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FEMA GOOD EVENING IT IS MONDAY, APRIL 19th, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

A LOCAL MAN WAS DETAINED BY OFFICERS DOWNTOWN AND THE OTHER GEORGE FLOYD IN MINNEAPOLIS.

TONIGHT ONE CASE IS SETTLED.

THE OTHER WITH A JURY AND THE NATION AWAITING THE VERDICT.

CAMILLA HAS A WARNING VIEWERS MAY FIND VIDEO DISTURBING.

>> GEORGE FLOYD FINAL WORDS ON MAY 25, 2020, WERE PLEASED, I CANNOT BREATHE.

>> THAT WAS REQUIRED WAS A LITTLE COMPASSION.

NONE WAS SHOWN.

NOT ON THAT DATE.

>> IN CLOSING ARGUMENTS THE STATE TELLING THE JURY TO REMEMBER SHORTAGES FINAL DAYS.

>> WHAT YOU SAW HAPPEN TO HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: THE DEFENDANT WAS ON TOP OF HIM FOR NINE MINUTES AND 29 SECONDS.

THIS WAS NOT POLICING THIS IS MURDER.

>> Reporter: THE DEFENSE DISAGREES.

THIS WAS AN AUTHORIZED USE OF FORCE.

AS UNATTRACTIVE AS IT MAY BE.

>> Reporter: DEREK CHAUVIN'S TEAMS SAYS IT WAS A COMBINATION OF HEALTH FACTORS AND DRUG USE AND EXHAUST FROM THE POLICE VEHICLE.

IT IS UP TO THE JURY TO DETERMINE HIS FATE.

IF HE'S CONVICTED ON THE HIGHEST CHARGES, HE PRICES UP TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON.

>> HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT, OFFICERS ARE HUMAN BEINGS, CAPABLE OF MAKING MISTAKES.

THEY MAKE MISTAKES IN HIGHLY STRESSFUL SITUATIONS.

>> Reporter: IN MINNEAPOLIS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THEY HAVE REACHED A SETTLEMENT IN THE 2019 DEATH OF AND HELP HERNANDES.

IS UNDERWRITING GAIL SOSA'S BODY CAMERA VIDEO RELEASED THAT THERE IS A STRIKING SIMILARITY TO THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD AND ANOTHER ONE THAT VIEWERS MAY FIND PART OF THIS VIDEO DISTURBING.

>> Reporter: FROM OCTOBER 15th 2019 SHOWS 24-YEAR-OLD ANGEL FERNANDEZ WALKING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN TRAIN TRACKS.

HE APPROACHED AND I CAN BUY AN NTS OFFICER.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

>> Reporter: AS HE IS QUESTIONED HE RUNS AWAY LEAVING TWO OFFICERS IN A SHORT PURSUIT RESULTING IN FERNANDEZ THROWN DOWN ON THE GROUND AND HANDCUFFED.

WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE NEXT MAY BE DISTURBING AS HERNANDES BONNIE IS HELD ONTO THE PAVEMENT BY THE WEIGHT OF TWO OFFICERS.

ONE OFFICER PLACES HIS KNEE ON HIS NECK.

IT SEEMS LIKE MORE THAN SIX MINUTES.

AT A PRESS CONFERENCE MONDAY, HERNANDES FAMILY ATTORNEY EUGENE IREDALE SAYS HE DIED OF ASPHYXIATION.

>> WHEN HE WAS HELD PRONE, FACE DOWN, THE PRESSURE ON HIS BACK AND REGRETTABLY, A KNEE ON HIS NECK.

>> Reporter: IREDALE SAYS HE HAS TAKEN FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND REACHED A SETTLEMENT WITH THE MOTHER OF HERNANDES.

$5.5 MILLION IN COMPENSATION FOR HERNANDES.

NO AMOUNT OF MONEY CAN BRING HER SON BACK BUT SHE SAYS SHE WILL HOLD NTS ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR PROMISE.

>> THIS HAS LEFT AN EMPTINESS IN OUR HEARTS THAT WILL NEVER GO AWAY.

>> Reporter: SEND YOU A GO COUNTY SHARE BOTH PLEDGED TO REFORM SECURITY WHICH INCLUDES PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND DE-ESCALATION TRAINING FOR MPS EMPLOYEES.

KPBS NEWS.

I MET A MAN AND WOMAN WERE IN A SMALL PLANE CRASH IN NORTHERN ARIZONA.

THEY HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS TIMOTHY MICHAEL GILL AND 38- YEAR-OLD ROSEANNE, LOU.

A FAMILY MEMBER CALLED THE SHERIFF DEPUTIES WHEN THEY DID NOT ARRIVE AT THE GRAND CANYON AIRPORT AFTER TAKING OFF FROM SEDONA AIRPORT.

IT WAS LOCATED IN A WOODED AREA NEAR THE CLAIMS AIRPORT.

THE FAA IS INVESTIGATING.

MET FRUSTRATION FOR SOME PARENTS ON THE SAN MARCO SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THEY SAY THERE IS NO PLAN INSIGHT WITH THE COURT ORDER.

NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS AT A RALLY TODAY.

>> >> Reporter: THEY RALLIED OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUNDAY MORNING.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NORTH COUNTY PARENT ASSOCIATION.

THE AMOUNT THERE ARE NO MORE RESTRICTIONS IT IS SAFE FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.

IT'S TIME TO GO BACK.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE INVOLVED IN A LAWSUIT.

THEY HAVE TO REOPEN SCHOOLS FOR IN PRISON INSTRUCTION TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE THE ONLY TWO DEFENDANTS WHO HAVE NOT RESUMED IN-PERSON LEARNING SINCE THE ORDER.

PLACES OF WORSHIP ARE OPEN AND SCHOOLS SHOULD ALSO BE.

>> THEY HAVE TOLD US HE CANNOT COMPARE US TO A SMALLER DISTRICT.

WE ARE SO LARGE.

UNIFIED IS MUCH BIGGER THAN WE ARE.

IF THEY CAN DO IT IN SOME FASHION WE SHOULD ALSO.

>> Reporter: I THINK GOING BACK NOW WOULD PROVIDE THE MOMENTUM WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BACK NEXT YEAR, ESPECIALLY I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY PARENTS WE WILL HAVE TO MOVE GOALS.

>> Reporter: THE OCEANSIDE DISTRICT SAY THEY ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE COUNTY AND HUMAN SERVICES TO PROVIDE THE SAFEST LEARNING ENVIRONMENT POSSIBLE PRIOR TO MOVING FORWARD WITH GETTING STUDENTS BACK.

THEY DID NOT RESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR A STATEMENT.

KPBS NEWS >>> COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS RESPONDED TO A THERAPY THAT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO REDUCE THE SEVERITY OF ILLNESS.

MATT HOFFMAN SAYS IT IS OFFERED IN SOUTH AND NORTH COUNTY.

OFFICIALS HOPE MORE PEOPLE WOULD USE IT.

>> Reporter: CHULA VISTA HEALTH OFFICIALS OPEN UP AND REALLY OPTIONAL TREATMENT CENTER FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE AND ARE SHOWING MODERATE SYSTEMS.

>> THE SOONER THE BETTER.

>> Reporter: A DOCTOR IT AND YOU SEE HER HEALTH IS SHOWING THE THERAPY TREATMENT.

IS THERE TO HELP YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM FIGHT .

>> Reporter: THEY ATTACKED THE VIRUS KEEPING THOSE WHO TESTED POSITIVE FROM DEVELOPING MORE SEVERE SYMPTOMS OR DYING.

>> THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK EARLY COVID-19 TREATMENT.

>> Reporter: IS LOCATED AT AN OLD FIRE STATION WITH THE SECOND MOST REPORTED CASES IN THE COUNTY.

>> IF YOU TEST POSITIVE WE URGE YOU TO GET TREATMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>> Reporter: THEY WERE OFFERING IT LOCALLY AT THE OLD ESCOBEDO HOSPITAL.

>> IS A VERY HIGH REWARD, LOW RISK THERAPY.

>> Reporter: SINCE THEY STARTED TO OFFER TREATMENT IN FEBRUARY, 200 PEOPLE HAVE USED IT.

>> YES IT IS SAFE.

>> Reporter: TWO PATIENTS WERE LATER ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE TREATMENT IS SIMPLE REQUIRING ONE >> .

>> THEY GIVE YOU AND INFUSION LIKE A SALINE BAG YOU MIGHT SEE HANGING ON THE TV SHOW.

THAT RUNS IN 30 MINUTES.

YOU HANG OUT WITH US FOR ONE HOUR.

>> Reporter: IT'S AVAILABLE FOR 12 AND OLDER WITH MILD OR MODERATE SYMPTOMS.

IT'S AVAILABLE AT NO COST REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS.

THEMATIC IF YOU ARE OVER 65 YOU CAN DEFINITELY GET IT.

>> Reporter: TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY IN CHULA VISTA OR ESCONDIDO CALLED THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A NEW REPORT IN A MEDICAL JOURNAL THE LANCET SAYS COVID- 19 HAS SPREAD PRIMARILY BY SMALL AEROSOL PARTICLES.

TWO RESEARCHERS ARE AMONG THE CO-AUTHORS.

>> Reporter: THEY MAKE THE CASE THAT VIRUS HAS SPREAD SO EFFICIENTLY BECAUSE IT IS PASSED ALONG BY SMALL AEROSOLS RELEASED BY TALKING OR BREATHING.

THEY LIKENED THIS TO SECONDHAND SMOKE AND THE SCHOOL HE SAYS THE SIGNS OF DEFINITIVE.

>> THIS IS NOT PRIMARILY TRANSMITTED BY TOUCHING THINGS IT IS PRIMARILY TRANSMITTED WHEN WE BREATHE.

IF WE BREATHE IN AIR BY SOMEBODY WHO HAS THE VIRUS HAS BREATHE OUT, IT GETS INTO OUR LUNGS.

DISEASE CAN START.

>> Reporter: THE AUTHORS SAY THEY PROVED AEROSOL TRANSMISSION IS THE PRIMARY PATHWAY TO INFECTION.

HE'S A CHEMIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO.

SCIENCE DOESN'T SUPPORT CONTAMINATION FROM SERVICES OR COUGHING AND SNEEZING.

>> THERE IS A SHOCKING LACK OF EVIDENCE.

>> Reporter: THE RISK OF INFECTION RISES DRAMATICALLY ENDORSE.

THE CDC NEEDS TO UPDATE ITS GUIDANCE.

THE AMOUNT THEY ARE BEHIND SCIENCE AND NEED TO UPDATE RECOMMENDATIONS.

SOME OF THE THINGS THEY SAY AREN'T SUFFICIENT.

>> Reporter: THEY HOPE PUBLISHING THEIR FINDINGS IN A JOURNAL LIKE THE LANCET HOPES MORE PEOPLE WILL TAKE THEIR ADVICE.

>>> THE WHITE HOUSE IS MAKING $150 MILLION PURSE TO HELP MORE AMERICANS GET A SOCIAL DISTANCING VACCINE.

THE FOCUS IS ON UNDERSERVED TRANSLATIONS.

WE HAVE ARE FROM WASHINGTON.

>> Reporter: IN MID-DECEMBER 2020 CRITICAL NURSE RECEIVED THE FIRST VACCINE SHOT IN THE UNITED STATE.

FROM THE EXAMPLE SHE HOPED OTHERS WOULD FOLLOW.

>> I TRUST SCIENCE.

WHAT I DO NOT TRUST IS GETTING COVID-19.

FOUR MONTHS LATER THE CDC SAYS 130 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE HAD AT LEAST ONE SHOT .

THAT'S JUST OVER 50% OF THE ADULT POPULATION.

>> GETTING VACCINE WILL PROTECT YOU.

IT WILL PROTECT OTHERS.

IT WILL HELP US AND CALLED THE PANDEMIC.

AS OF MONDAY ANYONE 16 AND OLDER IS ELIGIBLE.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IT SAYS FIVE OUT OF 10 ARE LESS THAN FIVE MILES FROM OF VACCINES FIGHT.

SO FOR BLACKS AND HISPANICS HAVE GOTTEN LESS THAN THEIR SHARE OF THE POPULATION.

PEOPLE WHO QUESTION IT ARE PLAYING POLITICS WITH PUBLIC HEALTH.

>> THEY DO NOT WANT TO GET VACCINATED.

>> Reporter: THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE REMAINS ON PAUSE BY THE CDC AND FDA.

AFTER SIX CASES OF BLOOD CLOTS AMONG WOMEN WHO RECEIVED IT.

THAT IS FEWER THAN ONE IN 1 MILLION.

THE SURGEON GENERAL SAYS MOVING FORWARD IS DAYS AWAY.

>> IT IS INVESTIGATED.

THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW THE VACCINE IS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.

JOHNS HOPKINS IS 3 MILLION PEOPLE ARE GETTING A VACCINE DOSE EVERY DAY.

PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS HOPE WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED.

I'M EMILY SCHULTZ REPORTING.

THE A REMINDER WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW AND WHERE TO GET YOUR SHOT AT KPBS.ORG .

GO TO OUR PAGE AND CLICK VACCINE TAB.

>>> AS THOUSANDS OF MIGRANT FAMILIES COME INTO THE U.S.

MANY ARE FLOWN TO SAN DIEGO THEN TO MEXICO WITH OUR BELONGINGS.

KPBS REPORTER FOUND THIS MAY BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE RISE OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN CROSSING THE BORDER.

>> Reporter: THERE IS A RACK OF SHOES DRYING IN THE SUN OUTSIDE THAT YOU WANT TO SHELTER.

THE SHOES ARE HANGING OUT AND BORDER PROTECTION TOOK THE LACES FROM THEM.

EVEN FROM THE TINIEST OF SHOES.

DEEMED THOSE BELONGING TO CLAUDIA VASQUEZ AND HER SIX- YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.

THEY LEFT A HURRICANE WRECKED UNDER US.

THEY CROSSED TEXAS EARLIER THIS MONTH.

SHE AND OTHER WOMEN DID NOT WANT THEIR FACES SHOWN ON CAMERA.

SHE TELLS ME CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION THREW AWAY HER CLOTHING.

SHOELACES, MONEY AND SHE HAS NOTHING TO FEED HER DAUGHTER.

SHE IS ONE OF OVER 3000 ASYLUM- SEEKERS FLOWING FROM THE TEXAS BORDER TO THE TIJUANA BORDER.

THAT IS BECAUSE MEXICANS NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER ARE NOT ACCEPTING CENTRAL AMERICAN MIGRANT FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN.

BAJA, CALIFORNIA DOES.

ON FRIDAY LAST WEEK, 100 PEOPLE WERE FLOWN FROM TEXAS TO SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

THERE LOADED ON BUSES ON THE TARMAC AND DRIVEN TO THE BORDER.

THERE HANDED OVER TO MEXICAN AUTHORITIES.

THEY ARE DRIVEN TO THE JESUS SHELTER WHERE IT THEY ARE MET BY SOMEONE WHO HAS OPERATED THE SHELTER FOR SIX YEARS.

CHILDREN ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF TWO AND EIGHT.

THE ARRIVING BAD SHAPE HE SAYS.

SOME FAINT ON THE WAY TO THE SHELTER.

ALL COME WITH VOMITING WITH >>> ILLNESSES.

AFTER CROSSING THE BORDER THE FAMILIES ARE HELD IN FIENDISHLY CROWDED AND FREEZING HOLDING CELLS.

OTHER ILLNESSES SPREAD QUICKLY.

28-YEAR-OLD GARCIA WAS HELD IN ONE WITH HER YOUNG DAUGHTER FOR THREE DAYS.

THERE, HER DAUGHTER BECAME ILL. SHE STRUGGLED TO BREATHE.

SHE SAID BORDER PATROL TOLD HER THEY HAD NO MEDICATION.

DRINK WATER.

SHE ASKED FOR CLOTHING AFTER HER BELONGINGS WERE TAKEN BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY.

THEY ARE FROM HONDURAS LIKE MANY OTHERS AT THE SHELTER.

SHE DESCRIBED AS GROUND ZERO FOR THE HURRICANES THAT DEVASTATED THE REGION LAST FALL.

SHE SAID SHE WAS LIVING IN THE STREETS IN MUD WITH GANGS TAKEN OVER WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD SHE TRIED TO GET TO THE U.S. OR SHE HAS FAMILY IN HOUSTON.

SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS CLOSE TO REUNITED WITH THEM.

SHE WAS WRONG.

SHE SAYS BORDER PATROL AGENT LAUGHED AT THEM IF SHE ASKED THEY WOULD BE DEPORTED.

NO, SHE'S GOING TO A SHELTER WHERE SHE WOULD BE RELEASED TO HER FAMILY.

LATER THAT DAY, SHE WAS IN MEXICO.

FAMILIES WERE ALLOWED TO PURSUE ASYLUM CLAIMS.

SINCE THEN, HOWEVER A COMBINATION OF RESTRICTIVE POLICIES AND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAVE KEPT THEM MOSTLY OUT AS CONDITIONS WORSEN IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

WITH THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION NO LONGER REMOVING CHILDREN MANY ARE DECIDING TO SEND CHILDREN AHEAD ALONE IN THE HANDS OF SMUGGLERS.

IT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE RISE IN UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN CROSSING THE BORDER.

HE SAYS IT'S DIFFICULT BUT THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE CHILDREN DON'T DIE FROM GANG VIOLENCE.

THEY MAY NEVER SEE THEIR CHILDREN AGAIN.

IN AMERICA, THEY WILL BE SAFE.

ONE MORNING LAST WEEK SOME FAMILIES WANTED TO GO BACK TO CENTRAL AMERICA.

THEY WILL TRY TO CROSS THE BORDER AGAIN IN TEXAS IN HOPES THEY WILL BE LET INTO THE COUNTRY.

GLORIA HOLDING THE HAND OF HER DAUGHTER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT SHE WILL DO.

SHE SAID SHE CANNOT GO BACK TO HONDURAS.

IN TIJUANA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A NEW REPORT FROM UNICEF FINDS THERE ARE NINE TIMES MORE MIGRANT CHILDREN IN MEXICO NOW THAN THERE WERE THREE MONTH AGO.

SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THE NUMBER WENT FROM 382 NEARLY 3500.

THEY STAY IN MEXICAN SHELTERS AND ARE ALREADY OVERCROWDED.

CHILDREN ARE PRESENT AT LEAST 30% OF THE MIGRANT POPULATION IN THE FACILITIES.

HALF OF THEM ARE UNACCOMPANIED MINOR.

SAN DIEGO MAYOR WANTS TO SEND MORE OF THEM MONEY ON SOLUTIONS.

WHERE WOULD THE MONEY GO?

THE BUDGET PLAN CALLS FOR AN ADDITIONAL $10 MILLION.

THE LARGEST SLICES FOR NEW SHELTER BEDS.

THEY SEE OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND RAPID REHOUSING.

A MAN WHO FOUND HOUSING SPOKE AT TODAY'S EVENT.

>> I'M A PERSON WHO WORKED AND BECAME HOMELESS.

I HAD A JOB AND STILL BECAME HOMELESS.

RENT GOES UP, GAS PRICES AND YOU ARE STRAINED TO STAY ON TOP OF STUFF.

YOU LIVE FROM PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK.

>> HER BUDGET PROPOSAL GOES BEYOND PROGRAMS WANTS TO CREATE A BRAND-NEW PROGRAM FOCUSED ON HOMELESS STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS.

INSTRUMENT ACTIVISTS RALLIED TO OPPOSE AND OFFER PROPOSED BY PG AND E. >> Reporter: CITY OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED PG AND IT WAS THE ONLY COMPANY TO BID ON THE FRANCHISES.

THE AGREEMENTS ALLOW THE CITY TO CHARGE PRIVATE UTILITY TO KEEP WIRES ON PUBLIC LAND.

COUNCILMEMBER SUN RIVER TERRACE SAYS, PG ANDY HAS NOT BEEN A GOOD PARTNER IN THE PAST.

$80 MILLION BID FOR NEW FRANCHISE AGREEMENT IS FULL OF LOOPHOLES.

>> THEY WILL NOT COMPLY WITH TERMS THEY DON'T FEEL WITH COMPLYING WITH.

THEY ARE NOT WORTH THE PAPER THEY WILL BE PRINTED ON.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE KEY POINTS OF CONTENTION IS THE LENGTH OF CONTRACT.

THE MAYOR OFFERED A 10 YEAR DEAL WITH AN AUTOMATIC 10 YEAR EXTENSION.

THEY PREFER A LONG-TERM AGREEMENT.

TO HAVE A STABLE SOURCE OF PROCESS.

ACTIVISTS SAY SHORTER-TERM DEALS WILL DO MORE FOR UTILITIES.

>> I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD AGREE TO A 10 YEAR AGREEMENT.

I TAKE ISSUE WITH THE PROPOSED MINIMUM BID.

THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SAN MORNING, KEEP YOUR EYE OPEN HERE.

LOOK AT BATS BODY, LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE.

EARLY ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING.

THE TROUGH IS GETTING CLOSER.

LOOK AT THE EXTENDED FORECAST.

NOT AS WARM AND PLENTY OF CLOUDS.

THERE COULD BE A COUPLE SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY.

TOWARD THE WEEKEND THOUGH, WE SHOULD SEE WARMING IN THE INLAND AREAS WITH PLENTY OF CLOUDS AND COLOR.

AS WE GO TOWARD MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES REALLY COOLING OFF.

IT WILL BE BREEZY TOO.

THERE'S A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW.

THE WEEKEND IMPROVE.

DESERTS TEMPERATURES TAKE A TUMBLE HERE ON WEDNESDAY.

BY THE WEEKEND MID-90s.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST [ AUDIO CUTTING OUT ] >>> THE DAY NASA LAUNCHED A HELICOPTER FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER AND IT HAS A LOCAL CONNECTION.

THEY SENT BACK A PICTURE OF THE SHADOW IT CAST ON THE GROUND.

IT ALSO SENT BACK A SHORT VIDEO OF IT TOUCHING DOWN.

THIS IS THE FIRST ATTEMPT AT FLYING A HELICOPTER ON ANOTHER PLANET.

IT LASTED 42nd.

IT WAS A BIG STEP FORWARD FOR EXPLORATION.

>> WE CAN NOW FLY INTO CRATERS FOR EXAMPLE AND EXPLORE WALLS.

WHEN THE WATER IS SEEPING OUT OR AT LEAST, WE BELIEVE.

WE'VE NEVER OBSERVED IT UP CLOSE BECAUSE WE CANNOT REACH IT.

>> THE FOUR POUND HELICOPTER IS CONTROLLED BY A SHIP SIMILAR TO THE ONES IN SMART PHONES.

WE CAN MAKE ANOTHER FLIGHT THURSDAY.

THEY WILL ATTEMPT LATERAL MOVEMENT, THIS TIME.

>>> TONIGHT ON NEWS OUR MORE DEADLY MASS SHOOTINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND.

LEADERS CALL FOR ACTION.

COMING UP AT 7:00 RIGHT AFTER EVENING ADDITION ON KPBS.

HERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S STOP STORY.

DEREK JOB AND HAS GONE TO THE JURY AND CLOSING ARGUMENTS PROSECUTORS ARGUED HE IGNORED BYSTANDERS AND COMMON SENSE BY LEANING ON GEORGE FLOYD'S NECK.

HE ACTED REASONABLY AND FLOYD DIED OF A HEART CONDITION AND DRUG USE.

>> NTS ANNOUNCED A FIVE AND HALF MILLION DOLLARS SETTLEMENT FOR THE FAMILY OF A MAN WHO DIED IN CUSTODY.

BODY CAMERA VIDEO LED TO ANGEL HERNANDEZ DEATH IN 2019.

THE AGENCIES SAYS IT HAS SINCE REVIVED ITS USE OF SECURITY TRAINING.

>>> PARENTS RALLIED OUTSIDE THE SAN MARCO SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICES CALLING FOR SCHOOLS TO REOPEN.

LAST MONTH A JUDGE RULED SIX SCHOOL DISTRICTS NAMED IN A LAWSUIT HAD TO REOPEN FOR IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION.

UNIFIED IN SAN MARCOS ARE THE ONLY TWO HOLDOUTS.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE AT KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI .