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>>> THE MIGRANT SEARCH EXPECTED AT THE BORDER HAS NOT MATERIALIZED IN THE HOURS SINCE TITLE 42 EXPIRED.

WE HAVE COVERAGE FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER AND WE BEGIN WITH GUSTAV IS A LEASE WHO WENT TO TIJUANA TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE PANDEMIC ERA ASYLUM RESTRICTIONS WERE LIFTED.

>> Reporter: IT IS ANOTHER MORNING IN TIJUANA.

THE STEADY FLOW OF CROSS-BORDER COMMUTERS MAKING THEIR WAY TO SAN DIEGO.

IT IS THE FIRST MORNING AFTER TITLE 42 AND DID NOT RESULT IN CHAOS AT THE BORDER.

NO HORDES OF MIGRANTS STORMING INTO THE U.S. NO HEAVY MILITARY PRESENCE.

JUST AN ORDINARY LINE OF ROUGHLY 100 ASYLUM SEEKERS ENTERING THE U.S. ALL OF THEM HAD APPOINTMENTS THROUGH THE CBP APP.

ALL HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS READY TO WELCOME THEM.

THE GROUP INCLUDED MIGRANTS FROM RUSSIA, ARMENIA, AFGHANISTAN, HAITI, MEXICO, AND CENTRAL AMERICA.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> SHE IS HAPPY BUT ANXIOUS ABOUT FINALLY GETTING A CHANCE TO SEEK ASYLUM.

TRAFFIC LANES WERE NOT IMPACTED .

THE FRIDAY MORNING TRAFFIC WAS NORMAL.

THE SCENE IN TIJUANA WAS SIMILAR TO THE SCENE IN TEXAS, ARIZONA, AND OTHER PLACES.

NOBODY KNOWS FOR SURE WHY FEWER PEOPLE SHOWED UP THAN EXPECTED BUT THEY ARE SPECULATING IT MAY BE DUE TO THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION NEW ASYLUM RESTRICTIONS WHICH REQUIRE ASYLUM SEEKERS TO USE THE MOBILE APP.

THOSE THAT DO NOT WILL LIKELY BE DEPORTED UNLESS THEY HAVE ALREADY APPLIED AND BEEN DENIED ASYLUM IN ANOTHER COUNTRY.

ASYLUM-SEEKERS WHO ENTER THE COUNTRY WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT THROUGH THE MOBILE APP ARE BEING TREATED MUCH DIFFERENTLY.

ORDER PATROL AGENTS ARE FUNNELING THEM INTO A MAKESHIFT MIGRANT CAMP.

PEOPLE THERE SAY THEY DO NOT GET ENOUGH FOOD OR WATER, THEY SLEEP OUTSIDE WITHOUT PROTECTION FROM THE COLD OR RAIN AND THERE IS NO SECURITY.

THE FIRST NIGHT IN THAT CAMP ON U.S.

SOIL WAS THE WORST IN HIS LIFE.

THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF ENDING TITLE 42 REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

AT LEAST FOR NOW, THE MIGRANT SHELTERS IN TIJUANA REMAIN FULL AND PORTS OF ENTRY ARE NOT OVERWHELMED.

>>> PREDICTIONS THAT THE COUNTY WOULD BE OVERWHELMED BY ASYLUM- SEEKERS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE PLAYING OUT.

KITTY ALVARADO SPOKE WITH THE SHERIFFS AND VOLUNTEERS AT THE BORDER ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW.

>> Reporter: HUNDREDS OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE IN LIMBO STUCK IN AN AREA BETWEEN THE U.S. AND TIJUANA BORDER.

>> WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDING VERY BASIC NECESSITIES TO ABOUT 400 FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: A SOCIAL JUSTICE NONPROFIT HAS BEEN WORKING AT THE BORDER FOR OVER TWO WEEKS.

SHE SAID THAT ASYLUM-SEEKERS NOW MOSTLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN HAVE FLED FROM DANGER AND NOW FIND THEMSELVES IN PRECARIOUS POSITIONS.

MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN THERE THREE DAYS.

SOME OF THEM A WEEK.

>> WE CONTINUE TO SEE A VERY CONCERNING AND DIRE SITUATION ESPECIALLY WITH FAMILIES, PARENTS WITH ONE CHILDREN.

WE HAVE SEEN CHILDREN WHO HAVE RUN A FEVER FOR OVER THREE DAYS.

>> Reporter: SHE EMPHASIZES THAT THEY ARE ON U.S.

SOIL AND THEIR WELL-BEING IS NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.

>> WE ARE ASKING FOR THE AUTHORITIES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCESSING THESE PEOPLE TO ACT QUICKLY AND RESPONSIBLY AND UPHOLD THE BASIC DIGNITY OF SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME THROUGH HERE.

>> Reporter: WHILE HUNDREDS ARE WAITING FOR A CHANCE OF ASYLUM SOME ARE STILL CROSSING THE BORDER ILLEGALLY.

>> IT IS A HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE.

WE HAVE NOT SEEN LARGE NUMBERS.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF SAID THEY HAVE ADDED A SQUAD OF 11 DEPUTIES TO PATROL RURAL COUNTIES.

>> WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN CALLS FOR SERVICE FROM THE BACK COUNTRY AREA, I NEED TO REMIND EVERYONE THOSE ARE CALLS FOR SERVICE WHICH ARE PEOPLE CALLING FOR HELP.

IT'S NOT AN INCREASE IN CRIME.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID THEY CAN ONLY RENDER AID BUT LIKE ANYONE ELSE IF MIGRANTS COMMIT A CRIME THEY CAN BE ARRESTED.

>> THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT DOES NOT HAVE LEGAL AUTHORITY.

IT IS AGAINST STATE LAW TO ENFORCE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW .

WE DO NOT DO THAT.

WE DO NOT ASK IMMIGRATION STATUS OR WORK WITH BORDER PATROL.

>> Reporter: SHE WARNED AGAINST CIVILIAN PATROLS ALONG THE BORDER.

>> WE ARE OUT HERE TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE.

>>> WE HAVE MORE BORDER COVERAGE ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

CHECK OUT THE EPISODE OF ROUNDTABLE FOR AN IN DEPTH CONVERSATION ON WHAT THE END OF TITLE 42 MEANS FOR THE REGION.

>>> CALIFORNIA MAY BE FACING A DEEPER SHORTFALL THAN ANTICIPATED TO THE TUNE OF $32 BILLION.

GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM UNVEILED THE REVISED BUDGET.

IT IS BY FAR THE LARGEST STATE BUDGET IN THE U.S..

THE DEFICIT IS ALSO $10 BILLION MORE THAN THE $22 BILLION HE PREDICTED IN JANUARY.

THE GOVERNOR SAID IT IS PARTLY DUE TO FEDERAL INFLATION RATE.

THE DECISION TO LET SOME PEOPLE DELAY FILING THEIR TAXES BECAUSE OF WINTER STORMS AND THE DEBT CEILING IMPASSE.

>> THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL IS THIS MAN-MADE PROBLEM THAT IS ONCE AGAIN ONLY HAPPENING WHEN REPUBLICANS ARE IN CONGRESS AND DEMOCRATS AND THE WHITE HOUSE.

MANUFACTURING A CRISIS ABOUT THE FEDERAL DEBT CEILING.

THE IMPASSE CONTINUES.

>> HE PROPOSED A NUMBER OF OPTIONS INCLUDING DELAYING AND REDUCING SPENDING, TAPPING INTO UNUSED FUNDS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS AND WITHDRAWING MONEY FROM THE SINK STATE SAFETY NET RESERVE.

>>> IT IS GRADUATION WEEKEND AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY.

JOHN CARROLL HEARD FROM MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2023.

>> Reporter: IT WAS BLACK AND RED ROPES, MORTAR BOARDS AND SMILES EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK TODAY.

THIS IS JUST THE FIRST OF THREE DAYS OF GRADUATION CEREMONIES.

>> MOVE THEIR TASSELS FROM THE RIGHT SIDE TO THE LEFT SYMBOLIZING THE MOMENT OF GRADUATION.

>> Reporter: YOU NEED THAT MUCH TIME WHEN YOU HAVE MORE THAN 11.5 THOUSAND STUDENTS GRADUATING.

>> I AM HERE WITH MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

MY BROTHERS, PARENTS A GIRLFRIEND.

>> Reporter: HE STARTED HIS COLLEGE CAREER RIGHT BEFORE COVID HIT.

SHE HE SAID THAT IT HAS BEEN QUITE THE JOURNEY.

>> IN MY FIRST YEAR I PACKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF MARCH TO HEAD HOME.

THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO MOVE BACK.

I THINK BEING BACK ON CAMPUS AND HAVING THE TRANSITION TO BEING IN A CLASSROOM WAS MONUMENTAL.

>> Reporter: HE GOT HIS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN MICROBIOLOGY.

IS FROM THE BAY AREA BUT IS PLANNING ON STAYING HERE.

>> SAN DIEGO IS GREAT FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY.

>> I GOT MY DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A SAN DIEGO NATIVE.

SHE IS PLANNING ON STAYING RIGHT HERE AND SHE HAS SOME BIG PLANS.

>> I AM HOPING TO OPEN A MONTESSORI DAYCARE ACADEMY.

>> Reporter: LOOKING AROUND HERE YOU SAW WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT TO SEE, LOTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE.

WE NOTICED A VERY UNIQUE GRADUATE WITH QUITE A STORY TO TELL.

THIS IS A 68-YEAR-OLD REFUGEE FROM IRAQ THAT HAS BEEN HERE FOR 10 YEARS.

WITH A LIFELONG LOVE OF MATHEMATICS THIS GRADUATE WANTS TO SHARE IT.

>> I HAVE A PLAN.

I NOTICED THAT MOST OF THE KIDS IN THE U.S. DO NOT LIKE MATH.

THEY THINK THAT IT IS SOMETHING HARD.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO STATE SLOGAN IS TRANSFORM YOUR TOMORROW.

ANY UNIVERSITY COULD SAY THAT THE RAIN OUT HERE CERTAINLY GIVES YOU THE SENSE THAT THOSE TRANSFORMATIONS ARE WELL UNDERWAY.

>>> GRADUATIONS ON THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR MEAN MANY FAMILIES WILL BE HEADING OUT ON SUMMER VACATION.

THERE ARE NEW RULES PROPOSED BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION THAT COULD ADD EXTRA INSURANCE FOR FUTURE FLIGHTS.

>> Reporter: WHAT DO PASSENGERS DESERVE OF DELAYS TURNED DISASTROUS?

PASSENGERS LIKE PAM LEFT HEARTBROKEN AFTER THE 2022 HOLIDAY TRAVEL MELTDOWN.

>> I WANTED TO VISIT MY FAMILY.

THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT BIDEN PROPOSED A RULE CHANGE THAT WOULD COMPENSATE PASSENGERS FOR DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS CAUSED BY THE AIRLINE.

IT COULD TAKE EFFECT BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

ALREADY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION PASSENGERS CAN RECEIVE UP TO $663 FOR SIGNIFICANT DELAYS.

>> ONE STUDY FOUND THAT THE EUROPEAN UNION REQUIRED AIRLINES TO COMPENSATE PASSENGERS FOR FLIGHT DELAYS, THE NUMBER OF FLIGHT DELAYS WHEN DOWN.

>> Reporter: 10 US-BASED CARRIERS COVER THE COST FOR MEALS FOR PASSENGERS AND NINE COVER THE COST OF HOTELS IT DELAYS OR CANCELLATIONS ARE CAUSED BY THE AIRLINE.

THEY DO SO VOLUNTARILY AND CAN STOP AT ANY TIME.

THE PROPOSAL COULD BE STRONGER ACCORDING TO SOME.

>> YOU DID NOT NECESSARILY SAY YOU GET A CASH PAYMENT AS YOU DO IN EUROPE.

YOU COULD GET A TRAVEL CREDIT OR FREQUENT FLYER MILES.

>> Reporter: THE FORMER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION INSPECTOR GENERAL SAYS THIS SIGNALS A REVERSAL OF AIRLINE DEREGULATION WHICH OF USHERED IN AN ERA OF MISERY.

>> REMEMBER THE TAXPAYERS OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE AIRWAYS AND THE RUNWAYS AND THE AIRPORT.

THE AIRLINES DO NOT ON THOSE.

WE NEED TO REREGULATE IN A GRAND SCALE WITH COHERENCE >>> THE SAN DIEGO REGION HAS MORE INDIAN RESERVATIONS THAN ANY OTHER COUNTY IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT THOUSANDS OF NATIVE AMERICANS ALSO LIVE IN CITIES SPREAD THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO.

A YOUTH CENTER IS RECONNECTING THOSE INDIVIDUALS BOTH YOUNG AND OLD WITH THEIR ANCESTRAL HERITAGE.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO AMERICAN INDIAN HEALTH CENTER IS EASY TO SEE FROM THE STREET WITH BEAUTIFUL NATIVE AMERICAN ART WITH ON THE FACE OF THE BUILDING.

RIGHT NEXT-DOOR IS A LOCATION THAT IS HARDER TO FIND.

THE YOUTH OUTREACH CENTER.

IT HAS BEEN PROVIDING CRITICAL PROGRAMMING FOR DECADES AND BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN GENERATIONS.

>> WE ARE CONSIDERED URBAN INDIANS.

WE ALL LIVE IN THE URBAN AREA OF SAN DIEGO.

THERE ARE 18 RESERVATIONS THAT SURROUND SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THIS 89-YEAR-OLD ELDER SAID THE YOUTH CENTER IS A SPACE FOR NATIVE AMERICANS TO CONNECT WITH THEIR ROUTES.

HE BELONGS TO A TRIBE FROM OKLAHOMA.

HE HOPES TO LEAD SOME OF THE YOUTH PROGRAMS AT THE CENTER.

>> WE HELP THEM TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE AND GET INVOLVED IN ART.

WE HAVE SOME CLASSES IN READING, MOCCASINS, NATIVE SCHOOL COME IN AND GET INVOLVED IN THE CIRCLE AND TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THEY WILL DO AND HOW WE CAN HELP IN THEIR LIVES.

>> Reporter: HIS DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER WORK AT THE HEALTH CENTER ACROSS THE STREET.

>> IT IS NICE WHEN PEOPLE COME IN AND SAY I DID NOT KNOW YOU WERE HERE.

WE HAVE IN HERE FOR A WHILE.

I THINK IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE AND DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE RESOURCES THAT THEY CAN USE.

>> Reporter: THE PROGRAMS ARE OFTEN FUN BUT SOME TAKE A MORE SERIOUS TONE.

THE ACTIVITIES LOOK TO ADDRESS INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA IN NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES.

>> I HAVE THE BOARDING SCHOOL EXPERIENCE WHICH ACTUALLY WHAT THEY WANTED US TO DO WAS BE CLEANSED OF THE INDIANS.

>> Reporter: HE WAS BROUGHT TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AFTER BOARDING SCHOOL.

HE SAID MANY NATIVE AMERICANS OF THE U.S. HAVE SIMILAR FAMILY HISTORIES.

>> THE INTENT WAS TO ASSIMILATE THE NATIVE AMERICAN INTO THE MAINSTREAM OF SOCIETY.

THAT WAS BASICALLY TO MAKE THEM WHITE.

>> Reporter: THIS WORK INCLUDES PASSING DOWN STORIES LIKE RANDY'S AND UPHOLDING TRADITIONS.

THEY TEAM UP WITH THE HEALTH CENTER TO PROVIDE SPECIALLY TAILORED MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.

>> WHEN I WAS GROWING UP I WAS AFRAID TO SHOW WHO I WAS JUST BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW IF YOU WILL GET MADE FUN OF.

YOU JUST DO NOT KNOW THE OUTCOME OF IT.

>> Reporter: MELLANIE SAYS BEING AROUND OTHER PEOPLE LIKE HERSELF AND SHARING THEIR STORIES HELPED HER TO GROW.

>> WORKING IN NATIVE COMMUNITIES HAS REALLY HELPED ME BECOME A LITTLE MORE CONFIDENT IN BEING NATIVE AMERICAN.

I DO FEEL LIKE THERE JUST NEEDS TO BE A LOT MORE AWARENESS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE NATIVE AND WANT TO GET TO KNOW THEIR CULTURE.

>> Reporter: THE YOUTH CENTER PROGRAMS CONNECT PEOPLE MORE DEEPLY TO THEIR SPIRITUALITY.

>> IT IS COMMUNITY THROUGH PRAYER AND HAVING SERVICES FOR THEM IN A PLACE FOR THEM TO GO SO THEY FEEL SAFE.

>> Reporter: ONE THING THAT ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS HAVE IN COMMON, THEY ARE KEEPING TRADITIONS ALIVE DESPITE THE ODDS.

>> WE HAVE NOT GONE ANYWHERE.

OUR LANGUAGE IS STRONG.

THE CULTURE IS STRONG AND SPIRITUALITY IS STRONG.

WE WANT TO PASS THAT ON TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT REMEMBERED IN HISTORY BOOKS LIKE MANY PEOPLE ARE.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE HOSTING THE 35th ANNUAL GATHERING OF THE PEOPLE POWWOW THIS MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND.

LIKE AT THE YOUTH CENTER THEY INVITE ALL PEOPLE WHETHER THEY ARE NATIVE OR NON-NATIVE LIVING ON A RESERVATION OR IN THE CITY.

>>> A MEETING SET FOR TODAY BETWEEN PRESIDENT BIDEN AND TOP CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS TO DISCUSS THE NATION'S DEBT HAS BEEN POSTPONED.

FINANCIAL ANALYSTS ARE CONCERNED THAT A DEFAULT COULD HURT THE ALREADY REELING REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY.

HOME SALES COULD FALL UP TO 23% WITH RATES FOR A 30 YEAR FIXED- RATE MORTGAGE GOING UP MORE THAN 8% BY THE FALL.

THE TREASURY SECRETARY WARNS THAT THE U.S. COULD DEFAULT ON ITS OBLIGATIONS AS SOON AS JUNE FIRST IF A SOLUTION IS NOT FOUND.

>>> A STORY THAT GENERATED A LOT OF INTEREST THIS WEEK IS THE PENDING SALE OF KU SI TO THE COMPANY THAT OWNS FOX 5.

>> THEY GO TO SOMEBODY LIKE NEXT-DOOR WHO WAS A VERY LARGE MEDIA COMPANY.

THEY ARE A $5 BILLION COMPANY.

THEY OWN OVER 200 STATIONS IN 115 MARKETS.

THE QUESTION IS, THERE IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE SOME CONSOLIDATION ESPECIALLY IN THE BACK ROOM FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING.

IN THE SHORT-TERM, THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO PRODUCE A LOT OF LOCAL NEWS PROGRAMMING.

THAT IS A POSITIVE FOR THEM BUT OVER TIME THE REALITY IS GOING TO BE HOW DOES IT LOOK TO TARGET THIS DEMOGRAPHIC IN SAN DIEGO.

BY 2030 ALMOST 50% OF SAN DIEGO'S WILL BE 50 YEARS OLD OR OLDER.

DEPENDING ON HOW THEY CONTINUE TO EVOLVE THEIR NEWS PROGRAMMING, IT WILL BE REALLY DEPENDENT ON HOW LONG THEY WILL STAY IN THE FUTURE.

CERTAINLY BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN THE DEAL CLOSES LATER IN THE YEAR IT WILL BE BUSINESS AS mvc USUAL FOR THE MOST PART.

THAT IS GOOD NEWS FOR LOCAL NEWS AND INFORMATION.

>>> COMMENCEMENT SEASON IS KICKING OFF.

AS STUDENTS WALK OFF THE STAGE A JOB IS NOT ALWAYS GUARANTEED.

12 STUDENTS AND VISTA GOT A CHANCE TO CELEBRATE THEIR GRADUATION CEREMONY AND BEGIN A LIFE CHANGING JOB.

TONYA THORNE HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: THIS IS OASIS.

SHE IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD BUT ON FRIDAY SHE GRADUATED WITH THE CANINE COMPANION 2023 CLASS.

NOT ONLY DID SHE GRADUATE BUT SHE GOT TO BEGIN HER LIFELONG JOB OF HELPING JASON.

>> I AM TIM.

THIS IS JASON AND NANCY.

THIS IS OASIS.

WE ARE GRADUATING WITH OASIS TODAY.

>> Reporter: SERVICE DOGS ARE RAISED BY VOLUNTEER PUPPY RAISERS BEFORE BEGINNING THEIR TRAINING TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

>> HAVING ONE OF THESE DOGS BRIDGES SOCIAL GAPS AND REALLY SHOWS THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY ARE MORE THAN A PERSON WITH DISABILITY.

THEY ARE A PERSON WITH A DOG.

WE GIVE THE DOGS ENRICHMENT, SOCIALIZATION, TEACH THEM SKILLS AND TASKS.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE MATCHED WITH A FOREVER PARTNER.

>> WE LOOK AT WHAT THE RECIPIENT REALLY NEEDS AND WHAT THE DOG IS CAPABLE OF AND THEIR NATURAL ABILITIES.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THE THINGS OASIS WILL BE HELPING WITH OUR PICKING THINGS UP FROM THE GROUND AND HELPING WITH DOORS.

>> THE BEST THING THAT SHE DOES FOR US IS WHEN WE ARE OUT IN PUBLIC SHE MAKES THE WHEELCHAIR DISAPPEAR AND EVERYBODY WANTS TO COME UP TO HER AND SAY HELLO AND TALK XPTO JASON.

>> Reporter: THIS IS HIS THIRD COMPANION.

EVERY TIME HE EXPERIENCES LIFE- CHANGING.

>> SHE IS VERY AFFECTIONATE.

>> SHE LOVES TO GIVE HIM KISSES.

GOOD GIRL.

>> Reporter: TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> LET'S START WITH THE WEATHER HEADLINES.

WE WILL STILL BE DEALING WITH SOME HOT TEMPERATURES ESPECIALLY IN LENT.

THINGS WILL STAY A LITTLE BIT COOLER AT THE COAST.

SOME UNSETTLED WEATHER IS POSSIBLE AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

WE WILL LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN EXPECT TONIGHT.

OCEANSIDE AT 57.

SAN DIEGO HAS AN OVERNIGHT LOW OF 56.

NOT LAGUNA IS DOWN TO 54.

HEADED INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY, THINGS ARE LOOKING VERY WARM THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.

THROUGH SAN DIEGO THINGS STAY A BIT TOASTY.

A LITTLE BIT COOLER ON THE COAST.

69 FOR OCEANSIDE.

SAN DIEGO 68.

RAMONA AT 82.

HAVE ABOUT SUNDAY FOR MOTHER'S DAY?

WE COULD STILL SEE HOTTER CONDITIONS MOVING INLAND.

THINGS ARE LITTLE BIT COOLER ON THE COAST AS WE HEAD INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND.

69 FOR SATURDAY, 70 ON SUNDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL WARM A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO NEXT WEEK BUT WE WILL SEE SOME AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AS WE HEAD INTO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.

TEMPERATURES WARM UP THIS WEEKEND.

UPPER 70s ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND THEN TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO NEXT WEEK.

80 ON MONDAY, 82 ON TUESDAY AND 84 ON WEDNESDAY.

MID 60s ON SATURDAY.

64 ON SUNDAY.

LOTS OF SUNSHINE TO START NEXT WEEKEND.

TUESDAY LOOKS LIKE THE WARMER DAY OF THE WORK WEEK AT ABOUT 64.

>>> IN THE DESERT TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT CONTINUES.

SATURDAY IS 102.

SUNDAY 100.

THINGS ARE STILL HOT ON MONDAY WITH 98 AND THEN RIGHT BACK TO 100 ON TUESDAY.

90 FOR A HIGH ON WEDNESDAY.

>>> THERE IS A NEW IMMERSIVE THEATER EXPERIENCE CALLED FALLUJA.

BETH GOT A BEHIND-THE- SCENES TOUR OF THE SHOW.

>> Reporter: YOU FIRST NEED TO MEET THE FAMED MEXICAN WRESTLER >> I THINK I MUST HAVE SEEN MOVIES AT SOME POINT.

THERE WAS SOMETHING IN WHICH THE IDEA THAT THERE WAS SOMEBODY WHO IN PERSON DID SOME EXTRAORDINARY THINGS AND SOMEHOW WAS ALSO SUPERHERO LIKE.

>> Reporter: WHAT DID HE DO AFTER HE WAS DONE FIGHTING OFF EVIL?

>> I WAS STRUCK BY A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS.

OUTSIDE OF THE RING IN THE MORE DOMESTIC SPACES BUT STILL WEARING THE MASKS.

IT MADE ME CONSIDER HOW THEIR MOMENTS IN LIFE THAT ARE MAYBE MORE PRIVATE AND GET LESS FANFARE BUT REQUIRE JUST AS MUCH COURAGE.

>> Reporter: ALL OF THAT INFORMS THIS NEW SET SHOW.

HE LIKES TO TAKE A CULTURALLY SPECIFIC THING AND ASK, >> WHAT ARE THE THEMES IN IT THAT ARE UNIVERSAL?

>> Reporter: THROUGH HIS COMPANY HE INVITES AUDIENCES TO PEER THROUGH THE EYES OF ANOTHER TO SEE THINGS FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE OR A NEW LENS.

>> YOU ARE INVITED IN.

YOU ARE OUTFITTED WITH SOME OPTICAL GEAR.

YOUR JOURNEY BEGINS AT A SERIES OF PORTALS INTO THIS DIMENSION.

.

YOU COULD END UP SEPARATED FROM YOUR GROUP.

YOU WILL BE INVITED THROUGH SECRET DOORWAYS .

THE SPACE HAS BEEN DESIGNED IN A WAY THAT YOU ARE TURNING CORNERS.

YOU ARE DISORIENTED IN A WAY THAT FEELS PLAYFUL.

>> Reporter: WAKEFULNESS IS KEY.

HE HOPES TO ACTIVATE THE SPACES BY CHOREOGRAPHING THE MOVEMENTS OF ACTORS WHO COMMUNICATE NONVERBALLY.

>> KIDS PLAY TO MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD, TO IMAGINE AND CREATE CONFLICT AND RESOLVE THEM.

THROUGH PLAY WE CONFIGURE LARGER HUMAN CONDITIONS THAT WE CAN RELATE TO.

FOR ME, THEY ARE WARRIORS THAT USE THE ASPECT OF MASK WEARING TO NOT HIDE BUT EXPOSE THEIR INTERNAL DIALOGUE AND THEIR FEARS, TRADITIONS, BELIEFS.

>> THEY ARE MEXICAN WRESTLERS AND THEY ARE BIG PART OF OUR CULTURE BECAUSE THERE IS AN ELEMENT OF STORYTELLING AND THAT.

IF ONE LOSES THE MASK OR THE MASK IS TAKEN OFF, THERE IS A VERY POWERFUL THING THAT HAPPENS THAT INVOLVES SHAME AND EMBARRASSMENT.

WE ARE TOYING WITH THIS INCREDIBLE THEME OF MASK LANE.

>> I THINK TO THE PROTECTIVE NATURE OF HOW MASKS ARE A SECOND FACE THAT OBSCURE YOUR TRUE IDENTITY AND MAKES ME CONSIDER HOW IN LIFE WE HAVE MORE PUBLIC VERSIONS OF OURSELVES AND PRIVATE VERSIONS.

THE IDEA OF HIDING YOUR IDENTITY IN SOME WAYS AND THE EFFORTS TO SHAME AND CRITICAL RIDICULE THOSE THAT ARE ULTIMATELY DEFEATED AND OUR FAILURES WITHIN THEIR.

THERE IS SOMETHING WHICH WE AS HUMANS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE ARE IN THE RING OR NOT, STRUGGLE WITH THE FEAR OF FAILURE AND BEING DEFEATED.

>> Reporter: CAN THERE BE VICTORY AND DEFEAT?

IS THERE A VALUE IN THE STRUGGLE?

THE ANSWER MAY LIE IN THE RING OR IN THE CANTINA WHERE PEOPLE CAN COMPARE NOTES AND WRESTLE WITH COMPLICATED QUESTIONS OF IDENTITY SINCE NO TWO VISITORS WILL HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE ON A GIVEN NIGHT AND EVERY SHOW WAS JUST A BIT DIFFERENT.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US .

GOOD NIGHT.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES .

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

CALL 1-800-BILLHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.