>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE FOR POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOW PARENT COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL NUMBER 1-800 BILL HOW, OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

>>> AND BY THE CONRAD PRACTICE FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

>>> AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

>>> HEY, SOMETIMES, CONTROVERSY OF SENSORS HAS HELPED THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS WITH SHELTER AND MEALS IS ABOUT TO CLOSE ITS DOORS.

>>> THINGS WERE JOINING US, I AM JOHN CARROLL, IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI .

>>> MIGRATED TO OPEN ONLY A FEW MONTHS AGO.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE TELLS US ABOUT THE SUDDEN ANNOUNCEMENT AND WHAT THOSE MIGRANTS ARE SAYING ABOUT IT.

>> THE ORGANIZATION RUNNING THE MIGRANTS WELCOME CENTER SAYS, IT'S FINITE RESOURCES HAVE BEEN STRETCH TO THE LIMIT.

SB CS SAYS ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd, THE CENTER WILL BE CLOSING, UNWELCOME NEWS FOR THE PARTNERING AGENCIES THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM.

>> WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN VERY LITTLE NOTICE TO PLAN FOR A RESPONSE.

>> ERICA IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF A NONPROFIT PROVIDING FAMILY REUNIFICATION SERVICES AT THE CENTER.

SHE IS FRUSTRATED IT IS ALREADY CLOSING AFTER OPENING LAST OCTOBER.

>> THE MIGRANTS WELCOME CENTER WAS SUPPOSED TO ADDRESS THE ADDRESS YOU OF ISSUE OF STREET RELEASES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> BEFORE THE CENTER OPEN, AGENTS WITH DROP MIGRANTS AT TRANSIT CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION, AND MAKESHIFT WELCOME CENTERS WITH SERVICES NEARBY.

IMMIGRANT DEFENDERS LAW CENTER IS ONE OF THE GROUPS THAT WORKED AT MAKESHIFT CENTERS, AND THE ONE RUN BY SB CS.

THEIR MANAGING ATTORNEY.

>> THAT WHAT WE NEED IS LONG- TERM PLANNING.

>> THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO SET ASIDE $6 MILLION IN FUNDING TO OPERATE THE WELCOME CENTER.

THOSE FUNDS HAVE RUN OUT.

SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHERE THE MONEY WENT.

>> ASKING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY, WHICH WE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED INFORMATION OF WHERE THE MONEY, OR HOW THE MONEY WAS SPENT.

>> SUPERVISOR JIM DESMET WAS VOTING AGAINST THE FUNDING FOR THE MIGRANT WELCOME CENTER IN DECEMBER.

HE SAYS, HE IS GLAD TO SEE IT ENDING.

>> THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FEDERAL ISSUE.

WE HAD NO EXIT PLAN.

WHEN THEY WERE GIVEN THESE DOLLARS, THERE WAS NO END IN SIGHT.

>> SBCS DECLINED AN INTERVIEW.

IN A STATEMENT, PRESIDENT AND CEO SAID, THEY KNEW THAT COUNTY FUNDING WAS FOR A LIMITED TIME AND THAT IT WOULD WORK WITH THE COUNTY AND PARTNERS TO TRY TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP THE CENTER OPEN, PREVENTING HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUALS A DAY FROM BEING STRANDED IN SAN DIEGO WITHOUT THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED TO CONTINUE THEIR JOURNEY.

THE NONPROFIT INTERAGENCY SAY, MANY PEOPLE AT THE CENTER WERE COMING FROM OPEN AIR MIGRANT CAMPS.

THEY SAY, THERE ARE NOW A LOT OF UNKNOWNS FOR HOW THE MIGRANTS WILL BE MOVED THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A CALIFORNIA-BASED NONPROFIT IS HELPING SAN DIEGO BLOOD VICTIMS CLEAR OUT THEIR DAMAGED PROPERTIES.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAY WENT TO ONE OF THE FLOOD DAMAGED HOMES AND SAYS, VOLUNTEERS CALL IT HEART WORK.

>> Reporter: FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS, TEAM RUBICON VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN HELPING FLOOD VICTIMS IN THE SAN DIEGO AND NATIONAL CITY AREAS CLEAR OUT THEIR DAMAGED PROPERTIES FOR FREE.

TEAM RUBICON IS A NONPROFIT THAT SPECIALIZES IN CLEANUP SERVICES AFTER NATURAL DISASTERS.

A GROUP OF FOUR VOLUNTEERS ARE HELPING A HOMEOWNER IN NATIONAL CITY.

>> USUALLY, OUR CLIENTS ARE UNDER INSURED, OR UNINSURED, AND UNDER RESOURCED.

SO, OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THESE FOLKS THAT NEED IT MORE DESPERATELY THAN EVER.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAD TO REMOVE THE DRYWALL FROM THE STUDS, ALL THE FLOORING.

>> Reporter: NOAH MIDDLETON HAS BEEN VOLUNTEERING WITH TEAM RUBICON SINCE 2020.

>> THE MARKOUT IS REMOVING ALL WET, DAMAGED, CONTAMINATED MATERIAL FROM THE HOUSE.>> Reporter: HE SAYS, THEY HAVE CLEARED UP 39 FLOOD DAMAGED HOMES IN THE COUNTY SINCE LAST MONTH WITH 10 MORE WAITING FOR HELP.

>> WE REMOVED 18,000 FEET OF DRYWALL, 15,000 CUBIC FEET OF DEBRIS, AND OVER 8000 FEET OF FLOORING.

>> Reporter: THE HOMEOWNER DID NOT WANT TO BE INTERVIEWED ON CAMERA FOR PRIVACY REASONS, BUT SAYS, TEAM RUBICON IS DOING A GREAT JOB AND HE IS GRATEFUL FOR THEIR HELP.

>> ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES ALWAYS SAY, WE DO HARD WORK, BUT WE DO HEART WORK.

AND THAT IS THE CORE OF IT, ALL OF US TOGETHER, THE REWARD IS RELIEF ON SOMEONE'S FACE THAT SOMEONE CARES.

>> Reporter: TEAM RUBICON IS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING DRYWALL, INSULATION, FLOORING, AND ALL THE OTHER FURNISHINGS THAT COULD NOT BE RECOVERED AFTER THE FLOOD.

ONCE THE TEAM IS DONE IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE DAYS, THIS HOUSE WILL BE READY FOR A CONTRACT TO COME IN AND MAKE IT WHOLE AGAIN.

IN NATIONAL CITY, MELISSA PAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> NEARLY A MONTH AFTER FAMILIES LOST EVERYTHING IN THE FLOODS, LOCAL DOCTORS SHARING INSIGHT ON THE IMPACT IT IS HAVING ON CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH.

CLINICAL PSYCH COLLEGES DR. JUSTIN SAYS, THESE FLOODS ARE SCARY AND DESTABILIZING EVENTS FOR KIDS BECAUSE SUCH LIFE- CHANGING EVENTS CAN BRING A LOSS OF SECURITY FOR THEM.

>> THINKING ABOUT A TOY FOR CHILDREN TOYS AREN'T JUST TOYS.

THEY CREATE SECURITY, LIKE A SECURITY BLANKET.

WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT EVEN THE MOST BASIC THINGS THAT WE MIGHT SEE AS BENIGN, OR NOT SERIOUS FOR A CHILD, THEY CAN MEAN EVERYTHING.

>> HE SAYS, THE BEST THING A PARENT CAN DO IS TRY TO FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO FILL THAT VOID, LIKE A NEW TOY.

HE ALSO SUGGESTS PARENTS SPEAK WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND GIVE THEM AN OUTLET TO SPEAK WITH PEERS WHO MAY BE GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING.

>>> AS WE WORK OUR WAY INTO THE WEEKEND, DRIVE CONDITIONS PREVAILING INTO SATURDAY.

WE DO HAVE-- ACTUALLY, A COUPLE OF SYSTEMS WE ARE MONITORING OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THE IMPACTS FOR US WILL START TO MAKE THEIR WAY IN AS WE WORK OUR WAY INTO EARLY WEEK.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT THOSE IMPACTS, RAINFALL AMOUNTS, AND TAKE A LOOK AT TEMPERATURES OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, ALL THAT COMING UP IN JUST A BIT.

>>> SCHOOL SAFETY ON GUN VIOLENCE ARE AT THE END TO THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION, HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN SAN DIEGO.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER MG PEREZ SAYS, IT IS A GATHERING OF SUPERINTENDENTS AND OTHER SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, PROVIDING RESOURCES AND SOME HARSH REALITY.

>> IT STARTED WITH A BANG.

IT SOUNDS LIKE A GUNSHOT, BUT THIS IS A SIMULATION WITH A BASEBALL BAT, SHOWING THE POWER OF BULLETS HITTING A CLASSROOM WINDOW.

>> AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE, THE BULLET HAS STOPPED IN A PIECE OF QUARTER INCH THICK GLASS.

>> STEVEN JOHNSON IS A FORMER S.W.A.T.

OFFICER AND FOUNDER OF SAFE HAVEN DEFENSE, A COMPANY WITH THE PATENTED LAMINATION TO STOP AN ACTIVE SHOOTER'S BULLETS BEFORE THEY CAN HER CHILDREN IN THEIR CLASSROOM.

HIS LIFE'S MISSION-- >> WE STARTED WITH $500 LAST YEAR, I BELIEVE WE ARE ABOUT 500 BUILDINGS NATIONWIDE.

>> BULLETPROOF LAMINATES IS ONE OF THE SCHOOL SAFETY PROJECTS AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION.

3600 SUPERINTENDENTS, AND OTHER SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE HERE TO LEARN STRATEGIES AND HEAR SUCCESS STORIES FROM CAMPUSES IN EVERY STATE.

>> TODAY, WE HAVE MADE GREAT PROGRESS, BUT STILL HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO DO.>> GUN VIOLENCE IS PERSONAL FOR MICHELLE GAY, VELOSTER 7-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, JOSEPHINE GRACE, IN THE 2012 SANDY HOOK MASS SHOOTING.

SHE STARTED THE SAFE AND SOUND COOL ORGANIZATION TO ADVOCATE FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERY STUDENT, EVERY DAY AND EVERYWHERE IN HONOR OF HER DAUGHTER.

>> I WANT TO KEEP THE PLACE THAT SHE LOVES AVAILABLE TO ALL KIDS.

EVERYONE DESERVES TO BE SAFE AND SOUND, INCLUDING OUR TEACHERS, BUS DRIVERS IN OUR CAFETERIA STAFF, EVERYBODY WHO LIVES IN THAT BUILDING ALL DAY.

>> REMEMBER, EDUCATION IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT LEARNING, AND THE WAY STUDENTS DO THAT IS CHANGING TOO.

TECHNOLOGY IS THE KEY.

AMONG FUN AND GAMES, THERE IS ALSO SUPPLEMENTAL VIRTUAL HELP FOR OVERWORKED TEACHERS.

PAPER IS A COMPANY THAT PROVIDES ONLINE TUTORS FOR AFTER SCHOOL AND DURING CLASS, AN INVESTMENT FOR DISTRICTS AT NO COST TO FAMILIES.

>> WE WORK WITH THE DISTRICT TO IDENTIFY WHAT ARE THE NEEDS THEY HAVE?

SHOULD WE FOCUS ON LITERACY IN MIDDLE SCHOOL?

MATH SCORES IN ELEMENTARY?

WHAT ARE THE AREAS THEY REALLY WANT TO SEE IMPROVEMENTS?

>> THOSE IMPROVEMENTS COULD INCLUDE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE .

AI IS AT WORK, TRYING TO IDENTIFY ACTIVE SHOOTERS BEFORE THEY DO HARM IT AND IT CAN BE USEFUL TO STUDENTS.

>> ORCA YEARS, WE HAVE ASKED OUR KIDS TO SOLVE EQUATIONS.

RIGHT NOW, TECHNOLOGY CAN SOLVE EQUATIONS.

WE HAVE TO TEACH OUR KIDS HOW TO WRITE THE RIGHT QUESTION.

>> SUPERINTENDENTS HOPE THEY FIND LOTS OF ANSWERS HERE TOO.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ALL FIVE OF THE REGION SEATS IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ARE ON THE BALLOT FOR THE MARCH PRIMARY ELECTION.

KPBS REPORTER ERIC ANDERSON SAYS, ONLY ONE RACE IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPETITIVE .

>> MIKE LEVIN HAS HAD THE CLOSEST CONTEST SINCE HE BECAME A MEMBER OF THE SAN DIEGO CONDOR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION IN 2018.

HE HOPES TO WIN REELECTION IN THE 49th DISTRICT FOR THE THIRD TIME, SO HE CAN HELP WITH THE ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER ISSUES.

>> ALL I CAN AND HELPING IMPROVE THE LIVES OF VETERANS, TO PROTECT SO MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT RISK OF GUN VIOLENCE, AND DOING ALL I CAN TO PROTECT IT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, LGBTQ RIGHTS, AND ULTIMATELY, OUR ENVIRONMENT ITSELF.

>> HE HAS DRAWN FOUR CHALLENGES, MARGARITA WILSON, MATT GUNDERSON, KATE MUNRO, AND CHERYL ADAMS, ALL REPUBLICANS.

NONE ARE WELL-KNOWN NAMES, AND ALL TRAIL LEVIN IN FUNDRAISING.

THERE ARE ABOUT 50,000 MORE REGISTERED DEMOCRATS THAN REGISTERED REPUBLICANS IN THE DISTRICT.

THE REST OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AS IS.

THE THREE DILIP -- McGRATH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JUAN VARGAS IN THE 52nd, THIRD JACOBS IN THE 51st, AND SCOTT PETERS IN THE 50th DISTRICT ARE ALL CONSIDERED SAFE SEATS FOR THE INCUMBENTS.

>> SAN DIEGO HAS BECOME A BLUE AREA, JUST LIKE THE STATE HAS BECOME A DEEP, BLUE STATE.

NOW, FOUR OF THOSE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS ARE CAPTURED BY DEMOCRATS.

>> DARRELL ARTHUR IS THE REPUBLICAN EXCEPTION.

HE IS RUNNING TO REPRESENT THE BODY EIGHTH DISTRICT.

THERE ARE FIVE CHALLENGERS, BUT ONLY ONE HAS RAISED MORE THAN $50,000.

HE HAS MORE THAN $1 MILLION ON HAND.

POLITICAL OBSERVERS SAY, THE RISE OF MAGA REPUBLICANS, THE POWER OF THE INCUMBENCY, AND WASHINGTON'S TOXIC POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT ARE KEEPING VIABLE CANDIDATES OUT OF CONGRESSIONAL RACES.

>> MANY, MANY OF THOSE SAME PEOPLE NOW LOOK AT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THINK, NO THANK YOU.

I AM NOT INTERESTED IN BEING THERE.

I AM NOT INTERESTED IN GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS TO GET THERE.

>> THE TOP TWO IN THIS PRIMARY GO TO A RUNOFF IN NOVEMBER.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I AM JEFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON "THE NEWS HOUR," THE WORLD EXPRESSES OUTRAGE OF RUSSIAN OPPOSITION LEADER'S DEATH TONIGHT ON KPBS.

>>> TODAY, A JUDGE ORDERED FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND HIS COMPANIES TO PAY NEARLY $355 MILLION.

THE JUDGE HAD ALREADY FOUND THEY DEFRAUDED BANKS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES BY INFLATING THE VALUE OF THEIR ASSETS.

TRUMP IS ALSO BANNED FROM SERVING AS AN OFFICER OR DIRECTOR OF ANY NEW YORK CORPORATION, OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY IN THE STATE FOR 3 YEARS.

HIS SONS, ERIC AND DONALD TRUMP JR., ARE BARRED FOR 2 YEARS.

THE FORMER PRESIDENT'S ATTORNEY SAYS, HE PLANS TO APPEAL THE DECISION.

AS JULIA BENBROOK REPORTS, TRUMP HAS ANOTHER UPCOMING COURT DATE FOR A DIFFERENT CASE.

>> MARCH 25th.

THAT IS THE DATE A JUDGE IN NEW YORK SET FOR FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S FIRST CRIMINAL TRIAL.

IT WILL START ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS BEFORE VOTERS HEAD TO THE BALLOT BOX FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

>> WE WILL JUST HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT.

I WILL BE HERE DURING THE DAY, CAMPAIGNING DURING THE NIGHT.

>> TRUMP IS ACCUSED OF FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS 2016 CAMPAIGN TO KEEP A PAST RELATIONSHIP WITH ADULT FILM STAR, STORMY DANIELS, A SECRET.

THE FORMER PRESIDENT HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY AND DENIED WRONGDOING.

HE IS ALSO CLAIMING THE CHARGES BROUGHT BY MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY ALVIN BRAGG ARE POLITICALLY MOTIVATED.

>> WE TODAY UPHOLD OUR SOLEMN RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE STANDS EQUAL BEFORE THE LAW.

NO AMOUNT OF MONEY, NO AMOUNT OF POWER CHANGES THAT ENDURING AMERICAN PRINCIPAL.

>> THE TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO LAST SIX WEEKS.

TRUMP WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIT IN A NEW YORK COURT ROOM FOR DAYS A WEEK, WHICH IS CERTAIN TO COMPLICATE HIS CAMPAIGN EFFORTS.

>> HOW CAN YOU RUN FOR ELECTION AND BE SITTING IN A COURTHOUSE IN MANHATTAN ALL DAY LONG?

>>'S PRIMARY OPPONENT, REPUBLICAN NIKKI HALEY, SAYS, TRUMP'S LONG LIST OF LEGAL ISSUES WILL HURT HIM IN THE GENERAL ELECTION IF HE BECOMES THE NOMINEE.

>> HE HAS ALREADY SAID, HE WILL SPEND MOST OF THIS YEAR IN A COURTROOM NOT ON A CAMPAIGN TRAIL HERE THAT IS NOT A WAY YOU WIN.

>> THIS IS ONE OF MANY LEGAL ISSUES OR TRUMP'S CALENDAR RIGHT NOW.

THE FORMER PRESIDENT FACES 91 FELONY COUNTS ACROSS FOUR INDICTMENTS.

REPORTING IN WASHINGTON, JULIA BENBROOK.

>>> PRESIDENTS' DAY WEEKEND IS HERE.

MANY ARE EXPECTED TO HIT THE ROAD.

WHAT YOU MIGHT NOTICE AS YOU FILL UP YOUR CAR, GAS PRICES ARE HIGHER THAN THEY WERE EVEN A WEEK AGO.

GLORIA PASSED ME TO EXPLAIN WHY AND BY EXPERTS SAY, YOU SHOULD NEVER BE PAYING RETAIL PRICE AT THE PUMP.

>> IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE PAYING MORE TO FILL UP YOUR CAR LATELY, YOU ARE NOT IMAGINING IT.

GAS PRICES HAVE BEGUN THEIR ANNUAL, SEASONAL INCREASE AS WINTER WINDS DOWN.

>> WE TEND TO SEE IT RIGHT AROUND VALENTINE'S DAY, PRESIDENTS' DAY, THAT IS REALLY WHEN GAS PRICES TEND TO START WRITING NOTICEABLY.

>> PATRICK IS HEAD OF PETROLEUM ANALYSIS AT GAS BUDDY AND SAYS, THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR THAT AMERICANS START TO SEE THAT RISE AT THE PUMP AND FEEL A PINCH IN THEIR WALLETS.

>> REFINERIES START DOING MAINTENANCE TO PREPARE FOR THE SUMMER DRIVING SEASON.

THAT MAINTENANCE SEES SHUTDOWNS, LESS GAS BEING PRODUCED, AND HE SWITCH OVER TO SUMMER GASOLINE, WHICH WILL START IN A WEEK OR TWO ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTRY.

>> ACCORDING TO AAA, THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR GAS IS $2.28 A GALLON, UP $.11 IN THE LAST WEEK ALONE.

FOR NOW, HE SAYS, THAT IS WELL WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE OF ABOUT $.35-$.85 A GALLON FROM WINTER TO SPRING PEAK, WHICH TOPS OUT AROUND MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

REFINERY OUTAGES, DUE TO COLD-WEATHER AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES IN THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS, COULD PUSH PRICES UP EVEN HIGHER.

HERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS, THERE ARE LOTS OF WAYS TO SAVE AT THE PUMP.

>> A LOT OF STATIONS HAVE LOYALTY PROGRAMS NOW THAT WILL GIVE YOU A DISCOUNT, JUST FOR PUTTING IN YOUR INFORMATION.

THERE CAN BE CREDIT CARDS WITH REBATES AND REWARDS FOR USING THEIR CARD AT A PUMP, EVEN GAS BUDDY HAS A PAY WITH GAS CARD THAT LINKS TO A CHECKING ACCOUNT THAT CAN SAVE YOU $.25 PER GALLON.

IF YOU COMBINE ALL OF THOSE, NO ONE SHOULD BE PAYING WHAT THAT RETAIL PRICE SAYS.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT OUR LOCAL GAS PRICES.

IN SAN DIEGO, THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR SELF-SERVE REGULAR IS $4.82.

THAT IS UP 12 SINCE --$.12 OVER THE PAST 11 DAYS, THE 10th RISE OVER THE SAME TIME..

THE PRICE IS MORE THAN $.17 HIGHER THAN IT WAS A MONTH AGO.

>>> GOOD NEWS FOR THOSE WHO RELY ON THE TROLLEY TO GET AROUND.

MTS SAYS, FULL STORAGE-- HAS BEEN RESTORED TO THE TROLLEY LINE.

THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SERVICE TWO STATIONS DUE TO DAMAGE FROM LAST MONTH'S FLOODS.

THE AGENCY SAYS, IT WILL WIND UP COSTING $24 MILLION TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE.

>>> ELECTRIC CARS HAVE BEEN HOT SELLERS TO MORE THAN A DECADE.

NOW, THE INDUSTRY IS SEEING A RARE DROP IN SALES.

THE FACTORS AFFECTING THE EV MARKET IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> LAST YEAR, EV SALES FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS ROSE 48%.

WE WERE REALLY GOING STRONG.

IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR, MUCH LESS SO.

EV SALES WERE FLAT OR A LITTLE DOWN IN THE THIRD QUARTER, DOWN OVER 10% OF THE FOURTH QUARTER, VEHICLE PRICES ARE HIGH.

IN GENERAL, ABOUT $10,000 ON AVERAGE HIGHER THAN GAS COUNTERPARTS.

SECOND, THERE IS AN UNRELIABLE EV CHARGING NETWORK, HIGH INTEREST RATES, AND CONFUSING GOVERNMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.

THE NUMBER OF MODELS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE FULL $7500 TAX CREDIT DROPPED FROM 17 TO 8 .

THE STATE IS REALLY FOCUSING ON TRYING TO GET NEW CHARGERS, PROVIDE INCENTIVES, ON TOP OF THE FEDERAL INCENTIVES FOR LOW TO MIDDLE INCOME CONSUMERS.

IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, IT IS AN ODD BIRD.

WE ARE VERY MUCH EARLY ADOPTERS AND THERE COULD BE A FATIGUE OF THE ELON MUSK FACTOR.

A LOT OF CONSUMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED EV'S IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARE NOT VERY PLEASED WITH THE WAY ELON MUSK HAS BECOME VERY OUTSPOKEN ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES.

SO, TESLA SALES WERE DOWN 10%.

TESLA IS THE BIG DRIVER OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

IN COMBINATION, ALL OF THOSE FACTORS KIND OF POINT TO A LITTLE OF A SLOWING HERE AND WE WILL REALLY SEE HOW THE ECONOMY GOES IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR TO SEE IF WE KIND OF STATE THAT ON PACE.

>>> EL CAJON IS THE FIRST CITY IN CALIFORNIA TO USE A PROGRAM IT TO PREVENT NONEMERGENCIES FROM BOGGING DOWN 911 RESOURCES.

IT IS CALLED NURSE NAVIGATOR.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS, LIST OF YOUR CALLS ARE SENT TO A TEAM OF NURSES, MOOD AND WORK TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PATIENT NEEDS TO GO TO AN URGENT CARE FACILITY, VIRTUAL VISIT, OR A CONSULTATION.

SINCE THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED LAST YEAR, LOCAL FIRE AND RESCUE CREWS ARE BEING IMPROVEMENTS IN THEIR RESPONSE AND WAIT TIMES.

>>> LANDLINE PHONES MAY SEEM LIKE A THING OF THE PAST.

IN SOME REMOTE AREAS OF THE U.S., THERE IS STILL A VITAL WAY TO COMMUNICATE, ESPECIALLY DURING SEVERE WEATHER.

A PHONE PROVIDER IN CALIFORNIA SAYS, THEY WANT TO DO AWAY WITH LANDLINE SERVICE, SOMETHING SOME CUSTOMERS ARE TOO HAPPY ABOUT.

>> HI, THIS IS DEBBIE.

>> DEBBIE RICE HAS LIVED IN BOULDER CREEK FOR DECADES.

SHE SAYS, HER LANDLINE IS HER LIFELINE DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

>> THIS TIME LAST YEAR ALMOST EXACTLY, I BROKE MY FOOT UP HERE.

WE HAD NO SALE AND WE HAD NO WI- FI AT THE TIME THAT WE HAD A POWER OUTAGE.

>> DESPITE THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WITH HER LANDLINE, SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTACT A NEIGHBOR THAT LIVED HER A BOOT FOR HER BROKEN FOOT.

>> THE DOCTOR, WHEN I SHOWED UP THREE DAYS LATER BECAUSE THE ROADS WERE CLOSED, SAID, THAT IS WHAT HELPED MY FOOT.

>> THOSE LIVING IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS HAVE BEEN THROUGH DEVASTATING EVENTS, EVERYTHING FROM WILDFIRES TO RAINY STORMS, MOST KNOCKING OUT POWER AND TELEPHONE CONNECTION.

>> WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE MOUNTAIN AREAS?

WHY IS THIS VITAL THAT YOU HAVE THIS SAFETY NET?

>> BECAUSE, WHEN WE LOSE POWER UP HERE, WHICH IS FREQUENTLY, WE ALSO LOSE CELL AND WI-FI .

IT IS THE ONLY WAY WE CAN COMMUNICATE OUT.

>> ACCORDING TO A REPORT RIGHT BEFORE THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TUESDAY, MORE THAN 200,000 COUNTY RESIDENTS WILL BE IMPACTED IF AT&T IS RELIEVED OF THEIR CARRY OF LAST RESORT DESIGNATION.

THIS INCLUDES MORE THAN 44,000 SENIORS, AND 9500 HOUSEHOLDS BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL.

>> SO FAR, THE NEW SOLUTIONS HAVE NOT PROVEN THAT THEY ARE AS RESILIENT AS THE OLD ONE.

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE BOTH.

I CAN PAY FOR BOTH.

I WANT BOTH.

I WILL FIGHT TO HAVE BOTH.

>> DEVASTATING NATURAL DISASTERS BECOMING THE NEW NORM , SEVEN REPORTED COUNTYWIDE SINCE 2017.

IN A MOST RECENT STORM, THERE WAS A TREE THAT KNOCKED OUT THIS POWER AND CELL SERVICE FOR DAYS.

HIS LANDLINE, THE ONLY CONNECTION.

>> IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF GETTING A SIMILAR OR STRONGER STORM YOU HAVE HAD, AND THE NEXT TREE FALLS OVER AND IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME DAMAGE AGAIN.

>> IN A STATEMENT FROM AT&T TO "ACTION NEWS," THEY SAID IN PART QUOTE, OUR FIBER IS MORE RESILIENT THAN COPPER NETWORK DURING CLIMATE DISASTERS WHEN STAYING CONNECTED IS ESSENTIAL.

AT&T GOES ON TO SAY, NONE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS WILL BE DISCONNECTED, AND THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE REMAINING CUSTOMERS WHO USE TRADITIONAL LANDLINE SERVICE TO UPGRADE TO NEWER TECHNOLOGIES.

>>> A RELATIVELY QUIET NIGHT COMING UP.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE PICTURES FOR TONIGHT DROPPING INTO THE MID-50s.

THERE WILL BE CLOUDINESS TO START AS WE VENTURE OUR WAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES, COOLEST AWAY FROM THE COAST.

DOWN TO A COOL 41.

48 TOWARD OCEAN SIDE.

SPRINGS EVEN DOWN INTO THE UPPER 40s.

WE VENTURE INTO THE WEEKEND.

NOTICE THE WET WEATHER PRIMARILY OFF TO THE NORTH AT THIS POINT.

WE WILL SEE A SERIES OF STORMS COMING IN AND EVENTUALLY, WE WILL SEE ONE MAKE IT MOVE FURTHER SOUTH INTO OUR AREA.

SATURDAY IS NOT THE DAY FOR THAT.

INSTEAD, EXPERIENCE SUNSHINE.

COASTAL CLOUDINESS, THOUGH.

TEMPERATURES TOPPING OFF INTO THE MID-70s.

PREGO SPRINGS, SHY OF MID-50s.

SUNDAY, NOTICE THE WET WEATHER WORKING IT'S WAY FURTHER TO THE SOUTH.

ANOTHER SYSTEM COMING IN EARLY WEEK WILL BE THE ONE THAT WILL PROVIDE US AGAIN WITH THE WET WEATHER HERE, AS THE WET WEATHER SHIFTS.

HIGHEST BRAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE NORTH OF OUR AREA, ESPECIALLY NORTH OF OCEANSIDE, ONCE YOU GET TOWARD SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT WET WEATHER HERE THAT CAN TOP CABINETS, PERHAPS THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH, TO AN INCH OF RAIN TOWARD THE COAST OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS.

HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR FORECAST.

THE AMOUNT OF RAIN HAPPENING, WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH MONDAY, ALSO TUESDAY, TAPERING OFF BY WEDNESDAY.

OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES RISING WITH WET WEATHER EARLY IN THE WEEK.

INLAND, A SIMILAR SITUATION THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

OVER THE QUIET.

WE WILL SEE A WET WEATHER RETURN AS WE VENTURE INTO MONDAY, ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT, INTO TUESDAY, TAPERING OFF INTO WEDNESDAY.

MOUNTAINOUS RAIN, LOOKING AT RAIN AND DRIZZLE.

EVENTUALLY, SNOW DROPPING DOWN BELOW 7000 FEET HERE AS WE HEAD TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

FOR THE DESERT, NOT LOOKING TO SEE MUCH IN THE WAY OF WET WEATHER HERE THERE WILL BE CLOUDS AROUND INTO TUESDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST JUSTIN POM.

>>> A NEW PBS DIGITAL SERIES "VOICES SHORT," FEATURES SHORT FILMS BY LATINOS.

>> CARLA IS A HERO'S JOURNEY OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN-MEXICAN WOMAN'S JOURNEY TOLD DANCE.

>> I CHOSE THE ART FORM OF DANCE AND MOVEMENT, AND BODY BECAUSE, I THINK SYSTEMIC RACISM CAN BE FELT IN THE BODY.

IT IS A MATTER OF INVISIBILITY WHEN YOU ARE A WOMAN, AND A WOMAN OF COLOR.

>> WASHED AWAY.

I FEEL LOST AT TIMES.

I FEEL LIKE I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN, SURROUNDED BY WATER, AND I CAN'T DRINK.

>> LIKE IN AMERICA, ENSLAVERS TOOK AFRICAN PEOPLE TO MEXICO AGAINST THEIR WILL.

THEIR DESCENDENTS HAVE LIVED THERE FOR CENTURIES.

THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT DID NOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO IDENTIFY AS AFRO -MEXICAN ON THEIR SENSES UNTIL 2015.

SINCE 2020, DUARTE FOLLOWED A PARALLEL BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT UNFOLDING IN MEXICO.

[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] IT LED HER TO EXPLORE HOW AFRO MEXICANS ARE RECLAIMING THEIR >> SAID WITH MUSIC, THROUGH SONG , TO FEEL IT IN YOUR BODY, AND TO ASK YOURSELF WHAT PART AND ROOT-- WHAT ROLE YOU ARE TAKING IN THIS MUSIC.

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