
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Season 1 Episode 2827 | 27m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
KPBS looks at how authorities are ensuring safety at events following the July 4 shooting.
KPBS looks at what authorities are doing to ensure safety at events following the July 4 mass shooting in Illinois — and as the Pride parade and Comic-Con approach. Plus, a travel warning to the south: Here's what Americans need to know before they go to Mexico. And San Diego cashes in on tourism now that pandemic restrictions are easing. What efforts are being made to bring the big bucks back?
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Thursday, July 7, 2022
Season 1 Episode 2827 | 27m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
KPBS looks at what authorities are doing to ensure safety at events following the July 4 mass shooting in Illinois — and as the Pride parade and Comic-Con approach. Plus, a travel warning to the south: Here's what Americans need to know before they go to Mexico. And San Diego cashes in on tourism now that pandemic restrictions are easing. What efforts are being made to bring the big bucks back?
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I AM MAYA TRABULSI.
BIG CONCERNS OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
SAN DIEGO WILL PLAY HOST TO PRIDE AND COMIC-CON.
FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT THE COMING WEEKS PRESENT A HUGE CHALLENGE.
JOHN CARROLL SAYS SAN DIEGO POLICE INSIST THEY ARE READY.
>> Reporter: WHEN IT COMES TO REGIONS TO BE WORRIED OVER THE COMING WEEKS, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN TAKE ITS PICK.
THE BRUTAL DEADLY ATTACK ON THE FOURTH OF JULY PARADE GOERS IS FRESH IN PEOPLE'S MINDS.
IN JUNE, PRIDE MONTH, A NUMBER OF DISTURBING INCIDENTS, INCLUDING WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SIZABLE ATTACK IN IDAHO.
IT WAS STOPPED BY POLICE AT THE LAST MINUTE.
>> SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE CONCERN.
>> Reporter: IN THE SHADOW OF HILLCREST'S MASSIVE PRIDE FLAG, A NOTE OF REASSURANCE FROM SAN DIEGO POLICE.
THIS LIEUTENANT IS TALKING ABOUT SECURITY PREPARATIONS FOR SAN DIEGO PRIDE NEXT WEEK AND COMIC-CON A WEEK LATER.
>> WE WILL HAVE UNIFORMED OFFICERS AND NONUNIFORMED IN THE CROWD.
WE WILL BE WATCHING OVER THE PARADE ROUTE, THE FESTIVAL, AND THE PARTIES AROUND HILLCREST.
THE SAME GOES FOR COMIC-CON.
>> Reporter: INDICATES A PRIDE, SAN DIEGO POLICE ARE GETTING EXTRA HELP FROM THE HILLCREST -- ASSOCIATION.
THIS MAN SAYS HE AND HIS HILLCREST BUSINESS OWNERS WILL MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS TIGHTER THAN EVER WITH SECURITY.
>> OUR SECURITY STAFF IS ON POINT.
WE HAVE EXTRA SECURITY GUARDS TRAINED.
THESE ARE THINGS WE HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN AN CONSIDERATION BUT OBVIOUSLY MORE SO THIS WEEKEND.
>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO MAYOR APPEARED ON KPBS MIDDAY EDITION THIS WEEK.
>> THERE IS A THREAT OF VIOLENCE ACROSS THE NATION IMPACTING EVENTS.
>> Reporter: HE SAID HE IS CONFIDENT IN LAW ENFORCEMENT'S ABILITY TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE.
>> I HAVE FAITH IN OUR SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
>> Reporter: THERE IS STILL THAT NAGGING REALITY.
A PERSON WITH A GUN, DETERMINED TO CAUSE MAYHEM AND VIOLENCE, CAN.
THAT'S WHY THE WORDS THAT CAME INTO OUR LEXICON AFTER 9/11 STILL RING TRUE TODAY.
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.
JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.
>>> THE U.S. EMBASSY IN MEXICO ISSUED A TRAVEL ADVISORY FOR TIJUANA AND ROSARITO.
WE EXPLAINED THE RISK AND HOW TRAVEL GROUPS ARE REACTING TO THE NEWS.
>> Reporter: THERE WERE 1972 MURDERS IN TIJUANA LAST YEAR.
THAT VIOLENCE CONTINUES.
THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SO OUT OF HAND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEPLOYED THE MEXICAN MILITARY TO BAJA, CALIFORNIA.
RIVAL CARTELS ARE APPARENTLY BEHIND THE BLOODSHED.
[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: HE SAYS THREE CARTELS ARE ALL FIGHTING FOR CONTROL OVER THE DRUG TRADE.
THE TRAVEL ADVISORY SAID AMERICANS SHOULD RECONSIDER GOING TO ROSARITO OR TIJUANA BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL CONFRONTATIONS BETWEEN THE STREET CARTELS.
CAROL CRAMER SAID VIOLENCE IS REMITTED TO PEOPLE CONNECTED TO ORGANIZED CRIME AND NOT THE TAURUS.
>> UNLIKE IN OUR COUNTRY WHERE YOU ARE AFRAID TO GO TO A PARADE OR EVEN SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, THAT IS NOT HAPPENING IN BAJA.
IT IS THE CARTELS GOING AFTER EACH OTHER.
>> Reporter: SHE WILL COMMENCE PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE COMMON SENSE PRECAUTIONS WHILE TRAVELING IN MEXICO.
>> IS A TRAVELER, YOU NEED TO HAVE PRECAUTIONS.
BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE.
BE ALERT AS YOU ARE TRAVELING.
DON'T DRINK EXCESSIVELY SO YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND YOU.
>>> AT LEAST 26 STATES OF THE U.S. HAVE EITHER RESTRICTED OR BANNED ACCESS TO ABORTION FOLLOWING THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION ON ROE V WADE.
NOW AS PREDICTED OUR REGION IS SEEING AN INFLUX IN PATIENTS.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST SAID THERE HAS BEEN A 31% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF OUT-OF-STATE PATIENTS.
THE BIGGEST INCREASE IS FROM PATIENTS FROM ARIZONA.
A 100% JUMP.
>> WE WERE VERY PREPARED FOR THIS.
WE WERE ABLE TO RAPIDLY INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF SERVICES WE WERE OFFERING.
OUR WAIT TIME FOR ABORTION APPOINTMENTS HAS NOT CHANGED.
WE ARE ACTUALLY OFFERING APPOINTMENTS MORE DAYS OF THE WEEK NOW.
>> AND PARENTHOOD CLINICS AROUND THE REGION ARE REPORTING A 900 PERCENT INCREASE.
>>> SUMMER RAISING CONCERNS GOOGLE SEARCHES COULD BE USED AGAINST PEOPLE SEEKING ABORTIONS.
COMING UP, HOW COMPANIES ARE RESPONDING.
>>> SAN DIEGO'S TOURISM IS REVVING UP.
LOCAL OFFICIALS SAY THE REGION IS STILL SPUTTERING BECAUSE IT HAS A PANDEMIC HANGOVER.
ERIK ANDERSON HAS DETAILS.
>> Reporter: FOR THE TOURISM ECONOMY, THERE WAS A BOUNCE BACK LAST YEAR AFTER THE PANDEMIC HURT THE SERVICE INDUSTRY IN 2020.
THE REGION IS DOING BETTER THAN OTHER TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN CALIFORNIA AND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.
THEY CREDIT THE HIGH VACCINATION RATE IN SAN DIEGO IS ONE REASON VISITORS ARE RETURNING.
>> 24 MILLION VISITORS CAME TO SAN DIEGO.
WE WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
IT WAS 61% OVER 2020.
HOWEVER, IT WAS STILL DOWN 32% TO 2019.
>> Reporter: THE RETURNING TRAVELERS HELPED BRING BACK TOURISM JOBS.
14,000 JOBS SHORT OF PRE- PANDEMIC LEVELS.
TAURUS SPENT SEVEN POINT $4 BILLION IN 2021.
THE MAYOR SAID THAT IS CRUCIAL.
>> NOT JUST FOR THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES, AND THE FOLKS THAT WORK IN OUR HOTELS, IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR EVERY SAN DIEGO.
THE HOTEL ROOM TAX THESE FOLKS GENERATE MAKE UP A HEALTHY PORTION OF OUR CITY'S BUDGET.
>> Reporter: PRIDE RICK AND COMIC-CON ENCOURAGED ABLE TO COME TO SAN DIEGO.
BOTH EVENTS WERE SUSPENDED DURING THE PANDEMIC.
SAN DIEGO'S WELCOMING CITY.
AND LOOKS FORWARD TO GREETING VISITING CROWDS.
>>> -- PREPARING FOR A BUSY DAY IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO COME OUT TO A FREE BLOCK PARTY ON THIRD AVENUE.
IT WILL INCLUDE VENDORS, LIVE MUSIC, AND RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS THE CITY IS CALLING CHAMPIONS.
THIS IS THE FIRST BIG EVENT THE CITY HAS HOSTED SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.
>> WE WANTED TO BRING BACK THE COMMUNITY, BRING BACK THE BUSINESSES AND SUPPORT THEM AS WE MAKE OUR WAY OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC.
THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO KICK OFF THE SUMMER AND CELEBRATE WITH OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.
>> OVER 100 BUSIóSES WILL BE PARTICIPATING.
THE PADRES WILL ALSO BE JOINING IN ON THE FUN.
THE EVENT KICKS OFF AT 4:00 TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
>>> DETAILS EMERGE ABOUT THE SUSPECT IN THE JULY 4th PARADE SHOOTING IN ILLINOIS.
HE HAS NOW REPORTEDLY CONFESSED.
THIS COMES AS THE COMMUNITY AND HIGHLAND PARK MOURNS THE VICTIMS.
>> Reporter: EMERGING NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE CONFESSED KILLER POINTING TO WARNING SIGNS, POTENTIALLY MISSED, INCLUDING THREATENING ONLINE POSTS.
POLICE RECORDS REVEAL HE THREATENED HIS FAMILY.
THERE WERE FURS OF HIS SAFETY.
>> MY COMMUNITY IS THEN DESPAIR.
FEELING UNSPEAKABLE PAIN.
>> Reporter: THE ALLEGED SHOOTER'S FATHER INSISTS HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.
DESPITE SIGNING OFF ON A FORM THAT ALLOWED HIS SON TO BUY THE VERY GUN USED IN THE SHOOTING.
HE NEVER SHOWED AGGRESSION TO ME.
THERE WAS NO INDICATION ABOUT THIS.
>> Reporter: POLICE TAPE STILL STANDS ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE IN HIGHLAND PARK.
LOVED ONES DISCUSSING WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MOMENTS BEFORE.
>> I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO FIND THEM THERE.
SO THEY WERE SITTING RIGHT ACROSS THE SHOOTER.
>> Reporter: FUNERALS BEGIN AS A COMMUNITY GRAPPLES WITH HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.
>> I THINK IT HAS SHAKEN PEOPLE UP.
IT IS HARD TO SAY HOW WE WILL BE IN A YEAR.
BUT FOR RIGHT NOW IT IS SCARY TO EVEN THINK ABOUT GOING BACK.
>>> FOUR CHILDREN WERE SENTENCED TO 21 YEARS IN PRISON FOR VIOLATING GEORGE FLOYD'S CIVIL RIGHTS.
THAT IS ON THE LOW EDGE OF THE 2025 YEARS CALLED IN A PLEA AGREEMENT.
THE FORMER INDIANAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER WILL SERVE THE FEDERAL SENTENCE AT THE SAME TIME AS HIS 22 1/2 YEAR STATE SENTENCE.
MURDER AND MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES.
>>> BRITTNEY GRINER PLEADED GUILTY TO DRUG POSSESSION CHARGES IN RUSSIA.
THE CHARGES CARRY A SENTENCE OF UP TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON.
SHE HAS BEEN DETAINED IN RUSSIA FOR NEARLY 5 MONTHS AFTER POLICE SAID THEY FOUND CANISTERS CONTAINING CANNABIS OIL IN HER LUGGAGE AT THE AIRPORT.
CALLS ARE GROWING LOUDER FOR WASHINGTON TO SECURE HER FREEDOM.
LAST NIGHT SUPPORTERS GATHERED AT A RALLY IN PHOENIX.
>> I AM FRUSTRATED.
MY WIFE IS NOT ABLE TO SPEAK WITH ME.
TO HER FAMILY, HER FRIENDS.
I'M FRUSTRATED THAT MY WIFE IS NOT GOING TO GET JUSTICE.
>> HER GUILTY PLEA CAME A DAY AFTER PRESIDENT BIDEN CALLED HER WIFE AND TOLD HER HE IS WORKING TO FREE HER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
>>> THE DEATH OF A NAVY S.E.A.L.
CANDIDATE IN FEBRUARY IS RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF BASIC TRAINING.
KYLE MULLEN DIED OF PNEUMONIA JUST AFTER SO-CALLED WEEK AT THE BOOT CAMP IN CORONADO.
HIS FAMILY RELEASED AN AUTOPSY THAT CONCLUDED HE RECEIVED INADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE EVEN THOUGH HE WAS SERIOUSLY ILL. STEVE WALSH HAS THE STORY.
>> Reporter: REGINA MULLEN SAID SHE TRUSTED THE CO WITH THEIR CHILD'S LIFE AND THEY FAILED HIM.
>> YOU CANNOT DO THAT TO PRISONERS OF WAR.
THERE ARE WAR CRIMES.
THEY ARE TORTURING THEM.
THEY ARE DOING IT TO OUR YOUNG, ATHLETIC, BRIGHT MAN WHO ARE WILLING TO GIVE UP THEIR LIVES SINCE OF OUR COUNTRY.
IT'S NOT TRAINING.
>> Reporter: MULLEN PLAYED FOOTBALL AT YALE.
HE DIED FAIRBURY FOURTH, HOURS AFTER FINISHING WEEK.
ENDURANCE TEST AS PART OF THE DIFFICULT FIELD BASIC TRAINING.
THE AUTOPSY CONFIRMED HER SON WAS LEFT ALONE IN THE BARRACKS WITH OTHER CANDIDATES WHO HAD ALSO SHOWED SIGNS OF BEING SICK.
KYLE MULLEN WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE ON THE BARRACKS FLOOR AFTER ANOTHER CANDIDATE CALLED FOR MEDICAL HELP FOR HIMSELF.
>> SEVERE PNEUMONIA.
THERE IS NO WAY A 22-YEAR-OLD WOULD DIE OF SEVERE PNEUMONIA.
HE WAS NOT TREATED.
THEY KNEW HE HAD IT.
>> Reporter: HE WAS FOUND WITH A 36 OUNCE BOTTLE FILLED WITH HIS OWN BLOOD AND MUCUS.
HE DIED OF A TYPE OF PNEUMONIA OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH MILITARY BASES.
HIS MOTHER IS A REGISTERED NURSE.
SHE SAID HER SON WAS STRUGGLING TO BREATHE WHEN HE CALLED HER A FEW HOURS BEFORE HE DIED.
>> WE ALL KNEW HE WAS COMPROMISED.
THE MEDICAL TEAM, INSTRUCTORS, COMMANDER, THEY ALL HAD TO HAVE KNOWN.
THEY SET THE MEDICAL TEAM HOME AND THEY LET HIM DIE.
>> Reporter: WEEK IS CHANGED SINCE THE 1970S.
CANDIDATES ARE SUBMERGED IN THE PACIFIC OCEANS FORCED TO CONTINUALLY SWIM OR MARCH WITH BOTH ON THE BACK.
THEY GET LITTLE SLEEP.
SOME SAY BY THE END THEY WERE HALLUCINATING.
REGINA MULLEN SAID HER SON WAS TOLD HE COULD GET ETHICAL HELP IF HE RANG A BELL THREE TIMES.
THAT WAS ALSO THE SIGNAL THAT HE WANTED TO GIVE UP.
>> YOU HAVE TO RING A BELL.
AND THEN YOU CAN RECEIVE MEDICAL.
>> THERE IS A GAME THE INSTRUCTORS PLATE THAT IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE.
IT IS NOT, IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNTRUE THAT THEY MEANT IT.
>> Reporter: ROBERT ADAMS IS A MEDICAL DOCTOR AND FORMER SEAL.
HE WROTE A BOOK ABOUT THE WEEK.
HE SAYS MEDICAL TEAMS ARE THERE TO MONITOR CANDIDATES AT LEAST DURING THE EXERCISE.
>> OVER THE YEARS I HAVE FOLLOWED SEAL TRAINING AND SEE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF PNEUMONIA.
USUALLY IN SOMEONE THAT IS PULLED OUT OF THE WEEK AND TOLD THEY CANNOT GO ON.
>> Reporter: IF THEY DON'T CONTINUE CANDIDATES LEAVE OR THEY CAN BE ROLLED BACK TO TRY AGAIN WITH THE LATER CLASS.
MULLEN HAD ALREADY BEEN ROLLED BACK ONCE.
REGINA MULLEN SAID THEY LIKED HIM AND PUSHED HIM TO FINISH THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
SHE SAID CANDIDATES SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DECIDE IF THEY CAN DO IT.
>> THEY PROBABLY DON'T KNOW WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK IT IS.
THEY ARE DELIRIOUS.
HOW CAN YOU EXPECT THEM TO MAKE THAT DECISION KNOWING WHAT THEIR MEDICAL CONDITION IS?
>> Reporter: THEY OFTEN TALKED ABOUT TRAINING LIKE YOU FIGHT.
THIS WEEK IS MORE OF A TEST OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ENDURANCE.
INSTRUCTORS TRY AND PUSH CANDIDATES PAST WHAT THEY THINK ARE THERE LIMITS.
JEFF BARTLETT IS A FORMER SEAL.
>> THE GOAL OF IT IS TO WEED OUT THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE THE MENTAL FORTITUDE.
GUYS THAT WILL GO THROUGH EVERYTHING.
WHILE WARFARE HAS CHANGED HERMETICALLY IT HAS NOT.
>> THEY CONSIDERS HIMSELF GATEKEEPERS.
THAT'S HOW INSTRUCTORS THINK OF THEMSELVES.
>> Reporter: CONGRESS WAS TOLD IN MAY AFTER MULLEN'S DEATH THEY FOUND THE MEDICAL STAFF AVAILABLE.
HIS MOTHER SAID THAT IS NOT ENOUGH.
SHE SAID THEY NEED AN OUTSIDE INVESTIGATION.
STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS.
>>> MORE THAN 1600 POUNDS OF TRASH WAS PICKED UP BY VOLUNTEERS AT SEVEN POPULAR BEACHES A DAY AFTER THE FOURTH OF JULY.
THEY RELEASED A TOTAL WEIGHTS OF TRASH COLLECTED IN EACH SITE.
OCEAN BEACH HAD THE BIGGEST HALL BY FAR WITH 735 POUNDS.
THE MOST COMMON ITEMS FOUND WERE SINGLE USE PLASTICS.
>>> OUR GRADUAL WARMING TREND WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING DOES CONTINUE.
THAT WILL LAST ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
ALONG THE COAST WE WILL REMAIN ON THE COLD SIDE.
WE WILL DEAL WITH EVENING AND MORNING CLOUDS, POSSIBLY FOG ACROSS THE AREA.
I DO THINK THE MARINE LAYER WILL THIN OUT A LITTLE BIT.
THE CLOUDS WILL NOT WORK THEIR WAY OUT FURTHER INLAND.
THAT COULD LEAD TO COOLER NIGHTS FOR SOME.
WE ARE LOOKING AT 63.
INCREASING CLOUDS ACROSS THE METRO AREA.
AS WE TAKE A LOOK ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY, RAMONA DOWN TO 66, OCEANSIDE 63, EL CAJON 64.
BORREGO SPRINGS 74.
NEW MEXICO IN ALBUQUERQUE WILL SEE SPOTTY SHOWERS.
HOT CONDITIONS BREWING ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS AND ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN.
WE KNOW IT HAS BEEN GENERALLY DRY AND SEASONABLY HOT.
BUT COMFORTABLE ON THE COAST.
OCEANSIDE, 75.
SAN DIEGO, 73.
RAMONA GETTING UP TO 90.
109 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.
THERE WAS THAT CLIMBING TEMPERATURES.
MORNING CLOUDS DO DISSIPATE AND FADE AWAY DURING THE DAY.
THEY MIGHT RETURN SLIGHTLY INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
BY SATURDAY IT WILL BE HEAT ONCE AGAIN.
YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE COAST IF YOU WANT TO FIND COMFORTABLE WEATHER.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THOSE TEMPERATURES AT THE COAST.
YOU CAN FIND YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A WARMING TREND, EVEN AT THE COAST.
BUT YOU START OFF YOUR DAY WITH FOG AND SUNSHINE ON SUNDAY.
THEN WE GO INTO A COOLING TREND.
INLAND HAS A WARMING TREND BUT BACK TO COOLER TEMPERATURES EVEN AS WE LOOK TO NEXT WEEK AND ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.
STEADY WITH THE LOWER 80s.
PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.
IT WILL BE BRUTALLY HOT HERE ACROSS THE DESERT WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 113 STARTING ON SATURDAY.
>>> IN THE WAKE OF THE OVERTURNING ROE V WADE SOME FEAR TECHNOLOGY COULD BE USED TO TRACK PREGNANCIES.
EXPERTS WARNED DATA COLLECTED FROM FERTILITY APPS AND GOOGLE SEARCHES TO BE USED TO PROSECUTE ABORTION.
>> ANY DATA RELATED TO REPRODUCTION AS POSSIBLE.
>> Reporter: OUR DATA IS EVERYWHERE.
NOW IT IS FOR SALE.
NOW THAT ROE V WADE IS OVERTURNED, LAW ENFORCEMENT COULD USE A WOMAN'S PERSONAL DATA TO BRING CRIMINAL CHARGES IF THEY SUSPECT SHE HAS RECEIVED ANY LEGAL ABORTION.
>> THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE IN THE DATA THAN THE SHOES YOU LOOKED AT ONLINE.
IT IS TREATED THE SAME IN THE LAW.
THAT IS WHERE THE PROBLEM IS.
>> Reporter: ESTATES TIGHTEN THEIR ABORTION LAWS, PROSECUTORS COULD GO AFTER THOSE SEEKING AN ABORTION OR THOSE HELPING THEM BY SUBPOENAING THE DATA.
GOING AFTER.
TRACKERS, INTERNET SEARCHES.
COMPANIES SELL THAT DATA TO ADVERTISERS BECAUSE IT IS PROFITABLE.
>> DATA BROKERS, THEY BUY INFORMATION FROM THEM ALL THE TIME.
IT COULD BE USED TO INCRIMINATE US.
IT CAN BE USED TO PUT PEOPLE IN JAIL.
>> Reporter: FERTILITY AND TRACKING APPS HAVE SOME OF THE MOST SENSITIVE REPRODUCTIVE INFORMATION.
BUT SINCE ROE VERSUS WADE WAS OVERTURNED, THIS TRACKING APP ANNOUNCED AN ANONYMOUS MODE, WHERE USERS WILL BE ABLE TO LIMIT THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION.
THE MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REACH UP TO THE COMPANY IF THEY WANT THEIR HISTORICAL DATA REMOVED.
>> HOW CAN YOU FULLY PROTECT AGAINST A MEMBER, THEIR DATA NOT BEING REVEALED?
>> WE ARE MAKING SURE THE ANONYMOUS MODE WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO COLLECT THE PERSONAL DATA.
>> Reporter: -- IS THE COFOUNDER OF NATURAL CYCLE.
WHO HAS ACCESS TO THE DATA?
>> ONLY THE USER.
>> Reporter: NATURAL CYCLE IS A SUSPENSION FDA APPROVED CONTROL APP THAT HELPS THOSE WHO WANT TO GET PREGNANT.
>> WE HAVE -- WE ARE VERY MUCH IN CONTROL OF THE DATA.
CNN REACHED OUT TO NEARLY A DOZEN BIG TECH COMPANIES ABOUT HAVING WADE HANDLE DATA REQUESTS THROUGH SUBPOENAS AND WARRANTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT TARGETING ABORTION SEEKERS.
SOME DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL OR DIRECTLY TO THE QUESTION.
APPLE RESPONDED SAYING HEALTH DATA IS ENCRYPTED WHEN TWO FACTOR AUTHENTICATION IS ENABLED.
MEHTA SAID IF THEY HAVE A GOOD FAITH BELIEF THE LAW REQUIRES THEM TO DO SO THEY WILL.
>> PICK A FIGHT WARRANTS IN COURT.
IF THE WARRANTS ARE UPHELD, THEY WILL BE ORDERED TO COMPLY.
>> Reporter: SOME LEGAL EXPERTS DO NOT BELIEVE ANONYMOUS MODE DATA IS FULLY PROTECTED.
THEY SAY THE ONLY WAY TO FULLY PROTECT PRIVACY IS THROUGH FEDERAL LAW LIMITING THE DATA COMPANIES CAN COLLECT, STORE, AND SELL.
>> THERE IS A LOT OF PANIC RIGHT NOW.
I THINK RIGHTFULLY SO ABOUT THE FEELING AND THE ABILITY TO TRUST AND EXPECT THE INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF THE SENSITIVE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR BODIES, AND OUR RELATIONSHIPS AND HEALTH IS OURS.
>> GOOGLE SAID IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY DELETE LOCATION HISTORY, RECORDS THAT SHOW IF A PERSON HAS VISITED A ABORTION CENTER OR UTILITY CENTER.
>>> THE WAR IN UKRAINE IS PROMPTING A SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY TO MAKE CHANGES.
RUSSIAN COMPOSER -- 1812 OVERTURE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM AN UPCOMING CONCERT.
THE PERFORMANCE WILL STILL INCLUDE OTHER WORKS BY THE COMPOSER.
THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY CEO SAID THE 1812 OVERTURE WAS CUT BECAUSE IT WAS WRITTEN TO CELEBRATE RUSSIAN VICTORY OF WAR.
>> WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND -- AND REALLY SHOWCASE RUSSIAN IMPERIALISM AND AGGRESSION, AND IT IS INAPPROPRIATE.
>> IN ITS PLACE THE SYMPHONY WILL PERFORM THE TEMPEST.
>>> NEW CHANGES AND PLENTY OF NEW EXCITEMENT AT THE NEW VILLAGE ARTS CENTER IN CARLSBAD.
>> Reporter: THEY HELD A GROUNDBREAKING EVENT AT THIS NEW CENTER.
THE FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE SAYS THE CENTER WILL TURN INTO A CULTURAL GATHERING SPACE FOR EVERYONE.
>> I WANTED TO CREATE A NEW VILLAGE FOREVER COMMUNITY.
A PLACE WHERE COMMITTEE MEMBERS COULD COME TOGETHER AND EXPERIENCE ADVENTUROUS ART.
>> Reporter: THE TRANSFORMATION WILL HAVE A OPEN LOBBY SPACE WITH US STAGING AREA FOR EVENTS.
THERE WILL BE A ARTS CLASSROOM FOR ALL AGES.
THE MAYOR SAID THE CENTER WILL BE A FOCAL POINT IN THE CARLSBAD VILLAGE.
>> JUST A BAD -- ONE AREA.
THIS IN THE FUTURE WILL LITERALLY BECOME THE CENTER OF THE VILLAGE.
>> Reporter: ALONG WITH RENOVATION COMES A NEW NAME.
>> THIS WILL BE A PLACE WHERE ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE WELCOME TO EXPERIENCE.
>> Reporter: -- HAS BEEN A LEADER IN THE COMMUNITY AND CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR.?
I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THE PROPER SPEECH TO GIVE WHEN A BUILDING IS MADE IN YOUR HONOR.
I GOOGLED IT.
AND GOOGLE DID KNOW.
>> Reporter: SHE IS ON HER TO ALL THE VOLUNTEER WORK SHE HAS GIVEN OVERTIME.
>> THIS IS ABOUT MY VOLUNTEERISM IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> Reporter: THIS WILL BE THE FIRST ART CENTER IN THE COMMUNITY TO BE NAMED AFTER A BLACK WOMAN IN THE PAST 50 YEARS.
DURING THE RENOVATION THEY WILL STILL HOLD PERFORMANCES AT THE CARLSBAD FLOWER FIELD.
TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.
>>> ARE YOU READY TO SEE WHO IS NEW WITH THE SAN DIEGO NEW?
KIWI CHICK SUCCESSFULLY HACKED.
EFFORT FOR THE PARK.
THEY'RE CALLING IT A CONSERVATION MILESTONE BECAUSE IT BRINGS GENETIC DIVERSITY TO THE KIWI POPULATION.
THE LITTLE ONE IS SAID TO BE DOING QUITE WELL.
ADORABLE.
YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I AM MAYA TRABULSI.
GOOD NIGHT.

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