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5 STARTS NOW. GET READY FOR A MAJOR HEAT UP ACROSS THE COUNTY THIS WEEKEND. GOOD EVENING.
THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
I'M BARBARA LEE EDWARDS. I'M
CARLOS SHIKATA. THE INCOMING
HEAT WAVE IS SUPPOSED TO BE
EVEN HOTTER THAN THE LAST ONE
AND THERE IS A GREAT CHANCE
HEAT RECORDS WILL BE BROKEN.
CHIEF METEOROLOGIST CARLEEN
DAVIS JOINS US NOW WITH A LOOK
AT JUST HOW HOT IT COULD GET.
KARLENE? THAT'S RIGHT. WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT SOME RECORDS THAT
ARE LIKELY GOING TO BE BROKEN
THIS WEEKEND AND A LOT OF HEAT
THIS WILL GO DOWN AS ONE OF
THE HOTTEST IF NOT THE HOTTEST
LABOR DAY WEEKEND. WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT ADVISORIES
POPPING UP LEFT RIGHT IN AND
NEW ONES BEEN ADDED. TAKING A
LOOK AT THAT HEAT THOUGH
THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING.
IT'S GOING TO START TO MORROW
FOR INLAND REGIONS, ALWAYS
INLAND VALLEYS, MOUNTAINS AS
WELL AS THE DESERT STARTING
TOMORROW MORNING. WE'RE TALKING
DAYTIME HIGHS UP TO ONE HUNDRED
AND EIGHT FOR THE INLAND
VALLEYS BELOW 5000 FEET FOR
THE MOUNTAINS. UP TO ONE
HUNDRED AND FIVE AND UP TO ONE
HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE FOR
THE DESERT. THIS TIME WE ALSO
HAVE THE COAST INCLUDED. SO AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. WE'LL
START ON SATURDAY MORNING AND
THIS WILL TAKE US ALL THE WAY
INTO MONDAY FOR THE COAST FOR
THE BEACHES BETWEEN 80 DEGREES
TO NINETY TWO. THAT'S WHERE
YOU'RE STICKING YOUR FOOT IN
THE SAND. BUT FOR COASTAL
COMMUNITIES ARE SURROUNDING
ESPECIALLY RIGHT ALONG THE 5 UP
TO ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE DEGREES
WILL BE A HIGH AS WE GO INTO
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. JUST
KEEP IN MIND AT THE HOTTEST
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. AND ON TOP
OF THAT WE ALSO HAVE AN
ELEVATED FIRE RISK. NOW WATCH
I'LL HAVE ALL THOSE DETAILS AND
YOUR COMPLETE FORECAST COMING
UP. BACK TO CARLO. WE'LL SEE IN
A FEW MINUTES CARLENE. THANK
YOU. THE HOT WEATHER WILL
CERTAINLY PUT A STRAIN ON OUR
POWER GRID. THE STATE IS ASKING
CALIFORNIANS TO REDUCE THEIR
USE DURING PEAK HOURS. BUT AS
NEW STATES BRANDON LEWIS
EXPLAINS, A ROLLING BLACKOUT IS
NOT IN THE FORECAST. CARLO AND
BARBARA ASKED GENIE OF COURSE
IS ASKING FOLKS TO VOLUNTARILY
REDUCE THEIR USAGE OVER
THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. BUT CAL
ISO SAYS THEY THINK IF EVERYONE
HELPS OUT WE CAN AVOID THOSE
ROLLING BLACKOUTS THAT WERE
POTENTIAL LAST MONTH. THE HIGH
HEAT RETURNS TO CALIFORNIA THIS
WEEKEND. KYSER IS EXPECTING
TEMPERATURES UP TO 20 DEGREES
WARMER IN SOME CASES AND THAT
CAN STRESS THE ELECTRICAL GRID
SYSTEM OVER THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND. THINGS CAN CHANGE
RAPIDLY. WE HAVE FIRES IN
CALIFORNIA AT THE MOMENT AND
RELIEF QUICKLY CLEARS AND THAT
COULD CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION
SITUATION. CASEY EXPECTS TO
HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.
OUR FORECAST MODELS ON FRIDAY.
HOWEVER, SINCE THE WEATHER
SYSTEM ISN'T AS WIDESPREAD AS
THE ONE WE SAW IN AUGUST, WE
MAY BE ABLE TO AVOID ROLLING
BLACKOUTS SINCE THERE IS MORE
POWER ON THE MARKET. BUT THAT
DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T NEED TO
CONSERVE. YOU CAN LEAVE
THE UNION HAVING FORCED OUTAGE
OR FIRE COULD INTERRUPT
THE TRANSMISSION LINE AND THEY
WILL HAVE LOST THEIR MARGIN BUT
IT WAS CONSERVATION IN PLAY. IT
HELPS HEDGE FRANKLY AGAINST
UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES AS TGT
SAYS IT'S DOING ITS PART BY
COMMUNICATING WITH CUSTOMERS
AND URGING THEM TO TURN
THE THERMOSTAT LIMITING
ELECTRICITY DURING PEAK HOURS
ESPECIALLY BETWEEN SIX AND NINE
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN AND
SOLAR PANELS GO OFF LINE AT
THE END OF THE DAY. EVERYBODY
STEPS UP TO THE PLATE AND HELP
WITH REDUCING THEIR ENERGY
USAGE. YOU KNOW THE GRID WILL
FUNCTION AND THE LIGHTS WILL BE
ON. THAT'S PARTIALLY WHAT
HAPPENED IN AUGUST. ENERGY
USERS RALLIED TO CUT DEMAND AND
HELPED AVOID THE NEED FOR
BLACKOUTS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE
EVERYTHING THEY DID AND WE'RE
HOPEFUL THAT THIS TIME AROUND
EVERYBODY WILL DO THE SAME
THING THAT THEY DID LAST TIME
AND THIS ISN'T A SITUATION
THAT'S UNIQUE JUST TO SAN
DIEGO. HOWEVER, WE MAY BE
FEELING THE EFFECTS OF IT
BECAUSE OF OUR LOCATION HERE IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE
TEMPERATURES GET A LITTLE BIT
WARMER. BUT REALLY THESE
REQUESTS TO REDUCE USAGE EXTEND
STATEWIDE CARLO AND BARBARA LEE
,WE HAVE A CRIME FIGHTERS
ALERT TONIGHT. SAN DIEGO POLICE
NEED YOUR HELP IDENTIFY AND
LOCATING A VEHICLE AND DRIVER
THAT HIT A PEDESTRIAN IN
THE MIDWAY AREA AND THEN TOOK
OFF. THIS IS VIDEO FROM
THE CRASH ON AUGUST 14TH. IT
HAPPENED NEAR THE INTERSECTION
OF ORANGE AND CENTRAL AVENUES.
THE 69 YEAR OLD VICTIM SUFFERED
SERIOUS INJURIES. SDP DESCRIBES
THE VEHICLE AS A SEDAN POSSIBLY
DARK COLORED AND IT MAY HAVE
SOME DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF
THE VEHICLE. ANYWAY, WITH
INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL
CRIMESTOPPERS TRIPLE 8 5 8 0 8
4 7 7 EXCUSE ME AN ATTEMPTED
BANK ROBBERY LED TO A BRIEF
POLICE STANDOFF IN OCEAN BEACH
TODAY. ACCORDING TO SAN DIEGO
POLICE JUST BEFORE NOON A MAN
WALKED INTO THE CHASE ON SUNSET
BOULEVARD AND DEMANDED CASH
FROM THE TELLER. EMPLOYEES
DIDN'T GIVE HIM ANYTHING. THEY
WERE ABLE TO CONTACT POLICE
THOUGH WHEN HE WALKED OUTSIDE
OFFICERS WERE ALREADY THERE.
THEY TOOK HIM INTO CUSTODY. HE
WAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS LAW IN
WASHINGTON WITH LABOR DAY
WEEKEND JUST ABOUT HERE. LOCAL
DOCTORS ARE REMINDING PEOPLE TO
NOT LET THEIR GUARD DOWN WHEN
IT COMES TO THE CORONA VIRUS.
AFTER EACH HOLIDAY A WE HAVE
SEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE
THE PERCENT POSITIVE ON
THE COBRA TESTS. WE'VE SENT
SEEN SIGNIFICANT SPIKES IN
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE CALLING IN
WITH ILLNESS. AND IT DOESN'T
HAVE TO BE THAT WAY IF PEOPLE
JUST FOLLOW THE COMMON SENSE
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
HEALTH OFFICERS DR. BRET
RATHBUN AND INTERNAL MEDICINE
AND PEDIATRIC DOCTOR HERE IN
SAN DIEGO SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD
STICK TO THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
OUTLINED BY HEALTH OFFICIALS.
MASKS DO PROTECT OTHER FOLKS.
THE HANDWASHING WORKS, KEEPING
YOUR DISTANCE WORKS AND DON'T
THROW THAT ALL IN THE TRASH
JUST BECAUSE IT'S ANOTHER
HOLIDAY AND YOU'RE USED TO
HAVING LABOR DAY BARBECUED IN
THE SUMMER. DR. RATHBUN SAYS
ALONG WITH BACKYARD BARBECUES,
CROWDED BEACHES SHOULD BE
AVOIDED. COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE
REPORTING 300 TWENTY FIVE NEW
CASES TODAY OUT OF JUST OVER
9000 TESTS. THAT'S A POSITIVE
RATE OF ABOUT 4 PERCENT. THE 14
DAY ROLLING AVERAGE IS NOW AT
THREE POINT NINE PERCENT. FIVE
NEW DEATHS BRING THAT TOTAL TO
SEVEN HUNDRED TWO NEW COMMUNITY
OUTBREAKS WERE ALSO REPORTED
MAKING THAT A TOTAL OF 17 OVER
THE LAST WEEK. SAN DIEGO
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERS
ALONG WITH CONGRESSIONAL
MEMBERS REPRESENTING SAN DIEGO
ARE CALLING ON FEDERAL
LAWMAKERS TO IMMEDIATELY
APPROVE THE HEROES ACT. THIS
WOULD HELP SCHOOL DISTRICTS GET
ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO BE USED
FOR FINANCIAL CHALLENGES DURING
THE PANDEMIC. SCHOOL DISTRICTS
NEED TO PURCHASE PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR
CHILDREN AND FOR ADULTS AND WE
NEED TO INCREASE THE CLEANING
AND THE DAILY HEALTH CHECKS.
THE HEROES ACT WAS ALREADY
PASSED BY THE US HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES AND NOW AWAITS
APPROVAL BY THE SENATE. IT
COMES AS A SECOND STIMULUS BILL
FOLLOWING THE CARES ACT AND IS
A PROPOSED TO TOTAL OVER THREE
TRILLION DOLLARS. SEPTEMBER IS
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION
MONTH AND WE WANT TO HELP BY
SHARING INSIGHTS, RESOURCES AND
WARNING SIGNS THAT FAMILY AND
FRIENDS NEED TO KNOW TO HELP A
LOVED ONE NAVIGATE THESE
ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT TIMES. NEW
SLATE'S ALISHA SUMMERS REPORTS
SUICIDE STATISTICS ARE NOT OUT
FOR 2020 YET, BUT EXPERTS SAY
WITH ALL THE NEGATIVE SIDE
EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC AND
SHUT DOWNS, SUICIDE RATES ARE
ON THE RISE AROUND THE WORLD.
2020 CONTINUES TO BE THE YEAR
OF LOSSES BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
THE MOST RECENT RESEARCH SHOWED
THAT 800 THOUSAND PEOPLE DIE BY
SUICIDE EACH YEAR AND THAT'S
GLOBALLY. THAT'S ONE PERSON
EVERY 40 SECONDS. ALLISON
JOHNSON, A LICENSED MARRIAGE
AND FAMILY THERAPIST, SAYS
THE PANDEMIC AND LOCKDOWNS HAVE
NO DOUBT EXACERBATED SUICIDAL
IDEATION. WHAT WE'VE SEEN WITH
THE PANDEMIC IS AN INCREASE IN
THE RISK FACTORS THAT WE
ALREADY ASSOCIATE WITH SUICIDE
WHICH IS JOB LOSS, INCREASED
STRESS AND HOME ISOLATION FROM
FRIENDS OR LOVED ONES OR
HOBBIES THAT YOU USED TO ENJOY.
AND OF COURSE HEALTH RELATED
CONCERNS. LINDSAY KRAMER, LEAD
THERAPIST AT SHARK MESA VISTA
SAYS SHE HAS SEEN A CORRELATION
BETWEEN THE PANDEMIC AND MENTAL
HEALTH. JUST OVER THE LAST FEW
MONTHS WE'VE SEEN A LOT MORE
PATIENTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMING
IN THAT HAVE BEEN NEGATIVELY OR
CERTAINLY VERY NEGATIVELY
AFFECTED ACCORDING TO THE CDC.
SUICIDE IS THE 10TH LEADING
CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED
STATES AND FIRE ARMS ARE
THE MOST COMMON SUICIDE METHOD.
DATA FROM THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATIONS BACKGROUND CHECK
SYSTEM SHOWS GUN SALES SPIKED
BETWEEN MARCH AND MAY. THERE'S
JUST STILL SUCH LITTLE INFORMAL
ACTION THAT ACTUALLY EXISTS. I
MEAN THIS IS WHAT'S REPORTED
VERSUS WHAT'S ACTUALLY
HAPPENING. SO I THINK THAT
THERE'S A DISCONNECT BETWEEN
WHAT WE THINK WE KNOW VERSUS
WHAT'S GOING ON AND THAT'S
THE NATURE PANDEMIC. HERE ARE
SOME WARNING SIGNS PROBLEMS
EATING OR SLEEPING, MOOD
SWINGS, RECKLESS BEHAVIOR AND
ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE. IF YOU
HAVEN'T ALREADY REACHED OUT TO
A WITHDRAWN LOVED ONE AND ASK
IF THEY'RE OK. YOU COULD SAVE A
LIFE TO CONNECT WITH SUICIDE
PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH
CRISIS COUNSELORS. WE'VE POSTED
A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE. GO TO
CBS SITCOM AND CLICK ON
THE HELP BUTTON. BARBARA LEE
AND CARLO. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. THE CITY OF CARLSBAD IS
TRYING TO GIVE SOME BUSINESSES
A BOOST. THE CITY ANNOUNCED
TODAY THAT IT IS TEMPORARILY
SUSPENDING FEES FOR OUTDOOR
PERMITS DURING THE COVETED 19
PANDEMIC. BUSINESSES THAT
ALREADY PAID FOR THE PERMITS
SINCE MARCH WILL BE REIMBURSED
ABOUT EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THEY WILL NOT BE COLLECTING
THOSE FEES AGAIN UNTIL AT LEAST
THE END OF NEXT FEBRUARY