>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING & AIR , PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS, AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING & 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.

>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT'S TUESDAY, MARCH 23.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

FROM ONE CRISIS TO ANOTHER PURITAN AT THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER IS ABOUT TO PUT IT FROM PROVIDING FOR THE HOMELESS TO TAKING ON UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN STRANDED AT THE BORDER.

JOHN CARROLL LOOKS AT THE PLANNING INVOLVED.

>> Reporter: IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC, THERE WERE NO CONVENTIONS COMING TO SAN DIEGO'S CONVENTION CENTER.

BUT IT HAS BEEN A BUSY PLACE SINCE EARLY ON IN THE PANDEMIC.

ON APRIL 1st OF LAST YEAR, THE CENTER SHIFTED TO A PLACE TO HOST THOSE WITHOUT SHELTER.

A SAFE, WARM SPACE WITH THE ROOM FOR APPROPRIATE PHYSICAL DISTANCING TO HELP EVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.

WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE MAYOR EXTENDED OPERATIONS TO THE END OF THIS MONTH.

>> SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HOUSE OVER 4000 SAN DIEGANS AT THE SITE, AND TO CONNECT OVER 1300 OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH PERMANENT OR LONGER-TERM HOUSING OPTIONS.

>> Reporter: SINCE THE EXTENSION, PEOPLE HOUSED HAVE BEEN VACCINATED.

THE MOST RECENT TESTING SHOWS NO ONE THING AT THE CENTER IS INFECTED.

NOW THE 500 OR SO STILL THERE ARE MOVING OUT.

>> I MADE A COMMITMENT THAT WE WOULD NOT RETURN THESE FOLKS TO HARBOR DRIVE AND WISH THEM WELL.

>> Reporter: THAT MEANS THE PEOPLE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER WILL BE SHELTERED AND RECEIVE SERVICES AT THESE OTHER SHELTERS IN THE CITY.

>> MY PHONE FIRST RANG SATURDAY AROUND 11:00 A.M. >> Reporter: NATHAN FLETCHER SAYS IT WAS NEW HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY ON THE LINE, ASKING WHAT SAN DIEGO COULD DO TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM OF HOUSING CHILDREN SEEKING ASYLUM, NOW HELD IN FEDERAL DETENTION CENTERS.

THE ANSWER WAS THE CONVENTION CENTER.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE KIDS ARE NOT ONLY SAFE, AND THEY GET THE CARE THAT THEY NEED, BUT THAT THEY ARE UNIFIED , REUNIFIED WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE SLATED TO ARRIVE THIS WEEKEND.

THE AVERAGE STAY IS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 30 TO 35 DAYS.

THE COST OF CARING FOR THEM WILL BE BORNE PRIMARILY BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

THEY WILL ALL HAVE TO BE PLACED WITH THEIR FAMILIES, SPONSORS, OR MOVED ELSEWHERE BY JULY, WHEN THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER IS PLANNING ON ONCE AGAIN HOSTING CONVENTIONS.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS .

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND MEXICO ARE OPENING A VACCINATION SITE DOWNTOWN AT THE MEXICAN CONSULATE BUILDING.

KPBS REPORTER ERIC ANDERSON HAS MORE ON THE CROSS-BORDER PARTNERSHIP.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY AND MEXICAN OFFICIALS ARE BUILDING ON SUCCESS A COVID-19 TESTING PROGRAM THAT BEGAN LAST SEPTEMBER AT THE CONSULATE IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

THAT PARTNERSHIP OFFERED NO COST TESTING FOR THE CORONAVIRUS .

THE EFFORT WAS HERALDED AS A SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE TESTING LOCATION FOR SAN DIEGO'S MEXICAN AND LATINO COMMUNITIES.

>> WE ARE PROUD OF THESE PARTNERSHIPS, BECAUSE IT HELPS REINFORCE THE MESSAGE THAT OUR COMMUNITY CAN ACCESS PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES, REGARDLESS OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS, OR THEIR NATIONALITY.

>> Reporter: VACCINATIONS ARE AVAILABLE THERE 3 DAYS PER WEEK.

THEY WILL FOLLOW COUNTY GUIDELINES, MEANING PEOPLE WILL NEED AN APPOINTMENT TO GET A SHOT.

THEY SAY IT IS PART OF AN EFFORT TO REACH OUT TO THE ENTIRE REGION.

>> WE ARE A BINATIONAL REGION.

AS SUCH, WE ARE INTERDEPENDENT.

THERE ARE OVER 200,000 AMERICANS, U.S. CITIZENS, WHO LIVE IN TIJUANA FOR MANY REASONS.

THEY ARE ALSO PART OF THE BIGGER EQUATION FOR US, AS WE ARE MOVING FORWARD.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE GETS A VACCINATION.

>> Reporter: COUNTY OFFICIALS WANT PEOPLE TO SEE THE NEW VACCINATION SITE AS A SAFE HAVEN, THOUGH ANY QUALIFIED PERSON CAN GET A SHOT.

THE CONSULATE WILL HELP THEM REACH OUT TO THE COUNTIES OF LATINO COMMUNITY.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ANOTHER CORONAVIRUS VACCINATION CENTER OPENED TODAY AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY.

THE COUNTY RUN SITE IS AT THE SCHOOLS ARENA.

SOME APPOINTMENTS WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ZIP CODES HIT HARDEST BY THE PANDEMIC.

IT WILL EVENTUALLY OFFER UP TO 1500 DAILY DOSES, DEPENDING ON SUPPLY.

RICHARD HARMON TOLD US HE MADE HIS APPOINTMENT ONLINE YESTERDAY, AND ONLY WAITED ABOUT 15 MINUTES FOR HIS SHOT.

>> I THINK EVERYBODY NEEDS TO GET VACCINATED, AND THAT WILL HELP WITH HERD IMMUNITY.

HOPEFULLY WE WON'T HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS NEXT YEAR.

MY DAUGHTER HAD HER GRANDBABY A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, BACK IN ATLANTA.

WE WANT TO GET ON THE AIRPLANE AND GO BACK TO ATLANTA.

THAT IS A BIG MOTIVATION.

>> THE CENTER IS OPEN TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY BUT WITH VACCINATIONS OFFERED BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

>>> VACCINE ELIGIBILITY RECENTLY EXPANDED.

IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT IF IT IS YOUR TURN, AND WHERE TO GET YOUR SHOT, HEAD TO KPBS.ORG.

JUST GO TO OUR HOMEPAGE, AND CLICK ON THE VACCINES TAB TO FIND CLINIC LOCATIONS, AS WELL AS LINKS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.

>>> WASN'T MISLEADING?

A NEW REPORT IS RAISING QUESTIONS OVER THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE, AND WHETHER ENCOURAGING RESULTS WERE BASED ON OUTDATED AND INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.

MARY MALONEY WITH MORE ON WHAT TOP EXPERTS ARE SAYING NOW.

>> Reporter: ENCOURAGING TEST RESULTS AFTER TENNECO RELEASED ABOUT ITS COVID-19 VACCINE MAY HAVE BEEN BASED ON INCOMPLETE INFORMATION.

THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH USED AN UNUSUAL STATEMENT TUESDAY, SAYING AN INDEPENDENT PANEL OF MEDICAL EXPERTS IS CONCERNED ASTRAZENECA'S NUMBERS COULD GIVE AN INCOMPLETE VIEW OF THE VACCINE'S EFFICACY RESULTS.

>> THE DATA THAT WAS IN THE PRESS RELEASE WERE SOMEWHAT OUTDATED, AND MIGHT IN FACT BE MISLEADING OF IT.

>> Reporter: ASTRAZENECA STANDS BY ITS RESEARCH, BUT PROMISES TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION WITHIN A FEW DAYS.

>> THIS IS REALLY WHAT YOU CALL AN UNFORCED ERROR.

THE FACT IS, THIS IS VERY LIKELY A VERY GOOD VACCINE.

>> Reporter: SOME FEAR THE BACK- AND-FORTH THEY SPOKE THE PUBLIC.

>> THIS KIND OF THING DOES, AS YOU SAY, DO NOTHING BUT CAST SOME DOUBT ABOUT THE VACCINES, AND MAYBE CONTRIBUTE TO THE HESITANCY.

>> Reporter: HEALTH EXPERTS SAY THIS KIND OF TRANSPARENCY PROOF SAFEGUARDS ARE IN PLACE, ESPECIALLY SINCE ASTRAZENECA'S VACCINE IS NOT YET AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> THE PUBLIC SHOULD REST ASSURED THAT NOTHING WILL GET APPROVED UNLESS THE FDA DOES A THOROUGH ANALYSIS OF THIS DATA.

>> Reporter: THE POTENTIAL FOR VACCINE HESITANCY COMES AS MEDICAL EXPERTS FEAR THE U.S. IS ON THE CUSP OF ANOTHER COVID SURGE, IF AMERICANS LET THEIR GUARD DOWN.

>> GIVEN THAT THE EUROPEANS ARE SURGING BACKUP, THAT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS IS A RISK THAT WE WILL BE DOING THE SAME THING IF WE DON'T PULL BACK.

>> Reporter: MARY LAMONI, KPBS NEWS NEWS.

>>> A COLORADO COMMUNITY IS GRIEVING TODAY FOLLOWING A MASS SHOOTING AT A GROCERY STORE IN BOULDER THAT KILLED 10 PEOPLE.

FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST THE 21- YEAR-OLD SUSPECT, AS PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN CALLS FOR CONGRESS TO TAKE ACTION ON GUN CONTROL.

DARRELL FORGES HIS IN BOULDER WITH THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER U.S. CITY IN MORNING.

>> I FEEL NUMB AND IT IS HEARTBREAKING.

>> Reporter: AFTER POLICE SAY A 21-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT OPENED FIRE IN A BOULDER COLORADO SUPERMARKET MONDAY AFTERNOON, TAKING THE LIVES OF 10 PEOPLE, AGED 2265.

>> 10 LIVES LOST.

10 FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, SISTERS, BROTHERS, PARENTS -- >> Reporter: BOULDER POLICE ARE NOT ONLY INVESTIGATING THE MURDERS, BUT GRIEVING THE LOSS OF ONE OF THEIR OWN.

OFFICER ERIC TALLEY.

>> HE CARED ABOUT BOULDER POLICE DEPARTMENT.

HE CARED ABOUT HIS FAMILY.

HE WAS WILLING TO DIE TO PROTECT OTHERS.

>> Reporter: THE SUSPECT, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY 28 TRAN20 EIGHT, NOW FACES 10 COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.

THE MOTIVE IS STILL UNCLEAR.

>> WE ARE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO MAKE SURE THIS SUSPECT HAS A THOROUGH TRIAL, AND WE DO A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, FLAGS ARE LOWERED TO HALF STAFF.

THE PRESIDENT CONFRONTING A MASS SHOOTING FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A WEEK.

>> I HATE TO SAY IT, BECAUSE WE WERE SAYING SO OFTEN, MY HEART GOES OUT.

>> Reporter: MAKING AN URGENT APPEAL FOR FEDERAL GUN REFORM.

>> I DON'T NEED TO WAIT ANOTHER MINUTE, LET ALONE AN HOUR, TO TAKE COMMON SENSE STEPS THAT WILL SAVE THE LIVES IN THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: WHILE IN COLORADO, A COMMUNITY IS LEFT TO PUT THE PIECES BACK TOGETHER.

>> WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS, AND WE WILL COME OUT OF IT STRONGER.

IN BOULDER, I AM DARRELL FORGES.

>>> A SUSPECTED DUI DRIVER ACCUSED OF CRASHING ONTO A DOWNTOWN SIDEWALK, KILLING THREE PEOPLE, AND INJURING OTHERS, PLED NOT GUILTY TODAY.

CRAIG VOSS APPEARED IN COURT AND VIDEO FROM COUNTY JAIL.

POLICE SAY ON MARCH 15, HIS STATION WAGON VEERED ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND INTO A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT ANY THE B STREET OVERPASS NEAR SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE.

HE IS FACING CHARGES OF GROSS VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER AND DUI.

BAIL IS SET AT $1 MILLION, BUT WILL BE UP FOR REVIEW NEXT TUESDAY.

>>> A SECOND MILITARY OFFICER CONNECTED TO A DEADLY TRAINING ACCIDENT HAS BEEN FIRED.

EIGHT MARINES AND ONE SAILOR WERE KILLED WITH THEIR AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLE SANK OFF OF THE COAST OF SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND LAST JULY.

COLONEL CHRISTOPHER J. BRONZI WAS THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE 15th MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT AT THE TIME.

TODAY, THE U.S. MARINE CORPS RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING HE HAS BEEN RELIEVED OF DUTY.

BOB LAWRENCE TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER WHAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS DECISION.

>> Reporter: THERE IS ALWAYS AN EXAMINATION, AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT HAPPENED.

IN THIS PARTICULAR INVESTIGATION , IT WAS ABOUT INFORMATION, TO RELIEVE THE LIEUTENANT COLONEL OF HIS COMMAND.

BECAUSE THEY, QUOTE, LOST CONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY TO COMMAND.

THAT'S NOT UNUSUAL.

>> THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE FINAL REPORT, WHICH HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED.

AMONG THEM IS LANCE CORPORAL CHASE SUITE WOULD, AND MARINE WHO GREW UP IN SAN DIEGO, AND WAS JUST HOURS FROM CELEBRATING HIS 19th BIRTHDAY WHEN HE WAS KILLED.

>>> IT WAS A CELEBRATION AT SCRIPPS, OHIO, TODAY AS DOCTORS RELEASED A PATIENT WHO FOUGHT COVID 19, AND WAS ON LIFE SUPPORT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

MATT HOFFMAN SAYS THE MAN IS NOW GOING HOME TO LOS ANGELES.

>> Reporter: ATWATER MORENO WAS RELEASED FROM SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN LA JOLLA THIS MORNING AFTER A BATTLE WITH COVID-19.

>> WE ARE GOING HOME.

THANK GOD.

>> Reporter: HIS LUNGS ARE STILL RECOVERING, AND WELL HE DIDN'T WANT TO SPEAK TODAY, HIS MOTHER SAYS HIS RECOVERY HAS BEEN AN EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER.

>> HE COULDN'T HAVE ANY VISITORS, SO IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO BE HOME, AND MAKE VIDEOS WITH HIM.

WE WERE PRAYING.

THE FIRST THING I WANT TO SAY IS THANK GOD.

>> Reporter: HER SON FIRST CAME TO THE HOSPITAL LAST JULY.

>> HE WAS VERY CRITICAL.

THEY TOLD US HE WASN'T GOING TO MAKE IT.

SO, FROM THERE ON, HE WENT INTO A COMA FOR THREE BACK MONTHS.

>> Reporter: THE DOCTOR WAS CARING FOR HIM DURING HIS STAY HOME AND SAID THE VIRUS CAUSED ADVANCED RESPIRATORY FAILURE.

>> WE DECIDED TO GO FOR EXTRA CORPORAL LIFE-SUPPORT, WHICH IS A MANNER OF TAKING YOUR BLOOD AND GOING THROUGH MACHINE, SO AS TO TAKE OVER HIS LUNG FUNCTION.

>> Reporter: THERE WERE MULTIPLE SURGEONS USE, AND FOUR MONTHS HE WAS ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON MACHINES.

HE DIDN'T START TO HEAL ENOUGH TO BREATHE ON HIS OWN UNTIL JANUARY.

>> HE WENT THROUGH ANY NUMBER OF CHALLENGES TO GET WITH THE LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE, ANXIETY, THE PAIN, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, HE IS A MODEL FOR ALL OF US.

>> I WAS JUST CRYING AND SAYING, I WANT HIM HOME.

AND HE SAID DON'T WORRY, HE IS GOING TO MAKE IT HOME.

>> Reporter: DOCTORS SAY NURSES AND THERAPISTS BECAME LIKE HIS EXTENDED FAMILY.

>> IT'S QUITE A THING TO SEE.

WITHOUT THEM, NOT POSSIBLE.

>> HE WANTED TO LIVE.

THAT IS WHAT HE TOLD ME.

>> Reporter: SHE WAS SHOCKED AND AMAZED TO HEAR THAT HER SON WAS BEING RELEASED THIS WEEK.

SHE IS SO GLAD EVERYONE HELPED HIM GET BACK TO 100%.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE LONG RECOVERED FROM THE CORONAVIRUS ARE STILL DEALING WITH SYMPTOMS.

COMING UP, HOW GETTING VACCINATED THEY PROVIDE SOME RELIEF.

>>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS EXTENDING THE SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD FOR THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.

IT HAS NOW BEEN PUSHED BACK TO AUGUST 15.

THE EXTENSION WILL GIVE AMERICANS MORE TIME TO SIGN UP FOR OR CHANGE THEIR INSURANCE IN LIGHT OF THE INCREASED SUBSIDIES FROM THE RECENTLY ENACTED PANDEMIC EIGHT PACKAGE.

A SPECIAL OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD BEGAN EVERY 15 TO HELP THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAD LOST JOBS GET HEALTH INSURANCE.

>> Reporter: THE CITY OF CALEXICO WAITED MONTHS BEFORE DECIDING TO SELL LAND TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

IT TURNS OUT, IT WAS TOO LATE.

A NEWS SOURCE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: CALEXICO CITY COUNCILMEMBERS CONSIDERED IT A DONE DEAL.

$27,000 FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT , IN EXCHANGE FOR 2.5 ACRES OF LAND.

THERE IS JUST ONE PROBLEM.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN'T BUY THE PROPERTY.

THAT IS BECAUSE OF A PROCLAMATION PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SIGNED IN JANUARY HIM A SUSPENDING BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION.

THE LAND THE CITY THOUGHT IT SOLD IS SLATED FOR A SECOND BORDER WALL IN IMPERIAL COUNTY.

AND RIGHT NOW, PART OF IT HOUSES A TEMPORARY ENCAMPMENT FOR FARMWORKERS.

FEDERAL OFFICIALS TOLD US THAT THEY BEGIN ASKING THE CITY FOR A FINAL DECISION IN SEPTEMBER.

IT IS UNKNOWN WHY CALEXICO WAITED MONTHS TO VOTE.

BUT THE MAYOR PRO TEM JAVIER MARINO SAYS FIGHTING THE SALE COULD HAVE BEEN COSTLY FOR TAXPAYERS.

>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IMAGINE THE IMPACT OF THE FEES AND EVERYTHING ELSE IMA AND WE GO BACK TO SQUARE ONE.

>> Reporter: FOR NOW, THE FARMWORKER ENCAMPMENT WILL BE IMPACTED.

FOR KPBS MAMA I NEWS SOURCE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER JENNIFER BOWMAN.

>>> I NEWS SOURCES AND INDEPENDENTLY FUNDED PARTNER OF KPBS.

>>> SAN DIEGO HISTORY CENTER JUST OPENED AN EXHIBIT FOCUSING ON BLACK SAN DIEGO HOMESTEADER NATHAN HARRISON, A FREED SLAVE WHO LIVED IN A SMALL CABIN ON PALOMAR MOUNTAIN STARTING IN THE MID-1800S.

KPBS ARTS AND CULTURE REPORTER BETH TAKES YOU ON THE TOUR OF THE NEW EXHIBIT THAT SHOWS THE ROLE ARCHAEOLOGY PLAYED IN FLESHING OUT HARRISON'S LIFE.

>> Reporter: SET AS AN ARCHAEOLOGIST, BUT ON A CERTAIN LEVEL, HE IS JUST GOING THROUGH PEOPLE'S GARBAGE.

>> IT WOULDN'T BE GLAMOROUS IF I WENT THROUGH YOUR GARBAGE, BUT BOY IS IT AUTHENTIC.

WHENEVER SOMEBODY WRITE SOMETHING DOWN, THEY ARE AWARE OF A FUTURE AUDIENCE.

A LOT OF BIAS GOES INTO THAT.

BUT WHEN YOU TAKE OUT YOUR GARBAGE IN THE MORNING, YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING THAT MY STUDENTS AND I ARE GOING TO QUICKLY DO RESEARCH ON IT.

>> Reporter: HE STARTED GOING THROUGH NATHAN HARRISON'S GARBAGE FROM MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO TO TRY TO GET MORE INSIGHTS INTO WHO HARRISON WAS.

DOCUMENTS REVEAL HE WAS BROUGHT WEST FROM KENTUCKY AS A SLAVE, AND IN THE LATE 1800s, MADE HIS PERMANENT HOMESTEAD ON TOP OF PALOMAR MOUNTAIN.

THAT IS WHERE HE FOUND HIS CABIN, ALONG WITH 50,000 ARTIFACTS.

>> THERE WAS NOT A CABIN STANDING THERE.

IT WAS WAIST HIGH WEEDS.

RATTLESNAKES, SCORPIONS.

YOU NAME IT AREA >> Reporter: THIS IS WHERE GARBAGE BECOMES BURIED TREASURE.

SAN DIEGO HISTORY SAVAGE OR NEW EXHIBIT CLEVERLY USES DIGITAL PROJECTION TO PUT YOU RIGHT AT THE EXCAVATION TO UNEARTH ARTIFACTS.

>> THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE A MOMENT WHERE YOU LEAVE THE ARTIFACTS IN PLACE AND YOU JUST REMOVE THE DIRT.

AND IT IS PRETTY SPECTACULAR.

YOU WILL BE 1000 ARTIFACTS AND ONE 5 FOOT SQUARE.

AND IN THOSE FIRST SQUARES, STUDENTS STARTED TO UNCOVER THOSE LITTLE BITS OF DAILY LIFE, A LITTLE I REMEDY BOTTLE FROM THE LATE 1800s.

A TOBACCO TIN IN THE EARLY 1900s.

ONE OF THE AMAZING THINGS IS WE EVEN STARTED FINDING ARTIFACTS THAT WERE IN THE OLD PHOTOS OF HARRISON.

IT IS PRETTY RARE WHEN YOU GET THAT ONE-TO-ONE LINK LIKE THAT.

AND WE FOUND A LITTLE IRON CROSS, A LITTLE PENDANT.

THAT IS HIGHLY PERSONAL, AND VERY SPECIFIC TO NATHAN HARRISON .

BUT IT ALSO TELLS THIS BIGGER STORY, THAT CATHOLICS WERE PERSECUTED AGAINST DURING THIS TIME.

THINK ABOUT THIS.

HE IS AFRICAN-AMERICAN.

HE IS MARRIED TO AN INDIGENOUS WOMAN.

AND HE IS A CONVERTED CATHOLIC.

ALL OF THESE THINGS PUT THEM IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

THAT IS MY RESPONSE TO, WHY ARE YOU SPENDING SO MUCH TIME ON JUST ONE PERSON, AND JUST ONE PERSON'S GARBAGE.

BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A ROBUST STORY.

>> Reporter: TO TELL HARRISON'S STORY, THEY RE-CREATE HIS CABIN FOR VISITORS TO ENTER.

IT IS WHERE HE BECAME ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S MOST PHOTOGRAPHED RESIDENTS, SAYS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND COLLECTIONS AT THE SAN DIEGO HISTORY CENTER.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE SHOWING TO THIS EXHIBIT, HE WAS ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S FIRST TOURIST DESTINATIONS.

PEOPLE WOULD MAKE A JOURNEY FROM SAN DIEGO TO PALOMAR MOUNTAIN TO COME AND SEE HIM IMA AND BRING PROVISIONS IN DIFFERENT GIFTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: THINKS THAT YOU CAN SEE AT THE EXHIBIT, LIKE A SARDINE 10.

>> THESE ARE VERY SPECIAL.

THEY LOOK ALMOST INCONSEQUENTIAL, BUT THEY TELL QUITE A BIG STORY.

>> Reporter: THE STORY NOT JUST ABOUT HARRISON AND HIS EXPERIENCES AS A FREED SLAVE OVERCOMING GREAT OBSTACLES, BUT ALSO A LOOK AT SAN DIEGO AND RACE THAT CHALLENGES US TO LOOK DEEPER AT OUR HISTORY, AND OUR FUTURE.

WHEN CONCEIVED IN 2019, THE EXHIBIT WAS GOING TO BE A 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF HARRISON.

BUT THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT TRANSFORMED THE EXHIBIT INTO SOMETHING DEEPER.

>> A LOT OF THE NATHAN HARRISON STORY IS ABOUT ALL OF THE CHALLENGES HE FACED IN TERMS OF STRUCTURAL INEQUITY.

WE ARE OPENING IN 2021, AND NOW THESE ISSUES, ASKING THE QUESTIONS MY TWO ETHNIC MINORITIES STILL FACE THESE SORTS OF STRUGGLES IN TERMS OF STRUCTURAL INEQUITY?

DO THEY NEED TO PUT ON AN ACT TO GET BY?

THOSE ARE THINGS THAT HARRISON WAS DEALING WITH OVER 100 YEARS AGO, AND THAT IS A KEY PART OF THE STORY NOW.

>> Reporter: BUT ONE PART OF THE STORY IS BEING KEPT A MYSTERY.

>> THE BIG PUNCHLINE TO THIS EXHIBIT, I WOULD GIVE IT AWAY.

YOU TO COME DOWN HERE TO SEE IT, BUT IT IS HOW ARCHAEOLOGY REVEALED THE BIG SECRET ABOUT HARRISON'S IDENTITY.

>> Reporter: YOUR INVITATION TO PLAY INDIANA JONES AWAITS YOU AND SAN DIEGO HISTORY CENTER'S LEADERS EXHIBIT ON NATHAN HARRISON, SAN DIEGO'S FIRST BLACK HOMESTEADER.

BETH ACCOMANDO, KPBS NEWS .

>>> STRONG GUSTY WIND TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY.

ANOTHER SYSTEM COMES THROUGH THURSDAY.

THAT WILL INCREASE THE WIND AND BRING COOLER WEATHER AND SHOWERS.

FRIDAY, TRY AND A WARMING TREND RIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE DO HAVE WIND ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS IN PARTS OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

WE DO THINK STRONGER BRAND IN THE AREA SHADED IN PURPLE.

THEY COULD DUST 40 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR AND SOME OF OUR MOUNTAINS.

TEMPERATURES TONIGHT DROPPING DOWN TO 33 IN RAMONA.

40 IN OCEANSIDE.

EL CAJON, 43.

BORREGO SPRINGS, 52.

NOT MUCH LEFT OF OUR SHOWERS TONIGHT.

NOT MUCH HAPPENING HERE, MAYBE A LEFTOVER SHOWER AND SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS.

DRY AND WINDY AND A LITTLE BIT WARMER HERE ON YOUR WEDNESDAY.

WE WILL SEE A HIGH OF 67 IN SAN DIEGO.

EL CAJON, 72.

MT.

LAGUNA, 46 DEGREES.

FAMILIAR PATTERN THURSDAY.

STRONG SYSTEM DIVES DOWN THROUGH THE INTERIOR.

THAT WILL COAX SIGNIFICANT ONSHORE FLOW, AND WE SEE A BIT OF WET WEATHER HERE.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT.

UP IN THE MOUNTAINS, 5500 FEET, PROBABLY A CODING TO A FEW MORE INCHES OF SNOW.

LOOKING AT THE EXTENDED FORECAST, BREEZY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

A LITTLE WET THURSDAY.

THEN DRY AND WARM.

WHAT A NICE WEEKEND AHEAD HERE.

INLAND SECTIONS, PARTLY SUNNY.

WIND DIES DOWN, THEN A BIT WET IN THE AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY.

LOOK AT HOW COOL IT GETS.

WE COULD WARM UP TO 80 ON SUNDAY.

HERE IN THE MOUNTAINS, WENDY, SHOWERS, SNOW LEVELS UP ABOUT 5500 FEET.

BETTER FOR THE WEEKEND.

AS WE TAKE YOU TO THE DESERTS, WE WILL COOL IT OFF ON THURSDAY .

BUT LOOK AT YOUR WEEKEND.

IT SHOULD BE SUNNY AND PLEASANT.

FOR KPBS NEWS , I'M METEOROLOGIST MARK MANCUSO.

>>> IF YOUR HOME INTERNET IS SLOW, THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT IT.

THE AGENCY LAUNCHED A NEW OUTREACH INITIATIVE ON ITS WEBSITE, AND THEY ARE ASKING CONSUMERS FOR FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS ABOUT HIGH-SPEED INTERNET AVAILABILITY AND DISPARITIES IN ACCESS.

AS PART OF THE FCC'S EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF ITS EXISTING BROADBAND MAPS.

IT WILL ALSO INFORM YOUR DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE SERVICES ARE NEEDED.

>>> A WARNING TONIGHT FOR THOSE WHO GET THEIR COVID VACCINATION.

DO NOT SHARE IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SAY DON'T TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR VACCINATION CARD AND PUT IT ONLINE.

A SIMILAR WARNING WENT OUT BEFORE, BUT IT IS STILL HAPPENING, AND SCAMMERS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF GETTING PERSONAL INFORMATION.

>> TELL EVERYBODY YOU GOT THE VACCINE, BUT THERE IS NO NEED TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE CARD AND PROVIDE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION TO ANYBODY YOU CAN SEE THE PHOTO.

>> SCAMMERS ARE ALSO SENDING EMAILS OUT ASKING FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE A SURVEY, AND THEN SHARE EVEN MORE PERSONAL INFORMATION.

IN DOING SO, THEY RECEIVE A BENEFIT OF SOME KIND, BUT IT IS A SCAM.

THEY ADVISE AVOIDING ANY UNSOLICITED EMAILS.

>>> SOMEONE WHO HAD PROLONGED EFFECTS FROM COVID-19 SAY THEY ARE EXPERIENCING AN UNEXPECTED BENEFIT FROM THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.

AS MANDY GAITHER EXPLAINS, THEY ARE FINDING RELIEF FROM THEIR SYSTEMS.

>> Reporter: FOR COVID-19 LONG HAULERS PLAGUED WITH PROLONGED SYSTEMS LIKE FATIGUE AND BRAIN FOG, IT HAS BEEN A LONG ROAD.

FOR SOME, THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINES ARE HELPING.

>> I COULD FOCUS.

I COULD SEE.

MY SINUSES CLEARED UP.

IT WAS WONDERFUL.

THE FATIGUE LIFTED.

>> Reporter: REBECCA SAID SHE SUFFERED FROM CONTINUOUS COVID- 19 SYMPTOMS UNTIL GETTING A FIRST DOSE OF THE PFIZER CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.

>> THE NEXT DAY, I WOKE UP, AND MY HEAD WAS CLEAR.

I HAD NOT REALIZED HOW FOGGY IT WAS, EVEN ON GOOD DAYS.

>> WE WERE PREPARED FOR EVERYTHING EXCEPT THIS.

>> Reporter: DIANA BEHRENS IS FOUNDER OF THE NONPROFIT SURVIVOR CORE ORGANIZATION, A GROUP OF ABOUT 160,000 PEOPLE THAT LINK COVID SURVIVORS WITH INFORMATION.

THEY DID AN INFORMER AND UNSCIENTIFIC POLL OF COVID-19 LONG HAULERS, AND THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH THE VACCINE.

OF THE NEARLY 700 PEOPLE WHO RESPONDED, SHE SAYS 39% REPORTED THEIR SYMPTOMS IMPROVED AFTER THE VACCINE.

>> ANYWHERE FROM MILD SYMPTOM IMPROVEMENT, TO COMPLETE RESOLUTION OF SYMPTOMS.

WE CAN'T SAY THAT ABOUT ANYTHING TO DATE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS NOT EVERYONE HAD THE SAME RESULT.

46% OF LONG HAULERS HAD NO CHANGE IN SYMPTOMS AFTER THE VACCINE, AND 15% SAID SYMPTOMS WORSENED.

MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED, BUT SOME COVID LONG HAULERS HAVE HOPE NOW.

>> I STILL FEEL PRETTY GOOD, SO IN ANOTHER 2 TO 3 WEEKS, I WILL HOPEFULLY GET THE SECOND ONE.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M INDICATOR.

>>> IN FEBRUARY, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ANNOUNCED IT WOULD SPEND $1.1 BILLION OVER 4 YEARS TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF LONG-TERM COVID-19.

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