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

PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS.

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♪ AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> AT GOOD EVENING.

IT IS FRIDAY, MARCH 26.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI..

THIS WEEK A GROUP OF UNACCOMPANIED MINOR CHILDREN ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER.

IT IS PART OF A FEDERAL EFFORT TO RELIEVE CROWDING AT BORDER CONTROL STATIONS AS MIGRANTS CONTINUE TO ASK FOR ASYLUM AT THE U.S. BORDER.

AND SOME FAMILIES ARE BEING FLOWN FROM TEXAS TO SAN DIEGO AND BEING DEPORTED WITHOUT THEIR BELONGINGS TO TIJUANA.

>> Reporter: MIKE AND MIGRANT CHILDREN ARE NOT BEING EXPELLED FROM THE U.S.

BUT MANY ARE BEING REMOVED FROM THE COUNTRY.

WITHIN HOURS OR DAYS OF ARRIVAL.

ONE VELAZQUEZ FLED WITH HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER.

THEY WERE ARRESTED AT THE TEXAS BORDER LAST WEEK.

AFTER A FEW DAYS IN ORDER PATROL CUSTODY THEY WERE PUT ON AN AIRPLANE.

AND FLOWN TO CALIFORNIA.

THEN THEY WERE WALKED ACROSS THE BORDER AND LEFT IN TIJUANA WITHOUT THEIR BELONGINGS.

TALKING TO KPBS BY PHONE HE SAID THAT THEIR RIGHTS WERE NOT VALUED.

THE COULD NOT CALL FAMILY.

THEY WERE JUST DEPORTED AND LEFT ELSEWHERE IN MEXICO, LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO SPEND THE NIGHT.

A LAWYER WITH THE ORGANIZATION, HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST, IS INCREASINGLY COMMON.

AND SOME ARE REFUSING TO TAKE FAMILIES BACK FROM THE UNITED STATES.

>> THEY WERE NOT GIVEN ANY INFORMATION AND HAD NO IDEA THEY WERE BEING RETURNED TO EXIT".

I ASKED SOME OF THE ASYLUM- SEEKERS WHY THEY WERE SENT THERE AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS FOR PUNISHMENT.

AND THAT IS HEARTBREAKING.

>> Reporter: THE NUMBER OF MIGRANTS ARRIVING AT THE BORDER IN CALIFORNIA HAS TICKED UP BUT NOT AS DRAMATICALLY AS ELSEWHERE.

THERE WERE 600 MORE UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA COMPARED TO LAST YEAR BUT THERE WERE 60 MORE IN TEXAS.

SARAH PIERCE, POLICY ANALYST WITH THE MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE SAYS THE RAPID RISE IN THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER IS BEHIND THE CROWDING IN BORDER PATROL FACILITIES.

>> THE NUMBER OF CHILD IMMIGRANTS ARRIVING IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY THIS YEAR HAVE NOT YET REACHED THE PEAKS THAT WE SAW IN 2015, AND 2019.

WHAT DID SET RECORDS WAS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN THAT ARRIVED IN JANUARY AND THE NUMBER THAT ARRIVED IN FEBRUARY.

THAT DID SET A RECORD.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO BORDER PATROL STATIONS ARE NOT EXPERIENCING SIMILAR CROWDING BUT THAT COULD CHANGE AS MORE FAMILIES ARE FLOWN HERE AND THEN DEPORTED.

IN TIJUANA, MANY FAMILIES ARE STILL WAITING AT THE PLAZA WAITING FOR A CHANCE TO CLAIM ASYLUM IN THE U.S.

EVEN AS THE U.S.

SENDS OUT AUDIO MESSAGES TO SEEK SHELTER OR RETURN HOME.

BUT FOR ONE WOMAN THAT HAS ALREADY CAN'T OUT FOR FIVE WEEKS, THERE IS NO HOME TO GO TO.

SHE SAYS SHE CANNOT GO BACK TO HONDURAS AND SHE HAS NO MONEY TO PAY RENT.

AND THE SHELTERS ARE FULL.

IN TIJUANA, MAX ADLER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AS ELIGIBILITY FOR THE COVID-19 VACCINATIONS EXPAND, THE HUNT FOR VACCINATIONS EXPANDS.

AND COMMUNITY GROUPS ARE STEPPING IN TO HELP EACH OTHER.

>> Reporter: AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR THE COVID-19 VACCINE, THE WAY TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT IS STILL A QUESTION.

LENA EVANS IS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE SAN DIEGO VACCINATION HUNTERS FACEBOOK PAGE.

>> PEOPLE ARE REALLY SHOWING THEIR GOODWILL AS A COMMUNITY.

THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE THANKFUL FOR THE GROUP.

SOME JUST JOINED AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THERE FIRST VACCINE RIGHT AWAY.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE 4000 MEMBERS ON FACEBOOK BUT HUNDREDS OF THREADS WITH TIPS, QUESTIONS AND LINKS AIMED AT HELPING LAND A SPOT FOR A VACCINATION.

>> THERE ARE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR THEIR VACCINATIONS SO GET TO BALBOA PARK RIGHT AWAY FOR EXAMPLE.

THE STATE IS JUST NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT TYPE OF DYNAMIC AND IMMEDIATE INFORMATION.

OF >> Reporter: EVANS FEELS LIKE AN INFORMAL PARTNER TO THE COUNTY.

AS THEY CONTINUE TO DO THEIR PART PROVIDING VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS.

BUT RIGHT NOW THEY ARE DEPENDENT ON SUPPLY.

DOCTOR REIMERS IS ON THE COVID- 19 VACCINATION PANEL.

>> AS FOR WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS LAST PHASE, 1 C, MANY SITES SHIFTED TO DOCTOR OFFICES.

THE MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE, TALK WITH YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.

KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE ARE OTHER VENUES THAT YOU CAN GET VACCINATED IF YOU CANNOT GET AN IMMEDIATE APPOINTMENT.

A TRUCK ADULTS 50 AND OLDER WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR VACCINES STARTING MONDAY.

AND THEN 16 AND UP AS OF APRIL 15.

I'M TONYA THORNE WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHAT IT IS YOUR TURN AND WENT TO GET YOUR SHOT GO TO WWW.KPBS.ORG .

GO TO OUR HOMEPAGE AND CLICK ON THE VACCINES TAB TO FIND CLINIC LOCATIONS AND LINKS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.

>>> MORE THAN ONE YEAR AFTER CLASSROOMS FIRST CLOSED, SAN DIEGO SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE REOPENING FOR IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT REOPENING STRATEGIES IN THE REGIONS ARE JUST DISTRICTS.

>> ASHLEY LEWIS IS A PARENT OF TWO PARENTS AT OCEAN BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SHE HAS BEEN JUGGLING CHILDCARE AND HER OWN WORK BUT SHE SEES A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

BUT SHE KNOWS THAT DOES NOT MEAN THINGS ARE GOING BACK TO NORMAL ANYTIME SOON.

>> IN THE PAST WE WOULD LISTEN TO MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PARENTS WOULD HAVE THEIR COFFEE AND CHAT.

IT WAS THE CENTER OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE THAT.

>> Reporter: SHE IS GRATEFUL THAT SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS STARTING IN PERSON PART-TIME INSTRUCTION SOON.

ALL SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOLS WILL OFFER THREE HOURS OF IN PERSON INSTRUCTION PER DAY.

THEY WILL BE ON CAMPUS EITHER TWO OR FOUR DAYS EACH WEEK.

ELEMENTARY STUDENTS CAN STAY ON CAMPUS A FEW EXTRA HOURS TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD SPOKE WITH US.

>> EVERYBODY WILL BE WEARING MASKS.

WE HAVE MASKS AND PPE.

WE HAVE GONE THROUGH AND IMPROVED THE VENTILATION IN ALL OF THE CLASSROOMS AND THAT IS MAYBE THE MOST IMPORTANT STRATEGY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT COVID-19 IS AN AIR BASED VIRUS.

>> Reporter: HOW MANY DAYS STUDENTS CAN BE ON CAMPUS WILL DEPEND ON PHYSICAL DISTANCING ROLES.

STUDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIT 6 FEET APART.

THIS DESPITE NEW GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE CDC LAST WEEK THAT ALLOWS FOR 3 FEET OF DISTANCING IN ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS.

AS OF NOW THE DISTRICT IS STICKING WITH 6 FEET BUT IT WILL DROP THE REQUIREMENTS TO 5 FEET IN SOME SITUATIONS IF IT MEANS ONE OR TWO ADDITIONAL STUDENTS CAN JOIN THE CLASSROOM.

KEISHA BORDEN IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD.

>> OUR BIGGEST CONCERN IS SAFETY.

SO IF A LARGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN A CLASSROOM WANT TO RETURN, THOSE STUDENTS WILL BE SPLIT INTO TWO GROUPS AND THEY CAN COME BACK TWO DAYS PER WEEK.

IF THERE ARE LOW NUMBERS AND THE ENTIRE CLASS CAN FIT SAFELY IN THE CLASSROOM THEY CAN COME BACK.

>> Reporter: SOME SAY THE DISTRICT SHOULD RENEGOTIATE THE AGREEMENT WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ALLOW FOR GREATER SOCIAL DISTANCING.

>> IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO ME THAT THEY CANNOT REEVALUATE AT THIS POINT AND SAY, THE CDC HAS SAID THAT THIS IS SAFE.

WHY CAN WE NOT DO 3 FEET OF SPACING AND LET EVERYBODY COME BACK WHO WANTS TO COME BACK.

>> Reporter: THE REOPENING TIMELINES ARE DIFFERENT BUT THE MAJORITY OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE PLANS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE THAT SAN DIEGO UNIFIED.

CHULA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS EXPECTING ABOUT 60% OF STUDENTS TO COME BACK FOR IN- PERSON INSTRUCTION BEGINNING APRIL 12.

THEY WILL BE SPLIT BETWEEN MORNING AND AFTERNOON COHORTS AND WILL BE ON CAMPUS 2 1/2 HOURS EACH DAY.

FRANCISCO ESCOBEDO IS --.

>> WE BELIEVE AS THINGS IMPROVE THAT MORE PARENTS WILL WANT THEIR KIDS TO GO IN PERSON.

AND WE WILL TRY TO BE FLEXIBLE AS LONG AS WE HAVE THE CAPACITY.

WE WILL DEFINITELY WANT STUDENTS IN AN IN PERSON ENVIRONMENT.

>> Reporter: TEACHERS WILL TRY TO FOCUS ON PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE CLASSROOM TO MAKE UP FOR A YEAR OF EXCESSIVE SCREEN TIME.

AS FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, THEY ARE HOPEFUL THAT MOST STUDENTS WILL BE BACK ON CAMPUS.

>> I THINK THERE MIGHT BE SOME FAMILIES THAT WILL STILL WANT DISTANCE-LEARNING COMPONENTS.

AND IF THE DEMAND IS THERE, WE WILL SET THAT UP FOR THEM.

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE, AS ROBUST AND IN PERSON APPROACH TO EDUCATION AS POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: JOE HONG, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE TRACKING THE REOPENING OF CAMPUSES ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

JUST GO TO WWW.KPBS.ORG AND CLICK ON THE TRACKING COVID-19 TAB AND THEN THE SCHOOLS TAB.

THERE IS A SEARCHABLE DATABASE UPDATED EVERY WEEK SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE PLAN FOR YOUR SCHOOL.

>>> A NEW REPORT SHOWS THE ACCIDENT THAT KILLED EIGHT MARINES AND A SAILOR LAST SUMMER AND CALL THE WATERS OFF OF SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.

KPBS MILITARY REPORTER STEVE WALSH HAS DETAILS INTO THE DEADLIEST INCIDENT IN MARINE CORPS HISTORY.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE RELEASING THE REPORT INTO THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT VEHICLE.

THEY SAY INADEQUATE TRAINING AND POOR MAINTENANCE IS TO BLAME.

IT BEGAN TAKING ON WATER 45 MINUTES BEFORE IT ACTUALLY SANK.

THERE WERE NO SAFETY BOATS IN THE WATER DURING THE EXERCISE AS THE AAV RETURN TO THE ISLAND.

THE MARINES FIRED THE COMMANDER OF THE 15th MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT.

EARLIER THE MARINES RELIEVE THE COMMANDER OF BRAVO COMPANY AND TOOK DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST SEVEN OTHER PERSONNEL.

ORIGINALLY BUILT IN THE 1970S, AAV VEHICLES HAVE BEEN SET TO BE REPLACED FOR WELL OVER A DECADE.

STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MISSION TRAILS COMPRISES SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PARK LAND IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

GREAT HIKING ATTRACTED A MAN NAMED MAX LANAI THERE.

BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE LAST DAY OF HIS LIFE.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL TELLS US THAT HIS PARENTS ARE NOW MAKING SURE THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR SON DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

>> Reporter: IF BALBOA PARK IS THE JEWEL OF SAN DIEGO, THE VAST MISSION TRAILS REGIONAL TRAIL IS THE DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH.

ONE THING THAT MAKES IT SO BEAUTIFUL IS THE FACT THAT A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT.

THE SAN DIEGO RIVER.

SO BEAUTIFUL AND YET, HERE, FOR HIKERS, BIKERS AND ANYBODY ELSE TRAVERSING JACKSON CROSSING, THERE IS DANGER.

ON JANUARY 29, AN ATTEMPT TO CROSS THE RIVER TURNED DEADLY FOR MAX.

>> THIS WAS HIS THIRD RUN AT MISSION TRAILS.

HE WAS TRAINING FOR A MARATHON WITH HIS BROTHER.

>> Reporter: HE WAS NO AMATEUR INTO WHAT HE WAS DOING.

BUT AN UNUSUALLY STRONG RAIN AND HAIL STORM HAD WHIPPED UP QUICKLY LEAVING MAX WITH THE CHOICE OF EITHER CROSSING THE RIVER AND GETTING TO SHELTER IN HIS CAR FIVE MINUTES AWAY OR HE COULD GO BACK THE WAY HE CAME.

BUT THAT WOULD BE SIX MILES IN A HAILSTORM SO HE DECIDED TO CROSS.

ALL THESE WEEKS LATER, BEN LANAI AND LORI RECEIVED THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT AND WITH IT CONFIRMATION OF WHAT HAPPENED TO MAX.

HE DROWNED.

>> HE TRIED TO CROSS AT THE CROSSING.

AND BASICALLY WAS KEPT UNDER THE SURFACE BY THE CURRENT IN SOME SORT OF WHIRLPOOL OR EDDIE.

>> Reporter: NOW BEN AND LORI ARE TURNING THEIR GRIEF INTO ACTION.

WITH THE HELP OF THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION THEY ARE RAISING MONEY TO BUILD A BEAUTIFUL BRIDGE OVER THE CROSSING.

>> WE ARE SO ADAMANT THAT SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE IT SAFER OR SOMEBODY ELSE IS GOING TO FACE A SIMILAR TRAGEDY.

>> Reporter: THE FACT THAT HE BRIDGES NEEDED HERE IS NOT NEWS TO GROUPS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PARK.

THE MISSION TRAILS REGIONAL PARK FOUNDATION HAS BEEN PRESSING FOR ONE FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS.

>> BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH FUNDING TO GO FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT.

AND THAT IS WHY WE WANT TO HELP RECTIFY THAT SITUATION.

>> Reporter: $2 MILLION IS WHAT THEY FIGURE IT WILL COST.

THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THE BRIDGE COMPLETE BY THREE YEARS FROM TODAY.

YOU SEE, THIS IS MAX HIS BIRTHDAY.

HE WOULD HAVE BEEN 22.

>> WE ARE RIGHTING A WRONG.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S NO OTHER FAMILY HAS THIS EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP GET TO THAT TWO MILLION-DOLLAR GOAL YOU CAN VISIT BRIDGEFORMAX.COM.

>>> THE CITY IS GETTING $10.5 MILLION TO COMPLETE REPAIRS IN ENCINITAS.

IT WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO COMPLETE EMERGENCY WORK THAT WILL ALLOW ALLOW A RAIL LINE TO CONTINUE WHILE THEY LOOK AT MOVING THESE TRAIN TRACKS AWAY FROM THE BLUFFS.

OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, CREWS WILL INSTALL 18 SUPPORT COLUMNS TO SUPPORT THE RAILROAD AND BUILD A NEW SEA WALL ALONG THE BEACH.

THAT SHOULD BE DONE BY JULY.

>>> WE HAVE A PRETTY QUIET STRETCH OF WEATHER AS WE HEAD THROUGH THIS WEEKEND AND HONESTLY, EVEN INTO THE UPCOMING WEEK.

NOW, TONIGHT, NOT A WHOLE LOT HAPPENING FOR US.

KEEPING THINGS QUIET AND CLEAR.

TEMPERATURES INTO THE 30s AND 40s.

NOT REALLY TOO MUCH OF A CHANGE FOR US.

50 IN MARENGO SPRINGS AND MATT LAGUNA IS 49 DEGREES.

ONCE WE GET INTO SATURDAY, WHAT CHANGES?

SOME OF THAT COOL FACTOR IS STARTING TO LEAVE AND MILDER TIMES ARE UPON US.

THERE IS SOME WARMTH BUILDING WITH THAT AIRMASS PUSHING INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.

WE WILL START TO TREND OUR WAY TOWARDS THAT AS WE HEAD THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

THE AFTERNOON FILLED WITH WANTING OF SUNSHINE.

THERE IS NOT REALLY MUCH IN THE WAY OF CLOUD COVER AND EVEN MARINE LAYER.

ESCONDIDO WILL BE 76 AND THE SPRINGS WILL BE IN THE 80s.

SAN DIEGO WILL BE 78.

TEMPERATURES ARE TRYING TO SEARCH.

AND BY SUNDAY, 5-10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AS THIS AIRMASS WORKS ITS WAY IN.

IT IS A MILD TREND SUNDAY FINISHING OFF THE WEEK.

WE COULD GET A BIT COOLER ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY BUT HONESTLY, IT IS NICE AND QUIET.

NOT A LOT OF CHANGES IN THE FORECAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

INLAND LOCATIONS COULD GET TOWARDS THE UPPER 80s ON SUNDAY.

SO, VERY WARM.

WE WILL TRAN BACK TO THE LOW 80s MONDAY AND TUESDAY, KEEPING THINGS QUIET AND COMFORTABLE AS WE GO INTO THE START OF THE WORK WEEK.

THE MOUNTAINS ARE HOLDING ON TO THE MID 50s FOR THE CLOSE OF THE WEEKEND.

BACK TO THE 40s BY TUESDAY.

BUT EVEN FOR THIS, THIS IS A PRETTY QUIET TREND.

THE DESERTS ARE SEEING LOTS OF SUNSHINE AND MAYBE EVEN APPROACHING 90 DEGREES BY THE START OF THE WORK WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER.

>>> TODAY VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS SWORE INTO OFFICE THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE BIDEN CABINET.

>> I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: FORMER CALIFORNIA SENATOR JAVIER BECERRA TOOK OFFICE.

THIS WEEK GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM NOMINATED SOMEONE TO TAKE HIS PLACE.

>>> AN ATROCITY.

THAT IS WHAT PRESIDENT BIDEN CALLS THE NEW REPUBLICAN BACKED LAW IN GEORGIA IMPOSING VOTING RESTRICTIONS.

THE BILL QUICKLY PASSED BOTH CHAMBERS OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND WAS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR LAST NIGHT.

KARIN CAIFA HAS MORE ON WHAT IT MEANS.

>> Reporter: THE SWEEPING BACKING FOR THIS LAW IS SPARKING CONCERNS AMONG VOTER ADVOCATES.

EXPECT THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE EGREGIOUS AND OR GOING TO HURT THE GEORGIANS THAT WE REPRESENT.

>> Reporter: THE LAW AMONG OTHER PROVISIONS ADDS A VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS FOR ABSENTEE VOTING.

IT LIMITS THE NUMBER OF BALLOT DROP BOXES AND GIVES THE STATE MORE POWER OVER LOCAL ELECTION BOARDS.

GEORGIA CALLS AT THE ELECTION INTEGRITY ACT.

>> IT'S NOT PARTISAN.

TRUCK THEY CALL IT RETALIATION AFTER TRUMP WAS DEFEATED THERE IN NOVEMBER.

>> IF THIS LAW WAS IN PLACE DURING THE LAST ELECTION, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DIFFERENT ELECTION.

>> Reporter: GEORGIA IS NOT ALONE.

AS OF LAST MONTH THE CENTER FOR JUSTICE AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COUNTED 250 BILLS AIMED AT RESTRICTING VOTING.

AND THAT WAS INTRODUCED AT 43 STATE LEGISLATURES.

REPUBLICANS RESPONDING TO TRUMP CLAIMS ABOUT WIDESPREAD ELECTORAL FRAUD.

>> IT IS AN ATROCITY.

THIS IS PUNITIVE AND DESIGNED TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM VOTING.

YOU CANNOT PROVIDE WATER FOR PEOPLE ABOUT TO VOTE?

COME ON.

TRUCK MANY ARE AT ODDS ABOUT BASELINES -- THINGS THAT WOULD SET BASELINES FOR VOTING.

>>> GETTING OUT OF JAIL IN CALIFORNIA WILL NO LONGER BE BASED ON IF SOMEBODY CAN AFFORD IT.

IT JUDGES MUST CONSIDER A DEFENDANT ABILITY TO PAY WHEN THEY SET BAIL.

THE DECISION ESSENTIALLY REQUIRES DEFENDANTS TO BE FREED UNLESS THEY ARE DEEMED TOO DANGEROUS TO BE RELEASED WHILE AWAITING TRIAL.

>> BAIL HAS TO HAVE CONSEQUENCES.

MEANING, WE DON'T WANT SOMEBODY WITH A HEINOUS CRIME SAYING I CAN ONLY AFFORD $500.

IS THAT GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GO TO COURT?

AND THAT IS THE PURPOSE OF COURT.

PUBLIC SAFETY.

BUT THE PROBLEM WITH BAIL IS SOMETIMES IT IS MADE PUNITIVE AND WE DON'T WANT THAT.

>> THE RULING DOES LEAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

THE LEADER OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS ASSOCIATION SAYS THEY WISH THEY HAD SOME SAY OVER WHO COULD BE DETAINED.

>>> COMING UP, DEADLY TORNADOES TAKE SEVERAL LIVES AND LEAVE DESTRUCTION ACROSS THE SOUTH.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> THE NUMBERS ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS DECREASED.

BUT WELL ABOVE THE PRE-PANDEMIC RATE OF 3.2%.

BETWEEN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, NONFARM EMPLOYMENT INCREASED BY 32,000. LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY ADDED 12,800 JOBS WITH MOST OF THOSE ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES.

>>> SEE WORLD AND LEGOLAND HAVE BEEN HOLDING SMALLER OUTDOOR EVENTS FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF VISITORS BUT THEY WILL BE LAUNCHING MUCH LARGER EVENTS.

MARIANNE CONCEPCISN DION HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: NOW THAT WE ARE IN THE RED TIER, PARKS ARE READY TO REOPEN SOME ATTRACTIONS.

THEY HAVE NOT ANNOUNCED A REOPENING DATE YET BUT AS PER THE REGULATIONS, THEME PARKS AND RESTAURANTS AS WELL AS GYMNASIUMS CAN OPEN MORE OFFERINGS AT FULL CAPACITY.

I SPOKE WITH A LEGOLAND REPRESENTATIVE AND THEY HAVE BEGUN TO REHIRE AND RETRAIN EMPLOYEES WITH COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS.

LEGO IS NOW OFFERING BUILD AND PLAY DAYS OUTDOORS.

SEE WORLD IS KICKING OFF ITS FIREWORK SHOW STARTING THIS FRIDAY.

IT WILL RUN FOR 10 DAYS AS WELL AS A NEW SESAME STREET PROGRAM FEATURING ELMO, ABBY, DEBBIE AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE VERY EDUCATIONAL.

>>> CHILDREN'S AUTHOR BEVERLY CLEARY, WHO STORIES HAVE BEEN CHERISHED BY GENERATIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE, HAS DIED.

SHE WROTE DOZENS OF POPULAR BOOKS INCLUDING THE RAMONA QUIMBY SERIES, THE MOUSE AND THE MOTORCYCLE TRILOGY AND MORE.

WE TAKE A LOOK AT HER LIFE AND LEGACY.

>> Reporter: BEVERLY CLEARY LIVED A STORYBOOK LIFE, CREATING CHARACTERS BELOVED BY MILLIONS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS AROUND THE GLOBE.

>> IT IS WORK THAT I ENJOY.

I COULD DO IT AT HOME AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO CATCH A BUS.

>> Reporter: OVER SIX DECADES SHE AUTHORED MORE THAN 40 BOOKS SELLING 91 MILLION COPIES IN 14 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.

HER FIRST CHILDREN'S BOOK, HENRY HUGGINS, WAS PUBLISHED IN 1950.

IT WAS INSPIRED BY A BOY SHE MET WAS HE WORKED AS A LIBRARIAN IN WASHINGTON.

>> Reporter: HENRY HUGGINS IS IN THE THIRD GRADE.

>> Reporter: HER STORIES CAPTURED THE LIFE OF EVERY DAY BOYS AND GIRLS.

HER CARE ERRORS SO REAL THEY FELT LIKE FRIENDS.

HER HUMOR SO IRRESISTIBLE THAT ONE HAD TO LAUGH OUT LOUD.

FIVE YEARS AFTER THE RELEASE OF HENRY HUGGINS, READERS FELL IN LOVE WITH RAMONA QUIMBY.

>> SHE WIPED HER HANDS ON THE NEIGHBORS CAT.

>> I WAS SO ANNOYED WITH BOOKS IN MY CHILDHOOD BECAUSE CHILDREN LEARNED HOW TO BE BETTER CHILDREN.

BUT IN MY EXPERIENCE, THEY DID NOT.

THEY JUST GROW.

SO I STARTED RAMONA.

AND SHE HAS NEVER REFORMED.

>> Reporter: THE RAMONA SERIES, ALONG WITH MOST CLEARY BOOKS ARE SET IN GRANT PARK.

AN OREGON NEIGHBORHOOD SHE GREW UP.

OVER THE YEARS, THE STREET WHERE SHE GREW UP BECOME A PILGRIMAGE SITE.

SHE CAPTURED CHILDHOOD EMOTIONAL STRUGGLES AND REALIZATIONS.

>> EMOTIONS OF CHILDREN WILL CHANGE IN THEIR LIFE SITUATIONS CHANGE.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS RECEIVED COUNTLESS ACCOLADES FOR HER WORK INCLUDING THE NEWBERRY MEDAL.

IN 2000, THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NAMED HER A LIVING LEGEND.

THREE YEARS LATER, PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH AWARDED HEARD THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF ARTS.

HER BIRTHDAY, APRIL 12, HAS BEEN DESIGNATED "DROP EVERYTHING AND READ DAY.

>> Reporter: IN HER MEMOIR, SHE RECALLS LIFE DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION.

ELOPING WITH HER HUSBAND AND WORKING AS AN ARMY LIBRARIAN DURING WORLD WAR II AND BECOMING A WRITER.

SHE SHARED THE INSPIRATION FOR HER PROSE.

>> Reporter: AND AS I WROTE, MOTHER'S WORDS CAME TO ME.

MAKE IT FUNNY.

PEOPLE ALWAYS LIKE TO READ SOMETHING FUNNY.

AND KEEP IT SIMPLE.

AT THE BEST WRITING IS SIMPLE.

>> Reporter: FUNNY, SIMPLE WRITING THAT WILL BE CHERISHED FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

>>> TERRORIST INDEED.

SHE WAS 104 YEARS OLD.

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

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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

PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS.

AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

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

♪ >> AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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