
Monday, May 15, 2023
Season 1 Episode 3048 | 27m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Nathan Fletcher makes his resignation official.
Nathan Fletcher makes his resignation official. We'll hear from his former colleagues and a woman who wants to replace him on the Board of Supervisors. Work begins on a North County project trying to help keep seniors from becoming homeless. And San Diego is one of the top cities in the country for multi-generational households. Tonight we begin a special series on the trend.
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Monday, May 15, 2023
Season 1 Episode 3048 | 27m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Nathan Fletcher makes his resignation official. We'll hear from his former colleagues and a woman who wants to replace him on the Board of Supervisors. Work begins on a North County project trying to help keep seniors from becoming homeless. And San Diego is one of the top cities in the country for multi-generational households. Tonight we begin a special series on the trend.
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>> AS OF THIS MOMENT NATHAN FLETCHER IS NO LONGER A SAN DIEGO SUPERVISOR.
>>> THE FORMER CHAIRMAN MADE HIS RESIGNATION FROM THE BOARD OFFICIALS THIS EVENING HE WENT ON LEAVE WEEKS AGO AND DAYS LATER HE FACES A SEXUAL ASSAULT LAWSUIT.
KITTY ALVARADO HAS REACTION FROM A CANDIDATE IS RUNNING FOR HIS SEAT AND A FORMER COLLEAGUE.
FOR THE COUNTIES PAGE MAY STILL HAVE HIS PICTURE UP AS DISTRICT SUPERVISOR THAT AFTER BEING ABSENT FROM HIS DUTIES FOR CLOSE TO TWO MONTHS 46-YEAR-OLD NATHAN FLETCHER OFFICIALLY RESIGNED TODAY.
IN A LETTER TO HIS CONSTITUENTS AND FRIENDS HE SAID HE TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS MISTAKE OF A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP OUTSIDE OF HIS MARRIAGE BUT DENIES THE LAWSUIT MADE BY A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WHERE HE ALSO SAT ON THE BOARD.
SHE IS ACCUSING HIM OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT, STALKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.
HE ALSO APOLOGIZES SAYING YOU PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME AS YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE AND I LET YOU DOWN.
FOR THAT I AM SORRY.
WE REACHED OUT TO FLETCHER'S ACCUSER THROUGH HER ATTORNEY AND THEY DID NOT RESPOND.
>> I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS BE OVER WITH.
IT'S UNFORTUNATE WHAT HE DID AND IT WAS NICE TO SEE THE APOLOGY.
HE IS COSTING THE COUNTY $5 MILLION IN A NEW GENERAL ELECTION WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH.
HER SUPERVISOR IS NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THE COUNTY HAS TO SHELL OUT TO FILL FLETCHER SEAT >> WE CAN MOVE ON WITH THE GOVERNANCE OF THE COUNTY AND THE PEOPLE OF THE DISTRICT CAN ELECT A NEW REPRESENTATIVE.
>> Reporter: HE REASSURED THE PEOPLE OF THE DISTRICT THEY HAVE SUPPORT.
>> PEOPLE ASKED ME WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE OFFICE?
HIS STAFF IS STILL THERE.
THEY'RE ANSWERING PHONE CALLS FOR PEOPLE IN THAT DISTRICT.
WE HAVE EVEN PUT OUT THE WORD THAT YOU CAN CALL OUR OFFICE OR ANY OTHER OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY BECAUSE THE DISTRICT DOESN'T HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE.
>> IT'S A NEW DAY.
WE CAN PUT ALL OF THAT BEHIND US AND WHAT IS BEST FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
>> Reporter: THREE PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY ANNOUNCED THE RUNNING TO REPLACE FLETCHER.
MONICA MONTGOMERY, JANESSA GOLDBACH, AND AMY RIKER WHO RAN AGAINST FLETCHER IN THE LAST ELECTION.
>> OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCING HIS OFFICIAL RESIGNATION IT'S TIME FOR SAN DIEGO TO MOVE ON WITH HOPE AND RECOVERY.
>> Reporter: WE REACHED OUT TO FLETCHER AND STAFF, BOTH DECLINED AN INTERVIEW.
THE SPECIAL ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 15th.
KITTY ALVARADO, NEWS.
>>> STATE AND FEDERAL LEADERS DISAGREE A MIGRANT SURGE IS ON ITS WAY TO OUR BORDER.
ONE THING BOTH SIDES AGREE ON IS THE NEED FOR FEDERAL IMMIGRATION REFORM BACK NOW, LORI HAS THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: IT WAS A QUITE START TO THE WEEK AT MANY U.S. BORDER ENTRY POINTS.
THE MASSIVE CROWDS OF LAST WEEK ARE NEARLY NONEXISTENT AFTER THE END OF TITLE 42.
>> THE BORDER PATROL EXPANDS A 50% DROP IN THE NUMBER OF ENCOUNTERS VERSUS WHAT WE EXPERIENCED EARLIER IN THE WEEK BEFORE TITLE 42 ENDED.
>> Reporter: HOMELAND SECURITY COMPARING 10,000 MIGRANT COUNTERS A DAY WITH JUST 4200 ARRIVALS ON SATURDAY.
THAT EVERYONE AGREES THE SURGE HAS BEEN AVERTED.
>> THEY CANNOT PREDICT THE PEAK.
THEY SAID A 42% INCREASE IS EXPECTED, THAT'S ANOTHER 9 MILLION PEOPLE IN TWO YEARS.
>> THEY TEMPORARILY BLOCKED THE GOVERNMENT RELEASE OF MOST MIGRANTS BEFORE THEY HAVE THE COURT DATE.
THE MOVE THAT STRETCH RESOURCES IN SEVERAL CITIES.
>> WE SEE THE BORDER PATROL IS FULL WE ARE PREPARED TO MOVE FORWARD.
>> WE HAVE FINITE RESOURCES.
>> Reporter: THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS EXPECTED TO APPEAL THE RULING AS SOME CITIES JOIN FORCES TO GET A SITDOWN IN THE OVAL OFFICE.
>> OUT OF NEW YORK, D.C., CHICAGO AND DENVER HAS JOINED TOGETHER TO RIGHT A LETTER THAT ARRIVED TO REQUEST MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT.
>> THEY SHOULD GET EVERYONE IN ONE ROOM SO WE CAN ALL BE ON THE SAME PAGE.
THIS IS NOT A DEMOCRAT OR A REPUBLICAN PROBLEM, THIS IS AN AMERICAN PROBLEM.
>>> IF YOU RECALL OUR COVERAGE OF THE STORY LAST WEEK, MANY MIGRANT FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN'S SPENT DAYS IN ENCAMPMENTS WAITING TO BE PROCESSED INTO THE U.S. COMING UP HAS SEVERAL VOLUNTEERS OFFER HELP TO THOSE FAMILIES ON MOTHER'S DAY.
>>> THE CITY OF VISTA TOOK A STEP TOWARDS CURBING HOMELESSNESS TODAY, KPBS ALEXANDER WIN WAS THERE FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY FOR SENIORS.
>> Reporter: IN ABOUT A YEAR THIS PILE OF DIRT WILL TURN INTO A 54 UNIT, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE 62 YEARS AND OLDER WHO ARE EXPENSING HOMELESSNESS OR AT RISK.
DUBBED THE SANTA FE SENIOR VILLAGE IT WILL BE FULLY FURNISHED AND 100% AFFORDABLE.
>> WE ARE NOT BUILDING FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE IN OTHER PLACES IN THE COUNTY.
WE HAVE A NEED IN VISTA >> Reporter: THE MAYOR OF VISTA SAYS HIS GRANDMOTHER LIVED IN SUBSIDIZED HOUSING AND HE SAW FIRSTHAND WHAT IT MEANT FOR HER NOT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT MISSING RENT.
>> VERY PROUD TO PLAY A SMALL ROLE IN SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE BUILDING DIRECT SUBSIDIZED HOUSING FOR SENIORS SO THEY CAN HAVE A DIGNIFIED QUALITY OF LIFE >> Reporter: THE PROJECT IS DEVELOPED BY NATIONAL CORE, A NONPROFIT 1 OF 3 NATIONAL CORE PROJECTS UNDERWAY.
THE OTHER ARE IN OCEANSIDE AND THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY 2024.
IT WILL HAVE 51 STUDIO APARTMENTS, TWO ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENTS AND A MANAGERS UNIT.
>> THIS IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE SHOP AND THE VISTA TRANSIT CENTER.
THEY WANT PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE TO HAVE THE AUTONOMY TO GO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO.
THE RESIDENTS WILL RECEIVE VOUCHERS TO COVER PART OF THE RENT AND NO ONE WILL BE PAYING MORE THAN 30% OF THE INCOME TOWARDS RENT.
NICK MACY ON IS THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES AGENCY.
>> WE NEED PROJECTS LIKE THIS, AND MORE OF THEM.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED IN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO TO BE A PARTNER BUT A CONTRIBUTOR FOR THE ONGOING AGING WEALTH OF OUR RESIDENTS HERE.
>> Reporter: IT'S LOCATED IN THIS DISTRICT AND SHE SAYS THE PROJECT IS PART OF THE CITY'S PLAN TO CURB HOMELESSNESS.
>> WITHOUT THE HOUSING COMPONENT YOU HAVE FOLKS WAITING ON THE SIDELINES FOR TOO LONG AND THAT'S WHERE WE SEE FOLKS GO BACK INTO EXPENSING HOMELESSNESS.
FOR ACCORDING TO THE HOMELESS DATA, SENIORS ARE ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING HOMELESS POPULATION, THIS PROJECT IS JUST ONE STEP TOWARD SOLVING THE HOMELESS PROBLEM.
ALEXANDER WIN, KPBS NEWS.
>>> EL CAJON IS TAKING MORE CONTROL OVER THE HOTEL VOUCHER PROGRAM THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO REQUIRE ANY GROUP WITH VOUCHERS TO HAVE A LICENSE.
EVEN IF THE LICENSE IS GRANTED THE CITY MANAGER COULD REVOKE IT IF RULES ARE NOT FOLLOWED.
THAT INCLUDES CONDUCTING BACKGROUND CHECKS AND SUBMITTING REGULAR REPORTS TO THE CITY SUMMARIZING WHO IS IN THE PROGRAM.
THE ORDINANCE TAKES EFFECT ON JUNE 9th.
SO MY CALIFORNIA CELEBRATING THE 10th ANNIVERSARY OF A GROUNDBREAKING TOOL THAT IS HELPED CLEANUP EFFORTS IN MANY OF THE STATES DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.
KPBS ANDERSON SHOWS US HOW PARSEC COMMUNITIES HAVE BENEFITED.
>> Reporter: A MISHMASH OF INDUSTRY AND HOMES BUT THE HISPANIC NEIGHBORHOOD IS ALSO ONE OF THE STATES MOST POLLUTED.
CARING SOME OF CALIFORNIA'S HEAVIEST HEALTH BURDENS.
RESIDENTS KNOW THAT BECAUSE OF COWIN VIRAL SCREEN, THAT THE STATE VISUAL TOOL FOR WHICH CENSUS TRACTS SUFFER THE MOST.
'S TO GIVES US A REAL SENSE OF HOW PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE ENVIRONMENT IN THEIR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE.
>> Reporter: THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SECRETARY SAYS THE DATABASE ORGANIZES DISPARATE BITS OF INFORMATION, HOUSING COSTS, EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND HAIR POLLUTION TO NAME A FEW.
THAT INFORMATION CAN GAUGE THE ENVIRONMENTAL RISK IN A SPECIFIC REGION.
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS CAN SEE PARTS OF THE STATE THAT NEED HELP AND DIRECT LIMITED STATE RESOURCES THERE.
>> THAT ALLOWS THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND COMMUNITY- BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO UNDERSTAND VARIOUS LAYERS OF IMPACTS THAT AFFECT NEIGHBORHOODS.
>> Reporter: DIESEL POLLUTION HAS LONG BEEN AN ISSUE FOR PORTSIDE NEIGHBORHOODS, RESIDENTS HAVE FOUGHT FOR DECADES TO DIRECT TRAFFIC AWAY FROM THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS.
DIESEL POLLUTION ONLY REPRESENTS ONE CHALLENGE AND THE CALIFORNIA TOOL ACKNOWLEDGES THAT.
>> SHOWS THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE SUFFERING THE MOST IMPACT FROM DIFFERENT FACTORS.
AS WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE INVESTMENTS FOR DIFFERENT THINGS, WHAT ARE NEIGHBORHOODS SHOULD BE FIRST ON THAT LIST.
>> Reporter: THEY'VE BEEN NEAR THE TOP OF THE LIST, HIGH HAZMAT RATES, HIGH HOUSING PRICES, AND A HIGH NUMBER OF TOXIC SPILLS.
SEVERAL CENSUS TRACTS HAVE SOME OF THE HIGHEST POLLUTION BURDENS IN CALIFORNIA.
STATE LAWMAKERS ARE USING THE SCREEN TO FUNNEL RESOURCES INTO COMMUNITIES THAT SUFFER THE MOST.
>> SHOULD BE DRIVING INVESTMENT AND POLICIES THAT WOULD ALLOW THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO REDUCE FROM THE SCREENING MODEL TO SHOW MORE GREEN.
YOU'RE ABLE TO SEE THAT AND IMPACTS THAT CAN CHANGE OVER TIME.
>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA IS ALREADY SENDING MONEY FROM THE STATE GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION FUND TO SEND FUNDS TO A DISADVANTAGE.
THAT GIVES BARRIO LOGAN RESOURCES TO MAKE LIFE BETTER.
ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.
>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, A SPECIAL COUNCIL'S REPORT CRITICIZES THE INVESTIGATION OF THE 2016 TRUMP CAMPAIGN.
COMING UP AT 7:00 RIGHT AFTER EVENING ADDITION ON KPBS.
>>> SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF THE TOP CITIES IN THE COUNTRY FOR MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS.
MORE THAN 10% OF PEOPLE LIVE WITH THREE OR MORE GENERATIONS UNDER THE SAME ROOF.
EACH HOME IS DIFFERENT.
KPBS WILL EXPLORE HOW IN A NEW SERIES.
HERE IS REPORTER KATIE-.
>> WE HANG OUT WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE 26 ALL THE WAY TO 75 AND EVERYTHING MIXES.
THAT'S A BIG SURPRISE.
>> IT SOMETIMES A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT BECAUSE THIS IS NOT WHERE WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE AT THIS AGE.
IT'S I'M RATHER SHE IS WITH US AND WE TAKE CARE OF HER.
>> YOU HAVE TO GET OVER THINGS VERY QUICKLY AND HAVE AN OPEN RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ONES YOU LOVE.
>> THERE'S NEVER A FEELING OF LONELINESS.
>> Reporter: MULTIGENERATIONAL LIVING IS THE NORM IN MANY CULTURES BUT THAT'S ANOTHER REASON DRIVING THE TREND IN SAN DIEGO.
>> IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE TO BE HERE.
>> Reporter: FLOREZ IS THE DIRECTOR FOR AFFORDABLE NON- HOUSING.
>> IF YOUR FAMILY IS FROM SAN DIEGO SURE, YOU CAN.
UP AND MOVE TO ARIZONA OR SOMEWHERE ELSE BUT THIS IS YOUR NETWORK.
THIS IS WHERE HOME IS.
>> Reporter: HE SAYS IT'S ONE THING IF THE HOME HAS ENOUGH SPACE AND PRIVACY FOR MULTIPLE GENERATIONS BUT IN MANY CASES THAT'S NOT WHAT HE SEES.
>> PEOPLE CONVERT GARAGES TO BE ABLE TO HOUSE PEOPLE, AS A KID YOU DON'T THINK MUCH OF IT BUT AS YOU GET OLDER YOU SAY THAT IS THE GARAGE!
THAT'S CRAZY, THEY ARE LIVING IN THE GARAGE.
>> Reporter: LIVING ROOMS, MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO ONE- BEDROOMS, FLOREZ SEES ALL SORTS OF LIVING ARRANGEMENTS.
THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS CREATING CATAMOUNT LIKE LIVING CONDITIONS.
>> I'VE BEEN IN PLACES IN CITY HEIGHTS WHERE I HAVE OPEN THE DOOR AND I COULD TELL THERE WAS SO MANY PEOPLE.
IT WAS SO HOT AND IT JUST WASN'T A PRETTY PICTURE.
I DIDN'T EVEN LOOK BEYOND, EVEN THOUGH MY EYES WANTED TO.
WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?
>> Reporter: THOSE CONDITIONS ALSO LEAD TO HIGHER STRESS AND LACK OF SLEEP.
>> IT'S NOT A PRODUCTIVE WAY TO LIVE.
IT'S NOT GETTING THE BEST OUT OF OUR PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: HE SEES A LACK OF HOUSING AS A ZONING ISSUE.
MORE THAN THREE QUARTERS OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSING IN SAN DIEGO IS ZONED FOR SINGLE FAMILIES.
WHEN MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS SHARE ENOUGH SPACE THERE ARE TREMENDOUS BENEFITS.
THAT'S ACCORDING TO JUAN PABLO A SOCIOLOGIST AT SAN DIEGO.
>> BECAUSE OF ALL THESE CONNECTIONS WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND ALSO OTHER MEMBERS, IT TENDS TO LEAD TO BETTER OUTCOMES AND FAMILIES THAT ARE SLIGHTLY MORE ISOLATED.
>> Reporter: BETTER OUTCOMES LIKE HIGHER RATES OF COLLEGE ATTENDANCE AND MORE SOCIAL ABILITY.
LAST FAMILIES TO SHARE CHILDCARE AND FINANCES TO BUILD MORE CAPITAL.
>> RESOURCES WE GET FROM HAVING GOOD NEIGHBORS, HAVING FRIENDS NEARBY THAT WE CAN RELY ON.
>> Reporter: IN THE COMING WEEKS WE WILL TELL YOU STORIES FROM ALL ENDS OF THE SPECTRUM.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE TOGETHER BY NECESSITY.
>> WE KEEP AN EYE ON THEM AS THEY AGE WHO MAYBE HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS ARISE, WHICH INEVITABLY HAPPENS.
>> I DO THINK THIS IS QUITE A LUXURY TO BE ABLE TO LIVE LIKE THIS.
>> THERE HAS TO BE A LOT OF PATIENTS AND IT'S GOING TO BE HARD BUT THE FOCUS IS APPARENT.
>> Reporter: AND ON SPRAWLING PROPERTIES.
>> WE DO LIVE ON 12 ACRES SO THERE IS A LOT OF SPACE, LUCKILY.
>> Reporter: WITH THE CULTURAL NORMS.
>> IT'S FUNNY, THE WAY WE GREW UP WHETHER IT WOULD BE MY PARENTS OR HER MOM WHEN IT CAME TIME TO TAKE CARE OF THE FAMILY MEMBER.
WE WERE JUST ALL READY TO NOT PUT SOMEONE IN THE HOME AND JUST TAKE CARE OF THEM AS LONG AS WE CAN.
>> FOR OUR PARENTS, THEY LIVE FAR AWAY FROM WHERE WE LIVE SO THAT WAS THE NORM.
NOW WE ARE ALL ON TOP OF EACH OTHER HERE.
>> Reporter: THEY ALL HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON, THEY ARE MAKING IT WORK.
>> YES, IT IS WORKING OUT.
>> IT FEELS GOOD IN YOUR HEART TO BE CLOSE TO YOUR RELATIVES.
FOR THIS SERIES WILL EXPLORE HOW, KATIE ICING, KPBS NEWS .
>>> DO YOU HAVE A STORY TO TELL ABOUT YOUR MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLD?
GO TO KPBS.ORG/ROOF .
>>> NOW THAT TITLE 42 RESTRICTIONS HAVE EXPIRED MANY WOMEN ARE TRAVELING ACROSS THE BORDER SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE U.S.
SOME SAN DIEGO SPENT THEIR MOTHER'S DAY OFFERING HELP ONE OF THE GROUP IS BORDER KINDNESS, THE NONPROFIT DELIVERED THREE TRUCKS OF WATER, MEALS AND SANITARY SUPPLIES.
THEY SAY ITEMS SPECIFICALLY FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE CRUCIALLY NEEDED.
>> THEY ARE DEFINITELY STRESSED AND YOU CAN TELL TIRED AND NEED THE RELIEF.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE ARE CELEBRATING MOTHER'S DAY TO UNDERSTAND HOW POWERFUL AND IMPORTANT IT WAS TO COME HERE AND BE IN COMMUNITY WITH THOSE ON THE OTHER SIDE >> BORDER KINDNESS AS IT WELCOMES ANY KIND OF DONATION BUT FINANCIAL DONATIONS ENABLE THEM TO BUY IN BULK.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO DO SO DO SO AT BORDER GRAHAM BORDER KINDNESS ON INSTAGRAM.
>>> IT'S BEEN ALMOST 10 YEARS SINCE JENNA WAS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN.
A G.I.
FILM DOCUMENTARY LOOKING AT THE LASTING IMPACT OF HER DEATH.
MILITARY AND VETERAN REPORTER ANDREW DYER HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: JENNIFER MARINO BECAME AN ARMY NURSE VOLUNTEERED FOR A SPECIAL PROGRAM IN AFGHANISTAN AT A TIME WHEN DIRECT COMBAT ROLES WERE STILL CLOSED TO WOMEN.
SHE WAS KILLED JUST A MONTH INTO HER DEPLOYMENT IN OCTOBER 2013.
SHE WAS RUSHING TO HELP AN INJURED SOLDIER WHEN SHE TRIGGERED AN IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE.
THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE FROM LOGAN HEIGHTS WAS 25 YEARS OLD.
A NEW DOCUMENTARY ON THE LEGACY OF HER LIFE AND THE EFFECTS OF HER DEATH ON THE COMMUNITY IS SCREENING THIS WEEK AT THE G.I.
FILM FESTIVAL.
>> IS A REALLY POWERFUL, AMERICAN, BEAUTIFUL STORY.
>> Reporter: DANIEL BERNARD PRODUCED AND DIRECTED, ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IS CAPTAIN JENNIFER MARINO.
SHE WAS POSTHUMOUSLY PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN.
HE SAID HE WAS DRAWN TO MARINO'S STORY BECAUSE WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT THE U.S. AND THOSE WHO SERVE.
>> JENNY COME FROM AN IMMIGRANT FAMILY.
SHE SERVED HER FAMILY AND SHE WAS DEDICATED TO HER COMMUNITY, DEDICATED TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER WAS RENAMED FORT MARINO IN SEPTEMBER.
THE SECOND VETERAN, CAPTAIN KATHY IS GOING TO HAVE PART OF THE MEDICAL CENTER NAME FOR HER.
FOR YOUR HELP TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR WOMEN TO SERVE IN COMBAT, SHE DIED IN 2020 AND IS SUBJECT OF THE DOCUMENTARY SHORT.
HE SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT WOMEN'S CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE MILITARY.
>> WOMEN ARE NOT GETTING ENOUGH RECOGNITION AND I THINK THEY DESERVE MORE, THAT'S WHY WE ARE MAKING THESE FILMS AND WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES.
>> Reporter: THE G.I.
FILM FESTIVAL IS PRESENTED BY KPBS.
THE DOCUMENTARIES ARE AMONG 31 FILMS SCREENING THIS WEEK AT THE MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS SCREENING IS SOLD OUT TONIGHT AT THE FILM IS AVAILABLE TO RENT ONLINE.
>>> SAN DIEGO NOW HAS A SECOND FILLING STATION FOR HIKERS AND FUEL-CELL CARS.
KPBS THOMAS FUDGE VISITED THE MISSION VALLEY STATION.
>> Reporter: LOCKS A HYDROGEN PUMP UNDER WAS FUEL-CELL CAR FOR A PHILIP.
IT'S JUST LIKE USING A GAS PUMP AND ONLY TAKES A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO REFUEL.
HE IS AT A MOBILE STATION, WHICH NOW HAS FOUR HYDROGEN PUMPS.
HE SAYS THE CAR IS COMFORTABLE AND THE ONLY EMISSION IS WATER.
>> WHERE ALL CONCERNED ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING AND WE SEE THE IMPACT IT MAKES ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE TINY THINGS YOU CAN MAKE TOWARDS MAKING THE ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY THAT IS GOOD.
>> FIRST OFF THEY ARE REALLY FUN CARS TO DRIVE.
>> Reporter: KEITH MALONE IS THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE HYDROGEN FUEL CELL PARTNERSHIP.
HE SAYS HONDA, HYUNDAI, AND TOYOTA ARE ALL MAKING HYDROGEN FUEL CELL CARS AND THEY ARE ABOUT 15,000 HYDROGEN CARS ON CALIFORNIA ROADS.
THE RESOURCES BOARD DEFINITELY SEES A FUTURE FOR THIS KIND OF EV.
>> WHAT WE NEED TO GET TO 100%, ZERO MISSION CARS BY 2045.
I REALIZE PROBABLY ABOUT 25% OF THE MARKET IS GOING TO BE FUEL- CELL CARS.
>> Reporter: MALONE OFTEN GETS THE QUESTION, WHAT IS BETTER A BATTERY RUN CAR OR A HYDROGEN FUEL CELL CAR.
HE SAYS ENVIRONMENTALLY A HYDROGEN CAR HAS NO THOUSAND POUND TOXIC BATTERY PACK YOU HAVE TO DISPOSE OF AT THE END OF THE CARS LIFE.
THERE ARE DEFINITELY CHALLENGES TO FILLING UP WITH A HYDROGEN.
SUSAN FRIEDMAN, CLIMATE PLANNING MANAGER SAYS IN SAN DIEGO WITH ONLY TWO FILLING STATIONS IT'S VERY HARD TO CHOOSE A HYDROGEN FUEL CELL CAR.
>> WITHOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE IT IS THE CHICKEN AND THE EGG.
WITHOUT ONE IT'S HARD TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE IF YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO MULTIPLE STATIONS BY PEOPLE ARE USED TO WITH GAS STATIONS.
>> Reporter: THEY HAVE A GOAL OF HAVING JUST SHORT OF 50 HYDROGEN FUEL STATIONS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY I 2030.
BESIDES FROM THE MISSION VALLEY STATION THE ONLY HYDROGEN STATION IN THE REGION IS IN CARMEL VALLEY AND IT ONLY HAS ONE PUMP.
THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS .
>>> WAS GET DOWN TO THE WEATHER HEADLINES.
WHAT ARE WE DEALING WITH FOR THE WEEK?
A FEW AFTERNOON CLOUDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THE COASTAL AREAS AS WE ARE DEALING WITH A BIT OF A DISTURBANCE ACROSS THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE.
FLIGHT THUNDERSTORM CHANCE IN THE MOUNTAINS BUT TEMPERATURES REMAIN ABOVE THOSE HISTORICAL AVERAGES.
HIGH-PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WITH RECORD HEAT.
AS WE TRAVEL SOUTH, THAT MOISTURE IS GOING TO INCREASE AS WE GET SOME OF THE FLOAT PUSHING IN FROM THE GULF.
WARM AND DRY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE SOUTHWEST AND THAT'S WHAT WE WILL SEE MORE OF AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, EVEN INTO FRIDAY AND ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.
OF COURSE WE ARE PULLING IN SOME OF THAT MOISTURE, FEELING A LITTLE BIT HUMID AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ACROSS FROM L.A. DOWN TOWARD SAN DIEGO.
TONIGHT WE'RE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 60 WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES AROUND THE REGION.
OCEANSIDE WITH A LOW OF 57, 68 IN THE HIGH DESERT.
IN AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW YOU WILL SEE SOME SUN.
WE WILL BE FLIRTING WITH THE 70s IN SAN DIEGO.
NOW RAMONA IS A LITTLE WARMER AT 83 AND OF COURSE IT'S VERY HOT IN THE DESERT.
WITH A HIGH OF 103.
NOW ON THE COAST, LOW CLOUDS AND FOG POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY TO CREATE MINOR DELAYS IF YOU'RE TRAVELING.
WEDNESDAY, 69 FOR THE HIGH AND THURSDAY WE ARE BACK UP TO 70 AND STAYING THERE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AND.
WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THE UPPER 70s WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.
JUST A FEW LOW CLOUDS TO DEAL WITH ON TUESDAY.
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS IT IS SUNNY ALL WEEK WITH HIGHS IN THE 60s AND UPPER 50s.
THEN ACROSS THE DESERT TRIPLE DIGIT OVERTURES FOR THE START OF THE WEEK AND THEN WE ARE BACK DOWN TO THE 90s BY THURSDAY.
FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST RE-.
>>> THAT IS CUTIE PIE WEDNESDAY , THAT IS HER NAME.
IT IS AN EIGHT WEEK OLD KITTY LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME AFTER BEING FOUND IN A TIGHT SPOT.
THE DRIVER OF A PICKUP TRUCK HEARD MEOWING AT A STOP SIGN AND HE FOUND THE CAT WITH HER HEAD STUCK IN A WHOLE IN THE TRUCK OF A VETERINARY TEAM FROM THE HUMANE SOCIETY RESCUED HER.
>> I WASN'T SURE WHERE TO GO FROM THERE.
WE COULDN'T TAKE THE FRAME APART WE COULD CUT ANYTHING SO WE GOT PRETTY WORRIED THAT WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET HER OUT.
>> THEY SEDATED THE KITTEN AND USED Q-TIPS TO GENTLY PUSH HER HEAD THROUGH THE HOLE AND THEN THE KITTEN WAS PULLED OUT WITH A SNARE.
WHEN STATE IS DOING WELL AT THE SAN DIEGO HUMAN SOCIETY AND IS READY FOR ADOPTION BUT THE TRUCKS OWNER HAS EXPRESSED SOME INTEREST IN ADOPTING HER.
>>> IS A LOOK AT WHAT WERE WORKING ON TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWS ROOM.
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