>>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M IN FOR MAYA.

SAN DIEGO PRIDE WEEKEND KICKS OFF TONIGHT WITH THE SPIRIT OF STONEWALL RALLY.

TOMORROW MORE THAN 250,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO LINE THE STREETS OF HILLCREST FOR THE PRIDE PARADE.

IT STARTS AT 10:00 A.M.

IF YOU ATTEND THIS WEEKEND'S EVENTS, YOU MAY NOTICE MORE SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICERS ON PATROL.

PRIDE ORGANIZERS SAY THEY ARE ALSO ADDING EXTRA SECURITY TO BOOST CROWD MONITORING AND THEY ARE ONLY ALLOWING CLEAR BAGS INTO THE FESTIVAL IN BALBOA PARK ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

ORGANIZERS SAY IT'S ALL ABOUT SAFETY.

>> WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND THE COUNTRY, THERE IS AN INCREASE IN HATE CRIMES AGAINST ALL SORTS OF MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, SPECIFICALLY LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES, IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO US TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY IS AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.

>> THE NONPROFIT TRACKED MORE THAN 900 INCIDENTS AGAINST THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY BETWEEN MAY 2024 AND MAY 2025.

MORE THAN HALF THE INCIDENTS WERE AGAINST TRANS AND GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE.

>>> THE MEXICAN CONSULATE IN SAN DIEGO IS LAUNCHING A NEW PROGRAM OFFERING LEGAL SERVICES TO LGBTQ+ MEXICANS.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW SAYS IT'S FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL.

>> Reporter: THE PROGRAM OFFERS LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN CASES OF DISCRIMINATION, LABOR VIOLATIONS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND MORE.

ALICIA, THE CONSUL GENERAL OF MEXICO AND SAN DIEGO, SAYS LGBTQ+ VICTIMS OF CRIMES OFTEN NEED SPECIALIZED ASSISTANCE AND THEY MAY NOT FEEL SAFE GOING DIRECTLY TO THE POLICE OR U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ON THEIR OWN.

ESPECIALLY NOW, AMID I.C.E.

RAIDS AT COURT HOUSES.

>> THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO GIVE THAT SPACE HERE AT THE CONSULATE SO THAT THE CONSULATE CAN GO WITH THEM STEP BY STEP SO THAT THOSE CASES CAN BE SEEN AND CAN BE SOLVED.

>> Reporter: THE PROGRAM IS LAUNCHING ON THE EVE OF PRIDE WEEKEND WHICH KICKS OFF IN HILLCREST FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE SPIRIT OF STONEWALL RALLY.

HE IS AN ATTORNEY WITH THE BORN BUTTERFLIES PROJECT WHICH SUPPORTS ASYLUM SEEKERS.

HE SAYS MANY IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES ARE LIVING IN FEAR.

>> IT'S ALSO A DIFFICULT TIME TO BE A MEMBER OF TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY, LGBTQ COMMUNITY, SO WHEN YOU HAVE AN IMMIGRANT WHO IS ALSO LGBTQ, THEY'RE STANDING AT THE CROSS HAIRS OF BEING TARGETED.

>> Reporter: MEXICAN NATIONALS ARE ACCESS THE SERVICES BY VISITING THE CONSULATE ON INDIA STREET IN LITTLE ITALY, ON BY CALLING.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MOVED TO END THE SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFE LINE SPECIALIZED SERVICE FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH.

COMING UP, HOW CALIFORNIA IS STEPPING IN TO HELP.

>>> THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CONTINUES TO DOWNSIDE UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

THE AGENCY ANNOUNCED TODAY IT WILL ELIMINATE ABOUT 500 POSITIONS IN ITS OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

THE EPA HAS LOST ABOUT 3,700 STAFFERS SINCE PRESIDENT TRUMP TOOK OFFICE.

DESPITE THE STAFF CUTS, THE AGENCY SAYS IT PLANS TO CREATE A NEW OFFICE OF APPLIED SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS TO ALLOW THE EPA TO PRIORITIZE RESEARCH AND SCIENCE MORE THAN EVER BEFORE.

>>> THE REPUBLICAN-LED HOUSE CLEARED LEGISLATION THAT TAKES BACK ABOUT $9 BILLION FROM THE FEDERAL BUDGET INCLUDING FUNDS FOR FOREIGN AID AND PUBLIC MEDIA.

KAREN REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON.

>> Reporter: HOUSE REPUBLICANS SIGNS OFF ON BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CUTS BY DOGE, HANDING THE PRESIDENT ANOTHER LEGISLATIVE WIN.

>> WE CLAWED BACK $9 BILLION IN TAXPAYER FUNDS AND WASTEFUL SPENDING, FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE.

>> Reporter: IT WAS PASSED UNDER AN OBJECT CURE AND RARELY USED LAW AND THEY CANCELED $9 BILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY CONGRESS.

$1.1 BILLION WILL BE STRIPPED FROM THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING WHICH HELPS FUND NPR AND PBS AND ABOUT $8 BILLION WILL BE TAKEN FROM FOREIGN AID PROGRAMS.

THE INTERNATIONAL FOR U.S. O'USAID WAS ONE OF THE FIRST STARTED BY DOGE WITH STAFFING DECIMATING FOOD SET TO EXPIRE THIS MONTH AND WILL BE DESTROYED AT TAXPAYER EXPENSE.

>> IT TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE.

A LOT OF WORKERS AND A LOT OF CONTRACTS TO MOVE THIS FOOD AROUND THE WORLD.

ALL THE PEOPLE WERE LAID OFF.

ALL THE U.S. AID PROGRAMS WERE SUSPENDED.

>> Reporter: DEMOCRATS CHASTISING REPUBLICAN WHO'S HAVE SUPPORTED THE CUTS.

>> IT WILL MAKE US LESS SAFE.

IT WILL TAKE FUNDING AWAY FROM PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOR OUR KIDS WHEN THEY'RE ALREADY HAVING AN ALL-OUT ASSAULT ON EDUCATION.

>> Reporter: THE HOUSE SPEAKER HINTED AT CUTS DESCRIBING IT AS AN ONGOING QUEST.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> AS WE JUST HEARD, CONGRESS HAS ELIMINATED FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC MEDIA.

HERE TO DISCUSS WHAT THAT MEANS FOR KPBS IS GENERAL MANAGER DEANA MACKIE.

WELCOME.

LET'S GET RIGHT INTO THE NUMBERS.

HOW MUCH OF KPBS'S BUDGET CAME FROM FEDERAL FUNDING?

>> WELL, IT'S A LARGE NUMBER.

$4.3 MILLION WHICH REPRESENTS 12% OF OUR BUDGET.

AND WE USED THAT MONEY TO PAY OUR DUES FOR PBS AND NPR PROGRAMMING.

SO IT IS A TRUE CONCERN BECAUSE IT'S ANTICIPATED THAT 100 STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL GO UNDER AS A RESULT OF THIS CUT, WHICH MEANS MORE PRESSURE ON LARGER STATIONS LIKE KPBS TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE FOR THIS NATIONAL CONTENT.

>> SO THERE'S THE DIFFERENCE THAT HAS TO BE MADE.

LOCALLY, ARE THERE ANY PROGRAMS THAT YOU ANTICIPATE KPBS WILL HAVE TO CUT?

>> NO.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PLANS TO MAKE CUTS.

AT LEAST IN THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.

FISCAL YEAR '26 WHICH JUST STARTED THIS MONTH.

HOWEVER, DOWN THE LINE, WE DON'T ANTICIPATE IT BUT WE ARE DOING OUTREACH TO OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MAKE UP THAT $3.4 MILLION.

>> WHAT KIND OF RESPONSE HAVE YOU RECEIVED SO FAR?

>> GREAT.

AN AMAZING RESPONSE.

SINCE JANUARY WHEN WE STARTED OUR MESSAGING ABOUT BEING AN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICE, WE'VE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE CALL, SEND EMAILS, STOP ME AT EVENTS AND STORES JUST TO SAY THANK YOU.

THANK KPBS FOR THE LOCAL NEWS SERVICE, FOR OUR CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING, OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS.

WE ARE BELOVED BY OUR AUDIENCE AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT, AND WE ARE SEEING PEOPLE RESPONDING WITH SUPPORT NOW AS WELL.

>> SO YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT REACHING OUT NEXT.

YOU TALKED ABOUT PEOPLE COMING UP TO YOU AND EXPRESSING GRATITUDE FOR ALL THAT KPBS DOES FOR THE COMMUNITY IN ADDITION TO ITS PROGRAMMING.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

BEYOND WHAT YOU DESCRIBED?

>> SO WE HAVE JUST LAUNCHED TODAY A CAMPAIGN.

IT HAPPENS TO BE OUR 65th BIRTHDAY AND WE'RE BASICALLY SAYING TO THE COMMUNITY, FOR 65 YEARS, WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR YOU AND WE EXPECT TO BE HERE FOR 65 MORE BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP.

WE ARE USING ALL OF OUR PLATFORMS TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THEY CAN GO TO KPBS.ORG AND THEY CAN DONATE.

THEY CAN HELP MAKE UP THE $4.3 MILLION.

IT ISN'T FOR ONE YEAR.

IT'S FOR THE FUTURE.

IT'S FOREVER.

WE HAVE TO DO THE BEST WE CAN TO BE GREAT STEWARDS OF THE SUPPORT BUT WE ALSO NEED THE COMMUNITY TO COME FORWARD FOR US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>>> I'M JOHN YANG.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, INSIDE THE MAGA DEBATE.

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

>>> A FORMER IMPERIAL COUNTY OFFICIAL HAS FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

KPBS IMPERIAL VALLEY REPORTER COURTY SUZUKI SAYS SHE IS SUING FOR SEXUAL HARASS MANY OVER SEVERAL YEARS.

>> Reporter: SHE FILED THE LAWSUIT LAST MONTH IN IMPERIAL COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT.

ACOSTA ALLEGES HE MADE UNWANTED SEXUAL COMMENTS DATING BACK TO 2022.

HE CLAIM SHE CLAIMS HE SPREAD FALSE RUMORS.

ESCOBAR DID NOT RESPOND TO OUR REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS THE COUNTY WILL TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS INCLUDING MANDATORY STAFF TRAININGS.

>> WHETHER WE WERE AWARE OF IT OR NOT, WE WANT TO STOP AND SAY IT'S WRONG.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT HAS NO PLACE IN OUR COUNTY.

>> Reporter: HAWK SAID HE COULDN'T COMMENT ON THE DETAILS OF THE LAWSUIT.

HE DID NOT SAY WHETHER ESCOBAR WOULD FACE DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

THE BOARD VOTED TO FIRE HER EARLIER THIS YEAR WITHOUT PROVIDING A REASON.

ACOSTA CLAIMS THE COUNTY FIRED HER AFTER SHE REPORTED THE ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> IMAGINE GROWING UP IN THE U.S., GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL, STARTING A CAREER, HAVING A FAMILY, ONLY TO LEARN THAT YOU'RE NOT AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.

KPBS REPORTER SAYS THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN BORN IN OTHER COUNTRIES AND ADOPTED BY AMERICAN PARENTS IN THE '60s, '70s, AND '80.

>> Reporter: SHIRLEY WAS ADOPTED FROM SOUTH KOREA IN 1966.

AND RAISED IN TEXAS.

YOU CAN STILL HEAR IT WHEN SHE TALKS.

>> I GREW UP IN A BLACK HOUSEHOLD, WENT TO WHITE PRIVATE SCHOOLS, WENT TO BLACK CHURCHES WITH MY PARENTS, WENT TO WHITE CHURCHES WITH MY FRIENDS I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH.

>> Reporter: CHUNG ASSUMED SHE WAS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN MOST OF HER LIFE.

UNTIL SHE MISPLACED HER SOCIAL SECURITY CARD ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO AND TRIED TO GET A NEW ONE.

SHE WAS 57 AT THE TIME.

>> SO WHEN I WENT TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE, THAT'S WHEN THEY TOLD ME, WE CAN'T GIVE YOU YOUR CARD.

YOU NEED TO PROVE YOUR STATUS IN THIS COUNTRY.

IS WHAT THEY SAID.

SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANT.

>> Reporter: IT MEANT THAT SHE WASN'T ACTUALLY A U.S. CITIZEN.

>> I THINK I WAS MORE HURT THAN ANYTHING, BECAUSE IT STARTED TRIGGERING ALL THOSE FEELINGS OF, YOU DON'T BELONG.

YOU'RE NOT WHITE ENOUGH, YOU'RE NOT BLACK ENOUGH, YOU'RE NOT KOREAN ENOUGH, NOW YOU'RE NOT AMERICAN ENOUGH.

NOW YOUR FUTURE IS NO LONGER SECURE.

>> Reporter: CHUNG IS JUST ONE OF BETWEEN 30 AND 70,000.

>>> AFFORDABLE CARE ACT INSURANCE ARE PROPOSING THE SEEN THEEST PREMIUM INCREASES SINCE 2018.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH GROUP KFF.

IT LOOKED AT 105 ACA INSURERS IN 19 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

KFF FOUND INSURERS ARE ASKING FOR A TYPICAL RATE INCREASE OF 15% AND MORE THAN A QUARTER ARE PROPOSING HIKES OF AT LEAST 20%.

THE EXPIRATION OF ACA PREMIUM SUBSIDIES AND RISING HEALTH CARE COSTS ARE AMONG THE REASONS FOR THE INCREASES.

>>> GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SAYS CALIFORNIA WILL KEEP A CRITICAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LINE OPEN FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH EVEN AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PULLS FUNDING.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DeMARCO EXPLAINS WHAT IS AT STAKE.

>> Reporter: THE STATE WILL PARTNER WITH THE TREVOR PROJECT TO MAINTAIN ITS SPECIALIZED OPTION ON THE NATIONAL 988 CRISIS LINE.

THE THE SERVICE WAS SET TO SHUT DOWN THIS WEEK AFTER LOSING FEDERAL FUNDING UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

THE HOTLINE HANDLED MORE THAN 230,000 CRISIS CONTACTS THIS YEAR ALONE.

ACCORDING TO THE TREVOR PROJECT, NEARLY 40% OF LGBTQ YOUTH SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED SUICIDE IN THE PAST YEAR.

BUT THOSE WHO HAD ACCESS TO AFFIRMING SERVICES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS LIKELY TO ATTEMPT IT.

>> THE YOUTH IN THIS COUNTRY ACTUALLY HAVE REALLY TAKEN IT HARD WITH ALL OF THE THINGS HAPPENING IN THE CURRENT POLITICAL CLIMATE.

>> Reporter: LOCAL PERFORMER AND FORMER CRISIS COUNSELLOR FOR THE TREVOR PROJECT, JUSTIN RENAISSANCE, REMEMBERS ANSWERING CALLS THE NIGHT TRUMP WAS ELECTED IN 2016.

>> WE HAD THE MOST SUICIDE CALLS IN ONE NIGHT.

I WAS AT THE CALL CENTER THAT NIGHT AND IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE UNCERTAINTY OF WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AND WHAT RIGHTS WOULD BE TAKEN AWAY.

SO THE CRISIS LINE IS SO IMPORTANT FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THEIR SAFETY.

>> Reporter: IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, ABOUT ONE IN SIX TEENS IDENTIFIES AS LGBTQ AND THEY'RE THREE TIME MORE LIKELY THAN THEIR STRAIGHT PEERS TO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE.

LOCAL SERVICES EXIST BUT THEY'RE OVERWHELMED.

EXPERTS SAY THE REGION NEEDS 18,500 MORE MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS BY 2027.

AND BARRIERS LIKE STIGMA AND FUNDING GAPS STILL BLOCK ACCESS.

LAWMAKERS HAVE URGED HUMAN AND HEALTH SERVICES SECRETARY ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. TO REVERSE THE NATIONAL SHUTDOWN.

SO FAR, THE THE AGENCY HASN'T RESPONDED.

HEIDI DeMARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> NEW RESEARCH SHOWS DENIALS FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS BY PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES SHOT UP 25% BETWEEN 2016 AND 2023.

A DATA COMPANY COMPILED MORE THAN 4 BILLION CLAIMS ON BEHALF OF THE "NEW YORK TIMES."

THE FINDINGS DO NOT SAY WHAT HAPPENED AFTER DENIALS, BUT INSURANCE INDUSTRY OFFICIALS SAID SOME PRESCRIPTIONS WERE EVENTUALLY APPROVED.

SOME EXPERTS SAY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO CLAIM DENIALS.

SEVERAL HEALTH INSURERS INCLUDING UNITED HEALTH CARE, AETNA AND ANTHEM DECLINED TO COMMENT.

>>> IT'S THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN CHILDREN ARE OUTSIDE A LOT.

WHETHER THEY'RE ATTENDING SPORTS CAMPS, SUMMER PRACTICES OR JUST PLAYING OUTDOORS, THE RISING TEMPERATURES CAN PUT THEM AT RISK.

MANDY HAS TIPS TO HELP KEEP KIDS SAFE FROM HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES.

>> Reporter: AS THE TEMPERATURES RISE, SO DOES THE RISK OF GETTING REALLY SICK FROM THE HOT SUN.

>> IT'S HARD FOR YOUR BODY TO ACTUALLY SWEAT OUT THAT HEAT AND TO GET RID OF IT.

SO YOU'RE AT MUCH HIGHER RISK OF HEAT-RELATED PROBLEMS.

>> Reporter: THE DOCTOR WITH THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE OF ATLANTA SAYS THIS TIME OF YEAR, IT'S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO KEEP KIDS HYDRATED BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER ACTIVITIES.

SHE SAYS IF THEY'RE OUTSIDE FOR UNDER AN HOUR, MAKE SURE THEY'RE DRINKING PLENTY OF WATER.

IF THEY'RE SPENDING MORE THAN 60 MINUTES OUTDOORS, SHE SUGGESTS SUPPLEMENTING GO WITH A SPORTS DRINK.

>> ALSO, BE MINDFUL OF WHAT TIME OF DAY WE'RE DOING ACTIVITIES.

DOING THINGS EARLY IN THE MORNING, AT NIGHT, SHADY BREAKS ARE IMPORTANT FOR MONITORING LONG TERM.

>> Reporter: IF YOUR CHILD IS AN ATHLETE, SHE SAID TO GRADUALLY INTRODUCE HEAT BEFORE OUTDOOR PRACTICE TO ALLOW THE BODY TO ACCLIMATE TO IT AND BE MINDFUL OF EQUIPMENT AND CLOTHING THAT THEY'RE WEARING.

>> NOT OVERDRESSING, LIGHT LAYERS, LIGHT COLORS, THINGS LIKE THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

>> Reporter: KNOWING SIGNS OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES IS ALSO IMPORTANT.

THE MOST SEVERE SICKNESS FROM THE SUN IS HEAT STROKE.

SYMPTOMS INCLUDE CONFUSION, IRRATIONAL BEHAVIOR, DROWSINESS, NAUSEA, VOMITING, AND A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 104 DEGREES AND ABOVE.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE.

>>> THE DOCTOR SAYS HYDRATING AND TAKING BREAKS FROM THE HEAT IS VERY IMPORTANT.

SHE ALSO RECOMMENDS GETTING OUT OF THE SUN DURING THOSE BREAKS, EITHER INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE FOR OR A SHADY AREA.

>>> WELL, THE MARINE LAYER THAT CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE CAUSING LOW CLOUDS AND FOG IN A LOT OF OUR VALLEYS AND COASTAL AREAS DAILY, NIGHT AND FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, SO JUST EXPECT THAT TO CONTINUE.

I MENTIONED WE HAVE THE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT A LOT OF US DEALT WITH THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON THIS FRIDAY.

THAT IS GOING TO SIGNIFICANTLY LESSEN.

WE CAN'T COMPLETELY RULE OUT THE SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM, ESPECIALLY INTO OUR DESERT REGIONS.

BUT IT WILL BE A DRIER WEEKEND AHEAD OVERALL.

TEMPERATURE WISE, WE'RE WARMER THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AND THEN WE SEE THE TEMPERATURES FALL AND BACK TO RIGHT IN THE BALLPARK OF OUR AVERAGES.

LET'S TALK ABOUT TONIGHT FIRST OF ALL.

THERE ARE THE CLOUDS IN OUR COASTAL REGIONS TOWARD THE VALLEYS.

MID 60s ACROSS THE BOARD FOR A LOT OF US.

OF COURSE, WARMER IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO TOMORROW, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT TO EXPECT HERE.

77 IN OCEANSIDE.

74 IN SAN DIEGO.

CONTINUING WITH SOME OF THE CLOUDS, ESPECIALLY THOSE LOW CLOUDS FIRST THING IN THE MORNING LIKE I MENTIONED.

WE'RE IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

NOTHING NEW THERE.

WE'RE AT 70 AT MT.

LAGOON.

A I MENTIONED THE RAIN.

GIVE YOU AN IDEA THAT A LOT OF ACTION IS NORTH AND EAST OF US.

BUT AS WE PLAY THIS OUT, WE WILL SEE MAYBE A SHOWER OR TWO POP UP DURING THE DAY.

ESPECIALLY MAYBE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

OVERALL, EXPECT THINGS TO BE MOSTLY DRY BUT JUST DON'T BE SURPRISED IF YOU DO SEE A SHOWER OR A THUNDERSTORM, LIKE I SAID, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE DESERT REGIONS.

TAKING A LOOK AT OUR FIVE-DAY OUTLOOKS, WE'LL START ON THE COAST.

THE TEMPERATURES, 77 FOR YOUR SATURDAY.

THEN WE DO SEE THING DECREASE BY A FEW DEGREES AS WE HEAD INTO THE WORKWEEK.

75 ON OUR MONDAY.

WE WARM RIGHT BACK UP.

A LITTLE BIT OF A ROLLER COASTER.

WHEN IT IS JUST TWO, THREE DEGREES DIFFERENCE, WE'RE NOT NOTICING TOO MUCH HERE.

WE'RE IN THE LOW 80s INLAND.

THEN DOWN TO 80 ON MONDAY.

OUR FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK, WE'RE IN THE 60s AND THE 70s DEPENDING ON THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

AND THEN WE STAY IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS IN OUR DESERT REGIONS.

TEMPERATURES DROPPING FROM THE 105 CLOSER TO 102 BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> HAVE YOU LISTENED TO THE FINEST?

THE PODCAST CAPTURES THE PEOPLE, ART AND MOVEMENT REDEFINING OUR CULTURAL IDENTITY.

NEW EPISODES COME OUT ON THURSDAYS.

YOU CAN LISTEN NOW AT KPBS.ORG/THE FINEST OR WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.

>>> SPIRITS ARE STILL HIGH FOR WUTHERING HEIGHTS, A CLASSIC LOVE STORY WRITTEN IN THE 19th CENTURY.

ITS LEGACY THE HONORED BOTH BY ITS NAME SAKE SONG AND ITS CULT FOLLOWING.

KPBS INTRODUCES US TO A LOCAL GROUP LOOKING TO HAVE THE MOST WUTHERING HEIGHTS DAY EVER.

>> Reporter: THE PACIFIC BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY.

WHILE SEPARATED FAR AND WIDE FROM EMILY BRONTE'S ENGLISH MOORS IN THE 1800s, SOMETHING KEEPS THEM VERY CONNECTED.

>> YOU HAVE A TEMPER -- >> Reporter: THE MUSIC OF KATE BUSH.

>> WE TRY TO COPY HER VIDEOS.

>> I'M AT THE SAN DIEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY.

>> Reporter: CREATIVE AT HEART.

SHE SPEARHEADED THE READS DURING THE PANDEMIC TO BRING A LIBRARY COMMUNITY TOGETHER BY READING CLASSICS OVER ZOOM.

FINISHING EVERY READ WITH A CUPPA.

>> I FEEL LIKE MR. ROGERS PUTTING ON A SWEATER.

WHAT TEA ARE YOU HAVING TODAY?

THEN WE SIT DOWN.

LET'S READ CHAPTER TWO OF WUTHERING HEIGHTS BY EMILY BRONTE.

>> Reporter: A LOVE STORY.

ONE CHAPTER LED TO ANOTHER THAT LED TO A SONG AND DANCE?

>> RIGHT AFTER WE READ WUTHERING HEIGHTS, I THINK IT WAS IN 2021, A FRIEND SENT ME A VIDEO OF PEOPLE WUTHERING.

WHY AS A HAVE YOU NOT DONE THIS?

>> Reporter: IT'S WHAT SHE SET OUT TO DO.

IN 2013 A GROUP IN THE UK EMULATED THE SONG IN WHAT THEY CALLED THE ULTIMATE KATE BUSH EXPERIENCE.

SINCE THEN, WUTHERING EVENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE AROUND THE WORLD.

♪ >> THEY WANT TO HAVE THE WORLD'S LARGEST GATHERING OF KATE BUSHES.

THEY INVITED PEOPLE TO SHOW UP AS KATE BUSH AND THEY CHOSE THIS SONG TO DANCE TO.

>> Reporter: SINCE THE VERY FIRST WUTHERING IN 2021, THE FIRST AND ONLY IN CALIFORNIA, THE PACIFIC BEACH GROUP CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THE DANCE.

ONE RED COSTUME PIECE AT A TIME.

>> WE'RE ALL COMING IN OUR RED DRESSES.

WE'RE ALL KATHIES OR KATES.

>> Reporter: THEY PREPARE FOR THEIR PRACTICE PERFORMANCE.

EVEN THE SAN DIEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY'S MASCOT CAN'T RESIST A GOOD WUTHER.

>> AS THE MUSIC STARTS, WE ALL LIFT OUR HEADS UP AND RAISE OUR ARMS UP.

TOGETHER WE ROLL ON FALLEN GREEN.

THAT'S HOW THE SONG STARTS.

♪ >> Reporter: KATE BUSH'S EERILY HIGH REGISTER IN THE SONG REFLECTS KATHY'S GHOSTLY PRESENCE IN THE BOOK.

>> THE MUSIC IS KIND OF HAUNTING.

IT IS VERY GENTLE.

IT IS DIFFERENT.

WHEN YOU HEAR HER START TO SING, AGAIN, I CAN'T DO HER VOICE.

HER VOICE, SHE GOES THAT HIGH.

IT'S LIKE ♪ >> OUT OF THE WINDY MOORS ♪ >> IT MASS UNEARTHLY QUALITY TO IT WHICH MAKES SENSE FOR ANYONE WHO KNOWS THE BOOK AT ALL.

>> SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT SOUND THAT IT WAS THAT HIGH BECAUSE OF THE SUBJECT MATTER AND THE FACT THAT I'M PLAYING KATHY AND SHE WAS A SPIRIT.

♪ >> A STUDENT OF MINE, KATE BUSH USED INTERPRETIVE APPEARANCE.

DRAMA THAT IS NOT LOST ON OUR SAN DIEGO KATHYS.

♪ WE ROLL AND FALL ♪ >> IT'S THIS WHOLE THING OF EVERYONE COMING TOGETHER, DOING THIS DRAMATIC, ARTISTIC MOVEMENT.

AND IT FEELS BEAUTIFUL.

IT REALLY DOES.

YOU JUST FEEL CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER AND THE MUSIC.

>> I LOVE HEATH CLIFF.

HE'S MY FAVORITE.

>> KATHY IS ACTUALLY A GHOST AND SHE'S THERE TO LOOK AT HEATH CLIFF AND SHE SEES HIM IN THE WINDOW.

AND HE'S LOOKING OUT OVER THE MOORS AND HE'S DREAMING OF HER AND THINKING OF HER.

AND SHE'S DOING A DANCE TO HIM SAYING, LET ME IN YOUR WINDOW.

I'M COLD.

♪ ♪ IT'S ME I'M KATHY ♪ ♪ I'VE COME HOME ♪ ♪ I'M SO COLD ♪ ♪ LET ME IN YOUR WINDOW ♪ >> I GET A LITTLE OVERDRAMATIC SOMETIMES.

THE SONG BUILDS.

AND EVENTUALLY SHE SAYS, FORGIVE ME.

I'M GOING TO DO IT.

IT'S OKAY.

SHE SAYS ♪ YOU KNOW IT'S ME KATHY ♪ AND SHE'S SO PASSIONATE ABOUT IT.

EVERY TIME, I'M TORN BETWEEN, MY HEART IS OUT THERE.

AND I ALSO WANT TO LAUGH BECAUSE IT'S SO FUN.

♪ >> WE DRINK SOME TEA AND WE HAVE THIS.

IF FOLKS WANT TO DANCE AGAIN, IT'S NOT HARD TO TWIST MY ARM AGAIN.

WE'LL DANCE AGAIN.

>>> THE MOST WUTHERING HEIGHTS DAY EVER TAKES PLACE AT 3:00 TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT THE PACIFIC BEACH LIBRARY'S PARK.

>>> AND YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANY.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

AND BY THE CONRAD PRYBS FOUNDATION.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.