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

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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

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THANK YOU.

>>> NEW DEVELOPMENTS TONIGHT IN THE BORDER SEWAGE CRISIS.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.. >> Reporter: HYDROGEN SULFIDE HAS A ROTTEN EGG SMELL AND IT CAN CAUSE HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, AND NAUSEA.

IT IS CAUSED BY UNTREATED SEWAGE IN THE VALLEY.

A NEW DASHBOARD UP DATES EVERY SEVERAL HOURS.

ONE IS THAT THE SANYO CEDRO FIRE STATION AND THE WEBSITE HAS GUIDANCE ON WHAT TO DO DEPENDING ON THE HYDROGEN SULFIDE LEVEL.

IF IT IS OF OF FIVE PARTS PER BILLION PEOPLE SHOULD LIMIT OUT YOUR ACTIVITIES.

IF IT IS ABOVE 30 PEOPLE SHOULD CLOSED DOORS AND WINDOWS AND USE AIR PURIFIERS.

THE SAN DIEGO AIR DISTRICT PLANS TO PURCHASE 10,000 AIR PURIFIERS FOR RESIDENTS AND THEY WILL USE $3 MILLION IN FUNDING TO DO IT.

>> [ INAUDIBLE ] VULNERABLE RESIDENTS INCLUDING CHILDREN AND SENIORS.

WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE HOUSEHOLDS MOST EXPOSED.

>> Reporter: LOCAL OFFICIALS ASKED PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM TO DECLARE FEDERAL AND STATE EMERGENCIES LAST MONTH.

>> WE HIGHLIGHTED THAT IN SPITE OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS WE ARE STILL SEEING UNACCEPTABLY HIGH LEVELS OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE IN THE AIR.

>> Reporter: A CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SAYS IT IS WORTH ASKING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR THE SAME.

>> I DON'T CARE WHO IT IS.

I WANT TO AN EMERGENCY DECLARED.

>> Reporter: THEY PLAN TO ADD A THIRD HYDROGEN SULFIDE SENSOR THAT WILL BE UP AND RUNNING BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

>>> WE ARE COOLING DOWN TO A LOW OF 51 DEGREES TONIGHT.

DEALING WITH CLOUDS.

I WILL TELL YOU WHAT TO EXPECT AS FAR AS KING TIDES, A WARMING TREND AND MORE COMING UP.

>>> THREE MORE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO A STRING OF GEL PELLET ATTACKS ON UNIVERSITY AVENUE IN MAY.

THEY IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECTS AS ANTHONY LOPEZ, ARTURO -- ALL 19 YEARS OLD AND THEY FACE MULTIPLE HATE CRIME RELATED CHARGES.

KGTV SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE VICTIMS WHO SAYS THAT HE CAN NOW BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF.

>> IT BRING SOME RELIEF KNOWING THAT THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS THAT WERE TERRORIZING OUR COMMUNITY.

IT IS SAD BECAUSE IT MAKES ME WONDER WHAT IN THEIR LIFE WOULD LEAD THEM TO GO HUNT HUMANS DOWN.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO POLICE CREDIT AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS FOR GETTING TO THE ARREST.

>>> AT TEXAS MAN IS BEHIND BARS AFTER PLANNING POTENTIAL ATTACKS ON U.S.

SOIL.

WE HAVE THE LATEST ON THE ALLEGED TERROR PLOT.

>> WE HAVE TAKEN A SUSPECTED TERRORIST OFF THE STREETS OF HOUSTON .

>> Reporter: A SUSPECT TO THE FBI ACCUSES OF DISCUSSING PLANS FOR A 9/11 STYLE ATTACK SOMEWHERE IN THE U.S. >> HE BRAGGED THAT HE WOULD COMMIT A 9/11 STYLE ATTACK IF HE HAD THE RESOURCES.

HE EXPRESSED THE DESIRE TO JOIN THE MILITARY SO THAT HE COULD COMMIT AN ACT INSIDE THEIR RANKS.

>> Reporter: HE WAS ARRESTED LAST WEEK OUTSIDE OF HIS HOUSTON APARTMENT.

>> SURVEILLANCE OF HIS ELECTRONIC DEVICES REVEALS PRO ISRAEL COMMUNICATIONS.

AS WELL AS HIS PLANS TO COMMIT BOMB ACTS IN HOUSTON .

>> Reporter: HE ALLEGEDLY TOLD INVESTIGATORS THAT HIS PLANNING INCLUDED RESEARCHING THE LAYOUT AND SECURITY MEASURES OF THE HOUSTON SYNAGOGUES AND ISRAELI CONSULATE ALONG WITH CREATING ISIS RECRUITMENT MATERIALS.

>> HE CREATED AND EDITED AT LEAST FIVE VIDEOS AND TWO IMAGES THAT HE SENT TO AN ISIS SOCIAL MEDIA DESIGNER.

>> Reporter: HE HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL TO A DESIGNATED FEDERAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.

HE FACES UP TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON.

>>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS CAPPING OFF HIS TERM WITH A DIPLOMATIC WHIRLWIND.

HE'S MAKING STOPS IN PERU AND CHINA.

THIS COMES AS LEADERS ARE SHIFTING ATTENTION AWAY FROM BIDEN.

THEY ARE MOBILE MORE FOCUSED ON PRESIDENT ELECT DONALD TRUMP.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS IN PERU TODAY AT THE ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC SUMMIT.

SOME ANALYSTS SAY IT IS AN AWKWARD TIME FOR BIDEN TO GATHER WITH LEADERS.

>> HE PROMISED THAT AMERICA WOULD BE BACK BUT INSTEAD IT IS TRUMP.

THIS IS JOE BIDEN AS A LAME-DUCK AND HE IS NOT IN A POSITION TO REASSURE.

>> Reporter: MANY HEADS OF STATE ARE FOCUSING ATTENTION ON PRESIDENT ELECT DONALD TRUMP.

HE >> FOR A LOT OF THESE COUNTRIES THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DECIDE IF THEY CAN BECOME MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT.

DID THEY LEAN MORE TOWARDS CHINA OR DO THEY FIND NEW PARTNERS?

>> Reporter: BIDEN HAS A BILATERAL TALK THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE PRIME MINISTER OF CHINA AND HE WILL MEET WITH XI JINPING.

IT IS SAID TO BE THEIR LAST ONE- ON-ONE BEFORE JOE BIDEN LEAVES OFFICE.

>> ONE OF THE PURPOSES OF THE DISCUSSION IS TO HAVE A BOOKEND CONVERSATION BETWEEN JOE BIDEN AND XI JINPING TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT HAVE ARISEN OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND TO CHART PROGRESS MADE DURING THAT TIME.

>>> THERE IS NOW TECHNOLOGY DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO AIMED AT MAKING THE AREA MORE USER- FRIENDLY.

MELISSA MAE SHOWS US HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO HELP PEOPLE ENJOY THE CITY.

>> MEET IKE, INTERACTIVE KIOSK EXPERIENCE.

>> IT IS ABOUT GIVING PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE EVERYTHING THE NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE TO OFFER.

>> Reporter: THE NEW KIOSK WAS UNVEILED AT THE CORNER OF FOURTH AVENUE AND B STREET THIS MORNING.

IT HAS A DUAL SIDED TOUCHSCREENS WITH APPLICATIONS THAT CAN TRANSFER INFORMATION DIRECTLY TO YOUR PHONE.

>> REAL-TIME TRANSIT DETAILS, ACCESS TO LOCAL BUSINESSES, PUBLIC EVENTS, AND THEY HAVE FREE WI-FI.

EMERGENCY CALL BUTTON, DIRECTLY CONNECTING TO OUR CLEAN AND SAFE TEAM AND ACCESS TO SOCIAL SERVICES AND RESOURCES .

>> Reporter: WE SPOKE WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND SHE SAYS THE KIOSKS HAVE MANY BENEFITS.

AND INCLUDES A DIGITAL ART PROGRAM AND REAL-TIME UPDATES ABOUT THE WEATHER AND ROAD CLOSURES.

>> IN THE ADDED BENEFIT OF IKE PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT RESTAURANTS, SHOPS, AS THIS IS HIS, AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS FURTHER SUPPORTS LOCAL BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN AND REINVIGORATE THE URBAN CORE.

>> THE DIGITAL KIOSKS WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR RESIDENTS INCLUDING FOOD BANKS, ADDICTION RECOVERY, HEALTHCARE, AND A CONNECTION TO THE INTAKE SYSTEM FOR THOSE SEEKING SHELTER.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR SAYS IT WILL ALSO HELP WITH PUBLIC SAFETY.

>> KIOSK LIKE THIS ONE WILL PROVIDE MASS MESSAGING IN INSTANCES OF HEALTH OR SAFETY EMERGENCIES.

A MESS THE CASTLE PROVIDED BY A COMPANY CALLED IKE SMART CITY AND THEY HAVE KIOSKS IN 15 OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE U.S. JESSICA BURTON, THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, SAYS IKE SMART CITY PAYS FOR AND MAINTAINS THE KIOSKS.

>> IT IS AN ADVERTISING SUPPORTED MODEL AND THE PERCENTAGE OF REVENUES THAT WE DO GET FROM THE SALE OF ADVERTISING GOES DIRECTLY TO THE DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP AND THE CITY TO INVEST IN THE CITY.

>> Reporter: AT LEAST 50 KIOSKS ARE SET TO BE INSTALLED THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I AM JEFF BENNETT TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, A REPORT ON THE ATTORNEY GENERAL PICK BY DONALD TRUMP.

>>> ONE IN FIVE ADULTS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY REPORTS BEING A HEAVY DRINKER.

HEIDI DiMARCO SAYS A NEW STUDY SHOWS HEAVY ALCOHOL USE TO DEMENTIA.

>> Reporter: NEW FINDINGS ARE SHEDDING LIGHT ON HOW ALCOHOL USE DISORDER CAN IMPACT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

>> WE ANALYZE THE BRAIN OF PEOPLE WITH THE DISEASE AND ANOTHER GROUP OF HUMANS WITH ALCOHOL ABUSE AND WE CAN SEE OVER AND OVER THAT ALCOHOL ACCELERATED IT .

>> Reporter: EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL USE AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE ARE LINKED TO INFLAMMATION AND THAT MAY EXPLAIN HOW HEAVY DRINKING CAN ACCELERATE THE EARLY ONSET AND PROGRESSION OF THE DISEASE.

DOCTOR SUE SAYS WHILE MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED THE FINDINGS COULD LEAD TO TARGETED TREATMENTS.

>> THIS IS AN INTERESTING STUDY THAT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AND ALLOWS US TO LOOK AT A SINGLE CELL SO THIS ALLOWS US TO LOOK AT A SINGLE CELL AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING.

>> Reporter: HEATHER SNYDER OVERSEAS -- AT THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION.

>> AS WE DEVELOP INTERVENTIONS THAT TARGET THE PATHWAYS THE POTENTIAL BENEFIT MAY BE BROADER THAN A SINGLE DISEASE AND THAT IS AN EXCITING TYPE OF RESEARCH THAT CAN EXPAND THE UTILITY OF DIFFERENT THERAPIES AS THEY DEVELOP.

>> Reporter: THE STUDY RESULTS ARE NOT SURPRISING TO CRISTINA WHO WORKS FOR ALZHEIMER SAN DIEGO.

>> IT REINFORCES WHAT WE ARE ALREADY TEACHING ABOUT DIET AND EXERCISE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE EDUCATE FAMILIES ON HOW SUBSTANCES LIKE ALCOHOL IMPACT PEOPLE DIFFERENTLY AS THEY AGE.

>> SOME RISK FACTORS LIKE AGE AND GENETICS CANNOT BE CHANGED BUT LIMITING ALCOHOL USE IS A CONTROLLABLE FACTOR THAT CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF COGNITIVE DECLINE.

>>> WITH SO MANY MAJOR EVENTS HAPPENING MANY ARE COPING BY TURNING TO SOMETHING CALLED DOOM SPENDING.

IT IS THE PRACTICE OF SPENDING TO SOOTHE FEARS.

FINANCIAL EXPERTS WARNED THAT ALL OF THE SPENDING CAN HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES.

>> DOOM SPENDING IS NOT NEW BUT THE IDEA OF PURCHASING THINGS WHEN YOU ARE FEELING GOOD OR BAD IS GETTING A LOT OF CHATTER ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS SO MANY PEOPLE ARE ENDLESSLY SCROLLING AND FINANCIAL EXPERTS SAY THAT CAN LEAD TO MINDLESS SPENDING.

IT IS A RETAIL THERAPY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS.

>> THAT LITTLE DOPAMINE HIT WHEN YOU CLICK PURCHASE OR A BOX APPEARS AT YOUR DOOR CAN MAKE YOU FEEL HAPPY FOR A MOMENT.

>> Reporter: COURTNEY FROM CREDIT CARD MISSES MAJOR EVENTS ARE DRIVING DOOM SPENDING AND PEOPLE ARE USING THEIR WALLETS TO COPE.

>> WHETHER THAT IS THE ECONOMY OR TRYING TO FIND A JOB.

>> BANK RATE DATA SHOWS MORE THAN HALF OF AMERICANS FEEL THAT THEY ARE GETTING BOMBARDED WITH BAD NEWS ONLINE AND THIS IS AFFECTING HOW THEY SPEND MONEY.

>> WHEN WE PEEL BACK THE LAYER, IT'S ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON.

ARE YOU SCARED?

ARE YOU WORRIED?

ARE YOU CELEBRATING?

>> Reporter: BUT THIS IS A SHORT-LIVED STRATEGY THAT CAN HAVE LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES.

>> THE COMBINATION OF HIGH INTEREST RATES AND DOOM SPENDING AND THE HIGH COST OF LIVING CAN BE A PERFECT STORM ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG CONSUMERS THAT ARE BUILDING THEIR FINANCIAL SAFETY NET.

>> THEY RECOMMEND PUTTING THE SCREEN DOWN AND PUT YOUR ENERGY INTO ACTIVITIES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD.

>> GO OUTSIDE AND FEEL THE AIR.

IT HELPS YOU TO COME BACK TO NATURE AND BE LIKE, I NEED TO BE MORE MINDFUL IN WHAT IS GOING ON.

>> Reporter: THIS IS RELEVANT AS THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON NEARS AND SOME BLACK FRIDAY DEALS ARE ALREADY HERE.

THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION ESTIMATES THAT THERE WILL BE A RECORD NUMBER OF SHOPPERS DURING THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.

IN LOS ANGELES I AM AT MARIBEL GONZALEZ.

>>> IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT MEASURE G HAS BEEN DEFEATED.

IT WOULD HAVE FUNDED TRANSIT PROJECTS.

THOSE VOTING NO LED BY ABOUT 20,000.

OPPONENTS OF MEASURE G DECLARED VICTORY THIS WEEK.

>>> UNEMPLOYMENT IS UP IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE LATEST FIGURES RELEASED SHOW UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASED TO ABOUT 4.7% IN OCTOBER COMPARED TO 4.5% IN AUGUST AT 4.3% ONE YEAR AGO.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR ALL OF CALIFORNIA WAS 5.4% AND THE NATIONAL RATE IS 3.9%.

>>> THE SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY IS ON THE VERGE OF A FISCAL CRISIS AND THEY ARE NOW LOOKING AT FOR CUTS TO CLOSE THE GAPS AND THAT COULD PUT THE CABLE CARS AT RISK.

>> Reporter: THE ICONIC CABLE CARS THE CLIMB HALFWAY TO THE STARS MAY NOT BE CLIMBING ANYWHERE SOON THANKS TO A BUDGET DEFICIT AND THAT IS NOT THE KIND OF THING THAT TOURISTS WANTED TO HEAR.

>> CAN YOU IMAGINE IF THEY ARE NOT HERE ANYMORE?

>> IT BELONGS TO SAN FRANCISCO.

IT IS VERY FAMOUS .

>> Reporter: CABLE CARS ARE A DRIVE TO THE POINT OF VISTA RESTAURANT WHERE TONY IS THE MANAGER.

>> IT IS UNREAL TO NOT HAVE CABLE CARS.

IT IS ICONIC AND OUR RESTAURANT IS A FASCINATION FOR TOURISTS.

>> THIS IS A CONVERSATION THAT IS TERRORIZING.

>> Reporter: THE TRANSPIRATION DIRECTOR SAYS THAT THE DEFICIT MEANS EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE FOR CUT.

INCLUDING THE SUSPENSION OF THREE CABLE CAR LINES AND THE F STREET MARKET CARS.

>> THE LINGERING EFFECTS OF COVID-19 AND WORK FROM HOME HAS HAD A DEVASTATING IMPACT ON THE BUDGET.

>> HE SAYS THE FAILURE OF PROPOSITION TO AND THE NEW TRUMP ADMINISTRATION COULD MAKE IDENTIFYING REVENUE SOURCES CHALLENGING.

THOSE THAT WORK THERE CANNOT EVEN BELIEVE IT IS BEING SUGGESTED.

>> IT IS SAID THEY ARE CONSIDERING SHUTTING IT DOWN .

>> Reporter: THE FORMER MAYOR, WHO HELP DIANNE FEINSTEIN SAVE THE CABLE CARS IN THE 80s IS OUTRAGED.

>> THE PERSON THAT EVEN CONSIDERS, BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET PROBLEMS, SAYING THAT CABLE CARS SHOULD NOT BE OUT THERE, THEY SHOULD BE FIRED IMMEDIATELY.

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW THEY ARE COLLABORATING AS A REGION TO CLOSE THE BUDGET GAP AND FIND NEW FUNDING SOURCES.

>> WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY IF WE TAKE DECISIVE ACTION.

>>> CORNELL BERNARD WITH THE REPORT.

>>> THERE IS AN EFFORT TO SAVE THE BELOVED DRIVE-IN IN SANTEE.

THE OWNERS PLAN TO SELL THE PROPERTY TO -- BUT SOMEWHAT TO TURN IT INTO A LANDMARK.

>> I WANT TO TAKE THE LEAD AND TURN THIS INTO A COMMUNITY LOCATION FOR CAR MEETINGS, TRAINING SCHOOLS, FILM FESTIVALS.

>> THE PETITION HAS A COUPLE OF THOUSAND SIGNATURES AND THAT GAGE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE 6000 SIGNATURES BY DECEMBER WHICH IS ABOUT 10% OF THE SANTEE POPULATION.

>>> WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT THIS FRIDAY.

WE ARE BREAKING DOWN SOME RAIN, KING TIDES AND ROUGH SURF GOING INTO THE WEEKEND AND TO A WARMING TREND.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND START OFF WITH TEMPERATURES TONIGHT.

39 FOR OCEANSIDE AND 51 IN SAN DIEGO.

YOU WILL NOTICE THE RAIN ICONS AND 27 IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

PART OF THE REASON IS BECAUSE OF SOME RAIN AND SNOW BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT THE KING TIDES.

THAT IS WHY WE HAVE THE SPECIAL BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING.

THIS IS JUST WARNING YOU OF POSSIBLE SEVEN FOOT WAVES AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS THAT YOU NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE RAIN.

WE ARE SEEING RAIN AS FAR SOUTH AS BETWEEN FRESNO AND L.A.

BUT ALSO SPOTTY SHOWERS IN SAN DIEGO AND FURTHER INLAND NEAR THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS.

WE ARE SEEING SPOTTY SNOW SHOWERS AS WELL.

KIND OF CLEARING OUT BY TOMORROW BUT THEN WE SEE THE RETURN OF RAIN IN SAN DIEGO BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON SO KEEP THAT IN MIND.

YOU COULD RUN INTO SHOWERS.

AT THIS WILL BE SHORT-LIVED.

JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND THAT THERE WILL BE RAIN TO CONTEND WITH.

TEMPERATURE WISE TOMORROW, LOOKING A BIT COOLER AT 66 FOR SAN DIEGO AND 75 IN OCEANSIDE.

DON'T GET USED TO THOSE TEMPERATURES BECAUSE WE WILL SEE A CHANGE COMING UP.

ALONG THE COAST, THIS IS THE WARMING TREND.

A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS WITH MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS AND WARMING UP FROM 65 ON SATURDAY TO 73 DEGREES BY WEDNESDAY.

INLAND, 65 ON SATURDAY AND WARMING UP TO 70 BY SUNDAY THEN 74 DEGREES BY WEDNESDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS WE ARE DEALING WITH RAIN AND SNOW ON SATURDAY.

35 DEGREES IS THE HIGH ON SATURDAY THEN WE END UP BACK IN THE 50s BY THE TIME WE GET TO WEDNESDAY SO DON'T EXPECT THE SNOW TO STICK AROUND TOO LONG.

SATURDAY, 66 DEGREES IN THE DESERT AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE THEN ENDING UP WITH A HIGH OF 73 BY THE TIME WE GET TO WEDNESDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM ANNA AZALLION.

>>> THIS MONTH YOU CAN SEE 14 GRADUATE STUDENTS TACKLE SHAKESPEARE'S HENRY VIII.

BETH ACCOMANDO WHAT BEHIND THE SCENES TO CAPTURE REHEARSAL.

>> Reporter: SHAKESPEARE CAN CHANGE LIVES.

>> MY MOTHER WAS A FEROCIOUS READER AND WE COULD NOT LISTEN TO RAP MUSIC.

MY MOTHER HANDED ME A BOOK AND SAID THAT IF I LIKE THE LYRICS SO MUCH I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO READ THIS.

I HATED IT UNTIL I WAS SICK 16 OR 17 THEN I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT.

>> Reporter: NOW SHE IS WORKING WITH THE OLD GLOBE IN THE SHILEY GRADUATE THEATER PROGRAM TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF A NEW GENERATION OF ACTORS.

>> REMEMBER WE SHOULD HEAR AND UNDERSTAND THE JUXTAPOSING THOUGHTS.

LOVE-HATE.

SILLY, SERIOUS.

WHATEVER THE JUXTAPOSING BODIES ARE.

THEY SHOULD BE POTENT IN THE TEXT.

>> IF YOU KNOW HOW TO DO SHAKESPEARE AND YOU KNOW HOW TO DO IT WELL YOU WILL BE EMPLOYED THE WHOLE TIME.

IF YOU KNOW YOUR ANTITHESIS AND THE METAPHORS.

>> REMEMBER TO USE THE METAPHORS.

>> THAT WILL SERVE YOU TO GET JOBS AFTER YOU GRADUATE AND NOT ONLY THAT THE TOOLS FROM SHAKESPEARE HELP YOU DO ANYTHING WELL.

>> THE PROGRAM WAS STARTED TO SUPPORT SHAKESPEARE PRODUCTIONS AND CREATE -- OVER AT USD DECIDED TO START A TWO-YEAR PROGRAM THAT BROUGHT YOUNG ACTORS AND TEACH THEM HOW TO DO CLASSICAL WORKS OF THAT THEY CAN BE ON THE STAGE WITH GREAT SHAKESPEAREAN ACT HERS AND IT BECAME AN APPRENTICESHIP BETWEEN EQUITY ACTORS AND STUDENT ACTORS.

>> WHITE IS DIRECTING A PRODUCTION OF "HENRY VIII," WITH STUDENTS.

>> WHAT IS INTERESTING FOR ACTORS THAT DON'T HAVE SHAKESPEARE BAGGAGE, THE FRESHNESS AND THE EXCITEMENT OF IT ALL BLEEDS THROUGH THEIR PERFORMANCES.

IT IS ALMOST LIKE THEY HAVE TASTED A NEW FOOD FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IT HAS IGNITED THOSE TASTEBUDS.

THAT SORT OF ENTHUSIASM AND HUNGER IS SOMETHING THAT WAS GREAT FOR "HENRY VIII."

ANYBODY THAT SEES THIS WILL FEEL THAT CONNECTION TO THE PLAY BECAUSE THE ACTORS ARE SO COMMITTED.

>> Reporter: "HENRY VIII," FOLLOWS HIS EARLY TIME RULING.

SHE DID NOT WANT TO MODERNIZE THE PRODUCTION.

>> BY PUTTING THE PLAY IN THE 16th CENTURY IT MAKES IT MORE BLATANT THAT THINGS HAVE NOT CHANGED.

>> Reporter: JESSE PEREZ WANTS THE ACTORS TO SEE THAT.

>> SHAKESPEARE IS A HARD TO MAKE PERSONAL AND TO SOUND HUMAN AND WHEN WE ARE HERE AT THE GLOBE WE ARE IN AMERICA AND WE GET THE STORY THROUGH OUR LENS AND SHAKESPEARE IN AMERICA.

THAT IS TO ME WHAT IS EXCITING.

>> Reporter: THEY BRING IN SEVEN STUDENTS FOR EACH TWO- YEAR PROGRAM BUT TWO CLASSES COMBINED TO TAKE ON THE LARGE CAST OF CARE HERS.

>> IT IS THE RHYTHM AND THE CADENCE.

IF YOU HAVE A MONOLOGUE THAT IS WRITTEN IN VERSE AND IT HAS ALL OF THESE JUICY VERBS YOU CANNOT HELP BUT THE ENRAPTURED BY IT.

>> THE MUSICALITY OF THE LANGUAGES RINGING WITHIN US.

THE SOUNDS OF SHAKESPEARE ARE WITHIN US.

YOU CARRY A VOWEL SOUND OUT THERE AND TAKE CAN REVERBERATE IN SOMEONE'S BODY.

THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN WE ARE LIKE, WHERE IS THAT SOUND COMING FROM?

IT >> Reporter: THAT SOUND WILL BE COMING FROM STUDENTS BRINGING FRESH VIVID LIFE TO "HENRY VIII," AT THE OLD GLOBE CHERYL AND HARVEY WHITE THEATER.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.. >>> 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-BILL HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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