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>>> SAN DIEGO'S ARE REMEMBERING BILL WALTON, AN MBA HALL OF FAMER WHO HAD A PERSONALITY AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT AS BIG AS HIS NEARLY SEVEN FOOT FRAME.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

HIS DEATH WAS ANNOUNCED ON MEMORIAL DAY.

WE SPOKE WITH A LONGTIME FRIEND TO HEAR MORE ABOUT HIS LIFE.>> Reporter: BILL WALTON DIED OF CANCER ON SUNDAY AT THE AGE OF 71.

HE WON TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH TWO DIFFERENT TEAMS AND BEFORE THAT LED HELIX HIGH TO AN UNDEFEATED SEASON.

A SAN DIEGO SPORTS WRITER SAID TO WALTON, HE WAS ALL ABOUT THE TEAM.

>> HE WAS A REBOUNDER.

THAT IS THE DIRTY WORK IN BASKETBALL.

ONCE HE GOT THE REBOUND THE QUICKNESS IN WHICH HE WILL TURN TO GET THE FAST-BREAK GOING, WHO CAN I PASS IT TO?>> Reporter: HE MET BILL WALTON IN 1979 AS A STUDENT REPORTER.

HE WAS JUST A YET BUT WALTON WAS KIND AND ENCOURAGING.

IT WAS THE START OF HOUR 45 YEAR FRIENDSHIP.

AT THE TIME WALTON WAS ABOUT TO START PLAYING FOR THE SAN DIEGO CLIPPERS.

>> FOR HIM TO COME HOME TO PLAY FOR THE CLIPPERS, TO PLAY IN THE SPORTS ARENA WHICH STILL STANDS TODAY AND HAVE HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS THERE HAS TO BE ONE OF THE GREATEST FEELINGS IN HIS LIFE.

>> Reporter: J SAYS THE LACK OF SUCCESS OF THE CLIPPERS WAS A GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT TO WALTON.

HE WAS A MAN OF GREAT OPTIMISM.

IT IS HARD TO FIND A PHOTO THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE A BROAD SMILE, EVEN THOUGH HE SUFFERED WITH YEARS OF PAIN.

>> THE ONLY THING THAT COULD BRING HIM DOWN WITH HIS PHYSICAL NATURE, HIS BODY THAT WAS ALWAYS BREAKING DOWN.

40 PROCEDURES ON YOUR BODY, CAN YOU IMAGINE BOTH OF YOUR ANKLES ARE FUSED TOGETHER.

THE BACK PAIN WAS SO BAD HE DID CONTEMPLATE SUICIDE.

THOSE ARE HIS WORDS.>> Reporter: SURGERY ULTIMATELY BROUGHT IN RELIEF.

AFTER HIS LIFE AS A PLAYER HE BECAME ATV BASKETBALL ANALYST FAMOUS FOR OFF-THE-WALL COMMENTS.

HE ONCE SAID OF A PLAYER JOHN STOCKTON IS ONE OF THE TRUE MARBLES NOT JUST IN BASKETBALL OR AMERICA AT THE HISTORY OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION.

HERE IS ANOTHER, YESTERDAY WE CELEBRATED SIR ISAAC NEWTON'S DISCOVERY OF GRAVITY AND TODAY IT IS BEING DEFINED.

BILL WALTON WAS DEVOTED TO THE GRATEFUL DEAD.

WHEN HE THINKS OF HIM HE REMEMBERS A LINE FROM A GRATEFUL DEAD SONG.

>> YOU CAN FIND THE LIGHT IN THE STRANGEST OF PLACES IF YOU LOOK AT IT JUST RIGHT.

THAT WAS THE GRATEFUL DEAD AND THAT WAS BILL WALTON.

>> BEFORE WALTON'S CAREER HE PLAYED FOUR YEARS OF VARSITY BALL AND HELIX HIGH SCHOOL.

THE PROGRAM WON TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH WALTON ON THE TEAM BEFORE HE GRADUATED IN 1970.

A FORMER TEAMMATE TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER THE YEAR THEY PLAYED TOGETHER THEY WENT UNDEFEATED.

>> HE WAS A GREAT TEAMMATE.

IF YOU ARE ON THE TEAM IT WAS A TEAM FROM HIM TO ME, PROBABLY THE WORST GUY ON THE TEAM.

HE TREATED EVERYBODY THE SAME.

WHEN YOU CANNOT GET A SEAT IN THE GYM FOR A GAME AFTER HALFTIME ON THE JV GAME, BEFORE YOU KNOW SOMETHING SPECIAL IS GOING ON.

>> BILL WALTON WAS ALSO ASSISTING ATHLETES WITH DISABILITIES AND HELPING PEOPLE TRANSITION OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.

>>> WE ARE LOCKED IN A STAGNATE PATTERN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

ALSO WE WILL BE DEALING WITH CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST.

THOSE LOW CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD INTO THE LOW VALLEYS.

TONIGHT WE'RE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 59.

I WILL SHOW YOU HOW TEMPERATURES PLAY OUT THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK AND ALSO WHEN WE COULD SEE SOME GUSTY WIND.

>>> CONDITIONS OF THE BATTERY FACILITY FIRE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE.

NEARLY TWO WEEKS AFTER FLAMES WERE FIRST REPORTED, THE FIRE STARTED ON MAY 15 AT THE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY.

ALTHOUGH THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY SMOKE OR FIRE FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS OFFICIALS SAY THE RISK REMAINS.

THE CAUSES UNDER INVESTIGATION.

IT IS UNCLEAR WHEN THE FIRE WILL BE FULLY CONTAINED.

>>> THE ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY FIRE SHOWS HOW HARD IT IS TO FULLY EXTINGUISH LITHIUM BATTERY FIRES.

WE TAKE YOU TO ONE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE RESIDENTS ARE FIGHTING AGAINST AND PROPOSED BATTERY STORAGE PROJECT.>> Reporter: UP- AND-DOWN COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE IN EDEN VALLEY RESIDENTS HERE ARE UNITED.

EVEN DISCO THE HORSE AGREES.

>> I FEEL LIKE WE ARE THE GUINEA PIGS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> Reporter: THEY WANT TO STOP A PROJECT PROPOSED ON THE SITE OF A FORMER EQUESTRIAN SCHOOL.

>> I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN MY KIDS DON'T FEEL SAFE EITHER.>> Reporter: AMANDA BLACK LIVES NEXT TO THE PROPOSED SITE.

THE FIRE HIGHLIGHTS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR HER.

>> WHEN THESE BATTERIES CATCH ON FIRE, WHICH THEY DO, IT'S NOT AN IF SCENARIO.

IF THEY WIN SCENARIO.

THERE WILL BE AIR POLLUTION AND WE WILL HAVE TO EVACUATE FROM OUR HOMES.>> Reporter: THIS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AT ES, THE GLOBAL ENERGY COMPANY THAT WILL OPERATE THE SITE.

HE SAYS FIRE AND BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS ARE RARE AND THE COUNTRY TAKES GREAT CARE TO MITIGATE THEM.

>> WE ALWAYS DESIGN OUR PROJECTS TO MITIGATE THE RISK.

WHAT WE SPECIFICALLY DO ON OUR PROJECTS IS TAKE A FOUR STAGE APPROACH.

>> INCLUDING A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM WITHIN EACH MODULE TO ISOLATE BUYERS.

SMOKE, HEAT AND GAS DETECTION.

THOSE PRECAUTIONS HAVE NOT EASED CONCERNS.

SHE LIVES ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PROPOSED SITE.

>> THIS IS NOT JUST A FIRE.

THIS IS TOXIC FUMES.

YOU CAN'T BREATHE.

IF YOU BREATHE IT DAMAGING FOR LIFE.

IT CAN KILL YOU.

>> SHE IS ALSO CONCERNED THAT IT IS UPHILL FROM THE HOSPITAL ROUGHLY ONE MILE AWAY.

>> ALL THESE TOXIC CHEMICALS ARE ALL OVER EVERYTHING.

HOW WAS IT EVER CLEANED UP?>> Reporter: SHOWING THE RATES OF ACCIDENTS DECREASING.

DESPITE BEING CLOSE TO HOMES AND I WENT FROM A HOSPITAL AES SAYS THIS IS A GOOD LOCATION.

IT IS NEAR SUBSTATION AND CAN DIRECTLY FEED INTO IT.

>> WE LOOK AT WHERE IS ENERGY DEMAND?

WHAT AREAS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BROWNOUTS AND BLACKOUTS?

THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF VARIOUS THAT WE WANT TO SITE.>> Reporter: AES SAYS THE SITE HAS ENOUGH ENERGY STORAGE TO POWER 240,000 HOMES FOR 4 HOURS.

RESIDENTS SAY THEY LIKE THE IDEA OF A FACILITY, THEY JUST DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA.

>>> THE UNPRECEDENTED CRIMINAL TRIAL OF FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WILL SOON BE IN THE HANDS OF JURORS.

HE HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO 34 COUNTS OF FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS.

CLOSING ARGUMENTS BEGAN TODAY.>> Reporter: FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS ACCUSED IN TAKING PART IN AN ILLEGAL CONSPIRACY AND AN UNLAWFUL PLAN TO SUPPRESS NEGATIVE INFORMATION WHICH INCLUDED CONCEALING A HUSH MONEY PAYMENT TO STORMY DANIELS TO COVER UP AN ALLEGED AFFAIR.

TRUMP DENIES THE AFFAIR AND HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY.

ATTORNEYS PRESENTED CLOSING ARGUMENTS ON TUESDAY.

>> YOU CAN WIN YOUR CASE ON CLOSING ARGUMENT.

I'VE SEEN IT DONE.

>> Reporter: THE DEFENSE IS ARGUING TRUMP WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE HUSH MONEY SCHEME AND IS TRYING TO UNDERMINE THE TESTIMONY OF MICHAEL COHEN, CALLING IT LIES.

>> THE PROSECUTION WOULD NOT ONLY BE ABLE TO TELL ITS TALE, WHICH IT MUST DO PHYSICALLY AND CLEARLY.

IT WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO REBUT ALL OF THE DEFENSE POINTS.>> Reporter: THE PROSECUTION IS TRYING TO COOPERATE THE TESTIMONY BY TIME TOGETHER TEXT MESSAGES, PHONE LOGS, ALLEGEDLY FALSIFIED DOCUMENTS AND WITNESS TESTIMONY.

>> ULTIMATELY A TRIAL IS ALL ABOUT STORYTELLING FOR THE JURY.>> Reporter: AFTER CLOSING ARGUMENTS THE JUDGE DELIVERS HIS INSTRUCTIONS, A CRITICAL POINT WHEN THE JURY LEARNS HOW TO APPLY THE LAW AND WEIGH CONFLICTING TESTIMONY.

THE JURY DELIBERATION PROCESS COULD TAKE DAYS, EVEN WEEKS.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE THE UNPRECEDENTED NATURE OF THE CASE.

TRUMP IS THE FIRST FORMER PRESIDENT TO FACE CRIMINAL CHARGES AND IS SEEKING ANOTHER FOUR YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

>>> GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IS PROPOSING TO DELAY A RACE FOR ABOUT 150,000 DISABILITY CARE WORKERS IN AN EFFORT TO CUT THE STATE BUDGET DEFICIT.

OUR KPBS HEALTH REPORTER TELLS US SOME ADVOCATES SAY IT COULD LEAD TO LONGER WAIT TIMES FOR PATIENTS.

>> Reporter: DOLORES SIMMONS IS AN IN-HOME CAREGIVER AND HAS BEEN CARING FOR THE RAIN FOR 5 1/2 HOURS FIVE DAYS A WEEK FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS.

WE ARE ONLY USING LORRAINE'S FIRST NAME TO PROTECT HER PRIVACY.

IF I COME IN AND I COOK FOR HER.

I ASSIST HER WITH HER MEDICATION.

I AM HER COMPANION.

WE TALK A LOT.

WHATEVER NEEDS THEY NEED TO BE DONE, I DO THEM.

>> Reporter: SIMMONS SAYS WHAT SHE PROVIDES GOES BEYOND BASIC NEEDS.

>> WE ARE THERE EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY.

THEIR PAIN IS OUR PAIN.

>> Reporter: SHE IS UPSET THE GOVERNOR IS PROPOSING DELAYING PAY INCREASES UNTIL NEXT YEAR.

SHE SAYS SHE NEEDS TO WORK TWO JOBS, ABOUT 60 HOURS A WEEK TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

>> $17.71 IS DEFINITELY NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO LIVE IN SAN DIEGO WITH HIGH RENT, FOOD IS HIGH.

I HAVE GRANDKIDS THAT I TAKE CARE OF.

ABSOLUTELY NOT.>> Reporter: IN 2021 THE STATE PROMISED WAGE INCREASES TO ADDRESS A GAP IN RATES FOR CARE PROVIDERS.

ONLY HALF HAS BEEN FULFILLED.

WORKERS ANTICIPATED AND OTHER RAYS OF TWO DOLLARS-FOUR DOLLARS IN JULY.

HUNDREDS GATHERED LAST WEEK AT THE STATE CAPITAL TO ASK THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE TO KEEP THE PROMISE.

>> THEY DESERVE TO BE PAID A LIVABLE WAGE.>> Reporter: CEO OF A BETTER LIFE TOGETHER, A SAN DIEGO-BASED AGENCY THAT PROVIDES INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES.

SHE SAYS THE PROPOSAL THREATENS AN ALREADY FRAGILE SYSTEM.

>> OUR AGENCY HAS A WAITING LIST WHICH MEANS PEOPLE ARE NOT RECEIVING SERVICES BECAUSE WE CANNOT ATTRACT STAFF.

IT'S A SHAME.

>> SHE SAYS CURRENTLY THERE ARE 50 PEOPLE ON HER WAITING LIST.

THE MAJORITY OF DIRECT CARE WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA ARE WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR.

>> THEY ARE GETTING OLDER.

AT SOME POINT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE HIM.

IT IS SAD.

I THINK ABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE.>> Reporter: EXPERTS VERDICT A SHORTAGE BETWEEN 600,000 AND 3.2 MILLION DIRECT CARE WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA BY 2030.

ADVOCATES A RISE IN WAGES AND SERVICE AND HEALTHCARE INDUSTRIES MAKE IT HARDER TO COMPETE.

SIMMONS PLANS TO KEEP ADDING TO HER 30 YEARS OF CAREGIVING.

>> I AM 57.

I'M NOT ABOUT TO BE FLIPPING ANYBODY'S HAMBURGER.

THEY ARE MAKING MORE THAN ME, BUT I'M JUST STICKING IT OUT WHERE I'M AT.

I LOVE DOING THE WORK.

>>> MEMORIAL DAY WEEK OFF KICKED OFF A SUMMER BUYERS MARKET FOR NEW CARS.

WE SPOKE TO INDUSTRY INSIDERS ABOUT WHY THINGS ARE TURNING AROUND.

>> Reporter: THIS SUMMER COULD FINALLY BE A GOOD TIME TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR.

>> THE GOOD NEWS IS INVENTORY IS ABUNDANT.>> Reporter: SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC CRUNCHED NEW AUTO INVENTORIES, SAID SKYPE -- PRICES SKYROCKETING.

AS DEALERS LOOK TO CLEAR LOTS FOR NEXT YEAR'S MODELS IN THE FALL OF THE SENIOR EDITOR AND AUTO TRADER SAYS CONSUMERS HAVE MORE OPTIONS.

>> IS A LITTLE BIT MORE NEW-CAR THAN USE.

THE REASON THAT IS GOOD FOR CONSUMERS IS BECAUSE IT OFFERS THE CHOICE, THE VEHICLE THEY WANT, AND WHEN IT COMES TO NEW CARS THAT MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER INCENTIVES.>> Reporter: 0% FINANCING DEALS ARE MORE COMMON THIS YEAR THAN LAST.

EDMONDS ALSO FINDS AVERAGE DISCOUNT ON 2023 AND 2024 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES MORE ALIGNED WITH FREE COVID.

BRIAN MOODY SAYS DEALS WILL VARY DEPENDING ON WHAT IS ON LOTS.

>> RESEARCH THE INCENTIVES IN YOUR AREA.

MAKE SURE THE CAR YOU ARE LOOKING FOR HAS TO DISCOUNT.

IF NOT, GO FIND ONE THAT DOES.>> Reporter: THE BEST DEALS ARE LIKELY TO BE HAD ON SLOWER SELLING MODELS RATHER THAN POPULAR MODELS LIKE COMPACT SUVS.

>>> OCEAN EXCESS BACK OPEN IN SAN CLEMENTE AFTER A CLOSER INTERRUPTED ONE OF THE BIGGEST BEACH WEEKENDS OF THE YEAR.

WATER ACCESS WAS CLOSE BECAUSE OF AGGRESSIVE SHARK BEHAVIOR.

THE 24 HOUR CLOSURE WAS ANNOUNCED AFTER A SHARK KNOCKED A SURFER OFF OF THEIR BOARD ON SUNDAY.

THE SAND REMAINED OPEN.

THE SCORES ARE WARNED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER.

THE SURFER WAS NOT HURT.

THE ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT.

>>> THE SPECIAL OLYMPIC TORCH IS ON ITS WAY ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY TONIGHT HEADED TO THE SUMMER GAMES NEXT WEEK.

KPBS WAS THERE AS THE TORCH WAS LAID IN CHULA VISTA.

>> Reporter: THIS LIGHT SPARKS THE SPIRIT OF THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT HAS BEEN DONE HERE AT THE CHULA VISTA POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, JUST BEFORE THE SUMMER GAMES.

IT IS A PICTURE-PERFECT MOMENT THAT INCLUDES POLICE, SHERIFF DEPUTIES, CHP OFFICERS, AND MANY OTHER MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO SUPPORT ATHLETES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

THOMAS SHELBY IS ONE OF THEM.

HE GREW UP IN SANTEE.

>> BACK WHEN I WAS GROWING UP I USED TO BE BULLIED A LOT BECAUSE OF MY AUTISM UNTIL I WAS 4 1/2 I WAS NONVERBAL.>> REPORTER:, SAYS HE FOUND HIS VOICE AND 2nd FAMILY IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS, EXCELLING IN FOR HOCKEY, WHICH BROUGHT HIM AND THE REST OF TEAM USA A BRONZE MEDAL AT THE 20 17th WORLD WINTER GAMES IN AUSTRIA.

THAT WAS JUST THE BEGINNING.

>> IT TAKES COURAGE, FRIENDSHIP, BRAVERY AND HOPE TO BE WHO WE ARE.>> Reporter: HE IS NOW A GLOBAL MESSENGER FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND HELP TO LAUNCH THIS MORNING'S 2024 LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN.

HUNDREDS OF OFFICERS CARRYING THE TORCH THROUGH THE STREETS OF THE SOUTH BAY AND BEYOND.

>> I LOVE THE CITY.

>> Reporter: JACKIE IS A DIGITAL FORENSIC ANALYST WITH THE CHULA VISTA POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SHE IS A RUNNER.

>> I AM REALLY HAPPY TO BE HEALTHY ENOUGH.

NOT EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME ABILITIES THAT WE DO TO BE ABLE TO RUN AS FAR OR TO EVEN DO IT AT ALL.

IT'S A GREAT HONOR TO DO THAT FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T.>> Reporter: WHILE CHULA VISTA PD TOOK THE FIRST FIVE MILES THE CHP TEAM WILL DO A THREE MILE STRETCH.

CHEERED ON ALONG THE WAY BY THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE.

>> WE ARE ABLE TO TAKE OFF THIS UNIFORM AND SHOW WE ARE LIKE ANYONE ELSE.

WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT, HERE TO HAVE FUN.

TO COME TOGETHER WITH THE COMMUNITY.

>> THE TORCH IS SAFE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS IN THE HANDS OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO WILL CARRY IT TO THE COUNTY LINE, STOPPING AT CAMP PENDLETON.

AFTER THAT IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM OTHER COUNTIES.

THE FINAL DESTINATION IS LONG BEACH FOR THE OPENING CEREMONIES OF THE SUMMER GAMES ON JUNE 8.

THE LIGHT WILL BURN UNTIL THEN AND REALLY FOR A LONG TIME AFTER THAT.

>> I AM GIVING OTHERS A SPARK OF HOPE TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT THEMSELVES IN MANY WAYS THAT THEY PROBABLY WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE.

>> THAT IS A WIN FOR EVERYONE.

>>> LET'S START YOU OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK.

GUSTY AT TIMES.

THAT IS MOSTLY GOING TO BE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WE ARE TALKING LOW LEVEL CLOUDS ACROSS THE COASTAL REGIONS IN THE WESTERN VALLEY REGION AS WELL.

YOU MAY RUN INTO SOME DIFFICULT TRAVEL ESPECIALLY LATE IN THE DAY AND EARLY IN THE DAY.

STAY AWARE, KEEP YOUR EYE TO THE SKY, AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE TAKING PRECAUTIONS.

SMALL TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

IT IS LIKE A MINI ROLLER COASTER.

OVERALL, NO DRAMATIC SHIFTS.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AS FOR TONIGHT, DROPPING DOWN TO 57.

AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY IT IS GOING TO BE WINDY ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST.

DRY AND WARM ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND HOT ACROSS THE DESERT.

I DO WANT TO TAKE US OUT TO WHERE THE NUMBERS GO TOMORROW.

WE ARE IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

LET'S TAKE YOU OVER THESE NEXT FIVE DAYS TO GET AND FEEL OF WHAT'S ON TAP THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK.

ALONG THE COAST WEDNESDAY 70.

THURSDAY 71 WITH LOW CLOUDS AND A BIT WRITER.

SUNNY SKIES HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND WITH A FEW INTERMITTENT CLOUDS.

TEMPERATURES OVERALL STAY RELATIVELY STEADY.

WE ARE IN THAT STAGNANT PATTERN.

AS WE HEAD A LITTLE FURTHER INLAND TEMPERATURES STAY BASICALLY THE SAME.

A FEW INTERMITTENT CLOUDS.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS NICE, WARM.

I WOULDN'T SAY BAD.

IN THE MID-60s HANGING ON THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

LIKE I SAID, IT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BREEZY.

AS WE HEAD TOWARD THE DESERT IS HOT.

SOME OF THOSE GUSTS ARE HIGH AT TIMES BEFORE DROPPING BACK DOWN TO 99 BY SUNDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST -- >>> THE FUNCTION OF AIRPORTS IS PRETTY MUCH THE WAY IT'S ALWAYS BEEN.

AT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL THERE IS SOMETHING MORE LOFTY GOING ON.

I GOT A LOOK AT HOW THEY ARE MAKING THE TIME PASSENGERS SPENT BETWEEN COMING AND GOING MORE ENJOYABLE.

THE SITES, THE SOUNDS OF A MODERN AIRPORT ALL TOO FAMILIAR TO ANYONE WHO TRAVELS BY AIRPLANE.

FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DECADES AT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL THERE HAS BEEN SOMETHING MORE, ART.

>> THE PROGRAM WAS FOUNDED IN 2003.>> Reporter: THE THREE LETTER CODE FOR THIS AIRPORT, FOR YEARS THE ARTS PROGRAM CONSISTED OF VARIOUS PIECES AROUND THE AIRPORT.

EYE-CATCHING, INNOVATIVE CREATIONS THAT LIGHTEN THE SPACE.

IN 2016 THE AIRPORT INAUGURATED A PERFORMING ARTS RESIDENCY PROGRAM.

IT HAS PAUSED DURING THE PANDEMIC BUT NOW IT IS BACK.

WHEN WE SHOT THIS STORY IN LATE APRIL AND EARLY MAY THE DANCE AND PERCUSSION GROUP WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RESIDENCY.

NOLAN IS THE GROUP'S ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER.

>> WE PERFORMED FIVE PIECES THAT I CREATED IN THE TERMINAL OVER THE LAST EIGHT WEEKS.>> Reporter: THERE ARE WHAT YOU MAY CALL PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS.

SOME SEGMENTS ALREADY REHEARSED LIKE THIS ONE, A REPRESENTATION OF WAITING IN A TSA SECURITY CHECKPOINT LINE COMPLETE WITH BODY SCANNER.

A LOT OF THIS IS DONE ON THE FLY.

>> EVERYTHING ELSE IS NOT PLANS.

WHERE WE WILL BE OR HOW LONG WE WILL BE IN EACH SPOT.

ALL OF THOSE THINGS CHANGE FROM WEEK TO WEEK.

>> HERE SHE IS ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT TRAVEL EXPERIENCE.

ANSWERS THEN BECOME THE BASIS FOR A PERFORMANCE.

TWO I USE AN APP THAT I SAMPLE SOUNDS.

I CREATE A SEQUENCE AND THEN I PLAYED THE.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT PASSENGERS ARE GOING TO RESPOND.

THEY DON'T KNOW THE TRACK THAT I'M GOING TO SAMPLE.

FOR THEM IT'S THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE EVER HEARD THE TRACK AND THEY HAVE TO IMPROVISE ON TOP OF SOMETHING THEY'VE NEVER HEARD BEFORE.

>> Reporter: OVER IN THE SUNSET COVE FOOD COURT ART OF ANOTHER SORT.

>> FINGER AND COMPOSER ENTERTAINING PASSENGERS AS PART OF THE AIRPORTS CONCERT SERIES.

RATHER FINGERS OR DANCERS HAVING THE VIBE OF PERFORMANCES IN THIS SPACE ACCOMPLISHES TWO BIG THINGS FOR SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

>> WE ARE BEING A RESOURCE NOT JUST TO THE PASSENGERS EXPERIENCING IT, BUT ALSO FOR OUR PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY WHO IS ABLE TO FURTHER DEVELOP AND GROW.

WE WANT TO UPLIFT OUR LOCAL ARTISTS.

WE DO THAT BY ALLOWING THEM TO HAVE AUDIENCES THEY MIGHT NOT TRADITIONALLY FIND IN THE PLACES WHERE THEY PERFORMED.

>> Reporter: THE LAST POINT NOT LOST.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FILTERING IN AND OUT.

IT SEEMS SO FAR DURING THE FIRST THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE SEEM TO PROBABLY HAVE A LONGER LAYOVER.

IT IS KIND OF COOL THAT I HAVE HAD THE SAME CROWD STATIONARY.

>> PEOPLE ARE USUALLY TIRED FROM TRAVELING AND STRESSED OUT.

YOU WOULDN'T EXPECT THEM TO BE IN THE MOOD TO ENGAGE.

I AM PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO SEE PEOPLE ARE ENGAGING AND SEEM TO BE ENJOYING.>> Reporter: WHETHER DANCING, FINGERS, OR JUST THE BEAUTY FOUND HERE ON THE WALLS AND THE CEILING, SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL IS PROVIDING PASSENGERS WITH AN ELEVATING EXPERIENCE WITHOUT LEAVING THE GROUND.

JUST ADD THAT TO THE LIST OF GREAT REASONS TO LIVE IN SAN DIEGO.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

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