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>>> IT IS GRADUATION WEEKEND ON THE CAMPUS OF UC SAN DIEGO, BUT RIGHT NOW PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FOR AN ON-CAMPUS COUNTER GRADUATION.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

IT IS BEING CALLED THE PEOPLE'S GRADUATION AND IS ORGANIZED BY SUPPORTERS OF PALESTINIANS CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE OF THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER MG PEREZ JOINS US TO LIVE FROM BALBOA PARK WITH MORE.

>> Reporter: WE ARE ON THE LAWN OUTSIDE OF THE COMIC-CON MUSEUM.

THIS EVENT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN AT THE NEARBY OREGON PAVILION, BUT THERE WAS A CONFLICT WITH A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION THAT IS GOING ON AT THIS HOUR.

THE PEOPLE'S GRADUATION IS A DIRECT RESPONSE TO HOW YOU SEE SAN DIEGO'S ADMINISTRATION RESPONDED TO RECENT PROTESTS ON- CAMPUS.

ESPECIALLY THE CHANCELLOR.

LAST-MINUTE WORK WAS FINISHED THIS MORNING ON THE STAGE AT YOU SEE SAN DIEGO'S REMIT FIELD, WHERE 24-YEAR-OLD TONY QUAN BROUGHT HIS PARENTS TO CAPTURE A PICTURE PERFECT MOMENT BEFORE GRADUATION.

>> I DID FOUR YEARS OF UNDERGRAD AND ONE YEAR OF MASTERS.

4 WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO FEEL WALKING ACROSS THAT STAGE?

>> EXCITEMENT, MEMORIES, EVERYTHING.

>> Reporter: FAMILY IS GATHERED THIS AFTERNOON FOR THEIR GRADUATES FROM THE UCSD JACOBS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING.

TOMORROW NIGHT, THIS FIELD WILL BE FILLED WITH 3000 GRADUATES ATTENDING THE ALL CAMPUS COMMENCEMENT, AND THOSE SENIORS WHOSE DEGREES ARE BEING HELD PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THEIR STUDENT CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS.

THEIR ARRESTS CAME WITH DOZENS OF OTHER PROTESTERS LAST MONTH, WHO SUPPORTED THE GAZA SOLIDARITY ENCAMPMENT NEAR THE LIBRARY.

WHILE THE UNIVERSITY RELEASED SEVERAL WRITTEN STATEMENTS, WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE CHANCELLOR UNTIL NOW.

IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE, THE CHANCELLOR TALKED ABOUT HIS ACTIONS AFTER THE ENCAMPMENT TRIPLED IN SIZE AND ATTRACTED COUNTER PROTESTERS MAY 5th.

THE TEMPERATURE BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS IN MY MIND GROWS SIGNIFICANTLY BASED ON THE REPORTS I WAS GETTING, HE SAID, SO WE HAD TO THINK ABOUT HOW THIS WAS GOING TO BE DEALT WITH BECAUSE AT THAT POINT I WAS AFRAID THAT ONE ALTERCATION BETWEEN TWO RANDOM PEOPLE COULD LEAD TO WHAT HAPPENED AT UCLA.

THE NEXT MORNING AT DAWN, HE GAVE THE ORDER FOR A COALITION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO TEAR DOWN THE ENCAMPMENT AND MAKE THE ARRESTS THAT QUICKLY TRIGGERED MORE PROTESTS ON- CAMPUS.

WE HAVE A 2000 ACRE CAMPUS WE HAVE TO PROTECT, HE TOLD THE UNION TRIBUNE.

MY JOB WAS TO KEEP THEM SAFE.

SO THE PEOPLE'S GRADUATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AT 6:00 THIS EVENING.

WE BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THOSE GRADUATES WHO ARE NOT BEING GIVEN THEIR DEGREES WILL BE HERE, BUT THE ORGANIZERS OF THIS EVENT ARE REFUSING TO TALK TO MEDIA, SO WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT.

LIVE FROM BALBOA PARK, MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>> BEFORE YOU GO, GREAT REPORTING, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE YOU SEE'S UAW ACADEMIC WORKERS THAT WERE FORCED TO STOP THEIR STRIKE THIS WEEK AGAINST THE CHANCELLOR'S ACTIONS?

>> Reporter: OKAY, SO, THOSE WORKERS, THEY DID STOP A STRIKE EARLIER THIS WEEK, BUT WE ARE TOLD THAT ON MONDAY THERE WILL BE A PROTEST OUTSIDE OF THE U.S.

COURTHOUSE IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

THOSE WORKERS WILL BE THERE, ALONG WITH FACULTY MEMBERS WHO SUPPORT THIS CAUSE, AND OF COURSE THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT RECEIVING THEIR DEGREES THIS WEEKEND.

>>> TONIGHT WE WILL BE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW 61.

AS WELL AS HANGING ONTO LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST CAUSING TRAVEL PROBLEMS LATE AT NIGHT AND EARLY IN THE MORNING.

THAT'S GOING TO BE THE NAME OF THE GAME.

THAT HEAT CONTINUES TO BUILD FOR AREAS FURTHER INLAND.

WE WILL TELL YOU HOW HOT WE ARE GOING TO GET FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND COMING UP.

>>> THE LATEST TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY RESPIRATORY VIRUS SURVEILLANCE REPORT SHOWS A SLIGHT INCREASE IN COVID CASES.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DiMARCO SPOKE WITH DOCTORS ABOUT WHETHER THERE IS A NEED FOR CONCERN.

4 AS TEMPERATURES SLOWLY CLIMB, THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT INCREASE IN COVID RATES.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY OF PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTED 450 FOR THE CASES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 8.

THAT IS UP 111 CASES FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK.

KAISER PERMANENTE HOSPITALIST DR. RICHARD MOON SAYS THERE IS NO NEED FOR ALARM.

>> WE HAVE NOT NOTICED AN INCREASE IN HOSPITALIZATIONS THAT ARE SIGNIFICANT, OR COMPLICATIONS SUCH AS TRANSFERS TO THE ICU OR INCREASED DEATH.

WE KNOW THAT THE TREATMENT AND THE VACCINATIONS HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE.

>> Reporter: THE WASTEWATER COVID LEVELS COLLECTED BY SCRIPPS RESEARCH ONLINE WITH THE RISING CASES DR.

MOON IS OBSERVING IN THE HOSPITAL, SAYS POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE JOSHUA LEAVY.

HE SAYS IT IS JUST A SMALL SUMMER WAVE ATTRIBUTED TO THE NEW VARIANT.

>> WE SEE SOME SEASONALITY INVOLVED IN SOME OF THESE OUTBREAKS, AND THEY SEEM TO BE DRIVING THE INCREASE IN CASES.

THIS IS THE TIME WHERE A LOT OF KIDS ARE COMING BACK FROM SCHOOL, CHANGES IN PEOPLE'S DAILY KIND OF BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS AND WORKFLOWS, BECAUSE IT IS THE SUMMER, AND THAT LEADS TO SOME POSSIBLE CHANGES IN SPREAD.

>> Reporter: UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH INFECTIOUS DISEASE DR. FRANCESCA TORI AUNTIE SAYS THE COVID CASES SHE HAS SEEN RESEMBLE A CALLED.

>> WHAT WE ARE SEEING AS MORE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MILD SYMPTOMS WHO TEST POSITIVE, AND THAT IS IN THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, LESS MASKING AND LESS ATTENTION TO EARLY DIAGNOSTICS.

>> Reporter: BUT SHE HAS SOME CONCERNS.

>> WHERE WE SEE IT MORE SEVERE IS IN THE MORE ELDERLY POPULATIONS SO THAT IS A POPULATION THAT CLEARLY HAS A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGE AND SEVERITY OF DISEASE.

SO THAT SHOULD BE THE POPULATION WE SHOULD TARGET FOR VACCINATION.

>> Reporter: BOTH SAY IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE PROTECTIVE MEASURES THIS SUMMER , INCLUDING MASK WEARING AND GETTING VACCINE BOOSTERS.

HEIDI DiMARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA MADE IT OFFICIAL TODAY SIGNING THE CITY'S $5.8 BILLION BUDGET INTO LAW.

THE BUDGET APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS WEEK INCLUDES REVISIONS TO THE INITIAL PROPOSAL AS WELL AS RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CITY'S INDEPENDENT BUDGET ANALYST.

GLORIA SAID THE CITY FACED A $172 MILLION DEFICIT THIS YEAR MY MAKING FOR SOME VERY DIFFICULT CHOICES.

>> I HAVE BEEN CLEAR MY COMMITMENT TO SAN DIEGANS THAT WE WOULD NAVIGATE OUR WAY THROUGH THIS PROCESS WHILE PROTECTING THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE ON THE CITY'S TOP CHALLENGES.

PROTECTING OUR PROGRESS ON ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS MY BUILDING WAREHOUSING.

KEEPING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE, REPAIRING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE HER STORMWATER SYSTEMS, AND OF COURSE FIXING OUR ROADS.

>> THE INITIAL BUDGET PROPOSAL RECEIVED MIXED REVIEWS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC WHICH CALLED OUT CUT TO EQUITY PROGRAMS AS WELL AS SOME PARKS AND LIBRARIES, BUT A LAST- MINUTE DEAL SAVED SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS.

A NEW REPORT DOCUMENTS HOW THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION BLOCKS AND DELAYS HOUSING.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS IT COMES AMID EFFORTS TO REFORM THE AGENCY.

>> Reporter: THE COASTAL COMMISSION HAS BROUGHT AUTHORITY OVER 1.5 MILLION ACRES ALONG THE STATES COAST LINE.

IT IS TASKED WITH PRESERVING NATURAL RESOURCES AND PROTECTING PUBLIC ASSESS TO THE COAST, BUT THE REPORT OF BETTER COASTAL COMMISSION FROM THINK TANK CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO PAINTS THE PICTURE OF AN UNACCOUNTABLE IRAQ RECEIVE.

IT CITES EXAMPLES OF THE COMMISSION BLOCKING BIKE LANES AND DELAYING APPROVAL OF NEW APARTMENTS BY AS MUCH AS FOUR YEARS.

THE REPORTS AUTHOR SAYS IT MAKES HOUSING MORE EXPENSIVE, EXACERBATES RACIAL SEGREGATION, AND FORCES PEOPLE INTO LONGER COMMUTES.

>> WE TRUST THE COASTAL COMMISSION.

ADJUST THEM TO BE THE GUARDIANS OF THE COAST.

THEY HAVE THIS LOVELY GREEN HALO OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AROUND THEM, BUT THAT IS NOT HOW THEY ARE BEHAVING.

>> Reporter: ONE EXAMPLE IN THE REPORT IS A PROJECT THAT WOULD REPLACE A VACANT FAST FOOD RESTAURANT IN LOS ANGELES WITH 39 APARTMENTS.

EIGHT OF THOSE HOMES WOULD BE SET ASIDE AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THE PROJECT WON UNIMIN IN THIS APPROVAL FROM THE L.A. CITY COUNCIL, AND THEN WAS DELAYED BY MORE THAN 2.5 YEARS AT THE COASTAL COMMISSION.

>> THERE IS AN ABANDONED BURGER KING JUST SITTING ON THIS PROPERTY, NOT WORKING AS A BURGER KING.

YOU CAN'T BUILD ANYTHING ELSE ON IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT PERMITTED IN THE COASTAL COMMISSION DOES NOT TAKE THAT IMPACT ON A COMMUNITY INTO ACCOUNT WHEN THEY ARE DELAYING PROJECTS FOR 2 TO 3 YEARS AT A TIME FOR WHAT TURNS OUT TO BE NO GOOD REASON.

>> Reporter: THE COASTAL COMMISSION SPOKESPERSON JOSHUA EMISON SMITH TOLD KPBS NEWS IN A STATEMENT , QUOTE, CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO WHICH IS FUNDED BY THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY HAS PROVIDED NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE FOR ITS DEEPLY OFFENSIVE ASSERTION THAT THE COMMISSION HAS EXACERBATED RACIAL SEGREGATION IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES.

DENSITY BONUS PROJECTS ARE REGULARLY APPROVED IN THE COASTAL ZONE EVERY YEAR, AND THE COMMISSION IS NOT AWARE OF EVER HAVING DENIED SUCH A PROJECT.

CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO IS SPONSORING A BILL THAT WOULD FORCE THE COASTAL COMMISSION TO STREAMLINE APPROVALS OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS THAT INCLUDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THE COMMISSION STAFF HAVE TESTIFIED AGAINST THE BILL.

IT PASSED THE ASSEMBLY LAST MONTH AND NOW AWAITS HEARINGS IN THE SENATE.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TODAY THE SUPREME COURT STRUCK DOWN A FEDERAL BAN ON BUMP STOCKS APPROVED BY FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TOOK HIS ADMINISTRATION HAD PUSHED FOR THE BAND IN RESPONSE TO A 2017 MASS SHOOTING THAT KILLED 58 PEOPLE AT AN OUTDOOR MUSIC FESTIVAL IN LAS VEGAS.

BUMP STOCKS CONVERT A SEMI AUTOMATIC RIFLE INTO A WEAPON THAT CAN FIRE AT A RATE OF HUNDREDS OF ROUNDS PER MINUTE.

THE BAN WAS CHALLENGED BY A TEXAS GUN STORE OWNER.

JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS WROTE THE MAJORITY OPINION FOR THE 6- 3 COURT RULING.

HE SAID A BUMP STOCK IS NOT MORE EFFECTIVE IN FIRING QUICK AROUND THEN A SHOOTER, QUOTE, WITH A LIGHTNING FAST TRIGGER FINGER.

>>> DEMOLITION STARTED TODAY AT THE SITE OF ONE OF THE DEADLIEST SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

17 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AT MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL IN PARKLAND, FLORIDA BACK IN 2018.

AS LORETTA GEARY REPORTS, IT HAS BEEN AN EMOTIONAL DAY FOR VICTIMS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND SURVIVORS.

>> SEEING EVERYTHING KIND OF UNFOLD IT GETS VERY EMOTIONAL.

>> IT'S A LOT OF CONFLICTING EMOTIONS AS WE WATCH THIS BUILDING BEING TORN DOWN.

>> I JUST KEEP THINKING ABOUT MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER ALYSSA AND THE 16 OTHERS THAT WERE MURDERED.

>> Reporter: A PHYSICAL REMINDER OF THE HORRIFIC MASS SHOOTING AT MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL IN PARKLAND, FLORIDA IS COMING DOWN.

DEMOLITION BEGAN FRIDAY MORNING ON THE SCHOOL'S 1200 BUILDING, WERE 14 STUDENTS AND THREE FACULTY MEMBERS WERE KILLED ON VALENTINE'S DAY IN 2018.

>> WHEN THE CRANE HIT THE BUILDING, IT JUST, HONESTLY, IGNITED THAT PAIN EVEN FURTHER.

>> Reporter: THE BUILDING HAS BEEN PRESERVED EXACTLY AS IT WAS AFTER THE SHOOTING.

SINCE THEN, SURVIVORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WERE GIVEN PRIVATE TOURS AT THEIR REQUEST.

VARIOUS OFFICIALS AND LAWMAKERS HAVE ALSO BEEN INSIDE, MANY WORKING WITH THE FAMILIES TO ENACT A NUMBER OF NEW SCHOOL SAFETY POLICIES.

>> LEGISLATORS GOING THROUGH THAT BUILDING, SEEING THE BLOOD ON THE GROUND, THE GLASS ON THE FLOOR, THE HORROR THAT TOOK PLACE.

>> Reporter: AMONG THE CHANGES SINCE THAT DATE, THE STATE OF FLORIDA RAISED THE MINIMUM AGE TO BUY A FIREARM FROM 18 TO 21, INCREASED MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS, AND DEVELOPED A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS TO QUALIFY TO CARRY A WEAPON.

GOAL OFFICIALS SAY THE DEMOLITION IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS.

THEY HAVE NOT YET ANNOUNCED WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE SITE, BUT MANY FAMILIES WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PERMANENT MEMORIAL TO THE 17 LIVES LOST THAT DAY.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> TODAY AS FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S 78th BIRTHDAY.

THE ADVANCED AGE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES HAS BEEN A HOT TOPIC THIS ELECTION CYCLE.

JULIA BENBROOK TAKES A LOOK AT HOW IT IS IMPACTING THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> Reporter: FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS CELEBRATING A BIG BIRTHDAY.

BRINGING THE TOPIC OF AGE BACK TO THE FOREFRONT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

>> YOU KNOW THERE IS A CERTAIN POINT AT WHICH YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

YOU JUST WANT TO PRETEND THE DATE DOESN'T EXIST.

>> Reporter: IS TURNING 78, THE SAME AGE HIS OPPONENT RESIDENT BIDEN TURNED SHORTLY AFTER WINNING THE ELECTION IN 2020.

CONCERNS ABOUT BIDEN'S FITNESS FOR OFFICE HAVE FOLLOWED HIM EVER SINCE, BUT TRUMP SAID HIS OPPONENT AGE ISN'T A PROBLEM.

>> JOE BIDEN IS NOT TOO OLD TO BE PRESIDENT.

I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE OLDER THAN HIM AND THEY ARE AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME.

IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE.

BUT HE IS TOO INCOMPETENT IS TO CORRUPT.

>> Reporter: A RECENT POLL SHOWS THAT MORE THAN HALF OF U.S.

ADULTS LEAVE BOTH CANDIDATES ARE TOO OLD TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM.

>> THESE GUYS ARE THREE YEARS APART.

BOTH OF THEM ARE OLDER, AND BOTH OF THEM HAVE HAD SYMBOLS IN PUBLIC, THERE IS NO DOUBT, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT YOU KNOW, THAT IS ABOUT A DRAW.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER SURVEY SHOWS THAT EVEN THOUGH THE TWO ARE JUST A FEW YEARS APART, VOTERS HAVE MORE RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE 81-YEAR-OLD BIDEN'S ABILITIES AND DRUMS.

>> IS NOT JUST THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN, IT'S HER OWN VISUAL I THINK JOE BIDEN'S COGNITIVE DECLINE IN FRONT OF US.

IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GET HIGHLIGHTED.

FOR MAC REPORTING IN WASHINGTON, I AM JULIA BENBROOK.

>>> THERE IS NOW MORE CONVENIENT WAY TO RENEW YOUR PASSPORT.

HOW IT WORKS IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> Reporter: THE STATE DEPARTMENT IS BEING SMART ABOUT RUNNING A TRIAL FOR ONLINE PASSPORT RENEWAL.

THEY ARE TESTING IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT THE GLITCHES THAT SOMETIMES OCCUR IF THE SITE GETS OVERWHELMED WITH TRAFFIC.

THEY WANT YOUR MOST RECENT PASSPORT, WHEN THAT WAS RENEWED WITHIN THE LAST 15 YEARS.

IT CANNOT BE PREVIOUSLY LOST, OR REPORTED LOST OR STOLEN.

THERE IS NO KEY DATA THAT HAS CHANGED, SO IF YOUR NAME, LIKE IT IS A WOMAN AND SHE HAD A MAIDEN NAME AND NOW IT'S A MARRIED NAME, A GENDER OR PLACE OF BIRTH, AND THAT IT IS ONLY FOR REGULAR TOURIST PASSPORTS, NOT ANY OF THE SPECIALIZED PASSPORTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

THERE ARE SOME LIMITS.

THE COST IS STILL THE SAME COST AS IF YOU ARE GOING TO GO TO THE POST OFFICE OR MAIL IT IN, AND CLEARLY ONLINE IS MUCH MORE CONVENIENT, MUCH LESS DISRUPTIVE.

IT IS EASIER FOR PLANNING.

I THINK THIS WILL HELP TRAVELERS WHO ARE REALLY TAKING TRIPS IN MANY PLACES AROUND THE WORLD IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND IS GOING TO CONTINUE IN 2024 TO GET THEIR PASSPORT RENEWED MUCH FASTER, AND THAT IS A PLUS FOR EVERYONE.

>>> CHILDREN ACROSS SAN DIEGO WILL HAVE MORE OPTIONS FOR MEALS THIS SUMMER.

FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH WILL BE OFFERED TO KIDS AT SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL'S MISS ANY LIBRARIES, PARKS, REC CENTERS, AND YMCAs.

THE SITES WILL ALSO OFFER STORY TIMES, ACTIVITIES, AND FOOD BENEFITS FOR FAMILIES TO PURCHASE GROCERIES.

THE PROGRAM STARTED ON MONDAY AND RUNS THROUGH AUGUST 2nd.

YOU CAN FIND A FULL LIST OF LOCATIONS ONLINE AT SAN DIEGO UNIFIED.ORG/FOOD.

ALL CHILDREN, NOT JUST SAN DIEGO UNIFIED STUDENTS, ARE ELIGIBLE WITHOUT ANY REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.

>>> FATHER'S DAY IS THIS WEEKEND AND THERE IS STILL TIME TO BUY DAD IS SPECIAL GIFT.

WE LOOK AT FATHER'S DAY SPENDING TRENDS AND HOW SOME GIFT IDEAS FOR LAST MINUTE SHOPPERS.

>> Reporter: FATHER'S DAY IS ALL ABOUT CELEBRATING THE IMPORTANT FATHER FIGURES IN OUR LIVES, AND WHETHER IT IS WITH A GREETING CARD OR SPECIAL OUTING, THERE ARE PLENTY OF WAYS TO SHOW THEM HOW MUCH THEY ARE APPRECIATED.

>> THERE ARE LOTS OF GREAT IDEAS OUT THERE, LOTS OF GREAT OPTIONS.

AND OF COURSE SPENDING TIME WITH DAD.

OR MAKE THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION ESTIMATES CONSUMERS WILL SPEND $189.81 ON GIBSON CELEBRATIONS PER PERSON THIS YEAR, WITH TOTAL SPENDING REACHING $22.4 BILLION.

THAT IS SLIGHTLY DOWN LAST YEAR, BUT STILL MUCH HIGHER THAN PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS.

>> EVEN AS WE ARE SEEING BROADER RETAIL SPENDING GO BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC NORMS, WE ARE STILL SEEING THIS ELEVATED SPENDING ON THESE HOLIDAYS AND SPECIAL EVENTS.

>> Reporter: ASIDE FROM GREETING CARDS, CLOTHES TOP THE LIST OF MORE POPULAR ITEMS FOR DAD THIS YEAR, FOLLOWED BY SPECIAL OUTINGS LIKE SPORTING EVENTS, GIFT CARDS, OR PERSONAL CARE ITEMS LIKE BEER TO TREMORS.

>> WE ARE ALSO SEEING NEW AREAS OF GIFTING REALLY RISE IN POPULARITY.

THINGS LIKE PERSONAL CARE, SPORTING GOODS OR LEISURE ITEMS, AS WELL AS THINGS LIKE AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORIES, HOME IMPROVEMENT AND TOOLS.

>> Reporter: AND IF YOU ARE LOOKING WAYS TO SAVE ON SPENDING, MANY RETAILERS BEGAN OFFERING DISCOUNTS AFTER MEMORIAL DAY, SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR SALES.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I AM JENN SULLIVAN.

>>> YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT THE OCEAN ALONG OUR COASTLINE IS A MURKY BROWN.

IT IS NOT POLLUTION, BUT THE RETURN OF THE RED TIDES.

LARISSA ANDERSON AT THE SCRIPPS ORANGE OCEANOGRAPHY INSTITUTE SAID THE COLOR IS CREATED BY LARGE GROUPS OF PLANKTON IN THE WATER.

PLANKTON OFTEN COME TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR THE WARM WATER IN THE SMOOTH WAVES, AND THEN THEY TAKE OXYGEN OUT OF THE WATER AND SOMETIMES PRODUCE TOXINS.

>> THERE CAN BE SOME RESPIRATORY EFFECTS OR EVEN RASHES ASSOCIATED WITH SWIMMING IN THIS KIND OF WATER OR BEING NEAR IT.

WE HAVE SEEN LARGER, LONGER RED TIDES THEN WE THINK ARE PREVIOUSLY ON RECORD IN RECENT YEARS, AND WE ARE STARTING TO SEE A LOT MORE OF THEM IN THE SPRING.

>> ANDERSON ALSO SAYS THE RED TIDE IS MORE LIKELY TO IMPACT THE SHOREBIRDS THEN THEY ARE HUMANS.

SOMETIMES OF PLANKTON ALSO BRING A BRIGHT BLUE GLOW TO THE WATER AT NIGHT, WHICH YOU MAY HAVE SEEN TWO WEEKS AGO.

THERE WERE MANY REPORTS OF BIOLUMINESCENCE.

BUT NOW THE DOMINANT PLANKTON IS A LITTLE LESS SPARKLY.

>>> LET'S BREAK DOWN YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES.

EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT'S ON TAP FOR THE WEEKEND.

UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE STILL TRACKING SOME INTENSE HEAT THAT CONTINUES TO BUILD FOR INLAND AREAS.

THOUGH IF YOU ARE ALONG THE COAST OR MAYBE TRYING TO ESCAPE THE HEAT, IT IS STILL PRETTY COMFORTABLE, THAT WE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT LOW CLOUDS EARLY AND LATE IN THE DAY.

THOSE LOW CLOUDS EVEN SPREADING ACROSS THOSE LOWER INLAND VALLEYS, THOUGH HEADS UP YOU MAY RUN INTO SOME LOWER VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

TAKE NOTE, GUSTY WIND COMING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST FROM THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.

THAT WILL ELEVATE THE FIRE WEATHER RISK.

DO YOURSELF A FAVOR, NO OUTDOOR BURNING RECOMMENDED.

TONIGHT OCEANSIDE DOWN TO 60.

RAMONA 58.

BORREGO SPRINGS 78.

MOUNT LAGUNA 67.

THINGS A STAY HOT THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE DESERTS.

WE DO HAVE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS IN EFFECT, AND THIS IS STICKS WITH US FOR SATURDAY EVENING.

THAT IS GOING TO EXTEND ACROSS THE DESERTS AND EVEN THROUGH COACHELLA VALLEY.

THEN WE ALSO HAVE HEAT ADVISORIES FOR THE SAME TIME THAT DO INCLUDE RIVERSIDE AS WELL, SO PLEASE HEADS UP.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF IN THE HEAT.

OF COURSE TRY TO STAY HYDRATED AND TAKE PLENTY OF COOLING BREAKS.

LOOK AT HOW HOT WE GET FOR TOMORROW.

BORREGO SPRINGS, WE HAD TO CHANGE THE WEATHER ICON JUST TO SHOW YOU HOW HOT IS GOING TO BE.

113.

SAN DIEGO BIG CHANGE, 75.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURE TREND OVER THE AREA, RAMONA IS 94.

OCEANSIDE 77.

YOU CAN SEE THAT STARK CONTRAST.

MOUNT LAGUNA YOU ARE FLIRTING WITH 80 MISS HE WILL BE FEELING SOME OF THAT WARMTH AS WELL IN THE MOUNTAINS.

HERE ALONG THE COAST OR 5 DAY OUTLOOK, 77 ON SATURDAY.

NOT BAD.

WE WILL HAVE A FEW INTERMITTENT CLOUDS.

HIGHS IN THE 70s FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

FURTHER INLAND, HOT FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND.

WE WILL DROP QUITE A BIT BY SUNDAY, BUT STILL NOT BAD.

WE ARE HANGING ONTO THOSE UPPER 70s THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS COME UP FLIRTING WITH 80 BY SATURDAY, WE DO START TO DROP BACK DOWN, BUT BACK UP TO 78 AGAIN BY WEDNESDAY.

FOR THE DESERTS IS GOING TO BE VERY, VERY HOT.

PLEASE OF COURSE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND THE HE.

113 FOR THE HIGH.

WHEN WE GET TO THE TRIPLE DIGIT TEENS, IT IS GOING TO BE NASTY.

MAKE SURE YOU ARE MAYBE CRANKING THAT AC OR TAKING PLENTY OF COOLING BREAKS.

AS FOR SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, TEMPERATURES DO DROP TO, FOR THE DESERTS TO MY REASONABLE TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90s AND THE 100s.

>>> THE AMERICAN FLAG IS OFTEN SEEN AS A SYMBOL OF PATRIOTISM AND FREEDOM.

TODAY, THAT SYMBOL IS CELEBRATED WITH FLAG DAY.

WE WALDMAN SHOWS US BELOVED TRADITIONS AND ETIQUETTE YOU SHOULD KEEP IN MIND.

>>> WE CONSIDER OURSELVES ONE OF THE OLDEST OFFICIAL PARADES, FLAG DAY PARADES IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: THE FLAG DAY PARADE IN THE HEART OF APPLETON, WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CELEBRATED FOR 73 YEARS.

FOR DECADES, COREY OTIS'S FAMILY HAS OVERSEEN IT ALL.

>> FLAG DAY IS ABOUT CELEBRATING EACH OTHER, CELEBRATING COMMUNITY, CELEBRATING AMERICA.

>> Reporter: AN IRAQI WAR VETERAN, LYNN ROLF THE THIRD AGREES.

HE ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO SHOW THEIR OWN PATRIOTISM WHILE BALANCING RESPECT FOR THE FLAG ITSELF.

>> DO NOT TAKE A FLAG AND WHERE IT AS A SHIRT OR UNDERWEAR OR PANTS OR A DO RAG.

PORT MAKE OTHER ASPECTS OF FLAG ETIQUETTE INCLUDE HAVING THE U.S.

FLAG AT A PEAK ABOVE ALL OTHERS.

IF YOU ARE NOT A VETERAN OR A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES, STANDING AND PLACING HER RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART AS THE FLAG IS PRESENTED BY THE COLOR GUARD.

DON'T LET THE FLAG TOUCH THE GROUND.

DON'T DRAW ON OR OTHERWISE MARK THE FLAG, AND DON'T FLY THE FLAG UPSIDE DOWN UNLESS THERE IS AN EMERGENCY.

BOTH OTIS AND ROLF ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE THE MEANING BEHIND THE FLAG, ESPECIALLY TODAY.

>> KNOWING SOLDIERS THAT LEAD THEIR LIVES DOWN OVER IN IRAQ WHILE I WAS THERE -- IT MAKES IT EXTRA, EXTRA MEANINGFUL.

>>> A NORMAL -- HELP STUDENTS TURNED FOUND OBJECTS INTO ART AND GIVE SAN DIEGANS A CHANCE TO DONATE AND BUY SECONDHAND SUPPLIES.

WE STOPPED BY ART FORMS SUMMERCAMP TODAY.

>> Reporter: CAMPERS ARE BUILDING ART GALLERIES INSIDE BOXES.

NEEDS BECOMES SCULPTURES AND FACES.

ARTIFICIAL LEAVES FORM A LAWN.

THE MATERIALS THEY USE ARE ALL SECONDHAND FROM BEADS AND BUTTONS TO PAINTS AND PASTELS.

ERIN PENNELL FARM DATE ART FOR MORE THAN A DECADE AGO.

SHE SAYS THE GOAL IS TO MAKE ART EDUCATION MORE ACCESSIBLE AND ECO-FRIENDLY.

>> THE IMPETUS WAS TO START AN ART STUDIO WHERE KIDS COULD COME ON FIELD TRIPS, AND FEEL REALLY AT HOME AND FEEL LIKE THEY HAD A SAFE OPEN SPACE WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF MATERIALS, AND A PROCESS THAT THEY MIGHT FIND THAT WORKS FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: ART FORM ACCEPTS DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES.

SOME GET USED AT SUMMER CAMPS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSES DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

OTHERS ARE SOLD AT ART FORMS YOUR DOWN ADAMS AVENUE.

PROCEEDS FROM THE STORE HELP FUND CLASSES AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

ILIANA HAGAN STARTED GOING TO ART CAMP HERE IN FIRST GRADE.

NOW AT 19, SHE IS A STAFF MEMBER.

SHE SAYS DONATED MATERIALS GIVE ARTISTS THE FREEDOM TO TRY OUT MATERIALS THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE BOUGHT THEMSELVES.

>> PANTS ARE REALLY EXPENSIVE.

CAMPUSES ARE EXPENSIVE.

OIL PAINTS ARE SUPEREXPENSIVE.

AS SOMEONE WHO IS A STUDENT, I ALWAYS WANT TO CHALLENGE MYSELF WITH NEW PROJECT, AND THAT REQUIRES NEW MATERIALS.

FOR MAC THE STORES INVENTORY OF DONATED FABRIC, YARN, PAPER AND OTHER SUPPLIES IS ALWAYS CHANGING.

VOLUNTEERS LIKE PATTY FINN HELP ORGANIZE.

>> I LOVE THE CUSTOMERS.

I ASK THEM WHAT THEY ARE WORKING ON, AND WE EXCHANGE IDEAS, AND EVERYBODY GOES OUT OF HERE WITH A SMILE.

IS THE ONLY PLACE I'VE EVER WORKED WHERE PEOPLE LEAVE BECAUSE THEY ARE SO THRILLED WITH WHAT THEY FOUND A REALLY GOOD PRICE.

>> Reporter: THEY SAID THEY HAVE DIVERTED 20 TONS OF REUSABLE MATERIALS SO FAR THIS YEAR.

KATIE ANASTAS, KPBS NEWS.

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