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>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS TUESDAY, MAY 18.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

FROM SAN DIEGO TO CITIES AROUND THE WORLD, MILLIONS ARE WATCHING THE VIOLENCE BEING PLAYED OUT RIGHT NOW IN THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT IN THE GAZA STRIP READ LOCALLY THOSE SUPPORTING BOTH SIDES HAVE TAKEN TO THE STREETS TO DEMONSTRATE.

WE ARE LIVE AT THE FEDERAL BUILDING WHERE A RALLY IS BEING HELD BY THE PALESTINIAN YOUTH MOVEMENT.

>> Reporter: YEAH, THIS RALLY BEGAN ABOUT AN HOUR AGO, AND IT IS NOW ROUGHLY 350 PEOPLE.

WE HAVE SEEN OTHER RALLIES LIKE THIS AROUND SAN DIEGO.

LOCALLY, SOME 300 DEMONSTRATED THURSDAY FOR ISRAEL OUTSIDE OF THE JEWISH FAMILY CENTER IN LA JOLLA, THEN 700 MORE ON SATURDAY IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINIANS.

THEY ARE HERE IN RESPONSE TO WHAT IS NOW 9 DAYS OF VIOLENCE WITH NO END IN SIGHT RIGHT NOW.

EARLIER I SPOKE WITH A PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, WHO IS A PALESTINIAN DESCENT AND GREW UP IN THE WEST BANK.

HE ATTENDED THE RALLY IN SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE.

>> LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES MAKES ONE TIED TO THE REGION, BECAUSE THE UNITED STATES IS A PARTY TO THIS CONFLICT.

IT'S NOT AN OBSERVER TO THE CONFLICT.

>> Reporter: IS ISRAEL CONTINUED TO TRADE AIRSTRIKES, THE UNITED NATION SAID MORE THAN 2000 PALESTINIANS ARE INTERNALLY DISPLACED, AND THERE'S A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES.

THE CIVILIAN INJURIES AND DEATH TOLL HAVE BEEN CRUNCHING.

>> THERE HAS BEEN A HORRENDOUS DEATH TOLL IN THE LAST EIGHT BACK DAYS.

ON THE ISRAELI SIDE, 12 LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST.

ON THE PALESTINIAN SIDE, 232 LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE VIOLENCE IN THE REGION IS THE WORST SINCE THE 2014 GAZA WAR, AND WILL NOT AS LONG-LASTING AT THIS POINT, SO FAR THIS CONFLICT HAS BEEN MORE INTENSE.

>> THE MOST DIRECT EFFECT IS THE SENSE OF BEING TERRIFIED THAT ANY MOMENT A ROCKET MIGHT LAND, AND THAT HAS BEEN TERRIFYING FOR ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS.

IT IS ALSO THE FEAR AND TERROR OF HAVING BOMBS DROPPED ON YOU.

>> Reporter: WORLD LEADERS ARE NOW OVERWHELMINGLY CALLING FOR A CEASE-FIRE, INCLUDING PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.

THE TWO SIDES HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO COME TO TERMS YET.

LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO, KPBS NEWS .

>>> WE HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS INVOLVING A GAS LEAK THAT FORCE EVACUATIONS IN NATIONAL CITY.

CRUISE ARE STILL ON SCENE IN THE 3400 BLOCK OF EAST EIGHTH STREET.

A CABLE LAYING PROJECT RUPTURED A GAS PIPELINE THIS AFTERNOON, FORCING A PRIMARY SCHOOL, STRIPMALL, AND DOZENS OF HOMES TO BE EVACUATED.

A TEMPORARY SHELTER IS AT THE CAMACHO REC CENTER ON EAST 22nd.

>>> SOME MORE BREAKING NEWS.

MAYOR TODD GLORIA HAS JUST RELEASED THE MAY REVISION TO HIS PROPOSED CITY BUDGET.

IT INCLUDES FUNDING FOR LIBRARIES TO BE REOPENED 7 DAYS PER WEEK.

THE SECOND PHASE OF THE CITY'S PAY EQUITY STUDY, AND SALARY INCREASES FOR MOST CITY EMPLOYEES IN ORDER TO COMPETE WITH OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES.

OTHER KEY PROPOSALS FROM THE APRIL VERSION REMAIN, INCLUDING $10 MILLION FOR STREET REPAIRS, AND ANOTHER $10 MILLION TO TACKLE HOMELESSNESS AMMA AND INVESTING $5 MILLION INTO THE NEW CLIMATE EQUITY FUND.

>>> FRIENDSHIP PARK, THE BINATIONAL GARDEN STRADDLING THE BORDER BETWEEN SAN DIEGO AND TIJUANA, IS POISED TO CELEBRATE ITS 50th ANNIVERSARY THIS SUMMER.

WE HEAR THOSE CELEBRATIONS MAY BE DIMMED BY THE FACT THAT FOR MORE THAN A YEAR FOR THE PARK IS NOT BEEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

>> Reporter: FRIENDSHIP PARK IN THE BINATIONAL CIRCLE THAT IS A PART OF IT, HAS BEEN A MEETING PLACE FOR FAMILIES SEPARATED BY A BORDER WALL THAT HAS ONLY GROWN HIGHER AND LONGER IN RECENT YEARS.

ADVOCATES SAY IT'S A VITAL SPACE FOR REUNIONS AND HEALING, AND ONE THAT HAS NOT BEEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DURING ONE OF THE MOST TUMULTUOUS TIMES IN RECENT HISTORY.

FOR OVER A YEAR, PORTERFIELD STATE PARK HAS BEEN CLOSED, ONE OF THE SEVERAL STATE PARKS CLOSE DURING THE PANDEMIC RATE OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, THE PARK IS REOPENED.

FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE, WITHIN THE STATE PARK, HAS NOT.

BORDER CONTROL, WHICH CONTROLS ACCESS TO THE PARK, HAS NOT OPENED THE GATE ON THE AMERICAN SIDE TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO GO INTO THE CIRCLE AND SEE THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS.

THEY TOLD ADVOCATES THAT FRIENDSHIP PARK WOULD REOPEN FOR EIGHT BACK HOURS EVERY WEEKEND MY ONCE PEOPLE COULD ONCE AGAIN ACCESS IT THROUGH THE STATE PARK.

ROBERT IS WITH FRIENDS OF FRIENDSHIP PARK.

>> IN THE MEETING A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THIS PAST SUNDAY, WE WERE INFORMED THAT BECAUSE OF STAFFING PURPOSES THAT THE PARK WOULD REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

THAT OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, IS SOMETHING WE ARE NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT.

>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT, CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION SAID BECAUSE OF THE INFLUX OF MIGRANTS ON THE SOUTHERN BORDER, IT CANNOT STAFF THE PARK.

IT CANNOT REOPEN FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE UNTIL IT HAS SUFFICIENT MANPOWER TO ENSURE IT IS SAFE FOR EVERYONE.

HE THINKS THAT REASONING DOES NOT QUITE HOLD UP.

THERE ARE ALREADY SEVERAL BORDER PATROL AGENTS POSTED UP AT THE SITE TOGETHER THE ON WEEKENDS, AND HE DOESN'T BELIEVE LETTING A FEW DOZEN PEOPLE INTO THE PARK WOULD REQUIRE EXTRA STAFFING.

HE BELIEVES THAT WITH THE RISE IN MEXICAN CITIZENS TRYING TO GET INTO THE U.S.

THROUGH THE DESERT OR ON BOATS, FRENCH APARTMENT COULD ACT AS NEEDED RELIEF FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HARD- PRESSED TO REUNITE WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

HE HIMSELF WAS DEPORTED AND CAME TO FRIENDSHIP PARK FROM THE MEXICAN SIDE FOR REFUGE AND COMFORT.

>> PEOPLE GET DESPERATE FOR THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEY WILL DO ANYTHING, AND EVEN RISK THEIR LIFE TO BE ABLE TO BE WITH THEIR FAMILY.

>> Reporter: SUPPORTERS OF THE PARK HOPE IT CAN REOPEN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AND DEFINITELY IN TIME FOR THE PARKS 50th ANNIVERSARY THIS AUGUST.

KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE PUSH IS ON TO GET ALL SAN DIEGANS VACCINATED BEFORE THE STATE FULLY REOPENS IN 4 WEEKS.

TODAY AT MIRA MESA HIGH SCHOOL, A POP-UP EVENT TARGETING STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WAS HELD.

IT IS PART OF AN EFFORT TO MAKE VACCINES EASIER TO GET, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

MORE THAN 45,000 SAN DIEGANS 19 AND UNDER HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 SINCE THE BEGINNING PANDEMIC BEGAN, BUT GETTING SHOTS TO MINORS HAS BEEN SLOW GOING.

AND WELL GENERALLY DEMAND HAS BEEN FALLING, TODAY OFFICIALS EXPECTED TO DO WELL, OVER 500 VACCINATIONS JUST AT THIS SITE.

>> TO OFFER THIS SERVICE FOR THE STUDENTS I THINK IT'S AMAZING TO READ AS SOON AS THEY CONTACTED US AND ASKED US IF WE WOULD LIKE TO BE A FIGHT, WE JUMPED ON IT RIGHT AWAY.

AGAIN AMMA IS A REALLY COOL OPPORTUNITY TO START TO TRY TO GET BACK TO NORMAL, RIGHT?

TO GET TO THAT PLACE WHERE WE ARE ALL FEELING COMFORTABLE TO COME BACK TO SCHOOL, AS IT REALLY SHOULD BE, AS IT IS INTENDED TO BE.

WE ARE FIRED UP TO SEE WHAT NEXT YEAR IS GOING TO BRING BECAUSE OF OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS TODAY.

>> STUDENTS WILL BE BACK IN A FEW WEEKS TO GET THE SECOND DOSE, AND RIGHT NOW, MINORS CAN ONLY GET THE PFIZER VACCINE.

WHILE THESE SCHOOL SITES ALLOW PARENTS TO SIGN PERMISSION SLIPS, MANY COMMUNITY SITES REQUIRE PARENTS TO BE WITH THEIR KIDS FOR THEIR SHOTS.

>>> A REMINDER IF YOU WANT TO SET UP A VACCINATION APARTMENT FOR YOURSELF, OR FOR AN ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBER, YOU CAN FIND A LOCATION CLOSE TO YOU BUT GOING FOR A WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG , AND CLICKING ON THE VACCINES LINK ON OUR HOMEPAGE.

>>> A BOOST TO LOCAL BUSINESSES HAVING TO RELY ON OUTDOOR SPACE TO PROVIDE SERVICES.

THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL TODAY VOTED TO EXTEND AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING FOR OUTDOOR SIDEWALK AND PRIVATE PARKING LOT BUSINESS OPERATIONS.

THE EXTENSION WILL NOW LAST THROUGH JULY 13, 2022.

THE SPACES AS PLACES PLAN IN DEVELOPMENT WOULD EXTEND OUTDOOR DINING WELL BEYOND THE PANDEMIC.

>>> ANNUAL INSPECTIONS OF CALIFORNIA'S 1100 NURSING HOMES HAVE RESUMED AFTER A PANDEMIC INDUCED YEAR LONG HIATUS.

KPBS HAS ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE THAT SUGGESTS THE INSPECTORS HAVE MUCH WORK TO DO AS THEY REENTER FACILITIES.

>>> EDITIONS AND MANY FACILITIES ACROSS THE STATE HAVE GROWN INCREDIBLY DIRE OVER THE COURSE OF THE PANDEMIC, AND IF ANYTHING, ARE AS BAD AS THEY HAVE EVER BEEN RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: ADVOCATES A REASON FOR THIS IS FAMILY MEMBERS OF NURSING HOME RESIDENTS WERE NOT ALLOWED IN THE FACILITIES FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.

THEY HAVE LONG SERVED AS WATCHDOGS FOR NEGLECT AND ABUSE, AND AS CAREGIVERS.

THE CALIFORNIA ADVOCATES FOR NURSING HOME REFORM SAY THE ABSENCE OF FAMILY MEMBERS, ALONG WITH STAFFING SHORTAGES, MEANS PROBLEMS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN FLAGGED QUICKLY WERE ALLOWED TO FESTER.

>> THERE IS NOT ENOUGH STAFF TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE CLEAN AND BATHED.

THERE IS NOT ENOUGH STAFF TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE NOT DEVELOPING BEDSORES.

THESE ARE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE SPREAD ACROSS THE STATE, AND THAT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME FOR DPH TO GET ON TOP OF THIS PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: IN AN EMAILED STATEMENT, THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SAID DURING THE PAST YEAR AMMA IS STILL SENT INSPECTORS TO INVESTIGATE THE MOST SEVERE COMPLAINTS.

KPBS NEWS .

>>> MEDICAL STAFF AT THE STATE PRISON HAVE BEEN ASKING INMATES WHO DECLINED COVID-19 TESTS TO WAIVE THE PRISON OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ILLNESS OR THEIR DEATH.

A NEW STORES INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: WE OBTAINED A COPY OF THE WAIVER BEING HANDED OUT TO INMATES AT THE PRISON.

IT SAYS THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT IS FREE FROM ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMPLICATIONS RESULTING FROM COVID-19.

LEGAL AND MEDICAL EXPERTS WHO REVIEWED A COPY OF THE FORM VIEWED IT AS UNETHICAL AND DECEPTIVE.

UC HASTINGS LAW PROFESSOR SAYS ASKING INMATES TO SIGN THE WAIVER MAY BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

>> YOU ARE HOUSING THEM FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF MONTHS OR YEARS AND DURING THAT TIME, YOU HAVE TO FEED AND CLOTHE AND TAKE CARE OF THEM, AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T GET SICK.

THIS IS PART OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

>> Reporter: PLUS A MEDICAL EXPERT WE SPOKE WITH AT UC SAN FRANCISCO QUESTIONED WHETHER INCARCERATED PEOPLE WOULD UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES OF SIGNING THE FORM.

DONOVAN PRISONERS HAVE HIGH RATES OF DEVELOP MENTAL DISABILITIES AND SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS THAT COULD MAKE THE FORM HARD TO COMPREHEND.

A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE PRESENT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM THAT THE FORM IS USED WHEN INMATES DECLINE ALL KINDS OF MEDICAL PROCEDURES, BUT SHE WOULD NOT SAY OTHER OTHER CALIFORNIA PRISONS ARE ALSO USING THE FORM FOR COVID-19 TESTING.

>>> THIS STORY WAS CO-REPORTED BY GARY PLUMMER AT EYE NEWS SOURCE, AND INDEPENDENTLY FUNDED NONPROFIT PARTNER OF KPBS.

>>> A CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE JANUARY 6 ATTACK ON THE CAPITAL HAS HAD A ROADBLOCK.

TODAY, THE TOP REPUBLICAN IN THE HOUSE ANNOUNCED OPPOSITION TO A BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT FOR AN INDEPENDENT COMMISSION.

AS WE REPORT, HE IS DEMANDING THE COMMISSION ALSO INVESTIGATE OTHER RIOTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: DESPITE BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AMMA KEVIN McCARTHY IS OPPOSING AN INVESTIGATION ON THE JANUARY 6 ATTACK ON THE CAPITAL.

McCARTHY'S OPPOSITION COMES AHEAD OF THE HOUSE VOTE TO CREATE THE PANEL WHICH WOULD INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT, AND IT SIGNALS AT THE TOP REPUBLICAN IS SIDING WITH THOSE TRYING TO DOWNPLAY THE SITUATION.

>> THE QUESTION THAT COMES TO MIND IS THIS.

WHAT ABOUT ALL OF THE RIOTS THAT HAPPENED DURING THE SUMMER OF 2020, AFTER THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD?

>> Reporter: AT THE OTHER END OF THE REPUBLICAN SPECTRUM, LIZ CHENEY, WHO WANTS THIS INVESTIGATION TO ONLY INCLUDE THE ATTACK ON JANUARY 6.

SHE ALSO SAID IT IS A COMMISSION IS CREATED, McCARTHY SHOULD PROVIDE INFORMATION.

>> I THINK THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE BIGGER THAN PARTY, THAT HAVE TO BE BIGGER THAN PARTISANSHIP.

OUR OATH TO THE CONSTITUTION IS ONE OF THOSE.

>> Reporter: McCARTHY'S OPPOSITION IS LIKELY NOT STOPPING THE MEASURE IN THE HOUSE AMMA WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO VOTE WEDNESDAY.

IT COULD JEOPARDIZE IT WHEN IT GOES TO THE SENATE, WHERE 60 VOTES WOULD BE NEEDED.

>> IT SHOWS HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO NEGOTIATE WITH REPLICANTS.

IF THE PUBLIC AND LEADERS ARE JUST GOING TO THROW THEIR LEAD NEGOTIATORS UNDER THE BUS, WHY DO THEY EVEN PARTICIPATE IN NEGOTIATIONS AT ALL?

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS .

>>> MORE THAN 30 MILLION PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH FLASH FLOOD WATCHES IN FOUR STATES.

ONE OF THE WORST AREAS, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, UNDERWATER.

AT LEAST ONE PERSON DIED THERE WITH MORE THAN 80 HIGH WATER RESCUES.

MANY EVACUEES HAVE BEEN LEFT HOMELESS, IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS ALSO BEEN DECLARED.

FORECASTERS ARE PREDICTING EVEN MORE RAIN.

>>> TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE COOLING OFF ONCE AGAIN AS WE PUSH INTO THE LATER PART OF THE WORK WEEK, BUT FOR NOW WE HAVE SOME BRIGHT AND SUNNY AFTERNOONS TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

AGAIN, TEMPERATURES WILL BE DROPPING OFF QUITE DRAMATICALLY BY THE TIME WE GET TOWARDS THE END OF THE WORK WEEK AND HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE WILL START TO REBOUND.

WE ARE PRETTY NICE AND DRY AND QUIET DOWN HERE AND MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME WIND ADVISORY IS JUST OFF TO THE NORTH, WITH WIND GUSTING OFF TO 50 MILES PER HOUR AT TIMES.

BIDDERS TONIGHT DROPPING OFF INTO THE LOW 60s.

IN THE METRO, SOME FOG DEVELOPING LAID INTO THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.

TEMPERATURES ELSEWHERE DROPPING OFF INTO THE UPPER 50s TO LOW 60s, RIGHT NEAR THE COAST.

DROPPING INTO 55 IN ESCONDIDO, RAMON DROPPING OFF THE 51 DEGREES FOR THE OVERNIGHT LOW.

HE WILL START TO SEE THE PUSH OF COOLER AIR WEDNESDAY, INTO THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BUT IT WILL STILL STAY NICE AND TOASTY HERE AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA FOR WEDNESDAY.

TEMPERATURES GETTING BACK UP INTO THE LOW 70s NEAR THE COAST.

A LITTLE WARMER FURTHER INLAND WITH LOW 80s ON THE BOARD.

OF COURSE THE HEAT IS ON ONCE AGAIN OUT INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE DESERT.

TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO DROP OFF.

ALREADY YOU WILL NOTICE A COOLDOWN.

AS WE GET INTO THURSDAY WITH THIS COLD FRONT JUST FIGHTING SOUTH.

WE WILL LIKELY STAY DRY, BUT SOME SHOWERS WILL BE OPEN TO SOME PORTIONS OF NEVADA.

BUT IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE WE WILL GET AN ON ANY REALLY SIGNIFICANT RAIN HERE IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE GOLDEN STATE.

NEAR THE COAST, YOU WON'T NOTICE A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGE CREATE TEMPERATURES GENERALLY SITTING IN THE UPPER 60s TO LOW 70s FOR MOST OF THE WEEK.

A COUPLE OF LOW HANGING CLOUDS COULD DEVELOP LATER IN THE WEEK, ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.

FURTHER INLAND, TEMPERATURES DROP OFF FROM ABOUT 80 DEGREES ON YOUR WEDNESDAY INTO THE UPPER 60s BY THE TIME I GET TO FRIDAY.

THEN WE REBOUND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, WE GO FROM THE MID TO UPPER 60s TO THE 40s BY THE TIME I GET TO FRIDAY.

AND A PRETTY DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE DESERT AS WELL, WHERE WE DROP OFF FROM THE UPPER 90s ON WEDNESDAY INTO THE 70s BY THE TIME IT INTO FRIDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PAST.

>>> SAN DIEGO BIOTECH IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO DEVELOPING A VACCINE TO PROTECT AGAINST ALL OF THE 19 VARIANTS.

THEY ARE WORKING ON A PAN CORONAVIRUS VACCINE TO PROTECT AGAINST CURRENT AND FUTURE STRAINS OF THE VIRUS.

SCIENTISTS CAME UP WITH IT BY COMBINING INFORMATION FROM THOUSANDS OF CORONAVIRUS SEQUENCES FROM NINE COUNTRIES.

>> COMBINED TOGETHER USING A COMPUTER ALGORITHM TO DESIGN A SYNTHETIC VERSION OF THE VIRUS SPIKE PROTEIN, SO IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY EXIST IN NATURE, BUT WHAT WE HOPE IT DOES DO IS KIND OF TEXT FROM THE VARIANTS THAT WE KNOW ABOUT.

>> THE IDEA IS THAT IT COULD ACT AS A BOOSTER SHOT TO THE IMMUNITY THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE FROM ANOTHER COVERED VACCINE.

SO FAR, TESTING HAS ONLY BEEN DONE ON MICE AND HAMSTERS.

THE COMPANY HOPES TO START CLINICAL TRIALS ON HUMANS THIS SUMMER.

>>> THE CDC SAYS THOSE WHO ARE FULLY VACCINATED CAN NOW GO MASK FREE IN MOST PLACES, WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS.

AS WE REPORT, SOME PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT NEW GUIDANCE WILL HAVE ON THE YOUNGEST AMERICANS.

>> Reporter: FOR THE FULLY VACCINATED, IT MEANS MASK FREEDOM.

>> I FEEL COMFORTABLE, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME PEOPLE MIGHT NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE.

>> Reporter: THE CDC MASK GUIDANCE UPDATED LAST WEEK HAS LED MORE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND BUSINESSES TO RELAX MASK MANDATES.

>> I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THIS ON OUR CHILDREN, AND THOSE WHO CANNOT BE VACCINATED YET.

>> Reporter: THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL WHETHER AN UNMASKED PERSON IS FULLY VACCINATED.

>> THE SCIENCE IS A SCIENCE, BUT WE HAVE TO FACTOR IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR.

BACK SOME HEALTH EXPERTS HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT KIDS UNDER 12 WHO AREN'T ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE VACCINE YET.

>> WILL I BE BRINGING MY KIDS INTO A STARBUCKS?

PROBABLY NOT, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THEM, UNVACCINATED, TO BE SURROUNDED BY UNVACCINATED, UNMASKED PEOPLE BREATHING ON THEM.

>> Reporter: WITH MORE ADULTS GETTING VACCINATED, THE CDC SAYS CHILDREN AND TEENS ARE STARTING TO MAKE UP A GREATER PROPORTION OF NEW COVID-19 CASES, AND WITH LESS THAN 40% OF AMERICANS FULLY VACCINATED, SOME ARE URGING PARENTS TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN MASKED IN PUBLIC.

>> IT IS THE BEST GUIDANCE AND ADVICE YOU CAN GIVE TO PEOPLE, NOT KNOWING WHO IN THE ROOM IS PROTECTED INTO IS NOT.

>>> SUMMER CAMPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE GETTING READY TO REOPEN.

THEY ARE TAKING EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WITH THE PANDEMIC IN MIND.

WE REPORT ON SOME OF THE SAFETY MEASURES BEING PUT INTO PLACE.

>>> THERE IS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT.

I THINK THAT CAMP IS THE LIGHT AT THE END OF A VERY LONG TUNNEL.

>> Reporter: ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SUMMER CAMPS ARE IN THEIR FINAL STAGES OF PREPARATION JUST WEEKS BEFORE MILLIONS OF CHILDREN ARRIVED FOR FUN.

READY TO RESUME THE COLOR WARS, ZIP LINING, AND EVENING CAMPFIRES THEY MISSED LAST YEAR WHEN MOST CAMPS WERE CLOSED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.

>> IT WAS HEARTBREAKING.

IT IS THE TOUGHEST DECISION THAT MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE EVER HAD TO MAKE.

>> Reporter: AT CAMP IHC IN NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA, THE CAMP DIRECTOR IS ANTICIPATING FULL CABINS THIS SUMMER, WITH SOME 650 CAMPERS REGISTERED FOR UP TO 7 WEEKS.

>> CAMP WILL SERVE AS AN INCREDIBLE ELIXIR FOR KIDS.

THEY NEED THIS RECOVERY SPACE.

>> Reporter: STRICT MITIGATION STRATEGIES WILL BE ENFORCED.

>> WE WILL BE AT A REDUCED CAPACITY.

YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE PLEXIGLAS WE'VE HAD TO INSTALL TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING THINGS SAFELY.

>> Reporter: ALL CAMPERS MUST BE TESTED PRIOR TO ARRIVAL, AND AFTER.

THEY WILL THEN BE GROUPED INTO A SMALLER COHORT FOR THE FIRST WEEK.

>> REALLY STICKING WITH YOUR POD.

THERE WILL BE A LOT MORE MASK WEARING.

WE WON'T BE MIXING GROUPS.

ONCE WE GET THROUGH THAT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE WE ARE A VERY CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT, YOU CAN REALLY START TO RELAX THE MITIGATION.

>> Reporter: ALSO BACK THIS SUMMER, THE WHY.

>> ENROLLMENT AT MOST CAMPS AFFECT CAPACITY.

>> Reporter: CAMPS RUN BY THE YMCA, LIKE THIS CAMP OUTSIDE OF NASHVILLE, ARE ALSO FULLY BOOKED.

>> THE NEED FOR THE KIDS TO BE OUTSIDE IS TREMENDOUS.

WE WANT TO SOCIAL CONNECT NOW, NOT SOCIAL DISTANCE.

>> Reporter: WITH MULTIPLE CAMPS RUNNING TOGETHER, ADVANCED TESTING WILL NOT BE PART OF THEIR POLICY.

>> WE KNOW THAT WE CAN HAVE A FULL LEVEL OF CONTAINMENT HERE, WITH THE SIZE OF THE DAY CAMPING OVERNIGHT CAMP, IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: AND SAID THEY ARE TAKING PRECAUTIONS LIKE SMALLER BLEACHERS, SANITIZING STATIONS, AND A REIMAGINED BUNK.

>> WE ADDED CEILING FANS.

WE UPGRADED THE FILTER SYSTEM TO 13 FILTERS, AND THEN WE STILL ADDED AIR SCRUBBERS.

WE PAINTED THE CABIN IN ANTIBACTERIAL PAINT.

MY PERSONAL FAVORITE, WE ADDED SNEEZE AND COUGH CARDS TO ALL OF THE BUNKBEDS.

FOR MAC BOTH IHC AND THE YMCA CAMP ARE ELIMINATING OFF-CAMPUS FIELD TRIPS AND FAMILY VISITS.

PRIOR TO LAST YEAR, A TYPICAL SOMERSAULT 26 MILLION KIDS ATTEND SOME FORM OF SUMMER CAMP.

CAMP DIRECTORS ARE EXPECTING TO SEE SIMILAR NUMBERS ONCE AGAIN THIS SUMMER.

>> WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING TO DO TO HELP GET THEM SETTLED BACK?

>> WE HAVE TO PREPARE OUR CHILDREN FOR THE CAMP EXPERIENCE.

IT IS WHEN THINGS ARE SPRUNG UPON THEM OR MENTALLY FEELS ON THEM FOR MILLIE, THAT IS WHEN ANXIETY STARTS TO RISE.

>> ALL STAFF WILL RECEIVE SOME LEVELS OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, THINGS TO WATCH FOR IN A CHILD THAT WILL BE BEYOND WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST.

>> Reporter: WILL SOME THINGS MAY STILL LOOK DIFFERENT THIS SUMMER, THE GOAL IS ULTIMATELY TO LET KIDS BE KIDS AGAIN.

>> KIDS LAUGHING, PLAYING, ENJOYING THEIR LIFE AND BEING CAREFREE.

IT IS THE BEST SOUND IN THE WORLD.

>>> THE CDC PLANS TO UPDATE ITS SUMMERCAMP GUIDANCE SOON.

>>> STARTING TONIGHT, KPBS IS PROUD TO ONCE AGAIN PRESENT THE G.I.

FILM FESTIVAL SAN DIEGO, WHICH KICKS OFF TODAY.

THE SIX-DAY FESTIVAL IS VIRTUAL THIS YEAR, AS IT FEATURES A RECORD 38 FILMS.

>> Reporter: MAY IS MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH, AND THE G.I.

FILM FESTIVAL SAN DIEGO HONORS THE STORIES OF SERVICEMEMBERS AND VETERANS THROUGH FILM.

KEISHA DAVIS JONES IS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE FESTIVAL.

SHE'S A MARINE COMBAT VETERAN AND LOVES SPREADING AWARENESS OF THE FESTIVAL.

>> EVEN AFTER SERVING 10 YEARS WITHOUT WANTING TO TALK TO ANYONE ELSE ABOUT WHAT I DID, OR HOW I SERVED, OR ESPECIALLY COMBAT EXPERIENCE, IT WAS VERY HARD TO TALK ABOUT IN THE VERY BEGINNING, AND THIS FESTIVAL BRINGS IT TO LIFE, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT PUTTING ME IN A VULNERABLE SPACE.

>> Reporter: THE FESTIVAL SERVES AS A BONDING EXPERIENCE.

>> IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING VETERANS AND SERVICEMEMBERS TOGETHER, AND THEN JUST CELEBRATED OUR SACRIFICES, AND BOND OVER SHARING EACH OTHER'S STORIES AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU ARE DOING NOW.

>> Reporter: U.S. NAVY VETERAN AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE FILM'S OPENING NIGHT FILM "THE INVISIBLE PROJECT."

>> WOMEN ARE THE MOST VISIBLE SERVICEMEMBER AND THE MOST INVISIBLE THE THEM.

WHAT A PERFECT PLACE TO TELL WOMEN VETERANS STORIES THAN WITH AN AUDIENCE THAT ALREADY CARES.

>> Reporter: THE FILM IS A DOCUMENTARY STYLE INFO DRAMA.

>> SOME OF THE ISSUES WOMEN FACE ARE DEVASTATINGLY SCARY, AND SOME OF THE TRAUMAS WOMEN HAVE ENDURED OUR HEARTBREAKING.

BUT IT IS VERY UPLIFTING WHEN YOU SEE THEM PERSEVERE.

>> Reporter: THE NAVY VETERAN HAS A MESSAGE FOR HER FELLOW FEMALE VETS.

>> ALL OF THE WOMEN VETERANS OUT THERE, YOU ARE NOT INVISIBLE.

YOUR LIFE IS WORTH IT.

YOUR SERVICE WAS WORTH IT, NO MATTER HOW LONG AGO IT WAS.

>> Reporter: THE G.I.

FILM FESTIVAL SAN DIEGO HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

CURRENT MILITARY VETERANS AND CIVILIANS CAN ALL EXPECT TO EXPERIENCE SOME UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHS, AND TRIUMPHANT HIGHS.

ALTHOUGH THE FESTIVAL IS VIRTUAL THIS YEAR, ALL PARTICIPANTS AND VIEWERS CAN EXPECT TO BE UNITED THROUGH THE AWARENESS THAT THOSE WHO SERVED AND THOSE WHO ARE SERVING, MAKE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR OUR FREEDOM.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE G.I.

FILM FESTIVAL RUNS THROUGH MAY 23.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO THEIR WEBSITE.

>>> TONIGHT ON "NEWS HOUR" , CALLS FOR A CEASE-FIRE ARE IGNORED, AND DESTRUCTION SPREADS AS PALESTINIAN ROCKET FIRE AND ISRAELI ARTILLERY ATTACKS CONTINUE.

COMING UP AT 7:00 RIGHT AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT CONTINUES TO BRING VIOLENCE TO THE GAZA STRIP, AND SAN DIEGANS SUPPORTING BOTH SIDES HAVE TAKEN TO THE STREETS TO DEMONSTRATE.

RIGHT NOW, A PRO-PALESTINIAN RALLY IS HAPPENING OUTSIDE OF THE FEDERAL BUILDING DOWNTOWN.

IT FOLLOWS ANOTHER ARCH IN BALBOA PARK ON SATURDAY, AND A RALLY FOR ISRAEL IN LA JOLLA LAST THURSDAY.

>>> FRIENDSHIP PARK, THE BINATIONAL GARDEN BETWEEN SAN DIEGO AND TIJUANA IS STILL CLOSED WITH THE PANDEMIC.

THE PARK IS POISED TO CELEBRATE ITS 50th ANNIVERSARY THIS SUMMER, BUT THERE IS NO TIMELINE ON WHEN IT WILL REOPEN CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION'S BECAUSE OF THE INFLUX OF MIGRANTS ALONG THE BORDER, IT CANNOT STAFF THE PARK.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON HER WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

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