING.

WE LEARN ABOUT THIS RECYCLED MATERIAL AND WHAT IT OFFERS.

>> Reporter: THE EARTHQUAKE SHAKE TABLE IS IN SCRIPPS RANCH JUST EAST OF THE 15.

NOW A BUILDING TOWERS ABOVE IT.

IT'S LOADBEARING SYSTEM AND WALLS, FLOORS, AND ROOFING.

IN THE REAL WORLD, A BUILDING LIKE THIS COULD ONLY BE SIX STORIES HIGH IN A SEISMIC ZONE LIKE CALIFORNIA.

>> A BIG ASPECT WE ARE TESTING IS CAN WE PUSH THE ENVELOPE AND SEE THIS BEYOND SAID -- SIX STORIES.

WE HAVE ALREADY BROKEN CODE LIMITATIONS WITH THE STRUCTURE.

>> Reporter: COLD FORMED STEEL GOT ITS NAME BECAUSE THE FINAL FORMATION IS DONE WITH PRESSES AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.

IT IS SUPPLIED TO BUILDERS AND COILS OF THIN STEEL.

>> IT IS SOME OF THE SAME THAT GOES TO THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY TO MAKE FENDERS AND BUMPERS AND HOODS.

>> Reporter: DON ALLEN WORKS WITH THE INDUSTRY GROUP.

HE SAID COLD FORMED STEEL IS RECYCLED.

THE MATERIAL COMES FROM OLD CARS, FRIDGES, OVENS.

IT'S MELTED DOWN AND PRESSED INTO SHEETS THAT ARE LESS THAN A 10th OF AN INCH THICK.

HE SAID IT IS SURPRISINGLY STRONG.

>> ONCE HE MELTED DOWN AND GET IT BACK TO ITS IRON MOLECULES, YOU CAN MAKE STEEL OUT OF IT THAT IS STRONGER THAN THE ORIGINAL STEEL.

IF YOU ARE MAKING A REFRIGERATOR THE INSIGHT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE VERY STRONG AT ALL, YOU CAN MELT IT DOWN AND MAKE THIS STUFF THAT CAN CARRY THESE 10, 15 STORY STRUCTURES.

>> Reporter: ADVANTAGES INCLUDE SMALL CARBON FOOTPRINT TO TO RECYCLING.

IT'S NONCOMBUSTIBLE, VERY STRONG, BUT VERY LIGHT WEIGHT.

THEY TESTED THIS 10 STORY FRAME BUILDING A COUPLE YEARS AGO.

ALSO ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY.

HUTCHINSON SAID IT WAS TWICE AS HEAVY AS THE CFS WE SEE NOW.

>> IF YOU ARE IN THE EARTHQUAKE REALM, LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS ARE FANTASTIC BECAUSE THE FORCES THAT WE ARE GOING TO GENERATE ARE DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE MASS IN THE SYSTEM.

IF WE LIGHTEN UP THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM WE CAN REDUCE THOSE SEISMIC FORCES.

>> Reporter: THE COLD FORMED STEEL BUILDING WILL BE TESTED ON MONDAY.

IF IT IS SUCCESSFUL THEY HOPE TO SEE A CODE CHANGE TO ALLOW GREATER USE OF THE MATERIAL IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

>>> AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE HEADLINES WE HAVE A LOT OF CHANGES GROWING.

THE HEAT WAVE WILL BE DIMINISHING.

THE WORST OF THE HEAT IS BEHIND US.

AS THE WIND PICKS UP AND THE HEAT DEPARTS TO THE EAST, THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE ESCALATING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

ESPECIALLY IN THE INLAND PARTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

WE WILL COOL DOWN FOR THE FIRST OFFICIAL WEEKEND OF SUMMER.

FOR THE FINAL STAGES OF THIS HEAT ADVISORY WE WILL BE SEEING THESE HEAT ADVISORIES.

AS WE LOOK AT THE OVERNIGHT FORECAST WE GET DOWN TO 62.

LOW CLOUDS RETURN.

THE HEAT WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST.

WITH THAT THE WIND PICKS UP AND THAT IS WHERE THE PROBLEM BEGINS TO EXIST WITH FIRE DANGER ESCALATING.

IT WILL STILL BE HOT ON THURSDAY.

THE HEAT WAVE WILL NOT END ABRUPTLY.

WE WILL JUST SEE TEMPERATURES EASE DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

WE ARE STILL AT 109 HERE.

90 IN RAMONA.

STILL IN THE 70s AND AREAS AROUND 70 -- SAN DIEGO.

THE WORST OF THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE IN THE BASIN.

WE HAVE MODERATE FIRE DANGER IN FAR INLAND PARTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND BY THE TIME WE GET TO SUNDAY THE WORST OF IT SHIFTS FURTHER EAST.

THE WIND WILL BE ACTIVE AND OVER THE WEEKEND WE WILL HAVE FIRE DANGER CONCERNS.

DEEP TROUGH SETS IN.

AS SUMMER BEGINS WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW ON THE MAP WAY TO THE NORTH AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN SECTIONS OF MONTANA, IDAHO, AND OREGON.

A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE BLAST FOR THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

WE ARE SEEING TEMPERATURES HEDGE BARELY DOWNWARD.

WE HAVE A NICE STRETCH OF MORNING CLOUDS AND AFTERNOON SUNSHINE.

INLAND AREAS WE ARE DEALING WITH MID 80s ON THURSDAY AND THEN TEMPERATURES STEADILY LOWER INTO SATURDAY.

WE WILL FIND SOME GOOD COMFORT MID 60s COME SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

JUST BE AWARE WITH THAT BREEZE.

THE DESERTS TO BACK DOWN TO THE DOUBLE DIGITS BEGINNING SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AND MONDAY.

STILL HOT FOR A COUPLE MORE DAYS.

GEOFF CORNISH, KPBS.

>>> WE HAVE ANOTHER UPDATE ON THE FIRE THAT IS BURNING IN LAKESIDE.

CONTAINMENT WAS JUST UPDATED TO 25% WITH 868 ACRES BURNED AT LAST CHECK.

IT IS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 8.

THREE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN INJURED.

THE FIRE IS BURNING IN AN AREA JUST NORTH OF HOMES BUT THERE'S NO REPORT OF DAMAGE.

SOME EVACUATION ORDERS REMAIN IN EFFECT.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, WHY THE SUPREME COURT IS UPHOLDING A STATE BAN ON TRANSGENDER CARE.

THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION.

>>> TOMORROW IS KNOWN AS JUNETEENTH.

WE ARE DIVING INTO THE HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HOLIDAY WITH A USD PROFESSOR.

>>> THE HOTEL DEL CORONADO IS CELEBRATING THE END OF IT SIX- YEAR $550 MILLION RENOVATION PROJECT.

THEY ARE SHOWCASING THE NEWLY RENOVATED GUESTROOMS THAT HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR OVER A YEAR.

WE GOT A SNEAK PEEK AND THE HOTEL ALSO UPGRADED THE MAIN LOBBY, FRONT PORCH AND ADDED NEW DINING AREAS.

THE HOTEL DEL CORONADO IS THE OLDEST WOODEN HOTEL ON THE WEST COAST.

OFFICIALS SAY THE RENOVATIONS MERGE THE NEW AND THE OLD.

>> WHEN THEY ENTER THE BUILDING, THEY ENTER THE ROOM THEY WILL SEE SOMETHING THAT IS UNIQUE AND DEFINES THE VICTORIAN ERA BUT STILL HAS MODERN TOUCH POINTS.

>> IF YOU DON'T KNOW ALREADY IT'S A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK.

THEY SAY THE RESTORATION IS ALL ABOUT PRESERVATION SO PEOPLE CAN ENJOY IT FOR THE NEXT 100 YEARS.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN DIVING INTO THE DETAILS YOU CAN CHECK OUT HISTORIC PLACES.

YOU CAN WATCH THE FIRST TWO PARTS NOW.

THE THIRD AND FINAL EPISODE WILL AIR MONDAY, JUNE 30 AT 9:00 P.M.

RIGHT HERE.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

GOODNIGHT.

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

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

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