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>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS MONDAY APRIL 25th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

ANOTHER TEENAGER IS UNDER ARREST CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE STABBING OF A BLACK GIRL IN LAKESIDE.

KPBS REPORT.

KITTY ALVARADO TELLS US COMMUNITY ADVOCATES SAY THIS IS A STEP FORWARD, BUT STILL NOT ENOUGH.

>> Reporter: THE 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL ARRESTED BY THE SAN DIEGO SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AND A HATE CRIME IN CONNECTION WITH THE ATTACK.

SHE SAID TO BE THE GIRLFRIEND OF THE 16-YEAR-OLD BOY ALREADY FACING THOSE SAME SURGES.

SHE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR QUESTIONING AND RELEASED BEFORE.

IN A PRESS RELEASE, PRESS SAID DETECTIVES FOUND THE GIRL PLAYED A LARGER ROLE IN THE ATTACK THEN THEY BELIEVED.

>> THIS IS BY NO MEANS JUSTICE.

JUSTICE WOULD BE ALL PARTIES ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

>> Reporter: TOSHA WILLIAMSON SAYS ACTION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS BEEN SLOW, AND ONLY IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC OUTCRY.

>> I DON'T BELIEVE THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD IT WOULD NOT BE A PLACE AT THE TOWN HALL AND AFTER BECAUSE THE MOTHER WAS CLEAR.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID FROM THE BEGINNING, THE SHERIFF, THE FAMILY TOLD THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT MORE PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED.

ON APRIL 16th, THE FAMILY WAS GETTING OUT OF THEIR CAR WHEN THEY SAW A GROUP COMING TOWARDS THEM.

>> THE GIRLFRIEND WENT TO HIT THE DAUGHTER WITH HER METAL ROD AND THE MOM BLOCKED IT.

THE MOTHER WAS STRUCK BY THE METAL ROD.

SHE TRIED TO HIT HER AGAIN.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID JUSTICE TO THE FAMILY AND THIS COMMUNITY FOR THIS HATE CRIME WOULD BE MORE ARRESTS.

>> THERE WERE WITNESSES THAT SAW THE FATHER STANDING THERE DOING NOTHING.

THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

THE FATHER SHOULD BE CHARGED AS WELL.

>> Reporter: WILLIAMS SAYS SHE AND OTHERS, WHO HAVE BEEN SPEAKING OUT, I GETTING DEATH THREATS.

SHE SAID SOME ALMOST MADE GOOD ON THOSE THREATS IN A WEEKEND RALLY IN LAKESIDE.

THIS IS VIDEO OF THAT INCIDENT.

>> WE WERE COMING IN PEACE.

IT WAS AN ANTI-HATE RALLY.

THEY FOLLOWED US.

THEY WALKED WITH OUR GROUPS CHANTING AND RENTING RACIST COMMENTS.

THEY TRIED TO RUN US OVER.

IT WAS TERRIFYING.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID JUSTICE WOULD MEAN THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO TERRORIZE THEM AND OTHER MINORITIES WILL BE HELD TO ACCOUNT WITHOUT HAVING TO CALL PEOPLE OUT BECAUSE SHE SAYS EVEN WHEN THEY LAW ENFORCEMENT OF THE THREATS, NOTHING IS DEAD.

>> WE WILL NOT BE PROTECTED BY POLICE OR FBI OR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, CIVIL RIGHTS UNIT, OR THE DAS OFFICE UNTIL WE ARE EITHER SEVERELY INJURED OR DEAD.

>> Reporter: WE REACHED OUT TO THE CHEFS TO THE DEPARTMENT.

THEY DID NOT RESPOND TO OUR REQUESTS FOR AN INTERVIEW.

THE DAS OFFICE DECLINED TO COMMENT.

KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS WILL .

ALL THE UNION HIGH SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT IS SPEAKING OUT TONIGHT, DR. CHERYL JAMES WARD WAS PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE LATE LAST WEEK AFTER MAKING RACIALLY BIASED REMARKS.

SHE SAT DOWN WITH KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER M.G.

PEREZ TO TELL HER SIDE OF THE STORY.. >> DR. CHERYL JAMES WARD ADMITS SHE WAS WRONG.

SHE HAS APOLOGIZED.

SHE'S DETERMINED TO KEEP HER JOB AS LEADER OF THE SAN DIEGO UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

TWO WEEKS AGO, DURING A DISTRICT MEETING ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION, WHEN THE DISCUSSION TURNED TO REGIONS, ASIAN STUDENTS RECEIVED BETTER GRADES THAN MOST STUDENTS, SHE CHARACTERIZED AND CREDITED THE SUCCESS OF CHINESE STUDENTS TO WEALTHY PARENTS AND EXTENDED ASIAN FAMILIES ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM.

>> MY COMMENT WAS ABOUT ONE OF THE FACTORS, WHICH IS INDEED A FACTOR.

IT'S A FACTOR.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THE HURT THAT CAME OUT OF THAT, BUT IT WAS NEVER MEANT TO HURT.

IT WAS OUT OF A PURE HEART.

>> Reporter: THERE HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS BACKLASH AND A CNET RECENT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS WITH DEMANDS FOR HER RESIGNATION.

SHE HAS A MOUNTAIN OF SUPPORT FROM PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO BELIEVES SHE IS REMORSEFUL AND VALUABLE TO THE DISTRICTS GROWTH, DESERVING OF A SECOND CHANCE AFTER BEING ON THE JOB FOR FIVE MONTHS.

WE HAVE LEARNED SHE FILED AN UNDISCLOSED COMPLAINT AGAINST BOARDMEMBER MICHAEL ALLMOND A MONTH AGO, WHICH IS BEING INVESTIGATED.

WE KNOW THAT BOARD PRESIDENT AND OTHER MEMBERS MADE A FINANCIAL MEMBER OFFER FOR HER TO RESIGN AND DROP COMPLAINTS.

>> WILL YOU RESIGN?

>> I HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF RESIGNING.

I HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF RESIGNING.

I HAVE TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT, BUT I HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF RESIGNING.

>> WHAT IF THEY FIRE YOU?

>> THAT IS WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO.

>> Reporter: KPBS REACHED OUT TO ALLMOND.

THE BOARD PRESIDENT SAID THEY HAVE NO, WHILE THE MATTER IS IN MITIGATION.

>> THIS IS A TEACHABLE MOMENT FOR EVERY PERSON IN THIS COUNTRY WHO IS DEALING WITH BULLIES AND BULLYING.

I STAND HERE TODAY BEFORE YOU TO TELL THEM TO STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID SHE WILL SURVIVE THIS AND IS COMMITTED TO MAKING THE DISTRICT A MODEL FOR COMPASSION.

>> NOT JUST A MODEL IN TERMS OF ACADEMICS, BUT A MODEL IN TERMS OF CHARACTER AND HOW WE ENGAGE WITH EACH OTHER.

>> Reporter: THAT'S THE FINAL WORD FOR NOW.

M.G.

PEREZ, KPBS NEWS .

>>> SAN DIEGO'S MAYOR SPENT HIS DAY IN SACRAMENTO ASKING FOR MORE RESOURCES TO DEAL WITH HOMELESSNESS.

THE TRIP NORTH IS PART OF A MEETING FOR THE MAYORS OF CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST CITIES.

THEY ARE LOBBYING TO REFUTE PROGRAMS THAT HELP SERVE THOUSANDS ACROSS THE STATE.

THEY ARE CALLING FOR RENEWAL OF A GRANT PROGRAM KNOWN AS HH AP THAT HELPS CITIES PAY FOR SHELTERS.

>>> IN AN EFFORT TO COMBAT ADDICTION, THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL VOTED TODAY TO BAN THE SALE OF FLAVORED TOBACCO AND E- CIGARETTES.

AS KPBS REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SHOWS US, NOT EVERYBODY WAS PLEASED.

>> Reporter: SUPPORTERS OF THE BAN GATHERED OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL AHEAD OF THE COUNCIL MEETING.

THEY SAID BIG TOBACCO COMPANIES ARE USING CANDY LIKE FLAVORS TO GET YOU PICKED ON NICOTINIC.

THEY HOPE THEY WILL GLOW INTO LIFE ON SMOKERS AND VAPORS.. >> WE KNOW THE LIFELONG EFFECT.

IT IS IMPERATIVE THE SAN DIEGO ASKED NOW TO BREAK THE CYCLE.

THIS WILL HELP STOP THE RISING RATES OF ADOLESCENT ADDICTION IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: SMOKE AND VAPE SHOP OWNERS FORCED TO OPPOSE THE BAN THINK THAT WOULD RESULT IN LOST JOBS AND TAX REVENUE.

THE ISSUE SHOULD BE DECIDED AT THE STATE LEVEL.

MANY SAID YOUTH RARELY GET FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS FROM BRICK-AND-MORTAR STORES.. >> THEY ARE GETTING THIS FROM UNREGULATED AND UNTAXED BLACK- MARKET, SOCIAL MEDIA.

>> Reporter: THE BAN WILL TAKE EFFECT NEXT ANYWAY.

CALIFORNIA VOTERS WILL DECIDE, IN NOVEMBER, WHETHER TO BAN THE SALE OF TOBACCO STATEWIDE.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CHANGES ARE COMING TO SAN DIEGO JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES.

AS I KNEW CELLS REPORTER JOE CASTELLANO TELLS US, THEY FOUND THE USE OF CONFINEMENT VIOLATED STATE REGULATIONS.

>> UNDER STATE LAW, YOUTH AND JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS CAN ONLY BE LOCKED IN THEIR ROOMS IF THEY RESENT AN IMMEDIATE DANGER TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS.

IN JANUARY, THE STATE CORRECTIONS BOARD FOUND THAT SAN DIEGO PROBATION OFFICERS WERE LUCKY JUVENILES IN THEIR ROOMS FOR UNNECESSARILY LONG PERIODS OF TIME, SOMETIMES FOR MORE THAN FOUR HOURS WITHOUT A CLEAR JUSTIFICATION.

CINDY McBRAYER IS THE CEO OF CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE.

SHE SAID CONFINEMENT LIKE THIS CAN HAVE LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES.

>> THERE IS A BODY OF RESEARCH THAT HAS DEMONSTRATED ROOM CONFINEMENT, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, CAN CAUSE ANXIETY, STRESS AND TRAUMA.

EQUALLY IMPORTANT IS FOR STAFF TO PUT STRATEGIES IN PLACE THAT WILL LIMIT ROOM CONFINEMENT AND SUPPORT DE- ESCALATION AND POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP BUILDING UP.

>> THE NONPROFIT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY TO OVERHAUL ITS YOUTH DETENTION CENTERS.

NATHAN FLETCHER, CHAIR OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, TOLD INEWSOURCE HE IS TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY.

HE SAID "WE MUST DO BETTER."

IN RESPONSE TO THE FINDINGS, OFFICIALS ARE IMPLEMENTING TRAININGS, CHECKLISTS AND A NEW OVERSIGHT PROCESS.

I AM I NEWS AND FIRST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER CASTELLANO.

>>> INEWSOURCE IS A NONPROFIT PARTNER OF KPBS .

>>> NEW DRONE VIDEO SHOWS THE DEVASTATION IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE SUBURBS OF UKRAINE'S CAPITAL.

SUNDAY MARKED TWO MONTHS SINCE THE START OF RUSSIA'S INVASION AND THE TAX OF LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD ARE CALLING WAR CRIMES.

DR. ANTHONY FAUCI AND DEFENSE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN VISITED THE COUNTRY OVER THE WEEKEND.

THEY ARE THE HIGHEST RANKING U.S. OFFICIALS TO DO SO DURING THE WAR.

>>> TODAY MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE BITING ADMINISTRATION IS UNITING FOR UKRAINE PROGRAM.

IT IS MEANT TO STREAMLINE THE IMMIGRATION PROCESS BY CONNECTING UKRAINIAN WAR REFUGEES WITH AMERICAN SPONSORS.

KPBS ORDER REPORTER ESTABLISH A LEASE SAYS THIS BLOCKED UKRAINIANS FROM ENTERING THE UNITED STATES THROUGH LAND BORDERS.

>> ONCE AGAIN, OUR SOUTHERN BORDER IS CLOSED TO WAR REFUGEES.

ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, THEY MUST PRESENT THEMSELVES OUT A BORDER WITH A VISA.

MORE THAN 50,000 UKRAINIANS HAVE CROSSED INTO THE U.S.

THROUGH OUR SOUTHERN BORDERS SINCE WAR BROKE OUT FEBRUARY 11th.

GROUPS OF UKRAINIAN TERRY TO THE BORDER BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

HENRIQUE, THE DIRECTOR OF THE AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY WERE THE LAST TO CROSS.

UKRAINIANS WHO DID NOT GET THE MEMO AFTER THIS NEW POLICY BEGAN WILL HAVE TO FIND DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS ARE SETTING UP SHELTERS IN MEXICO CITY WHERE UKRAINIANS CAN APPLY FOR THIS AND FLY FROM MEXICO INTO THE U.S.

DIRECTLY.

APPROXIMATELY 30 UKRAINIAN NATIONALS ARE OUT OF TIJUANA MONDAY MORNING.

NONE WILL BE ABLE TO CROSS THE U.S. BECAUSE OF THE POLICY.

GUSTAVO SALINAS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> DURING THIS WAR, WE HAVE HEARD A LOT ABOUT SANCTIONS AND SEIZING RUSSIAN ASSETS.

WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE, AND WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THAT PROPERTY?

ED ROBERTSON SHOWS US LUXURY OF HEAT SUVS THAT WILL NOT BE ON RUSSIAN STREETS ANYTIME SOON.

>> Reporter: THOUSANDS OF LUXURY VEHICLES NOT GOING TO RUSSIA.

IN THIS CORNER OF THE SPRAWLING LOT, 200 TOP END CADILLAC ESCALADE'S, STREET VALUE AN EXCESSIVE $15 MILLION.

THE SPOILS OF SANCTIONS LITERALLY PILING UP INSIDE BELGIUM'S MAKE OF THE BURGER AND EUROPE'S ECONOMIC WAR WITH RUSSIA.

BUILDING CUSTOM AGENTS AGAINST PRECIOUS OLIGARCHS >> >> WE HAVE BEEN RAISING EUROS.

WE HAVE OTHER GOODS THAT ARE BEING GRABBED MOMENTARILY.

THERE ARE 2500 CONTAINERS BEING BROUGHT FOR MORE INVESTIGATIONS .

>> Reporter: WHO ACTUALLY OWNS THESE SEIZED VALUABLES?

CAN THEY BE SOLD FOR MONEY TO SUPPORT UKRAINE?

IT IS BECOMING A PRESSING QUESTION PARTICULARLY IN EUROPE FEELING THE ECONOMIC PINCH OF RUSSIA'S WAR.

THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT OVER YET, BUT THERE IS PLENTY OF RUSSIAN WEALTH FALLING UNDER BELGIAN GOVERNMENT CONTROL.

>> THERE IS 2.7 BILLION ASSETS THAT WERE FROZEN AND ALMOST 200 BILLION TRANSACTIONS THAT WERE BROUGHT.

>> Reporter: THE GOODS THAT HAVE BEEN SEIZED, WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM?

WHO OWNS THEM?

BACK THE TRANSACTIONS ARE BLOCKED.

THE ASSETS THEMSELVES ARE FROZEN.

THEY CANNOT BE USED ANYMORE.

IT DOES NOT MEET OR MEAN THAT THE GOVERNMENT OWNS THEM.

>> DESTINATION RUSSIA IS WHAT THEY SAY.

>> Reporter: SHIPPING TERMINAL IS ON THE FRONTLINE ENFORCING SANCTIONS.

ANY VEHICLE BOUND FOR RUSSIA VALUED OVER $55,000 IS IMPOUNDED.

SPEC FOR THE MOMENT, WE HAVE 8000 CARS.

>> THAT IS A LOT.

>> WE COULD GET MORE.

>> Reporter: A LOT MORE.

HE SAYS 120,000 VEHICLES BOUND FOR RUSSIA A YEAR TRANSIT HIS CONTROLS.

HE IS ALREADY TURNING SOME AWAY .. >> WE ARE THERE TO HANDLE CARS AND ADD VALUE ON CARS.

>> Reporter: PRESSURE ON BELGIUM WILL GROW.

THE WAR IS FAR FROM OVER AND TRADE TIES WITH RUSSIA ARE DEEP .

IN THE THIRD QUARTER, RUSSIA WAS THE EUROPEAN UNION'S LARGEST MARITIME TRADING PARTNER ACCORDING TO EU DATA.

A THIRD OF GOODS COMING TO REPORTS FROM BELGIUM AND UP THE COAST IN THE NETHERLANDS, THIS COULD ALL ADD UP TO POTENTIALLY BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF GOODS THAT COULD BE USED TO HELP UKRAINE, BUT TURNING IT INTO CASH REQUIRES LEGAL CONFISCATION .

THAT IS NOT AN EASY PROCESS.

THEY ARE BEING WARNED BY EU JUSTICE OFFICIALS.. >> TO GET THE PROPERTY CONFISCATED, WE ARE LOOKING FOR LEGAL SOLUTIONS, MONEY LAUNDERING EMBEZZLEMENT OR PERHAPS IT SANCTIONS.

>> Reporter: UNTIL THEN, SEIZED GOODS AND ASSETS WILL AGE BY THE FRONTLINE FIGHTERS DYING FOR FRESH WEAPONS.

I AM IN BELGIUM.

>>> A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH, WHO LOST HIS JOB AFTER KNEELING DOWN AND PRAYING WITH HIS TEAM, IS HAVING HIS CASE HEARD NOW BY THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.

JOSEPH KENNEDY LOST HIS JOB AT REMERTON HASKELL IN WASHINGTON STATE IN 2015 AFTER AN OPPOSING COACH ALERTED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

HE WAS PRAYING ON THE FIELD FOR YEARS BEFORE THAT.

60 YEARS AGO, THE SUPREME COURT SAID THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT PROMOTE PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL CASES HEARD BY THE COURT THAT HEALS BETWEEN THE CLASS BETWEEN THE STATE.

>>> THERE IS CREATIVE LEARNING HAPPENING AT JACOBS HIGH TECH IN LIBERTY STATION.

STUDENTS ARE BUILDING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE BIOLOGY AND HUMANITIES CURRICULUM.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER M.G.

PEREZ TELLS US HOW HARDWARE IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THESE CLASSROOMS .

>> Reporter: POTHOLDER IS A HUMANITIES TEACHER AND USES A NAIL GUN AND HAMMER AND EVEN A THOUGHT.

MR. HOLDER IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A LESSON WITH HIS CLASS OF 11th GRADE STUDENT AT JACOBS HIGH TECH HIGH.

THE TOOLS ARE FOR THE FURNITURE THEY ARE BUILDING WHILE LEARNING ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF LIGHT STARTING WITH THE BIG BANG .

>> LEARNING HAPPENS BEST THROUGH PROJECTS.

PROJECTS GIVE US A CHANCE TO DO HANDS-ON WORK AND DESIGN THINGS AND BRING THEM TO LIFE.

WE CAN DO THIS RELATED TO THE AREAS WE TEACH.

I AM A TEACHER MORE THAN A HUMANITIES TEACHER.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS IN THE HIGH TECH HIGH SCHOOL TRACKER SYSTEM ARE USED TO UNCONVENTIONAL LEARNING.

THIS IS REALLY OUTSIDE THE BOX, A HANDMADE WOODEN BOX THAT IS.

MAYBE A TABLE.

BELEN PEREA IS A JUNIOR WHO SAID SHE HAS LEARNED A LOT.

SHE HAS GAINED SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE WORKING WITH WOOD.

>> WHEN YOU ARE WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH WOOD, IT IS LIKE THIS THING IS ALIVE.

THIS THING HAD ITS PLACE ON THE EARTH FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

IT HAS EVOLVED MILLIONS OF YEARS TO BECOME WHAT IT IS TODAY.

YOU ARE WORKING WITH IT TODAY.

>> Reporter: DOWN THE HALL, STUDENTS ARE DESIGNING AND BUILDING MORE FURNITURE LED BY JOHN SANTOS, WHO HAS 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE.

THERE ARE TOOLS HANGING ON EVERY WALL.

VISITORS TO HIS CLASSROOM ARE OFTEN CONFUSED LOOKING AROUND THE LEARNING SPACE.

HERE IS WHAT THEY TELL HIM.

>> I HAD THIS EXPERIENCE WAS I WAS AT HIGH SCHOOL AND IT WAS CALLED WOULD SHUT.

THEY FIND THAT THIS IS A BIOLOGY CLASSROOM AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CLASSROOM.

>> Reporter: IN THE MORNINGS, THERE ARE MORE TRADITIONAL LESSONS INVOLVING LAPTOPS AND LEARNING ABOUT DATA COLLECTION, SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS, AND ASSESSMENTS.

AFTER LUNCH EACH DAY, STUDENTS COLLABORATE AND CREATE FOR ALMOST 2 1/2 HOURS BEFORE THE FINAL BELL RINGS.

ISAIAH CASTRO HOPES TO BE ACCEPTED AT UC SAN DIEGO.

HE'S TAKING HONORS MATH RIGHT NOW ALONG WITH BUILDING A TABLE .

>> YOU MIGHT SEE A TABLE, BUT I SEE SOMETHING SUPER COMPLEX.

IT IS INTERESTING BECAUSE THIS IS A TABLE, BUT IT CAME FROM BASICALLY NOTHING.

IT STARTED OUT AS A SINGLE ATOM AND TURNED INTO EVERYTHING AROUND US.

>> Reporter: THE CLASSROOM CLASSROOM THINGS ARE NOT SO ABSTRACT.

THERE IS A LARGE WOODEN CANOE SHAPED BELT HANGING FROM THE CEILING BUILT BY SOME OF MR. SANTOS' STUDENTS.

HE SAID THERE WERE A COUPLE OF LESSONS LEARNED WITH THAT PROCESS.. >> THEY WERE INVESTIGATING HOW HUMANS HAVE IMPACTED OUR COASTAL ENVIRONMENT.

WHEN YOU CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE BUILD A BOAT AS YOU ARE TRYING TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE IMPACTED OUR COASTAL ENVIRONMENT, IT MAKES IT THAT MUCH MORE REAL FOR YOU.

>> Reporter: THE SAWING AND SENDING CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.

STUDENTS ARE USING CAMERAS TO CAPTURE STOP MOTION PHOTOGRAPHY THAT WILL DOCUMENT EVERY STEP OF THERE WOULD MAKING PROJECTS.

>> I REALLY DO LIKE A BIOLOGY.

I DO NOT LIKE BATH.

>> Reporter: 16-YEAR-OLD ZEM- ZEM IS DIRECT.

SHE IMMEDIATELY CHANGES HER MIND OFTEN.

SHE IS NOT SURE WHAT SHE WANTS TO BE WHEN SHE GROWS UP, BUT SHE SAYS WORKING WITH WOOD WILL HELP HER GET THERE .. >> WHEN YOU BUILD THINGS ON YOUR OWN, YOU APPRECIATE THAT MORE.

IF YOU COOK YOUR OWN FOOD, YOU WILL APPRECIATE THAT MORE.

WHEN YOU KNOW DIRECTLY YOU MADE THIS OUT OF YOUR OWN HANDS, YOU APPRECIATE THAT MORE.

>> Reporter: ALL OF THE FURNITURE BUILT THIS SEMESTER IN THE HUMANITIES CLASSES WILL BE SOLD AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AS A FUNDRAISER.

AS FOR MAKING A GOOD GRADE IN THESE CLASSES, THAT IS UNCONVENTIONAL AS WELL.

THE HOLDER ASSESSES EACH OF HIS STUDENTS STRENGTHS.

JOHN SANTOS MAKES SURE THESE STUDENTS KNOW THEY HAVE OPTIONS.

>> WHAT KIDS EXPERIENCE HERE WILL BENEFIT FOR THEM AND TRANSLATE INTO ANY ENVIRONMENT.

>> THE BIGGEST THING WE THINK ABOUT FOR SUCCESS IS ENGAGEMENT.

WE HAVE LEARNERS OF DIFFERENT TALENTS AND LEVELS COMING INTO OUR SPACE.

I WOULD NOT ASK AND ANSWER A SINGULAR QUESTION OR TASK.

>> Reporter: THAT IS CREATIVE LEARNING.

THE STUDENTS WILL ADD TO THEIR TOOLBOX.

>> WE HAVE BEEN LIVING IN CONSTANT WAR SINCE WE WERE CHILDREN.

WE STILL MANAGED TO HAVE HOPE FOR IT THE FUTURES OF OTHERS.

TO BE ABLE TO TRY TO FIX THIS BROKEN WORLD WE WERE BORN INTO, I FIND THAT INSPIRING AND HELPFUL.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A's CRAZY SURFACE AREA COVERAGE, BUT THE MORE, THE BETTER.

>> Reporter: M.G.

PEREZ, KPBS NEWS .

>>> WE KNOW ALL ABOUT WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA, BUT WHAT YOU ARE SEEING HERE IS VIDEO FROM NEBRASKA.

15 FIREFIGHTERS WERE INJURED AND ONE MY DAD OVER THE WEEKEND IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE STATE.

IT IS ONLY APRIL.

THE NATIONAL INTERAGENCY FIRE AGENCY SAID THE AMOUNT OF LAND BURNED IN THE U.S. FROM FIRE, SO FAR, THIS YEAR, IS OUTPACING THE 10 YEAR AVERAGE BY 30%.

WE EXPECT A DRY RIDGE HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

JESSICA PATRICK HAS THE FORECAST.

>>> WE WILL BE TRACKING A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS OF LOW PRESSURE.

THEY WILL SWING THROUGH ACROSS CALIFORNIA OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK.

WE WILL NOT SEE ANY RAIN CHANCES, BUT THERE WILL BE A COOLING TREND, ESPECIALLY FOR THE MIDDLE TO LATER PART OF THE WORK WEEK.

INTO THE WEEKEND, A GRADUAL BUILD BACK IN.

WE WILL START WARMING UP ALL OVER AGAIN.

TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IS UPPER 40s AND MICHAEL BURNSIDE.

EL CAJON GETTING DOWN TO 55.

60 DEGREES FOR YOU TONIGHT IN AND AROUND SAN DIEGO.

HERE IS THE DIP IN THE JET STREAM FOR TUESDAY PUSHING THROUGH.

IT IS A WEEK TRAFFIC LIVING IN, BUT IT WILL LIKELY PUSH THE WARMTH OUT OF CALIFORNIA AND MOVING BACK TOWARDS THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST HERE.

AS WE MOVE FORWARD, TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABLE TO DECLINE FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

TUESDAY SHOULD BE NICE AND WARM.

70 DEGREES IN SAN DIEGO, 83 IN RAMONA.

90s IS ON THE BOARD FOR BORREGO SPRINGS.

TEMPERATURES AROUND 95 DEGREES.

THAT IS YOUR DAYTIME HIGH.

LOOK AT THE TREND NEAR THE COAST, TEMPERATURES ARE NOT PULLING OFF A LOT.

WE GO TO MID TO UPPER 60s AS WE GO TOWARDS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES REBOUND AS WE GO INTO NEXT WEEKEND BACK INTO THE 70s.

TEMPERATURES GO FROM 80s ON TUESDAY TO THE 70s ON WEDNESDAY.

THURSDAY WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60s WITH FOG EARLY MORNING.

JUST AS QUICKLY AS-WEEK-OLD OF, WE WILL REBOUND INTO THE 70s FRIDAY, 80s.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES COOL OFF BACK INTO THE 50s FOR YOU.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY IS REBOUNDING BACK UP INTO 60s ON SATURDAY.

WE COULD SEE A BREEZE LIKELY PICKING UP FOR YOUR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

IN THE DESERT, TEMPERATURES ARE DROPPING FROM 90s TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BACK INTO THE 80s THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, AND REBOUNDING INTO NEXT SATURDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASH.

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF.

ELON MUSK BUYS TWITTER.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT AND FREE SPEECH.

THAT IS AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS .

>>> WHETHER YOU ARE THE FIRST OR THE 1000, WHEN IT COMES TO A LIFE-SAVING SURGERY, YOU ARE GRATEFUL TO SURVIVE.

AS DAVID LEE REPORTS, CALIFORNIA MAN, IN NEED OF A LUNG TRANSPLANT, CELEBRATING WITH A HOSPITAL EXTENDING LIVES.. >> THEY ARE COMING 60-YEAR-OLD PATRICK ALEXANDER PATIENT NUMBER 1000.

THE FRESNO INSURANCE AGENT IS RECOVERING FROM BEING THE 1000 CHART LUNG TRANSPLANT SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 1991.

>> WE DO NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE DONOR FAMILY OR THE DONOR, OR HIS OR HERSELF, BUT WE ARE JUST SO GRATEFUL.. >> ALEXANDER HAD NO OXYGEN TO ENTER THE LET'S DREAM.

THE EXPERTISE IS WORLD-CLASS.

>> SURVIVAL IS TOP OF THE COUNTRY.

IT HAS BEEN THAT WAY FOR OVER A DECADE.

WE IMPROVE EVERY YEAR SO THAT PATIENTS GETTING A TRANSPLANT HAVE AN EXPECTATION AND THEY CAN LOOK NEARLY 12 YEARS.

>> Reporter: IN ABOUT A YEAR, ALEXANDER CAN RESUME A WRIT NORMAL LIFE OF TRAVEL, EXERCISE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

POSTTRANSPLANT COMPLICATIONS ARE NOW RARE.. >> WE WENT FROM ALMOST 19 TO 20% REQUIRING SOME INTERVENTION DOWN TO LESS THAN 1% NOW.

THAT IS QUITE REMARKABLE BECAUSE NO OTHER PROGRAM HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT OUTCOME.

>> Reporter: PATRICK ALEXANDER CAN EXTEND HIS LIFE 10 TO 12 YEARS.

EXPECT ONE YEAR AGO, WE DID NOT KNOW PATRICK HAD THIS DISEASE.

THIS IS HOW QUICKLY THIS PROGRESSED.

WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE STUFF AT UCSF.

THEY HAVE BEEN SO THOROUGH.. >> THAT WAS DAVID LEE REPORTING.

AN INFLUENTIAL SOCIAL NETWORK WILL SOON BE IN THE HANDS OF ONE OF THE WORLD RICHEST PEOPLE.

TWITTER ANNOUNCED TODAY IT IS IN AN AGREEMENT TO SELL THE COMPANY TO TESLA SEO ELON MUSK FOR $44 BILLION.

THE COMPANY INITIALLY RESISTED THE OFFER.

TWITTER IS PUBLICLY TRADED AND WILL GO PRIVATE ONCE THE SALE IS COMPLETE.

CODE THAT IS A STORY THAT WILL GET A LOT OF ATTENTION ON THE DAYS AHEAD.

TUNE INTO MORNING EDITION FOR MORE ON THE SALE OF TWITTER AND WHAT THIS COULD MEAN FOR MEDICAL DEBATE AND MISINFORMATION AS WE APPROACH ANOTHER ELECTION SEASON.

ON KPBS MIDDAY ADDITION, A CONVERSATION WITH SAN DIEGO- BASED NOVELIST DON WINSLOW ABOUT HIS LATEST BOOK "CITY ON FIRE."

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND HERE, RESTORATION, FLOODING AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

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