
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Season 1 Episode 2522 | 27m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
San Diego County is likely to stay in orange tier until June 15.
San Diego County is likely to stay in orange tier until June 15. Also, Scripps says a recent cyberattack was the result of malware, the first class of Female Marines graduates, the man accused of piloting the boat in a fatal crash that killed three has been charged, the border wall in Calexico has been reinforced with metal mesh. and the Miramar Air Show has been canceled due to COVID-19.
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Thursday, May 6, 2021
Season 1 Episode 2522 | 27m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
San Diego County is likely to stay in orange tier until June 15. Also, Scripps says a recent cyberattack was the result of malware, the first class of Female Marines graduates, the man accused of piloting the boat in a fatal crash that killed three has been charged, the border wall in Calexico has been reinforced with metal mesh. and the Miramar Air Show has been canceled due to COVID-19.
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>>> GOOD EVENING.
IT IS THURSDAY, MAY 6 .
I AM MAYA TRABULSI.
>>> NEW EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO EXTEND HOURS THAT VACCINATION SITES IS THE COUNTY HAS NOW SURPASSED 3.4 MILLION DOSES ADMINISTERED SO FAR.
LET'S GO TO KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE.
>> Reporter: COUNTYWIDE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN THERE COVID-19 VACCINATION.
SUPERVISOR NATHAN FLETCHER SAYS THE COUNTY HAS PLENTY OF VACCINATIONS NOW SO THEY ARE NOW WORKING TOWARDS FOCUSING ON CONVENIENCE.
PEOPLE MAY NOW BOOK APPOINTMENTS FURTHER IN ADVANCE.
>> PEOPLE CAN PLAN A BIT FURTHER IN ADVANCE AND WE ARE SHIFTING SITES TO STAY OPEN UNTIL 8 PM.
>> Reporter: SOME SITES HAVE SHIFTED THEIR OPEN TIME UNTIL 8 PM.
EACH CLINIC WILL ADMINISTER PFIZER AND MODERNA VACCINES TO THOSE WITH AND WITHOUT APPOINTMENTS.
THERE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE POP UP SITES IN HIGH-TRAFFIC AREAS.
>> WE ARE IDENTIFYING HIGHLY FREQUENTED AREAS.
>> Reporter: PEOPLE MAY NOT HAVE TO LEAVE WORK TO GET VACCINATED.
>> WE WILL HAVE MORE ON PARTNERSHIP WITH BUSINESSES AND SO PEOPLE CAN GET A VACCINATION BROUGHT TO THEM.
IT >> Reporter: AND VACCINES IN SOME OF THE HARDEST HIT AREAS ARE PAYING OFF.
>> Reporter: OVER 50% OF THE POPULATION IN SOME OF THE HIGHER NEED AREAS HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DOSE.
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS TO DO NOT THINK TO MOVE OUT OF THE ORANGE TIER BEFORE THE TIER SYSTEM IS NO LONGER ACTIVE NEXT MONTH.
I'M MELISSA MAE FOR KPBS NEWS.
>>> NOT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO THE VACCINATION.
COMING UP, HOW ONE ORGANIZATION IS REACHING HOMEBOUND SENIORS AND HELPING THEM THROUGH VACCINATION HESITANCY.
>>> DAY FIVE OF A CRIPPLING CYBER ATTACK.
SOME APPOINTMENTS ARE STILL BEING DELAYED AT SCRIPPS HEALTH.
WE SPOKE WITH ONE WOMAN THAT IS PUTTING HER HEALTHCARE ON HOLD.
>> TO HAVE THIS PUSHED BACK INDEFINITELY HAS BEEN REALLY STRESSFUL FOR ME.
>> Reporter: A SCRIPPS HEALTH PATIENT SAYS THIS IS PUTTING HER HELP IN LIMBO.
SHE FOUND OUT THAT SHE HAD CANCER AND SHE HAD A BREAST BIOPSY SCHEDULED EARLIER THIS WEEK THAT HAS BEEN POSTPONED.
>> MY SISTER WAS DIAGNOSED TWO WEEKS AGO WITH BREAST CANCER AND MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY OF BREAST CANCER.
SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO GET RESULTS.
>> Reporter: SCRIPPS HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN VERY TIGHTLIPPED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
THEY SAY A CYBERSECURITY COMPANY FOUND MALWARE ON COMPUTERS.
THE SCRIPPS HEALTH WEBSITE AND OTHER CRITICAL OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN PUT ON HOLD.
>> I AM CHECKING THE WEBSITE CONSTANTLY TO SEE IF IT IS UP AND OPEN.
>> Reporter: SOME PATIENTS ARE GOING TO SOCIAL MEDIA ASKING WHEN THEY CAN REBOOK APPOINTMENTS.
>> IF IT IS ONLY GOING TO BE A WEEK OR A FEW DAYS, I CAN HANG ON.
BUT IT IS THE NOT KNOWING.
SO FAR SCRIPPS HAS NOT BEEN FORTHCOMING.
IT >> Reporter: SHE HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO TREATMENT AT UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH BUT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET.
>> BECAUSE I ALREADY HAD AN MRI AND ULTRASOUND AND THOSE ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE SCRIPPS SYSTEM, I WOULD HAVE TO START BACK AT SQUARE ONE.
>> Reporter: THERE IS AN INCREASE IN PATIENTS COMING TO DIFFERENT FACILITIES.
A SHARP HEALTHCARE PERSON SAYS THEY ARE SEEING INCREASED EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS.
A COUNTY SPOKESPERSON DESCRIBED IT AS A DYNAMIC SITUATION.
>> I JUST THINK THATNEEDS TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON TO HELP THEM AND NOT LEAVE US IN LIMBO.
>> Reporter: THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY ARE MONITORING THE IMPACTED HOSPITALS AND THEY ARE SAYING THEY ARE CARING FOR PATIENTS USING EMERGENCY PROTOCOLS.
THERE IS NO INDICATION AS TO WHEN THIS WILL BE RESOLVED.
I'M MATT HOFFMAN FOR KPBS NEWS.
>>> THE ALLEGED CAPTAIN OF A DEADLY BOAT CRASH IS FACING CHARGES.
THIS APPEARED TO BE A HUMAN SMUGGLING OPERATION.
A U.S. CITIZEN WAS STIRRING THE VESSEL THAT CROSSED ABOUT 50 YARDS FROM THE SHORE AROUND 10:00 SUNDAY MORNING.
HE IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED SMUGGLING AND ASSAULT ON A FEDERAL OFFICER.
>>> NEW BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN HALTED BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION BUT THE BORDER FENCE IN SOME AREAS IS SEEING UPDATES.
WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHY EXTRA SECURITY MEASURES ARE BEING ADDED.. BORDER PATROL SAYS THE MODIFICATIONS IN CALEXICO TO THE BORDER WALL IS PART OF PREVIOUS PLANS.
IT IS TO PROTECT BORDER OFFICERS.
BUT, SOME SAY THE METAL MESH WAS PLACED THERE FOR OTHER REASONS.
>> THAT MESH IS BLOCKING A LOT OF WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO CONNECT AND HELP EACH OTHER OUT.
TO BE ABLE TO HOLD HANDS AND EVEN JUST BE CLOSER.
>> Reporter: THIS AREA HAS ALSO SEEN AN INCREASE IN PEOPLE BEING INJURED TRYING TO ILLEGALLY CROSS TO CALEXICO.
A FIREFIGHTER IN THE AREA SAYS HE HAS RESPONDED TO THESE CALLS.
>> WE HAVE SEEN A RISE IN THE NUMBER OF CALLS DUE TO PEOPLE JUMPING THE FENCE.
>> A MANDATED AID AFTER FALLING FROM THE 30 FOOT FENCE AND ANOTHER MAN GOT HIS LEG STUCK.
>> THEY WILL SLIDE DOWN AND FALL.
THEY WILL LOSE THEIR GRIP ENDED UP WITH TRAUMATIC INJURIES.
IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, WE HAVE SOME HAVE BEEN SEEING THEM QUITE OFTEN.
ALMOST BACK-TO-BACK.
>> AS WORKERS WERE WELDING SHEETS OF METAL ONTO THE WALL, WE SAW SOMEBODY CLIMBING THE FENCE.
IT IS UNCLEAR HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE CROSSING OVER INTO THE CALEXICO AREA BUT THE DOWNTOWN AREA HAS BEEN AN INCREASED NUMBER OF APPREHENSIONS.
NUMBERS HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED TO OVER 30,000 APPREHENSIONS IN 2021 WITH FIVE MONTHS REMAINING IN THE FISCAL YEAR.
>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS SOME OF THE STRICTEST EVICTION LAWS IN THE STATE.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTED TO EXTEND THE BAN ON EVICTIONS AND TO ENACT A MORATORIUM ON SOME INCREASES.
THE ORDINANCE PROPOSED BY VARGAS ALLOWED -- ALLOWS LANDLORDS TO EVICT TENANTS TO REMODEL A PROPERTY.
>> WE WANT TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
THIS IS A TEMPORARY RELIEF FOR COMMUNITIES DURING A DIFFICULT TIME.
>> THE MORATORIUM WILL EXPIRE 60 DAYS AFTER THE STATE LISTS COVID-19 STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS AND THAT IS SET TO HAPPEN ON JUNE 15.
>>> SAN DIEGO OFFICIALLY HAS ITS FIRST CLASS OF FEMALE MARINES.
KPBS MILITARY REPORTER STEVE WALSH HAS MORE.
A >> Reporter: THE FIRST PLATOON OF FEMALE RECRUITS WAS BROUGHT IN AROUND THE COUNTRY TO SEE IF WOMEN COULD BE TRAINED IN SAN DIEGO AT THIS MARINE CORPS RECRUIT POST.
ALICIA WAS HERE TO SUPPORT HER DAUGHTER.
>> SHE FINDS THE MOLD AND SHE BREAKS IT.
>> Reporter: SHE WAS MAJORING IN MATHEMATICS IN ARKANSAS BUT DROPPED OUT TO JOIN THE MARINES.
>> SHE WAS EXCELLING BUT NOT CHALLENGED.
THIS WAS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR HER.
>> THEY WON THE FINAL DRILL COMPETITION.
SHE WAS HERE WITH HER FAMILY.
>> I'M SO HAPPY.
IT WAS ALL WORTH IT.
>> Reporter: THE MARINES NOW HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO NEXT.
THE MARINES ARE BEING MANDATED TO AND SEGREGATED BOOT CAMPS.
A SENIOR DRILL INSTRUCTOR SAYS THEY MADE VERY FEW CHANGES IN SAN DIEGO TO TRAIN THIS CLASS OF WOMEN.
>> AS FAR AS TRAINING GOES, NOTHING HAD TO BE ALTERED FOR THEM.
AND THAT IS THE POINT THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE.
THE TRAINING IS THE SAME.
A >> Reporter: NORMALLY THEY HAVE 10 DAYS OF LEAVE AFTER GRADUATION.
THAT LEAVE HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19.
AFTER ONE DAY OF CELEBRATING WITH FAMILIES, ALL OF THE MARINES THAT'S GRADUATED ARE MOVING ONTO ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN CAMP PENDLETON TOMORROW.
I'M STEVE WALSH FOR KPBS NEWS.
>>> THE MIRAMAR AIRSHOW IS BEING GROUNDED AGAIN BECAUSE OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS RELATED TO COVID-19.
IT IS THE LARGEST MILITARY AIRSHOW IN THE WORLD AND ONE OF THE LARGEST PUBLIC EVENTS IN SAN DIEGO.
IT TYPICALLY DRAWS IN HALF 1 MILLION SPECTATORS.
>>> MANY SENIORS ARE ALREADY VACCINATED BUT THERE ARE MANY HOMEBOUND SENIORS THAT CANNOT LEAVE THEIR HOME TO GET THE VACCINATION.
PROFESSIONALS AND GOVERNMENTS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND ONE LOS ANGELES ORGANIZATION SAYS THIS IS ALSO HELPING THEM TACKLE VACCINE HESITANCY.
>> WHEN YOU CANNOT COME TO THEM, THEY COME TO YOU.
>> Reporter: WITH A LIFE-SAVING GIFT.
>> WE HAVE THE MODERNA VACCINE.
IT >> Reporter: THIS IS LEONA LIGHT.
HER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW TAKES CARE OF HER.
SHE WAS INITIALLY HESITANT TO GET THE COVID-19 VACCINATION.
>> INITIALLY I DID NOT GET IT BECAUSE I WAS SCARED WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
BUT THEN I MADE UP MY MIND TO DO IT.
>> Reporter: AFTER SHE GOT HER SHE WANTED TO GET HER MOTHER VACCINATED.
>> I ASKED MY CHURCH AND DOCTOR.
>> NOBODY COULD BRING THE SHOT DIRECTLY TO HER MOTHER.
>> I WILL TRY TO BE AS GENTLE AS POSSIBLE.
>> Reporter: AFTER WAITING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, IT WAS HER MEDICARE PLAN PARTNERING WITH AN AMBULANCE COMPANY THAT MADE IT HAPPEN.
>> WE HONESTLY FEEL THAT EVERY STATE OUT THERE HAS A SIGNIFICANT SENIOR POPULATION THAT CANNOT GET TO THE SITES BUT THEY NEED THE VACCINE.
>> Reporter: SO FAR SCAN HEALTH HAS VACCINATED 100 HOMEBOUND SENIORS IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY PLAN TO REACH THOUSANDS MORE BY THE SUMMER.
>> I DON'T WANT TO GO OUT AND WAIT IN LINE OR IN A CAR.
>> Reporter: ALBERTO WAS OFFERED THE SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES BUT HE WAITED UNTIL THEY CAME TO HIM.
>> THIS ONE IS VERY POSITIVE.
THE SECOND DOSE WILL BE LIKE A WIN WIN.
>> Reporter: THERE ARE BETWEEN 2.2 AND 2.4 BILLION HOMEBOUND SENIORS IN THE UNITED STATES AND MANY ARE HESITANT TO GET THE SHOT.
PARAMEDICS PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM HERE SAY THERE ARE ADVANTAGES TO BRINGING THE VACCINATION TO THEIR HOME.
>> WE HAVE MORE TIME TO GO OVER THE SIGNS IN THE SYMPTOMS AND EXPLAIN TO THEM WHAT THEY MIGHT EXPERIENCE.
>> Reporter: ANSWERING QUESTIONS ONE-ON-ONE HAS HELPED, GIVING MANY CONFIDENCE IN THE VACCINE AND REASSURANCE FOR THE FUTURE.
>> I FEEL RELIEF.
>> Reporter: IN LOS ANGELES I AM CAMILLA BURNELL.
>>> WE ARE TRACKING COVID-19 VACCINATIONS ONLINE.
IF YOU WANT TO SET UP A VACCINATION APPOINTMENT FOR YOURSELF YOU CAN DO THAT BY GOING TO WWW.KPBS.ORG.
JUST CLICK ON THE VACCINES LINK ON OUR HOMEPAGE.
>>> POLICE IN SACRAMENTO ARE USING VIRTUAL REALITY TO PREPARE FOR REALITY IN THE FIELD.
AND IT IS ALL ABOUT DE- ESCALATION.
>> Reporter: IT IS JUST A SIMULATION.
BUT EMOTIONS RUN HIGH.
AND SITUATIONS GET TENSE.
>> MY HEART RATE DEFINITELY WENT UP.
>> Reporter: THIS SACRAMENTO POLICE OFFICER, A 14 YEAR VETERAN, IS TAKING ON A NEW KIND OF TRAINING.
>> IT CAN MAKE A PERSON MORE OR LESS IRATE.
AND IT CAN IMPACT THE PHYSICAL REACTIONS.
>> I CAN TOTALLY CUSTOMIZE THIS.
SO THEY NEVER SEE THE SAME THING.
>> Reporter: KEN IS A RETIRED OFFICER AND NOW TRAINS OFFICERS THROUGH THIS VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEM FOR REAL ENCOUNTERS.
PUTTING OFFICERS TO THE TEST ON HOW THEY WOULD HAVE HANDLED SOME OF THE MOST HIGH PROFILE CASES.
>> THE OBJECTIVE IS DE- ESCALATION BUT SOMETIMES FORCE IS NECESSARY.
>> WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT IN SOME CRITICAL INCIDENTS, THAT WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN SO EVERYBODY CAN WALK AWAY AT THE END OF THE DAY.
>> Reporter: A NEW TRAINING TOOL TO DE-ESCALATE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS SAFELY.
>> THAT ALLOWS ME TO CONTROL MY HEART RATE AND MY ADRENALINE AND DEAL WITH WHATEVER SITUATION I HAVE GOING ON.
IT IS A GREAT TOOL TO HAVE.
>>> THAT WAS MARLEY GINTER REPORTING.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS ONLY HAD THE TECHNOLOGY FOR ABOUT ONE MONTH SO THEY ARE STILL PERFECTING THE SCENARIOS BEFORE ROLLING IT OUT TO ALL OFFICERS.
>>> LET'S RAISE A GLASS AND TOAST TO SOME NEWS OUT OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
UC DAVIS SCIENTISTIC GRAPE SKINS LEFT OVER FROM THE WINEMAKING PROCESS CAN BE MADE INTO A SUPERFOOD.
ALINA JONES SPOKE WITH THE INVENTORS.
>> Reporter: THIS STATE MAKES 85% OF ALL OF THE WINE IN THE UNITED STATES PRODUCING NEARLY 4 MILLION TONS PER YEAR.
FOOD SCIENTISTS HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS POTENTIALLY A HUGE BENEFIT FROM THE GRAPES THAT WE ARE MISSING.
>> WE CAN GIVE SECOND LIFE TO THE GRAPES BY USING SCIENCE.
>> Reporter: THEY FOUND THAT THE PULP AND SEEDS CAN BE REUSED BY ISOLATING SUGAR TO HELP FEED BACTERIA IN YOUR GUT.
>> WE HAVE AN EPIDEMIC OF DIABETES AND INFLAMMATORY DISEASES.
ALL OF THOSE ARE LINKED TO THE GOT.
>> IT IS ABOUT AVOIDING WASTE.
>> THIS IS WASTE THAT CAN MAINTAIN THE GUT MICRO BIOME .
>> Reporter: SOME COMPANIES ARE ALREADY USING THIS STUDY TO MAKE THINGS LIKE CHOCOLATE AND HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS.
>> THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO BASICALLY HAVE A CINDERELLA STORY OF TAKING THIS WASTE COMPOUND AND TURNING IT INTO A FOOD THAT CANNOT ONLY FEED PEOPLE BUT ALSO MAKE THEM WERE HEALTHY.
>> Reporter: YOU WOULD NEED TO CONSUME A FEW GRAMS PER DAY.
WE CANNOT POP THE CORK ON THE BENEFITS YET BUT A TIME FOR A TOAST IS NOT TOO FAR AWAY.
>> GETTING THIS ON THE SHELVES FOR PEOPLE TO EAT COULD BE THE NEXT BEST THING.
YOU CAN DRINK IT BUT ALSO EAT YOUR WINE TOO.
>> SO FAR THE TEAM IS FOCUSED ON CHARDONNAY WINE GRAPES.
>>> WE CERTAINLY HAD PRETTY QUIET WEATHER OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS AND WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE THIS TREND AS WE LOOK INLAND.
NO SIGN OF RAIN COMING IN SIGHT.
THE SET UP TONIGHT SHOWS, WE STILL HAVE THIS MARINE LAYER.
CLOSER TO 60 DEGREES FOR THE LOW INLAND.
WORKING OUR WAY INTO FRIDAY, NOT A LOT FOR OUR AREA.
STILL PRETTY WARM THROUGH THE INTERIOR.
THERE IS A COLD FRONT COMING.
BUT NOT A LOT OF CHANGES.
CLOUDS TO START OFF THE MORNING AND THEN AS WE GO INTO THE AFTERNOON WE WILL SEE THE MARINE LAYER BREAK.
AND THEN, 61 DEGREES IN MOUNT LAGUNA.
A COLD FRONT IS MAKING A CHARGE BUT WE WILL NOT SEE THOSE BIG CHANGES HERE.
TOWARDS THE COAST, IT WILL BE IN THE 60s OVERALL.
INLAND, CLOSER TO THE MID 70s.
BUT, WE STILL HAVE CLOUDS TO CONTEND WITH.
FOG CHANGING INTO SON THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
MORE OF THAT MARINE LAYER WILL CONTINUE AS WE GO INTO NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES STAYING IN THE MID-70s.
LOWER AND MID 60s AND THEN WE HAVE SOME BRIGHTER TIMES COMING OUR WAY BUT, IT WILL BE LOOKING PRETTY QUIET AND DRY.
FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER.
>>> THE CDC IS LETTING CRUISE LINES RUN TRIAL VOYAGES WITH VOLUNTEER PASSENGERS.
IT IS A STEP TOWARDS ALLOWING THEM TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATIONS IN U.S.
WATERS.
THE VOYAGES MUST HAVE A CAPACITY OF 10% OR MORE.
DISCIPLINES HAVE TO BE VACCINATED OR GET A DOCTORS NOTE SAYING THEY ARE NOT IN A HIGH RISK CATEGORY.
THE CDC IS PROVIDING CRUISE LINES WITH PROCEDURES.
>>> THE TCM FILM FESTIVAL WILL BE GOING ONLINE FOR THE SECOND TIME.
AT THE VIRTUAL FESTIVAL STARTS TONIGHT ON TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES AND ON HBO MAX.
>>> MEET THE REAL INDIANA JONES OF THE CINEMA.
>> WE ARE TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
MAYBE FROM THE STANDPOINT OF BEHIND THE CAMERA AND WHAT THEIR POINT OF VIEW WAS MAKING THE MOVIE.
>> Reporter: BARRETT AND BERT HAVE BEEN DIGGING UP CINEMATIC ARTIFACTS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND NOW THEY LOOK TO THE HUMPHREY BOGART TEST MOVIE "CHAIN LIGHTNING" TO LOOK AT SPECIAL- EFFECTS.
>> THE DOCUMENTARY WE MADE HAS US FLYING IN A THUNDERSTORM FROM THE COCKPIT OF AN AIRPLANE.
AVIATION AND CINEMA HAVE BEEN PAIRED UP WITH EACH OTHER FOR WELL OVER A CENTURY.
SINCE THEY BOTH BEGAN.
SO, "CHAIN LIGHTNING" IS NOT A WELL-KNOWN FILM BUT IT IS ONE THAT WE HAD A FONDNESS FOR.
>> THOSE SOUNDS ARE SO FAMILIAR.
FROM THE CARTOONS.
THOSE CLASSIC ROADRUNNER CARTOONS.
>> WE INTRODUCE THE USE OF SOUND AND VISUAL EFFECTS AND THAT INTRIGUED US.
SO WE LOOKED INTO THE STORY OF THE MAKING OF THAT FILM.
>> Reporter: AND THEIR PANEL REFLECTS THE WAY THAT TURNER CLASSICS WANTS TO EDUCATE VIEWERS.
>> DIVERSITY BUT NOT NECESSARILY DIVERSITY IN TERMS OF GENDER OR RACE.
ALSO, DIVERSITY THROUGH TYPES OF FILMS.
>> Reporter: THAT YOU CAN FIND A SCREENING OF THIS SILENT COMEDY, "THIS IS PARIS" FROM THE LATE 1960S.
>> IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE HOW IT FITS.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE BRENDA WORKS LIKE "LET ME COME IN" THAT HAS YOU LOOK AT FILM HISTORY THROUGH DIFFERENT EYES.
>> IT IS TAKEN FROM DEGRADED OLD SILENT FOOTAGE, BASICALLY.
AND THEN, ATTACHED WITH IT IS AN OPERATIC SCORE.
WE ARE TRYING TO LOOK AT THAT DIVERSITY POINT.
>> Reporter: AND THEN THERE IS " -- FROM OUTER SPACE.
PLUS, THE TCM UNDERGROUND MIDNIGHT OFFERING WILL BE PLAYED AS WELL.
>> I JUST LOVE MOVIES.
I THINK THAT FILM IS HISTORY.
AND I THINK THAT GOOD MOVIES SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO WATCH AS WELL AS BAD MOVIES.
I DO NOT FEEL SNOBBY TOWARDS THEM.
>> Reporter: THE HOME EDITION ALLOWS ANYONE TO WATCH AND TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS THAT CAN CONTEXTUALIZE THINGS IN SURPRISING WAYS.
>> SPRINGSTEEN TALKING ABOUT THE SEARCHERS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, THEY REALLY ARE ENGAGING AND I THINK PEOPLE WILL APPRECIATE THESE MOVIES IN A DEEPER WAY.
>> Reporter: THIS MAY BE THE LAST TIME THIS TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL IS ONLINE SO DON'T MISS THE DIVERSE OFFERINGS.
I AM BETH ACCOMANDO FOR KPBS NEWS.
>>> IT COVID-19 CASE NUMBERS ARE STILL LOW BUT THE COUNTY WILL NOT MOVE INTO THE YELLOW TIER BEFORE JUNE 15.
THAT IS WHEN RESTRICTIONS ARE SET TO BE LIFTED.
TODAY 226 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED.
THE COUNTY IS ALSO REMINDING PEOPLE THAT SOME AREAS HAVE EXPANDED HOURS.
YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.KPBS.ORG/EVENINGEDITION.
THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.
I AM MAYA TRABULSI.
HAVE A GREAT EVENING.
>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.
PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS.
AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.
ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.
HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.
AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.
AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
THANK YOU.
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