>>> 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.

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AND, BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING-AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS MONDAY OCTOBER 25th.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING.

I AM NEITHER SHOWN IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

A POWERFUL STORM CALLED A BOMB CYCLONE IS MAKING A MESS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

RECORD-BREAKING RAIN AND INTENSE WINDS.

IT IS BLAMED FOR AT LEAST TWO DEATHS, BUT HOW MUCH OF THAT STORM WILL MAKE ITS WAY DOWN TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY?

ARE PREPARATIONS BEING MADE?

KPBS REPORTER IS LIVE IN DELMAR WITH MORE.

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW, THE RAIN STARTED COMING DOWN BUT WHAT IS MOST INTENSE IS THE WINDS.

STORMS LIKE THESE ARE RARE IN CALIFORNIA, EVEN MORE RARE IN OCTOBER.

IF YOU LOOK BEHIND ME, YOU CAN SEE THE WAVES POUNDING THE SHORELINE BUT THAT IS NOT TOO MUCH FOR SOME SURFERS.

WE HAVE SEEN SURFERS RIDING THE WAVES.

IT IS A WELCOMED SIGHT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ESPECIALLY AS THAT WILL HELP US WITH FIRE CONDITIONS.

A POWERFUL STORM HIT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON'S SUNDAY.

SOME PARTS SAW OVERNIGHT INCHES OF RAIN.

THE DOWNPOUR CAUSED MAJOR FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOW IN AREAS WITH WASHED OUT ROADS AND WINDS UP TO 70 MILES PER HOUR WITH TOPPLED TREES AND LEFT THOUSANDS WITHOUT POWER.

METEOROLOGIST ALEX HARDY WITH A NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, OR AND AA, EXPLAINS THIS PHENOMENON .

>> THIS ATMOSPHERIC RIVER IS CONNECTED TO A CYCLONE.

THE CYCLONE IS A AREA OF LOW PRESSURE.

THAT LOW-PRESSURE AREA INTENSIFIED SNOW RAPIDLY THAT WE CAN CALL THIS A BOMB CYCLONE.

>> Reporter: DESPITE DAMAGE, THERE IS A SILVER LINING.

>> IT ENDS THE FIRE WEATHER SEASON FOR CALIFORNIA.

IT IS HELPFUL FOR THE DROUGHT BUT IT'S HARD TO CAPTURE THIS RAIN.

THAT'S TOO MUCH AT ONCE.

>> Reporter: BY THE TIME THE STORM HITS SAN DIEGO COUNTY, THE STORM WILL LOSE ITS PUNCH.

>> IT WILL NOT BE AS IMPACTFUL ANYWHERE NEAR WHAT THEY SAW IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

FOR SAN DIEGO TUESDAY OCTOBER RAINFALL IS UNUSUAL.

>> Reporter: CAL FIRE COUNTY CAPTAIN FRANKLIN COCO SAYS WHILE THEY DO NOT EXPECT MAJOR DAMAGE FROM THE STORM, THEY ARE READY FOR ANYTHING, ESPECIALLY IN THE BURN AREA.

>> WE ARE PREPARED IN CASE THE EVENT OF DEBRIS OR MUD FLOW OR ANY SMALL-SCALE SPLITTING OCCURS , IN THE NORTH COUNTY WHERE WE HAVE SEEN THE LATEST FIRES IN THE COUNTY WHERE THE ARUBA AND MESA FIRE ARE.

>> Reporter: THE STORM IS NOT ENOUGH TO END THEIR SEASON LOCALLY.

>> ANY MOISTURE IS A GREAT THING FOR US AND HOPEFULLY PREVENTING LARGE-SCALE WILDFIRES.

WE NEED THAT TO BE CONSISTENT.

WE ARE STILL IN PEAK FIRE SEASON.

>> Reporter: CAPTAIN LOOK COCO SAYS EVEN THOUGH THE DO NOT EXPECT TO SEE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE, THEY EXPECT TO SEE AN INCREASE IN CAR ACCIDENTS.

ON THE WAY HERE, WE SAW A COUPLE ALREADY.

DRIVE CAREFUL ON THE ROADS AND SLOWDOWN.

REPORTING LIVE FROM DELMAR, KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS .

>>> COMING UP ON EVENING ADDITION, WE HAVE MORE DRAMATIC IMAGES FROM THE BOMB CYCLONE THAT HIT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ALONG WITH YOUR FULL FORECAST.

>>> SOON, MILLIONS OF KIDS IN THE U.S. CAN BE ELIGIBLE TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES FOR A COVID-19 VACCINE.

BRITT CONWAY HAS THE LATEST ON THE PUSH TO GET SHOTS IN THE ARMS OF KIDS FIVE TO 11.

>> HOW WILL WE END THE PANDEMIC?

THE BEST WAY IS TO HAVE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS, THAT IS WHAT VACCINES ARE FOR YOU.

THAT INCLUDES KIDS AND THAT IS THE MORE REASON TO SEND THIS VIRUS PACKING.

>> PFIZER IS ALREADY PACKING, READY AND WAKING AT COVID-19 VACCINE FOR KIDS FIVE TO 11.

IT IS TWO DOSES THREE WEEKS APART, EACH A THIRD OF A NORMAL DOSE AND PFIZER SAYS IT IS ABOUT 90% EFFECTIVE AGAINST SYMPTOMATIC INFECTION.

THE FDA'S VACCINE ADVISERS ARE SCHEDULED TO MEET TOMORROW TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FDA, WHICH IS SAID THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THE RISKS.

IF AND WHEN THE FDA MAKES THE EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION, PFIZER IS READY TO GET SHIPPING .

>> IT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE ONCE THERE IS POSITIVE VOTE FROM CDC.

THAT CAN BE AS EARLY AS NOVEMBER 4th AND FIFTH BUT YOU CAN GO GET YOUR CHILD VACCINATED.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONS 20 MILLION KIDS IN THAT AGE GROUP COULD GET THEIR FIRST COVID-19 VACCINE IN A WEEK AND A HALF BUT IT IS UP TO PARENTS.

>> PARENTS WILL LOOK AT THAT DISCUSSION, SEE WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING, I DON'T WANT TO GET AHEAD OF THE PROCESS, LET'S SEE WHAT THEY SAY.

THE DATA LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.

I THINK I CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.

>> THAT IS PIVOTAL TO ENDING THIS PANDEMIC.

I AM BRITT CONWAY REPORTING.

>>> MODERNA IS TOUTING THE TRIAL RESULTS OF ITS COVID-19 VACCINE FOR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN.

THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY SAYS IT SHOWED HALF OF THE SHOTS GENERATED STRONG LEVELS OF VIRUS FIGHTING ANTIBODIES IN CHILDREN AGES SIX TO 11, MORE THAN 4700 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED, SOME HAD TEMPORARY SIDE EFFECTS SUCH AS FEVER AND FATIGUE.

THE COMPANY PLANS TO SUBMIT THE RESULTS TO THE FDA.

>>> WHEN COVID-19 VACCINES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOUNGER CHILDREN, MOST LIKELY RECEIVE THEIR SHOT AT THEIR DOCTORS OFFICE RATHER THAN A MASS VACCINATION SITE, DR. CHRISTIAN RAYMER IS A FAMILY HEALTH CENTER OF SAN DIEGO SAYING FAMILIAR SETTINGS CAN HELP WITH HESITANCY.

>> I THINK EVERYBODY EXPECTS THERE IS A GROUP OF PARENTS WAITING TO GO AND HAVE MADE UP THEIR MINDS AND READY TO GET THEIR CHILDREN VACCINATED.

THERE IS A GROUP THAT IS HESITANT.

WE WANT TO SEE MORE DATA OR HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH THEIR PEDIATRICIAN AND THERE IS A GROUP ON THE OTHER SIDE AND DO NOT WANT TO GO THERE YET AND MAYBE THEY NEED QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

THAT IS FINE.

THAT IS A SPECTRUM WITH HESITANCY ACROSS THE BOARD.

PLEASE CONVERSATIONS NEED TO HAPPEN WITH THEIR OWN HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.

>> DR. RAY MAR SAID MEDICAL OFFICES ARE PUTTING IN PREORDERS FOR THE VACCINE.

THERE ARE ABOUT 300,000 KIDS AGED 5-11 IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY THAT SHOULD SOON BE ELIGIBLE.

>>> ALTHOUGH LATINAS WERE ONE OF THE GROUPS HIT THE HARDEST BY COVID-19, OUR RECENT REPORT SAYS IN NORTH COUNTY, THEY ARE FALLING BEHIND IN GETTING VACCINATED.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORT TO TONYA THORNE SHOWS US HOW VACCINATION EFFORTS CONTINUE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS DAISY.

SHE SPENT HER MORNING GOING DOOR TO DOOR GIVING INFORMATION ON COVID-19 VACCINES AND TESTING CENTERS.

>> WE ARE DOING CANVASSING FOR VACCINATION OUTREACH.

>> Reporter: SHE IS ONE OF THE COORDINATORS OF A POPULAR POWER, THEY ARE RUN BY VISTA COMMUNITY CLINIC INFORMING THE COMMUNITY OF HEALTH RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN NORTH COUNTY.

EVERY WEEK, SHE MEETS WITH VOLUNTEERS IN DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS TO GIVE INFORMATION ON COVID-19 VACCINES AND LOCAL TESTING CENTERS .

>> MAY HAVE BEEN FUNDAMENTAL WITH ENSURING THE INFORMATION THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECEIVE IS TRUSTED.

WE ALWAYS THINK OF THEM AS TRUSTED MESSENGERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

A LOT OF THE MATERIAL WE DISTRIBUTE GOES THROUGH THEIR, KIND OF LIKE APPROVAL FIRST.

>> Reporter: A REPORT BY THE SAN DIEGO TRIBUNE SHOWED LATINOS IN NORTH COUNTY ARE FALLING BEHIND WITH GETTING VACCINATED.

THEY ARE WORKING TO GET MORE LATINAS IN NORTH COUNTY VACCINATED.

MARINO SAID SOME SHE HAS ENCOUNTERED ARE HESITANT WITH THE VACCINE.

>> SOME ARE OPEN TO RECEIVE INFORMATION.

A LOT OF THE TIMES, THEY HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING WHAT THEY HAVE HEARD SUCH AS INFERTILITY.

I HAVE HEARD THIS FROM A FRIEND, SO WE ALWAYS TRY TO HAVE AT HAND A FLYER THAT BREAKS DOWN THE MYTHS THEY HAVE HEARD.

>> Reporter: VOLUNTEERS SAID THEY HAVE HEARD ALL KINDS OF METH, HAVE GOTTEN CALLED NAMES, OR GO IGNORED.

THE GROUP SAID THE INSULTS WILL NOT STOP THEM AND THEY WILL CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS .

>>> RISING RENTS AND LIMITED AFFORDABLE HOUSING ARE DIFFICULT FOR MANY SAN DIEGOANS.

KPBS RACE INIQUITY REPORTER CHRISTINA KIM SAYS THE HOUSING MARKET IS CHALLENGING FOR BLACK RENTERS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO IS THE WORST PLACE TO BE A BLACK RENTER IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY.

ACCORDING TO A STUDY BY ZILLOW, AN ONLINE REAL ESTATE COMPANY- >> WE FOUND THAT RENT BURGLARS ARE THE HIGHEST FOR BLACK OWNERS IN SOUTH SAN DIEGO.

THEY SPENT MARCH MORE THAN HALF OF THEIR INCOME OR 53% OF THE INCOME ON RENT.

>> Reporter: THAT IS NANCY WILL, THE ECONOMIST WHO LED THE STUDY.

WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN TO BE RENT BOURBON?

THAT MEANS A PERSON PAYS 30% OR MORE OF THEIR INCOME ON RENT.

LIKE PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO ARE ON AVERAGE VERY RENTER BURDENED.

THAT MEANS THEY HAVE LESS MONEY LEFT FOR ANYTHING ELSE, LIKE SAVING TO BUY A HOME FOR A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

>> HONESTLY, IT'S NOT SURPRISING.

>> Reporter: GABRIELLE HINES GREW UP IN THE SKYLINE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SHE AND HER FAMILY RECENTLY MOVED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD THE RISING RENTS IN SOUTHEAST.

THREE BEDROOMS WERE GOING FOR $2600-$3000 A MONTH.

THEY MOVED TO LA MESA WHEN THEY FOUND AN APARTMENT FOR $1800 A MONTH.

>> I WAS MAKING $18 AN HOUR, BUT I GOT MY MASTERS AND I AM A STUDENT COUNSELOR.

I AM MAKING $20 AN HOUR BECAUSE THAT IS MY FEEL LIKE IT BECAUSE RENT IS SO HIGH.

MY HUSBAND WAS DOING ELECTRICAL WORK, AND THAT DOES NOT FEEL LIKE IT.

>> Reporter: STAYING IN SOUTHEAST WOULD HAVE MEANT SPENDING MORE THAN 30% OF THE RENT.

WITH THE COST OF DAYCARE AND OTHER BILLS, THAT WAS NOT AN OPTION FOR THEM.

SHE SAID SHE IS NOT ALONE, A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE IN HER ONCE PREDOMINANTLY BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD OF SAN DIEGO ARE BEING PLACED OUT.

>> THAT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS THEY CAME FROM.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO RUNS ARE EXPENSIVE AND GETTING INCREASINGLY MORE EXPENSES FOR RENTERS ACROSS ALL DEMOGRAPHICS.

>> WE HAVE SEEN IN SAN DIEGO, THE PANDEMIC HAS INCREASED THE RENT BOURBON ACROSS HOUSEHOLDS DURING THE PANDEMIC FROM 2019- 2021.

>> Reporter: LATINO RENTERS IN SAN DIEGO NEARLY PAY 40% OF THE RENT.

WHITE AND ASIAN PAY 30% ON AVERAGE.

BLACK RENTERS IN SAN DIEGO PAY OVER 50% OF THEIR INCOME, ABOUT 18% MORE THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

>> AFFORDABILITY IS THE REASON WHY WE ARE SEEING THE BIGGEST FOR BLACK RENTERS IN SAN DIEGO IN TERMS OF OTHER MATTRESS.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO NANCY WU, THESE ARE HISTORIC RACIAL DISCRIMINATION COMBINED WITH LOW HOUSEHOLD INCOMES AND RISING RENTS.

SHE FOUND BLACK RENTERS IN SAN DIEGO MADE AN AVERAGE OF $3493 A MONTH IN AUGUST.

THE AVERAGE MONTHLY RENT WAS $1835.

IN A STATEMENT TO KPBS, MAYOR TODD GLORIA CALLED THE CITY RESULTS INFURIATING BUT NOT SURPRISING.

HE ADDED THAT IS WHY ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I DID AFTER BEING SWORN IN AS MAYOR WAS TO MAKE EQUITY CENTRAL TO EVERYTHING WE DO AND EVERY DECISION WE MAKE.

MAYORAL SPOKESPERSON DAVID ROLL IN SAID THE CITY HAS INVESTED IN RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND LAUNCHED SEVERAL BUSINESS AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AIMED AT SAN DIEGO'S COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.

THESE SOLUTIONS TAKE TIME.

FOR NOW, RENTERS LIKE GABRIELLE HINES ARE PAYING MORE OF THEIR INCOME ON RENT.

>> WE ARE PRETTY STRESSED THAT JUST BECAUSE WE ARE PLAYING CATCH-UP ON DIFFERENT PARTS OF OUR LIVES.

FEELS LIKE WE ARE BARELY MAKING IT.

>> Reporter: CHRISTINA KIM, KPBS NEWS .

>> IF YOU FEEL A GAS PRICES WERE BAD LAST WEEK, DO NOT LOOK NOW, THEY ARE RISING BY THE DAY.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER RANHAUL WITH WHAT IS ON THE CLIMB NOW.

>> THE AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR UNLEADED IN SAN DIEGO IS NOW $4.50 A GALLON.

THAT IS UP SIX CENTS FROM A WEEK AGO AND UP $.15 FROM A MONTH AGO.

>> Reporter: TO PUT IN PERSPECTIVE, DOUGLAS AAA SAYS SAN DIEGO'S ARE PAYING $1.33 MORE PER GALLON TO DATE THAN A YEAR AGO.

HE SAYS TYPICALLY WE SEE A DECREASE IN GAS PRICES, BUT NOT THIS YEAR.

>> BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER CRUDE OIL PRICES WE SEE AND STATIONS IN CALIFORNIA MUST BE SELLING THE WINTER FUEL, WHICH IS CHEAPER FOR DRIVERS BY NOVEMBER 1st.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS WE CAN EXPECT MORE DRIVERS ON THE ROAD NOW AND ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

>> PEOPLE ARE DRIVING MORE WITH INCREASED VACCINATIONS, PEOPLE STARTED TAKING THOSE ROAD TRIPS THEY HAD TO PUT ON HOLD OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: PRICES ARE SKYHIGH ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH A NATIONAL AVERAGE OF $3.40.

AT A TOWN HALL IN MARYLAND, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAID WE MOST LIKELY WILL NOT CHANGE A SEE A CHANGE IN GAS PRICES UNTIL EARLY NEXT YEAR.

MEANWHILE, SHOUP SAYS DRIVERS CAN MAKE SMART CHOICES TO SAVE AT THE POINT.

>> I JUST YOUR DRIVING HABITS, DO NOT SPEED, NOT ONLY FOR YOUR SAFETY BUT THE FASTER THE VEHICLE, THE MORE FUEL YOU ARE BURNING.

>> Reporter: ALEXANDER RANHAUL, KPBS NEWS .

>>> WHILE WE ARE GIVING WITH RAIN AND STORM DAMAGE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE NEW WEST IS GETTING HITTER HARD BY SEVERE STORMS INCLUDING TORNADOES RIPPING THROUGH THE REGION, HERE IS REPORTER DARRELL FORGES.

>> Reporter: WE HAVE SEEN SOME BIG STORMS AND NOTHING LIKE THIS AT ALL.

SEVERE WEATHER FROM A BOMB CYCLONE, A RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING STORM HITTING PARTS OF THE WEST COAST HARD OVER THE WEEKEND.

>> IT IS MOVING SO FAST DOWN THERE THAT IT IS MOVING, THIS IS FLAT ROCK, IT IS MOVING THE ROCK.

>> Reporter: A BOMB CYCLONE BRINGING SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN, FLASH FLOODING, AND LEAVING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WITH THE POWER.

AREAS LIKE BUTTE COUNTY ISSUING ROADS ARE CLOSED FOR SOME FIRE AREAS.

>> IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO LET ANYBODY IN UNTIL THE STORM IS OVER.

>> Reporter: AS THE WEST COAST BOTTLES THE BOMB CYCLONE, THE MIDWEST IS BATTLING SEVERE WEATHER AND TORNADOES.

>> WE FELT IT HIT THE DECK OR WHATEVER.

IT WAS SCARY.

>> Reporter: TORNADOES, LARGE HAIL, AND DAMAGING WINDS AFFECT ARKANSAS, MISSOURI, ILLINOIS AND INDIANA.

>> THE SWIRLING AND THE TREES MOVING EVERY DIRECTION, AND WHEN I LOOKED OVER, I THOUGHT I WAS ON THE EDGE OF IT AND IT PASSED NEXT TO ME.

>> Reporter: MORE SEVERE WEATHER COULD BE ON THE HORIZON, WEATHER MODELS SHOW A POWERFUL NOR'EASTER COULD IMPACT THE EAST COAST BY TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY.

>> WE WILL BE READY FOR THE HEAVY RAIN AND EXAGGERATED FLOODING OF THESE COASTAL AREAS.

>> Reporter: DARRELL FORGES, KPBS NEWS.

>>> 'S WHAT A STORM SYSTEM IT HAS BEEN.

SOME PARTS OF THE STATE PICKED UP MORE THAN EIGHT INCHES OF RAIN.

NOW, THINGS ARE QUIETING DOWN AS THE STORM SYSTEM WORKS ITS WAY INTO THE INTERIOR WEST.

WE MISSED OUT ON THE RAIN, A FEW SHOWERS DIMINISHING TONIGHT.

THINGS WILL BECOME QUIET INTO THE REST OF THIS WEEK.

WE WILL FIND A ONSHORE FLOW RETURNING AS WE GO THROUGH FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND, BUT OVERALL, WE ARE KEEPING A BRIGHT, QUIET TREND.

SHOWERS ARE DYING DOWN.

WE ARE LOOKING PRETTY QUIET, 58 IS THE LOW.

FUTURECAST PICKING UP WITH LIGHT GREEN, SO SOME SPRINKLES ARE AROUND AS WE GO INTO THIS EVENING.

THAT DISAPPEARS BY 11:00 P.M. WE SEE A FEW CLOUDS REMAINING AND THAT CLEARS INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT A BRIGHT STRETCH TO THE WEEK AS DRY AIR SETTLES IN.

WE HAVE MOISTURE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA STAYING AWAY FROM US ON THE STORM SYSTEM WHICH, THE CORE WERE THROUGH COLORADO AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO.

YOUR FORECAST TOMORROW IS 74 AS THE HIGH.

SOME CLOUDS, BUT I THINK THAT IS A BRIGHT DAY WITH KEEPING THINGS DRY AND QUIET THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY WHERE SUNSHINE MORE OR LESS KEEPS US BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL AND NOT DEALING WITH TOO MANY PROBLEMS.

LARGELY BRIGHT AND TEMPERATURES IN THE 60s CLIMBING INTO LOWER 80s BY THE TIME WE GO INTO THURSDAY.

THERE IS A MORE GRADUAL WARM-UP FOR US.

WE WILL BE IN LOWER 90s FOR INLAND LOCATIONS.

THE WARMING TREND COMES BACK INTO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, MAKING IT BACK TO THE 60s HERE, NOTICE YOUR MONDAY STARTS IN THE MID-50s.

FOR DESERT LOCATIONS, CLIMBING INTO THE 80s AND CLOSE TO 90 DEGREES FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BUT A DRY STRETCH FOR US THROUGH A LOT OF THE WEEK.

FOR KPBS.ORG/EVENINGEDITION, I AM METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER .

>>> PLEADING GUILTY TO TAX EVASION, SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS PROBATION AND SIX MONTHS HOME CONFINEMENT.

JASON ELLIS OF POLY ADMITTED EVADING MORE THAN $27,000 IN FRAUD SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH RABBI ISRAEL GOLDSTEIN.

GOLDSTEIN MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES WHEN HE WAS INJURED IN THE SHIBATA POWER SHOOTING.

ELLIS WOULD DONATE HIS MONEY AND REQUEST TO MATCH HIS DONATION.

HE WOULD GET HIS MOTHER RETURNED BY GOLDSTEIN.

>>> RECENTLY, THE NATION'S LEADING PEDIATRIC GROUP DECLARED A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS WITH CHILDREN WITH A NATIONAL EMERGENCY.

AS KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER WIND SHOWS US, ONE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, NORTH COUNTY, IS TACKLING THE ISSUE WITH A WHOLE CHILD APPROACH.

>> Reporter: 18-YEAR-OLD JULIE IS DOING RESEARCH FOR HIS HIGH SCHOOL IN PSYCHOLOGY.

>> I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS.

IT RELATES INTO WHAT I WANT TO LEARN.

>> Reporter: HE IS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM.

HE STARTED THE PROGRAM AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER IN ENCINITAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

HE SAYS THAT HAS HELPED HIM FOCUS AND CONNECT MORE WITH HIS PEERS IN THE PROGRAM.

BEFORE COMING HERE, HE WOULD HAVE MENTAL BREAKDOWNS AND NOT WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL.

>> IT HELPED A LOT BECAUSE THAT ALLOWED US TO TALK TO EACH OTHER ABOUT, THAT ALLOWED US TO BE MORE COMFORTABLE AND WE CAN BE VULNERABLE AT TIMES WITH EACH OTHER TALKING ABOUT PERSONALLY OUR LIVES.

>> Reporter: EXPERTS ON MENTAL HEALTH SAYS CHILD HEALTH MENTAL ISSUES HAS BEEN RISING STEADILY OVER THE PAST DECADE.

THE PANDEMIC AND RACIAL AND SOCIAL INEQUITY HAS EXACERBATED THE ISSUE.

THAT'S THE REASON WHY MARISSA STARTED INTEGRA, LATIN FOR WHOLE AND COMPLETE.

BEFORE STARTING AND DEVELOPING THE INTEGRA PROGRAM, SHE TAUGHT HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH FOR OVER A DECADE.

SHE SAYS THE SCHOOLING SYSTEM DOES NOT ADDRESS TEENS MENTAL WELL-BEING.

>> I FEEL AS THOUGH THE PANDEMIC HIGHLIGHTED THE EMERGENCY THAT OUR TEENS AND YOUTH ARE FACING WITHIN THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.

HOWEVER, HISTORICALLY, OUR PHILOSOPHY HAS BEEN TO ADDRESS THE CHILD BECAUSE WE SAY OUR TEENS ARE GOING IN THE EXTERNAL WORLD WE LIVE IN AND THE INTERNAL WORLD THEY ARE WORKING TO NAVIGATE.

>> THIS IS HOW A TYPICAL DAY AT INTEGRA STARTS WITH A MANTRA.

TODAY'S MANTRA IS RECOGNIZED, MENTAL STRENGTH AFFECTS THE QUALITY OF MY LIFE.

MARISSA SAYS THAT SUCH THE TONE OF THE DAY AND HELPING STUDENTS FOCUS ON WHAT THEY WANT TO FEEL.

SHE SAID THAT HELPS WITH TEENS MENTAL WELL-BEING BECAUSE THAT HELPS THEM UNDERSTAND HOW POWERFUL THE MIND IS.

>> THERE IS A BUNCH OF TOOLS IN OUR TOOLBOX AND DIFFERENT TOOLBOXES WE UTILIZE TO HELP GET STUDENTS GROUNDED IN MENTAL ILLNESS BEFORE THEY START THEIR DEEP.

>> Reporter: ALEXANDER DELAND, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FACEBOOK IS IN THE MIDST OF ANOTHER CREDIBILITY NIGHTMARE, THIS TIME INVOLVING A NUMBER OF NEWS ORGANIZATIONS PUBLISHING A SERIES OF STORIES CALLED THE FACEBOOK PAPERS.

MORE NOW FROM REPORTER CHRIS NO AND.

>> Reporter: FACEBOOK IS UNDER FIRE FACING WHAT COULD BE THE BIGGEST CRISIS IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT 17 YEAR HISTORY.

>> THE RESEARCH AND STUDIES REVEAL PUTTING PROFITS OVER PEOPLE ARE FROM FACEBOOK'S OWN AND FILES REVEALED TO THEM LONG BEFORE THAT WAS REVEALED TO US.

>> Reporter: THE FOLLOW-UP STARTED FRIDAY WHEN A GROUP OF MEDIA OUTLETS INCLUDING CNN STARTED REPORTING ON HUNDREDS OF INTERNAL COMPANY DOCUMENTS DUBBED THE FACEBOOK PAPERS.

WHISTLEBLOWER FRANCIS HAUGEN PROVIDED THE PAPERS AS EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT DISCLOSURES SHE MADE TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND HER LEGAL COUNSEL PROVIDED CONGRESS WITH REDACTED COPY.

>> FACEBOOK NEVER SAID NO TO PRIORITIZE DIVISIVE CONTENT.

THAT HAPPENED TO BE A SIDE EFFECT OF CHOICES THEY MADE.

>> Reporter: MONDAY, THE FORMER FACEBOOK EMPLOYEE APPEARED BEFORE THE PARLIAMENT TO COVER REGULATION OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM.

>> Reporter: FACEBOOK ACTING IN A NONACCOUNTABLE WAY WILL LEAD TO MORE TRAGEDIES.

>> Reporter: THE PAPERS REVEAL HOW THEY ADDRESSED MISINFORMATION AND MODERATED HATE SPEECH AND THEY PAINTED IT AND A PICTURE OF FACEBOOK'S ROLE IN THE JANUARY 6th INSURRECTION.

>> IT'S CLEAR THAT THE JANUARY 6th ORGANIZATION, PER SE, USED THEM AS A ORGANIZER TO THE EXTENT WE CAN IDENTIFY WHAT REALLY HAPPENED.

>> Reporter: A THICK SPOKE SPOKESPERSON TOLD CNN FRIDAY THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VIOLENCE THAT OCCURRED ON JANUARY 6th WITH THOSE WHO ATTACKED THE CAPITAL AND THOSE WHO REPORTED THEM.

CHRIS NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> INVESTORS WERE UNFAZED BY THE BAD PRESS AT FACEBOOK.

TODAY, THE DOW AND S&P 500 POSED NEW ALL-TIME RECORD HIGHS.

TESLA SHARES HIT A NEW HIGH AFTER PEAKING ABOVE $8000 A SHARE, THE COMPANY'S MARKET SHARES SPREAD RIGHT PAST $1 TRILLION.

>>> A MILESTONE IN A WORLD OF CRYPTO, THE FIRST EVER BITCOIN FEATURES EXCHANGE TRADED FUND IN THE UNITED STATES, AND EXPERTS SAY THE ETS ARE POTENTIALLY MAKING IT EASIER FOR INVESTORS TO GET INTO DIGITAL CURRENCY.

JENN SULLIVAN HAS A CLOSER LOOK AND THE WARNING FROM FEDERAL REGULATORS.

>> A LANDMARK MOMENT FOR CRYPTO CURRENCIES, THE FIRST CRYPTO STARTS ITS FULL TRADING WEEK.

AFTER GOING PUBLIC, PROCESS BECAME THE FIRST FUND INVESTING IN BITCOIN CONTRACTS.

>> FUTURES ARE A MARKETPLACE WHERE INVESTORS SPEAK OF WHAT THE PRICE OF BITCOIN WILL BE IN THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE PREDICTING THIS MIGHT BE A HUGE STEPPINGSTONE IN THE ACCEPTANCE OF CRYPTO CURRENCY BY REGULATORS.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

IF YOU BUY THIS ETF, YOU WILL NOT HAVE OWNERSHIP OF BITCOIN.

>> THIS MAKES IT SIMPLE FOR FOLKS TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD THIS EXPOSURE IN A WAY THEY WOULD HAVE A ETF FOR ANOTHER STOCK OR BOND.

>> Reporter: WE HAVE THINGS LIKE ROBIN HOOD AND COIN BASE AND OTHER BROKERAGES THAT MADE THAT EASY TO FIND BITCOIN AND OTHER CRYPTO CURRENCIES, BUT THIS OPENS THE FLOODGATES FOR MORE INVESTORS THAT HAVE BEEN INTIMIDATED TO GAIN ACCESS TO CRYPTO.

THAT MIGHT BRING MORE REGULATION TO AN INDUSTRY, STILL FEELS A LITTLE BIT OF A WILD WILD WEST.

>> NOBODY IS SAYING THREE QUARTERS OF YOUR PORTFOLIO, BITCOIN CAN BE A POWERFUL DIVERSE A FIRE AND INVESTORS PORTFOLIOS.

>> Reporter: ON TWITTER, THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ISSUING A WARNING TO INVESTORS TO WEIGH THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF INVESTING INTO A FUND THAT HOLDS BITCOIN'S CONTRACTS.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I AM JENN SULLIVAN.

>>> AMERICANS ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND A RECORD $10 BILLION ON HALLOWEEN THIS YEAR.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION.

SAYS PEOPLE WILL SPEND $2 BILLION MORE THIS YEAR THAN IN 2020 ON HALLOWEEN CANDY, DECORATIONS AND COSTUMES FOR ADULTS, KIDS AND PETS.

ON AVERAGE, CONSUMERS ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND ABOUT $102 ON HALLOWEEN RELATED ITEMS.

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