MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY, BILL HOWE, FAMILY COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH RESTORATION AND FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES.

FOR 40 YEARS.

CALL 1800-BILL HOW OR VISIT BERYL HOWELL.COM.

BY THE CONRAD PREMISE FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MICHAEL SHYLY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> THERE ARE A FEW SIGNS OF PROGRESS AS THE U.S. NEARS AN UNPRECEDENTED DEFAULT ON ITS DEBT.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CARROLL IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

JACOB AIR LOOKS AT WHAT THAT COULD MEAN FOR SAN DIEGANS PERIOD >>> PRESIDENT BIDEN REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS HAVE NOT MADE MUCH PROGRESS ON RAISING THE DEBT CEILING.

THAT'S THE LIMIT ON HOW MUCH THE U.S. CAN BORROW.

ONE ECONOMICS PROFESSOR EXPLAINS WHY IT IS SMATTERING IF IT IS NOT RAISED.

>> WE WILL COME UP SHORT MEETING OUR OBLIGATIONS .

WHETHER IT BE INTEREST ON DEBT THAT WE OWE, BUT ALSO EVERYDAY THINGS LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE PAYMENTS.

PAYING THE SALARIES FOR PEOPLE IN THE MILITARY.

MEETING OUR OBLIGATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.

ALL SORTS OF THINGS.

>> LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK RECEIVED 20 TO 30% OF THEIR SUPPLY FROM FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS.

THE POLITICAL STALEMATE ON THE DEBT CEILING COULD LEAD TO CUTS IN THEIR FOOD QUANTITY AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT THEY NEED TO SERVE.

>> IF WE HAVE BIGGER ISSUES WITH THE DEBT CEILING AT THEY START CUTTING CAL FRESH, IT COULD MEAN A LOT MORE PEOPLE WILL BE LOOKING FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE FROM US.

>>> TIME IS RUNNING OUT .

THE $31.4 TRILLION CEILING HAS BEEN REACHED .

IF CONGRESS FAILS TO ACT THE GOVERNMENT COULD DEFAULT AS EARLY AS JUNE 1st.

EVEN A WEEK OF DELAY COULD HAVE CATASTROPHIC EFFECTS.

>>> BASICALLY WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT TO PRIORITIZE.

IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT WILL PRIORITIZE MEETING THE DEBT AND INTEREST PAYMENTS FIRST.

>> RUIZ SAYS THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.

RECENTLY IN 2018 AND 2019 AND IT IMPACTED SAN DIEGO'S.

>> BACK WHILE WE SAW THE DEBT CEILING REACHED WE WERE SERVING ADDITIONAL FOLKS WHO NEVER CAME TO OUR FOOD DISTRIBUTION SUCH AS THE COAST GUARD.

OTHER MILITARY BRANCHES CAME TO OUR DOORS ASKING FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE.

WHETHER TEMPORARILY OR INDEFINITELY UNTIL THEY COULD GET BACK ON THEIR FEET.

>>> IT'S UNLIKELY THAT NO AGREEMENT ON THE DEBT CEILING WILL BE REACHED IN TIME.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO BRACE FOR THE WORST CASE SCENARIO.

THAT INCLUDES A SERIOUS HIT TO THE OVERALL ECONOMY AND SERIOUS BUDGET CUTS.

HE SAID IT WOULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS RECESSION.

>>> CURRENT STUDENTS AND THOSE PAYING OFF STUDENT LOANS HAVE A LOT RIDING ON WHAT HAPPENS IN WASHINGTON THIS WEEK.

THAT PART OF THE STORY IS COMING UP.

>>> A STARTLING STATISTIC.

MORE THAN 100 CHILDCARE CENTERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAVE REPORTED LEAD LEVELS IN DRINKING WATER ABOVE STATE SAFETY STANDARDS .

MATT HOFFMAN SAYS THERE IS NO SAFE LEVEL OF LEAD FOR CHILDREN.

>> CALIFORNIA LAW REQUIRES CHILDCARE CENTERS BUILT BEFORE 2010 TO TEST THEIR FAUCETS AND DRINKING FOUNTAINS FOR LEAD AND REPORT THOSE FINDINGS TO THE STATE.

IF LEVELS ARE ABOVE STANDARDS, THEY HAVE TO BE FIXED.

SOME OF THE DATA HAS BEEN RELEASED.

MOST CENTERS ARE IN COMPLIANCE, ABOUT A FOURTH ACROSS THE STATE WERE NOT.

SUSAN LITTLE IS A SENIOR ADVOCATE FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP.

THE NONPROFIT SPONSOR THE TESTING LAW WAS THE FIRST TO GET THE TESTING DATA.

>> WHAT IS ALARMING IS WE SEE THIS AS POTENTIALLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.

THE DATA WE RECEIVED REPRESENTS ABOUT 50% OF LICENSED CHILDCARE CENTERS.

WE ARE WAITING TO GET THE RESULTS FROM THE REST OF THEM.

>> THERE IS NO SAFE LEVEL OF LEAD.

ONCE SAN DIEGO CHILDCARE CENTER HAS THE HIGHEST TESTING RESULT IN CALIFORNIA SO FAR.

LA PETITE ACADEMY NEAR RANCHO PENN MOSQUITOES HAVE ONE TEST FROM LAST AUGUST.

IT REGISTERED 11,000 LEAD PARTS PER BILLION.

THE STATE REQUIREMENT IS FIVE PARTS PER BILLION OR LESS.

A SPOKESPERSON FOR LA PETITE ACADEMY SAID THE SOURCE WITH THE HIGHEST LED SAMPLES WERE DRINKING FOUNTAINS.

THEY HAVE NOT BEEN USED SINCE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

THE FOUNTAINS WERE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED.

OTHER WATER SOURCES WERE PAIRED.

AFTER RETESTING, THEY SAY ALL WATER SOURCES ARE IN COMPLIANCE.

>> NO ONE WANTS A CHILD TO HAVE LED.

>> Reporter: A SAN DIEGO-BASED PEDIATRICIAN, SHE IS CHAIR OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS CALIFORNIA COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.

CHILDREN ARE GENERALLY AT HIGHER HEALTH RISKS FROM LEAD EXPOSURE.

>> IT'S TOXIC TO BRAIN CELLS.

IT CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF ADHD AND AUTISM.

>> Reporter: LA PETITE ACADEMY OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE NO REPORTS OF ANYBODY GETTING SICK.

THE SECOND HIGHEST LED READING FROM A CHILDCARE CENTER IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WAS FROM THE EASTLAKE COMMUNITY CHURCH PRESCHOOL, LOCATED IN CHULA VISTA.

A TEST FROM LAST OCTOBER REBUILD 570 LEAD PARTS PER BILLION.

WELL ABOVE THE STATES FIVE PARTS PER BILLION BASELINE.

THE DIRECTOR OF THE PRESCHOOL SAYS IN A STATEMENT TWO BATHROOM SINKS HAVE ELEVATED LEVELS.

THE SINKS WERE SOLELY USED FOR HANDWASHING.

THE STATEMENT SAYS HARDWARE HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE SINKS ARE RESTRICTED FROM USE WHILE THE CENTER AWAITS RESULTS FROM RETESTING.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> 300,000 SAN DIEGO COUNTY RESIDENTS COULD GET FINANCIAL HELP TO PAY FOR GROCERIES.

BUT DON'T.

KATIE HIGH SAID, KPBS REPORTER, HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: WE WILL TRY TO GET BACK TO KATIE'S REPORT ANY MOMENT.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT KATIE BROUGHT US AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE IMPACT OF REDUCED FOOD ASSISTANCE BENEFITS ON SAN DIEGANS.

YOU CAN WATCH THE STORY AND MORE OF OUR FEATURE REPORTING ON THESE KPBS YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

>>> AFTER COMPLAINTS FROM NEIGHBORS THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE IS REVIEWING ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BROTHER BENNETT'S FOUNDATION.

TANIA THORNE HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: OCEAN PLANNING COMMISSION IS REVIEWING THE FOUNDATION'S CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES MEALS FOOD AND SUPPORT OF SERVICES TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND NEED TO.

THE PERMIT LETS THEM OPERATE IN A BUSINESS PARK ON PRODUCTION AVENUE.

AS LONG AS THEIR OPERATIONS ARE NOT DETRIMENTAL TO THE PUBLIC OR NEARBY PROPERTIES.

BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE AREA LIKE BRYCE A BERG, SAY THE BUSINESS PARK HAS BECOME DANGEROUS.

DUE TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT BROTHER BEDELL SERVICE.

>>> PHYSICAL FIGHTS AND ALTERCATIONS.

DEFECATING ON OUR BUSINESSES.

ON HER FRONT DOOR STEPS.

IT GOES ON AND ON.

THE PROBLEMS HAVE GOTTEN MUCH WORSE.

>>> Reporter: COMPLAINTS FORCED AT THE ORGANIZATION TO MAKE CHANGES EARLIER THIS YEAR.

IT BEGAN CLOSING EARLIER AND HIRED ADDITIONAL SECURITY AND SANITATION STAFF.

REGARDLESS MANY OF THE BUSINESS OWNERS AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ON MONDAY CALLED FOR THE NONPROFIT PERMIT TO BE REVOKED.

A BOARD MEMBERS SAYS IN THE MONTH OF APRIL THEY GAVE OUT OVER 12,000 MEALS IN OVER 1000 HOUSING VOUCHERS FOR PEOPLE IN NEED.

>> WE ARE NOT ENABLING THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY.

WE ARE SUPPORTING THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY.

SO THEY CAN SURVIVE.

THE THOUGHT IS THAT THE HOMELESS WOULD DISAPPEAR ALONG WITH US.

THIS IS A MISCONCEPTION .

>> Reporter: THE OCEANSIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS SINCE BROTHER BENNETT'S IMPLEMENTED CHANGES HE HAS SEEN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AREA.

>> WE SAW SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE.

HOWEVER, I THINK IT STILL CAN BE IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY.

>> Reporter: COMMISSIONERS RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE PERMIT.

INCLUDING MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH STAKEHOLDERS.

24 HOUR SECURITY FROM A THIRD- PARTY AND ADDITIONAL SANITATION SUPPORT.

A DECISION ON THE PERMIT WILL BE MADE AT A LATER MEETING.

TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A SAN DIEGO AND HAS BEEN TAPPED TO LEAD THE FIGHT AGAINST HOMELESSNESS IN CALIFORNIA.

GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SELECTED HUSSO KCAL TO BE HIS SENIOR ADVISER ON THE ISSUE.

SHE'S BEEN THE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN DIEGO HOMELESS STRATEGY AND SOLUTIONS DEPARTMENT DURING HER 10 YEARS.

THE CITY CREATED MORE THAN 500 BEDS.

NEWSOM HAS A GOAL OF DECREASING HOMELESSNESS IN THE STATE BY 15% BY THE YEAR 2025.

ROCK 'N ROLL ICON TINA TURNER HAS DIED AT AGE 83.

IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY IN A POST ON HER VERIFY FACEBOOK PAGE.

HERE STEPHANIE E LYNN WITH THE TRIBUTE TO THE QUEEN OF ROCK 'N ROLL.

>> Reporter: PROUD MARY WAS ONE OF TINA TURNER SIGNATURES.

SHOWCASING HER UNIQUE SOUND, LOOK AND MOVES.

>> THAT IS MY STYLE.

I TAKE GREAT SONGS AND TURN THEM INTO ROCK 'N ROLL SONGS.

>> Reporter: ICON, SURVIVOR, AND THE QUEEN OF ROCK 'N ROLL.

TINA TURNER BEGIN LIFE AS ANNA MAE BULLOCK AND ROLLED TENNESSEE.

AS A TEENAGER SHE MOVED TO ST. LOUIS WHERE SHE MET ROCKER IKE TURNER.

>> IK WAS GOOD TO ME WHEN I FIRST STARTED MY CAREER AND I SUNG WEEKENDS WITH HIM AND WE WERE CLOSE FRIENDS.

>> Reporter: THE IKE AND TINA REVIEWS FIRST HIT IN 1960.

THEY MARRIED IN 1962.

IN 1966 THEY RECORDED RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH.

IT WAS A HIT OVERSEAS, BUT FLOPPED IN THE U.S. OFFSTAGE, IKE'S DRUG ABUSE FIELD OF VIOLENT OUTBURSTS.

>> I HAD A LOT OF VIOLENCE AND HOUSES BURNED AND CAR SHOT INTO.

THE LOWEST YOU CAN THINK OF IN TERMS OF VIOLENCE.

>> Reporter: AFTER YEARS OF PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE TINA LEFT IKE IN THE MID-70s BUT NOTHING BUT HER NAME.

AT ONE POINT RELYING ON FOOD STAMPS TO SURVIVE.

IN THE EARLY 80s TURNER'S COVER OF LET'S STAY TOGETHER REIGNITED HER CAREER.

PRIVATE DANCER FOLLOWED IN 1984.

A RUNAWAY CRITICAL AND COMMERCIAL SUCCESS.

THE ALBUM FEATURED HER ONLY NUMBER ONE SONG.

THOUGH SHE WASN'T A FAN.

>> I DID NOT LIKE IT.

I WASN'T ACCUSTOMED TO SINGING THOSE KIND OF SONGS.

>> IT WAS THE TITLE OF A 1993 FILM STARTING ANGELA BASSETT BASED ON TINA'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

>> I WOULD HAVE LIKED FOR THEM TO HAVE MORE TRUTH.

ACCORDING TO DISNEY IT'S IMPOSSIBLE THAT PEOPLE WOULD NOT HAVE BELIEVED THE TRUTH.

>> TINA APPEARED IN THE WHO AND MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERSTORM.

SHE SANG THE THEME SONG.

AS WELL AS THE THEME TO THE JAMES BOND FILM, GOLDENEYE.

ONE MAJOR ROLE SHE TURNED DOWN WOULD GO TO OPRAH WINFREY IN THE COLOR PURPLE.

>> IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO MY PERSONAL LIFE.

IT WAS TOO SOON TO BE REMINDED OF.

>> THE WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH THAT SOUNDTRACK GAVE TURNER ANOTHER HIT.

HER PERSONAL FAVORITE, YOU ARE SIMPLY THE BEST.

>> AT THE TIME WHEN I GOT IT, NOBODY BELIEVED IN IT BUT ME.

>> TURNER RETURN RETURN TO RECORDING AND TOURED INTO THE 80s.

SHE WAS HONORED BY THE KENNEDY CENTER IN 2005.

SHE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK 'N ROLL HALL OF FAME AS A SOLO ACT IN 2021.

30 YEARS AFTER HER FIRST INDUCTION AS PART OF IT DO IT WITH IKE TURNER.

ALL THE WHILE, HER BUDDHIST FAITH KEPT HER GOING.

>> IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER.

>> SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF THE TOP CITIES IN THE COUNTRY.

FOR MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS.

EACH HOME AT THE REGENERATIONS OR MORE IS DIFFERENT.

FOR THE KP B SERIES UNDER THE SAME ROOF, ONE REPORTER SPOKE WITH THE FAMILY WHOSE GRANDMOTHER MOVED IN SO THEY COULD TAKE BETTER CARE OF HER.

>> WHEN YOU HAVE THREE GENERATIONS LIVING TOGETHER UNDER ONE ROOF, CONFLICTS ARE UNAVOIDABLE.

ESPECIALLY WITH LITTLE THINGS.

LIKE WHO GETS TO PICK WITH THE FAMILY WATCHES ON TV.

A 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL LIVES WITH HER TWO PARENTS AND HER 88-YEAR- OLD GRANDMOTHER AND NATIONAL CITY.

THE GRANDMOTHER MOVED IN WITH HER FAMILY LAST YEAR.

SHE VALUED HER INDEPENDENCE BUT HEALTH ISSUES PREVENTED HER FROM LIVING ON HER OWN.

>> IT FEELS GOOD IN YOUR HEART TO BE CLOSE.

>> ALICIA'S MOM AND DAD BOTH HAVE FULL-TIME JOBS.

THEY ARE TAKING CARE OF THE GRANDMOTHER.

BECOMING A CARETAKER FEELS LIKE A FULL-TIME JOB.

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE TO NAVIGATE THE COUNTY'S COMPLEX HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.

>> YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHO TO ASK.

THAN SOME PEOPLE GIVE YOU INFORMATION BUT THEY DON'T GIVE YOU ALL THE INFORMATION.

ISN'T THERE SOMETHING WHERE YOU CAN SAY YOU HAVE ALTERNATELY PARENTS.

AFTER MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS WITH DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SHE WAS ABLE TO FINALLY GET A HOME HEALTH AIDE VISIT FOR FOUR HOURS A WEEK.

SHE HELPS OTHER FRIENDS WHO HAVE ALSO HAD TO BECOME CARETAKERS AND OFFERS THIS PIECE OF ADVICE.

>> IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

IT WILL AFFECT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR HUSBAND OR PARTNER.

WHOEVER IT MAY BE.

NOT NECESSARILY NEGATIVELY.

IT HAS TO BE A LOT OF PATIENTS.

>> THE AVERAGE COST OF ASSISTED LIVING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AS MORE THAN $5000 PER MONTH.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO A STUDY BY JEN WORTH COST OF CARE.

THE LEONIDAS HUSBAND SAYS THAT PUTTING HER IN A HOME WAS NEVER AN OPTION.

EVEN IF THEY COULD AFFORD IT.

HE REMEMBERS GROWING UP WITH HIS OWN GRANDMA IN THE HOUSE AND SAID TAKING CARE OF ELDERS IS A BIG PART OF MEXICAN CULTURE.

>> IT'S THE WAY WE GREW UP.

WHETHER IT WOULD BE MY PARENTS OR HER MOM.

WHEN IT CAME TO TAKE CARE OF A FAMILY MEMBER, WE WERE JUST ALL RAISED TO NOT PUT SOMEONE IN A HOME.

TO TAKE CARE OF THEM AS LONG AS YOU CAN.

>> EVEN THOUGH SHE DOESN'T GET TO CHOOSE WHAT TO WATCH ON TV.

NCIS IS HER FAVORITE.

SHE SAYS LIVING WITH HER FAMILY IS A BLESSING.

IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS OF THE SERIES WE WILL BRING YOU STORIES HIGHLIGHTING THE EXPERIENCES OF OTHER MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS.

>> IF YOU HAVE A STORY TO TELL ABOUT YOUR MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLD WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT.

GO TO KPBS.ORG / ROOF.

>>> FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN BARWARE SHOULD KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON WASHINGTON.

A BILL AND THE HOUSE SEEMS TO APPEAL JOE BIDEN STUDENT DEBT RELIEF PROGRAM.

WHICH IS UNDER REVIEW BY THIS U.S. SUPREME COURT.

THE POSSIBLE U.S.

DEFAULT COULD SHAKE THINGS UP.

>> REPUBLICANS TAKING HITS A JOE BIDEN.

>> THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS VASTLY OVERSTEPPED ITS AUTHORITY.

>> NO DEBT HAS BEEN CANCELED YET.

FORGIVENESS FOR UP TO $20,000 FOR 40 MILLION LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME BORROWERS.

>> 90% OF BORROWERS LIVE IN HOUSEHOLDS EARNING LESS THAN $75,000 PER YEAR.

TWO CHALLENGING'S BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.

>> THE RULING IS IS EXPECTED AS SOON AS NEXT MONTH.

THOSE WHO HAVEN'T MADE A FEDERAL LOAN PAYMENT, MARC KASOWITZ WHO HAS WRITTEN MULTIPLE BOOKS SAYS TO PAY ATTENTION AND GET PLANS IN ORDER.

>> BORROWERS MAY GET FORGIVENESS OR THEY MAY NOT.

THEY SHOULD PLAN FOR THE RESTART REPAYMENT REGARDLESS.

>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS PAYMENTS WILL RESUME SOON.

THE EXACT DATE PENDING THE SUPREME COURT RULING.

A POTENTIAL U.S.

DEFAULT ON ITS DEBT IF DEALS TO REACH THE DEBT CEILING IS NOT REACHED.

>> IT WOULD PREVENT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR SPENDING MONEY ON FEDERAL STUDENT AID LIKE THE PELL GRANTS AND ISSUING NEW ONES.

>> A DEFAULT DELAYING FEDERAL LOAN DISBURSEMENT FOR THE FALL SEMESTER .

>>> TODAY MARKS ONE YEAR SINCE THE HORRIFIC SHOOTING THAT KILLED 21 PEOPLE AT ROBB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN UVALDE, TEXAS.

AS LAURA GARY REPORTS, AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY HAVE LEFT FAMILIES IN EMOTIONAL LIMBO.

>> Reporter: BEAUTIFUL BUT SOBERING CHURCH BELLS.

FOR THE 19 CHILDREN THE TWO TEACHERS KILLED THAT ROB ELEMENTARY IN UVALDE, TEXAS, ONE YEAR AGO.

SURVIVORS, FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHER TO FIND COMFORT, PEACE AND UNITY.

A BUTTERFLY RELEASE.

SENT THEIR GRIEF AND LOVE SKYWARD.

TEXAS GOVERNOR, GREG ABBOTT, ORDERED THE FLAGS FLOWN AT HALF STAFF.

IN A STATEMENT HE CALLED FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO HONOR THE VICTIMS AND THE LOVED ONES WHO HAVE ENDURED.

DESPITE AN OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT MANY OF THE VICTIMS FAMILY STILL STRUGGLE WITH THE UNKNOWN.

>> THE ANSWERS HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED.

THERE'S NO SENSE OF HEALING OR CLOSURE.

>> Reporter: QUESTIONS LINGER ABOUT THE WIDELY CRITICIZED 77 MINUTE POLICE RESPONSE THAT DAY.

>> PEOPLE REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE FACTS OR ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR INCOMPETENCE BASICALLY.

THE INFORMATION WILL EVENTUALLY COME OUT IN LITIGATION ATTORNEYS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

>>> Reporter: WANT ANSWERS REMAIN ELUSIVE MANY OF THE FAMILIES THERE EVOLVING STRONG BOND IS CLEAR.

>> THAT'S ONE GOOD THING.

I AM LAURA I GEARY FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT'S NATIONAL EMS WEEK.

LOCAL PARAMEDICS AND EMTS ARE BEING CELEBRATED FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT THEY DO.

RENEE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS REMINDING PARENTS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL RISKS TO CHILDREN SAFETY DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR.

EMERGENCY ROOM AND STAFF SAY THEY SEE AN INCREASE FOR VISITS FOR ORTHOPEDIC AND HEAD INJURIES IN THE SUMMER MONTHS.

THE NUMBER OF DROWNED THINGS ALSO INCREASED.

MOST COMMONLY AMONG 1 TO 4-YEAR- OLDS.

>> WE STILL SEE 40 TO 60 KIDS THAT REQUIRE INPATIENT ADMISSION.

USUALLY ANOTHER 60 OR 80 DURING THE SUMMER THAT ARE SEEN BY URGENT CARE THEY DO NOT END UP HAVING TO COME TO THE HOSPITAL.

AROUND 100 KIDS.

JUST HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> ER STAFF RECOMMENDS PUTTING WATER SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE LIKE INSTALLING FENCES AND LEARNING CPR AND SUPERVISING KIDS CLOSELY IN THE WATER.

>>> IT LOOKS LIKE THE GRAY WILL CONTINUE AS WE GO TO THE NEXT SEVERAL AFTERNOONS.

ALONG WITH A CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE.

THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND FORECAST COMING UP.

FOR TONIGHT LOW CLOUDS IN PLACE.

SOUND FAMILIAR?

THE MARINE LAYER IS A QUITE EXTENSIVE RIGHT NOW.

CHULA VISTA WILL SEE THE NUMBERS DROPPING DOWN TO THE UPPER 50s.

RAMONA A LITTLE COOLER.

MOUNT LAGUNA ON EITHER SIDE.

WE ARE ON THE LOWER SIDE.

RIGHT INTO THE MID DAY HOURS AND GRADUALLY, WE WILL SEE SUNSHINE.

MORE CLOUDS COMING UP AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE DOWN INTO THE 60s.

IT WILL BE RUNNING BELOW HISTORICAL AVERAGES.

MOUNT LAGUNA INTO THE 50s.

THAT'S IT, RAMONA STAYING PUT INTO THE 60s TOO.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE MID-90s ALONG WITH LOTS OF SUNSHINE.

ON A DAILY BASIS WHAT YOU SEE FIRST?

LOW CLOUDS, WE WILL TAKE TIME FOR THEM TO BREAK.

TEMPERATURES BUDGING VERY LITTLE.

FROM THE UPPER 60s TO LOW 70s OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

INTERIOR VALLEYS AND CLOUDS TO START AND THEN SUNSHINE.

TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT AROUND 70.

TEMPERATURES BOTTOMING OUT INTO THE 50s.

OVER SOME OF THE INTERIOR ZONES AND TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS BREEZES KICKING UP ON THURSDAY.

STILL COOL, LOOK AT THE 50s IN PLACE RIGHT THROUGH THE START OF THE WEEKEND.

CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE AND 50s TO AROUND 60 SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY.

THROUGHOUT THE DESERTS NOT A LOT OF CHANGE HERE ON EITHER SIDE.

GUSTY BREEZES THURSDAY OTHERWISE LOTS OF SUNSHINE RIGHT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

I AM METEOROLOGIST JUSTIN PALMER.

>>> IT SHOULD COME AS NO SURPRISE.

AMERICA'S FINEST SEASON CITY IS HOME TO SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S BEST PARTS.

THE NONPROFIT TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND RANKED THE PARK SYSTEMS IN THE 100 LARGEST U.S. CITIES.

SAN DIEGO CAME IN AT NUMBER 24 IN CHULA VISTA MADE THE LIST AT NUMBER 77.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE HAS MORE ON HOW THE PARKS HERE ARE MAKING THE GRADE.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO CLIMBED 5 SPOTS IN THIS YEAR'S PARK RANKING DO TO IMPROVE PARK INVESTMENT.

19% OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS DEDICATED PARK SPACE.

ONE OF THE BEST MARKS IN THE COUNTRY.

WILL KLINE IS WITH TRUST REPUBLIC LAND.

HE SAID THE PARK SCORE INDEX IS CONSIDERED THE GOLD STANDARD FOR PARK EVALUATION.

IT OFFERS A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT IS GOING ON IN CITY PARKS.

>> IT'S THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT CITY PARKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WE REACH OUT TO 500 ORGANIZATIONS.

EACH OF THEM COLLECT DATA FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARK AGENCIES AND COMBINE IT TO LOOK AT THE TOTAL IN EACH CITY.

FROM THE RESIDENT PERSPECTIVE.

>> 81% THE SAN DIEGANS ARE WITHIN A 10 MINUTE WALK OF A PARK.

WHICH IS HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 75%.

>> THAT'S GREAT.

THE WEATHER IS NICE HERE TO BE ABLE TO WALK TO A PARK.

>> Reporter: THE INDEX INCLUDED DATA ABOUT TWO KEY HEALTH FACTORS.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MENTAL HEALTH.

>> WHAT WE FOUND WAS THE CITY WITH THE HIGHEST RANKING, THE TOP 25 IN SAN DIEGO.

THEY WERE HEALTHIER PLACES TO LIVE.

IN THE TOP 25 CITIES PEOPLE WERE ON AVERAGE NINE% LESS LIKELY TO SUFFER FROM MENTAL HEALTH.

>> Reporter: KLEIN SAYS THE TANGIBLE HEALTH BENEFITS BACKUP THE IMPORTANCE OF PARKS IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> THE IMPORTANCE IS YOU GET TO KNOW WHO LIVES IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD.

REALLY GETTING KIDS OUT IN GETTING TO KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: MATT ESTES AND HIS TWO BOYS HAVE ENJOYED SEVERAL PARKS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> THE PEOPLE THAT I HAVE MET HERE, THE SWINGS ARE MY KIDS FAVORITES.

THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS FOR THEM TO DO AT THESE PARKS.

ALSO, THEY ARE REALLY SAFE.

>>> Reporter: NORA ALLEN AND HER FAMILY ALSO ENJOY THE LOCAL PARKS.

>> IS A MOTHER OF TWO AND LITTLE ONES THEY ARE PRETTY MUCH MY LIFE RIGHT NOW.

I LOVE THE TREES, YOU DON'T HAVE THAT EVERYWHERE.

THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS.

>> Reporter: WASHINGTON, D.C.

RETAINED THE NATIONAL PARK SCORE INDEX TITLE WITH 84.9 OUT OF 100.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

MORE ON THE PASSING OF ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME OR TINA TURNER AND THE LEGACY SHE LEAVES IN AMERICAN CULTURE.

KPBS ARTS PRODUCER, JULIA DIXON EVANS, JOINS MIDDAY ADDITION WAS SOME OF HER PICS FOR EVENTS HAPPENING AROUND SAN DIEGO THIS WEEKEND.

ALWAYS A LOT OF GOOD STUFF.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM JOHN CARROLL.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY AND COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR AND RESTORATION AND FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1800-BILL HOWE OR VISIT BILL HOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREFACE FOUNDATION.

DARLING MARCOS SHYLY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.