>>> 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-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!

>>> SDG&E IS LOOKING TO INCREASE ITS UTILITY RATES, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

IF APPROVED, THE INCREASED RATES WOULD HIT BILLS IN 2026.

>> Reporter: HOW MUCH MONEY DOES SDG&E SPEND RUNNING AND MAINTAINING THEIR SYSTEM?

THAT IS THE QUESTION SDG&E, RATEPAYERS AND EVALUATORS WILL HASH OUT OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS.

IT'S CALLED THE GENERAL RATE CASE, AND THE COMPLEX PROCESS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR HOW MUCH SDG&E'S 3.7 MILLION CUSTOMERS WILL PAY FOR ENERGY DURING A FOUR YEAR SPAN STARTING IN 2028.

THE COMPANY OUTLINED A COUPLE KEY PRIORITIES IN ITS PROPOSAL FILED LAST MONTH.

JAMIE YORK IS WITH SDG&E.

>> THIS INCLUDES MAINTAINING SAFE AND RELIABLE SERVICE, AS WELL AS COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, AFFORDABILITY, OR MANAGING COSTS WITH DISCIPLINE.

>> Reporter: SDG&E WANTS TO COLLECT ABOUT $3.8 BILLION FROM CUSTOMER IN 2028 IN A JUMP OF ABOUT 8% OVER ESTIMATED LEVELS FOR NEXT YEAR.

THAT MEANS, IN 2028, ELECTRIC BILLS WOULD RISE ABOUT $14 OVER 2027 ESTIMATES.

NATURAL GAS BILLS WOULD JUMP ABOUT EIGHT DOLLARS.

SDG&E SAYS SEVERAL FACTORS ARE DRIVING THE INCREASE, INCLUDING RISING WILDFIRE INSURANCE COSTS, AND ONGOING SYSTEM MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.

KRISTIN BARLOW WITH SDG&E SAYS THAT MANAGING WILDFIRE RISK AND HAZARDOUS VEGETATION TAKES A BIG SLICE OF THE UTILITIES' PROPOSED BUDGET.

>> WE ARE FOCUSING ON GRID HARDENING THROUGH OUR UNDERCOVER GROUND CONDUCTOR PROGRAMS TO REDUCE EXPOSURE TO CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRES AND THE COST IN FUTURE RATEPAYER RISK THAT GOES WITH THOSE.

>> Reporter: RATEPAYER ADVOCACY GROUPS ARE PLANNING TO FORMALLY PROTEST SDG&E'S RATE INCREASE REQUEST, SAYING THE PROPOSAL DOES NOT DO ENOUGH TO READ DECREASE COSTS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> MORE DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE ABOUT THE HEALTH IMPACTS OF LIVING THERE THE TIJUANA RIVER.

A NEW STUDY VALIDATES RESIDENTS' CONCERNS ABOUT LIVING NEAR SEWAGE.

A MESSAGE FOR RESIDENCE.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS SPENT THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF SPEAKING TO RESIDENTS LIVING THERE THE SEWAGE LADEN TIJUANA RIVER.

>> NAUSEA, HEADACHES, BRAIN FOG, ANXIETY, TIREDNESS, SLEEP PROBLEMS.

A LOT OF THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY PEOPLE TAKING A HEALTH SURVEY.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE LEAD RESEARCHERS BEHIND THE SURVEY.

SHE SAYS, OTHER HEALTH SURVEYS DON'T CAPTURE THE EFFECTS OF MAJOR SEWAGE SPILLS.

BUT, A YEAR AND A HALF WORTH OF DATA SHOW TRENDS, AND IT CONFIRMS THAT EVEN VERY LOW LEVELS OF SEWER GAS CAN AFFECT PEOPLE'S WELL-BEING.

>> PEOPLE FEEL A ONE MINUTE SPIKE OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE, JUST AS MUCH AS THEY FEEL AN ELONGATED ONE HOUR.

>> Reporter: THE RESULTS SHOW PATTERNS, WHEN MORE POLLUTION SPILLS INTO THE RIVER, MORE SEWER GAS IS DETECTED, AND MORE PEOPLE FEEL ILL.

CONDITIONS WORSEN, DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER AND SEASON.

>> BEGINNING IN FALL AND END OF SUMMER IS WHEN PEOPLE HAVE MORE WATER, RECREATIONAL CONTACT.

PEOPLE ARE ALSO OUTSIDE MORE OFTEN.

PEOPLE TEND TO, WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING, HAVE MORE WINDOWS AND DOORS OPEN.

>> Reporter: GRANADO SAYS SHARING RESULTS WITH THE PUBLIC NOW CAN EMPOWER RESIDENTS TO TAKE ACTION.

>> IF YOU ARE IN A SCHOOL WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE THIS IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY IN THE MORNINGS, TALK TO YOUR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ABOUT MAKING SURE THE FILTRATION SYSTEMS ARE WORKING AND MAKING SURE YOU HAVE NOTIFICATIONS GOING OUT TO THE FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS, THE FINDINGS ARE BEING PEER- REVIEWED AND SHOULD BE PUBLISHED SOON.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> OVERNIGHT LOWS AGAIN INTO THE MID-60s AND WE STOP THOSE LOW CLOUDS STICKING AROUND.

WE WILL BE SEEING THE PEAK OF THE HEAT, FOR NOW, IN THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS, THEN A MORE COMFORTABLE WEEKEND COMING UP, BUT MORE CHANGES ON THE WAY AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEW WEEK.

I WILL BREAK DOWN EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT, COMING UP.

>>> OUR HOT AND DRY WEATHER MEANS AN INCREASED RISK OF FIRES.

TODAY, THE CHULA VISTA FIRE DEPARTMENT TOOK ACTION TO REDUCE THAT RISK.

CREWS CLEARED OUT BRUSH TO PROTECT NEARBY HOMES.

WEISS CANYON WAS IDENTIFIED AS A HIGH FIRE ZONE BY BOTH THE CITY AND THE STATE.

CAPTAIN ANDY WILSON SAYS THERE HASN'T BEEN A FIRE THERE IN YEARS, MAKING THE BRUSH THEY'RE EXTREMELY DENSE AND THEREFORE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT.

>> IF THERE EVER WAS A LARGE FIRE HERE, THE CITY WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME KNOCKING ALL THE FIRE DOWN, SO WE HAVE TO BE PROACTIVE.

>> CHULA VISTA'S FIRE DEPARTMENTS HAND CREWS WILL BE WORKING ON WISE CANYON FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS THE CEASE-FIRE WITH IRAN IS "OVER," IT COMES AFTER THE UNITED STATES AND IRAN TRADED STRIKES OVERNIGHT.

OIL PRICES JUMPED AS THE PRESIDENT SIGNALED MORE POTENTIAL FOR MORE MILITARY ACTION.

HERE IS MICHAEL YOSHIDA WITH THE LATEST.

>> WE WILL HIT THEM HARD TONIGHT.

>> Reporter: SPEAKING WEDNESDAY AT THE NATO SUMMIT IN TURKEY, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CASTING DOUBT ON THE STATUS OF ONGOING TALKS AND THE CEASE-FIRE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND IRAN.

>> CAN YOU CLARIFY, DOES THE END OF THE CEASE-FIRE AND WEAR A BACK TO A FULL-SCALE, AUXILIARY CONFLICT?

>> THEY VIOLATE THE AGREEMENT EVERY DAY, THEY LIE, THEY CHEAT.

>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS FOLLOW A NIGHT OF BACK- AND-FORTH STRIKES BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES, U.S.

CENTRAL COMMAND SAYING ITS FORCES HIT MORE THAN 80 TARGETS AFTER COMMERCIAL SHIPS WERE ATTACKED NEAR THE STRIAT OF HORMUZ.

THE U.S.

ALSO IMPOSING SANCTIONS ON IRANIAN OIL SALES.

IRAN'S MILITARY RESPONDING, LAUNCHING DOZENS OF DRONES AT U.S.

MILITARY SIKES AND TRUMP SAYS PEACE TALKS CAN CONTINUE BUT ARE "A WASTE OF TIME."

>> IT REALLY WILL BE HARD TO GET NEGOTIATIONS BACK ON TRACK.

WE HAVE SEEN IT HAPPEN BEFORE AND WE HAVE SEEN J.D.

VANCE PULLED INTO THESE TALKS TO TRY TO GET THINGS BACK ON TRACK, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY HARD WITH THE ACTIONS WE JUST SAW OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS.

>> Reporter: WEDNESDAY MORNING, U.S.

STOCKS FELL AND OIL PRICES SURGED TO THE HIGHEST PRICES IN THREE WEEKS AS TANKER TRAFFIC THROUGH THE STRIAT OF HORMUZ SLOWED, PRESIDENT TRUMP THREATENING TO RENEW A NAVAL BLOCKADE, ATTACK CIVILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE, AND TAKE OVER IRAN'S KEY OIL HUB, CARD ISLAND.

>> HE WANTS TO PRESERVE THAT OIL AND FOR STRUCTURE BECAUSE 90% OF IRAN'S WHEEL GETS PROCESSED THROUGH CARRIGG ISLAND.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, MICHAEL YOSHIDA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT, ON "THE NEWS HOUR," THE U.S.-IRAN WAR REIGNITES WITH STRIKES FROM BOTH SIDES, PROMPTING A SPIKE IN OIL PRICES.

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

>>> SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGANS LOST A HALF-CENTURY FIGHT THIS WEEK.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE HYSON SAYS A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WILL PROCEED ON A HILLTOP THEY WERE HOPING TO SAVE FOR A PARK.

>> Reporter: THE EMERALD HILLS PROPERTY OFFERS A PANORAMIC VIEW FROM HOLYOKE TO MEXICO.

IT IS PRECIOUS LAND, IN A NEIGHBORHOOD OVERBURDENED BY POLLUTION, HEAT, AND LACK OF GREEN SPACE.

NEIGHBORS HAVE WANTED TO PARK THERE SINCE THE 70s.

>> WE HAD ARE ASKING FOR A SPACE TO HONOR OUR LEGACY, AND TO SHOW OUR GREATNESS.

THE LEGACY THAT BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BUILT IT, HERE.

>> Reporter: 123 HOMES ARE COMING, INSTEAD.

THE PROJECT RELIES ON A FOOTNOTE IN CITY CODE THAT ALLOWED FOR MUCH DENSER HOUSING, ONLY IN THE MAJORITY BLACK, BROWN, AND LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS IN SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO.

THE COUNCIL REPEALED THAT FOOTNOTE, AFTER COMMUNITY MEMBERS DISCOVERED AND FOUGHT TO OVERTURN IT.

BUT, THE CITY HAD ALREADY MARKED THIS DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION AS COMPLETE.

ON TUESDAY, THE COUNCIL REJECTED THE NEIGHBORS' APPEAL.

>> I WANT EVERY FAMILY, EVERY YOUNG PERSON IN DISTRICT 4, TO HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES I HAVE HAD, IN HOME OWNERSHIP, THE BUILDING OF GENERATIONAL WEALTH IS CRITICAL TO LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND SUCCESS.

>> Reporter: THE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES 13 AFFORDABLE UNITS, THEY WILL BE PRICED OVER WHAT A TYPICAL HOUSEHOLD IN THE AREA CAN AFFORD.

RAUL CAMPOLO WAS THE ONLY COUNCIL MEMBER TO OPPOSE THE DEVELOPMENT.

HE SAYS, IT VIOLATES FEDERAL LAW AROUND FAIR HOUSING.

BEFORE THE HEARING, PROTESTERS MADE THEIR NEXT STEP CLEAR.

>> [ CROWD CHANTING ] VOTE THEM OUT!

VOTE THEM OUT!

>> Reporter: TWO COUNCILMEMBERS ARE RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION IN NOVEMBER, INCLUDING HENRY FOSTER III, WHO REPRESENTS EMERALD HILLS RESIDENCE.

KATIE HYSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CATCHING A DRIVERLESS RIDE IS ONE STEP CLOSER IN SAN DIEGO.

TODAY, THE RIDE-SHARE SERVICE, WAYMO, SAID IT WILL SOON START AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SERVICE, HERE.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE HAS AN UPDATE ON THEIR PLANS AND THE WORRIES ABOUT CARS WITHOUT A HUMAN BEHIND THE WHEEL.

>> Reporter: YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THEM BEING TESTED AROUND THE CITY IN RECENT MONTHS.

WHITE OR LIGHT BLUE VEHICLES WITH LARGE CAMERAS AND SENSORS, DRIVING ALONG SAN DIEGO'S ROADS.

WAYMO SAYS, AFTER MONTHS OF TESTING WITH DRIVERS BEHIND THE WHEEL, THOSE VEHICLES WILL SOON BEGIN DRIVING AUTONOMOUSLY.

THE COMPANY HAS BEEN HESITANT TO TALK ON CAMERA, BUT THEY RESPONDED TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ROLLOUT IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT.

THEY SAID, "WE WILL BEGIN GRADUALLY RENTING A POWERFULLY AUTONOMOUS OPERATIONS IN THE COMING WEEKS.

RIDES WILL INITIALLY ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO WAYMO EMPLOYEES.

WE PLAN TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC LATER THIS YEAR."

WHILE SOME ARE EXCITED FOR THE LAUNCH OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGY, OTHERS FEAR DRIVERS WILL STRUGGLE.

>> WE WILL LOSE A LOT OF JOBS.

>> Reporter: MIKAEL SYED IS PRESIDENT OF THE TAXI DRIVERS UNION OF SAN DIEGO.

>> THIS IS NOT YOUR COMPETITION, YOU KNOW?

IT'S A MACHINE.

THEY ARE NOT GOING TO GET TIRED.

BASICALLY, FOR US, IT WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR US.

>> Reporter: HE IS ADVOCATING FOR MORE LOCAL OVERSIGHT ON THE ISSUE.

RIVERA IS A SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCILMEMBER, HE ALSO HEADS UP THE TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR MTS.

HE PROPOSED A RESOLUTION THAT PASSED IN JANUARY, URGING THE STATE TO GIVE THE CITIES THE CHOICE TO USE THESE DRIVERLESS VEHICLES.

>> I THINK IT'S FAIR TO US TO QUESTION WHY, AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, WE DON'T HAVE MORE CONTROL OR SAY OVER WHERE THIS TESTING IS HAPPENING.

SAN DIEGO IS NOT A TESTING LAB.

SAN DIEGANS ARE NOT LAB RATS.

>> Reporter: HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT LOSING JOBS AND KEEPING THE PUBLIC SAFE.

WAYMO POINTS TO ITS OWN DATA SHOWING THEIR VEHICLES ARE SAFER THAN THE AVERAGE HUMAN DRIVER.

>> WE DON'T JUST ACCEPT THAT SAN DIEGANS WILL BE REPLACED BY ROBOTS AND WE WON'T JUST ACCEPT THAT A UNPROVEN TECHNOLOGY, WHEN IT COMES INTO THE BIG PICTURE OF SAFETY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY, FOR WHEN THINGS GO WRONG, WE WON'T JUST ACCEPT THAT WE HAVE TO ALLOW THESE VEHICLES TO OPERATE WHEREVER THEY WANT, WHENEVER THEY WANT, HOWEVER THEY WANT.

>> Reporter: BEFORE FULL LAUNCH IN SAN DIEGO, THE COMPANY FACES ONE MORE HURDLE.

WAYMO SAYS THEY ARE AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE FULLY AUTONOMOUS RIDES IN THE CITY BUT ARE WAITING FOR PERMISSION FROM THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO CHARGE FARES FOR THESE RIDES SO THEY CAN EXTEND COMMERCIAL SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO.

WAYMO HAS ALREADY BEEN TESTING THEIR DRIVERLESS VEHICLES AROUND MUCH OF THE CITY WITH AN EMPLOYEE IN THE DRIVER SEAT.

THEY ARE COLLECTING INFORMATION FROM PACIFIC BEACH AND NORMAL HEIGHTS, TWO POINT PALOMA AND SOUTH CREST, AND THE NUMEROUS NEIGHBORHOODS IN BETWEEN.

WAYMO IS ALREADY IN 10 OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> NEW E-BIKE RULES AIMED AT IMPROVING SAFETY GO INTO EFFECT NEXT MONTH IN SAN DIEGO.

THE CITY COUNCIL GAVE FINAL APPROVAL YESTERDAY.

THE REGULATIONS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY ON JUNE 23rd, BUT WERE SUBJECT TO A SECOND READING.

THE NEW RULES INCLUDE IMPOSING AN AGE RESTRICTION OF 12 YEARS OLD FOR CLASS ONE AND TWO E- BIKES, REINFORCING HELMET REQUIREMENTS, RESTRICTING PASSENGERS FOR E-BIKES DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE MULTIPLE RIDERS ONLY AND DRIVERS WILL RECEIVE CITATIONS TO COMPLETE A SAFETY COURSE IMPOSING SODA INSTEAD OF PAYING A $25 FINE.

THE RULES TAKE EFFECT AFTER 20 DAYS AFTER A PERIOD OF PUBLIC OUTREACH.

>>> IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, KIDS ARE JUST SETTLING INTO SUMMER BREAK, BUT RETAILERS ARE ALREADY STOCKED FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING.

IT'S PART OF A NEW NORMAL THAT REFLECTS RECENT ECONOMIC UPS AND DOWNS.

KARIN CAIFA IS IN WASHINGTON WITH WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOUR WALLET.

>> Reporter: SINCE THE PANDEMIC, PARENTS HAVE HAD SUPPLY-CHAIN SHOCKS, TARIFFS, AND INFLATION THROWN AT THEIR BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING CARDS AND THIS SUMMER, WITH INFLATION AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN THREE YEARS, AND GAS PRICES STILL ELEVATED, RETAILERS ARE STOCKING SHELVES FOR THEM EARLY.

SUMMER IS IN FULL SWING, BUT BACK-TO-SCHOOL BUYING IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.

>> WE ARE FINDING THAT EVEN THOUGH FAMILIES ARE FEELING ECONOMIC PRESSURE, IT'S ALMOST TREATED AS A NONNEGOTIABLE.

>> Reporter: IN RECENT YEARS, BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPERS HAVE BEEN MET WITH A STICKER SHOCK WITH REASONS RANGING FROM POST- PANDEMIC SUPPLY PROBLEMS, TO TARIFFS.

THIS YEAR, GAS PRICES HAVE FALLEN OFF, WITH IRAN WAR PEAKS, BUT ARE STILL HIGHER THAN A YEAR AGO AND DATA RELEASED BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK TUESDAY SHOWED CONSUMERS EXPECT MORE PRESSURE FROM HIGHER PRICES, THAT IS WHY RETAILERS ARE STRETCHING THIS SEASON AND THE SALES FOR CONSUMERS TO BROWSE NOW.

>> AS RETAILERS MOVED THEIR SALES EARLIER, CONSUMERS ARE RESPONDING TO THAT AND WE KNOW THAT THE CONSUMER IS VERY PRICE CONSCIOUS RIGHT NOW.

THEY WANT TO STRETCH THEIR DOLLAR.

>> Reporter: KELLY PETERSON, LOOKS LEADER FOR PWC, SAYS THAT THE RESEARCH FINDS MORE FAMILIES ARE USING A.I.

TOOLS ESPECIALLY FOR DEAL HUNTING.

>> THEY ARE ALSO FINDING IT TO UNDERSTAND AND PREDICT WHERE THE TIMING AROUND PROMOTIONS IS GOING TO BE, SO THEY ARE USING A.I.

IS ALMOST, LIKE, A DIGITAL ASSISTANT TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT, WHEN SHOULD THEY BE BUYING?

>> Reporter: RETAILERS WILL BE WATCHING TO SEE HOW RESILIENT CONSUMERS REMAIN.

>> THIS IS GOING TO BE A REALLY IMPORTANT SEASON AND IT WILL GIVE US AN IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE ON WHERE THE CONSUMERS ARE HEADED, AS WE MOVE ON THROUGH THE YEAR.

>> Reporter: PWC ALSO FOUND THAT MANY PARENTS DON'T EXPECT THE SPENDING TO END WHEN A SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS.

BUDGETING FOR THINGS LIKE SCHOOL FEES, TUITION, MEALS, AND SNACKS.

IN WASHINGTON, I AM KARIN CAIFA.

>>> HOT TEMPERATURES ARE STICKING AROUND THIS WEEK BEFORE A BRIEF COOLDOWN THIS WEEKEND.

ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY FRIDAY NIGHT AND AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MANY DESERT COMMUNITIES.

PEOPLE LIVING IN PINE VALLEY AND JULIAN CAN EXPECT TEMPERATURES AT OR NEAR THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

TOMORROW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE HOTTEST DAY BEFORE A SLIGHT COOLDOWN, BUT HOW LONG CAN WE EXPECT THE RELIEF TO LAST?

WELL, HERE IS AN AZALEA WITH YOUR FULL FORECAST.

>> WE HAVE BEEN ON A SLOW WARMING TREND, BUT WE ARE ABOUT TO SEE THE PEAK OF THE HEAT FOR MANY OF US WITH A MORE COMFORTABLE WEEKEND ON THE WAY AS TEMPERATURES START TO DROP.

HOWEVER, MORE CHANGES FOR AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS BEEN PARKED OVER THE WEST, AND MONSOONAL MOISTURE ON THE WAY, WHAT IT ACTUALLY MEANS FOR US, MAYBE NOT JUST TWO THINGS, LET'S START OFF WITH THE HEAT, WE HAVE EXTREME HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES IS STILL IN EFFECT, THIS WILL BE FOR THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY BECAUSE OF THE PEAK OF THE HEAT.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, THOUGH, WE ARE IN THE MID-70s IN BORREGO SPRINGS, STILL, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS FOR OUR HIGHS, TRIPLE DIGITS.

LOW 60s FOR OCEANSIDE, MID-60s FOR SAN DIEGO AND 50s IN RAMONA.

TOMORROW, 112 IN PERRIGO SPRINGS.

STAY HYDRATED IF YOU WILL BE OUT AND ABOUT.

80s FOR MOUNT LAGUNA, 90s IN RAMONA, 72 IN SAN DIEGO.

I THINK PROBABLY THE BEST FORECAST WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT TEMPERATURE FOR TOMORROW, BUT TO EACH THEIR OWN.

SO, HERE IS WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT WITH CHANGES TO OUR AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE, AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK, THIS IS GOING TO STRENGTHEN AND SHIFT A LITTLE BIT NORTH AND EAST, THIS IS GOING TO BRING SOME DIFFERENT CHANGES FOR US IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COMPARED TO EVERYBODY ELSE, HIGHLIGHTED IN RED, HERE.

THEN, WE START TO SEE THE MONSOONAL MOISTURE MOVE IN, EVEN NEXT WEEK.

NOW, I KNOW, YOU ARE SAYING, OKAY, WE ARE NOT HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN, SO WHY DO WE CARE?

SMALL RAIN CHANCES, BUT THE THING THIS DOES FOR US MORE, WE STILL GET THAT SOUTHERLY FLOW, WE STILL GET SOME MOISTURE, SO CLOUD COVER, BUT ALSO GOING TO HELP US WITH THE FIRE DANGER, THIS WILL HELP US WITH SOME OF THE DRY CONDITIONS WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT FUTURE RADAR.

I WILL SHOW YOU HOW WE WILL SEE THE CLOUDS START TO MOVE IN WITH THE TIMELINE HERE AND YOU ARE SEEING A LOT OF RAIN FURTHER TO THE EAST, SO BY SATURDAY, LATE AFTERNOON, EVENING, HERE IS THE CLOUD COVER COMING IN.

IT IS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY THAT WE ARE WATCHING MAINLY THE MOUNTAINS FOR THAT SMALL CHANCE OF SOME RAIN FALL, NOT REALLY SEEING MUCH OF IT SHOW UP ON FUTURE RADAR AT THIS POINT.

BUT, IT'S SOMETHING WE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON.

I WANT YOU TO HAVE THE EARLY HEADS UP THAT, HEY, WE COULD SEE A FEW RAINDROPS.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT FIVE DAY OUTLOOK HERE ALONG THE COAST.

WELL, WE ARE NICE IN THIS MID TO LOW 70s, THURSDAY.

FRIDAY, WE DON'T REALLY GET THE PEAK OF THE HEAT, THURSDAY, LIKE A LOT OF THE AREAS DO, BUT THEN BY THE TIME WE GET INTO THE WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK, WE START TO SEE THAT WARMING TREND BACKUP, AS WE WILL SEE IN OTHER AREAS, AS WELL.

FURTHER INLAND, 87, THURSDAY, THEN WE DROP SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AND WE START TO MOVE WARM BACK UP INTO THE NEW WEEK, THAT HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENING, EVEN THOUGH IT SHIFTS, IT STILL BRINGS SOME ADDITIONAL WARMTH FOR US, HERE.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS, 81 FOR YOUR THURSDAY, THEN DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 70s, REBOUNDING ONCE AGAIN MONDAY, IN THE DESERT.

WE DROP BELOW 110 BY FRIDAY, IT'S SOMETHING, WE WILL TAKE IT.

101 BY SUNDAY, BUT THEN WE START THAT CLIENT BACK UP AND LOOK AT YOUR LOW FOR MONDAY, IN THE 80s.

YEAH, ENJOY THE WEEKEND WHILE YOU CAN, EVEN THOUGH IT IS JUST A FEW DEGREES.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM ACCUWEATHER'S ANNA AZAELIA.

>>> SUN, SURF, AND STAN, THOSE ARE THREE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE THE CALIFORNIA COASTLINE, BUT ONLY ONE ALSO DESCRIBES A CULTURE.

FOR OUR JULY MUSEUM OF THE MONTH, KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL TAKES US TO A PLACE DEDICATED TO TELLING THE STORY OF SURFING, FROM ITS ORIGINS, TO TODAY.

>> Reporter: AN ICONIC CALIFORNIA SCENE -- SURFERS WAITING FOR WAVES, HERE OFF OCEANSIDE.

BUT, FROM THE LOOKS OF THINGS, THESE SURFERS MAY HAVE HAD A BETTER SURF RELATED EXPERIENCE JUST A COUPLE BLOCKS FROM HERE.

WELCOME, TO THE CALIFORNIA SURF MUSEUM, CELEBRATING ITS 40th YEAR.

JIM KEMPTON IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

>> IT STARTED WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THE NORTH CANYON OF SAN DIEGO, WHO WERE REALIZING THAT THEY WERE LOSING THEIR HERITAGE.

>> Reporter: THAT HERITAGE IS DEFINITELY SAFE, HERE.

THERE IS, OF COURSE, A DIZZYING ARRAY OF SURFBOARDS.

MORE ON THOSE IN A MOMENT.

BUT, ALONG WITH THE GIFT SHOP -- >> IF YOU LOOK RIGHT DOWN THERE, THEY HAVE A GREAT SELECTION OF HAWAIIAN SHIRTS.

>> Reporter: AND NEXT TO THE SHIRTS, A BIT OF SCIENCE, WHERE WAVES COME FROM, HOW THEY COME TO BE.

THERE IS A BUOY TO SHOW FOLKS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IN MONITORING THOSE WAVES.

>> WAVES ARE GENERATED BY GIGANTIC STORMS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN, AND THOSE SLOWLY, AS THE WIND BLOWS THEM IN, THEY BEGIN TO FORM THESE SETS OF WAVES, AND THEY TRAVEL UNTIL THEY HIT THE COAST.

>> Reporter: FROM THERE, VISITORS MOVE INTO THE MAIN PORTION OF THE MUSEUM.

KEMPTON SAYS THERE ARE TYPICALLY TWO ROTATING EXHIBITS AT ANY ONE TIME.

A CURRENT ONE TELLS THE FASCINATING HISTORY OF WHAT WOULD BECOME MODERN SURFING.

KEMPTON SAYS HUMANS HAVE BEEN RIDING THE WAVES IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER FOR MILLENNIA, BUT IT IS ONLY RELATIVELY RECENTLY THAT WHAT WE THINK OF AS SURFING CAME INTO BEING.

THAT IS, SOMETHING THAT IS DONE FOR FUN.

JUST THE AMAZING EXPERIENCE, KEMPTON SAYS, SURFERS GET BY RIDING THE WAVES.

IT ALL STARTED IN HAWAII.

>>?

THIS EXHIBIT IS CALLED -- "SURFRIDING, HAWAIIAN ROYALTY'S GIFT TO THE WORLD" AND THE GIST OF IT IS, HOW A PRINCESS, THREE PRINCES, A DUKE, AND A HAWAIIAN MR.

'S GRANDSON INTRODUCED SURFING AROUND THE GLOBE AND THEY DID IT IN THIS SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BETWEEN 1985 AND 1915.

>> Reporter: THESE THREE HAWAIIAN PRINCES WERE SENT TO A MILITARY SCHOOL IN SAN MATEO IN 1883 AND '84.

THEY WERE SO HOMESICK, THEY MADE THREE SURFBOARDS.

THESE ARE EXACT REPLICAS MADE BY MASTER SURFBOARD MAKER, BOB PEARSON.

THEN, IN 1982, PRINCESS KA'IULANI, HEIR TO THE HAWAIIAN THRONE, WAS STUDYING IN THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND.

SHE DREW HUGE CROWDS TO THE BRIGHTON COAST, PEOPLE AMAZED AT THIS WOMAN RIDING THE WAVES, DOING SOMETHING FEW PEOPLE HAD EVER SEEN BEFORE.

NEXT, WAS THE GREAT GRANDSON OF A HAWAIIAN ROYAL MINISTER, THAT IS THIS GUY, GEORGE FREESE.

HE BEGAN STAGING SURFING EXPEDITIONS OFF THE SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST, IN 1887é.

AGAIN, SOMETHING ALMOST NO ONE HAD SEEN BEFORE.

FINALLY, IN 1914, OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST, SWIMMER, AND MASTER SWIMMER, DUKE KAHANAMOKU, SET OUT ON A WORLDWIDE TOUR.

HIS FIRST STOP?

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, THREE CONTINENTS INTRODUCED TO THIS NEW SPORT UNKNOWN BEFORE, OUTSIDE OF HAWAII AND TAHITI.

>> WE HAVE A PHOTO CONTEST THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR, FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS.

>> Reporter: KEMPTON SAYS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SURF MUSEUM'S MISSION IS CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY.

FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, THEY HAVE HELD THE AR GEARY PHOTO CONTEST, LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLERS TAKE THEIR BEST SHOTS, AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS, BUT YOU WOULD NEVER KNEW IT FROM LOOKING AT THESE PICTURES.

STICKING WITH PHOTOGRAPHY, THERE IS THIS REMARKABLE PIECE ON LOAN TO THE MUSEUM.

KEMPTON CALLS IT, "A CAMERA WATER HOUSING," IT IS THE FIRST ONE EVER BUILT.

>> IT WAS BUILT IN THE '20s AND BUILT BY A GUY NAMED DOC MALL, VERY FAMOUS SURF PHOTOGRAPHER, WELL, ONE OF A FEW OF HIS TIME.

>> Reporter: HE HAD ONLY TAKEN ONE PICTURE AT A TIME.

ONCE HE TOOK HIS SHOT, PAUL, A PALOS VERDES DENNIS, HAD TO PADDLE BACK TO SHORE, LOAD UP MORE FILM, AND PADDLE BACK AGAIN.

>> AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PICTURES THAT HE HAS, I MEAN, HE HAS BOOKS OF PICTURES, SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT HE WAS A FIT GUY -- TO SAY THE LEAST.

>> Reporter: THAT BROUGHT US TO A PERMANENT EXHIBIT, SOMETHING YOU MIGHT IMAGINE A SERVING MUSEUM WOULD HAVE.

B MARKET IS A BRIEF HISTORY OF SURFBOARDS.

AND BASICALLY, WHAT IT IS, THE HISTORY OF SURFING THROUGH THE EQUIPMENT.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE THE EARLY BOARDS, THESE WOODEN, 60 POUND PLUS MONSTERS, BUT OVER THE YEARS, INNOVATIONS HAPPENED.

THE HOLLOW BOARD WITH RIDDING INSIDE, MUCH LIGHTER THAN THE SOLID WOOD VARIETY.

BOARDS MADE OUT OF BALSA WOOD.

THEN, THE INVENTION OF FIBERGLASS IN WORLD WAR II AND THE ADVENT OF THE MODERN SURFBOARD.

SHORT BOARDS, AND MORE INNOVATIONS.

>> PUTTING SMALL TALES IN, THEN YOU HAVE THE FIRST TWIN FINN SURFBOARD, TWO FINNS CHANGED EVERYTHING ABOUT RIDING WAVES AT THAT STAGE.

>> Reporter: MORE FINS CAME, TWO, THEN THREE, THEN FOUR.

MORE MATERIALS HAD COME, THE LATEST BEING KEVLAR.

LOOKING AROUND THIS MUSEUM, THERE ARE PLENTY OF EXHIBITS THAT MIGHT WANT TO MAKE SOMEBODY TAKE UP SURFING, BUT IN ONE CORNER, THERE IS AN EXHIBIT THAT MIGHT BE JUST THE OPPOSITE.

JIM KEMPTON CALLS IT THE MUSEUMS "MONA LISA" -- HERE, IT IS.

IN SEPTEMBER 2003, 13-YEAR-OLD BETHANY HAMILTON WAS RIDING THE WAVES OFF OF KAUAI WHEN A NEARLY 14 FOOT TIGER SHARK TOOK A HUGE BITE OUT OF HER SURFBOARD, AND SEVERED HER LEFT ARM.

HAMILTON RECOVERED, AND KEPT SURFING.

A FELLOW SURFER CAUGHT THE SHARK, AND HE PROVED HE GOT THE RIGHT ONE.

>> HE TOOK THE JAW OUT AND PUT IT IN THIS.

>> Reporter: AS THE MUSEUM CELEBRATES ITS 40th YEAR, JIM KEMPTON'S IS THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE.

>> WE JUST WANT TO KEEP UPGRADING, I GUESS THAT IS THE THING, YOU HAVE TO KEEP UP YOUR GAME BECAUSE TODAY, THE WORLD IS MOVING A LOT FASTER THAN IT USED TO.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE PLANS TO ADD TWO MORE STORIES, WHICH WILL ALLOW THE MUSEUM TO EXPAND IN WAYS AS IT TELLS THE STORY OF A SPORT THAT HAPPENS OUT HERE, ON WAVES THAT HAVE BEEN CRASHING INTO THE SHORE FROM TIME IN MEMORIAM.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WELL, AN EDUCATIONAL AND FUN STORY THERE, BY OUR JOHN CARROLL.

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