>>> TONIGHT, TWO JOURNALISTS MURDERED ONE YEAR AGO EVERY ARE BEING REMEMBERED.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

IT HAS BEEN A HARD YEAR'S COVERING THE BORDER CITIES.

>> Reporter: THIS WAS MARGARITO MARTINEZ.

HE OFTEN TOOK TO FACEBOOK USING HIS SIGNATURE JARGON TO SIGN ON AND OFF.

MARTINEZ WAS WELL KNOWN IN TIJUANA AND INTERNATIONALLY FOR HELPING REPORTERS NAVIGATE THE WORLD OF REPORTING.

IT HAS BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE HE HAS BEEN MURDERED JUST OUTSIDE HIS HOME.

FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE SAYS HE CANNOT BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN A YEAR SINCE HE SEEN HIS FRIEND.

>> ESPECIALLY , HE LEFT A VOID.

COVERING POLICE RELATED ISSUES.

HE LEFT A VOID.

NOT ONLY IN OUR HEARTS BUT IN THE NEWS.

THAT IS, ALL OF OUR LOSSES.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED FOR HIS MURDER BUT HE SAYS IT HURTS HIS LICE WAS TAKEN FOR NO REASON.

HE WAS KILLED BECAUSE SOMEONE FALSELY ACCUSED HIM OF WRITING A NARCO BLOG.

>> IT PUT A BULLET ON HIS HEAD BUT -- >> Reporter: DAYS AFTER HIS MURDER , ANOTHER JOURNALIST WAS GOING DOWN OUTSIDE OF HER HOME IN TIJUANA.

>> WE LOST TWO COLLEAGUES AND IT WAS INSANE.

IT LITERALLY WAS CRAZY.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE BEEN COVERING TIJUANA FOR OVER THREE DECADES AND HE SAID HE MET HER IN THE 80s WHEN HE CAME TO THE BORDER CITY TO GROW A NEWSPRINT.

>> SHE MADE A NAME FOR HERSELF.

I WAS VERY HAPPY TO SEE AFTER HER UNFORTUNATE DEATH THAT MANY FEMALE REPORTERS LOOK AFTER HER FROM THE TIMES WHEN THEY WERE KIDS.

>> Reporter: CALDERON THAT SHE RECENTLY WON A LABOR DISPUTE.

SHE MADE A LOT OF NEWS HERSELF LEADING UP TO THE WIN.

>> SHE WAS WILLING TO GO AND END UP IN FRONT OF THE PRESIDENT AND DEMAND THEIR RIGHTS WHEN SHE KNEW THAT THESE LOCAL PEOPLE WERE CLOSE FRIEND TO THE PRESIDENT.

>> Reporter: HE HAD A COLLEAGUE INTERVIEWED HER A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE HER MURDER.

>> MY COLLEAGUE ASKED HER ARE YOU AFRAID?

SHE SAID NO, I FEEL VERY HAPPY AND THAT IS WHEN SHE WAS KILLED, TWO DAYS LATER.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE TIME TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIFE.

HE ALSO SAID SOCIETY MUST BE CAREFUL ABOUT THE WORDS THEY USE AGAINST THOSE WHO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE.

>> ONLY OUR TRUTH IS THE ISSUE THAN EVERYTHING ELSE IS FAKE, THAT PUTS JOURNALISTS AND A LOT OF DANGER.

I THINK WORLDWIDE.

SOMETIMES ASK MYSELF IF IT IS WORTH IT.

>> Reporter: LAST YEAR WAS A DEADLY ONE FOR JOURNALISTS IN MEXICO.

FIVE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CONVICTED IN THE MURDERS OF MARTINEZ AND MALDONADO.

THE PEOPLE WHO ORDERED THE MURDERS HAVE NOT.

KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS .

>>> A CAMP PENDLETON MARINE IS ARRESTED THIS WEEK FIRST ARMING THE U.S. CAPITOL IN 2021.

CORPORAL MICAH COOMER IS FACING MISDEMEANOR CHARGES INCLUDING ILLEGAL ENTRY AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT.

ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS FELLOW MARINES HELPED IDENTIFY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE CORPS SAID IT IS AWARE OF THE ALLEGATIONS AND IS FULLY COOPERATING WITH THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES.

>>> IT HAS BEEN CALLED ONE OF THE GREATEST, IF NOT THE GREATEST FEET IN NAVAL AVIATION HISTORY.

ALMOST NO ONE HAS KNOWN ABOUT IT OR THE PERSON WHO ACHIEVED IT UNTIL NOW.

KPBS REPORTER, JOHN CARROLL SHARES THE STORY OF 97 HAROLD CAPTAIN BRYCE WILLIAMS AND THE LONG-OVERDUE HONOR THAT HE RECEIVED TODAY.

>> Reporter: AND A CEREMONY HELD.

HUNDREDS WATCHED SECRETARY OF THE NAVY CARLOS EL TORO PUT THE NAVY CROSS ONTO CAPTAIN BRYCE WILLIAMS.

THIS HAPPENED 70 YEARS AGO DURING THE KOREAN WAR.

THEN, LIEUTENANT WILLIAMS AND HIS SQUAD WERE SPOTTED.

THE REST OF THE SQUADRON HAD TO RETURN TO THEIR AIRCRAFT CARRIER BECAUSE OF MECHANICAL ISSUES LEAVING WILLIAMS ALONE TO BATTLE THE ENEMY.

>> THEY SHOT FIRST.

IT WAS GAME ON.

>> Reporter: FOR THE NEXT 85 MINUTES WILLIAMS FOUGHT IN AND F9 F5 PANTHER WHICH HE CALLS AN INFERIOR PLANE.

>> I HAD BETTER GUNS.

>> Reporter: HE WOULD USE THOSE GUNS TO SHOOT DOWN FOUR MiGs WHICH WAS THE LONGEST DOGFIGHT IN THE NAVY.

HE SUSTAINED 263 SHOTS BUT STILL ABLE TO GET BACK TO HIS SHIP AND SAFELY LAND.

THE SOVIET UNION WAS NOT OFFICIALLY INVOLVED IN THE KOREAN WAR AND THE NAVY FEARED PUBLICITY ABOUT THE EVENT WOULD FORCE THE SOVIETS HAND AND CAUSE THEM TO ENTER THE WAR IN SUPPORT OF NORTH KOREA.

>> I WAS TOLD TO NEVER SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: WILLIAMS WAS DECEIVED.

HE BEGAN PRESSING THE NAVY TO UPGRADE THE START TO THE NAVY CROSS.

HE FINALLY REACHED THE DESK OF NAVY SECRETARY DEL TORO WHO SAID IT WAS NOT A TOUGH DECISION.

>> THIS WAS THE RIGHT COURSE OF ACTION.

THIS MAN DESERVES THE NAVY CROSS IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY.

>> Reporter: CAPTAIN WILLIAMS RETURNED TO HIS OWN IN ESCONDIDO.

YOU MAY KNOW THAT ESCONDIDO MEANS HIDDEN.

A NOTABLE IRONY FOR ONE OF ITS MOST DISTINGUISHED RESIDENTS.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HOMELESSNESS HAS BEEN DROPPING AMONG VETERANS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY BUT THEY WANT A REGIONAL STRATEGY TO END IT COMPLETELY.

THE TASK FORCE SAYS THERE IS NOW 700 HOMELESS VETERANS IN THE COUNTY AND ABOUT HALF ARE STAYING IN TEMPORARY SHELTERS.

FLETCHER SAYS GETTING ALL OF THOSE VETS OFF THE STREET INVOLVES USING FEDERAL RESOURCES AND LOCAL COMMITMENTS.

>> WHAT WE HAVE TO DO NOW IS PARTNER WITH THE VA AND STEP IN AND IDENTIFY WHERE OUR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT CAN COME FROM.

THE HELP THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THEM, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

>> HE SPOKE AT A AMERICAN LEGION POST AND SAID HE WILL INTRODUCE THE COUNTY TASK FORCE TO FIGURE OUT THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO AND VETERAN HOMELESSNESS.

THEN HE WANTS A PLAN IN PLACE IN THREE MONTHS.

>>> A PROMISING SIGN THAT THE WORST OF THE COVID SPIKE IN FLU SEASON MAY BE OVER.

CASES DROPPED BY MORE THAN 30% OVER THE PAST WEEK.

FLU CASES ARE DOWN ABOUT 45% FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK.

THOSE NUMBERS ARE IN LINE WITH NATIONAL TRENDS.

THE CDC SAYS E.R.

VISITS FOR COVID, FLU AND RSV HAVE DROPPED TO THE LOWEST SINCE SEPTEMBER.

>>> WHAT IS IT ABOUT EGGS THAT STRIKES A NERVE FOR SHOPPERS?

OFFERING HIS THOUGHTS IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> AND EGG PRICES INCREASE IT IS ALWAYS A SHOCK TO CONSUMERS BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT HOUSEHOLDS AT ALL INCOME LEVELS PURCHASE ON A FAIRLY REGULAR BASIS.

ANYTHING YOU PURCHASE AT A REGULAR BASIS WHEN YOU SEE A PRICE INCREASE, IT BECOMES A CONCERN AND REFLECTIVE OF WHAT YOU MAY THINK ABOUT THE REST OF YOUR SHOPPING TRIP.

A CARTON OF EGGS IN 2022 WAS A DOLLAR 93 AND THEY ARE NOW FOR 25 AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

GROCERY PRICES HAVE REMAINED STUBBORNLY HIGH.

LAST YEAR A LOT OF CONSUMER PRODUCT COMPANIES INCREASED PRICES TWO OR THREE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.

CONAGRA ONE COMPANY INCREASED THREE TIMES AND MADE ANNOUNCEMENTS EARLIER THIS WEEK SAYING WE ARE DONE WITH PRICE INCREASES.

WE UNDERSTAND CONSUMERS ARE IN DANGER.

1/2 WATCHES EGGS.

WE WILL SEE IF THEY DECLINE.

>> CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL ARE ASKING TRAVELERS NOT TO BRING EGGS INTO THE U.S. CBP SAY THEY ARE SEEING INCREASING UNCOOKED EGGS AT THE BORDER.

WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO SAVE MONEY.

OUR MEDIA PARTNERS FOUND ONE GROCERY STORE IN SANTA CEDRO, A DOZEN EGGS IS PRICED AT $10.99 AND THAT PRICE IS WAY TOO STEEP FOR MANY SHOPPERS.

>> I WON'T MAKE IT WITH MY BUDGET.

>> THEY USED TO BE A DOLLAR 99, 2009 CENTS.

>> TRYING TO GET EGGS ACROSS THE BORDER CAN COST YOU MORE.

WITH FINES UP TO $10,000.

AS A MIGRANT CRISIS AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER INTENSIFIES THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION UNVEILED A MOBILE APP THAT ALLOWS ASYLUM- SEEKERS TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENTS TO BE SCHEDULED FOR ENTRY INTO THE U.S. TIJUANA OFFICIALS SAY MANY PEOPLE ARE RUNNING INTO PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: TRYING TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT THROUGH THE NEW MOBILE APP THAT ASYLUM- SEEKERS AND OTHER MIGRANTS WHO DO NOT HAVE A VALID WAY MUST USE TO GET INTO THE U.S. [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: HE SAYS THE WI-FI AT THE TIJUANA MIGRANT SHELTER IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE BUT IT KEEPS CRASHING.

SO HE CAME TO GET SOME HELP AT THE LOCAL CITY HALL.

THAT IS WHERE CITY EMPLOYEES ARE HELPING MIGRANTS CREATE THEIR OWN PROFILES ON CBP!

SINCE 2020 BORDER OFFICIALS HAVE TURNED AWAY 2.5 MILLION PEOPLE INCLUDING MANY ASYLUM- SEEKERS AT THE PORTS OF ENTRY.

HENRIQUE LUCERO IS TEST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MIGRANTS COMING TO CITY HALL EVERY DAY ASKING FOR HELP.

[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: ALL OF THEM ARE FLEEING THEIR HOMES HE SAYS AND THEY HAVE ALREADY TRIED CROSSING THE BORDER.

THEY WERE TURNED AWAY BECAUSE OF TITLE 40 TWO AND WERE TOLD TO SIGN UP THROUGH THE APP.

TITLE 42 IS A CONTROVERSIAL BORDER POLICY ALLOWING CBP OFFICIALS TO OUT -- THE APP IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH.

OVERALL, LUCERO'S IS THERE ARE MORE POSITIVES THAN NEGATIVES.

THIS APP GIVES THEM DIRECT ACCESS TO THE U.S. ASYLUM SYSTEM AND MOST IMPORTANTLY AN APPOINTMENT DATE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR ENTRY.

IN THEORY LUCERO BELIEVES ALL OF THIS SHOULD MAKE MIGRANTS LESS VULNERABLE TO HUMANS BUNGALOWS.

NONETHELESS, IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS ACTORS AREN'T FOOLISH ON CBP1.

SHE SAID HER OFFICE HAD ALREADY SEEN VULNERABLE MIGRANTS GET TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF.

>> WE ARE ALREADY'S BEING PEOPLE CHARGING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HELP PEOPLE FILL OUT THE APPLICATIONS, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT SPEAKING WITH HER SPANISH.

>> Reporter: APART FROM THE LANGUAGE AND TECHNICAL BARRIERS, IT MAKES SEEKING ASYLUM LIKE BUYING TICKETS TO A CONCERT.

>> WHETHER YOU GET A APPOINTMENT IS BASED ON THE STRENGTH OF YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION AND CHANCE.

IT WORKS LIKE TICKETMASTER.

EVERYONE IS PRESSING THE BUTTON AT THE SAME TIME AND SOME PEOPLE GET APPOINTMENTS AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T.

THAT IS WHAT HAS BEEN REDUCED TO.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE ALSO CONCERNS ABOUT THE FACE RECOGNITION FEATURE.

STUDIES SHOW OTHER FORMS OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY USED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DO A GOOD JOB OF IDENTIFYING PEOPLE OF CERTAIN RACES AND ETHNICITIES.

>> THERE ARE REALLY HIGH ERROR RATES WITH CERTAIN RACES.

ESPECIALLY BLACK AND ASIAN APPLICANTS.

WE WOULD EXPECT THAT PEOPLE WHO AREN'T WHITE WILL HAVE A HARDER TIME WITH THE FACIAL RECOGNITION FEATURE.

>> Reporter: AN ELDERLY HAITIAN WOMAN NAMED MARIA FAILED TO GET THE APP TO RECOGNIZE HER FACE.

SHE GREW INCREASINGLY FRUSTRATED AS SHE HELD THE PHONE IN FRONT OF HER FACE AND WAITED FOR THE APP TO SCAN.

MARIA TRIED IT DOZENS OF TIMES AND THE PHONE COULD NOT MAKE OUT HER BLACK FACE FROM THE DARK BACKGROUND.

WE TRY TO HELP HER BY HAVING HER TURN AROUND AND FACE THE LIGHT.

FOR A SECOND IT SEEMED TO WORK.

THE FACE APPEARED ON THE SCREEN AND THE APP BEGAN TO SCAN, THEN, THE SCREEN WENT BLANK.

ASSUMING MARIA EVENTUALLY GETS THE APP TO WORK SHE WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL AT LEAST FEBRUARY FOR AN APPOINTMENT.

ALL JANUARY APPOINTMENT ALREADY BOOKED.

GUSTAV AS A LEASE, >> Reporter: >>> KPBS ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER SAYS THE SCRIPPS OCEANOGRAPHY RESEARCHERS ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW FRESH AND SALTY OCEAN WATER INTERACT.

>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS WANT TO TRACK CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST NEED A BREAK PINK DIE.

SCRIPPS RESEARCHERS HAVE A BARREL FULL.

JUST AFTER 9:00 A.M.

THEY STARTED PUMPING THE DIE AND SCIENTISTS KNOW A LOT ABOUT HOW BIG RIVERS INTERACT WITH THE OCEAN.

BUT NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THE MANY RIVERS THAT WORK AT A SMALLER SCALE.

>> THESE SMALL RIVERS INTERACT DIRECTLY IN THE BREAKING WAVES HAVE AN IMPACT ON THEIR ULTIMATE SPREADING.

>> Reporter: WHEN THE RIVERS FRESHWATER MIXES WITH THE C IT CREATES A PLUME THAT CAN CARRY BAD THINGS LIKE POLLUTION AND GOOD THINGS LIKE NUTRIENTS INTO THE OCEAN.

>> IT CAN TRAP THE RIVER PLUME SUCH THAT IT SPREADS ALONG THE SHORE .

WE ARE SORT OF TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE TRANSITION BETWEEN WHEN IT PUNCHES OFFSHORE AND SPREADS OFFSHORE VERSUS WHEN IT GETS TRAPPED.

>> Reporter: RELEASING THE DIE AND WATCHING THE WAVES TURNED PINK IS NOT JUST FOR SHOW.

RESEARCHERS ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING AS MUCH AS THEY CAN ABOUT THE EVENT AND DEPLOYED A LOT OF SOPHISTICATED GEAR.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF MOVING PIECES .

OFFSHORE CENTERS THAT WE SCOOP DOVE.

THE JETSKI, TEMPERATURE, DEPTH, MEASURING SALT AND OTHER THINGS.

WE HAVE TWO DRONES IN THE AIR.

ONE MEASURING WAVELENGTHS.

>> Reporter: A SECOND ROUND OF DYE WAS RESEARCHED ONCE THEY COMPILE THE DATA COLLECTED THEY HOPE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THESE INTERTIDAL ZONES WORK ERIK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

LET'S START YOU OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES.

A FREEZE WATCH FOR THE AREA FOR THE START OF THE WEEKEND.

RIGHT THROUGH RIVERSIDE COUNTY.

A CHILLY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WHICH IS WHAT IS CAUSING THIS CAUSE FOR CONCERN FOR FROST IN THE AREA.

OVERALL A DRY PATTERN.

WE ARE FINALLY DRYING OUT THROUGH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

A LIFT IN THE JET STREAM AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINATING FACTOR.

THAT'LL BE KEEPING A LOT OF THE MOISTURE FAR OFF TOWARD OUR NORTH AND UNSEASONABLY COLD AS WE GO ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.

THE FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT RIVERSIDE COUNTY THAT'LL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL THE EARLY HOURS OR MORNING ON SATURDAY.

AGAIN, MAKE SURE YOU ARE TAKING CARE OF ANY OUTDOOR PLANT'S, BRING THE PET INDOORS.

NO CONDITIONS FOR THEM TO BE OUTSIDE.

AROUND THE SAN DIEGO METRO AREA, DROPPING DOWN TO 41.

CLEAR, BUT CHILLY.

AROUND THE REGION, BASICALLY RINSE AND REPEAT.

THE SAME STORY AS WE HEAD OVER TO THE MORE MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS, DROPPING DOWN TO LOW OF 25.

CHILI, CHILI, CHILI.

FOR SATURDAY, WE WILL HAVE BRIGHT SKIES AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, HIGHS CLOSE TO THE 60s INTO THE MOUNTAINS IN THE 40s.

WE DO HAVE A BEACH HAZARD ALONG THE COASTAL REGIONS BECAUSE WE ARE DEALING WITH HIGH TIDES WHICH CAN CAUSE MINOR FLOODING AND BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND YOU NEXT WEEK WE ARE DEALING WITH LOCAL SANTA ANA WINDS AND ALREADY A VERY SATURATED GROUND.

WE ARE CONCERNED FOR UPROOTED TREES.

ALONG THE COAST ON MONDAY, FEW CLOUDS START TO ROLL IN BUT OVERALL THE TEMPERATURES STAYING STEADY.

HIGH OF 63 FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

SIMILAR STORY, STAYING IN THE 60s AROUND THE MOUNTAINS COOLER DROPPING DOWN TO THE 30s BY MONDAY BEFORE THE DESERT, IN THE 60s.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM YOUR METEOROLOGIST.

>>> A NEW DRUG FOR ALZHEIMER'S HAVE BEEN PUT ON PAUSE IN THE APPROVAL PROCESS.

THE U.S. FDA DECLINED TO GIVE APPROVAL FOR THE MEDICATION.

THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION SHOWS THE PHASE TWO TRIAL.

>>> IS TIMING REALLY EVERYTHING?

MAYBE NOT WHEN IT COMES TO EATING AND WEIGHT LOSS.

NEW RESEARCH ON INTERMITTENT FASTING.

>> Reporter: A NEW STUDY MAKING HEADLINES SUGGESTS A POPULAR WEIGHT LOSS METHOD MAY NOT BE AS EFFECTIVE AS ONCE THOUGHT.

THE STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF HEART ASSOCIATION.

RESEARCHERS FOUND NO ASSOCIATION BETWEEN RESTRICTING EATING TIMES LIKE THE TREND OF INTERMITTENT FASTING AND WEIGHT LOSS.

THE STUDY DID FIND EFFECTIVE, SMALLER MEALS.

REGISTERED DIETITIAN WITH THE CLEVELAND CLINIC CENTER FOR HUMAN NUTRITION IS ONE OF THE EXPERTS WHO CAUTION.

SHE SEES SOME BENEFITS IN LIMITING THE TIME OF MEALS.

>> INTERMITTENT FASTING CAN INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF INSULIN YOU PRODUCED WHICH CAN LEAD TO -- A CAN LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE IN CERTAIN CASES AND CHOLESTEROL.

>> Reporter: WEATHER YOU FIND AN APPROACH THAT IS REALISTIC FOR YOU.

>> NOBODY LIKES TO BE TOLD THAT YOU CANNOT DO THIS.

JUST BEING ABLE TO SET BOUNDARIES ON WHEN YOU CAN AND CANNOT DO THINGS CAN HELP YOU ATTAIN THOSE GOALS.

>> Reporter: THE U.S. DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS RECOMMEND FOCUS 85% OF YOUR FOODS ON NOURISHMENT AND THE REST FOR ENJOYMENT AND INDULGENCE.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE EFFORT TO ARM UKRAINE AHEAD OF A NEW EXPECTED RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE.

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

>> THIS WEEKEND IS A START OF A NEW BEGINNING FOR MANY ASIAN COMMUNITIES AND IS THE BEGINNING OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.

CELEBRATIONS KICKOFF TONIGHT FOR A THREE-DAY CELEBRATION.

2023 IS THE YEAR OF THE CAT IN THE RABBIT AND FOR MANY CULTURES THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT HOLIDAYS OF THE YEAR, STARTING THE NEW YEAR WITH HOPE AND HAPPINESS FOR THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE AND IS IN PET FRIENDLY.

>>> YOU HAVE HEARD OF PICKUP GAMES BUT WHAT ABOUT PICKUP SWORD FIGHTING?

IT IS ALL IN FUN.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER , TANIA THORNE INTRODUCES THIS.

>> Reporter: EVERY SATURDAY , A BATTLE GOES DOWN.

>> BASICALLY WE ARE A FANTASY FOAM FIGHTING, THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT IS A PICKUP SPORT.

WE WELCOME ANYONE ANY TIME.

YOU CAN SHOW UP AND WE HAVE A WHOLE BAG OF EXTRA SWORDS AND YOU RUN AROUND AND FIGHT AND HAVE A GREAT TIME DOING IT.

>> Reporter: I WANT TO BE CLEAR, I KNOW CLOSE TO NOTHING ABOUT LIVE-ACTION FANTASY ROLE- PLAYING WHEN I TOOK ON THE STORY.

BUT BRIAN BROKE IT DOWN FOR ME.

>> THIS IS -- THERE ARE PARKS AROUND THE NATION AND EVERYONE HAS A MANAGER.

THE SIZE OF THE PARK BERRIES.

>> Reporter: THE NAME OF THE GROUP,.

SARGATA.

DALTON WAS ONE OF THE NEW PLAYERS.

>> ARE YOU HERE TO FIGHT?

>> YES.

I HEARD ABOUT IT ON REDDIT.

>> IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF FUN, WHY NOT .

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HE WILL BE RETURNING, NOT ONLY FOR THE FUN, BUT ALSO FOR THE EXERCISE.

>> IT IS REALLY FUN TO KIND OF FORGET ABOUT THE REST OF THE WORLD AND EMBRACE YOUR INNER KID.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS SHOWS THAT GAMES OF THROWN ARE STRIKING A DEEPER CURIOSITY INTO THE FANTASY WORLD.

>> THIS IS A SPORT WHERE EVERYBODY CAN COME OUT AND GET SOME EXERCISE .

THEY CAN DRESS UP IN FUNNY CLOTHES AND NOT TAKE THINGS TOO SERIOUSLY.

YOU JUST COME OUT AND HAVE FUN.

THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND GREAT FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: NO EXPERIENCE IS NEEDED TO JOIN AND IT IS GREAT FOR BEGINNERS.

>> BASICALLY ANYBODY CAN COME OUT.

WE ARE ABSOLUTELY INVITING TO ANY AND ALL .

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A GOOD ATTITUDE.

THE ONLY THING YOU NEED, GREAT SHOES, COMFORTABLE CLOTHES AND WE HAVE ALL THE WEAPONS AND GEAR YOU NEED.

WE CAN OUTFIT YOU.

YOU JUST NEED A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND HAVE FUN.

>> Reporter: THE GROUP MEETS EVERY SATURDAY AT 1:00 IN CARLSBAD.

>> THREE, TWO, ONE.

>> Reporter: TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

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

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I AM TRANS EVAN.

GOOD NIGHT.