>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR.

PRIVILEGE TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DREAM DRAIN AND COOLING SYSTEM SINCE 1978.

AND BY THE CONRAD FOUNDATION AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> IT'S FRIDAY, JANUARY 28.

TO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

A HELPING HAND IN TIMES OF NEED .

AMERICANS AWAIT THE FREE AND 95 MASKS.

REPORTER, MATT HOFFMAN, BEGINS OUR COVERAGE.

>> Reporter: AT THE CHAMBER OF CONGRESS, THOUSANDS OF MASKS ARE GIVEN OUT TO LOCAL BUSINESSES.

>> WE ARE DISTRIBUTING EVERY FRIDAY FROM 9:00 TO 4:00 P.M.

WALK IN THE GET AND 95.

AND WE HAVE THESE MASKS.

FIRST COME FIRST SERVE.

>> Reporter: NOT JUST FOR BUSINESSES.

>> MEMBERS, BUSINESSES, NONPROFITS.

WE ARE TRYING TO GET PPE OUT THE DOOR.

>> Reporter: THEY CAN ORDER THEIR OWN PPE THROUGH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BUT THEY PLAN ON DOING THIS DISTRIBUTION EVENTS EVERY FRIDAY.

>> UNTIL SUPPLIES RUN OUT AND THEN WE WILL ORDER MORE FROM THE STATE.

>> Reporter: FOR MORE INFORMATION REACH OUT TO THE CHAMBER.

STUCK A LEGAL CHALLENGE OVER VACCINATION MANDATES FOR EMPLOYEES.

THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY'S FIRST RESPONDERS ARE VACCINATED BUT HUNDREDS ARE STILL NOT.

SOME OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO BE.

>> WHEN YOU NEED US IT DOESN'T MATTER WHEN YOU CALL 911.

OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, DISPATCHERS, WE ARE HERE EVERY DAY.

IF WE CONTINUE DOWN THIS ROAD, THOUGH, WE WILL BE FIRED.

>> A SPOKESPERSON SAID 1100 VACCINE EXEMPT REQUESTS ARE BEING REVIEWED.

THE ADVANCED TERMINATION LETTERS HAVE GONE OUT BUT NO ONE HAS LOST THEIR JOB YET.

THE MAJORITY OF THOSE THAT GOT THE LETTERS HAVE SINCE COME INTO COMPLIANCE.

>>> THE SURGE FUELED BY OMICRON IS WINDING DOWN.

SOME AREAS OF THE COUNTRY ARE STILL SEEING NEW CASES.

THEY ARE HOLDING STEADY OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS.

NOW THERE IS A NEW CONCERN.

A SPINOFF CALLED B82.

>> IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT WITH TRANS-MILL LEVY.

IF YOU LOOK AT SEVERITY OF CASES, IT DOESN'T APPEAR THE CASES WITH THE NEW VARIANT ARE ANYMORE SEVERE.

>> HEALTH EXPERTS SAY THE BEST OFFENSE IS GETTING VACCINATED AND BOOSTED.

JUST UNDER 50% OF SAN DIEGO PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN THEIR BOOSTER.

1 MILLION PEOPLE ARE STILL DUE FOR THEIR THIRD SHOT.

>>> A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

WE'VE BEEN HIT WITH ANOTHER SANTA ANA EVENT.

THEY ARE NOT UNUSUAL IN THE WINTER.

THE LACK OF RAIN IS.

THAT'S A CAUSE FOR CONCERN.

>> Reporter: THE SANTA ANA WINDS ARE ADDED AGAIN.

LAST WEEK POWERFUL GUSTS REACHED HAVOC ON THE SOUTHLAND.

KNOCKING DOWN TREES AND TAKING DOWN POWER.

NOW THOUGH REGION IS BRACING FOR MORE SANTA AND THE WINDS.

A SENIOR MADE UROLOGIST SAID THE WINDS HAVE BEEN EXTREME.

WHILE THIS IS NORMAL THIS TIME OF YEAR, WHAT'S NOT IS THE LACK OF RAIN.

>> TRULY WILDFIRE AND THIS TIME OF THE YEAR IT'S OUR SANTA ANNA AND RAIN SEASON.

WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE RAIN, YOU ARE LEFT WITH SANTA ANNA.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE NOTORIOUS FOR CAUSING MEGA FIRES IN THE FALL AFTER THE HEAT HAS DRIED EVERYTHING OUT.

THE WINDS IN JANUARY ARE CHANGING MOISTURE LEVELS.

>> THE LONGER WE GO INTO FEBRUARY WITHOUT SEEING RAIN, WE WILL TALK ABOUT FIRE WEATHER.

IT LOOKS LIKE MORE SANTA ANNA WINDS WILL BE SET UP.

>> WE HAVE THESE WIND EVENTS COMMONLY, WE STAY AT A HIGH BASELINE STAFF THE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> Reporter: FIRE CREWS ARE ALERT AND READY.

>> A GOOD WIND DRIVEN FIRE WILL BE A CHALLENGE >> Reporter: THEY SAY IT'S CRITICAL NOT TO LET DOWN YOUR GUARD.

PROTECT YOUR HOMES AND HAVE AN EVACUATION PLAN.

>> THEY ARE WITH US NOW AND WILL BE WITH US FOREVER.

WE NEED TO TAKE THEM SERIOUSLY EVERY TIME THEY OCCUR WEATHER IS WIND DAMAGE OR WILDFIRE THREAT AND SOMETIMES BOTH.

>>> THE FARMERS INSURANCE IS BACK OPEN WITH THE GOLF OPEN.

>> Reporter: WHEN ONE THINKS ABOUT THE FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN, THEY THINK ABOUT THIS OR THIS.

>> NOTHING LIKE IT.

TO WATCH THE GUYS HIT THEIR TEE SHOTS AND PLAY THEIR GAME, IT'S SOMETHING SPECIAL.

TO HAVE IT IN OUR BACKYARD.

WE ARE STOKED TO BE HERE.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE ENJOYING THEIR FIFTH FARMERS OPEN.

BUT THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A WORLD CLASS GOLF TOURNAMENT.

>> USING THE TOURNAMENT TO HELP CHARITIES AND INITIATIVES THAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

>> Reporter: THE CHAMPION FOR CHARITABLE PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS IS THE CHAIRMAN FOR THE CLUB.

>> WE GET MORE INVOLVED IN JUST THAT.

GETTING INVOLVED IN THE ORGANIZATION AND GOING TO THEIR LOCATION AND HELPING WITH FIXING UP THEIR PROPERTIES AND PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND MENTORSHIP TO THESE KIDS.

>> IS GOING TO INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION.

THAT'S PART OF THE PURPOSE, CREATE INSPIRATION AND SHOW THESE KIDS THERE ARE DREAMS THEY CAN FULFILL.

>> Reporter: HE HAS PLAYED GOLF FOR THREE YEARS.

HE HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT THE YOUTH BEING HELPED.

>> KID SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY SPORTS, AS WELL.

NO MATTER WHERE THEY COME FROM OR WHERE THEY LIVE.

>> Reporter: SHE IS EXCITED TO WATCH GOLF IN PERSON AGAIN.

>> IT FEELS REALLY AWESOME TO HAVE THESE EXPERIENCES.

ESPECIALLY WITH DAD.

IS COOL BECAUSE I LOVE GOLF SO MUCH.

>> Reporter: THIS OPENS ON SATURDAY.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO THE SENTRY CLUB, GO TO FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN.COM/COMMUNITY/CHARITY.

>>> A RIBBON-CUTTING ON A NEW YOUTH TRANSITION CAMPUS.

COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY IT'S DESIGNED LIKE A COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

THE FOCUS IS TO SERVE JUSTICE FOR YOUTH WHO NEED RESTORATIVE SERVICES BEFORE REENTERING THE COMMUNITY.

>> PRO SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.

GIVING OUR YOUTH IN CUSTODY OPPORTUNITIES AND SUCCESSFUL PATHWAYS AS A TRANSITION BACK OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> THIS FEATURES FOUR HOUSING UNITS, AMPHITHEATER AND STAGE AND RECREATION COURTS.

>>> INVESTIGATORS ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC FOR INFORMATION ABOUT A SUSPECTED ARSON FIRE THAT DAMAGED THE HOME OF TWO LOCAL POLITICIANS.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISOR FLETCHER.

THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED IN AN OUTDOOR TRASHCAN.

THEY BELIEVE IT WAS INTENTIONALLY SET.

ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL CRIME STOPPERS AT THE NUMBER YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN.

>>> THE COUNSEL OF GENERAL OF MEXICO SAN DIEGO OFFICE IS POSTING A VIGIL FOR TWO THE JEWELS KILLED.

BOTH HAD SOUGHT HELP FROM A BAJA CALIFORNIA PROGRAM.

THE HELP NEVER CAME.

THEIR DEATHS ARE TAKING A TOLL ON THE REGION'S CROSS BORDER JOURNALISTS.

>> Reporter: TWO DAYS AFTER SHE WAS MURDERED OUTSIDE HER HOME, HER DOG IS WAITING FOR HER TO RETURN.

CONCERNED NEIGHBORS BROUGHT FOOD AND WATER BUT THE POOR DOG REFUSES TO EAT OR DRINK.

IT JUST SITS THERE, WHIMPERING NEAR THE DOOR.

SHE WAS THE SECOND JOURNALIST KILLED THIS MONTH.

SHE WAS A PROLIFIC CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER.

THIS ONE WAS KILLED OUTSIDE OF HIS HOME AND A WEEK BEFORE THAT, THIS PERSON WAS BRUTALLY STABBED TO DEATH.

THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS PERSON PLACE IN THE WORLD TO REPORT NEWS.

THIS WEEK PEOPLE TOOK TO THE STREETS.

[ SPEAKING FORIEGN LANGUAGE ] >> THE REPORTERS ARE DEMANDING MORE PROTECTION FOR THE LIVING AND JUSTICE FOR THE DEAD.

THIS PERSON HELPS TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS AND HELPED THE JOURNALISTS THAT WAS KILLED AND IT FAILED HER.

SHE KNEW HOW VULNERABLE SHE WAS AND FORESAW HER DEATH OUTSIDE HER HOME.

SHE TOLD THEM HOW IT WOULD HAPPEN.

[ SPEAKING FORIEGN LANGUAGE ] >> SHE SAYS SHE ASKED FOR PROTECTION LAST DECEMBER.

[ SPEAKING FORIEGN LANGUAGE ] BUT THE NEW GOVERNOR WHO TOOK OFFICE IN NOVEMBER, HAD NOT YET SET UP THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS.

THIS IS THE MEXICO REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS.

HE SAID THE PROGRAM IS WOEFULLY INADEQUATE.

>> IT'S A HOLLOW SHELL.

IT DOES NOT HAVE A BUDGET OF ITS OWN.

MAYBE THREE OR FOUR PEOPLE WORKING FOR IT.

IT HAS KNOWLEDGE OF RISK EVALUATION THAT IS RUDIMENTARY, AT BEST.

>> CRIME AGAINST REPORTERS ARE RARELY PUNISHED IN MEXICO.

>> THE PRINCIPAL FACTOR THAT FUELS THESE ATTACKS, IS THE IMPUNITY IN MEXICO.

MORE THAN 95% OF ALL CRIMES IN MEXICO ARE NEVER PROSECUTED.

>> Reporter: THIS IS A REPORTER WITH THE TRIBUNE.

THE LAST TIME SHE SAW THE REPORTER WAS A WEEK AGO.

>> I WOULDN'T KNOW BUT IT WOULD BE THE LAST TIME I WOULD SEE HER.

FOR SHE WAS A VETERAN BROADCASTER.

SHE SAW HER AS AN INSPIRATION TO YOUNG WOMEN IN THE INDUSTRY.

>> SHE WAS A HARD WORKER AND AN EXAMPLE FOR MANY OF US WHO STARTED JOURNALISM WHEN SHE WAS ALREADY A BIG REPORTER IN TOWN.

>> Reporter: THE TWO RECENT MURDERS BRING BACK MEMORIES OF CRIME MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO.

SHE REMEMBERS MARCHING IN 1988 AFTER THE MURDER OF HER FELIX HERNANDEZ.

SHE'S WORRIED THAT YOUNG PEOPLE WILL LEAVE THE FIELD ALTOGETHER.

>> I SPEAK TO SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNGER ONES.

THEY SAID RELATIVE SAY WHY DON'T YOU GET AWAY FROM THAT PROFESSION.

WHY DON'T YOU CHOOSE ANOTHER LINE OF WORK.

GO BACK TO ANOTHER VENUE.

>> Reporter: THE KILLING HAD A PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT.

LOCAL REPORTERS OURS SECOND- GUESSING WHAT STORIES TO COVER AND WENT TO LEAVE THEIR HOUSE.

THE ENTIRE PRESS CORPS IS LOOKING OVER THEIR SHOULDER.

THIS PERSON SAID ALL OF US ARE SCARED, WE LEAVE THE HOUSE SCARED.

IT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN AID DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY.

THAT SHE WILL NOT SUCCUMB TO THE FEAR.

SHE SAID WE WON'T HIDE OR FLEE FROM THE COUNTRY OR STOP WORKING EVEN KNOWING THERE IS BLOOD TO BE SPILLED.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> A NEW STATE LAW IN CALIFORNIA IS REQUIRING FOOD SCRAPS TO BE COMPOSTED AND NOT PUT IN THE LANDFILL.

THE BENEFITS OF COMPOSTING AND HOW FAR SAN DIEGO IS FROM REALIZING IT.

>> THOUSAND POUNDS OF FOOD WASTE IS A TON.

>> Reporter: THIS IS A COMPOST BIN WHERE SHE IS A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HERE.

THEY ARE COLLECTING FOOD WASTE AND RECYCLING IN THE FORM OF COMPOST.

THE NEW LAW WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

>> IT WAS THE KICK IN THE SEAT- OF-THE-PANTS THAT WE REALLY NEEDED AS A REGION TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE WE HAVE IN THE CAPACITY FOR MANAGING OUR FOOD WASTE.

>> Reporter: THERE IS A LOT OF FOOD WASTE.

HALF 1 MILLION TONS EACH YEAR IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION.

ONE PROBLEM WITH THE LANDFILLING FOOD WASTE IS METHANE.

A GREENHOUSE GAS.

>> 20% OF THE METHANE WE ADMIT INTO THE CLIMATE.

>> Reporter: COMPOSTING WOULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.

>> IT USES MICRO ORGANISMS TO BREAK DOWN THE MATERIAL.

WHICH IS NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE LANDFILL.

>> Reporter: ALL WASTE IS COMBINED IN A LANDFILL.

ORGANIC WASTE EMITS METHANE AND NOT RETURN TO THE SOIL.

WITH COMPOSTING, NUTRIENTS ARE RETURNED TO THE SOIL.

THEY ARE USED FOR AGRICULTURE IN GARDENS.

IT ACTUALLY ABSORBS CARBON IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

THE CITY IN THIS COMMUNITY GOT THE KICK IN THE PANTS.

THEY CAME THROUGH WITH THE CITY'S ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THEY EXPECT TO ROLL OUT THE FOOD RECYCLING PROGRAM THIS SUMMER WHEN THEY SHOULD GET THEIR NEW GREEN CONTAINERS.

THEY HAD TO FIND $9 MILLION IN THE CITY BUDGET TO FUND THE EXPANSION.

>> TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HIRING OF 40 DRIVERS AND BE ABLE TO PURCHASE 43 TRUCKS AND ALL THE CONTAINERS.

A LOT OF PIECES TO IT.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO IS FAR BEHIND MANY CALIFORNIA COUNTIES AND CITIES WHEN IT COMES TO MUNICIPAL COMPOSTING.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY NOW HAS THE CAPACITY TO COMPOST 30% OF ITS FOOD WASTE.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> GAS STOVE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE MORE THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT.

GAS STOVES IN U.S. HOMES HAVE THE SAME CLIMATE WARMING IMPACT AS A MILLION GASOLINE POWERED CARS.

1.3% OF METHANE GOES INTO THE ATMOSPHERE.

IT'S THE MAIN COMPONENT OF NATURAL GAS AND IT ESCAPES FROM STOVES EVEN WHEN THEY ARE TURNED OFF.

>>> THE GOOD NEWS IS THE WINDS WILL CEASE FOR US TOMORROW.

WE WILL SEE A CHANGE OF PATTERN HERE.

A COUPLE OF SPRINKLES POSSIBLE TOMORROW.

IT CAN'T BE RULED OUT .

MAYBE EVEN AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE NIGHT.

COOLER WEATHER, TRYING TO WORK IN LATER NEXT WEEK FOR THE INTERIOR LOCATIONS.

MIGHT NOT NOTICE IT MUCH IN THE INLAND COMMUNITIES.

WIND IS PRETTY GUSTY AS YOU LOOK TOWARDS THE MOUNTAINS AND CANYONS.

WE WILL FIND THAT IS A HEADS INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

SAN DIEGO IS 47.

REALLY, AGAIN, DEALING WITH THE CLOUDS, THE UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS WITH A LOW.

THE SOUTHWEST IS QUIET.

WE DO HAVE A UPPER LEVEL LOW AND THAT'S WHAT WILL PUSH IN SOME OF THE CLOUDS FOR US.

MAY BE A STRAY SPRINKLE.

WE WON'T SEE A LOT OF WEATHER IF WE SEE IN A.

TOMORROW 68.

POSSIBLY A SPRINKLE OUT THERE.

A BETTER CHANCE IN THE MOUNTAIN LOCATION AND TOWARDS THE COAST FOR INLAND COMMUNITIES.

CAN'T RULE IT OUT ANYWHERE.

45 FOR THE HIGH.

AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY, UPPER LEVEL LOW.

SHOWERS POSSIBLE THROUGH ARIZONA AND PARTS OF NEW MEXICO.

NOT GIVING US TOO MANY GOOD CHANGES.

WE WILL TRY TO BRING IN MORE SUNSHINE.

IT TEMPERATURES COOLING OFF A BIT WHERE WE HAVE A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS.

OVERALL A PRETTY QUIET STRETCH FOR US.

70s FOR THE WEEKEND.

CLOUDS FOR SATURDAY AND BRIGHTEN THINGS UP AS YOU FINISH OFF THE WEEKEND.

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES, THE SHOWER IS IN THE FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

THE NEXT WEEK A COOL DOWN.

40s FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

WE WILL FIND THE COOL DOWN IN OUR ROTATION.

>>> MANY SAN DIEGO AND'S ARE IN SHOCK OVER THERE RECENT POWER BILLS.

S PG&E CUSTOMERS ARE SEEING A SPIKE AS HIGH IS 50%.

THIS PERSON FILED A LAWSUIT AFTER HIS BILLS WENT UP 117% OVER FIVE YEARS.

>> IT 68 DEGREES AND I STAND IN FRONT OF THE THERMOSTAT, WHETHER I SHOULD FREEZE TO DEATH OR TURN ON THE HEATER.

>> THINGS ARE ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE.

WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY UNDERSTAND CLIENTS CONCERNS.

BILLS WILL RISE IN THE WINTER MONTHS.

THEY ARE NOT UP CHARGING CUSTOMERS BUT AS WHOLESALE NATURAL GAS PRICES ARE UP, 25% IN ONE YEAR.

>>> THIS MEASURE ROSE AT THE FASTEST PACE SINCE 1982.

INFLATION WAS UP BETWEEN 2020 AND DECEMBER OF 2021.

PRICES CLIMBED 30%.

FOOD PRICES ROSE 5.7%.

INCOME ONLY ROSE .3%.

>>> PLAN ON PAYING EXTRA FOR CREDIT CARDS AND LOAN PAYMENTS THIS YEAR.

WE EXPLAIN WHY THE MOVE TO RAISE INTEREST RATES WILL HELP THE INFLATION PROBLEM.

THIS IS THE FINANCE REPORT.

>> Reporter: THE BIG REASON WHY YOU INCREASE IS TO SLOW THINGS DOWN A LITTLE BIT AND PULL BACK THE ECONOMY A TOUCH.

IT GREW AT A STRONG RATE.

WHAT THE FEDS WILL DO, WE CAN'T RAISE THEM QUICKLY, WE WILL DO IT IN A VERY MEASURED FASHION.

INCREASING BY ABOUT A QUARTER OF A POINT.

MAY BE A DEGREE OF INCREASE IN 2022 TO GET THE RATES FROM ZERO TO ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF A PERCENT.

SOME THINGS THE FEDS WILL HAVE TO SPEED THAT UP AND ADD A FOURTH INCREASE TO SLOW INFLATION DOWN.

UNTIL THE FED ANNOUNCES THE POLICY, THE MARKET IS ERRATIC DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY.

HOPEFULLY IT WILL PROVIDE STABILITY IN THE MARKET AND PROVIDE GREATER CLARITY FOR BUSINESSES TO PLAN THEIR SPENDING AND INVESTMENT IN 2022.

>>> DISNEYLAND INVITED GUEST TO RING IN THE YEAR OF THE TIGER.

OF THE LUNAR YEAR EVENT IS RUNNING NOW.

CHINESE AND VIETNAMESE AND KOREAN CULTURE WITH A TOUCH OF DISNEY MAGIC.

NEW YEAR PER SESSION RETURNS WITH A NEW FLOAT.

SPECIAL DRINKS, FOOD AND MERCHANDISE FOR SALE.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS CAN VISIT DISNEYLAND FOR AS LITTLE AS $67 PER DAY WITH THE PURCHASE OF A DAY TICKET.

>>> ICE CREAM MIGHT BE ONE OF THE MOST LOVED DESSERTS OF ALL TIME.

A CHOCOLATE FLAVORED ICE CREAM GOT RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST IN AMERICA UP.

WE SHOW YOU WHY IT'S SO SPECIAL.

>> Reporter: THIS RESIDENT TOOK A DRIVE TO WINSTON ICE CREAM SHOP FRIDAY MORNING.

SPEAK HIM 66th BIRTHDAY SO MY WIFE BROUGHT ME HERE FOR A SURPRISE.

THE BEST CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM IN THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: NOT OFFICIALLY THE BEST CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM IN THE WORLD BUT IT COULD BE ON ITS WAY.

THOUGH WINSTON SPECIALTY WAS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP CHOCOLATE ICE CREAMS IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> THE RETAIL ASSOCIATION DOES AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR AN ICE CREAM COMPETITION.

WE SUBMITTED OUR CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM.

WE WANTED TO SEE HOW WE WOULD DO.

>> Reporter: SHOP OWNERS WERE NOT EXPECTING THAT KIND OF FEEDBACK.

>> WE HAD THE HIGHEST AWARD POSSIBLE.

THEY RATED ALL THE ICE CREAMS AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY AND DO A LOT OF TESTING.

WE GOT A BLUE RIBBON.

ONE OF ONLY FOUR ICE CREAM SHOPS IN THE COUNTRY TO EARN IT.

>> Reporter: DEVELOPING THE FLAVOR TOOK SOME TIME.

>> MY RECIPES, THE FIRST THIRD OF THE NOTEBOOK IS CHOCOLATE.

>> Reporter: THOSE THAT ARE NOT FANS OF CHOCOLATE, THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER UNIQUE FLAVORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

>> PART OF THE PALLET WE ARE SPEAKING IS A LITTLE BIT GLOBAL AND THE CONTEXT OF WHERE WE'VE LIVED AND EXPERIENCE IN LIFE.

>> Reporter: THE MENU CHANGES.

CHRIS'S FAVORITE IS -- >> SALTED CARAMEL SWIRL AND POTATO CHIPS AND RITZ CRACKERS AND IT'S REALLY NICE SALTY TASTE >> Reporter: THIS IS A CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM TASTE.

ONE OF THE BEST CHOCOLATE ICE CREAMS IN THE NATION.

WE WILL TRY IT RIGHT NOW AND SEE WHAT WE THINK.

OH, MY GOSH, IT'S DELICIOUS.

HERE AT WINSTON'S AND SAN MARCO'S.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> LUCKY TONYA FORGETTING TO TASTE THAT.

WINSTON'S WILL GIVE OUT FREE SCOOPS OF THEIR WINNING ICE CREAM WITH EVERY PURCHASE ALL DAY TOMORROW.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI .

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.