>>> GOOD EVENING, IT'S THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI .

WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH NEW VACCINE REQUIREMENTS AFFECTING AS MANY AS 100 MILLION AMERICANS.

ALL FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, ALONG WITH EMPLOYEES OF FEDERAL CONTRACTORS WILL HAVE TO RECEIVE A COVID-19 IN VACCINATION, OR IN CERTAIN CASES SUBMIT A WEEKLY TEST.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL SAYS THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT IS ALREADY GETTING PUSHBACK .

>> GOOD EVENING, MY FELLOW AMERICANS.

>> Reporter: IN A THURSDAY AFTERNOON ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS UNAMBIGUOUS, ALL FEDERAL EMPLOYEES MUST BE VACCINATED WITHIN 75 DAYS AND NOT JUST TO GOVERN MEDICAL EMPLOYEES.

>> REGARDING ALL EMPLOYEES WITH 100 OR MORE EMPLOYEES THAT TOGETHER EMPLOY 80 MILLION WORKERS TO ENSURE THEIR WORK VERSUS ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

>> IT IS EXPANDING, THE VACCINE MANDATE.

IN AN EFFORT TO MOVE THE NEEDLE.

>> Reporter: MOVING THAT NEEDLE WILL HAVE THE EFFECT OF FORCING THE HUGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE TO GET A SHOT THAT COVERS TWO HUGE GROUPS AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THOSE GROUPS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

ALL EMPLOYEES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES LIKE IMMIGRATIONS AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, I.C.E., AND ANY FEDERAL CONTRACTORS WITH 100 OR MORE EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE TO EITHER BE VACCINATED OR OMIT TO WEEKLY TESTING.

LEGAL ANALYST DAN EATON THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS MOVING FROM USING CARROTS TO STICKS IN AN EFFORT TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO GET THE SHOT.

>> THERE IS A FRUSTRATION THAT WE SEEM TO BE STUCK AT A CERTAIN LEVEL OF VACCINATION.

>> Reporter: EATON SAYS PUSHBACK FROM GROUPS EITHER IN SUPPORT OF THE PRESIDENT IS INEVITABLE.

WE ASKED FOR A COMMENT FROM THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, THEY WOULD NOT MAKE ANYONE IN AVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW BUT ISSUED A STATEMENT THAT SAYS IN PART QUOTE, CHANGES LIKE THIS SHOULD BE NEGOTIATED WITH OUR BARGAINING UNIONS WHERE APPROPRIATE.

WE EXPECT TO BARGAIN OVER THIS CHANGE PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION.

THEY WILL HAVE 75 DAYS TO DO THAT BARGAINING.

EATON SAYS BIDEN IS ON FAIRLY SOLID LEGAL GROUND AND THAT HE IS NOT MANDATING EVERYONE IN THE COUNTRY TO BE VACCINATED, BUT-OFFICE >> THE SCOPE CONCERNING THE VACCINATION MANDATE WILL BE CAREFULLY PARCHED TO SEE IF IT OVERREACHES.

>> Reporter: AS COVID NUMBERS CONTINUE HEADING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION IN THE U.S., LET THE LEGAL WRANGLING BEGAN.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT WAS A PART OF THE WHITE HOUSE'S SIX PRONG PLAN.

IT INCLUDES VACCINATING THE UNVACCINATED, FURTHER PROTECTING THE VACCINATED THROUGH BOOSTER SHOTS, KEEPING SCHOOLS OPEN, INCREASING TESTING AND REQUIRING MASKS, PROTECTING THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND IMPROVING CARE FOR THOSE WITH COVID.

>>> AND WE HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS TO TELL YOU ABOUT, LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS VOTED TO REQUIRE COVID VACCINATIONS FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS AGES 12 AND OLDER.

IT IS THE FIRST MAJOR SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE COUNTRY TO ISSUE SUCH A MANDATE.

ISABEL ROSALES HAS A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING TO LOWER THE SPREAD OF INFECTION .

>> Reporter: A 1st FOR COVID-19 VACCINES IN SCHOOLS ANTIVIRUS IMPACTS MORE CHILDREN THAN EVER BEFORE.

ON THURSDAY, LOS ANGELES ON THE VERGE OF BECOMING THE FIRST MAJOR SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE COUNTRY TO REQUIRE ALL ELIGIBLE STUDENTS TO GET VACCINATED.

>> CASES ARE ON THE RISE IN CHILDREN ARE AT RISK FROM THE DELTA VARIANT IN WHICH WE DID NOT SEE LAST SEMESTER.

>> Reporter: THE WHITE HOUSE PRAISING THE MOVE, THINK IT SUPPORTS OTHER DISTRICTS LOOKING TO ISSUE SIMILAR VACCINATION MANDATE SPIRITS >> GOOD FOR THEM.

WE KNOW WHAT WORKS IN SCHOOLS.

WE KNOW WHAT GETTING YOUR KIDS VACCINATED, IT WORKS.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS 12 AND OLDER WOULD BE REQUIRED TO GET THE SHOT TO PARTICIPATE IN IN- PERSON LEARNING.

>> WE ARE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN TO KEEP OUR SCHOOL SAFE.

>> Reporter: WITH KIDS MAKING UP NEARLY A QUARTER OF ALL NEW FOR CASES IN THE U.S., SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OTHER MAJOR CITIES ARE PRIORITIZING TO SLOW THE SPREAD.

IN DETROIT, SCHOOLS ARE IMPLEMENTING AMBITIOUS CORONAVIRUS PROTOCOLS, INCLUDING WEEKLY TESTS FOR ALL STUDENTS AND FACULTY AS WELL AS MAKING MASKS MANDATORY IN THE CLASSROOM.

>> 72% OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE VACCINATED.

WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN THERE YET WITH MANDATING EMPLOYEES AND CERTAINLY HAVE NOT REACHED THAT POINT FOR STUDENTS YET.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE IN FLORIDA, A JUDGE HAS ALLOWED SCHOOL MASK MANDATES TO CONTINUE, DESPITE AN APPEAL BY GOVERNOR RON DeSANTIS.

>>> L.A.'S BOARD OF EDUCATION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE NEW VACCINE MANDATE.

STUDENTS WHO DON'T GET BOTH SHOTS AND WHO DON'T HAVE A MEDICAL EXEMPTION BY THE SPRING SEMESTER WILL NEED TO ENROLL IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM.

>>>, 19 BOOSTER SHOTS CAN BE AVAILABLE TO ALL AMERICANS WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, THERE IS STILL MORE RESEARCH BEING DONE ON WHO EXACTLY NEEDS THEM.

DR. ERIC IS DIRECTOR OF THE GROUP RESEARCH TRANSLATIONAL INSTITUTE AND HE SAYS DATA SHOWS BOOSTERS WILL BENEFIT THOSE OVER 60 AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS AS WELL, BUT WE STILL DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOUNGER ADULTS.

>> WHAT ABOUT YOUNGER PEOPLE, YOUNGER THAN AGE 60, WHO ARE OTHERWISE HEALTHY, THEY DON'T HAVE A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM , THAT IS WHAT WE DON'T KNOW YET .

WE SHOULD KNOW THAT IN THE WEEKS AHEAD.

>> HE SAYS THE PFIZER BOOSTER SHOTS ARE READY TO GO AND WHERE DATA IS BEING COLLECTED FOR MODERNA ABOUT THEIR EFFECTIVENESS.

ASIDE FROM THE VACCINE, HE'S HOPING TO SEE MORE AT HOME CORONAVIRUS TESTS ROLL OUT TO THE SPREAD OF THE DELTA VARIANCE.

>>> WE RECENTLY REPORTED ABOUT A NORTH COUNTY DAYCARE IGNORING RULES, INSTEAD ALLOWING PARENTS AND KIDS TO CHOOSE WHETHER TO WEAR MASKS OR NOT.

TONYA WARREN TELLS US AFTER THE STORY AIRED, THE DAYCARE HAS NOW CHANGED ITS POLICY.

>> Reporter: ON AUGUST 12, JULIE LOEWEN, THE PRESIDENT OF CHILDREN'S PARADISE INFANTS AND TO SEND OUT AN EMAIL ON THEIR MASKING POLICY.

THE EMAIL EXPLAINING THAT CHILDREN'S PARADISE CENTER WAS CHOSEN TO BE A QUOTE, NEUTRAL PARTY IN THE COVID-19 AND MASKING DEBATE.

THEREFORE, SHE SAID THE CENTER WOULD BE ADOPTING A QUOTE, PARENT CHOICE AND STAFF CHOICE APPROACH TO MASKING, BUT THAT STATE--POLICY VIOLATED THE STATE'S RULES.

ONE OF THEIR PARTNERS GIVES FREE CURRICULUMS TO ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS, INCLUDING CHILDREN'S PARADISE.

THEIR CEO SAYS CHILDREN'S PARADISE NEVER INFORMED THEM OF THEIR MASK POLICIES.

>> WE HEARD ABOUT THE EMAIL AFTER THE FACT, AFTER YOUR STORY RAN.

WHEN WE SAW THE STORY, WE DID NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE PARENTS.

>> Reporter: MAC PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES UNDER THE POVERTY LEVEL.

HE WAS NOT SURE IF THE PROGRAM UNDERSTOOD THE EMAIL SENT OUT BY CHILDREN'S PARADISE BECAUSE MANY OF THEM DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH.

>> A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF OUR FAMILIES AND OUR PROGRAM ARE LATINO AND MEANING ENGLISH IS NOT THERE FIRST LEG WAS.

WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE IN A BILINGUAL MANNER.

WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES WITH OUR FAMILIES.

SO WHEN WE SAW THAT THERE WAS WHAT SEEMED TO BE SOMETHING THAT WAS OUT OF LINE WITH WHAT WE WERE REQUIRING, WE DID CONTACT THEM AND INFORM THEM THE OPERATIONS NEEDED TO MEET ALL OF THE GUIDELINES WE NEEDED TO OPERATE UNDER.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS ALL DAY CARES AND PRESCHOOLS WORKING UNDER ANY GOVERNMENT FUNDED PROGRAMS NEED TO WORK UNDER STATE LICENSED RULES OR LOSE FUNDING.

SEPTEMBER THE SECOND, THEY SENT PARENTS A NEW MASK MANDATES.

THIS ONE QUOTE, OUTLINED BY THE HEALTH AND CHILD LICENSING, MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS OVER THE AGE OF 2 WHILE INDOORS.

WE CONTACTED THE CHILDREN'S PARADISE CENTER, THEY DECLINED TO COMMENT.

THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ALSO CONFIRMED THERE IS AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION INTO CHILDREN'S PARADISE CENTERS, BUT COULD NOT GIVE MORE INFORMATION.

>>> AND FOR THE LATEST ON THE PANDEMIC AND RESOURCES, YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE TRACKING COVID-19 SECTION AT KPBS.ORG AND THAT INCLUDES DETAILS ON VACCINE , THE LATEST CASE NUMBERS AND OUR LOCAL REPORTING.

YOU CAN GET THERE BY CLICKING THE LINK ON OUR HOMEPAGE.

>>> OVERDOSES, SUICIDE, SECURITY ISSUES.

THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE PROBLEMS PLAYING OUT INSIDE OF QUARANTINE HOTELS THAT ARE BEING RUN BY SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

AS CODY DELANEY REPORTS, OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO FIX ISSUES WITH A PROBLEM CONTRACTOR .

>> FOR 5 WEEKS, COUNTY SUPERVISORS HAVE IGNORED EMAILS AND INTERVIEW REQUESTS ABOUT MISMANAGEMENT AT HOTELS USED FOR PEOPLE WITH COVID-19.

A NEW SOURCE INVESTIGATION FOUND HUGE GAPS IN CARE BY POORLY TRAINED STAFF.

DOSAGES WERE CONFORMED IN A REPORT BY SAN DIEGO STATE.

THIS WEEK, SUPERVISOR NATHAN FLETCHER BROKE HIS SILENCE.

>> EVERY DAY WE GET UP AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW CAN WE DO IT BETTER AND WHAT CHANGES CAN WE MAKE AND WHAT CAN WE DO?

WE ARE REVIEWING THE REPORT AND LOOKING FOR EVERYTHING WE CAN POSSIBLY CHANGE.

THERE IS NO LACK OF WILL AND TRYING TO TACKLE IT.

>> Reporter: AS OF RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE NO PLANS TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE PROGRAM IN A PUBLIC MEETING.

FOR KPBS, I NEW SOURCE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER, CODY DELANEY.

>> IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS CONSIDERING SUICIDE, YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE AT 1-800-273- 8255.

>>> I AM JUDY WARDROBE, TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, AS THE VIRUS OVERWHELMS HOSPITALS WITH UNVACCINATED PATIENTS, WE TALK WITH DR. ANTHONY FAUCI.

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

>>> IT WILL BE 20 YEARS ON SATURDAY, TWO DECADES SINCE AMERICA WAS ATTACKED.

A DAY THAT LIKE ANOTHER ONE IN DECEMBER OF 1941 WILL LIVE IN INFAMY.

IN THE HOURS FOLLOWING THE 9/11 ATTACKS, WHILE MOST OF US WERE STILL TRYING TO GET OUR MINDS AROUND WHAT HAD HAPPENED, A SELECT FEW FIREFIGHTERS TRAINED IN RESCUE OPERATION WERE ALREADY HEADING TO NEW YORK.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL BRINGS US THE STORY OF TWO OF THEM, YOUNG SAN DIEGO FIREFIGHTERS WHO ANSWERED THE CALL TO HELP AND A WARNING TO VIEWERS, THE STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT.

>> Reporter: THE IMAGES FROM THAT THEY ARE SEARED INTO OUR CONSCIOUSNESS.

THE ATTACKS OF THE TWIN TOWERS, THE WORLD TRADE CENTER, A PLANE SLAMMING DIRECTLY INTO THE PENTAGON, ANOTHER MEANT FOR THE U.S. CAPITOL FORCED OFF COURSE BY A GROUP OF PASSENGERS AND GOING DOWN INTO A FIELD IN SHANKSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

FOR SOME SAN DIEGO HINTS, THE MEMORIES FROM THAT THEY ARE MORE THAN IMAGES, THEY SAW THE DEVASTATION FIRSTHAND ONCE THEY ARRIVED IN MANHATTAN TO HELP.

>> I WAS A MEMBER OF THE URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM, CALIFORNIA TASK FORCE EIGHT.

>> Reporter: JOHN WOOD AND MATT WILSON, TODAY AN ASSISTANT CHIEF AND BATTALION CHIEF, BACK THEN SAN DIEGO FIREFIGHTERS.

WE INTERVIEWED CHIEF WOULD IN FRONT OF FIRE STATION ONE IN PACIFIC BEACH, WHERE A BEAUTIFUL MEMORIAL STANDS TO THOSE WHO GET EVERYTHING ON THAT DAY.

THE TWIN TOWERS REPLICATED ALONG WITH A PIECE OF STEEL FROM THE REAL TOWERS.

CHIEF WOOD SHARED THESE PICTURES OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE FOR HIM AND ALL OF THE RESCUE WORKERS AT GROUND ZERO .

GREAT DAYS AFTER THE ATTACK, THICK DUST AND SMOKE STILL HEAVY IN THE AIR.

THOSE OF US OF A CERTAIN AGE OR OLDER SHARE A COMMON EXPERIENCE WHEN IT COMES TO 9/11.

WE ALL REMEMBER WHERE WE WERE, WHAT WE WERE DOING WHEN NEWS OF THE ATTACK CAME.

I WAS LIVING IN LOS ANGELES WHEN A FRIEND CALLED AND SAID, IT IS ARMAGEDDON.

MAYBE NOT ARMAGEDDON, BUT A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE FOR THE SAN DIEGO FIREFIGHTERS WHO WERE THERE THE NEXT DAY TO HELP.

>> I WAS AT MY HOME AND HAVING TWO LITTLE BABIES AT HOME, MY WIFE, AN EDUCATOR, SHELBY, WAS AT WORK.

I LAID DOWN BECAUSE I LEARNED TO SLEEP WHEN THE BABIES SLEEP.

SHE CALLED ME AND SAID, PUT THE NEWS ON REAL QUICK.

I KNOW EVERYBODY DOES REMEMBER.

I REMEMBER IT LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY.

>> Reporter: MATT NELSON WAS OUT FOR A MORNING JOG.

BACK THEN, THERE WAS NO CELL PHONE COVERAGE WHERE HE WAS.

>> I WAS DOWN ON THE BEACHES WEST OF SUNSET CLIFFS AND I GOT BACK AND MY WIFE HAD CALLED AND EXPLAINED TO ME WHAT WAS GOING ON.

I FINISHED MY JOG, GOT BACK HOME AND WATCHED THE NEWS.

>> WE HAVE GOT AN EXPLOSION INSIDE.

>> Reporter: BUT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TIME TO WATCH THE NEWS.

WOOD SAYS WITHIN A HALF AN HOUR OF BEING THE DEVASTATION UNFOLD ON TV, HE WAS PACKING HIS BAGS.

>> WE WERE PACKING UP, GETTING READY TO GO DOWN TO OUR RESCUE WAREHOUSE AND GETTING READY TO TAKE 80 MEMBERS TO GO THERE, BEING READY WITHIN FOUR HOURS.

>> Reporter: MET WILSON'S SPECIALTY BACK THEN, AS IT IS TODAY, WAS, AND OCCASIONS.

HE ARRIVED BEFORE HIS FELLOW SANDY AKINS.

THE JOB OF SETTING UP EQUIPMENT NEEDED SO PEOPLE COULD COMMUNICATE WAS URGENT.

>> I WAS ON A MISSION ON TOP OF THE WESTERN UNION BUILDING THE VERY FIRST NIGHT THAT WAS LOOKING DIRECTLY INTO THE PILE.

I WAS CLIMBING AND INSTALLING ANTENNAS AND ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS FOR TASK FORCE.

>> Reporter: WILSON SAID HE WAS NOT PREPARED AS HE SHOULD BE FOR THE SITE OF NEW YORK.

AND THOUGH GROUND ZERO WAS A NIGHTMARISH PLACE AT THAT TIME, HE IS THANKFUL HIS CAREER CALLED HIM TO BE IN THAT PLACE AT THAT MOMENT.

>> EVERYBODY WANTED TO DO SOMETHING.

I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY BECAUSE THEY HAD A MISSION TO DO, OR I GUESS I SHOULD SAY LOOKING BACK I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY.

>> Reporter: WANTS HIS JOB SETTING UP RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WAS COMPLETE, WILSON JOINED HIS FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS DOWN ON THE PILE.

THERE WERE SOME TRULY AWFUL MOMENTS.

>> WE COVERED A LOT OF BODY PARTS WHILE THERE.

THE BIGGEST THING IS THE SMELL.

A LOT OF THE TIMES WE ARE IN HORRIFIC, LOWLIGHT CONDITIONS, BUT YOU CAN SMELL SOMETHING WEIRD WE BRING OUR DOGS IN.

PEOPLE LOSE SIGHT ON HOW IMPORTANT CLOSURE IS.

IF YOU'VE EVER LOST SOMEBODY, YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

>> Reporter: NOW, 20 YEARS LATER, A GOOD PLACE TO GET A VISCERAL FIELD FOR WHAT HAPPENED IS FOUND HERE AT THE SAN DIEGO FIREFIGHTERS MUSEUM.

THE UNSPEAKABLE LOSS STILL DIFFICULT TO COMPREHEND AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS.

REPLICAS OF THE TWIN TOWERS WITH THE NUMBER 343 AT THE TOP, THE NUMBER OF NEW YORK FIREFIGHTERS LOST ON THAT DAY.

HERE ARE THEIR FACES.

OF COURSE, SO MANY MORE PEOPLE DIED ON SEPTEMBER 11th, 2001, MORE THAN 3000, AND A MESSAGE FROM BACK THEN IS THE ONE HOMETOWN HEROES LIKE JOHN WOOD AND MATT WILSON STILL REMIND US OF TODAY, NEVER FORGET.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>> 9/11 IS ALSO BEING REMEMBERED BY THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY, WHICH BECAME A TARGET OF HATE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ATTACK.

MARVEL WAS A COLLEGE STUDENT DURING THE 9/11 ATTACK.

SHE HAS SINCE GONE ON TO MAKE A CAREER OF BUILDING UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN NON-MUSLIMS AND THE MUSLIM AMERICAN COMMUNITY.

>> 50% OF U.S. MUSLIMS ARE NATIVE BORN, SO ISLAM IS OFTEN FRAMED AS FOREIGN OR OTHER, BUT IT IS SUCH AN INTRICATE PART AND MUSLIMS HAVE PLAYED AN INTRICATE ROLE IN THE BUILDING OF THIS COUNTRY.

THEY ARE NOT JUST GOOD AND BAD FROM THE SECURITY LENS THAT WE OFTEN SEE THEM THROUGH.

>> SHE SAYS ONE OF THE CHALLENGES FOR MUSLIM AMERICANS IS HOW THEY ARE PORTRAYED IN THE MEDIUM MEDIA.

SHE HAS SOCIAL POLICY AS AN UNDERSTAND TO CREATE A GUIDE FOR PROFESSIONALS ON HOW TO CREATE AMERICAN MUSLIMS.

>>> WE WILL CONTINUE OUR COVERAGE, MORE THAN 20 YEARS SINCE SEPTEMBER 11 TOMORROW ON "EVENING EDITION" , AND LOOK AT HOW OUR RESPONSE TO THOSE ATTACKS INFORMED THIS MOMENT IN HISTORY.

>>> AS THE HEAT WAVE CONTINUES, WE ARE BEING ASKED TO SAVE POWER ONCE AGAIN.

STATE POWER GRID OFFICIALS ISSUED ANOTHER FLEX ALERT.

THAT STARTED AT 4:00 THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST UNTIL 9:00 TONIGHT.

WHEN CAN WE GET A BREAK FROM THESE HOT TEMPERATURES?

MELISSA HAS YOUR FORECAST.

>>> WE ARE KEEPING THINGS HOT AND LARGELY DRY, REALLY NOT TALKING ABOUT MOISTURE OR RAIN CHANCES IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WE WILL WATCH TOWARD THE COAST, MAYBE A LITTLE CAN SQUEEZE IN FROM THE SOUTH, BUT OVERALL A PRETTY QUIET TIME.

WE KEEP THE HEAT ADVISORY IS IN PLACE, STILL PRETTY UNCOMFORTABLE AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS HERE.

TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 70s OVERNIGHT, 72 FOR YOUR LOVE.

NOTICE A BIT OF MARINE LAYER TRYING TO SQUEEZE OUT A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.

IT IS VERY, VERY UNLIKELY TO SEE MUCH IN THE WAY OF MOISTURE HERE.

WE WILL CALL IT LIMITED WITH SOME DRIZZLE POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS.

AS WE TRANSITION INTO FRIDAY, HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO KEEP THINGS HOT AND DRY.

THAT WILL BE THE STORY THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST.

THERE HAS NOT BEEN MUCH IN THE WAY OF MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS, MAYBE BECAUSE OF OUR PROXIMITY TO SOME OF THE TROPICAL MOISTURE SURGING FROM THE SOUTH, MAYBE WE SQUEEZE OUT A SHOWER OR MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS IN A FEW SOCKS SPOTS IN SOUTHERN LOCATION.

WE BELIEVE THAT CHANCE OF THE FORECAST.

82 FOR THE HIGH TOMORROW IN SAN DIEGO, 82 IN OCEANSIDE.

WE ARE STILL TALKING 105.

AS WE MOVE THROUGH TIME IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, HOLDING ON TO THE 80s AND STAYING PRETTY QUIET AS WE KEEP SUNSHINE, GIVING WAY THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON, CLOUDS IN THE MORNING KICK THINGS OFF FOR A COASTAL LOCATION.

IN LAND COMMUNITY, WE WILL ACTUALLY BE HOLDING ON TO THE MID-90s GETTING INTO SATURDAY.

PRETTY WARM TIME THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WE MAKE IT TO THE 90s AND HOPEFULLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY WE CAN EASE OFF ON TEMPERATURES, BASICALLY THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BREAK DOWN OVERHEAD AND WEAKEN A LITTLE, SO THAT HOPEFULLY WILL REFRESH TEMPERATURES.

MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS MAKING IT TO THE 70s, COULD BE THAT SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM, VERY LIMITED ON OUR CHANCE FOR RAIN.

THAT WILL BE TRUE IN THE DESERT, WHERE WE GET A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS ON SATURDAY, BUT THEN THE REST OF THE WEEKEND LOOKING HOT AND DRY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER.

>>> COUNTY LEADERS HAVE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO OFFER HELP TO STRUGGLING SMALL BUSINESSES.

SUPERVISORS NATHAN FLETCHER AND LAURA VARGAS WANT TO CREATE A DEDICATED OFFICE TO CONNECT BUSINESS OWNERS WITH RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED.

THE OFFICE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO OFFER RESOURCES EQUITABLY.

AUSTIN EVANS WHO OWNS HIS OWN LAW FIRM SAYS HE HAS SEEN THE PANDEMIC'S IMPACT FIRSTHAND.

>> IS A CHALLENGE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE OUR NEXT BUSINESS WILL BE COMING FROM, WE ARE OUR NEXT CLIENTS WILL BE COMING FROM, ESPECIALLY WHEN A LOT SHUT UP AND CLOSED THEIR OPERATIONS DOWN.

>> THE SITUATION IS ESPECIALLY DIRE ALONG THE BORDER.

NEARLY 200 BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN FORCED TO CLOSE.

>>> A PLAN BY TWO COUNTY SUPERVISORS MIGHT PAVE THE WAY FOR PEOPLE TO START SELLING FOOD FROM THEIR HOME KITCHEN.

KPBS REPORTED ALEXANDRA RUN HEALTH HAS MORE ON THE BUSINESS CONTEXT THEY ARE HOPING TO BRING TO SAN DIEGO.

>> AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ARE TAKING PEOPLE THAT WOULD NORMALLY HAVE TO COOPERATE IN THE GRAY AND WE ARE GETTING THEM A PATH TO OPERATE LEGALLY AND WITH THEIR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: COUNTY SUPERVISORS JOEL ANDERSON AND LAURA VARGAS ARE HOPING TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR MANY TO OPERATE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

MICRO-ENTERPRISE HOME KITCHEN OPERATION ALLOWS PEOPLE TO SELL FOOD STRAIGHT FROM THEIR KITCHEN , THE HOMEMADE FOOD BUSINESS CONCEPT WAS MADE POSSIBLE IN THE STATE THROUGH THE PASSING OF 8626 AND 8377 IN 2018.

PERMITS AND LICENSING TO OPERATE ARE GRANTED ON A COUNTY BY COUNTY BASIS.

>> DIFFERENT COUNTIES HAVE DONE DIFFERENT THINGS, RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO, SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, THEY HAVE HAD TREMENDOUS SUCCESS WITH IT.

>> Reporter: ANDERSON SAYS MWHKO WOULD BE REGULATED THROUGH LOCAL PERMITS, AND A HEALTH LICENSE WOULD BE REQUIRED.

>> THERE ARE SEVERE CAPS ON THIS.

THEY CAN ONLY DO 60 MILLS A WEEK .

WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT COMPETING WITH YOUR LOCAL RESTAURANTS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS IT IS A STEPPINGSTONE FOR THOSE LOOKING TO ONE DAY OPEN A RESTAURANT.

>> IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME.

IT MEANS TO BE ABLE TO COOK AND SERVE MY FAMILY RECIPES, SERVE SAFE FOOD.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE OWNER AND CHEF OF THIS KITCHEN.

SHE AND HER HUSBAND STARTED SELLING FOOD AT POP-UP EVENTS DURING THE PANDEMIC.

AS DEMAND FOR THEIR FOOD GROUP, THEY DECIDED TO RENT A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN, BUT THE DREAM QUICKLY CAME TO AN END.

>> IT IS A JOURNEY WE WERE READY TO GIVE UP ON, NOT GIVE UP, BUT IT IS HARD.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS GETTING A MWHKO BUSINESS LICENSE MEANS BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE HER FAMILY'S LEGACY.

>> MY MOTHER'S DREAM WAS TO WORK IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY AND OPEN HER OWN SMALL FOOD BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: ANDERSON AND VARGAS WILL BE INTRODUCING MWHKO TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AT ITS NEXT MEETING.

>>> OUR KPBS SUMMER MUSIC SERIES CONTINUES TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER FEATURED ARTIST.

[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] IS A GROUP THAT EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF OUR DIVERSE BORDER REGION.

THEY OFFER THEIR OWN TAKE ON LATIN AMERICA'S SURGING DANCE MUSIC.

LET'S TAKE A LISTEN.

♪ ♪ >> EAST SIDE PLAYERS, WE GOT LUKE KEN SHAW, DJ UNITE, TRIBAL KINGS, FIRST POWER CREW.

♪ >> AND SAID IN ONE OF OUR FIRST SINGLES, [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ], WE USE A LOT OF MUSIC THAT INFLUENCES US, ESPECIALLY WHERE WE HAVE GROWN UP IN OUR CITY, SAN DIEGO.

A LOT OF THOSE MESH TOGETHER TO CREATE A VIBE WITH ALL SORTS OF EXTRA THINGS ON TOP OF IT.

THE VIBE IS SOMETHING WE ARE DRAWN TO BECAUSE OF THE INFECTIOUS RHYTHMS, THE DANCE ABILITY OF ITS AND THE WAY IT JUST MAKES PEOPLE FEEL GOOD.

WE WANT YOU TO FEEL GOOD AND HERE ARE MUSIC, THE LYRICS AND WE WANT YOU TO HAVE A POSITIVE FEELING FROM IT.

♪ ♪ >> WE WERE PLAYING IN PLACES LIKE LOGAN HEIGHTS BEFORE IT HAD ITS FULL RENAISSANCE AND SETTING UP IN PLACES LIKE BACKYARD PARTY STYLE THINGS OUT THERE.

BEFORE THERE WAS A TOTAL RESURGENCE IN LOGAN HEIGHTS.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PLAN A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHOWS, SOME SHOWS AT PLACES WHERE THEY WOULD NOT EXPECT OUR VIBE.

SOMETIMES WE ARE INTRODUCING COLOMBIAN MUSIC TO PEOPLE FOR THE FIRST TIME.

♪ ♪ >> YOU CAN FIND OUR FULL INTERVIEW ALONG WITH THE REST OF TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG .

>>> THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI , HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN AIR, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREVACID FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHYLY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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