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

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION.

FLOOD, AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

>>> AND BY THE CONRAD CREVICE FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARGO SHYLY.

>>> AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

>>> AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN A CRASH AFTER A HIGH-SPEED PURSUIT IN CLAREMONT THEY SAID.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I NEED THE SHAUNA.

THERE HAVE BEEN THREE SAN DIEGO POLICE CHECK CHASE DEATHS THIS MONTH.

THEY, AMID DEBATE OVER THE DEPARTMENTS PURSUIT POLICY.

SAN DIEGO POLICE CHIEF SCOTT WALLACE AS AN OFFICER TRIED TO PULL SOMEONE OVER FOR SPEEDING.

BUT, THEY DIDN'T STOP.

THE OFFICER PURSUED THE CAR BEFORE DECIDING THE CHASE WAS TOO FAST, AND ENDING IT.

BUT, THE SPEEDING CAR CRASHED INTO ANOTHER POLICE CAR WITH TWO RESPONDING OFFICERS.

THE TWO DRIVERS DIED.

ON SCENE TV REPORTED THE SPEEDING DRIVER WAS 14 OR 15 YEARS OLD.

BUT, WALL TOLD REPORTERS HE COULD NOT CONFIRM THE AGE.

HE SAID THE OTHER OFFICER WAS IN INTENSIVE CARE.

>> DUE TO THE ENORMITY OF THE SITUATION, AND ALL THE EMOTION THAT'S BEHIND IT -- WE REQUESTED THE HIGHWAY PATROL COME IN TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ACCIDENT.

FOR A FULL RECONSTRUCTION.

FOR EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

>> ANOTHER SD PD VEHICLE PURSUIT KILLED TWO CHILDREN IN DECEMBER.

SO, THE COMMISSION ON POLICE PRACTICES REVIEWED THE DEPARTMENTS POLICY.

THEY FOUND MOST PURSUITS START FROM LOW-LEVEL VIOLATIONS LIKE SPEEDING.

AND IN DANGER NOT JUST SUSPECTS, BUT BY STANDARDS, AND OFFICERS.

LAST MONTH, THEY WERE RECOMMENDED SD PD ONLY CHASE DRIVERS SUSPECTED OF VIOLENT FELONIES.

THE POLICE UNION CALLED THIS SUGGESTION DANGEROUS.

LAST WEEK, ANOTHER PERSON DIVE -- DIED IN AN SD PD CHASE AFTER LOSING CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE.

>> THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO HAS A NEW TOOL TO HELP PEOPLE LOOKING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

>>> KPBS REPORTER KATIE AND ASKED US SAYS APPLICATIONS FOR THREE NEW AFFORDABLE COMMUNITIES ARE SET TO OPEN LATER THIS WEEK.

THE COUNTY'S NEW INTERACTIVE MAP SHOWS THE LOCATION, CONTACT INFORMATION, AND OTHER DETAILS ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS BUILT WITH COUNTY FUNDS.

PEOPLE CAN SEARCH BY POPULATION SERVED, THE NUMBER OF BEDROOMS, AND INCOME LIMITS.

COUNTY LEADERS SAY IT'LL HELP POTENTIAL RESIDENTS SEE OTHER OPTIONS IN ONE PLACE.

>> I THINK IT WILL REALLY HELP FOLKS.

MAYBE THERE ARE OPTIONS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

I WOULD LIKE MY KIDS LIVE IN THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

MAYBE THERE ARE OPTIONS FOR ME THERE.

OR, MY LOVER WOULD LOVE TO LIVE CLOSER TO MY FAMILY AT HER GRANDKIDS.

ARE THERE OPTIONS FOR MY MOM IN THIS PART OF TOWN?

>> PEOPLE CAN JOIN WEIGHTLESS FOR THREE NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITIES IN NORTH COUNTY STARTING THURSDAY.

TWO ARE FOR FAMILIES, AND ONE IS FOR SENIORS.

THE DEMAND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE COUNTY CONTINUES TO OUTWEIGH THE SUPPLY.

AT A REAL ESTATE PANEL LAST WEEK, INDUSTRY LEADERS AND SAID THE COUNTY'S RURAL AREAS COULD BE A SOLUTION.

>> DEVELOPMENT THAT THE STATE WANTS TO SEE, AND SOME OF THE CITIES AS WELL IS MORE INFILL.

SO, YOU DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD IN THE COUNTY.

AND READILY, THE GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SATISFY THE SUPPLY ISSUE IS PROBABLY IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA.

>> TOMORROW, THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL INSTEAD OF REQUIRING A NEW DEVELOPMENT IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS TO INCLUDE AFFORDABLE UNITS.

THEY WILL DISCUSS DETAILS LIKE HOW MANY UNITS HAVE TO BE AFFORDABLE, AND WHAT INCENTIVES COULD HELP OFFSET BUILDING COSTS.

>>> GOOD NEWS FOR HOPEFUL HOMEBUYERS.

AFTER YEARS OF PAINFULLY HIGH MORTGAGE RATES, RATES HAVE PLUNGED TO THEIR LOWEST LEVEL IN MORE THAN A YEAR.

BUT, IT COULD END UP BEING A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD.

WE WILL HAVE MORE ON THAT IN A FEW MINUTES.

>>> TONIGHT, WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO LOWS IN THE MID 60s.

WE HAVE A FEW LOW CLOUDS THERE IN THE COAST.

NOT ATYPICAL, BUT CERTAINLY JUST MAYBE SLOW YOUR ROLL THERE IF YOU DO HAVE TO DO ANY LAY TRAVELING OR EVEN EARLY IN THE MORNING.

YOU MAY RUN INTO SOME LOW VISIBILITY.

WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT HOW TEMPERATURES PLAY OUT AS WE HAD THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

STICK WITH US.

>>> AND ISRAELI HOSTAGE TAKEN LAST OCTOBER IS BACK WITH HIS FAMILY TONIGHT.

RESCUED BY ISRAELI FORCES DURING A TOTAL RATE IN SOUTHERN GAZA.

IT COMES AMID FRAGILE CEASE- FIRE TALKS WITH MULTINATIONAL NEGOTIATORS.

INCLUDING, THE U.S. >> THE FAMILY OF HAS WAITED 126 DAYS FOR THIS MOMENT.

RUNNING TO REUNITE WITH A 52- YEAR-OLD ISRAELI CITIZEN.

A RESCUED HAMAS HELD HOSTAGE, AND FATHER OF 11.

HE WAS FLOWN TO A HOSPITAL IN SOUTHERN ISRAEL TUESDAY MORNING.

HOURS AFTER BEING RESCUED BY ISRAELI FORCES.

>> HE APPEARS TO BE IN GENERAL GOOD COMMISSION.

>> HE'S THE FIRST HOSTAGE RESCUE TO LIVE FROM A TUNNEL BENEATH THE GAZA STRIP.

THE ISRAELI MILITARY OFFICIALS, AND IT'S THE FOURTH IDF OPERATION IN GAZA OVER ALL THAT HAS RESULTED IN THE RETURN OF A LIVE HOSTAGE.

>> WATCHING HIM UNITE WITH HIS TROPONIN, HIS BROTHERS.

IT WAS A HEARTWARMING MOMENT FOR ALL OF US.

>> HIS BROTHER SAID THIS MOMENT IS BETTER THAN BEING BORN AGAIN.

AS HE SHARED HIS FAMILY'S GRATITUDE.

IT'S REALLY PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU ALSO WELCOMED HIM HOME, AND PRAISED ISRAELI FORCES.

THE BULLS MILITARY OPERATION COMES AS MULTINATIONAL NEGOTIATORS INCLUDING THE U.S. WORK ON A DELICATE CEASE-FIRE DEAL WITH HAMAS.

WHICH IF AGREED UPON, COULD OPEN A PATH TO FREE REMAINING ISRAELI HOSTAGES.

THEY CELEBRATED HIS RELEASE IN A STATEMENT, CALLING IT MIRACULOUS.

BUT, ADDED THAT THE MILITARY OPERATIONS ALONE COULD NOT FREE THE REMAINING 108 CAPTIVES.

WHILE SOURCES CLOSE TO THE CEASE-FIRE TALKS IN CAIRO, PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE IN RECENT DAYS.

A DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION STILL HAS A WAYS TO GO.

I'M LAURA GEARY FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> TECHNICAL TALKS OVER THE DETAILS OF THE CEASE-FIRE DEAL ARE MOVING TO DELHI ON WEDNESDAY.

ACCORDING TO AN OFFICIAL FAMILIAR WITH THEM.

THE ISRAELI PRIME MINISTERS OFFICE SAYS 108 HOSTAGES ARE CURRENTLY BEING HELD BY HAMAS.

>>> A GROUP OF REPUBLICAN FORMER STOPPERS ARE EXPRESSING THEIR SUPPORT FOR VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS.

WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT HAS DETAILS ON WHY THEY ARE BACKING THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE.

>> Reporter: SEVERAL REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS, AND FORMER TRUMP STAFFERS TOOK TO THE STAGE AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION LAST WEEK.

>> I AM BEHIND THE PODIUM ADVOCATING FOR A DEMOCRAT.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE I LOVE MY COUNTRY MORE THAN MY PARTY.

>> VOTE FOR OUR BEDROCK VALUES, AND VOTE FOR KAMALA HARRIS.

>> Reporter: NOW, A GROUP OF MORE THAN 200 REPUBLICANS THE PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR PRESIDENCY GEORGE H.W.

BUSH, GEORGE W. BUSH, FORMER SENATOR JOHN McCAIN, OR SENATOR RICK MOMMY MITT ROMNEY SIGNED A LETTER BACKING, HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT.

WRITING, QUOTE, OF COURSE WE HAVE PLENTY OF HONEST IDEOLOGICAL DISAGREEMENTS WITH VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS AND GOVERNOR WALZ.

THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED.

THE ALTERNATIVE, HOWEVER IS IS SIMPLY UNTAMABLE.

>> I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY FOR REPUBLICANS.

PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE TRENCHES.

I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY.

BUT, THE REALITY IS, IF HE GETS BACK INTO THE WHITE HOUSE, GOD KNOWS WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO OUR GREAT NATION.

>> Reporter: THIS LITTLE ECHOES THE PLEDGE OF SUPPORT FROM A SIMILAR GROUP OF REPUBLICANS FOR PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AHEAD OF THE 2020 ELECTION.

SEEKING TO CONVINCE VOTERS WHO BACKED PREVIOUSLY PREVIOUS -- IN ORDER TO PREVENT FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FROM BEING RE-ELECTED.

REPORTING IN WASHINGTON.

>>> GET READY FOR ONE MORE BLOCKBUSTER SUMMER WEEKEND AT THE NATION'S AIRPORTS.

THE TSA IS GEARING UP FOR A BIG FINALE TO A RECORD-BREAKING SUMMER.

WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHEN LABOR DAY TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO PEAK.

REPORT THE TSA EXPECTS THE PASSENGER VOLUME FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND WILL PEAK ON FRIDAY.

IF YOU HAVE ANY TRAVEL PLANS JUST YET, AIRFARES, AND GAS PRICES MAY BE IN YOUR FAVOR.

>> THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY MINISTRATION SAYS THEY ARE GEARING UP FOR THEIR BIGGEST BUSIEST LABOR DAY TRAVEL EVER.

THE TSA SAYS THEY EXPECT TO SPEND MORE THAN 7 MILLION PASSENGERS BETWEEN THIS THURSDAY AND NEXT WEDNESDAY.

THE HOLIDAY WE CAN SET TO ANOTHER BUSY SUMMER.

>> WE CERTAINLY SAW A LOT OF TRAVEL IN 2023.

THE SAME HAS HAPPENED IN 2024.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND ISN'T AS BIG AS A TRAVEL WEEKEND ESSAY JULY 4th OR THINKS GIVING IN THE FALL.

BUT, IT IS THE TIME FOR MOST PEOPLE TO CLOSEOUT THEIR SUMMER.

>> Reporter: AIRFARES WERE DOWN NEARLY 3% IN JULY FROM THE YEAR PRIOR ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.

TRAVELERS CAN FIND END OF SUMMER DEALS.

>> WE ARE SEEING GREAT LAST- MINUTE AVAILABILITY FOR SPECIFIC AREAS.

INCLUDING, DOMESTICALLY.

AS PEOPLE TEND TO TRAVEL LESS, KIDS ARE BACK IN SCHOOL.

FAMILIES AREN'T TRAVELING NEARLY AS MUCH AS THEY DO IN THE HEIGHT OF SUMMER.

>> Reporter: DRIVERS WILL SEE SAVINGS TOO.

>> GAS PRICES HAVE BEEN GOING DOWN CONSIDERABLY.

THE NATIONAL PRICE IS NOW DOWN 50%.

AND WE'VE SEEN PRICES COME DOWN ABOUT $.15 IN THE PAST MONTH.

>> Reporter: TUESDAY'S NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS WAS $3.35 ACCORDING TO AAA.

PRICES SHOULD CONTINUE TO FALL INTO SEPTEMBER.

>> AT THE AIRPORTS, TSA SAYS IT'LL HAVE ENOUGH SCREENERS ON HAND TO KEEP THE WAIT TIMES AT STANDARD SECURITY CHECKPOINTS TO 30 MINUTES OR LESS.

10 MINUTES AT THE PRE-CHECK LINE.

GIVEN THAT EXTRA PASSENGER VOLUME, MAKE SURE YOU PLAN YOUR AIRPORT ARRIVAL TIME ACCORDINGLY.

AND ON THE ROADWAYS, AAA SAYS THE WORST TIMES TO TRAVEL WILL BE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY IN THE EARLY EVENINGS WHEN YOU WILL STILL BE COMPETING WITH COMMUTERS.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M KAREN K5.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY LEADERS ARE JOINING CALLS TO ADD WARNING LABELS ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.

COUNTY SUPERVISORS PASS A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR SOCIAL MEDIA LABELS IN A 3-2 VOTE TODAY.

IT COMES AFTER U.S.

SURGEON GENERAL ISSUED AN ADVISORY ON THE EFFECT SOCIAL MEDIA HAS ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

THE RESOLUTION DIRECTS COUNTY LITIGATORS TO EXPLORE LEGAL ACTIONS AGAINST SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES FOR THEIR ADDICTIVE ALGORITHMS.

>>> U.S. HOMEBUYING HAS SLOWED TO A CRAWL IN RECENT YEARS.

IN THE FACE OF SOARING PRICES, AND MORTGAGE RATES.

ALTHOUGH, RATES ARE FINALLY BEGINNING TO DROP, IT COULD ALSO LEAD TO MORE COMPETITION FOR HOMES ON THE MARKET.

DRIVING UP PRICES EVEN MORE.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL RESERVE BEGAN RAISING INTEREST RATES TO FIGHT INFLATION MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO.

MAKING BUYING A HOME EVEN MORE UNAVOIDABLE.

WITH PRICES SOARING IN RECENT YEARS DUE TO HIGH DEMAND AND LOW INVENTORY.

BUT, THERE MAY BE A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

THE AVERAGE 30 YEAR FIXED RATE MORTGAGE FELL TO 6.46% LAST WEEK.

THAT'S THE LOWEST IT'S BEEN IN MORE THAN A YEAR.

FAR LESS THAN LAST YEAR'S PEAK OF 7.79%.

ACCORDING TO FREDDIE MAC.

>> A SHARP DROP IN MORTGAGE RATES COULD REALLY BOOST AFFORDABILITY.

BUT, IF IT LEADS TO A SURGE IN DEMAND, THAT COULD PUSH PRICES UP, AND IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH OF AN INCREASE IN PRICES TO THEN OFFSET THAT BENEFIT THAT YOU HAD GOTTEN FROM DELAWARE MORTGAGE RATES IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>> Reporter: SUPPLY IS ANOTHER KEY FACTOR.

WITH RATES COMING DOWN.

MORE HOMEOWNERS MAY BE FINALLY WILLING TO SELL.

BREAKING THAT LOCK IN EFFECT.

ASSOCIATED WITH ULTRALOW PANDEMIC MORTGAGE RATES.

>> THEY ARE OF INTEREST TO TREAT A 3% MORTGAGE FOR A 7% MORTGAGE.

MORTGAGE RATES HAVE COME DOWN.

WE ARE NOT GOING BACK TO 3% MORTGAGES.

WITH THE TRIPWIRE WHERE AN EXISTING HOMEOWNER SAYS, OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THEY ARE LOW ENOUGH.

WE WILL PUT THIS HOUSE ON THE MARKET, AND LOOK AT THE NEXT ONE.

>> Reporter: EXPERTS ADVISE FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS TO HAVE THEIR FINANCIALS IN ORDER BEFORE DIVING INTO THE MARKET.

RATHER THAN MAKING A DECISION BASED ON SMALL MOVEMENTS IN THE AVERAGE MORTGAGE RATE.

>> THERE'S MORE TO IT IN THE MONEY YOU NEED FOR A DOWN PAYMENT.

YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE CLOSING COSTS THAT RUNS INTO THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

>> Reporter: I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ, REPORTING.

>>> IMPERIAL BEACH RESIDENCE HOPING FOR RELIEF FROM THE SEWAGE SMELL.

THEY SAY NOTHING HAS CHANGED AFTER RECEIVING FREE AIR FILTERS FROM THE COUNTY.

IN JUNE, COUNTY SUPERVISORS AGREED TO SPEND $100,000 TO BUY MORE THAN 400 AIR PURIFIERS FOR SOUTHBAY FAMILIES.

THEY DETERMINED RECEIVED ONE THROUGH A LOTTERY.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER, KG TV SPOKE WITH ONE RESIDENT WHO SAID AFTER RUNNING THE AIR PURIFIER, NONSTOP FOR TWO DAYS, IT STILL SMELLS BAD.

>> AT NIGHT, THE SMELL STARTED AGAIN.

>> THERE'S THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THIS.

I THINK WHAT WOULD BE FAIR IS TO ACTUALLY FIND THE SOLUTION.

>> A COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE SAYS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AIR PURIFIERS CAN BE IMPACTED BY A NUMBER OF FACTORS.

THE COUNTY ALSO SAYS THE SPECIFIC UNIT WAS SELECTED, BECAUSE IT WAS CERTIFIED BY THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD TO FILTER OUT BAD SMELLS.

>>> CALIFORNIA HAS ANNOUNCED NEARLY $70 MILLION IN GRANT AWARDS TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE RECYCLING SITES AROUND THE STATE.

INCLUDING, 20 NEW LOCATIONS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

KPBS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER SAYS ESTATE LEADERS ARE HOPING TO REVERSE AGE MODELING TREND IN THEIR RECYCLING BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: THE GRANT MONEY WILL FUND OVER 250 NEW RECYCLING LOCATIONS AROUND THE STATE.

INCLUDING MOBILE RECYCLING CENTERS THAT MOVE TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

THE MONEY WILL ALSO FUND BACKDROP SITES, AND RECYCLING MACHINES AND GROCERY STORES.

RECYCLING ADVOCATES ARE CELEBRATING THE INVESTMENT.

SUSAN COLLINS IS PRESIDENT OF THE RETAINER RECYCLING INSTITUTE.

>> FOR MANY YEARS WE WERE SAYING THERE WERE REDEMPTION DESERTS ALL THROUGHOUT THE STATE, AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO BE REBUILT.

REPLACED.

>> Reporter: AS A KPBS RECENTLY REPORTED, CALIFORNIA LOST HALF OF ITS BOTTLING RECYCLING CENTERS OVER THE LAST DECADE.

AS A RESULT, THE RECYCLING RATE ALSO DROPPED.

COLIN SAYS THE NEW FRANCE WILL HOPEFULLY HELP REVERSE THIS TREND.

>> IT WILL COMPLETELY FILL THE VOID NOW.

IT'S A REALLY GOOD START THOUGH.

>> Reporter: WHEN CONSUMERS CAN RECYCLE THEIR BOTTLES AND CANS, THEY DON'T GIVE BACK TO FIBER $.10 DEPOSIT THEY ARE CHARGED WHEN BUYING A BEVERAGE.

OVER TIME, THAT MONEY ADDS UP.

AT LAST COUNT, THE STATE SOME CLAIM TO DEPOSIT FUND TOTALED MORE THAN $800 MILLION.

THE STATE GRANTS FOR INNOVATIVE RECYCLING SITES WILL COME FROM THIS FUND.

SCOTT ROHDE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT'S LAST WEEK IN AUGUST, AND AS MANY START TO LOOK FORWARD TO COOLER DAYS, YOU MAY ALSO BE DREADING THE RUNNY NOSE.

SNEEZING, AND ITCHY, WATERY EYES THAT MANY PEOPLE FACE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

>> Reporter: FROM FOOTBALL TO FALL COLORS, AND PUMPKIN SPICE.

THERE'S A LATTE TO LOVE ABOUT AUTUMN, BUT THERE'S ALSO THINGS NOT SO PLEASANT.

>> IT CAN BE A TIME WHERE PEOPLE ARE REALLY MISERABLE FROM THEIR ALLERGIES.

>> Reporter: ALLERGIST WITH CLEVELAND CLINIC SAYS RAGWEED IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST ALLERGY CULPRITS THIS TIME OF YEAR.

IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO IT SHE SAYS YOU CAN EXPECT SYMPTOMS TO START AROUND LABOR DAY.

AND LINGER INTO THE FIRST COLD DAYS OF WINTER.

BUT, YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF.

START BY KEEPING THE WINDOWS CLOSED.

>> IT IS REALLY TEMPTING TO KEEP THE WINDOWS OPEN, BECAUSE THERE IS A COOL FALL BREEZE.

BUT, THAT'S WHAT CARRIES AND ALLERGENS.

>> Reporter: AND KEEP THOSE MUST LOVE PETS IN YOUR OUT OF YOUR BEDROOM.

>> BASICALLY, YOU ARE JUST HUGGING A RAGWEED PLANT, BECAUSE THEY ARE COVERED IN ALL THAT POLLEN.

>> Reporter: OTHER WAYS TO PREVENT SYMPTOMS.

WATCH THE POLLEN COUNT.

STAY INDOORS ON DRY, WINDY DAYS WHERE ALLERGENS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE IN THE AIR.

SHOWER TO WASH OFF POLLEN AFTER BEING OUTDOORS.

CONSIDER STARTING NASAL SPRAYS BEFORE SYMPTOMS START, AND ANTIHISTAMINES AFTER THEY BEGIN.

>> IF NONE OF THAT HELPS OR YOU REALLY DON'T LIKE TAKING MEDICATIONS.

EITHER ALLERGY SHOTS OR SOMETHING CALLED -- THERAPY CAN BE REALLY EFFECTIVE IN HELPING TO CONTROL THOSE ALLERGIES.

>>> STARTING YOU OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES.

WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW AS WE HAD THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THIS WEEK.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP A FEW DEGREES.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A DRAMATIC CHANGE OR YOU ARE NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO FEEL A DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE.

BUT, TEMPERATURES DO COME DOWN A BIT AS WE HEAD TO THE MIDDLE HALF OF THE WEEK.

ON TOP OF THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE STAYING MAINLY DRY.

EVEN THOUGH WE ARE GOING TO SEE AN UPTICK IN MONSOONAL MOISTURE.

IT'S NOT GOING TO REALLY BE ABLE TO PENETRATE A LOT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

WARMING FOR THE WEEKEND.

SO, TEMPERATURES WILL RISE YET AGAIN.

BUT, OVERALL, DAY BY DAY, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO NOTE ANY BIG CHANGES OR BIG DIFFERENCES HERE WHEN IT COMES TO THE MERCURY.

SAN DIEGO, YOU WERE AT 66.

RAMONA, 55.

AND MOUNT LAGUNA, NOT BAD IN THE MID 60s.

WHILE THAT HE CONTINUES TO BUILD THROUGHOUT THE EARLY WEEK.

AREAS FURTHER INLAND.

IT'S STILL PRETTY TOASTY WITH HIGHS RUNNING EVEN ACROSS THE DESERT, SOUTHWEST.

ABOUT 10 DEGREES ABOVE OUR HISTORICAL AVERAGES.

TOMORROW, CLOSER TOWARDS THE COAST.

NOT LOOKING TOO SHABBY HERE.

OCEANSIDE YOU ARE AT 79.

SAN DIEGO, 76.

PULLING A LITTLE BIT FURTHER EAST.

YOU WILL NOTE THAT THE HEAT REMAINS IN ABREGO SPRINGS.

YOU HAVE A HIGH OF 107.

MOUNT LAGUNA, 74.

BUT, RAMONA STILL IN THE 90s.

YOU'RE ON THE COAST AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE HALF OF THE WEEK.

IT'S GOING TO BE SUNNY, AND 79 HERE FOR THE HI.

STARTING WITH 80.

BUT, THEN THEY DO COME DOWN SLIGHTLY THERE INTO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

BUT, YOU WILL SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES.

AND A LITTLE BIT OF THAT HUMIDITY INCREASE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

AREAS FURTHER INLAND.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE DROPPING DOWN TO THE LOW 80s.

BUT, LIKE I SAID YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE TOO MANY DRAMATIC DIFFERENCES HERE IN THE NUMBERS.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS WE ARE DROPPED INTO THE LOW 70s HERE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

YOU WILL HAVE SUNSHINE THERE.

HIGHS GOING TO BE REMAINING IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

THE LOWER 100 THURSDAY, FRIDAY.

BY THE WEEKEND THOUGH, THAT HEAT WILL SHINE DOWN ON YOU.

SO, OF COURSE MAKE SURE YOU ARE STAYING HYDRATED, AND HEAT AWARE.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST BREE GUY.

>>> TODAY, SEAWORLD SAN DIEGO RETURNED THREE SEA LIONS TO THE OCEAN.

TWO OF THEM CALLED FOR SEALS THAT HAVE BOUNCED BACK FROM YOUR EXTENSION.

THOMAS IS ON THE BOAT THAT RELEASED THEM, AND BRINGS US THE STORY.

>> Reporter: OUR BOAT CARRIED HALF A DOZEN PEOPLE, AND THREE SEA LIONS.

THE SEA LIONS WERE BOUND FOR THE WILD.

SEAWORLD SAYS THEY HAVE BEEN FOUND NEAR DEATH, AND EXAMINED, FED, AND NURSED BACK TO HEALTH.

>> TODAY WAS AN EXCITING DAY.

WE RETURNED TWO GUADALUPE BAY FOR SEALS.

>> Reporter: THE FIRST CELLS WERE SMALL JUVENILES.

THEY WERE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIES THAT ALMOST DISAPPEARED UNTIL TWO WERE FOUND IN THE 1950s.

>> THEY HAVE A GREAT COMEBACK STORY.

THEY WERE ALMOST HUNTED TO EXTINCTION FOR THEIR FUR.

THEY HAVE VERY LUXURIOUS FOR HER.

AND SCIENTISTS FOUND -- THEY THOUGHT THEIR WAY AND THEY WERE EXTINCT.

THEY FOUND A BREEDING PAIR OFF THE GUADALUPE ISLANDS.

NOW, THERE'S ABOUT 31,000 OF THEM.

>> Reporter: MARINA MARRACO MOLDS TREATED AT SEAWORLD ARE EVALUATED FOR THEIR ABILITY TO SWIM AND HUNT.

CARETAKERS ARE NERVOUS, AND EXCITED AT THE TIME OF THEIR RELEASE.

AFTER ITS RELEASE, THE CALIFORNIA SEA LION, A FEMALE CIRCLE TO THE BOAT FOR A WHILE.

AS IF THE IDEA OF RETURNING TO THE WILD WAS KIND OF SCARY.

THE BOAT PULLED AWAY TO COMPLETE HER REINTRODUCTION TO THE HABITAT.

THE FIRST SEALS FEED IN DEEPER WATER.

SO, THEIR RELEASE .

WAS FURTHER OUT TO SEA.

THEY WERE ONE MALE, AND ONE FEMALE.

LIKE I SAID, THEY ARE YOUNGSTERS NOW.

ONLY ABOUT 40 POUNDS EACH.

WHEN THEY ARE FULL-GROWN, THE MAIL WILL BE CLOSE TO 400 POUNDS.

THE ANIMALS ARE TAGGED BEFORE THEY ARE REVILED IT.

>> IF A SCIENTIST OR SOMEONE SEES THEN THEY CAN LOOK AT THAT ORANGE TAG, TAKE A PHOTO OF IT, AND THEN IT GOES INTO A NATIONAL DATABASE.

ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ANIMALS, THEIR TAG NUMBER.

THEIR REHABILITATION PROCESS.

THERE MEASUREMENTS.

EVERYTHING ABOUT THE ANIMALS GO INTO A DATABASE.

SO, IF THEY ARE CITED AGAIN WE CAN LOOK UP THAT INFORMATION.

>> Reporter: SEAWORLD'S TREATMENT OF WILD ANIMALS IS ONGOING.

INCLUDING, SEA MAMMALS, AND BIRDS.

SOON, THEY WILL BE RELEASING AN AN ELEPHANT SEAL, AND SOME SEA TURTLES.

WITH VIDEO JOURNALIST CHARLOTTE RIDDLE OF-ISH, I'M THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS.

>>> IN OLD TOWN, THERE'S A TINY MEMORIAL THAT MOST PEOPLE PASSING BY DON'T EVEN NOTICE.

BUT, THE NEXT TIME YOU ARE THERE YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK FOR IT.

KEN KRAMER TELLS US WHY, IN THIS STORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: FOR THIS STORY, LET'S GO TO OLD TOWN TO MEET MR. MILLER.

GO BACK INTO THE 1980s, AND 90s YOU WOULD SEE HIM ALL THE TIME HERE AT THE PARK IN OLD TOWN ON A HORSE.

PART OF THE MOUNTED PATROL.

>> I WAS THE MOUNTED PATROL.

>> THE THING IS FOR MOST OF THE DECADE, HE AND HIS HORSE BECAME SO FAMILIAR AROUND THIS PART.

CODY WAS THE WORSE HIS NAME.

AND DICK CAN TELL YOU, THAT HORSE WAS SPECIAL.

>> HOW DO YOU SAY IT?

HE WAS SMART.

>> Reporter: CODY LIVED HERE AT THE SEALY STABLES IN OLD TOWN WHERE CODY, AND DICK WORKED AS A TEAM ON PATROL.

THE TWO OF THEM ARE LIKE ONE ENTITY.

PERFECTLY SUITED TO THEIR ROLE.

CODY NEVER GOT RATTLED BY CROWDS.

>> I USED TO TAKE HIM INTO BUILDINGS, AND GARAGES.

PARKING GARAGES, AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: OVER THE YEARS THEY WERE SUCH FAMILIAR SIGHT IN THE PARK THAT VISITORS, KIDS GOT TO KNOW THEM.

LOOKED FORWARD TO DICK MILLER, AND CODY ALWAYS BEING THERE.

>> I USED TO DANCE WITH HIM.

DURING SINGLE DEMAIO.

WE DID GO OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PLAZA, IN FRONT OF THE STAGE.

AND TO THE MARRIOTT SHE IS OR WHOEVER WAS UP THERE PLAYING MUSIC, I DANCE TO THE MUSIC.

HERE ARE PHOTOS FROM A VISITORS THAT SENT ME COPIES.

>> Reporter: IN FACT, THE IMAGE OF DICK MILLER ON HORSEBACK BECAME SO WIDELY DISTRIBUTED.

SUCH A POPULAR SOUVENIR.

>> AT ONE POINT, I THOUGHT PERHAPS MY IMAGE, AND THE HORSE IMAGE WAS ON EVERY REFRIGERATOR IN EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: SO, IT WAS VERY HARD, VERY DIFFICULT FOR ALL THE FRIENDS THAT HORSE HAD MADE IN OLD TOWN.

WHEN IN 1995 AT THE AGE OF 21 YEARS, CODY DEVELOPED AN INTESTINAL BLOCKAGE, AND DIED.

>> WE HAD CREATED SUCH A BOND.

IT'S THE SAME THING YOU DO WITH YOUR DOG.

I MEAN, IF YOU ARE REALLY A DOG PERSON.

AND YOU BECOME -- YOU BECOME A UNIT.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE LOSING AN ARM.

>> Reporter: AND THAT MIGHT BE WHERE THE STORY ENDS, BUT I DO WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

LET'S TAKE A WALK OVER TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE OLD TOWN TRANSIT CENTER.

AND JUST WHEN YOU COME UP THE STAIRS FROM THE UNDERPASS HEADING INTO OLD TOWN.

LOOK.

IT'S A LITTLE MEMORIAL PLACED BACK THEN BY TROLLEY CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, AND OTHERS WHO CAME TO KNOW CODY.

OLD TELLS FAVORITE HORSE.

LOOK FOR IT, AND WHEN YOU FIND IT.

REMEMBER CODY, AND DICK MILLER WHO LOVED HIM, AND THEIR STORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE OF KEN KRAMER'S STORIES ABOUT SAN DIEGO, HIS HALF HOUR SHOW AIRS AT 8:00 THURSDAY NIGHTS RIGHT HERE ON KPBS.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT KPBS IS WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

THE BASELESS CLAIMS THAT NONCITIZENS ARE POISED TO STEAL.

THE UPCOMING ELECTION HAS PERSISTED THIS CAMPAIGN SEASON.

NPR'S MORNING EDITION IS DISCUSSING THE REAL CONSEQUENCES OF THAT FALSE NARRATIVE.

>>> AND INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY IS COMING UP.

KPBS MID-DAY EDITION IS DISCUSSING FENTANYL EDUCATION, AND HARM REDUCTION PRACTICES.

YOU CAN FIND IT TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

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