>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS FRIDAY, AUGUST 5th.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

THEY'RE NOT GIVING UP WITHOUT A FIGHT.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS LINKED BY LAWMAKERS ARE URGING A JUDGE TO BLOCK THE PLACEMENT OF A VIOLENT SEXUAL PREDATOR IN THE EAST COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD.

AS KPBS REPORTER TOM TELLS US, THIS FIGHT IS NOTHING NEW.

>> I AM TERRIFIED.

>> Reporter: THEY GATHERED OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE EARLY THIS MORNING.

THEY VOICED CONCERNS ABOUT SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR BEING PLACED IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

>> YOU'RE BEING PUT IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU'RE UNABLE TO PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN.

>> Reporter: TERRY LIVES ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE THEY WANT TO PUT BADGER.

>> MY DAUGHTER IS HERE, SHE IS DEAF, SHE CANNOT HEAR FOOTSTEPS COMING UP BEHIND HER.

SHE CANNOT HEAR SOMETHING OUTSIDE HER WINDOW AT NIGHT.

IT IS TERRIFYING AND IT IS NOT OKAY.

>> Reporter: LAURA ANDERSON ALSO LIVES NEAR THE HOUSE AND IS UPSET.

HE COULD BE THE SECOND SEXUAL PREDATOR PLACED IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD THIS YEAR.

>> IT HAS GOT TO STOP AND THEY NEED TO BE A BETTER SOLUTION FOR THE CITY AND STATE.

IF THE SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR WAS NOT OKAY TO BE PLACED ELSEWHERE, WHAT MAKES US, WHY ARE WE ANY DIFFERENT?

WHY DO WE GET DUMPED ON?

>> Reporter: THEY WERE JOINED BY LOCAL LEADERS, INCLUDING STATE SENATOR BRIAN JONES.

HE PRESENTED A BILL EARLIER THIS YEAR TO PLACE PREDATORS IN OTHER PLACES THAN COMMUNITIES.

>> THEY WILL BE HOUSED ON STATE PROPERTIES SUCH AS DONOVAN OR OTHER PROPERTIES WHERE THEY CAN BE MONITORED.

>> Reporter: COUNTY SUPERVISOR JIM SAYS COMMUNITIES WILL CONTINUE TO GET TRAUMATIZED.

>> WITH THIS PLACEMENT, WHAT THIS DOES IS REALLY TURNS THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS, IT TURNS HER LIFE UPSIDE DOWN.

>> Reporter: NO DECISION WAS MADE IN COURT TODAY.

IF THE JUDGE DECIDES NOT TO PLACE BADGER IN THE LOCATION, THE STATE WILL HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER PLACE FOR HIM.

KPBS NEWS.

>> Reporter: A INVESTIGATION INVOLVING SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE SAN DIEGO FOOTBALL TEAM HAS NOW BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

KPBS REPORTER THOMAS FIVE GOT REACTION FROM THE WOMAN'S FATHER.

MAKE THE INVESTIGATION TOOK NINE MONTHS FROM THE TIME THEY WERE MADE.

DURING THAT TIME THE ALLEGED VICTIM'S FATHER SAY THE POLICE GAVE VERY LITTLE IN INFORMATION .

THE INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED AMID HEIGHTENED PUBLICITY CAUSED BY THE WOMAN TELLING THE MEDIA HER SIDE OF THE STORY.

THE LENGTH OF THE PROBE WAS EXPLAINED.

>> EITHER SOMETHING HAPPENED THAT WE ARE NOT AWARE OF OR THEY HAVE BEEN SITTING ON IT FOR LONG TIME AND FINALLY WITH ALL THE MEDIA OUT THERE, THEY DECIDED TO TAKE A HOT POTATO AND THROW IT INTO THE DAS COURT.

>> Reporter: WE ARE WITHHOLDING THE IDENTITY OF THE WOMAN'S FATHER TO PROTECT HER PRIVACY.

SHE WAS A HIGH SCHOOL GIRL WHO SAYS SHE WAS GANG RAPE BY FIVE MEN AT SDSU.

SHE SAYS SHE HAD BEEN DRINKING AND FELL IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS.

THE INVESTIGATION HAS IDENTIFIED THE ALLEGED ATTACKERS AS CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY'S FOOTBALL TEAM.

VETERAN CRIMINAL ATTORNEY GRETCHEN HAS FOLLOWED THE CASE.

THIS WAS A DIFFICULT INVESTIGATION WITH LOTS OF EVIDENCE TO EXAMINE.

>> IT IS NOT JUST AN INTERVIEW AND A WITNESS, NOWADAYS IT IS SOCIAL MEDIA, DOWNLOADS, THE DA.

IT IS MORE COMPLICATED THAN IT USED TO BE.

>> Reporter: CERTAIN CASES MAKE IT TRICKY.

>> THE YOUNG WOMAN WAS HIGHLY INTOXICATED.

SHE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THEIR NAMES WERE, SHE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING.

>> Reporter: FORMER DISTRICT ATTORNEY TOLD KPBS OF ANOTHER CASE FROM 1997 WHEN HE WAS DA IN WHICH THREE SAN DIEGO STATE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WERE ACCUSED OF RAPE.

THE INVESTIGATION WAS NOT A GOOD ONE.

EVIDENCE CAUSE THEM TO RELEASE ALL OF THE SUSPECTS.

IN TODAY'S SIMILAR CASE, THE WOMAN'S FATHERS SET FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE VICTIM, THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING.

>> MY DAUGHTER HAS HAD NO CONTROL FROM THE TIME THIS HAPPENED AND NO CONTROL OVER THE INVESTIGATION FROM SAN DIEGO STATE.

THE WAY THAT IT HAS BEEN PORTRAYED IN THE PRESS.

WHEN SHE TURNED 18, SHE DECIDED IT WAS A GOOD TIME TO PUSH BACK AND TELL HER SIDE OF THE STORY.

I THINK IT HAS BEEN IMPAIRING FOR HER.

>> Reporter: THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SENATORS HAVE INTRODUCED A BILL THAT WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF BORDER PATROL AGENTS.

A LACK OF STAFF IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS BEHIND LONG WAITS AT THE BORDER.

>> Reporter: THERE COSTING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR.

THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS COORDINATOR FOR THE SAN DIEGO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMENTED.

>> WE LOST NEARLY $2 BILLION DUE TO BORDER DELAYS.

>> Reporter: INCREASING STAFF COULD HELP OPEN UP MORE LANES AT LOCAL BORDER CROSSINGS.

THIS WOULD ONLY INCREASE WORK IN CERTAIN LANES.

>> THIS WILL ADD TO THE BORDER PATROL STAFF, BUT IT DOES NOT ADDRESS OTHER AGENTS.

>> Reporter: STAFFING SHOULD NOT BE THE ONLY SOLUTION.

THEY NEED TO EMBRACE TECHNOLOGY AND NEW IDEAS TO MAKE IT EFFICIENT.

>> WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON THEN STAFFING?

WHAT IS GOING ON WITH TECHNOLOGY AND THE WAY WE PROCESS PEOPLE?

IT IS A PROCESSING ISSUE SOMETIMES, NOT TO STAFFING.

>>> NOT ONLY ARE GAS PRICES FALLING SIGNIFICANTLY, BUT THERE IS BIG NEWS ON THE U.S. ECONOMY AS A WHOPPING 528,000 JOBS WERE ADDED.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE NOW THE LOWEST IN YEARS.

HERE IS MORE ON THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK.

>> Reporter: THE LATEST SNAPSHOT IS SURPRISING ECONOMIST.

>> WE SAW PEOPLE HIRING IN BIG NUMBERS.

>> Reporter: THE U.S. ECONOMY HAS NOW REGAINED ALL JOBS LOST DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AFTER A BLOWOUT JOB REPORT SHOWED A GAIN OF 528,000 JOBS.

>> IF WE WERE IN A RECESSION, COMPANIES WOULD BE LAYING PEOPLE OFF RATHER THAN HIRING THEM.

>> IT IS IMPORTANT TO PUT THESE FIGURES IN PERSPECTIVE.

>> EVENTUALLY WE ARE GOING TO RUN OUT OF BODIES.

YOU CAN'T HAVE AN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BE AT A 53 YEAR LOW AND KEEP ADDING JOBS.

THERE AREN'T ENOUGH PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THE JOE LAUB.

PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS TAKING A VICTORY LAP AND ACKNOWLEDGING MORE WORK TO DO.

>> I KNOW IT IS HARD TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT JOB CREATION WHEN YOU ALREADY HAVE A JOB AND YOU'RE DEALING WITH RISING PRICES OF FOOD AND GAS AND SO MUCH MORE.

>> THAT WILL CONTINUE THEIR WORK ON BRINGING COSTS DOWN.

>> WHETHER IT IS WORKING ON INFLATION REDUCTION, WORKING WITH COMPANIES, WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO BRING THE INFLATION RATE DOWN SO YOU HAVE MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKET.

>> Reporter: CHRIS WHEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A NEW LAW ADDRESSES TAXING BIG CORPORATIONS.

THEY WILL VOTE POSSIBLY TOMORROW AND PASS EVEN WITHOUT REPUBLICAN VOTES.

>>> ESCORT DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY CONTINUE TO OPEN FOR THE FALL SEMESTER, THERE IS EXCITEMENT AND UNCERTAINTY ABOUT BEING BACK ON CAMPUS.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER BENJI PEREZ SHOWED US THE NEW SCHOOL IN THE SOUTH BAY.

>> Reporter: STUDENT GUIDES ARE HAPPY TO SHOW OFF THEIR BRAND- NEW SCHOOL.

IT HAS JUST OPENED IN THE CHULA VISTA SCHOOL DISTRICT, NAMED AFTER A LOCAL LEGEND.

>> SHE WAS A FORMER BLACK PANTHER, SHE WAS A CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER AS WELL.

>> Reporter: THE PRINCIPAL IS LEADING 350 STUDENTS AND TK THROUGH 12 GRADE.

THIS EIGHT ACRE CAMPUS IS STATE OF THE ART, EQUIPPED TO SUPPORT CHILDREN WHO HAVE SURVIVED THE COVID PANDEMIC AND OTHER CHALLENGES.

>> WE SEE THE WONDERFUL LUNCH LADIES WHO PREPARE THE LUNCH AND IF YOU NOTICE, THEY WILL SERVE IT ON THAT TRAY.

>> Reporter: JEFFERS IS GETTING FUNDING FROM THE NEW UNIVERSAL MEAL PROGRAM, OFFERING FREE FOOD TO EVERY STUDENT, NO MATTER THEIR NEED.

IT ALSO PAYS FOR UPGRADED KITCHENS AND STAFF TRAINING.

>> IT IS EVERYTHING YOU WANT AND MORE.

STUDENTS DON'T COME TO SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: THE 17 TEACHERS ARE ON THE FRONT LINE ON EDUCATING AND RECONNECTING STUDENTS TO A MORE FAMILIAR IN PERSON CLASSROOM SETTING AFTER TWO YEARS OF VIRTUAL LEARNING.

>> WE WERE SOME OF THE MOST CONSISTENT THINGS THEY SALT.

SOME OF THEM THE ONLY OUTSIDE CONNECTIONS THEY HAD.

THEY NEEDED US THERE AND THAT THEY NEEDED US TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK TO.

>> ALL OF THE MISTAKES THEY MADE YEARS AGO, THEY FIGURED IT OUT AND IMPROVED EVERYTHING.

>> Reporter: KEEPING THIS CAMPUS SAFE IS ANOTHER PRIORITY.

THEY HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE POLICE FOR SPECIAL SAFETY TRAININGS FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS.

THERE IS A POLICY THAT ALL DOORS ARE LOCKED.

LOCKED AT ALL TIMES IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT A TRAGEDY THAT HAS HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES BEFORE AT SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

SO FAR, THE REVIEWS ON THE NEW BUILDINGS ARE GOOD FROM PEOPLE WHO MATTER THE MOST.

>> THEY ARE AMAZING.

THEY DID A REALLY NICE JOB.

>> Reporter: THAT IS ENCOURAGING NEWS FOR A NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

>>> IT IS BEING CALLED THE MOST AMBITIOUS STRATEGY TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

LOCAL LEADERS APPLAUDED A NEW CLIMATE PLAN WHICH CALLS FOR GETTING RID OF THOSE EMISSIONS WITHIN THE NEXT 13 YEARS.

THEY SAY IT IS CRUCIAL TO OUR HEALTH AND ESPECIALLY OUR KIDS.

>> THERE ARE PARTS OF SAN DIEGO BASED ON WHERE YOU LIVE YOU HAVE A HIGHER CHANCE OF GETTING CANCER AND HAVING ASTHMA.

BABIES ARE NOT ABLE TO BREATHE CLEAN AIR SIMPLY BECAUSE OF WHERE THEY LIVE.

>> THEY PLAN TO REMOVE FOSSIL FUELS AND INCREASE ACCESS TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND CUTTING BACK ON CAR TRAVEL.

ANDREW BOWEN TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE CITY'S BIKE PROGRAM.

>> Reporter: BIKE LANES HAVE CAUSED A STIR WHERE SOME RESIDENTS SEE THEM AS A NUISANCE, NOT WORTH THE LOSS OF TRAVEL LANES OR PARKING.

BUT OTHERS SAY THEY ARE NECESSARY TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF CARS, THE LARGEST SOURCE OF GAS EMISSIONS.

>> WE DON'T HAVE THE AVAILABILITY TO GET THERE.

>> Reporter: THE CITY CAN'T KEEP DEBATING WHETHER DANGEROUS STREETS HAVE ENOUGH ROOMS.

PROTECTION FOR CYCLIST SHOULD COME FIRST.

>> WE NEED VERY CLEAR GUIDELINES ON WHAT TYPE OF BIKE TO INSTALL AND WE ARE HOPING TO PASS THE ORDINANCE AND HOLD THEM LEGALLY ACCOUNTABLE.

>> Reporter: CITY COUNSELOR UNDERSTANDS THAT IT IS MORE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> THEY WILL CREATE BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES AND ALL THAT CREATES A MORE HEALTHY AND SAFE COMMUNITY FOR ALL OF US.

>> Reporter: I FEBRUARY, THEY WILL PRESENT A ROADMAP FOR IMPLEMENTING THE CITY'S NEW GOAL OF NET ZERO EMISSIONS.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE PLEASANT WEEKEND WAS HERE, WE WILL SEE SOME DRY INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

IT WILL BE WARMER AS WELL.

YOU CAN SEE A SURGE OF MOISTURE IN THE AREA.

THE YELLOW REPRESENTS THE DRY INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WE WILL SEE OUR TEMPERATURES HOVERING AROUND THE 60s WITH A PARTIALLY CLOUDY SKY.

THERE IS A WARM NIGHT IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND IT IS GETTING WARMER INLAND.

CLOUDS WILL GIVE A WAY TO SUNSHINE.

WE WILL START OFF WITH MORNING CLOUDS AROUND THE COAST.

THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH COUNTRY WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY.

LOOKING AT THE WEATHER ON SATURDAY, DRYER AIR CONCERNS CONTINUE.

MOISTURE WILL BE COMING BACK TO THE MOUNTAINS.

IN THE FORECAST ALONG THE COAST YOU SHOULD BE WARM AND HUMID AROUND 80 DEGREES.

MORE CLOUDS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

THE INLAND AREAS WILL BE WARMING UP AROUND THE 90s AND YOU WILL SEE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.

THERE WILL BE A STRAY SHOWER ON MONDAY PERHAPS.

AS WE TAKE YOU TO THE MOUNTAINS, A BETTER CHANCE FOR A STORM ON MONDAY.

AS WE TAKE YOU OUT TO THE DESERT, WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

SUNDAY AND MONDAY THERE COULD BE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AROUND.

FOR KPBS, I AM METEOROLOGISTS MARK MAKER CELL.

>>> THE CDC CONSIDERS LONG COVID WHEN SYMPTOMS LAST FORM MANY MORE WEEKS AFTER INFECTION.

KIDS HAVE A HIGHER RATE OF KIDNEY FAILURE AND ARE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP TYPE I DIABETES.

THEY HOPE THIS RESEARCH WILL HELP DOCTORS AND CAREGIVERS TO WATCH OUT FOR THE SERIOUS SYMPTOMS AND CONDITIONS.

THE AGENCY HOPES IT WILL STIR PARENTS TO GET THEIR CHILDREN VACCINATED.

>>> THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED MONKEYPOX CASES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS GROWN TO 71.

ONE JOURNALISTS SEES SIMILARITY FROM THE HIV VIRUS.

HE'S URGING OFFICIALS NOT TO REPEAT THE SAME MISTAKES.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER VIRUS WAS PREDOMINATELY AFFECTING MEN.

HIV AIDS.

>> PEOPLE JUST LIKE AT THE CONDITION AND DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: HE WAS AT GROUND 0 FOR THE EPIDEMIC.

>> IT WAS KIND OF A GIFT FOR ME TO BE AN OPENLY MAN AND A REPORTER WORKING IN SAN FRANCISCO.

I WAS ABLE TO TELL THE STORY ON MY OWN PERSPECTIVE.

IT WAS AFFECTING MY FRIENDS AS WELL.

IT WAS ALWAYS MORE THAN A STORY AND I WANTED TO GET IT RIGHT.

MET GETTING IT RIGHT WAS NOT EASY, ESPECIALLY WHEN MANY, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, DID NOT THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT.

>> A SUBJECT CAME UP AT THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE PRESS SECRETARY WAS ASKED ABOUT THIS NEW DISEASE, AIDS.

THE ROOM LAUGHED.

>> IT IS A PRETTY SERIOUS THING.

ONE OF EVERY THREE PEOPLE WHO HAVE IT HAVE DIED.

>> Reporter: THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE VIRUS AT THE TIME.

HIS STATION MADE A REAL COMMITMENT TO COVERING IT.

>> WE WERE GOING ON THE AIR EVERY NIGHT TELLING PEOPLE WHAT WAS NEW WAS TREATMENT, ARE ANY OF THE DRUGS WORKING.

THIS WAS AT A TIME DURING THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION, AND THEY WERE BARELY TALKING ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: THE COMMUNITY WAS LIVING IN FEAR THEMSELVES.

>> PEOPLE WERE BEING FIRED.

IT WAS REALLY AWFUL.

>> Reporter: BY THE TIME PRESIDENT REAGAN SAID THE WORD AIDS FOR THE FIRST TIME, 23,000 AMERICANS HAD DIED OF THE VIRUS.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF PARALLELS TO THE BEGINNING OF AIDS.

THERE WAS AN ACTION BY THE GOVERNMENT BACK THEN.

>> Reporter: THE CURRENT MONKEYPOX EMERGENCY IS GIVING HIM FLASH BACKS.

>> THERE WERE A LOT OF MEN'S BEING SCAPEGOATED AND BLAMED FOR AIDS BACK THEN.

MEN BEING BLAMED TODAY FOR THIS.

THERE IS A LOT OF FEAR THAT IT WILL GET WORSE.

>> Reporter: THEY WANT TO EXPLAIN EXACTLY HOW THE VIRUS IS TRANSMITTED INTO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO GET VACCINES TO HELP STOP MONKEYPOX FROM SPREADING.

>> WE WILL HAVE A LOT MORE CASES.

IT IS PREVENTABLE.

WHERE IS THE VACCINE AND WHERE CAN PEOPLE GET THE VACCINE?

GET THE WORD OUT, DO YOUR JOB.

>> Reporter: HE HAS ONE EVERY AWARD AVAILABLE FOR HIS COVERAGE OF AIDS, INCLUDING A PEABODY.

>> PEOPLE HAVE SOME REAL-LIFE ENTITIES, TEDDY BEARS, LOCKS OF HAIR AND A LOT OF LOVE LETTERS.

>> Reporter: HIS GOAL BACK THEN WAS TO SAVE LIVES.

HE BELIEVES REPORTERS NOW ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT.

>> DON'T BE AFRAID TO TELL THE TRUTH.

I THINK THERE IS SOME FEAR AMONG STRAIGHT JOURNALISTS, THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO OFFEND ANYONE.

YOU ARE GETTING IT FROM SEX.

IT IS NOT A SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE BUT IT IS THROUGH CLOSE CONTACT.

I THINK JOURNALISTS HAVE TO TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT IT AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THE BACKLASH.

>> Reporter: HE LEARNED A LOT FROM COVERING AIDS, A LOT ABOUT HIMSELF.

>> WHEN YOU SLAY YOUR DRAGONS, IT MAKES YOU STRONGER.

THAT WAS MY BIG FEAR.

ONCE I CAME OUT, I JUST STARTED TO RELAX AND ENJOY LIFE.

>> Reporter: KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MORTGAGE RATES HAVE DROPPED FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW.

THE 30 YEAR FIXED MORTGAGE RATE AVERAGE 4.99% LAST WEEK.

THAT IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE APRIL OTHER RATE HAS BEEN LESS THAN 5%.

IT IS STILL A LOT HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR.

IT WAS AROUND 2.77% THEN.

THE START OF THE YEAR IS WHEN RATES BEGIN TO SPIKE.

SINCE JUNE, ECONOMIC CONCERNS HAVE MADE THEM MORE VULNERABLE.

>>> A GROWING NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE UPDATING THEIR HOMES TO ADAPT TO REMOTE WORK OR EVEN SCHOOL.

IF THAT IS A TREND YOU'RE LOOKING TO JUMP ON, EXPERTS SAY NOT ALL UPGRADES HAVE THE SAME RETURN ON INVESTMENTS.

MELISSA RAINEY TAKES A CLOSER LOOK.

>>> EXPERTS SAY NOT ALL RENOVATIONS HAVE THE SAME PAY OFF.

>> WENT PEOPLE'S HOMES ARE BECOMING WORTH MORE MONEY, THEY SEE INVESTING MORE MONEY INTO THE HOME AS A SOLID CHOICE.

>> Reporter: IF YOU WANT THE BEST RETURN ON YOUR NEXT HOME REMODEL PROJECT, DITCH A SPA BATHROOM.

A RECENT REPORT SAYS THAT INTERIOR PROJECTS ARE THE BEST BET.

THE COST OF NEW HARDWOODS IS AROUND $5000 BUT WITH A $6500 RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT.

>> YOU ARE MUCH LESS LIKELY TO HAVE BIG PROBLEMS THAT CAN DRAIN YOUR PROJECT BUDGET.

>> Reporter: FOR A COMPARISON, THE COST OF ADDING A NEW PRIMARY BEDROOM SUITE IS ESTIMATED AT $182,000 WITH ONLY ABOUT $100,000 OF THAT COST RECOVERED.

>> HOMEOWNERS OR INVESTORS, THEY GO TOO GRANDIOSE.

THERE COULD BE ELECTRICAL ISSUES, PLUMBING ISSUES, ET CETERA.

>> Reporter: REPLACING THE ROOF IN THE GARAGE DOORS HAVE THE BEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT WITH BOTH RECOUPING ALL THEIR COSTS.

I AM MELISSA RAINEY.

>>> HOW THE U.S. ECONOMY AND MANY MORE JOBS COULD LEAVE FEARS OF A RECESSION.

>>> ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND LONGEST RUNNING FESTIVALS IN SAN DIEGO IS IN FULL SWING THIS WEEKEND.

THE CONVENTION IS TAKING OVER THE TOWN AND COUNTRY RESORT FOR FIVE NIGHTS AND FOUR DAYS OF LIVE MUSIC, SHOPPING AND EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS.

THE MARKETPLACE INCLUDES OVER 150 ARTISTS AND MAKERS.

THERE ARE TROPICAL COCKTAILS, EXHIBITS AND MORE.

THERE ARE STILL SOME TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR SUNDAY NIGHT.

>>> THE GOLDEN GIRLS HAVE A NEW POP-UP RESTAURANT IN BEVERLY HILLS.

IT RE-CREATES SETS FROM THE BELOVED TV SHOW WHERE ROSE, DOROTHY, BLANCHE AND SOPHIA ALL SAT AROUND THE TABLE.

FANS CAN TAKE PHOTOS IN BLANCHES BEDROOM.

IT IS DRAWING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WHO HAVE FOND MEMORIES OF THE SHOW.

>> I JUST LOVE THEIR FRIENDSHIP AND I THINK IT IS REFLECTED WITH WOMEN IN GENERAL.

WE LOVE TO HAVE GROUPS OF FRIENDS WE FELT COMFORTABLE WITH AND HAVE FUN WITH AND LAUGH WITH.

>> THIS POP UP WILL BE OPENED IN LOS ANGELES, MIAMI, SAN FRANCISCO AND NEW YORK CITY.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORY ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG .

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.