>>> YOU MIGHT SEE THE DOWNWARD PRESSURE CAUSED BY LESSER DEMAND IN THE MARKET BEING DRIVEN BY INTEREST RATE RISES TO OFFSET THAT LACK OF INVENTORY .

AND THE REST OF THE MARKET WHERE INTEREST RATES WILL BE AS AFFECTED.

>> Reporter: GLASS HALF-EMPTY?

IT'S NOW MUCH MORE DIFFICULT FOR LOWER INCOME FOLKS TO GET INTO THE HOUSING MARKET.

HAVE ALL, WE ARE REALLY JUST BACKS WHERE WE WERE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, AND NOWHERE NEAR WHERE WE WERE IN THE 1980s, WHEN INTEREST RATES WERE IN THE DOUBLE DIGITS.

>>> WE'VE HEARD IT TIME AND AGAIN, BUT DOCTORS SAY NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO LET YOUR GUARD DOWN.

THEY ARE URGING EVERYONE TO BE CAREFUL HEADING INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AS COVID INFECTIONS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS REMAIN ON THE RISE.

SCRIPPS HEALTH ALONE, THE NUMBER OF HOSPITALIZED COVID PATIENTS INCREASED TO 96 TODAY, MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NUMBER AT ITS HOSPITALS A MONTH AGO.

THE RATE OF POSITIVE TESTS INCREASED BY 51% IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, WITH 69% OF THOSE BREAKTHROUGH CASES IN PATIENTS WHO HAD BEEN VACCINATED.

SCRIPPS LEADERS SAY THEY HAVE SEEN THE IMPACT GROW SINCE MEMORIAL DAY, AND THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT TREND CONTINUE AFTER JULY 4th.

>>> MEXICAN ABORTION PROVIDERS SAY THEY EXPECT MORE AMERICANS TO CROSS THE BORDERS FOR SERVICES, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM BORDER STATES LIMITING ACCESS LIKE TEXAS AND ARIZONA.

WE HAVE MORE.

>> Reporter: IS AMERICANS IN NEED OF ABORTION SERVICES GRAPPLE WITH THE DECISION LAST WEEK TO OVERTURN ROE V. WADE, MEXICO HAS BECOME AN UNEXPECTED SOLUTION.

SHE SAYS THE CLINICS ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE AMERICANS.

SHE SAYS THAT ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE PATIENTS COME FROM THE UNITED STATES.

SHE FINDS IT STRANGE THAT THE U.S. IS RESTRICTING ABORTION RIGHTS AS MEXICO IS EXPANDING THEM.

>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUANGE ] >> Reporter: THE STATE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA LEGALIZED ABORTION IN OCTOBER.

JUST LAST MONTH, SEVERAL OTHER STATES FOLLOWED SUIT.

HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH ABORTION IS NOW LEGAL IN BAJA CALIFORNIA, PROVIDERS ARE STILL STRUGGLING TO OPEN CLINICS.

THE PROGRAM TIJUANA CLINIC IS NOT AVAILABLE TO OFFER SURGICAL ABORTIONS BECAUSE I HAVE NOT FOUND ANYONE WILLING TO GIVE THEM SPACE.

SHE REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL CENTERS AND NONE OF THEM ARE WILLING TO RENT WITH HER BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH ABORTIONS.

>> KPBS.ORG FOR >> Reporter: SHE SAYS THERE IS STILL A STIGMA AROUND ABORTION.

>>> MORE MAJOR NEWS COMING FROM THE SUPREME COURT IS JUSTICE EVEN PRIOR WILL OFFICIALLY STEP DOWN TOMORROW AT NOON.

THE MOST SENIOR MEMBER OF THE COURT'S LIBERAL WING SENT A LETTER TO PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYING WHAT AN HONOR IT HAS BEEN TO MAINTAIN OUR CONSTITUTION AND THE RULE OF LAW.

THE 83-YEAR-OLD'S RETIREMENT MAKES WAY FOR KETANJI BROWN JACKSON, THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN CONFIRMED TO THE SUPREME COURT TO BE SWORN IN.

>>> STUDENTS ARE NOW SHARING THEIR SURPRISE AND DISAPPOINTMENT OVER THE TERMINATION OF SANTA CUETO UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT.

CHERYL JAMES WARD WAS FIRED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD ON SUNDAY EVENING.

AND G PEREZ HAS MORE ON THE STORY FROM STUDENT LEADERS.

4 THE SHOT STILL STINGS.

>> I THINK THE ARGUMENT WAS MADE ABOUT RACE, BECAUSE THEY WERE TRYING TO LABEL HER AS A RACIST.

>> IT'S SO LOCKED INTO OUR DISTRICT THAT ANYTHING THAT SUPPORTS OUR VOICES IS GOING TO TAKE YEARS TO ACCOMPLISH.

>> Reporter: ARE 17 YEARS OLD, FRIENDS, INCOMING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, IN THE SAN DIEGUITO UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND STRONG SUPPORTERS OF THEIR NOW FIRED SUPERINTENDENT.

>> I REALLY THINK THERE IS A DISCONNECT WITH OUR DISTRICT AND OUR STUDENTS, AND THEY ARE JUST UPHOLDING THE POWER AT THIS POINT.

THEY SAY THEY CARE ABOUT YOUR INVOICES, BUT IT DEFINITELY DOES NOT FEEL LIKE THAT RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE THE SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES WHO HELD A SPECIAL MEETING SUNDAY TO HEAR MORE PUBLIC COMMENT ON WHETHER TO FIRE DR. CHERYL JAMES WARD FOR REMARKS SHE MADE THAT CHARACTERIZED ASIAN STUDENTS IN A WAY THAT MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS CALLED RACIST REMARKS.

THE BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO TERMINATE HER WITHOUT CAUSE.

BOARD HAD APOLOGIZED SEVERAL TIMES, INCLUDING A PERSONAL APOLOGY TO RUPERT, AND SOME OF HER CLASSMATES.

>> WE HELD OUR HANDS AND SOLIDARITY IN THAT MOMENT, AND ACCEPTED HER APOLOGY, AND REALIZED THAT COMMENTS LIKE THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HAD, THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DISCUSSED, AND REALLY ANALYZED IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

BACK RUPERT IS ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT AT SAN DIEGUITO ACADEMY.

JOHNSON IS PRESIDENT OF THE BLACK STUDENT UNION AT TORREY PINES HIGH SCHOOL.

>> THERE ARE ALWAYS COMMENTS MADE ABOUT RACE.

THEY'RE ALWAYS UNCOMFORTABLE SITUATIONS, BUT IN ORDER TO GET PAST THOSE, YOU NEED TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

>> Reporter: THESE YOUNG LEADERS ARE VERY AWARE OF THE NEED FOR QUALITY IN THEIR SCHOOLS, AND ARE ALSO AWARE OF A WHITE MAJORITY OF BOARD TRUSTEES.

>> IT'S CRAZY AND DISHEARTENING FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR TO SEE HOW A BLACK WOMAN AND A WOMAN OF COLOR IS IN POWER, AND THEN JUST GETS COMPLETELY STRIPPED AND TORN DOWN.

>> Reporter: THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER COMMENT FROM SAN DIEGUITO UNION SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

IN THEIR PRESS RELEASE, THEY SIMPLY WISHED DR. WARD THE BEST IN HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

MEANWHILE, WARD'S ATTORNEY SAYS SHE WILL SUE THE DISTRICT FOR WRONGFUL TERMINATION.

ARE YOUNG SUPPORTERS STILL HAVE HOPE.

>> IT'S DEFINITELY A STRUGGLE, BUT I THINK THE STRONGEST PEOPLE GET THROUGH IT, AND THEY SEE THE MOST GROWTH.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.

>>> TEACHING ASSOCIATES AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY WERE IN PROTEST TODAY OVER A POSSIBLE CHANGE TO THEIR BENEFITS.

THE GROUP RALLIED IN FRONT OF THE UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE TO SEND A MESSAGE TO ADMINISTRATION, ASKING THEM TO REVERSE A RECENT DECISION THAT WILL REMOVE HEALTH BENEFITS AND CUT HOURS FOR HUNDREDS OF STUDENT WORKERS.

THEY PLAN TO CUT TA JOB HOURS FROM 20 HOURS PER WEEK TO 16, WHICH COULD AFFECT HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY.

NEARLY 400 WORKERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS COULD BE IMPACTED.

>> THERE IS A NICE VENEER OF YOU WILL WORK LESS HOURS, AND YOU WILL GET MORE PAY WITH THE PAY INCREASE, AND THEY ARE DECREASING IT JUST ENOUGH THAT WE DON'T QUALIFY FOR OUR BENEFIT PACKAGES.

>> IN A STATEMENT, THE UNIVERSITY IN PART SAID, QUOTE, IT IS NOT ACCURATE TO SAY THAT TA HOURS ARE MERELY BEING CUT.

ANY CHANGE IN HOURS WILL BE MADE TO ENSURE THE TA APPOINTMENT ONLINE RECTALLY WITH TEACHING LOADS AND EXPECTED INSTRUCTIONAL EFFORTS.

THE UNION THAT REPRESENTS THE TA'S HAS ALSO TAKEN LEGAL ACTION, FILING AN UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE CHARGE WITH THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD THIS WEEK.

>>> GAS PRICES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE CONTINUING TO CREEP DOWN.

TODAY THE AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR GASOLINE FELL FRACTIONS OF A CENT TO $6.26.

THAT EXTENDS THE STREAK OF DROPPING PRICES TO 14 DAYS.

HOWEVER, CALIFORNIANS ARE STILL PAYING THAN ANYONE IN THE NATION TO FILL UP.

NOW, STATE LAWMAKERS PLAN TO FIND OUT WHY.

>> WE WANT TO KNOW.

SHE SAYS IT IS TIME FOR CALIFORNIA'S OIL REFINERS TO OPEN THEIR BOOKS, AND PUT THEIR PROFITS ON BLAST.

>> I AM LITERALLY SO FRUSTRATED.

LIKE, MAYBE NOT HALF, BUT A GOOD AMOUNT OF MY MONEY THAT I WORK HARD FOR LITERALLY JUST GOES TO MY GAS.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS IS $4.88.

IN CALIFORNIA IT IS $6.30 FOR REGULAR.

THE GLARING PRICE GAP HAS NOW SPURRED A STATE SENATOR TO TEAM UP WITH A GROUP CALLED CONSUMER WATCHDOG TO PUSH LEGISLATION THAT WOULD REQUIRE REFINING COMPANIES TO DISCLOSE THEIR PROFITS IN GREAT DETAIL ON A FREQUENT BASIS.

>> THIS BILL BASICALLY SAYS, SHOW US THE MONEY.

SHOW US HOW MUCH YOU ARE MAKING PER GALLON, PER MONTH.

>> Reporter: JAMIE COURT IS THE PRESIDENT OF CONSUMER WATCHDOG.

>> UNFORTUNATELY, THE EVIDENCE WE HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT IS OUT THERE ON THE PER GALLON PROFITS ARE THAT WE ARE GETTING RIPPED OFF IN THE EXTREME.

>> Reporter: THE BILL WOULD REQUIRE OIL REFINERS TO DISCLOSE PROFIT MARGINS MONTHLY.

FIVE OIL REFINERS CONTROL 96% OF CALIFORNIA'S GAS.

THE STATES REFINERS REAP HIGH PROFITS HERE, $.30-$.40 MORE PER GALLON ACCORDING TO STATE SENATOR THAN ALAN'S OFFICE.

KEVIN SLAGLE IS WITH WESTERN STATES PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION.

THE GROUP REPRESENTS PETROLEUM PRODUCERS AND REFINERS.

>> REFINERS AND ENERGY PRODUCERS ARE UNDER A LOT OF REQUIREMENTS FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION FOR EXAMPLE TO REPORT A NUMBER OF ISSUES RELATED TO SUPPLY AND COST, AND FACTORS THAT GO INTO THOSE.

WE BELIEVE THIS BILL IS REALLY A SOLUTION LOOKING FOR A PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THERE ARE NUMBER OF FACTORS THAT MAKE FUEL MORE EXPENSIVE HERE.

>> CALIFORNIA IS AN ENERGY I AND.

WE DON'T IMPORT FUELS VIA PIPELINE AND OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

OUR REFINERS HERE ARE PRODUCING FUELS THAT ARE USED BY CALIFORNIANS EVERY SINGLE DAY.

BUT WE DON'T PRODUCE OR REFINE IN CALIFORNIA IS BROUGHT IN FROM OVERSEAS.

>> Reporter: BUT AT THE PUMP, THERE IS A LOT OF FRUSTRATION, AT LEAST SOME SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL.

>> PLEASE, YES.

DISCLOSE IT ALL.

>>> EVEN WITH GAS PRICES HITTING RECORD HIGHS, THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS EXPECTED TO HIT THE ROAD THIS FOURTH OF JULY IS IN RECORD NUMBERS.

AAA IS PREDICTING 42 MILLION PEOPLE WILL TAKE A ROAD TRIP 50 MILES OR LONGER.

TRAVEL TIMES COULD DOUBLE FOR SOME DRIVERS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING.

HOWEVER, AAA PREDICTS THE NUMBER OF AIRLINE PASSENGERS WILL BE THE LOWEST SINCE 2011.

HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN CANCELED IN RECENT DAYS, MOSTLY DUE TO STAFFING ISSUES AND WHETHER.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS CLOSE TO UPDATING THE CITIES TIME AN ACTION PLAN.

IT IS A FORWARD-LOOKING DOCUMENT THAT ENVISIONS A PLANET FRIENDLY CARBON ZERO FUTURE FOR AMERICA'S FINEST CITY.

THE KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER ERIK ANDERSON FINDS THAT DECISION IS STILL A BIT FUZZY FOR SOME.

>> Reporter: SHE CARRIES HER WEEKS OLD DAUGHTER AND A CROSS BODY SLING AND SHE WALKS ACROSS THE SAME LOGAN HEARTS PARK THAT SHE PLAYED IN AS A CHILD.

>> RADIUS AND WE WILL BE COMING AND YOU WILL BE PLAYING ON A JUNGLE GYM.

>> Reporter: HER MOTHER LIVES IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD.

SHE'S FIGHTING A LIFELONG BATTLE WITH ASTHMA.

IT IS ONE EXTRA REASON THAT GARCIA WANTS THE BEST FOR HER NEWBORN DAUGHTER.

>> I AM FIGHTING FOR THE HEALTH OF MY COMMUNITY, WHO AS I GROW UP WITH ME, WHO THEIR KIDS, OH MY GOSH, I'M SO EMOTIONAL.

>> Reporter: SHE WANTS WHAT OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE, AIR THAT IS CLEAN ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: IT IS SO HARD TO STAY POSITIVE ABOUT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ALL THE TIME, AS MUCH AS YOU WANT TO, AS MUCH BEAUTY AS YOU SEE HERE, THERE ARE STILL THOSE HEALTH RISKS, JUST THOSE CONCERNS ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND, ALWAYS HAVING TO DO EXTRA.

>> Reporter: SHE'S HAPPY THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS MAKING CLEAN AIR A PRIORITY IN AN UPDATED CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.

CLEAN AIR IS FRONT AND CENTER IN THE NEW PLANNING DOCUMENT, DESIGNED TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

>> AIR QUALITY, AND REDUCING THE POLLUTION IN OUR COMMUNITIES WAS THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT OUR RESIDENTS WANTED OUT OF THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.

>> Reporter: IF SUCCESSFUL, THE NEW CLIMATE BLUEPRINT WILL TRANSFORM SAN DIEGO IN OTHER WAYS BY 2035.

>> A WALKABLE CITY.

A CITY WHERE YOU CAN BIKE TO WORK.

A CITY WHERE YOU CAN TAKE MOST OF YOUR ERRANDS WITHIN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> Reporter: CARS WON'T BE NEEDED AS MUCH, AND THERE WILL BE LESS LETTER.

>> A CITY THAT HAS GREEN SPACES FOR RECREATION, PLAYING.

A CITY THAT PROTECTS US FROM THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> A BEAUTIFUL PART ABOUT THE CLIMATE PLAN IS THAT IT IS AN INCREDIBLE VISION FOR AN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE IN SAN DIEGO, FOR IMPROVED PUBLIC HEALTH.

>> Reporter: BUT THE CLIMATE ACTION CAMPAIGN IS NOT COMPLETELY SOLD ON THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 2.0.

SHE WORRIES THE DOCUMENT IS TOO ASPIRATIONAL, LIKE THE FIRST PLAN PASSED IN 2015.

GREAT GOALS, BUT WEAK EXECUTION.

>> THERE IS SO MUCH GOOD.

IF THE CITY TOOK THIS SERIOUSLY, THERE IS SO MUCH GOOD THAT COULD COME OUT OF IT.

TANGIBLE BENEFITS TO QUALITY-OF- LIFE, AND AGAIN, TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PREPARED WITH EARTHQUAKES COMING WITH THESE CLIMATE CHANGES.

BACK THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COALITION SAYS ONE FIXES TO INCLUDE TARGETS, WITH COSTS AND TIMETABLES SPELLED OUT.

>> THERE HAS BEEN SOME HESITATION BY THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO TO INCLUDE STRONG GOALS FOR CLEANING UP THE AIR, AND I THINK IT IS A CASE OF SOMETHING THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE BEFORE.

>> Reporter: DEFINING CLIMATE TARGETS QUANTITATIVELY WITH ACHIEVABLE GOALS GOES A LONG WAY TOWARD HELPING CLEAN THE AIR, ESPECIALLY IN NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE LOGAN HEIGHTS.

HE SAYS ACCOUNTABILITY IS IMPORTANT.

>> THOSE TYPES OF PROJECTS NEED TO BE PRIORITIZED IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE HELD THE BURDEN OF AIR POLLUTION, AND HEAVY INDUSTRY, WITHOUT SEEING THE BENEFITS.

>> Reporter: THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN GOES BEFORE THE CITY'S ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE THIS WEEK.

JOE LOOK OF A SAYS HE HAS HEARD A LOT OF POSITIVE COMMENTS OF PEOPLE TRACKING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REVISION.

HE SAYS THIS EFFORT IS NOT JUST A BUREAUCRATIC EXERCISE.

IT MATTERS BECAUSE THE CITY HAS TO PREPARE FOR A WARMING CLIMATE.

>> I KNOW THERE IS GOOD WORK BEING DONE BY CITIES THAT STAFF AND CITY DEPARTMENTS.

IT'S HELPFUL TO ACTUALLY HAVE IT ARTICULATED IN A SPECIFIC DOCUMENT.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE FANCY REPORT WITH A PRETTY COVER.

IT CAN BE AN OLD-FASHIONED SPREADSHEET, BUT IT GIVES US THAT TIMELINE.

>> Reporter: THE UPDATE HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS SINCE 2020, AND IT IS LIKELY TO GET ENOUGH SUPPORT IN THE ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE TO MOVE TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION.

THEY ALSO HOPE TO FLESH OUT THE IMPLEMENTATION MATRIX, WHICH WILL ADD SOME ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE PLAN.

INCLUDES MORE THAN 180 MEASURABLE GOALS, UP FROM JUST OVER A DOZEN IN THE FIRST CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.

ERIK ANDERSON , KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT HAS BEEN PRETTY HOT ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST, AND ALSO TRY FOR THE MOST PART.

WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ALSO GRADUAL COOLING TRENDS JUST STARTING TO BEGIN.

IT REALLY STARTS TO RAMP UP AND KICK INTO GEAR, AND THAT WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY.

IF YOU ARE WAITING FOR ANOTHER WARMING TREND, THAT IS ON THE WAY FOR NEXT WEEK.

THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, MORNING LOW CLOUDS AND FOG.

LET US TALK ABOUT TONIGHT.

65, INCREASING CLOUDS WITH THAT THICKENING MARINE LAYER.

THAT'S HOLDING TEMPERATURES RIGHT ALONG THE COAST.

YOU WILL FIND A LITTLE LESS CLOUD COVERAGE IN THE INTERIOR, AND YOU WILL FIND A BETTER SURROUND 56 FOR PLACES LIKE POMONA AND EL CAJON.

STILL VERY WARM OVERNIGHT IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MONSOON MOISTURE ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS THAT IS GOING TO BE PICKING UP WITH AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS.

AND WE START TO SEE THAT COOLING TREND.

IT WON'T BE AS HOT ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA, STRETCHING THROUGH LOS ANGELES, AND WE WILL START TO NOTICE A COOLING TREND AS WELL RIGHT ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS.

SAN DIEGO TOMORROW, 75 DEGREES.

86 IN ESCONDIDO.

RAMONA 91.

BORREGO SPRINGS, 108, MOUNT LAGUNA, MID-70s CAMPO, 90 DEGREES.

THERE IS THAT SICK MORNING MARINE LAYER, WITH THE CLOUDS AND MAYBE SOME FOG BURNING OFF BY THE LUNCH HOUR, AND THEN RETURNING BY THE TIME WE HEAD INTO THOSE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS ONCE AGAIN.

THE COAST STAYS COOL FOR YOUR FRIDAY.

IT IS STILL NOT AS HOT.

WE KIND OF WORK WITH THIS COOLING TREND AGAIN.

OF COURSE IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY MUCH ON THE DRY SIDE EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE AREAS HERE.

SOME OF THAT MONSOONAL MOISTURE GETTING ALL THE WAY UP TO GRAND JUNCTION CHEYENNE DENVER PEER COOLING TREND ON THE COAST, SAME CAN BE SAID IN THE.

BY SUNDAY, THE HIGH WILL BE ABOUT 76 DEGREES, AND ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS, 60s IN THE FORECAST.

STILL TRIPLE DIGITS IN THE DESERT, BUT STILL SOME CALLING FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND EVEN INTO MONDAY.

>>> A SAN DIEGO FEDERAL JURY TODAY FOUND FOUR NAVAL OFFICERS GUILTY OF ACCEPTING BRIBES FROM MALAYSIAN CONTRACTOR LEONARD FRANCIS, ALSO CALLED FAT LEONARD.

THE JURY HUNG ON A FIFTH OFFICER WHO WAS ACCUSED OF ACCEPTING PRICEY GIFTS FROM FRANCIS.

THE JURY CONVICTED THE FOUR REMAINING OFFICERS OF TAKING BRIBES FROM FRANCIS IN THE FORMS OF LAVISH HOTEL SUITES AND FANCY DINNERS AMONG OTHER THINGS.

>>> RESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS IN SPAIN FOR A CRITICAL NATO SUMMIT AS THE ALLIANCE WORKS TO UNDERCUT RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN AND HIS ONGOING WAR IN UKRAINE.

BIDEN UNVEILED SEVERAL MOVES THAT COULD IMPACT THE WAR ABROAD, AND THE ECONOMY AT HOME.

>> Reporter: AMID THE BACKDROP OF AN ONGOING WAR IN UKRAINE, NATO ALLIES ARE MEETING FOR A CRITICAL SUMMIT IN SPAIN.

MAKING MOVES TO UNDERCUT RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN'S AMES.

>> AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HE DIDN'T WANT.

>> Reporter: IN AN HISTORIC EXPANSION, THE ALLIANCE FORMALLY INVITING SWEDEN AND FINLAND TO JOIN.

>> NATO'S DOOR IS OPEN.

DEMONSTRATES THAT PRESIDENT PUTIN HAS NOT SUCCEEDED IN CLOSING NATO'S DOOR.

>> Reporter: STILL NOT UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY VOICED FRUSTRATION THAT HIS COUNTRY HAS YET TO RECEIVE THEIR FORMAL INVITATION.

>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUANGE ] >> Reporter: MEANWHILE, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ANNOUNCING MAJOR INCREASES TO THE U.S.

PRESENCE ALONG THE EASTERN FLANK OF EUROPE.

THEY INCLUDE ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT HEADQUARTERS FOR THE FIFTH ARMY CORPS IN POLAND, CONTAINING THE EXTRA ROTATION A BRIGADE OF 3000 TROOPS IN ROMANIA, AND SENDING TWO MORE FIGHTER JETS QUADRANTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM.

>> WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT NATO IS READY TO MEET THREATS FROM ALL DIRECTIONS ACROSS EVERY DOMAIN, LAND, AIR, AND THE SEA.

>> Reporter: AS THE WAR DRAGS ODD, LEADERS OF THE SUMMIT WORRY THE WORSENING ECONOMIC IMPACTS BACK HOME AND LEANED TO DIMINISHED SUPPORT TO UKRAINE IN THE MONTHS AHEAD.

KPBS NEWS .

>>> I'M JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT ON "NEWS HOUR" NATO MOVES TO EXPAND THE ALLIANCE AND BOOST DEFENSES IN AN ATTEMPT TO COUNTER RUSSIA PEER COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS .

STOMACH SAN DIEGO'S NEW HOMELESS SHELTER IS UP AND RUNNING, AND IT IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO GET SENIORS OFF THE STREETS, AND ONTO THE PATH TO A PERMANENT HOME.

CITY LEADERS TOWARD THE PALM AVENUE INTERIM SHELTER.

THERE ARE 41 INDIVIDUAL ROOMS, EACH WITH A BATHROOM ALONG WITH A COMMON AREA AND KITCHEN.

ALL RESIDENTS MUST BE MATCHED TO A RAPID REHOUSING SERVICE.

SINCE OPENING, THREE PEOPLE HAVE MOVED INTO NEW HOMES.

>> WHAT THIS PARTICULAR EFFORT DOES IS FILL IN A GAP IN OUR SYSTEM, MAKING SURE THAT THOSE WHO ARE ON THE STREET ARE CONNECTED TO A PERMANENT HOUSING RESOURCE AND DON'T GET LOST IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME.

THEY ARE ABLE TO BE IN A SAFE AND SHELTERED ENVIRONMENT.

>> TEAIR TART GLORIA SAYS THROUGH DIFFERENT RESOURCES, THE CITY HAS BEEN ABLE TO HELP 600 PEOPLE FIND PERMANENT HOUSING.

BY THE END OF THE YEAR, THEY HOPE TO ADD 450 BEDS TO SHELTERS.

>>> THE PARTY IS OFFICIALLY OVER AT AIRBNB.

THE COMPANY HAS DECIDED TO MAKE WHAT WAS A TEMPORARY BAN ON PARTIES PERMANENT.

WAS PUT INTO EFFECT IN 2020.

AIRBNB SAYS REPORTS THE PARTIES HAD ITS SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTIES ARE DOWN 44% FROM A YEAR AGO.

THE COMPANY IS ALSO LIFTING A CAPACITY LIMIT ON CERTAIN RENTALS, SAYING SOME OWNERS WANT TO GET RID OF THE LIMIT OF 16 PEOPLE AT LARGE PROPERTIES.

>>> A CONTROVERSIAL ART INSTALLATION IN ESCONDIDO IS STAYING PUT.

TANIA THORNE HAS MORE ABOUT THE WORK THAT DEPICTS POLICE OFFICERS HAS PIGS.

>> Reporter: THE STREET LEGACY SOCAL STYLE MASTERS EXHIBITION OPENED OVER THE WEEKEND IN THE CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN ESCONDIDO.

THE EXPEDITION SHOWCASES ARTWORK FROM NEARLY 100 ARTISTS THAT RECOMMEND REPRESENT THE DIVERSE LANDSCAPE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, BUT ONE PIECE HAS MADE HEADLINES, AND IT IS THE FIRST INSTALLATION VISITORS SEE WHEN THEY WALK INTO THE ART CENTER.

THE PIECE IS CALLED THREE SLICK PIGS BY A LOS ANGELES-BASED ARTIST WHO GOES BY OJ SLICK.

THE PORTRAYAL OF THE THREE PIGS IN POLICE UNIFORMS DREW CRITICISM FROM THE ESCONDIDO CITY COUNCIL, AND ESCONDIDO'S OUTGOING CHIEF OF POLICE.

>> THIS IS A SOMEWHAT UNUSUAL EXHIBITION, BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT STREET ART.

WE WANTED IT TO BE AS AUTHENTIC AS WE CAN MAKE IT.

>> Reporter: THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE ART CENTER, PART OF A SPECIAL MEETING THAT WAS HELD TODAY TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PIECE WOULD BE REMOVED OR CHANGED.

>> WE DID DECIDE THAT WE ARE REAFFIRMING OUR COMMITMENT TO THIS WONDERFUL EXHIBITION, AND SEEING IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE MORE PROACTIVE ABOUT ENCOURAGING DIALOGUE IN THE LIGHT OF SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS PUBLIC COMMENTS OVER THE EXHIBIT WERE CONSIDERED IN THE DECISION TO NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE SHOW , AND THAT THE DECISION ALIGNED WITH THE ART CENTER'S SUPPORT OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT.

>> WE TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY OUR ROLE AS AN ARTS ORGANIZATION.

THERE ARE STANDARDS FOR HOW WE SHOULD OPERATE, AND ONE BASIC ONE OBVIOUSLY IS FIRST AMENDMENT AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

WE LIVE BY THAT.

MAC ISAAC RUIZ WAS AT THE CENTER TODAY AWAITING THE DECISION.

HIS DAD IS ONE OF THE TWO CURATORS FOR THE EXHIBITION.

HE SAID THEY WERE EXPECTING THE PIECE TO BE TAKEN DOWN, BUT IS GLAD THE DECISION WENT THE OTHER WAY.

>> I THINK PEOPLE WERE EXPECTING IT TO BE PULLED BECAUSE OF THE POWER THAT PEOPLE HAVE.

I THINK THEY HAVE THAT PRIVILEGE.

LIKE, I HAVE THIS PRIVILEGE AND POWER, OF COURSE IT IS GETTING PULLED.

BUT I THINK THEY ARE WRONG.

IF YOU WERE HERE SATURDAY IN THE OPENING, IT WAS ALL LOVE.

IT IS ILL ALL LOVE.

>> Reporter: THIS EXHIBITION WILL RUN UNTIL AUGUST 28.

TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

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