>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND, BY THE CONRAD CREVICE FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCO SHYLY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> IT EVENING, IT IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

AND WE BEGIN WITH SOME BREAKING NEWS.

THE FDA HAS JUST APPROVED BOOSTER SHOTS OF SIZES:VACCINE FOR SENIORS, AND OTHERS AT HIGH RISK OF INFECTION.

HOWEVER, THE CDC STILL NEEDS TO WEIGH IN ON WHO SHOULD GET A THIRD SHOT, AND WHEN.

MEANWHILE, LOCAL DOCTORS ARE URGING SANDY AKINS TO GET A VACCINATION AND IT'S NOT JUST FOR COVID.

THE CONCERN IS THE UPCOMING FLU SEASON AND COUPLED WITH THE PANDEMIC IS A FRIGHTENING COMBINATION.

AS KPBS HELP REPORTER TELLS US, THEY ARE URGING YOU TO GET YOUR SHOT BY HALLOWEEN.

>> WE LEARNED LAST YEAR THAT IF YOU DON'T MIX WITH A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE, THE FLU HAS NOWHERE TO GO.

>> LAST SEASON THERE WERE NOT MANY INFLUENZA CASES CREDITED TO PANDEMIC ISOLATION AND SOCIAL DISTANCE MEASURES.

WITH ANY COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS GONE AND PEOPLE MIXING AGAIN, THIS YEAR COULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY.

>> THE RANGE OF THE SERIOUSNESS IS QUITE WIDE.

AND, I REALLY HOPE THAT WE HAVE THE LOWER END OF SERIOUSNESS, BUT THE POTENTIAL IS QUITE LARGE, AND CONCERNING BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, OUR HOSPITALS ARE PRETTY CLOSE TO CAPACITY, AND THERE IS NO FLU YET.

>> DR. HEIDI MEYER IS A FAMILY PHYSICIAN FOR KAISER PERMANENTE.

SHE'S TELLING HER PATIENTS TO GET THE FLU VACCINE BY THE END OF OCTOBER TO BE READY FOR A POTENTIALLY ANGRY INFLUENZA SEASON.

>> EVEN IF YOU THINK YOU DON'T NEED IT PERSONALLY, GET IT FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS, GET IT FOR THE HOSPITALS THAT ARE OVERWHELMED STILL, BETTER WORKING AT 85 TO 90% CAPACITY.

WE DON'T WANT TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF BEDS.

>> SHE SAYS LIKE CORONAVIRUS, AGE AND UNDERLYING CONDITION CAN LEAD TO BAD OUTCOMES WITH THE FLU.

>> THE WORRY IS THAT SOMEONE COULD GET THE DELTA VARIANT, AND THEY COULD ALSO GET INFECTED WITH SEASONAL FLU.

THAT MIGHT NOT NORMALLY AFFECT THEM SEVERELY, BUT IF THEY GET BOTH AT THE SAME TIME, A YOUNG HEALTHY PERSON COULD DIE FROM THE COMBINATION OF BOTH OF THOSE WORDS THEY WOULD NEVER DIE FROM ONE OR THE OTHER.

>> SHE'S ALSO EXPECTING AN INCREASE IN TESTING AS IT CAN BE HARD TO TELL IF IT'S JUST THE FLU OR A MILD CASE OF COVID.

>> I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET THEMSELVES TESTED.

IDEALLY ABOUT 72 HOURS AFTER ANY SYMPTOMS OF START.

ISOLATE PRIOR TO TESTING AND THEN WAIT FOR THAT NEGATIVE TEST FOR YOU GO BACK OUT INTO THE WORLD.

>> MEYER IS ENCOURAGING PEOPLE WITH FLUOR COVERED LIKE SYMPTOMS TO MASK IT BECAUSE IT COULD SAVE HER LIFE.

MATT HOFFMANN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WITH DAILY DISCOUNTS NOW OVER 2000, OFFICIALS ARE CONTINUING TO SOUND THE ALARM ON THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF THE DELTA VARIANT AND CERTAIN HOTSPOTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

IS ONLY 54% OF THE U.S. POPULATION FULLY VACCINATED, THE QUESTION IS NOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN THIS ONGOING BATTLE.

HERE IS REPORTER, CHRIS NGUYEN.

>> AS THE WHITE HOUSE TRIES TO CONVINCE MORE AMERICANS TO GET VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19, PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCED A NEW PLAN WEDNESDAY TO SEND 500 MILLION ADDITIONAL DOSES TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES NEXT YEAR.

>> WE NEED TO DO OUR PART.

GOVERNMENTS, THE PRIVATE SECTOR, CIVIL SOCIETY, LEADERS, PHILANTHROPISTS.

>> THE TOTAL U.S.

COMMITMENT, NOW AT 1.1 BILLION DOSES AND DONATED TO OTHER NATIONS.

>> IS IS ALL HANDS ON DECK CRISIS.

AND, THE GOOD NEWS IS, WE KNOW HOW TO BEAT THIS PANDEMIC.

VACCINES.

PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES.

AND, COLLECTIVE ACTION.

>> Reporter: BUT, MANY WONDER HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE HOSPITALS HERE AT HOME TO START FEELING SOME RELIEF.

DOCTORS AND NURSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE BEING PUSHED TO THE BRINK AS THEY STRUGGLE TO HANDLE THE LATEST CERTAIN CASES.

HOSPITALS ARE NOW RATIONING CARE DUE TO ICU CAPACITY.

>> THIS DISEASE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

MORE LIKELY TO CATCH THE SMOKE FROM THE MOBILE PEOPLE WHEN THERE IS MORE HIGH NUMBERS OF VACCINATED THERE.

>> Reporter: NEARLY 90,000 PEOPLE NATIONWIDE ARE HOSPITALIZED WITH THE VIRUS ACCORDING TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

MORE THAN 2000 NEW DEBTS ARE BEING REPORTED DAILY.

THE MOST SINCE WINTER.

>> WE ARE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS, AND I FULLY EXPECT CASE COUNTS TO GO UP AGAIN ACROSS THE COUNTRY OVER THE WEEKS AND MONTHS TO COME.

>> THE DELTA VARIANT, PLAYING A KEY ROLE IN DRIVING UP THE NUMBERS.

IN WASHINGTON, CHRIS NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE PANDEMIC HAS CAUSED MANY PARENTS TO RECONSIDER EDUCATION OPTIONS FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

A NEW STUDY BY THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS REPORTS A 7% INCREASE IN CHARTER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ACROSS THE U.S.

IN THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER ANGIE PEREZ TAKES US TO A SAN DIEGO CHARTER SCHOOL TAKING A LEAD IN COVID SAFETY AND VACCINATION MANDATES.

>> Reporter: OVER DISCOVERY SCHOOL IS A TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE OF A CHARTER SCHOOL.

THIS CHARTER IS AN INDEPENDENT, PUBLIC TUITION FREE SCHOOL.

OFFERING STUDENTS MORE INNOVATIVE AND DIRECT INSTRUCTION SO THEY CAN SEE AND SUCCEED.

THEY HAVE A DOWNTOWN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS ALONG WITH A K/5 CAMPUS.

EDUCATING 600 STUDENTS TOTAL.

>> IT FEELS BECAUSE ALL OF US.

>> SEAN MOSHER IS THE CEO IT RESPONSIBLE FOR LEAVING THE SCHOOL ALONG WITH THIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

THEY HAVE NOW VOTED TO REQUIRE ALL ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ON CAMPUS 12 AND OLDER BE VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19.

IT IS THE FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO DO THIS.

>> WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DATA AND THE SCIENCE WE NOTICED THE STUDENTS THAT ARE UNVACCINATED ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY ARE MUCH HIGHER RISK OF GETTING COVID, AND BEING HOSPITALIZED FOR COVID.

>> PARENTS WILL HAVE 60 DAYS TO COMPLY AND GET BOTH SHOTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

PERRY TURNED POLL HAS TWO CHILDREN IN CHARTER SCHOOLS.

HER YOUNGEST, 11-YEAR-OLD, TREVOR IS IN THE FIFTH GRADE AT UDS.

HE IS LEARNING FROM HOME RIGHT NOW BECAUSE HE HAS DECIDED IT IS SAFER UNTIL HE IS ELIGIBLE FOR A VACCINE.

STEAM IS MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT AS A COMMUNITY, WE ARE NOT OPERATING TOGETHER, REALLY TRYING TO GET THROUGH THIS.

THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE WHERE WE COULD HELP OUR CHILDREN UNDERSTAND THAT THEY CAN BE PART OF THE SOLUTION.

>> Reporter: TINA HAS TWO DAUGHTERS IN THE UDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE SHE SAYS THEY ARE THRIVING.

SHE IS READY TO HAVE THEM VACCINATED WHEN THE TIME COMES.

>> BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT VACCINATIONS WORK.

THEY ARE GOING TO GET US OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC.

AND, IT'S GOING TO HELP KEEP THEM DETECTED SINCE THEY ARE BACK IN SCHOOL AND AROMA PEOPLE.

THEY HAPPENED IN THE LAST YEAR.

>> DISCOVERY CHARTER IS ALL AND WHEN IT COMES TO COVID SAFETY.

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS ARE IN CONTACT IN HOPES OF TURNING BOTH THEIR CAMPUSES INTO VACCINATION SITES SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

>> THAT LESSON COULD BE COMING SOON TO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FOR THE LATEST ON THE PANDEMIC IN SOME RESOURCES, YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE TRACKING COVID-19 SECTION AT KPBS.ORG , AND YOU CAN GET THERE BY CLICKING THE LINK ON OUR HOMEPAGE.

YEARS OF LITIGATION BETWEEN THE FAMILY OF EARL McNEIL NATIONAL CITY, AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAVE FINALLY COME TO A CLOSE.

ON TUESDAY NIGHT, THE NATIONAL CITY CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A $300,000 SETTLEMENT WITH THE McNEIL FAMILY.

WE GET MORE ON THE YEARS LONG CASE FROM KPBS REPORTER, JOHN CARROLL.

>> Reporter: THIS STORY BEGAN IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF MAY 26th, 2018 140-YEAR-OLD EARL McNEIL SHOWED UP OUTSIDE THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE NATIONAL CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.

HE SAID THERE WAS A WARRANT OUT FOR HIS ARREST AND HE WANTED TO TURN OFTEN AND THAT HE WANTED TO QUOTE, KILL JESUS.

OFFICERS ARRESTED McNEIL, BUT HE RESISTED AND THAT AT THEM.

THEY PUT HIM INTO A RESTRAINT DEVICE CALLED THE WRAP, AND THEY PLACED TWO HOODS OVER HIS HEAD AND TAKEN TO JAIL.

A NURSE AT THE JAIL REFUSED TO HAVE HIM BOOK.

COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW A DEPUTY AT THE JAIL LACY T-SHIRT OVER THIS IT HAD.

PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED, AND JUST BEFORE THEY ARRIVED, McNEIL STOPPED BREATHING.

THEY WERE ABLE TO RESUSCITATE HIM, BUT HE NEVER REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS, AND HIS FAMILY TERMINATED LIFE THE WORD ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER.

THE COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER DETERMINED McNEIL DIED OF BRAIN DAMAGE CAUSED BY RESPIRATORY RISK AND AN AUTOPSY SHOWED HE HAD METH IN HIS SYSTEM.

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018, DISTRICT ATTORNEY SUMMER STUFF AND DECIDED NO CHARGES WOULD BE FILED AGAINST ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS INVOLVED IN HIS DEATH.

IN MARCH OF 2019, McNEIL'S WIDOW AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS SUED NATIONAL CITY AND ITS POLICE CHIEF ALONG WITH SEVERAL OFFICERS AND SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES.

THEY ACCUSE LAW ENFORCEMENT OF USING EXCESSIVE FORCE, AND FAILING TO PROVIDE CRITICALLY NEEDED MEDICAL CARE.

IN MAY OF 2020, THE NATIONAL CITY AND CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE A 300 THOUSAND DOLLARS SETTLEMENT AND ALL PARTIES AGREE TO IT JUST LAST MONTH.

LAST NIGHT, THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO GET FINAL APPROVAL TO THE SETTLEMENT, BRINGING TO A CLOSE A YEARS LONG I GOT.

A SEPARATE SUIT AGAINST THE MANUFACTURER OF THE RESTRAINT DEVICE IS PENDING.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE REPATRIATION FLIGHTS TO MIGRANTS UNDER THE DEL RIO INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE IN TEXAS.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IS RELEASING THEM HAITIANS INTO THE UNITED STATES, BUT IT IS UNCLEAR HOW MANY.

DHS OFFICIALS HAVE EMPHASIZED THAT MOST MIGRANTS WILL BE EXPELLED OR PUT AN EXPEDITED REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS.

MEANWHILE, IN HAITI, A CHAOTIC SCENE AT THE AIRPORT AS MIGRANTS WERE FLOWN BACK FROM THE U.S.. >> WERE GOING TO BE TAKING PEOPLE BACK TO HAITI THAT WE DO IN A HUMANE MANNER.

>> HAITIAN LEADERS HERE IN SAN DIEGO THEY THEY ARE APPALLED AT THE TREATMENT OF MIGRANTS THEY MEAN.

KPBS REPORTER HAS MORE FROM A HAITIAN PRIEST WHO SAYS HE IS ON HIS WAY TO DEL RIO TO HELP IN ANY WAY THAT HE CAN.

>> IMAGES OF U.S.

CUSTOM BORDER PROTECTION AGENTS USING AGGRESSIVE TACTICS TO DETER HAITIAN MIGRANTS FROM CROSSING INTO TEXAS HAVE CIRCULATED ON THE INTERNET.

AGENTS ON HORSE THAT CAN BE SEEN CHARGING AT MIGRANTS.

>> THEY USE THE HORSE TO CHASE PEOPLE.

AND YOU KNOW, IT'S DISGUSTING.

>> A PASTOR WITH THE HAITIAN MINISTRY OF SAN DIEGO, JEAN ELISE DURANDISSE, SAYS HE WAS APPALLED BY THE TREATMENT THE HAITIANS RECEIVED IN DEL RIO.

>> LIKE THIS IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA, THEY DON'T CARE.

THEY'RE NOT EVEN HIDING IT.

>> Reporter: IN RECENT DAYS, AN ESTIMATED 12,000 UNDOCUMENTED HAITIANS HAVE ARRIVED TO THE BORDER HOPING TO SEEK ASYLUM.

JEAN ELISE DURANDISSE SAYS HAITI IS THE LAST PLACE THESE MIGRANTS WANT TO RETURN TO FOLLOWING THE ASSASSINATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND A MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE, MANY HAVE LOST EVERYTHING.

DHS SECRETARY ALEJANDRA MAJORCA CONDEMNS THE TACTICS USED BY BORDER PATROL AND SAYS A FULL INVESTIGATION IS BEING FOLLOWED.

>> THAT DEFIES ALL OF THE VALUES THAT WE SEEK TO INSTILL.

>> Reporter: MALLORCA SAYS THE RAMPING UP OF THE TREATMENT OF HAITIAN NATIONALS AS OF TUESDAY, THERE ARE LESS THAN 10,000 MIGRANTS LEFT AT THE DEL RIO BRIDGE.

IN A TUESDAY PRESS CONFERENCE, TEXAS GOVERNOR, GREG ABBOTT, SAYS THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS FAILED TO SECURE THE BORDER.

>> IT'S NOT THE CATCH AND RELEASE POLICY, THE ARREST AND JAIL POLICY.

SENDING A MESSAGE TO THESE FOLKS.

ANYBODY THINKING ABOUT COMING HERE.

>> Reporter: HOPING TO LEND A HAND DURING THESE IS ON HIS WAY TO DEL RIO.

>> I WILL BE IN TEXAS TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO, HOW I CAN WORK WITH THEM.

>> Reporter: ALEXANDRA ANGEL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ON THE HEELS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS ENACTING ITS ANTIABORTION LAW, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IS DEMONSTRATING HIS REP OR THE SUPPORT FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS.

NEW REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DECISION ENSURES ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE CARE.

HE WAS JOINED BY LEGISLATIVE LEADERS AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ACTIVIST.

THE SIGNING OF THE BILL COINCIDES WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE CALIFORNIA FUTURE ABORTION COUNSEL.

THE COALITION JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS WORKS TO ASK AND ACCESS TO CALIFORNIANS AND THOSE FROM OUT-OF-STATE IN NEED OF SERVICES HERE.

CALIFORNIANS FAILED TO SIGNIFICANTLY CUT BACK ON THE WATER CONSUMPTION IN JULY AFTER A PLEA FROM THE GOVERNOR.

MONTANA'S IS A MARTIAL INDUCE IN LOS ANGELES AND TALKING ABOUT THE CRISIS GOING FORWARD.

>> Reporter: THE WATER FLOWS FREELY FOR NOW.

>> I CUT BACK NO MATTER WHAT.

>> HOMEOWNER SAYS IF THE DROUGHT GETS WORSE, HE IS PREPARED, LEARNING FROM PAST DROUGHTS HE KNOWS HOW TO CONSERVE.

>> A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK RATHER THAN ABUSING THE WATER SUPPLY.

BESIDES, THE MORE YOU USE, THE MORE YOU'RE GOING TO PAY.

>> Reporter: RATE CHANGES ARE NOT HERE YET, NEITHER ARE MANDATORY CUTBACKS.

IN JULY, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ASKED EVERYONE STATEWIDE TO VOLUNTARILY REDUCE WATER USAGE BY 15%.

NEW CONSERVATION REPORT SHOWS BIG REDUCTION IN NORTHERN AREAS AND INCREASES IN OUR AREA.

PEOPLE ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST KEPT AT 17 PERCENT.

THE BAY AREA REDUCED BY 8%, BUT PEOPLE IN L.A. COUNTY ACTUALLY USED 1% MORE.

>> THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT YOU SEE IN SOME OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREAS VERSUS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS THEY ARE ALREADY IN A GOVERNOR DECLARED DROUGHT OF EMERGENCY.

>> SOCAL IS NOT THERE YET FOR THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT WITH SUPPLIES WATER TO 19 MILLION PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

SAYS A DRY 2022 COULD BRING AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION AND MANDATORY REDUCTIONS TO THE SOUTHLAND.

THIS MAP SHOWS CALIFORNIA IS IN SEVERE AND EXTREME AND EXCEPTIONAL JOB.

SO, MWD SAYS CONSERVE WATER NOW.

>> THE FACT IS THAT EVERY STOP AVAILABLE FOR US IN STORAGE TO USE IS 2022 DRAGON.

WATER STORAGE IS ANOTHER ADVANTAGE SOCAL IS SEEING OVER NORCAL.

MANY RESERVOIRS ARE CRITICALLY LOW.

COUPLE THAT WITH LOWER THAN AVERAGE SNOWPACK, DRIER WINTERS AND HOTTER SUMMERS.

WATER OFFICIALS SAY THEY NEED TO CONSERVE IS CRITICAL.

>> YOU AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR JUST ONE MORE DAY AND AFTER THAT, I WILL SEE TEMPERATURES ON DECLINE.

WE ARE GOING TO SEE A BIG-TIME DROP OFF IN THE MOUNTAINS BUT OVERALL, MOST OF US ARE GOING TO BE COOLING OFF HERE.

THAT BECAUSE OF THIS PRESSURE THAT'S GOING TO BE CLOSING ON AND BEING POSSIBILITIES OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ALONG WITH IT A LITTLE BIT OF AN ELEVATOR WILDFIRE RISK TOO, BECAUSE IS NOT GOING TO BE A TON OF MOISTURE WITH THE SYSTEM.

FOR NOW, AGAIN I MENTIONED A HEAT ADVISORY STILL IN EFFECT, HEAR FROM EL CAJON OUT TOWARDS RAMONA.

ALL UNDER HEAT ADVISORIES THROUGH LATER TONIGHT AFTER THAT, THOSE WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

TEMPERATURES AS WE MOVE INTO TONIGHT, DROPPING OFF INTO THE LOW 60s AND OCEANSIDE, MID-70s FOR YOU AND BRAY GO SPRINGS.

MID-60s FOR YOU FOR TONIGHT.

SO, TOMORROW, A LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE FROM OCEANSIDE DOWN TOWARD SAN DIEGO.

CHULA VISTA, LITTLE BIT MORE CLOUD COVER.

SOME OF THAT MOISTURE IS GOING TO BE WORKING ITS WAY INTO THE PICTURE HERE AND NOW, LAGUNA YOU WILL LIKELY HAVE A COUPLE STORMS TO DODGE.

MOST OF THAT WHETHER WE LIKE TO BE CONFINED TO SOME OF THE MOUNDS HERE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

LOCALIZED DOWNPOURS, POSSIBLE.

THOUGH I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE SYSTEM IS NOT VERY RICH WITH MOISTURE HERE.

AND, WITH THAT, YOU CAN SEE GUSTY WINDS, YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF CROWDS AND LIGHTNING, AND WITH THAT, THE RISK FOR NEW WILDFIRES JUST READ.

SO, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS VERY CLOSELY.

THE COAST, TEMPERATURE -WISE OUR NEXT FIVE DAYS ARE DROPPING OUT FROM THE LOW 80s AND UPPER 70s DOWN INTO THE MID-70s.

AND FURTHER INLAND, LOW 80s BACK OUT INTO THE UPPER 70s.

SO AGAIN, NOT A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGE FROM THE COAST TO THE INLAND REGIONS, BUT IN THE MOUNTAINS, WE ARE GOING TO FALL INTO THE LOW 60s THERE BY SATURDAY.

IF YOU SHOWER AND STORM CHANCES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND ON SATURDAY.

AND THEN, AGAIN THE TEMPERATURES FALLING OFF IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS INTO THE UPPER 90s IN THE DESERT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND HEADING INTO SUNDAY, IS EQUITABLE STAY DRY IN THE DESERT.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST , JESSICA PASH.

>>> AND EFFORT IS BEING MADE TO STOP ANOTHER MASSIVE WILDFIRE IN CALIFORNIA.

IT IS THREATENING HISTORIC SEQUOIAS, AND CLOSING LEGENDARY WILDERNESS AREAS.

BRITNEY JACOB HAS OUR REPORT.

>> Reporter: ENGINE AFTER ENGINE AFTER ENGINE CONTINUING TO FIGHT THE FLAMES OF THE KMP COMPLEX FIRE WHICH HAS NOW LED TO THE CLOSURE OF ALL VISITOR SERVICES AND ATTRACTIONS FOR ALL OF SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON.

THE FLAMES HAVE SCORCHED MORE THAN 25,000 ACRES IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS, CHARRING TREES AND LEAVING PARTS OF THE HISTORIC PARK COVERED IN A BLACK RAMSGATE.

OFFICIALS SAY THE SMOKY CONDITIONS, MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO FLY ANY HELICOPTERS OR AIRPLANES TO ATTACK THE BLAZE TODAY.

BUT, THERE IS AN UPSIDE TO THE HAZE.

>> THE SMOKE KEEPS HUMIDITIES UP, AND IT KEEPS TEMPERATURES DOWN.

SO, IT KIND OF PUTS A LIT ON FIRE, SO, THE ACTIVITY IS NOT INTENSE.

IF THAT SMOKE CLEARED IN THE BLUE SKIES SON AND WENT ON THE FIRE, THAT IS A MORE CHALLENGED FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS ON THE GROUND, THE ACTIVITY WILL PICK UP BUT THAT ALSO GIVES HELICOPTERS AND AIRPLANES A CHANCE TO GET IN THE AIR AND ASSIST THOSE FOLKS ON THE GROUND.

SO, IT IS A BALANCE EITHER WAY.

THE NECK OFFICIALS SAY THE FIRE INTENSITY WAS REDUCED AS IT MOVED INTO AREAS WHERE PRESCRIBED FIRE TREATMENTS WERE PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED IN THE GIANT FOREST AREA.

THAT ACT OF WAR HAS HELPED TO PROTECT THE ICONIC SEQUOIA TREES.

>> IF YOU HAVE A LANDSCAPE THAT IS HELP THE THAT HAS BEEN TREATED OVER SEVERAL DECADES, THAT HIGHER CAN BE REALLY INTENSE BUT ONCE IT LEAVES THAT FOOTPRINT OF THE PRESCRIBED BEHAVIOR CHANGES AND THE FLAME DROPS DOWN, AND HE GETS FIREFIGHTERS A CHANCE TO REALLY ATTACK IT AND MANAGE IT MUCH MORE EASILY.

>> Reporter: INFORMATION OFFICER, MARK GARY TELLS ME NEARLY 1000 PERSONNEL FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE WORKING THIS FIRE 24 HOURS A DAY.

THEIR TOP PRIORITY IS PROTECTING LABS AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOLLOWED BY THE TREES.

>> FOLKS ARE REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE AND BE PART OF THIS FIRE INTEREST IS WE ARE PROTECTING THE ICONIC TREES.

SO, I THINKS IT'S HER HIGH AND WE HAVE LOTS OF NEW STRUCTURES.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY INJURIES, WE DON'T HAVE ANY SEQUOIAS THAT ARE BURNING, SO ALL IN ALL, I THINK WE ARE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF TONIGHT, ON THE NEWS, BIDEN CALLS ON WORLD LEADERS TO GO BIG TO GET THE GLOW VACCINATED FOR COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING ADDITION ON KPBS.

>> RESIDENCE OF A COMBO HOT SPRINGS HAVE SUED TO BLOCK A 600 ACRE SOLAR FARM SLATED TO BE BUILT NEXT-DOOR.

I NEWS SOURCE REPORTER EXPLAINS THE SITUATION.

>> THE LAWSUIT FILED MONDAY CLAIMS THE SAN DIEGO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WERE VIOLATED ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS WHEN IT APPROVED THE PROJECT LAST MONTH.

JEFFREY OSBORNE OWNS THE TOWN'S HOTEL AND SAID HE HOPES THE LAWSUIT WILL REDUCE THE PROJECT IMPACTS.

>> WE JUST FEEL LIKE THEY COMPLETELY IGNORED US.

THERE'S NOT ONE CONSIDERATION IN THIS PROJECT BY THE DEVELOPER OF THIS TOWN.

AND SO, OUR ONLY OPTION AT THIS POINT IS TO HELP THE COURTS DO THE RIGHT THING AND DEFEND OUR RIGHTS.

>> THE DEVELOPER HAS AGREED TO INCREASE SETBACKS AND PROVIDE $4 MILLION IN COMMUNITY BENEFITS.

BUT, HAS REFUSED DEMANDS TO CUT THE PROJECT IN HALF.

NEITHER THE COUNTY, NOR THE DEVELOPER WANTED TO COMMENT ON PENDING LITIGATION.

FOR KPBS, I AM MY NEWS SOURCE REPORTER, CAMILLE VON KAENEL.

>> THIS IS AN INDEPENDENTLY FUNDED NONPROFIT PARTNER OF KPBS.

FACEBOOK IS UNDER FIRE YET AGAIN.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTS THE COMPANY KNOWS JUST HOW TOXIC INSTAGRAM CAN BE FOR YOUNG GIRLS, AND EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW SOME FEATURES ARE HARMFUL, THEY REMAIN PART OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA KEY MAKEUP.

SUMLIN BODY HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: MADELEINE TAYLOR HAS GROWN UP ON INSTAGRAM, FIRST CREATING HER ACCOUNT IN THE SIXTH GRADE.

>> I WAS A VERY SAD LONELY PLACE.

>> Reporter: HER DARKEST MOMENTS OF SELF-DOUBT OVER THE LAST DECADE SHE SAYS HAVE ALL BEEN TRIGGERED BY WHAT SHE SEES ON HER FEET.

>> I SAID I FELT VERY ISOLATED AND MY FRIEND GROUP AND THAT WAS JUST TOTALLY PERPETUATED BY INSTAGRAM.

I WOULD SEE MY FRIENDS DOING ALL THESE REALLY FUN EXCURSIONS AND I WAS WONDERING WHY I WAS NOT DOING ANY OF THAT.

>> Reporter: THOSE HARMFUL FEELINGS ARE EXACTLY WHAT INSTAGRAM ALREADY KNOWS.

ACCORDING TO COMPANY DOCUMENTS OBTAINED BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, FACEBOOK, THE PARENT COMPANY OF INSTAGRAM SPENT THE LAST THREE YEARS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND JUST HOW TOXIC INSTAGRAM IS TO YOUNG PEOPLE.

THAT INTERNAL RESEARCH IS DAMNING, SAYING THAT COMPARISONS ON INSTAGRAM CAN CHANGE HOW YOUNG WOMEN VIEW AND DESCRIBE THEMSELVES.

THE RESEARCHERS WROTE TEENS BLAME INSTAGRAM FOR INCREASES IN THEIR RATE OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION.

FINDING THAT WE MAKE BODY IMAGE ISSUES WORSE FOR ONE ENTRY TEEN GIRLS.

AND AMONG TEENS WHO REPORTED SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, 13% OF BRITISH USERS AND 6% OF AMERICAN USERS TRACE THEIR DESIRE TO KILL THEMSELVES TO INSTAGRAM.

>> I WOULD SAY 99% OF THE TIME, THE PATIENTS I MEET WITH OUR REPORTING AND LOOKING AT IDEALIZED PICTURES AND FEELING HORRIBLY ABOUT THEMSELVES AND USING THAT AS A BASIS OF COMPARISON.

THAT REALLY RESULTS IN FEELING LIKE A FAILURE OFTEN.

>> IN THE WAKE OF THESE INTERNAL FINDINGS, FACEBOOK IS PUSHING BACK, CALLING THE REPORTING DELIVERY, MISCHARACTERIZATIONS AND EGREGIOUSLY FALSE MOTIVES TO FACEBOOK'S LEADERSHIP AND EMPLOYEES.

>> ADDING THAT, THEY BELIEVE THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORT CHERRY PICKED SELECTIVE QUOTES FROM INDIVIDUAL PIECES FROM MATERIAL IN A WAY THAT PRESENT COMPLEX AND NUANCED ISSUES AS IF THERE IS ONLY EVER ONE RIGHT ANSWER.

INSTAGRAM SAYS IT IS LOOKING AT NEW WAYS TO DISCOURAGE USERS FROM FOCUSING ON THE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE, AND MAKING IT A POSITIVE SPACE FOR ALL.

BUT, LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL SAY THAT THAT IS INSUFFICIENT.

>> AFTER THIS REVELATION, MARK ZUCKERBERG HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

HE HAS TO GIVE US ANSWERS.

>> HE HAVE DEMANDED FACEBOOK RELEASED THEIR FINDINGS.

>> HE HAS TO EXPLAIN WHY HE KNEW ABOUT THE DANGERS AND YET, CONTINUED HIS BUSINESS PRACTICE.

>> IN THE PAST, FACEBOOK HAS TAKEN PAINS TO DOWNPLAY THE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON TEENS.

>> MR. ZUCKERBERG, YES OR NO, DO YOU AGREE TOO MUCH TIME IN FRONT OF SCREENS PASSIVELY CONSUMING CONTENT IS HARMFUL TO CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH QUESTIONS.

I DON'T THINK THAT THE RESEARCH IS CONCLUSIVE ON THAT.

>> AN ASSESSMENT THAT LAWMAKERS AREN'T BUYING.

>> WE ALL KNOW THAT I WAS A HOLLOW TALKING WHEN HE SAID IT.

BUT, OBVIOUSLY THIS INTERNAL RESEARCH SHOWS THAT HE KNEW, OR AT LEAST HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT IT WAS THE EXACT OPPOSITE.

>> LAWMAKERS HAVE GIVEN ZUCKERBERG THREE WEEKS TO RESPOND TO A LETTER WITH A SERIES OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS RESEARCH.

THEY EXPECT HE WILL BE BACK ON CAPITOL HILL TO TESTIFY ABOUT THIS.

>> IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE FAMILIES EXPECTING A SEPTEMBER CHILD ATTACK CREDIT AND IT'S COMING.

THE IRS SAYS THEY ARE LOOKING INTO WHY SOME HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEIR INSTALLMENT EXPECTED BY SEPTEMBER 15th.

THE AGENCY SAYS IT IS DISTRIBUTED $15 BILLION IN CREDITS TO ABOUT 35 MILLION FAMILIES LAST WEEK.

ELIGIBLE FAMILIES CAN GET UP TO $300 FOR EACH CHILD UP TO THE AGE OF SIX, AND THEN $250 FOR EACH CHILD BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 AND 17.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO FORK OVER A FORTUNE FOR SOME GOOD FOOD IN SAN DIEGO.

THE MICHELIN GUIDE AGREES HERE TODAY, THE MICHELIN GUIDE ANNOUNCED 45 RESTAURANTS ACROSS THE STATE AND 5 SAN DIEGO EATERIES MADE THE GRADE FOR CULINARY EXCELLENCE.

THEY ARE BEING RECOGNIZED WITH THE GLENMONT DESIGNATION, AND THAT MEANS THAT THEY OFFER GOOD FOOD AT GOOD PRICES.

THAT WOULD INCLUDE A STARTER, A MAIN COURSE, DESSERT, AND EVEN A GLASS OF WINE FOR AROUND $40 OR LESS.

BEFORE TAXES AND TIPS, OF COURSE.

THE FIVE LOCAL RESTAURANTS INCLUDED THE GASLAMP.

IT SAYS ARENA IN THE OCEAN BEACH.

BARRIO LOGAN, AND OCEANSIDE.

AND, MORNING GLORY IN LITTLE ITALY.

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HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, HELPING HOMEOWNERS 19 HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM SINCE 1978.

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