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THE HEAT WAVE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IS PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE STATE ELECTRIC GRID.

OUR REPORTER SAYS RESIDENTS COULD BE ASKED TO HELP CONSERVE ENERGY THIS WEEK.

>> SAN DIEGO HAD NOT SEEN A FOX ALERT THIS YEAR, BUT ONE COULD BE COMING.

STATE POWER GRID OPERATORS ARE MONITORING A HEAT WAVE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT HAS BEEN DRIVING UP ENERGY USE.

SAN DIEGO HAS NOT SEEN TEMPERATURES RISING DRAMATICALLY, BUT BECAUSE THE POWER GRID IS INTERCONNECTED RESIDENTS COULD BE ASKED TO CONSERVE ENERGY OF DEMAND OUTWEIGHS SUPPLY.

ON TUESDAY THEY SAY THEY ARE EXPECTED TO COVER HIGHER DEMAND THIS WEEK.

>> CAN CHANGE, SO IT'S GOOD TO BE PREPARED.

>> HE SAYS IF IT IS ISSUED RESIDENTS WILL BE ASKED TO REDUCE THEIR ELECTRIC USE TO AVOID A SITUATION THAT COULD END UP IN ROLLING BLACKOUTS.

HE SAYS THOSE ARE NOT ANTICIPATED, BUT PEOPLE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE UNEXPECTED.

>> WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS GOD FORBID THERE IS A FIRE THAT TAKES OUT ONE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA OR SOME OTHER NATURAL DISASTER EMERGENCY HAPPENS THAT TAKES OUT A SOURCE OF POWER.

THEN WE HAVE TO RETHINK WHAT WE ARE DOING.

>> GRID OPERATORS SAY SUPPLY SHOULD COVER HIGHER THAN AVERAGE ELECTRIC USE, BUT IF THAT CHANGES AND ROLLING BLACKOUTS ARE NEEDED STATE OFFICIALS WOULD TELL UTILITIES TO START SHEDDING LOAD.

BASIE PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION BECAUSE IF ROTATING OUTAGES, RESIDENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA A CALL OR TEXT.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> INTENSE HEAT IS BUILDING AS YOU HAD FURTHER INLAND.

WE DO HAVE A HEAT ADVISORY IN PLACE FOR INLAND AREAS, BUT NOT JUST THIS AREA THAT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT .

WE ALSO HAVE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS AS WE START TO GET EVEN FURTHER INLAND INTO THE DESERTS.

IT'S GOING TO BE EXCEPTIONALLY HOT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WE WILL SHOW YOU HOW HIGH TEMPERATURES GO AND WHEN WE WILL SEE SOME RELIEF.

>>> AS THE DEATH TOLL CONTINUES TO RISE IN THE AFTERMATH OF MAUI'S WILDFIRES AUTHORITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN RELEASING THE NAMES OF VICTIMS AFTER FAMILIES HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.

ON THE A QUARTER OF THE BURN AREA HAD BEEN SEARCHED AS OF YESTERDAY.

GLORIA HAS THE LATEST.

>>> UNCLEAR HOW MANY PEOPLE REMAIN UNACCOUNTED FOR AS THE DEATH TOLL CONTINUES TO RISE.

>> IT WILL GO UP SIGNIFICANTLY.

SPENT THE PRESIDENT ADDRESSED THE RESPONSE ON TUESDAY.

>> I SPOKE TO THE GOVERNOR MULTIPLE TIMES AND REASSURED HIM THE STATE WILL HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PICKS BE RESIDENTS WHO WANT TO RETURN HOME TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE ARE FACING CHALLENGES.

>> JUST HARD AND UNBELIEVABLE.

>> OUTSIDE, FRUSTRATED FAMILY MEMBERS ARE WAITING.

OFFICIALS SUSPENDED AN ACCESS PLAN AFTER JUST A DAY SAYING THAT TOO MANY NONRESIDENTS AND OTHERS TRIED TO GET ENTRY.

>> MY DAD IS STILL THERE.

THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO GET TO HIM SPECIFICALLY LIKE MEDICINE.

>> YOU PEOPLE GO INTO GROUND ZERO TOO SOON RESPONDERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO THE JOB THEY ARE THERE TO DO.

>> THE CHAIN OF EVENTS AND THE OFFICIAL RESPONSE IS NOT THE FOCUS OF A STATE INVESTIGATION.

>> I PERSONALLY AUTHORIZED A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW SO WE HAVE EVERY ANSWER GOING FORWARD.

SPIRIT FOR NOW THEY ARE GIVING MANY SURVIVORS HOPE.

>> IT IS A BIG OHANA AT THE ISLAND.

WE ARE ALL CHIPPING IN AND DOING OUR BEST.

>>> THE CLOCK IS TICKING IN GEORGIA FOR FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND 18 OTHERS WHO VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED.

THIS AFTER A 41 COUNT INDICTMENT OUT OF FULTON COUNTY.

>> FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS NOW FACING HIS 4th INDICTMENT THIS YEAR.

OF HIS CHARGES ARE OUT OF THE FULTON COUNTY WHERE HE AND 18 OTHER DEFENDANTS ARE NAMED IN A 41 COUNT INDICTMENT STEMMING FROM THEIR ALLEGED EFFORTS TO OVERTURN THE 2020 ELECTION.

THE DEFENDANTS INCLUDE TRUMP LAWYER RUDY GUILIANI AND FORMER TRUMP WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF MARK MEADOWS.

>> THE ENGAGE IN A CRIMINAL AND RACKETEERING ENTERPRISE TO OVERTURN THE RESULTS.

>> HE NOW FACES 91 CHARGES IN FOUR DIFFERENT CASES RAILING AGAINST THE LATEST INDICTMENT TELLING FOX NEWS DIGITAL THIS POLITICALLY INSPIRED INDICTMENT WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN BROUGHT CLOSE TO THREE YEARS AGO WAS TAILORED FROM PLACEMENT IN THE MIDDLE OF MY POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.

>> HE IS NOT CONVICTED YET AND IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.

>> THE CHURCH IS NOT POLITICALLY MOTIVATED AND SHE PLANS TO TRY ALL 19 DEFENDANTS TOGETHER AND WILL PROPOSE A TRIAL DATE WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.

>> I MAKE DECISIONS IN THE OFFICE BASED ON THE FACTS OF THE LAW.

THE LAW IS COMPLETELY NONPARTISAN.

THAT IS HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE IN EVERY CASE.

>> THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN UNTIL NOON NEXT FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 TWO TURNED THEMSELVES IN.

>> WE PLANNED FOR MONTHS TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE DAY TO DAY COVERAGE OF WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE, AND I HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE.

WE ARE READY.

>>> TODAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR VOTERS TO SUBMIT THEIR BALLOT IN THE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 4, SO WHEN CAN EXPECT TO HEAR THE RESULTS?

THE COUNTY SAYS THE FIRST UNOFFICIAL RESULTS WILL COME WHEN THE BOTH CENTERS CLOSE AT 8:00 TONIGHT.

THIS WILL INCLUDE EARLY VOTING AT CENTERS AND MAIL-IN BALLOTS RECEIVED BEFORE ELECTION DAY.

THE FINAL ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE MAY NOT COME IN UNTIL 10:00 TONIGHT OR EVEN LATER.

AFTER THE NEXT RELEASE OF UNOFFICIAL RESULTS WILL BE POSED BY 5 PM ON AUGUST 17.

>> WE HAVE 14 BOTH CENTERS OPEN ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

THEY ARE OPEN UNTIL 8:00 P.M. YOU CAN CHECK ONLINE FOR A COMPLETE LIST AND A LOCATOR MAP, SO IF YOU LIVE IN DISTRICT 4 AND HAVE NOT VOTED YET COME ON OUT AND VOTE.

>> ALSO DROP OFF YOUR BALLOT AT ANY OF 29 OFFICIAL DROP BOXES AROUND THE DISTRICT TO FINAL RESULTS MUST BE CERTIFIED BY SEPTEMBER 24 AND IF NO CANDIDATE RECEIVES A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES THE TOP TWO WILL PARTICIPATE IN A RUNOFF ELECTION NOVEMBER 7.

ALL UPDATES WILL BE POSTED ONLINE.

>>> FOR PRAYERS OF HOMELESS SERVICES SAY THERE SEEING AN INFLUX OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND SEEKING SERVICES.

OUR REPORTER SAYS THE SEARCH COMES AFTER SAN DIEGO'S UNSAFE CAMPING ORDINANCE TO FIT AFFECT THREE WEEKS UN PROVIDERS ARE OVERWHELMED.

>> NORMALLY THE FOOD LASTS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

RIGHT NOW WE ARE WAITING ON WEDNESDAY AND SOMETIMES RUNNING ON THE DAY.

>> IT HAS BEEN A RUSH OF PEOPLE COMING DOWN FROM SAN DIEGO LOOKING FOR FOOD AND SHELTER AND SHOWERS AND OTHER HOMELESS SERVICES THROUGHOUT SOUTH BAY AND COMMUNITY HOPE.

SEBASTIAN MARTINEZ IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CHULA VISTA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.

>> ON A DAILY BASIS WE ARE SERVING ANYWHERE FROM 40-60 PEOPLE COMING IN FOR A VARIETY OF SERVICES WHETHER IT BE NUTRITION OR HYGIENE OR WHATEVER.

IN THE RECENT WEEK THE NUMBER HAS DOUBLED.

ON SUNDAYS EVEN TROUBLED.

DEPENDING ON HOW INTENSE THE NEED IS.

>> PEOPLE NEED PLACES TO STAY BEWARE THEY GOING TO STAY AT?

>> HE IS FREQUENTED FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND DID NOT WANT TO SHOW HIS FACE ON CAMERA BUT SAYS THAT TENSIONS HAVE BEEN HIGH OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS.

>> IT IS A REVOLVING DOOR.

THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THIS AREA THAT, AND GO.

THEY HAVE NOT BEEN HERE AS LONG AS I HAVE.

A LOT OF THEM.

>> OF THE MAYOR SAYS HE IS AWARE OF THE INCREASE IN PEOPLE ACCESSING HOMELESS SERVICES AND THE CITY IS CONSIDERING DIFFERENT WAYS TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION.

>> AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING I WENT AHEAD AND MADE A MOTION WITH A UNANIMOUS CONSENSUS OF MY FELLOW COUNCILMEMBERS TO LOOK AT THE ORDINANCE AND SEE WHAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY IMPLEMENT IN THE CITY.

>> THEY DISAGREE WITH CHULA VISTA IMPLEMENTING A SIMILAR BAND TO SAN DIEGO, BUT DOES NOT SEE THE NEED FOR THE SERVICES SLOPING DOWN.

COMPLICATING MATTERS IS THE FACT THAT SERVICE AND SHELTER OPTIONS IN THE REGION ARE EXTREMELY LIMITED.

>> WE HAVE TO BREAK IT TO THEM WHERE IF THEY WERE WAITING PERHAPS TO GET INTO A SHELTER IN SAN DIEGO THEY ARE NOT GOING TO GET INTO AGE CENTER IN CHULA VISTA.

THERE IS ONLY ONE OPTION AND IS CURRENTLY AT CAPACITY.

>> SANG THE STEEP INCREASE IN PEOPLE SEEKING HELP MAY FORCE COMMUNITY THROUGH HOPE TO CHANGE THEIR MODEL AND SCHEDULE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF THEIR SERVICES.

HE SAYS ANY DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS HELP.

>>> INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING INTO WAS SPARKED A FIRE THAT DESTROYED A PLANNED PARENTHOOD HEALTH CENTER.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY STARTED AT A SALVATION ARMY STORAGE YARD BEFORE 2:00 THIS MORNING AND THEN SPREAD TO THE BUILDING NEXT DOOR.

NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT THE FIRE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING THE HEALTH CENTER HAS BEEN A BEACON FOR ACCESS TO QUALITY AND COMPASSIONATE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA AND HAS SERVED AS A SAFE HAVEN FOR PEOPLE TRAVELING FROM OTHER STATES TO ACCESS CARE THEY CANNOT GET ELSEWHERE.

ALSO ADDING THEY ARE COMMITTED TO REBUILDING.

THEY HAVE ANY REPORT ON MATERNITY CARE IN CALIFORNIA.

OUR REPORTER SPOKE WITH A LOCAL MANAGER ABOUT WHAT THE REPORT DOES AND DOES NOT REVEAL.

>> CALIFORNIA IS RAPIDLY LOSING BIRTHING HOSPITALS.

MORE THAN ONE IN FIVE CLOSED IN RECENT YEARS.

THIS YEAR HOSPITALS CLOSED THEIR MATERNITY WARDS.

LOCAL MANAGER SAYS HOSPITAL CLOSURES CONTRIBUTED TO A STARTLING STATISTIC.

LAST YEAR IN THE U.S. ONE IN 10 BABIES WERE BORN BEFORE THEIR DUE DATE.

>> THAT IS THE HIGHEST THEY HAVE EVER REPORTED.

>> SHE DESCRIBES THIS AS A LOW ACCESS AREA.

DURING HIS 143 DAYS IN THE NICU HER FAMILY LOST EVERYTHING.

>> EVERYTHING WE COULD LOSE WE LOST AND THERE WERE REALLY DAYS WHERE WE WERE LIKE OKAY ARE WE GOING TO TAKE THE TRAIN TO SEE OUR SON OR ARE WE GOING TO GET GROCERIES?

>> YOU ARE PROVIDERS MEANS MORE MONEY AND TIME TO SEE A DOCTOR.

SAYING THOSE BARRIERS HIT HARDEST AMONG BLACK AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND LOW SOCIAL NOT ECONOMIC AREAS.

YOUR REMARKS THIS IS A LOW ACCESS AREA AND THAT WAS BEFORE THE CLOSURE.

THOUGH THEY ARE MARKED AS FULL ACCESS COUNTY LEVEL DATA CAN MASK DISPARITIES BETWEEN ZIP CODES AND MISS NUANCES LIKE HOW MANY PEOPLE CROSS INTO MEXICO FOR CARE.

>>> A 21-YEAR-OLD SICK MAN IS THE FIRST TO GRADUATE FROM A MARINE CORPS BOOT CAMP WHERE HIS ARTICLES OF FAITH, BEARD AND TURBAN.

OUR MILITARY REPORTER HAS THE STORY.

>> NEWLY MINTED MARINES FROM GOLF COMPANY MARCHED AT THE MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT.

AMONG THEM, PRIVATE FIRST CLASS.

WINNING THE RIGHT TO WEAR HIS BEARD AND TURBAN THROUGH TRAINING IN A LAWSUIT.

THE LATEST ONE TO WIN THE RIGHT TO KEEP HIS ARTICLE OF FAITH THROUGH BOOT CAMP IN THE FIRST TO DO SO IN THE MARINES.

HE SAYS MARINE CORPS VALUES A LINE.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF COURAGE.

IT IS A WEAR YOUR ORIENTED RELIGION TO GIVE GO THROUGH HISTORY YOU WILL FIND A LOT ABOUT THAT.

AMENDMENT IN THE MARINE CORPS AND COMMITMENT OF FAITH.

>> VISIT THE DEPUTY THE LOW DIRECTOR OF THE COALITION WITH BROUGHT THE LAWSUIT AND SAYS THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO GIVE UP AN IMPORTANT PART OF THEIR FAITH TO SERVE.

>> HIS CASE IS YET ANOTHER POINT OF PROOF THAT THE ARTICLES OF FAITH DO NOT INHIBIT PEOPLE SERVICE ACROSS THE U.S. MILITARY.

>> THE MARINE CORPS AND NAVY ARE THE LAST HOLDOUTS IN THE MILITARY WHEN IT COMES TO THE ARTICLES OF FAITH YOUR PRIOR LAWSUITS FORCE THE ARMY AND AIR FORCE TO ACCOMMODATE THEM WITH THE LATEST BEING THE AIR FORCE IN 2019.

THE MARINE CORPS FALLS UNDER THE NAVY, WHICH IS FACING A SEPARATE LAWSUIT.

>>> A NATIONWIDE TEACHER SHORTAGE HAS FORCED MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO GET CREATIVE WITH THEIR RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES.

CALIFORNIA SUPERINTENDENT HELD A SUMMIT TO THE STATE ALREADY HAD A TEACHER SHORTAGE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, BUT MERELY A THIRD OF THOSE WHO RETIRED IN THAT TIMEFRAME SAY THAT COVID DROVE THEM TO RETIRE EARLY.

THEY ALSO BLAME THEM.

WITH THAT IN MIND, A NEW BILL LOOKS TO RAISE WAGES FOR ALL SCHOOL STAFF 50% OVER THE NEXT SIX YEARS.

>> WE NEED TO MAKE SURE EDUCATORS CAN AFFORD TO LIVE WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES THEY TEACH.

>> IT IS ALL ABOUT THE STUDENTS AND BUILDING THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY CAN LEARN AND GROW.

>> THE STATE IS OFFERING A $20,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GET A TEACHERS DO GROUP YOUR OTHER INCENTIVES ARE ALSO IN THE WORKS.

>>> MANY KIDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE HEADED BACK TO CLASS.

SOME EXPERTS ARE PREDICTING AN INCREASE IN BACK TO SCHOOL SPENDING THIS YEAR ALONG WITH A SLIGHT SLOWDOWN IN INFLATION.

HERE IS A LOOK AT HOW MUCH MORE PARENTS ARE SPENDING AND TIPS TO SAVE SOME CASH.>> NEW SCHOOL YEAR, NEW EXPENSES.

PARENTS ARE SHOVELING OUT MORE CASH IN 2023 TO SEND THEIR KIDS BACK TO CLASS.

ACCORDING TO A NEW SURVEY THE AVERAGE AMERICAN HOUSEHOLD WILL SPEND $1498 ON BACK-TO-SCHOOL SUPPLIES, ELECTRONICS,".

$251 MORE THAN LAST YEAR SPENDING AVERAGE.

JUST LIKE WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THE COSTS MORE, EXPERTS SAY PARENTS CAN BLAME INFLATION.

>> IT ADDS UP SO FAST.

KIND OF LIKE CHRISTMAS.

BY 100 DIFFERENT THINGS FROM DIFFERENT VENDORS, AND IT'S SO EASY TO LOSE TRACK.

>> WHAT CAN YOU DO TO SAVE MONEY?

TAKE INVENTORY OF WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE AND THEN DECIDE WHAT YOU REALLY NEED RIGHT NOW AND PUT THE REST ON A WISH LIST.

SET A BUDGET AND INVOLVE YOUR KIDS WITH THE SHOPPING.

>> THE EASIEST WAY IS TO GIVE THEM THE CASH.

THIS IS A LIFE SKILL.

ACTUALLY PAYING FOR ITEMS AT THE COUNTER AND INTERACTING WITH THE SERVICE STAFF.

>> BUY IN BULK AND PUT THE COST WITH OTHER PARENTS OR NEIGHBORS WERE FRIENDS.

STRETCH THOSE ELECTRONICS A LITTLE LONGER INSTEAD OF SPLURGING ON NEW ONES.

>> LOOKING TO ITEMS YOU CAN SWAP OR PASS DOWN.

IS THERE A GRADUATED SENIOR WHO NO LONGER NEEDS THE GRAPHING CALCULATOR?

>> WAIT FOR THE SHOPPING RUSH TO PASS.

>> WAIT UNTIL THEY GOT INTO THE CLASSES AND SEE WHAT THE TEACHER IS ACTUALLY ASKING FOR.

>>> RISING TEMPERATURES CAN HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON MANY ASPECTS OF LIFE.

INCLUDING YOUR SLEEP.

HERE IS AN EXPERT'S TOP 10 TIPS FOR GETTING BETTER SLEEP IN THE HEAT.

>> IF THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE HAS YOU TOSSING AND TURNING INSIDE YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

>> DAY OR NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES TEND TO INCREASE WAKEFULNESS DURING THE NIGHT.

AS WELL AS DECREASE DEEP SLEEP.

>> SHE SAYS THOSE STAGES OF SLEEP ARE CRITICAL TO HELP THE BODY REPAIR AND RESTORE ITSELF AT NIGHT, SO DISRUPTING SLEEP CAN HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE WHILE CATCHING THOSE IN THE SLEEP CAN BE TRICKY WHAT YOU WEAR TO BED CAN HELP.

>> DEFINITELY LOSE COTTON CLOTHING OR NOT WEARING ANYTHING TO SLEEP TENDS TO BE BETTER VERSUS SYNTHETICS.

>> THAT GOES FOR BETTING TOO.

GET SHEETS THAT ARE MORE COOLING AND DO NOT TRAP THE HEAT .

WHILE EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT AND IDEAL ROOM TEMPERATURE FOR SLEEP IS BETWEEN 63-67.

STAY HYDRATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

LIMIT LIQUIDS ABOUT TWO HOURS BEFORE BED SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AT NIGHT TO AVOID ALCOHOL WHICH CAN DEHYDRATE YOU AND DISRUPT SLEEP .

USE SHADES OR FANS TO KEEP THE BEDROOM AS COOL AND DARK AS POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY SO IT IS NOT AS HOT AT NIGHT, AND THINK ABOUT TAKING A LUKE WARM OR COOL SHOWER BEFORE BED.

YOU CAN ALSO GET BETTER SLEEP BY STICKING TO A REGULAR SLEEP SCHEDULE ARE WINDING DOWN BEFORE BED AND MAKING SURE YOUR LAST MEAL OF THE DAY IS FLIGHT.

>> BEING HIGHER SUGAR OR HIGH CARBS OR HIGH FATS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY DISRUPT SLEEP.

>>> CALIFORNIA AND OTHER WESTERN STATES HAVE A LITTLE MORE SLACK WHEN IT COMES TO WATER USED FEDERAL OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED TODAY THEY ARE EASING CUTS FOR STATES THAT RELY ON THE COLORADO RIVER.

LAST YEAR'S RAIN AND SNOWFALL PULLED MUCH OF THE REGION OUT OF THE DROUGHT AND RAISED WATER LEVELS AT KEY RESERVOIRS.

THERE IS STILL A WATER SHORTAGE, BUT OFFICIALS SAY IT'S A VAST IMPROVEMENT OF THIS YEAR'S FIRST EVER TIER 2 SHORTAGE.

>>> WE WILL START YOU WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES AND WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

THE BIG STORY IS GOING TO BE THE HEAT.

THAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

IT IS GOING TO BE SWELTERING IN A FEW AREAS BE WE WILL STAY MOSTLY DRY ACROSS THE DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS, BUT WE CAN'T RULE OUT A STRAY THUNDERSTORM AS WE ARE DEALING WITH SOME INSTABILITY ACROSS THE DESERTS IN THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

LAID COOLING AND INCREASED MOISTURE WILL BRING THE TEMPERATURES DOWN, BUT OF COURSE IT WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION COULD WE DO HAVE A HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THAT WILL EXTEND FOR AREAS FURTHER INLAND FROM BEAUMONT DOWN THROUGH JULIAN AND PINE VALLEY.

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THERE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING AS WE MAKE OUR WAY FURTHER INLAND TOWARDS THE DESERT, SO TEMPERATURES WILL BE EXTREMELY HOT.

YOU DO NOT WANT TO PLAY AROUND WITH THIS.

WAS HEAT ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.

I DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 69 AROUND SAN DIEGO, BUT OCEANSIDE INTO TOMORROW RISING TO THE 80s.

SEMESTER IN SAN DIEGO.

OF COURSE, EVEN FLIRTING WITH THE TRIPLE DIGIT TEENS IN AREAS LIKE ARRIGO SPRINGS, BUT I THUNDERSTORM IS STILL GOING TO BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS LIKE MILD LAGUNA.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU HOW THIS WILL PLAY OUT.

NOT GOING TO BE OVERLY WIDESPREAD, BUT A FEW THUNDERSHOWERS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON.

THIS IS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 1:15 P.M. PACIFIC TIME.

SIMILAR STORY AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK ALONG THE COAST.

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 80s.

DROPPING BACK DOWN TO THE 70s BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

IT WILL BE HUMID ON SUNDAY.

INLAND, HIGHS IN THE 90s, SO IT'S GOING TO BE TOASTY ALSO BEFORE WE START TO TAKE A DIP DOWN TO THE 80s THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND BUT WE WILL SEE A SLIGHT RISE BY SUNDAY.

THE MOUNTAINS HAVE STRAY SHOWERS POSSIBLE PICK EVEN THROUGHOUT WEDNESDAY.

73 IS THE HIGH AND THEN WE START TO DRY OUT FOR THE MOST PART, BUT THEN THE STORM CHANCES COME BACK INTO THE PICTURE BY SUNDAY.

THE DESERTS, ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS STILL POSSIBLE, BUT HIGHS REMAINING IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS UNTIL SATURDAY.

>>> LIVESTOCK CAN BE MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO CARBON EMISSIONS THAT WARM OF OUR PLANET.

SOME SCIENTISTS ARE SAYING THAT CUVC CAN BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE BUFFALO.

TENS OF MILLIONS OF THEM WANDERING THE LAND AND WILD GRASSES AND USING HOOVES TO CREATE RICH AND FERTILE SOIL UP TO 15 FEET DEEP.

>> LOOK AT THIS PIECE >> SINCE AMERICANS REPLACED BUFFALO WITH COWS GENERATIONS OF FERTILIZERS AND PESTICIDES TILLING AND OVERGRAZING HAVE TURNED MUCH OF THE NUTRIENT RICH SOIL INTO LIFELESS DIRT, BUT NOT ON FARMS WHERE THEY GRAZE COWS JUST LIKE WILD BUFFALO.

>> IT IS A WAY THAT MIMICS THE WAY BISON HAVE MOVED ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS.

IT IS REALLY ABOUT THE ANIMALS HIT AN AREA REALLY HARD AND THEN THEY LEAVE IT FOR A LONG TIME.

>> HE IS A PROFESSOR AT ARIZONA STATE AND LEAVES IF ENOUGH BEEF AND DAIRY OPERATIONS COPY THIS SIMPLE HACK CATTLE COULD ACTUALLY BECOME AN ALLY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> I ANTICIPATE WE WILL GET A LOT OF PUSHBACK BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE NOT THINKING THAT COWS CAN BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION.

>> NOT ONLY ARE YOU GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN OF ENVIRONMENTALISTS WHO THINK THAT MEAT IS EVIL FOR A LOT OF REASONS, YOU TOOK MONEY FROM McDONALD'S FOR THIS.

>> I ASKED FOR MONEY FROM McDONALD'S FOR THIS.

I WANTED TO GO TO THE COMPANIES BECAUSE IF THEY DO NOT CHANGE WE DO NOT GET THERE.

>> FOR HIS DOCUSERIES THEY ASSEMBLED A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS.

>> WE ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN INSECTS THAT LIVE IN POOP.

>> EXPERTS ON BUGS AND BIRDS AND COWS AND SOILS AND CARBON SPEND YEARS COMPARING FIVE SETS OF NEIGHBORING FARMS IN THE SOUTHEAST.

ON ONE SIDE TRADITIONAL GRAZERS LET COWS ROAM A BIG FIELD FOR MONTHS AT A TIME AND ALSO CUT FERTILIZE GRASS FOR HAY.

ON THE OTHER SIDE GRAZERS NEVER MOW OR FERTILIZE.

>> OPENED THE GATE AND THEY GO THROUGH AND IT TAKES FIVE MINUTES.

>> WITH A SINGLE LINE OF ELECTRICAL FENCE THEY MOVE THE COWS FROM ONE PATCH OF HIGH GRASS TO THE NEXT.

>> THIS IS HOW EASY IT IS.

'S BEEN A WHILE THE SCIENCE IS YET TO BE PUBLISHED AND PEER- REVIEWED EARLY DATA HAS FOUND THE AND FORMS PULLING UP TO FOUR TIMES THE CARBON WHILE HOLDING 25% MORE MICROBES, THREE TIMES AND TWICE AS MUCH RAIN PER HOUR.

>> IF IT IS 1000 ACRE FARM IT IS GALLONS OF WATER WASHING THE SOIL AWAY VERSUS SOAKING INTO LAND.

>> LOOK AT THIS GRASP.

>> THIS IS ALSO A HUMAN EXPERIMENT TO SEE WHETHER DATA AND RESPECTFUL DISCUSSION CAN CHANGE HEARTS AND MINDS.

>> THIS WAS GRAZED ABOUT 40 DAYS AGO, AND THIS HAD NOT BEEN FERTILIZED IN 12 YEARS.

>> WHEN WE GOT OUT OF SPENDING MONEY ON FERTILIZERS IT WAS HUGE.

I DID NOT THINK IT WOULD EVER HAPPEN.

>> SUCH A STRESS RELIEF.

WE DO NOT WORRY ABOUT A LOT OF IT ANYMORE.>> YOU DO NOT EVEN FERTILIZE WHEN YOU PLANT?

>> NOTHING.

IT SOUNDS CRAZY, BUT JUST LETTING MOTHER NATURE DO THE WORK.

>> WOULD IT BE AN INTERESTING THING IF YOU DID NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR FERTILIZER?

>> WOULDN'T THAT BE WONDERFUL?

>> IS ONE OF THE CONVENTIONAL FARMERS AND SAYS HIS MIND IS CHANGED WHEN HE REALIZED HE HAS A WAY TO DOUBLE HIS HERD AND QUIT HIS SECOND OFF FARM JOB.

>> RIGHT NOW IF WE JUST CHANGE A COUPLE OF THINGS WE COULD SAVE THE MONEY TO PUT TOWARDS OTHER RESOURCES.

>> IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'RE COMMITTED TO DOING NOW?

>> OH YEAH.

WE ARE REALLY LOOKING TO SEE THE BENEFIT OF IT AND HOW WE CAN WORK IT.

>> AS WE HIT THE HEIGHT OF GRILLING SEASON THERE IS A LITTLE FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

>> THERE ARE WAYS TO PRODUCE ME THAT IS NOT GOOD FOR THE PLANET AND THERE ARE WAYS THAT IS REALLY GOOD FOR THE PLANET.

THAT IS THE NUANCE THAT HAS BEEN MISSING.>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.>>> DETAILS ON CONFIDENTIAL FILES FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT THAT REVEAL POOR TREATMENT OF THOSE HELD AT ICE DETENTION CENTERS.

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