Friday, Jan. 22, 2021
Season 1 Episode 2447 | 27m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
From the economy to helping San Diegans pay rent.
From the economy to helping San Diegans pay rent: a look at what's being done, and the millions being made available. Plus, new COVID-19 vaccination super stations about to open. Where they're located and who's next to get in line. And keeping COVID-19 out of the classrooms. The issues, and urgency of getting testing and vaccinations done, before kids return to class.
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Friday, Jan. 22, 2021
Season 1 Episode 2447 | 27m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
From the economy to helping San Diegans pay rent: a look at what's being done, and the millions being made available. Plus, new COVID-19 vaccination super stations about to open. Where they're located and who's next to get in line. And keeping COVID-19 out of the classrooms. The issues, and urgency of getting testing and vaccinations done, before kids return to class.
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♪ >>> GOOD EVENING.
IT IS FRIDAY, JANUARY 22.
THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.
I AM MAYA TRABULSI.. WE BEGIN WITH SOME BREAKING NEWS.
AND IT IS NOT GOOD.
79 MORRIS SAN DIEGANS HAVE DIED OF CORONAVIRUS AND THAT IS A NEW SINGLE DAY RECORD.
MORE ON THE NUMBERS JUST AHEAD.
HERE IN SAN DIEGO AND WASHINGTON MOVES ARE BEING TAKEN TO EASE THE ECONOMIC TOLL OF THE PANDEMIC.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE AS THE ORDERS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT RYDEN TODAY ARE NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE $2 TRILLION RELIEF PACKAGE PROPOSED BUT A LIFELINE FOR RIGHT NOW.
KAREN HAS THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: WE HAVE TO ACT AND WE HAVE TO ACT NOW.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT BIDEN IS HONING IN ON THE IMPACT OF COVID-19.
INCLUDING EXECUTIVE ORDERS.
>> WE CANNOT AND WILL NOT LET PEOPLE GO HUNGRY.
>> Reporter: FIRST OF ALL, THEY WILL CALM THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO BOOST FOOD ASSISTANCE BENEFITS AND THE TREASURY TO UPDATE ITS PROCESS FOR DISTRIBUTING STIMULUS CHECKS SO ELIGIBLE AMERICANS THAT DON'T MISS OUT ON PAYMENTS.
THE SECOND ORDER STARTS THE PROCESS OF RAISING MINIMUM WAGE TO $15.
>> OUR ECONOMY IS IN A VERY PRECARIOUS MOMENT.
WE ARE 10 MILLION JOBS SHORT OF WHERE THE ECONOMY WAS WHEN THE PANDEMIC STARTED.
>> Reporter: FACING DAUNTING NUMBERS, JOE BIDEN WANTS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGH VARIOUS DIRECTIVES.
>> THE ECONOMY IS STRUGGLING AND MANY HOUSEHOLDS ARE PRETTY DEVASTATED BY THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC.
>> Reporter: THE BIDEN WHITE HOUSE HAS PROPOSED A $1.9 TRILLION COVID-19 PACKAGE THAT WILL TAKE TIME TO PASS.
SEVERAL REPUBLICANS HAVE BALKED AT THE PRICE TAG.
IN WASHINGTON I AM KAREN KHAVON FOR KPBS NEWS.
>>> HELP IS ON THE WAY FOR THOSE NEEDING HELP PAYING RENT.
KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL DETAILS PLANS FROM THE MAYOR TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES.
>> Reporter: IT IS ONE OF THE MOST HEARTBREAKING EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC.
THE LOSS OF JOBS AND THE INCOME THAT GOES WITH THEM.
AND THE SUBSEQUENT SPECTER OF LOSING A HOME.
>> AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE VULNERABLE OF EVICTION.
>> Reporter: MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAYS THEY ARE WORKING AS QUICKLY AS THEY CAN TO DISTRIBUTE $42 MILLION IN HOUSING AID THAT WAS APPROVED BY CONGRESS IN DECEMBER THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO APPLY FOR THE MONEY.
THAT PROCESS IS STILL BEING WORKED OUT.
RENTERS ARE PREVENTED FROM BEING EVICTED BY STATE LEGISLATION BUT TIME IS RUNNING OUT BECAUSE THE PROVISION SUNSETS LATER THIS MONTH.
GLORIA SAYS HE WILL BRING AN EVICTION MORATORIUM ORDER BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON TUESDAY.
>> WE NEED TO STOP LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND THEN THROUGH GRANT PROGRAMS MAKE THOSE TENANTS AND THE MORTGAGE HOLDERS WHOLE.
WE KNOW THAT WE ARE KEEPING PEOPLE HOUSED AND OUT OF HOMELESSNESS AND ULTIMATELY SAVING MONEY IN THE LONG RUN.
>> Reporter: FOR RESIDENTIAL TENANTS OF THE MORATORIUM WILL LAST UNTIL 60 DAYS AFTER THE PANDEMIC DECLARATION IS LIFTED.
GLORIA SAYS HE IS WORKING WITH THE STATE TO TRY TO GET EVEN MORE EMERGENCY FINANCIAL RELIEF AND HE SAYS HE IS WILLING TO PRESSURE BANKS THAT THE CITY DOES BUSINESS WITH TO HELP.
>> THE CITY, EVEN IN OUR DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES, WILL SPEND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THIS YEAR AND I HAVE NO TROUBLE USING OUR LEVERAGE TO TRY AND USE THOSE FOR THE BENEFITS OF SAN DIEGANS LETTER HURTING.
>> Reporter: GLORIA IS URGING TENANTS AND LANDLORDS TO WORK TOGETHER ON PAYING BACK RENT BUT FOR RIGHT NOW HE IS FOCUSED ON THE IMMEDIATE CONCERNED AND THAT IS KEEPING PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES.
ALLOWING THEM TO HOLD ONTO THEIR BUSINESSES AS THIS PANDEMIC GRINDS ON.
I MET JOHN CARROLL FOR KPBS NEWS.
>>> UNEMPLOYMENT IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS UP AGAIN ACCORDING TO STATE EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT FIGURES RELEASED TODAY.
THE RATE ROSE TO 8% IN DECEMBER AND THAT IS UP FROM 6.6% DURING THE PREVIOUS MONTH.
>>> THE PUSH TO EXPAND COVID-19 VACCINATION SITES CONTINUES THIS WEEK AS THE COUNTY REPORTS THE RECORD DEATH TOLL.
WE MENTIONED 79 DEATHS AND MORE THAN 2800 CASES WERE REPORTED TODAY AND THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED TO SPEED UP THE VACCINATION PROJECT PROGRESS.
KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SAYS THAT THE NEWEST LOCATION IS IN AN AREA HIT HARD BY THE VIRUS.
>> WE HAD OVER 200 PEOPLE IN LINE.
IT WAS NOT EVEN ADVERTISE.
>> Reporter: A NEW SITE IS BEING OPENED ON SUNDAY.
>> WE ARE CREATING A PARTNERSHIP.
>> Reporter: ONE IS AT THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. COMMUNITY CENTER OFF 29th.
>> OUR POD WILL HAVE ABOUT 500 VACCINES DAILY.
>> Reporter: THE MAYOR SAYS THAT THIS IS CONVENIENT BECAUSE IT IS CLOSE TO TRANSIT AND USED TO BE A POLLING LOCATION.
BUT WITH A SLOWER THAN EXPECTED ROLLOUT OF VACCINES, SHE NEEDS PEOPLE TO BE PATIENT.
>> IT WILL TAKE TIME AND YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ONLINE PORTAL.
YOU MAY NOT GET IN LINE VIRTUALLY FOR A WHILE BUT WE HAVE TO PURSUE THE WAY THE STATE AND COUNTY ARE MANDATING.
>> Reporter: YOU HAVE TO BE 75 YEARS OR OLDER, A HEALTHCARE WORKER OR FIRST RESPONDER.
EVEN WITH SUPPLY QUESTIONS, THE COUNTY IS EXPANDING THE VACCINATION PROGRAM AND HOPES TO VACCINATE 70% OF SAN DIEGANS OVER THE AGE OF 17 BY THE END OF JUNE.
>> WE ARE WORKING ON THIS ARE WHAT WE CALL AN EQUITY LENS.
>> Reporter: NATIONAL CITY IS WORKING ON A SIMILAR PROGRAM WERE FIRST RESPONDERS ARE DELIVERING THE VACCINES.
>> FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED TO HAVE A MOBILE UNIT.
WE ARE WORKING OUT THE DETAILS.
WHAT THIS MEANS IS OUR FIREFIGHTERS WILL BE ABLE TO GO TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES THAT MAY NOT HAVE RECEIVED A SHOTS AS OF YET.
AND THEY CAN VACCINATE EVERYBODY THERE.
>> Reporter: THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE TWO OR THREE VACCINATION SITES IN EVERY COMMUNITY.
I'M MATT HOFFMAN FOR KPBS NEWS.
>>> WITH THE VACCINATION DISTRIBUTION DELAYED, KPBS EDUCATION LEADER JOE HONG SAYS IT'S QUESTIONABLE IF STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN TO CLASSES BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
>>> SCHOOL NURSES AND SPEECH THERAPISTS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE STARTED TO RECEIVE THERE VACCINES.
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT IS URGING SCHOOLS TO TURN VACCINATION SITES TO FOCUS ON EDUCATORS.
>> THE DISTRICT IS WAITING FOR GUIDANCE FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
>> Reporter: SUSAN IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE TEACHERS YOU UNION AT CHULA VISTA ELEMENTARY.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE DISTRICT, WE HAVE TO BE IN THE RED TO TEAR.
RED TIER FOR 14 CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
AND THEN THE BOARD HAS TO AUTHORIZE A PHYSICAL RETURN.
SO, I AM NOT REALLY CONFIDENT THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN SOON.
>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO UNIFIED DISTRICT EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR REGULAR TESTING AND LOWERCASE RATES IN THE COMMUNITY IN ADDITION TO VACCINATED TEACHERS.
SCHOLAR SAYS SHE IS NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT REOPENING BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY YES BUT I DON'T THINK SO.
ON THAT -- IT MAKES ME SAD TO THINK THAT KIDS ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK.
>> Reporter: IN CHULA VISTA, THEY HAVE SOME OF THE HIGHEST CASE RATES IN THE COUNTY.
THEY SAY THAT VACCINATING TEACHERS IS NOT ENOUGH.
ANTHONY MILLIKEN IS THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
>> OUR REOPENING PLAN IS NOT TIED TO VACCINATION.
OUR REOPENING PLAN IS ABOUT MOVING FROM THE PURPLE UP TO THE RED TIER.
>> WE NEED TO SEE HOW WE CAN RESPOND TO VACCINATION DISTRIBUTION.
>>> SOME GOOD NEWS OUT OF UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH .
POSITIVE RATES OF COVID-19 HAVE FALLEN AT THE SCHOOL.
THE UNIVERSITY SAYS THERE WAS A SPIKE AT THE START OF THE WINTER QUARTER WITH 94 STUDENTS TESTING POSITIVE.
NOW THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT 2-5 CASES PER DAY.
STUDENTS MUST GET TESTED EVERY WEEK.
UC SAN DIEGO INSTALLED VENDING MACHINES WITH TESTS ACROSS CAMPUS.
>>> A NUMBER OF INMATES HAVE DIED AT PRISONS IN THE AREA BECAUSE OF COVID-19.
>> THE GUARDS WERE TURNING THEIR BACK ON THEM AND NOT HELPING THEM.
>> Reporter: MARIA CASILLAS HAS HER HUSBAND AT THE DONOVAN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
>> IF SOMEBODY NEEDS TO GO TO THE RESTROOM AND THEY COULD NOT GET UP, ANOTHER FELLOW WOULD COME AND HELP THEM TO GO TO THE RESTROOM.
>> Reporter: SHE IS THE COFOUNDER OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE NONPROFIT PRIDE IN TRUTH.
SHE SAYS INMATES WITH COVID-19 ARE SEQUESTERED IN THE GYMNASIUM AND THEY HAVE TO RELY ON EACH OTHER FOR BASIC HEALTH BECAUSE MEDICAL CARE AND PROPER TREATMENT HAS BEEN HARD TO ACCESS.
DONOVAN HAS THE FOURTH HIGHEST COVID-19 DEATH RATE NATIONWIDE.
THEY REFUSED AN INTERVIEW REQUEST BUT SAID IN AN EMAIL THAT QUICK ACTION BY PRISON OFFICIALS PREVENTED A LARGER OUTBREAK.
THE SPIKE IN DEATHS CAN BE TRACED BACK TO A DECEMBER OUTBREAK THAT PEAKED WITH 720 POSITIVE CASES DECEMBER 21.
ONE STATE ASSEMBLYWOMAN SAYS HER OFFICE HAS REPORTS FROM FAMILY MEMBERS THAT ALLEGE THE PRISON IS NOT BEING AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.
SHE SAID, "WE HAVE HEARD OF A LACK OF BATH BASIC PPE LIKE HAND SANITIZER AND THAT INMATES FEAR RETALIATION, INCLUDING SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, FOR SPEAKING OUT ABOUT THESE SAFETY ISSUES.
"CASILLAS SAYS INMATES SHOULD BE PROPERLY CARED FOR.
>> AT THE END OF THE DAY I STILL HAVE TO BRING MY LOVED ONE AND MY FRIEND HOME.
AN INDIVIDUAL HAS TO COME OUT.
AND WE STILL HAVE TO BURY THEM.
>> Reporter: FOR KPBS I AM KATIE STEAGALL.
>>> TODAY AN APPEALS COURT OVERTURNED A RULING BY A SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE THAT BAR THE STATE FROM ENFORCING CORONAVIRUS RESTRICT RESTRICTIONS ON RESTAURANTS.
THEY FOUND THE INJUNCTION WAS OVERLY BROAD, NOT SUPPORTED BY LAW AND UNREASONABLY VAGUE.
>>> COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAIR NATHAN FLETCHER SAYS THAT NOW THAT THE ISSUE HAS BEEN PUT TO REST, THE COUNTY CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH LOWERING THE CASE COUNT AND ADMINISTERING VACCINES.
>>> IN SAN DIEGO IS FACING DEEP BUDGET CUTS IS THE ECONOMY LANGUISHES UNDER THE PANDEMIC.
THE KPBS METRO REPORTER SAYS WASHINGTON COULD COME TO THE RESCUE.
>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO CITY OFFICIALS ARE LOOKING AT A DEFICIT IN EXCESS OF $150 MILLION FOR THE COMING FISCAL YEAR.
JEFF CLARK OF THE INDEPENDENT BUDGET ANALYST OFFICE SAYS MONEY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE $2 TRILLION PANDEMIC AID PROPOSAL FROM BIDEN IS PROMISING BUT MANY QUESTIONS REMAIN.
>> IT SIMPLE.
HOW MUCH WILL WE BE RECEIVING AND WHAT IS THE TIMEFRAME WITHIN WHICH THAT MONEY MUST BE SPENT?
>> Reporter: THE MAYOR IS STILL PREPARING FOR THE WORST IF NO MORE FEDERAL AID COMES THROUGH ASKING CITY DEPARTMENTS TO COME THROUGH WITH CUTS.
I'M ANDREW BOWEN FOR KPBS NEWS.
>>> BASEBALL LEGEND HANK AARON HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 86.
HIS RECORDS SHATTERED RACIAL BARRIERS AS HE FOUGHT AN UPHILL BATTLE AGAINST RACISM IN SPORTS AND AS A WHOLE.
>> Reporter: HIS NICKNAME WAS THE HAMMER AND HOW APPROPRIATE.
WITH A BAT IN HIS HAND, HANK AARON WAS CONSIDERED TO BE THE BEST THAT EVER PLAYED THE GAME.
I THE TIME HIS CAREER ENDED IN 1976, HANK AARON HAD SET 13 RECORDS INCLUDING MOST RECORDS IN TOTAL BATS, RBIs AND HOMERUNS.
BUT IT WAS THIS HOME RUN IN 1974 HE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR.
>> HANK AARON IS NOW THE ALL- TIME HOMERUN WINNER.
>> Reporter: THAT WAS A RECORD SET BY BABE RUTH.
BUT WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A CROWN A HIGH POINT IN HIS CAREER, HE INSTEAD RECEIVED DEATH THREATS.
HE WAS TAUNTED DAILY AT THE BALLPARK.
HE SAYS IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO GET OVER THE BITTERNESS HE FELT OVER HOW HE WAS TREATED.
>> PEOPLE RESENTED THAT.
THE TIME WAS NOT RIGHT AND THE COUNTRY WAS NOT READY.
I HAD TO ACCEPT THAT.
>> Reporter: HE WAS BORN HENRY LOUIS AARON IN MOBILE, ALABAMA.
AFTER QUITTING HIGH SCHOOL AARON SIGNED WITH THE INDIANAPOLIS CLOWNS OF THE INDIANAPOLIS LEAGUE.
IN 1952 HE WAS SIGNED BY THE BOSTON BRAVES AND TWO YEARS LATER BECAME A REGULAR IN THE OUTFIELDER AT THE AGE OF 20.
HIS CAREER SPANNED 23 YEARS.
WHEN HE BECAME ELIGIBLE FOR THE HALL OF FAME IN 1982, HIS NAME WAS ON OVER 97% OF THE BALLOTS.
UPON RETIREMENT HE MOVED INTO THE BRAVES FRONT OFFICE AND LATER BECAME SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT.
HIS LEGACY CONTINUES TO THRIVE BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD.
HIS CHASING THE DREAM FOUNDATION GIVES GRANTS TO HELP CHILDREN STUDY THE PERFORMING ARTS AS WELL AS SPORTS.
IN 1999 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL UNVEILED THE FIRST HANK AARON AWARD GIVEN TO THE BEST HITTERS IN EACH LEAGUE.
>> GOD GIVES PEOPLE CERTAIN TALENT TO DO CERTAIN THINGS BUT HE ALSO EXPECTS YOU TO GO BEYOND YOUR TALENTS.
IF YOU GO OUT AND TRY TO WORK HARD AND PREVAIL, THAT IS WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT.
>> THE PADRES JOINED THE BASEBALL COMMUNITY IN MOURNING THE LOSS OF HANK AARON CALLING HIM A TRUE LEGEND OFF AND ON THE FIELD.
THEY ADDED HIS IMPACT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
>>> GENERAL LLOYD AUSTIN HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AS THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.
HE RETIRED IN 2016 AS THE HEAD OF CENTRAL COMMAND IN AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, SYRIA AND YEMEN.
HE WAS GRANTED A WAIVER FROM A LAW REQUIRING A DEFENSE SECRETARY TO WAIT SEVEN YEARS AFTER ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE BEFORE TAKING THE JOB.
>>> THE SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FOR DONALD TRUMP OVER THE DEADLY ATTACK ON THE CAPITAL IS SET TO BEGIN THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 8.
SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER ANNOUNCED THE SCHEDULE THIS EVENING.
A SINGLE CHARGE OF INCITEMENT OF INSURRECTION WILL BE REVIEWED AND SENT ON MONDAY.
>>> SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE SIEGE ON THE CAPITAL WERE VETERANS BUT AS KPBS REPORTER STEVE WALSH FOUND, ALTHOUGH THERE IS EXTREMISM IN THE RANKS THERE ARE FEW RESOURCES OUT THERE TO HELP TOLD POOL PEOPLE BACK FROM THE BRINK.
>>> SANDY WAS KILLED BY POLICE AS SHE TRIED TO PUSH DEEPER INTO THE CAPITAL ON JANUARY 6.
HER SOCIAL MEDIA WAS A MIX OF CONSPIRACY THEORIES.
IN ONE VIDEO SHE SEGUED FROM IMMIGRATION TO POLITICIANS.
>> THEY ARE ALL WORRIED ABOUT WHAT TRUMP IS DOING.
HOW ABOUT WE WORRY ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
>> Reporter: MAJOR VETERANS GROUP HAVE CONDEMNED THE INSURRECTION AT THE CAPITAL BUT THEY SAY THAT SOME VETERANS ARE BEING SINGLED OUT.
JOHN ROUTER IS THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE AMERICAN LEGION.
>> THE RADICALIZATION OF CERTAIN FRINGE ELEMENTS, WE DON'T SEE IT AS A PROBLEM FOR VETERANS SO MUCH AS IT IS FOR AMERICA IN GENERAL.
>> Reporter: THE AMERICAN LEGION HAS A PROGRAM TO PREVENT SUICIDE AND THEY HAVE POSEN CITED PRISONS TO HELP REHABILITATE.
DAYS BEFORE THE INSURRECTION, THE UNION TRIBUNE UNVEILED A POST COMMANDER WHO ADMITTED BEING A PART OF THE PROUD BOYS.
>> WE ARE WAY BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL.
WE JUST HAVE NOT DEALT WITH THIS PROBLEM IN A MEANINGFUL WAY.
WE NEED A NATIONAL STRATEGY AND STATE LOCAL RESOURCES ARE NOT THERE.
>> Reporter: THE NUMBER OF HATE GROUPS SPIKED DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.
>> NOTHING HAPPENED.
THERE WAS A MAJOR RESURGENCE AFTER THE ELECTION OF OBAMA IN 2008.
THERE WERE MANY FACTORS, UNLIKE WHAT WE SEE TODAY THAT ARE HELPING TO PREPARE PROPEL THAT.
>>> MUCH OF THE RESEARCH INTO THE RADICALIZING IS COMING UP.
>> AS FAR AS SPECIFIC INTERVENTION PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR VETERANS, IT IS JUST NOT THERE.
>> Reporter: TONY McNAMARA SAYS VETERANS HAVE BEEN THE TARGET OF HATE.
>> I CAN SEE THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE MANIPULATED BY THEIR PATRIOTISM AND THEN WHEN THEY TAKE A STEP BACK THE CAN'T BELIEVE THEY DID IT.
>> Reporter: McALEER COUNSELS PEOPLE TRYING TO LEAD EXTREMIST GROUPS.
HE SAYS SOME RECENT VETERANS COME BACK DESENSITIZED TO OTHER CULTURES AFTER BEING PUT INTO SITUATIONS WHERE THEY CANNOT ALWAYS TELL FRIEND FROM FOE.
>> WE HAVE TO DEHUMANIZE OTHER HUMAN BEINGS BUT TO PREPARE PEOPLE FOR VIOLENCE YOU HAVE TO TO HUMANIZE THE TARGET.
>> Reporter: McALEER ALSO HELPED FOUND LIFE AFTER HATE TO HELP THOSE TRYING TO LEAVE VIOLENT EXTREMIST GROUPS.
THEY SAID THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NOW AND A DECADE AGO IS THAT PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING MORE OPENLY ABOUT THE THREAT OF DOMESTIC RADICAL EXTREMISM.
>> HOPEFULLY MORE PEOPLE WILL GET THE HELP THAT THEY NEED BEFORE THE BECOME RADICALIZED TOWARDS VIOLENCE, BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY TAKE THAT LAST AND FINAL STEP.
>> Reporter: IN THE WAKE OF THE SIEGE ON THE CAPITAL AND AS AWARENESS GROWS, THERE IS A HOPE THAT VETERANS GROUPS WILL BE MORE OPENLY INVOLVED THEMSELVES IN THE RADICALIZATION PROGRAMS.
AFTER ALL, THESE ARE THE GROUPS THAT VETERANS OFTEN TURN TO FOR HELP.
STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS.
>>> A THE ECONOMIC ORDER SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT COULD PROVIDE QUICK RELIEF FOR AMERICANS IN NEED.
SDSU'S ERIC MOORE HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT NOT JUST FOR INDIVIDUALS AND CONSUMERS IS WE HAVE A DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF UNEMPLOYED IN HOTEL, HOSPITALITY.
WHAT THE PRESIDENT HAS DONE IS HE HAS EXTENDED THE EVICTION MORATORIUM THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.
HE HAS EXTENDED THE PAWS AND STUDENT LOANS AND HE HAS INCREASED THE VALUE OF THE S.N.A.P.
PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LINE.
A LOT OF THESE UNEMPLOYED WORKERS QUALIFY FOR THIS.
AS WE HAVE SEEN FOOD INSECURITY ISSUES WHERE THERE ARE PEOPLE IN FOOD LINES THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN IN FOOD LINES, THIS WILL HELP PEOPLE BECAUSE IT COULD MEAN $100 EXTRA PER MONTH TO HELP FEED CHILDREN.
THESE ARE ALL VERY IMPORTANT EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT ARE MEANINGFUL TO INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC.
>>> WE HAD THE WIND AND NOW COMES THE RAIN.
EVEN SOME SNOW.
GRAY CLOUDS HUNG OVER DOWNTOWN AS A STORM MOVES IN.
THE COUNTY IS OFFERING FREE SANDBAGS TO THOSE THAT LIVE IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS.
MELISSA COSTANZA ARE HAS YOUR FORECAST.
>>> THINGS ARE GOING TO BE CHANGING FOR US.
A COOLER WET WEEKENDS IS COMING.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A PATTERN HERE AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT THURSDAY.
WE HAVE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS AND THIS IS GOING TO LAST UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT FROM THIS FIRST STORM THAT COMES IN AND THEN ALSO, WINDY WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS.
THIS IT IS TRACKING ITS WAY IN AND THEN IT WILL WORK ITS WAY OFF TO THE EAST.
THERE ARE TWO BITS OF ENERGY TO THIS.
WE ARE GOING TO KEEP A CHANCE OF SNOW HERE.
OCEANSIDE IS 46 AND IT IS GOING TO BE VERY UNSETTLED AS THIS TRIES TO SLIDE ON THROUGH.
THIS WILL DIE DOWN SLIGHTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
BUT DON'T WORRY, THERE WILL BE MORE TO THE STORM SYSTEM AND THAT MEANS SHOWERS OUT THERE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY.
TOMORROW THERE ARE CERTAINLY GOING TO BE SOME CLOUDS AND WET WEATHER DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE.
THIS INCLUDING OUT TOWARDS MOUNT LAGUNA.
CLOUDS AND SHOWERS PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND THERE IS GOING TO BE SNOW THROUGHOUT THE MOUNTAINS.
AT SHOULD BE AT ABOUT 4000 FEET OR ABOVE.
IT WILL BE A QUIETER FINISH BUT DON'T WORRY, THERE IS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM.
FOR THE COAST, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TEMPERATURES IN THE 50s AND 60s.
WE DO KEEP A CHANCE OF RAIN ON MONDAY.
INLAND, THERE IS STILL SHOWERS TO CONTEND WITH.
MOUNTAINS, WE WILL SEE HIGHS IN THE 40s.
DEPENDING ON HIGH HOW HIGH UP YOU ARE AND THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THAT EVEN IF THERE IS RAIN IN THE DESERT.
FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST MELISSA KASTANZER.
>>> THE LITTLE YELLOW FRIDGE IS BACK.
THIS IS A COMMUNAL REFRIGERATOR TO GIVE PEOPLE A HELPING HAND DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT FOOD WAS ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE THAT NEEDS IT.
>> PEOPLE ARE LOSING THEIR JOBS AND THEY DON'T HAVE MONEY.
PEOPLE CAN BARELY AFFORD TO PAY THE RENT SO WE JUST WANTED TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT DESPITE EVERYTHING GOING ON, THE COMMUNITY HAS YOUR BACK.
>> THE FOOD CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH AN ALLEY.
THEY ASKED NO ROMNEY, ALCOHOL RAW MEAT OR ALCOHOL IS DONATED.
A SIMILAR FRIDGE HAD TO BE REMOVED AFTER COMPLAINTS FROM A PROPERTY MANAGER AND THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO.
>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.KPBS.ORG/EVENINGEDITION.
THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.
I AM MAYA TRABULSI.
HAVE A GREAT EVENING.
>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.
PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS.
AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.
ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.
HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.
ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.
AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.
♪ AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
THANK YOU.
♪
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