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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with climate activist Vanessa Nakate of Uganda about her goals in bringing the needs of the global south to the fore at the United Nations climate change conference, COP26.

"If she does not make it past the coming winter, I hope the world will remember her as she once was," Zhang Zhan's brother said. She posted videos of Wuhan in the early days of the pandemic.

Louis DeJoy, an ally of President Trump, has come under fire in recent weeks for what's viewed as directives to slow down USPS in order to suppress absentee or mail-in votes.

Some of the confrontations have involved members of a Facebook group called “Defend East County.” The group was started after a La Mesa protest at the end of May turned destructive. It has recently swelled to over 20,000 members.

In California, 37% of assisted living facilities are located in areas at heightened risk for wildfire. A new law aimed at helping these facilities prepare for disaster is falling short.

San Diego narrowly missed being placed in the state’s most restrictive tier for reopening this week, but that’s left a lot of people with questions about reopening. KPBS health reporter Tarryn Mento collected questions from the community and got answers from infectious disease specialist Dr. Christian Ramers. Plus, with wildfires having torched a large swath of the state, some homeowners are finding out that fire insurance is either out of reach or not available. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is searching for solutions. Also, the county voted to withdraw from a program that would have provided funding to convert a shuttered hotel in La Mesa into housing for the homeless. In addition, a North County family is trying to cope after its main breadwinner died from COVID-19, highlighting how the pandemic is affecting some communities more than others. And, two people were arrested for protesting the border wall construction that the local Kumeyaay tribe says would destroy their ancestral heritage sites. Finally, the latest entry in La Jolla Playhouse’s Without Walls, or Digital Wow Festival, and it involves papier-mâché puppets.

Democrats begin two weeks of political conventions modified by the COVID-19 pandemic, KPBS dives into how San Diego's women played a role in the suffrage movement 100 years ago, and San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Junior forces Major League Baseball to rethink its unwritten rules.

Even some elementary schools that have received waivers to reopen campuses say they will continue offering online-only or hybrid options. Also, an appeals court has given the ride-hailing companies more time to fight a judge's order that they reclassify their drivers as employees. Plus, an interview with the owner of Derby United on how the roller rink has pivoted to stay open during the pandemic.

Ahead of the vote, Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming read a litany of text messages she said Mark Meadows received during the Jan. 6 siege, including from Donald Trump Jr.

Scorching heat is expected everywhere except the coast in San Diego County Friday and a brutal stretch of temperatures is not expected to relent until the middle of next week, according to the National Weather Service.