>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOW FAMILY OF COMPANY PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR.

RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL ONE 800 BILL HOWARD VISIT BILL HOW.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD BROTHERS FOUNDATION.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> HERE IN SAN DIEGO WITH TWO MISSIONS IN MIND.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

JILL BIDEN FOCUSING ON EARLY CANCER DETECTION AND MILITARY FAMILIES DURING HER VISIT AND THE FIRST LADY SPEAKING TO MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AT THE NAVAL BASE.

LET'S LISTEN IN.

>> DOCTOR JILL BIDEN.

>> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE TEAM HERE.

THE SAN DIEGO ARMED SERVICES FOR HOSTING US IN PUTTING TOGETHER THIS WONDERFUL VIDEO.

I JUST CAME OUT FROM THE SHIP SO I HAD TO HAVE MY SNEAKERS ON BECAUSE I WAS CLIMBING UP AND DOWN THE LADDERS AND I THOUGHT THE HEELS WERE NOT RIGHT FOR THAT.

ANYWAY.

I'M THANKFUL TO THE REPRESENTATIVES JACOBS AND PETERS FOR JOINING US.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE I FEEL BAD.

GIVING A SPEECH WITH ALL THE KIDS HERE, HOW DID THEY GET SO QUIET?

MY GOSH.

I'M A TEACHER.

YOU KNOW MY GROWN UP KIDS, MY GROWN-UP STUDENTS AREN'T THIS QUIET.

I WANT TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP OF THE USS SKIPPER FOR THE WARM RECEPTION .

MINUTES AGO THE CREW BROUGHT ME ON BOARD YOUR SHIP.

THEY'VE ALWAYS WELCOMED ME WITH WARMTH AND KINDNESS.

SEEING THIS AGAIN TODAY, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE IT WAS EIGHT YEARS AGO THAT WE CHRISTENED IT.

IN THAT TIME THIS SHIP AND ITS CREW HAVE HONORED THEIR NAMESAKE GABBY.

A WOMAN WHO NEVER STOPS FIGHTING WITH COURAGE AND RESILIENCE.

ACTUALLY I THINK I SAW HER JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.

DEDICATING THIS VESSEL IS AN HONOR THAT I EXCEPTED NOT AS THEN SECOND LADY BUT ALSO AS THE DAUGHTER OF A SIGNALMAN, MY DAD WAS DOUG JACOBSON AND SERVED IN THE NAVY IN THE PACIFIC IN WORLD WAR II.

I'M ALSO THE MOTHER OF A MAJOR.

A NANA WHO WATCHED HER CHILDREN PUT ON BRAVE SMILES AS THEIR FATHER SERVED IN IRAQ.

I REMEMBER THE EMOTIONS THAT RAN THROUGH ME AS I STOOD IN FRONT OF THE BOW PRAYING.

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW NERVE- RACKING THAT IS.

I HAD THE BOTTLE IN MY HAND AND I JUST PRAYED AND IT WOULD BREAK THE FIRST TIME.

I WAS EXCITED AND NERVOUS BUT MOST OF ALL I'M DEEPLY PROUD TO BECOME AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE CRUISE FAMILY, A SHIPMATE FOR LIFE.

>> IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO CALL YOU MY COMMUNITY , MY MILITARY FAMILY.

IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU TODAY.

I'M EXCITED TO HEAR YOUR STORIES AND TAKE THEM BACK TO MY HUSBAND, YOUR PRESIDENT SO THAT WE CAN BETTER SERVE.

>> WE ARE CARRYING THE FULL REMARKS ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

LET'S GET TWO MORE OF TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

>>> ALLEGATIONS OF RETALIATION BY SOME PROFESSORS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA CAMPUSES UNIONIZED ACADEMIC WORKERS.

THEY WANT A NEW CONTRACT AFTER A HISTORIC STRIKE.

OUR EDUCATIONAL REPORTER AT UC SAN DIEGO SAYING THAT THEY ARE STILL BEING PUNISHED ILLEGALLY FOR THEIR ACTIONS.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF TURBULENT CORE.

>> HE TRIES HIS BEST TO EXPLAIN THE RESEARCH WORK THAT HE DOES AT UC SAN DIEGO.

IT'S COMPLICATED.

WHAT'S NOT COMPLICATED IS THE REAL POSSIBILITY OF HIM LOSING HIS POSITION AND LIVELIHOOD.

HE JOINED THOUSANDS OF OTHER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ACADEMIC WORKERS IN A HISTORIC STRIKE THAT LASTED ALMOST 6 WEEKS AT THE END OF LAST YEAR DEMANDING HIGHER PAY AND BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS.

MANY RESEARCHERS IN TEACHING ASSISTANTS WALKING THE PICKET LINES AND DIDN'T REPORT FOR THEIR CLASS ASSIGNMENTS.

THAT GOT DANIEL AND 20 OF HIS VALUE FELLOW MEMBERS GRADES OF U OR UNSATISFACTORY.

>> WITH THE AMOUNT OF CREDITS I WAS SIGNED UP WITH COULD TAKE ME OUT OF GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING.

THIS PUT A HOLD ON MY ACCOUNT AND THEY KNOW I COULDN'T SIGN UP FOR COURSES IN THE FUTURE OR BE EMPLOYED AS A RESEARCHER.

>> THE ACADEMIC UNION MEMBERS HAVE SHOWN UP TO CLASSROOMS OF THE PROFESSORS WHO GAVE THE UNSATISFACTORY GRADES DEMANDING THAT THEY CHANGE THE GRADES TO PASSING.

LAST WEEK THE UNION MEMBERS WALKED INTO CLASSROOMS WHOSE ACCUSED OF MAKING ILLEGAL THREATS TO FIRE HIM FROM HIS JOB.

IT'S AGAINST CALIFORNIA LABOR LAW.

THE CASE TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY.

HE WOULDN'T GIVE US AN INTERVIEW BUT INSTEAD THE PROFESSOR DIRECTED US TO AN ACADEMIC ARTICLE WHERE HE'S QUOTED IN RESPONSE TO THESE ALLEGATIONS.

THERE WAS THIS ON THE JANUARY 27 ONLINE POSTING OF THE INSIDE HIGHER-END WEBSITE.

I NEVER THREATENED ANYBODY HE SAID.

THAT IS ALIVE.

A TOTAL LIVE.

IF THEY DON'T STUDY AND THEY DON'T PERFORM AND DO THE HOMEWORK THAT'S IT HE SAID.

A LEADER OF THE STUDENT RESEARCHERS UNITED BARGAINING TEAM.

>> WE ARE CURRENTLY FIGHTING THESE UNSATISFACTORY GRADES AND HAVE STARTED AGREEMENT PROCESS FOR THE WORKERS WHO ARE RETALIATED AGAINST.

WE HAVE ALSO BEEN ORGANIZING ON THE CAMPUS TO PUT DIRECT PRESSURE ON THE UNIVERSITY TO REALLY STEP IN AND MAKE SURE THAT THE WORKERS ARE PROTECTED.

>> THE FIRST-YEAR GRADUATE STUDENT AND TEACHING ASSISTANT WHO ALSO RECEIVED AN UN-AND SATISFACTORY GRADE.

SHE'S NOT HAPPY WITH THE UNIVERSITY'S RESPONSE TO THESE ALLEGATIONS.

>> THEY ARE WAY HAPPIER TO SUPPORT THEIR PROFESSORS EVEN WHEN IT'S CLEAR THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING ILLEGAL LIKE IN THIS SITUATION .

THEY ARE BASICALLY UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE WE ARE A IMPORTANT PART OF THE ECOSYSTEM HERE.

>> IF THIS REMAINS ON THEIR RECORD GRAD STUDENTS COULD LOSE THEIR JOBS IN LATE MARCH WHEN THE SPRING QUARTER BEGINS.

>> UNDER STATE LAW, LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS TO SHARE A VIDEO AND RECORDS WHENEVER THEY USE FORCE THAT CAUSES SIGNIFICANT INJURY BUT THE SAN DIEGO SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TRIED TO KEEP ONE INCIDENT UNDER WRAPS.

OUR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER SAYS NOW THE PUBLIC COULD SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND A WARNING TO VIEWERS, THIS FOLLOWING VIDEO IS GRAPHIC.

A FEW DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS IN 2019 A CHECKPOINT IN IMPERIAL BEACH, PICKING UP HIS CELL AND.

HE DID NOT HAVE HIS ID SO THE DEPUTIES WOULDN'T LET HIM TAKE HIS SON HOME.

THEN THE DEPUTIES TRIED TO ARREST HIM AND ENDED UP USING A TASER ON HIM.

IT HIT THE LIGHTER IN HIS POCKET AND HE CAUGHT ON FIRE.

THE DEPUTIES STOMPED ON HIM TO PUT THE FIRE OUT.

THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRED UNDER STATE LAW TO RELEASE VIDEO AND OTHER DETAILS ABOUT THIS INCIDENT AT FIRST THERE WAS RESISTANCE.

MONICA PRICE A LEGAL FELLOW WITH THE COALITION BECAME INVOLVED.

SHE SAID THE SHERIFF'S CLAIM DIDN'T THE INCIDENT CAUSE INJURY IS SILLY.

>> THEY HAVE THIS INFORMATION AND THEY GOT THE INFORMATION FROM THEM .

THEY HAD THE DEPOSITION TRANSCRIPTS AND KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE LAW.

THEY COULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE DEPOSITIONS TRANSCRIPTS.

THEY ARE SAYING THAT HE WASN'T ON FIRE.

>> AFTER STOMPING ON HIM THE DEPUTIES TASED HIM IN THE BACK AND TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.

YOUNG WAS INITIALLY CHARGED WITH RESISTING ARREST AND OBSTRUCTING AN OFFICER BUT THE CHARGES HAD LATER GONE DISMISSED.

PRICE SAYS THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT'S INITIAL REFUSAL TO RELEASE THE VIDEO IS UNFORTUNATELY NOT UNUSUAL.

THERE'S BEEN A PATTERN OF RESISTANCE AMONG THE POLICE AGENCIES EVER SINCE THE LAW BECAME THE LAW IN 2018.

SHE AND OTHERS SHE SAYS MUST CONTINUE TO FIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC.

>> WE WANT THE RECORDS TO COME OUT SO THAT THE PUBLIC COULD DECIPHER THEMSELVES OF WHAT THEY THINK HAPPENED AND IF IT WAS IN LINE WITH DEPARTMENT POLICY OR IF THIS WAS HOW THE PROTOCOL SHOULD BE.

>> THE DEPARTMENT WOULDN'T COMMENT ON THE INCIDENT OR WHY THE VIDEO WASN'T INITIALLY RELEASED.

>> THE U.S. REPORTS ROUGHLY 300,000 PEOPLE EVERY YEAR WITH RELATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES RARELY STRAY TOO FAR FROM THE BORDER.

OUR REPORTER SPOKE TO SEVERAL DEPORTEES IN TIJUANA ABOUT LIFE AFTER DEPORTATION.

>> IVAN HERNANDEZ WORKS AT EIGHT TIJUANA CALL CENTER.

HE LIKES THE JOB BECAUSE IT MAKES IT FEEL LIKE HOME.

>> YOU GET TO SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE LIKE YOU SOMETIMES YOU SEE THEM TALKING ENGLISH ARE HAVING FUN WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE STATES.

>> IN MEXICAN NATIONAL, HE WAS BROUGHT TO THE U.S. AS AN INFANT HE GREW UP UNDOCUMENTED NEAR LAS VEGAS.

MOST PEOPLE HANG UP THE PHONE RIGHT AWAY BUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE HE WILL GET A FRIENDLY CUSTOMER.

HE IS ESPECIALLY EXCITED WHEN IT'S A FELLOW MOTORHEAD.

>> THERE WAS THIS ONE TIME I GOT A PHONE CALL, HE WAS REVVING AN ENGINE AND I ASKED WHAT KIND OF ENGINE IT IS.

I HAD A CAR SIMILAR TO HIS.

>> HE HAD NOT PLANNED ON WORKING IN A MEXICAN CALL CENTER BUT WHEN HE BECAME AN ADULT IN THE U.S.

HE REALIZED HE HAD NO HOPE OF GETTING A LEGAL WORK PERMIT SO IN 2011 HE DECIDED TO SELF DEPORT TO MEXICO.

IT WAS EITHER THAT OR SPEND HIS LIFE IN THE SHADOW.

HE'S NOT ALONE AMONG COWORKERS AT THE CALL CENTER.

THESE JOBS HAVE BECOME ESTABLISHED LANDING SPOTS FOR DEPORTEES.

THEIR ENGLISH SKILLS ARE AN ASSET AND THERE SKILLS AND WAGES ARE MORE THAN WHAT IT WOULD BE IN A REGULAR WORKING FACTORY.

DANIEL LUIS BEGAN WORKING IN CALL CENTERS 20 YEARS AGO.

NOW HE OWNS ONE.

MOST EMPLOYEES ARE DEPORTEES AND HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE GOING THROUGH BECAUSE IT HAPPENED TO HIM.

>> I WAS TAKEN OVER THERE IS A BABY .

COMING BACK AS AN ADULT, IT'S A WHOLE NEW CULTURE.

IF THEY HAD MADE ME MOVED TO CHINA IT WOULD BE LIKE THE SAME THING.

>> DEPORTEES ARE NOT ALWAYS EXPECTED ACCEPTED BACK INTO SOCIETY.

SOME SAY THEY ARE VIEWED AS CRIMINALS.

HE EXPERIENCED SOME DISCRIMINATION WHILE APPLYING FOR A ID.

>> I WENT TO THE DEPARTMENT HE SAID NOW YOU WANT TO BE MEXICAN.

I SAID WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?

I'M TRYING TO GET MY LICENSE.

>> THIS IS A REFUGE FROM THE TREATMENT.

>> WHEN YOU GO TO THE CALL CENTER AND YOU SEE PEOPLE WHO LOOK LIKE YOU, DRESS LIKE YOU, TALK LIKE YOU, THEY COME FROM THE SAME BACKGROUNDS.

IT FEELS LIKE YOUR HOME.

>> IN SOME CASES THEY COULD GIVE SOMEONE ANOTHER CHANCE.

>> I DID 21 YEARS IN PRISON.

THEY GAVE ME A REALITY CHECK.

I'M HERE AND EVERYTHING IS NEW TO ME.

I JUST LIVE DAY BY DAY.

>> THIS IS OMAR.

HE DIDN'T WANT TO SHARE HIS NAME BECAUSE OF THE STIGMA OF BEING A DEPORTED CONVICT AND SAYS THE JOB AND FRIENDS HE'S MADE HELP HIM STAY BUSY AND OUT OF TROUBLE.

>> I WAS THERE LIKE FOR A MONTH .

I GOT MY OWN PLACE AND LITTLE BY LITTLE I ENDED UP AT THE CALL CENTERS.

>> EVERY DEPORTEES INTERVIEWED HAS FAMILY IN THE U.S.

SOME OF THEM ARE AMERICAN CITIZENS WHILE OTHERS REMAIN UNDOCUMENTED.

THE HOLIDAYS COULD BE PARTICULARLY HARD.

>> I MISS MY FAMILY.

TRYING TO GO TO BIRTHDAY PARTIES, CHRISTMAS, THANKSGIVING.

ANYTIME MY FAMILY LIKES THEY GO OR WHATEVER PARTY THEY ARE DOING AND ASK HOW I AM.

THAT PAIN IS WITH EVERY DEPORTEES.

IT'S THE PAIN WE FEEL.

THAT'S WHAT UNITES US.

>> LUIS CO-FUNDED A NONPROFIT WHICH HELPS DEPORTEES ADJUST TO LIFE IN MEXICO.

HELPING THEM FIND HOUSING, JOBS, AND GOVERNMENT IDS.

HIS GOAL IS TO EASE THE PAIN HE KNOWS ALL TOO WELL.

>> KPBS NEWS.

>> STARTING TOMORROW YOU'LL BE ABLE TO RIDE THE TRAIN FROM SAN DIEGO TO ORANGE COUNTY BUT ONLY ON THE WEEKENDS FOR NOW.

THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SAYS THE RAILROAD TRACKS IMPACTED BY COASTAL EROSION ARE SAFE FOR LIMITED PASSENGER SERVICE.

THIS HER FINAL TRAINS WILL RUN SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.

RAILROAD STABILIZATION WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN MID- MARCH.

>>> BED BATH AND BEYOND ANNOUNCING SEVERAL STORE CLOSURES THIS WEEK IN SAN DIEGO.

THEY SAY IT COULD BE A SIGN OF TROUBLE FOR TRADITIONAL RETAIL IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> RETAIL HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE IN 2023.

ONLINE SALES WENT FROM AN AVERAGE OF 13% TO 14% OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES TO OVER 35% BUT IN 2022 PEOPLE WENT BACK TO RETAIL IN DROVES.

MOST RETAILERS THAT HAD A REPRIEVE IN 2022.

THIS YEAR WILL BE A CHALLENGE IN THE CASE OF ADAPTIVE AND BEYOND A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS COULD BE TRACED THREE OR FOR YEARS AGO.

THEY ARE SECOND-TIER MODELS THE FIRST YEAR MODELS HAVE RENAMED THEMSELVES AND ENHANCE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE.

STRIP MALLS, NOT SO MUCH.

COMPANIES LIKE KOHLS, WHICH IS IN TROUBLE, NORDSTROM IS ALSO IN TROUBLE WITH THEIR FLAGSHIP STORES THEY ARE DOING FAIRLY WELL BUT THEIR STORES FIND IT CHALLENGING.

OTHER AREAS LIKE BIG LOTS AND CONJOINED FABRICS WANT TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT LIST FOR POTENTIAL ADJUSTMENTS AND BANKRUPTCIES WITHIN THE UPCOMING 12-15 MONTHS.

>>> THANK YOU FOR TUNING AND LET'S START YOU OFF WITH OUR WEATHER HEADLINES.

A WARMING TREND.

WE WILL CONTINUE ON THE UP AND UP BUT WE ARE PULLING DOWN FOR SUNDAY.

IT WILL BE WINDY.

NOT 42 LONG AS WE START ON THE WARMING TREND AGAIN SOON ENOUGH BY MONDAY.

DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 44 ALONG THE METRO.

MAINLY CLEAR AND CHILLY.

ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION DROPPING DOWN TO 39.

LAGUNA DOWN AT 39.

TOMORROW, WE HAVE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TO GO AROUND.

ABUNDANT SUNSHINE.

SAN DIEGO AT 65.

SUNNY SKIES AND OCEANSIDE AT 64.

CLOSER TO THE MOUNTAINS, 53 DEGREES.

AS WE MAKE OUR WAY TOWARD THE DESERT, IN THE 70s.

FUTURE CASTS TIMING THIS OUT, WE WON'T BE DEALING WITH TOO MUCH FOR YOUR WEEKEND START OF THIS BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND, WE ARE DEALING WITH ANOTHER WEATHER MAKER.

IMPACTING MORE OF THE REGION INCLUDING NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, INTO THE SIERRA NEVADA.

WE COULD SEE SOME LINGERING SHOTS OF MOISTURE.

DOWN TO SAN DIEGO IT WON'T BE A WASHOUT BY ANY MEANS.

REMAINING DRIVE.

THIS COULD BE CAUGHT UNDER A QUICK SHOWER OR YOUR SUNDAY.

FOR THE COAST, REMAINING IN THE 60s AND DROPPING DOWN TO 62 ON SUNDAY.

A CLEARING IN THE SHOWER.

PARTLY SUNDAY.

67 DEGREES BY TUESDAY.

65 ON WEDNESDAY.

SUNDAY AT 61.

DROPPING OFF OVER 10 DEGREES BUT WE ARE UP ON THE WARMING TREND BY MONDAY.

TUESDAY WE HAVE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.

ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WE HAVE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE STARTING OFF IN THE 50s DROPPING DOWN 10 DEGREES FOR SUNDAY.

COOL AIR WITH A SHOWER.

SUNNY ON MONDAY.

WE REMAIN IN THE 30s THROUGH TUESDAY BUT WE ARE GOING TO THE 40s BY WEDNESDAY AND IN THE DESERT WE REMAIN IN THE 70s THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

DROPPING OFF TO THE UPPER 60s BY MONDAY.

70 DEGREES BY TUESDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS .

>>> AN ENTERTAINMENT VENUE IS BREAKING INTO THE MUSIC SCENE.

THE SOUND AT THE DELMAR FAIRGROUNDS IS SET TO HOST ITS FIRST SHOW TODAY AND IT'S SOLD OUT.

OUR NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TAKES US INSIDE.

>> SOUND IS GETTING CHECKED, THE BOOTH IS GETTING CLEANED AND THE STAGE IS SET.

ALL OF THE FINISHING TOUCHES AHEAD OF THE SOUND BRAND OPENING.

>> THIS IS THE CONCERT ROOM 1900 CAPACITY.

WE WILL HAVE FOR MOST SHOWS A GA DANCE FOR AND GIANT STAGE WITH RESERVED SEATING IN THE BALCONY AND SOME RESERVED SEATING HERE ON THE TERRACE.

>> THE PRESIDENT OF THE BELLY UP ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY OPERATING THE VENUE ON THE FAIRGROUNDS.

>> WE COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED.

BELLY UP HAS BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND PROVIDING MUSIC TO THE NORTH COUNTY AT A 600 PERSON CAPACITY.

>> A LARGER VENUE LIKE THE SOUND WILL BRING NEW MUSICAL OPPORTUNITIES.

>> NATIONAL TOURING ARTISTS THAT HAVE TOWARD THE COUNTRY A LOT OF THEM HAD TO SKIP SAN DIEGO FOR MANY YEARS BECAUSE THIS HASN'T BEEN A VENUE OF THE SIZE IN SAN DIEGO.

THE FAIRGROUNDS HAS BROUGHT SOMETHING THAT IS FILLING IN THE NEED FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> THE SOUND AS THE VENUE IS CALLED IS NOT JUST A NEW FUN AMENITY FOR LOCALS OR VISITORS BUT ALSO IT WILL BRING IN SOME MUCH-NEEDED REVENUE FOR THE STATE OWNED FAIRGROUNDS THAT WAS FACING FINANCIAL TROUBLES WHEN THE PANDEMIC SHUT DOWN ALL OF THE EVENTS THAT WERE HELD HERE.

>> THIS IS A TIMELY MOMENT IN FAIRGROUND HISTORY BECAUSE A LOT OF THINGS WERE DELAYED DURING THE PANDEMIC.

WE COULDN'T HAVE ANY GATHERINGS.

THERE WAS NO FAIR.

>> KATIE MUELLER IS WITH THE FAIRGROUNDS AND SAYS OPENING UP THE SOUND DURING A PACKED SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.

>> THESE EVENTS HAVE RETURNED WITH A VENGEANCE.

WE HAVE THE KING TUT EXHIBIT WHICH EVERYONE IS EXCITED ABOUT.

WE ARE ROCKING AND ROLLING.

IT'S BACK TO BUSINESS.

AND OF COURSE PLANNING A FULL- SCALE COUNTY FAIR FOR 2023.

>> THE LAUNCH OF THE ENTERTAINMENT VENUE IS EXPECTED TO BOOST BUSINESS FROM NEARBY RESTAURANTS .

HOTELS AND CREATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES.

MARLEY WILL BE THE FIRST CHAUFFEUR THE SOUND TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AND BOTH SHOWS HAVE BEEN SOLD OUT.

TONYA THORNE KPBS NEWS.

>>> BACK TO OUR TOP STORY.

FIRST LADY JILL BIDEN'S VISIT TO SAN DIEGO.

OUR REPORTER JOHN CARROLL IS LIVE AT THE NAVAL BASE WITH AN UPDATE FOR US.

>> YES WE ARE INSIDE OF THE ADMIRABLE ADMIRAL KIT CONFERENCE CENTER.

SHE ADDRESSED FAMILY MEMBERS, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED SERVICES.

SOME OF THEM ARE ON THE USS GABRIELLE GIFFORDS AT THE 32nd STREET NAVAL BASE.

SHE VISITED THEM THERE.

SHE SERVED EVERYBODY PIZZA.

BEFORE THAT SHE VISITED ONE OF THE FAMILY HEALTH CLINICS IN SAN DIEGO AND SPOKE ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS REIGNITING OF HIS CANCER MOON SHOP THAT YOU MAY OR RECALL.

PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNED INTO THIS DURING HIS ADMINISTRATION.

SHE SPOKE ABOUT THAT ENCOURAGED EVERYONE TO BE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THEIR PROGRESS BEING MADE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER.

>> REALLY EARLY DETECTION IS KEY.

A LOT OF CANCERS ARE CURABLE.

PEOPLE DO NOT NEED TO BE SCARED.

YOU'RE ALWAYS SCARED WHEN YOU HEAR THAT WORD THAT THEY DON'T NEED TO BE AFRAID BECAUSE THINGS HAVE ADVANCED SO FAR AND IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL OF THIS EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH.

>> THE FIRST LADY DELIVERED FAIRLY BRIEF REMARKS AND AFTER THAT A LOT OF THE CHILDREN RAN UP AND SHE GREETED THEM AND HAS BEEN POSING FOR PICTURES WITH PEOPLE OVER THERE.

SHE WAS SERVING FOOD AS WELL.

AFTER THIS STOP SHE WILL GO TO OCEANSIDE FOR AN EVENT AT THE COHEN FAMILY HEALTH CENTER AND AFTER SHARE AFTER THAT SHE GOES LIVE TO LOS ANGELES.

JOHN CARROLL KPBS NEWS.

>> THINK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.

TOMORROW, KOHN MUSEUM WILL UNVEIL AN EXHIBIT.

THE ANIMATION ACADEMY FOR PENCILS TO PIXELS.

OUR REPORTER GOT A SNEAK PEAK OF THE EXHIBIT AND EVEN TRIED HER HAND AT SOME ANIMATION.

>> YOU MAY NOT RECOGNIZE THIS PLACE OR KNOW THE FARMERS NAME BUT YOU KNOW HIS VOICE.

>> FOR THE LAST 36 YEARS I'VE DONE CARTOONS AND MOVIES AND TELEVISION SHOWS.

WITH SUCH CHARACTERS AS GOOFY, WHO'S ONE OF MY FAVORITES AND HIS PAL PLUTO.

I GET PAID TO BARK.

>> YOU COULD HEAR HIS VOICE AS PART OF THE ANIMATION ACADEMY EXHIBIT OF THE, KOHN MUSEUM.

>> THIS IS A INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT WHERE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF ANIMATION.

PIONEERS IN ANIMATION THAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW OF.

THERE'S A LOT OF HANDS-ON THINGS WERE YOU COULD ACTUALLY ANIMATE THINGS AND LEARNED THIS PROCESS AND IT'S BEHIND-THE- SCENES STUFF YOU MAY NOT KNOW OF THAT'S REALLY INTRIGUING ABOUT THE EXHIBIT.

>> TROY CARLSON THE CEO OF STATE NINE EXHIBITS HAS BEEN OBSESSED WITH ANIMATION SINCE HE WAS A KID MAKING SUPER EIGHT MOVIES HE WANTED THE EXHIBIT TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE PIONEERS OF ANIMATION.

>> FROM THE EARLY YEARS TO THE EARLY PROCESS OF ANIMATION.

THE WORK THAT GOES INTO THIS.

IT DECONSTRUCTS THE PROCESS OF ANIMATION SO IT'S A HANDS-ON AND ENGAGING EXHIBIT WHERE PEOPLE CAN DO STOP MOTION MOVIES AND LEARN WHAT GOES INTO MAKING AN ANIMATED FILM.

>> ONE OF HIS FAVORITE SPOTS IS THE STOP MOTION STUDIO WHERE THEY MADE A GUMBY FILM.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANTED TO SHOWCASE AT THE ACADEMY IS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A FANCY SET.

THE SET THAT WE USED FOR THIS WAS MADE OUT OF LIKE A CEREAL BOX.

USE YOUR IMAGINATION AND YOU COULD CREATE YOUR OWN ANIMATED FILM.

>> THAT'S THE MAGIC OF ANIMATION.

>> IT'S QUITE THE REALITY REALLY YOU COULD DO THINGS FROM ANIMATION THAT YOU COULDN'T DO IN REAL LIFE.

IT'S THE THOUGHTS AND IDEAS OF THESE ANIMATORS WITHOUT THE RULES OF PHYSICS INTERFERING.

YOU COULD FALL FROM AN AIRPLANE AND YOU GET UP AND YOU'RE OKAY.

>> THE EXHIBIT TRIES TO EXPLAIN THE MAGIC BEHIND ANIMATION WHETHER IT'S AN OLD FILM SET UP SHOOTER PROCEEDING GOAL FOR SINGLE ANIMATION OR SHOWING HOW THE PRE-FILM DEVICE PRODUCES THE ILLUSION OF ANIMATION.

>> YOUR MIND IS FILLING IN THE GAPS AND THERE'S THE ILLUSION OF MOVEMENT.

>> IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ANIMATION OR SEE IF YOU'VE GOT THE PATIENCE TO MAKE A STOP MOTION FILM YOU WANT TO ENROLL IN THE ANIMATION ACADEMY.

>> COME ON DOWN AND GET ANIMATED.

>> THAT LOOKS LIKE FUN.

BASEBALL SEASON IS WEEKS AWAY BUT PADRES FANS ARE GETTING FIRED UP THIS WEEKEND.

FAN FEST IS RETURNING TO PETCO PARK.

PLAYERS MADE SURPRISE STOPS AROUND SAN DIEGO AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY TO HER TO SAY THANK YOU TO THEIR FANS.

SEVERAL PLAYERS ARE SCHEDULED TO MAKE APPEARANCES AT THE FAN FESTIVAL INCLUDING MANNY MIKADO, AS WELL AS OTHER PLAYERS.

IF YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE TICKETS I'M SORRY YOU ARE OUT OF LUCK BECAUSE IT'S SOLD OUT.

YOU COULD FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

GOOD NIGHT.

>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL TRAN EIGHT FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

CALL ONE 800 WILL HOW ARE VISIT BILL HOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONGRESS OF CONRAD FOUNDATION.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.