>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

IT IS, CON WEEKEND.

FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR THE SHOW IS A VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

>> THE EXHIBIT HALL IS NOW OPEN TO ATTENDEES.

HAVE A GREAT COMICON.

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING COMICON.

THE EXHIBIT HALL IS NOW CLOSED.

>> THE LAST TIME ANYONE HEARD THAT ANNOUNCEMENT IN PERSON WAS IN JULY OF 2019.

AS COMICON LANDED A LANDMARK 50th SHOW.

FOR THE SECOND TIME COVID-19 HAS FORCED THE CONVENTION TO STAGE A VIRTUAL SHOW RATHER THAN AN IN PERSON ONE.

BETWEEN COMICON AND ITS SISTER CONVENTION WONDER CON THEY WILL HAVE FOR ONLINE SHOWS.

IT'S GETTING EASIER, SORT OF.

>> IT'S A LOT LESS STRESSFUL AND SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH NOT STRESSFUL.

THAT IS COMICON'S SPOKESPERSON DAN.

IN TERMS OF FAN RELATED EVENTS IT REALLY AMOUNTED TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

YOU MAY BE ONE OF THE LAST.

THIS YEARS COMICON AT HOME IS IN ONLY THREE DAYS.

THERE WILL BE A DEALERS ROOM AND A FULL SLATE OF PANELS FOR ATTENDEES TO CHOOSE FROM AND IT IS ALL FREE.

AS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN ATTENDING COMIC CON FOR DECADES I WAS THRILLED TO WISH WATCH LAST YEAR.

>> THIS COULD NEVER BE DUPLICATED IN PERSON.

VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING MEANS THAT YOU CAN WATCH PANELS BACK TO BACK.

IF ONE PANEL DOES NOT DELIVER WHAT YOU WANT YOU CAN JUMP INTO ANOTHER.

YOU NO LONGER HAVE TO MAKE AGONIZING DECISIONS WHEN FACED WITH OVERLAPPING PROGRAMMING.

>> I HAD TO DECIDE WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE.

THE GREAT THING ABOUT BEING VIRTUAL IS YOU HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE FIRST.

THE PLAN IS TO HAVE TIME WHEN THE PANEL IS DROP.

ARE REFERRED TO AS THE OSCARS IS THE COMIC INDUSTRY.

>> I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO THE COMIC INDUSTRY REWARD SHOW.

IT IS ONLY AN HOUR.

THE NOMINEES ARE THE SISTERS THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN REPLACE THIS.

>> IN ORDER TO SATISFY THE NEED FOR FACE-TO-FACE FANDOM THEY ARE CREATING A SPECIAL EVENT IN NOVEMBER.

>> WILL BE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER AND WE WILL HAVE PROGRAMMING.

IT WILL BE A SMALLER SHOW AND MORE INTIMATE SHOW.

>> THE AVERAGE PRICE IS NOW $750,000 ACCORDING TO THE REAL ESTATE TRACKING FORM.

IT'S EVEN MORE FOR DESIRABLE LOCATION ONE OF MANY CALIFORNIA CITIES TASKED BY A STATE TO PRODUCE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

WE FIND OUT HOW THE LEADERS ARE DRAGGING THEIR FEET.

>> SHE KISSES HER 10-YEAR-OLD SON RICARDO GOODBYE AS SHE LEAVES FOR WORK.

SHE WAS WITH HER HUSBAND AND THREE KIDS IN A SMALL MOBILE HOME.

SHE WORKS AS A ROOM ATTENDANT AT CORONADO.

SHE WOULD LOVE TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE SHE WORKS.

>> I LOVE THIS PLACE, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL AND QUIET.

CLEAN.

EVERYTHING IS AWESOME HERE.>> THE LOW CRIME RATE AND GOODS GHOULS AND PARKS SHOW THAT THERE IS NO WAY THAT SHE CAN AFFORD TO LIVE IN CORONADO WHERE FINDING A TWO BEDROOM HOME FOR LESS THAN $3000 A MONTH IS A STEEL.

AS SOON AS SHE IS OFF WORK -->> HAVE TO LEAVE AND COME BACK TO MY HOME.

THIS IS LIKE MY SECOND HOME.

I HAVE MORE HOURS IN THE ISLAND AND IN MY HOME.

I CANNOT LIVE HERE.

I COME AND WORK THAT I HAVE TO GO BACK.

>> HER CIRCUMSTANCES HARDLY UNIQUE.

SHE IS ONE OF MANY HIGH-END TOURIST DESTINATIONS WHERE LOW- WAGE WORKERS STAFF PRICEY HOTELS, SHOPS, AND RESTAURANTS.

LAST YEAR THE STATE ORDERED THEM TO PLAN FOR 912 NEW HOMES OVER THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS.

MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE HOMES ARE MEANT TO BE AFFORDABLE FOR LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.>> WE ARE TRYING TO COMPLY WITH AN ABSURD AND NOT SENSIBLE STATE LAW.

>> THE ORDER FROM SACRAMENTO TO ADD MORE HOUSING WAS NOT WELL RECEIVED.

THE NUMBER THE CITY PICKED IS REALISTIC.

>> IT'S NOT BASED ON A NUMBER BY THE STATEIT CARRIES RISKS.

THE STATE CAN SUE THE CITY INTO COMPLIANCE.

ON COUNCILMEMBER LAST MONTH ADMITTED THE CITY WAS TRYING TO RUN OUT THE CLOCK.

>> WITH OTHER THINGS GOING ON IN THE PROCESS WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE A FEW YEARS BEFORE THEY MIGHT GET SERIOUS ABOUT THAT.

>> HE IS WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO- BASED NONPROFIT.

WHICH SUES CITIES.

SMALL WEALTHY CITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA ARE PREPARING SIMILAR FIGHTS.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS THE FIRST REGION TO GO THROUGH THAT PLANNING PROCESS THAT MEANS CORONADO CAN BE A TEST CASE FOR HOW AGGRESSIVELY THE STAGE CRACKS DOWN.

FOR WIZARD IT'S NOT JUST A QUESTION OF FOLLOWING THE LAW IS A QUESTION OF FAIRNESS AND EQUITY.>> WE DON'T HAVE TO DO WHAT THE STATE TOLD US.

WE DON'T HAVE TO OUR FAIR SHARE OR PULL OUR WEIGHT.

WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOU DESERVE TO LIVE HERE.

HAVE A SIMILAR MESSAGE FOR THE CITY'S LEADERS.

>> I WILL TELL THEM THAT EVERYBODY DESERVES A VERY NICE HOME.

BECAUSE WE ARE WORKING HARD AND OUR FAMILIES DESERVE A VERY GOOD PLACE TO LIVE.

>> THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOUSING STORY INVOLVES THOSE WERE ON SHELTERED.

IT'S NOT JUST A PROBLEM IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

IT GIVES PEOPLE A ACCESS TO WASHERS AND DRYERS FREE OF CHARGE.

>> YOU BRING IT TO THE COMMUNITIES AND HAVE PEOPLE HAVE THE ABILITY.

THIS IS THE ORGANIZER OF LIVED EXPERIENCES.

THEY ARE PROVIDING SERVICES TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY OR THE PRIVILEGE TO HAVE A WASHER AND DRYER.

AND THE IDEA TO BRING THE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES HE HELPS.

THE PRODUCT WAS EASIER SAID THAN DONE.

WE THOUGHT WE COULD BUY A TRAILER AND WATCH AND HOOK THEM UP.

IT'S NOT THAT EASY.

POWER HOOKUPS ARE NEEDED FOR THE TRAILER GOES.

WE ARE REALLY EXCITED IT'S BASED ON THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD.

WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD REALLY MAKE THE SPACE BETTER IS IF WE HAVE LAUNDRY.

THEY HOLD WEEKLY SERVICE EVENTS FOR PEOPLE IN NEED.

THESE FAMILY ARE REGULARS.

HE LIKE TO USE THE LOTTERY LAST WEEK.

>> THIS IS HELP FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY AND FOR THE PEOPLE THAT COME HERE.

THAT IS WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY.

THIS IS AN EXTRA RESOURCE THAT NO ONE WAS EXPECTING, IT'S EXCELLENT.

WE ALL NEED A LITTLE HELP SOMETIMES.>> HE IS CURRENTLY LIVING ON THE STREETS AND WORK TO WASH HIS CLOTHES IN THE TRAILER.

THE MOBILE WILL BE TAKEN TO OCEANSIDE EVERY WEEK IN COLLABORATION WITH SHOWER EVENTS.

YOU WANT TO HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE SECURED MONEYWISE OR SOCIALIZE AND HAVE THEM TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SYSTEM AND SERVICE.

>>> A SCHOOL THAT ONCE SERVED WILL SOON SERVE OCEANSIDE'S HOMELESS.

OCEAN SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN EL CAMINO REAL IS TURNING TO THE CITY'S FIRST YEAR-ROUND HOMELESS SHELTER.>> DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD GET IT AND IN THE END THEY SELECTED US TO BE THE SERVICE PROVIDER.

>> IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE RESCUE MISSION.

>> IT IS DIFFERENT FOR US BECAUSE WE OWN OUR PROPERTIES.

IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO WORK TOGETHER ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING ON THE STREETS.

>> THE CURRENTLY OPERATE A 360 BED SHELTER IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

THIS WILL SERVE AS A MODEL AND THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES.

>> THAT PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE A DROP OFF AND WE WILL WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THE TEAM WORK VERY CLOSELY TO OTHER AGENCIES.

THE OCEANSIDE SHELTER WILL BE OPEN TO MEN, WOMEN, AND FAMILIES.

THEY ARE NOW STAYING IN A DONATED RV.

THEY KNOW ALL TOO WELL THE NEED FOR SHELTERS FOR FAMILIES.

>> THERE IS NOTHING FOR FAMILIES, THAT IS THE HARDEST PART.

ME AND MY HUSBAND HAVE BEEN MARRIED 20 YEARS.

EVEN WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE HOTEL PROGRAM THEY TRY TO OFFER AS HOUSING AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY DID IT.

THEY TOLD US WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO SEPARATE I GET RID OF YOUR DOGS?

ONE OF OUR THINGS AS WE WILL DO ANYTHING YOU ASK US TO DO.

HAD NO PROBLEM DOING THAT, BUT WE DO NOT WANT TO BE SEPARATED AND I CANNOT GET RID OF MY DOGS.

THE RESCUE MISSIONS SHELTER WILL BE GREAT NEWS TO THE HOMELESS IN THE AREA.>> I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WANT HELP.

>> THE SHELTER WILL OFFER 50 BEDS FOR 30 DAYS.

>> YOU WILL HAVE 30 DAYS TO STAY THERE AND YOU YOU THROUGH THAT RELATIONSHIP THAT WE FIGURE OUT YOU NEED TO GO DOWNTOWN TO BE A PART OF THE LONG-TERM PROGRAM, TEENY DETOX, DO YOU NEED A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY?

THEY WILL DO TRIAGE AT THESE FACILITIES.

>> THE RESCUE MISSION WILL REMODEL THE EXISTING FACILITY.

THERE'S A BUNCH OF INDIVIDUAL ROOMS AND WE WILL BREAK UP THOSE ROOMS AROUND GENDER AND FAMILY ORIENTATIONS.

>> IS A PLAN ACCOUNT FOR SEXUAL ORIENTATION?

A LARGE PART OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION IDENTIFY AS LGBT Q.

THERE IS A REASON WHY OUR POPULATION PREFERS TO SLEEP UNDER THE BRIDGE.

WE ARE USING PUBLIC LAND RESOURCES AND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO GUARANTEE THAT PROTECTION.

>> HE IS CONCERNED THE RESCUE MISSIONS PLAN EXCLUDES THEM.

>> WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN A PERSON COMES IN ASKING HOW DO YOU PROTECT THEM.

>> COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS ARE IMPORTANT WHEN IT COMES TO REFERRING PEOPLE TO AGENCIES FOR HELP.>> IN ORDER FOR US TO DO A REFERRAL.

WE ASK WHO DID THE TRADE?

>> THE RESCUE MISSION HAS NEVER DENIED ACCESS TO SERVICES BASED ON RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OR SEXUAL IDENTITY.

>> WE ARE SO COMMITTED TO THAT APPROACH THAT WE WILL HAVE OFFICE SPACE IN OUR FACILITY FOR OTHER AGENCIES.

WE WANT THAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP.

IS NOT JUST OUR THING, IT'S THE COMMUNITY OF OCEANSIDE PROJECTS.

WE WANT TO SERVE THE CITY WELL.

>> IF APPROVED REMODELING OF THE FACILITY WILL START LATER THIS YEAR AND THE SHELTER IS EXPECTED TO BE UP AND RUNNING BY NEXT YEAR.

>>> ANOTHER HOT AND DRY WEEKEND MEANING A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN FIRE ZONES.

WE FIND OUT ABOUT A PROGRAM THAT IS HELPING PEOPLE PROTECT THEIR HOMES.>> THE SPACE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HELPS LOW INCOME SENIORS AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS FOLLOWED DEFENSIBLE SPACE RULES.

>> A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN THEIR HOMES FOR YEARS.

THEY HAVE MAYBE LOST A SPOUSE.

THEY NEED HELP.

>> CHERYL IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FIRE SAFE COUNSEL OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THAT GROUP WORKS WITH THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT OF GREATER SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO OFFER THE PROGRAM.

LANDRUM SAYS FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY A GRANT SO THE WORK IS DONE FOR FREE FOR THE RESIDENT.

>> CALIFORNIA IS REALLY FOCUSED ON WILDFIRE PREVENTION.

THERE IS A LOT OF FUNDS COMING DOWN FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE RIGHT NOW TO DO THIS TYPE OF WORK.

SAN DIEGO RIVER CONSERVANCY WAS ONE OF THE AGENCIES THAT WERE FUNDED TO HELP PROTECT SAN DIEGO AREA ON WILDFIRE.

>> LANDRUM KNOWS HOW IMPORTANT THIS PROGRAM IS TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DO THERE DEFENSIBLE SPACE HAVE A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF SURVIVING A WILDFIRE THAN THOSE THAT DON'T.

MAC THE SERVICES THAT THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES WOULD NORMALLY COST A PROPERTY OWNER THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ELDERLY THAT WE SERVE, AND THEY CAN'T GET OUT AND WE ELECT FOUR ACRES OR REMOVE DEAD TREES.

BEING SO EXPENSIVE THEY ARE LIMITED ON THEIR BUDGET.>> DUSTIN POPE DESCRIBES WHAT HIS TEAM CLEARS OUT OF A PROPERTY AFTER A SITE HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THE PROGRAM.

>> DEAD BRUSH, DEAD TREES, LIMBS THAT ARE HANGING LOW TO THE GROUND WE ARE CLEARING UP THE LIMBS 6-8 FEET AND WE ARE WEED WHACKING TO CREATE THE VOID BETWEEN THE TREE AND THE GROUND.>> POPE DESCRIBES HOW YOU CAN PREPARE YOUR HOME WITH DEFENSIBLE SPACE.

>> TAKE 100 FEET LIKE IN A CIRCLE AROUND YOUR HOUSE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AND ELIMINATE ALL OF THE DEAD BRUSH RAISE UP YOUR TREES, KEEP YOUR DRIVEWAYS CLEAR.

>> THE EASIEST WAY TO PROTECT YOUR HOME'S MAINTENANCE.

>> KEEPING THE BRUSH AND WEEDS DOWN, WEED WHACKED AS MUCH AS YOU CAN IS THE FORM BIGGEST FORM.

>> THERE IS A NO COST SHIPPING PROGRAM FOR ANY RESIDENT WHO CLEARS THEIR OWN DEFENSIBLE SPACE.

AFTER PILES ARE MADE CONTRACTORS WILL CHIP THE CLEARED VEGETATION FOR FREE.

>> COUPLES ARE PLANNING A RISE IN HIGH RISK PRESIDENCIES.

HERE'S AN INSIDE LOOK AT HOW ONE HOSPITAL SYSTEM IS PROVIDING SUPPORT.

>> WE DEFINITELY WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF US DATING WE HAD THE KID CONVERSATION AND WE REALLY WANTED KIDS.

>> MAGAN AND RICKY MILLER HAD BEEN MARRIED FOR TWO YEARS WHEN THEY DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO TRY FOR A BABY.

>> WITHIN A MONTH WE GOT PREGNANT.

IT WAS PRETTY QUICK.

>> EVERYTHING WAS GOING GREAT, BUT IN 19 WEEKS WHEN THEY WENT INTO SEE THE GENDER SOMETHING WAS WRONG.

>> HER HEAD WAS ON TRACK BUT HER LIMBS WERE SMALLER THAN THEY SHOULD BE.

THAT GOT THE CONCERN GOING OF LIKE MAYBE THAT'S MORE IN LINE WITH A GENETIC DISORDER.

>> IT WAS DEFINITELY SCARY.

IT WAS A HUGE HAPPY DAY AND WE WERE STOKED, AND WE DID THE WHOLE GENDER REVEAL VIA ZOOM WITH BOTH OF OUR FAMILIES.

AND A HALF AN HOUR LATER WE ARE CALLED AND SAID THAT SOMETHING IS OFF.

>> HAVING A GENETIC DISORDER IS NOT THE WORST THING AND THERE'S A LOT OF COMPLICATIONS THAT CAN HAPPEN IN PREGNANCY.

STILLBIRTH AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THAT WAS MORE OF MY FEAR IF THE BABY WAS GOING TO MAKE IT OR NOT.

>> COMPLICATIONS DURING PREGNANCY OR SCARY.

RATES OF COMPLICATIONS ARE RISING.

DOING PART TWO MOTHER'S HAVING PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.

>> THERE'S AN INCREASED NUMBER OF PREMATURE BIRTHS.

IT'S BEEN STUDIED BUT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PUT A DENT IN IT.

IS TO MAKE SURE THAT MOM IS TAKING CARE OF.

WE REDUCE SOME OF THOSE.

>> COMPLICATIONS ARE ON THE RISE.

WE HAVE MORE WOMEN WHO ARE GAINING MORE WEIGHT PREPREGNANCY.

DIABETES IS ON THE RISE, HYPERTENSION IS ON THE RISE.

SOMETHING WE FORGET, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY.

THEREFORE IN ORDER TO ADDRESS ALL OF THESE ISSUES, SCRIPTS DECIDED TO BRING ON A TEAM.

>> THE BEST WAY TO ADDRESS UNDERLYING CONDITIONS IS TO TALK TO A SPECIALIST YOU FOR GETTING PREGNANT BECAUSE IT CAN SAVE THE MOTHER OR BABY'S LIFE.

>> WE TALK TO THE PATIENT AND EDUCATE THEM.

WE LEARN HOW TO KEEP THE PREMISES HEALTHY.>> SHOULD NOT TRY TO GET PREGNANT.

>> WOMEN WILL DO ANYTHING FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

IF A WOMAN WANTS A CHILD IT'S VERY DIFFICULT, LET SAY SHE HAD A RECENT STROKE FOR EXAMPLE.

A YEAR LATER SHE WANTS TO HAVE A CHILD.

OR SHE'S HAD A RECENT HEART ATTACK OR SHE HAS CANCER.

AGAIN SOMETHING THAT IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO A HEALTHY REGNANT SEE.

IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR WOMEN TO HEAR THAT THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE CHILDREN.

>> NEWS THEIR BABY SHOULD HAVE MIGHT HAVE A GENETIC DISORDER EYEHOLE TO THE HEART SHE DID NOT HAVE ANY KNOWN PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.

>> YOU CAN JUST HAVE FEAR AND BE WORRIED THE ENTIRE TIME.

OR YOU CAN SAY NO, I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE FEAR I'M GOING TO BE JOYFUL AND BELIEVE THIS IS GOING TO TURN OUT WELL.

WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN.

>> THEY MIGHT HAVE HAVE THE BABY DELIVERED AT 25 WEEKS OLD WHICH WOULD HAVE REQUIRED MONTHS OF INTENSIVE CARE.

EVEN AFTER A SMALL SCARE WHERE MEGAN HAD TO HEAD SPENT NEARLY A WEEK IN THE HOSPITAL SHE WAS DELIVERED AT 36 WEEKS OLD WEIGHING IN AT THREE POUNDS TWO OUNCES.

THE LARGE HOLE IN HER HEART WENT AWAY.

>> IT HAS HEALED AND THEY SEEM NARROWING OF THE AORTIC ARCH THAT IS NOT THERE ANYMORE.

IT'S A MIRACLE BABY.

>> THE MILLERS SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME AT THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT WHERE SHE IS EXPECTED TO BE THERE FOR A COUPLE MORE WEEKS.>> 10-12 HOURS A DAY WE SPEND THERE.

THAT IS INCREASING THAT SHE IS EATING MORE AND MORE AND HAVING MORE STRENGTH EVERY DAY.

SHE IS STARTING TO CRY.

>> WHILE STRESSFUL SHE IS GRATEFUL FOR THE CARE THE SPECIALIST THAT HELPED HER DELIVER HER BABY.

RESULTS FROM TESTING AND SHE HAS NO GENETIC DISORDER.

>>HEALTH OFFICIALS SUGGEST ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN WITH PRE- EXISTING CONDITIONS TO REACH OUT TO THEIR DOCTORS BEFORE GETTING PREGNANT TO SEE IF SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO LIMIT THE CHANCE OF COMPLICATIONS DURING OR AFTER PREGNANCY.

>> FINALLY, THE PAIN OF LOSING A CHILD AND ONE COUPLES PLAN TO MAKE SURE THEIR SON IS REMEMBERED.

JOHN CAROL TELLS US HOW IT ADDITION TO MISSION TRAILS PARK MIGHT HELP OTHER FAMILIES AVOID A SIMILAR LOSS.

>> ONLY SIX MONTHS AFTER 21- YEAR-OLD MAX LANAI LOST HIS LIFE TRYING TO CROSS THE SAN DIEGO RIVER IN MISSION TRAILS REGIONAL PARK, MAJOR NEWS DELIVERED BY SAN DIEGO COUNCILMEMBER RAUL COME PO.

>> THIS PLACE OF SUCH BREATHTAKING NATURAL BEAUTY BECAME A PLACE OF HEARTBREAK BACK IN JANUARY.

A STRONG WINTER STORM MOVED IN WITH HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL.

SAN DIEGO RIVER WAS SURGING.

NO ONE IS SURE, BUT HIS FAMILY BELIEVES MAX SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIS BODY WAS FOUND NEAR THE CROSSING.

>> WE LOVE HIM AND WE MISS HIM.

WE WILL REMEMBER HIM.

>> MAXES MOTHER LORI AND FATHER BEGIN THEIR QUEST TO BUILD A BRIDGE SHORTLY AFTER MAX DIED.

IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE BEEN BACK HERE SINCE SHORTLY AFTER THEIR SON'S DEATH.

TODAY'S ONE HALF-MILLION DOLLAR GRANT WILL BE COMBINED WITH A $750,000 THEY HAVE ALREADY RAISED TO BUILD A BRIDGE THAT WILL LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

YOU CAN ALSO ADD IT IS LIFESAVING.

>> THE PARENTS GRIEF OVER LOSING A CHILD IS SOMETHING THAT IS HARD TO IMAGINE FOR MOST OF US.

LORI SAID SOMETIME SHE DOES NOT WANT TO GET OUT OF BED, BUT THEN SHE HEARS MAXES VOICE.

'S MESSAGE IS CLEAR.

>> I HEARD MAXES VOICE SAYING THAT YOU HAVE TO KEEP WRITING WRONGS.

THIS IS WRONG, SOMEONE ELSE CAN GET HURT.

GO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

>> WE WANT TO MARK THAT SITE AND HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS A VERY LONG-TERM TESTAMENT TO HIS LIFE.

>> CONSTRUCTION SHOULD START SOON ON THE BRIDGE.

THERE ARE ENVIRONMENTAL HURDLES TO CROSS, BUT THE GOAL IS TO HAVE IT FINISHED BY MARCH OF 26 OF 2024.

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS 25th BIRTHDAY.

>>> WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS LOOK THIS WEEK.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.