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>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THE MARINE CORPS SAYS A DEFECTIVE FUSE LIKELY CAUSED AN ARTILLERY SHELL TO PREMATURELY EXPLODE OVER INTERSTATE 5 LAST YEAR DURING AN EVENT WITH VICE PRESIDENT J.D.

VANCE.

KPBS MILITARY REPORTER ANDREW DYER SAYS A MARINE INVESTIGATION FOUND NO ONE AT FAULT.

>> Reporter: ARTILLERY GUNS, FIRE FROM RED BEACH FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, A TRIAL RUN OF THE NEXT DAY'S MISSION.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON TRAFFIC COULD BE SEEN MOVING ALONG INTERSTATE 5.

THE MARINES DECIDED THEY DIDN'T NEED TO CLOSE THE FREEWAY.

BUT THE NEXT MORNING, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ORDERED IT CLOSED REGARDLESS.

OVER THE SAFETY OF THE EXERCISE.

ACCORDING TO THE MARINES, FIRING OVER THE FREEWAY IS SAFE.

BEFORE RETIRING LAST YEAR.

HE LED INFANTRY UNITS.

>> THAT'S MY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.

I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE SAFETY REGULATIONS, WHAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO IN PEACETIME TRAINING.

THIS TIME OF OVERHEAD ARTILLERY FIRE IS APPROVED, AND FRANKLY IT'S SOMETHING I'VE DONE BEFORE, AND I'VE DONE IT WITH COMFORT IN BOTH PEACETIME TRAINING IN THE U.S.

AND IN COMBAT.

>> Reporter: ON THE DAY OF THE MARINE'S 250th BIRTHDAY EVENT AT CAMP PENDLETON, ONE EXPLODED OVER THE FREEWAY, RAINING SHRAPNEL ONTO A HIGHWAY VEHICLE PATROL VEHICLE.

ACCORDING TO THE INVESTIGATION, A FAULTY FUSE CAUSED THE EARLY EXPLOSION.

THE FUSES ARE EXTREMELY RELIABLE WITH A ONE IN A MILLION DEFECT RATE.

THE MALFUNCTION WAS A STATISTICAL ANOMALY.

>> IT IS JUST A MATTER OF WHEN WE SAY THERE IS NO REAL RISK, TO US THAT MEANS ONE IN A MILLION.

THAT'S NOT A REAL RISK.

IN THIS CASE, ONE IN A MILLION TURNED OUT TO BE A REAL SIGNIFICANT RISK, AND FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS HURT.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE INVESTIGATION, THE GUNS WERE UNUSUALLY CLOSE TOGETHER.

INVESTIGATORS SUGGEST ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAULT IN THE FUSE, BUT FOUND NO EVIDENCE IT DID.

INVESTIGATORS INTERVIEWED BASE RANGE CONTROL OFFICIALS, WHO SAID THE BEACH FIRING POINT HADN'T BEEN USED SINCE THE LATE 1950s.

THEY HAVE NO RECORDS OF EVER FIRING OVER TRAFFIC ON I-5, AT LEAST UNTIL THE OCTOBER PRACTICE SHOOT.

AFTER 24 YEARS, KUGMAN LEFT THE MARINES IN PROTEST OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.

HE WROTE ABOUT IT IN AN OP-ED IN THE WASHINGTON POST.

EVEN SO, HE SAYS HIS BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH THE EXERCISE WAS TACTICAL.

IN THE REAL WORLD, NO TRAINED OFFICER WOULD STATION THEIR ARTILLERY GUNS ON A BEACH.

>> THE WEAPONS WERE PACKED CLOSE TOGETHER, AND THEY WERE SHOOTING FROM THAT BEACH TO MAKE SURE IT WAS A GOOD PHOTO OPPORTUNITY.

WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S A WISE USE OF GOVERNMENT RESOURCES, THAT'S A QUESTION THE VOTERS CAN ANSWER IN THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> COMING UP TONIGHT, HOW ABOUT THAT RECORD MARCH HEAT?

WELL, IT CONTINUES TO BUILD WITH SOME OF OUR HOTTEST WEATHER NOT COMING TILL FRIDAY.

WE'LL KEEP GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS.

THAT WILL BE A SLIGHT WEEKEND COOL DOWN, BUT TEMPERATURES WILL STILL STAY ABOVE AVERAGE.

A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR FORECAST IS COMING UP.

>>> THE IRAN WAR'S DISRUPTION OF SHIPPING IN THE STRAIT OF PORTSMOUTH IS RAISING BIG CONCERNS FOR AMERICAN FARMERS.

CLOSURE OF THE STRAIT HAS LED TO SURGING PRICES AND FEARS OVER FERTILIZER SUPPLY, JUST AS MANY FARMERS ARE BEGINNING THE SPRING PLANTING SEASON.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA BREAKS DOWN WHAT THIS COULD MEAN FOR FOOD PRICES.

>> IF WE MISS THAT WINDOW, WE COULD HAVE CATASTROPHIC CROP FAILURE.

>> Reporter: ALARM BELL SOUNDING OVER DISRUPTED SHIPPING THROUGH THE STRAIT OF PORTSMOUTH AND POTENTIAL IMPACT TO AMERICAN FARMERS.

>> WORST-CASE SCENARIO, OUR GROWER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET CROP IN THE GROUND, WHICH COULD LEAD TO FOOD INSECURITY CONVERSATIONS.

>> Reporter: CRITICAL SUPPLYING FERTILIZERS, AS WELL AS THE FINISHED PRODUCT, INCLUDING HALF THE WORLD OF THE NITROGEN FERTILIZER FOR CROPS LIKE CORN.

ALSO ABOUT A THIRD OF GLOBAL EXPORTS OF AMMONIA, KEY FOR MOST NITROGEN FERTILIZER, AND SULFUR.

SHIPMENTS THAT HAVE ESSENTIALLY STOPPED SINCE THE WAR.

>> WITH THE CLOSURE OF THE FREIGHT, IT HAS LIFTED PRICES HERE IN THE UNITED STATES BY SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS PER TON.

SO THAT IMMEDIATELY SQUEEZES FARMER'S BOTTOM LINE.

>> I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS LEVEL OF DISRUPTION BEFORE.

PRICES ARE UP 50% SINCE THAT FRIDAY BEFORE.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE, THE U.S.

IMPORTS ABOUT 35% OF ITS FERTILIZER NEEDS EVERY YEAR.

WITH SUPPLIES OFTEN ARRIVING JUST IN TIME FOR USE.

>> I'M TOLD WE STILL NEED TO IMPORT ABOUT 25% OF OUR NEED FOR MARCH, APRIL, MAY APPLICATION.

>> Reporter: NOW, SPIKED COSTS AND ALREADY LOW CROP PRICES COULD LEAD TO TOUGH DECISIONS.

>> WE'LL HAVE TO ADAPT EITHER TO PLANT A DIFFERENT CROP THAT USES LESS FERTILIZER OR POTENTIALLY REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF FERTILIZER THAT THEY USE, WHICH COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON CROP YIELDS AND ULTIMATELY PRICES.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, MICHAEL YOSHIDA.

>>> THE FACE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN IS REPORTEDLY RETIRING.

ACCORDING TO CNN SOURCES, GREGORY BOVINO PLANS TO RETIRE BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

THE NARROWLY 30-YEAR VETERAN LED THE CONTROVERSIAL IMMIGRATION SWEEPS AND SEVERAL DEMOCRATIC LED CITIES INCLUDING LOS ANGELES, CHICAGO, AND MINNEAPOLIS.

UNDER BOVINO'S WATCH, TWO FEDERAL AGENTS SHOT AND KILLED TWO AMERICAN CITIZENS DURING SEPARATE INCIDENTS.

SOON AFTER HE WAS REPLACED IN THE ROLE BY TOM HOMAN.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS HAS FACED CRITICISM OVER HOW FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AGENTS USE A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DATA BASE.

NOW KPBS REPORTER SAYS THEY ARE CALLING TO DENY I.C.E.

ACCESS TO THE DATA BASE.

>> Reporter: THE REASONING IS SIMPLE.

SHE SAYS I.C.E.

CAN'T BE TRUSTED.

>> I.C.E.

HAS ERODED PUBLIC TRUST.

THEY HAVE NOT FOLLOWED DUE LEGAL PROCESS.

>> Reporter: THE DATA BASE IS KNOWN AS ARGIS, INCLUDING TRAFFIC CITATIONS, ARREST RECORDS, INTERVIEWS, AND SOME DRIVER'S LICENSE RECORDS.

KPBS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THAT FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AGENCIES HAVE ACCESS TO THIS DATA.

>> EVEN IF YOU HAVE BEEN AROUND OR STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC STOP VIOLATION, THEY COULD USE POTENTIALLY THAT INFORMATION TO TRACK DOWN TARGET NAMES THAT THEY MAY HAVE.

>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL AGENCIES ARE PROHIBITED FROM USING THE DATA FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.

BUT THEY ARE CURRENTLY NOT ALLOWED TO DO AUDITS.

TO CHECK ON HOW THE DATA IS BEING USED.

EL CAJON MAYOR SITS ON THE BOARD.

HE IS NOT WORRIED ABOUT I.C.E.

USING THE DATA BASE.

>> WE'VE BEEN GIVEN ASSURANCES AFTER ASSURANCES THAT THIS DATA CAN'T BE USED BY I.C.E.

>> Reporter: THE BOARD DISCUSSED ARGIS IN PREVIOUS SESSION LAST FRIDAY, AND MAY BRING IT BACK FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS SOON.

ELAINE ALFARRO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO GET AWAY DURING THE SPRING BREAK SEASON.

BUT THE TYPICAL TRAVEL RUSH IS BEING COMPLICATED BY LONG LINES AT AIRPORTS AND SURGING FUEL PRICES.

HOW TO NAVIGATE ALL OF THE TRAVEL WOES AND FIND LAST- MINUTE DEALS ON TRIPS.

>> Reporter: TRAVELING FOR SPRING BREAK?

EXPECT LONG TSA LINES.

THE SECURITY LINE WRAPPED AROUND THE BUILDING AT AUSTIN AIRPORT MONDAY MORNING.

AT HARTSFIELD-JACKSON ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TSA LINES WERE NEARLY TWO HOURS LONG.

>> WILL THIS IS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD.

>> Reporter: THE LONG SECURITY LINES ARE CAUSED BY THE PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AS TSA URGENTS WORK WITHOUT PAY.

MANY ARE CALLING OUT AND EVEN QUITTING, CAUSING A SHORTAGE OF AGENTS.

>> THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT.

MOST TSA WORKERS AS MOST AMERICANS ARE LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK.

>> Reporter: TRAVEL EXPERTS ARE WARNING BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW.

THE WAR WITH IRAN IS DRIVING UP OIL PRICES.

THAT MEANS HIGHER JET FUEL PRICES AND HIGHER TICKET PRICES.

>> TICKET PRICES, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ARE LOOKING ABOUT THREE WEEKS OUT FOR BOOKING HAVE ALREADY RISEN PRETTY SHARPLY.

WE'VE SEEN PRETTY SOLID INCREASES.

>> Reporter: IT IS NOT ALL BAD NEWS.

TRAVELERS CAN STILL SCORE SOME LAST-MINUTE DEALS.

MANY RESORTS IN PUERTO RICO ARE OFFERING DISCOUNTS RIGHT NOW.

>> YOU GET AN INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE WITHOUT THE HASSLE OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL.

>> Reporter: EMILY KAUFMAN SAYS THE WYNDHAM GOLF BOUTIQUE IS OFFERING THREE NIGHTS FREE IF YOU BOOK THROUGH THE END OF MARCH.

LOOKING FOR A CRUISE?

>> THEY HAVE A TERRIFIC OFFER ON THEIR CARIBBEAN SAILINGS RIGHT NOW, WHERE YOU CAN SAVE UP TO 50% OFF OF YOUR FARES.

>> Reporter: BRENTWOOD LODGE IS OFFERING 50% OFF TWO OR MORE NIGHTS IF YOU BOOK WITHIN 60 DAYS OF ARRIVAL.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JEN SULLIVAN.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR AND A PHONE CALL WITH THE NEWS HOUR, PRESIDENT TRUMP TALKS ABOUT THE WAR WITH IRAN AND OIL PRICES IN AMERICA.

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

>>> NEW FEDERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR A POPULAR TOY.

WATER BEADS ARE SMALL, COLORFUL BALLS THAT CAN GROW UP TO 100 TIMES THEIR ORIGINAL SIZE WHEN EXPOSED TO WATER.

IF INGESTED, THEY POSE A HUGE DANGER.

MANDY GATHER HAS MORE ON THE NEW SAFETY STANDARDS.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE COLORFUL, FUN TO TOUCH, AND HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE TO YOUNG HANDS.

BUT IF SWALLOWED, WATER BEADS COULD QUICKLY TURN DANGEROUS.

>> ONCE THEY EXPAND UP, THEY CAN KIND OF LOOK LIKE A JELLY BEAN OR OTHER ROUND CANDY, AND KIDS HAVE SWEET TOOTHS.

THEY LOVE CANDY.

>> Reporter: CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA SAYS ONCE INGESTED, WATER BEADS CAN CAUSE BLOCKAGES WITHIN THE BODY.

THEY COULD ALSO LEAD TO CHOKING AND OTHER INTERNAL INJURIES.

AROUND 6,300 WATER BEAD RELATED INGESTION INJURIES WERE TREATED IN U.S.

EMERGENCY ROOMS BETWEEN 2017 TO 2022.

THERE WAS ALSO ONE DEATH REPORTED.

A 10-MONTH-OLD GIRL IN 2023.

>> YOUNG CHILDREN EXPLORE THE WORLD WITH THEIR MOUTH.

THAT IS NORMAL AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE.

>> Reporter: ON THURSDAY, NEW FEDERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS FROM THE U.S.

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION WENT INTO EFFECT.

THEY'RE AIMED AT PROTECTING CHILDREN BY SETTING A MAXIMUM EXPANSION SITE FOR WATER BEAD TOYS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING LARGE ENOUGH TO BE DANGEROUS IF INGESTED.

THE NEW RULES ALSO PUT LIMITS ON THE AMOUNT OF A POSSIBLE CARCINOGEN OFTEN FOUND IN THE PRODUCTS, AND THERE MUST NOW BE VISIBLE WARNING LABELS TO CAUTION CONSUMERS.

OFFICIALS SAY MANY OF THE WATER BEADS COME FROM OVERSEAS.

>> THIS NEW SAFETY STANDARD WILL GIVE OUR PORT OFFICERS TO INSPECT PRODUCTS BEFORE THEY REACH THE MAINLAND.

>> FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GATHER.

>> IT IS ALSO CRITICAL FOR PARENTS TO KEEP THE TOYS AWAY FROM YOUNG CHILDREN AND SECURED IN A STORED CONTAINER, AND NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY WITH WATER BEADS UNSUPERVISED.

>>> THE LAND BENEATH PARADISE NATIVE GARDEN IS PERHAPS UNEXPECTED TO MANY.

THAT IS BECAUSE IT WAS ONCE A LANDFILL.

KPBS ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER SAYS THE VOLUNTEER RUN GARDEN IS GEARING UP FOR THEIR GRAND OPENING.

>> Reporter: FOR SO LONG, PARADISE HILLS NATIVE GARDEN LOOKED NOTHING LIKE IT DOES TODAY.

>> RIGHT HERE IS THE POLLINATOR GARDEN, WHICH IS THE FIRST GARDEN FOR OUR RIGHT OF PASSAGE.

>> Reporter: NANCY JENSEN LIVES IN PARADISE HILLS.

SHE REMEMBERS HOW THE CITY LAND WAS.

REMNANTS OF THE FORMER LIFE AS A LANDFILL.

>> IT WAS A WEED INFESTED FIELD.

BEING AN ADVOCATE FOR MY COMMUNITY, I SAID WE DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS.

>> Reporter: CAPPED IN THE 1960s TO PREVENT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

BECAUSE OF THE FORMER USE, NOTHING WAS EVER BUILT.

BUT JANSEN AND HER HUSBAND, WEST, SAW POTENTIAL.

SO THEY WENT TO THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO WITH AN IDEA.

>> PRETTY SIGNIFICANT PLANTS.

HAS CO-ADAPTED IN OUR CLIMATE TO, YOU KNOW, LIVE IN THIS CLIMATE WITHOUT AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM.

WE COULD ESTABLISH A DEMONSTRATION GARDEN AND MAKE IT A NICER PLACE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO RECREATE.

>> Reporter: SO THE JANSENS AND SEVERAL OTHER PARADISE HILLS RESIDENTS BUILT THE GARDEN THEMSELVES.

ALONG THE WAY, THEY GOT GRANT FUNDING FROM SEVERAL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DONORS.

IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS SINCE THEY BEGAN PLANTING ALL SORTS OF NATIVE PLANTS AND TREES THAT REQUIRE LITTLE TO NO WATER.

IT'S NOW READY FOR A GRAND OPENING.

>> THE WHOLE IDEA OF BRINGING OUR COMMUNITY OUTDOORS AND TO SOMETHING THAT IS JUST NATIVE.

I MEAN, LOOK AT THE BUTTERFLIES.

WE DON'T SEE THOSE.

AND OUR CONCRETE BACKYARDS.

>> Reporter: THE GRAND OPENING IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 18.

TAMMY MURGA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AT OCEAN BEACH, CREATIVITY ISN'T JUST SOMETHING YOU SEE.

IT IS SOMETHING YOU STEP INTO.

ONE LOCAL STOREFRONT IS DOING MORE THAN SELLING ART AND CLOTHING, IT'S CREATING OPPORTUNITY, BUILDING COMMUNITY, AND HELPING ARTISTS GET THEIR START.

KPBS VIDEO JOURNALIST CARLOS CASTILE INTRODUCES US TO THE SPACE CONNECTING PEOPLE, IDEAS, AND CREATIVITY.

>> Reporter: WONDERING WHAT THIS PLACE IS?

IT'S CALLED CONNECT SAN DIEGO AND SHIFT GALLERY GATHERINGS.

MY NAME IS ROBERT.

I'M THE OWNER AND DIRECTOR OF THE SPACE.

LET'S GO FIND OUT WHAT'S INSIDE.

♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ >> CONNECT WAS BORN IN 2018.

I WAS DOING POP-UP EXPERIENCES AT LOCAL VENUES.

PEOPLE WERE SEEING OUR PHONES AS OUR TRADEMARK.

THEY KNEW THAT, OH, THIS IS CONNECT, THAT ART THING.

BEEN DOING IT FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS.

CONNECT SAN DIEGO IS A PLACE FOR ARTISTS, SMALL BUSINESSES, AND VENDORS TO SELL AND SHOWCASE THEIR WORK HERE AT OCEAN BEACH.

WE ARE PRETTY MUCH THE PLATFORM.

ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS STOCK IT, AND WE WILL SELL IT FOR THEM.

EVERY FIVE FEET IN THIS STORE IS A DIFFERENT PERSON, SHOWCASING AND SELLING THEIR WORK.

SO AS YOU GO DOWN THE HALL, YOU WILL SEE EVERYONE'S DIFFERENT STYLES.

CONNECT IS NOT JUST A STORE.

IT'S A WHOLE MOVEMENT.

IT IS ALSO A STEPPINGSTONE FOR YOU TO OPEN YOUR OWN SPOT.

IT GIVES YOU THE EXPERIENCE TO FEEL COMFORTABLE TO KNOW WHAT SELLS, WHAT DOESN'T SELL.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL TO SEE PEOPLE INSPIRED, AND TO USE THIS TO GET TO WHERE THEY REALLY NEED TO BE.

THIS IS EVERYTHING TO ME.

CONNECTING PEOPLE THAT WOULDN'T GET TO MEET EACH OTHER THROUGH EXPERIENCES AND ART AND PERFORMANCE, AND MERCHANDISE.

IT'S LIKE THE NOSTALGIC FEELING OF ACTUALLY CONNECTING WITH SOMEBODY.

IT IS MORE THAN A STORE.

IT'S A WHOLE CULTURE.

YOU HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE AS AN ARTIST, AND WE'RE THAT STEPPINGSTONE.

EVERY TIME YOU COME IN HERE, WE ALWAYS MOVE SOMETHING EVERY WEEK, SO THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW.

THERE'S REAL HEART HERE.

OCEAN BEACH IS A CREATIVE FREE SPIRITED BEACH TOWN, AND WE REPRESENT THAT.

WE ALSO HAVE A SHOP NEXT DOOR.

YOU CAN ALSO ENTER THROUGH THE GALLERY THIS WAY.

PEOPLE ARE LIKE I HAVE TO SHOW YOU THE SECRET GALLERY.

THERE'S A SECRET SPEAK EASY IN THE BACK.

A PLACE WHERE WE SHOWCASE LOCAL ARTISTS, AND I PERSONALLY CURATE EVERY EVENT AND ARTIST THAT COMES THROUGH THESE DOORS.

I WALK IN, ALWAYS EMPTY.

SO I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT?

LET ME MANIFEST THIS.

I WAS LIKE, WELL, THIS COULD BE A REALLY GOOD GALLERY AND EVENT SPACE, AND IT WOULD BE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO CONNECT.

IT WAS LIKE ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS EVER.

I THINK HAVING THIS AND ALLOWING PEOPLE TO SHOWCASE IN HERE, IT KIND OF DOES BOOST THEM INTO A DIFFERENT ERA IN THEIR LIVES.

WELL, I'VE SHOWCASED AT THIS GALLERY, AND NOW I'M READY FOR MORE.

IT'S A VERY INCLUSIVE FEELING.

WE WANT YOU TO FEEL INCLUDED HERE AND ACCESSIBLE.

THIS IS THE MORE PROPER, ELEGANT, ART SEASIDE.

AND THEN CONNECT IS THE MORE COLORFUL, FUN, SPORADIC, AND NOSTALGIC PLACE.

IT'S LIKE MAXIMUM AND MINIMALIST.

I WANT PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE BOTH IN THEIR VISIT.

ARE YOU ALL SET?

HOW IS YOUR EXPERIENCE?

>> IT WAS GREAT.

>> YEAH?

IS >> WE ALWAYS WALK OUT WITH SOMETHING.

>> YOU CAN SPEND HOURS IN HERE.

EVERY ARTIST CREATES THEIR OWN STYLE.

IT'S REALLY, REALLY COOL.

>> I WAKE UP EVERY DAY VERY HAPPY, AND I'M JUST LIKE I GET TO GO TO THE BEST JOB THAT I CREATED FOR MYSELF.

THIS PLACE IS MY ART.

THE WHOLE PLACE IS MY ART PROJECT.

THIS IS A PLACE FOR ME TO GENUINELY JUST EXPRESS MY SENSE OF FEELINGS WITH EVERYONE, YOU KNOW?

AND IT IS JUST REALLY WELL RECIPROCATED.

>> WHAT A COOL PLACE AND A GREAT STORY ABOUT IT.

KPBS VIDEO JOURNALIST CARLOS CASTILE CREATED THAT STORY.

>>> HOW ABOUT SOME RECORD SHATTERING HEAT, NOT ONLY CHALLENGING DAILY HIGHS, BUT EVEN CHALLENGING MONTHLY RECORDS HERE.

THOSE ARE IN JEOPARDY AS WELL WITH HIGHS 15 TO 30 DEGREES ABOVE THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

IT COULD BE DANGEROUSLY HOT.

ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, WE DON'T GET THAT SLOW ACCLIMATION TO THE HEAT HERE COMING UP PRETTY QUICKLY HERE.

WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL, THAT BRINGS US REALLY DRY CONDITIONS, SO THE DROUGHT CONTINUES TO EXPAND.

THE INTENSE HEAT IS THE REASON YOU'VE SEEN THE AREAS OF EXTREME HEAT WATCHES AND WARNINGS, AND HEAT ADVISORIES THROUGH SAN DIEGO DOWN TO CHULA VISTA, THOSE CONTINUE UNTIL 8:00 ON FRIDAY EVENING.

SO SOME OF THE WORST OF THE HEAT IS STILL BUILDING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

AT LEAST THE NIGHT IS RATHER COMFORTABLE IN SOME SPOTS.

SAN DIEGO AND CHULA VISTA, DOWN TO 57.

MOUNT LAGUNA DROPS TO 50.

ONLY 60 OVERNIGHT IN THE SPRINGS, AND 49 IN OCEANSIDE.

LOOK AT THESE TEMPS BUILDING HERE.

81 IN SAN DIEGO.

83 IN OCEANSIDE.

AS YOU MAKE YOUR WAY OVER, 96 DEGREES, EVEN MOUNT LAGUNA AT 66.

I MENTIONED THE DRY SPELL HERE.

NOT ONLY THE STRENGTHENING HIGH BRINGING US THE INTENSE HEAT, BUT THAT DROUGHT IS GOING TO CONTINUE HERE ACROSS CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, AND A DROUGHT AHEAD FOR UTAH AND NEW MEXICO.

PLUS SOME OF US ARE DEALING WITH THE ELEVATED FIRE RISK AS WELL WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK HERE AS THE HEAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE COAST.

WE'LL GET A LITTLE BIT OF SOME LOWERING TEMPERATURES IN THIS LOCATION HERE, BUT THAT'S NOT THE SAME FOR EVERYBODY.

WE'LL GET SOME HIGHER TEMPERATURES FURTHER INLAND, AND THOSE CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

LOTS OF HEAT BUILDING.

TEMPERATURES COME DOWN A LITTLE BIT BY SATURDAY.

ACROSS THE DESERT WILL BE HOT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY, I SHOULD SAY, IN THE MOUNTAINS.

THEN WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE FIVE-DAY DESERT FORECAST, DANGEROUS HEAT BUILDING, AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY, THE HOTTEST DAY AT 106 DEGREES.

STAY SAFE.

FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> MARCH IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, AND WOMEN REMAIN A SMALL MINORITY IN AVIATION.

MAKING UP ONLY ABOUT 6% TO 10% OF PILOTS NATIONWIDE.

BUT IN CALIFORNIA, SOME LOCAL AVIATORS ARE WORKING TO CHANGE THAT.

MADISON KEAVY REPORTS.

>> Reporter: ANYBODY HAS A FUTURE.

>> IT IS SUCH AN AMAZING THING TO BUILD AND FLY AIRPLANES.

>> CONDITIONS ARE CLEAR BELOW 1,000.

>> IT TAKES TIME, EFFORT, ENERGY.

>> FULL THROTTLE.

FULL THROTTLE.

>> BUT YOU CAN GET THERE.

>> THERE YOU GO.

NOW YOU'RE FLYING, GOOD JOB.

>> Reporter: CLEARING A PATH TO THE COCKPIT, HELPING MORE WOMEN TAKE THE CONTROLS.

>> WHEN I SAY MY CONTROLS, YOU SAY YOUR CONTROLS.

>> YOUR CONTROLS.

>> OKAY.

>> Reporter: WE'RE IN THE AIR FLYING OVER FOLSOM LAKE.

TODAY, I'M A PILOT, AND JAMIE LOU WATERHOUSE IS MY INSTRUCTOR.

UP HERE, WOMEN ARE STILL OUTNUMBERED.

THAT'S WHY WATERHOUSE FOUNDED GIRLS LOVE TO FLY, TO GET MORE WOMEN AND GIRLS INTO AVIATION.

>> OUR GOAL IS NOT TO BE A FEMALE PILOT.

OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE IT MORE USUAL TO HAVE FEMALES FLYING.

A LOT OF TIMES WHEN I FLY, AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE CORPORATE JETS, THOSE KINDS OF PLANES, PEOPLE, THEY'RE EXCITED.

THEY'RE LIKE, OH MY GOSH.

A FEMALE PILOT, A GIRL PILOT.

I'M LIKE, YEAH, IT'S COOL, AND IT IS COOL.

BUT WHAT WOULD BE REALLY COOL IS IF IT WERE MORE NORMAL, AND IF IT WASN'T JUST SUCH A CULTURE SHOCK.

>> Reporter: DISCOVERY FLIGHTS LIKE THIS ARE ABOUT MORE THAN JUST FUN.

THEY'RE A LAUNCH PAD FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS TO SHOW THEM THE SKY IS THE LIMIT.

>> WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I WAS TERRIFIED TO FLY AND IT WAS SCARY, THE UNKNOWN.

AND I DID IT TO CONQUER A FEAR.

>> Reporter: THE CAPTAIN AND CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, NOW FLIES NEARLY EVERY DAY.

ALL IT TOOK WAS GETTING OFF THE GROUND TO SEE WHAT WAS POSSIBLE.

HOW IMPORTANT IS REPRESENTATION?

>> IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

SO WHEN WE REPRESENT WOMEN IN AVIATION, THAT'S WHERE OUR SAFETY CULTURE COMES ALONG.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE, LIKE I SAID, THEY DON'T EXPECT A WOMAN TO BE A PILOT JUST BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE NORM.

>> Reporter: CHANGING PERCEPTIONS STARTS BY CHANGING THE STATISTICS.

6% TO 10% OF ALL PILOTS ARE WOMEN.

EXECUTIVES IN AVIATION, EVEN FEWER.

WOMEN MAKE UP ONLY 3% OF AIRLINE EXECS AND ONLY 1% OF AIRLINE CAPTAINS.

YET A STUDY LAST YEAR FOUND FEMALE PILOTS PERFORM BETTER UNDER PRESSURE THAN THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS.

>> DON'T WORRY, YOU'RE GOOD, YOU GOT THIS.

>> Reporter: WOMEN ARE STILL UNDERREPRESENTED IN AVIATION, MAINLY BECAUSE THERE ARE FEWER ROLE MODELS, MENTORS, AND MANY DON'T EVEN SEE IT AS A CAREER OPTION.

BREAKING THESE BARRIERS WILL START WITH VISIBILITY.

>> OKAY, 18 GALLONS ON THAT SIDE.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL CHECK YOUR OTHER SIDE.

>> Reporter: BEFORE WE EVER TOOK OFF, WATERHOUSE MADE SURE I KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON.

EVERY CHECKLIST ITEM, A LESSON IN SAFETY.

>> MASTER SWITCH ON, FLAPS DOWN.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS DONE THIS BEFORE AND TELLS ME CONFIDENCE CAN GET WOMEN INTO THE COCKPIT.

>> YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR BEACON IS WORKING UP THERE.

>> Reporter: BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, CONFIDENCE KEEPS THEM THERE.

FLYING HAS BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING.

SHE SAYS A FLIGHT WITH HER DAD WHEN SHE WAS JUST FIVE YEARS OLD SPARKED THE DREAM.

BUT TAKING THE FIRST STEP INTO AVIATION FELT INTIMIDATING.

>> I KNEW I COULD GET INTO IT SOMEHOW.

I JUST NEVER KNEW HOW TO DO IT.

I WAS AFRAID TO TAKE THE STEP.

>> Reporter: NOW, SHE IS PROOF OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE.

>> WHATEVER WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH IN LIFE, WE CAN DO.

>> Reporter: AND WE DID.

BACK IN THE COCKPIT, WHERE THE CONTROLS WERE MINE.

THE LESSON CONTINUED.

>> YOU'RE FLYING.

MY HANDS ARE NOT EVEN ON THIS.

>> Reporter: THAT'S THE MISSION, ISN'T IT?

TO HELP WOMEN REALIZE WHEN THEY'RE IN CONTROL, EVERYTHING CHANGES.

>> ANYBODY CAN DO IT AT ANY AGE.

>> Reporter: WITH THE HELP OF SOMEONE LIKE WATERHOUSE, TAKING SOMEONE LIKE ME UNDER THEIR WINGS.

>> YOU SEE A LONG RUNWAY?

>> YEAH.

>> THAT'S WHERE WE'RE HEADED.

WITH A MISSION TO PUT MORE WOMEN IN THE SKY.

>> WE WANT THEM FLYING, WE WANT THEM FLYING A LOT, AND WE WANT THEM FLYING SAFELY.

>> A GREAT PILOT, PERIOD.

>> A GREAT PILOT PERIOD.

THAT'S WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR ALL OF US TO BE SAFE AND ALL OF US TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN AVIATION.

WAIT FOR IT, WAIT FOR IT, WAIT FOR IT, AND TOUCHDOWN.

WE HELP WOMEN AND GIRLS BUILD THEIR CONFIDENCE, SO THEY CAN GET OUT THERE, CONQUER THEIR FEARS, AND LOOK BACK AT THEMSELVES YEARS FROM NOW AND SAY WOW, I DID IT AND YOU CAN DO IT TOO.

>> THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

I JUST FLEW THAT PLANE.

>>> BACK ON THE GROUND, HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON TOMORROW.

MANY PEOPLE USE CANNABIS FOR THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.

BUT RESEARCHERS SAY THERE IS LITTLE TO NO EVIDENCE THE DRUG CAN BE BENEFICIAL FOR ANY PSYCHIATRIC CONDITION.

THAT IS TOMORROW ON NPR'S MORNING EDITION.

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