>>> DATE THREE OF THE NATIONS LARGEST HEALTHCARE WORKERS STRIKE IS COMING TO A CLOSE WITHOUT A DEAL.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM AT HOFFMAN IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

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THE NEGOTIATIONS WILL NOT RESTART UNTIL NEXT WEEK.

THERE WAS A CHANCE WORKERS COULD STRIKE AGAIN.

MELISSA MAY IS LIVE FROM THE PICKET LINE WITH AN UPDATE.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THESE WORKERS HAVE BEEN OUT HERE SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING.

THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

PEOPLE ARE DRIVING BY HONKING THEIR HORNS.

I HAVE EVEN SEEN NON-STRIKING KAISER EMPLOYEES COME OUT HERE.

THEY HAVE SAID THEY ARE EXHAUSTED BUT SURPRISINGLY HAVE HIGH SPIRITS.

AS YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE CONTINUING TO STRIKE.

OUTSOURCING UNDERSTAFFING ARE KEY POINTS AS THE KAISER PERMANENTE STRIKE CONTINUES.

KAISER SAYS SOME PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE, THERE IS STILL NOT A FINALIZED AGREEMENT.

OVER 300 WORKERS GATHERED IN FRONT OF THE KAISER PERMANENTE SAN DIEGO MEDICAL CENTER.

>> THESE THREE DAYS WITHOUT PAY.

EVERYBODY HAD BILLS, GAS, THE PRICE OF RENT IS GOING UP.

THE PRICE OF LIVING IS GOING UP.

EVERYTHING IS GOING UP.

THIS IS A BIG SACRIFICE.

>> Reporter: THE STRIKE GOES UNTIL SATURDAY AT 6 A.M. WORKERS WILL RETURN TO WORK WITH NO NEW CONTRACT IF NEGOTIATIONS DON'T WORK OUT.

THE PEOPLE ARE HOPING KAISER IS WILLING TO LISTEN TO THEIR DEMANDS.

THE COALITION OF KAISER PERMANENTE UNIONS SAID THEY MAY ISSUE A TEN-DAY STRIKE NOTICE ON SATURDAY.

IF AN AGREEMENT IS NOT REACHED.

WHEN I REACHED OUT TO THE COALITION SPOKESPERSON SHE COULD NOT CONFIRM THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER STRIKE.

AS FOR ANY IMPACT TO CARE AT CLINICS AND HOSPITALS, KAISER SAID THEY ARE DIRECTLY REACHING OUT TO PATIENTS IF THEY NEED RESCHEDULE OR CANCEL ANY APPOINTMENTS OR PROCEDURES.

>>> -- SHUTDOWN THEIR MAKESHIFT CENTER DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING.

SINCE THAT NUMBER CUSTOMS AND ORDER PERSONNEL HAVE DROPPED OFF 13,000 MIGRANTS ON THE STREET OF SAN DIEGO.

VARIOUS NONPROFITS AND MUTUAL AID ORGANIZATIONS USE THE CENTER TO PROVIDE AID TO SOME OF THESE MIGRANTS.

MANY HAVE NO FOOD, WATER, OR EVEN CLOTHING.

NEWS OF THE CLOSURE COMES AS SAN DIEGO COUNTY LEADERS ARE CONSIDERING REALLOCATING FUNDING.

$3 MILLION FOR LOCAL NONPROFIT TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES TO MIGRANTS ON THE U.S. SIDE OF THE BORDER.

>>> IT HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE THE BORDER PATROL BEGAN DETAINING MIGRANTS.

AID GROUPS ARE SAYING THE SITUATION THERE IS GROWING MORE DANGEROUS BY THE DAY.

>> Reporter: IT IS MID MORNING IN THE FAR EAST SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THIS AREA HAS BECOME A TEMPORARY GATHERING PLACE FOR MIGRANTS LIKE PABLO SANCHEZ, WHO ARE ENDURING TEMPERATURE SWINGS FROM THE 50s AT NIGHT TO THE 90s DURING THE DAY.

>> WE CROSS AND WORK.

>> Reporter: GOMEZ SANCHEZ TROUBLE FROM COLUMBIA.

HE IS TRYING TO REUNITE WITH HIS MOTHER AND AUNT.

LIKE MANY PEOPLE HE WAS STRESSED, NERVOUS, AND CONFUSED.

>> I HOPE THAT I CAN STAY.

I HOPE TO GO TO MY HOUSE.

>> Reporter: MUTUAL AID GROUPS SAY FOUR WEEKS CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION HAS DETAINED THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS AND WHAT THEY ARE CALLING OPEN-AIR DETENTION SITES.

CBP PUSHES BACK ON THE USE OF THE TERM CALLING THEM GATHERING SITES.

>> IT STARTED IN MAY AND THEN STOPPED FOR A FEW MONTHS AND THEN STARTED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.

>> Reporter: SAM SHOLES WORKS WITH A NONPROFIT >> Reporter: AND HE AND HIS WIFE ARE THE ONLY LOCAL AID GROUPS APPLYING MIGRANT AID SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

HE SAID MIGRANTS ARE BEING HELD AT THREE SITES.

EACH DAY MORE PEOPLE ARE SHOWING UP.

>> THE BORDER PATROL IS SUPPLYING A VERY SMALL AMOUNT TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITIES.

BUT WE SUPPLY EVERY SINGLE DAY.

BUT THEY ARE NOT SET UP FOR IT.

SO WE HAVE BASICALLY, 90% OF ALL THE WATER AND PROBABLY 100% OF THE FOOD.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS CPB IS NOT PROVIDING PROPER MEDICAL CARE.

THE SPOKESPERSON ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING, U.S. BORDER PATROL SAN DIEGO SECTOR IS EXPERIENCING IRREGULAR LEVELS OF MIGRATION BETWEEN OFFICIAL PORTS OF ENTRY.

THIS LEVEL OF MIGRATION IS SPURRED BY CRIMINAL SMUGGLING ORGANIZATIONS WHO CONTINUE TO EXPLOIT VULNERABLE MIGRANT POPULATION FOR PROFIT.

TO ADDRESS CURRENT MIGRATION PATTERNS THE SAN DIEGO SECTOR BORDER PATROL IS LEVERAGING ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO ENCOUNTER, TRANSPORT, AND PROCESS MIGRANTS AS EXPEDITIOUSLY AND SAFELY AS POSSIBLE, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY HOLDING OTHER VITAL SECURITY PRIORITIES.

-- SAYS THEY ARE COMING THROUGH GAPS IN THE ORDER WALL.

THEY ARE MARKED WITH THE WRISTBAND BEFORE MOVING TO OTHER SECTORS IN SAN DIEGO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES.

>> WE DESPERATELY NEED MONETARY DONATIONS REALLY BAD.

THIS IS GETTING OUT OF CONTROL.

WE ARE AT THE POINT WHERE WE ARE STRETCHED SO FAR THAT WE PROBABLY CANNOT DO THIS FOR VERY MUCH LONGER THE WAY THAT IT IS.

WE EITHER NEED A BUNCH MORE MONEY OR WE NEED THE GOVERNMENT TO COME IN WITH THE PEOPLE THAT CAN ACTUALLY DEAL WITH THIS.

>> Reporter: HE ADDED THE SITUATION WILL BECOME MORE DIRE AS OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES GROW INCREASINGLY COLD AND THEIR LOCAL FUNDING AND DONATIONS DRY UP.

>>> THE BIG STORY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST HAS BEEN THE HEAT.

IT HAS BEEN HOT HOT HOT.

THAT IS WHY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED HEAT ADVISORY'S, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MORE INLAND VALLEYS.

THAT IS WHERE IT WILL BE VERY HOT.

WE ARE TRACKING WHERE TEMPERATURES GO OVER THESE NEXT FEW DAYS.

HOW HOT WE WILL GET THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

THIS IS BEFORE WE SEE A DRAMATIC COOLDOWN.

>>> HERE IS A FOLLOW-UP STORY.

ALEXANDER WYNNE SAYS THE PUBLIC HEALTH THERE DISTRICT HAS UPDATED TERMS.

>> Reporter: AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED, THE -- HEALTH WEBSITE HAVE TO ACCEPT THE TERMS OF USE IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE WEBSITE.

THIS IS WRITTEN LIKE THEY ARE A PRIVATE AGENCY AND THEY ARE NOT.

OF PARTICULAR CONCERN FOR THE LEGAL DIRECTOR FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION IS THE COPYRIGHT CLAUSE.

HE SAYS IT IS PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC AGENCY ANY RECORDS PALOMAR PRODUCES ARE PUBLIC RECORDS AND NOT SUBJECT TO COPYRIGHT.

PALOMAR HAS SINCE UPDATED HIS COPYRIGHT CLAUSE TO SAY THAT INFORMATION PRESENTED ON THE SITE IS CONSIDERED PUBLIC DOMAIN , UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.

IT MAY BE DISTRIBUTED OR COPIED BY LAW.

>> I APPRECIATE THE DISTRICT HAS CLARIFIED PUBLIC RECORDS BELONG TO THE PUBLIC.

>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT TO KPBS THEY SAY, ASKING THE USER TO AGREE TO THE TERMS IS ROUTINE.

MOST PUBLIC AGENCIES PLACED THE TERMS OF THE BOTTOM OF THE WEBSITE.

>> I APPRECIATE THE TRANSPARENCY.

IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT THAN NOT.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS PUBLIC AGENCIES SHOULD BEAR IN MIND THAT THEY ARE SERVING THE PUBLIC AND THE TERMS OF SERVICE SHOULD REFLECT THAT.

PALOMAR IN ADDITION SAYS ASKING THE PUBLIC TO ACCEPT -- WILL HELP AGAINST ATTACKS.

NICHOLAS BEHAR IS A CYBER PROFESSOR AT UCD.

HE SAID HAVING A POP UP COULD STOP THE ATTACKS IF THERE WAS A FIREWALL.

WE ASKED HIM TO ANALYZE THE WEBSITE AND THIS IS WHAT HE FOUND.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE THIS POP-UP IS BEING LOADED FROM THE SAME WEB SERVER IS THE WEBSITE.

SO IT DOESN'T DO A LOT TO TRY AND PREVENT ATTACKS.

>> Reporter: PALOMAR SAID IT IMPLEMENTED THE POP UP TO BENEFIT THE PATIENT AND THE DISTRICT.

>>> STREET AND BARRIO LOGAN WILL BE RENAMED AFTER FATHER RICHARD BROWN WHO DIED IN 2020.

WE HAVE MORE ABOUT WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD PRIEST CAME TO MEAN TO EVERYBODY.

>> Reporter: FATHER RICHARD BROWN WAS WHITE BUT HE LEARNED TO BE THE TITLE OF THE FATHER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND FATHER COFFEE WITH MILK.

HE ARRIVED TO SERVE AT OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CHURCH IN THE LATE 60s.

THAT WAS A TIME WHEN SOME STIGMATIZED THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR GANG VIOLENCE.

HE INSTITUTED THE BLESSING OF THE LOW RIDERS AND EMBRACE THE CULTURE.

HE BROUGHT IN MARIOTTI BANDS FOR MASS.

HE THREW FIESTAS FOR THE CHURCH.

ADELE GARCIA HAS BEEN AT THE CHURCH SINCE BROWN ARRIVED.

>> WE HAVE THE BEST NEIGHBORHOOD IN SAN DIEGO.

A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY THIS IS TO LIVE IN.

>> Reporter: THE STREET RENAMING BRINGS TEARS TO HER EYES.

>> I GET EMOTIONAL BECAUSE I THINK HE DESERVED IT.

HE HAS DESERVED FOR GENERATIONS TO COME TO KNOW WHO THIS MAN WAS.

I HOPE WHEN PEOPLE SEE THAT STREET SIGN THAT THEY THINK ABOUT HIS WORK AND THEY SAY, WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP >> Reporter: AFTER HIS LIFE STREAMED FUNERAL DURING LOCKDOWN, SHE SAYS THIS WILL BE A GREAT THING.

IT WILL BEGIN AT 11:00 AND IT WILL HAVE LOW RIDERS, FOOD, AND FUN.

>> YOU CAN HEAR MORE ABOUT FATHER BROWN ON KPBS.ORG.

>>> 12 YEARS AGO A MOSAIC OF THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE SURFING ON A BIG WAVE SURPRISE THE CITY OF ENCINITAS.

NOW IT HAS EVOLVED INTO MORE THAN JUST PUBLIC ART.

TANIA THORNE HAS MORE ON THE ARTISTS LEGACY.

>> Reporter: IN PLAIN DAYLIGHT AND WEARING BRIGHT CONSTRUCTION VESTS MARK PATTERSON AND BOB NICHOLS SET OUT TO INSTALL WHAT WOULD BECOME A CONTROVERSIAL ART PIECE IN ENCINITAS.

THEY TOLD FIREFIGHTER THEY WERE TAKING MEASUREMENTS ON THE 101.

BUT IN REALITY THEY WERE INSTALLING COLORFUL TILE MOSAICS THAT WOULD FORM THE SURFING MADONNA.

PORTRAYING THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE A ON A SURFBOARD SURFING A LARGE WAVE WITH THE WORDS, SAVE THE OCEAN SPELLED OUT.

CONTROVERSY OVER THE ART PIECE GREW.

IT WAS THE IMAGERY, PLACEMENT, AND PERMISSION THE ANONYMOUS ARTIST FAILED TO SEEK.

THE ARTIST, MARK PATTERSON, WAS FORCED TO REVEAL HIS IDENTITY.

>> THE MESSAGE SHE WAS DELIVERING FROM THAT WAVE WAS, SAVE THE OCEAN.

I THINK THAT MESSAGING PARTICULAR IS THE FOCUS FOR ME.

>> Reporter: IN AN INTERVIEW FROM 2011, PATTERSON TOLD KPBS HE ASSUMED THE RAILROAD OWNED THE PILLAR IN THE ART PIECE WOULD NOT POSE A PROBLEM.

>> TO ME IT LOOKED LIKE THE PERFECT FRAME FOR THE MOSAIC.

THAT IS WHAT REALLY CALLED ME.

>> Reporter: ALAS, THE SURFING MADONNA HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THE RAIL BRIDGE.

IT TOOK A COUPLE MORE MOVES BEFORE IT FOUND ITS FINAL DESTINATION.

IT IS NOW ON DISPLAY ON THE BACK WALL OF -- PIZZERIA FACING ENCINITAS BOULEVARD.

>> MARK PATTERSON PASSED AWAY NOT TOO LONG AGO.

HE DID SO MUCH FOR THE WORLD IN THE COMMUNITY.

HE DID GREAT THINGS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

HE WAS A NOTED ARTIST BUT THIS IS HIS ONE FAMOUS PIECE.

HIS FIRST INCREDIBLE PIECE, HE KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK.

>> Reporter: MIKE REDMAN IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE MOSAIC OCEANS PROJECT.

IT WAS CREATED FOLLOWING THE FAME OF THE SURFING MADONNA MOSAIC.

>> THE OCEANS PROJECT HAS GONE ON TO DO A PINT OF GREAT THINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

THEY HAVE PUT ON THE WORLD'S LARGEST BEACH RUN, MARATHONS, AND OUR SPECIAL NEEDS SURF CAMPS.

THE SURF CAMPS GET KIDS IN THE WATER THAT NORMALLY WOULDN'T GET THERE.

>> Reporter: THEY ALSO HOLD ART SHOWS THAT SUPPORT CLEAN OCEANS.

A LEGACY BORN OUT OF ACE SPONTANEOUS GIFT OF ART.

>> IT HAS GOTTEN WORLDWIDE ATTENTION.

I DON'T THINK HE HAD ANY IDEA WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: REDMAN SAYS THE LEGACY OF THE SURFING MADONNA WILL LIVE ON.

HE INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO ITS FOREVER HOME.

>> PLEASE COME CHECK OUT THE MADONNA.

BRING BOOKS.

WE NEED BOOKS.

PLEASE CHECK OUT THE MADONNA.

>> Reporter: THE CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY FROM 2:00 UNTIL 5:00 P.M. >>> WE OURS LIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS.

KATIE HIGHEST AND LOOKED OUT A COMMUNITY GARDEN IN CITY HEIGHTS IS A HEALING PATCH OF LAND AND THE PEOPLE WHO TEND TO IT.

>> Reporter: AUTO SHOPS CROWD THE CORNER OF UNIVERSITY AVENUE AND 39th STREET IN CITY HEIGHTS.

IF YOU TURN DOWN THE ALLEY BEHIND THE VALVOLINE OIL CHANGE WILL FIND A ONCE ABANDONED LOT LOOMING WITH LIFE.

THE REVOLUTIONARY GROWERS GARDEN IS RUN BY THE LOCAL BLACK PANTHER PARTY.

THIS GARDEN HAS TRANSFORMED MY RELATIONSHIP TO THE EARTH.

>> Reporter: COMMUNITY MEMBERS CARE FOR THE GARDEN TOGETHER AND TEACH EACH OTHER.

>> SOMETIMES I COME HERE AND LEARN SOMETHING.

20 MINUTES LATER SOMEONE ASKS ME A QUESTION.

WE ARE REALLY JUST TRADING INFORMATION ALL THE TIME.

>> Reporter: TO EAT WITH THE GROWING SAY IT TASTES OTHER THAN GROCERY STORES.

IT DOESN'T TRAVEL MY TRUCK OR SIT IN REFRIGERATOR.

OFTEN IT IS STRAIGHT FROM THE GROUND TO THEIR MOUTHS.?

WE HAVE A WATERMELON GROWING AND WE CUT IT OPEN.

WE ARE SO EXCITED WE CAN SHARE IT WITH SOMEONE.

IF THERE WAS MORE WE CAN TAKE HOME WE JUST KNOCK ON NEIGHBORS DOORS.

>> Reporter: THEY IMAGINE THIS SPREADING.

>> MAY BE ON EVERY BLOCK.

TO FEED THE COMMUNITY IN THAT BLOCK.

>> Reporter: WE ARE ONLY USING PARTY MEMBERS CHOSEN NAMES BECAUSE THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT BEING TARGETED LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THEY SAY GROWING YOUR OWN FOOD IS VIABLE FOR AREAS LIKE THIS.

AS CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRESSES FOOD WOULD COME MORE EXPENSIVE.

THEY NEED MORE WATER.

WE ARE JUST NOT GOING TO HAVE IT.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS SHE CAN GET SOME MORE PRODUCE SAVING MONEY FROM THE GROCERY STORE.

THE GARDEN BUILDS THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN OTHER WAYS.

THE PLANTS ABSORB SON HELPING LOWER TEMPERATURES THAT ARE COMMONLY HIGHER AND LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES LIKE CITY HEIGHTS THAT HAVE FEWER TREES AND MORE ASPHALT.

UNLIKE ASPHALT THE SOIL RETAINS WATER AND REDUCES RUNOFF.

IT MAY BECOME INCREASINGLY NECESSARY AS SAN DIEGO EXPERIENCES UNUSUALLY HEAVY RAIN.

AND WORKING TOGETHER IN A GARDEN HELPS BUILD TRUST BETWEEN NEIGHBORS.

>> IF YOU'RE CONSTANTLY FEELING LIKE YOU ARE IN COMPETITION WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS OR YOU HAVE TO DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST PEOPLE WHO LIVED DOWN THE STREET FROM YOU, IT DOESN'T ENHANCE HER QUALITY OF LIFE.

>> Reporter: THE GARDENERS ARE NOT JUST MAKING THE NEIGHBORHOOD MORE RESILIENT.

THEY ARE KILLING THIS PLOT OF EARTH AND CHANGING HOW THEY RELATE TO THE REST OF IT.

>> WE HAVE VERY BIG AND SCARY SPIDERS.

BUT THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO THE GARDEN.

SO YOU HAVE TO LEAVE THEM ALONE AND LET THEM DO THEIR THING.

IT TEACHES A LOT OF RESPECT.

>> Reporter: THEY GROW A VARIETY OF CROPS.

UNLIKE MOST FORMS THE ROLE ONE BIG CROP AND TAKE THE SOIL.

THEY COMPOST AND MAKE NATURAL INSECT REPELLENT INSTEAD OF USING SYNTHETIC FERTILIZERS AND PESTICIDES.

THESE PRACTICES CONTRAST WITH LARGE-SCALE FOOD PRODUCTION, WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO CREATE A QUARTER OF GLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONS.

COYOTE, A PANTHER PARTY MEMBER GARDNER SAID HE NOTICED THE GARDEN BECOMING LESS PREDICTABLE.

>> THERE IS LESS STABILITY.

I THINK THAT IS WHAT YOU REALIZE THE MOST.

I CAN'T EVER BE LIKE, LAST YEAR IN JANUARY DOES HAPPEN.

IT'S LIKE, WELL, EVERY JANUARY IS A NEW JANUARY.

>> Reporter: IT IS SOMETHING MOST PEOPLE CAN DO FOR YOU.

>> THIS IS ONE SMALL PART.

BUT IT IS A SMALL PART THAT YOU CAN ENGAGE IN.

>> Reporter: THE GARDENERS REMIND ANYONE TO PLANT SEEDS AND CRIMINAL MOVEMENT ON THEIR OWN BLOCK.

>>> LET'S START YOU OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES.

IT IS FRIDAY.

HEAT ADVISORY'S THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

IT IS STILL GOING TO BE QUITE TOASTY, PARTICULARLY MORE INLAND AREAS.

THAT IS WHERE WE WILL TRACK THE EXTREME HEAT.

BUT LOW HUMIDITY IS ALSO MAKING IT VERY DRY AS WELL.

WE ARE GOING TO START ON A COOLING TREND.

IT WILL BE GRADUAL, IT WILL START FROM THE COAST, BUT WE WILL START TO SEE THOSE TEMPERATURES DROP.

UNTIL WE GET THERE WE STILL HAVE A HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT ACROSS INLAND AREAS, ACROSS PARTS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, DOWN THROUGH THE SAN DIEGO VALLEYS, AND EVEN THE FURTHER INLAND INCLUDING RAMONA AS WELL.

THAT HEAT ADVISORY STAYS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING.

MAKES YOU TAKE PRECAUTIONS.

MAKE SURE YOU'RE TAKING PLENTY OF COOLING BRAKES AND ALSO BRICK AND PLENTY OF WATER.

WE ARE DROPPING DOWN A LOW OF 61.

SAN DIEGO 51.

WE ARE DEALING WITH SEASONABLY -- AIR PUSHING DOWN WEST.

IT HAS BEEN VERY WARM.

SAN DIEGO HITTING 101.

LET'S TAKE YOU ALONG THE COAST.

WE WILL SEE THE GRADUAL COOLDOWN.

WE ARE IN THE 80 SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

WE ARE COOLING OFF HEADING INTO THE 70s.

WE ARE IN THE 90s THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

THEN WE WILL START TO SEE TEMPERATURES DROP.

78 TUESDAY.

WEDNESDAY 78 AS WELL.

BY SUNDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS WE ARE DROPPING A FEW DEGREES BY SUNDAY.

WE REALLY ARE GOING TO START COOLDOWN BY MONDAY DOWN TO THE LOW 60s FOR WEDNESDAY.

WE WILL SEE THAT SLIGHT COOLDOWN AS WELL IN THE DESERT DROPPING DOWN TO THE LOW 90s IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

>>> THIS WEEKS STRIKE BY KAISER WORKERS IS MORE ABOUT HEALTHCARE.

-- EXPLAINS HOW THIS IS AT A SIGNIFICANT YEAR FOR ORGANIZED LABOR IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS WORK.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE LARGEST HEALTHCARE STRIKE IN HISTORY.

75,000 KAISER HEALTHCARE WORKERS WENT OUT ON STRIKE ON WEDNESDAY FOR THREE DAYS.

KAISER HAS HAD MANY OTHER HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT WORKER SHORTAGES SINCE 2021.

FOR THE OVERALL MARKET THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE YEAR FOR STRIKES OVERALL.

WE HAVE SEEN STRIKES CURRENTLY WITH THE AUTOWORKERS, WE SAW EVERY PLANT ON THE UNION PLAN TO GO ON STRIKE FOR BETTER WAGES.

THE WRITER STRIKE, LASTED FIVE MONTHS JUST ENDED.

THE ACTOR STRIKE, WHICH IS THREE MONTHS OLD IS STILL NOT RESOLVED.

SO WE ARE SEEING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES.

CONSUMER OPINION ABOUT UNIONS IS ACTUALLY VERY PROACTIVE.

THERE IS A LOT OF LANGUAGE AROUND -- BY BUSINESS.

BUT CONSUMERS AND INDIVIDUALS ARE SAYING, EVERYONE SHOULD BE PAID A FAIR WAGE.

>>> BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ANNOUNCED A RESCHEDULED U.S. TOUR DATES, INCLUDING ONE IN SAN DIEGO.

HE CANCELED THE REST OF HIS 2023 SHOWS OVER SOME HEALTH ISSUES THAT HE HAD.

HE HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN SCHEDULED TO PERFORM AT -- ON DECEMBER 2nd.

NOW HE WILL PLAY AT THE ARENA ON MARCH 25th.

ALL TICKETS FOR THE POSTPONED PERFORMANCES CAN BE USED FOR THESE NEW DATES.

>>> THE EXORCIST TURNS 50 THIS YEAR.

A NEW FILM IN THE FRANCHISE IT IS OPENING TODAY.

>> Reporter: DAVID GORDON GREEN BEGAN HIS CAREER ON A HIGH NOTE CREATING THE INDY DARLING GEORGE WASHINGTON.

WHAT POSSESSED HIM TO NOW TAKE ON DIRECTING A SEQUEL TO THE EXORCIST?

>> ONE OF THE THINGS PEOPLE ASK ME IS, WAS IT DAUNTING TO TAKE THIS MOVIE, THAT EVERY MOVIE LOVER AROUND THE WORLD KNOWS?

TO BE THE STEWARD OF A SEQUEL TO IT.

HOW DARE YOU.

FOR ME IT IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY.

IT IS THE IDEA OF BEING ABLE TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT HAS THAT REACH IN THE CAPACITY TO REACH MILLIONS OF VIEWERS, GET THEIR ATTENTION, AND MAKE SOMETHING THAT IS MEANINGFUL.

>> Reporter: A HUGE OPPORTUNITY, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING HE MANAGED TO LURE ELLEN BURSTYN BACK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 50 YEARS.

SHE IS REPRISING HER ROLE AS CHRIS McNEIL.

>> POWERHOUSE OPPORTUNITY.

BEING ABLE TO NOT JUST CONVINCE HER SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE OUR MOVIE, BUT BECOME A COLLABORATOR AND INSPIRED BY HER.

WE REALLY HAD A WONDERFUL TIME WORKING TOGETHER.

>> I THINK ONCE I HAD HER DRESS AND SHE SAW MY INTENTIONS OF MAKING SOMETHING THAT WAS MORE OF A THEOLOGICAL THRILLER, THEN A CONTEMPORARY HORROR MOVIE, I THINK SHE WAS VERY INTRIGUED BY IT.

>> Reporter: THEOLOGICAL THRILLER DOES SOUND INTRIGUING.

BUT BELIEVER IS NOT SURE WHAT IT BELIEVES IN.

THE ORIGINAL EXORCIST BELIEVED IN A PAIR OF PRIEST.

THEY MIGHT'VE BEEN FLAWED BUT NO DOUBT THEY WERE GOOD MEN TRYING TO SAVE IT INNOCENT SOUL.

THE NEW ONE TAKES A DIFFERENT APPROACH.

>> WHEN SOMETHING IS UNEXPLAINABLE IT IS NICE TO HAVE A MOVIE THAT CAN EXPLAIN THOSE DRAMAS.

>> Reporter: BELIEVER HAS LESS HORROR AND LITTLE DRAMA.

IT COVERS FAMILIAR TERRAIN AND UNINSPIRED WAYS.

IT WASTES ITS ONLY ONSET, ELLEN BURSTYN.

NEITHER DOES THE STUDIO GIVE UP IN SEARCH OF A PROFIT.

UNIVERSAL SPENT OR HUNDRED MILLION FOR THE RIGHTS TO THE FRANCHISE.

IF THIS FIRST FILM TANKS, MAYBE WE WON'T HAVE TO SUFFER THROUGH THE TRILOGY.

MY ADVICE, SEEK OUT WHEN EVIL LURKS OR JUST WATCH THE ORIGINAL EXORCIST.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MATT HOFFMAN.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.