, POLICE ARRESTED A 22-YEAR-OLD MAN IDENTIFIED AS A PERSON OF INTEREST, FOLLOWING A SHORT CHASE, IT IS BELIEVED HE WAS ON A ROOFTOP WITH A HIGH-POWERED RIFLE AND WAS FOUND THAT WAS IN, PRESIDENT BIDEN REFERRED TO THE SHOOTING DURING AN EVENT AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> THESE DAYS, WE ARE REMINDED THAT THERE IS NOTHING GUARANTEED ABOUT OUR DEMOCRACY.

NOTHING GUARANTEED ABOUT OUR WAY OF LIFE.

BUT TO FIGHT FOR IT, TO DEFEND IT AND EARN IT BY VOTING.

>> THE PRESIDENT ALSO SAID THAT HE BELIEVES THAT WE AS A COUNTRY ARE MORE UNITED AND DIVIDED.

>>> ONE OF THOSE ISSUES DIVIDING AMERICANS, THE OVERTURNING OF ROE V WADE.

HERE IN SAN DIEGO, HUNDREDS OF ABORTION-RIGHTS SUPPORTERS PROTESTING WHILE THEY HAVE BEEN CELEBRATING.

KPBS NEWS REPORTER .

>> Reporter: IT IS A VERY FAMILIAR FIGHT FOR THOSE WOMEN WHO REMEMBER A TIME BEFORE THE 1973 SUPREME COURT RULING ON ROE V. WADE THAT LEGALIZED ABORTION.

>> IT WAS A BATTLE, IT WAS MARCHES, IT WAS IN WASHINGTON.

IT WAS CONSTANT WITH LEGISLATORS AND HERE WE ARE AGAIN, YEARS LATER, DOING THE SAME THING.

>> Reporter: HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTERS WANTED A PLACE TO BE ANGRY AND HEARD TODAY.

MORE THAN A WEEK AFTER THE CURRENT SUPREME COURT OVERTURNED ROE V. WADE.

THE PARTY FOR SOCIALISM AND LIBERATION SAN DIEGO TOOK THE LEAD IN ORGANIZING THIS EVENT IN BALBOA PARK AND PLACED THE BRAIN FOR RECENT INJUSTICE ON CORPORATIONS AND PEOPLE IN POWER.

>> ABORTION-RIGHTS AND THE ATTACK ON TRANS RIGHTS, POLICE BRUTALITY THE ROOT CAUSE OF ALL THOSE THINGS ARE CAPITALISM.

>> Reporter: NOT ALL OF THE PROTESTERS SUPPORT SOCIALISM THEY COME WITH OTHER BACKGROUNDS BUT THEY ARE DO NOT UNITED IN DEMANDING THE TRUTH, INCLUDING THEIR OWN PERSONAL STORIES THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH POLITICS.

>> I MADE AN EXTREMELY MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY AND PAINFUL CHOICE AND IT WAS MY CHOICE, TO TAKE A PILL THAT TERMINATED THE PREGNANCY.

>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS CALL THIS A PROTEST, A RALLY AND A MARCH, ALL OF THE ABOVE.

THEY DO NOT CALL IT A CELEBRATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY.

AN ONLINE MOVEMENT FLOODED SOCIAL MEDIA, WITH THE MESSAGE THAT THE FOURTH OF JULY WAS CANCELED, DUE TO A LACK OF INDEPENDENCE FOR WOMEN.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> AS AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN, IT IS NOT MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY ANYWAY, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF MEANING FOR PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE ME BACK THEN IN THE FIRST PLACE.

SO, THE DAY WILL COME, THE DAY WILL GO, AND WE WILL STILL BE LOOKING FOR WAYS THAT WE CAN GALVANIZE AND FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT.

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: SOME SAY THAT THIS GOOD FIGHT IS FOR THE FUTURE GENERATION.

>> OBVIOUSLY, THIS ANTIABORTION THING HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR DECADES NOW AND THE CULMINATION HAS BEEN WITH THE LIARS ON THE SUPREME COURT.

AND WE MUST MAKE THEM CHANGE IT THERE.

WE MUST BAND TOGETHER FOR THE SAKE OF OUR CHILDREN.

>> Reporter: IS A MESSAGE THAT THESE PROTESTERS HOPE THAT WAS LOUD AND CLEAR.

M.G.

PEREZ , KPBS NEWS.

>>> HAVING FAR-REACHING AND PAST COMING UP ON EVENING EDITION, CONCERNS BEING RAISED BY FERTILITY DOCTORS AND PATIENTS.

>>> TODAY IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST DAYS AT THE YEAR, AS POLLUTED COASTAL WATERS BECOME AN ISSUE.

MATT HOFFMAN HAS MORE ON THE WARNINGS FOR SOUTH BAY BEACHGOERS.

>> Reporter: IT IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY AT IMPERIAL BEACH, THE SUN IS SHINING BUT AS SOON AS YOU HIT THE SAND, BEACHGOERS ARE HIT WITH A FAMILIAR SIGN.

THE TIME IT IS A WARNING OF BACTERIA, SOME IT IS ASSIGNED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND FOR OTHERS, NOT SO MUCH A BIG DEAL.

>> WE ARE GOING FOR A WALK IT IS REALLY NICE OUT AND WE LIKE TO WALK WHEN WE HAVE DAYS OFF.

>> Reporter: RESIDENTS MELANIE AND KYLIE WERE SPENDING THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY SOAKING UP THE SUN.

BUT THEY WEREN'T HAPPY TO SEE AGAIN SIGNS OF THE OCEAN WITH UNSAFE LEVELS OF BACTERIA.

>> Reporter: ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT THE WATER?

>> NO, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE OUR BATHING SUITS AND WE CAME DOWN HERE JUST TO WALK.

PLUS, I SAW THE SIGNS AND I DON'T TRUST IT.

IT IS VERY DIRTY.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR, SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICIALS BEGAN USING MORE ACCURATE BACTERIA TEST.

AND THE RESULT HAS BEEN MORE WARNINGS IN THE SOUTH BAY.

OVER THE WEEKEND, OFFICIAL WARNINGS FOR CORONADO, SILVER STRAND AND IMPERIAL BEACH WERE LIFTED.

OFFICIALS SAY THAT THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY RECENT SEWAGE SPILLS FROM MEXICO, BUT THERE IS STILL ADVISORIES AND CORONADO AFTER FINDING BACTERIA ABOVE STATE HEALTH STANDARDS.

THE BEACHES AREN'T CLOSED AND THE ADVISORIES DON'T BOTHER EVERYONE.

>> I'M TRYING TO GET A LITTLE SURF AND BEFORE THINGS GET CRAZY.

>> Reporter: IAN SHOLES SAYS THAT HE SURFED HERE FIVE TIMES THIS YEAR AND EVERY TIME THERE HAS BEEN WARNINGS ABOUT WATER QUALITY.

>> IF THEY ARE GOING TO PUT THE SIGNS UP YEAR-ROUND, WHICH IT FEELS LIKE, I'M GOING TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE RAID, AND IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO GO BY.

>> Reporter: RAIN CAN CAUSE URBAN RUNOFF TO ENTER THE OCEAN AND BAYS AND RAISE BACTERIA LEVELS, FOR LOCALS, THE WATER QUALITY ISSUES ARE NOTHING NEW.

THE MAGGOT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME, I DON'T THINK ANY PEOPLE ARE DOING THEIR JOB TO TAKE CARE OF IT.

>> Reporter: FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE HOPING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BY WORKING WITH THEIR MEXICAN COUNTERPARTS, THEY WANT TO BUILD NEW SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS ON THE SIDE OF THE BORDER.

BEFORE HEADING OUT, VISIT THE WEBSITE TO GET THE LATEST WATER QUALITY INFORMATION.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AROUND SAN DIEGO, PEOPLE WERE OUT ENJOYING THE HOLIDAY, KPBS REPORTER STEVE WALSH SAYS THAT FOR MANY IT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO CELEBRATE IN PUBLIC FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.

>> Reporter: AT LAKE MURRAY, THE DAYLONG CELEBRATION WITH MUSIC AND FIREWORKS GOT UNDERWAY EARLY.

ORGANIZER, MELISSA DiMARCO, SAYS THAT THEY REVIVED THE FESTIVAL A FEW YEARS AGO.

>> WE DID IT FOR 17, 18 AND 19 AND THEN COVID HIT AND WE COULDN'T DO IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.

AND WE ARE BACK AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS.

>> Reporter: IT WAS ALL SHAPING UP TO BE A TRADITIONAL FOURTH OF JULY.

>> WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT WERE WORRIED BUT I THINK FOR THE MOST PART, YOU FIGURE OUT WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU AND IF YOU'RE NOT FEELING GOOD, STAY HOME.

OTHERWISE ENJOY THE SUN, YOU KNOW?

>> Reporter: WITH HIS WIFE, HE SAYS HE WAS READY TO GET BACK OUT IN PUBLIC.

>> I DON'T MIND.

YEAH, I AM FULLY VACCINATED AND BOOSTED.

>> Reporter: EVENTS SMALL AND LARGE WERE HAPPENING AROUND SAN DIEGO COUNTY, BEFORE MUSIC GOT UNDERWAY, THE BIKE PARADE KICKED OFF THAT NEIGHBORHOODS INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH A SAN DIEGO FIRE ENGINE LEADING A HOST OF KIDS AND PARENTS.

ON CORONADO, THE NAVY MARINES WERE ON DISPLAY AS A PARADE MADE ITS WAY DOWN ORANGE AVENUE.

AS WELL AS MARKING THE RETURN OF MANY OF THE EVENTS THAT INDEPENDENCE DAY, THIS YEAR ALSO MARKS THE 10th ANNIVERSARY OF THE YEAR THAT ALL OF THE FIREWORKS OF THE BIG BAY BOOM ACCIDENTALLY WENT OFF ALL AT ONCE, CREATING A BRIEF BUT SPECTACULAR DISPLAY.

STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ALONG WITH THE BIG BAY BOOM, THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF FIREWORKS TONIGHT, THERE IS ALSO A DRONE LIGHT SHOW AT IMPERIAL BEACH.

YOU CAN FIND A FULL LIST OF EVENTS ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG .

>>> AND EXPLOSIVE DISCOVERY IN A GARAGE.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTIES SEIZED 500 POUNDS OF FIREWORKS SATURDAY.

AUTHORITIES WERE NOTIFIED BY NEIGHBORS WHO HEARD FIREWORKS BEING SET OFF.

A 21-YEAR-OLD MAN IS NOW IN JAIL AND COULD GET A YEAR IN PRISON FOR STASHING THE EXPLOSIVES.

DEPUTIES ARE USING THIS AS A REMINDER THAT ALL FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>>> MANY CELEBRATE THE FOURTH OF JULY BY HITTING THE BEACH, THEY OFTEN LEAVE A BIG MESS BEHIND.

KPBS REPORTER TONYA THORNE TELLS US ABOUT THE BEACH CLEANUP SCHEDULED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TOMORROW.

>> Reporter: EVERY SINGLE YEAR, FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY, IT IS THE HIGHEST POPULIST DAY AT THE BEACH.

AND THE FIFTH OF JULY IS THE DIRTIEST DAY.

SO YEAR AFTER YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN SHOWING UP ON THE FIFTH OF JULY, NO MATTER WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK IT IS, AND FINDING QUITE A MESS.

>> Reporter: THE MORNING AFTER MESS CLEANUP IS AN ANNUAL TRADITION, SAN DIEGO'S MANAGER FOR THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION.

>> LAST YEAR, OUR VOLUNTEERS FOUND IN 1600 POUNDS OF TRASH AND JUST TWO HOURS OF CLEANING AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS ONLY ON FOUR SITES THAT YEAR.

IT IS DEFINITELY A BUSY AND DIRTY DAY.

>> SHE SAYS THE BEACH CLEANUP ALIGNS WITH THE WORK THAT THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION DOES YEAR- ROUND.

>> OUR MISSION IS THE PROTECTION AND ENJOYMENT OF OCEAN BEACHES FOR ALL PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: BUT THE WORK IS ONLY MADE POSSIBLE WITH THE HELP OF VOLUNTEERS.

BECAUSE OF THE SAN DIEGO CHAPTER ONLY HAS TWO STAFF MEMBERS.

>> JULY 5th THE VOLUNTEER SHIP REALLY CARES, WHEN THEY COME OUT HANDS ON AND THEY PUT THEIR HANDS ON THE ISSUE.

THEY HELP US MOVE TRASH.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR, THERE ARE SEVERAL CLEANUP SITES FROM OCEANSIDE TO OCEAN BEACH WHERE VOLUNTEERS CAN HELP TRAIN UP FROM 8:00 TO 11.

THEY ALWAYS NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS.

>> MANY HANDS MAKE REALLY GOOD WORK, SO IF YOU THINK ONE PERSON CANNOT MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE, THAT IS NOT THE CASE AND WE CAN CERTAINLY USE YOUR HELP ON THE GROUND.

>> Reporter: TO FIND A SITE NEAR YOU, VISIT SAN DIEGO DOT SURFRIDER.ORG.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CALIFORNIA MAKING AN INVESTMENT IN THE RAILROAD TRACKS OFF OF THE DELMAR BLUFFS.

SAN DIEGO HAS RECEIVED $300 MILLION FROM THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE RELOCATION PROJECT WHILE A NEW ROUND HASN'T BEEN CHOSEN YET.

THE AGENCY HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE PLAN FOR DECADES.

SHE SAYS THE NEW FUNDING WILL HELP SPEED THINGS UP.

>> REALLY WHAT THIS FUNDING ALLOWS US TO DO IS TO DETAIL AND STUDY HOW TO DO THAT.

WHERE THE TUNNELING WOULD OCCUR.

MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ALL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION.

ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT ALLOWS US TO DO, IS STUDY THE ENGINEERING TO GET THE PROJECT READY FOR CONSTRUCTION.

>> THEY ANTICIPATE THE STUDY WILL TAKE 2 1/2 YEARS, DURING THAT TIME, SANDBAG WILL WORK TO SECURE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION.

>>> HOPEFULLY, YOU HAVE HAD A NICE FOURTH OF JULY, NOW IT'S TIME TO TALK ABOUT SOME WEATHER ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

WE ARE LOOKING AT THE INLAND WARMING.

AND THAT WILL LAST THROUGH THE WEEK IF NOT THE WEEKEND.

FINALLY, IT HAS BEEN WARMING BACKUP, BY THE TIME WE GET TO THIS UPCOMING SATURDAY.

WE STILL HAVE THE MARINE LAYER, SO WE WILL BE DEALING WITH THE LOW CLOUDS AND POTENTIALLY FOG.

AND THOSE CLOUDS WILL ALSO ACT AS A BLANKET TO KEEP A LOT OF THE WARMTH THAT YOU GET DURING THE DAY, RIGHT ON THE SURFACE, SO TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID- 60s.

IT IS PRETTY NICE OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE METRO AREA.

MORE INTERIOR, LESS CHANCE FOR THAT CLOUD COVER.

YOU WILL SEE TEMPERATURES INTO THE 50s.

FARRAGO SPRINGS INTO THE 70s AND YOU WILL BE IN THE 50s AS WELL.

SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT COOLER, WE HAD A COOLING TREND GOING BACK AND FORTH ON THIS ROLLER COASTER.

IT IS COMFORTABLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE GREAT BASIN.

BUT YOU START TO SEE THE TREND HERE.

YOU WILL BE EXPERIENCING THE WARMING TREND AS WE MENTIONED, NOT JUST FOR YOUR TUESDAY, BUT ONWARD THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK, SO SAN DIEGO, 73, A LITTLE BIT COOLER, 102.

MOUNT LAGUNA, 73, THERE IS A LOOK AT THE CLOUDS, INTO THOSE MORNING HOURS, KIND OF DRIPPING AWAY BUT LINGERING ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS, THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY.

SO THEY ARE GOING TO STAY WITH US FOR WEDNESDAY, IT IS DRY AND IT IS SEASONABLE, TEMPERATURES KIND OF STAYING INTO THE 70s OR RIGHT AROUND THE COASTAL AREAS, HERE IS THE WARMING TREND AS I MENTIONED, BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, YOU ARE INTO THE UPPER 70s AND FURTHER INLAND, YOU WILL EXPERIENCE THAT AS WELL, BECAUSE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, YOU WILL BE HAVING HIGH TEMPERATURES.

INTO THE LOWER 90s, AND BIG CHANGES INTO THE MOUNTAIN AS WELL.

EACH AND EVERY DAY.

TRYING TO GET TO SATURDAY.

INTO THE LOWER 80s, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, AND ACROSS IT HAS BEEN IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS BUT THE LOWER TRIPLE DIGITS WENT BY NEXT SATURDAY, WE ARE TALKING 113 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON, FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM BACK MICHELLE ROTELLA.

>>> GAVIN NEWSOM IS RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION IN CALIFORNIA BUT HIS LATEST CAMPAIGN AD IS AIRING IN FLORIDA.

>>> FREEDOM IS UNDER ATTACK IN YOUR STATE, REPUBLICAN LEADERS ARE BANNING BOOKS, MAKING IT HARDER TO VOTE RESTRICTING SPEECH IN CLASSROOMS AND EVEN CRIMINALIZING WOMEN AND DOCTORS.

I URGE ALL OF YOU DOING IN FLORIDA, TO JOIN THE FIGHT, OR JOIN US IN CALIFORNIA WHERE WE STILL BELIEVE IN FREEDOM.

>>> NEWSOM'S STUDY IS NOT INTERESTED FOR RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT BUT THE ADVERTISEMENT IS SPECULATION.

RON DeSANTIS IS A POTENTIAL 2024 GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.

>>> THE OVERTURNING OF ROE V WADE IS RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF FERTILITY TREATMENTS.

REPORTER STEPHANIE SIERRA SPOKE TO DOCTORS WHO SAY THE PROFITS WILL LIKELY GET MORE COMPLICATED AND DRIVING UP COSTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: TWO-YEAR-OLD FIONA, SHE UNDERWENT OR CYCLES OF IN VITRO FERTILIZATION, OR IBS, WHICH IS A FERTILITY TREATMENT WHERE EGGS ARE COMBINED WITH SPERM ANY PROCEDURE OUTSIDE OF THE BODY.

BEFORE THAT, SHE GOT PREGNANT BUT MISCARRIED, SHE HOPES TO TRY AGAIN, BUT FEARS THE OVERTURN OF ROE V. WADE, COULD THAT COMPLICATE HER CHANCES?

>> I THINK IT DOES PUT THE PRACTICE IN JEOPARDY.

>> Reporter: DR. MARCEL IS A DIRECTOR OF THE INFERTILITY DIVISION, SHE EXPLAINED THAT IT COULD BE AT RISK BECAUSE OF HOW LEGISLATION RESTRICTING ABORTION DEFINES THE BEGINNING OF LIFE AT FERTILIZATION.

>> IT SCARES ME A GREAT DEAL, IN STATES THAT HAVE PENDING BANDS, WHAT CAN BE CONSIDERED?

CAN THEY DISCARD THEM, CAN THEY FREEZE THEM, CAN THEY TRANSFER THEM?

>> Reporter: IT OFTEN INVOLVES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTIPLE EMBRYOS TO INCREASE THE CHANCES OF SUCCESSFUL NANCY, IF SOME ARE TERMINATED, WITHOUT THE PROHIBITED?

THAT IS A FEAR IN AT LEAST 26 DATE THAT WILL LIKELY BAN OR SEVERELY RESTRICT ABORTIONS.

>> AND MANY OF THE STATES, A MISCARRIAGE CAN BE BLAMED, AND IN FACT IT IS A PROCESS THAT MAKES IT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10 OR 30% OF ALL PREGNANCIES RESULT IN MISCARRIAGE.

IF YOU ARE BEING HELD LIABLE, FOR ANY BAD OUTCOME, EVEN IF IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT, THEN THAT IS A LEGAL RAMIFICATION THAT PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT.

REMEDIES ARE FEARS THAT WOMEN IN CALIFORNIA WILL NOT FACE, GIVEN THE EXISTING LAWS SAFEGUARDING REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM.

THE REAL ATTACKS WILL BE HEIGHTENED DEMAND FROM PATIENTS OUTSIDE OF CALIFORNIA.

LIMITING ACCESS THAT COULD EVENTUALLY DRIVE UP COSTS.

>> THE DEMAND IS AN ISSUE, AND IF IT INCREASES, THAT WILL INCREASE THE WAIT TIMES.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, A MASS SHOOTING AT A FOURTH OF JULY PARADE OUTSIDE OF CHICAGO, LEAVING SEVERAL DEAD-END OTHERS WOUNDED.

ON THE EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING TRAVEL WEEKEND WITH AIRLINE STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH PASSENGER DEMAND AMID A GROWING WORKER SHORTAGE.

WHILE THERE IS NO QUICK FIX TO THE PROBLEM, SOME ARE TAKING STEPS TO AVOID A LONG-TERM CRISIS, IT IS REPORTER CHRIS LYNN.

>> Reporter: WITH A BUSY SEASON OF TRAVEL UPON US, PASSENGERS ARE BRACING FOR DELAYS AS AIRLINES DEAL WITH A NATIONAL PILOT SHORTAGE.

IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, A NEW TRAINING PROGRAM AIMS TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE AND A LONG RUN.

BAILEY WILL SOON ENTER THE PILOT ACADEMY TO PURSUE HIS DREAM OF PILOT FLYING COMMERCIALLY.

THE 21-YEAR-OLD FROM SAN DIEGO, GIVING A PREVIEW OF HIS FUTURE ON A RECENT SUMMER DAY.

>> I THINK THAT I AM EXTREMELY GRATEFUL THAT I'VE BEEN GIVEN THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE A CAREER IN AVIATION WITHOUT HAVING TO GO IN DEBT.

>> Reporter: THE PROGRAM IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN HILLSBORO ACADEMY AND ALASKA AIRLINES AND ITS REGIONAL PARTNER.

UPON ENROLLMENT, THEY CAN RECEIVE A JOB OFFER AT THE COMPANY AND A $25,000 STIPEND TO COVER THE COST OF A COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENSE.

>> WOW, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS WHAT I'M DOING.

AND I DO KNOW THAT FOR A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS, WHO REALLY WANT TO, THEY CAN'T BECAUSE OF THAT HUGE BARRIER, WITH FINANCES.

>> Reporter: THE OVERALL TRAINING CAN COST ABOUT $100,000, WHICH IS OFTEN A BARRIER TO ENTRY, ESPECIALLY IN AN INDUSTRY THAT BARELY LIKES WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE COCKPIT.

>> THIS IS LIFE-CHANGING AND IT HAS OPENED A DOOR FOR ME DIRECTLY TO MY CAREER AND MY DREAMS.

>> Reporter: THE FAA REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF 1500 FLIGHT HOURS TO QUALIFY FOR A TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE, WHICH OFFICIALS SAY THAT COULD TAKE 3 TO 5 YEARS TO COMPLETE.

THROUGHOUT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PILOTS TOOK EARLY RETIREMENT SPEEDING UP A SHORTAGE THAT WAS ALREADY TAKING SHAPE.

OFFICIALS AT ALASKA SAY THAT THEY WILL NEED TO HIRE 500 PILOTS A YEAR FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, JUST TO MEET THEIR STAFFING NEEDS, THIS PROGRAM IS ONLY ONE PART OF THE PIPELINE.

>> WE WANT OUR PILOT GROUP TO LOOK LIKE THE GENERAL POPULATION.

WE WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT AVIATION IS AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE CONSULTING FIRM, AIRLINES WORLDWIDE NEED AN ESTIMATED 34,000 NEW PILOTS BY 2025 TO MEET GROWING DEMAND AND TO KEEP UP WITH RETIREMENTS.

THAT IS WHY MANY SAY THAT THE ESSENTIAL STREAMLINED TRAINING AND A STAFF OF REGIONAL AIRLINES MAY NEED CARRIERS.

>> I THINK IT IS THE WAY THAT THE INDUSTRY NEEDS TO MOVE AND THE PILOTS IN THE EARLY CAREER STAGES ARE SAYING EXACTLY WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE WHEN THEY GET TO THE FINAL DESTINATION.

>> Reporter: WITH THE ONGOING ISSUES SURROUNDING THE INDUSTRY, SOME SAY NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO ENTER.

>> THIS IS A CENTER IN THE ECONOMY THAT WILL BE GROWING ROBUSTLY.

THAT MEANS, YOU WILL HAVE A VERY GOOD JOB AND THE SKY IS THE LIMIT.

>> Reporter: AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE FLIGHT WITH DIVERSE PILOTS IN TRAINING.

>> THE CHANGE NEED TO BE HAPPENING FOR FAR TOO LONG.

AND THANKFULLY I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THAT CHANGE.

>> Reporter: HILLSBORO, OREGON.

I AM CHRIS NGUYEN REPORTING.

>>> FIREWORKS WILL MARK THE END OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR.

THIS YEAR WE SAW THE RETURN OF THE FULL-SCALE FAIR.

ALTHOUGH IT IS SIX DAYS SHORTER, THE AVERAGE ATTENDANCE WAS 46,000 PEOPLE DOWN 19% FROM 2019.

HOWEVER, A SPOKESPERSON SAID THAT PEOPLE STAYED LONGER AND SPENT MORE MONEY THIS YEAR.

THERE WERE AT LEAST FOUR DAYS OF CONCESSION SPENDING TOPPING $1 MILLION.

>>> MARVELS SPIDER-MAN TURNS 60 THIS YEAR AND WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE COMIC-CON MUSEUM CHARACTER HALL OF FAME ON JULY 20th.

TRANSPORT REPORTER TAKES US INSIDE THE EXHIBIT, CELEBRATING THE LEGACY.

>> Reporter: THE ICONIC MARVEL SUPERHERO WILL FOREVER BE INGRAINED IN OUR POP CULTURE CONSCIOUSNESS AS A TEENAGER.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WENT TO I THINK WAS THE CONCEPT OF A TEENAGER WHICH WAS A RELATIVELY NEW CONCEPT IN THE SOCIOLOGICAL SENSE.

THEY DECIDED THAT THEY CAN TURN SUPERHERO INTO THE ALLEGORY OF THE PAIN OF BEING A TEENAGER.

I THINK THAT HAS PERSISTED THROUGH MANY VERSIONS OF SPIDER- MAN.

HE REMAINS THE SUPERHERO WHO IS RELATABLE TO THE DEGREE THAT HE IS MISUNDERSTOOD AND INSECURE AND HE TRIES TO DO THE RIGHT THING BUT DOESN'T ALWAYS RECOGNIZE THAT HE'S DONE SO.

BUT THERE IS NO REWARD FOR BEING SPIDER-MAN AND HE CONTINUES TO DO IT.

A LOT OF PEOPLE EMPATHIZE AND RESPOND TO THAT.

>> HE WAS A KID AND HE WAS YOUTHFUL AND EVEN THEN, I RECOGNIZED THAT HE WAS A RELATABLE CHARACTER.

I WANTED TO BE THAT AND PUT ON THAT SUIT.

>> YOU CAN RELATE AND ADMIRE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLIMB UP WALLS AND SWING OVER THE CITY AND SHOOT WEBS OUT OF YOUR HANDS.

>> THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY INNATELY AMAZING ABOUT SPIDER-MAN.

>> Reporter: COMIC-CON MUSEUM GOES BEYOND AMAZING WITH A NEW EXHIBITION CELEBRATING THE POPULAR WEB FLING HER.

THE EXHIBIT WAS CURATED BY BEN SAUNDERS AND PATRICK REED.

>> WE HAVE 60 YEARS WORTH OF POP-CULTURE MATERIAL TO DRAW UPON FROM ACROSS EVERY MEDIA PLATFORM.

>> WE ARE VERY CONSCIOUS OF THE INNATE POWER OF THE MUSEUM MEDIUM TO TELL STORIES.

IT IS BASED AROUND HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS, OBJECTS AND ORIGINAL COMIC BOOK ART.

BUT THEN WE ALSO USE ALL SORTS OF THE MODERN TECHNIQUES, LIGHTING, PROJECTION, HIGH- DEFINITION DIGITAL CANVASES TO TELL THE STORY IN A MORE KINETIC WAY.

>> Reporter: SOMETIMES TELLING THAT STORY INVOLVES PEELING BACK THE CURTAIN TO LOOK AT THE CREATIVE PROCESS THAT WAS USED TO CREATE THE COMIC BOOKS.

>> WITH PRODUCTION ARE, WHAT WE INTENDED FOR THIS DISPLAY, WHICH WAS HAND-DRAWN ORIGINALS FROM THIS FRANCHISE AND THE AURA AROUND THOSE OBJECTS, KNOWING THAT IT STARTED WITH THE WORK OF AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A PENCIL AND A PIECE OF BRISTOL BOARD I THINK THAT IS PHENOMENALLY MOVING.

THOSE ARE THE PIECES I ALWAYS WANT TO STOP IN FRONT OF AND SPEND MORE TIME WITH.

>> Reporter: VISITORS MIGHT BE DRAWN TO THE PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES WITH LIFE-SIZED STATUES.

>> I AM STANDING BY ONE OF THE BEST PIECES IN THE WHOLE THING.

IF YOU ARE REAL, THIS IS EXACTLY HOW BIG HE WOULD BE.

>> REPRESENTING ANOTHER AMAZING THING ABOUT SPIDER-MAN, ANYONE OF US INCLUDING A PIG COULD BE HIM.

>> THE IDEA OF HIS DESIGN, THE ENTIRE PHASE, THAT WAS A GENERALLY UNUSUAL DESIGN CHOICE.

BUT IT ALLOWED THE DIFFERENCES OF THE ENGAGEMENT, THERE WAS SPIDER VERSE THAT HAS BEEN FORMED OUT OF THAT.

AND IT IS A CHARACTER THAT IS A BLANK MASK, YOU CANNOT SEE ANY FACIAL FEATURES, HE IS LIKE US BUT HE HAS THIS EXTRAORDINARY ELEMENT ON TOP OF IT.

THE GENIUS OF STANLEY IN CREATING THE CHARACTER WAS THAT ANYBODY COULD BE UNDER THAT MASK.

IT COULD BE ANYONE OF US REGARDLESS OF COLOR, CREED, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, WHATEVER.

>> Reporter: AND ANY OF US COULD LEARN FROM PETER PARKER ABOUT WHAT WE WANT TO BE AND TO STAND UP FOR IN A WORLD WHERE THINGS NOT ONLY GO WRONG BUT OFTEN ARE WRONG.

>> IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS BUILT INTO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE, SINCE THE 1960s.

IN PARTICULAR, HIS POSITION AGAINST BIGOTRY AND RACISM, THAT WAS AN ABSOLUTE SINCERELY HELD BELIEF, WHICH WE INJECTED INTO THE MATERIAL, AT LEAST SINCE THE -- >> WHATEVER LIES IN STORE FOR ME, I WILL NEVER FORGET THESE WORDS.

GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.

>> HOW MUCH BETTER OFF WHAT WE ALL BE, IF THERE WERE MORE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, IN POSITIONS OF POWER, WHO UNDERSTOOD THAT SOME RESPONSIBILITY COMES WITH THAT ROLE?

IT IS A GOOD MESSAGE.

>> Reporter: SPIDER-MAN BEYOND AMAZING REMINDS US OF THAT MESSAGE AND IT WILL ALSO MAKE YOUR SPIDER SENSES TINGLE BUT IT IS A LOOK AT A LEGACY OF A ICONIC CHARACTER.

KPBS NEWS.

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