>>> >>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS FEBRUARY 7th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

IT IS CALLED WEEK.

IT IS ONE OF THE MOST GRUELING SESSIONS AND NAVY SEAL CANDIDATE WILL GO THROUGH.

TONIGHT THE NAVY IS FACING QUESTIONS AFTER THE DEATH OF ONE CANDIDATE AND THE HOSPITALIZATION OF ANOTHER.

>> Reporter: 24-YEAR-OLD KYLE MULLEN WAS A FOOTBALL STAR IN NEW JERSEY.

HE WILL BE REMEMBERED NOT JUST AS AN EXCELLENT PLAYER, BUT AS A EXCELLENT PLAYER AND TEAMMATE.

ANOTHER CO CANDIDATE REMAINS HOSPITALIZED IN THE HOSPITAL IN SAN DIEGO.

THE TWO HAD JUST COMPLETED THE GRUELING HELL WEEK .

ALL SEAL HOPEFULS GO THROUGH BASIC UNDERWATER DEMOLITION SEAL AT CORONADO.

CLOSE TO 80% OF THE CANDIDATES DROP OUT, MOST DURING HELL WEEK .

THEY GET ROUGHLY 4 HOURS OF SLEEP OVER 5 1/2 DAYS.

THEY ARE CONSTANTLY SUBMERGED IN THE 57 DEGREE OCEAN WATER.

KYLE MULLEN HAD ONLY BEEN IN THE NAVY SINCE MARCH.

HE WENT TO BUD'S ONE WEEK.

MANY ARE SKILLED COLLEGE ATHLETES WHO ARE RECRUITED TO BECOME NAVY COMMANDOS.

THEY FINISHED HOW WEEK ON FRIDAY.

MONDAY, A SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE HAD BEEN BRIEFED ON THE DEATH.

>> I THINK THE SECRETARY WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT HE GIVES THE NAVY THE TIME TO LOOK AT THIS CAREFULLY AND THOUGHTFULLY BEFORE COMING TO ANY CONCLUSIONS.

OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T KNOW, WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED HERE.

>> Reporter: KYLE MULLEN IS NOT THE FIRST DEATH OF BUD'S.

A VIDEOTAPE SHOWED AN INSTRUCTOR DUNKING DOUGLAS.

CHARGES WERE NEVER BROUGHT.

AROUND THE SAME TIME A CANDIDATE COMMITTED SUICIDE AFTER FAILING HELL WEEK.

THE NAVY SAYS THE INVESTIGATION INTO FRIDAY'S INCIDENT IS UNDERWAY.

STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A DEPUTY HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR IN JAIL AND THREE YEARS OF PROBATION.

AARON CRESSWELL PLEADED GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES LAST MONTH.

IN 2020 HE SHOT NICHOLAS BILLS AT LEAST FOUR TIMES AFTER THE DETAINEE ESCAPED FROM A PATROL CAR NEAR THE SAN DIEGO GEL.

RUSSELL APOLOGIZED TO THE FAMILY WHO WAS IN COURT.

THE MOTHER SAID SHE WAS NOT READY TO FORGIVE.

>> THIS WEEK GENTLE SOUL WAS MY SON AND I LOVED HIM.

I WANT TO BE HEROIC AND FORGIVE YOU AARON RUSSELL, BUT TODAY I JUST CAN'T.

BE MET CRIMINAL CHARGES CAME AS A RESULT AS A CHANGE TO A STATE LAW THAT OFFICERS CAN ONLY USE DEADLY FORCE TO DEFEND AGAINST THE IMMINENT THREAT OF DEATH OR HARM TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS.

HE IS ALSO FACING A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT.

>>> CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS HAVE EXTENDED COVID SICK LEAVE FOR BUSINESSES WITH 25 OR MORE EMPLOYEES.

EMPLOYEES WILL GET UP TO TWO WEEKS TIME OFF.

CALIFORNIA'S MASK MANDATE WILL BE LIFTED NEXT WEEK WITH ONE EXCEPTION.

THE MANDATE WELL INTO FEBRUARY 15th.

LOCAL CITIES AND COUNTIES CAN ACQUIRE MASKS.

SCHOOLCHILDREN WILL STILL NEED TO MASK UP FOR THE TIME BEING.

GOVERNORS ARE ANNOUNCING PLANS TO ROLLBACK MANDATES.

>> Reporter: SOME GOOD NEWS, NEW COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE GOING IN THE RIGHT LOCATION.

THE COUNTRY IS SEEING A SEVEN DAY AVERAGE OF NEARLY 292,000 CASES PER DAY THAT IS A 34% DECREASE FROM ONE WEEK AGO.

HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE DOWN 19%.

>> BECAUSE OF THE DRAMATIC DECLINE IN OUR COVID NUMBERS EFFECTIVE MONDAY, MARCH 7th, THE SCHOOLWIDE MASK MANDATE WILL BE LIFTED.

>> Reporter: GOVERNORS IN DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY ARE ANNOUNCING PLANS TO ROLLBACK MASK MANDATES.

>> SOME HEALTH EXPERTS SAY THIS IS THE WRITTEN RULE.

YES, IT MAY BE THE RIGHT THING TO DO THIS TIME.

WE NEED TO LOOK AT COMMUNITY BY COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: A PARTISAN GROUP OF GOVERNORS ARE PUSHING THE WHITE HOUSE TO ISSUE GUIDELINES TO MOVE BEYOND THE PANDEMIC.

>> WE NEED TO AGREE ON A SET OF METRICS AND WHEN WE ARE GOING TO ROLLBACK THESE STEPS.

WE NEED TO HAVE A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

>> CALIFORNIA'S MASK MANDATE WAS [ INDISCERNIBLE ].

A BIT LATER WE WILL TELL YOU ABOUT NEW SCIENCE THAT TRIES TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.

>>> SAN DIEGO STATE STUDENTS RETURN TO REGULAR IN-PERSON CLASSES AFTER STARTING THE SPRING SEMESTER ONLINE.

THERE ARE STRICT PROTOCOLS REQUIRED BY THE STATE WHICH INCLUDE WEARING MASKS IN DOORS, ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE RECEIVED THEIR COVID BOOSTER SHOT.

COVID-19 TESTING IS AVAILABLE THROUGH VENDING MACHINES ACROSS CAMPUS.

>>> SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE IS ALLOWING STUDENTS UP TO $2500 IN GRANT MONEY TO PAY FOR SCHOOL .

WE BRING YOU THAT STRIPE.

>> Reporter: ANNABELLE RAMOS WORKS AT THE SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE BOOKSTORE.

SHE HAS BEEN A STUDENT HERE SINCE BEFORE THE COVID SHUTDOWN AND HAS ALREADY EARNED A ASSOCIATE DEGREE FOR TRANSFERRED TO A FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY.

>> THE CLASS IS THE REHEARSAL.

>> Reporter: ANNABELLE IS TAKING A THEATER ARTS CLASS WHICH SHE HOPES WILL HELP HER BECOMING A PROFESSIONAL SINGER SONGWRITER SOME DATE.

DREAMS COST ANY.

>> IT WAS THE PRIMARY THOUGHT IN MY MIND EVER SINCE I STARTED SCHOOL.

I WAS ALWAYS PREOCCUPIED WITH THE FINANCIAL ASPECT.

>> Reporter: SHE IS ONE OF 2300 STUDENTS STRUGGLING TO PAY FOR TUITION AND EXPENSES.

THE MAIN CAMPUS IS STILL SPARSE WITH MOST CLASSES ONLINE THROUGH FEBRUARY 28.

MANY STUDENTS HAVE DROPPED OUT TO DEAL WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF COVID LIKE ALL LOST JOB OR A DEATH OF A RELATIVE.

THE COLLEGE IS OFFERING STUDENTS UP TO $2500 IN FEDERAL RELIEF GRANT MONEY TO KEEP THEM ENROLLED OR TO ENCOURAGE THE RETURN.

>> THE FINANCIAL ELEMENTS OF A STUDENT CONSIDERING WHETHER OR NOT TO GO BACK TO COLLEGE IS CRITICAL.

WE FELT THAT BY PROVIDING THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ALLEVIATE A MAJOR STRESSOR IN THE DECISION-MAKING.

>> Reporter: EVEN THOUGH CLASSES STARTED A WEEK AGO STUDENTS WILL NOT RECEIVE THE GRANT MONEY FOR A WHILE.

THE FIRST DISBURSEMENTS WILL HAPPEN ON VALENTINE'S DAY.

KEVIN STEVENS IS ALSO TAKING THEATER ARTS.

HE IS NOT ACTING WHEN HE SHARES HIS APPRECIATION WITH GRANT MONEY.

>> IT IS NICE TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN LIFTED OFF OF YOUR HANDS ESPECIALLY IF YOU PAY RENT OR WORK A PART-TIME JOB NOT MAKING ENOUGH MONEY TO SUPPORT YOURSELF.

ANNABELLE RAMOS WILL KEEP HER PART TIME JOB IN THE HOPE OF HURT DREAM JOB ON STAGE.

>> THERE IS VALUE IN PERSEVERANCE.

>>> THE CITY OF TIJUANA EVICTED HUNDREDS OF MIGRANTS LIVING IN A MAKESHIFT CAMP SOUTH OF THE U.S. BORDER.

AS MANY AS 2000 PEOPLE LIVED IN THE CAMP AT ONE POINT.

WE HAVE THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THE MASS EVICTION BEGAN 4:00 A.M. ON SUNDAY MORNING.

IN A MATTER OF HOURS THE POLICE, NATIONAL GUARD AND ARMY CLEARED THE MIGRANT CAMP.

BY THE END OF THE DAY ATTEMPT CITY THAT HAD BEEN HOME TO THOUSANDS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS WAS EMPTY.

THE ONLY HINT WAS A SINGLE BASKETBALL AND A HEART THAT SOMEONE HAD PAINTED ON A NEARBY TREE.

THE CITY GAVE NO NOTICE OF THIS PLANT OPERATION.

MIGRANTS WOKE UP TO SOLDIERS AND OFFICERS TELLING THEM THEY HAVE 30 MINUTES TO PACK UP AND LEAVE.

>> THEY KICKED US OUT BY FORCE, LIKE WHERE TRASH.

THEY TREAT AS WORSE THAN ANIMALS.

>> ANOTHER MIGRANTS HAS THE CITY TREATED THEM LIKE THEY WERE CRIMINALS.

>> Reporter: ALL OF THIS DESPITE PRIOR ASSURANCES THAT TIJUANA'S MAYOR WOULD NOT REMOVE MIGRANTS BY FORCE.

WE ASKED THE MAYOR ABOUT THE CAMP LAST NOVEMBER.

AT THE TIME, SHE SAID SHE HAD NO PLANS TO SHUT IT DOWN AND REFUSED TO SAY WHEN MIGHT CLOSE.

HOWEVER, SHE DID ACKNOWLEDGE FEELING PRESSURE FROM THE UNITED STATES TO CLEAR THE CAMP.

>> GIVING US A FIXED DATE WOULD ELIMINATE THE PROCESS.

IT HAD BECOME UP PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD.

THE MIGRANTS AND THE ADVOCATES CONDEMNED THE GOVERNMENT TO EVICT VULNERABLE WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

USING THE MILITARY FOR THIS EVICTION PERPETUATES THE IDEA THAT PEOPLE IN THE CAMP ARE CRIMINALS.

SHE SAYS THAT EVICTING THE MIGRANTS ONLY PUSHES THEM OUT OF THE PUBLIC VIEW.

IT WON'T DO ANYTHING TO IMPROVE THE CONDITION.

>>> IT IF OFFICIALLY BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE SAN DIEGO'S COUNTY FIRST EXPOSURE TO COVID-19.

MATT HOFFMAN SAYS LOCAL ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON [ INDISCERNIBLE ].

>> Reporter: DO YOU LIKE THE PARK?

>> YES.

>> Reporter: TWO YEARS AGO FRANK AND HIS DAUGHTER ANNABELLE WERE EVACUATED FROM WUHAN, CHINA AND WERE PUT INTO QUARANTINE.

>> IT IS A GOOD THING THAT WE DID THAT.

ON THE OTHER HAND, IT IS A FEELING OF GUILT.

I LEFT MY WIFE IN THE WORST TIME OF HER LIFE.

>> Reporter: HIS WIFE HAD TO STATE IN CHINA.

IT WAS NOT EASY ON THEIR DAUGHTER ANNABELLE.

>> YOU TRY TO EXPLAIN IT AS SIMPLY AS YOU CAN.

>> Reporter: THE DAD AND DAUGHTER WERE FLOWN INTO SAN DIEGO ON UNMARKED PLAINS.

MORE THAN 200 AMERICANS WERE QUARANTINED IN LOCAL HOTELS.

>> MOST PEOPLE WERE CONFUSED AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT.

GREG COX SAYS HE WASN'T SURE WHAT TO EXPECT.

>> IS ONE OF THESE THINGS THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO FIGURE, IS THIS A PASSING PROBLEM?

WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH SWINE FLU, H1N1, THOSE ARE BLIPS ON THE RADAR SCREEN.

OKAY, PEOPLE WERE FOLLOWING WHAT WAS GOING ON, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, IT NEVER IMPACTED THEIR LIVES.

NOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE IT IS POTENTIALLY BIGGER.

AS IT TURNS OUT, IT CERTAINLY WAS.

>> Reporter: IF ANYONE GOT SICK THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO STAY AT MCM A MIRAMAR.

>> WE KNEW IT WAS A BIG DEAL.

THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT HAD NOT BEEN DONE IN 50 YEARS.

LARGE-SCALE FEDERAL QUARANTINE.

WHAT I REMEMBER IS WHEN WE FIRST GOT THE CALL THAT SAN DIEGO MIGHT BE A LOCATION.

I WAS LIKE, WHY AS.

I WAS TRYING TO THINK, HOW CAN WE GET OUT OF THIS?

WE QUICKLY GET OUT THAT THIS IS WHERE IT IS GOING TO BE.

>> Reporter: McDONALD ENDED UP ASKING UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH TO BE READY IF ANYONE FELT SICK.

BACK THEN TEST SAMPLES HAD TO BE SENT TO THE CDC LAB IN ATLANTA.

>> THE HEAVY BURDEN FELL ON UC SD TO FIGURE OUT THE INFECTION CONTROL.

>> Reporter: SEVEN PATIENTS WERE TAKEN TO U.S. ED, OF THE SEVEN THAT DEVELOPED SYMPTOMS TWO TESTED POSITIVE.

THEY WERE THE 13th AND 14th CASES OF COVID IN THE U.S. USE THE SAN DIEGO HEALTH DOCTOR HELPED COORDINATE CARE FOR THE SEVEN PATIENTS.

>> YOU COULD SEE THE WORRY OF SOME OF THE PATIENT'S NOT BEING WELCOMED IN A FREIGHT.

>> Reporter: THEY KNEW IT WAS A RESPIRATORY VIRUS BUT THEY WERE UNCLEAR ON HOW EASILY IT COULD SPREAD.

THEY WERE PUT INSIDE OF NEGATIVE PRESSURE ROOMS THAT WERE DESIGNED FOR IBO LIFE PATIENTS.

>> WE WERE AT THE MAXIMUM CONTAINMENT FOR ALL OF THESE PATIENTS.

>> Reporter: THE SAFETY CALLS WORK.

NO STAFF MEMBERS ENDED UP CONTRACTING THE VIRUS.

ONE PATIENT HAD AN EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT, THE PATIENT'S LEFT THE HOSPITAL OKAY.

WE STARTED SEEING CASES AMONG LOCAL RESIDENTS.

THERE WERE SOME THINGS LEARNED DURING THE FEDERAL QUARANTINE.

>> ALL THE WAY TO THE LOGISTICS OF HOW TO SUPPORT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN ONE PLACE WHO ARE ON QUARANTINED WITH FOOD, HOUSING, WITH SOCIAL SERVICE SUPPORT.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS FOR SOME OF THE PATIENT'S THERE WAS AN LANGUAGE BARRIER.

SHE WAS FOCUSED ON MAKING THEM FEEL WELCOME SO FAR FROM HOME.

>> ASKING THEM WHAT KIND OF FOOD THEY WOULD WANT WOULD HELP THEM.

THEY COULD FIND SOME HUMANITY.

THAT WAS SO TOUCHING AND SO IMPORTANT.

JUST TO MAKE THEM FEEL LESS AFRAID.

>> Reporter: DURING THE QUARANTINE.

THE SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY SHOWED THEIR SUPPORT.

MILITARY SPOUSES ORGANIZED DONATIONS.

SOME LOCAL SCHOOLS EVEN SENT IN VALENTINE CARDS.

THIS HELPED PREPARE SAN DIEGO OFFICIALS.

JUST A SHORT WHILE LATER CRUISE SHIPS HAD TO BE QUARANTINE.

>>> CALIFORNIA'S SOLAR ADVOCATES ARE WAITING FOR THE GOVERNOR TO SPEAK PUBLICLY ABOUT ROOFTOP SOLAR.

ERIK ANDERSON HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION SAID LAST WEEK IT WAS PUTTING AN INDEFINITE HOLD TO REVAMP THE SOLAR MARKETPLACE RULES.

A PROPOSED DECISION IN DECEMBER CALLED FOR SLASHING THE COST OF POWER GENERATED BY ROOFTOP SOIL SOLAR AND CREATING A FUN TO HELP POOR PEOPLE GET SYSTEMS.

A SOLAR RIGHTS ALLIANCE IS NOT ENCOURAGED BY THE DELAY.

>> IF IT IS COMPLICATED TO THEM THAT MAKES ME WORRIED.

SO, OUR MESSAGE IS THAT EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING LET'S KEEP DOING THE SAME THING.

IF THEY AREN'T HEARING WHAT THE PUBLIC IS SAYING DOWN, WE HAVE TO TO KEEP TALKING, WE HAVE TO BE LADDER, WE HAVE TO BE PERSISTENT.

>> Reporter: HE WANTS THE GOVERNOR TO SPEAK OUT ON THE ISSUE.

ALL OF THE GOVERNOR HAS SAID PUBLICLY IS THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE CHANGE IN THE EXISTING PROPOSAL.

ERIK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CLIMATE CHANGE COULD NOT ONLY MAKE SUMMERS HOTTER IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IT COULD LEAVE US WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING FOR ONE WEEK.

THAT IS A FINDING OF A STUDY THAT PREDICTS POWER OUTAGES.

WHEN THE GLOBAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE RISES IT COULD HAPPEN BY EARLY 2030S IF NO CHANGES ARE MADE TO CALIFORNIA'S CURRENT ELECTRICAL GRID.

WE COULD EXPERIENCE SEVEN DAYS WITHOUT AC EVERY SUMMER.

THE STUDIES AUTHOR SAYS THEY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE PRACTICAL IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> OUR HOPE IS IF WE CAN SHOW TANGIBLE IMPACT ON HOW IT MIGHT AFFECT YOU RATHER THAN SOMETHING ABSTRACT IN THE FAR FUTURE THAT WE MIGHT GENERATE SOME MORE GRASS ROOT EFFORT AND GET POLICY PATH TO NOT ONLY MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE AND REDUCE EMISSIONS, BUT ALSO STRENGTHEN OUR GRID.

>> Reporter: THE STUDIES AUTHOR SAYS A SPIKE IN HEAT DRIVEN BLACKOUTS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED FATALITIES.

>>> WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS TO PICK UP WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AT THIS WEEK.

ALONG WITH THAT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT WARMING.

ESPECIALLY FOR THE MID TO LATE PART OF THE WORK WEEK.

TEMPERATURES FOR TONIGHT GETTING BACK DOWN INTO THE PARTIES.

40 DEGREES IN OCEANSIDE.

45 OUT TOWARD RAMONA.

46 TONIGHT IN EL CAJON.

AS WE HEAD TOWARD TUESDAY, TEMPERATURES 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS LOCKED IN OVER THE GREAT BASIN.

AGAIN, ENCOURAGING THE OFFSHORE FLOW ON YOUR TUESDAY.

TEMPERATURES GETTING UP TO 75 IN SAN DIEGO.

82 IN EL CAJON.

WEDNESDAY IT GETS EVEN WARMER.

AGAIN, THE WARMTH IS LOCKED IN ALL WEEK LONG.

TEMPERATURES 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

THIS IS WHERE WE CAN SEE THE SANTA ANA WINDS PICK UP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY ACROSS SENT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THAT WILL BRING A RISK OF ELEVATED FIRE DANGER.

DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS 30 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR.

NEAR THE COAST THE TEMPERATURES GO FROM THE MID TO UPPER 70s INTO THE MID-80s I THURSDAY.

FURTHER INLAND TEMPERATURES LOW 80s TUESDAY, MID-80s WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY STAYING WARM.

LIKELY TO LAST ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

IN THE MOUNTAINS TEMPERATURES WILL STAY IN THE MID-50s FOR YOU .

MAYBE GETTING INTO THE UPPER 50s ON FRIDAY.

AGAIN, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, BREEZY WIND LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

IN THE DESERT TEMPERATURES GOING FROM THE 70s TO THAT 80s OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE IN THE FORECAST.

>>> A NEW STUDY FROM THE CENTER OF DISEASE CONTROL DONE IN CALIFORNIA HAS CONFIRMED WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT WEARING MASKS IN PUBLIC PLACES.

WE HAVE THE LATEST ON PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.

>> Reporter: THE STUDY LOOKED AT RANDOMLY SELECTED PEOPLE THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA WHO HAD RECEIVED A TEST RESULT FOR COVID-19.

SOME TESTED POSITIVE, SOME NEGATIVE.

THE BOTTOM LINE, ALWAYS USING A FACE MASK OR RESPIRATOR GAVE YOU LOWER ODDS OF A POSITIVE TEST RESULT COMPARED TO NEVER WEARING A MASK IN THE SAYS THAT HE SETTINGS.

THE STUDY WAS A REAL WORLD ASSESSMENT OF THE RISK TO PEOPLE INSIDE OF PUBLIC PLACES.

>> IF YOU ARE GOING INTO AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE VENTILATION IS, RIGHT, AND WHAT THE CONCENTRATION ON PEOPLE WHO ARE INFECTED IS AND MAY NOT BE WEARING A MASK, THEN THIS IS A DEMONSTRATION THAT THERE IS THIS ADDITIONAL PROTECTION THAT I CAN TAKE TO PROTECT MYSELF.

>> Reporter: SHE POINTS OUT THAT THE CDC STUDY WAS DONE PRE- TRAN32.

>> WE CAN JUST IMAGINE THAT THE PROTECTION OF MASKING WOULD BE HIGHER WITH OMICRON .

>> Reporter: UPDATES WITH MASK PROTECTION SAY LOOSELY WOVEN MASK PROVIDE THE LEAST PROTECTION.

WELL FITTING RESPIRATORS SUCH AS THE AND 95 MASK OFFERED THE HIGHEST PROTECTION.

HOW MUCH LONGER WILL WE NEED TO WEAR MASKS?

THE REQUIREMENTS WILL CONTINUE IN HIGH CONTACT AREAS.

>> IN OUR EVERY DAY LIFE IF WE REACH BETTER COVERAGE OF VACCINATION AND IF OUR NUMBERS GO DOWN IN SOCIETY THEN AT THAT POINT I THINK WE WILL BE ABLE TO AT LEAST RELAX SOME OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS.

>> Reporter: THE CDC STUDY EXAMINED JUST OVER 1800 CALIFORNIANS.

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF, TONIGHT ON THE NEWS OUR PRESIDENT BIDEN AND GERMANY'S CHANCELLOR PROVIDE A UNITED FRONT.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION.

>>> GAS PRICES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE THE HIGHEST THEY HAVE BEEN IN NEARLY A DECADE.

THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF REGULAR GASOLINE IS $4.67.

THAT IS UP 5.5 CENTS JUST ONE WEEK AGO AND UP $1.20 FROM ONE YEAR AGO.

TRIPLE A REPORTS IT IS FROM HIGHER OIL PRICES.

>>> SAN DIEGO'S PROPOSAL WILL SET NEW LIMITS ON STREET VENDORS ON WHERE THEY CAN DO BUSINESS.

IT INCLUDES LIMITS TO STREET BENDING IN SUMMER MONTHS AND YEAR-ROUND IN CERTAIN TOURIST AREAS LIKE THE GASLAMP QUARTER.

BORDER ANGELS SAID THAT MANY EMIGRANT FAMILIES SURVIVE THE PANDEMIC BY TURNING TO STREET BENDING.

>> THIS ON PROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS OUR UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITY.

FOR US, STREET BENDING IS A MATTER OF ECONOMIC EQUALITY.

OF EQUITY FOR THESE PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS A STREET VENDOR THAT HAS WORKED IN CITY HEIGHTS.

SHE TURNED TO STREET BIDDING IN 2019.

SHE SAYS, ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAY WE GO TO THE FARMERS MARKET TO RECOVER A LITTLE MONDAY MONEY.

WE WANT TO CONTINUE OR WE CAN.

SOME BRICK AND MORTAR MERCHANTS ARE CONCERNED OUT ABOUT THE STREET VENDORS.

>> WE HEAR THAT THEY ARE AFRAID OF THE COMPETITION.

THE PEOPLE THAT GO TO THESE VERY EXPENSIVE RESTAURANTS ARE NOT THE SAME PEOPLE THAT ARE BUYING FROM THE HOT DOG STANDS, THE TAMALE LADY, SO, IT IS A DIFFERENT MARKET.

IT REALLY ISN'T A PETITION.

>> Reporter: THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION WILL BE DISCUSSED ON WEDNESDAY I THE CITY COUNCIL.

IF APPROVED IT WILL GO BEFORE THE FULL COUNCIL ON MARCH 1st.

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

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US , I AM MAYA TRABULSI .

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.

AND BY DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING: AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.