>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KB PS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR HOW TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS IN WHICH TO SERVE.

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>>> GOOD EVENING, IT'S MONDAY MAY 10th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US I AM I A.

MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS MAY BE GETTING ANOTHER ROUND OF REBATES AS HIGH AS $1100.

THE PAYMENTS ARE PART OF A GOVERNOR NEWSOM IS CALLING A $100 BILLION PLAN TO DRIVE THE STATE'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE BREAKS DOWN THE DETAILS.

>>> GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAYS THE STATE HAS A NEARLY $76 BILLION SURPLUS AND ITS OPERATING BUDGET.

THANKS TO THE TAXES PAID BY WEALTHY CALIFORNIANS WHO DID WELL DURING THE PANDEMIC.

HE WANTS TO SEND BILLIONS BACK TO TAXPAYERS STARTING WITH A PROPOSED $600 PAYMENT TO THOSE EARNING UP TO $75,000.

HE CALLS AT THE CALIFORNIA COMEBACK PLAN.

$100 BILLION TO BOOST THE STATES ECONOMY.

>> $12 BILLION TAX REBATE TO THE PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA EARNING UP TO $75,000.

LET ME PUT THAT INTO PURPOSE PERSPECTIVE.

THE TAX REBATE WILL IMPACT JUST SHY OF 80% OF ALL TAX FILERS WILL GET A DIRECT STIMULUS CHECK.

HE WAS THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE SAYS THAT $600 IS FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT RECEIVE A FIRST PAYMENT.

HIS PLAN CALLS FOR AN ADDITIONAL $500 TO QUALIFIED FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENTS.

AND UNDOCUMENTED FAMILIES.

>> WE BELIEVE PEOPLE ARE BETTER SUITED THAN WE ARE TO MAKE DETERMINATIONS FOR THEMSELVES ON HOW BEST TO USE THESE DOLLARS AND THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO GIVE MONEY TO PEOPLE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

>> ALONG WITH THE STIMULUS NEWSOM IS PROPOSING A $5.2 BILLION PLAN TO HELP WITH RENT RELIEF.

>> TO DOUBLE THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE IN THE STATE OF HEALTH WITH THE GOAL OF GETTING 100% OF ALL THE BACK RENT PAID AND PROVIDE 100% SUPPORT OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS TO RENTERS.

VOICE AND HE IS CALLING FOR $2 BILLION OF DIRECT RELIEF TO PAY DOWN WATER, GAS, AND ELECTRIC HILLS.

NEW SOME PLANS TO ROLL OUT MORE DETAILS OF HIS PLAN THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

AHEAD OF RELEASING HIS REVIVED STATE BUDGET ON FRIDAY.

ALL OF THESE PROPOSALS WILL HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE STATE LEGISLATOR.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TODAY THE FDA CLEARED CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 12 TO GET PFIZER'S COVID-19 VACCINE.

SHOTS CAN BEGIN AS SOON AS A PANEL ISSUES RECOMMENDATIONS.

RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO TEENS AGE 16 AND UP.

AS KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER SHOWS US, VACCINATION CLINICS ARE POPPING UP AT LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS.

>> TO NOT HAVE VARIES ANYMORE WHENEVER I GO OUT TO NOT HAVE IT BRINGING INTO THE HOUSEHOLD.

>> TO RECEIVE HIS FIRST DOSE OF THE PFIZER VACCINE, ROLANDO A JUNIOR AT HOOVER HIGH SAYS THE PANDEMIC HAS BEEN A STRESSFUL TIME FOR HIS FAMILY.

>> IS VERY SOMETHING FRIGHTENING FOR MY FAMILY.

ONE HAS HEALTH ISSUES.

>> HE WAS ONE OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WHO LINED UP TO CREW RECEIVE THE VACCINE AT THE SCHOOLS AUDITORIUM.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTNERED WITH UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH AND SHARP HEALTHCARE TO HOST THE CLINIC.

AS PART OF THE DISTRICT'S EFFORTS WITH THE COUNTY TO BRING THE VACCINE TO UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS WITH LOW VACCINE RATES.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN SAY IT'S BEEN EASY TO GET A VACCINE.

JUST GO TO THE CLINIC OR THAT CLINIC.

AND UNFORTUNATELY THE REALITY IS NOT THAT EASY FOR EVERYBODY.

IT WAS LACK OF TRANSPORTATION, MONEY, AND MISTRUST ARE SOME OF THE BEARS THAT HOOVER HIGH PRINCIPAL KNOWS HIS STUDENTS ARE FACING.

>> TO BE ABLE TO TEAR THOSE BARRIERS DOWN IS SOMETHING NECESSARY IN CITY HEIGHTS IN PARTICULAR.

TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY THAT WANTS A VACCINE IS ABLE TO GET IT.

>> STUDENTS RECEIVE THE PFIZER VACCINE, NURSE CANDACE AT HOOVER HIGH SAYS VACCINE SUPPLY IS NOT AN ISSUE AT THE MOMENT.

>> THE PFIZER VACCINE IS GIVEN INTO DOSE IS 21 DAYS APART.

THE SITE WILL BE HERE MONDAY AND TUESDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW, 8:30 TO 4.

AT THE TIME YOU RECEIVE YOUR FIRST DOSE THE APPOINTMENT FOR THE SECOND WILL BE MADE.

>> THEY ARE ALSO BEING HELD OTHER SCHOOLS THIS WEEK.

THE VACCINE IS FREE AND WALK- INS ARE WELCOME FOR ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY AGES 16 AND OVER.

THEY SAY THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN WORKING TO EDUCATE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VACCINE.

THERE HOPING KIDS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO GET THE VACCINE IN AN ENVIRONMENT THEY FEEL SAFE IN.

AS THE COUNTY CONTINUES EFFORTS TO VACCINATE THE POPULATION, VACCINE RATES WITH THE YOUNGER GENERATION REMAIN LOW.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> DESPITE A DIP IN VACCINATIONS, CASES IN THE U.S. ARE DROPPING.

AS MANDY GAITHER REPORTS, THE HAS MANY RENEWING CALLS FOR THE CDC TO LOOSEN RESTRICTIONS FOR THE FULLY VACCINATED.

>>> WHEN IT COMES TO THE PANDEMIC IT'S ABOUT THE NUMBERS.

IN THE U.S. NOT A SINGLE STATE IS REPORTING AN INCREASE OF COVID-19 CASES THE PAST WEEK COMPARED TO THE WEEK BEFORE.

A MAJORITY OF STATES 33 OF THEM REPORTING A DECREASE IN CASES.

>> I THINK EVERYONE IS TIRED AND WEARING A MASK CAN BE A PAIN.

WE ARE GETTING THERE AND THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL IS BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER.

>> ANOTHER SET OF NUMBERS BURNING CONCERN OVER THE WEEK AND THE 70 AVERAGE OF VACCINE DOSES ADMINISTERED PER DAY DIP BELOW 2 MILLION FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MARCH.

SEVERAL STATES NO LONGER ORDERING THE FULL ALLOCATION OF DOSES AS DEMAND DROPS.

>> IT IS NOT AN ACCESS ISSUE ANYMORE.

NOW IT'S A PERSONAL HEALTH DECISION FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE SOME DEGREE OF NERVOUSNESS.

>> SOME EXPERTS WORRY THAT VACCINE HESITANCY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A POTENTIAL SURGE IN CASES LATER IN THE YEAR.

RENEWING CALLS TO LOOSEN RESTRICTIONS FOR THE FULLY VACCINATED.

>> WE NEED TO START BEING MORE LIBERAL AS WE GET MORE PEOPLE VACCINATED.

THE NUMBER OF CASES PER DAY WILL ABSOLUTELY GO DOWN.

>> THE LATEST CDC NUMBER SHOWS ROUGHLY 50% OF U.S.

ADULTS HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE COVID-19 VACCINE DOSE VARIED AND MORE THAN 34% OF AMERICANS ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I AM MANDY GAITHER.

>>> A REMINDER, WE ARE TRACKING THE COUNTIES COVID 19 VACCINATIONS ONLINE.

IF YOU WANT TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR YOURSELF OR ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBER YOU CAN FIND A LOCATION CLOSE TO YOU AT KPBS.ORG.

JUST CLICK ON THE VACCINES LINK ON OUR HOMEPAGE.

>>> PRESENT JOE BIDEN IS ENTERING A CRUCIAL TIMEFRAME FOR HIS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.

AND THE PATH TO GET DEALS DONE WITH CONGRESS NEEDS TO INCLUDE BOTH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS.

ISABEL ROSALES IS IN WASHINGTON WITH A PUSH TO WARN BIPARTISANSHIP.

>>> PRESENT JOE BIDEN PITCHING IS IN FOR SUCH A PLAN AS A WAY TO GET MORE AMERICANS BACK TO WORK.

>> MAKE SURE WORKING PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY GET TO SHARE THE BENEFITS OF A RISING ECONOMY.

>> ON THE TABLE, MORE THAN CHURCHILLIAN DOLLAR PROPOSAL.

REPUBLICANS SAY BIDEN'S PLAN IS TOO BIG.

>> IF WE CAN FIND SOMETHING THAT SPENDS MONEY ON INFRASTRUCTURE, ROADS AND BRIDGES, MENTIONED AS OPPOSED TO WHAT THE BIDEN PLAN DOES WHICH IS SPEND $1 TRILLION ON THINGS WHICH HAVE NO RELATIONSHIP TO INFRASTRUCTURE, WE CAN CUT A DEAL.

>> THEY OFFERED A COUNTER PROPOSAL SLASHING THE COSTS.

>> THE PROPER PRICE TAG FOR WHAT MOST OF US THINK OF IS INFRASTRUCTURE IS ABOUT 60 $800 BILLION.

>> THE PRESIDENT IS MEETING WITH WEST VIRGINIA SENATOR JOE MANCHIN.

A MODERATE DEMOCRAT WHO SAYS HE WILL NOT VOTE WITH HIS PARTY UNLESS REPUBLICANS ARE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.

>> WHY CANNOT WE TRY TO MAKE THIS WORK?

>> BIDEN WILL HOST HIS FIRST WHITE HOUSE MEETING WITH LEADERS FROM BOTH PARTIES AND BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS ON WEDNESDAY.

THE NEXT DAY HE WILL MEET WITH THE GOP SENATORS.

>> WE ARE OPEN TO TALK ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOW TO PAY FOR IT.

>> THE WHITE HOUSE HOPING FOR PROGRESS BY MEMORIAL DAY BUT PROGRESSIVES WANT TO MOVE FORWARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>> IF REPUBLICANS WANT TO COME ON BOARD, GREAT.

IF NOT WE WILL DO IT ALONE.

>> KPBS NEWS.

>>> THEM OUT HELIX NEIGHBORHOOD WILL NOT BE THE NEXT HOME FOR A MAN DEEMED TO BE A SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR.

A SAN DIEGO SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE IS REJECTING A PROPOSAL TO PLACE SOME EARL WAKEFIELD INTO A HOME ON HORIZON HILLS DRIVE.

THE JUDGE SAYS THE LOCATION IS TO DENSELY POPULATED AND CLOSE TO CHILDREN.

WAKEFIELD WHO IS 64 WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE A MENTAL CONDITION THAT MAKES HIM LIKELY TO REOFFEND.

>>> STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE NOW CALLING THE CYBER ATTACK A CASE OF RANSOMWARE.

MEANING HACKERS ARE HOLDING INFORMATION IN EXCHANGE FOR A PAYMENT.

KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SPOKE TO WITH A SOON-TO-BE MOTHER WHO IS HAVING HER TREATMENT INTERRUPTED.

>>> THE FALLOUT FROM THE ONGOING RANSOMWARE ATTACK IS CONTINUING.

>> I AM NOT GETTING ANY HEALTHCARE.

>> HAS BEEN ABOUT 10 DAYS AND WHILE HOSPITALS ARE STILL OPEN, SOME PATIENTS LIKE ABBY REED WHO IS 11 WEEKS REGNANT ARE HAVING CARE DELAYED.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ASKING US .

>> AFTER GETTING HER FIRST ULTRASOUND SHE WAS REFERRED TO A SPECIALIST BUT WAS TOLD LAST WEEK THAT WAS NOT HAPPENING.

>> FOR OUR ON BONE UNBORN BABY TO SEE IF EVERYTHING'S OKAY.

>> ENDED UP GOING TO AN URGENT CARE CENTER BUT WAS TOLD THE BLUBBER CANNOT BE DONE THERE.

IS BEING TOLD TO WAIT FOR A 12 WEEK APPOINTMENT BUT SHE'S BEEN DROPPING WEIGHT AND IS WORRIED.

>> OF THE SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY KID RIGHT NOW WE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO KNOW FROM THE TESTING WE ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE.

>> THERE'S BEEN A LACK OF COMMUNICATION ABOUT RESCHEDULING APPOINTMENT FOR CRITICAL CARE.

>> THIS COULD BE EXTERNALLY FAR- REACHING WITHIN THEIR NETWORK.

>> CYBERSECURITY PROFESSOR SAYS THE SYSTEM STILL DOWN COMES CUPS OFFICIALS COULD BE TRYING TO PIN DOWN EXACTLY HOW SECURITY WAS BREACHED.

>> THAT'S DIFFICULT TO DO WIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ANALYSIS.

IS NOT SURPRISING TO ME THAT THEY HAVE NOT RELEASED MORE INFORMATION BECAUSE THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.

>> OFFICIALS ARE HAVING TO GO BY COMPUTER AND GET RID OF THE MALWARE.

>> BEFORE YOU CAN RESTORE THE SYSTEMS YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU BRING THE SYSTEMS UP.

>> IS NO TELLING HOW LONG THEY COULD TAKE.

SCRIPTS PATIENTS SAY IF THIS GOES ON FOR ANOTHER WEEK OR SO SHE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT SHE WILL DO.

>> WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO SWITCH MY HEALTH INSURANCE TO A DIFFERENT PROVIDER TO BE ABLE TO GET A NEW OB/GYN AND GET HEALTHCARE.

>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAYS THE SITUATION IS FLUID AND OVER THE WEEKEND SOME PATIENTS WERE DIVERTED FROM THE HOSPITALS OR OTHERS WERE NOT.

THEY USE THE SENEGAL HEALTH SPOKESPERSON SAID THEY ARE STILL SEEING ELEVATED NUMBERS OF PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND NOW CARING FOR SOME SCRIPTS PATIENTS INCLUDING THOSE WHO NEED CRITICAL CANCER TREATMENTS.

THIS COMES OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT THE ATTACK TO NOT COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY OF THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> BRACING FOR ANOTHER POTENTIAL JUMP OF GAS PRICES FOLLOWING A MASSIVE CYBER ATTACK AS STACY: REPORTS FROM RUSSIA IS BELIEVED TO BE RESPONSIBLE.

>> A MASSIVE CYBER SECURITY ATTACK COULD SPIKE GAS PRICES AS AMERICANS HIT THE ROAD FOR SPRING AND SUMMER TRAVEL.

ON FRIDAY, ONE OF AMERICA'S LARGEST PIPELINES.

BELIEVED TO BE A CRITICAL GROUP IN RUSSIA.

A SENIOR CYBERSECURITY OFFICIAL.

>> THEY TOLD US IT HAS NOT SUFFERED DAMAGE AND CAN BE BROUGHT BACK ONLINE RELATIVELY QUICKLY.

THE SAFETY IS A PRIORITY.

>> MUCH OF COLONIAL PIPELINE SYSTEM REMAINS OFF-LINE.

A CYBER SECURITY EXPERT WARNS THESE ATTACKS ARE INCREASING THREAT, NOT JUST FOR THE GLOBAL ECONOMY, BUT FOR GLOBAL SECURITY AS WELL.

>> THE REAL QUESTION IS HOW CAN WOULD BE MORE RESPONSIVE AND RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF THOSE ATTACKS SO THE CONSEQUENCE DOES NOT IMPACT DAILY LIVES.

>> THEY TRANSFER NEARLY HALF OF ALL THE FUEL ON THE COAST.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS FINALIZING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO IMPROVE THE FEDERAL RESPONSE TO CYBER ATTACKS.

>> THE CYBER ENERGY IS WORKING DIRECTLY WITH COLONIAL TO GET THE PIPELINES BACK ONLINE AND OPERATING AT FULL CAPACITY.

AS QUICKLY AND SAFELY AS POSSIBLE.

>> OF HI POINTE SHOULD OUNCES GAS PRICES MAY CONTINUE TO RISE THREE NATIONAL AVERAGES ARE ALREADY NEARLY 3 DOLLARS A GALLON ACCORDING TO AAA.

AND EXPERTS WARNED YOUR SUMMER ROAD TRIP MAY GET MORE EXPENSIVE IF THE PIPELINE SHUTDOWN PERSISTS IN WASHINGTON, STACY COHAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> KAREN SANDEL, THE AVERAGE GAS PRICE IS $4.12 A GALLON.

A DOLLAR THREE HIGHER THAN IT WAS A YEAR AGO DURING THE STAY- AT-HOME ORDER.

THE RISING PRICES, AMID INCREASING DEMAND AND AS THE COST OF CRUDE OIL AND ETHANOL ALSO RISES.

>>> A RIBBON-CUTTING FOR A PROJECT IN SOUTH BAY TODAY, NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERS ARE NOW READY TO USE AT IMPERIAL BEACH SPORTS PARK.

THESE ARE THE FIRST EASY CHARGERS INSTALLED UNDER THE POWER YOUR DRIVE FOR SCHOOLS PARKS AND BEACHES PROGRAM.

THE GOAL IS TO INSTALL 336 CHARGES AT 52 SITES ACROSS THE COUNTY.

REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, AND AIR POLLUTION.

>> WE PUT IN GREEN INFRA STRUCTURE THAT REDUCES EMISSIONS AND CREATE GREAT UNION JOBS AND WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR KIDS AND OUR FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO AWESOME PARKS AND REC.

SO WE GET THE TRIPLE WHEN IT IS HOW WE ARE STARTING THE NEW DEAL RIGHT HERE.

>> THERE WORKING TO EXPAND THE CHARGING NETWORK IN THE REGIONS TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION.

>>> UC SAN DIEGO RESEARCHER SPELLED OUT THE MATH THAT EXPLAINS HOW PELICANS CAN FLY FOR MILES ALONG THE COAST WHILE BARRY LEE FLAPPING THEIR WINGS.

REPORTER AND SAID SAYS THERE IS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE WARMING CLIMATE.

>> JUST SOUTH OF THE TORREY PINES GOLF COURSE IS A SPECIAL PLACE FOR THOSE LOOKING TO TAKE A LEAP OFF THE CLIFF TO FLY.

>> HEATS UP AND ALL THE COOL OCEAN BREEZE GOES EAST AND THAT'S WHAT CREATES AS PARAGON PLANTLETS AND THE BIRD SOMETIMES A SIT AROUND AND WAIT FOR THE BIRDS TO COME OUT.

>> THE GRASSY FIELD IS A LAUNCHING PAD FOR HANG GLIDERS AND ANYTHING THAT COULD WRITE A STIFF OCEAN BREEZE, CLIMBING THE CLIFF FACE.

>> IS CLASSIC.

EVERYBODY HAS SEEN A BIRD CIRCLING AND LIFT.

THAT'S WHAT WE DO WHEN WE ARE FLYING.

>> WHILE THE PARAGRAPH IS TAKE THE CUES FROM BIRDS CLIMBING HIGH ABOVE CLASS, PELICANS ARE USING THE SAME TECHNIQUES TO GRACEFULLY GLIDE ALONG THE BREAKING WAVES.

A COPY I'VE UC SAN DIEGO STUDENT IAN STOKES WHEN HE USED TO SURF NEAR SANTA BARBARA.

HE NOTICED THE BIRDS USED THE WIND CREATED BY THE WAVES.

>> HERE THE WAVE BREAKS AND THEY SEND IT UP TO HIGHER ELEVATION AND THEN THEY ARE ABLE TO SOAR BACK DOWN TO THE NEXT CREST AND THERE THEY GO.

THEY ARE ALL BANKING BACKUP AND GETTING OFF THE BACK AND SWOOPING INTO THE NEXT WAVE AND THEN YOU SEE THEM TAKE OFF AGAIN AND THEY START THE RIDE ONCE AGAIN.

>> PELICANS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SAME FORCES ALONG THE CLIFF.

THERE, SURFACE WIND HITS THE CLIFFS AND GOES UP.

IT CREATES IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR PARAGLIDER SPRAYED ON THE OCEAN, WAVES ACT LIKE THE CLIFF AND THEY MOVE AIR UP AS THEY ROLLED TOWARDS THE SHORE.

>> HERE COMES ANOTHER WAVE, IT BREAKS AND THEY COME UP AND OUT THE BACK.

>> HIGHLIGHTS THE DELICATE INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERE.

>> THAT EXCHANGE OF ENERGY BETWEEN THE OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERE IS A DRIVING FORCE IN THE WAY THAT OUR CLIMATE RESPONSE TO DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNALS.

>> THEY HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF RESEARCH AROUND THE IDEA OF OCEAN WAVES AND THE ATMOSPHERE INTERACTING.

>> ENGINEER DREW LUCAS WORKED WITH STOKES TO REFINE AN ALGORITHM THAT EXPLAINS THE PHYSICS OF HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS.

>> AND EQUATION THAT RELATES THE FORM OF THE OCEAN WAVE, ITS SPEED, ITS SIZE AND ITS LENGTH, TO THE AMOUNT OF WIND THAT IS CREATED IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND IT'S AN EQUATION.

>> THE TAP INTO THE CENTER PLAY.

THEY HARNESS THE ENERGY CREATED WHEN THE WAVES RISE AND CREST NEAR THE SHORE.

SINCE THE OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERE ARE COUPLED SYSTEMS RESEARCHERS HAVE BEEN STUDYING FOR YEARS.

>> WE ARE ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF TRYING TO PREDICT THE FUTURE OF EARTH'S CLIMATE AND THE OCEAN ATMOSPHERE SYSTEM AND THOSE ARE PROBLEMS RELATED TO HOW THE OCEAN AND ATMOSPHERE ARE COMMUNICATING INFORMATION, ENERGY, AND PROPERTIES.

>> LUCAS IS UNDERSTANDING SMALL MECHANISMS LIKE THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN WIND AND WATER HELPS SCIENTISTS UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE PLANET.

IT CAN ALSO PROVIDE INPUT INTO WHAT MIGHT BE HAPPENING AS THE OCEANS AND THE CLIMATE CHANGE.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A LONG-TERM STUDY OF SOME OF THE WORLD'S RICHEST RAIN FOREST HABITATS FINDS DIVERSITY IN MANY LEVELS IS THE KEY TO THEIR SURVIVAL.

UC SAN DIEGO EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGIST CHRIS WELLS WAS ON THE TEAM OF 49 RESEARCHERS WHO WERE A FEW DECADES OF OBSERVATIONAL DATA AS 16 REINFORCED LOCATIONS.

THE PROFESSOR SAYS HAVING A WIDE VARIETY OF PLANTS, ANIMALS AND MICROBES IS PRECISELY WHAT MAKES THE ECOSYSTEMS HEALTHY.

>> IF WE CAN USE SOME OF THESE TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THESE ARE AND PRESERVE BY A HUNCH HE WILL STAY PRETTY HEALTHY ECOSYSTEM.

>> A DETAILED COMPETITION UNTIL TO COMPILE THE INFORMATION FROM THE HISTORICAL DATA AND COULD LEAD TO A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THESE COMPLEX ECOSYSTEMS WORK.

>>> WOKE UP TO CLOUDY FOGGY CONDITIONS EARLY THIS MORNING AND THAT'S WHAT WE WILL DO WITH THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

AT LEAST WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF AFTERNOON SUNSHINE TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

AND OF COURSE, THE 13 TEMPERATURES DROPPING OFF INTO THE LOW 60s WITH THE LOW HANGING CLOUD COVER.

EXPECT A FOGGY MORNING TOMORROW.

TEMPERATURES, MID-50s.

OCEANSIDE FOR TONIGHT GETTING DOWN TO 53 DEGREES.

RAMON UPPER 40s AND MILDER TEMPERATURES.

UP INTO SOME OF THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER TERRAIN MOVING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE CLOUDS STARTING TO BUILD BACK IN.

THE FOG IS WITH US AS WE WAKE UP EARLY ON TUESDAY MORNING.

BUT IT WILL CLEAR AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

MOSTLY SUNNY AFTERNOON FOR YOUR TUESDAY HERE AS WE ARE GOING TO GET THIS JETSTREAM LIFTING OFF TO THE EAST WHICH MEANS WE WILL SEE A RETURN TO SOME OF THOSE WARMER TEMPERATURES IN THE FORECAST.

FOR YOUR HIGHS ON YOUR TUESDAY, UPPER 60s IN OCEANSIDE, UPPER 60s IN SAN DIEGO WHERE AGAIN, TEMPERATURES ARE JUST LITTLE BIT COOLER THAN WHAT WE WERE USED TO BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT WARMER FURTHER IN AND WAS 70s AND 80s IN THE BOARD AND IT GETS EVEN WARMER THROUGH MUCH OF THE GOLDEN STATE AND IT LOOKS LIKE TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO RISE DURING THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK.

FOR YOU AT THE COAST, HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60s TODAY.

LOW 70s, WEDNESDAY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BEFORE DIPPING BACK TO THE UPPER 60s BY SATURDAY.

FURTHER INLAND, MUCH OF THE SAME STORY, JUST A LITTLE BIT WARMER, MID TO UPPER 70s FOR MOST OF THE WORK WEEK WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A COOL OFF AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

I SATURDAY, TO WHICH IS A BACK DOWN INTO THE LOW 70s.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, MID 60s FOR YOU FOR TODAY, UPPER 60s FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY AND THEN SLOWLY COOLING OFF THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

BY SATURDAY WE ARE BACK DOWN INTO JUST THE UPPER 50s.

AND THEN LOOKING TO THE DESERT IT'S GOING TO STAY NICE AND TOASTY HERE ALL WEEK TO THE WORK WEEK IN THE UPPER 90s AND THEN A COOL OFF AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

FOR KPBS NEWS I'M METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASS.

>> I'M JUDY WOODWORTH.

ROCKET ATTACKS AND AIRSTRIKES BETWEEN HAMAS AND ISRAEL ESCALATE.

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

>>> EVEN THE OLDEST STANDING STRUCTURE IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO IS NOT IMMUNE TO THE PANDEMIC DEVASTATION.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAY FACES THE TROUBLE FACING THE HISTORIC HEART OF THE GASLIGHT DISTRICT.

>> SINCE MARCH 2020 THE ONLY ACTIVITY THE MUSEUM AT THE DAVIS HOUSE HAS SEEN IS FROM THE RESIDENT SPIRITS THAT CALL THIS PLACE HOME.

NOW IN FINANCIAL DISTRESS, THE GASLAMP HAS HISTORICAL FOUNDATION HAS STARTED A GOFUNDME PAGE TO KEEP THIS HISTORICAL BUILDING OPEN.

>> TO LOSE IT WOULD BE HEARTBREAKING FOR ALL OF US.

>> EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE CAMP GASLAMP HISTORICAL FOUNDATION REFLECTS ON THE PAST YEAR.

>> WE HAVE HAD A REALLY ROUGH YEAR LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE.

WE ARE RAISING FUNDS AND AWARENESS THAT THE MUSEUM IS IN FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES AND WE MAY GO AWAY AT THE END OF JUNE UNLESS WE ARE ABLE TO RAISE EXTRA FUNDS.

>> DUE TO THE PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS, THE NORMAL REVENUE FROM TOURS AND LECTURES DISAPPEARED AND THE BIGGEST FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR WAS CANCELED TWICE.

>> A BLOCK PARTY DOWNTOWN.

THAT BROUGHT A LOT OF PEOPLE DOWNTOWN.

IT'S A BIG PARTY.

>> BUILT IN 1815, THE HOUSE MARKED THE BEGINNING OF WHAT IS NOW THE GASLIGHT DISTRICT.

>> THIS IS THE CENTERPIECE OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT BECAUSE WITHOUT US, WE WOULD NOT HAVE A HISTORIC DISTRICT.

>> ALONG WITH THE HISTORY OF THE GAS HOUSE ITSELF TO COVER 16 1/2 BLOCKS OF THE GASLAMP HISTORICAL DISTRICT.

SANDY IS A LEAD TOUR GUIDE AND HISTORIAN OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

SHE KNOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF SEVERAL BUILDINGS ON FIFTH AVENUE.

BUT, THE LITTLE MUSEUM, THE DAVIS HORTON HOUSE ORIGINALLY SERVED THE MILITARY.

>> IT WAS HOME FOR OFFICERS ARMING US PACIFIC.

SAN DIEGO WAS ORIGINALLY A LITTLE BLIP WHERE THEY STOP TO REFUEL.

BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE ARMY PRESENCE HERE AND LIVED IN THE HOUSE.

>> THE HOUSE IS NAMED AFTER WILLIAM DAVIS, THE FIRST RESIDENCE.

IT THEN BECAME THE FIRST COUNTY HOSPITAL.

A GERMAN IMMIGRANT LADY, SINGLE MOTHER OPENED THIS UP AND CHARGED A DOLLAR A DAY PER PATIENT.

>> EVENTUALLY THE HOUSE WAS DONATED TO THE CITY TO BECOME A MUSEUM.

AFTER FOUR YEARS OF RENOVATIONS, THE DAVIS HORTON HOUSE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC.

>> YOU CAN COME INSIDE AND TAKE A LOOK AND SEE THE HISTORY OF SAN DIEGO KIND OF PLAY OUT WITHIN THESE ROOMS, IT'S REALLY SPECIAL AND THERE'S NOT ANYTHING ELSE LIKE IT IN SAN DIEGO.

HE WAS GETTING UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH THE ARTIFACTS.

DON'T TOUCH THEM BUT YOU CAN GET RIGHT UP THERE AND LOOK AT THEM.

>> IF THE MUSEUM DID CLOSE >> THE BUILDING ITSELF WOULD RETURN TO THE CITY.

THE COLLECTIONS WOULD HAVE TO BE DISPERSED TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND THE ORIGINAL DONORS WHICH WOULD BE REALLY SAD TO LOSE HIS COLLECTION.

FOR THAT TO LEAVE, YOU WOULD NEVER GET THIS MUSEUM BACK AGAIN.

>> THEY SAY CLOSURE WOULD ALSO MEAN UNCERTAINTY FOR THE HOUSES PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

SHE KNOWS THE HOUSE IS HAUNTED.

>> I WOULD HATE TO LOSE THOSE GHOST TWO.

WHERE WOULD THEY GO?

>> THEY DON'T MIND IF YOU LISTEN, PHOTOGRAPH.

THEY DON'T CARE.

I THINK IT'S NICE TO HAVE COMPANY AND THEY WOULD BE VERY LONESOME, TOO.

>> THE GASLAMP HISTORICAL DISTRICT CLOSING ITS DOORS TO THE MOST HISTORICAL BUILDING WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT LOSS TO DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

THE MUSEUM IS NOW OPEN FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS FOR SELF-GUIDED TOURS.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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