>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE PLUMBING, HEATING & AIR, RESTORATION & FLOOD PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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SHAKE AT DAY 30 YEARS IN THE MAKING IS FINALLY HERE.

THAT IS HOW LONG THE BAN ON CRUSING HAS BEEN AROUND.

NOW LOWRIDERS OF FREE TO WRITE AGAIN.

WE ARE LIFE IN NATIONAL CITY FOR PEOPLE AND CARS ARE GATHERING NOW.

>> Reporter: IT IS A CELEBRATION DOWN HERE IN NATIONAL CITY.

LOWRIDERS FROM ALL OVER SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE GETTING READY TO CRUISE DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

IT WILL BE A PRETTY AWESOME TIME FOR THE LOWRIDERS.

THE LAST NO CRUSING SIGN WAS TAKEN DOWN.

THE LOW WRITING COMMUNITY IS READY TO RIDE LOW AND SLOW.

DREAM ACT ASSIGNMENTS A CONSTANT REMINDER FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS OF HOW LOWRIDERS WERE NOT ACCEPTED.

WE ARE NOT WELCOME.

THE JOURNEY HERE WAS NOT AN EASY ONE.

>> Reporter: SHE IS THE VICE MAYOR OF THE COALITION AND TAKING DOWN THIS SIGN READS PEACE OF MIND FOR LOWRIDERS AFTER DECADES OF BEING BANNED.

TRINITY GARCIA IS A UNITED LOWRIDER COALITION YOU COUNCILMEMBER.

>> I HAVE WITNESSED THE STRUGGLES AND THE TEARS AND THE DOORS CLOSE TO MY FACE.

WE GOT RIGHT BACK UP ON OUR FEET.

>> Reporter: TIMES HAVE CHANGED.

WHILE INDIVIDUAL LOWRIDERS WERE ALLOWED TO CRUISE, NOW LARGE GROUPS OF LOWRIDERS KNOWN AS CARAVANS CAN LEGALLY CREWS AFTER GETTING A TEMPORARY USE PERMIT FROM THE CITY.

THIS BROTHER AND SISTER WERE BORN INTO LOW RIDING .

>> I GREW UP AROUND THIS ENVIRONMENT.

THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR MY DAD.

>> IT MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME.

THIS IS MY DAD'S CAR AND I'M BUILDING A 1960 AND PAULA COMFORTABLE.

WE WILL BE CRUSING.

>> Reporter: LOW RIDING AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY'S CULTURAL HERITAGE.

CELEBRATED AS INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF ART.

>> VISITS WHERE YOU AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF LOWRIDERS.

KEEP IT FAMILY ORIENTED, AND LET'S CREWS.

>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS WEEK THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO NOT ONLY HOST BUT PAY FOR THREE LOWRIDER CARAVANS THE SUMMER.

THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED 17.

>> THANK YOU COMO.

ANOTHER TOUGH TRAVEL DAY FOR PEOPLE WHO DEPEND ON THE BUS AND THE SOUTH BAY.

IT WAS DISRUPTED FOR A THIRD DAY AND COULD LAST INTO THE WEEKEND BECAUSE OF ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS.

THE CONTRACTORS ARE RUN 60% OF ALL SAN DIEGO ROUTES.

THERE UP A SCHEDULE UP DATES AT ST MTS.CO WHIM.

>>> A HEADACHE FOR DRIVERS.

APPEARANCE FOR UNDERWAY AFTER A WATER MAIN BREAK EARLY THIS MORNING.

A SIG-ALERT WAS ISSUED TO WARN PEOPLE.

WATER WAS TURNED OFF, BUT THERE IS A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE ROAD.

IT IS NOT KNOWN WHAT CAUSED THE BREAK.

>>>'S LATE COMMISSIONERS TO THE ROBUST POLICE OVERSIGHT PANEL ON MONDAY.

THERE IS GROWING CRITICISM OF THE PROCESS AFTER AN INVESTIGATION.

HERE IS THE UPDATE.

>> Reporter: IT HAS BEEN TWO- AND-A-HALF YEARS SINCE SAN DIEGANS VOTED FOR STRONGER COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT OF POLICE MISCONDUCT.

THE CITY COUNCIL IS ONLY NOW APPOINTING PEOPLE TO THE COMMISSION OF POLICE PRACTICES.

SHE IS AN ATTORNEY AND THE COCHAIR OF SANDY AIKINS FOR JUSTICE.

THE CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO APPOINT NEW COMMISSIONERS BUT ONLY AFTER AN INVESTIGATION FOUND THE COMMISSION IS BARELY FUNCTIONING.

NOMINEES HAVE LITTLE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THEIR PRESENTATIONS .

>> HAVING IT ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE IS REALLY INSENSITIVE TO THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF BEING ABLE TO TAKE OFF OF WORK WHENEVER THEY WANT TO.

>> Reporter: THERE IS ALSO CONCERN WITHIN THE CITY CONSOLE.

A HEARING WAS SCHEDULED AT THE NEXT MEETING TO SHED LIGHT ON THE LACK OF COMMUNITY POLICE OVERSIGHT IN SAN DIEGO, THE BACK LOAD OF ALLEGATIONS AGAINST OFFICERS, AND WHITE IT HAS TAKEN YEARS TO FULFILL THE WISHES OF VOTERS.

STICK MIGRANTS LOADED ONTO BUSES IN TEXAS AND HAVE ARRIVED IN RECENT CITIES IN RECENT DAYS.

HERE IS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: BECAUSE WE HAVE MANAGED IT WELL, PEOPLE HAVE THE BELIEF THAT IT CAN'T BE THAT BAD.

IN CITIES LIKE NEW YORK TAKING IN 600 MIGRANTS FROM DAY FROM TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.

DOUBLE THE VOLUME SINCE TITLE 42 ENDED.

THE ROOSEVELT HOTEL OPEN AS THE MIKE WINDT SHELTERED.

EVEN AS A CITY FILLED WITH HOTELS, RESOURCES ARE STRETCHED .

>> ALMOST 50% OF THOSE HOTEL ROOMS ARE TAKEN UP BY MIGRANT ASYLUM-SEEKERS THAT WE ARE PAYING FOR.

>> Reporter: A PLAN TO HOUSE MIGRANTS AND GYMNASIUMS WAS MET WITH BACKLASH .

>> THEY ARE ALL WELCOME, JUST NOT TO ART SCHOOL AND NEXT TO WHERE CHILDREN WOULD THEY WILL BE EXPOSED TO THIS .

>> WHOEVER IS TELLING US NOT TO GO SOMEWHERE, TELL ME WHERE WE SHOULD GO?

>> THE TIPP CITY TO RECEIVE MIGRANTS FROM TEXAS.

THE FIRST BUS ARRIVED ON THURSDAY AND SHELTERS ARE FILLING UP FAST.

THE MAYOR TWEETED HE IS HAPPY TO BUILD TEXAS FOR THE COST OF CARE ACCUSING THE GOVERNOR OF FAILING TO MANAGE HIS OWN STATE .

>> TEXAS HAS HAD TO RESPOND TO THE REFUSAL TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS.

>> Reporter: THE MAYORS ABOUT THESE FOUR CITIES HAVE SENT A LETTER TO JOE BIDEN ASKING FOR FEDERAL HELP AS THE BUSES KEEP ARRIVING.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> WING OF THE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER HAS BEEN NAMED FOR A NAVY CAPTAIN.

SHE WAS PART OF THE LANDMARK LAWSUIT IN THE 1970S THAT OVERTURNED A LAW BARRING WOMEN FROM SERVING ON COMBAT SHIPS.

THE RETIRED REAR ADMIRAL WAS A SURFACE OFFICER AND SAYS HER WORK MADE HER CAREER POSSIBLE .

>> I NEVER WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO SERVE ON ANY TYPE OF SHIP AT THE TRIBE.

WOMEN WHO WERE FLYING WOULD NOT EVEN LAND OWNERSHIP EVEN THOUGH THEY COULD FLY A HELICOPTER OVER THE OCEAN.

THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO LAND ON THE SHIP.

>> Reporter: SHE DIED IN SAN DIEGO IN 2020.

ONE OF TWO LOCAL WOMEN MEMORIALIZE AT THE MEDICAL CENTER.

THE CENTER WAS RENAMED FOR JENNIFER MARINO AT SAN DIEGO HIGH SCHOOL GRAD WHO WAS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN IN 23rd TEAM.

>>> DIANNE FEINSTEIN RICHARDS AFTER A THREE-MONTH ABSENCE BUT SOME ARE RAISING DOUBTS ABOUT THE 89-YEAR-OLD DEMOCRATS ABILITY TO SERVE.

>> Reporter: SENATOR DIANNE FINENESS FITNESS TO SURFACE UNDER A ROUND OF SCRUTINY SINCE SHE RETURNED AFTER LONG ABSENCE TO RECOVER FROM SINGLES.

THE 89-YEAR-OLD HAS FACED SIMILAR QUESTIONS ABOUT HER ABILITY TO SERVE.

THOSE QUESTIONS AND EVEN CRITICISM HAVE INTENSIFIED AS SOME ON CAPITOL HILL AND BEYOND WONDER IF SHE IS HEALTHY ENOUGH TO KEEP ON WORKING.

ON TUESDAY OF A PORTER RECORDED THIS EXCHANGE BETWEEN HIMSELF AND FEINSTEIN.

>> WHAT HAVE I HEARD ABOUT WHAT ?

>> ABOUT YOUR RETURN .

>> I HAVEN'T BEEN GONE.

YOU SHOULD, I HAVEN'T BEEN GONE I HAVE BEEN WORKING .

>> I HAVE BEEN HERE.

>> I HAVE BEEN VOTING.

PLEASE, EITHER KNOW OR DON'T KNOW >> SHE MAY HAVE BEEN CONFUSED ABOUT HIS QUESTION BUT FEINSTEIN IS FAR FROM THE FIRST SENATOR TO DRAW SUCH QUESTIONS.

STROM THURMOND SERVED UNTIL HE WAS 100.

ROBERT BYRD DIED IN OFFICE AT 92.

BOTH MEN FACED SIMILAR CONCERNS FROM THEIR COLLEAGUES.

HE HAD THIS TO SAY WHEN ASKED IF HE IS CONFIDENT SHE IS FIT TO SERVE >> I CAN'T BE THE JUDGE OF THAT BUT I WILL TELL YOU SHE HAS TO MAKE THAT DECISION FOR HERSELF AND HER FAMILY .

>> DURBIN AND OTHERS HAVE REFUSED TO SAY IF THEY THINK SHE SHOULD RESIGN >> SHE IS A DEAR FRIEND AND YOU CAN SEE SHE IS HURTING .

>> SHE IS MY FRIEND AND THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY IS THAT SHE IS A WONDERFUL AND BEAUTIFUL PERSON.

>> Reporter: DEMOCRATS DID NOT HAVE THE VOTES TO MOVE SOME NOMINEES OUT OF COMMITTEE >> I AM GLAD SHE GETS BACK.

SHE WAS PRESENT FOR KEY VOTES LAST WEEK AND ON THE FLOOR.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS BEEN FORCED TO GIVE UP OR HAS VOLUNTARILY GIVEN UP POWERFUL POSITIONS.

SENATE DEMOCRATS DENIED HER THE CHAIRMANSHIP IN 2021 FOLLOWING HER PERFORMANCE IN THE CONFIRMATION HEARING OF AND SHE PASSED UP THE POSITION OF SERVING AS PRESIDENT PRO TEM DUE TO HEALTH ISSUES.

>> FEINSTEIN HAS SAID SHE PLANS TO SERVE OUT HER TERM BUT WILL NOT SEEK REELECTION IN 2024.

>>> THE U.S. SAYS IT WILL HELP TRAIN UKRAINIANS ON F-16 FIGHTER JETS TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST RUSSIA.

THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00 .

>>> FOUR THE SECOND MONTH IN A ROW, PRICES OF HOMES HAVE EDGED UP IN APRIL ACCORDING TO A REPORT BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS.

PRICES REMAINED BELOW BUT THEY WERE A YEAR AGO.

THE MEDIAN PRICE WAS $930,000.

THE MEDIAN PRICE WAS $975,000 IN APRIL 2022.

>>> MARKETS RIGHTS ARE STABILIZING.

WE LEARN WHAT THIS MEANS FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO PURCHASE A HOME AS WELL AS HOMEOWNERS.

>> Reporter: THE HOUSING MARKET HAS BEEN ON A WILD RIDE.

NEAR RECORD LOW MORTGAGE RATES BOOSTING DEMAND FOR HOMES RESULTING IN BIDDING WARS THAT'S IT HOME PRICES SKYROCKETING .

>> BUYERS WERE RUSHING TO BENEFIT FROM THE LOW MORTGAGE RATES.

>> SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUE SUMMARIZING COSMIC TO TOLL ON BUILDERS.

AGGRESSIVE ACTION TAKEN BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE TO COUNTER INFLATION DOUBLED INTEREST RATES BY LATE LAST YEAR .

>> ACTIVITY REALLY SLOW DOWN IN 2022 NICK WE HAVEN'T SEEN MUCH OF A REBOUND THUS FAR.

>> Reporter: HOME PRICES HAVE BEEN FALLING IN SOME PLACES BUT APRIL SAW THE BIGGEST DROP SINCE 2012.

WHILE SALES REMAIN SLUGGISH, THERE ARE NOT AND OF PROPERTIES ON THE MARKET .

>> OVERALL THERE IS DEMAND THERE BUT THE INVENTORY IS TIGHT.

>> Reporter: NEW SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES ARE ON THE RISE A LOT BUT BUILD THEIR CONFIDENCE.

>> THE RESALE MARKET, MANY HOMEOWNERS GOT A GOOD INTEREST RATE AND THEY DON'T WANT TO GIVE THAT UP TO MOVE.

NEW CONSTRUCTION HAS BECOME THE MORE POPULAR CHOICE THESE DAYS.

>> Reporter: INDUSTRY EXPERTS SAY THAT PEOPLE CAN ACHIEVE THE AMERICAN DREAM .

>> THE DREAM OF HOME OWNERSHIP FOR AMERICANS WILL ALWAYS BE ALIVE AND WELL.

SOMETIMES IT IS MORE CHALLENGING TO GET THERE.

>>> SOME OCEANSIDE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE LEARNING ART OF THE TED TALK.

IS FAMOUS FOR SPREADING IDEAS AND INSPIRATION AND THEY WANT TO SHARE THE STAGE WITH YOUNG PEOPLE.

>> IN 73 -- >> Reporter: THE FORMAT IS FAMILIAR.

THIS IS THE FIRST STEP OF WHAT COULD SOMEDAY BECOME A TED TALK.

THIS 15-YEAR-OLD DEVELOPED A PASSION PROJECT THAT PROMOTES ART IN PERSON AND ONLINE .

>> I WANT TO TEACH ART SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD MAKE A WEBSITE.

>> Reporter: IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG AS A TEACHER TO REALIZE MY STUDENTS WERE ACTING KIND OF STRANGE.

TED STANDS FOR TECHNOLOGY, ENTERTAINMENT AND DESIGN.

THE INTERNATIONAL VIDEO PLATFORM HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE TALKS BY EXPERTS IN SCIENCE, BUSINESS, AND EDUCATION .

>> IN COLLEGE I WAS INTRODUCED TO LATIN GRAFFITI.

>> Reporter: THIS MORNING AND CAME TO EL CAMINO HIGH SCHOOL IN THE OCEANSIDE UNIFIED DISTRICT.

THE SCHOOL WAS CHOSEN AS A TED ED CAMPUS.

>> WE HAVE CERTAIN CURRICULUM WE HAVE TO DO WITH THEM AND WE REPORT EVERY OTHER WEEK.

WE HAVE THE STUDENTS GET ONLINE TALKING TO THE TED INSTRUCTORS .

>> HE GOT THE ATTENTION OF THE TED TALK PLATFORM BECAUSE HE DEVELOPED AN ENTREPRENEUR CLASS FOR ABOUT 150 FRESHMEN.

IT IS A CHANCE FOR THEM TO CREATE, DESIGN, AND EXECUTE THEIR AMBITIOUS IDEAS.

THIS NINTH GRADER COMBINED HER LOVE OF MATH AND READING AND PUBLISHED A PICTURE BOOK.

SHE SHARED HER PROCESS IN TED TALK STYLE IN FRONT OF HUNDREDS OF HER CLASSMATES.

SHE USE HER SENSE OF HUMOR TO CALM NERVES .

>> I TRIED TO SEEM AS SOCIAL AS I CAN'T EVEN THOUGH I AM REALLY SHY.

I TRIED TO MAKE A LOT OF JOKES TO LIGHTEN UP THE MOOD AND GET TO KNOW OTHER PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: EL CAMINO IS ONE OF JUST 17 SCHOOLS ACROSS CALIFORNIA GIVEN THE TED TALK ON A.

THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SOME OF THOSE TALKS COULD FIND A WIDER AUDIENCE.

EACH PRESENTATION WILL BE RECORDED AND OFFERED TO THE TED TALK WEBSITE THIS SUMMER FOR CONSIDERATION.

NO GUARANTEES JUST PERSEVERANCE AND HOPE.

KPBS NEWS.

SECOND STARTED AS A SMALL COMMUNITY EVENT BUT HAS BLOWN UP .

THE TEMECULA VALLEY BALLOON AND WINE CELEBRATION.

KPBS HAS A PREVIEW.

>> Reporter: EVENT ORGANIZERS TOES TO 40 YEARS OF THE TO MACULA VALLEY BALLOON AND WINE FESTIVAL.

A MILESTONE FOR AN IDEA THAT GREW AN EMPTY PARKING LOT IN THE MIDDLE OF WHAT WAS A SMALL TOWN.

LIKE TO MACULA ITSELF, THE FESTIVAL HAS GROWN.

IT IS HELD BEYOND TO MACULA CITY LIMITS .

>> THERE TOO BIG AND EVOLVED OUT TO THIS FESTIVAL WHERE IT WILL BE ALMOST 40,000 PEOPLE COMING OUT WITH 1300 VOLUNTEERS .

>> Reporter: IT IS HELD AT LAKE SKINNER IN WINCHESTER.

THE CELEBRATION IS ALL ABOUT WHAT MAKES TO MACULA, TO MACULA .

>> IT IS ABOUT COMING OUT AND ENJOYING THE GREAT OUTDOORS.

LAKE SKINNER IS A WONDERFUL FACILITY.

THERE IS TONS OF FOOD AND THE MUSIC.

IT IS ALL ABOUT THE WINE, THE MUSIC, AND THE BALLOONS.

>> Reporter: THAT WAS JUST SOMETHING ABOUT TO MACULA THAT MAKES IT PERFECT FOR BALLOONING .

>> IT IS A BEAUTIFUL THING WILL THE SUNRISES IN THE EAST AND THE DESERTS WELL PUSHES THE MARINE LAYER BACK.

IT IS WHAT MAKES IT SO PERFECT FOR BALLOONING HERE.

30 YEARS AGO BALLOONING STARTED PICKING UP MORE AND MORE.

>> Reporter: THAT WAS THE START OF A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE WINERIES IN THE BALLOONIST'S THAT HAVE HELPED PUT TO MACULA ON THE MAP AND BOOSTED THE ECONOMY .

>> IN THE LAST 10 YEARS THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE UPTICK AND PEOPLE CAMPING OUT AND ENJOYING THE ENTIRE WEEKEND HERE.

THERE ARE BIGGER CONCERT NAMES GOING ON AS WELL.

>> Reporter: THIS IS DUE TO A RECENT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EVENT GAINING MORE POPULARITY, THE CASINO HAS HELPED IN MAKING BALLOONING ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES .

>> OUR ORGANIZATION IS THE FIRST WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE BALLOON.

SENSORY HAVE TWO OF THEM, WE HAVE THE LARGEST FLEET .

>> THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR IS 36 INCHES WINE WHICH IS ADA COMPLIANT.

ANYONE WITH A STANDARD WHEELCHAIR CAN ROLL RIGHT IN.. >> Reporter: THEY CAN BE PURCHASED AS PART OF THE FESTIVAL.

THE SITES OF THE COLORFUL LIMBS ARE JUST AS NICE .

>> AT NIGHT WHERE WE SET UP THE DEMONSTRATION WITH THE GLOW, IT IS PRETTY AND EVERYONE LOVES IT.

BY THEN, EVERYONE HAS HAD A LOT OF WIND AND IT IS A GOOD TIME.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE FINALLY PROCEED THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE ARRIVAL OF MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER CARE IN SAN DIEGO.

THE LET'S KICK IT PARTY WILL BE HELD AT SNAPDRAGON STADIUM TOMORROW.

IT IS A FREE EVENT AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

YOU WILL NEED TO RSVP FIRST.

TOOK INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT SAN DIEGO FC.COM.

>>> LET'S START YOU OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES OF WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

LOW CLOUDS HUGGING THE COAST AND THE VALLEY.

STORMY MOUNTAINS AND IT WILL BE A WASH UP BY ANY MEANS.

A STRAIGHT THUNDERSTORM OR THUNDERSHOWER POSSIBLE.

STEADY TEMPERATURES WITH TEMPERATURES NOT BUDGING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

FRIDAY EVENING A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT.

NOT IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY BUT AS WE TRAVEL NORTH, NEWPORT BEACH WILL NOT BE THE BEST BEACH DAY OUR BEACH EVENING.

ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS GOING ON THERE.

WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO 61 WITH LOW CLOUDS.

OCEANSIDE, 59.

VERY WARM AS WE HEAD TO THE START OF THE WEEKEND.

COMFORTABLE ALONG THE COAST.

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER 60s AND LOW 70s.

INLAND, REIKO SPRINGS, 97.

WILL MOMA, 79.

ALONG THE COAST YOUR FIVE DATE OUTLOOK, SUNSHINE AND NOT RULING OUT SOME LOW-LEVEL FOG.

IT WILL BE SUNNY THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 70s OVER THESE NEXT FEW DAYS.

A SIMILAR STORY MORE IN THE BUT MID-70s AND TEMPERATURES THINGS SAID, STEADY.

I TUESDAY, LOW CLOUDS WITH A HIGH OF 73.

AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE MOUNTAINS, NOT A WHOLE LOT OF RAIN ON YOUR FIVE DATE OUTLOOK.

AGAIN, WE CANNOT RULE OUT ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSHOWERS AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.

IT WILL BE DRY BUT PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 60s.

SUNDAY A HIGH OF 61 AND MONDAY, 63.

THE DESERTS WILL BE HOT.

UPPER 90s AND LOW 100S FOR PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TO GO AROUND.

SAKE WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF GRADUATION SEASON.

STUDENTS ARE CELEBRATING THEIR COMMENCEMENT.

ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS SERVED IN AFGHANISTAN WHILE FIGHTING A PERSONAL FAMILY BATTLE AT HOME.

HERE IS HER STORY.

>> THIS IS THE DECK OF THE VET CENTER.

WE HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS OUT HERE.

>> Reporter: SHE SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY FOR 12 YEARS.

FOUR OF THOSE YEARS WERE ACTIVE DUTY.

AND NOW SHE WORKS AT THE EPSTEIN FAMILY VETERAN CENTER ON THE CAMPUS OF CAL STATE SAN MARCOS.

SHE IS ALSO A GRADUATING SENIOR .

SHE GRADUATES WITH A DOUBLE MAJOR BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CRIMINOLOGY AND HISTORY AFTER SURVIVING A TRAUMATIC FAMILY CRIMINAL HISTORY OF HER OWN .

>> FAMILY INFLUENCES WHAT YOU STUDY AND YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THINGS.

I WANTED TO LEARN FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AND AN EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVE AND NOT JUST BEING IMPACTED BY THE SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: HER OLDER BROTHER FIRST ENTERED THE CALIFORNIA PRISON SYSTEM WHEN SHE WAS 13 YEARS OLD.

HE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF INCARCERATION EVER SINCE.

LEAVING BEHIND A SON AND DAUGHTER.

TAYLOR AND JACK WERE ALSO MOSTLY ABSENT.

THEY GREW UP WITH THEIR AUNT WHO IS BARELY OLDER THAN THEY ARE .

>>'S HAS KIND OF FELL ON ME TO TAKE CARE OF THEM AND GUIDE THEM .

EVERYTHING THAT I DO HAS BEEN FOR THEM.

TO SHOW THAT THAT THEY CAN LIVE A DIFFERENT PATH THAN WHAT THEIR DAD WAS CHOOSING.

SIBLINGS, SISTERS, BEST FRIENDS, THEY ARE SYNONYMOUS WHEN DESCRIBING US.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A JUNIOR AT SAN DIEGO STATE AND LIVES WITH HER AUNT JAMIE.

THEY COOK TOGETHER, COLLABORATE, AND COMMUNICATE ABOUT THE TOUGH CHALLENGES LIFE HAS BROUGHT THEM .

>> THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE PERSON WHO HAS BEEN THERE THROUGH IT ALL AND THAT WAS MY AUNT.

ANYTIME THERE IS EVER ANYTHING WRONG OR READ SETTING, SHE WAS THE PERSON I WOULD GO TO.

>> Reporter: JACK IS NOW 18 AND GETTING READY TO GO TO COLLEGE WITH A WRESTLING SCHOLARSHIP .

>> MY GOAL WAS TO GET MY NIECE AND NEPHEW THROUGH COLLEGE I FIGURED IF I GET THEM TO THAT, THAT CYCLE IS PROBABLY BROKEN.

>> Reporter: BACK AT THE VET CENTER, JAMIE IS MANAGING A PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO HELP MILITARY CONNECTED STUDENTS TRANSITION FROM THE ARMED FORCES TO CIVILIAN LIFE AND INTO CAREERS IN SCIENCE SEC ALLERGY ENGINEERING AND MATH.

IN 2012 SHE DID A NINE-MONTH TOUR DUTY IN AFGHANISTAN WORKING AS A CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER BUILDING FLIGHT LINES AND PERIMETERS AROUND U.S.

BASES >> ONE OF THE THINGS I REMEMBER IS THAT YOU CAN SEE THE STARS EVERYWHERE.

>> Reporter: FOLLOWING GRADUATION, THE STARS HAVE ALIGNED FOR HER NEXT CHALLENGE.

SHE WILL PREPARE FOR AND APPLY TO LAW SCHOOL AND BEGIN WORK ON CHANGING THE SYSTEM SHE SAYS VICTIMIZED HER .

>> MAKING SURE THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDREN AND THEIR FATHERS AND MOTHERS AND WHOEVER IS INCARCERATED.

A PARENTAL FIGURE FOR CHILDREN IS IMPORTANT.

OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM TAKE THAT AWAY.

>> Reporter: TAYLOR IS FOLLOWING IN HER FOOTSTEPS STUDYING CRIMINAL JUSTICE BUT PLANS THAT COULD INCLUDE A CAREER IN THE FBI OR DEA .

>> WITH THE BACKGROUND OF MY DAD, I AM MINORING IN SOCIOLOGY.

I WANT TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE WHY BEHIND PEOPLE DO THINGS AND WHY HE CHOOSES THE LIFE THAT HE LIVES.

>> Reporter: JAMIE HAS NOT GIVEN UP ON HER BROTHER .

>> IT HAS BEEN HARD HAVING TO KEEP A RELATIONSHIP GOING WITH MY BROTHER IT IS NOT SOMETHING I WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO GO THROUGH.

I WANT TO BE PART OF THAT CHANGE.

>> Reporter: JAMIE WILL GRADUATE THIS YEAR WITH EVEN MORE DETERMINATION TOO.

KPBS NEWS.

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HAVE A GREAT EVENING.