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>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS FRIDAY, APRIL 9th.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

WE ARE GETTING THERE, BUT WE STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO, AND TONIGHT THE LATEST NUMBERS SHOW SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS FULLY VACCINATED NEARLY 25% OF ITS POPULATION.

16 AND OLDER, FOR COVID-19.

AS JACOB AERE SHOWS US, THERE ARE SOME POTENTIAL ROADBLOCKS IN THE WAY OF INCREASING THOSE NUMBERS.

>> Reporter: AS OF FRIDAY MORNING, SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAD ADMINISTERED AT LEAST THE FIRST DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE TO JUST OVER 40% OF THE ELIGIBLE POPULATION, AND THE COUNTY IS JUST SHY OF HAVING 25% OF RESIDENTS FULLY IMMUNIZED.

BUT ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES AT THE MOMENT IS THE GAP BETWEEN SUPPLY AND DEMAND, ACCORDING TO HEALTHCARE COO BRETT McLEAN.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE THIS WEEK WILL BE A LITTLE BIT LOWER, UNFORTUNATELY.

FOR A COUPLE REASONS, BUT ACTUALLY IT WILL PROBABLY GO UP IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

BUT WE ARE RECEIVING AND ADMINISTERING ANYWHERE FROM 25,002 40,000 PROBABLY AT THE HIGH, ON A WEEKLY BASIS.

>> Reporter: HEALTHCARE HAS FIVE PUBLIC VACCINATION SITES ACROSS THE COUNTY INCLUDING THE SUPERSTATION IN CHULA VISTA.

WHILE THEY HAVE NOT HAD TO CLOSE DOWN MANY OF THOSE SITES DUE TO VACCINE SHORTAGES, THEY ALSO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND THEIR CAPACITY.

BUT McLEAN IS STILL OPTIMISTIC THAT SHARP IS WELL ON THEIR WAY TO VACCINATE UPWARDS OF 1 MILLION SAN DIEGO AND THE END OF THE PANDEMIC.

>> TODAY WE WILL LIKELY PASS 400,000 TOTAL DOSES THAT WE HAVE ADMINISTERED.

AND THAT IS ABOUT 160,000 FULLY VACCINATED.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA'S ALLOCATIONS OF THE VACCINES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ALLEGEDLY STUDY THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK, BUT A RECENT MIX UP WITH A BATCH OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON IS CAUSING A NEARLY 90% REDUCTION OF THOSE VACCINES IN THE STATE NEXT WEEK.

THE WEEK AFTER, CALIFORNIA EXPECTS TO RECEIVE AN EVEN SMALLER ALLOTMENT OF THE SINGLE- DOSE SHOTS.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE SOMEWHAT OF A LESS ALLOCATION FOR THE WHOLE STATE, THEN SAN DIEGO ENDS UP GETTING A PERCENTAGE OF THAT.

>> Reporter: McLEAN SAID THE VACCINE ALLOCATION SHOULD PICK UP BEGINNING THE WEEK OF APRIL 22nd.

IN THE MEANTIME, COVID-19 VACCINE ELIGIBILITY WILL EXPAND TO ANYONE 16 YEARS OR OLDER STARTING APRIL 15th.

IN CALIFORNIA, PLANS TO END NEARLY ALL COVID-19 BUSINESS LIMITATIONS ON JUNE 15th PROVIDED VACCINE SUPPLY IS SUFFICIENT AND HOSPITALIZATION RATES ARE LOW AND STABLE.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A REMINDER, WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW AND WHERE TO GET YOUR SHOT AT KPBS.ORG.

JUST GO TO OUR HOMEPAGE AND CLICK ON THE VACCINES TAB.

>>> AT SCHOOL DISTRICT ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEGAN RESUMING IN PERSON LEARNING, OTHER STATES ARE SEEING SURGES.

THAT IS IN COVID-19 CASES AMONG STUDENT ATHLETES.

EDUCATION REPORTER JOE SPOKE TO EDUCATORS AND EXPERTS ABOUT THE RELATIVE RISKS OF HIGH CONTACT SPORTS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS SET TO RESUME IN PERSON INSTRUCTION ON MONDAY THE SCHOOL SPORTS HAVE BEEN IN FULL SWING FOR TWO MONTHS.

JORGE PALACIOS IS THE AUTHENTIC DIRECTOR.

HE SAYS HIS SCHOOL HAS ONLY HAD ONE POSITIVE COVID-19 CASE SO FAR AMONGST STUDENT ATHLETES.

>> WE DEFINITELY NEED SOME ADJUSTMENTS.

WE ARE TRAVELING NOT AS FAR AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT WORK.

I THINK THE COMMUNITY IS DOING A GOOD JOB OF RECOGNIZING IT IS A DIFFICULT SITUATION, JUST RISING TO THE CHALLENGE AND DOING WHAT IS NECESSARY SO THE KIDS CAN PLAY AND HAVE SOME SEMBLANCE OF A SPORTS YEAR.

>> Reporter: AT SCHOOL SPORTING EVENTS IN STATES LIKE MICHIGAN AND MINNESOTA CAUSED SPIKES IN CASES, ONE LOCAL EXPERT URGES CAUTION.

REBECCA IS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

>> THE NUMBERS ARE COMING DOWN IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, WHICH IS FABULOUS.

BUT, WE ARE ALSO SEEING MORE OF THESE VARIANTS OF CONCERN, IN PARTICULAR, B.1.1.7, WHICH WE ARE SEEING IN ITALY AND ISRAEL COME IS REALLY BEING ASSOCIATED WITH OUTBREAKS IN SIGNIFICANTLY YOUNGER PEOPLE IN A WAY THAT THEY DID NOT SEE AT EARLY STAGES OF THE EPIDEMIC.

>> Reporter: THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, STUDENTS HAVE BEEN BACK ON CAMPUS FOR WEEKS AND ATHLETES HAVE BEEN ON THE FIELD FOR MONTHS.

IN MARCH, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 65 POSITIVE CASES AMONGST STUDENTS AND STAFF AT THE DISTRICT BUT AMONG ATHLETES SPECIFICALLY THERE HAVE BEEN A FEWER THAN A DOZEN CASES, SO THE DISTRICT'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

HE CREDITS THE DISTRICT SAFETY PROTOCOLS.

>> THAT INCLUDES INFORMED CONSENT BY THE PARENTS, MORE STUDENTS ARE WEARING MASKS.

PHYSICAL DISTANCING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

THAN THE MOST IMPORTANT CAVEAT WAS THAT WE ARE TESTING OUR STUDENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS COACHES ARE URGING STUDENT ATHLETES TO CONTINUE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND OTHER SAFETY MEASURES WHEN THEY ARE NOT AT SCHOOL.

>>> CHANGES AT THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER CURRENTLY HOUSING HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED STATES.

TEEN GIRLS WERE THE FIRST TO ARRIVE, NOW DOZENS HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO MAKE ROOM FOR SOME OF THE YOUNGEST AND MOST VULNERABLE MIGRANTS.

>> Reporter: 300 CHILDREN, AGED 5 TO 12 AND OLDER SIBLINGS ARRIVED IN SAN DIEGO TODAY.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER WAS AT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS A CHARTER FLIGHT ARRIVED FROM BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS.

COUNTY SUPERVISOR NATHAN FLETCHER SAYS THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REACHED OUT FOR HELP.

>> THEY SAID WE HAVE SOME VERY YOUNG CHILDREN THAT THE CONVENTION CENTER IN SAN DIEGO IS THE BEST LOCATION WE HAVE, CAN YOU HELP US ACCOMMODATE SOME LOVE AND COMPASSION FOR REALLY YOUNG KIDS?

IT SEEMED LIKE THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND WE ARE HAPPY TO STEP UP AND HELP.

>> Reporter: THE CONVENTION CENTER RECENTLY REACHED ITS CAPACITY OF 1450.

LAST NIGHT, 300 TEENAGE GIRLS WERE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER SITE IN FORT BLISS IN TEXAS.

THEY WILL CONTINUE WITH EFFORTS OF UNITING THEM WITH VERIFIED FAMILY OR SPONSORS.

TO CARE FOR THE NEW ARRIVALS, MORE STAFF WILL BE ADDED FOR SUPERVISION, ADJUSTMENTS WILL ALSO BE MADE TO THE EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL SERVICES.

>> THESE ARE KIDS THAT HAVE TRAVELED THOUSANDS OF MILES, OFTEN BY THEMSELVES, THEY CAME TO AMERICA, THEY WERE PUT INTO HORRIBLE CONDITIONS AND COME TO THE CONVENTION CENTER.

IT IS SOMETHING TO SEE THESE KIDS OVERJOYED AT A COT, A SOCCER BALL TO KICK AROUND, AND SOMEONE WHO GIVES THEM COMPASSION AND EMPATHY AND LOVE.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA ISSUED A JOINT STATEMENT THE SUPERVISORS NATHAN FLETCHER AND NORA VARGAS SAID IN PART, QUOTE, REGARDLESS OF THE AGES OF THE CHILDREN ARRIVING, SAN DIEGO WILL GIVE THEM THE COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT THEY NEED AS THEY AWAIT THE DAY THEY ARE CONNECTED WITH THE FAMILY MEMBERS OR GUARDIANS THAT WILL CARE FOR THEM HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SAYS NO CHILDREN WILL BE TRANSPORTED OUT OF THE SAN DIEGO SIDE, IF THEY HAVE COVID- 19.

AS OF LAST WEEK, MORE THAN 70 HAD TESTED POSITIVE.

>>> THE COUNTY'S LARGEST TRANSPORTATION AGENCY TODAY TOOK A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN AN ONGOING EFFORT TO APPROVE A MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR PACKAGE TO BEEF UP TRANSIT.

REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SAYS LANGUAGE WAS ADDED TO ENSURE SOME WORKERS OF COLOR ARE ABLE TO WORK ON THE PROJECT.

>> THANK YOU.

ACTUALLY, NO.

THANK YOU.

>> Reporter: AFTER A CONTESTED SANDBAG MEETING, THE BOARD VOTED TO APPROVE A DOCUMENT SAYING THEY WILL WORK WITH UNIONS AND THE NATIONAL BLACK CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION LEADING UP TO THE MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR REGIONAL PLAN.

>> IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THAT VOICE AT THE TABLE.

>> Reporter: NATIONAL CITY MAYOR PROPOSED THE CHANGES THAT SOME OF HER BOARD COLLEAGUES LIKE LA MESA CITY COUNCILMEMBER JACK, WHO FIRST BROUGHT THE RESOLUTION, SAID THE UPDATED VERSION WAS NOT INCLUSIVE ENOUGH.

>> YOU MAY HAVE A FRIENDSHIP PROGRAM, OTHER OPEN SHOP PROGRAMS THAT NEED TO BE INCLUDED.

THAT IS WHY I WANT THE INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE RATHER THAN SPECIFYING A PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL BLACK CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION SAYS EVEN THOUGH THE RESOLUTION IS JUST A GUIDING DOCUMENT, THIS IS A GREAT FIRST STEP.

THEY SAID IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THEY ARE TRULY COMMITTED TO EQUITY, FINAL APPROVAL FOR THE MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR TRANSIT OVERHAUL IS EXPECTED IN THE COMING MONTHS.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> DAY 10 OF THE TRIAL AGAINST DEREK CHAUVIN, FORMER MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER, CHARGED WITH KILLING GEORGE FLOYD.

TODAY, A CRITICAL WITNESS TOOK THE STAND.

DARRYL FORGES HAS THE LATEST FROM MINNEAPOLIS.

>> Reporter: A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN THE TRIAL AGAINST DEREK CHAUVIN, AS WEEK TWO OF TESTIMONY WRAPS UP.

THE PROSECUTION, LOOKING TO STRENGTHEN ITS ARGUMENT THAT THE FORMER MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER USED EXCESSIVE FORCE WHEN HE KEPT HIS KNEE ON GEORGE FLOYD'S NECK FOR MORE THAN NINE MINUTES.

>> THIS IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE LEFT SIDE OF MR. FLOYD'S FACE.

>> Reporter: ON DAY 10, TWO CRITICAL WITNESSES TAKING THE STAND.

>> THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST HE WOULD HAVE DIED THAT NIGHT EXCEPT FOR THE INTERACTIONS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.

>> Reporter: A FORMER ASSISTANT MEDICAL EXAMINER TESTIFIED, ALONG WITH MEDICAL EXAMINER DR. ANDREW BAKER, WHO PERFORMED AN AUTOPSY EMPLOYED AND RULED HIS DEATH A HOMICIDE.

>> DID YOU KNOW ANYTHING RESEMBLING A PILL OR FILL FRAGMENTS IN THE STOMACH CONTENTS?

>> I DID NOT.

>> Reporter: HIS DEATH CERTIFICATE MENTIONS OTHER CONTRIBUTING ADDITIONS.

ON FRIDAY, LINDSAY TESTIFIED HE DIED DUE TO THE LACK OF OXYGEN.

>> THIS IS A DEATH WHERE BOTH THE HEART AND LUNGS STOPPED WORKING.

AND THE POINT IS THAT IT IS DUE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT'S OF DUAL, RESTRAINT AND COMPRESSION.

>> DARRYL FORGES, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IN THE WAKE OF THE JANUARY 6 CAPITAL INSURRECTION, THE PENTAGON ORDERED ALL SERVICE BRANCHES TO CONDUCT A STANDDOWN TO DISCUSS RACIAL EXTREMISM.

THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE FINISHED BY EARLY APRIL AND IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS THERE HAS BEEN A RUSH TO COMPLETE THEM.

HERE IS MILITARY REPORTER, STEVE WALSH.

>> THE EVENTS THAT DAY -- >> Reporter: FIRST LIEUTENANT MADELEINE HOFFMAN REMEMBERS WATCHING THE JANUARY 6 EVENTS AT THE CAPITAL ON TV.

>> THAT WAS TOUGH AS A SERVICE MEMBER, TO SEE.

PERSONAL OPINIONS ASIDE, I TAKE THAT OATH VERY SERIOUSLY AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR MARINES UNDERSTAND THAT THAT TYPE OF ACTIVITY IS DIRECTLY IN CONTRAST TO THAT OATH.

>> Reporter: HOFFMAN LEADS A MARINE INFANTRY LOGISTICS UNIT AT TWENTYNINE PALMS.

WE INITIALLY TALKED JUST BEFORE SHE CONDUCTED THE REQUIRED STANDDOWN ON EXTREMISM.

SHE WAS REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE OATH MARINES TAKE TO SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

>> WE PUSH THIS A WEEK AGO, ALL OF THE SOURCE MATERIALS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE EXTREMISM STANDDOWN.

I HAVE BEEN TAKING THE LAST WEEK TO REALLY EDUCATE MYSELF AND BE PREPARED TO GIVE THIS TRAINING.

>> Reporter: SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD AUSTIN GAVE ALL BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY 60 DAYS TO CONDUCT STAND DOWNS.

RATHER THAN HAVING TOP COMMANDERS FOR LARGE LECTURE HALLS, THE MARINES PUSHED THE TASK DOWN TO SMALL UNIT COMMANDERS.

IT IS HOFFMAN'S FIRST REAL TRAINING ON THE TOPIC.

>> SPECIFICALLY EXTREMISM HAS NOT BEEN A MAJOR TRAINING POINT.

PRIOR TO IT.

>> Reporter: EXPERTS WHO FOLLOW THE MILITARY'S HISTORY ARE NOT SURPRISED LEADERS ON THE GROUND HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN THE TOOLS TO LOOK FOR IT IN THE RANKS.

HEIDI BARRICK IS COFOUNDER OF THE GLOBAL PROJECT AGAINST HATE AND EXTREMISM.

>> THEY NEED TO CHANGE THE WAY INVESTIGATIONS ARE DONE, THEY NEED TO LOOK AT THOSE REGULATIONS.

THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT ANYBODY WHO IS IN A POSITION TO REPORT THIS STUFF IS DOING SO, THAT THAT INFORMATION IS CAPTURED.

THEIR OWN INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT SEEN CLEAR IN HEARINGS EARLIER IN 2020 ON WHAT THE RULES ARE.

THERE IS A LOT THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IN THE MILITARY.

>> Reporter: SHE IS CONCERNED THAT IF THE STANDDOWN IS NOT BACKED UP WITH TANGIBLE CHANGES, IT WILL SEND THE WRONG MESSAGE TO RANK-AND-FILE MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY.

>> I THINK OF THE STANDDOWN AS BEING A GOOD WAKE-UP CALL TO EVERYONE AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL BE SERIOUS CONVERSATIONS IN EVERY BRANCH AND EVERY LEVEL BUT THAT CAN ONLY BE PERCEIVED AS ONE TINY PIECE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS INVESTIGATORS IN EACH BRANCH NEED TO WORK TOGETHER, THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE A DATABASE OF EXTREMIST TATTOOS AND SYMBOLS.

THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON A POLICY TO MONITOR SOCIAL MEDIA FOR EXTREMIST ACTIVITY, OFTEN RELYING ON THE FBI.

>> HOW DID IT GO?

>> THE TRAINING, I THOUGHT, ACTUALLY WENT REALLY WELL.

>> Reporter: AFTER THE STANDDOWN, FIRST LIEUTENANT HOFFMAN SAYS THEY WENT LONGER THAN SHE EXPECTED.

MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS.

ONE THING THAT CAME UP A LOT IS THAT TECHNICALLY, MARINES ARE ALLOWED TO BELONG TO EXTREMIST GROUPS AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT ACTIVE MEMBERS.

>> SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS SHARING AN ARTICLE FROM AN EXTREMIST ORGANIZATION ON YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE IS GROUNDS TO MOVE FROM PASSIVE TO ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP.

>> Reporter: TWO MARINES UNDER HER COMMAND SAY THE MILITARY'S APOLITICAL REPUTATION HAS BEEN UNDER SIEGE FOR A WHILE.

THE STAND DOWNS WERE A CHANCE TO WRITE THIS SHIP, SAYS LANCE CORPORAL ALLEN HAVE.

>> IF YOU CAN RECEIVE THIS KNOWLEDGE AND BE TOLD IT IS A RELEVANT ISSUE AND STILL SOMEHOW LOOK AWAY FROM IT, THAT IS KIND OF A PERSONAL ISSUE.

>> Reporter: CORPORAL DAVID DORSEY SAYS HE FOUND THE STANDDOWN'S INFORMATIVE.

HE HAS NOT COUNT ENCOUNTERED PEOPLE IN EXTREMIST GROUPS BUT AS AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN HE HAS SEEN BIGOTRY AND RACIAL STEREOTYPES AMONG HIS FELLOW MARINES.

HE SAYS THERE IS NO QUICK FIX HERE.

>> DO WE WORK ON TRYING TO FIX IT?

YES, BUT IT IS A SLOW GOING THING.

IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WILL CHANGE IMMEDIATELY.

YOU HAVE TO INFLUENCE PEOPLE TO WANT TO BE BETTER.

>> Reporter: THE PENTAGON DID NOT COMPILE DATA ON THE EXTREMIST ACTIVITY THAT MAY HAVE BEEN REVEALED DURING THESE CLOSED-DOOR SESSIONS, PREFERRING TO LET TROOPS SPEAK OFF THE RECORD.

NEXT STEP, MAKING SURE TROOPS FEEL COMFORTABLE SAYING SOMETHING WHEN THEY SEE IT.

STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TOMORROW, BURMESE REFUGEES AND THEIR ALLIES WILL TAKE TO THE STREETS OF CITY HEIGHTS.

THEY ARE PROTESTING A BRUTAL MILITARY CRACK DOWN ON CIVILIANS IN THEIR HOMELAND.

>> Reporter: THOUSANDS OF BURMESE REFUGEES LIVE IN CITY HEIGHTS, HAVING MOVED TO SAN DIEGO FOLLOWING DECADES OF POLITICAL STRIFE AND CIVIL WAR IN MYANMAR.

WHICH WAS FORMALLY KNOWN AS BURMA.

SINCE THE FEBRUARY 1st MILITARY COUP OVERTHREW A DEMOCRATIC WE ELECTED GOVERNMENT, PROTESTERS HAVE TAKEN TO THE STREETS IN CITIES ACROSS MYANMAR.

ON SATURDAY IN CITY HEIGHTS, THE BURMESE COMMUNITY, WHICH INCLUDES A COALITION OF ETHNIC GROUPS, WILL JOIN IN AN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION.

CALLING ON THE AND TO THE KILLINGS OF PROTESTERS AND CIVILIANS IN MYANMAR.

OVER 600 CIVILIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THE MILITARY SINCE FEBRUARY 1st.

>> IT IS A SPACE A PEOPLE NEED TO GATHER IN, AND LISTENING TO EACH OTHER, NOT FROM ONE ETHNICITY BUT MANY DIFFERENT ETHNICITIES, NEIGHBORS OF CITY HEIGHTS.

>> Reporter: NOW SHE IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION OF SAN DIEGO WHICH ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF BURMESE REFUGEES.

SHE SAYS SPEAKERS FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT ETHNIC MINORITIES WILL TALK ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES LIVING UNDER INTERMITTENT VOLUNTARY ROLL.

AND TO APPLY PRESSURE ON THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO PUT AN END TO THE ESCALATING REPRESSION IN MYANMAR.

>> NO MILITARY COUP, NO TRUE MILITARY REGIME, NO TRUE KILLING ETHNIC PEOPLE IN MYANMAR, THIS IS NOT ABOUT THIS THREE MONTH MILITARY COUP, IT IS ABOUT MORE THAN 70 YEARS STRUGGLE OF ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS IN MYANMAR AND THE MILITARY REGIME'S ETHNIC CAMPAIGN TOWARD THESE MINORITY GROUPS FOR MANY DECADES NOW.

>> Reporter: THERE REALLY IS SET FOR 11:00 A.M.

TOMORROW OUTSIDE THE CITY HEIGHTS LIBRARY ON VERMONT AVENUE.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> BRITAIN'S PRINCE PHILIP HAS DIED.

THE 99-YEAR-OLD WAS THE HUSBAND OF QUEEN ELIZABETH AND FATHER TO PRINCE CHARLES, THE CURRENT HEIR TO THE THRONE.

NADIA ROMERO HAS A LOOK BACK ON HIS LIFE.

>> Reporter: THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH WAS BORN AS THE PRINCE OF GREECE IN DENMARK IN 1921.

HIS FAMILY FLED TO PARIS WHEN HE WAS AN INFANT AFTER THEY WERE OVERTHROWN FROM POWER.

EIGHT YEARS LATER, PHILIP WAS SENT TO ENGLAND TO BE RAISED BY HIS GRANDMOTHER AND UNCLE.

HE SERVED IN THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY FROM 1939 TO 1953 AND FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR TWO, THE QUEEN AND PRINCE PHILIP MET BEFORE THE SECOND WORLD WAR WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG NAVAL CADET.

THE COUPLE MARRIED IN 1947.

>> I WAS ALWAYS STRUCK BY HOW MUCH HE WAS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE QUEEN ON EVERY OCCASION, WHETHER IT WAS A HAPPY ONE OR A MORE DIFFICULT TASK WITH MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY.

HE WAS ALWAYS THERE.

>> Reporter: DURING HIS TIME AT THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, HE LOGGED ALMOST 6000 FLIGHT HOURS AND 59 DIFFERENT TYPES OF AIRCRAFT OVER FOUR DECADES.

FAMOUS FOR HIS ENERGY, HIS HEALTH DETERIORATED AS HE HEADED INTO OLD AGE.

HE EFFECTIVELY ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT, SAYING HE WOULD GIVE UP OFFICIAL ROYAL DUTIES.

PRINCE PHILIP WAS THE OLDEST SERVING ROYAL CONSORT AND WAS KNOWN FOR HIS LOVE OF PAINTING, HORSES, FILLETING, SAILING, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.

PRINCE PHILIP, SERVICE MAN, CAMPAIGNER, GREAT-GRANDFATHER, AND A BELOVED HUSBAND.

I AM NADIA ROMERO, REPORTING.

>>> LONGTIME SAN DIEGO'S MAY REMEMBER QUEEN ELIZABETH AND PRINCE PHILIP VISITED SAN DIEGO BACK IN 1983.

THE ROYAL COUPLE TRAVELED HERE ABOARD THE HMI BRITTANIA AND TOURED SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND THE OLD GLOVE AND THE ZOO.

PRINCE PHILIP WOULD HAVE TURNED 100 YEARS OLD ON JUNE 10th.

>>> SAN DIEGO CITY LEADERS HOPE A PLAN TO REDEVELOP A MIDWAY DISTRICT WITH A NEW SPORTS ARENA ARE NOT PUT ON HOLD.

THE POTENTIAL DELAY WITH THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> Reporter: THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE AMENDED THE SURPLUS LAND ACT TO REALLY TRY TO IMPROVE THE HOUSING STOCK IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ESPECIALLY RELATED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THAT THE GUIDELINES MIGHT IMPACT HOW THE CITY RAN THIS PROCESS AND ULTIMATELY SELECTED THE FIELD AS THE DEVELOPER.

UNDER THESE NEW GUIDELINES, THE DEAL WITH BROOKFIELD HAS TO BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL IT IS DETERMINED WHETHER THE CITY NEEDS TO REDO THE PROCESS AND SOLICIT BID FROM AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS FIRST.

SO THE CITY IS LOOKING AT ITS OPTIONS AND WHETHER IT WILL BE FORCED TO REBID OR THEY CAN MAKE AN ACCOMMODATION, THAT IS THE REAL TRICK HERE.

FROM A BUSINESS AND MARKETING STANDPOINT, IT IS ANOTHER BLACK EYE FOR THE CITY BECAUSE WITH THE ISSUES WITH THE CONVENTION CENTER AND THESE EFFORTS WITH THE CITY TRYING TO REDEVELOP MAJOR PARTS OF ITS ECONOMY TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN IMPROVE OUR STANDING FROM A WORLD-CLASS CITY PERSPECTIVE, IS GOING TO BE UNDER SCRUTINY.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING MARKET GETS SOME MUCH-NEEDED RELIEF AS TRANSIT AND HOUSING OFFICIALS BREAK GROUND ON A NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AT THE GRANTVILLE TROLLEY STATION.

CONSTRUCTION OF UNION GRANTVILLE ADDS 250 NEW HOUSING UNITS IN AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITY.

EVERY RESIDENT WILL RECEIVE A FREE MTS TROLLEY PASS IN ORDER TO REDUCE CARS AND PARKING ON- SITE.

THE SITE IS ALSO ONLY A FOUR- MINUTE TROLLEY RIGHT AWAY FROM THE SDSU AND SDSU CAMPUS WEST.

>> THIS PROJECT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE SOLUTIONS WE NEED TO ADDRESS BOTH THE HOUSING AND CLIMATE CRISIS.

TRANSPORTATION REPRESENTS ABOUT 50% OF THE REGION'S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

>> Reporter: MARTINEZ SAYS THIS PROJECT SETS THE TONE FOR THE TYPES OF PARTNERSHIPS AND GROWTH THE REGION NEEDS TO TRANSFORM ITS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS OUT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, PRINCE PHILIP PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 99.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EATING ADDITION ON KPBS.

>>> DISNEYLAND NOW SAYS IT WILL OPEN ITS NEWLY AVENGERS CAMPUS ATTRACTION ON JUNE 4th.

THE PARK IS SCHEDULED TO REOPEN ON APRIL 30th TO LIMITED CAPACITY.

THE CAMPUS IS LOCATED IN THE ADVENTURE PARK AND FEATURES MARVEL SUPERHEROES.

AMONG THE FEATURES, THE NEW SPIDER-MAN ATTRACTION TAKES VISITORS ON WHAT OFFICIALS CALL AN INTERACTIVE ESCAPADE THAT INCLUDES A TRAINING SESSION WITH BLACK PANTHER.

>>> HAPPY FRIDAY.

WE ARE DEALING WITH SOME PRETTY NICE WEATHER ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST.

WE DO HAVE COOLER AIR NEAR THE COAST, THAT IS THANKS TO SOME ONSHORE FLOW BUT THE FURTHER INLAND YOU GET, THE WARMER IT GETS.

EXTREME HEAT CONTINUES FOR THE DESERT, TEMPERATURES ARE WELL ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

NEXT WEEK, OUR NEXT SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE ONSHORE.

WE WILL SEE SOME CLOUDS ARE TURNING INTO THE FORECAST AND SOME SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AS WELL.

NEAR THE COAST, LOW TO MID 50s.

51 IN OCEANSIDE, 57 IN SAN DIEGO.

A LITTLE COOLER ONCE YOU GET FURTHER INLAND.

IN THE MOUNTAINS IT REMAINS MILD, 50s AND 60s.

WE RINSE AND REPEAT FOR SATURDAY, COOLER WITH THE ONSHORE FLOW NEAR THE COAST, PLEASANT, EVEN A HOT ONE THE FURTHER INLAND YOU GET.

TEMPERATURE REMAINING WELL ABOVE AVERAGE ON SATURDAY AS WELL.

OCEANSIDE, 70 DEGREES ON YOUR SATURDAY.

78 IN ESCONDIDO AND THE FURTHER INLAND YOU GET, THE HOTTER IT GETS.

FOR SPRINGS, MID 90s IN THE FORECAST FOR YOUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

SUNDAY, WE WILL START TO SEE THIS COLD FRONT TRYING TO DRAPE SOUTHWARD BUT IT STILL REMAINS VERY WARM IN THE SOUTHWEST WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

NEAR THE COAST, UPPER 60s TO LOW 70s FOR YOUR WEEKEND.

AS THE CLOUDS BEGIN TO MOVE IN, TEMPERATURES DROP OFF INTO THE LOW TO MID 60s.

FURTHER INLAND, YOU SEE A CHANGE AS WELL, BUT NOT QUITE AS DRAMATIC.

UPPER 70s TO LOW 80s THIS WEEKEND, THEN A DROP OFF INTO THE 70s MONDAY.

MID TO UPPER 60s FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, BRIGHT SUNSHINE, THE WINDS WILL PICK UP AS WE START OFF THE NEW WORK WEEK.

TEMPERATURES FALLING OFF INTO THE 50s FOR MONDAY, TUESDAY AND HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY AS WELL.

IN THE DESERT IT REMAINS HOT AND DRY, UPPER 80s AND LOW 90s.

YOU DROP INTO THE LOW 80s ON WEDNESDAY.

>>> LIVE PERFORMANCES TOOK A BIG HIT DURING THE PANDEMIC, BUT NOW ONE THEATER GROUP IS MAKING A COMEBACK IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS.

TANIA THORNE TAKES US TO CARLSBAD'S FLOWERED FIELDS FOR A SNEAK PEEK.

>> Reporter: IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE ARTS PERFORMERS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET ON STAGE FOR A LIVE EVENT.

NOW THEY ARE BRINGING THE STAGE TO THE CARLSBAD FLOWER FIELDS FOR AN ALFRESCO THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE.

TRISTAN KOERNER, THE EXECUTIVE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, SAYS MBA WILL BE PUTTING ON PERFORMANCES FROM NOW UNTIL OCTOBER.

>> WE ARE GOING TO GET TO FUTURE THESE BRILLIANT SAN DIEGO-BASED ARTISTS RIGHT HERE IN THE FLOWER FIELDS IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE, LIVE.

BUT SAFE.

>> Reporter: THE FLOWER FIELDS CLOSE AT 6:00 P.M. AND PERFORMANCES BEGIN AT 6:30 P.M., GIVING PATRONS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE SUNSET AT THE FLOWER FIELDS WHILE ALSO ENJOYING LIVE ENTERTAINMENT.

WHEN THE FLOWERS ARE DONE BLOOMING IN MAY, THEY PLAN TO EXPAND TO LARGER MUSICALS AND PERFORMANCES.

ZACHARY WOLF IS ONE OF THE PERFORMERS.

>> IT FEELS A LITTLE WEIRD TO BE SOMEWHAT BACK BUT I FEEL SAFE AND I'M SURE THE AUDIENCE WILL FEEL SAFE, WE ARE JUST GOING TO HAVE A BLAST.

IT JUST FEELS SUPER SURREAL AND LUCKY.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THIS OPPORTUNITY IS ALSO HAPPENING WHILE THE BEHIND THE SCENES CREW RETURNED TO THEIR CRAFT.

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST WEEKEND OF PERFORMANCES ON THE NEW VILLAGE ARTS WEBSITE AND TICKET PRICES INCLUDE ADMISSION INTO THE FLOWER FIELDS.

A FULL SCHEDULE WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER THIS MONTH.

JASMINE JANUARY SAYS THE RETURN OF LIVE PERFORMANCES ARE JUST WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AS THINGS BEGIN TO NORMALIZE.

>> IT WILL BE EXCITING, EMOTIONAL.

BUT FUN.

I THINK WE ALL NEED THAT RELIEF OF HAPPINESS AND SMILES AND LAUGHS.

YOU HAVE GOT TO COME.

>> TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

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