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>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS MONDAY, JULY 11th.

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>>> A COMMON SIDE, ALLOWING RESTAURANTS TO EXPAND THE OUTSIDE DINING.

THE TEMPORARY PERMITS IN SUPPORT OF THE CREATION OF SAN DIEGO ARE EXPIRING ON WEDNESDAY.

AND AS KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN TELLS US, MANY OF THE STRUCTURES WILL SOON HAVE TO COME DOWN.

-- >> WE KNOW THAT THEY WOULD BE TEMPORARY.

IT WOULD BE SOMETHING SIMPLE TO PUT UP AND TAKE DOWN.

>> Reporter: LAUREN BYRD IS SAYING GOODBYE TO AN OUTDOOR DINING SPACE THAT HELPS KEEP HER BUSINESS AFLOAT DURING THE COVID LOCKDOWNS.

>> AS THINGS STARTED TO OPEN UP, IT OFFERED US A LITTLE EXTRA.

SO, IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECOUP SOME OF THE LOSSES.

>> Reporter: ON 30th STREET AND NORTH PARK, HER OUTDOOR DINING SPACE WASN'T ELIGIBLE FOR A PERMIT RENEWAL BECAUSE IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF A BIKE LANE.

BUT SHE DOESN'T RESENT CYCLISTS.

>> THE BIKE LANE HAS NOT HAD A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON MY BUSINESS.

IN FACT, THEY MAY HAVE HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE BIKING COMMUNITY.

AND I DO SEE PEOPLE USING THE BIKE LANES, AND I THINK IT IS SAFER THAN SHARING THE ROAD WITH CARS.

>> Reporter: RESTAURANT UNAFFECTED BY NEW BIKE LANES, HIGHER FEES FOR PERMANENT STRUCTURES COULD BE ANOTHER REASON WHY THEIR OUTDOOR DINING SPACES WOULD HAVE TO BE REMOVED.

THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT THE CITY PREVIOUSLY CHARGED ALMOST NOTHING FOR THE PRIVATE USE OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.

>> NOW THAT WE ARE TRANSITIONING TO THE PERMANENT REPLACEMENT, THERE IS A NEED TO PLAY FOR PLANNED STRUCTURES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE SAFE AND IN A PROPER LOCATION.

THERE IS A NEED TO PAY FOR INSPECTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PLATFORM HAD BEEN INSTALLED PER PLAN.

>> Reporter: SO FAR, ONLY 15 BUSINESSES IN ALL OF SAN DIEGO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR A NEW OUTDOOR DINING PERMIT.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A COUPLE OF WEEKS SINCE NEW ROLES TOOK EFFECT FOR SIDEWALK VENDORS.

KPBS REPORTER TOOK A LOOK AT HOW THIS IS GOING.

>> Reporter: SIDEWALK VENDORS FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS, THE BEACH AREAS ARE A DIFFERENT STORY.

THERE ARE STILL VENDORS IN PLACES LIKE MISSION BEACH AND OCEAN BEACH, BUT THEIR NUMBERS HAVE BEEN REDUCED, AS WE WHO HAS BEEN SELLING OF THE BOARD OR COMMISSION BEACH FOR THREE YEARS.

>> IT WAS PROBABLY A GOOD 60% OF MY BUSINESS, THE WHOLE BEEF USED TO BE FULL OF VENDORS, LIKE YOU COULDN'T EVEN WALK ON THE GRASS OR ANYWHERE.

NOW YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO HAVE A VENDING PERMIT.

AND IT'S GOTTEN A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEFT, BUT IT HAS GOTTEN RID OF A LOT OF PEOPLE.

MOST OF THE FOOD VENDORS.

>> Reporter: PARK RANGERS HAVE BEEN REMOVING TENTS AND OTHER LEFTOVERS HERE ON MISSION BEACH.

THEY HAVE BEEN TAKING OUT THOSE WITHOUT PROPER PERMITS.

BUT AT OCEAN BEACH, THE AREA IS MAINSTREET EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAYS THEY HAVEN'T SEEN SUCH A REDUCTION.

>> I THINK INITIALLY, IT HAD AN IMPACT.

BUT, WE HAVE JUST SEEN THIS LAST WEEKEND ON SUNDAY, THERE WERE A LOT OF VENDORS DOWN ON THE BEACH AGAIN.

SETTING UP AND DOING THEIR OWN THING.

>> Reporter: THE STREET VENDING ORDINANCE TOOK EFFECT ACROSS THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, BUT IT BEACH AREAS, THE OUTRIGHT BANNING OF VENDORS IN HIGH- TRAFFIC AREAS CANNOT BE ENFORCED IT BECAUSE OF A COASTAL COMMISSION HAS TO GIVE ITS APPROVAL.

THAT COULD CHANGE IN THE COMING MONTHS.

>> I KNOW I'M PREPARED TO DO OTHER THINGS, AND DO OTHER MARKETS IN SAN DIEGO AND OTHER AREAS.

SO I DO HAVE A BACKUP PLAN.

BUT, YOU KNOW WE DO HAVE TO WORK WITH WHAT WE CAN RIGHT NOW UNTIL THE COASTAL COMMISSION HAS PASSED THEIR PART AND THEN WE WILL GO FROM THERE.

>> Reporter: A GROUP OF SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS PLAN TO BRING UP THE ORDINANCE DURING THE COASTAL COMMISSION'S MEETING AND IT IS WEDNESDAY MORNING, TO TRY AND SPEED UP THE TIMELINE FOR MORE WIDE-RANGING AND FORCE IT.

JACOB THERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS DRIVING WILDFIRES IN THE WEST INCLUDING ONE THREATENING THE GIANT SEQUOIA TREES AT YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.

MORE THAN 30 MILLION PEOPLE ARE UNDER HEAT ADVISORY'S IN CALIFORNIA.

CHRIS NGUYEN HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: AS THE MASSIVE WILDFIRES THAT CAN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.

TAKING PROTECTIVE MEASURES IN A RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK.

>> IT IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AND WE KNOW THAT WILDFIRES THROUGHOUT THE STATE RIGHT NOW, WE KNOW THAT WE CAN'T DO THIS ALONE.

>> Reporter: THE WASHBURN FIRE DOUBLED IN SIZE OVER THE WEEKEND TO MORE THAN 2300 ACRES AND ENTERED THE PARKS MARIPOSA GROVE, HOME TO MORE THAN 500 GIANT SEQUOIA TREES.

ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE AVOIDED MAJOR DAMAGE, FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN CALLED A SPRINKLER SYSTEM AROUND THE PARK'S LEGENDARY 209 FOOT TALL GRIZZLY GIANT SEQUOIA.

>> FIRE MANAGERS AND SCIENTISTS ARE TAKING A LOOK AT THE CONDITIONS OF THE TREES AND WHAT WE NEED TO PRESCRIBE?

WHAT CONDITIONS ARE IN PLACE?

>> Reporter: RESIDENTS AND VISITORS NOW DEALING WITH UNHEALTHY AIR QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE YOSEMITE VALLEY.

OFFICIALS EVEN SPOKE ON HOW THEY CAN IMPACT PEOPLE EVEN AS FAR AWAY AS THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, ROUGHLY TWO MILES TO THE WEST.

>> IT IS NOT EFFECTIVE BECAUSE OF THE RETARDANT, SO WITH THAT, WE ARE REALLY RELYING MORE ON WATER AND THE HELICOPTER DROPS.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN TEXAS, WITH EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY GRIPPING THE STATE AND WHERE TEMPERATURES COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 112 DEGREES.

THE GRID OPERATOR URGING RESIDENTS TO CONSERVE ELECTRICITY, AS THE HEAT WAVE DRIVES UP DEMAND.

CHRIS NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> YOSEMITE IS THE ONLY NATIONAL PARK AND DURING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

COMING UP ON EVENING EDITION, WE WILL LOOK AT ANOTHER NATIONAL TREASURE THAT IS ON THE VERGE OF VANISHING.

>>> LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE KEEPING THEIR EYE ON A GLOBAL MONKEYPOX OUTBREAK.

THE CDC NOW REPORTS AT LEAST 860 CASES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN THE UNITED STATES, NEARLY 150 IN CALIFORNIA.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN HAS MORE ON THE LOCAL HEALTH SITUATION.

>> Reporter: SIX CASES OF MONKEYPOX HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE VIRUS CAN CAUSE RASHES OR EVEN FLULIKE SYMPTOMS AND IT SPREAD THROUGH THOSE CONTACTS.

OFFICIALS SAY THAT THE RISK TO THE GENERAL COMMUNITY IS STILL LOW.

SAN DIEGO'S KNOWN CASES HAVE ALL BEEN RELATED TO TRAVEL.

AND IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO, THEY HAVEN'T INCREASED.

COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THAT THERE ISN'T EVIDENCE OF COMMUNITY SPREAD, SO THAT IS LIKELY TO CHANGE.

>> WE HAVE TO BE AWARE OF THE COMMUNITY SPREAD, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN OCCUR.

>> Reporter: UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST DR. ROBERT SCULLY, IS WORKING WITH LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEMS TO LOOK FOR CASES.

>> WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH UCSD HEALTH FOOD PROVIDE CARE AND SEE PEOPLE WHO NEED TO BE SEEN MEDICALLY.

>> Reporter: MONKEYPOX IS LESS SEVERE THAN SMALLPOX AND MOST PEOPLE DON'T NEED TO BE HOSPITALIZED.

THE CDC REPORTS AT LEAST 866 CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS PART OF A LARGER GLOBAL OUTBREAK.

THE FEDERAL AGENCY SAYS THAT EARLY DATA SUGGEST , BISEXUAL, AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE WITH MEN ALSO CALLED MSM MAKEUP A HIGH NUMBER OF CASES.

BUT THEY STRESS THAT IS NOT LIMITED TO THAT COMMUNITY.

>> WE KNOW THAT THE VIRUS IS DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTING PEOPLE IN THE MSN COMMUNITY BUT WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO ASSUME THAT SOMEONE WHO COMES IN WITH A FEVER AND SKIN LESIONS CAN'T HAVE MONKEYPOX BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT IN THAT COMMUNITY.

WE MADE THAT MISTAKE WITH CORONAVIRUS, WHEN INITIALLY THE CDC DIDN'T WANT TO IDENTIFY OR INVESTIGATE ANY CASES OF PEOPLE WHO HADN'T COME FROM CHINA RECENTLY.

AND ONCE THE VIRUS BEGAN TO SPREAD IN THE COMMUNITY, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A WIDE NET, TO BE SURE THAT YOU ARE COUNTING ALL OF THE CASES.

I THINK WE HAVE LEARNED THAT FROM CORONAVIRUS AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ONE OF THE MISTAKES THAT WE WON'T MAKE THIS WITH ONE.

>> Reporter: AND DR. SCULLY SAYS THAT MONKEYPOX ISN'T ANYWHERE NEAR TRANSMISSIBLE AS COVID-19, IT REQUIRES CLOSE CONTACT.

AS PART OF PRIDE WEEK, COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MONKEYPOX TOWN HALL.

AND THEY HAVE BEEN HANDING OUT INFORMATIONAL FLYERS LIKE THIS ONE AT THE SAN DIEGO LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER.

IT REMINDS PEOPLE TO BE AWARE AND AVOID CONTACT WITH PHYSICAL SORES OR RASHES.

COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS TOLD KPBS PUBLIC CLINICS HAVE BEEN VACCINATING THOSE DEEMED TO BE AT HIGH RISK.

AND THEY ARE WORKING TO CREATE AN APPOINTMENT-BASED VACCINATION SYSTEM.

THOSE WITH SYMPTOMS ARE ASKED TO CONTACT THEIR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS STARTING TO PROCESS A FIRING OF EMPLOYEES WHO REFUSE COVID VACCINATIONS AND TESTING.

RECORDS OBTAINED BY KPBS SHOWED THE EMPLOYEES VIOLATING THE RELIGIOUS BELIEFS BECAUSE THE SWABS ARE STERILIZED WITH A CARCINOGEN.

BUT MEDICAL AND RELIGIOUS EXPERTS SAY THOSE CONCERNS ARE BASELESS.

NOW THE CITY IS STARTING THE PROCESS OF FIRING ABOUT 10 MORE EMPLOYEES, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 52.

THAT INCLUDES 50 POLICE OFFICERS.

THE REST ARE FROM THE FIRE AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEE UNION.

>>> HUNDREDS OF CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS WILL NOT BE PAID, AFTER A JUNE THE 30th DEADLINE PASSED WITHOUT THEM BEING VACCINATED.

ROUGHLY 87% OF CALIFORNIA ERRANT ARMY NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS HAVE BEEN FULLY VACCINATED FOR COVID-19.

UNVACCINATED TROOPS WILL NOT BE PAID, OR BE ALLOWED TO ACCRUE POINTS TOWARDS RETIREMENT.

THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY FEDERAL MISSION OR MONTHLY TRAINING.

THEY RISK BEING REMOVED FROM THE GUARD AND BEING UNABLE TO RE-ENLIST.

BY CONTRAST, 98% OF ACTIVE-DUTY TROOPS ARE NOW FULLY VACCINATED FOR COVID-19.

>>> THE HIGH COST OF LIVING IS PUSHING MANY VETERANS AND LOCAL MILITARY TO GO WITHOUT FOOD.

THAT WAS WHEN A COMMITTEE HURT WHEN THEY MET IN OCEANSIDE TODAY.

THERE IS KPBS MILITARY REPORTER STEVE WALSH.

>> Reporter: A HOUSE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TOOK AMONG ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY.

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ESTIMATES ROUGHLY 11% OF VETERANS LIVE IN HOUSEHOLDS WHERE THEY AT TIMES GO HUNGRY, THOUGH MANY DON'T ACCESS SERVICES.

>> THE SHAME AND THE STIGMA AND THE FEAR OF ADMITTING THAT YOU CAN'T PROVIDE ENOUGH FOOD FOR YOUR FAMILY -- IT KEEPS A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM RESPONDING.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK SERVES ROUGHLY 45,000 VETERANS AND LOCAL MILITARY.

THE NUMBER ROSE BY MORE THAN 6000 FAMILIES SINCE THE PANDEMIC.

>> OUR NUMBERS DEMONSTRATE THE FOOD INSECURITY AMONG ACTIVE- DUTY AND VETERAN FAMILIES.

IT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN EXACERBATED BY THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC.

AND THE CURRENT INFLATIONARY ENVIRONMENT THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN.

>> Reporter: IT HAS BEGUN SCREENING PLANTS FOR FOOD INSECURITY.

NATIONWIDE VETERANS SUFFER FROM PTSD OR HAVE A DISABILITY ARE MORE LIKELY TO SUFFER FROM FOOD INSECURITY.

VETERANS ARE ALSO PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE.

THE COMMITTEE WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE PROCESS NEEDS TO BE OVERHAULED, SO MORE VETERANS EXPERIENCING HUNGER CAN QUALIFY FOR FOOD PROGRAMS.

>> IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT OUTREACH.

AND HAVING PEOPLE INFORMATION, IT IS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY START THAT APPLICATION AND TRY TO SUBMIT IT AND GET THROUGH THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS.

IT IS UNDIGNIFIED AND OVERLY COMPLICATED AND THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT CAN BE FIXED.

FIXED WITH LEGISLATION.

>> Reporter: THE CONGRESSMAN MIKE LEVIN CHEERS THE VETERAN SUBCOMMITTEE AND IT HAS COMMITTED TO ENDING FOOD INSECURITY AND HE IS COSPONSORING A BILL TO TURN THE EFFORT INTO LAW.

STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WHO HAVE SERVED TIME IN PRISON OFTEN FACE OBSTACLES WHEN THEY GET OUT.

BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL PROGRAMS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY THAT AIM TO HELP MAKE THAT TRANSITION EASIER.

KPBS REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO IS SHOWING ONE THAT IS USING GARDENING TO GROW MORE THAN PLANTS.

>> TOMATOES ARE GOING BACK THERE AND ALL TYPES OF VEGETABLES.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE NURSERIES AND EXPENSIVE GARDENS AND PLACES THAT YOU MIGHT NOT EXPECT.

THE MAN'S EAST RE-ENTRY FACILITY.

AND AT THE WOMEN'S DETENTION RE- ENTRY PROGRAM IN DISSENTING.

-- PEOPLE CARING FOR THE PLANTS AND VEGETABLES ARE INMATES WITH LESS THAN SIX MONTHS LEFT IN THEIR SENTENCES.

>> 8.66 -- >> Reporter: HERE, THERE ARE THE STUDENTS OF LEARNING THE ART OF HORTICULTURE, LANDSCAPING AND FARM TO TABLE SUSTAINABLE GROWING.

38-YEAR-OLD AMBER BEN TRAN HAS BEEN QUITE THE EXPERT IN SUCCULENTS.

>> SO WHAT I'M DOING, SINCE I'M REPRODUCING, RIGHT, AND YOU CAN SEE THE ROOTS.

RIGHT?

THEY ARE GROWING.

AND I WILL CUT THE END OF THE OTHER LEAF.

AND THEN I WILL JUST REPOT IT.

>> Reporter: AND 21-YEAR-OLD BREANNA FROM THE COACHELLA VALLEY.

-- >> THESE ARE VERY SWEET.

THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN TASTING SOMETHING RIGHT OFF THE VINE, OR FROM THE SOIL.

>> Reporter: NOW CONSIDERS YOURSELF A FARMER.

>> NEVER WHAT I HAVE THOUGHT, BUT I'M VERY GLAD THAT I AM.

>> Reporter: FRANCISCO CAN TEAR US IS A SUPERVISING COUNSELOR WITH THE PROGRAM.

>> WE HAVE OAK TREES THAT ARE ALMOST READY TO TAKE OUR COUNTY PARK.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THEY ARE GROWING MORE THAN PLANTS HERE, THEY'RE HELPING PEOPLE GROW.

>> WERE INVESTING PEOPLE HERE.

SO IT IS REWARDING THAT WE ARE HELPING INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE NEVER GOT A CHANCE.

AND, NOW, WE ARE PUTTING THEM WITH THE PROPER TOOLS NECESSARY.

>> Reporter: HE CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HE'S BECOME SO SKILLED IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

THIS PEACEFUL GREENHOUSE IS A SHARP CONTRAST FROM A LIFE HE HAS BEEN HEALING FROM.

>> THIS IS ALL NEW TO ME.

SO, I AM A COMBAT VETERAN.

AND A RECOVERING ADDICT.

AND I CAME BACK, FEELING SUICIDAL AND I FELT LIKE NO ONE UNDERSTOOD.

AND THIS PROGRAM, THIS CIVICS PROGRAM HAS BEEN PRETTY MUCH A SAFE HAVEN FOR ME TO REHABILITATE AND WORK ON RECOVERING.

>> Reporter: THIS PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE SAN DIEGO SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

WHEN INMATES COMPLETE THE PROGRAM, NOT ONLY WILL THEY HAVE THE KNOW-HOW AND CERTIFICATION, THEY WILL ALSO BE GIVEN CONNECTIONS TO LAND A JOB.

TRAN SAYS IN A ODD WAY IT HAS GIVEN THEM FREEDOM, NOT JUST IN HERE BUT ON THE OUTSIDE TOO.

MIKE WE HAVE GOT TO HAVE OPTIONS.

SO, MY LINE, IS WHEN I STEP OUT THAT DOOR, AT LEAST I KNOW I HAVE THIS AS AN AVENUE OF SEEKING EMPLOYMENT.

>> WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING REALLY GOOD, I THINK THAT YOU JUST WANT TO SHARE IT WITH PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: BREANNA SAYS THAT SHE PLANS TO TAKE WHAT SHE HAS LEARNED AND GET BACK TO HER COMMUNITY.

>> WE HAVE A COMMUNITY GARDEN AT DESERT HOT SPRINGS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S DOING RIGHT NOW.

BUT I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO DO SOMETHING AND SHOW WHAT I LEARNED TO OTHER PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: HER FAVORITE THING TO GROW -- >> I REALLY LIKE FLOWERS.

BECAUSE FLOWERS ARE SUPER RESILIENT.

THEY GROW AND THEY DIE AND THEY COME RIGHT BACK.

AND I LOVE THEM.

>> Reporter: A PERFECT METAPHOR FOR SECOND CHANCES.

EXACTLY WHAT THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES.

>> WHEN YOU FALL, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS GET BACK UP.

AND I THINK THAT GETTING BACK UP ISN'T JUST O I'M GOING TO TRY IT AGAIN.

ALL YOU ARE GOING TO FIND SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR YOU.

AND I THINK THAT THIS WORKS FOR ME, BECAUSE IT MAKES ME MINDFUL AND IT MAKES ME GENUINELY HAPPY.

>> Reporter: OVER AT EAST MESA, TRAN SAYS BACK IN THE DAY, HIS MAMA TRY TO GET IN THE GARDEN WITH HER.

>> I WOULD BE LIKE, OH I GOT STUFF I NEED TO DO -- >> Reporter: BUT NOW HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO GIVING HER A HUG AND A HAND IN THE BACKYARD.

-- >> I ONLY HAVE MY MOM LEFT, MY DAD PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR.

AND, I THINK THIS EXPERIENCE RIGHT HERE WAS MEANT TO BE.

YOU KNOW?

SO, FOR WHEN I GET RELEASED, I WILL BE ABLE TO SPEND MORE QUALITY TIME WITH HER.

YOU KNOW?

AND MAYBE I CAN TEACH HER A FEW THINGS.

OR MAYBE SHE CAN TEACH ME A FEW THINGS.

>> Reporter: KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS .

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF, TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, CALLS TO SHOW MORE GRAPHIC IMAGES OF TO DEFY VICTIMS.

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

>>> THE JANUARY 6th COMMITTEE WILL HOLD ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING TOMORROW FOCUSING ON HOW THE VIOLENT MOB CAME TOGETHER AT THE WILL OF EXTREMIST GROUPS.

KPBS WILL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE STARTING AT 10:00 IN THE MORNING.

THAT IS LED BY NPR AND KPBS RADIO AND KPBS NEWS HOUR ON KPBS 2.

YOU CAN ALSO STREAM LIVE AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> THE FIRING OF YOSEMITE IS SYMBOLIC OF HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS POSING A THREAT TO AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS.

RENEE MARSH REPORTS FROM ONE NATIONAL PARK ON THE EAST COAST THAT IS AT RISK OF BANISHING.

>> Reporter: THE LAND IS DISAPPEARING BEFORE OUR EYES.

MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE'S HERE, A CLIMATE IN CHANGED SEA LEVEL RISE.

AND SO WAS THE RICH HISTORY PRESERVED AT THE HARRIET TUBMAN UNDERGROUND RAILROAD NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK.

>> WE WEAR THESE NETS, BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH WATER HERE, AND IT IS MOSQUITOES REALLY BAD.

THE MOSQUITOES ARE BAD.

SO THIS IS ALMOST A REQUIREMENT DURING THE SUMMER.

IF HARRIET TUBMAN WAS HERE RIGHT NOW, SHE WOULD RECOGNIZE THIS LANDSCAPE, BUT SHE WOULD BE SHOCKED AT HOW QUICKLY IT HAS BEEN DISAPPEARING.

>> Reporter: AS WATER FROM THE CHESAPEAKE BAY ENCROACHES, THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCIENTISTS PROJECT THAT LARGE PORTIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK WILL BE UNDERWATER BY THE YEAR 2050.

IF PLANET WARMING EMISSIONS ARE NOT CURBED.

RISING TIDES, THREATEN SITES LIKE THIS EMISSARY FOR FREE BLACK PEOPLE IN TUBS AND COMMUNITY.

>> THESE LOW-LYING AREAS, THAT ARE PART OF THE IMPORTANT TRAILS THAT ALLOWED PEOPLE TO ESCAPE AT THAT TIME, THEY WILL BE LOST IN SOME PLACES.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 70% OF NATIONAL PARKS IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ARE AT HIGH RISK FROM THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

SEA LEVEL RISE AND FLOODING TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES, DROUGHT AND WILDFIRES.

HISTORIC FLOODING AT YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK LAST MONTH FORCED IT TO SHUT DOWN FOR MORE THAN A WEEK.

AT CALIFORNIA'S SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, HOME OF THE WORLD LARGEST TREES -- WILDFIRES HAVE BURNED LARGEST PLACES OF THE GROVES.

WILDFIRES AND EXTREME HEAT HAVE FORCED YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK TO CLOSE SEVERAL TIMES IN RECENT YEARS.

MEANWHILE, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK IN MONTANA IS RAPIDLY LOSING ITS NAMESAKE FEATURE.

THIS IS GRINNELL GLACIER IN 1910, VERSUS 2021.

>> THESE ARE PLACES THAT HOW THEY TELL CRITICAL STORIES OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE.

AND THESE PLACES ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND THESE REPEAT ASSAULTS.

>> Reporter: MORE FREQUENT AND INTENSE NATURAL DISASTERS WILL DRASTICALLY KPBS NATIONAL PARK LANDSCAPES.

AND THERE IS THE ECONOMIC LOSS.

>> IN 2021, ALTHOUGH, OUR NATIONAL PARKS SOUGHT OVER 297 MILLION VISITORS.

THEY GENERATED OVER 42.5 ALIEN DOLLARS.

>> Reporter: BACK ON MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SAYS THAT IT IS TEAMED UP WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ASSOCIATION TO FIGHT THE GROWING IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

>>> HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ANCHORED OVER THE SOUTHWEST.

THAT IN COMBINATION WITH A WEAKENING ONSHORE FLOW.

MEANS OUR TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE RISE AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

BUT IT IS A DRY LOOK.

WE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THAT PRECIPITATION.

THE NUMBERS ARE WAY DOWN.

SINGLE-DIGIT PERCENTAGES COMPARED TO NORMAL.

AS WE HAVE GONE FROM THE START OF APRIL UP UNTIL WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.

64 AS WE WORK THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT.

LOW CLOUDS AND SOME FOG.

THE CASE FROM OCEANSIDE, SOUTH BOUND OF CHULA VISTA.

64, SAN DIEGO.

BORREGO SPRINGS, 81.

YOU HAVE TO GO WELL EAST TO RUN INTO SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY.

WE ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR THE RAIN AND IT WILL BE ON THE WARM SIDE AGAIN AROUND RAMONA, THERE IS THE HEAT IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

TEMPERATURES RUNNING CLOSE TO NORMAL.

WE HAVE BEEN BELOW NORMAL HERE THIS MONTH AROUND SAN DIEGO AS A TOP OFF AT EBONY.

NOTICE HOW THE MORNING LOW CLOUDS AND FOG CONTINUE TO FADE AS WE WORK TOWARDS THE LATE MORNING AND THE MIDDAY TIMEFRAME.

BUT THAT IS THAT ONSHORE FLOW WEAKENING.

WE WILL START TO SEE A LITTLE BIT LESS OF THAT.

HOT AND DRY OVER THE INTERIOR.

AGAIN, SOME COMFORT AT THE COASTLINE.

TEMPERATURES BEHAVING AS THEY SHOULD.

THERE IS YOUR MONSOON MOISTURE IN PLACE WITH SOME HIGH PRESSURE, BUT AGAIN IT STAYS WELL TO THE EAST.

I TALKED A BIT ABOUT A WARMING TREND AND YOU CAN SEE HERE AT THE COAST, IT IS BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE AND FORM, ESPECIALLY HEADING INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND, SO AGAIN, STILL SOME FOGGY STARTS TO THE DAY, WE WILL START TO SEE LESS OF THAT AS WE AND OUR WAY TOWARDS FRIDAY.

THE SAME CAN BE SAID OVER THE INTERIOR, LESS RAINFALL BY THURSDAY, MID-90s BY THE WEEKEND.

THE MOUTH OF THIS TERRAIN, HEADING OVER THE WEEKEND, SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS BUT SUNSHINE FOR MOST.

WE WILL CLIMB THROUGH THE MID- 80s AND AS WE TAKE THROUGH THE DESERTS, AS HOT AS IT IS NOW, WE WILL BE CLIMBING THE 100th.

FOR KPBS NEWS, >>> DIVING UP AND OFF OF PEERS IS AGAINST THE RULES BUT EXCEPTIONS WERE MADE TODAY.

-- >> AND THAT SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT SAW THEM MAKING A SPLASH IN OCEAN BEACH.

SAN DIEGO JUNIOR LIFEGUARDS PUT ON AN EVENT FOR THE DROWNING FOUNDATION.

WE MET A DAD WHO WANTED IN ON THE FUN.

>> MY SON IS JOINING JUNIOR LIFEGUARDS, AND I DIDN'T GET TO JUMP WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, BECAUSE OF COVID ARE THE REASONS, JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO JUMPING WITH HIM TODAY.

>> APPEARED WILL REOPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

AND THE MONEY RAISED WILL HELP PROVIDE SWIM LESSONS AND OTHER PROGRAMS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>>> THEY ARE CUTE AND TINY AND ABOUT THE SIZE OF A CALIFORNIA BURRITO.

AND SAN DIEGO IS THE ONLY PLACE YOU CAN SEE THEM ON THE WEST COAST.

KPBS REPORTED ALEXANDER NGUYEN HAS A PREVIEW OF THE BIRD AQUARIUM.

>> Reporter: MEET MAGIC AND UNBELIEVABLE.

SOME OF THE RESIDENT PENGUINS AT THE NEW EXHIBIT OPENING AT THE URGE AQUARIUM THIS WEDNESDAY.

TINY BLUE IN SPANISH, THE NAME WAS CHOSEN THROUGH AN ONLINE CONTEST AND IT'S THE PERFECT NAME FOR THIS LITTLE GUY, BECAUSE -- >> THEY HAVE A NAVY BLUE COLOR THAT REALLY SHINES IN THE SUN AND IT HAS DIFFERENT VIEWS, OF ALMOST AQUA, OR CORNFLOWER BLUE.

AND IT IS PRETTY UNIQUE TO THE SPECIES.

>> Reporter: KAYLA STREET IS THE PAIN WHEN EXPERT.

THIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT IS BLUE.

THE EXHIBIT IS THE FIRST SEABIRD EXHIBIT AT THE AQUARIUM.

BURGE HAS BEEN RESEARCHING PENGUINS FOR DECADES.

THE AQUARIUM IS AFFILIATED WITH THE SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY.

THESE PENGUINS ARE THE SMALLEST IN THE WORLD, NATIVE TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND AND THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE YOU CAN SEE THEM ON THE WEST COAST.

REL RYER GOT A SNEAK PEAK OF THE PENGUIN WHEN SHE VISITED THE AQUARIUM WITH HER PARENTS AND BROTHER.

SHE THINKS THEY ARE CUTE, BUT WORRIES ABOUT THEIR SIZE.

SHE IS RIGHT, THEY ARE SMALL, JUST EXACTLY HOW SMALL?

ABOUT ONE FOOT TALL, OR ABOUT THE SIZE OF A CALIFORNIA BURRITO.

THE EXHIBIT OPENS WEDNESDAY, JUST FOLLOW THE LITTLE BLUE PENGUIN FOOTPRINTS.

THE AQUARIUM IS OPEN FOR EXTENDED HOURS DURING THE SUMMER.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN , KPBS NEWS.

>> THOSE ARE SOME CUTE PENGUINS.

>>> OKAY WE WANT TO LEAVE YOU AND URGE AQUARIUM IS A SUPPORTER OF KPBS.

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IT IS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST AND MOST POWERFUL SPACE TELESCOPE.

AND IT LAUNCHED IN DECEMBER AND IT HAS REACHED ITS LOOKOUT POINT 1 MILLION MILES FROM EARTH.

THAT WAS BACK IN JANUARY.

FOUR MORE IMAGES ARE SET TO BE RELEASED TOMORROW.

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