>>> ♪ THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT THIS LOOK AT THE BEST ORIGINAL REPORTING OF OUR NEWS THIS WEEK.

COMING UP, A STATUS CHECK ON SEATTLE'S OR SAN DIEGO'S SAFEST NEW LOCATION AND WHAT ARE THEY LEARNING?

WE HAVE MORE FROM OUR SERIES ON PUBLIC ART IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND WHERE YOU CAN FIND ART UNDERNEATH YOUR FEET.

THEY CONQUERED AFRICA'S TALLEST PEAK AND THEIR PERSONAL STORIES HELPED THEM BOND DURING THIS EXPERIENCE.

>>> THE UNITED STATES MARKED THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND THE CELEBRATION INCLUDED COMING A CITIZEN.

WE WERE THERE FOR THERE'S SPECIAL MOMENTS FOR THOSE SERVING THEIR COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: IT WAS A MOMENTOUS OCCASION.

JUST AHEAD OF JULY FOR -- 4 THE HOLIDAY IS A MARKER OF OUR NATION'S FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE AND FOR SOME MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, IT HOLDS A DEEPER MEANING.

>> TO ALL OF YOU BEFORE ME, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR SERVING THIS NATION AND EMBRACING THIS NATION, AND MOST OF ALL THANK YOU FOR PERPETUATING THESE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

GOD BLESS AMERICA.

>> Reporter: 50 MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY BECAME NEW UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND IT WAS HELD ABOARD THE USS MIDWAY.

>> RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

>> Reporter: THIS WAS BUILT DURING WORLD WAR II AND AMONG THE CROWD WITH THIS LANCE CORPORAL WHO BECAME A CITIZEN AFTER FOUR YEARS.

>> I CAME OVER HERE WITH MY BROTHER FROM NIGERIA AND I NEVER TRIED TO APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HAD TO WAIT LIKE SO MANY YEARS.

>> Reporter: THIS EVENT WAS ONE OF 180 INDEPENDENCE DAY THEMED NATURALIZATION CEREMONIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

>> Reporter: THIS WAS HOSTED BY YOU A CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE YET TO BECOME CITIZENS OR THOSE IN THE PROCESS, HE HAS A MESSAGE.

>> DON'T OF UP.

BE PATIENT AND BE HONEST.

>> Reporter: BETWEEN JUNE 30 AND JULY 7, MORE THAN 5500 PEOPLE WILL BECOME NEW UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND THIS IS DURING THE COUNTRY'S MOST PATRIOTIC TIME OF THE YEAR.

>>> THIS WEEKEND THE SAN DIEGO THEATER IS WRAPPING UP ITS PERFORMANCE OF REPRESENTATION AND PATRIOTISM AND WE MET THE YOUNG ACTORS WHO BROUGHT THE CHILDREN'S BOOK TO THE STAGE.

♪ >> Reporter: THIS WEEK YOUNG PERFORMERS WITH THE SAN DIEGO JUNIOR THEATER ARE ENTERTAINING AUDIENCES AND EDUCATING THEM TOO.

SHE AND HER THIRD-GRADE TEACHER PROVIDE A HISTORY LESSON IN THIS BEAUTIFUL PRODUCTION OF GRACE FOR PRESIDENT AND THE STUDENT ACTORS PORTRAYING THE CHARACTERS ARE PERSONALLY INVESTED IN THE STORY.

>> I THINK A GIRL FINALLY NEEDS TO BE PRESIDENT BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

I FEEL LIKE IT HAS BEEN LONG ENOUGH.

>> I GO BY ALL PRONOUNS AND I PLAY GRACE CAMPBELL.

>> Reporter: THE MUSICAL WAS FIRST A CHILDREN'S BOOK PUBLISHED IN 2008 BEFORE BARACK OBAMA WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT, SO WHEN GRACE LEARNS ALL PREVIOUS PRESIDENTS ARE MEN, SHE HAS QUESTIONS.

>> GRACE REALLY WANTS TO NOT JUST THINK THAT EVERYTHING IS DIVERSE BECAUSE IT IS NOT.

SHE SEES IT AND WANTS TO CHANGE IT.

>> MY HOPE WHEN I WAS ROTATING THE BOOK WAS THAT IT WOULD BE OBSOLETE.

TRUCK SHE WROTE THIS BOOK AT A VERY DIFFERENT TIME IN POLITICS.

ALMOST 15 YEARS LATER SHE SAID GRACE STILL CARRIES A MESSAGE OF HOPE FOR CHILDREN NO MATTER WHO IS IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> THE SAME MESSAGES IN THERE APPLY TODAY IN TERMS OF DREAM BIG AND WORK HARD AND PERSEVERE.

SO THOSE ALL REMAIN.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS SEEN HER BOOK PERFORMED IS A MUSICAL AROUND THE COUNTRY.

SHE IS PLEASED WITH THE ADAPTATION AND THE JUNIOR THEATER DIRECTOR IS ALSO PLEASED WITH HER CAST AND THE LESSON THEY DELIVER.

>> THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY LOVED ABOUT THE TEXT.

IT ALLOWED FOR THEM TO GET A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE ELECTORAL COLLEGES AND WHAT YOU MEAN MY VOTE COUNTS AND HOW DOES ONE CHANGE THE WORLD?

>> Reporter: A FEW VOTES MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE ELECTION RESULTS AND IT ONLY ADDS TO THE INSPIRATION OF THE STORY.

>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT JUST YET AND IN THE BACK OF MY MIND IT IS A CONSIDERATION.

>> Reporter: SPOKEN AS A TRUE CANDIDATE.

>>> IN RECENT WEEKS WE HAVE FEATURED WORKS OF PUBLIC ART AROUND THE COUNTY.

OUR NEXT STOP IS AT UC SAN DIEGO WHERE WE FIND OUT THE STORY OF THE 800 FOOT PATHWAY AND WELCOMES PEOPLE TO CAMPUS.

>> WHEN YOU WALK ONTO THE CAMPUS FROM THE TROLLEY, YOU ARE GREETED BY A STORY THAT UNFOLDS OVER AN 800 FOOT PATHWAY MADE UP OF 20,000 HANDCRAFTED PAVERS EACH BEARING A SINGLE TEXTURED WORD LIKE BRAILLE UNDER YOUR FEET.

>> SOME PEOPLE HAVE COMMENTED THAT WHEN THEY STEP ONTO THE WALKWAY, BECAUSE WHEN YOU STEP INTO IT, YOU MAY NOT NOTICE AND THAT IS DEFINITELY A REALITY, BUT MAYBE YOU WILL NOTICE IT WHEN YOU START WALKING BECAUSE THERE IS A SCULPTURAL QUALITY TO THE ART WORK AND HAMILTON WORKS VERY CLOSELY WITH THOSE WHO CREATED THE PAVERS AND YOU DO FEEL THE WORDS.

>> Reporter: SOME WORDS ARE RAISED UP WHILE OTHERS ARE ENGRAVED INTO THE STONES.

THEY ARE ALL PART OF THIS TO TELL A STORY AND THIS IS THE LATEST PUBLIC ART ADDED TO THE COLLECTION AND AS THE WORK WAS BEING INSTALLED LAST APRIL, JESSICA TAYLOR BEGAN HER TENURE AS DIRECTOR OF THE COLLECTION.

IT IS UNIQUE AMONG U.S.

UNIVERSITIES IN THE WAY IT HAS BEEN COMMISSIONING SITE PACIFIC ART SINCE 1981 AND THIS ARTIST DAN HAMILTON WAS INSPIRED BY THE NEW LOCATION OF THE NEW TROLLEY STATION.

>> THIS FORMS A NEW ENTRANCE INTO THE UNIVERSITY.

OBVIOUSLY ALSO IT IS INTO A WORLD STRUCTURED AROUND LANGUAGE.

>> Reporter: PUBLIC ART LIKE THIS EXPLODES THE BOUNDARIES OF CONVENTIONAL ART MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYBODY IN SPACES WHERE YOU CAN WALK OVER IT AND TOUCH IT OR NEVER NOTICE IT.

THAT IS FINE WITH HAMILTON AND WHETHER YOU RECOGNIZE THAT IS ART IS MAYBE LESS IMPORTANT THAT YOU JUST RECOGNIZE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN TOUCHED AND YOUR OWN ATTENTION HAS BEEN DRAWN AND THAT IS THAT PART OF IT AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE WALKING ON IT.

OVER TIME, IT WILL BE CAME THAT.

>> Reporter: ARE IN THE PUBLIC SPACE ENGAGES PEOPLE DIFFERENTLY THAN IN A MUSEUM.

>> WHEN WORK IS PLACED IN PUBLIC IT EMPLOYS AN ACTIVE FINDING, SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T EXPECT THAT YOU FIND AND IN THAT FINDING A WHOLE EXPERIENCE UNFOLDS.

>> Reporter: THIS UNFOLDS ITS STORY WITH WORDS RUNNING DOWN THE CENTER OF THE PATHWAY.

>> THAT IS A SEQUENCE OF WORDS THAT REALLY REFER TO THE ACT OF WALKING THROUGH THE LANDSCAPE AND ACROSS THE SURFACE.

>> Reporter: THERE IS ALSO A STORY THAT PROVIDES A NARRATIVE WITHIN THE PATHWAY.

>> THE TITLE COMES FROM THE COLLABORATION WITH THE TWO WOMEN'S SCHOLARS AND THE WORD MEANS TO TELL A STORY.

>> Reporter: ALSO EMBEDDED HERE ARE 1300 THINGS COMING FROM MANY SOURCES CONNECTED TO UC SAN DIEGO.

>> WHAT IS CONTAINED HERE ARE A SERIES OF QUOTES AND SENTENCES, FRAGMENTED MOST OF THE TIME, FROM THE WORK OF MANY SCHOLARS FROM DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES HERE.

>> Reporter: IT IS THE WORDS THAT CATCH YOUR ATTENTION AND THE SEQUENCES THAT THOSE BEING PLACED IN YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE OF THE PACE OF WALKING THAT EACH PASSAGE ACROSS IT IS ITS OWN COMPOSITION JUSTICE EACH STUDENT INTERNING HERE IS MAKING THEIR OWN PROGRAM.

>> Reporter: MAY BE A WORD OR PHRASE WILL SEND A STUDENT DOWN A RABBIT HOLE THAT MAY END AT A RESOURCE CREATED BY THE LIBRARY.

>> THEY DO HAVE A WEBSITE THAT ACTUALLY HAS EACH LINE REFERENCED.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO TO THE TEXT AT THIS LOCATION IN THE LIBRARY IF YOU'RE INTERESTED AND FIND FOOTNOTES AND WHO BETTER TO DO THAT THAN STUDENTS WHICH IS ANOTHER REASON WHY THE CAMPUS IS A PERFECT PLACE FOR PUBLIC ART.

YOU HAVE A CULTURE READY TO EMBRACE THE QUESTIONS AND READY TO EMBRACE THE EXPERIMENT THAT WORDS ARE.

I WOULD SAY IT'S PROBABLY NOT AN ATMOSPHERE THAT YOU ALWAYS FIND IN OTHER PUBLIC REALMS.

>> PUBLIC ART LIKE THIS IS LESS ABOUT WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT BUT MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT IT OR HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL?

THIS COLLECTION IS ABOUT PLACING A DIVERSE ARRAY OF ART ON CAMPUS WHETHER YOU NOTICE IT OR JUST WALKING OVER IT AS YOU RUSH OFF TO CLASS.

>>> THIS NEXT STORY IS ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR THIS WEEK.

ERIK ANDERSON CHECKED IN ON THE ORGANIC RECYCLING PROGRAM AND HOW IT IS WORKING AND HOW IT IS NOT.

>> THIS IS WHERE WE KEEP THAT GREEN BEEN NEXT TO THE SINK IN THE COFFEE.

>> Reporter: THAT CONTAINS COFFEE GROUNDS, BANANA PEELS, AND A SANDWICH THAT FAILED TO CONVINCE HER SON TO EAT IT AND IT IS THE ORGANIC WASTE THAT CITY OFFICIALS ARE ASKING RESIDENTS TO SEPARATE FROM OTHER TRASH AND RECYCLABLES.

AND WHEN THE CONTAINER IS FULL OR SOMETIME BEFORE THE WEEKLY TRASH PICKUP, IT GETS TAKEN TO THE LARGE BEEN ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

>> THIS IS THE GREENWAY BEEN AND RIGHT NOW IT IS ABOUT HALFWAY FULL WITH LEAVES AND OTHER GREENWAY THINGS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

TOOK THE STINKY ROTTING STUFF THAT USED TO BE TRAPPED INSIDE A PLASTIC BAG IS UNDER THOSE LEAVES AND THERE IS NO SMELL TODAY OR FLIES AND THIS IS EASY TO COME BY NOW, THE GREENERY TO COVER UP THE WASTE, BUT SHE WONDERS HOW THAT WILL WORK LATER IN THE YEAR WHEN YARD TRIMMINGS BECOME MORE SCARCE.

HER HUSBAND IS CONCERNED ABOUT PESTS.

>> THERE ARE FLIES AND MOLD AND IT STINKS.

BUT, HONESTLY, THE JUICE HAS BEEN MORE WORTH THE SQUEEZE FOR US TO KIND OF KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME SORT OF POSITIVE IMPACT AND IT'S A MINOR INCONVENIENCE.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE EMBRACED THE MANDATED ORGANIC WASTE PROGRAM ENTHUSIASTICALLY AND THAT IS THE RESPONSE OFFICIALS WERE LOOKING FOR WHEN THEY BEGIN DELIVERING THESE TO RESIDENTS WHO DID NOT HAVE THEM AND THE CITY IS TURNING THAT WASTE AND YARD TRIMMINGS INTO COMPOST AS PART OF AN EFFORT TO REDUCE CLIMATE DAMAGING METHANE EMISSIONS AT LANDFILLS AND THE AMOUNT OF GREEN WASTE COMPOSTED AT THE MIRAMAR LANDFILL IS UP SHARPLY THIS YEAR.

>> WE HAVE OVER 12,000 TONS IN THIS PROGRAM WITH 100 FOR GROUPS ONLINE SO WE SEE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MATERIAL THAT MUST HAVE BEEN ON THE TRASHBIN COMING INTO THE ORGANIC WASTE BINS.

TOOK THEY SAID THIS YEAR'S WEST OR WET WINTER MAY HAVE CREATED MORE YARD TRIMMINGS CREATING THAT INCREASE.

BUT SHE DID SAY KEEPING THE YARD WASTE OUT OF THE LANDFILL IS IMPORTANT TOO.

AND SO IS SEPARATING FOOD SCRAPS FROM THE TRASH, ALTHOUGH THAT PART GENERATES THE BIGGEST REACTION BECAUSE OF THE YUCK FACTOR.

WRAPPING WASTE AN OLD NEWSPAPER OR PAPER TOWELS CAN HELP CONTAIN THE MESS, BUT DECOMPOSING FOOD IS DECOMPOSING FOOD.

>> IF YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR FOOD WASTE INTO YOUR GREEN BEEN -- BEEN -- BIN, IT WILL REDUCE ALL OF THAT.

>> SHE SAID PLANNING HELPS AND SOME PEOPLE EVEN FREEZE IT BEFORE TAKING IT OUT OF IT ON GARBAGE DAY AND FOR PEOPLE INTIMIDATED BY THE NEW REQUIREMENTS SHE SUGGESTS STARTING SLOW AND SEPARATING COFFEE GROUNDS AND FRUIT PEELS AND VEGETABLE SCRAPS FROM THE TRASH WHICH COULD HELP MAKE GOOD HABITS.

>> WE WILL GET TO THE POINT EVERYBODY IS PARTICIPATING AND PUTTING EVERYTHING IN BUT WE EXPECT THAT TO TAKE YEARS.

WE WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL COMFORTABLE STARTING SMALL WITH WHAT IS MANAGEABLE FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: THAT COULD BE A GOOD STRATEGY FOR INDIVIDUALS, BUT ORGANIC RECYCLING IS A STATE MANDATE.

SAN DIEGO SHOULD HAVE STARTED A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

AND A STATE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION FOUND MORE THAN HALF OF THE STATES AND CITIES ARE NOT PARTICIPATING AND ITS REPORT CAST DOUBT ON CALIFORNIA'S ABILITY TO HIT ITS GOAL OF KEEPING 75% OF METHANE PRODUCED ORGANIC WASTE OUT OF LANDFILLS BY 2025.

IT DOES REMAIN TO BE SEEN HOW THE STATE DEALS WITH THAT DIRE ASSESSMENT, BUT LOFTY CLIMATE GOALS ARE NOT THE PRIMARY CONCERN FOR RESIDENTS WAS STARTED COMPOSTING.

>> WE HAVE THIS GREEN PALE THAT I JUST WASHED THIS MORNING BUT I DO KEEP IT UNDER THE SINK.

>> Reporter: SHE USES THE PALE AND A LEAK RESISTANT PAPER BAG IN REFRIGERATOR TO STORE THE WASTE UNTIL TRASH PICKUP DAY IN HER COLLEGE AREA HOME AND SHE IS FIGURING OUT HOW TO BEST HANDLE THE TRASH THAT USED TO BE THROWN AWAY AND A BIG SMELL PROOF BAG.

>> AT FIRST IT WAS A LITTLE BIT MIND-BOGGLING AND WE ARE LIKE I NEED TO LINE IT OR DO SOMETHING BECAUSE IF YOU PUT THE COFFEE GROUNDS IN THE PALE AND EMPTY THE PALE THEN THEY WILL GO EVERYWHERE.

AND SOMEBODY WILL HAVE TO CLEAN UP THAT BIG TRASH CAN.

>> Reporter: CITY OFFICIALS HOPE A LONG-TERM GOAL OF HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT WINS OUT OVER THE SHORT TERM DISCOMFORT OF DEALING WITH SMELLY FOOD SCRAPS, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HOPES TO HIT ITS METHANE REDUCTION GOALS IN 2 1/2 YEARS.

>>> WE DO HAVE A STATUS CHECK ON SAN DIEGO'S LATEST EFFORT TO DEAL WITH HOMELESSNESS.

WE ARE UPDATING YOU ON THE NEW SAFE SLEEPING SITE IN GOLDEN HILL.

>> Reporter: AS OF JULY 5 20 ADULTS ARE ENROLLED AT THE CITY SAFE SLEEPING SITE AND ARE USING FORT TEEN TENTS.

THERE ARE 116 MORE TENSE AVAILABLE AND EACH TENT CAN ACCOMMODATE TWO PEOPLE.

>> THESE ARE SET UP AS NEW CLIENTS ARE ENROLLED AND THEY ARE HELPING TO IMPROVE THE PROGRAM BY GIVING US THE FEEDBACK ON WHAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

THE PROGRAM MANAGER IS HOLDING WEEKLY MEETINGS AT THE SITE TO SET EXPECTATIONS FOR RESIDENTS AS WELL AS TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK.

>> Reporter: THE GOAL IS TO ENROLL THREE PEOPLE A DAY.

>> THE MODEL IS TO MAKE SURE THE RESIDENCE THERE ARE SAFE AND WORKING WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THE PROGRAM MEETS THEIR NEEDS AND THEY REMAIN ENGAGED.

>> Reporter: TRACY, CURRENTLY HOMELESS, IS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING ENROLLED BECAUSE SHE LOST HER ID.

>> I TRIED TO GET WHAT I NEED DONE DONE SO I CAN GET IN BECAUSE I AM TIRED OF LIVING ON THE STREETS.

I REALLY AM.

IT ISN'T FUN.

>> Reporter: SEAN IS CURRENTLY ON SHELTERED AND HOPES TO BE ENROLLED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

>> IT'S A PLACE TO GET A SHOWER DAILY AND A SHAVE AND TALK TO PEOPLE AND YOU CAN GET THIS POINT.

A LOT OF TIMES THEY GIVE YOU A CASEWORKER IF IT IS TOO MUCH FOR YOU.

>> Reporter: JAMES CARTER IS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE HOMELESSNESS STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS AND SAID STREET BASED CASE MANAGERS ARE WORKING TO HELP HOMELESS PEOPLE GET OFF THE STREETS.

>> APART FROM THAT THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE INTAKE PROCESS IF SOMEBODY ISN'T CONNECTED WITH AN OUTREACH WORKER THEY WILL BE TO HAVE THE PROCESS BEGUN FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: ALONG WITH THE SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS, RESIDENTS GET BREAKFAST AND DINNER, WATER AND ACCESS TO WASHING STATIONS AND CELL PHONE CHARGING STATIONS.

>> OUR CASE MANAGERS ALWAYS PROVIDE TRANSPORT SERVICES AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND LAUNDRY AND SHOWERS.

>> Reporter: OUTREACH TEAMS ARE EDUCATING HOMELESSNESS INDIVIDUALS ABOUT THE ORDINANCE WHICH GOES INTO EFFECT AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

>>> ASIDE FROM HOUSING, ONE OF THE BIGGEST COSTS FOR FAMILIES IS CHILDCARE.

WE LOOK AT HOW LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE TAKING THIS INTO ACCOUNT AS THEY TRY TO RETAIN THEIR STAFF.

>> Reporter: THE DIFFICULT BALANCE BETWEEN CAREER AND FAMILY IS SOMETHING THAT THE SAN DIEGO SHERIFF DEPUTY KNOWS ALL TOO WELL.

HE AND HIS WIFE EMILY HAVE A 17 MONTH OLD SON AND A BABY GIRL ON THE WAY.

>> THE HOURS I WORK OUR NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS AND I WORK OVERTIME.

SO WHEN YOU WORK AT JAILS YOU WORK NIGHTS AND DAYS AND SOMETIMES 12 1/2 HOUR DAYS AND SOMETIMES LONGER.

>> Reporter: THIS REALITY PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE COUPLE DECIDING THAT EMILY WOULD LEAVE HER JOB TO BE A STAY-AT-HOME MOM.

THIS SAN DIEGO SHERIFF SAID MANY WORKERS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FACE SIMILAR PREDICAMENTS.

>> YOU WORK A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT HOURS AND WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS AND YOU GET CALLED OUT SO TO HAVE RELIABLE GOOD CHILDCARE IS IMPORTANT TO ALL OF OUR STAFF AND DEPUTIES AND I WAS A SINGLE PARENT COMING UP IN THIS ORGANIZATION SO I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE MY PARENTS NEARBY WHO COULD WATCH MY SON BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE FOR EVERYONE.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE TRYING TO HELP PARENTS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP AND THIS IS A SAN DIEGO BASED COMPANY THAT CONNECTS PARENTS WITH CHILDCARE PROVIDERS.

PARENTS CAN SEARCH THE DATABASE BY LOCATION AND HOURS NEEDED.

THIS INCLUDES 24 HOUR SHIFTS.

>> THE BENEFIT OF HAVING ACCESSIBILITY TO THIS APPLICATION AND ALL OF THESE CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IS YOU CAN COMPARE AND HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW WHAT IS AVAILABLE AND OUT THERE AND WHAT THE COSTS ARE SO IT PROVIDES THE USER THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOP AROUND FOR THE BEST SERVICE AND PROVIDER FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS ONLY PAIN FOR THE MEMBERSHIP AND NOT THE CHILDCARE IN THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT IS GOING A STEP FURTHER BY CONSTRUCTING A DAY CARE CENTER FOR THE CHILDREN OF POLICE OFFICERS.

THIS COMES AFTER A SURVEY RECENTLY CONDUCTED BY THE POLICE UNION SHOWED 21% OF POLICE OFFICERS WERE THINKING ABOUT LEAVING THE DEPARTMENT OVER CHILDCARE ISSUES.

THE SURVEY SHOWED 59% HAD TO LEAVE OR MISS WORK BECAUSE OF CHILD CARE PROBLEMS.

THIS SAN DIEGO COUNCILMEMBER HOPES OF THESE INITIATIVES WILL ALSO OPEN THE DOORS TO MORE WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

>> WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF NEED FROM CITY EMPLOYEES LIKE POLICE OFFICERS AND DISPATCHERS WHO ALSO HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THE NIGHT AND SHERIFF DEPARTMENT DEPUTY SHERIFF WHO HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR KIDS IN THE EVENINGS AND NIGHTS WHEN THEY ARE ON THE THIRD SHIFT THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT TIME.

SO THE FACT WE SEE PEOPLE STEP UP FROM THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP FUND THAT BENEFIT MEANS HE WILL CONTINUE TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN REALLY GOOD PIECE OFFICERS, WHICH WE ARE DESPERATELY IN NEED OF RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: THE NEW DAY CARE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO OPEN BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

>> WE ARE EXCITED THAT EMPLOYERS ARE STARTING TO GET INTO THIS CONVERSATION AND STARTING TO REALIZE THE CRITICAL SUPPORT THAT CHILDCARE PLAYS IN OUR WORKFORCE AND KEEPING IT ENGAGED.

>> Reporter: SHE IS THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE YMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND SAID POLICE AGENCIES AREN'T ALONE IN MAKING INVESTMENTS INTO THE CHILDCARE NEEDS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES.

BUT THE INDUSTRY IS STILL SUFFERING.

>> THERE CONTINUES TO BE THIS LACK OF AVAILABLE CARE AND A LACK OF THE KIND OF CARE THAT FAMILIES ARE LOOKING FOR THAT IS A BARRIER TO A REALLY HIGH FUNCTIONING CHILDCARE SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: MEMBERS OF THE CHILDCARE PROVIDERS UNION HAVE BEEN MARCHING IN SACRAMENTO FOR LEGISLATION THAT SUPPORTS BETTER PAY AND BENEFITS FOR CARE WORKERS.

McDOUGALL SAID THIS COULD BE A CRITICAL STEP IN STRENGTHENING THE INDUSTRY FOR CHILDCARE AND PROVIDING HELP THAT FAMILIES NEED.

THIS IS LIKE THIS FAMILY AND WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HELP IN FINDING CHILDCARE, SHE HOPES TO REENTER THE WORKFORCE.

>> MY WIFE HAS AMBITIONS TO BE A NURSE.

THAT IS ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT I THINK COMES WITH THIS CHILDCARE.

IF SHE NEEDS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL, SHE IS ABLE TO DO THAT.

>>> OUR FINAL STORY IS ABOUT A GROUP OF SAN DIEGO WOMEN WHO ARE TOUGH AS NAILS WHO DECIDED TO CLIMB AFRICA'S TALLEST MOUNTAIN THIS YEAR BUT WHAT I FOUND OUT IS THERE WILL THE FIGHT AGAINST STEREOTYPES TO REALIZE THEIR GOAL IS WHAT SETS THEM APART.

>> Reporter: JULIE MOORMAN GETS READY TO SEE HER NEXT PATIENT AS A DEMOGRAPHER.

SHE KNOWS MOST WOMEN HAVE AN UNCOMFORTABLE FAMILIARITY WITH A MAMMOGRAPHY MACHINE BUT SHE HAS SEEN IT SAVE LIVES.

AND IT IS THE UNCERTAINTY OF LIFE THAT INSPIRED HER TO SET OFF ON HER OWN GOALS ZEROING IN ON A PARTICULARLY LOFTY ONE.

>> A BUCKET LIST ITEM WAS BEING READY TO CHECK OFF.

>> Reporter: DURING CO-BUT CONNECTING WITH OTHERS IS DIFFICULT AND HIKING WAS ONE OF THE FEW JOYS THEY COULD SHARE AND THEY MADE A PACT TO CLIMB AFRICA'S HIGHEST PEAK, MOUNT KILIMANJARO IN TANZANIA.

AS IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH OF A CHALLENGE -- >> ALL OF THEM WERE OVER 58, 58 TO 66.

TRUCK SHE SAID THIS HAD ALWAYS BEEN ON HER BUCKET LIST AND WAS ASTONISHED TO LEARN THAT HER FRIENDS SHARED THIS SAME GOAL.

>> ONCE THEY SIGNED UP, EVERYONE OF THEM, THEY DIDN'T BACK DOWN.

>> Reporter: THE CALLED THEMSELVES THE KILIQUEENS AND THEY JOINED A CANADIAN CLIMBING OUTFITTER AND SPENT MONTHS BUILDING UP STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE BY TAKING SMALLER BUT PROGRESSIVELY CHALLENGING HIKES INCLUDING THE SAN DIEGO SIX PEAK CHALLENGE AND THEN IN FEBRUARY 2023 THEY SET OUT FOR TANZANIA.

>> ONE OF THE GUIDES SAID YOU SHOULD BE IN THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS AND I THINK PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE ONE EYE SO IT IS CHALLENGING BUT DOING IT WITH ONLY ONE EYE IS MORE CHALLENGING BECAUSE EVERYTHING KIND OF LOOKS FLAT.

BUT THEY ALSO SAID DIG DEEP.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID IT WAS SIX DAYS OF FUN AND THREE DAYS OF HARDSHIP AND THEY HAD SOMEONE TO GUIDE THEIR TRUCK AS WELL AS CARRY 40 POUNDS OF GEAR PER PERSON AND SHE SAID THIS WAS PARTLY FOR FRIENDS AND PATIENTS WHO FOUGHT BREAST CANCER AND SOME OF THEM HAD PINK RIBBONS IN SOLIDARITY.

THE GROUP TOOK A ROUTE CALLED THE WESTERN BREACH SCRAMBLING OVER ICE AND STEEP TERRAIN AND ROCKS.

>> IT WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT ROUTE OF THE MOUNTAIN AND THE LONGEST AND IT GAVE US MORE TIME TO ACCLIMATE OURSELVES.

>> Reporter: EVENTUALLY THEY REACHED THE GLACIER, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETELY MELTED BY THE YEAR 2050.

AS THEY CONTINUED THE ASSENT, THE PORTERS TESTED THEIR OXYGEN LEVELS AND TESTED THEIR COGNITIVE FUNCTION WITH SMALL TASKS LIKE TYING THEIR SHOES.

>> WE HAVE TO GO SLOWLY AND THERE ARE WORDS FOR THAT IN SWAHILI.

TRUCK THIS IS PART OF THE SUCCESS RATE OF SUMMONING EVEN THOUGH NONE OF THEM ESCAPED ALTITUDE SICKNESS.

>> THE MOUNTAIN DECIDES AND YOU DON'T DECIDE AND IT WILL DECIDE WHETHER YOU GO UP OR NOT.

>> Reporter: THEY DECIDED THAT THREE OF THE WOMEN SHOULDN'T ASCEND FURTHER.

>> IT WASN'T THEIR CHOICE BUT THE OUT THERE THAT SAID IF YOU GO UP YOU WILL DIE.

>> Reporter: EIGHT MADE IT TO THE TOP BUT ALL AGREED IT WAS THE JOURNEY TO GET THERE AND THE ENSUING BOND THAT FORMED AMONG THE ENTIRE GROUP THAT MATTER THE MOST.

AND FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEIR TRIP A FEW MONTHS PRIOR THEY MET AGAIN.

THIS TIME IT WAS AT A LOWER ELEVATION AT SCRIPPS RANCH AND THEY BROKE BREAD TOGETHER AND PROCESSING THE SURREAL EXPERIENCE OF THEIR HIKE WITH TWO MEMBERS OF THEIR GROUP JOINING VIA ZOOM.

>> YOU ARE AS YOUNG AS YOU WILL EVER BE RIGHT NOW.

AND WHEN YOU SAY YOU ARE OLD, YOU ARE OLD.

BUT IF I HAVE A MESSAGE AND WHAT ALL OF US WANTED TO CONVEY IS THAT, YOU CAN THEN THERE IS NOTHING STOPPING YOU AT ALL.

IT IS IN YOUR HEAD.

>> THE POINT IS IS THAT EVERYBODY HAS A TRACK IN LIFE.

>> Reporter: FOR JULIE, WHO WAS SPENT HER CAREER PROTECT THING WOMEN FROM LIFE'S ON PROTECTED VARIABLES SHE SAID SETTING GOALS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN BUT SIMPLY PUSHING YOURSELF TO MEET DESIRED CHALLENGES DESPITE AGE, GENDER OR ABILITY.

>> DO IT AND GO FORWARD AND BE STRONG AND DON'T WAIT.

NOW IS THE TIME.

PUT 1 FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER.

>>> WE HOPED YOU ENJOYED THIS LOOK AT OUR NEWS THIS WEEK.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.