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>>> ONE DAY AFTER A STARTLING DISCOVERY IN THE SOUTH BAY, COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE ASSURING RESIDENTS OF THEIR SAFETY.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS ALONG THE TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY ESCALATED THIS WEEK AFTER A TEAM OF RESEARCHERS EVACUATED BECAUSE OF TOXIC GASES IN THE AIR.

TODAY COUNTY OFFICIALS TOLD OUR REPORTER THAT THE AIR IS SAFE, AT LEAST FOR NOW.

>> JUST ONE DAY AFTER SCIENTISTS SOUNDED THE ALARM, COUNTY OFFICIALS ON TUESDAY TRY TO EASE CONCERNS ABOUT ELEVATED LEVELS OF TOXIC GASES EMANATING FROM THE TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY.

>> THIS IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR ME AND THE KENNY.

>> THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR SAYS THAT FOLLOW-UP TESTS SHOWED ACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF HYDROGEN SULFUR AND HYDROGEN CYANIDE.

>> THE LEVELS ARE NOT POSING A PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE EMPHASIZE THAT.

>> OFFICIALS ORDERED THE AIR- QUALITY TEST AFTER SCIENTISTS EVACUATED RESEARCHERS WHO ARE STUDYING THE IMPACTS OF TOXIC GAS CONNECTED TO SEWAGE FROM THE TIJUANA RIVER.

THE UC SAN DIEGO RESEARCHER SAID ON MONDAY THAT DANGEROUS LEVELS OF HYDROGEN CYANIDE PROMPTED THAT DECISION.

>> WHAT IS HAPPENING IS, WITH THE RIVER BEING SHOCKINGLY 100% RAW SEWAGE FLOWING BETWEEN 40 AND 70 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY INTO OUR PACIFIC OCEAN, WITH THAT HAPPENING, THAT IS THE SPOT WE FOUND THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF GASES COMING OUT.

>> ON TUESDAY SHE CRITICIZE THE CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NO PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD AND SAID THAT THE STATEMENTS ARE MISLEADING AND CONTRADICT DATA.

SHE ALSO CALLED INTO QUESTION THEIR RESEARCH METHODS, CALLING THEM IN UNVERIFIED SET OF MEASUREMENTS FROM AN UNKNOWN LOCATION.

COUNTY OFFICIALS DID NOT RELEASE THE RESULTS OF THE READINGS ON TUESDAY MORNING BUT A HEALTH OFFICER EXPLAINED THEM DURING THE NEWS CONFERENCE.

>> HOWEVER, THE READINGS FOR HYDROGEN SULFIDE AND HYDROGEN CYANIDE DID NOT SUGGEST IMMINENT DANGER OR THREAT.

THAT BEING SAID, THE HUMAN NOSE IS VERY SENSITIVE TO HYDROGEN SULFIDE.

IT CAN SMELL LIKE REDNECKS AND THE NOSE CAN DETECT LEVELS FAR BELOW THRESHOLD.

HOWEVER, THE FACT THAT THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE LIVING IN CONDITIONS WITH THIS STRONG ODOR IS CONCERNING.

>> SAYING THAT PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH BAY SHOULD SHUT THEIR WINDOWS WHEN THEY SMELL THAT ODOR AND ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THEY DO NOT SPEND LONG PROLONGS TIMES OUTSIDE.

>> SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT DO HAVE A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION LIKE ASTHMA AND CHILDHOOD OR IN ADULTHOOD MAYBE THEY HAVE COPD, THEY CAN BE EXACERBATED BY BREATHING MORE RAPIDLY BECAUSE THEY ARE BREATHING IN THESE SMELLS.

>> OFFICIALS DID NOT SAY WHY AIR-QUALITY READINGS NO LONGER SHOWED DANGEROUS LEVELS OF TOXIC GASES OR IF THOSE DANGEROUS LEVELS COULD COME BACK.

VARGAS CALLED FOR MORE RURAL AND STATE RESOURCES TO CONTINUE MONITORING THE SITUATION.

SHE SUGGESTED A PUBLIC NOTIFICATION SYSTEM THE ONE USED TO MONITOR POLLUTION LEVELS IN THE OCEAN.

>> WE NEED MORE RESOURCES SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS ON A DAILY BASIS THAT IT IS SAFE.

IT SHOULD NOT BE THIS WAY.

WE WILL KEEP FIGHTING.

>> THIS IS THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN A YEARS LONG POLLUTION CRISIS ENGULFING THE SOUTH BAY.

THE IMPERIAL COASTLINE HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR MORE THAN 1000 DAYS BECAUSE OF WATER POLLUTION.

>> SANDY AIKINS LIVING ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE COUNTY ARE BOTH DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM TODAY, AIR-QUALITY.

NORTH COUNTY RESIDENTS WOKE UP TO ASH COVERED VEHICLES THIS MORNING AS DRIP SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES MADE ITS WAY DOWN TO OUR AREA.

TO THE SOUTH, IMPERIAL BEACH RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THEY MAY BE BREATHING IN DUE TO THE SEWAGE NEAR THE TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY.

>> YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND IT IS REALLY BAD.

AND IT KIND OF CLEARS OUT DURING THE DAY.

AT NIGHTTIME, ANYWHERE BETWEEN 6:00 AND 9:00 P.M. WE START TO SMELL IT AGAIN AND WE CLOSE UP THE HOUSE.

>> I'M JUST GETTING OVER A COLD BUT I CAN SEE THE DARK SMOKE, IT HAS BEEN RIGHT ABOVE US.

>> CAL FIRE SAID THAT THAT IT LIKELY CAME FROM TWO SEPARATE FIRES.

>>> SOME PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE AGAINST THE LINE FIRE IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

IT IS NOW 5% CONTAINED.

THE FIRE HAS GROWN TO NEARLY 28,000 ACRES.

MORE THAN 65,000 STRUCTURES ARE THREATENED BY THE FIRE INCLUDING 9200 STRUCTURES WHERE PEOPLE ARE UNDER EVACUATION ORDERS.

BECAUSE OF THAT FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

>>> LOOKING AHEAD TO TONIGHT WE ARE TRACKING THAT MARINE LAYER TO CONTINUE TO DEEPEN.

WE ARE DEALING WITH A LITTLE MORE IN THE WAY OF LOW CROWN -- CLOUDS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

THE BIG STORY HAS BEEN THE HEAT AND WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES HAPPENING THIS WEEK.

WE WILL TELL YOU HOW MUCH WE WILL COOL DOWN, COMING UP.

>>> FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS WILL FACE UP TONIGHT IN PHILADELPHIA FOR THEIR FIRST AND PERHAPS ONLY PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.

OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT PREVIEWS WHAT TO EXPECT.

>> TONIGHT FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS ARE MEETING ON THE DEBATE STAGE.

BOTH ARE LOOKING TO PITCH THEMSELVES AS THE BEST PERSON FOR THE JOB.

>> IF SHE GETS IN, OUR COUNTRY DOES NOT HAVE A CHANCE.

>> IT'S TIME TO TURN THE PAGE ON DIVISIVENESS.

IT IS TIME TO BRING OUR COUNTRY TOGETHER AND CHARTING NEW WAY FORWARD.

>> A LARGE PART OF HARRIS' CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN CHOREOGRAPHED UP UNTIL THIS POINT AND SHE HOPES TO CONTINUE THE MOMENTUM SHE HAS FELT SINCE SHE BECAME THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.

>> HER MAIN MISSION IS TO TALK TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, SHARE HOW SHE WANTS TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY AND HOW HER BACKGROUND NOT JUST AS VICE PRESIDENT BUT HER ENTIRE CAREER POINTS TO THE THINGS SHE IS COMMITTED TO.

>> TRUMP IS USED TO THIS TYPE OF STAGE, HE HAS PARTICIPATED IN MORE DEBATE THAN ANY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE IN HISTORY.

THIS WILL BE HIS SEVENTH.

>> I THINK HE IS VERY FOCUSED ON THIS DEBATE, AND HE DOES NOT TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED.

>> WHILE VIEWS ARE LARGELY SET, THE DEBATE STILL OFFERS RISKS, PARTICULARLY WITH THE TONE AND TACTICS THAT HE TAKES.

THERE WILL BE NO PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN NOTES OR AUDIENCE AND MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED UNLESS IT IS THE CANDIDATES TURN TO SPEAK.

>> WE WILL CARRY THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE STARTING AT 6:00 TONIGHT RIGHT HERE ON KPBS.

>>> A MAN WHO SHOT 15 PEOPLE IN SANTANA HIGH SCHOOL IN 2001 AT HIS FIRST PAROLE HEARING TODAY.

PAROLE WAS DENIED.

CHANGES IN STATE LAW ALLOWED FOR THE HEARING LESS THAN HALFWAY INTO HIS SENTENCE.

OUR REPORTER, KATIE ANASTAS JOINS US NOW FROM THE NEWSROOM TO EXPLAIN.

[ NO AUDIO ] >> WE WILL TRY TO GET BACK TO KATIE A LITTLE LATER WITH THAT STORY.

>>> IT'S BEEN ALMOST EIGHT MONTHS SINCE FLOODS DISPLACED MORE THAN 1000 SAN DIEGO COUNTY RESIDENTS.

OUR REPORTER RECONNECTED WITH A SURVIVOR WHO SHOWS HOW THE FLOODS EFFECTS ARE STILL RIPPLING.

>> ON A STREET IN LOGAN HEIGHTS JUST PAST THE CHICKEN COOP, PLANTS PEEK OUT FROM A CARPORT.

FEWER THAN THERE USED TO BE.

STILL, ROSES SIT INSIDE A HUMMING REFRIGERATOR.

AND WIND CHIMES DANGLE BETWEEN FACES OF SUNFLOWERS.

JACKIE JOE LOPEZ'S FAVORITE.

FORMER NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS CROWD AROUND, LEARNING TO ARRANGE THEM.

LOPEZ SAYS SHE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH FLOWERS AND SHE IS 14.

>> I LOVE WHAT I DO.

IT IS NOT A JOB.

I LOVE THE FLOWERS.

>> SHE RUNS THE SHOP OUT OF A CARPORT.

THE JANUARY 22nd STORM FLOODED HER BUSINESS AND HER HOME.

>> MY COMPUTER SOFTWARE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE -- YOU KNOW, I'M A SMALL BUSINESS, SO EVERYTHING I LOST WAS MY HARD WORK AND SWEAT.

>> MET LOPEZ JUST WEEKS BEFORE WHAT IS USUALLY HER BIGGEST SALES DAY OF THE YEAR, VALENTINES.

SHE GAVE WHAT FLOWERS SHE COULD SALVAGE TO THE OTHER EVACUEES AND SHE JOINED THE COUNTY'S HOTEL VOUCHER PROGRAM BUT SAYS HER MOTHER HAD AN ACCIDENT AT THE HOTEL AND THEY DECIDED TO LIVE IN THE BACK OF HER FLORIST VAN INSTEAD.

>> SHE FELL INSIDE THE HOTEL.

>> LOPEZ BEGAN TUMBLING THROUGH BUREAUCRATIC CRACKS.

MOVING OUT OF THE HOTEL EARLY DISQUALIFIED HER FROM THE FLOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM.

THE FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS SHE RECEIVED FROM INSURANCE DISQUALIFIED HER FROM RECEIVING FEMA EIGHT -- AID, AND BECAUSE HER BUSINESS LICENSE WAS EXPIRED SHE WAS REJECTED FOR A RECOVERY GRANT.

>> I HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS WOULD KNOCK ME OFF TO MY KNEES, TO THE POINT THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET UP SOMETIMES FROM BED BECAUSE IT WAS EXTREMELY DEPRESSING.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS ANXIETY OR PANIC ATTACKS, I SHUT DOWN MY WEBSITE AND I DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH NO ONE.

I LOST SO MUCH REVENUE.

>> BEFORE THE FLOOD SHE BROUGHT IN ABOUT $15,000-$20,000 A MONTH AND NOW SHE SAID SHE IS LUCKY IF SHE PULLS IN $1000.

AND AFTER THE FALL IN INCOME, SHE NO LONGER COULD AFFORD WHERE SHE LIVED.

SHE DOES NOT WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHERE SHE SLEEPS BUT SHE SAID SHE IS CURRENTLY DOING OKAY.

>> I'M FEELING MUCH BETTER NOW.

I DO FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, AND HAPPY BIRTHDAYS.

PEOPLE ARE STOPPING BY LITTLE BY LITTLE AND RIGHT NOW I WILL RELEASE MY WEBSITE VERY SOON AND I THINK WE SHOULD FLOURISH AGAIN.

EVEN IF THE WORLD IS IN TURMOIL AS IT IS.

WE'VE GOT TO BE RESILIENT AND THINK POSITIVE.

>> LOPEZ SAYS SHE HAS MET MANY FLOOD SURVIVORS IN WORSE SITUATIONS THAN HERSELF.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE LOST THEIR HOMES.

THEY WERE COMPLETELY DEVASTATED BECAUSE THEY WERE UNDERWATER.

I FEEL MORE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING AFFECTED BECAUSE SOME OF THEM DON'T HAVE INSURANCE AND THEY DON'T HAVE CARS.

THEY WERE STAYING IN HOTELS SO IT WAS VERY HARD TO OPERATE.

>> MANY OF THESE SURVIVORS MAY NOT BE CAPTURED IN NUMBERS REPORTED BY FEMA OR OTHER RECOVERY PROGRAMS.

HER NEIGHBOR WAS DISPLACED BUT NEVER SOUGHT HELP.

>> MY NEIGHBOR IS 96 YEARS OLD AND HIS HOUSE WAS FLOODED COMPLETELY AND HE WAS NOT STAYING THERE FOR TWO OR THREE MONTHS.

HE DIDN'T GET ANY HELP, AND DID NOT GO TO A SHELTER.

>> WITH OR WITHOUT HELP, LOPEZ SAYS FLOOD SURVIVORS HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO KEEP GOING.

KATIE ISON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TWO ICONIC ONE OF THE KIND HOMES IN ENCINITAS ARE IN DANGER OF COLLAPSING.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN SHOWS US THE EFFORTS TO SAVE THE HISTORIC BOATHOUSES.

>> COME ON IN.

AS YOU COME IN, NICE BIG LIVING ROOM.

>> FROM THE INSIDE THIS HOUSE LOOKS LIKE ANY OF THE HOMES BUILT IN THE 1920S.

>> WE HAVE A DINING ROOM AREA AND THAT IS THE KITCHEN.

STOVE, SINK.

>> IT IS THE OUTSIDE THAT MAKES THESE HOMES UNIQUE.

THEY LOOK LIKE BOATS.

BART SMITH IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE ENCINITAS PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION WHICH OWNS THE BOATHOUSES.

>> HE GOT THE INSPIRATION TO BUILD HOUSES THAT LOOK LIKE BOATS.

>> SMITH SAYS THAT KELLOGG BOUGHT THE WOOD FOR THE HOUSES EITHER FROM A BATHHOUSE OR DANCE HALL.

>> DURING THE PROHIBITION IT WAS TORN DOWN AND THIS BOAT BUILDER DECIDED TO BRING IT UP HERE.

>> AND THE SS ENCINITAS AND MOONLIGHT HAVE BEEN HERE EVER SINCE BUT TIME AS TAKEN IT'S TOLL ON THE HOMES.

THEY HAVE DRY ROT AND PEELING PAINT AND THE ENCINITAS AS STARTED TO LIFT TO THE RIGHT.

>> IT WAS GETTING CONCERNING BACK IN 2018 AND THEN IT STARTED ACCELERATING.

>> JOHN KNOWLES IS A BOARD MEMBER AND SAYS ALL IT TAKES IS A BIG STORM OR EARTHQUAKE FOR A PIECE OF ENCINITAS'S HISTORY TO BE GONE FOREVER.

>> WE'VE GOT A GOOD PLAN TO SUPPORT IT.

THIS BOAT HERE IS COLLAPSING AND THE BOW HAS DROPPED MANY INCHES.

AND IT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO GET SOME KIND OF SHORING ON THAT ONE THAT WILL ALLOW US TO REDO THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE.

>> IT ALL COSTS MONEY.

>> ABOUT $350,000 PER BOAT.

>> THE ASSOCIATION PLANS TO DO SOME FUNDRAISERS BETWEEN NOW AND EARLY NEXT YEAR TO RESTORE THE HOMES AND GET THEM READY FOR THE NEXT FAMILY TO MOVE IN.

>>> GETTING KIDS TO SCHOOL IS STILL A STRUGGLE FOR SOME FAMILIES AFTER THE DISTRICT MADE CUTS TO BUS SERVICES.

LESS THAN A MONTH BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED THE POWER WEIGHT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT INFORMED PARENTS THAT THEY WERE CUTTING THEIR BUS ROUTES FROM 120 DOWN TO ONE -- 88.

AND MAKING THE MATTER WORSE, NEW STATE LAW REQUIRES HIGH SCHOOLS TO START NO EARLIER THAN 8:30 AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS NO EARLIER THAN 8:00.

THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STAGGER THE BUS ROUTES.

ONE PARENT TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER THAT SHE WISHES THAT DISTRICT WOULD PROVIDE MORE LONG-TERM HELP TO THE FAMILIES IMPACTED BY THE CUTS.

>> THEY COULD HAVE OFFERED SOMETHING LIKE A CARPOOL OR AT LEAST CONNECT PARENTS TOGETHER TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS IT.

>> OUR MEDIA PARTNER SAYS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT REACHED OUT TO MTS TO SEE IF THE AGENCY CAN HELP BUT THEY WERE TOLD THAT MTS IS ALSO STRUGGLING WITH DRIVER STAFFING.

>>> THE HEAT IS ON IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AND THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IS LIMITING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND IN SOME CASES INHIBITING IT ALTOGETHER.

WE SEE HOW A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM IS MANAGING THE HEAT.

>> WE CALL IT A HYDRATION PARTY.

>> EVERY FRIDAY BEFORE A GAME THE PLAYERS COME INTO THE HEAD COACHES CLASSROOM.

>> THEY HAVE A SMALL BOTTLE OF WATER THAT THEY HAVE TO DRINK IN FRONT OF ME AND WE ARE JUST EMPHASIZING THAT HYDRATION IS IMPORTANT.

>> HE KEEPS HIS EYES ON THE STUDENT ATHLETES BY CHECKING THEIR SKIN COLOR AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE SWEATING THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

AFTER PRACTICE IS OVER THEY HAVE TO CHECK IN TO THE TRAINING ROOM.

>> IT IS THEIR JOB TO COME IN AND MAKE UP THAT WATER WEIGHT.

IF THEY ARE TO SHORT THE NEXT DAY THEY DON'T GET TO PRACTICE.

>> THE CLASS COVERED HEATSTROKE AND WHAT TO DO IF A TEAM MEMBER GOES DOWN.

>> HE JUST OVERHEATED.

IT WAS A REALLY HOT GAME AND IT WAS SUPER HUMID.

>> THE HYDRATION PARTY HOLD STUDENTS ACCOUNTABLE.

>> COACH CAROL REALLY MAKES SURE EVERYBODY IS HYDRATED AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

ON GAME DAYS WE ALL HAVE TO COME IN AND DRINK WATER IN FRONT OF HIM.

>> WHEN TEMPERATURES HIT THE 90s, STUDENTS FIND RELIEF IN AIR-CONDITIONED CLASSROOMS.

>> I WILL GO THROUGH THIS SIZE.

HALFWAY THROUGH THE SCHOOL DAY.

>> THE SCHOOL HAS GUIDELINES ON RESTRICTING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES LIKE PE AND PRACTICE DEPENDING ON AIR TEMPERATURE AND AIR QUALITY.

>> WE ARE TAKING PRECAUTIONS NOT ONLY DAILY AT THE SCHOOL SITES BUT THIS FRIDAY NIGHT WE HAVE A HOME FOOTBALL GAME, WHICH THEY HAVE PUSHED THE TIMES BACK SO WE CAN AVOID SOME OF THE HEAT OF THE DAY.

>> THE DISTRICT HEAT GUIDELINES ARE CALLED REAL-TIME OUTDOOR ACTIVITY RISK.

THE RESTRICTIONS HAVE FIVE LEVELS DEPENDING ON TEMPERATURE RANGES AND THEY DON'T START TO GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL TEMPERATURES HIT THE 80s.

>>> BIG CHANGES ON THE WAY FOR THIS WEEK.

I KNOW THE BIG STORY AND EVERYONE HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT, IT HAS BEEN THE EXTREME HEAT.

BUT WE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY CALLING DOWN IF YOU COMPARE IT TO WHERE WE WERE JUST FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND LAST WEEK.

WE DO STILL HAVE GUSTY MOUNTAIN AND DESERT WINDS PICKING UP AND WE ARE TRACKING THAT DEEPENING MARINE LAYER THAT WILL BE GIVING US A LITTLE MORE LOW CLOUDS, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST INTO THE WESTERN VALLEYS.

THAT IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM WE HAVE.

WE ALSO HAVE AIR-QUALITY ALERTS OUT ACROSS RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES.

THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE WILDFIRES AND THE SMOKE IS PRETTY THICK IN A FEW OF THESE AREAS.

IF YOU SMELL IT THAT IS A SIGN THAT YOU SHOULD TRY TO AVOID GOING OUTSIDE.

MAKE SURE, FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS, ESPECIALLY, THAT YOU ARE TAKING PRECAUTIONS.

OCEANSIDE IS AT 63 TONIGHT, BORREGO SPRINGS DROPPING DOWN TO THE 70s AND MOUNT LAGUNA, LOW 70s.

BIG CHANGES ARE ON THE WAY FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

COOLER AIR WILL SINK ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND WE WILL HAVE A LITTLE MORE RAIN ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.

HERE WE ARE TRACKING THE WIND TO INCREASE AND WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT INCREASED FIRE DANGER FOR PARTS OF SOCAL AND REALLY PUSHING THROUGH MOST OF NEVADA AND ACROSS PARTS OF THE ROCKIES.

JUST A HEADS UP, WE DO HAVE THAT FIRE WEATHER RISK AND ALSO SOME GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE COOLING DEMAND WILL COME DOWN A LITTLE BIT FOR TOMORROW AND THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

SAN DIEGO, AT 75 TOMORROW, OCEANSIDE AT 76, BORREGO SPRINGS AT 104.

ALONG THE COAST, THE HIGH WILL BE STAYING RELATIVELY STEADY WITH THE FEW CLOUDS EARLY IN THE DAY AND LATE IN THE DAY BUT FURTHER INLAND, IT IS NOT AS HOT.

I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE PROBABLY REJOICING.

HIGHS WILL BE STAYING IN THE LOW 80s, THE MOUNTAINS, 70s ON WEDNESDAY AND BACK TOWARD THE 60s AT THE END OF THE WEEK.

AND THE DESERTS TRIPLE DIGITS, BE GONE.

BACK DOWN TO THE 90s AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATE WEEK WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.

>>> BACK TO THAT EARLIER STORY, A MAN WHO SHOT 15 PEOPLE AT SANTANA HIGH SCHOOL IN 2001 AT HIS FIRST PAROLE HEARING TODAY.

THAT WAS DENIED.

CHANGES IN STATE LAW ALLOWED FOR THE HEARING LESS THAN HALFWAY INTO HIS SENTENCE.

KATIE ANASTAS IS STILL IN THE NEWSROOM AND HAS MORE FOR US.

>> 15-YEAR-OLD ANDY WILLIAMS KILLED TWO STUDENTS AND WOUNDED 13 OTHER PEOPLE IN MARCH OF 2001.

HE WAS SENTENCED TO 50 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD A PAROLE HEARING SINCE THE SHOOTING.

HE IS NOW 38 YEARS OLD.

VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES WERE ALLOWED TO SPEAK DURING THE HEARING.

TIM ESTES WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE WOUNDED THAT DAY.

HE WAS A STUDENT TEACHER AT THE TIME AND SPOKE TO OUR MEDIA PARTNER.

>> HE DID THE ULTIMATE THING, I MEAN, HOW DO YOU TALK TO THOSE PARENTS THAT YOU TOOK THEIR CHILD?

>> CALIFORNIA STATE LAW CHANGED SENTENCING GUIDELINES FOR JUVENILES TRIED AS ADULTS THAT RECEIVED LIFE SENTENCES.

NOW THEY HAVE A CHANCE AND PAROLE AFTER 15, 20 OR 25 YEARS DEPENDING ON THEIR SENTENCE.

SENATE MINORITY LEADER BRIAN JONES WROTE TO THE BOARD OF PAROLE HEARINGS LAST MONTH, URGING THEM TO DENY PAROLE.

HIS DISTRICT INCLUDES HINTING.

HE WROTE "AFTER TAKING THE LIVES OF TWO INNOCENT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WOUNDING 13 OTHERS AND CAUSING A LIFETIME OF PAIN AND TRAUMA, I FIND IT INCONCEIVABLE THAT WILLIAMS WOULD BE RELEASED BEFORE EVEN HALF OF HIS SENTENCE IS COMPLETE."

HE WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE AGAIN IN THREE YEARS.

>>> TONIGHT, THE FIRST RESIDENTIAL DEBATE BETWEEN DONALD TRUMP AND KAMALA HARRIS IS HERE.

WE HAVE LIVE SPECIAL COVERAGE AT 6:00 ON KPBS.

>>> POPULARITY CONTINUES TO GROW FOR ORGANIC FOODS.

BUT WHILE GOING ORGANIC MAY PROVIDE SOME HEALTH BENEFITS, THERE IS ALSO A BIG DRAWBACK, THE COST.

MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON WHETHER BUYING ORGANIC IS WORTH THE EXTRA MONEY.

>> FROM ROOTS TO VEGGIES, EGGS AND NUTS, YOU CAN FIND THE WORD ORGANIC ON MANY DIFFERENT FOODS AT THE STORE BUT WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN?

>> IF PRODUCE IS GROWN IN SOIL THAT HAS NOT BEEN SPRAYED WITH CERTAIN SUBSTANCES LIKE FERTILIZERS OR PESTICIDES FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS THE USDA CONSIDERS IT ORGANIC.

>> REDUCING ONE'S EXPOSURE TO THOSE CHEMICALS IS IMPORTANT AS HIGH PESTICIDE LEVELS IN FOODS HAVE BEEN LINKED TO INCREASED CANCER RISK, DIABETES AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.

THE REASONING THAT GOING ORGANIC CONTINUES TO GROW IN POPULARITY.

$26.9 BILLION IS ESTIMATED TO BE SPENT ON ORGANIC FOODS IN 2010 AND BY 2021 SALES REACHED $52 BILLION ACCORDING TO THE NUTRITION BUSINESS JOURNAL.

BUT AS DEMAND INCREASES, SO DOES THE COST.

>> THE QUESTION IS, IS THAT ORGANIC ABLE REALLY WORTH IT AND THE ANSWER IS THAT IT MIGHT BE.

WHILE THE ORGANIC LABEL DOES NOT GUARANTEE YOU WILL BE PESTICIDE FREE, THE CONSUMER REPORTS ANALYSIS DID FIND THAT MOST ORGANIC ITEMS WERE.

>> IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ORGANIC YOU CAN STILL SHOP SMART AND HEALTHY.

LOOK FOR PRODUCTS GROWN IN THE U.S. >> THEY FOUND IMPORTED PRODUCTS COUNTED FOR 65 OF 100 HIGHEST PESTICIDE RISKS IN THE COUNTRY.

>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THE DEBATE IS COMING UP AT 6:00.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CARROLL, HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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

FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES 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.