♪ >>> 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 CLIENTS.

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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS MONDAY, MARCH 8th.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

NEW CDC GUIDELINES ARE BEING RELEASED NOW THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

THEY ARE HELPING TO LAY OUT SAFE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING HOW TO BEHAVE WHEN AROUND LOVED ONES.

KPBS REPORTED MATT HOFFMAN EXPLAINS.

>> FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE CAN VISIT WITH OTHER FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE IN SMALL GATHERINGS INDOORS WITHOUT WEARING MASKS OR PHYSICAL DISTANCING.

AN CDC DIRECT DR. RACHELLE LEWINSKY SAYS FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE CAN BE AROUND EACH OTHER, BUT RECOMMENDS LIMITING EXPOSURE TO JUST ONE HOUSEHOLD.

FOR EXAMPLE-->> IF GRANDPARENTS HAVE BEEN VACCINATED, THEY CAN VISIT THEIR DAUGHTER AND HER FAMILY, EVEN IF THEY HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED.

>> Reporter: THE CDC IS STILL AVOIDING AIR AND TRAVEL, HOPING PEOPLE STAY LOCAL.

>> EVERY TIME THERE IS A SURGE IN TROUBLE, WE HAVE A SURGE IN CASES IN THIS COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY, MORE THAN 1 MILLION VACCINE DOSES HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED.

>> IT WAS EASIER A MONTH AGO.

IT IS HARD NOW.

IT IS VERY HARD.

I CAN'T GET AN APARTMENT FOR MY WIFE.

>> Reporter: HE GOT HIS SECOND DOSE TODAY AND SAYS THE CDC GUIDANCE IS GOOD NEWS.

>> WE WEAR A MASK UNTIL EVERYONE IS VACCINATED AND FROM THERE, START THINKING ABOUT HANGING OUT WITH NO MASK.

WITH FAMILY, I BELIEVE IT IS OKAY.

>> Reporter: OTHERS GETTING THEIR SECOND DOSES ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE IDEA OF GETTING CLOSE TO LOVED ONES AGAIN.

>> I HAVE KIDS, I HAVE GRANDKIDS AND I WANT TO BE PROTECTED AND PROTECT THEM AS WELL.

>> Reporter: DESPITE THIS NEW GUIDANCE FOR SMALL GATHERINGS FOR THOSE WHO ARE VACCINATED, OFFICIALS ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO AVOID BOTH MEDIUM AND LARGE GROUPS OUTSIDE IT INDOORS AND THEY ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO WEAR A MASK AND KEEP SOCIAL DISTANCING IN PUBLIC.

>> WE DON'T WANT TO GET STUPID ABOUT IT.

I WOULD STILL WEAR A MASK IF I WENT GROCERY STOPPING SHOPPING OR A RESTAURANT.

>> Reporter: THE CDC SAYS THIS IS JUST THE FIRST STEP IN WILL CHANGE AS MORE OF THE POPULATION BECOMES VACCINATED.

>> IT IS POSITIVE AND ANOTHER ENCOURAGING STEP AS WE WORK OUR WAY OUT OF THIS.

>> Reporter: WITH DAILY PLACES CASES DECLINING, THIS COULD SOON BE CHANGING.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SO FAR, MORE THAN 330,000 SAN DIEGO HAVE BEEN FULLY VACCINATED.

WE ARE TRACKING THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AT KPBS.ORG .

GO TO OUR HOMEPAGE AND CLICK ON THE VACCINES TAB TO FIND LOCATIONS AND TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.

>>> SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE SOUTH BAY ARE TAKING STEPS TO REOPENING FOR IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION.

MEANWHILE, THE STATE HAS STALLED THE PLANS BY DISTRICT IN THE NORTH COUNTY FOR REOPENING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS RIGHT HERE IS KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER JOE HONG.

>> Reporter: SWEETWATER UNION HIGH SCHOOL TRUSTEES ARE VOTING TONIGHT ON A REOPENING PLAN THAT WOULD ALLOW 10% OF STUDENTS TO RETURN UNDER CERTAIN CRITERIA.

THE PLAN IS TO RESORT WEEKS OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE TEACHERS UNION.

>> TEACHERS OF CHILDREN WHO ARE SPECIAL ED, CHILDREN FROM LOW INCOME HOMES AND STUDENTS WHO ARE LANGUAGE LEARNERS, THOSE ARE OUR BIG THREES.

THEY WILL GET FIRST AVAILABILITY FOR ANY OPEN SLOTS THAT ARE THERE AND WE WILL OPEN TO ALL OF THEM.

>> Reporter: THE DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE HARDEST HITS AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THEY'VE BEEN HIRED HIGHER BECAUSE OF THE CONCENTRATION OF ESSENTIAL WORKERS WORKING IN THESE COMMUNITIES.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS IN THE RED DEER OR LOWER.

THE DISTRICT ZIP CODES HAVE AN AVERAGE 14 DAY CASE RATE OF LESS THAN 1400 AND IS IT CAUSE HAVE A POSITIVITY RATE OF LESS THAN 8% FOR 14 CONSECUTIVE DAYS.

>> I AM HOPING OUR SPRING BREAK GOES WELL AND THAT WE DON'T GET A LOT OF COMMUNITY SPREAD.

I AM ENCOURAGED BY THE FACT THAT OUR ZIP CODES ARE CATCHING UP TO THE AVERAGE.

>> Reporter: IT WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK IT IS PREPARING FOR PARTIAL IN PERSON INSTRUCTION AFTER APRIL 5th.

MEANWHILE, BAD NEWS TO STUDENTS IN THE NORTH LEAGUE WHEN THEY DENIED MORE REQUEST TO BRING MORE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BACK TO CAMPUS.

THE SUPERINTENDENT AT PAOLO UNIFIED.

>> IT FEELS LIKE THE STATE HAS NO INTEREST IN REOPENING MORE SCHOOLS, JUST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

THE QUESTION IS, HOW DO WE REOPEN ALL OF OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND GET OUR SECONDARY KIDS BACK INTO OUR SCHOOLS?

>> Reporter: THESE SCHOOLS WERE TOLD BY THE STATE THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BRING BACK STUDENTS UNLESS THEY COULD KEEP COHORTS OF STUDENTS TOGETHER WITH THE SAME FEATURE FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL DAY.

>> THERE IS NOT ANY ONE GROUP OF 15 KIDS THAT HAVE THE EXACT SAME SCHEDULE WITH ALL THE SAME FEATURES.

>> Reporter: ALL OF THE UNIFIED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE OPEN FOR HALF-DAY INSTRUCTION.

DESPITE THE SETBACK, SHE REMAINS OPTIMISTIC THE COUNTY WILL ENTER THE REDDIT TIER AND THE DISTRICT WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH REOPENING THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS.

>>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S COVID RELIEF PLAN IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING A REALITY.

THE $1.9 TRILLION PACKAGE PASSED THE SENATE ALONG PARTY LINES ON SATURDAY.

AS JOHN LAURENCE REPORTS, IT HAD TO CLEAR ONE MORE HURDLE BEFORE IT REACHES THE WHITE HOUSE.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAYS THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN WILL HELP THE U.S.

REBOUND FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

>> EVERYTHING IN THIS PACKAGE IS DESIGNED TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND MEET THE MOST URGENT NEEDS OF THE NATION AND PUT US IN A BETTER POSITION TO PREVAIL.

>> Reporter: THE BILL HAD NO SUPPORT FROM REPUBLICANS IN THE SENATE.

>> WHEN PEOPLE FIND OUT WHAT IS IN THIS BILL, THEY WILL LOSE A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM THEY MAY HAVE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THIS WAS NOT REALLY ABOUT CORONAVIRUS IN TERMS OF THE SPENDING.

THIS WAS A LIBERAL WISH LIST OF LIBERAL SPENDING.

>> Reporter: ON TUESDAY, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTE TO EXTEND THE CHANGES OF THE BILL, INCLUDING A CALL FOR A RAISING OF A MINIMUM WAGE TO $50 PER HOUR.

>> THE CONVERSATION WILL TURN TO HOW WE TACKLE MINIMUM WAGE AND THE PRESIDENT IS LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH CONGRESS TO DETERMINE THE BEST WAY TO DO IT.

IF THE BILL PASSES THE HOUSE, IT WILL GET SIGNED INTO LAW WITH LITTLE TO NO BACKING FROM THE GOP.

>> THE MOST AGGRESSIVE PIECE OF LEGISLATION IN THE GENERATION.

THIS WAS NEVER ABOUT GETTING PEOPLE BACK TO WORK OR PEOPLE BACK TO SCHOOL OR THE DISEASE BACK BEHIND US, THAT IS WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOCUSED.

>> I AM JOHN LAURENCE REPORTING.

>>> UNDER THE SENATE'S PLAN, INDIVIDUALS EARNING LESS THAN $75,000 A YEAR AND MARRIED COUPLES EARNING LESS THAN $150,000 WILL GET $1400 PER PERSON, INCLUDING CHILDREN.

OTHER ADULTS THAT ARE DEPENDENTS, INCLUDING COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PAYMENTS.

>>> EARLY VOTING IS UNDERWAY IN A SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE 79th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

KPBS REPORTER TELLS US SPECIAL PANDEMIC VOTING RULES ARE STILL IN EFFECT.

>> Reporter: THE 79th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT IS NOW VACANT AFTER DR. SHIRLEY WEBER WAS CONFIRMED BY THE STATE LEGISLATOR TO BECOME THE STATE'S NEW SECRETARY OF STATE.

A MONTH OF EARLY VOTING BEGAN TODAY IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION TO REPLACE HER WITH FIVE CANDIDATES, FOUR DEMOCRATS AND ONE REPUBLICAN, VYING FOR THE POSITION.

THAT INCLUDES AQUILA WEBER, THE FORMER ASSEMBLYWOMAN'S DAUGHTER.

IT RUNS THROUGH LEMON GROVE, TO OVER GRANTVILLE AND PARTS OF MISSION VALLEY, MEETING OVER 300 PEOPLE ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE.

>> STILL BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, WE ARE MAILING A BALLOT TO EVERY VAULTER.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY'S INTERIM REGISTER OF VOTERS THAT THE RULES PUT IN PLACE BY THE LEGISLATOR LAST YEAR ARE STILL IN EFFECT FOR 2021.

PEOPLE CAN DROP OFF BALLOTS OR BOTH EARLY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY , 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. AND CAN ALSO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY ON APRIL 6th.

BECAUSE IT IS A SPECIAL ELECTION, IN A YEAR WITH NO OTHER COLLECTIONS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED, THE REGISTRAR IS TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT.

>> LET FOLKS KNOW THEIR BALLOTS ARE BEING MAILED TO THEM.

LET FOLKS KNOW IF YOU ARE UNSURE WHAT DISTRICT YOU RESIDE IN, YOU CAN COME TO OUR WEBSITE AND YOU CAN CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION AT SD VOTE.COM.

>> Reporter: ONCE THE MAIL RULES EXPIRE NEXT YEAR, THEY WILL RETURN TO ONLY MAILING BALLOTS TO THOSE WHO OPTED IN, ONLY 75,000 VOTERS.

THEY ARE HOPING BECAUSE EVERYBODY RECEIVED A BALLOT FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION, PARTICIPATION WILL REMAIN HIGH.

AFTER LAST FALL'S RECORD SHATTERING GENERAL ELECTION.

>>> THE ORGANIZERS BEHIND THE RECALL EFFORT OF GOVERNOR NEWSOME SAY THEY HAVE ENOUGH SIGNATURES TO BEGIN THE PROCESS.

THE RECALL GAVIN COALITION SAYS IT HAS COLLECTED JUST UNDER 2 MILLION SIGNATURES AND THE NEXT STEP IS FOR INDIVIDUAL COUNTIES TO VERIFY THEM AS REGISTERED VOTERS.

THE COUNTIES HAVE UNTIL APRIL 29th TO DO SO.

STATE LAW REQUIRES THE SIGNATURES REFLECT 12% OF THE VOTES CASTED IN A PREVIOUS GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION OR JUST UNDER 1.5 MILLION VERIFIED SIGNATURES.

>>> TODAY, JURY SELECTION IN THE TRIAL OF DEREK CHAUVIN WAS SUPPOSED TO BEGIN.

THE FORMER MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER IS FACING TWO CHARGES IN THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD.

A DISPUTE OVER A THIRD CHARGE IS DELAYING THE TRIAL.

>> Reporter: CROWDS GATHER OUTSIDE A MINNEAPOLIS COURTHOUSE.

>> AND WE ARE HERE TODAY BECAUSE JUSTICE BEGINS!

>> Reporter: JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD.

THE 46-YEAR-OLD BLACK MAN DIED LAST MAY AFTER MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER, DEREK CHAUVIN, PUT HIS KNEE ON FLOYD'S NECK FOR NEARLY 8 MINUTES.

>> I CAN BREATHE, OFFICER.

>> Reporter: FLOYD'S DEATH SPARKING MONTHS OF PROTESTS AND A SHIFT IN PUBLIC OPINION ABOUT RACE AND POLICING.

>> MY BROTHER WAS VALUED AND HE WAS AN ASSET TO THIS FAMILY, BUT FOR THIS WORLD, HE IS CHANGING IT.

HE IS A GLOBAL ASSET NOW.

>> Reporter: CHAUVIN FIRED FROM THE FOURTH AND CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE UNINTENTIONAL MURDER AND SECOND-DEGREE MANSLAUGHTER, TO WHICH HE HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY.

>> THE STATE OF MINNESOTA VERSUS DEREK CHAUVIN.

>> Reporter: BEFORE JURY SELECTION STARTED, PROSECUTORS WANTED TO HALT THE PROCESS UNTIL AN APPEAL OVER REINSTATING A THIRD DEGREE MURDER CHARGE IS RESOLVED.

>> THIS COURT WILL HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT SEATING JURORS FOR THAT TRIAL, A TRIAL WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CHARGES WILL BE YET.

WHAT MAKE THE JUDGE DISMISSED POTENTIAL JURORS WITH A DATE.

THAT DID NOT STOP THE PEOPLE OUTSIDE FROM WAVING SIGNS, CHANTING AND PLEADING FOR CHANGE.

[ CROWD CHANTING ] CAMILO BURNELL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICIALS SENT A PROGRAM TO COVER HIS IMPROVED RESPONSE TO CALLS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES IS HAVING POSITIVE RESULTS.

NOW THEY ARE MAKING PLANS TO ASK AND IT.

THE MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM WAS LAUNCHED IN THE NORTH COUNTY IN JANUARY.

COUNTY SUPERVISOR NATHAN FLETCHER, SAYS THE TEAM PUT MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS IN CONTACT WITH PEOPLE IN NEED, RATHER THAN LEAVING IT ALL TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

>> Reporter: WHEN CALLED, THE MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM GOES TO THAT INDIVIDUAL NEEDING CARE AND THEIR TEAMS ARE TRAINED.

>> THE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM IS CURRENTLY BEING DEPLOYED BY THE ACCESSING CRISIS LINE, BUT THE GOAL IS TO MAKE IT A PART OF THE 911 SYSTEM.

FLETCHER HOPES TO LAUNCH THE PROGRAM COUNTYWIDE THIS SUMMER.

>>> AS COVID-19 CASES IN NURSING HOMES HAVE DROPPED BY AS MUCH AS 98%, ADVOCATES AND FAMILIES WANT CALIFORNIA TO REOPEN THEM TO IN-ROOM VISITS.

THEY TELL US THAT RESIDENTS ARE DYING OF POOR CARE AND LONELINESS BECAUSE OF THE YEAR- LONG VISITATION BAN.

>> Reporter: AS A LAWYER WHO HAS LONG ADVOCATED FOR NURSING HOME REFORM IN CALIFORNIA, MIKE DART HAS SEEN A LOT OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF SENIORS, BUT NEVER BEFORE DID HE SEE AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS HE HAS IN SENIOR CARE FACILITIES BARRED INSIDE VISITORS LAST MONTH TO STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19.

>> FAMILY MEMBERS ARE REPORTING THAT THEIR LOVED ONES ARE DYING OF DEHYDRATION, MALNUTRITION, OF NOT BEING ATTENDED TO PHYSICALLY SO THAT THEY AVOID BED SORES, KIDNEY INFECTIONS AND THE LIKE.

>> Reporter: DART SAYS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, FAMILIES HELPED FEED AND BATHE RESIDENTS TO COMPENSATE FOR POOR CARE INSIDE THE FACILITIES.

DART HAS BEEN PUSHING THE STATES TO LIFT THE BAN ON SENIOR CARE FACILITIES.

THIS LADY SAYS HER 88-YEAR-OLD MOM WHO LIVES IN A NURSING HOME HAS SPIRALED DOWN IN RECENT MONTHS.

SHE BLAMES RESTRICTED VISITS.

>> IT IS THE PHYSICAL DECLINE, A MENTAL DECLINE, AN EMOTIONAL DECLINE.

I FEEL LIKE THERE IS NO MERCY.

I KNOW I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS.

WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE?

>> Reporter: THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS IT IS FINALIZING ADJUSTMENTS TO VISITATION POLICIES.

>>> RIGHT NOW, THE THREE COVID- 19 VACCINES ON THE U.S. MARKETS ARE FOR ADULTS.

YOU MUST BE 18 AND OLDER TO GET MODERNA AND JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE AND 16 OR OLDER MADE BY PFIZER.

CLINICAL TRIALS ARE UNDERWAY FOR CHILDREN.

MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON WHEN WE MAY SEE VACCINES AVAILABLE FOR THE YOUNGEST AMERICANS.

>> Reporter: THREE COVID VACCINES, MILLIONS OF DOSES GOING INTO THE ARMS OF AMERICANS.

THESE SHOTS ARE NOT YET AUTHORIZED FOR CHILDREN.

>> RIGHT NOW, WE PROJECT THAT THE LOCAL TRIALS WILL GIVE US INFORMATION THAT BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE FALL, THAT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO BE VACCINATED.

>> Reporter: JOHNSON & JOHNSON ANNOUNCED ITS PLANS TO STUDY VACCINES IN ADOLESCENCE, CHILDREN THAT HAVE A VERY LOW CHANCE OF BECOMING ILL FROM COVID-19 WERE NOT A PART OF THE INITIAL TESTS IN THE RAPID APPROVAL PROCESS IN THE VACCINES.

THE COMPANY CEO SAYS IT WILL BEGIN TESTING IN PEOPLE AGES 12 TO 18 AND GO DOWN FROM THERE.

IT SAYS JOHNSON & JOHNSON IS LIKELY TO HAVE A COVID-19 VACCINE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE UNDER 18 BY SEPTEMBER.

BOTH PFIZER AND MODERNA ARE ALREADY UNDERGOING CLINICAL TRIALS, STUDYING THEIR VACCINES IN ADOLESCENCE.

MODERNA PLANS TO STUDY THE VACCINE IN CHILDREN 6 MONTHS TO 11 YEARS IN WHAT THEY CALLED THE NEAR TERM.

PFIZER SAYS IT IS EXPECTED TO START VACCINE STUDIES IN CHILDREN AGES 5 TO 11 IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.

>> CHILDREN IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 6 TO 12, THAT GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS.

THOSE INDIVIDUALS LIKELY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET VACCINATED UNTO YOUR UNTIL THEIR TRIALS ARE FINISHED, WHICH WILL LIKELY BE AT THE EARLIEST, THE END OF THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: IN A RECENT LETTER TO THE WHITE HOUSE, THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS IS URGING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO PRIORITIZE VACCINE AUTHORIZATION FOR USE SAYING, WE CANNOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO BE AN AFTERTHOUGHT WHEN THEY HAVE SHARED SO MUCH BURDEN THROUGHOUT THIS PANDEMIC.

FOR HEALTH MINUTES, I AM MANDY GAITHER.

>>> STUNNING CLAIMS BY THE ROYAL FAMILY BY PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE IN A BOMBSHELL INTERVIEW WITH OPRAH WINFREY, THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF SUSSEX PAINT A PICTURE OF RACISM AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE.

MAX FOSTER HAS MORE.

>> I JUST DID NOT WANT TO BE ALIVE ANYMORE.

THAT WAS A VERY CLEAR AND REAL, AND FRIGHTENING, CONSTANT THOUGHTS.

>> Reporter: DRIVEN TO DESPAIR BY THE FAMILY SHE MARRIED INTO INDIANS FUSION BEHIND IT.

>> WE HAD TO GO TO THIS EVENT AND I REMEMBER HIM SAYING, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN GO.

I REMEMBER SAYING, I CAN'T BE LEFT ALONE.

>> BECAUSE YOU WERE AFRAID OF WHAT YOU MIGHT DO TO YOURSELF?

>> Reporter: MEGAN, DUCHESS OF SUSSEX, OPENED UP TO OPRAH WINFREY ABOUT BEING SINGLED OUT.

SHE BELIEVES SHE WAS FORCED OUT OF THE ROYAL FAMILY FOR HER RACE.

CONCERNS BY UNNAMED ROYALS ABOUT THE COLOR OF HER CHILD'S SKIN.

>> ALSO CONCERNS AND CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW DARK HIS SKIN MIGHT BE WHEN HE IS BORN.

>> WHAT?

WHO, WHO IS HAVING THAT CONVERSATION?

WHAT?

>> SO, -ITIS >> THERE IS A CONVERSATION-- HOLD ON, THERE IS A CONVERSATION WITH YOU?

>> THERE ARE SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS.

WITH HARRY.

>> Reporter: AN EVEN MORE SHOCKING ALLEGATION, SHE WAS TOLD HER CHILD COULD NOT BE A PRINCE FOR UNSTATED REASONS, NOT EVEN AFFORDED A SECURITY DETAIL.

>> THE IDEA OF OUR SON NOT BEING SAFE AND ALSO THE IDEA OF THE FIRST MEMBER OF COLOR IN THIS FAMILY NOT BE ENTITLED IN THE SAME WAY THAT OTHER GRANDCHILDREN WOULD BE.

>> Reporter: A BARRAGE OF NEGATIVE PRESS DAMAGING HER MENTAL HEALTH, SHE SAYS THE PALACE DID NOTHING TO HELP HER.

>> THAT WAS MAX FOSTER REPORTING.

THE PALACE HAS NOT RESPONDED TO THE INTERVIEW.

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, OUR NEW GUIDELINES.

THE CDC ALLOWS FULLY VACCINATED AMERICANS TO RESUME SOME PRE- PANDEMIC ACTIVITIES.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER THE EVENING EDITION OF KPBS.

>>> TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY.

IN CELEBRATION, CHAKA KHAN AND ADINA BEN ZELL RECORDED A NEW VERSION OF CHAKA KHAN'S "I'M EVERY WOMAN."

>> ♪ I'M EVERY WOMAN, IT'S ALL IN ME ♪ EVERYTHING I WANT TO DO , ♪ I DO IT NATURALLY ♪ >> THE SONG ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW CAMPAIGN BY CARE, CALLING FOR SUPPORT TO HELP THE HUMANITARIAN DESTINATION DISTRIBUTE CARE PACKAGES TO WOMEN AND GIRLS IN NEED.

CARE SEEKS TO FURTHER ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT BY FIGHTING GENDER- BASED VIOLENCE AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES.

♪ ♪ >>> SOME MUCH NEEDED RAIN IS ON THE WAY THIS WEEK.

AS THE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES, WE WILL HAVE AN ONSHORE FLOW THAT WILL KEEP US COOL AND EXPECT SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

WITH THAT, A WINTER STORM WATCH IS BEING HOISTED INTO THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

WE HAVE SOME WIND ADVISORIES HERE.

SOME OF THESE CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

HERE COMES OUR STORM DROPPING DOWN THE COAST.

THAT WILL SPREAD RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW INTO OUR AREA.

TAKE A LOOK AT TONIGHT, WE SEE JUST A FEW CLOUDS AROUND.

TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-40s, SAN DIEGO THE LOW TONIGHT, 53, FREEZING TONIGHT IN MT.

LAGUNA.

LOOKING AT TODAY'S WEATHER, SOME WIND STARTING TO STIR IN THE DESERT.

STILL WET NORTH OF LOS ANGELES, BUT THE RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ITS WAY SOUTHWARD.

YOU WILL BE LOOKING AT CLOUDS AND SOME SUNSHINE HERE, HIGHS LOW 60s OCEANSIDE, SAN DIEGO 63.

A LITTLE ON THE COOL SIDE, RAMONA 57, UPPER 60s IN MT.

LAGUNA AROUND 40 DEGREES.

THE STORM IS DROPPING IN.

WITH THAT, WELL BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION.

WEDNESDAY MORNING LOOKING WET HERE AND LOOK AT THAT MOUNTAIN SNOW.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION IS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY AND SPOTTY SHOWERS AFTER THAT.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, WE COULD SEE A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT, ABOUT 4500 FEET AND 5000 FEET.

THERE COULD BE SOME TRAVEL ISSUES.

EXTENDED FORECAST, LOOK AT WEDNESDAY, COOL AND WET IN THE MORNING, SPOTTY SHOWERS INTO THURSDAY AND IN THE IN LAND SESSIONS, WET AND COLD WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY, MAYBE A SHOWER INTO FRIDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, HERE COMES THE SNOW, VERY COLD.

AS WE SHOWED YOU, SEVERAL INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE AND EVEN THE DESERT COULD SEE SHOWERS UNDERWAY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST MARK MANCUSO.

>>> THE ADRENALINE OF GLIDING INTO A BALL AT A SKATE PARK IS NOT JUST FOR SKATERS OR BIKERS.

TANIA THORNE TAKES US INTO THE WORLD OF WHEELCHAIR SPORTS.

>> Reporter: EVERYBODY HERE IS A SKATER, BUT NOT EVERYONE RIDES A SKATEBOARD.

TONY LOVES THE SKATE PARK, BUT IN 2017, HE GOT HURT REALLY BAD SNOWBOARDING.

>> WHEN I HURT MY BACK, THE DOCTORS SAID I WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO SKATE AGAIN.

I WAS NOT GOING TO LET THAT HAPPEN.

NO POSSIBLE WAY.

>> Reporter: AFTER THAT, HE BEGAN RESEARCHING WHEELCHAIR SPORTS.

HE MET McGIRT.

HE HAS WON SEVERAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS COACHING WHEELCHAIR RUGBY.

McGIRT HELP TO FIGHT FOR AND GET A SPECIALIZED WHEELCHAIR, MEANT TO WITHSTAND THE HEAVY WEAR AND TEAR ON SKATING.

>> THE PRICE OF A CHAIR IS OUR BIGGEST THING.

PEOPLE HAVE DESTROYED THEIR EVERYDAY CHAIRS.

WHAT IS NICE THERE IS THERE IS DIFFERENT FOUNDATIONS OUT THERE.

THERE IS A LOCAL FOUNDATION THAT GIVES GRANTS FOR WHEELCHAIRS.

>> Reporter: EACH CHAIR HAD TO BE CUSTOMIZED TO THE PERSON AND HIS HANDMADE, MAKING THE PRICE UNAFFORDABLE FOR MOST PEOPLE.

HE WAS AWARDED A GRANT FOR A SPECIALIZED WHEELCHAIR AND HAS NEVER LOOKED BACK.

>> IT TOOK A LOT OF PRACTICE, TIME AND EFFORT AND JUST COMMITTING TO MYSELF, GOING OUT MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK, PUSHING THROUGH THE PAIN AND NOT REALLY CARING ABOUT THE FEAR OF FALLING.

KIND OF PUTTING THAT IN THE BACK OF MY MIND AND JUST GOING FOR IT.

>> Reporter: TONY HOST TO GOPRO AND IS GRATEFUL THAT THE SKATEBOARDING COMMITTEE COMMUNITY IS ENCOURAGING.

>> VERY OPEN ARMS ABOUT IT.

SKATERS LOVE IT BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T SEE THIS EVERY DAY.

WHEN THEY DO SEE IT, IT GIVES THEM A STEP BACK.

>> Reporter: ASIDE FROM COACHING, McGIRT IS ALSO THE ORGANIZER OF SELF-HELP WHEELCHAIR MOTOCROSS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

HE PUTS TOGETHER EVENTS FOR THE WHEELCHAIR COMMUNITY TO GET TOGETHER AND SKATE.

>> WE PUT OUT A FLYER, WHOEVER SHOWS UP, SHOWS UP.

WE SKATE AND HAVE FUN.

>> Reporter: MOST OF THE MEET UPS HAPPEN AT THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SKATE PARKS.

ALTHOUGH THE SKATE PARKS APPEAR TO BE A PERFECT DESTINATION FOR A WHEELCHAIR, ONE PROBLEM NOT VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE IS A.D.A.

ABILITY.

IT IS EASY FOR WHEELCHAIRS TO GET INTO THE PITS AND BULLS OF THE SKATE PARKS, BUT NOT SO EASY TO GET OUT.

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST SKATE PARK FOR THE CITY OF FALLBROOK.

>> THIS IS A NEEDED THING AND FALLBROOK.

THERE ARE SOME THE KIDS AND FALLBROOK THAT HAVE NOWHERE TO GO.

THEY ARE SKATING AND BACK ALLEYS OF APARTMENTS AND STORES, TRYING TO FIND SOMEPLACE TO SKATE.

>> Reporter: HE ALSO WORKS WITH CHALLENGED ATHLETES.

WHILE PLANNING FOR THE SKATE PARK IN FALLBROOK, HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE SKATE PARK INCLUDED ONE THING, A.D.A.

ACCOMMODATIONS.

>> THEY WANT TO BE SELF- SUFFICIENT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

THERE'S GOT TO BE A WAY FOR THEM TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE PARK ON THEIR OWN, WITHOUT HAVING SOMEBODY PUSH THEM OUT ALL THE TIME OR WAIT FOR SOMEBODY ELSE TO PUSH THEM.

>> Reporter: UNTIL IT IS COMPLETED, TONY HAS ONE PIECE OF ADVICE.

>> COME TO THE SKATE PARK AND HAVE SOME FUN, THAT IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT.

>> Reporter: TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> YOU CAN FIND A NICE STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANKS 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 TRAINING, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978 AND BY THE CONRAD FOUNDATION.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.