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>>> WE BEGAN THE NIGHT WITH BREAKING NEWS.

A BRUSH FIRE BURNING THROUGH THOUSANDS OF ACRES IN RAMONA AND THREATENING HOMES.

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

EVACUATION ORDERS AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN THE AREA OF ST. VINCENT THEY WROTE NEAR CHUCKWAGON ROAD AND THAT IS WHERE THE FIRE STARTED EARLIER TODAY.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE IS LYING NEAR THE FIRE AT THE CAL FIRE COMMAND CENTER, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US, TOOK UP ?

>> Reporter: AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, IT HAS BLACKENED A TON OF ACREAGE NEAR BARNETT COUNTY RANCH PRESERVED, THREATENING HOMES AND PROMPTING EVACUATIONS AS FIRE CREWS FIGHT THE FLAMES BY GROUND AND AIR.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THE SPREAD HAS HALTED.

SO FAR, THE FIRE HAS CHARTED AN ESTIMATED 184 ACRES AS CREWS FOUGHT IT ON THE GROUND.

CAL FIRE CAPTAIN MIKE CORNET SAID.

WE SPOKE TO RESIDENTS WHO HAD TO BE EVACUATED IN SAN DIEGO EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON.

>> IT WAS A LITTLE SCARY, A LITTLE NERVOUS.

WE JUST MOVED HERE.

IT'S SHOCKING, JUST A LITTLE.

>> IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE WERE INTO THE PROPERTY TELLING US WE NEEDED TO GET OUT.

WE WERE JUST ABLE TO GRAB ALL OF OUR STUFF, PUT IT BACK INTO OUR CAR AND WE HAVE JUST BEEN HERE WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

>> THE FIRE IT'S AT 184 ACRES.

WE STOPPED THE FIRE AT 3:08 THIS AFTERNOON.

THE FIRE WAS DISPATCHED AT 11:20 AND HAS GROWN TO THAT SCIENCE.

>> Reporter: ONE FIREFIGHTER HAS BEEN INJURED AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY EVACUATION WARNINGS AND ORDERS.

INSTRUCTORS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED.

AUTHORITIES HAVE ESTABLISHED A TEMPORARY EVACUATION POINT AT HOME OF PEERS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND RAMONA.

>>> IN HAWAII, SIX PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AS WILDFIRES LISA THROUGH NOW WE.

THE FLAMES ARE BEING DRIVEN BY STRONG WINDS FROM A PASSING HURRICANE.

>> IT IS APOCALYPSE.

IT IS STRAIGHT OUT OF A MOVIE.

>> Reporter: MANY IN MAUI ARE UNDER RED FLAG WARNING SIGNS SUFFOCATING SMOKE AND FAST- MOVING FLAMES RACE ACROSS THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE ISLAND.

>> ONE OF MY HOUSE IS DEFINITELY CAUGHT FIRE.

THE OTHER HOUSES ARE EACH A PLUG AWAY.

>> Reporter: CHALLENGING TERRAIN ALONG WITH FORCEFUL GUSTS UP TO 80 MILES PER HOUR AT TIMES ARE SOME OF THE FACTORS HAMPERING EMERGENCY CREWS AS THE FLAMES MOVED IN.

SOME HAVE TAKEN DESPERATE ACTION.

>> INDIVIDUALS JUMPING INTO THE OCEAN, CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY.

THE U.S. COAST GUARD RETRIEVED THEM FROM THE SHORELINE AND TOOK THEM TO SAFETY.

>> NINE ONE IS DOWN, SO SERVICE IS DOWN.

PHONE SERVICE IS DOWN.

THAT IS PART OF THE PROBLEM.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY LITTLE BROTHER IS.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY STEPDAD IS.

EVERYONE I KNOW IN LAHAINA, THEIR HOMES HAVE BEEN BURNED DOWN.

>> Reporter: FORECASTERS SAY HURRICANE DORA, A CATEGORIES TO FOR STORM PASSING WEST OF HAWAII IS BEHIND THE HIGH WINDS BLOWING ACROSS MY WE.

ANOTHER HUGE CONCERN FOR STATE OFFICIALS, TOURISTS.

>> WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR LOCAL AIRLINE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET TOURISTS OFF THE ISLAND TO AT LEAST HOUSE THEM ON ANOTHER ISLAND.

>>, FINE.

>> Reporter: HAWAII HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN THE WHITE HOUSE THAT IT IS IN CONTACT WITH OFFICIALS.

I'M LAURA AGUIRRE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING A BIT OF AN INCREASE HERE IN SOME OF THE MOISTURE.

YOU ARE FEELING THE HUMIDITY INCREASE PLUS COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN.

I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THINGS ARE DRYING OUT AND HEATING BACK UP.

>>> CITY GOVERNMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE PUTTING UP WITH THE HELP WANTED SIGN.

THEY ARE LOOKING FOR WORKERS IN THE RANGE OF FIELDS FROM PUBLIC SAFETY TO SANITATION.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAY SAYS THERE ARE CLOSE TO 1 MILLION PUBLIC SERVICE JOB OPENINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING MANY HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

>> Reporter: THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES BROUGHT ITS NATIONAL STAFF THE FRONTLINES TOUR TO SAN DIEGO TODAY, CALLING ON PEOPLE TO APPLY FOR PUBLIC SERVICE JOBS.

>> THESE ARE UNION JOBS THAT COME WITH STRONG RATES AND THE COME WITH STRONG PROTECTIONS.

THESE JOBS ARE WITH A PURPOSE.

JOBS THAT ALLOW YOU TO SERVE A CAUSE GREATER THAN YOURSELF.

>> Reporter: LEE SAUNDERS IS THE PRESIDENT OF AFSME.

>> FOR THE EVERYDAY HEROES CURRENTLY IN PUBLIC SERVICE, WHOSE JOBS ARE MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH COWORKERS TO HELP HANDLE THE LOAD.

WE NEED TO STAFF THE FRONTLINES.

MORE THAN 970,000 VACANT JOBS EXIST IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO DEAL WITH THAT.

WORKING WITH OUR FRIENDS, WORKING WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.

>> I WANT TO TELL YOU IF YOU RAISE YOUR HAND AND COME WORK FOR THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, NOT ONLY WILL GET THE TABLE DAILY OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE YOUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE BUT YOU WILL BE REWARDED WITH A GOOD UNION JOB, WITH FAIR PAY, GREAT BENEFITS, JOB AND RETIREMENT SECURITY.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAYS THE CITY HAS RESTORED PENSIONS AND IMPROVED CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE.

JIM DOUGLAS IS THE AFSME LOCAL 127 RESIDENT.

>> WE WORK ON A HISTORIC NEW CONTRACT THAT INCLUDES A 21% SALARY INCREASE OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 10% SALARY INCREASE FOR THE MAJORITY OF OUR UNION MEMBERSHIP.

>> Reporter: ROCKY RIDGE OCE HAS BEEN AN ELECTRICIAN FOR 23 YEARS AND SPENT THE LAST 12 YEARS WORKING FOR THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

>> THE CITY FINDS SECURITY, BENEFITS, WORKING FOR THE UNION ON THE CONTRACTING SITE.

YOU DON'T REALLY GET HOLIDAYS OR IF YOU MISSED TIME, YOU DON'T GET PAID.

WORKING FOR THE CITY, BUT THIS TYPE OF BENEFITS.

YOU GOT VACATION DAYS.

THERE'S TONS OF BENEFITS TO WORKING FOR THE CITY, WHICH IS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: THE STUFF THE FRONTLINES BOSS WILL STOP AND HOLD RECRUITMENT EVENTS IN MORE THAN 20 CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS SUMMER.

THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO LIST IT'S AVAILABLE JOBS ONLINE AT SANDIEGO.GOV/JOBS, MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL APPEARS UNINTERESTED IN REVIVING A PROPOSAL TO ALLOW MORE TOWNHOMES AND SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN SINGLE- FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: MAYOR TODD GLORIA TRIED TO MAKE USE OF STATE BILL 10, A STATE LAW THAT CITY STREAMLINED APPROVAL OF UP TO 10 HOMES ON A SINGLE LOT.

THAT IS IF IT IS NEW PUBLIC TRANSIT.

SUPPORTERS SAY IT WOULD HELP INTEGRATE SAN DIEGO'S MOST EXCLUSIVE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH MORE LOWER-COST HOUSING OPTIONS.

THE PROPOSAL IS ON HOLD AFTER THE CITY'S PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED IT DOWN LAST WEEK AMID FIERCE OPPOSITION FROM THE HOMEOWNER GROUPS.

THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE POWER TO REVIVE IT.

BUT, WHEN CONTACTED BY KPBS, MOST COUNCIL MEMBERS EITHER DECLINED TO COMMENT OR COULD NOT BE REACHED BY DEADLINE.

COUNCILMEMBER RAUL CAMPILLO SAYS HE SUPPORTS THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S ACTION TO CREATE A WORKING GROUP FROM DESTRUCTIVE ON THE ISSUES WHICH ARE THEY MAKING FULL INFORMED MEDICINE TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

COUNCILMEMBER STEPHEN WHITMAN SAYS HE SUPPORTS A PACKAGE OF OTHER HOUSING REFORMS AND THAT HE WILL CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE MAYOR AND HIS COLLEAGUES TO MAKE SURE EVERY SAN DIEGO RESIDENT HAS A HOME THEY CAN AFFORD IN THE CITY BE A LOVE."

THE CITY PLANS TO HOLD WORKSHOPS ON SB 10 TO TRY AND CRAFT A COMPROMISE.

CITY STAFF HAVE NOT DECIDED HOW MANY OR WHEN THEY WILL TAKE PLACE.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ONE SOUTH BAY ORGANIZATIONS AS IT IS SEEING MORE PEOPLE IN THE DEVELOPED SENSE SAN DIEGO'S HOMELESS AND THEN TOOK EFFECT.

THE COMMUNITY FOR HOPE IN CHULA VISTA SAYS EVEN BEFORE THE BAN TOOK EFFECT, THEY WERE ALREADY BUSY.

THE ORGANIZATION TYPICALLY SAW 40 TO 60 PEOPLE PER DAY IN THE WEEKS LEADING UP TO THE BAND, THAT NUMBER WENT TO BETWEEN 100 AND 150 PEOPLE.

>> THAT IS A HUGE IMPACT ON A SMALL ORGANIZATION LIKE OURS.

>> Reporter: IS IT A DIRECT EFFECT FROM WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE CITY?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

FOLKS ARE EXTENDING THEY ARE FROM SAN DIEGO, THEY HAD TO MOVE OUT OF SAN DIEGO.

THEY ARE TRYING TO DO SO.

TO FLEE.

>> THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA SPOKESPERSON SAYS STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH PARTNERS TO FIND WAYS TO ADDRESS THE HOMELESS CRISIS AND CITY STAFF ARE ARE REVIEWING POLICIES FOR CHANGES TO BE BROUGHT TO CITY COUNCIL IN THE FUTURE.

>>> IF TIJUANA WERE IN THE UNITED STATES, IT WOULD BE THE FIFTH MOST POPULOUS CITY IN THE COUNTRY.

ABOUT THE BORDER CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE HAS NOT KEPT UP WITH ITS GROWTH.

KPBS BOARD REPORTER GUSTAVO SOLIS EXAMINES THE SOMETIMES DEADLY CONSEQUENCES.

>> Reporter: TIJUANA IS FALLING APART.

THE CITY HAS FAILED TO KEEP UP WITH DECADES OF GROWTH.

NOW, IT'S INSTRUCTOR IS BUCKLING UNDER THE WEIGHT OF 2.2 MILLION RESIDENTS.

THIS THREE-STORY APARTMENT BUILDING COLLAPSED IN APRIL AFTER A RAINSTORM.

CITY OFFICIALS ARE CURRENT MONITORING 12 OTHER BUILDINGS AT IMMEDIATE RISK OF COLLAPSE.

THIS IS THE RESULT OF HEAVY RAIN, SHODDY AND ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION, AND LACK OF INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC INSTRUCTOR.

>> THERE IS NO PREVENTION.

AND, THERE IS NOT A WAY TO MODERNIZE.

>> Reporter: SO SAYS CARMEN ROMO, AN ACTIVIST WITH A GROUP MONITORING TIJUANA IS FILLING IN FOR DR. PETE, BELIEVES THE CITY COULD AND SHOULD DO MORE TO RENT THESE CATASTROPHES.

>> WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THAT THE CITY COMES UP WITH MORE OF A REACTIVE ACTION ON WHATEVER IT HAS ALREADY BROKEN.

THEY DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE PROGRAMS TO REHAB, MODERNIZE, OR MAINTAIN.

>> Reporter: MAKING MATTERS WORSE IS TIJUANA'S GEOGRAPHY.

TO THE CITY IS FULL OF STEEP HILLS AND DEEP CANYON, WHICH ARE VULNERABLE TO DEADLY FLASH FLOODS.

THE CURRENTS ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO DRAG CHILDREN INTO SEWER DRAINS AND SWEEP CARS OFF THE ROAD.

COURSES REGULARLY WASH DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF CANYONS.

>> Translator: JUST SOUTH OF HERE, WE FOUND TWO TEENAGERS WHO DROWNED.

>> Reporter: ILLEGALLY HOMES ON HILLSIDES AND TO THE CRISIS.

EXPERTS SAY ROUGHLY 40% OF ALL HOMES ARE WITHOUT PERMITS.

MANY DON'T HAVE A FOUNDATION OR RETAINING WALL.

THE HILLS DON'T HAVE VEGETATION TO PREVENT EROSION.

THE DIRECTOR OF THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

>> Translator: ALL OF THIS IS BASED ON THE FACT THEY DON'T RESPECT THE RULES AND REGULATIONS.

>> Reporter: THIS IS ALL HAPPENING WELL TIJUANA IS EXPERIENCING A HOUSING BOOM PARTLY FUELED BY AMERICANS LOOKING FOR MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS.

RENT IN TIJUANA ARE AMONG THE HIGHEST IN MEXICO AND SUPPLY IS LIMITED.

STAFF MONITOR HOMES AT RISK OF COLLAPSE AND ASKED RESIDENTS TO RELOCATE.

>> Translator: SOME PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T REMOVE THEM BY FORCE.

>> Reporter: THAT DYNAMIC SHOWS WHY THIS PROBLEM IS SO DIFFICULT TO SOLVE SAYS JUAN RODRIGUEZ ESTEVEZ, A PROFESSOR WHO HAS BEEN STUDYING THIS PROBLEM FOR DECADES.

>> Translator: IT IS A PROBLEM THAT LOOKS SIMPLE FROM THE OUTSIDE BUT LOOKS COMPLICATED ONCE YOU LOOK AT THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: RODRIGUEZ ESTEVEZ SAYS PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE RISKS OF LIVING THERE BUT THEY HAVE MORE PRESSING CONCERNS.

>> Translator: THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT GETTING TO WORK ON TIME, TAKING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL, PENDING THE RENT.

>> Reporter: THE CITY CAN'T LIMIT ON ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION.

IT'S ALSO A MATTER OF ENFORCING EXISTING RULES AND REGULATIONS.

THAT BUILDING THAT COLLAPSED IN APRIL, IT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY.

>> THERE AREN'T A LOT OF REGULATIONS IN MEXICO.

THE PROBLEM IS, NO ONE ENFORCES THEM.

>> Reporter: ACTIVISTS ARE NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT TIJUANA'S ABILITY TO TURN THINGS AROUND ANYTIME SOON.

>> Translator: CLIMATE CHANGE IS IMMINENT.

I AM SURE THESE RAINS ARE GOING TO BE THE LEAST OF OUR WORRIES.

WE NEED TO BE PREPARED.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, THE CRUMBLING CONTINUOUS.

GUSTAVO SOLIS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THERE WAS A NEW VISION FOR ACCESS TO CALIFORNIA'S COMMUNITY COLLEGES BY THE END OF THE DECADE.

THE STATES CHANCELLOR OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES TRAVELED TO THE SOUTH BAY THIS MORNING TO UNVEIL THE LONG-TERM PLAN.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER MZ PEREZ ONCE THEY ARE.

>> Reporter: SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE SUPERINTENDENT AND PRESIDENT DID NOT MINCE WORDS.

>> OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS, 70% OF STUDENTS WHO ENROLLED AT A CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DID NOT FINISH THE GOAL THEY SET FOR THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: DR. MARK SANCHEZ SAYS THE STATISTICS IS EVEN MORE DISCOURAGING FOR LATINO, BLACK, AND FILIPINO MALE STUDENTS.

>> NOT ONLY GETTING THEM HERE, IT IS HOW WE SERVE THEM WHEN THEY GET HERE TO ENSURE THAT THEY GET THROUGH TO COMPLETION FOR WHATEVER GOAL THEY SET FOR THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH THIS NEWS COMES DURING THE VISION 2030 GATHERING OF EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS, PROFESSORS, AND THE STATE CHANCELLOR 40 CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES HERSELF.

THEY WANT EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR STUDENTS FROM MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.

>> ENGLISH IS NOT MY FIRST LANGUAGE.

>> Reporter: PROCESS OF WHAT IS ONE OF THE STUDENTS.

HE EMIGRATED FROM LEBANON.

HE HAS LEARNED ENGLISH AND IS WORKING ON HIS EDUCATION TO BECOME A PSYCHOLOGIST SOMEDAY.

>> THE COUNSELOR SUGGESTED TO ME TAKING CREDIT CLASSES ASIDE FROM THE GED CLASSES.

THAT REALLY HELPED MOVE MY TRANSITION INTO THE COLLEGE LIFE.

>> Reporter: JOSEPH: ENROLLMENT CLASSES, WHICH THE STATE CHANCELLOR WANTS TO START EVEN EARLIER FOR EVERY NINTH GRADE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.

>> WILL ENROLLMENT WITH EQUITY, WHICH MEANS WE MUST HAVE DEFAULT SYSTEMS THAT EVERY NINTH GRADER IS IN A COLLEGE CLASS, EVEN IF IT IS A ONE CREDIT COLLEGE CLASS.

>> Reporter: DUAL ENROLLMENT IS AN APPOINTED PART OF VISION 2030.

THE MASTER PLAN TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SUPPORT, AND THE SUCCESS FOR 1.8 MILLION COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

THAT NUMBER IS DOWN BY ABOUT 300,000 STUDENTS SINCE THE COVID-19 SHUT DOWN.

ON THE SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE CAMPUS TODAY, THERE ARE STUDENTS REGISTERING AND FILING FOR FINANCIAL AID.

CLASSES START HERE IN A WEEK AND A HALF.

>> PERSONALLY, FROM A LOW INCOME FAMILY, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST OPTIONS YOU CAN TAKE.

I RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE OUT THERE WANTS TO PURSUE AN EDUCATION.

>> YOU COULD USE THIS AS YOU ARE STEPPING STONE AND THEN GET TO WHERE YOU WANT TO BE NEXT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO STRAIGHT TO UNIVERSITY FIRST.

YOU KNOW, BE OVERWHELMED AS A 17-YEAR-OLD WITH ALL THESE DEBTS AND LOANS.

>> Reporter: THOSE ARE NOT MINCE TOWARDS EITHER.

AND G PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FINDING CHILDCARE CONTINUES TO BE A STRUGGLE FOR MANY PARENTS BE THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS HOPING TO EASE THAT BURDEN.

THE CITY IS LOOKING INTO ADDING CHILDCARE AT THE PARKS AND RECREATION CENTERS UNDER "REPROVED MR. HP THE OFFICE OF CHILD AND SUCCESS SINCE THE PANDEMIC FORCED MANY CHILDCARE PROVIDERS TO SHUT DOWN, LEAVING A DRASTIC SHORTAGE.

THEY ARE SERVING MORE THAN 30 ROCK CENTERS TO IDENTIFY LOCATIONS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO INCLUDE LICENSED CHILDCARE.

THE GOAL IS TO BEGIN OFFERING THOSE SERVICES IN THE FALL.

>> WHEN YOU FINALLY SIT DOWN AND SPEAK TO OTHER PARENTS, IT IS LAUGHABLE ON HOW MUCH WE ACTUALLY ARE STRUGGLING.

THERE ARE PARENTS OUT THERE THAT NEED SOMETHING RIGHT NOW, NOT A YEAR FROM NOW, TWO YEARS FROM NOW.

I THINK IT IS A GOOD INITIATIVE.

I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

IT WOULD BE GREAT.

MY SECOND QUESTION WOULD BE, WHAT ARE THE COSTS?

>> FAMILIES CAN PAY AN AVERAGE OF $12,000.00 TO $19,000 RESENTS FOR LICENSED CHILDCARE.

THE OFFICE OF CHILD AND YOUTH SUCCESSES COST SUBSIDIES FOR PROGRAMS AT CITY REC CENTERS WILL LIKELY BE DETERMINED ON THE LOCATION AND NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.

>>> LIFE IS EXPENSIVE RIGHT NOW AS INFLATION BACKS OFF DECADES HIGH PEAKS AND INTEREST RATES DRIVE UP THE PRICE OF LOANS.

THAT HAS TAKEN A TOLL ON CREDIT CARD BALANCES AND RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.

WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS.

>> Reporter: TWO NEW REPORTS?

THE TOTAL OF NEARLY 2 YEARS OF ELEVATED FACIAL AND HOUSEHOLD.

THE FEDERAL RESERVE OF NEW YORK SAYS AMERICANS CREDIT CARD THAT PASSED THE $1 TRILLION MARK FOR THE FIRST TIME DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.

OVERALL HOUSEHOLD THAT, WHICH INCLUDES MORTGAGES, AUTO LOANS AND STUDENT LOANS HAVE CLIMBED $2.9 TRILLION SINCE THE END OF 2019, BEFORE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

HIGHER INTEREST RATES, THE FEDERAL RESERVE KEY TOOL TO CURB INFLATION WILL MAKE IT HARDER TO PAY DEBTS DOWN.

>> WHEN INTEREST RATES RISE, THE DEBT THAT PEOPLE HOLD GETS MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE AND THAT IS PLAYING A ROLE, ALONG WITH INFLATION AND A FEW OTHER THINGS.

>> Reporter: A SECOND REPORT FROM BANK OF AMERICA FOUND A SURGE IN THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS MAKING EMERGENCY WITHDRAWALS FROM THEIR 401(K) ACCOUNTS.

ANOTHER SIGN HUSTLES ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP.

HOUSEHOLDS TO HAVE A STRONG LABOR MARKET AND EASING INFLATION IN THEIR FAVOR BUT NO .

MIKE SCHULTZ, CHIEF CREDIT ANALYST FOR LENDING TREE SAYS IF CONSUMERS CAN, THEY SHOULD MAKE THAT PAYMENT A PRIORITY TO PROTECT FINANCES FOR THE FUTURE.

>> WHEN YOU ARE IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT, THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS KNOCK DOWN THE DEBT THAT YOU HAVE AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

IT'S A LOT EASIER SAID THAN DONE WHEN LIFE IS SO EXPENSIVE IN 2023.

IT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT THING TO DO.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, I'M KARIN CAIFA.

>>> TODAY MARKS 100 DAYS SINCE HOLLYWOOD WRITERS WENT ON STRIKE.

ON FRIDAY, WRITERS AND STUDIOS FAILED TO REACH AN AGREEMENT TO RESUME NEGOTIATIONS.

MEANWHILE, STUDIOS ARE GEARING UP FOR THE FALL SEASON.

STUDIOS SAY WHILE RATINGS AND REVENUE MAY SLUMP WITH THE LACK OF NEW AND RETURNING SERIES, THEY ARE SAVING MONEY IN THE SHORT TERM WITH MOST OF PRODUCTION ON HOLD.

>>> SCIENTISTS SAY SEVERE WEATHER THE NATION HAS ENDURED IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS IS COSTING THE U.S. TO GERMANY.

SO FAR THIS YEAR, THE U.S. HAS HAD 15 WEATHER DISASTERS THAT HAVE RESULTED IN MORE THAN $1 BILLION WORTH OF DAMAGE TO ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION, THAT IS THE MOST BILLION-DOLLAR DISASTERS IN A SINGLE YEAR.

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE COST OF WEATHER-RELATED DAMAGE BETWEEN 2016 AND 2022 TOTALED OVER $1 TRILLION.

>>> LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE WEATHER HEADLINES.

HUMIDITY CONTINUES TO STAY ELEVATED.

WE WILL KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM INTO THE FORECAST.

MEANWHILE, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT AND ONE CONDITIONS AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

>>> TONIGHT FORECAST BRINGS US INTO 69 IN OCEANSIDE.

SAN DIEGO DROPS INTO THE UPPER 60s.

BORREGO SPRINGS NOT DROPPING BELOW 75.

MOUNT LAGUNA, WHEN I TEMPERATURES INTO THE UPPER 50s.

WHAT IS A SET UP LIKE FOR THE DAY TOMORROW?

MOSTLY PLEASANT CONDITIONS.

WE WILL BE TRACKING A FEW OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN, ESPECIALLY FURTHER IN LAND AND THROUGHOUT THE MOUNTAINS AS WE HEAD INTO THURSDAY.

LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES FOR THE DAY TOMORROW, OCEANSIDE UP TO 77.

SAN DIEGO, 75 DEGREES.

MOUNT LAGUNA, 60.

BORREGO SPRINGS IS SEEING TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID-90s FOR OUR THURSDAY.

FRIDAY, THE HEAT STARTS TO KICK BACK UP.

COULD STILL SEE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS A BIT FURTHER TO OUR NORTH.

OTHERWISE, WE KEEP A DRY PATTERN AS WE HEAD TOWARD TO THE END OF THE WEEK.

YOUR FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK ALONG THE COAST BRINGS MORE CLOUDS.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY FRIDAY, HUMIDITY STICKS AROUND.

TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND WE WILL SEE MORE SUNSHINE EARLY INTO THE WEEK.

YOUR FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK, INLAND, TEMPERATURES STAY WARM IT.

LOTS OF TIMIDITY STICKING AROUND FOR THURSDAY AND WE SEE THE SUNSHINE ON FRIDAY AS TEMPERATURES START TO WARM UP HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

LOW TO MID 80s BY THE TIME WE GET INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WE TAKE YOU INTO THE MOUNTAINS.

TEMPERATURES ARE STAYING IN THE LOWER 60s.

A BIT OF A BREEZE KICKED IN BY LATER ON THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

FRIDAY, THE 60s AS WELL.

TEMPERATURES CLIMB AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AND THE START OF NEXT WEEK.

LOOKING AT WHAT WE CAN EXPECT IN THE DESERTS, WE'VE HAD A BREAK FROM THE TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT.

THAT WILL CONTINUE AS WE HEAD INTO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

NOTICE TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS MOVING BACK IN FOR NEXT WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M REAL ESCALADES.

>>> THE NATION'S FIRST EVER ELECTRIC TUGBOAT AND CHARGING STATION COMING TO SAN DIEGO'S WATERFRONT THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO AND CROWLEY ENGINEERS BROKE GROUND ON A CHARGING STATION IN RIO LOGAN TO THE CHARGING STATION WILL PROVIDE CLEAN ENERGY FOR THE TUGBOAT CALLED THE.

IT IS FINE TO OPERATE DURING OFF-PEAK HOURS FROM THE COMMUNITIES ENERGY GRID.

>> THIS IS A WIN FOR THE PORT AND ITS BUSINESSES AND OUR ECONOMY, A WIN FOR OUR PORTSIDE COMMUNITIES, BETTER AIR QUALITY, AND A WIN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> THE STATION ALSO INCLUDES A SOLAR POWER ARRAY TO SUPPORT RENEWABLE ENERGY USE.

THE TECHNOLOGY IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT OTHER ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE OPERATIONS IF NEEDED TO.

>>> AFTER SIGNIFICANT DECLINES IN ROUTINE VACCINATIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC, GLOBAL HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY IMMUNIZATION NUMBERS ARE ITCHING BACK UP.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE STILL MILLIONS OF CHILDREN MISSING OUT ON VACCINES THAT COULD SAVE THEIR LIVES.

MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON WHY ROUTINE VACCINES ARE CRITICAL.

>> Reporter: IT IS A WAY TO PROTECT YOUR HEALTH AND TO GUARD AGAINST AND OTHERS SICK.

>> IMMUNIZATIONS PROTECT AGAINST SEVERE DISEASE AND ILLNESS.

>> Reporter: CLEVELAND CLINIC CENTS FOR ADULTS, ROUTINE VACCINATIONS INCLUDE A TETANUS SHOT, SHINGLES VACCINES FOR THOSE OVER 50, OR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED.

THE CDC RECOMMENDS TWO DOSES SEPARATED BY 2 TO 6 MONTHS.

A VACCINE PROTECTING AGAINST PNEUMONIA, ALONG WITH AN ANNUAL FALL FLU SHOT.

SHE SAYS TO ALSO MAKE SURE YOU ARE UP TO DATE ON YOUR COVID-19 VACCINATIONS.

>> ANYONE CALLED THE RSV VACCINE, WHICH IS RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS.

AND, IT IS FOR ADULTS AGES 60 YEARS AND OLDER.

>> Reporter: FOR CHILDREN, ROUTINE VACCINATIONS ALSO INCLUDE TETANUS, PNEUMONIA, FLU AND BEING UP-TO-DATE ON COVID- 19 BOOSTERS.

SHE SAYS MENTOR COCKLE VACCINES AND THE VACCINE TO PROTECT AGAINST THE HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS SHOULD ALSO BE GIVEN.

>> CHILDREN HAVE A VERY STRONG IMMUNE RESPONSE.

THE YOUNGER THEY ARE, THE MORE THEY CAN DEVELOP A HEALTHY IMMUNE RESPONSE.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE ALSO SIMPLE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO STAY HEALTHY BEYOND VACCINES.

>> PROPER HANDWASHING TECHNIQUES MISTAKEN HOME WHEN YOU ARE SICK.

ALSO, DON'T FORGET TO WEAR MASKS IF YOU ARE AROUND CROWDED AREAS AND YOU ARE NOT FEELING WELL.

>> Reporter: FOR HALF HEALTH THE MINUTE, I MET TOGETHER.

>>> ON THE NEWSHOUR, PRESIDENT BIDEN ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER LIMITING AMERICAN INVESTMENTS IN THE CHINESE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR, FURTHER STRAINING RELATIONS.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER KPBS EVENING EDITION.

>>> RIGHT NOW, WE WANT TO GET BACK TO THE BREAKING NEWS IN RAMONA, WHERE A BRUSHFIRE IS PROMPTING EVACUATIONS.

AND, KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE JOINS US WITH AN UPDATE.

JACOB.

>> Reporter: THE LATEST IS STILL THE SAME.

184 ACRES OF FIRE HERE IN RAMONA, THE BUNNY FIRE APPEARED AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, THESE FIREFIGHTERS ARE OUT HERE FIGHTING THE BLAZE BY GROUND AND AIR.

BROKE OUT NEAR BARNETT RANCH COUNTY PRESERVE.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THE SPREAD HAS BEEN HALTED.

FIREFIGHTERS, JUST ONE FIREFIGHTER HAS BEEN INJURED BUT NO STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN DAMAGED.

NOW SOME ROADS ARE STARTING TO BE OPEN NEAR THE FIRE.

11,000 PEOPLE RECEIVED EVACUATION NOTICES EARLIER AND ALL ARE BEING SENT TO A LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOL IN ORDER TO TO FIND A LOCAL EVACUATION POINT.

REPORTING LIFE IN RAMONA, JACOB AERE, KPBS EVENING EDITION.

>>> THANK YOU SUMMIT, JACOB FOR THAT REPORT.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE UPDATES FOR YOU ON THE FIRE.

YOU CAN FIND THAT ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG .

THAT IS ALSO CLEAR YOU WILL FIND THE REST OF THE STORIES THAT YOU SAW TONIGHT.

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