>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING BY DARLENE MARCO SHYLY AND BY THE FOLLOWING, AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS MARCH 25th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

900 JOBS, TENS OF MILLIONS IN REVENUE, AND A FUN PLACE FOR FAMILIES.

WE BEGIN WITH THE OPENING OF A NEW LOCAL THEMEPARK JUST-IN- TIME FOR SPRING, AND HOW THE PANDEMIC EASES, NOT TO MENTION CHARACTERS WITH A HISTORY HERE ON OUR GENERAL.

KPBS REPORTER MG PEREZ IS ON THE REPORT FOR THE SOUTH BAY.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE FIRST OFFICIAL OF THE NEW SESAME PLACE, ALL THE BELOVED MUPPETS ARE HERE TO WELCOME VISITORS TO A REBRANDED THEMEPARK BY SEAWORLD ENTERTAINMENT, AND THE SESAME WORKSHOP.

THE COMPANY THAT PRODUCES THE POWERHOUSE EDUCATIONAL SERIES SESAME STREET.

THE MICHAELS FAMILY FROM CHULA VISTA IS HERE TO SPEND MONEY, AND ENJOY THE OUTDOORS, SOMETHING THEY HAVE NOT DONE FOR A WHILE AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ENTERED THEIR FINANCES AND FUTURE.. >> WE WERE AT HOMESCHOOLING AND HAVING TO LEAVE JOBS AND FINDING NEW JOBS.

IT IS HEARTWARMING TO COME AND DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

>> IT IS NEW STAFF AND NAMES.

IT IS ALL NEW.

LOOKS LIKE A DIFFERENT PLACE.

I AM EXCITED EXPECT THERE ARE 18 RIGHTS, SEVEN OF THEM CONSIDER DRY.

THE OTHER 11 ARE VERY WET.

THESE 17 ACRES OF LAND HOUSED AQUATICA, THE PHARMACY WILL ATTEMPT AT A WATERPARK THAT CLOSE LAST YEAR.

THE AQUATICA FOOTPRINT IS VERY MUCH HERE ALONG WITH SOME FAMILIAR FACES.

600 OF THE SEASONAL WORKERS WERE HIRED BACK ALONG WITH 300 NEW EMPLOYEES.

THE NEW HIRES INCLUDE PERFORMERS THAT JOINED MUPPET CHARACTERS AT THIS AGE CREATED FOR THE PARK THAT SEATS UP TO 800 PEOPLE.. >> IT IS NOT UNCOMMON AT ALL COMPANY TO SEE PEOPLE START HERE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND WORKED THEIR WAY THROUGH IN COLLEGE AND END UP WORKING HERE FULL- TIME.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR, FORBES NAMED SAY WILL PARKS AND ENTERTAINMENT AS ONE OF AMERICA'S LARGEST EMPLOYERS.

ITS AFFILIATION WITH SESAME STREET HELPS THE PARK TO BUILD ON ITS REPUTATION FOR EDUCATION.

>> WHAT ARE KIDS EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW?

WE TRY TO DESIGN A CURRICULUM THAT REFLECTS THOSE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AT THAT MOMENT.

EVERY SEASON OF SESAME STREET IS BUILT ON A NEW CURRICULUM.

>> Reporter: THERE IS NO SUGARCOATING IT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU FIND YOUR WAY TO SESAME STREET AND OSCAR.

M.G.

PEREZ, KPBS NEWS .

>>> A RALLY AIMED AT SENDING A STRONG MESSAGE THAT TIME IS RUNNING OUT WHEN IT COMES TO PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT WRAPPED UP GOES DOWN TOWN.

THIS INVOLVES LOCAL STUDENTS WHO JOINED WITH OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD CONCERNED OVER CLIMATE CHANGE.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL IS LIVE AT THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING WITH THE MESSAGE THEY ARE SENDING TO THE GOVERNOR.

>> Reporter: THAT IS RIGHT.

THE PROTESTS WRAPPED UP A SHORT TIME AGO.

THEY HAVE ALL LEFT NOW.

IT IS QUIET.

EARLIER, YOUNG PEOPLE RAISED THEIR VOICES IN A COMMON GOAL, NOTHING SHORT OF SAVING THE PLANET.

THE FULL NAME OF THIS PROTEST TELLS YOU WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT, THE PEOPLE NONPROFIT GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE.

STUDENTS WHO LEFT THEIR VARIOUS HIGH SCHOOLS THIS AFTERNOON ON UNEXCUSED ABSENCES EXCEPT FOR THE GROUP FROM SAN DIEGO HIGH SCHOOL, THEY UNEXCUSED TO PARTICIPATE.

THE STUDENTS SAY THEY ARE STRIKING ON BEHALF OF THE NEARLY 2 BILLION PEOPLE BETWEEN AGES OF 10 AND 24.

THEY ARE DEMANDING GOVERNOR NEW SOME TAKE THREE DIFFERENT ACTIONS, STOP ISSUING NEW PERMITS FOR OIL AND GAS DRILLING, STOP EXTRACTION OPERATIONS AROUND THE STATE, AND INSTITUTE 3200 FOOT HEALTH AND SAFETY SETBACKS FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE VICINITY OF EXTRACTION OPERATIONS.

HERE IS MORE FROM THE TWO STUDENT ORGANIZERS, SENIOR NATALIA FROM HIGH-TECH HIGH, AND SOPHOMORE KEOLO FROM CREST ACADEMY.

>> WE NEED TO HAVE A TRANSITION TO HAVE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY.

KEEP INVESTING IN THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY WILL LEAD TO MORE DESTRUCTION.

THERE CAN BE A LOT OF PUSHBACK ON SEEING THE GOVERNOR DO THIS.

THIS IS THE FIRST STEP WE NEED TO TAKE TO CREATE THE FUTURE WE WANT.

>> THIS IS A INTERGENERATIONAL STRIKE BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO WORK ACROSS GENERATIONS AND WORK WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN THIS MOVEMENT.

IT IS NOT JUST THE YOUTH AND YOUNGER GENERATIONS THAT WILL FIX IT, IT IS ALL OF US TOGETHER .

>> NATALIA AND KEOLO SAY THE NEXT MOVE IS TO BRING THEIR DEMANDS TO THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL.

THEY WILL ASK THEY CAN WRITE A LETTER AND PUT PRESSURE ON GOVERNOR NEWSOM TO TAKE THOSE THREE ACTIONS.

AT THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS .

>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN IS GETTING A FIRSTHAND LOOK AT THE WAR REFUGEE CRISIS IN POLAND.

THIS AS UKRAINIAN FORCES ARE ON THE COUNTER ATTACK AGAINST RUSSIAN TROOPS.

THE LATEST FROM REPORTER CHRIS NGUYEN .

>> Reporter: MORE THAN A MONTH SINCE RUSSIA BEGAN ITS INVASION OF UKRAINE, A POTENTIAL TURNING POINT AS UKRAINIAN FORCES RETAKE TOWNS ON KYIV'S ACCORDING TO THE UKRAINIAN OFFICIAL SAYING FORCES ARE GOING ON THE COUNTERATTACK IN THE CAPITAL REGION.

>> BEGINNING FROM THE WAR AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, JUST UNITY ON THE SIDE OF NATO AND THE READINESS TO HELP.

>> Reporter: THE HUMAN DEVASTATION CONTINUES TO TAKE ITS TOLL CITING EYEWITNESS REPORTS, OFFICIALS AND VARIABLE NOW BELIEVE CLOSE TO 300 PEOPLE DIED IN A RUSSIAN ATTACK ON A THEATER NINE DAYS AGO.

>> I DO NOT THINK ANYBODY CAN UNDERSTAND TRULY WHAT JUST HAPPENED IN MY HOMETOWN.

LIVING IN THE BASEMENT IS NOT THE WORST THING HAPPENING.

THIS TOWN IS TURNING INTO A GHOST TOWN.

>> Reporter: FRIDAY, PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS IN POLAND MEETING WITH PEOPLE FROM THE 82nd DIVISION AIRBORNE BUILDING.

>> THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

>> Reporter: THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT WAS HAVING THE WORST REFUGEE CRISIS, MORE THAN 3.6 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE FLED UKRAINE SINCE THE START OF THE INVASION ACCORDING TO U.S.

ESTIMATES.

CHRIS NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THEY STAND READY TO HELP UKRAINIAN REFUGEES.

LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUE COLLECTING SUPPLIES FOR THOSE STILL IN UKRAINE.

KPBS REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: CHRIS ANGEL AND HIS VOLUNTEERS AT INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES ARE HARD AT WORK DOING WHAT THEY DO BEST, HELP THOSE IN NEED IN NORTH COUNTY.. >> WE HELP MORE THAN 22,000 NEIGHBORS IN NORTH COUNTY EVERY YEAR WITH FOOD, SHELTER, HOUSING, WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES.

>> Reporter: ON SATURDAY, THEY WILL USE THEIR NETWORK TO HELP PEOPLE THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY IN UKRAINE.

THEY ARE HOLDING A MEDICAL SUPPLIES DRIVE FROM 10:00 A.M. UNTIL NOON AT SAM PASCUAL SCHOOL IN ESCONDIDO.

>> OUR RESPONSE IS ALWAYS BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER, IN THIS CASE, THROUGH MEDICAL NEEDED DONATIONS.

>> Reporter: THAT IS MUSIC TO THE EARS OF ANOTHER VOLUNTEER AT THE HOUSE OF UKRAINE.

OKSANA IS A REFUGEE WHO ARRIVED HERE FROM UKRAINE.

SHE IS OVERWHELMED BY THE GENEROSITY OF STRANGERS.

>> IT IS REALLY AMAZING.

I DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH WORDS TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THE HOUSE OF UKRAINE HAS BEEN COLLECTING EVERYTHING FROM PROTECTION TO SOLDIERS FOR MANY.

SOME SHOW SUPPORT BY T-SHIRTS AND OTHERS DONATE WHAT THEY CAN .. >> WE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING.

>> Reporter: ON THIS DAY, ONE MAN WHO DID NOT WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED, SHOWED UP AS WE WERE INTERVIEWING OKSANA TO GIVE HER HIS CASINO WINNINGS.

>> $100.

THIS IS FOR YOUR FAMILY.

HERE IS ANOTHER $50.

>> YOU HAVE A BIG HEART.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID SHE WILL SEND MOST OF IT TO HER MOTHER, WHO IS STILL IN UKRAINE.

THE REST WILL BE USED TO HELP HER CHILDREN WHO ARE IN A COUNTRY THEY DO NOT KNOW BUT ALREADY LOVES THEM.

KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS .

>>> AS THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FACES A DECISION TO END OR EXTEND SWEEPING POSITIONS ON ASYLUM, NEW NUMBERS SHOW COVID- 19 RATES ARE PLUNGING A GUM MIGRANTS FROM MEXICO.

LOWER RATES RAISE MORE QUESTION ABOUT SCIENTIFIC GROUNDS FOR A PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER, THAT CAUSED MIGRANTS TO BE EXPELLED FROM THE U.S. MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION TIMES SINCE MARCH 2020 WITHOUT A CHANCE TO REQUEST ASYLUM.

WHILE THERE IS NO RATE FOR MIGRANTS, TEST RESULTS FROM SEVERAL MAJOR CORRIDORS FOR ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS SUGGESTED THE WELL BELOW LEVELS THAT HAVE TRIGGERED CONCERNS AMONG U.S. OFFICIALS.

>>> EARLY COVID-19 INDICATORS SHOW THE VIRUS IS TRANSMISSION IS GROWING.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN HAS MORE ON WHAT LOCAL SEWAGE COULD BE TELLING US.

>> Reporter: WASTEWATER HAS PROVEN TO BE A LEADING INDICATOR OF THE VIRUS IS SPREAD.

VIRAL LOAD IN THE SEWAGE GOES UP BEFORE THE NUMBER OF CASES START RAISING.

DATA FROM THREE LOCAL TREATMENT PLANTS SHOWS THE AMOUNT OF COVID-19 IS CLIMBING.

>> I DON'T THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BE ALARMED ABOUT THIS UPTICK.

WE ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON IT.

WE ARE TAKING PRECAUTIONS.

>> Reporter: CHRISTOPHER IS YOU SEE SAN DIEGO'S HEALTH MEDICAL OFFICER.

HE SAID THIS RESPONSE TO THE INCREASE THEY ARE TESTING MORE PATIENTS AND REDUCING MASKING WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY OPTIONAL.

>> THIS IS REASONABLE FOR A LOW PREVALENCE OF DISEASE.

IF YOU HAVE UNDERLYING DISEASE, OR OTHERWISE AT HIGHER RISK, BE CAUTIOUS.

FOR THE REST OF US, LET'S KEEP AN EYE ON WHAT IS GOING ON.

>> Reporter: HE SAID ABOUT 80% OF THE OF THE 19 FOUND IN THE WASTEWATER IS IDENTIFIED AS THE BA-2 SUB VARIANT OF OMICRON.

THAT IS MORE CONTAGIOUS, AND LIKELY WHAT IS DRIVING SURGES IN EUROPE.

>> WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT WILL HAPPEN.

IT IS UNEXPECTED AFTER THE LAST ONE.

ON THE OTHER HAND, WE KNOW THE ANTIBODIES THAT THIS VIRUS CREATES PROBABLY WASH OUT AFTER THREE OR FOUR MONTHS.

THAT MEANS THE PEOPLE WHO GOT THE INFECTED IN DECEMBER ARE SUSCEPTIBLE AGAIN.

>> Reporter: LONGHURST SAID THAT THE BA-2 VARIANT APPEARS TO BE LESS SEVERE THAN PREVIOUS STRAINS.

HE SAID COVID-19 BOOSTER DOSES ARE IMPORTANT FOR THOSE WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS ONE OF THE STATES LOWER BOOSTER RATES.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> IF YOU ARE SOMEONE HAS YET TO GET A COVID-19 VACCINE, OR IN NEED OF ANOTHER DOSE, YOU ARE IN LUCK.

KPBS SPEAK CITY HEIGHTS REPORTER JACOB.

TELLS US ABOUT AN EVENT TOMORROW AIMED AT GETTING SHOTS IN ARMS.

>> Reporter: AMID THE RECENT LIFT ON COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, CITY HEIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS ARE INCREASING VACCINATION RATES IN THE COMMUNITY.

THEY ARE SET TO HOST A VACCINE CLINIC TOMORROW FROM NOON UNTIL 4:00 P.M.

THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE JUNE.

THOMAS CLINIC WILL OFFER FREE FLU AND COVID-19 VACCINES INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND DOSES OF PFIZER, MODERNA, J&J AND BOOSTERS WITH AGES FIVE AND UP.

>> GIVE PEOPLE A TIME TO PLAN.

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH COVID-19 CASES ARE ON A STEADY DECLINE, CITY HEIGHTS, AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS, CONTINUE TO HAVE LOWER VACCINATION RATES THAN OTHER PARTS OF SAN DIEGO.

ALEXIS CARTER SAID THAT IS TRANSLATING INTO GOOD TURNOUT.

>> WE SAW A BIG INCREASE TO WHICH WE ARE LOOKING AT 300 PEOPLE PER EVENT, BUT OVER 200 VACCINATIONS, FLU SHOTS AS WELL AS COMPLETELY DEPLETING THE RESOURCES WE BROUGHT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> IN ADDITION TO VACCINES, PEOPLE CAN GET AT-HOME COVID-19 TESTS ALONG WITH SUPPLY, LIKE DIAPERS, FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS, AND GARDENING SEEDS ALL FOR FREE.

>> TOMORROW, WE WILL HAVE MAMMOGRAPHY'S.

THE COUNTY WILL BE HERE WITH A MOBILE CLINIC TO DO SIGN-UPS FOR EMERGENCIES.

>> Reporter: VACCINES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A WALK-IN BASIS WITH NO APPOINTMENT REQUIRED.

JACOB AIR, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A RECRUITING EVENT IS WRAPPING UP RIGHT NOW INVOLVING THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

THIS WAS PART OF AN OPEN HOUSE FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY.

CANDIDATES GOT TO MEET DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL AND LEARN ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT.

OPEN POSITIONS ARE NOT LIMITED TO DEPUTIES.

THERE IS A NEED FOR NURSES, DISPATCH OPERATORS, MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS AS WELL AS A FINGERPRINT EXAMINER.

>> THE FIRST PERSON YOU HERE, AND WE WILL GET TO THE POLICE, FIRE PARAMEDICS, OR WHATEVER HELP YOU NEED.

WE HAVE 911 AND NONEMERGENCY CALLS AND THE OTHER HALF ARE DISPATCHING TO DEPUTIES ON THE RADIO SIDE.

>> ALL POSITIONS AS WELL AS ONLINE APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE FOUND ON THE SHELVES WEBSITE.

>>> THE GOLDEN STATE IS LEADING THE NATION IN ECONOMIC RECOVERY.

THE LATEST NUMBERS SHOW CALIFORNIA CREATED A FIFTH OF THE NATION'S JOBS IN FEBRUARY, 130,100 POSITIONS WERE ADDED.

THAT OUTPACED EVERY OTHER STATE .

IT IS THE BIGGEST NUMBER SINCE JULY OF LAST YEAR.

CALIFORNIA HAS REGAINED ABOUT 87% OF THE JOBS LOST DURING MARCH AND APRIL WITH 2020 BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.

1.3 MILLION POSITIONS HAVE BEEN CREATED SINCE JANUARY OF LAST YEAR.

>>> WE SHOULD KNOW IN THE COMING DAYS IF LOCAL SUPERMARKET WORKERS ARE WILLING TO GO ON STRIKE.

SDSU'S MIRACLE PICK TELLS US WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME AROUND IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> AS MANY AS 47,000 WORKERS, ACROSS 500 STORES, IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CAN WALK OFF THE JOB.

THIS IS COMPARABLE TO THE LAST TIME THERE WAS AN ACTUAL STRIKE IN 2003.

WHAT IRKS THE WORKERS RIGHT NOW IS THAT BECAUSE OF LABOR SHORTAGE, WHERE UNEMPLOYMENT, IN 2003, AND THERE WERE PEOPLE THAT COULD COME INTO THESE JOBS, COMPANIES CANNOT FIND WORKERS.

THESE CHAINS HAVE BEEN HIRING WORKERS AT ABOVE THE HIGHER SALARY OF THE EXISTING EMPLOYEES.

THE EMPLOYEES REALIZE CHANGE CAN PAY MORE IF NECESSARY.

IT IS INTERESTING TIGHTROPE THAT THE MANAGEMENT WILL BE RUNNING.

IT SEEMS LIKE THE VOTE WILL MOVE FORWARD TO AN AUTHORIZATION .

I THINK THAT WILL REQUIRE BOTH SIDES TO BEGIN NEGOTIATING NEXT WEEK WHEN THE VOTE RESULTS ARE TALLIED.

>> I AM JIMMY WHAT ROUGH.

TONIGHT, PRESIDENT BIDEN VISITS POLAND WITH MORE THAN 2 MILLION RECORDINGS HAVE SOUGHT REFUGE FROM RUSSIA'S INVASION.

THAT IS COMING UP AFTER 7:00 AFTER EVENING ADDITION OF KPBS .

>>> THE RECENT WAVE OF HAVE TEMPERATURES HAS CLIMATE SCIENTISTS CONCERNED.

MIKE NICCO EXPLAINS IT'S NOT JUST THE NUMBER OF CLAIMS, BUT WE'RE THEY ARE HAPPENING THAT IS CAUSING ALARM.

>> Reporter: TAKE A HIGH- RESOLUTION SPIN AROUND OUR HOME PLANET.

YOU BEGIN TO GET A FEEL OF THE INSTANCES AND GEOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NORTHERN ARCTIC REGIONS AND THE SOUTHERN CONTINENT OF ANTARCTICA.

IN RECENT DAYS, THE POLAR OPPOSITE SHARE MORE THAN GLACIERS IN COMMON WITH AREAS OF THE ARCTIC EXPERIENCING TEMPERATURES 50 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL, AT THE SAME TIME WEATHER STATIONS LAST 70 DEGREES WARMER THAN AVERAGE.

THE SPIKE IS ANYTHING BUT NORMAL.

ACCORDING TO BEATER, OF THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.

>> THE WARM TEMPERATURES ARE USUAL.

THE SECONDING UNUSUAL IS THEY ARE BOTH WARM AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE THEY ARE DIFFERENT SEASONS.

>> Reporter: ASSISTANT PRINTER AND DIRECTOR ZOOMED US IN FOR A CLOSER LOOK.

EXPERTS SAY THE FORCES AT WORK ARE COMPLICATED, ESPECIALLY IN ANTARCTICA, WHERE HISTORIC TEMPERATURE DATA IS LIMITED.

FLUCTUATIONS AND OCEAN WARMING, AS WELL AS SERVICING, ALSO LIKELY PAY A PART.

>> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS EVERY 50 OR 70 YEARS IN ANTARCTICA.

WE REALLY DO NOT KNOW.

IS IT TIED TO GLOBAL WARMING?

WE DO NOT KNOW.

>> Reporter: IN THE NORTH, STUDYING HAVE SUGGESTED THE ARCTIC IS WARMING SEVERAL TIMES THEN THE REST OF THE PLANET.

TEAMS FROM NASA JPL HAVE BEEN MONITORING THE EFFECT OF MASSIVE ICE SHEETS IN AREAS LIKE GREENLAND.

THEY SAY WHILE THE TEMPERATURE SPIKES MIGHT BE UNUSUAL, THE MELTING ALREADY BEING OBSERVED RAISES A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN.

>> THESE ARE ANOMALIES.

WE DO NOT KNOW WHY THEY OCCUR.

WE KNOW THERE IS WARMING OCCURRING, ESPECIALLY IN THE OCEANS AROUND ANTARCTICA.

WE KNOW THE ATMOSPHERE, AND THE CLIMATE IS WARMING IN THE ARCTIC.

>> Reporter: THE ANSWERS COULD ULTIMATELY HAVE DIRECT IMPLICATIONS TO THE BAY AREA.

THE MOUNTAIN OF ICE SHEETS AND POTENTIALLY ANTARCTICA IS ALREADY CONSIDERED A MAJOR RISK FACTOR WITH SIGNIFICANT SEA LEVEL RISE.

IN ONE OF THE LONG-TERM RISKS OF HIGH RISING TEMPERATURES.

>>> SOME DAYTIME CHANGES MOVING IN FOR US THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AS WE HAVE NOTICED THE COASTAL PUSH COMING IN.

THAT IS LIMITING A LOT IN OUR AREA.

EXTRA CLOUDS, THAT CAN BE A PROBLEM.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT COOLER AIR ARRIVING.

THAT IS AHEAD OF THIS STORM ARE RUNNING SUNDAY NIGHT.

THAT COULD BRING US A HALF INCH OF RAIN IN SOME SPOTS.

THAT LEADS TO THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING.

TONIGHT, FIND THE COASTAL CLOUDS STREAMING BACK IN.

60s IS THE LOW IN SAN DIEGO.

ESCONDIDO IS 40.

64 IN EUREKA SPRINGS.

TOMORROW, THERE IS WARMTH THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST.

WE WILL HAVE, AT LEAST BY THE COAST, MORE CLOUDS TO BREAK WAY TO SUNSHINE.

THAT WILL LIMIT HOW HIGH THOSE NUMBERS GET.

70 IS THE HIGH IN SAN DIEGO.

CHULA VISTA IS 70.

AS WE GO TOWARDS BORREGO SPRINGS, YOU CAN FIND THOSE NUMBERS GETTING INTO THE MID- 90s.

THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE WE HAD WITH COASTAL INFLUENCE.

AS WE GET TO SUNDAY NIGHT, RAIN IS GOING INTO THE AREA AND HEAVY RAIN.

EXPECT SOME TRAVELED DELAYS.

MONDAY IS LOOKING PRETTY WET, THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS FROM THE COAST.

TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 60s.

COOL AIR LINGERS INTO TUESDAY AS WELL AS WE VENTURE INTO THE INLAND COMMUNITIES, AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM.

SMALL HAIL COULD MIX IN WITH THE IS.

TEMPERATURES FALLING TO THE 60s AND STAYING ON THE COOLER SIDE AS WE CLOSE OUT THE WEEKEND.

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES SEE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS GETTING BREEZY AS THE STORM SYSTEM COMES ASHORE.

THAT BEGINS ON SUNDAY WITH COOLDOWN HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60s.

FOR THE DESERT COMMUNITIES, THERE IS A CHANCE FOR RAIN ON MONDAY.

SATURDAY IS HOT AND STILL MILD ON SUNDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER .

>>> IT IS QUITE THE SITE EVERY YEAR IN OUR NATIONS CAPITAL AS THE ICONIC CHERRY BLOSSOMS, THAT CIRCLE THE TITLE BASIN, IN WASHINGTON, D.C., HAVE REACHED THE PEAK BLOOM.

THE OCEAN OF CHERRY TREES WERE A GIFTED FRIENDSHIP FROM THE PEOPLE OF JAPAN FOR PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES BACK IN 1912.

THE NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL ENDS ON APRIL 17th.

>>> SAN DIEGO OP RETURNS TO SHAKESPEARE'S FAMOUS TALE OF STARCROSSED LOVERS FOR A SECOND GRAND OPERA.

SINCE WE ARE GOING TO LIVE PERFORMANCES, KPBS ARTS REPORTER THAT'S OKAMOTO GOES BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE CLASSIC FRENCH OPERA ROMEO AND JULIET.

>> THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIET HAS FUELED A LOT BY THE LOVE SHARED TITLE CHARACTERS AS IT HAS BY THE HATE DISPLAYED BY THEIR FEUDING FAMILIES.

PERHAPS NO ONE UNDERSTANDS THOSE DUELING PASSIONS BETTER THAN DOUG SCHOLZ CARLSON.

>> ON THE INTIMACY DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER.

A LOT OF THE PRINCIPLES ARE THE SAME.

THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IS INTIMACY DIRECTION IS CONCERNED WITH AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT, SO PERFORMERS HAVE THE CHANCE TO CONSENTS TO EVERYTHING THEY WILL DO IN THE COURSE OF THE PERFORMANCE.

>> WITH ROMEO AND JULIET, THIS IS FROM FLIRTING TO TOUCHING TO KISS AND.

THE SINGERS GET TO SHINE ON A GORGEOUSLY DESIGNED, BUT VERY SPARSE SET, SAID SCHOLZ- CARLSON.

>> THE SETS AND LIGHTING ARE BEAUTIFUL.

THEY ARE STARK.

THAT MEANS THEY CAN FORMERS CAN SIGN.

WHEN THEY ARE COMING TOGETHER FOR INTIMACY, THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SET PIECES OR ANYTHING.

YOU ARE WATCHING HOW THE TWO OF THEM ARE TOUCHING AND HOW THEY KISS.

THE WHOLE STORY IS WHAT THE PERFORMERS ARE DOING.

>> THAT GOES FOR THE INTIMACY OF CLOSE COMBAT WITH FIGHTING SCENES AS WELL.

>> YOU JUST HAVE OPEN SPACE.

I SAID USE MOVEMENT TO TELL THE STORY ON THIS OPEN SPACE.

>> IT IS EXCITING FOR SINGER SARAH QUITE, WHO HAS A TROUSERS ROLE IN ROMEO ET JUILETTE.

THAT MEANS SHE PLAYS A MALE CHARACTER .

>> THAT IS VERY COMMON.

A LOT OF MEZZO-SOPRANO ROLES ARE MALE CHARACTERS.

>> WHAT IS NOT TYPICAL FOR HER IS ENGAGING IN SWORDPLAY.. >> WE WENT AROUND THE ROOM THE FIRST REHEARSAL, AND THEY ASKED WHAT EXPERIENCE WE HAD.

I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD NO EXPERIENCE EXPECT SHE DOES NOT HAVE THE VOCABULARY OF USING SWARDS.

SHE NEEDS TO LOSE THAT.

>> THE ANTICS LEAD INTO THE BIG BATTLE BETWEEN TYBALT AND MERCUTIO, WHICH INVOLVES COURSE MEMBERS RUNNING AROUND IN THE CROWD.

THAT IS WHY SCHOLZ CARLSON HOLDS A FIGHT CALL FOR EVERY PERFORMANCE.. >> WE HAVE ABOUT 40 PEOPLE RUNNING FULL SPEED IN DIFFERENT INTERLOCKING PATTERNS AROUND THE STAGE.

IT'S COMPLICATED.

EVERYBODY HAS TO DO THEIR JOB RIGHT.

THE FOR EVERY PERFORMANCE, WE RUN THAT AT HALF SPEED AND WE RUN THAT AT FULL SPEED.

WHEN WE GET TO THE PERFORMANCE, THEY HAVE TRIED IT.

>> CHOREOGRAPHING A FIGHT OUR PERSONAL RECORDS WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CONDUCTOR, AND THE SCORE.

>> THIS GIVES A LOT OF THE STORY YOU WANT TO TELL.

IN THIS PIECE, THE MUSIC WHEN YOU WANT THE STEPS TO HAPPEN.

THERE ARE MUSICAL MOMENTS WHICH ARE FUN.

>> FOR INSTANCE, THERE ARE SEVERAL CORDS THAT COULD BE THE FINAL STAT OR MERCUTIO GET STOPPED.

WE HAVE A STRONG OPINION ABOUT THAT.

>> Reporter: THE CHALLENGE IS THE FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHY MAY NOT BE PLAYED OUT UNTIL FULL SPEED UNTIL BEFORE OPENING, WHICH MEANS SOME TWEAKING MIGHT BE NEEDED AT THE LAST MINUTE, SAYS THE CONDUCTOR EXPECT EVERYTHING HAS TO FIT IN TO MY TEMPLE TO THE SPEED OF THE MUSIC.

IF WE FIND, IN THE LAST STAGES, THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MUSIC TO COVER ALL OF THE DIFFERENT MOVES, THEN SOMETHING HAS TO BE CUT.

THAT WILL NOT BE THE MUSIC.

>> Reporter: ABOUT COLLABORATES WITH SCHOLZ-CARLSON, THE DIRECTOR AND THE SINGERS TO MAKE SURE THE OPERA COMES TOGETHER IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE.. >> IT IS POINT JOB TO PUSH THE LIMITS.

I FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THAT TO SEE HOW FAR A SINGER CAN GO.

SOMETIMES TO THE POINT WHERE THEY LOOK AT ME LIKE THEY WANT TO HIT ME OR SOMETHING.

EYE NEVER PASSED THAT POINT.

I BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT GOING TO THAT LIMIT IS WHAT CREATES GREAT PERFORMANCES.

>> Reporter: GOING TO THE LIMIT OF ONE'S PASSION IS AT THE HEART OF THE TRAGEDY OF ROMEO AND JULIET.

KPBS NEWS .

>>> SAN DIEGO OPERAS ROMEO ET JUILETTE HAS FOUR PERFORMANCES STARTING TOMORROW AT SAN DIEGO CIVIC THEATRE.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

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