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>>> LABOR DAY WEEKEND SHOULD BRING CROWDS TO BEACHES, BUT SEWAGE SPILLS ARE CONTINUING TO CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE SOUTH BAY.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE GATHERED TO EXPRESS THEIR OUTRAGE OVER THE CONTINUED CROSS-BORDER POLLUTION.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL IS LIVE IN CORONADO WITH MORE FOR US NOW.

JOHN?

>> Reporter: MAYA, THEY GATHERED RIGHT HERE ON CORONADO CENTRAL BEACH.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, A LOT OF THEM ARE STILL DOWN THERE.

YOU CAN SEE AS MY PHOTOGRAPHER PUSHES IN.

THEY GATHERED AND HAD A VERY FAMILIAR MESSAGE.

WHAT WE HEARD WAS ANGER AND FRUSTRATION OVER A SITUATION THAT, DESPITE PROMISES FROM GOVERNMENT, JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO BE GETTING ANY BETTER.

SO, IF YOU JUST STUMBLED ON THIS GATHERING, IT WOULD NOT TAKE YOU LONG TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON.

IT WAS RIGHT THERE ON ALL THE SIGNS.

I NOTICED CORONADO MAYOR RICHARD BAILEY IN THE CROWD.

BUT MOSTLY IT WAS JUST CONCERNED CITIZENS THAT HAVE HAD IT WHEN IT COMES TO SEWAGE CONTAMINATING THESE BEAUTIFUL WATERS.

ROSE DROVE ALL THE WAY DOWN FROM CARLSBAD TO MAKE HER VOICE HEARD.

>> THE TIJUANA RIVER IS SO TOXIC THAT WHEN THEY GO IN SOMETIMES TO TRY TO CLEAN UP, THEIR BOOTS ACTUALLY MELT.

AND THEN THEY NEED TO ON THE SIDE OF SAN DIEGO DO A WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

>> WE JUST GOT WORD A SHORT TIME AGO FROM GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S OFFICE THAT TODAY, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND THE U.S. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION COMMITTED TO COMMENCE MAJOR REHABILITATION AND EXPANSION OF THE SOUTH BAY INTERNATIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLAN IN SANTA CEDRO.

SO WE WILL SEE.

LET ME GIVE YOU A COUPLE MORE DETAILS ABOUT THAT.

THEY SAY THEY HAVE ALREADY INITIATED REPAIRS TO DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE TREATMENT PLAN BY TROPICAL STORM HILLARY.

ALSO, THE EPA WILL TRANSFER APPROXIMATELY $350 MILLION THAT HAS BEEN APPROPRIATED FOR WORK ON THIS PROJECT.

ALSO, THE FEDERAL PARTNERS COMMITTED TO BEGIN A COORDINATED FUNDING STRATEGY TO PROVIDE FURTHER RESOURCES TO COMPLETE THE EXPANSION AND ALSO ASSOCIATED PROJECTS IN THE AREA .

IT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING FOLKS WANT TO SEE AND MANY MORE THOUSANDS COMING TO THE BEACHES THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

HOW HOW THEY WOULD LOVE TO GO IN THAT WATER.

MAYA?

>>> SOME COOLER CONDITIONS STICK AROUND.

AT TIMES, SOME SHOWERY WEATHER AND GUSTY WINDS.

I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO WARM BACK UP AND THINGS DRY OUT.

THAT'S ALL COMING UP.

>>> THIS YEAR'S LABOR DAY MARKS A HIGH POINT FOR UNION ORGANIZING IN SAN DIEGO.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS THE LABOR MOVEMENT HAS FIRED UP AFTER A HOT LABOR SUMMER.

>> Reporter: UNITED FLIGHT ATTENDANTS PICKETED OUTSIDE SAN DIEGO AIRPORT THURSDAY CALLING ON THE AIRLINE TO MEET THEIR DEMANDS FOR BETTER WAGES, HEALTHCARE, AND STAFFING LEVELS.

TIMOTHY TRUMAN IS A FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND UNION LEADER.

HE SAYS WAGES HAVE NOT KEPT UP WITH THE SKYROCKETING COST OF LIVING.

>> UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT ATTENDANTS.

SURE, WHEN YOU ARE SENIOR, YOU HAVE DECENT WAGES.

BUT OUR NEWEST FLIGHT ATTENDANTS -- THEY NEED A LIVING WAGE.

RIGHT NOW, MANY OF THEM ARE LIVING IN A CRASH PAD.

THEY DON'T LIVE IN TOWN BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO GET AN APARTMENT.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO IS A UNION TOWN, MORE THAN IT EVER HAS BEEN.

POLLING SUGGESTS PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR LABOR UNIONS IS AT ITS HIGHEST IN MORE THAN 50 YEARS.

THAT IS REFLECTED IN A STAUNCHLY PROLABOR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

BRIDGET BROWNING, HEAD OF THE SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES LABOR COUNCIL, SAYS SHE SEES MORE WOMEN AND UNION LEADERSHIP ROLES AND UNION MEMBERS ARE INCREASINGLY WILLING TO FLEX THEIR POWER AND GO ON STRIKE.

>> WHEN I FIRST STARTED MY CAREER, STRIKES WERE VERY RARE.

NOW YOU ARE COMING ACROSS THEM VERY FREQUENTLY, WHICH I THINK IS AN AMAZING WAY TO EMPOWER WORKERS.

TWO, I THINK YOUNG WORKERS IN PARTICULAR ARE REALLY HUNGRY FOR UNIONS IN THEIR WORKPLACE.

WE ARE SEEING ORGANIZING HAPPEN ALL OVER THE PLACE IN DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES.

>> Reporter: THAT INCLUDES EMERGING INDUSTRIES LIKE RETAIL WITH TWO STARBUCKS LOCATIONS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY UNIONIZING THIS YEAR.

AND UNIONS ARE EXPANDING IN LONGTIME LABOR STRONGHOLDS LIKE HEALTHCARE WITH EMPLOYEES AT GROSSMONT HOSPITAL WINNING THEIR FIGHT TO UNIONIZE IN JULY.

NOW FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, ACTORS, WRITERS, AUTOWORKERS, AND MORE ARE HOPING TO KEEP THEIR MOMENTUM AND TURN HOT LABOR SUMMER INTO HOT LABOR FALL.

ANDREW BOWEN.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> LABOR DAY WEEKEND IS HERE.

WHAT CAN THOSE OF US WHO NEED TO MAKE A FINAL SUMMER SOJOURN RELAXED JUST YET?

MIKE VALERIO PREVIEWS THE HOLIDAY TRAVEL SCENE.

>> Reporter: SUMMER VACATION CAME BACK THIS YEAR WITH A VENGEANCE.

>> THIS WEEKEND IS CAPPING WHAT TSA REPORTS IS THE BUSIEST SUMMER TRAVEL PERIOD ON RECORD.

>> Reporter: ENDED HIS ENDING WITH A BOOM.

>> FAA EXPECTS CLOSE TO 50,000 FLIGHTS TODAY.

>> Reporter: THE TSA PROJECTS TODAY WILL BE THE BUSIEST DAY OF THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

MORE THAN 14 MILLION PASSENGERS POTENTIALLY PACKING AIRPORTS NOW THROUGH SEPTEMBER 6.

ON THE HORIZON, A POSSIBLE STRIKE OF AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WHO OVERWHELMINGLY VOTED THIS WEEK TO AUTHORIZE SUCH A MOVE.

WE ASKED STAN SAMBERG OF TRAVEL INSURANCE.COM IF THIS WEEKEND'S TRAVEL COULD BE AFFECTED.

>> YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE TO BE WORRIED, BUT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES.

>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE HEADING TO FLORIDA WHERE IDALIA CANCELED HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS EARLIER THIS WEEK , THERE IS GOOD NEWS ON THAT FRONT.

>> THERE MAY BE SOME RESIDUAL DELAYS, BUT I THINK MOST PEOPLE CAN EXPECT TO HAVE A PRETTY NORMAL TRAVEL EXPERIENCE TRAVELING TO FLORIDA.

>> Reporter: TRAVEL EXPERTS ALSO SAY TO KEEP AN EYE ON LOCAL GUIDANCE IN THE SUNSHINE STATE AND CONSIDER REVOKING IF YOUR PLANS INCLUDE VISITING SOME OF THE HARDER HIT AREAS.

FOR ROAD REPAIRS, GAS PRICES ARE HIGHER THAN USUAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

THE AVERAGE HOVERING JUST OVER $3.80 A GALLON THIS WEEK ACCORDING TO AAA.

THAT IS JUST A BIT LESS THAN WHERE WE WERE THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

IN LOS ANGELES, I AM MIKE VALERIO REPORTING.

>>> CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL WILL BE INTENSIFYING PATROLS DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

THE MAXIMUM ENFORCEMENT PERIOD IS SCHEDULED TO RUN STARTING AT 6:00 A.M. TODAY THROUGH 11:59 P.M. ON MONDAY.

IT IS PART OF AN ANNUAL EFFORT TO GET INTOXICATED AND UNSAFE DRIVERS OFF OF OUR ROADS.

TWO IT HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE SAN DIEGO POLICE BEGAN ENFORCING THE CITY'S CAMPING BAN.

KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN CHECKS IN ON HOW IT'S GOING.

>> Reporter: THE UNSAFE CAMPING ORDINANCE PROHIBITS CAN COMMENCE AT ALL TIMES NEAR SENSITIVE AREAS.

THAT INCLUDES SCHOOLS, PARKS, TRANSIT CENTERS, AND HOMELESS SHELTERS.

ENCAMPMENTS ALSO ARE NOT ALLOWED IN PUBLIC WHEN SHELTER BEDS ARE AVAILABLE.

WE HAVE NUMBERS FOR AUGUST.

THE CITY SAYS THEY HAVE DONE 85 FIELD INTERVIEWS AND GIVEN FOUR CITATIONS WITH NO ARRESTS.

ENFORCEMENT IS HAPPENING AROUND PARKS AND SCHOOLS FIRST.

A THREE-LEVEL PROCESS FOR ENFORCEMENT.

A FIELD INTERVIEW IS THE FIRST CONTACT.

THAT IS WHERE PEOPLE ARE TOLD ABOUT THE LAW AND SHELTER OPTIONS.

IF THAT PERSON IS STILL NOT IN COMPLIANCE, A SECOND CONTACT COULD RESULT IN A CITATION AND A THIRD CONTACT COULD BE AN ARREST.

OUTREACH IS BEING DONE IN AREAS BEFORE ANY ENFORCEMENT HAPPENS.

THE CITY IS STILL DOING REGULAR ENCAMPMENT CLEANUPS AND PROPERTY REMOVAL.

FRIDAY MORNING, THERE WERE CREWS NEAR NINTH AVENUE DOWNTOWN.

ASIDE FROM THE UNSAFE CAMPING ORDINANCE, THERE ARE OTHER VIOLATIONS THAT COULD RESULT IN AN UNSHELTERED RESIDENT BEING CITED OR ARRESTED.

THAT INCLUDES ILLEGAL LODGING AND ENCROACHMENT.

MATT HOFFMAN.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> YOU CAN EXPECT MAJOR DETOURS AND DELAYS IN THE COMING WEEKS IF YOU COMMUTE ON INTERSTATE 5 NEAR DOWNTOWN.

CALTRANS ANNOUNCED AN EMERGENCY REPAIR PROJECT FOR 163.

CREWS WILL CLOSE LANES FOR REPAIRS FOR 56 HOURS AT A TIME.

THE FIRST CLOSURE WILL AFFECT SOUTHBOUND LANES BEGINNING AT INTERSTATE 8 FROM 9:00 P.M. SEPTEMBER 8th UNTIL 5:00 A.M. SEPTEMBER 11th.

THE SECOND CLOSURE WILL AFFECT NORTHBOUND LANES IN THE SAME AREA FROM 9:00 P.M. SEPTEMBER 29th TO 5:00 A.M., OCTOBER 2nd.

>> THIS ANTICIPATED CLOSURE -- PLAN CLOSURE -- WILL CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAFFIC FLOW.

SO, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE TO YOU AGAIN TO PLAN AHEAD.

START NOW DETERMINING AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OF TRAVEL TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

AND GIVE YOURSELF AMPLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

>> MORE INFORMATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE COMING WEEKS.

>>> IT IS A NEW MONTH.

WITH IT, AN OLD PROBLEM.

A POTENTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS CALLING ON CONGRESS TO PASS A TEMPORARY SPENDING BILL TO KEEP WASHINGTON RUNNING.

CURRENT FUNDING IS SET TO EXPIRE BY THE END OF THE MONTH WHEN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR ENDS.

THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS A CONTINUING RESOLUTION IS NEEDED TO PAY FOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

>> THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO.

MAKE SURE THE GOVERNMENT WORKS.

KEY, VITAL PIECES OF PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO GET FUNDED.

>> PUT OUT A BUDGET.

SHOW THE ENORMITY OF THE PROBLEM.

NOBODY WANTS TO ADDRESS IT.

>> THE SENATE RETURNS FROM SUMMER BREAK NEXT WEEK.

THE HOUSE COMES BACK SEPTEMBER 12th.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY, PEOPLE ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL AND GATHER WITH FRIENDS.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS REPORTING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF COVERED INFECTIONS IN A MONTH SINCE MARCH.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA HAS THIS UPDATE.

>> Reporter: IN AUGUST, SAN DIEGO COUNTY RECORDED MORE THAN 700 COVID-19 CASES.

THAT IS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF INFECTIONS IN MAY AND JUNE.

ABOUT A THIRD OF THE INFECTIONS LAST MONTH WERE IN PEOPLE OVER 60.

UC SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH REBECCA FIELDING MILLER SAYS THE INCREASE COULD BE DUE IN PART TO CHILDREN GOING BACK TO SCHOOL.

>> EVERYBODY IS COMING BACK FROM SUMMER VACATION.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF KIDS AND ADULTS IN A NEW SPACE.

YEAH.

THERE WILL DEFINITELY BE TRANSMISSION.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT'S NOT THE ONLY REASON FOR THE RISE IN CASES.

>> THIS INTERACTION OF MORE PEOPLE SEEKING OUT TESTS AND MORE PEOPLE GETTING SICK.

IT IS MULTIPLICATIVE, WHICH IS WHY YOU WOULD SEE A RISE IN THE CASELOAD.

SO IT IS KIND OF GOOD ACTUALLY THAT YOU ARE SEEING MORE CASES.

MORE PEOPLE ARE GETTING TESTED.

>> Reporter: WITH KAISER PERMANENTE SAN DIEGO, THE COUNTY DID IS IS NOT CAPTURE ALL INFECTIONS SINCE MANY PEOPLE TEST AT HOME.

HE SAYS THE CURRENT WASTEWATER NUMBERS ARE FAIRLY GOOD REFLECTION OF HOW MUCH VIRUS IS IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF VIRAL LOAD IN WASTEWATER VERSUS AUGUST OF LAST YEAR WHERE IT WAS 15 MILLION VERSUS 1.5 MILLION -- AROUND A 10 FOLD DIFFERENCE.

SO THE NUMBER OF CASES, EVEN THOUGH IT IS GOING UP AND WE GOT TO BE CAREFUL, IT IS NOT TO A POINT WHERE WE NEED TO ALL -- OH, MY GOD.

EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE IMPLEMENTED AGAIN.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO DR. SAYING, WHILE SYMPTOMS OF THE NEW DOMINANT COVID VARIANT ARE SIMILAR TO THE ORIGINAL VIRUS, CURRENT VACCINES MAY NOT PROVIDE GREAT PROTECTION AGAINST IT.

>> IT IS ALSO A VARIANT RELATED TO X BB, WHICH IS A VARIANT OF OMICRON.

SO WE HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE.

IT IS NOTHING NEW.

CERTAINLY IN TERMS OF VACCINATION RESPONSE.

IT IS SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING AT VERY CLOSELY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE STILL GOING TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE VIRUS.

>> Reporter: HE RECOMMENDS GETTING YOUR FLU VACCINE NOW AND WAITING ON GETTING A COVID- 19 BOOSTER UNTIL IT INCLUDES PROTECTION AGAINST THE ERIS AND X BB SOME VARIANCE.

THOSE VACCINES ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS YEAR.

IF YOU ARE FLYING DURING THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND, FIELDING- MILLER RECOMMENDS WEARING A MASK.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE IN AN AIRPLANE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE BREATHING THE SAME AIR.

THERE'S ALL SORTS OF THINGS IN THAT AREA BESIDES COVID.

IT IS ALSO A GREAT TIME TO WEAR A MASK EVEN IF JUST ON THE AIRPLANE OR WHILE YOU ARE BOARDING FOR DEPLANING.

>> Reporter: SHE ALSO ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO CELEBRATE OUTDOORS.

MELISSA MAY.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY HAS AN OVERPOPULATION PROBLEM.

FOR MONTHS, THEY HAVE BEEN OVERCAPACITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO DOGS.

ONE SAN DIEGO AND IS DOING WHAT HE CAN TO HELP.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL INTRODUCES US TO A DOG GROOMER WHO BRINGS AN ARTISTIC TOUCH TO HELP POOCHES FIND LOVING HOMES.

>> Reporter: AT THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY'S ELK -- CAMPUS, DOG GROOMER IS MAKING HIS MONTHLY VISIT.

HE IS TRANSFORMING THIS LITTLE GUY NAMED MINOGUE INTO A TIGER.

HIS PASSION FOR THIS WORK BEGAN YEARS AGO WHEN HE WAS A BOY GROWING UP IN CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE FAVELAS OF SAN PABLO, BRAZIL.

>> I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE AN ARTIST.

I LOVE TO DRAW.

>> Reporter: HE ALSO HAD A PASSION FOR DOGS.

HE STARTED HELPING A DOG GROOMER IN HIS HOMETOWN.

EVENTUALLY THE GROOMING AND THE ARTISTIC SPARK CAME TOGETHER.

HE MADE HIS WAY TO SAN DIEGO IN 2014 AND NOW HAS HIS OWN DOG GROOMING BUSINESS IN UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS.

THERE, HE CHARGES ANYWHERE BETWEEN 500 AND $1700 TO TRANSFORM DOGS INTO WALKING WORKS OF ART.

HE APPEARED ON AN ABC SHOW CALLED POOCH PERFECT IN THE SUMMER OF 2021 AND QUICKLY GAINED NATIONAL ATTENTION.

LAST DECEMBER, HE HAD AN IDEA.

>> I WAS TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO GIVE BACK.

I REACHED OUT TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY.

WHAT IF WE TRANSFORM YOUR DOGS AND BRING ATTENTION NOT ONLY FOR THE DOGS, BUT TO THE CAUSE.

>> Reporter: MORE ON THE CAUSE IN A MOMENT.

FIRST, LOOK AT HOW THIS ALL WORKS.

THE HUMANE SOCIETY TEAM SELECTS A DOG OR DOGS THAT WOULD TYPICALLY GET LOOKED OVER, LIKE OUR FRIEND, MENNO, AND THIS BEAUTIFUL GIRL.

THIS IS NYLA.

HER FAMILY HAD TO GIVE HER UP.

>> A DAZZLING ARRAY OF COLORS.

ALL THE DYE IS VEGAN AND NON- TOXIC.

IT DOES NOT HARM THE DOGS IN ANY WAY.

BUT IT IS A CHALLENGE .

HOW MANY ARTISTS DO YOU KNOW THAT HAVE TO CONTEND WITH THE CANVAS THAT MOVES?

AFTER THE DOG IS THEIR COLOR, THEY GET A BATH.

THEN, TIME FOR BLOW DRYING.

FINALLY, A TRIP.

THE CANINE SPA TREATMENT IS FINISHED.

THE TRANSFORMATION COMPLETE.

AFTER THE TREATMENT, THE ARTIST ALWAYS TAKES PICTURES AND VIDEOS OF HIS SUBJECTS.

YOU SEE, HE HAS HUGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE FOLLOWING HIM ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

MORE THAN 2 MILLION AND ANOTHER HALF-MILLION ON INSTAGRAM.

IN ADDITION TO DONATING HIS TIME, HE ALSO PAYS FOR ADOPTION AND ANY OTHER FEES FOR DOGS THAT HAVE GOTTEN HIS SPECIAL TREATMENT.

HE WANTS TO REMOVE ANY BARRIERS THAT WOULD KEEP SOMEONE FROM ADOPTING ONE OF THESE FURRY FRIENDS.

HE SAYS IT IS ALL WORTH IT WHEN HE FINDS OUT THE DOGS HAVE IN FACT BEEN ADOPTED.

>> ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WE FOCUS ON TRANSFORMING THE DOGS THAT ACTUALLY NEED MORE ATTENTION.

DOGS AND THEIR DROPPED OFF HERE WHEN THEY ARE 19 YEARS OLD HAVE A MUCH HARDER TIME THAN A PUPPY OR A SMALL DOG.

WE ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON DOING THOSE GUYS.

WHEN I HEAR THOSE GUYS GET ADOPTED, I'M OVER THE MOON.

I'M JUST GRATEFUL I GET TO DO IT.

>> Reporter: SO FAR EMMA FEITOSA'S BATTING AVERAGES ALMOST 1000.

WE SHOT THIS STORY IN EARLY AUGUST.

UNFORTUNATELY, NYLA IS STILL HERE.

BUT ALL THE OTHERS ARE NOW IN LOVING HOMES.

STILL, THERE ARE SO MANY MORE WAITING FOR THAT SPECIAL PERSON OR FAMILY.

THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY IS AT 170% OF CAPACITY ACROSS ITS FOUR CAMPUSES.

SO IF YOU HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT BRINGING SOME CANINE LOVE INTO YOUR LIFE, NOW IS THE TIME TO DO IT.

RAINBOW COLORS OR NOT.

JOHN CARROLL.

KPBS NEWS.

>> WHAT A TERRIFIC STORY.

>>> SMOKE SNIFFING DRONES COULD BE THE FUTURE OF FIGHTING WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA.

MARLEE GINTER REPORTS.

>> Reporter: WHEN A WILDFIRE ROUTE BREAKS OUT, EARLY DETECTION IS KEY IN STOPPING IT FROM SPREADING.

>> IT IS VERY DIFFICULT.

>> Reporter: CAL FIRE'S GOAL IS TO GET ON SCENE QUICKLY AND CONTAIN 95% OF ALL FIRES TO JUST 10 ACRES OR LESS.

DRONES MAY BE THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY THAT HELPS AS SOON AS THEY BREAK OUT.

>> WE CAN HAVE A SWARM OF THEM.

>> Reporter: TEAM OF ENGINEERS AT UC DAVIS ARE BUILDING THESE DRONES.

EQUIPPED WITH THE DETECTORS THAT CAN SNIFF OUT SMOKE.

>> WE HAVE SENSORS FOR ARTICULATE MATTER, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY IT WORKS MUCH LIKE A SEARCH DOG'S NOSE.

>> YOU TRACK THE SENSE.

YOU WANT TO GET TO THE LOCATION OF THE WILDFIRE.

>> Reporter: THE ONBOARD AIR SAMPLERS ARE SO SENSITIVE, THEY CAN DETECT SMOKE BEFORE IT BECOMES VISIBLE TO CAMERAS OR THE HUMAN EYE.

>> VERY SMALL AMOUNTS.

>> Reporter: THE DRONE CAN THEN FOLLOW THE TRAIL TO PINPOINT THE PRECISE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE AND QUICKLY ALERT FIREFIGHTERS.

>> OUR HOPE IS BASICALLY WE CAN CATCH OR DETECT THE WILDFIRE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

THAT MEANS THE DAMAGE CAUSED WILL BE MINIMIZED.

>> Reporter: WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PROTECT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PROPERTY, THE DRONES ARE ACTUALLY PRETTY ECONOMICAL.

>> THE WHOLE THING IS ABOUT $2000.

>> Reporter: THE ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH CAL FIRE EXPERIMENTING WITH THE DRONES ON SEVERAL PRESCRIBED BURNS.

SO FAR, THEY HAVE SEEN SUCCESS.

>> YOU NEED TO SHOW THEM THAT IT WORKS.

THEN YOU CAN GRADUALLY INCORPORATE THIS INTO THEIR WORKFLOW.

>> THAT WAS MARLEE GINTER REPORTING.

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK REMAINS CLOSED AFTER BEING HIT BY THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM HILLARY.

THE PARK SAW ITS RAINIEST DAY EVER ON AUGUST 20th, CAUSING HISTORIC FLOODING, EROSION, DAMAGED ROADS AND DEBRIS STILL BEING REMOVED AND RESHAPED.

>> IT REALLY SHOWS YOU THE POWER OF WATER.

IT COMES DOWN.

IT CUTS ALONG THE BANK.

CUTS AWAY THAT SHOULDER.

EVENTUALLY IT CAN START CUTTING INTO THE PAVEMENT.

WE DON'T HAVE THESE SOILS.

WE DON'T HAVE THE VEGETATION TO ABSORB ALL THAT MOISTURE.

>> CALTRANS SAYS TWO EMERGENCY CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO REPAIR THE ROADS.

IT WILL COST MORE THAN $6 MILLION.

28 TAKING A LOOK AT OUR WEATHER HEADLINES.

WATCHING SOME AREAS OF SHOWERS STILL POSSIBLE AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE START OF OUR WEEKEND EVEN INTO SUNDAY.

MEANWHILE, THE WIND IS KICKING UP.

WE HAVE HAD SOME COOLER TEMPERATURES, BUT WE WILL BE WATCHING A GRADUAL WARMING TREND AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

LOOKING AT SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, A LOT OF HEAVY RAIN IN SPOTS LIKE VEGAS.

WE WILL WATCH SOME OF THAT ACTIVITY DWINDLE DOWN.

TONIGHT WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUTERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, 73.

MOUNT LAGUNA, 57.

OCEANSIDE, 70 DEGREES.

SAN DIEGO, 70 DEGREES THROUGH TONIGHT.

MOVING ON THROUGH, THAT IS WHERE THE STORMY CONDITIONS WILL BE.

PHOENIX UP TO CEDAR CITY.

SALT LAKE CITY.

WE WILL BE WATCHING SOME OF THOSE COOLER TEMPERATURES TAKING OVER AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT OUR DAY ON SATURDAY.

TEMPERATURE WISE, THAT MEANS WE WILL SEE LOW 90s AT BORREGO SPRINGS.

62 AT MOUNT LAGUNA.

SAN DIEGO WILL STAY AROUND 77.

OCEANSIDE WILL HAVE TEMPERATURES AROUND 80 DEGREES.

INTO THE DAY ON SUNDAY, WE GO.

THERE COULD STILL BE THUNDERSTORMS AROUND.

OTHERWISE TEMPERATURES MAY BE A LITTLE BIT BELOW THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE AS WE CLOSE OUT THE WEEKEND.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK FOR THE COAST.

THINGS WILL STAY PRETTY STEADY IN THE UPPER 70s AND LOW 80s OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MORE SUNSHINE MOVING THROUGH FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

TEMPERATURES EVENTUALLY OVERNIGHT DROP BACK INTO THE 50s.

>>> FIVE-TO OUTLOOK AND LINDA'S TEMPERATURES ARE DROPPING HERE.

WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY AND MONDAY INTO THE UPPER 70s.

OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 50s AND 60s.

THEN BACK TO THE 80s FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

FIVE-DAY OUTLOOK IN THE MOUNTAINS.

LOW 60s CARRY US THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

A LITTLE BIT BREEZY, ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY.

COOLER TEMPERATURES STICK AROUND AS WE HEAD INTO THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

LOOKING TO THE DESERTS, LOW 90s.

NOT TOO BAD FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND WARMER TEMPERATURES FOR NEXT WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM .

>>> IT IS ALWAYS 5:00 AT THE CORNER OF SIXTH AND J.

MORE ON WHAT IS NEW IN THE GASLAMP IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> THE HOTEL HAS BEEN RENAMED THE MARGARITAVILLE HOTEL.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF HOTELS AROUND THE COUNTRY CALLED MARGARITA HOTELS IN LAS VEGAS AND ORLANDO.

IT'S ALL CREATING -- BEHIND THAT JIMMY BUFFETT VIBE OF HIS FANS, THE.

HATS.

IT IS REALLY A REMAKE OF A VERY SUCCESSFUL HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

THE JIMMY BUFFETT BRAND SELLS WELL IN SAN DIEGO.

JIMMY BUFFETT INAUGURATED SNAPDRAGON STADIUM IN MAY WITH THE FIRST CONCERT.

SO IT IS KIND OF PROPITIOUS THAT THIS WAS LAUNCHED AT THIS TIME.

AND THE TRUST IS VERY EXCITED BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ONLY OPENING THIS HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO, BUT THEY HAVE HAD PLANS ON THE BOOKS TO OPEN ANOTHER MARGARITAVILLE HOTEL IN MISSION BAY.

THAT HOTEL HAS BEEN STALLED.

THAT HAS BEEN RECENTLY RESOLVED.

THE TRUST THAT OWNS THE HOTEL IS GOING TO GO BEFORE THE COASTAL COMMISSION NEXT MONTH TO SEE IF THEY CAN GET APPROVAL.

SO THERE MAY BE TWO MARGARITAVILLE HOTELS IN SAN DIEGO.

FOR BOTH TOURISTS AND LOCALS TO ENJOY.

>>> THAT WAS MARKETING LECTURER NERO KOPEC.

>>> HALLOWEEN IS MORE THAN A MONTH AWAY, BUT IF YOU ARE ALREADY FEELING THE SPIRIT, CINEMA JUNKIE BETH HAS SOME HORROR PICS TO RECOMMEND.

>> Reporter: MICHELLE WON AN OSCAR FOR DIRECTING THE FRENCH FILM, THE ARTIST.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT POSSESSED HIM TO TAKE ON THE DUAL CHALLENGE OF DOING A REMAKE AND A ZOMBIE FILM, NEITHER OF WHICH GETS MUCH RESPECT.

BUT THE RESULT IS A BLOOD SPATTER VALENTINE TO THE PASSION AND TEAMWORK IT TAKES TO MAKE A MOVIE.

FINAL CUT IS A NESTING DOLL OF REANIMATED CORPSES.

IT IS A FRENCH REMAKE OF THE JAPANESE ZOMBIE FILM, ONE CUT OF THE DEAD, WHICH WAS ABOUT A MOVIE CREW WHOSE HORROR SHOOT IS DISRUPTED BY REAL ZOMBIES.

THE GIMMICK IN BOTH IS THAT THE OPENING SEQUENCE IS A 30 MINUTE SINGLE TAKE OF GORY MAYHEM FOLLOWED BY A REPLAY OF THE SEQUENCE FROM A HILARIOUS BEHIND THE SCENES PERSPECTIVE.

SO THE VERY META-END PRODUCT IS A FILM WITHIN A FILM WITHIN THE FILM.

FINAL CUT IS ULTIMATELY A DELIGHT, BUT I URGE PEOPLE TO BE PATIENT WITH THE BAD ZOMBIE MAKEUP, STUPID SCRIPT, AND DUBIOUS ACTING OF THE ONE-SHOT OPENING.

TRUST ME, IT ALL PAYS OFF DELICIOUSLY IN THE END AND YOU WILL LEAVE THE CINEMA INSPIRED TO GET YOUR FRIENDS TOGETHER TO MAKE A RIDICULOUS BLOODSOAKED ZOMBIE FILM OF YOUR OWN.

BUT HORROR OF A MORE SERIOUS NATURE IS AVAILABLE STREAMING ON SHUTTER.

JENNIFER REEDER'S PERPETRATOR PULLS SOMETHING OF A BAIT AND SWITCH BUT IN A GOOD WAY.

IT SETS YOU UP FOR SADISTIC HORROR INVOLVING YOUNG GIRLS.

BUT JUST AS YOU ARE ABOUT TO SETTLE INTO FORMULAIC EXPECTATIONS, IT CHANGES COURSE.

RATHER, IT TAKES A MORE INTERESTING AND CIRCUITOUS ROUTE TO THE FINAL GIRL RESOLUTION.

JOHNNY IS OUR FINAL GIRL.

SHE'S A BIT WILD.

SHE IS ALSO ABOUT TO DISCOVER SOMETHING ABOUT A FAMILY CURSE OR SPELL THAT TAKES EFFECT ON A GIRL'S 18th BIRTHDAY.

>> A GIRL LIKE YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE STUPID AND SELFISH.

>> Reporter: WHEN SEVERAL TEEN GIRLS GO MISSING AT HER NEW SCHOOL, SHE DECIDES TO TURN HER CURSE TO HER ADVANTAGE.

REEDER'S FILM HAS HIGH AMBITIONS AS IT WHIPS UP A COCKTAIL OF HORROR STYLES.

THERE IS A LOT TO APPRECIATE, BUT REEDER LACKS THE MASTERY OF CRAFT NEEDED TO BRING ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS TOGETHER IN A SEAMLESS MANNER.

BUT THERE IS ENOUGH INTEREST ON DISPLAY TO MAKE IT WORTH CHECKING OUT ON SHUTTER.

AND WHILE YOU ARE ON SHUTTER, MAKE SURE YOU ALSO WATCH ONE CUT OF THE DEAD.

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