>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE, FAMILY OF COMPANIES PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL ONE 800 BILL HOW OR VISIT BILAL POWELL.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREFACE FOUNDATION.

>>> THE WEEKS LONG WORK STOPPAGE IMPACTING BUS ROUTES AND SOUTH BAY IS OVER.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

MANY BUS ROUTES HAVE BEEN ON HOLD BUT MELISSA MAY TELLS US ALL BUS ROUTES ARE BACK TO THEIR NORMAL SCHEDULES TODAY.

>> AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TEAMSTERS AND WAS REACHED ON SUNDAY TO PUT AN END TO AN ONGOING STRIKE BY SOME BUS DRIVERS.

AS THE BUS OPERATORS RETURNED TO WORK, THERE IS A SCREENING AND INTERVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THEY ARE FIT TO DRY BEFORE BEING DEPLOYED ON ROUTES.

THERE IS 100% OF ROADS RUNNING BUT HAS REDUCED SURFACES WITH BUSES RUNNING EVERY 30 MINUTES INSTEAD OF 15.

IS COUNTY IS AT 100% COVERAGE.

ONE WRITER WAS HAPPY TO GET ON THE BUS MONDAY MORNING .

>> WE HAVE MISSED A LOT OF APPOINTMENTS AND THEN LATER WORK.

FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART I CAN BE ON TIME AND GO TO WORK AND EVERYTHING IS OKAY.

>> Reporter: THE BOARD CHAIR AND COUNCILMEMBER WANTED TO THINK THE PASSENGERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED MAJOR DISRUPTIONS DUE TO THIS WORK STOPPAGE.

THEY WENT ON TO SAY WE KNOW WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE TO ADDRESS ISSUES FOR BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS.

THE COMPANY CONTRACTED TO RUN 65% OF SAN DIEGO ROUTES RELEASED A STATEMENT THAT SAID WE KNOW THE HARD WORK OF OUR OPERATORS IS TRULY APPRECIATED BY NOT ONLY THE COMPANY BUT THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.

WE ARE HAPPY TO COME TO A SOLUTION THAT OUR EMPLOYEES AND THE WORK THEY DO.

>>> SAN DIEGO RESTAURANTS MAY HAVE TO START REMOVING STREETSIDE DINING IN THE COMING WEEKS.

WE CHECKED IN WITH CUSTOMERS AND LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO EXPRESS CONCERNS ABOUT THE MOVE .

SEA STREETSIDE DINING RULED OUT AT THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC AND GAVE RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THEIR FAVORITE BARS AND RESTAURANTS.

MANY SANDY LAKE AND SAY THEY HAVE GOTTEN USED TO IT .

>> I THINK THEY ARE GOOD FOR THE AREA AND GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE.

>> HE ENJOYED SOME COFFEE AND CHEESECAKE.

PARKING AVAILABILITY IS A PROBLEM BUT GETTING RID OF ROADSIDE DINING WILL NOT SOLVE IT .

>> THIS A CLOSER COMMISSION RECOMMENDED REMOVING ROADSIDE PATIOS THAT TAKE UP PRECIOUS PARKING SPACES BECAUSE IT WOULD IMPACT PEOPLE'S ACCESS TO THE COAST.

THE CITY COUNCIL LARGELY IN GREED AND IT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE EFFECT IN JULY.

THE OWNER OF PACIFIC BEAN COFFEE SAYS THE DECISION WHAT HARM IS BOTTOM LINE .

>> MY SHOP IS SMALL AND I HAVE ONLY TWO TABLES.. WITH OUTSIDE, I HAVE 12 CUSTOMERS.

>> Reporter: BUSINESSES CAN KEEP THEIR STREETSIDE DINING AREAS HAVE TO REPLACE THE PARKING SPACES WITH THEREBY OFFSTREET PARKING AT NO COST.

KPBS NEWS.

TECHNICAL THE EARLY MONTHS OF THE COVID PANDEMIC THERE WAS A PILOT PROGRAM TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC ON A FULL OF STREETS.

OUR METRO REPORTER SAYS ON ONE OF THOSE STREETS THE CHANGES ARE BEING MADE PERMANENT.

PUTBACK FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS DIAMOND STREET HAS BEEN A QUIETER AND SAFER PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO BIKE THROUGH PACIFIC BEACH.

THE CITY BEGAN IS SLOW STREETS PILOT PROGRAM BY ADDING MOVABLE BARRIERS AND SIGNAGE.

>> YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE BRAVE TO BIKE DOWN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS.

>> Reporter: BEAUTIFUL SAYS SINCE MORE KIDS AND FAMILIES HAVE BEEN RIDING BIKES AIR .

>> IT IS A VERY POPULAR PLACE TO GO.

WE WILL ONLY HAVE MORE PEOPLE COMING HERE OVER TIME.

THE ONLY SOLUTION IS EITHER TO BUILD GIANT PARKING LOTS OR TO GET LESS PEOPLE DRIVING HERE.

I BELIEVE THE CARS DON'T SCALE.

WE HAVE HAD THAT LIMIT AND PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORT TO FREE UP SPACE FOR THOSE THAT NEED TO DRIVE.

>> Reporter: THERE WILL BE TRAFFIC DIVERTERS HAD TWO INTERSECTIONS.

THE SMALL PLASTIC POSTS IN THE PAVEMENT WILL DIRECT DRIVERS TO TURN RIGHT WILL LETTING SICA LISTS, PEDESTRIANS AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES PASS THROUGH.

THEY HOPE THE SAFETY AND COMFORT WILL HAVE SAN DIEGO BRIDGES ITS ADDICTION TO CARS, THE LARGEST SOURCE OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS .

>> WE KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T LEAVE YOUR CAR BEHIND FOR EVERY TRIP BUT HOW DO WE SUPPORT PEOPLE FOR TRIPS THAT CAN BE MADE INTO AN EXERCISE OR SOCIAL ACTIVITY.

THAT IS WHAT THE DIAMOND STREET PROJECT INTO FOR US.

>> Reporter: THE CITY RECEIVED GRANT FUNDING.

IT HOPES TO DO SO IN THE NEXT 18 MONTHS.

KPBS NEWS.

STRICT THE LONG- RUNNING EFFORT TO REDEVELOP THE SPORTS ARENA GOT A BIG BOOST WHEN A BILLIONAIRE BECAME THE MAIN INVESTOR IN THE PROJECT LAST WEEK.

WE HAVE REACTIONS FROM ONE OF HIS NEW PARTNERS.

>> Reporter: THE OWNER OF THE LA RAMS AND DENVER NUGGETS IS NOW THE LEAD INVESTOR IN THE MIDWAY RISING REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT .

>> IT IS SO COMPELLING AND SUCH AN EXCITING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY THAT ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND DEEP POCKETED REAL ESTATE INVESTORS HAS CHOSEN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THAT IS JIM ANDERSON THE CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER THE PARTNER COMPANY IN CHARGE OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPONENT .

>> IT WILL CREATE A LOT MORE HOUSING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DESPERATELY NEED IT.

>> THEY WILL REPLACE THE HISTORIC PECHANGA ARENA IN THE MIDWAY DISTRICT.

IT WILL ADD RETAIL SPACE, HOTEL AND PARK WAS 4200 HOUSING UNITS.

HALF OF THEM ARE AFFORDABLE .

>> 2000 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS IS THE SINGLE LARGEST PROJECT IN THE HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA.

>> IT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE.

ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH?

YOU BET.

MACKEY IS A PERFECT FIT FOR THE TEAM BECAUSE HE'S SUCH AS A PERSON WITH CAPITAL BUT FOLLOW THROUGH WITH ACCOMPLISHMENTS LIKE SOFI STADIUM .

>> THAT TAKES AN INDIVIDUAL THAT IS WILLING TO PUSH HARD TO ACHIEVE THAT RESULT.

NOT A BIG CORPORATION WITH A GIANT BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT WILL LOOK AT EVERY NICKEL.

HE ONLY INFESTS IN PLACES HE REALLY BELIEVES IN.

IT IS A GREAT ENDORSEMENT OF THIS PROJECT AND OUR REGION.

>> WELL ANOTHER PROFESSIONAL TEAM COME TO SAN DIEGO?

YOU KNOW AS MUCH AS I DO.

HOWEVER, WILL IT HAPPEN?

I THINK IT WOULD BE AWESOME BECAUSE SAN DIEGO DESERVES IT.

>> Reporter: THE BACKING OF SUCH A LARGE INVESTOR MAKES WHAT IS NOW A VISION ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING A REALITY.

>> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A DEEP POCKETED BALANCE SHEET TO CS FROM TODAY ALL THE WAY INTO THE FINAL HOME BEING DEVELOPED AND RENTED.

WE COULDN'T BE MORE THRILLED.

IT REALLY GIVES THE PROJECT A TURBO BOOST.

>> Reporter: THE COST IS EXPECTED TO BE DISCLOSED NEXT MONTH.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON A SOUR THE U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE WRAPS UP A VISIT TO CHINA AND EASING TENSIONS BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS.

THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 ON KPBS.

>>> TODAY IS JUNETEENTH COMMEMORATING THE END OF SLAVERY IN DO YOU WEST.

THIS IS THE THIRD HERE SINCE IT WAS GIVEN STATUS.

HERE IS A LOOK AT THE FESTIVITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

PUNT CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH MARKING THE END OF SLAVERY.

ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST PARADES HELD IN PHILADELPHIA.

MARCHES BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN DENVER .

>> IT MAKES YOU SEE THAT IT IS NOT JUST YOU.

>> Reporter: FESTIVALS LINED THE STREETS .

>> THIS IS ABOUT CELEBRATING FREEDOM FROM SLAVERY AS HARD AS I DOES HE EVEN SAY, THAT IS THE REALITY .

>> THE ROAD TO END SLAVERY WAS A MUCH DARKER TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN SIGNED THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION ENDING SLAVERY IN THE U.S. NEWS OF LIBERATION SLOWLY SPREAD ACROSS IN SOUTH AND TOOK MORE THAN TWO YEARS FOR THE THE NEWS THE REACH GALVESTON, TEXAS.

THAT DAY WAS JUNE AND, JUNE 19 .

>> PEOPLE WERE IN BONDAGE AND IT WAS UGLY.

NOW IS THE TIME WE CAN SHOW THE WORLD AMERICA DOESN'T STAY IN BONDAGE AND IT COMES FORWARD.

>> Reporter: A DAY OF LIBERATION NOW CELEBRATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY .

>> TO CELEBRATE ONE OF OUR NATION'S FOUNDING PRINCIPLES, THE PRINCIPLE OF FREEDOM.

>>> SLAVERY IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOUTH.

A BOOK LOOKS AT 250 YEARS OF SLAVERY AND SLAVERY REVOLTS IN CALIFORNIA.

IT IS CALLED CALIFORNIA, A SLAVE STATE.

WE SPOKE WITH THE AUTHOR ABOUT THIS PAST AND HAVE A CONTINUES TODAY.

HERE IS WHAT STOOD OUT TO HER FROM THE CONVERSATION.

>> Reporter: I WAS UNAWARE OF THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY UNTIL I SPOKE WITH THE AUTHOR.

WILL CALIFORNIA CAPTURED THE LAND FROM MEXICO AND HAD FERTILE LAND, THE MINES, AND NO LABOR FORCE TO WORK IT.

THE AMERICAN MILITARY HELP TO ENFORCE THE SLAVERY OF NATIVE AMERICANS.

2000 LACK SLAVES WERE BROUGHT IN FROM THE SOUTH AND CODIFIED INTO LAW.

WITH 10 MONTHS OF CALIFORNIA ENTERING THE U.S. WITH THE STATE INSTITUTION TO NEVER TOLERATE SLAVERY, IT LEGALIZED ENSLAVING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.

THE HISTORY OF BONDAGE HAS NOT BEEN INTERRUPTED.

>> WALK-THROUGH PARTS OF SAN FRANCISCO AND YOU CAN SEE BARRED WINDOWS AND NO SIGNAGE.

THOSE ARE SWEATSHOPS.

WE SEE GIRL STANDING BY THE FREEWAY EXIT SELLING FLOWERS.

THOSE GIRLS A VERY LIKELY TRAFFICKED.

WE SEE TEENAGE GIRLS AT TRUCK STOPS.

AND WE NOW KNOW THAT AT THE DETENTION CENTERS AT THE BORDER DOWN THERE TIJUANA THAT DESPERATE MIGRANTS ARE BEING EITHER SOLD OR ESCAPE AND TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FLEE FROM THE DETENTION CENTERS AND FIND THEMSELVES TRAFFICKED AS FIELD WORKERS, FACTORY WORKERS.

>> JEAN TALKED ABOUT PRISON LABOR IN THE STATE AND SEXUAL SLAVERY, LIMITING TRAFFICKED ON WEBSITES LIKE CRAIGSLIST.

AFTER EVERY CHAPTER ABOUT SLAVERY, SHE INCLUDES A CHAPTER ABOUT SLAVE REVOLTS.

HUMAN BEINGS DEMANDING AND FIGHTING AND PUTTING THEMSELVES AT RISK TO WIN THEIR LIBERTY IS AS MUCH PART OF THE STATES FABRIC AS SLAVERY ITSELF.

>> EVEN TODAY THERE IS A STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY INCLUDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE.

SHE RESEARCHES AND SAYS THAT THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT STATISTICAL CAPS AND HEALTH ACCESS FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY.

THOSE WITH LOW INCOME AND LIVES IN RURAL AREAS .

>> WHEN WE THE FOLKS BEHIND WE CREATE A SITUATION WHERE NOT EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL.

IDENTIFY WHERE THE WAYS WE ARE DOING THINGS IMPACT THEM .

>> THEN FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT .

>> HELP IS THE FOUNDATION EVERYTHING ELSE IS BUILT UPON.

IF HEALTH IS APPROVED FOR ALL, CHILDREN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO BETTER IN SCHOOL AND ADULTS COULD BE MORE PRODUCTIVE AT WORK.

WILL PRESENT IS THAT IN TWO DOZEN INJURED AFTER A TORNADO SLEPT THROUGH MISSISSIPPI.

MORE THAN 50 MILLION PEOPLE FACED THE THREAT OF MORE SEVERE WEATHER ALL AMID RECORD- BREAKING HEAT.

WE HAVE THE LATEST.

>> A DEADLY TORNADO SWEPT THROUGH JASPER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI LEVELING HOMES, TOSSING VEHICLES, AND DOWNING POWER LINES.

THEY WILL TWO VEHICLES .

>> WINDOWS ARE BROKEN NOW AND THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY IS ASSESSING DAMAGE FROM OVERNIGHT STORMS.

>> FORECASTERS ARE TRACKING NEW THREATS OF HAIL, TORNADOES AND HIGH WINDS FROM CENTRAL TEXAS EAST OF FLORIDA AND UP INTO THE CAROLINAS.

AND NOW AROUND 35 MILLION PEOPLE ARE UNDER HEAT ALERTS FROM A BLISTERING HEAT WAVE ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

MANY WILL TAKE ON THE HEAT WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING .

>> WE COULDN'T OPEN THE WINDOWS BECAUSE IT IS PROBABLY HOTTER OUT THERE .

>> HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OR CUSTOMERS ARE WITHOUT POWER HUNTING THIS UCLA TO OPEN DOORS .

>> ANYONE IN THE CITY CAN WALK INTO ANY YMCA AND OPEN A GUEST PASS ACCOUNT .

>> THAT IS GOING TO BE HOT.

TRY TO SPEND AS LITTLE TIME AS POSSIBLE OUT DOORS.

>> IVAN RODRIGUEZ, KPBS NEWS PICKS AMID THE SEVERE WEATHER, PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCED FEDERAL FUNDING AND MADE A STOP AT THE PALO ALTO NATURE RESERVE DURING WHICH HE ANNOUNCED A 575 DOLLAR REGIONAL CHALLENGE AIMED AT HELPING COASTAL AND GREAT LAKES COMMUNITIES BECOME MORE RESILIENT.

>> IT IS THE THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES.

I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE OPTIMISTIC IN MY LIFE.

IT IS BECAUSE OF THIS GENERATION.

>> THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED AN INVESTMENT OF MORE THAN $2 BILLION TO BE MORE CLIMATE RESILIENT.

THIS WAS PART OF A THREE DAY ROAD TRIP OF THE BAY AREA.

>>> BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

WE WILL NOTICE A BIT OF A CHANGE IN THE AIR TEMPERATURE.

COOLER AIR MAKING ITS WAY IN.

THE DRY STATS WILL BE PERSISTING.

OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE DROPPING DOWN TO 58.

CLOUDS AT THE COAST.

BORREGO SPRINGS, 68.

HERE IS A LOOK AT FUTURECAST.

NOT A WHOLE LOT OF ACTIVITY.

SHOWERS WILL OFF TO THE NORTH END OF THE EAST.

AS WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGHOUT YOUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

WE WILL BE UP INTO THE 70s FROM OCEANSIDE DOWN TO CHULA VISTA.

80 TOWARD RAMONA.

BORREGO SPRINGS CLOUDING AND THE MID-TO UPPER 90s.

WE WANT TO TAKE YOU HERE AS WE WORK OUR WAY TOWARD THE COAST.

WE WILL START TO NOTICE MORE IN THE WAY OF CLOUD COVERAGE GOING INTO WEDNESDAY AND ALSO INTO THURSDAY.

THAT WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN IMPLICATION AS THEY DROPPED INTO THE MIDDLE 60s.

IT WILL STAY QUIET AS WE WORK THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, RIGHT AROUND 80 DEGREES IN A LITTLE BIT COOLER HERE.

WE WILL DROP IT DOWN INTO THE MID-70s THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

OVER THE MOUNTAINS, THE WINDS COMPONENT WILL ADD TO A LITTLE BIT OF A CHILL ESPECIALLY AS WE ARE WAKING UP TO THOSE TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID AND UPPER 40s.

HEADING INTO THURSDAY, WE WORK AWAY INTO THE WEEKEND AND TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE A BIT OF A COMEBACK.

>> MID-TO UPPER 90s AND A LITTLE BIT COOLER WITH WIND ON THURSDAY.

THE NUMBERS WILL CLIMB BACK UP .

>>> IN THE LATEST INSTALLMENT IN OUR SERVERS HIM PUBLIC, WE SPENT TIME WITH A TIJUANA STREET ARTIST.

HE SAYS PUBLIC ART FEELS LIKE A FREE-FOR-ALL.

>> HE HAS MULTIPLE MURALS AND THEY GOOSE BRIGHT COLORS AND SHOW EVERYTHING FROM MEXICAN FOLKLORE TO THE UNIVERSE AND EVEN BUTTERFLIES ALL TO DEPICT IDEAS OF SPIRITUALITY AND CULTURE.

PUBLIC ART HERE DOES NOT REQUIRE PERMITS OUR APPROVAL .

>> YOU SHOW UP AND YOU PAINT THERE AND IF THE COP SINCE YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING TOO WEIRD OR SOMETHING THEY DON'T LIKE, THEY WON'T SAY ANYTHING .

>> NEGOTIATE WITH THE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS .

>> IT IS NOT PARTICULARLY LUCRATIVE.

>> SOMETIMES THEY WILL PAY FOR MATERIALS.

YOU GET TO DISPLAY YOUR ART IN A PUBLIC SPOT BUT YOU NEED TO MAKE MONEY TOO.

>> RODRIGUEZ SUPPLEMENTS HIS INCOME BY WORKING IN A CALL CENTER AND ALSO SELLS COMMISSIONED ART PIECES ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

THE COLORFUL MURALS POP AGAINST THE BACKDROP.

STREET ARTIST ARE A REFLECTION OF TIJUANA'S DIVERSITY.

>> YOU GET A WHOLE DIFFERENT CULTURE AND DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND IDEAS OF WHAT THEY HAVE .

>> IT DEPICTS A COUPLE OF DOGS STANDING NEXT TO A GIANT HEART >> DON'T ABANDON FAMILY.

HE MADE THE MURAL WITH THE DEPARTED ARTIST.

IT'S MEANT TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT ABANDONED PETS.

>> THEY GROW BIGGER WHAT DID THEY DO.

>> KPBS NEWS.

SAKE LITTLE LEGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE FACING MAJOR UMPIRE SHORTAGES AND ARE SEEING A LOT OF AGGRESSION FROM PARENTS AND COACHES.

WE SPOKE TO SOME UMPIRES, PARENTS AND PLAYERS ABOUT HOW THEY MAY BE RELATED .

>> IT IS ONE OF AMERICA'S FAVORITE PASTIMES.

>> BASEBALL IS VERY FUN .

>> IT IS BEING RUINED.

>> ADULTS AROUND THE COUNTRY, BROWSER PICKING OUT.

>> COATS COMING AFTER AN UMPIRE AT A LITTLE LEAGUE GAME IN ALABAMA.

PARENTS AGGRESSIVELY YELLING AT AN UMPIRE IN TEXAS.

>> I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT COULD GET SOMEONE SO UPSET AT A CHILDREN'S BASEBALL GAME .

>> I AM WITH YOU.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT EITHER.

THERE'S AN EXPECTATION THAT EVERY GAME IS DO OR DIE.

>> THE PHYSICAL AND VERBAL ABUSE IS HAVING AN IMPACT IN AN UMPIRE SHORTAGE.

THE NUMBER OF YOUTH UMPIRES HAS DROPPED.

AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL THERE ARE NEARLY 20,000 FEWER ACROSS ALL SPORTS THEM BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

WITH SIGNS, THEY MAY KICK UP .

>> SUSPENDED PARENTS FROM THE PARK FOR HOW LONG >> IT IS USUALLY ONE OR TWO GAMES.

IF IT BECOMES WORSE THAN THAT WE ASKED THEM NOT TO COME BACK.

>> THEY ARE PLAYING THE ORIOLES.

21 YEAR VETERAN UMPIRE IS CALLING THIS LITTLE LEAGUE GAME.

>> I AM THE BOSS OUT THERE, NO DOUBT .

>> HOW HER PARENTS BEEN IN RECENT YEARS?

>> SOME CAN BE A LITTLE BIT LOUDER THAN THE COACHES.

SOME VULGARITY, BUT I LET THE PARENTS SAY WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY.

IF THEY CONTINUE, YOU HAVE TO TELL THE COACH TO MANAGE THE PARENT'S.

IF YOU DON'T, I WILL HAVE TO ASK YOU TO REMOVE THEM.

>> Reporter: MIKE WHAT HAS GOTTEN INTO HIS FAIR SHARE OF ARGUMENTS .

>> IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED I SHOULD LEAVE THE GAME .

>> SUGGESTED BY WHO?

>> BY THE UMPIRE.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE WAY I'M CALLING THIS GAME, YOU CAN LEAVE.

>> HIS SON, JACK, AND EVAN, SEE GET FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE .

>> THE UMPIRE IS THE TOP-TIER MAN AND YOU HAVE TO RESPECT HIM .

>> IS IT APPROPRIATE FOR PARENTS TO BE SO INVOLVED >> THEY SHOULD BE EXCITED AND FOCUS ON THE GAME.

WHEN THEY TALK TO UMPIRES AND YELL AT THE CALLS AND STUFF, I THINK IT IS A LITTLE UNNECESSARY BECAUSE IT IS A KIDS GAME AND LITTLE LEAGUE.

KIDS ARE JUST TRYING TO HAVE FUN .

>> WHEN ADULTS BEHAVE BADLY, THE KIDS LOSE .

>> I HAVE TO STOP THE GAME, AND NO ONE WANTS THAT.

I CAN UNDERSTAND A PARENT WANTING THEIR CHILD TO SUCCEED, BUT NOT AT THAT PRICE.

>> IN THE END, THEY BEAT THE ORIOLES FOR FIRST PLACE.

EVERYONE IS A WINNER.

THE NUMBER OF BASEBALL AND SOFT WHILE UMPIRES HAS BEEN ON THE DECLINE.

IT HAS DROPPED FROM JUST OVER 6000 TO JUST UNDER 5000?

>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON TOMORROW.

NPR HAS A PROFILE ON A BASEBALL STAR BUT THE FOCUS ON THE YOUTH BASEBALL CULTURE.

TO SAVE MIDDAY ATTENTION IS ALL ABOUT BRAIN HEALTH.

LOCAL DOCTOR SURE THAT ADVICE FOR HOW TO KEEP YOUR MIND AND YOUR BODY HEALTHY.

AS ALWAYS, PHAIDRA KNIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.KPBS.ORG .

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HAVE A GREAT EVENING.