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>>> A DAY TO PAUSE AND REFLECT ON THE SACRIFICES MADE BY SO MANY MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR ARMED FORCES.

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MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IS TYPICALLY THE KICKOFF FOR WARMER TEMPERATURES IN SAN DIEGO.

TRADITIONALLY A DAY WHERE THE BEACHES ARE PACKED.

BUT AS MATT HOFFMAN FOUND OUT, THERE WAS SOME EXTRA ROOM ON THE SAND.

>> IT IS THE UNOFFICIAL START OF SUMMER.

DOWN AT THE BEACH, THE BOARDWALK, IT IS FAIRLY BUSY.

BUT MAKE GREAT IS ALSO STILL HERE WITH US.

NO SON.

IT'S ABOUT MADE IT DAY.

NOT AS MANY PEOPLE AS THERE WERE IN YEARS PAST.

>> NOT MANY CLOUDS, BUT IT'S NOT TERRIBLE.

>> I WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS.

THAT IS NEW TO ME APPARENTLY.

>> Reporter: LIFEGUARDS SAY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IS TYPICALLY ONE OF THE BUSIEST OF THE YEAR, RIVALING LABOR DAY WEEKEND CROWDS WITH AS MANY AS 30,000 PEOPLE PACKING MISSION BEACH.

AT MIDDAY, THEY ESTIMATED MORE LIKE THREE OR 4000 PEOPLE.

BUT THAT MAY GRAY IS NOT STOPPING EVERYBODY FROM COMING OUT.

>> LOOKS NICE.

IF THE SUN WAS OUT IT WOULD BE BETTER.

BUT IT LOOKS GOOD.

>> THE PACIFIC OCEAN, NEVER BEEN THERE.

EXCITED FOR THAT.

>> GOING TO WALK AROUND, HANGOUT.

>> WHATEVER SHE LETS US DO.

THAT'S OUR WORLD.

>> WE SEE A LOT OF MAY GRAY AND JUNE GLOOM HEADING OUR WAY.

EVEN SOME DRIZZLES.

I THINK IT IS KEEPING CLOSE CROWDS AWAY FROM THE BEACH AREA AND THEY ARE FINDING SOMETHING ELSE TO DO.

>> Reporter: JACOB AGNES SAYS THE WATER TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 63 DEGREES, BUT WITH CLOUD COVER, IT CAN FEEL COLDER.

>> I AM JUST SURPRISED.

IT IS ALMOST NOON AND THERE IS SO MUCH REAL ESTATE AVAILABLE TO COME ENJOY THE BEACH, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A LITTLE CHILLY.

>> THEY ARE AT FULL STAFFING AND EVEN THOUGH NOT AS MANY PEOPLE ARE ON THE SAND, THEY ARE STILL MAKING ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER OF REST IS AS LAST YEAR.

HE SAYS RICK FRIENDS HAVE BEEN STRONG IN SOME AREAS WITH THAT THE COOLER WEATHER.

SOME TOURISTS WERE LOOKING FOR ONE THING.

>> THE HOTTEST SELLING ITEM IS ALL OF OUR SWEATSHIRTS.

PEOPLE COME DOWN AND THEY ARE COMING IN FROM ARIZONA, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO.

THEY THINK IT IS SUNNY CALIFORNIA AND THEY GET HERE AND THEY GET THIS LITTLE GLOOMY WEATHER AND THEY FREEZE.

THEY ARE LIKE, WHAT THE HECK?

>> THE MANAGER OF THE SURF SHOP SAYS BUSINESS HAS BEEN VERY GOOD THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

>> THE ECONOMY IS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SETBACK, I THINK.

PEOPLE ARE WANTING TO GET OUT AND DO STUFF.

IF IT WAS SUNNIER, WE WOULD HAVE A CRAZY AMOUNT OF PEOPLE COMING DOWN HERE.

BUT YOU KNOW, IT IS STILL BUSIER THAN THE YEAR BEFORE AND THE YEAR BEFORE THAT.

IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE WEATHER.

>> MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HERE IN SAN DIEGO, AMERICANS REMEMBER FALLEN HEROES .

LAURA GEARY SHOWS US HOW THE PRESIDENT MARKED THIS MEMORIAL DAY.

>> ALL THOSE HERE AND ACROSS THE NATION WHO ARE GRIEVING THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE, WHO WORE THE UNIFORM, OUR GOLDSTAR FAMILIES, ALL THOSE WITH LOVED ONES STILL MISSING AND UNACCOUNTED FOR.

I KNOW HOW PAINFUL IT CAN BE.

>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT REMEMBERING ALL THOSE WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR OUR NATION.

OUT OF THE 100 55th NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY OF TURBINES AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY MONDAY.

>> WE MUST NEVER FORGET THE PRICE THAT WAS PAID TO PROTECT OUR DEMOCRACY.

>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT ALSO LAID A WREATH AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER.

SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S LAST SURVIVING WORLD WAR II COUNTRY -- VETERANS WERE AMONG THOSE AT THE MEMORIAL HONORING THEIR FALLEN COMRADES.

THE VETERANS PLACED REEFS OF REMEMBRANCE, ESCORTED BY SOLDIERS AND SAILORS OF ALL MILITARY BRANCHES.

A JOINT SERVICES HONOR GUARD LET THE CEREMONY AT THE VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL.

INSCRIBED THE NAME OF THE 58,000 SERVICEMEMBERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE OF THE COUNTRY.

>> WE HAVE ONLY ONE OBLIGATION, TO CARE FOR THOSE WE SEND IN HARMS WAY AND THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES WHEN THEY COME HOME AND WHEN THEY DON'T.

>> KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA WAS AMONG -- >>> FOR SAN DIEGO MAYOR WAS AMONG THOSE IN THE SERVICE THIS MORNING, FOLLOWED BY MUSICAL PERFORMANCE IS.

>>> RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE MIDWAY, A DIFFERENT MEMORIAL DAY EVENT WAS HELD AS OUR REPORTER SHOWS US, IT WAS REMIT TO REMIND EVERYONE OF THE HUMAN COST OF WAR.

>> Reporter: THRONGS OF PEOPLE WERE DRAWN TO THE USS MUSEUM THIS MONDAY.

AMIDST THE CROWD, THE NAMES OF ALMOST 307 CALIFORNIA SERVICEMEMBERS KILLED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN RANG OUT.

>> ARMY SERGEANT FIRST CLASS HERE.

32 YEARS OLD.

SECOND BATTALION, THIRD SPECIAL FORCES AIRBORNE.

BORN IN NEW YORK.

KILLED ON AN AIR FORCE COMBAT TRANSPORT PLANE, CRASHED ON TAKEOFF IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN ON JUNE 12th 2002.

>> IT'S PART OF AN ANNUAL DISPLAY OF THE SAN DIEGO CHAPTER OF VETERANS FOR PEACE.

AN ANTIWAR VETERANS ORGANIZATION AND HUNDREDS OF MINIATURE GRAVE MARKERS ON THE LAWN NOTES THE NAMES AND HOMETOWNS OF THOSE KILLED DURING THE 20 YEAR GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR.

>> SHOWING THE REAL COST OF WAR.

>> FIVE BELLS FOR FIVE SOLDIERS KILLED.

>> DAVID PATTERSON IS A VIETNAM VETERAN WHO SERVED IN THE AIR FORCE.

HE HAS BEEN PART OF THE ORGANIZATION 20 YEARS.

HE SAYS THAT HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL TRIPS WHO WERE KILLED BRINGS THE WAR HOME TO SOCIETY INCREASINGLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE SERVICE.

>> PEOPLE ARE ISOLATED FROM THE COST OF WAR.

IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DIED.

BUT WE DON'T GET OUT THERE AND PUT THESE KIND OF MARKERS UP.

IT WON'T REGISTER.

THE NEXT WAR, THEY WANT THINK THAT IT'S A BIG DEAL.

>> THE GRAVES ARE ALSO BLACK MARKERS WITHOUT NAMES.

PATTERSON SAYS THEY REPRESENT MORE VETERANS BEING LOST.

>> THAT'S WHY WE DO THIS.

BASICALLY WE ARE TELLING PEOPLE, THIS IS THE COST OF WAR.

WHAT WE GET FOR MORE IS MISERY, DEATH.

AND, OF COURSE, THE MILITARY- INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX WHICH HAS A WONDERFUL PROBLEM.

>> 28 YEARS OLD.

>> THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SETS UP A DISPLAY ON VETERANS DAY.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AS THE NATION HONORS THOSE FALLEN IN BATTLE, AND NORTH COUNTY MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THE MILITARY IS LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME.

WE WILL HAVE A TORY COMING UP.

THE BARGAINING IS DONE NOW.

>> THE PROCESS OF SELLING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON A TENTATIVE DEAL TO RAISE THE NATION'S DEBT CEILING BEGINS.

THE AGREEMENT REACHED BY PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN McCARTHY HAS BEEN MET WITH CRITICISM FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE.

IT WOULD ESSENTIALLY HOLD SPENDING FLAT AND SUSPENDED AT CYLINDER JANUARY 1st, 2025.

>> IT REPRESENTS COMPROMISES, MEANING NO ONE GOT EVERYTHING THEY WANT.

THAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNING.

>> IT SHOULD BE ABOUT AMERICA.

AMERICA BELIEVES WE HAVE SPENT TOO MUCH.

>> THE HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER THE DEAL IN A MEETING TOMORROW.

IF THE REPUBLICANS ARE AGAINST IT, IT WILL FAIL UNLESS SOME DEMOCRATS VOTE TO ADVANCE THE BILL TO A FULL HOUSE VOTE.

SAN DIEGO ENDS ARE PAYING MORE AT THE PUMP AS THE PRICE HAS RISEN FOR THE 11th TIME IN 12 DAYS.

THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF GAS ROSE TO OVER $4.80 TODAY .

THE HIGHEST SINCE APRIL 7th.

ROSE 7.6 CENTS OVER THE PAST 12 DAYS.

INCREASES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DUE TO OIL REFINERY ISSUES HERE AMID HIGHER GAS PRICES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, DEMAND FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES IS INCREASING.

AND LITHIUM, A CRUCIAL MEDAL FOR ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIES, IS SAID TO BE EXTRACTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE SALT AND SEE.

WE GO TO THE DESERT FOR A CLOSER LOOK.

>> Reporter: IT LOOKS LIKE A SHIMMERING SEA THAT WAS ONCE CALLED A MIRACLE IN THE DESERT.

>> BESIDE THE BLUE SALTON SEA.

>> A HOLLYWOOD HIDEAWAY, THREE HOURS FROM LOS ANGELES WHERE SINATRA AND THE RAT PACK LAID.

NOW AFTER DECADES OF DROUGHT AND FARM RUNOFF RAISING THE SALINITY, THE SOUL CAN SEE TODAY IS SURROUNDED BY DUST AND DK.

>> HOPEFULLY THE POVERTY DOWN HERE CAN BE ALLEVIATED IN THE VALLEY.

>> THE GURGLING FROM UNDERGROUND GASES HERALDS A POTENTIALLY NEW BEGINNING.

>> THESE STRUCTURES ARE CALLED MUD VOLCANOES.

>> Reporter: GEOLOGIST MIKE McKINNON EXPLAINS DEEP UNDERNEATH US, TO TECTONIC PLATES RUSH PAST US AND GROUNDWATER.

WITHIN THE SALTY GROUNDWATER, MINERALS DISSOLVED.

IN IT AND THE VALUABLE METAL LITHIUM.

>> THIS IS THE GOLD RIGHT HERE.

>> SOLID LITHIUM IS ESSENTIAL FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES.

RIGHT NOW, MOST LITHIUM BATTERY PRODUCTION IS IN CHINA.

NEXT WORDS SAY THE SALTON SEA REGION COULD PROVIDE ENOUGH LITHIUM TO MOVE THE U.S.

TOWARDS LITHIUM INDEPENDENCE, SUPERCHARGING OUR EASY TRANSITION.

>> OUR INTENTION IS TO BE IN CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR AND BE IN OPERATION IN 2025.

>> Reporter: ERIC IS CEO OF ONE OF THREE COMPANIES PLANNING TO DRAW LITHIUM FROM UNDERGROUND.

>> THIS IS WHERE THE SEPARATION BEGINS.

>> THIS IS WHERE THE HIGH TEMPERATURE, HIGH PRESSURE FLUIDS COME INTO A HIGH- PRESSURE SEPARATOR.

>> THERE ARE 11 GEO POWERPLANTS.

AMONG THEM, HUDSON RANCH ONE.

THE STEAM SPINS THE TURBINES, CREATING CLEAN ENERGY.

THE PLAN IS TO EXTRACT LITHIUM FROM THE SAME BRINE.

>> WE CAN CREATE TECHNOLOGY INCREDIBLY EFFICIENT FROM EXTRACTING LITHIUM FROM BRINE AND REMOVING IMPURITIES.

>> IT DID BRING VITALITY BACK TO THE SALTON SEA.

FEWER THAN 10 YEARS AGO, THIS WAS UNDERWATER.

PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN AND AROUND THE AREA HOPE THAT WITH MORE MONEY TO THE ECONOMY, AT LEAST A FRACTION CAN BE RESTORED TO ITS FORMER GLORY.

>> SIMPLY PUT, RUBEN HERNANDEZ, OWNER OF THE NEARBY AREA HOPES THAT CAN BE A BOOM FOR CUSTOMERS AND TAX REVENUE FOR THE AREA.

>> GRAY -- MY GRANDCHILDREN WILL GREW UP HERE.

I HOPE THEY HAVE GOOD SERVICES AND GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE.

THAT IS, IF LITHIUM LEADS TO A SECOND MIRACLE IN THE DESERT.

ONE FOR OUR TIME AND THE ROAD AHEAD.

ON THE BANKS OF THE SALTON SEA, I'M MIKE VALERIO RECORDING.

>>> STATE FARM HAS STOPPED ACCEPTING HOME INSURANCE APPLICATIONS FROM CALIFORNIA.

THE INSURANCE PROVIDER SAYS THE RISK OF WILDFIRES IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS GOING UP AND A CHALLENGING REINSURANCE MARKET ARE ALL REASONS FOR THE DECISION.

IT WILL ALSO NOT BE TAKING ANY APPLICATIONS FROM BUSINESS LESSEES.

EXISTING POLICYHOLDERS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED.

>>> SAN DIEGO ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF SAYS MOSQUITO SEASON IS OFF TO A SLOW START.

OUR REPORTER EXPLAINS WHY YOU MAY BE SUFFERING FEWER BACKYARD BITES THIS YEAR YORK >> Reporter: SAN DIEGO HAS MOSQUITOES ALL YEAR.

BUT THERE IS A MOSQUITO SEASON WHERE THEY REALLY START CHEWING UP.

>> WE CONSIDER IT TO START IN ABOUT APRIL AND THEN GO THROUGH OCTOBER.

BUT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A HARD FREEZE HERE IN SAN DIEGO, WE DO SEE MOSQUITOES AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT YEAR-ROUND.

>> ALLISON BRAY WITH SAN DIEGO COUNTY VECTOR CONTROL SAYS THE SEASON IS OFF TO A SLOW START.

YES, IT HAS BEEN RAINY AND MOSQUITOES READ AND PRODUCE LARVAE IN WATER.

BUT THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS INVOLVED.

BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS, THE STREAMS ARE RUNNING HIGH WITH A SWIFT CURRENT.

NOT A HIGH BODY OF WATER FOR GROWING AND HATCHING MOSQUITOES.

>> WE ARE SEEING THE WEATHER STAYING WARM OR LONGER.

MOSQUITOES REPRODUCE FASTER WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARMER.

>> THE FAST-MOVING WATER AND A LOT OF BAD BEACH WEATHER MEANS VECTOR CONTROL IS NOT SNARING AS MANY OF THE BUGS IN THEIR OUTDOOR TRAPS.

LANDINGS MAGNET WATER IS WHERE MOSQUITOES LIKE TO BREED.

THE KIND YOU CAN FIND IN CANYON PONDS, RAIN BARRELS, OR UNCOVERED BACKYARD POOLS.

THERE ARE 25 SPECIES OF MOSQUITOES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

MANY ARE INVASIVE LIKE THIS ONE.

AND IT REALLY LIKES THE TASTE OF US.

>> THEY ARE SOMETIMES CALLED BACKYARD BREEDERS.

THEY WANT TO LAY THEIR EGGS AS CLOSE TO HUMANS AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE -- WE ARE ONE OF THEIR FAVORITE FOOD SOURCES.

>> ORIGINALLY FROM WEST AFRICA, THEY ARE VERY GOOD AT CARRYING YELLOW FEVER AND ZIKA VIRUS.

THEY DON'T CARRY THOSE VIRUSES IN SAN DIEGO BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ENDEMIC HERE.

THEY CAN CARRY WEST NILE VIRUS BUT THAT IS USUALLY ASYMPTOMATIC.

IF PEOPLE WANT TO KEEP THE BUGS TO A MINIMUM, EMPTY ANY OUTDOOR WATER VESSELS YOU HAVE GOT YOUR IF YOU HAVE A POND OR OTHER STANDING WATER THAT YOU CANNOT EMPTY, YOU CAN GET SOME OF THESE.

MOSQUITO FISH EAT LOTS OF THE BUGS.

YOU CAN GET THEM FREE FROM SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HERE ARE YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES RIGHT OFF THE TOP.

GLOOM IN CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST.

WE WILL GET TO THAT IN A SECOND.

SHOWERS ONLY FOR CERTAIN FOLKS AND A WARM-UP AT THE END OF THE WEEK.

EVERYONE IS GETTING IN ON THAT.

LET'S GET INTO THE HEADLINES FOR TONIGHT.

A LATE SHOWER WITH THOSE TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50s.

LET ME SHOW YOU MORE DETAILS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING OVERNIGHT.

YOU CAN SEE THOSE SHOWERS MORE TOWARDS THE COAST.

OUTSIDE, YOU ARE SEEING PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

HERE'S WHAT I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT.

OCEANSIDE, CLOUDY CONDITIONS, AS WELL.

TOMORROW, FUTURECAST WISE, JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME TIME TO SEE WHAT THINGS ARE LOOKING LIKE.

YOU CAN EXPECT THOSE CLOUDY CONDITIONS ALL ALONG THE COAST.

THIS IS YOUR TUESDAY AT 12:00 P.M., AND YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH CLOUDY CONDITIONS.

YOU ARE SEEING 90s.

AND GETTING IN ON 55 DEGREES.

FURTHER IN LAND, THAT IS WHERE THE CLOUDS COME IN.

HERE IS THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK FOR THE COAST.

YOU ARE GOING TO SEE A GENERAL WARM-UP TREND AS YOU HEAD INTO THE LATER PORTIONS OF THE WEEK.

THE CLOUDS WILL START TO BREAK AND YOU WILL FINALLY GET A LITTLE SUNSHINE BY THE LATE WEEK.

GOING IN LAND, THE SAME KIND OF THING, RIGHT?

THE JUNE GLOOM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

END OF THE WEEK LOOKING NICE.

GETTING INTO THE MOUNTAIN FORECAST.

IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT FOR YOU.

THE TEMPS ARE ON THE UP AND UP, TOO.

WE ARE GETTING INTO THE DESERT FORECAST.

IT'S WARM, BUT EVEN YOU, UP AND UP AS WE HAD INTO THE LATTER PORTION OF THE WEEK.

LOTS OF SUNSHINE FOR YOU.

WITH THE KPBS FORECAST, I MET METEOROLOGIST MICHELLE MacLEOD.

>>> IF YOU WANT TO RUN FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THERE IS ONE WEEK TO GET ON THE BALLOT.

STARTING TOMORROW, YOU CAN PULL NOMINATION PAPERS AND RETURN THEM TO THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS BY TUESDAY, JUNE 6.

THERE IS A FILING FEE OF JUST OVER $2000 CANDIDATES MUST SUBMIT 20 TO 40 NOMINATION SIGNATURES.

THE ELECTION WILL BE AUGUST 15th WITH BALLOTS GOING OUT TO VOTERS ON THE 16th.

SO FAR, THERE ARE THREE CANDIDATES VYING FOR THE SEAT.

JANESSA GOLDBACH, MONICA AND REPUBLICAN AMY REINHARDT.

>>> YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED MORE PORTABLE RESTAURANTS AROUND SAN DIEGO.

13 PORTABLE RESTROOMS HAVE BEEN PLACED AROUND HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS IN RESPONSE TO AN UPTICK IN HEPATITIS CASES.

29 CONFIRMED CASES OF HAVE A.

AMONG TWO THIRDS OF PEOPLE EXPENSING HOMELESSNESS.

IT SPREAD THROUGH FECAL MATTER.

GOOD HYGIENE IS KEY TO STOPPING THE SPREAD.

>>> SUMMERTIME IS WHEN MANY FAMILIES SPEND TIME AT THE BEACH.

DROWNING IS A LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN IN THE U.S.

IT HAD TO GIVE KIDS A SAFE IN THE WATER AS THE WEATHER GETS WARMER.

>> Reporter: IT CAN HAPPEN IN SECONDS.

WHEN A PERSON IS DROWNING, THEY ARE SILENT.

>> EVERY YEAR, I WAIT FOR THE CALL THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A DROWNING VICTIM.

>>.

TRICK EMERGENCY VICTIM DR. SARAH LAZARUS HAS SEEN FIRSTHAND THE DANGERS OF WATER.

SHE SAYS MANY TIMES, THEY HAPPEN WHILE AT A PARTY OR GATHERING.

>> THEY THINK SOMEONE ELSE IS GOING TO BE WATCHING THEIR CHILD.

AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW, THEY ARE FLOATING AT THE TOP OF THE WATER OR THEY SEE THEM ON THE SIDE NOT BREATHING.

>> IN THE U.S., THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 4000 FATAL UNINTENTIONAL DROWNINGS EACH YEAR.

IT IS THE LATEST -- LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN KIDS AGES 4 TO 8.

IT IS PREVENTABLE.

KEEP KIDS WITHIN ARMS REACH AROUND WATER.

WITH OLDER KIDS WHO CAN CONFIDENTLY SWIM TO LAPSE OF THE POOL, MAKE SURE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THEM.

>> YOU ARE GOING TO BE MORE PROTECTIVE OF YOUR CHILD THAN ANYONE ELSE.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE AWARE OF THEM.

YOU CANNOT TRUST LIFEGUARDS OR ANYONE ELSE IN THE PARTY TO KEEP AN EYE ON THEM BECAUSE THERE ARE DISTRACTIONS EVERYWHERE.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, WE DIG INTO THE DETAILS OF THE DEBT CEILING DEAL AND HOW IT COULD AFFECT THE U.S. ECONOMY.

THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER TRENDS FIXED ON KPBS .

>> ON THIS MEMORIAL DAY, THE LOGAN HEIGHTS VETERANS COMMUNITY HELD A CEREMONY TO CELEBRATE THE 10th ANNIVERSARY OF THE MEMORIAL HONORING SEVERAL FALLEN VETERANS INCLUDING RUDY MARTINEZ, THE FIRST MEXICAN-AMERICAN SELLER TO DIE IN WORLD WAR II.

HE SUNG ON THE USS UTAH DURING THE SURPRISE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR.

MARTINEZ WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS SACRIFICE AND HIS NIECE WAS HONORED ON HER OWN BEHALF.

>> TO ME IT MEANS THAT HE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

HE IS HERE IN SPIRIT WITH ALL OF US.

HE HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN ALL OF OUR HEART.

I AM GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE WHO HELPED US FINALLY GET THIS ON.

>> Reporter: DAVID ALVAREZ ALSO PRESENTED HER WITH A SPECIAL CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION IN HONOR OF HER UNCLE.

MEMORIAL DAY GIVES US THE CHANCE TO HONOR MILITARY MEMBERS WHOSE LIVES WERE LOST IN SERVICE TO THEIR COUNTRY.

ONE MAN IN THE STAFF HONORS THAT HISTORY THROUGH A COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS.

OVER 2000 OF THEM.

BUT HIS COLLECTION NEEDS A NEW HOME.

TANIA THORNE HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: HARRIS GILROY IS A CABINETMAKER BY TRADE.

TUCKED IN THE BACK OF HIS WORD WORKING SHOP IN VISTA, HE HAS A HIDDEN TREASURE.

>> THIS IS MY WORLD WAR II MUSEUM.

I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING NOW SINCE I WAS A YOUNG BOY, ACTUALLY.

THIS ROOM CONTAINS MOSTLY VIETNAM, GULF WAR, WITH A LITTLE BIT OF KOREA.

BUT THE REAL GUTS OF THE MUSEUM IS THE WORLD WAR II COLLECTION.

IT'S IN THIS BACK ROOM.

SO YEAH, THERE IS OVER 2000 ARTIFACT IN HERE FROM WORLD WAR II.

THIS IS A LIFE'S COLLECTION.

FOR THIS, IT'S THE AIR FORCE SIDEARM WITH A COLD 1911 PISTOL.

THIS IS THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

THE PILOTS USE THIS PISTOL.

A VICTORY MODEL REVOLVER ON THEIR SHOULDER HOLSTER.

HERE IS YOUR BAILOUT MAP.

IF YOU HAD TO BAILOUT OVER ENEMY TERRITORY, YOU CARRY THIS MAP THAT IS WATERPROOF, SO YOU KNEW WHERE YOU WERE.

>> AROSE COLLECTION STARTED WHEN HE AND HIS BROTHER WERE YOUNG BOYS.

>> BACK THEN AFTER WORLD WAR II, MY BROTHER WAS OLDER.

HE COULD GET ALL OF THIS STUFF AT THE LOCAL ARMY NAVY SURPLUS STORE, SO HE STARTED COLLECTING AND WE JUST BUILT ON THE COLLECTION OVER THE YEARS.

>> OTHER ITEMS HAVE BEEN PURCHASED OR DONATED AREA BEYOND THE COLLECTION OF THE ARTIFACT, GILROY HAS STUDIED THE MEANING BEHIND THE ITEMS.

>> I AM A HISTORIAN AND A COLLECT OR.

AND I WANTED TO DISPLAY THE THINGS SO PEOPLE COULD ENJOY THEM.

I COULD TELL STORIES FOR HOURS.

I HAVE DONE COUNTLESS HOURS OF READING AND TIDYING.

I WENT TO PALOMAR COLLEGE AFTER I GRADUATED JUST TO DUSTUP ON MY HISTORY.

IT HAS BEEN GREAT.

>> GILROY SAYS THE WORLD OF TODAY WOULD LOOK DIFFERENT IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE SACRIFICES MANY OF THESE SERVICE MEMBERS MADE >> WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE FREEDOMS WE HAVE AS AMERICA AND WITHOUT MY GUYS THAT THOUGHT IN WORLD WAR II.

IT IS AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

IT IS IMPORTANT WE TELL THEIR STORIES AND SEE THEIR ARTIFACT.

>> AS PROUD AS HE IS OF HIS COLLECTION, HE IS MORE PROUD HE CAN SHARE HIS KNOWLEDGE WITH THE PUBLIC.

BUT THAT IS CHANGING.

THE BUILDING WHERE THE MUSEUM IS HOUSED WAS RECENTLY SOLD.

FORCING HIM TO MOVE.

>> HERE IN THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST, THIS MUSEUM WILL BE LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME.

SOMEWHERE.

SO I DO NOT HAVE ROOM FOR IT IN MY LITTLE BEACH HOUSE.

>> WHILE HE IS NOT READY TO PART WAYS WITH HIS COLLECTIONS, HE IS LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE SHARING IT WITH THE WORLD.

>> WE ARE HOPING AND PRAYING SOMETHING COMES FORWARD.

THERE ARE SEVERAL IDEAS ON THE TABLE.

IT TAKES FUNDING AND THE INTEREST OF SOMEBODY WHO HAS THE AVAILABLE SPACE TO GET THIS MUSEUM SET UP AGAIN.

>> Reporter: TOURS CAN STILL BE SCHEDULED BEFORE THE MOVE BY CONTACTING GILROY.

TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> YOU CAN FIND IT TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

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HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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