>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT'S MONDAY, MARCH 7th.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER RECORD BROKEN FOR GAS PRICES IN SAN DIEGO, COUNTY.

>> AVERAGE GALLON FOR PARTS OF REGULAR IS $5.38 WHICH IS $.28 MORE THAN WE WERE PAYING JUST LAST FRIDAY.

WHILE MOST OF US COMPLAIN ABOUT PAYING THAT MUCH OF THE PUMP, PEOPLE WHO DRIVE FOR A LIVING ARE ESPECIALLY HURTING.

KPBS REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO SPENT THE DAY WITH A RIDESHARE DRIVER WHO SAYS GAS PRICES WILL FORCE MANY TO QUIT THE JOB ALTOGETHER.

>> Reporter: IT IS THE DREADED MOMENT OF THE DAY.

>> IT'S GOING TO HURT.

TONYA HAS BEEN A RIDESHARE DRIVER FOR FIVE YEARS BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SHE HAS EVER HAD TO PAY ALMOST 6 DOLLARS FOR A GALLON OF GASOLINE.

>>> THE GAS IS $5.78.

THAT IS INSANE!

THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY IS TWICE AS MUCH AS IT WAS WHEN I STARTED DRIVING FIVE YEARS AGO.

AND I'M MAKING HALF THE MONEY.

I USED TO FILL UP MY TANK FOR ABOUT $32, AROUND THERE.

NOW IT IS OVER $50 TO FILL UP THE TANK OF GAS SO OF COURSE, EVERYTHING YOU ARE EARNING JUST EATS INTO THAT.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO AAA, GAS PRICES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY SET RECORDS NEARLY EVERY SINGLE DAY.

THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF GAS IS $.55 MORE THAN A WEEK AGO.

SHE SAYS RIDESHARE DRIVERS ARE ON THE EDGE.

>> I HEAR A LOT OF ANGER OUT THERE.

THERE ARE A LOT OF DRIVERS WHO WANT TO STRIKE.

THERE ARE A LOT OF FRUSTRATIONS.

I EVEN TALKED WITH A DRIVER LIVING IN HIS CAR.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS MOST PEOPLE HAVE A MISCONCEPTION THAT WHEN THEY PAY A HIGH RATE, SHE IS POCKETING A BIG PART OF IT.

THAT IS NOT THE CASE.

>> I HAD A PASSENGER THAT WAS VERY UPSET THAT HE PAID $85 FOR HIS RIDE AND I SAID WOW, THAT'S A LOT AND WHAT DO YOU THINK I GOT?

$18.

$18 OUT OF $85.

SO IT IS REALLY, REALLY TOUGH AND IT MAKES IT HARDER TO JUSTIFY GOING OUT LATE AT NIGHT PICKING UP PEOPLE WHO ARE DRUNK WHEN YOU DON'T GET PAID GOOD MONEY.

SHE GOT INTO THE BUSINESS FOR THE FLEXIBILITY, THE SAME FLEXIBILITY THAT COMPANIES LIKE UBER -- PRICES ARE SQUEEZING HER BRIGHT DRIVE.

>>> EVERYTHING INCREASES, YOUR FOOD AND YOU CAN'T PAY FOR YOUR FOOD.

WHERE IS THE FLEXIBILITY IN THAT?

THERE IS NO FLEXIBILITY IN BEING POOR.

YOU HAVE TO GET EVERY LAST DROP.

WITH THIS KIND OF PRICING, YOU KNOW?

>> Reporter: KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS MAKING IT A PRIORITY TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH EASY ACCESS TO TRANSIT.

LOCATIONS FOR THE BRIDGE TO HOME WERE REVEALED TODAY IN -- DOWNTOWN CITY HEIGHTS AND -- WILL ALSO BENEFIT FROM MORE THAN 600 NEW UNITS.

SOME WILL INCLUDE A MIX OF SERVICES FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

>> WE TALK ABOUT HOUSING BEING SOMETHING THAT JUST CHANGED PEOPLE'S LIVES.

THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.

>> MORE THAN $30 MILLION FROM LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL SOURCES WILL PROVIDE THE FINANCING FOR DEVELOPERS.

ALL OF THESE NEW HOMES WILL BE WITHIN HALF A MILE OF EXISTING TRANSIT LINES.

THE FIRST BATCH WILL OPEN NEXT YEAR.

>>> SAN DIEGO UNIFIED'S INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT IS NOW IT'S PERMANENT SUPERINTENDENT THE SCHOOL BOARD ANNOUNCED MOMENTS AGO IT HAS NAMED DR. LaMONT JACKSON TO PERMANENTLY REPLACE CINDY MARTEN.

SHE RESIGNED LATE LAST SPRING AFTER BECOMING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

THE DECISION TO HIRE JACKSON COMES AFTER A YEAR-LONG RECRUITMENT AND SEARCH PROCESS THAT INCLUDED A DIVERSE GROUP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO SERVED AS ADVISERS TO THE BOARD.

>> A NEW MASK POLICY WENT INTO EFFECT TODAY AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY.

THE COLLEGE IS MODIFYING IT TO FOLLOW A CHANGE IN TRANSMISSION RATES IN SAN DIEGO.

AS KPBS REPORTER, ALEXANDER WYNN EXPLAINS, -- >> Reporter: ACROSS THE SAN DIEGO CAMPUS, MANY STUDENTS DO NOT KNOW THE MOUTH POLICY THAT WENT INTO EFFECT TODAY.

BUT OTHERS SAY IT IS A GOOD CHANGE.

>> IT'S NOT LIKE THE PANDEMIC IS OVER COMPLETELY.

I THINK WE ARE IN A GOOD SPOT WHERE IF YOU ARE VACCINATED YOU ARE MORE THAN OKAY.

>> HE SAYS HE DOESN'T LIKE WEARING A MASK INSIDE THE CLASSROOM BUT UNDERSTANDS THE REASON FOR IT.

>> SAN DIEGO STATES NEWEST MACK MASK UPDATED POLICY, STUDENTS WILL WEAR THEM IN THE CLASSROOM.

THE CHANGE OF THE MASK MANDATE CAME AFTER THE CDC DESIGNATED SAN DIEGO'S COVID TRANSMISSION LIGHT AS LOW ON THURSDAY.

THAT IS THE SAME REASON SAN DIEGO UNIFIED LIFTED ITS MASK MANDATE FRIDAY.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE WERE ALWAYS PROTECTING OUR KIDS.

SO WE ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDING THAT STUDENTS STILL WEAR MASKS.

HOWEVER, WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE REQUIRING A MASK AFTER APRIL 4th.

THAT IS THE DATE STUDENTS RETURN FROM SPRING BREAK.

THE DISTRICT IS ALSO PROVIDING TAKE-HOME COVID TESTS TO USE BEFORE COMING BACK TO SCHOOL.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE TEACHERS UNION SAID THE POLICY REACTION WAS MISSED MIXED.

>> SOME WERE VERY HAPPY THAT MASKING IS NO LONGER REQUIRED.

SOME ARE STILL VERY CONCERNED.

>> Reporter: AS FOR STUDENTS -- >> I THINK WE ARE FINALLY GETTING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: ALEXANDER WYNN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A SOLID MILESTONE FOR THE PANDEMIC.

THE GLOBAL DEATH TOO COVID-19 HAS REACHED 6 MILLION TODAY ACCORDING TO JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE WORLD REACHED 5 MILLION DEATHS.

U.S. HAS REPORTED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF DEATHS WITH MORE THAN 958,000 FOLLOWED BY BRAZIL, RUSSIA, AND X AGO.

BUT THERE IS A SOME GOOD NEWS.

EXPERTS SAY BASED ON CDC DATA, THE U.S. MAY BE IN FOR A NEAR- NORMAL SPRING AND SUMMER AND SAY THAT MOVE FROM PANDEMIC TO ENDEMIC APPEARS TO BE ACCELERATING.

>>> IF YOU NEED MORE COVID TESTING KITS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, YOU CAN START ORDERING MORE FROM THE GOVERNMENT WEBSITE AGAIN THIS WEEK.

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN MENTIONED DURING HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS THAT YOU CAN ORDER MORE EVEN IF YOU HAVE ALREADY REQUESTED TEST.

THE WEBSITE IS COVID TESTS.GOV AND YOU CAN GET FOUR ADDITIONAL TESTS FOR FREE.

A HOTLINE IS ALSO UP AND THAT NUMBER IS 1-800-232-0233.

>>> RUSSIA IS INTENSIFYING ATTACKS IN UKRAINE, HITTING SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, CHURCHES AND DEPARTMENTS.

THE UNITED NATIONS SAYS MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION REFUGEES HAVE FLED THE VIOLENCE.

BUT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE TRAPPED WITHOUT POWER, FOOD, WATER OR MEDICAL HELP.

ISABEL ROSALES REPORTS ON HOW FARTHER WEST IS WILLING TO GO TO COUNTER RUSSIA.

>> Reporter: AS ANTIWAR RALLIES MOUNTAIN RUSSIA, RUSSIAN TROOPS PUSH INTO UKRAINIAN CITIES.

THE GOAL?

BOMBARD CITIES INTO SUBMISSION.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> ON THE GROUND, UKRAINE ACCUSING RUSSIA OF VIOLATING A CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT TO AID IN EVACUATIONS.

SUNDAY, AN EVACUATING UKRAINIAN FAMILY WITH EIGHT CHILDREN WERE KILLED.

>> MURDER.

MURDER.

THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE REPEATEDLY CALLED ON NATO AND THE U.S. TO ESTABLISH A NO-FLY ZONE OVER UKRAINE.

BOTH REJECTED THIS OPTION.

>> THE NO-FLY ZONE MEANS THAT IF RUSSIAN PLANES VIOLATE THE ZONE, WE SHOOT THEM DOWN.

AND THAT RUNS THE RISK OF CREATING A DIRECT CONFLICT.

BETWEEN OUR COUNTRIES AND RUSSIA.

AND THUS A WIDER WAR.

>> Reporter: THE WEST IS MOVING TO COUNTER RUSSIA.

ON THE BORDER, THE AIRFIELD SERVES AS A WEAPONS HUB ACCORDING TO A SENIOR OFFICIAL.

A SENIOR U.S. OFFICIAL SAYS THE U.S. AND NATO ARE SUPPLYING UKRAINE WITH NEARLY 20,000 ANTITANK AND ANTI-AIR MISSILES.

>> GOD WILL NOT FORGIVE.

NOT TODAY.

NOT TOMORROW.

NEVER.

AND INSTEAD OF FORGIVENESS, THERE WILL BE JUDGMENT.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, ISABEL ROSALES, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AND AMERICAN OFFICIALS HAVE IDENTIFIED THREE AREAS ON WHICH THE U.S. COULD SOON TAKE ACTION.

A BAN ON RUSSIAN OIL IN IMPORTS, A DECLARATION ON WAR CRIMES IN RUSSIA COME AND HELP TO DELIVER POLISH FIGHTER JETS UKRAINE.

>>> THE LARGEST CORRUPTION SCANDAL IN NAVY HISTORY IS IN COURT.

KPBS MILITARY REPORTER, STEVE WALSH SAYS THE MAN THEY CALLED "THAT LEONARD" SEDUCED THE SEVENTH FLEET.

>> IN 2015, LEONARD FRANCIS PLED GUILTY TO OVERCHARGING THE NAVY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO SHIPS AROUND THE PACIFIC.

THE LAST FIVE NAVAL OFFICERS CHARGED WITH HELPING HIM ARE ON TRIAL.

WE TALKED TO FRANCIS FOR THE PODCAST, "THAT LEONARD."

>> IN THE PHILIPPINES THEY GET OFF WITH PROSTITUTES AND NONSTOP DRINKING, SHARE PHOTOS OF THE WOMEN AFTERWARDS, THEY TALK ALL THIS KIND OF STUFF AND IT'S ALL IN THE INDICTMENT.

THE OFFICERS ARE CHARGED WITH ACCEPTING LAVISH GIFTS IN EXCHANGE FOR HELPING FRANCIS STEER NAVY SHIPS THROUGH HIS PORTS FOR YEARS UNTIL HIS ARREST IN SAN DIEGO.

THE FEDS HAVE HELD OFF SENTENCE IN FRANCIS WHILE THE OTHER TRIALS ARE PENDING.

FRUSTRATING -- FRUSTRATED, FRANCIS WENT PUBLIC LAST YEAR.

>> IT IS THE LONGEST TRIAL IN U.S. HISTORY.

THIS HAS BEEN A BIG MESS FOR THE NAVY AND FOR THE OJ BECAUSE THESE FIVE HAVE BEEN IN ONE PUBLIC TRIAL.

THESE FIVE CONTINUE TO PLEAD NOT GUILTY.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN TWO DOZEN OTHER OFFICERS PLED GUILTY.

ONE JUST PRIOR TO THE TRIAL GETTING UNDERWAY.

THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THE PROSECUTION OFFICE STAR WITNESS WILL STILL CARRY AS MUCH WEIGHT AFTER HE SPOKE PUBLICLY.

>> THE TALK OF SOME OF THE PROSTITUTES APPEARING ON THE STANDS AND WE WILL SEE WHETHER THAT HAPPENS.

>> Reporter: FIVE OFFICERS PLED NOT GUILTY INCLUDING A RETIRED REAR ELBOW ADMIRAL, BRUCE LEAVITT ALL SERVING ON THE FLAGSHIP.

DURING OPENING ARGUMENTS, THE ATTORNEYS SAID THE CLIENTS DID NOT HAVE THE POWER TO STEER CONTRACTS TO FRANCIS THE WAY PROSECUTORS ALLEGE.

THE TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO TAKE MONTHS.

STEVE WALLACE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> BALLOTS ARE BEING MAILED FOR NEXT MONTH OFFICIAL ELECTION IN ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 80.

KPBS CITY HEIGHTS REPORTER, JACOB AIR -- JACOB AERE REPORTS.

GONZALEZ WAS OUT IN JANUARY TO LEAD THE FEDERATION.

DEMOCRATS DAVID ALBERS AND GEORGE GOMEZ AND REPUBLICAN LINCOLN PICKARD ARE RUNNING TO REPLACE HER.

THE SPECIAL ELECTION IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 5th WITH THE RUNOFF ON JUNE 7th.

CHRISTOPHER RICE WILSON OF ALLIANCE SAN DIEGO SAYS THAT TIMING CAN MAKE THINGS A BIT USING.

>> WE WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS A SPECIAL ELECTION AND THERE IS ANOTHER PRIMARY ELECTION HAPPENING IN JUNE AND THEN ANOTHER ELECTION HAPPENING IN NOVEMBER.

SO WE HAVE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN ALL OF THEM.

POOR ADDING TO THE CONFUSION, THIS SPECIAL ELECTION IS JUST THROW GONZALEZ' TERM SET TO END IN DECEMBER.

THERE WILL BE A REGULAR ELECTION FOR THE ASSEMBLY SEAT WITH THAT ON JUNE 7th AND THE RUNOFF IN NOVEMBER.

ONE MORE COMPLICATION.

THE SPECIAL ELECTION APPLIES TO THE OLD DISTRICT 80 BOUNDARIES.

THE REGULAR ELECTION IS FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE NO BOUNDARIES CREATED AFTER THE 2020 CENSUS.

THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS SAYS PEOPLE CAN LOOK UP THEIR DISTRICTS AT SD VOTE.COM.

FOR ALL THE ELECTIONS, WILSON SAYS THEY ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE BY KNOCKING ON DOORS, CALLING PHONES AND REACHING OUT DIGITALLY.

>> FOLKS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO VOTE BY MAIL.

THERE WILL BE POLLING LOCATIONS WHERE PEOPLE CAN VOTE AND PEOPLE CAN ALSO GO TO THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE TO VOTE AND WE WILL MAKE SURE RESIDENTS IN THE 80 KNOW OF THOSE.

>> Reporter: THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS PROVIDES BALLOTS AND ALL ELECTION MATERIALS.

THERE IS A MARCH 21st DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN THE SPECIAL ELECTION BUT ANYONE WHO MISSES THAT THEY CAN REGISTER AND VOTE.

THEY JUST NEED TO GO TO THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE OR ANY VOTING CENTER THROUGH ELECTION DAY.

AGAIN, THAT IS ON APRIL 5th.

JACOB AERE , KPBS NEWS.

>>> TF1 HAS LONG BEEN A REFUGE FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T OR DON'T WANT TO LIVE AND PAY THE HIGH TAXES IN SAN DIEGO.

WITH SAN DIEGO BECOMING ONE OF THE MOST AFFORDABLE PLACES TO LIVE, AS KPBS REPORTER, ELISE GUSTAV MOST EXPLAINS.

I'M SPENDING THE ACT TO NOON WITH GUSTAVO, A TIJUANA REALTOR WITH A SHOWN MANSHIP ATTITUDE.

>> Reporter: HE IS THE TYPE OF REALTOR WHO WALKED YOU INTO A DARK MASTER BEDROOM AND WITH A FLOURISH, >> WE HAVE A PLACE -- >> Reporter: OPENS THE CURTAIN TO REVEAL A BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF TIJUANA'S EASTERN MOUNTAINS.

>> YOU HAVE A VALLEY WHERE YOU CAN PUT A TABLE AND SOME CHAIRS.

AND ENJOY THE AFTERNOON.

AND THIS TYPE OF THE HOUSE IS $950.

>> Reporter: WE ARE IN A 250 THE REST TWO BEDROOM HOUSE.

IS JUST 15 MINUTES AWAY FROM THE BORDER.

IN SAN DIEGO, THAT $950 A MONTH MIGHT GET YOU A STUDIO.

TIJUANA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PLACE WHERE AMERICANS CAN LIVE AFFORDABLY WHILE CONTINUING TO WORK IN SAN DIEGO BUT IN 2022, AMERICA'S FINEST CITY BECAME ITS MOST UNAFFORDABLE ACCORDING TO -- ONE OF THE REASONS WHY PEOPLE ARE HEADING SOUTH IN A FLOOD.

>> Reporter: >> OUT OF 10 PEOPLE WHO CALL US SOME OF THIS IS PEOPLE LEAVING THE U.S. >> Reporter: THIS PROFESSOR MOVED AFTER THE HOUSING CRISIS.

>> WE HAVE THAT LUXURY OF LIVING ON THE BORDER AND HAVING IT BOTH WAYS.

PAY LOW RENT AND HAVE A LOWER COST OF LIVING IN TIJUANA AND THEN HAVE THE POWERFUL EARNING POWER OF THE UNITED STATES.

SHE LOST HER NORTH PARK CONDO IN THE SUBPRIME MORTGAGE CRISIS BUT THEY GAVE HER AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A MOVE SHE WANTED TO MAKE FOR A LONG TIME.

SHE BECAME A TIJUANA RESIDENT INSTEAD OF LIMITING HERSELF TO THE ENGLISH ONLY CROWD QUICKLY BECAME INVOLVED IN THE TIJUANA ARTS SCENE.

>> I'M NOT JUST HERE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHEAP RENT BUT I'M HERE TO FIGHT THIS IS A PARTICIPATE IN WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE SOCIETY.

>> Reporter: HER CHILDREN THOUGHT IT WAS EDGY, HER COWORKERS THOUGHT IT WAS QUIRKY BUT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS ESPECIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC, SHE SAYS FRIENDS AND COWORKERS HAVE HIT HER OFF UP ABOUT IT.

>> EXPLAINED IT TO ME BECAUSE I'M THINKING ABOUT IT BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I SHOULD PAY FOR RENT OR WHERE I SHOULD GO.

SCOTT ASHER IS AMONG THE NEW ARRIVALS.

A FREELANCER WHO WORKS AS A DIGITAL ARTIST AND MAKES YOUTUBE VIDEOS.

HE WENT 18 MONTHS WITHOUT FINDING STEADY WORK DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> IT WAS A SOLUTION THAT I NEEDED.

I WAS IN THE MARKET FOR IT.

I NEEDED A PLACE TO LIVE.

SO IT IS A SOLUTION FOR A PLACE TO LIVE.

FROM ASHER PAYS $550 A MONTH FOR A TWO ROOM APARTMENT ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AWAY FROM THE BORDER.

HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AS NICE FOR THAT PRICE IN TIJUANA O LET ALONE SAN DIEGO.

HE PAYS LESS FOR FOOD, UTILITIES, CELL PHONE, DENTAL VISITS, AND EVEN CAR INSURANCE.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT PLACE I WOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD IN CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: EVERY TIME SOMEONE LIKE ASHER MAKES THE MOVE ITSELF, THERE IS AN IMPACT THE NEIGHBORHOODS BECOME LESS AFFORDABLE FOR THE PEOPLE ALREADY LIVING THERE.

THE LOCAL REALTOR SAYS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN SAN DIEGO FOR DECADES IS NOW HAPPENING IN TIJUANA.

>> THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE LESS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME BUYING PROPERTY.

SO ALSO ADDING THE SHORTAGE OF HOUSING.

>> Reporter: THAT HOME WITH THE BALCONY FOR $950 A MONTH RENT IT FOR 750 A FEW YEARS AGO.

DO YOU WANT LANDLORDS KNOW THE FACT THAT THEY MAKE A LOT OF MONEY FORM FROM AMERICANS.

UNLIKE AMERICANS, PEOPLE ALREADY LIVING IN TIJUANA CAN'T SIMPLY CROSS THE BORDER TO FIND AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

INSTEAD, THEY ARE PRICED OUT TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN IN NEIGHBORHOODS WITH FEWER JOBS, LESS PUBLIC SERVICE AND MORE CRIME.

>> IT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL AFFECT A LOT OF PEOPLE.

IT MAY REQUIRE -- THE WORKING CLASS AND IT IS GOING TO AFFECT THEM IN THE LONG RUN.

BECAUSE THE PRICES ARE GOING TO GO HIGHER.

AND THE SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN THAT IS HAPPENING IN SAN DIEGO TO TIJUANA BUT THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THEY WON'T HAVE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN MOVE TO ACCEPT THE EXTERIOR OF THE CITIES.

THERE IS NOT A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT.

>> THIS IS GUSTAV ALSO LEASE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> THIS WEEK SAND WILL BE PIPED OUT OF A BEACH BY CALTRANS AND CREWS.

THE SAND WILL BE DREDGED FROM THE LOOKING FOR BEACH NOURISHMENT EFFORTS.

KEN SMITH SAYS THE PROJECT BENEFITS BEACH VISITORS AND NATURAL HABITATS OF THE LAGOON.

>> GOOD FOR THE INVERTEBRATE SO A LOT OF GOOD BENEFITS BY AS PUTTING THAT SAND ON THE BEACH.

>> THE BEACH WILL REMAIN OPEN BUT NEARBY RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES MAY EXPECT AN INCREASE IN TRAFFIC, CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY AND TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS.

DREDGING IS ONGOING FOR 24 HOURS AND WILL TAKE PLACE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M.

THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY APRIL.

>>> A STUDY COWRITTEN BY A SAN DIEGO SCIENTIST SHOWS THE PHONE MANUALLY OVERWHELMED CALIFORNIA'S ORVILLE DAM WAS A RESULT OF GLOBAL WARMING.

KPBS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REPORTER, THOMAS HATCH TELLS US WHY.

THE DAM IS THE TALLEST IN THE NATION AND CREATES THE STATES SECOND LARGEST RESERVOIR.

ON FEBRUARY 2017, AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER DUMPED A HUGE AMOUNT OF SNOW THAN A HUGE AMOUNT OF RAIN INTO THE RESERVOIR'S WATERSHED.

THE INTENSITY OF THE FLOODING THAT THREATENED THE DAM WAS THE RESULT OF A WARMING ATMOSPHERE.

>> RAINFALL FROM THAT PARTICULAR ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WAS ENHANCED BY ABOUT 11 TO 15% BY CLIMATE CHANGE COMPARED TO WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN PREINDUSTRIAL TIMES.

FROM ALEXANDER GERSHON OFF AS A RESEARCH METEOROLOGIST AT THE SCRIPPS INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY, CO-AUTHOR OF AN ARTICLE IN THE JOURNAL, FUTURE.

BANDS OF WATER ATMOSPHERE BRING UP TO 50% OF CALIFORNIA'S PRECIPITATION.

GERSHON OFF SAYS THE ABILITY OF AIR TO HOLD MOISTURE INCREASES WITH TEMPERATURE.

CLIMATE MODELING PROJECTIONS SHOW THAT ATMOSPHERIC WARMING DRAMATICALLY INCREASED THE RAINFALL THAT FLOODED THE ORVILLE DAM'S RESERVOIR.

>> IT DEMONSTRATES VERY WELL THE TYPE OF HYDRO CLIMATE CHANGE THAT WE EXPECT TO SEE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE IN CALIFORNIA.

SPECIFICALLY, LESS FREQUENT PRECIPITATION BUT MORE INTENSE EXTREMES DUE TO ATMOSPHERIC RIVER'S.

>> Reporter: GERSHON ALSO SAYS CLIMATE CHANGE MEANS CALIFORNIA'S WATER SUPPLIES BECOMING MORE DEPENDENT ON ATMOSPHERIC WHICH FIRST RIVERS WHICH ARE BE COMING MORE INTENSE.

THAT MEANS PEOPLE NEED TO GET BETTER AT FORECASTING THEM.

>> LONGER LEAD TIMES, BETTER ACCURACY IN TERMS OF SPECIFIC TARGET ZONES.

>> Reporter: THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE AMAZON RAIN FOREST IS CHANGING AND IT MIGHT BE NEAR A TIPPING POINT WHERE IT WILL BE LESS LIKE A LUSH FOREST TEEMING WITH INSECT AND ANIMAL LIFE AND MORE LIKE A GRASSY SAVANNA.

IN A STUDY PUBLISHED IN NATURE, SCIENTISTS SAY THEY SEE SIGNS OF WHAT THEY CALL "RESILIENCE LOSS" IN A MAJORITY OF THE RAIN FOREST.

THE STUDY LOOKED AT SATELLITE IMAGES TAKEN MONTH BY MONTH OVER TWO DECADES.

THE FINDINGS SHOW THE RAIN FOREST IS LOSING ITS ABILITY TO RECOVER FROM THINGS LIKE LOGGING ACTIVITY, DROUGHTS AND FIRES.

THIS AFFECTS THE REST OF THE PLANET BECAUSE THE RAIN FOREST MITIGATES CLIMATE CHANGE.

>>> WE HAVE A FEW DAYS OF QUIET WEATHER IN THE FORECAST IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BUT FOR THE NEXT STORM BEGINNING TO PRESS FORWARD LATER IN THE WEEK.

ALONG WITH THAT, A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS LATER THIS WEEK BUT IT IS NOT GOING TO BE ALL THAT IMPRESSIVE.

THE CHANCE FOR NO SHOWERS IS LIKELY HIGHER THAN THE CHANCE FOR ANY WIDESPREAD RENT.

AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT, TEMPERATURES FALL BACK DOWN INTO THE MID-30s IN OCEANSIDE AND ESCONDIDO.

UPPER 30s IN EL CAJON, LOW 40s IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

TUESDAY, COOLER AIR ACROSS THE INTERIOR SOUTH AND HOPING ANOTHER PLEASANT DAY INTO MUCH OF CALIFORNIA INCLUDING INTO SAN DIEGO.

TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60s, MAYBE A HERE ARE TWO BELOW AVERAGE MID 60s IN FOR MONA.

WEDNESDAY, THAT BEGINS THE CHANGE.

YOU WILL NOTICE THE SUIT SNOW AND RAIN SNOW MIX ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS, BREEZY WINDS PICKING UP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA TOWARDS ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO.

WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY, TEMPERATURES DROP BIG TIME HERE ACROSS THE INTERIOR.

WE MAY FEEL THAT FROM THE DESERT TO THE MOUNTAINS BUT NEAR THE COAST, WE ARE NOT GOING TO SEE TEMPERATURES DROPPING BIG-TIME AS WE HEAD INTO THURSDAY.

NEAR THE COAST, NOTICE TEMPERATURES GOING TO COOL OFF A COUPLE OF DEGREES WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW SHOWERS HANGING AROUND.

A LITTLE BELOW AVERAGE ON THURSDAY AND THEN AN UPWARD TREND FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WITH MORE IN THE WAY OF SUNSHINE.

FURTHER INLAND, TEMPERATURES COOL INTO THE MID 60s BY THE TIME WE GET TO THURSDAY.

MORNING SHOWERS POSSIBLE OTHERWISE TEMPERATURES REBOUNDING INTO THE 70s FRIDAY AND EVEN UPPER 70s AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO SATURDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES FALL FROM THE MID TO UPPER 40s TO TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY INTO THE 30s THURSDAY.

THAT IS SOME OF THE SPOTS WHERE YOU COULD SEE MORE OF A DRAMATIC CHANGE.

IN THE DESERTS, TEMPERATURES HERE WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER 60s BY THE TIME WE GET TO FRIDAY BUT RECOVERING INTO THE 70s ON SATURDAY WHICH IS JUST A COUPLE OF SHOWERS POSSIBLE THURSDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST, JESSICA PASH.

>>> IT APPEARS THAT EVEN MILD COVID-19 INFECTIONS CAN DAMAGE THE BRAIN PARTICULARLY THE AREA RELATED TO SMELL.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO A STUDY PUBLISHED TODAY IN THE JOURNAL, NATURE.

SCIENTISTS COMPARED BRAIN IMAGING FROM AROUND 800 PEOPLE.

ABOUT HAVE HAD COVID AND HALF DID NOT.

RESEARCHERS FOUND THE BRAINS OF THOSE WHO HAD COVID HAD A GREATER LOSS OF GRAY MATTER AND ABNORMALITIES IN THE BRAIN TISSUE.

THE STUDIES' AUTHORED PLANS ON DOING BRAIN IMAGES OF PARTICIPANTS IN ONE OR TWO YEARS TO SEE IF THE DAMAGE GOES AWAY.

>>> A GROUP OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL IN SEVERAL STATES HAVE OPENED AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHETHER THE VIDEO SHARING PLATFORM, TIK TOK, IS HARMFUL FOR CHILDREN.

AN INVESTIGATION LAST YEAR LOOKED INTO INSTAGRAM FOR SIMILAR CONCERNS.

MANDY GAITHER HAS WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW TO KEEP KIDS SAFE.

>> Reporter: SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE SPOTLIGHT ONCE AGAIN.

AN INVESTIGATION INTO TIK TOK FOLLOWS A SIMILAR ONE LAUNCHED IN NOVEMBER BY A GROUP OF STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL ON WHETHER THESE PLATFORMS ARE HARMFUL TO CHILDREN.

>> IT IS REALLY A WAKE-UP CALL ON THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON SUCH A YOUNG POPULATION.

>>> DR. MOHAMMED ALDA SORRY, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC NEUROSCIENCES SOCIAL MEDIA CAN AFFECT CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH AND MAY EVEN CAUSE OR WORSEN STRESS AND ANXIETY.

>> THESE YOUNG MINDS ARE VERY SUGGESTIBLE.

THEY ARE VERY VULNERABLE TO THESE EXPOSURES PICKS >> HE SAYS PARENTS AND KIDS NEED TO BE AWARE OF POTENTIAL DANGER IF A CHILD IS ALREADY SUFFERING FROM A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE LIKE DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY.

THERE IS A HIGHER RISK OF ADVERSE EFFECTS THAT SOCIAL MEDIA CONSIDER LIMITING EXPOSURE AND PARENTS SHOULD TALK TO KIDS ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE SEEING ONLINE.

>> IT IS SOMETHING WE REALLY HAVE TO ADDRESS FOR THE WELL- BEING AND SAFETY OF THE YOUNG GENERATION.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>>> I'M JUDY WOODRUFF TONIGHT.

ON THE NEWS HOUR, A CALL FOR A NO-FLY ZONE IN UKRAINE.

WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN FOR THE U.S. AND OTHER NATIONS.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION AND KPBS.

>>> HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY KEEPS SMASHING GAS PRICE RECORDS.

TODAY THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR IS $5.38.

THAT IS NEARLY $.28 MORE THAN WE WERE PAYING JUST LAST FRIDAY AND ALMOST A DOLLAR 60 MORE THAN ONE YEAR AGO.

>>> SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY CHANGED ITS MASK POLICY TODAY.

STUDENTS A LONGER HAVE TO WEAR THEM AT INDOOR EVENTS AND MEETINGS BUT WILL STILL HAVE TO WEAR MASKS INSIDE CLASSROOMS.

MEANWHILE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNOUNCED IT IS LIFTING IT MASK MANDATE ON APRIL 4th WHEN STUDENTS RETURN FROM SPRING BREAK.

>>> AND NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS BEING BUILT ACROSS SAN DIEGO WITH EASY ACCESS TO TRANSIT.

LOCATIONS FOR THE BRIDGE TO HOME PROJECT INCLUDE MORE THAN 600 UNITS IN SAN YSIDRO, DOWNTOWN, CITY HEIGHTS AND RANCHO BERNARDO.

SOME WILL INCLUDE A MIX OF SERVICES FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

THE FIRST BATCH WILL OPEN NEXT YEAR.

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THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI .

GOODNIGHT.

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