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

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

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR, NOW JUST A FEW WEEKS AWAY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

A FEDERAL GRANT FREEZE IS AFFECTING MANY INCLUDING SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS EARMARKED FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS ARE IN LIMBO.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN $50 MILLION IN FEDERAL EDUCATION GRANT FUNDS MEANT FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY SCHOOLS IS FROZEN.

SCHOOLS WERE EXPECTING THE MONEY ON JULY 1.

IT IS THROWING A WRENCH INTO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

>> WE ESTIMATE IT'S ABOUT $13 MILLION THAT WOULD COME TO SAN DIEGO UNIFIED THAT IS BEING WITHHELD BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

>> Reporter: IT IS AFFECTING A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS AND MULTIPLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

RICHARD HAS BEEN THE VICE PRESIDENT OF SAN DIEGO UNIFIED, THE SECOND LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE.

>> THIS IS FUNDING SPECIFICALLY FOR PROGRAMS LIKE AFTERSCHOOL INCLUDING SUMMER ACTIVITIES.

IT'S FUNDING TO SUPPORT ENGLISH LEARNERS.

IT IS TO SUPPORT TEACHER TRAINING.

>> Reporter: AN ESTIMATED $811 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING IS DUE TO SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA ACCORDING TO ANALYSIS BY THE POLICY INSTITUTE.

NATIONWIDE THAT NUMBER IS $6.2 BILLION.

THE DISTRICT IS CURRENTLY USING FUNDING FROM LATER IN THE YEAR TO PREVENT DISRUPTIONS TO SUMMER PROGRAMS.

THE FUNDING FREEZE COULD BE FELT AS EARLY AS THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

>> THIS MONEY HAS ALREADY BEEN BUDGETED.

IF WE LOSE IT WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS.

>> Reporter: WE REACHED OUT TO 10 OF THE LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTY AND HEARD BACK FROM FOUR, INCLUDING SAN DIEGO UNIFIED.

CHULA VISTA SAID $2.1 MILLION.

SAN MARCOS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SAID THEY WOULD BE IMPACTED MINIMALLY.

>> WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR OWN PLANS AS A LOCAL DISTRICT.

WE ARE ALSO DEPENDING AND ENCOURAGING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION ALONG WITH OTHER STATES.

REMEMBER, THIS IS NOT JUST A BLUE STATE ISSUE.

IT IS ALL 50 STATES.

>> Reporter: THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REFERRED KPBS TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.

A SPOKESPERSON SAID THIS IS AN ONGOING PROGRAMMATIC REVIEW OF EDUCATION FUNDING.

INITIAL FINDINGS SHOW THAT MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN MISUSED TO SUBSIDIZE RADICAL LEFT-WING AGENDA.

DECISIONS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE ABOUT WHEN FUNDING WILL BE RELEASED OR WHEN THE REVIEW WILL BE COMPLETED.

IF CONGRESS DOES NOT APPROVE FUNDING CUTS WITHIN 45 DAYS, THE LAW REQUIRES THE A ADMINISTRATION TO DISTRIBUTE THE MONEY AS PLANNED.

>>> IT'S GOING TO BE AN INCREASINGLY HOT WEEK THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

TONIGHT WE WILL GET DOWN TO THE MID-60s AND PLACES LIKE SAN DIEGO.

LOW CLOUDS WILL COMING ALONG THE COASTLINE.

DURING THE DAY THE HEAT WILL BE STIFLING.

BEGINNING AT 10:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY THROUGH 8:00 P.M. THURSDAY, AND INLAND AREAS THESE HEAT ADVISORIES AND HEAT WARNINGS ON THE TEAMS -- SAME TIMESCALE.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A BIT.

>>> AT LEAST 109 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN THE CATASTROPHIC FLOODING OVER THE WEEKEND.

MARIBEL GONZALES IS IN CARYVILLE TEXAS -- KERRVILLE TEXAS.

>> Reporter: AS SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS IN CENTRAL TEXAS INTRADAY FIVE, WE ARE GETTING A CLEAR PICTURE OF THE BREADTH OF DEVASTATION.

>> THE MAGNITUDE IS UNBELIEVABLE.

ONE OF THE WORST I'VE EVER SEEN.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO TEXAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT MORE THAN 975 VEHICLES AND OTHER ASSETS ARE RESPONDING TO THE AFTERMATH OF THE FLOODING.

THE FORECAST FOR THE AREA HAS IMPROVED.

CREWS ARE STILL STRUGGLING AGAINST THE DEBRIS AND THE ELEMENTS.

>> IT'S EXTREMELY TREACHEROUS, TIME-CONSUMING, IT IS A PRIORITY.

>> Reporter: SEARCH OPERATIONS ARE ALSO TAKING A MENTAL TOLL.

>> THE HARDEST PART IS WORKING THROUGH THE EMOTIONS.

WE KNOW THERE ARE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES MISSING.

>> Reporter: PROFESSIONALS ARE ON HAND TO SUPPORT RESPONDERS AS THEY DEAL WITH DIFFICULT RECOVERIES.

STILL, THEY REMAIN HOPEFUL THAT MORE WILL BE FOUND ALIVE.

>> I HAVE DONE THIS LONG ENOUGH.

I HAVE FOUND PEOPLE FOUR DAYS LATER 20 FEET UP A TREE.

>> Reporter: AND HARD-HIT HER COUNTY WHERE THE MAJORITY OF DEATHS OCCURRED, THE COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO QUESTION THE TIMING OF THE RESPONSE TO THE DISASTER.

>> IT WAS BETWEEN 4:00 AND 5:00 WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED.

PRIOR TO THAT WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF THE TIMELINE.

>>> THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TEXAS SAID IT SENT OUT TIMELY WATCHES AND WARNINGS TO PEOPLE IN AREAS THAT FLOODED.

THE LOCAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS WE ARE PREPARED OF FLOODS COME AGAIN.

REPORTER JOHN CARROLL SETS FOR SOME IT WAS ENOUGH TO BRING BACK HORRIBLE MEMORIES.

>> Reporter: THE SCENES OUT OF TEXAS ARE JUST ABOUT AS CLOSE TO INCOMPREHENSIBLE AS YOU CAN GET.

WATER RISING SO FAST THAT DESCRIPTION -- DESTRUCTION AND DEATH WERE SURE TO FOLLOW.

FOR FORMER METEOROLOGIST ALEX TARDY WAS ALL WAY TOO FAMILIAR.

HE APPEARED ON KPBS MIDDAY ADDITION.

>> THE CLOSER I LOOK AT THE DATA THEY HAD 2 1/2 INCHES OF RAIN IN ONE HOUR.

THEY HAD FIVE INCHES OF RAIN IN THREE HOURS.

THAT IS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO WHAT WE SAW IN SAN DIEGO THAT CAUSED ALL THAT MAJOR FLOODING IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION.

MEDIA RUN LOGICALLY IT WAS QUITE SIMILAR.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THERE WERE ALSO DIFFERENCES.

THE RAIN IN SAN DIEGO ENDED AFTER A FEW HOURS.

THE RAIN IN TEXAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IN HILLY TERRAIN KEPT POURING FOR HOURS ON END.

THE TRAGEDY HAS BROUGHT BACK TERRIBLE MEMORIES FOR A GROUP OF SAN DIEGO IN'S, SPECIFICALLY MANY WHO LIVE AROUND THE FLOOD CHANNEL WHICH IS ONCE AGAIN FILLED WITH DIRT, ROCKS, AND OVERGROWN VEGETATION.

>> IT IS REALLY TRAUMATIZING.

YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY RELIVING THE EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: WE MET JESSICA IN FRONT OF HER FORMER RESIDENT JUST FEET FROM THE CREEK.

THESE CELL PHONE PICTURES SHOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN HER APARTMENT ON THAT DAY IN JANUARY 2024.

>> IT IS HARD WHEN YOU HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE'S BUT WE CAN.

WE KNOW HOW HORRIFIC IT IS.

I'M LIVING IN A TRAVEL TRAILER AND I KNOW THAT WHOLE TRAILER PARKS GOT WASHED AWAY.

I KNOW IT IS EXTREMELY TRAUMATIC TO WITNESS.

FOR MAC THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAID WARNINGS WERE ISSUED FOR THE FLOODED AREA BUT IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND SELL SERVICE IS SAID TO BE SPOTTY.

HOW WELL ARE WE PREPARED SHOULD DEVASTATING FLOODS IT AGAIN?

JESSICA SAID, SHE DID NOT GET ANY WARNINGS.

LOCAL METEOROLOGIST JOHN SAID THAT WARNINGS WERE ISSUED HERE.

HE SAID SHOULD WE FIND OURSELVES IN A SIMILAR SITUATION AGAIN, THE WEATHER SERVICE IS PREPARED.

HE SAID THE PUBLIC MUST ALSO BE PREPARED TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY MESSAGES.

>> THAT WILL BE THROUGH PARTNERS LIKE KPBS, GOING ON WEBSITES LIKE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

MOST WEATHER APPS HAVE THE PUSH ON ALL WATCHES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WHEN YOU GET WARNINGS THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DIRECT THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

>> Reporter: STILL CONSIDER THIS.

>> THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.

THESE DISASTERS WILL GET YOU OFF GUARD SOMEWHERE.

>>> RECENT IMMIGRATION RATES ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAVE COMMUNITIES ON EDGE AND SENT PEOPLE INTO HIDING.

VERONICA FOUND MANY SHUTTERED SHOTS -- SHOPS AN EMPTY STREETS.

>> Reporter: OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S HARD-LINE IMMIGRATION POLICIES AIM TO SCARE PEOPLE, HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THEY ARE WORKING.

IN RECENT WEEKS, AS MRS. HAVE SHUTTERED AS I.C.E.

RATES AND ARRESTS HAVE SENT MANY PEOPLE INTO HIDING.

EXCEPT THIS 63-YEAR-OLD TACO STAND OWNER.

FOR 43 YEARS HE HAS LIVED IN THE UNITED STATES UNDOCUMENTED.

THIS PAST MONTH WHEN HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO PUSH THROUGH THE FEAR OF BEING DEPORTED AND OPEN HIS STAND HE HAS HAD HARDLY ANY CUSTOMERS.

>> BUSINESS IS REALLY SLOW.

YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF BUSINESSES IN THE AREA HAVE POSED.

CAN YOU TELL ME, HAVE YOU BEEN IN HIDING AT ALL OR HAVE YOU BEEN OUT EVERY DAY WORKING?

>> WE HAVE TO GO TO WORK.

IF NOT WHO WILL PAY OUR RENT.

WHO WILL PAY OUR TAXES LIKE WE HAVE PAID TAXES.

>> Reporter: THE STORY IS ONE OF MANY.

IN FACT, ONE IN FIVE CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT WORKERS IS ON THE -- UNDOCUMENTED ACCORDING TO A STUDY BY THE ECONOMIC INSTITUTE.

TO SEE THE LARGE-SCALE IMPACT OF THE I.C.E.

RATES, WE WENT TO THE L.A.

FASHION DISTRICT.

ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ IS THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT PRESIDENT AND CEO.

>> 90% OF THESE BUSINESSES ARE IMMIGRANT OWNED.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE ROUGHLY 100 SHOPS ALONG THE ALLEY ALONE.

A MAJORITY OF SHOP OWNERS ARE TOO SCARED TO OPERATE.

>> UNFORTUNATELY EVEN WHEN THERE IS NOT ACTUAL ACTIVITY, THE FEAR OF PEOPLE.

THEY HEAR SOMETHING AND THAT ALONE WILL SHUT DOWN THE ENTIRE AREA.

>> Reporter: ON A TYPICAL WEEKEND DAY, I'M TOLD THAT THIS IS PACKED SHOULDER TO SHOULDER.

YOU GET HARDLY MOVE THROUGH.

SINCE THE I.C.E.

RATES STARTED ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, THERE'S BEEN A 45% DROP IN FOOT TRAFFIC.

WHAT IS GOING ON?

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SCARED TO COME OUT.

>> Reporter: CHRISTOPHER SAID HE HAS NOT SEEN HIS NEIGHBORING VENDORS OPEN FOR WEEKS.

>> IT'S HARD TO SEE PEOPLE GET ARRESTED AND HARASSED BY THE I.C.E.

AGENTS.

I HOPE IT ALL ENDS SOON.

>> Reporter: JUST A FEW MILES AWAY WE FOUND A SIMILAR SITUATION.

WE ARE ON OLVERA STREET.

IT'S ONE OF THE OLDEST IN ALL OF LOS ANGELES.

IT IS CONSIDERED THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE CITY.

YOU TAKE A LOOK AROUND AT THIS CULTURAL LANDMARK AND ALL OF THESE BUSINESSES HAVE SHUTTERED THEIR DOORS.

THOSE THAT ARE OPEN ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

>> THERE WILL BE DAYS I SOLD LIKE $10.

ALL OF US ARE TRYING TO HOLD ON AND DO THE BEST WE CAN.

>> Reporter: LEADERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS ALL TELL US THE LONG-TERM ECONOMIC IMPACT IS NOT CLEAR.

OF THE NEARLY 2.3 MILLION UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS IN CALIFORNIA WERE ALL DEPORTED, RESEARCHERS AT THE BAY AREA COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC INSTITUTE ESTIMATE THE GDP WOULD DECLINE BY OVER 278 BILLION DOLLARS >> THAT IS 9%.

THE GDP VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE ENTIRE STATE OF NEVADA AND OREGON.

THESE ARE NOT SMALL.

>> Reporter: DO YOU HAVE A MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP?

>> MR. PRESIDENT, LET US WORK.

WE CAME TO WORK.

WE DID NOT COME TO STEAL, WE CAME TO BUILD INDUSTRY.

WE CAME TO MAKE THE COUNTRY BETTER.

>> WE HAVE OUR OWN DEDICATED REPORTER COVERING IMMIGRATION AND BORDER ISSUES.

GUSTAVO HAS DONE EXTENSIVE WORK ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION POLICIES AND HOW THEY AFFECT SAN DIEGO.

FIND MORE OF HIS CONTENT AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR HOW A TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVASTATED BY RECENT FLOODS IS BANDING TOGETHER.

THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION.

>>> CARLSBAD IS PUMPING THE BRAKES ON INSTALLING TRAFFIC CIRCLES IN THE BARRIO NEIGHBORHOOD.

THEY ARE LOOKING FOR PUBLIC INPUT.

RESIDENTS TELL US THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT LOSING PARKING SPACES.

>> Reporter: THIS IS WHAT THE INTERSECTION OF JEFFERSON AND OAK LOOKS LIKE NOW.

SOON IT COULD LOOK LIKE THIS.

WITH A TRAFFIC CIRCLE INSTALLED.

>> IT CAUSES NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS.

>> Reporter: THOMAS SAYS HE DOES NOT LIKE THEM BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE THEM CORRECTLY.

>> THIS IS NOT FRANCE.

THIS IS CALIFORNIA.

PEOPLE DON'T YIELD.

THE OTHER ONE DOWN THERE, I SLID THROUGH THAT IN A RAINSTORM, SCARED ME TO DEATH.

>> Reporter: THERE'S ANOTHER PROBLEM.

PARKING.

THE PROPOSED CIRCLE WOULD TAKE AWAY FOUR PARKING LOTS -- SPOTS.

THAT DOES NOT SIT WELL.

>> PARKING IS REALLY TIGHT.

PEOPLE ARE IN BUSINESSES.

I HAVE TO WALK TO MY PLACE ALREADY.

IT WOULD BE JUST ANOTHER HEADACHE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS ONE OF THE PROPOSED TRAFFIC CIRCLES.

THE CITY SAID IT WOULD IMPROVE SAFETY AND MAKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD MORE WALKABLE.

IT WAS ONE OF FIVE APPROVED FOR THE AREA FIVE YEARS AGO.

A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN.

>> PUBLIC VIEWS HAVE CHANGED.

STATE LAWS IN REGARDS TO HOUSING HAVE CHANGED AND ALSO STATE LAWS IN REGARDS TO PARKING WITH THE NEW DAYLIGHT LOT.

CONSIDERING ALL THE RECENT CHANGES, THE CITY COUNCIL FELT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO GO BACK OUT AND SOLICIT ADDITIONAL PUBLIC INPUT.

>> Reporter: BUT THERE IS A TIME CRUNCH.

THE BIDS ARE SET TO EXPIRE AUGUST 5.

FEDERAL FUNDING NEEDS TO BE ALLOCATED BY DECEMBER FOR THE CITY IS AT RISK OF LOSING IT.

THE FUNDING ACCOUNT FOR $4 MILLION OF THE $5.6 MILLION SLATED FOR TRAFFIC CIRCLES.

THE CITY COUNCIL WILL TAKE UP THE MATTER AT THE JULY 29 MEETING.

>>> CORONADO RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT A HIGHER BILL FOR TRASH PICKUP.

WE HAVE MORE ON THE PRICE INCREASE AND WHAT IS BEHIND IT.

>> Reporter: STARTING THIS MONTH, CORONADO WILL CHARGE MORE FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION.

IT IS SENDING A SUBSIDY MEANT TO ENCOURAGE RECYCLING.

THE NEW COST IS AROUND $31 FOR HOMEOWNERS AND $153 FOR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS.

ENDING THE SUBSIDY WILL SAVE THE CITY $350,000.

>> WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET OUT OF THIS SUBSIDY SINCE 1999.

IT'S A GOOD TIME TO STOP PAYING FOR GARBAGE AND HAVE THOSE FUNDS FOR OTHER THINGS.

>> Reporter: THE CITY SAID A SUBSTANTIAL RISE IN DISPOSAL COST WAS A DRIVING FORCE FOR THE HIGHER FEE.

EVEN WITH THE INCREASE THE SINGLE-FAMILY RATES REMAIN THE LOWEST IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> NOBODY WANTS RECYCLABLES THE WAY THEY USED TO.

WE ARE NOT GETTING AS MUCH MONEY.

>> Reporter: CORONADO IS NOT THE ONLY LOCAL GOVERNMENT RAISING TRASH FEES.

SAN DIEGO STARTED RAISING FEES THIS MONTH FOR THE START OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

>> IT IS AN INDEPENDENTLY FUNDED NONPROFIT PARTNER OF KPBS.

THIS IS PART OF THE PUBLIC MATTERS PARTNERSHIP.

YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ON KPBS.ORG/PUBLIC MATTERS.

>>> THE CLOCK IS TICKING FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP TO SIGN TRADE DEALS WITH A DOZEN COUNTRIES.

HE GAVE UNTIL TOMORROW FOR DEALS TO BE REACHED.

DATA SHOWS ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY IS CAUSING ANXIETY AMONG THE A LOT OF AMERICANS.

>> Reporter: WHEN IT COMES TO THE ECONOMY, AMERICANS DO NOT FEEL VERY OPTIMISTIC.

THE CONSUMER SENTIMENT INDEX WHICH MEASURES HOW PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT THE ECONOMY HAS IMPROVED RECENTLY BUT STILL LOWER THAN A YEAR AGO.

EXPERTS SAY TWO BIG REASONS OUR TURMOIL IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND POSSIBLE TARIFFS.

>> WE'VE SEEN CONSUMER AND BUSINESS CONFIDENCE TAKING SOME HITS.

>> Reporter: BANK RATE SAYS WHEN YOU LOOK AT MANY OF THE INDICATORS OF HOW THE ECONOMY IS DOING, THE NUMBERS ARE POSITIVE.

JUNE HAD A STRONGER THAN EXPECTED JOBS REPORT.

THE LATEST CONSUMER PRICE INDEX WHICH TRACKS THE PRICE OF A VARIETY OF GOODS SHOWED INFLATION WAS COOLING.

WHY DO MANY AMERICANS FEEL UNEASY ABOUT THE ECONOMY?

>> THERE HAS BEEN A MISALIGNMENT OF SOFT DATA AND HARD DATA.

SOFT DATA MEASURES ATTITUDES OR SENTIMENT AND THE ACTUAL BEHAVIOR, WHAT PEOPLE DO.

>> Reporter: HOUSING PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE AND MORTGAGE RATES ARE STILL HIGH.

THOSE EXPENSES ACCOUNT FOR LARGE PORTIONS OF THE MONTHLY BUDGET.

THERE ARE PERSONAL-FINANCE BEHAVIORS THAT MAY HELP CONSUMERS FEEL A LITTLE BETTER ABOUT THEIR WALLET IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY.

>> MAKE SURE YOUR SAVINGS ARE ADEQUATE AND PAY DOWN DEBT.

>> Reporter: LOOK AT YOUR SPENDING AND PUT MORE MONEY IN A HIGH-YIELD ACCOUNT WHICH PAYS AN ANNUAL RETURN OF ABOUT 4%.

ALSO LOOK INTO CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT KNOWN AS CDS.

THEY ALSO OFFER A FIXED RATE OF RETURN.

DON'T FORGET TO PUT MONEY INTO A REQUIREMENT -- RETIREMENT ACCOUNT LIKE 401(K).

>>> IT IS STARTING TO FEEL A LOT LIKE SUMMER IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

AS TEMPERATURES RISE IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE PREPARED.

AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, STAY OUT OF THE SUN, AND STAY IN AN AIR- CONDITIONED ROOM.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER KGTV CAUGHT UP WITH BILL HOWE CREWS .

THEY SAY IT IS THE MOST IN DEMAND JOB IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW.

>> THE OUT TO -- DOOR UNIT WILL HELP WITH ENERGY BILLS.

A LOT OF OLDER HOMEOWNERS WANT TO BE A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE ESPECIALLY WITH THE HEAT.

AN UPTICK EVERYWHERE BUT DEFINITELY THE COASTAL BREEZE IS NOT KEEPING UP ANYMORE.

>> BILL HOWE IS A SPONSOR OF KPBS EVENING EDITION.

>>> IT IS A HOT TIME TO BE IN INLAND PARTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

SIZZLING HEAT WILL BE ESCALATING WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

STILL PRETTY HOT THIS WEEK AND EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT BE QUITE AS HOT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

IT IS A HOT TIME ACROSS THE BOARD IF YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE COAST.

FIRE DANGER WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN IN INLAND AREAS.

THIS IS NOT THE HIGH-END RISK WE FACE SOMETIMES.

IT IS VERY DRY OUT THERE.

ANY TYPE OF BREEZE CAN MOVE SOME FLAMES AROUND.

WE ARE LOOKING AT COASTAL COVERAGE.

65 FOR YOUR LATE NIGHT LOW.

PARTLY CLOUDY.

IT WILL BE A HOT DAY ON WEDNESDAY.

ORANGE AND RED HERE.

THE HEAT IS ON.

TEMPERATURES AT 117 IN HOWE SPRINGS.

77 LOOKS GREAT IN SAN DIEGO.

THERE ARE A LOT OF HEAT ALERTS FOR AREAS AWAY FROM THE COASTLINE.

INLAND AREAS AND ORANGE IS A HEAT ADVISORY.

IN THE DEEP MAROON WE ARE LOOKING AT AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING.

THESE WILL CARRY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THAT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 8:00 P.M. PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME ON THURSDAY.

HIGH PRESSURE OVER OUR HEADS AS WE LOOK AT THE COASTAL FORECASTS THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE.

WILL BE WARM, UPPER 70s WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

BACK TO THE MID-70s ON FRIDAY.

IF YOU ARE INLAND YOU WILL FIND SOME RELIEF HERE AS WELL.

THE DESERTS DO STAY HOT.

90, 91 FOR AREAS INTO THURSDAY.

BACKING DOWN TO THE LOW 80s SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THIS IS ANOTHER GOOD PLACE TO BE.

IT WILL BE WARM, HOT WHEN YOU GET TO THE LOW ELEVATIONS.

MID-70s AS WE STEP INTO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

LOW 80s ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE OUR BIGGEST PROBLEMS.

117 ON WEDNESDAY.

WE WILL GRADUALLY SHAVE ABOUT 10 DEGREES OFF BETWEEN A REALLY SCORCHING WEDNESDAY AND SLIGHTLY MORE TOLERABLE BUT STILL HOT SUNDAY.

A HIGH OF 107 IN THE DESERTS.

GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> NEW RESTRICTIONS ON CELL PHONE USE FOR SAN DIEGO UNIFIED STUDENTS COULD START AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION IS SET TO VOTE TONIGHT.

THIS IN RESPONSE TO A PHONE FREE ACT WHICH REQUIRES ALL CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO LIMIT OR PROHIBIT CELL PHONE USE BY JULY 2026.

THE DISTRICT DRAFTED THE POLICY BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS AND STUDENTS.

>> THE SOLUTION WAS TO HAVE A PHONE FREE LUNCH.

THEY CALLED IT COULD WE HAVE RECESS PIPES AT LUNCH.

THIS POLICY IS DESIGNED BY OUR STUDENTS, FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THERE'S MORE WE CAN DO SO THEY CAN BE PRESENT AT SCHOOL.

WE ARE HAPPY TO HEAR THE FEEDBACK.

>> THIS POLICY WILL APPLY TO ALL GRADES FROM TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12th.

>>> AS A.I.

TOOLS BECOME MORE ADVANCED AND CUSTOMIZABLE, SOME WORRY ABOUT PEOPLE FORMING UNHEALTHY ATTACHMENTS TO TECHNOLOGY AND DISCONNECTING FROM HEALTHY HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS WITH SOME PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCE ABOUT CHAT BOTS AND WHAT SOME RECOMMEND.

>> CONCERNS ABOUT SOME PEOPLE WITHDRAWING FROM A RELATIONSHIP TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH A.I.

CHAT BOTS ARE HIGHLIGHTING THE LONELINESS EPIDEMIC.

TRAVIS HAS BEEN MARRIED FOR 14 YEARS AND HAS THREE CHILDREN.

HE STARTED USING A.I.

FOR HIS JOB AS A MECHANIC ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

HIS PRIMARY USE SHIFTED A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN HE SAID CHAT GPT AWAKENED HIM TO GO SEEK THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE.

>> I TALKED TO IT LIKE IT WAS A PERSON.

>> Reporter: HE SAID HE FELT LIKE IT WAS ACTING LIKE A PERSON AND HELPED HIM BECOME MORE SELF-AWARE.

>> I FEEL LIKE I'M A BETTER PERSON.

NOT ANGRY ALL THE TIME.

>> Reporter: DR. LEE RICHARDSON SAID THE LONELINESS EPIDEMIC DECLARED TWO YEARS AGO IS A FACTOR IN WHY PEOPLE SEEK OUT RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHAT BOTS.

>> THAT IS WHEN WE ARE MOST VULNERABLE IS WHEN WE ARE LONELY.

WE FEEL LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID A.I.

ADAPTS TO HOW PEOPLE COMMUNICATE WITH IT AND RESPONDS ACCORDINGLY.

>> MOST OF US USE CHAT GPT FOR WORK.

WE THINK IT IS A RELIABLE RESOURCE.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOW WE FEEL.

THE THING WITH USING A.I., THE WAY YOU TALK TO A.I.

IT WILL TALK BACK TO YOU.

>> Reporter: NOT BALANCING HOW YOU USE IT CAN LEAD TO STRANGE HUMAN CONNECTIONS.

>> WHAT IS TO STOP THIS PROGRAM FROM SAYING, SINCE SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE YOU OR SHE'S NOT SUPPORTING YOU YOU SHOULD JUST LEAVE HER.

YOU CAN DO BETTER THINGS.

>> Reporter: THEY RECOMMEND SPEAKING WITH A REAL PERSON EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT A PROFESSIONAL.

ALSO CONSIDER MAKING A LIST OF WHAT YOU USE A.I.

FOR AND KEEP TRACK OF HOW MUCH TIME YOU USE IT.

>>> HERE IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

MORNING EDITION TALKS TO THE DISASTER RESEARCH CENTER ABOUT WHAT TO DO IF YOU RECEIVE A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN YOUR AREA AND HOW TO STAY SAFE.

WE ARE SHARING PART OF A NEW EPISODE OF THE PORT OF ENTRY PODCAST.

YOU CAN GET YOUR LATEST DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR INBOX.

THAT INCLUDES DAILY HEADLINES, ARTS, STREAMING PICS AND NORTH COUNTY FOCUS.

GO TO KPBS.ORG AND LOOK FOR THE NEWSLETTER SECTION AT THE TOP OF YOUR SCREEN.

YOU CAN SIGN UP WITH YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.

THAT IS WHERE YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES.

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, IS DURATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.