
Friday, June 7, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3326 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
President Joe Biden’s executive order restricting asylum at the border is now in effect.
President Joe Biden’s executive order restricting asylum at the border is now in effect. How migrant advocates in Mexico are reacting to the change. Plus, seven UC San Diego students who were arrested during the break-up of a gaza solidarity encampment say their graduation is in jeopardy. Then, a walk down memory lane for graduating seniors in East County.
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Friday, June 7, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3326 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
President Joe Biden’s executive order restricting asylum at the border is now in effect. How migrant advocates in Mexico are reacting to the change. Plus, seven UC San Diego students who were arrested during the break-up of a gaza solidarity encampment say their graduation is in jeopardy. Then, a walk down memory lane for graduating seniors in East County.
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>>> WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS.
A FIRE IN SPRING VALLEY, THANKS FOR JOINING US.
IT STARTED THIS AFTERNOON IN THE BACKYARDS OF TWO NEIGHBORING HOMES ON ST. GEORGE STREET.
THAT FIRE PUT MORE HOMES AT RISK PROMPTING AN EVACUATION ORDER.
KPBS REPORTER MG PEREZ IS JOINING US WITH THE STORY.
MG, WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW?
>> Reporter: JADE, WE CAN TELL YOU THAT EVACUATION ORDER LASTED JUST ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE IT WAS QUICKLY LIFTED.
THIS ALL STARTED ABOUT 1:00 THIS AFTERNOON WHEN INVESTIGATORS TELL US A FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE BACKYARDS OF THESE TWO ADJOINING HOMES AT 9805.
THEN THE FLAMES SPREAD TO THAT VERY TALL ITALIAN CYPRESS TREE.
THEN THAT'S WHEN FIREFIGHTERS SAY THE THREAT REALLY BECAME SERIOUS.
WE'RE TOLD FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO QUICKLY EXTINGUISH THE FIRE THAT WAS STARTED TWO BLOCKS AWAY.
THEREFOR THERE IS NO LONGER A THREAT.
AND IT DID DAMAGE TO ABOUT AN ACRE OF LAND.
BACK LEER ON ST. GEORGE STREET OF COURSE THOUGH, THERE ARE THE VICTIMS.
WE TALKED TO THE FAMILY HERE AT 9805 ST. GEORGE TAMMY ANDERSON WHO TOLD US WHAT HAPPENED.
>> IT WAS REAL BAD.
A WHOLE BUNCH OF FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE.
THAáPBLGS -- THANKS TO THE POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS WHO HURRIED UP AND GOT HERE.
THEY HAD A LONG TIME RESPONSE FOR US.
>> HOW LONG DID IT TAKE?
>> AN HOUR.
>> AN HOUR TO GET HERE?
>> YES.
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
>> I FEEL LIKE, THE IF WE WEREN'T ON FIRE, ONE OF US WERE ON FIRE, THEN THEY WOULD NOT HAPPEN.
THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN RUSHING.
>> Reporter: MRS. ANDERSON TOLD US HER FAMILY IS HOPING THE RED CROSS COMES THROUGH WITH SHELTER FOR THEM TONIGHT.
JADE, IT IS FIRE SEASON AND THIS IS THE KIND OF THREAT THAT WE ALL NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
FORTUNATELY NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE TO THE TWO HOMES WAS KEPT TO THE TWO HOMELESS.
I'M MG PEREZ.
>>> MIGRANT SHELTERS IN MEXICO ARE BRACING FOR WHAT'S TO COME FOLLOWING NEW RESTRICTIONS AT THE U.S. BORDER.
THIS WEEK PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT SHUTS DOWN ASYLUM TO MIGRANTS WHO CROSS THE BORDER ILLEGALLY.
KPBS BORDER REPORTER GUSTAVO SOLIS WENT TO TIJUANO TO SEE HOW SHELTERS ARE RESPONDING TO THIS CHANGE.
>> WE'RE OUTSIDE OF A TIJUANA MIGRANT SHELTER JUST 200 BLOCKS FROM THE BORDER.
INSIDE HUMANITARIAN WORKERS ARE REACTING TO PRESIDENT BIDEN'S NEW ORDER.
THE ORDER FAST TRACKS DEPORTATIONS BACK HERE TO TIJUANA.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE SHELTER WAS WORRIED THAT SHELTERS ALL OVER TIJUANA WOULD BE OVERRUN BY MIGRANTS IMPACTED BY THIS NEW POLICY.
SPECIFICALLY, THEIR WORRIED THAT MORE MIGRANTS WILL COME NORTH SEEKING TO ENTER THE U.S. AND MORE DEPORTEES WILL COME SOUTH NEEDING A PLACE.
LOCAL SHELTERS ARE ASKING THE MENTION CAN AND U.S.
GOVERNMENTS TO SEND THEM MONEY TO HELP THEM TREAT THIS VULNERABLE POPULATION, LOCAL SHELTERS ARE ASKING THE MEXICAN AND U.S.
GOVERNMENTS TO SEND THEM MONEY TO HELP THEM TREAT THIS VULNERABLE POPULATION.
DIRECTORS ARE WORRIED EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE AT 50% CAPACITY, THEY'RE WORRIED THAT MORE MIGRANTS CAN QUICKLY IMPACT THE SYSTEM.
>>> AND GRADUATING STUDENTS WHO TOOK PART IN THE GAZA SOLIDARITY ENCAMPMENT PROTEST AT UC SAN DIEGO LAST MONTH ARE NOW FACING A CRITICAL SITUATION.
THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GRADUATE WITH THEIR PEERS.
THE UNIVERSITY HAS PLACED THEIR TRANSCRIPTS AND DEGREES ON HOLD.
ALEXANDER NGUYEN SAYS UCSD UNIONIZED WORKERS HELD A RALLY TODAY TO SUPPORT THOSE STUDENTS.
>> I'M A GRADUATING SENIOR WHO'S DEGREE HAS BEEN HELD BY THE UNIVERSITY.
>> Reporter: THE STUDENT WHO SPOKE TO OUR PARTNERS 13 THURSDAY SAYS HE HAD NO WARNINGS ABOUT THE HOLD.
HE DID NOT WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED .
7 OF THE STUDENTS ARRESTED WERE SET TO GRADUATE THIS MONTH BUT THEY CAN'T WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE HOLD FOR VIOLATING THE STUDENT KOEUD -- CODE OF CONDUCT.
THE UNION REPRESENTING UNION WORKERS HELD A RALLY IN SUPPORT OF STUDENTS RALLY FOR FREE SPEECH.
THEY'VE BEEN ON STRIKE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS ABOUT THE ISSUE.
>> I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIC THAT THE UNIVERSITY CLAIMS TO BE DOING THINGS TO SUPPORT SAFETY AND SUPPORT EDUCATION.
CLEARLY ALL OF US HERE IN THIS CROWD THINK THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THEY NEED TO LET THESE STUDENTS GRADUATE.
>> SHUT IT DOWN.
>> SHUT IT DOWN.
>> THE STUDENTS ARE NOW MARCHING TO DEMAND AMNESTY FOR THE STUDENTS AFFECTED.
>> WHEN THEY ARREST AND BEAT AND UNJUSTLY DISCIPLINE OUR WORKERS.
>> Reporter: THEY'RE ALSO SEEKING HELP.
THE COMMUNITY IS SHOCKED THE UNIVERSITY WOULD PENALIZE THE STUDENTS FOR EXPRESSING THEIR THOUGHTS.
>> THE UNIVERSITY WAITED TO PUT A HOLD ON THEIR RECORDS.
NOT ALLOWING THEM TO GRADUATE AT THIS TIME.
>> Reporter: THE UNIVERSITY SAYS THE ADMINISTRATIVE HOLD IS ROUTINE.
ALL THE STUDENTS MUST GO THROUGH THE APPLICABLE STUDENT PROCESS.
THE SCHOOL SAYS IT CAN'T COMMENT FURTHER BECAUSE OF STUDENT PRIVACY LAWS, ALEXANDER NGUYEN.
>>> JUST OVER 100 STUDENTS ARE SET TO GRADUATE NEXT WEEK.
THIS MORNING THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS TOOK A VERY SPECIAL WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE.
KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER MG PEREZ WAS THERE.
>> Reporter: IT'S ONE OF THE LAST BUS RIDES OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER.
MOST OF THESE SENIORS HAVE ATTENDED CLASSES IN THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE DISTRICT SINCE KINDERGARTEN.
NOW THEY ARE JUST DAYS AWAY FROM GRADUATION.
>> IT'S ALWAYS THAT THOUGHT IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND, I'M GRADUATING IN TWO YEARS.
I'M GRADUATING IN A YEAR.
BUT IT'S BECOMING REAL RIGHT NOW NOW THAT IT'S FINALLY ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
>> Reporter: BEFORE THEY WALK ACROSS THE STAGE TO PICK UP THEIR DIPLOMAS TUESDAY NIGHT.
THESE GRADUATES ARE TRAVELING TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN.
CAMPO ELEMENTARY.
DANIEL DELGADO REMEMBER, HIS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL BECAUSE HIS MOM WILL NEVER LET HIM FORGET IT.
>> HE DROPPED ME OFF AT THE PRESCHOOL AND I TOLD HER, YOU CAN LEAVE NOW MOM.
I DON'T WANT YOU HERE ANYMORE.
SO SHE ALWAYS MAKES JOKES ABOUT THAT.
>> Reporter: THERE ARE CHEERS FOR YEARS THAT MATTERED TO THEM MOST.
116 GRADUATING SENIORS WHO ALL NEWEL EACH OTHER WELL BECAUSE OF THE SPRAWLING YET TIGHT KNIT RURAL COMMUNITY THEY SHARE.
>> IF YOU'RE HEADING TO YUMA YOU DRIVE RIGHT BY HERE AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW.
THERE'S A HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT HERE.
>> Reporter: THE PRINCIPAL SUGGESTED A SENIOR WALK.
AN IDEA THAT HAD TO INCLUDE WHEELS TO GET STUDENTS TO FOUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES TODAY.
>> THESE KIDS ARE GOING GO WALK THE HALLS TO HIGH FIVES, CHEERS, AND HUGS FROM TEACHERS THEY HAD SINCE KINDERGARTEN.
>> Reporter: AND WHEN THEY ARRIVED THE MEMORIES AND LOVE WERE EVERYWHERE.
>> YEAH WE USED TO PLAY LIKE FOOTBALL.
WE USED TO PLAY TACKLE FOOTBALL.
IT WAS FUN.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 12 YEARS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
SO IT'S A LITTLE UNEASY LEAVING AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AFTER GRADUATION.
I'M REALLY SAD BUT I'M MOSTLY EXCITED.
>> Reporter: WITH A 4.2 GPA, HE'S THE VALEDICTORIAN HEADED TO UCLA.
WHEN YOU VISIT THEY SAY YOU'RE COMING UP ON THE MOUNTAIN.
AND IT'S A BIG ONE.
THE MOUNTAIN EMPIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT COVERS 660 SQUARE MILES.
ALL THE WAY TO THE IMPERIAL COUNTY LINE AND DOWN TO MEXICO.
95% OF THE 1,800 STUDENTS IN PK THROUGH 12th GRADE RIDE THE BUS TO GET TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY.
THAT'S WHERE THE MEMORIES ARE CREATED AND DREAMS OF THE FUTURE BEGAN.
>> I'M GOING TO ATTEND CHICO STATE AND STUDY BIOLOGY.
>> AND THEN.
>> I HOPE TO BECOME A GAME AND WILDLIFE WARDEN.
>> NOT ONLY FOR OUR KIDS TO GO THERE BUT THE KIDS WHO WERE AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THAT'S GOING TO BE ME.
THAT'S GOING TO BE ME IN FOUR, YOU KNOW WHEN I GET TO HIGH SCHOOL.
THAT'S GOING TO BE ME WHEN I WALK ACROSS THE STATE.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
>> MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
>> Reporter: MG PEREZ.
>>> STUDENTS ARE WRAPPING UP THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH AN INTERNSHIP IN DEVELOPING VIDEO GAMES.
COMING UP HOW THEY'RE CODING THEIR WAY TO COLLEGE AND A FUTURE CAREER.
>>> WELL THE U.S. JOB MARKET IS HOT RIGHT NOW.
THE LABOR DEPARTMENT'S JOBS REPORT FOR MAY SHOWS HOURLY WAGES CONTINUE TO CLIMB, BUT THERE'S A FLIP SIDE.
LAURA AGUIRRE EXPLAINS WHY IT COULD STILL DING YOUR MARKET.
>> Reporter: THE LABOR DEPARTMENT REPORTS THE U.S. ECONOMY ADDED 272,000 NEW JOBS LAST MONTH.
SOARING WELL PAST THE ESTIMATE OF MANY ECONOMISTS AND OVER 100,000 MORE THAN WERE ADDED IN APRIL.
SOME EMPLOYEES MAY BE FEELING A SLIGHT UP TICK IN THEIR PAYCHECKS.
HOURLY PAY INCHED UP ABOUT 14- CENTS FROM APRIL OR .8% BRINGING THE HOURLY WAGE TO JUST UNDER $35.
ALSO LOOKING CLOSELY AT THE MAY JOBS REPORT IS THE FEDERAL RESERVE.
>> THE PATH THE ECONOMY COULD TAKE THAT COULD HAVE US CUT.
>> Reporter: GETTING INFLATION DOWN TO 2% IS ONE PATH.
BUT AS OF APRIL, THAT RATE WAS 3.4%.
AND MAYS RATE COMES OUT NEXT WEEK.
>> ANOTHER PATH COULD BE YOU KNOW AN UNEXPECTED WEAKENING IN THE MARKET FOR EXAMPLE.
>> Reporter: FRIDAY'S REPORT SHOWED NO SIGN OF WEAKENING.
LEADING EXPERTS TO THINK THAT THE FEDS WILL HOLD THE INTEREST RATE STEADY UNTIL DECEMBER.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB, CONSTRUCTION IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING INDUSTRY.
>>> AND THOSE AFFECTED BY FLOODING RECEIVED A BOOST TODAY.
$165,000 WERE AWARDED THROUGH THE BUSINESS RESPONSE AND RESILIENCE GRANTS.
ELIGIBLE SMALL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS COULD APPLY TO RECEIVE $2,500 OR UP TO $5,000 FOR THOSE IN FEDERALLY DESIGNATED PROMISE ZONE AND LOW MODERATE INCOME AREAS.
>>> THE RUBIOS FAST FOOD CHAINS CLOSED DOZENS OF LOCATIONS THIS WEEK INCLUDING WHERE MANY GOT THEIR START HERE IN SAN DIEGO.
WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE BRAND IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.
>> Reporter: WELL THIS IS THE SECOND BANKRUPTCY THAT RUBIOS HAS FILED IN LESS THAN FOUR YEARS.
THEY'RE BIG ENOUGH BUT NOT BIG ENOUGH TO MARKET AGGRESSIVELY IN THE MARKETPLACE.
AND SO THEY'RE STRUGGLING IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT.
THERE KIND OF IS A COMBINATION OF THE INFLATION IS REALLY PUSHED UP COSTS.
AND THEN AT THE SAME TIME CONSUMERS HAVE PULLED BACK GOING TO QUICK SERVICE RESTAURANTS OR FAST CASUAL RESTAURANTS.
SO RIGHT NOW, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS IN BANKRUPTCY, THE LENDER IS GOING TO CREATE AN ENTITY THAT'S CALLED THE STOCKING HORSE PURCHASE AGREEMENT.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR SOMEONE TO ACQUIRE RUBIOS.
AND THE LENDER ALSO COMMITTED TO KEEPING THE REMAINING LOCATIONS INCLUDING 29 HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND THE ORIGINAL RUBIOS ON MISSION BAY DRIVE IN PACIFIC BEACH OPEN BECAUSE NOT ONLY YOU KNOW IT'LL HELP WITH CASH FLOW BUT IN PARTICULAR IT'LL KEEP EMPLOYEES PAID AND BENEFITS PAID.
>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE LATEST JOBS REPORT SHOWS A SURGE IN HIRING.
WE LOOK AT HOW YOUNG PEOPLE ARE REENGAGING WITH THE WORK FORCE.
THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.
>>> WELL AS THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL REVIEWS MAYOR TODD GLORIA'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 2025 TODAY, SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE VOICING THEIR OPPOSITION TO ONE OF HIS PROPOSALS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS.
>> I AM NOT PERSONALLY ONE OF THE PEOPLE OPPOSED TO SHELTER.
BUT I AM OPPOSED TO A LACK OF A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH.
>> WELL THAT WAS SHANE HARRIS, PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION OF JUSTICE ADVOCATES.
HE AND OTHER RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A MEGA SHELTER IN MIDDLETOWN.
GLORIA'S BUDGET CALLS FOR A SAFE SLEEPING SITE NEAR THE SAN DIEGO AIRPORT AND A 1,000 BED SHELTER ON THE CORNER OF KETNER AND VINE.
RESIDENTS QUESTION THE PROPOSED LEASE LENGTH OF 35 YEARS AND THE POTENTIAL COSTS.
>> WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR THIS?
YEAH.
KENSINGTON, MIRAMONT, CLAIRMONT, YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS NOT JUST US.
I CANNOT FATHOM HOW THE POLITICIANS THINK PUTTING 1,000 PEOPLE IN THIS SARDINE CAN IS HUMANE.
>> WELL ADVOCATES ARE ASKING THE MAYOR TO PUT A PAUSE ON ANY LEASE DISCUSSIONS AND START HOSTING PUBLIC FORUMS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO WEIGH IN.
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS THE SHELTER ON MONDAY.
>>> CALIFORNIANS WILL SOON GET FASTER AND MORE ACCURATE ALERTS ABOUT INCOMING EARTHQUAKES.
THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL EARTHQUAKE ANNOUNCED AN UPGRADE TO THE STATES EARLY WARNING SYSTEM.
AND WILL PROVIDE A MORE ACCURATE ESTIMATE OF THE QUAKE'S MAGNITUDE BEFORE IT STARTS.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS WILL ALSO RECEIVE TSUNAMI WARNINGS.
ALERTS WILL BE SENT AUTOMATICALLY THROUGH THE MY SHAKE APP.
>>> IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS SINCE THE ST. LOUIS RAY BAN HELD THEIR POW WOW.
THIS YEAR, THE EVENT IS MAKING A COME BACK IN OCEANSIDE.
TANYA THORN HAS A PREVIEW.
>> Reporter: THE GRASS IS GETTING MOWED AND THE INSTRUMENTS ARE WARMING UP.
>> WE'VE BEEN A PART OF THE POW WOW COMMUNITY FOR SO LONG.
23 YEARS THEN COVID HAPPENED.
>> Reporter: MEL VERNON IS THE CAPTAIN OF THE MISSION INDIANS.
HE SAYS POW WOWS HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND AROUND THE COUNTRY.
THEIR RETURN IS PLUGGING HIS TRIBE BACK INTO THE POW WOW CIRCUIT.
>> IT BRINGS US TOGETHER AS THE NATIVE PEOPLE OF THIS LOCAL AREA.
SO IT'S A TIME FOR US TO HAVE COMMUNITY AND SHARE AND CATCH UP WITH EACH OTHER AGAIN.
>> Reporter: JUST SHOW A WELCOMING SPIRIT TO WHAT WE'RE DOING AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
>> Reporter: THIS WILL BE THE INTERTRIBAL POW WOW WHICH MEANS ALL TRIBES AND DANCERS IN THE AREA ARE WELCOMED.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO SEE DANCERS THAT ARE COMING MAYBE FOR THE FIRST OR SECOND TIME DANCING AND AS A YOUTH.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME DANCERS THAT HAVE BEEN DANCING FOR QUITE A WHILE SO IT'S A COMBINING OF THE SENIORS AND THE YOUTH.
THE ELDERS AND THE YOUTH.
>> Reporter: WHILE THE MISSION GROUNDS ARE LINED WITH HISTORY, THE POW WOW HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANT ROLE NATIVE AMERICANS PLAY IN THE MISSIONS INCEPTION.
>> IT GIVES US A CHANCE TO ACTUALLY PLUG INTO THE PRESENT AND NOT NECESSARILY FOCUS ON THE PAST.
BECAUSE WE'RE HERE LOOKING, ACCEPTING WHAT'S HAPPENING IN A CERTAIN WAY.
BUT WE'RE PROJECTING TOWARD THE FUTURE.
AND MAKING IT A POSITIVE FOR EVERYBODY.
FOR THEIR TRIBES, THE PEOPLE AND THE MISSION AS WE'RE PART OF.
>> A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TRIBE CONTINUES TO GROW.
IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP FOR US AND WE THINK FOR THEM AS WELL.
>> Reporter: GWEN GRIMES IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MISSION.
WHILE THE PROPERTY HAS UNDER GONE SOME CHANGES, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE BAND OF MISSION INDIANS TO KEEP THEIR HISTORY PRESENT AND CELEBRATED.
>> SO WE WANT TO JUST ALWAYS BE ABLE TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER.
WE OPEN UP THE MISSION GROUNDS AND YOU KNOW TO THE POW WOW.
>> Reporter: TRADITIONAL FOOD AND ARTS AND CRAFTS WILL BE ON SALE TO THE PUBLIC.
FESTIVITIES WILL RUN THROUGH 7:00 P.M. AND SUNDAY FROM 9:00 A.M. UNTIL 6:00 P.M. TANYA THORN, KPBS NEWS.
>>> OF COURSE WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF HEAT OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS ESPECIALLY THROUGH OUR DESERT LOCATIONS.
THAT'S GOING TO BE EASING OFF.
GOOD NEWS AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND GETTING A BIT OF A REPRIEVE AS THE HEAT EASES AND AS ALWAYS, WE HAVE THE COASTAL COMFORT.
THAT DOESN'T GO ANY WHERE.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE JUNE GLOOM AROUND BEFORE WE GET MORE SUNSHINE THROUGH THE AFTERNOONS.
AND BREEZY CONDITIONS LEAD TO MORE OF THE SOUTHWEST WINDS.
THAT WILL HELP KEEP THAT MARINE LAYER PRETTY INTENSE FOR US AS WE GO THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
AND NOT ONLY THAT, IT'LL ALSO MAKE THE MOUNTAINS A LITTLE BIT BREEZY OUT THERE.
SO YOU WANT TO BE READY FOR THAT.
AS WE HEAD THROUGH TONIGHT, THERE'S THAT MARINE LAYER, GOING DOWN TO 62 IN SAN DIEGO.
61 IN ESCONDIDO AND MOUNT LAGUNA HEADED TOWARD 60 DEGREES FOR THE LOW.
AS WE GO THROUGH THE WEEKEND, AGAIN, SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL ULTIMATELY KICK IN.
SO WE ARE GOING TO SEE MORE OF THAT ON SHORE WIND COME THROUGH FOR US.
AND THAT REALLY DOES DEEPEN A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE MARINE LAYER.
NOT ONLY THAT, IT ALLOWS THAT HEAT TO STAY WELL INLAND.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT HEAT SHIFT AWAY FROM OUR AREA.
WHICH IS WHY, BORREGO SPRINGS BACK TO 104 FOR THAT HIGH.
AS YOU LOOK TOWARD SAN DIEGO, 70 DEGREES FOR TODAY.
CHULA VISTA COMING IN AT 70 DEGREES.
THERE IS A LOT OF THAT COASTAL COMFORT.
COAST FORECAST FOR THE UPCOMING DAYS HERE.
KEEPING US IN THE 70s ALL THROUGH.
THERE'S SOME FLUCTUATION HERE MID-70s TO LOWER 7 70s.
IT IS ABOUT LOW CLOUDS IN THE MORNING.
SUNSHINE COMING OUT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MORE OF THE SAME HERE.
WE'RE SPOT ON IN THE MID-70s.
SO WE ARE GOING TO KEEP THAT TREND RIGHT AS WE HEAD THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
REALLY NO PATTERN BREAK.
AGAIN SOUTHWEST FLOW, LOW CLOUDS.
NOT MUCH OF A CHANGE.
MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES, WE'LL GET A COUPLE OF CLOUDS TO POP UP ADDS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
NOTICE THE NUMBERS HERE HOLDING ON TO THE 60s AND 70s AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE TIME FRAME.
REALLY JUST SOME SUBTLE DIFFERENCES.
SOME EASEMENT ON THE HEAT WITH THE TRIPLE DIGITS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES.
BUT THANKFULLY THE LOWER TRIPLE DIGITS.
MELISSA CONSTANSER.
>>> FIRE IN SPRING VALLEY THAT PROMPTED AN EVACUATION ORDER.
IT STARTED THIS AFTERNOON IN THE BACKYARDS OF TWO NEIGHBORING HOMES ON ST. GEORGE STREET.
THIS IS THE LA PRESA NEIGHBORHOOD OF SPRING VALLEY NORTH OF HEMESHAW ROAD.
FIREFIGHTERS SAY TWO HOMES WERE DAMAGED AND THAT STRONG WINDS BLEW EMBERS TOWARD A FIELD ABOUT A MILE AWAY IGNITING A WILDFIRE.
THE EVACUATION ORDER WAS LIFTED JUST AFTER 3:30.
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN PLACE UNTIL 9:00 P.M. TONIGHT IN THE EASTERN PART OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, THAT IS.
>>> THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR COULD MEAN THE BEGINNING OF A NEW CHAPTER FOR SOME STUDENTS AT HIGH TECH HIGH.
THEY JUST COMPLETED A MONTH LONG INTERNSHIP DEVELOPING VIDEO GAMES.
ONE OF OUR BUSIEST REPORTERS TODAY MG PEREZ TELLS US THEIR MENTORS INCLUDE A COUPLE OF THEIR CLASSMATES AT A SCHOOL WHERE STUDENTS THINK WAY OUTSIDE OF THE BOX.
>> Reporter: HANDS ON PROJECT BASED LEARNING IS FLOURISHING WITH THESE STUDENTS WHO HAVE CREATED HUGE PAPER MACHE BIRD PUPPETS MADE WITH BEACH BALLS, HOT GLUE, PAINT AND BAMBOO.
>> LET'S DO ONE OF PIRATES FIRST LINES.
IT'S A HOT DAY.
>> Reporter: THIS GROUP OF FRESHMEN AN SOPHOMORE STUDENTS BRING CHARACTERS TO LIFE AND ACT OUT THE STORYBOOK TITLED ODD BIRD.
IT'S THEIR END OF YEAR PROJECT HERE AT JACOBS HIGH TECH HIGH IN POINT LOMA.
DOWN THE HALL THERE'S EVEN MORE YEAR END CREATIVITY HAPPENING.
>> I THINK THAT CHANGE MAKES IT MUCH NICER TO PLAY.
>> Reporter: AXLE O'BRIEN AND LORENZO LOMATINO ARE SENIORS WHO SHARE A PASSION FOR VIDEO GAMES.
THEY ALSO SHARED A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF FINDING AN UNPAID FOUR WEEK INTERNSHIP NOT OFFERED BY A FAMILY MEMBER.
IT'S A GRADUATION REQUIREMENT FOR EVERY STUDENT IN THEIR JUNIOR YEAR.
LORENZO STRUCK OUT.
>> GAME DEVELOPMENT HAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE MY PASSION.
SO I E-MAILED AND CALLED EVERY SINGLE GAME DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AND THEY ALL GHOSTED ME.
>> Reporter: HE ENDED UP INTERNING FOR A LOCAL ARCHITECTURAL FIRM.
HIS FRIEND AXLE WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO FIND A TECH COMPANY.
>> WE CAN'T BE MENTORS, BUT TO FULFILL THAT REQUIREMENT WE HAD TO TEAM UP WITH AN ORGANIZATION.
>> THIS IS VISUAL STUDIO CODE INSTEAD IT'S RUNNING IN A BROWSER.
>> Reporter: THEY TEAMED UP WITH A LEAGUE OF AMAZING PROGRAMMERS.
A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT TEACHES CODING TO KIDS AND TEENS IN FIFTH THROUGH 12th GRADE.
ONE OF THE LEAGUE'S PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMERS HAS GUIDED THE SENIOR DUO IN THEIR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
OFFERED TO SIX OF HIGH TECH HIGHS BEST AND BRIGHTEST STUDENTS.
>> WHEN YOU TELL ME ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ABOUT HERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
>> Reporter: AXEL SAYS HIS TEACHING CREEK IS OFF -- TEACHING CAREER IS OFF TO A GREAT START.
>> WE WERE ABLE TO COVER TWO WEEKS OF MATERIAL IN TWO DAYS.
EVERYBODY IS SUPER ENTHUSIASTIC AND EVERYBODY BRINGS SOMEBODY TO THE TABLE.
WE'RE TAKING THE SKILLS WE LEARNED AND WE'RE COMBINING THEM TO ONE LARGE GAME.
>> Reporter: THE GAME IS CALLED A SAHARA CORPORATION.
A COMPANY TAKING OVER BY ROBOTS EXCEPT FOR ONE REMAINING LOYAL HUMAN WORKER NAMED DAVE.
IT'S UP TO THE HIGH TECH HIGH INTERNS TO CREATE AND CODE ALL THAT HAPPENS.
FOR PLAYERS TRYING TO KEEP DAVE ALIVE WHEN THE ROBOTS GO ROGUE.
JUNIOR DESEREA BURHEART HELPED DESIGNING DAVE AND HOW HE MOVES.
>> I JUST MADE IT LIKE A GRAB IN COSMETIC.
DAVE WAS LIKE THIS GRABBING OBJECTS.
NOW LOOKING CLOSE.
>> Reporter: 17-YEAR-OLD TIGER REESE HOPES THIS INTERNSHIP WILL INSPIRE HIS PLANS FOR A CAREER IN SCREEN WRITING.
HE'S ONE OF LORENZO'S CLOSE FRIEND, GETTING LIFE LESSONS AND THRIVING.
>> WE'RE STILL FRIEND.
WE'RE CLOSER FRIENDS NOW.
I JUST SIT WITH IT THE MOVING PARTS OF IT FOR A LITTLE WHILE UNTIL I CAN FIND A WAY TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER TO MAKE SENSE AND BE KIND OF COMPELLING.
AND HAVE CHARACTERS GO THROUGH A JOURNEY, PERSONALLY.
>> Reporter: IN THE FALL, AXEL WILL GO TO DARMOUTH.
LORENZO WILL GO TO USC FOR A CAREER IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
>> I LOVE HAVING AN IDEA AND HAVE IT COME TO LIFE.
>> THIS IDEA WILL LIVE ON, PROGRAMMED FOR THE FUTURE.
>> Reporter: MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.
>> SUCH BRIGHT STUDENTS THERE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M JADE HIDEMAN.
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