>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY SAN DIEGO FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

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.

>>> POLICE PRESENCE IS INCREASING NEAR SUNSET CLIFFS AS THEY WARN THE PUBLIC ABOUT A DANGEROUS VIRAL TREND.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

SAN DIEGO POLICE ARE INCREASING ENFORCEMENT AT SUNSET CLIFFS FOLLOWING TWO SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS WHERE CLIFF JUMPERS WERE HURT.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE SAYS VIRAL SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEOS OF CLIFF JUMPING IN THE AREA ARE FUELING AN INCREASE OF PEOPLE TAKING THE PLUNGE.

>> Reporter: OPPONENT LOMA SUNSET CLIFFS IS AN ICONIC SAN DIEGO LANDMARK.

IT'S ALSO A WELL-KNOWN CLIFF JUMPING SPOT, AN ILLEGAL AND DANGEROUS TRADITION THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR DECADES.

>> NOTHING BAD REALLY HAPPENS ON THE SMALL CLIFF.

IT'S ONLY WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO DO DUMB STUFF BY THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: 15 AND 17-YEAR-OLD BROTHERS ENZO AND JEROME BLEDSO DROVE OUT FROM CUOWNA FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO CLIFF JUMP.

IT'S KNOWN AS THE ARCH, AND RECENTLY IT'S BEEN TRENDING ALL OVER THE INTERNET LEADING TO LARGE CROWDS IN THE AREA.

>> I JUST STARTED SEEING IT EVERYWHERE ON TIKTOK AND EVERYTHING AND I THOUGHT THAT LOOKS FUN BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO THE LAKE AND EVERYTHING DOING CLIFF JUMPS OUT ON THE WATER.

>> Reporter: ON SUNDAY, JULY 26th, AND TUESDAY, JULY 28th, TWO PEOPLE JUMPING AND CLIMBING THE CLIFFS WERE CRITICALLY INJURED IN THE SAME LOCATION.

>> WE HAVE FOLKS FROM ALL AGES WHO COME OUT TO ATTEMPT TO JUMP THE CLIFFS.

WE DO SEE AN INCREASE KIND OF IN THE HIGHER TIDES OR LATER IN THE DAY.

SO THEY HAVE THOSE PATROLS.

BUT NOW WITH RECENT ACTIVITY WE HAVE INCREASED THOSE PATROLS.

WE'VE INCREASED EDUCATION HERE IN THIS AREA.

>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT TUESDAY THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY WILL BE CONDUCTING MORE ENFORCEMENT IN THE AREA TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM JUMPING AND INJURING THEMSELVES.

THE DEPARTMENT SAID OVER THE LAST WEEKEND OFFICERS GAVE OVER 300 WARNINGS AND ISSUED 18 CITATIONS THAT INCLUDED MISDEMEANORS AND INFRACTIONS.

85-YEAR-OLD AL BRUTIN IS A LOCAL RESIDENT AND FORMER LIEUTENANT LIFEGUARD IN THE CITY.

HE JUMPED IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE 1950s AND '80s.

>> AS A KID WE'D COME IN AND JUMP OVER HERE.

IT WAS A LOCAL THING ONLY.

THE PEOPLE WHO JUMPED KNEW THE WATER, KNEW THE OCEAN, KNEW THE CURRENTS AND KNEW HOW TO GET OUT.

BECAUSE IF THEY SURF, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT PLACE TO GET OUT.

>> Reporter: HE SAID BIG CROWDS IN RECENT YEARS HAVE CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION, BUT HE THINKS THE CITATIONS ARE AN OVERREACTION.

FINES START AT $100.

>> PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE JUMPING THERE FOREVER.

THERE'S NO WAY YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP IT.

YOU CAN POST LIFEGUARDS THERE, BUT THAT'S ONLY A TEMPORARY THING.

>> Reporter: AS FOR THE BLEDSO BROTHERS, THEY SAY RECENT INJURIES AND THE RISK OF CITATIONS AREN'T SLOWING THEM DOWN.

SAN DIEGO MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITS JUMPING INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN OR MISSION BAY FROM ANY POINT THAT'S MORE THAN 5 FEET ABOVE THE WATER.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT'S A HOT TIME.

NO TWO WAYS ABOUT THAT.

AT LEAST WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE RELIEF AT NIGHT IN THOSE INLAND AREAS.

WE'LL GET DOWN TO 77 IN BORREGO SPRINGS, 68 FOR A RELATIVELY WARM NIGHT IN EL CAJON.

WE'LL DROP TO 70 TONIGHT IN SAN DIEGO, BUT WE ARE ABSOLUTELY STILL IN THE THROES OF A PRETTY NASTY ROUND OF HEAT ACROSS IN THE INTERIOR.

DAYTIME WEATHER WE'RE RIGHT BACK UP THERE.

THESE HEAT ALERTS FOR INLAND PORTIONS OF OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL 8:00 P.M.

SATURDAY, SO THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE US THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND.

WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT FIVE-DAY FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> AFTER RECEIVING A HUGE INFLUX OF DOGS LATE LAST WEEK, THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY TOOK IN A LARGE AMOUNT YESTERDAY.

NOW THE SHELTER SAYS THERE ISN'T ANY SHELTER SPACE LEFT FOR THE AREA.

NINE DOGS WERE TAKEN IN BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AT THE REQUEST OF THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

THE DOGS BELONGED TO A TENANT IN LINDA VISTA WHO HAD BEEN EVICTED.

SIX OF THE NINE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY'S EL CAJON CAMPUS.

THE DOGS ARE NOW IN EMERGENCY BOARDING STATUS PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO ADOPT OR A PET OWNER WHO NEEDS TO RE-CLAIM A LOST PET, YOU CAN FIND ALL LOST PETS LISTED AT SDHUMANE.ORG/LOST.

>>> SAN DIEGO POLICE ARE RAMPING UP ENFORCEMENT OF THE CITY'S OVERNIGHT PARKING RULES.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER KGTV WENT TO CHECK OUT THE PARKING LOT AT SKI BEACH THAT JUST LAST YEAR WAS FULL OF RVs, MANY OF WHICH SERVED AS HOMES FOR UNHOUSED SAN DIEGANS.

WELL, THIS MORNING IT WAS A LOT EMPTIER.

SINCE THE OVER NIGHT ORDINANCE BEGAN SDPD ISSUED ABOUT 7,000 TICKETS.

OFFICERS ALSO MADE ABOUT 800 REFERRALS TO SAFE PARKING SITES.

THE CITY SAYS THERE ARE AT LEAST 800 SPACES AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW.

>> OUT OF THEIR VEHICLES, THAT'S JUST ONE BRANCH OF THE HOMELESSNESS TREE WE'RE TRYING TO TRIM AND GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS.

THAT'S THE ULTIMATE GOAL, RIGHT, IS TO NOT GIVE OUT ANY TICKETS, HAVE THE BEACHES AND CLEAN AND SAFE FOR EVERYBODY AND GET PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON THE STREETS OFF THE STREETS.

>> AND IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE ENFORCEMENT IS ONLY OVERNIGHT FROM 2:00 A.M.

TO 6:00 A.M.

RVs AND OTHER LARGE VEHICLES CAN PARK AT CITY LOTS AND STREETS DURING THE DAY.

>>> FOR MORE THAN A GENERATION THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SYSTEM HAS HELD ONTO THE REMAINS OF NATIVE ANCESTORS AND SACRED BELONGINGS OF TRIBES.

KPBS REPORTER KATEY HISEN SAYS UC OFFICIALS ARE WORKING TO RETURN THEM, BUT STATE ASSEMBLY LEADERS AND TRIBAL LEADERS SAY IT'S NOT FAST ENOUGH.

>> Reporter: 36 YEARS AFTER THE FEDERAL LAW REQUIRED IT AND ONE YEAR AFTER A SCATHING STATE AUDIT, TRIBES ARE STILL CALLING FOR THE RETURN OF WHAT WAS STOLEN FROM THEM.

JAMES RAMOS IS THE FIRST CALIFORNIA NATIVE-AMERICAN ELECTED TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

>> THE HUMAN REMAINS ARE NOT ARCHEOLOGICAL OR ACADEMIC TROPHIES.

THEY DON'T DESERVE TO BE HELD IN BOXES ON SHELVES.

LACK OF FUNDING, INSUFFICIENT STAFFING OR CHANGES IN PERSONNEL CANNOT CONTINUE TO BE AN EXCUSE FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE UC SYSTEMS.

>> Reporter: THE AUDIT FOUND AT THE RATE THEY WERE GOING, THE UC WOULDN'T COMPLETE THE RETURNS UNTIL AFTER 2089.

TUESDAY THE CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY HELD AN OVERSIGHT HEARING ABOUT IT, AND UC VICE PRESIDENT TERESA MELDANADO ACKNOWLEDGED IT'S UNACCEPTABLE.

>> WE STAND ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DEEP AND ONGOING HARM THAT OUR ARROGANCE, QUITE FRANKLY, HAS CAUSED TRIBAL COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THEY WERE PICKING UP THE PACE.

AS OF JUNE THE UC HAS REPATRIATED MORE THAN HALF OF THE 17,000 ANCESTORS IT HELD, AND MORE THAN 300,000 CULTURAL BELONGINGS.

BUT SOME SAY IT'S STILL NOT FAST ENOUGH.

>> NO, IT'S -- IT'S A SHAME THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUALLY HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS, AND IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE JUST TALKING TO THE WALL.

>> Reporter: TRIBAL LEADERS SAY THE PROCESS ISN'T STANDARDIZED BETWEEN CAMPUSES.

THE PROGRAM IS UNDERSTAFFED.

POSITIONS SIT UNFILLED.

ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHRIS ROGERS SAID THE UNIVERSITIES ARE SPENDING LESS THAN HALF THE FUNDS THE LEGISLATURE ALLOCATED FOR THIS.

>> I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT IN CONTEXT OF MY KID WHO IS RUNNING AROUND ON OUR FLOOR YESTERDAY.

HE'S 2 AND SOME OF THESE TIME LINES THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, HE'LL BE APPLYING TO HELPFULLY GO TO YOUR INSTITUTIONS BY THE TIME YOU MEET THAT.

AS A UC ALUM, THAT'S SO EMBARRASSING.

>> Reporter: TRIBAL LEADERS SAY THEY WON'T KEEP QUIET UNTIL THEIR ANCESTORS ARE HOME.

KATIE HISEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, A PROGRESSIVE CHALLENGER WINS MICHIGAN'S DEMOCRATIC SENATE PRIMARY, SETTING UP A CLOSELY WATCHED CONTEST IN NOVEMBER.

THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> IRAN IS PUSHING BACK ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CLAIMS THAT NEGOTIATIONS ARE UNDERWAY.

PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS AN AGREEMENT ON REOPENING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ COULD COME SOON, WHILE WARNING THE U.S.

WILL TARGET THE COUNTRY AGAIN IF NOT.

BUT A SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL SAYS WHILE TEHRAN HAS RECEIVED MESSAGES FROM WASHINGTON, THEY HAVE NOT DECIDED WHETHER TO MOVE FORWARD.

MADDY GANNON HAS THE DETAIL FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> Reporter: WE ARE CERTAINLY HEARING POSITIVE SIGNS FROM PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WHEN IT COMES TO TALKS WITH IRAN, EVEN AS MAJOR QUESTIONS REMAIN.

TRUMP TOLD REPORTERS TUESDAY NIGHT THAT A NEW AGREEMENT OVER THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ COULD COME AS SOON AS WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY.

HE ALSO REFERRED TO DISCUSSIONS AS VERY GOOD IN AN INTERVIEW WITH FOX NEWS THAT AIRED TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE WARNING ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF A DEAL DOESN'T COME TOGETHER.

>> IF THEY BACK OUT AGAIN, THEY'RE GOING TO GET REALLY HARD.

YOU KNOW, THEY KNOW THAT.

THEY UNDERSTAND THAT.

>> Reporter: IRAN HAS ALREADY ISSUED FRESH PUSH BACK TO THE COMMENTS.

IRANIAN STATE MEDIA CITED AN UNNAMED OFFICIAL AS SAYING THAT ANY POTENTIAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN IRAN AND OMAN OVER THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ HAS NO CONNECTION TO THE LARGER REOPENING OF IT.

WE'RE ALSO HEARING GULF NATIONS WEIGH IN.

A SENIOR GULF OFFICIAL SAID WEDNESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE A DEAL IS REACHED BY FRIDAY.

ON TUESDAY WE HEARD FROM QATAR WHO SAID CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO DIRECT TALKS BETWEEN THE U.S.

AND IRAN ONGOING BUT THAT A DRAFT OF A POSSIBLE AGREEMENT WAS BEING CIRCULATED.

AND IT ALL COMES AS WE'VE BEEN REPORTING ON CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY SOME IN THE MILITARY COMMUNITY HERE IN THE U.S.

ABOUT THE U.S.'

OWN STOCKPILES OF WEAPONS.

THE U.S.

HAS SEEN NEARLY 80% OF INTERCEPTORS FOR A KEY MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM DEPLETED AMID THIS WAR, SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH THE MATTER TOLD CNN.

AT THE WHITE HOUSE, I'M MADDY GANNON.

>>> A BALLOT PROPOSITION THAT WOULD TAX BILLIONAIRES IN CALIFORNIA IS DIVIDING THE STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

PUBLIC MATTERS JAKE GOTTA HAS THE DETAILS.

>> THE CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONVENED ITS EXECUTIVE BORD THIS PAST WEEKEND IN SAN DIEGO.

THE PARTY'S ENDORSEMENT OF PROMSITION 40, A ONE TIME TAX ON BILL YAN AIRS, WAS A SPLIT ON HIGH PROFILE DEMOCRATS IN THE STATE.

GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SAID IN JUNE, QUOTE THE FIGHT BELONGS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL DECLINING TO SUPPORT THE TAX MEASURE.

AND JAVIER BECERRA'S OFFICE DIRECTED KPBS TO AN EARLIER CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR, THAT CALLED PROP 40, QUOTE, SKETCHY POLICY.

THEY SUPPORT MORE TAXES ON THE WEALTHY IN OTHER FORMS, BUT SAN DIEGO PARTY CHAIR WILL RODRIGUEZ KENNEDY SAID THE STAKES ARE SIMPLY TOO HIGH.

>> BECAUSE OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S CRUEL CUTS ON HEALTHCARE AND FOOD ASSISTANCE PEOPLE ARE LITERALLY GOING TO DIE.

THEY'RE GOING TO DIE BECAUSE HOSPITALS ARE GOING TO START SHUTTING DOWN.

THEY'RE GOING TO DIE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE FOOD ASSISTANCE THAT WAS NORMALLY GRANTED, AND NOW PEOPLE WILL LITERALLY STARVE.

SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING BETTER OFF THAN THEY'VE EVER DONE BEFORE TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE SO THAT PEOPLE LITERALLY DON'T DIE AND STARVE IN THE STREETS.

>> NATIONWIDE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE LOST ACCESS TO FOOD ASSISTANCE AND DROPPED AFFORDABLE CARE ACT INSURANCE POLICIES AS A RESULT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT AND CHANGES TO SUBSIDIES.

COUNTY SUPERVISORS MONICA MONTGOMERY STEP AND TAYLOR LAWSON REIGNER SAID HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS COULD LOSE ACCESS TO MEDI-CAL BECAUSE OF THE CUTS.

SCOTT BEDINGFIELD SAID IN A STATEMENT THE PROPOSITION, QUOTE, RISKS LOSING JOBS AND HEALTHCARE.

JAKE GOTTA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> PUBLIC MATTERS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH KPBS, I NEWS SOURCE, AND VOICE OF SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN SEE MORE OF OUR STORIES AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLICMATTERS.

>>> MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WITH FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS ARE NOW BEING FORCED TO LEAVE THE BIDEN ERA SAVING ON A VALUABLE EDUCATION REPAYMENT PLAN, ALSO KNOWN AS S.A.V.E.

ADVOCATES WARN MANY COULD SEE THEIR MONTHLY BILLS INCREASE BY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS A MONTH, WHILE MANY ARE RECEIVING CONFLICTING INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THEY ACTUALLY OWE.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 7.5 MILLION PEOPLE WERE ENROLLED IN S.A.V.E., WHICH WAS THE MOST GENEROUS INCOME-DRIVEN REPAYMENT PLAN.

NOW THAT SAVE IS NO MORE, MANY BORROWERS ARE SEEING A DRASTIC INCREASE IN THEIR MONTHLY PAYMENTS.

FOR FRANCO THE END OF THE SAVE PLAN BROUGHT FOUR DIFFERENT PAYMENT AMOUNTS IN JUST WEEKS.

>> IT FEELS ABSURD.

>> Reporter: BUT HE SAID THE FEDERAL LOAN CALCULATOR FIRST ESTIMATED $50 A MONTH AS HIS NEW PAYMENT.

HIS SERVICER THAIN SENT A $0 BILL FOLLOWED THE NEXT DAY FOR APPROVAL FOR A $745 PAYMENT.

AFTER REAPPLYING HE'S NOW PAYING $225.

>> IF ARE REVISIT THE STUDENT AID SITE AND RECALCULATE IT, IT QUOTES A DIFFERENT PAYMENT OF $208.

SO NOT A HUGE DISCREPANCY, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF SHAKES MY CONFIDENCE IN DO I HAVE THE RIGHT PAYMENT EVEN.

>> Reporter: HIS CONFUSION COMES AS ABOUT 7.5 MILLION BORROWERS ARE BEING MOVED OFF OUT OF THE SAVE PLAN.

ONCE BORROWERS RECEIVE A NOTICE FROM THEIR SERVICER THEY HAVE 90 DAYS TO CHOOSE ANOTHER PAYMENT OPTION.

IF THOUGHT THEY'LL BE PLACED IN A STANDARD REPAYMENT PLAN.

THESE PLANS CAN BE HIGHER THAN OTHER PLANS BUT TOTAL MONTHLY PAID IS USUALLY LOWER AND LENGTH PAID IS SHORTER.

THE MEDIAN MONTHLY PAYMENT INCREASE FOR BORROWERS IS $500.

>> THAT'S MORE THAN A CAR PAYMENT FOR MANY BORROWERS.

DEPENDING ON WHAT STATE YOU LIVE IN, THAT COULD BE MORE THAN YOUR MORTGAGE.

>> Reporter: ABRAM SAYS BORROWERS SHOULD COMPARE PLANS AT STUDENTAID.GOV AND CONTACT THEIR SERVICER.

>> DO NOT HIDE FROM THIS, AND A AT THE VERY LEAST IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MAKE A PAYMENT, GO ON A LOANFORE BEARANCE, BUT THE WORST THING YOU COULD DO IS JUST NOT PAY AND FALL INTO DEFAULT.

>> Reporter: SERVICERS ARE SENDING OUT THESE NOTICES IN WAVES.

AND THAT 90-DAY CLOCK WE TALKED ABOUT BEGINS WHEN EACH BORROWER RECEIVES THEIR FORMAL NOTICE.

FOR MANY BORROWERS LIKE FRANCO THAT INCREASED MONTHLY PAYMENT MIGHT MEAN A TIGHTER GROCERY BUDGET OR POSTPONING BIG PURCHASES LIKE A CAR OR EVEN A HOME.

IN ATLANTA, I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ.

>>> HOMEOWNERSHIP REMAINED OUT OF REACH FOR MOST SAN DIEGO COUNTY HOUSEHOLDS DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.

AND THAT IS INFORMATION ACCORDING A REPORT RELEASED TODAY BY THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS.

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY HELD STEADY FROM THE PREVIOUS QUARTER, EVEN STILL JUST 17% OF HOUSEHOLDS COULD AFFORD TO PURCHASE THE COUNTY'S MEDIAN PRICED SINGLE-FAMILY HOME AT JUST OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.

STATEWIDE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FELL TO 19% IN QUARTER TWO FROM A FOUR-YEAR HIGH OF 22%.

>>> HIGH GAS PRICES HAVE PLAGUED DRIVERS FOR MOST OF THE YEAR, BUT THE PAIN AT THE PUMP ISN'T ENOUGH TO CONVINCE CONSUMERS TO SWITCH TO AN ELECTRIC MODEL.

JEN SULLIVAN LOOKS AT HIGH EV SALES ARE SLOWED AND WHAT AUTO MAKERS ARE DOING TO ENTICE BUYERS.

>> Reporter: ELECTRIC CAR SALES APPEAR TO BE IN A SLUMP.

>> THERE ARE SMOKING DEALS OUT THERE.

THEY'RE NOT AS GOOD AS THEY USED TO BE.

>> Reporter: IVAN WITH EDMUND SAYS ONE REASON BUYERS ARE TURNING AWAY IS LACK OF INCENTIVES BUY EVs.

BUYERS USED TO GET A $175 TAX CREDIT FOR BUYING ELECTRIC VEHICLES, BUT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HALTED THOSE LAST OCTOBER.

ANOTHER ISSUE, THE COST.

THE AVERAGE TRANSACTION PRICE FOR AN EV IS AROUND # $57,000, ACCORDING TO EDMONDS.

THAT'S ABOUT $10,000 MORE THAN THE REST OF THE INDUSTRY.

WHILE PEOPLE ARE STILL BUYING EVs, DRURY SAYS THEY'RE NOT FOR EVERYONE.

>> THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO WILL STILL FIND IT VERY INCONVENIENT.

>> Reporter: IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BOOMED IN THE U.S., BUT DRURY SAYS THERE ARE STILL POCKETS OF THE COUNTRY WHERE MORE CHARGING STATIONS ARE NEEDED.

>> CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE IS GETTING BETTER, CHARGING TECHNOLOGY IS BETTER.

LIKE LITERALLY EVERY ASPECT OF OWNERSHIP IS GETTING BETTER.

>> Reporter: IT'S NOT ALL BAD NEWS WHEN IT COMES TO EVs.

>> EVs ARE STILL SOME OF THE BEST DEALS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT, LIKE, LEASING ONE OF THESE.

>> Reporter: DRURY SAYS EVs HOLD 40 TO 50% OF THEIR VALUE, AND RIGHT NOW MANY AUTO MAKERS ARE MOTIVATED TO SELL.

>> SO MANY OF THEM ARE STILL DISCOUNTED OR SITTING ON DEALERS LOTS.

>> Reporter: DRURY SAYS IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING SWITCHING TO AN ELECTRIC CAR, HE RECOMMENDS LEASING IT INSTEAD OF BUYING SO YOU CAN SEE IF IT FITS YOUR LIFESTYLE.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JEN SULLIVAN.

>>> FIRST RESPONDERS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY ARE TAKING PART IN A PROGRAM WHERE THEY PARTNER UP WITH MUSICIANS AND SONGWRITERS.

THE GOAL IS TO TAKE THEIR STORIES AND TURN THEM INTO MUSIC.

ELISE MARTINEZ HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: INSIDE THE HISTORIC LARBY STUDIOS IN TELUKA LAKE PASADENA FIRE CAPTAIN MATTHEW CAFFY LISTENS TO A SONG ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE BATTLING THE EATON FIRE.

>> PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE GRAVITY OF WHAT WE HAD TO GO THROUGH, AND IT'S JUST TOUGH.

IT'S TOUGH.

>> Reporter: ARTISTS TAKING A STORY AND PLAYING IT BACK FOR HIM IN A SONG.

HE'S STILL WEIGHED DOWN BY THE MEMORY OF THE DEATH AND DESTRUCTION IN ALTADENA.

>> AND WE TRIED, AND THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE THAT WE COULDN'T GET TO, I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE SONG, THE LYRICS.

YOU'LL FEEL THAT WHEN YOU LISTEN TO IT.

♪ WE KNOW IT'S THE JOB AND WE'RE NEVER GOING TO STOP TRYING ♪ >> Reporter: RETIRED POLICE OFFICER MIKE McGREW COFOUNDED 911 AT EASE INTERNATIONAL, WHICH OFFERS FREE, TRAUMA-INFORMED COUNSELING FOR POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS DEALING WITH WORK-RELATED STRESS AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

IT'S SERVED MORE THAN 13,000 FIRST RESPONDERS NATIONWIDE.

911 PROJECT HARMONY IS A NEW PROJECT WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.

♪ I DID IT ALL JUST FOR YOU ♪ >> IT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE TO TELL YOUR STORY AND TO BE VULNERABLE, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE DONE.

>> Reporter: IT'S HERE THAT FIRST RESPONDERS TELL THEIR STORIES AND THEN SIT IN ON THE WRITING AND PRODUCING PROCESS WITH SOME OF THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS, AND THEN THEY WATCH AS THEIR SONG IS RECORDED.

FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE HIGHER RATES OF DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION, AND MUSIC PROGRAMS LIKE THIS ARE A WAY TO PUT THEIR PAIN INTO WORDS AND TO HELP HEAL SOME OF THEIR SCARS.

>> IT'S A LITTLE -- A LITTLE OVERWHELMING RECORDING AND WORKING WITH THE ARTISTS AND FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO COLLABORATE THAT AND PUT IT INTO WORDS IT'S LIFE CHANGING.

>>> IT'S A HOT TIME.

THIS HEAT WAVE CONTINUES ACROSS THE WEST.

AND WHILE MANY AREAS ALONG THE BEACHES AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE ARE COMFORTABLE, HEAT ALERTS CONTINUE.

HEED ADVISORIES FOR INLAND PORTION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS FOR THE DESERTS UNTIL 8:00 P.M.

SATURDAY.

THERE MAY BE A HINT OF MONSOON MOISTURE THAT MAY PRODUCE A STRAY THUNDERSTORM OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

EVENTUALLY WE'RE DRY, AND 70 TONIGHT FOR AREAS AROUND THE METRO AND WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME MARINE LAYER CLOUDS ROLLING IN LATER ON.

SO HERE ARE THOSE HEAT ADVISORIES IN ORANGE.

JULIAN AND ALSO AREAS LIKE PINE VALLEY.

FROM BORREGO SPRINGS TO THE EAST YOU'RE LOCK INTO THE HEAT.

EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS UNTIL 8:00 P.M.

SATURDAY.

AND TOMORROW ON THE ROAD 91 IN RAMONA, ABOUT 80 DEGREES THERE SAN DIEGO TO OCEANSIDE, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE SIZZLING IN THE INTERIOR.

SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS, SCATTERED STORMS INTO THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST BUT NOT HERE.

AND THE HEAT WAVE CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY WITH A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT, JUST HOLDING THE HEAT IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY.

NOT MANY CHANGES HERE WITH THE MONSOON MOISTURE BRINGING MORE THUNDERSTORMS TO ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO INTO SATURDAY AS WELL.

IT'S HOT OUT THERE ACROSS THE INTERIOR.

IF YOUR TOES ARE IN THE SAND, YOU'RE IN A BETTER POSITION THAN THE REST OF US.

A FIRE RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND HERE WITH MODERATE FIRE DANGER INTO INLAND PORTION OF THE AREA.

SOME OF THE BIGGER DANGERS MAY ACTUALLY COME FROM A SPOTTY THUNDERSTORM OR TWO THIS WEEKEND WITH AN ISOLATED LIGHTENING STRIKE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

INTO THE COASTAL FORECAST, HERE WE ARE.

VERY WARM.

80 PLUS OVER THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

A LITTLE MORE HUMID AS WELL.

YOU'RE GOING TO NOTICE A HINT OF THAT MONSOON MOISTURE MAKING IT FEEL A LITTLE MORE HUMID THAN IT WOULD TYPICALLY BE HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

INLAND AREAS THE TEMPERATURES EASILY ROUND TO 90 OVER THE NEXT FIVE DAY FOR OUR HIGHS.

MOUNTAINS MOST OF THE DAYS WILL BE DRY, BUT JUST KEEP AN EYE OUT AROUND SUNDAY OR MONDAY.

THERE COULD BE A STRAY THUNDERSTORM OUT THERE WITH THE FRINGE OF THE MONSOON MOISTURE MAINLY OVER ARIZONA, AND MAY NUDGE A LITTLE FARTHER WEST INTO PARTS OF FAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

DESERTS, MAN, IT'S HOT OUT THERE.

WE'RE GOING TO PEAK AROUND 110 ON SATURDAY.

STILL TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT HOLDING STRONG HERE.

IT IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR ADMITTEDLY THROUGH SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

>>> FOR THE SECOND TIME IN JUST THREE YEARS, TIJUANA'S LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM WILL REPRESENT MEXICO IN THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES.

KPBS REPORTER GUSTAVO SOLIS VISITED THE TEAM LAST WEEK AS THEY PREPARED FOR WILLIAMSPORT.

>> Reporter: THESE PARENTS AREN'T CHEERING FOR JUST ANY LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM.

THEY'RE CHEERING FOR MEXICO.

FOR JUST THE THIRD TIME IN HISTORY A TIJUANA LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM IS REPRESENTING MEXICO LATER THIS MONTH IN THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES.

AND FOR 12-YEAR-OLD JORGE FONSECA IT IS A DREAM COME TRUE.

GETTING HERE WAS NO EASY FEAT.

TIJUANA HAD TO WIN MULTIPLE REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS, BEATING TEAMS FROM SINALOA, SONORA BEFORE MAKING IT TO THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT.

THERE THEY DEFEATED THEM IN AN 8-2 BLOW.

OUT.

THEIR COACH, FRANCISCO FIMBRES, SAYS THIS TEAM IS READY.

PLAYERS TRAIN FOUR DAYS A WEEK, MEET WITH A SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST, AND STARTING NEXT WEEK WILL WAKE UP AT 4:00 A.M.

EVERY DAY.

COACH SAYS THAT PEOPLE CALLED HIM CRAZY WHEN HE SUGGESTED THE 4:00 A.M.

WAKEUP CALLS, BUT THE WORLD SERIES IS IN WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH IS THREE HOURS AHEAD.

AND THE TEAMS WILL HAVE A 7:00 A.M.

WAKEUP CALL, SO HIS PLAYERS NEED TO GET USED TO THEIR EARLY MORNINGS.

THEY HOPE THE HARD WORK LEADS TO A CHAMPIONSHIP FOR MEXICO, WHICH HASN'T WON SINCE 1997.

THE LAST TIME TIJUANA MADE IT TO WILLIAMSPORT WAS 2023.

THAT TEAM MADE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE SEMIFINALS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT BEATING TEAMS LIKE JAPAN AND VENEZUELA ALONG THE WAY.

THE PITCHING COACH SAYS IT'S TOUGH TO COMPARE THE 2023 TEAM TO THE CURRENT GROUP.

BUT HE SAYS THAT WHILE THE 2023 TEAM WAS FASTER ON THE BASES, THIS ONE HITS FOR MORE POWER.

AND FOR SOME PARENTS, SEEING THEIR KIDS PLAY IN THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES IS TOO MUCH TO PUT INTO WORDS.

HE PLAYED LITTLE LEAGUE IN TIJUANA.

WHILE HE NEVER MADE IT TO THE BIG TOURNAMENT AS A KID, HE'S PROUD TO GO AS A FATHER.

AND THE LEAGUE HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE GARCIA PLAYED ON THE DIRT FIELDS WHEN HE WAS A KID.

NOW THEY PRACTICE ON A BRAND NEW FIELD NAMED AFTER THE PADRES ALL-STAR WHO HELPED PAY FOR IT, FERNANDO TATIS JR.

BUT SOME TRADITIONS REMAIN, LIKE THE POST-PRACTICE TACOS.

TODAY'S MENU, CARNE ASADA AND CHORIZO.

THE TEAM FLIES TO WILLIAMSPORT NEXT WEEK AND THE FIRST GAME WILL BE AUGUST 20th AT 9:00 A.M., TIJUANA TIME.

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