>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWELL FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 45 YEARS.

AND BY THE CONRAD CREVICE FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCO SHYLY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHAT LED TO THE SHOOTING OF THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF SAN DIEGO AND THE THREE PEOPLE WHO WERE KILLED.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, TODAY THE FBI SAID THE TWO TEENAGE GUNMEN MET ONLINE AND WERE RADICALIZED BY HATE IDEOLOGY.

POLICE CONFIRM THE IDENTITIES OF THOSE KILLED AND SAID THEIR ACTIONS AND SAVE LIVES.

REPORTER ALEXANDER WHEN IS NICE IN THE NEWSROOM, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY IT'S TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE MOTIVE BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE ISLAMIC CENTER WAS SPECIFICALLY TARGETED LATE LAST NIGHT, AUTHORITIES CONDUCTED A SEARCH OF THE GUNMAN'S HOMES AND ARE STILL CONTINUING TO SEARCH THEIR COMPUTERS FOR ANY CLUE AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED.

>> NUMEROUS PISTOLS, RIFLES, SHOTGUNS, AMMUNITION, TACTICAL GEAR.

>> Reporter: LAST NIGHT AUTHORITIES CONDUCTED A SEARCH OF THE SUSPECT'S HOME AND SEIZED OVER 30 GUNS.

THEY ALSO FOUND WHAT THEY SAY IS A MANIFESTO OUT SIGNING VARIOUS IDEOLOGIES AND RACIAL BELIEFS.

>> THEY DID NOT DISCRIMINATE ON WHO THEY HATED.

>> Reporter: FBI SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE SAYS THEY ARE COMBING THROUGH EVERY BIT OF INFORMATION AS AGGRESSIVELY AND QUICKLY AS THEY CAN.

>> WE BELIEVE THAT THEY MET ONLINE AND THROUGH THE COURSE OF THAT ONLINE MEDICATION THEY DISCOVERED THEY WERE BOTH RESIDING IN THE SAN DIEGO AREA, AND THEY BECAME ACQUAINTANCES OR ASSOCIATE AND HAD IN PERSON CONTACT AT THAT POINT.

>> Reporter: WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW IS HOW AND WHEN THESE TEENAGERS BECAME RADICALIZED.

RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT SOCIAL MEDIA PLAYS A FACTOR IN HUMAN BECOMING RADICALIZED, BUT REALLY STRESSED THAT IT'S TOO EARLY IN THE INVESTIGATION TO FORM ANY CONCLUSIONS.

>> NOT A LOT I CAN SHARE AT THIS RATE, WE'RE ACTIVELY GOING THROUGH THOSE ELECTRONICS, WE GOT SEARCH WARRANTS IN PLACE.

>> Reporter: AUTHORITIES DETAIL WHAT HAPPENS IN THE MOMENT FOR SHOTS RANG OUT.

SAN DIEGO POLICE CHIEF SAYS THE GUNMEN RAN PAST THE SECURITY BOOTH AND INTO THE LOBBY OF THE CENTER.

>> HE IMMEDIATELY OBSERVED THE THREAT TO EVERYBODY AT THE MOSQUE.

HE BEGAN TO ENGAGE THEM WITH GUNFIRE.

>> Reporter: CHIEF SAID THAT SLOWED THE SUSPECTS DOWN AND LIGHTLY SAVE THE LIVES OF THOSE INSIDE THE CENTER.

>> AS MANY AS 140 KIDS WERE WITHIN 15 FEET OF THESE SUSPECTS.

>> Reporter: THAT'S THE SECURITY OFFICE, AND THIS IS AN ENTRANCE TO THE CENTER, AND WAS NORMALLY CLOSED LIKE THIS FOR FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOOTING, THEY HAD JUST HOSTED % A GROUP OF STUDENTS AND THAT'S WHY IT WAS OPEN.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU HOW CLOSE THE SHOOTER GOT TO THE SCHOOL, WHICH IS RIGHT THERE.

TWO OTHER MEN DISTRACTED THE GUNMEN AND LOWERED THEM OUTSIDE THE PARKING LOT.

>> WITHOUT DELAYING, THE ACTIONS OF THESE INDIVIDUALS, WITHOUT QUESTION THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MANY MORE FATALITIES YESTERDAY.

>> Reporter: I ASKED THE FBI WHY IT TOOK SUCH A LONG TIME TO OBTAIN THEIR SEARCH WARRANT IN THIS CASE, AND THEY TELL ME THAT BECAUSE THE THREAT HAD BEEN NEUTRALIZED, THEY WANTED TO BE THOROUGH IN WHAT THEY PUT IN THE SEARCH WARRANT.

IN THE NEWSROOM, KPBS NEWS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT REPORT.

>>> TONIGHT, COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE COMING TOGETHER TO MOURN THE THREE PEOPLE KILLED AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF SAN DIEGO.

KPBS REPORTER IS LIVE IN CLAREMONT WHERE THERE IS A GROWING MEMORIAL.

KATIE?

>> Reporter: I'M HERE AT LINDBERGH PARK WERE JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM THE ISLAMIC CENTER, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO LEAVE FLOWERS AFTER YESTERDAY'S ATTACK.

MUSLIM COMMUNITY LEADERS GATHERED IN THE PARK EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON, AND THEY REMEMBERED THE THREE VICTIMS.

NADIR AWAD, MANSOUR KAZIHA, AND AMIN ABDULLAH.

KAZIHA WORKED AT THE CENTER FOR 40 YEARS AS A STOREKEEPER, COOK, AND HANDYMAN.

SHE REMEMBERED HER FATHER, HE WAS A SECURITY GUARD AT THE CENTER.

SHE SAID HE WAS A LOVING AND SUPPORTIVE FATHER, AND HE TOOK HIS JOB SERIOUSLY.

>> SO SERIOUSLY TO THE POINT SOMETIMES HE DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO EAT, HE WANTED TO SAVE HIS FOOD TILL AFTER HE LEFT THE JOB BECAUSE HE WAS AFRAID IF YOU WENT ON HIS BREAK SOMETHING BAD WOULD HAPPEN.

>> NOBODY WANTS TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSE.

WHY PEOPLE HAVE GUNS?

AND GUNS LIKE THIS, THESE KIND OF TEENAGER, THEY HAVE ACCESS TO DO IT.

THAT'S THE QUESTION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, AND WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THEM AND FIND SOLUTIONS TO THAT.

OTHERWISE, TODAY, HERE, GOD FORBID, TOMORROW SOMEWHERE ELSE.

>> Reporter: THAT WAS ONE OF THE CENTERS LEADERS, HE ASKED SAN DIEGO'S MUSLIM COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO COME TO THE MOSQUE ESPECIALLY AT A TIME WHEN PEOPLE NEED TO BE TOGETHER.

AN INTERFAITH VIGIL IS PLANNED TONIGHT, AT 6:30 P.M.

LIVE IN CLAREMONT, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE'LL HAVE MORE COVERAGE ON THE SHOOTING AT SAN DIEGO'S LARGEST MOSQUE COMING UP.

WHAT WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT THE ROLE OF EXTREMIST IDEOLOGY PLAYED IN THE ATTACK.

>>> FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING A FAST-GROWING FIRE IN CAMPO THAT HAS PROMPTED AN EVACUATION ORDER.

THE FIRE IS CURRENTLY AT 550 ACRES AND 10% CONTAINED INTO CAL FIRE.

IT IGNITED SHORTLY BEFORE 1:20 THIS AFTERNOON IN THE 37,000 BLOCK ON THE CAMPO RESERVATION.

CAL FIRE SAYS THE FLAMES ARE SPREADING WEST TOWARD INTERSTATE 8.

THE GOLDEN ACORN CASINO HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS THE EVACUATION POINT.

>>> THERE IS WILDFIRE SMOKE THAT SOME OF YOU MAY BE EXPERIENCING.

IT'S MORE WIDESPREAD TO OUR NORTH, UP IN THE ORANGE COUNTY, AIR-QUALITY ALERTS ARE IN EFFECT THAT WAY.

TONIGHT, MOST OF US WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE, LOW 50s, UPPER 40s TO RAMONA, MID-40s, 43 IN CAMPO, BUT AROUND 59 IN SAN DIEGO.

COMFORTABLE WEATHER AT THE COAST, STILL SOME WILDFIRE SMOKE CONCERNS ESPECIALLY NORTH, WE'LL TAKE YOU THROUGH THAT FORECAST, COMING UP.

>>> FOR ALMOST A DECADE AND I.C.E.

DETENTION CENTER IN IMPERIAL COUNTY HAS BEEN GETTING A SPECIAL TAX BREAK MEANT TO SUPPORT PUBLIC CHARITIES.

THAT'S ALLOWED IT TO AVOID PAYING MILLIONS IN PROPERTY TAXES.

IN PART TWO OF OUR KORI SUZUKI FOUND THAT TO COUNT AS A CHARITY CAN VARY WIDELY ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: IT'S THE BREEZY MORNING IN IMPERIAL COUNTY A COUPLE MONTHS BACK, WHERE TO THE EAST, A FEW MILES FROM THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER, A SMALL GROUP OF ACTIVISTS HAVE GATHERED ALONG A QUIET ROAD.

ACROSS THE STREET IS A DUSTY YELLOW BUILDING.

WIDE AND FLAT SURROUNDED BY BARBED WIRE.

THE BUILDING IS CALLED THE IMPERIAL REGIONAL DETENTION FACILITY, ONE OF EIGHT I.C.E.

DETENTION CENTERS IN CALIFORNIA.

IN THE YEARS SINCE PRESIDENT TRUMP RETURNED TO POWER, TWO IMMIGRANTS HAVE DIED AFTER HAVING MEDICAL EMERGENCIES AT THE FACILITY.

>> I THINK WE NEED TO HONOR THE PEOPLE THAT WE LOST.

>> Reporter: TODAY THE ACTIVISTS ARE HERE TO REMEMBER THEM, AS THE WIND PICKS UP, MARINA READS THEIR NAMES ALLOWED.

>> CHRISTIAN WAS IN THE CROWD THAT DAY, SALGADO IS HER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, SHE SAYS THE COUNTY IS IN A STATE OF DENIAL ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF THE FEDERAL IMMIGRANT JAIL.

>> THEY PRETEND IT DOESN'T EXIST, OR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, OR I.C.E.

OR THE COMPANY THAT MANAGES IT.

>> Reporter: THIS WEEK AN INVESTIGATION FOUND THE DETENTION FACILITY IS OWNED BY A LOCAL NONPROFIT CALLED THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

IT'S BEEN GETTING A SPECIAL STATE TAX BREAK CALLED THE WELFARE EXEMPTION IS TYPICALLY RESERVED FOR PUBLIC CHARITIES ALONG WITH HOSPITALS AND RELIGIOUS AND SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS.

THAT'S ALLOWED THE DETENTIONS OWNER TO AVOID PAYING MILLIONS IN PROPERTY TAXES OVER THE LAST DECADE.

>> IF IT COSTS MORE TO BUILD AND OPERATE ANY FACILITY THEN YOU CONSIDER NOT DOING IT, AND YOU BUILD IT SOMEPLACE ELSE.

>> Reporter: TIM KELLY IS A FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

KELLY SAYS THE TAX BREAKS THAT ALLOW THEM TO LOWER COSTS AND BE MORE COMPETITIVE FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTS.

>> WHERE WE'RE SEEING THE BENEFITS ARE THE JOBS THAT ARE BENEFIT -- GENERATED AND THE PEOPLE PAYING TAXES THAT WORK AT THE FACILITY.

>> TO GET THE WELFARE EXEMPTION THE FOUNDATION NEEDED THE SIGNOFF OF TWO AGENCIES, THE IMPERIAL COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE AND THE STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.

RECORDS OBTAINED SHOW BOTH AGENCIES APPROVED THE TAX BREAKS.

>> THERE ARE SOME REAL QUESTIONS HERE.

>> GENTLY THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF NONPROFITS.

HE SAYS HE'S NOT SURE THE FOUNDATION SHOULD QUALIFY FOR THOSE TAX BREAKS.

>> I CAN IMAGINE THE WAYS THAT AN ENTITY WOULD COUCH THAT AS A PUBLIC SERVICE OR BENEFIT, BUT, HARD TO GET TO THE POINT OF PUBLIC CHARITY.

>> RECORDS OBTAINED SHOW THE FOUNDATION WAS OPEN ABOUT ITS PLAN TO BUILD AND RUN A DETENTION CENTER AND THAT IT WAS IN TALKS WITH I.C.E.

THE NONPROFIT LAWYERS ARGUE THAT THEY SHOULD QUALIFY FOR THE CHARITY CATEGORY BECAUSE THE PROJECT WOULD REDUCE THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT.

TIM KELLY, THE FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER AGAIN.

>> THERE'S EXAMPLES WHERE HOSPITALS ARE AN EXAMPLE OF THAT.

MANY HOSPITALS ARE OWNED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY.

IN THIS CASE IT'S A DETENTION CENTER.

>> Reporter: THE IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS ACTIVIST WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN ABOUT THE TAX BREAKS.

>> THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX MOVING INTO THE NONPROFIT WORLD OF WHERE SOMEONE COULD SET UP A CHARITY, AND GET ALL OF THESE TAX BREAKS, I THINK THAT'S UPSETTING.

>> THIS IS THE ONLY KIND OF EXEMPTION WE'RE AWARE OF THAT IS CO-MANAGED.

>> Reporter: THE NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION LEADER SAYS THIS IS PARTLY A RESULT OF HOW THE SYSTEM IS SET UP.

HE SAID WHO QUALIFIES FOR THESE TAX BREAKS CAN LOOK VERY DIFFERENT FROM COUNTY TO COUNTY.

>> WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AN OFFICE WITH A LOCALLY ELECTED OFFICIAL, EXECUTING ON SOMETHING THAT IS DESCRIBED AND EMPOWERED BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE AND MANAGED BY THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION WHICH ALSO HAS ITS OWN ELECTED BOARD, AND SO, IT GETS VERY COMPLICATED.

>> BACK ON A QUIET ROAD, SHE SAID SHE FEELS MANY PEOPLE STILL DON'T KNOW THE DETENTION CENTER EXISTS.

>> IT'S BEEN AN INVISIBLE FACILITY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

>> NOW WE ALL KNOW, SHE SAID, AND WHAT WE DO IS UP TO US.

KORI SUZUKI, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE HAVE AN UPDATE TO THAT STORY, IN RESPONSE TO OUR INVESTIGATION, CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS ARE NOW REVIEWING WHETHER THE IMPERIAL REGIONAL DETENTION FACILITY SHOULD BE RECEIVING SPECIALTY TAX BREAKS MEANT FOR CHARITIES.

KPBS REPORTER KORI SUZUKI JOINS ME TO TALK MORE ABOUT THIS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW?

>> Reporter: AS WE HEARD, THE IMPERIAL REGIONAL DETENTION FACILITY IS ONE OF BACK DETENTION FACILITIES IN CALIFORNIA OWNED BY A LOCAL NONPROFIT CALLED THE BRAWLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND THIS WEEK WE REPORTED THAT THE FOUNDATION USED ON THE DETENTION CENTER SINCE 2016.

THROUGH A SPECIAL EXEMPTION FOR CHARITIES.

IN RESPONSE, TWO STATE LAWMAKERS SAID THAT THEY'RE PLANNING TO TAKE ACTION.

JERRY McNERNEY IS A DEMOCRAT FROM STOCKTON AND LEADS THE SENATE'S REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE.

HE URGED THE STATE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS WHO SIGNED UP ON THE TAX BREAKS TO REVISIT THEIR DECISION AND SAID COUNTY OFFICIALS APPEAR TO HAVE MISAPPLIED STATE LAW.

DEMOCRAT STEVE RECOMMEND -- ON MONDAY, HE SAID HE PLANS TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION AIMED AT PREVENTING CORPORATIONS INVOLVED IN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S MASS DEPORTATION CAMPAIGN FROM SEEKING CERTAIN TAX BREAKS.

IT'S STILL EARLY TO SAY EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE BUT WE'LL BE CONTINUING TO FOLLOW ALONG.

>> WE APPRECIATE YOU DOING SO.

>> IF YOU HAVE A TIP FOR OUR INVESTIGATIONS TEAM, SEND AN EMAIL TO INVESTIGATIONS AT KPBS.ORG OR MESSAGE THEM ON OUR SECURE SIGNAL LINE AT THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN, 619-5948 177.

>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE MOTIVE BEHIND THE FATAL SHOOTING AT AN ISLAMIC CENTER IN SAN DIEGO.

THAT'S AT 7:00 ON THE EVENING EDITION AFTER KPBS.

>> WITH MULTIPLE INFECTIOUS VIRUSES MAKING HEADLINES, HOW PREPARED IS THE U.S.

FOR A MAJOR OUTBREAK LIKE WE SAW WITH COVID-19?

BRIAN ABEL IS TALKING TO EXPERTS TO GET A SENSE OF AMERICA'S READINESS TODAY.

>> THE MEASLES, ALL INFECTIOUS DISEASES THAT THE CDC IS ACTIVELY RESPONDING TO, AND AFTER LEARNING SO MUCH FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, IS THE U.S.

IN A BETTER OR WORSE PLACE TO HANDLE THE NEXT ONE?

EXPERTS WEIGH IN.

AN ALARMING CONFLUENCE OF OUTBREAKS ACROSS THE GLOBE IS RAISING FEARS OF THE FUTURE PANDEMIC LIKE COVID-19.

EBOLA AND MEASLES AMONG OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES ARE MAKING HEADLINES IN THE U.S.

AND RAISING QUESTIONS OVER PREPAREDNESS.

>> THE MEASLES OUTBREAKS LITTERING THE ENTIRE COUNTRY ARE DIRECT RESULT OF THE FACT THAT OUR PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS, RESPECT FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE, RESPECT FOR VACCINES, HAS COMPLETELY ERODED.

>> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY ADMINISTERED CHANGES ALONG WITH A SLIP OF TRUST IN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTIONS ARE HAVING AN IMPACT.

>> PRIOR TO THE TRUMPET MINISTRATION USA WAS THERE, CBC WAS MORE ROBUST, THOSE TOOLS ARE MUCH WEAKER NOW.

>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WITHDRAWAL OF THE U.S.

FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION HAS STRAINED THE ABILITY OF THE CDC TO COMMUNICATE.

>> THE CBC IS NOT ALWAYS AT THE TABLE AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE JUNCTURE.

WHEN THERE IS AN EMERGENCY.

>> Reporter: SOME PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS WORRY THESE CHANGES ALONG WITH DEEP CUTS TO THE CDC WILL MAKE IT HARDER FOR YOU IS TO RESPOND NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.

>> THE STRUCTURE CANNOT BE BUILT OVERNIGHT, HOW MUCH INFRASTRUCTURE IS ALREADY THERE AND HOW MUCH HAS BEEN DECIMATED AS A RESULT OF RECENT CUTS, WE'LL ONLY FIND OUT IF WE HAVE TROUBLE CONTAINING THE OUTBREAK, WHICH IS TOO LATE.

>> Reporter: THIS DR.

SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN KEY IMPROVEMENTS IN RECENT YEARS.

>> WHEN IT COMES TO TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION IN SCIENCE AND MEDICINE AND TOOLS, WE ARE MORE ADVANCED NOW IN 2026 THAT WE WERE IN 2020.

>> BUT IT'S ALSO NOT JUST ABOUT THOSE ADVANCED TOOLS, AND INCLUDE A.I.

DIAGNOSTICS, TENANT -- TELEHEALTH, IT'S THE ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT THEM, AND THAT, HE SAYS, IS WHERE THE U.S.

IS AT AN UNSTABLE PLACE.

>>> A SAN DIEGO MOSQUE ATTACK IS THE LATEST IN WHAT'S BECOME A FAMILIAR PATTERN OF VIOLENT RIGHT WING EXTREMISM.

KPBS REPORTER ANDREW DYER SAYS THE ALLEGED SHOOTERS WERE IMMERSED IN FAR RIGHT CONSPIRACIES, AND ONLINE WHITE SUPREMACIST NETWORKS.

>> EXTREMISM RESEARCHERS SAY THAT THE MANIFESTO SHOWED ONLINE ARE AUTHENTIC.

THE TEEN SUSPECTS WORE PATCHES ASSOCIATED WITH WHITE SUPREMACY AND A GROUP.

ZERO MESSAGES ON THEIR FIREARMS.

THIS IS A SENIOR RESEARCHER WHERE HE MONITORS THE SPREAD OF EXTREMISM AND OTHER HARMFUL CONTENT ONLINE.

HE SAYS THE SUSPECTS SHARE THEIR VIDEOS AND WRITINGS ON THIS COURT.

ACCORDING TO A 75 PAGE MANIFESTO, THE PAIR WERE PAYING A LARGE TO THE 2019 MOSQUE SHOOTING IN CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND, THAT KILLED 51 PEOPLE.

>> FROM THE WAY THAT THESE PERPETRATORS DECORATED THEIR GUNS TO THE WAY THAT THEY DRESSED, TO THE TITLE OF THIS DOCUMENT, AND THE WAY THEY TALK ABOUT EXPLICITLY THERE AGGRAVATION FOR THE PERPETRATOR OF THAT ATTACK.

>> Reporter: THE COFOUNDER OF THE GLOBAL PROJECT AGAINST HATE AND EXTREMISM IS AND WHERE SHE TRACKS FAR RIGHT EXTREMIST MOVEMENTS.

SHE SAYS THE SUSPECTS WERE WELL- VERSED IN WHITE SUPREMACIST IDEOLOGY.

>> IT DOES APPEAR AS THOUGH THIS WAS MORE THAN JUST SOME ONLINE ROLE-PLAYING.

THE MANIFESTO DIVES DEEP INTO WHITE SUPREMACIST KILLERS, WHITE SUPREMACIST BOOKS, IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY SOPHISTICATED IN TERMS OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF WHITE SUPREMACY.

>> Reporter: BOTH SUSPECTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE MANIFESTO.

IN IT THEY BLAME MUSLIMS, IMMIGRANTS, WOMEN, THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY AND THE LEFT FOR SEEKING TO DESTROY WHITE CULTURE.

THEY REPEAT THE WHITE SUPREMACIST GREAT REPLACEMENT THEORY WHICH SAYS THERE'S A CONSPIRACY TO BRING NONWHITE IMMIGRANTS TO END THE COUNTRY'S WHITE DEMOGRAPHIC MAJORITY.

ANTI-IMMIGRANT AND ANTI-MUSLIM RHETORIC FROM CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS AND MEDIA FIGURES PLAYS A ROLE IN FOSTERING THESE IDEOLOGIES.

>> THE RHETORIC THEY ENGAGE IN, THE DEHUMANIZING LANGUAGE THEY ENGAGE IN.

HATE IS A VERY ANIMATING EMOTION.

IN A LOT OF PEOPLE.

AND I THINK TODAY'S CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT HAS TRIED TO EXPLOIT THAT.

FOR THEIR OWN POLITICAL GAINS.

>> Reporter: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS JUSTIFIED ITS IMMIGRANT CRACKDOWNS AND TRAVEL BAN FOR MAJORITY MUSLIM COUNTRIES AS NEEDED FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.

THAT'S WHY IT'S SO DANGEROUS FOR POLITICAL LEADERS TO DEMONIZE MARGINALIZED GROUPS OF PEOPLE.

>> YOU ARE SANCTIFYING LIES ABOUT THE COMMUNITY THAT OPENS THEM UP TO HATE CRIMES AND TERRORISM.

IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS, AND IT MAKES IT SEEM LIKE THESE IDEAS ARE LEGIT WHEN THEY'RE NOT.

>> Reporter: KPBS ISN'T NAMING THE SUSPECTS OR THE WEBSITE ON WHICH THE DISCORD POST FIRST APPEARED.

BUT, HOLD SAYS THESE EXTREMIST IDEOLOGIES CAN BE FOUND ON MAINSTREAM NETWORKS LIKE TIKTOK AND INSTAGRAM.

HE ALSO SAYS THAT KIDS ARE JUST FALLING INTO THESE EXTREMIST COMMUNITIES ON ACCIDENT.

THEY'RE ACTIVELY SEEKING THEM OUT.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AS THE COMMUNITY MOURNS THE TRAGEDY AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF SAN DIEGO, MANY ARE ASKING HOW THEY CAN HELP.

WE HAVE COMPILED A LIST OF WAYS TO SUPPORT THE IMPACTED FAMILIES, INCLUDING DONATION FUNDS, ORGANIZED BY THE CENTER, WE HAVE GATHERED MENTAL HEALTH, LEGAL, AND CRISIS RESOURCES FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS SUPPORT RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN FIND A FULL LIST OF RESOURCES AND THE LATEST UPDATES AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> THIS THURSDAY IS THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS BIKE ANYWHERE DAY.

IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST DAYS FOR BICYCLE ENTHUSIASTS IN SAN DIEGO, BUT A CITY HEIGHTS BIKE CO-OP TELLS KPBS REPORTER THEY ARE BOYCOTTING BECAUSE OF A CONTROVERSIAL CONTRACT BETWEEN THE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY AND THE BORDER PATROL.

>> Reporter: FOR PEOPLE WHO RIDE BICYCLES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, BIKE ANYWHERE DAY IS A BIG DEAL.

IT'S A MASSIVE EVENT PUT ON BY THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS TO CELEBRATE CYCLING AS A SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE TO CAR CULTURE.

THURSDAY WILL HAVE OVER 100 DESIGNATED PITSTOPS FROM OCEANSIDE.

>> BIKE ANYWHERE DAY IS I WOULD SAY CHRISTMAS DAY FOR A LOT OF SAN DIEGO AND'S CYCLE AROUND TOWN.

>> CYNTHIA IS A BICYCLE CO-OP IN CITY HEIGHTS.

EVEN THOUGH THEY LOVE BIKE ANYWHERE DAY, THE ORGANIZATION IS BOYCOTTING IT THIS YEAR.

BECAUSE OF CONTROVERSIAL CONTRACT WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AGENCIES.

FOR ROUGHLY $200,000 A YEAR, THEY GIVE CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AND HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS ACCESS TO A REGIONAL CRIME DATABASE.

BUT, THERE IS NO LOCAL OVERSIGHT TO ENSURE THAT THOSE FEDERAL AGENCIES ARE NOT USING THE DATA FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.

>> WE APPRECIATE THEIR ADVOCACY ON BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE, AND WE NEED THEM, BUT, >> Reporter: AS PART OF THEIR BOYCOTT, IS HOSTING AN UNOFFICIAL PITSTOP, KIERSTEN MARKLEY IS ANOTHER VOLUNTEER.

>> PEOPLE CAN ROLL IN IF THEY NEED HELP WITH THEIR BIKE OR SWING BY, WE'VE GOT SOME ABOLISH I.C.E.

STAMPS AND ABOLISH I.C.E.

PATCHES, STAMP YOUR OWN SHIRT OR YOUR OWN CLOTHES, WHATEVER.

BUT, WE WANT TO BE OUT HERE WITH THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THEY PLAN TO SPREAD AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO SPEAK OUT.

>> OUR CALL TO ACTION HIS COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO CONTACT THEIR REPRESENTATIVES TO URGE THEM TO VOTE AGAINST RENEWING THE CONTRACT IN JUNE.

>> Reporter: SOME COUNTY LEADERS ARE LISTENING.

THE SUPERVISOR SERVES ON THE BOARD.

AND HAS BEEN AN OUTSPOKEN CRITIC.

>> THE GROUP HAS DECIDED TO TAKE A STAND, I THINK TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE.

I THINK IT SENDS AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO THOSE WHO MAY NOT THINK THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL ENOUGH.

>> Reporter: SHE IS ASKING TO KILL THE CONTRACTS, SAYING THE FEES PAID BY IMMIGRATION AGENCIES ACCOUNT FOR LESS THAN ZERO POINT 001% OF THE BUDGET.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE HAVE WILDFIRE SMOKE CONCERNS, WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU AN ANIMATION THICKNESS THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO THE DAY TOMORROW.

THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN SMOKE IN THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY, COMING IN FROM THE NORTH AS THE WINDS SHIFT, THAT WILL BE A CONCERN, IT'S THICKEST AND MOST PROBLEMATIC TO THE NORTH RIGHT NOW, INTO ORANGE COUNTY.

THERE IS A LATE WEEK WARMING INLAND TREND, RELUCTANT TO SAY WARMING FOR ALL OF US, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE MUCH OF A CHANGE ALONG THE COAST, BUT IN INLAND AREAS YOU WILL SEE MORE OF A JUMP IN TEMPERATURE.

THE COASTAL CLOUDS WILL BE WITH US IN THE MORNING HOURS.

PARTLY CLOUDY, 59, TAKE A LOOK AT THAT SMOKE AREA, WE HAVE THAT ZOOMED OUT, YOU'LL NOTICE AN INCREASE AS WE GET INTO THE LATE EVENING AND THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

A LITTLE BIT OF INCREASE HERE, IN THE FAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, MIGRATING SOUTHWARD HERE.

THERE WILL BE A HAZE TO THE SKY, AND IF YOU'RE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, YOU MAY WANT TO LAY LOW ON WEDNESDAY, BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE CONCERNS.

THE FORECAST OTHERWISE LOOKS PLEASANT, MID-70s COMFORTABLE, INTO SAN DIEGO, 74 IN CHULA VISTA, 10 DEGREES WARMER, RAMONA, 87, AROUND 95, IT WILL GET HOTTER, A WARMING TREND BEGINS TO TAKE OVER WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RISE IN INLAND AREAS, THAT CONTINUES INTO THE DAY FRIDAY WARMING AS WE STEP INTO THE WEEKEND.

THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE THIS WEEKEND, A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE EASTERN U.S., SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S., SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

THE COASTAL FORECAST, WE GET A LITTLE COOLER ALONG THE COAST, INTO THE END OF THE WEEK, WITH MORE CLOUDS THAN SUN IN THE MORNING, AT TIMES.

AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO THE INLAND AREAS, YOU CAN SEE WE WARM UP INTO THE MID-80s WEDNESDAY, AND THEN WE DO LOSE A FEW DEGREES INTO FRIDAY FOR INLAND AREAS, JUST A LITTLE BIT INLAND, DOWN INTO THE UPPER 50s, AND A WARMING TREND INTO SUNDAY, AND IN THE DESERT HERE, WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THE MID- 90s FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

A LITTLE BIT OF A WARMING TREND INTO THURSDAY, FOR DESERT LOCATIONS, BEFORE WE BACK OFF A BIT INTO THE WEEKEND AND TEMPERATURES FLUCTUATE, BACK INTO THE MID-90s ON SUNDAY.

I'M GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORY, FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING A STORY AT THE SAN DIEGO KILLING THREE PEOPLE.

TODAY THE FBI SAID THE GUNMAN MET ONLINE AND WERE RADICALIZED BY HATE IDEOLOGY.

LATE LAST NIGHT AUTHORITIES CONDUCTED A SEARCH OF THE SUSPECT'S HOMES AND SEIZED OVER 30 GUNS AND A CROSSBOW.

THEY ALSO FOUND A MANIFESTO OUTLINING VARIOUS IDEOLOGIES AND RACIAL BELIEFS.

>>> COMMUNITY LEADERS AND MEMBERS ARE WARNING THE PEOPLE WHO WERE KILLED IN THE ATTACK, AMIN ABDULLAH WAS THE CENTER'S SECURITY GUARD AND ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE KILLED.

SAN DIEGO POLICE CHIEF SCOTT WAHL SAID HE DELAYED THE SUSPECTS AND TOLD STAFF TO LOCK DOWN THE CENTER.

THE OTHER VICTIMS WERE MANSOUR KAZIHA WHO HAD WORKED AT THE CENTER FOR 40 YEARS, AND NADIR AWAD WHO LIVED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CENTER.

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