>>> GOOD EVENING IT IS WEDNESDAY APRIL 6 THANKS FOR JOINING US I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

THE CALENDAR SHOWS IT IS SPRING BUT IT FEELS LIKE SUMMER.

RECORD-BREAKING TEMPERATURES COUPLED WITH SANTA ANA WINDS EQUALS A WARNING FROM FIRE OFFICIALS.

KITTY OF AROUSAL TELLS US THEY TAKE THESE CONDITIONS SERIOUSLY AND THEY SAY YOU SHOULD TOO.

>> Reporter: AT CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO HEADQUARTERS THERE KEEPING AN EYE ON THE WEATHER.

CAPTAIN NEIL FOR PENSKE SAYS THEY ARE EXPECTING SANTA ANA WINDS AND IT WILL BE HARDER THAN USUAL.

>> IT IS RATHER WARM TODAY.

THIS TIME YEAR WE DO NOT NECESSARILY HAVE THIS TYPE OF HEAT COMING THROUGH.

THIS IS A COUPLE DAY WIND EVENT WITH HIGH HEAT.

HIGH 90S.?

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES IN SANTA ANA WINDS WILL PEAK BY THURSDAY.

>> WHAT IS REALLY UNUSUAL IS NOT HAVING A SANTA ANA WIND BUT COMBINING THAT WITH A VERY WARM AND HOT AIR MASS.

>> Reporter: ALEX -- WHAT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAID TEMPERATURES WILL BE 25 TO 30 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE.

>> IF WE DO GET TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 95 AND 100, WHICH LOOKS DEFINITE, THESE ARE NEAR RECORD OR AT RECORD LEVELS.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THE SINGULAR EVENTS DO NOT POINT TO CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE RUN BUT THE DATA COLLECTED OVER TIME TELLS THE STORY.

>> ALL RECENT YEARS HAVE BEEN IN THE TOP 10 WARMEST.

>> Reporter: WE ARE STILL IN A SEVERE DROUGHT.

CAPTAIN FRANK -- SAID THESE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER.

>> WHEN YOU GET THE ELEVATED WIND SPEED AND THE HEAT IT IS LIKE A TORCH.

THE CHANCE FOR A LARGE-SCALE CATASTROPHIC FIRE INCREASES.

>> Reporter: CAL FIRE IS URGING PEOPLE TO BE MINDFUL OF THE CONDITIONS AND REFRAIN FROM OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT CAN SPARK A FIRE.

>> MAYBE THIS WIND EVENT AND HEATER VENT IS NOT THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO DO ANY MECHANIZED EQUIPMENT AROUND YOUR HOUSE.

IF YOU DO DECIDE COME AWAY TO THE WEATHER CHANGES AND QUOTES OFF.

>> Reporter: YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO WAIT TOO LONG.

STARTING SATURDAY THINGS WILL BEGIN TO COOL OFF AND BY TUESDAY WE COULD EVEN SEE MUCH NEEDED RAIN.

>>> SOME IMPORTANT ADVICE THERE.

IT IS EXPECTED TO EVEN HOTTER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BUT A COOL DOWN COULD FOLLOW.

YOUR FULL FORECAST IS COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES.

>>> EXTREME WEATHER IS HITTING MUCH OF THE COUNTRY WITH HIGH WINDS RAIN AND EVEN SNOW.

DEADLY THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES HIT THE SOUTH YESTERDAY INCLUDING NEAR SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.

A FEW HOURS INLAND THERE WAS MORE DESTRUCTION AND NEAR DALLAS, TEXAS FOUR PEOPLE HAD TO BE RESCUED AFTER A FLASH FLOOD.

FORECASTERS ARE WARNING OF MORE DANGEROUS WEATHER IN THE SELF THIS WEEK.

>>> U.S. IS ROLLING OUT NEW SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA.

THIS TIME GOING OVER AFTER PUTIN'S ADULT DAUGHTERS AND BANKING INSTITUTIONS.

THE EUROPEAN ALLIES ARE IN SUPPORT AS NATO ACKNOWLEDGES RUSSIA'S ATTACK ON UKRAINE COULD LAST FOR MONTHS EVEN YEARS.

>> Reporter: AMID STARTLING IMAGES FROM UKRAINE U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK GARLAND SAID THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS HELPING TO COLLECT EVIDENCE FOR POSSIBLE RUSSIAN WAR CRIMES PERSECUTION.

>> THE U.S. IS AT THE REQUEST OF THE UKRAINIAN PROSECUTOR ASSISTING IN THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO THE ATROCITIES THAT TOOK PLACE.

>> Reporter: GARLAND ANNOUNCED THE U.S. OF SANCTIONS AND THE DISRUPTION OF UP -- CONTROLLED BY RUSSIA'S MILITARY AGENCY.

THIS IS THE WHITE HOUSE IS IMPOSING NEW SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND ON RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN'S TWO DAUGHTERS.

AT A NATO SUMMIT IN BRUSSELS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT THE CONFLICT COULD LAST MONTHS OR YEARS.

>> WE HAVE SEEN NO INDICATION THAT PRESIDENT PUTIN HAS CHANGED HIS AMBITION TO CONTROL UKRAINE.

BUT WE HAVE TO BE REALISTIC AND REALIZE THIS MAY LAST FOR A LONG TIME.

>> Reporter: U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY JANET YELLEN WARNED OF THE ECONOMIC TOLL OF A LONG RUSSIA AND UKRAINE WAR WITH ITS DISRUPTION OF THE GLOBAL FOOD AND ENERGY MARKETS.

YOU TOOK ITS FIRST STEPS TOWARDS SANCTIONING THE ENERGY MARKET THIS WEEK WITH A PROPOSAL TO BAN COAL IMPORTS.

>>> LAST WEEK THE FDA EXPENDED THE EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION OF TWO COVID-19 VACCINE SO PEOPLE 50 AND OLDER CAN GET A SECOND BOOSTER SHOT.

NOW THE QUESTION TURNS TO THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 50.

TODAY FDA ADVISORS MET TO DISCUSS THE QUESTION AS WELL AS VARYING SPECIFIC BOOSTERS AND WHETHER OR NOT THE VACCINE WILL BECOME AN ANNUAL SHOT.

THEY DID NOT REACH ANY CONCLUSIONS.

ALSO TODAY UC SAN DIEGO JOINED A CLINICAL TRIAL ON THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF ADDITIONAL BOOSTER SHOTS.

>>> THERE WILL BE A RUNOFF IN THE SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL THE REMAINING MONTHS OF FORMER ASSEMBLYWOMAN LORENA GONZALEZ IS TERM.

>> Reporter: AFTER TUESDAY'S SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE 80th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT THE TWO DEMOCRATS IN THE RACE, DAVID ALVAREZ AND GEORGETTE GOMEZ ARE NECK AND NECK WITH NEITHER CANDIDATE GETTING THE 50% PLUS ONE THRESHOLD TO WIN THE SEAT OUT RIGHT ON TUESDAY.

THE TWO CANDIDATES ARE HEADED TO A RUNOFF ELECTION ON JUNE 7th.

WE SPOKE WITH ALVAREZ OUTSIDE OF HIS HOME TODAY.

AS OF LATEST TALLY HE LEADS GOMEZ BY JUST 491 VOTES.

>> I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT WHERE WE ENDED.

THE OTHER CAMPAIGNS ARE SAYING WE MIGHT EVEN MAKE IT INTO THE RUNOFF.

SO IT IS DEFINITELY A BOOST TO COME OUT FIRST.

WE HAVE TWO MORE MONTHS.

>> Reporter: SO FOR OVER 34,000 VOTES HAVE BEEN COUNTED IN THE RACE WITH 6500 STILL TO BE ADDED ON THURSDAY AT 5 P.M. WE ALSO SPOKE WITH GOMEZ TODAY.

>> I AM VERY EXCITED.

I AM VERY TIRED.

EVERYTHING WITH FEELINGS.

BUT IT IS GOOD TO BE WHERE WE ARE.

WE THINK IT WILL GET BETTER.

THE CONTINUATION OF THE COUNTS WILL MOVE FORWARD AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD.

>> Reporter: THE RUNOFF ELECTION ON JUNE 7th COINCIDES WITH REGULAR ELECTION PRIMARY FOR THE REGULAR VOTING.

THAT CAN BE CONFUSING.

>> THE SPECIAL VACANCY ELECTION IS TO FILL THE SEAT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM.

SO THROUGH DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR.

THE NEW TERM WILL START JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR.

THAT WILL BE ON THE BALLOT IN JUNE.

FOR THE FULL TERM.

>> Reporter: REGISTERED VOTERS WILL HAVE AN UPDATE AND THE ELECTION WILL BE CERTIFIED ON APRIL 14th.

>>> WE ARE FOLLOWING ALL THE LATEST ON THE SPECIAL ELECTION AT WWW.KPBS.ORG.

CLICK ON THE SPECIAL ELECTION BANNER RIGHT THERE ON OUR HOMEPAGE.

>>> SAN DIEGO RIDE-SHARE DRIVERS ARE CALLING FOR SAFER WORKING CONDITIONS AND MORE SUPPORT FROM COMPANIES LIKE HUBER AND LYFT.

TODAY THEY JOINED A CARAVAN THAT ENDED AT THE MIRA MESA HUB.

THE DRIVER SAY RIDE-SHARING COMPANIES OFFER LITTLE SUPPORT TO WORKERS WHO ARE ATTACKED OR INJURED ON THE JOB.

>> THEY DON'T GIVE US ANY TOOLS OR ANYTHING WE CAN DO IF SOMEONE DECIDES THEY ARE GOING TO ATTACK THE DRIVER.

THEY DON'T EVEN TAKE THE FULL NAME.

THEY DON'T DO THE REGISTRATION WITH THE PROPER I.D.

IF THERE IS AN INCIDENT WE DO NOT EVEN, THEY WILL NOT GIVE US THE NAME SO WE CAN DO A POLICE REPORT.

WE ARE STUCK.

>> THE UNION RIDE-SHARE DRIVERS UNITED READ OUT THE NAMES OF 50 DRIVERS WHO HAD BEEN KILLED NATIONWIDE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

IN A STATEMENT HUBER SAID THESE INCIDENTS ARE A TRAGEDY BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SPIKES IN CRIME AND VIOLENCE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THEY ARE NOT IMMUNE.

THE COMPANY SAYS THEY HAVE INSURANCE PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES AND ARE WORKING ON TECH TO IMPROVE DRIVER SAFETY.

A LIFT SPOKESPERSON ECHO THAT SAYING THE COMPANY IS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING DRIVERS FROM CRIME.

>>> SAN DIEGO TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS ARE DEALING WITH BACKLASH AGAINST NEW BIKE LANES IN MIRA MESA.

DRIVERS ARE FINDING THE DESIGN CONFUSING.

>> IF YOU GO TO ON NEXT-DOOR THERE ARE TWO WERE TO KEEP SEEING.

STUPID AND RIDICULOUS.

>> Reporter: CARRIE SHARP LIVES IN MIRA MESA ON A STREET NEAR THE NEW BIKE LANES ON RECORD MILE STRETCH OF GOLD COAST DRIVE.

SIMPLY PUT, HE IS NOT A FAN.

>> OF THE IS ON THIS STREET WILLOUGHBY ON THE NEXT STREET AND MY STREET?

I WILL NOT BE HAPPY.

TOTALLY UNSAFE.

STUPID AND RIDICULOUS.

>> Reporter: I TOOK THE BIKE LANES FOR US BUT MYSELF.

THEY ARE CALLED ADVISORY BACK LANES AND THEY ARE NEW TO SAN DIEGO BUT THEY ARE LISTED IN OTHER CITIES AND COUNTRIES FOR DECADES.

THEY ARE GENERALLY USED ON STREETS WITH LOW TRAFFIC VOLUMES THAT ARE TOO NARROW FOR CONVENTIONAL BIKE LANES.

THERE IS NO CENTER DIVIDING LINE.

MOTORISTS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS HAVE TO SHARE A SINGLE LANE AND CAN VEER INTO THE BIKE LANE WHEN ANOTHER CAR APPROACHES.

ON A STREET LIKE GOLD COAST DRIVE THEY OFFER CYCLISTS THEIR OWN DEDICATED SPACE WITH NO LOSS OF STREET PARKING.

>> IT IS SO NEW AND WE NEED AN EDUCATION.

>> Reporter: NICOLE BURGESS IS A CYCLING ADVOCATE WHERE THEY WILL HAVE BIKE LANES ON EVERGREEN STREET.

SHE SAID THEY SHOULD'VE DONE IN HER OUTREACH ON HOW TO USE THE BIKE LANES.

SHE SAID DRIVERS WHO ARE CONFUSED BY THE STREET DESIGN WILL ACTUALLY SLOW DOWN AND BE MORE ALERT.

>> WHEN YOU HAVE A DOUBLE YELLOW LINE THOSE CARS ARE FLYING AS FAST AS THEY CAN AND ON AUTOPILOT.

SO THEY ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE SURROUNDINGS.

THIS MAKES PEOPLE PAY ATTENTION.

>> Reporter: 2021 WAS THE DEADLIEST YEAR FOR CYCLISTS IN RECENT MEMORY.

GOLD COAST DRIVE IS NOT EXACTLY SAFE BEFORE THE BIKE LANES.

IT HAS SEEN 72 COLLISION SINCE 2015.

THE CLASHES INJURED 38 PEOPLE.

THE BACKLASH IN MIRA MESA CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF THE MAYOR AND THIS WEEK HE DECIDED TO PUT PLANS FOR MORE ADVISORY BIKE LANES ON HOLD PENDING A PUBLIC OUTREACH CAMPAIGN.

>>> DON'T EXPECT BIG OIL TO HELP LOWER PRICES AT THE PUMP ANYTIME SOON.

CEOs FROM EXXON, MOBIL, DP, SHELL, AND OTHER COMPANIES TOLD LAWMAKERS THEY WOULD NOT REDUCE DIVIDENDS OR SHARE BUYBACKS.

THOSE ARE STRATEGIES DESIGNED TO KEEP STOCK VALUES HIGH FOR SHAREHOLDERS.

DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS ARE CALLING ON THEM TO PUT MONEY INTO INCREASING PRODUCTION INSTEAD.

THE CEOs BLAME SHORTAGES AND LABOR AND EQUIPMENT FOR KEEPING PRODUCTION LOWER THAN IT COULD BE.

>>> TROUBLE FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR JUST TWO MONTHS BEFORE IT IS SET TO OPEN.

THE COURT RULED THE CONTRACT AWARDED TO THE CARNIVAL RIDES OPERATOR WAS INVALID.

THE JUDGE FOUND THERE WAS ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THE BIDDING PROCESS WAS RIGGED TO FAVOR -- SHOWS OR RCS AND IN RESPONSE TO TEXAS-BASED TALLY AMUSEMENTS WHILE THE LAWSUIT.

THEIR LAWYER SAYS THE UPCOMING EVENT SHOULD INCLUDE TALLY.

>> THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS TO DO THAT.

WE BELIEVE THOSE ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD INCLUDE TALLY AMUSEMENTS SINCE WE ACTUALLY WON THE CONTRACT.

IT A FAIR NOW WILL HAVE TO SIT DOWN AND DECIDE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO.

>> THERE OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE CONSIDERING ALL OPTIONS AND WILL HAVE A DECISION IN THE COMING DAYS.

THE FAIR IS SCHEDULED TO OPEN ON JUNE 8th.

>>> GET READY FOR A BIG-TIME WARM-UP ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND REALLY THE WESTERN PART OF THE NATION.

AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

IT WILL BE NEAR RECORD -- FOR SOME AND WE HAVE A POWERFUL STORM THAT PUTS AN END TO THE WARM-UP AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WIND ADVISORIES MAINLY IN THE INLAND AREAS EXTENDING UP INTO THE MOUNTAINS.

WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 P.M. ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

WE ALSO HAVE A HEAT ADVISORY THAT HAS BEEN POSTED.

THIS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 P.M. ON FRIDAY.

THIS GOES TO SHOW YOU HOW WARM IT WILL BE GETTING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

TEMPERATURE'S TONIGHT GETTING DOWN INTO THE LOW 50s IN OCEANSIDE, MID-50s IN RAMONA, 60s TOWARDS -- SPRINGS AND AS WE HEADED TO THE DAY TOMORROW WE ARE ALREADY IN THE UPPER 80s IN OCEANSIDE.

UPPER 80s IN SAN DIEGO.

CLOSER TO 100 DEGREES IN EL CAJON.

90s IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

THE HEAT WILL BUILD THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

THERE WILL ALSO BE AN INCREASE IN FIRE THREAT WITH JUST HOW DRY IT IS.

THAT HE BUILDING ON IN AND THE GUSTY WINDS IN AN INCREASE IN ENERGY DEMANDS AND ALSO HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WILL BE A CONCERN THE CLOSE OF THE WORKDAY.

NEAR THE COAST UPPER 80s AND MID-80s ON FRIDAY.

WILL START TO COOL OFF AS WE HEAD TOWARDS HER SATURDAY.

WE ARE BACK IN THE 70s AND EVEN COOLER REPORTS SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH THE MARINE LAYER REALLY INCREASING AND GETTING STRONGER BRINGING A LITTLE MORE CLOUD COVER IN THE FORECAST FOR MONDAY.

FURTHER INLAND EDITORS GO FROM THE MID TO UPPER 90s.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BACK INTO THE 80s SATURDAY.

SUNDAY 60s BY THE TIME WE GET TO MONDAY.

A DRAMATIC DROP GOING FROM THE MID TO UPPER 60s DOWN INTO THE LOW 50s AS WE HEAD FROM SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

IN THE DESERT TEMPERATURES GOING FROM THE 90s BACK INTO THE UPPER 80s ON SUNDAY.

WE GET BACK DOWN TO ABOUT 80 DEGREES AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT MONDAY.

>>> THE CONSERVATION GROUP SEA SHEPHERD SAID A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH MEXICAN NAVY HAS REDUCED THE NUMBER OF FISHING BOATS IN THE SOLE HABITAT OF THE ENDANGERED -- AKITA PORPOISE LIVE IN MEXICO'S SEA OF CORTEZ AND A RECENT SURVEY SHOWS AN ESTIMATED EIGHT ADULTS AND ONE TO TWO CALVES ARE BELIEVED TO EXIST.

-- SAID WHILE WORKING WITH THE MAXI MAYBE THEY HAVE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF FISHING BOATS IN A CRITICAL AREA FOR MORE THAN 50 TO LESS THAN FOUR.

>> WE THINK IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PROCESS THAT IS TAKING PLACE OUT THERE WITH US BEING PRESENT IN OUR REPORTING TO THE MEXICAN MARINA AND THEY ARE RESPONDING.

SO PEOPLE KNOW IF THEY COME IN TO THE DTA WE WILL KNOW IT.

WE WILL SEE THEM.

WE WILL REPORT THEM IN THE NAVY WILL RESPOND.

>> THE USE OF GILL NETS TO CATCH FISH IN THE SEA OF CORTEZ HAS TRAPPED AND KILLED -- FOR MANY YEARS.

SEE SEPARATE IN THE NAVY HAVE CREATED A ZERO TOLERANCE AREA WHERE SUCH FISHING IS BANNED.

>>> APRIL MARKS THE MONTH IN WHICH WE FOCUS ON AUTISM AWARENESS.

ADVOCATES SAY THERE SHOULD BE A SPOTLIGHT SHINING ON AUTISM ACCEPTANCE AS WELL.

>> Reporter: APPROXIMATELY ONE AND 44 CHILDREN IN THE U.S. IS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER OR AST ACCORDING TO THE LATEST ESTIMATES FROM THE CDC.

AST BEGINS AT A YOUNG AGE AND CAN LAST THROUGHOUT A PERSON'S LIFE.

>> LIKELY GIVEN WITH MOST PEOPLE WITH AUTISM THEY HAVE JOBS AND LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND GO TO OUR SCHOOLS.

YOU ARE LIKELY TO KNOW PEOPLE WITH AUTISM.

>> Reporter: KATIE WALTON DIRECTOR OF OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM SAYS THE FOCUS IS SHIFTING AWAY FROM AUTISM AWARENESS AND TOWARD AUTISM ACCEPTANCE.

>> I THINK NOW WE THINK OF AUTISM MUCH MORE AS A PIECE OF NEUROLOGICAL DIVERSITY.

WE KNOW PEOPLE COME PHYSICALLY IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES AND PEOPLE COME NEUROLOGICALLY IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.

>> Reporter: THE CDC SAID AST IS A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY CAUSED BY DIFFERENCES IN THE BRAIN.

IT COULD BE A GENETIC DIFFERENCE BUT OTHER CAUSES ARE NOT YET KNOWN.

PEOPLE WITH ASD MAY ACT AND INTERACT, COMMUNICATE AND LEARN DIFFERENTLY COMPARED TO OTHERS.

SYSTEMATIC DIFFERENT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE BAD.

PEOPLE WITH AUTISM ARE DIFFERENT.

IN MANY WAYS FROM OTHER PEOPLE.

CERTAINLY NOT ALWAYS.

I THINK THE KEY IS DIFFERENT NOT LESS.

>> Reporter: WALTON SAID THE PUSH TO ACCEPT DIFFERENCES SHOULD LAST ALL YEAR.

>>> -- CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS HONORING THOSE WHO HAVE CHANGED THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY DONATING A KIDNEY.

TODAY'S CELEBRATION WAS PART OF LIVING DONOR DAY AND KICKS OFF NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH.

OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS SURGEONS AT -- CHILDREN'S PERFORMED 11 KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS.

SOME YOUNG PATIENTS WAITED MONTHS AND EVEN YEARS ON THE TRANSPLANT LIST.

>> DIALYSIS IS VERY ROUGH ON KIDS.

IT REALLY IMPACT THEIR LIFE AND THEIR FUTURE.

WHAT THIS DONATION DOES IS IT GIVES THEM HOPE.

IT GIVES THEM A FUTURE.

AN ABILITY FOR THEM TO LOOK FORWARD FOR YEARS TO COME.

>> THERE ARE CURRENTLY 23 YOUNG PATIENTS ON THE KIDNEY WAITING LIST IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>>> TOMORROW NIGHT THE STUDIO DOOR IN HEALTH CRYSTAL OPEN ITS NEW EXHIBIT SHOWCASING ARTWORK ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE FROM YOUNG PEOPLE WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES ART OF FISTS.

>> Reporter: DR.

PLASTIC PICKER CALLS HERSELF A SECRET ECO- WARRIOR TRYING TO SAVE THE EARTH ONE PIECE OF OCEAN BOUND PLASTIC AT A TIME.

>> I AM A PEDIATRICIAN AND A CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH ADVOCATE.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO ME IS TO LET THE WORLD KNOW THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS A PEDIATRIC PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.

I WAKE UP EVERY DAY AND THINK MYSELF, HOW CAN I HELP STOP THIS AND HOW CAN I BEEN THE ARK?

TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE?

IT SEEMS CRAZY BUT ONE OF THE SIMPLE THINGS A CHILD CAN DO IS DRAW A PICTURE.

>> I USE MARKER AND I CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THE WASTE IN THE OCEAN SO I MADE THE OCEAN BLACK.

LIKE IT WAS OIL.

IT IS A LOT OF OTHER SORT OF PLASTIC TRASH AND LIKE STUFF THAT IS JUST BAD FOR ANIMALS.

BUT THEN WHEN IT COMES OUT OF THE BLACKWATER THE COLORS CHANGE FROM GRADE TO A BRIGHTER LIGHT LOOP.

THAT MAKES IT SEEM MORE ALIVE IN A SENSE.

>> Reporter: LOOKING AT CLIMATE CHANGE OR UTILIZES AT THE HEART OF HASHTAG WE BORROWED THE WORLD FROM OUR CHILDREN.

-- AS AN ARTIST BUT PEOPLE KNOW HIM AS DR. ANDRE.

>> THE CHILDREN ARE CREATING ART AND AN EXPERIENCE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE ABOUT HOW TO THINK ABOUT NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT TO BECOME A BETTER CITIZEN OF THIS WORLD.

?

-- IS TRYING TO BE ONE OF THE CITIZENS.

THE 17-YEAR-OLD MISSION BAY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HAVE HER WATER THEMED PAINTINGS SELECTED FOR THE EXHIBIT.

>> I JUST PORTRAYED EVERYONE'S COLLECTIVE NEED FOR WATER AND PERHAPS THE WAYS WE ARE AFFECTING IT AND I HAVE SOUNDED THE WHOLE PIECE BY MAKING WAVES NEXT TO IT TO SHOW HOW LIKE EVERY ASPECT IS BEING AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> Reporter: MAKING WAVES IS EXACTLY WHAT THE ARTIST AND ORGANIZERS WANT TO SHOW TO DO.

>> I THINK ART IS SUCH A USEFUL AND POWERFUL TOOL TO CAMPAIGN ANY MESSAGES.

VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS IS WHAT I MOSTLY INTERESTED IN.

I THINK IT IS SO INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS COME UP WITH AS WELL.

>> Reporter: MICHELLE YOU IS A 12-YEAR-OLD OAK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT CONCERNED WITH OCEAN POLLUTION.

>> I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN ANIMALS.

A LOT OF THE ANIMALS I LIKE THEY'RE SLOWLY GOING EXTINCT BECAUSE OF THE CHANGING CLIMATE AND A LOT OF TRASH THAT WE DUMP INTO THEIR ENVIRONMENTS.

>> Reporter: PEDIATRICIANS LIKE -- AND -- WITNESSED FIRSTHAND HOW CLIMATE CHANGES IMPACTING CHILDREN.

>> WE SEE ASTHMA MORE.

WE SEE OBESITY.

WE SEE DEPRESSION, ANXIETY.

WE CAN ONLY BE HEALTHY AND A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT.

IT'S ALL CONNECTED.

THE REASON I BECAME A PEDIATRICIAN WAS TO CHANGE THINGS FROM THE START.

>> THESE PROBLEMS WE SEE IN PEDIATRICS, IT IS ALL CONNECTED TO THE CLIMATE.

WHEN YOU REALIZE THE INTERSECTION OF CLIMATE HEALTH AND CHILDREN IN THE EARTH IT JUST OPENS THE DOORS AND MAKES US BE MORE CREATIVE TO KIND OF DEAL WITH THESE MEDICAL PROBLEMS THAT THE KIDS HAVE.

>> Reporter: HASHTAG WE BORROW THE WORLD FROM OUR CHILDREN LETS THEM HAVE MESSAGES.

>> CHILDREN UNDERSTAND WHAT ADULTS MAKE COMPLICATED.

I THINK YOU HAVE TO REALIZE IT IS AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS AND THERE IS NO TIME LEFT AND WE HAVE TO ACT NOW.

>> Reporter: ART CAN CONVEY THAT MESSAGE AND ALSO ENRICH A STUDENT'S LIFE.

>> NOT ONLY DOES IT ABOUT RADICAL THINKING AND CRITICALLY ENGAGING WITH THE TOPICS THAT YOU ARE MAKING ARTWORK OF BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS TO BRAG ABOUT AND THEN COMMUNICATED TO AN AUDIENCE.

I THINK ALSO ART DOES HAVE A GREAT TRANSFORMATIVE POWER BECAUSE IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO CREATIVELY ENGAGE WITH THE IDEAS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN ENGAGE WITH THE ART OF STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AT THE STUDIO DOOR WITH HASHTAG WE BORROW THE EARTH FROM HER CHILDREN.

>>> IN OPENING NIGHT TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING.

A NONPROFIT THEATER COMPANY IS STAGING THE FIRST PRODUCTION SINCE THE PANDEMIC.

NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TANIA THORNE GIVES US A SNEAK PEEK.

>> Reporter: LUMINARY ARTS CUT THE KEYS TO THE FIRST STUDIO IN FEBRUARY OF 2020.

>> OF IT AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STANDSTILL AND WE WERE NOT SURE WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO IT FIRST.

>> Reporter: AMY -- WITH LUMINARY ARTS SAID THE GROUP HAD TO GET CREATIVE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE ART ALIVE AND MAKE RENT ON THE NEWLY LEASED SPACE.

>> EVEN THOUGH WE WERE HEMORRHAGING MONEY BECAUSE WE HAD JUST RENTED THIS ENORMOUS SPACE THAT WE WANTED TO DO WHATEVER WE COULD TO KEEP IT GOING.

SO WE HAD TO LEARN ALL OF THESE BRAND-NEW SKILLS.

WE STARTED DOING ONLINE CLASSES, ZOOM CLASSES, ZOOM SHOWS.

>> Reporter: FEDERAL LOANS AND TEACHING CONTRACTS KEPT THEM AFLOAT.

NOW THAT COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS HAVE USED THE ARTIST HAVE GOTTEN USE TO THE NEW SPACE TO PREPARE FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE OF 13 THE MUSICAL.

>> IT IS THE VERY FIRST FULL- LENGTH SHOW IN THE THEATER THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO SINCE THE PANDEMIC IT.

I AM SO EXCITED FOR THE KIDS AND WORKING SO HARD.

>> Reporter: 13 AS MUSICALS ABOUT GROWING UP AND WAS THE FIRST ONE WOULD MUSICAL TO HAVE A FULL TEENAGE CAST.

LUMINARY ARTS IS DOING THE SAME .

HERE IS SOME OF THE CAST.

>> I AM VERY EXCITED AND I KNOW A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE VERY EXCITED BECAUSE THIS IS LIKE THE FIRST LIKE BIG FULL-LENGTH MUSICAL THEY HAVE DONE.

I AM REALLY EXCITED TO BE BACK.

IN A REAL INDOOR THEATER.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME PLAYING IN THE PIT.

I'M REALLY EXCITED.

>> SUPER EXCITED TO GET TO DO IT WITH A CAST FULL OF PEOPLE WHO I HAVE GOTTEN A CLOSE BOND WITH.

REAL FUN.

>> Reporter: TONIGHT IS OPENING NIGHT FOR THE SHOW.

IT TOOK A MOST TWO YEARS TO GET IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE BUT THE PANDEMIC DID HAVE A SILVER LINING.

>> WE STILL ARE OFFERING ONLINE CLASSES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.

>> Reporter: LUMINARY ARTS CONTINUES TEACHING WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THOSE WHO WANT.

>>> YOU CAN FIND OUR STORIES ON WWW.KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.