>>> 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, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 45 YEARS.

CALLED 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.

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON THIS ELECTION DAY.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THOUSANDS OF SAN DIEGO'S HAVE ALREADY CAST THEIR BALLOTS FOR THE PRIMARIES.

KPBS PRIMARY REPORTER IS LIVE.

I UNDERSTAND YOU SPOKE WITH THE REGISTRAR A SHORT MOMENT AGO ABOUT VOTER TURNOUT.

WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?

>> Reporter: THAT IS RIGHT, MAYA.

REGISTRAR OF VOTERS SEAN BRAUM SAYS THAT ABOUT 24% OF VOTERS HAVE ALREADY CAST THEIR BALLOTS AND HE IS EXPECTING ABOUT 36 TO 40% OF VOTERS TO TURN OUT THIS ELECTION.

>> IT IS REALLY ABOUT VOTER EDUCATION.

IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE MATERIALS THAT WE SEND OUT TO VOTERS, WE ALSO HAVE VOTER EDUCATION WORKSHOPS AND WE CONTINUE TO GO OUT INTO COMMUNITY EVENTS.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE VOTERS ARE INFORMED NOT ONLY OF THEIR OPTIONS BUT ALSO JUST WHAT IS AVAILABLE OUT THERE.

>> Reporter: AS YOU KNOW, FOR THIS YEAR'S GUBERNATORIAL RACE, THERE ARE MORE THAN 50 CANDIDATES AND NOT HAS SOME VOTERS WAITING UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS TO SEE WHO IS EMERGING AT THE TOP.

ONE BOAT I TALKED TO SAYS IT IS HARD TO GET EXCITED ABOUT ANY ONE RACE FOR ANYONE CANDIDATE THIS YEAR.

>> POLITICS HAVE BEEN SO DIVISIVE LATELY.

HARD TO GET EXCITED ABOUT IT.

IT FEELS LIKE WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IT IS ABOUT FEAR, NOT TO DO THE BEST FOR YOU.

IT HAS TAKEN A WHILE TO GET EXCITED ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: MAYA, IF YOU ARE LIKE ME AND HAVEN'T VOTED YET, YOU HAVE ABOUT UNTIL 8:00 TO CAST YOUR VOTE AT ANY VOTING CENTER.

IF YOU ARE IN LINE 8:00, YOU CAN CAST YOUR BALLOT.

LIVE AT KEARNY MESA, ALEXANDER NGUYEN, BACK TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU, ALEX FOR THAT REPORT.

>>> TWO ISSUES SAN DIEGO'S ARE FOCUSED ON, THE COST OF LIVING IN HOMELESSNESS.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER WAS OUTSIDE THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

CENTER SPEAKING WITH THE VOTERS WHO SAY THEY ARE PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT RISING GAS PRICES AND RENT.

>> IT TAKES LIKE 50 HOURS TO FUEL MY CAR.

AS RECENTLY AS LAST WEEK IT WAS ABOUT $80 TO FUEL MY CAR.

GAS IS ONE AMONG THE MANY ISSUES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHANGED.

>> PEOPLE WHO ARE FROM SAN DIEGO, WORK IN SAN DIEGO, SPEND MONEY IN SAN DIEGO SHOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE PLACES THEY WANT TO LIVE.

>> COST OF LIVING, SPECIFICALLY, AS WELL AS TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE WHO REPRESENTS THEIR COMMUNITY BETTER.

>> BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE KPBS VOTER HUB FOR ALL OF YOUR ELECTION PRIMARY NEEDS.

THERE, YOU CAN FIND EXPLAINERS ABOUT WHAT IS ON YOUR BALLOT AS WELL AS A BALLOT DROP BOX AND VOTE CENTER LOCATIONS I COULD BE NEAR YOU.

OF COURSE, THAT IS WHERE YOU WILL FIND ELECTION RESULTS AS WELL.

JUST GO TO WWW.KPBS.ORG /VOTER HUB.

>>> OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, DROPPING DOWN TO THE LOW 60s ONCE AGAIN.

THOSE INTERMITTENT CLOUDS STICKING WITH US.

WE HAVE SEEN THE MARINE LAYER MAKE SOME PROGRESS FOR OUR INLAND AREAS BUT ALONG THE COAST, JUNE GLOOM IS WHAT IT IS.

WE WILL SEE SOME CHANGE IN OUR TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEKEND WEEKEND.

I WILL BREAK DOWN WHAT TO EXPECT, COMING UP.

>>> IMAGINE GETTING A PHONE CALL AND HEARING A LOVED ONE VOICE ON THE OTHER END, BEGGING YOU FOR HELP.

THEN, ALLEGED KIDNAPPERS DEMANDING A RANSOM FOR THEIR RELEASE.

IT IS CALLED AN A.I.

VOICE CLONING SCAN AND THEY ARE BECOMING MORE COMMON.

WE WILL EXPLAIN HOW THEY WORK AND HOW YOU CAN AVOID BECOMING A VICTIM.

>> IT IS A TERRIFYING SCAM, GETTING A PHONE CALL AND HEARING THE DESPERATE PLEASE MAKE FOR HELP FROM WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOVED ONE.

IT IS A HORRIFYING SCENARIO THAT DEBORAH DEL MASTRO KNOWS ALL TOO WELL.

>> IN THE BEGINNING, IT WAS THE PANIC ATTACK.

>> THE CALIFORNIA MOM SAID SHE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM AN UNKNOWN NUMBER.

WHEN SHE ANSWERED, SHE HEARD A MAN'S VOICE SAYING HER 37-YEAR- OLD DAUGHTER HAD BEEN KIDNAPPED BY A MEXICAN CARTEL AND DEMANDED $20,000 FOR HER RELEASE.

THEN, SHE HEARS HER DAUGHTER'S VOICE PLEADING FOR HELP.

>> IT SOUNDED JUST LIKE HER.

>> BUT, IT WASN'T HER DAUGHTER.

INSTEAD, SCAMMERS USED A.I.

TO MIMIC HER DAUGHTER'S VOICE.

IT IS KNOWN AS AN A.I.

VOICE CLONING SCAM.

THESE TYPES OF HOAXES ARE EASY FOR SCAMMERS GIVEN THE TECHNOLOGIES AVAILABLE.

FRAUDSTERS CAN USE A.I.

TO STEAL AND CLONE YOUR VOICE, MAKING IT NEARLY INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE REAL THING.

>> MY DAUGHTER'S A VOICE SAID BACK TO ME, I AM SO SORRY MOM.

>> DEL MASTRO SAYS SHE WIRED THE SCAMMERS $5000 BECAUSE THAT IS ALL SHE COULD GET AT THAT MOMENT AND SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.

THAT IS MONEY SHE SAYS SHE NOW CAN'T GET BACK.

>> AS A PARENT, WHEN YOU TRULY BELIEVE YOUR CHILD -- YOUR ADULT CHILD IS IN DISTRESS AND IN TERROR, YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING.

>> THE DESPERATION AND PANIC IS WHAT SCAMMERS RELY ON BECAUSE PANIC CAN OUTWEIGH REASON.

THAT IS WHY EXPERTS SAY TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE RED FLAGS.

TRY AND CONTACT YOUR LOVED ONES THROUGH OTHER MEANS LIKE A TEXT MESSAGE OR CALL FROM ANOTHER PHONE.

EXPERTS ALSO RECOMMEND FAMILIES ESTABLISH CODEWORDS TO HELP VERIFY EACH OTHER'S IDENTITY IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS ONE.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JEN SULLIVAN.

>>> COULD YOU SAVE A LIFE IN FIVE MINUTES?

IT IS CPR AND AED AWARENESS WEEK AND KPBS REPORTER KATIE HYSON WENT TO A FREE CITY WORKSHOP TODAY TO LEARN HOW.

>> PRESS, PRESS, PRESS.

>> SAN DIEGO PROJECT HEARTBEAT TRAINS PEOPLE HOW TO DO CPR AND USE A DEFIBRILLATOR OR AED.

>> STAY CLEAR OF PATIENT.

ANALYZING HEART RHYTHM.

>> THEY WANT TO MAKE AEDS AS ACCESSIBLE AS FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.

IT HELPED PLACE MORE THAN 11,000 IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION SINCE 2001, SAVING 223 LIVES SO FAR.

>> IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A LOT BUT IF IT IS YOUR LOVED ONE, IT IS HUGE.

>> MARINO CONNOR IS THEIR PROGRAM MANAGER.

SHE SAYS IT IS BETTER TO DO BAD CPR THEN NONE AT ALL BUT TOO OFTEN, BYSTANDERS DON'T JUMP IN AND IF THE PERSON NEEDING HELP IS A WOMAN, THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO GET IT.

>> ONLY 39% OF WOMEN IN PUBLIC, SO LESS THAN HALF, RECEIVED THE CPR BECAUSE THE PUBLIC ARE AFRAID TO BEAR THE PERSON'S CHEST AND PUT THEIR HANDS ON THE PERSON'S CHEST BUT IF THEY DON'T DO THAT, THEY MAY AS WELL JUST STAND THERE AND WATCH THAT PERSON DIE.

>> PROJECT HEARTBEAT WILL NOTES ITS NEXT FREE WORKSHOP ON JUNE 16 AT THE POINT LOMA HARVEY BRANCH LIBRARY.

>> GOOD JOB!

>> KATIE HYSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THERE ARE MORE THAN 800,000 DOGS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY LIKE THIS CUTIE BEHIND ME.

THAT ESTIMATE IS BASED ON DATA FROM U.S.

CENSUS AND THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION BUT AS THE COST OF LIVING RISES, SO DOES THE COST OF KEEPING PETS HEALTHY.

AS PART OF OUR SERIES, THE PRICE OF SAN DIEGO, HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DiMARCO LOOKS AT THE GROWING PRICE OF HEALTHCARE.

>> WHEN TABITHA BROUGHT HOME, THE PUPPY, SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS STARTING A NEW CHAPTER.

>> THE COLOR BLUE, IT WAS MY FAVORITE CRAYOLA CROWN WHEN I WAS LITTLE.

>> JUST A WEEK LATER, EVERYTHING CHANGED.

>> HE WAS REALLY SICK AND HE HAD TO GO TO THE E.R.

AND BASICALLY WAS SET ON BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS AND GLUCOSE STRIPS AND IT WAS REALLY SAD AND LIFE- THREATENING.

>> THE EMERGENCY VISIT CAME WITH A STEEP PRICE TAG, ABOUT $4000.

AND, AT NINE WEEKS OLD, BABCOCK SAYS SHE WAS FORCED INTO A HEARTBREAKING DECISION.

SHE SIGNED A DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER.

>> WITH MY DNR, I SIGNED IT BECAUSE IT WAS AS MUCH AS MY SAVINGS AS I HAD.

I WAS LIKE, I JUST CAN'T, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE WAS NO HOPE, REALLY.

>> SHE SAYS THAT DID NOT EXPECT THEM TO SURVIVE THE NIGHT.

>> I DUG A LITTLE GRAVE FOR HIM IN MY BACKYARD AND LAID ON THE FLOOR WITH HIM AND WAS LIKE, BUDDY, CAN YOU PLEASE FIGHT AS HARD AS YOU CAN?

>> AND, HE DID.

NOW SEVEN YEARS OLD AND WEIGHING ABOUT 150 POUNDS, CERULEAN IS STILL BY HER SIDE, A CALM GENTLE GIANT.

>> SUCH A MIRACLE.

THAT IS HOW WE STARTED OUR JOURNEY TOGETHER.

A LITTLE TRAUMA BONDING.

>> AFTER WEEKS OF TREATMENT, ANTIBIOTICS AND FOLLOW-UP CARE, HE SLOWLY RECOVERED BUT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT LINGERED.

>> WE LOST THAT WHOLE CUSHION SO THEN IT WAS EVERYTHING ELSE WE HAD TO BUY CONTINUING ON FOR THOSE MULTIPLE MONTHS WHETHER IT BE MEDICATION OR SPECIAL FOOD WAS A STRESSOR FOR ME FOR SURE.

>> IT PROBABLY TOOK A YEAR TO FEEL COMFORTABLE.

>> AN ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL INFLATION DATA SHOWS PRICES FOR VETERINARY SERVICES HAVE JUMPED ABOUT 40% SINCE 2021.

THAT IS FASTER THAN OVERALL INFLATION DURING THE SAME PERIOD.

AND, DOG OWNERS IN THE SAN DIEGO SPENT ABOUT 38% MORE AND THAT CARE AND THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

ABOUT $1100 A YEAR.

THE PRICE INCREASES ARE ESPECIALLY NOTABLE FOR PREVENTATIVE CARE.

IN 2021, DOG DENTAL CLEANINGS IN SAN DIEGO WERE ESTIMATED AROUND $320.

NOW, THE COST IS ESTIMATED AT CLOSER TO $700 AND THAT IS BEFORE ANY EXTRACTIONS OR ADDITIONAL TREATMENT.

>> IT IS A BIG WORRY THAT I THINK QUITE OFTEN AND WE TRY TO DO A LOT OF PREVENTATIVE HEALTH EVEN FOR HIS TEETH BUT I DO KNOW HE WILL NEED SOME HELP AND IT WILL BE A BIG CHUNK OF CHANGE.

>> FOR BABCOCK, THOSE COSTS DON'T END AT THE VET OFFICE.

FOOD, SUPPLEMENTS AND PREVENTATIVE CARE CAN ADD UP TO ABOUT $375 EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS.

>> WE USED TO DO RAW DIET.

THAT HAS GONE UP SO WE ABSOLUTELY DO NOT DO THAT ANYMORE RIGHT NOW.

>> PET INSURANCE IS ONE OPTION FOR DOG OWNERS TO OFFSET UNEXPECTED MEDICAL BILLS BUT MONTHLY PREMIUMS CAN RANGE FROM ABOUT $30 TO MORE THAN $150 PER MONTH, DEPENDING ON THE DOG'S AGE, BREED, AND COVERAGE LIMIT.

CERULEAN HAS A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION.

BABCOCK SAYS IT MAKES FINDING USEFUL INSURANCE COVERAGE MORE COMPLICATED.

>> I HAD ALL OF THE COMPARISON CHARTS, ALL OF THE INSURANCES, WHAT WOULD WORK BEST AND SO ULTIMATELY IT WASN'T GOING TO HELP ME AT THAT POINT.

>> NOW, AS CERULEAN GETS OLDER, SHE IS RECONSIDERING IT.

>> WE PAID OUT OF POCKET SINCE THEN.

HE HAS NOT HAD ANY MAJOR HEALTH ISSUES SO WE ARE JUST PRAYING AND HOPING THAT IT CONTINUES THAT WAY.

>> ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY, DOG OWNERS SAY THEY ARE FEELING SIMILAR PRESSURE AS THE COST OF LIVING RISES.

SOME SAY THEY DELAY OR DECLINE CARE BECAUSE OF COST.

OTHERS SAY THEY CUT SPENDING ELSEWHERE JUST TO KEEP UP WITH PET EXPENSES.

FOR BABCOCK, THE RISING COST OF CARING FOR CERULEAN HAS ALSO FORCED BIGGER QUESTIONS.

>> I THINK A BIG WORRY IS, WOULD I HAVE TO MOVE IN ORDER TO AFFORD JUST LIKE A COMFORTABLE LIFESTYLE BECAUSE IT IS SO HIGH IN SAN DIEGO?

>> STILL, SHE SAYS THE BOND SHE SHARES WITH CERULEAN MAKES THE FINANCIAL STRAIN WORTH IT.

>> EVEN HE BRINGS ME A TON OF COMFORT, A TON OF PEACE.

I WOULD SELL ALL MY FURNITURE BEFORE.

>> HEIDI DiMARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>> THIS STORY IS PART OF OUR PRICE OF SAN DIEGO SERIES.

WE HAVE MORE COST-OF-LIVING STORIES ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM LIFE AND GAS PRICES TO SAVING MONEY ON LIVE SPORTS EVENTS.

CHECK IT OUT ONLINE AT WWW.KPBS.ORG /PRICE OF SAN DIEGO.

>>> FOR SOME CHILDREN IN SAN DIEGO GOING ON SUMMER BREAK DOESN'T JUST MEAN NO CLASS, IT ALSO MEANS LESS FOOD.

THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES PARTNERED WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO FIGHT CHILD SUMMERTIME HUNGER WITH THE SUN BUCKS FOOD ASSISTANT PROGRAM.

FOR THREE YEARS, THE PROGRAM HAS HELPED FAMILIES FEED THEIR CHILDREN WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT.

FAMILIES WHO QUALIFY WILL RECEIVE A CARD WITH $120 LOADED ON IT FOR EACH ELIGIBLE CHILD.

THE SAN DIEGO HUNGER COALITION SAYS MANY ELIGIBLE FAMILIES DON'T DISSIPATE AND MISS OUT ON MEALS.

>> SUN BUCKS HELPS BRIDGE THE GAP IN THE STATE FOR MANY YET THOUSANDS OF ELIGIBLE CHILDREN STILL DO NOT PARTICIPATE, REPRESENTING NEARLY 1.4 MISSED MEALS AND $6.2 MILLION IN UNCLAIMED AND IF IT'S FOR A LOCAL ECONOMY.

DISSIPATION IN THE SUN BUCKS DOES NOT AFFECT IMMIGRATION STATUS.

FAMILIES SHOULD FEEL COMPLETELY SAFE USING THE BENEFITS THEIR CHILDREN QUALIFY FOR.

THIS PROGRAM IS SAFE.

IT IS CONFIDENTIAL AND IT IS HERE TO SUPPORT YOU.

>> MOST QUALIFYING FAMILIES WILL BEGIN THEIR SUN BUCKS CARDS IN THE MAIL IN THE COMING WEEKS.

OTHER FAMILIES CAN APPLY FOR THEIR CHILD'S SCHOOL.

>>> THE 2026 WORLD CUP KICKS OFF NEXT WEEK.

BANKAMERICA HAD TO RELEASE THE SWEEPING NEW REPORT ON THE POTENTIAL FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE WORLD CUP AS WELL AS SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY THAT WERE SET TO BENEFIT THE MOST.

>> THE 2026 WORLD CUP IS THE BIGGEST TOURNAMENT IN HISTORY.

48 TEAMS, 100 MATCHES AND 16 HOST CITIES SPREAD ACROSS THE U.S.

MEXICO AND CANADA BUT BEYOND THE GOLDEN GLORY, BANK OF AMERICA SAYS THE TOURNAMENT IS AN ECONOMIC FORCE UNLIKE ANYTHING WE HAVE SEEN.

A NEW BANKAMERICA REPORT CALLS THE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP THE LARGEST SPORTING EVENT EVER STAGED.

ACCORDING TO A FIFA AND WTO STUDY CITED IN THE REPORT , THIS YEAR'S WORLD CUP WOULD ADD ROUGHLY $41 BILLION TO GLOBAL GDP AND SUPPORT MORE THAN 800,000 JOBS WORLDWIDE.

IN THE U.S.

ALONE, THAT IS AN ESTIMATED 185,000 JOBS AND MORE THAN $17 BILLION IN GDP GENERATED.

>> IT IS A NUMBER OF INDUSTRIES THAT WILL BENEFIT.

YOU GOT TO TRAVEL, STAY SOMEWHERE, FOOD AND DRINK.

PEOPLE WANT TO BUY SPORTS GEAR.

OBVIOUSLY SPORTING GOODS WILL BENEFIT FROM THAT AS WELL.

>> BEYOND THE ECONOMIC WINDFALL, THE REPORT CAUSES THE FIRST EVER THE QUOTE, A.I.

WORLD CUP.

BANKAMERICA ESTIMATES MORE THAN 90 PETABYTES OF DIRECT TOURNAMENT DATA WILL BE GENERATED, 45 TIMES MORE THAN THE LAST WORLD CUP.

90 PETABYTES EQUALS ABOUT 90 BILLION MEGABYTES OF DATA.

MICHAEL HARTNETT SAYS THE SCALE OF DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT IS UNPRECEDENTED.

>> THE FINAL ITSELF COULD USE THOSE COUPLE OF HOURS DURING THAT FINAL, 7% OF ALL GLOBAL INTERNET TRAFFIC WHICH IS PRETTY AMAZING BUT THEN AGAIN, YOU THINK ABOUT THE LAST THAT TOOK PLACE IN 2022, 1.5 BILLION PEOPLE WATCHED THAT FINAL.

IT IS NOW 1.5 BILLION PEOPLE WATCHING THE FINAL AND INTERACTING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA AND ENGAGEMENT, THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER WITH IT AND THAT CREATES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF A.I.

THAT GOES WITH THAT.

>> HARTNETT ALSO WARNS OF POTENTIAL HEADWINDS INCLUDING THE RISING COSTS OF TRAVEL, ELEVATED TICKET PRICES AND CONCERNS ABOUT SUMMER HEAT FOR PLAYERS ACROSS ALL THE HOST CITIES.

STILL, HARTNETT LEAVES WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, THE TOURNAMENT WILL DELIVER ECONOMIC LIFTS.

IN ATLANTA, I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ.

>>> THE CITY'S POET LAUREATE IS MORE THAN HALFWAY THROUGH HER TWO YEAR TERM.

KPBS ARTS REPORTER JULIA DIXON EVANS SAYS GARCIA WANTS EVERYONE TO FEEL WELCOME IN A WORLD OF POETRY.

>> WHEN GARCIA BEGAN HER TERM AS POET LAUREATE IN JANUARY 2025 , SHE KNEW IT WOULD BE A ROLLER COASTER.

>> I DID NOT EXPECT IT TO BE QUITE AS INTENSE AS IT HAS BEEN, WHICH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING THAT A LOT OF PLACES IN SAN DIEGO WANT TO DO POETRY EVENTS.

I DID NOT EXPECT THAT.

>> WHEN I STEP IN, THE FUTURE GETS READY TO LEAVE.

>> SHE ALSO CONTINUES TO WORK FULL TIME AS AN EDUCATOR.

>> WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THAT IS ITS ACCESSIBILITY, ITS LEVITY, THE LANGUAGE IS NOT COMPLICATED BUT THE METAPHORS ARE REALLY, REALLY RICH.

>> BEING POET LAUREATE COMES WITH A STIPEND BUT SHE SAYS IT IS JUST ENOUGH TO COVER THE COST OF HER SIGNATURE PROJECT.

THE WORD MEANS OPENING.

>> IT IS AN OPENING, AN INVITATION TO EXPERIENCE POETRY IN DIFFERENT WAYS AND TO OPEN THEMSELVES UP MORE TO THE POSSIBILITIES OF POETRY.

>> APERTURA INCLUDES A VIDEO COLUMN EXHIBIT AND THREE POETRY FEATURING YOUTH, LATINO, AND FILIPINO COMMUNITIES AND PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.

>> IF I THINK BACK ON WHAT I THINK ARE THE MOST MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES I HAVE HAD DURING MY TENURE, I WANT TO KEEP COMING BACK TO THE WORK I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO INSIDE PRISONS.

>> ULTIMATELY, CAPO-GARCMA SAYS SHE HAS FOUND THIS YEAR OF CIVIC POETRY TO BE A KIND OF PROOF FOR HER MISSION.

>> IT HAS AFFIRMED TO ME OR CONFIRMED, REALLY, MY SUSPICION THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT AND NEED POETRY IN THIS CITY AND I DO THINK IT IS FOR EVERYONE.

>> POETRY SUBMISSIONS FOR APERTURA ARE DUE SEPTEMBER 1.

>>> IF YOU ARE ALONG THE COAST AND YOU ARE NOT GETTING RID OF THOSE MORNING LOW CLOUDS ANYTIME SOON BUT THAT IS TO BE EXPECTED.

WE CALL IT JUNE GLOOM NOT FOR NOTHING.

SOME OF US WILL SEE OUR TEMPERATURES HEAT UP THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS ESPECIALLY AS WE GET INTO OUR DESERT REGIONS BUT NOT NECESSARILY BRING US ANY RAIN CHANCES BUT IT DOES BRING A COOLDOWN.

WE GO 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE HISTORICAL AVERAGES IN CERTAIN AREAS AND THEN BACK BELOW HISTORICAL AVERAGES.

LET'S START WITH TONIGHT.

UPPER 60s FOR BRANKO SPRINGS PIER 59 IN OCEANSIDE.

62 FOR SAN DIEGO AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, LOOKS VERY FAMILIAR.

WE SEE INTERMITTENT CLOUDS PRETTY FAR INLAND INTO THE DESERT REGION.

OF COURSE, WE DO NOT HAVE THE CLOUDS BUT PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.

LOW 70s FOR CHULA VISTA IN SAN DIEGO AND OCEANSIDE.

ALL OF OUR COASTAL COMMUNITIES SEEING THE SAME HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR TOMORROW.

WE ARE INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS FOR BORREGO SPRINGS.

THIS IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT WITH THE HEAT.

71 FOR MOUNT LAGUNA.

LET'S LOOK AT YOUR FIVE DAY OUTLOOK STARTING UP WITH THE COAST.

NOT A TON OF VARIATION HERE AND NO SURPRISE.

WE DON'T EXPECT TOO MUCH VARIATION.

WE NEED TO SEE OUR LOWS WARM UP A LITTLE BIT.

STEPPING OUT THE DOOR MIGHT BE A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE COMPARED TO PREVIOUS DAYS BUT OVERALL, WE ARE STAYING IN THE LOW 70s.

FURTHER INLAND, WE HAVE A BRIEF HINT OF THE 80s THURSDAY, A HIGH OF 81 BUT WE ARE BACK DOWN TO THE 70s SOON AFTER THAT FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY.

JUST THINK, A PLEASANT WEEKEND OVERALL.

A FEW CLOUDS BUT NOTHING TOO MUCH TO COMPLAIN ABOUT.

INTO OUR MOUNTAIN REGIONS, WE GO FROM THE 70s WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND WE WILL WRITE THAT DOWN INTO THE 60s.

OUR LOWS NOT TOO FAR FROM SUNDAY.

WE LOOK AT OUR DESERT REGIONS.

IT IS A BRIEF STINT INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

GET USED TO IT.

THE SUMMER WILL BE EVEN WORSE, OF COURSE, BUT 102 WEDNESDAY.

WE GET BACK TO THE 90s BY FRIDAY.

99 NOT MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE BUT WE WILL TAKE IT, IT IS OUT OF THE TRIPLE DIGITS AND WE CONTINUE TO DROP AS WE HEAD TO THE WE CAN.

FOR KPBS NEWS, .

>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT, PRESIDENT TRUMP TAKES A HOUSE IN OFFICIAL TO BE ACTING DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.

WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT HIM AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> DIGITAL ART OFFERING COUNTERPROGRAMMING TO SUMMER FUN.

KPBS BETH ACCOMANDO IS EXCITED ABOUT A WEEKLONG FILM SERIES CATERING TO HER DARK SIDE.

>> LA'S RENOWNED CINEMA TAX HAVE EXPANDED ITS WEEK ON THE CINEMA OF DESPAIR TO NEARLY 100 THEATERS >> THE DIGITAL GEM WAS APPROACHED, WE CURATED THESE FILMS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CINEMA.

>> GLENN HEATH JUNIOR IS THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AT THE CINEMA.

>> BLEAK WEEK IS A FILM FESTIVAL THAT HAPPENS EVERY JUNE THAT HAPPENS AT THE AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE HAS CREATED THE CURATED AN ENTIRE FILM TESTABLE -- FESTIVAL.

THEY WANTED TO GIVE EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THOSE FILMS ON THE BIG SCREEN.

ALSO WITH THE HOPES OF TRYING TO COLLECTIVELY TAKE A SIGH OF RELIEF AFTER COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC.

>> BLEAK WEEK IS NOT FOR EVERYONE BUT IF YOU ARE LIKE ME AND LOVE FILMS THAT EMBRACE THE DARKNESS WITH FEARLESS ARTISTRY AND SOMETIMES BREATHTAKING BEAUTY AND THIS IS THE FESTIVAL FOR US.

FOR THE FESTIVAL'S OPENING NIGHT, EACH PROGRAM SUPPORTER MASTERPIECE, DON'T LOOK NOW.

>> IT'S AN INJURY IS APPROACH TO PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR HAS STUCK WITH ME OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST 25 YEARS AND IT HAS ONLY BEEN MORE PRONOUNCED EVER SINCE I HAVE BECOME A PARENT BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT THE PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR OF LOSING A CHILD.

IT IS STARRING DONALD SUTHERLAND AND JULIE CHRISTIE IS ONE OF THE SEMINAL FILMS FROM THE 1970s AND I ALSO WANTED TO SCREEN ALAN KING DYING OF GRACE WHICH IS A 2003 DOCUMENTARY THAT IS SET ENTIRELY IN A CANCER WARD OVER THE COURSE OF AN ENTIRE YEAR.

IT IS ONE OF THE GREAT DOCUMENTARIES OF ALL TIME AND VERY CRIMINALLY UNDER SEEN.

>> WAR IS ANOTHER PROMINENT THEME IN THE FILMS SELECTED.

>> IN THE COUNTRY AND ALL ACROSS THE WORLD RIGHT NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE ON THAT AND WAR IS SUCH A PROMINENT THEME.

NOT JUST PROMINENT WARS BUT THE DAILY STRUGGLES TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE DAY.

A LOT OF THESE FILMS DEAL WITH THE SACRIFICE AND THE TOLL THAT STRESS AND COMBAT TAKES ON PEOPLE WHETHER THEY ARE AT HOME OR ABROAD AND I WANTED TO APPROACH THAT THEME.

YOU GOT THE WAR FILMS AND THEN YOU'VE GOT BUYERS ON THE PLANE AND THE RED AND THE WHITE.

IT IS THE ULTIMATE, WHICH REALLY IS ONE OF THE MOST HARROWING WAR FILMS EVER.

>> IF YOU ATTEND THE FESTIVAL, YOU WILL RECEIVE THE SCHOOL PASSPORT MADE BY CINEMA ASSOCIATES LORI PINA AND REMEMBER TO GET IT STAMPED SO YOU CAN RECEIVE PRIZES FOR BEING AN ADVENTURESOME FILMGOER WILLING TO TRAVEL TO DARK TERRAIN.

BLEAK WEEK RUNS FROM FRIDAY THROUGH JUNE 11.

THE THEMES MAY BE BLEAK BUT THE FILMMAKING IS EXHILARATING.

BETH ACCOMANDO, KPBS NEWS.

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

KPBS MID-DAY EDITION IS CHECKING IN ON WHERE ALL THE TOP STATE AND LOCAL RACES STAND ON THE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION AND KPBS IS BUSY ON ALL PLATFORMS THIS ELECTION NIGHT AND THERE IS SOMETHING NEW FROM THE PUBLIC MATTERS TEAM.

VOICE OF SAN DIEGO WILL HOST A LIVE STREAM ON THE KPBS YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK PAGES.

THEY WILL TALK LIVE ABOUT THE LOCAL RACE RESULTS AS SOON AS THEY COME IN.

YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE LIVESTREAM THAT STARTS AT 8:00 TONIGHT.

>>> IF YOU STILL NEED HELP GETTING OUT YOUR VOTE, WE WANT TO REMIND YOU ABOUT THE KPBS BOATER HUB .

THERE, YOU CAN FIND EXPLAINERS ABOUT WHAT IS ON YOUR BALLOT AND BALLOT DROPBOX AND VOTE CENTER LOCATION NEAR YOU AND THAT IS WHERE YOU WILL FIND ELECTION RESULTS AS WELL.

JUST GO TO WWW.KPBS.ORG .

>>> AND, YOU CAN FIND ALL OF TONIGHT'S STORIES RIGHT THERE ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.KPBS.ORG.

>>> THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

>>> 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, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 45 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.