>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALLED 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM .

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION , DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY , AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM JOHN CARROLL, STATE FARM INSURANCE IS CALLING THE LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES THE COSTLIEST WILDFIRE IN THE HISTORY OF DOING BUSINESS.

AS A RESULT, THEY FEAR FOR THE FUTURE OF THE COMPANY AND ARE REQUESTING AN EMERGENCY THE RATE INCREASE ON ALL CUSTOMERS.

KPBS REPORTER TONYA THORNE EXPLAINED WHAT THAT COULD MEAN.

>> FOLLOWING THE DEVASTATING WILDFIRES IN LOS ANGELES, STATE FARM REPORTS HAVING RECEIVED OVER 8000 CLAIMS IN OVER $1 BILLION FOR PAYOUTS TO CUSTOMERS.

THE COMPANY FEARS THAT THIS CAN JEOPARDIZE THE FUTURE OF THE COMPANY ITSELF.

THEY'VE ASKED CALIFORNIA'S INSURANCE COMMISSIONER FOR AN EMERGENCY RATE INCREASE.

INVESTMENT PROPERTIES CAN SEE A 22% INCREASE IN RATES.

OWNERS FACE A 15% INCREASE AND RENTAL PROPERTIES SPACE 38%.

>> IT IS REALLY A SHAME THAT STATE FARM IS USING THIS TRAGEDY TO EXTRACT ANOTHER MASSIVE RATE INCREASE FOR THE POCKETS OF CALIFORNIANS TO LINE ITS BANK ACCOUNTS.

>> BE DIRECTOR OF CONSUMER WATCHDOG SAYS THAT STATE FARM HAS BEEN PROFITABLE AND FOR HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

>> THEY HAVE $34 MILLION IN THE BANK AND STATE FARM HAS BEEN SUCKING PROFITS OUT OF THE STATE IN TERMS OF THE PARENT COMPANY.

IF ANYONE NEEDS TO STEP IN, IT IS THE PARENT COMPANY WITH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THE BANK AND NOT CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERS.

MAYBE IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME, IN 2023, THE FARM GOT APPROVAL ON A RATE INCREASE REQUEST THAT RESULTED IN $470 MILLION.

THE COMPANY RETURNED IN 2024 TO REQUEST ANOTHER RATE INCREASE BUT FAILED TO JUSTIFY THE REQUEST.

>> CONSUMER WATCHDOG AND THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE ASK STATE FARM TO JUSTIFY ITS FINANCES IN ORDER TO GET THAT RATE INCREASE AND THE COMPANY REFUSED TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.

THAT REQUEST HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING SINCE JULY.

STATE FARM WOULD NOT PROVE THE NUMBERS.

>> ANY INSURANCE COMPANY CAN REQUEST AN INCREASE IN RATES AT ANY TIME.

MOST JUSTIFY THEIR REQUEST.

STATE FARM DECLINED TO COMMENT ON THE REQUEST FOR RATE HIKES.

IT WILL BE UP TO THE COMMISSIONERS OFFICE TO APPROVE OR INVESTIGATE THE REQUEST.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>> WELL MANY LOST THEIR HOMES IN THE EDEN FIRE, THE CAVALRY ARRIVED FOR ONE SURVIVOR AS SHE FOUGHT TO SAVE HERS.

WE HAVE THAT STORY COMING UP.

>>> LOOKING AHEAD TO THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WE ARE INCREASING CLOUD COVER.

TONIGHT YOU WILL SEE THE RESULTS OF THE INCREASING MOISTURE AND THE INCREASING RAIN CHANCES.

IN MY BRAIN, STILL, WE ARE TRACKING THAT THROUGHOUT THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.

TONIGHT WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 52.

WE WILL BREAK DOWN THOSE RAIN CHANCES AND HOW TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO COOL DOWN.

>>> CHINA IS HITTING BACK ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S TARIFFS.

THE BACK-AND-FORTH BETWEEN THE TWO LARGEST ECONOMIES CAN PUT THE AMERICAN CONSUMER IN THE MIDDLE.

HERE IS WHAT CONSUMERS NEED TO KNOW NOW.

>> THE DAY AFTER MEXICO AND CANADA NEGOTIATED ON THE 25% TARIFFS COMING INTO THE U.S. >> WE FOUND A GOOD ACCOMMODATION WE SHOULD SEE PROGRESS OVER THE NEXT 30 DAYS.

>> THE TARIFF ON ALL GOODS COMING FROM CHINA TOOK EFFECT AFTER MIDNIGHT TODAY.

BEIJING PUSHED BACK WITH TARIFFS ON ENERGY.

ELEVATING TENSIONS BETWEEN THE WORLD'S TWO LARGEST ECONOMIES.

THE AMERICAN CONSUMER COULD BE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

>> IT IS A LOSE LOSE.

IT IS JUST A QUESTION OF HOW BIG OF A LOSS.

RAISING PRICES AND PUSHING THINGS TO A VERY WRENCHING PERIOD OF HIGH INFLATION.

>> CONSUMER ELECTRONICS LIKE PHONES, TVs, AND CONSUMERS, TOYS, JEWELRY, SHOES AND SNEAKERS IMPORTED IN LARGE NUMBERS FROM CHINA.

THE REAL IMPACT WILL BE FELT ONCE BUSINESSES DEPLETE CURRENT WAREHOUSE STOCK AND NEED TO BRING IN MORE.

DEMOCRATS NOTE THE TARIFFS DO NOT ALIGN WITH THE ECONOMIC RELIEF TRUMP PROMISED IN HIS 2024 CAMPAIGN.

>> TARIFFS WILL DRIVE UP COSTS.

WE SHARED SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS EARLIER.

PEOPLE ARE LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK.

THIS IS THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT TRUMP RAN ON AND WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT.

>>> IMMIGRANT RIGHTS GROUPS ARE TAKING A STAND AGAINST TRUMPS DEPORTATION POLICY.

THE GROUP SAYS THAT THE PRESIDENT ORDER TO SEAL OFF THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER TO ASYLUM- SEEKERS IS UNLAWFUL AS IT IS UNPRECEDENTED.

THEY ALSO ARGUED THE PRESIDENTS AUTHORITY OF EXPULSION OF NONCITIZENS IN THE U.S..

THEY DO NOT SEEK A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER.

HE REITERATED HIS MESSAGE THAT CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A WELCOMING PLACE FOR ALL.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE TELLS US HOW RESPONDING TO THE HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTIVE EXPANDING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT TO INCLUDE SCHOOLS.

>> ROB BONTA SAYS THAT THE FLURRY OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS ARE MAKING MANY PEOPLE UNCERTAIN OF THEIR RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS.

>> WE HAVE HAD MANY REPORTS OF ANECDOTAL SITUATIONS WHERE PARENTS ARE GOING TO WORK AND STUDENTS AREN'T GOING TO SCHOOL.

WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY EXACTLY WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE STATISTICALLY.

WE KNOW IT IS HAPPENING.

>> CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SAFE PLACE FOR ALL.

>> ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION.

REGARDLESS OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS OR THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF ANYONE IN THEIR FAMILY.

>> FAMILIES HAVE A RIGHT TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN'S PERSONAL AND EDUCATION RECORDS CONFIDENTIAL.

>> FAMILY SHOULD KNOW THEY DON'T HAVE TO SHARE PASSPORTS, VISAS, OR A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR CITIZENSHIP INFORMATION TO ENROLL THEIR CHILD IN SCHOOL.

>> SCHOOL OFFICIALS CANNOT PREVENT FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES FROM BEING IN PUBLIC LACES INCLUDING SCHOOL PARKING LOT AND LOBBIES.

>> FIRST IF THEY SHOW UP, SCHOOLS SHOULD ALERT LEGAL COUNSEL IMMEDIATELY.

THEY SHOULD ASK TO SEE THE OFFICER'S CREDENTIALS AND ANY DOCUMENTATION THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE SCHOOL ACCESS.

IF YOU DOCUMENT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS DURING THE EXCHANGE.

>> THIS WEEK, THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLISHED A STATEMENT ON THE GUIDANCE IT HAS GIVEN TO STAFF.

IT READS IN PART, SCHOOL STAFF WON'T GET ACCESS TO U.S. IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS WITHOUT A JUDICIAL WARRANT.

THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS AN IMMIGRATION ALERT GUIDE FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ON THEIR WEBSITE.

ROB BONTA SAYS THAT ANYBODY WHO WITNESSES CONCERNING IMMIGRATION -RELATED ACTIVITY SHOULD EMAIL HIS OFFICE.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WELL-VERSED IN AUTHORITARIAN LEADERS, SHE WROTE THE BOOK, STRONGMAN, SHE SPOKE WITH KPBS PUBLIC MATTERS REPORTERS ABOUT PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S FEW WEEKS IN OFFICE ABOUT PARDONS AND JOURNALISM.

>> WE ARE TWO WEEKS INTO PRESIDENT TRUMP SECOND TERM.

HE HAS FROZEN FEDERAL FUNDING, AND IT IS STILL UNCLEAR WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON THAT FRONT.

HE HAS ISSUED EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT INCLUDE STOPPING FUNDING TO SCHOOLS THAT TEACH ABOUT RACISM AND DON'T TEACH ABOUT PATRIOTISM OFFERING BUYOUTS TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND SENDING UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE TO DETENTION CENTERS.

MOVES HAS THE PRESIDENT MADE SO FAR THAT TROUBLE YOU THE MOST?

WHAT GIVES YOU HOPE?

>> ALL OF IT TROUBLES ME BECAUSE OF THIS OVERREACH OF EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY AND THE SPEED AT WHICH SHE IS DOING THINGS IS UNUSUAL.

WE ALSO HAVE A WE CONSIDER A NATIONAL EMERGENCY WHERE A PRIVATE CITIZEN, ELON MUSK AND SOME SURROGATES WHO ARE COLLEGE STUDENT AGE HAVE TAKING CONTROL OF PORTIONS OF THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY PAYMENT SYSTEMS.

AND HAVE LOCKED OUT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FROM COMPUTER SYSTEMS.

THAT IS SOMETHING TOTALLY NEW IN THE AUTHORITARIAN PLAYBOOK.

I'M HOPEFUL BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING FROM WITHIN THE F VI AND THE CIVIL SERVICE RESISTANCE TO THIS ENCROACHMENT OF EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY AND THESE POLITICALLY MOTIVATED PURGES, HONEST AND ETHICAL PROFESSIONALS.

>> THIS PROCESS OF MASS DEPORTATIONS IS THERE.

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HERE IN SAN DIEGO WILL BE AFFECTED.

TRUMPS CABINET MEMBERS HAVE ALSO SPOKEN ABOUT LIMITING LEGAL IMMIGRATION.

CONNECT THE HISTORY OF STRONG MEN TO WHAT WE ARE SEEING ON THIS IMMIGRATION FRONT.

>> I HAVE QUOTES FROM MUSSOLINI THAT SOUND LIKE THEY ARE FROM TODAY IN AMERICA WHERE MUSSOLINI COMPLAINED THAT BLACK, BROWN, AND YELLOW PEOPLE WERE HAVING TOO MANY BABIES THREATENING WHITE CIVILIZATION AND SO THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN OFTEN TO EITHER DETAIN THEM AS ENEMIES OF THE STATE, IN PRISON, OR TO DEPORT THEM.

>> TRUMP HAS PARDONED PEOPLE WHO WERE PART OF THE JANUARY 6 INSURRECTION.

WE HAD 60 OF THOSE CASES HERE AND ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY.

WHAT MESSAGE DO THE PARDONS SENT TO PROSECUTORS THAN THE PEOPLE THAT WERE CONVICTED?

WHAT DO THEY SAY ABOUT THE STATE OF OUR DEMOCRACY?

>> THERE COULD BE NO CLEAR SIGNAL OF WHAT VALUES ARE GOING TO BE PRIVILEGED IN DECIDING TO PARDON PEOPLE WHO ASSAULTED THE TEMPLE OF OUR DEMOCRACY, THE CAPITAL AND ASSAULTED CAPITAL POLICE OFFICERS.

WHO HAD WEAPONS AND DEFECATED, EXCUSE ME, INSIDE THE CAPITAL BUILDING.

THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE VANDALS AND THEY ARE BEING PARDONED AND TREATED AS PATRIOTS.

THIS IS PART OF THE MESSAGING THAT THESE SORT OF PATRIOTS.

>> EIGHT YEARS AGO, I HAVE SPOKEN TO LOCAL SCIENTISTS BY LOSING FUNDING AND FEDERAL WORKERS WHO RECEIVED BUYOUT OFFERS.

THEY WONDER WHO IS ADVOCATING FOR THEM.

THERE IS NO COUNTERWEIGHT TO THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT THE OPPOSITION HAS ALMOST ROLLED OVER.

HOW DO YOU INTERPRET WHAT IS HAPPENING?

>> I BELIEVE THAT MAY CHANGE.

THE THING ABOUT NOW IS THAT WE ARE ONLY TWO WEEKS INTO THIS.

EACH DAY HAS SEEMED LIKE A WEEK IN ITSELF.

WE HAVE TO GET OUR BEARINGS AND REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE A HISTORY OF EFFECTIVE PROTEST.

WE THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING WITH ME TODAY YOUR >> IT'S A PLEASURE.

>> A PARTNERSHIP WITH KPBS, OUR NEW SORES AND VOICE OF SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN SEE MORE OF OUR STORIES ON KPBS.ORG/PUBLIC MATTERS.

>>> RFK JR. CLEARS MAJOR HURDLES TO TAKE ON OPPOSITION WITHIN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

COMING UP ON EVENING EDITION OF KPBS.

>>> TWO IMPORTANT MISSIONS, PULLING DEBRIS FROM AIRCRAFT THAT CRASHED INTO THE POTOMAC RIVER AND SEARCHING FOR THE REMAINS OF THOSE STILL IN THE RECORDS.

MORE ON THE SEARCH FOR ANSWERS.

>> JUST HAVING THE CVR AND FDR FROM THE PLANE IS PART OF THE STORY.

>> THE CHAIR OF THE NTSB ARE LOOKING FOR THE FDR AND ARE LOOKING AFTER THE COLLISION WITH A BLACK HAWK LAST WEEK.

>> NOW THEY ARE TAKING THAT DATA AND MAKING SURE THAT IT IS ACCURATE AND THAT THE TIMESTAMPS ARE RIGHT TO MARRY IT UP WITH THE CVR, FDR FROM THE PLANE.

>> THEY DO NOT HAVE TIMESTAMPS, THEY WILL HAVE TO MANUALLY CREATE THOSE PUSHING OUT THE FINDINGS ABOUT A MONTH.

PULMONARY FINDINGS FROM THE PLANE SHOW THE JUDGE KNOWS PITCHING UPS INDICATING THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE SEEN THE BLACK HAWK BUT TOO LATE.

THE BLACK HAWK MIGHT'VE BEEN HIGHER THAN THE ALTITUDE LIMIT.

>> THAT WILL TAKE THE PLANE AND LAID OUT.

I CAN BE EVALUATED TO DETERMINE WHAT THE ANGLE OF COLLISION WAS.

>> THE FINAL REPORT FROM NTSB CAN TAKE A YEAR OR MORE .

IDENTIFYING SAFETY GAPS CAN MOVE IT MUCH FASTER.

>> AT ANY TIME THE NTSB CAN ISSUE A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION.

IF WE NEED TO, WE WILL DO IT.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED NEW RESTRICTIONS ON SALES OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

KPBS METRO REPORTING ON KEEPING THOSE HOMES AFFORDABLE.

>> THE ORDINANCE COVERS PROPERTIES WITH DEED RESTRICTIONS THAT LIMIT RENTS TO AFFORDABLE LEVELS.

WHEN OWNERS INTEND TO SELL, THEY WILL HAVE TO GIVE REFUSAL TO A LIST OF QUALIFIED BUYERS THAT MAINTAIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

KINDLY SAYS THAT EACH YEAR 200 AFFORDABLE HOMES SEE THE DEED RESTRICTIONS EXPIRE.

THEY CAN BECOME UNAFFORDABLE.

>> IT'S FAIR TO COMPARE THE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE TWO HAVING A HOLE IN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUCKET.

NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE KEEP POURING INTO AFFORDABLE DEED RESTRICTED UNITS, WE ARE LOSING IT EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOMES.

>> PROPONENTS OF THE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT HAS LIMITATIONS.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS OFTEN STRUGGLE TO COMPETE IN THE FREE MARKET OF REAL ESTATE.

>> THIS POLICY IS GOOD, I'M VERY HAPPY IT'S IN FRONT OF US.

WHAT'S REALLY NEEDED IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BUILD UPON IT ENSURING THAT THERE IS FUNDING THERE TO ACT ON THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE PRESENTED TO THE HOUSING COMMISSION AND TO THE PUBLIC WHEN AS A RESULT OF THIS POLICY.

>> IN THE NEXT 15 YEARS, 4200 AFFORDABLE HOMES WILL SEE THEIR DEED RESTRICTIONS EXPIRE AFTER WHICH THEY CAN BE CONVERTED INTO MARKET HOUSING.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICIALS EXPECTED INCREASE IN MENTAL HEALTH HOUSEHOLD BECAUSE AN UPDATED CALIFORNIA LAW NOW ALLOWS INVOLUNTARY PSYCHIATRIC HOLD FOR PEOPLE WITH SEVERE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.

HEIDI DiMARCO SAYS THE COUNTY IS WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO EXPAND TREATMENT OPTIONS.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHY I BECAME HOMELESS.

>> CECELIA HUGHES NEVER IMAGINED THAT SHE WOULD END UP HOMELESS AT 57.

NOW SHE IS ONE OF 200 RESIDENTS IN THIS NEW SOBER LIVING SHELTER FOR THE FACILITY OPEN THIS YEAR WITH 250 BEDS.

>> MANY ARE COMMITTED TO ABSTINENCE FROM SUBSTANCES THAT ARE WORKING HARD WITH A CASE MANAGER, COMING HERE WITH US AND QUICKLY EXITING TO PERMANENT HOUSING.

>> CHANGES TO THE STATES CONSERVATISM LAW STATES THAT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS WILL NOT NEED REFERRAL OPTIONS.

THAT IS WHEN COMPANIES LIKE THIS COME IN.

THEY ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION YOUR >> LATER THIS YEAR IN 2025, THERE WILL BE 40 TO BEDS FOR DETOX.

>> HE ANTICIPATES 1500 ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH HOLDS UNDER THE UPDATED LAWS.

>> FOR THE STABILIZATION UNITS THAT ARE GOING TO BEAR THE BRUNT FOR THE INITIAL TRANSPORT AND DROP OFF.

WE HAVE CAPACITY.

>> THERE ARE 104 DETOX BEDS COUNTYWIDE AND OFFICIALS ARE ADDING MORE TREATMENT OPTIONS.

LAST WEEK THE COUNTY APPROVED SIX MORE CRISIS STABILIZATION BEDS.

IT ALSO APPROVED 30 ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC BEDS TO SERVE LOW INCOME PATIENTS.

>> ONE OF THE REFERRAL PATHWAYS THAT WE THINK WILL BE MOST IMPORTANT AND WILL BE MOST FREQUENT WILL BE A REFERRAL FROM CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT INTO OUTPATIENT.

>> FOR USE, HAVING A SAFE AND STRUCTURED PLACE TO REBUILD HAS BEEN LIFE-CHANGING.

SHE TAKES PRIDE IN HER SPACE.

HER BUNK BED, THAT GIVE HER A SENSE OF PURPOSE.

INCLUDING CHORES.

>> I DO THE LAUNDRY ROOM.

AND TODAY I'M GOING TO DO THE ELEVATOR.

I'M SO EXCITED.

>> DEMAND FOR BEDS HAS STARTED SLOWLY THIS YEAR BUT THEY WILL BE WATCHING CLOSELY TO SEE WHETHER MORE RESOURCES WILL BE NEEDED TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND.

HEIDI DiMARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES, BREAKING IT ALL DOWN FOR YOU, IT WILL BE COOLER AND IT IS GOING TO BE CLOUDIER.

THAT IS GOING TO BE THE OVERALL TREND ACROSS SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

THERE WILL BE A FEW CHANCES FOR LIGHT PRECIPITATION, NOT A WASHOUT BY ANY MEANS.

BY THE WEEKEND WE ARE LOOKING DRIER AND WARMER.

WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO THE 40s HERE.

TO THE NORTH OF SAN DIEGO.

LOOKING AT 47 AND BY TOMORROW WE ARE RISING TO 51.

YOU WILL SEE SUNSHINE, THE CLOUDS ARE STARTING TO BUILD HERE, ESPECIALLY TOWARDS THE POST.

WITH WHAT IS TO COME, LET'S PLAY IT OUT FOR YOU ON FUTURE RADAR.

LATER ON TONIGHT AND THEN INTO THE FUTURE YOU'RE WATCHING SOME OF THAT PRECIPITATION TRY AND SNEAK FURTHER SOUTH.

YOU CAN SEE A FEW POP-UP SHOWERS HERE.

AGAIN, NOT A BIG RAINMAKER.

STILL, YOU WILL FEEL THE DIFFERENCES IN THE AIR.

WE WILL HAVE THOSE CLOUDS COMING IN AS WE HAVE THIS NARROW PLUME OF MOISTURE.

TURNING THE WIND HERE A LITTLE BIT ON THE CLOCK AND THEN WE ARE TAKING AIM A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH.

AROUND I-5 WE ARE SEEING A LITTLE BIT MORE.

ABLE ANOTHER STORM THAT IS NOT AN ATMOSPHERIC EVENT BUT IT CAN STILL BRING SOME RAIN AS FAR SOUTH AS THE NORTHERN SUBURBS OF SAN DIEGO AND EVEN PARTS OF THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THAT IS WHERE WE WILL HAVE THE NASTY IC MIX.

WE ARE EXPECTING ANOTHER NICE DUMP OF SNOW.

ALONG THE COAST, THOUGH SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH, LIKE I SAID, WE ARE NOT ROLLING OUT SHOWERS.

ON FRIDAY, WE ARE AT 63.

TEMPERATURES DO NOT TAKE A BIG HIT.

THEY ARE DOWN HERE THROUGH THE START OF THE WEEKEND.

NOW FURTHER INLAND WE HAVE CLOUDS AND TEMPERATURES DO DROP DOWN TO THE LOW 60s.

WE ARE BACK UP TO 70 THERE BY SUNDAY.

THE MELONS WILL HAVE THE RAIN AS WELL.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE DOWN TO THE 40s.

AND FOR THE DESERT, WE WILL NOT SEE MUCH OF A CHANGE.

EXCEPT FOR A LITTLE BIT OF A DROP.

FOR KPBS , I AM METEOROLOGIST -- >>> ONE LUCKY WOMAN, AN EDEN FIRE SURVIVOR IS THANKING THE FIREFIGHTERS YOU SAVED HER HOME.

JOY BENEDICT REPORTS.

>> A MORNING THAT NO ONE WILL SOON FORGET.

CERTAINLY NOT DEBORAH ROSS.

>> THIS BIG GOING THROUGH THE AIR, IT WAS LIKE A DREAM OR SOMETHING.

>> SHE STOOD OUTSIDE HER HOME TRYING TO SAVE IT WITH A GARDEN HOSE AND PRAYED FOR A MIRACLE.

>> I WAS SCREAMING AND HOLLERING AND I GOT REAL SCARED BECAUSE IT WAS DARK WITH THE SWORD.

>> MOMENTS TO SPARE AND FLAMES AROUND HER SHE SIGHED DIFFERENT FLASH OF RED DEER >> THE TWO TRUCKS PULLED UP.

THIS TALL WHITE GUY GETS OUT OF THE FIRE TRUCK AND JUMPS UP AND SAYS MY NAME IS NEIL AND I AM GOING TO SAVE YOUR HOUSE.

AND I SAID TO HIM, YOU DON'T GIVE A BLINK ABOUT MY HOUSE.

AND HE SAID, MA'AM, I WILL NOT LET YOUR HOUSE BURN DOWN.

I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOUR HOUSE BURN DOWN.

>> HE AND HIS CREW SAVE IT.

>> MY HOME, I JUST GOT -- >> WALKING AROUND HER HOME FOUR WEEKS LATER STILL DAMAGED AND SMOKY, MS. ROSS CANNOT HELP BUT REMEMBER THE BRAVE MEN THAT SHE NOW CALLS HER HEROES.

>> WILL, IF YOU'RE OUT THERE, THANK YOU, I LOVE YOU GUYS.

>> IS A LITTLE SEARCHING, WE REALIZED WE WERE THERE TOO.

AND THE CREW WAS NOT TOO FAR AWAY.

THE FOUR FIREFIGHTERS THAT SHOWED UP THAT DAY CAME FROM RIVERSIDE STATION 73 INTO MACULA.

>> DID YOU FIND WILL?

>> I DID, I FOUND WILL, HE'S RIGHT HERE.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, DEBORAH.

>> WILL SMITH HAS BEEN A FIREFIGHTER FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS.

>> IS THERE ANYTHING ABOUT DEBORAH THAT MADE YOUR MENTOR?

>> YES, HER STUBBORNNESS.

SHE WAS ADAMANT ABOUT STAYING AND DOING WHAT SHE COULD TO DEFEND HER HOME.

>> THEY WERE STILL ON SHIFT WHEN THEY GOT THE CALL TO GO TO THE EDEN FIRE THAT NIGHT.

THEY'D ALREADY BEEN UP FOR 24 HOURS WHEN THE FIREFIGHTERS SAW MS. ROSS.

>> I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE AN OLD LADY WITH A SWEET LOOKING HAT TRYING TO PUT THE HOUSE OUT.

>> HE GRABBED HIS CAPTAIN AND FELLOW CREW MEMBERS AND WENT TO WORK.

>> THAT IS A GOOD MEMORY TO HAVE, WE WILL NOT FORGET HER.

>> THEY FOUND HER AGAIN TWO DAYS LATER WHEN SHE SHOWED UP TO GET CLOSE AND TOOK THIS PHOTO.

THEN IT WAS BACK TO WORK FOR THREE WEEKS WITH THOUSANDS OF HOMES LOST, THEY ADMIT, SAVING HER HOME IS BITTERSWEET.

>> A STARK CONTRAST TO ALL OF THE HOMES THAT WE DIDN'T SAVE.

IT'S NOT A GOOD FEELING.

I DON'T WANT TO EVER FORGET THOSE EITHER.

>> FOR TODAY, THESE FIREFIGHTERS SAY THAT THEY WILL SAVOR THE JOY OF THIS ONE A HOMEOWNER AND SMILE THAT THEY MADE A DIFFERENCE ON THE STREET AND WERE ABLE TO FULFILL THEIR PROMISE TO MS. ROSS AND GIVE HER SOMETHING TO COME HOME TO.

>> I NEED TO SEE WILL TO GIVE THEM A BIG HUG AND TELL HIM THANK YOU.

THOSE GUYS SAVED MY HOUSE.

>> JOY BENEDICT, KPBS NEWS.

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

MID-DAY EDITION IS AIRING IMPERFECT PARADISE.

THIS WEEK'S EPISODE SHARES THE STORY OF ONE MAN'S RE-ENTRY FROM PRISON THROUGH ULTRA MARATHONS IN SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON HER WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

I AM JOHN CAROL, HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION IS MADE IMPOSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH HOMING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION , DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.