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

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>>> GOOD EVENING TICKETS WEDNESDAY, JULY 20th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON IS BACK ON.

THE STREETS AROUND THE CONVENTION CENTER ARE ALREADY FLOODED WITH FANS WHO ARE EXCITED FOR THIS YEAR'S BIGGEST POP-CULTURE GET TOGETHER.

AND REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO JOINS US LIVE DOWNTOWN WITH THE RETURN OF COMIC-CON.

>> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT.

GASLAMP IS ALL DRESSED UP AND READY FOR COMIC-CON.

THERE ARE FANS EVERYWHERE.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY ELECTRIC.

IT IS MY FIRST TIME COVERING IT , AND I HAVEN'T SEEN THIS MANY PEOPLE IN ONE PLACE SINCE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, QUITE FRANKLY, SINCE I COVERED COACHELLA.

LET US LOOK ALL THE WAY OVER HERE AT THE LINES.

THIS IS PREVIEW NIGHT, AND THE DOORS DON'T OPEN UNTIL 6:00, AND THE LINE ALREADY WRAPS AROUND ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CONVENTION CENTER, BUT PEOPLE DON'T MIND.

THEY ARE SO EXCITED TO BE HERE.

THEY HAVE REALLY MISSED BEING HERE.

THEY TELL ME IT IS MAGICAL, AND EVERY SINGLE MOMENT THEY ARE WAITING FOR IT TO BEGIN, THEY SAY IT IS WORTH EVERY SINGLE MOMENT OF THE WEIGHT.

WHERE ELSE CAN YOU SEE A STEAM PUNK CHARACTER, AQUAMAN, AND MOON NIGHT JUST HANGING OUT POINT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON, THAT IS WHERE.

DAY AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF THEIR FRIENDS ARE BACK IN PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2019, WHEN THE PANDEMIC BUT THE BREAK ON THIS FOUR-DAY MULTI- GENRE ENTERTAINMENT CONVENTION.

>> IT'S LIKE HAVING A BEST FRIEND, AND HAVE IT GO AWAY MOMENTARILY.

>> Reporter: VALENTINO HAS BEEN COMING TO COMIC-CON SINCE HE WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD.

HE'S 18 NOW AND GLAD TO BE BACK TO AN EVENT THAT MEANS SO MUCH.

>> IT MEANS THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO BE THE CHARACTERS, OR THE PEOPLE THAT YOU GREW UP WITH, THAT HELPED YOU THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFETIME.

>> Reporter: CHRISTIAN RAMOS FROM TEXAS CAN'T BELIEVE HE IS BACK.

HE CAN'T WAIT TO STEP INSIDE THE CONVENTION CENTER AND TAKE EVERYTHING IN.

>> I'M GETTING GOOSEBUMPS EVEN THINKING ABOUT HOW AMAZING THIS PLACE IS, AND HOW SPECIAL THIS LITTLE SECTION OF SAN DIEGO IS TO ALL OF US.

>> Reporter: EVERYONE WILL HAVE TO BE VACCINATED, OR SHOW PROOF OF A NEGATIVE TEST, AND WEAR A MASK INDOORS.

REBECCA SAYS COSPLAYING WITH THE PANDEMIC IS NOT EASY, BUT SHE IS UP FOR THE CHALLENGE.

>> SPIDER-MAN AND THAT WILL HAVE IT EASY.

IT IS ALL BUILT IN PEER FOR THE REST OF US, IT IS A REAL CHALLENGE TO OUR CREATIVITY.

HOW WOULD I INCORPORATE A MASK INTO WHAT I'M WEARING.

EVERY ONE OF MY DIFFERENT COSPLAYERS, SIX IN FOUR DAYS, ALL OF THEM HAVE A HANDMADE MASK, WITH A K AND 95 INSIDE.

>> Reporter: WEDNESDAY IS PRIVY PREVIEW NIGHT FOR THE LUCKY ONES WITH BADGES TO GET A SNEAK PEAK.

GOES FROM THURSDAY TO SUNDAY WITH INDUSTRY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND THERE IS ADVICE FOR FIRST-TIMERS LIKE ME.

>> DRINK LOTS AND LOTS OF WATER.

WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES.

THE LIGHT YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE UNIVERSE.

>> Reporter: ALL RIGHT, AND I MENTIONED ABOUT THE LINES.

THIS IS THE LINE YOU HAVE TO GET INTO TO SHOW THAT YOU HAVE PROOF OF VACCINATION, VERIFICATION, ALSO VERIFICATION FOR A NEGATIVE TEST WITHIN 72 HOURS, AND TO DO THAT, YOU HAVE TO DOWNLOAD AN APP.

YOU SHOW YOUR PHONE.

WE WILL HAVE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

WE WILL ALSO HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ON SHUTTLES, STREET CLOSURES, AND PARKING.

GO TO KPBS.ORG FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION, AND ALSO A LOT OF EVENTS GOING ON AROUND THE CITY.

REPORTING LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO, COMIC-CON, KITTY ALVARADO.

>>> WE HAVE MORE COMIC-CON COVERAGE COMING UP, INCLUDING YOUR COMPLETE GUIDE TO MAKING THE MOST OF THE CONVENTION, AS WELL AS A LOOK AS REAL-LIFE SUPERHEROES RIGHT HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

>>> A DIFFERENT KIND OF CROWD MAKING ITS PRESENCE KNOWN JUST AS COMIC-CON GETS UNDERWAY.

ROUGHLY 600 HOTEL WORKERS WALKED OFF THE JOB TODAY.

>> Reporter: UNIONIZED WORKERS BEGAN STRIKING TODAY AFTER THEY COULD NOT REACH WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS A FAIR AGREEMENT WITH HOTEL MANAGEMENT.

HE'S WORKED AS A HOUSEKEEPER AT THE HOTEL FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.

SHE SAYS THE RENT THAT WE ARE PAYING IS VERY EXPENSIVE.

THE SALARY IS NOT ENOUGH TO PAY THE RENT AND FOR FOOD.

WE ARE LOSING OUT ON A LOT SHE SAID.

THE UNION WAS ORIGINALLY SEEKING A SIX DOLLAR PER HOUR RAISE OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, BUT INFORMAL TALKS YESTERDAY, THE UNION CAN'T ENTER 4 DOLLARS OVER TWO YEARS.

THE HOTEL WOULD STILL NOT ACCEPT THE LOWER OFFER, AND WANTED TO CONTINUE THE PANDEMIC ERA POLICIES OF NOT HAVING HOUSEKEEPERS CLEAN ROOMS DAILY.

BRIDGET BROWNINGS SAYS THE AVERAGE WAGE IS NOT ENOUGH TO SURVIVE ANYMORE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> ALMOST ALL OF THE WORKERS ARE OUT HERE WITH US.

THEY HAVE INCOMPETENT POORLY TRAINED TEMPS TRYING TO REPLACE US, AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO OUR JOB.

I THINK GUEST SERVICES ARE ABSOLUTELY GOING TO SUFFER UNLESS HELTON REACHES OUT TO US AND SAYS HE FOUND THE MONEY, LET'S GO BACK TO NEGOTIATIONS.

>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT TO KPBS, THE HOTEL SAID WE ARE CONTINUING TO WELCOME GUESTS, AND HAVE CONTINGENCY PLANS IN PLACE TO ENSURE OPERATIONS RUN AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE.

WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE HOTEL AND THE UNION WILL REACH A FAIR AGREEMENT BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OUR VALUED TEAM MEMBERS AND OUR HOTEL.

THE CORN BAKER IS IN TOWN FROM ARIZONA AND STAYING AT THE HILTON BAYFRONT HOTEL WITH HIS WIFE TO ENJOY COMIC-CON.

THEY HAVE BOTH INTO MULTIPLE COMIC-CON EVENTS, AND THIS IS THEIR FIRST TIME STAYING AT THE BAYFRONT.

THEY ARE NOT TOO BOTHERED BY THE STRIKE.

>> A LITTLE BIT OF NOISE AND LESS ROOM CLEANING.

I DON'T MIND EITHER OF THOSE THINGS.

USUALLY WE HIDE ALL OF OUR STUFF IN THE ROOM ANYWAY THEY DO NOT DISTURB SIGN ON, SO IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME THAT THE VERMONT BE CLEANED.

THEN WE JUST HAPPEN TO BE HIGH UP ENOUGH THAT IT'S NOT EVEN THAT LOUD.

IT'S NOT REALLY AFFECTING US THAT MUCH.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE PREPARED TO STAY ON STRIKE AS LONG AS NECESSARY, AND DON'T PLAN TO BUDGE ON THE FOUR DOLLAR PER HOUR RAISE, OR THE REINSTATEMENT OF DAILY ROOM CLEANINGS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGANS WILL SOON HAVE ANOTHER COVID VACCINE OPTION AVAILABLE.

THE VACCINE FROM NOVAVAX HAS BEEN APPROVED I THE CDC, AND IT WILL SOON BE AT LOCAL CLINICS.

IT CAN BE UP TO 90% EFFECTIVE AT REDUCING SEVERE DISEASE.

THE ADDITION COMES DURING A SUMMER SURGE IN CASES THAT HAS LIGHTED OUR COUNTY IN THE CDC'S HIGH RISK TEAR.

THE UPTICK IN CASES HAS SPURRED SOME SCHOOLS AND MILITARY BASES TO REQUIRE MASKS INDOORS AGAIN.

WE WERE TOLD ON THE MIDDAY ADDITION AT THE RESPONSE FROM LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS TO THE UPTICK HAS BEEN DISAPPOINTING.

>> THE PROBLEM IS THE VIRUS IS SO HYPER INFECTIOUS, AND WE ARE JUST PLAYING INTO ITS PROPERTIES BY NOT MASKING UP, PARTICULARLY INDOORS, BUT POSSIBLY EVEN OUTDOORS, BY NOT USING OUR TOOLS OF VENTILATION, ALTERATION, AND DISTANCING.

THESE THINGS HELP.

>> Reporter: WITH ALL THE AT- HOME TESTING, NUMBERS ARE CERTAINLY HIGHER THAN WE KNOW.

HE EXPECTS CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS TO CONTINUE TO RISE WITH THE PREVALENCE OF THE BA.5 VARIANT.

>>> TENS OF THOUSANDS OF KIDS AND BACK TO SCHOOL TODAY AND THE SOUTH BAY.

FOR MOST, CLASSES STARTED LATER THAN USUAL.

WE HAVE MORE ON THE NEW LATE START SCHEDULE, AND THE CONSEQUENCES.

>> Reporter: THE BUSES ARE ROLLING AGAIN, AND THERE IS TIME FOR A GOODBYE KISS, AND A PICTURE PERFECT MOMENT ON THIS 1st DAY OF CLASSES HERE AT CASTLE PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL.

>> I'M KIND OF NERVOUS.

>> Reporter: I'M NERVOUS AS WELL.

4 BILL WALSH IS THE PRINCIPAL HERE.

HE AND HIS STAFF ARE COMMITTED TO KEEPING THEIR 750 STUDENTS SAFE, AND IT TEACHING THEM LESSONS IN RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY THIS SEMESTER.

>> THAT'S PART OF THE TRANSITION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, MAKING THE CHOICES THAT I YOU COME AS A YOUNG ADULT TO MAKE SO THAT YOU CAN BE MORE SUCCESSFUL.

>> Reporter: THIS MORNING PARENTS IN THE SWEETWATER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD SOME EXTRA TIME TO GET THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL.

THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE DECIDED THAT STARTING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES LATER EACH MORNING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A STUDENT'S SUCCESS.

THIS IS THE FIRST SCHOOL YEAR THAT THE NEW STATE LAW IS IN EFFECT.

IT STATES THAT MIDDLE SCHOOLS CANNOT BEGIN BEFORE 8:00 A.M. , AND HIGH SCHOOLS CAN'T START BEFORE 8:30 A.M. MORE THAN AN HOUR LATER THAN PRIOR TO THE COVERED PANDEMIC.

>> I THINK IT'S GOOD, BECAUSE I HAVE THE CHANCE TO GET READY, BUT ALSO I DON'T LIKE THE NEW SCHEDULE FOR AFTER SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: A LATER START FOR THESE STUDENTS COULD MEAN MORE SLEEP AND MORE TIME TO GET READY TO LEARN.

IT ALSO MEANS THEIR SCHOOL DAY DOESN'T END UNTIL 3:30 OR 4:00 P.M., PUSHING EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES EVEN LATER.

STATE LAWMAKERS CONSIDERED THE LATE START A HEALTH ISSUE, IMPACTING THE WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS, BUT THE NEW LAW ALSO HAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THEIR FAMILIES.

>> IF YOU ARE RUSHED, YOU GET TO SCHOOL, TIRED, YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE DOING ANYTHING, LATE START IS THE BUSINESS.

THIS IS WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING A LONG TIME AGO.

I DON'T KNOW WHY, I THINK THEY SHOULD'VE PUT EVERYBODY ON BANKERS HOURS.

>> IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT HARDER FOR ME TO BE HONEST BECAUSE I HAVE ANOTHER KID IN ELEMENTARY, IT IS GOING TO MESS UP WITH THEIR SCHEDULE AND MY WORK AS WELL.

>> Reporter: MANY PARENTS DROP OFF THEIR KIDS EARLY TO GET TO WORK ON TIME MUSTN'T HAVE A NEED CHILD CARE PRIOR TO SCHOOL.

THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION WHICH SPECIALIZES IN SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS FACED BY UNDERSERVED FAMILIES COMMISSIONED A STUDY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO'S NONPROFIT INSTITUTE.

>> CHILDCARE IS VERY MUCH LINKED TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE GOOD QUALITY CHILDCARE OPTIONS, THEN FAMILIES CAN'T FIND AND MAINTAIN STABLE EMPLOYMENT.

>> Reporter: USD STUDY FOUND 75% OF PARENTS DON'T HAVE THE CHILDCARE THEY NEED, SO THE 1st DAY OF SCHOOL COULD BE JUST THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER CHALLENGING YEAR.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS .

>>> CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION'S SAY A RECORD NUMBER OF MIGRANTS HAVE BEEN INJURED WHILE TRYING TO CROSS THE BORDER ILLEGALLY INTO SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

KPBS BOTTER REPORTER GUSTAVO SOLIS SAYS MOST OF THESE INJURIES ARE BEING ATTRIBUTED TO TRUMPS BORDER WALL.

>> Reporter: MEXICAN OFFICIALS SAY DONALD TRUMPS BORDER WALL IS KILLING MIGRANTS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

CARLOS GUTIERREZ IS THE CONSUL GENERAL OF MEXICO HERE AND SAID IT APPEARED HE SAYS 80% OF ALL MIGRANT INJURIES ALONG THE BORDER HAVE BEEN WHEN PEOPLE FELL OFF OF THE 30 FOOT WALL.

NEARLY 250 MEXICAN NATIONALS GOT INJURED WHILE TRYING TO CROSS THE BORDER DURING THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2021, COMPARED TO JUST UNDER 200 THE YEAR BEFORE.

>> I AM CONVINCED THAT THE DECISION TO RAISE THE WALL UP TO 30 FEET DID NOT STOP THE MIGRATION FLOW, NOR DID IT DEVIATE THEM, BUT IT CERTAINLY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WERE SERIOUSLY ENTERED IN THEIR ATTEMPT TO CROSS.

>> Reporter: THE BORDER CONTROL HAS LOST AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TELLING MIGRANTS NOT TO CROSS ILLEGALLY.

THE AGENCY HAS ALSO INSTALLED MULTIPLE RESCUE BEACONS THAT MIGRANTS CAN USE TO CALL FOR HELP.

THE BORDER PATROL'S ACTING DEPUTY CHIEF PATROL AGENT BLAMES SMUGGLERS FOR TRYING TO PROFIT FROM DESPERATE MIGRANTS.

>> I CAN TELL YOU THAT WHETHER IT IS A WALL, THE OCEAN, THE DESERT TERRAIN, THE MOUNTAINS WHERE FRIGID TEMPERATURES CAN DROP, AND PEOPLE CAN GET HYPOTHERMIA, SMUGGLERS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THEIR COMMODITIES THROUGH WITHOUT ANY DISREGARD FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THOSE THAT THEY PUSH THEIR ENTIRE COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: POLICIES THAT LIMIT LEGAL MIGRATION ACTUALLY ENCOURAGED DESPERATE MIGRANTS TO CROSS ILLEGALLY.

TITLE 42 IS A TRUMP ERA PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS BORDER OFFICIALS TO TURN AWAY MIGRANTS WITHOUT A COURT HEARING.

SHE SAYS BORDER PATROL AGENTS HAVE TO ENFORCE LAWS PASSED BY CONGRESS.

THEY DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER IMMIGRATION POLICIES.

>> THE BORDER PATROL WITH OUR PARTNERS WILL CONTINUE TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION NATIONALITY AND CRIMINAL LAWS, BUT WE DON'T WRITE THOSE LAWS.

>> Reporter: GUSTAVO SOLIS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AFTER REQUESTING A MONTH'S WORK OF RECORDS FOR SECRET SERVICE PERSONNEL, THE INSPECTOR GENERAL COULD ONLY OBTAIN A SINGLE TEXT EXCHANGE ACCORDING TO A LETTER TO THE JANUARY 6 COMMITTEE.

THE REQUEST WAS FOR ALL TEXT MESSAGES SENT AND RECEIVED BEFORE DECEMBER 2020 AND JANUARY 8 OF 2021, BUT ONLY ONE TEXT CONVERSATION FROM THE DAY OF THE INSURRECTION WAS TURNED OVER.

IT WAS FROM THE U.S. CAPITOL POLICE CHIEF TO THE SECRET SERVICE UNIFORMED DIVISION CHIEF REQUESTING ASSISTANCE.

THE SECRET SERVICE HAS SAID SOME OF ITS DATA WAS LOST IN A PHONE MIGRATION, AND THAT IT IS WORKING TO DETERMINE IF ANY INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE INVESTIGATION CAN BE RECOVERED.

>>> THE JANUARY 6 COMMITTEE RETURNS TO PRIMETIME TOMORROW NIGHT AS IT INVESTIGATES THE DEADLY INSURRECTION AT THE U.S. CAPITOL.

THE HEARING BEGINS LIVE RIGHT HERE ON KPBS BEGINNING AT 5:00 AM A AND "EVENING EDITION" WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY.

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT ON "NEWS HOUR" AT THE EXTREME CALLS FOR CLIMATE ACTION GROWS AS HEAT WAVES ENVELOP THE U.S. AND EUROPE.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> THE CITY COUNCIL IS TAKING STEPS TO KEEP SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICERS FROM LEAVING THE DEPARTMENT.

THEY VOTED TO APPROVE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS OFFERING BONUSES FOR OFFICERS WHO TRANSFER FROM ANOTHER DEPARTMENT.

CURRENT OFFICERS WILL RECEIVE A BONUS IF THEY REFER INDIVIDUALS WHO JOINED THE DEPARTMENT.

BACK IN APRIL, THE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION REVEALED THAT THEY WERE LOSING AN AVERAGE OF 20 OFFICERS PER MONTH, AND ACCORDING TO THE UNION PRESIDENT, MORE THAN 180 OFFICERS LEFT THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THIS FISCAL YEAR.

>> WE ARE REALLY WAITING TO SEE WHAT ELSE WE COULD DO, AND HOW MUCH MORE SUPPORT WE HAVE IN THE FISCAL BUDGET TO REALLY PAY THESE OFFICERS A FAIR WAGE SO THAT WE CAN RETAIN THEM.

>> ACCORDING TO THE CITY, OFFICERS MAKE $34 PER HOUR TO START, LOWER AND SIMILAR OFFICERS IN CHULA VISTA, CARLSBAD, AND IN ESCONDIDO.

>>> WE ARE GETTING AN UPDATED LOOK AT THE PROPOSED SEAPORT SAN DIEGO MAKEOVER.

FRESH RENDERINGS WERE RELEASED AHEAD OF A PUBLIC WORKSHOP SET FOR TOMORROW, AND DEVELOPERS ARE HOPING THE REVISIONS WILL ADDRESS COMMENTS AND CONCERNS RAISED BY THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO COMMISSIONERS WHILE SEEKING ADDITIONAL PUBLIC AND COMMISSIONER FEEDBACK.

IT'S LOOKING INTO SECURING PRELIMINARY PROJECT APPROVAL BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

INCLUDES 16 ACRES OF PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, MORE THAN 2000 HOTEL ROOMS, AN AQUARIUM, AS WELL AS NEW PIERS AND MARINAS.

>>> WE HAVE SOME BIG-TIME HEAT INTO THE DESERTS OF THE SOUTHWEST.

IT ALSO INCLUDES INLAND SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR MUCH OF THE INLAND CROWD, BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE AN ISSUE FOR US NEAR THE COAST.

THE PROBLEM NEAR THE COAST IS THAT THE WAVES ARE BIG.

BE CAREFUL OUT THERE AS THESE WAVES ARE STILL KIND OF COMING IN A BIT LARGER THAN NORMAL.

THERE WILL BE SUBTLE COOLING NEXT WEEK, AND HERE ARE THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS FOR BORREGO SPRINGS AND WEST.

THAT IS NOT AS MUCH OF A CONCERN ANYWHERE NEAR THE COAST, BUT IT WILL BE WARM, JUST NOT AS HOT AS FURTHER EASED.

A HIGH SURF ADVISORIES TO CONTINUE FOR CHULA VISTA ALL THE WAY UP TO LOS ANGELES BEACHES AND BEYOND.

THERE IS A MOISTURE.

WE'VE SEEN SOME FRAGMENTS OF MEISTER OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, AND THERE IS A BIT OF HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS EXPANDING TIED TO THAT, BUT IT WON'T BE ENOUGH TO FILTER TOO MUCH OF THE SUN OUT.

TONIGHT WE LOOK PRETTY GOOD.

THERE WILL BE LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST, LOW 50s.

THERE IS BORREGO SPRINGS REPRESENTING THE HOTSPOT.

THURSDAY STILL HOT IN THE INTERIOR, COMFORTABLE AT THE COAST, AND MONSOON MOISTURE IS PRETTY RESTRICTED FURTHER EASED FOR A FEW DAYS.

87 INTO ESCONDIDO, 97 IN EL CAJON, AND 115 AND BORREGO SPRINGS.

PERSISTENT HEAT THROUGH FRIDAY AS WELL.

THE COAST, YOU CAN SEE A BIT OF COOLING IN THE NEXT WEEK.

LOW CLOUDS IN THE MORNINGS, PATCHY FOG GIVING WAY TO A BRIGHTER AFTERNOON.

INLAND AREAS, UPPER 80s THURSDAY, COOLING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 81 FOR MONDAY'S HIGH, THEN THE MOUNTAIN FORECAST GOING FROM THE LOW 80s DOWN TO THE MID-70s.

THERE COULD BE A STRAY STORM IN THE MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY, BUT SIGNIFICANT COOLING WITH A LITTLE MORE MOISTURE IN THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE DESERTS.

>>> TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF AN HISTORICAL EVENT IN SPACE.

IT WAS 53 YEARS AGO APOLLO 11 BECAME THE FIRST MANNED SPACECRAFT TO LAND ON THE MOON.

TODAY, NASA SAYS IT'S READY TO MAKE ANOTHER GREAT LEAP FOR MANKIND, ANNOUNCING AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER AS TARGET DATES FOR THE LAUNCH OF THE FIRST TEST FLIGHT UNDER ITS ARTEMIS PROGRAM.

ONE GOAL, TO EVENTUALLY LAND THE FIRST WOMAN AND PERSON OF COLOR ON THE MOON.

>>>, CON INTERNATIONAL IS BACK FOR ITS FIRST FULL SCALE IN PERSON SUMMER SHOW SINCE 2019.

WE HAVE BEEN ATTENDING FOR MORE THAN FOUR DECADES, AND WE EXPLORE WHY THE POP-CULTURE CONVENTION HAS SOME DEDICATED FANS.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS COME TO DEFINE, CON IN RECENT YEARS IS THE 6000 SEAT PANEL ROOM.

FOR SOME ATTENDEES, IT REPRESENTS THAT COMIC-CON HAS SOLD OUT TO HOLLYWOOD AND GROWN TOO BIG, BUT TO OUTSIDERS , IT IS AN ANNUAL INSANITY OF PEOPLE LINING UP AND CAMPING OVERNIGHT AT THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER.

TO THE PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE EVEN THEY HAVE A HARD TIME EXPLAINING WHY THEY DO IT.

>> USED HER AT THE SIDEWALK AND GRAVEL FOR SO LONG, YOU GO INTO SENSORY DEPRIVATION, AND THEN IF YOU GET LUCKY, YOU SEE SOMETHING AWESOME, AND THEN IT IS SENSORY OVERLOAD, AND IT FEELS AWESOME THAT YOU ARE PART OF SOMETHING.

>> I'M HERE FOR THE SPECTACLE.

>> Reporter: TRYING TO GET INTO THE HALL TO BE PART OF THAT SPECTACLE REQUIRES SPECIAL OPS SKILLS.

>> IF YOU GOOGLE ME, ALMOST NOTHING COMES UP, AND I LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: BROOKLYN AGREED TO SHARE AN INSIDER PERSPECTIVE AS LONG AS I DIDN'T USE HER FULL NAME.

SHE RUNS ONE OF THE MULTIPLE WHOLE H-LINE GROUPS.

>> I READ ON REDDIT THAT THEIR GROUP IS 100 PEOPLE.

IT KIND OF INTENSIFIED WHERE YOU HAD TO BE MORE ORGANIZED, BECAUSE EVERYBODY AROUND YOU WAS ALSO BEING MORE ORGANIZED, SO WE ENDED UP GETTING ON A GOOGLE SPREADSHEET.

>> Reporter: ATTENDING McKAY NOW REQUIRES TACTICAL SKILLS IF YOU WANT TO GET AN EXCLUSIVE TOY OR GET INTO HALL H WHEN THEY HAVE A PANEL, BUT IT IS WORTH IT SAYS BROOKLYN.

>> WE ARE ALL GOING TO THE SAME THING, AND WE ARE ALL HYPER.

WHEN YOU GET IN THAT ROOM AND YOU'VE WORKED THAT HARD, AND YOU ARE WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS WHEN TOM HIDDLESTON WALKS OUT DRESSED IS LOW-KEY -- >> I AM LOKI -- >> THE CROWD, THE SOUND OF THE CROWD -- >> THE ARENA THEY CALL HALL H. >> BUT WHEN EVERYBODY IS CAMPED OUT, AND THEN SAT IN THAT ROOM ALL DAY LONG FOR THAT MARVEL PANEL, AND THEY FINALLY START TELLING YOU EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THE FEEL OF THE CROWD IS SOMETHING YOU WON'T GET ANYWHERE ELSE.

>> SAY MY NAME.

>> Reporter: BUT NOT EVERYONE GETS THAT.

>> MY HUSBAND THINKS I'M CRAZY.

HE STILL DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHY WANT TO DO THIS.

HE'S AT HOME WITH OUR DAUGHTER.

>> Reporter: BLAMED TWILIGHT MOMS FOR RUINING COMIC-CON AND MAKING HALL H INACCESSIBLE.

THAT THEY WERE JUST GEEKY FANS LIKE ALL THOSE WHO ATTENDED BEFORE THEM.

THEY JUST HAPPENED TO BE OLDER WOMEN AND TEENAGE GIRLS, A DEMOGRAPHIC THAT HAD NOT BEEN SEEN IN SUCH LARGE NUMBERS BEFORE, BUT COMIC-CON ATTENDANCE OVERALL HAS BEEN GROWING, AND THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE PREPARED.

>> THIS YEAR WE ARE MUCH MORE PREPARED.

WE BROUGHT CHAIRS, UMBRELLAS, SLEEPING BAGS, THAT KIND OF THING.

>> Reporter: DO YOUR RESEARCH ONLINE, READ THROUGH THE PROGRAM SCHEDULE, AND MAKE PRACTICAL PLANS.

THAT MEANS PACK SNACKS AND WATER MY DEODORANT IF YOU WANT TO BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHERS, AND WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES, BECAUSE YOU COULD EASILY DO 30,000 STEPS ON THE EXHIBIT FLOOR, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER IS THAT COMIC-CON CAN BE WHATEVER YOU MAKE IT.

YOU CAN DO PANELS OR SHOP OR GAME OR COSPLAY.

JUST REMEMBER TO HAVE GEEKY FUN.

>> FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU ARE INTO AND WHAT ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH.

>> Reporter: BUT IF YOU DO WANT TO WAIT IN LINE, EMBRACE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH PEOPLE WHO LOVE THE SAME THINGS AS YOU.

>> IT'S REALLY A LOT OF FUN.

THERE IS A LOT OF CAMARADERIE THAT YOU BUILD UP WITH PEOPLE.

GIVEN PEOPLE THAT YOU DON'T KNOW , AND EVERYBODY ELSE BACK HOME, THEY THINK I'M NUTS, BUT THESE GIRLS, WE ARE SOUL MATES.

WE GET EACH OTHER.

WE UNDERSTAND IT.

WE GET EXCITED ABOUT THE SAME THINGS.

HER BACK FOR MANY OF US, COMIC- CON IS OUR HAPPY PLACE.

IN OTHER WORDS -- >> WHERE HOME.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS .

>>> AND DID YOU KNOW THAT SAN DIEGO HAS A SUPERHERO'S YEAR- ROUND?

OUR VIDEO JOURNALIST SPENT SOME TIME ON PATROL WITH TWO OF THE EXTREME JUSTICE LEAGUE'S REAL- LIFE SUPERHEROES.

>> THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN FOUR SHOOTINGS IN THE GASLAMP ALREADY.

>> THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN ON THE GROUND, AND THERE WERE TWO MEN LITERALLY STOMPING ON HIM.

>> I KNEW I HAD GOTTEN INTO THE REAL-LIFE SUPERHERO CONCEPT A COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN WE HAD A SERIAL KILLER IN SAN DIEGO, WHERE HE WAS SETTING HOMELESS PEOPLE ON FIRE.

>> ULTIMATELY OUR MESSAGE IS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE TODAY BETTER THAN YESTERDAY, AND WE WANT TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR TOMORROW.

>> IN MY ORGANIZATION, WE WALK AROUND THE GASLAMP LATE AT NIGHT ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS, AND WE TRY TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED.

I'M FROM THE MIDWEST.

I WANTED TO SERVE MY COUNTRY AND THE WORLD AT LARGE, SO I JOINED THE MILITARY.

I WAS THERE FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS.

>> I AM A NURSE BY DAY, SO MY ABILITY TO ASSESS AND DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT SOMEBODY IS SAFE TO GO HOME HAS BEEN AN ASSET TO THE TEAM.

>> I HAD A ROUGHER UPBRINGING GROWING UP, EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ITSELF AS A CHILD, TO HAVING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE IN A TRENCH IN AFGHANISTAN.

>> LIFE GROWING UP WASN'T VALIDATING.

IT WASN'T WARM AND FUZZY.

WAS SURVIVAL.

IT'S A WAY OF ME EMBRACING AND TAKING CONTROL OF WHO I AM.

IT IS A CALLING.

>> A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I SAW YOU GUYS.

>> THANKS, MAN.

>> ANY PATROL THAT I READ THROUGH DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO WILL NEVER HAVE WEAPONS ON IT.

NOT A STUN GUN OR PEPPER SPRAY.

YOU ARE NOT CARRYING A BROOMSTICK ON MY PATROL.

IF I CAN JUST HAVE A 15 MINUTE CONVERSATION, THAT MIGHT SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE.

CALL THE NUMBER 211.

THAT IS A LINE FOR RESOURCES TO HELP YOU GET OFF THE STREET IF THAT IS WHAT YOU WOULD WANT.

I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HELP END THE SUFFERING IN SOME WAY.

I 15 MINUTES.

I CAN DO THAT.

>> NOT ONLY DOES THE EXTREME JUSTICE LEAGUE PATROL SAN DIEGO'S GASLAMP, THEY ALSO RAISE MONEY FOR SAINT JUDE.

SO FAR THEY'VE RAISED NEARLY $200,000.

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>>> IF YOU'RE FEELING LUCKY, THERE IS STILL TIME TO TAKE A SHOT AT THE MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT.

THE JACKPOT HAS NOW SKYROCKETED TO $630 MILLION.

THE CASH PRIZE WOULD BE WORTH ABOUT $360 MILLION.

NO WINTER HAS MATCHED ALL SIX NUMBERS IN LAST NIGHT'S DRAWING WHEN THE PRICE WAS $555 MILLION, AND THE NEXT DRAWING WILL BE ON FRIDAY.

BEST OF LUCK.

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

INC. IS A MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

GOODNIGHT.

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