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WORKERS ARE SEEING THEY ARE BEING MISTREATED AND RETALIATED AGAINST BY THE COMPANY THAT EMPLOYS THEM.

ONE JANITOR, TELLS US ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO HER THAT LED TO THREATS OF A STRIKE.

>> Reporter: THE CHANTING AND MARCHING OUTSIDE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING TODAY HAS ITS ROOTS IN AN INCIDENT LAST NOVEMBER.

IT HAPPENED IN THE BASEMENT.

SOPHIA MARTIN IS SAYS, IT HAPPENED TO HER.

THE LAST TWO MONTHS HAVE BEEN , EVER SINCE THEY FOUND OUT I WAS ONE OF THE LEADERS OF THE UNION, THEY HAVE BEEN OVERWORKING ME.

BUT NOT JUST OVERWORKING, MARTINEZ SAYS HER COMPANY TOLD HER TO GET ON HER HANDS AND KNEES AND CLEANEST FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT.

SHE SAYS SHE WAS DIRECTED TO REMOVE WAX WITH NOT JUST CLEANING AGENTS BUT WITH NO MASS, NO GLOVES OR KNEEPADS.

SHE GOT A BLOODIED NOSE AND BECAME NAUSEOUS.

SHE REACHED HER WITS AND THE NEXT DAY WHEN SHE WAS TOLD TO KEEP DOING THE SAME THING BUT WAS REFUSED THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT SHE NEEDED.

SHORTLY AFTER THAT SHE WAS FIRED, BUT IT IS NOT JUST MARTINEZ.

>> THE WORKERS HAVE BEEN PUT THROUGH WITH ALATORRE MEASURES.

>> Translator: >> Reporter: THEY ARE THREATENING TO STRIKE IF NOVA DOESN'T REINSTATE THE FIRE WORKERS.

THE POLICY DIRECTOR OF THE LOCAL HERE IN SAN DIEGO WAS BLUNT ABOUT WHAT HE SAYS WILL HAPPEN TO NOVA.

>> WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE YOU GET THE -- OUT OF THIS COUNTY.

>> Reporter: THE INCREASING POWER OF UNIONS IN SAN DIEGO WAS EVIDENT .

MEMBERS OF EVERY OTHER MAJOR UNION SHOWED UP TO LEND THEIR SUPPORT.

>> WE REACHED OUT TO THE CLEANING COMPANY, NOVA FOR A COMMENT BUT THEY DID NOT RESPOND.

THE COUNTY HAS PLACED HIM UNDER INVESTIGATION.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE SEEING OTHER EXAMPLES OF EXTREME MEASURES SOME MIGRANTS ARE TAKING.

MEXICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT STOPPED A TRAILER WITH MORE THAN 250 PEOPLE PARKED INSIDE.

THE GROUP COMES FROM GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR, ECUADOR, AND HONDURAS.

NEXT CAN OFFICIALS HAVE NOT SAID WHAT IS NEXT FOR THE MIGRANTS.

>>> ADVOCATES FOR FRIENDSHIP PARK ARE CALLING ON LOCAL OFFICIALS TO APPEAL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO ONCE AGAIN HALTS PLAN CONSTRUCTION OF BORDER WALL'S AT THE PARK.

THE NEWEST VERSION OF THE PLAN IS A STEP BACKWARDS.

KPBS REPORTER HAS A LOOK AT WHAT IT MEANS FOR ONE FAMILY.

>> Reporter: A DREAMER, A SPECIAL WORK PERMIT AND CANNOT CROSS THE BORDER.

SHE HAS RELIED ON FRIENDSHIP PARK FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS TO VISIT WITH HER MOM AND DAD.

SHE FINDS COMFORT IN THE SMALLEST OF ACCESS THAT IS ALLOWED.

>> YOU CANNOT HUG THEM.

YOU CANNOT BE WITH THEM.

IT MEANS A LOT TO ME.

>> Reporter: GALLEGOS HAS ENDURED RESTRICTED ACCESS TO THE PARK.

>> IS REALLY HARD FOR ME TO SEE THEM .

THEY WERE SO CLOSE BUT AT THE SAME TIME SO FAR.

IT WAS REALLY PAINFUL.

>> Reporter: THE CONSTRUCTION WAS PAUSE LAST SUMMER DUE TO PUBLIC OUTCRY BUT THIS WEEK CUSTOM AND BORDER PROTECTION RELEASED PLANS FOR THE NATIONAL PARK.

CVP SAYS THERE ORDER MEETS REQUIREMENTS BUT PARK ADVOCATES ARE REJECTING IT THING THE PLAN IS UGLY.

>> IN OUR VIEW, THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE U.S. BORDER PATROL, THE PLANS TO BUILD TWO NEW WALLS AT FRIENDSHIP PARK IS A TRAGEDY.

WE BELIEVE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS EFFECTIVELY CHOOSING TO COMPLETE DONALD TRUMP'S BORDER WALL AT THE MOST HISTORIC LOCATION ON THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER.

>> Reporter: THE FRIENDS AT FRIENDSHIP PARK SAY THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN A DESCRIPTION OF THE PARK INCLUDING THE DESCRIPTION OF WHERE THE WALLS WILL BE PLACED.

THEY HOPE BORDER OFFICIALS WILL REFLECT ON WHAT THE PARK MEANS TO FAMILIES AND OTHERS WHO NEEDED TO CONNECT WITH LOVED ONES.

>> THIS LAND IS SPECIAL TO US.

IT IS CONSIDERED SACRED LAND.

IT IS CONSIDERED SACRED LAND BECAUSE OF WHAT FAMILY REPRESENTS TO US.

THAT IS WHY IT IS VERY DEVASTATING.

>> Reporter: ADVOCATE SAY THE PARK HAS PROVIDED FAMILIES COMFORT SINCE 1971 IT HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE RESTRICTED BY CBP ANY THIS IS PROOF THE PARK SHOULD NOT BE UNDER THEIR CONTROL.

>> IT IS NOT LOGICAL.

IT SHOULD BE A DIFFERENT AGENCY IN CHARGE OR THERE SHOULD BE MORE INVOLVEMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE A DIFFERENT PURPOSE IN MIND FOR THE SPACE BESIDES ENFORCEMENT.

>> Reporter: GALLEGOS SAYS SHE WILL HOLD ONTO THE MEMORIES OF HAPPIER TIMES SHE HAD AT FRIENDSHIP PARK BECAUSE THEY ARE THE LAST ONES SHE HAS OF HER FATHER WHO HAS SINCE DIED.

>> HAVE PICTURES OF MY DAD WENT MY KIDS WERE LITTLE.

HE WAS ON ONE SIDE AND I AM SAVING THOSE MEMORIES.

>> Reporter: SHE HOPES OTHERS CAN AT LEAST GET THAT.

KATIE ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT IS NOT A RUNWAY BUT FOR A PILOT IN TROUBLE OVER NORTH COUNTY , THIS MORNING IT WAS THE NEXT BEST THING.

THE FFA SAID THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.

THREE PEOPLE WERE INSIDE THE PLANE, CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS AS THEY ALL EVACUATED SAFELY.

THE PLANE WAS ON ITS WAY TO ORANGE COUNTY AFTER TAKING OFF FROM SAN DIEGO'S MONTGOMERY FIELD.

>>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS IN CALIFORNIA TO GET A FIRSTHAND LOOK AT THE STORM DAMAGE.

SAN DIEGO GOT BY RELATIVELY UNSCATHED COMPARED TO THE CENTRAL COAST.

TODAY FEMA ANNOUNCED THE PRESIDENT IS MAKING EXTRA DISASTER AID AVAILABLE.

A MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION WAS MADE LAST WEEKEND.

>> GOVERNOR, YOU AND I HAVE TO STOP TAKING HIS HELICOPTER RIDES.

IF ANYBODY DOUBTS CLIMATE IS CHANGING, THEY MUST HAVE BEEN ASLEEP FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

>>> ONE OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S FIRST STOP WAS A DAMAGED CAPITAL OF PIERRE IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS REPORTED UP TO 15 FEET OF SNOW OVER A THREE-WEEK PERIOD.

>>> MORE MONEY COMING TO SAN DIEGO TO REDUCE WILDFIRE RISK.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS ANNOUNCING HALF $1 MILLION TO GO TOWARD RESTORATION.

THIS WILL BE FOCUSED ON WESTERN STATES INCLUDING SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN AND EAGLE COUNTY.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT IS PART OF ITS LARGER PLAN TO DEAL WITH CLIMATE CHANGE.

>>> LOCAL BEACH TOWNS ARE GEARING UP FOR ANOTHER ADVOCATES CLIMATE EVENT.

THE KING TIED.

KPBS CLAIRE STRONG WENT TO SEE HOW DELMAR IS PREPARING.

>> Reporter: IT HAS BEEN A BUSY FEW WEEKS FOR LIFEGUARDS IN DELMAR.

FIRST THERE WAS HIGH SURF AND HEAVY RAIN WHICH LED TO BEACH CLOSURES AND FLOODING.

NOW, THEY ARE BRACING FOR KING TIED WHICH IS A NON-SCIENTIFIC TERM THAT USUALLY OCCUR DURING A NEW OR FULL MOON.

>> WE ARE WATCHING THE WEATHER PATTERNS AND SOME AREAS WE DO HAVE THE BARRICADES UP.

THAT'S LIMIT THE COASTAL FLOODING AND INTRUSION BACK ONTO THE STREETS.

PROTECT SOME OF THE HOMES, THAT KIND OF THING.

>> Reporter: THE RECENT HEAVY RAIN AND HIGH SURF HAS WASHED AWAY LARGE AMOUNTS OF SAND , LEAVING LESS OF A BUFFER BETWEEN THE WAVES AND PEOPLES HOUSES.

THEY ARE PLACING SANDBAGS OUTSIDE TO PROTECT THEIR HOMES FROM FLOODING.

CHAD HENRY IS RENOVATING A HOUSE ON 29th STREET AND HAD A NEAR MISS LAST FRIDAY WHEN A HUGE WAVE REACHED THE PROPERTIES SEAWALL.

>> OBVIOUSLY CAME UP OVER THE WALL AND DESTROYED THE SEAWALL HERE.

BROKE OFF A BIG CHUNK OF OUR SEAWALL AND KNOCKED THE GLASS PANEL OUT.

HAD A LITTLE BIT TO GET IN THE HOUSE BUT WE SURVIVED PRETTY WELL COMPARED TO THESE OTHER HOUSES.

>> Reporter: LIFEGUARDS HAVE ALSO CLOSED OFF BEACH ENTRANCES LIKE THIS ONE HERE FOR SAFETY REASONS.

>> WE WILL HAVE VERY LITTLE BE CHECKED IS IN THE MORNINGS DURING THE CYCLE AND MORE SO IN THE AFTERNOON.

OBVIOUSLY, WITH THE SURF SIZE AND SURF INTERVAL, ONSHORE WINDS AND WHAT IS HAPPENING FROM OUR RIVER VALLEYS AND HOW MUCH WATER WE ARE GETTING FROM THE EAST AS WELL.

THAT'LL DETERMINE HOW IT IS DETERMINED TO BE.

>> Reporter: THE KING TIDES IS PREDICTED TO PEAK AT OVER SEVEN FEET ON SALVOR SATURDAY.

>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE U.S.

HITS ITS BORROWING LIMITS.

FORCING THE SECRETARIES TO TAKE EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES TO AVOID DEFAULT.

COMING UP AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> SOME WOMEN GIVE BIRTH OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE HER BABIES COME TO QUICKLY AND THEY DON'T MAKE IT IN ON TIME.

BUT A GROWING NUMBER NOW PLAN TO HAVE A HOME BIRTH WITH A CERTIFIED MIDWIFE.

THE NUMBER HAS SHUT UP SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: IT IS A WARM AFTERNOON AND EMILY IS CUDDLED UP ON THE COUCH WITH HER BABY , WILLOW.

SHE REMEMBERS HOW EXCITED SHE WAS IN EARLY 2022 WHEN SHE FOUND OUT SHE WAS PREGNANT.

SHE WAS A LOT LESS EXCITED ABOUT THE IDEA OF GIVING BIRTH IN A HOSPITAL.

ESPECIALLY DURING COVID.

>> THERE MAY BE RESTRICTIONS ON HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN COME IN AND YOU HAVE TO WEAR A MASK.

>> Reporter: EMILY ASKED TO BE IDENTIFIED ONLY BY HER FIRST NAME FOR PRIVACY.

SHE SAID COVID RESTRICTIONS LETTER TO INK ABOUT OTHER ALTERNATIVES.

SHE HAD AN UNSETTLING PRENATAL APPOINTMENT.

>> MICHAEL IS TO HAVE AN UNMEDICATED BIRTH.

SHE KIND OF CHUCKLED AND SAID A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING IN SAYING THAT AND THEY END UP GETTING AN EPIDURAL.

>> Reporter: THAT IS WHEN EMILY MADE UP HER MIND , SHE WOULD HIRE A MIDWIFE AND TO GIVE BIRTH AT HOME.

SINCE THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC IN EARLY 2020 THE NUMBER OF HOME BIRTHS HAS CLIMBED DRAMATICALLY.

BOTH NATIONALLY AND IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

COUNTYWIDE THE NUMBER ROSE BY 28% FROM BEFORE COVID TO THE END OF 2022.

MIDWIVES LEGALLY CAN OVERSEE BIRTHS WITHOUT DOCTOR SUPERVISION.

USUALLY THEY BRING MEDICAL TOOLS, INCLUDING OXYGEN TANKS, SUTURING KIT AND MEDICATION FOR HEMORRHAGING.

DESPITE THE GROWING POPULARITY OF HOME BIRTHS MEDICAL EXPERTS WILL SAY, A HOSPITAL IS THE SAFEST PLACE TO HAVE A BABY.

HERE IS DR. ALICE SUTTON A OB/GYN AT UC SAN DIEGO.

>> THERE ARE NO COMPLICATIONS THAT WE CAN PREDICT IN ADVANCE.

>> Reporter: EMILY SAID SHE CONSIDERED THE COMPLICATIONS BUT FELT SAFE BECAUSE SHE ONLY LIVES FIVE MINUTES AWAY FROM A HOSPITAL.

SUTTON SAYS FIVE MINUTES CAN BE TOO LONG.

>> IT TAKES TIME TO GET INTO THE AMBULANCE AND BE TRANSFERRED.

TIME, IT IS IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: THE MOST SERIOUS RISK AS THE BABY CAN DIE DURING OR AFTER DELIVERY.

UP TO ONE THIRD OF WOMEN WHO ATTEMPT HOME BIRTHS AND GOING TO THE HOSPITAL, THE MOST COMMON REASON IS BECAUSE THE MOTHER IS EXHAUSTED.

HER LABOR HAS GONE ON TOO LONG AND SHE NEEDS RELIEF FROM AN EPIDURAL OTHER PEN MEDICATIONS.

>> ALL THE MEDICAL SUPPLIES WE TRY TO HIDE THEM SO IT IS MY PERSONAL.

>> Reporter: LICENSE MIDWIFE SAYS SHE HAS BEEN HER BUSINESS BLOOM DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> HAS BEEN IN SHIMANO FOR FAMILIES TO REALLY STOP AND GO, I HAVE OTHER OPTIONS?

THERE ARE A VARIETY OF PLACES I CAN HAVE MY BABY.

>> Reporter: SHE CHARGES $6800 FOR A HOME BIRTH AND $2000 MORE IF A WOMAN WANTS TO COME TO HER BIRTH CENTER.

INSURANCE USUALLY DOES NOT COVER THE COST.

SHE SAYS FOR HOME BIRTHS, SHE INVOLVES THE WHOLE FAMILY IS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

INCLUDING WHAT SHE CALLS, CATCHING THE BABY THE MOMENT IT IS BORN.

>> EITHER THE PARTNER OR SIBLINGS OR TEENAGERS, SOMETIMES THEY WANT TO CATCH THEIR SIBLING.

I HELPED FACILITATE THAT AS WELL.

THERE IS EMPOWERMENT THAT COMES FROM THAT THAT WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE.

>> Reporter: WHEN EMILY'S LABOR STARTED SHE ALERTED HER MIDWIFE , SHE WAS IN FOR THE LONG HAUL.

37 HOURS OF LABOR.

>> IT WAS PAINFUL, WAY MORE PAINFUL THAN I ANTICIPATED.

>> Reporter: SHE WAS ABLE TO PUSH THROUGH THE PAIN AND REMAIN AT HOME.

SHE CREATED A SOOTHING ENVIRONMENT WITH SCENTED CANDLES, SOFT LIGHTING AND CHRISTIAN WORSHIP MUSIC.

>> BY THE TIME WE HAD HER AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING , I HAD BEEN PUSHING FOR FOUR HOURS.

IT WAS PRETTY INTENSE BUT IT WAS PERFECT.

>> Reporter: HER DAUGHTER WILLOW, IS NOW THREE MONTHS OLD AND THRIVING.

EMILY IS GRATEFUL THAT FROM THE FIRST MOMENTS, SHE AND WILLOW, WERE ABLE TO BOND AT HOME.

CLAIRE, KPBS NEWS.

>> THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE IN- DEPTH FEATURE REPORTING FROM OUR KPBS NEWSROOM .

WE HAVE MORE ON THE KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE AND THAT IS WHERE YOU CAN ALSO LIVES DREAM KPBS EVENING EDITION WEEKNIGHTS AT 5:00.

>>> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS, NOT A SINGLE COMMUNITY IN SAN DIEGO'S COUNTY IS NOT IN A DROUGHT.

LAST WEEK I WAS STILL A SMART SMALL PORTION IN THAT EXTREME CATEGORY AND ARE SO WIDESPREAD SEVERE IN SOME AREAS.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY RANKS IN THE MODERATE CATEGORY.

>>> WE WILL SEE A FEW SHOWERS IN OUR AREA THIS EVENING BUT AFTER THAT WE WILL GET INTO AN EXTENDED STRETCH OF DRY WEATHER AS WEATHER PATTERNS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF CHANGE.

THAT IS PART OF OUR HEADLINES, SOME LIGHT SHOWERS THIS EVENING.

A DRIVE PATTERN TO FOLLOW.

THE PATTERN CONTINUES AT LEAST THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK.

WITH THE FLOW TURNING OFFSHORE WE SEE SOME WEEK SANTA ANA WINDS .

HERE IS A LOOK AT THE WEATHER PATTERN.

WE ARE DRYING OUT AS HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO BUILD.

THIS TAKES US THROUGH THE END OF JANUARY.

LOOKS LIKE TWO NIGHTS SHOWERS, THE LAST.

TONIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL DIP DOWN TO 47 DEGREES IN THE CITY.

CLEARING SKIES, EQUAL NIGHT AHEAD.

TEMPERATURES ARE DROPPING DOWN TO THE 20s, LAGUNA WILL BE IN THE LOW 40s.

OVER TO THE COAST AND OCEANSIDE, 41.

OUR SATELLITE AND RADAR, THE LAST OF THE SHOWERS EXITING AND AS A STORM GETS TO THE INTERIOR WE WILL BE LOOKING AT SOME SNOW.

THERE IS OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

LOOKS LIKE A DRY DAY AND SOME PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

IF IT'S COOL, TEMPERATURES HOVERING IN THE LOW 60s.

SATURDAY'S WEATHER SHOWS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT BASIN.

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, OFFSHORE FLOW.

IT WILL BE DRY AND TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM.

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK, PERSISTENT OFFSHORE FLOW.

HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR THE STRONG WINDS.

OUR EXTENDED FORECAST.

SUNNY, COOL AND DRY.

SOME CLOUDS ON MONDAY.

INLAND SECTIONS, SUBJECT TO THE WEEKEND.

MONDAY LOOKS A LITTLE DREARY AND IN THE MOUNTAINS, MORE OF THE SAME.

SUNNY BUT CHILLY.

A LITTLE BREEZY ON MONDAY.

IN THE DESERT WE ARE DRY HERE TOO AND WE WILL SEE SOME CLOUDS INCREASE ON MONDAY.

KPBS, METEOROLOGIST.

>>> AMAZON IS IN TROUBLE WITH THE LABOR DEPARTMENT WAS OF ITS CONDITIONS IN THE WAREHOUSES.

TOTAL PENALTIES COULD BE IN THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

THE ISSUE WAS WITH THREE LOCATIONS IN FLORIDA, ILLINOIS AND NEW YORK.

AMAZON IS ACCUSED OF USING METHODS TO LIFT PACKAGES INSIDE WAREHOUSES THAT LED TO SOME WORKERS BEING INJURED.

THE WAY THE U.S.

PAYS ITS BILLS AND ISSUES PAYMENTS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY AND OTHER BENEFITS IS INCREASINGLY IN QUESTION.

>> THE NATION HIT ITS THAT FEELING TODAY WITH NO EASY FIX INSIDE.

WHAT THAT COULD SOON MEAN FOR EVERYDAY AMERICANS.

>> Reporter: TREASURY SECRETARY SAID THE U.S. HAD THE $31.4 TRILLION BORROWING CAPS SET BY CONGRESS.

WHILE THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE MEASURES TO KEEP PAYMENTS FLOWING, IT STEPS UP THE PRESSURE ON CONGRESS TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT OR RISK AN UNPRECEDENTED DEFAULTS.

>> THIS IS ABOUT ECONOMIC STABILITY VERSUS ECONOMIC CHAOS.

>> Reporter: WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR U.S. ECONOMIC CATASTROPHE, RAISING THE DEBT CEILING HAS BEEN A ROUTINE AND BIPARTISAN ACT.

CONGRESS DID IT ONE YEAR AGO.

THE DYNAMICS OF THE NEW HOUSE MAJORITY CAN PROD A DRAWNOUT BATTLE.

>> LET'S START PAYING THIS DEBT OFF.

>> Reporter: EXPECTING THE WHITE HOUSE WILL HAVE TO GET INVOLVED IN THE DISCUSSIONS.

>> Reporter: POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF A LONG STANDOFF, CRUSHING RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS TO THE GOVERNMENT BEING FORCED TO PRIORITIZE PAYMENTS.

IN WASHINGTON, KAREN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> EGGS AREN'T THE ONLY THING FLYING OFF THE SHELVES.

LIVE CHICKENS ARE ALSO IN DEMAND AS PEOPLE SEARCH FOR A WAY TO GET AROUND HIGHER THAN NORMAL A CRISIS.

A KPBS REPORTER SHOWS US SOME LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE CASHING IN ON THE TREND.

>> Reporter: HOPPER AND COUNTRY STORE IN ESCONDIDO IS SEEING SOMETHING THEY HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE.

>> WE HAVEN'T BEEN SOLD OUT OF CHICKENS LIKE THIS.

IT'S CRAZY.

>> Reporter: HEATHER OWNS A FEED AND SUPPLY STORE.

SHE SAYS USUALLY DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR THERE PENS ARE FULL OF CHICKENS.

>> WE ARE GETTING CALLS EVERY DAY, ASKING DO YOU HAVE CHICKENS?

DO YOU HAVE CHICKENS THAT ARE READY TO LAY?

I'M LIKE, NO.

YOU HAVE TO START FROM SCRATCH AT THIS POINT.

LITERALLY.

>> Reporter: THE AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK IS NOT ONLY IMPACTING EGG PRICES BUT SUPPLIES OF CHICKENS AS WELL.

FEED STORES ARE ONLY GETTING BABY CHICKS RIGHT NOW AND THEY WON'T BE READY UNTIL SIX MONTHS FROM NOW.

THEY SAY THAT IS NOT TURNING PEOPLE AWAY.

EVEN THE BABY CHICKS ARE GETTING SOLD RIGHT AWAY.

>> MAGICALLY THE FEED AND THE EXPENSE AND TIME AND EFFORT THAT GOES INTO HAVING THESE FANTASTIC, WONDERFUL , SELF- SUPPORTING, FOOD SOURCES IS MORE WORTH IT RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE PEOPLE REAPING THE BENEFITS RIGHT NOW ARE THE ONES WHO GOT PANDEMIC CHICKENS.

>> DOERUN COVID A LOT OF PEOPLE GOT CHICKENS AND THOSE PEOPLE I THINK ARE HAPPY RIGHT NOW.

HAPPIER AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE TOO MUCH WORK.

NOW THEY ARE THINKING, IT WAS A GOOD IDEA.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS IT IS A COMMITMENT BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT HELP .

LIKE ALLISON, THE OWNER OF CLEANER COOPS.

A CHICKEN COOP CLEANING COMPANY.

>> AS LONG AS YOU KEEP UP WITH MAINTENANCE OR HIRE SOMEBODY TO DO IT FOR YOU, THEY ARE WONDERFUL ADDITIONS TO HAVE TO YOUR FAMILY.

THEY ARE GREAT IF YOU HAVE SMALL KIDS.

A SENIOR AT HOME, THEY ARE A LOVELY COMPANION.

THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN COMING OUT IN A MORNING AND HAVING A CUPPA COFFEE.

IT'S AWESOME.

>> Reporter: HER CLIENTS DID NOT WANT TO APPEAR ON CAMERA BECAUSE THERE HOAs DOES NOT ALLOW CHICKENS IN THE COMMITTEE BUT THE HOMEOWNERS SAY THAT CHICKENS HAVE BEEN A GREAT HOBBY FOR THEIR ELDERLY DAD.

POPULAR DURING FAMILY PARTIES AND A NICE INVESTMENT WITH THE RECENT HIGH EGG PRICES.

ANDREW SAYS THE AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK HIGHLIGHTS HOW IMPORTANT CLEANLINESS IS FOR FOOD SOURCES.

>> THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IF YOU DO HAVE BACKER CHICKENS YOU NEED TO BE MINDFUL THAT CLEANLINESS IS A BIG DEAL.

ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE LITTLE ONES OR ANY FAMILY MEMBERS AND OTHER PET'S.

>> Reporter: SHE RECOMMENDS SETTING UP A HANDWASHING STATION AND DEDICATED SHOES WHEN HANDLING THE CHICKENS.

>> THE BEST WAY -- THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN KNOWING WHAT YOU FEED YOUR FLOCK COMES DIRECTLY BACK INTO YOU AND YOUR PLATES.

I WILL TELL YOU, ONCE YOU HAVE HAD YOUR OWN EGGS FROM YOUR OWN GIRLS, THERE IS NOTHING THAT COMPARES.

>> Reporter: HOPPER COUNTRY STORE IS HOLDING KITSCH -- CHICKEN 101 COURSES.

>>> IT CAN BE EASY TO LOSE OUR SENSE OF WONDER AS WE GET OLDER BUT ONE NEW MUSEUM IN SAN DIEGO AIMS TO RESTORE THAT SENSE.

JOHN CARROLL SHOWS US AROUND THE WNDR MUSEUM.

>> Reporter: THE 134 -YEAR-OLD BROKERS BUILDING HAS BEEN THE HOME FOR A NUMBER OF BUSINESSES OVER THE YEARS BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS.

THIS IS THE WNDR MUSEUM MUSEUM .

WHAT IS IT?

THAT IS THE FIRST QUESTION I ASKED GENERAL MANAGER.

>> IT IS AN IMMERSIVE ART AND TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE.

A NONTRADITIONAL MUSEUM.

>> Reporter: CALLING THE MUSEUM'S TAGLINE, YOU WOULD BE HARD-PRESSED TO FIND ANY OTHER MUSEUM THAT PROCLAIMS WE ARE ALL ARTISTS.

>> YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO TOUCH THINGS, FLIP SWITCHES, EXPLORER.

PARTICIPATE IN THE ARTS.

>> Reporter: PARTICIPATION TAKES PLACE IN SEVERAL WAYS.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SCREENS WERE YOU DIRECT YOUR INTERACTION WITH WHAT IS ON THE SCREEN.

ON ONE THE INTERACTION HAPPENS WITH SEVERAL RECOGNIZABLE WORKS OF ART.

THIS ONE, WITH FRIEDA CARLOS SELF-PORTRAIT.

>> WHAT IS ART AND WHAT IS BEAUTY IS DEFINITELY IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER.

>> Reporter: THERE IS ART THAT IS NOT IMMERSIVE PER SE , LIKE THIS PIECE OF A MURAL.

AND THE EMPHASIS IS DEFINITELY ON INTERACTING AND IMMERSIVE.

THERE IS THIS ROOM WHERE THE ARTIST HAS IMAGINED A PANTHEON OF GODS BUILDING THEIR SOCIETY.

THE EIGHT MINUTE PRESENTATION SHOWS A SOCIETY THROUGH ITS DESTRUCTION.

THEN THERE IS THIS, IT IS CALLED INSIDE OUT BY SCOTTISH ARTIST.

A REPRESENTATION OF A GUARDIAN ON HER FAMILY'S PROPERTY IN SCOTLAND.

THROUGH LIGHT AND SOUND, IMAGINING WHAT HE QUICKLY MOVING THUNDERSTORM IS LIKE.

THE IT FROM OUTSIDE, OR INSIDE THE SHED, IT IS IN AND RUPTURE, ALL-CONSUMING EXPERIENCE.

LIKE OTHER MUSEUMS, THE WNDR MUSEUM EDUCATES AND ENLIGHTENS BUT PERHAPS MORE THAN ANYTHING IT LIVES UP TO ITS NAME IN SPARKING A SENSE OF WONDER.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

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

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

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