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♪ >>> A REVERSAL FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WITH IMPACTS IN SAN DIEGO.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

M JADE HINDMON IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS RESTORING THE STATUS OF MORE THAN 1000 CERTAIN SAID IT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON SURGEONS HERE.

KATIE ANASTAS JOINS US FROM THE NEWSROOM.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE LOCAL IMPACT ON INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS?

>> Reporter: AT LEAST FOUR STUDENTS AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY AND 35 STUDENTS THAT UC SAN DIEGO HAD THEIR VISAS REVOKED OR TERMINATED IN RECENT WEEKS.

SDSU HAS CONFIRMED THAT THREE OF THE FOUR STUDENTS HAVE HAD THEIR STUDENT RECORDS REFERRED.

UC SAN DIEGO SAYS 18 STUDENT RECORDS HAVE BEEN REACTIVATED WHILE 17 HAVE BEEN TERMINATED.

IT IS A DATABASE WHERE FEDERAL AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS TRACK STUDENTS COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR VISAS.

TAMMY LYNN IS A SAN DIEGO IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY .

>> IF THE STUDENT FAILS TO PAY TUITION, THEY WOULD KNOW THEY ARE NO LONGER MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE A STUDENT AND THIS IS WHY IT WAS SO TROUBLING TO SEE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE THIS -- THEN BASICALLY TELL PEOPLE TO LEAVE.

>> Reporter: UNIVERSITIES SAY FEDERAL OFFICIALS DID NOT NOTIFY THEM OR PROVIDE EXPLANATION BEFORE REMOVING STUDENT RECORDS.

U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT IS DEVELOPING A NEW POLICY.

IN THE MEANTIME A GOVERNMENT LAWYER SAYS THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WILL RESTORE MANY OF THEM.

IN THE NEWSROOM, KATIE ANASTAS, KPBS NEWS .

>>> LAYOFFS ARE ON THE AGENDA AT THE GROSSMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WE EXPLAIN WHY A BOARD VOID -- VOTE THAT DID NOT HAPPEN COULD HAVE HAPPENED.

AND WE TELL YOU ABOUT A PROTEST OUTSIDE OF AN McDONALD'S WHERE A -- WAS EXPECTED TO -- BUT, TANIA THORNE SAYS THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE CASE.

>> Reporter: WE WERE TOLD BY THE RESTAURANT OWNER THAT THE CONGRESSMAN CANCELED HIS APPEARANCE AT THE McDONALD'S ON SAN MARCOS BOULEVARD.

>> DID YOU KNOW THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE SERVING FRENCH FRIES WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE?

>> THAT HAS BEEN CANCELED.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME FRANCHISE ANYWAY?

>> NO THANK YOU.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER EXECUTIVE TOLD US THE SAME THING.

AT ABOUT 6:30 LAST NIGHT WE GOT AN EMAIL FROM JOHN WILCOX AND HE SENT US PHOTOS OF TIME WORKING THE DRIVE-THROUGH.

WILCOX OR MANAGERS OF THEM AND DONALD'S -- McDONALD'S WHEN NOT CONFIRM WHEN THIS WAS TAKEN.

ALL OUR REPORTING TEAM WAS THERE FROM 11:30 A.M. UNTIL 3:30 P.M. AND HE WAS NOT SEEN.

PROTESTERS WERE EAGER TO CONFRONT HIM.

THIS FOLLOWS THREATS FROM ACTIVISTS WHO SAY IT HAS BEEN OVER 2000 DAYS SINCE HE HAS HELD A TOWN HALL.

KPBS MADE MULTIPLE REQUESTS FOR INTERVIEWS WITH HIM AND HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.

REPORTING IN THE NORTH COUNTY BUREAU, TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WHETHER HEADLINES.

RAINY AND COOLER WEATHER ACROSS THE FORECAST.

THE GOOD NEWS IS AS WE GO INTO SUNDAY WE ARE TRACKING SUNNY AND MILDER WEATHER.

WE ARE TAKING AN EARLY PEEK AT NEXT WEEK AND FOR THE MOST PART, THE WEATHER LOOKS NICE.

THE FULL FORECAST STARTING ON MONDAY.

DETAILS ON THE OUTLOOK COMING UP.

>>> SOME PEOPLE ARE STOCKPILING GROCERIES IN ANTICIPATION OF HIGHER PRICES.

ACCORDING TO MARKETWATCH 40% OF AMERICANS ARE DOING IT.

ON APRIL 2nd AFTER TRUMP ANNOUNCED TERRACE SALES SPIKED ON ITEMS LIKE CANNED VEGETABLES, INSTANT COFFEE AND CATCH UP.

ONE PERSON SHARED THIS TIP.

BY YOUR ITEMS IN BULK AND SEAL THEM.

>> I FREEZE HALF OF THOSE THEN I HAVE --.

>> YOU CAN STOP FILE THIS FOR SIX MONTHS.

AS LONG AS YOU KEEP IT SEALED.

HARD CHEESES, YOU CAN SAVE.

>> ADAMS BACK OWNS THAT JOHNSON'S FOODS AND HE SAYS HE DOES NOT BELIEVE THE PRICES ON NONPERISHABLE FOODS WILL GO UP MUCH EVEN WHEN TARIFFS GO INTO EFFECT.

>>> THE TRUMP ORDER TO CLOSE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS MOVING FORWARD.

THE ORDER WAS A TOP CONSERVATIVE GOAL LEAD DOWN IN -- LAID OUT IN PROJECT 2025 TO RETURN CONTROL TO STATES.

THE SAN DIEGO SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT TOLD US WHAT IS HAPPENING IS FAR MORE RADICAL AND DESTRUCTIVE.

>> Reporter: STATES CANNOT WAIT TO REGAIN OVERSIGHT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

TRUMP AND CONSERVATIVES ARGUED THAT THE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS NOT IMPROVED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND BLAME DEI AND TRANSGENDER PROTECTIONS.

TRUMP PREDICTED ELIMINATING THE DEPARTMENT WILL NOT GO WELL FOR CALIFORNIA.

>> I THINK THAT CALIFORNIA IS GOING TO BE TOUGHER BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING BADLY ON EVERYTHING.

EVERYTHING THAT THEY TOUCH.

SO, A PLACE LIKE CALIFORNIA WOULD BE TOUGHER FOR EDUCATION.

>> Reporter: TRUMP HAS CLOSED THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS.

THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HANDLING COMPLAINTS AT CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS .

>> IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING WHAT YOU BELIEVE TO BE DISCRIMINATION BASED ON GENDER, SEXUALITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RACE, DISABILITY STATUS, IT IS NOT CLEAR WHO WOULD ANSWER YOUR CALL IF YOU WERE TO REPORT IT AND WHO WOULD INVESTIGATE IT IF IT NEEDED TO BE INVESTIGATED.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT SAYS OTHER IMPACTS FROM DISMANTLING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION COULD INCLUDE DELAYS IN FUNDING SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN FOSTER CARE AND LOW INCOME AND MILITARY FAMILIES.

HENDERSON SAYS IF THE DELAYS MORPH INTO ACTION OF THE MONEY THERE WILL BE --.

>>> SOME LOCAL LEADERS AGREE WITH TRUMP.

ONE TOLD KPBS THAT HE VIEWS THE CHANGES GIVING SCHOOLS CONTROL.

PUBLIC MATTERS IS A PARTNER WITH KPBS AND YOU CAN SEE MORE OF OUR STORIES AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLIC MATTERS.

>>> THE VIEWING OF THE POPE HAS ENDED.

AT THE VATICAN IS PREPARING HIM FOR HIS FUNERAL.

MANY ARE EXPECTED TO FILL ST. PETER'S SQUARE.

CATHOLIC CHURCHES WILL RING THE BELLS AT NOON FOR ONE MINUTE IS A SIGN OF RESPECT AND PRAYER.

EACH CHURCH WILL HOLD A MEMORIAL MASS FOR THE POPE NEXT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30.

THOSE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING ARE ASKED TO CHECK WITH THEIR PARISH.

THE POPE'S FUNERAL WILL BE HELD TOMORROW.

YOU CAN WATCH IT ON THE PBS NEWS HOUR.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE FBI CHARGES AT WISCONSIN JUDGE WITH OBSTRUCTING THE ARREST OF AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT.

THAT IS COMING UP AFTER KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE -- BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HELD A VOTE OF NO-CONFIDENCE.

IT IS THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF ACTIONS THAT HAS SHAKEN THE COUNTY LEADERSHIP.

>> Reporter: THE AUDITOR CONTROLLER IS THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT.

THEY OVERSEE TRANSACTIONS AND CONDUCT INDEPENDENT REVIEWS.

KARINA ALVAREZ HAS SERVED IN THAT ROLE BUT THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS ARE NOT HAPPY WITH HER WORK.

JOHN HAWK SAYS THEY WERE SEEING DELAYS ON KEY PAYMENTS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS .

>> THIS IS PUTTING THE COUNTY OUT RISK AND THE CREDIT RATING.

>> Reporter: ALVAREZ PUSHED BACK AND SHE SAYS THAT SHE INHERITED A TROUBLED DEPARTMENT WHICH WAS LEFT REELING AFTER THE PREVIOUS CONTROLLER WAS CONVICTED OF CRIMES .

>> IT IS SLOWER THAN I WOULD LIKE.

WE ARE WORKING ON THAT AND WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS.

>> Reporter: THE BOARD CHOSE TO REPRIMAND TO ALVAREZ.

THIS IS THE SECOND MAJOR PERSONAL DECISION THIS MONTH.

THEY FIRED THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER A WEEK AGO AND THE BOARD THE CLERK.

OFFICIALS HAVE REFUSED TO COMMENT ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE FIRINGS.

>>> DOZENS OF PEOPLE PROTESTED BEFORE A BOARD MEETING AT THE GROSSMONT SCHOOL LAST NOT .

-- NIGHT.

>> Reporter: TEACHERS, STAFF, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES PROTESTED OUTSIDE OF THE GROSSMONT HASKELL THEATER BEFORE THE MEETING.

SANTANA HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR HANNAH HELD A HAND PAINTED SIGN .

>> LISTEN TO STUDENTS AND LISTEN TO TEACHERS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN LISTENING TO THOSE THAT THEY WERE VOTED IN BY.

>> Reporter: IN LATE FEBRUARY THE BOARD VOTED TO CUT DOZENS OF POSITIONS INCLUDING ALL OF THE DISTRICT LIBRARIANS.

ONE BOARD MEMBER CAST THE ONLY NO VOTE.

HE MADE A MOTION TO CONSIDER RESENDING THE LAYOFFS.

>> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE RESEND THE LAYOFFS.

>> IS THERE A SECOND?

SEEING DONE, WE WILL MOVE ON.

>> Reporter: BOARD MEMBERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.

A STUDENT MEMBER ASKED WHY THE LAYOFFS WERE NECESSARY.

>> MAYBE IF YOU GAVE ME A REASON, THAT MAKES SENSE, THEN IT WOULD BE OKAY.

BUT, AS OF NOW I FEEL LIKE NO REASON HAS BEEN COMMUNICATED AND IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS NOT ANY LISTENING HAPPENING.

>> Reporter: ONE BOARD MEMBER SAYS HE IS CONCERNED THAT 87% OF THE DISTRICT BUDGET IS SPENT ON PAYROLL AND BENEFITS.

ON OTHER BOARD MEMBER SAYS THAT IS UP FROM 84% THREE YEARS AGO.

HE SAYS THAT STUDENT NEEDS ARE CHANGING AND HE WANTS TO KNOW HOW ELSE THEY MIGHT SPEND THAT MONEY.

>> THE STAFF IS GOING TO BE MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO WHERE TO REALLOCATE OUR RESOURCES IN THE BEST INTEREST OF STUDENTS.

I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THAT BEFORE I MAKE A FINAL DECISION.

>> Reporter: THE BOARD HAS ONE MORE DECISION BEFORE THE LAYOFF NOTICE DEADLINE, MAY 15.

THAT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 8th.

KATIE ANASTAS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT IS ARBOR DAY AND MANY TREES WERE PLANTED TODAY BUT SINCE TREES AND POWER LINES DO NOT MIX ANOTHER MILESTONE WAS REACHED BY BURYING THEM.

WE HAVE THE LATEST ON UNDERGROUND POWER LINES.

>> Reporter: THIS PARK IN CITY HEIGHTS ATTRACTED VOLUNTEERS, WORK CREWS AND VIPS THAT WERE THERE TO CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY.

>> IT IS THE BEST TIME TO PLANT A TREE.

20 YEARS AGO WAS THE SECOND BEST TIME.

TODAY WE GET TO EXPERIENCE THAT.

>> Reporter: PLANTING TREES IS AN ELEMENT OF BEAUTIFICATION BUT ANOTHER ONE IS REMOVING ARCHITECTURE THAT NOBODY WANTS TO PRESERVE.

POWER LINES AND POLES THAT REMAIN A COMMON SITE.

CHELSEA OVERSEES A RIGHT-OF-WAY MANAGEMENT FOR THE SAN DIEGO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

SHE SAYS UNDER GROUNDING POWERLINES IS BEAUTIFICATION BUT IT IS MORE.

>> AT THE CORE OF THIS IS SAFETY AND RELIABILITY.

WE PRIORITIZE AREAS WITH COMMUNITIES OF CONCERN AND HIGH FIRE RISK.

IT REDUCES THE IMPACT TO THE ENERGY GRID AND PEOPLES HOMES THAT LIVE IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO ANNOUNCED THE COMPLETION OF UNDER GROUNDING IN BAY PARK.

DASHES SAYS THE UNDER GROUNDING PROGRAM FUNDS COMMUNITY -- AND IT COMES FROM A SURGE ARE --.

RESIDENTS WERE PLEASED BY THE UNDER GROUNDING ESPECIALLY FOLLOWING POWER OUTAGES DUE TO DOWNED POWER LINES.

>> WE ARE EXPOSED TO STORMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT SO, IT IS SECURE.

>> IT PROVIDES A BETTER VIEW AND IT MAKES IT SAFE.

THE ELEMENTS DON'T AFFECT THE POWER OUTAGES, WIND AND ALL OF THAT OTHER STUFF.

>> THIS COLOR-CODED MAP ON THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO WEBSITE SHOWS PARTS OF THE CITY THAT HAVE BEEN UNDER GROUNDED AND THOSE YET TO COME.

SOME NEIGHBORHOODS HAD UTILITIES PUT UNDERGROUND FROM THE TIME THAT THEY WERE BUILT BUT IF YOU ARE IN THE GRAY AREA, DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH.

THE UNDER GROUNDING PROCESS BEGAN IN 1970 AND IS A LONG WAY FROM BEING DONE.

>> WE HAVE ABOUT 1200 MILES TO DO OVERALL AND WE ONLY HAVE 400 DONE.

WE ARE ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE WAY.

WE WILL BE DOING THIS FOR YEARS TO COME.

>> Reporter: UNDER GROUNDING THE LINES WILL TAKE 15 YEARS PLUS SO IT IS POSSIBLE I WILL BE BURIED UNDERGROUND BEFORE THESE POWERLINES ARE.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A US IF -- PACIFIC ARTS MOVEMENT KICKS OFF TODAY.

KPBS CINEMA JUNKIE BETH ACCOMANDO TELLS US WHAT WE CAN CATCH AT THE FESTIVAL.

>> Reporter: ASIAN CINEMA IS NOT JUST ONE FLAVOR.

IT IS A MOUTHWATERING SMORGASBORD OF STORIES AND STYLES.

BRIAN HU HIGHLIGHTS THAT.

YOU CAN FIND THE GRIND OF DAILY LIFE IN --.

>> CAR?

>> YES .

>> INTERNET?

>> YES.

>> Reporter: THE OLYMPIC DREAMS OF AN ATHLETE IN "SUNSHINE."

>> Reporter: OR THE POSSIBILITY OF SOMETHING BEYOND DEATH IN, "I AM A GHOST."

SPRING SHOWCASE ALWAYS HAS AN EXCITING LINEUP TO TEMPT YOU OFF THE COUCH AND INTO CINEMA.

FILM FESTIVALS ARE THE PERFECT PLACE TO STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE TO TRY SOMETHING NEW OR TO JUST GAMBLE ON AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY LIKE, "SOLDIER OF LOVE," FROM KAZAKHSTAN.

>> [ SINGING ] >> USUALLY PEOPLE THINK OF IT AS DREARY AND DUSTY BUT THIS IS FULL OF COLOR AND MOVEMENT AND ACTION AND IT IS A FULL BLOWN MUSICAL.

THE SUPPORT IS JUST SAYING KAZAKHSTAN AS AN --.

>> [ SINGING ] >> Reporter: MUSICAL NUMBERS DISPLAY CREATIVITY AS A COUPLE SINGS A DUET IN THEIR KITCHEN OR AN AIRPORT BECOMES THE SETTING FOR A DANCE --.

AND I HAVE TO MENTION MY FAVORITE PART OF THE MOVIE.

THE HISTORY OF KUNG FU THEATER.

>> CINEMA IS ABOUT MOVEMENT, ABOUT CHOREOGRAPHY, ABOUT DESIGN.

WHERE ELSE DO YOU SEE THIS COME TOGETHER WITH SO MUCH FORCE?

THEN WITH CLASSIC KUNG FU MOVES.

>> Reporter: GETS ITS NAME FROM THE FACT THAT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT FILM IS SCREENING.

YOU JUST HAVE TO TRUST WHO.

IT IS MEANT TO RECALL THE 70s AND 80s WHEN YOU CAN TURN ON THE TV AND CATCH A RANDOM KUNG FU MOVIE ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

>> WE WANT TO REPLICATE THAT SENSE OF DISCOVERY AND IT IS COMMUNAL PLEASURE.

>> Reporter: WITH THE ACADEMY FINALLY ADDING A SECOND CATEGORY TO THE OSCARS NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME TO CELEBRATE THE STUNTS OF THESE CULT FAVORITES WITH A WIDELY CHEERING -- WILDLY CHEERING APPRECIATIVE CROWD BUT IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING LIST BUNKERS, -- HAS AN AIRING THAT WILL HIT GENERATIONS.

YOU CAN WATCH TWO FILMS FROM THE 1950s APU TRILOGY BACK TO BACK WITH FILMS FROM THE PAST 10 YEARS.

>> I THINK THIS WILL BE A FUN AFTERNOON OF SURPRISING UNCANNY RESIDENCES ACROSS THE YEARS AND ACROSS THE DECADES.

>> Reporter: SPRING SHOWCASE CLOSES WITH THE EMOTIONALLY RICH AND LAYERED DOCUMENTARY, "BETWEEN GOODBYES," MOVIE .

>> IT IS ABOUT -- AND TRYING TO KEEP THE REUNION INTACT OVER THE LONG HAUL.

>> I KNOW THAT I HAVE KOREAN PARENTS SOMEWHERE.

BUT I NEVER KNEW --.

>> Reporter: UNLIKE MOST ADOPTION STORIES, "BETWEEN GOODBYES," IS THE PARENTS LOOKING FOR THE CHILD HE GAVE UP FOR ADOPTION.

>> IT FEELS PERSONAL.

AND THE THEME OF SEARCHING FOR YOUR PLACE IN THE WORLD AND SEARCHING FOR FAMILY AND A SENSE OF BELONGING AT HOME AND ALSO, I THINK 1 MILLION SHADES OF GRIEF ARE IN THERE BUT I HOPE IT IS ALONGSIDE A LOT OF JOY AND THE WAY THAT I THINK LAUGHTER MIXES WITH CRYING.

>> Reporter: IT IS THE PERFECT SET OF EMOTIONS TO CLOSE OUT THE SPRING SHOWCASE.

BETH ACCOMANDO , KPBS NEWS .

>> THE SHOWCASE RUNS AT MISSION VALLEY AND DIGITAL JIM CINEMAS.

>>> AS WE GO INTO THE NIGHT, LOW CLOUDS NEAR THE COASTAL AREAS.

WE WILL SEE SHOWERS PRIMARILY TO THE NORTH AND OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID-50s ACROSS THE METRO AND AS WE GO INTO THE REST OF THE REGION WITH THE OVERNIGHT LOWS WITH A MIX OF 30s AND 40s ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

40s AND 50s ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS.

OCEANSIDE AND CAMP PENDLETON.

FUTURETRACK SHOWS BY 6:00 A.M. SATURDAY MORNING SHOWERS WORKING THEIR WAY ONSHORE ACROSS CENTRAL PARTS OF CALIFORNIA.

THIS LINE OF SHOWERS WILL IMPACT THE SAN DIEGO METRO AS WE GO INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

BY MID DAY WE HAVE LINGERING SHOWER CHANCES ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

MOST OF THE RAINFALL WILL BE IN THE CENTRAL TO NORTHERN PARTS OF THE STATE WITH SNOW CHANCES ACROSS THE SIERRAS.

LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY PARTS OF SUNDAY, THAT WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC TIEUPS.

OVERALL, CLOUDY WITH SUNSHINE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.

UNSEASONABLY COOL AIR.

1020 DEGREES BELOW LOCAL AVERAGES ON SATURDAY.

TEMPERATURE WISE WE WILL SEE A MIX OF 50s AND 60s.

THAT IS IT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY WE WILL SEE CHILLIER CONDITIONS IN THE FORECAST BUT IT WILL START TO DRY OUT AND TEMPERATURES WILL IMPROVE AS WE GO INTO NEXT WEEK.

ACROSS THE COAST WE WILL HAVE 60s AND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, SHOWER CHANCES.

NEXT WEEK, HIGHS INTO THE 70s.

THE INLAND FORECAST, TRACKING RAINFALL ON SATURDAY AND INTO THE 70s STARTING MONDAY.

ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS, 30s AND REALLY CHILLY ON SATURDAY.

ACROSS THE DESERT, TEMPERATURES IN THE 90s MID-WEEK.

>> DAMIEN LODES, THANK YOU.

>>> A MOUNTAIN BIKING TEAM IS WALKING -- WELCOMING KIDS OF ALL ABILITIES.

WE HAVE MORE ON WHY KIDS ON THE SPECTRUM CAN THRIVE IN THE SPORT.

>> WE DO CLIMBS UPHILL AND DOWNHILL.

A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.

THE GOAL IS TO BE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE WITH YOUR SKILL MATCHING THAT SPEED.

>> Reporter: THREE TIMES A WEEK THE EASTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL AND SOUTHBANK HIGH SCHOOL MOUNTAIN BIKING TEAM MEETS FOR PRACTICE.

THEY COMPETE AGAINST OTHER TEAMS IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LEAGUE.

>> AT THE START OF THE RACE YOU FEEL SCARED.

YOUR HEART IS BEATING AND WHEN YOU HEAR THEM COUNT DOWN, IT IS SO SCARY AND YOU JUST RACE AHEAD AND YOU FIGHT TO KEEP THE SPOT.

>> Reporter: -- THROUGH CELL SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

MANY OF THE COACHES ARE ATHLETES.

>> I DON'T THINK THERE IS EVER A PRACTICE OR A TEAM TRAINING THAT I COME BACK FROM WHERE I AM IN A BAD MOOD.

>> Reporter: THAT IS TRUE FOR THE KIDS TOO.

>> THERE IS A BENEFIT TO BEING IN NATURE FOR MENTAL HEALTH.

WE REALLY SEE THAT IN THE KIDS.

WE SEE THEM COME BACK FROM A RIDE AND THEY ARE SO EXCITED.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE WORKING TO BUILD ON THE INVENTORY OF DONATED BIKES.

>> AS KIDS GROW, MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE A BIKE THAT FITS, -- RELY ON DONATIONS AND SPONSORS TO PROVIDE KIDS WITH BIKES THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE THOSE.

>> Reporter: RIDE FOR AUTISM IS HOSTING A FUNDRAISER FOR THE TEAM.

THE LOCAL GROUP -- TO SUPPORT THE ARTISTIC COMMUNITY IN 2022.

OLSON SAYS PROCEEDS WILL PAY FOR EQUIPMENT AND -- .

>> OUR TEAM WILL BE THE RECIPIENT OF THE PROCEEDS BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE INCLUSIVE TO ALL KIDS OF ALL ABILITIES.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THE TEAM MEMBERS ARE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM.

ANDREW SMIT IS ONE OF THEM.

>> I LOVE HOW WHEN YOU ARE GOING UP THE HILL YOUR LEGS ARE BURNING AND I LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: WITH EACH RIDE HE IS GETTING STRONGER.

>> SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD GET THIS RIGHT EARLY SO I CAN GO HOME AND EAT MACARONI AND CHEESE AND OTHER TIMES, I HOPE THIS RIDE NEVER ENDS.

>> Reporter: HIS DAD IS A COACH.

>> A LOT OF KIDS ON THE SPECTRUM INDIVIDUALIZE SPORTS.

THOSE THAT REQUIRE LESS INDIVIDUALISM.

TEAM SPORTS DO NOT WORK FOR HIM SO THIS TEAM HAS BEEN GREAT BECAUSE HE CAN BE OUTSIDE AND ENJOY THE OUTDOORS.

HE HAS MADE FRIENDS ON THE TEAM.

IT IS AWESOME.

>> Reporter: HE HAS SEEN HIS SON GROW.

>> WHEN HE FIRST JOINED HE WAS NOT CONFIDENT BUT NOW HE IS SO MUCH MORE CONFIDENT IN HIS ABILITIES.

HE IS ALMOST LIKE OVERLY CONFIDENT AND IT IS GREAT.

HE COULD NOT CONQUER THIS ONE LITTLE HILL AND NOW HE IS GOING UP HILLS 10 TIMES THAT.

>> Reporter: ANDREW SHARED ADVICE FOR KIDS THINKING ABOUT MOUNTAIN BIKING .

>> IT MIGHT SEEM HARD AT FIRST BUT KEEP GOING.

>> Reporter: SIGN-UPS FOR NEXT YEAR BEGAN IN OCTOBER.

>>> YOU CAN GET THE LATEST FROM KPBS AND DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX.

GOAD TO KPBS.ORG AND LOOK FOR THE NEWSLETTER SECTION AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM JADE HINDMON.

>>> 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, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.