captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for saturday, october 26: rising nds and forcedower outages oke new fears as calornia wildfires continue to burn; insi ouature segment, how miami is tacklg an affordable using crisis; and the bandfl spoon, stayingt in a transforming industry. next on pbs newshour weekend.pb >> pbs newshour weekend is made enossible by: beard and schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. the cheryl and philip milsteins family. rosalind p. walter, in meme or of geoneil.

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officials are calling forr sidents to leave before the power goes out. >> the decisions that people make regarding evacuations fect the first responders lives. and we can't ask you enough-- for us tbe successssl, we must have the public evacuate. >> sreenivasanin northern california, 50,000 people in the path of the kincade fire north of san francis are under mandatory evacuation orders. the fire in sonoma county whh started last wednesday has and was only 10% ctained byes this morning. the risk to the region wonl grow tonight when an abrupt win shift is expected, with wind gusts reaching 60-80 miles per hour. >> all of the models we run are showing with very high confidence that any ignition that does happen will l avel extremely fast with erratic fire behavior. and we'll see something similar to what we had when this fire ignited. >> s calilirnia, firefighters made progress containing the tick wildfire.

that fire has burned more thanth 4,000 acres, destroyoy homes and forced schools to close yesterday. some evacuation orders were lifted in the area today, but officials caution that winds are congressional impeachmentht. investigators questioned a hg h- rankinate department official today in a rare saturday seson. philip reeker, acting assistant rscretary in charge of european and eurasian afftestified behind closed doors. eseker oversaw officials who interacted with ent trump and his personal lawyer, rudolph giulianiniduring the timbe ukine was g pressed to investigate former vice president joe biden and his son, nter biden. the house intelligence committee issued a subena for reeker's stimony after the state department directed him not to appear. four more government officials are scheduled for depositions next week. in iraq, security forces used tear go protesters who tried to enter baghdad's heavi fortified green zone today.ay demonstrators attempted to remo blast walls that re

ctilt on a bridge in central baghdad to protehe government area. today's clashes came just one day after at least 42 2 ople were killed in renewed violence between government forces and the leaderlessemonstrators. 149 people were killed during the first round of demonstrationsnsarlier this month. the anti-government protestors are demanding jobs and better services. president sebastian pinera called for a major reshuffling of his cabinet today following mass protests in chile this week. one million people took to the streets in santiago last night, calling for economic reformson the protests there began mege than a week ago after a now- canceled incede in subway fares.ra pieclarerea state of emergency across much of chileis earlier eek but said he plans to lift it as soon as tomorrow.le at least 17 peere killed and as many as 7,000 have en arrested sin t protests began. protests also continued last night bolivia after an official vote tally showed president evo morales received

enough votes tavoid a run-off inast suay's election. residents in la papabanged pots and took to the streets, demanding another vote despite morales declarg victory. the official count showed morales had more than a ten- point lead over carlos mes a former president, but bolivia's supreme electoral tribunal didwi not declare a er. the united nations, along with the u.s., brazil and argentig , are demandrun-off vote evtween n rales and mesa a correction thiing for a segment in our china series: 27% of chinese citizens live under the poverty line of $5.50 per day, according to the world bank, not % as originally stat in the video. the earlier number reflects an heder figure. newshour regretsrror. for the latest on the impeachment inquiry, visit www.pbs.org/newshour. >> sreenivasan: miami is known yachts in the harbor to afrom skyline filled with high-end high rises.

t don't let the glitz fool you; many in miami can barelyfo to live there. special correspondent alicia menendez reports on thele affordousing squeeze and what the city is doing to tackle a growing crisis.pa this seg snt irtf our ongoing initiative, "chasing the in america."ty and opportunity >> reporter: just north of downto of the trinidad and sunnyland mobibi home parks are faci evicon. >> ( translated ): most of the people who live here are low- come people. >> reporter: luis vindel has lived here for 2years. like most residents, he owns his mobile home but rents the land beneath it. when a developer bought this park last year, it raised the rent on each lot between $250 d $350, about a 50% increase. >> ( translated ): that is an abus a violent abuse against all of us who live here. >> reporter: vindel and several her residents sued the landrd, arguing the increase does not represent a fair market rate.

>> we've had success with defending the evictitis. >> reporter: nejla calvo is a staff atatrney at legal services of greater miami. she represents dozens of sunnyland and trinidad's residents. >> mobile home parks are the last form of non-subsidized affordable housing. what we're seeing unfortately is that thesesmobile home parks, as they're getting bought up by developers and as th increasing their rents or they're not... those affordable housing units are noarnoing replaced. we're just losing that. >> reporter: i is not just mobile home parks. miami is one of the leastab affo cities for housing in the country. >> increasing density in single. family are o reporter: annie lord is the executive directmiami homes for all, a non-profit tisearch and policy organi working on affordable housing. >> we have both a low-wage ecvey, right, and we also high-cost t os estate. >> reporter: in fact, more than half of households in miami are considered "rent burned," remeaning residents spend

than a third of their incomes on very often, people affordable housing and think low-income, buthis is an is that affects peo ae up and down the income scale. >> that's exactly right. it still bears aittle bit of that stigma, but the f tt isth this is an issue that's affecting our middle- and upper- middle classes, as well. >> reporter: miami homes for all partnered with the city a report that helped miami come up with an affordable housing plan. it's estimated the city needs 50,000 unitsf affordable housing just to meet existing demand, but the report only proposes creating or renovating 1200 units by 2024. >t's an extremely dire problem. we're a victim oimour success. everybody wants to be here. everybody wants to live here. everybody wants a piece of miami. >> reporter: francis suarez is the mayor of miami. ere is a g gl of 12,000 units 2024, but you say you need 50,000, yes? is that, then, treating this t crisis that it is? >> sure. you know, you have to start somemeere.00

almean, 12y 2024 is the most aggressive he city has ever had. >> reporter: the city has pledged to spend $100 million from a recent rdnd to fund afle housing projects, but the republican mayor acknowlees that it will take several different approaches to make a dent. one prosed solution in the reports a tax ononmpty homes. ami has one of the highest vacancy rates in the country due to absentee ownersrom around the world who buy property here, as well as the city's large seasonal "snowbird" population.w >> everything is on the table, if yif will, right? but it's hard to do a vacancy tax because how do you know that it's vacan v and frankly, taxing, i'm not sure taxing is a way out of a problem. >> reporter: the repor cites the need to preserve older mumui-family homes, better utilize public lands and change zoning rules to allow for greater building density. it also sees a role for private developers to redevelop d expand existing affordable

housing, which is exactly what is happening about six miles northwest of downtown in a place e lled liberty square. it was built in 30s as one of the first segregated public housing projects for black people in the southeast. located in t heart of liberty city, the area now has some of the highest rates of gun violence in miami. these boarded -up hoe s reflect odus from the community. today, only about 200 of t20 7 origin units are occupied as the development is being rebuilt. w but thatl soon change; $300 million redevelopment. this is phase one of the revitalization of liberty square. this complex includes public housing, affordable housing, and even units at market rate. ble developer believes this model is one possolution to the housing crisis. >> we want to make sure that it's a true mixed-income community, and, you kn, the units are all the same. >> reporter: albert milo is the r.esident of related urban, the project's develo

uben it's completed, the public units, which aredized by the federal departdent of housing anurban development, will grow from about 700 to 750 and be intermixed with more than 800 additional units. there will also be retail space and a large grocery store. when you first heard about what they wanted to do in liberty >> they lying.as your response? they not fittingino build no >> reporter: despite that initial skepticism, sharon r gregory saysed has kept up its end of the bargain. first person to move into a renovated unit. she's been a liberty square resident for 17 years. >> look how big this kitchen isy 17ears and never had an iceic maker. >> reporter: even though it's a new unit, her rent is the same:. $147 a mon >> ain't this bi you get tired of standing e, in ther say i'm going to get me

a chair! >> reporte gregory acknowledges that living in a mixed-income development could be a challengeenor some existing residents. >> i sure hope, don't nobody come in here with no rowdy knchildren. yo what i mean? running up and down the steps, sitting onhe steps smoking cigarettes, sitting on the steps smoking weed. you in the wrong building, you derstand? the main thing when people move in is re ect. t to respect one another. >> our approach s always to make sure thate weren't e ming to the community, trying to dictate how we ft the redevelopment should be approached. >> reporter: but related was also influenced by local community groups. daniella pierre is the housing chairperson for the miami-dade chapter of the n.a.a.c.p. related has committed that every single resident is guaranteed a unit in this new development. so far, have they lived up to that promise? >> in phase one, they have. and what's to come, we'll have

to see. >> reporter: the civil rights that guarantee.lped negotiate pierre says she's optimisticou the project, but she is worried people will be priced out as the community changes.en and eveloper albert milolo acknowledges that gentrification is inevitable. >> it's a matter ohow you handle that gentrification, right? is if you are able to take the community ananhave them participate the recreation of their own community, fir. and foremost and then, i think the project is a success. >> reporter: for sharon chergory, she says this has truly been a lifging move. >> i never in my life would imaginliving iisa place like i just, you know... it just, god blessed me. i still can't believe it. >> reporter: the second phase of liberty square is now under

construction, starting with the demolition of the existingow houses. but, of course, this 1,500-unitj develoent t a tiny fraction of what miami needs. adding tthe housing pressure, miami is particularly vulnerable to climate change.th wi its coastal property threatened by sea level rise, the city's non-coastal are a, li liberty square and the sunnyland and trinidad mobile home parks, have become particularly attractive to developers. >> as we're seeing the effects of climate change in miami, developers keep looking inland to see possible lands for redevelopment for richer folks. basically, these mobile home parks are even more vule to redevelopment. reporter: for its part,arhe parks, miami soar, says it including paving tds,proments adding security cameras, and unremoving over a million of garbage. >> i don't believe it's any one person's responsibility.

yes, it's terrible situauaon. this ithall through the country that affordable housing is slowly disappearing. m >> reportetin feldman represents miami soar in the lawsuits with tenants.e he says given provements and the park's location, the rent hike is fair. and if the landlord ever decides to revelop the land, feldman says the company is committed to finding a place for current tenants. if the park is redevoped though, in ten years, will the people who live here now still be able to affd to live here? >> i don't know. there could be multimillionaires living in here. that's just south florida. >> reporter: rising rents leave residents like luis vindel in a perilous position. he owns his mobi home, but it's old, too fragile, and too pensive to move anywhere else. >> ( translated ): the situation is critical for many people. in many trailer parks, many people have had to become homeless, living on the streets. >> reporter: for now, viel's eviction order is on hold while the lawsuit is pending. but according to housing

advocates, when it comes to the larger cri cs, waiting is something miami simply cannot do. >> if we have a major event, economic or natural, we're going to be in a very serious situation. we're not going to have a thousand people who ar unsheltered and living on our stre we're going to have a lot more than that. so, i'm very worried about that day. i don't sesehow we avoid that unlesse do something really big. >> sreenivasan: like so many industri, the music business has been dramatically transformed by the digital revolution. thtop-selling album of 199 the backstreet boys'nn "milm," sold more than 30 million copies around the world. st year's number one, "the greatest showman" motion picture cast recording, sold just

3.5 millio while musicians are making far less from direct sales of their music, there are other ways for successful artists to make a living. newshour weekend's christopher booker has the story.♪ ♪ >> reporter: even if you havese nofoot in a record storeye inars, you have invariably heard the music of spoon in commercials... ♪ ...on television... ♪ ...in movies... ♪ ...or maybe evenr uring presidential candidate pete buttigieg's debate w. ♪ few bands have navigated the profound digital disruption of the music industry quite as well as spoon. their story is a testament to the new realities of what itsu means to be ccessfes band. foundein 1993 by singer and songiter britt daniel and drummer jim eno, spoon's story almost stopped as itas stararng; the band was famously droppeby elektra records in 19.

t rather than calling it quits, they kept going, recording on their own withoua label. >> once a week, i would call my manager and lawyer and say,"a body want to put out that record?" and they're like, "no. why... why don't you thi about anging the band name or, you know, starting a new band?" and so, it really probably made more sense for us to start over. >> reportete but, in hindsight, it didn't. merge records, an independent label based in durham, north carolina, released "girls can tell" in 2001. it sold more copies than both their previous records combined. ♪ what followed has been a near 20-year run of commercial success and critical acclaim.' but spooth was markedlyar different than that of those who have come before. 1999, the year after the band was dropped, was the high-water mark of the music industry of d. adjusted for inflation, it made nearly $22 billionn retail revenue. last year, it was just under $10 billorn. the is familiar by now. the advent of digital technology-- everything froms,

napster, itupotify and landscape of musicthe economic >> the word is out that there' noreallyly lot of money made on making records anymore. there's mos y made at the very, very top, yoyoknow? but it's not... it's certainly not the same thing as when we started. ♪ >> reporter: radio has changed, as well. e nsolidation and the clos college radio stations have decreased the number of avenues for independent artists like spoon to make it on the airwaves. so, daniel says the band had to think differently about how to forge a careerer there was not that avenue for exngsure, and we weren't get paid a lot of money. and so, someone wantedo giveut us $5,000 to song on a tv show, that's... seems like a good deal. >> reporter: while spoon's censing list is as lengthy a the end credits of a feature film, it's reflective of a broader shift in attitudes towards licensing music,ut it's not as if spoon forged entirely new ground. ♪

this rice krispies jingle from the early '60s comes by way of a very young rolling stones. >> ♪ rice krispies! >> reporter: still, there was once a fierce debate about whether it was okay mur a serious cian to license their music is way. lou reed was widely criticized for allowing "walk on the wild sidedeto be d-ed in this mi0s honda scooter campaign.n. >> hey, don't settle for walkin'. >> reporr: but a quick dive into youtube reveals reed was far from alone, and many more have at one time or other licensed theirirusic for movies-- something that was fausly criticized by neil young in his 1988 song, "this note'sor you" ♪ ain'tigning for pepsi, ain't signing for coke. ♪ >> reporter: his song released right around the time gege,pa ul and ringo were suing nike over its use of the beatle song, "revolution." >> ♪ >> reporter: paul mccartney explained his positionern this 1989 iew.

>> we never did do commercials we had lots of big offerfrom soft drinks companies, you know, to do stuff, obviously, but we always thought, "no, it kind of spoils it, just takes that little edge off it." ♪ >> reporter: this feeling did not extend to mccartney's solo work; he tead up with visa just a year later to promote his world tour. and recently, he allowed his song "great day" to be used in an advertisement for a credit card. ♪ >> i'm sorry, but, as ake film i have to face the truth. ♪ >> reporter: daniel says despite the wide use of spoon's material, it has not impacted the nd's approach. was there a... an initial conversation about where yourr music goes and what it's licensed to? >> oh, yeah, we... we've got to approve every them. you know, we don't write the songs for those uses. the album still meanthing. it is a moment, and you will

ver be able to write son exactly like you did during that momenthen that album was made. when we first started out, i was writing songto... to... that'll go over well in bars, you know? and, so, when we started spoon that was sort of... like, that was the g goal: get that weekend gig at a better place. ♪ >> reporter: spoon spent the past summer on the road supporting the release of their greatest hits album,everything hits at once"-- proof enough that in the new musiateconomy, while money from licensing is ni, it's the gigs that pay the bills. what advice do you give bands that are 20 years younger? >> every now and then, i will get a... an artist who says, "howid you do what you do? and i... i usually tell them to do it for yofoself, to do it locally, to make... to make and other things will come to you. ♪

>> this is pbs newshour weekend, saturday. >> sreenivasan: spoon did not just spend their summer on tour. they also made a quick stop in their hometown to meh some young campers trying to follow in their footsteps. newshoureekend's christopher booker has more. >> reporter: time spent at the g cirls rock austp in austin, texas, is time spentni le to play the drums, the keybrds... ♪ ...and ac/dc. ♪ the week-long day camp eight- to 17-year-olds offers an a-z education in rock 'n'nroll. the campers are not ly asked to pick up instruments but challenged to think about the hat surroundions the world of music. who are the people making musicn how can they add their voice? >> reporter: todayngcks! lunchtime,luhe campers are getting an insider's view with a performance by austin's own, spoon. ♪

after a three-song set, the campers were invited to ask the band some questions. >> so, like, how do you know what shows you should pl? >> so, if it's a place where your friends hang out, if it's a ace that makes you feel safe,, then that ght be a good place to do a show. that a good place to start. >> reporter: britt daniel is spoon's lead singege what advice would you give to a young person that's saying, "i'm thinking about really making a go of this"? would yoadvise them, yes, it's a... it's a viable option, or would you caution them?th >> i'd tel to find that thing that you're obsessed with ecd just do it over and over again, and do itse it's fun, without too many expectations. ♪ iv

>> srean: tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the mass murder at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh. there will be a public memorial service and community events honong the 11 victcts. and in our signature segment, newshour weekend's ivette feliciano returns to the community to learn how it healing after the deadliest anti-semitic attack in u.s. history. that's all for this edition of pbs newshour weekend. i'm hari sreenivasan. thanks for watching. have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org pbs newshour weekend is made possible by:

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