>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION.

IT HAS MADE MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY MEL HAUSER FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND MODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL ONE 800 BILL HAUSER OR VISIT BILL HAUSER.COM.

AND, BY THE CONRAD PRIVATE FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARKEL SHYLY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

>> ♪ ♪ >> AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AFTER A CRASH ENABLE BASED POINT LOMA, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

FIVE SAILORS WERE HURT EARLY FRIDAY WHEN THE BOAT STRUCK THE UNIQUE POINT JETTY JUST BEFORE 2:00 A.M. A NAVY SPECIAL WARFARE SPOKESPERSON SAYS DURING ROUTINE TRAINING WHICH SAILORS WERE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER SAN DIEGO BAY IN A SMALL RIGID WHOLE INFLATABLE BOAT WHEN THEY HIT THAT JET.

THE NEIGHBOR DID NOT SAY WHETHER THEY SEALS, BUT SPECIAL OPERATION SAILORS ARE KNOWN TO USE THESE KIND OF BOATS AND FREQUENTLY TRAIN AROUND THE BAY.

THE SAILORS WERE TAKEN TO AREA HOSPITALS WITH NON-LIFE- THREATENING INJURIES AND THEY ARE IN STABLE CONDITION.

>>> SOUTHWESTERN, GRADUATIONS LASTED LONGER THIS YEAR.

THE MAIN CEREMONIES WERE HELD IN MAY, BUT LAST NIGHT, GRADUATES AND THE MEXICAN FAMILIES CELEBRATED FOR THE FIRST TIME ACROSS THE BORDER.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTING ANGIE PEREZ WAS THERE.

>>> THERE IS AN EXCITEMENT AND EVEN SOME NERVOUSNESS THAT IS UNIVERSAL ON GRADUATION DAY.

YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE FACES OF THE STUDENTS WHO STUDIED AND SACRIFICED TO GET HERE.

♪ ♪ >> Reporter: 64 STUDENTS FROM SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE WITH DEEP ROOTS IN MEXICO.

THIS TIJUANA SCHOOLYARD, TO SHARE GROWTH.

AND HERITAGE.

WITH FAMILY WHO FOR POLITICAL OR PERSONAL REASONS COULD NOT CROSS THE BORDER TO SEE THEM GRADUATE.

PEDRO ERNESTO IS ONE OF THEM.

>> I WAS BORN HERE.

AND THEN, I MOVED TO THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: PEDRO CAN CERTAINLY SING, BUT HE IS GRADUATING WITH A CERTIFICATE AND CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION THAT HE WOULD USE TO BECOME A POLICE DETECTIVE SOMEDAY.

>> I AM HAPPY THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT HERE.

FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE AS WELL, THEIR FAMILIES CAN NOW CROSS, THAT WILL HELP THEM A LOT.

IT >> Reporter: HIS GRANDPARENTS AND FATHER ARE OBVIOUS.

>> SATISFACTION.

>> [ SPEAKING IN SPANISH ] >> Reporter: MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES ARE REPRESENTED HERE.

♪ ♪ >> Reporter: SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE ADMISSION RAIDERS ARE COMMITTED TO THE BINATIONAL BENEFIT OF EDUCATION.

SUPPORTING 8091, NOW IN THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE, THAT WOULD GIVE IN-STATE TUITION RATES TO ANY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS WITHIN 45 MILES OF THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER.

>> THIS IS WHAT COLLABORATION LOOKS LIKE, THIS IS WHAT THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY LOOKS LIKE.

IT'S NOT PUTTING UP WALLS, IT'S NOT PUSHING BACK AGAINST OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE AND THE REASON DID >> Reporter: THIS GRADUATION IS DESIGNED TO BE SIMILAR TO THE SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE GRADUATION LAST MONTH.

AND, CROSSING THE BORDER, MEANS CROSSING INTO A CULTURE RICH IN ITS OWN PRIDE.

CHRISTINE TY STEELE IS PROUD AND GRATEFUL TO HAVE HER 94- YEAR-OLD ABILENE TO HER SIDE AS SHE GRADUATES WITH AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE AND INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS.

>> I'M TRYING TO WITHHOLD MYSELF FROM CRYING BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO RUIN MY MAKEUP.

I AM SUPER EXCITED, THIS MEANS THE WORLD TO ME.

THE FACT THAT I'M PART OF IT FOR THE FIRST YEAR, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY THAT I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH MY GRANDMOTHER.

>> [ SPEAKING IN SPANISH ] >> Reporter: POSSIBILITIES, PRIDE AND GRATITUDE.

FOR HISTORIC GRADUATION.

THAT IS NOT LOST IN TRANSLATION.

IN TIJUANA, MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> JUST AHEAD OF THE JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY ON MONDAY, KPBS REPORTED MELISSA MAY TAKE US TO HILLCREST.

THIS IS WHERE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED STARTED TO CELEBRATION EARLY.

>> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, JUNETEENTH IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AS A PAID HOLIDAY FOR CITY EMPLOYEES.

>> WE ARE ACKNOWLEDGING WITH ITS FULL CAPACITY, CELEBRATING EVERYBODY DESERVES TO HAVE THIS THEY OFTEN CELEBRATE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PERSON, AN AMERICAN, REALLY.

>> Reporter: THIS WAS ALSO THE THIRD YEAR THAT JUNETEENTH FLAG WAS RAISED AT THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION CENTER.

BUT THIS YEAR, CELEBRATION WAS COMPLETELY STUDENT.

>> I WAS FEELING INSPIRED AND GRATEFUL TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND HAVE AMAZING PEOPLE AROUND ME AND BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE OUR HISTORY.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE HIGH SCHOOL 2023 GRADUATES.

SHE LED THE JUNETEENTH FLAG RAISING CEREMONY.

>> JUNETEENTH MEANS FREEDOM BUT ALSO THE OTHER OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE HISTORY AND ANOTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT WE GET TO GIVE OURSELVES IN WAYS THAT WE CAN ASPIRE OURSELVES AND PUSH FORWARD.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SUPERINTENDENT DR. LAMONT JACKSON DESCRIBES WHY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT RAISES THE JUNETEENTH FLAG.

>> THE MESSAGE TODAY, YOU ARE POWERFUL.

YOU MATTER.

WE SEE YOU.

WE HEAR YOU.

AND THIS IS JUST A SIMILAR.

THIS DOES NOT CHANGE, WHAT WE ARE ABOUT.

IT JUST -- IT ILLUMINATES.

>> Reporter: WHAT THE JUNETEENTH FLAG MEANS TO HIM.

>> I HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT NEVER GAVE UP ON ME.

THAT SAW ME, WHERE SOMETHING, EVEN WHEN I DIDN'T SEE IT MYSELF.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE CELEBRATION MEANS A LOT TO HER, AND HER PEERS.

>> I FEEL SUPPORTED AND SEEN.

THAT GOES FOR MANY STUDENTS, I SPEAK FOR A LOT OF STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT WHEN I SAY THAT THE DISTRICT IS UPPING ITS LEVEL ON HOW WE TREAT STUDENTS AND HOW WE SEE THEM.

WE CELEBRATE WHO THEY ARE AS INDIVIDUALS.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE PRIVATE DATA OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS COMPROMISED, OFFICIALS SAY ANYONE WITH A DRIVERS LICENSE IN LOUISIANA COULD BE VICTIMS OF A SPRAWLING CYBER ATTACK.

THAT'S ALSO IMPACTING THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

GLORIA HAS MORE ON WHO COULD BE THE BEHIND THE ATTACK AND WHO CAN YOU DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF.

>> Reporter: A GLOBAL CYBER ATTACKS, EXPOSING DATA OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS AND HITTING U.S.

AGENCIES.

INCLUDING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

>> THIS IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION, IMPACTING NOT JUST IN LOUISIANA, BUT MAJOR BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: FEDERAL OFFICIALS BLAMING RUSSIAN-SPEAKING GANG OF HACKERS WHO CALL THEMSELVES CLOTH.

THEY ARE DEMANDING MULTIMILLION DOLLAR ANSWERS TO DELETE THE DATA.

>> WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE IMPACTS ARE OR WHETHER THERE ARE INDEX.

WE ARE WORKING THROUGH IT VERY AGGRESSIVELY.

>> Reporter: A BROADER AND ONGOING HACKING CAMPAIGN EXPLOITING A VULNERABILITY IN A PROGRAM CALLED MOVEMENT.

A POPULAR TOOL FOR TRANSFERRING DATA.

THE COMPANY BEHIND THE SOFTWARE SAYS THAT THEY ARE WORKING TO FIX VULNERABILITIES IN THE CODE.

SEE MET MOST OF THE TIME, THE SECURITY PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE VERY TECHNICAL PEOPLE.

INCREDIBLY SMART PEOPLE.

UNFORTUNATELY, WHAT I FIND IS, THEY SOMETIMES FORGET ABOUT HUMAN ELEMENT.

>> Reporter: CYBER SECURITY EXPERT ERIC KOHN SAYS ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD ALSO FOCUS ON THE DANGERS OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING.

SCANNING PEOPLE TO GIVE UP HER VITAL INFORMATION.

>> WE CAN GET THE HUMAN ELEMENTS HANDLED IN THE CYBERSECURITY SIDE, THEN WE WOULD SEE A WHOLE LOT LESS OF THIS STUFF ON THE NEW.

>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, I AM GLORIA HAS ME KNOW.

>>> STATUS CHECK ON INFLATION, A MUCH IMPROVED SITUATION COMPARED TO THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

MARICOPA TELLS US WHERE THINGS STAND IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> Reporter: INFLATION WAS RECORDED AT 4% IN THE MONTH OF MAY.

IN JUNE, THE INFLATION WAS 9.1%.

WE MORE THAN HAVE THE INFLATION RATE, SOME AREAS ARE IMPROVING SUBSTANTIALLY, SOME ARE REMAINING STUBBORNLY HIGH.

FOR EXAMPLE, A LOT OF CONSUMERS HAVE SEEN MILK AND EGG PRICES HAVE GONE DOWN, RENT HAS REMAINED STUBBORNLY HIGH.

ECONOMISTS PREDICTING FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS THAT THIS SHOULD START TURNING A QUARTER.

THIS WAS REPORTED SAN DIEGO, THEY ARE FINALLY TRYING TO PEAK AND KIND OF MOVE A LITTLE BIT DOWN, IN THE LAST MONTH.

THE OTHER THING IS, THE IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE, A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT LOOK AT THIS, BUT THE PRODUCER PRICE INDEX, ANNOUNCING THE FILING DATE, WAS UP ONLY 1.1% VERSUS A YEAR AGO.

THIS IS BELOW THE INFLATION RATE BY THE FED, THIS IS WHAT PRODUCERS ARE PAYING FOR THEIR INPUT TO MANUFACTURED GOODS OR SELL SERVICES.

MAYBE BY THE END OF YEAR WE MIGHT BE SOMEWHERE AROUND 3.5% OR LOWER.

MUCH CLOSER TO THE FED TARGET.

>> Reporter: SUNDAY, SOUTH MISSION BEACH, A WEEKLY GATHERING PLACE FOR BLACK SAN DIEGO.

>>> KATIE THIESSEN MOVED INTO HOW POLICING TOOK THAT AWAY.

>> Reporter: THE CALIFORNIA DREAM.

FROM THE MIDWEST TO SAN DIEGO, IN THE 80s.

>> BEING A TRANSPLANT HERE, MY FIRST THING WAS, WHERE IS THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: IN THE EARLY 90s, SHE FOUND A SPECIAL SPOT.

>> COMING TO THE BEACH ON SUNDAY, THAT'S WHERE HE FOUND IT.

>> Reporter: SHE TOLD ME EVERY OTHER DAY THE BEACH BELONGED TO WHITE SAN DIEGO.

BUT SUNDAYS AT SOUTH MISSION WERE THEIRS.

>> WILL SMITH, SUMMERTIME.

THE PART ABOUT TWO MILES AN HOUR COMES WITH BUT HE SEES YOU, AND ALSO, FRESH FROM THE BARBERSHOP.

FLY FROM THE BEAUTY SALON.

AND THAT'S HOW IT WAS.

EVERYBODY WOULD BE OUT.

YOU WILL HAVE A NICE CRISP SUMMER OUTAGE ON.

AND, THIS WAS OUR TENDER.

>> Reporter: THE SOUTH END WAS FAR FROM THE FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT SPOTS.

BUT THIS THEY CHOSE FOR THE FREE FUN.

THEY CAN BARBECUE AND PLAY BASKETBALL.

THE NEPHEW, ANTOINE BENNETT, DISCOVER THE GATHERING AT 18.

>> IT WAS JUST MIND BLOWING.

TO SEE THE SEA OF PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE ME, ENJOYING THEMSELVES.

DRESS TO THE NINE, YOU KNOW, JUST REALLY HAVING A GREAT TIME, THE MUSIC THAT I HEAR IN MY HOUSEHOLD IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, PLAYING.

>> Reporter: THE BEACH WAS PACKED.

THEY MADE UP LESS THAN 10% OF THE POPULATION.

THEY SAY THAT POLICE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THIS CROWD A BLACK SAN DIEGO PEOPLE AND THEIR CROWDS TO ENFORCE MINOR INFRACTIONS.

>> PEOPLE GET TICKETS FOR THE TREAD ON THEIR TIRES.

TINT ON THE WINDOWS.

I SAW A GUY GET A TICKET ONE TIME FOR THE GRILL.

ON THE FRONT OF HIS CAR.

ONE THE WORLD?

>> Reporter: CARS WOULD REGULARLY GET TOWED, INCLUDING THE SPHINX.

>> THAT'S WHERE I GOT MY TRADE AS WELL.

>> Reporter: THE STRAIN WHAT WERE MEANT TO BE CAREFREE DAYS.

>> EVEN IF YOU ARE REGISTRATION , YOUR LICENSE IS GOOD, EVERYBODY IN YOUR CAR HAVE THE PROPER AMOUNT OF SEATBELTS.

YOU HAVE TO GO DESMET IT WAS A ENTIRE MENTAL THING.

THE TOP WAS RIGHT THERE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE POLICE PRESENCE GROUP.

FROM ONE OR TWO OFFICERS TO AN ENTIRE MOBILE COMMAND CENTER.

BEACHGOERS STARTED MOVING NORTH TOWARDS THE ROLLER COASTER TO GET SOME DISTANCE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT THE POLICE FOLLOWED.

SHE THINKS THEY WERE TRYING TO DETER BLACK SAN DIEGO PEOPLE FROM RETURNING.

>> AND WORKED EVENTUALLY.

WE ALL HAVE ENOUGH TO GET.

>> Reporter: BY THE EARLY 2000'S, SUNDAYS AT THE BEACH WERE LOST.

>> YOU MUST ENFORCE WANTING TO PUSH PEOPLE OUT OF WHAT THEY CREATED.

WE CREATED THE SPACE.

>> THE CHIEF OF POLICE -- >> Reporter: THE POLICE CHIEF FOR MOST OF THE 90s.

A SPOKESPERSON DECLINED ON HIS BEHALF TO COMMENT.

THESE DISPARITIES REMAIN.

SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT DATA SHOWS THAT THEY ARE MORE THAN THREE TIMES AS LIKELY TO STOP A BLACK PERSON THAN A WHITE PERSON.

DIMITRI IS A RETIRED OFFICER AND NOW NATIONALLY CONSULTS ON POLICE PRACTICES.

HE SAYS RACIAL DISPARITIES DECREASE WHEN POLICE FOCUS ON ENFORCING SAFETY INSTEAD OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS.

POLICING AND NON-DANGER, MINOR VIOLATIONS, THEY CAN BREAK COMMUNITY TRUST.

>> YOU TALK TO PEOPLE, THEY TELL THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND THEY TALK ABOUT EXPERIENCES WITH THE POLICE.

AND THIS BUILDS, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF RESENTMENT.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN ONE DECADE AFTER SUNDAYS AT THE BEACH STOPPED, SHE SAID SHE GOT A CALL FROM HR AT HER NEW JOB.

>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO SENT A LETTER, THEY ARE GOING TO GARNISH THE WAGES.

>> Reporter: SPHINX SAYS THE CITY GARNISH YOUR WAGES FOR OLD FINES AND FEES FROM THE BEACH, TOTALING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

SHE SAYS THAT THE EXPERIENCE TOOK SOME OF THE GLEAM OFF OF CALIFORNIA.

BENNETT SAYS THAT IT CHANGED HOW SAC RELATES TO THE BEACH.

HE QUOTED LOCAL WRAPPER, AND HIS ALBUM, BARELY SEE THE BEACH.

>> NATIVES OF SAN DIEGO.

WE BARELY SEE IT.

A LOT OF US ARE CONFINED OR USED TO OUR AREAS.

>> Reporter: THEY WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT WAS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE.

>> I STILL COME OUT ON SUNDAYS, JUST FOR THE NOSTALGIA.

YOU KNOW, I TELL MY DAUGHTER " WE USED TO DO THIS".

WE USED TO DRIVE DOWN HERE ALSO, AND THAT'S WHERE THEY CAN HEAR THE FUN AND EXCITEMENT.

>> Reporter: KATIE THIESSEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE PANDEMIC AEROPAUSE ON STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS IS SAID TO AND IN THIS TIME THEY WILL BE NO EXTENSIONS.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS CONFIRMED A TIMELINE FOR THESE REPAYMENTS TO RESUME, KAREN KAFA HAS MORE ON WHAT BORROWERS NEED TO KNOW.

>> Reporter: THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFERING CLARITY FOR FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS.

STUDENT LOAN INTEREST WILL RESUME ON SEPTEMBER 1st AND PAYMENTS WOULD RESUME IN OCTOBER.

DEFINITIVELY ENDING THE PANDEMIC CAUSE THAT STARTED IN MARCH 2020.

FOR SOME, IT WOULD BE A MAJOR SHIFT IN BUDGETING.

>> A LOT OF THEM WERE USING THIS FOR EVERYDAY USE FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES, REPAYING CAR BILLS, CAR FIXING, HOME- IMPROVEMENT, IT'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE NOT HAPPENED IN THESE THREE YEARS.

>> Reporter: THE CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE LENDING TO BORROWERS USED FOR SUMMER MONTHS TO GET THE FINANCING IN ORDER.

>> IT'S ENOUGH TIME FOR A SERVICER, ASKING THE QUESTIONS SHE ASKED.

WHAT ARE THE CHANGES THAT IT WILL TAKE PLACE FROM WHAT PREVIOUSLY TOOK PLACE.

I AM A NEW GRADUATE.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MY ACCOUNT?

HOW DO I NOT GO INTO DEFAULT.

>> Reporter: THE D.O.E.

SAYS THAT SAYS IT WILL BE IN DIRECT COMMUNICATION BEFORE REPAYMENTS ARE DUE.

BORROWERS ARE WAITING TO SEE IF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM CAN LEGALLY MOVE FORWARD.

TWO LAWSUIT SECURING THE BIDEN WHITE HOUSE HAVE OVERREACHED THE SUPREME COURT, THEIR RULING IS IMMINENT.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ESTIMATES MORE THAN 40 MILLION LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS WILL QUALIFY FOR SOME DEBT CANCELLATION.

IN WASHINGTON, I AM KAREN KAFA.

>>> HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE BEGAN THEIR DAY WITHOUT POWER.

AFTER DEADLY STORMS, THAT SPAWNED TOWARD DEVASTATION.

IN SOCIETAL U.S.

THE 50 MILLION PEOPLE FACED THE THREAT OF MORE SEVERE STORMS.

CHRIS WYNN REPORTS.

>> Reporter: IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE, -- DEATH AND DEVASTATION IN A FLASH.

>> IT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE.

THERE WAS NO SIRENS.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND DOZENS WERE HOSPITALIZED THURSDAY AFTER A TORNADO WAS GREATER THAN HURRICANE FORCE WINDS RIPPED THROUGH THE TOWN OF PARENTING.

>> THERE WAS A TIME THAT I THOUGHT THAT I WAS GOING TO DIE AND I WAS GOING TO LEAVE A LOT OF THINGS UNDONE.

GOOD PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES.

>>> AND AS MANY AS 200 HOMES INCLUDING A MOBILE HOME PARK WERE DESTROYED WITH THE IMPACTED AREA STRETCHING UP TO A MILE AND A HALF OF LINKS.

>> THIS WAS GOING TO PRODUCE A TORNADO AND THIS WOULD BE NO >> THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE TORNADOES WERE ORDERED THURSDAY, FOR AN OKLAHOMA AND ONE IN MICHIGAN FRIDAY ACCORDING TO THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER.

HARRINGTON, THOSE WHO SURVIVE ARE COUNTING THE BLESSINGS.

>> I THINK THAT THERE IS A SENSE OF FEAR, OF THE UNKNOWN.

NOBODY REALLY HAS ANY IDEA WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT.

THE SHOP IS STILL SITTING IN.

>> THE COMMUNITY TRIES TO HEAL AND MOVE FORWARD.

>>> EL NINO ARRIVED EARLY THIS YEAR, WANTING MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT COULD MEAN FOR OUR REGION.

EL NINO IS A CLIMATE PATTERN THAT DESCRIBES THE UNUSUAL WARMING OF SURFACE WATERS IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN.

RELEASING HEAT INTO THE ATMOSPHERE.

GENERALLY THE PACIFIC IS COOLER IN THE EAST THAN IT IS IN THE WEST.

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION SAYS THIS YEAR'S EL NINO COULD RESULT IN A WIDER WINTER FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANS.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCEAN SCIENCE A PROFESSOR GEON AGAIN EXPLAINS THAT COULD HAVE MORE LONG-TERM RAMIFICATIONS FOR OUR REGION.

>> WE HAVE OUR POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING, MUDSLIDES.

IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS, THE CLIMATE BECOMES DRIER, IF WE GO INTO EL NINO EVENTS FOLLOWED BY A DROUGHT THEN, THIS INCREASES THE VEGETATION COVERAGE, IT COULD BE THE CAUSE OF BIGGER AND STRONGER MORE INTENSE FIRE >> Reporter: METEOROLOGISTS EXPECT THIS COUPLED WITH ACCESS WARMING FROM CLIMATE CHANGE COULD PUSH THIS YEAR OR NEXT TO BE THE WARMEST YET ON RECORD.

>>> LET'S START YOU OFF WITH WEATHER HEADLINES.

WHAT DO WE HAVE ON TAP HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

SPOTTY MOUNTAIN AND DESERT STORMS, LESS CLOUDS ALONG THE COAST.

ESPECIALLY FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND.

AS WE ARE STILL CONTINUING ON OUR SLOW WARMING TREND.

THE PATTERN TAKES A TURN AND WE ARE COOLER AGAIN BY SUNDAY.

TONIGHT, RIGHT AROUND, WE ARE TAKING DOWN TO A LOW OF 63 BECOMING CLOUDY OVERNIGHT, BUT AS WE WAKE UP TOMORROW WE WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF LESS CLOUD COVERAGE PROBLEMS, BUT I KNOW IT'S BEEN A VERY LONG STRETCH OF THE JUNE GLOOM.

ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

BUT FROM OCEANSIDE DOWN THROUGH CHULA VISTA, RAMONA, TEMPERATURES WILL BE CHOPPING TO THE UPPER 60s.

AND WE WILL BE DROPPING DOWN TO MOUNT LAGUNA AT 55.

ESPECIALLY FROM SAN DIEGO, OVERALL, HANGING ONTO A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS.

AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO COME A LITTLE BIT EAST WHERE WE DO NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO DEAL WITH TOO MANY CLOUDS, BUT AGAIN WE ARE STILL GOING TO BE STORMS POSSIBLE, THROUGHOUT THE REST OF YOUR FRIDAY.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, WHILE YOU ARE NOT REALLY TOO BAD, LOW CROWDS BREAKING AROUND THE COAST, 73, SUNDAY, HE IS A HIGH OF 70.

WEDNESDAY IS 74.

AS WE HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE IN LAND, OF COURSE IT'S WARMER.

UPPER 70s, THREE TUESDAY, WE WILL HIT A HIGH OF 82 BY WEDNESDAY.

MOUNTAIN, FORECAST.

WE ARE IN THE 60s SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THE SLOW WARMING TREND CONTINUES THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND, WE START TO FALL OFF AGAIN BY SUNDAY.

AND, ACROSS THE DESERTS, WE ARE IN THE TRIPLE DESERTS BUT THEN WE ARE BACK DOWN TO THE 90s BY SUNDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGISTS.

>>> PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ARE WEARING BREW BLUE FOR MEN'S HEALTH BECAUSE FATHER'S DAY IS THIS WEEKEND.

AS WE CELEBRATE DAD AND OTHER CAREGIVERS EXPERTS SAY IT IS ALSO A GOOD TIME TO FOCUS ON THEIR HEALTH.

MANY GAITHER HAS ONE DOCTORS TOP FIVE TIPS TO KEEP DATA HEALTHY YEAR-ROUND.

>> Reporter: IT IS A REWARDING JOB, WITH FATHERS, OFTEN FOCUSING ON THEIR FAMILY AND NOT THEMSELVES.

>> WE PUT OUR HEALTH ON THE BACK BURNER OR WE PUT IF WE IGNORE IT, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A PROBLEM.

THAT USUALLY GETS US INTO TROUBLE.

>> Reporter: HEALTH TIP NUMBER ONE, PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR PROSTATE.

TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT GETTING PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN OR PSA NUMBERS, CHECKS TO RULE OUT PROSTATE CANCER.

>> A LOT OF TIMES, MEN THINK AS THEY GET OLDER, NOT BEING URINATING AS PART OF GETTING OLDER.

THAT MAY REFLECT SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON WITH YOUR PROSTATE.

>> Reporter: PREVENTION IS KEY.

TIP TWO IS TO BE PRODUCTIVE WITH YOUR HEALTH AND OTHER WAYS TOO.

GET ROUTINE SCREENINGS, HAVE YOUR CHOLESTEROL CHECKED, AND KNOW YOUR VITAMIN D LEVELS.

THEY CAN AFFECT THINGS LIKE BONE AND IMMUNE HEALTH.

TIP THREE, MAKE SMALL CHANGES TOWARDS A HEART HEALTHY DIET.

LIMITING RED MEAT, FOCUSING ON FRESH FOODS VEGGIES AND LEAFY GREENS WHILE EATING FEWER PROCESSED FOODS AND SUGAR.

FOUR, FINDING AN EXERCISE THAT YOU ENJOY.

150 MINUTES OF MODERATE ACTIVITY PER WEEK IS RECOMMENDED.

>> DO THIS WITH YOUR FAMILY, DO SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN ENJOY AND MAINTAIN.

>> Reporter: FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH.

HUMPHREYS SAYS IS IT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS PHYSICAL HEALTH.

>> BEING IN THAT RIGHT STATE OF MIND, BEING ABLE TO MANAGE STRESS, TO HAVE THOSE WORK-LIFE BALANCE IS, TO HAVE RELAXATION TECHNIQUES, IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF HEALTH AND MOVING FORWARD.

>> Reporter: I AM INTO GAITHER.

>>> CREATURES LIKE US ARE BORN WITH A GENETIC PRINT, DNA, AND THAT DOES NOT CHANGE.

NATURAL GENE EDITING CAN CHANGE US INTO CREATURES THAT CAN FOR INSTANCE WITHSTAND RADICAL CHANGES IN WATER TEMPERATURE.

KPBS CYTEC REPORTER THOMAS FARGE TELLS US ABOUT SOME OF THOSE CHANGES THAT WE COULD SEE IN THE CALIFORNIA SQUID.

>> Reporter: THE ONLY THING THAT MOST OF US KNOW ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA MARKET SQUID IS THE PLATE OF CALAMARI THAT WE GOT AT THE RESTAURANT.

SO, YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT ADULTS ARE ABOUT A FOOT LONG, THEY RANGE IN OUR OCEAN WATERS FROM THE TIP ABOUT CALIFORNIA TO SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA.

THEY ARE BORN, WELL, NOT FAR FROM HERE.

>> ONE OF THE PLACES THAT THEY SPAWN IS OFF THE COAST OF SAN DIEGO.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE CAN FIND THESE EGG CASINGS, THAT THEY LAY.

AND, THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE THESE LONG JELLY FINGERS, INSIDE OF EACH ONE IS HUNDREDS OF DEVELOPING EMBRYOS.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A POSTDOCTORAL STUDENT THAT WROTE A PAPER ABOUT GENE EDITING AND SQUID FOR THE JOURNAL CELL.

SHE STUDIED SQUID HATCHLINGS AS WELL AS THE MORTY JELLYFISH, FOUND BY DIVERS AROUND THE SCRIPTS.

THE TEAM INVESTIGATED HOW THE DNA WAS RECODED TO ALLOW THE ANIMALS TO SURVIVE IN THEIR MANY DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS.

>> INDIVIDUALS WILL EXPERIENCE VERY TRAUMATIC TEMPERATURE CHANGES.

NOT ONLY DO THEY MIGRATE, THEY ALSO DO THESE DEATH MIGRATIONS.

>> Reporter: DIVING AS LOW AS 1000 METERS AND SURVIVING IN WATER TEMPERATURE IS THAT ARE JUST ABOVE FREEZING.

THEY SAY THAT THE SQUID CAN DO THAT, BECAUSE THEY CREATE PROTEINS THAT CAN TURN THEM INTO DIFFERENT CREATURES AND A CELLULAR LEVEL.

THEY SAY THAT RESEARCH ARE DOING THIS WHEN THEY BROUGHT THE HATCHLINGS IN THE LAB.

>> I JUST TOOK THESE ANIMALS AS THEY HATCH OUT AND PUT THEM IN TANKS OF DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES.

JUST KEPT THEM IN THERE FOR ONE DAY.

AND THEN, THAT THE ANIMALS AND THEN EXTRACTED THE RNA.

LIVE TO SEE HOW THE EDITING CHANGES.

>> Reporter: THE SO-CALLED MOTOR PROTEINS WILL ALONE ATTRACT BEARING THE CARGO OF GENETIC INFORMATION THAT ALLOWED THE CELLS TO ADAPT TO CHANGING TEMPERATURES.

IN THE LAB, THEY RE-CREATED THOSE NATURALLY OCCURRING TRACKS ON MICROSCOPE SLIDES, AND RECORDED THE MOVEMENT WITH A POWERFUL CAMERA.

THEY SAY THAT WHAT THIS COULD MEAN FOR US, IS THE POSSIBILITY OF ENGINEERING OUR OWN PROTEINS IN ORDER TO CHANGE DISEASE OUTCOMES.

>> IT'S ALMOST LIKE NATURE'S WAY OF SHOWING US, THESE ANIMALS ARE DOING SOMETHING FUNKY WITH THIS MOLECULE OVER HERE.

MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AND SEE HOW THIS COULD CHANGE THE LUCK OF OUR PROTEIN.

>> Reporter: THERE IS NOT A LOT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US AND A SQUID.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

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