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>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS THURSDAY, MAY 26.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAPPENING NOW, LOCAL STUDENTS ARE SENDING A MESSAGE LOUD AND CLEAR TO SCHOOL OFFICIALS AND ALL WHO WILL LISTEN.

THEY ARE GATHERING AT SAN DIEGO UNIFIED DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS, RALLYING FOR MENTAL HEALTH HELP.

TODAY'S ACTION FOLLOWS LOCAL AND NATIONWIDE BREAKOUTS.

KITTY ALVARADO IS LIVE WITH THE IMPACT THE SCHOOL MASSACRE IS HAVING ON OUR CAMPUSES, TONIGHT.

>> Reporter: GOOD EVENING.

IT IS MOVING TO HEAR THE STUDENTS AND SEE DOZENS GATHERED TOGETHER, SHARING THEIR STORIES AND DEMANDING ACTION FOR MORE RESOURCES TO BE MADE MORE READILY AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS.

IF YOU LOOK BEHIND ME, WE HAVE A SPEAKER SHARING A STORY ABOUT HIS STRUGGLES WITH MENTAL HEALTH .

THEY ARE BEING SO SUPPORTIVE.

I WANT TO SEND THE MESSAGE NOT ONLY THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE, BUT THEY WANT ADMINISTRATORS TO MAKE THOSE RESOURCES MORE READILY AVAILABLE AND ARE ASKING FOR MORE.

THEY TELL ME ONE HIGH SCHOOL HAS 3000 STUDENTS AND ONLY NINE COUNSELORS.

TODAY, THIS RALLY WAS NOT PART OF THE LARGER PROTEST FOR GUN CONTROLS BUT THEY DID CHANGE THEIR MESSAGE.

THEY ALSO HELP A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE VICTIMS, TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE MASSACRE IN TEXAS.

EARLIER TODAY, STUDENTS ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY WALKED OUT TO DEMAND ACTION AND STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THOSE VICTIMS.

STUDENTS WALKED OUT OF CLASS TO PROTEST TO GUN VIOLENCE.

THEY ALSO HONORED THE 19 STUDENTS AND TWO TEACHERS KILLED BY A LONE GUNMAN ON TUESDAY, AT A TEXAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE WALKOUT SAY THAT THEY ARE SCARED THIS COULD HAPPEN AT THEIR SCHOOLS.

>> EVEN THOUGH WE WERE NOT DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THIS, WE ARE STUDENTS AND WE ARE STAFF.

WE SEE THIS HAPPENING ON THE NEWS AND ARE WORRIED THAT ONE DAY, AND QUITE POSSIBLY WITH AN OPEN CAMPUS, THAT COULD HAPPEN TO US.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS PARTICIPATED AT THIS HIGH SCHOOL, TOO.

>> THIS IS A TOUGH WEEK.

>> Reporter: SUPERINTENDENT ANDY JOHNSON SAYS THEY UNDERSTAND THIS IS A DIFFICULT TIME FOR STUDENTS.

THEY ALLOWED STUDENTS TO TAKE TIME OUT OF CLASS TOGETHER, SHARE FEELINGS, AND HONOR THE VICTIMS.

>> WE HAD A COUPLE OF SPEAKERS WHO EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERNS AND CONDOLENCES FOR THE VICTIMS IN TEXAS, AND READ THEIR NAMES, ENCOURAGE THE KIDS TO REGISTER TO VOTE IF THEY ARE OF AGE, AND RETURN TO CLASS.

IT WAS RESPECTFUL AND HEARTFELT AND I WAS PROUD OF THE KIDS.

>> Reporter: THEY WERE NOT ALONE.

THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY PARTICIPATED IN THE WALKOUT.

THEY WERE PART OF THE NATIONAL EVENT, ORGANIZED BY STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION.

THE NONPROFIT IS ADVOCATING FOR STRONGER GUN CONTROL LAWS.

>> IT IS HARD TO PROCESS.

I THINK WE ARE ALL A LITTLE NUMB , THIS WEEK, AND HUGGING OUR KIDS REALLY TIGHT.

>> Reporter: IF YOU TAKE A LOOK BEHIND ME, THERE ARE MORE SPEAKERS.

AFTER THIS, THEY ARE GOING TO MARCH ALL THE WAY AROUND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICES.

THE STUDENTS ARE BRAVE TO SHARE THEIR STORIES AND TELL ME THEY WANT TO DESTIGMATIZE GETTING HELP AND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH.

THEY WANT TO SEND THAT MESSAGE THAT IF YOU NEED HELP, TO REACH OUT.

IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, BUT THIS WAS A DAY OF ACTION FOR STUDENTS DEMANDING CHANGE.

IN A LOT OF ASPECTS, THEY HAVE BEEN SUFFERING IN SILENCE, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, BUT BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE SCHOOL SHOOTINGS.

REPORTING LIVE, KITTY ALVARADO, BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO.

>> THANK YOU, KITTY.

THE SMALL COMMUNITY OF UVALDE, TEXAS IS REELING FROM THE HORRIFIC ATTACK.

AS PARENTS GET READY TO PLAN FUNERALS FOR THEIR CHILDREN, NEW INFORMATION IS COMING OUT ABOUT THE DEADLY SHOOTING.

MORE FROM REPORTER CHRIS NGUYEN.

>> Reporter: THIS WOULD'VE BEEN THE LAST DAY OF THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR STUDENTS AT ROBB ELEMENTARY.

INSTEAD, THEY ARE MOURNING THE LOSS OF SOME OF THEIR OWN.

MORE QUESTIONS EMERGE OVER THE SECURITY RESPONSE TO THE SHOOTING.

THE AGONY OF PARENTS WAITING OUTSIDE OF ROBB ELEMENTARY, PLEADING FOR POLICE TO GO INSIDE AS AUTHORITY SAY A GUN MAN BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE OF THE SCHOOL ON TUESDAY.

>> HE WALKED IN, UNOBSTRUCTED, INITIALLY.

FROM THE GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE TO THE SCHOOL, INTO THE SCHOOL, HE WAS NOT CONFRONTED BY ANYBODY.

>> Reporter: NEARLY AN HOUR OF SHEER TERROR AS STUDENTS AND STAFF HID.

>> WE WERE HIDING BEHIND THE STAGE IN THE CAFETERIA WHEN IT HAPPENED.

>> Reporter: THE GUNMEN SHOT AND KILLED 19 STUDENTS AND TWO TEACHERS IN A SINGLE FOURTH GRADE CLASS.

AMONG THE VICTIMS, 10-YEAR-OLD AMERIE JO GARZA, WHOSE FATHER SAID SHE WAS TRYING TO CALL FOR HELP WHEN SHE WAS SHOT.

>> I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT SHE DIED TRYING TO SAVE HER CLASSMATES.

SHE JUST WANTED TO SAVE EVERYONE.

>> Reporter: QUESTIONS REMAIN ABOUT HOW THIS MAN WAS ABLE TO GET INSIDE THE SCHOOL, AND THE RED FLAGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RAISED PRIOR TO THE SHOOTING, INCLUDING TEXT MESSAGES TO TEENAGE GIRL WHERE HE WRITES, I WILL GO SHOOT UP A ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RIGHT NOW.

>> WHO IS THIS MAN?

THE SUSPECT?

WE WILL FIND OUT.

>> Reporter: OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL, A GROWING MEMORIAL AS UVALDE TRIES TO HEAL FROM THE PAIN.

OFFICIALS ARE STILL TRYING TO PIECE TOGETHER A COMPLETE TIMELINE OF WHAT HAPPENED AT THE SCHOOL BEHIND ME.

MEANWHILE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ANNOUNCED ITS PLANS TO POSTPONE THEIR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, WHICH WAS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW.

REPORTING IN TEXAS, CHRIS NGUYEN, BACK TO YOU.

>> NEWS OF THE SCHOOL SHOOTING IS TRIGGERING FEAR AND WORRY IN MANY CHILDREN.

>>> COMING UP, EXPERTS WEIGH IN ON HOW BEST TO TALK TO KIDS ABOUT IT.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS REPORTING A SPIKE IN COVID CASE NUMBERS AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

1897 NEW INFECTIONS, AND FOUR DEATHS REPORTED TODAY.

TUESDAY SAW FEWER THAN 1000 NEW CASES IN THE PAST WEEK.

COUNTY OFFICIALS WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IF YOU GET COVID, YOU CAN GET TREATED FOR FREE.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL SAYS MANY PLACES AROUND THE COUNTY HAVE TREATMENT AVAILABLE AND YOU DO NOT NEED INSURANCE.

>> Reporter: IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS AND TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID, YOU SHOULD GET TREATED RIGHT AWAY, NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF TEST YOU TOOK.

IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, YOU HAVE OPTIONS, WITH TREATMENT AND LOCATIONS.

WE HAVE FOUR MARK CENTERS OPEN IN VISTA, CLERMONT, HILLCREST, AND CHULA VISTA.

>> WE HAVE THE ANTIBODIES THAT TREAT AND PREVENT COVID INFECTIONS.

WE HAVE ORAL AND INTRAVENOUS ANTIVIRALS.

WE ALSO HAVE THE ANTIVIRAL PILL .

ALL OF THOSE ARE AVAILABLE AND THEY ARE OPEN.

OUR SITES ARE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

>> Reporter: DESPITE AN INTENSE EFFORT TO VACCINATE UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM COVID.

NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, THE TREATMENTS NATHAN FLETCHER TALKED ABOUT CANNOT ONLY LESSEN SYMPTOMS, THEY CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE.

>> USUALLY WHEN YOU SEE PEOPLE GATHERED BEHIND THE MAIN SPEAKER, THEY ARE THERE TO SHOW SUPPORT OR ANSWER QUESTIONS.

>> Reporter: SEVERAL PEOPLE TODAY HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH GETTING INFECTED AND ALSO WITH GETTING TREATMENT.

>> HEADACHE, BODY ACHES.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE CHIEF OF EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR NATIONAL CITY.

HE KNEW WHAT TO DO, GET TO A TREATMENT CENTER.

>> ON DAY THREE I GOT TREATMENT AND STARTED TO SEE VAST IMPROVEMENT.

A FEW DAYS LATER.

>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS MONTH, HE GOT COVID AGAIN.

HOWEVER, HE HAD MILDER SYMPTOMS.

HE GOT ANOTHER INFUSION AND WENT HOME.

>> FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS, I HAD A MILD COAL COLD AND FLU SYMPTOMS.

I RECOVERED AND DID VERY WELL.

>> Reporter: IF YOU FEEL ANY SYMPTOMS, EVEN A SCRATCHY THROAT, GET TESTED.

IF THE TEST IS POSITIVE, MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT ONE OF THE CENTERS BY CALLING 619-685-2500.

ALL TREATMENT IS FREE AND IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE UNDOCUMENTED OR IF YOU DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE CDC HAS ISSUED A TRAVEL ADVISORY AS MONKEYPOX CASES ARE BEING REPORTED AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING IN THE U.S. AS OF YESTERDAY, NINE MONKEYPOX CASES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, WITH CALIFORNIA AMONG THE STATES INVOLVED.

ADVISERS SAY TRAVELERS SHOULD AVOID CONTACT WITH SICK PEOPLE AND WILD ANIMALS.

THE CDC SAYS RISK IS LOW, BUT BE AWARE OF UNEXPLAINED RASHES.

>>> TODAY IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST DAYS FOR TRAVELING ALL YEAR.

75,000 PASSENGERS ARE EXPECTED TO PASTOR SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THIS WEEKEND ALONE, WITH CONSTRUCTION ON TERMINAL ONE, AIRPORT STAFF RECOMMEND TRAVELERS COME TWO HOURS EARLY SINCE THERE WILL BE LIMITED PARKING.

58% OF TRAVELERS WILL BE ON THE ROAD, THIS SUMMER.

THEIR BIGGEST CHALLENGE?

GAS PRICES.

>> I THINK WE ARE ALL WISHFULLY THINKING THAT WE COULD GO BACK TO WHEN GAS PRICES WERE A COUPLE DOLLARS A GALLON AND HOW CHEAP THAT SEEMS, NOW.

IT WILL BE A BUMPY RIDE.

I'M AFRAID IT WILL BE PAINFUL FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR AND POTENTIALLY NEXT YEAR, AS WELL.

>> THEY SUGGEST SLOWING DOWN ON THE ROAD AND SIGNING UP FOR A LOYALTY PROGRAM FOR SAVINGS.

>>> THE ONGOING FIGHT FOR WOMEN'S EQUALITY IS THE FOCUS OF A NEW MUSEUM IN SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AIR WENT TO THE MUSEUM.

>> WE HAVE TEXTILES INSIDE.

>> Reporter: THE WOMEN'S MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA IS SET TO OPEN THEIR SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO LOCATION IN EARLY JUNE, AFTER CLOSING THEIR PREVIOUS LIBERTY STATION SITE DURING THE PANDEMIC.

ACCORDING TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FELICIA SHAW, THIS IS NOT YOUR MOTHER'S MUSEUM.

>> THIS IS AN INTERACTIVE SPACE.

YOU ARE NOT EXPECTED TO COME STAND IN FRONT OF WALLS.

WHAT YOU ARE EXPECTED TO DO IS ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES AND FIND YOUR PLACE IN THIS WORK.

ASK YOURSELF QUESTIONS.

DO THINGS, ACTIVITIES.

>> Reporter: THE SPACE PROVIDES A HISTORY LESSON OF THE BARRIERS WOMEN HAVE FACED AND THEIR VICTORIES, LIKE THE RIGHT TO VOTE AND GREATER EQUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR KATIE REES SAYS THE MUSEUM SHOWCASES ARTWORK FROM LOCAL WOMEN AND IS A PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER.

>> I WANTED TO BRING IN LOCAL ARTIST DOING COMMUNITY PROJECTS AND CREATING TEXTILE ART THAT IS ACTIVIST OR FEMINIST IN NATURE.

ALL OF THE WORKS YOU SEE WERE CREATED BY LOCAL ARTISTS IN THE REGION.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE REASON THEY ARE USING A BILINGUAL APPROACH IS TO CONNECT WITH MORE DIVERSE GROUPS OF SAN DIEGO CITIZENS.

SHE WANTS PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT ACTIVISM COMES IN MANY FORMS.

>> MANY PEOPLE THINK ACTIVISM IS MARCHING IN THE STREETS.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE.

IT CAN BE ARTWORK, MAKING A POSTER, TALKING TO SOMEONE AND HELPING EDUCATE SOMEONE ELSE.

IT CAN BE COMING TO A SPACE LIKE THIS AND LEARNING.

ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE ACTIVISM.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THEY ARE MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO EXPLORE THE MUSEUM.

>> BECAUSE WE ARE NEW TO THE COMMUNITY, WE OFFER FREE MEMBERSHIPS TO EVERYONE WITHIN THE FIVE Z.I.P.

CODES OF THE SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITIES.

THAT IS A BENEFIT THAT HEY, COME AND BE A MEMBER FOR FREE.

>> Reporter: THE WOMEN'S CENTER WILL OPEN JUNE 4th.

FELICIA SAW SHAW SAYS THE MUSEUM WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH, OR OTHERWISE REQUIRE AN APPOINTMENT.

>>> AIRPORT BY AN ADVOCACY GROUP HAS UNCOVERED THAT MILLIONS OF STUDENTS HAVE BEEN UNKNOWINGLY TRACKED DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE COVERED PANDEMIC WHEN THEY WERE LEARNING REMOTELY.

IN SOME CASES, THE EDUCATIONAL APPS AND WEBSITES TRACK THEM WITHOUT CONSENT AND SHARE THEIR INFORMATION WITH THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISING COMPANIES LIKE GOOGLE AND FACEBOOK.

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH LOOKED INTO 164 ONLINE LEARNING TOOLS AND FOUND THAT 90% OF THEM HAD DATA PRACTICES THAT RISKED CHILDREN'S RIGHTS.

THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ANNOUNCED PLANS LAST WEEK TO CRACK DOWN ON COMPANIES THAT ILLEGALLY TRACK CHILDREN DURING ONLINE LEARNING.

>>> THE IMAGES AND STORIES FROM THE MASS SHOOTING AT A TEXAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARE DIFFICULT TO WATCH AND HEAR, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN.

HOW DO PARENTS TALK TO THEIR KIDS ABOUT IT?

JENN SULLIVAN GOT ADVICE FROM A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST.

>> Reporter: THE IMAGES ARE DIFFICULT FOR ANYONE, BUT THE SCHOOL SHOOTING IN UVALDE, TEXAS MAY CAUSE FEAR AND WORRY IN SMALL CHILDREN WHO HEAR ABOUT IT.

WHEN TALKING TO THEM, MAKE THEM FEEL SAFE.

LICENSED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST SAYS PARENTS SHOULD ASSIST THEIR OWN FEELINGS.

>> ANCHORS, FEAR, SERIOUS ANXIETY, ONCE YOU DO THAT, TRY TO FIND BALANCE.

THEN, A DRESSER CHILD.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS KIDS OF ANY AGE CAN BE BOTHERED BY WHAT THEY ARE SEEING.

THE IMAGES CAN SHOW UP IN NIGHTMARES AND NIGHT TERRORS.

SHE RECOMMENDS MONITORING WHAT CHILDREN SEE.

IF THEY ARE TOO YOUNG, TURN OFF THE TV TO GUARD AGAINST THOSE IMAGES.

EXPERTS SAY WHEN THEY SEE THE SAME STORY, THEY MAY THINK THE DISASTERS HAPPENING AGAIN AND AGAIN.

>> YOU MIGHT SEE REGRESSION, CHILDREN WHO WERE TOILET TRAINED COULD REGRESS.

CHILDREN THAT WERE SLEEPING ALONE IN THEIR BEDROOM, THEY MIGHT REGRESS AND NOT BE ABLE TO SLEEP.

WE NEED TO BE PATIENT.

>> Reporter: LIMIT CHILDREN'S TIME WATCHING NEWS OR ON THE INTERNET.

ASKING CHILDREN AND TALKING TO THEM ABOUT CONCERNS CAN HELP THEM GET ON TRACK.

>> TALK TO THEM AT THEIR LEVEL, IN A COMPLETE WAY, REASSURING THEM, TELLING THEM THAT YOU ARE HERE.

>> Reporter: REASSURE CHILDREN THAT ADULTS AND SCHOOLS WORK HARD TO KEEP THEM SAFE.

SHE SAYS ALL CHILDREN NEED EXTRA SUPPORT AND LOVE RIGHT NOW.

I AM JENN SULLIVAN.

>>> OUTDOOR WATER USE WILL SOON BE MORE RESTRICTED FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN LOS ANGELES.

THE L.A. CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE MOVE INTO PHASE THREE OF THE CITY'S EMERGENCY WATER CONVERSATION ORDINANCE.

RESIDENTS CAN WATER OUTDOORS TWICE A WEEK, DOWN FROM THREE DAYS A WEEK.

STATE WATER BOARD OFFICIALS APPROVED RULES THAT RATCHET DOWN RESIDENTIAL WATER USE AND KEEP COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS FROM WATERING ORNAMENTAL LAWNS.

THE L.A.

ORDINANCE AND STATE RULES TAKE EFFECT ON JUNE 1st.

>>> A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS GOING TO BRING SOME COOLER WEATHER OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

STRONG WINDS ARE GOING TO BE AROUND IN THE PASSES AND MOUNTAINS.

THE GOOD NEWS, THE HOLIDAY LOOKS NICE BUT IT WILL BE ON THE COOLER SIDE.

TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS, LOTS OF CLOUDS ACROSS THE REGION, KEEPING US IN THE 50s AND LOWER 60s ACROSS SAN DIEGO AND THE COUNTY.

RAMONA IS DROPPING DOWN TO 49 DEGREES, WITH CLEAR SKIES.

EL CAJON IS DROPPING 256, BORREGO SPRINGS, 70, MOUNT LAGUNA AND OCAMPO, DROPPING TO 60 AND 50.

IT IS WARM, CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY FOR THE INTERIOR.

THERE IS NOT COLD FRONT, COOLER AIR BEHIND IT.

YOU WILL HAVE A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW.

WE WILL STICK AROUND THOUGH, KEEP THINGS ON THE COOLER SIDE.

ACROSS THE MORNING, THE CLOUDS BURN OFF BY THE LUNCH HOUR AND AFTERNOON.

NOTICE IN THE EVENING HOURS, THE CLOUDS WILL WORK THEIR WAY BACK ONSHORE, INTO THE INTERIOR.

OCEANSIDE AND RAMONA COULD SEE SHOWERS, OR, CLOUDS, LATE FRIDAY EVENING.

THROUGHOUT THE DAY, WE GET SUNSHINE AND A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS.

TRIPLE DIGITS IN SOME AREAS, 69 AND OTHERS.

60s FROM OCEANSIDE TO SAN DIEGO AND DOWN INTO CHULA VISTA, AND YOU ARE LOOKING AT EL CAJON AT 76, RAMONA 70s.

SATURDAY HAS A STRONG COLD FRONT PROGRESSING MORE TO THE SOUTH.

YOU HAVE AN ONSHORE FLOW BEHIND IT AND COOLER WEATHER.

THE CLOUDS MAY BREAK FOR YOUR FRIDAY, AROUND THE COAST, BUT YOU ARE STICKING WITH 60s UNTIL NEXT WEEK, TUESDAY.

INLAND, YOU WILL HAVE 70s BACK INTO THE 80s BY TUESDAY.

IT WILL BE A WHILE UNTIL WE GET THAT WARMING TREND INTO THE MOUNTAINS.

THERE ARE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 50s AND MID-50s FOR MONDAY, AND YOU GET A BREAK FROM THE TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT, IT IS FOR THE HIGHS, IN DESERT AREAS BY MONDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM MICHELLE ROTELLA.

>>> A STARTUP COMPANY IN SAN DIEGO IS CREATING ARTIFICIAL LIMBS WITH A 3-D PRINTER.

THEY SAY THEIR DIGITAL SYSTEM CAN BE CHEAPER, AND FASTER, AND CUSTOMIZES PROSTHETICS.

THOMAS FUDGE HAS THE STORY >> Reporter: PATIENT SEEKING CARE HAVE LOST LIMBS IN MANY CIRCUMSTANCES, MOSTLY THROUGH DRAMATIC ACCIDENTS OR DIABETES.

THEY ARE GETTING ARTIFICIAL LIMBS THAT ARE MADE BY A 3-D PRINTER, FROM A STARTUP COMPANY CALLED LIMBER PNO.

>> THIS IS THE LIMBER YOU KNOW LEG, A SINGLE PIECE PROSTHESIS, 3-D PRINTED IN JUST HALF OF THE DAY.

YOU PRESS START THAT NIGHT, AND PULL IT OFF LOOKING JUST LIKE THIS IN THE MORNING, READY TO GO ON AN AMPUTEE, ALLOWING THEM TO GET BACK OUT.

>> Reporter: JOSHUA POWELL IS A PHD STUDENT AT UC SAN DIEGO AND A COFOUNDER OF LIMBER PNO.

THESE LIMBS ARE PRINTED AT A LAB ON THE UCSD CAMPUS.

HE SAYS THEIR PROCESS BEGINS WITH A SCAN OF THE LOWER BODY, USING AN iPHONE WITH FACE I.D.

>> WE SCAN THE PATIENT FROM WAIST DOWN.

WE TAKE THAT SCAN DATA AND BRING IT IN AS A THREE- DIMENSIONAL MODEL, INTO THE COMPUTER AND WE BASICALLY BUILD THE WHOLE PROSTHETIC DEVICE AROUND THAT SCAN DATA.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER COFOUNDER IS HERBERT BARRICK, A PROSTITUTE IS WHO HAS BEEN CREATING ARTIFICIAL LEGS FOR DECADES.

HE SAYS THEY BRING A HUGE ADVANTAGE INTEGRATION OF PROSTHETICS.

>> THE DIGITAL PROCESS ALLOWS US TO BE VERY EXACT, THE DIGITAL SCANNER ALLOWS US TO DUPLICATE ALIGNMENT.

>> Reporter: ONE AMPUTEE WHO HAS USED AN ARTIFICIAL LEG, WHO LOST HER LOWER RIGHT LEG IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT SAYS THAT USING A NEW PROSTHETIC LIMB IS KIND OF LIKE PUTTING ON NEW SHOES.

THEY DON'T ALWAYS FEEL OR FIT RIGHT.

>> THE LIMBER LEG, IN THIS CASE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS THE TECHNOLOGY OR WHAT IT IS, BUT THE MINUTE I WORE IT, I WAS ABLE TO WALK VERY COMFORTABLY.

I WAS ABLE TO WEAR IT, YOU KNOW, FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.

>> Reporter: THE COMPANY IS FOCUSED ON CREATING ARTIFICIAL LOWER LEGS, BELOW THE KNEE.

THEY SAY PRINTING THE KNEE JOINT IS IN THE COMPANY'S FUTURE.

LIMBER PNO HAS HAD FINANCIAL HELP FROM ROTARY CLUBS IN THE U.S. AND MEXICO, WHO HAVE FUNDED THE PROVISION OF ARTIFICIAL LEGS FOR PATIENTS IN ENSENADA.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT, A SURVIVOR OF THE 2018 PARKLAND SCHOOL SHOOTING SPEAKS OUT ABOUT THIS LATEST MASS SHOOTING IN UVALDE, TEXAS.

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

>>> MEMORIAL DAY IS MONDAY, A DAY TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY IN VIRGINIA IS THE FINAL RESTING PLACE FOR APPROXIMATELY 400,000 SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBERS.

PART OF THE MEMORIAL DAY TRADITION IS TO PLACE FLAGS AT THE GRAVE SITES.

TODAY, THOUSAND SERVICE MEMBERS DID JUST THAT.

MANY BRANCHES OF MILITARY ASSISTED IN THE EFFORT, PLACING THOUSANDS OF FLAGS TO HONOR THE FALLEN.

>>> FACE WITH A TIGHT JOB MARKET, THE NAVY IS HELPING TOP GUN CAN RESCUE NAVAL AVIATION FROM A PILOT SHORTAGE.

STEVE WALSH SAYS THIS IS PART OF A LONG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HOLLYWOOD AND THE MILITARY.

>>> ON A SUNNY DAY AT THE NAVY BASE NEAR SAN DIEGO, TOM CRUISE WAS ON MESSAGE.

>> IT IS A CELEBRATION OF THE NAVY AND AVIATION.

IT IS A CELEBRATION OF THE SPIRIT, I THINK, OF OUR COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: TOM CRUISE WAS THERE FOR THE PREMIER OF TOP GUN, MAVERICK.

SEVERAL SCENES WERE SHOT AT THE BASE, SURROUNDED BY SAILORS IN FRONT OF THE BASE THEATER.

TOM CRUISE WORKS THE RED CARPET.

HE SAYS HE SHARES THE NAVY'S HIGH HOPE FOR THE LONG-AWAITED SEQUEL.

PARAMOUNT PAID THE NAVY MORE THAN $5 MILLION, MUCH OF THE MONEY SPENT TO RETROFIT REAL TEAM SUPER HORNETS WITH CAMERAS.

REAL NAVY PILOTS TO THE FLYING, PUTTING ACTORS AND THE AUDIENCE IN THE COCKPIT.

IT IS A TRADITION FOR HOLLYWOOD TO WORK WITH THE MILITARY.

>> ON THE PENTAGON SIDE OF THINGS, THEY WANTED TO HAVE THE BEST OF THE U.S. MILITARY REPRESENTED, AND THEY KNEW THAT IF FILMMAKERS WANTED TO HAVE TANKS AND AIRCRAFT CARRIERS AND AIRCRAFT FEATURING IN THE MOVIES, THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO CONCEDE CERTAIN ASPECTS OF CREATIVE INPUT.

>> Reporter: IT CAN BE TOUGH FOR THE PENTAGON TO LIVE UP TO THE HOLLYWOOD HYPE .

>> WHY CAN'T WE SUCCEED IN IRAQ OR AFGHANISTAN?

THE DIFFICULTIES OF OPERATING IN THESE KINDS OF SITUATIONS, ARE UNDERESTIMATED, WHEN WE HAVE THESE FANTASIES OF EXAGGERATED COMPETENCE.

>> I DO THINK THE COUNTRY KNOWS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO SEE A MOVIE.

YOU KNOW, THEY CAN MAKE THEIR OWN JUDGMENTS.

>> Reporter: BOBBY WELL DIRECTS THE NAVY'S PROGRAM THAT WORKS WITH THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.

HE SAYS THE NAVY REVIEWS THE SCRIPT TO SEE IF IT UPHOLDS THE VALUES OF THE SERVICE, REALIZING FEWER PEOPLE HAVE A DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE MILITARY.

>> PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE, COMMUNITIES DO NOT HAVE THOSE CONNECTIONS THAT THEY USED TO.

EVERYONE CAN GO OUT TO AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER BUT EVERYONE CAN GO TO A THEATER.

>> Reporter: THE NAVY COULD USE IT.

THE ORIGINAL FILM IS LEGENDARY, DRIVING UP INTEREST IN NAVAL AVIATION 10 YEARS AFTER VIETNAM.

CAPTAIN KEVIN FERGUSON WAS THE NAVY'S TECHNICAL ADVISER ON THE TOP GUN SEQUEL.

STANDING IN FRONT OF AN F-18 ON NORTH ISLAND, HE ADMITS THAT HE BECAME A PILOT AFTER SEEING THE ORIGINAL FILM IN THE 1980s.

FERGUSON FLIES FOR THE RESERVES AND DELTA AIRLINES.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION HAS ALWAYS DRAWN MILITARY PILOT, AND THE COMPETITION FOR PILOTS, HE SAYS, IS HEATING UP.

>> YOU HAVE TO RETIRE AT 65.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FALLING OFF THE CLIFF.

THE AIRLINES, ALL OF THEM, DID NOT PLAN IN ADVANCE.

COVID HIT AND A LOT OF PEOPLE TOOK EARLY RETIREMENT AND LEFT.

NOW WE HAVE A MASSIVE RESURGENCE IN TROUBLE AND NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE TO FILL THAT.

>> Reporter: A GROUP OF YOUNG SAILORS WERE WAITING FOR THE FILMMAKERS.

SOME ADMITTED THEY EITHER HAD NOT SEEN THE ORIGINAL OR WATCHED IT THE NIGHT BEFORE.

SEAMAN RECRUIT CHARLES POINDEXTER USED TO WATCH THE FILM WITH HIS DAD AS A KID DID >> MY DAD WAS EXCITED.

YOU KNOW, WE USED TO PLAY ABOUT IT.

THAT'S MY FAVORITE ACTOR, GOT TO GET SOME PICTURES.

>> Reporter: AT THE BOX OFFICE OR RECRUITERS OFFICE, WE WILL KNOW IF THE FRANCHISE CAN HANDLE ONE LAST MISSION.

STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND HERE IN SAN DIEGO STAGED WALKOUTS TO DEMAND ACTION AFTER THE MASS SHOOTING AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN TEXAS.

MANY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATED.

THE NATIONAL EVENT WAS ORGANIZED BY STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION, ADVOCATING FOR STRONGER GUN CONTROL LAWS.

>>> IF YOU GET COVID, YOU CAN GET TREATED FOR FREE.

THAT IS THE WORD COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE PUTTING OUT AS COVID CASES ARISE.

FOUR REGIONAL CENTERS ARE OPEN IN VISTA, CLAREMONT, HILLCREST, AND CHULA VISTA.

IF YOU FEEL SYMPTOMS, EVEN IF MILD, YOU ARE URGED TO GET TESTED.

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