>>> GOOD EVENING, IT'S FRIDAY APRIL 29.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

A PLUS ON THE CALIFORNIA GAS TAX OR REBATE FOR CAR OWNERS MAY NOT HAPPEN AFTER ALL.

IN FACT, GAS PRICES COULD RISE EVEN MORE THIS SUMMER.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE STATE'S GAS TAX IS SAID TO INCREASE ON JULY 1st IF LAWMAKERS DON'T ACT BY THIS SUNDAY DEADLINE.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: IN 2017, SENATE BILL ONE WAS SIGNED INTO LAW, KNOWN AS THE ROAD REPAIRS AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.

IT ADDED $.12 PER GALLON TO THE GAS TAX TO PAY FOR ROAD REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.

IT ALSO PEGGED THE TEXT TO INCREASES BASED ON INFLATION AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

THE TAX IS SET TO INCREASE BY 0.3 CENTS PER GALLON ON JULY 1st.

IN MARCH, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ANNOUNCED SEVERAL PROPOSALS DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE GAS PRICE INCREASES MIGHT EASE THE BURDEN ON CALIFORNIANS.

AMONG THEM IS A PROPOSAL TO POLICY GAS TAXES INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.

BUT SINCE THEN, THE LEGISLATURE SEEMS UNWILLING TO DO THAT.

IN A JOINT STATEMENT, SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEM TONY ATKINS AND SPEAKER ANTHONY SAID PAUSING THE GAS TAX WOULD REDUCE CRITICAL FUNDS FOR ROAD REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.

THE LEGISLATURE IS WORKING WITH THE GOVERNOR ON A DEAL THAT WOULD PROVIDE THE MOST MEANINGFUL RELIEF FOR FAMILIES.

AAA SAYS ANY PROPOSAL SHOULD ENSURE THAT FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC TRANSIT IS NOT AFFECTED.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S STILL FUNDING FOR ROAD REPAIRS, TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, BETTER TRANSIT OPTIONS.

JUST A SAFER WAY OF GETTING AROUND AND NOT JUST FOR CARS, BUT ALSO FOR CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS.

>> REPORTER:AT0.51 CENTS PER GALLON, CALIFORNIA'S GAS TAXES AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION, BUT SAN DIEGO STATE ECONOMIST JOE STILL DOESN'T THINK PAUSING THE TAX WOULD DO MUCH TO LOWER GAS PRICES.

HE SAYS OIL COMPANIES AND RETAILERS MAY POCKET MOST OF THE SAVINGS.

>> THEY MIGHT ONLY PASS ALONG, I DON'T KNOW, $.38 OF THAT FOR $.25 OR WHATEVER.

IT REALLY DEPENDS ON MARKET CONDITIONS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

>> Reporter: HE THINKS TAX REBATES WOULD MAKE MORE OF AN IMPACT ON LOWER INCOME PEOPLE WHO NEED TO DEPEND MORE ON PUBLIC TRANSIT.

THE LEGISLATURE IS WORKING ON A PROPOSAL TO GIVE $200 REFUND FOR TAXPAYERS MAKING LESS THAN $125,000 PER YEAR AND 250,000 FOR JOINT FILERS.

ALEXANDER WHEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SOME EAST COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE DRAWING THE LINE WHEN IT COMES TO A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT IN THE PRIME CONNECTED TO IT.

KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES THERE'S PROBABLY 35 PEOPLE WHO SLEEP ALONG THIS PORTION OF MAGNOLIA AVENUE.

THE CAMP HAS BEEN HERE ON AND OFF THE LAST THREE YEARS, BUT THERE'S A CHALLENGE.

IT BORDERS MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS FROM THE UNINCORPORATED COUNTY WHERE IT IS NOW TO EL CAJON AND EVEN SANTEE.

>> HOMELESSNESS CAN'T BE SOLVED, IN MY OPINION, BY THE COUNTY GOING IT ALONE OR THE CITY OF EL CAJON GOING ALONE OR ANY OTHER COMMUNITY IN THIS COUNTY GOING ALONE.

FOR FAR TOO LONG, WE HAVE BEEN PUSHING THE HOMELESS DOWN THE STREET INSTEAD OF OFF THE STREET , AND GIVING THEM A CHANCE TO LEAVE THE STREET.

>> Reporter: SUPERVISOR JOEL ANDERSON IS PUTTING TOGETHER A PLAN TO HAVE THE COUNTY WORK TOGETHER WITH EL CAJON AND SANTEE TO PEOPLE INTO HOUSING.

JUST IN RECENT WEEKS, COUNTY EFFORTS HAVE RESULTED IN ABOUT 60 PEOPLE FINDING SOME TYPE OF HOUSING.

THAT'S LARGELY THROUGH HOTEL VOUCHERS.

ANDERSON SAYS WORKING TOGETHER WILL TAKE MORE TIME, BUT SAYS IT'S A MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION.

>> WILL SOME PEOPLE STILL KEEP MOVING?

OF COURSE, THEY WILL.

BUT IF EL CAJON IS OUT HERE WITH US, IF SANTEE IS OUT HERE WITH US AND WE ARE A UNITED FRONT, THEN WE WILL SOLVE IT.

>> Reporter: AT FRIDAY'S NEWS CONFERENCE, THERE WERE UPSET BUSINESS OWNERS AND RESIDENTS COMPLAINING ABOUT RECENT ALLEGED CRIMES STEMMING FROM THE INCOMING.

>> IT'S STILL CONTINUING EVERY SINGLE DAY.

>> Reporter: THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE GENERALLY IS SOME CRIME ADDING CABINS AND THEY HAVE MADE A FEW ARRESTS HERE RECENTLY RELATING TO OUTSTANDING WARRANTS.

BUT THEY SAID THEY AREN'T ABLE TO TIE A LOT OF CRIME TO PEOPLE LIVING HERE.

>> THERE ARE CRIMES IN THE AREA.

THERE ARE CRIMES ALL OVER THE PLACE, BUT THERE'S NO DIRECT RELATION TO THIS HOMELESS INTERNMENT.

>> Reporter: SUPERVISOR ANDERSON'S PLAN REPRESENTS WHY THE COUNTY CATCHES CLEAR PEOPLE OUT OF THIS AREA?

OFFICIALS POINT TO CASE LAW THAT SAYS THEY CAN'T CRIMINALIZE HOMELESSNESS WITHOUT FIRST PROVIDING SHELTER OPTIONS.

AND THERE ARE A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF SHELTER BEDS IN THIS AREA.

THE COUNTY IS MAKING MONEY AVAILABLE TO TRY TO MAKE MORE OF THEM.

>> COUNTYWIDE, WE ARE IDENTIFYING WHAT ARE THE NEEDS.

HOW CAN WE GET THERE.

AS THE CHAIR MENTIONED THE STATE OF THE COUNTY, THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH CITIES TO BE ABLE TO INCREASE THOSE SHELTER BEDS AND BUILD IN GENERAL.

READ MY THE COUNTY SAYS THEY WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE STUFF OUT YOUR OFFERING HYGIENE KITS AND HELPING PEOPLE CONNECT WITH RESOURCES LIKE CAL FRESH.

THEY SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO CLEANUPS IN THE AREA TOO.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A FORMER U.S. MARINE HAS BEEN KILLED FIGHTING ON THE FRONT LINES IN UKRAINE.

WILLIE JOSEPH CANCEL'S FAMILY SAID HE WAS WORKING THERE WITH A PRIVATE MILITARY CONTRACTING COMPANY BECAUSE HE BELIEVED IN THE CAUSE.

REPORTER ISABEL ROSALES HAS THE LATEST FROM UKRAINE.

>> Reporter: AWAY FROM HOME TO FIGHT THE RUSSIANS.

AND AMERICAN KILLED IN ACTION.

WILLIE JOSEPH CANCEL MOTHER SAYS HE SIGNED UP FOR YOUR BECAUSE HE BELIEVED IN WHAT UKRAINE WAS FIGHTING FOR.

>> WHAT A DEVASTATING PIECE OF NEWS IS HAS TO BE FOR THEM.

FOR ANYBODY TO LOSE A SON, BROTHER.

>> Reporter: THE 22-YEAR-OLD MORE OF 20,000 FOREIGN FIGHTERS SPENDING FROM 52 COUNTRIES WHO WERE ASKED TO JOIN THE FIGHT.

ACCORDING TO THE UKRAINIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY.

CANCEL'S MOTHER SAYS HE WAS WORKING FOR PRIVATE MILITARY CONTRACTOR.

ON THE GROUND, A DIRE REALITY.

FRUSTRATION IS MOUNTING.

>> UNFORTUNATELY, THE SITUATION IS AWFUL.

>> Reporter: TRAPPED CIVILIANS OUT OF A MARIUPOL STEEL PLANT, A FAILURE.

AMONG THE HUNDREDS THERE, CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS FOUR MONTHS OLD.

CONCRETE AND STEEL.

A RUSSIAN BOMBING COLLAPSING PARTS OF THE PLANT AND STRIKING A FIELD HOSPITAL INSIDE.

THE MAYOR SAYS MORE THAN 600 PEOPLE ARE HURT.

>> TRANSLATOR:.

IT'S BEYOND HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE.

>> Reporter: BUT YOUR EBBS AND FLOWS.

U.S. AND NATO OFFICIALS SAY RUSSIAN FORCES ARE MAKING SOME PROGRESS.

>> THIS ENEMY IS VERY STRONG.

>> Reporter: UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS SAY A RUSSIAN MISSILE BARRAGE INJURED SEVERAL PEOPLE IN KYIV THURSDAY NIGHT.

THE SAME CITY AT AROUND THE SAME TIME AS A HIGH-PROFILE MEETING BETWEEN UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT AND THE U.N. CHIEF.

IN WASHINGTON, ISABEL ROSALES, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AS WE SPEAK, UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO STUDENTS FROM THE JOAN B KROC SCHOOL OF STUDIES AND VOLUNTEERS ARE PACKAGING THOUSANDS OF MEALS FOR UKRAINIAN REFUGEES IN EASTERN EUROPE.

>>> KPBS REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO IS THERE AS A TRY TO MEET THEIR GOAL OF 10,000 MEALS IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS.

KITTY?

>> Reporter: THAT IS A REALLY LARGE GOAL AND YOU KNOW, IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT.

FOR ALL THE UST STUDENTS?

WELL, THEY ARE NOT AT A CLUB.

THEY ARE RIGHT ARE PACKAGING MEALS FOR UKRAINIAN REFUGEES THAT THEY ARE GOING TO SHIP TO THE POLISH BORDER.

TAKE A LOOK.

THEY ARE RUNNING A REALLY EFFICIENT OPERATION HERE, SO I THINK THAT THEIR GOAL OF 10,000 MEALS, WELL, IT'S GOING TO BE MET.

EVERY FEW MINUTES YOU HEAR A BELL RING.

THAT MEANS 1000 MEALS HAVE BEEN PACKAGED.

LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO SOMEONE REALLY SPECIAL.

AUSTIN HIRSCH, COME ON OVER HERE.

YOU THOUGHT OF THIS IDEA.

TELL ME HOW THIS CAME ABOUT.

>> I ACTUALLY WENT TO UST AND GRADUATED IN 2019.

RIGHT AFTER GRADUATION, I FOUND THE 2050 COMPANY WITH THE MISSION OF REDUCING FOOD WASTE TO MAKING INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS THAT INCORPORATE RESCUE PRODUCE.

SO OUR FIRST PRODUCT WAS THE 2050 SMOOTHIE.

IT'S A FREEZE-DRIED IS WITH THE MIX.

WE SPENT ABOUT TWO YEARS FOCUSING ON THIS MISSION OF ZERO WASTE AND THEN LAUNCHED A KICK STARTER LAST WEEK WITH THE GOAL OF EXPANDING TO ZERO WASTE AND ZERO HUNGER BY 2050.

>> Reporter: THAT'S A REALLY AWESOME GOAL.

HOW PROUD ARE YOU OF ALL THESE STUDENTS WHO HAVE JUST VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME ON A FRIDAY NIGHT?

>> I'M REALLY PROUD.

I MEAN I LOVE UST.

IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK AND SEE THE NEXT GENERATION OF STUDENTS WHO ARE JUST AS PASSIONATE AS MY CLASS.

I'M ALSO THANKFUL FOR OUR BACKERS.

WE LAUNCHED THIS KICK STARTER JUST LAST WEEK.

TO THE KICK STARTER, WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH PEOPLE TO BUY OUR MEALS TO SEND 5000 MEALS TO UKRAINE.

THAT'S BEEN MATCHED BY USD TO BUMP IT UP TO 10,000 MEALS, ALL WHICH WE ARE PACKING IN THE NEXT HOUR.

>> Reporter: THANK YOU SO MUCH, AUSTIN.

SO THANKFUL FOR ALL THESE STUDENTS.

IN THE MIDST OF SO MUCH TRAGEDY, THERE IS SO MUCH GOOD GOING ON AND THE YOU AND JUST RELEASED SOME PRETTY STAGGERING NUMBERS THAT NEARLY 5.4 MILLION UKRAINE'S HAVE FLED THEIR COUNTRY SINCE RUSSIA INVADED TWO MONTHS AGO.

SIX OUT OF 10 OF THOSE REFUGEES ARE IN POLAND.

SO THESE MEALS WILL BE REALLY WELL RECEIVED.

AS I SAID, IN THE MIDST OF ALL THIS TRAGEDY, THERE IS DEFINITELY A LOT OF GOOD GOING ON AND A LOT OF HEROES, JUST LIKE ALL THESE STUDENTS HEAR FROM USD.

SO THAT MAKES ME REALLY HOPEFUL FOR THE FUTURE.

REPORTING LIVE FROM SAN DIEGO, KITTY ALVARADO.

BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO.

>>> WHAT A GREAT EFFORT.

THANKS KITTY.

>>> MAY 1st IS INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY ALSO KNOWN AS MADE A. SAN DIEGO ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE GATHERING AT CHICANO PARK TO EXPRESS SOLIDARITY WITH WORKERS AROUND THE WORLD.

MORE THAN 15 ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN A MARCH AND RALLY THIS SUNDAY TO ADVOCATE FOR THE WORKING CLASS.

THEY ARE DEMANDING AN END TO ALL YOUR FUNDING AND GREATER RESOURCES TOWARD HOUSING, HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION.

BENJAMIN PRADO, A MEMBER OF UNION DEL BARRIO SAYS THAT MAY DATE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS TO RECLAIM AN IMPORTANT PART OF THEIR HISTORY.

>> OUR INTENTION IS TO FOCUS ON THE WORKING PEOPLE OF SAN DIEGO, THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY.

BUT ALSO INTERNATIONALLY.

RECOGNIZE THAT WORKERS AROUND THE WORLD ARE DEMANDING BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS AND BEYOND.

>> PRADO SAYS THAT ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE COALITION AS THEY MARCH THROUGH DOWNTOWN AND BARRIO LOGAN.

THE EVENT STARTS AT 9:00 ON SUNDAY MORNING.

>>> AMERICANS HAVE AN ESTIMATED $1.6 TRILLION IN STUDENT LOAN DEBT.

THE PRESIDENT SAYS HE MIGHT TRY TO FORGIVE SOME FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS.

AMY KILEY REPORTS, THE PROBLEM IS EXPERTS SAY THAT COULD INCREASE INFLATION.

>> I AM CONSIDERING DEALING WITH SOME DEBT REDUCTION.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAYS HE PLANS TO ANNOUNCE HIS DECISION ON STUDENT LOAN RELIEF WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

MEMBERS OF HIS OWN PARTY ARE ASKING HIM TO FORGIVE $50,000 PER BORROWER THAT COULD HELP THEM IN THE MIDTERMS.

>> I'M NOT CONSIDERING $50,000 DEBT REDUCTION.

WHAT I'M IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING A HARD LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE, THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL DEBT FORGIVENESS.

>> Reporter: BIDEN CAMPAIGN FOR GIVING A FIFTH OF THE AMOUNT, AND STUDENTS WITH GRADUATE STUDIES AND MAKING COMMUNITY COLLEGE FREE.

HE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THOSE THINGS YET, BUT HE HAS FORGIVEN MORE STUDENT LOAN DEBT THAN ANY OTHER PRESIDENT.

AND HE HAS ALLOWED BOWERS TO PAUSE PAYMENT WITHOUT INTEREST DURING THE PANDEMIC.

SO THERE'S BEEN NO CONCLUSION OF ANY PROCESS INTERNALLY YET.

>> Reporter: THE CATCH WITH LOAN FORGIVENESS IS INFLATION.

CANCELING ALL FEDERAL STUDENT DEBT WOULD INCREASE THE INFLATION RATE BY 0.1 TO 0.5 OF THE CURRENT YEAR.

THE CURRENT PROPOSALS WOULDN'T GO THAT FAR.

IT COULD FURTHER LESSEN THE IMPACT AND BIDEN SAYS HE'S OPEN TO THAT.

THE PROBLEM IS AMERICANS ARE ALREADY DEALING WITH HIGH PRICES.

>> YOU HAVE SEEN THE WAR INTERRUPTING ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

SUPPLY CHAINS.

CREATING INFLATION.

IT HAS A KNOCK ON EFFECT FOR COMPANIES.

MAKES PRICES HIGHER.

CONSUMERS START TO FEEL THAT.

>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL RESERVE SAYS A PLEDGE TO RAISE INTEREST RATES TO CONTROL INFLATION.

THAT HAS SOME ECONOMISTS WORRIED ABOUT A RECESSION.

I'M AMY KILEY REPORTING.

>>> AFTER THE DEADLIEST YEAR IN OVER A DECADE IN DRUNKEN DRIVING RELATED CRASHES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, SEVERAL COUNTY AGENCIES ARE JOINING FORCES IN AN EFFORT TO STEM THE CRISIS.

THE INITIATIVE IS CALLED A VISION FOR ZERO DUI FATALITIES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS STEFAN SAYS DUI FATALITIES WENT FROM 15 AND 2019 TO 38 AND 2021.

STEFAN SAYS THIS CANNOT BE STOPPED BY PROSECUTION ALONE AND MUST INCLUDE PREVENTION.

BUT WE CAN NEVER RETURN A LIFE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WE CAN NEVER ELIMINATE THE LIFELONG SUFFERING THAT FAMILIES FEEL WHEN THEY LOSE A LOVED ONE.

IN A MANNER THAT IS SO PREVENTABLE.

EVERY DAY, WE HEAR ABOUT A FATALITY, A CRASH, A DUI.

IT IS A REALITY, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE.

>> THE CAMPAIGN WILL FOCUS ON PREVENTION METHODS TO REDUCE DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE AND INCREASED DRIVER EDUCATION AND PROMOTE RIDE-SHARING.

>>> IN JUST DAYS, RESIDENTS ACROSS SAN DIEGO AND CHULA VISTA WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED IN A NEW ELECTRICITY SERVICE PROVIDER.

THE CHANGE IS DESIGNED TO TRANSITION HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO MORE RENEWABLE FORMS OF ELECTRICITY, WHILE MAINTAINING COMPETITIVE PRICING.

THE NEW PROVIDER, SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER, WILL OFFER RATES THAT ARE PRICED 2% BELOW SDG AND THE SERVICE, AT LEAST INITIALLY.

RATES WILL THEN BE REVIEWED ABOUT ONCE A YEAR WITH INPUT FROM A BOARD OF LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS.

CUSTOMERS CAN SWITCH BETWEEN STC P2 RENEWABLE PLANS AND OPT OUT AT ANY TIME.

>>> IT WAS NICE TO HAVE THE BUMP UP IN TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY.

IT WAS A LITTLE BIT DUSTY AND WILL CONTINUE TO SEE SOME GUSTY WINDS.

BREEZY AT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING, BUT WINDS WILL DECREASE FOR TONIGHT.

WE HAVE ANOTHER WARM DAY IN STORE FOR SATURDAY AND THEN AS WE LOOK TO NEXT WEEK, IT'S GOING TO BE COOLER FOR SOME.

TAKING INTO TONIGHT AND YOU'LL NOTICE CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS AND EVEN INTO THE INTERIOR.

DROPPING DOWN TO 64 OVERNIGHT.

MOUNT LAGUNA LOWER 50s.

EL CAJON, AND RAMONA 55.

ESCONDIDO WILL JUMP TO 48.

ALONG THE COAST, TEMPERATURES WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN THE LOW TO UPPER 50s.

LET'S TALK ABOUT SATURDAY.

SEASONAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AS WE HAD FURTHER TO THE SOUTH, AROUND THE SAN DIEGO AREA, HEAT WILL BUILD AND WILL REALLY STRETCH ACROSS PHOENIX.

OF COURSE WE DO HAVE CONCERNS FOR FIRE WEATHER AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST.

CLOUDS AND OF COURSE THAT MARINE LAYER THAT WILL LIFT OFF AND YOU WILL GET LOADS OF SUNSHINE.

WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE MENTIONED AGAIN.

AT ESCONDIDO, YOU WILL RISE TO 70 DEGREES.

EL CAJON 82.

COMING CLOSE TO SOME TRIPLE DIGITS.

MOUNT LAGUNA.

COME CLOSE TO FLIRTING WITH TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOWER 70s.

SO YOU LIKE THE WARMER WEATHER.

THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE FOR YOUR SATURDAY.

FOR SUNDAY, LOTS OF DRY AIR IN PLACE ALONG THE COAST AND INTERIOR.

ESPECIALLY OUT TO ALBUQUERQUE.

YOU WILL SEE SOME VALUE SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS INTO THOSE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

FIVE DAY OUTLOOK.

HERE'S A COOLING TREND WE ARE SEEING FROM SUNDAY TO TUESDAY.

INLAND, YOU DON'T SEE THAT COOLING TREND UNTIL YOU GET TO TUESDAY YOU WILL HAVE LOW CLOUDS ONCE AGAIN AND TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY TALK ABOUT INTO THE LOWER 70s AND RISE TO THE UPPER 70s BY MID NEXT WEEK.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS, IT'S STABLE WITH SOME 60s FOR YOUR SATURDAY ALL THE WAY TO NEXT WEDNESDAY.

SOME WARM TEMPERATURES FOR TOMORROW.

SLIGHTLY COOLER BY TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

PER PBS USE, I'M METEOROLOGIST MICHELLE ROTELLA.

>>> TWITTER IS STANDING UP TO MISLEADING ADVERTISING ON CLIMATE CHANGE.

ON THIS DAY WHICH HAPPENS TO BE THE DAY, ADVANCES SUCH AS.

TWITTER SAID CLIMATE DENIAL IS HIM SHOULDN'T BE MONETIZED.

TWITTER HAS BEEN A MAJOR TALKING POINT THIS WEEK AS TESLA CEO ELON MUSK ACQUIRED THE PLATFORM FOR $54 A SHARE, VALUING THE COMPANY AT $44 BILLION.

IN TODAY'S FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT, MEERA TALKS ABOUT WHAT TAKING THE COMPANY PRIVATE COULD MEAN FOR STAKEHOLDERS AND THE USERS OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY.

>> Reporter: ADVERTISERS WILL CERTAINLY BE WARY OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO TWITTER AND IS IT GOING TO ALIGN WITH SOME OF THEIR VALUES AND WHERE THEY CHOOSE TO PLACE THEIR ADVERTISING.

EMPLOYEES ARE NOT EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

OVER 7000 EMPLOYEES, THERE'S GOING TO BE NO LAYOFFS AS IT STANDS NOW, BUT EMPLOYEES ARE NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THIS MOVE, WITH THEIR CURRENT MANAGEMENT TEAM AND WAS ELON MUSK.

THERE'S CERTAINLY BEEN CONCERNS ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM THAT CERTAINLY CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HIS MOVE.

THEN FINALLY, AS WE SAID, THIS DEAL HAS TO HAVE REGULATORY APPROVAL, SO NOT ONLY DO SHAREHOLDERS NEED TO APPROVE IT SO SOMEBODY CAN COME IN AND ACTUALLY BID MORE THAN ELON MUSK HAS RIGHT NOW.

BUT ALSO REGULATORS HAVE TO APPROVE THE DEAL AND MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IS GOING TO TAKE THREE TO SIX MONTHS.

IF THAT'S THE CASE, THE CLOCK IS TICKING.

ONCE THIS GOES PRIVATE, IT MIGHT BE A DIFFERENT COMPANY AND A VERY DIFFERENT BUSINESS MODEL.

CONGRESS, IF NOT ANYTHING, HAS BEEN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES.

THEY REGULATE TV, RADIO, PRINT, SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES ARE NOT REGULATED AND ARE THEY CONSIDERED MEDIA COMPANIES ARE JUST PLATFORMS?

THAT'S GOING TO BE THE NEXT DISCUSSION.

THIS DEAL IS GOING TO FOSTER THAT DISCUSSION MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVELY IN THE COMING MONTHS.

ESPECIALLY DURING AN ELECTION YEAR.

>>> RUSSIA CONTINUES AN ASSAULT ON UKRAINE.

WE REPORT THE LATEST FROM THE WAR ZONE.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> THIS IS A BIG WEEKEND FOR SOME NORTH COUNTY STUDENTS WHO WILL COMPETE IN THE FIRST HIGH SCHOOL SPEECH TOURNAMENT.

THE COMPETITORS ARE MOSTLY SPANISH-SPEAKING CHILDREN FROM MIGRANT FAMILIES.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER ANGIE PEREZ SHOWS US A LESSON INTO DETERMINATION.

>> Reporter: ONE, TWO, THREE.

IMPORTANT POINTS TO INCLUDE IN AN EFFECTIVE THESIS STATEMENT WHEN MAKING A COMPELLING ARGUMENT.

CESAR RODRIGUEZ CAN DO IT IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH.

HE'S A TEACHER AND COACH HERE AT FALLBROOK HIGH SCHOOL, PREPARING SUSANNA, ABBY PADILLA AND JULIO ROMERO FOR SATURDAY'S SAN DIEGO COUNTY MIGRANT SPEECH TOURNAMENT.

NOT ALL THE STUDENTS ARE BILINGUAL YET.

SHOULD PEOPLE BE ALLOWED TO PRAY IN PUBLIC PLACES?

THAT'S THE PRACTICE TOPIC FOR SUSANNA'S EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH.

MR. RODRIGUEZ BASES A FEW CHALLENGES IN COACHING THESE STUDENTS.

>> WE WANT THEM TO THINK, WHAT DO I DO?

AND THEY TRY TO AS GOOGLE AND SAY NO, YOU CANNOT USE IT.

IS LIKE REMOVING THEIR SUPPORT.

>> Reporter: SUPPORT IS IMPORTANT.

THESE STUDENTS AND OTHERS PREPARING FOR SATURDAY'S TOURNAMENT COME FROM FAMILIES WHO WORK IN AVOCADO ORCHARDS AND ORANGE GROVES, OR PLANT NURSERIES.

PARENTS WHO WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO SUCCEED AND NOT GET LEFT BEHIND OR DEMEANED BECAUSE OF THEIR BACKGROUND.

>> THE LANGUAGE, WE SUPPORT THEM IN DEVELOPING ANY OF THOSE LANGUAGE-BASED SKILLS SO THEY CAN DO WELL AND SHOW THEIR PROFICIENCY AND SPEECH.

>> Reporter: IT'S WORKING.

>> THIS PROGRAM GIVES ME SO MUCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOL AND COLLEGE.

AND GIVES ME INFORMATION ABOUT SCHOOL.

>> IF YOU WANT TO CONVINCE THE BOSS TO ACCEPT YOU INTO THE JOB, YOU HAVE A GOOD WAY OF I GUESS PERSUADING THEM.

>> Reporter: THAT'S A MESSAGE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD.

MG PERMITS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A GROUP OF WORLD WAR TWO AND KOREAN WAR VETERANS ARE ON THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME.

ON A FLIGHT, SAN DIEGO IS TAKING 85 VETERANS AND THEIR COMPANIONS TO WASHINGTON, DC.

THIS MORNING, VOLUNTEERS STOOD IN UNIFORM CHEERING THEM ON AS THEY MADE THEIR WAY TO TERMINAL TWO.

MANY OF THESE VETERANS SAY THIS TRIP COULDN'T COME SOON ENOUGH.

>> WE WILL SEE ALL OF THEM.

COME LOTTERY.

MEET SOME OF MY OLD.

BUT WHEN PEOPLE SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, I GET GOOSE BUMPS.

I SEE AN AMERICAN FLAG, I GET GOOSE BUMPS.

>> EVENT ORGANIZERS SAY THEY EXPECT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TO SHOW UP HERE ON SUNDAY TO WELCOME THESE VETERANS BACK HOME.

>>> AND EVENT AND VENDOR SPACE IN CITY HEIGHTS HAS REOPENED TO THE PUBLIC AFTER A SIX MONTH HIATUS.

KPBS CITY HEIGHTS REPORTER JACOB SAYS FAIR@44 HAS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND ENTREPRENEURS EXCITED TO COME BACK TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: ON BUSY EL CAJON BOULEVARD, A POP OF COLOR BREAKS OF THE SCENE OF CONSTANT CARS AND SMALL BUSINESSES.

THE VIBRANT IS CALLED FAIR@44.

IT'S FOR ENTREPRENEURS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.

IT JUST OPENED AFTER BEING SHUT DOWN FOR HALF A YEAR DUE TO NEARBY CONSTRUCTION.

>> IT'S A GREAT TIME, RIGHT?

ON SO MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS, IT MEANS SO MUCH.

>> Reporter: TAYARI SHORTER AND WEAVER ARE EXCITED TO GET THINGS BACK UP AND RUNNING OTHER CAFE.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WERE KIND OF SAD TO SEE THE PLACE SHUT DOWN, BUT NOW WE ARE OPENED BACK UP AND WE ARE GETTING THE WORD OUT TO PEOPLE.

LETTING THEM KNOW WE ARE BACK AND RUNNING.

WE ARE STARTING TO SEE MORE FOOT TRAFFIC AND MORE STREET TRAFFIC AS WELL.

>> Reporter: THOMAS IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.

THEY SEE THE OPENING AS FAIR@44 3.0.

THE ORIGINAL VERSION OPEN AND THERE HAVE BEEN SHUTDOWNS IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, AND MOST RECENTLY BY CONSTRUCTION.

>> WE HAVE A MARKET ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE IRC THAT IS ALL IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE OWNED AND RUN.

AND SUNDAY MARKET WHICH WILL HAVE MORE OF A MIX OF MADE IN THE MID-CITY ITEMS.

WE WILL ALSO HAVE ENTERTAINMENT AND A BARBECUE.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER VENDOR TEAM AT FAIR@44 IS MOTHER DAUGHTER LINDA GARCIA AND LOOSE.

THEY WERE OPENING A BRICK-AND- MORTAR STORE TO SELL THEIR ART AND CLOTHING FOR THEIR MEXICAN HERITAGE.

>> IF THEY NEED A QUICK BIRTHDAY GIFT AND THEY ARE WORKING AT THE DELI ACROSS THE STREET, THEY WILL COME TO THE SHOP AND PICK UP A LITTLE GIFT.

SO WE DO GET PEOPLE SAYING WOW, WE REALLY NEEDED SOME ARTURO, SOME CULTURE IN THIS KIND OF REGARD.

IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> Reporter: THE TWICE-WEEKLY MARKETPLACE OF ENTREPRENEURS ENTICES IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES LIKE PRINCE SHAMAMBA.

HE'S A TAILOR BY TRADE.

WHO'S ORIGINALLY FROM CONGO BUT WAS A REFUGEE IN UGANDA BEFORE COMING TO SAN DIEGO.

>> THESE ARE MADE BY SOME WOMEN, BUT IN UGANDA.

SO WHAT WE DO, THEY MAKE THEM, WE SELDOM HEAR AND THE REVENUE GOES BACK TO THEM.

READBACK TO BUY PRODUCTS FROM SMALL BUSINESSES LIKE THE CAFE AND THE CLOTHING, THE MARKET IS OPEN FROM WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAYS FROM 3:00 TO 7:00 P.M.

IT SERVES AS AN EVENT SPACE ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS.

>>> JACK-IN-THE-BOX IS GOING HIGH-TECH.

THE FAST FOOD CHAIN IS TESTING ROBOTS IN THE KITCHEN.

MISO ROBOTICS ANNOUNCED HIS PARTNERSHIP WITH JACK AND IS DEPLOYING ITS FLIPPY TWO ENDS TO BE CORE PRODUCT LINES IN A SAN DIEGO LOCATION.

THESE PRODUCTS USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, DATA ANALYTICS AND MACHINE LEARNING WHICH CREATORS SAY WILL HELP MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY.

OFFICIALS SAY THE MOVE COULD HELP INCREASE SERVICE, PROMOTE SAFETY AND REDUCE COSTS.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

KPBS.ORG.

THANKS FOR SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.