>>> CHANGE IS IN THE AIR AND IT'S COMING AT BREAK-NECK SPEED.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M JOHN CARROLL.

IF THERE WERE EVER A THROUGH LINE BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE, CONGRESS, AND THE COURTS, AND EVERY TOWN AMERICA, IT IS NOW.

AND THAT'S WHY KPBS SPOKE TO THREE OF SAN DIEGO'S FIVE-MEMBER CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.

HERE'S PART OF THAT CONVERSATION ON THE RECENT UPHEAVAL AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR SAN DIEGANS.

>> CONGRESSWOMAN JACOBS, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND ELON MUSK EVER PACKED IN A LOT OF CUTS AND LAYOFFS IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

BREAK DOWN THE IMPACTS OF ALL OF THIS FOR SAN DIEGANS.

>> WHETHER IT IS THE IMMIGRATION RATES THAT WE'RE SEEING HAPPEN, THERE WAS JUST ONE LAST WEEK IN CITY HEIGHTS WHERE A MAN WAS DEPORTED IN FRONT OF HIS SMALL KIDS WHILE HE WAS TAKING THEM TO SCHOOL.

WHETHER IT IS THE CUTS WE'RE SEEING TO NIH, WHICH WILL HAVE A HUGE IMPACT TO OUR ABILITY TO DO RESEARCH AND SCIENCE AT UCSD, SDSU, OTHER PLACES IN SAN DIEGO, WE'RE ALREADY SEEING PRICES GO UP, FROM THE UNCERTAINTY AROUND TARIFFS AND ESPECIALLY AROUND THE THINGS WE NEED TO BUILD HOUSING LIKE LUMBER AND STEEL THAT COME FROM CANADA.

THE LAST THING WE NEED IN SAN DIEGO IS FOR OUR HOUSING COSTS TO GO UP WHEN WE NEED TO BE BRINGING THEM DOWN.

AND I'VE HEARD FROM SO MANY FEDERAL WORKERS WHO ARE LOSING THEIR JOBS, ARE UNCERTAIN ABOUT THEIR JOBS.

>> CONGRESSMAN VARGAS, YOU'RE A TRAINED LAWYER, A STUDENT OF HISTORY, REALLY.

HOW SIGNIFICANT IS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S DEFIANCE OF THAT COURT ORDER TO TURN AROUND TWO PLANES FULL OF ALLEGED VENEZUELAN GANG MEMBERS LAST WEEKEND?

>> USUALLY, WHEN IT GETS TO A COURT ORDER, OBVIOUSLY, THE GOVERNMENT MEMBERS IN POWER DON'T LIKE IT BUT THEY ABIDE BY IT.

THAT'S THE SEPARATION OF POWERS, THE RULES OF THE GAME.

HERE YOU SEE TRUMP REALLY TRYING TO GET THE CONFRONTATION WITH THE JUDICIARY.

THAT'S WHY I THINK YOU SEE SOMEONE AS MILD-MANNERED AS THE CHIEF JUSTICE SAYING, HEY, THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU DO.

YOU DON'T TRY TO IMPEACH THE GUY THAT'S A JUDGE.

YOU APPEAL IT.

THAT'S THE WAY WE'VE DONE IT FOR 200 YEARS.

BUT IN THIS INSTANCE, YOU SEE TRUMP REALLY DOES WANT TO, I THINK, GET TO THIS CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE.

>> IF THIS ALL GOES TO THE SUPREME COURT, AND THE SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SAID HE WILL ABIDE BY A COURT ORDER.

DO YOU BELIEVE HIM?

>> NO, I DON'T.

I THINK THE COURT MADE HIS DECISION.

LET'S SEE HOW THEY ENFORCE IT.

THE OLD HISTORICAL RULE.

I DON'T THINK SO.

I THINK HE MAY SAY, YEAH, WE'RE ABIDING BY IT BUT THEY DON'T.

IN HISTORY, THIS IS A BIG DEAL.

WHEN YOU HAVE A PRESIDENT LIKE THIS THINKING HE'S A KING AND YOU HAVE A CONGRESS SORT OF SITTING ON THEIR HANDS.

NOT ALL OF US, OBVIOUSLY.

WE'RE NOT.

BUT THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE, THE REPUBLICANS, ARE.

IT'S VERY DANGEROUS.

>> SO MORE ON THE RULE OF LAW AND COURT ORDERS.

CONGRESSMAN LEVIN, YOU SPENT PART OF YOUR CAREER AS A LAWYER.

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ARRESTED A GREEN CARD HOLDER WHO LED SOME OF THE PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LAST SPRING, AND DEPORTED A BROWN UNIVERSITY MED SCHOOL PROFESSOR TO LEBANON AND NOW WE'RE GETTING NEWS THAT A GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC WAS PICKED UP BY IMMIGRATION AGENTS.

WHAT'S THE MESSAGE THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE FROM ALL OF THIS?

>> WELL, I SEE IT AS A HUGE REVERSAL FROM WHERE REPUBLICANS WERE JUST A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN THEY WERE STAUNCHLY ADVOCATING FOR THE FIRST AMENDMENT.

THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT CANCEL CULTURE AND SAYING THAT SOMEHOW THEIR FREE SPEECH RIGHTS WERE BEING IMPEDED AT UNIVERSITIES AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND CLEARLY NOW, THEY DO NOT HAVE THAT SAME DESIRE TO PROTECT FREE SPEECH FOR THOSE WHOSE VIEWS THEY DISAGREE WITH.

I WAS JUST ON THE PHONE EARLIER TODAY WITH THE DAUGHTER OF A COUPLE CONSTITUENTS OF MINE.

GLADYS AND NELSON GONZALEZ.

THEY CAME TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1989.

THEY WERE HERE 35 YEARS FROM COLOMBIA.

THEY PAID THEIR TAXES.

NEVER AS MUCH AS GOT A SPEEDING TICKET.

KIDS, GRANDKIDS.

AND THE ONLY MISTAKE THEY MADE WAS THEY WENT TO THEIR RECENT IMMIGRATION APPOINTMENT.

THEY HAD GOTTEN BAD LEGAL ADVICE ABOUT THEIR STATUS AND THEY WERE JUST DEPORTED TO COLOMBIA.

THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT COMMITTED ANY KIND OF CRIME.

>> IT SEEMS PEOPLE DISPENSING LEGAL ADVICE, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS GOING AFTER LAW FIRMS THAT HAVE DEFENDED ITS PERCEIVED ENEMIES.

ONE OF THOSE LAW FIRMS IS PERKINS.

THEY HAVE AN OFFICE HERE.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS OF DEFENSE?

>> I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS A SYSTEMATIC DISMANTLING OF OUR RIGHTS AS CITIZENS, AND AS PEOPLE LIVING HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, AND A DISMANTLING OF THE SEPARATION OF POWERS, WHERE WE HAVE THREE CO-EQUAL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT.

CO-EQUAL BUT CONGRESS, WE ARE SEEING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION COMPLETELY ERODE ALL OF WHAT HAS MADE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY WHAT IT IS.

>> CONGRESSMAN JACOBS, CONGRESSMAN LEVIN, THANK YOU.

>> AN EXAMPLE OF PUBLIC MATTERS COVERAGE BY KPBS.

OUR NEW SOURCE AND VOICE OF SAN DIEGO ARE ALSO PART OF THE COLLABORATION.

GO TO KPBS.ORG/MATTERS FOR MORE CONTENT.

OTHERS WERE INVITED FOR THE PANEL DISCUSSION.

ISA DID NOT RESPOND.

>>> A NEW RULE WOULD REVOKE HEALTH INSURANCE ACCESS FOR DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS RECIPIENTS.

THE REPORTER SAID IT ALL COMES DOWN TO A SIMPLE BUT SIGNIFICANT CHANGE EXCLUDING DACA RECIPIENTS FROM THE DEFINITION LAWFULLY PRESENT.

>> Reporter: ALLY IS A MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATE.

HE KNOWS WHAT IT IS LIKE TO GO WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE.

>> I HAD MY ACHILLES' RUPTURE LAST YEAR.

UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT COVERED.

I DIDN'T HAVE HEALTH CARE AT THAT TIME.

>> Reporter: HE STARTS HIS RESIDENCY IN A FEW MONTHS.

>> SO KNOCK ON WOOD THAT NOTHING, THAT NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY HAPPENS AND NOTHING CRAZY HAPPENS AND I'LL HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SOON.

>> Reporter: IN NOVEMBER, A BIDEN ADMINISTRATION RULE CHANGE EXPANDED AFFORDABLE CARE ACT HEALTH INSURANCE ACCESS TO DACA RECIPIENTS.

THEY ARGUED IT WOULD REDUCE DELAYS IN CARE, IMPROVE THE RISK POOL, AND MAKE THEM MORE PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

BUT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION NOW ARGUES THAT THOSE BENEFITS DON'T MEAN THEY QUALIFY AS LAWFULLY PRESENT.

>> IT WILL HAVE A DIRECT EFFECT ON THE FAMILY, ON THE FAMILIES AND ON THE DACA RECIPIENTS.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE MONEY NOW FOR A DOCTOR, YOU TAKE IT FROM RENT, YOU TAKE IT FROM FOOD, FROM TRANSPORTATION.

>> Reporter: HE IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE EMPLOYEE RIGHTS CENTER IN SAN DIEGO.

HE SAYS THE PROPOSED CHANGE IS ALREADY CREATING CONFUSION.

>> IF YOU HAD COVERAGE, YOU STILL HAVE COVERAGE.

IF YOU ALREADY SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR SOMETHING, IT IS STILL GOING FORWARD.

NOTHING IS BEING STOPPED.

>> Reporter: NICHOLAS IS WITH THE NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER.

HE SAYS THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVAL RECIPIENTS.

IT AFFECTS THE WHOLE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

>> SO THEY WERE, ONCE AGAIN, BUYING INTO THE HEALTH CARE EXCHANGE SYSTEMS AS GENERALLY YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS.

THE TYPE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO INSURANCE COMPANIES AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS KNOW THEY HAVE TO HAVE AS PART OF THEIR INSURANCE PACKAGES IN ORDER TO BRING COST DOWN FOR EVERYBODY.

>> STUDIES SHOW THE UNCERTAINTY AROUND THE DACA PROGRAM IS TAKING A TOLL ON RECIPIENTS' MENTAL HEALTH.

BUT MANY STRUGGLE TO ACCESS CARE.

>> I AM SEEING A LOT OF MY COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO FEEL HOPELESS, WHO ARE AFRAID, WHO ULTIMATELY AND SADLY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO, YOU KNOW, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.

>> Reporter: A NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW SURVEY OF DACA RECIPIENTS FOUND THAT 21% SAID IMMIGRATION-RELATED STRESS CAUSED THEIR HEALTH TO DECLINE.

12% AVOIDED MEDICAL CARE OUT OF FEAR IT COULD AFFECT THEIR STATUS.

>> I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS COUNTRY.

I HAD MY FIRST KISS IN THIS COUNTRY.

I AM LITERALLY JUST AS INTERWOVEN INTO THE FABRICS OF THIS COUNTRY AS ANY OTHER PERSON.

I'M AT A PLACE NOW WHERE I HAVE TO START CONSIDERING MY MENTAL HEALTH, MY PERSONAL WELL-BEING AND THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY.

>> Reporter: THE RULE IS IN THE PROPOSAL STAGE.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE OPEN UNTIL APRIL 11th.

FOR NOW, THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE ACCESS FOR DACA RECIPIENTS REMAINS UNCERTAIN.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> CAMP PENDLETON IS WARNING OF A NOISY WEEK TO COME.

THE MILITARY WILL HOLD TRAINING EXERCISES STARTING MONDAY.

PEOPLE IN NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES CAN EXPECT TO HEAR SOUNDS OF EXPLOSIONS AT ANY TIME DAY OR NIGHT.

THE TRAINING IS SCHEDULED TO END ON SUNDAY, MARCH 30th.

>>> THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE SAN DIEGO-BASED "USS CARL VINSON" IS BEING EXTENDED.

DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH IS ORDERING THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER TO THE MIDDLE EAST.

IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND WAS DUE TO RETURN TO SAN DIEGO IN THREE WEEKS.

INSTEAD, IT WILL OPERATE IN THE MIDDLE EAST FOR THREE MONTHS.

THE ORDER COMES AS THE U.S. INCREASES ITS ATTACKS ON WHO THINKY REBELS.

MOST STREETS WERE DESIGNED IN SAN DIEGO A HALF CENTURY AGO WITH ENGINEERING STANDARDS THAT PRIORITIZED CARS OVER PEDESTRIANS.

ANDREW BOWEN CONTINUES HIS SERIES ON STREET DESIGN WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT SLIP LANES.

>> Reporter: USUALLY WHEN YOU'RE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, YOU HAVE TO CUE WITH THE REST OF TRAFFIC AND WAIT YOUR TURN.

A SLIP LANE IS A ONE-WAY BYPASS THAT LETS YOU SKIP THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT EVEN STOPPING.

LIKE A FREEWAY EXIT BUT ON A CITY STREET.

>> THE QUESTION IS, IS IT SAFE OR UNSAFE?

>> Reporter: ERIC IS A PROFESSOR AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE COLLABORATIVE SCIENCES CENTER FOR ROAD SAFETY.

HE SAID SLIP LANES CAN HELP EXPEDITE TRAFFIC THROUGH INTERSECTIONS.

>> IT CREATES THE PROBLEM WHERE THE PEDESTRIAN NEEDS TO WORRY ABOUT THAT LEFT-TURNING VEHICLE BEHIND THEM AS THEY TRY TO ENTER THE SLIP LANE.

SO IT IS UNDESIRABLE IN HIGHLY URBAN ENVIRONMENTS.

UNDESIRABLE IN PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITIES.

IN OTHER ENVIRONMENTS, IT MAY BE NEUTRAL.

>> Reporter: HE SAID STREET DESIGN TECHNIQUES LIKE SLIP LANES WERE INTRODUCED IN AN ERA WHEN THE FIELD OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING WASN'T ALL THAT CONCERNED WITH THE SAFE AND COMFORT OF PEDESTRIANS.

>> MOST OF THE STUFF THAT MAKES IT INTO OUR DESIGN MANUALS HAS NEVER BEEN SUBSTANTIVELY EVALUATED BY SAFETY STANDARDS.

IT WAS GUESSED BY FOLKS 30, 40, 50 YEARS AGO, PUT INTO A MANUAL AND NEVER BEEN EVALUATED.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO IS LOOKING TO UPDATE ITS STREET DESIGN MANUAL.

A DRAFT IN DECEMBER MAKES NO MENTION OF THE LANES MEANING THERE'S NO GUIDANCE ON WHEN THEY'RE APPROPRIATE AND WHERE THEY SHOULD BE CLOSED.

>>> THERE ARE A FEW MORE DAYS TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN THE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISOR.

THE DEADLINE IS MONDAY, MARCH 24th.

THIS APPLIES TO ALL ELIGIBLE VOTERS IN COUNTY DISTRICT ONE WHICH INCLUDES MUCH OF THE SOUTH BAY.

THE KPBS VOTER HUB IS FILLED WITH COVERAGE OF THIS SPECIAL ELECTION.

WHILE OFFICIALLY NONPARTISAN, IT WILL PLAY A BIG ROLE IN DERRELLING THE IDEOLOGICAL BALANCE OF POWER ON THE FIVE-MEMBER BOARD.

READ UP ON THE CANDIDATES, GET DETAILS ON VOTING LOCATIONS AND A LOT MORE AT KPBS.ORG.

LOOK FOR THE VOTER HUB SECTION ON OUR HOME PAGE.

>>> IT'S BEEN MORE THAN TWO NOES EVER MONTHS SINCE WILDFIRES DESTROYED AREAS OF THE LAST AREA.

NICOLE SHOWS US HOW RENTERS IN ONE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE STILL LIVING IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.

>> Reporter: IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING.

THE REMAINING RESIDENTS AT THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX IN ALTADENA FEEL LIKE THEY CAN'T MOVE ON WITH THE NEXT SEASON OF THEIR LIVES AFTER THE EATON FIRE DAMAGED THEIR HOMES.

BLOWN OUT BODIES, SMOKE-DAMAGED WALLS, A ROOF WITH A GAPING HOLE, A BURNED DOWN CARPORT.

>> IT IS NOT CONDITIONS ANYBODY WOULD WANT TO LIVE IN.

>> Reporter: BRENDA HAS LIVED HERE HER WHOLE LIFE.

HER FAMILY OF SIX MOVED BACK IN SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRE BUT THEY'RE LIVING WITH ABOUT A DOZEN OTHER FAMILIES WITHOUT UTILITIES.

>> EVERYBODY IS LIVING WITHOUT GAS.

MOST OF THE PEOPLE HAVE RESORTED TO CONNECTING A CORD OUTSIDE.

WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS ON OUTSIDE.

THEY GET POWER THAT WAY.

>> Reporter: THE FRUSTRATED FAMILIES HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE, ALONG WITH COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS.

>> THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

>> Reporter: CALLING FOR TIMELY REPAIRS AT THE RENTAL PROPERTY WHERE THEY SAY THEY'VE BEEN TOLD THEY HAVE TO LIVE AT THEIR OWN RISK UNTIL EVERYTHING IS FIXED.

>> WE ARE VERY CONSCIOUS THAT WE ARE NOT ABLE TO STAY HERE.

BUT MANY OF US DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE ELSE TO GO.

>> Reporter: A LETTER THE PROPERTY INSURER POSTED ON DOORS SAYS THE BUILDING IS UNINHABITABLE AND IT WILL TAKE 60 TO 90 DAYS FOR PEOPLE TO RETURN AFTER REPAIRS.

THE COMPANY SAID THEY DOME HAVE THE GREEN LIGHT TO TURN THE POWER AND GAS BACK ON BECAUSE THE COUNTY IS PERMITTING AN INSPECTION PROCESS AFTER A NATURAL DISASTER TAKES TIME.

ACTIVISTS IN THE CROWD SAID IT WAS IMPERATIVE TO MAKE SURE HEALTH WAS GETTING TO ALL FIRE VICTIMS.

>> EVERYBODY HAS BEEN SPEAKING ON HOMEOWNERS SINCE THE FIRE.

BUT WE HAVE TENANTS WHO ARE SUFFERING VERY BADLY IN THIS SEASON OF OUR LIVES AND WE HAVE TO SPEAK UP FOR OUR TENANTS AS WELL.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO A BETTER STANDARD OF LIVING.

>> ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR IS TO LIVE WITH BASIC NECESSITIES.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, A FEDERAL JUDGE CONSIDERS WHETHER TRUMP LAWYERS DEFY HIS ORDERS TO TURN AROUND DEPORTATION FLIGHTS.

THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION.

>>> WE ARE KEEPING THINGS PRETTY QUIET AS WE GO THROUGH THE UPCOMING DAYS.

WHAT YOU WILL FIND IS SOME SUBTLE CHANGES IN THE CLOUD COVER THAT WE HAVE, PLUS WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT TEMPERATURES GOING UP INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

SOME FOG IS POSSIBLE AS WE HEAD THROUGH TONIGHT.

ALSO, A FEW MORE EXTRA CLOUDS TOWARD THE COAST.

IT WILL BE VERY LIMITED AS TO HOW MANY CLOUD COVER WE HAVE AND FOR OUR MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS, THEY WON'T HAVE ANY IMPACTS.

MEANWHILE, WE STAY DRY THIS WEEKEND AND YES, WE GET WARMER AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

SO TONIGHT, A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS.

51 FOR THE LOW AS WE LOOK TOWARD OCEANSIDE.

RAMON, A 42 FOR YOUR LOW.

WE HIT 36 IN CAMPO.

AS WE HEAD THROUGH YOUR SATURDAY, STILL VERY DRY.

STILL VERY QUIET.

ALL THE ACTION, AS WELL TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST.

WE'RE NOT DEALING WITH ANY CHANGES FOR US.

AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE DAY, 67 IN THE CITY.

EL CAJON COMING IN AT 76, AND BORREGO SPRINGS TOPPING OFF AT 87 FOR THE HIGH THERE.

THERE IS A LOT MORE WARMTH TO COME.

WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT 90s FOR OUR DESERT COMMUNITIES, GETTING GO INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS.

ESPECIALLY FOR OUR COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND THAT WILL HOLD IN THE 60s.

WE KIND OF STAY THERE IN THE UPCOMING WEEK.

THIS IS ONE SPOT WHERE WE WON'T HAVE AS MUCH OF AN INFLUENCE OF THE WARM-UP COMING THROUGH.

WE DO MAKE IT TO 76 ON MONDAY AND OF COURSE, ALSO, INTO THE MID 70s FOR THE WEEKEND.

SO THIS IS A MILD PATTERN FOR US.

WE'LL START TO SHAVE NUMBER OFF AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

LOOK AT THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES.

CRUISING INTO THE MID 50s THROUGH MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

AND SO THAT MEANS AGAIN, STAYING FAIRLY MILD, FAIRLY BRIGHT.

NOT NEARLY AS IMPACTED BY THE CLOUDS.

AS WE VENTURE INTO THE DESERT COMMUNITIES, WE'LL BE INTO THE 90s FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

THERE'S WHERE THE WARMTH REALLY BUILDS THROUGH FOR THE EARLY WEEK AND THE MIDDLE OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.

>>> SAN DIEGO WAVE FC WILL HOST THE UTAH ROYALS FOR THEIR 2025 HOME OPENER MATCH THIS SATURDAY AT SNAP DRAGON STADIUM.

THE CLUB OPENED THEIR SEASON ON THE ROAD LAST SUNDAY AGAINST ANGEL CITY FC EARNING THE 1-1 DRAW.

THE MIDFIELDER SCORED THE WAVE'S LONE GOAL IN HER DEBUT.

THE FORWARD AND SAN DIEGO NATIVE KYRA SAID THE TEAM IS EXCITED TO PLAY IN FRONT OF THEIR HOMETOWN FANS.

>> JUST TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT THERE AND REALLY BRING TO SAN DIEGO WHAT SAN DIEGO DESERVES.

I ALWAYS SAY THIS TEAM IS JUST AS MUCH SAN DIEGO AS IT IS OURS, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET TO SHARE WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR AND TRAINING EVERY DAY TO DO.

AND YEAH.

WE'RE EXCITED TO DO THAT ON SATURDAY.

>> SHE SAYS EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE A LOT OF NEW PLAYERS ON THIS YEAR'S ROSTER, THE TEAM IS VIBING VERY WELL TOGETHER.

THE MATCH KICKS OFF AT 7:00.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM IS THE LONE SAN DIEGO TEAM STILL IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT.

KPBS ROTTER MELISSA MAY CHECKED IN WITH A SUPER FAN IN BATON ROUGE FOR THE BIG GAME.

>> SDSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SENIOR GUARD MEGAN AND FRESHMAN GUARD SPOKE WITH KPBS ON MIDDAY EDITION BEFORE HEADING OFF TO BATON ROUGE.

>> TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE EXPECTING.

>> I KNOW LSU HAS A BIG FAN BASE.

I'M EXPECTING IT TO BE REALLY LOUD.

IT WILL BE EXCITING.

>> I'M EXPECTING A LOT OF HIGH ENERGY.

IT'S REALLY COOL.

IT HAS A LOT OF RICH HISTORY.

I'M EXCITED TO GET OUT THERE AND SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE.

>> THEY SAY THEY HAVE A LOT TO PROVE.

>> A LOT MORE TO PROVE.

I THINK THAT WE KIND OF HAVE TO IMPROVE EVERYONE ELSE WRONG AND OURSELVES RIGHT.

SO I THINK IN THAT, WE KIND OF HAVE AN EDGE.

MAYBE A LITTLE MORE READINESS, YEAH.

>> I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS A LOT.

WE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT EVERYTHING TO GAIN.

SO EXCITED FOR THAT.

>> THE LAST TIME THE AZTEC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM MADE THE TOURNAMENT WAS 2012.

THAT ALSO HAPPENS TO BE THE LAST TIME THEY PLAYED LSU.

THAT GAME ENDED WITH SDSU BEING KNOCKED OUT OF THE FIRST ROUND LOSING 56-54.

THE SUPER FAN MADE THE TRIP TO BATON ROUGE TO CHEER ON HER FAVORITE TEAM.

>> THERE'S A BUZZ IN THE AIR.

A LOT OF PRIDE.

>> FOX STARTED GOING TO GAME THREE YEARS AGO AFTER HEARING ABOUT WHAT FUN THEY ARE.

>> THEY LOVE THEIR FANS.

TO BE PART OF SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY AFTER COVID, SOMETHING GREATER THAN YOURSELF, IT'S REALLY EXCITING.

YOU'RE EXCITED.

YOU GET GOOSE BUMPS.

YOU FEEL THE DISAPPOINTMENT WITH THEM.

AND THEY REALLY LET YOU IN AND A PIECE OF THEIR HEART IN.

IT IS VERY REWARDING AS AN ADULT TO BE AROUND A BUNCH OF YOUNG WOMEN THAT ARE INCREDIBLY TALENTED.

>> FOX SAW THE TEAM THURSDAY NIGHT AND SAYS THEY LOOKED EXCITED BUT FOCUSED.

>> AT THIS POINT, THEY'VE DONE THE WORK.

IT'S ABOUT SETTING THE STAGE READY TO PERFORM.

THEY HAVE A BIG ROAD AHEAD OF THEM BUT WHY NOT?

THEY'RE TALENTED.

>> THE 14th-SEEDED BASKETBALL TEAM TAKES ON THIRD SEEDED LSU SATURDAY AT 7:15 P.M. KPBS NEWS.

>>> WITH MORE THAN 800 EPISODES, DR. WHO HOLDS THE TITLE OF THE LONGEST RUNNING SCI-FI TV SERIES IN HISTORY.

THE COMIC-CON MUSEUM HAS JUST OPENED AN EXHIBIT DEDICATED TO THE BBC SHOW.

THE ARTS REPORTER TAKES US ON A TOUR OF THAT EXHIBIT.

>> DOCTOR WHO IS A TIME LORD, TRAVELING THROUGH TIME AND SPACE IN A TARDIS WHICH LOOKS LIKE AN UNASSUMING POLICE BOX.

YOU CAN STEP INTO IT, WHICH IS FAMOUSLY BIGGER ON THE INSIDE, AT THE EXHIBIT DOCTOR WHO, WORLDS OF WONDER, WHERE SCIENCE MEETS FICTION.

IT FEATURES COSTUMES FROM EVERY DOCTOR FROM 1963 TO THE PRESENT AS WELL AS SCREENS, PROPS AND INTERACTIVE THINGS.

>> THEY ARE SMALL BUBBLING POTS OF HATE.

>> THAT'S ANDREW WHO STARTED WATCHING AS A KID.

NOW THE SILVER ONE IS ON LOAN TO THE EXHIBIT FROM HIS LARGE, PRIVATE COLLECTION.

>> YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE BBC IS NOT KEYED TO KEEP THINGS FROM THE PROGRAMS.

SO WHEN IT WAS IN DALG OF BEING LOST OR SOLD, I WAS USUALLY THERE WITH A CHECKBOOK.

YES, THIS ONE BEHIND ME IS ONE OF THE EXAMS OF THE COLLECTION.

IT WAS SOMETHING I GOT MANY YEARS AGO AS A FAN TO ADORN MY LIVING ROOM.

>> SINCE IT WAS SUCH AN ACCURATE REPLICA, THEY CALLED IT ON THE SHOW.

>> IT NOW A SCREEN-USED ARTIFACT.

THE LEAD THERE, YOU CAN SEE HIM, HE WAS BASICALLY INVESTIGATING WHAT THE FUTURE RACE WOULD BE AND MUTATED IT INTO THIS, A NASTY GREEN THING WHICH CAN'T REALLY MOVE ON ITS OWN.

SO HE CREATED A TRAVEL MACHINE FOR IT.

THEY'RE AN ANALOGY TO THE NAZIS IN NAZI GERMANY.

HE ARMED IT WITH WEAPONS WHICH IS WHAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE FRONT.

>> YOU CAN EVEN STEP INSIDE AND OPERATE ITS WEAPONS.

>> THEY ARE SET TO CONQUER THE UNIVERSE.

SOMEHOW THE DOCTOR SEEMS TO CONQUER THEM EVERY TIME.

>> YEAH.

DOESN'T THAT SCARE TO YOU DEATH!

>> IT THE THING ABOUT DOCTOR WHO, IT IS THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE SERIES FORMAT.

YOU HAVE THE ULTIMATE TIME AND SPACE MACHINE.

YOU HAVE THIS CRAZY OLD THING.

IT IS ULTIMATELY SUPER SOPHISTICATED.

IT MEANS YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE IN SPACE AND TIME AND YOU CAN HAVE AS MANY DIFFERENT STORIES AS THE WRITERS OF IMAGINATION.

HOW CAN YOU GO WRONG?

>> YOU CAN'T SAYS THE AFICIONADO WHO WALKED THROUGH THE EXHIBIT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF HIS FAVORITE ITEMS.

>> WOW, HERE'S A REPLICA OF THE FIRST CONSOLE.

SOMETHING ABOUT IT, IT IS PAINTED LIME GREEN.

BECAUSE UNDER BLACK AND WHITE LIGHTING CONDITIONS, IT SHOWS UP AS GLEAMING WHITE.

YOU CAN SEE ALL THE CONTROLS UP CLOSE.

THEY DID A.

BUT JOB RE-CREATING THIS.

I LOVE THAT YOU CAN GET UP CLOSE AND SEE THE LABELS.

THEY USE A LABEL MAKER TO LABEL SOME OF THESE CONTROLS HERE.

THIS IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION OF ALL THE TV DOCTORS.

STARTING FROM 1963.

AND NOTICE HOW THE IMAGE OF THE DOCTOR CHANGES AS WE GO THROUGH THE DECADES.

IT GETS MORE AND MORE ECCENTRIC.

THESE ARE THE MODERN DOCTORS FOR THE YEARS BUSINESS STARTED IN 2005.

AND AGAIN, IT'S A PRETTY ECLECTIC MIX FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF STYLES.

A LOT OF IT COMES TO THE DETAILS.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE SHIRT UP CLOSE, THERE IS THIS VERY INTRICATE LOOPHOLE DESIGN.

HERE'S SOMETHING ELSE I'M VERY, VERY EXCITED TO SEE.

THIS IS LIKE A, THE '80s DOCTOR WHO.

YOU CAN SEE AT THE ACTUAL TANGIBLE OBJECT HERE.

THERE IS A DIFFERENT CONNECTION YOU HAVE TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

A NICE CALLBACK TO A DIFFERENT TIME AND HOW HE HAD THESE DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PROPS AND COSTUMES AND OBJECTS IN OUR FAVORITE TV SHOWS.

>> WHETHER YOU'RE A LONG-TIME FAN REHLING IN THE EXHIBIT, OR SOMEONE BAD NEWS, YOU CAN ENJOY COMIC-CON MUSEUM'S WORLD OF WONDER.

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

KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

HAVE AN EXCELLENT EVENING AND A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.