>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR K PBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF K PPS.

AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, PLUMBING AND HEATING SYSTEM SINCE 1978.

>>> AND BY THE CONRAD PREMISE FOUNDATION.

DARLING MARCO SHYLY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

>>> AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> AND GOOD EVENING.

IT IS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25th.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

TONIGHT, HEAVILY ARMED RUSSIAN TROOPS ARE HEADING TOWARD THE CAPITAL OF UKRAINE.

AND THE U.S. IS WORRIED THE CITY OF KYIV COULD FALL WITHIN DAYS.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS NOW MOVING TO FREEZE THE ASSETS OF RUSSIA'S PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN MINISTER.

AS PART OF BROADER SANCTIONS.

THE HEIGHTENED TENSIONS ARE ALSO BEING FELT HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

REPORTER CHRIS NGUYEN BEGINS OUR COVERAGE.

>> Reporter: TENSION AND FEAR, MOUNTING IN UKRAINE.

THE CAPITAL CITY OF KYIV LIT UP OVERNIGHT.

THIS BRIDGE LEADING FROM RUSSIAN HELD CRIMEA INTO THE MAIN PART OF UKRAINE IS WORTH PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY SAYS THE MOST INTENSE FIGHTING TOOK PLACE AND WHERE HIS ARMY WAS ABLE TO PUSH BACK RUSSIAN TROOPS.

RESIDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FLEEING FOR THEIR LIVES.

>> WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN HERE NEXT.

BEST THING IS TO NOT BE HERE.

>> Reporter: UKRAINIAN LEADERS AND CREW INCLUDING FORMER PRESIDENT PETRA PLUSHENKO, ENCOURAGING THOSE STAYING TAKE UP ARMS TO DEFEND THE COUNTRY.

>> WE ARE STANDING IN LINE FOR THE WEAPONS.

WE ARE STANDING IN LINE TO GIVE OUR BLOOD TO OUR SOLDIERS.

>> Reporter: EVEN AS AIR RAID SIRENS WAILED, RUSSIA CONTINUED ITS PROPAGANDA COMPLAINT, CLAIMING IT'S TROOPS ARE THERE ON A PEACEKEEPING MISSION.

>> NOBODY IS GOING TO ATTACK THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE.

NOBODY IS GOING TO SOMEHOW DEGRADE THE UKRAINIAN ARMED FORCES.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PRESENT, PREVENTING NEO-NAZI AND THOSE -- GENOCIDE FROM RULING THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: THE LATEST U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST MOSCOW ONTO THE.

>> Reporter: >> THIS MORNING WE WERE DEFENDING OUR COUNTRY ALONE.

JUST LIKE YESTERDAY.

THE MOST POWERFUL COUNTRY IN THE WORLD IS ON FROM A DISTANCE.

RUSSIA WAS HIT WITH SANCTIONS YESTERDAY.

BUT THESE ARE NOT ENOUGH TO GET THESE FOREIGN TROOPS OFFER SOIL.

ONLY TO SOLITARY AND DETERMINATION CAN THIS BE ACHIEVED.

>>> CHRIS NGUYEN, PAPE UBS NEWS.

>>> RUSSIAN AMERICANS ARE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CONFLICT BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE.

TO PBS REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO VISITED A RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH THAT HAS BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT 6 DECADES AND TELLS US, MANY ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING ANTI-RUSSIAN SENTIMENT AT HOME.

>>> TALK THE WAY IN THE SAN DIEGO NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU WILL FIND THE SAINT JOHN OF -- RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH.

INSIDE, YOU WILL FIND ARCHPRIEST, EUGENE TY SHESKY, WHO LEADS THE FACE THE FAITHFUL IN THEIR MOTHER TONGUE.

>> FOR THEM IT IS A PIECE OF THE HEART ALSO.

>> Reporter: EVERY INCH OF THIS CHURCH IS FILLED WITH ICONS AND RELICS FROM THE ANCIENT PAST THAT HELP THE FAITHFUL FEEL A LITTLE CLOSER TO GOD AND THEIR MOTHERLAND.

>> IT IS OLD RUSSIA.

WE DON'T CALL RUSSIA, WE CALL ROOS.

>> Reporter: BUT, SINCE THE INVASION, A CONFLICT BETWEEN TWO PEOPLES WHO ARE SO INTERTWINED, HEARTS ARE HEAVY HERE.

>> -- BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE WAR -- INVASIONS AND COLLISIONS, IT MAKES US, DEPRIVES US OF THE REST AND PEACE INSIDE.

>> Reporter: HIS FLOCK IS A MIXTURE OF PEOPLE FROM RUSSIA AND UKRAINE.

>> MY FATHER FROM UKRAINE.

SO,- >> Reporter: AND HE HIMSELF IS HALF RUSSIAN AND HALF UKRAINIAN.

HE PRAYS AND COUNCILS FOR BOTH WITHOUT DISTINCTION.

>> YESTERDAY A WOMAN TO HEAR FROM UKRAINE.

-- TO PRAY FOR HER AND HER RELATIVES IN UKRAINE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS ANTI- RUSSIAN SENTIMENT IS ALSO CAUSING SADNESS.

HE IS SEEING MORE OF IT.

>> -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

>> Reporter: HE RECENTLY HAD TO COMFORT A MOTHER WHOSE SON IS BEING BULLIED.

>> THERE BULLYING AGAINST THEM.

THIS I AM RUSSIAN THEY SAY BOO, BOO RUSSIAN.

SOAKING IN SCHOOL SOMETIMES, IN SCHOOL, EVEN TEACHERS SAY, RUSSIA IS VERY BAD COUNTRY.

AND PEOPLE, AND THE CHILDREN SAY OKAY.

IF IT IS A BAD COUNTRY, -- FROM RUSSIA BAD PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: HE URGES ADULTS TO WATCH THEIR WORDS AROUND CHILDREN, WHO INTERPRET THINGS LITERALLY.

AND FOR ALL OF US TO HAVE DIALOGUE THAT CREATES TOLERANCE AND UNDERSTANDING.

>> PEACE.

NOT HATRED.

IF YOU HATE, IT IS NOT GOOD IDEOLOGY.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS DURING THESE TIMES WHEN WE FEEL HELPLESS, WE SHOULD LOOK TO OUR BETTER ANGELS.

AND APPEAL TO A HIGHER POWER.

>> -- GOD BLESS.

RUSSIA AND UKRAINE.

AND PEACE, GRAND MPs.

>> Reporter: KITTY ALVARADO, K PPS NEWS.

>>> THE CDC IS A DATING THE METRICS IT USES TO DETERMINE COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS AND DROPPING STRONG MASK RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MOST OF THE COUNTRY.

IT IS NOW BASING RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOSPITALIZATIONS, HOSPITAL CAPACITY AND CASES.

THE CDC SAYS PEOPLE LIVING IN COUNTIES AT THE LOW LEVEL DO NOT NEED TO WEAR A MASK INDOORS.

THOSE IN COUNTIES AT THE MEDIUM LEVEL MAY WANT TO MASK UP IF THEY ARE AT RISK.

WHILE PEOPLE LIVING IN COUNTIES AT THE HIGH LEVEL WILL BE ADVISED THAT THEY SHOULD WEAR MASKS INDOORS.

>> THE UPDATED APPROACH FOCUSES ON DIRECTING OUR PREVENTION EFFORTS TOWARD PREVENTING PEOPLE AT HIGH RISK FOR SEVERE ILLNESS.

AND PREVENTING HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS FROM BEING OVERWHELMED.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE LATEST CDC DATA, SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS IN AN AREA OF HIGH TRANSMISSION.

WHICH MEANS, MASKING INDOORS IS RECOMMENDED.

HOWEVER, STATE AND COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE MADE MASKS OPTIONAL.

IF YOU ARE VACCINATED.

>>> GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IS WINDING DOWN EXECUTIVE ORDERS IMPLEMENTED IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC.

HIS OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT 95% OF COVERT RELATED EXECUTIVE ORDERS WILL SOON BE LIFTED.

THE REMAINING PROVISIONS INCLUDE MAINTAINING THE STATE'S TESTING AND VACCINATION PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS PROTECTING HOSPITAL CAPACITY.

>>> TONYA BROWN JACKSON IS NOW THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN NOMINATED TO BECOME A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE.

IS ABOUT GONZALES REPORTS ON HER PACK RESUME.

AND WHAT THOSE ACROSS THE POLITICAL AISLE HAD TO SAY.

>> JUDGE COULD TAUNT DEXA.

>> Reporter: RESIDENT JOE BIDEN PRESENTING HIS FIRST NOMINEE FOR THE SUPREME COURT.

>>> FOR TOO LONG, OUR GOVERNMENT, OUR COURTS HAVEN'T LOOKED LIKE AMERICA.

>> Reporter: IF THE TONYA BROWN JACKSON WITH IS CONFIRMED, IT WOULD BE ONE FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS.

SHE WOULD BE THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN SUPREME COURT JUSTICE.

THE 51-YEAR-OLD HAD BEEN CONSIDERED THE FRONT RUNNER TO REPLACE RETIRING JUSTICE, STEPHEN BREYER.

>>> PLEASE KNOW THAT I COULD NEVER FILL YOUR SHOES.

>> Reporter: SEVERAL PROMINENT DEMOCRATS CONGRATULATING THE JUDGE.

JACKSON BOASTS CREDENTIALS AND EXPERIENCE.

A HARVARD GRAD, SHE BECAME A FEDERAL JUDGE IN WASHINGTON D.C.

IN 2013.

THEN REPRESENTATIVE PAUL RYAN, A REPUBLICAN, INTRODUCED HER DURING THAT CONFIRMATION HEARING.

THEY ARE RELATED BY MARRIAGE.

>> OUR POLITICS MAY DIFFER.

BUT MY PRAISE FOR KETANJI'S INTELLECT, FOR HER CHARACTER , FOR HER INTEGRITY, IT IS UNEQUIVOCAL.

>> Reporter: AND ONE HIGH- PROFILE OPINION, JACKSON IN 2019 >> Reporter: DID THEN-PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S ARGUMENT TO BAR A TOP AIDE FROM COMPLYING WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL SUBPOENA.

WRITING, PRESIDENTS ARE NOT KINGS.

BIDENS TICK HAS DRAWN CRITICISM FROM SOME REPUBLICANS.

WITH ONE, DESCRIBING THE CHOICE IS AFFIRMATIVE-ACTION.

>> I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT MY LIFE AND CAREER WILL INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF AMERICANS.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, ISABEL ROSALES, K PBS NEWS.

>>> 10 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF A PHOTOJOURNALIST IN TIJUANA.

MARGARITA MARTINEZ, A PROLIFIC CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER, WAS SHOT AND KILLED OUTSIDE HIS HOME LAST MONTH.

THE ARRESTS WERE ANNOUNCED DURING MEXICAN PRESENT ON JUST LOPEZ OPEN DORIS DAILY MORNING MEDIA BRIEFING.

NO DETAILS WERE GIVEN ABOUT THE SUSPECTS.

>>> THE SAILOR, ACCUSED OF STARTING THE FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE USS BONO RE-SHARD WILL FACE A COURT-MARTIAL.

TODAY, THE NAVY ANNOUNCED THAT RYAN MAYS WOULD BE TRIED IN MILITARY COURT ON TWO COUNTS OF ARSON.

DOZENS OF CREW MEMBERS WERE INJURED IN THE JULY 2020 FIRE, WHICH BURNED FOR FIVE DAYS AND SENT SMOKE BILLOWING OVER SAN DIEGO.

>>> NEW PROPOSED LEGISLATION AIMS TO CLOSE A LOOPHOLE TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE.

CALIFORNIA LAW PROHIBITS THOSE CONVICTED OF A FELONY FROM POSSESSING A FIREARM.

INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF CERTAIN MISDEMEANORS, INCLUDING IMPROPER USE OF A FIREARM, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ARE ALSO BANNED FROM GUN OWNERSHIP FOR 10 YEARS.

ASSEMBLY BILL 2239 WOULD EXPAND THE LIST OF CONVICTIONS TO INCLUDE CRIMES SUCH AS CHILD ENDANGERMENT AND ELDER ABUSE.

>> NO.

THERE IS A STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SUBSEQUENT GUN VIOLENCE IF THE ABUSER POSSESSES AGAIN.

BY REMOVING GUNS FROM THESE HOUSEHOLDS, WE CAN PROTECT OUR MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS.

CHILDREN AND SENIORS, FROM THE ESCALATING VIOLENCE THAT OCCURS WHEN A USERS HAVE UNFETTERED ACCESS TO FIREARMS.

>>> THE BILL, AUTHORED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BRIAN MAIN SHINE HAS DRAWN SUPPORT FROM SAN DIEGO MEYER -- AND CITY ATTORNEY MARIA ELLIOTT.

>>> WHILE SAN DIEGO ENDS STRUGGLE TO PAY THE RISING ELECTRIC BILLS, SCG AND E'S PARENT COMPANY IS RE-PORTING OVER $1 BILLION IN PROFITS.

KPBS REPORTER TANIA THORNE SAYS PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS.

>> Reporter: SEMPER, THE PARENT COMPANY OF SDG&E, RELEASED THE EARNINGS FOR 2021.

THE REPORTS OF THE COMPANY MADE $1.25 BILLION IN EARNINGS.

$604 MILLION WERE REPORTED DURING THE LAST QUARTER OF THE YEAR.

THIS WAS JUST AS TEMPERATURES STARTED TO DROP AND RESIDENTS STARTED SEEING HIGHER S TG AND E BILLS.

SDG&E'S HAS STATED THAT A RATE INCREASE COMES AFTER A 25% DROP IN THE COST OF NATURAL GAS.

>>> THE 25% INCREASE IN THE WHOLESALE PRICE OF GAS DOESN'T SEEM TO AFFECT THE EXECUTIVE SALARIES OF SDG&E, WHO HAS 20 VICE PRESIDENTS ALL MAKING SIX- FIGURE INCOMES.

AND IT CERTAINLY ISN'T HURTING THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PACKAGES FOR SEPARATE ENERGY.

IT ENRAGES ME.

>> Reporter: KEVIN KILPATRICK, A PROFESSOR AT CAL STATE SAN MARCOS IS SUING SDG&E FOR PRICE GOUGING AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS.

>> THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WHO CANNOT AFFORD PRICE INCREASES LIKE THAT.

AND, THEY HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHETHER THEY ARE GOING TO PAY THE ELECTRIC BILL, OR BUY FOOD, OR HUMAN WARS, BY MEDICINE.

>> Reporter: KILPATRICK DOESN'T THINK HE WILL WIN, BUT HE WANTS TO BE HEARD.

>> SDG&E IS CAUSING ME AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE TREMENDOUS STRESS.

SO, I WANT THAT TO STOP.

I AM DOING IT FOR EVERYBODY IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THE CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 28th AT THE HALL OF JUSTICE.

AND KILPATRICK INVITES ANYONE ANGRY WITH SDG&E'S RATE INCREASE TO JOIN HIM.

ASSEMBLY MEMBER TOSHA BOERNER -- ALSO WANTS ANSWERS.

IN A STATEMENT, SHE SAID SHE IS DROPPING A REQUEST TO THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COMMITTEE.

IF APPROVED, IT WOULD TEST THE STATE AUDITOR WITH EXAMINING THE FACTORS IN DECISION-MAKING AT BOTH SDG&E AND THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION THAT RESULTED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE RATES.

THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER SAYS SHE THINKS SANDY AIKINS DESERVE TO KNOW WHY IT COSTS MORE TO POWER A HOUSE IN SAN DIEGO THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY.

>> WE REACHED OUT TO SEMPER, THE PARENT COMPANY OF , BUT DID NOT HEAR BACK.

TANIA THORNE, K PBS NEWS.

>>> CALIFORNIA JUST PAST A MILESTONE AND HOW WE'LL GET AROUND.

EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE 1 MILLION Z EV, ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE WAS SOLD UP IN STOCKTON.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL LOOKS AT WHAT THE STATE IS PLANNING TO DO TO ACCELERATE THAT TREND.

>> Reporter: ZEV'S, ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES.

THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM ON THE ROAD IN THE GOLDEN STATE.

>> WE HAVE MORE ZEV'S ON THE ROAD AND THE NEXT 10 STATES COMBINE.

ACCOUNTING FOR 40% OF ZERO EMISSION CARS IN THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: IN A WEBINAR TODAY, CALIFORNIA OFFICIALS TOUTED THE STATES SUCCESS IN PROMOTING ZEV'S.

LAUREN SANCHEZ SAYS GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S NEW BUDGET AIMS AT PUTTING ROCKET FUEL INTO THE STATE'S EFFORTS TO INCLUDE TO INCREASE ZEV SALES.

>> THE CALIFORNIA GROUP AND SALES AND CLOUDS INVESTING $10 BILLION OVER 6 YEARS TO ACCELERATE OUR ZEV GOES.

>> I HAVE DRIVEN A LOT OF GAS GUZZLING AUTOMOBILES.

I DEFINITELY HAVE HAD THAT EXPERIENCE.

AND THAT IS WHY I WILL NEVER GO BACK.

>> Reporter: DAVE CARLIN OWNS ONE OF THOSE 1 MILLION ZEV'S.

HE BOUGHT THE CHEVY VOLT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

HE SAYS CONCERNS ABOUT HAVING ENOUGH RANGE TO GET FROM HERE TO THERE ARE FADING AS BATTERIES GET INTO.

AND, HE SAYS THERE ARE MANY OTHER REASONS TO OWN AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE.

>> THEY HAVE 100% TORQUE OFF THE LINE.

THEY ARE FASTER THAN GASOLINE POWERED CARS.

THERE IS NO MAINTENANCE.

I HAVE CHANGED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID ON THIS THING.

THERE IS NO OIL CHANGES.

THERE IS NO HOSES AND GASKETS AND YOU KNOW, THERE IS NONE OF THE ENGINE PARTS THAT WEAR OUT AND ALL OF THAT.

>> Reporter: ROB LONG THESE DAYS IS, IT IS HARD TO PURCHASE A ZEV.

THEY ARE IN HIGH DEMAND AND LOW SUPPLY.

I ASKED ABOUT THAT TODAY'S WEBINAR.

LEON RUDOLPH OF THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD CHALKED IT UP TO SUPPLY-CHAIN ISSUES.

>> I THINK WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, BUYING A CAR IS CHALLENGING, NO MATTER WHAT THE PLATFORM.

>> PRESS THE BUTTON.

>> Reporter: SO, GOOD LUCK GETTING ANYTHING FROM A TESLA TO A CHEVY VOLT THESE DAYS.

THEY'VE CLOUDED WILL TELL YOU, IT IS WORTH THE WAIT.

>> AND REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE DEALERS TODAY TO GET A COMMENT ABOUT SALES VOLUME.

NO ONE CALLED ME BACK, SO, I GUESS THEY ARE ALL TOO BUSY SELLING CARS.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> >>> HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE.

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR WEEK.

WE HAVE MADE IT TO THE WEEKEND.

AND HIGH-PRESSURE IS GOING TO BE BUILDING ACROSS THE REGION WHICH MEANS, DRY WEATHER FOR US IN THE UPCOMING DAYS.

I DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IT IS GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT BREEZY FOR US ON SATURDAY.

AND WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT WARM- UP ON THE WAY FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

BUT WE HAVE ANOTHER COOL NIGHT FOR MOST OF SAN DIEGO.

CLOUDY, HERE'S A LOOK AT TONIGHT'S FORECAST.

OCEANSIDE, YOU WILL BE DROPPING INTO THE MID-30s.

ESCONDIDO AT 33 DEGREES.

FURTHER INLAND, MOUNT LAGUNA, 29 DEGREES THERE FOR YOUR LOW.

CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE BOARD.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AGAIN, BREEZY FOR OUR SATURDAY.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY ALERTS ACROSS OUR AREA, BUT CHECK OUT SOME OTHER COUNTIES FARTHER NORTH THAN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

SOME OF THE VALLEYS NORTH AND EAST OF THE ALLIE BASIN, THESE ARE THE SPOTS THAT HAVE THE WIND ADVISORY.

GUSTS COULD BE BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MILES PER HOUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

NOW, HERE IS A QUICK LOOK AT OUR SATURDAY.

MOST OF CALIFORNIA, AND MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST, AS A MATTER OF FACT, DOES HAVE THAT GRADUAL WARM-UP FEELING A LITTLE BIT MORE COMFORTABLE FOR THE AFTERNOON.

AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CITIES LIKE OCEANSIDE, GOING TO BE COMING UP TO 74 DEGREES.

CHULA VISTA, 71 AND FARTHER INLAND, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE FOR BOTH BORREGO SPRINGS AND MOUNT LAGUNA.

LOOKING AT OUR SUNDAY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL SEE SOME SHOWERS.

SOME OF THE COOLER CONDITIONS ARE GOING TO STAY IN PLACE FOR THE COAST.

BUT OVER TOWARDS OUR AREA HERE IN THE SOUTHERN END OF THE STATE, WE ARE ONLY GOING TO STAY WITH QUIET WEATHER FOR US.

HERE IS A LOOK AT YOUR COASTAL FORECAST.

IN THE UPCOMING DAYS, NOT A LOT OF CHANGES.

TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE IN THE 70s.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE EACH AFTERNOON.

INLAND AREAS, NOT A LOT OF ACTION AS WELL.

NOTICED THAT GRADUAL WARM-UP.

71 ON SATURDAY AND THEN BY TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK, WE WILL BE NEAR 84 DEGREES.

IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN, WE ARE GOING FROM THE 40s INTO THE MID AND UPPER 50s FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

A COUPLE OF CLOUDS AND A BIT CHILLY STILL FOR US.

BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

NOW, IN THE DISTANCE, WE ARE ALSO GOING TO FEEL THE WARM-UP.

68 DEGREES FOR SATURDAY.

YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT EARLY NEXT WEEK, WE WILL BE IN THE 80s.

MID-80s FOR TUESDAY.

MARVIN GOMEZ WITH YOUR FORECAST FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> TOMORROW, SAN DIEGO UNIFIED MOVES TO STEP CLOSER TO HIRING IT'S NEXT SUPERINTENDENT.

THE TWO FINALISTS FOR THE JOB WILL FACE THE PUBLIC IN A FORUM AT WILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL IN NORMAL HEIGHTS.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER, ANGIE PEREZ, INTRODUCES US TO THE CANDIDATES.

>> Reporter: THE TWO FINALISTS ARE BOTH NATIVE CALIFORNIANS.

DR. SUSAN ENFIELD GREW UP IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA.

AND DR. LaMONT JACKSON IS FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

SATURDAY AT NOON, THEY WILL BE TOGETHER IN THE SAME ROOM FOR THE FIRST TIME.

DR. ENFIELD HAS BEEN SUPERINTENDENT OF THE HIGHLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

IN THE SEATTLE AREA, FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS.

>> I AM A BIG BELIEVER THAT WE HAVE TO CHOOSE OUR PROFESSIONAL HOME WISELY JUST AS WE CHOOSE OUR PERSONAL HOME WISELY.

>> Reporter: DR. JACKSON IS HOMEGROWN.

>> BORN AND RAISED IN SAN DIEGO, I AM A PRODUCT OF SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THIS TO ME IS ON.

>> Reporter: JACKSON HAS BEEN INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT SINCE LAST SUMMER.

WHEN CINDY MARTIN RESIGNED TO JOIN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IN WASHINGTON D.C.

THE JOB REQUIRES LEADERSHIP OF ALMOST 120,000 STUDENTS.

14,000 EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING ABOUT 6000 CLASSROOM TEACHERS.

THERE IS A $1 BILLION ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET, TOO.

THIS IS WHY DR. ENFIELD APPLIED.

>> I WANTED TO LOOK FOR DISTRICTS WHERE I FELT THE VALUES, THE PRACTICES, MATCHED MY OWN.

AND, I BELIEVE THAT IS THE CASE IN SAN DIEGO, FOR SO MANY REASONS.

LEADERSHIP STABILITY, AT THE BOARD AND STAFF LEVEL, A COMMUNITY THAT DEEPLY CARES ABOUT THE EDUCATION OF ITS CHILDREN.

AND, A REAL PRIORITIZATION OF ACKNOWLEDGING THE RICH DIVERSITY.

>> Reporter: IN FACT, THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED STUDENT POPULATION REP REASONS FOR ETHNIC GROUPS.

AND MORE THAN 60 LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS.

ENFIELD IS WHITE.

JACKSON IS BLACK.

>> I BELIEVE THIS IS THE TIME FOR STABILITY, AND FOR CONSISTENCY.

AND FOR COHERENCE.

AND, AS A FORMER AREA SUPERINTENDENT, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER, A SENSIBLE, A TEACHER, A STUDENT IN THIS DISTRICT, I BELIEVE I BRING THAT TO THIS DISTRICT >> Reporter: DR. ENFIELD WAS INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT OF THE 50,000 STUDENT SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOOK A BEFORE MOVING TO THE NEARBY HIGHLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 2012.

THAT DISTRICT, WITH JUST 18,000 STUDENTS, IS LOCATED IN NEIGHBORHOODS NEAR THE SEATAC AIRPORT.

SHE WOULD BRING WHAT SHE CALLS THE HIGHLINE PROMISE TO SAN DIEGO.

>> THE EMPHASIS ON THE WHOLE CHILD, AND ON COMMUNITY.

AND, ON LOOKING AT OUR CHILDREN FROM AN ASSET, NOT A DEFICIT BASE PERSPECTIVE.

THOSE ARE THINGS THAT I THINK ARE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

KNOWING EVERY STUDENT BY NAME, STRENGTHEN --.

HOW CAN WE ASSESS IN SAN DIEGO, CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT KNOWN IN THEIR SCHOOLS BY NAME, STRENGTHEN NEED SO THE GRADUATE PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE THEY CHOOSE.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE.

>> Reporter: AS INTERIM AND INCUMBENT, DR. JACKSON ASSESSES HIS DISTRICTS STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES THIS WAY.

>> WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE GAPS WHERE WE WEREN'T MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS.

WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS BY NAME AND BY NEED.

AND REALLY HAVE AN ALIGNED FOCUS TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTS WORTHY OF OUR CHILDREN.

TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT.

WHEN WE ARE WORKING IN ISOLATION AND NOT COMING TOGETHER AS A COLLECT GROUP OF ADULTS, TO SOLVE THESE QUESTIONS AND THESE PROBLEMS THAT WE FACE FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, THEN, THAT WOULD BE A MEASURE OF US NOT ACHIEVING TO THE LEVELS THAT WE NEED TO.

>> Reporter: IN EQUITY EXISTS IN SAN DIEGO UNIFIED.

WHEN IT COMES TO THE DISCIPLINE OF STUDENTS.

STATISTICS SHOW THAT LACK STUDENTS ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE SUSPENDED THAN WHITE STUDENTS.

THE QUESTION IS, HOW CAN THE DISTRICT DO BETTER?

>> I THINK TOO OFTEN AND WHY WE SEE SOME OF THESE DISPROPORTIONATE DISCIPLINE NUMBERS, IS, WE PUNISH THE BEHAVIOR BEFORE GETTING TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM.

SO, MAKING SURE THAT A STUDENT IS KNOWN, THAT WE LOOK INTO WHY WE ARE SEEING THE BEHAVIORS THAT WE ARE SEEING, AND THEN FIGURING OUT WHAT THAT STUDENT NEEDS.

>> Reporter: WE CERTAINLY HAVE TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE.

ABSOLUTELY.

BUT, DURING THAT ENGAGEMENT, AND DURING THAT ACCOUNTABILITY, WE HAVE TO SHOW THEM COMPASSION AND LOVE, AND KINDNESS.

WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES.

BUT, THOSE OF US WHO COME OUT OF IT CAN POINT PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED US.

THAT IS CRITICAL.

THAT IS HOW WE CHANGE THIS NARRATIVE, FOR OUR BLACK CHILDREN.

AND ALL CHILDREN.

>> Reporter: SATURDAY AT THE PUBLIC FORUM, BOTH CANDIDATES WILL ALSO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT COVERT VACCINATIONS, MASK MANDATES, VIRTUAL LEARNING, AND ANYTHING ELSE THE PUBLIC WANTS TO KNOW.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE PADRES ARE SUPPOSED TO RETURN TO PETCO PARK ON MARCH 31st.

BUT THE ONGOING LOCKOUT PUTS THAT IN JEOPARDY.

MARICOPA TELLS US WHY THIS IS A PIVOTAL WEEKEND FOR MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.

IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> Reporter: THE DEADLINE THEY ARE PUTTING ON MONDAY, THE 28, WOULD SAY THAT THEY GUARANTEE THAT THE SEASON WILL START ON MARCH 31st, WHICH IS WHEN IT IS PLANNED.

AND THEN, ANY DAY AFTER FEBRUARY 28, THAT NEGOTIATIONS ARE DELAYED, WILL MEAN ONE DAY LESS OR MORE FOR THE SEASON.

THE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION, SAYING DEPENDING ON -- THE NOTICE RESOLUTION THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, WE CAN DO A LOT OF DOUBLEHEADERS.

OWNER SAY NO.

THE REASON IS, BASEBALL PLAYERS GET PAID PER GAME.

IT IS LIKE YOU GET A SALARY FOR THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.

YOU GET PAID EVERY SINGLE GAME.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR A FAN?

THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ALL OF US WERE BASEBALL LOVERS.

A, MUCH SHORTER SPRING TRAINING ARE ACTUALLY SPRING-TRAINING NOT HAPPENING AT ALL.

ALL THOSE CITIES THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, SPRING-TRAINING MECCAS ARE GOING TO LOSE SIGNIFICANT TOURIST REVENUES, WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEIR TAX BASE.

THE RISK OF OPENING DAY BEING DELAYED.

SO, THERE IS GOING TO BE MUCH FEWER GAMES.

>> CEREN OPENS THIS WEEKEND.

IT IS AN ADAPTATION OF THE STAGE MUSICAL BASED ON -- FAMOUS PLAY ABOUT A MAN DEFINED BY HIS LARGE NOSE.

KPBS FILM CRITIC -- HAS THIS REVIEW OF THE FILM THAT REIMAGINES THE TITLE CHARACTER.

>> SERENO DIVERSION GAVE US A CHARISMATIC CHARACTER WHO COULD DOOLIN -- WITH A WIT AS SHARP AS HIS SWORD.

>> BUT BECAUSE OF HIS LARGE NOSE, HE BELIEVED HIMSELF TO UGLY TO WIN THE LOVE OF THE BEAUTIFUL ROXANNE.

IN THE NEW FILM, CYRANO IS PLAYED BY PETER DINK WHICH.

INSTEAD OF A FACIAL DISFIGUREMENT, CYRANO'S SMALLER STATUE BUT STILL LARGER-THAN- LIFE.

>> I LOVE THIS PLACE.

AND ALL IT MEANS.

POETRY, ROMANCE, TERROR, TRUTH.

I LOVED IT HERE SINCE EARLY YOUTH.

>> ENGLISH CAPTURES THE PANACHE OF THE CHARACTER BUT SADLY, THE MUSIC LEAVES THE BEST OF HIS PLAY BEHIND.

AND TRIES TO REPLACE THIS WONDERFUL POETRY WITH TRITE SONGS.

>> ♪ I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING FOR SOMEONE TO SAY TO HER, THAT SHE IS ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT.

AND I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT HER.

♪ >> -- CYRANO WOULD NEVER LET CHRISTIAN EXPRESS SUCH PEDESTRIAN SENTIMENTS.

-- THEM MUSICAL WAS A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT.

BUT ONE FILM THAT NEVER DISAPPOINTS, EVEN AFTER A HALF- CENTURY, IS FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA'S GODFATHER.

>> I'M GOING TO MAKE IT --.

>> Reporter: >> THE FILM RETURNS TO CINEMAS THIS WEEKEND AND A GORGEOUS 40 RESTORATION, OVERSEEN BY COPPOLA.

FULFILLMENT MERITS BEING SEEN ON THE BIG SCREEN, SO YOU CAN APPRECIATE THE RICHLY SHADOWED CINEMATOGRAPHY, AND THE ALL AROUND EXCELLENT CRAFTSMANSHIP.

THE FILM WAS PART OF A NEW WAVE OF AMERICAN DIRECTORS, SUCH AS COPPOLA, WHO HAD COME UP THROUGH SCHOOL AND INDEPENDENT FILM MAKING, AND THEN ENTERED MAINSTREAM HOLLYWOOD.

THE FILM WAS BOTH A BOX OFFICE HIT AND A CRITICAL SUCCESS.

MARK TO COME BACK FOR ACTOR MARLON BRANDO, AND MADE A STAR OUT OF AL PACINO.

>> SO, HAVING THE GODFATHER BACK IN THEATERS, AND OFFER YOU SIMPLY CAN'T REFUSE.

BETH AMANDO, KPBS NEWS.

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