STICK A MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS MIDDAY ADDITION IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, BY THE FOLLOWING, AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> PROTESTS RETURNED TO UC SAN DIEGO TODAY AS THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS MARCHED THROUGH CAMPUS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

THEY WALKED OUT OF CLASS TODAY TO PROTEST THE WAR IN GAZA, AND THE TREATMENT OF PRO- PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS.

ANDREW BOWEN HAS MORE.

SO WE KNOW WHAT SIDE YOU ARE ON.

REMEMBER VIETNAM.

TO THE PEACEFUL MARCH THROUGH CAMPUS IS AN INDICATION USC STUDENTS ARE NOT GIVING UP THEIR DEMANDS THAT UNIVERSITIES DIVEST FROM COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE WORLD.

POLICE BROKE UP A PRO- PALESTINIAN AND CAMERON ON CAMPUS.

MAIA IS A STUDENT ORGANIZER WHO DECLINES TO GIVE HER LAST NAME.

SHE SAID THE CAMPUS CRACKDOWN WAS WRONG, BUT THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE MARCH IS GAZA.

SO WE HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT CIVILIANS BEING FORCED OUT OF THE LAST PLACE THEY WERE ALLOWED IN, THIS IS WHAT STARTED IT ALL, ALL EYES ON GAZA, THIS IS UNLIKE ANYWHERE THAT HAS BEEN SEEN.

SO THEY'VE BEEN PLACED ON INTERIM SUSPENSION, AND HAVE TO GO THROUGH DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN THEIR EXPULSION.

AMNESTY FOR ARRESTED STUDENTS, THEY ALSO WANT UCSD TO COMMIT FUNDING TO REBUILD UNIVERSITIES IN GAZA, ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

HUNDREDS OF FLOOD VICTIMS SAY THE CITY KNEW ABOUT LONG- STANDING ISSUES WITH THE STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM, AHEAD OF THE JANUARY STORM.

OUR REPORTER SPOKE TO ONE SOUTH CREST RESIDENT, WHO WAS PART OF A LAWSUIT.

SEE MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE WHOSE HOMES FLOODED IN JANUARY ARE NAMED IN THE LAWSUIT.

THEY SAY THE CITY KNEW THAT THE STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM WAS TWO CLOGS TO WORK PROPERLY, AND THEY FAILED TO CLEAR IT.

>> THE CLOGGING OF THE CREEK HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR YEARS, AND THE CITY'S OWN DOCUMENTATION AND REPORTS SHOW THAT THEY KNEW SOMETHING HAD TO BE DONE ABOUT IT, THEY KNOW FOR A FACT THE CITY DID NOTHING ABOUT IT.

SEE MONTOYA WAS INVOLVED IN THE LAWSUIT.

DIRT PATHS AND FIRM SEPARATE HIS YARD FROM THE CHANNEL.

REPAIR WORK IS STILL UNDERWAY AT HIS SOUTH CREST HOME.

THE GARAGE WHERE HE RESTORES ANTIQUE FURNITURE ALSO FLOODED.

MONTOYA AND THE OTHER FLOOD VICTIMS ARE ASKING FOR $100 MILLION IN DAMAGES FROM THE CITY.

RESIDENTS OF A MOUNTAIN VIEW APARTMENT COMPLEX ALSO SUED THE CITY EARLIER THIS YEAR.

MONTOYA AND OTHER RESIDENTS SUED THE CITY IN 2019 OVER THE SAME PROBLEM.

HE SAYS THE CITY SETTLED FOR $209,000.

A SPOKESPERSON FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SAYS THEY HAVE NO COMMENT ON THE PENDING LITIGATION.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY EXTENDED ITS HOTEL VOUCHER PROGRAM TO FLOOD VICTIMS UNTIL JUNE 21.

MORE THAN 1900 PEOPLE, INCLUDING MONTOYA ARE STILL IN THE PROGRAM AS OF THIS WEEK.>> PRESIDENT BIDEN AND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TOOK VERY DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO BEACH VOTERS TODAY, AS WE INCH CLOSER TO THE GENERAL ELECTION.

TRUMP VISITED HIS SUPPORTERS AT MAR-A-LAGO, WHILE PRESIDENT BIDEN CAMPAIGNS IN THE BATTLEGROUND STATE OF WISCONSIN.>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ANNOUNCED A MORE THAN $3 BILLION INVESTMENT FROM MICROSOFT, TO BUILD A NEW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FACILITY IN WISCONSIN.

>> IT'S GOING TO BE TRANSFORMATIVE, NOT JUST HERE, BUT WORLDWIDE.

THE NEW FACILITY WILL BE LOCATED AT THE SAME STATE SITE WHERE FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP BROKE GROUND ON WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SIGNATURE PROJECT UNDER HIS ADMINISTRATION.

AN ELECTRONICS FACTORY WHICH HAD SECURED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TAX CREDITS, AND PROMISED THOUSANDS OF JOBS.

THOSE INVESTMENTS LARGELY FAILED TO MATERIALIZE.

SO THEY DUG A HOLE WITH GOLDEN SHOVELS AND FELL INTO IT.

MEANWHILE, TRENT HAS THE DAY OFF FROM COURT.

ON TUESDAY, STORMY DANIELS, THE ADULT FILM STAR TRUMP IS ACCUSED OF TRYING TO SILENCE WITH A HUSH MONEY PAYMENT TOOK THE STANDS.

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

I SHOULD BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES RIGHT NOW, CAMPAIGNING, BUT I'M SITTING HERE.

>> TRUMP OFTEN COMPLAINS THAT HE SHOULD BE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, TRUMP IS CHOOSING TO SPEND THIS WEDNESDAY AT MAR-A- LAGO, WITH SUPPORTERS WHO PURCHASED MULTIPLE NFTS.

HIS ENTITIES INCLUDE A PHOTO OF HIS MUG SHOT, TAKEN AFTER HE WAS ARRESTED IN GEORGIA LAST YEAR.

THESE NFTS ARE NOT CONNECTED TO THE CAMPAIGN.

REPORTING IN WASHINGTON, I'M JULIE BENBROOK.>>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS LOOKING TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM, PROPOSING A RULE FOR THOSE INELIGIBLE TO CLAIM ASYLUM, ALSO GIVING THE ABILITY TO QUICKLY DENY THOSE WHO WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO REMAIN IN THE UNITED STATES.

THE PROPOSAL WOULD STILL NEED TO ENTER A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

LAWMAKERS ARE LOOKING TO DECIDE WHETHER TO ANNOUNCE A PRICE GOUGING PENALTY.

THE STATE LAW COULD IMPACT THE MARKET, AND GAS PRICES.>> THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TRAITS.

NEW CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS CHECKING IN ON A NEW LAW THAT ATTEMPTS TO HOLD OIL COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE FOR SPIKING GAS PRICES.>> SO FAR IT DID NOT INDICATE ANY CLEAR EVIDENCE OF PRICE GOUGING THIS MORNING, IS THAT CORRECT?

>> YES.

Q THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION TOLD THE KEY COMMITTEE IN THE STATE SENATE WHILE THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF PRICE GOUGING, OIL COMPANIES ARE PROFITING OFF PRICE SPIKES.

THE COMMISSION IS DECIDING IF IT WILL SET A LIMIT.

THEY FACED MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THIS COULD IMPACT THE MARKET, AND GAS PRICES.

WE ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF EVALUATING THE OPINIONS OF THE EXPERTS WE HAVE, CURRENTLY, WHAT WE UNDERSTAND HAS BEEN A DIVERGENCE OF OPINION.

>> A PROFIT CAP PENALTY COULD DRIVE REFINERS OUT AND LIMIT STATE SUPPLY.

DEMOCRATS SPLIT.

SOME OF US COME FROM VERY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

THESE ARE THE CONSUMERS THAT ARE REALLY GOING TO BEAR THE BRUNT OF THE COST HIKES.

PERSONALLY I THINK THE OIL COMPANIES, THE MAJOR COMPANIES THAT CONTROL THE REFINERY MARKET HERE ARE MANIPULATING PRICES.

>> A STATE LAWMAKER FROM ARIZONA STOPPED IN TO SAY THERE WOULD BE A NEGATIVE IMPACT BEYOND CALIFORNIA.

WE ALL NEED EACH OTHER, WE NEED YOU FOR FUEL, YOU NEED US FOR ELECTRICITY.

THE LEADER OF THE WESTERN STATES PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION IS ECHOING THIS.>> I WOULD LOVE TO GET BACK TO WHERE WE WORKED TOGETHER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.

IN THIS STATE, WE USED TO DO THAT.

RIGHT NOW, IT IS JUST POLITICAL RHETORIC AND DIVISION.

TO THE COMMISSION IS SET TO VOTE ON THE PROFIT LIMIT AND CAP BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

IN THE MEANTIME, HERE'S WHAT PRICES LOOK LIKE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, PRICES ARE DOWN FOR THE NINTH CONSECUTIVE DAY.

SELF SERVE COSTS $5.30 ON AVERAGE, THE AVERAGE COST IS DOWN NEARLY FIVE CENTS FROM A YEAR AGO.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE UNITED STATES PAUSES A SHIPMENT OF BOMBS TO ISRAEL OVER CONCERNS ABOUT A RAFAH OFFENSIVE.>>> ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, CONSUMERS ARE NOT SHOPPING LIKE THEY USED TO, STORES ARE DROPPING PRICES ON THOUSANDS OF PRODUCTS, THESE MARKDOWNS COME AS INFLATION PUSHED PRICES HIGHER FOR THE NEXT YEARS.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS MORE ON THE SUDDEN TURN.>> RETAILERS HAVE ANNOUNCED PRICE CUTS TO TRY TO BRING SHOPPERS BACK INTO STORES.

MICHAELS, THE ARTS AND CRAFTS STORE WITH MORE THAN 1300 STORES IN THE UNITED STATES ANNOUNCED THEY WERE DROPPING PRICES ON 5000 PRODUCTS, AND H&M SAYS THEY BELIEVE THEY WILL HAVE LOWER PRICES AT THE END OF THIS YEAR THAN AT THE BEGINNING.

AN ANALYST SAYS THE MAJORITY OF THE ITEMS SEEN FLASHING PRICES ARE SEEN TO BE DISCRETIONARY PURCHASES, THINGS THAT ARE NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A NECESSITY.

RETAILERS ARE HAVING TO CONVINCE CONSUMERS TO OPEN THEIR WALLETS AND SPEND.>> COSTS HAVE RISEN 30% HIGHER THAN THEY WERE THREE YEARS AGO.

INCOMES ARE FAILING TO KEEP UP, RESULTING IN SHOPPERS LOOKING FOR DEALS.

>> MIDDLE INCOME CONSUMERS HAVE ALSO BECOME MORE MINDFUL ABOUT WHERE, WHEN, AND HOW THEY SPEND.

>> ONE OF THE HURDLES FOR RETAILERS IS GETTING OUT OF THAT FRUGAL MIND-SET.

ALTHOUGH SPENDING WAS BOOSTED BY HIGH TICKET ITEMS, CARS AND TRAVEL, SPENDING ON FURNITURE, BUILDING, AND ELECTRONICS REMAINS WEAK.>> THERE IS A REAL BATTLE TO CAPTURE ATTENTION, BECAUSE CONSUMERS AREN'T THINKING TWICE ABOUT WHEN THEY SPEND.>>> SOON THERE WILL BE EVEN MORE TO LOVE AT THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH, DISNEYLAND.

A MAJOR HURDLE THAT WILL ALLOW IT TO ACQUIRE NEW PARKS, AND GRANTED APPROVAL TO REZONE MUCH OF THE PROPERTY.

DISNEY DID RELEASE CONCEPT ART FOR WHAT THE EXPANSION COULD LOOK LIKE.

IT WILL BE THE BIGGEST PROJECT AT DISNEYLAND SINCE GATES OPENED BACK IN 1955.

NEXT, DISNEY AND ANAHEIM WILL WORK ON FINALIZING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, GOOD UNTIL 2064.>>> MORE THAN 2 MILLION NEW CANCER CASES ARE EXPECTED TO BE DIAGNOSED IN THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY.

RESEARCHERS SAY DESPITE MAKING SIGNIFICANT STRIDES, LACK WOMEN CONTINUE TO BE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED, MANDY TELLS US ABOUT A NEW STUDY AIMED AT CHANGING THAT.

>> IT'S CALLED VOICES OF BLACK WOMEN, A NEW STUDY BY THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, AIMED AT ADDRESSING CANCER DISPARITIES.>> WE REALLY NEED TO GET THOSE MULTILEVEL DRIVERS, TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO INVEST.

THE ORGANIZATION SAYS ONE IN THREE BLACK MEN AND WOMEN WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER IN THEIR LIFETIME, ONE IN SIX BLACK WOMEN WILL DIE FROM THE DISEASE.

THOSE ARE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FACTOR DISPARITIES, INCLUDING STRUCTURAL RACISM, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, ACCESS TO CARE, HEALTH CONDITIONS, AND MEDICAL MISTRUST.>> THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO THE STORY THAT WE STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND AS IT RELATES TO CANCER INEQUITIES FOR BLACK WOMEN.

THE RESEARCHERS STARTED THE STUDY ON MONDAY, HOPING TO ENROLL AT LEAST 100,000 CANCER FREE BLACK WOMEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 25 AND 55, AND 21 STATES, AFTER ELIGIBILITY CONFIRMATION AND CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE, THOSE TAKING PART WILL FILL OUT A HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE SURVEY.

INFORMATION WILL BE SENT OUT TWICE PER YEAR FOR THE NEXT 20 TO 30 YEARS.>> IT'S ABOUT AN HOUR OF TIME ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO GO ON THIS JOURNEY, TO HELP US UNCOVER THE DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT MAY BE RELATED TO HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF BLACK WOMEN FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

>> ANYONE INTERESTED IN ENROLLING OR GETTING MORE INFORMATION ON THE STUDY CAN GO TO VOICES.CANCER.ORG.

>>> A LOCAL COMPANY IS DOING ITS PART TO HELP FAMILIES ENJOY A SAFE AND LOVING MOTHER'S DAY.

EMPLOYEES WITH TWO MEN IN A TRUCK BEGAN GETTING DONATIONS.

THEY DELIVER THEM TO THE NONPROFIT THAT HELPS WOMEN AND CHILDREN DEALING WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

HOLIDAYS ARE TYPICALLY DIFFICULT FOR THE FAMILIES.

>> IS ALWAYS CHALLENGING WHENEVER YOU ARE AROUND A HOLIDAY, DEALING WITH THE MYSTIC VIOLENCE, HAVING TO LEAVE SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH NOTHING BUT WHAT YOU ARE WEARING.

A HUGE HELP, AND A HUGE COMFORT TO THE FAMILIES MOVING IN, IT HELPS THEM TO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE IN A HOME, IT HELPS THEM FEEL SAFE AND SECURE.

>> THEY SAY MOVES LIKE THIS TYPICALLY COST FAMILIES FOUR OR $5000, BUT ALL OF THOSE SERVICES HAVE BEEN DONATED.>>> TIME IS RUNNING OUT, IF YOU HAVEN'T BOUGHT A GIFT OR STARTED PLANNING FOR MOTHER'S DAY YET, JENN SULLIVAN LOOKS AT SOME OF THE SPENDING TRENDS AND HAS SOME CREATIVE IDEAS.>> SUNDAY IS MOTHER'S DAY, A DAY DEVOTED TO MAKING SOME FEEL APPRECIATED.

PEOPLE PLAN TO SPEND AN AVERAGE OF 255 - - PEOPLE PLAN TO SPEND $254 PER PERSON, TOTAL SPENDING OF $3.5 BILLION.>> CONSUMERS KNOW THAT THE REAL ISSUE IS MAKING HER FEEL SPECIAL ON THIS DAY.

>> TOPPING THE LIST OF GIFTS THIS YEAR ARE FLOWERS AND GREETING CARDS, FOLLOWED BY SPENDING ON A SPECIAL OUTING, LIKE DINNER OR BRUNCH.

OTHER IDEAS INCLUDE JEWELRY, ELECTRONICS SUCH AS A NEW PHONE, OR PERHAPS SOME NOISE CANCELING HEADPHONES.

ANOTHER CREATIVE IDEA IS SPLURGING ON AN EXPERIENCE.

>> SOME OF THE EXPERIENCES WE SEE CONSUMERS LEVITATE TOWARD OUR SPOT EXPERIENCES, MAY BE A COOKING CLASS.

>> HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO EMPTY YOUR WALLET TO MAKE THE DAY MEMORABLE FOR MOM.

ONE WAY TO KEEP THE COST DOWN IS TO KEEP DOING FUN ACTIVITIES, LIKE A HIKE OR PICNIC WITH THE FAMILY.

LOOK FOR DEALS OR DISCOUNTS TO HELP KEEP COSTS DOWN.

SO WE ARE STARTING TO SEE RETAILERS ADVERTISE, MORE WILL BE OUT THERE AS THE DAY GETS CLOSER.>> NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, QUALITY TIME IS WHAT MATTERS MOST, AND THAT IS PRICELESS.>>> A DOCUMENTARY MAKING ITS SAN DIEGO DEBUT, ONE MAN'S PERSONAL JOURNEY TO LEARN ABOUT HIS BROTHER, A SOLDIER WHO FOUGHT IN VIETNAM.

ANDREW HAS A PREVIEW.>> AFTER HONORABLY SERVING IN VIETNAM, JIMMY McDOWELL WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED.

HE RETURNED TO THE COUNTRY AS A CIVILIAN AND DIED IN 1972.

PETER McDOWELL WAS JUST FIVE YEARS OLD AT THE TIME.

HE SAYS GROWING UP, HIS OLDER BROTHERS DEATH WAS SHROUDED IN SILENCE AND SECRECY.>> IT WAS THE DETECTIVE MYSTERY STORY I WANTED TO FIND ANSWERS FOR.

SO IN 2010, McDOWELL BEGAN MAKING A DOCUMENTARY CHRONICLING HIS 12 YEAR INVESTIGATION.

HIS SEARCH BROUGHT HIM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, TO FRANCE AND VIETNAM.

WHAT HE UNCOVERED WAS A COLLOCATED STORY ABOUT WAR.

SO WE TALKED ABOUT DRUG USE, WE TALKED ABOUT SEXUALITY,>> JOHN McDOWELL IS OLDER THAN HIS YOUNGER BROTHER JIMMY, HE'S REMINDED OF HIS BROTHERS INFLUENCE.>> HE WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF MY MUSIC CAREER, THAT'S WHERE THE INSPIRATION REALLY CAME FROM.

SOME OF THE FILM FESTIVAL IS BEING HELD AT THE MUSEUM OF ART.

McDOWELL SAYS THIS FESTIVAL IS UNIQUE.

>>> IF YOU LIKE THE QUIET WEATHER PATTERN WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH, WE GET MORE OF THE SAME TO THE UPCOMING DAYS.

ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WILL BE THAT WARMING TREND.

WE WILL FIND NUMBERS GOING UP A LITTLE BIT, BUT OVERALL, THAT MAKE RAY PATTERN IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE, SO WE ARE GOING TO BE STUCK WITH THAT.

THAT MEANS A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS, 54 DEGREES WITH THOSE CLOUDS INCREASING, CHULA VISTA COMING IN AT 55.

AS YOU WORK YOUR WAY FARTHER TO THE EAST, 44 DEGREES, STILL LOOKING PRETTY QUIET ACROSS THE REGION AS WE GO INTO TONIGHT, AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

THERE IS NOT A LOT GOING ON, WE HAVE CLOUDS FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THAT MAKE RAY IS STILL GOING TO BE WITH US, BUT OVERALL, WE KEEP THINGS DRY AND QUIET IN THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST.

OUR PATTERN REMAINS DRY, AND REMAINS PLEASANT FOR THE MOST PART, AS WE LOOK AT THINGS FOR THURSDAY.

SOME OF THAT CHILLY WEATHER WILL BE FOUND THROUGH THE INTERIOR, THE SOUTHWEST, AND SOME OF THOSE LOCATIONS WILL BE DEALING WITH CHANCES FOR RAINFALL.

A FEW OF THOSE CLOUDS IN THE MORNING ARE GIVING WAY TO MORE AFTERNOON SUNSHINE.

ESCONDIDO IS COMING IN AT 73 DEGREES.

BORREGO SPRINGS IS COMING IN AT 90 DEGREES FOR THE HIGH, AND FOR FRIDAY, THE WARMING TREND CONTINUES, ESPECIALLY AS YOU GET AWAY FROM THE COAST.

IF YOU ARE TOWARD THE COAST, WE KEEP THINGS MORE OR LESS THE SAME.

THERE'S NOT A LOT OF CHANGES FOR US, INLAND, THAT'S WHERE YOU WILL FIND SOME OF THOSE CHANGES.

NOTICE THE COAST HOLDING ONTO THE 60s AND LOWER 70s FOR THE UPCOMING DAYS, MORNING CLOUDS GIVE WAY TO AFTERNOON SUNSHINE, MID-70s, AND AS YOU LOOK TOWARD THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES, WE ARE BACK INTO THE 50s, SUNSHINE AT A FEW CLOUDS, AND WE TALK ABOUT A WARMING TREND INTO NEXT WEEK, WITH COMMUNITIES WARMING BACK UP INTO THE 90s.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY HAS JUST ANNOUNCED THE FALL SEASON PROGRAM, WHICH WILL BE PERFORMED AT THE NEWLY RENOVATED HALL, WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OPENED LAST YEAR.

WE SPOKE WITH THE MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CEO ABOUT THE DELAY, WE TOLD HIM IT WOULD BE WORTH THE WAIT.

SO WE LAST BROUGHT YOU AN UPDATE ON THE MASSIVE RENOVATION AT SYMPHONY HALL IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR.

YOU COULD SUM IT UP AS CLEARLY A SPACE FOR EXTENSIVE WORK.

FAST FORWARD TO EARLY LAST MONTH, WHEN WE SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY WITH THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY IS A DIRECTOR IN THE HALL.

THE SYMPHONY LIMITED US ON WHAT WE COULD SHOW, $125 MILLION PROJECTS, SO IMMENSE, SO COMPLEX, IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE THEY WANT TO KEEP A LOT OF THE SURPRISE UNTIL IT IS READY FOR THE BIG DEBUT.

THOSE VIDEO LIMITATIONS DID NOTHING TO DAMPEN THE INTERVIEW, WITH ENTHUSIASM FOR WHAT WILL BE THE SYMPHONY'S NEW HOME, BOUNDLESS.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE PHENOMENAL.

SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER THAT INTERVIEW, THE SYMPHONY PROVIDED NEW FOOTAGE OF THE INTERIOR OF THE MUSIC CENTER, WORK CLEARLY STILL IN PROGRESS, RESTORING THE INTRICATE DETAILS OF WHAT WAS ONCE THE GRAND FOX THEATER.

A LOT OF WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE IS WHAT WILL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE NEWLY RENOVATED HALL.

OVER THE YEARS OF THIS RESTORATION, THE SYMPHONY CEO HAS BECOME INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH ALL OF IT.

THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY FOR SOUND, LIGHTING, ACOUSTICS, THE GRIDDED ROOM AT THE TOP WHERE ALL THE INCREDIBLE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TAKES PLACE, SO THAT YOU CAN EFFORTLESSLY SEE SOUND PANELS, SOPHISTICATED LIGHTING FIXTURES.>> A TERRACE IS BEING ADDED TO THE BACK OF THE STAGE, TO ACCOMMODATE FEATURES.

WHEN IT'S NOT BEING USED FOR SINGERS, IT WILL PROVIDE UNIQUE SEATING FOR THE AUDIENCE.

SEVERAL ROWS OF SEATING HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE BACK OF THE THEATER, A CHANGE THAT THEY LOVE.

>> THESE ARE WONDERFUL THINGS.

>> THE HALL IS FLEXIBLE.

THERE ARE DRAPERIES HIDDEN BEHIND WALLS.

AN EVENT, A FILM, SPOKEN WORD, AMPLIFIED YOU MUSICIANS CAN ALSO BE AT HOME IN THAT STAGE.

BUT IT NEEDS TO BE LESS REVERENT, WE CAN TUNE THE HALL.>> WHAT ABOUT THE DELAY?

WHY IS THE NEWLY RENOVATED HALL OPENING NEARLY A YEAR AFTER THE FIRST ANNOUNCED OPENING DATE?

IT IS WORTH REMEMBERING WHAT NOW LOOKS LIKE THIS, THE HIGH- RISE CALLED SYMPHONY TOWERS IS BUILT ABOVE AND AROUND THIS, THE OLD FOX THEATER.

WHEN YOU TAKE ON AN EXTENSIVE RENOVATION OF A 93-YEAR-OLD BUILDING, THERE ARE GOING TO BE UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES.>> RENOVATION OF AN OLD BUILDING IS ALWAYS MORE CHALLENGING THAN BUILDING A NEW BUILDING, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE SURPRISES.

THERE WERE CERTAINLY THINGS THAT WE DISCOVERED, AND WE HAD TO BE REALLY CREATIVE.

SO WHEN IT REOPENS THIS SEPTEMBER, THE HALL WILL BE KNOWN AS THE JACOBS MUSIC CENTER.

IT HAD BEEN A SYMPHONY HALL AT THE JACOBS MUSIC CENTER, BUT THE FOUNDATION HAS AGREED TO SURRENDER THE NAME, ALLOWING THE SYMPHONY TO OFFER IT TO ANOTHER PHILANTHROPIST.

THE SYMPHONY ENJOYS BROAD SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC, IT IS MAJOR PHILANTHROPY THAT MAKES THE BIG THINGS POSSIBLE.

IT'S SOMETHING THEY DON'T TAKE FOR GRANTED.

>> IT IS ALWAYS INSPIRING TO ME, TO SEE THE PASSION THAT THEY HAVE, THEY'VE BEEN FORTUNATE, AND WANTED TO SHARE THAT FORTUNE.>> WE HAVE A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL BENEFACTOR, GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY, TO NOT HAVE ANY KIND OF LIMITS, LEAD US TO DREAM AND RETIRE, AND HIGHER STANDARDS.

>> IT WILL BE WORTH THOSE MILLIONS, AND ALL THE EXTRA TIME THE PROCESS HAS TAKEN, WHEN IT IS READY TO WELCOME AUDIENCES YET AGAIN.

THAT POINT WAS DRIVEN HOME WHEN I ASKED WHERE THE NEW HALL WILL RANK IN THE GREAT SYMPHONY HALL'S OF THE WORLD.

SO THIS IS SAN DIEGO.

COME ON.

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL CITY.

THIS IS A WONDERFUL HOME.

THE ORCHESTRA IS WORLD-CLASS.

I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED.

>> WITH THE SYMPHONY'S SPECTACULAR OUTDOOR VENUE, THERE ARE, AND WILL BE ENDLESS REASONS FOR SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS TO BE EXCITED, AND PROUD FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

SO WE WANT TO NOTE THAT THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY AND THE JACOBS FAMILY ARE SUPPORTERS OF KPBS.>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON TOMORROW FOR KPBS MORNING EDITION.

KPBS MIDDAY EDITION HAS A WRAP UP OF THE LATEST ARTS AND CULTURE IN SAN DIEGO, INCLUDING A NEW EXHIBIT AT THE COMIC-CON MUSEUM.

YOU CAN FIND MORE ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES, FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE, OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING, AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.