>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES.

CALL 1 800 BILL HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

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

AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> IT IS APRIL 15, ALSO KNOWN AS TAX STAY IN THE UNITED STATES.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

BECAUSE OF DISASTROUS FLOODING IN SOME PARTS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY EARLIER THIS YEAR, PEOPLE HERE ARE GIVEN AN EXTENSION TO FILE BUT AS PBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL SHOWS US, THIS IS STILL A BUSY DAY AT SAN DIEGO-BASED TURBOTAX.

>> YOU CAN TELL IT'S NOT A NORMAL DAY AS SOON AS YOU WALK UP TO BUILDING 2 AT INTO IT'S-- AT THE TURBOTAX INTUIT HEADQUARTERS.

MUSIC IS IN THE AIR AND SOME PEOPLE ARE DRESSED IN COSTUME.

IT HAS THE DISTINCT FEELING OF SUMMER CAMP .

THE SUMMERCAMP THEME REALLY COMES TO LIFE INSIDE WITH MORE CAMP TO CORE AND MORE COSTUMES, AND HUNDREDS OF TURBOTAX EMPLOYEES ON THEIR LAPTOPS TAKING CHAT QUESTIONS.

>> IT IS ALL HANDS ON DECK WITH ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

WE ARE TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE MAKE IT BEFORE THE TAX DEADLINE AND FILE THEIR TAXES.

>> THE FLOODING THAT IMPACTED HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY RESIDENTS EARLIER THIS YEAR LED THE IRS AND THE STATE TO EXTEND THE TAX FILING DEADLINE TO JUNE 17.

FORMER SOUTH CREST RESIDENT JESSICA TEXTED ME TODAY THAT THE EXTENSION WAS A LIFESAVER.

BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT TO FILE, DON'T, SAYS LISA GREEN LEWIS.

>> UNLESS YOU WERE IMPACTED BY THE DISASTER AND JUST CANNOT FILE OR YOU ARE MISSING SOMETHING, I WOULD TRY TO FILE BECAUSE THE AVERAGE REFUND IS CLOSE TO $3000.

>> TURBOTAX EMPLOYEES WHO ARE USUALLY IN THEIR OFFICES ARE ON THE CAFETERIA FLOOR TODAY HELPING ANSWER SIMPLE QUESTIONS.

IF THE QUESTIONS ARE NOT SIMPLE, EXPERTS, THEY ARE CALLED CAMP COUNSELORS TODAY, ARE THERE TO HELP.

>> I CAN JUMP IN AND GUIDE THEM WHETHER THEY ARE GOING TO NEED TO GO SEE AN EXPERT OR WHETHER THERE SOMETHING I CAN ANSWER REALLY QUICKLY AND THEN WHOEVER IS ON THE CHAT CAN ANSWER IT AND MOVE ON AND TAKE ANOTHER CHAT.

>> I ASKED HER IF SHE WAS STUMPED BY ANY QUESTIONS TODAY.

SHE HAS WORKED HERE FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, SO NO.

>> I'VE HAD EVERYTHING FROM I GOT A K-1, HOW DO I PUT THAT IN, HOW DO I HANDLE MY LLC.

ALL OF THE WEIRD STUFF THAT COMES OUT AT THE LAST MINUTE AND THE PEOPLE GO OH YEAH THIS IS WHY I PUT THIS OFF.

I DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THIS.

[ LAUGHTER ] >> SOME TAX TIPS INCLUDE HAVING EVERYTHING YOU NEED RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU BEFORE BEGINNING THE FILING PROCESS, LIKE W-2S AND 1099S.

AND IF YOU ARE ITEMIZING DON'T FORGET RECEIPTS THAT SHOW EXPENSES THAT ARE DEDUCTIBLE.

SHE SAYS MORE THAN 90% OF PEOPLE TAKE THE STANDARD DEDUCTION WHICH IS WAY UP FOR ALL FILERS.

>> THIS CRAZY SCENE WRAPS UP AT MIDNIGHT WHEN THIS ROOM RETURNS TO ITS NORMAL FUNCTION AS A CAFETERIA.

ANOTHER TAX YEAR IN THE BOOKS.

JOHN CARROLL, JOHN CARROLL NEWS.

>> THE SAN DIEGO REGION IS SET TO RECEIVE $39 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FROM ASYLUM- SEEKERS AND OTHER MIGRANTS WHO CROSS THE BORDER.

GUSTAVO SOLIS JOINS ME NOW IN THE STUDIO.

NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE.

TELL US.

HOW BIG OF A DEAL IS THIS FOR OUR REGION?

>> IT'S A MASSIVE VICTORY.

THAT'S WHAT ADVOCATES ARE CALLING IT.

THIS FUNDING REPRESENTS A $10 MILLION INCREASE COMPARED TO LAST YEAR SO WE COULD BE PUT TO A LOT OF GOOD USE.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THIS IS GOING TO ADDRESS THE STREET RELEASES THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING.

BORDER PATROL WILL DROP OFF, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS IN SAN DIEGO AT THE TROLLEY STOPS AND THIS MONEY WILL HELP BRING A LITTLE BIT OF ORDER TO THAT SITUATION.

>> WE'RE TALKING $39 MILLION.

WHAT IS THIS MONEY GOING TO BE USED FOR?

>> THAT'S WHAT I ASKED THE COUNTY.

THE SAME EXACT QUESTION I ASKED YESTERDAY.

THE OFFICIAL ANSWER, TOO EARLY TO SAY.

THEY JUST GOT IT AND ARE WORKING AT THE FINER DETAILS BUT I KNOW THAT NORA VARGAS HAS SAID SHE WANTS TO USE SOME OF THIS MONEY TO HELP CREATE A MIGRANT TRANSIT CENTER, A PLACE WHERE MIGRANTS WHO ARE BEING DROPPED OFF CAN COME AND RECEIVE SOME SERVICES AND MAKE THEIR WAY OUT OF SAN DIEGO.

SOME OF THE MONEY CAN ALSO BE USED TO HELP EXISTING SHELTERS WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES AND JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE HAVING THIS KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE THERE ALREADY.

WHAT THEY ARE REALLY CALLING FOR, ADVOCATES, IS COLLABORATION.

THEY WANT A SEAT AT THE TABLE AND TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE COUNTY TO DECIDE HOW THIS MONEY IS SPENT.

THIS MORNING I HAD THE CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH KATE CLARK WHO IS A SENIOR DIRECTOR OVER AT JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE AND THIS IS WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY.

>> WE HAVE CONTINUED AND WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO BE AT THE TABLE, TO HAVE AN ACTIVE VOICE.

WE ALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION.

>> GUSTAVO, WHAT ARE THE MOST PRESSING NEEDS NOW THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED?

>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE POPULATION WE ARE WORKING WITH.

DATA THAT WE HAVE SHOWS THAT WELL OVER 90% OF THESE MIGRANTS DON'T STAY IN SAN DIEGO.

THEY HAVE FRIENDS, FAMILY, RELATIVES AND OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND ONLY NEED A LITTLE BIT OF HELP FOR THE ONE OR TWO DAYS WHILE THEY GET THEIR BEARINGS AND WORK OUT TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS.

SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS WI-FI, PHONE CHARGERS, SOME FOOD, MAYBE A PLACE TO STAY THE NIGHT.

THERE ARE MORE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, I'M THINKING MIGRANTS WHO COME INTO SAN DIEGO IN ROUGH SHAPE.

THE PEOPLE SLEEPING OUTSIDE IN THE OPEN AIR DETENTION CENTERS, THEY MAY NEED MORE MEDICAL TRAINING, THEY MAY NOT HAVE FRIENDS OR RELATIVES HERE IN SAN DIEGO AND MAY NEED A LITTLE MORE HELP ON THE LEGAL FRONT AS WELL.

BUT THOSE ARE KIND OF THE MORE PRESSING NEEDS RIGHT NOW.

>> YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE STORY FOR A WHILE.

WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING NEXT?

>> IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT WHEN IT COMES TO SPENDING IT IS A HUGE VICTORY TO SAN DIEGO BUT NOT NECESSARILY THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE PROGRAM THAT THIS FUNDING COMES FROM, IT'S A FEMA PROGRAM AND THIS BUDGET CUT IT BY ALMOST 20%.

AT THE STATE LEVEL GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S PROPOSED BUDGET IS CUTTING MIGRANT SERVICES BY $150 MILLION.

SO LONG-TERM, SAN DIEGO HAS A GREAT POOL OF FUNDING, BUT OUTLOOK LONG-TERM, FUNDING FOR THESE SERVICES IS KIND OF UNDER THREAT.

>> SOME GREAT REPORTING.

THANK YOU GUSTAVO.

>> THANK YOU.

>>> WE HAVE QUIET AND SOMEWHAT CHILLY WEATHER IN PLACE BUT THERE WILL BE A WARMING TREND THAT EVENTUALLY BUILDS LATER THIS WEEK AND WE WILL GET DOWN INTO THE LOW 40s IN PLACES LIKE ESCONDIDO AND 51 IN SAN DIEGO.

OFF TO THE EAST IS THE SPLIT.

38 INTIMATE LAGUNA BUT CERTAINLY MUCH WARMER ELSEWHERE.

AS WE TURN THE PAGE WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE GRADUAL ARRIVAL OF THE DRY SEASON BUT WE WILL LOOK AT THAT IN A BIT.

THE RESERVOIRS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE FOR NOW.

>>> JURY SELECTION FOR FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S FIRST CRIMINAL TRIAL STARTED TODAY IN MANHATTAN.

THIS CASE STEMS FROM PAYMENTS MADE TO ADULT FILM STAR STORMY DANIELS DURING THE 2016 CAMPAIGN.

WE HAVE THE LATEST ON THE TRIAL EXPECTED TO STAY IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT FOR WEEKS.

>> STATE CHARGES ARE RELATED TO A HUSH MONEY PAYMENT TO ADULT FILM STAR STORMY DANIELS IN 2016 TO COVER UP THEIR ALLEGED AFFAIR.

TRUMP DENIES THE AFFAIR AND HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO 34 FELONY CHARGES OF FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A FORMER PRESIDENT HAS FACED CRIMINAL CHARGES.

>> NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED BEFORE.

THERE'S NEVER BEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.

>> PROSECUTORS ALLEGE THAT TRUMP WAS PART OF AN ILLEGAL SCHEME TO UNDERMINE THE INTEGRITY OF THE 2016 ELECTION AND WORKED WITH OTHERS TO FALSIFY COMPANY RECORDS TO HIDE THE PAYMENT USED TO PAY FOR HER SILENCE.

>> AT ITS CORE, THIS CASE TODAY IS ONE WITH ALLEGATIONS LIKE SO MANY OF OUR WHITE-COLLAR CASES.

>> THERE ARE 42 QUESTIONS LISTED ON THE JUROR QUESTIONNAIRE.

JURY SELECTION WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A PANEL OF 12 NEW YORKERS PLUS ALTERNATES ARE SEATED.

THE SELECTION PROCESS COULD TAKE WEEKS.

>> IT'S NOT A MATTER OF WHO DO YOU PREFER OR WHAT YOUR POLITICAL LEANINGS ARE.

IT IS, CAN YOU PUT THAT ASIDE AND THE JUDGE THE EVIDENCE FROM A FAIR AND IMPARTIAL BASIS?

>> THE FORMER PRESIDENT WILL BE MANDATED TO ATTEND THE TRIAL AND IT IS EXPECTED TO REGULARLY ADDRESS DEVELOPMENTS.

>> IT'S A CASE THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN BROUGHT.

IT IS AN ASSAULT ON CHARACTER.

>> IT COULD LAST AS LONG AS TWO MONTHS AND IS EXPECTED TO INCLUDE TESTIMONY FROM WELL- KNOWN WITNESSES.

REPORTING IN MANHATTAN, JULIA BENBROOK.

>> ALL EYES ARE ON ISRAEL AS THE WAR CABINET THAT FOR A SECOND DAY IN A ROW.

IT IS WEIGHING HOW IT WILL RESPOND TO THE WAVE OF DRONES AND MISSILES LAUNCHED AT ISRAEL BY IRAN OVER THE WEEKEND.

WERE LEADERS INCLUDING THE US ARE URGING RESTRAINT.

>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ADDRESSING THE UNPRECEDENTED ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST FOR THE FIRST TIME PUBLICLY.

>> THE UNITED STATES IS COMMITTED TO ISRAEL'S SECURITY.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO A CEASE- FIRE THAT WILL BRING THE HOSTAGES HOME AND PREVENT CONFLICT FROM SPREADING BEYOND WHAT IT ALREADY HAS.

>> NEARLY 350 PROJECTILES WERE FIRED AT ISRAEL BY IRAN AND ITS ALLIES IN IRAQ, SYRIA, YEMEN AND LEBANON.

OFFICIALS SAY 99% OF MUNITIONS WERE INTERCEPTED WITH THE HELP OF THE US, JORDAN, AND THE UK.

>> WE BEEN COORDINATING A DIPLOMATIC RESPONSE TO SEEK TO PREVENT ESCALATION.

>> HOWEVER, ISRAEL IS CONSIDERING NOT ONLY A MILITARY RESPONSE BUT ALSO A DIPLOMATIC ONE THAT COULD FURTHER ISOLATE IRAN ON THE WORLD STAGE.

THE WAR CABINET MET MONDAY DELIBERATING FOR HOURS OVER THE TIMING AND THE SCOPE TO A RESPONSE TO THE ATTACK.

PRESIDENT BIDEN AND OTHER WORLD LEADERS URGE RESTRAINT AND SEEKING ESCALATION.

>> WE DON'T WANT WAR WITH IRAN, WE DON'T SEEK TO BROADEN THE CONFLICT OR SEE THINGS ESCALATE.

>> THE FOREIGN MINISTER OF JORDAN BELIEVES BENJAMIN NETANYAHU IS USING THE FIGHT WITH IRAN TO DISTRACT FROM THE WAR ON GAZA.

>> IT CONTINUES AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE BELIEVE COULD DILUTE THAT PRESSURE AND TAKE ATTENTION AWAY FROM GAZA.

>> KPBS NEWS.

>> THE IMPACT OF THE ATTACK AGAINST ISRAEL IS BEING FELT IN SAN DIEGO.

A VOLUNTEER AT THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL HAS FAMILY THAT LIVES CLOSE TO THE GAZA BORDER AND VISITS EVERY YEAR AND SHE SAYS THE MOMENT THAT MISSILES MADE THEIR WAY TO ISRAEL SHE CALLED TO CHECK ON HER LOVED ONES.

>> IT HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE ALL HERE AND WE ALL IMMEDIATELY GOT ON THE PHONE AND CALLED EVERY RELATIVE, EVERY FRIEND.

HOW ARE YOU?

ARE YOU OKAY?

WHERE ARE YOU?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

>> SHE SAYS HER FAMILY STAYED IN BOMB SHELTERS WHILE SHE IS UNSURE OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT, AND FEELS REASSURED BY HOW ISRAEL INTERCEPTED THE ROCKETS.

TO THE NORTH, PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS HALTED TRAFFIC IN THE BAY AREA COMPLETELY BLOCKING SOUTHBOUND LANES ON THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE.

DEMONSTRATORS CHAINED THEMSELVES TO OTHER PEOPLE INSIDE OF CARS.

IT IS A FORMATION KNOWN AS A SLEEPING DRAGON AND IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DETAIN PARTICIPANTS.

OFFICERS CALLED TOW TRUCKS TO REMOVE VEHICLES THAT PROTESTERS WERE USING AND MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED.

LANES BEGAN TO OPEN AFTER THE HOURS LONG CLOSURE.

10 DAYS INTO DEPLOYMENT THE USS BOXER RETURNED TO SAN DIEGO FOR REPAIRS.

ANDREW DYER SAYS IT'S THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF MECHANICAL SETBACKS THAT HAVE DELAYED THE SHIP FOR YEARS.

>> IT'S NOT UNUSUAL TO SEE NAVY WARSHIPS IN AND OUT OF THE BAY AND WHEN THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP USS BOXER CAME IN IT APPEARED ROUTINE EXCEPT THE BOXER HAD JUST LEFT AND WAS NOT EXPECTED BACK FOR MONTHS.

>> TYPICALLY THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD SEE HAPPEN SHORTLY AFTER THE SHIP LEFT PORT.

>> THAT'S BRAD MARTIN, A RETIRED NAVY CAPTAIN AND FORMER AMPHIBIOUS SQUADRON COMMANDER WHO IS NOW A SENIOR POLICY RESEARCHER AT THE RAND CORPORATION FOCUSING ON STRATEGY, OPERATIONS AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN.

HE SAYS THE NAVY IS HAVING PROBLEMS KEEPING SHIPS IN GOOD SHAPE.

>> IN THE CASE OF THE BOXER I DON'T KNOW ALL OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

THIS TYPE OF THING IS MORE COMMON THAN IT OUGHT TO BE, AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE NAVY IS GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT A LOT OF THE SHIPS ARE GETTING OLD.

AS THEY GET OLD THEY ARE HARDER TO MAINTAIN.

>> IT WENT INTO:AS IT SITS SO SHIP WAS COMING OUT.

THE SISTER SHIP WAS DESTROYED BY A FIRE LEAVING THE NAVY TO-- AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS.

WHEN THE BOXER TRIED TO GET BACK TO SEE, A MAJOR ENGINE COMPONENT FAILED.

IT WAS REPAIRED AND FAILED AGAIN.

THE NAVY INVESTIGATION FOUND COST-CUTTING FROM AN EFFORT TO MEET REPAIR SCHEDULES CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM.

MARTIN SAID THE SURFACE FLEET HAS BEEN STRUGGLING TO KEEP ON SCHEDULE FOR YEARS.

>> I THINK IT IS ABSOLUTELY FAIR TO SAY THAT THE NAVY HAS NOT HISTORICALLY DONE A GOOD JOB MANAGING THE SURFACE SHIP MAGNESS REQUIREMENT.

>> IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS ARE LAUNCHING A DEEP DIVE INTO THE MAINTENANCE ISSUES WITH AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND SAID THE NORFOLK VIRGINIA-BASED USS WASP IS ALSO LOOKING AT DELAYS AFTER UNDERGOING THE SAME OVERHAUL AS THE BOXER.

ANDREW DYER, JOHN CARROLL NEWS.

>>> DOZENS OF FAMILIES ARE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO STAY AS THE MOTEL VOTE VOUCHER PROGRAM IS WINDING DOWN.

SINCE JANUARY ROUGHLY 2200 FAMILIES HAVE RELIED ON THE PROGRAM TO KEEP A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS.

THE DEADLINE FOR THE PROGRAM IS MAY 11 LAST WEEK ABOUT 200 FAMILIES WERE GIVEN A SEVEN DAY NOTICE TO MOVE OUT UNLESS THEY CAN PROVE THAT THEY WERE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM.

OR THAN 100 HOUSEHOLDS DID SHOW PROOF AND THE REST DID NOT.

>> IT'S BEEN ROUGH.

DAY BY DAY, NOTHINGS MOVING VERY QUICKLY.

THE COUNTY WANTS US TO START TRANSITIONING OUT OF HOTELS BACK TO OUR PLACES BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE LANDLORD FOR RENTERS LIKE ME ARE NOT MOVING QUICKLY.

>> THIS FRIDAY IS ALSO THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR HELP THROUGH FEMA.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON DEADLINES, HOW TO APPLY FOR AID AND OTHER RESOURCES YOU CAN VISIT WWW.KPBS.ORG .

>>> THE LATEST GOVERNMENT INFLATION REPORT CONFIRMED WHAT DRIVERS MAY BE THINKING.

IT'S REALLY EXPENSIVE TO DRIVE A CAR EVEN AS THE COST OF NEW AND USED AUTOMOBILES HAVE FALLEN OFF OF THEIR PEAKS.

TAKING A LOOK AT WHAT IS PUSHING UP COSTS.

>> RIGHT NOW IT STARTS AT THE GAS PUMPS BUT OTHER DRIVING NECESSITIES ARE MORE EXPENSIVE AS WELL, AND DRIVERS HAVE A FEW AREAS THIS SUMMER WHERE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEEK RELIEF.

AN UPTICK IN GAS PRICES HELPED FUEL OVERALL INFLATION LAST MONTH BUT THAT WAS NOT THE ONLY AUTO RELATED DRIVER.

AUTO INSURANCE COSTS HAVE SPIKED 22% OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS AND MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR COSTS ARE UP 8.2%.

GREG BRANDED THE DIRECTOR OF AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH FOR AAA SAYS INSURERS SIMPLY HAVE MORE COSTS TO COVER.

>> ONE THING WE COULD NOT IGNORE WHEN IT COMES TO THE COST OF INSURING A VEHICLE IS THAT CARS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE TODAY THAN THEY WERE YEARS AGO.

>> WHILE PRICES FOR NEW AND USED VEHICLES HAVE FALLEN OFF OF THE PANDEMIC ERA PEAKS, NEWER FEATURES THAT MAKE CARS SAFER LIKE ADVANCED DRIVER SYSTEMS MAKE REPAIRS MORE SPECIALIZED.

>> THEY ALSO MAKE IT MORE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND IT'S NOT JUST THAT.

LABOR RATES ARE UP AT BODY SHOPS AND REPAIR SHOPS AROUND THE COST OF PARTS, AND IT IS ALSO OFTEN YOU ARE HAVING TO WAIT FOR THOSE PARTS TO ARRIVE.

>> HE SAYS DRIVERS LOOKING FOR SOME RELIEF CAN AFFORD LOWER MILEAGE BY CARPOOLING BUT DO NOT CUT CORNERS ON MAINTENANCE.

>> WHEN THINGS ARE TIGHT IT'S ACTUALLY MORE IMPORTANT TO DO THE MAINTENANCE THEN BECAUSE YOU ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE SURPRISED BY A BIG REPAIR BILL AND THE VEHICLE IS ALSO MORE LIKELY TO PERFORM WELL AND GET THE FUEL ECONOMY THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IT.

>> FUEL ECONOMY WILL BECOME MORE IMPORTANT DURING THE SUMMER DRIVING SEASON WHEN MORE DEMAND TYPICALLY PUSHES GAS PRICES HIGHER.

AAA SAYS IF YOU ARE IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW OR USED VEHICLE DO THE RESEARCH ON ALL OF THE POTENTIAL COSTS AND CONSIDER WHETHER SOMETHING SMALLER OR MAYBE A HYBRID MAY BE MORE COST-EFFECTIVE FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.

IN WASHINGTON, I AM KAREN K5.

>>> BREAST CANCER IS THE SECOND MOST COMMON CANCER AMONG WOMEN IN THE US AND THE CDC SAYS REGULAR MAMMOGRAMS ARE THE BEST WAY TO FIND THE DISEASE EARLY BUT A NEW STUDY REVEALS THAT WOMEN ARE FACING NUMEROUS BARRIERS IN GETTING THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE-SAVING SCREENING.

WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE RESEARCH.

>> IT IS AN IMPORTANT WEAPON, THE WAR AGAINST BREAST CANCER.

MAMMOGRAMS CAN HELP DETECT SIGNS OF THE DISEASE EARLIER WHEN IT'S MORE EASILY TREATED, BUT A NEW CDC STUDY REVEALS THAT MANY WOMEN STILL FIND IT DIFFICULT TO GET THIS RECOMMENDED SCREENING.

>> THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THIS SPACE HAVE KNOWN THAT THESE BARRIERS EXIST.

WE'VE KNOWN THIS FOR YEARS.

>> THE US PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDS MAMMOGRAMS EVERY TWO YEARS FOR WOMEN AGES 50 - 74 BUT RESEARCHERS SAY ONLY ABOUT 66% OF WOMEN IN THAT AGE GROUP GET A MAMMOGRAM IF THEY HAVE THREE OR MORE HEALTH-RELATED SOCIAL NEEDS, WHICH CAN INCLUDE FOOD INSECURITY, FEELING SOCIALLY ISOLATED, LACK OF RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION, LOST EMPLOYMENT OR A REDUCTION IN HOURS.

THE COST OF ACCESSING HEALTHCARE WAS THE BIGGEST BARRIER.

>> INSTITUTIONS NEED TO BE AWARE THAT THEY NEED TO ASK ABOUT THESE.

AND IF YOU ASK, THEN YOU CAN HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS.

>> THE DIRECTOR OF CENTER FOR CANCER HEALTH EQUITY AT OHIO STATE'S COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER SAYS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS NEED TO DO BARRIER ASSESSMENTS IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY THINGS LIKE FINANCIAL ISSUES THAT MAY STOP PEOPLE FROM GETTING MAMMOGRAMS AND FIND SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THEM.

>> I'M A THREE-TIME BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR.

MY FIRST CANCER WAS DIAGNOSED 27 YEARS AGO ON A MAMMOGRAM.

IT WAS EXTREMELY SMALL, THE SIZE OF MY PINKY, THE TOP OF MY PINKY, AND I'M STILL HERE.

>> FOR HEALTH MINUTE.

>> MAMMOGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO THE PATIENT FOR MOST PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS AND MEDICARE.

>>> IT IS THE NEW YEAR FOR THAI, LAO AND CAMBODIAN SANDY AKINS AND KATIE HYSON WITNESSED WHAT WAS SAID TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST LGBTQ+ CELEBRATIONS OF THE HOLIDAY.

>> DIVERSIONARY THEATER IN UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS WAS PACKED WITH ALL OF THE SIGNS OF A THAI, LAO OR CAMBODIAN, OR TLC NEW YEAR.

COLORFUL SARONGS, THE PAGEANT PRINCESS, CRISPY RICE SALAD AND SHOTS OF HENNESSY.

THE DJ IS WHAT SHE CALLS--.

OPENING FOR THE MORE TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCES WAS A THAI DRAG QUEEN.

THE ORGANIZER HAS BEEN ENVISIONING THIS SAFE SPACE FOR YEARS.

>> THIS IS ACTUALLY LIKE, MY DREAM.

BEING A LESBIAN IN THIS COMMUNITY AND ESPECIALLY BEING LAOSIAN, WE DON'T GET TO BE OPEN.

>> IT'S THE FIRST LGBTQ PLUS TLC CELEBRATION THAT THE ORGANIZER IS AWARE OF.

>> WE WERE NERVOUS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW THIS WAS GOING TO BE PERCEIVED.

BUT FOLKS WERE LIKE YEAH, WE NEED THIS.

>> THEY SOLD OUT.

KATIE HYSON, JOHN CARROLL NEWS.

>>> WE'VE HAD A COOL START TO THE WEEK THE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE ON THE WAY UP.

A WARMING TREND WILL TAKE OVER THROUGH MIDWEEK SO THOSE DESERTS WILL GET KIND OF STEAMY ONCE AGAIN.

IT IS APRIL, AFTER ALL.

WE WILL SEE SOME PATCHY MORNING FOG ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTLINES AND WITHIN A FEW DOZEN MILES OF THE COAST INTO THE NEXT FEW MORNINGS, ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO THURSDAY MORNING AND THEN LATER THIS WEEK AS WELL.

WE WILL BEGIN TO SEE THE PATTERN CHANGE.

WE'VE HAD A GOOD WET SEASON AND IT CONTINUED INTO APRIL BUT AS WE WILL SOON SHOW YOU, THE STORM TRACK IS DIVERTING TO THE NORTH, LOOKING AND FEELING LIKE APRIL ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

TONIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, 51 FOR THE LOW.

NOT MANY WORRIES TOMORROW.

WE HAVE WARM WEATHER BUILDING AND WE ARE IN TRANSITION TO A STEAMY YOUR TIME IN THE DESERTS OFF TO THE EAST, BUT OVERALL A NICE WEATHER DAY THIS TUESDAY WITH HIGHS AROUND 88 BUT 54 UP ATOP THE MOUNTAINS AND MOUNT LAGUNA LOOKING GOOD.

IN OTHER AREAS 77, 67 FOR THE HIGH IN SAN DIEGO.

WEDNESDAY TURNS A LITTLE WARMER AND STILL BREEZY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BUT A PRETTY DECENT SET UP IF YOU LIKE TO BE OUT AND ABOUT.

THE FUTURE ARE RADAR, THE STORM TRACK IS DIVERTED TO THE NORTH SO THE ROCKIES ARE SEEING SOME SNOW.

THIS SYSTEM SLAMS WAY UP INTO CANADA AND HIGH PRESSURE IS GENERALLY PROTECTING US SO WE WILL NOT EXPECT TO SEE MUCH IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION EVEN WHEN THE WIND SHIFTS THROUGH THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEKEND.

WE DO EXPECT TO STAY DRY AND PRECIPITATION, FREE.

-- PRECIPITATION - FREE.

TEMPERATURES HOVER AND RISE INTO THE UPPER 60s AND THE COAST WILL BE HELD IN CHECK BY THE MARITIME AIR.

THE OCEAN WATER TEMPERATURE STABILIZING AND LOCAL WEATHER NEAR THE COAST BUT AS WE STEP IN LYNN, YOU WILL NOTICE A RISE UP TO 78.

SUNSHINE, GREAT WEATHER, WE WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A SETBACK WITH A SHIFT IN THE BREEZE TO FRIDAY.

COOLER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY INTO THE LOW 70s.

MORNING CROWDS CLOUDS MAY LEAD TO FOGGINESS BUT ULTIMATELY BRIGHTER AFTERNOONS.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS WE GO RISE INTO THE UPPER 50s ON WEDNESDAY AND THEN SOMEWHAT COOLER FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

IN THE DESERTS WE ARE ON THE ROAD TO THE 90s.

WEDNESDAY SPIKING AT 94, NOT QUITE AS WARM BY FRIDAY BUT SATURDAY ANOTHER RISE TO 96 DEGREES.

>>> HERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR TOP STORIES.

TODAY IS TAX DAY BUT SOME SANDY AKINS ARE BEING GIVEN EXTRA TIME TO FILE DUE TO DEVASTATING FLOODS BACK IN LATE JANUARY.

THE IRS AND THE STATE HAVE EXTENDED THE FILING DEADLINE TO JUNE 17 FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN AREAS IMPACTED BY THE FLOOD.

FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT AND STILL HAVE NOT FILED, YOU CAN FILE FOR A SIX-MONTH EXTENSION BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO REGION IS SET TO RECEIVE $39 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE CARE OF MIGRANTS WHO CROSS THE BORDER.

ADVOCATES ARE CALLING THIS A HUGE VICTORY THAT REPRESENTS $10 MILLION INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.

THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR NORA VARGAS HAS SAID THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO USE SOME OF THE MONEY TO FUND A MICRO TRANSITION CENTER.

ADVOCATES INCLUDING JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE SAY THEY WANT TO BE INCLUDED IN THAT PROCESS.

>>> 10 DAYS INTO ITS DEPLOYMENT, THE USS BOXER RETURNED TO SAN DIEGO FOR REPAIRS.

IT'S THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF MECHANICAL SETBACKS THAT HAVE DELAYED THE SHIP FOR YEARS.

THE NAVY HAS BEEN LEFT SHORT TWO BIG DECK AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AFTER IT WENT INTO DRY DOCK IN 2020 AND THE USS BONHAM BOUCHARD WAS DESTROYED IN A FIRE.

THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS SAY THEY ARE LAUNCHING A DEEP DIVE INTO THE MAINTENANCE ISSUES WITH AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS.

>> I AM JEFF BENNETT AND TONIGHT OUR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR ZELENSKY ON THE WAR WITH RUSSIA AND THE UNCERTAINTY AROUND USAID AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

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