>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HELP HER FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH HEALING AND RESTORATION.

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>>> THE CLOCK IS TICKING WITH ONLY A FEW HOURS LEFT FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE JANUARY STORMS TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL AID.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I AM AMITA SHARMA COME IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

>>> FEMA IS PROVIDING FUNDS TO HELP WITH SHORT-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE, HOME REPAIRS, AND OTHER RECOVERY RELATED EXPENSES THAT NOW AS KPBS'S MATT FULLER EXPLAINS , THOSE NEEDING HELP WHO HAVE NOT APPLIED YET ONLY HAVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT TO DO SO.

>> Reporter: ALMOST FOUR MONTHS SINCE THE RAIN, THEN THE FLOATS -- FLOODS AND AFTER THAT, THE CLEANUP BEGAN.

FEMA WORKERS WERE OUT IN THE MOUNTAIN VIEW NEIGHBORHOOD, KNOCKING ON DOORS THIS MORNING, TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE WHOSE HOMES AND PROPERTY WERE DAMAGED BY THE HISTORIC STORMS.

>> COMPLETELY OUTRAGED ON SOUTH 37th STREET.

I HAD SIX HOUSES THAT I HAD TO COMPLETE TODAY BEFORE THE END OF THE DAY.

>> JENNIFER IS A FEMA CREW LEADER.

>> I HAD ONE I DID A REGISTRATION FOR, ONE I DID INQUIRY, WHICH IS A CASE UPDATE , AND THEN I REFERRED FOR 2 APPEALS.

>> Reporter: MIDNIGHT TONIGHT IS THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR FEMA ASSISTANCE.

JENNIFER CAME TO SAN DIEGO IN FEBRUARY 2 CAN'T HELP THOSE THAT COULD APPLY GET ACCESS TO EIGHT.

>> MOST OF THEM WERE IMPACTED BY DRAINAGE.

SOME WERE IMPACTED BECAUSE OF THE SEWER LINES BACKING UP, PLUS THE RAIN.

>> Reporter: NEIGHBORS IN MOUNTAIN VIEW, WHO DID NOT WANT TO GO ON CAMERA SAY, THEY ARE TRAUMATIZED.

JENNIFER SAYS, THE LENDING OF AN EAR IS ONE OF THE THINGS MANY OF THE FLOOD VICTIMS NEED.

>> THE EMOTION THAT YOU GO THROUGH, TRYING TO ASSIST THE SURVIVORS, AND YOU LET THEM HAVE THEIR SPIEL, LET THEM GET IT ALL OUT.

YOU LISTEN TO THEM AND THEN YOU HELP THEM THE BEST WAY YOU CAN.

>> Reporter: SO FAR, FEMA HAS APPROVED MORE THAN $21 MILLION IN ASSISTANCE.

THE AVERAGE GRANT IS $9000.

FEMA SAYS, THE MONEY IS MEANT TO HELP PEOPLE RETURN THEIR HOMES TO A SAFE AND LIVABLE CONDITION.

JUST ABOUT 7000 PEOPLE HAVE VISITED THE TWO DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS SINCE MARCH.

106 SINCE JUST YESTERDAY.

IF YOU SURVIVED THE FLOOD AND NEED ASSISTANCE, YOU CAN APPLY ONLINE UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

GO TO DISASTER ASSIST.GOV.

MATTHEW BOWLER KPBS NEWS.

>>> ON MONDAY, THE DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS IN MOUNTAIN VIEW AND SPRING VALLEY WILL BE CONVERTED TO SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR DISASTER LOAN OUTREACH CENTERS.

REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, EXPLAIN THE APPLICATION PROCESS, AND HELP BUSINESSES APPLY FOR LOW INTEREST DISASTER LOANS.

INTEREST RATES AND LOAN AMOUNTS WILL BE BASED ON EACH APPLICANT'S FINANCIAL CONDITION.

THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS NOVEMBER 19th.

>>> OVER 325,000 CHILDREN IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY RELY ON MEDI- CAL, CALIFORNIA'S INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS.

EACH YEAR, FAMILIES HAVE TO PROVE ELIGIBILITY, OR RISK LOSING COVERAGE.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DeMARCO SAYS, ONE FAMILY MEMBER WANTS TO TAKE THAT BURDEN AWAY FROM FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: WEEKS AFTER 9-YEAR- OLD ISRAEL FERNANDEZ HAD HEART SURGERY, HIS MOTHER, BEATRICE FERNANDEZ LEARNED HE'D LOST HIS MEDI-CAL COVERAGE.

>> IT WAS A SIX HOUR SURGERY.

HE STOOD OVERNIGHT, EVERYTHING WENT FINE.

I GOT HOME THAT WEEKEND AND I HAD A LETTER FROM MOLINA SAYING HE WOULD BE DISCONTINUED BECAUSE THEY NEVER RECEIVED THE PAPERWORK.

I STARTED FREAKING OUT BECAUSE IN OCTOBER, HE HAD A FOLLOW-UP WITH HIS CARDIOLOGIST AND WE LOOKED HIM UP IN THE SYSTEM AND HE WAS DISCONTINUED.

>> Reporter: AFTER NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND HELP FROM LA MAESTRA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, ISRAEL'S COVERAGE WAS REINSTATED THE DAY BEFORE HIS A HEALTH CHECKUP.

>> IT IS SCARY.

FOR ME, IT IS LIFE-AND-DEATH.

I'M SURE THERE ARE KIDS OUT THERE WITH PROBABLY MORE SERIOUS CONDITIONS THAN MY SON.

>> Reporter: DURING THE PANDEMIC, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAIVED ANNUAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAID, CALLED MEDI-CAL, IN CALIFORNIA, BUT REINSTATED THEM IN MARCH 2023.

SINCE THEN, ROUGHLY 1.6 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DISENROLLED IN CALIFORNIA.

OF THAT, 21% ARE CHILDREN.

THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE WERE REMOVED FROM THE PROGRAM OVER PAPERWORK, CLERICAL ERRORS, AND OTHER PROCEDURAL ISSUES.

THERE IS ALSO A BACKLOG OF MEDI- CAL RENEWAL APPLICATIONS, CAUSING GAPS IN COVERAGE.

>> IT IS AN ALL HANDS ON DECK APPROACH TO ADVOCATE AND EDUCATE PARENTS ABOUT THEIR NEED TO RENEW ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDI-CAL.

WE CREATED A SET OF VIDEOS FEATURING LANGUAGES LIKE SPANISH, MANDARIN AM A PUNJABI TO TRY TO REACH FAMILIES IN THEIR LANGUAGE TO ME SO THAT THEY COULD BE EDUCATED ABOUT THIS PROCESS AND BE REMINDED OF WHAT ARE THE STEPS NECESSARY TO REAPPLY FOR MEDI-CAL , TO BE DETERMINED THAT ELIGIBILITY.

>> Reporter: THE CHILDREN'S PARTNERSHIP IS WORKING WITH SAN DIEGO ASSEMBLY MEMBER TAUSCHER BURNER TO URGE GOVERNOR NEWSOME TO FIND CONTINUOUS MEDI-CAL COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN IN HIS MATE BUDGET REVISIONS.

AB 2956 62 STOP MEDI-CAL DISENROLLMENT FOR ADULTS IN CALIFORNIA.

BOERNER SAYS, MANY FAMILIES DISCOVERED TO THEIR MEDICARE COVERAGE HAS LEFT IN THE DOCTOR OR AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

HEIDI DeMARCO KPBS NEWS.

>>> A NAVY CHIEF WAS FOUND GUILTY TODAY OF PASSING NATIONAL SECURITY SECRETS TO AN AGENT OF A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT.

THE COURT-MARTIAL AT NAVY BASE SAN DIEGO LASTED SEVEN DAYS.

PROSECUTORS SAY NAVY CHIEF PETTY OFFICER RICE PETTIT JEANNIE WAS IN DEBT AND HAD A NEGATIVE BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE WHEN HE MET A WOMAN ON FACEBOOK , WHO CLAIMED TO BE A RESEARCHER FROM JAPAN.

SHE OFFERED TO PAY THE CHIEF FOR INFORMATION AND HE ACCEPTED.

HIS SENTENCING IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 7th.

>>> WE HAVE FAIRLY QUIET WEATHER TONIGHT.

THERE WILL BE LOW CLOUDS THAT REMAIN IN OUR FORECAST TONIGHT.

THAT HAS BEEN THE THEME THE PAST FEW NIGHTS FOR THE COASTLAND-- COASTAL AREAS.

INLAND AREAS WILL BE LESS PRONE.

STILL PLEASANTLY COOL AT NIGHT.

TONIGHT, WE GET DOWN TO 55 IN SAN DIEGO, 49 FOR MT.

LAGUNA, 60 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

IT WILL BE WINDY, THOUGH.

WIND ADVISORIES CONTINUE FOR SOME OF THE MOUNTAINS.

YOUR COMPLETE FORECAST IN JUST A FEW.

>>> THE NONPROFIT, I LOVE A CLEAN SAN DIEGO, AND THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO ARE TEAMING UP TO HOST A COUNTYWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP TOMORROW.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAY TELLS US, LAST YEAR'S CLEANUP DIVERTED NEARLY 100,000 POUNDS OF LITTER AND DEBRIS FROM COUNTY WATERWAYS.

>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS SAY, THE ANNUAL WORK CREEK TO BAY CLEANUP IS THE REGION'S LARGEST ONE DAY ENVIRONMENTAL VOLUNTEER EFFORT.

THOUSANDS OF SAN DIEGANS OF ALL AGES ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE.

>> WE HAVE OVER 100 SITES ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY, FROM THE SOUTH BAY , ALL THE WAY UP TO OCEANSIDE, CAMP PENDLETON, EAST IN JULIAN.

THERE ARE SITE CAPTAINS AT EACH SITE AND VOLUNTEERS CAN REGISTER , OR JUST SHOW UP.

>> Reporter: STEVE MORRIS WITH I LOVE A CLEAN SAN DIEGO SAYS, 80% OF OCEAN LAYER STARTS INLAND, NEAR CREEKS, AND STORM DRAINS.

>> WE CLAIM-- CAME UP WITH THE NAME CREEK TO BAY CLEANUP SO PEOPLE WOULD MAKE THE CONNECTION.

>> Reporter: THIS EVENT FOCUSES ON LITTER AND DEBRIS REMOVAL, BUT THERE ARE OTHER ACTIVITIES GOING ON TOO.

>> THERE IS BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS, HABITAT RESTORATION, INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL.

>> Reporter: HE EXPLAINS WHY CLEANUPS LIKE THIS ARE IMPORTANT ON A MACRO LEVEL.

>> THE WE USE FOR RECREATION, IT IS A FOOD SOURCE, TRANSPORTATION SOURCE, OBVIOUSLY, A LOT OF OUR OXYGEN ON THE PLANET COMES FROM KELP BEDS IN THE OCEAN.

IF WE ARE POLLUTING THE OCEAN, THAT WILL HAVE TRICKLE-DOWN EFFECT ON OUR LIFE.

>> Reporter: AND ON A MICRO LEVEL.

>> NO ONE WANTS TO WALK BY THE PARK AND SEE TRASH BLOWING AROUND, SQUIRRELED EATING THROUGH TRIP-- CHIP WRAPPERS OR BIRDS PICKING UP THE PLASTIC.

>> Reporter: ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE SITES ARE IN UNINCORPORATED PARTS OF THE COUNTY, AS WELL AS THREE SITES IN MEXICO.

>> THE POLLUTION SITUATION IS, THE WATER FLOWS ACROSS THE BORDER.

ANY TRASH CAN MAKE ITS WAY INTO SAN DIEGO.

WE WANT TO WORK WITH GROUPS ACROSS THE BOARD AS WELL.

>> Reporter: THE CREEK TO BAY CLEANUP IS TOMORROW FROM TONIC LIKE A.M. UNTIL NOON.

TO SEE THE PARTICIPATING SITES AND REGISTER, GO TO CLEAN SD.ORG.

MELISSA MAY KPBS NEWS.

>>> PROPOSITION 1 AIMS TO CLAIMANT MORE MENTORING HELP-- HOUSING FOR THOSE THE SPIRIT AND HOMELESSNESS.

SOME ADVOCATES FEAR THE FUNDING COULD BE DIVERTED TO MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR KIDS.

THIS COMES AT A TIME WHEN CHILDREN ARE IN DIRE NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT.

>> Reporter: FIRST FIGHT SAN DIEGO WAS CREATED WITH THE MISSION TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COUNTY'S YOUNGEST CHILDREN.

THEY HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN FUNDED BY TOBACCO TAXES, BUT THAT HAS BEEN GOING DOWN RECENTLY.

SO, THEY ARE DEALING WITH LESS FUNDING, BUT ALSO A RISE IN THE NEED FOR SERVICES.

>> OVERCOAT NUMBERS ARE NOT EVEN NECESSARY THE MAIN CARRIER OF THAT.

WE KNOW THAT THE NEED IS CONTINUOUSLY GOING UP FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH AND MENTAL BEHAVIOR HEALTH SERVICES, YET, AT THE SAME TIME, WE KNOW THAT WE ARE FACING FUNDING CLIFF.

>> Reporter: ERIN HOGEBOOM IS WITH CORONATION FOR EVERY CHILD.

>> PROPOSITION 1 IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING AND WATCHING VERY CAREFULLY.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS, YOUTH AND CHILDREN ADVOCATES FEAR PROPOSITION 1 COULD TAKE FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FROM KIDS.

>> IF WE REALLY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH BEHAVIORS ACROSS OUR COUNTY, WE CAN'T ONLY FOCUS ON SOME OF THE MOST VISIBLE AND-- WITHIN THE ADULT POPULATION, WE HAVE TO GO BE THINKING FURTHER UPSTREAM.

WE HAVE TO BE THINKING ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES THAT CHILDREN AND YOUTH ARE GOING THROUGH NOW.

>> Reporter: PROPOSITION 1 GIVES COUNTIES SOME FLEXIBILITY ON HOW THEY CAN SPEND THE MONEY, BUT IT IS SUPPOSED TO FOCUS MOSTLY ON HELPING IN HOUSING HOMELESS ADULTS.

>> WE ARE NOWHERE CLOSE TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR KIDS AND FAMILIES ON MANY LEVELS.

ONE IS THE AVAILABILITY OF SERVICE THE PAYMENT OF SERVICE, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF PROVIDERS.

WE HAVE HALF THE NUMBER OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WE NEED.

>> Reporter: DR.

PETTY IS A NUTRITION.

HE SAYS, THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH DEALING WITH BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS HAS GROWN.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT ALL OF US WANT TO HELP THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE HOMELESS.

WE WANT TO BE SAFE ON OUR STREETS, BUT IF WE DON'T START EARLY, AND WE DON'T GET THOSE INVESTMENTS IN PLACE, AND BE CONSISTENT WITH THE, WE ARE GOING TO BE PAYING FOR THIS IN MUCH GREATER WAYS.

CAN YOU IMAGINE IF WE HAD INVESTED IN CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH 20 YEARS AGO, WOULD WE HAVE THE CURRENT HOMELESSNESS ALBUM?

>> Reporter: HE THINKS PROPOSITION 1 HAS NOBLE INTENTIONS, BUT THE EXECUTION OF IT COULD COME AT A COST FOR OTHERS.

TANIA THORNE KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT WAS QUITE THE FIELD TRIP FOR THOUSANDS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY TODAY.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB EYRE SAYS, THERE JOURNEY TOOK THEM TO THE WATERFRONT IN DOWNTOWN, WHERE THEY TOOK PART IN A WORLD-CLASS MUSICAL PERFORMANCE.

>> Reporter: THE SWEET SOUNDS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC FILLED THE AIR TODAY.

>> IT IS VERY COOL.

>> Reporter: PACIFIC BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THIRD-GRADER SIDNEY AND ALLISON WERE A PART OF THE MAGIC.

>> TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO SAIL THE BLUE DANIEL AND I AM REALLY EXCITED FOR IT.

>> Reporter: THEY WERE TWO OF ROUGHLY 5000 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY WHO PERFORMED ALONGSIDE PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS FROM THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY.

SAYS THE ORGANIZATION'S VICE PRESIDENT OF IMPACT AND INNOVATION, LAUREN REYNOLDS.

>> WE ARE PLAYING A REALLY FAMOUS PIECE BY A MEXICAN COMPOSER.

THEY ARE GOING TO DO BODY PERCUSSION ALONG WITH THAT PIECE.

THEN, THEY WILL GET TO SING ALONG WITH THE ORCHESTRA.

>> Reporter: THE PERFORMANCE IS THE GRAND FINALE OF A LOT OF HARD WORK.

TEACHER MICHELLE WARNER.

>> SOMETHING THAT WAS FOREIGN TO THEM, NOW THEY HAVE NOT JUST AN UNDERSTANDING, BUT THE LANGUAGE TO GO WITH IT, AN EAR FOR THE MUSIC, AND THE CURRICULUM IS WONDERFUL BECAUSE IT IS VERY TEACHER FRIENDLY.

>> Reporter: FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS, THEY HAVE BEEN LEARNING ALL ABOUT MUSIC FROM ACE IN THE ARGO SYMPHONY CURRICULUM CALLED SOUND IN SILENCE.

>> I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT PITCH, MELANIE, THIBAULT, ARTICULATION , AND DYNAMICS.

FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE PITCH IS SO HIGH OR LOW IT IS.

BUT MAKE IT IS THE MOST STUDENTS THAT ALIVE SYMPHONY MUSIC EVENTS HAS EVER FEATURED.

>> A LIVE SING ALONG WITH THE ORCHESTRA.

THE STUDENTS LITERALLY BECOME A PART OF THE ENSEMBLE AND ARE MAKING MUSIC TOGETHER.

IT IS THERE SYMPHONY DEBUT.

>> Reporter: NEITHER ARE MUSICIANS JUST YET, THEY HAVE LESSONS TO TAKE HOME AND ARE INSPIRED TO DIVE DEEPER INTO THE WORLD OF INSTRUMENTS.

>> ARE BUBBLY LIKE THE VIOLIN OR THE TROMBONE LIKE MY BROTHER.

>> Reporter: IS ALSO THINKING ABOUT THE VIOLIN OR THE FLUTE.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, SHE IS TAKING ABOUT ENJOYING THE SPECIAL MOMENT.

>> I'M ALSO REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF AND ALL OF MY ESTIMATES FOR DOING THIS, BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BE REALLY COOL, AND IT IS LIKE THE FIRST TIME I HAVE BEEN HERE, SO I THINK IT IS EVEN MORE EXCITING.

>> Reporter: THE SYMPHONY PLANS TO DO THIS AGAIN NEXT YEAR AND SAYS THAT ANY SCHOOL IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY CAN HAVE THEIR THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADERS TAKE PART.

JACOB EYRE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> NINE TEAMS FROM SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE IN HOUSTON, COMPETING IN THE FIRST ROBOTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER MJ PEREZ WAS THERE AND MET UP WITH SOME OF THEM.

>> Reporter: IT IS CALCULATED AND COORDINATED CHAOS.

QUALIFYING MATCH IS JUST TWO MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS, THE TIME ALLOTTED TO GET THESE ROBOTS TO MOVE, GRAB, AND SCORE.

NUMBER 1622 IS IN THE HANDS OF CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOL'S TEAM SPIDER.

THE GOAL INVOLVES CAPTURING SMALL, RUBBER HOOPS.

>> THE ROUND, ORANGE CIRCLES ARE CALLED NOTES.

>> Reporter: THE SPIDERS ARE WORKING WITH TWO OTHER RANDOMLY SELECTED TEAMS IN AN ALLIANCE RED VERSUS BLUE, CHASING THE CLOCK AND COLLECTING THOSE VALUABLE CIRCLES, CALLED NOTES.

>> OUR STRATEGY WAS TO HAVE ONE OF OUR ALLIANCE PARTNERS BEAT US SOME NOTES AND OUR OTHER ALLIANCE PARTNER HELP US PICK UP THE NOTES THAT THE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HANDING US.

BUT MAKE THE TEAM BROUGHT 27 MEMBERS TO THE FIRST ROBOTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS HERE IN HOUSTON.

THAT INCLUDES THE SUPPORT TEAM WHO ALSO DOUBLED AS CHEERLEADERS IN THE STANDS.

AND TODAY, THERE IS A LOT TO CHEER ABOUT.

>> WE STARTED DOING WELL AND WE ENDED UP PULLING BACK AND WINNING THE MATCH BY A FEW POINTS IN THE END.

WE MOVED UP IN THE RANKINGS.

>> DRIVERS BEHIND THE LINES, THREE, TWO, ONE!

>> Reporter: THEN, THERE ARE THE HOLY COWS, A VERY DISTINCT TEAM WITH A VERY DISTINCT ROBOT, 125 POUNDS OF ALUMINUM, PULLEYS, GEARS, EVEN A MINI ELEVATOR TO CATCH THOSE VALUABLE NOTES.

DO NOT LET THE COW EATERS FOOL YOU.

THERE IS PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE AND TALENT ON THIS VETERAN TEAM, WHICH IS MADE UP OF STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT HIGH-TECH EMPHASIS ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE ROBOTICS PROGRAM IS CELEBRATING ITS 20th ANNIVERSARY OF THE WELL OILED MACHINE THAT IS ALSO PRODUCING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION AMONG LEADERSHIP.

17-YEAR-OLD SADIE HAHN IS A JUNIOR AND THE OPERATOR OF THE DRIVE TEAM.

>> I WANT TO SHOW OTHER GIRLS, YOU CAN BE IN ENGINEERING.

YOU CAN BE IN ROBOTICS.

IT IS FOR YOU, EVEN IF YOU THINK IT IS NOT.

THIS IS A SPACE THAT WOMEN SHOULD BE IN AND LITTLE GIRLS SHOULD FEEL ACCEPTED IN.

>> Reporter: THE FINALS ON SATURDAY ARE CALLED THE EINSTEIN PLAYOFFS.

THERE WILL BE BACKROOM NEGOTIATIONS GOING ON TONIGHT.

THE TOP EIGHT TEAMS GET TO CHOOSE WHO THEY PLAY WITH IN THE FINALS, WHICH OPENS THE DOOR OF POSSIBILITY FOR TEAMS THAT MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE MADE IT.

WIN, PLACE, OR SHOW, THERE ARE TEACHABLE MOMENTS HAPPENING ACROSS THE GEORGE R. BROWN CONVENTION CENTER THIS WEEKEND.

>> ULTIMATELY, IT IS ABOUT LEARNING.

THEY ARE LEARNING 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS, THE SOFT SKILLS, LEARNING TECHNICAL, AND LEARNING BUSINESS SKILLS.

WE WANT THEM TO BE WELL-ROUNDED.

>> Reporter: AND WITH THAT, THE SPIDERS PICKED UP ANOTHER WIN, EVEN CELEBRITY ROBOTS ARE CELEBRATING.

IN HOUSTON, EMMA G PEREZ KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT IS A BREEZY TIME HERE INTO THE MOUNTAINS, ESPECIALLY A WINDY START TO THE WEEKEND.

WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN FACT FOR SOME.

OVER THE SOUTHWEST, INCLUDING HERE IN INLAND AREAS IS WARM.

IT IS A WARM WEEKEND.

HIGH PRESSURE IS HERE.

THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE WITH US FOR SEVERAL DAYS ME BUT IT IS NOT HERE TO STAY JUST YET.

THERE IS A SYSTEM THAT WILL IMPACT PARTS OF CALIFORNIA, BUT IT WILL STAY TO OUR NORTH, AS I WILL SHOW YOU IN FUTURE RADAR.

THAT IS STILL ABOUT FIVE TO SEVEN DAYS AWAY.

TONIGHT, BECOMING CLOUDY NEAR THE COASTLINE, MARINE LAYER CLOUDS WILL BE RETURNING.

55 FOR YOUR LOVE.

--LOW TODAY, WE TYPEWRITER FOR THE AFTERNOON, IT WILL BE A PRETTY WARM, BUT HOT DAY.

AND 94, WE ARE GETTING TO THAT TIME OF YEAR.

MT.

LAGUNA 59, BUT WINDY.

AREAS LIKE SAN DIEGO ON TRACK FOR 56.

PLEASANT FOR THE AFTERNOON.

WIND ADVISORIES CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.

SOME OF THESE CANYONS AND PASSES MIGHT BE THE AREA WHERE WE COULD SEE A GUST UP TO 60 MILES PER HOUR.

THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY FADE LATER THIS WEEKEND.

IT WILL BE VERY DRY AND WARM OUT THERE.

BY THE WAY, ONE TO THREE INCH SNOW EVENT INTO DENVER.

AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT FUTURE SATELLITE AND RADAR, WE WILL PULL THIS WAY OUT BECAUSE I WANT TO TRACK THIS SYSTEM.

ONE THAT STAYS WAY TO OUR NORTH EARLY IN THE WEEK AND WE ARE STOPPING TUESDAY EVENING, STILL DRIVE FOR US.

THIS SYSTEM WILL DRY UP MOST LIKELY, BUT THE MORE ROBUST ONE LATE NEXT WEEK WILL STAY TO OUR NORTH AS WELL.

THAT WILL IMPACT THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.

THE DRY SEASON IS BEGINNING TO SET IN, AT LEAST IN PART SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

COASTAL FORECAST, UPPER 60s FOR HIGHS.

THROUGH MOST OF THIS, THERE WILL BE LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING HOURS AT TIMES.

YOU WILL SEE THAT REPETITIVELY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

INTO THE INLET AREAS, WARMING 277 ON A NICE SUNDAY, A LITTLE BREEZY STILL FOR SOME SATURDAY.

LOW CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE IN THE AFTERNOON.

MOUNTAINS STILL BREEZY.

WINDY AT TIMES, BUT: WARMING 261 SUNDAY.

BREEZY AGAIN TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY TURNS COLDER AND WINDY .

INTO THE DESERTS WE GO, MID 90s AND VERY WARM OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

A LITTLE COOLING AND RELIEF FOR THAT WARMTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

>>> TOMORROW IS THE 54th ANNUAL CHICANO PARK DAY CELEBRATION.

TODAY, ORGANIZERS WERE OUT GETTING READY FOR THE FREE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT.

THERE WILL BE TRADITIONAL MUSIC, DANCE, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND A LOW RIDER EXHIBITION.

THIS YEAR, THE THEME IS BRINGING BACK THE THROUGH TRUE SPIRIT AND ENERGY OF THE CHICANO PARK TAKEOVER.

>> ONE THING ABOUT THE RESTORATION IS THAT PEOPLE THAT WERE IN THE EARLY TAKEOVER, THAT HAD IMAGES OF ACTIVISM AND EVERYTHING, HOW IT HAPPENED, THEY GET TO COME BACK AFTER 25, 30 YEARS TO COME AND REDO THEIR OWN PILLAR.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME EATING A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE.

I AM A PART OF HISTORY NOW, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

>> THE CHICANO PARK DAY COMMEMORATION WILL BE HELD TOMORROW FROM 9:00 A.M. UNTIL 4:00 P.M. >>> MEDIEVAL POETRY WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO A DRAMATIC COMPOSITION FROM ORCHESTRA, CHORUS, AND BALLET DANCERS.

KPBS REPORTED JACOB HARRIS SAYS , CITY VALLEY AND SAN DIEGO IS GETTING READY TO PERFORM AND TELL A TRAGIC TALE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION.

>> Reporter: GRACE, BEAUTY, AND POWER, VALLEY IS FILLED WITH EMOTIONS AND SOMETIMES, STORIES.

>> BALLET HAS REALLY BEEN LIKE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIPS IN MY LIFE, ALWAYS LIKE A PARTNER I HAVE ALWAYS HAD WITH ME.

>> SO SAYS CITY OF BALLET DANCERS.

THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THEIR UPCOMING HIGH DRAMA PERFORMANCE OF CARMINA BURANA.

>> CARMINA BURANA IS MUCH MORE ON THE SCALE OF ABSTRACTS TO NOT APPEAR THAT ONE WILL REQUIRE A GREAT DEAL OF ACTING ALONG WITH THE DANCING.

>> Reporter: IT WILL BE A GRAND AND INTENSE BALLET, ACCOMPANIED BY A LIVE ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR VOICES, SAYS ARIANNA'S HUSBAND AND CHOREOGRAPHER, JEFF GONZALEZ.

>> I HAVE THIS STORY YOU FOLLOW FROM THIS AND THAT GO THROUGH THIS WHOLE PERIOD OF GAINING, AND GAINING, AND LOSING ALL AT ONCE.

THEN, ALSO, YOU HAVE THE STORY OF THE MUSIC AND HOW IT'S ALL WAS CREATED AND AT THE TIME IT WAS CREATED, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE JAZZ AGE.

>> Reporter: THE PROGRAM IS TWO FOLD, FIRST IS MOZART'S CONCERTO FOR FLUTE, HEART, AND ORCHESTRA.

IT IS A ROMANTIC BALLET, SAYS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR.

>> IT IS A VERY SOOTHING KIND OF SCORE.

IT JUST PUTS YOU AT EASE.

THE DANCING IS, I WOULD SAY, NEOCLASSICAL, WHICH IS BASED ON CLASSICAL DANCING, BUT A LITTLE MORE MODERN EDGE TO IT.

AND THEY WEAR VERY BEAUTIFUL TUTUS.

>> Reporter: AND THEN COMES THE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC OF "CARMINA BURANA" AND THE ACCOMPANYING TEMPORARY BALLET PERFORMANCE FOCUSED ON THE STOCK MARKET CRASH OF 1929.

>> GETTING LOST IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S LIFE STORY.

THIS TO ME IS WHY I LOVE DANCING SO MUCH.

I AM JUST THRILLED TO GET TO TAKE ON SUCH A DRAMATIC, KIND OF DARKER ROLE IN THIS.

>> IT STARTS OFF WITH THE ENDING OF THE VALLEY, THE CLIMAX.

YOU CAN'T COME INTO IT HALFWAY, YOU HAVE TO BE ALREADY AT 110%.

>> Reporter: THESE PERFORMANCES CLOSE OUT CITY VALLEY'S 34th SEASON WITH A STRIKING NUMBER OF OPPOSITES.

>> THEY COULD NOT BE MORE DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER IN THE WAY THEY LOOK, THE MUSIC IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, THE COSTUMES ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

WE LIKE TO PUT PROGRAMS TOGETHER THAT WILL ACTUALLY BE SURPRISING.

>> Reporter: MOZART CONCERTO WAS PERFORMED IN 2018.

"CARMINA BURANA" IN 2019.

THIS TIME, IT IS IN A NEW AND EXPANDED SETTING, THE CONCERT HALL CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN ESCONDIDO.

>> I AM ABLE TO STEP OUTSIDE THAT BOX A LITTLE MORE AND INCORPORATE MORE PEOPLE, INCORPORATE MORE LUXE, AND MORE SET PIECES AND JUST KIND OF GROW ON THE IDEA.

>> Reporter: HEIL AND ARIANNA HAVE DANCED TO THIS VALLEY BEFORE AND SAY TO TAKE PART IS ONE OF THE PINNACLE OF THEIR CAREERS.

>> IT IS NOT EVERYDAY YOU GET TO HAVE A FULL PINNACLE BALLET STORY CREATED ON YOU AND THE FACT THAT IT IS MY HUSBAND DOING THE CREATING IS VERY SPECIAL.

>> IT WAS ALWAYS ONE OF MY DREAMS TO BE ON STAGE, PERFORMING BY MYSELF WITH AN ORCHESTRA, WITH A CHOIR.

THAT IS THE REALITY OF WHAT IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING.

SO, YEAH, IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE FOR ME IN A LOT OF WAYS.

>> Reporter: CITY VALLEY OF SAN DIEGO'S "CARMINA BURANA" TAKES PLACE AT CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS IN ESCONDIDO MAY 4th AND MAY 5th.

TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED ONLINE.

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