Friday, October 1, 2021
Season 1 Episode 2629 | 27m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
California schools are now the first and only with a vaccine mandate.
California schools are now the first and only with a vaccine mandate as local health care workers rally against what they say is "the same fate." Plus, more landmark legislation, this time when it comes to police officers and civil rights. And, emotional moments for some local veterans as they take part in an "honor flight."
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Friday, October 1, 2021
Season 1 Episode 2629 | 27m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
California schools are now the first and only with a vaccine mandate as local health care workers rally against what they say is "the same fate." Plus, more landmark legislation, this time when it comes to police officers and civil rights. And, emotional moments for some local veterans as they take part in an "honor flight."
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>>> GOOD EVENING IT IS FRIDAY OCTOBER FIRST AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
VACCINATE ONE AND VACCINATE THE MALL.
CALIFORNIA IS THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO DEMAND A VACCINE MANDATE AND ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS.
THE DECISION WAS MADE BY THE GOVERNOR.
MORE ON THAT IN A MOMENT.
LOCAL HEALTHCARE WORKERS MAKING THEIR VOICES HEARD THIS PAST HOUR SAYING NO TO A MANDATE IN THEIR INDUSTRY.
WHERE LIVE AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WHERE DEMONSTRATION HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE.
WHAT IS THE LATEST?
>> THE STATES VACCINATION REPORT FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS IS NOW OFFICIALLY IN EFFECT.
WHILE THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN IT DONE, THERE ARE STILL HUNDREDS WHO HAVE NOT.
THEY ARE FACING POSSIBLE TERMINATION OR REASSIGNMENT.
HEALTHCARE WORKERS WERE OUT HERE VOICING THEIR DISPLEASURE WITH THE MANDATE ALONG WITH OTHERS HERE SUPPORTING THEM.
REQUIREMENT SAYS HEALTHCARE WORKERS HAVE TO BE FULLY VACCINATED OR HAVE TO HAVE AN APPROVED EXEMPTION REQUEST.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT THE LOCAL HEALTHCARE PLACES STAND FOR.
ABOUT 4% OF THE WORKFORCE HERE IS NONCOMPLIANT.
THEY HAVE LESS THAN 100 EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS 300 AT SHARP.
WHILE OTHER HEALTH SYSTEMS ARE GRANTING RELIGIOUS AND MEDICAL EXEMPTIONS, THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SAYS THEY ARE NOT FOR STAFF THAT WORK DIRECTLY WITH PATIENTS.
THEY ARE OFFERING OTHER JOBS THAT DO NOT INVOLVE HANDS-ON CARE.
>> I AM WORKING WITH THEM TO SEE IF THERE IS A POSITION AND THAT I'M NOT SURE WHAT I'M GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT.
I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REEVALUATE WITH MY FAMILY TO SEE WHAT'S GOING NECK.
WE WANT TO STATE TAKING CARE OF PATIENTS.
I DON'T WANT TO BE DOING CHART AUDITING.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I WENT TO SCHOOL FOR.
>> I ASKED TO THAT HEALTHCARE WORKER IF IT IS COMPLETELY OFF THE TABLE TO GET VACCINATED AND RETURNED TO WORK.
SHE SAID FOR NOW IT IS AND SHE SAID BECAUSE SHE PREVIOUSLY HAD THE VIRUS AND STILL HAS LINGERING EFFECTS SHE WANTS TO CONSULT WITH HER DOCTOR.
OTHER PLACES ARE GOING TO PUT UNVACCINATED PEOPLE ON UNPAID LEAVE.
WE KNOW THAT THE STATE IS NOT BACKING DOWN FROM THIS MANDATE.
THEY SAY IT IS RADICALLY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT BOTH HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND PATIENTS INSIDE THE HOSPITALS AND THE STATE WILL ENFORCE IT.
BACK TO YOU.
>> NOW TO CALIFORNIA BECOMING THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO REQUIRE ALL ELIGIBLE STUDENTS TO BE VACCINATED FOR COVID-19.
KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER TELLS US THE FIRST DEADLINE COULD COME AS EARLY AS NEW YEAR'S DAY.
>> WE WANT TO AND THE PANDEMIC.
WE ARE ALL EXHAUSTED BY IT.
>> THAT IS SOMETHING MOST CALIFORNIANS CAN AGREE WITH.
NOW COMES THE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM GOVERNOR NEWSOM OF A STATEWIDE MANDATE CARVING STUDENTS TO BE VACCINATED FOR COVID-19.
THE MANDATE ALSO GOES FOR ADULTS WHO WORK IN SCHOOLS AND HAVE CONTACT WITH STUDENTS.
IT IS THE LATEST EFFORT TO SAVE LIVES AND STOP THE CORONAVIRUS.
>> IF THAT IS THE INTENTION TO KEEP US HEALTHY AND SAFE AND GET OUR ECONOMY MOVING AND GET OUR KIDS BACK WITH ALL THE BENEFITS OF BEING IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION.
ALL I SAY IS, LET'S GET THIS DONE AND LET'S GET OTHERS TO FOLLOW SUIT.
>> THE CALIFORNIA MANDATE GOES IN EFFECT AFTER FULL FDA APPROVAL OF THE VACCINE FOR A PARTICULAR STUDENT GROUP.
PHASE 1 OF THE PLAN INCLUDES ALL ELIGIBLE STUDENTS IN GRADES SEVEN THROUGH 12 AND ALL SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WHO WORK WITH ANY GRADE LEVEL.
THE FULL APPROVAL IS EXPECTED IN NOVEMBER.
STUDENTS WOULD HAVE TO HAVE COMPLETED THERE BUT SHOTS REGIMEN JANUARY FIRST.
THAT IS FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
>> ONE SIZE CANNOT FIT ALL WITH ONE CAVEAT.
THAT IS BASELINE EXPECTATIONS.
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE PROVIDING HERE IS A BASELINE.
>> THE GOVERNOR'S MANDATE PROVIDES NEEDED SUPPORT FOR SAN DIEGO UNIFIED VACCINE MANDATE FOR STUDENTS 16 YEARS AND UP THAT WAS APPROVED ON TUESDAY.
THE STATE MANDATE IS CRITICAL.
>> I AM MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A STATEWIDE STANDARD AND I THINK THAT IS ABSOLUTELY HELPFUL.
>> ONE OF MY FAVORITE PATRIOTS IN SAN DIEGO.
>> THERE WERE PLENTY OF SAN DIEGO WOUNDS WHO WANT TO VACCINATE THEIR CHILDREN.
HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN RALLIED AT THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING BEFORE THE BOARD MADE THE DECISION ONLINE.
IN THAT CROWD WAS A YOUNG VOICE WHO WANTED TO BE HEARD.
10-YEAR-OLD HELD HER SIGN PROUDLY SUPPORTING VACCINATIONS, >> WE CAN'T JUST TAKE UP OUR ENTIRE CHILDHOOD STUCK INSIDE.
I THINK THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHY.
THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK INTO QUARANTINE.
>> MOST CALIFORNIANS CAN AGREE WITH.
BACK TO YOU.
>>> CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS AFTER LANDMARK LAWS WERE SIGNED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM.
KPBS REPORTER SAYS THAT LOCAL ADVOCATES ARE EAGER TO SEE MORE CHANGES.
>> DURING THE PROTEST POLICE USED PROJECTILES TO SUBDUE THE CROWD.
HOSPITALIZED A WOMAN FOR ONE WEEK.
THOSE EVENTS LED SAN DIEGO A SIBLING MEMBER TO AUTHOR AB 48.
IT EXPLICITLY PROHIBITS POLICE FROM USING RUBBER BULLETS, BEANBAGS IN TEARGAS DURING A PROTEST UNLESS SOMEONE'S LIFE IS IN DANGER OR IT'S A LAST RESORT IN A CROWD TO QUELL A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
>> IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE IF THEY WOULD HAVE DONE THAT A LONG TIME AGO.
I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT STEP IN MOVING FORWARD TO PROTECT CITIZENS OF THE U.S. WHO ARE PRACTICING THEIR RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND TO PROTEST.
>> HE IS THE FOUNDER OF PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY.
A LOCAL NONPROFIT THAT HAS ADVOCATED FOR POLICE REFORM FOR YEARS.
HE'S RELIEVED TO SEE THE NEW LAW AFTER A NEARLY REPLICABLE BILL FILLED TO PASS LAST YEAR.
>> AS SOMEBODY WHO BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE DEEP SEATED PROBLEMS IN OUR SYSTEMS OF POLICING AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THIS COUNTRY, THERE ARE VERY FEW LAWS THAT I THINK GO FOR ENOUGH AND HAVING SAID THAT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CELEBRATE ALL OF THE STEPS NO MATTER HOW SMALL OR INCREMENTAL THEY ARE.
>> POLICE NEED BETTER TRAINING ON HOW AND WHEN TO USE THE WEAPONS BUT THEY SHOULDN'T BE BANNED, SO SAYS TRAVIS NORTON A SPECIAL FORCE TRAINER.
>> IF THESE TOOLS ARE BANNED, IT RETURNS AS TO THE BATONS OR LETHAL FORCE.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I ASK WHEN SOMEONE SAYS WE WANT TO BAND CHEMICAL MUNITIONS, WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE I ASK.
THERE HAS BEEN NO MAJOR BREAKTHROUGHS FOR US IN THE LAST 20 YEARS.
>> HE SAYS PROJECTILES ARE UNPREDICTABLE AND SO THE RISK OF INJURY IS HIGH.
THAT IS WHY THERE NEEDS TO BE BETTER EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING.
>> YOU NEED TO START INFUSING DECISION-MAKING EXERCISES INTO YOUR TRAINING.
IT IS NOT OKAY TO JUST GO OUT TO THE RANGE AND FIRE OFF A COUPLE OF IMPACT AMMUNITIONS AND CALL IT A DAY.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE DECISIONS TO FIRE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
>> IT HAS IMPACT ON LOCAL POLICE.
THEY CAN'T EASILY GET A NEW JOB AT A DIFFERENT POLICE DEPARTMENT .
ALEXANDER SAYS THIS TYPE OF ACCOUNTABILITY IS LONG PAST DUE.
>> BEING ABLE TO HOLD POLICE ACCOUNTABLE JUST LIKE HOLDING ANY PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABLE FOR MISCONDUCT FOR COMMITTING CRIMES AND NOT ALLOWING THEM TO CONTINUE TO BE HIRED I THINK IS ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT FOR STEP.
>> CALIFORNIA WAS ONE OF FOUR STATES THAT DID NOT HAVE A DECERTIFICATION PROCESS.
BACK TO YOU.
>>> A HISTORIC BACKLOG OF CARGO SHIPS OFF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAS LED TO WARNINGS OF A CRISIS.
THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO IS WORKING TO PROVIDE SOME RELIEF.
>> DOZENS OF CARGO SHIPS LOADED WITH MATERIAL AND PACKAGED GOODS OR WAITING IN LINE TO DOCK AT THE PORT IN LOS ANGELES ON LONG BEACH.
TWO OF THE BUSIEST PORTS IN THE COUNTRY.
WITH THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO AND LONG BEACH ARE SUFFERING FROM A CHRONIC BACKLOG THAT HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS.
>> IT IS A COMBINATION OF THE UPSIZING OF THE VESSELS AND THE CONSOLIDATION OF VESSEL STRINGS AMONG THE GLOBAL CARRIERS.
>> HE SAYS COBIT HAS INCREASED DELAYS.
>> THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH STAFFING NOT ONLY HERE IN THE U.S.
BUT ALSO OVERSEES.
SOME OF THE PORTS IN ASIA, AS SOON AS THEY GET ONE OR TWO CASES OF COVID THEY SHUT DOWN THE ENTIRE REPORT.
>> THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME CAPABILITIES AS THE BIG REPORTS.
THEY ARE QUICK TO HANDLE SOME FREIGHTERS AND HELP OUT WHEN THEY CAN.
>> WE HAVE RECEIVED 4 TO 5 CONTAINER VESSELS AND THAT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS.
WE HAVE HAD A WHOLE HOST OF OTHER VESSELS SINCE FEBRUARY.
>> THEY PLAN TO CONTINUE HELPING UNLOAD CARGO AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T AFFECT OPERATIONS AT HOME.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COVER OUR EXISTING ANCHOR ACCOUNTS AND DON'T STRETCH IT TOO THIN.
THAT IS PART OF THE ISSUE THEY ARE DEALING WITH AND LONG BEACH AND LOS ANGELES.
THEY ARE REALLY STRETCHED THIN.
>> THEY DON'T FOR SEE A CRISIS AT CONSUMER STORES THAT SAYS THE DELAYS WILL AFFECT SOME RETAILERS.
>> SOME OF THEM WILL BE IN BETTER SHAPE THAN OTHERS.
THEY SAY IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN AT THAT PARTICULAR RETAILER HAS A PLACE.
>> AS SHIPPING DELAYS ARE IN PLACE, BIG BOX STORES LIKE COSTCO HAS REINSTATED PURCHASED LIMITS LIKE TOILET PAPER AND WATER IN ORDER TO ENSURE ESSENTIAL ITEMS REMAIN ON THE SHELVES.
BACK TO YOU.
>>> SUMMERS HOT TEMPERATURES HAVE NOT LEFT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR THE FALL.
OUR ENVIRONMENT REPORTER EXPLAINS, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED RECORD HEAT AND THE TREND WILL CONTINUE.
>> THE U.S. HAVE THE WARMEST JANUARY TO JUNE PERIOD THIS YEAR.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUMMER WAS AMONG THE HOTTEST.
>> PLACES LIKE PALM SPRINGS EVEN IN SOME OF OUR MOUNTAIN AREAS AND EVEN UP TO BIG BEAR WHERE PEOPLE SPEND TIME IN THE WINTER AND SUMMER VACATIONING, ALL OF THOSE AREAS ALSO SAW THE HOTTEST JUNE, JULY ON RECORD.
>> SCENIC SAN DIEGO SAW A TREND OF RECORD-SETTING TEMPERATURES.
MOST OF THOSE RECORDS REPRESENT NEW HIGH TEMPERATURES.
THE WARMING TREND IS SHOWING UP AND HISTORICAL FALL TEMPERATURES.
SAN DIEGO SEEING ABOUT 20 A HALF MORE DAYS OF ABOVE AVERAGE DAYS SINCE THE 1970S.
HOTTER YEARS USUALLY MEAN DROUGHT.
HE SAYS THERE HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING CHANGE.
>> REGARDLESS OF IT BEING A DRY WINTER OR DRY SEASON OR 11, WE HAVE CONTINUED ONCE WE GET INTO THE WARM SEASON TO SEE THESE ELEVATED TEMPERATURES AND IN A LOT OF CASES RECORD TEMPERATURES BETWEEN JUNE AND OCTOBER.
>> IT IS AS IF THE POOL TABLE IS TILTED TOWARDS ONE POCKET AND THAT POCKET IS THE ONE POCKET.
>> THIS IS A CLIENT RESEARCHER.
HE SAYS THE PLANET IS ADJUSTING TO ALL THE CARBON THAT PEOPLE HAVE PUT OUT.
>> PROBABLY IN THE BEST CIRCUMSTANCES IN ENSUING HALF- CENTURY OR SO, WE ARE ON THIS TRACK, EVEN IF WE TOLD TOTALLY CURTAIL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TODAY, THE PLANET IS STILL NOT IN BALANCE AS FAR AS THE HEAT COMING IN AND THE HEAT GOING UP.
>> STOPPING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS CAN AVERT THE WORST OF THE PROJECTED WARMING OUTCOMES.
>>> LET'S LOOK AT THE WEATHER HEADLINES AS WE TAKE YOU INTO THE WEEKEND.
IT LOOKS LIKE OUR SANTA ANA WINDS ARE DIMINISHING THE FLOW.
WE WILL HAVE HIGH PRESSURE OVER HAND AND THAT WILL WARM US INTO THE WEEKEND.
A TROUGH WILL MOVE IN AND BRING SHOWERS AND BY TUESDAY LOOKS LIKE COOLER AIR WILL BE ON THE WAY.
FOR NOW, WE ARE DRY.
LOOK AT ALL OF THAT YELLOW, THAT INDICATES DRY CONDITIONS AND AS WE CHECK THE RADAR OUT, WE HAVE BONE DRY CONDITIONS.
HERE'S A LOOK AT THE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT.
IT IS A NICE NIGHT AND WE ARE DOWN TO 63 DEGREES.
OCEANSIDE DROPS DOWN TO 53.
AIR-QUALITY NOT THE BEST THIS WEEKEND AS WE SHOW YOU.
WORSE CONDITIONS UP THROUGH THE CENTRAL VALLEY.
TEMPERATURES FOR TOMORROW RISING IN THE LOW 80s IN SAN DIEGO.
AROUND MOUNT LAGUNA, 66 DEGREES.
HERE IS YOUR WEEKEND WEATHER.
HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD.
DRY AND ON THE WARM SIDE.
NEXT WEEK THE TROUGH WILL APPROACH AND EVENTUALLY BRING SOME COOLING AND A FEW SHOWERS.
IN THE NEXT FIVE DAYS WARM FOR THE WEEKEND.
SHOWER ON TUESDAY POSSIBLY.
NOT AS WARM THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
INLAND IS WARM.
LOW 90s NEXT WEEK.
AS WE TAKE YOU INTO THE MOUNTAINS IT WILL BE IN THE 60s AND THEN COOL 50s FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
THE DESERTS LOW 90s AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.
COULD SEE A STORM ON THE PROWL ON TUESDAY.
BACK TO YOU.
>>> THE WARS ARE OVER BUT THE BATTLE HAS JUST STARTED FOR MANY TROOPS DEALING WITH INJURIES.
OUR MILITARY REPORTER SHARES ONE MARINES STORY.
>> I STARTED WORKING OUT AGAIN I HAVE GOTTEN HEALTHY.
I DON'T HAVE THAT DARK CLOUD OVER ME THAT I USED TO HAVE.
>> I MET HIM JUST AS THE SUN WAS COMING UP OUTSIDE A COFFEE HOUSE AN HOUR NORTH OF SAN DIEGO.
HE SOUNDED UPBEAT.
HE HAD BEEN WORRIED ABOUT BEING KICKED OUT OF THE MARINES AFTER 17 YEARS.
>> AM I GOING TO LOSE EVERYTHING?
ARE WE GOING TO BE PUT OUT AFTER 18 YEARS WITHOUT ANY INSURANCE?
ANY ASSISTANCE BASED OFF OF EVERYTHING I WENT THROUGH?
THAT WAS TAXING ON MYSELF AND MY FAMILY.
>> HE HAD BEEN SPIRALING.
AFTER MULTIPLE DEPLOYMENTS INCLUDING IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN HE WAS SELF-MEDICATING.
A HORRIFIC TRAY FAMILY TRY TO GED THINGS WORSE WHEN HIS PARENTS WERE INVOLVED IN A MURDER SUICIDE.
HE ASKED FOR HELP AND ENTERED A WOUNDED WARRIOR THE TALENT AND BATTALION.
IN THE SPACE OF ONE MONTH HE RACKED UP TWO DUIS AND FACED DISMISSAL FROM THE COURT.
>> FROM THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, UNTIL NOW, IT HAS BEEN ABOUT ONE YEAR AND EIGHT MONTHS.
>> HIS ATTORNEYS SENT LETTERS TO HIS COMMANDS THING HE WASN'T RECEIVING THE PROPER MEDICATION AND STILL FACED BEING DISCHARGED.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, HE WAS TOLD ONE OF THE GENERALS IN CHARGE OF HIS CASE CHANGED HIS MIND.
THE LIEUTENANT GENERAL SAID THEY THOUGHT HE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO RETIRE.
>> THERE WAS A LOT GOING ON AT THAT TIME WITH MEDICATION WISE, PERSONAL WISE, DEALING WITH THE DEATH OF MY PARENTS.
>> IT WASN'T OVER.
WILLIAMS WAS STILL REQUIRED TO FACE THE BOARD OF INQUIRY.
THE PROCESS HUNG OVER HIM FOR 20 MONTHS UNTIL A PANEL OF THREE OFFICERS RECENTLY RULED IN HIS FAVOR.
>> IT FEELS GOOD TO HAVE THE WEIGHT LIFTED OFF OF YOUR SHOULDERS AND THE CLOWN AND THE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN OFF.
IT IS VERY EMOTIONALLY TAXING.
I'M VERY GLAD.
>> IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO SUFFERS FROM MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
>> SHE IS WITH THE NATIONAL AFFAIRS OF LEGAL SERVICES.
SHE SAYS THE MILITARY TYPICALLY DOESN'T RESERVE ITSELF EVEN WHEN IT MEDICAL CONDITIONS PLAY A ROLE IN MISCONDUCT.
THE MARINES AND OTHER SERVICES NEED A SINGLE SET OF RULES SO TROOPS WITH TBI OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES OR PTSD DON'T GO THROUGH A LONG PROCESS WHERE THEY RISK LOSING EVERYTHING.
>> IT'S A SYMPTOM OF THEIR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION.
ARE LIKELY TO HURT THEMSELVES.
THEY ARE JUST WAITING TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND WITHOUT PROPER TREATMENT.
>> IN A LETTER OBTAINED THE NEW COMMANDER SAYS WILLIAMS DID NOT RECEIVE PROPER TREATMENT INITIALLY.
SHE REVEALED THAT MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES HAVE GONE DOWN MORE THAN 50% AT A TIME WHEN THE MARINES ARE SEEING MORE CASES LIKE WILLIAMS.
SHE ADDED, MARINES LIKE CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER WILLIAMS HAVE SERVED FOR MANY YEARS AND OFTEN IGNORING THEIR INJURIES TO ENSURE THEY CAN DEPLOY WHEN ASKED.
WE OWE THEM MORE.
BETWEEN HIS TREATMENT AND THE SEPARATION PROCESS, HE SAYS THE MARINE CORPS FAILED WILLIAMS.
FOR HIS PART, WILLIAMS IS READY TO MOVE ON WITH HIS LIFE.
>> IT MADE ME BETTER AS A PERSON .
IT MADE ME DIG DEEP AND TO FIND OUT WHO I AM INSIDE AND WHO I AM AND HOW I WILL RESPOND.
THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO RESPOND, YOU CAN EITHER GO DARKER OR COME INTO THE LIGHT.
>> BACK TO YOU.
>> IT WAS A SPECIAL DAY FOR A GROUP OF LOCAL VETERANS TAKING OFF ON THE FIRST EVER HONOR FLIGHT IN TWO YEARS.
94 VETERANS FROM THE KOREAN WAR AND WORLD WAR II ARE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TO VISIT MEMORIALS CREATED TO HONOR THEM AND THOSE WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.
OUR IMMEDIATE PARTNER WAS THERE AND THE VETERANS GOT READY TO LEAVE FROM THE SAN DIEGO NATIONAL AIRPORT.
>> I'M SO EXCITED.
IT'S GOING TO BE WONDERFUL TO SEE EVERYONE AND ALTOGETHER.
I LOVE IT.
>> THIS WEEKEND'S FLIGHT INCLUDES DECORATED SERVICEMEMBERS AND SEVEN VETERANS OVER THE AGES OF 100.
THEY WILL HAVE A HERO'S WELCOME HOME ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
>>> STARTING TODAY IF YOU ARE WAITING FOR SOMETHING IN THE MAIL IT MIGHT TAKE A WHILE LONGER.
WHY THE POSTAL SERVICE IS SLOWING THINGS DOWN IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.
>> NEXT DAY IN TWO DAY SHIPPING.
>> FIRST-CLASS MAIL IS GOING TO BE IMPACTED TO WHERE THE STANDARD OF DELIVERY FOR MAIL BEING SENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS ABOUT THREE DAYS.
THAT WILL BE PUSHED OUT TO FIVE DAYS FOR FIRST-CLASS LETTERS, DOCUMENTS, BILLS BEING SENT FROM NEW YORK TO CALIFORNIA.
LOCAL MAIL IS STILL GOING TO HAVE THE TODAY STANDARD.
THE REASON WHY THIS IS HAPPENING IS BECAUSE THIS IS PART OF THE U.S.
POSTAL SERVICE HIS PLAN UNDER THE POST MASTER JOY TO REDUCE $160 BILLION LOSS THAT THE POST OFFICE HAS ACCRUED.
IT WOULD DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT SENIORS WHO RELY ON THE MAIL MUCH MORE THAN OTHER SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION AND IN RURAL AREAS.
BEGINNING WITH YOUR NOVEMBER MAIL AND BILLS YOU WILL START SEEING DELAYS IN RECEIVING THAT.
MAKE SURE ALL CONSUMERS ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO WHEN THEY RECEIVE THEIR BILLS OR CHECKS.
>>> DIVERSIONARY THEORY THEATER OPEN THEIR DOORWAYS.
OUR ART REPORTER TAKES US BACKSTAGE.
>> DIVERSIONARY THEATER RETURNS TO LIVE PERFORMANCE WITH THE WEST GOES PREMIER.
>> IT IS A STORY OF THREE BLACK MEN TRAVELING THROUGH THE TIME OF LEARNING ABOUT THEIR HIV DIAGNOSIS AND ALL OF THE REPARATIONS OF THE KNOWLEDGE.
>> LET'S PLAY IN HIV POSITIVE MAN WALKS INTO A BAR.
>> IT TACKLES A SERIOUS TOPIC BUT WITH HUMOR, HEARTFELT EMOTIONS AND SOME COLD HARD FACTS.
>> THE PLAYWRIGHT TALKS ABOUT THE STATISTIC FROM THE CDC STUDY THAT SAYS ONE INTOBLACK MEN WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH HIV.
THAT IS AN INCREDIBLY ALARMING STATISTIC AND IT WILL PROBABLY BE SPOKEN A LOT MORE WITHIN A DIFFERENT COMMUNITY.
DISPLAY REALLY WORKS TO SHINE THE LIGHT ON THAT INFORMATION.
IT CHALLENGES FOLKS TO DO SOMETHING.
THE EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SHOWS ONE INTO BECAUSE IT HAS SPECIAL THEATRICS.
>> IT WAS FOUNDED AT THE HEIGHT OF THE HIV AIDS EPIDEMIC.
REOPENING THE SPACE IS REALLY GREAT TO REENGAGE WITH OUR FOUNDING MOMENTUM AND ALSO BRING LIGHT TO THIS VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE AFFECTING OUR AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY.
>> I THINK IT BECOMES AN OBLIGATION TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION.
WHEN THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON IN THIS IS TO HAPPENING AT AN ALARMING RATE.
>> SHOULD WE TELL THEM WHO WE ARE?
>> THE PLAY IS ALSO EXCEPTIONALLY THEATRICAL.
IT CAN ONLY HAPPEN IN A LIVE SPACE WHERE THERE IS AN AUDIENCE AND LIVE ACTORS ENGAGING IN REAL TIME.
>> IT IS THE KIND OF PLAY THAT CAN ONLY BE TOLD IN THE THEATER IN TERMS OF THE STYLE OF THE PLAY.
>> THE STYLE INVOLVES THE AUDIENCE DECIDING WHICH OF THE THREE ACTORS PLAYS WHICH ROLE.
>> THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS THAT ANY OF ACTORS CAN PLAY ANY OF THE RULES AT ANY TIME.
>> I LIKE THIS ROLE.
LET'S GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD.
>> IT IS INCREDIBLY THEATRICS OR THE AUDIENCE?
WHO'S GOING TO BE THE MAIN CHARACTER.
FIGURING OUT HOW TO GIVE EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY ALL THE ROLES AND STAGING IT HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE.
>> THE WORDS STAY THE SAME BUT THE STORY CHANGES EVERY TIME IN A WAY THAT IS REALLY EXCITING.
IT KEEPS YOU ON THE FRONT OF YOUR SEAT AND I IMAGINE FOLKS ARE GOING TO WANT TO SEE IT MULTIPLE TIMES TO SEE THE DIFFERENT VARIATIONS.
>> IT IS A VERY AMBITIOUS PLAY.
I AM PROUD THAT WE ARE DOING IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I AM MOST PROUD OF THE ACTORS WHO ARE WORKING SO HARD BECAUSE IT IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY AS ARTISTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE SOMEBODY'S LIFE BUT THE WORK WE ARE DOING.
>> I THINK THE DIRECTOR HAS WORKED INCREDIBLE MAGIC ON THE STAGE AND THESE ACTOR'S HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO LIFE IN A WAY THAT IS SURPRISING AND INSPIRING.
>> THAT IS EXCITING.
>> THERE IS SOMETHING SPECIAL WHEN A BUNCH OF FOLKS GATHER IN THE THEATER.
YOU HAVE A REALLY MAGICAL MOMENT .
>> HAVING AN AUDIENCE LIVE AND IN PERSON MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
>> THEATER IS ABOUT THE STORY AND PEOPLE WHO WITNESSED THE STORY.
HAVING WITNESSES BACK IN THE SEATS IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR ART.
FOR THAT I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT WE ARE STARTING TO DO THAT AGAIN.
>> ONE IN TWO STARTS BACK SOON.
>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
GOOD NIGHT.
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