>>> 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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AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

>>> DOZENS OF ARTS AND CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS SPOKE OUT TODAY AGAINST THE PROPOSED CUTS TO ARTS AND CULTURE GRANTS.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CARROLL.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN SAYS THE MEETING GOT HEATED AT POINTS BETWEEN THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OVER THOSE PROPOSED CUTS.

>> THERE IS NO VISION AS OF NOW OUTSIDE OF WHAT LIES IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

>> I DISAGREE WITH THAT ASSESSMENT.

>> Reporter: THE PROPOSED BUDGET SLASHES ARTS FUNDING BY $11.8 MILLION.

COUNCILMEMBER KENT LEE SAYS THE CUTS WOULD DEVASTATE THE ARTS COMMUNITY IN SAN DIEGO.

>> I CANNOT ENVISION A CITY WHERE STRUCTURALLY BALANCED DOES NOT INCLUDE ARTS AND CULTURE.

>> Reporter: DOZENS OF ARTS ORGANIZATIONS WERE PRESENT AT THE BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING TODAY.

THEY SAY THE CUTS WOULD BE DISASTROUS, NOT JUST FOR THE PROGRAMS THEMSELVES BUT ALSO TO THE CITY'S CULTURAL VIBRANCY.

>> IF WE REALLY WANT TO BE AN IMPORTANT CITY, THE ARTS AND CULTURE HAVE TO BE PART OF IT.

THERE IS NO IMPORTANT CITY THAT DOESN'T HAVE A VIBRANT ARTS AND CULTURE COMMUNITY.

AND THE CITY HAS TO RECOGNIZE THAT AND SUPPORT IT.

>> Reporter: MARTHA GILMORE IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY.

SHE SAYS THE BUDGET IS SYMBOLIC OF THE CITY NOT VALUING ARTS AND CULTURE.

ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S LATEST ARTS AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY REPORT, THE NONPROFIT ARTS AND CULTURE SECTOR GENERATED $1.2 BILLION IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.

THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY COUNCILMEMBER LEE WAS UPSET THAT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE DID NOT DO AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS BEFORE DECIDING TO CUT ARTS FUNDING.

>> IF WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING CUTS, WE NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT THE POTENTIAL IMPACT IS AND HOW WE ENSURE WE DON'T DECIMATE ONE PART OF OUR ECONOMY IN SAN DIEGO IN THE NAME OF ACCOMPLISHING A REDUCTION IN NUMBERS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THESE ARTS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS HELP TO INCREASE TOURISM, WHICH GENERATES REVENUE FOR OTHER CITY SERVICES.

CUTTING ARTS FUNDING ALSO HURTS THE CITY IN OTHER WAYS.

>> YOU REMOVE THE FUNDING FOR A SYSTEM, IT'S NOT LIKE IT GOES TO SLEEP AND WAKES UP WHEN NEXT YOU DECIDE TO PUT THE MONEY INTO IT.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID IT CREATES AN ARTISTIC POVERTY THAT'S HARD TO COME BACK FROM.

THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE TO REVIEW THE BUDGET UNTIL FRIDAY.

THE MAYOR IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE HIS REVISED BUDGET PROPOSAL BY MAY 13th.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>> THIS IS SHAPING UP TO BE A BUSY WEEK IN THE RACE FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR.

TONIGHT SEVERAL CANDIDATES WILL TAKE PART IN A DEBATE PRESENTED BY NBC NEWS IN LOS ANGELES.

THIS WILL BE THE SECOND DEBATE IN AS MANY DAYS.

KPBS IS ALSO RAMPING UP ELECTION COVERAGE.

OUR VOTER GUIDE IS UPDATED WITH INFORMATION ON ALL LOCAL RACES IN AN EASY-TO-NAVIGATE FORMAT.

WE HOPE YOU FIND IT USEFUL AS YOU CONSIDER YOUR CHOICES.

THE VOTER GUIDE IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN SPANISH, AND IT'S ALL AT KPBS.ORG/VOTE.

>>> REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY MEMBER CARL DEMYO IS RUNNING TO KEEP HIS SEAT IN THE 75th DISTRICT, WHICH COVERS MOST OF INLAND SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

KPBS REPORTER SCOTT ROD SAYS THE INCUMBENT HAS A STRONG EDGE OVER HIS DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER.

>> Reporter: ASSEMBLY MEMBER CARL DEMYO ENTERED THE LEGISLATURE IN LATE 2024 PROMISING TO RUFFLE SOME FEATHERS.

HERE'S A SAMPLING OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.

>> MR.

SPEAKER, PERMISSION TO USE A PROP?

>> WE'RE NOT ALLOWING PROPS TODAY, MR.

DEMYO.

>> WHEN WHY HAVE YOU BECOME PROPS TO GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN?

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DISHONEST, DESTRUCTIVE, IRRESPONSIBLE BUDGETS I HAVE EVER SEEN.

AND IN CALIFORNIA, THERE'S A LOT OF COMPETITION FOR THAT TITLE.

WE HAVE HIGH SPEED RAIL THAT'S PROPPED UP BY CAP IN TRADE, WHICH IS NOTHING MORE THAN GRIFT.

>> Reporter: DEMYO DEFENDED THIS UNVARNISHED APPROACH TO POLITICS IN A RECENT INTERVIEW.

>> YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT PEOPLE NEED TO BE A LITTLE HOT UNDER THE COLLAR, AND THEY NEED TO SPEAK UP.

WE NEED TO DEMAND BETTER FROM OUR POLITICIANS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE POLITICAL AISLE.

>> Reporter: DEMYO FIRST ENTERED PUBLIC OFFICE OVER A DECADE AGO WHEN HE WAS ELECTED TO THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL.

SINCE THEN HE RAN FOR SAN DIEGO MAYOR AND MULTIPLE CONGRESSIONAL SEATS.

DEMYO HAS INTRODUCED A FEW DOZEN BILLS IN THE LEGISLATURE, WHICH HAS A DEMOCRATIC SUPERMAJORITY.

NONE HAVE PASSED.

HE SAYS HIS TOP THREE ISSUES ARE REDUCING THE COST OF LIVING, REMOVING SPECIAL INTERESTS FROM POLITICS, AND IMPROVING ELECTION SECURITY.

DEMYO LED THE SIGNATURE GATHERING EFFORT FOR A VOTER ID BALLOT MEASURE THAT QUALIFIED FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.

ON REDUCING THE COST OF LIVING, HE SAID -- >> POLITICIANS THAT RUN THE STATE HAVE BLAMED EVERYONE BUT THEMSELVES FOR THE DAMAGE THAT THEY HAVE DONE.

IT'S BEEN THEIR RECKLESS POLICIES, THEIR MANDATES, THEIR COSTLY REGULATIONS AND TAXES THAT HAVE CAUSED EVERYTHING IN CALIFORNIA TO BE UNAFFORDABLE.

>> Reporter: DEMYO'S CHALLENGER IS DEMOCRAT GERALD, HE SAYS HE'LL PRIORITIZE COLLABORATION WITH OTHER LAWMAKERS IF ELECTED.

>> I WILL WORK WITH ANYONE WHO BELIEVES IN DEMOCRACY, WHO BELIEVES IN THE RULE OF LAW, WHO IS ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND WANTS TO HELP WORKING PEOPLE AND THE DOWNTRODDEN.

>> Reporter: HE IS AN I.T.

CONTRACTOR, MILITARY VETERAN, AND A NEWCOMER TO POLITICS.

HE HAS AN UPHILL CLIMB IN THE RACE.

DEMYO HAS RAISED SIGNIFICANTLY MORE MONEY, AND DISTRICT 75 HAS MORE REGISTERED REPUBLICANS THAN DEMOCRATS.

HE SAYS HIS TOP THREE ISSUES ARE CREATING JOBS IN EAST COUNTY, BRINGING DOWN THE COST OF LIVING, AND BUILDING MORE HOUSING.

HE'S ESPECIALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT THAT LAST ISSUE.

>> I WAS PERSONALLY HOMELESS MYSELF FOR NINE MONTHS, IN UNIFORM.

SO THAT'S REALLY PERSONAL FOR ME.

I DON'T BELIEVE ANYBODY SHOULD GO WITHOUT A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD, AND WE REALLY, GOVERNMENT HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKING SURE THAT ITS PEOPLE ARE HOUSED.

>> Reporter: DEMYO AND HE ARE SET TO MOVE ON TO THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER REGARDLESS OF THE JUNE PRIMARY OUTCOME SINCE THEY ARE THE ONLY TWO CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT FOR DISTRICT 75.

SCOTT ROD, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A FEDERAL JUDGE IS WEIGHING HOW MUCH OVERSIGHT SHOULD BE GRANTED TO LAWMAKERS AT THE OTAY MESA IMMIGRANT DETENTION CENTER.

THE FACILITY IS PRIVATELY RUN.

IT'S GENERATED CONTROVERSY IN LIGHT OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ENFORCEMENT PUSH.

TODAY A FEDERAL JUDGE REVIEWED ARGUMENTS FROM THE COUNTY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

THE JUDGE IS GIVING BOTH SIDES THREE WEEKS TO PRESENT FURTHER ARGUMENTS BEFORE MAKING A DECISION.

THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYS POLITICIANS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTH INSPECTIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS.

THE COUNTY ARGUES ITS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER SHOULD HAVE DISCRETION TO DETERMINE WHO IS ON THE OVERSIGHT TEAM.

>>> SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY IS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO TRACK THE MIGRATION OF HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNTY MEASURES ITS HOMELESS POPULATION WITH ERIK ANDERSON YULE POINT IN TIME COUNT.

>> BUT WE KNOW THAT HOMELESS POPULATION ACTUALLY VERY DYNAMIC.

THEY'RE MOVING EVERY SINGLE DAY.

>> Reporter: MING SO IS A GEOGRAPHY PROFESSOR AT SDSU.

HE LEADS THE PROJECT.

IT USES A.I.

TO IDENTIFY TENTS IN AERIAL AND STREET VIEW IMAGES, LIKE THOSE YOU CAN SEE ON GOOGLE MAPS.

IT ESTIMATES HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE INSIDE BY THEIR SIZE.

THE INFORMATION COULD HELP DECIDE TO WHERE TO PLACE RESOURCES LIKE SHELTERS, HAND WASHING STATIONS, AND STREET MEDICINE TEAMS.

THE TEAM USES SOMETHING CALLED GEOMASKING TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE THEY'RE TRACKING.

>> WE STILL CAN SHOW THE POPULATION DENSITY OR THE HOT SPOT WITHOUT REVEALING EXACTLY LOCATION.

>> Reporter: THE PROJECT RELIES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, BUT IT'S ALSO VERY HUMAN.

HIS STUDENTS DRIVE AROUND TO SEE WHERE A.I.

IS MAKING ERRORS AND WHY.

THEY SURVEY THE PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE, ASK QUESTIONS LIKE WHY HERE, WHERE DID YOU STAY YESTERDAY, AND WHY DID YOU LEAVE.

>> WE ANALYZE THE DATA, IT'S JUST A NUMBER, DIGITAL NUMBERS, DIGITAL MAPS, BUT EVERY SINGLE NUMBER, BEHIND THAT IS A STORY OF UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS.

>> Reporter: HE PLANS TO ONE DAY USE THE MODEL TO MAKE PREDICTIONS, TO HELP COMMUNITIES PREPARE BEFORE HOMELESS PEOPLE MOVE.

KATIE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT IS LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THE COASTER WILL BE OUT OF SERVICE FOR A FULL WEEKEND LATER THIS MONTH.

THE AGENCY SAYS THE INTERRUPTION IS NEEDED FOR MAINTENANCE AND MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE WORK.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, MAY 16th AND 17th, ARE THE DATES.

AMTRAK SERVICE AND FREIGHT TRAINS WILL ALSO BE PAUSED DURING THAT TIME.

THE CLOSURE STRETCHES FROM SAN DIEGO TO OCEANSIDE.

>>> THE RECORD-BREAKING MARINE HEAT WAVE ALONG THE WEST COAST CONTINUES.

NOW SCIENTISTS ARE LOOKING AT A NEW HEAT WAVE FORMING FAR OFFSHORE.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER TAMMY MURGA HAS MORE ON WHAT'S AT STATE IF THE TWO MERGE.

>> Reporter: IN A SMALL BUILDING AT THE END OF THE SCRIPPS PIER, RESEARCHERS TAKE DAILY MEASUREMENTS OF OCEAN TEMPERATURES.

>> 1895 IS WHAT THE SURFACE IS HOLDING AT.

WARM.

>> THAT'S WARM?

>> YESTERDAY WAS 1797.

SO YES, USUALLY THE READING WE LIKE TO SEE AROUND 16.

>> Reporter: 16 DEGREES CELSIUS IS 61 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

SHE SAYS THAT'S THE AVERAGE OCEAN SURFACE TEMPERATURE OFF THE LA JOLLA COAST, BUT FOR MONTHS, TEMPERATURES ALL ALONG THE WEST COAST HAVE RISEN THREE TO FOUR DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ABOVE NORMAL.

THEY'VE ALSO BEEN WARMER DEEP BELOW THE SURFACE.

>> IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, WE STARTED SEEING THESE CONSISTENT 90th PERCENTILE, 95 PERCENTILE RECORD-BREAKING TEMPERATURES THAT WERE OCCURRING ALONG THE COAST.

>> Reporter: SCIENTISTS SAY THIS HEAT WAVE IS RAISING ALARMS BECAUSE THE COASTAL OCEAN HAS REMAINED WARM WITHOUT AN EL NINO AT THE EQUATOR.

SCIENTISTS SAY A SEPARATE HEAT WAVE IS FORMING HUNDREDS OF MILES OFF THE PACIFIC COAST.

THAT ONE IS PART OF A PATTERN OF THE LAST DECADE.

>> ANYWHERE FROM MARCH TO MAY, THEY START IN THAT SAME GENERAL AREA AND THEN THEY JUST SLOWLY GET BIGGER AND BIGGER AND BIGGER AND EVENTUALLY REACH THE COAST.

>> Reporter: ANDREW IS WITH THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

HE'S MONITORING WHETHER THE TWO MARINE HEAT WAVES WILL MERGE IN THE LATE SUMMER OR FALL.

>> AND THEN THE QUESTION WILL BE, WE'RE GOING TO ROLL RIGHT INTO AN EL NINO ON TOP OF THAT, WHICH WILL KEEP THE WATER WARM IN THE COASTAL REGION AGAIN, SO IF THAT HAPPENS BY NEXT YEAR THIS TIME, WE'LL PROBABLY SEE A LOT MORE IMPACTS, BECAUSE AT THAT POINT, THE ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY IN CALIFORNIA, WILL HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THIS HEAT FOR NOT JUST A MONTH OR TWO BUT ALMOST A WHOLE YEAR.

>> Reporter: THE EL NINO FORECAST PUBLISHED THIS WEEK SHOWS A 61% CHANCE THE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL FORM BY JULY.

TAMMY MURGA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M ARIELLA SCALESE, AND COMING UP TONIGHT, RATHER WARM, TEMPERATURES ONLY DROPPING TO THE UPPER 50s.

AND WE'LL SEE SOME AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS BUILDING.

THE BIG STORY'S GOING TO BE TEMPERATURES WARMING ON UP AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

>>> HIGH DRIVE, THIS ONE MAY STAY FAIR.

IT IS BACK, AND IT IS GONE.

HE STRAIGHTENED IT OUT.

>> IT WAS A WINNING AFTERNOON FOR THE PADRES IN THE CITY BY THE BAY.

THEY BEAT THE GIANTS 5-1 TO TAKE THE SERIES.

THE PADRES WILL BE BACK IN SAN DIEGO TOMORROW TO BEGIN A FOUR-GAME SERIES AGAINST THE SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS AT PETCO PARK.

>>> WELL, MLB OWNER WAS JUST ONE OF THE MANY HATS WORN BY MEDIA MOGU TED TURNER.

THE FOUNDER OF CNN PASSED AWAY TODAY AT 87 AFTER BATTLING A DEGENERATIVE DISEASE.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ IS IN ATLANTA WITH MORE ON TURNER'S LEGACY.

>> Reporter: THE MEDIA MAVERICK AND PHILANTHROPIST WHO FOUNDED CNN HAS DIED AT 87.

TURNER WAS NICKNAMED THE MOUTH OF THE SOUTH FOR HIS OUTSPOKEN NATURE.

TURNER WAS ALSO AN INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN YACHTSMAN, A PHILANTHROPIST WHO FOUNDED THE UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION, AN ACTIVIST WHO SOUGHT THE ELIMINATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPON, AND A CONSERVATIONIST WHO BECAME ONE OF THE FOREMOST LANDOWNERS IN THE UNITED STATES.

HE PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN REINTRODUCING BISON TO THE AMERICAN WEST.

IN 1991 HE WAS TIME MAGAZINE'S MAN OF THE YEAR FOR INFLUENCING THE DYNAMIC OF EVENTS AND TURNING VIEWERS IN 150 COUNTRIES INTO INSTANT WITNESSES OF HISTORY.

JUST OVER A MONTH BEFORE HIS 80th BIRTHDAY, HE REVEALED HE HAD DEMENTIA.

IN EARLY 2025, TURNER WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH A MILD CASE OF PNEUMONIA BEFORE RECOVERING AT A REHABILITATION FACILITY.

TURNER SOLD HIS NETWORK TO TIME WARNER IN 1996 AND EXITED THE BUSINESS, BUT HE CONTINUED TO EXPRESS PRIDE IN CNN, CALLING IT THE GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT OF HIS LIFE.

IN ATLANTA, I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ.

>>> I'M AMNA NAWAZ, TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE U.S.

AND IRAN APPEAR TO MOVE CLOSER TO A DEAL THAT COULD END THE WAR.

THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> ALL RIGHT, WE ENTER SOME PRETTY QUIET WEATHER, MEANING NO PRECIPITATION TO BE FOLLOWING.

IT'S ALL GOING TO BE ABOUT TEMPERATURES, ESPECIALLY INLAND AS THE HEAT BUILDS THROUGH MONDAY.

IT'S GOING TO BE THE DESERTS THAT FEEL THE BIGGEST IMPACT.

THEY'RE GOING TO FACE THE MAJOR HEAT RISK.

THE COAST WILL STAY COOLER THANKS TO THAT MARINE LAYER.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT TONIGHT AS IT'S WARM IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

OCEANSIDE, 52, AND CHULA VISTA DOWN TO 57.

ALL RIGHT, THE WARMTH, YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT REALLY STARTS TO BUILD AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAYEN ON THURSDAY.

ANY SHOWERS ARE GOING TO STAY WELL TO OUR KNOT AND EAST.

AND WE'LL STAY DRY AND QUITE COMFORTABLE AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK.

A GORGEOUS DAY ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY TOMORROW.

THE HEAT BUILDING, THOUGH, IN BORREGO SPRINGS AT 95.

MOUNT LAGUNA, 62.

SAN DIEGO WILL SEE SOME MORE SUN AFTER MORNING LOW CLOUDS AT 70.

72 IN OCEANSIDE, AND CHULA VISTA AT 70.

THE PATTERN AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND THE START OF NEXT WEEK ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA, WHERE UNFORTUNATELY THIS UPPER HIGH IS NOT ONLY GOING TO BRING THE HEAT BUT KEEP US DRY.

WORSENING DROUGHT CONDITIONS, INCREASING THE FIRE RISK ACROSS THE REGION.

AND THERE COULD BE SOME RECORDS CHALLENGED WITH HIGHS RUNNING GENERALLY 15 TO 25 DEGREES ABOVE THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

SO THE COAST STAYS COMFORTABLE AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

YOU'LL SEE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE FROM 72 ON THURSDAY TO 75 ON MONDAY, BUT STILL FEELING RATHER NICE.

INLAND IS WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO START TO FEEL THE DIFFERENCE.

UPPER 70s ON THURSDAY BECOME LOW 80s FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AND THEN SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WE'LL START TO SEE TEMPERATURES COME BACK ON UP.

EVEN THE MOUNTAINS ARE GOING TO START TO GET A HUGE WARM-UP.

LOW 60s THURSDAY, QUITE COMFORTABLE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

BUT BY MONDAY, WE ARE MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARMER AT 77 DEGREES.

ALL RIGHT, WE SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST, OR MAYBE IT'S THE WORST FOR LAST, AS MID-90s BECOME UPPER 90s, BECOME TRIPLE DIGITS ACROSS DESERT LOCATIONS.

I'M ARIELLA SCALESE.

>>> TODAY IS WORLD MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH DAY, HIGHLIGHTING THE STRUGGLES MANY GO THROUGH DURING AND AFTER PREGNANCY.

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND SUPPORT GROUPS ARE MAKING PROGRESS IN UNDERSTANDING ISSUES LIKE POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION.

MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON THE HELP AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING.

>> Reporter: IT WAS MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO, BUT WENDY DAVIS STILL FEELS THE PAIN.

>> I KNEW I LOVED HIM, BUT I COULDN'T FEEL IT.

>> Reporter: FOR A DECADE AFTER HAVING HER FIRST CHILD, DAVIS SAYS SHE FACED DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY.

SHE COULDN'T EAT OR SLEEP.

>> I WAS SO EMBARRASSED, AND I DIDN'T TELL ANYBODY.

BECAUSE DEPRESSION CHANGES HOW YOU THINK ABOUT YOURSELF.

SO INSTEAD OF THINKING, I NEED TO REACH OUT AND LET SOMEBODY KNOW, I THOUGHT, I CAN'T TELL ANYBODY.

>> Reporter: ONE IN FIVE WOMEN FACE SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS DURING AND THE FIRST YEAR AFTER PREGNANCY.

THAT CAN INCLUDE FEELING FLAT OR NUMB, NOT ENJOYING WHAT YOU USED TO, IR RATABILITY, NOT FEELING HUNGRY, INTRUSIVE, REPETITIVE FEARS, EVEN SUICIDAL IDEATION.

>> WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PREGNANT POSTPARTUM WOMAN IS SHE DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THESE ARE SYMPTOMS.

WHAT HAPPENS IS SHE THINKS I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS, I'M NOT CUT OUT TO BE A MOM.

>> Reporter: DAVIS IS NOW PRESIDENT AND CEO OF POSTPARTUM SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL, A NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES FREE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SYMPTOMS THAT SHE HERSELF STRUGGLED THROUGH, THE HELP SHE EVENTUALLY SOUGHT IN HER OWN LIFE GAVE HER AWARENESS AND THE COURAGE TO HAVE A SECOND CHILD.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW YOU'RE NOT ALONE.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

AND WITH HELP YOU WILL BE WELL.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>>> THE GI FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS TONIGHT TO BALBOA PARK.

KPBS IS ONCE AGAIN TEAMING WITH FILM CONSORTIUM SAN DIEGO FOR A SHOWCASE OF FILMS ABOUT THE MILITARY EXPERIENCE.

TONIGHT'S SCREENING, AN OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION, IS SOLD OUT, BUT TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

THE LINEUP IS A MIX OF FEATURE LENGTH FILMS, SHORTS, AND DOCUMENTARIES.

ALL SCREENINGS ARE AT THE MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS.

WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS, A DISABLED VETERAN IS BACK ON A BICYCLE, AND HE HAS SAN DIEGO STATE ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO THANK FOR IT.

KPBS MILITARY AND VETERANS REPORTER ANDREW DYER SAYS FOR THE STUDENTS, IT WAS MUCH MORE THAN JUST A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT.

>> I'M GREAT WITH NUMBERS, AND WE ALL ARE, BUT WE WANTED SOMETHING THAT WOULD FEEL FULFILLING.

>> Reporter: WILL IS A SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT AT SAN DIEGO STATE.

HE SAYS HIS TEAM WAS LOOKING TO TAKE ON A YEAR LONG PROJECT WHEN THEY WERE INTRODUCED TO MARINE VETERAN JOSH DOYLE.

DOYLE WAS INJURED IN A BLAST IN IRAQ, LEAVING HIM WITH LIMITED USE OF HIS RIGHT LEG.

>> I'VE HAD 16 SURGERIES, AND NOW WHERE WE'RE AT NOW, I'M KIND OF STUCK AT THIS 88 DEGREES, 85-DEGREE LIMITED RANGE OF MOTION, SO THEY BUILT A BIKE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT FOR ME.

>> Reporter: HE AND HIS TEAM DEVELOPED A MODIFIED PEDAL FOR DOYLE'S E-BIKE.

IT ALLOWS HIM TO EVENLY PEDAL WITH BOTH LEGS, EVEN THOUGH ONE HAS A MUCH SHORTER ROTATION.

>> YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WHEN I PEDAL THAT MY RIGHT LEG IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN MY LEFT LEG.

THIS IS THE CRITICAL ANGLE NEEDED TO RIDE A BICYCLE.

BY STRETCHING THIS OUT, WE ACTUALLY MAKE IT EASIER AND LESS PAINFUL FOR JOSH TO RIDE.

>> Reporter: FOR DOYLE, IT'S MORE THAN JUST GETTING BACK ON A BIKE.

IT'S ABOUT BEING A DAD.

>> I JUST CAN'T RIDE A BIKE, SO I HAVE TWO KIDS I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO RIDE A BIKE WITH, AND I CAN'T PEDAL THE BIKE ITSELF.

I KIND OF JUST WALK BEHIND THEM, LET THEM PEDAL UNTIL THEY GET TIRED, THEN THEY TURN AROUND, WE GO HOME TOGETHER.

I GOT TO ENJOY THAT PART OF LIFE WITH THEM.

THIS IS HELPING ME DO THAT AGAIN.

>> Reporter: SDSU SENIOR SAYS DON'T FOOLED BY THE PEDAL'S SIMPLE APPEARANCE.

SINCE HE LIVES IN WASHINGTON STATE, THE DESIGN PROCESS INVOLVED A LOT OF TRIAL AND ERROR.

>> OUR PROJECT IS DISTINCTLY PERSON FACING, AND THERE'S NOT MANY QUANTITATIVE VARIABLES YOU CAN RECEIVE AFTER TESTING.

>> Reporter: DOYLE SAYS IT WORKS PERFECTLY, AND BETTER YET, IT'S HARD TO TELL HE'S EVEN USING ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY TO RIDE.

>> IT'S BEEN VERY EASY A LOT MORE INTUITIVE, EASIER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE.

I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A LOT MORE AWKWARD AND CAUSE PAIN, BUT IT'S REALLY FLAWLESS.

I CAN THROW IT ON A BIKE RACK, AND IT LOOKS JUST LIKE THEIRS FOR THE MOST PART.

IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE ONE OF THE OTHER ONES.

>> HE SAYS FOR HIS TEAM, THE PROJECT WENT BEYOND THEIR FINAL GRADE.

>> IT WAS REALLY FULFILLING, SEEING SOMETHING THAT WORK, IT'S NOT JUST A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT YOU TURN IN.

YOU TURN IT BACK AND YOU SEE A SMILE.

I'VE NEVER HAD ANYTHING IN MY FOUR YEARS WHERE YOU HAVE THAT, FACE TO FACE.

IT'S BEEN A BEAUTIFUL PROJECT.

>> Reporter: DOYLE WAS CONNECTED TO THE TEAM BY THE NONPROFIT PROJECT SERVE, WHICH SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INJURED VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS THROUGH STUDENT-LED ENGINEERING PROJECTS.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>> WHAT A GREAT STORY, THANKS, ANDREW.

>>> IF YOU TRAVEL BETWEEN THE IMPERIAL VALLEY AND SAN DIEGO, YOU MAY HAVE WONDERED WHY THE ROCKY SCENERY LOOKS THE WAY IT DOES.

TO FIND OUT, KEN KRAMER MADE A COUPLE OF STOPS IN OUR EAST COUNTY DESERT FOR THIS STORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: LET'S GO WAY OUT EAST ON INTERSTATE 8, OKAY.

WE'RE HEADING DOWN INTO THE DESERT EAST OF -- AND YOU SEE SCATTERED ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE IN CLUSTERS AND CRUMBLES MILES OF WHAT LOOK LIKE ROCKS, SPLIT BY SOME UNSEEN BRUTE FORCE, EVER NOTICE THAT?

YOU'RE NOT ALONE.

PAT ABBOTT IS A GEOLOGIST.

>> ALL THE QUESTIONS I GET FROM THE PUBLIC, NUMBER ONE, WHEN'S THE NEXT EARTHQUAKE?

AND THE SECOND BIGGEST ONE WANTS TO KNOW HOW THOSE ROCKS CAME TO BE.

>> Reporter: OH, YOU THINK MUST HAVE BEEN GROUND UP AND BROKEN BY EARTHQUAKES OVER COUNTLESS MILLENNIA, BUT NO, THAT'S NOT IT.

>> THEY'RE OVERWHELMING.

I HAD A CALL ONCE FROM SOMEBODY IN LONDON SAID HE WAS LOSING SLEEP AT NIGHT.

HE'D DRIVEN DOWN THERE TRYING TO FIND OUT THE ORIGIN OF HOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD FORM.

>> Reporter: PROFESSOR EMERITUS PAT ABBOTT, PROFESSOR OF GEOLOGY AT SAN DIEGO STATE, HAS LECTURED AND WRITTEN MANY BOOKS ON WHY OUR COUNTY'S ROCKSCAPE LOOKS THE WAY IT DOES.

OUT HERE, WHAT'S HAPPENED?

THINK OF HOT MAGMA THOUSANDS OF FEET DOWN, HE SAYS, RISING LIKE IT WOULD FOR A VOLCANO BUT NOT REACHING THE SURFACE.

MEANTIME, UP ABOVE, WATER SEEPING THROUGH CRACKS IN THE EARTH PICKS UP MINERALS AS THE MAGMA COOLS AND BECOMES ROCK, THAT WATER EATS AWAY AT IT, MAKING THEM LOOK SPLIT AND EXOTIC.

>> THEN AS THEY NEAR THE GROUND SURFACE AND EROSION STRIPS AWAY THE ERODED MATERIAL, HERE YOU HAVE THIS ELEGANTLY SHAPED SCULPTURES FROM MOTHER NATURE.

>> Reporter: REALLY PRETTY.

OKAY, NOW LET'S GO OUT HERE, MILES AND MILES AND MILES FROM ANY POPULATION CENTER THE DESERT CAN PLAY TRICKS ON YOUR BRAIN, RIGHT?

AND YOU MIGHT THINK THAT IF IN THE QUIET OF A HOT DRIVE DESERT AFTERNOON YOU HAPPEN TO COME UPON THE PUMPKIN PATCH.

AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, A PUMPKIN PATCH.

BUT THEY'RE ROCKS, NOT PLACED HERE, NOT MOVED HERE, NATURALLY OCCURRING RIGHT WHERE YOU SEE THEM.

THEY'RE IN THE STATE VEHICULAR RECREATION AREA.

>> THIS IS A DIFFERENT STATE PARK, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE BASICALLY BOTH RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER.

>> Reporter: SO HOW DOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN?

FIRST THING PAT ABBOTT SAYS IS THE COLORADO RIVER USED TO DUMP ITS SAND ALL ALONG HERE.

OLDER SANDS WERE BURIED BY YOUNGER SANDS, BUILDING UP TO THOUSANDS OF FEET THICK, THEN RAINWATER SOAKS INTO THE GROUND, CREATING VERY SLOW-MOVING GROUND WATER, MOVING AROUND LITTLE GRAINS OF SAND.

WATER THAT HAS A LOT OF DISSOLVED MINERALS.

NOW IMAGINE A SINGLE GRAIN OF SAND, NOBODY CAN SAY WHY IT'S ANY ONE PARTICULAR GRAIN, BUT IT'S HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS OF FEET UNDER HERE.

>> KIND OF LIKE THE FAUCET IN YOUR KITCHEN.

YOU GET SOME WHITISH CRYSTALS THAT PRECIPITATE THERE.

SAME THING GOES ON UNDERGROUND.

>> Reporter: THAT TINY CRYSTAL ATTRACTS MORE OF THE SAME KIND OF CRYSTAL GROWTH.

>> Reporter: THEY END UP ENCIRCLING IT AND GROWING AND GROWING INTO WHAT WE CALL A CONCRETION.

>> Reporter: HOW DO THEY GET TO THE SURFACE LIKE THIS?

THEY'RE HEAVY.

WHILE EVERYTHING ELSE WASHES AWAY, THEY DON'T.

THEY APPEAR LIKE THIS, LOOKING LIKE PUMPKINS.

>> AND THERE'S MORE BELOW OUR FEET AS EROSION GOES ON, THE PUMPKIN PATCH WILL GROW.

>> Reporter: UH-HUH, JUST LIKE THOSE ROCKS ALONG INTERSTATE 8, SOMETHING OLD, REMARKABLE, AND LASTING ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> MAYBE PETRIFIED PUMPKINS?

KEN KRAMER HAS A HALF HOUR OF STORIES EVERY WEEK ABOUT SAN DIEGO, AND YOU CAN SEE THEM THURSDAY NIGHTS AT 8:00 HERE ON KPBS.

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