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THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS MONDAY, MARCH 29.

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM AMITA SHARMA IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

WE START WITH THE GIRLS BEING SHELTERED AT THE CONVENTION CENTER.

AT 33 GIRLS HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.

27 CASES WERE REPORTED BEFORE ARRIVAL AND SIX WERE CONFIRMED AFTER RAPID TESTING.

THEY ARE BEING HOUSED IN A SEPARATE AREA.

THIS AS SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE ARE SET TO ARRIVE TONIGHT.

MAX RIVLIN-NADLER BEGINS THE COVERAGE.

>> Reporter: THE CONVENTION CENTER WILL HOUSE EXCLUSIVELY GIRLS.

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICIALS EXPECT THEY WILL STAY AT THE SHELTER BETWEEN 30-35 DAYS.

KATHY IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SOUTH BAY COMMUNITY SERVICES, NOW KNOWN AS SB CS.

THEY ARE GOING TO HELP THE MIGRANTS REUNITE WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

>> THE GIRLS ARE REALLY WANTING TO GET TO THE END OF THEIR JOURNEY.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT HER ORGANIZATION, IN COORDINATION WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WILL HELP MAKE SURE THE GIRLS ARE HEALTHY, LEARNING AND CARED FOR WHILE IN SAN DIEGO.

THEY WILL HAVE HEALTH CHECKS, HAVE RECREATION TIME AND GET READY FOR TIME IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> WHAT WAS WONDERFUL ABOUT THE SAN DIEGO SHELTER IS THAT PEOPLE THAT DO THIS REGULARLY ARE DOING IT FOR THE SOME PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM THE COUNTY, CITY AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE WORKING AS THOUSANDS OF MIGRANT CHILDREN ARRIVE AT THE BORDER MOSTLY IN TEXAS.

THEY ARE SCRAMBLING WORKERS TO THAT AREA TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT PEOPLE -- CHILDREN SPEND IN THOSE OVERCROWDED FACILITIES.

THEY SAY MOVING CHILDREN TO THE CENTER IS A HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE.

>> THIS IS NOT THE ANSWER TO ASYLUM REFORM.

BUT IT COULD BE THE ANSWER FOR THE GIRLS THAT WILL STAY HERE OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

THEY WILL HAVE A TOUGH JOURNEY.

BUT MY COLLEAGUES AND I ARE HAPPY FOR THIS ACTIVE COMPASSION.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO SOLVING THE BIGGER PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: FOR THOSE HOPING TO WORK ON THIS, THEY HAVE IT STARTED A FUND TO HELP CHILDREN AFTER THEY LEAVE GOVERNMENT CUSTODY.

>> SO WE WILL HAVE MONEY SET ASIDE FOR THEM TO BUY BEDS AND LINENS AND TOWELS.

AT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO WEALTHY FAMILIES.

THEY ARE GOING TO HARD-WORKING FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES.

EXPECT PEOPLE CAN VOLUNTEER AT THE SHELTER.

THE CONVENTION CENTER WILL REMAIN IN USE AS A SHELTER.

THEN IT WILL BECOME THE LOCATION FOR THE FIRST CONVENTION SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.

I'M MAX RIVLIN-NADLER FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> MIGRANTS LEAVING EVERYTHING TO MAKE THE JOURNEY TO THE UNITED STATES IS NOTHING NEW AND THERE ARE REASONS WHY THEY DO SO.

STILL, HEARING FROM THEM DIRECTLY OFFERS INSIGHT ON THE ISSUE.

COMING UP WE WILL GO TO TEXAS AND HEAR FROM THOSE PEOPLE CROSSING THE BORDER AND THOSE THAT ARE KEEPING WATCH.

>>> AS CHILDREN ARRIVE IN SAN DIEGO THEY ARE HEAVEN SHELTER AND A SUPPORT SYSTEM.

LOCAL GROUPS ARE TEAMING UP TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO THESE TEENAGERS DURING THEIR STAY.

OUR KPBS REPORTER JOE HONG CONTINUES THE COVERAGE.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE ARE BEING PROVIDED TEMPORARY SHELTER AT THE CONVENTION CENTER AS OF MONDAY NIGHT.

IT THOSE ARE MIGRANT CHILDREN BETWEEN 13-17 YEARS OLD.

THEY WILL BE PROVIDED AN EDUCATION IN ENGLISH AND THE ARTS THROUGH JULY.

WE SPOKE WITH THE PRINCIPAL THE --.

>> IT SUPPORTS ACQUISITION OF ENGLISH.

WE WANT TO ACCLIMATE THEM TO THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.

AND ALSO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO START EXPRESSING THEMSELVES THROUGH WRITTEN FORMATS.

GIVING THEM BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

>> Reporter: ABOUT 13 TEACHERS FROM DISTRICTS ALL OVER SAN DIEGO HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO WORK WITH THE STUDENTS.

>> WRITING AND POETRY, IT IS ALL FOCUSED ON GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THEM THAT OUTLET.

I DON'T KNOW THERE INDIVIDUAL STORIES BUT I IMAGINE THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY DIFFICULTIES.

>> INSTRUCTION WILL START AS SOON AS TUESDAY.

>> THEY ARE STILL ARRIVING FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.

AND THIS GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THINGS TOGETHER.

SO THAT WHEN WE ARE READY TO GO WE CAN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND GIVE THEM THE BEST POSSIBLE PROGRAM.

>> COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WANT TO SUPPORT THESE EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS SHOULD CONTACT SOUTH BAY COMMUNITY SERVICES.

I AM LISA HELMKE KPBS NEWS.

>>> A SPECIAL MEETING IS BEING HELD RIGHT NOW AS THEY WORK TO REAFFIRM REOPENING PLANS IN SAN DIEGO.

THOSE IN THE CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WENT BACK TO CLASS FIVE DAYS A WEEK.

PARENTS CAN OPT FOR DISTANCE- LEARNING.

THERE ARE MANY SCHOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO REOPEN TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE AT A PRACTICAL TIME.

>>> EARLIER TODAY PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCED 90% OF ADULTS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE COVID- 19 VACCINATION BY MID APRIL.

LOCALLY THERE WILL BE MORE PLACES TO GET THE VACCINATION.

MELISSA MAY HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THIS COMPLEX IN SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF THREE NEW SITES OPEN THIS WEEK.

IT WILL OPEN TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE ABILITY TO DELIVER 500 VACCINES.

HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY IT COULD RAMP UP TO 1000 VACCINATIONS PER DAY.

NEW CLINICS ARE OPENING IN THE AREAS MOST AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC.

ONE OPENS IN ESCONDIDO.

A THIRD WILL OPEN IN SHERMAN HEIGHTS.

A COUNTY SUPERVISOR SAYS IT IS ALSO CESAR CHAVEZ DAY.

>> THE WORKERS ARE AT THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND WE ARE RUNNING THIS PROGRAM THROUGH THEM.

>> VACCINE ELIGIBILITY WILL OPEN 250 AND OLDER.

THEY SAY THE COUNTY HAS ALREADY STARTED TO PREPARE FOR THIS.

>> OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE AN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS WELL-RUN SO THAT WHEN IT IS HERE EVERYBODY GETS THE VACCINE THAT ONCE IT.

>> Reporter: THE VACCINE SUPERSTATION AT THE DELMAR FAIRGROUNDS WILL BE CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY AND NEXT WEEK AND BECAUSE OF A LOW NUMBER OF VACCINES DELIVERED.

DOCTOR GONZALEZ IS THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER OF SCRIPPS HEALTH.

SHE IS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT OFF ADMINISTERING THE VACCINE.

>> WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT IF WE GET THE VACCINES PROMISED, THROUGH OUR ROUTES OF COMMUNICATION IS, WE SHOULD GET DOUBLE WHAT WE ARE EXPECTING.

IF THAT IS THE CASE WE CAN REALLY START RUNNING THE PROGRAM.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THEY CAN HANDLE THE FULL ELIGIBILITY.

AND THEY SAY ABOUT 20% OF SAN DIEGANS ARE FULLY IMMUNIZED.

I'M MELISSA MAY REPORTING FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> OUR LOCAL VACCINE SITUATION IS ALWAYS CHANGING WITH UPDATED LOCATIONS AND SUPPLIES.

WE ARE TRACKING IT ALL AT WWW.KPBS.ORG ON THE VACCINATION DASHBOARD.

YOU CAN CLICK ON THE VACCINES LINK ON THE HOMEPAGE.

WE ALSO HAD THE LATEST NUMBER SHOWING JUST HOW MANY SAN DIEGANS HAVE RECEIVED THEIR FIRST AND SECOND DOSES.

>>> A STAGGERING NEW COVID-19 DEATH TOLL IN MEXICO.

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SAY IT IS 60% HIGHER THAN THE NUMBER ORIGINALLY REPORTED.

MORE THAN 321,000 PEOPLE ARE DEAD RATHER THAN THE 201,000 PEOPLE.

THAT PUSHES MEXICO PAST PRINCEVILLE AND THEY HAD BEEN SECOND TO THE UNITED STATES.

>>> DESPITE THE RECENT PROGRESS, THE DIRECTOR OF THE CDC IS SPEAKING IN WANT TO TERMS WHEN IT COMES TO THE EXISTING THREAT.

SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ARE SEEING A RISE IN NEW CASES.

>> I AM GOING TO PAUSE AND REFLECT ON THE FEELING THAT I HAVE HERE.

WE HAVE SO MUCH TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

SO MUCH PROMISE AND POTENTIAL OF WHERE WE ARE.

AND SO MUCH REASON FOR HOPE.

I AM SPEAKING TODAY NOT NECESSARILY AS THE CDC DIRECTOR BUT ALSO AS A WIFE, A MOTHER AND A DAUGHTER.

I ASK YOU TO JUST PLEASE HANG IN THERE.

I KNOW YOU ALL WANT TO MOVE ON.

WE ARE ALMOST THERE BUT NOT QUITE.

>> THAT IS A NOTE OF CAUTION FROM DOCTOR WILENSKY.

SAN DIEGO CASES HAVE STAYED LOW BUT NATIONALLY WE HAVE SEEN A SPIKE OF ABOUT 15% OVER THE PAST WEEK.

ONE SIGN THAT PEOPLE MIGHT BE LETTING THEIR GUARD DOWN IS THAT AIRPORTS, THE TSA REPORTED 1.5 MILLION FLYERS ON SUNDAY AND THAT IS A NEW PANDEMIC RECORD.

>>> 10 MONTHS AGO, THE DEATH OF A BLACK MAN AT THE HANDS OF A WHITE OFFICER SET OFF PROTESTS.

AND NOW, A MURDER TRIAL IS UNDERWAY FOR CHAUVIN.

>> Reporter: INSIDE OF A MINNEAPOLIS COURTROOM, THE MURDER TRIAL FOR DEREK CHAUVIN STARTED WITH THE STATE LAYING OUT THEIR CASE AGAINST THE FORMER MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER.

SHOWING NINE MINUTES 29 SECONDS A BYSTANDER VIDEO OF GEORGE FLOYD BEING HELD ON THE GROUND BY THE KNEE OF DEREK CHAUVIN.

>> HE DOES NOT LET UP .

EVEN WHEN MR. FLOYD DOES NOT HAVE A PULSE.

HE CONTINUES ON.

>> Reporter: TERRY BLACKWELL SAYS IT IS CLEAR THAT HIS DEATH WAS A HOMICIDE.

AND IT MATCHES THE PATTERNS OF SOMEBODY THAT DIES FROM OXYGEN DEFICIENCY.

>> YOU CAN SEE WHEN HE GOES UNCONSCIOUS.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE UNCONTROLLABLE SHAKING WHEN HE IS NOT BREATHING ANYMORE.

>> Reporter: A DIFFERENT PICTURE IS PAINTED BY THE DEFENSE.

TELLING JURORS THAT OFFICERS STRUGGLED TO ARREST FLOYD AND THAT THE USE OF FORCE IS A NECESSARY PART OF POLICING.

>> DEREK CHAUVIN DID EXACTLY WHAT HE HAD BEEN TRAINED TO DO OVER HIS 19 YEAR CAREER.

TRUCK DURING THE OR REESE ARREST, NELSON SAID HE HAD DRUGS IN HIS MOUTH TRYING TO HIDE THEM FROM POLICE.

>> HE DIED FROM CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA THAT OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF CORONARY DISEASE, THE INGESTION OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND FENTANYL AND THE ADRENALINE FLOWING THROUGH HIS BODY.

>> Reporter: CAMILLE BURNELL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE MARINES HAVE THE FEWEST NUMBER OF WOMEN IN THE SERVICE AND NOW THEY ARE WORKING TO INTEGRATE BOOT CAMP AND FULLY OPEN THAT SERVICE.

>>> THE FIRST CLASS OF FEMALE RECRUITS ARE ONE THIRD OF THE WAY THROUGH TRAINING IN SAN DIEGO.

PART OF A CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED MARCH TO BECOME THE LAST SERVICE TO INTEGRATE BOOT CAMP.

THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH EXERCISES AND SCALED OBSTACLES IN THE CONFIDENCE COURSE.

ONE OBSTACLE FOR THEIR LEADERS, KEEPING THESE WOMEN, ONCE THEY PROVE THEMSELVES, AND THEN FINDING MORE LIKE THEM.

WOMEN WHO WANT TO BECOME UNITED STATES MARINES.

MY AUNT WAS A MARINE FROM 2004 THROUGH 2009.

>> IT IS A PROFOUND TRANSFORMATION.

I HAD A BLAST AT BOOT CAMP.

IT IS SO HARD.

IT IS PHYSICAL AND CHALLENGING.

YOU DON'T GET A TON OF SLEEPING YOU ARE ALWAYS ON THE MOVE.

>> Reporter: A CREW CHIEF ON A HELICOPTER, SHE REMEMBERS RUNNING OUT OF THE HELICOPTER WHEN ANOTHER HELICOPTER FLIPPED ON TAKEOFF SPILLING THE CREW AND MARINES ACROSS THE FIELD.

>> I REMEMBER TELLING A GUY THAT HELP WAS ON THE WAY.

>> Reporter: WOMEN MAKE UP 20% OF THE MILITARY.

THE NUMBER OF WOMEN IN THE MARINES IS HALF OF THAT.

THE LAST TWO COMMANDANTS OF THE MARINE CORPS HAVE PUBLICLY VOWED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN IN THE MARINE CORPS.

ONE REASON WHY THERE ARE NOT MORE WOMEN IS ANY OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE JOB HAVE BEEN CLOSED TO WOMEN.

>> YOU CAN DO EVERY JOB THAT A GUY DOES BUT, THE MAIN MOS IN THE MARINE CORPS, THAT WE COULD NOT DO UNTIL RECENTLY WAS THAT.

>> THEY ALSO WANT TO FIGHT THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DECISION TO OPEN COMBAT ROLES TO WOMEN.

COMPARED WITH THE ARMY, RELATIVE HANDFUL OF WOMEN HAVE COMBAT ROLES IN THE MARINES.

SERGEANT LEAH ON GOLD IS ONE OF A FEW FEMALE RECRUITS.

THERE IMAGE OF THE MARINE CORPS COMES OUT OF VIDEO GAMES.

>> I THINK IT JUST REALLY BOILS DOWN TO CALL OF DUTY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SEEING WHAT IS ON TV.

>> MOST JOBS IN THE MARINES ARE NOT COMBAT RELATED.

THAT IMAGE MAKES IT HARDER TO RECRUIT A BROADER GROUP OF WOMEN.

RECRUITERS SPEND MONTHS GETTING MEN AND WOMEN INTO SHAPE BEFORE THEY SHIP OUT.

WE SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE FIRST GROUPS.

>> SHE HAD IT SET IN HER MIND THAT SHE WANTED TO BE A MARINE BUT SHE WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE PHYSICAL ASPECT.

THE WAY THAT I PREPARED HER IS WE WOULD MEET HERE AT THE OFFICE TWO OR THREE TIMES PER WEEK AND WE WOULD PHYSICALLY TRYING TO GET READY.

>> MARINES SAY THAT WHAT STARTS AT BOOT CAMP LASTS A LIFETIME THROUGH HARD STRIP HARDSHIP AND EVEN BETRAYAL.

JULIE WEBER STARTED SERVING IN 1996.

>> IN MY FIRST DUTY STATION I WAS AND I WAS NOT SUPPORTED BY ANYBODY IN MY UNIT.

AT LEAST, NOBODY WHOSE OPINION MATTERED.

>> THE SPECTRUM OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS LOOMS OVER THE MARINES.

WEBER HAS A TATTOO ON HER FOREARM OF THE GLOBE AND ANCHOR AND THAT IS A SYMBOL OF THE MARINES.

SHE SAYS SHE GOT IT AFTER A SECOND ENLISTMENT.

AS SHE STRUGGLED THROUGH LAW SCHOOL SHE WANTED A REMINDER OF WHAT SHE CAN ACCOMPLISH.

>> I TRY TO SUPPORT MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS EVEN OUTSIDE OF THE MARINE CORPS.

I TRY TO SUPPORT THOSE THAT NEEDED.

I DON'T THINK I WAS ALWAYS THIS WAY THOUGH.

I AM STRONG BECAUSE OF THEM.

>> THE MARINE WARRIOR TRADITION IS BUILT AT BOOT CAMP.

ADVOCATES SAY INTEGRATING THE SEXES IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COURT TO RECOGNIZE THE STRENGTH OF THE DETERMINATION INSTILLED IN THE BEGINNING DOES NOT JUST APPLY TO THE MEN.

I'M STEVE WALSH, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AT THE START OF THE NEWSCAST WE SHOWED YOU THE LATEST FROM THE SAN DIEGO GO CONVENTION CENTER.

THAT IS WHERE UNACCOMPANIED MIGRANT GIRLS ARE BEING HOUSED AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE SYSTEM.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE LONG JOURNEY FOR SOME OF THESE DESPERATE FAMILIES THOUGH.

>> Reporter: THIS IS WHAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS NOT ALLOWED AMERICA TO SEE.

TO TELL THE STORY, WE WERE ESCORTED BY TEXAS STATE TROOPERS.

LINES OF MIGRANTS ON TEXAS TRAILS ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.

NANCY IS PREGNANT.

AND CRIED DESCRIBING HER PAINFUL JOURNEY FROM HONDURAS.

RONNIE SAYS HIS FAMILY FLED HONDURAS FOLLOWING THE DEVASTATION FROM HURRICANES.

UNDER THIS BRIDGE, MORE LINES OF MIGRANTS.

THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM IS OVERWHELMED.

DURING HIS FIRST FORMAL PRESS CONFERENCE, PRESIDENT BIDEN SAID -- >> I WILL COMMIT TO TRANSPARENCY.

>> Reporter: ONE NEWS CAMERA WAS ALLOWED INSIDE OF AN HHS FACILITY BUT IT WAS A SANITIZED VERSION OF REALITY.

FAR REMOVED FROM THE BOTTLENECK OF THIS PROCESSING FACILITY.

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION RELEASING THEIR OWN VIDEOS THIS WEEK.

CNN MADE REPEATED REQUESTS TO ACCESS THE FACILITIES BUT THEY WERE DENIED.

THE DAY THAT WE CAPTURED THIS VIDEO, STATE TROOPERS WERE OUR GUIDES.

>> SENT HERE BY GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT EARLIER THIS MONTH TO THWART SMUGGLERS.

>> IT IS A WAY TO SUFFOCATE AND PUT PRESSURE ON THE CARTEL.

>> Reporter: VICTOR ESCALONA IS THE HEAD OF THIS OPERATION.

>> THEY WILL -- ON THE RIVER.

>> AND THAT IS WHERE TEXAS STEPS IN.

BY WATER, AIR AND GROUND.

TO FILL THE GAPS IN SECURITY ON THE RIO GRANDE.

ACCORDING TO STATE TROOPERS, IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY IN BETWEEN THOSE TREES YOU WILL SEE A CAMP.

A SORT OF STAGING AREA ON THE MEXICAN SIDE.

NOT ON THE U.S. SIDE.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THE HOT SPOTS THEY DESCRIBED.

THIS TRAIL IS USED BY MIGRANTS.

YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE PATH.

THE LANDSCAPE IS COVERED WITH EVIDENCE THAT IT IS USED BY MIGRANTS.

WE SEE CLOTHING, DOCUMENTS AND MASKS.

ALL LEADING TO THESE DIRT TRAILS.

WITH ARROWS POINTING MIGRANTS TO THE IMMIGRATION PROCESSING CENTER UNDERNEATH OF THE BRIDGE.

NANCY SAYS, FEELING HUNGRY FOR TWO WAS THE WORST PART OF THE JOURNEY.

MOST OF THE MIGRANTS THAT I MET SAID THEY MADE THE TREK TO THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE THEY WERE POOR.

BUT THIS LITTLE GIRL SAID SHE IS RICH IN FAITH.

SHE ENDED THE CONVERSATION BY SAYING THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU.

>>> KPBS WILL COVER THIS STORY AS IT DEVELOPS.

ONE PLACE TO FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES IS THE KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE.

YOU CAN ALSO WATCH PAST SHOWS ON YOUTUBE.

>>> AIRBNB AND VRBO ARE SEEING A SPIKE IN BUSINESS.

AIRBNB IS UP 20% FOLLOWING THEIR INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING.

AIRBNB HOUSE HAVE EARNED A COMBINED $1 BILLION SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN LAST YEAR.

MEANWHILE, EXPEDIA STOCK, WHICH OWNS VRBO, HAS SOARED 40%.

BOOKINGS FOR HOT WIRE AND OTHER COMPANIES ARE BOUNCING BACK.

>>> SOME BOOKINGS COULD BE THROUGH SAN DIEGO WHEN THE COMIC CON FESTIVAL COMES BACK.

THAT WILL BE NOVEMBER 26 THROUGH THE 28th.

THE FALL EVENT WILL ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO HIGHLIGHT ALL OF THE GREAT ELEMENTS THAT HAS MADE VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS SO POPULAR.

IT WILL ALSO GENERATE REVENUE FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES.

SPECIFIC DETAILS ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT.

>>> IT WAS A HOT WEEKEND AND A REMINDER THAT WINTER IS OVER.

THE PAST FEW MONTHS HAVE BEEN DRY AND THAT MEANS THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING WILL NOT BE AS VIBRANT AS IN YEARS PAST.

LET'S GO TO NICOLE FOR MORE.

>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PURPLE PETALS OR YELLOW FLOWERS YOU CAN FIND THEM HERE BUT THIS IS THE ONLY LITTLE SPRIG OF BRIGHT ORANGE CALIFORNIA POPPIES WE FOUND BLOOMING IN THAT THE CANYON.

IS BACK I WAS WONDERING WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO COME.

>> Reporter: IT DOES NOT SEEM SO.

THE EPIC SUPER BLOOMS OF YEARS PAST THAT COVERED 1600 ACRES OF HILLSIDE ALONG THE FREEWAY AS EARLY AS FEBRUARY, THEY DREW HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VISITORS TO THE AREA.

THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW FROM 2019 AND THIS IS FROM TODAY.

AND REBECCA THINK SHE WILL RUN INTO FAR FEWER INSTAGRAM PHOTOGRAPHERS SINCE THIS YEAR IT IS JUST DRIED BRUSH.

2019 WAS A PRETTY IMPRESSIVE YEAR FOR RAINFALL WE GOT ABOUT 20 INCHES OF RAINFALL.

COMPARED TO ONLY ABOUT 4.25 INCHES OF RAIN THIS PAST WINTER.

ELEVATED WIND AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ALSO HELPED THE SUPER BLOOM TAKE PLACE.

>> WE TOOK SO MANY PHOTOS.

>> Reporter: AND PEOPLE FOLLOWED SUIT.

BUT THE CITY SHUT DOWN ACCESS.

>> THE FIRST TIME I WENT TO CHURCH AFTER THE BLOOM, IT TOOK ME AN HOUR AND A HALF TO GET HOME.

>> Reporter: BUT THE DON'T MISS THE PROBLEMS THAT COME WITH THE POPPIES.

THEY STILL ENJOY THEIR WALKS THROUGH THE CANYON.

>> THE FLOWERS WERE JUST A PLUS.

>>> WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING THIS WEEKEND.

THAT WILL BRING CHANGES IN THE WEATHER.

THE ONSHORE FLOW OVERNIGHT WILL BRING LOW CLOUDS.

THINGS WILL CLEAR UP AS WE SHIFT MORE INTO THE NORTH AND WITH THAT WE WILL SEE THE RETURN OF THE SANTA ANA WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE RISE AS WELL.

QUITE A WARM UP HERE BY WEDNESDAY.

AND THURSDAY.

THAT WILL SPREAD TO THE INTERIOR BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

HERE IS A LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING.

SAN DIEGO IS 55 AND CLOUDS ROLLING IN.

RAMONA IS DOWN TO 40.

MOUNT LAGUNA IS 50 DEGREES.

WE SEE CLEARING AND WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH.

HERE IS A LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURES TO THE TODAY.

UP TO 80 IN ESCONDIDO AND 80 IN EL CAJON.

CAMPO IS 71 DEGREES.

OCEANSIDE IS 69.

ON WEDNESDAY, QUITE WARM.

AND THE WARMTH WILL BE EXPANDING INLAND BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK.

AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE EXTENDED TEMPERATURES, AS YOU CAN SEE, TUESDAY, CLOUDS, BREEZY AND SUNSHINE.

THEN THERE IS A WARM-UP WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND WE WILL SEE ONSHORE FLOW RETURNING.

INLAND SECTIONS, UPPER 80s AND 90 DEGREES ON THURSDAY.

THE TEMPERATURES BACK OFF.

AS WE GO INTO THE MOUNTAINS, STRONG WINDS TUESDAY.

SUNSHINE AND PLEASANT WEATHER FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

AND THEN IN THE DESERTS, LOTS OF SUNSHINE.

WE CHECK OUT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND IT WILL BE GETTING HOT.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST MARK MANCUSO.

>>> COMING UP, THE LEADER OF THE CDC IS WARNING THAT COVID- 19 CASES, HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS ARE ON THE RISE.

THAT'S COMING UP AFTER EVENING EDITION.

>>> HERE IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT FOR TOMORROW.

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE POURING IN FOR SEVERAL PROGRAMS.

FIND OUT WHY GETTING LANDLORDS TO PARTICIPATE HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE.

>>> AND ENDING THE CASH BAILOUT.

THE SUPREME COURT RULES THAT ADVOCATES WILL HELP TO REFORM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US AND 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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