>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING & AIR , PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS , AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING & AIR , HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING, AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND BY THE TRAN EIGHT, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY , AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

>>> AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS.

A WILDFIRE IN NORTH COUNTY.

IT IS A 1000 ACRE FIRE ON THE BASE OF CAMP PENDLETON THAT IS PROMPTING MANDATORY EVACUATIONS OF SOME MILITARY FACILITIES.

A TWEET FROM THE BAY SAYS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE IS ATTEMPTING TO CONTAIN THE FIRE.

THE SMOKE CAN BE SEEN FOR MILES.

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS WILDFIRE CAMERA, THE FIRE IS IN THE LAKE O'NEILL CAMPGROUND, AND AN EVACUATION CENTER IS LOCATED AT PAGE FIELDHOUSE.

THERE IS NO WORD OF ANY STRUCTURES BURNED, OR INJURIES.

BASE CREWS HAD BEEN CONDUCTING CONTROLLED BURNS THIS WEEK BUT NO WORD IF THIS FIRE IS RELATED.

>>> IT IS A FIRST FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY THAT NO ONE WANTED TO SEE .

A WOMAN WHO HAD BEEN VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 DIED OF THE DISEASE THIS WEEK.

A SO-CALLED BREAKTHROUGH CASE.

JOHN CARROLL SAYS THAT DEATH IS EXCEEDINGLY RARE WHEN VIEWED AGAINST THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VACCINES.

>> Reporter: THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH GOOD NEWS SURROUNDING COVID LATELY.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY COMING CLOSE TO THE GOAL OF GETTING 75% OF PEOPLE HERE VACCINATED , ADVANCING TO THE YELLOW A LEAST RESTRICTIVE TEAR, BUT NOW NEWS FROM THE COUNTY AT A 70-YEAR- OLD WOMAN, WHO THEY SAY HAD MANY UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS, DIED OF THE VIRUS, DESPITE BEING VACCINATED.

DR. CHRISTIAN RAYMER'S IS A AND PRACTICE DISEASE SPECIALIST IN SAN DIEGO.

>> IT DID HAPPEN.

THIS IS WHAT WE CALL A BREAKTHROUGH CASE.

REBECCA BREAKTHROUGH CASE, A SITUATION WHERE EVEN WITH THE VACCINE, THE VIRUS OVERCOMES THE BODY'S ABILITY TO FIGHT IT OFF.

TO SAY THESE CASES ARE EXCEEDINGLY RARE IS A BIG UNDERSTATEMENT.

>> IN THE CDC'S TRACKING DATABASE, 3000 CASES OF BREAKTHROUGH CASES, OUT OF 135 MILLION PEOPLE VACCINATED MOST OF THAT IS A 0.002% RATE OF HOSPITALIZATION, AND A 0.004% RISK OF DEATH.

>> Reporter: IN OTHER WORDS, FOR PEOPLE STILL HESITANT TO GET THE VACCINE, THIS ONE BREAKTHROUGH CASE IS NOT A REASON NOT TO GET VACCINATED.

>> SCIENTIFICALLY, MATHEMATICALLY, IT'S THE BEST TOOL WE HAVE BY FAR TO GET PEOPLE PROTECTED.

WE SEE INCREDIBLE FALLING NUMBERS.

IT IS BECAUSE OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN VACCINATED.

>> Reporter: IS BEING VACCINATED MEANS THE ABILITY TO RETURN TO DOING LOTS OF THINGS WITHOUT HAVING TO WEAR A MASK, AND HE SAYS FOR THOSE STILL UNVACCINATED, THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE TO CONSIDER.

>> YOU WILL BE INCREASINGLY ASKED, BY YOUR EMPLOYER, AND AIRLINE, A CONCERT VENUE, TO PROVE THAT YOU ARE VACCINATED.

WE DO THIS ALREADY FOR SO MANY OTHER DISEASES.

>> Reporter: THE BOTTOM LINE, EVEN WITH THE TRAGIC RATE THROUGH CASE, THERE IS NO REASON NOT TO GET VACCINATED, AND EVERY REASON TO GET THE SHOT, TO HELP SOCIETY AS A WHOLE MOVE BACK TO WHERE WE WERE BEFORE ANY OF US HAD EVER HEARD OF COVID-19.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS .

>>> ACROSS THE U.S., SIGNIFICANT STRIDES ARE BEING MADE IN CURBING THE PANDEMIC.

AVERAGE DAILY CASES ARE NEAR A 14 MONTH LOW, AND MORE THAN HALF OF ELIGIBLE AMERICANS HAVE BEEN FULLY VACCINATED.

IT IS ISABEL ROSALES REPORTS, EXPERTS ARE WARNING ABOUT A NEW VARIANT, AND ITS POSSIBLE IMPACT.

>> Reporter: A PLEA FROM TALK DR. ANTHONY FATTY ON A NEW VARIANT HE SEES AS A THREAT TO PROGRESS AGAINST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC POINT >> WE CANNOT DECLARE VICTORY PREMATURELY.

>> Reporter: A ONE-TWO PUNCH FOR THE UK, FIRST HIT HARD BY THE ALPHA VARIANT, AND NOW DELTA.

RESEARCHERS FIRST IDENTIFIED IT IN INDIA.

IT IS A VARIANT BE MORE CONTAGIOUS, CAUSE MORE SEVERE DISEASE, AND SPREAD IN YOUNGER PATIENTS.

DR. FAUCI SAYS IT COULD SPELL TROUBLE FOR THE U.S.

IT BUT IF IT BECOMES A DOMINANT STRAIN.

>> WE DON'T WANT TO LET HAPPENED IN THE UNITED STATES WHAT IS HAPPENING CURRENTLY IN THE UK.

>> Reporter: 6% OF NEW COVID INFECTIONS IN THE U.S. ARE THE DELTA VARIANT, BUT THE U.S. IS STILL MAKING BIG STRIDES AGAINST THE PANDEMIC, WITH AVERAGE DAILY CASES NEAR A 14 MONTH LOW.

MORE THAN HALF OF ELIGIBLE AMERICANS ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

BUT HEALTH EXPERTS WARN WE ARE NOT IN THE CLEAR.

>> THE DELTA VARIANT IS A DOUBLE THREAT, BECAUSE IT IS BOTH MORE INFECTIOUS, AND IT CAN INVADE OUR IMMUNE RESPONSES.

REBECCA SLOW DOWN AND VACCINATIONS LEAVES UNVACCINATED AMERICANS VULNERABLE.

>> THE PANDEMIC IS NOT OVER FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT VACCINATED.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE VARIANT IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO JUDO'S VACCINES, A SINGLE DOSE JOBS THE VACCINE EFFECTIVENESS TO ONLY 33% AGAINST SYMPTOMATIC DISEASE FROM DELTA, ACCORDING TO THE UK PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY.

IN WASHINGTON, ISABEL ROSALES, KPBS NEWS .

>>> PFIZER'S VACCINE IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO KIDS 12 AND OLDER.

NOW WE ARE GETTING A NEW TIMELINE FOR WHEN IT COULD BE APPROVED FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN.

>>> THE CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE OF MANDATING MASKS IN THE WORKPLACE HAS PROMPTED A HASTILY CALLED MEETING BY CAL OSHA OFFICIALS TONIGHT.

A DOZEN MAJOR BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ASKED GOVERNOR NEWSOM TO CHANGE RECENTLY ADOPTED WORKPLACE REGULATIONS, REQUIRING ALL WORKERS TO WEAR MASKS, UNLESS EVERYONE IN THE ROOM IS VACCINATED.

THE GROUP ONCE AN EMERGENCY ORDER RESCINDING THE REGULATIONS THAT RUN COUNTER TO NEWSOM'S PLAN TO LIFT NEARLY ALL MASK RULES FOR VACCINATED PEOPLE NEXT TUESDAY.

THE CAL OSHA BOARD COULD WITHDRAW ITS NEW RULES, BUT MUST GIVE AT LEAST 5 DAYS NOTICE.

>>> THIS FOLLOWS MASK GUIDANCE, ANNOUNCED TODAY BY THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY.

STARTING ON JUNE 15, THE STATE WILL ALIGN WITH THE CDC RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THAT MEANS THAT FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO WEAR MASKS, EXCEPT ON PUBLIC TRANSIT MY AIRPLANES, TAXIS, AS WELL AS INDOOR K-12 SCHOOLS, AND CHILD CARE SETTINGS.

DOES NOT VACCINATED WILL HAVE TO KEEP WEARING MASKS AND MOST INDOOR PUBLIC SETTINGS.

MASKS ARE ALSO STILL REQUIRED, REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS FOR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, AND HOMELESS SHELTERS.

>>> RECENTLY, A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN COLORADO DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY, CITING INCREASING NUMBERS OF YOUTH SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS, WHICH INCLUDES SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND ATTEMPTS.

MATT HOFFMAN SAYS LOCAL EXPERTS SAY THAT THEY ARE ALSO SEEING SEARCHES THAT CAN BE DIRECTLY LINKED TO COVID-19.

>>> AT THIS POINT OVER A YEAR INTO THE PANDEMIC, WE HAVE DATA.

WE KNOW THE RATES OF ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND EATING DISORDERS HAVE ALL INCREASED.

>> Reporter: DR. WILLOW JENKINS IS A CHILD PSYCHIATRIST AND THE INPATIENT MEDICAL DIRECTOR AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.

>> I SEE CHILDREN EVERY SINGLE DAY.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THERE HAS BEEN A 25% INCREASE IN MENTAL HEALTH VISITS TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

>> TO BRING THE CHILD TO THE E.R.

FOR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OBVIOUSLY IT IS SOMETHING ACUTE AND SEVERE.

OUR MOST COMMON REASON IS SUICIDE, WHETHER IT IS THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE, OR ACTUAL ACTION.

>> Reporter: DR. JENKINS IS EARLY INTERVENTION IS KEY FOR PRESENTING PREVENTING WORTH WORSE OUTCOMES.

TALKING TO YOUR KIDS MORE CAN HELP NOTICES OF THINGS NOT QUITE RIGHT.

>> A LOT OF PARENTS GET NERVOUS OR ARE UNSURE ON HOW TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, SO I ALWAYS TELL FAMILIES TO ASK.

IF YOU ASK, YOU WON'T MAKE THE CHILD THINK ABOUT IT MORE.

IF ANYTHING, YOU WILL GET MORE INFORMATION, AND SAVE THEIR LIFE.

IT'S VERY SERIOUS.

>> Reporter: THEY'VE A 24 BED INPATIENT UNIT WHICH HAS BEEN FULL, AND DURING THE PANDEMIC, A NEW PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOM WHEN HAS OPENED UP.

>> ONE OF A FEW NATIONWIDE.

IT IS A SIX BED SPECIALIZED PEDIATRIC PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOM.

IT HAS A PSYCHIATRIST, SPECIALIZED NURSING, EVERYTHING GEARED TO SUPPORTING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF YOUTH.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REASONS FOR THE INCREASE IN VISITS.

>> THE FEARS OF GETTING SICK.

AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE HAD CHILDREN THAT HAVE LOST THEIR PARENTS TO COVID-19.

THERE IS GRIEF AND LOSS.

THEN THERE IS OBVIOUSLY THE INDIRECT EFFECTS, SO RELATED TO SCHOOL CLOSURES, BEING SOCIALLY ISOLATED, AWAY FROM FRIENDS.

>> Reporter: ONGOING RACIAL INJUSTICE ISSUES AND POLITICAL TENSIONS ARE ALSO A FACTOR, PLUS THE STRESSES OF PARENTS WHO MAY HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS.

>> WARNING SIGNS, THOSE ARE USUALLY IF YOU SEE YOUR CHILD BECOME MORE WITHDRAWN, NOT HANGING OUT WITH THEIR FRIENDS, NOT DOING THINGS THEY ENJOY, MORE IRRITABLE, MORE ANGRY.

THAT'S A KEY SIGN OF DEPRESSION IN CHILDREN.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE MOST COMMON FEARS FROM PARENTS AS IF THEY THINK THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG AND THEY ALERT DOCTORS, THEIR CHILD WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE PUT ON DRUGS, BUT MOST MILD TO MODERATE CASES CAN BE HANDLED WITH THERAPY.

>> NOTHING IS DONE WITHOUT A FULL EVALUATION, TALKING TO THE FAMILY, REVIEWING ALL OF THE OPTIONS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNTY DATA SHOWS IN 2020 THERE WAS NOT AN INCREASE IN YOUTH SUICIDE WHEN COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS FEW YEARS.

ANYONE IN CRISIS SHOULD CALL THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE AT 1-800-273-8255, OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE, SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE.ORG.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> GOVERNOR NEWSOM ORDERED STATE CAPITAL FLAGS BE FLOWN AT HALF STAFF IN HONOR OF TWO MARRIED SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT DETECTIVES KILLED IN A WRONG WAY CRASH.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR 32-YEAR- OLD RYAN PARK, AND 33-YEAR-OLD JAMIE HUNTLEY PARK ARE SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 15.

THE COUPLE MET AT THE POLICE ACADEMY IN 2012, AND WERE PROMOTED TO DETECTIVE TOGETHER IN 2018.

IN A STATEMENT, GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAID HIS THOUGHTS GO OUT TO THEIR LOVED ONES COME OF THEIR FRIENDS, AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILY.

>>> THE RECKONING ON THE ROLE OF POLICE AND SOCIETY GOES BEYOND CITY STREETS.

AS RACE AND EQUITY REPORTER CHRISTINA KIM SHOWS US, A GROUP GATHERED IN SAN DIEGO TODAY TO CALL FOR THE ELIMINATION OF UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

>> DON'T FALL PREY TO THE IDEA THAT YOU SEE PD IS SOME INSTITUTION THAT IS BETTER AND NICER THAN THAT OF THE SENECA POLICE DEPARTMENT.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO STUDENTS AND FACULTY TOGETHER WITH LOCAL SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS SAY IT IS TIME TO END POLICE PRESENCE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES.

THIRD-YEAR SAN DIEGO STUDENTS AND THE ORGANIZER WITH THE GROUP UCSD CAMPUS WAS PULLED OVER BY CAMPUS POLICE ON MAY 25th.

SHE SAYS SHE WAS RACIALLY PROFILED.

SHE STILL REMEMBERS WHAT RAN THROUGH HER HEAD AT THAT MOMENT.

>> I HAD AN INTERPERSONAL DIALOGUE WITH MYSELF, DON'T DIE.

IT WAS REALLY THAT SIMPLE.

THAT IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO BE UP TO POLICE YOURSELF.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE PUBLIC UCSD POLICE LOGS, IT WAS LOGGED AS SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.

IN AN EMAIL STATEMENT, A CAMPUS SPOKESPERSON SAID LEANNE WAS PULLED OVER FOR OBSTRUCTING HER LICENSE PLATE, AND NO TICKET WAS ISSUED.

THE STATEMENT WENT ON TO SAY THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STUDENTS, TO CREATE THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPUS SAFETY PLAN, WHICH WILL TRANSFORM YOU SEE CULTURE, POLICY, AND PRACTICES TO ACHIEVE A VISION OF SAFETY IN WHICH ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY FEEL WELCOMED, RESPECTED, PROTECTED.

LOCAL COPS OFF CAMPUS ORGANIZERS ARE PART OF A LARGER INTERNATIONAL COALITION OF GROUPS THAT WANT SCHOOLS TO BE POLICE FREE.

THEY SAY THE MOVEMENT IS ROOTED IN THE IDEA OF ABOLITION.

UC SAN DIEGO PROFESSOR SIMEON MAN SAYS IT'S A STEP TOWARDS A MORE JUST SOCIETY.

>> BUT CHALLENGING POLICING ON ALL SCALES, EVEN INTERPERSONAL, SO ABOLISHING THE POLICE AS AN ENTRY POINT TO REIMAGINING ARE REDISCOVERING WAYS THAT WE CAN EXISTING COMMUNITY, WITH ONE ANOTHER AS WE BUILD THE WORLD WE WANT TO SEE.

>> Reporter: THE CURRENT UCSD POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET IS $13.9 MILLION.

THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY GATHERED TODAY SAY CAMPUS SAFETY CAN STILL BE ACHIEVED WITH THE DEPARTMENT IS ELIMINATED, AND THE FUNDING IS REDISTRIBUTED.

CHRISTINA KIM, KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE FAMILY OF A SAN DIEGO WOMAN WHO WAS KILLED WHILE RIDING AT THE U.S. CAPITOL IS FILING A NEW LAWSUIT.

ASHLEY BABBITT'S FAMILY IS SUING TO REVEAL THE IDENTITY OF THE POLICE OFFICER WHO FATALLY SHOT HER DURING THE JANUARY 6 INSURRECTION.

THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WOULD NOT FILE CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST THAT OFFICER, WHO HAS NOT BEEN NAMED.

THE FAMILY IS ALSO PLANNING TO SUE THE U.S. CAPITOL POLICE FOR $10 MILLION.

>>> A MARINE GENERAL DARRELL AT CAMP PENDLETON IS BEING RELIEVED OF HIS DUTIES.

OFFICIALS SAY MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT F CASTELLI FAILED TO PROPERLY TRAIN MARINES AND SAILORS COME AND EVALUATE THE PLATOON, BEFORE A DEADLY SEAFARING TANK ACCIDENT OFF OF SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND.

THE ACCIDENT KILLED NINE TROOPS, MAKING IT ONE OF THE DEADLIEST FOR THE MARINES IN RECENT YEARS.

LEADERS SAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.

>>> 80 YEARS AFTER HE DIED IN THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, A MARINE FROM SAN DIEGO HAS FINALLY BEEN LAID TO REST.

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOHN MIDDLE SPORT WAS BURIED AT FORT ROSECRANS NATIONAL CEMETERY YESTERDAY, WITH FULL LITERARY HONORS.

HE WAS 19 WHEN HE WAS KILLED, ALONG WITH HER THAN 400 PEOPLE ABOARD THE USS OKLAHOMA.

HE WAS IDENTIFIED THROUGH DNA, WITH HIS SURVIVING FAMILY GETTING THE NEWS IN FEBRUARY.

>> I REMEMBER HIM WHEN I WAS 5 YEARS OLD, BUT AFTER THAT, HE JOINED THE MARINE CORPS.

HE WAS GONE.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, WE HAVE REMAINS, HE'S HOME.

>> IT WAS BELIEVED THAT HIS BODY WAS BURIED AMONG HUNDREDS OF OTHER UNKNOWNS AT THE NATIONAL CEMETERY OF THE PACIFIC IN OAHU, THAT IS UNTIL THE DEFENSE POW MIA ACCOUNTING AGENCY BEGAN IDENTIFYING REMAINS THROUGH DNA.

>>> I'M JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT ON "NEWS HOUR" THE PRESIDENT MAKES HIS FIRST OVERSEAS TRIP TO EUROPE TO REENGAGE WITH ALLIES COME AND MEET WITH ADVERSARIES.

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

>>> AS COVID-19 CASES FALL, THERE IS CONTINUED CONCERN FOR UNVACCINATED CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT YET ELIGIBLE TO GET PROTECTED BECAUSE OF THEIR AGE, BUT AS GATE THE REPORTS, THERE'S A NEW TIMELINE FOR WHEN THAT MAY CHANGE CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 5.

>> Reporter: THE NUMBERS KEEP FALLING.

>> A 94% DECREASE FROM COVID-19 CASES SINCE JANUARY OF THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: BUT THE CONCERN NTINCOS TO RISE R CHILDREN, WHO NOW ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT 25% OF TOTAL COVID-19 CASES IN THE U.S. >> LOW RISK DOES NOT MEAN NO RISK.

>> Reporter: CDC STUDY EXAMINED MORE THAN 200 YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12 AND 17 WHO WERE HOSPITALIZED FOR COVID- 19 AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

WHILE THERE WERE NO DEBTS, THE DATA SHOWED NEARLY A THIRD WERE ADMITTED TO INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, AND ROUGHLY 5% HAD TO BE VENTILATED.

>> IS ADULTS GET VACCINATED AND BECOME MORE PROTECTED AND IMMUNE TO THIS VIRUS, THE VIRUS IS STILL IN THE COMMUNITY LOOKING FOR A VULNERABLE HOST, AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS FIT THE DESCRIPTION.

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW CHILDREN 12 AND OLDER ARE ELIGIBLE TO GET A COVID-19 VACCINE.

THIS WEEK, MODERNA'S CEO SAID HIS COMPANY'S VACCINE WILL LIKELY BE AVAILABLE FOR CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 5 IN EARLY FALL.

THURSDAY, FDA VACCINE ADVISORS WILL MEET TO DISCUSS WHETHER TO AUTHORIZE COVID-19 VACCINES FOR CHILDREN 11 AND YOUNGER.

>> WHAT I THINK WE ARE GOING TO DO IS DECIDE WHAT THE PARAMETERS ARE FOR APPROVAL, EITHER THROUGH EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION, OR FOR LICENSURE, DOWN TO MUCH YOUNGER AGE GROUPS.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I AM EDDIE GAITHER.

>>> SOME HEARD IT WHILE OTHERS FELT IT.

SOME BOTH.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE BIG BOOM THAT HAPPENED AROUND 8:15 LAST NIGHT.

THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA AMONG MANY TOOK TO TWITTER SAYING HE HEARD IT BUT DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS.

THE USGS SAID IT WAS NOT AN EARTHQUAKE.

HOWEVER, CAMP PENDLETON GOT A NOTICE ON JUNE 3rd, SAYING THAT HIGH-POWERED EXPLOSIVE MUNITIONS WOULD BE FIRED THIS WEEK.

WHATEVER IT WAS, IT GOT PLENTY OF PEOPLE'S ATTENTION.

>>> AFTER A BIT OF A COOL DOWN FOR SOME LATE LAST WEEK, OUR TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING UP AGAIN.

WE ARE BACK ON THE RISE.

HE WILL SEE SOME GUSTY WIND PICKING UP.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO RAIN IN SIGHT.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE DROPPING OFF INTO THE LOW 60s IN THE METRO.

WE WILL SEE SOME LOW CLOUDS SOME FOG POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY RIGHT ALONG THE COAST AIRING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF YOUR THURSDAY.

TEMPERATURES FOR TONIGHT IN OCEANSIDE DROPPING OFF TO 52 DEGREES.

SAN DIEGO 60.

BORREGO SPRINGS 64 THE OVERNIGHT NO.

RAMONA, MID-40s.

YOU HAD TO THURSDAY FOR WE SEE THIS DIP IN THE JET STREAM, SO THE COOLER PUSH OF AIR IS GOING TO TRY TO COME SOUTH.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND MUCH OF THE DESERT REGION WILL STILL REMAIN HOT, AND WE WILL SEE SOME REALLY STRONG WIND.

IT WILL MOSTLY BE OUT INTO PORTIONS OF NEVADA, WHERE THE WIND THEY GETS GOING, BUT EVEN DOWN INTO THE DESERT REGION, I DO THINK IT WILL BE A BIT ON THE STRONG SIDE TO FINISH OFF THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK.

TEMPERATURES FOR TOMORROW, OCEANSIDE 71.

BORREGO SPRINGS, MID-90s.

LAGUNA, 67 DEGREES FOR THE HIGH ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON READ THE WARMING TREND ONLY CONTINUES AS WE HEAD INTO YOUR FRIDAY.

WE SEE THE WARMTH RETURNING TO PORTIONS I COULD SEE A BIT OF A COLDER DAY THERE ON THURSDAY, BUT OVERALL, THE PATTERN DEFINITELY DOES FAVOR WARMING.

NEAR THE COAST, TEMPERATURES WARM UP FOR THE LOW TO MID 70s OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

FURTHER INLAND, WE MAKE A RUN AT THE 90s BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

GOING FROM THE UPPER 70s ON YOUR THURSDAY, TO 90s BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES CLIMBING UP FROM THE UPPER 60s TO THE LOW 70s, AND EVENTUALLY INTO THE UPPER 70s.

THAT SAME WARMING TREND IS CLEAR AS CAN BE IN THE DESERT, WHERE WE GO FROM THE MID-90s ON YOUR THURSDAY, TO THE TRIPLE DIGITS FOR THE WEEKEND AND HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM UROLOGIST JESSICA PAST.

>>> IN MARCH, THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ORDERED A REVIEW OF ITS COVID-19 HOTEL SHELTERING PROGRAM, AFTER REPORTS OF MISMANAGEMENT.

BUT I NEWS SOURCE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER CODY DELANEY FOUND COUNTY STAFF MISSED A JUNE 1st DEADLINE.

>> Reporter: COUNTY STAFF GAVE SAN DIEGO STATE $140,000 CONTRACTS TO REVIEW THE TROUBLED HOTEL PROGRAM.

THE REPORT WAS DUE IN 90 DAYS, BUT IT TOOK MORE THAN A MONTH TO WORK OUT THE CONTRACT.

NOW, THE JUNE 1st DEADLINE HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK TO SOMETIME NEXT MONTH.

BUT PEOPLE IN THE PROGRAM WITH NOWHERE ELSE TO GO SAY SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE.

NAOMI FLYNN SAID SHE SPENT ABOUT FIVE BACK MONTHS AT ONE OF THE COUNTY RUN COVID HOTELS, BUT WAS KICKED OUT AFTER AN ALTERCATION.

SHE IS NOW LIVING IN HER SUV.

SHE BLAMES THE COMPANY THE COUNTY HIRED TO RUN THE PROGRAM FOR THE PROBLEMS.

>> THE STAFF ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE WITH PTSD, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

THEY ARE MORE QUALIFIED TO DEAL WITH CHILDREN BECAUSE THAT IS HOW THEY TREATED ALL OF US.

>> Reporter: AT A NEWS CONFERENCE THIS WEEK, NATHAN FLETCHER EXPLAINED WHY HE WENT ALONG WITH DELAYING THE REVIEW OF THE PROGRAM.

>> WE WOULD RATHER WAIT A FEW WEEKS TO GET A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE REPORT THEN RUSHED SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE INACCURATE AND INCOMPLETE.

I THINK GIVEN THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE ISSUE, IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR US TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE ADDITIONAL TIME TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A COMPLETE REPORT.

>> Reporter: FOR KPBS, I NEWS SOURCE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER CODY DELANEY.

>>> I NEWS SOURCE IS AN INDEPENDENTLY FUNDED NONPROFIT PARTNER OF KPBS.

>>> MUTUAL AID GROUPS RUN BY VOLUNTEERS HAVING SPRING UP ACROSS INDIGO COUNTY TO FILL IN WHERE SOCIAL SERVICES FALL SHORT.

RACE AND EQUITY REPORTER CHRISTINA KIM TELLS US HOW ONE LOCAL GROUP IS WORKING TO FEED THE HOMELESS.

>> Reporter: IT IS 6:00 A.M. ON SUNDAY, AND ATHENA AND HER BOYFRIEND FERNANDO ARE ALREADY BREWING A SECOND GIANT CARAFE OF COFFEE, AND ASSEMBLING OVER 40 SANDWICHES.

AS MUSIC PLAYS IN THE BACKGROUND, THEY DANCE AROUND THE KITCHEN, BUT WITH THE METHODICAL PURPOSE OF SOMEONE WHO'S DONE THIS A FEW TIMES.

SHE IS THE FOUNDER OF BREAKFAST BLOCK, A MUTUAL AID VOLUNTEER RUN GROUP THAT PROVIDES MEALS, TENTS, CLOTHING, AND ANYTHING ELSE PEOPLE DONATE TO SAN DIEGO'S UNFILTERED POPULATION.

THIS IS HER 10th EVENT.

SHE SAYS MUTUAL AID, WHICH HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY POPULAR DURING THE PANDEMIC, IS A SIMPLE CONCEPT ROOTED IN COMMUNITY.

>> IT'S FOR ALL OF US.

THE IDEA IS IF YOU NEED HELP I WILL HELP YOU, AND IF I NEED HELP, YOU WILL HELP ME, AND THAT IS HOW IT WORKS.

>> Reporter: SCHIEFFER FIRST CAME UP WITH THE IDEA FOR BREAKFAST BLOCK IN FEBRUARY, AFTER IT SHOWED A GROUP OF SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICERS SURROUNDING A HOMELESS WOMAN.

IN THAT MOMENT SOMETHING CLICKED.

>> I REALIZED THAT I HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN GUILTY OF LOOKING PAST UNFILTERED PEOPLE, FEELING GUILTY ABOUT WHAT I HAVE, FEELING GUILTY THAT I'M NOT DOING ENOUGH, BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT ENOUGH TO BE MOBILE, TO MOBILIZE MYSELF, YOU KNOW?

BUT THIS TIME I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT, LET'S DO THIS.

>> Reporter: IT STARTED OFF SMALL WITH A FEW PEOPLE PROVIDING LEFTOVER FOOD, BUT IT IS GOING A LOT.

SOMEONE RECENTLY DONATED A REFRIGERATOR AND STORAGE SPACE.

ONCE SHE FINISHES MAKING THE LAST CARAFE OF COFFEE, THEY LOAD UP THE TRUCK AND FETCH THE REMAINING GOODS FROM THE STORAGE SPACE.

BY 8:00 A.M. , OVER 20 VOLUNTEERS ARE UNLOADING TWO PICKUP TRUCKS FULL OF ITEMS.

THEY SET UP ON THE BRIDGE, AT THE INTERSECTION OF 17th AND ISLAND, OVER THE CONSTANT DIN OF THE I-5.

WHEN THEY ARRIVE, THERE IS ALREADY A LINE OF PEOPLE EAGER TO SEE THEM, INCLUDING TERRY YOUNG COME UP SOME UNLOAD BOXES FROM THE TRUCK.

YOUNG HAS BEEN UNSHIELDED FOR 2 YEARS.

HE CAME EARLY TO HELP OUT, AND TO GRAB FOOD AND SOCKS.

HE SAYS BREAKFAST BLOCK FEELS LIKE COMMUNITY.

>> IT FEELS REALLY COMFORTABLE, LIKE FAMILY.

>> Reporter: THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ENTERED HOMELESSNESS FOR THE FIRST TIME DOUBLED LAST YEAR IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

EDWARD PULLIAM SAYS HE LOST HIS HOME IN IMPERIAL BEACH SHORTLY AFTER MOVING THERE IN 2019.

HE LIVES IN HIS CAR, AND HIS DAUGHTER, AGED FIVE BACK, LIVES IN A SHELTER RUN BY FATHER JOE'S VILLAGE.

>> JUST TRYING TO GET A PLACE IN CALIFORNIA, GOING THROUGH IT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

>> Reporter: WRITING A HOME IS ESPECIALLY HARD IN SAN DIEGO, WHERE THE MEDIAN HOME PRICE ROSE TO OVER DIGITIZER OVER $800,000 OF PAST FALL, AND THE RENTAL MARKET IS EQUALLY TOUGH, WITH MORE THAN 130,000 LOW INCOME RENTERS LOCKED OUT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

HE CAME TO BREAKFAST BLOCK TO GET SOME FOOD AND SLACKS FOR HIS JOB AS A SECURITY GUARD.

SHAILENE WAS GIVEN A FLORAL HEADBAND THAT A VOLUNTEER GAVE HER.

THE ATMOSPHERE IS JOYFUL.

AT ONE POINT, THEY DRIVE AROUND THE AREA WITH A MEGAPHONE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW BREAKFAST BLOCK IS HAPPENING.

EMILY D'AMICO HAS BEEN VOLUNTEERING WITH BREAKFAST BLOCK FOUR MONTHS, SHE WAS DRAWN TO THE CONCEPT OF MUTUAL AID.

>> SOLIDARITY NOT CHARITY IS ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT IT.

WE AREN'T OUT HERE HELPING THE LESS FORTUNATE.

WE ARE OUT HERE UPLIFTING OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE WANT TO BETTER OUR COMMUNITY.

HER BACK SHE CREDITS THE PANDEMIC AND LAST SUMMER'S PROTESTS WITH HER DECISION TO TAKE ACTION.

AS A BLACK WOMAN AND MOTHER TO TWO BLACK SONS, THERE ALSO DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE RACIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT.

SHE WAS ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE LOCAL PROTEST LAST YEAR, FOLLOWING THE POLICE VIOLENCE THAT KILLED GEORGE FLOYD AND BREONNA TAYLOR.

>> I FELT LIKE I WAS AT MY WITS END, AND THE ONLY WAY TO KIND OF EXPRESS MYSELF WAS TO GET OUT AND PROTEST IN THE STREETS.

4 SHE SEES BREAKFAST BLOCK IS AN EXTENSION OF HER RACIAL JUSTICE WORK.

>> THE FACT THAT IT'S DISPROPORTIONATELY PEOPLE OF COLOR, IT IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, THERE IS SOMETHING THERE.

THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE ADDING UP, AND THESE SYSTEMS WERE PUT IN PLACE ON PURPOSE.

>> Reporter: DECADES OF RACIST POLICIES LIKE REDLINING, OVER POLICING, PAY DISCRIMINATION, AND UNEQUAL ACCESS TO CREDIT HAVE MADE BLACK AMERICANS MORE VULNERABLE TO HOUSING AND SECURITY.

1 AND 3 HOMELESS PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO ARE BLACK, EVEN THOUGH BLACK PEOPLE ONLY MAKE UP 5.5% OF THE GENERAL POPULATION.

SHE SEES THESE STRUGGLES IS INTERCONNECTED.

>> IT'S NOT AN INDIVIDUAL ISSUE .

NONE OF THESE ISSUES ARE INDIVIDUAL ISSUES.

THESE ARE COMMUNITY PROBLEMS.

>> Reporter: BY 10:30 A.M., IT IS TIME TO WRAP UP, BUT BREAKFAST BLOCK WILL BE BACK IN A FEW WEEKS, TRYING TO MAKE SAN DIEGO A MORE JUST PLACE, ONE CUP OF COFFEE AT A TIME.

CHRISTINA KIM, KPBS NEWS .

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