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>>> A FORMER TV ANCHOR HAS WON HER LAWSUIT, BUT THE BATTLE MAY NOT BE OVER YET.

THE SAN DIEGO TV STATION SAID THEY WILL APPEAL THE VERDICT IN THE LAWSUIT FILED BY A LONG TIME ANCHOR.

MG PEREZ SPOKE WITH HER ABOUT THE VERDICT AND WHAT IS NEXT.

>> I AM FEELING RELIEVED.

>> Reporter: SHANDRA MOSS AND HER TEAM OF ATTORNEYS ARE CELEBRATING.

THEY HAVE WORKED TOGETHER FOR ALMOST 4 YEARS ON HER DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST McKINNON BROADCASTING, THE COMPANY THAT OWNS KUSI TV.

>> THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO MAKE ME LOOK BAD AND ASSASSINATE MY CHARACTER.

>> Reporter: A SUPERIOR COURT JURY AWARDED HER WELL OVER $1.5 MILLION BECAUSE SHE CLAIMED SHE WAS FIRED AFTER SHE DEMANDED SHE BE PAID THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY AS HER MALE COANCHOR.

SHE SUED THE TV COMPANY FOR GENDER AND AGE DISCRIMINATION AND FOR VIOLATING EQUAL PAY LOSS.

THE JURY DECIDED THAT THEY DID VIOLATE THE LAWS BUT DID NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST HER.

THE ATTORNEY WAS INTERVIEWED BY AN ANCHOR TEAM THAT USED TO WORK WITH SANDRA MAAS.

>> I CASTERS OUGHT TO BE NERVOUS IF THEY DO NOT HAVE QUANTIFIABLE DATA IN PLACE AND ELABORATE SYSTEMS OF EVALUATION OF TALENT AND DO NOT PAPER EVERY DECISION THEY MAKE ABOUT COMPENSATION, THEY ARE AT RISK.

>> THERE ARE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS AND SYSTEMS IN PLACE .

IF THERE'S A PAY DIFFERENTIAL, THEY CAN JUSTIFY IT.

>> I FEEL LIKE I MOVED THE NEEDLE A LITTLE BIT.

EMPLOYERS ARE GOING TO TAKE PAY SERIOUSLY.

>> Reporter: KUSI PLANS TO APPEAL THE VERDICT, BUT FIRST ATTORNEYS WILL INTRODUCE A MOTION TO THROW IT OUT.

>> WE WILL ARGUE IRREGULARITIES IN THE TRIAL AND THE NUMBERS THE JURY CAME TO WHICH DID NOT MATCH THE NUMBERS THAT WERE PRESENTED IN EVIDENCE REFLECT AND IRRATIONAL VERDICT AND WE WILL ASK THE JUDGE TO SET ASIDE THE VERDICT.

IF THE MOTION IS DENIED WE WILL APPEAL.

>> WE ENCOURAGE KUSI TO APPEAL THIS VERDICT SO THAT THE JUSTICES THERE CAN REAFFIRM WHAT HAPPENED AT THE TRIAL COURT.

THAT WILL SET A PRECEDENT THAT CAN BE CITED IN THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: SHE FILED HER LAWSUIT TO GET JUSTICE FOR HIMSELF AND SHE AND HER TEAM SAID THEY WERE ALSO CONSIDERING OTHERS WHO MIGHT BE AFRAID TO TAKE THAT SIGNIFICANT FIRST LEGAL STEP.

>> IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE A CASE, CALL A LAWYER AND SPEAK TO THEM AND TELL THEM YOUR STORY.

YOUR STORY MIGHT BE LIKE SANDRA'S STORY.

>> Reporter: SANDRA MAAS SAID SHE IS READY TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT CHAPTER OF HER STORY.

>> I HAVE BEEN DOING BROADCAST JOURNALISM FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES.

I WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN TELEVISION AGAIN, THAT I HAVE EXCITING PROJECTS I'M WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.

IF IT DOES NOT HAPPEN FOR ME I WILL BE OKAY.

>>> WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE CHARGES A FORMER TEACHER OF THE YEAR IS FACING FOLLOWING HER ARREST.

HERE IS KITTY ALVARADO WITH MORE.

>> Reporter: JACQUELINE MA IS BACK BEHIND BARS JUST ONE DAY AFTER SHE POSTED BAIL.

ACCORDING TO ARREST RECORDS SHE FACES MORE FELONY CHARGES INCLUDING MORE COUNTS OF COMMITTING LEWD ACT WITH A MINOR UNDER 13, INTIMIDATING A WITNESS OR VICTIM, EXPLICATION OF A CHILD, AND SEVERAL COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

AFTER THE INITIAL ARREST EARLIER THIS WEEK THE SUPERINTENDENT WAS SEEN AT HER SCHOOL PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE DISTRAUGHT STAFF.

>> IT IS A SHOCK TO THE COMMUNITY.

A LOT OF TIMES WE LOOK TO OUR TEACHERS, DOCTORS, SUPERIORS AS EXAMPLES IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: A NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST SAID THAT WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS, IT SHAKES THE COMMUNITY.

>> IT CAN WORRY US ABOUT OUR ENVIRONMENT AND WHERE WE ARE SENDING OUR CHILDREN.

HOW ARE WE GOING TO TRUST THE PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES WHO WE ARE TOLD TO TRUST.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID IT CREATES DISTRUST, FEAR, AND ANGER.

SHE SAID IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ADULTS TO ADDRESS WHAT HAPPENED WITH THEIR CHILDREN FOR MANY REASONS.

FIRST, BECAUSE IT CAN BE TRAUMATIC BUT ALSO BECAUSE CHANCES ARE THEY ARE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT IT AT SCHOOL.

SHE SAID START BY CHECKING IN WITH YOUR CHILD REGULARLY AND OFTEN.

'S >> IN ORDER FOR KIDS TO COME TO THEIR PARENTS, THEY NEED TO FEEL SAFE.

>> Reporter: EVEN WHEN THEY ARE EXPRESSING THEIR FEELINGS ABOUT DIFFICULT SUBJECTS.

>> CHILDREN, FOR THE MOST PART DO NOT LIE.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT A PARENT LISTENS AND BELIEVES THE CHILD.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID THE SCHOOL ALSO NEEDS TO ADDRESS BOUNDARIES AND WHAT IS OKAY AND NOT OKAY WITH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.

>> THEY DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE OR WRONG.

KIDS DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW.

>> Reporter: THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS REVIEWING THE CASE FOR CHARGES.

SHE WILL BE IN COURT ON MONDAY.

>>> FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN OCEANSIDE IS IN DANGER OF BEING CLOSED.

LAST TIME WAS A BUDGET ISSUE.

TONYA THORNE TELLS US THIS TIME THE PROBLEM IS THE GROUND THE SCHOOL SITS ON.

>> Reporter: REYNOLDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENTS AND STUDENTS HAD A MESSAGE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TODAY.

>> SAVE OUR SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS MUST SCHOOL TO PROTEST RECENT NEWS THAT THEIR SCHOOL COULD CLOSE.

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE COMMUNITY HAS FOUGHT TO SAVE IT.

IT WAS SLATED FOR CLOSURE AND CONSOLIDATION IN 2021.

THEY SUCCEEDED THAT TIME AND THE DISTRICT DECIDED TO RENOVATE INSTEAD.

ENGINEERS PLANNING THE RENOVATION FOUND SOIL LIQUEFACTION HAPPENING ON THE PROPERTY.

DURING AN EARTHQUAKE THAT CAN MAKE BUILDINGS THINK.

THE DISTRICT IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CLOSE THE SCHOOL AND MOVE THE STUDENTS TO NEARBY CAMPUSES.

THESE PARENTS DO NOT AGREE.

>> I THINK THAT THEY ARE MAKING A RASH REACTION TO A SOIL REPORT WE HAVE NOT EVEN SEEN.

THERE IS NO TRANSPARENCY IN WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

>> SUPERINTENDENT WANTED TO CLOSE THE SCHOOL DOWN YEARS AGO.

THE PROPERTY IS WORTH MORE TO THEM IF THEY WERE TO CLOSE IT DOWN TO INVEST IN IT.

THERE HAS BEEN NO TRANSPARENCY, NO SECOND OPINION.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: THE LAST PARENT YOU HEARD SAID SHE WAS AT THE RALLY REPRESENTING MANY PARENTS THAT HAVE TO WORK AND WHOSE KIDS WALK TO SCHOOL.

SHE SAID IF TRANSFERRED TO NEW SCHOOLS THEY COULD BE LEFT WALKING FURTHER BECAUSE THE DISTRICT DOES NOT OFFER TRANSPORTATION.

SOLUTIONS TO CONTINUE WITH THE REMODEL WERE PRESENTED AT THE DISTRICT SAID NONE GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF THE STUDENTS AND STAFF.

SPECIAL BOARD MEETING WILL BE HELD MONDAY EVENING TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE SCHOOL.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS ARE COMING TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF A BILL THAT WOULD TACK ON TOUGHER PENALTIES FOR DRUG DEALERS THAT KNOWINGLY SELL OR MAKE ILLICIT SUBSTANCES LIKE FENTANYL.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAID IT WOULD SEND A STRONG MESSAGE IN THE BATTLE AGAINST FENTANYL.

>> THIS IS MUCH NEEDED.

OUR COUNTRY SPEAKS THROUGH OUR LAWS.

WE TELL PEOPLE WHAT OUR VALUES ARE.

WE TELL PEOPLE WHAT WE CARE ABOUT AND WE TELL CRIMINALS WHAT WE WILL NOT TOLERATE THROUGH OUR LAWS.

>> THE BILL WITH MAKE ITS WAY TO SACRAMENTO NEXT MONTH.

>>> MEXICAN AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED FIVE PEOPLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEADLY KIDNAPPING OF FOUR AMERICANS.

THE CARTEL BELIEVED TO BE RESPONSIBLE HAS ALLEGEDLY RELEASED AN APOLOGY MEMBER CLAIMING THEIR MEMBERS WHO DID IT ACTED ON THEIR OWN.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: THESE ARE THE FOUR AMERICANS THAT WERE KIDNAPPED IN MEXICO WHERE ONLY TWO OF THEM SURVIVED.

THE FATHER OF ONE OF THE VICTIMS IS STILL TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF IT.

>> IT IS HARD WHEN YOU SEE THE VIDEO AND SEE THEM TRACKED AND THROWN IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE.

IT'S LIKE GOD WAS PREPARING ME ALREADY TO KNOW.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO IMAGES CIRCLING ONLINE AND A VERSION OF THE LETTER OBTAINED FROM AN OFFICIAL, THE CARTEL BELIEVED RESPONSIBLE HAS TURNED FIVE OF THEIR MEMBERS OVER TO MEXICAN AUTHORITIES ALONG WITH MAKING A PUBLIC APOLOGY.

THEY SAID IN PART, THE GULF CARTEL STRONGLY CONDEMNS THE EVENTS OF LAST FRIDAY.

GOING ON TO SAY FOR THIS REASON WE DECIDED TO HAND OVER THOSE DIRECTLY INVOLVED AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACT WHO AT ALL TIMES ACTED UNDER THEIR OWN DETERMINATION AND AGAINST THE RULES IN WHICH THE CARTEL ALWAYS OPERATES.

THE OFFICIAL SAID U.S. AND MEXICAN AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THE LETTER IS AUTHENTIC BUT DOUBT THE SINCERITY OF THE APOLOGY.

>> WE HAVE A VERY SIGNIFICANT OPERATION UNDERWAY THAT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL WE FIND THOSE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE.

>> Reporter: THE ARREST OF FIVE SUSPECTS BRINGS THE TOTAL TO SIX PEOPLE SO FAR LINKED TO THE KIDNAPPING AND DEATHS.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL BE IN SAN DIEGO ON MONDAY TO SPEAK WITH LEADERS OF AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.

SOME LOCAL GROUPS HOPE TO DIVERT HIS ATTENTION TO POLICIES AT THE BORDER.

>> Reporter: TODAY'S RALLY WAS A CALL TO GET PRESIDENT BIDEN'S IMMIGRATION SYSTEM OVERHAULED.

>> WE ARE PEOPLE WITHOUT BORDERS FROM ALASKA TO TO FILE.

>> Reporter: A LOT OF THIS IS AIMED AT TITLE 42 WHICH AIMS TO STOP THE SPREAD OF DISEASES LIKE COVID-19.

IT HAS CARRIED OVER FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

SOME PEOPLE FEEL BETRAYED.

>> WE SEE THE ANTI-ASYLUM LAWS MIRROR WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP DID BEFORE HIM.

IT IS CAUSING GRAVE DANGER AND HARM TO THOSE SEEKING SAFETY AND ATTEMPTING TO FILE FOR ASYLUM IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: IMMIGRATION ADVOCATES ALSO SAY THAT FAMILY DETENTION MAY BE REINSTATED.

THEY WANT TO SEE IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT KNOWN AS I.C.E.

STOPPED ALTOGETHER.

>> ONE DAY AFTER SCHOOL YEARS AGO ON A FRIDAY I REMEMBER IT WAS PAYDAY AND THE RENT WAS DUE AND HE NEVER CAME HOME.

WE SPENT DAYS LOOKING FOR HIM NOT KNOWING IF HE WAS KIDNAPPED OR HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.

WE CALLED THE HOSPITALS TRYING TO FIND HIM.

HE HAD BEEN DEPORTED.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER AREA OF FRUSTRATION, THE BORDER WALL IN THE PARK.

CONSTRUCTION HAS STARTED UP AGAIN DESPITE THE PROMISE NOT TO BUILD ANY MORE WALLS.

>> THE WALLS DESECRATE OUR SACRED LAND.

THE ONLY PIECE OF LAND WHERE FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN SEPARATED BY THE BROKEN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM CAN CONTINUE TO BE A FAMILY.

>> Reporter: THE PEOPLE THAT I SPOKE WITH SAY IT IS NOT ABOUT POLITICS.

IT'S ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS.

PRESIDENT BIDEN MAY HAVE MORE THAN JUST THE AUSTRALIA, UK, AND U.S. PARTNERSHIP TO DISCUSS DURING HIS VISIT.

>>> AN AUDIT OF SAN DIEGO HOMELESS SERVICES FOUND SOME FACILITIES WERE UNSAFE, UNCLEAN, AND IN DISREPAIR.

THE SHELTER AT HOLDEN HALL HAD MULTI-SHOWERS AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES.

THE REPAIR TOOK ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS TO FIX.

A MAJORITY OF THESE SERVICES ARE CONTRACTED OUT.

THEY SAY SHELTERS WHERE MAINTENANCE WAS CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY WERE IN GOOD CONDITION.

THE RECOMMENDED FINDING A BETTER PROCESS FOR INSPECTIONS AND REPAIRS AT CITY-OWNED SHELTERS.

>> THE CONDITIONS THAT THEY ARE AIMING TO IMPROVE AFFECT THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF HUMAN BEINGS THAT THE CITY IS TRYING TO PROVIDE SHELTER FOR.

THE FINDINGS SHOW THAT SOME CONDITIONS IN THOSE FACILITIES WERE NOT ACCEPT DOUBLE AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS.

>> OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE MAKING PROGRESS ON IMPROVEMENTS AND ARE COMMITTED TO QUICKLY ADDRESSING FUTURE SAFETY ISSUES.

>>> POLICE MISCONDUCT RECORDS SHOW THAT OFFICERS THAT ARE CAUGHT LYING MAY NOT GET DISCIPLINED.

GESTAPO SO LEASE EXPLAINS HOW LAWMAKERS ARE TRYING TO CHANGE THAT.

>> Reporter: IN 2019 A PROSECUTOR HEARD AN INTERESTING STORY FROM A DEFENSE LAWYER.

IT WAS ABOUT A SAN DIEGO POLICE DETECTIVE.

>> THE DETECTIVE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE CASE.

DURING A FOLLOW-UP INTERVIEW HE HAD SET UP [BLEEP] TO BE ARRESTED BY I.C.E.

>> Reporter: THAT WOULD BE A SCANDAL IF TRUE.

SANCTUARY LAWS PREVENT LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS FROM HELPING I.C.E.

ENFORCE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW .

THE PROSECUTOR TOOK THE ALLEGATION WITH THE GRAIN OF SALT.

>> MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THIS IS A DEFENSE ATTORNEY EXAGGERATING WHAT HAPPENED AND PROBABLY SPECULATING.

>> Reporter: SHE CALLED THE DETECTIVE.

>> THEN THE DETECTIVE SAID, THESE ARE HIS EXACT WORDS.

I AGREED TO WORK WITH THEM TO SET UP [BLEEP] SO THEY COULD ARREST HIM.

MY STOMACH DROPPED.

I KNOW THAT I PAUSED PROBABLY FOR SEVERAL SECONDS.

I SAID, OKAY.

WHAT DID YOU DEAL.

>> Reporter: THE AUDIO COMES FROM AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION.

HE SET UP A MEETING WITH THE UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT THAT WAS A CRIME VICTIM.

THE MAN WAS EVENTUALLY DEPORTED.

POLICE INVESTIGATORS FOUND HE LIGHT IN MULTIPLE WAYS.

WE DO NOT KNOW IF HE WAS EVER DISCIPLINED.

ONE THIRD OF ALMOST 100 MISCONDUCT CASES RELEASED BY SAN DIEGO POLICE ARE MISSING DISCIPLINARY RECORDS.

>> THE DEPARTMENT MAY HAVE DISCIPLINED THE OFFICER BUT DISPOSED OF THE RECORDS DUE TO A RECORD RETENTION SCHEDULE.

>> Reporter: A LAWYER THAT SPECIALIZES IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT SAID THERE ARE MULTIPLE EXPLANATIONS FOR MISSING RECORDS.

>> IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THEY NEVER DISCIPLINED THE OFFICER OR THE OFFICER RESIGNED OR RETIRED BEFORE THE DISCIPLINE COULD BE ISSUED.

>> Reporter: THIS DETECTIVE RETIRED 13 DAYS AFTER THE INVESTIGATION WAS FINISHED.

HE COULD NOT BE REACHED FOR COMMENT.

WHATEVER THE REASON BEHIND THE MISSING RECORDS, ACTIVISTS SAY THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY REVEALS A LOT.

>> THIS WAS A CULTURE WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

>> Reporter: THAT IS TOSHA WILLIAMSON A SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATE IN SAN DIEGO.

'S HE SAID THERE OWN POLICY CALLS FOR TERMINATING OFFICERS CAUGHT LYING BUT THAT DOES NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN.

>> WE HAVE SEEN OFFICERS THAT HAVE BEEN TERMINATED FOR LYING AND WE HAVE SEEN OFFICERS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN TERMINATED FOR LION.

YOU HAVE A POLICY THAT SAYS IF YOU LIE YOU SHOULD BE FIRED.

HOWEVER, THAT IS NOT A POLICY THAT THEY ADHERE TO.

>> Reporter: STATE SENATOR NANCY SKINNER WROTE THE LAW THAT MAKES THESE MISCONDUCT RECORDS PUBLIC.

>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT PUBLIC SAFETY IN PARTICULAR AND THE NATURE OF THEIR WORK, FOR THEM TO DO THEIR JOB THERE HAS TO BE TRUST BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND THE OFFICERS.

>> Reporter: THERE IS ANOTHER BENEFIT TO THE LAW.

IT IS ALSO MEANT TO HELP OTHER AGENCIES THAT NEW HIRES.

>> IF YOU ARE THE HIRING AGENCY YOU COULD NOT GET THAT RECORD FROM THE OTHER DEPARTMENT.

YOU COULD NOT FIND OUT THAT THE OFFICER HAD A HISTORY OF DISHONESTY.

YOU COULD HIRE UNKNOWING THAT YOU ARE HIRING SOMEBODY WITH A HISTORY OF DISHONESTY.

NOW, UNDER SB 16, THE HIRING AGENCY HAS TO ASK FOR ANY DISCIPLINARY RECORDS FROM THE AGENCY.

>> Reporter: SKINNER SAID THAT THIS DOES NOT PREVENT OFFICERS FROM ASSIGNING BEFORE DISCIPLINE BUT THE PUBLIC CAN USE THE MISCONDUCT RECORDS TO HOLD THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTABLE.

>> IT ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO SAY, WHY ARE YOU KEEPING THIS PERSON NOW THAT WE HAVE THE RECORD?

>> THIS STORY WAS REPORTED WITH I NEWS SOURCE AN INDEPENDENT PARTNER OF KPBS.

>>> ANOTHER STRONG JOBS REPORT RAISES MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT INFLATION AND INTEREST RATE HIKES COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION.

>>> A NEW ATMOSPHERIC RIVER IS BRINGING HEAVY RAIN, THUNDERSTORMS, AND STRONG WIND TO CALIFORNIA.

MORE THAN 9000 PEOPLE WERE UNDER EVACUATION ORDERS TODAY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

SEVERAL HIGHWAYS FLOODED, COMPLICATING THE MORNING COMMUTE IN OAKLAND.

THE WARM RAIN IS ALSO MELTING THE SNOW PACK IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS, LEADING TO MORE FLOODING CONCERNS.

SOME COMMUNITIES LIKE LAKE TAHOE ARE STILL BURIED UNDER SNOW.

>> WE KEEP DIGGING OUT BUT AT SOME POINT SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE.

PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME HAVE SAID THIS IS THE WORST THEY HAVE EVER SEEN.

>> GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM HAS DECLARED EMERGENCY FOR 34 COUNTIES IN RECENT WEEKS THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION APPROVED A PRESIDENTIAL DISASTER DECLARATION FOR SOME OF THOSE.

THERE IS A SILVER LINING TO THE STORM.

LIKE ORVILLE HAS SEEN A SIGNIFICANT JUMP IN WATER LEVELS.

THERE IS SO MUCH THAT THE MAIN SPILLWAY WAS OPEN TO MANAGED FLOOD RISK.

SNOWMELT IS EXPECTED TO ADD EVEN MORE WATER IN THE MONTHS AHEAD.

WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE BEFORE AND THE AFTER.

>> Reporter: THIS WINTER HAS BROUGHT A WEALTH OF WATER TO THE LAKE.

THE RESERVOIR IS THE SECOND LARGEST IN THE STATE AND IS ALSO HOME TO HUNDREDS OF HOUSEBOATS.

>> THE WATER LEVEL MAKES EVERYTHING LOOK BETTER.

>> Reporter: THE SURVEYORS CONFIRMED WHAT IS EASY TO SEE.

>> THERE IS DEPTH AND EXPANDED AREAS.

>> Reporter: THIS SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NOW AND 2021 WHEN THE LAKE SON TO ITS LOWEST LEVEL ON RECORD.

>> THEY PROJECT BY THE END OF SUMMER THERE WILL BE NO RAMP OR ACCESS.

>> Reporter: THE PROJECTION WAS RIGHT AND MORE THAN 100 BOATS WERE HAULED OFF THE LAKE WHEN THE MARINA DRIED UP.

STATE MANAGERS ARE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE DROUGHT NOW.

AT THE MOMENT THEY ARE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT FLOODING.

>> I THINK THAT THERE IS CAUSE TO BE A LITTLE BIT WORRIED.

>> Reporter: A PROFESSOR FROM THE WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY SAID THERE IS SO MUCH WATER THAT THE LAKE IS BEING KEPT AT 75% CAPACITY TO MAKE ROOM FOR WHAT IS FORECAST TO ARRIVE IN THE LAST MONTH OF THE WATER YEAR.

>> IT IS ANOTHER WATER EMERGENCY.

YOU CAN HAVE TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE.

SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BOTH.

>> Reporter: THIS HOUSEBOAT HABITAT IS BACK.

>>> IT IS GOING TO BE A WET FRIDAY NIGHT AND A LITTLE BIT BREEZY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

IT MAY BE A GOOD NIGHT TO STAY HOME.

THE SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH ON SATURDAY AND THEN IT IS DRY AND WARMER FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

THEN ANOTHER STORM WILL APPROACH ON TUESDAY.

WE HAVE A WIND ADVISORY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN HERE.

WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR SO WATCH FOR DEBRIS AND DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS.

IN THE METRO IT IS RAIN AND DRIZZLE.

TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50s.

IT WILL BE IN THE 50s FOR THE MOST PART.

THE WET WEATHER TONIGHT AND SNOW LEVELS ARE PRETTY HIGH MOSTLY ABOUT 8000 FEET.

LOOKING AT THE RAIN FOR TONIGHT ON THE FUTURE CAST, A STEADY STREAM OF MOISTURE ACROSS THE COUNTY TONIGHT.

THAT WILL TAPER TO SHOWERS TOMORROW MORNING.

THE SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH BY LUNCH TIME.

WE COULD SEE BRIGHTER SKIES BY THE AFTERNOON.

WE WILL BE HOVERING IN THE LOW TO MID 60s.

LOOKING AHEAD THERE IS ANOTHER STORM ON THE HORIZON.

ONCE AGAIN IT WILL BE A WARMER SYSTEM WITH SNOW LEVELS QUITE HIGH.

SHOWERS ARRIVE ON TUESDAY AND THEN MORE SIGNIFICANT RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT TO EARLY WEDNESDAY.

HERE IS THE EXTENDED FORECAST.

SHOWERS AND TRY OUR WEATHER.

ON TUESDAY THE SHOWERS COME BACK.

WE ARE LOOKING SHOWERY TO START SATURDAY AND THEN WE WILL SEE MILDER AIR SUNDAY AND MONDAY UP AROUND 70.

TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WE ARE WET AGAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS.

THE SNOW LEVELS ARE PRETTY HIGH SO IT WILL BE RAIN AND WIND.

THE WIND WILL STAY WITH US.

STRONG WINDS AND MORE RAIN COMING BACK.

THE DESERTS WILL BE LOOKING AT BREEZY CONDITIONS.

>>> INTEREST RATES ARE LIKELY TO RISE AGAIN LATER THIS MONTH.

TODAY'S JOBS REPORT MIGHT DETERMINE HOW MUCH.

>> IT WAS AN EXCELLENT JOBS REPORT IF YOU LOOK AT IT IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF JOBS CREATED OVER 311,000 JOBS WERE CREATED.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TICKED UP JUST A BIT.

WE ARE STILL NEAR 50 YEAR LOWS.

THE ISSUE BECOMES HOW DOES THE FED INTERPRET THIS WHEN THEY MEET LATER THIS MONTH TO DISCUSS INTEREST RATE INCREASES.

WAGES WERE UP 2/10 OF A POINT ON AN ANNUALIZED BASIS.

THAT IS A GOOD SIGN BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING THE DECELERATION OF WAGE GROWTH WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT SET OF FACTORS.

WHEN THE FED IS BALANCING THIS OUT THEY ARE SEEING A LOT OF POSITIVES IN THE ECONOMY WHICH IS GOOD NEWS OVERALL.

THOSE POSITIVES CAN BE BAD NEWS FROM A RATE INCREASE PERSPECTIVE.

>>> GAS PRICES ARE DOWN SLIGHTLY AFTER CREEPING UP CLOSER TO $5.00 PER GALLON.

THE AVERAGE PRICE FELL TO $4.95.

AAA SAID GASOLINE SUPPLIES AND REFINERY PRODUCTION HAVE IMPROVED IN THE PAST WEEK, HELPING DRIVE DOWN THE COST.

PRICES HAVE DROPPED BY NEARLY $1.50 SINCE RISING TO A RECORD $6.43 IN OCTOBER.

>>> THE ACADEMY AWARDS ARE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT.

THEY WILL TRY TO SQUEEZE IN THEIR THINK IS BEFORE THE DREADED MUSIC.

THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER IN CHARGE OF QUEUING THE MUSIC SAID IF SOMEBODY IS GIVING A HEARTFELT, WELL-MEANING SPEECH THEY WILL NOT GET CUT OFF.

THE WINNER STARTS READING WHAT FEELS LIKE A GROCERY LIST IT WILL START PLAYING.

ALL WINNERS HAVE A COUNTDOWN CLOCK TO KEEP TRACK OF THEIR TIME.

WHEN IT HITS ZERO, A MESSAGE SAYING PLEASE WRAP IT UP APPEARS ON THE TELEPROMPTER.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF THEM.

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

GOOD NIGHT.

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

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILLHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.