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SICK OF RIGHT NOW, SOMEONE OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN ARE TWO ATMOSPHERIC RIVER'S RINGING RAIN TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THERE WAS A MEETING TODAY TO EXPLAIN HOW THEY MONITOR SUCH WEATHER SYSTEMS.

HERE IS MORE.

>> Reporter: ON SATURDAY, AIR FORCE PILOTS WILL TAKE OFF IN THE C-130 J, A PLANE SIMILAR TO A CARGO PLANE AND WILL FLY OUT OVER THE ATMOSPHERIC RIVER'S.

THEY ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL THAT DAY.

>> WE ARE FLYING OVER THE TOP OF THE ATMOSPHERIC RIVER'S AND DROPPING INSTRUMENTS INTO THEM THAT WILL COLLECT TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE AND WIND SPEED AND MOISTURE.

IT IS LAUNCH FROM THE AIRCRAFT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SURFACE OF THE OCEAN.

>> Reporter: THAT CAN TRANSMIT A HUGE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE TO CALIFORNIA.

HE SAID THAT DROP THAT MEASURE THE ATMOSPHERIC RIVER LOOK LIKE CARD BOARD CYLINDERS.

THEY ARE EQUIPPED WITH A PARACHUTE TO SLOW BUT DOWN.

>> IT WILL FALL INTO THE OCEAN.

IT WILL KEEP IT FROM FLOPPING AROUND IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

IT IS FALLING IN THE CORRECT POSITION.

>> Reporter: THE SAME ARE LAUNCHED ON LAND AS THEY MOVE ACROSS THE LAND.

THE ATMOSPHERIC RIVER RECONNAISSANCE COORDINATOR FOR THE SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY.

>> WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEARN HOW THEY ARE ORIENTED.

>> Reporter: BEING ABLE TO BETTER PREDICT THE MOVEMENT OF THESE RIVERS IN THE SKY WILL HELP CALIFORNIA'S WATER SUPPLY.

THEY WILL BE ABLE TO CREATE RESERVOIRS THAT STORE A LOT MORE WATER.

WE HAVE A WAYS TO GO BEFORE WE KNOW HOW MANY RIVERS A WET SEASON MAY BRING.

>> RIGHT NOW WE WISH WE WERE A LOT BETTER AT THAT RIGHT NOW.

WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE THAT BETTER.

>> Reporter: ATMOSPHERIC RIVER SPRING UP TO 65% OF CALIFORNIA'S SEASONAL PRECIPITATION.

>> AS PEOPLE PREPARE FOR MORE RAIN, CLEANUP IS UNDERWAY IN THE SOUTH.

AT LEAST NINE PEOPLE WERE KILLED FROM MISSISSIPPI THE TO GEORGIA.

>> Reporter: DOZENS OF TORNADO STRIKES IN SEVERAL STATES ON THURSDAY AS STORMS SWEPT ACROSS THE SOUTH.

IN SELMA, ALABAMA, A HUGE TORNADO LEFT BEHIND LARGE DESTRUCTION.

THE GOVERNOR SAYS THAT THE SEVEN PEOPLE WERE KILLED.

FURTHER SOUTH IN MOUNT VERNON NONE, THE DANGER CAME CLOSER.

>> I GOT AN ALERT ON MY PHONE THAT A TORNADO WAS GOING TO HIT .

OUT OF NOWHERE I HEARD A SOUND I HAVE NEVER HEARD BEFORE.

AND THE WIND PICKED IT UP SO STRONG.

EVERYTHING WAS SHAKING LIKE NEVER BEFORE.

>> Reporter: IN KENTUCKY, HOW MUCH DAMAGE THE EF WHEN TORNADO CAUSED.

HE IS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES WHO CAME BACK TO FIND PART OF HIM STILL STANDING.

>> YOU COULDN'T REALLY SEE THE BACK OF THE HOUSE OR MUCH OF THE FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE.

>> Reporter: OUT WEST, SEVERE FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

RESIDENTS ARE BRACING FOR ANOTHER ATMOSPHERIC RIVER EVENT THIS WEEKEND.

AREAS OF MONTEREY COUNTY HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO EVACUATE.

>> I THINK THAT THE HOUSES I GET ENOUGH OFF OF THE GROUND.

WE ARE GOING TO WAIT IT OUT.

>>> FLOODING ARE LIKELY EVIDENCE OF DRAMATIC DATA REVEALED IN TWO REPORTS.

WE WILL HAVE MORE ON THAT COMING UP.

>>> SITE OFFENDING LOSS HAVE BEEN IN EFFECT OF ANY PARTS OF SAN DIEGO SINCE JUNE.

JACOB SAYS COASTAL BUSINESS OWNERS ARE HOPEFUL ABOUT THE LATEST UP DATES FOR VENDORS.

>> Reporter: WHEN SAN DIEGO STREET ORDINANCE TOOK EFFECT IN JUNE, MANY VENDORS FOUND A NEW PLACE TO SET UP SHOP?

>> WE GOT A LOT OF NEW VENDORS HERE.

>> Reporter: SHE IS PRESIDENT OF THE OCEAN BEACH MAIN STREET ASSOCIATION.

>> A LOT OF THE VENDORS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE THERE WAS NO OVERSIGHT.

THERE WERE NO RULES.

>> Reporter: NOW THERE WILL BE OVERSIGHT IN BEACH COMMUNITY STARTING WITH EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO VENDORS.

AFTER THAT THERE COULD BE CITATIONS JUST LIKE THE ONES BEING HANDED OUT TO VENDORS AND BALBOA PARK.

>> THEY TOLD US WE COULD NOT VEND ANYMORE.

>> Reporter: HE IS ONE OF THE STREET VENDORS STILL RUNNING HIS BUSINESS IN OCEAN BEACH.

HE SAYS HE DOESN'T SEE THE ORDINANCE AS A FAIR BALANCE.

HE HAS A STREET VENTING PERMIT BUT UNDER THE LAW HE WILL HAVE TO MOVE.

HE SAYS HE GETS FRUSTRATED THERE IS NOWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY WORK HE CAN LEGALLY SELL AND MAKE ANOTHER PROFIT.

>> I WANT TO BE MY OWN BOSS OF MY OWN BUSINESS.

HOPEFULLY THEY WILL CHANGE THEIR MIND TO LET US STAY HERE.

MAYBE ONLY TWO DAYS A WEEK WE CAN BE HERE.

>> Reporter: WAS ARRESTED, JIMMY SAYS HE IS WAITING TO HEAR MORE.

THE CITY IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS.

PARK RANGERS WILL START CITING COASTAL VENDORS ON THE FIRST.

>>> PEOPLE WHO TAKE THE TRAIN BETWEEN SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTY HAVE HAD TO USE OTHER OPTIONS FOR MONTHS NOW BECAUSE THE TRACKS WERE CLOSED FOR REPAIRS.

YOU WILL HAVE TO STICK WITH THOSE OTHER OPTIONS A LITTLE BIT LONGER BECAUSE OF RAIN DELAYS.

WE FIND OUT HOW PASSENGERS ARE COPING.

>> Reporter: BUSES HAVE BEEN TAKING PEOPLE BACK AND FORTH SINCE TRACK REPAIRS BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER.

>> THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT I REALIZED AS SOON AS I GOT ON THE BUS IS THAT THE BUS DRIVER HAS A KIND DEMEANOR.

>> Reporter: SHE LIKE THAT THE FIRST THING THE BUS DRIVER ADDRESS FOR SAFETY.

>> HE SAID -- SHE TEACHES ONLINE AND ORANGE COUNTY SOMETIMES REQUIRING TRAVEL.

>> I THINK IT IS AN EFFICIENT WAY TO, YOU KNOW, TO SAVE ON THE CARBON PRINT TO NOT HAVE MORE CARS ON THE STREET AND SAVE ON GASOLINE.

>> Reporter: THE ONLY DOWNSIDE IS THAT THERE'S NOT AS MANY TIMESLOTS AVAILABLE.

SHE HAD TO WAIT THREE HOURS UNTIL HER BUS WITH THE PART.

>> HE SAYS HE HAS COME ACROSS BUSES BEING SOLD OUT.

>> I THINK THE NEXT CONNECTION IS AT 4:30.

YOU NEED TO GET THERE EARLIER.

>> Reporter: OTHER COMMUTERS WE SPOKE TO EXPRESS FRUSTRATION OVER THE LACK OF TIMESLOTS AVAILABLE FOR THE BUS BRIDGE.

OFFICIALS RECOMMEND THAT TRAVELERS PLAN IT COULD FOR ANY DELAYS.

THERE WAS A SUSPENSION OF SERVICE.

THE LATEST WORD IS THE PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE WILL RESUME IN LATE FEBRUARY.

>>> THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR HAS BEEN ELECTED CHAIR OF SANDBAG.

FARKAS SAID SHE WOULD USE THE POSITION TO ACHIEVE GREATER EQUITY.

THE MEETING WAS BRIEFLY DISRUPTIVE BY NINE BOARD MEMBERS LEAVING.

SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT CALLED THE WALKOUT A TANTRUM.

>> RESIDENTS OF THE REGION OF SAN DIEGO ARE COUNTING ON US TO GET THINGS DONE HERE.

THE IDEA THAT WE WILL THROW A FIT OF WALKOUT OF MEETINGS EVERYTHING THINGS WILL NOT GO OUR WAY IS NOT HOW DEMOCRACY IS SUPPOSED TO WORK.

>> Reporter: SHE WAS SELECTED VICE CHAIR AND THEY ARE TASKED TO IMPLEMENT THE STATE'S KEY CLIMATE GOALS WHICH DEPEND ON BIG PRODUCTIONS IN DRIVING.

>>> GAS PRICES MAY BE SETTLING DOWN FOR YOUR CAR.

THE PRICE HIKE IS EXPECTED TO BE TEMPORARY.

>> THE AVERAGE WE WILL SEE WILL BE INCREASED BY OVER $120 PER MONTH.

THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY.

THERE IS A FUND OF $1 MILLION WHICH IS CERTAINLY NOT ENOUGH.

THEY ARE LOOKING TO PROVIDE GRANTS OF $300-$400 FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MEET CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

NORMALLY A MONTH WHEN THE MOST GASES USED BY SDG&E USERS IS JANUARY.

WE HAVE HAD A COLD DECEMBER AND JANUARY.

YOU WILL SEE A LOWER PRICE IN FEBRUARY.

IT WILL DECLINE FAIRLY AGGRESSIVELY IN MARCH, APRIL, AND MAY.

IT WILL DECLINE TO THE SUMMER AND INTO THE FALL.

HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE A ONE OR TWO NEGATIVE IMPACT.

THERE IS GOOD NEWS ON THE INFLATION FRONT.

>>> COURT TRANSCRIPTS SHOW SAN DIEGO COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER ADMITTED UNDER OATH LAST MONTH THAT HE SIGNED OFF ON AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORT KNOWING IT CONTAINED FALSE STATEMENTS.

OUR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: IS IT MISSION CAME DURING THE DECEMBER TRIAL OF A SUCCESSFUL LONG FURLOUGH TERMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE COUNTY.

>> HE WAS OF COURSE UNDER OATH UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY.

HE KNOWLEDGE THAT WHEN HE SIGNED AND APPROVED THE OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT INTO THE COMPLAINTS OF DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION, THAT WHEN HE SIGNED DID, HE KNEW IT WAS FAULTS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT INVESTIGATIVE REPORT WAS THE RESULT OF A PUBLIC DEFENDER PROBE INTO HIS FIRE RING.

THE SUPERIOR COURT AWARDED HIM $2.6 MILLION IN DAMAGES.

THE TRANSCRIPT SHOWS HE REPEATEDLY IT KNOWLEDGE THAT HE KNEW THE FOUR OF THE FIVE SUPERVISORS THAT SAT ON HIS REVIEW PANEL HAD MADE FALSE STATEMENTS.

THE PANEL MEMBERS HAD KNOWN THAT THE COMPLAINT HE TOOK TO A COLLEAGUE AFTER APPEARING BEFORE THE REVIEW PANEL WHERE THEY TOLD THE INVESTIGATOR THEY HAD NOT.

ACCORDING TO THIS GRANT, TRANSCRIPT, YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THEM.

AND HE ANSWERED, I MISSED IT.

HE FOLLOWS UP WITH YOU MISS SOMETHING THAT DIRECTLY PAIRED ON ONE OF HIS SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS OF RETALIATION.

HE RESPONDED, I DID.

HE KNOWLEDGE READING THE FULL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT BEFORE SIGNING IT.

HE DID NOT RESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR COMMENT AND NEITHER DID THE FOUR SUPERVISORS .

HE SAYS A SUPERVISOR ON THE PANEL OPENED BY ASKING HIM WHETHER HE WAS TOO FLAMBOYANT AND ANIMATED AND IF THAT HURT HIS CLIENTS.

>> THE FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS WERE VERY MUCH LIKE ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE BEING PROFESSIONAL IN COURT?

IT BECAME CLEAR IT WASN'T A QUESTION OF WHAT IS PROFESSIONAL BUT WHY AREN'T YOU ACTING STRAIGHT?

>> Reporter: AFTER THE SESSION ENDED, HE COMPLAINED TO JESSICA THAT HE FELT DISCRIMINATED DANCED AND HARASSED.

THE OTHER SUPERVISORS LABELED HIS COMPLAINT AS A BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY.

THE SO-CALLED REACH HAD BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE SAME PANEL MEMBERS AT A MEETING IN 2020 AND THEY WERE ANGRY THAT HE DISCLOSE WHAT HAPPENED AT HIS TENURE REVIEW.

THAT DOES NOT WHAT THE PANEL MEMBERS TOLD THE HR INVESTIGATOR.

THEY SAID THAT THEY NEVER KNEW HE HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS TREATMENT.

HE HAS HARSH WORDS.

>> ANY SENIOR PUBLIC OFFICIAL DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT SHOULD IMMEDIATELY LOSE THEIR JOB.

THE IDEA THAT THE COUNTY WOULD CONTINUE TO PAY OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO KEEP SOMEONE IN THEIR JOB WHO HAS IT MADE IT TO THIS KIND OF GROSS AND ETHICAL MISCONDUCT IS SHOCKING TO ME.

>> Reporter: HE URGED THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO TAKE STRONG ACTION.

>> I HOPE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL CONDUCT AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION PREFERABLY BY SOME OUTSIDE LAW FIRM THAT IS NOT TAINTED.

HOPEFULLY THEY CAN MAKE SOME FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS NOT ONLY TO HIM BUT THE ENTIRE OFFICE.

>> Reporter: K BPS REACHED OUT TO THE SUPERVISORS FOR COMMENT.

THEY SAID THE MATTER WILL SOON COME TO THE BOARD AND IT IS SIMPLY APPROPRIATE TO COMMENT AT THIS TIME.

STICK AT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, CASES ARE RISING AGAIN AND THERE IS A CAMPAIGN AIMING AT THOSE WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK.

HOW TESTING AND EARLY TREATMENT COULD MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.

>> Reporter: A NEW OMICRON SUBVARIANT IS CAUSING CASES.

IT IS CONTINUING TO SPREAD AS IS CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE WINTER SURGE.

>> IN HIGH RISK GROUPS PEOPLE ARE COMING TO THE HOSPITAL AND DYING FROM COVID 19.

>> Reporter: THERE IS A NEW CAMPAIGN AIMED AT THOSE HIGH RISK FOR GETTING SEVERELY SICK INCLUDING SENIORS, PEOPLE WITH CERTAIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

THE ORGANIZATION CESSA GET UP TO DATE ON YOUR COVID 19 VACCINATIONS.

GET THE APP NEEDED BOOSTER IF ELIGIBLE.

IF YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS OF HIGH RISK, GET TESTED.

>> WE HAVE SOME ORAL THERAPIES THAT CAN BE USED WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF SYMPTOM ONSET.

OTHERS CAN BE USED WITHIN A WEEK OF SYMPTOM ONSET.

>> Reporter: TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT THE BEST TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR YOU.

>> A LOT OF INFORMATION AND MISINFORMATION BEING CIRCULATED ARE TREATMENT OPTIONS ARE GOOD BUT UNDERUTILIZED PARTICULARLY IN INNER-CITY MINORITY COMMUNITIES OR POPULATIONS UNDERSERVED BY THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN GENERAL.

>>> AMID A WEEK OF SEVERE WEATHER, TWO REPORTS WERE RELEASED.

WE TAKE INTO THE DATA AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR PLANET.

>> Reporter: TORRENTIAL RAIN IN THE WEST.

DEVASTATING TORNADOES IN THE SOUTH.

WILD WEATHER EVENTS WITH REPORTS RELEASED BY NASA.

>> 2022 RANKS AS THE HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD.

IT MAKES A TOTAL OF NINE YEARS.

>> Reporter: 2022 WAS THE HOTTEST YEAR EVER RECORDED.

EXPERTS SAY IT IS SICK TICKET BECAUSE THE LA NIÑA PHENOMENON IS USUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR GLOBAL TEMPERATURES.

>> WHILE SOME OF THE EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS EXPERIENCE IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD ARE DUE TO THE NATURAL ATMOSPHERIC CYCLES, THE SEVERITY AND FREQUENCY IS LIKELY DIRECTLY TIED TO THE WARMING CLIMATE.

>> WE SEE STRONGER HURRICANES.

WE SEE DROUGHTS.

THE EXTREMES ARE BECOMING MORE EXTREME.

>> Reporter: THE RESULTING CLIMATE IS THE RESULT OF HUMAN ACTIVITY.

>> IT IS CAUSING AN INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THE GOAL OF THESE REPORTS IS TO PROVIDE THE BEST DATA TO THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS IN AN EFFORT TO CURB THE CLIMATE CRISIS.

>>> WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT.

A MILD FRIDAY BUT WE ARE CHANGING THINGS UP HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

A STORM WILL BRING RAIN AND WE ARE EVEN GETTING SOME SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE DROUGHT MONITOR.

WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THAT HEAVY RAIN.

WE ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT TO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.

THE NORTH-CENTRAL IS IN THE EXTREME CATEGORY.

WE ARE IN SEVERE TO MODERATE THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.

AREAS LIKE SAN FRANCISCO WITH 18.5 INCHES.

THE NORMAL IS 9.89 INCHES.

DOWN SOUTH, SAN DIEGO THE NORMAL IS 3.67 INCHES AND WE ARE ALREADY ABOVE THAT AT 4.57 INCHES.

WE DO HAVE A HIGH SURF ADVISORY THAT WILL STICK WITH US UNTIL THE WEE HOURS ON THE 16th.

TONIGHT WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 51.

FOR TOMORROW, HIGHS IN THE 60s RIGHT AROUND THE COAST.

IN THE, IT WILL BE COOLER.

LAGUNA, 44 DEGREES.

FUTURE CAST SHOWS WE HAVE MORE RAIN ON THE WAY.

THIS WILL BE ON SATURDAY.

SATURDAY EVENING, HEAVIER DOWNPOURS.

BY SUNDAY, THE MOUNTAINS ARE PICKING UP SNOW SHOWERS AT 5000 FEET.

ALONG THE COAST, A WET WEEKEND.

STARTING TO WARM UP HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK.

A VERY WHAT WE CAN MORE INLAND.

IN THE DESERT, WE WILL STAY IN THE 60s.

TYPICAL SHOWERS ON TUESDAY.

>>> THE RISE OF AT PRICES IS AFFECTING MORE THAN JUST A GROCERY STORES.

CHILD CARE ORGANIZATIONS WHO HELP PEOPLE GET NUTRITIOUS FOOD ARE FEELING THE IMPACT.

HERE IS MORE.

>> Reporter: SARASOHN IS A CHILD CARE PROVIDER.

HER HUSBAND COOKS NUTRITIOUS MEALS.

THEY GOT A REAL SHOCK RECENTLY WHEN SHOPPING FOR EGGS.

>> THEY ARE LIKE $12.

HE WENT TO RALPH'S AND THEY WERE AT THE SAME PRICE.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE USDA, 60 MILLION BIRDS HAVE DIED FROM BIRD FLU SO FAR.

FEWER CHICKENS MEANS FEWER ACHES AND HIGH PRICES.

THAT COULD MEAN CHANGES FOR MEAL PLANS.

>> CHANGE IS NOT ALWAYS EASY WHEN YOU ARE COOKING FOR CHILDREN.

>> IT WILL BE HARDER TO FIND MENU ITEMS TO PUT OUT THERE AND SEE IF THEY WILL LIKE IT.

WE KNOW WHAT THEY LIKE.

>> Reporter: HER BUSINESS FOOD COSTS HAVE GONE UP BY 25%.

SHE MAY HAVE TO INCREASE TUITION FOR HER DAYCARE.

>> OBVIOUSLY THE RETURN FROM THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT A LOT.

THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH LEEWAY WE CAN HAVE.

>> Reporter: EVEN WITH THEIR CAL FIRST BENEFIT, IT IS NOT ENOUGH.

CAL FRESH IS A PUBLIC BENEFIT FOOD PROGRAM.

>> IT IS AFFECTING FAMILIES BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF FAMILIES HAVE EXPRESSED THAT THEY GO TO THE GROCERY STORE AND THEY ARE DOING THE PLAN A, PLAN B, AND WHAT DO I REALLY NEED FOR MY FAMILY?

CAN WE HOLD OFF?

>> Reporter: CLIENTS ARE NOT JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THE HIGH COST OF GOODS BUT THOSE WHO WERE VEGETARIAN OR WHO DID NOT EAT MEAT ARE VERY LIMITED.

AG SERVICE STAPLE FOR MANY FAMILY MEALS, ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS.

>> IN THE MORNING IT IS A TRADITION THAT THEY HAVE THEIR EGGS ON THE SIDE WITH A SIDE OF TOAST BEFORE THEY GO TO SCHOOL.

DEFINITELY WITH THE EGGS GOING UP AND NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND THEM AT MOST GROCERY STORES, IT IS NEGATIVELY AFFECTING THEM.

>> Reporter: MORE PEOPLE WILL NEED FOOD ASSISTANCE AND MORE WILL APPLY FOR BENEFITS FROM CAL FRESH AS THE PRICES OF FOOD CONTINUE TO RISE.

>>> IT HAS BEEN A TRADITION IN SAN DIEGO FOR ALMOST 4 DECADES.

THE HUMAN DIGNITY AWARD OF WAS THIS MORNING.

IT WAS HOSTED BY THE JACKIE ROBINSON YMCA.

IT WAS VIRTUAL FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.

TYRAH HAWTHORNE THE FOUNDER OF HEART THE MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY.

>> I SET OUT AND THE AUDIENCE IN MY FIRST BREAKFAST 11 YEARS AGO WONDERING HOW I COULD GET UP ON THE STAGE TO GET THIS AWARD.

IT IS A DREAM.

>> THE HEAD COACH OF THE LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONS WAS THE OTHER RECIPIENT.

THEY WANT TO THANK ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO KEEP DR. KING'S LEGACY ASIDE.

THANK YOU FOR HE ENTRY TO NATIONAL PARKS ON MONDAY.

ENTRANCE FEES WILL BE WAIVED AT MORE THAN 400 SITES INCLUDING CABRILLO NATIONAL MONUMENT HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO CHECK ONLINE FOR AVAILABILITY.

THERE WERE OTHER DAYS THE NATIONAL PARKS WILL BE FREE.

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GOODNIGHT.

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

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