>>> >>> HAS BEEN ONE WEEK SINCE HER RECORD RAINSTORM HIT SAN DIEGO SEVEN COUNTY.

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100 FAMILIES WERE FORCED OUT OF THEIR APARTMENTS WHEN THEY FLOODED.

OUR REPORTER SPOKE WITH A MOTHER WHO SAID HER FUTURE IS UNCERTAIN.

>> EVERYTHING WAS DESTROYED WE HAVE NOTHING .

>> Reporter: SHE LEANS ON CRUTCHES.

SHE SAID SHE FRACTURED HER ANKLE WHEN TRYING TO ESCAPE WHEN WATER SUDDENLY FILLED HER HIGHLAND AVENUE APARTMENT.

TODAY A NOTICE IS TAPED TO THE DOOR WHICH REACHED DANGER, UNSAFE, UNLAWFUL TO OCCUPY.

MIND MARKS THE LINE ON THE WALLS A FOOT AND A HALF HIGH.

TEMPERATURE, CLOTHING AND BABY CLOTHING.

>> WITH VERY LITTLE STUFF THAT WE HAD, IT WAS VALUABLE TO US.

>> Reporter: SHE MOVED WITH FAMILY AND SHE AND HER FOUR- MONTH-OLD ARE STAYING WITH HER MOTHER-IN-LAW IN AN APARTMENT ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

MANY TENANTS HAVE LIVED HERE MORE THAN A DECADE AND THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO RETURN IF THE LANDLORD REMODELS AND HIKES THE RED.

>> IS A FAMILY WE'VE BUILT HERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS .

>> Reporter: LANDLORDS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO PROVIDE SAFE HOUSING UNTIL REPAIRS ARE DONE.

THEY CAN ONLY TERMINATE THE LEASE AFTER THE EVICTION AS GONE THROUGH THE COURT, HE SAYS, UNLESS THE UNIT IS FULLY DESTROYED.

KPBS NEWS .

>>> PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FOR THE INCOMING STORM ON THURSDAY.

CITY CREWS HAVE PICKED UP MORE THAN 1400 TONS OF TRASH AND DEBRIS MAKING NECESSARY REPAIRS TO INFRASTRUCTURE.

COUNTY AND CITY TEAMS WILL MAKE ASSESSMENTS TO DETERMINE THE STATE WITH DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

BAGS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ACROSS THE COUNTY AND WE HAVE THOSE LOCATIONS ON HER WEBSITE AT KPBS.ORG / WEATHER .

>>> CLEAR SKIES WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 40s.

NICE DAYS COMING UP OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE AND THEN BIG CHANGES YET AGAIN AS WE HEAD TOWARD LATE WEEK.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS AS WELL AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE CHANGING TOO.

ALL OF THOSE DETAILS COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

>>> THE QUESTION REMAINS WHETHER REPUBLICANS WILL LISTEN TO PRESIDENT TRUMP WHO HAS TRIED TO TAKE THE COMPROMISE.

MORE ON HOW THOSE TALKS ARE IMPACTING THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL .

>> Reporter: IN A RARE STATEMENT ON THE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAYS THE DEAL THE SENATE IS WORKING ON IS BOTH TOUGH AND FAIR.

A DEMOCRAT FROM CONNECTICUT IS A KEY NEGOTIATOR.

>> I AM HOPEFUL WE WILL HAVE ENOUGH REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE WHO WILL WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT THE BORDER RATHER THAN DO DONALD TRUMP'S BIDDING.

>> Reporter: THE PARTY'S PRESIDENTIAL FRONT RUNNER, DONALD TRUMP, IS ASKING THEM TO REJECT THE COMPROMISE.

>> I'D RATHER HAVE NO BUILD IN A BAD BILL .

>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT IS EYEING THE GENERAL ELECTION AND CAMPAIGNING AGAINST BIDEN.

>> A LOT OF THE SENATORS ARE SAYING RESPECTFULLY AND I SAY OKAY, BLAME IT ON ME, PLEASE.

>> Reporter: FORMER U.N.

AMBASSADOR NIKKI HALEY SAYS CONGRESS NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>> THE LAST THING IS TO WAIT FOR A DEAL UNTIL THE ELECTION.

WE CANNOT WAIT ONE MORE DAY .

>> Reporter: SHUTTING DOWN THE BORDER AT PORTS OF ENTRY WHEN THERE ARE HIGH LEVELS.

HELPING TO RESOLVE CASES IN A SHORTER TIMEFRAME AND EXPEDITING WORK PERMITS.

REPORTING IN WASHINGTON, I AM JULIA BENBROOK.

>>> GOVERNOR NEWSOM CALLING ON CONGRESS TO ACT DRESSED THEY ONGOING CRISIS IN THE TIJUANA VALLEY.

WITH $3 MILLION AND PRESIDENT BIDEN'S SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL.

THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT HAS INVESTED $32 MILLION IN STATE FUNDING TO CLEAN POLLUTION IN THE AREA.

>>> POTENTIALLY GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE LIVING NEAR THE TRAIN TRACKS.

THE CITY SAYS IT'S ONE STEP CLOSER TO REINSTATING THE QUIET ZONE IN THE AREA.

WITHOUT THE DESIGNATION, TRAINS ARE REQUIRED TO SOUND WARNS WHEN APPROACHING CROSSINGS.

THEY HAVE SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION TO THE FAA FOR REVIEW.

>>> RESEARCHERS WORKING FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA WILL FINALLY GET THE PAY RAISE PROMISED AND I CONTRACT NEGOTIATED A YEAR AGO.

THEY WENT ON STRIKE IN 2022 IN THE CONTRACT AGREEMENT SAID A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF PAID HOURS FOR GRADUATE RESEARCHERS BUT THE UNIVERSITY DELAYED IMPLEMENTING THE REQUIREMENT.

THEY WILL NOW BEGIN THE NEW PAY PRACTICE AT THE START OF THE SPRING QUARTER IN MARCH.

>>> THE UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY STUBBORN AND HAS DRAG THIS OUT AS LONG AS THEY COULD.

WE WERE STILL ABLE TO FORCE THE CONTRACT AND GET WHAT WE WANT AND THIS IS THE FIRST WIN WE HAVE GOTTEN.

>> Reporter: STILL A DISAGREEMENT OVER WORKERS WHO SHOULD'VE BEEN COVERED BY THE NEW AGREEMENT.

KPBS IS REACHED OUT TO YOU SEE AND WE ARE WAITING FOR THEM TO REPLY.

>>> MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS MELISSA MAE TELLS US ABOUT TWO NEW SMART PHONE APPS THAT HELPS PEOPLE MANAGE MENTAL HEALTH.

>>> CALIFORNIA'S DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES CREATED THE APP FOR KIDS, TEENS, AND YOUNG ADULTS.

>> IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET KIDS WHERE THEY ARE.

WHERE THEY ACTUALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE .

>> Reporter: ON THEIR PHONES.

IT IS PART OF CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S PLANNED WITH A PORTION OF THE POOR SIX $4.6 BILLION APP MADE OF TWO PROGRAMS.

IT IS FOR CHILDREN UP TO 12 YEARS OLD AND ANOTHER FOR THOSE UP TO 25.

>> THERE IS A LIFE COACH AND THEY ARE IN A CHAT OR VIDEO VISIT.

WE OFFER TELEPHONE IN ALL MAJOR LANGUAGES IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: AN INCREASE IN ANXIETY, SUICIDE AND DEPRESSION IN YOUTH OVER THE LAST DECADE.

THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES SAYS THIS PLATFORM IS THE STATE'S STRATEGY TO ADDRESS MOUNTING ISSUES FACING CALIFORNIA'S YOUTH.

>> THEY EXPERIENCE SERIOUS PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS BETWEEN 2019 AND 2021 WITH A 20% INCREASE IN ADULT SUICIDE .

>> Reporter: TO INCREASE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE YOUTH.

>> THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND NATIONALLY AS WELL.

THIS GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REACH FAMILIES WITH THE TYPES OF PROVIDERS THAT WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THROUGH THE DELIVERY SYSTEM .

>> Reporter: DEBORAH HALLIDAY WHO IS NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THE PROJECT SAYS SHE THINKS THE PROBLEM THE PLATFORM WILL CONTRIBUTE TO PREVENTION.

>> HOW DO WE TALK TO PEOPLE BEFORE IT GETS SO BAD THAT PEOPLE FEEL THAT THERE IS A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY THERE TO HELP THEM .

>> Reporter: IT INCLUDED INPUT FROM 300 YOUTH IN THE PROCESS.

IT IS SECURE AND CONFIDENTIAL AND ALL ACTIVITY IS SUPERVISED BY LICENSED CLINICAL PRACTITIONERS.

BOTH APPS HAVE ACCESS TO CRISIS SERVICES BUT HALLIDAY SAYS THEY ARE NOT JUST FOR CRISIS INTERVENTION AND CAN BE USED FOR EVERYDAY CHALLENGES.

>> MAYBE YOU JUST NEED TO TALK TO SOMEBODY.

YOU DON'T HAVE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS BUT FEEL ALONE.

THERE IS A BUTTON YOU CAN PUSH AND YOU ARE TALKING TO SOMEBODY.

IF YOU ARE HAVING SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, YOU CAN TALK TO SOMEONE AND IT IS LEVELS OF ACUITY THAT ARE BEING ADDRESSED.

>> Reporter: THIS ADVICE FOR PARENTS.

>> WHEN YOU ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO YOUR CHILDREN, YOU WILL SEE SIGNS OF THEM WITHDRAWING OR ARE THEY TEARY- EYED AND LONGER PLAYING WITH FRIENDS THEY USED TO.

ARE THEY IGNORING ATTEMPTS TO COME DOWN FOR DINNER OR ARE THEY ADDICTED TO THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA .

>> Reporter: BOTH APPS ARE AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD ON ANY SMART PHONE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLATFORM, GO TO CALHOPE.ORG.

>> YOU CAN CALL THE SUICIDE AND CRISIS HEIGHT LIED AT 988.

>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN VOWS TO RESPOND TO A DEADLY DRONE ATTACK ON A U.S. BASE IN JORDAN.

THAT IS AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> TODAY MARKS THE OFFICIAL START TO TAX SEASON AND THERE ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THIS YEAR THAT COULD ME MORE MONEY IN YOUR WALLET.

>> Reporter: YOU MAY BE RECEIVING YOUR W-2 FORM SOON, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY.

WHILE THE TEXT DEADLINE IS A FEW MONTHS AWAY, TAX EXPERTS RECOMMEND FILING EARLY.

>> GET YOUR TAXES IN.

>> AS YOU BEGIN TO FILL OUT YOUR 2023 TAXES, YOU MAY NOTICE DIFFERENCES AND THERE WERE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TAX BRACKET TO ADJUST FOR INFLATION.

>> THERE ARE TAX BENEFITS EVERY YEAR BUT FOR TAX YEAR 2023, IT IS THE MOST THEY HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED UP IN DECADES .

>> Reporter: YOU MAY END UP WITH A BIGGER REFUND AND HERE IS WHY.

IN 2022, PERSON FILING AS SINGLE WITH 22,000 TWO $69,000 HAVE THE JUMP FROM $44,690.

THAT IS A 7% CHANGE.

THE OTHER CHANGES THE AMOUNT OF MONEY CAN CLAIM AN ENERGY CREDITS.

>> WE ALWAYS HAD VEHICLE CREDITS FOR UP TO $175.

THERE IS ALSO A CREDIT AND IT CAN BE UP TO $4000 .

>> Reporter: IF YOU MADE ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS TO YOUR HOME LIKE INSTALLING WINDOWS, YOU CAN CLAIM UP TO $1200 IN CREDITS WITH NO LIFETIME LIMITS INSTEAD OF 500 WHICH IT WAS PREVIOUSLY.

ALSO TAX CREDITS FOR FAMILIES.

>> FOR A FAMILY OF THREE KIDS IT'S $7430 .

>> Reporter: HOW MUCH CAN YOU RECEIVE BACK?

THE AVERAGE REFUND WAS $3039.

WITH TAX BRACKET CHANGES, YOU CAN EXPECT MORE.

ON CONSUMER WATCH, I AM JEN SULLIVAN.

>>> CHANGE TO THE SOLAR POWER RULES IS HEADED TO SUPREME COURT.

RULING THE CALIFORNIA COMMISSION WITH NET ENERGY METERING AND THOSE RULES ADOPTED LAST YEAR WITH ELECTRICITY PRODUCED IN BY ROOFTOP SOLAR.

INCLUDING THE PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION, THE DECISION DOES NOT PROTECT THE GROWTH OF SOLAR.

SOLAR AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR ROOFTOP SOLAR BENEFITS.

>>> HONORED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES FOR EXTRAORDINARY SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS.

REPORTER ERIC ANDERSON SAYS KIM PRATER SOMETIMES DOES CONTROVERSIAL WORK IN ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY.

>>> ATTRACTING MILLIONS IN GRANT FUNDING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERE INTERACT.

RESEARCH HAS LED TO AN OCEAN WAVE CENTER ON THE SCRIPPS INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY FREE CAMPUS CAMPUS.

SHE ADVOCATED FOR MASKING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

>> I KEEP PUSHING AHEAD BECAUSE I NOTICE HELPING THE GREATER GOOD.

THE MESSAGE OFTEN IS NOT WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR .

>> Reporter: SHE MADE WAVES SAID THAT COVID TRANSMISSION HAPPENED BECAUSE OF AIR BONE AIRBORNE AEROSOLS.

>> IT IS A FIXABLE PROBLEM WHICH IS MY MESSAGE.

CLEAN YOUR AIR AND IS EASY TO FILTER AND CLEAN YOUR INDOOR AIR .

>> Reporter: TRANSMISSION AND WILLINGNESS TO SPEAK ABOUT THE PROBLEM PUBLICLY HAVE WON HER PRAISE AND REBUKES ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

SHE HAS NOT BACK DOWN AND SAW THE FIRE ASSESS THE ENEMY.

>> SHE GOT THE HEAT FOR THAT TOO BUT DID NOT BACK DOWN.

I CAN TELL YOU HER POSITIONS WERE CONFIRMED AND RECONFIRMED AND YET RECONFIRMED .

>> Reporter: WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE MOST DISTINGUISHED AEROSOL CHEMIST AND ONE OF 20 HONORED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.

>> THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES IS THE BODY OF SCHOLARS WHO HAVE ALL ISSUES .

>> Reporter: SHE GETS HER AWARD IN APRIL AND IN THE MEANTIME SHE MEASURES AIRBORNE SEWAGE CONTAMINATION.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> OVER THE DECADE, SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED IN THE WAY KIDS PLAY.

THEY ARE LESS FREEWHEELING AND MORE STRUCTURED.

IN AS KPBS REPORTER REPORTS, KIDS MAY BE LOSING MORE THAN WE THINK.

>> Reporter: MOST AFTER NEWS, DENNIS' PARENTS WOULD RAISE THE DOORS TO THE GARAGE AND SEND THEM OUT TO PLAY.

>> THE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS GREAT FOR KIDS AND IT WAS A CUL-DE- SAC.

>> E AND THE NEIGHBOR KIDS WOULD TALK AND PLAY BASEBALL IN THE STREET.

>> THE PARENTS DID NOT HAVE TO TALK ABOUT SOCIALIZING AND MAKING NEW FRIENDS.

THEY JUST LET ME GO OUTSIDE UNTIL IT WAS TIME FOR DINNER AND I KIND OF DID THE REST .

>> Reporter: DECADES LATER, HE IS A PARENT WITH TWO KIDS OF HIS OWN AND LIVES AT THE END OF A CUL-DE-SAC IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD OF NORTH SAN DIEGO, PERFECT PLACE FOR A GAME OF STREET BASEBALL.

ON MOST DAYS, HISTORY IS SILENT.

>> NOW YOU DRIVE THROUGH ANY STREET IN AMERICA AND I DON'T NO WHETHER IT IS RURAL OR SUBURBAN OR WEEKDAY OR WEEKEND, YOU DON'T SEE KIDS OUTSIDE.

>> DENNIS IS NOT ALONE IN NOTICING THE CHANGE AND RESEARCHERS SAY THAT THE WAY KIDS PLAY HAS TRANSFORMED OVER TIME.

FOR DECADES KIDS WOULD PLAY FREELY WHAT EXPERTS CALL UNSTRUCTURED PLAY IN KIDS CHOOSE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO AN EXERCISE CREATIVITY ON THEIR OWN AND AWAY FROM ADULT SUPERVISION.

>> FREE MOBILITY TO HAVE A PART- TIME JOB.

>> Reporter: A PROFESSOR OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AT BOSTON COLLEGE.

>> YOU ARE INDEPENDENT AND HAVE TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE YOURSELF BECAUSE NO ADULT IS STANDING OVER YOU TELLING YOU WHAT TO DO .

>> Reporter: THOSE KIDS DO THINGS LIKE CRUISING THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON THEREBY.

AROUND THE 1980s, EXPERTS SAY THINGS CHANGED.

THE FIRST WAS HOW THE PARENTS VIEWED SAFETY.

IN 1970, A SIX-YEAR-OLD WENT MISSING IN NEW YORK FOLLOWED BY OTHER HIGH-PROFILE KIDNAPPINGS.

CHILD ABDUCTION IS A RARE CRIME .

EVERYONE FROM DAIRY COMPANIES TO PICTURE BOOK CHARACTERS WARNED THAT IT WAS DANGEROUS FOR KIDS TO BE ALONE.

>> THE MESSAGES BEGAN TO BE IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOUR KIDS ARE AND YOU ARE NOT WATCHING THEM, YOU ARE A NEGLIGENT PARENT .

>> Reporter: THE FIRST CHANGE IN THE SECOND IN 1983 WHERE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WARNED THAT AMERICAN SCHOOLS WERE NOT KEEPING UP WITH OTHER COUNTRIES AND WITHIN DECADES THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT REQUIRING TEACHERS TO PROVE SUCCESS IN ACADEMIC GROWTH WITH STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES.

>> TEACHERS ARE EVALUATED ON THE TEST SCORES AND SO THE NATURE OF SCHOOL CHANGE DRAMATICALLY.

>> SCHOOL STARTED TO TAKE MORE TIME AND THE TEACHERS GAVE MORE HOMEWORK AND KINDERGARTNERS HAD LESS TIME TO PLAY IN CLASS.

THE SHIFTS MAY BE ONE CAUSE OF THE YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS ADDING TO ANXIETY AND HOPELESSNESS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCE TODAY.

>> WE ARE DEPRIVING THEM OF OPPORTUNITIES AND THEY ARE NOT LEARNING TO TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY.

THEY ARE NOT GETTING THE SENSE THEY CAN SOLVE THEIR OWN PROBLEMS AND THEY CAN DEAL WITH THE BUMPS IN THE ROAD OF LIFE AS THEY OCCUR .

>> Reporter: JUST ONE OF MANY FACTORS IMPACTING MENTAL HEALTH BUT IT IS SOMETHING WHERE PARENTS CAN DO SOMETHING.

PARENTS CAN TEACH KIDS TO BE SAFE DURING INDEPENDENT ACTIVITIES.

DENNIS LIVES ON A QUIET CUL-DE- SAC AND HIS KIDS SPEND TIME AT THE PARK AND HE THINKS IT'S ONE OF THE BEST OPTIONS TO EXPLORE AND HANG OUT WITH OTHERS.

>> YOU DON'T NEED A GRAND PARK WITH EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD AT A POCKET PARK IS A CHANCE FOR SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND COMMUNAL SPACE.

THAT CAN GO A LONG WAYS FOR THAT .

>> Reporter: POINTING OUT THERE IS ONE OTHER PLACE WHERE KIDS GET BENEFITS, DURING RECESS AT SCHOOL.

IN CALIFORNIA, CHANGES TO RECESS TIME ARE COMING SOON.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> NICE WEATHER OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

AFTER WEDNESDAY, WE LOOK TO THE NORTHWEST WITH A VIGOROUS ROUND OF ENERGY COMING IN AND WITH MOISTURE, ANOTHER ROUND OF STEADY, HEAVY RAIN.

THIS WILL ALSO KNOCK TEMPERATURES DOWN AS THE COOLER AIR BEGINS TO SETTLE IN.

AGAIN, QUIET TONIGHT WITH CLEAR SKIES AROUND IT DOWN TO 44 WITH COOL AIR.

42 AT CHULA VISTA AND 46 AS WE WORK OUR WAY OUT TO THE INTERIOR.

LOOKING AT FUTURE SATELLITE AND RADAR, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IN TERMS OF CLOUD COVER.

WET WEATHER OFF TO THE NORTH OF SAN FRANCISCO BUT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, AT LEAST IN THE SHORT TERM, SOME OF THE RAIN COULD TRICKLE DOWN SOUTH AS WE WORK OUR WAY TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

WE ARE DRY AND REMAIN ON THE WARM SIDE THROUGH THE DAY.

70 AT OCEANSIDE.

ENJOY MID-70s AND EVEN MOUNT LAGUNA TOPS OFF AT 49.

NICE WEATHER INDEED.

COME THURSDAY, THAT CHANGES WITH A COUPLE OF INCHES OF RAIN MAKING ITS WAY BACK IN OUR DIRECTION FOR THE AREA.

THE RAIN IS INSIGNIFICANT COMPARED TO WHAT WE USUALLY SEE.

LOOKING AT THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK , HEAVY RAIN WITH WIND AND COOLER AT THURSDAY.

THE ANTERIOR VALLEY SIMILAR SITUATION IN SOME COULD LINGER INTO FRIDAY.

THE SUNSHINE MAKING A RETURN IN OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS RETAKE TERRAIN, A SWITCH TO SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY.

THAT COULD CREATE SOME WIND PACKS.

HERE TOO, RAIN AND WIND ALONG WITH COOLER AIR LATER THIS WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS .

>>> IN ITS FIRST YEAR, THE GROSSMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE POLO CLUB IS ON ITS WAY TO A WINNING SEASON.

A SMALL TEAM OF FRIENDS SHARING A LOVE FOR HORSES AND A LOVE FOR THE GAME.

THEY HOPE TO SHARE A COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP SOON.

>> Reporter: FOLLOW POLO IS A TEAM SPORT THAT BEGINS WITH RESPECT WHETHER YOU HAVE TWO LEGS OR FOUR.

THE STUDENTS ARE PAIRED WITH HOSE COURSES THAT THEY EITHER OWN, RENT OR BORROW TO COMPETE IN A SPORT ALIVE AND WELL HERE AT THE LAKESIDE POLO CLUB.

>> WE ARE THE TEAM, THAT'S US .

>> Reporter: SHE HAS BEEN SWINGING A POLO MALLET SINCE SHE WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

LAST FALL, SHE AND HER FRIENDS DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO GET COMPETITIVE ON A COLLEGIATE POLO FIELD.

>> IT IS A FUN COMPETITIVE TEAM SPORT THAT INVOLVES THE LOVE OF ANIMALS WHICH MOST TEAM SPORTS DO NOT INVOLVED ANIMALS LIKE HORSES AND THINGS.

>> Reporter: A TEAM OF THREE MEN AND THREE WOMEN AND IN THIS GAME LAST OCTOBER, THE MEN DEFEATED STANFORD AND WENT ON TO DEFEAT CAL POLY AND UC SANTA BARBARA AND THEY ARE NOW UNDEFEATED.

>> EVERY YEAR AS A COLLEGE TEAM AND WE ARE OUT HERE BEATING TOP- TIER TEAMS AND IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD.

>> Reporter: IF PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT, THESE YOUNG POLO PLAYERS HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO PAY FOR THE PERFECTION BECAUSE OF WHERE IT HAS LED THEM.

THE WOMEN'S TEAM HAS A RECORD 3 IN 1 AND IS HEADED TO REGIONALS THIS SPRING AND THE MEN QUALIFIED FOR NATIONALS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

>> WE ARE ALL COLLEGE STUDENTS WORKING OUR WAY TO PAYING FOR THIS.

IT IS NOT NECESSARILY THE CHEAPEST SPORT AT ANY TIME YOU GET TO A COLLEGIATE SPORT, I DON'T THINK IT IS CHEAP.

>> THEY ARE FUNDRAISING FOR THEIR FUTURE AND THE WOMEN PLAY AN EXHIBITION MATCH THIS FRIDAY AGAINST UC DAVIS WHILE THE MEN PLAY LOCAL PLAYERS AND HOPEFULLY WIN OVER NEW FANS TOO .

>> THERE IS THE SPORT AVAILABLE.

YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO KNOW-HOW TO PLAY IT AND YOU CAN COME AND ENJOY IT.

IT'S A GREAT COMMUNITY AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE ENTHUSIASTS.

>> IT IS SPECIAL TO PLAY A SPORT ON A HORSE THAT I LOVE A LOT .

>> Reporter: AND LOVE WINS EVERY TIME.

KPBS NEWS.

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

>> THE FEUD OVER BORDER POLICY AND TAXES AND HOW THE STATE IS BLOCKING FEDERAL AGENTS FROM WORKING CERTAIN AREAS.

IN THE KPBS MID-DAY EDITION WILL HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH THE CHANCELLOR FOR SAN DIEGO'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

THAT AIRS AT NOON ON KPBS FM .

AND YOU CAN FIND THE STORIES ONLINE AT KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US A GOOD NIGHT.