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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS TUESDAY, JULY 6 PAIR THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

>>> A COORDINATED APPROACH TO HOMELESSNESS IS THE APPROACH TO HELP THOSE THAT ARE HOMELESS GET OFF THE STREETS.

KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SAYS THEY WILL HAVE TO CONVINCE SOME PEOPLE FIRST.

>> I AM HAPPY TO SEE THAT RESOURCES ARE BEING UTILIZED.

>> Reporter: THE OPERATION INVOLVING A NUMBER OF NONPROFIT OPERATIONS IS BEING COORDINATED BY THE HOMELESS --., BRIAN IS WITH PATH AND HE SAYS THERE IS A FOCUS ON THREE AREAS.

THE GASLAMP DISTRICT AND OTHERS.

THEY WANT TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO MEDICAID AND FOOD STAMPS.

I KNOW THAT CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN RELAXED PEOPLE, GET IT RIGHT HERE.

>> YOU PEOPLE WANT TO GO TO A SHELTER TODAY, THEY CAN DO THAT.

BUT SOME PEOPLE DON'T WANT THAT.

SO, WE WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH THOSE FOLKS.

>> Reporter: DESPITE THE BIG PUSH, AND CHEMIC CLEANUPS ARE STILL HAPPENING.

>> THEY GIVE US THREE HOURS TO GET OUR STUFF AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

>> Reporter: FREDDIE SAYS HE HAS BEEN HOMELESS FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.

>> JUST FOR IT ONE PLACE THEY SAID YOUR SOMEWHERE ELSE.

IT >> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT SHELTERS ARE TOO RESTRICTIVE.

SUSPECT YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT?

>> Reporter: MONTEL HAS BEEN HOMELESS FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND HE WAS ALSO MOVING THIS LUSTER.

>> I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS BECAUSE I CHOSE TO BE HOMELESS.

IT IS HARD BUT, IT IS NOBODY'S RESPONSIBILITY BUT MINE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HE HAS BEEN OFFERED SHELTER BUT HE DOES NOT WANT IT.

>> I DON'T WANT TO ACCEPT HELP BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE COULD USE IT MORE THAN ME.

>> Reporter: JUST UNDER 140 PEOPLE WERE ADMITTED TO SHELTERS AFTER THIS PUSH.

>> WE WENT TO SEE EXITS TO HOUSING AND OTHER LONG-TERM CARE.

MAYBE SOMEBODY NEEDS ADULT LONG- TERM HEALTH CARE.

WE WANT TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE RIGHT KIND OF HEALTHCARE.

AT >> Reporter: AND OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO IDENTIFY PLACES FOR PEOPLE WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES.

I AM A MATT HOFFMAN FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> MORE THAN A DOZEN LIBRARY BRANCHES ARE BACK OPEN .

AND AS KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDRA RANGEL SHOWS US, IT IS JUST IN TIME FOR SUMMER READING PROGRAMS.

>> Reporter: 12 HAVE OPENED BACK IN OCTOBER AND FURTHER HAVE OPENED TODAY.

C JONES, THE DIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES SAYS CAPACITY LIMITS ARE IN PLACE.

>> WE ARE AT 50% CAPACITY AND NO MASKS ARE REQUIRED IF YOU ARE VACCINATED BUT FOR SAFETY REASONS, IF YOU ARE NOT VACCINATED, WE ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO WEAR A MASK.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THE DELAYS HAVE TO DO WITH EMPLOYEE SHORTAGES.

>> IT HAS TO DO WITH THE LIMITED CAPACITIES AS WELL AS STATE AND COUNTY GUIDELINES.

WE ALSO HAD STAFF THAT LEFT DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: THE BRANCH MANAGER AT THE CITY HEIGHTS LIBRARY SAYS SHE CANNOT WAIT TO START SEEING FAMILIAR FACES AGAIN.

>> WE MISS PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR SERVICES.

WE HAVE OUR SUMMER READING PROGRAM AND WE HOPE TO CONNECT WITH YOUTH AGAIN.

>> Reporter: THE CARSON AREA IS REACHING A NEW MILESTONE.

THEY HOSTED THEIR FIRST IN PERSON STORYTIME FEATURING A PRIDE THEME.

LIBRARIES ACROSS THE COUNTY WILL BE HOSTING SIMILAR PRIDE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH.

JONES SAYS THEY ARE WORKING TO HAVE ALL 36 LIBRARY BRANCHES OPEN AND OPERATING BY SEPTEMBER.

>> ESPECIALLY WITH COMPUTER USE AND THE DIGITAL DIVIDE, PEOPLE DID NOT HAVE ACCESS ANYMORE.

WE ARE THANKFUL THAT WE CAN REOPEN AND GIVE THAT SERVICE BACK.

>>> I AM A ALEXANDRA RANGEL FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> SOME STATE COLLEGES HAVE TO CUT ADMISSION IN ONE INCLUDES UC SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THE STATE BUDGET MAKES IT OFFICIAL.

AT THREE COLLEGES HAVE TO CUT BACK ON OUT-OF-STATE STUDENT ADMISSIONS.

WE SPOKE WITH A PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS WHO IS OPPOSED TO THIS.

>> THE MORE REVENUE FOR OUR OUT- OF-STATE STUDENTS HELPS KEEP TUITION REASONABLE.

>> Reporter: THE CHANGES BEING MADE TO GET MORE CALIFORNIANS INTO UC SCHOOLS.

WE SPOKE WITH ONE PERSON THAT GRADUATED FROM A HIGH SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA.

SHE WAS ACCEPTED AT A FEW CAMPUSES BUT SAYS THAT SOME OF HER FRIENDS COULD NOT GET IN TO EVEN ONE OF THEM.

>> ONE OF MY FRIENDS GOT REJECTED OR WAITLISTED FROM EVERY COLLEGE IN CALIFORNIA.

EVEN UCI OR EVEN SOME OF THE LOWER RANKED ONES.

>> Reporter: THE RATIO WILL COST TAXPAYERS.

THE STATE WILL PAY $184 MILLION.

THERE IS A FINANCIAL RISK TO CAPPING OUT-OF-STATE EMOTIONS.

>> WHEN THERE IS A RECESSION AND THERE ARE HARD TIMES, THEY CAN'T SAY, WE CAN MAKE UP THE REVENUE SHORTFALL.

>> Reporter: THE STATE BUDGET PLANS TO EXPAND THE BUDGET.

IT WOULD ADD 6200 STUDENTS IN THE 2022 IN 2023 SCHOOL YEARS AND ALL OF THE STUDENTS MUST BE CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS.

I AM JACOB AERE FOR KPBS NEWS.

IS >>> FOR THE FIRST TIME AN AND DUNGENESS WOMAN HAS BEEN NAMED --.

SHE HAS BEEN NOT SAN MARCOS SINCE 2008.

SHE HOPES TO BE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN WHILE ALSO ADDRESSING INEQUITIES.

>> FOR SO LONG AND FAR TOO LONG, NATIVE WOMEN AND GIRLS, THE ERASURE OF THEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING.

SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH OTHER WOMEN TO SHAPE POLICY AND BETTER THE LIVES OF WOMEN ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

AND ESPECIALLY FOR INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND GIRLS.

>> JOELY PROUDFIT JOINS KAYLA WEBER AS THE SECOND COMMISSIONER FROM SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

YOU CAN HEAR THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.KPBS.ORG.

>>> A NEW BATTLE IS BREWING OVER THE CHANGING OF THE NAME OF A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL.

PEOPLE ARE DEMANDING THAT THE DISTRICT NOT BE CHANGE TO CANYON HILLS HIGH SCHOOL.

EARLIER THIS YEAR PEOPLE PROTESTED THE CONQUISTADOR MASCOT BECAUSE OF THE LINKED TO VIOLENCE AGAINST NATIVE AMERICANS.

PROTESTERS SAY THEY DID NOT GET TO SHARE THEIR OPINIONS.

>> IT REPRESENTS SPANISH COLONIALISM AND THE IMPACT THAT IT HAD ON NATIVE AMERICANS.

THERE ARE BETTER OPTIONS OF LEADERS TO HONOR WITH THE NAME OF OUR SCHOOL AND THAT BETTER REPRESENT OUR HISTORY AND WHO WE ARE AS A SCHOOL.

>> WE ARE UPSET BECAUSE IF THEY REMOVE THE NAME, IT IS LIKE THE SCHOOL NEVER EXISTED.

THIS SCHOOL IS PART OF WHAT STUDENTS AND STAFF HAVE MADE IT >> Reporter: STUDENTS, STAFF AND PARENTS WOULD LIKE TO PUT THINGS UP FOR A VOTE.

KPBS HAS REACH OUT TO SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR A COMMENT BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED YET.

>>> SENIORS ARE GOING TO FILL THE CENTER IN CARLSBAD ONCE AGAIN.

WAS GO TO THE CENTER REOPENING.

>> Reporter: THE CARLSBAD SENIOR CENTER WAS CLOSED DURING THE PANDEMIC BUT VOLUNTEERS WERE BUSY MAKING MEALS FOR SENIORS THAT ATTENDED THE CENTER ON A DAILY BASIS.

>> THE CARLSBAD SENIOR CENTER MADE OVER 60,000 TO GO MEALS BUT PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FOR THEIR FIRST IN PERSON MEAL.

>> Reporter: BINGO AND OTHER CLASSES ARE BACK IN PLAY.

>> AT THE SENIOR CENTER IS IMPORTANT TO EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY.

IT HAS PROGRAMS FOR EVERYONE.

>> Reporter: PATRICIA, THE SENIOR CENTER COMMISSIONER, HAS BEEN GOING THERE SINCE IT OPENED.

SHE WAS PART OF CUTTING THE RIBBON FOLLOWING THE PANDEMIC WHEN THEY REOPEN.

>> I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR OLDER PEOPLE.

ESPECIALLY, TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS.

>> Reporter: HER HUSBAND TEACHES A TECHNOLOGY CLASS AT THE CENTER.

>> PEOPLE HAVE LAPTOPS AND WHAT EVER.

THEY COME TO US BECAUSE THE GRANDCHILDREN CAN'T ALWAYS SHOW THEM WHAT TO DO.

>> Reporter: MANY STAFF MEMBERS WERE THERE TO COMMEMORATE VOLUNTEERS.

>> VOLUNTEERS PULL TOGETHER AND DELIVERED A WHOPPING 61,000 MEALS DURING THE CRISIS.

>> Reporter: AND THIS WILL CONTINUE AFTER THE REOPENING.

VIRTUAL CLASSES WILL CONTINUE, GIVING SENIORS HYBRID OPTIONS.

IN CARLSBAD I AM TANIA THORNE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS FALLEN SHORT OF VACCINATING 100 MILLION AMERICANS.

>> WE ARE WINDING DOWN THE VACCINATION SITES THAT WERE EAGER TO VACCINATE THOSE THAT WANTED TO GET THERE FIRST AND THEIR SECOND SHOT.

NOW WE NEED TO GO COMMUNITY BY COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD BY NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE NEED TO KNOCK ON DOORS AND GET HELP TO EVERYBODY WHO WANT TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE VIRUS.

>> THE GOAL IS TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE INCLUDING WORK, PHARMACIES AND MORE.

THEY ALSO WANT TO GET SHOTS TO FAMILY DOCTOR SO THAT CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12-18 CAN GET THEIR VACCINATIONS BEFORE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL.

>>> IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT VACCINATIONS AND WHERE TO GET ONE, YOU CAN LEARN MORE BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE, WWW.KPBS.ORG AND CLICK ON THE VACCINES LINK.

>>> TROPICAL STORM ELSA IS HAMMERING FLORIDA AND HAMPERING RESCUE EFFORTS AT THE CONDOMINIUM COLLAPSE IN MIAMI.

HERE IS NADIA ROMERO WITH MORE.

>> Reporter: SHARING PICTURES AND STORIES OUTSIDE OF THE COLLAPSE TO CONDOMINIUM IN SURFSIDE, FLORIDA.

WAITING FOR WORD.

>> I AM PRAYING FOR HER.

AND FOR EVERYBODY.

>> Reporter: SEARCH EFFORTS IN SURFSIDE WERE INTERRUPTED BY LIGHTNING.

THERE IS FEAR THAT MORE DELAYS COULD COME BECAUSE OF ELSA.

>> WE DO EXPECT WIND GUSTS AND HEAVY RAIN.

>> BE PREPARED TO BE WITHOUT POWER FOR A FEW DAYS.

>> Reporter: AND PEOPLE ARE LOADING UP ON SANDBAGS.

AND SOME AIRLINES ARE WAVING FLIGHT CHANGE FEES.

>> WE JUST WANT TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN, AT THIS POINT.

>> Reporter: BACK IN SURFSIDE, ALL HANDS ON DECK AND LAST ELSA GETS IN THE WAY.

>> WE HAVE SERVICES EMBEDDED WORKING CLOSELY AND TRACKING ANY CHANGES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF FIRST RESPONDERS.

>> Reporter: NADIA ROMERO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT HAS BECOME A SUMMERTIME TRADITION.

LARGE WILDFIRES ACROSS CALIFORNIA HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL WITH MAJOR FIRES.

TWO DOZEN HOMES HAVE BURNED NEAR MOUNT SHASTA.

BUT THAT FIRE IS 70% CONTAINED.

CLOSER TO HOME, FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING A BLAZE NEAR THE FREEWAY.

IT IS 50% CONTAINED.

>>> MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS LIVE IN HIGH RISK WILDFIRE ZONES.

AND KPBS NEWS REPORTER TONY LOPEZ SHOWS US THAT STUDENTS ARE CREATING A FIREPROOF BREAK TO PROTECT HOUSES.

>> Reporter: EVERY YEAR HUNDREDS OF HOMES ARE DESTROYED BY WILDFIRES AND DOW STUDENTS AT UC DAVIS ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO REDUCE THE RISK.

>> WE ARE TIED TO MAKE FIREPROOF HOUSES.

>> Reporter: THESE BLOCKS ARE MADE OF MUD.

THE MUD MADE BLOCKS WERE TESTED UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS AND BAKED IN A FURNACE AT MORE THAN 2000 DEGREES FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

>> THE BRICK IS STILL THERE.

IT DOES NOT BURN.

IT >> Reporter: AND WOOD EASILY IGNITES UNDER A BLOW TORCH BUT THE BRICKS SHOW NO DAMAGE.

THE GOAL IS TO KEEP COSTS DOWN BY INTERLOCKING BRICKS THAT WILL NOT REQUIRE MORTAR.

THEY ARE WORKING TO USE LOCALLY SOURCED DIRT.

>> IT IS AN IDEA THAT IS INTRIGUING.

>> WE APPLAUD THE PEOPLE OUT THERE LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS AND NEW MATERIALS.

WE ARE ALWAYS INTERESTED IN LEARNING CREATING A NEW HOME.

AND THE BEST WAY OF PREVENTING A FIRE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LANDSCAPE IS ENGINEERED IN A WAY AWAY FROM THE HOME.

>> Reporter: DIGGING UP NEW IDEAS OUT OF MUD.

IT COULD BE GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH THAT COULD REDUCE DAMAGE FROM WILDFIRES.

>>> NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE FORECAST OVER THE DAYS.

COMFORTABLE NEAR THE COAST AND THE HEAT STAYS LOCKED IN.

IT IS GOING TO INCREASE A BIT IN THE INTERIOR SECTIONS.

THERE IS SOME MONSOON MOISTURE HERE IN SAN DIEGO BUT WILL PROBABLY NOT SEE THAT MOISTURE HERE.

IN ESCONDIDO, 96.

SOME OF THE INTERIOR SECTIONS, NEAR THE COAST, IT SHOULD STAY COMFORTABLE OUT THERE ON WEDNESDAY.

THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE MONSOON MOISTURE.

SOME OF THAT HAS TRIED TO CREEP A BIT WEST BUT WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN A LOT OF THAT MOISTURE.

75 DEGREES IN OCEANSIDE AND EL CAJON 88 DEGREES.

LOOKING AHEAD, THE UPPER HIGH IS JUST STUCK.

SOME OF THE DESERTS ARE GOING TO GET IN ON THAT HE DOES WELL.

THE COAST, TEMPERATURES SITTING IN THE MID AND UPPER 70s OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

NOT A LOT OF CHANGE.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE A MORNING CLOUD COVER WITH FOG POSSIBLE ON THE COAST.

TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-80s AWAY FROM THE COAST.

NOT MUCH WAFFLING BACK AND FORTH.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES GO FROM 80 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY AND TO THE MID-70s.

AND THAT IS ON THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

THEM, BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND, LOW 80s.

TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT IS ON IN THE DESERTS.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASCH.

>>> MORE THAN 1400 POUNDS OF TRASH WAS REMOVED FROM SAN DIEGO BEACHES AFTER THE FOURTH OF JULY.

THAT IS WHAT WAS BROUGHT IN BY VOLUNTEERS AT CLEANUP EVENTS YESTERDAY.

THE MOST COMMON ITEMS PICKED UP WERE SINGLE USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS.

>>> DEMAND FOR BLOOD CONTINUES TO RISE AND THE RED CROSS SAYS THAT THE U.S. IS FACING A SHORTAGE.

MANDY GAITHER EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: IT IS BEING CALLED A SHORTAGE.

>> WE ARE SEEING AN UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND FOR BLOOD.

>> Reporter: RED CROSS SAYS IT HAS DISTRIBUTED OVER 75,000 MORE BLOOD PRODUCTS THAN USUAL.

WHY?

THE PANDEMIC.

>> WE HAVE SEEN PATIENTS THAT HAVE DELAYED CARE THAT ARE COMING BACK NOW TO HAVE PROCEDURES DONE.

WEATHER WITH THEY WERE ELECTIVE OR NOT.

AND SOME ARE COMING BACK AND THEY ARE SICKER SO THEY MAY NEED MORE BLOOD THAN THEY WOULD HAVE.

>> Reporter: THERE IS A DEMAND IN MANY BLOOD TYPES BUT BLOOD TYPES B AND O ARE IN HIGHEST DEMAND.

>> WE ARE JUST NOT REALLY ABLE TO KEEP UP.

>> Reporter: THE BLOOD SHORTAGE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ENDING SOON.

THEY NEED SUSTAINED DONATIONS GOING INTO THE FUTURE.

>> YOU CAN MAKE AN DONATION BY GOING THROUGH THE DONOR APPLE OR GOING ONLINE TO THE RED CROSS WEBSITE.

>>> MILLIONS OF PEOPLE SPENT PART OF THE JULY 4 HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN THE AIR.

THE TSA SAYS MONDAY WAS THE BUSIEST DAY SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.

SPEAKING TO THE PENT-UP DEMAND FOR TRAVEL, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY SON NUMBERS HIGHER THAN 2019.

>>> DISNEYLAND MAY BE OPEN TO OUT-OF-STATE VISITORS BUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VISITORS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A SPECIAL OFFER.

YOU CAN BUY A THREE DAY ONE PARK TICKET.

CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS CAN USE TICKETS ON ANY THREE SEPARATE DAYS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30.

DISNEY IS REQUIRING TICKETHOLDERS TO MAKE RESERVATIONS TO VISIT THE PARK.

>>> SANDBOX VR OPEN JUST BEFORE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.

AND THEY ARE OPEN AGAIN.

IT BETH ACCOMANDO WENT THERE RECENTLY.

>> Reporter: NOT TO ALL BUSINESSES LOVE TO HEAR THEIR CLIENTS SCREAMING.

>> AND THE SCREAMING IS CLIENTS BASICALLY EXPERIENCING AND ENJOYING THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: WELCOME TO SANDBOX VR.

>> IT IS A FULLY IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE.

WE OFFER MULTIPLE EXPERIENCES.

>> Reporter: WE OPTED FOR DEADWOOD MANSION AND GEARED UP TO BATTLE ZOMBIES WITH THE HELP OF THE SANDBOX MANAGER.

>> EACH ONE OF THESE ROOMS LOOK JUST LIKE THIS BUT WITH A SIMILAR CONFIGURATION.

WE HAVE BACKPACKS OVER HERE AND THAT IS WHAT POWERS THE EXPERIENCE.

WE HAVE FOUR TRACKERS FOR YOUR LEGS AND YOUR ARMS.

AND THIS VEST, THAT IS PART OF THE ENDGAME DAMAGE.

SO IF A ZOMBIE OR A FRIEND IS HITTING YOU, THAT IS WHAT YOU WILL FEEL.

>> IT WAS A VR GAME AND WE GOT TO SHOOT ZOMBIES AND RATS P LOTS OF RATS.

I SCREAMED A LOT.

I WAS THE EXTERMINATOR BECAUSE RATS FREAK ME OUT AND THEY WERE COMING TOWARDS ME.

AND I WAS LIKE, "KNOW!"

>> IT IS CRAZY HOW YOU GET INTO THE HORROR AND HOW YOU GET FREAKED OUT ABOUT THINGS.

>> Reporter: WE SPOKE WITH ONE EXPERIENCED GAMER WHO USUALLY PLAYS AT HOME.

>> THIS WAS MY FIRST FULLY IMMERSIVE VR EXPERIENCE.

THIS WAS SO MUCH BETTER THAN JUST A NORMAL EXPERIENCE.

YOU HAVE TO BE AWARE OF THE EXPERIENCE AND THEN HEAL THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU.

THIS WAS GAVIN AND THIS WAS HIS FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH REALITY GAMING.

>> IT WAS VERY INTENSE AND REALISTIC.

IT MADE MY HEART POUND.

>> YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WERE IN IT >> THE SOUNDS AND THE FIELD, YOU GET THE HAPTIC RESPONSES.

IT IS COMPLETELY IMMERSIVE.

AND YOU GET A 360 DEGREE VIEW.

IT'S LIKE YOU WERE IN THAT SPACE.

AND I LIKE THE FACT THAT THE ZOMBIES CAME OUT FROM DIFFERENT PLACES.

AND YOU HAVE TO BE LIKE, AND YOU HAVE TO BE LOOKING OUT.

ALL OF THE ENTRANCES IN THE STAIRS.

IT IS FUN.

THEY GAVE YOU GUNS SO YOU GET TO SHOOT AND STOP.

>> MAIN ENTRANCE!

>> I HAD TWO GUNS.

GIVE ME A BIT MORE BLAST RADIUS.

>> ONCE THEY EXPLAIN EVERYTHING TO YOU, IT IS VERY FAST-PACED.

>> IT STARTS OUT PRETTY MANAGEABLE BUT THEN YOU HAVE MORE ENEMIES AND MECHANICS THAT YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND YOU.

>> I THINK MY FAVORITE PART WOULD BE WATCHING THE VIDEO AFTERWARDS.

>> YOU SEE THE VIDEO AND YOU MIGHT THINK YOUR ADDRESS DURING IT BUT THEN YOU'RE NOT.

>> Reporter: WE SPOKE WITH THE TOP SCORER ON THE TEAM.

>> I WAS KIND OF SURPRISED BY THAT BECAUSE I DIED A FEW TIMES.

>> Reporter: FOR KPBS NEWS I AM BETH ACCOMANDO.

>>> 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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