>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION, REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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

>>> WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH BREAKING NEWS.

A FAST-MOVING FIRE THREATENING HOMES IN NORTH COUNTY.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M JADE HINDMON IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI .

>>> THE FIRE STARTED OFF LAKE GARDEN DRIVE, NEAR FALLBROOK.

CAL FIRE SAYS, IT QUICKLY SPREAD TO ABOUT 50 ACRES.

KPBS 'S TANIA THORNE IS LIFE AT THE FIRE.

>> Reporter: HI, JADE.

WE ARE HERE AT THE CAL FIRE COMMAND STATION THAT HAS BEEN SET UP IN THE FALLBROOK AREA FOR WHAT IS BEING CALLED THE GARDEN FIRE.

YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, THE SCENE LOOKS A LOT BETTER THAN IT DID WHEN WE FIRST ARRIVED HERE.

SOME SMOKE LEFT IN THE AIR.

YOU CAN SEE SOME FLAMES ON THE HILLSIDE, BUT DEFINITELY, CONDITIONS ARE LIKE LOT BETTER THAN WHEN WE FIRST ARRIVED.

THIS FIRE STARTED AT 1:00 TODAY AND QUICKLY GREW FROM 15 TO ALMOST 50 ACRES.

IT HAD A DANGEROUS SPREAD TO THE ROUGH TERRAIN.

THIS COMMUNITY IS VERY RURAL THAT IT HAS A LOT OF DRY WILL AND THE WINDS WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS WEEK DID NOT HELP THE SITUATION.

THIS FIRE IS NOW 10% CONTAINED, BUT 40 HOMES ARE STILL UNDER MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS.

HERE IS CAL FIRE CAPTAIN, MIKE CORNETT.

>> WE WILL BE HERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

THIS IS AN EXTENDED ATTACK FIRE.

IT WILL GO PAST THE INITIAL DAY HERE, INITIAL BURNING PERIOD INTO THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

WE CAN MAKE SURE WE ARE MITIGATING ALL THE HAZARDS AND STRENGTHENING OUR CONTROL TO MAKE SURE THIS FIRE DOES NOT GROW ANYMORE.

>> Reporter: RED CROSS AND ANIMAL SUPPORT WILL BE HERE ON SITE TO HELP THOSE HOMES THAT ARE EVACUATED AND THOSE FAMILIES UNTIL THEY ARE GIVEN THOSE ORDERS TO SAFELY RETURN TO THEIR HOMES.

THE EVACUATION SITE THAT HAS BEEN SET UP IS AT THE RIVERVIEW CHURCH HERE IN FALLBROOK.

LIVE FROM THE GARDEN FIRE, TANIA THORNE KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT, WE ARE PULLING TO THE UPPER 40s AND STAYING CLEAR .

I WILL GIVE YOU A LOOK AHEAD AT WHAT TO EXPECT FOR THE WEEKEND.

>>> AS TRUMP AND MILLIONS OF HIS SUPPORTERS CELEBRATE AN ELECTION VICTORY, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ARE ALREADY MOBILIZING .

KPBS BORDER REPORTER GUSTAVO SO LISA SAYS, THEY ARE COME PREPARING TO CONFRONT WHAT MIGHT BE AN UNPRECEDENTED IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: IS AN ACTIVIST WITH AMERICAN SERVICE COMMITTEE .

IT IS THURSDAY AND SHE IS TENDING TO A WOMAN WHO HAD BROKEN HER ANKLE FALLING FROM THE BORDER WALL.

THE WOMAN'S IS EXTREMELY SWOLLEN.

HER ANKLE IS COVERED IN BLACK AND PURPLE BRUISES.

AS HASSLE SINCE TO THE WOUNDS, SHE CAN'T HELP BUT THINK ABOUT WHAT LIES AHEAD, ANOTHER FOUR YEARS OF DONALD TRUMP IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> I DON'T THINK THAT IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT TO SAY THAT PEOPLE ARE FEELING VERY, VERY CONCERNED AND VERY UNSURE.

>> ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, TRUMP OUTLINED A VISION FOR AN IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN THAT COULD BE UNPRECEDENTED IN U.S. HISTORY.

HE WON'T TAKE OFFICE UNTIL JANUARY, BUT IMMIGRANT ADVOCATES ARE NOT WAITING TO MOBILIZE.

HERE IS MELISSA CROW, DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION FOR THE CENTER OF GENDER AND REFUGEE STUDIES.

>> THERE IS TALK ABOUT ENDING ACCESS TO ASYLUM AS WE KNOW IT.

THERE IS TALK ABOUT MATH DETENTION, MASS ROUNDUP, DEPORTATIONS, INTERNMENT CAMPS.

>> Reporter: CROW SAYS, SHE BEGAN HEARING FROM PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WEDNESDAY MORNING, HOURS AFTER TRUMP DECLARED VICTORY.

>> THE NEXT DAY, I GOT A WHOLE SLEW OF EMAILS FROM COLLEAGUES AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AND PERSONAL FRIENDS JUST SENDING HUGS, SENDING SUPPORT, EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY, AND I THINK IT IS THOSE DEEP CONNECTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO GET US THROUGH THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

>> Reporter: A BROAD COALITION OF LAWYERS, ACTIVISTS, POLICY LAWS, AND ORGANIZES PLAN TO SPEND THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS COMING UP WITH A PLAN TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM SOME OF TRUMP'S HARSHEST IMMIGRATION POLICIES.

>> WE COME TOGETHER ONE DAY.

EVERY MEETING HAS THREE DIFFERENT TIME ZONES, SO PEOPLE KNOW WHAT TIME THEY SHOULD LOG ON.

WE HAVE LOOKED SYSTEMATICALLY AT A LOT OF THE THREATS THAT WE SUSPECT ARE COMING.

>> Reporter: THEIR STRATEGY INVOLVES FILING LAWSUITS, AND ADVOCATING FOR MORE PROTECTIONS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.

THEY KNOW FULL WELL THAT TRUMP AND HIS TEAM ARE ALSO HARD AT WORK.

GUSTAVO SOLIS KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE NEXT BATCH OF LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS ARE EXPECTED AT 6:00 TONIGHT AS BALLOTS CONTINUE TO BE COUNTED.

THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS SAYS, THERE ARE STILL ABOUT 500,000 BALLOTS LEFT, WHICH COULD TAKE SEVERAL MORE DAYS.

YOU CAN FIND THE LATEST RESULTS ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

>>> THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD, OR C.A.R.B.

IS CONSIDERING TOUGHENING ITS NAME AT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORT ALEXANDER WYNNE SAYS, THE POLICY COULD COME AT A COST FOR DRIVERS.

>> Reporter: SAN MARCO'S RESIDENT TIM IS FILLING UP HIS RV FOR A TRIP TO THE DESERT THIS WEEKEND.

HE SUPPORTS WITH THE CALIFORNIA RESOURCE BOARD IS DOING TO LOWER GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

>> I THINK IT HAS TO BE DONE IN CONSIDERATION OF WHAT IT IS GOING TO AFFECT, AND WHAT THAT IMPACT IS.

>> Reporter: HE DOES NOT THINK REQUIRING OIL COMPANIES TO CUT CARBON INTENSITY AND TRANSPORTATION FUEL IS THE ANSWER.

>> I THINK THAT HAS TO BE WEIGHED IN, FACTOR INTO HOW IS IT GOING TO AFFECT THE ACTUAL VEHICLES AND PERFORMANCE OF EQUIPMENT?

A LOT OF EQUIPMENT IS SUFFERING NOW AND HAS TO BE MAINTAINED MUCH MORE OFTEN THAN IT USED TO, BECAUSE OF THE CHANGES IN THE GAS ALREADY.

>> Reporter: C.A.R.B.

IS CONSIDERING AN INCREASE IN THE REDUCTION TARGET.

CARS ACCOUNT FOR NEARLY HALF OF THE STATE'S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

IF THE BOARD APPROVES THE CHANGES, IT COULD MEAN HIGHER PRICES AT THE PUMPS.

IMPERIAL VALLEY COLLEGE ECONOMISTS SAYS, WHILE THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FUEL PRICES, THIS WILL BE ONE OF THEM.

>> WILL THIS RAISE PRICES?

THE ANSWER WILL BE, YES.

I GUESS THE BIG QUESTION IS, BY HOW MUCH?

THAT IS WHAT WE DON'T KNOW.

>> Reporter: RUTH-ANN THORN FOR THEFT, THE POLICY COULD ADD $.37 PER GALLON.

THE POLICY HAS GOTTEN BACKLASH FROM BOTH ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND THE OIL INDUSTRY.

ENVIRONMENTALISTS SAY, THE POLICY IS NOT DOING ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES.

AND HE WILL INDUSTRY SAYS, RUTH- ANN THORN FOR HAS NOT BEEN TRANSPARENT ABOUT HOW THE PROPOSAL COULD INCREASE GAS PRICES AND WITH THE ELECTION OF DONALD TRUMP, IT IS NOT SIGNED IT AND THAT CALIFORNIA COULD IMPLEMENT THE POLICY.

THE STATE REQUIRES THE WAIVER FROM THE EPA TO IMPLEMENT ITS OWN AIR STANDARDS.

>> TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CAN BE VERY VINDICTIVE AND THEY CAN SAY, LOOK, YOU GUYS IN CALIFORNIA, YOU ARE NOT DOING US ANY FAVORS, AND BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU TO, I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR AIR, YOU DON'T VOTE FOR US ANYWAY, WE ARE NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU THAT EPA WAIVER.

>> Reporter: IN 2019, TRUMP INVOKED CALIFORNIA' AS THE ABILITY FOR STANDARDS.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN KPBS THE NEWS.

>>> HEARINGS ARE UNDERWAY IN A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING ONE OF THE FIRST LITHIUM PROJECTS IN THE IMPERIAL VALLEY.

KPBS REPORTER COREY SUZUKI SAYS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ABOUT IMPACTS TO THE REGION'S WATER AND AIR.

>> Reporter: TWO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS ARE SUING THE COUNTY OF IMPERIAL DECISION TO GREENLIGHT THE HELLS KITCHEN LITHIUM PROJECT, A GEOTHERMAL ENERGY PLANT DESIGNED TO COLLECT DISSOLVED LITHIUM PRODUCTS DEEP BELOW THE VALLEY.

THE TWO GROUPS SEWING OUR LONGTIME LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATION, AND EARTHWORKS, AND NATIONAL NOT BY NONPROFIT.

THEY SAID, OFFICIALS DID NOT LOOK HARD ENOUGH AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE PLANT, LIKE THE AMOUNT OF WATER IT WILL BE USING AND WHAT THAT COULD MEAN FOR THE DISAPPEARING SALT AND TEA.

LUISA MADE A IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

>> THAT IS OUR GOAL.

OUR GOAL IS NEVER TO SAY WE DON'T WANT YOU HERE.

OUR GOAL IS TO SAY, DO IT RIGHT, MAKE IT SUSTAINABLE, AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE ABLE TO OPERATE IN A FAIR, BALANCED WAY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS, THEY SUPPORT THE EMERGING LITHIUM INDUSTRY AND HOPE IT WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN IMPERIAL COUNTY, BUT HE SAYS, THE LITHIUM COMPANIES NEED TO BE PROACTIVE AND TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE AIR AND WATER BEFORE IT HAPPENS.

A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE COUNTY OF IMPERIAL DECLINED TO COMMENT.

KORI SUZUKI KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD ANNOUNCED THE WINNERS OF ITS SOCIAL MEDIA AWARENESS CONTEST TODAY.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE TELLS US , STUDENTS ARE HELPING TO SPREAD THE WORD ON THE MENTAL HEALTH HARMS OF BEING TOO ONLINE.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE SEVEN WINNERS, INCLUDING MIRA MESA HIGH SCHOOL 11 GATOR GREATER, KAILEE BRIGHT.

>> MY PSA, I TRY TO MAKE SOMETHING SIMPLE TO GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS BETTER.

IT SAYS, BE NICE, THINK TWICE, REMEMBER TO ENGAGE RESPONSIBLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BECAUSE I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE IT, WHAT YOU SAY ONLINE CAN IMPACT PEOPLE A LOT.

>> Reporter: BRIGHT SAYS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO STUDENTS.

>> BECAUSE I THINK SOME STUDENTS MAY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE NOT SEEN BY THE ADULTS IN THEIR LIFE.

LIKE THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT THE ADULTS REALIZE THE PROBLEMS WE ARE FACING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA , BUT THIS, I THINK, WILL MAKE STUDENTS FEEL SEEN.

>> Reporter: EIGHTH-GRADER DATA IS ANOTHER WINNER.

>> I REALLY WANTED TO MENTION, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BE RESPONSIBLE WHEN POSTING THINGS , AND ALWAYS THINK BEFORE POSTING THINGS.

>> Reporter: AND EIGHTH-GRADER ZYRA.

>> ON THE SITE, I WANTED TO SHOW THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND HOW IT COULD AFFECT NEGATIVELY.

I PUT DISCOURAGING STATEMENTS LIKE, YOU WILL NOT SUCCEED, YOU'RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH, YOU ARE UGLY.

I WANTED TO CONSIDER THOSE AS COMMENTS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA APPS.

I PUT SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA APPS TO SHOWCASE WHAT PEOPLE CAN SAY ON THOSE.

ON THIS SIDE, I WANTED IT TO BE THE OPPOSITE OF THIS.

I WANTED THEM TO CONTRAST.

I PUT ENCOURAGING STATEMENTS LIKE YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL, AND I CAN DO IT.

>> Reporter: THE CONTEST IS A PART OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S RESPONSE TO THE U.S.

SURGEON GENERAL'S CALL TO A WARNING LABEL ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.

THIS SUMMER, DR. MORRISSEY WROTE IN AN OP-ED, THE WARNING SHOULD SAY QUOTE, SOCIAL MEDIA IS ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEALTH HARMS FOR ADOLESCENTS.

>> WE SEE THINGS LIKE ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, CYBER BULLYING HAPPENING THROUGH SOME OF THESE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND WE KNOW IT IS INTERFERING WITH STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, REALLY GETTING IN THE WAY OF YOUR WELLNESS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO UNIFIED BOARD PRESIDENT SHAYNA HAYES AND SAYS, KIDS CAN HELP GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS TO OTHER KIDS.

>> THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT KIDS ARE GOING THROUGH.

THEY UNDERSTAND THE MESSAGES THAT WILL RESONATE.

IT IS REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THEM STEPPING UP AND SHARING THIS INFORMATION IN BEAUTIFUL, AND IMPACTFUL WAYS WITH STUDENTS ALL ACROSS OUR DISTRICT.

>> Reporter: THE WINNING SUBMISSIONS WILL BE SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THE DISTRICT'S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, AND ITS WEBSITE.

MELISSA MAE KPBS NEWS.

>>> PEOPLE COME TOGETHER THROUGH SPORTS AND EMPOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT THEY ARE ALSO BREAKING BARRIERS.

>>> KPBS REPORTER HEIDI DeMARCO SHOWS US HOW STUDENTS ARE LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER ON AND OFF THE FIELD.

>> YOU GUYS, PICK A THEME, PICK A THEME.

WE ARE PRACTICING FOR A BIG GAME THAT WILL COME UP THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER.

I AM PRETTY SURE IT WILL BE THE BEST, AND I AM REALLY EXCITED FOR IT.

>> Reporter: HALEY GRANGER IS A 10th GRADER AT DEL NORTE HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE IS ONE OF THE MANY STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN A NEW, UNIFIED PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS.

>> WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, IT LOOKED LIKE A LITTLE ROUGH FOR ME.

>> Reporter: GRANGER HAS, SHE WAS STRUGGLING TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS AFTER MOVING TO SAN DIEGO FROM CANADA.

>> TO BE HONEST, THESE CLASSES ARE REALLY THE BEST.

I GOT TO MEET NEW, NICE PEOPLE HERE.

I THINK THEY SEEM TO LIKE ME REALLY MUCH.

>> Reporter: IT IS CALLED UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOLS PROGRAM.

IT WAS DESIGNED BY SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

LYNN ALLEN DIRECT THEIR VESSEL PROGRAMS.

>> ARE SPECIAL OLYMPIC UNIFIED CHAMPION SCHOOLS PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM WE ARE DOING IN ALL THE SCHOOLS TO PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE, INCLUSION.

IT IS WHERE WE HAVE OUR ATHLETES WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, OR THEIR STUDENTS , AND THEY ARE PARTNERED WITH THEIR PEERS WITHOUT INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES.

>> Reporter: 94% OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS REPORT A REDUCTION IN BULLYING, TEASING, AND USE OF OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE.

>> THERE IS LIKE A STIGMA WHERE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW TO INTERACT WITH ATHLETES WITH AUTISM OR DOWN SYNDROME, AND THEY ARE KIND OF JUST SITTING THERE BY THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: STUDIES SHOW, CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES ARE NEARLY 5 TIMES LESS LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY COMPARED TO CHILDREN WITHOUT DISABILITIES.

>> AND THERE IS ALSO ALWAYS THAT CURIOSITY FACTOR TOO.

I THINK THIS KIND OF BREAKS DOWN THOSE BARRIERS AND THE STUDENTS WITHOUT DISABILITIES SEE, THEY CAN DO EVERYTHING THAT THE TYPICAL STUDENTS CAN DO.

>> Reporter: ASHLEY SPARKS IS A SENIOR.

SHE SAYS, THE CLASS HAS CHANGED HER PERSPECTIVE.

>> I THINK IT DEFINITELY HAS GIVEN ME A LOT MORE AWARENESS OF, THERE ARE DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN ACCOMMODATE TO CERTAIN STUDENTS.

I THINK IT HAS BEEN REALLY GREAT TO WORK WITH THEM AND GET TO KNOW EVERYONE'S PERSONALITY.

>> Reporter: THE DISABILITIES VARY, SOME STUDENTS HAVE AIDS TO HELP THEM ETHICALLY OR WITH PROCESSING.

ALL STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER ON THE FIELD.

COACH THEM ON ALL OF EACH SAYS, OR SCHOOLS SHOULD CONSIDER THE PROGRAM.

>> I HAVE HAD THE ADAPTIVE PE BEFORE, BUT THIS IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

IT IS ALSO BOTH SETS OF KIDS MY KIDS WITH DISABILITIES AND KIDS WITHOUT.

THEY HAVE GROWN SO MUCH EVEN WITHIN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS.

>> Reporter: THE PROGRAM STARTED WITH PAULY AND ALMONTE HIGH SCHOOLS.

THE DISTRICT RECENTLY COMMITTED TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAMS ACROSS ALL LEVELS, STARTING WITH HIGH SCHOOLS.

PROGRAM LEADERS SAY, THIS APPROACH WILL BUILD A CULTURE OF INCLUSION FROM THE START.

AT THEIR FIRST OFFICIAL SOCCER GAME, STUDENTS FROM DEL NORTE AND PALO A HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE THEIR MOMENT IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

COMPLETE WITH VANS, CHEERLEADERS , AND PLENTY OF SCHOOLS.

SPIRIT.

>> THAT IS KIND OF MICHAEL TOO ME TO MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE THE OTHER KIDS WHEN THEY GO TO AN AWAY GAME OR HOST A GAME HERE, THEY DESERVE TO FEEL THE EXACT SAME WAY AS OUR FOOTBALL TEAM OR OUR VOLLEYBALL TEAM.

>> Reporter: FOR THE STUDENTS, THE REAL WIN IS NOT ON THE SCOREBOARD, IT IS IN THE FRIENDSHIP, ACCEPTANCE, AND INCLUSION THEY BUILD TODAY.

>> COME ON, CLAIRE, YOU'VE GOT TO RUN, I BELIEVE IN YOU.

I DID NOT THINK I HAD IT IN ME, BUT HEY, HERE I AM!

THANKS TO ALL OF MESA, THE TEACHER, AND THE CLASSROOM, AND ALL THEY DO FOR ME.

I'M KINDA VERY GRATEFUL.

I AM GLAD TO CALL THESE PEOPLE MY FRIENDS.

>> Reporter: HEIDI DeMARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE CORONADO ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL IS SERVING UP A CULINARY CINEMA SERIES.

KPBS CINEMA JUNKIE BETH OKAMOTO ACTUALLY HAS A TASTE OF WHAT IS ON THE MENU THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: CORONADO ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL'S CULINARY CINEMA SERIES HAS BEEN.

FOOD THEME FILMS SINCE 2018.

IT OFTEN CALLS ON LOCAL CHEFS LIKE MARIO.

>> FOR THE WINE, ALWAYS BRING FAMILIES TOGETHER, PEOPLE TOGETHER, ENJOYING EVENTS.

FOR EXAMPLE, MY LOGO IS ANGEL AND DEVIL, ONE WITH A GLASS OF WINE , THE OTHER WITH A PLATE OF PASTA.

EVEN THE TWO OPPOSITES GO WELL WITH THE FOOD AND WINE.

>> Reporter: AND THE DOCUMENTARY "MARCELLO" GOES WELL WITH THE FOOD.

THE FILM OFFICE SUPPORT OF FILM EDITOR CREDITED WITH INTRODUCING PEOPLE IN THE U.S. TO TRADITIONAL ITALIAN COOKING.

>> MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN TAKING FROM MARCELLO'S RECIPES SINCE I CAN REMEMBER, 30 PLUS YEARS.

>> WHICH LED FILM MAKER PETER MILLER TO MAKING A DOCUMENTARY.

>> IT IS ABOUT TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO COOK.

HOW COULD I NOT HAVE PEOPLE CLICKING WHEN TALKING ABOUT HER WORK?

>> SO, THIS IS MARCELLO'S VERY, VERY FAMOUS TOMATO SAUCE, SIMPLE, SOULFUL, PERFECT.

>> IT IS NOT JUST A STORY OF A COOKBOOK WRITER, IT IS A STORY OF IMMIGRATION, THE STORY OF A DISABLED WOMAN TRYING TO FIND HER WAY IN A COUNTRY WHERE SHE DOES NOT SPEAK THE LANGUAGE, WHERE SHE IS EXPECTED TO PUT A MEAL ON THE TABLE EVEN THOUGH SHE NEVER COOKED.

>> Reporter: IT IS ALSO ABOUT SUSTAINABLE FOOD MOVEMENTS, EMPHASIZING LOCAL AND SEASONAL AGREEMENT INGREDIENTS THAT THEY CHAMPION.

>> I LIKE TO GO TO THE MARKET EVERY DAY AND FIND THE PROBLEM WHICH CAN SOOTHE THE PALLETS OF MY CUSTOMERS, AND MAKING SOMETHING TO MAKE THEM HAPPY.

>> WE ARE MAKING MOVIES ABOUT THE JOY OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PREPARING AND EATING FOOD, WHY THE HECK SHOULD WE SERVE A MEAL WHEN WE ARE DONE AND CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION OVER SOMETHING DELICIOUS, AND NOURISHING?

>> THAT IS LIKE YOU NEED TO ADD THE CULINARY CINEMA.

A FESTIVAL MENU.

BETH OKAMOTO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONSIDERED STRICTER RULES ON CELL PHONES, BUT SOME STUDENTS ARE AVOIDING SOCIAL MEDIA ON THEIR OWN.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE ANASTAS SPOKE TO ONE STUDENT'S DOCUMENT OR IS PREPARING PREMIERING TONIGHT ON THE FESTIVAL.

>> 16-YEAR-OLD LILA SPIEGEL DOES NOT HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA.

>> ALL MY FRIENDS HAVE TIKTOK, INSTAGRAM, ALL THE SOCIAL MEDIA.

FOR ME IT IS DIFFICULT SOMETIMES BECAUSE WHEN WE HANG OUT, THEY ARE ALL ON INSTAGRAM, TAKING INSTAGRAM PHOTOS OR ANYTHING.

>> Reporter: WHEN HER PARENTS WORKED FOR THE STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM SEMESTER AT SEA LAST FALL, SHE WENT WITH THEM.

>> I THOUGHT SOCIAL MEDIA WAS HINDERING FRIENDSHIPS AROUND ME , I WANTED TO SEE IF IT WAS DIFFERENT ACROSS COUNTRIES.

>> Reporter: THE RESULT IS A DOCUMENTARY THAT INCLUDES YOUNG PEOPLE FROM SPAIN, SOUTH AFRICA, MALAYSIA, AND MALTA.

SPIEGEL'S FAVORITE INTERVIEW IS WITH A YOUNG WOMAN FROM GREECE.

>> WE WOULD GO OUT FOR COFFEE, DRINKS, AND THEY WOULD BE LIKE, WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON?

>> Reporter: HER ADVICE WAS TO INVITE FRIENDS ON WALKS.

>> YOU CAN DO A ONE HOUR WALK, A FIVE HOUR WALK, YOU CAN WALK FOREVER.

>> Reporter: WHEN SPIEGEL GOT BACK, SHE TURNED HER CAMERA AND MICROPHONE TOWARD HER CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATES.

SHE SAYS, WHEN INTERVIEWING THE DOCUMENTARY IS WITH A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL'S FISHING CLUB.

>> THAT'S AN ACTIVITY WITHOUT PHONES.

THAT IS WHAT I HEARD FROM A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE, THEY REALLY LIKE THESE ACTIVITIES THAT FORCE YOU NOT TO BE ON YOUR PHONES.

>> Reporter: AT SCHOOL DISTRICTS CONSIDERED STRICTER RULES ON CELL PHONES, SPIEGEL SAYS, SCHOOLS NEED TO HELP STUDENTS FIND THINGS TO DO INSTEAD.

SHE SAYS, SCHOOLS CAN CREATE CLASSES ON HEALTHY SOCIAL MEDIA USE, AND MORE EXTRACURRICULAR OPTIONS ON CAMPUS.

HER ADVICE FOR TEAMS CONSIDERING A BREAK FROM SOCIAL MEDIA?

>> JUST GO ON A WALK.

>> Reporter: KATIE ANASTAS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SANTA ANSWER WINS WINDS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS HAVE DIED DOWN, WHICH MEANS, THE FIRE DANGER HAS BEEN DIMINISHING THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND THAT TREND IS GOING TO CONTINUE AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE ARE NOT REALLY LOOKING AT INCREASED FIRE DANGER.

ALSO, AS WE LOOK TOWARD THE WEEKEND A SLIGHT COOLDOWN ON THE WAY, BUT SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AND TO START NEXT WEEK.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT TONIGHT, THOUGH.

TEMPERATURE WISE FOR ME 37 FOR YOUR OVERNIGHT LOW IN OCEANSIDE, 47 SAN DIEGO, 40 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

TOMORROW, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE BOARD.

WE ARE SEEING TEMPERATURE IS MAINLY IN THE 70s, 73 OCEANSIDE AND SAN DIEGO.

80 FOR RAMONA.

50s, THOUGH, FOR MT.

LAGUNA.

56 IS THE HIGH THERE TOMORROW.

TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR SAME-DAY OUTLOOK, NOT SEEING TOO MANY CHANGES HERE.

THE ONE THING I WILL POINT OUT, YOU WILL SEE THE CLOUDS BUILT BY THE TIME WE GET TO MONDAY.

THAT IS WHEN WE COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE AREA, BUT MAINLY, WE ARE DEALING WITH A LOT OF SUNSHINE.

TEMPERATURE WISE, WE ARE IN THE LOW 70s REALLY ACROSS THE BOARD HERE, ULTIMATELY WARMING UP TO 78 DEGREES BY THE TIME WE GET TO WEDNESDAY.

FURTHER INLAND, WE ARE STARTING OUT WITH 80 DEGREES FOR YOUR SATURDAY, DROPPING TO 75 BY THE TIME WE GET TO MONDAY, WARMING BACK TO 80 FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY.

THE MOUNTAINS, THAT IS WHERE WE ARE STICKING WITH THE 50s FOR THE MOST PART.

56 SATURDAY.

ULTIMATELY, WARMING UP TO 60 BY THE TIME WE GET TO WEDNESDAY.

IN THE DESERT, THAT IS WHERE WE ARE REALLY STAYING CONSISTENT, SEEING A COUPLE OF DEGREES VARIATION THERE.

77 HUNDRED, UP TO 81 BY THE TIME WE GET TO MONDAY, AND BACK DOWN TO 79 FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY.

AGAIN, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE HERE WITH SOME CLOUDS MOVING IN AND OUT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM ACCUWEATHER'S ANNA IS ALIEN.

>>> WE WANT TO UPDATE YOU ON THE BRUSH FIRE BURNING IN FALLBROOK.

IT STARTED THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF INTERSTATE 15, EAST OF GERD ROAD.

PEOPLE LIVING IN 40 HOMES ARE UNDER MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS.

THE FIRE QUICKLY BURNED AROUND 50 ACRES.

CAL FIRE SAYS, CREWS HAVE BEEN BATTLING ON THE GROUND, ALSO WITH WATER, DROPPING HELICOPTERS AND THAT HAS SEEMED TO STOP THE SPREAD.

IT IS CURRENTLY 10% CONTAINED.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THE LATEST INFORMATION ON KPBS.ORG.

>>> NOVEMBER IS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.

THIS WEEKEND, IN THE GASLAMP BORDER, AN EXHIBIT WILL SHED LIGHT ON A NATIVE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE THROUGH ART.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL TAKES US INSIDE THE GALLERY, WHERE IT IS HAPPENING.

>> Reporter: IN ONE OF THE OLDER BUILDINGS IN THE GASLAMP, ARTWORK THAT SPEAKS TO THE EXPENSE OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN THERE THE LONGEST.

>> SO, I AM A TRIBAL MEMBER AT THE RINCON BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS .

>> Reporter: RUTH-ANN THORN IS ALSO THE OWNER OF D.C. GALLERY.

FOR THE FIFTH YEAR, THE GALLERY IS HOSTING THE NATIVE AMERICAN ART SHOW.

SHE IS THE FIRST, AND STILL ONLY NATIVE AMERICAN BUSINESS OWNER IN THE GASLAMP.

>> THIS LAND I AM ON HERE, THE GASLAMP, THIS WAS A TERRITORY SHARED BETWEEN THE PAYOMKAWICHUM NATION, AND TWO OR THREE OTHER TRIBES NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE.

WE ARE ACTUALLY STANDING ON MY ANCESTOR'S LAND.

>> Reporter: FOR THIS WEEKEND ONLY, THIS GALLERY ON THAT LAND IS RETURNING TO ANCIENT ROOTS THROUGH NATIVE AMERICAN ART, FEATURING ARTISTS LIKE RUBEN CHATO HINOJOSA.

>> MY GRANDFATHER WAS AN ARTIST , MY FATHER WAS AN ARTIST.

IT'S KIND OF REMINDS ME WHO I AM.

MY GRANDFATHER TOLD ME ONCE, BE LIVING PROOF THAT I EXISTED, AND LOOK HERE WE ARE.

>> Reporter: SIMPLY KNOWN AS ARTIST OTTO, IS A SCULPTOR AS WELL AS A PAINTER.

HIS MEDIUM IS PAINFUL AND WOULD, HIS STYLE, SWEEPING, BRILLIANT, ROOTED IN ANCESTRAL HISTORY.

>> IT IS THE HEARTBEAT.

OUR CULTURE IS THE HEARTBEAT, ESPECIALLY FOR US APACHES.

IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU HEAR THE DRUM, IT'S THE HEARTBEAT OF WHO WE ARE.

>> Reporter: THIS ART SHOW IS CERTAINLY SPECIAL IN MANY WAYS.

ONE OF THE WAYS IT IS UNIQUE, IT IS NOT CONFINED TO THE FOUR WALLS OF THE GALLERY.

TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:00, AND FIFTH AVENUE IS CLOSED, THERE WILL BE A DRUM CIRCLE RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND THAT IS NOT ALL.

REPORTS >> WE WILL ALSO HAVE A LESSON BY ONE OF OUR TRIBAL LEADERS, AND THE BIRD FINGERS, WHICH COME FROM CALIFORNIA, THEY WILL ALSO BE HERE, BLESSING WITH THE BIRD SONGS.

>> Reporter: THE ART SHOW IS FREE.

IT RUNS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT FROM 6:00 TO 9:00, THEN ON SUNDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 5:00.

A TIME DURING NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE PORTAL OF ART AND GAIN A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON THE CULTURE, THE WISDOM, THE EXPERIENCES OF THE PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN HERE THE LONGEST.

JOHN CARROLL KPBS NEWS.

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