>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE 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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>>> A HISTORIC SHOWDOWN BETWEEN PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS JUST ONE HOUR AWAY, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

THE PRESUMPTIVE MAJOR PARTY NOMINEES ARE MEETING FOR THE FIRST DEBATE THIS ELECTION CYCLE, AND KPBS WILL CARRY IT LIVE.

JULIA BENBROOK HAS THE DETAILS FROM ATLANTA, WHERE THE CANDIDATES WILL TAKE THE STAGE.>> THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN OR FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS BEEN ON THE DEBATE STAGE SINCE THEIR CLASHES BACK IN 2020, WHEN TRUMP'S HANDLING OF THE COVID-19 ENDEMIC DOMINATED THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE.

NOW THERE'S A NEW SET OF ISSUES DRIVING THIS RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE, AND BOTH OF THESE CANDIDATES HAVE RECORDS TO DEFEND.

DURING THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE OF 2020.

DONALD TRUMP INTERRUPTED JOE BIDEN MORE THAN 100 TIMES.>> EVERYBODY REMEMBERS THE DISASTROUS FIRST DEBATE, WHERE HE LOST THE CAMPAIGN, BUT THE SECOND DEBATE, HE WAS GOOD, HE WAS MEASURED, HE HAD COMMAND OF THE FACTS.

>> SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH THE CONVERSATION SAY COMES ADVISERS AND ALLIES HAVE TRIED TO STEER HIM AWAY FROM AIRING HIS GRIEVANCES, AND HAVE INSTEAD ENCOURAGED HIM TO FOCUS IN ON KITCHEN TABLE ISSUES, LIKE THE ECONOMY, CRIME, AND INFLATION.

ALL AREAS BIDEN WILL HAVE TO DEFEND HIS RECORD.

TRUMP HAS ALSO ADDED TO HIS RECORD, SINCE THE TWO LAST MET ON THE DEBATE STAGE.>> ROE V. WADE CALMS DOWN, JANUARY 6 HAPPENS, YOU HAVE 80 FELONY INDICTMENTS AND CRIMINAL FELONY CHARGES.

>> BIDEN IS TRYING TO PAINT TRUMP AS UNHINGED, AND UNFIT TO RETURN TO THE OVAL OFFICE.

THEY ARE ALSO HOPING THE RESIDENT CAN HIGHLIGHT DOMESTIC ISSUES THAT HAVE BEGAN CENTERPIECES IN THE CAMPAIGN.

>> ABORTION, DEMOCRACY.

THE LATEST IN POLLS SHOW NO CLEAR LEADER RIGHT NOW.

NATIONWIDE, THE CURRENT AVERAGE STANDS AT 47% SUPPORTING BIDEN, AND 49% SUPPORTING TRUMP.

THE DEBATE IS TAKING PLACE INSIDE CNN STUDIOS.

THERE WILL BE NO STUDIO AUDIENCE.

THE CANDIDATES WILL HAVE A COUPLE MINUTES TO ANSWER QUESTIONS TONIGHT, AND ONE MINUTE FOR RESPONSES AND REBUTTALS.

AT MODERATOR DISCRETION, THERE COULD BE AN ADDITIONAL MINUTE ADDED FOR FOLLOW-UPS OR CLARIFICATIONS.

REPORTING IN ATLANTA, I'M JULIA BRENDA.

ELECTION SEASON CAN BE A STRESSFUL TIME, ESPECIALLY IN PARTICULARLY POLARIZING ONES LIKE THE CURRENT CYCLE.

COMING UP, WE TAKE A LOOK AT A WAY TO REDUCE ELECTION ANXIETY.>> IT HAS BEEN A HOT ONE OUT THERE, HE WANTS HAVE BEEN IN EFFECT FOR THE DESERT LOCATIONS, ENDING THIS EVENING AT EIGHT A CLOCK P.M. WE ARE GOING TO GET A LITTLE RELIEF OVERNIGHT, BACK INTO THE HEAT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WE DROP DOWN TO 79 IN BORREGO SPRINGS, MOUNT LAGUNA, 64, THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD, AROUND 16 TO FOR YOUR LATE-NIGHT LOW IN EL CAJON, MID-60s NEAR THE COAST, LOOKING AHEAD TO THE WEEKEND, MORE HEAT FOR THE INLAND.>>> EDUCATION OFFICIALS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT OUR REGIONS BY NATIONAL STUDENTS.

KATIE HAS MORE ON THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE.

>> WHEN AMERICAN-BORN STUDENTS ENROLL IN MEXICAN SCHOOLS, THEY FACE SEVERAL CHALLENGES.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FABIOLA SAYS ONE OF THE BIGGEST IS LANGUAGE.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE LEARNED IN SPEAKING FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF BAJA CALIFORNIA IS THAT WHEN OUR STUDENTS, FOR SOME REASON, HAVE TO MOVE BACK TO MEXICO, THEY DON'T SPEAK SPANISH, IN FACT THERE'S TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN-BORN CITIZENS THAT GO BACK TO MEXICO AND DON'T ATTEND SCHOOL BECAUSE OF LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES.

LOTS OF CALIFORNIA STUDENTS SPEAK MULTIPLE LINKAGES, BUT FEW ARE IN LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAMS.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE CEO OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION.

>> 40% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE ENGLISH LEARNERS IN CALIFORNIA, 35% OF OUR K-12 STUDENTS ARE RECLASSIFIED ENGLISH LEARNERS, THAT'S ABOUT 75% OF THE STUDENT POPULATION THAT SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH.>> THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF EDUCATION FOR BAJA CALIFORNIA SAYS SCHOOL SYSTEMS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER COULD WORK TOGETHER TO MEET THE LANGUAGE NEEDS OF NEWLY ARRIVED STUDENTS.

THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AIMS TO HAVE 1600 DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAMS IN THE STATE BY 2030.

SHE SAYS THAT'S ABOUT 600 MORE THAN THERE ARE NOW.>>> A CALIFORNIA BILL PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF LGBTQ PLUS STUDENTS IS ON THE WAY TO THE GOVERNOR, IT IS CALLED THE SAFETY ACT, IT WAS AUTHORED BY LOCAL ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHRIS WARD, IT REMITS SCHOOL MEMBERS FROM REQUIRING EMPLOYEES TO DISCLOSE A STUDENTS SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY WITHOUT STUDENT PERMISSION.

THIS WOULD AVOID RECENT POLICIES IN PLACES LIKE TEMECULA, THAT REQUIRED SCHOOL STAFF TO OUT STUDENTS TO THEIR PARENTS.>>> NEW DATA FROM THE COUNTY SHOWS THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN LIVE WITH TO ROOF, WITHOUT A PLACE TO CALL THEIR OWN.

AROUND 21,000 KIDS LIVE IN WHAT IS CALLED SHELTERED HOMELESSNESS, MEANING THEY SPEND THE NIGHT IN SHELTERS OR TEMPORARY HOUSING AT SOME POINT IN THE SCHOOL YEAR.

SOME LIKE VANESSA, ENTER THE FOSTER CARE CENTER.

SHE SAYS THAT MONTHLY STIPENDS SHE RECEIVED AFTER AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE STOPPED AS SHE PURSUED HER DEGREE AT UCLA.>> THAT ENDED, MY FINANCIAL AID ENDED AS WELL, IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO MANAGE ON MY OWN, I WOULD SLEEP IN MY CAR, I WOULD STAY WITH FRIENDS, OR I WOULD DO REMOTE CLASSES FROM HOME, FOR MY CAR, WHEREVER I WAS.>> ONE IN FIVE FORMER FOSTER CARE YOUTH EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS AGAIN AT AS ADULTS.

>>> AN EMPTY LOT IN ENCINITAS IS AT THE HEART OF A CONTENTIOUS DEBATE OVER AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MOST SPEAKERS AT LAST NIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING OPPOSED BUILDING HOUSING ON THE SITE, TANYA THORNE SAYS THE COUNCIL VOTED TO CONTINUE EXPLORING IT AS AN OPTION, SORT OF.>> TO SOME IT IS KNOWN AS L7, THE EMPTY CITY OWNED LOT IN ENCINITAS.

>> WE BEGIN TO ADVOCATE FOR A 100% AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY.

>> BOB KENT AND LOUIS SUNRIDGE GROUP ADVOCATING FOR MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.>> THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN ENCINITAS AND KEEP THE WHEELS RUNNING IN ENCINITAS, AND MAKE ENCINITAS WHAT IT IS, THAT SERVE ENCINITAS, THEY THEN HAVE TO GO HOME OUTSIDE OF ENCINITAS, - - >> ENCINITAS IS ALREADY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT THEY SAY ADDITIONAL HOUSING WILL PUT THE CITY AHEAD OF THE HOUSING CRISIS.

THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT COULD HAVE 30 TO 45 MILLION - - COULD HAVE 35 TO 45 UNITS.

THE ESTIMATED SUBSIDY IS UP TO $6 MILLION.

SO WE DON'T DENY THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE JUST THINK THIS IS A REALLY BAD LOCATION AND INEFFICIENT USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS.>> A GROUP OF NEARBY RESIDENTS THINK THE LOT WOULD BETTER SERVE AS A PARK.

THEY SAY QUAIL GARDENS DRIVE HAS SEVERAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE WORK, AND ANOTHER ISN'T NEEDED.

THERE IS A NEED FOR PARK SPACE FOR ALL THESE RESIDENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE LIVING HERE ALONG THE DRIVE THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN DEVELOPERS THAT ARE GOING TO COME IN HERE IN THE NEXT FOUR TO SIX YEARS.

THIS IS A NARROW, 2 LANE RD.

THAT DOES NOT SUPPORT THE LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT.

SEE PEOPLE REPRESENTING BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE WENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON A VOTE ON WHETHER THEY SHOULD STUDY THE SITE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

SPEAKERS AFFORDING - - THE MOTION FAILED.

THE ENCINITAS MAYOR SAID AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISN'T OFF THE TABLE FOR THE PARCEL.>> I THINK WE WOULD ALL BENEFIT, COMMUNITY INCLUDED, BY HAVING A CONVERSATION, AND TAKING A DEEP DIVE INTO THESE NEW LAWS, AND SEE IF THERE IS A WAY TO ACHIEVE 45+ AFFORDABLE UNITS IN SOME OTHER WAY.

THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THIS SITE IS GOING TO GO AWAY AS A POTENTIAL HOUSING SITE.>> BY STARTING A STUDY OF 30 TO 35 UNITS, IT COULD PROTECT THE SITE FROM A HIGHER DENSITY DEVELOPMENT LATER ON.

A SIMILAR MOTION WAS PASSED, AND CONCLUDES COMMITTEE EDUCATION AND DISCUSSION GROUPS OVER FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

A NEW TASK FORCE WILL ALSO BE FORMS, AND WILL ALSO EXPLORE OTHER LOCATIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THE TASK FORCE WILL HAVE SIX MONTHS BEFORE RETURNING TO COUNSEL WITH THEIR FINDINGS.>>> WITH SEVERAL HIGH-PROFILE DECISIONS STILL PENDING, THE SUPREME COURT SAYS IT NEEDS EXTRA TIME TO FINISH ITS WORKLOAD.

THE COURT WILL ISSUE OPINIONS TOMORROW AND MONDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE THEY MAY NEED ANOTHER DAY AFTER THAT.

THE LAST TIME THE COURT WENT INTO THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY WAS BACK IN 2020, AFTER THE START OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

THE COURT DID HANDOUT RULINGS TODAY, THE COURT FORMALLY DISMISSED AN APPEAL OVER IDAHO'S ABORTION BAN, ALLOWING EMERGENCY ABORTIONS.

ANOTHER RULING LIMITS THE POWER OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, TO ENFORCE SECURITY FRAUD VIOLATIONS.

THE COURT REJECTED A SETTLEMENT INVOLVING PURDUE PHARMA, THAT WOULD HAVE SPENT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON VICTIMS OF THE OPIOID CRISIS.

AND AN EFFORT TO REDUCE POLLUTION ACROSS STATE LINES WAS PUT ON HOLD.

>>> WHEN YOU ARE RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL, IT OFTEN MEANS MORE RECOVERY TIME AT HOME, BUT WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO PERMANENT HOUSING?

WHERE CAN THEY RECUPERATE?

HEIDI SAYS THAT'S THE PROBLEM SCRIPPS HEALTH HOSPITALS ARE FACING AS THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS PATIENTS THEY TREAT HAS NEARLY DOUBLED IN FIVE YEARS.>> UNFORTUNATELY, I GOT DIVORCED, I GOT DEPRESSED, I DIDN'T WANT TO STAY IN PHOENIX ANYMORE, SO I FLIPPED A COIN AND LANDED IN SAN DIEGO.>> FRANK MOVED TO SAN DIEGO IN 2022, HE HAD NOWHERE TO STAY.>> I CAME OFF THAT GREYHOUND BUS AND SAW THAT, UNLIKE WHAT DID I GET MYSELF INTO?

I THOUGHT OKAY, I'VE GOT $100 LEFT IN MY POCKET, I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO PHOENIX, BUT I GAVE IT A CHANCE.>> NOW 59, HE SAYS HE WAS STRUGGLING WITH ALCOHOLISM.>> I LOST MY JOB, MY HOUSE, MY CAR, I LOST EVERYTHING.>> HE FOUND SHELTER AT FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

IT WAS AT THE HEALTH CENTER WHERE HE HAD A PAIN IN HIS LEG CHECKED FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND DISCOVERED HE HAD A TUMOR.>> I HAD MAJOR SURGERY DONE ON MY LEG, THEY TOOK A TUMOR OUT THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL.

SOON AFTER SURGERY, HE NEEDED ADDITIONAL CARE.

MELANIE THOMAS DIRECTS PATIENT CARE AND CASE MANAGEMENT AT SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL.

SHE WORKS TWO FIND AND HOUSE PATIENTS.

WITHOUT A PLACE TO HEAL PROPERLY, THOSE REQUIRING ONGOING ATTENTION MAY FIND THEMSELVES BACK IN THE E.R.

WITHIN DAYS.>> WE NEED TO BREAK FROM THE HOSPITAL, AND YOU ARE HOMELESS OR UNSHELTERED, THAT IS AN OPTION.

RECUPERATIVE CARE IS USUALLY A HIGHER MEDICAL NEEDS THAN WHAT THEY CAN MANAGE AT A SHELTER BED.

HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS OFTEN SEEK EMERGENCY CARE FOR IMMEDIATE NEEDS, BUT ARE RELEASED WHEN THEY ARE MEDICALLY CLEARED, EVEN IF THEY REQUIRE ONGOING CARE.

THOMAS SAYS LAST YEAR, FIVE SAN DIEGO HOSPITALS TREATED 20,227 HOMELESS PATIENTS.

THIS YEAR, THEY ARE ON TRACK TO DOUBLE THAT NUMBER.

STATE LAW REQUIRES HOSPITALS TO TRACK AND CREATE DISCHARGE PLANS FOR HOMELESS PATIENTS, CONNECTING THEM TO SHELTER OPTIONS.

THOMAS SAYS THE CHALLENGE IS THE SHORTAGE OF BEDS, AND DIFFICULTY ACCESSING RECUPERATIVE CARE PROGRAMS.>> THAT PROCESS IS VARIED, BASED ON MANAGE MEDI-CAL.

HOW AND WHEN WE CAN GET AUTHORIZATION FOR THAT, SPECIFIC BEDS, THEN DETERMINING THE TIMELINESS OF GETTING THE PATIENT INTO THE RECUPERATIVE CARE BED IS WHERE YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT IS WHERE THE OPPORTUNITY IS.

>> SOME WHO NEED RECUPERATIVE CARE MAY END UP BACK ON THE STREET, BECAUSE THERE CAN BE A LAG BETWEEN WHEN A PATIENT IS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL, AND INSURANCE APPROVES IT.

THOMAS SAYS IT IS CHALLENGING TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED RECUPERATIVE CARE, BUT DON'T GET IT.

SOME PATIENTS GIVE UP DURING THE WAITING PROCESS, OTHERS NEED IT, BUT REFUSE IT.

AFTER HIS SURGERY, HE RECOVERED IN THE CORPORATIVE CARE PROGRAM AT FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES.

THE PROGRAM HAS 28 BEDS, AND PATIENTS ARE SUPPORTED BY ON- SITE NURSES.

JESSE CONNECTS CLIENTS TO SOCIAL SERVICES AT FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES.

IT'S VERY DIFFERENT TO HEAL IN A TENT, OR IN THE BACK SEAT OF A CAR, AND SO, WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER SPACE LIKE THIS, THIS HELPS WITH PHYSICAL HEALING, MENTAL HEALTH, AND JUST THE RELIEF FROM KNOWING THEY ARE SAFE, AND CAN HEAL THE WAY THEY NEED TO.

SHE RECUPERATED IN A CLEAN AND SAFE ROOM, SHARED WITH JUST ONE OTHER PERSON.>> I GOT PEACE OF MIND EVERY NIGHT SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, I WATCH MY TV, MY TABLET, IT IS JUST VERY PEACEFUL.

SO HE CAN WALK NOW, AND USES A CANE ONLY FOR STABILITY.

AFTER COMPLETING THE 90 DAY PROGRAM.>> IN VERY SHORT TIME, WE CAN WORK IN RECUPERATIVE CARE, CASE MANAGERS WORK VERY HARD TO HELP PEOPLE EXIT TO THE NEXT SAFE DESTINATION.

THEY ALSO HELP WITH FINANCE AND HOUSING GOALS.

HE WAITS TO HEAR IF HE'S BEEN GRANTED HOUSING IN A CONVERTED HOTEL ROOM.>> IT IS JUST A ROOM, BUT IT IS ME BY MYSELF, I DON'T NEED MORE THAN THAT.>>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS PUSHING TO MAKE HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE, THE U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO HELP LOWER COSTS, BUT AS JENN SULLIVAN EXPLAINS, HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IS AN ONGOING CRISIS AFFECTED BY A VARIETY OF ECONOMIC ISSUES RIGHT NOW.>> FOR THE 11th MONTH IN A ROW, HOUSING PRICES JUMPED YEAR-OVER- YEAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS.

THE MEDIAN EXISTING HOME SALES PRICE LAST MONTH JUMPED 5.8%, TO $419,300.

THE HIGHEST PRICE EVER RECORDED.>> THERE IS NOT INVENTORY.

THE BUYERS ARE LEFT WITH SO MANY CHOICES.

>> THE ISSUE IS IMPACTING THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES.

>> WE FACE A VERY SIGNIFICANT HOUSING SUPPLY SHORTFALL THAT HAS BEEN HOLDING FOR A LONG TIME, AND THIS SUPPLY CRUNCH HAS LED TO AN AFFORDABILITY CRISIS.

>> SPEAKING IN MINNEAPOLIS THIS WEEK, TREASURY SECRETARY JANET YELLIN UNVEILED THE PLAN TO CREATE A $100 MILLION FUNDS TO HELP FINANCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

BUT IT'S NOT JUST THE LACK OF INVENTORY DRIVING UP PRICES.

INFLATION HAS COOLED, SHELTER COSTS CONTINUE TO RISE, ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.

AS OF JUNE 20, THE AVERAGE 30 YEAR MIXED MORTGAGE RATE AVERAGED 6.87%.

IN A RECENT ANALYSIS OF DATA FROM ZILLOW AND STREET EASY FOUND RENT PRICES GREW FASTER THAN WAGES AND ABOUT HALF OF MAJOR METRO AREAS.

>> THAT IS REALLY UPSETTING, YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T REALLY CUT BACK ON THAT.

>> ANY TOO MANY EXTRA NOT TOO MANY ECONOMIC EXPERTS SAY THE HIGH HOUSING COSTS ARE UNLIKELY TO GO DOWN ANY TIME SOON.

>>> CLOSING OUT BLACK MUSIC MONTH IS A FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTING MULTIPLE ARTISTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GENRES.

WE HAVE THE REVIEW OF THE BLACK ARTS AND CULTURE DISTRICT MUSIC FESTIVAL.

[ MUSIC ] KENDRICK WILL BE PART OF THE SHOW WITH A SOUND HE CALLS SPOKEN SOUL.>> SPOKEN WORD, JAZZ, ALL THESE ELEMENTS OF WHAT WE HISTORICALLY CALL BLACK MUSIC, A GOSPEL, A MESSAGE BASE.

SOME OF THE MUSIC FESTIVAL IS HAPPENING JUST OUTSIDE THE BLACK ARTS AND CULTURE DISTRICT.

EVENTS., BY A GRAMMY AWARD WINNING MUSIC INSTRUCTOR WHO TEACHES AT UC SAN DIEGO.

THERE WILL BE LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM MULTIPLE ARTISTS.>> WE ARE GOING TO HEAR A NEO-SOUL SPOKEN WORD CAME FROM THE SAINT STEPHEN'S CHURCH, RIGHT UP THE HILL, AND REBECCA, WITH HER WORLD TRAVELER, BRINGING IN HER OWN PERSONAL MUSIC, WHICH HAS MANY INFLUENCES PEERS NEW THERE WILL BE OUR DISPLAYS AND CULTURAL EXHIBITS.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN DIEGO AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, WHICH RECEIVES FUNDING IN THE DISTRICT.

HE SAYS THIS IS THE FIRST EVER BLACK ARTS AND CULTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL, AND HE HOPES IT BECOMES AN ANNUAL EVENT.>> IT'S REALLY CONTRIBUTED TO BLACK MUSIC MONTH IN JUNE.

SAID HE EXPECTS THE FESTIVAL TO UPLIFT AND INSPIRE THE LOCAL COMMUNE THE, AND PROVIDE A SAFE HAVEN THROUGH A SENSE OF FAMILY.>> THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO BRING ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY BACK TO THE SPACE IN A REAL WAY.

>> IT'S A FREE EVENT FOR THE PUBLIC THAT TAKES PLACE AT MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. COMMUNITY PARK, THIS SATURDAY.

>>> WE ARE DEALING WITH A VERY WARM, IF NOT HOT WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE DESERTS, ALL WEEKEND LONG, SUBTLE WARMING IN OTHER AREAS, IF YOU ARE A FEW DOZEN MILES INLAND, IT WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER, A LITTLE HOTTER INTO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR SOME, COMFORTABLY COOL NEAR THE COASTLINE, AND THIS TIME OF YEAR, SOME FRIARS BREAKING OUT ON A DAILY BASIS, SOME PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, IT'S STILL A LITTLE BREEZY OUT THERE, THE DESERTS STILL HAVE SOME FIRE RISK.

THE HEAT WINNING WILL BE ENDING, BUT THERE WILL BE MORE TO FOLLOW, WITH THE HEAT COMING, NO MORE CLOUDS NEAR THE COASTLINE, AND INTO FRIDAY, VERY WARM, IF NOT HOT, HOT IN THE DESERTS, HIGH PRESSURE IN CHARGE, MEANINGFUL RAIN WILL BE OFF TO THE EAST END OF FOUR CORNERS REGION.

WE WILL BE STAYING DRY, BACK TO 111 DEGREES IN BORREGO SPRINGS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

75 DEGREES IN RAMONA, 90 DEGREES, 70s NEAR THE COASTLINE, COMPLETELY WARM, AS WE LOOK AT THE FUTURE RADAR AND SATELLITE, WE PRESS PAUSE AROUND 1:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY, AND REALLY, THERE IS NO MEANINGFUL CHANGE FOR US.

THERE WILL BE EIGHT DISTURBANCE THAT MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

CLOUDS AND SHOWERS THIS WEEKEND, THAT STAYS WELL TO THE NORTH, AND LARGELY JUST KIND OF I PASSES US, AS WELL AS MOISTURE ONTO THE EAST.

AN EARLY LOOK AT THE FIREWORKS, WE HAVE GOOD WEATHER COMING OUR WAY FOR ANY OF THAT INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, NOW ALWAYS BE EXTRAORDINARILY CAREFUL, LEAVE THE FIREWORKS TO PROFESSIONALS, AS THERE IS RISK OF FIRE DANGER AND WILDFIRE SPREAD.

THE COASTAL FORECAST, MIDDLE TO UPPER 70s ON FRIDAY, UPPER 70s ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, 80 DEGREES ON MONDAY, WE ARE TURNING A LITTLE WARMER, YOU WILL NOTICE A SLIGHT CHANGE FOR THE COAST, INLAND AREAS WILL GAIN ABOUT SIX DEGREES FRIDAY TO SUNDAY, NOTICEABLY WARMER THERE.

MOUNTAINOUS AREAS WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70s, A LITTLE BIT WARMER, A LITTLE BREEZY AS WELL, THAT IS A CAUSE OF CONCERN FOR FIRE DANGER, AND WE ARE CONSISTENTLY AROUND 113 DEGREES, IN THE HOT SPOTS IN THE DESERTS.

I'M GEOFF CORNISH, FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS MEET SOON HAVE TO REVERT BACK TO PASSING PAPER NOTES IN CLASS, A BILL REQUIRING SCHOOLS TO ADOPT LESSEES THAT LIMIT OR BAN SMART PHONE USE DURING SCHOOL HOURS IS ADVANCING DURING THE LEGISLATURE, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE THIS WEEK.

SCHOOLS WOULD HAVE TO IMPLEMENT THE POLICIES BY JULY 1 OF 2026.

THE BILL WOULD ALLOW FOR EXCEPTIONS, LIKE EMERGENCIES, AND THEN IF IT HEADS TO THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE NEXT.

>>>'S NIGHT'S PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IS THE LATEST CHAPTER IN WHAT HAS BEEN A POLITICALLY POLARIZING MATCHUP.

EXPERTS SAY ELECTIONS LIKE THIS ONE CAN IMPACT A PERSON'S MENTAL HEALTH.

MANDY HAS WAYS TO HELP EASE ELECTION STRESS AND ANXIETY.

>> TRUMP VERSUS BIDEN, AGAIN, WHETHER YOU ARE LEFT, RIGHT, OR IN THE MIDDLE, ALL SIDES ARE SUBJECT TO CONCERN FOR THE FUTURE.>> WHAT I SEE IN MY DAILY PRACTICE IS PEOPLE WORRIED, WORRIED ABOUT FINANCES, ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL HEALTH.

IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY, IT CAN EXAGGERATE THAT.>> THOMAS SAYS OUR BRAINS DON'T LIKE CHANGE, LEAVING US VULNERABLE TO STRESS, AND THE START OF A DOWNWARD SPIRAL, WHICH CAN LEAD TO ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION.>> REGARDLESS OF WHAT POLITICAL PARTY YOU ASSIGN YOURSELF TO, THERE'S A CHANCE THAT YOUR CANDIDATE MAY NOT WIN, AND SO, THAT STARTS THE CYCLE FOR SOME OF BEING FEAR- BASED.

STEVE VALENTI SAYS TO EASE ELECTION STRESS BY LIMITING EXPOSURE, TAKE A BREAK FROM ALL THINGS RELATED TO THE ELECTION, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS CREATING ANXIETY.

NEXT, KEEP UP A HEALTHY ROUTINE BY EATING WELL, EXERCISING, GETTING GOOD QUALITY SLEEP, AND REMEMBER, THE ELECTION WILL END.>> I THINK SOME PEOPLE JUST CAN'T SEE THAT, THEY CAN'T SEE THROUGH IT, AND IT TENDS TO BUILD TO A CRESCENDO, WHERE IT IS OVERWHELMING.

>> FINALLY, SEEK HELP FROM FRIENDS, FAMILY, OR A MENTAL HEALTH RATIONAL, TALKING ABOUT YOUR WORRIES CAN EASE THE BURDEN.

>> MEDICATION CAN HELP, SO CAN PSYCHOTHERAPY, COUNSELING, MEDITATION, YOGA, ART, AROMATHERAPY.

IT'S NOT JUST ONE PATH, OR ONE TREATMENT.

SEE THE DOCTOR SAYS IF YOU ARE ALREADY IN TREATMENT AND FEEL LIKE MEDICATION IS NOT WORKING, A DOSE ADJUSTMENT MAY BE NECESSARY.

HE SAYS GENETIC TESTING CAN BE USED TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT PATIENTS ARE ON THE RIGHT MEDICATION, OR IF THEY NEED SOMETHING ELSE TO AUGMENT IT TO WORK BETTER.

NOW, WE HAVE A REMINDER FOR YOU.

YOU CAN WATCH A PBS NEWS SIMULCAST OF THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE RIGHT HERE, ON KPBS.

COVERAGE OF THE DEBATE AND ANALYSIS ALL START AT 6:00 P.M. TONIGHT.

AND HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

MORNING EDITION WILL BE FOLLOWING UP ON TONIGHT'S DEBATE, WITH REACTION FROM JEN Z VOTERS.

AND KPBS ROUNDTABLE IS FOCUSING IN ON IMMIGRATION, AND WHAT HAS CHANGED IN THE BORDER REGION, SINCE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S EXECUTIVE ACTIONS RESTRICTING ASYLUM.

AND YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

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

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