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>>> THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT IS MAKING CHANGES TO ITS VEHICLE PURSUIT POLICY FOLLOWING A DEADLY CRASHES.

THANKS FOR JOINING US I'M JOHN CARROLL IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

THE CHANGES COME IN RESPONSE TO RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE CITY'S COMMISSION ON POLICE PRACTICES.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE HYSON SAYS POLICE DENIED ONE CHANGE COMMISSION MEMBERS SAY IS KEY TO SAVING LIVES.

>> SDPD AGREED TO MAKE CHANGES TO HOW THEY TRACK AND REPORT VEHICLE PURSUITS.

AND TO EXPLORE CREATING A VEHICLE PURSUIT REVIEW BOARD, BUT CHIEF SCOTT WEIL SAYS HE WON'T LIMIT THEIR REASONS FOR STARTING THE PURSUITS.

>> IF YOU DON'T HAVE A POLICY, OR IF YOU HAD A VERY HIGH THRESHOLD WHERE THERE IS FELONY OR VIOLENT CRIME ASSOCIATED THEN FOR THE INFRACTIONS AND MISDEMEANORS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN WILL BE SENDING THE WRONG MESSAGE THAT IT'S OKAY TO FLEE, THERE'S NO CONSEQUENCES.

>> THE COMMISSION'S POLICY RECOMMENDATION SAID SDPD SHOULDN'T START CAR CHASES FOR VIOLATIONS THAT DON'T THREATEN PUBLIC SAFETY.

THINGS LIKE UNARMED CAR THEFT, SPEEDING OR NONWORKING HEADLIGHTS.

COMMISSION RESEARCH FOUND SAN DIEGO POLICE ARE THE MAJORITY OF HIGH-SPEED CHASES OVER LOW LEVEL VIOLATIONS.

INCLUDING THE ONE THAT ENDED IN THE DEATH OF FOUR-YEAR-OLD MASON AND EIGHT-YEAR-OLD MALACHI IN DECEMBER OF 2023.

AT LEAST THREE MORE PEOPLE, INCLUDING OFFICER AUSTIN, DIED IN SDPD VEHICLE PURSUITS WHILE THE COMMISSION REVIEWED THE POLICY.

KATIE HYSON, KPBS KNEES.

>>> IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF TOOK OFFICE AND TODAY SHE PUT OUT A REPORT CARD ON WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE DEPARTMENT ON HER WATCH.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER HAS THE DETAILS.

>> THE JAILS ARE NOW SAFER AND OVERDOSES HAVE DECREASED BY 65% THANKS TO PROTOCOLS SHE IMPLEMENTED.

>> WE ARE DOING MORE ROUTINE CHECKS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNABLE TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES.

WE HAVE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM THAT GOES AROUND AND CHECKS ON EVERY INDIVIDUAL ONCE A WEEK TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE EATING, DRINKING, TAKING THEIR MEDICATION, THEY DON'T NEED MEDICAL CARE OR SERVICES.

>> SHE CREDITS THE PROTOCOLS FOR DEBTS LAST YEAR.

THEY BEEN PLAGUED WITH ISSUES FOR YEARS WITH SAN DIEGO HAVING ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF INMATE DEBTS IN THE STATE.

THE DEPARTMENT SHOULD GET CREDIT FOR IT.

>> KELLY MARTINEZ IN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WILL DO ANYTHING THEY ARE NOT FORCED TO DO BY OUTSIDE ENTITIES.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST THE COUNTY FOR A.D.A.

REQUIREMENTS, HEALTH AND HYGIENE IN THE JAILS, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THIS.

>> THERE BEING SUED FOR THE CONDITIONS OF JAIL WHICH HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS FILTHY AND DEPLORABLE.

MARTINA SEITZ FIXING THE PROBLEM IS AN ONGOING EFFORT BECAUSE OF INFRASTRUCTURE.

IN THE NEWSROOM, ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>> FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY HAS BROUGHT US BACK TO A STORMY PATTERN BUT WE ARE QUIETING DOWN.

>>> NO RAIN IN THE FORECAST.

A LOW OF 52.

THERE WILL BE SOME CHANGES AS WE GET TO NEXT WEEK.

I WILL TALK MORE COMING UP.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS CANCELING PLANS FOR A 1000 BED HOMELESS SHELTER.

THE PROJECT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE LARGEST LONG-TERM SHELTER IN THE CITY.

A PROPOSED LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE 65,000 SQUARE FOOT WAREHOUSE SPACE CAME UNDER SCRUTINY FROM INDEPENDENT ANALYSTS LAST YEAR.

KPBS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THE CITY WAS POISED TO PAY ABOVE MARKET FOR THE PROPERTY.

FURTHER COMPLICATING THE DEAL IS THE CITY'S LOOMING BUDGET DEFICIT OF $258 MILLION IN THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.

CITY COUNCILMEMBER TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER KG TV THERE SHOULD BE AN EMPHASIS ON WHAT THE CITY IS DOING RIGHT NOW AND WHAT HE SAYS IS WORKING.

>> WE KNOW WITH OUR CURRENT SUPPLY OF SHELTER BEDS AND THE CURRENT PROGRAMS WE ARE RUNNING IF WE JUST GET BETTER AT PREVENTION WE WILL BEGIN TO SEE MORE PROGRESS.

>> MAYOR TODD GLORIA PLANS ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY.

THEY INCLUDE THE CITY OPERATIONS BUILDING AND THE OLDEST CENTRAL LIBRARY IN THE EAST VILLAGE.

>>> NEARLY 1000 TEACHERS AND OTHER STAFF IN THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT PLAN TO RETIRE AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

THEY ARE TAKING THE DISTRICT OF ON AND OFF ARE MEANT TO HELP REDUCE ITS BUDGET DEFICIT.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER SPOKE TO ONE OUTGOING TEACHER ABOUT WHAT IS AHEAD.

>> THE DISTRICT ELIGIBLE STAFF AND OFFER, RETIRE AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND GET 70% OF YOUR CURRENT SALARY OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS.

DISTRICT LEADERS EXPECTED 755 STAFF TO ACCEPT IT, INSTEAD, 969 DID.

>> THIS IS PERFECT.

IT COULDN'T COME AT A BETTER TIME.

>> CASEY TEACHES SECOND GRADE.

HE SAYS HE'S WORRIED ABOUT WHAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WILL MEAN FOR EDUCATION, CIVIL RIGHTS, REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND IMMIGRATION.

LAST WEEK TRUMP ORDERED OFFICIALS TO PLAN TO ELIMINATE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR SCHOOLS THAT TEACH ABOUT SYSTEMIC RACISM OR PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR TRANS YOUTH.

HIGGINBOTHAM IS PLANNING TO MOVE TO THAILAND IN THE SUMMER.

>> I WANT TO BE AS FAR AWAY FROM AMERICA AS I CAN GET.

>> THERE'S A LOT HE WILL MISS ABOUT THE JOB.

>> THE JOY OF TEACHING SOMEONE HOW TO READ AND WATCHING THE LIGHTBULB GO AND HOW PROUD THEY BECOME.

I WILL MISS A LOT OF THAT.

I WILL MISS A LOT OF HELPING KIDS WHO REALLY STRUGGLE IN FINDING WHAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

>> THE DISTRICT SAYS THE NUMBER OF RETIREES WILL HELP AVOID A LARGE AMOUNT OF LAYOFFS.

DISTRICT LEADERS AS A SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFFING WILL BE A CHALLENGE NEXT YEAR.

EDUCATION SPECIALIST AND PARA- EDUCATORS ARE AMONG THOSE TAKING THE EARLY RETIREMENT PLAN.

DISTRICT LEADERS EXPECT ENROLLMENT TO DROP BY ABOUT 750 STUDENTS NEXT YEAR.

IF THAT HAPPENS, ENROLLMENT WILL HAVE DROPPED BY NEARLY 12% IN THE LAST DECADE.

FEWER STUDENTS MEANS LESS STATE FUNDING.

>> YOU NEED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESHAPE THE DISTRICT AND BEST ALIGNED TO OUR REALITIES.

>> THE DISTRICT IS STILL LOOKING FOR WAYS TO CLOSE A $112 MILLION DEFICIT.

NEXT, THE DISTRICT CENTRAL OFFICE AND EACH SCHOOL WILL WORK ON THEIR OWN BUDGETS.

THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL HEAR AN UPDATE IN MARCH AND ADOPT A FINAL BALANCE BUDGET IN JUNE.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> A FEDERAL JUDGES TEMPORARILY BLOCKING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROM PLACING U.S. A I.D.

EMPLOYEES ON LEAVE.

THE AGENCY FACED A MIDNIGHT DEADLINE.

LAURA REPORTS THE BACK-AND- FORTH IS LEAVING THOUSANDS OF WORKERS REELING AND THE FUTURE OF MILLIONS WORLDWIDE UNCERTAIN.

>> ASSISTANCE POST, FOOD AID WILL STOP BE DISTRIBUTED, MEDICATION TO FIGHT HIV WILL STOP.

>> A WORKFORCE OF 10,000 COULD DROP TO AROUND 300 LEAVING AVOID SOMEONE U.S. ADVERSARIES COULD FILL.

>> CHINA, RUSSIA, NORTH KOREA TO FILL THIS VACUUM IT'S HAD A DEVASTATING EFFECT.

>> A FEDERAL JUDGE PAUSED THE DEADLINE ON A DEFERRED RESIGNATION OFFER TO THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE PROMISING FULL PAY AND BENEFITS THROUGH SEPTEMBER.

A WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL SAYS AT LEAST 65,000 WORKERS HAVE TAKEN THE DEAL SO FAR.

>> THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES IN THIS PROPOSAL.

THERE IS NO CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATION.

>> MEMBERS OF ELON MUSK'S HAVE ACCESS TO CRITICAL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INCLUDING THE TREASURY.

INSIGHT INTO THE CLEARANCES AND TASKS CONFLICTING.

>> THERE IS NO TINKERING WITH THE SYSTEM.

THEY ARE ON THE READ ONLY, THEY CAN MAKE NO CHANGES.

>> HE WAS GIVEN UNFETTERED ACCESS TO NOT ONLY LOOK AT THAT INFORMATION, BUT ALSO DO SOMETHING SUCH AS STOP PAYMENTS.

>> ONE MASSIVE DOWNSIZE COULD BE JUST HOURS AWAY.

>> DOGE SHUTDOWN AMERICAN PRESENCE OVERSEAS AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING.

>> FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> UC SAN DIEGO SCIENTISTS SAY THEY ARE IN STOP AND START CHAOS.

THAT'S AFTER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S BACK-AND-FORTH ON A FEDERAL FUNDING FREEZE.

RESEARCHERS TOLD KPBS THEIR WORK IS NOW AT RISK IF IT CONTAINS LANGUAGE DEEMED PROBLEMATIC BY THE WHITE HOUSE, INCLUDING THE WORD WOMEN.

>> THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION IS SCOURING THOUSANDS OF PROJECTS FOR DOZENS OF WORDS THAT COVER RESEARCH THAT VIOLATES PRESIDENT TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDERS.

THE LIST INCLUDES THE WORDS WOMEN, DISABILITY, BIAS, STATUS , TRAUMA, BLACK, HISPANIC COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS SOCIOECONOMIC, ETHNICITY AND SYSTEMIC.

UCSD PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENTIST REBECCA FIELDING MILLER CALLS THE LIST ARE WILLIAM AND SAYS IT WILL HAMPER RESEARCH.

>> IF I CAN'T SAY THE WORD WOMEN I CAN'T TELL YOU AN ABORTION BAN IS GOING TO HURT WOMEN OR I CAN'T DOCUMENT THE WAY THE BAND IS HURTING WOMEN.

IF I CAN'T TELL YOU ORSAY RACE AND ETHNICITY, I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT HISPANIC COMMUNITIES ARE EXPERIENCING THIS AND THAT THERE IS LESS VACCINATION HAPPENING AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES.

>> SHE ADDS ULTIMATELY RESEARCHERS WILL LEAP OR SHIFT FOCUS.

>> A WORD THAT'S NOT ON HERE IS MEN AND I GUESS A WORD I DON'T SEE ON HERE IS WHITE, SO I GUESS WE WILL SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH WHITE MEN AND WHAT THEY NEED.

>> DR. NATOSHA MARTIN, AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS BANNING WORDS SEIZES SCIENTISTS ABILITY TO DESCRIBE THE WORLD ACCURATELY.

>> THE TERMS ARE ESSENTIAL SCIENTIFIC TERMS AND THEY ARE CRITICAL FOR BOTH CLINICAL CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH.

THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL ISSUE.

>> HER OWN UPCOMING PAPER ON THE EFFECTS OF FENTANYL ON HIV AND HEPATITIS C ECONOMICS HAS BEEN PAUSED BECAUSE IT CONTAINS THE WORD GENDER.

MEANWHILE, UCSD RESEARCHERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN TOLD TO SCRUB THEIR WEBSITES OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION LANGUAGE AND THE BLOWS TO FEDERALLY FUNDED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY KEEP COMING.

IT JUST LOST A $35 MILLION USAID GLOBAL RESEARCH GRANT ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND NUTRITION AND OTHER FEDERAL GRANTS ARE IN JEOPARDY.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> AFTER NEARLY FOUR MONTHS ON STRIKE KAISER PERMANENTE MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SAY THEY ARE READY TO ENTER MEDIATION.

IT FOLLOWS A LETTER FROM GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM TO THE UNION AND KAISER'S CEO.

NEWSOM STRESSED THE URGENCY OF GETTING MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS BACK TO WORK NOTING THEY ARE ESPECIALLY NEEDED TO SUPPORT CALIFORNIANS AFFECTED BY RECENT WILDFIRES.

HE URGED BOTH SIDES TO WORK TOGETHER IN MEDIATION.

IN A STATEMENT, KAISER URGED THE UNION TO FOCUS ITS ATTENTION AT THE BARGAINING TABLE.

>>> EMERGENCY ROOMS ARE MEANT TO BE A PLACE FOR MEDICAL CARE, BUT FOR DOCTORS AND NURSES THEY CAN ALSO BE DANGEROUS.

FEDERAL DATA SHOW THEY ARE FIVE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE WORKPLACE VIOLENCE THAN EMPLOYEES IN OTHER PROFESSIONS.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DiMARCO SAYS A NEW LAW IS TRACKING DOWN ON E.R.

ATTACKS BUT SOME ARE QUESTIONING IF IT GOES FAR ENOUGH.

>> PRETTY MUCH THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF STRESS THAT PEOPLE EXPERIENCE IN THE WORKPLACE.

>> HE'S SPENT WITHIN 20 YEARS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE.

>> I'VE LEARNED OVER TIME JUST THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-CARE AND MAKING SURE THAT I COME IN WITH THE RIGHT MIND-SET.

>> BEFORE EVERY SHIFT HE TAKES A MOMENT TO PREPARE, BECAUSE INSIDE THE E.R.

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT SAVING LIVES, IT CAN BE ABOUT PROTECTING YOUR OWN.

>> IMAGINE YOU STAND UP, YOU STAND UP ON A BED.

>> HE'S BEEN ASSAULTED MORE THAN ONCE, BUT AN ATTACK FIVE YEARS AGO SITS WITH HIM.

>> ALL OF A SUDDEN A PATIENT STOOD ON THE BED AND JUMPED ON TOP OF ME.

INTO THE GLASS.

CRASHED INTO THE DOORS.

LANDING ON THE GROUND BEFORE I KNEW IT.

NOW I HAVE SOMEONE PHYSICALLY ON TOP OF ME STANDING OVER ME LITERALLY THROWING PUNCHES AT MY FACE AND MY HEAD.

>> IS FAR FROM ALONE.

A 2024 POLE FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS FOUND MORE THAN 90% OF E.R.

DOCTORS WERE THREATENED OR ATTACKED IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

TODD WALBRIDGE, A FORMER FBI AGENT AND NOW HEAD OF SECURITY SAYS THE ATTACKS RANGE FROM VERBAL ABUSE TO BRUTAL ASSAULTS.

>> USING HOSPITAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AS WEAPONS TO PUNCHING, KICKING, SPITTING, GRABBING, HAIR PULLING BUT WE ARE REDUCING THAT.

WE WERE ABLE TO REDUCE HOSPITAL VIOLENCE BY 31% AND IT HAD BEEN ON THE RISE FOR THREE YEARS PRIOR.

>> A REPORT FROM NATIONAL NURSES UNITED FOUND HOSPITAL VIOLENCE IS LEADING TO HEALTHCARE WORKERS LEAVING THE FIELD AND STAFFING SHORTAGES.

HE SAYS HE'S CUT HIS SHIFTS BY 25% BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENCE.

>> THERE DEFINITELY HAVE BEEN HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT THIS FACILITY THAT HAVE LEFT THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN ATTACKED TO THE POINT WHERE THEY HAVE PTSD AND THEY ARE AFRAID TO TAKE CARE OF PATIENTS.

>> THE NURSES UNION SAYS ADDITIONAL ACTION IS NEEDED TO PROTECT HEALTHCARE WORKERS.

A CALIFORNIA LAW THAT WENT INTO EFFECT LAST MONTH RAISES PENALTIES FOR ASSAULTING E.R.

WORKERS AND INCREASES JAIL TIME FROM SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR.

WALBRIDGE SAYS HOSPITALS, INCLUDING SCRIPPS ARE ALSO INVESTING IN TRAINING.

>> IT'S A COMBINATION OF DE- ESCALATION, TRAINING AND WORKING WITH PATIENTS TO TRY TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE ON A TRAJECTORY TOWARD VIOLENCE AND BEGIN THE DE-ESCALATION PROCESS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.

>> HOSPITALS ARE STEPPING UP SECURITY.

SOME INSTALLED METAL DETECTORS.

SECURITY OFFICERS WEAR BODY ARMOR AND CARRY TASERS.

THIS MONTH, SCRIPPS WILL HAVE A NEW VISITOR REGISTRATION SYSTEM TO TRACK EVERYONE ENTERING HOSPITAL BUILDINGS.

>> THEY ARE THE LAST BUSINESS IN SAN DIEGO WHERE YOU CAN JUST WALK IN AND WANDER.

>> NO CHARGES WERE FILED AGAINST THE MAN WHO ATTACKED HIM FIVE YEARS AGO.

THIS NEW LAW HE SAYS IS A LONG OVERDUE STEP TOWARD JUSTICE.

>> I THINK IT WILL HELP HEALTHCARE WORKERS FEEL IF AND WHEN WE ARE ATTACKED THAT MAY BE SOME REAL JUSTICE CAN OCCUR.

>> WALBRIDGE SAYS THE LAW WHICH CHARGES ASSAULT AS MISDEMEANORS DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH.

>> WHAT WE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN WAS A FELONY FOR EVERYONE IN THE HOSPITAL WHO WAS ASSAULTED.

THAT'S THE EQUIVALENT TO WHAT HAPPENS TO AN EMERGENCY WORKER OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL.

>> THE LAW ONLY APPLIES PENALTIES TO VIOLENCE INSIDE THE E.R.

.

ATTACKS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE HOSPITAL ARE STILL TREATED AS A LESSER CRIME.

DESPITE THE RISKS, HE SAYS HE WILL KEEP SHOWING UP.

>> WHEN I BEGIN EACH SHIFT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE MESSAGE I TRY TO CONVEY AND BRING TO THE BEDSIDE IS I'M HERE TO TRY TO LISTEN, HELP AND HEAL.

I'M NOT HERE TO JUDGE.

>> STILL HELPFUL, STILL COMMITTED TO CARE.

HEIDI DiMARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> DEMAND FOR POPULAR GLP-1 DRUGS HAVE SKYROCKETED BUT WHILE MANY SEE HEALTH BENEFITS SOME SAY SHEDDING POUNDS CAN ALSO IMPACT RELATIONSHIPS.

MANDY TALKS TO A PSYCHOLOGIST.

>> IS A HUGE LIFE CHANGE, LOSING LARGE AMOUNTS OF WEIGHT TO MAKE US HEALTHIER, EVEN HAPPIER.

SOME BELIEVE IT CAN ALSO LEAD TO OTHER CHANGES.

>> IN GENERAL, ANY TIME SOMEBODY UNDERGOES A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THEIR LIFE IT WILL IMPACT THE RELATIONSHIP.

>> PSYCHOLOGIST LESLIE HEINBERG SAYS THAT IMPACT CAN BE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE SINCE GLP- 1 DRUGS ARE NEW IT IS UNCLEAR HOW WEIGHT LOSS DUE TO THE MEDICINE MAY AFFECT RELATIONSHIPS, BUT THERE ARE STUDIES INTO THE WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

>> ALTHOUGH MOST RELATIONSHIPS REMAIN INTACT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE LIKELIHOOD TO GET MARRIED IN THE FIVE YEARS AFTER WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

AS WELL AS AN INCREASED LIKELIHOOD TO BECOME SEPARATED OR DIVORCED AFTER GERIATRIC PROCEDURES.

>> NEGATIVE IMPACTS CAN HAPPEN WHEN A PARTNER ISN'T 100% ON BOARD WITH TIGHT CHANGES OR SHIFTS IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

THERE MAY ALSO BE A CHANGE IN SEXUAL DESIRE WHICH CAN PUT A STRAIN ON A RELATIONSHIP.

TO AVOID PROBLEMS WITH A PARTNER SHE SAYS TO FIND NEW HEALTHY WAYS TO CONNECT, KEEP THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN AND LET THEM KNOW HOW TO SUPPORT YOU.

>> MOST RELATIONSHIPS WEATHER THE STORM AND FIND NEW WAYS TO COME TOGETHER.

>>> CONCERNS OVER IMMIGRATION ACTION IS KEEPING SOME PEOPLE AT HOME AND IT'S CAUSING A RIPPLE EFFECT ON BUSINESSES.

MICHELLE REPORTS FROM ORANGE COUNTY.

>> BUSINESSES DOWN 35% AT ELON'S MEXICAN FOOD IN ANAHEIM.

THE OWNER SAYS IT IS FEAR THAT'S KEEPING SOME CUSTOMERS FROM EATING OUT.

>> THEY HAVE BEEN SCARED OF WHAT'S GOING ON, ESPECIALLY WITH THE IMMIGRATION THING.

>> IS THE SAME SITUATION OF YOURS DOWN AT ANOTHER RESTAURANT.

A LARGE LATINO CLIENTELE.

THE OWNER SAYS SALES ARE OFF BY A THIRD.

FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS PEOPLE IN THE AREA HAVE SHARED UNVERIFIED STORIES ABOUT IMMIGRATION OFFICERS MAKING SWEEPS.

>> WAS KEEPING PEOPLE AWAY IS ALL THE NEWS GOING ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ON TV ABOUT IMMIGRATION RAIDS AND HOW IMMIGRATION IS GOING.

THEY ARE NOT JUST GOING FOR CRIMINALS BUT EVERYBODY.

IF YOU LOOK THE PART AND FIT THE PROFILE THEY WILL STOP YOU AND TRY TO GET YOU.

PEOPLE ARE SCARED OF GOING OUT NOW.

>> THE DISHWASHERS HOURS HAVE BEEN CUT TO KEEP COSTS DOWN.

>> IT'S A BIG SITUATION WE ARE GOING THROUGH.

I'M AFRAID IF WE KEEP GOING LIKE THIS WE MIGHT LOSE OUR BUSINESS BECAUSE RENT DOESN'T STOP OUR BILLS OR COST OF GOODS.

IT'S MORE THAN WHAT IT USED TO BE BEFORE.

>> STORE OWNERS SAY THAT IMPACT IS BEING FELT THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

>> LATINOS ONLY GO AND SPEND MONEY ON A MEXICAN RESTAURANT, THEY SPEND ON AMERICAN RESTAURANTS, 7-ELEVEN'S, GAS STATIONS.

IT AFFECTS EVERYBODY.

>> AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH CONTINUES FIVE LOCAL STUDENTS ARE BEING RECOGNIZED FOR KEEPING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.'S DREAM ALIVE.

>>> I DREAM THAT ONE DAY WOMEN WILL BE TREATED WITH THE RESPECT THEY ARE DUE.

>> ERIKA IS A FRESHMAN IN SKYLINE.

SHE'S ONE OF THE WINNERS OF THE SAN DIEGO PEACE COALITIONS WITH THE KING JUNIOR ESSAY WRITING CONTEST.

HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE CONTEST WHICH IS ABOUT ADDRESSING CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES.

ERIKA'S ESSAY FOCUSED ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND CHALLENGING GENDER STEREOTYPES.

>> IT'S LIKE WOMEN ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE STRICTER RESTRICTIONS JUST BECAUSE OF A BODY THEY CAN'T CONTROL.

>> ERIKA AND THE OTHER FOR ESSAY WINNERS WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT A CEREMONY AT THE CALGARY BAPTIST CHURCH TOMORROW.

>>> WE HAVE THANKFULLY GOTTEN SOME RAIN THIS PAST WEEK WHICH IS WONDERFUL TO HAVE ACROSS THE REGION, BUT WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A PAUSE AT LEAST FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

THAT'S NOT TO SAY WELCOME BACK AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.

I DRY BREAK INTO NEXT WEEK.

A LOT OF OUR FORECAST WILL BE DRY AS WE GET A WARMER WEEKEND IN-STORE, BUT BEYOND THAT FORECAST WE WILL TALK ABOUT RAIN CHANCES WORKING BACK IN TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT WEEK.

THAT'LL BE A LITTLE MORE EXCITEMENT FOR US AND FOR NOW LOOKS LIKE IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A WETTER PATTERN.

TONIGHT WE HAD TO 52 IN THE CITY AS YOU LOOK TOWARD OCEANSIDE, 41 IN RAMONA AND MOUNT LAGUNA COMING INTO 44 FOR A LOW.

A COUPLE CLOUDS CERTAINLY BY THE COAST.

THOSE WILL WEAR OFF AS WE HEAD TOWARD TOMORROW, COULD BE HIGH CLOUDS COMING IN LATE.

64 FOR THE HIGH IN THE CITY, CHULA VISTA AT 63 AS YOU WORK YOUR WAY TOWARDS ESCONDIDO.

MAKING IT BACK INTO MID-70s FOR THE AFTERNOON.

NEXT WEEK IT IS TOWARDS THE END WE GET ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM START TO WORK ITS WAY IN.

A LOT OF MOISTURE WILL GO INTO CALIFORNIA WITH THE STORM SYSTEM TAKING AIM THERE BUT I DO THINK WE AT LEAST GET IN ON SOME SHOWERS, MAYBE EVEN SOME HEAVY RAINFALL, SO THIS COULD BE THE NEXT BENEFICIAL RAIN AS WE GO TOWARDS THE ENDS OF NEXT WEEK.

THAT'LL BE THURSDAY, FRIDAY EVEN TOWARDS THE NEXT WEEKEND TO WATCH OUT FOR THAT.

TOWARDS THE COAST, PRETTY QUIET AND A MILD WEEKEND.

TEMPERATURES HOLDING TO THE 60s AS WE START TO TRAIL OFF A LITTLE BIT AS WE HAD TO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AND ADD MORE CLOUDS FROM THE INCOMING STORM SYSTEM.

BEYOND THAT IT'S FAIRLY QUIET FOR INLAND COMMUNITIES.

MID-60s FOR HIGH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, A DELIGHTFUL WEEKEND AFTER MOISTURE WE HAVE HAD.

THERE'S A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS AROUND FOR ALL LOCATIONS, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'LL PUT A DAMPER ON YOUR DAY.

IT DOES KEEP US MILD.

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 40s ON SUNDAY.

DESERT COMMUNITIES HOLD ONTO THE 70s, STILL CAN GET BREEZY BUT OTHERWISE STAY PLEASANT UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

>>> SUPER BOWL SUNDAY IS THIS WEEKEND AND PATRICK MAHOMES AND THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS LOOK TO MAKE HISTORY AS THE FIRST TEAM TO THREE-PEAT AS CHAMPIONS THAT IS UNLESS THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT IT.

PATRICK CORNELL ASKED SOME PIGSKIN PROGNOSTICATORS TO WEIGH IN.

HE SHOWS THE SURPRISING SELECTIONS.

>> LIONS AND TIGERS AND BALD EAGLES, JUST KIDDING, WE HAVE A BEAR.

LET'S SEE WHAT OUR PIGSKIN PROGNOSTICATORS HAVE AS THE FAVORITE FOR SUPER BOWL LIX.

AT UTAH'S ZOO, THE LION OF ENDS A TREAT TOPPED EAGLES CONTAINER CASTING HIS VOTE FOR PHILLY TO PREVAIL.

A TIGER NAMED MICHELLE TOYS WITH THE BIRD BOX IN IOWA BEFORE FINALLY SETTLING ON THE CHIEFS PREDICTING A TROPHY TRIFECTA FOR KANSAS CITY.

HOW ABOUT A PAIR OF MONTANA- BASED BEARS?

THE CUBS COULDN'T AGREE ON ONE WINNER.

GEORGE ENGORGED HIMSELF ON THE CASEY RED CAKE, SHOULD BE A FUN SUNDAY FOR THAT SIBLING RIVALRY.

HERE'S A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST BUT WE WILL LET IT FLY.

BIRDS OF A FEATHER USUALLY FLOCK TOGETHER.

AT THE ALASKA RAPTOR CENTER FOR THE CHIEFS KINGDOM AND IN A SHOCKING UPSET AMONG AMBASSADORS AT THE NATIONAL EAGLE CENTER IN MINNESOTA WITH A FINAL SCORE OF 4-1, OUR FEATHERY FRIENDS GO FOR A KANSAS CITY WIN.

WE WILL SEE WHO'S RIGHT ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY.

FOOTBALL FANS AREN'T CREATED.

THEY ARE BORN IN THIS HOUSE DIVIDED HOPES THEIR LABOR OF LOVE WILL BE HERE FOR THE BIG GAME.

KANSAS CITY COUPLE KAYLA AND EAGLES FAN, A DIEHARD CHIEFS FANATIC ARE EXPECTING THEIR BABY BOY TO BE BORN ON SUPER BOWL WEEKEND.

>> I HOPE HE'S BORN BEFORE OTHERWISE THAT'S GOING TO BE STRESSFUL.

>> AS PLAYERS COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF THE SOON TO BE MOM AND DAD ARE FULLY PREPARED TO PEPPER WITH PARAPHERNALIA AND WHILE THEY MADE FOR DIFFERENT OUTCOMES ON THE GRIDIRON THEY WILL SHARE ONE COMMON GOAL.

>> NO MATTER WHAT WE WILL BE WINNERS.

>> I'M PATRICK CORNELL.

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

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I'M JOHN CARROLL.

HAVE AN EXCELLENT EVENING AND A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.

>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY: BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

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