>>> >>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY , BILL HAAS FAMILY COMPANY, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH HEATING, PLUMBING, AND HOME RESTORATION REMODELING SERVICES FOR ROBERT 40 YEARS.

YOU CAN VISIT BILAL POWELL.COM.

>>> AND BY THE CONRAD CREVICE FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCO SHYLY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

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

>>> TONIGHT, WE ARE GETTING A BREAK FROM THE WET WEATHER.

A NEW STORM IS ON THE RISING-- HORIZON.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO LIFTED THE EVACUATION FOR THE STORM IMPACTING AREAS, BUT MORE WARNINGS MAY BE COMING SOON.

KPBS JOHN CARROLL HAS THE LATEST ON NEXT WEEK'S STORMS THAT ARE EXPECTING TO DON'T RAIN ON THE COUNTY FOR DAYS.

>>> THE MEMORIES OF LAST WEEK'S DOWNPOUR ARE STILL FRESH, BUT MORE RAIN IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

A LOT MORE RAIN.

>> MONDAY, BECOMING HEAVY, AND THAT RAIN COULD LAST UNTIL TUESDAY.

IT COULD STALL OVER OUR REGION AND BASICALLY GIVE US ALMOST A COUPLE OF DAYS OF CONTINUOUS RAIN.

THEN, WE REALLY DON'T SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL UNTIL MAYBE WEDNESDAY.

>> Reporter: ALEX TARDY SAYS, IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE NEXT WEDNESDAY COULD BE A DAY LIKE TODAY WITH ON AND OFF SHOWERS.

THE PROBLEM IS, WE REALLY HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO DRY OUT SINCE LAST WEEK'S DELUGE.

>> NOW THAT WE HAVE TWO EVENTS, 22nd, AND YESTERDAY, IT IS SAFE TO SAY THE GROUND IS NEAR SATURATION.

>> Reporter: TARDY SAYS, WE ARE LOOKING AT TWO TO THREE INCHES FALLING BETWEEN MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY, BUT IF YOU THINK THAT IS A LOT, WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR WHAT IS EXPECTED FOR THE MOUNTAINS.

>> WE COULD BE LOOKING AT THREE TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN IN A COUPLE OF DAYS IN ALL OF OUR FOOTHILL MOUNTAIN AREAS.

THAT MEANS, THAT WATER IS GOING TO RUN OFF, IS WHAT THAT MEANS.

NOT ONLY WILL WE HAVE LOCAL RAIN , WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF WATER RUNNING OFF.

>> Reporter: WITH THE CAVEAT THE LONGER OUT THE FORECAST, THE LESS ACCURATE IT IS, TARDY SAYS, IT DOES APPEAR THAT ONCE THIS NEXT XMAS FEARS RIVER-- ATMOSPHERIC RIVER RUNS OUT, WE WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO DRY OUT.

>> A FULL WEEK OF BREAK.

THE FIRST INDICATION OF ANY OTHER STORM WOULD BE THE END OF FEBRUARY.

>> Reporter: IN THE MEANTIME, ALL EYES WILL BE ON THE SKY AS THE FIRST FULL WEEK OF FEBRUARY LOOKS TO BE A WET ONE FOR SOGGY SAN DIEGO.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS .

>>> YOUR FULL WEATHER FORECAST IS COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES.

WE HAVE MORE ON THE STORM, AS WELL AS SAFETY REMINDERS ON A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE.

JUST GO TO, KPBS.ORG/WEATHER.

>>> THE FIRST RECORD RAINFALL LAST WEEK LEFT SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AT LA MESA KAPPES SCHOOL DISTRICT.

BANGKOK ELEMENTARY REMAINS CLOSED FOR MAJOR REPAIRS.

NOW, KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER, ANGIE PEREZ , TELLS US, THERE WAS A DIRECT HELPING HAND TODAY FROM THE STATE.

THANK YOU, GREAT TO MEET YOU.

>> Reporter: THESE DISPLACED STUDENTS FROM BANKRUPT ELEMENTARY HAD AN UNEXPECTED VISIT THIS MORNING FROM CALIFORNIA'S DATES OF BIRTH AND IT, AND AN ONYX THAT IT-- UNEXPECTED CHANCE TO TELL THEM WHAT HAPPENED THAT HORRIBLE DAY TWO WEEKS AGO.

>> SOME KIDS FELL.

>> WERE PEOPLE BEING CALM?

>> Reporter: 450 STUDENTS AND 16 TEACHERS ARE NOW HAVING CLASSES HERE AT NEARBY SPRING VALLEY ACADEMY, THE SUPERINTENDENT CAME TO TOWN TO TOUR DAMAGE AND SEAT RECOVERY EFFORTS AND APPOINT THESE STUDENTS AS VERY SPECIAL HELPERS.

>> I WILL NAME YOU ALL AS AMBASSADORS TO HELP OTHER STUDENTS IF THERE IS EVER SOMETHING GOING ON.

>> IT FEELS COOL TO ACTUALLY MEET SOMEONE BIG, AND FOR HIM TO ACTUALLY ANNOUNCE ME AS AN AMBASSADOR.

I FEEL PROUD OF MYSELF.

>> Reporter: NATHAN IS THE BANCROFT PRINCIPAL, HELPING HIS STUDENTS ADJUST APPEARS >> MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE FEELS WELCOME, SUPPORTED, AND JUST CREATING THAT ENVIRONMENT, JUST LIKE WE DID AT BANCROFT.

>> Reporter: AS STUDENTS ADJUST TO THEIR TEMPORARY CLASSROOMS HERE AT SPRING VALLEY ACADEMY, A MILE AND A HALF AWAY THE RESTORATION AND INNOVATION WORK CONTINUES AT THEIR HOME SCHOOL, WHERE THE DAMAGE FROM THE RECORD RAINS IS STILL VISIBLE.

AND, DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY, THE REPAIRS ARE MOVING AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, EVEN WITH RAIN STILL FALLING, WORKERS HAVE TORN OUT MUCH OF THE WATER DAMAGED FLOORING, AND DRIED AND DISINFECTED THE WALLS AND STRUCTURES STILL STANDING.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND BOOKS SALVAGE FROM THE FLOOD ARE SEALED IN HEAVY PLASTIC FOR STUDENTS WHEN THEY RETURN.

BY MONDAY, 25 CLASSROOMS COULD BE READY TO HAVE NEW CARPET INSTALLED.

>> BETWEEN FLOODING AND FIRES, OUR SCHOOLS HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THE NEW NORMAL OF DISASTERS THAT DISRUPT CLASS TIME.

EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO PREPARE IS THE KEY.

>> Reporter: THAT INCLUDES THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW SAFE SCHOOL AMBASSADORS, SOME OF THE YOUNGEST SURVIVORS OF THIS LATEST HISTORY LESSON IN REAL TIME.

>> I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING AMBASSADORS TO HELP YOUR PEERS.

LET'S HAVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

>>> THE POWELL DISTRICT SUPERVISOR HAS BEEN PUT ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SAYS, SUPERINTENDENT MARIANNE PHELPS IS ON LEAVE BECAUSE OF A SENSITIVE POINT IN THE INVESTIGATION OF HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS BY STUDENTS AGAINST HER.

PHELPS IS ACCUSED OF BULLYING AND INTIMIDATING STUDENTS ON THE DEL NORTE HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM FOR NOT CLAPPING LOUDLY ENOUGH FOR HER DAUGHTER, WHO IS ALSO ON THE TEAM, DURING AN AWARDS BANQUET.

PHELPS HAS SAID, SHE DID NOTHING WRONG.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO REGION HAS TRIED A NUMBER OF TEMPORARY SOLUTIONS FOR HOMELESSNESS, FROM A LARGE SHELTER IN GOLDEN HALL, TO A ROW OF TENTS NEAR BALBOA PARK.

AS JACOB AIRD SHOWS US, THE COUNTY IS OFFERING ANOTHER OPTION.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO HAS ABOUT 100 NEW CABINS READY TO HOUSE THE UN-SHELTERED POPULATION IN SAN DIEGO.

>> IT IS INCREDIBLY COST- EFFICIENT.

ONE OF THE ONES BEHIND ME IS ABOUT $90,000 PER UNIT.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR SAYS, $1 TO 5 HAS BEEN SET ASIDE TO PURCHASE, DELIVER, AND ASSEMBLE THE CABINS ON SITE.

NOW, THE JOB IS TO FIND THOSE SITES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.

>> WE GOT THE HOMES HERE, WE GOT THE FUNDING, WE ARE JUST LOOKING FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO CAN STEP UP AND RUN SOME SHELTERS.

>> Reporter: MOST CABINS SLEEP ONE OR TWO PEOPLE.

THEY HAVE STORAGE SPACE, UNLOCKING DOOR AND CHARGING OUTLETS, SOME EVEN HAVE A BATHROOM.

AMY KING SAYS, THERE ARE STRUCTURES THAT ARE STURDY AND CAN BE SET UP QUICKLY.

>> WE WANT PEOPLE TO USE THESE PRODUCTS TEMPORARILY, THREE, SIX MONTHS A YEAR, WHATEVER THEY NEED, GIVE STABILIZED, WORK WITH PROVIDERS TO BUILD THE RELATIONSHIPS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED AND WANT TO PERMANENT HOUSING.

WOOD SHE SAYS, THE IDEA IS TO SET THEM UP IN A SMALL VILLAGE FASHION.

>> WE HAVE SAFE SITES, BUT SOMETHING WHERE SOMEBODY CAN ACTUALLY GET COVERED IN.

IT BRINGS THE STRAIN DOWN ON THE SHELTERS AS WELL.

>> Reporter: SHANA GARO AND THE CHURCH OF SALVATION DO REGULAR OUTREACH.

HE SAYS, A ROOF AND FOUR BALLS CAN MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE FOR PEOPLE OTHERWISE LIVING IN A CAR OR ON THE STREET.

THIS TYPE OF SHELTER PROVIDES A SENSE OF SAFETY THAT CONGREGANTS SHELTERS OFTEN LACK .

>> YOU JUST HAVE THAT SENSE OF PRIVACY AND SENSE OF DIGNITY.

NOW, IT SETS YOU ON THE WAY TO GO BACK INTO YOUR OWN PLACE.

IT IS KIND OF LIKE A STEPPING STONE.

>> Reporter: ANY ORGANIZATION THAT WANTS TO USE THE PALLET SHELTERS WILL HAVE TO COVER THE COST OF OPERATIONS.

BOSTON RAYMER SAYS, NEXT WEEK SHE WILL INTRODUCE A POLICY TO MAKE COUNTY LAND AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY HOMELESS SOLUTIONS, WHICH COULD INCLUDE THE PALLET SHELTERS.

JACOB AIRD, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A STRONGER THAN EXPECTED JOBS REPORT MY DELAY AN INTEREST RATE CUT PLANNED FOR NEXT MONTH .

MARICOPA TELLS US ABOUT THE LATEST ECONOMIC NUMBERS IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> Reporter: IT WAS A TREMENDOUS JOBS REPORT.

IT BEAT EXPECTATIONS BY DOUBLE.

353,000 JOBS WERE CREATED AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE STAYED AT 3.7% .

I FEEL LIKE A BROKEN RECORD, 24 STRAIGHT MONTHS OF UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS OF UNDER 4%.

THE BIG SECTOR WAS HEALTHCARE, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH OVER 100,000 JOBS.

THIS WEEK, THE FED DECIDED TO HOLD THEIR RATES FIRM.

A LOT OF INVESTORS, UNTIL THE JOBS REPORT TODAY, WERE EXPECTING AND HOPING THAT THE FED WOULD CUT RATES IN MARCH.

IT WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FED'S SIGNAL THAT THEY WILL WAIT UNTIL MAY OR JUNE.

THEY ARE STILL ABOVE THE INFLATION RATE, WHICH WE WILL FIND OUT MORE NEXT WEEK FROM AN ECONOMIC STATE POINT, THE LABOR MARKET IS STRONG, AND THE ECONOMY IS STRONG.

THE FED WILL HOLD OFF NOW, BUT THEY WILL KEEP THEIR EYE ON WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH INFLATION .

I THINK INVESTORS WILL HAVE TO WAIT A FEW MONTHS.

>>> IT IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND STATE LAWMAKERS JUST ANNOUNCED A PACKAGE OF BILLS WHICH AIM TO MAKE GOOD ON THE PROPOSALS MADE BY CALIFORNIA'S FIRST IN THE NATION REPARATIONS TASK FORCE LAST SUMMER.

JULIAN GLOVER SPOKE WITH TWO OF THE LEGISLATORS AND HAS THIS REPORT.

>> REPARATIONS IS NOT CHARITY.

IT IS NOT A HANDOUT.

IT IS NOT A GIFT.

IT WAS WHAT WAS PROMISED.

IT IS WHAT IS OWED.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS 160 YEARS OVERDUE TO AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO BUILT THIS COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS NOW ONE STEP CLOSER TO MAKING GOOD ON THAT PROMISE, TO REPAY BLACK CALIFORNIANS HARMED BY THE LEGACY OF SLAVERY AND ANTI- BLACK POLICIES IN THE CENTURY AND A HALF SINCE HE EMANCIPATION.

THE LEGISLATOR BLACK CAUCUS IS ANNOUNCING A PACKAGE OF MORE THAN ONE DOESN'T REPARATION BILLS, THE FIRST STEP IN MAKING BLACK CALIFORNIANS WHOLE.

>> I AM HOPING THAT WE WILL ALL BE SUCCESSFUL.

I AM REALISTIC ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE SOME SETBACKS.

>> Reporter: STATE SENATOR STEPHEN BRADFORD OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF THE LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS MEMBERS BEHIND THE REPARATIONS PACKAGE.

BRADFORD IS ONE OF TWO LEGISLATIVE LEADERS WHO SERVE ON CALIFORNIA'S FIRST IN THE NATION REPARATIONS TASK FORCE.

ASSEMBLY MEMBER JOHN SAWYER IS THE OTHER.

>> WE HAVE THIS MOMENTOUS TASK OF TRYING TO GET LEGISLATION AND BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS DONE.

WE ARE LOOKING AT PROBABLY A FIVE-YEAR STRATEGY ON HOW TO DO THIS.

>> Reporter: THE BILLS COME FROM MORE THAN 100 RECOMMENDATIONS RELEASED BY THE TASK FORCE LAST SUMMER AT THE CONCLUSION OF TWO YEARS OF WORK.

THE PACKAGE INCLUDES IN PART, BILLS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CAREER EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL AID IN REDLINED COMMUNITIES, PRISON REFORM, IMPROVED ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS AND A FORMAL APOLOGY TO THE STATE.

>> DO YOU THINK THERE IS THE WILL THERE COME ENOUGH VOTES TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN?

>> WE HAVE GOT WORK TO DO.

I WILL BE REAL HONEST.

WE WILL HAVE TO DO A LOT OF WORK WITH OUR MEMBERS AND OUR COLLEAGUES TO GET THEM THERE.

>> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMIC CALCULUS OF IT ALL.

OBVIOUSLY, AS CALIFORNIA FACES A SIGNIFICANT DEFICIT RIGHT NOW, HOW DO YOU MAKE THE CASE TO YOUR COLLEAGUES TO SAY THAT WE NEED TO PUT SOME MONEY ASIDE?

>> IT WILL BE TOUGH HERE BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET.

I HAVE BEEN HERE AT THE TOUGHEST TIMES AND WE HAVE FOUND WAYS TO FUND THOSE THINGS THAT WE SAID WERE HIGH-PRIORITY.

WOOD AS FOR BLACK CALIFORNIANS LIKE ANDREA JORDAN, CAN DRAW THEIR LINEAGE BACK TO AN ENSLAVED AFRICAN TO AMERICA, THEY SAY REPARATIONS IS LONG OVERDUE.

>> MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER WAS A SHARECROPPER WHO HAD 17 CHILDREN AND WORKED FROM SUN UP TO SUN DOWN, AND DIED WITH ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

THEY TOOK HIS LAND AND CREATED LAWS TO KEEP HIS LAND AND HE DIED WITH A FROWN ON HIS FACE.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK HE WOULD SAY ABOUT YOU BEING HERE TODAY, MAKING SURE YOUR VOICE IS HEARD , CARRYING ON HIS LEGACY?

>> I WOULD HOPE THAT HE WOULD BE PROUD AND KNOW THAT I STAND ON HIS SHOULDERS, AND THERE ARE NO BETTER SHOULDERS TO STAND ON.

>>> THERE IS A NOTABLE EMISSION IN THE REPARATIONS PACKAGE, DIRECT CASH PAYMENTS FOR BLACK CALIFORNIANS THEY CAN TRACE THEIR LINEAGE BACK TO ENSLAVED AFRICAN AMERICANS.

>>> MEANTIME, CALIFORNIA HAS AGREED TO A $2 BILLION SETTLEMENT OVER LEARNING LOSSES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

PARENTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS SUCCESSFULLY SUED THE STATE.

THEY DEMANDED MORE RESOURCES BE USED TO HELP CHILDREN WHO WERE UNDERSERVED DURING PANDEMIC CLOSURES.

THAT GROUP IS PREDOMINANTLY LOW INCOME BLACK AND LATINO STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT BOUNCING BACK AS FAST AS STUDENTS IN WIDER, MORE AFFLUENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

>> WE ARE BETWEEN 800,000 AND 1 MILLION KIDS WHO HAD NO DIGITAL ACCESS WHATSOEVER.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT IS ON ME THEY GOT A BAD EDUCATION, IT MEANS THEY GOT NO EDUCATION.

HOPEFULLY, THE SETTLEMENT WILL BE A MODEL FOR 49 OTHER STATES.

>> THE SETTLEMENT MONEY WILL GO TOWARD TUTORS, EXTENDED DAYS, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AND MORE.

>>> SOME TEENAGE PLAYWRIGHTS WILL PREMIERE THEIR NEWEST WORK IN SAN DIEGO THIS WEEKEND.

THEY ARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH A PASSION FOR TELLING STORIES, TAKING THEM FROM THE PAGE, TO THE STAGE.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER MG PEREZ BRINGS US A PREVIEW OF THEIR WINNING SCRIPTS.

>> Reporter: THE SOUND AND THE LIKES ARE BEING SET BY PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK FOR THE PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT.

THIS IS SAN DIEGO'S NONPROFIT ARTS EDUCATION ORGANIZATION.

THIS PERFORMANCE SHOWCASES A SERIES OF PLAYS AND MUSICALS WRITTEN BY STUDENTS STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL, INCLUDING SCRIPT'S SENIOR.

>> EVERY PLAYWRIGHT WRITES VERY DIFFERENTLY HOW MUCH STAGE DIRECTION.

SUMMERLIKE, YOU WILL TAKE A STEP THIS WAY, OTHERS ARE LIKE, DO WHAT YOU WANT, REALLY.

>> Reporter: CAMILLE SAYS, HER STYLE IS A LITTLE OF BOTH.

HER PLATE IS TITLED "FORGOTTEN," ABOUT A GIRL IN A GRANDFATHER WAS QUICKLY DETERIORATING INTO DEMENTIA.

ADULT ACTORS PERFORM THE ORIGINAL WORK, LED BY THEIR PROFESSIONAL DIRECTOR, BUT ALL THE CONTENT COMES FROM KIDS.

A HANDFUL OF THEM CHOSEN IN THE ANNUAL PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT CONTEST, WHICH THIS YEAR INCLUDED MORE THAN 200 ENTRIES FROM STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

>> I THINK WE HAVE ALLOWED THIS WRITTEN WORD AND SPOKEN WORD TO LOSE VALUE OVER THE YEARS.

I HOPE THAT OUR PRINT PLAYWRIGHTS REALIZE THEIR WORDS MEAN SO MUCH, EVEN IF IT JUST HITS THAT ONE PERSON IN THE AUDIENCE.

>> Reporter: SO FAR THIS WEEK, THE AUDIENCE HAS BEEN STUDENTS FROM SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON FIELD TRIPS HERE.

THERE IS THE SAD PLAY AT A COUPLE OF FUNNY ONES.

>> MY NAME IS CRUELLA.

>> Reporter: CHEF AND ISABELLA VALLEJO, ARE PLAYWRIGHTS OF "MESSY REVENGE," STARRING A VINDICTIVE CROW AND HIS PIGEON SIDEKICK.

>> THEY DO SUCH A GOOD JOB OF LIGHT RINGING THE CHARACTERS TO LIFE AND DOING IT ALMOST EXACTLY HOW WE KIND OF PRACTICED IT AND ENVISIONED IT.

>> SHOULDN'T YOU KNOW THE DIRECTION?

>> SHUT IT, YOU IMBECILES!

>> THAT WAS PERFECT.

>> Reporter: MIA ROBERTS'S BLANCO AND HER COWRITER, STEPHEN KING, CREATED THIS PLAY, ALSO FEATURING A BIRDBRAIN.

>> WE WERE INITIALLY WRITING ANOTHER PLAY AND I FORGOT, AND IT GOT TOO OBLIGATED AND I HAD TO SCRAP THE IDEA.

LAST MINUTE, WE WROTE WONDERFUL PIRATES.>> Reporter: A COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE HAPPEN SATURDAY NIGHT, ON STAGE AT THE CRUX CENTER IN ROLANDO PARK, WHERE THE YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS WILL HAVE THEIR FIRST PUBLIC PREMIER.

>> EVEN IF IT IS JUST HERE IN SAN DIEGO, 10, 20 YEARS FROM NOW , I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL ONE OF THEM IS ACCEPTING THEIR TONY AND THEY ARE LIKE I DID THAT BECAUSE I STARTED THAT LAY RIGHTS PROJECT.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY ARE GIVING ME THE TONY AWARD, MY NAME IS NOT TONY, BUT THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT.

>> Reporter: SHE WRITES COMEDY TOO.

MJ PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CREWS REMOVED A GIANT PINE TREE THAT FELL OVER, CRASHING INTO A FAMILY'S HOME IN NORTH PARK.

THE FAMILY OF SIX WAS ASLEEP AT THE TIME WITH THE TREE FELL OVER IN THE MORNING.

THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS HURT ME BUT THE TREE CRASHED THEIR CAR, GARAGE, AND THE BRANCH WENT THROUGH THERE BUT-- THEIR DAUGHTER'S BEDROOM.

THERE ARE WAYS TO SPOT IF A TREE IS ABOUT TO FALL, ESPECIALLY AFTER A STORM.

>> LOOK AT IT AS VERTICAL ORIENTATION, SEE WHICH WAY, IS IT GOING STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN, AT A SLIGHT ANGLE TO THE TOP OF THE TREE, IS THAT AT AN ANGLE?

AFTER THE WINDSTORM, IF THAT HAS CHANGED IT ALL, DEFINITELY HAVE A PROFESSIONAL COME OUT AND LOOK AT THE TREE, BECAUSE TREES CAN EXPERIENCE PARTIAL FAILURE IN AN OVERSATURATED, WINDY ENVIRONMENT.

>>> CREWS BEGAN WORK ON THE POWER LINES AFTER THE TREE WAS REMOVED.

>>> IS QUITE AS THE START OF THE WEEKEND, WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THE TAIL END OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

THE HEAVY RAIN RETURNING LATE SUNDAY, ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT, INTO MONDAY.

ALONG WITH THAT, WE WILL BE TALKING GUSTY WINDS IN THE EQUATION TOO.

A LOT GOING ON.

A LINGERING SHOWER HERE FOR TONIGHT.

NOTHING HEAVY.

TEMPERATURE WISE, DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 40s IN OCEANSIDE, 48 TOWARD CHULA VISTA.

THERE IS STILL SOME WIND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN, DOWN TO 29.

WIND ADVISORY FOR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, RIGHT AROUND THE 4:00 TIMEFRAME.

ALSO, LOOKING AT HIGH CERTIFIES THERE'S THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING TOO.

RIGHT ALONG THE SHORE, TOWARD CHULA VISTA.

SO, SHORT-TERM ASIDE, LET'S TALK ONE MORE QUIET DAY AS WE WORK OUR WAY TO TOMORROW.

SAN DIEGO, CHULA VISTA, RAMONA, ALL LOOKING AT SUNSHINE COMING IN.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT IS COMING DOWN THE ROAD.

THE FIRST WAVE OF PRECIPITATION STAYS TO THE NORTH AS WE GO THROUGH SATURDAY.

WE WILL SEE INCREASING CLOUDINESS.

SUNDAY, WE WILL START TO SEE THAT PRECIPITATION EDGE ITS WAY INTO OUR DIRECTION , BUT IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME HERE.

ONCE IT MOVES AND LATER ON, SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY, IT WILL BE HEAVY.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A HIGH IMPACT HERE TO LIVES AND PROPERTY AS WE TALK ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING, POWER OUTAGES.

WE WILL SEE A LOT OF RAIN COMING DOWN.

HOW MUCH ARE WE LOOKING AT?

ONCE YOU WORK YOUR WAY TOWARD OCEANSIDE NORTH, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL TO SEE UP TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN, MOST SPOTS WILL SEE TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN.

THAT IS A LOT, CONSIDERING WE HAVE SEEN MORE THAN DOUBLE THE HISTORIC AVERAGE RAINFALL SO FAR THIS YEAR.

WE ARE ALREADY ADDING TO A SATURATED GROUND.

THAT RAIN WILL LINGER INTO TUESDAY, ALONG WITH COOLER AIR AT THE COAST.

OVER THE INTERIOR VALLEY, MAJORITY OF THE RAIN COMING LATER SUNDAY, MONDAY, THEN TUESDAY.

STILL GOING TO SEE SHOWERS LINGERING INTO WEDNESDAY.

THE SUPERCOOL SYSTEM COMES IN.

WE ARE LOOKING AT WET WEATHER AS WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THE POTENTIAL HERE FOR COLDER AIR AND WINDIER CONDITIONS AS WE GO THROUGH MIDWEEK.

AS WE TALK ABOUT THE DESERTS, WE WILL SEE THE WET WEATHER MOVED ITS WAY IN AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS, METEOROLOGIST JUSTIN >>> CARL WEATHERS, A FOOTBALL PLAYER TURNED ACTOR, DIED TODAY.

WEATHERS PLAYED AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY BEFORE TURNING TO ACT.

HE ROSE TO FAME IN APOLLO CREED IN THE "ROCKY" MOVIES WITH SYLVESTER STALLONE.

HE WENT ON TO START AND OTHERS SERIES AND MOVIES.

CARL WEATHERS WAS 76 YEARS OLD .

>>> SAN DIEGO OPERA OPENS ITS FIRST GRAND OPERA OF THE SEASON TONIGHT WITH A BOLD, NEW PRODUCTION OF MOZART'S "WANT STODGY ABOUT IT."

WE GO BEHIND THE SCENES TO SEE HOW THIS BAD BOY OF OPERA IS BEING BROUGHT TO LIFE.

>> DIRECTOR KYLE LAYNE STARTED THINKING OF NEW WAYS TO PRESENT THE BAD BOY OF OPERA.

>> IT REALLY CAME OFF AS A GIOVANNI AS SUCH A ROCK STAR.

THAT KIND OF STAND INTO, WHAT IF WE REALLY THINK ABOUT ROCK CONCERT LIGHTING?

>> AND DRESSING GIOVANNI IN A LEATHER JACKET.

AT TODAY'S DRESS REHEARSAL, SAN DIEGO OPERA DIRECTOR DAVID BENNETT, ENJOYED POINTING OUT HOW THE STAGE WAS BEING TRANSFORMED.

>> WE HAVE THESE BLACK CURTAINS THAT HIDE THE LINING INSTRUMENTS.

WE ARE TAKING THOSE AWAY SO YOU WILL SEE THE INSTRUMENTS.

WE HAVE HAYES --HAZE, A FORM OF VAPOR, THAT WILL BE AT THE TOP OF THE THEATER, SO WE WILL SEE THESE BEAUTIFUL, COLUMNS OF LIGHT COMING THROUGH IN A WAY THAT IS VERY RESTING.

THE ARCHITECTURE THAT WE SEE ON STAGE IS ACTUALLY MADE OF LIGHT AND PROJECTIONS, AND COSTUMES.

>> INSTEAD OF FIXED, MASSIVE SETS, THAT MEANS, THEME CHANGES CAN BE FASTER WITH LIGHTING AND PROJECTION REDEFINING THE SPACE.

IT IS ALSO CHEAPER.

>> WE SORT OF START OFF AS A WAY TO DEAL WITH COSTS, BUT ALSO A NEW WAY TO EMBRACE THE WAY WE PRODUCE OPERA.

>> ANOTHER PRACTICAL DECISION THAT YIELDS ARTISTIC PERKS, IS PLACED IN THE ORCHESTRA ON STAGE, RATHER THAN A PIT HIDDEN FROM THE AUDIENCE.

♪ ♪ >> THIS IS ACTUALLY HOW OPERA STARTED, ORCHESTRA ON STAGE.

>> THAT WAY, AUDIENCES CAN CLEARLY SEE THE CONDUCTOR AND THE MAGICIANS OF SAN DIEGO'S INFANCY-- MUSICIANS OF SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY.

>> SEE THE ORCHESTRA ON STAGE KIND OF ALLOWS YOU TO SEE THE ORGANS OF THE MECHANISM WORKING TOGETHER, RATHER THAN JUST THE SKIN OR MAKEUP ON THE OUTSIDE.

YOU REALLY GET A MORE VISCERAL EXPERIENCE BY SEEING, NOT JUST BE SINKERS WORKING, BUT SEEING THE CONDUCTOR WORKING.

>> THE CONDUCTOR AND THE MUSICIANS BECOME CHARACTERS, HELPING TO DRIVE THE STORY.

THE USE OF CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES AND PROPS HELP A MODERN AUDIENCE CONNECT TO THE CENTURY'S OLD STORY.

>> THIS STORY, AS OLD AS IT IS, THE PSYCHOLOGY OF IT, WE ARE STILL LIKE THIS TODAY, IT IS ABOUT THE HUMAN CONDITION.

>> DON'T BE SURPRISED TO SEE SOMEONE CHECKING A CELL PHONE TO CHECK TENDER, OR SOMEONE DOING COCAINE AT A WILD PARTY.

>> I WANTED TO SHOW, THERE IS MANY FECES-- PIECES AND THE REPERTOIRE PEOPLE THINKING, THAT WILL BE RENAISSANCE.

CLOTHING, AND THE STORY LIVES IN THAT WORLD.

THE STORY DOES NOT JUST LIVE IN THAT WORLD, THE STORY IS TIMELESS.

>> BUT SOME THINGS ARE CHANGING FOR ATTENDEES.

>> WE LOOKED AT OUR EXISTING AUDIENCE FROM LAST YEAR AND REALIZE, WE COULD ACCOMMODATE THEM IN TWO PERFORMANCES.

BECAUSE THE COSTUME PRODUCING OPERA IS SO EXPENSIVE RIGHT NOW, SORT OF THE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO IS NOT OVER PRODUCE EXPENSIVE OPERA.

WE SHOULD LOOK AT WHAT OUR DEMAND IS AND DEAL WITH SUPPLY AND DEMAND.

THAT IS WHERE THE DECISION OF REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES CAME FROM.

>> INSTEAD OF HAVING FOUR PERFORMANCES PARTIALLY FULL, DON GIOVANNI IS LOOKING AT TWO ALMOST SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCES IN THE 2800 SEATS OF THE THEATER THIS WEEKEND.

>> PEOPLE ARE COMING.

IT GIVES ME HOPE.

I THINK IN FUTURE SEASONS, WE WILL BE ABLE TO ADD PERFORMERS BACK AS WE REGAIN OUR AUDIENCES.

DON GIOVANNI IS SOMETHING PEOPLE CLEARLY ARE WANTING TO SEE.

>> YOU CAN ENJOY THIS FRESH TAKE ON AN OPERA CLASSIC WITH PERFORMANCES OF "DON GIOVANNI," THIS WEEKEND.

>>> AND YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

>>> THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI .

GOOD NIGHT.

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

AND BY THE CONRAD PREVOST FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY , AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.