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Now that Vice President Harris is the likely Democratic presidential nominee versus former President Donald Trump, the map of competitive states in the election is a repeat of the 2020 battlegrounds.

Fridays at 8 p.m. and Encore Sundays at 10 a.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. THIS WEEK: With almost 100 days to go until election day, Vice President Kamala Harris is poised to be at the top of the Democratic Party’s presidential ticket. After quickly consolidating her party’s support, she spent her first week as the likely democratic presidential nominee smashing fundraising records and attacking former President Donald Trump on the campaign trail. Meanwhile, Trump and his campaign are scrambling to refocus their political efforts against Harris.

Join us at the Visitor Center to learn what it means to build a natural garden that is beautiful, sustainable, and functional, and how to do it. A well-planned garden can be a representation of nature and continually provide valuable habitat for birds, beneficial pollinators, and other wildlife species. Mike Evans, an authority on California native plants, will be at Mission Trails to discuss the important role that native plants can play in home landscapes, and share ideas on how to bring the beauty of the park to your yard. Emphasis will be on how to design a home garden that incorporates native plants found in the park. Come hear the practical "how-to" for making or caring for your very own "re-wild" garden. Mike Evans is the founder and president of Tree of Life Nursery (TOLN) in San Juan Capistrano and has produced and sold California native plants for 45 years. TOLN is the largest native plant supplier in California and promotes a style of authentic horticulture, specifically the concept of appropriate landscaping with native California plants. This event has been organized by Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation, the nonprofit that supports the park. For more information about the event, please contact Kindra Hixon, Stewardship Manager at the MTRP Foundation via email at khixon@mtrp.org. Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

The United States and Russia have completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history.

If awards season has been building toward a second match-up of Barbenheimer, this round went to Oppenheimer. It also won best director, best drama actor, best supporting actor and for best score.

The Seoul summit is a follow-up to last November's summit in the U.K., where participating countries agreed to work together to contain risks posed by galloping advances in artificial intelligence.

The western monarch population has rebounded in recent years to the hundreds of thousands after it plummeted in 2020 to just 2,000 butterflies. But even though the butterfly bounced back, its numbers are still well below what they were in the 1980s.

From the theater: Randy Otto as Winston Churchill returns to caution humanity about a new threat - not from Nazis or Communism, but from a Digital Iron Curtain shrouding liberty. In this captivating presentation, Churchill's message emphasizes the ongoing battle between totalitarian control and personal freedom, urging action to safeguard liberty in the 21st Century. Winston Churchill, along with Michael Duncan’s brilliant narration, Eric Anderson’s stirring musical renderings and Kevin Pehler’s stunning audio-visual magic leads us through history, painting the portrait of humanity’s struggle between totalitarian conquest and control and individual liberty and freedom. This stirring, inspirational “Theatrical Keynote” brings Winston Churchill’s keen, incisive message of hope to the 21st Century. The audience will have the opportunity to interact directly with Prime Minister Churchill during AskWinston, a fun, lively Q&A. Call 858-481-1055 or visit www.northcoastrep.org to purchase seats. Related links: North Coast Rep website | Instagram | Facebook

A SDSU student was allegedly sexually assaulted on Sunday in a vehicle by a person the student believed to have been a rideshare driver.

Newsom’s speech will come just days after state leaders reached a budget agreement that closed a $47 billion shortfall in a $298 billion spending plan.