>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION.

FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

>> BY THE CONRAD FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCO SHYLY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> SAN DIEGO'S MAYOR AND CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES URGING BORDER OFFICIALS TO RECONSIDER CLOSING THIS CROSSING.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON JOHN CARROLL.

LOCAL LEADERS WARNED THAT IT COULD HARM THE ECONOMY AND FAMILIES DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

OPERATIONS AT THE WEST CROSSING AT THE PORT OF ENTRY ARE SAID TO BE SUSPENDED BEGINNING AT 6:00 TOMORROW MORNING TO CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION SAID THEY WILL REDIRECT ITS PERSONNEL TO HELP THE BORDER PATROL AS IT DEALS WITH AN INFLUX OF MIGRANTS.

THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS THERE ARE 800 BUSINESSES WITHIN 2 MILES OF THE CROSSING AND A THIRD MAKE THEIR NET SALES BETWEEN NOVEMBER 20 AND JANUARY 6.

>> THIS IS PROBABLY THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME.

90% OF THEIR CLIENTELE COMES FROM MEXICO.

THE OUTLET SIDE, IT COMES FROM MEXICO.

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT CHRISTMAS SALES.

IT'S ABOUT STUDENTS GETTING TO SCHOOL ON TIME AND PEOPLE VISITING THEIR FAMILIES.

AMERICANS TRYING TO GET TO WORK.

>> IN JANUARY, NORTHBOUND OPERATIONS RETURN FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER A PANDEMIC RELATED CLOSURE IN APRIL 2020.

LAST MONTH THE SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION REOPEN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 3 1/2 YEARS.

>>> THE BIG STORY TONIGHT IS WIND.

WE HAVE HIGH WIND AND THE SANTA ANA WIND IS REALLY BLOWING TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

THAT'S THE MAIN STORY BUT WE REMAIN DRY AS TEMPERATURES DROP DOWN TO 42 DEGREES.

LOWE'S INTO SAN DIEGO AS WELL.

TO THE EAST, 32 FOR THE LOW IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

WE SEE A LOT OF AREAS BARELY INLAND INTO THE AREA.

NEAR TO MACULA WITH WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.

WE WILL HAVE FULL DETAILS AND WHEN THE WIND WILL SUBSIDE IN A LITTLE BIT.

>>> CALIFORNIA REPRESENTATIVE DARRELL ISA INTRODUCING LEGISLATION WHICH COULD MAKE IT EASIER TO PROSECUTE FENTANYL DEATHS AS HOMICIDE.

WE WENT TO TO MACULA CITY HALL TO WITNESS THE ANNOUNCEMENT.

>> DOZENS OF SIGNS SURROUND THE PODIUM.

CASSANDRA WALKER NOLAN, FOREVER 38.

MADDIE MADDEN FOREVER 16.

BELOW THEIR PICTURES, THE WORDS OF VICTIM OF DRUG-INDUCED HOMICIDE.

POISONED BY FENTANYL.

PARENTS SAY THEIR CHILDREN DID NOT KNOW THAT THE PILLS THEY BOUGHT FROM THE DEALERS OFTEN MARKETED AS LESS OPEN OPIOIDS CONTAINED FENTANYL.

ALEXANDER'S FATHER HAS BEEN PUSHING COBLE LAW IN CALIFORNIA OVER SEVERAL YEARS.

THEY ARE TAKING IT FEDERAL.

IT WILL GO HIGHER THE WARD THE COURT TOWARD ANYONE THAT IF THEY CONTINUE AND IT RESULTS IN SOMEONE'S DEATH THEY COULD BE CHARGED WITH MURDER.

ONE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS RIGHT NOW THE OFFICE DOESN'T HAVE MUCH POWER TO PROSECUTE THESE DEATHS.

>> OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SHERIFF AND ARE POLICE CHIEFS WE HAVE FILED 33 MURDER CASES INVOLVING FENTANYL DEATHS.

WE ARE PROUD TO LEAD THE STATE IN TAKING A NEW APPROACH.

THIS IS A DROP IN THE BUCKET.

>> REDUCTIONIST SAY INCARCERATION WILL NOT SAVE LIVES BUT PUSH INSTEAD EASIER ACCESS TO SUPPLIES LIKE FENTANYL TEST STRIPS AND NARCAN.

>> FEDERAL FUNDING IS COMING TO MITIGATE HARMFUL EFFECTS FROM THE SALTON SEA IN IMPERIAL COUNTY.

OUR HEALTH REPORTER SAYS MILLIONS WILL HELP REDUCE DUST.

>>> THE SALTON SEA INLAND LAKE IN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN PROCEEDING.

THE EXPOSED LAKEBED FILLS THE AIR WITH DUST.

THE LAKES DUST TRIGGERS LUNG INFLAMMATION AND COULD HAVE A ROLE IN THE REGION'S HIGH ASTHMA RATE.

>> THE IMPERIAL VALLEY AND EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY HAVE POOR AIR QUALITY.

ANY ADDITIONAL WORSENING OF THE AIR QUALITY IS A PROBLEM SO THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THE PROJECTS OF THE SALTON SEA TO ADDRESS IT.

>> SAMANTHA ARTHUR IS THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR THE POLICY WITH THE STATE'S NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY AND SAYS $72 MILLION FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE THE FIRST FEDERAL FUNDING TO HELP WITH THE SEE MITIGATION EFFORTS.

>> THIS IS AN EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT.

>> THEY'VE INVESTED HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS TO RESTORE HABITATS FOR PLANTS AND FISH REDUCING HARMFUL DUST.

ONE IS ADDING WATER TO DRY UP THE LAKEBED'S AND ANOTHER AREA .

>> ON THE WEST AND EAST SIDE OF THE SALTON SEA WE ARE PLANTING VEGETATION WHICH WOULD GROW UP AND FUNCTIONS AS A WINDBREAK TO HELP KEEP THE DUST DOWN.

>> THE FEDERAL FUNDING COMPLEMENTS THE WORK THE STATE IS DOING AND IT'S PART OF A LARGE AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF RECLAMATION OF THE STATE AND LOCAL WATER DISTRICTS.

>> THEY SUBMITTED $250 MILLION TO THE EFFORT AND IT WAS CONTINGENT UPON WATER AGENCIES CONSERVING COLORADO RIVER WATER TO HELP STABILIZE THE SYSTEM.

THE FIRST $70 MILLION AS A PORTION OF THAT AND WE ARE EXCITED TO UTILIZE THIS TO EXPAND OUR PROJECTS.

>> COVERING EXPOSED LAKEBED'S WITH WATER OR LONGER-TERM PROJECTS AND IN THE MEANTIME, DUST CONTROL PROJECTS ARE A PRIORITY.

>>> A BALLOT INITIATIVE AIMS TO LOWER ELECTRIC BILLS.

POWER SAN DIEGO IS ASKING VOTERS TO REPLACE FOR-PROFIT WITH THE MUNICIPAL NOT PROFOUND BUT FOR-PROFIT UTILITY.

IT WOULD PROVIDE A DEPARTMENT TO MANAGE THIS.

POWER SAN DIEGO'S CAMPAIGN MANAGER SAYS THEY WOULD SAVE ABOUT 20% ON THEIR BILLS RIGHT AWAY AND SAYS THE CITY CUSTOMERS WOULD SAVE $20 BILLION IN TOTAL BY THE YEAR 2042.

>> HAVING OWNERSHIP IN SAN DIEGO WOULD ALLOW US TO NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE DELIVERY COSTS.

THIS IS A MODEL THAT WORKS FOR THE SMALL CITIES AND LARGE CITIES AND COULD WORK FOR SAN DIEGO.

>> POWER SAN DIEGO ESTIMATES A PUBLIC UTILITY WOULD COST 3 1/2 BILLION DOLLARS WHICH WOULD BE PLAYED WITH CUSTOMERS OVER 30 YEARS.

THE INITIATIVE PUSHES THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF THE POWER GRID IN JEOPARDY.

>>> CALIFORNIANS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR FULL COVERAGE AT THE START OF THE NEW YEAR.

THE STATE LAW GIVES FULL COVERAGE TO ADULTS AGES 26 THROUGH 49 REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS.

CURRENTLY CALIFORNIANS UNDER 26 YEARS OLD OR OVER 50 YEARS OLD ARE ELIGIBLE.

ALL OTHER ELIGIBILITY RULES INCLUDING HOUSEHOLD INCOME LIMITS STILL APPLIED.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS AND APPLY FOR BENEFITS AT THE WEBSITE ON YOUR SCREEN.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY.GOV/META-OR RATHER DASH CAL.

>>> THE CDC WANTS TO REMIND EVERYONE IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO GET VACCINES.

IT TAKES TWO WEEKS FOR FLU, COVID-19, AND RC VACCINES TO PROVIDE OPTIMAL PROTECTION WHICH WEAVES ENOUGH TIME TO GET THE BEST PROTECTION IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS.

VACCINATION RATES ARE LOW THIS YEAR AND THE HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR THESE INFECTIONS HAVE BEEN RISING.

>>> YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES EARLY EVERY YEAR TO GET A FLU SHOT.

MATTIE GAITHER HAS MORE.

>> IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING BUT RESEARCH INTO THE UNIVERSAL FLU SHOT IS INCHING FORWARD.

>> WE ARE READY TO TEST THE VACCINE IN PEOPLE TO SEE IF WE WILL GET THE SAME RESPONSE AS WE GOT .

>> THE GLOBAL DIRECTOR OF VACCINE DEVELOPMENT AT THE CLEVELAND CLINIC AND HIS PROGRAM IS TRYING TO MAKE A VACCINE THAT WON'T HAVE TO BE MANUFACTURED EVERY YEAR AND WILL PROTECT AGAINST ALL STRAINS OF THE VIRUS.

>> YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR A PARTICULAR SEASON WITH LONG-LIVED IMMUNITY THEN WE COULD BE PROTECTED THIS YEAR, THE NEXT YEAR AND THE YEAR AFTER WITHOUT HAVING TO GET BOOSTER SHOTS.

>> THEY HOPE THIS WILL ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO BE VACCINATED AND THE VIRUS WOULD NOT GO AWAY COMPLETELY AND SINCE IT'S PRESENT IN ANIMALS AS WELL THAT THE VACCINE WOULD HAVE TO BE UPDATED EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

>> WE'VE DONE OUR PRECLINICAL TESTING AND WE ARE NOW IN THE MANUFACTURING STAGE WITH OUR VACCINES TO DO A HUMAN TRIAL IN 2024 AND IN 2025.

>> THERE IS BEEN AT LEAST 1.8 MILLION ILLNESSES WITH 17,000 HOSPITALIZATIONS AND MORE THAN 1000 DEATHS FROM THE FLU.

THE UNIVERSAL FLU VACCINE IS LIKELY STILL ABOUT FIVE YEARS OR LESS AWAY AND THAT THE TECHNOLOGY THE TEAM IS USING COULD BE USED TO WORK ON OTHER VIRUSES LIKE COVERT 19 AS WELL.

>> THIS COULD MAKE THE VACCINE MORE EFFECTIVE.

IT COULD BE LONG-LASTING AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VACCINATIONS PEOPLE NEED TO GET IN THEIR LIFETIME.

>>> THEY WILL RESEARCH THE SAFETY OF THE VACCINE.

PHASES TWO AND THREE ARE WIDESCALE STUDIES LOOKING AT THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF THESE SHOTS.

>>> A BAN ON MENTHOL FLAVORED CIGARETTES IS DELAYED AMID THE INTENSE LOBBYING BY THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY.

CRITICS ACCUSE THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION OF TRYING TO AVOID ALIENATING BLACK VOTERS WHO DISPROPORTIONATELY SMOKE MENTHOL FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

>> Reporter: THE NAACP EXPRESSING ANGER AND DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FOR DELAYING THE BAN ON MENTHOL FLAVORED CIGARETTES.

>> IF YOU DON'T BAN MENTHOL YOU SENT A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT BLACK LIVES DO NOT MATTER.

>> Reporter: THEY CHOOSE MENTHOLS ACCORDING TO A SURVEY ON DRUG USE AND HEALTH.

THE CDC SAYS BLACK PEOPLE DIE AT HIGHER RATES OF SMOKING RELATED ILLNESSES WITH THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY DIVIDED ON THE ISSUE.

SOME LEADERS ARGUING THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ILLICIT MARKET AND MORE DEADLY POLICE ENCOUNTERS.

>> THIS HAS BECOME A POLITICAL ISSUE BECAUSE BLACK LEADERS ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT SUCH.

THEY ARE TAKING THE STAND WITH THE TOBACCO COMPANIES.

>> Reporter: THE BAND WOULD ALLOW THE FDA TO REGULATE THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF MENTHOL CIGARETTES AND FOCUS ON RETAILERS, MANUFACTURERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS, NOT INDIVIDUALS.

PUBLIC HEALTH GROUPS SAY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS PUTTING POLITICS OVER PEOPLE.

>> THERE'S NO REASON FOR THE DELAY .

>>> A $3 BILLION FEDERAL GRANT WILL HELP TO BUILD A NEW HIGH- SPEED RAIL LINE BETWEEN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND LAS VEGAS.

MORE ABOUT BRIGHT LINE WEST IN OUR FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> BE DONE BY 2027 BEFORE THE 2028 LA OLYMPICS.

THERE WOULD BE A STATION OUTSIDE OF THE VEGAS STRIP GOING DOWN TO RANCHO CUCAMONGA AND CONNECT WITH THE LA METRO LAKE.

TAKING THEM THROUGHOUT LA COUNTY .

THEY COULD COME DOWN TO SAN DIEGO.

CAPACITY IS 500 PASSENGERS AND EXPECT TRAINS LEAVING EVERY 4-5 MINUTES EVERY DAY AND IT WILL BOOST TIMES FOR TRAVEL.

THE TRAIN IS EXPECTED TO TAKE THREE HOURS AND WILL EMPLOY ABOUT 35,000 WORKERS OVER THREE YEARS.

IT'S THE ONLY PRIVATE COMPANY IN THE COUNTRY THAT DOES HIGH- SPEED RAIL.

THEY DID A FEW PROJECTS IN FLORIDA BETWEEN ORLANDO AND MIAMI AND IT WAS COMPLETED AS A $5 BILLION PROJECT.

IT'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL SO FAR SO IT'S A BIG PROJECT, HIGH- PROFILE AND HIGH PRESTIGE.

IT WILL VALIDATE THE NEED FOR THE HIGH-SPEED RAIL NOT JUST WITHIN CALIFORNIA BUT ALSO ON THE WEST COAST.

>>> ANOTHER PROJECT CLOSE TO HOME.

THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WAS AWARDED HALF $1 MILLION TO STUDY EXTENDING A SPECIFIC SURF LINER.

>>> SPORTS FANS AND CONCERTGOERS COULD HAVE AN EASIER TIME GETTING TICKETS.

A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS HAS UNVEILED A LIFE TICKETING REFORM BILL WHICH WOULD PUT THE FANS FIRST AND PROPOSES NEW RESTRICTIONS ON RESELLERS AND RAMPS UP PROTECTIONS AGAINST ONLINE BOTS WHICH UP TICKETS.

IT WOULD FORCE TICKET SELLERS TO DISPLAY ALL IN PRICING IN THE LISTINGS INCLUDING THEIR FEES.

TICKETMASTER'S PARENT COMPANY LIVE NATION ENDORSE THE BILL TODAY.

>>> QUEEN BEES ARTISAN CULTURAL CENTER IS A LIVELY COMMUNITY SPACE AND A BEACON FOR THE ARTISTS IN NORTHPARK.

OUR ARTS REPORTER SAYS THAT THE VENUE CELEBRATES ITS 15th ANNIVERSARY FOR THIS MONTH.

>> QUEEN BEES COMING IN.

WELCOME LET ME GIVE YOU THE TOUR OF OUR VENUE.

>>> SHE'S OVERSEEING THE 8000 SQUARE-FOOT HIVE OF THE QUEEN BEES ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER IN NORTH AND PARK.

>> THIS IS WHERE THE MAGIC TAKES PLACE.

YOU COULD SEE THE OPEN MICS, THE POETRY.

YOU NAME IT.

>> SALSA, SWING, SWAP MEETS, AND A CLASSROOM TO TEACH DANCING.

SHE POINTS OUT THE VENUES BATTLE SCARS FROM NUMEROUS CONCERTS.

>> THERE'S SCRATCHES IN THE FLOOR BECAUSE OF THE MOSH PIT.

>> EVEN THAT IS CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION.

>> MY VISION FOR THE LOCATION WOULD BASICALLY BE THE HUB OF ART AND CULTURE AND TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH A UNIQUE SPACE IN ORDER TO CREATE.

PROMOTING ART AND MUSIC AND DANCE.

EVERYTHING THAT MAKES PEOPLE HAPPY.

>> EVEN IF WHAT MAKES AN ARTIST HAPPY COULD CAUSE CONTROVERSY LIKE A PERFORMANCE ART SHOW FROM 10 YEARS AGO.

>> WHEN PEOPLE BRING ME AN IDEA OR A PROPOSAL TO SAY I'M DOING THIS, THIS IS THE PLACE FOR EXPRESSION, IT'S A PLACE FOR THE ART.

AS LONG AS IT'S WITHIN GUIDELINES AND POLICIES EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES.

NO ONE JUDGES ANYBODY INSIDE OF THIS FACILITY.

THE WAY I SEE THIS IT'S LIKE COMING INTO EXPERIENCE THIS AND BE YOURSELF AND MAYBE YOU'LL WANT TO CREATE SO THIS IS THE PLACE TO CREATE.

>> RODRIGUEZ IS CREATING A PARTY TO CELEBRATE THE QUEEN BEES 15 YEARS AS A SUPPORTER OF THE ARTS.

>> IT'S GOING TO BE A PARTY FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THIS IS HERE.

>> SHE'S BUSY PREPARING FOR NEXT TUESDAY'S PARTY.

>> I'M A QUEEN BEE AND I'VE GOT TO WEAR MANY HATS AND KEEP THE HIVE ALIVE.

>> SHE'S EAGER TO SHOW HOW SHE HAS TRANSFORMED A $.99 STORE WITH MULTIPLE BUILDING VIOLATIONS INTO A VIBRANT ART SPACE.

>> I CAME IN AT A PERFECT TIME.

THE ECONOMY WAS PRETTY NIGHT MUCH CRASHED.

THERE WERE A LOT OF ABANDONED PLACES AND BUILDINGS.

IT WAS A CHALLENGING TIME.

THE TRANSFORMATION, IT WAS INCREDIBLE.

THIS TOOK YEARS.

IT DID NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.

>> SHE WILL CELEBRATE NOT ONLY THE BIRTH OF QUEEN BEES AND ALSO THE LIFE OF ALAN HITCH, THE LATE OWNER OF THE BUILDING.

>> HE WAS A VERY AMAZING PERSON TO SUPPORT THE ARTS AND TO HELP ME THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.

TO JUST SAY HEY, YOU DO WHAT YOU CAN.

WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.

>> ALLEN DIED EARLIER THIS YEAR AND RODRIGUEZ IS TRYING TO BUY THE BUILDING TO SECURE ITS FUTURE.

A PORTRAIT OF HER AS NAPOLEON INDICATES HER LEVEL OF DETERMINATION.

>> INTERPRETATION OF NAPOLEON RIGHT THERE.

MY FATHER NAMED ME NAPOLEON AS A SHORT.

WANTED TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD.

>> ANOTHER PORTRAIT OF HER TAPS INTO THE JOYOUS SPIRIT OF THE UPCOMING PARTY.

>> THE GRAND MARSHAL OF THE PARADE OF GREAT ARTISTS AND DREAMERS, EVERYTHING THAT TAKES PLACE.

>> THE DONATION-BASED COMMUNITY EVENT KICKS OFF AT 12:00 ON TUESDAY AND WILL CELEBRATE THIS BUZZING HIVE OF CREATIVITY AND ITS BUSY AND PASSIONATE COMMUNITY.

>>> WE DO HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT IN SAN DIEGO AND SURROUNDING AREAS BECAUSE OF THE SANTA ANA WINDS TONIGHT TO DEALING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH BUT IT DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU ARE.

THE CANYONS AND PASSES ARE ON THE HIGH END OF THE SCALE AND IF YOU'RE IN THE CITY YOU'RE PROBABLY SEEING SOMETHING A LITTLE LOWER ON THE SCALE.

ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS ALWAYS A CONCERN.

IT'S A DRY AND DOWNSLOPING WIND WHICH COMES THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND IT'S A PROCESS.

DOWNSLOPING TO DRY THESE THINGS OUT AND BEHIND THIS WE'VE GOT RECIPROCATION FOR YOU AND THE FIVE DAY FORECAST.

TONIGHT WE GET DOWN TO 42 DEGREES HERE.

CHILLY AND WINDY WITH WIND ADVISORIES.

THE WIND ADVISORY DOESN'T SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE SAN DIEGO BUT IT INCLUDES MOST OF THE INLAND AREAS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND INTO ORANGE COUNTY AS WELL WITH HIGH WIND WARNINGS FURTHER TOWARD THE NORTH AS YOU COULD SEE A PORTION OF THE COASTLINE NEAR LOS ANGELES.

THE SERVERS LOVE IT.

IT IS A DANGER.

WE HAVE TRAVEL HAZARDS TIED TO THIS WITH THAT STRONG CROSSWIND IF YOU BE TRAVELING DOWN I-5 IN A HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE AS IT TRAVELS THROUGH THE CANYONS AND MASSES BE CAREFUL.

WE HAVE A QUIET DAY WHEN THE WIND BEGINS TO SUBSIDE.

HIGHS AROUND 69.

ONLY 44 DEGREES IN THE MOUNTAINS BUT 73 DEGREES IN SAN DIEGO AND THAT LOOKS GOOD.

YOUR FIVE DAY FORECAST, WINDY OUTSIDE BUT OTHERWISE IT'S BECOMING PLEASANT WITH TEMPERATURES GOING DOWNWARD INTO MONDAY FOR 76 ON SATURDAY.

WE HANG OUT IN THE UPPER 60s WITH A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE.

INLAND AREAS PEEKING AROUND 78.

COOLING AND GORGEOUS WEATHER TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS WE GO AS WE RUN CHILLIER WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM THE LOW 40s TO THE LOW 50s.

MILD ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH THE WIND BEING A CONCERN SATURDAY IN THE DESERTS AS WELL WITH SOME PLEASANT DRY WEATHER AND A LOT OF SUNSHINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60s PEEKING AT 71 DEGREES ON MONDAY.

>>> NINE MONTHS AFTER A REPUBLIC ART PIECE WAS REMOVED FROM THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FOR BEING TOO "WOKE", THE WORK IS RESURFACING AT A NONPROFIT ART GALLERY IN LOGAN HEIGHTS.

OUR REPORTER HAS MORE AT THE LOOK ON THE NEW AND EXPANDED EXHIBIT OPENING TOMORROW.

>> THIS WOULD BE LIKE A HANDOUT AT THE SHOW.

WE'LL FIGURE OUT HOW IT WILL BE DISPLAYED.

>> DECIDING A DETAIL AS SIMPLE AS A DISPLAY IS THRILLING FOR THIS ARTIST AS HE INSTALLS HIS WORK AT THE ART CENTER IN LOGAN HEIGHTS.

ITS DEBUT THERE TOMORROW CAPTURES A BUMPY JOURNEY.

IN MARCH, THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OFFICIALS UNCEREMONIOUSLY STRIPPED THE WALL NEAR GATE 48 OF HIS PUBLIC ART VIDEO PIECE, CRITICAL OF SAN DIEGO'S MILITARY PRESENCE, ONE ACTOR AND ONLOOKER CALLED IT "WOKE" BS.

>> THAT PERSON'S COMMENT WENT ALL THE WAY UP TO THE CHAIN OF COMMAND IN THE AIRPORT WHICH DIRECTLY CAUSED ITS REMOVAL.

>> THE ARTWORK IS NAMED MONUMENTAL INTERVENTION WHICH EXPRESSES OPPOSITION TO THE LOCAL MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AND ITS ROLE IN THE WORLD COMPLEX THROUGH THE MOUTHS OF THE BEHEADED STATUES OF WELL- KNOWN FIGURES.

SEVERED HEADS ARE COMPUTER- ANIMATED AND SPEAKING THE WORDS OF SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS.

THE STATUE, FORMER BRITISH PRIME MINISTER MARGARET THATCHER ASKS THIS.

>> DO WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO CREATE AN ECONOMY THAT BELIEVES IN DEATH AND DESTRUCTION?

>> WEEKS BEFORE THE AIRPORT SLAMMED THE DOOR ON THIS PIECE, HE SAYS THAT THE ART CENTER OPENED THEIRS TO SHOW HIS WORK AT THEIR CENTER.

THE DIRECTOR DECLINED TO INTERVIEW BUT IN A STATEMENT SHE SAID THAT THE CENTER WAS INTERESTED IN OFFERING HIM A SOLO SHOW BECAUSE OF HIS HYPERFOCUS ON THESE ISSUES AFFECTING SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO.

MITCHELL ADDED "HIS VIDEO WORKS ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF RESEARCH AND THINKING AND WE ARE EXCITED TO BE MAKING THEM AVAILABLE TO THE AUDIENCES AND TO PROVIDE A SPACE FOR THE VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES."

HE SAID THEIR INVITATION HAS RENEWED HIS EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE PROJECT THAT HE STARTED IN 2017.

>> IT ISN'T EASY TO ENJOY BECAUSE THE SUBJECT MATTER IS SO INTENSE.

IT'S ABOUT VIOLENCE.

SO THE FACT THAT SOMEONE WANTS TO SUPPORT THIS AND WANTS TO SUPPORT ME IN GETTING THESE IDEAS OUT THERE, IT FELT LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE.

>> THERE WAS A SET UP FOR THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR CENSORSHIP AND HAD CALLED THE REMOVAL OF HIS WORK FROM THE AIRPORT CENSORSHIP.

SHE SAYS THE ADVANTAGE TO SHOWING THE ARTWORK AND THE GOVERNMENTAL SPACE LIKE GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS IS THAT THERE COULD BE MORE RECEPTION TO THESE CONTENTIOUS IDEAS PARTICULARLY IF IT GOES WITH A BRAND OR THEIR MISSION.

AS WELL AS THEIR ARTISTIC TASTES AND EXPECTATIONS OF THEIR CLIENTS AND AUDIENCES.

THEY COULD BE LESS CONCERNED WITH THE CONTROVERSY.

>> WHILE IT MAY SEEM LIKE HIS ART MAKE IT FEWER EYES ON IT AT THE GALLERY INSTEAD OF AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HIS SUPPRESSED WORK SAYS ANY KIND DRAWS MORE INTEREST.

BARBARA STREISAND TRIED TO GET THE COASTAL COMMISSION TO GET RID OF A PHOTOGRAPH OF HER MALIBU HOME THAT WAS TAKEN TO DOCUMENT EROSION.

>> IN THE CASE WITH SOME ARTISTS, WHEN THEY ARE CENSORED, THERE SOMETHING CALLED THE STREISAND EFFECT WHICH TAKES PLACE WHICH MEANS THAT THE ATTENTION BROUGHT BY THE CENSORSHIP ACT ITSELF COULD HELP THE ARTISTS SHOW UP IN OTHER PLACES.

>> HE EXPANDED THE MANTRA UNTIL MONUMENTAL INTERVENTIONS WHICH INCLUDED A SEGMENT ON THE GRAVE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF THE NEARBY NAVY BASE AND SHIPYARDS WHICH WERE CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST POLLUTED COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA.

>> THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE ADJACENT THAT LOST THEIR ACCESS TO THE OCEAN WHEN THE SHIPYARDS WERE CREATED OUR COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST RATES OF ASTHMA AND OTHER DISEASES.

>> HE HAS ALSO ADDED PIECES TO THE EXHIBIT WITH ONE HIGHLIGHTING THEIR ANTIWAR MOVEMENT IN 1960 AND 70.

ANOTHER IS A TAPESTRY OF HEADLINES DOCUMENTING THE RED SCARE IN THE EARLY TIMES OF THE COLD WAR AND CREATED A MAP DEPICTING THE DEFENSE CONTRACTORS, WHAT THEY PRODUCE, AND WHERE THEY HAVE THEIR WEAPONRY.

>> THIS IS A MILITARY TOWN BUT WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT VIOLENCE THAT HAS BEEN INFLICTED.

WHEN YOU SEE THESE SPECIFICS AND SPECIFICS AND VIOLENCE, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT INDIVIDUALS IN SAN DIEGO DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT.

>> HE ADDS THAT THOSE ARE THE VERY THINGS THAT WE NEED TO KNOW.

>> HIS EXHIBIT OPENS AT 5:00 TOMORROW AFTERNOON ON JULIAN AVENUE.

>> YOU COULD FIND THE STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE .

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

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