>>> GOOD EVENING TO YOU.

THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 17.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M JOHN CARROLL IN PER MAYA TRABULSI.

>>> TONIGHT, THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS TAKING A NEW STEP AIMED AT REDUCING THE HIGH NUMBER OF IN CUSTODY DEATHS AS KPBS REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO SHOWS US, JAIL INMATES ARE GETTING ACCESS TO MEDICATION THAT CAN REDUCE OVERDOSES.

>> Reporter: SO FAR THIS YEAR, 10 INMATES HAVE DIED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY JAILS.

A NUMBER THAT IS AMONG THE HIGHEST OF ANY JAIL SYSTEM IN THE STATE.

SO HIGH, THE STATE AUDITOR ISSUED A REPORT IN FEBRUARY CALLING THAT RECORD CONCERNING AND RECOMMENDING SWEEPING CHANGES.

IT'S A RECORD THAT SHERIFF TONY RAY SAYS HE'S TRYING TO CHANGE.

WE MET WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE OUR JAIL AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.

WE DON'T WANT TO BE KNOWN AS A PLACE WHERE YOU GO AND PASS AWAY.

>> Reporter: STARTING TODAY, MOLOCH SO WILL BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO INMATES AND FOUND IN ALL COMMON AREAS OF THE JAILS.

ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO USE IT.

THESE PRESCRIPTION NASAL SPRAY IS COMMONLY KNOWN BY ITS BRAND- NAME NARCAN AND REVERSES THE EFFECT OF AN OPIATE OVERDOSE.

FEMA IS STOPS THAT UNTIL BEING GET MEDICAL TREATMENT.

>> Reporter: SINCE 2020, DEPUTIES HAVE CARRIED THE MEDICATION WITH THEM IN THE JAILS.

>> WE HAVE SAVED A NUMBER OF LIES.

SINCE JANUARY 1st, 20 TONY, THE CURRENT NUMBER IS 396 PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE CONTACTED I HAVE ONE DOWN.

WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REVIVE THEM WITH THE USE OF THIS.

>> IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR PEOPLE UNDER THE CARE OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

>> Reporter: PAUL IS WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT REVIEW BOARD.

THE CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT BOARD THAT HAS BEEN CALLING FOR THIS ACTION FOR YEARS.

HE SAYS MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED IN CUSTODY WERE NOT CONVICTED OR SENTENCED.

>> ANYONE OF US, YOU ARE ME, WE COULD WIND UP IN COUNTY JAIL TONIGHT FOR SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T DO.

CERTAINLY FOR SOMETHING THAT WE ARE NOT CONVICTED OF.

HE SAYS CONTINUED COOPERATION BETWEEN THEIR ORGANIZATION AND SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WILL SAVE LIVES AND SPARE OTHER FAMILIES ARE EIGHT.

>> THANK YOU FOR LIMITING OUR RECOMMENDATION TO THE SHERIFF AND THE ASSISTANT SHERIFF, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US IN THE LAMENTING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO THE FAMILIES OF FOLKS WHO HAVE DIED, I HAVE TALKED TO MANY OF YOU.

I'M OBVIOUSLY SORRY FOR THE DEATH OF THOSE THAT ARE YOUR LOVED ONES.

>> Reporter: SHANE HARRIS WITH THE PEOPLE ASSOCIATION OF JUSTICE SAYS THIS IS A POSITIVE FIRST STEP.

>> THESE FAMILIES, MANY OF THEM NEED TO BE HEARD MORE AND MORE BY THE COUNTY SHERIFF AND I THINK THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

IT'S A STEP, BUT IT'S ONE STEP OR TOO MANY STEPS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN AND TOO FAR, TOO LATE.

>> Reporter: MAKING THIS POSSIBLE TOOK A LOT OF RESEARCH INCLUDING VISITING JAILS WHERE INMATES HAVE ACCESS.

WHILE HE DIDN'T HAVE THE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THAT COSTS, HE SAYS IT'S WORTH IT.

>> YOU CAN'T PUT A PRICE ON A PERSON'S LIFE.

ONE PERSON'S LIFE IS WORTH MORE THAN ANY MONEY WE SPENT TRYING TO PUT MEDICAL EQUIPMENT HERE IN THERE.

>> Reporter: KITTY ALVARADO.

>>> AS THE U.S. SENATE STRUGGLES TO AGREE ON THE LEGISLATION, VIOLENCE ROCKS AND OF THE COMMUNITY.

THERE'S A SHOOTING OUTSIDE BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

CHRIS WYNN HAS THE INVESTIGATION AND WHAT SOME IN CONGRESS HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH BEFORE THE JULY 4th RECESS.

>> Reporter: OUTSIDE BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, A DEADLY SHOOTING ADDS TO THE GUN VIOLENCE PLAGUING THE COUNTRY.

THIS TIME IN HOUSE OF WORSHIP.

>> HILLS IS A CLOSE KNIT, RESILIENT, LOVING COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: POLICE SAY THE SHOOTING HAPPENED DURING A POTLUCK AT ST. STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH THURSDAY, LEAVING TWO ELDERLY PEOPLE DEAD AND A THIRD IN THE HOSPITAL.

THE 71-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT OCCASIONALLY ATTENDED THE CHURCH AND IS NOW IN CUSTODY, ACCORDING TO POLICE.

>> ANOTHER ATTENDEE AT THE EVENT SUBDUED THE SUSPECT AND HELD HIM DOWN UNTIL LAW ENFORCEMENT ARRIVED.

>> Reporter: THIS FOLLOWS RECENT DEADLY MASS SHOOTINGS AT A CALIFORNIA CHURCH, A TEXAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE NEW YORK SUPERMARKET.

ON CAPITOL HILL, SENATE NEGOTIATORS ARE SCRAMBLING TO HAMMER OUT LEGISLATIVE TEXTS FOR A BIPARTISAN GOOD DEAL.

WE MET WE CANNOT GO BACK HOME OVER THE COURSE OF JULY 4th AND TELL PEOPLE THAT ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE LET POLITICS GET IN THE WAY OF GETTING SOMETHING DONE.

>> Reporter: KEY STICKING ISSUES INCLUDE FUNDING FOR STATE RED FLAG LAWS AND DENYING FIREARMS TO UNMARRIED PARTNERS CONVICTED OF DOMESTIC BY VIOLENCE.

WE MET WE HAVE TO SETTLE THESE ISSUES OR ELSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT JEOPARDIZING OUR ABILITY TO DEAL WITH LEGISLATION NEXT WEEK.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE IN ALABAMA, >> THERE ARE PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT.

>> Reporter: AN URGENT CALL FROM SOME OF THIS COMMUNITY TRIES TO HEAL.

3 IT GOES TO SHOW THAT NO COMMUNITY IS IMMUNE FROM THIS KIND OF GUN VIOLENCE.

CHRIS NOREEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CALIFORNIA COULD BECOME THE FIRST STATE TO REQUIRE GUN OWNERS TO BUY LIABILITY INSURANCE.

IT WOULD COVER THE NEGLIGENT OR ACCIDENTAL USE OF THERE'S FIREARMS.

ESTATE BILL IS BEING MODELED AFTER A REQUIREMENT IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE.

THE STATE OF NEW YORK IS ALSO CONSIDERING SIMILAR LEGISLATION.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GUN OWNERS OF CALIFORNIA ARGUES NO INSURANCE COMPANY WILL COVER THE MISUSE OF THE FIREARM AND HE SAYS, SUCH A REQUIREMENT INFRINGES ON GUN OWNERS' CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

>>> IT WAS APPROVED BY THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY ON MONDAY AND TONIGHT, THE CITY OFFICIALLY HAS A NEW BUDGET.

SURROUNDED BY ALMOST THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR TODD GLORIA SIGNED THE SPENDING PLAN THIS MORNING.

THE $5 MILLION BUDGET ALLOCATES MORE MONEY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE THAN EVER BEFORE.

NEARLY 350 MILLION FOR PHASE 1 OF THE PURE WATER PROJECT WHICH, WHEN COMPLETE, WILL PROVIDE A THIRD OF THE CITY'S WATER NEEDS.

343 MILLION TO UPGRADE AND REPAIR EXISTING WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE, AND NEARLY 90 MILLION TO REPAVE STREETS AND TO FIX SIDEWALKS.

THE MAYOR SAYS THE BUDGET ALSO INVESTS HEAVILY IN PUBLIC SAFETY.

>> WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE AND WE WANT YOU TO FEEL SAFE AND SECURE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, NO MATTER WHICH NEIGHBORHOOD YOU LIVE IN.

WE ARE DOING THIS BY FULLY FUNDING OUR PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES, OUR POLICE OFFICERS, OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND OUR LIFEGUARDS.

>> Reporter: THE BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES MONEY TO FUND THE CITY'S FIRST CHIEF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OFFICER TO ASSIST AROMATICS WITH PEOPLE IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

>>> THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WANTS PUBLIC INPUT ON A SIX OR $30 MILLION PLAN TO FIX THE REGION'S CROSS- BORDER POLLUTION PROBLEMS.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER ERIC ANDERSON HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: FEDERAL OFFICIALS HAVE COMPLETED A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW AND ARE SEEKING PUBLIC COMMENT.

THE AGENCY IS RECOMMENDING A PLAN TO BOLSTER, CAPTURE AND TREAT SEWAGE FLOWS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER.

>> THE CONSEQUENCE OF SOLUTION IS A DOCUMENT THAT'S INFORMING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.

>> Reporter: IT'S MEANT TO KEEP SEWAGE TAINTED FLOWS OUT OF THE OCEAN.

DOUG EVERHART CALLED THE DRAFT DOCUMENT AN IMPORTANT STEP.

>> WE HAVE EVALUATED OUR SET OF ALTERNATIVES AND WAYS OF ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM, AND WE ARE NOW LOOKING AT WHAT ARE THE ENVIRONMENTAL RAMIFICATIONS OF THOSE VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS EXPECTED TO BE FINALIZED IN THE FALL.

ONCE COMPLETE, FEDERAL OFFICIALS COULD BEGIN DESIGNING THE PROJECT.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS, BUT WE ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO GETTING THE NATION'S YOUNGEST KIDS ACCESS TO COVID-19 VACCINATIONS.

TODAY, THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALLY APPROVED EMERGENCY USE FOR MODERNA AND PFIZER BIONTECH VACCINES FOR KIDS AT LEAST SIX MONTHS OLD.

THE MOVE STILL NEEDS APPROVAL FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.

THAT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN TOMORROW.

IT'S EXPECTED TO PASS AS A CDC DIRECTOR DAHMER DR. ROCHELLE WILENSKY HAS ALREADY SIGNED OFF ON THE RECOMMENDATION.

>>> JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS ARE BEING HELD ALL WEEKEND LONG ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND THE U.S.

MARKING THE OFFICIAL END OF SLAVERY.

KPBS JACOB SHOWS US SOME OF THE LOCAL EVENTS.

>> Reporter: MUSIC, FREE FOOD AND MORE AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FRIDAY HIM AS A SCHOOL HELD ITS FIRST OFFICIAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION.

SDSU'S TANIKA GREENE HELPED ORGANIZE THE EVENT.

HE MET WE ARE CELEBRATING IT ON CAMPUS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

WE HAVE BUSINESS VENDORS HEAR FROM OUR COMMUNITY ALSO FROM OUR SDSU COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE THE PARTNERS ACROSS SDSU'S CAMPUS WHO ARE TABLING TO SHARE MORE ABOUT OUR CULTURAL CENTERS HERE ON CAMPUS.

WE HAVE FOOD VENDORS AND TRUCKS, FOOD TRUCKS, AND JUST STUDENTS ACROSS CAMPUSES AS WELL AS FAMILIES ENJOYING THE EVENT.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALLY, JUNETEENTH IS ON JUNE 19th, CELEBRATING THE DAY THE LAST REMAINING BLACK SLAVES IN THE CONFEDERACY WERE EMANCIPATED.

IT'S CONSIDERED THE OLDEST OBSERVED AFRICAN-AMERICAN HOLIDAY IN THE COUNTRY.

THE SDSU EVENT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE MARKING THE DAY IN SAN DIEGO.

THERE WAS ALSO A FLAG RAISING AT SAN DIEGO UNIFIED HEADQUARTERS.

>> THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD A FEDERAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATING THE END OF SLAVERY UNTIL 2021, DOES INDICATE, AS I SAID, THE WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO.

AND WE CAN DO IT IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS SPOKE ABOUT WHAT JUNETEENTH MEANS TO THEM.

>> JUNETEENTH TO MEET REPRESENTS FREEDOM, BUT THAT FREEDOM ONLY GOES SO FAR.

BECAUSE UNTIL THIS DAY, WE ARE STILL FIGHTING FOR OUR FREEDOM.

TRYING TO GET JUSTICE IN THIS WORLD AND FIGHTING TO HAVE THE SAME EQUAL RIGHTS AS ANOTHER WHITE MAN WALKING THE STREET.

JUNETEENTH IS FOR ALL THE AFRICAN-AMERICANS WHO PUT THEIR LIFE ON THE LINE TODAY.

THERE ARE OTHER JUNETEENTH EVENTS PLANNED FOR THE COUNTY, THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND ON MONDAY.

WHEN THE HOLIDAY IS OBSERVED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

WE HAVE LINKS TO SOME EVENTS ON THE WEBSITE.

KPBS.ORG.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE TELEVISED JANUARY 6th HEARINGS CAN BRING TO MIND THE TELEVISED HEARINGS OF THE WATERGATE INVESTIGATION.

BOTH CHAPTERS IN U.S. HISTORY CENTERED ON AN ALLEGED ABUSE OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER, AND PUT AMERICAN DEMOCRACY TO THE TEST FOR THIS WEEK MARKS THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BREAK IN THE START OF THE 1970s SCANDAL.

KAREN KAFA LOOKS AT HOW WASHINGTON IS LOOKING BACK.

BYE AS WASHINGTON HOSTS A SERIES OF HIGH-PROFILE HEARINGS, THIS MONTH MARKS THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER DARK CHAPTER IN U.S.

POLITICAL HISTORY.

>> I'M NOT A CROOK.

>> Reporter: IN 1972, POLICE ARRESTED FIVE BURGLARS OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE HEADQUARTERS IN THE WATERGATE COMPLEX.

ONE OF THEM, A SECURITY CONSULTANT FOR THAN REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON'S REELECTION COMMITTEE.

THE WHITE HOUSE DISMISSED IT AS QUOTE, A THIRD-RATE BURGLARY, BUT THE EVENT SET OFF MORE THAN TWO YEARS OF INVESTIGATIONS.

ALL ALONG SCANDAL TAGGED AS WATERGATE.

>> IT BASICALLY UNRAVELED AS REPORTERS DUG INTO WHAT HAPPENED .

BEFORE IT WAS SYNONYMOUS WITH SCANDAL, WATERGATE WAS SYNONYMOUS WITH STYLE OF OPENING IN THE 1960s.

THE CONFERENCE BECAME A COVETED ADDRESS FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND WHITE HOUSE HIGHER-UPS, BOASTING ROOFTOP VIEWS OF THE NATION'S CAPITAL.

>> IT WAS A PLACE TO BE IN WASHINGTON IN THE 60s AND 1970s.

A LOT OF SHAKERS AND MOVERS.

>> Reporter: AT THE STILL STYLISH WATERGATE HOTEL, ONE CAN CHECK INTO THE ROOM USED AS A HOME BASE BY E HOWARD HUNT.

FOR MINUTES AND A.I.D.S.

WHO HELD THE 1972 BREAK-IN.

THE HOTEL IS IN THE ROOM THE SCANDAL SUITE IN 2017.

THE ALL-WHITE LOSS MARKED WITH HEADLINES AND DECOR.

THEY SAY THE ROOM PEEKS INTEREST EVEN WITH A GLIMPSE BEHIND THE DOOR.

>> A LOT OF CUSTOMERS WANT TO BE HERE AND SEE WITH THEIR OWN EYES WHERE THE BREAK-IN WAS HAPPENING.

THAT HAPPENED HERE AT THE WATERGATE HOTEL IN WASHINGTON.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY LOOKS AT WATERGATE FOR THE ARTIST'S LENS.

>> THE PORTRAIT HELPS PEOPLE UNDERSTAND AT THE MOMENT WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE WATERGATE SCANDAL.

>> Reporter: KATE CLARK LEMAY SAYS ILLUSTRATIONS LIKE THIS IN 1973 TIME MAGAZINE COVER ART BY JACK DAVIS PROVIDED A SHORTCUT TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEX DEVELOPMENTS UNCOVERED BY THE JOURNALISM OF THE TIME.

>> THERE IS QUITE A DYNAMIC PUTTING THE BLAME AT SOMEONE ELSE WHICH PRETTY MUCH CAPTURES WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE ACCUSATIONS AND THE COVER UP OF THE WATERGATE BREAK-IN.

>> Reporter: THE WATERGATE SCANDAL LED TO ITS OWN SET OF WIDELY TELEVISED CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS DURING THE SUMMER OF 1973.

NIXON RESIGNED IN AUGUST 1974, AFTER THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE APPROVED THREE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT.

THE SCANDAL, CHANGE IN AMERICANS' PERCEPTION WASHINGTON BUT ALSO SHOWING WHAT U.S. DEMOCRACY CAN ENDURE.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M KAREN K FOR., TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE EUROPEAN UNION SIGNALS UKRAINE MIGHT BE ALLOWED TO JOIN ITS RANKS, WHAT THE MOVE MEANS FOR THE WAR-TORN NATION.

THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> IT HASN'T EXACTLY BEEN FRIENDLY SKIES LATELY FOR THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY.

TODAY, MORE THAN 1000 DOMESTIC FLIGHTS WERE CANCELED DUE TO STORMS ALONG THE EAST COAST.

CARRIERS HAVE ALSO BEEN DEALING WITH OTHER PROBLEMS SINCE THE PANDEMIC, INCLUDING STAFFING.

UNION REPS FOR SOUTHWEST AIRLINES' PILOTS SAY THERE AREN'T ENOUGH PILOTS TO HANDLE JUNE'S SCHEDULE.

TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY PETE BUTTIGIEG SPOKE WITH AIRLINE EXECUTIVES AND ASKED THEM TO TRY TO KEEP SUMMER CANCELLATIONS TO A MINIMUM.

MORE THAN 2700 FLIGHTS WERE SCRAPPED DURING THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

>>> AMERICAN PAYCHECKS ARE CLIMBING FASTER THAN EVER.

THANKS TO INFLATION, IF YOUR SITE WORKERS ALL GOT HANDED A PAY CUT.

MOODY'S ANALYTICS SAYS THE AVERAGE U.S. CONSUMER SPENDING ABOUT $460 MORE PER MONTH, COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT PAID FOR THE SAME SERVICES AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

ANALYSTS SAY THAT ALTHOUGH MANY WORKERS ARE SEEING THEIR WAGES RISE AT A PACE NOT SEEN IN DECADES, CONSUMER PRICES HAVE BASICALLY NULLIFIED THOSE GAINS.

>>> THOSE OF US WITH CREDIT CARDS AND OTHER LOANS WILL HAVE TO PAY A BIT EXTRA AFTER THIS WEEK INTEREST TYPE.

SDSU'S MIRACLE PICK EXPLAINS HOW THE MOVE IS DESIGNED TO BRING DOWN INFLATION ELSEWHERE IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE RIGHT MOVE BY THE FED TO REALLY SLOW DOWN KIND OF CONSUMER DEMAND AND ECONOMIC GROWTH TO BRING INFLATION BACK INTO LINE.

WHAT THE FED IS TRYING TO DO IS REALLY WALK A TIGHT ROPE AND IN BRINGING THE ECONOMY BACK INTO A SOFT LANDING.

SO THEIR GOAL WITH INCREASING RATES AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THEY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE RATES TO THE END-OF- THE-YEAR, AND THEY ARE GOING TO EXPECT THE OVERALL FED RATE TO BE ABOUT 3.4% BY DECEMBER.

THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH OF A BREAK TO SLOW DOWN KIND OF BURNING CONSUMER DEMAND.

SO WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO ENGINEER AND ONE OF THE CONCERNS AND WHY THE MARKET DROPPED SO MUCH YESTERDAY IS BECAUSE NOW BUSINESSES ARE THINKING THERE MAY BE A RECESSION IN 12 TO 18 MONTHS AND IS THE FEDS' OBJECTIVE NOT TO PUT THE ECONOMY IN RECESSION.

SLOW IT DOWN JUST ENOUGH SO WE CAN HAVE A RELATIVELY SOFT LANDING.

THEN ALLOW THE ECONOMY TO PICK BACK UP AGAIN WITHOUT A MAJOR NEGATIVE DESTRUCTION.

>>> IT'S BEEN A LITTLE COOLER TODAY IN SOME PLACES AND THAT COOLING TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

BUT WE WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE A VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THE DESERTS AND THEN IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR WARMING, IT DOES ARRIVE BACK IN THE PICTURE AS WE LOOK TO SUNDAY AND EVEN MORE SO BY THE TIME WE GET TO MONDAY.

BUT AS WE HAVE BEEN GOING ON THROUGH THE DAY TODAY, AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING, WE STILL HAVE WIND ADVISORIES AT PLAY FOR BORREGO SPRINGS, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO PENN VALLEY AND POINTS A LITTLE BIT TO THE SOUTH AND EAST.

TONIGHT, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE MARINE LAYER AND HOW THIS CLASS WILL BE THICKENING, ESPECIALLY INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

THAT WILL HOLD TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 60s.

FURTHER INLAND YOU GO WITH THAT LESSON CLOUD COVERAGE AND WITH A COOLING TREND, YOU'RE LOOKING AT 40s.

DROPPING DOWN TO RAMONA, 59 FOR EL CAJON AND OCEANSIDE, 59.

BORREGO SPRINGS EVEN FALLING BACK TO THE MID 60s AND COOLER ACROSS MOUNT LAGUNA.

ABOUT 55 DEGREES.

THIS IS THE TROUGH WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT IS SWINGING DOWN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST.

SO AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO BE MUCH COOLER ACROSS AREAS OF THE GREAT BASIN.

ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS.

LOOK FOR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO START TO DEVELOP WHICH COULD CREATE SOME HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES.

ACROSS THE COAST THOUGH, CLEARING THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SATURDAY.

A FEW CLOUDS MAY DIVE BACK IN ACROSS THE AREA LATER ON IN SATURDAY EVENING.

FOR SAN DIEGO, CHULA VISTA.

OTHER THAN THAT, EVERYONE IS FEELING COOLER.

CHULA VISTA GETTING TO 67 FOR TOMORROW HI.

WARMING TREND DOES TAKE PLACE FOR EVERYONE.

I SAID MORE SO ON MONDAY AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S RELEVANT THERE AROUND THE COASTAL AREAS.

GETTING UP TO THE UPPER 70s BY MIDWEEK.

THEN FOR YOUR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, YOU HAVE SEEN THAT WARMING TREND ONCE AGAIN.

BACK TO THE 80s BY MONDAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.

BACK TO THE 70s BY MONDAY.

A LITTLE BIT OF COOLING FOR THE DESERT, IF YOU WANT TO CALL THAT COOLING FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

BACK TO TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT BY MONDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST MICHELLE ROTELLA.

>>> SAN DIEGO'S ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE HAS MADE SOME BIG HEADLINES OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS.

FIRST, IT'S LEADER WAS TAPPED BY POPE FRANCIS TO BECOME A CARDINAL, PASSING OVER MORE SENIOR AND MORE CONSERVATIVE CATHOLIC CLERGY.

THEN SAN DIEGO'S AUXILIARY BISHOP WAS CHOSEN TO BECOME BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF PHOENIX, REPLACING A MORE CONSERVATIVE BISHOP THERE.

KPBS REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO HAS A NEW LOOK AT THE CHANGES.

>> Reporter: BISHOP ROBERT McELROY HIMSELF SAID HE NEVER IMAGINED THIS COULD HAPPEN.

A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME APPOINTMENT.

>> NOT A CLUE THAT THIS WAS BEING CONTEMPLATED OR EVEN POSSIBLE.

TOO MANY SAN DIEGO INNS, A GOOD SURPRISE.

>> WHEN HE ANNOUNCED IT AT CHURCH AT ALL THE MESSES, EVERYBODY REJOICED AND CLAPPED.

SO IT WAS FANTASTIC.

IT WAS GOOD NEWS.

>> Reporter: THAT'S PASTOR PETER NAVARRO OF DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

HE SAYS FOR THOSE WHO UNDERSTAND THE HIERARCHY OF THE CHURCH, THE SELECTION IS VERY OUT OF THE NORM.

>> I'M KIND OF SURPRISED BECAUSE YOU BROKE THE FORMAT, THE TRADITION.

AND CHOOSING BISHOP McELROY WHO IS NOT AN ARCHBISHOP, HE'S THE BISHOP OF SAN DIEGO, AND THEN MADE IT MORE SPECIAL BECAUSE SAN DIEGO IS NOW ON THE MAP.

>> Reporter: WEEKS AFTER McELROY'S SELECTION, POPE FRANCIS AGAIN TURNED TO SAN DIEGO TO ELEVATE ANOTHER CHURCH LEADER.

>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING BISHOP JOHN DOLAN.

>> Reporter: AUXILIARY BISHOP JOHN DOLAN WILL LEAVE SAN DIEGO IN AUGUST TO TAKE OVER THE PHOENIX DIOCESE.

REPLACING A RETIRED BISHOP KNOWN FOR BEING ULTRACONSERVATIVE.

>> THESE ARE EXCITING AND UNPREDICTABLE AND WILD DAYS FOR SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: MICHAEL LOVETT- COLYER IS THE HEAD OF MISSION INTEGRATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO.

HE SAYS TWO LIKE-MINDED LEADERS BEING PLACED IN HIGH RANKING POSITIONS OF THE CHURCH HAS SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS.

BUT THAT CHANGE STARTED WITH POPE FRANCIS.

>> THE EARTHQUAKE WAS POPE FRANCIS ON THE AFTERSHOCKS ARCHBISHOP DOLAN BEING ELEVATED AND BISHOP McELROY BECOMING CARDINAL.

10, 15 YEARS AGO, SOMEBODY LIKE BISHOP BILLY WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT HAVE BEEN MADE A BISHOP OF HIS OWN DIOCESE.

GRANDMA JUST DAYS BEFORE HE WAS NAMED BISHOP OF PHOENIX, WE SPOKE WITH DOLAN ABOUT McELROY'S SELECTION AS A CARDINAL.

HE ADDRESSED SOME OF THE CRITICISM FROM HARDLINERS SAYING MUCH LIKE POPE FRANCIS, McELROY WILL LEAD WITH HIS HEART.

>> IT ISN'T THAT HE'S TRYING TO BE CONSERVATIVE OR LIBERAL, HE'S REALLY TRYING TO FOCUS ON BEING A PERSON WHO COMMUNICATES AT ALL TIMES.

WITHOUT DRAWING A LINE IN THE SAND.

BECAUSE I NEVER REALLY HELPS.

>> Reporter: McELROY AND CHURCH INSIDERS A PART OF THE REASON HE WAS SELECTED WAS BECAUSE OF HIS WORK ON THREE ISSUES THAT ARE NEAR TO POPE FRANCIS' HEART.

IMMIGRATION, INCLUSION AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

McELROY WILL BE THE ONLY CARDINAL ON THE WEST COAST, AND IN A BORDER CITY.

FATHER PATRICK MURPHY RUNS CASAGRANDE, A NONPROFIT SHELTER FOR MIGRANTS ACROSS THE BORDER IN TIJUANA.

HE SAYS McELROY'S IS A VOICE THAT IS NEEDED IN ROME.

>> THAT'S VERY STRONG SYMBOLISM ON THE PART OF POPE FRANCIS BECAUSE HE HAS THIS PHRASE, REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE ON THE PERIPHERIES.

AND BEING AT THE BORDER IS BEING ON THE PERIPHERIES.

>> Reporter: WOMEN HAVE LONG BEEN ON THE PERIPHERY OF CHURCH LEADERSHIP, BUT McELROY MAY MAKE CHANGES BY APPOINTING MARIA GUEVARA AS THE FIRST WOMAN CHANCELLOR AND DIRECTOR FOR PASTORAL MINISTRIES IN THE DIOCESE.

>> THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE STARTING TO SEE MORE AND MORE THROUGHOUT THE NATION, BUT IT'S FAR FROM BEING A REALITY.

HE'S A VISIONARY.

>> Reporter: AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS LIKE MITCH SILVERSTEIN FROM THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION SAY HAVING ALLIES IN POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP MATTERS.

>> HAVING PEOPLE IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN THE CATHOLIC FAITH AND EVERY FAITH AND EVERY SECTOR OF OUR SOCIETY WHO ARE ENVIRONMENTALISTS, AND WHO CAN SPEAK TO THEIR FOLLOWERS IN A LANGUAGE THAT MAKES SENSE TO THEM, I THINK IT'S JUST CRUCIAL TO ALL OF US UNITING TO SAVE OUR PLANET.

>> Reporter: ULTIMATELY, LOVETT- COLYER SAYS THIS TYPE OF PASTORAL LEADERSHIP WILL HELP USHER IN A NEW GENERATION WHO HAVE NOT SEEN THEMSELVES OR THEIR FRIENDS ACCEPTED IN THE CHURCH.

>> PEOPLE IN THOSE ROLES WHO OPERATE IN THAT WAY, WHO HAVE THOSE QUALITIES, ARE OFTEN SEEN ESPECIALLY BY YOUNG PEOPLE AS INCREDIBLY CREDIBLE AND AUTHENTIC WITNESSES.

THEREFORE, THEY ATTRACT PEOPLE TO EITHER PAY ATTENTION TO THE CHURCH OR MAYBE EVEN GET INVOLVED IN A DEEPER WAY.

>> Reporter: McELROY WILL TRAVEL TO ROME IN AUGUST WHERE HE WILL BE INSTALLED BY POPE FRANCIS.

THEN HE WILL RETURN TO SAN DIEGO TO CONTINUE HIS WORK.

WITH THE NEW TITLE OF CARDINAL.

KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> LOOKING TO CATCH A MOVIE THIS WEEKEND?

KPBS CINEMA JUNKIE BETH ACCOMANDO RECOMMENDS TWO NEW RELEASES A DIGITAL JIM CINEMA.

FRED BECK STOP MOTION ANIMATION REQUIRES PHYSICALLY MANIPULATING OBJECTS IN TINY INCREMENTS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALLY PHOTOGRAPHED FRAMES.

IT TAKES PATIENCE AND SKILL, BUT FILMMAKER PHIL TIBBETTS SAYS.

>> TO MERE MORTALS, IS LIKE WATCHING GRASS GROW.

>> Reporter: TIPPET IS NO MERE MORTAL.

THE OSCAR-WINNING EFFECTS ARTIST IS THE MAD GOD BEHIND THE FILM MAD GOD AND MAKING IT TOOK A TOLL ON HIM.

>> NOT UNLIKE, I WENT DOWN WITH A WHALE AND ENDED UP IN A FEW DAYS IN A PSYCH WARD AND THEN RECOVERY FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS.

>> Reporter: THE FILM IS A WORDLESS TALE ABOUT A DESCENT INTO .

IT'S A FEVER DREAM THAT COMBINES MADNESS, CHAOS, DESPAIR AND BEAUTY.

>> IS THE ILLUSION OF A DREAM WHEREIN YOU PACK SO MUCH INFORMATION INTO, SAY, 47 TRUCK, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO ABSORB ALL THAT INFORMATION.

THEN IN THE NEXT SHOT WHEN IT COMES UP, THE PREVIOUS ONE EVAPORATES.

BECAUSE NOW, THERE'S SO MUCH MORE.

RIGHT AT THE END RESULT IS SOMETHING BLEAK AND DARK, BUT ALSO GORGEOUSLY SEDUCTIVE IN ITS METICULOUS CRAFTSMANSHIP.

MORE BOLD VISIONARY WORK IS ON DISPLAY IN NEPTUNE FROST.

DIRECTED BY POET SAUL WILLIAMS, A RWANDAN FILM MAKER.

NEPTUNE FROST IS BILLED AS AN AFRO FUTURIST MUSICAL.

>> I WOULD SAY THAT THE TERM AFRO FUTURISM AS BEING A HELPFUL TOOL FOR PEOPLE TO KIND OF LEARN HOW TO ARTICULATE WHAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING WHEN THEY ARE EXPERIENCING A FILM THAT IS PROJECTING IDEAS OF A BLACK EXPERIENCE THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO THE OPPRESSIVE OR COLONIAL OR IMPERIALISTIC PAST.

>> Reporter: NEPTUNE FROST IS A DRAMATIC POEM THAT PROVIDES A RADICALLY DIFFERENT AND VISUALLY STUNNING WINDOW ON THE BLACK EXPERIENCE.

>> SO TO SEE A STORY THAT IS CELEBRATING BLACK SKIN AND BLACK JOY, WHILE ALSO DANCING THROUGH OUR RELATIONSHIP TO TECHNOLOGY.

AND SHOWING THIS SENSE OF POWER THAT OUR CHARACTERS ARE STEPPING INTO, I THINK CAN BE A DIVINE ILLUMINATION FOR ANY WESTERN VIEWER.

>> Reporter: NEPTUNE FROST AND MAD GOD ARE THE KINDS OF FILMS HAVING ME GIDDY WITH EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF CINEMA.

BETH ACCOMANDO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORY ON HER WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I'M JOHN CARROLL.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.