>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS.

AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING ERIK IT IS FRIDAY, JUNE 4 AND I AM I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

.

>>> CASHING IN ON CORONAVIRUS.

THREE QUARTERS OF $1 MILLION OR FOUR GRABS TO SAN DIEGANS.

IT IS PART OF A $16 MILLION PROGRAM.

>> IT REPRESENTS $50,000 AND PEOPLE WILL GET THAT CHECK WHEN THEY RECEIVED THEIR SECOND SHOT.

>> Reporter: RESIDENCE OF CALIFORNIA COULD RECEIVE A PRIZE FOR GETTING THEIR SECOND VACCINATION SHOT.

>> Reporter: SEVEN PEOPLE FROM SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAVE WON A PRIZE.

YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING IS ONE IN 22 MILLION.

>> WE ARE MINDFUL OF THEIR WORK THAT IS IN FRONT OF US.

>> Reporter: GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAYS 70% OF PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN AT LEAST THEIR FIRST DOSE BUT MOTIVATING THOSE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED IS DIFFICULT.

>> MOVING UP TO 75% IS DIFFICULT.

>> Reporter: ASIDE FROM THE BIG CASH PRIZES EVERYBODY IS ELIGIBLE FOR A $50 GIFT CARD THAT AT ONE SUPERSTATION, MOST PEOPLE THERE HAD NO IDEA THEY COULD GET A GIFT CARD.

>> I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THAT.

I WOULD TOTALLY PUT MY NAME IN A BUCKET.

>> WE LIKE ANYTHING FREE.

>> Reporter: CAROLYN AND HER DAUGHTER SAID THEY WERE EARLY ANXIOUS TO GET VACCINATED AT FIRST.

>> I WAS ANXIOUS AT FIRST BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF EXPERIENCE BUT I AM NOT GOING TO QUESTION THE SCIENCE BEHIND IT.

IT >> Reporter: NEXT WEEK ANOTHER 15 PEOPLE WILL BE DRAWN TO WIN $50,000 AGAIN.

THE CASH PRIZES ARE AVAILABLE FOR MINORS AS WELL.

MEGAN FROM LA MESA WAS NOT AWARE OF THE BENEFITS.

>> EVEN IF I KNEW ABOUT THE MONEY, I AM MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE WELL-BEING OF OTHERS.

>> OFFICIALS ARE TRIED TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE VACCINATED AS POSSIBLE BEFORE ALL COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED.

PRIZEWINNERS WILL BE CONTACTED BY STATE OFFICIALS.

I'M MATT HOFFMAN FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT HAS BEEN A CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE.

WHETHER OR NOT TO WEAR A MASK.

AND NOW, JUST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE RATE OPENING DATE, THERE IS QUESTION ABOUT WEARING MASKS IN THE WORKPLACE.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE HAS MORE .

>> Reporter: TO WEAR A MASK OR NOT IS BECOMING A BIG QUESTION.

ON JUNE 15, CALIFORNIA IS SLATED TO RETURN TO PRE-PANDEMIC STATUS WHERE YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WEAR A MASK OR SOCIAL DISTANCE.

BUT, OSHA IS ADOPTING TEMPORARY STANDARDS AND THAT FORCES EMPLOYERS TO MAKE PEOPLE WEAR A MASK IF NOT EVERYONE IN THE ROOM IS VACCINATED.

DAN EATON WAYS IN.

>> IF ANYONE FROM THE OUTSIDE IS IN THE ROOM, BY DEFINITION, THE EMPLOYER IS NOT GOING TO HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF THEIR STATUS SO EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM HAS TO KEEP A MASK ON.

THERE IS A LOT OF AMBIGUITY.

SUCH AS, WHAT DOES IT MEAN THAT EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM HAS TO BE FULLY VACCINATED.

WHAT KIND OF DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED?

>> Reporter: AND THAT INCLUDES WHAT THE PENALTIES WILL BE IF BUSINESSES DO NOT FOLLOW GUIDELINES.

THERE ARE CAN CONCERNS ABOUT PROVIDING A RESPIRATORY MASK FOR UNVACCINATED EMPLOYEES.

>> Reporter: THE CONCERN IS IF EMPLOYERS WILL STOCKPILE THOSE AND THEN FIRST RESPONDERS WON'T BE ABLE TO GET THEIR HANDS ON THEM.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE QUESTIONS AROUND REQUESTING PRIVATE MEDICAL INFORMATION FROM EMPLOYEES.

>> IT IS A LEGAL MATTER.

ETHICALLY, SOME EMPLOYERS ARE GOING TO DECIDE THEY DON'T WANT TO --.

BUT IT MEANS THEY CANNOT TREAT EMPLOYEES AS FULLY VACCINATED.

>> Reporter: PETCO SAYS THE RECENT VOTE MEANS THEY WILL WORK WITH COUNSEL ON APPROPRIATE STEPS.

THE SAN DIEGO-BASED COMPANY SAYS THEY STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ALL PETCO EMPLOYEES THAT CAN GET VACCINATED, TO DO SO, AS SOON AS THEY ARE ELIGIBLE.

PETCO IS PROVIDING A $75 PAYMENT TO EVERY EMPLOYEE THAT COMPLETES THEIR COVID-19 VACCINATION PROGRAM.

THEY HAVE 10 CALENDAR DAYS TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE TEMPORARY WORKPLACE SAFETY STANDARDS APPLIED BY CAL OSHA.

I'M MELISSA MAE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> A TROUBLING TREND IS EMERGING.

REPORT FROM THE CDC TRACKED MORE THAN 1400 PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12 AND 17 THAT ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL SINCE THE FIRST OF 2021.

THE CDC DIRECTOR SAYS SHE IS DEEPLY CONCERNED BY THE REPORT AND IS URGING PARENTS TO GET THEIR TEENAGERS VACCINATED.

>>> IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED YET OR NEED TO HELP A FAMILY MEMBER FIND A SHOT, WE HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED ON OUR WEBSITE.

CLICK ON THE VACCINATIONS TAB ON WWW.KPBS.ORG TO FIND A LOCATION CLOSE TO YOU.

>>> AT THREE PEOPLE INCLUDING SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICERS WERE KILLED IN A WRONG WAY CRASH TODAY.

THIS HAPPENED NEAR SEND YOU SEDRO THIS MORNING.

IT IS UNCLEAR, AT THIS TIME, IF THE OFFICERS WERE ON DUTY AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH IN SAN YSIDRO.

>>> THIS MORNING, THERE IS A RISE IN CONCERN ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE.

AND IS KPBS REPORTER MAX RIVLIN- NADLER EXPLAINS, OPINIONS DIFFER P OR, >> Reporter: AT SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS TURNED OUT AFTER GUNSHOTS.

THE WORST FEARS WERE NOT REALIZED BUT THERE HAS BEEN A RISE IN GUN VIOLENCE.

MAYOR TODD GLORIA MARKED GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS STATE AND THAT IS PART OF A NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION MEANT TO HIGHLIGHT GUN VIOLENCE IN COMMUNITIES.

>> GUN VIOLENCE IS AN EPIDEMIC IN THIS COUNTRY.

IT IS UNIQUE TO THE COUNTRY.

AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE.

IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THIS WAY.

WE WANT TO SEE CHANGE.

>> Reporter: HOMICIDES ARE UP BY 30% IN 2020 FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

TWO THIRDS OF THE KILLINGS INVOLVED AGAIN.

ON THURSDAY NIGHT, HE SHARED THAT A PURSUIT WITH A DRIVER SAID THEY HAD A GHOST GUN WHICH MEANS, IT WAS PUT TOGETHER FROM MULTIPLE GUNS SO IT CANNOT BE TRAINED TRACED.

>>> THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID THE COUNTY IS LEADING THE STATE IN GHANA CONFISCATIONS UNDER THE RED FLAG LAW THAT ALLOWS LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PROACTIVELY TAKE GUNS AWAY FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE AT RISK OF COMMITTING VIOLENCE.

IN 2020, AUTHORITIES CONFISCATED GUNS IN 383 SEPARATE INSTANCES.

WE SPOKE WITH A SAN DIEGO FAITH- BASED ORGANIZATION THAT ADVOCATES FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THE PUNITIVE APPROACH THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT TAKES TOWARDS PEOPLE LIKELY TO ENGAGE IN GUN VIOLENCE.

IT WORKS WITH ACTIVE GANG MEMBERS TO MEDIATE DISPUTES IN A WAY THAT AVOIDS VIOLENCE.

>> INTERVENING IN VIOLENCE, YOU GO TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THAT AND HELP THEM.

ONCE I TALK, THE DATA HAS SHOWN, YOU CAN HAVE AN IMPACT IN DECREASING VIOLENCE WITH THAT POPULATION THAT WAY.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY TO ALLOCATE FUTURE FUNDING FOR THEIR GROUP.

I'M MAX RIVLIN-NADLER REPORTING FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS PREPARING TO ISSUE AN UNCLASSIFIED REPORT TO CONGRESS DETAILING WHAT IT KNOWS ABOUT A SERIES OF ENCOUNTERS WITH UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS.

DARRELL FOR JUST REPORTS, THERE IS A MAJOR SHIFT IN HOW PEOPLE LOOK AT THESE PHENOMENON.

>>> SITES STRANGER THAN FICTION.

THESE ARE VERY REAL IMAGES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT.

OR, MORE OFFICIALLY, UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON SPOTTED BY PILOTS.

THIS IS OFF THE COAST OF SAN DIEGO IN 2004.

>> IT BEHAVED IN A WAY THAT WE WERE SURPRISED.

WE WERE UNNERVED.

IT ACCELERATED AND THAT ALMOST DID NOT.

IT JUMPED FROM SPOT TO SPOT AND TUMBLED AROUND IN A WAY THAT WAS UNPREDICTABLE.

>> INCIDENTS LIKE THESE HAVE LED PEOPLE ON EDGE.

>> I THINK WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE IS THAT PEOPLE BELIEVE IN THE AUTHORITY OF PILOTS.

>> THE FIRST EVER PERSON TO DETAIL TO CONGRESS WHAT THE GOVERNMENT KNOWS ABOUT THEM.

>> THEY ARE SAYING, THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT AND THAT WILL MAKE THE AVERAGE PERSON SAY, THERE MUST BE SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT HERE.

>> THE REPORT DOES NOT CONFIRM EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE BUT, IT ALSO DOES NOT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY THAT UFO ARE ALIEN SPACECRAFT.

>> I DO NOT HAVE EVIDENCE THAT SAYS, THIS BELONGS TO ANY PARTICULAR ENTITY.

>> I'M DARRYL FORGES FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> BUSINESSES PICKING UP INCLUDING WITH AIR TRAVEL.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL TALKS ABOUT WHY IT IS SUCH A GOOD BET THAT MORE AND MORE SERVICES BEING ADDED TO OUR AIRPORT.

>> IT IS STARTING TO LOOK A LOT MORE LIKE 2019 THESE DAYS.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES ARE REBOUNDING TO THE PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS.

BUT OUR AIRPORT DID NOT ESCAPE THE DARKEST DAYS OF A PANDEMIC THE STARKEST COMPARISON COMPARES THE APRIL 2019 NUMBERS WITH LAST YEAR.

>> WE WERE DOWN 90%.

>> Reporter: AIRPORT SPOKESPEOPLE SAY WE ARE GETTING THERE.

>> WE ARE DOWN ABOUT 38% AND THAT IS A DRAMATIC CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR DURING THE SAME TIME.

>> Reporter: THE GROUND LOST DURING THE PANDEMIC IS BEING MADE UP BY AIRLINES ADDING NEW SERVICE TO SAN DIEGO.

LIKE ALLEGIANT AIRLINES.

>> WE STARTED WITH FLIGHTS TO BOZEMAN, MONTANA.

WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS THAT WOULD LIKE TO GO SEE SOME NATIONAL PARKS.

>>> ALLEGIANT WILL START A NONSTOP TO DES MOINES, IOWA AND SOUTHWEST CONTINUES TO BE THE DOMINANT SERVICE.

THEY WILL BEGIN SERVICE TO MAUI STARTING THIS WEEKEND AS WELL AS A DAILY FLIGHT TO HONOLULU.

ALASKA AIRLINES SERVES MORE DESTINATIONS THAN ANY OTHERS INCLUDING, TO JFK.

>>> THERE IS GREAT DEMAND FROM SAN DIEGO TO SAN DIEGO.

IT IS GREAT TO SEE NONSTOP SERVICE TO ALL OF THE PLACES THAT PEOPLE WANT TO COME FROM AND GO TO.

>>> ALASKA HAS DONE SOMETHING THAT MIGHT SEEM COUNTERINTUITIVE.

THEY HAVE ADDED ROUTES DURING THE PANDEMIC..COM RED KAPLAN SAYS THEY ARE THINKING ABOUT THE LONG-TERM PICTURE.

>> THESE IT MAY NOT BE TARGETS THAT PROFIT LONG TERM BUT THIS WAS A GOOD POTENTIAL.

WE WANTED TO LOOK AT HOW WE COULD SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

>>> IT IS THINKING LIKE THAT THAT IS REASSURING TO PEOPLE.

THEY ANTICIPATE STARTING THE CONSTRUCTION.

REPLACEMENT OF THE AGING TERMINAL 1.

IS BACK WE WANT TO GET UP TO PRE-PANDEMIC NUMBERS AND EVEN MORE PASSENGERS.

THIS IS REALLY PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.

>>> A FUTURE THAT'S, DESPITE RESTRAINTS AND THE SINGLE RUNWAY, ASKED TO BE A BRIGHT SPOT.

I AM JOHN CARROLL FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SOLAR POWER INDUSTRY IS BREATHING A SIGH OF RELIEF AFTER A BILL IS PASSED THAT WOULD HAVE RESHAPED THE SOLAR MARKETPLACE.

LET'S GO TO ERIK ANDERSON.

>> Reporter: THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE RALLIED TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST A BILL THAT WOULD HAVE SLASHED THE RATES THAT PEOPLE PAY FOR SOLAR AND INCREASED GRID ACCESS FEES.

LORETTA GONZALES SAYS IT IS AN ISSUE OF EQUITY BECAUSE NON- SOLAR RESIDENTS ARE PAYING MORE THAN THEIR SHARE FOR IT.

>> IT WOULD BE NICE IF IT ROOFTOP SOLAR WORK FOR EVERYBODY BUT IT WILL NOW IT WILL NOT.

AND THOSE THAT IT WILL NOT, WE WILL BURDENING MORE AND MORE.

>> Reporter: 49 VOTES WERE NEEDED TO PASS IT BUT ONLY 27 WERE POSITIVE.

SO THE MEASURE HAS BEEN KILLED THIS YEAR.

>> IT WAS A VICTORY BUT WE REMAIN VIGILANT AND CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE TO PROTECT ROOFTOP SOLAR.

>> Reporter: THIS FIGHT CONTINUES BECAUSE CALIFORNIA UTILITY REGULATOR CIRCUIT 10 EWING TO REVAMP THE SOLAR MARKET.

AND ENGAGEMENT WORKS.

>> I THINK OUR LOCAL ACTIVISTS, THEIR EVENTS, PHONE CALLS, MEETINGS AND PRESENTATIONS REALLY HELP SHAPE THE NARRATIVE AND SHOW THE TRUE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IS REVIEWING 17 PROPOSALS AS TO HOW SOLAR IS PAID FOR.

THEY WILL VOTE ON THOSE CHANGES BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

I AM ERIK ANDERSON FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE HAVE HAD MORE OF THE SAME WEATHER OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND.

IT IS HOT THROUGH THE INLAND LOCATIONS.

AND WE WILL GET JUST A BIT OF A COOLDOWN GOING INTO NEXT WEEK P OR ONLY A FEW PLACES WILL NOTICE THOSE CHANGES.

MORE OF THE SAME TONIGHT.

62 WAS THE LOW IN SAN DIEGO.

COASTAL CLOUDS AND THOSE WILL BE THICK IN PLACES LIKE OCEANSIDE AS WE HEAD 59 DEGREES.

FUTURECAST SHOWS CLOUDS OUT THERE AND THEY ARE THICKENING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO THE MORNING.

AFTER THAT WE WILL SEE THE SUN.

THAT WILL DETERIORATE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND THROUGH MIDDAY.

THE PATTERN IS ON REPEAT.

LOTS OF HEAT INLAND BUT FOR US, RIGHT ON THE COAST, MOST OF THOSE SITES ARE DEALING WITH CLOUDS AND HOPING TO KEEP THINGS COOLER UNTIL THE SUN BREAKS OUT.

CLOUDS GIVING WAY TO SUNSHINE.

NOT LAGUNA COMING IN AT 71 AND A VIRAGO SPRINGS IS SEEING TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT.

NEXT WEEK THERE WILL BE COOL DOWN BUT IT WILL BE SETTLED.

PROBABLY NOT MUCH FOR THE COAST WHERE THERE IS A MARINE LAYER.

BUT INLAND WE COULD SEE TEMPERATURES DROP BETWEEN 2-5 DEGREES.

ALONG THE COAST, MONDAY AND TUESDAY, LOW CLOUDS GIVING INTO SUNSHINE AND TEMPERATURES IN THE THE UPPER 60s AND LOW 70s.

INLAND, WE WILL SEE A BIT OF A CHANGE OF.

LOWER 80s SATURDAY.

SUNDAY MID 70s.

THEN, WE WILL SEE THAT SUBTLE INFLUENCE ON SUNDAY WITH THE COOL AIR MAKING AN IMPACT.

THE MOUNTAINS WILL SEE MORE OF A CHANGE THAN MOST.

MID AND UPPER 60s AND TUESDAY WE COULD BE IN THE LOWER 60s BEFORE ANOTHER WARM-UP ON WEDNESDAY.

THE HEAT IS NEVER TOO FAR AWAY.

THE DESERT IS LOOKING LIKE UPPER 90s AND THAT WILL CONTINUE TO TREND WARM.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER.

>>> ORDERING A COCKTAIL WAS ILLEGAL BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

MARCH A BLASTER THAT WAS RELAXED AFTER RESTAURANTS SHUT DOWN AND IT COULD STAY A BIT LONGER.

GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SAYS BUSINESSES WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO ORDER COCKTAILS AS LONG AS YOU ALSO ORDER FOOD.

THEY SAY THAT TO GO DRINKS HAVE BEEN A HIT.

>> YOU CAN STILL CHANGE TAKE THIS HOME.

>> THE RULES WILL BE IN PLACE AT THE END OF THE YEAR BUT THERE ARE BILLS IN THE LEGISLATURE HOPING TO MAKE IT A PERMANENT LAW.

>>> MORE THAN HALF 1 MILLION JOBS LAST MONTH WERE ADDED.

WE BREAK DOWN THE LATEST IN THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>>> THE LATEST JOBS REPORT WAS SOLID.

IN ANY OTHER ECONOMIC A TIME IT WOULD BE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB MARKET.

60,000 JOBS WERE ADDED AND THAT IS 15% BELOW EXPECTATIONS.

UNEMPLOYMENT WENT DOWN.

LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY GREW BY 290,000 JOBS.

MOSTLY IN HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND AMUSEMENT PARKS.

WHETHER IT WAS AT DISNEYLAND OR CASINOS.

MOST ECONOMISTS ARE SEEING THE INFLATION RATE IS SOMEWHAT TEMPORARY BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF PENT-UP DEMAND.

EMPLOYERS ARE TRYING TO HIRE ACROSS THE BOARD AND THAT IS A CHALLENGE WHEN YOU ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO COME INTO THE WORKFORCE ALL AT ONCE.

SO WE WILL SEE THIS COMING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE LOOK AT TO GDP GROWTH.

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WELCOMES THE JOB NUMBERS.

WE TALK WITH THE CHIEF ECONOMIC ADVISOR COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> THE GLOBE THEATER IS NEW AGAIN.

THE BALBOA PARK LANDMARK IS REOPENING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MARCH 2020 BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.

OFFICIALS SAY IT WILL BE NICE TO WELCOME BACK STAFF, PERFORMERS AND THE PUBLIC.

PRIOR TO JUNE 2 JUNE 15, ALL SEATING WILL BE SOCIALLY DISTANCED AND MASKED REQUIRED REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO ARAB FESTIVAL KICKS OFF TOMORROW.

OUR KPBS REPORTER BETH ACCOMANDO HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO ARAB FILM FESTIVAL PUTS A SPELL ON YOU.

THE FESTIVAL SHOWCASES THE DIVERSITY OF THE ARAB WORLD.

FILMS FROM PALESTINE TO THE SUDAN AND MOROCCO.

THE OPENING-NIGHT FILM IS "BEWITCHING BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH.

WILL QUOTE A COUPLE HAS PERMISSION TO TRAVEL TO ISRAEL TO FINALIZE A DIVORCE BUT THERE ARE DOCUMENTS ABOUT HIS LATE FATHER.

HE IS A REVOLUTIONARY.

THIS SETS THEM ON A JOURNEY.

>> THEY REDISCOVER THEMSELVES AND THE DISCOVER THE COUNTRY AS WELL.

THAT THEY HAVE BEEN, IN, MANY WAYS DIVORCED FROM.

IT IS DIVORCE ON MANY LEVELS.

IT IS OUR LIVES AND IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.

>> IT IS ALSO THE VIEW OF PALESTINIAN LIFE THAT CAN CHALLENGE THE STEREOTYPES THAT AMERICAN MEDIA PRESENTS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE RECENT FLAREUP IN VIOLENCE IN PALESTINE.

>> I AM REALLY HAPPY THAT THE FILM SHOWS PALESTINIANS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT IS ON TV AND NEWS CLIPS.

WHAT WE SEE NOW IS JUST VIOLENCE.

YOU SEE THE REAL PEOPLE AND HOW REAL LIVES ARE AT STAKE.

AND WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON NOW, IT IS VERY APPROPRIATE AND VERY GOOD.

>> Reporter: THE CLOSING FILM PHASE CHALLENGES WITH BEING DISTRIBUTED IN THE UNITED STATES ACCORDING TO ERIK CHRISTIANSEN .

>> THEY RELY ON FILM FESTIVALS.

AND THAT IS PART OF OUR INTEREST.

PRESENTING FILMS THAT ARE HARD TO COME BY.

AND THAT CHALLENGE AUDIENCES.

>> Reporter: THE CHALLENGE IS TO OPEN YOUR EYES TO A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.

PALESTINIAN FILMMAKERS SAY IT IS ABOUT HAVING A VOICE IN CREATING AN IDENTITY.

>> I THINK IT IS ABOUT GETTING OVER THE FEAR AND FIGHTING IMAGES AND STEREOTYPES.

AND I THINK THAT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE.

AND THAT HAS HELPED TO BUILD THE INDUSTRY.

IT IS HAVING PEOPLE TELL THE STORY IN THEIR VOICES USING WHATEVER IS AVAILABLE.

USUALLY IT IS DONE WITH PRODUCTION BECAUSE IT IS A BUDDING INDUSTRY.

>> I THINK THERE IS PASSION AND A STORY AND WHEN YOU HAVE THESE ISSUES, AND YOU HAVE A WEAPON IN YOUR HAND, WHICH IS A PICTURE AND THE WORD AND YOU PUT IT TOGETHER, AND YOU PUT MUSIC INTO IT, AND YOU LET THE WORLD SEE ANOTHER REALITY, I THINK THAT CREATES GOOD CINEMA NO MATTER WHERE YOU WERE.

>>> IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE 16 SHORT FILMS SHOWCASING WORK.

THERE WILL BE A PROGRAM ON HOW ARTIFACTS FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES GET INTO MUSEUMS.

>> IT WAS AMUSING BUT ALSO A PALACE.

>> Reporter: ALL OF THE SHORTS WILL BE ONLINE BUT MANY WILL ALSO BE IN PERSON AT THE MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS.

>> WE WANT TO HAVE AN IN PERSON FILM FESTIVAL.

IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND IT HELPS ENHANCE THE IDENTITY OF THE COMMUNITY.

>> EXPEND YOUR CINEMATIC HORIZONS WITH THE CINEMATIC FESTIVAL.

I AM BETH ACCOMANDO FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> WHAT WAS ONCE LOST IS NOW FOUND AGAIN.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A WALLET MISSING FOR 46 YEARS.

IT WAS FOUND DURING A REMODEL OF A HISTORIC THEATER IN VENTURA.

INSIDE OF IT WERE PHOTOS OF HIGH SCHOOL FRIENDS, POETRY, A GRATEFUL DEAD CONCERT TICKET AND SOMETHING MEANINGFUL TO THE OWNER.

>> THERE WERE PICTURES OF MY MOM AND THAT WAS REALLY SWEET.

SHE PASSED AWAY A FEW YEARS AGO.

IT IS HARD TO EXPLAIN THE FEELING THAT I HAD.

IT IS KIND OF AN EMOTIONAL ONE AND EXCITEMENT.

>> Reporter: AT THE THEATER FOUND THE OWNER OF THE WALLET AND SHE SAYS SHE REMEMBERS THE DAY THAT SHE LOST IT ALL OF THOSE YEARS AGO.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.KPBS.ORG/EVENINGEDITION.

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS.

AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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