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

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS MONDAY, APRIL 5.

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HELP COULD BE ON THE WAY FOR THE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR SERVICE INDUSTRIES SHUT DOWN BY THE PANDEMIC.

AS KPBS REPORTER THAT HOFFMAN TELLS US, IT COMES WITH A PRICE BUT COULD BE WELL WORTH IT.

IT >> IT IS TIME FOR OUR INDUSTRY TO BE OPENED UP.

A TRUCK AFTER NEWS FROM STATE OFFICIALS THAT PRIVATE GATHERINGS LIKE WEDDINGS AND OTHER EVENTS CAN INCREASE CAPACITY THERE IS A WAVE OF EVENTS LOCATIONS.

>> IN 2020, THERE IS A VERY DIFFERENT STORY.

BUT WE ARE IN A DIFFERENT STORY NOW.

AS WE COME OUT OF COVID-19 AND OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, WE NEED TO INTENTIONALLY SUPPORT AND HELP THE INDUSTRIES HARDEST HIT.

A TRUCK SUPERVISOR NATHAN FLETCHER IS HOPING TO WAIVE FEES FOR SOME PLACES.

>> IT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY HARD.

I HAVE AN 18-YEAR-OLD SON GOING INTO COLLEGE AND WE HAVE USED HIS COLLEGE FUND TO SURVIVE.

SO WE DO NOT KNOW HOW WE WILL CONTINUE TO PAY FOR HIS COLLEGE.

I HAVE SAVED 20 YEARS.

SO WHEN I LOOK AT WAIVING THESE FEES, DO I DO AN EVENT OR NOT, THIS IS A HUGE THING.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO EVENTS:MISSION HAS BEEN FIGHTING FOR A SEAT AT THE TABLE TO NEGOTIATE SAFE REOPENING GUIDELINES FOR LARGE EVENTS.

>> OUR NUMBERS ARE DOING BETTER AND WE WANT TO A PATH BACK.

>> Reporter: THE FLETCHER PROPOSAL WILL BE TAKEN BEFORE THE BOARD AND COULD SEVEN COLLECTIVE $2 MILLION.

>> IT HAS DECIMATED OUR INDUSTRY.

IT IS UNFORTUNATE BUT WE ARE READY TO COME BACK.

>> Reporter: AARON BIANCHI WITH THE ASSOCIATION FOR PRIVATE EVENTS SAYS THE PROPOSAL IS GOOD NEWS AND ALLOWING LARGE GROUP GATHERINGS IS HUGE FOR THE WEDDING INDUSTRY.

>> BEFORE IT WAS THREE HOUSEHOLDS.

NO EATING AND NO DRINKING FOR A RECEPTION.

AND THAT IS NOT THE WEDDING THAT MANY DREAMED UP.

A TRUCK MANY MOVED THERE WEDDING TO ARIZONA BECAUSE THAT STATE WAS MORE OPEN.

THEY HAD TO RENEGOTIATE OPENINGS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

>> IT HAS GOT TO BE ECONOMICAL VIABLE ECONOMICALLY VIABLE FOR WEDDING PLANNERS AND EVENT OWNERS TO COME BACK.

>> Reporter: THE NEW GUIDELINES COME APRIL 15.

PRIVATE EVENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO HAVE UP TO 200 GUESTS IF THEY HAVE BEEN VACCINATED OR HAVE TESTED NEGATIVE.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> $83 MILLION IS UP FOR GRABS THINGS TO A SPECIAL WRENCH RELIEF PROGRAM BY THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO TO HELP LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAY SAYS PEOPLE ARE APPLYING.

>> Reporter: THE HOUSING STABILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE MARCH 15.

MAYOR TODD GLORIA AND OTHER LOCAL LEADERS ENCOURAGED AT RISK AND OTHERS TO APPLY.

>> WE HAVE A FUND AVAILABLE TO HELP FOLKS PAY DOWN BACK RENT AND THE PAST UTILITY BILLS AND GET BACK ON WITH THINGS, PARTICULARLY AS THE ECONOMY CONTINUES TO OPEN.

>> Reporter: WHY COUNCIL MEMBER CALLS IT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN CITY HISTORY.

HE RECALLED HIS CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE WITH HOUSING INSTABILITY.

IT >> IT DISRUPTED OUR EDUCATION.

MY SIBLINGS EDUCATION.

CREATED STRESS AND IMPACT ON MY PARENTS AS THEY WENT THROUGH THEIR OWN HEALTH AND ECONOMIC TURMOIL.

>> Reporter: THE EVENT TODAY WAS HELD AT CITY HEIGHTS CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AND THE SAYING INDIGO SCHOOL DISTRICT IS HELPING TO DISTRIBUTE THOUSANDS OF FLYERS ABOUT THE HOUSING PROGRAM AT 80 SCHOOLS THAT SERVE AS MEAL DISTRIBUTION SITES.

WE SPOKE WITH THEM LEADER OF THE UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD.

>> THIS HAS BECOME THE STUDENT CLASSROOM.

WHEN STUDENTS HAVE TO EXPERIENCE INSTABILITY BECAUSE THEIR PARENTS ARE WORRYING ABOUT BEING ABLE TO PAY THE RENT, IT IMPACTS THAT THE ABILITY OF THAT STUDENT TO CONCENTRATE.

>> Reporter: APPLICATIONS ARE BEING TAKEN AT CALL BUT ASSISTANCE.. SDHC.ORG.

I'M MELISSA MAE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> IMMIGRATION STATUS DOES NOT IMPACT WHETHER A HOUSEHOLD OF QUALIFIES FOR HELP.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER IS NEARING CAPACITY AS HUNDREDS OF MIGRANT CHILDREN ARRIVED IN SAN DIEGO OVER THE WEEKEND.

IT KPBS REPORTER MAX RIVLIN- NADLER SAYS THE FACILITY IS HOME TO YOUNG BOYS AFTER PREVIOUSLY ONLY HOUSING TEENAGE GIRLS.

A TRUCK THE CONVENTION CENTER IS NOW THE HOME OF 1353 CHILDREN.

NEARING THE CAPACITY 1400.

AS CHILDREN CONTINUE TO ARRIVE, MOSTLY IN TEXAS.

OF THOSE, 198 HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS.

THAT AFTER STAYS IN BORDER PATROL STATIONS.

THOSE TESTING POSITIVE ARE BEING HELD IN SEPARATE AREAS OF THE CONVENTION CENTER.

THE TEMPORARY SHELTER ALSO ACCEPTED 49 BOYS UNDER THE AGE OF 13.

WE SPOKE WITH THE LEADER OF EMIGRANT DEFENDERS THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT TO UNACCOMPANIED MINORS.

SHE TORE THE CONVENTION CENTER TO LOOK AT THE CONDITIONS THAT THE CHILDREN ARE BEING KEPT IN.

THE TEMPORARY SHELTER IS A BIG IMPROVEMENT COMPARED TO THE CRAMPED BORDER PATROL FACILITIES SHE SAYS IT IS NOT A PLACE THAT CHILDREN SHOULD SPEND 35 DAYS.

>> THESE ARE NOT IDEAL PLACEMENTS FOR CHILDREN.

THE BEST PLACE FOR THEM TO BE IS IN COMMUNITIES WITH THEIR SPONSORS WHERE THEY CAN BE COMFORTABLE, CARED FOR AND KEPT SAFE.

>> Reporter: REUNIFICATION WITH FAMILY MEMBERS AND SPONSORS SHOULD BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AND THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE TAKING MORE STEPS TO SPEED THAT UP AND REASSURE FAMILY MEMBERS AT STEPPING FORWARD WILL NOT PUT THEM AT RISK OF DEPORTATION.

>> THERE NEEDS TO BE AT THIS ENTITLEMENT OF THE ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES OF I.C.E.

AND I THINK THAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT FAMILIES KNOW THEY WILL NOT BE TARGETED IF THEY COME FORWARD TO TAKE CARE OF A CHILD.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GOT THERE HAVE BEEN NO REUNIFICATION IS OF CHILDREN IN THE CONVENTION CENTER WITH FAMILIES OR SPONSORS IN THE U.S. HHS SAYS IT WILL NOT EXPAND CAPACITY AS MORE CHILDREN FILTER INTO THEIR CUSTODY EVERY DAY.

THERE ARE OVER 14,000 UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN IN THE CARE OF HHS AT THIS TIME.

I'M MAX RIVLIN-NADLER FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS SEEN OVER 100,000 PEOPLE RECEIVING THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINATION.

22% ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

THAT IS GOOD NEWS.

SOME AREAS ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN COVID-19 CASES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THERE IS A VIRUS VARIANT THAT IS IMPACTING COLLEGE STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: THE HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS LETTER B-117 VARIANT IS CAUSING HOSPITALIZATIONS ACROSS EUROPE AND THE U.S. COULD BE NEXT IF WE DON'T DOUBLE DOWN ON SAFETY MEASURES.

>> WHAT WE KNOW FROM THE LAST YEAR OF THE PANDEMIC IS WE TREND ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS BEHIND EUROPE.

>> Reporter: IN MINNESOTA, OVER 700 STUDENTS HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE B.1.1.7 VARIANT.

MORE ARE BEING HOSPITALIZED.

IN FLORIDA LAST MONTH, ORANGE COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED A RISE IN COVID-19 CASES IN THE 18-25 AGE GROUP.

>> WE ARE SEEING POCKETS OF THE INFECTION IN YOUNGER CHILDREN.

A TRUCK THE GROUP IS RELATIVELY WELL PROTECTED BUT YOUNGER GROUPS ARE STILL VULNERABLE AS THE B.1.1.7 VARIANT CIRCULATES.

IT IS CONTAGIOUS MORE CONTAGIOUS AND CAN CAUSE MORE SEVERE ILLNESS.

IT CAN BE MORE DEADLY.

>> IT IS ACTING DIFFERENTLY THAN ANYTHING WE HAVE SEEN IN TERMS OF TRANSMISSIBILITY AND IMPACTING YOUNG PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THE GOOD NEWS IS, CURRENT VACCINES SEEM TO BE WORKING WELL AGAINST THE VARIANT.

FOR TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE I AM MARY MALONEY.

>>> ADULTS AGE 50 AND OVER BECAME ELIGIBLE FOR THE VACCINE LAST WEEK.

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN APPOINTMENT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND ONE AT THE BALBOA MUNICIPAL JIM, AND FIRST DOSE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE MODERNA VACCINE ARE AVAILABLE ON TUESDAY.

PFIZER ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

THE DELMAR SUPERSTATION IS STRUGGLING WITH SUPPLY ISSUES.

THEY WILL BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

>>> WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW AND WHERE TO GET YOUR SHOT AT WWW.KPBS.ORG.

IS GO TO OUR HOMEPAGE AND THEN CLICK ON THE VACCINES TAB.

>>> THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE CHIEF TOOK THE STAND IN THE TRIAL OF THE OFFICER HE FIRED, DEREK CHAUVIN.

AND THE FOCUS IS SHIFTING TO THE LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS.

>> Reporter: THE FORMER BOSS OF DEREK CHAUVIN TESTIFIED ON THE TRAINING AND THE CODE OF ETHICS THAT OFFICERS ABIDE BY.

>> THE GOAL IS TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE.

YOU WANT TO ALWAYS HAVE DE- ESCALATION.

>> Reporter: EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTORS SAYS HE TREATED GEORGE FLOYD FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES ATTEMPTING TO RESTART HIS HEART.

>> WHAT WAS THE LEADING THEORY FOR THE CAUSE OF HIS CARDIAC ARREST?

>> OXYGEN DEFICIENCY.

>> THAT WAS ONE OF THE MORE LIKELY POSSIBILITIES.

I FELT AT THE TIME.

A TRUCK THE DEFENSE ARGUED THAT DRUGS COULD IMPACT BREATHING.

>> CERTAIN DRUGS CAN CAUSE HYPOXIA, AGREED?

SPECIFICALLY FENTANYL?

>> THAT IS CORRECT.

>> WHAT ABOUT METHAMPHETAMINE?

>> IT CAN.

>> THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO?

>> YES.

>> Reporter: AT SOME POINT DURING THE NINE MINUTES THAT CHAUVIN'S AND HE WAS ON HIS NECK , NO BASIC EFFORTS WERE PROVIDED TO SAVE THE LIFE OF GEORGE FLOYD.

>> ANY AMOUNT OF TIME THAT A PATIENT SPENDS IN CARDIAC ARREST WITHOUT IMMEDIATE CPR MARKEDLY DECREASES THE CHANCE OF A GOOD OUTCOME.

>> Reporter:, MILA BURNELL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> PALOMAR HEALTH IS GOING TO BE RECEIVING MORE THAN $3 MILLION OF FEMALE REIMBURSEMENTS .

EARLY IN THE PANDEMIC, PALOMAR WAS ASKED TO COORDINATE A COVID-19 RESPONSE.

TWO FLOORS OF THE FACILITY WERE USED TO PROVIDE RISK RELIEF FOR HOSPITALS FACING OVERCROWDING.

>>> ON A CLEAR DAY, THE ENCINO POWERPLANT SMOKESTACK IT COULD BE SEEN FOURTH MILES ALONG THE COAST.

BUT THIS ONE, THE PART OF CARLSBAD HISTORY AND IDENTITY, IS BEING TORN DOWN.

>> PEOPLE USE THIS TO ORIENT THEMSELVES AND PILOTS USE IT TO NAVIGATE.

AFTER 50 YEARS THE ENCINO POWERPLANT SMOKESTACK IS COMING DOWN.

>> ANY TIME YOU LOSE PART OF YOUR HISTORY, YOU LOSE PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND THE SMOKESTACK HAS BEEN A CENTERPOINT OR A FOCAL OF THE COMMUNITY.

SHES IS A HISTORIAN AND THE BOOK WAS PUBLISHED IN 2002 TO AN ARRAY THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF CARLSBAD.

>> TO ME, THERE WAS NO STORY TALKING ABOUT THE POWER PANEL POWERPLANT CONSTRUCTION.

A TRUCK IT WAS BUILT IN THE 1970S TO REPLACE FOUR SMALLER STACKS.

IT WAS ONE OF THE TALLEST STRUCTURES ON THE COAST AT THE TIME.

IT HAD TO BE TALL BECAUSE IT WAS A FOSSIL FUEL PLANT AND THE HEIGHT HELPS LESSEN THE IMPACT OF SUCH.

IT ALSO ACTS AS AN IDENTIFIER FOR THOSE FLYING TO THE PALOMAR AIRPORT.

IT WAS A FAMOUS LANDMARK BECAUSE IT CAN BE SEEN DAY OR NIGHT.

>> YOU CAN SEE THE SMOKESTACK ALL THE WAY FROM LONG BEACH IN THE AIR.

>> IT IS A GREAT WAY TO GET TO PALOMAR AIRPORT.

>> Reporter: THAT IS CAROL.

AND SHE WAS A STUDENT PILOT WHO USED THE SMOKESTACK TO FIND HER WAY HOME AFTER HER FIRST CROSS- COUNTRY FLIGHT.

>> IT JUST REMINDS US OF CARLSBAD AS WELL.

IT HAS A PLACE IN OUR HEART.

>> Reporter: AS MUCH AS AS IT IS PART OF THE HISTORY OF CARLSBAD, IT HAD TO COME DOWN.

UNDER AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY, IT HAD TO BE TORN DOWN WITHIN THREE YEARS BUT RESIDENCE, LIKE THE WHITE FAMILY ARE SAD TO SEE IT GO.

>> THAT IS SUCH AN ICONIC LANDMARK HERE.

IT COULD HAVE BE REPURPOSED.

IT COULD OF BEEN TURNED INTO A VISITING OF VISITORS LOCATION.

>> A LOT OF THE GUYS AND GIRLS THAT GREW UP SURFING IN CARLSBAD THEY COULD TELL YOU -- THEY CAN TELL YOU THEY WERE IN A A CERTAIN POSITION IN THE WATER.

>> Reporter: IT IS BEING TORN DOWN AT 10 FEET PER DAY AND TOTAL DEMOLITION IS EXPECTED TO COME BY MID JULY.

I'M ALEXANDER WIN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> JUST TODAY, NRG PAUSED DEMOLITION AFTER FINDING PEREGRINE FALCON EGGS.

THE COMPANY IS WAITING FOR PERMISSION FROM THE STATE BEFORE CONTINUING THE DEMOLITION.

>>> OVER THE LAST YEAR, THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING MARKET HAS INCREASED TO ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES IN THE NATION.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE SPOKE WITH REAL ESTATE AGENTS ABOUT WHAT IS CHANGING THE MARKET.

>> Reporter: SANDY BEACHES WARMER WEATHER AND WORLD-CLASS ATTRACTIONS MAKES IT A PICTURE US PLACE TO PICTURESQUE PLACE TO PURCHASE A HOME.

FACTORS FOR INCREASING HOME VALUES ARE LIMITED SUPPLY AND RECORD LOW INTEREST RATES, ACCORDING TO SAN DIEGO REAL ESTATE BROKER.

>> THERE IS NOT ENOUGH PROPERTIES OUT THERE.

THERE ARE 2300 HOMES FOR SALE.

THERE IS A 5% INCREASE IN BUYERS .

WHEN YOU HAVE THIS MANY HOMES BUT THIS MANY BUYERS, THAT IS WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

THE REASON THERE ARE SO MANY BUYERS RIGHT NOW IS BECAUSE INTEREST RATES HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY LOW.

>> IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY COP MEDIAN PRICES HIT A NEW MARK.

>> AS SOON AS THE HOUSES ON THE MARKET, IT IS GONE THE NEXT WEEK.

>> SOME SAN DIEGANS ARE MOVING ELSEWHERE BUT GALEN WANTED TO STAY IN THE CITY HE LOVES IT HE RECOGNIZES HE IS FORTUNATE THAT THE PROCESS IS CHALLENGING.

>> IT USED TO BE THAT BACK IN THE DAY, YOU WOULD GO BACK MULTIPLE ROUNDS.

NOW THEY'RE LIKE, WE WILL JUST TAKE THE TOP BIDS THAT WE LIKE AND THEN WE WILL ASK EVERY BUYER FOR YOUR BEST AND FINAL NUMBER.

YOU ARE JUST STABBING IN THE DARK THAT YOU THINK IS THE RIGHT AND ACTUAL NUMBER FOR THE HOUSE THAT YOU WANT.

OR AT LEAST THE NUMBER THAT YOU CAN PAY FOR IT.

>> UNLIKE THE FRENZIED TIME PERIOD BEFORE THE RECESSION, THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO INVEST.

FOR FIRST-TIME AND EXPERIENCED BUYERS.

>> IF YOU ARE A HOME BUYER IN THIS MARKET, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LOW INTEREST RATES.

AS LONG AS YOU CAN AFFORD THE PROPERTY, IT BEATS RENTING.

IF YOU ARE SELLING A HOME, IF YOU ARE EVEN THINKING OF SELLING YOUR HOME, THIS IS THE TIME TO DO IT.

>> THEY DO EXPECT A SMALL CORRECTION BUT, DON'T WAIT.

I'M JACOB AERE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> OUR PARTNERS AT I NEWS SOURCE SAY STATE LAWMAKERS ARE GOING TO VOTE ON A SENATE BILL FOR FARMERS AND RANCHERS THAT CANNOT GET INSURANCE BECAUSE THEY ARE IN HIGH RISK FIRE AREAS.

A CHICKEN RANCHER WAS RECENTLY PROFILED BY I NEWS SOURCE AFTER BEING REJECTED FOR FIRE INSURANCE.

FOR MORE ON THIS BILL YOU CAN GO TO INEWSSOURCE.ORG.

>>> A SPECIAL ELECTION WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW IN THE 79th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

THE SEAT WAS VACATED AFTER DOCTOR SHIRLEY WILBER WAS CONFIRMED AS THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

OF FIVE CANDIDATES ARE ON THE BALLOT AND EARLY VOTING IS UNDERWAY.

THE VOTE TOMORROW COMES AT A PIVOTAL TIME FOR THE HEAVILY DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT.

AND COVID-19 RECOVERY MONEY WILL BE FLOWING TO AREAS THAT NEED IT.

COMPLETE COVERAGE WILL BE RIGHT HERE TOMORROW ON KPBS EVENING EDITION.

>>> DRY WEATHER AND PLEASANT CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AND, WITH THE ONSHORE FLOW WE WILL SEE NIGHT AND MORNING CLOUDS.

TEMPERATURES CREEPING UP A BIT ON WEDNESDAY BUT TEMPERATURES WILL NOT RISE TOO MUCH.

THE DRY PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEK.

FORECAST LOS TONIGHT, 52 IN OCEANSIDE AND SAN DIEGO 57.

RAMONA IS DOWN TO 45 AND EL CAJON IS 51.

MARENGO SPRINGS AT 62.

HERE IS A LOOK AT THE WEATHER FOR TUESDAY.

ORIGINAL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE AREA AND THAT MEANS DRY CONDITIONS.

IT IS QUITE WARM IN THE INTERIOR.

IN SAN DIEGO, MORNING CLOUDS GIVING WAY TO SUN.

EL CAJON, 79 DEGREES.

L CAMPO WILL BE 73.

THAT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS WITH US ON WEDNESDAY AND IT SHOULD BE A WARM DAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS.

SO HERE IS A LOOK AT THE EXTENDED FORECAST.

MORNING CLOUDS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

FOR THE MOST PART IT SHOULD BE PLEASANT THOUGH IN THE 60s.

INLAND SECTIONS WARMING INTO THE 80s.

AND THEN, OVER THE WEEKEND, IT LOOKS PRETTY NICE.

AS WE CHECKED THE MOUNTAINS, THINGS ARE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.

A LITTLE BREEZY ON THURSDAY AND TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE LOW 60s OVER THE WEEKEND.

IN THE DESERTS, IT WILL BE PARTLY SUNNY AND TIES INTO THE MID-90s.

IT WILL STAY QUITE WARM INTO THE WEEKEND.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST MARK MANCUSO .

>>> PARENTS ARE SUING ANOTHER LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR FAILING TO PROVIDE IN-PERSON LEARNING.

THE LAWSUIT WAS FILED AGAINST THE LA MESA SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR NOT OFFERING IN PERSON TEACHING.

THEY ALSO SAY THEY DID NOT PROVIDE EQUAL ACCESS TO DISTANCE LEARNING.

A SIMILAR LAWSUIT WAS FILED LAST MONTH AGAINST THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

>>> IN SAN DIEGO UNIFIED TEACHERS ARE GETTING BACK INTO CLASSROOMS THIS WEEK AS THEY PREPARE TO WELCOME BACK STUDENTS.

ALL GRADE LEVELS WILL BE RETURNING FOR A HYBRID SCHEDULE ON APRIL 12.

FAMILIES HAVE THE OPTION TO CONTINUE WITH DISTANCE-LEARNING FULL-TIME.

>>> CORONAVIRUS SPREADS THROUGH AEROSOL OR DROPLETS WHEN SOMEBODY TALKS AND BREATHES.

IT CAN ALSO SPREAD THROUGH INFECTED SERVICE SURFACES.

MITIGATE THERE HAS MORE.

TRUCK WHEN IT COMES TO CORONAVIRUS AND KNOWING HOW IT SPREADS, KNOWING HOW IT SPREADS CAN HELP STOP IT.

RESEARCHERS HAVE TEAMED UP WITH THE CDC TO FIGURE OUT HOW THE VIRUS SPREADS AROUND DAY CARES AND SCHOOLS.

SURFACES ARE OF PARTICULAR RISK.

>> THINGS LIKE COUNTERTOPS AND PLASTIC TOYS.

>> Reporter: BEN IS THE SENIOR AUTHOR OF THE STUDY AT THE ROLLIN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

USES FREQUENT CLEANING IS IMPORTANT.

>> WHEN PEOPLE SPEND MORE TIME IN A SCHOOL OR OFFICE SETTING, IF SOMEBODY IS INFECTED THEY CAN KEEP INFECTING THE SERVICE SO MORE FREQUENT CLEANING IS NECESSARY.

>> BUT EVEN HOURLY CLEANING MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION.

THE BEST WAY TO PREVENT RISK IS TO AVOID CONTAMINATING THE SURFACE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>> WEARING A MASK IS A GREAT WAY TO AVOID CONTAMINATING IT.

>> HE SAYS IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO CONTAIN CORONAVIRUS SPREAD IN SCHOOLS AND DAY CARES.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE I AM MANDY GAITHER.

>>> BASEBALL AND BUSINESS PROVE TO GO HAND IN HAND.

THE PADRES OPENED ANOTHER SERIES TONIGHT AND THEY WILL BE HOSTING THE GIANTS AT 7:10 PM.

AREA SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS ARE SEEING A BOOST IN BUSINESS.

THE PADRES HAD A GOOD OPENING WEEKEND TAKEN TAKING THREE OF FOUR GAMES FROM THE DIAMONDBACKS.

>>> HE HAS BEEN DUBBED THE OLDEST LIVING GENERAL AND HUNDREDS SHOWED UP TO HELP HIM CELEBRATE TURNING 107 YEARS OLD.

A RETIRED U.S. MILITARY MEN RECEIVED A MILITARY HONOR GUARD AND A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FOR HIS SERVICE.

HE IS BELIEVED TO BE THE OLDEST LIVING GENERAL AND HE IS STILL AS WITTY AND SHARP AS THEY COME.

>> I GET ASKED ALL THE TIME, WHAT DID YOU DO TO LIVE SO LONG?

AND I TELL THEM, I THINK IT IS JUST GOD'S WILL AND I WONDER IF HE IS REWARDING ME OR PUNISHING ME.

>> HE CLEARLY HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR.

HE SAYS HIS SECRET TO A LONG LIFE IS TO DRINK A SHOT OF VODKA EVERY NIGHT BEFORE BED.

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

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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