>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWELL FAMILY OF COMPANIES, REFLECTING SAN DIEGO WITH FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES AND HEATING AND PLUMBING FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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>>> GAS PRICES ARE WAY DOWN FROM THE RECORDS THAT WE HIT LAST FALL, BUT THEY'RE STARTING TO CREEP BACK UP.THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

TODAY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY REPORTED ITS LARGEST INCREASE SINCE OCTOBER, RISING TO $4.76 A GALLON.

THE AVERAGE PRICE HAS GONE UP FOR THE LAST 10 DAYS IN A ROW, AND IT COMES AHEAD OF THE HEARING ON GASOLINE PRICES GOUGING SCHEDULED NEXT WEEK IN SACRAMENTO.

AS KPBS REPORTER KATIE ALVARADO HAS TOLD US, THEY ARE CALLING FOR OIL COMPANIES TO BE PENALIZED.

>> WE NEED A CAP ON OIL REFINERIES!

THE NEXT GENERATION OF VOTERS IS WATCHING YOU!

>> PETROLEUM WINFALL PROFITS PENALTY.

CALIFORNIANS GET RELIEF ON THE GAS PUMP ONCE THE NAME OF THE HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, AS THE FIRST SPECIAL SESSION OF THE STATE'S ENERGY UTILITIES AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE ON GAS PRICES ON WEDNESDAY.

>> THIS IS ABOUT WHERE WE DRAW THAT LINE.

HOW MUCH MONEY CAN THEY MAKE OFF CALIFORNIANS?

>> Reporter: THAT'S A CONSUMER ADVOCATE WHO HAS BEEN WAGING WAR AGAINST OIL CORPORATIONS.

HE SAYS, THEY'VE BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF FLEECING CALIFORNIANS WHO NOW DESERVE ANSWERS.

THAT'S WHAT HE'S GOING TO TESTIFY AT THAT HEARING.

>> ONE POINT, OUR GAS PRICES WERE $2.60 MORE THAN U.S. GAS PRICES, WHICH IS THE MOST IT'S EVER BEEN.

LAST TIME WE WERE AT A BIG GAP, IT WAS $1.60 IN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OURS AND U.S. PRICES IN 2016 AFTER THE EXXON REFINERY BLEW UP AND WASN'T OPEN FOR A YEAR.

THERE'S NO GOOD REASON FOR THIS GOUGING THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: KPBS REACHED OUT TO THE FIVE MAJOR OIL CORPORATIONS FOR COMMENT.

WE DID NOT HEAR BACK.

THOSE OIL COMPANIES HAVE BEEN ASKED TO TESTIFY AT NEXT WEEK'S HEARING.

THE REPORT SAYS, HERE IS LIKE THESE MATTER BECAUSE GASOLINE ISN'T A LUXURY ITEM THAT PEOPLE CAN CHOOSE TO GO WITHOUT.

>> GASOLINE IS A NECESSITY IN CALIFORNIA.

PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, PEOPLE NEEDED TO GET TO WORK.

WHEN IT COSTS $20 OR $25 TO FILL UP, IT IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR PEOPLE ON THE LOWEST END OF THE SPECTRUM.

THAT'S WHY THE GOVERNMENT VOTED FOR A PRICE-GOUGING PENALTY.

HE KNOWS, NOT ONLY DOES IT HURT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE LOWEST AND IN NEED, IT ALSO HURTS THE WHOLE ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: THE COURT SAYS, THERE SHOULD BE A CAP ON THE AMOUNT OF PROFITS OIL COMPANIES ARE ALLOWED TO MAKE AND CALIFORNIANS ARE OWED BILLIONS IN REFUNDS.

>> PUT UP OR SHUT UP.LET'S SAY, THEY'RE GOING TO BE FORCED TO MAKE THE BOATS.

>> Reporter: THOUGH GAS PRICES HAVE RISEN LATELY, THEY HAVE FALLEN SINCE THEY HAD THEIR PEAK IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY LAST OCTOBER, WHEN IT COST $6.44 FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR.

WHILE THIS IS ONLY A HEARING, LAWMAKERS WILL NOT BE VOTING.

THE COURT THINGS POLICY WILL COME OUT OF THIS.

CALIFORNIANS AND OTHER ADVOCATES WOULD BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HEARING.

KATIE ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO WAS AWARDED NEARLY $900,000 BY THE STATE TO PROMOTE EQUITY IN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB LOOKS AT WHAT DOES FUNDS ARE FOR AND WHO WILL GET THEM.

>> Reporter: THE GOAL OF THE FUNDING IS TO ADDRESS AND UPLIFT PEOPLE AFFECTED BY PASS ENDORSEMENT OF DRUG LOSS.

ADVOCATES SAY, THAT CREATED DISPARITIES IN BUSINESS OWNERSHIP, WAGE EARNINGS AND MASS INCARCERATION.

FOR MANY BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES, WE SPOKE WITH ARMANDO KING, AT THE FOREFRONT OF LOCAL EFFORTS TO CREATE CANNABIS EQUITY ACROSS SAN DIEGO.

>> DONE CORRECTLY, THIS IS GOING TO HELP HUNDREDS AND CREATE GENERATIONAL WEALTH AND HELP BE ABLE TO PRODUCE FUNDING AND FUNDING SOURCES FOR COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN RAVAGED BY THE FAILED WAR ON DRUGS.

>> Reporter: ROUGHLY $880,000 OF GRANT FUNDING FOR LOCAL POTENTIAL OF CANNABIS BUSINESS OWNERS FOR PERMITTING AND LICENSING FEES.

MONEY CAN ALSO GOOD EDUCATION TRAINING, PROPERTY RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND CANNABIS -RELATED BUSINESSES.

THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO'S LORI GATES SAYS, THEY'RE LOOKING TO DISTRIBUTE THE FUNDS FOR 36 CANNABIS EQUITY LICENSES.

>> WE WOULD BE PHASING IN THE 36 LICENSES OVER 4 YEARS.

RIGHT?

THAT'S NINE LICENSES A YEAR.

SO, WHAT I WOULD ANTICIPATE IS THAT THE FIRST NINE LICENSES REALLY GET THE BENEFIT OF THESE DOLLARS.

>> Reporter: GATES SAYS, SHE EXPECTS APPLICATIONS TO OPEN EARLY NEXT YEAR.

FIRST, THE CITY NEEDS TO UPDATE ITS LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.

ARMAN KING SAYS, HE'S EXCITED TO SEE THIS UPLIFT SOME OF SAN DIEGO'S MOST DISENFRANCHISED COMMUNITY.

>> THIS INDUSTRY OPENING UP TO PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF WHO SERVED THREE YEARS IN FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS FOR TWO POUNDS OF WEED, AS A FIRST-OFFENDER, CAN NOW BENEFIT OFF OF THIS.

THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE LIKE ME IN THE PIPELINE ALREADY DOING COMMITTEE WORK.

THIS MEANS A LOT TO MORE PEOPLE THAN JUST I HAVE A LICENSE.

IT'S BIGGER THAN THAT.

>> Reporter: KING SAYS, HE HOPES THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO WILL ADD ITS OWN FUNDS TO WORK FOR CANNABIS EQUITY EFFORTS.

SAN DIEGO WAS, AND 16 CITIES AND COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE TO RECEIVE A COMBINED $15 MILLION IN STATE GRANTS, FUNDED THROUGH TAX REVENUE, GENERATED BY RECREATIONAL CANNABIS SALES.

JP MAYOR, KPBS NEWS.

>> COMING UP, HOW SIDE EFFECTS OF CANNABIS CAN BE PREVENTED.

>>> A DELMAR UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER HAS RESIGNED FOLLOWING HIS ARREST IN FLORIDA.

POLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS, SCOTT WHARTON WAS AMONG 213 PEOPLE ARRESTED DURING AN UNDERCOVER OPERATION.

ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, WOODEN CONTACTED AN UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE THROUGH AN ESCORT AND POSTED ONLINE.

HE IS ACCUSED OF SOLICITING TO COMMIT PROSTITUTION.

>> HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE A LEADER IN THE COMMUNITY.

HE'S AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.

HE'S MAKING DECISIONS FOR OUR CHILDREN.

HE'S OUT SOLICITING PROSTITUTES.

>> WOODEN HAS NOT YET ENTERED A PLEA TO THE CHARGES.

IN A STATEMENT YESTERDAY MORNING, THE DELMAR UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT SAID, THE ALLEGATIONS ARE SHOCKING AND ACTUALLY CONCERNING.

LATER THAT AFTERNOON, THEY ADDED, WOODEN HAS RESIGNED, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, AND THAT THE BOARD IS EXPLORING OPTIONS TO FILL THE VACANCY.

>>> THE FIVE NUMBERS POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS ACCUSED OF KILLING TYRE NICHOLS HAVE ALL PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO SECOND- DEGREE MURDER.

FORMER OFFICERS WERE FORMALLY ARRAIGNED NEARLY A MONTH AFTER VIDEO SHOWED THE OFFICERS BEATING NICHOLS DURING A TRAFFIC STOP.

GLORIA PAZMINO REPORTS.

>> Reporter: THE FIVE MEMPHIS OFFICERS CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE KILLING OF TYRE NICHOLS FACE A SHELBY COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT JUDGE FRIDAY AND DECLARED THEIR INNOCENCE.

>> WE HAVE SEEN IT ALL BEFORE.

A PLEA OF NOT GUILTY.

>> Reporter: DEMETRIUS HALEY, JUSTICE SMITH, EMMITT MARTIN III AND DESMOND MILLS JR., FORMALLY ARRAIGNED DURING THIS BRIEF COURT PROCEEDING LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER THEY WERE FIRED FROM THE DEPARTMENT.

TWO MONTHS SINCE POLICE AND TRAFFIC CAMERAS CAPTURED THEM BRUTALLY BEATING NICHOLS.

A 29-YEAR-OLD BLACK MAN, AFTER HE WAS PULLED OVER FOR A TRAFFIC STOP.

ALL FIVE MEN ARE FACING CHARGES OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, COMMITTED KIDNAPPING, OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT, AND OFFICIAL OPPRESSION.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COURTROOM, THE NICHOLS FAMILY, HAVING COME FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE MAN ACCUSED OF TAKING THEIR SHOTS OF HIS SONS' LIFE.

>> THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE COURAGE TO LOOK AT ME IN MY FACE AFTER WHAT THEY DID TO MY SON.

>> Reporter: AS THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE BEGIN TO TURN, SHELBY COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAID, THE OFFICE IS REVIEWING AS MANY AS 100 CASE RELATED TO THE NOW- DEFUNCT SCORPION UNIT, THE SAME ANTI-CRIME UNIT THE FIVE CHARGED POLICE OFFICERS WERE ONCE A PART OF.

>> IF THERE'S REASON TO DOUBT THAT THE CASES OF VALID CONVICTIONS, WE WILL RECONSIDER THAT.

>> Reporter: GLORIA PAZMINO, KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SAYS, IT CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO PROVIDE COVID-19 TESTING AND VACCINES TO ASYLUM-SEEKERS.

NOW, GOVERNOR NEWSOM IS ASKING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR FUNDING.

CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN TESTING NEW ARRIVALS FOR COVID, OFFERING VACCINATION AND ISOLATION FOR THOSE TESTING POSITIVE, BUT AS THE STATE FACES A 22 1/2 MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT, THEY SAY, THEY HAVE TO SCALE BACKS WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.

GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAYS, HE'S OPTIMISTIC THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL STEP IN TO HELP.

HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NOT YET RESPONDED TO THE REQUEST.

>>> SAN DIEGO STATE'S INVESTIGATION INTO A REPORT OF LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE INFECTION IS KEEPING A CAMPUS BUILDING CLOSE A WHILE LONGER.

TODAY, THE UNIVERSITY SAID, THE EXERCISES IN THE PROFESSIONAL SCIENCES BUILDING WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL AT LEAST MARCH 3rd.

SDSU SAYS, SO FAR, NO ADDITIONAL CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

HOWEVER, UNTIL TESTING IS COMPLETED AND THE BUILDING IS THEN CLEARED FOR REENTRY, NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO ENTER THE BUILDING.

SYMPTOMS WITH THIS PNEUMONIA INCLUDE COUGH, FEVER, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, MUSCLE ACHES, AND HEADACHES.

>>> LATER TONIGHT ON THE NEWSHOUR, THE POLITICS HAMPERING SYRIA'S EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY EFFORTS.

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

>>> A GROUP OF OCEANSIDE RESIDENTS IS PUSHING BACK AGAINST A PLAN TO BUILD A WAREHOUSE THE SIZE OF 10 FOOTBALL FIELDS NEAR THE OCEANSIDE AIRPORT.

KPBS' MILLS COUNTY REPORTER TONYA, SAYING, THE PROJECT BROUGHT TOO MANY NEGATIVE IMPACTS TO MOVE FORWARD.

>> Reporter: A SEA OF BLUE TOOK OVER OCEANSIDE CITY COUNCIL MEETING THIS WEEK.

THE GROUP HAS NAMED HIMSELF THE BLUE CREW, PUSHING BACK AGAINST THE PLAN TO BUILD A 560,000 SQUARE FOOT WAREHOUSE NEAR THE OCEANSIDE AIRPORT.

>> WE WILL NOT A NO GROUP.

WE'RE NOT A HEY, WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING, BUT WE WANT TO DO THAT WORKS FOR THE RESIDENTS, THE CITY, AND THE DEVELOPER HER >> Reporter: THE UNION PROPOSED A SITE THAT SAYS, SO FAR, ALL THEY'VE HEARD ARE WHAT WORKS FOR THE DEVELOPER.

>> GIANT WAREHOUSE, 24/7 NOISE, LIGHT, 114 TRUCKS COMING IN AND OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

LOTS OF THINGS COULD BE HERE.

WE JUST WANT TO THE NETWORK FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: THE PROJECT COST OF THE BUILDING OF THE DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE THAT INCLUDES 114 SEMI-LOADING BANKS AND 60 LARGE-TRUCK PARKING STALLS.

JEAN ONEAL THINKS THE TRUCKS, ALONG WITH TRAFFIC FROM OTHER PROJECTS IN THE AREA, WILL CREATE A TRAFFIC VENTURE.

>> BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC SITUATION -- AND IT'S ABOUT TO GET WORSE -- NOBODY WHO LIVES IN THIS AREA NORTH OF THE RIVER WILL BE ABLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF OUR HOMES.

LET ALONE AN EMERGENCY, TRYING TO GET EMERGENCY APPARATUS FROM THE TOWN, OR TO EVACUATE PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THE SIDE'S PROXIMATELY TO RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES LIKE A BIKE TRAIL AND SKATE PARK WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLERS COMMENTING ABOUT THE BIMETAL IMPACT OF THE PROJECT WOULD HAVE DURING THE CITY COUNCIL'S MEETING.

>> THIS WILL CAUSE AN OBSCENE AMOUNT OF POLLUTION TO NOT ONLY THE AIR, BUT TO EVERYONE AROUND THERE, TO THE SANTA FE RIVER RIGHT BY MY BED.

>> WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR LAND, OUR OCEANS, AND RIVER THAT OCEANSIDE HAS, THAT PROXIMITY FOR A SIGNIFICANT OUTCOME UNLIKE ANY OTHER TOWN.

>> THE DEVELOPER AND REPRESENTED OF, WALTERS, WAS PRESENT AT THE MEETING.

SAID, MORE COMMITTEE OUTREACH WILL BE MADE.

>> WE AGREE THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROCESS.

I HAVE BEEN TAKING NOTES ON ALL OF THE COMMENTS THIS EVENING.

I WILL BE SURE TO SHARE THEM WITH OUR DESIGN TEAM HER >> Reporter: THE PROJECT IS STILL IN THE CITY REVIEW, AND MORE PUBLIC MEETINGS WILL BE HELD.

HUNDRED THOUGHT, KPBS NEWS.

>>> PEOPLE ARE RALLYING AROUND A FOOD VENDOR AFTER A VIDEO OF YOUNG WOMEN HARASSING MADE THE ROUNDS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

IT HAPPENED LAST SATURDAY AROUND ONE:00 IN THE MORNING OUTSIDE THE ARENA ON THE SDSU CAMPUS.

ARE ABC TENUOUS PARTNER WAS TOLD, THE WOMEN APPROACHED HIM UPSET ABOUT THE PRICE OF HIS FOOD AND ASKED TO HAVE IT FOR FREE.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Translator: THEY STOLE MY FOOD, AND THEY OFFENDED ME IN MULTIPLE WAYS.

THEY WERE THERE 40 MINUTES, HARASSING ME, UNTIL SOMEONE CAME AND HELPED ME.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Translator: I LOST MY PRODUCT AND I LOST CLIENTS BECAUSE THEY SAW HOW THEY WERE TOUCHING EVERYTHING WITH DIRTY HANDS.

THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BUY FROM ME ANYMORE.

>> HE SAYS, FOOD VENDING IS HIS ONLY SOURCE OF INCOME.

TO HELP RECOUP HIS LOSSES, A COMMUNITY BUYOUT IS PLANNED FOR THIS SUNDAY AT THE CHROME LADY TATTOO ON EL CAJON BOULEVARD.

THAT STARTS AT 3:00.

MEANWHILE, SAN DIEGO STATE RELEASED A STATEMENT, CALLING THE INCIDENT ON EXCEPT THE BALL, AND THAT NONE OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED ARE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY.

CAL STATE SAN MARCUS CONFIRMED ONE OF THE PEOPLE IS A CURRENT STUDENT, ADDING, THE UNIVERSITY IS REVIEWING THE SITUATION.

>>> FORMER AZTEC STAR PUNCHER MATT REISER, RETURNING TO PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL.

THIS TIME, SOUTH OF THE BORDER.

HE HAS SIGNED WITH THE TWO WANTON TEAM FOR THE 2023 SEASON ACCORDING TO THE TEAM'S SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS.

REISER LAST PLAYED FOR THE BUFFALO BILLS, BUT WAS CUT AFTER HE AND TWO OTHERS WERE ACCUSED OF A TEENAGE GIRL AT A HOUSE PROPERTY IN 2021.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY DECLINED TO PRESS CHARGES.

SOME WERE SAYING, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE FOR A CONVICTION.

THE CIVIL CASE AGAINST HIM IS STILL PENDING.

>>> THE POD RACER WRAPPING UP THE FIRST WEEK OF SPRING TRAINING.

THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN WATCHING THE GAMES, BUT THERE ARE QUESTION MARKS OVER WHO WILL AIR THEM.

HERE'S SDSU'S FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> Reporter: THE PARENT COMPANY OF BALLY SPORTS SAN DIEGO, DIAMOND SPORTS, THEY TOOK A BIG STEP TOWARDS BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION ON WEDNESDAY WHEN THEY HALTED ON A BOND PAYMENT.

NOW, WHAT DIAMOND SPORTS GROUP SAID TO THE VARIOUS TEAMS, IS THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP BROADCASTING AS USUAL, BUT MAJOR-LEAGUE COMMISSIONER ROB MANFRED SAID, LOOK, IF PAYMENTS ARE NOT MADE ON A TIMELY BASIS, THERE'S A TERMINATION CLAUSE, AND EVERYONE OF THESE AGREEMENTS THAT THE TEAMS WILL PROCEED TO TERMINATE IMMEDIATELY.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HAS A FALLBACK PLAN.

NOT A GREAT ONE, BUT ONE THAT WILL ALLOW THESE GAMES TO BE BROADCAST.

SO, MAJOR-LEAGUE BASEBALL THAN PRODUCE THE GAMES, AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALSO SAID, IT IS LIKELY THAT IF THAT WERE THE CASE, MEANS THAT PADRE RECEIVERS AND OTHER TEAMS WOULD BE LESS THAN THE CURRENT CONTRACT, WHICH IS VERY DISAPPOINTING FOR THE PADRES, BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG SEASON, BUT AS OF NOW, ALL SYSTEMS GO, AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO, AND WE WILL REVISIT THIS SHORTLY .

>>> ONE OF THE SAN DIEGO PADRES' STAR PLAYERS SAYS, HE PLANS TO OPT OUT AFTER THIS SEASON.

MANNY Machado SIGNED A 10-YEAR $300 MILLION DEAL IN 2019.

IT GIVES THEM THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT AFTER THIS SEASON AND BECOME A FREE AGENT.

THE THIRD BASEMAN WOULD FORFEIT $150 MILLION FROM HIS CURRENT DEAL, WHICH CALLS FOR A $30 MILLION SALARY THROUGH 2020.

>>> RENTERS AND OWNERS OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES CAN GET FREE ENERGY-EFFICIENT UPGRADES.

IT'S PART OF THE RESIDENTIAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS PROGRAM ANNOUNCED TODAY BY SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC.

CUSTOMERS CAN GET THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING SMART THERMOSTATS, LOW-FLOW SHOWERHEADS, AIR-DUCT TESTING, AND CEILING.

THE PROGRAM HAS NO INCOME OR SECTIONS.

DARLENE MARCO SHILEY ALLOWS OPPONENTS WITH THE NUMBERS ON YOUR SCREEN.

BILL-HOWE FOUR.

WE ALSO HAVE THE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

>>> THANK FOR TUNING IN.

LET'S START YOU OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES.

SLOWLY MODERATING TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

WE'RE GOING TO BE STAYING DRY THROUGH SUNDAY, BUT WE ARE TURNING COLDER AND WETTER BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

TONIGHT, AROUND METRO, WE'RE GOING TO BE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 43.

MOSTLY-CLOUDY SKIES.

AROUND THE REST OF THE AREA, AS WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO THE 30s IN RAMONA, AT 34, MOUNT LAGUNA, COMING DOWN TO A LOW OF 27.

BUT FOR SATURDAY, PLEASANT AIR IS FILTERING IN ACROSS THE REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA, AND THEN ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NOT AS COLD AS WE WERE PUSHING INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA, AND THEN EVEN ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA AND THE FOUR CORNERS.

BUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY, COMING IN WITH A HIGH OF 66 IN SAN DIEGO.

THEN, RAMONA, COMING IN WITH A HIGH OF 66.

OCEANSIDE, SIMILAR STORY.

RINSE AND REPEAT.

A LITTLE COOLER, OF COURSE, NEAR MOUNT LAGUNA, A HIGH OF 41.

TAKE THIS THROUGH FUTURECAST.

WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH, REALLY NOT MUCH THROUGH THE WEEKEND, BUT LATE SUNDAY, WE CAN PICK UP A SHOWER ACROSS THE SAN DIEGO REGION.

OVERALL, THOUGH, WE ARE GOING TO BE STEALING THE NICE AND PLEASANT AIR HANGING ON.

NOT A WASHOUT BY ANY MEANS ALONG THE COAST, RISING TO MID- 60s FOR THE WEEKEND.

63 FOR THE HIGH ON MONDAY.

TUESDAY, 59.

WEDNESDAY, WENDY WITH A SHOWER, AS WE ARE GOING TO BE TURNING COLDER AND WETTER FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

SAME STORY MORE INLAND.

COMING IN AND STARTING OFF IN THE UPPER-60s.

NOT TOO BAD.

67 FOR THE HIGH SUNDAY, BUT THEN WE ARE DROPPING AGAIN FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

DROPPING ALMOST 10 DEGREES FROM TUESDAY TO WEDNESDAY.

A SHOWER OR TWO, POSSIBLE FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE MOUNTAINS, THAT'S WHERE THAT RAIN IS SHAKING UP INTERNATIONAL.

A HIGH OF 25 NEXT WEEK.

THAT'S GOING TO LET US ENJOY THE UPPER 30s AND LOWER-40 WE CAN, FOR THE WEEKEND.

THEN, ACROSS THE DESERTS, WE'RE GOING TO BE RISING THROUGH THE 70s FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY, BUT THEN DROPPING DOWN TO THE 50s BY WEDNESDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST McADAMS.

>>> THE PENNSYLVANIA CLINICAL DEPRESSION FOR THE SENATOR, WITH FETTERMAN'S COLLEAGUES SENDING AN OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT, ALONG WITH HIS COLLEAGUES.

>> Reporter: JOHN POLAND CHECKED HIMSELF INTO WALTER REED NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TO, QUOTE, RECEIVE TREATMENT FOR CLINICAL DEPRESSION.

ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT FROM THE SPEAKER'S OFFICE, THE STATEMENT ALSO SAYS, SENATOR FETTERMAN HAS EXPERIENCED DEPRESSION OFF AND ON THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE, BUT THAT IT ONLY BECAME SEVERE IN RECENT WEEKS.

AND AFTER EXAMINING JOHN, THE DOCTORS RE-TOLD US, JOHN IS GETTING THE CARE HE NEEDS AND WILL SOON BE BACK TO HIMSELF.

ON TWITTER, HIS WIFE GISELE SAID, SHE IS SO PROUD OF HIM FOR ASKING FOR HELP IN GETTING THE CARE HE NEEDS.

LAST MAY, FETTERMAN SUFFERED A SERIOUS STROKE WHILE CAMPAIGNING >> LET'S ALSO TALK ABOUT THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM.

I HAD A STROKE.

>> Reporter: JUST A FEW MONTHS LATER, HE WAS ELECTED TO THE SENATE.

>> WE KNOW THAT SENATOR FETTERMAN PUSHED HIMSELF SO HARD IN THOSE WEEKS AFTER THE STROKE WHEN, IN AN IDEAL WORLD, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN RECOVERY.

>> Reporter: EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN DR. MEGAN RAINEY SAYS, WHILE THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT DEPRESSION IS RELATED TO A STROKE, -- >> PEOPLE WITH A PRIOR HISTORY OF DEPRESSION ARE AT HIGHEST RISK OF A RELAPSE DEPRESSION AFTER A MAJOR MEDICAL CHALLENGE LIKE A STROKE.

>> Reporter: THE AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION SAYS, DEPRESSION IS COMMON AMONG STROKE SURVIVORS, IMPACTING 1/3 OF THEM.

>> IT'S VERY NORMAL FOR PEOPLE WHO GO THROUGH AN ACUTE MEDICAL ILLNESS OR AN ACUTE TRAUMA TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH COPING AFTERWARDS.SOMETIMES, PEOPLE CAN HAVE SYMPTOMS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS.

SOMETIMES, THEY CAN GET ANXIETY OR DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS.

I'M PROUD OF PEOPLE RECOGNIZING THAT AND GETTING TREATMENT.

NOT EVERYONE NEEDS TO DO.

>> Reporter: JUST LAST WEEK, FETTERMAN CHECKED INTO GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AFTER FEELING LIGHTHEADED.

HE WAS DISCHARGED TWO DAYS LATER, AND ACCORDING TO HIS OFFICE, THE TEST RESULTS REVEALED NO NEW STROKE.ON CAPITOL HILL, THERE IS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT BEHIND THE FRESHMAN SENATOR.

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER SAID, HE'S HAPPY TO HEAR THE SENATOR IS GETTING THE HELP HE NEEDS, WHILE REPUBLICANS SENATOR TED CRUZ A THE STATEMENT, SAYING, MENTAL ILLNESS IS REAL AND SERIOUS.

>> THAT WAS LAUREN COX REPORTING.

TODAY, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN JOINED THOSE OFFERING THEIR SUPPORT TO FETTERMAN.

THE PRESIDENT TWEETED, GETTING THE CARE YOU NEED IS BRAVE AND IMPORTANT.

WE'RE GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR LEADING BY EXAMPLE.

>>> IN CALIFORNIA, MARIJUANA IS LEGAL AND RELATIVELY SAFE AS A DRUG, BUT LEGALIZATION HAS BROUGHT AN INCREASE IN ADVERSE SIDE EFFECTS.

CANNABIS -RELATED E.R.

VISITS AS WELL.

KPBS' REPORTER CARLOS WHICH HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: MICHAEL HAVE BEEN SMOKING FOR ONE FOR AT LEAST 20 YEARS WHEN, ONE DAY, HE STARTED FEELING HEARTBURN.

SOON AFTER, HE HAD A BOWEL MOVEMENT OR THE SEVERE NAUSEA BEGAN >> AFTER THAT, I HAD THESE VOMITING CYCLES ABOUT EVERY FOUR HOURS.

I WOULD HAVE THIS INCREDIBLY TOTAL NAUSEA.

>> Reporter: MICHAEL IS AN OCEAN BEACH RESIDENT WHO DIDN'T WANT HIS LAST NAME USED.

>> THIS WANT -- WENT ON ON A SUNDAY.

AN ERROR COULDN'T HELP ME.

NEXT MORNING, I WAS GETTING AN IV FOR DEHYDRATION IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

>> Reporter: MICHAEL SUFFERED A CANNABINOID SYNDROME, A SEVERE NAUSEA THAT CAN HAPPEN AMONG PEOPLE WHO HAVE USED MARIJUANA FOR A LONG TIME.

OTHER SIDE EFFECTS OF CANNABIS INCLUDE A RAPID HEART RATE, PARANOIA, AND CANNABIS-INDUCED PSYCHOSIS.

SAN DIEGO AND JUSTIN MORRISON COMES FROM A FAMILY OF MENTAL IS PRETTY MEMBERS GETTING HIGH AFTER SEEING A MOVIE PERMIT I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT IN THE CAR WITH MY FRIENDS AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING.

BECAUSE, DURING THAT TIME, I BECAME CATATONIC.

I WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK, AND I HAD SORT OF INTENSE VISUALIZATIONS OF REGRESSING BACKWARD IN TIME, BACK INTO THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS, HIS BROTHER HAD A MUCH WORSE, ENDING UP IN THE HOSPITAL SEVERAL TIMES AFTER USING POT.

IN ONE CASE, FOR SIX MONTHS.

>> IT HAS A PARTICULAR EFFECT ON HIS ATTENTION.

AND SO, HE TENDS TO GET HYPER- FOCUSED ON, LET'S SAY, KIND OF METAPHYSICAL ELEMENTS.

SO, YOU'LL HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE AND START TO BELIEVE THAT THIS PERSON HAS MYSTICAL POWERS, THAT IT'S, PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, A SAINT OR JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF.

>> Reporter: A STUDY OUT OF UC SAN DIEGO SHOWED THAT AFTER CANNABIS WAS LEGALIZED FOR A MEDICAL USE IN CALIFORNIA IN 1996, MANY ELDERLY PEOPLE WERE ENDING UP IN THE HOSPITAL.

THE STUDY FOUND THAT 1800% INCREASE IN CANNABIS -RELATED EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS OCCURRED AMONG PEOPLE OLDER THAN 65 FROM 2005 TO 2019.

DR. BENJAMIN HAHN, A GERIATRICIAN AT UC SAN DIEGO, PROFESSOR AND AUTHOR IN THE STUDY, AND THE STUDY DIDN'T SPECIFY WHAT CONDITIONS CAUSED THE HOSPITAL VISITS.

BUT HAHN SAYS, HE WORKED WITH OLDER FOLKS WHO USED MEDICAL CANNABIS, WHICH IS BEEN REVEALING.

HE SAYS, ONE SPOKE OF THE TIME HE SWALLOWED QUITE A FEW CANNABIS-BASED DUMMIES.

>> TWO HOURS LATER, MY HEART IS RACING.

YOU KNOW?

IT'S LIKE I'M SO ANXIOUS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

THEN, I WOUND UP IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

>> Reporter: DOCTORS LIKE HAHN STRESSED, CANNABIS IS NOT A DRUG ALL PEOPLE NEED TO AVOID.

KEEP IN MIND, HE SAID, ALCOHOL- RELATED E.R.

VISITS HAPPEN AT 10 TIMES THE RATE OF CANNABIS.

BUT THERE ARE SOME GROUPS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE DEFINITELY AT RISK OF CANNABIS SIDE EFFECTS.

IGOR BRANDT, THE DIRECTOR OF UCSD'S CENTER FROM THE SYLLABLE CANNABIS RESEARCH SAID, MANY OLD FOLKS ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH CANNABIS, AND WHEN YOU USE CANNABIS EARLY, YOU DON'T FEEL THE EFFECT RIGHT AWAY.

>> THEY THINK, WELL, I SHOULD TAKE ANOTHER SO, THEY TAKE MORE.

BUT WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING IS THERE'S THIS DELAYED PROCESS OF ADOPTION.

THEN, WHEN THEY TAKE A LOT MORE, THEY GET HAMMERED.

>> Reporter: HE SAID, THE CONDITION OF NAUSEA AND VOMITING IS NOT UNCOMMON, BUT IT IS IRONIC, SINCE CANNABIS CAN ACTUALLY PREVENT NAUSEA IN CANCER PATIENTS.

JUSTIN MORRISON SAYS, HIS BROTHER, WHO SUFFERED PSYCHOSIS AFTER CANNABIS USE, IS DOING BETTER.

NOW, HE KNOWS HE CAN'T TOUCH MARIJUANA.

>> THIS IS HOW YOU DO A SINGLE DOSE WITHOUT OVERLOADING.

>> Reporter: MICHAEL, FROM OCEAN BEACH, STILL USES CANNABIS TO TREAT HIS PTSD.

HE SHOWS ME WHAT HE CALLS AN O- DRINKING USES TO LIMIT HIS USED TO A SMALL HIT.AFTER SUFFERING NAUSEA YEARS AGO, HE LEARNED THAT HE WAS JUST TAKING TOO MUCH .GIVEN THE STRONG THC CONTENT IN TODAY'S POT, YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL TO MODERATE YOUR USE OF IT PERMIT PEOPLE NEED TO BE EDUCATED ABOUT MARIJUANA USE.

>> Reporter: MICHAEL ADDED, THESE DAYS, MEDICINAL USERS ARE USUALLY LEFT TO FIGURE OUT THE CANNABIS DOSES THEY NEED ON THEIR OWN.

THE STUDY OF CANNABIS HAS BEEN HELD BACK BECAUSE IT REMAINS A SCHEDULE ONE NARCOTIC UNDER FEDERAL LAW.

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