>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

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AND BY THE CONRAD PREFACE FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCO SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT'S FRIDAY FEBRUARY 11th.

THANKS FOR JOINING US PART I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

CALIFORNIA IS NEARING THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PANDEMIC.

GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM PLANS TO UNVEIL AN AND THEY'RE PLAN NEXT WEEK.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN WITH WHAT THAT COULD MEAN.

>> WHEN YOU SAY, SOMETHING IS AND TOO, IT'S RECOGNITION THAT THAT VIRUS IS NOT GOING TO NEED ANYTHING.

IT WILL BE WITH US FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS TO COME.

>> Reporter: DR. ROBERT SCHOOLEY, A PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE AT UC SAN DIEGO.

HE SAYS, AND THEN MAKE MEANS WE BREEZED A SORT OF BALANCE BETWEEN COVID CASES, DEATHS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCE FROM EITHER BEING INFECTED OR VACCINATED OR BOTH.

AS THAT HAPPENS, IT MAKES IT HARDER FOR THE VIRUS TO COME INTO A NEW POPULATION THAT HAS NEVER SEEN THE VIRUS.

YOU SEE THIS FOR THE BLOWUP IN SMALL ROOMS UNLESS WE LET OUR GUARD DOWN WITH HERD IMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE GOVERNMENT SAYS, THE.

IMMUNITY PLAN FOR THE ENDEMIC WILL COME OUT NEXT WEEK.

>> IN THE ENDEMIC PLAN, WE CAN ANSWER A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WORLD ARE WE LIVING IN, WHERE ARE WE GOING WITH THIS VIRUS.

>> Reporter: NEWSOME HINTED THAT THE PLAN ALLOWS FOR COUNTIES AND CITIES TO SET THEIR OWN RULES BASED ON LOCAL REALITIES.

>> IT'S GREAT TO BE IN WHERE WE ARE.

DOES ANYONE EVER AND WEAR MASKS OR NOT NEED VACCINATIONS AGAIN.

IT JUST MEANS WE WILL NOT BE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE THINK WE WILL HAVE AS DRAMATIC A SURGE AS WE'VE HAD IN SOME OF THE PAST ONES.

>> Reporter: SCHOOLEY SAYS, THE GOVERNOR'S ENDEMIC PLAN WILL LIKELY INCLUDE FEWER MANDATES AND MORE PERSONAL CHOICE.

HE SAYS, WE NOW HAVE THE VIRUS SPREADING AND WE KNOW HOW AND HOW TO PROTECT OURSELVES, BUT WE'LL STILL SEE HOW IT PERSISTS IN DIFFERENT AREAS.

>> THERE ARE POCKETS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE IMMUNIZED OR WHO HAVE GOOD LEVELS OF UNITY AND IMMUNITY FOR THE LAST OUTBREAK.

>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR SAYS, HE CAN HAVE A BLUEPRINT FOR WHAT CAN TRIGGER A MORE AGGRESSIVE PANDEMIC RESPONSE, LIKE A MORE CONTAGIOUS VARIANT.

SAN DIEGO AND CALIFORNIA NURSING CASES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS FALL, BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE OF THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE EFFORT TO PROTECT THE YOUNGEST AMERICANS FROM COVID.

TODAY THE FDA ANNOUNCED THAT A MEETING TO DISCUSS VACCINES FOR CHILDREN UNDER 5 HAS BEEN POSTPONED.

ANDY GAITHER EXPLAINED WHY AND WHERE THIS DECISION LEAVES PARENTS.

>> Reporter: IT'S THE BEST PROTECTION AGAINST SEVERE COVID- 19.

RIGHT NOW VACCINES ARE NOT APPROVED FOR CHILDREN AGES 6 MONTHS THROUGH 4 YEARS.

THE FDA WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET TUESDAY TO DISCUSS THE MATTER, BUT TODAY THE AGENCY POSTPONED THAT MEETING, SAYING, NEW DATA HAS RECENTLY EMERGED ON PFIZER'S EMERGENCY-USE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST FOR ITS VACCINE FOR CHILDREN IN THAT AGE GROUP.

THE COMPANY HAD ORIGINALLY PROVIDED INFORMATION ON A TWO- TO SERIES.

NOW PFIZER SAYS, IT EXPECTS TO HAVE THREE-DOSE DATA BY EARLY APRIL.

THE DELAYS HERE REFLECT THE FACT THAT THE DECREASE FOR THESE YOUNGER KIDS IS IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS SAFE.

>> UNFORTUNATELY, IT LOOKS LIKE THAT DECREASED THE DOSE DECREASED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VACCINE A LITTLE BIT, WHICH IS WHY THEY NEED THE THREE SHOTS INSTEAD OF JUST TWO.

>> Reporter: PFIZER SAYS, IT WILL EXTEND ITS ROLLING SUBMISSION AS IT CONTINUES TO COLLECT AND SUBMIT MORE INFORMATION.

THE COMPANY HAS NOT SUBMITTED AN EUA'S APPLICATION AND THE HEAD OF THE AGENCY SAYS, THIS WILL GIVE THEM TIME TO CONSIDER THE ADDITIONAL DATA, ALLOWING MORE TRANSPARENT PUBLIC DISCUSSION WITH OUR USUAL SCIENTIFIC AND A LITERARY PROCESSES FOR COVID-19 VACCINES.

>> I KNOW HOW COULD BE FRUSTRATING AND DISAPPOINTING THIS IS FOR PARENTS OF THOSE UNDER-5 KIDS.

THE PROCESS WORKS.

THESE VACCINES WILL NOT IMPROVE UNTIL WE ARE SURE THAT THEY ARE BOTH SAFE AND EFFECTIVE THOUGH.

>> Reporter: THE FDA SAYS, ONCE THE NEW DATA IS IN, IT WILL BE EVALUATED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

I'M ANDY GAITHER, REPORTING.

>>> THE WHITE HOUSE IS URGING AMERICANS TO LEAVE UKRAINE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.

THE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SAYS, A RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE COULD COME WITHIN THE WEEK.

>> WE OBVIOUSLY CANNOT PREDICT THE FUTURE.

WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

BUT THE RISK IS NOW HIGH ENOUGH AND THE THREAT IS NO IMMEDIATE ENOUGH THAT THIS IS WHAT PRUDENTS DEMANDS.

>> TODAY PRESIDENTS BIDEN APPROVED THE DEPLOYMENT OF 3000 MORE U.S.

TROOPS TO POLAND.

THE SOLDIERS ARE FROM THE 82nd AIRBORNE AND WILL JOIN ABOUT 1700 MEMBERS OF THE UNIT ALREADY THERE.

THE WHITE HOUSE SAID, IT DOESN'T KNOW IF PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN HAS MADE A DECISION TO INVADE BUT IT SAID, PUTIN HAS ASSEMBLED ALL THE ELEMENTS TO DO SO.

>>> A MARINE RESERVIST WHO IS ALSO THE SON OF A FORMER SAN DIEGO COUNTY GOP CHAIRMAN ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO JOIN A NEO- GROUP.

AS KPBS' AMITA SHARMA REPORTS, THEY HAVE A VIOLENT PASS FOR RECRUITING MILITARY PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: AFTER A RECENT IT FROM THE ACTIVATED PODCAST "ACTIVISTS," THE MARINE JOURNALISTIC AND WEATHER ♪ A, THE SON OF X GOP CAMMON TONY CABRERA, APPLIED TO BE IN A PETRI FRONT.

THE GROUP IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL FAR-RIGHT HATE GROUPS IN THE U.S. ITS MEMBERS WERE PART OF THE DEADLY UNITE THE RIGHT RALLY IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA IN 2017.

>> THEY'RE THE WORST OF THE WORST.

AND THERE'S NO WAY THAT SOMEONE WHO IS A MARINE SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN THIS, BECAUSE IT VIOLATES THEIR OATH TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION.

>> Reporter: BRYAN LEVIN IS WITH THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF HATE AND EXTREMISM.

HE SAYS, 20% OF THE TREATMENT'S MEMBERS CLAIM MILITARY TIES, WHICH MAY BE DUE TO THE GROUP'S TARGETED RECRUITMENT TACTICS.

>> FLYERS, STICKERS, PROPAGANDA, AND NEWSPAPERS, LESS OF THE NEWSPAPERS THAN THE FLYERS IN THE STICKERS.

GOING ONLINE TO PLACES WHERE THEY KNOW MILITARY PEOPLE CONGREGATE.

>> Reporter: THE PROBE INTO ♪ ACCOUNT IS NEARLY 2 YEARS AFTER A 1990s VIDEO SURFACED OF THE ELDER PAVARD APPEARING WITH AN AMENDED NAZI IMAGERY.

LEVIN SAYS, THE YOUNGER CALORIC'S ACTIONS COULD BE A CASE OF -- >> APPLE DOESN'T FAR FROM THE TREE, APPARENTLY.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS SO INTERESTING, THE LINE BETWEEN EXTREMISM AND POLITICS HAS COLLAPSED.

>> Reporter: VICTOR KAVARIC DIDN'T RESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

ANITA SHARMA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> 100 MILLION IS HOW MUCH LOCAL LAWMAKERS OPEN TO GET FROM THE BIPARTISAN INFO STRUCTURE BUILT.

IT WILL GO TO REDUCING POLLUTION AT THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

KPBS REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO BREAKS HIM THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: IS SOON $16 BILLION OF THE TRILLION DOLLAR JOBS THAT WILL BE UP FOR GRABS FOR COURTS AND WATERWAYS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THAT'S WHY CONGRESSMAN VARGAS AND PETERS STOOD IN FRONT OF THE DOCS IN NATIONAL CITY TO ANNOUNCE THEIR PLAN TO BRING IN AS MUCH OF THAT MONEY AS THEY CAN TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO.

>> THE BIPARTISAN INFO STRUCTURE LAW IS GOING TO MAKE AN IMPORTANT IMPACT, RIGHT HERE.

>> THE SURGE OF GOODS MOVING THROUGH OUR PORTS IS SLOWING THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN.

IT'S THEY PLAN TO FOCUS THE MONEY ON REDUCING POLLUTION THAT COMES FROM THE PORT AND AFFECTS RESIDENTS AT NATIONAL CITY, WHERE MOST OF THE CANCER AND ASTHMA-CAUSING PREDICAMENTS COME FROM DIESEL FUEL.

ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY'S AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT, VARGAS SAYS, THE SYSTEM TO TRANSPORT GOODS IS ALSO BEING LOOKED AT AS A WAY TO TAKE TRUCKS OUT OF LOCAL STREETS.

>> IF YOU LIVE LOCALLY HERE IN NATIONAL CITY, YOU REALLY CARE, BECAUSE YOUR HEALTH DEPENDS ON THIS.

IN OTHER WORDS, WE HAVE TO MAKE THESE PORT TERMINALS MUCH CLEANER.

THAT'S WHAT THIS MONEY ALLOWS US TO DO.

>> Reporter: PETERS SAYS, ONE WILL BE SHORT-POWER SYSTEMS THAT SHIPS CAN PLUG INTO.

>> THESE VESSELS REQUIRE PLUGS, INCLUDING CRUISE SHIPS, TO TURN OFF THEIR DIESEL GENERATORS, WITH SHIPS CITY IMPORTS, THEY ARE RUNNING DIESEL MOTORS ALL THE TIME, DAY AND NIGHT, TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE POWER.

THIS CAN HURT THE PORTSIDE ENTITIES.

>> Reporter: THE BIPARTISAN INFO STRUCTURE LAW IS A GAME- CHANGER.

NATIONAL CITY MAYOR ALONDRA SOLEY SAYS, PROJECTS LIKE THESE ARE IMPORTANT, AND THERE ARE MORE IN THE WORKS, INCLUDING TRACKING WHERE DIESEL TRUCKS DRIVE AND EMIT HARMFUL POLLUTANTS IN ORDER TO MAKE PRECISE INVESTMENTS.

>> THESE DOLLARS ARE GREAT, BUT THIS IS EXACTLY WHERE IT GOES AND WHO IT WILL IMPACT.

>> Reporter: THE PLAN WILL HELP MODERNIZE AND CLEAN UP THE PORT THAT GENERATES ALMOST $10 BILLION AND 1 OUT OF EVERY 30 JOBS TO THE COUNTY'S ECONOMY.

THEY EXPECT TO GET AT LEAST $100 MILLION.

>> THIS IS A GREAT FINANCIAL PICTURE FOR THIS COUNTY'S COMMUNITY AND REDUCES A LOT OF MONEY.

WE JUST WANT TO BE FAIR IN THE SENSE OF NOT CREATING SO MUCH HARM ALSO IN THE SENSE OF POLLUTION.

>> Reporter: KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING ARE URGING EVERYONE PARTYING THIS SUPER BOWL WEEKEND NOT TO DRINK AND DRIVE.

ACCORDING TO THE CHP, DURING THE LAST FIVE SUPER BOWL WEEKENDS, THERE WERE MORE THAN 2000 CRASHES THAT ENDED WITH 40 DEATHS.

MORE THAN 800 PEOPLE INJURED IN CALIFORNIA.

BRUCE FAISON, WHO LOST HIS LEG WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER, NOW WORKS TO EDUCATE OTHERS.

>> TWO DRINKS IN, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO ASSESS THE RISK THE SAME AS WE ARE AT ZERO DRINKS IN.

AND WE GO THROUGH OUR LIVES MAKING SPONTANEOUS DECISIONS WITH THE ASSUMPTION IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.

WE JUST MOVE THROUGH THE WORLD THAT WAY.

WE HAVE TO.

WE CARRY THAT OVER WITH DRINKING AND DRIVING.

IT JUST HAS TO STOP >> BRUCE IS HOPING PEOPLE WHO HEAR HIS STORY TAKE THE HIGHER ROAD AND HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO GET BACK HOME SAFELY.

>>> MEALS ON WHEELS IS WELL KNOWN FOR DELIVERING FOOD TO SENIORS.

TODAY THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED A NEW ADDITION TO THEIR MOBILE SERVICES.

KPBS NORTH KONTA REPORTER TONYA THORNE HAS MORE ON WHAT YOU CAN CALL A NEW PET PROJECT.

>> Reporter: MEALS ON WHEELS IS KNOWN FOR DELIVERING MEALS TO SENIORS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, VOLUNTEERS BEGAN DOING SAFETY CHECKS ON SENIORS AND DELIVERING MEALS FOR THEIR PETS.

IN WAKEFIELD, THE CEO OF THE ORGANIZATION SAYS, NOW THEY ARE TAKING THINGS TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

>> THIS IS A NEW PARTNERSHIP.

WE ARE GOING DEEPER.

THEY'RE PROVIDING VETERINARY SERVICES FOR OUR CLIENTS WHO ARE GETTING MEALS DELIVERED FOR ANIMALS.

THESE SERVICES WOULD TO TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO AFFORD FOR THESE SENIORS ON A FIXED INCOME.

>> Reporter: WILLIAM GHOLSTON TOOK HIS DOG FOR A FREE WELLNESS VISIT TO THE ANIMAL MOBILE UNIT IN SAN MARCUS.

RALSTON LIVES ON HIS OWN WITH THE DOG AND THE CAT.

THEY ALL RECEIVE MEALS ON WHEELS.

>> WE ARE ON A FIXED INCOME.

IT ALLOWS US A LITTLE BIT MORE FREEDOM, AS FAR AS GROCERIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THEY'RE WONDERFUL ENOUGH TO SUPPLY THEM WITH WET AND/OR DRY.

HE DOESN'T DO DRIVE VERY WELL.

AND THEY ARE ALSO PROVIDING FOOD FOR MY CAT.

>> Reporter: WHITEFIELD SAID, MEALS ON WHEELS SITE A COGNITIVE DECLINE IN MANY OF THEIR SENIORS DURING THE PANDEMIC, BUT THE SENIORS THAT LIVED WITH A PET DID MUCH BETTER.

>> THESE ANIMALS ARE A LIFESAVER.

>>> THE CALIFORNIA SIERRA HAS BEEN SEEING DRAMATIC SHIFTS IN WEATHER, INCLUDING A RECORD- SETTING DRY SPELL.

AS MAX DARROW REPORTS, A TEAM OF UC BERKELEY SCIENTISTS SAY, THEY ARE SEEING NEW SIGNS OF TROUBLE.

>> Reporter: ON A SUNNY DAY IN THE SIERRA, ANDREW SCHWARTZ AND A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS AT UC BERKELEY CENTRAL SIERRA SNOW LAB SPENT THE DAY WORKING TO GET A BETTER IDEA OF HOW THE SNOWPACK IS HOLDING UP.

>> WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THOSE CLASSIC SIGNS OF MELT.

THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE WERE HOPING WE WOULDN'T SEE UNTIL APRIL OR MAY.

>> Reporter: NOW, THE SIERRA IS IN THE MIDST OF A RECORD- SETTING DRY SPELL.

>> WE ARE NOW AT 33 DAYS WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF FACILITATION.

THAT'S THE LONGEST IN A WINTER PERIOD THAT WE'VE EVER GONE HERE.

GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1970.

AND SO THAT IS VERY CONCERNING.

>> Reporter: IT'S A STARK CONTRAST TO DECEMBER, OR THE LAB MEASURED 240 INCHES OF SNOW, THE SNOW IS TO DECEMBER ON RECORD.

>> WE ARE SEEING DRIER THAN AVERAGE PERIODS.

THEN WETTER THAN AVERAGE PERIODS THAN WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST.

>> Reporter: A SENIOR FELLOW WITH THE WATER POLICY CENTER, ALFARO.

>> WE ARE SEEING LESS AND LESS OF THE STREAMS BECAUSE OF THIS.

IT'S KIND OF SAD.

IT PUTS ALL THE STRESS AND CHALLENGES WITH HOW WE MANAGE OUR WATER SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: DESPITE THE GRAY TO DECEMBER, WHICH HELPED TO REPLENISH THE PLEATED RESERVOIRS AND BUILD UP THE SNOWPACK, THE SIERRA IS STILL ABOUT 80 INCHES AWAY FROM FROM GETTING TO AN AVERAGE SNOWPACK FOR THE SEASON.

SO AT THIS POINT IN THE TIME, WE'VE RECEIVED ABOUT 73% OF WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT FOR THE ENTIRE WINTER'S WORTH OF SNOW.

SCHWARTZ ALSO SAYS, THERE ISN'T AN END IN SIGHT RIGHT NOW.

THESE ARE LONG-RANGE MODELS THAT COULD SUGGEST A CHANGE IN MARCH AND HE HOPES THAT COULD BE TRUE.

>> WE ARE CROSSING OUR FINGERS AS BEST WE CAN PRINT NOTHING'S GUARANTEED AT THIS POINT.

>> THIS IS BIG INFORMATION.

WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS THAT WE HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT, BUT THE LIABILITY, BOTH WITHIN A YEAR, BUT ALSO ACROSS YEARS, IS CHANGING A LOT.

>> Reporter: WITH VARIABILITY, THE CONSTANT, THESE EXPERTS SAY, CONSERVATION REMAINS KEY.

>> THESE TYPES OF LONG TRY PERIODS ARE WHY WE HAVE TO BE CONSERVING OUR WATER.

>>> WE'VE GOTTEN RID OF THE WINDS.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE GET TO KEEP THE WARMTH THAT YOU'RE A FAN OF.

THE BAD NEWS IS THAT IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR RELIEF, WE WANT TO KEEP TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

STAYING SUNNY.

OBVIOUSLY DRY, BUT THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF MOISTURE, MAYBE A FEW SHOWERS, MAYBE SOME MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS THE NEXT WEEK.

GOOD CHANGES, STILL TO COME.

RIGHT NOW THOUGH, YOU CAN SEE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HEAT ADVISORIES IN PLACE.

THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR STORY HERE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS WE CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH THIS WARMTH RIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY, ACTUALLY.

NOTICE 54 FOR THE LAW.

CLEAR SKIES OUT THERE.

QUIET CONDITIONS.

42 IN OCEANSIDE.

TOWARDS MALAGA, HOLDING ONTO THE 40s.

HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS KEEPING US DRY AND HANGS AROUND FOR THE WEEKEND.

IT WILL SHIFT FURTHER SOUTH, WHICH MEANS, AGAIN, NO RETURN OF THOSE WINDS, BUT LOOKING FOR DRY, BRIGHT WEATHER COMING.

AGAIN, 80 FOR THE HIGH AS WE HEAD TO TOMORROW.

CHULA VISTA, 78.

PERRIGO SPRINGS, LOWER 80s.

THE SAME THINGS WITH ANOTHER WARM ONE.

THAT WARMTH FINALLY STARTS TO RETREAT ON MONDAY.

AS A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WEAKENS A BIT, WE WILL SEE ON- SURE FLOW RETURN, AND THAT'S GOING TO START TO TAPER SOME OF OUR TEMPERATURES DOWN IN MOST LOCATIONS.

FOR THE COAST, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE LOWER 80s FOR YOUR SATURDAY.

STILL MID TO UPPER SATURDAYS' DAMAGES, WITH MONDAY'S ON SURE FLOW.

THEN WE START TO SEE THINGS CHANGE BIG-TIME WITH LOWER SIXES FOR TUESDAY.

MAYBE EVEN A SHOWER.

THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR STORY FOR THE NEW STORM SYSTEM WORKING ITS WAY ON THROUGH.

IT WILL BE IN PARTS OF THE INTERIOR WEST.

FOR THE INLAND COMMUNITIES, HOLDING ONTO THE 80s THROUGH MONDAY AND THEN DROPPING TO THE LOWER 60s BY TUESDAY.

EXCHANGE THERE.

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES WILL ACTUALLY SEE SOME RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY WITH LOWER 40s.

UNTIL THEN THOUGH, WE'RE HOLDING ONTO THE MID AND UPPER 50s.

OUT DESERT COMMUNITIES, SUNSHINE, STAYING BRIGHT TO THE WEEKEND.

STILL IN THE MID-80s BY MONDAY.

BACK INTO THE LOWER 70s FOR TUESDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, AN ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANCE.

>>> CARLSBAD NATIVE SHAUN WHITE, NAMED THE FINAL RUN OF HIS OLYMPIC CAREER THIS BUT UNFORTUNATELY, HE DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE PODIUM.

HE FELL ON HIS FINAL RUN IN THE MEN'S HALF PIPE FINAL AND FINISHED FOURTH.

AT 35 YEARS OLD, WHITE SAID, THIS WOULD BE HIS LAST TIME COMPETING IN THE OLYMPICS.

>>> THIS WEEK, THE FIGURE SKATING COMPETITION IN BEIJING PRODUCED SOME CULTURAL VICTORIES ALONG WITH MEDALS.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER ANGIE PEREZ SAYS, THE WHAT YOUR LIMITS ARE ALSO PROVIDING LESSONS FOR LOCAL SKATERS.

>> Reporter: FIGURE SKATING PRACTICE START EARLY HERE AT THE FRONT-CENTER ICE RINK, WHERE ALMOST 20 YEARS SKATERS HAVE COME FOR HOCKEY, MOVE AS A COUPLE AND LEARN THE UP AND DOWNS OF FIGURE SKATING.

>> PERFORMANCE-WISE, IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT THAT.

HE DESERVES TO BE THERE.

>> Reporter: CHRISTOPHER COLUSA, A FIGURE SKATING COACH AND TEACHER.

HE'S ALSO AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITOR AND FRIEND OF DONOVAN GURRIEL, THE MEXICAN FIGURE SKATER WHO MADE HISTORY THIS WEEK AT THE BEIJING OLYMPICS.

ALISA SAYS CARRILLO IS AN INSPIRATION FOR YOUNG SKATERS LEARNING THE SPORT WITH SUCH A RICH HISTORY.

>> WILL BE SEE IN THE SKATING IS NOT ONLY THE SUSPENSE.

BACK THEN, FIGURE SKATING WAS ABOUT CREATING FIGURES ON THE ICE.

THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED FIGURE SKATING.

IT'S ABOUT DRAWING ON THE ICE.

THEN YOU HAVE TO RETRACE THAT.

>> Reporter: 15-YEAR-OLD CALACANIS IS TAKING NOTES FROM THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS WEEK'S U.S. MEN'S GOLD MEDAL WINNER.

>> I THINK IT'S REALLY INSPIRING, ESPECIALLY NATHAN CHEN.

IT'S COOL TO SEE HIS PERFORMANCE AND SEE HIS SKATING SKILLS AND THINGS.

LIKE TRY AND TAKE THINGS AND APPLIED TO YOUR OWN SKATING.

>> Reporter: THIS IS NOT A TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM.

IT IS A SAFE SPACE TO LEARN AND MAKE MISTAKES.

WE'RE TOLD, THE RINK HAS THE BEST ICE IN TOWN.

IT'S SO POPULAR, SKATERS COME FROM AS FAR AWAY AS LOS ANGELES.

ICE SKATING AT ANY LEVEL COSTS MONEY.

HERE AT THE PROFIT CENTER, THERE IS FUNDRAISING FOR $100,000 EVERY YEAR TO GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LESSONS AND DREAM OF MAKING.

>> CHILDREN WHO WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD FIGURE SKATING OR SOCCER OR ANY OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE HERE WILL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO OFFSET THE COSTS OF THE PROGRAM FROM THOSE SCHOLARSHIPS.

>> Reporter: TERRY GILBREATH STARTED SKIDDING MUCH LATER IN LIFE AND IS ALSO A MOTHER WHO ENCOURAGES THEM LESSONS LEARNED ON THE ICE FOR ANY CHILD.

>> IF THEY HAVE A FOCUS IN THEIR LIFE, ESPECIALLY MAYBE EVEN AS A TEENAGER, IT'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT.

SO YOU KNOW THEY LEARNED DISCIPLINE.

THEY LEARNED TO BE PROUD OF THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: THAT'S A LESSON JUST AS VALUABLE AS ANY OLYMPIC MEDAL.

ANGIE PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOU PAID YOUR TAXES LAST YEAR BUT STILL GOT A NOTICE SAYING YOU OWED MONEY, YOU CAN IGNORE THAT.

THAT'S WHAT THE IRS IS SAYING AS IT DEALS WITH A HUGE BACKLOG OF PAYMENTS AND TAX RETURNS AS A RESULT, SOME TAXPAYERS ARE RECEIVING AUTOMATED NOTICES, SAYING, THEY STILL HAVE BALANCE IS DUE.

IN SOME SITUATIONS, IT'S JUST BECAUSE WORKERS HAVEN'T ASSISTED THE PAYMENT JUST YET.

NOW IF YOU RECEIVE ONE AND YOU REALLY DO OWE MONEY, YOU'RE NOT OFF THE HOOK.

YOU STILL HAVE TO PAY THAT.

>>> THE BIGGEST DAY IN ADVERTISING IS JUST 48 HOURS AWAY.

SDSU'S COPPOLA TELLS US WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE SUPER BOWL COMMERCIALS IN FRIDAY'S "BUSINESS REPORT."

>> THIS YEAR ADVERTISERS ARE GOING TO BE FOCUSING REALLY ON KIND OF HUMOR AND OPTIMISM.

KIND OF AN EYE TOWARDS THE FUTURE.

40% OF ALL THE ADVERTISEMENTS ARE BRAND-NEW.

FIRST-TIME IN A SUPER BOWL IN THEIR HISTORY.

NO CURRENCY CHANGES, INCLUDING CRYPTO.COM, DRAFTKINGS, CAESAR SPORTSBOOK, ALL ABOUT LEGALIZED BETTING.

WE'RE ALSO GOING TO SEE A LOT OF ADVERTISERS COMING BACK AFTER A BIG HIATUS.

TACO BELL IS BACK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS.

DFW, FIRST TIME IN SEVEN YEARS.

LAYS POTATOES CHIPS ARE GOING TO BE BACK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS.

NBC HAS BEEN ABLE TO COMMAND A HUGE PREMIUM FOR THESE 30-SIX SPOTS, RANGING BETWEEN 6 1/2 TO $7 BILLION PER TV COMMERCIAL, A 25% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR'S SUPER BOWL ADVERTISING.

>> NBC IS GOING TO DRIVE THE SYLLABLE ACROSS ALL THE PLATFORMS.

NOT JUST NBC, BUT THE PEACOCK NETWORK ON STREAMING AS WELL AS TELEMUNDO.

>> TELEMUNDO WILL BE THE FIRST SPANISH-ENGLISH BROADCAST NETWORK TO BROADCAST THE SUPER BOWL LIVE.

>>> SAN DIEGO OPERA IS BACK TO IN-PERSON PRODUCTIONS OF THE CIVIC THEATER AFTER EXTREMITY WITH DRIVE-IN PERFORMANCES DURING THE PANDEMIC.

KPBS ARTS REPORTER BETH LONDON GOES BEHIND THE SCENES.

>> Reporter: IF THERE'S ANYTHING THE PANDEMIC HAS TAUGHT US, IT'S THAT WE NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND JUST ROLL WITH WHATEVER LIFE HANDS US.

IN A WAY, THAT'S WHAT MOTOR'S "TRAN30" IS ABOUT.

>> LIFE WILL NOT BE AS SIMPLE AS YOU PLANNED IT.

AS A PARTICULAR RESIDENT COMING OUT OF THIS TIME, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL OUR LIVES WERE SHATTERED IN A WAY THAT WE COULDN'T IMAGINE, AND YOU REALIZE HOW REMARKABLE YOU ARE AND HOW VULNERABLE AND UNPREDICTABLE LIFE IS GOING TO BE TOO.

>> THAT'S WHAT OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT ART, IT TAKES SO MUCH.

>> Reporter: ORIGINAL JR.

SINGS THE LEAD PART OF ALFONSO.

>> [ SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] WE HAVE OUR OWN PLANS AND THINGS WILL WORK OUT GREAT.

EVEN STILL, IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS PANDEMIC, WE ALL HAVE HEIGHTENED UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THE AWARENESS OF OURSELVES AND SPACE AND WASHING HER HANDS IS.

ALSO A GREAT APPRECIATION FOR RELATIONSHIPS AND CONNECTIONS AND FRIENDSHIPS.

>> Reporter: FOR SAN DIEGO OPERA'S GENERAL DIRECTOR, BENNETT, RETURNING TO LIVE PERFORMANCES NEEDED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT NOT ONLY ARTISTIC ALL CONCERNS, BUT PRACTICAL ONES AS WELL.

>> IT'S A SMALL OPERA WITH A CAST OF SIX.

IT'S A RELATIVELY SMALL COURSE.

IN OUR PRODUCTION, WHICH IS A NEW PRODUCTION, THE COURSE IS OFF STAGE THE ENTIRE TIME.

AND IT HAS A NOT SMALL, BUT NOT A LARGE ORCHESTRA TOO.

SO ALL THAT IS PART OF WHY WE CHOSE IT.

RIGHT?

BUT THAT'S MOZART.

>> Reporter: MOZART STRUCTURES OF THE STORY OF INFORMATION, WHICH AUDIENCES CAN IDENTIFY WITH.

TWO SETS OF LOVERS DISCOVER THAT THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE NEVER DOES RUN SMOOTH, PROMPTING NELSON TO TAKE HIS DESIGN CUE FROM SHAKESPEARE'S "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM."

>> THE METAPHOR SHAKESPEARE'S SPITS OUT WITH "DREAM" AND OTHER PLACES GOING INTO THE WOODS, GOING INTO A DARK, SCARY PLACE, ONE GOES THROUGH A CHANCE FORMATIVE EXPERIENCE AND COMES UP ON THE OTHER SIDE DIFFERENT.

AND SO THE RE-PRODUCTION WILL LOOK LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: AN IDYLLIC THE FIELD WILL FIRST OFFER AND TRANSFORM INTO A WOODED FORCE, OR DONALD FONZO, A CONFIRMED BACHELOR, TRIES TO PROVE THAT ALL WOMEN ARE FICKLE.

>> EVERY DIRECTOR HAS A DECISION TO MAKE AS TO WHO IS THE SMARTEST CHARACTER ON THE STAGE.

WHO'S SHOW IS IT?

FOR ME, IT'S DON ALFONSO'S SHOW.

IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO BE DOING WITH REGGIE AND HAVING SOMEONE WHO'S ABLE TO NOT ONLY ON HIS ROLE BUT THIS SHOW.

>> Reporter: SMITH COMMENCED THE STAGE AS HE LITERALLY STEPS IN TO COMMAND THE ACTION.

>> BECAUSE HE IS THE PUPPET MASTER, MUCH LIKE PATELLA, THERE'S ALMOST THIS LITTLE WHISPER.

AND SO HE'S ALWAYS AROUND.

AND SO, THERE'S A SENSE OF YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO BE ON.

>> Reporter: EVEN WHEN HE'S NOT SINGING, HE'S BUSY ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE STAGE, MAKING SURE THINGS ARE GOING ACCORDING TO HIS PLANS.

TO ADD LEVITY TO SOME OF THE ACTION ON STAGE, NELSON HAS TURNED TO VAUDEVILLE.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE DONE CONCEPTUALIZED TODAY IN THIS DESIGN IS TO LEAN INTO STAGE MAGIC, OLD-FASHIONED BALLVILLE STAGE MAGIC, BECAUSE WE'RE USING A CENTRAL METAPHOR OF THE PIECE BEING IN A PERFORMANCE, BEING ON STAGE.

>> Reporter: BUT NONE OF THESE ANTICS DETRACT FROM THE MUSIC.

>> [ SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE MUSICAL FROM THE MOZART THAT SPEAKS RIGHT TO YOUR HEART.

IT'S WHAT BETTER WAY TO SPEND IS VALENTINES WEEKEND AND WITH MOZART'S BRIEFLY ROMANTIC OPERA?

WHICH REMINDS US, IN MATTERS OF THE HEART AND LIFE, WE NEED TO BE READY TO ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES.

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