♪ >>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 45 YEARS.

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>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S $9 BILLION BUDGET -- RECOMMENDED BUDGET WAS RELEASED THIS MONTH AHEAD OF A WEEKS-LONG PROCESS TO GATHER COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.

KPBS PUBLIC MATTERS JAKE GOTTA TELLS US HOW THIS SPENDING PLAN ADDRESSES FEDERAL SPENDING CUTS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNTY PLANS TO DIRECT NEARLY 40% OF ITS 9.15 SPENDING PLAN TO PUBLIC SERVICES WITH A FOCUS ON SHORING UP THE SAFETY CUT LAST YEAR UNDER PRESIDENT TRUMP.

MORE THAN $2 BILLION WOULD GO TO THE HUMAN HEALTH FOR CAL FRESH AND CAL WORKS.

AND 1.4 WOULD GO TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.

THE COUNTY SUMMARY SAYS THIS BUDGET PREPARES THE REGION FOR THE IMPACTS OF HR-1 AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS AND SERVICES THAT THE BUDGET PROPOSED, LIKE $23 MILLION AIMED AT HELPING FAMILIES NAVIGATE NEW BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND AN INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR IMMIGRANT DEFENSE FUNDING.

THE BUDGET ALSO PROPOSES $3 BILLION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, WITH NEARLY HALF OF THAT GOING TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

BUT SOME OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUDGET IS ALSO THANKS TO PROP 36 PASSING IN 2024.

THIS BALLOT INITIATIVE CREATED STRICTER PENALTIES FOR REPEAT THEFT AND DRUG OFFENSES.

AS A RESULT, THE SHERIFF, PUBLIC DEFENDER AND THE PROBATION OFFICES ARE ADDING EMPLOYEES TO HANDLE INCREASED CASELOADS.

THIS IS JUST THE FIRST STEP IN THE BUDGET PROCESS.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN SUBMIT FEEDBACK ONLINE UNTIL JUNE 11th.

JOIN THE VIRTUAL MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT AT 5:30, ATTEND THE COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE ON THURSDAY, OR COMMENT AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING ON JUNE 1.

FOR MORE BUDGET INFORMATION, GO TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY.GOV/BUDGET.

JAKE GOTTA, KPBS NEWS.

>> THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO GIVE INPUT TOMORROW NIGHT.

THE HEARING IS SET FOR 6:30 TOMORROW NIGHT AT CITY HALL.

MAYOR TODD GLORIA'S REVISED BUDGET FOUND ADDITIONAL REVENUE SOURCES TO HELP PRESERVE SOME LIBRARY AND RECREATION CENTER HOURS, BUT ARTS WOULD STILL FACE MAJOR CUTS.

>> I'M ARIELLA SCALESE, AND COMING UP TONIGHT WE ENTER A WET PATTERN, WINDY PATTERN.

COOLER WEATHER RETURNING TOO.

WE'LL BE DOWN TO THE LOWER 60s TONIGHT WITH SOME SHOWERS.

WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT JUST HOW STRONG THE WIND COULD BE AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

>>> SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL IS SET TO VOTE ON MAYOR TODD GLORIA'S 2027 FISCAL BUDGET ON JUNE 29th.

SAN DIEGO POLICE CHIEF SCOTT WAHL SAT DOWN WITH OUR MEDIA PARTNER KGTV ABOUT WHAT THE IT MEANS FOR HIS DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING INVESTIGATING GHOST GUNS.

HERE IS A CLIP FROM THAT INTERVIEW.

AND PLEASE NOTE THIS INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED PRIOR TO THE SHOOTING AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF SAN DIEGO.

>> THE GHOST GUNS HAVE BECOME A BIG PROBLEM FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

>> WHAT'S CONTRIBUTING TO THAT IS THE EASE AT WHICH PEOPLE CAN MAKE THESE PARTS AND THESE WEAPONS.

OFF THE GRID.

THAT'S WHY THEY'RE CALLED GHOST GUNS.

THERE IS NO REGISTRATION NUMBER TO THEM.

AND WITH A 3D PRINTER, YOU'RE ABLE TO ASSEMBLE THESE PARTS RIGHT IN YOUR ON GARAGE, RIGHT IN YOUR OWN HOUSE.

AND IT MAKES IT VERY CHALLENGING FOR US IN LAW ENFORCEMENT TO TRY TO GET IN FRONT OF THAT.

>> RECENT UPDATES TO CALIFORNIA STATE LAWS ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS THE SALE OF GHOST GUNS AND UNSERIALIZED KITS TO MAKE THEM.

WHEN ASKED ABOUT WHAT CAN BE DONE TO KEEP THEM OUT OF PEOPLE'S HANDS, THE POLICE CHIEF CREDITED HIS INVESTIGATIVE TEAMS.

>> HOW MUCH HAS THAT TEAM, THAT GHOST GUN TEAM GROWN OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS?

>> WELL, THE WORK LOAD HAS GROWN.

WE TRY TO, YOU KNOW, KEEP THE STAFFING COMMISERATE WITH THE VOLUME OF WORK OVER THERE SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO STAY OUT IN FRONT OF IT.

OFTENTIMES WHEN WE COME ACROSS SOME OF THESE ILLEGAL GHOST GUNS OUT IN THE FIELD, WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM?

AND WE TRY TO INVESTIGATE BACKWARDS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE SOURCE.

>> A STATE SENATE BILL, SB 1220 AUTHORED BY BAKERSFIELD SENATOR MELISSA HURTADO IS BEING REVIEWED BY THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS MEETING.

THE LAST READING WAS ON MAY 16th.

IT PROPOSE AS TEN-YEAR BAN ON POSSESSION FOR ANYONE CONVICTED OF POSSESSING AN ILLEGAL GHOST GUN OR AN UNSERIALIZED FIREARM.

>>> NEAR ANAHEIM, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EVACUATED UNDER A THREAT OF A COMPROMISED CHEMICAL STORAGE TANK AT AN AEROSPACE COMPANY RA ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME.

OFFICIALS SAY OVERNIGHT MONITORING SHOWS THE DANGER, WHILE PRESENT, HAS BEEN GREATLY REDUCED.

>> I CAN NOW TELL YOU THAT WE CAN REDUCE OUR EVACUATION ZONE AREA.

>> Reporter: AUTHORITIES IN CALIFORNIA SIGNIFICANTLY SCALING BACK EVACUATION ORDERS MONDAY, NOW THAT THEY SAY THE RISK OF A CATASTROPHIC CHEMICAL TANK EXPLOSION HAS BEEN ELIMINATED.

UNTIL MONDAY EVENING, ROUGHLY 50,000 PEOPLE HAD BEEN ASKED TO EVACUATE DUE TO THE DANGER, THEY CAME AND SAID YOU GOT 20 MINUTES TO GET OUT OF YOUR HOUSE.

GRAB YOUR STUFF AND GO.

>> Reporter: WHILE MANY OF THE DISPLACED RESIDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME, THOUSANDS OF OTHERS ARE NOT.

>> FOR THOSE WHO REMAIN IMPACTED, I KNOW THIS MAY BE FRUSTRATING THAT NUMBERS APPROXIMATELY 16,000 OF YOU.

>> Reporter: LAST WEEK HEAT AND PRESSURE STARTED BUILDING UP IN THE TANK WHICH HOLDS 7,000 GALLONS OF A CHEMICAL CALLED MMA, A COMPOUND THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS.

OFFICIALS WORKED AT THE SITE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, AIDED BY COOL WATER DOUSING THE OVERHEATED TANK FOR DAYS TO HELP BRING DOWN THE TEMPERATURE.

CREWS WORKED OVERNIGHT SUNDAY INTO MEMORIAL DAY, INVESTIGATING A CRACK IN THE TANK, WHICH AUTHORITIES HAD SAID MIGHT ALLEVIATE PRESSURE AND PREVENT A DISASTER.

>> THAT WAS OUR HUGE MOMENT IN THIS INCIDENT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CAPITALIZE ON AND TAKE CONTROL OF IT.

>> Reporter: HOWEVER, AUTHORITIES SAY THE TANK CONTINUES TO POSE A RISK.

>> IT'S NOT OVER YET.

WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO.

WE STILL HAVE TO MITIGATE A FIRE AND VERY SMALL EXPLOSION CONCERN, AND ALSO A SPILL POTENTIAL.

>>> MEANWHILE, SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK IS MOBILIZING TO HELP FAMILIES IN NEED NEAR GARDEN GROVE AMID THE YOPP GOING INCIDENT.

AT THE PARTNERSHIP OF ORANGE COUNTY AND THE OC FOOD BANK.

SAN DIEGO STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ARE QUICKLY ASSEMBLING 3500 FOOD BOXES FOR ORANGE COUNTY SENIOR FOOD PROGRAM.

A TRUCK CARRYING THE BOXES IS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE FOR ORANGE COUNTY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.

>>> THE SUPREME COURT REFUSED TO HEAR A CASE FROM FLORIDA ABOUT COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES ISSUED IN CALIFORNIA.

FLORIDA ACCUSED CALIFORNIA OF VIOLATING FEDERAL HIGHWAY SAFETY LAWS IN HOW IT ISSUES LICENSES TO FOREIGN NATIONALS.

THE SUIT CAME AFTER AN INDIAN DRIVER WITH A CALIFORNIA LICENSE KILLED THREE PEOPLE IN A CRASH CAUSED BY MAKING AN ILLEGAL U-TURN NEAR WEST PALM BEACH.

CALIFORNIA MAINTAINS IT FOLLOWED FEDERAL REGULATIONS WHEN ISSUING THE LICENSE.

>>> PROTESTERS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE CLASHING NEAR A NEW JERSEY IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT FACILITY WHERE INHUMANE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN ALLEGED FOR MONTHS.

TENSIONS ESCALATED OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AS HUNDREDS OF DETAINEES REPORTEDLY WENT ON A LABOR AND HUNGER STRIKE.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA REPORTS.

>> Reporter: CHAOTIC SCENES OUTSIDE A FEDERAL IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTER IN NEW JERSEY.

PROTESTERS GATHERING AROUND DELANEY HALL AFTER REPORTS OF DETAINEES STARTING A HUNGER AND LABOR STRIKE DUE TO POOR CONDITIONS.

>> WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN HERE.

>> Reporter: ACTIVISTS FORMED HUMAN CHAINS AS CHARGED DEMONSTRATIONS LED TO CLASHES WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATIC SENATOR ANDY KIM WAS PURPORTEDLY ONE OF THOSE CAUGHT IN A CLOUD OF TEAR GAS.

OTHER OFFICIALS INCLUDING GOVERNOR MIKIE SHERRILL TRIED TO SEE CONDITIONS IN THE DETENTION CENTER, BUT SAID THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED INSIDE SUNDAY OR MONDAY.

>> EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF YOUR STATUS SHOULD BE TREATED WITH DIGNITY.

WE'RE HAVING REPORTS THAT WOMEN WHO ARE MENSTRUATING HAVE TO ASK EVERY TIME THEY NEED PRODUCTS.

THAT'S HUMILIATING.

>> THEY WON'T LET THE GOVERNOR IN IS BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT US TO TELL THE STORIES OF WHAT'S HAPPENING INSIDE.

BECAUSE WHEN WE TELL THE STORIES, EVERYONE IN NEW JERSEY AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY REALIZE THIS IS NOT WHO WE ARE AS A COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT VISITATION HAS BEEN SUSPENDED OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION FOLLOWING THE CLASHES THIS WEEKEND, ADDING THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN A POLITICAL STUNT BY NEW JERSEY SANCTUARY POLITICIANS FOR FUNDRAISING CLICKS.

THERE IS NO HUNGER STRIKE AT DELANEY HALL.

THERE ARE NO SUBPRIME CONDITIONS OR ABUSE AT THE FACILITY.

LAWMAKERS SAY THEY'LL KEEP PUSHING FOR OVERSIGHT AND CLOSURE OF THE FACILITY.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M GEOFF BENNETT ON THE NEWS HOUR.

IRAN WARNS OF RETALIATION AFTER THE U.S.

STRIKES IRANIAN MISSILE SIGHTS.

IT'S 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS RAPIDLY RESHAPING THE WAY WE LIVE AND WORK AND INTERACT WITH THE WORLD, SPAWNING GREAT DEBATES OVER WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS.

MANY BUSINESS LEADERS HAVE BEEN DECLARING THAT AI WILL REDUCE THE NEED FOR A VARIETY OF JOBS.

LAYOFFS AT MAJOR TECH COMPANIES AND OTHERS ARE SHAKING BOTH THE INDUSTRY AND THE CONFIDENCE OF THOSE ENTERING THE WORKFORCE.

BUT AS IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS, EXPERTS SAY IT MAY NOT ACTUALLY BE AS BAD AS YOU THINK.

>> Reporter: SOMETIMES IT CAN FEEL LIKE AI IS REPLACING HUMAN WORKERS AS AI MODELS GET MORE ADVANCED THAT OFFICES AND BUSINESSES RUSH TO INTEGRATE THE TECHNOLOGY.

OUTPLACEMENT CHAIRMAN CHALLENGER, GRAY AND CHRISTMAS CITING AI AS A LEADING REASON FIRMS HAVE BEEN SLASHING JOBS OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS.

BUT FOR RIGHT NOW IT SEEMS MOST JOBS ARE SAFE.

>> THE QUESTION IS NOT WHETHER AI WILL SHAPE THE WORLD, IT WILL.

>> Reporter: JEERS AT GRADUATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AT THE MERE MENTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

>> WE DO NOT KNOW -- [ BOOING ] -- WE DO NOT KNOW -- >> Reporter: THE CONCERN OVER AI'S IMPACT ON JOBS ADDING TO THE STRESS OF NEW GRADS ENTERING AN ALREADY UNCERTAIN LABOR MARKET.

>> WE'VE SEEN A REAL PULLBACK IN DEMAND FOR WORKERS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY THIS IS AI.

AI IS DESTROYING ENTRY LEVEL ROLES.

>> Reporter: BUT THOSE FEARS OF COMPLETE JOB REPLACEMENT AREN'T YET BEARING OUT IN THE REAL WORLD.

>> WHAT OUR RESEARCH SHOWS AT INDEED IS THERE IS FEWER THAN 1% OF SKILLS IN JOB POSTINGS RIGHT NOW THAT AI IS ACTUALLY ABLE TO DO AT A LEVEL WHERE YOU MIGHT CALL IT REPLACEMENT.

>> Reporter: WHILE AI CAN AUTOMATE ABOUT 57% OF WORKER TASKS, ACCORDING TO CONSULTING FIRM McKENZIE AND COMPANY, THE SENIOR PARTNER SAYS IT CAN'T DO EVERYTHING.

>> EVERYTHING CERTAINLY DOES MANY TASKS AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL INCREDIBLY WELL, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU DON'T STILL NEED THE HUMAN IN THE LOOP.

>> Reporter: INSTEAD OF REPLACING JOBS, SHE SAYS COMPANIES ARE REIMAGINING THEM AND RECALIBRATING OPERATIONS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHAT THE TECHNOLOGY HAS THE OFFER.

>> ALMOST EVERY COMPANY IS EMBRACING THE TOOLS AND TRYING TO INTRODUCE AI INTO THEIR WORKFORCE TO HELP PEOPLE BE MORE EMPOWERED.

>> Reporter: THE REAL COMPETITION, ACCORDING TO INDEED SENIOR ECONOMIST COREY STALEY ISN'T COMING FROM AI ITSELF.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT AI IS NOT NECESSARILY GOING TAKE YOUR JOB, BUT AI, SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS HOW TO USE THE AI MIGHT.

>> Reporter: AI CAN AUTOMATE ABOUT 57% OF WORK-RELATED TASKS, ACCORDING TO McKENZIE AND COMPANY, BUT IT CAN'T DO IT ALL.

MANY COMPANIES ARE RECALIBRATING THEIR OPERATIONS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHAT THE TECH HAS TO OFFER BUT ALSO HELPING PEOPLE BE MORE EMPOWERED IN THEIR ROLES.

IN ATLANTA, I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ.

>>> WE HONORED OUR FALLEN MILITARY MEMBERS ON MEMORIAL DAY, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO ALSO REMEMBER THE FAMILIES OF SERVICE MEMBERS WHO DIED WHILE SERVING OUR NATION.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA EXPLAINED HOW SOME GOLD STAR SPOUSES ARE FIGHTING TO UPDATE DECADES OLD BENEFITS FOR FAMILIES WHOSE LOVED ONES MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.

>> Reporter: ADVOCATES SAY SOME OF THE BENEFITS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HAVE REMAINED LARGELY THE SAME SINCE THE 1990s, ALL WHILE CONFLICTS AND THE COSTS OF WAR HAVE CONTINUED TO CHANGE.

AND THAT'S WHY SOME OF THE GOLD STAR SPOUSES WE SPOKE WITH SAY THIS IMPROVEMENT IS LONG OVERDUE AND NEEDED TO REAFFIRM AMERICA'S COMMITMENT TO ITS SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

>> HE LIVED LIFE TO THE FULLEST.

>> Reporter: SHERI BRADLEY'S HUFF DONOVAN WAS KILLED IN 1993 IN WHAT IS NOW KNOWN TO MANY AS THE BLACKHAWK DOWN INCIDENT.

>> VERY STRONG IN HIS FAITH.

MADE SURE EVERYTHING WAS TO THE T, HE DID THE BEST THAT HE COULD HAVE POSSIBLY DONE.

>> Reporter: ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, THERE ARE ABOUT HALF A MILLION GOLD STAR SPOUSES WHOSE LOVED ONES DIED WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY OR CONNECTED TO SERVICE ILLNESS, ACCORDING TO GOLD STAR SPOULSS OF AMERICA.

>> YOU RECEIVE THE KNOCK ON THE DOOR AND YOUR WHOLE WORLD SHIFTS.

>> Reporter: TAMARA'S HUSBAND DIED IN A RESCUE MISSION IN 1995.

WHILE HONOR GIVEN HAS NEVER WAVERED, SERVICES HAVE REMAINED RELATIVELY UNCHANGED SINCE 1993.

CONGRESSWOMAN JOHANNA HAYES IS FOCUSED ON CHANGING THAT WITH THE CARING FOR SURVIVORS ACT.

>> MY LEGISLATION WOULD INCREASE THE BENEFITS BY ABOUT 25%, WHICH IS ABOUT $450 A MONTH FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PASSED A LONG TIME AGO, AND I'M GOING TO KEEP PUSHING FOR IT.

>> THE BILL IS PASSED WITHOUT OBJECTION.

>> Reporter: AND JUST APPROVED BY THE HOUSE, A DIFFERENT BILL SPONSORED BY CONGRESSMAN TOM BARRETT TO INCREASE BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS AND GOLD STAR FAMILIES.

>> WHILE WE CAN NEVER FULLY REPAY THE DEBTS WE OWE THESE MEN AND WOMEN, THAT WILL NEVER STOP US FROM DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN.

>> Reporter: BARRETT'S BILL NAMED IN PART FOR SHERI BRILEY.

>> IN THE FACE OF HARDSHIP, SHE CONTINUED RAISING THEIR DAUGHTER AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR FAMILY AFTER HIS GREAT SACRIFICE.

>> TO LET OUR VOICE BE STRONG, TO CARRY ON FOR THE ONES THAT ARE COMING AFTER US.

>> Reporter: AND ON THAT POINT, BRILEY SAYS IT WAS OLD GOLD STAR SPOUSES FROM THE PRIOR GENERATION WHO WRAPPED THEIR ARMS AROUND HER WHEN SHE LOST HER HUSBAND IN 1993, AND THAT'S WHY SHE AND OTHERS ARE FIGHTING AND ADVOCATING SO HARD FOR SOME OF THIS LEGISLATION SO THAT THE NEXT GENERATION CAN HAVE IMPROVED BENEFITS AND SUPPORT.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M MICHAEL YOSHIDA.

>>> WE'RE A WEEK AWAY FROM THE STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION AND IN-PERSON VOTING IS UNDER WAY.

41 VOTE CENTERS ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE NOW OPEN FROM 8:00 A.M.

TO 5:00 P.M.

DAILY.

ADDITIONAL VOTE CENTERS WILL OPEN SATURDAY, INCREASING THE COUNTYWIDE TOTAL TO 220.

ON JUNE 2nd, ALL VOTE CENTERS, OFFICIAL DROP BOXES AND THE OFFICIAL OFFICE WILL BE OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M.

TO 8:00 P.M.

CHECK OUT THE VOTER HUB AT KPBS.ORG/VOTE.

>>> KPBS HAS BEEN BRINGING YOU STORIES ABOUT SAN DIEGANS FOCUSING ON ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

A PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO IS TEACHING HER CLASS ABOUT THE TIJUANA SEWAGE CRISIS.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER TAMMY MURGA SPOKE WITH THE PROFESSOR ABOUT ACTIONS HER STUDENTS ARE TAKING.

>> Reporter: THE TIJUANA RIVER SEWAGE CRISIS IS A MULTIFACETED PROBLEM.

SARAH FETTERMAN TEACHES CONFLICT RESOLUTION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO.

SHE SAYS IT CAN ALL FEEL OVERWHELMING FOR THOSE WANTING TO HELP.

ENTER HER PEACE STUDIES STUDENTS.

>> WE'RE A SCHOOL OF PEACE STUDIES.

IT'S NOT A WAR.

BUT WE STUDY CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND THOU GET DIFFERENT GROUPS TO WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE A PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: TO GET PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER, THE STUDENTS FIRST IDENTIFIED A NEED.

THE STUDENTS FOUND A LOT OF DENSE SCIENTIFIC DATA ABOUT HARMFUL CHEMICALS FOUND IN THE TIJUANA RIVER.

ELISE FREE IS ONE OF THE STUDENTS IN THE CLASS.

SHE SAYS THEY WANTED TO MAKE THE STUDIES AND DATA EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND.

>> UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S IN THE WATER AND WHAT'S IN THE SEDIMENT IS ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS WE CAN TAKE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ACTUALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE TO TREAT THE WATER AND TO PREVENT IT FROM GETTING WORSE.

>> Reporter: THE STUDENTS ARE DEVELOPING AN INDEX SHOWING WHERE THE CHEMICALS COME FROM AND THE HARM THEY POSE TO PUBLIC HEALTH.

THEY PLAN TO SHARE THEIR INFORMATION WITH BUSINESSES RELEASING THOSE CHEMICALS TO HELP PREVENT FURTHER POLLUTION.

TAMMY MURGA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IRAN'S WORLD CUP TRAINING BASE HAS BEEN MOVED FROM ARIZONA TO TIJUANA.

KPBS REPORTER KATY HYSEN SAYS THE TEAM WILL HAVE TO TRAVEL BACK TOE MEXICO AFTER EACH MATCH IN THE U.S.

>> Reporter: MEXICAN PRESIDENT CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM SPOKE ABOUT THE MOVE MONDAY MORNING.

>> Reporter: THE TEAM'S INSTAGRAM POSTS ARE FILLED WITH WELCOMING COMMENTS FROM MEXICAN USERS.

ONE SAYS "IRANIAN BROTHERS, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME IN OUR COUNTRY OF MEXICO."

THE MOVE COMES THREE MONTHS AFTER THE UNITED STATES LAUNCHED A WAR IN IRAN.

MARK BALLAM IS PRESIDENT FOR THE SAN DIEGO DIPLOMACY COUNCIL.

HE SEES THIS AS A GOOD SIGN FOR U.S.-MEXICO RELATIONS.

>> WE WANTED THE IRANIAN TEAM TO PLAY IN THE WORLD CUP.

SO THIS SOLUTION ALLOWS THEM TO PLAY.

AND SO WHAT I SEE THIS -- THIS SOLUTION THAT'S HAPPENED NOW IS IT SHOWS TO THE VALUE OF OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH AND TIJUANA TO HELP SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND TO QUESTIONS FROM KPBS.

THE WORLD CUP WILL KICK OFF JUNE 11th.

KATIE HYSEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF TRAVELING THE WORLD IS EXPERIENCING THE CULTURE OF A NEW PLACE.

THAT CULTURE OFTENTIMES IS REFLECTED IN THE FOOD.

NOW IMAGINE EATING CUISINE FROM EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WITHOUT HAVING TO LEAVE THE CITY THAT YOU LIVE IN.

THAT'S WHAT ONE NEW YORK CITY MAN IS VENTURING TO DO.

SO FAR HE'S MAKING PROGRESS.

LEE WALDMAN HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: TUCKED IN THE CORNERS OF THE BIG APPLE'S BUSTLING BOROUGHS, YOU CAN BE TRANSPORTED AROUND THE WORLD WITHOUT EVER STAMPING YOUR PASSPORT.

>> BUKARAN IN RIGO PARK OR TRYING VIENNESE PARK IN RICHMOND HILLS.

>> Reporter: COUNTRIES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD COMING TOGETHER IN THE MELTING POT THAT IS NEW YORK CITY.

>> EVERYONE KNOWS THAT NEW YORK IS ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSITIES ON THE PLANET, BUT, YOU KNOW, HOW FAR CAN YOU SORT OF PUSH THAT.

>> Reporter: THAT'S THE QUESTION THAT SET ANDY DORO OFF ON A NOW TEN-YEAR JOURNEY, EIGHT WITH HIS WIFE JENNIFER BARONOFF.

>> THE SALAD.

>> DELICIOUS.

>> TABBOULEH SALAD.

>> Reporter: EATING FOOD FROM EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WITHOUT EVER LEAVING NYC.

>> I'M EATEN AT RESTAURANTS REPRESENTING 163 UNIQUE COUNTRIES.

>> Reporter: AND DOCUMENTING EACH ONE ONLINE.

WE SAT DOWN WITH HIM AT TRIPOLI, A RESTAURANT IN BROOKLYN THAT'S BEEN RUN BY THE SAME FAMILY SINCE THEY OPENED IN 1973.

ITS NAME REFLECTS A CITY IN LEBANON WHERE THEY'RE FROM.

>> I CONSIDER IT A SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY AROUND US.

>> Reporter: FOOD, AS DORO DESCRIBES IT, BECOMES SORT OF A CONSULATE, INVITING PEOPLE INTO A CULTURE.

THAT'S WHAT TRIPOLI OWNER MOHAMMED SALEM ASCRIBES TO DO, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HIS LEBANESE HERITAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>> WE WILL TRY TO TREAT THEM LIKE ONE OF OURS.

AND IF WE HAVE A NEW THING LIKE THEY DON'T TASTE BEFORE, WE'LL GIVE THEM A TASTE OF IT.

>> Reporter: WE EXPERIENCED THAT FIRSTHAND.

>> WILL YOU PASS ME THE CARAB SPREAD?

DORO INVITE US.

>> I THOUGHT OF LEBANESE IN TERMS OF WHAT'S HATCHING IN TERMS OF THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST RIGHT NOW.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO, I DON'T KNOW, HUMANIZE PEOPLE.

>> WE ARE REALLY LIKE, YOU KNOW, PEACE LOVING PEOPLE, CONCENTRATING ABOUT THE MAKING THINGS HAPPEN LIKE TO THE GOOD OF OTHER PEOPLE.

WE'RE NOT REALLY LIKE, YOU KNOW, VIOLENT PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: AS DORO CONTINUES TO EXPLORE THE WORLD, SALEM AND HIS FAMILY WILL KEEP SHARING THEIR LEBANESE CUSTOMS.

>> EVERYTHING THEY HAVE IS MADE IN-HOUSE.

>> Reporter: ONE PLATE AT A TIME.

>> MY PHILOSOPHY, IF YOU HAVE A GOOD THING, YOU HAVE TO SHARE IT.

YOU HAVE TO REALLY MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO OTHER PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK -- >> IT'S REALLY GOOD.

>> Reporter: EMILY WALDMAN.

>>> CHECKING OUT OUR WEATHER HEADLINES AND WHAT CHANGES AT ALL THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING THROUGH THE MIDDLE AND END OF THE WEEK.

WE KEEP THIS DRIZZLY WEATHER AROUND, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE DAY WITH THAT DEEP MARINE LAYER.

IF YOU'RE IN THE MOUNTAINS, IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE COOL.

WE'RE TRACKING TEMPERATURES AT TIMES 20 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

PLUS, YOU GET THE WIND KICKING IN.

THE GUSTIEST WINDS FELT ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AND DESERT LOCATIONS AS WE HEAD INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

THE WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH 5:00 A.M.

ON THURSDAY.

YOU CAN SEE THAT FROM BORREGO SPRINGS DOWN TOWARDS PINE VALLEY.

WE CAN SEE SUSTAINED WINDS 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR, BUT GUSTS CLOSER TO 65 MILES PER HOUR.

THOSE TYPE OF WINDS ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS, AND EVEN SOME OF THOSE STRONGER GUSTS COULD BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND EVEN A FEW POWER OUTAGES IS SOMETHING TO BE CONSIDERING.

LOOK AT THE WIND ICON TONIGHT ACROSS MOUNT LAGUNA AS WE DROP TO 41.

IT JUST STAYS A BIT DRIZZLY, SHOWERY AT TIMES ALONG THE COAST HERE.

OCEANSIDE, SAN DIEGO, CHULA VISTA 50s AND 60s TONIGHT.

WE'LL KEEP THE COOLER WEATHER AROUND AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE STEADY SHOWERS AND RAIN AS A BIT FARTHER TO THE NORTH.

BUT THE WIND CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM HERE AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW.

LOOK AT MOUNT LAGUNA.

47 WITH THE WIND.

THE COAST AT LEAST IT'S WARMER, BUT IT STAYS KIND OF DRIZZLY AND GLOOMY AT TIMES WITH TEMPERATURES INTO THE 60s.

THE WIND ALSO BRINGS THE FIRE RISK THROUGH THURSDAY AS WE WATCH THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND THE DRY VEGETATION.

SO THE WIND ONE OF OUR BIGGEST PROBLEMS OVER THE COMING DAYS.

ACROSS THE COAST HERE, IT STAYS SHOWERY FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, AND THEN WE START TO SEE A NICER PATTERN TAKE SHAPE AS WE HEAD FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

GOOD TIMING WITH THE SUNSHINE RETURNING.

SIMILAR PATTERN INLAND HERE WITH SHOWERS LINGERING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

BUT SUNSHINE AND PLEASANT WEATHER RETURNS FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

WOO, CHILLY, CHILLY TEMPERATURES ACROSS MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS, PLUS THE WIND.

LOOK HOW QUICKLY WE WARM UP BY SUNDAY, BACK INTO THE 70s.

AND DESERT LOCATIONS EVEN STAY COOLER.

ENJOY THAT, BECAUSE WE'LL INTO THE TRIPLE-DIGITS BY SUNDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M ARIELLA SCALESE.

>>> RAPPER, ACTIVIST AND MUSIC PRODUCER BOOTS RILEY MADE HIS FILM DIRECTING DEBUT EIGHT YEARS AGO WITH "SORRY TO BOTHER YOU."

KPBS CINEMA JUNKIE BETH HAS BEEN EAGERLY AWAITING HIS RETURN TO THE SCENE AND SAYS "I LOVE BOOSTERS" DOES NOT DISAPPOINT.

>> Reporter: BOOTS RILEY DESCRIBED HIS FIRST FILM SORRY TO BOTHER YOU AS AN ABSURDIST DARK COMEDY WITH MAGIC REALISM.

HIS NEW FILM "I LOVE BOOSTERS" IS LESS DARK BUT EQUALLY ABSURD AND STILL FUELLED BY URBAN MAGIC REALISM.

BUT THIS TIME THE SCI-FI INSPIRED ELEMENTS PLAY OUT IN THE WORLD OF THE FASHION INDUSTRY.

>> YOU KNOW THE EGREGIOUS STUFF THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING AT MY STORES.

THE BOOSTERS TAKE MY CLOTHES BECAUSE THEY'RE LOW CLASS URBAN BOOSTERS.

>> WHAT'S A BOOSTER?

>> SOMEBODY THAT STEALS CLOTHES FROM A STORE AND SELL IT AT A DISCOUNT PRICE.

>> IT'S A COMMUNITY SERVICE.

>> Reporter: RILEY INSISTS CAPITALISM IS THE REAL VILLAIN BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON THEFT.

>> I CAN BOB AND WEAVE.

>> CHRISTIE SMITH STOLE MY DESIGN.

>> WHAT?

>> Reporter: AND ON A CLASS SYSTEM IN WHICH MANY PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD THE PRODUCTS THEY'RE TOLD THEY NEED TO HAVE.

>> I SHOP HERE A LOT.

I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE IT ALL.

SO I'LL TAKE IT ALL HOME, EAT IT UP, SHOOT IT OUT MY EYES.

I FEEL LIKE GIVE IT TO ME.

IT'S MINE ANY WAY.

>> THAT IS SUCH A GOOD ANSWER.

>> Reporter: "BOOSTERS" EXPLODES OFF THE SCREEN LIKE A MOLOTOV COCKTAIL OF A POP PROP.

>> I HAVE PLANS.

TOGETHER WE EMPTY OUT EVERY SINGLE METRO DESIGNER IN THE BAY AREA.

>> WE GOT TO TAKE WHAT'S OURS.

>> WE SHOULD COORDINATE.

>> WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?

>> Reporter: BUT IT DELIVERS ITS MESSAGE IN ACTIVISM WITH SUCH AUDACIOUS STYLE AND BOLD ORIGINALITY THAT IT MAKES YOU SIT UP AND LISTEN IN NEW WAYS.

♪ IT'S CALLING FOR REVOLUTION BOTH IN SOCIETY AND IN CINEMATIC STORYTELLING.

BETH OKAMANDO, KPBS NEWS.

>> FOR MORE ARTS AND CULTURE, CHECK OUT THE KPBS PODCAST "THE FINEST."

THE LATEST IS ABOUT THE POKEMON ECONOMY AND THE REAL COST OF CATCHING THEM ALL.

YOU CAN LISTEN NOW AT KPBS.ORG/THE FINEST OR WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.

>>> HERE'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

U.S.

SOCCER REVEALED THE NAMES OF THE 26 PLAYERS WHO WILL REPRESENT THE UNITED STATES DURING THE WORLD CUP.

NPR'S MORNING EDITION WILL DISCUSS THE HIGHLIGHTS AND SURPRISES FOR THE TOURNAMENT, WHICH BEGINS NEXT MONTH.

>>> AND MAY IS ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.

KPBS MIDDAY EDITION IS DISCUSSING CULTURAL VALUES IN THE AAPI COMMUNITY AND HOW THEY IMPACT MENTAL HEALTH.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 45 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE, OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING -- AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU!

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