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>>> A SHOWDOWN AT SCHOOL WHERE TEACHERS HAVE VERY DIFFERENT OPINIONS ABOUT WHETHER THEY SHOULD BE UNIONIZED.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>>> TEACHERS AT HAVE BEEN PART OF THE SAN DIEGO EDUCATION ASSOCIATION SINCE 2019.

SOME SAY THEY WERE FORCED TO JOIN AND NOW THEY WANT OUT.

OUR EDUCATIONAL REPORTER HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE GOMPERS PREPARATORY ACADEMY CLASS OF 2023.

THE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL HAS A 100 PERCENT GRADUATION RATE AND 86 OF THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND UC SAN DIEGO IN THE FALL.

THOSE ARE MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS FOR CHILDREN WHO GREW UP HERE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

18 YEARS AGO PARENTS AND EDUCATORS CAME TOGETHER TO CONVERT WHAT THEY CONSIDER A FAILING PUBLIC SCHOOL INTO A SUCCESSFUL CHARTER CAMPUS AREA >> IT IS A UNIQUE SCHOOL.

YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, AND IF IT IS KIDS FIRST YOU WIN >> Reporter: CINDY HAS BEEN TEACHING SIXTH GRADE MATH AND SCIENCE AT GOMPERS FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS.

SHE IS LEADING A GROUP OF FELLOW EDUCATORS WHO DO NOT WANT TO BE A PART OF A UNION AND THEY WANT TO RETURN TO THE FREEDOM AND FLEXIBILITY OF THE CHARTER SCHOOL THEY BELIEVE IN.

>> THE UNION HAS BEEN DIVISIVE AND INSTIGATES TROUBLE WHEN THEY CAN.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE INTIMIDATED BY THAT.

>> Reporter: IN 2019 THE SAN DIEGO EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, WHICH REPRESENTS TEACHERS IN SAN DIEGO UNIFIED, GOT ENOUGH SUPPORT FROM GOMPERS PREP TO CONVINCE THE MAJORITY OF THE TEACHING STAFF TO JOIN.

ALMOST SINCE THAT BEGINNING A GROUP HAS BEEN FIGHTING FOR DECERTIFICATION FROM THE UNION.

LAST WEEK THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD KNOWN AS PERB , GAVE THE GO- AHEAD FOR DECERTIFICATION VOTE BY MAIL AND BALLOT STARTING MAY 10th.

VALERIE CAMPOS REPRESENTS ALL OF THE GOMPERS TEACHERS WHO WANT TO KEEP THE UNION AND WILL VOTE NO TO DECERTIFY.

>> THERE WERE THINGS THAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN WITH OUR WORKING CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE IN ORDER FOR US TO ATTRACT MORE TEACHERS.

I KNOW THERE IS A TEACHER SHORTAGE, I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT WE ALSO HAVE 23 VACANCIES AND THAT IS DETRIMENTAL TO STUDENT LEARNING.

>> Reporter: THE TEACHER UNION IS IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH SAN DIEGO UNIFIED RIGHT NOW FOR A NEW CONTRACT THAT INCLUDES DEMANDS FOR HIGHER WAGES AND SUPPORT STAFF.

THE GOMPERS TEACHERS ARE INCLUDED IF THEY VOTE TO DECERTIFY THEY WOULD BE LEFT ON THEIR OWN.

THE GOMPERS NEGOTIATIONS ARE BEING DONE DIRECTLY WITH THE CHARTER SCHOOL MANAGEMENT TEAM .

WHILE THE CLOCK CONTINUES TOO ON THAT, TEACHERS HAVE UNTIL JUNE 6th TO MAIL IN THEIR VOTE WHETHER THEY STAY WITH S DEA OR GO.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISORS WILL DECIDE TOMORROW HOW TO FILL THE FOURTH DISTRICT SEAT FOLLOWING NATHAN FLETCHER'S RESIGNATION.

WE BREAK DOWN THE THREE OPTIONS.

>> Reporter: THE FIRST OPTION IS TO APPOINT A NEW SUPERVISOR TO SERVE OUT THE THREE AND HALF YEARS LEFT IN FLETCHER'S TERM.

OPTION TWO IS CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION ON AUGUST 15 WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A RUNOFF IN NOVEMBER.

OPTION THREE IS A COMBINATION OF THE FIRST TWO CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION AND APPOINT SOMEONE TO FILL THE VACANCY UNTIL THE WINNER CAN BE SEATED.

FLETCHER IS RESIGNING AMID ACCUSATIONS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT, ACCUSATIONS HE DENIES.

HIS TERRITORY COVERS MOST OF SAN DIEGO, THE MESA AND.

TWO DEMOCRATS ANNOUNCED BIDS FOR THE SEAT.

VANESSA GO BACK AND MONACA MONTGOMERY.

>>> NEW RULES FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AREA STARTING TODAY UNITS BEING RENTED OUT FOR LESS THAN A MONTH WITHIN THE CITY WILL NOW REQUIRE A LICENSE.

THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF LICENSES BEARING THE REQUIREMENT ON THE HOME AND THE NUMBER OF DAYS RENTED.

HOST CAN ONLY HOLD ONE LICENSE AT A TIME AND THEY ARE NONTRANSFERABLE.

>>> TRAIN PASSENGERS HEADING TO ORANGE COUNTY ARE HAVING TO DEAL WITH DELAYS AND DETOURS AGAIN.

THE PACIFIC SURF LINER SERVICE WAS SUSPENDED AGAIN LAST WEEK BETWEEN OCEANSIDE AND IRVINE.

THE SUDDEN INTERRUPTION IS DUE TO A TRACK CLOSURE AFTER A LANDSLIDE CAUSED DEBRIS TO FALL NEAR THE TRACKS.

OVER THE WEEKEND SEVERAL LAWMAKERS TOOK A LOOK AT THE DAMAGE.

CONGRESSMAN MIKE ROBINSON THAT THESE CLOSURES ARE NOT JUST AFFECTING PASSENGERS BUT THE ECONOMY AS WELL.

>> WHEN THE RAIL CORRIDOR SHUTS DOWN, EVEN FOR A WEEK, A MONTH WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACT.

>> IT IS UNCLEAR WHEN THE LINE WILL REOPEN.

FOR NOW PASSENGERS HEADED TO ORANGE COUNTY WILL HAVE TO TAKE A BUS TO GET AROUND THE CLOSURE.

>>> CRISIS PREVENTED AFTER A WEEK OF INTENSE NEGOTIATIONS, J.P. MORGAN CHASE IS BUYING FIRST REPUBLIC BANK'S ASSETS.

WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THIS MEANS FOR AMERICAN BANKS.

>> Reporter: FIRST REPUBLIC BANK BRANCH IS OPEN MONDAY MORNING UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT FOLLOWING THE COLLAPSE OF THE REGIONAL LENDER.

>> THE FIRST REPUBLIC FAILURE IS TRADITIONAL BANK ROT.

THAT MONEY PULLED OUT AND PULLED OUT FAST.

>> Reporter: FEDERAL REGULATORS SEES CONTROLLED THE BANK AT $230 BILLION WORTH OF ASSETS BEFORE J.P. MORGAN STEPPED IN AS A BUYER.

THE CEO EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE ON INVESTOR CALL MONDAY MORNING.

>> HOPEFULLY THIS WILL HELP STABILIZE EVERYTHING.

THE AMERICAN BANKING SYSTEM IS ASKED ORDINARY SOUND.

>> THIS IS THE SECOND LARGEST BANK FAILURE IN U.S. HISTORY AND THE THIRD SINCE MARCH.

>> INTEREST RATES HAVE GONE UP FASTER THAN THE HALF AND 40 YEARS AND THE ECONOMY IS SLIDING, BUT THE SYSTEM HAS PROVEN TO BE RESILIENT.

>> Reporter: J.P. MORGAN CHASE WAS ALREADY THE LARGEST BANK IN THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE BUYOUT NOW A NEW CONCERN.

>> ANYTIME THERE IS A CONSOLIDATION MARKET SHARE PRICES WILL GO UP.

>> Reporter: CONSUMER SHOULD CONSTANTLY BE EVALUATING THEIR BANKING OPTIONS.

>> CHECKING ACCOUNTS OVER THE HORSE OF MANY YEARS, BALANCE REQUIREMENTS OF GOD THROUGH THE STRATOSPHERE AND YET NEARLY 40% -- THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES OUT THERE.

>>> NEW CONCERNS TONIGHT ALONG THE SOUTHERN ORDER.

THE PART DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SAYS DETENTION FACILITIES ARE ABOVE CAPACITY.

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION ESTIMATE 20,000 MIGRANTS ARE IN CUSTODY.

ARRIVALS ARE GROWING BEFORE TITLE 42 IN THE ENDS ON MAY 11.

IT IS A CONTROVERSIAL PUBLIC ORDER ALLOWING OFFICIALS TO TURN AWAY ASYLUM-SEEKERS.

NO ONE KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN ONCE TITLE 42 IS GOD.

HOUR UP TO 15,000 MIGRANTS WAITING TO ENTER THE U.S. ONCE TITLE 42 IS LIFTED.

WE ARE AT THE 11 DAYS BEFORE THE OFFICIAL END BUT OFFICIALS DO NOT KNOW HOW THE U.S. PLANS TO PROCESS ALL THOSE PEOPLE.

NO ONE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS SHARED THEIR PLANS.

>> THAT IS IN AND HE SAID SET UP THE TO JUANA MY CURRENT AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT.

HE SAYS THEY HAVE A ROUGH IDEA OF WHAT TO DO BUT A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH LOGISTICAL QUESTIONS LIKE HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO CROSS THE BORDER AND WHERE.

RIGHT NOW HE DOES NOT HAVE THOSE ANSWERS HE IS PREPARING FOR THE WORST.

>> Reporter: ON MAY 11th HE EXPECTS THOUSANDS TO LEAVE THE SHELTER AND FORM A LONG LINE OUTSIDE THE PORT OF ENTRY.

THEY WILL EAT THERE, THEY WILL SLEEP THERE, THEY WILL LIVE THERE.

HE SAYS IF THE U.S. ONLY ALLOWS A COUPLE HUNDRED MIGRANTS TO ENTER THE COUNTRY EACH DAY, IT WILL BE CHAOS AT THE BORDER.

THE SHELTERS ARE ALREADY AT CAPACITY AND THEY EXPECT EVEN MORE PEOPLE TO COME TO THE BORDER ONCE TITLE 42 IS LIFTED.

>> BASICALLY WE ARE PREPARED AND WE ARE CONSTRUCTING TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE MORE PEOPLE.

HOUR LAST YEAR HE RAN THE MIGRANTS SHELTER IN TIJUANA.

>> WE KNOW THAT MORE MIGRANTS WILL COME AND TITLE 42 WILL BE TAKEN AWAY.

>> Reporter: ABOUT 650 MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN LIVE IN THE SHELTER.

KIDS PLAY SOCCER ALL DAY WHILE THE PARENTS COOK AND GET READY FOR A SHOT AT ASYLUM IN THE U.S..

HE SAYS MOST MIGRANTS THINK THAT THEIR JOURNEY IS OVER ONCE THEY ENTER THE U.S., THAT WILL NOT BE THE CASE.

MORE THAN HALF OF ALL ASYLUM CLAIMS ARE DENIED, ACCORDING TO FEDERAL DATA.

HE IS TRYING TO HELP GET THEM READY TO FIGHT THEIR IMMIGRATION CASES IN COURT.

>> WE NEED EVIDENCE, DOCUMENTATION SO THAT IF YOU WANT TO DO THINGS LEGALLY AND YOU WANT TO WIN YOUR CASE, FOCUS ON THE EVIDENCE AND EVERYTHING AND BE PATIENT.

>> Reporter: ONCE TITLE 42 IS LIFTED, MIGRANTS WILL GO THROUGH THE EXPEDITED REMOVAL PROCESS.

UNDER EXPEDITED REMOVAL THEY WILL BE GIVEN A FEE ENTRY THOSE WHO PASS ARE ALLOWED CLAIMS, THOSE WHO FAIL ARE DEPORTED.

>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAID THEY WILL PROVIDE OFFICERS AND OTHER RESOURCES TO THE BORDER TO CARRY OUT THESE INTERVIEWS.

>> Reporter: HE IS POLICY DIRECTOR AT THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNSEL, A PRO- IMMIGRATION THINK TANK.

HE HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S TRANSITION AWAY FROM TITLE 42.

HE SAYS THE LAND IS FOR LIGHT AMERICAN COUNTRIES TO STOP MIGRANTS FROM REACHING THE BORDER IN THE FIRST PLACE.

U.S. OFFICIALS WILL OPEN PROCESSING CENTERS IN COLOMBIA AND GUATEMALA.

THESE ARE PLACES WHERE MIGRANTS CAN GO TO TO SEE IF THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ASYLUM IN THE U.S.

WITHOUT HAVING TO COME TO THE BORDER.

ONE MAJOR QUESTION REMAINS.

>> FOR THE PORTS OF ENTRY, THE BIG QUESTION IS WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE ONCE TITLE 42 LIFTS.

>> Reporter: TITLE 42 ESSENTIALLY SHUT DOWN THE MIGRANT PROCESS FOR THREE YEARS.

MIGRANTS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO WALK TO THE BORDER AND REQUEST HUMANITARIAN PROTECTION SINCE MARCH 2020.

>> THAT MEANS ASYLUM-SEEKERS DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE SITUATION WILL LOOK LIKE AFTER TITLE 42 IS OVER ON MAY 11th.

CRUCIALLY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS NOT INDICATED WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO.

>> Reporter: KPBS PLANS TO BE AT THE BORDER ON MAY 11th TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED .

>>> THE TWO DAY SLUGFEST BETWEEN THE SAN DIEGO PADRES AND SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS MADE THE FIRST REGULAR-SEASON OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GAMES IN MEXICO CITY A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE.

THE WEEKEND BROUGHT OUT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FANS FROM BOTH THE U.S. AND MIXICO.

>> Reporter: IT WAS A LONG WAY FROM PETCO PARK AND A NUMBER OF WAYS.

THE STADIUM AT MORE THAN 7000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL TO THE FOOD AND CULTURE OF MEXICO'S CAPITAL.

FANS FROM ALL OVER THE TWO COUNTRIES AND MEDIA FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD THERE TO WATCH INCLUDING MIXICO RESIDENT ALEX GARCIA AND HIS FRIEND.

>> HERE IN MEXICO CITY THEY ENJOY BASEBALL SO MUCH THERE ARE SO MANY LEAGUES.

>> Reporter: MANY PEOPLE MADE THE TRIP.

WITH A LARGE MAJORITY FLYING OUT OF TIJUANA INCLUDING OCEANSIDE RESIDENT TATYANA RODRIGUEZ WHO SAID SHE IS PROUD .

>> EVEN TRYING TO GET FROM THE AIRPORT IT WAS SO PACKED.

I WAS LIKE THIS IS AMAZING.

I HOPE THAT THEY CONTINUE DOING GAMES OUT HERE.

>> Reporter: THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE GAMES WAS THRILLING.

BOTH ON THE FIELD WITH A BARRAGE OF HOME RUNS.

AND IN THE STANDS WITH SOMBREROS, MARIACHI, LITTER DOOR MASKS AND CELEBRATIONS.

GARCIA DESCRIBED IT AS ONE BIG PARTY.

>> YOU HEAR THE COURSE OF ALL THE PEOPLE SINGING AT THE SAME TIME.

MANY PEOPLE ARE DANCING AROUND ALL OF THE BALLPARK.

I THINK THAT IS VERY COOL HERE.

>> Reporter: FANS SUPPORTING A WIDE RANGE OF MLB AND MEXICAN BASEBALL TEAMS FILED IN THE SOLD-OUT ESTADO ALFREDO.

>> THESE ARE MY PEOPLE.

IT TAKES ME BACK TO MY FIRST BROKE INTO THE BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: THE GAME ATTRACTED CELEBRITIES FROM BOTH COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE VW WRESTLER.

>> COMING HERE AND SUPPORTING MY PADRES, MY HOME TEAM MY DAD USED TO TAKE ME TO THE GAME ALL THE TIME.

IT IS VERY EMOTIONAL.

>> Reporter: HIS FATHER AND TIJUANA RESIDENT SAYS THIS SERIES IS A TIPPING POINT FOR THE PADRES AND PEOPLE AS A WHOLE AND MIXICO.

HE AND MANY OTHER MEXICAN FANS WANT TO SEE THIS TYPE OF EVENT HAPPENED MORE OFTEN.

IN OTHER CITIES THROUGHOUT THEIR HOME COUNTRY.

>> IF THEY MAKE ANOTHER GAME OVER THERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE HAPPY.

>> Reporter: FOR NOW HE AND HIS FAMILY HAVE THEIR MEXICO CITY MEMORY.

>> THAT ONE GOES TO LEFT-FIELD.

>>> THERE IS A CERTAIN ZEN IN CATCHING A WAVE HERE AND SAN DIEGO.

AS WE TAKE A LOOK A NEW EXHIBIT IN OCEANSIDE REVEALS THE SCIENCE BEHIND SURFING.

>> Reporter: LONGTIME LISTENERS DEPEND ON SCOTT'S DAILY REPORT TO SEE IF THE WAVES ARE GOOD THAT DAY.

HAVE YOU WONDERED HOW THOSE REPORTS ARE ACCURATE?

A NEW EXHIBIT AT THE CALIFORNIA SURF MUSEUM IN OCEANSIDE DELVES INTO THE SCIENCE OF SURFING WHICH INCLUDES A LOOK AT HOW WAVES ARE FORMED AND HOW THEY CAN BE FORECAST.

>> THIS LONG TAPESTRY HERE SHOWS WHEN YOU GET A LOT OF STORMS THAT GENERATE WAVES AND THOSE COME THROUGH AND THEY BUILD.

>> Reporter: HE IS THE SURF MUSEUM PRESIDENT.

HE SAID THE EXHIBIT WAS FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE.

>> THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS.

ONE IS ABOUT THE SHAPE OF THE SHORELINE AND WHETHER THERE IS A BRIEF OR COBBLESTONE POINT, ALL OF THOSE HAVE DIFFERENT PROPERTIES IN TERMS OF HOW THEY BREAK.

YOU LEARN ABOUT WHY THE WAVE BREAKS IN CERTAIN WAYS.

HOUR THE EXHIBIT SHOWCASES ALL THINGS IN EDUCATION THAT IS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND -- THEY WOULD SAY SURFING IS AN ART BUT IT IS ALSO A SCIENCE.

FOR EXAMPLE WHY A LOCAL SURF SPOT IS A GOOD SPOT TO CATCH THE WAVES.

THE EXHIBIT SHOWCASES HOW MATH CAN HELP A SURFER AS WELL IS THE ENGINEERING MARVEL BEHIND THE SURFBOARD.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT THE LENGTH OF THE BOARD, THE WIDTH OF THE BOARD, THE VOLUME, THE CONCAVE, THE ROCKER, THE RAILS, THE NOSE , THE TAIL AND THE FINN PLACEMENT.

IF YOU WANT TO BE REALLY FAST YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT KIND OF SHAPE WHETHER IT'S BIG WAVES OR SMALL WAVES.

>> Reporter: THE EXHIBIT IS ON DISPLAY THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR AND THE MUSEUM IS OPEN FROM 10:00 TO 4:00 P.M. DAILY.

>>> LET'S GET TO YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES FOR THIS MONDAY.

A COOLDOWN IS ON THE WAY.

WE WERE WARMING UP AT THE TEMPERATURES ARE TAKING A SWING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

RAIN THROUGH THURSDAY, IT IS NOT GOING TO BE A WASHOUT BY ANY MEANS BUT SOME DRIZZLE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTAL AREA AND IT IS GOING TO BE PRETTY WINDY AS WE GO TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS.

WE HAVE A WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT ACROSS THE DESERT AND ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.

THAT WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY.

PRETTY BLUSTERY IN THOSE AREAS.

AS WE GO INTO TONIGHT, A FEW SHOWERS IT WILL BE MISSED >> AROUND SAN DIEGO WE ARE DROPPING TO A LOW OF 65 AND AROUND THE REGION MORE OF THE SAME.

IT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE MISTY MAC AND THEN DOWN TOWARDS SAN DIEGO AND CHULA VISTA.

INLAND WE WILL STAY MOSTLY DRY BUT WINDY AS WE HIT MT.

LAGUNA.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU HOW THIS WILL PLAY OUT OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AT LEAST MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

IT IS NOT GOING TO BE A WASHOUT, WE WILL START OUT WITH CLOUDS AND BY THE AFTERNOON WE WILL SEE SOME SUN, IT IS STILL GOING TO BE MISTY IN AREAS LIKE OCEANSIDE.

ALONG THE COAST TUESDAY MOSTLY CLOUDY AND MISTY WITH 62 IS THE HIGH.

WHICH I OUT SLIGHTLY FOR WEDNESDAY, AGAIN, JUST HAVE YOUR UMBRELLA READY, YOU MAY WANT TO HAVE A RAINCOAT.

THURSDAY, FRIDAY SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AND IN WHICH I OUT FOR THE WEEKEND.

INLAND THE SHOWERS WILL CATCH UP TO YOU.

HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 60s AND WARMING UP WITH THE UPPER 60s BY THE WEEKEND.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS WE ARE GETTING RAIN AND SNOW BY THURSDAY IT WILL BE WINDY AGAIN WITH HIGHS IN THE 30s AND 40s , 49 BY SATURDAY AND IN THE DESERT WE ARE PUSHING UP TO THE 80s HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE COULD SEE A SHOWER IN SPOTS ON THURSDAY >>> STUDENTS AT A SAN DIEGO AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE USING ANIMATION TO EXPLORE DIFFICULT SOCIAL ISSUES.

WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE INNOVATIVE PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS THE KIDS TO CREATE ART AS A WAY TO EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS AND SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES.

>> Reporter: THE DAY BEGINS FOR THESE FIFTH-GRADERS WITH THE USUAL SUBJECTS, MATH, SCIENCE, READING AND.

IT MAY APPEAR EASY IN COMPARISON TO TALKING ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE AND GLOBAL WARMING, BULLYING, RACISM.

>> FOR ME RACISM SOMETHING THAT IS THAT I SEE OFTEN AND I FEEL LIKE PEOPLE SHOULD BE TREATED THE SAME WAY.

INSIDE WE ARE ALL THE SAME.

>> Reporter: HE IS JUST ONE OF 500 FIFTH-GRADE STUDENTS TACKLING THESE ISSUES AT THE NATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT JUST OUTSIDE OF SAN DIEGO.

STUDENTS CHOOSE A TOPIC.

>> I FEEL BAD, THEY DON'T HAVE THE LIFE I HAVE CREATED >> WE CAN HELP THEM GET FOOD AND FRESHWATER.

>> Reporter: AND THEY USE ANIMATION TO EXPLAIN THEIR THOUGHTS.

>> IT IS A PROBLEM FOR EVERYONE.

>> IF THESE ARE THE ISSUES, IF THESE ARE THE COMPONENTS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE WILL FACE AS THEY BECOME ADULTS.

I BELIEVE THAT IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPORT THEM IN LEARNING HOW TO MANEUVER SOME OF THE NUANCES.

>> MANEUVERING WAS NOT ALWAYS EASY ACCORDING TO THE ANIMATOR WHO CREATED THIS FIVE WEEK PROGRAM.

>> IT MAKES PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN YOU PUT THEM IN A SITUATION TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IS NOT THEIR NATIVE EXPERIENCE.

BECAUSE OF THAT I THINK IT IS UNFAIR TO PUT A MUZZLE ON A CHILD WHO WANTS TO EXPRESS WHAT THEY ARE FEELING.

>> Reporter: INSTEAD YOU ALLOW THEM TO TALK THROUGH THEIR ART.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE RUDE OR NOT NICE TO THEM.

>> Reporter: THEY FOUND WAYS TO HELP SOLVE OR HIGHLIGHT THE ISSUES.

>> NO MATTER WHAT WE ARE -- >> Reporter: THEY GOT TO SHARE THEIR INNOVATION WITH THE WORLD.

>> PEOPLE ACTUALLY STOPPED AND LISTENED TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE WORLD OF A CHILD AND HAVE THEM OFFER A POTENTIAL SOLUTION TO THAT PROBLEM.

>> WHEN YOU ARE KIND TO SOMEONE, THEY WILL BE KIND TO SOMEONE ELSE OR YOU AND YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BE KIND.

>> Reporter: THE STUDENTS FEEL HEARD AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES.

>> WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE IT BETTER.

>>> A BIOLOGIST HAS FOUND THAT ELEPHANT SEALS ONLY SLEEP A TOTAL OF TWO HOURS A DAY DURING THEIR NEARLY 10 MONTHS AT SEA.

LEARNING HOW SEA MAMMALS SLEEP COULD HELP PROTECT THEM IN THE WILD.

>> Reporter: JUST LIKE US, ELEPHANT SEALS NEED TO SLEEP AND BREATHING AIR BREATHING MAMMALS YOU MAY WONDER HOW THEY MANAGED TO SLEEP WITHOUT THE SEA.

JESSICA WAS WONDERING THE SAME THING.

>> THE BREATH HOLDING CAPACITY ALLOWS THEM TO FORAGE AND BE BELOW THE OCEAN SURFACE AND TO DO THINGS LIKE SLEEP BELOW THE OCEAN SURFACE.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A POST DOCTORAL FELLOW WHO DID HER PHD AT UC C SANTA CRUZ.

SHE IS THE LEAD ARTHUR IN THE JOURNAL THAT DESCRIBES THE SLEEP PATTERNS OF ELEPHANT SEALS.

SHE SAYS ELEPHANT SEALS DO NOT SLEEP LIKE WE DO AT NIGHT, THEY TAKE A LOT OF 10 MINUTE CATNAPS.

>> ELEPHANT SEALS ARE SLEEPING FOR A VERY SHORT.

OF TIME AND THAT ONLY ADDS UP TO ABOUT TWO HOURS A DAY FOR THESE LONG FORAGING TRIPS UP TO 295 DAYS AT SEA.

THE OTHER FINDING IS THAT THEY ACTUALLY GO INTO REM SLEEP.

>> Reporter: IT IS THE SAME FULL BODY PARALYSIS HUMANS ACHIEVE.

>> AT THAT TIME THEY ARE TURNING UPSIDE DOWN AND THEY ARE FALLING INTO THIS BEAUTIFUL SLEEP SPIRAL PATTERN TOWARDS THE OCEAN FLOOR BEFORE THEY WAKE UP AT AROUND 300 METERS AND SWIM BACK TO THE SURFACE.

>> Reporter: KINDLE WORKED WITH AN ENGINEER WHO CREATED THE DEVICE THAT COULD MONITOR BRAIN ACTIVITY IN ANIMALS TO FIND OUT IF THEY ARE SLEEPING.

>> SHE TOOK THIS LITTLE LONGER, THIS PIECE OF ELECTRONICS AND GET A HOUSING 4th PERIOD SHE DESIGNED THE HOUSING AND WORKED WITH ENGINEERS TO BUILD THE WATERPROOF HOUSING THAT SHE COULD PUT THAT DEVICE IN.

SHE ATTACHED SOME 20 OR 30 DIFFERENT WIRES TO MAKE IT ALL WORK AND NOT LEAK.

>> Reporter: WHAT KENDALL LEARNED IS NOT JUST A SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, IT ALLOWS HUMANS TO UNDERSTAND WHERE AND WHEN SEALS SLEEP AND PROTECT THEM FROM THE DISRUPTION OF SHIPS AT SEA.

>> I AM INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH COLLABORATORS WHO STUDY OTHER SPECIES TO HELP IDENTIFY WHERE THESE CRITICAL RESTING HABITATS ARE.

>> Reporter: WE HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB OF PROTECTING ELEPHANT SEALS.

IN THE LATE 19th CENTURY THERE WERE NO MORE THAN 25, NOW THERE ARE MORE THAN 200,000.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

AI IS HELPING PEOPLE FIND THE PERFECT MATCH.

ON NPR THIS MORNING THEY ARE HELPING USERS CREATE DATING PROFILES AND TEXT MESSAGES.

>>> THE CREATORS OF THE NEW PODCAST TAKING COVER ARE JOINING TRIED WENT MID-DAY EDITION WHAT THEY REVEAL ABOUT A MARINE FRIENDLY FIRE INCIDENT.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON YOUR WEBSITE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWELL FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

WRITING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

:1 800 BILL HOWELL.

>> AND BY THE CONRAD FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.