>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, FLOODING, REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
CALL ONE 800 BILL HOWELL, OR VISIT BILL HOWELL.COM.
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>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS MONDAY JUNE 6 THROUGH TRANSFER JOINING US.
IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE ALREADY, TOMORROW IS YOUR DAY TO TURN IN THE PRIMARY BALLOT.
SIGNS ARE EVERYWHERE FOR CANDIDATES, RACES, AND POLLING LOCATIONS.
IT'S UP TO YOU TO FILL IT OUT.
THIS MIDTERM ELECTION COULD BE A MIXED BAG WHEN IT COMES TO TURNOUT.
>> IF THE TURNOUTS IN EVERY CORNER IS NOT ENOUGH TO REMIND YOU, THERE IS AN ELECTION GOING ON.
PRIMARY ELECTION COULD DAY IS TOMORROW AND RESULTS WILL BE FOR THE BETTER KNOWN NOVEMBER ELECTIONS.
SOME VOTERS ARE READY.
VOICE I MAILED AN ENEMY SURE TO SEE THAT MY BALLOT HAS BEEN COUNTED AND IF IT HASN'T I WILL GO IN AND VOTE IN PERSON TOMORROW.
NEW VOICE I DROPPED MINE OFF.
>> I GOT MY BALLOT FILLED OUT HAVE TO DROP IT AT THE POST OFFICE.
>> SOME VOTERS, NOT SO MUCH.
>> AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION DAY TOMORROW.
I HEARD ABOUT IT AND I KNEW THEY WERE COLLECTING BALLOTS AT MY JOB BUT I WAS NOT REALLY SURE WHAT NECESSARILY WAS BEING VOTED ON AND ALL OF THE INFORMATION ON IT AND I JUST NEVER TURNED IN.
>> DID YOU KNOW IT'S PRIMARY ELECTION DAY TOMORROW?
>> I DID NOT KNOW THAT BUT I DO NOW.
I SHOULD PROBABLY FIND THE VOTING BOX.
>> THEY SHOW LESS THAN 20% OF BALLOTS HAVE BEEN RETURNED AS OF TODAY.
DESPITE EVERY REGISTERED VOTER RECEIVING BALLOTS IN THE MAIL.
UC SAN DIEGO POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR SAYS LOW VOTER TURNOUT FOR PRIMARY ELECTIONS IS ALWAYS EXPECTED.
FOR THE SELECTION, THE QUESTION IS WHAT MOTIVATES VOTERS TO HEAD TO THE POLLS.
>> DEMOCRATS ARE HOPING THAT THEIR VOTERS HAVE BEEN DEMORALIZED BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, THEY HAVE BEEN REENERGIZED BY THIS REMINDER THROUGH THE SUPREME COURT CASE AND THE FLOOD OF MASS KILLINGS.
REMEMBER HOW BIG THE STAKES ARE TO CONTROL CONGRESS IN ALL PARTS OF CONGRESS MOVING FORWARD AND TURN OUT TO THE POLLS BECAUSE OF THAT.
VOICE THEY CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AND MAILING BALLOTS CAN BE DROPPED OFF TOMORROW.
>>> IF YOU WANT HELP MAKING YOUR CHOICES BEFORE CASTING A BALLOT YOU CAN GO TO KPBS.ORG OR CLICK ON THE VOTER HUB TAB YOU FIND A GUIDE TO ALL OF THE RACES AND CANDIDATES AS WELL AS A MAP OF LOCATIONS TO VOTE OR DROP OFF YOUR BALLOT.
>>> MORE MASS SHOOTINGS ACROSS THE COMPANY THIS WEEKEND.
AS MANY AS 10 IN FACT.
AS MIKE REPORTS, THESE ACTS OF VIOLENCE ARE PUTTING MORE PRESSURE ON LAWMAKERS TO STOP THE GUN VIOLENCE.
>> IT'S UNACCEPTABLE, IT'S BEYOND ACCEPTABLE.
REED THE TRAUMA FOR MASS SHOOTINGS IN AMERICA IS SPREADING.
IN A SINGLE WEEKEND, 10 MASS SHOOTINGS NATIONWIDE.
15 DEAD IN THE CITIES AND NO PART OF AMERICA ANEW.
>> IS NOT TRYING TO TAKE AWAY SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS BUT THERE IS COMMON SENSE APPROACH IS HERE.
REED THE MAYOR OF TENNESSEE WERE SHOTS TORE THROUGH A NIGHTCLUB, 14 PEOPLE WOUNDED AND TWO ARE DEAD BY GUNFIRE.
THEY KILLED ONE PERSON AND EIGHT ON OTHERS SHOT AND WOUNDED.
>> I HEARD TONS OF SHOTS GOING OFF AND GROUPS OF PEOPLE'S WERE RUNNING EVERY DIRECTION.
IN FIRES OPENED AT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION PARTIES PRE-PEOPLE RAN FOR COVER AT A FUNERAL OUTSIDE OF THE KENTUCKY CHURCH AND IN PHILADELPHIA MULTIPLE SHOTS FIRED INTO A CROWD LEAVING THREE DEAD.
IN WASHINGTON, SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY SAYS THE TIME FOR COMMON SENSE GUN LAWS IS NOW.
>> I AM MORE CONFERENCE A JUVENILE RECORD.
>> KPBS NEWS.
>>> STUDENTS AND STAFF AT SUITE WATER UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE MASKING UP ONCE AGAIN.
THE NEW RULE TOOK EFFECT TODAY AFTER RISE IN COVID CASES IN THE SOUTH BAY.
'S LETTER TO PARENTS THE DISTRICT SAYS SINCE SPRING BREAK THERE HAVE BEEN MORE CASES REPORTED PER WEEK ON CAMPUS THAN AT ANY TIME DURING THE DELTA VARIANT SURGE LAST SUMMER.
ONE STUDENT, OUR PARTNER MEDIA 10NEWS SPOKE TO SAYS HE THINKS IT'S THE RIGHT CALL.
>> I SHOULD BELIEVE WE SHOULD KEEP WEARING A MASK.
IT NOT OFFICIALLY OVER YET.
WE SHOULD KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE.
>> THE DISTRICT SAYS IT WILL REVISIT THE ISSUE NEXT MONTH TO DETERMINE WHAT THIS WILL MEAN FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.
>>> GAS PRICES HIT A NEW RECORD WITH AN AVERAGE OF $6.26 A GALLON IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
KPBS REPORTER WENT TO SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO SEE HOW THOSE PRICES ARE AFFECTING RIDESHARE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS.
>> IT IS DEFINITELY GOTTEN WORSE.
>> Reporter: SHE IS A REGULAR TRACK OF TRAVELER IN TOWN PER WORKER HEARD USUAL TRIP TO CORONADO HAS DOUBLED.
USED TO COST AROUND $20, AND NOW IT'S $40.
>> I THINK HUBER HAS BECOME MORE EXPENSIVE OF LOSS SEVERAL YEARS.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GAS PRICES.
>> Reporter: IT'S NOT JUST CUSTOMERS FEELING THE PINCH, GAS PRICES ARE AFFECTING DRIVERS.
SOME OR QUITTING ALTOGETHER.
THIS UBER DRIVER SAYS THERE ARE MORE QUITTING NOW.
SHE IS STILL WORKING BECAUSE PASSENGERS STILL RELY ON THE SERVICE.
IT COMES AT A COST.
>> AFTER WORK MORE PER TANK.
IS NOT ADDING UP AS WELL THAT USED TO.
>> Reporter: SHE HAS TO WORK 10 HOUR DAYS JUST TO MAKE AS MUCH AS SHE USED TO.
BOTH LYFT AND OVER HAVE ADDED A SURCHARGE TO HELP DRIVERS WITH SURCHARGES.
IT'S ONLY $0.50 PER TRIP AND NOT PER MILE.
SO IT DOES NOT HELP THAT MUCH.
THE HIGH COST OF GAS IS MAKING IT HARD FOR SOME DRIVERS TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
IN SAN DIEGO, PRICES HAVE RISEN 10 DAYS STRAIGHT TO AAA SAYS IT'S NOT STOPPING.
THEY SAY THE PRICE OF CRUDE OIL INCREASED NEARLY 70% SINCE DECEMBER.
CRUDE OIL PRICES ACCOUNT FOR 60% OF THE COST OF GASOLINE.
>> DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT WORLD GASOLINE SUPPLY, AND ALSO THE HIGH DEMAND, WE DO BELIEVE IT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SUMMER.
WE DO THINK THAT THIS SITUATION , YOU KNOW, THE INCREASE IN GAS PRICES WILL CONTINUE.
OR AT LEAST STAY AROUND THIS LEVEL UNTIL THE END OF THE SUMMER.
>> Reporter: SOME DRIVERS HAVE SWITCH TO ELECTRIC OR HYBRID CARS TO COMBAT RISING GAS PRICES.
WILLIAM USED TO PAY $120 A DAY FOR GAS.
NOW HE ONLY PAYS $30 TO CHARGE HIS TESLA.
>> IT'S ACTUALLY GIVEN ME A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR BETTER -- I GET MORE OPPORTUNITIES NOW.
>> Reporter: HE RECOMMENDS DRIVERS SWITCH TO ELECTRIC OR HYBRID CARS IF THEY CAN.
KPBS NEWS.
>>> SAN DIEGO'S MAYOR SAYS HE'S SERIOUS ABOUT IMPROVING ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE SIGNS OF HOMELESSNESS.
TODD GLORIA SAYS THE CITY GOT 1200 REPORTS JUST LAST WEEK ABOUT HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT'S.
THOSE OF A COLLECTION OF TENTS AND MAKESHIFT SHELTERS ALONG PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS LIKE SIDEWALKS.
THE MAYOR SAYS THERE WILL BE MORE ARRESTS IF PEOPLE REFUSE HELP, EVEN AFTER ENFORCEMENT AND WARNING TICKETS.
>> WE HAVE TRIED TO REMOVE EVERY EXCUSE THERE IS FOR ACCESSING THESE SERVICES.
I RECOGNIZE SOME BOOKS WHAT DON'T WANT TO DO IT.
THE QUESTION IS, WE WANT OUR SIDE WORKS SERVING AS HOUSING.
THE ANSWERS NO.
>> THE MAYOR SAYS THEY ARE EASING SHELTER RULES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE PETS OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES.
JUST LAST WEEK, WORK BEGAN ON A NEW BRIDGE SHELTER IN THE MIDWAY DISTRICT WHICH IS ONE OF THE CITIES PROBLEM AREAS.
>>> LAWYERS FOR THE FIVE DEFENDANTS IN THE CORRUPTION PROGRAM ARE FOCUSING THE JURY ON WHO HASN'T TESTIFIED.
KPBS MILITARY REPORTER STEVE ALSO, SAYS A FOR 14 WEEKS THE CASE IS ABOUT TO HEAD TO THE JURY.
>> Reporter: WE ARE AT THE FEDERAL COURT BUILDING.
THE TRIAL HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE FEBRUARY.
FIVE FORMER NAVAL OFFICERS ARE ACCUSED OF ACCEPTING BRIBES AS PART OF A CONSPIRACY, LUXURY HOTEL ROOMS, AND FANCY DINNERS IN EXCHANGE FOR FUNNELING MAYBE'S SHIPS TO LEONARD FRANCIS.
THE CONTRACTOR.
THREE DEFENSE ATTORNEY SPOKE TODAY.
JOSEPH, ATTORNEY FOR THE LEAD DEFENDANT, FORMER CAPTAIN DAVID NEWMAN, ASKED WHERE IS THE MAN DUBBED, FAT LEONARD WHY WAS HE HERE TO EXPLAIN ANYTHING.
THE GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS HIM TO UNTRUSTWORTHY TO TESTIFY.
FRANCIS PLEADED GUILTY TO CORRUPTION CHARGES IN 2015.
HE REMAINS OUT OF JAIL IN SAN DIEGO WHILE HE AWAITS SENTENCING.
PROSECUTORS WERE CAUGHT OFF GUARD WHEN FRANCIS APPEARED ON A PODCAST LAST YEAR WHERE HE LAID OUT DETAILS OF HOW HE SAID HE SEDUCED THE SEVENTH FLEET.
POTENTIALLY BREAKING HIS PLEA AGREEMENT.
INSTEAD, PROSECUTORS RELIED ON DOCUMENTS AND TESTIMONIES FROM OTHERS WHO WERE CAUGHT UP IN THE CASE.
29 NAVAL OFFICERS HAVE PLEADED GUILTY TO CORRUPTION CHARGES.
TWO IN THE WEEKS JUST BEFORE THE TRIAL BEGAN.
ATTORNEY FOR CAPTAIN JIM DOLAN SAYS, FRANCIS IS LAVISH PARTIES WERE JUST PART OF HOW THE NAVY DID BUSINESS IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC.
THESE LAST INDICTMENTS FROM A 2018 INDICTMENT.
EACH ONE PHTHISIS DIFFERENT CHARGES, THOUGH THEY ARE BEING TRIED TOGETHER.
THE REST OF THE DEFENSE ATTORNEYS ARE SCHEDULED TO ADDRESS THE JURY TOMORROW.
THE GOVERNMENT WILL GET THE LAST WORD BEFORE THE CASE IS EXPECTED TO GO TO THE JURY.
STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS.
>>> TODAY IS THE 70th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAY, THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF WORLD WAR II.
ON JUNE 6th 1944, THOUSANDS OF ALLIED TROOPS STORMED THE BEACH OF NORMANDY IN OCCUPIED FRANCE.
THE INVASION LED TO THE LIBERATION OF WESTERN EUROPE.
A BILL TO RECOGNIZE VETERANS WITH A CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL IS NOW READY FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN'S SIGNATURE.
ONLY 13 OF THOSE ARMY RANGER VETERANS ARE STILL ALIVE TODAY.
>>> IT'S BEEN OVER 100 DAYS SINCE RUSSIA INVADED UKRAINE IN THE WAR DOESN'T SHOW SIGNS OF STOPPING.
WE SPOKE WITH THOSE TRAVELING TO UKRAINE.
>>> BUSINESSMAN HAS BEEN VISITING UKRAINE FOR THE LUNGS HE CAN REMEMBER.
HE AND HIS FAMILY USED TO LIVE IN RUSSIA.
BACK THEN, UKRAINE WAS A FUN GETAWAY.
NOW HE VISITS A COUNTRY BEING ATTACKED BY A COUNTRY HE ONCE LOVED AND CALLED HOME.
>> VIRTUALLY EVERY PERSON THAT I SPOKE TO, IN UKRAINE, VIRTUALLY EVERY PERSON HAS SOME SORT OF TRAGEDY THAT HAS TOUCHED THEM.
>> Reporter: HE'S BEEN TAKING MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO THE WAR-TORN COUNTRY AND PEOPLE IN NEED OF MEDICAL CARE.
HE TOOK AS LONG AS HE TRAVELED THROUGH UKRAINE.
HE MET A VOLUNTEER WHO DESCRIBED JUST HOW DIRE THE SITUATION IS IN THE HOSPITAL'S.
>> THE MAIN HOSPITALS OVERLOADED WITH PATIENTS TO THE DEGREE THEY DO SURGERY IN THE TOILET.
THAT'S HOW MANY WOUNDED PEOPLE THERE ARE.
IMAGINE, WE REQUIRE EVERYTHING STARTING FROM SPECIALIZED FOR THOSE SURGERIES AND EMERGENCIES.
AND FINISHING WITH REGULAR FIRST-AID MEDICAL KITS FOR SOLDIERS OR THINGS LIKE SURPRISE OR BANDAGES AND TOURNIQUETS.
THAT'S IN DEMAND EVERYWHERE.
>> Reporter: THE OTHER GOAL IS TO BRING TEMPORARY HOUSING TO UKRAINE.
EVERYWHERE HE WENT, BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED AND UNINHABITABLE.
>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS A GOOD IDEA ON HOW MANY PEOPLE DON'T HAVE HOMES ANYMORE.
SO MANY OF THESE TOWNS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.
>> Reporter: IN PLACES WHERE RUSSIANS STOP SHELLING, THEY STARTED SHELLING IN CIVILIAN AREAS.
A STRIKE HIT WHERE WE WERE VISITING.
THIS CAR IS STILL SMOLDERING FROM THE BLAST.
HE SPOKE WITH A VOLUNTEER TRAUMATIZED.
>> WERE A LOT OF CIVILIANS KILLED HERE?
AT LEAST ME, I SAW FIVE.
THE FLIGHT WAS BURNING JUST FROM THE BOMBS.
>> YOU WEREN'T LOOKING FOR THEM EITHER?
>> ACTUALLY, I RECOMMEND EVERYONE TO SEE WHAT I SAW.
>> Reporter: HE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE TRIPS AS LONG AS THERE'S PEOPLE IN NEED.
AND HOPES AMERICANS REALIZE JUST HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO THE PEOPLE IN UKRAINE.
>> PEOPLE SAID IF IT WASN'T FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, WE WOULD'VE GOTTEN RUN OVER.
IT'S IMPORTANT FROM A MORAL STANDPOINT TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING VICTIMIZED JUST BECAUSE OF THE DRUG STREET.
>>> THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS OPENED IN LOS ANGELES WITHOUT AT LEAST ONE KEY LEADER.
MEXICAN PRESIDENT CONFIRMED HE WILL NOT ATTEND THE EVENT HOSTED BY PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.
IT COMES AFTER CUBA, NICARAGUA, AND VENEZUELA WERE NOT INVITED BECAUSE THE ADMINISTRATION DID NOT WANT TO INCLUDE AUTOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS.
THE MEXICAN PRESIDENT SAID THERE CANNOT BE A SUMMIT IF ALL COUNTRIES ARE NOT INVITED.
THE CONFERENCE IS EXPECTED TO ADDRESS ISSUES INCLUDING IMMIGRATION, CLIMATE, AND THE PANDEMIC.
>>> ONE CROSS-BORDER WAIT TIMES ARE DRAG ON THE REGIONAL ECONOMY.
A GROUP OF BINATIONAL BUSINESS LEADERS ARE TRYING TO CHANGE THAT.
KPBS FORDO REPORTER HAS MONTY'S EFFORTS.
>> Reporter: THIS IS THE BIGGEST BORDER CROSSING IN THE COUNTRY.
ROUGHLY 90,000 PEOPLE ACROSS THE PORT OF ENTRY EVERY DAY.
BEFORE THEY CROSS, YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.
IT'S NOT UNUSUAL TO LOSE THREE HOURS WAITING TO CROSS THE BORDER.
HERE ONE OF RESIDENTS LEAVE THEIR HOMES AS EARLY AS 5:00 A.M.
THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR SAYS ALL THE WAITING COST A LOT OF MONEY.
IT KEEPS BOTH SAN DIEGO AND TIJUANA FROM REACHING THE FULL POTENTIAL.
>> THE POTENTIAL OF THE REGION IS REALLY SOMETHING WE HAVE NOT REALLY MAXIMIZED YET.
I THINK THERE SO MUCH UNKNOWN.
>> Reporter: THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST MINDS HAVE SPENT DECADES TRYING AND FAILING TO MAKE CROSSING THE BORDER MORE EFFICIENT.
THEY REALIZE NOW THEY HAVE TO BE MORE CREATIVE IN THEIR THINKING.
>> WE NEEDED TO FIND WAYS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO CROSS THE BORDER.
SO, WE NEED TO INNOVATE.
>> Reporter: THE FORMER MAYOR OF TIJUANA IS NOW THE SECRETARY OF ECONOMY AND INNOVATION FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
HE WAS ONE OF MANY BUSINESS LEADERS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AT A CROSS-BORDER BUSINESS FORM HOSTED BY THE SOUTH COUNTY TTC.
IT WAS AT THE FORM, HE LAID OUT A VISION FOR ALTERNATIVE BORDER CROSSINGS.
WHEN I DID INCLUDES A SPECIAL BORDER CROSSING FOR PEOPLE WHO RIDE THE TROLLEY.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY THE SAME THING IS A POPULAR CROSS-BORDER EXPRESS OR CPX.
EXCLUSIVELY FOR PEOPLE WHO LIFE TO AND FROM THE TIJUANA AIRPORT.
>> THE TROLLEY CPX WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE WILL HAVE A BRIDGE IN THE MEXICAN SIDE AND SAN YSIDRO, THAT WILL LAND AT THE CBP INSTALLATIONS WHEN PEOPLE CROSS.
THEN THEY CAN GO TO THE TROLLEY RIGHT AWAY.
IN ORDER TO REDUCE PEOPLE THAT ARE MAKING MINDS TWO OR THREE HOURS EVERY DAY.
>> Reporter: ANOTHER IDEA IS A FERRY TO TAKE PEOPLE TO ST. SAN DIEGO.
IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT TWO HOURS, THAT IS ILL FASTER THAN DRIVING ACROSS.
THESE ARE JUST PIE-IN-THE-SKY, THEY ARE ACTIVELY TALKING WITH PRIVATE INVESTORS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN SAN DIEGO.
>> WE WILL HAVE LESS PEOPLE TRAVELING THE HIGHWAYS.
LESS PEOPLE CROSSING, AND USING THE HIGHWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES.
IN SAN DIEGO.
AND IF THAT GOES THROUGH, LIKE WE BELIEVE, THEY ARE WORKING WITH A PERSON TO SIGN AND SEE IF WE CAN DO IT TEST THE SUMMER.
TROPHIES ARE NEEDED NOW IN AN AREA OF SUPPLY-CHAIN BOTTLENECKS.
MEXICO IMPORTED $47 BILLION OF GOODS TO CALIFORNIA.
THAT COULD BE HIGHER OF TRUCKS DID NOT HAVE TO WAIT SO LONG AT THE BORDER.
JIM DOLAN IS THE INVESTMENT DIRECTOR AT U.S. BANK.
HE SAYS THE PANDEMIC SHOWED US JUST HOW CRIPPLING SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS CAN BE.
>> ON THE SUPPLY SIDE IS THE SUPPLY-CHAIN PICK THE DISRUPTIONS OF COVID, THE BACKLOG, OF GOODS TO START REACHING THE DEMAND CAUSING INFLATION.
>> Reporter: WHICH IS WHY HE AND OTHER SAY FINDING WAYS TO SHORTEN ORDER WAIT TIMES THE TO BE A ECONOMIC PRIORITY.
KPBS.
>>> AMERICA'S POWER SYSTEM COULD FACE BLACKOUTS THIS SUMMER.
THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION SHOWED ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AS RENE MARSH REPORTS, KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON COULD OVERWHELM THE ELECTRICAL GRID GRID.
>> Reporter: IS WILDFIRES BURN AND TEMPERATURES RISE ACROSS THE NATION, US OR BRING YOUR WORK WARNS THE U.S. POWER SYSTEM COULD BUCKLE, TRIGGERING ENERGY EMERGENCIES THE SUMMER.
THE UPPER MIDWEST AND MIDSOUTH ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI FACE THE HIGHEST RISK OF BLACKOUTS.
TEXAS, THE WEST COAST, AND SOUTHWEST, FACING INCREASED RISK.
>> THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM IS OLD.
SO, IT'S NOT DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
>> Reporter: EXTREME TEMPERATURES TRIGGER SURGE IN DEMAND AND THAT TAXES THE GRID.
AN EARLY HEAT WAVE HAS ALREADY KNOCKED SIX POWER PLANTS OFF- LINE IN TEXAS THIS MONTH.
IN OKLAHOMA, HE ALSO PLAYED A ROLE IN BLACKOUTS.
>> THE WALK-IN FREEZER.
>> Reporter: LAST YEAR, THE TEXAS POWER GRID FIELD FOR DAYS UNDER DEEP-FREEZE.
246 PEOPLE DIED.
AND ENERGY CRISIS CAN BECOME A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.
>> IT CAN BECOME A FOOD CRISIS.
DRUG SHE HAS SEEN THE CASCADING EFFECTS OF AN UNRELIABLE POWER GRID IN HER HOME TOWN OF CHICAGO.
>> FOR A WEALTHY FAMILY, IF THEY HAVE A POWER OUTAGE IN ALL THE FOOD IN THE REFRIGERATOR GOES BAD, THEY MAY BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO GO BACK TO THE STORE AND REPLENISH.
FOR A FAMILY THAT'S OPERATING ON MORE RESTRICTED INCOME, THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GO BACK AND REFILL THE COFFERS.
>> Reporter: IN HER BROWNSVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD, SOLAR PANELS NOW.THE ROOFTOP OF A PUBLIC HOUSING COMPLEX.
A SHORT RIDE FROM THERE, A BACKUP BATTERY STORES ENERGY FROM THOSE SOLAR PANELS, AS WELL AS NATURAL GAS GENERATORS, CREATING WITH THE STATE ENERGY COMPANY CALLS, A MICRO GRID.
>> WITHOUT POWER, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.
MICRO GRID PROVIDES THE BACKUP TO DELIVER POWER EVEN WHEN THE GRID ISN'T THERE.
>> Reporter: THE PROJECT IS PENDING APPROVAL.
ONCE IT IS OPERATING CAN SHARE POWER WITH THE MAIN POWER GRID.
IN THE EVENT OF A BLACKOUT, IT CAN DISCONNECT AND OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY TAPPING IT STORED BATTERY ENERGY TO POWER THE HOMES, POLICE STATION, AND HOSPITAL, IN THE AREA FOR FOUR HOURS.
>> WE HAVE SEEN A RELUCTANT ON THE PART OF UTILITIES TO FACTOR CLIMATE CHANGE INTO THEIR PLANNING.
BECAUSE, THEY SAY, THE SCIENCE AROUND CLIMATE CHANGES TO UNCERTAIN.
>> Reporter: THERE FACING ANALYSIS FOR GRID LIABILITY AND INVESTMENTS ON HISTORICAL AVERAGES, BECAUSE PLANNING FOR EXTREME PRODUCTIONS IS MORE EXPENSIVE.
>> AND SO, WE ARE CONTINUE TO DESIGN AND SITE FACILITIES BASED ON HISTORIC WEATHER PATTERNS THAT WE KNOW IN THE AGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ARE NOT A GOOD PLAN FOR FUTURE CONDITIONS.
>> Reporter: AS COMMUNITY'S WORK TO BUILD A MORE RESILIENT GRID, BROWNSVILLE IS A POSSIBLE BLUEPRINT FOR CREATING A BACKUP FOR WHEN CLIMATE WREAKS HAVOC ON THE GRID.
>> I HOPE YOU'RE HAVING AN EXCELLENT START YOUR WEEK.
THANK YOU FOR TURNING INTO KPBS NEWS.
WE HAVE A QUICK LOOK YOUR ACCUWEATHER FORECAST FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
HERE'S A QUICK LOOK AT WHAT WE EXPECT.
THE HOT WEATHER WILL EXTEND INLAND AND LOW CLOUDS ALONG THE COAST ARE GOING TO BE PERSISTENT FOR MOST OF THE WEEK.
EVENTUALLY, TEMPERATURES ALONG THE COAST AND MOST OF OUR AREA IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, WILL HAVE A GRADUAL WARM UP INTO THE WEEKEND.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY HEAT RELATED WEATHER ALERTS ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
IT IS GOING TO BE AREAS TOWARDS THE EAST, ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS IN PLACE.
67 DEGREES FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT.
HERE'S A QUICK LOOK AT THE REST OF OUR REGION.
57 FOR ROMANO, DRAGO SPRINGS COOLING DOWN TO 73.
64 ACROSS MT.
LAGUNA.
TUESDAY SHOWS ALL OF THOSE AREAS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE FOUR CORNERS FOR THE HE DOES BUILDING ALONG THE COASTLINE.
WE WILL BE INTERACTING WITH THE MARINE LAYER DURING THE MORNING HOURS.
EVENTUALLY, WE EXPECT SUNNY CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST FOR THE AFTERNOON.
CHULA VISTA IS CLIMBING UP TO 72 DEGREES.
ESCONDIDO NEAR 81.
ROMANO CLIMBING UP INTO THE MID- 80s.
HERE'S A QUICK LOOK AT YOUR FORECAST ALONG THE COAST.
YOU CAN SEE THOSE MID TO LOW 70s GRADUALLY WARMING UP INTO THE MID-70s FOR THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
THAN BY SATURDAY, A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO 80 DEGREES.
ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS IN THE LOW 80s FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
EVENTUALLY, BY SATURDAY, WE COULD BE REACHING 90 DEGREES.
IN THE MOUNTAINS, MID-70s FOR MOST OF THE WEEK.
A LITTLE CLOSER TO 80 DEGREES HEADING INTO SATURDAY.
AND ALONG THE DESERTS, THOSE WILL BE AREAS WHERE THE TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT WILL BE PRESENT THE NEXT AFTERNOON, POSSIBLY GETTING CLOSE TO 116 DEGREES FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
MARVIN GOMEZ WITH YOUR FORECAST FOR KPBS NEWS.
>>> BRING ON THE FRIED FOOD.
THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR IS BACK ON THIS WEEK STARTING WEDNESDAY THROUGH JULY 4th.
ALL THE RIDES AND EXHIBITS WILL BE READY FOR SOME 50,000 PEOPLE PER DAY.
TICKETS, AND PARKING, HAVE TO BE PURCHASED ONLINE AND AHEAD OF TIME.
ACCORDING TO A SPOKESPERSON, IF YOU HATE THE CROWDS, YOUR BEST BET WOULD BE TO VISIT ON OPENING DAY.
>> THERE'S AN INSIDER SECRET.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE THINK OPENING DAY IS CRAZY AND CROWDED.
BUT HERE IS OPENING DAY IS ONE OF THE BEST DAYS TO COME TO THE FAIR.
EVERYTHING IS FRESH, AND THE CROWDS ARE KIND OF LOW BECAUSE SOME SCHOOLS ARE STILL IN SUCCESSION.
>> AND THE PETTING ZOO IS BACK THIS YEAR.
ORGANIZERS SAY THE PINS WILL BE CLEANED ON A DAILY BASIS BUT THE PAIR STATE BOARD SETTLED A LAWSUIT FROM THE E. COLI OUTBREAK LINKED TO THE ANIMAL AREAS.
>>> IT WAS A PROMISE SHE MADE HER HERSELF AT THE AGE OF SEVEN, TO MAKE IT TO SPACE.
SHE FULFILLED THAT YOUNG DREAM.
AS SHE AND FIVE OTHERS LIFTED OFF AND JEFF BEZOS'S BLUE ORIGIN.
AN ENGINEER AND SCIENCE COMMUNICATOR IS THE FIRST MEXICAN BORN WOMAN TO TRAVEL TO SPACE AND MOST CHOSEN FROM A GROUP OF APPLICANTS.
THE GROUP TO EXPERIENCE WEIGHTLESSNESS FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE PARACHUTING BACK DOWN TO LANDING.
>>> ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOME SUMMER FUN?
IF SO, DISNEYLAND RESORTS IS OFFERING A DEAL TO ALL CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS.
PARTYGOERS CAN VISIT DISNEYLAND OR CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE FOR SLOW IS $83 PER PERSON, PER DAY.
THIS LIMITED TIME DEAL COMES JUST AS THE PARKS OFFER UP 49 TIMES SPECTACULARS LIKE PHANTASM INCOME THE MAIN STREET ELECTRICAL PARADE, AND NEW STAGING OF TAYLOR "THE LION KING", AND SO MUCH MORE.
>> WE HAVE SPECIAL DEALS FOR ALL OF CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS.
WE ARE AT FULL SPEED RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE THAT HAS BECOME A WORLD OF COLOR, THE ELECTRICAL PARADE, DISNEYLAND FOREVER FIREWORKS, AND THE NEW TELLING OF "THE LION KING" TALES.
>> THE SUMMER DEALS BEGIN JUNE 13th AND RUN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 15th IT FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO DISNEYLAND.COM.
>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS .ARE.
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HAVE A GREAT EVENING.
>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION, HAS MADE BEEN POSSIBLE IN PART BY, BILL HOW FAMILY OF COMPANIES PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, FRUSTRATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
CALL 1-800 BILL HOW, OR VISIT BILL HOW.COM.
AND BY BIG CONRAD PRESENTS FOUNDATION.
DARLENE MARCOS SHYLY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.
>>> AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
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