>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

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

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THANK YOU.

♪ >>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS MONDAY, MARCH 22.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

WITH THE BUSIEST VACCINATION SITE DOWNTOWN NOW CLOSED TO MAKE WAY FOR BASEBALL THEY ARE OPENING UP ANOTHER SITE AT A SPORTS VENUE.

WE HAVE MORE ON THE PARTNERSHIP WITH SAN DIEGO STATE AIMED AT TARGETING VULNERABLE RESIDENTS.

>> WE ARE ENCOURAGED ABOUT OUR COVID-19 RESPONSE.

>> Reporter: SUPERVISOR NATHAN FLETCHER HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW VACCINATION SITE INSIDE OF THE VA HAS CENTER.

>> THE OPENING OF A VACCINATION SIDE AT THIS LOCATION OFFERS THE IMPORTANT EXPANSION OF OUR ABILITY TO ADMINISTER VACCINATIONS BUT ALSO TO ENSURE AN EQUITY-BASED FOCUS.

TO MAKE SURE THAT COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND OR NOT ENGAGED OR NOT HAD UNIQUE PLANS OR PROCESSES IN PLACE TO ENSURE PUBLIC HEALTH ARE CARED FOR.

>> FOR US THE PANDEMIC WORSENED HEALTH INEQUITIES AND HIGHLIGHTED GAPS IN THE INABILITY TO REACH COMMUNITIES AND MEET THEIR LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL DATES.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN ONE DOZEN COMMUNITY HEALTH EXPERTS HAVE PARTICULAR WORD TO THE STREETS AND ARE GETTING APARTMENTS BOOK.

>> WE SPEAK MORE THAN 21 LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS.

WE ARE PROVIDING COVID-19 INFORMATION TO MORE THAN 50,000 SAN DIEGANS EACH MONTH.

TRUCK BESIDE OPENS THIS WEEKEND.

THEY HOPE TO REACH AS HIGH AS 1500 VACCINATIONS PER DAY SOON.

RIGHT NOW THEY ARE OFFERING THE MODERNA, PFIZER AND JOHNSON & JOHNSON DOSES.

THERE COULD BE ANOTHER OPTION FROM ASTRAZENECA COMING.

>> WE HAVE GOOD NEWS IN TERMS OF VACCINES.

>> Reporter: THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE IS ABOUT 77% EFFECTIVE.

THERE WERE SOME REPORTS FROM EUROPEAN PATIENTS REGARDING BLOOD CLOTS.

>> THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF THAT AT ALL.

>> Reporter: IT DOES STILL NEED FDA APPROVAL.

I'M MATT HOFFMAN FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> VACCINATION ELIGIBILITY HAS EXPANDED.

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE AND WHEN YOU CAN GET YOUR SHOT GO TO WWW.KPBS.ORG AND CLICK ON THE VACCINE TAB TO FIND CLINIC LOCATIONS AND WAYS TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS.

>>> SAN DIEGO LEADERS SAY THE CONVENTION CENTER DOWNTOWN WILL BE USED TO HOUSE MIGRANT CHILDREN.

THESE UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN ARE AMONG THE THOUSANDS THAT HAVE ARRIVED IN RECENT WEEKS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST BORDER.

MILLIE FROM TEXAS AND HAVE BEEN KEPT IN ILL-EQUIPPED BORDER PATROL FACILITIES.

THE PLAN CAME TOGETHER OVER THE WEEKEND AFTER NEW HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY DIRECTLY ASKED THE COUNTY FOR HELP.

>> THEY HAVE A LEGAL CLAIM AND A RIGHT TO BE HERE.

JUST AS WE WOULD WANT FOR ANY OF OUR CHILDREN, WE WANT TO DO ANYTHING WE CAN TO FACILITATE A TIME THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT IN THEIR LIVES.

>> THE FACILITY WILL BE OPERATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

MANY OF THESE CHILDREN ARE TRYING TO REUNITE WITH RELATIVES OR SPONSORS IN THE UNITED STATES.

AN OPENING DAY HAS NOT BEEN SET.

BUT THEY SAY THE SITE WILL BE USED FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS AND THEY EXPECT THE AVERAGE STAY FOR EACH CHILD WILL BE 30-35 DAYS.

>>> THE CRISIS AT THE BORDER IS GROWING AS MORE UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN KEEP ARRIVING.

BORDER PATROL FACILITIES ARE PACKED AND MANY ARE BEING KEPT FOR LONGER PERIODS IN WHAT SOME ARE CALLING INHUMANE CONDITIONS.

>> Reporter: THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE INSIDE A TEMPORARY BORDER PATROL OVERFLOW FACILITY IN TEXAS.

>> THESE PHOTOS THAT SHOW WHAT WE HAVE BEEN SAYING.

THE BORDER PATROL FACILITIES ARE NOT MADE FOR CHILDREN.

THEY ARE NOT PLACES THAT WE WANT CHILDREN TO STAY.

>> Reporter: BUT WELL ABIDED ADMINISTRATION TRIES TO MOVE CHILDREN OUT OF THESE FACILITIES, DOCUMENTS SHOW THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN HELD FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME HAS CLIMBED DAILY.

>> PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY CAN CROSS THE BORDER WITHOUT THE CONSEQUENCES THAT THEY WOULD FACE WHEN TRUMP WAS PRESIDENT.

>> Reporter: MANY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN IN CUSTODY FOR MORE THAN 10 DAYS ACCORDING TO DOCUMENTS OBTAINED BY CNN.

THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR CHILDREN IN CUSTODY FOR UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN EXCEEDS 130 HOURS.

THAT EXCEEDS THE 72 HOUR LIMIT.

>> WE ARE ELEVATING MESSAGING SO THAT INDIVIDUALS DO KNOW THAT THEY CANNOT COME TO THE BORDER.

THE BORDER IS CLOSED.

>> Reporter: REPUBLICANS SAY THE MESSAGE IS NOT BEING HEARD AND BLAMED THE WHITE HOUSE FOR THE INCREASE IN BORDER CROSSINGS.

>> THIS IS A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS.

>>> DESPITE THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC, THIS WAS A RECORD --.

AND PAYMENTS ARE STILL ON THE RISE.

>> Reporter: CLEANS HOUSES IN OCEANSIDE AND ONCE SHE IS PAID SHE SENDS MONEY TO FAMILY IN POINTLESS MEXICO.

>> I KNOW THE NEED IN MEXICO AND GOD HAS BLESSED ME WITH MY JOB SO I AM ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO MY FAMILY WHEN I CAN.

MONEY TRANSFER HOUSES LIKE THIS ONE IN OCEANSIDE ARE A COMMON STOP FOR WORKERS LIKE MENDOZA.

THE TRANSFERS ARE KNOWN AS REMITTANCES.

$41 BILLION WORTH OF THEM WERE WIRED IN 2020.

>> 2020 WAS A HISTORIC YEAR FOR REMITTANCES.

IT HAS TO DO WITH THE GOVERNMENT AID THAT HELPED WORKERS WHO THEN SEND MONEY TO THEIR FAMILIES IN MEXICO.

AN ECONOMIST FROM TIJUANA SAYS THAT GOVERNMENT AID INCLUDED STIMULUS CHECKS AND UNEMPLOYMENT.

HE SAYS THAT DATA FROM THIS YEAR SHOWS AN INCREASE IN REMITTANCES BECAUSE THE U.S. ECONOMY IS IMPROVING.

ONE FACTOR, VACCINE AVAILABILITY.

>> THE VACCINE PROCESS HAS HOPE THINGS GROW AT AN ACCELERATED SPEED.

VACCINES ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED IN MEXICO BUT THE U.S. IS DISTRIBUTING AT A FASTER SPEED.

AS VACCINES BECOME AVAILABLE A BUSINESSES REOPEN, THEY SAY THAT THE U.S. ECONOMY WILL BEGIN TO SHOW IMPROVEMENT.

ULTIMATELY IMPACTING MEXICO.

>> THE GROWTH OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THIS.

THE MORE IT GROWS, THE MORE IT WILL HELP US.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO CITY OFFICIALS ARE URGING THOSE THAT HAVE LOST INCOME BECAUSE OF COVID-19 TO APPLY FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS THE CITY HAS MORE THAN $83 MILLION TO GIVE AWAY.

>> Reporter: THE MONEY COMES FROM FEDERAL STIMULUS LAWS.

LOW-INCOME TENANTS THAT HAVE SUFFERED INCOME UNDER THE PANDEMIC CAN HAVE THEIR BACK RENT COVERED IF THE LANDLORD AGREES TO FORGIVE 20% OF IT.

HOSPITALITY WORKERS, IN PARTICULAR, NEED THIS AID.

>> THE SAD FACT IS THAT MANY COMMUNITIES WERE ALREADY STRUGGLING WITH THE COST OF LIVING WITH THE TOURISM INDUSTRY SHUT DOWN.

THESE JOBS ARE HISTORICALLY LOW PAYING JOBS AND THOSE THAT RELY ON THEM STRUGGLE TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AND ARE OVERWHELMINGLY IMMIGRANTS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR.

>> Reporter: A CITY COUNCILMEMBER SAYS MANY PEOPLE HAVE APPLIED FOR THE AID.

>> WE NEED TO DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO CONTACT SAN DIEGANS BY BILLBOARDS, INTERNET, INTERVIEWS AND HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE THAT NEEDS THIS HELP FALLS THROUGH THE CRACKS.

>> Reporter: THE ASSISTANCE CAN BE USED TO PAY OFF UTILITY BILLS.

APPLICATIONS IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE ARE AVAILABLE AT THE WEBSITE ON YOUR SCREEN.

I'M ANDREW BOWEN FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT WAS BACK TO SCHOOL IN PERSON AT SOME SCHOOLS.

IN PERSON LEARNING WILL TAKE PLACE AT TWO DAYS PER WEEK.

THIS AFTER THE CDC UPDATED RECOMMENDATIONS ON DISTANCING.

>> THE CDS -- CDC GUIDELINES BEING REDUCED TO THREE FOOT ALLOWS US TO BRING MORE STUDENTS INTO THE CLASSROOM.

>> STUDENTS CAN ALSO CHOOSE TO STAY HOME AND CONTINUE TO LEARN ONLINE.

DISTRICTS LIKE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED AND SWEETWATER UNIFIED PLAN TO REOPEN IN MID APRIL.

>>> CROWDED CONDITIONS AT SPRING BREAK LOCATIONS CAUSED CONCERN OVER A SPIKE IN CORONAVIRUS CASES.

AIR TRAVEL IS ALSO THE HIGHEST IT HAS BEEN SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.

THEY ARE WARNING PEOPLE ABOUT SUPER SPREADERS AND VARIANTS.

>> Reporter: SPRING BREAKERS FLOCKED TO FLORIDA.

OUT-OF-CONTROL CROWDS OVERWHELMED MIAMI BEACH.

MOSTLY MASSLESS PARTYERS WERE SHOULDER TO SHOULDER.

SOMETIMES AS MANY AS 1000 PEOPLE SWARMED THE STREETS.

POLICE WERE FIRING PEPPER BALLS TO BREAK UP SPRING RAKERS.

TO CURB THE CROWDS, THEY EXTENDED AN EMERGENCY ORDER FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.

>> THESE PEOPLE NOT FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS ARE HURTING YOU.

THEY ARE GOING TO CREATE VARIANCE THAT WILL SPREAD.

IT >> Reporter: AS CASES OF A DANGEROUS COVID-19 VARIANT IS MOVING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FLIGHTS HAVE SKYROCKETED.

SUNDAY MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE FLEW BREAKING THE PANDEMIC RECORD.

>> AS A NATION, WE ARE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO GIVE THIS VIRUS A FIGHTING CHANCE DESPITE OUR EFFORTS TO BEGIN VACCINATING THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE CDC, 25% OF AMERICANS HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF THE COVID-19 VACCINATION.

44 MILLION PEOPLE ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

IT IS A RACE BETWEEN THE VACCINE, THE VARIANCE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER SEARCH.

>> I AM WORRIED THAT IF WE DO NOT TAKE ACTION NOW, WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER UNAVOIDABLE SURGE.

>> Reporter: MAYA TRABULSI, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A PART OF SAN DIEGO STATE WAS DEMOLISHED TODAY TO MAKE WAY FOR AZTEC STADIUM.

WHAT ONCE WAS VISIBLE FROM BOTH THE I ATE AND -- I 8 AND THE I 15 IS GONE NOW.

THEY ARE TRYING TO RESIST RECYCLE AS MUCH OF THE EXISTING STADIUM AS POSSIBLE.

>> IN TERMS OF THE CONCRETE AND ASPHALT, THE MAJORITY OF THAT WILL BE GROUND UP ON SITE AND REUSED FOR THE PHIL AND THE ROAD BASE.

>> AZTEC STADIUM SHOULD BE DONE FOR THE 2022 FOOTBALL SEASON.

>>> RESIDENTS IN A SMALL TOWN ARE FIGHTING BACK AGAINST A GERMAN COMPANY PROPOSING TO PUT 16 ACRES OF SOLAR PANELS NEXT TO THEIR TOWN.

HERE IS I NEWS SOURCE WITH MORE.

>> Reporter: THE AIM TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY WITH FEWER GREENHOUSE GASES BUT MANY OF THE TOWN RESIDENTS ARE PROTESTING AGAINST THIS.

THEY FEAR IT WOULD RUIN THEIR RURAL COMMUNITY.

THEY SAY THE SIZE AND PROXIMITY TO BUSINESSES MAKE IT NOT A GOOD FIT.

JUST LAST WEEK THE LOCAL GROUP URGED THE COMMITTEE TO COMMIT A SMALLER SOLAR FARM OF 200 ACRES OR LESS.

SOME SAY THE PANDEMIC HAS MADE IT HARDER FOR RESIDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT THE PROJECT.

PUBLIC MEETINGS ARE ONLINE AND BY PHONE AND THE COUNTY DOES NOT RECORD THEM.

>> IF YOU DO NOT HAVE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY OR YOU ARE NOT NET SAVVY, OR THINGS GO WRONG WITH ZOOM, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.

SO WE ARE DISENFRANCHISING PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THE PROJECT CODE GO BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION THIS SUMMER AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN THE FALL.

REPORTING FOR I NEWS SOURCE.

>>> I NEWS SOURCE IS AN INDEPENDENT PARTNER OF KPBS.

>>> MILITARY SPOUSES AND VETERANS WILL BE ALLOWED TO GET A COVID-19 VACCINATION.

CURRENTLY THEY CAN ONLY GIVE SHOTS TO ELIGIBLE VETERANS AND CERTAIN CAREGIVERS.

THAT ACCOUNTS FOR JUST UNDER 7 MILLION PEOPLE.

UNDER THE NEW BILL PASSED BY CONGRESS THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO SURPASS 20 MILLION.

THE LEGISLATION DOES NOT SEND MORE DOSES TO THE VA. >>> A STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS COULD SEE THEIR DID NOT SEE THEIR DEBT CANCELED BUT THEY ARE HOPEFUL.

THEY ARE ANXIOUS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A BREAK ON PAYMENT AND INTEREST EXPIRES THIS FALL.

WE ARE TAKE A LOOK AT THE DEBATE OVER STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS.

LET'S GO TO KARIN CAIFA.

>> Reporter: STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS IS NOT A PART OF THE PACKAGE THAT WAS JUST SIGNED BY JOE BIDEN.

>> IT IS STRESSFUL FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE SO MUCH DEBT AND TO NOT BE MAKING ANY PROGRESS PAYING IT DOWN.

>> Reporter: IT DOES INCLUDE A BROAD TAX EXEMPTION THAT WOULD COVER THE DISCHARGE OF DANCE THROUGH 2025.

SUPPORTERS OF STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS ARE WATCHING THE PROGRESS.

>> MY LIFE ON PROJECTOR HE WAS DUE TO BE PURSUING A GREAT CAREER BUT THIS IS TOUGH.

>> Reporter: MARY IS A BROADWAY DIRECTOR.

HER LOANS ARE NOT COVERED BY A PAUSE FOR BORROWERS.

>> I HAVE PAYMENTS AND ACCRUING INTEREST.

THAT IS ONCE COVID-19 SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN.

>> Reporter: ADVOCATES SAY WIDESPREAD DEBTS FORGIVENESS COULD BE A STIMULUS OF THEIR OWN.

>> SOME STUDENTS CANNOT BUY HOUSES OR CARS.

THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE SMALL PURCHASES TO HELP THAT SMALL BUSINESS OUT.

>> Reporter: THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER, CHUCK SCHUMER, IS AMONG THOSE PUSHING FOR BIDEN TO FORGIVE STUDENT LOAN DEBT.

>> WE THINK HE NEEDS TO GO FURTHER.

IT >> Reporter: BUT HE HAS SIGNALED A PREFERENCE FOR CONGRESS TO ACT.

LOOKING AT A $10,000 CAP.

THAT HAS BROUGHT ON DEBATE OF $10,000 VERSUS $50,000.

THEY SAY THAT FORGIVING $10,000 PER HOUR DAD LESS THAN .1% TO THE GDP.

ASHLEY HARRINGTON OF THE CENTER FOR RESPONSIBLE LENDING SAID IT COULD LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR THOSE THAT DO, ESPECIALLY BORROWERS OF COLOR WHO NEEDED MORE LOANS FOR THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION.

>> THERE ARE SO MANY BLACK AND BROWN FAMILIES THAT MAKE A MIDDLE CLASS INCOME BUT CANNOT LIVE A MIDDLE-CLASS LIFESTYLE BECAUSE STUDENT LOAN DEBT IS HOLDING THEM BACK.

SO SAVING FOR RETIREMENT OR BUYING A HOUSE.

>> Reporter: OR THAN 45 MILLION AMERICANS CARRY STUDENT LOAN DEBT.

IN WASHINGTON I AM KARIN CAIFA.

>>> SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ARE AMONG THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN HIT HARDEST BY THE PANDEMIC.

TODAY WE ARE HEARING FROM VERONICA DEMPSEY.

SHE OWNS A MASSAGE THERAPY BUSINESS IN SAN DIEGO EAST VILLAGE.

>> DURING A DEPLOYMENT I WAS INJURED.

AND THAT INJURY PRETTY MUCH ENDED MY CAREER.

A FRIEND OF MINE WAS LIKE, LET'S DO YOGA BECAUSE IT FIXES EVERYTHING.

AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY.

SO I DID IT AND I STRUGGLE THROUGH THE CLASS AND I WAS UPSET AND ANGRY.

THE YOGA INSTRUCTOR CAME OUTSIDE AND SAID, HE WAS ALSO A MASSAGE THERAPIST.

I WAS 7 1/2 MONTHS PREGNANT.

I CAME HOME ONE DAY LOOK AT MY HUSBAND AND SAID WE ARE STARTING A BUSINESS.

AND HE SAID WHAT?

WHEN?

AND I SAID NOW.

TODAY.

SO WE MOVED IN HERE AND EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT.

AND THEN, THE WORLD STOPPED.

SO THAT FIRST SHUTDOWN, NOBODY NO DEBATE FOR ME ON THAT.

IT ENDED UP BEING A REALLY BIG DEAL THOUGH.

IT ENDED UP BEING LIKE SEVEN OR EIGHT MONTHS.

THAT WAS ROUGH.

AND THEN, WE HAD A GLIMMER OF HOPE AROUND THANKSGIVING.

CHRISTMAS IS A HUGE TIME FOR US.

AND THEN, VALENTINE'S DAY.

SO, WE INVESTED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS.

IT WAS AMAZING.

AND WE WERE OPEN THREE DAYS ALL SUMMER.

PEOPLE OVERUSE THE WORD ESSENTIAL.

BUT FOR SOME PEOPLE IT IS ESSENTIAL.

I HAD PEOPLE CALLING IN TEARS ASKING ME TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY LIVE WITH CHRONIC PAIN.

AND THAT IS WHAT WE DEAL WITH.

I DO NOT KNOW THAT ME BEING A BLACK WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO MY NONBLACK CLIENTS.

I THINK WE JUST HAVE ENOUGH RAPPORT WITH CLIENTS THAT THEY WANT TO BE HERE.

AND FOR MY BLACK CLIENTS, IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

IT IS ABOUT TRUST AND PEOPLE UNDERSTANDING.

I AM A DISABLED VETERAN.

SO I USED MY DISABILITY TO PAD BECAUSE I HAVE THE HOPE OF BEING ABLE TO OPEN BACK UP ONE DAY.

AND, DOING THAT, I CANNOT LIE.

I WAS DYING A LITTLE INSIDE.

EVERY TIME I GIVE UP THAT CHECK.

BECAUSE I WAS WONDERING IF I WAS THROWING THIS MONEY AWAY.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IF WE WOULD EVER BE ABLE TO OPEN AGAIN.

AND THEN, IT GOT TO A POINT WHERE, MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE, I HAD TO DIP INTO THE COLLEGE FUND FOR MY KIDS.

AND THEN I THOUGHT, THIS HAS TO STOP.

BECAUSE, I CANNOT BANKRUPT MY FAMILY WITH NO OTHER ANSWERS.

>> THAT STORY WAS PRODUCED BY KPBS.

FOR OTHER BUSINESS PROFILES THAT WE HAVE DONE GO TO WWW.KPBS.ORG.

>>> WEEKS OR MONTHS AFTER CONTRACTING COVID-19 MANY PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH LINGERING SYMPTOMS.

A NEW CLINIC AT UC SAN DIEGO IS LOOKING AT WHY AM LOOKING TO TREAT COVID-19 LONG HAULERS.

SOME OF THE MOST COMMON SYMPTOMS ARE BRAIN FOG AND FATIGUE INCLUDING MEMORY LAPSES AND TROUBLE CONCENTRATING.

DOCTOR LUCY HORTON SAYS THIS USUALLY SHOWS UP IN PATIENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 20-50 AND HAD MILD OR MODERATE COVID-19.

>> IT IS QUITE CONCERNING HOW MANY YOUNG HEALTHY PEOPLE HAVE DEVELOPED LONG COVID AND WE DO NOT HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING AT THIS POINT WHY THAT IS AND WHAT ARE THE UNDERLYING RISK FACTORS FOR DEVELOPING LONG COVID.

REALLY, EVERYONE IS AT RISK AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AS BEST POSSIBLE.

>> THE CDC ESTIMATES THAT 10% OF PATIENTS DEVELOP LONG COVID BUT SOME SAY IT COULD BE AS HIGH AS 30%.

DOCTOR HORTON SAYS THERE ARE REPORTS OF PEOPLE RECOVERING FROM THE SYMPTOMS AFTER GETTING VACCINATED BUT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE OF THAT JUST YET.

>>> WE SEE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BIT OF RAIN THIS WEEK.

THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY IS ON TUESDAY.

THEN AGAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

THE RAIN WILL NOT BE TERRIBLY HEAVY.

THERE WILL BE SOME WET SPOTS OUT THERE THOUGH.

ALSO, WIND.

GUSTING WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

WE WILL SEE MORE WIND GUSTS.

AS FOR TONIGHT, WE ARE LOOKING AT DRIZZLY CONDITIONS.

SAN DIEGO WILL BE 56 AND CAMPO WILL BE RIGHT AROUND 40 DEGREES.

ON TUESDAY, THIS SYSTEM WILL DROP DOWN THROUGH THE ROCKIES INTO THE SOUTHWEST.

AND PRECIPITATION WISE, NOT MUCH OUT THERE WITH THAT MARINE LAYER WITH ONSHORE FLOW.

WE COULD SEE SPOTTY AREAS OF DRIZZLE.

OCEANSIDE, 64 DEGREES AND EL CAJON, RIGHT AROUND 67 DEGREES.

DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY, DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS, ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAIN INTERIOR AREAS.

OF THAT ON THURSDAY, THE SYSTEM PASSES BY TO THE EAST BUT, WE COULD SEE ENOUGH MOISTURE INTO THE AREA THAT WE WILL SEE SOME LIGHT RAIN.

ON THE EXTENDED FORECAST, YOU COULD SEE SOME WIND OUT THERE BUT ALSO, A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE.

LIGHT ON THURSDAY AND THEN THE INLAND SECTIONS WILL BE A BIT COOLER.

AS WE CHECK OUT THE MOUNTAINS, AFTERNOON SHOWERS ON TUESDAY AND DAMP ON THURSDAY.

THEN, GOING INTO THE WEEKEND, WE SEE TEMPERATURES STARTING TO RISE ESPECIALLY IN THE DESERTS.

THEY WILL WARM ALL THE WAY UP TO THE 80s BY SATURDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST MARK MANCUSO.

>>> WE HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS REGARDING AN ACTIVE SHOOTER IN COLORADO.

POLICE HAVE SURROUNDED A GROCERY STORE AFTER REPORTS OF LIVE FIRE.

NO OFFICIAL WORD YET ON CASUALTIES.

AN AERIAL SCENE DID SHOW WHAT APPEARED TO BE THREE MOTIONLESS BODIES ON THE GROUND OUTSIDE.

THE FBI IS ON THE SCENE NOW AS WELL.

>>> HERE AT HOME, THE LATEST VACCINATION SITE IN THE COUNTY IS OPENING UP AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY.

THIS WILL BE IN VA HAS UNIVERSITY TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

APPOINTMENT AVAILABILITY WILL DEPEND ON THE VACCINATION SUPPLY.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER DOWNTOWN WILL BE HOUSING MIGRANT CHILDREN.

IT WILL BE OPERATED AND PAID FOR BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

CHILDREN ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BETWEEN 30-35 DAYS BEFORE BEING REUNITED WITH FAMILY MEMBERS OR SPONSORS IN THE UNITED STATES.

NO WORD YET ON WHEN THAT WILL OPEN.

>>> AS ALWAYS, YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.KPBS.ORG/EVENINGEDITION.

THANK YOU, 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 DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

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

♪ AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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