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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS TUESDAY, JUNE 7th.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

>>> IT IS BECOMING AN ALL TOO COMMON CRY ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

STUDENTS DEMANDING GUN REFORM.

TODAY, STUDENTS LOCALLY WALKED OUT OF CLASS, AND RIGHT INTO THE HEATED DEBATE OF GUN VIOLENCE.

WHEN CAMPUS IN PARTICULAR HAS BECOME THE CENTER OF PROTESTS AND ACTIVISM FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE HEARD.

>> Reporter: WE WATCHED THIS A STUDENT WALKOUT AND RALLY FROM A DISTANCE IS AFTERNOON.

UNLIKE PAST PROTESTS HERE AT PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL, ADMINISTRATORS DID NOT WELCOME THE ATTENTION.

STUDENTS WALKED OUT DURING THEIR LUNCH HOUR IN SUPPORT OF GUN CONTROL REFORM, AND DEMANDING THAT THEIR SCHOOL BE A SAFE PLACE AFTER THEY SAY THEY EXPERIENCED A THREAT OF THEIR OWN.

>> WHEN WE HEARD YESTERDAY THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL THREAT OF A SCHOOL SHOOTING DURING OUR RALLY, IT WASN'T IMPOSSIBLE.

IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT IS FAR- FETCHED.

WAS WAY TO REAL POINT >> Reporter: THESE STUDENTS JOIN THOUSANDS OF OTHERS AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO WALKED OUT OF THE SAME TIME TODAY.

A MASSACRE IN UVALDE, TEXAS, AND THE RISING BODY COUNT IN SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IS TOO MUCH FOR THEM.

>> A STUDENT MIGHT COME AND CAUSE VIOLENCE AT MY SCHOOL , NOT ONLY A STUDENT, ANYBODY, ANYBODY CAN HAVE ACCESS TO GUNS WHO IS 18.

>> Reporter: THE CONVERSATION ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE IS CLEARLY AN EMOTIONAL ONE, AND IS NOT SIMPLE.

GUNOWNERS HAVE THEIR OWN IMPRESSIONS OF WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN FOLLOWING YET ANOTHER SCHOOL SHOOTING.

>> IT IS NOT THE GUN, ALL RIGHT?

IT IS THE SOCIETAL FAILURE.

>> Reporter: MATT CLEAR IS A DECORATED MILITARY MAN, HAVING SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY, PARTICIPATING IN MILITARY S.W.A.T.

TEAMS, AND TRAINED NAVY SEALS IN COMBAT.

SINCE HE RETIRED IN 2013, HE HAS OPERATED THE ACTIVE SHOOTER DEFENSE SCHOOL IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

HIS STUDENTS INCLUDE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND PARENTS WITH THEIR OWN TEENAGE CHILDREN.

>> WE TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO FIGHT AND SHOOT.

WE TEACH YOU HOW TO DO IT SO WELL THAT YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THE OTHER THINGS IN THE SITUATION.

IF YOU KNOW HOW TO DO SOMETHING TO A POINT WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO THINK TO DO IT, YOU CAN THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE THAT IS GOING ON IN THE ROOM AT THE MOMENT POINT >> Reporter: HE IS SO COMMITTED TO THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND GUN USE EDUCATION, HE IS MAKING AN OFFER TO ANY SAN DIEGO EDUCATOR WILLING TO TAKE HIM UP ON IT.

>> SCHOOLTEACHERS TRAIN FOR FREE.

I WILL PROVIDE AMMO OR ANYTHING.

YOU BRING YOUR GUNS AND AMMO, AND WE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO USE THEM.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS AT PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL ARE COMMITTED TO THEIR BELIEFS AND MOVEMENT AS WELL.

>> IT NEEDS PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO TAKE THE MOMENT TO SPEAK OUT HERE GET TAKES A RIPPLE TO START A WAVE.

>> Reporter: THIS WAVE HAS COME ASHORE.

KPBS NEWS .

>>> MORE HARROWING DETAILS ARE COMING TO LIGHT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED INSIDE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN UVALDE, WHERE A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE .

AS WE REPORT, ONE TEACHER IS NOW SPEAKING OUT ABOUT WHAT HE TOLD HIS STUDENTS TO DO TO TRY TO STAY ALIVE.

>> Reporter: FROM A HOSPITAL IN SAN ANTONIO, A TEACHER WHO SURVIVED THE UVALDE SHOOTING OFFERED THE MOST VIVID ACCOUNT YET OF WHAT HAPPENED INSIDE HIS CLASSROOM.

>> THE KIDS STARTED ASKING OUT LOUD, MR. REYES, WHAT IS GOING ON, AND I SAID I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON, BUT LET US GO AHEAD AND GET UNDER THE TABLE, GET UNDER THE TABLE AND ACT LIKE YOU ARE ASLEEP.

>> Reporter: IN AN INTERVIEW WITH ABC, ARNULFO REYES RECOUNTED THE MOMENT HIS AND HIS STUDENTS IN CLASSROOM 111 HEARD GUNSHOTS WHILE WATCHING A MOVIE.

AS HE TOLD THEM TO TAKE COVER, HE SAYS THE GUNMEN ENTERED THE CLASSROOM AND OPENED FIRE.

ONE BULLET WENT THROUGH HIS ARM AND BOND, AND ANOTHER HIT HIS BACK ACCORDING TO ABC.

>> ONE OF THE STUDENTS FROM THE NEXT-DOOR CLASSROOM WAS SAYING, OFFICER, WE ARE IN HERE.

WE ARE IN HERE, BUT THEY HAD ALREADY LEFT.

I GOT UP FROM BEHIND MY DESK, AND HE WALKED OVER THERE, AND HE SHOT ME AGAIN.

>> Reporter: OFFICERS HAD RESPONDED WITHIN MINUTES OF THE SUSPECT ENTERING THE SCHOOL, BUT WERE REPELLED BY THE GUNMEN'S FIRE, AND THEN STATIONED IN A HALLWAY WAITING FOR REINFORCEMENTS EVEN AS CHILDREN INSIDE CALLED 911 AND BEGGED FOR HELP.

>> I GET MORE ANGRY, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A BULLETPROOF VEST.

I HAD NOTHING.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE IN WASHINGTON, AN IMPASSIONED PLEA FROM ACTOR AND UVALDE NATIVE MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY URGING LAWMAKERS TO ACT.

>> START BY GIVING ALL OF THEM ARE PROMISED THAT THEIR DREAMS ARE NOT GOING TO BE FORGOTTEN.

>>> IT IS PRIMARY ELECTION DAY ACROSS CALIFORNIA, BUT THE POLLING PLACES IN OUR COUNTY HAVE LOOKED EMPTY FOR MOST OF THE DAY.

WHY IT IS NOT TOO LATE ARE HARD TO CAST YOUR BALLOT.

>> Reporter: ANDRE PHILLIPS FROM CHULA VISTA IS CASTING HIS PRIMARY BALLOT FROM HIS CAR AT THE COUNTY REGISTRAR'S OFFICE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> THANK YOU FOR VOTING.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> PRETTY CONVENIENT, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> I HAVE A PERMANENT MAIL-IN BALLOT.

>> Reporter: TYPICALLY THE REGISTRARS OFFICE IS BUZZING ON ELECTION DAY, PEOPLE VOTING, DROPPING OFF BALANCE, AND EMPLOYEES DIRECTING TRAFFIC AND SORTING BALLOTS.

BUT THE REGISTRAR REPORTER SAYS DESPITE THE MANY OPTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES, MANY JUST WON'T SHOW UP.

>> WE ANTICIPATE ANYWHERE FROM A 30 TO 40% TURNOUT IN THIS PRIMARY PEER CRAWLING OFF OF THE RECALL ELECTION JUST THIS LAST YEAR, WE SAW A 60% TURNOUT.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, BEFORE VOTING BY MAIL WAS THE NORM, 80% OF REGISTERED VOTERS PERMANENTLY REGISTERED TO VOTE BY MAIL, SO THE POLLING CENTERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A BIT MORE SPARSE.

>> OVER 1.9 MILLION BALLOTS WERE MAILED OUT TO THE COUNTIES REGISTERED VOTERS NEARLY A MONTH AGO, SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY ACTED ON THOSE BALLOTS.

WE'VE RECEIVED BACK IN THE OFFICE CLOSE TO 400,000 MAIL-IN BALLOTS THAT WILL BE PART OF THAT FIRST ELECTION NIGHT COUNT TONIGHT.

>> Reporter: THE SITE MANAGER OF THE SDSU POLLING CENTER HAS BEEN WORKING ON ELECTION DAY FOR DECADES.

HE SAYS HE IS NOT SEEING A LOT OF VOTERS, BUT HE IS SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE WALKING IN AND REGISTERING TO VOTE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

>> IT'S ACTUALLY A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR OLD GUYS LIKE ME TO SEE SOMEONE WHO TURNED 18 THE DAY BEFORE WALK IN AND SAY, MY MOM SAID I COULD COME IN AND VOTE, AND WE SAY SHE WAS RIGHT.

>> Reporter: KEITH IS PROUD TO EXERCISE HIS RIGHT TO VOTE.

HE SAYS IT IS EASY, AND FINDS IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE SENT OUT ON ELECTION DAY.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT, BECAUSE OF ALL THE THINGS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD TODAY.

WE NEED TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT'S GOING ON, AND TELL PEOPLE WHAT WE WANT.

YOU CAN'T COMPLAIN IF YOU DON'T VOTE.

>> Reporter: VOTING IS ABOUT HAVING A SAY IN HOW THE PROBLEMS IN OUR COMMUNITY WILL GET SOLVED.

>> FOR ME, COMING TO VOTE IS A BIG THING.

I MEAN, I WANT TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION, NOT THE PROBLEM.

HER BACK IF YOU LOST YOUR BALLOT, NO PROBLEM.

YOU CAN VOTE PROVISIONALLY AT ANY POLLING LOCATION.

POLLING CENTERS ARE OPEN UNTIL 8:00 TONIGHT.

KPBS NEWS .

>>> A FOURTH COVID VACCINE MAY SOON BE ON THE MARKET.

FDA VACCINE ADVISORS VOTED TODAY TO BACK THE NOVAVAX VACCINE.

WAS FOUND TO BE 90% EFFECTIVE AMONG ADULTS 18 TO 65, AND 79% EFFECTIVE FOR ADULTS OVER THE AGE OF 65.

THE VACCINE WOULD INCLUDE TWO DOSES GIVEN 3 WEEKS APART, AND A THIRD DOSE BOOSTER AFTER 6 MONTHS.

COMMON SIDE EFFECTS INCLUDED PAIN AT THE INJECTION SITE, MUSCLE ACHE, AND OF RARE SITUATIONS OF HARD INFORMATION SIMILAR TO THAT OF VACCINES ALREADY ON THE MARKET.

IT WOULD PROTECT AGAINST OMICRON AND OTHER CIRCULATING VARIANTS, AND IT IS ALREADY BEING USED IN EUROPE, CANADA, AND IN AUSTRALIA.

>>> JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH, AND MANY CITIES ARE HOLDING SPECIAL EVENTS.

AND AS TANIA THORNE CHOSES, ONE RESOURCE CENTER WORKS YEAR- ROUND TO SERVE, ADVOCATE, AND EMPOWER THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: IT IS A BUSY WEEK AT THE NORTH COUNTY LGBTQ RESOURCE CENTER IN OCEANSIDE.

STAFF IS PREPPING FOR THEIR PRIDE BY THE BEACH EVENT THIS SATURDAY.

LISA IS THE EVENTS DIRECTOR.

>> PRIDE BY THE BEACH USED TO BE A COMING OUT DAY IN OCTOBER.

THIS IS OUR FIRST IN-PERSON CELEBRATION IN THE MONTH OF JUNE.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE LAST MINUTE DETAILS COME TOGETHER FOR THE FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT, STAFF DOES THE RESOURCE CENTER IS ALWAYS BUSY.

THE CENTER'S DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS SAYS THEY WORK YEAR- ROUND TO SERVE, ADVOCATE, AND EMPOWER THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, AND BEYOND.

>> WE RECOGNIZED EARLY ON THAT WE NEEDED MORE REPRESENTATION TO BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER, AND WE ALSO NEEDED A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE COULD STOP BY AND SHARE AND HOLD SPACE FOR ONE ANOTHER, AND HAVE IT BE AN EASY LOW BARRIER WAY FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN, UNDERSTAND WHAT WE DO, AND THEN BE CONNECTED TO THE SERVICES WE OFFER.

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH IT IS BASED IN OCEANSIDE, THEY SERVE ALL OF THE SURROUNDING NORTH COUNTY CITIES, AND OFFER SERVICES TO EVERYONE, NOT JUST THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.

>> TO PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP AND SERVICES NAVIGATING HOUSING AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, WE ALSO HAVE A FEW DISSIPATION PROGRAM OPEN TO EVERYBODY, AND WE OFFER STI TESTING HERE ON SITE FOR FREE.

HER BACK THE REAL IMPACT COMES FROM BEING A SAFE SPACE OPEN TO ALL.

>> WE KNOW AND JUST HAVING THE SPACE HERE, AND LETTING PEOPLE COME IN TO USE A COMPUTER, TO HAVE A PLACE TO CHECK OUT A BOOK FROM THE LIBRARY, OR EVEN HANG OUT AND GET TO KNOW OTHER PEOPLE, IT CREATES A SAFE SPACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN BEGIN TO UNPACK SOME TRAUMA OR NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES THAT THEY HAVE DEALT WITH, AND THEN CONNECT WITH US ABOUT WHAT THEIR ACTUAL NEEDS ARE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE CENTER IS BURSTING AT THE SEAMS WITH ALL OF THE SERVICES AND SUPPORT THEY HAVE THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A BIGGER SPACE.

THAT IS WHAT THIS WEEKEND'S EVENT IS ALL ABOUT.

>> FIGHTING FOR RESOURCES.

FIGHTING TO BE RECOGNIZED.

FIGHTING AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY.

THAT IS AT THE HEART OF EVERY PRIDE CELEBRATION.

>> Reporter: PRIDE BY THE BEACHES THIS SATURDAY FROM NOON TO 6:00 P.M. NEAR THE OCEANSIDE CIVIC CENTER.

THE EVENT IS FAMILY-FRIENDLY AND ALCOHOL FREE.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> UKRAINIANS ARE STILL FLEEING THEIR HOMES AS RUSSIA CONTINUES TO WAGE WAR.

SOME REFUGEES HAVE MADE IT TO SAN DIEGO.

MATT HOFFMAN INTRODUCES US TO SAN DIEGANS WHO ARE STEPPING UP TO HELP ONE UKRAINIAN FAMILY.

>>> ALL RIGHT.

>> Reporter: THIS DENTAL PROCEDURE IS MONTHS IN THE MAKING, DELAYED BY WAR IN UKRAINE.

>> WE ARE IN A VERY SERIOUS AND HEARTBREAKING SITUATION.

WE HAVE NOTHING OTHER THAN OUR TRAVEL SUITCASES, AND WE ARE COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON THE VOLUNTEERS HELPING US.

>> Reporter: OLENA VOROBIOVA IS FROM UKRAINE'S CAPITAL CITY KEY IS.

SHE WAS ON VACATION IN MEXICO WITH HER HUSBAND AND TEENAGE SON WHEN RUSSIA INVADED.

THE FAMILY THOUGHT HAVEN IN THE U.S. BY CROSSING THE BORDER IN SAN YSIDRO, BUT THERE STILL IS NO ESCAPING THE HORRORS OF WAR.

>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH.

SEVERAL TIMES A DAY, I AM GETTING TEXT MESSAGES FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY WITH THE DEATHS OF LOVED ONES.

>> Reporter: ONCE IN SAN DIEGO, VOROBIOVA AND HER FAMILY MOVED INTO A HOST HOME WITH A LA JOYA RESIDENCE, JANE.

>> I HAD SEEN EVERYTHING GOING ON, AND DOWN AT THE BORDER HOW PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO COME ACROSS UNDER HUMANITARIAN PAROLE.

HOWEVER, I REALIZED, WHERE DID THEY GO ONCE ACROSS THE BORDER.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS BEEN HELPING THE FAMILY ADJUST TO LIFE HERE.

WITH A LITTLE GOOGLE TRANSLATE, SHE LEARNED THAT OLENA VOROBIOVA WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF IT AND PROCEDURE BEFORE RUSSIA INVADED.

UNABLE TO RETURN TO UKRAINE AND FINISH THE WORK, SHE REACHED OUT TO THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DENTAL SOCIETY.

THEY FOUND DENTIST ELONA GABALL WITHIN SPIRE SMILES.

>> I CAN'T STOP THE WAR, BUT I CAN MAKE IT BETTER FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE.

IT WAS AN IMMEDIATE YES.

I CALLED THEM SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE SURE TO SEND THEM HERE.

>> Reporter: GABALL IS RUSSIAN.

>> ME HAVING THIS UNIQUE SKILL OF SPEAKING RUSSIAN, BEING THERE FOR THEM, BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE , AND ALSO DO WHAT I CAN.

A LARGE PART OF WHAT WE DO IS TO GIVE BACK.

ANY OPPORTUNITY I HAVE TO GIVE BACK, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE BECAUSE OF THE WAR, NOT BY CHOICE.

WARMACK SOME OF GABALL'S FAMILY IS STILL IN RUSSIA .

DOING DENTAL WORK ON VOROBIOVA IS NOT WITHOUT RISK.

>> I AM TAKING A STEP OF COURAGE.

I AM ALMOST CERTAIN IS GOING TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT PERHAPS MY FAMILY, BUT I'M ENCOURAGED BECAUSE THE PRINCIPLE OF WHAT IS RIGHT IS MORE IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: VOROBIOVA IS HAVING FOUR ROUNDS REPLACED, TYPICALLY AT A COST OF AROUND $18,000, BUT GABALL IS NOT CHARGING HER, AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME SHE HAS STEPPED IN TO HELP.

GABALL'S NONPROFIT INSPIRED CHANGES PROVIDES PRO BONO DENTAL RESTORATIONS FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS.

SHE MEASURES SUCCESS ON HOW MUCH SHE CAN GIVE, AND ENCOURAGES OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.

>> GENEROUS, NOT JUST GIVING, BUT STUFF BEYOND THAT.

BE EXTRA GENEROUS.

ANYTHING, TIME, THAT YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TO MAKING ANOTHER LIFE BETTER I FEEL IS THE BEST WAY TO BE IN THE WORLD.

THAT IS HOW WE CAN MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

BE THE CHANGE.

>> Reporter: VOROBIOVA IS THANKFUL FOR THE HELP, BUT THE DISRUPTION OF WAR LINGERS IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

SHE SAYS IN UKRAINE, HER TEENAGE SON IS AN INTERNATIONAL KARATE COMPETITOR.

>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] .

>> AS A MOM I FEEL COMPLETELY HELPLESS, AS I CANNOT DO ANYTHING FOR MY CHILD.

HE IS EXTREMELY DEPRESSED, AND BARELY COMMUNICATES.

HE LOCKS HIMSELF IN A ROOM, PUTS HEADPHONES ON, AND DOES NOT EVEN SPEAK TO ME.

>> Reporter: VOROBIOVA WANTS TO BE INDEPENDENT, AND IS SEEKING WORK PERMITS.

>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> WE WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE NO SAY IN THIS SITUATION.

WE ARE PRISONERS OF OUR CIRCUMSTANCES.

WE JUST WANT TO GO HOME.

>> Reporter: MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> NEW ACTION FROM THE WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY IN AN EFFORT TO GET CLOSER TO MEETING CLINICALS.

RESIDENT BIDEN IS ORDERING EMERGENCY MEASURES TO BOOST THE DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING OF SOLAR PANELS.

THE AIM IS TO JUMPSTART THE INDUSTRY AFTER GROUPS COMPLAINT THE SOLAR SECTOR IS BEING IMPEDED BY SUPPLY-CHAIN ISSUES STEMMING FROM INQUIRY INTO POSSIBLE TRADE VIOLATIONS WITH CHINESE PRODUCTS.

THE WHITE HOUSE ALSO ANNOUNCED A 2 YEAR TARIFF EXEMPTION FROM PANELS FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA.

>>> SEVERE DROUGHT IS IMPACTING MUCH OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES.

SOME LAWMAKERS IN CALIFORNIA ARE CONSIDERING BUYING OUT FARMERS WHO USE A LOT OF WATER TO HELP SAVE WILDLIFE, BUT NOT EVERYONE IS IN FAVOR OF THE MOVE.

>>> THIS IS GIVE A LITTLE TO SAVE A LOT, BECAUSE ONCE WE LOSE SPECIES, THEY ARE GONE.

WE CAN NEVER GET THEM BACK.

>> Reporter: JOHN McMANUS OF GOLDEN STATE SALMON BELIEVE THESE BUYBACKS CAN HELP AID THE RESURGENCE OF SALMON, A $900 BILLION INDUSTRY ANNUALLY IN CALIFORNIA.

>> THE SALMON INDUSTRY IS ONE OF THOSE RARE INDUSTRIES THAT RELIES ON A NATURAL PRODUCT THAT NEEDS TO BE SUSTAINABLY MANAGED.

>> Reporter: PROPONENTS BELIEVE THIS IS A CHANCE TO SAVE CRITICAL SPECIES, AND INCENTIVIZE THE SALE OF THE LAND.

>> THIS IS REALLY A PLAN AIMING IN THAT DIRECTION OF HAVING PEOPLE AND FARMS ON THE LANDSCAPE SIMULTANEOUSLY IN A MORE SUSTAINABLE WAY.

>> Reporter: BUT SOME ARE SKEPTICAL.

>> THOSE ARE PRIVATE WATER RIGHTS OWNED BY FARMERS, AND IF WE DON'T HAVE WATER, WE WON'T HAVE FOOD.

YOU ARE NOT A WILLING SELLER UNTIL THEY TAKE YOUR WATER AWAY FROM YOU, AND YOU CAN'T MAKE A LIVING ON YOUR LAND.

>> Reporter: AND BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS.

>> WE ARE BUYING FARMLAND AND RETIRE IT AND USE THAT WATER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PURPOSES WHEN WE HAVE OTHER OPTIONS.

>> Reporter: STATE SENATOR BRIAN TOLLEY BELIEVES IT CAN HELP THE STATE THROUGH DROUGHTS THAT LEAD TO THESE DEBATES.

>> WE HAVE $97 BILLION IN SURPLUS IN THE CAPITAL, AND WE ARE NOT PUTTING MONEY TOWARDS BUILDING RESERVOIRS.

WARMACK MANY POTENTIAL ANSWERS TO A BILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION.

>> HOW CAN WE MONETIZE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN THE LANDSCAPE WITH VERY SENSITIVE ECOSYSTEMS THAT HAVE SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS.

>> THE PROPOSAL WOULD ALLOCATE $1.5 BILLION IN TAXPAYER MONEY TO PURCHASE WATER RIGHTS.

STATE LEGISLATORS AND GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ARE WORKING ON BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS THIS MONTH.

>>> A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU WITH US HERE ON KPBS NEWS .

I AM MARVIN GOMEZ WITH A QUICK LOOK AT THE FORECAST BEFORE US HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

IT IS ALL ABOUT THE HEAT, ESPECIALLY ALONG INLAND AREAS.

WILL EXTEND INTO THE WEEKEND.

ON THE COAST WE WILL BE EXPERIENCING LOW CLOUDS AT NIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING HOURS.

LOCALLY DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE AS WELL.

FINALLY, PERHAPS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, WE MIGHT HAVE A SLIGHT COOL DOWN ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION.

HERE'S A QUICK LOOK AT SOME OF OUR CURRENT WEATHER ALERTS.

NOT A WHOLE LOT FOR THE COASTLINE AND ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.

IT WILL BE ACROSS THE DESERT AND TOWARDS THE EAST WHERE THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN PLACE.

THE WORST OF THE HEAT TAKING PLACE FROM THURSDAY INTO SUNDAY HERE CARES A QUICK LOOK AT THE FORECAST FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

LAGUNA 66 DEGREE.

74 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

MID AND LOW 60s TOWARDS THE COAST.

AS WE TRANSITION INTO WEDNESDAY, IT WILL BE ABOUT THE SUMMER SAYS ALL ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST, THE FOUR CORNERS, AND OBVIOUSLY INTO INLAND AREAS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

RED SPRINGS WILL CLIMB UP TO 106 IN THE AFTERNOON.

78 DEGREES IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

STAY HYDRATED OUT THERE.

CLOSER TO THE COAST, WAKING UP TO SOME LOW CLOUDS, AND THOSE EVENTUALLY LIFT INTO THE AFTERNOON.

THURSDAY AND INTO FRIDAY, ALONG THE COASTLINE IS WHERE WE WILL FIND SOME COMFORT.

INLAND AREAS ACROSS THE AREA WILL KEEP THE HEAT IN PLACE.

HERE IS A QUICK LOOK AT YOUR 7 DAY OUTLOOK FOR THE COAST.

TEMPERATURES CLIMBING UP INTO THE UPPER 70s INTO THE WEEKEND, AND FOR INLAND AREAS, WE ARE AT 84 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY.

EVENTUALLY CLOSER TO 90 DEGREES FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS, UPPER 70s FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

POSSIBLY GETTING CLOSER TO 80 DEGREES AS WE TRANSITION INTO YOUR SATURDAY.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ACROSS THE DESERTS, WE WILL SEE THOSE TRIPLE DIGITS FOR THE NEXT FEW AFTERNOONS.

THE WORST OF THE HEAT, THE MOST PRONOUNCED NUMBERS HAPPENING THIS COMING SATURDAY WITH A HIGH OF 113 DEGREES.

>>> I'M JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT ON "NEWS HOUR" A BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE STANDS IN CONGRESS FOLLOWING RECENT MASS SHOOTINGS, COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> LOW INCOME FAMILIES WILL NOW HAVE EASIER ACCESS TO BABY FORMULA AMID A NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE.

THE USDA IS OFFERING WAIVERS FOR FAMILIES WITH FEDERAL WIC BENEFITS SO THEY CAN ACCESS FORMULA THAT IS NOT NORMALLY AVAILABLE TO THEM.

THE PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN IMPORTED FROM OTHER COUNTRIES AS PART OF OPERATION FLY FORMULA.

WIC BENEFITS ALLOW FAMILIES TO OBTAIN FORMULA FOR FREE, BUT THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS ON TYPE, SIZE, AND BRAND.

ABOUT 1.2 MILLION INFANTS ARE PART OF THE PROGRAM.

>>> AS HE RESTAURANTS TO OTHER COUNTRIES FOR HELP IN DEALING WITH THE FORMULA SORTED'S, MILK BANQUETTES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE STEPPING UP TO EASE SOME OF THE BURDENS FOR MANY STRUGGLING FAMILIES.

ONE OF THEM IS RIGHT HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

ISABEL ROSALES HAS A CLOSER LOOK.

>> Reporter: MEGAN DOYLE IS ONE OF THE GROWING NUMBER OF MOMS DONATING THEIR EXTRA SUPPLY OF BREASTMILK.

THE NAVY PILOT AND MOTHER OF A FIVE MONTH OLD, SAYS THE BABY FORMULA SHORTAGE HAS INSPIRED HER TO STEP UP.

>> AS A SAILOR IN THE NAVY, AND AN OFFICER, YOU LEARN TO BE SELFLESS.

THIS IS JUST ANOTHER WAY TO GIVE THAT SELFLESS SERVICE.

>> Reporter: EVERY DROP IS MAKING AN IMPACT.

DONATIONS ARE POURING IN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HEALTH MILK BANK IN SAN DIEGO.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LISA STILL WAGONS AS THEY HAVE SEEN A FIVEFOLD INCREASE IN PEOPLE SIGNING UP TO DONATE.

>> THE UNEXPECTED RESPONSE TO THIS FORMULA SHORTAGE HAS BEEN THE OUTPOURING OF THE DESIRE TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE FROM FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HAD A CALL FROM A YOUNG WOMAN WHO WANTED TO TRY TO LACTATE SO SHE COULD HELP US.

SHE DOES NOT EVEN HAVE A CHILD.

>> Reporter: THAT SURGE IN DONATIONS MEANS A NONPROFIT CAN EXPAND ITS SUPPLY, AT A TIME WHEN FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND FORMULA ON STORM SHELVES TO FEED THEIR BABIES.

>> IT COULD BE A CHILD BORN AND ADOPTED, BORN VIA SURROGATE PREGNANCY, AND THE FAMILY WON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE MOTHER'S MILK.

>> Reporter: HOSPITALS RELYING ON THE MILK BANK ARE ABLE TO SEND NEW FAMILIES HOME WITH A LIFELINE.

THE PEDIATRICIAN SAYS THE DONATIONS ARE CRITICAL FOR WOMEN WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO PRODUCE ANY MILK OR ENOUGH OF IT, INCLUDING THOSE WITH BIOLOGICAL OR MEDICAL LIMITATIONS.

>> APPROXIMATELY HALF OF OUR NEWBORNS NEED SOME AMOUNT OF SUPPLEMENTATION, AND I WOULD SAY THAT 75% OF THOSE CHOOSE TO USE THE DONATED HUMAN MILK.

>> Reporter: BACK AT THE MILK BANK, BEFORE THAT PRECIOUS LIQUID REACHES HOSPITALS OR HOMES, DONORS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE A QUESTIONNAIRE, GET WRITTEN CLEARANCE FROM A DOCTOR, AND TAKE A BLOOD TEST.

>> IT IS JUST A SAFETY THING.

>> Reporter: THEN THAT DONATED MILK IS PASTEURIZED AND TESTED.

WHILE THERE ARE LARGE-SCALE EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO EASE THE FORMULA SHORTAGES, MOMS ARE TAKING ACTION, AND HELPING EACH OTHER DURING THIS DESPERATE TIME.

>> IT ACTUALLY MAKES ME FEEL REALLY SAD, BUT ALSO HAPPY THAT I AM ABLE TO HELP.

>>> THE 4 DAY WORK WEEK IS GETTING A TRIAL RUN.

SOME 70 COMPANIES INVOLVING 3300 EMPLOYEES ARE GIVING IT A TRY IN THE UK.

THE PILOT PROGRAM, THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND, WILL LAST 6 MONTHS AND WILL RAGING BUSINESSES FROM FINANCIAL SERVICES, EDUCATION AND RESTAURANTS AS WELL.

WORKERS WON'T GET A PAY CUT, AND COMPANIES SAY IT IS A WAY TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THEIR WORKERS.

RESEARCHERS SAY PRODUCTIVITY OFTEN INCREASES, AND IT ALLOWS MORE FAMILY TIME, AND REDUCES TRAFFIC, POLLUTION, GAS, AND OTHER COSTS.

EVEN EMPLOYEE SICK DAYS.

SIMILAR TRIALS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE U.S. AND CANADA IN OCTOBER.

>>> TWO SAN DIEGO ICONS UNITED BY SPORT.

A MURAL OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HALL OF FAMER'S TED WILLIAMS AND TONY GWYNN WAS UNVEILED AT HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL TODAY, AND WE HAVE A LOOK.

>>> ART HAS A TRANSFORMATIVE POWER.

YOU CAN ALTER A SPACE AS MUCH AS IT CAN ALTER OUR CONSCIOUSNESS.

WITH THIS PAINTING BEHIND ME, WE HOPE THAT THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THESE MEN WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE THE PEOPLE OF TODAY, TOMORROW, AND OF THE GENERATIONS TO COME.

>> WE ALL KNOW THE STORY OF TED WILLIAMS, AND ONE OF THE GREAT SAN DIEGANS, AND OF COURSE A GRADUATE OF HOOVER, BUT WE NEED TO TELL THIS STORY A LITTLE BIT DEEPER.

TED WILLIAMS IS A BROWN BALLPLAYER, AND NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW THAT.

SO, TED WILLIAMS MOTHER IS LATINO.

>> I REMEMBER THE DATE, TED CAME UP TO TONY, AND HE WAS SO NERVOUS, HE WAS SWEATING, AND HE WAS LIKE, DID YOU SEE THAT?

TED CAME UP AND TALKED TO ME.

THAT DAY WHEN TED CAME UP TO HIM , THEIR RELATIONSHIP JUST BLOSSOMED FROM THERE ON.

>> WHEN TONY WAS AROUND, YOU HEARD THAT LAUGH.

IF YOU HAD EVER HEARD IT IN A Q- TIP, CHECK IT OUT, IT HAS TO BE THERE SOMEWHERE.

IT IS JUST INFECTIOUS.

>> A FEW DAYS BEFORE TONY PASSED AWAY, ONE OF HIS REQUESTS WAS, DON'T LET THE PEOPLE FORGET ABOUT ME.

>> WE WANT OTHER SCHOOLS TO THINK ABOUT WHO HAS COME THROUGH THEIR CAMPUSES, WHO HAS DONE AMAZING THINGS, AND WHO HAS FOUGHT TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, AND LET US FIGURE OUT WAYS TO TELL THOSE STORIES AS WELL.

THIS IS THE BEGINNING.

IT IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO SEE GO FORWARD IN SAN DIEGO.

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