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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS WEDNESDAY, MAY 26.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

IT IS HAPPENED YET AGAIN, ANOTHER DEADLY WORKPLACE SHOOTING.

THIS TIME 8 PEOPLE KILLED, THE GUNMAN TAKING HIS OWN LIFE AT A RAILYARD IN SAN JOSE.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT STORY IN A MOMENT.

>>> FIRST WE BEGIN WITH A POSITIVE STORY FOR ALL OF US.

COVID CASES ON THE DECLINE IN THE COUNTY ARE REACHING NEW LOWS.

JOHN CARROLL HAS THE NUMBERS, AND THE CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM.

>> Reporter: WHEN THE HISTORY OF THIS TIME IS WRITTEN, THE MIRACLE OF VACCINES WILL NO DOUBT BE THE HEADLINE.

VACCINES THAT ARE INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE.

VACCINES THAT WENT FROM THE TRIALS AND INTO PEOPLE'S ARMS IN RECORD TIME.

NATIONWIDE, 50% OF AMERICANS HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DOSE.

40% ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

IN CALIFORNIA, 56% OF GOTTEN THEIR FIRST DOSE, AND 42% ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

IN SENECA COUNTY, NEARLY 60% OF HAD THEIR FIRST DOSE, 52.5% NOW FULLY VACCINATED.

>> I FEEL A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF OPTIMISM.

>> Reporter: NATHAN FLETCHER SAYS SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS ON TRACK WHEN IT COMES TO COVID.

>> WE HAD A DAY WITH THIS WEEK WITH 25 CASES.

WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT WELL OVER A YEAR.

>> Reporter: IT IS STARTING TO SEEM LIKE A DISTANT, HORRIBLE MEMORY NOW, BUT FLETCHER SAYS THE MAIN CONCERN OF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING HERE IN THE DARKEST DAYS OF THE PANDEMIC, WAS THE POSSIBILITY OF OVERWHELMING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.

>> BECAUSE WE HAVE A VACCINE, AND BECAUSE SUCH A HIGH NUMBER OF SENIORS, VULNERABLE, AND ELDERLY HAVE BEEN VACCINATED, IN MY MIND THERE IS NO DANGER TO COLLAPSING OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILL BE MORE THAN READY WHEN JUNE 15 ROLLS AROUND, THE DATE WHEN NEARLY ALL PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES IN CALIFORNIA COME TO AN END.

>> WE ARE IN A REALLY GOOD POSITION.

IT'S A GREAT TESTAMENT TO EVERYTHING WE HAVE GONE THROUGH OVER THE LAST YEAR, AND I'M OPTIMISTIC AND REALLY READY TO MOVE BEYOND COVID.

>> Reporter: TAKE A SECOND TO LET THOSE WORDS SINK IN.

MOVE BEYOND COVID.

WE ARE ALMOST THERE.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS .

>>> HERE IS A REMINDER, IF YOU WANT TO SET UP A VACCINATION APPOINTMENT FOR YOURSELF, OR SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY, YOU CAN FIND A LOCATION THAT IS CLOSE TO YOU BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG , AND CLICKING ON THE VACCINES LINK THAT YOU CAN FIND ON THE HOMEPAGE.

>>> TO OUR OTHER TOP STORY NOW, AT LEAST 8 PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND OTHERS INJURED AFTER A SHOOTING AT A TRANSPORTATION HUB IN SAN JOSE.

THE SUSPECT IDENTIFIED AS A TRANSIT EMPLOYEE KILLED HIMSELF.

THE GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM POINTED OUT THAT SIMILAR SCENES HAVE PLAYED OUT ACROSS THE U.S.

IN RECENT YEARS, WITH LITTLE CHANGE.

>> IT BEGS THE QUESTION, WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?

WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH US?

WHEN ARE WE GOING TO COME TO GRIPS WITH THIS?

WHEN ARE WE GOING TO PUT DOWN OUR ARMS, LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY, OUR POLITICS, STEEL RHETORIC, FINGER- POINTING, ALL OF THE HANDWRINGING, CONSTERNATION THAT REDUCES NOTHING EXCEPT FOR FURY AND FRUSTRATION, MORE SCENES LIKE THIS OCCURRING OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

>> ACCORDING TO THE GUN VIOLENCE ARCHIVE, WHICH DEFINES MASS SHOOTINGS IT IS 4 OR MORE PEOPLE, THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN MORE THAN 200 MASS SHOOTINGS JUST THIS YEAR.

DARRELL FORGES HAS MORE FROM SAN JOSE.

>>> THIS IS A HORRIFIC DAY FOR OUR CITY.

>> Reporter: SHORTLY AFTER 6:30 A.M., A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE AT A PUBLIC TRANSIT MAINTENANCE YARD IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

>> WHILE THE SHOTS WERE STILL BEING FIRED, WE ARE ENTERING THE BUILDING.

>> WE FORMED MULTIPLE TACTICAL TEAMS THAT CAME INTO THE BUILDING TO EXTRICATE VICTIMS OUT.

>> Reporter: SHOOTING SUSPECT, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, AMONG THOSE KILLED.

>> WE WANT TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY FOR OUR COMMUNITY RIGHT THERE, AND RIGHT NOW IT'S ASSURED AT THIS POINT.

>> Reporter: SHOOTING FORCING THE TRANSIT AUTHORITY TO SHUT DOWN RAIL SERVICE IN THE CITY FOR PART OF THE DAY.

>> A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.

SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF LIFE.

IT'S HORRIBLE.

>> Reporter: FAMILY AND FRIENDS DESPERATE FOR ANSWERS TO MY GATHERING AT THE NEARBY SHERIFFS COUNTY OFFICE WHERE THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED A REUNIFICATION CENTER.

>> PEOPLE IN THE ORGANIZATION KNOW EVERYONE.

THIS IS A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY, AND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP PEOPLE GET THROUGH THIS.

>>> IT HAS BEEN NEARLY 4 WEEKS SENSEI CRIPPLING RANSOMWARE ATTACK HIT ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S LARGEST HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND IT IS STILL UNCLEAR WHAT SYSTEMS COULD BE FULLY RESTORED.

MATT HOFFMAN HAS THE LATEST ON THE CYBER ATTACK AT SCRIPPS HEALTH.

>> Reporter: A PATIENT'S MEDICAL HISTORY CAN BE VIEWED ELECTRONICALLY AGAIN.

WHILE PROGRESS IS BEING MADE, THERE IS STILL A LOT WE DON'T KNOW, AND SOME SYSTEMS ARE STILL DOWN.

SCRIPPS OFFICIALS DON'T KNOW IF ANY PERSONAL PATIENT DATA HAS BEEN COMPROMISED.

A STATEMENT ON THEIR WEBSITE SAYS THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING, NOW NEARLY 4 WEEKS IN.

IN A LETTER TO PATIENT THIS WEEK, THE CEO CALLED THE ATTACK RANSOMWARE, WHERE HACKERS COULD BE HOLDING DATA IN EXCHANGE FOR PAYMENT.

THE LAST FEW WEEKS HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT FOR PATIENTS WITH EMPLOYMENTS, APPOINTMENTS, BEING OUTSOURCED.

OPENLY SHARING MORE INFORMATION IS PUTTING THEM AT AN INCREASED RISK.

OTHER ATTACKERS ARE SENDING SCAM COMMUNICATIONS TO THE HEALTHCARE GIANT.

SCRIPPS SAYS THEY ARE SUPPORTING A FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATION, AND THE HOSPITALS AND URGENT CARE CENTERS ARE STILL OPEN AND TAKING APPOINTMENTS, TEAMS ARE STILL WORKING TO FULLY RESTORE SYSTEMS.

THEY HAVE, QUOTE, THOROUGH BACKUPS OF DATA, AND HOPE TO HAVE ELECTRONIC BACKUPS OF HEALTH DATA UP BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

PATIENTS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ACCESS THEIR HEALTHCARE INFORMATION ONLINE, AND ONCE SYSTEMS GO FULLY ALIVE AGAIN, THERE WILL BE A 14 DAY GRACE PERIOD TO PAY ANY OUTSTANDING BILLS.

SCRIPPS SAYS THOSE WHO NEED CARE SHOULD NOT HESITATE TO COME IN FOR TREATMENT.

ONCE THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED INTO THE CYBER ATTACK, IF ANY PERSONAL DATA HAS BEEN COMPROMISED, THEY WILL REACH OUT DIRECTLY TO THOSE PATIENTS.

IN HILLCREST, MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AIRLINES HAVE SEEN A RISE IN UNRULY PASSENGER BEHAVIOR .

JUST THIS WEEK, A SOUTHWEST PASSENGER WAS ARRESTED IN SAN DIEGO, AND CHARGED WITH ATTACKING AND ENTERING A FLIGHT ATTENDANT.

MELISSA MATE SAYS THE FAA AND TSA ARE NOW ENFORCING STRICT CONSEQUENCES.

>> Reporter: FAA ADMINISTRATOR STEVE DIXON SAYS HE HAS BEEN APPALLED BY UNRULY AND DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR ON COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS RECENTLY.

>> SINCE JANUARY 1st, WE HAVE RECEIVED MORE THAN 2500 UNRULY PASSENGER REPORTS.

WE HAVE SEEN, WE HAVE NEVER SEEN NUMBERS LIKE THAT BEFORE.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO AIRPORT IS GEARING UP FOR A BUSY SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON STARTING THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

IN ORDER TO KEEP ALL PASSENGERS SAFE, EVERYONE IS REQUIRED TO WEAR A FACE MASK, REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS.

TECHNOLOGIES HAVE ALSO BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE PHYSICAL CONTACT.

IN TERMS OF SAFETY ON THE ACTUAL AIRCRAFT, ANYONE WHO INTERFERES WITH, PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED, OR THREATENS TO PHYSICALLY ASSAULT ANYONE ELSE ON THE AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING FLIGHT CREWS, COULD FACE UP TO A $35,000 FINE, AND IMPRISONMENT.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, SARAH NELSON, SAYS FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ARE QUITTING BECAUSE OF THE PHYSICAL AND VERBAL ASSAULTS THEY ARE FACING FROM THE PUBLIC.

>> FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ARE OUT ON THE FRONT LINES RIGHT NOW, AND SOME ARE ACTUALLY PUNCHING BAGS FOR THE PUBLIC.

IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

>> Reporter: TSA SPORTS PERKIN LORI THINKERS SAYS TSA OFFICERS ARE ALSO FACING ADVERSITY.

NATIONWIDE, MORE THAN 50 TSA OFFICERS HAVE BEEN ASSAULTED THIS YEAR.

>> IF ANYTHING DOES HAPPEN IN A SECURITY CHECKPOINT, WE WOULD MAKE A LAW ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE WHO ARE NONCOMPLIANT IN THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT COULD FACE BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CHARGES IN THE FORM OF FINES AND JAIL TIME.

THE SAN DIEGO AIRPORT IS GETTING READY FOR A VERY BUSY TRAVEL WEEKEND, AS PEOPLE EMERGE FROM THE PANDEMIC.

THE AIRPORT'S NEWEST TECHNOLOGIES AND SECURITY CHECKPOINTS ARE HELPING OFFICERS DO THEIR JOBS BETTER.

ONE IS CALLED CREDENTIAL AUTHENTICATION TECHNOLOGY.

>> WHERE ABLE TO PULL UP NOT ONLY FROM YOUR I.D.

YOUR BASIC BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, BUT ALSO YOUR FLIGHT INFORMATION FOR THE DAY, THE TSA OFFICER ON SCREEN WILL BE ABLE TO VERIFY THAT YOU ARE TICKETED FOR TRAVEL IN REAL TIME , WITHOUT YOUR BOARDING PASS.

>> Reporter: CT SCANNERS HAVE BEEN PUT INTO PLACE TO REDUCE TSA OFFICERS HAVING TO DO A BAG CHECK.

>> THEY MAKE A 3-D IMAGE OF THE CONTENTS OF THE CARRY-ON LUGGAGE.

THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT'S 3-D IMAGE IS A CLEARER VIEW FOR OUR OFFICER TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT IS IN THE BAG, TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A SECURITY THREAT.

>> Reporter: THEY RECOMMEND GETTING TO THE AIRPORT 2 HOURS EARLY, AND COMING TO THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT PREPARED.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD PLANS TO RENAME LINDBERGH SCHWEITZER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BECAUSE OF ANTI-SOMATIC AND RACIST VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE SCHOOLS NAMESAKES.

THE BOARD VOTED TO REMAKE NAME THE SCHOOL CLAREMONT CANYONS ACADEMY.

IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1980 AND NAMED AFTER A DAVE OR CHARLES LINDBERGH, AND MEDICAL MISSIONARY ALBERT SCHWEITZER.

DIVERSITY SURROUNDS LINDBERGH FOR HIS SUPPORT OF GERMANY.

SCHWEITZER HAD VOICED RACIST VIEWS ABOUT AFRICANS.

IN MARCH, THE BOARD RENAMED SARAH HI TO CANYON HILLS HIGH, AFTER STUDENTS INITIATED THE NAME CHANGE BECAUSE OF FATHERHOOD AT BRO SARAH'S ROLE IN THE COLONIZATION OF NATIVE AMERICANS.

>>> THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA VOTED TO REMOVE THE CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS STATUE AT DISCOVERY PARK.

WE TELL YOU WHAT LOCALS ARE HOPING WILL COME FROM THIS HISTORIC DECISION.

BACK THE CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS STATUE THAT WAS ONCE MOUNTED ON TOP OF THIS BRICK PEDESTAL HAS BEEN STATING IN STORAGE FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW, AND AFTER MUCH DELIBERATION, AND COMMUNITY INPUT, THE CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL HAS DECIDED THE STATUE WON'T BE COMING BACK TO DISCOVERY PARK.

BED PAINT CAN STILL BE SEEN ON THE PAVEMENT WHERE THE STATUE ONCE STOOD, SERVING AS A REMINDER OF THE VANDALISM AND PROTEST THAT LED TO THE STATUE'S REMOVAL.

ALAYNA, WHO GREW UP PLAYING SOFTBALL AT DISCOVERY PARK, WAS ONE OF THE DOZENS OF PEOPLE WHO SPOKE AT TUESDAY'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

>> I WOULD PASS THE COLUMBUS STATUE MULTIPLE TIMES PER WEEK, LITERALLY LOOKING UP TO A MAN WHO HAD COMMITTED GENOCIDE TO PEOPLE JUST LIKE ME.

>> Reporter: THE COUNCIL VOTED 4-1 TO GET RID OF THE STATUE, AND DECLARED OCTOBER 12 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE STAY IN CHULA VISTA.

THE CITY'S HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN ADVOCATING FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE STATUE, SAYING IT DID NOT REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OR THE VALUES OF CHULA VISTA.

COMMISSION MEMBER RICARDO MEDINA SAID THE STATUE SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH A MARKER.

>> MARKING THE DATES THAT THE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE AND NAME OF TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION, TO RE- CREATE, RECONCEPTUALIZE THE PARK.

>> Reporter: THE COMMISSION WILL BE IN CHARGE OF DEVELOPING A TASK FORCE TO HELP REFRAME THE ENTRANCE OF THE PARK INTO SOMETHING THAT UNIFIES THE COMMUNITY.

CHARLES WAS THE SINGLE NEVER, ADDING HE WASN'T IN NAME OF CHANGING THE NAME OF THE PARK, BUT HE FINDS THE NAME PROBLEMATIC.

>> PERPETUATES THIS CONCEPT OF DISCOVERY, THAT THERE WAS NOBODY HERE, THERE WAS NOBODY THAT OCCUPIED THESE LANDS WHEN COLUMBUS GOT HERE.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS .

>>> INCREASING NUMBERS OF ASYLUM-SEEKERS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO ENTER THE UNITED STATES.

WE WERE ON THE GROUND IN TIJUANA AS IT WAS DECIDED WHO MUST STAY, AND WHO CAN ENTER.

>> Reporter: THE MIGRANT CAN'T IN TIJUANA HAS ONLY GROWN IN RECENT WEEKS.

HUNDREDS OF ASYLUM-SEEKERS FROM CENTRAL AMERICA, AFRICA, THE CARIBBEAN, WAIT FOR THE DAY THE UNITED STATES FULLY RESTORES ITS ASYLUM SYSTEM ALONG THE SOUTHWEST BORDER.

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE CAMPS SPRUNG UP IN FEBRUARY, THERE IS SOME HOPE.

A FEW FAMILIES HAVE BEEN LIVING HERE ARE GETTING INTO THE UNITED STATES, ESCAPING THE CRAMPED AND DANGEROUS SPACES OF THE HAPHAZARD CAMP.

>> THESE ARE TERRIBLE CONDITIONS.

WE HAVE KIDS RUNNING AROUND.

IT WASN'T UNTIL RECENTLY THAT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT PUT IN BATHROOMS AND SHOWERS MUSCLE PEOPLE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAINTAIN CLEANLINESS , WITHOUT HAVING THE MEANS TO DO SO.

IT HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: THE AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE IS ONE OF THE FEW GROUPS TO MAKING TRIPS TO THE CAMP TO OFFER SUPPORT, FACEMASKS, HYGIENE KITS, AND SOME ADVICE ABOUT THIS NEW WAY TO SAFELY ENTER THE UNITED STATES.

IT IS PART OF A DEAL STRUCK BETWEEN THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION AND THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.

STEMMING FROM A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING A MIGRANT EXPULSION POLICY KNOWN AS TITLE 42, THE DEAL NOW ALLOWS FOR 250 FAMILIES OR INDIVIDUALS TO ENTER THE UNITED STATES ALONG THE SOUTHWEST BORDER EACH DAY, TO PURSUE THEIR ASYLUM CLAIMS.

DECIDING WHO ENDS UP ON THE LIST THAT GETS SENT TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS UP TO THESE SERVICE PROVIDERS ON THE GROUND AND TO WANT TO.

IT'S BASED NOT ON THEIR CLAIMS OF ASYLUM FROM THEIR HOME COUNTRIES, BUT HOW MUCH DANGER THEY FACE IN MEXICO.

>> YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW MANY PETITIONS, HOW MANY PAROLE REQUESTS MY YOU KNOW, DO YOU HANDLE AT THIS TIME JUST AT THE PORT OF ENTRY ALONE.

>> Reporter: ROBERT IS SWAMPED AS HE TRIES TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE ENCAMPMENT, LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO'S CASEY IS LOOKING INTO.

HIS OFFICE IS JUST DOWN THE BLOCK FROM THE CAMP.

DOZENS OF PEOPLE ASK HIM WHEN THEY WILL GET A CALL BACK FROM OVERWORKED IMMIGRATION LAWYERS, OR TELL THEM THEIR CHILD IS A SECOND IN DANGER.

THERE IS NO WAY FOR HIM TO HELP EVERYONE, BUT HE IS TRYING.

>> IT'S DIFFICULT TO TELL PEOPLE TO HAVE PATIENCE WHEN, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE RUNNING AWAY BECAUSE OF PERSECUTION, AND IT IS NOT SAFE WHERE THEY ARE COMING FROM, OR EVEN HERE, YOU KNOW.

THEY HAVE THREATS, THEY HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED.

IT'S A DIFFICULT SITUATION FOR THEM.

YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WOULD BE SO DESPERATE FOR INFORMATION.

MAC RIGHT NOW THE FOCUS HAS BEEN TO LOCATE PREGNANT WOMEN, PEOPLE WITH PRESSING MEDICAL NEEDS, AND THOSE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER IN MEXICO, BUT MIGRANTS WITHOUT WORKING PAPERS OR HOMES ARE CONSTANTLY UNDER THREAT IN MEXICO.

A MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY IS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO COULD HAVE A STRONG ASYLUM CASE WHERE HE ALLOWED INTO THE U.S.

HE SAYS HE FLED HONDURAS AFTER HIS HOUSE WAS BURNED DOWN.

HE WAS BEATEN, AND HIS FRIENDS WERE KILLED.

UNDER THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENT, HE IS NOT BEING PRIORITIZED.

HE SAYS IT HAS BEEN HARD BECAUSE OF VOLUNTEER LAWYERS.COM, THEY ARE ASKING FOR FAMILIES, FOR PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS ILLNESSES.

HE CAN'T FIND REPRESENTATION.

IT'S REALLY HARD TO BE ALONE FOR SITUATION LIKE THIS ONE.

EVERY MORNING AND AFTERNOON, CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AGENTS CALL OUT NAMES AT THE PORT OF ENTRY IN TIJUANA.

LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEVERAL FAMILIES ENTER THE UNITED STATES TO BEGIN AN ASYLUM PROCESS THAT WILL TAKE YEARS TO RESOLVE.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BORDER ANGELS SPENT 3 WEEKS WORKING IN THE CABINET, FIGHTING THE PEOPLE WHO CAN GET TO SAFETY NOW.

SHE IS NOW HELPING THEM FROM THE U.S. SIDE OF THE BORDER.

>> PEOPLE ARE NOW SAYING, THE CHAP NEXT TO ME IS LEAVING BECAUSE THEY ARE CROSSING INTO THE U.S.

FINALLY, AND THAT BROUGHT HOPE TO THE PEOPLE IN THE ENCAMPMENT, WHICH MADE PEOPLE A LOT MORE DESPERATE.

>> Reporter: GARCIA HOPES THE SYSTEM WON'T LAST MUCH LONGER.

PRESSURES GROWING ON THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATIVE TO DROP TITLE 42, AND RESTORE THE ASYLUM SYSTEM ALONG THE BORDER.

UNTIL THAT HAPPENS, THE ENCAMPMENT WANT BE GOING ANYWHERE.

>> AS PEOPLE LEAVE MORE PEOPLE TAKE THEIR SPOT.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.

>>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS DIRECTING THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TO INVESTIGATE THE ORIGINS OF THE COVERED PANDEMIC.

ISABEL ROSALES REPORTS ON THE CONTROVERSIAL THEORY THAT IS NOW GARNERING THE INTEREST OF SCIENTISTS.

FOUR MAC GROWING SCRUTINY ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF THE CORONAVIRUS.

WHILE MANY SCIENTISTS BELIEVE THAT VIRUS EMERGED NATURALLY AT A WUHAN WHAT MARTIN WHAT MARKET, THE SOURCE OF NOT BEEN DEFINITIVELY TRACED.

>> THE WAY TO GO IS TO GO THERE, SEE HOW THINGS WENT FROM BATS TO HUMANS, AND PERHAPS WITH AN INTERMEDIATE HOST.

>> Reporter: THE LAB LEAK THEORY, ONCE CONSIDERED A CONSPIRACY, IS NOW GAINING TRACTION.

>> I BELIEVE THERE WAS AN ACCIDENTAL LEAK, FOLLOWED BY A CRIMINAL COVER-UP.

>> Reporter: A U.S. INTELLIGENCE REPORT FOUND SEVERAL RESEARCHERS, AND CHINA'S WUHAN INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY, GOT SICK WITH COVID LIKE SYMPTOMS, AND HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED, BEFORE CHINA'S FIRST REPORTED CASE.

THE LAB AND CHINA'S GOVERNMENT STRONGLY DENIED THE REPORT.

>> IF IT DID COME OUT OF A LAB, THAT WOULD BE A FIRST FOR THE WORLD, IS THAT RIGHT?

>> I BELIEVE SO.

>> Reporter: NEW CNN REPORTING SHOW THAT PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S TEAM SHOULD GET A TRUMP ERA STATE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION TO PROVE THE VIRUS ORIGINATED IN A CHINESE LAB OVER CONCERNS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE WORK.

THE PROBE, HEADED BY THEN SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO.

>> HAVE YOU SEEN ANYTHING THAT GIVES YOU HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT IT ORIGINATED IN THAT WUHAN LAB?

>> THERE'S ENORMOUS EVIDENCE THAT THAT IS WHERE THIS BEGAN.

>> Reporter: THE CONSENSUS AMONG HEALTH EXPERTS AND LAWMAKERS, THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION.

>> WE ARE 18 MONTHS INTO THIS PANDEMIC, AND NO ONE CAN SHOW WHERE THIS VIRUS CAME FROM.

>> Reporter: AND WASHINGTON, ISABEL ROSALES, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS WILL HAVE FREE ACCESS TO IN PERSON MORNING CLASSES AND AFTERNOON SUMMER ACTIVITIES.

MORE THAN 65 NONPROFITS, INCLUDING THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION, ARE SUPPORTING THE NEWLY CREATED LEVEL UP SD.

THE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ALL K-12 STUDENTS ENROLLED AT SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL'S OR THE 2021 TO 2022 SCHOOL YEAR.

IT STARTS ON JUNE 21st, AND FAMILIES CAN REGISTER ONLINE AT LEVEL UP SAN DIEGO.ORG.

>>> MORE CALIFORNIA STUDENTS COULD BE ADMITTED TO UC SCHOOLS UNDER A NEW PROPOSAL.

THE L.A. TIMES REPORTS THAT STATE SENATOR'S PROPOSED CUTTING THE SHARE OF INTERNATIONAL AND OUT- OF-STATE STUDENTS ADMITTED TO THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES FROM 19% DOWN TO 10%.

THAT WOULD MAKE ROOM FOR ABOUT 4600 MORE IN-STATE STUDENTS EACH YEAR.

A COLLEGE COUNSELOR WHO SPOKE TO OUR MEETING APARTMENT KPTV SAYS IT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO GET INTO UC SCHOOLS.

>> WHEN I SAW THOSE DECISIONS COME IN DENIED, DENIED, DENIED, WEIGHTLESS, WITH A HANDFUL OF KIDS THAT I THOUGHT THESE KIDS ARE PROBABLY GOING TO GET IN, I THOUGHT, WOW.

WOW.

SOMETHING HAS REALLY CHANGED.

>> THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT SAYS WHILE IT SUPPORTS PROVIDING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CALIFORNIANS, THE OUT-OF-STATE FEES HELP FIND FINANCIAL AID FOR LOW INCOME UNDERGRADUATES, AND THAT NONRESIDENT STUDENTS ENRICH THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE.

>>> AFTER MONTHS BEING CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, THE OCEAN BE.

WILL PARTIALLY REOPEN THIS FRIDAY.

THE PEER HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE JANUARY, AFTER PORTIONS OF THE RAILING WERE DAMAGED IN HIGH SURF.

IT WAS TO BE CLOSED DURING TIMES OF VERY HIGH TIDE.

A RECENT REPORT ESTIMATES A LONG-TERM FIX COULD COST UP TO $50 MILLION, COMPARED TO REPLACING THE PEER, WHICH WOULD COST BETWEEN 40 AND $60 MILLION.

>>> WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME NICE WARM SUNNY AFTERNOONS IN THE DAYS TO COME, WITH SOME SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES, JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE.

IT WILL NOT BE THE HEAT WE HAVE BEEN USED TO.

THERE IS ALSO NO RAIN IN SIGHT JUST YET.

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

WE WILL HAVE SOME THICKER CLOUD COVER NEAR THE COAST DURING THE OVERNIGHT.

TEMPERATURES DROP DOWN TO 57.

BORREGO SPRINGS, 68 DEGREES.

RAMONA, 45 FOR THE OVERNIGHT LOW TONIGHT.

LOOKING AHEAD TO THURSDAY, THE MAIN WARMTH IS LIKELY GOING TO BE FURTHER INTO INTERIOR SECTIONS, BUT THERE WILL BE CONTINUED WARMTH FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA.

NEAR THE COAST, IT WILL LIKELY STAY A LITTLE COOLER AS PER USUAL, BUT THE INTERIOR WILL BE PRETTY MILD.

TEMPERATURES NEAR THE COAST, UPPER 60s TO LOW 70s.

FURTHER INLAND, THE HEAT IS ON.

HE WILL GET INTO THE UPPER 90s AND BORREGO SPRINGS, 79 DEGREES IN RAMONA FOR YOUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

FRIDAY, NOT MUCH OF A CHANGE, JUST ANOTHER SUNNY AND WARM DAY TO FINISH OFF THE WORK WEEK.

LOOKING AT THE COAST, TEMPERATURES NOT SEEING A WHOLE BUNCH OF CHANGE, SITTING IN THE UPPER 60s AND THE 70s.

THICKER CLOUDS OUT THERE EARLY IN THE MORNING, BUT WE SHOULD SEE THE CLOUDS BREAKING FOR SOME SUNSHINE.

FURTHER INLAND, TEMPERATURES ARE JUST A LITTLE BIT WARMER.

LOOKS LIKE WE WILL PEAK RIGHT AROUND 80 DEGREES ON YOUR FRIDAY, AND THEN TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BACK DOWN INTO THE MID-70s AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES ARE LITTLE COOLER, AS PER USUAL.

MID 60s FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES DROP OFF A LITTLE BIT FOR YOUR SUNDAY, BACK ON THE LOW 60s.

AFTER THAT, WE START OFF THE NEW WORKWEEK ON A MILDER NOTE, GETTING BACK UP INTO THE UPPER 60s.

THE HEAT IS ON IN THE DESERT.

NO CHANGES HERE.

UPPER 90s ON THE BOARD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK, AND HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASS.

STOMACH AND ANIMAL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION HAS FILED SUIT AGAINST TERRITORIAL CANDIDATE JOHN COX.

THE ANIMAL PROTECTION AND RESCUE LEAGUE IS ACCUSING HIM OF ABUSING A 1000 POUND BEAR, AND ENDANGERING THE PUBLIC DURING CAMPAIGN STOPS HIM AWARE HE USED THE ANIMAL AS PART OF HIS CAMPAIGN.

THE LAWSUIT ACCUSES THE RANCHO SANTA FE RESIDENT OF DRUGGING THE BEAR FOR THIS PURPOSE, AND SEEKS AN INJUNCTION TO PREVENT HIM FROM CONTINUING.

>>> MANY IN PERSON EVENTS ARE MAKING A RETURN AFTER THE PANDEMIC YEAR, AND THAT INCLUDES THE BIG BAY BOOM FIREWORKS SHOW.

THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO OFFICIALS HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT THE SHOW WILL HAPPEN THIS YEAR ON JULY 4th, STARTING AT 9:00 P.M.

THIS WILL BE THE 20th BIG BAY BOOM, IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY .

SPECTATORS CAN WATCH FROM SEVERAL LOCATIONS TO GET THE BEST VIEWS, AND THAT INCLUDES SHELTER ISLAND, HARBOR ISLAND, SPANISH LANDING, EMBARCADERO, CESAR CHAVEZ PARK, AS WELL AS CORONADO TIDELANDS PARK.

>>> A NEW GLASS ART STUDIO IN CARLSBAD IS GIVING VISITORS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ART OF GLASSBLOWING.

TONYA THORNE GIVES US A TOUR OF BARRIO GLASSWORKS.

>>> BLUE AGAIN.

>> Reporter: BARRIO GLASSWORKS, NEW GLASSBLOWING STUDIO, GALLERY, AND SHOP, DEDICATED TO THE ART OF GLASS.

MARY DEVLIN, ONE OF THE OWNERS, PICKED UP GLASSBLOWING AFTER HER'S SON, DREW RASKIN.

>> HE WENT TO COLLEGE AND STUDIED GLASS, AND WE KEPT TAKING SEMINARS, SO WHEN HE GOT READY FOR A SECOND ACT, WE DECIDED TO BE GLASSBLOWERS.

>> Reporter: THEY OPENED A STUDIO IN DECEMBER WITH HER SON AND HUSBAND.

>> WE WANTED PUBLIC ACCESS FOR PEOPLE TO WATCH WHAT WE ARE DOING.

IS DESIGNED SO WE CAN DO OUR WORK, AND OTHER ARTISTS CAN RENT THE BENCHES.

THE THIRD PART OF THE STUDIO IS THAT WE HAVE A RESIDENT ARTIST.

>> THIS IS GOING TO BE A COP.

I MAKING THE BOTTOM NOW.

>> Reporter: THE FIRST RESIDENT IS YAMAMOTO, A GLASSBLOWING ARTIST RECENTLY FEATURED IN THE NETFLIX SHOW "BLOWN AWAY."

>> I BEEN TRYING TO CREATE MORE ABOUT LIKE HIM A CONTEMPORARY ART.

I MAKE INSTALLATIONS.

I CHALLENGE MYSELF TO CREATE SOMETHING BIGGER, SO THAT WE CAN SEE A DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, TEXTURE, OR DIFFERENT IDEA ABOUT WHAT THE CLASS IS.

IT HAS BEEN FUN.

>> Reporter: THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO EXPERIENCE HER RESIDENCY, RUNNING NOW THROUGH FRIDAY.

>> WHEN PEOPLE COME OVER, THEY CAN SEE US WORKING ON GLASS, AND MORE THAN ANYTHING, I THINK PEOPLE GET TO SEE OUR TEAMWORK.

EVEN THOUGH AN ARTIST, IT IS NOT JUST ME MAKING THE ART.

IT IS ABOUT THE TEAMWORK, AND THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: DEVLIN INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO BE PART OF THEIR OWN GLASS ART EXPERIENCE.

>> COME IN AND MAKE YOUR OWN.

YOUR HOLDING THE PIPE, YOU ARE PUTTING IT IN THE 2200 DEGREES GLORY HOLE, AND YOU GET TO PULL THE GLASS INTO WHAT IT IS LIKE.

>> Reporter: BARRIO GLASSWORKS HOPES TO HOST MORE RESIDENT ARTISTS, AND HOPE TO DO THE MAKE YOUR OWN PROJECT REGULARLY.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

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