>>> DAVID, IT'S FRIDAY, MARCH 19th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI .

A MAJOR CHANGE SENDING OUR KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL.

COMES FROM THE CDC INVOLVING THE HOTLY DEBATED ISSUE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING IN THE CLASS.

MATT HOFFMAN WITH THE NEW GUIDELINES AND THE IMPACT LOCALLY.

>> Reporter: IS THE CURRENT SPACING IN ONE OF THE CLASSROOMS, THEY HAVE TO BE SPACED AT LEAST FOUR FEET APART.

THE CDC SAYS IT ONLY HAS TO BE THREE FEET SO WE COULD BE SEEING MORE DUST INSIDE CLASSROOMS.

>> IT MEANS THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING TO BE SAFE IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT.

>> Reporter: HE IS THE PRINCIPLE OF BOSTONIAN LANGUAGE ACADEMY WHICH HAS BEEN OPEN THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR WITH PROTOCOLS.

>> WITH A PRESCHOOLER CAN FOLLOW THROUGH WITH PROTOCOLS, ANYBODY CAN.

>> Reporter: THE K-8 SCHOOL DISTRICT IS WHERE THE FEW SCHOOL DISTRICT OPEN LETTER WHILE THE COUNTY WAS IN THE RED TIER .

>> WE HAD 11,000 STUDENTS DISTRICTWIDE.

WE HAD ONE TRANSMISSION.

IT WAS BETWEEN A STUDENT AND A STAFF MEMBER.

>> Reporter: THE DISTRICT HIRED NEARLY 100 TEACHERS TO HELP SPACED STUDENTS OUT AND WINTER SINCE PARENTS ARE TELLING HIM THEY WANT THEIR KIDS BACK IN SCHOOL .

>> WE HAD A DIRECT INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY WHAT THEY WANTED AND THEY NEEDED AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW WHAT IS BEST HER STUDENTS AS BEING WITH A PERSON WHO CARES ABOUT THEM.

OUR TEACHERS ARE WONDERFUL, VERY PASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS AND THEY REALLY CARE ABOUT STUDENTS.

TRUCK WITH THE SCHOOL THE STILL OFFERING ONLINE OPTIONS AND PLANS ARE TO INCREASE IN-PERSON LEARNING AFTER SPRING BREAK.

>> A PRIMARY AREA EXPRESSING IS THEY NEED MORE SCHOOL TO.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTRY LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IS PLANNING TO REOPEN IT 12 AND THE CITY WILL UNIFY PLANS ARE NOT CHANGE BUT THE DISTRICT SPOKESPERSON SAYS THEY ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING NEW GUIDANCE FOR THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOUTH SAYS THEY'RE REVIEWING NEW CDC RULES AND PLAN TO RELEASE NEW GUIDANCE IN A COUPLE DAYS.

THE STATE PREVIOUS FOREFOOT SPACE REQUIREMENT HAS ALREADY ON HOLD BY A SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WHILE SOME HAVE ALREADY RETURNED TO THE CLASSROOM, MANY STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN VIRTUAL LEARNING.

COMING UP, STUDENTS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES AND THE POTENTIAL LONG-TERM EFFECTS.

TRUCK TODAY, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN INVITES PRESLEY, HARRIS MET WITH ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERS IN ATLANTA AND OFFERED COMFORT.

THE TRIP WAS PLANNED BEFORE THE SHOOTING TUESDAY KILLING EIGHT PEOPLE INCLUDING SIX ASIAN WOMEN.

>> THE HATE AND VIOLENCE OFTEN HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT.

IT'S OFTEN MET WITH SILENCE.

THAT HAS BEEN TRUE THROUGHOUT HER HISTORY.

IT HAS TO CHANGE.

BECAUSE HER SILENCE IS COMPLICITY.

WE CANNOT BE COMPLICIT.

>> THE PRESIDENT IS URGING CONGRESS TO PASS THE COVID-19 HATE CRIMES ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE GOVERNMENTS RESPONSE AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO COMMUNITIES.

THE SAN DIEGO ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY IS CALLING ON EVERYONE TO STAND UP TO HATE.

>> FRIDAY, A MULTIRACIAL COALITION GROUP TOOK TO WATERFRONT PARK TO SHOW SOLIDARITY IN A TIME OF ANTIAGING VITRIOL AND VIOLENCE .

>> WE ARE HERE GRIEVING AND MOURNING FOR THE LIVES LOST AND FOR ALL WHO HAVE BEEN HARMED BY THIS BASELESS AND GENDER VIOLENCE.

WE SENT OUR LAMAS CONDOLENCES TO THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES AND TO THE COMMUNITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA .

>> OVER 3800 AND TYPE ASIAN INCIDENTS, BOTH AGAINST WOMEN IN JUST THE PAST YEAR .

>> THESE INCIDENCES AROSE AS COVID-19 EMERGED AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION APTLY WORKS TO MAINTAIN ITS POWER GOING INTO A HEATED ELECTION BY SCAPEGOATING IMMIGRANTS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR WITH RACIST TERMS LIKE THE CHINESE VIRUS AND KONG FLEW.

THEY ARE FLEMMING THE FLAMES AND ATTACKS AGAINST ASIANS THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND LOCALLY.

>> Reporter: THURSDAY NIGHTS, YOUNG LOVERS OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER IN AN EMOTIONAL PADDLE ON MISCONCEPTIONS IN SAN DIEGO.

THE PANEL WAS PLANNED BEFORE THE KILLING TUESDAY OF A PEOPLE IN THREE SEPARATE SPOTS IN ATLANTA.

THE FOCUS HOW THE HATES BEHIND THE ATTACKS IS OFTEN OUT OF THE OPEN .

>> IF YOU SEE ANY ACTS OF HATRED OR VIOLENCE TOWARDS BROWN OR BLACK COMMUNITIES, YOU HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING.

YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.

IF YOU DO NOT, YOU ARE COMPLICIT.

>> Reporter: THE REASON FOR THE ANTIAGING ATTACKS, THE COUNTRY MUST ROOT OUT WHITE SUPREMACY.

THE FOUNDATION ON WHICH THOSE ATTACKS ARE BASED.

>>> THE CHULA VISTA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO RESPOND TO 911 CALLS BY LAUNCHING DRONES FROM ANYWHERE IN THE CITY.

NOW FAA APPROVAL ALLOWS THE DEPARTMENT TO EXPAND THE DRONE RANGE BUT AS WE EXPLAINED, THE MOVE HAS ITS CRITICS.

>> Reporter: SINCE 2018, CHULA VISTA POLICE HAVE DEPLOYED DRONES AS FIRST RESPONDERS FOR SELECT LAW ENFORCEMENT SITUATIONS.

IN AUGUST 2019 THE PROGRAM WAS EXPANDED TO COVER 33% OF THE AREA.

NOW THE FAA IS GIVING THEM PERMISSION TO EXPAND COVERAGE TO ALL OF CHULA VISTA THE FIRST POLICE AGENCY IN THE COUNTRY TO BE ABLE TO DO SO.

THE CHULA VISTA POLICE CHIEF SAYS THE DRONE AS FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM HELPS RESPONSE TIMES KEEP IN THE COMMUNITY AND OFFICERS SAY .

>> THESE DRONES PROVIDE REAL- TIME INFORMATION TO OUR OFFICERS WHILE THEY ARE IN THE FIELD, THE DRONES ARE UP AND ARRIVE USUALLY PRIOR TO OFFICERS ARRIVAL AND THEY ARE ABLE TO USE CELL PHONES OR MOBILE DATA COMPUTER TO FEED THEM LIVE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IS ACTUALLY OCCURRING.

>> THE ONE OF THE MAIN ADVANTAGES OF THE DRONES IS HELPING TO DE-ESCALATE OTHERWISE UNKNOWN SITUATIONS .

>> OFFICERS HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEE, IS THIS AN ARMED INDIVIDUAL?

IS THIS SOMEONE JUST PACING IN THE STREET?

DO I REALLY RESPOND IN THE AREA?

WOULD IT BE BETTER FOR THEM TO STAY BACK?

DO THEY HAVE A PEN OR A KNIFE IN HER HAND?

IT GIVES THEM THE REAL CRITICAL INFORMATION TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS AND BE ABLE TO DE- ESCALATE SITUATIONS SO EVERYONE GOES HOME SAFELY.

>> Reporter: DO YOU SEE SAN DIEGO REPRESSOR SAYS THE DRONES INCREASE SURVEILLANCE OF THE CHULA VISTA POPULATION WITHOUT PROPER COMMUNITY INPUT ON THE PROGRAM.

>> OF COURSE THE CAMERA FLYING IN THE SKY TAKES A LOT OF INFORMATION BEYOND THE INFORMATION THAT MAY BE TARGETED OR PUBLICLY ACCEPTABLE, A CAMERA CAN LOOK INTO PRIVATE PROPERTY AND MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON IN PEOPLES BACKYARDS, MIGHT BE ABLE TO LOOK INTO SITES OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP SOME WAY THE COMMITTEE HAS NOT TALKED ABOUT .

>> Reporter: TODAY THE CHULA VISTA POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE PROGRAM HAS RESPONDED TO OVER 5400 CALLS AND THE DRONE WAS THE FIRST ON THE SCENE TO OVER 2500 AND SAYS.

ALL DRONE FLIGHTS LOGGED WITH FLIGHT DATA AND MAPS AVAILABLE ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE.

TRACK TODAY, THE SANDINO MAYOR OFFICIALLY REOPENED THE BIDDING PROCESS FOR THE CITY UTILITY FRANCHISES.

TECHNICALLY ANY QUALIFIED COMPANY CAN BID ON THE RIGHT TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY AND GAS TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES BUT LIKELY ONLY ONE COMPANY WILL BE THE BETTER.

THE MINIMUM BID IS SET AT $80 MILLION .

IS THE SAME AMOUNT SET BY HIS PREDECESSOR.

HE ALSO IS DEMANDING THE WINNING BIDDER COOPERATE ON STATE CLINICALS.

HE IS GIVING THIS CITY A CHANCE X OF THE DEAL AFTER 10 YEARS.

STRICT INVITATION TO BIDS RELEASING TODAY, THE LATEST IN CONTINUING EFFORTS TO CREATE A CLEANER SAN DIEGO.

IT WILL HELP US CREATE THE CITY WERE ALL COMMITTEES HAVE AFFABLE ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENT BENEFITS >> ACTIVISTS SAY THE MAYORS PROPOSAL DOES NOT DO ENOUGH TO HOLD SDG&E ACCOUNTABLE.

THE COMPANIES HAVE UNTIL THE 16th TO SUBMIT THEIR BIDS TO THE CITY >> Reporter: FIGHT IS UNDERWAY TO SAVE A UNIQUE MILITARY MUSEUM IN SAN DIEGO.

THE FLYING LEATHERNECKS MUSEUM IS SET TO CLOSE A PRO FIRST.

JOHN CARROLL TALKED TO SOME SAN DIEGO DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO KEEP THE MUSEUM OPEN.

>> THE COULD DRIVE RIGHT BY THE FLYING LEATHERNECKS MUSEUM AND NOT EVEN NOTICE IT.

>>, THERE IS SO MUCH TO NOTICE.

THE ONLY MUSEUM OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTRY.

>> THIS IS THE ONLY MARINE MUSEUM DEDICATED TO MARINE CORPS AVIATION.

IS A COLLECTION OF AROUND 46 ICONIC AIRCRAFTS.

>> Reporter: THIS IS WHAT THE MUSEUM IS NAMED AFTER, THE 1951 FLYING LEATHERNECKS STARRING JOHN WAYNE FOR THE MUSEUM WHICH SITS ON THIS LAND IS ABOUT TO FLY INTO THE SUNSET.

EFFORTS TO SAVE IT NEED TO SUCCEED.

FOR THE PAST 50 YEARS WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PARTNER WITH THE MARINE CORPS TO COME TO A PARTNERSHIP THAT WILL ALLOW US TO TAKE OVER THE FINANCIAL BURDEN THE MARINE CORPS HAS IN THE MUSEUM.

>> Reporter: OF THE BURDEN AMOUNTS TO ABOUT $460,000 A YEAR BUT IT'S MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT.

THE FLYING LEATHERNECK AVIATION FOUNDATION IS THE MUSEUMS OPERATING EVEN THOUGH IT IS OWNED BY THE MARINE CORPS.

FOR THE FOUNDATION TO TAKE OVER THE PLACE THEY HAVE TO PAY CURRENT FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THE LAND AND FOR A MULTICAR PIECE FROM MIRAMAR ROAD WELL INTO THE SIX FIGURES.

THERE ARE OTHER ROADS TO AVOID CLOSURE AND ONE OF THE SAN DIEGO LEADING MUSEUMS STEPPED UP TO HELP US BUT IT'S COMPLICATED.

>> Reporter: THE MUSEUM PRESIDENT AND CEO SAYS THE TEAM HE LEADS IS DOING EVERYTHING IT CAN TO SAVE ITS COMPANION.

>> RIGHT NOW I'D LIKE TO GIVE IT A 50-50.

50/50 IS PROBABLY BETTER THAN WE WERE THREE WEEKS AGO OR FOUR WEEKS AGO.

I THINK THE MEETINGS HAVE BEEN VERY PRODUCTIVE.

>> Reporter: IF NOTHING CAN BE WORKED OUT, SOME ICONIC, HISTORIC AIRCRAFTS WILL HAVE TO GO ELSEWHERE.

LIKE THIS OLD CHOPPER CALLED LADY 09 .

>> THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT THAT FLEW THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR AND THE AMERICAN FLAG OUT OF VIETNAM WHEN WE PULLED OUT OF VIETNAM.

>> Reporter: STATEMENT FROM THE COMMANDING OFFICER SAYS IN PART, SOME OF OUR COLLECTION UNDOUBTEDLY WILL STAY IN THE SAN DIEGO AREA WHILE OTHER ITEMS WILL GO TO MUSEUMS WHERE THE MARINE AVIATION STORY IS NOT CURRENTLY TOLD.

MARINES TAKE GREAT PRIDE AND REVERENCE IN OUR STORIES, WE FEEL THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE LEGACY WITH OTHERS AND DEDICATED TO HISTORY.

INSIDE, THE CLOSURE PROCESS IS WELL UNDERWAY, ARTIFACTS BEING PUT IN STORAGE OR SENT ELSEWHERE FOR DISPLAY TOOK AWAY FINAL DECISION NOW RESTS AT THE PENTAGON WITH THE COMMANDANT OF THE CORE.

IN THE MEANTIME, THE MUSEUM WHICH IS FREE IS OPEN THIS WEEKEND.

PERHAPS ONE OF THE LAST TIME SAN DIEGAN WILL BE ABLE TO VISIT THE FLYING LEATHERNECKS AVIATION MUSEUM.

>>> REMINDER NOW, THE COUNTY FIRST-EVER SUPERSTATION NEAR PETCO PARK IS CLOSING FOR GOOD TOMORROW.

DO YOU SEE C SAN DIEGO HEALTH CLINIC IS SHUTTING DOWN AFTER THE LAST APPOINTMENT SATURDAY TO MAKE WAY FOR THE RETURN OF BASEBALL HE PREFERS.

THE COUNTY SAYS IT WILL OPEN ANOTHER SUPERSTATION DOWNTOWN AT THE CONVENTION CENTER.

>>> VACCINE ELIGIBILITY EXPANDED THIS WEEKEND IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT IF IT'S YOUR TURN AND WHERE TO GET YOUR SHOTS, HEAD TO KPBS.ORG.

JUST GO TO OUR HOMEPAGE AND CLICK ON THE VACCINE TAB TO FIND CLINIC LOCATIONS AS WELL AS LINKS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.

>>> DISTANCE LEARNING DURING THE PANDEMIC HAS ONLY WORSENED THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP OF SOME STUDENTS FROM MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND THOSE GROWING UP IN PRIVILEGE.

COULD THERE BE SOME LONG-TERM IF IT'S TOO THE EXPERIENCE?

ONE YEAR ON, WE CONSIDER COVID- 19 SOME LASTING IMPACT ON A SCHOOL DAY.

>> IT WAS LIKE A BIG CHANGE.

FIRST YOU ARE IN SCHOOL AND SNOW YOU ARE ON A COMPUTER ALL DAY EVERY DAY.

MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

>> Reporter: THIS SOME CRITTER CURRENTLY ATTENDS A SCHOOL IN CHULA VISTA.

LIKE THE VAST MAJORITY OF STUDENTS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY HE SPENT THE PAST YEAR ATTENDING SCHOOL FOR COMPUTERS.

HE ALSO STRUGGLED WITH THE ADDED STRESS OF BEING SEPARATED FROM HIS FAMILY FOR MOST OF THE YEAR.

HIS MOTHER WHO WAS TO LIVE AS IT UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS IN SAN DIEGO LIVED IN TIJUANA SINCE 2060.

THEY HAVE BARELY SEEN EACH OTHER DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> MAPPING WITH MY MOM FOR SIX MONTHS, SINCE LIKE, 2016.

IT WOULD BE HARD FOR ME BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE MY MOM NEXT TO ME SO WE CAN GO OUT AND GO PLACES AND GO SHOPPING.

>> Reporter: HE HAS BEEN LIVING WITH FAMILY FRIENDS SINCE SEPTEMBER.

EVEN WITH THEIR SUPPORT HIS GRADES ARE PLUMMETED DURING DISTANCE-LEARNING.

GUARDIANS AND SISSIES DOING ALL THE WORK AND WHEN HE TURNS IT IN HIS TEACHERS AREN'T COUNTING IT.

>> RIGHT NOW NOT DOING TOO GOOD BECAUSE THEY GIVE ME ABSENTEES FOR ONLINE WORK.

THEY ARE SAYING IT IS MISSING AND NOT TURNED IN WHEN I SAW I TURNED IT IN.

>> Reporter: HE TRIED FOR MONTHS TO GET HIS GRADES FIXED WITH NO SUCCESS.

EXPERTS SAY HIS EXPERIENCE SPEAKS TO A HUGE UNDERLYING PROBLEM WITH DISTANCE-LEARNING.

THE LACK OF FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT BETWEEN STUDENTS AND TEACHERS CREATED IN MANY CASES A LACK OF TRUST AND AT LEAST THE PERCEPTION EDUCATORS ONLY CARE ABOUT THE GRADES AND UP THE STUDENTS.

THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION TRUST WEST.

AN EDUCATIONAL THINK TANK BASED IN THE BAY AREA.

HE SAYS REBUILDING PERSONAL CONNECTIONS NEEDS TO BE THE TOP PRIORITY WHEN IN THE PERSON LEARNING RESUMES.

>> WE HAVE TO BE FOCUSED ON ACADEMICS.

IN ORDER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL THEY HAVE TO FEEL WHOLE AND TAKEN CARE OF AND FEEL LIKE THE FOLKS THEY ARE AROUND CARE ABOUT THEM.

>> Reporter: ALSO HAS BECOME CLEAR DISTANCE-LEARNING WIDENS THE ALREADY LARGE ACHIEVEMENT GAP BETWEEN LOW-INCOME STUDENTS OF COLOR IN THE WEALTHIER WHITE PEERS.

SHE LIVES LESS THAN 20 MILES UP THE HIGHWAY BUT THE REALITY DURING THE PANDEMIC HAVE BEEN WORLDS APART .

>> I DON'T EVEN KNOW THERE'S A PLAGUE.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A JUNIOR AT CANYON HILL HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL HAS BEEN STRESSFUL FOR HER BUT SHE HAS MAINTAINED HIGH GRADES.

SHE ALSO HAS BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE CELLO LESSONS .

>> I HAVE BEEN GETTING MY WORK DONE AND HAD STRAIGHT A SO FAR.

>> Reporter: SHE WANTS TO STUDY PUBLIC POLICY IN COLLEGE AND IS INVOLVED IN ACTIVISM WORK RAISING MONEY 14 MENTAL HEALTH.

>> I KNOW IT IS CHEESY BUT THE COLLEGE SEARCH, I AM LOOKING AT REALLY COMPETITIVE SCHOOLS.

YOU NEED COMPETITIVE GRADES TO GET INTO THOSE SCHOOLS.

SO, TO HAVE THAT IDEA TO SET MYSELF UP FOR SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE I DID TO BE SUCCESSFUL NOW.

>> Reporter: ONE EXPERT SAYS ADVANTAGED AND MOTIVATED STUDENTS FARE BETTER IN A VIRTUAL CLASSROOM BUT ONLY AS LONG AS THEY HAVE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY AND A STABLE ENVIRONMENT.

MANY SAID THE SILVER LINE TO THE PANDEMIC EXPERIENCES TEACHERS ARE MORE PROFICIENT USING TECHNOLOGY.

SHE SEES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO USE NEW SKILL SETS FOR STRUGGLING STUDENTS EVEN AFTER SCHOOLS REOPEN .

>> AFTER THE PANDEMIC, SOME TEACHERS MIGHT GO INTO HYBRID MODE, A POSSIBILITY YOU COULD REACH OUT TO STUDENTS WHO NEED MORE HELP BY HAVING A ZOOM SESSION OR ANY OTHER ONLINE CONFERENCE .

>> Reporter: WHILE THEY HAVE DONE WELL DURING DISTANCE- LEARNING SHE STRUGGLED WITH THE SOCIAL ISOLATION AND ANXIETY.

SHE IS COMPLETELY AWARE OF HER PRIVILEGE.

>> THE FACT I ALREADY HAD A LAPTOP GOING INTO THE PANDEMIC, MY FAMILY HAS A WAY TO BE THREE PEOPLE ON A ZOOM CALL AT THE SAME TIME.

MY PARENTS CAN COME HOME AT THE END OF THE NIGHT AND I CAN'T KNOW THEY ARE MAKING ENOUGH MONEY FOR US TO SURVIVE.

>> Reporter: SCHOOLS ACROSS THE AREA ARE SCHEDULED TO REOPEN AND SHE SAYS SHE AND HER CLASS MAKES WANT TO MAKE SURE SCHOOLS HAVE THE BEST RESOURCES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AS THEY RETURN TO CLASSROOMS .

TRACK AS WE ARRIVE AT THE ONE- YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC, AMONG THOSE WHO STRUGGLED THE MOST ARE OWNERS OF SMALL BUSINESSES.

TODAY WE HEAR FROM SOMEONE WHO RUNS A FAMILY CHILD CARE BUSINESS IN CHULA VISTA.

>> I'M ACTUALLY A SECOND GENERATION CHILD CARE PROVIDER.

WHEN I BECAME A PARENT MYSELF, I DECIDED TO OPEN MY OWN FAMILY CHILD CARE BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO MISS OR MISS, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST WORD AND THE FIRST TIME WALKING ON HER OWN.

IT WAS A SISTERHOOD.

THAT IS HOW I GOT MY FAMILY CHAPTER GOING TO 100% OF THE FAMILIES I WAS HONORED TO SERVE RECEIVED SUBSIDIES.

CHILDREN ARE OLDER AND THEY START WITH KINDERGARTEN OR IT HAPPENS WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC SO WE HAVE TO MODIFY AND HONESTLY AT THE VERY BEGINNING JUST IMPROVISE.

LIKE, OKAY, WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO SUPPORT FAMILIES?

WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET BETTER INTERNET SERVICE SO WE CAN HAVE DEVICES FROM YOUNG DISTANCE LEARNERS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO, LIKE IN MY CASE I INVESTED IN MY OUTER AREA TO BRING THE CLASSROOM OUTDOORS.

THESE ARE THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE ENTRUSTED THEIR CHILDREN UNDER OUR CARE.

THESE ARE ESSENTIAL WORKERS THAT HAVE CONTINUED TO PUT FOOD ON YOUR TABLE, SO, WE HAVE TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY.

IT HAS NEVER BEEN OUT ON OUR SIDE .

>>> THAT STORY WAS PRODUCED BY OUR VIDEO JOURNALIST.

FOR OTHER PROFILES WE HAVE DONE GO TO KPBS.ORG .

>>> THOSE OF YOU HOPING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEWLY INCREASED CHILD CREDIT MAY HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE WHILE.

THE IRS COMMISSIONER SAYS HIS AGENCY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO START PAYING THOSE CREDITS IN JULY AS SET BY THE COVID RELIEF LAW.

THE TAX AGENCY IS SWAMPED WITH THE USUAL TAX SEASON AND THE $1400 PAYMENTS BEING SENT IT.

THE NEW CHILD CREDIT INCREASES THE AMOUNT OF MONEY TAXPAYERS CAN GET FOR KIDS FROM $2000- $3000 AND $3600 FOR KIDS UNDER SIX YEARS OLD.

>>> IF YOU LIVE IN THE 79th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT, MONDAY IS THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE AND RECEIVE A MAIL-IN BALLOTS FOR THE SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION.

THE DISTRICT INCLUDE SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO, LEMON GROVE AS WELL AS PARTS OF CHULA VISTA, BONITA AND NATIONAL CITY.

THE ELECTION IS TO FILL THE STATE ASSEMBLY SEATS LEFT OPEN WHEN SHIRLEY WEBER WAS APPOINTED THE CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE TO ELECTION DAY IS APRILS SIX BUT EARLY VOTING IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.

YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE.

>>> A FRONT WILL BE BRINGING MOISTURE TO THE NORTH.

WE MISSED OUT ON A COLD FRONT IN THE AREA AS FAR AS RAINFALL IS CONCERNED.

WE GET IMPACT THIS WEEKEND, COOL BREEZY AIR ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS.

EVENTUALLY A QUIET STRIKES THE NEXT WORK WEEK.

SO, AGAIN, WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT TOO MUCH ACTIVITY FOR TONIGHT.

OTHER THAN MAYBE A CHANGE IN THE AIR MASS.

SOLI WORKING ITS WAY ON IT.

TEMPERATURES IN THE 40s OR 50s DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE AND IN SOME SPOTS, 39 FOR THE LOW THERE.

AND 59 FOR YOUR LOW.

THERE WILL BE SOME CLOUDS TO CONTEND WITH.

WE ALREADY NOTED THEM.

BECAUSE OF THE FRONT PASSING AGAIN, THE FRONT IS MOVING OVERHEAD BUT THE MOISTURE FOUND NORTH OF L.A. IS REALLY THE FARTHEST SOUTH WE WILL SEE SOME SHOWERS MAKING AN ENTRANCE.

THAT IS WHY WE STAY DRY OVERNIGHT RIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING WHERE YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE QUITE A FEW CLOUDS TO CONTEND WITH FOR TOMORROW MORNING.

TOMORROW, THE COOLED PATTERN THAT SEES TEMPERATURES FELL OFF A BIT.

ALSO TOO, WE WILL HAVE A PRETTY BREEZY SET UP AS MORE OF THE COOL AIR COMES INTO THE REST OF THE SOUTHWEST.

SO, TOMORROW, 65 IN SAN DIEGO.

CHULA VISTA COMING IN AT 65 AS WELL, UPPER 70s BARAGA SPRINGS, THAT'S NOTABLY DOWN FROM WHERE WE WERE AND THAT IS WHY AGAIN, WE HAVE THE COOLER TREND IN THE WEEKEND WITH THE NEW AIR MASS.

AGAIN AT SETS OF US A CALLS TOMORROW MORNING AND THAT FADES AWAY IN THE AFTERNOON AND WE ARE LOOKING BRIGHTER THROUGH A LOT OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AS WE KEEP THINGS COOL AND DRY AND BREEZY TOWARDS THE COAST.

SUNDAY, A COOLER THAN AVERAGE AIR.

STILL PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST WILL SEE THE TREND.

MORE IN THE 60s FOR THE COAST.

63 FOR THE HIGH ON SUNDAY WITH STILL SOME EXTRA CLOUDS, 65 AS YOU HEAD INTO MONDAY.

WRITER THEN.

CLOSE TO 70 AND LYNCH FOR THE START OF THE NEXT WORK WEEK WHICH DOES SEEM TO BE PRETTY QUIET.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES IN THE 40s, MAYBE MAKING IT TO THE MID 60s BY WEDNESDAY, THERE COULD BE A WARM UP AHEAD BUT IT'S NOT UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WHEN WE CLOSE IN TOWARDS 80.

>>> ARE YOU READY TO GO TO LEGOLAND?

IT'S ABOUT TO REOPEN.

THE CARLSBAD THE PARK WILL HOLD PARK PREVIEW DAYS ABLE FIRST THROUGH THE 12th.

ACCESS TO SELECT RIDES AND ATTRACTIONS.

THE RESORT WILL OFFICIALLY REOPEN THEIR 15th TO INCLUDE THE AQUARIUM AND WATERPARK.

PRIORITY ACCESS IS BEING GIVEN TO HOTEL GUESTS, PASSHOLDERS AND EXISTING TICKETHOLDERS TO BE THE FIRST GUEST IN APRIL.

LIMITED CAPACITY AND SAFETY GUIDELINES STILL REMAIN IN PLACE.

SHOT MOVIE THEATERS ARE FINALLY REOPENED, SEVERAL IN THE COUNTY ARE DOING SO JUST TODAY.

THE AMERICA'S LARGEST MOVIE THEATER CHAIN AMC SAYS ALMOST ALL OF ITS LOCATIONS WILL OPEN UP THIS WEEKEND.

THE ONLY WILL BE REOPENED AFTER STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES APPROVED THE PLAN AND THEY WILL ADHERE TO ALL HEALTH GUIDELINES.

>>> RESTRICTIONS ON NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL IN CANADA AND MEXICO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH APRIL 21st.

THE IMPACT ON LOCAL BUSINESSES ALONG THE BORDER AND THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> SO MANY RESIDENCE EITHER LIVE IN MEXICO AND WORK IN THE UNITED STATES ARE THERE ARE A LOT OF VACATION TRAVELERS HEADED SOUTH.

IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT TO USE PRECAUTION.

BY THE END OF APRIL HOPEFULLY HAVE HALF OF THE POSTULATION BEING PARTIALLY VACCINATED AT LEAST 35% TOTALLY VACCINATED.

THE GOAL OF OPENING NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL THERE AT THE END OF APRIL AND MAY, TOURISM IS CRITICAL FOR US IN SAN DIEGO AND MEXICO.

FOR MEXICO, 70% IS TOURISM OF THE GP.

THAT IS TO 55% IN 2020.

THEY ARE EAGER FOR TOURISTS, SEAMLESS SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN, SAN DIEGO, 9% OF THE GP IS TOURISM.

IT REPRESENTS 50% OF EMPLOYMENT SO IT'S A BIG DECISION.

AS MORE WHEN EVEN THOUGH ECONOMIC GROWTH IS SOMEWHAT UNEVEN IT STILL WILL EXPAND BUSINESS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER.

>>> CELEBRATED MORE THAN 3000 YEARS, TODAY IS PERSIAN NEW YEAR.

IT MARKS THE BEGINNING OF SPRING IN CELEBRATION, THE PERSIAN CULTURAL CENTER WILL HAVE THE DANCE ACADEMY.

THIS IS A FREE ONLINE EVENT HAPPENING TONIGHT AT 8:00 AND SATURDAY MORNING AT 10:30 A.M. ON YOUTUBE, FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM.

>>> YOU BELIEVE THEY WILL WIN?

THE SENTIMENTS BEST MULTIPLE GET A CHANCE AT THE BIG DANCE STARTING AT 6:40 TONIGHT WHEN IT TAKES ON SYRACUSE IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE TOURNAMENT.

THE AZTECS ARE RIDING A 14 GAME WINNING STREAK AND WHEN THEY WENT BACK, WHEN THEY WENT BACK, THEY WILL PLAY AGAIN SUNDAY AGAINST THE WINNER OF THE WEST VIRGINIA MOREHEAD STATE.

AWESOME.

TRICK YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITES, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI , HAVE A GOOD EVENING .