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>>> WE ARE JUST HOURS AWAY FROM THE END OF THE CONTROVERSIAL BORDER POLICY KNOWN AS TITLE 42.

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

ASYLUM-SEEKERS WILL BEGIN TO MAKE THEIR WAY INTO SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

KITTY ALVARADO SPOKE WITH LOCAL LEADERS ABOUT SECURITY FOR COMMUNITIES AND FOR THE ASYLUM- SEEKERS.ik<qMA/;%Ñ5S"ñt >> Reporter: THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE READY TO IASYLUM AT THE U.S. BORDER AS SOON AS TITLE 42 ENDS TONIGHT.

PEOPLE nkARE WAITING IN POOR CONDITIONS, MANY WITH CHILDREN.

SOME TELL US WHILE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT AWAITS THEM ON THE OTHER SIDE, IT CANNOT BE WORSE THAN WHAT THEY HAVE ALREADY ENDURED.

THEY ARE TIRED, HUNGRY, AND SCARED.

A NURSE FROM COLOMBIA SAID NIGHTTIME IS THE WORST.

THERE IS NO SECURITY.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT JUST WATCH US AND ARE TRYING TO STEAL FROM US.

THE MEN SHOULD BE UP THERE BUT THEY COME DOWN HERE ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.

THEY COME CLOSE TO US TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN FIND.

A FRIEND COULD NOT SLEEP LAST NIGHT.

THEY STOLE FROM HIM.

SHE ASKED US TO ALERT OFFICIALS BECAUSE SHE'S AFRAID OF SHE TELLS SHE WILL BRING MORE HARM ;@ ON HERSELF.

>> WE ARE GRAVELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONDITIONS OF THE MIGRANTS AT THE BORDER.

>> Reporter: SHANE HARRIS IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION OF JUSTICE ADVOCATES.

HE SAID THE ORGANIZATION IS PARTNERING WITH CROSS-BORDER NONPROFITS TO COLLECT MONEY AND BASIC NECESSITIES INCLUDING WATER, SLEEPING BAGS, AND FEMININE PRODUCTS TO HELP ASYLUM-SEEKERS WHILE THEY WAIT TO CROSS THE BORDER.

>> THIS IS A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS.

WE NEED PEOPLE TO STEP UP.

>> Reporter: HE SAID HE IS PARTICULARLY WORRIED ABOUT AFRICAN AND HAITIAN ASYLUM- SEEKERS.

HE SAID THIS HE PRESSED THE SAN DIEGO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAIRPERSON.

>> THE ONLY THING THEY SAID WAS WE WILL LOOK INTO IT.

COME ON.

WE KNOW THERE IS A HISTORY OF RACISM, INTERNATIONAL RACISM TOWARD THESE PEOPLE.

WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A HISTORY WITH THE WAY THAT THESE FOLKS ARE TREATED.

THAT HISTORY NEEDS TO BE SPOKEN TO AND THAT TRUTH NEEDS TO BE TOLD.

>> Reporter: ON WEDNESDAY HE HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE TO ASSURE THE COMMUNITY.

WHEN WE ASK MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS IT WAS CLEAR THERE WERE NO ANSWERS.

>> WE ARE WORKING ON A LARGER LOCATION.

>> Reporter: IT IS ABOUT A 30 MINUTE DRIVE FROM THE PORT OF ENTRY TO THE CITY OF EL CAJON.

THE MAYOR SAID THE CITY HAS BEEN A WELCOMING PLACE FOR ASYLUM-SEEKERS WHO HAVE LATELY BEEN PEOPLE FLEEING FROM THE WAR IN UKRAINE.

THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE IS THE VOLUME OF PEOPLE HE IS EXPECTING.

>> I THINK WE WILL SEE ABOUT 3 TO 500 NEW MIGRANTS PER DAY.

THAT IS A LOT FOR US.

>> Reporter: HE SAID SECURITY IS HIS NUMBER ONE PRIORITY FOR THE COMMUNITY AND MIGRANTS.

DESPITE THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION AND FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, HE SAID THEY ARE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SHELTER AND KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.

>> THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS GEARING UP.

WE ARE LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE CAN KEEP THEM IN ONE SPECIFIC AREA SO $TWE CAN PROVIDE THEM SERVICES IF WE NEED TO.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THERE IS A LOT OF UNKNOWNS AND HE CONTINUES TO ASK FOR FUNDING BUT ONE THING HE IS CERTAIN OF IS THAT EL CAJON RESIDENTS WILL COME TOGETHER TO MEET THE MOMENT.

>> I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT EVERYBODY WILL COME TOGETHER.

WHAT YOU WILL SEE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE REACHING OUT AND TRYING TO HELP.

>>> SANYO CEDRO MAY BE THE BUSIEST BORDER CROSSING BUT IT IS FAR FROM THE ONLY ONE.

THE SITUATION IS PLAYING OUT FROM HERE TO TEXAS.

EL PASO IS ALSO CARRYING PART OF THE BURDEN.

SOME HAVE MADE IT TO THE U.S. AND ARE STAYING IN SHELTERS.

THE EL PASO MAYORS OF THE CITY HAS DONE A LOT BUT CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH.

>> WE KNOW THAT THE IMMIGRATION PROCESS IS BROKEN.

IN A COMMUNITY LIKE EL PASO, OR ANYWHERE IN THE VALLEY, IT WILL CONTINUE.

>> Reporter: OVERALL 150,000 PEOPLE ARE WAITING IN MEXICO.

THAT IS SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF THE BORDER STATES.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SAID 1000 ASYLUM OFFICERS AND JUDGES ARE ASSIGNED TO HANDLE THE UPCOMING WORK.

MISINFORMATION IS SPREADING ABOUT THE EXPIRATION LEADING MANY PEOPLE THINK IT WILL BE EASIER TO GET INTO THE U.S.JDfxcW<H4hvW&eF' COMING UP, THE MESSAGE U.S. OFFICIALS ARE SENDING TO MIGRANTS.

>>> COVID-19 HAS BEEN A PART OF OUR DAILY LIFE FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.

TODAY MARKS THE END OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DECLARATION.

MELISSA MAY TELLS US WHAT THIS MEANS FOR SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS.

>> Reporter: SINCE FEBRUARY 2020 THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 994,000 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND OVER 5800 COVID RELATED DEATHS.

THE END OF THE FEDERAL COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DOES NOT MEAN THAT COVID-19 IS OVER.

REBECCA FILLED IN MILLER IS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT THE UC SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

SCIENTISTS ARE DETECTING COVID IN SAN DIEGO WASTEWATER EVERY DAY.

>> IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO MAKE THE DISTINCTION OF THE GOVERNMENT DECLARING THAT POLICIES ARE CHANGING IS NOT THE SAME THING AS THE VIRUS HAS GONE AWAY.

THESE ARE VERY DIFFERENT THINGS.

>> Reporter: FOR THE AVERAGE AMERICAN SOME ASPECTS OF COVID RELATED HEALTHCARE COVERAGE MAY CHANGE AFTER TODAY.

FOR SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS, THE STATE LAW AND SIX MONTHS TO THESE REQUIREMENTS.

THAT MEANS RESIDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE FREE ACCESS TO VACCINES.

>> EVEN WITH THE NEW VARIANTS, THE VACCINES DO NOT DO AS GOOD A JOB IT'S COMPLETELY STOPPING INFECTION IN ITS TRACKS.

THEY DO A BEAUTIFUL JOB OF KEEPING YOU OUT OF THE HOSPITAL, KEEPING YOU FROM GETTING VERY ILL AND THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO'S WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO GET UP TO EIGHT OVER-THE-COUNTER TESTS PER MONTH COVERED BY THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDER AND THERAPEUTICS.

>> THE ANTIVIRAL WILL BE AVAILABLE PRETTY WIDELY.

INCLUDING AT A PHARMACY.

A PHARMACIST CAN PRESCRIBE IT.

A TELEHEALTH DOCTOR CAN PRESCRIBE IT.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GO TO YOUR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN TO GET THIS MEDICATION THAT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO DECREASE IMMEDIATE SYMPTOMS AND THE RISK OF LONG COVID.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA STATE LAW 3ADDING SIX MONTHS TO THE REQUIREMENT IS IMPORTANT.

>> WE ALSO HAVE ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND MOST DIVERSE STATES IN THE COUNTRY.

WE HAVE A LOT OF INCOME INEQUALITY AS PART OF THAT AND SO THESE METRICS HAVE ALSO REALLY EXTENDED THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET.

>> Reporter: FOR THOSE WHO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FEDERAL COVID-19 HEALTH EMERGENCY AND IN CONTACT THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY OR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> LEGAL TENT CAMPING FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WILL BEGIN AT CERTAIN SAN DIEGO LOCATIONS LATER THIS YEAR.

THIS COMES AMID A REPORT THAT NEARLY 2000 PEOPLE DOWNTOWN WERE HOMELESS LAST MONTH.

AS JACOB AIR TELLS US, THAT IS THE HIGHEST EVER MONTHLY TOTAL.

>> Reporter: SAFE SLEEPING SITES WILL BE ON CITY-OWNED PARKING LOTS ADJACENT TO BALBOA PARK.

THEY CAN ACCOMMODATE ROUGHLY 500 PEOPLE IN JUST A FEW MONTHS.

THE SAME WILL HAVE INDIVIDUAL TENTS PROVIDED BY THE CITY.

>> AM ALMOST 64.

I DO NOT TO DIE ON THE STREET.

I DON'T ON AN AMBULANCE TO COME PICK UP MY BODY.

>> Reporter: JOSI IS A SENIOR CITIZEN LIVING ON THE STREETS.

IS LOOKING FOR A SAFE AND SOBER ENVIRONMENT TO CALL HOME.

>> I AM OPEN TO ATTEND OR EVEN A BUILDING BECAUSE IT WOULD BE SAFER.

I AM PRETTY SURE THEY HAVE SECURITY OR SOMEBODY PATROLLING AROUND.

IT IS BETTER THAN SLEEPING ON THE STREETS.

IF THEY HAVE SHOWER FACILITIES IT IS EVEN BETTER.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE SLEEPING ON THE STREET SOMETIMES DECLINE OFFERS TO MOVE INTO CONGREGATE SHELTERS.

THESE ARE AN ALTERNATIVE MORE PEOPLE MAY BE WILLING TO ACCEPT.

CITY COUNCILMEMBER SAID THIS WILL ALLOW FOR GREATER INABILITY TO PROPOSE THE END FORCED ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT CAMPING ON SIDEWALKS IF SHELTER BEDS ARE AVAILABLE.

>> IF WE HAVE A SAFER AND HEALTHIER PLACE LIKE A SAFE SLEEPING SITE OR SHELTER BED OR SOME SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, YOU NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

IF YOU DO NOT, THERE CAN BE CONSEQUENCES FOR REFUSING TO TAKE THE BETTER OPTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

PROVIDE THE SITES WILL PROVIDE ESSENTIALS LIKE FOOD, BATHROOM, SECURITY AND OTHER SERVICES.

THE CEO SAID THAT THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT A LACK OF DETAILS FOR DIFFERENT HOMELESS POPULATIONS INCLUDING THOSE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES.

>> IF WE HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER BEDS THAT ARE AGE FRIENDLY, I THINK WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT REMOVING THE ENCAMPMENTS FROM THE STREETS.

THE CONCERN IS THAT WE SEE INCREASING NUMBERS OF SENIORS EVERY DAY.

>> Reporter: THE UNAUTHORIZED CAMPING ORDINANCES EXPECTED GO BEFORE THE FULL CITY COUNCIL EARLY NEXT MONTH.

MANY PEOPLE ON THE STREETS WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT THE SAFE CAMPING SITES AS A TEMPORARY LIVING ACCOMMODATION >>> A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARD ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S SECOND-LARGEST CITY OF VILLAGE OF TINY HOMES IS NOW OPEN IN CHULA VISTA.

JOHN CARROLL WAS THERE FOR THE GRAND OPENING.

>> Reporter: IT TOOK JUST A FEW SECONDS TO CUT THE RIBBON ON A PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING.

>> THIS IS A HISTORIC EVENT.

IT'S THE FIRST HOMELESS SHELTER IN ALL OF SOUTH COUNTY.

>> Reporter: THIS IS CHULA VISTA VILLAGE.

65 TINY HOMES ON A LOT IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE CITY.

>> IT IS A 64 SQUARE FOOT BUNGALOW.

>> Reporter: IT TOOK A VILLAGE TO BRING IT TOGETHER.

SCORES OF PEOPLE FROM FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ALONG WITH VARIOUS FOR-PROFIT AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS A REALITY.

ANGELICA DAVIS WAS AT THE TIP OF THE SPEAR.

SHE IS THE CHULA VISTA HOMELESS SOLUTIONS MANAGER.

>> WE WANT THEM TO UNDERSTAND AND KNOW THAT THEIR BASIC ESSENTIAL ME I MET.

FOR MAC RESIDENTS WILL SN>bW2!RECEIVE THREE MEALS A DAY.

THEY CAN EAT IN THE CAFETERIA OR íçCOMMON AREA.

THERE ARE BATHROOMS AND SHOWERS AND A LAUNDRY FACILITY.

BACK INSIDE THE TINY HOMES NEEDS ARE TAKEN CARE OF AS WELL.

THEY ARE HEATED AND AIR- CONDITIONED.

THERE ARE OUTLETS FOR DEVICES, A LAMP, THE BEDDING AND LAMPS AND FURNITURE ARE ALL DONATED BY IKEA.

>> Reporter: THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE UNIQUE AND WONDERFUL ABOUT THIS SHELTER.

RESIDENTS CAN KEEP THEIR PETS WITH THEM.

>> WE WANT TO ELIMINATE ALL THE BARRIERS.

HAVING THEM BRING THEIR PETS AND BELONGINGS, GIVING THEM PRIVACY AND INDIVIDUAL UNITS IS KEY.

>> Reporter: DAVIS SAID HAVING HIS OWN SPACE BRINGS DIGNITY AND SAFETY.

SAM HAS BEEN A PARK RANGER FOR 10 YEARS.

THE IDEA FOR HELPING IN A MAJOR WAY GERMINATED WITH HIM AS HE MET UNSHELTERED FOLKS IN CITY PARKS.

HE PARTNERED WITH THE CHULA VISTA POLICE IN 2016 TO FORM THE HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM.

THANKS TO THE HARD WORK OF THESE PEOPLE THE IDEA FOR CHULA VISTA VILLAGE TOOK SHAPE.

NOW HERE IT IS.

>> I FEEL THIS WILL BE A HUGE SUCCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT REALLY WANT TO PUT THEIR LIVES BACK TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: THE INDIVIDUALS WILL START ARRIVING ON MONDAY TO A PLACE DEDICATED TO MOVING THEM OUT OF HERE INTO PERMANENT HOUSING.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, COVID AREA IMMIGRATION RESTRICTIONS COME TO AN END CREATING NEW COMPLICATIONS FOR BORDER OFFICIALS.

THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION.

>>> MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

THERE IS SOME POSITIVE NEWS FROM THE CDC.

RESEARCHERS TRACK WEEKLY ER VISIT AMONG TEENS FOR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES INCLUDING SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND DRUG OVERDOSES.

VISITS DROPPED BY AT LEAST 10% BETWEEN THE FALL OF 2021 AND 2022 SUGGESTING THAT MENTAL HEALTH IS IMPROVING FOR TEENS.

ER VISITS WERE STILL HIGHER THAN PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS, ESPECIALLY FOR TEEN GIRLS.

>>> ANOTHER CDC STUDY TOOK THE IMPACT OF WORKPLACE MAY HAVE ON MENTAL HEALTH.

MIKE VALERIO EXPLAINS HOW WORKING TOO MUCH CAN HURT YOUR PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING.

>> Reporter: AMERICAN SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON WORK.

>> IT PERMEATES OUR ENTIRE LIFE.

>> Reporter: THAT CAN TAKE A TOLL ESPECIALLY UNDER TOUGH CONDITIONS.

>> WORKING CONDITIONS CAN HAVE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH.VvAÑw5r !T >> Reporter: A NEW REPORT FROM THE CDC REVEALS IN 2021 ABOUT ONE IN EVERY 37 WORKING ADULTS AGED 18 TO 64 EXPERIENCED SERIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS SEVERE ENOUGH TO REQUIRE TREATMENT.

THE RATES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER FOR THOSE THAT REPORTED THEY HAD TO WORK WHEN PHYSICALLY ILL AS WELL AS THOSE THAT DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO PAID SICK LEAVE.

LIKEWISE, PEOPLE IN LATE-NIGHT OR ROTATING SHIFTS, FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES, AND INCONSISTENT PAY ALSO REPORTED POOR MENTAL HEALTH.

>> PEOPLE NEED TO HAVE A SENSE OF AGENCY IN THEIR LIVES.

>> Reporter: A DOCTOR FROM THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SAID A KEY REASON BEHIND THE DISTRESS IS A NEED FOR PREDICTABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY.

>> WHERE PEOPLE HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO COUNT ON FUNDAMENTAL THINGS LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PAY THEIR BILLS WITH THEIR NEXT PAYCHECK.

BACK HIS ADVICE FOR EMPLOYERS DO NOT CHOOSE BETWEEN ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY AND CARING FOR EMPLOYEES.

THEY GO HAND-IN-HAND.

>> A SENSE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY AND WORKPLACE INCREASES PRODUCTIVITY, INNOVATION, RETENTION AND IT HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE ECONOMIC BOTTOM LINE.

>>> THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO IS PLANNING A SPECIAL CEREMONY ABOARD THE USS MIDWAY TOMORROW HONORING MILITARY CONNECTED STUDENTS GETTING THEIR DEGREES.

IT INCLUDES BOTH ACTIVE DUTY AND VETERANS.

ONE OF THEM IS THE SON OF MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS THAT CAME TO THE U.S.

ALMOST 30 YEARS AGO.

HE IS PROUD OF HIS MEXICAN HERITAGE AND HIS DECISION TO ENLIST IN HONOR OF HIS PARENTS.

>> I FELT LIKE I HAD AN OBLIGATION TO HONOR THE SACRIFICES MY PARENTS MADE FOR ME AND MY SISTER.

BOTH ME AND MY SISTER ENLISTED IN THE ARMY.

THE REASON FOR THAT WAS WE WANTED TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: HE JOINED IN 2015.

HE HAS EARNED HIS BACHELORS DEGREE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING FROM USC AND ACCEPTED A JOB WITH BOEING AT THE SEATTLE HEADQUARTERS WHICH HE STARTS NEXT MONTH.

>>> THE CALIFORNIA MARINE PROTECTED RESERVES ARE HELPING TO REVITALIZE ONSHORE UNDERWATER HABITATS.

JUST LIKE A PARK ON LAND, THE AREAS REQUIRE REGULAR MANAGEMENT.

ERIC ANDERSON SHOWS US A SAN DIEGO-BASED CONSERVATION IS HELPING TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS.

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW WE ARE AT THE STATE RESERVE.

>> Reporter: LILY STUDIES HERSELF AS WAVES ROCKER BOAT.

>> IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PARK, BUT WE ARE NOT ABLE TO TELL THE BOUNDARIES.

>> Reporter: IT'S LOCATED BETWEEN THE ROCKY CLIFFS APPOINT LA JOLLA AND SCRIPPS PEER.

THERE IS ANOTHER UNDERWATER RESERVE JUST NORTH OF THE PIER MAKING THIS A PRETTY LARGE MARINE PROTECTED AREA.

SHE SAID THE UNDERWATER SCENERY IS JUST AS SPECTACULAR AS THE SCENERY AND MANY ICONIC PARKS.

>> YOU SEE A BEAUTIFUL KELP FOREST.

IT IS REPLENISHING WITHIN THE AREA.

THERE IS THE BEAUTIFUL SUBMARINE CANYON AND THIS CREATES A BEAUTIFUL AREA FOR BIODIVERSITY.

>> Reporter: ON THE SURFACE THOSE SPECTACULAR VIEWS ARE INVISIBLE.

EVEN KAYAKERS WHO RECENTLY GOT A TOUR OF THE AREA HAD TO USE THEIR IMAGINATIONS.

THE LARGELY OPAQUE WATER KEEPS THE PARK WONDERS OUT OF YOU.

THE MURKY OCEAN CANNOT HIDE THE SUCCESS OF THE MARINE PROTECTED AREAS.

>> SO FAR IT LOOKS GREAT.

WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT IN MANY CASES ABUNDANCE DIVERSITY AND BIOMASS OF THE FISH INSIDE IS DOING BETTER THAN OUTSIDE OF PROTECTED AREAS.

>> Reporter: MAINTAINING AND BUILDING ON THAT SUCCESS TAKES WORK.

THE FISHING GAME DEPARTMENT IS UNDERSTAFFED SO THEY ARE HELPING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT REMAINS PROTECTED.

>> WE ARE TRAVELING THROUGH AND LOOKING AT HOW FOLKS ARE USING THEM AND KEEPING TRACK OF ALL THOSE THINGS.

>> Reporter: LISA IS A WILD COAST CONSERVATION MANAGER.

>> WE ARE ALSO CHECKING ON RADAR UNITS.

WE HAVE THREE RADAR UNITS IN THE AREA AND PART OF WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS MAKE SURE THEY ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.

WE GET ON THE BOAT AND SEE WHAT THE RADAR IS PICKING UP AND WE VISUALLY LOOK FOR THOSE SAME THINGS TO CONFIRM THAT EVERYTHING IS WORKING PROPERLY.

>> Reporter: IT IS ALL AIMED AT MAKING SURE PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE RESERVES WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PROTECTING THE BIOLOGICAL RIDGES THAT GROW INSIDE THE BORDERS.

THIS MARINE PROTECTED AREA FISHING IS NOT ALLOWED.

>> FOR THE MOST PART THERE ARE PEOPLE INTERACTING IN THE SPACES THE WAY THEY SHOULD BE WITHOUT TAKING RESOURCES OR TAKING FISH OR INVERTEBRATES.

THERE ARE A FEW BAD APPLES OUT THERE AND WE ARE ABLE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE IN SOME WAYS.

SOME DO GET AWAY WITH IT.

>> Reporter: THAT EVEN HAPPENS IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS WHICH ARE GOOD DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE MAINLAND AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE.

PARK OFFICIALS THERE SEE MORE POSITIVES THAN NEGATIVES.

>> BY AND LARGE PEOPLE ARE LAW- ABIDING.

EVEN IF THEY FOUGHT THE LAW TOOTH AND NAIL IS SOMETHING THEY DID NOT WANT ONCE IT IS ON THE BOOKS WE SEE A HIGH LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE.

MOST OF THE TIME WHEN THE LAWS ARE BEING VIOLATED IT IS OUT OF IGNORANCE.

THEY DID NOT KNOW THEY WERE FISHING IN A CLOSED AREA.

>> Reporter: RESTRICTING FISHING IS KEY TO SHOWING HOW THE REGIONS WOULD DEVELOP WITHOUT HUMAN INTERFERENCE.

THAT CAN HELP RESEARCHERS BETTER UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF THINGS LIKE CLIMATE CHANGE.

NEW AND REMOTELY CONTROLLED UNDERWATER SUBMERSIBLES ARE HELPING SCIENCE AND MAKING THE CASE FOR THE RESERVES.

>> WHEN PEOPLE SEE THE VIDEO THEIR EYES LIGHT UP AND THEY SAY I GET IT.

I SEE ALL THESE INCREDIBLE CREATURES.

THIS REALLY COMPLICATED STRUCTURE ON THE BOTTOM.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THE KEY TO KEEPING THESE AREAS VIBRANT LIES IN THE ABILITY TO MAKE THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> BETTER WEATHER IS AHEAD FOR US.

NEXT WEEK WE COULD SEE SOME CHANGES.

RIGHT NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEATHER HEADLINES.

WE ARE LOOKING AT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND WARMER WEATHER RIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

WE HAVE THE BEAUTIFUL MOTHER'S DAY HERE.

LOOKING INTO NEXT WEEK IT BECOMES MORE HUMID LIKE AN EARLY CASE OF A MONSOON.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR WEATHER PATTERNS.

RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS NOW TAKING OVER.

IT IS GOING TO BE TURNING UNSEASONABLY WARM FOR SOME.

AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT TEMPERATURES IN THE METRO TONIGHT, LOW CLOUDS AND FOG, NOTHING UNUSUAL.

THE TEMPERATURE WILL DROP TO ABOUT 58.

AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS MOUNT LAGUNA IS DOWN TO 50.

OCEANSIDE IS 56 AND CHULA VISTA IS 57.

EL CAJON AT 65.

HERE IS HOW IT LOOKS ON FUTURE SATELLITE AND RADAR.

RADAR IS QUIET BUT WE SEE LOW CLOUDS OVERNIGHT AND THEY WILL START TO MELT AWAY.

AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE FORECAST WE WILL SEE HIGHS CLIMBING INTO THE 70s.

RAMONA, ESCONDIDO AND EL CAJON.

CHULA VISTA IS AT 70 AND OCEANSIDE AT 70.

AT THE COAST THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK IS CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE AND QUITE COMFORTABLE INTO SUNDAY.

AS WE HEAD TO THE INLAND AREAS IN THE VALLEY SOME TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE RISE UP TO ABOUT 80 DEGREES ON SATURDAY.

IT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE HUMID EARLY NEXT WEEK.

CHECKING ON THE MOUNTAINS TEMPERATURES ARE BIT COOL.

WE WILL SEE HIGHS IN THE LOW 60s OVER THE WEEKEND.

NEXT WEEK THERE WILL BE A STORM AS MOISTURE INCREASES.

HEATING UP THERE COULD BE A STORM AROUND BY TUESDAY.

I AM METEOROLOGIST MARK MANCUSO.

>>> IN A FEW HOURS BORDER PATROL WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TURN AWAY ASYLUM-SEEKERS BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO SNEAK INTO THE U.S. WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE MISINFORMATION.

>> Reporter: JOSEPH SAID HIS PLAN IS TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE BORDER AND BEYOND.

HE WANTS HIS OWN AMERICAN DREAM.

HE HAS MADE IT AS FAR AS MEXICO AND HE SAID RETURNING HOME IS NOT AN OPTION.

WE ARE ALREADY HERE AND WE CANNOT GO BACK, HE SAYS.

WE HAVE TO PRESS ON AS FAR AS WE CAN GET, AS FAR AS THEY WILL LET US GET.

AS MANY MIGRANTS ARE WAITING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO CROSS INTO THE UNITED STATES LEGALLY OR ILLEGALLY, HE IS DRIVEN BY HOPE AND DETERMINATION BUT CONFUSED BY THE MISINFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE U.S. BORDER.

MIGRANTS LIKE LINDA WHO COMES FROM HONDURAS SAY THERE ARE MANY DOUBTS IN THE MIGRANT COMMUNITY BECAUSE SHE HAS HEARD THAT THE END OF TITLE 42 MEANS THAT SHE WILL BE ABLE TO ENTER THE COUNTRY WHILE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TOLD HER IT WILL MAKE IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO SEEK ASYLUM.

U.S. OFFICIALS ESPECIALLY THE HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY HAVE BEEN CLEAR ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE BORDER WILL REMAIN SEALED.

>> THE BORDER IS NOT OPENED.

IT IS NOT GOING TO BE OPEN SUBSEQUENT TO MAY 11.

THE SMUGGLERS WHO EXPLOIT VULNERABLE MIGRANTS ARE SPREADING MISINFORMATION.

THEY ARE SPREADING FALSE INFORMATION, LIES AND LOWERING VULNERABLE PEOPLE TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER.

THOSE INDIVIDUALS WILL ONLY BE RETURNED.

>> Reporter: ON COUNTERS BETWEEN U.S. BORDER éxAGENTS AND UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS HAD FALLEN EARLIER THIS YEAR BUT HAVE RECENTLY INCREASED TO THE CURRENT LEVEL OF ABOUT 7000 PER DAY.

MIGRANTS LIKE ELTON FROM VENEZUELA SAY THEY DO NOT CARE IF TITLE 42 COMES TO AN END OR NOT.

HE SAID HE IS DETERMINED NOT TO LIVE IN WHAT HE CONSIDERS A DICTATORSHIP AND IS WILLING TO TAKE AS MANY RISKS AS NECESSARY FOR A TASTE OF FREEDOM.

>> WE HAVE MORE TITLE 42 COVERAGE ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

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

THE PANDEMIC TRANSFORMED EDUCATION AND HOW KIDS LEARN.

MORNING EDITION IS COVERING THE RESEARCH ON LEARNING LOSS AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO MAKE UP GROUND.

KPBS ROUNDTABLE WILL FOCUS ON THE END OF PANDEMIC ASYLUM RESTRICTIONS AT THE BORDER.

THAT IS TOMORROW AT NOON.

>>> JUST IN TIME FOR ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH, SESAME STREET HAS WELCOMED HIM ITS FIRST FILIPINO CHARACTER.

TJ IS BASED ON TWO OF THE ANIMATOR'S FRIENDS KIDS.

A KOREAN AMERICAN CHARACTER WAS INTRODUCED IN 2021.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

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

CALLED 1-800-BILLHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM .

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.