EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES , PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH LEMON, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR GO TO BILL HOWE.COM.

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

>>> SO THE HEAT WAVE IS HERE, THANKS FOR JOINING US, I AM JADE HEISMAN IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

IN THE COMING FIVE DAYS, HIGH TEMPERATURES IN SAN DIEGO ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MID 90s IN EL CAJON, OVER 100 DEGREES THERE.

KPBS REPORTER THOMAS FUDGE LOOKS AT THE HEAT AND HOW PEOPLE WHO WORK OUTDOORS NEED TO BE PROTECT DID.

TOOK THE SWORD TEMPO IN SAN DIEGO THIS WEEK ARE A THREAT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE .

BUT THOSE WHO MUST MAKE THEIR LIVING OUTDOORS IN A HEAT ARE IN A SPECIAL CLASS.

LIKE THE EIGHT PERSON ROAD CREW DIGGING A TRENCH TO REMOVE AND REPLACE A WATER LINE DOWNTOWN.

VINCE FAIRMAN, THE FOREMAN, SAY THEY WERE, OF COURSE, DEALING WITH THE HEAT.

>> GOT TO KEEP GOING NO MATTER WHAT.

[ LAUGHTER ] WE DON'T REALLY GET A CHOICE TO STOP.

SO I SAY WE KEEP COOLERS ON THE TRUCK, KEEP THE GUYS COOL, WATERS, STUFF LIKE THAT .

WE HAVE SHADE AND WE WILL TAKE BREAKS WHEN WE CAN AND TRY TO STAY COOL.

>> Reporter: KEVIN GARRITY IS CHIEF OF OPERATIONS FOR SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC .

HE SAYS BEING INDOORS ISN'T ALWAYS A BETTER OPTION FOR THEIR WORKERS .

>> BELIEVE IT OR NOT, ONE OF THE HOTTEST ENVIRONMENT WE CAN DEAL WITH IS HAVING TO COME INSIDE A CUSTOMER'S HOME AND HAVING TO GO UP INTO THEIR ADDICTS TO ACTUALLY VERIFY THAT THINGS ARE SAFE FOR APPLIANCES OR HEATERS, THINGS LIKE THAT .

SO WE CAN EXPRESS EVERYTHING FROM 120 DEGREES OUTSIDE IN FARRAGO.

SOME OF THE ADDICTS THAT OUR TEAMS MAY HAVE TO GO TO.

>> Reporter: CAL-OSHA REQUIRES A CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE SHADE AND WATER WHEN TEMPERATURES EXCEED 80 DEGREES.

THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN AND TRAINING FOR SUPERVISORS.

GARRITY SAYS SAFETY STARTS WITH TRAINING.

HYDRATION IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO GET AHEAD OF, HE SAYS, NOT CATCH UP WITH.

>> AND WHEN EVENTS LIKE THIS HAPPEN, IT IS EACH AND EVERY MORNING HAVING THAT DISCUSSION.

WE EXPECT LONGER BREAKS, FIND SHADE.

IF YOU CAN'T FIND SHADE, THEN BRING SHADE >> BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS OF HEAT STRESS IN SOMEONE.

GARRITY ALSO CREDITS THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, WHICH REPRESENTS THEIR CREWS FOR THEIR FOCUS ON SAFETY.

IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO, SOME PEOPLE WERE ENJOYING THE VIEWS IN THE BAY.

FERENCE ROAD CREW DID BRING A SHADE TARP FOR THEIR BREAKS.

HE ADDED, IN TERMS OF HEAT, HE HAS SEEN WORSE.

>> WE ARE USED TO WORKING IN EAST COUNTY, WE HAVE BEEN IN EAST COUNTY FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS DURING THE SUMMER SO THIS IS THE FIRST SUMMER WE HAVE BEEN DOWN HERE.

IT IS NICE FOR US.

>> Reporter: NEXT WEEK, TEMPERATURES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK IN THE IMPERIAL VALLEY COULD BE UP TO 118 DEGREES.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE BIG STORY IS GOING TO BE THE HEAT.

SO TONIGHT WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO LOWS RIGHT AROUND SOMEBODY.

WE DO STILL HAVE A FEW LOW CLOUDS HANGING ON THAT MARINE LAYER HITTING SHALLOWER AND SHALLOWER HERE THROUGHOUT THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

SO THE LOAD CLOUDS GOING TO BE OVERALL PRETTY PATCHY.

THOUGH BIG STORY, LIKE WE JUST MENTIONED, IS GOING TO BE THE HEAT.

WE WILL TELL YOU HOW HOT TEMPERATURES GET A ACROSS THE REGION COMING UP .

>>> WORKERS AT THE HILTON SAN DIEGO BAYFRONT ARE ON STRIKE FOR A FOURTH DAY TODAY.

THEIR CONTRACT WITH THE HOTEL EXPIRED ON SUNDAY .

UNION PRESIDENT BRIDGET BROWN SAYS THEY ARE STILL WAITING ON A WAY PROPOSAL FROM HILTON MANAGEMENT.

>> THEY SEEM UNWILLING TO EVEN HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH US, WHICH FEELS REALLY DISRESPECTFUL.

IT IS REALLY, THE WORKERS ARE BUCKLING DOWN AND THEY ARE READY TO STAY OUT UNTIL WE WIN THIS CONTRACT.

>> THE UNION IS ASKING FOR A FIVE DOLLAR ANNUAL INCREASE TO WORKERS HOURLY WAGES FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS .

THEY SAY STAFFING CUTS MADE DURING THE PANDEMIC HAVE LEFT REMAINING STAFF WITH HEAVIER WORKLOADS HOTEL MANAGEMENT HAS NOT RESPONDED TO REQUESTS FOR COMMENT.

A HILTON SPOKESPERSON SAID YESTERDAY THAT THE COMPANY IS COMMITTED TO NEGOTIATING IN GOOD FAITH.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO EXPANDING ITS DOWNTOWN CONVENTION CENTER.

KPBS META REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS A JUDGE HAS VALIDATED THE PROJECT BUDGET PLAN.

>> Reporter: FOR WELL OVER A DECADE, SAN DIEGO HAS BEEN TRYING TO EXPAND THE CONVENTION CENTER.

SUPPORTERS SAY THE UPGRADES AND ADDITIONAL SPACE WILL BRING IN MORE TOURISM DOLLARS TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

IN MARCH, 2020, MORE THAN 65% OF SAN DIEGO VOTERS SAID YES TO MEASURE C, WHICH WOULD RAISE THE CITY'S HOTEL ROOM TAX TO FUND THE CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION.

IT WOULD ALSO HELP PAY FOR ROAD REPAIR AND HOMELESS SERVICES .

THE MEASURE HAS BEEN STUCK IN LIMBO AFTER OPPONENTS SUED.

THEY ARE YOU MEASURE C REQUIRED IT TWO THIRDS MAJORITY.

A SAN DIEGO JUDGE LAST WEEK RULED AGAINST THAT.

Michael: TO KNOW IS THE ATTORNEY FOR THE SAN DIEGO TOURISM AUTHORITY.

HE SAYS THE CONVENTION CENTER IS OVERDUE FOR AN UPGRADE.

>> IT ISN'T AS BIG AND AS FLEXIBLE AS DISTRIBUTORS THINK IT NEEDS TO BE TO COMPETE FOR THE CONVENTIONS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AND EVEN TO KEEP THE ONES YOU GOT LIKE THE COMIC-CON CONVENTION WHICH IS A BIG DEAL IN SAN DIEGO.

KEEPING THAT MAY MEAN GIVING BETTER FACILITIES THAN WE CAN NOW ARGUE.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE PLANNING AN APPEAL, BUT RULING FROM THE APPELLATE COURT COULD MEAN THE FINAL WORD ON MEASURE C OR THE CASE COULD BE TAKEN UP BY THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT EITHER WAY, THE CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION IS STILL SEVERAL YEARS AWAY FROM BREAKING GROUND.

AND A ROMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WITH POLL SHOWING VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS CLOSING THE GAP ON FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S ADVANTAGE WHEN IT COMES TO HANDLING THE ECONOMY, HARRIS UNVEILED THE NEXT PIECE OF HER ECONOMIC AGENDA TODAY.

JULIAN BENBROOK HAS DETAILS.

>> Reporter: VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS REVEALING A NEW WAVE OF ECONOMIC GOALS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WEDNESDAY .

>> MY VISION OF AN OPPORTUNITY ECONOMY IS ONE WHERE EVERYONE CAN COMPETE AND HAVE A REAL CHANCE TO SUCCEED.

>> Reporter: HER PROPOSALS INCLUDE EXPANDING SMALL BUSINESS TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR START UP EXPENSES, CUTTING THE RED TAPE FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND SETTING A GOAL OF 25 MILLION NEW SMALL BUSINESS APPLICATIONS IN HER FIRST TERM.

>> I BELIEVE AMERICA'S SMALL BUSINESSES ARE AN ESSENTIAL FOUNDATION TO OUR ENTIRE ECONOMY.

THINK ABOUT IT.

THINK ABOUT IT.

SMALL BUSINESSES IN OUR COUNTRY EMPLOY HALF OF ALL PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS.

>> Reporter: NEW POLLING SHOWS THAT ECONOMIC ISSUES REMAIN THE TOP CONCERN FOR VOTERS IN BATTLEGROUND STATES.

TRUMP IS THE MORE TRUSTED CANDIDATE WHEN IT COMES TO THE ECONOMY.

BUT HARRIS TRAILED BY A SMALLER MARGIN THAN PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.

>> THE ELECTION IS COMING UP AND THE PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THE ECONOMY.

AND THE FACT THAT THEY CAN'T BUY GROCERIES BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY GROCERIES.

>> Reporter: MOST OF THE CANDIDATES MAJOR ECONOMIC PROPOSALS WOULD REQUIRE CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL.

>>> KPBS'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COVERAGE CONTINUES .

WE SAT DOWN WITH NORTH COUNTY CONGRESSMAN MIKE LEVIN TO ASK HIS THOUGHTS ON THIS UNPRECEDENTED PRESIDENTIAL RACE .

WE WILL HEAR MORE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES ON THAT .

>>> THE OFFICER HURT IN A DEADLY CRASH IS BACK IN THE HOSPITAL -- BACK FROM THE HOSPITAL AND BACK WITH HIS FAMILY TONIGHT.

OFFICER ZACH MARTIN IS RECEIVED A HERO'S EXIT FROM HIS FELLOW OFFICERS AS HE WAS WHEELED OUT OF UCSD BURN CENTER.

HE AND OFFICER AUSTIN MATCHA TAR RESPONDED TO A HIGH-SPEED CHASE LAST MONDAY INVOLVING A 16-YEAR-OLD DRIVER WHO THEN SLAMMED INTO THEIR PATROL CAR.

SAN DIEGO POLICE CHIEF SCOTT WALZ SAYS MARTINEZ HAS A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY.

>> FIRST OFFICER THAT RESPONDED TO HIM WAS ALSO AN EMT.

AND IN HIS WORDS, HE THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD.

AM THAT MOMENT, THE CARE, THE LOVE, AND THE SUPPORT THAT HAS BEEN SURROUNDING OFFICER MARTINEZ AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD, VERY GRATEFUL THAT HE IS GOING HOME TODAY.

>> Reporter: OFFICER AUSTIN AND MATCHA TAR AND THE 16-YEAR-OLD DRIVER, EDGAR GIOVANNI OVIEDO DIED IN THE CRASH.

THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR TOLD HIM MEDIA PARTNER, KATIE TV, IT IS UNCLEAR HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE MARTINEZ TO FULLY RECOVER.

>>> A KEY INFLATION GATE OUT TODAY COULD FURTHER PUSH THE FEDERAL RESERVE TO CUT INTEREST RATES THIS MONTH BUT A SPENDING SHOWDOWN ON THE HILL RISKS ANOTHER GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

LAURA GEARY HAS MORE.

>> THE TIME HAS COME FOR POLICY TO ADJUST THE TIMING AND PACE OF RATE CUTS WILL DEPEND ON INCOMING DATA.

>> THAT WAS THE CHAIR OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE IN LATE AUGUST.

NOW ANOTHER KEY INFLATION GATE IS OUT, AS CONSUMERS AWAIT A MUCH ANTICIPATED INTEREST RATE CUT THIS MONTH THE LABOR DEPARTMENT'S JULY JOBS REPORT SHOWS AVAILABLE OPENINGS DOWN FROM JUNE.

BY ABOUT 240,000 .

THE LOWEST.

SINCE JANUARY OF 2021 AND WELL BELOW ECONOMIST EXPECTATION OF JUST OVER 8 MILLION JOBS.

JULY'S REPORT ALSO SHOWS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE VOLUNTARILY QUITTING THEIR JOBS HELD STEADY FROM JUNE, STILL AROUND 3.2 MILLION.

AND HIRING ACTUALLY PICKED UP BY ABOUT 270,000 OVER THE PREVIOUS MONTH.

THE RELATIVELY LEVEL LABOR MARKET, ALONG WITH JULY'S CONSUMER PRICE INDEX HEADING COOL JUST UNDER 3% YEAR-OVER- YEAR MAY NOT ONLY SUBMIT A RATE CUT WHEN THE FED MEETS TWO WEEKS FROM NOW BUT IT MAY MEAN A DEEPER CUT THAN THE FED INITIALLY PLANNED WHICH WOULD EASE SOME PRICES FOR CONSUMERS LIKE MORTGAGES, CAR LOANS, AND CREDIT PURCHASES.

>> THE CORE ISSUES FACING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE THE COST OF FOOD AND HOUSING.

>> IN AMERICA IT IS HARD TO HAVE HOPE IF YOU DON'T HAVE A HOME.

>> Reporter: THERE APPEARS TO BE BIPARTISAN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT CONSUMERS NEED.

THE IMMEDIATE FOCUS FOR LAWMAKERS IS KEEPING THE GOVERNMENT RUNNING.

THEY WILL RETURN TO THE HILL NEXT WEEK AND THEY WILL HAVE JUST 13 DAYS TO AGREE ON A PATH FORWARD BEFORE THE CURRENT FEDERAL BUDGET RUNS OUT SEPTEMBER 30th.

RISKING A POSSIBLE PAUSE AND CRITICAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.

I AM LAURA GEARY, FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> NATIONAL CITY IS TAKING ANOTHER LOOK AT BANNING HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS.

SOUTHBAY REPORTER, COREY SUZUKI SAYS IT IS THE LATEST CITY TO CONSIDER A CRACKDOWN FOLLOWING THE SUPREME COURT RULING THIS SUMMER.

>> SO FAR NATIONAL CITY HAS TAKEN A MORE GENTLE APPROACH TO HOMELESSNESS, FOCUSING ON OUTREACH AND HOUSING PROGRAMS.

BACK IN APRIL, OFFICIALS VOTED AGAINST AN ENCAMPMENT BAN, ARGUING THAT IT WOULDN'T ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF THE CRISIS AND CITING POTENTIAL LEGAL CHALLENGES.

BUT THE SUPREME COURT'S RECENT DECISION HAS CHANGED THAT CALCULATION.

THE COURT OVERTURNED CERTAIN LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR UNHOUSED PEOPLE AND GAVE CITIES BROAD POWER TO FIND AND ARREST PEOPLE FOR SLEEPING IN PUBLIC.

GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM HAS ALSO TAKEN A FORCEFUL STANCE IN RECENT MONTHS, ORDERING SOME STATE AGENCIES TO CLEAR UNHOUSED PEOPLE OFF ESTATE PLAN AND ENCOURAGING GOVERNMENTS TO DO THE SAME.

AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING THIS WEEK, NATIONAL CITY MAYOR, RON MORRISON SAID THOSE TWO FACTORS PROMPTED THEM TO RECONSIDER A LOCAL CAMP LAW.

>> THE SUPREME COURT HAS SPOKEN, THE STATE HAS SPOKEN, OUR SHELTER IS OPEN.

IT IS TIME FOR US TO UNVEIL OURSELVES THAT OF EVERYTHING HERE IN THIS REGION.

>> SO OTHER OFFICIAL SAID THE CITY SHOULD CONTINUE ITS OUTREACH EFFORT AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS.

>> I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I DO EXPECT TO SEE THIS TOOL NARROWLY APPLIED.

AGAIN, LET'S NOT FORGET THE COMPASSIONATE APPROACH THAT WE HAVE TO DATE.

AND NOW THAT WE DO HAVE THIS TOOL, LET'S NOT FORGET THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THE CITY COUNCIL PLANS TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION LATER THIS MONTH.

COREY SUZUKI, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE BRAND-NEW SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT HUB IS GETTING READY TO OPEN ITS DOORS IN OCEANSIDE.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TONYA THORNE GIVES US A SNEAK PEEK AT THE NEW FRONT WAVE ARENA.

>> Reporter: WE ARE HERE AT THE NEW FRONT WAVE ARENA IN OCEANSIDE AND AS YOU CAN SEE CONSTRUCTION HAS MOVED ALONG VERY QUICKLY .

THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE WAS BACK IN DECEMBER WHERE SEATS WEREN'T INSTALLED YOU, SIGNAGE WASN'T UP.

BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THINGS HAVE MOVED ALONG AND THEY HAVE MOVED ALONG VERY QUICKLY.

>> THIS IS A HOMEGROWN PROJECT AND IT IS REALLY FOR THE COMMUNITY AND WE CAN'T WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND VISIT AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON HERE AND IF IT'S GOING TO ADD TO NOT ONLY OCEANSIDE BUT NORTH COUNTY, SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: JOSH ELIAS IS THE CEO OF FUND WAVE ARENA, ARENA IN OCEANSIDE L CORAZON PARK, HOSTING SPORTING AND ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS .

>> WE REALLY WANT TO GET IS OPEN AND GET PEOPLE INSIDE TO REALLY SEE WHAT WE HAVE CREATED.

I MEAN IT REALLY IS AMAZING WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HOW WE PAID ATTENTION TO THE ACOUSTICS AND THE AV OBVIOUSLY THE FOOD BUT THE PREMIUM SERVICES, OUR OUTDOOR PLAZA AND HOW IT ALL JUST TIES TOGETHER TO CREATE AN EXPERIENCE.

>> FRONT WAVE ARENA WILL BE HOME TO THE SAN DIEGO SOCCER'S AND THE SAN DIEGO CLIPPERS.

HE THINKS WILL GROW THE SPORTS FAN BASE AND TALENT .

>> REALLY THE BIG THING HERE IS HAVING THOSE PLAYERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO BUILD A FAN BASE NOT ONLY FOR WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE FOR THE SAN DIEGO CLIPPERS BUT TO WATCH THESE PLAYERS DEVELOP INTO AN NBA TALENT AND WATCH THEM ON THE BIG STAGE >> BIGGER EVENT IN A NEWER ARENA BRING TRAFFIC CONCERNS WHICH ELIAS SAYS THEY HAVE KEPT TOP OF MIND.

>> CAPACITY IS 7500 BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN EVERY SHOW IS GOING TO BE 7500 .

A LOT OF OUR STUFF WILL BE 5000, 6000, A LOT OF FAMILY TYPE OF OFFENSE WHICH REQUIRES BLESSED CARS PER PERSON.

BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE EXPERIENCE HERE OF THE CAL SPORTS COMPLEX, ALREADY IN OPERATION HAS BEEN FOR MANY, MANY YEARS .

YOU KNOW, THEY SEE 10,000 PEOPLE IN A DAY .

WE WILL NEVER SEE 10,000 PEOPLE IN A DAY.

WE FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT OUR TRAFFIC PLAN AND OUR ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNERS IN SOCAL AS WELL AS THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE.

>> Reporter: BRINGING A TASTE OF NORTH COUNTY WAS ALSO KEY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARENA.

EATERIES WILL INCLUDE A LOCAL VENDORS AND SHOWS WILL FEATURE LOCAL TALENT.

>> YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE SHOWS THAT WE WILL PROGRAM TO THE VENUE.

AND THEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE FOOD AND THE LOCAL CRAFT EATERIES THAT WE ARE RINGING IN HERE, WE ARE CREATING A DESTINATION.

>> Reporter: ELIAS SAYS THEY HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE BELLY UP AND CARDIFF SEASIDE MARKET.

AND WHILE THE OLYMPIC SEASON HAS WRAPPED UP, THE OLYMPICS CONTINUE HERE WITH A SIMONE BILES BREAKING THE ARENA FLOOR ON SEPTEMBER 16th AND 17th WITH A GOLD OVER AMERICA TOUR.

IN OUR FRONT WAVE ARENA IS HAVING THEIR GRAND OPENING CONCERT WITH THE BAND CAKE ON OCTOBER 5th AND THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF EVENT WHERE TICKETS CAN ALREADY BE PURCHASED ON THEIR WEBSITE .

REPORTING AND OCEANSIDE, TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE FINAL DASH TO ELECTION DAY RAMPS UP THIS WEEK AS PART OF OUR ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH SAN DIEGO'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ABOUT DEMOCRACY, KPBS SPOKE WITH DEMOCRATIC,,, MIKE LEVIN.

HE TALKED FIRST ABOUT WHY VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AND GOVERNOR TIM WALZ ARE THE RIGHT PEOPLE FOR THE TICKET.

>> WE IN CALIFORNIA KNOW KAMALA HARRIS'S LEGACY OF SERVICE TO HER STATE AS ATTORNEY GENERAL.

AS SENATOR AND NOW AS VICE PRESIDENT.

AND THE FIRST EVER DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FROM CALIFORNIA.

BUT WHAT IS EXCITED TO ME ABOUT GOVERNOR WALZ AS HE CAME FROM A VERY DIFFICULT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

SO HE WAS A RED TO BLUE CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS.

HE WAS A FRONT-LINE MEMBER OF CONGRESS IN ONE OF THE MOST COMPETITIVE DISTRICTS ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY, IN MINNESOTA AND HE ALSO HAD A GREAT LEGACY OF SERVICE AS GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA AND AGAIN, WHAT WE HAVE SEEN FROM SOME OF THE NUMBERS ON THE GROUND, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE EXCITED TO KNOCK ON DOORS, MAKE CALLS, IT IS REALLY REMINISCENT TO ME OF 2008 IN WHAT WE SAW WHEN BARACK OBAMA WAS RUNNING AND IF WE CAN JUST CONTINUE WITH THAT EXCITEMENT, WITHOUT ENTHUSIASM OVER THESE NEXT NINE OR 10 WEEKS I THINK WE WILL BE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE COME NOVEMBER.

>> SO MUCH HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT DEMOCRACY BEING ON THE LINE IN THE NOVEMBER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

A RECENT GALLUP POLE, I THINK THE GALLUP POLE WAS FROM JANUARY OF THIS YEAR SHOWED THAT JUST 28% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE THAT DEMOCRACY IS WORKING FOR THEM COMPARED TO 35% AFTER JANUARY 6th, 2021 HOW DO YOU VIEW THOSE NUMBERS?

>> THAT TOLD ME THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND MY HOPE IS THAT EVERYONE IN TIME WILL UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE AGENCY IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.

THIS DEMOCRACY IS ONLY GOOD AS WE ALL MAKE IT.

FOR ME, IT IS ABOUT INFORMATION, EDUCATION, AND REALLY COMMUNITY BUILDING, AS BEST AS WE CAN.

LISTENING TO OUR NEIGHBORS, TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THEIR VIEWPOINTS.

KNOWING WE'RE NOT GOING TO AGREE ON EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME.

BUT ALSO KNOWING THAT WE ARE ALL AMERICANS AND AGAIN, WE ALL ARE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROCESS.

BUT PEOPLE HAVE BECOME VERY DISENCHANTED AND IF YOU REALLY JUST FOLLOW THE NARRATIVE THESE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS IN PARTICULAR, IF YOU ARE JUST WATCHING CABLE NEWS ORGAN, GOD HELP YOU, IF YOU ARE JUST GETTING YOUR NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA YOU ARE SEEING A VERY BLEAK AND DARK PICTURE.

OF COURSE, I WOULD SAY THAT DONALD TRUMP WAS NOT THE CAUSE BUT HE HAS CERTAINLY BEEN AN ACCELERANT OF A LOT OF THE ANTI- DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES, AT LEAST ANTIDEMOCRATIC AS WE HAVE EXTORT WE KNOWN THEM IN THE UNITED STATES .

SO I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED AND I AM GOING TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN AS ONE NUMBER AFTER 435 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO TRY TO STAND UP FOR OUR INSTITUTIONS, STANDUP FOR THE RULE OF LAW AND ULTIMATELY TRY TO WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE GETTING CYNICALLY ENGAGED.

>> Reporter: LET'S TALK ABOUT PROJECT 2025.

A BLUEPRINT TO IMPLEMENT RIGHT-WING POLICIES MANY PEOPLE SAY A PATHWAY TO AUTHORITARIANISM.

HOW INFORMED DO YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT PROJECT 2025 ENTAILS.

>> I THINK PEOPLE ARE HEARING MORE AND MORE ABOUT IT AS TIME GOES ON.

IF IT WERE UP TO DONALD TRUMP AND JD VANCE, NO ONE WOULD HAVE HEARD OF IT EVER BUT I THINK IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HAS BEEN BEING PLANNED BEHIND THE SCENES BY THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION AND BY PEOPLE THAT ARE DIRECTLY IN A TRUMP AND VANCE'S NETWORK.

IT IS A VERY LENGTHY DOCUMENT, IT IS 900 PAGES LONG SO IT IS TOUGH FOR PEOPLE TO DIGEST BUT IT HAS SOME TRULY BIZARRE AND EXTREME IDEAS ON EVERYTHING FROM ELIMINATING REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM TO UNDERMINING EDUCATION .

YOU NAME IT.

BASICALLY EMPOWERING THE WEALTHY AND WELL- CONNECTED AT THE EXPENSE OF EVERYONE ELSE AND IF ALLOWED TO TAKE ROOT IN THE FABRIC OF OUR INSTITUTIONS IT WOULD, I THINK, LEADING TO IRREPARABLE HARM.

>> Reporter: CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ETHICS IN WASHINGTON RECENTLY PUBLISHED A REPORT THAT SHOWED 35 COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIALS HAVE REFUSED TO CERTIFY ELECTIONS SINCE 2020 AND REMAIN IN POSITION TO DO SO.

HOW EQUIPPED IS THE SYSTEM TO DEAL WITH THE POTENTIAL CHAOS IF THAT HAPPENS AGAIN?

>> THE REALITY IS I THINK YOU HAVE FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE AT THOSE LOWER-LEVEL POSITIONS WHO ARE REALLY JUST SYCOPHANTS FOR DONALD TRUMP.

THE GOOD NEWS, I GUESS, IS THAT THE SECRETARIES WHO STATE THEMSELVES FROM THE SWING STATES, THEY ARE ONLY ABOUT SEVEN SWING STATES.

I THINK MOST OF THEM ARE COMMITTED TO A FULL, FREE, AND FAIR ELECTION.

>> Reporter: CONGRESSMAN, YOU'RE OUT THERE CAMPAIGNING FOR RE-ELECTION.

WHAT ARE CONSTITUENTS SAYING TO YOU ABOUT THE NOVEMBER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION?

>> PEOPLE ARE ENTHUSED ACROSS THE BOARD.

AND THERE WAS A BIG ENTHUSIASM GAP, I WILL TELL YOU, AS RECENTLY AS A FEW MONTHS AGO .

WE KNOW THAT MANY REPUBLICANS ARE VERY EXCITED TO VOTE FOR DONALD TRUMP.

ON OUR SIDE OF THE AISLE I CAN TELL YOU THAT TODAY, AS THINGS STAND IN OUR DISTRICT, DEMOCRATS ARE JUST AS EXCITED TO VOTE FOR KAMALA HARRIS AND TIM WALZ AND NO PARTY PREFERENCE VOTERS ARE NOW VERY EXCITED TO VOTE AND THEY WERE COMPLETELY UNENTHUSIASTIC IN MANY CASES AND NOW ARE VERY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING WITH ME TODAY.

>> THANK YOU, GOOD TO BE WITH YOU.

>>> IT HAS BEEN A SIZZLING SUMMER ACROSS THE LOT OF THE WEST.

IN FACT, WE ARE RANKING NUMBER ONE WHEN IT COMES TO OUR HISTORIC AVERAGE SUMMER TEMPERATURE IN AREAS LIKE PHOENIX, LAS VEGAS, EVEN TUCSON BOISE COMING IN SECOND AND FLAGSTAFF FIRST.

IT HAS BEEN A PRETTY HOT SUMMER.

NOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THINGS HEATING UP EVEN MORE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

IT IS GOING TO BE SOME DANGEROUS HEAT THIS WEEK WITH OUR FIRST WHETHER HEADLINE SO WE ARE TRACKING MORE MONSOONAL MOISTURE STARTING TO PUSH BACK AND AS WE HEAD TOWARD THE WEEKEND THAT IS GOING TO BRING TEMPERATURES DOWN SLIGHTLY.

STILL GOING TO BE QUITE HOT HERE EVEN LEADING INTO SATURDAY.

THE WITH THAT WE COULD EVEN SEE A FEW ISOLATED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS MOST OF THEIR ACROSS THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

THOUGH THAT MARINE LAYER BECOMING SHALLOWER.

THOSE LOW CLOUDS BECOMING MORE CATCHY AND REALLY DEFINED CLOSER TOWARD THE COAST.

LOWS, 65, RAMONA, 65 .

SAN DIEGO , A LOW AROUND 70.

RADO SPRINGS, 80 HERE TONIGHT.

HIGH PRESSURE STILL LARGE AND IN CHARGE IT MAINTAINS ITS GRIP AND IT IS NOT LETTING GO ACROSS THE WEST.

HOT AIR CONTINUES TO EXPAND EVEN FURTHER NORTH.

IT IS NOT JUST THE SOUTHWEST THAT IS HEATING UP, IT IS ALSO THE NORTHWEST.

THOSE DAILY RECORD HIGHS CHALLENGE THAT RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.

WE AREN'T REALLY GOING TO SEE TOO MUCH RAIN OR EVEN TOO MANY CLOUDS HERE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS SO THAT SON BLAZING DOWN AND WITH THAT.

WITH THE EXTREME TEMPERATURES, YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF IN THE EXTREME HEAT.

WE DO HAVE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS IN EFFECT HERE FOR INLAND AREAS PUSHING THROUGH THE DESERT, COACHELLA VALLEY, AND EVEN THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND WE HAVE A HEAT ADVISORY NOW THAT HAS EXTENDED ALONG THE COAST.

THIS IS GOING TO GO THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

HIGHS BACK INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS IN AREAS LIKE RAMONA, ESCONDIDO, BORREGO SPRINGS AT 114.

EVEN THE COAST FLIRTING WITH 90 IN A FEW AREAS.

HERE ON THURSDAY WE WILL HIT A HIGH OF 88 OR 89 THERE ALONG THE COAST.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE .

WE ARE STAYING IN THE UPPER 80s THERE.

BUT WE WILL START TO COME DOWN SLIGHTLY FOR THE WEEKEND.

SO THAT HUMIDITY DOES START TO CREEP UP CLOSER TOWARD THE COAST.

HOT, HOT, HOT FURTHER INLAND.

HIGHS IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

STILL FLIRTING THEREBY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

WE ARE REALLY NOT DROPPING TOO MUCH BUT YOU WILL NOTICE THE SLIGHT COOLDOWN AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

EVEN IN THE MOUNTAINS GOING TO BE IN THE 80s, UPPER 70s AND THEN WE COME DOWN TO THE LOW 70s HERE FOR MOST OF THE WEEKEND .

SO IF YOU'RE IN THE DESERT, HIGHS IN THE TRIPLE DIGIT TEENS, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.

AGAIN, STAY HYDRATED WITH WATER AND TAKE PLENTY OF COOLING BREAKS.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I METEOROLOGIST .

>>> IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A GOOD PLACE TO BEAT THIS WEEK'S HEAT YOU CAN STOP BY ANY DETONATED COOL ZONE ACROSS THE COUNTY.

CALL 211 OR VISIT COOL ZONES.ORG FOR A FULL LIST OF LOCATIONS.

YOU CAN ALSO FIND FREE TRANSPORTATION TO A COOL ZONE NEAR YOU.

>>> NASA SAYS THE BOEING STARLINER SPACECRAFT WILL RETURN TO EARTH THIS WEEKEND.

ABOUT THREE MONTHS OVERDUE.

BUT THE CAPSULES TWO ASTRONAUTS HAVE A DIFFERENT ITINERARY.

KAREN KATHY HAS DETAILS.

>> Reporter: NASA ON WEDNESDAY DETAILING THE PLAN TO BRING THE BELEAGUERED BOEING STARLINER SPACE CAPSULE BACK TO EARTH WITHOUT ITS TWO PERSON CREW.

>> TODAY THE BOEING TEAM POWERED ON STARLINER SYSTEMS AND PERFORMED A VARIETY OF PRE- UNDOCKED ACTIVITIES BOTH ON THE SYSTEMS AND CREW ACTIVITIES TO GET THE CAPSULE READY TO COME HOME.

TOMORROW, BUTCH AND SONNY WILL REVIEW PROCEDURES AS THEY WILL BE THE ONES CLOSING THE HATCHES BETWEEN STARLINER AND THE SPACE STATION.

>> Reporter: JUST AFTER 6:00 P.M. EASTERN ON FRIDAY STARLINER IS SCHEDULED TO UNDOCKED FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, LEAVING NOT BUTCH WILMORE AND SUNI WILLIAMS IN SPACE AS THE CAPSULE TRACKS FOR AN EARLY SATURDAY ARRIVAL.

>> THIS WILL DIP STARLINER'S ORBIT INTO OUR ATMOSPHERE AND WILL ALLOW IT TO LAND AT WHITE AND, NEW MEXICO JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT EASTERN.

>> THE STARLINER CARRIED WILLIAMS AND WILL MORE TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ON JUNE 5th.

THE PLAN WAS FOR THE TWO ASTRONAUTS TO RETURN HOME IN ABOUT A WEEK BUT THE STARLINER SUFFERED SETBACKS WITH HELIUM LEAKS AND FIVE OF ITS 28 THRUSTERS STOPPED WORKING.

AFTER EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION NASA ULTIMATELY DECIDED TO BRING STARLINER BACK TO EARTH WITHOUT THE CREW ON BOARD EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE WEDNESDAY THAT THE CAPITAL ITSELF CAN LAND .

>> WE HAVE REQUIREMENTS FOR ATTACHING THE PUBLIC, AS WELL .

SO WE HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE THRUSTERS.

WE LOOKED AT THE THRUSTER PERFORMANCE .

>> Reporter: THE ASTRONAUTS WILL FLY HOME WITH A CREW OF A SPACEX CREW DRAGGING CAPSULE THAT WAS ALREADY SLATED TO MAKE AN ISS ROUTINE MISSION.

THE RETURNS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT YEAR.

IN WASHINGTON, I AM KAREN KAFA.

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