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>>> HELLO, IT IS A MONDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2021.

IT IS A BUSY DAY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19.

FROM NEW CASES AMONG KIDS, TO NEW EFFORTS FOR LOCAL BOOSTER TESTING.

HERE'S MORE ON THAT STORY FROM MATT HOFFMAN.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE ASKING THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR BOOSTER SHOTS TO GO AND GET THEM.

SCENE THE VACCINE IS WIDELY AVAILABLE AND THERE'S PLENTY OF SUPPLY.

THIS INCLUDES PEOPLE OVER 65, THOSE WITH UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND THOSE WITH HIGH RISK SETTINGS FOR WORK.

NEARLY 2 .

TO SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN FULLY VACCINATED.

IN THE REGION IS DOING WELL IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE PANDEMIC.

THE HEALTH SYSTEMS ARE NOT BEING OVERWHELMED.

>> THE NEW AUTHORIZATION FOR THE BOOSTER SHOT IS A CONTINUATION OF THE EFFORT.

>> Reporter: IF YOU HAD THE MODERNA OR JOHNSON&JOHNSON VACCINE YOU WILL NEED TO WAIT.

COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER SAID THAT THE PFIZER IS IDENTICAL TO THE ORIGINAL DOSES BUT COULD BE CHANGED TO ADDRESS A VARIANCE.

>> IN THE COMING YEAR BASED ON WHAT HAS BEEN CIRCULATING IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR THAT COULD HAPPEN GOING FORWARD.

RIGHT NOW FOR TODAY THE BOOSTER IS THE SAME VACCINE.

>> Reporter: IF YOU'RE GETTING A BOOSTER SHOT MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR VACCINATION CARD AND IF YOU HAVE UNDERLYING CONDITIONS YOU NEED TO TELL THEM YOU DO NOT NEED TO PROVIDE PAPERWORK.

THERE ARE NO PLANS TO OPEN MASS VACCINATION SITES LIKE WE SAW EARLIER IN THE YEAR.

>>> IF YOU THINK ABOUT PRE- COVID WHERE YOU WOULD'VE GOTTEN YOUR FLU SHOT.

YOU MAY HAVE GONE TO YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER AND YOU MAY HAVE GONE TO A LOCAL PHARMACY.

>> BE ON THAT WE WANT TO FOCUS ON INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NOT HAD ANY VACCINATIONS OR HAVE NOT HAD THEIR FULL COURSE.

>> Reporter: THE BOOSTER SHOT COULD BE AVAILABLE FOR OTHER HIGH RISK INDIVIDUALS IN COMING MONTHS.

MATT HOFFMAN , KPBS NEWS.

>>> >> FEDERAL OFFICIALS HAVE APPROVED THE PFIZER SHOT FOR THOSE OVER 65 YEARS OLD AND HAVE HAD THEIR VACCINE SIX MONTHS AGO.

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND THE FIRST LADY WILL RECEIVE THEIR BOOSTER SHOTS.

>>> PARENTS HAVE BEEN WARNED THAT SOME STUDENTS ATTENDED CLASS WALL SYMPTOMATIC FOR COVID-19.

IN A FEW CASES AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS.

THE WARNING CAME IN AND EMAIL FOR SUPERINTENDENT ANDY JOHNSON.

>> ASKING THEM TO BE CAUTIOUS AND AWARE.

AND IF THEY HAVE A POSITIVE CASE THEY NEED TO STAY HOME AND FOLLOW THE QUARANTINE GUIDELINES.

>> SON MARCUS HAS HIRED SEVEN ADDITIONAL STAFFERS TO DO CONTACT TRACY.

>>> THE COUNTY LOST A TESTING SITE WHEN THE CHAVIS COMMUNITY CENTER WAS CLOSED ON SATURDAY.

IN THE MEANTIME LOCAL CHURCHES HAVE STEPPED UP TO HELP THE COUNTY CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FREE COVID 19 TESTING IN SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE IN THE COMMUNITY.

IN THE CHURCHES WERE OFFERING.

WE WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND OTHER LOCATIONS.

WE HAD THESE THREE CHURCHES THAT STEPPED UP TO FILL THE VOID.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE CHURCHES IS THE ENCANTO SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH.

SCENE CHURCHES ARE SO IMPORTANT TO THE COMMUNITY.

THEY ARE TRUSTED PARTNERS AND SO SUPPORTIVE.

THEY STEPPED UP TO OFFER SERVICES BECAUSE THEY KNOW HOW NEEDED IT IS IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE COMMUNITY CENTER HAD PLAYED A VITAL ROLE AND PROVIDED 182,000 COVID TESTS.

AND 5700 VACCINES.

THE NEW TESTING FACILITY WILL EXPAND TESTING AVAILABILITY FROM FIVE TO SEVEN DAYS.

AND NO APPOINTMENT IS NECESSARY.

RICHARD BOYD A LOCAL RESIDENT WAS ONE OF MANY LOCAL RESIDENTS BEING TESTED TODAY.

>> IT'S VERY CONVENIENT.

IT'S NOT THAT FAR.

AND IT'S A VERY NECESSARY SERVICE.

>> Reporter: THE LOCATION HAS ILLUSTRATED INSTRUCTIONS ON THE TABLE AND IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THERE IS A CLINICIAN AVAILABLE.

UP THE STREET THE BAYVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH IS A WELCOMING OTHERS WHO NEED A COVID TEST.

THE THREE FREE COVID TESTING SITES ARE LISTED ON THE SCREEN.

MASKS ARE REQUIRED.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS .

>>> OVERDOSES, SUICIDE, SECURITY.

THOSE ARE SOME OF THE ISSUES INSIDE COVID-19 QUARANTINE HOTELS.

HERE'S MORE ON THAT STORY FROM CODY DELANEY.

>> Reporter: WITHOUT CHANGES TO THE CONTRACT COUNTY OFFICIALS GAVE EQUUS SOLUTIONS A $80 MILLION PAYRAISE.

AND GAVE THE COMPANY A $4 MILLION CONTRACT TO PROVIDE THE SAME SERVICES THAT HAD BEEN CRITICIZED FOR NOT BEING PROVIDED.

THIS ALL HAPPENED DURING AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE COMPANY'S MISMANAGEMENT.

BRIAN ADAMS IS A SAN DIEGO STATE ASSESSOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS.

>> THE PART THAT IS MOST EGREGIOUS IS AFTER THERE WERE PROBLEMS IN AN IN THE MIDDLE OF INVESTIGATION THEY GIVE THEM A MASSIVE INCREASE WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY SPOKESPERSON SAID THE RAISE WAS INTENDED TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY AND MEET THE INCREASED NEED.

>>> IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS CONSIDERING SUICIDE CALL THE NATIONAL HOTLINE.

>>> CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE EVICTION MORATORIUM IS SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE WEEK.

HERE'S MORE ON THAT STORY FROM CHRISTINA KIM.

>> Reporter: THE CITY HAS GIVEN OUT MORE THAN $103 MILLION TO 12,000 HOUSEHOLDS TO HELP THEM PAY RENT AND UTILITIES.

THEY HAVE $13 MILLION LEFT.

AND THE MAYOR DOES NOT EXPECT IT TO LAST LONG.

>>> WE HAVE RECEIVED A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE MONEY WILL GO QUICKLY AND THAT IS PRECISELY WHY WE ARE LETTING SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS KNOW WHY WE HAVE INITIATED AND OFFERED THE APPLICATION THROUGH THE COALITION.

>> Reporter: THE HOPE FOR ADDITIONAL STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING.

>> TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY DOLLAR THAT IS POSSIBLE TO GET OUT THERE THAT WE CAN BRING TO SAN DIEGO.

IF YOU ENTRUST US WITH YOUR DOLLARS WE WILL USE THEM WISELY AND QUICKLY.

>> Reporter: THE PROTECTION ONLY WORKS IF THERE IS RENTAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING AVAILABLE.

THAT'S WHY RENTERS NEED TO APPLY NOW AND STAY INFORMED.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT FOR TENANTS TO FOLLOW UP ON THE STATUS OF THEIR APPLICATION AND KEEP THAT LINE OF COMMUNICATION OPEN WITH THEIR LANDLORD.

>> Reporter: HE SAID TENANTS NEED TO KNOW THEIR RIGHTS, THEY MAY NOT NEED TO MOVE OUT EVEN IF THEY RECEIVED AN EVICTION NOTICE.

THE MAYOR ALSO ANNOUNCED A NEW LEGAL PROGRAM.

HE PROPOSED SPENDING $5 MILLION TO PROVIDE LEGAL COUNSEL FOR TENANTS FACING EVICTION.

THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER THE PROPOSAL NEXT WEEK.

>>> A PROMINENT CALIFORNIA CONGRESSWOMAN WANTS TO RUN THE STATE'S LARGEST CITY.

KAREN BASS IS ANNOUNCING HER CANDIDACY TO LOS ANGELES MAYOR.

SHE HAS SERVED IN CONGRESS FOR A DECADE.

IN A DISTRICT THAT INCLUDES CULVER CITY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

>>> SPEAKING OF CONGRESS THIS WILL BE A PIVOTAL WEEK.

HOW THE PRESENCE INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN AND KEEPING THE GOVERNMENT RUNNING IS ALL COMING TO A HEAD.

>>> ON CAPITOL HILL OR MAKE OR BREAK WEEK FOR PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.

ON THE LINE AS A REMAKE OF THE ECONOMY.

THE DEMOCRAT SPENDING BILL INCLUDES MAJOR INVESTMENTS IN UNIVERSAL PRE-K, COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND FAMILY LEAVE.

SENIORS WOULD SEE AN EXPANSION OF MEDICARE BENEFITS.

>> THEY PASS BACK A BUILD BACK BETTER LEGISLATION WITH NEGOTIATIONS.

THERE HAVE TO BE SOME CHANGES IN THAT.

THE SOONER THE BETTER.

>> Reporter: DEMOCRATS ARE FACING A LOOMING THREAT OF A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN WITH FUNDING SHUTTING DOWN ON THURSDAY.

THIS IS ALSO TIED TO RAISING THE DEBT CEILING.

>> I WILL BE VOTING KNOW IF DEMOCRATS INSIST ON COMBINING THE DEBT CEILING WITH CONTINUED OPERATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT.

>> Reporter: ALSO AT ISSUE IS AN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL.

HOUSE BILL HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THURSDAY.

>>> 1A MOST POPULAR SCOOTER RENTAL COMPANIES IS COMING BACK TO SAN DIEGO.

LINES SCOOTER LEFT THE MARKET IN 2020.

THEY SAID IT WAS A BUSINESS MOVE.

IT FOLLOWED CONFLICT OVER REGULATIONS.

THE LINE PLANS ON ADDING E BIKES TO THE FLEET.

THEY ARE MAKING A COMEBACK AS TRAFFIC AND WORK PATTERNS.

UP DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>>> MAYOR GLORIA HAS A GOAL OF ADDING NINE MILES OF PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES ANNUALLY.

TO MAKE BICYCLING SAFER AND MORE COMFORTABLE FOR LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVERS.

HERE'S MORE ON THAT STORY FROM ANDREW BOWEN.

>> Reporter: LAURA PICKS UP HER ONE-YEAR-OLD SON EVAN AND READS HIM A BOOK.

EVANS BIG BLUE EYES DART FROM THE BOOK TO THE CAMERA.

HIS SMILE BELIES A HORRIFIC TRAGEDY THAT THE FAMILY EXPERIENCED TWO WEEKS AGO.

HIS FATHER WAS BICYCLING WHEN A DRIVER GOING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ACROSS THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINE AND STRUCK MATT HEAD-ON.

NEITHER MATS HELMET OR LIGHTS COULD SAVE HIM.

AND HE DIED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.

>> HE WAS SO EXCITED TO SEE EVAN GROW UP.

HE WAS GOING TO TAKE HIS FIRST STEPS SOON.

AND MATT WANTED TO TEACH THEM MUSIC AND NOW THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: LORIS TRYING TO KEEP HER HUSBAND'S MEMORY ALIVE.

>> HE WORKS IN LA JOLLA AND WOULD WRITE HIS HIGH SCHOOL TO GET TO WORK.

IF A DAY WENT BY WITHOUT BICYCLING IT WAS NOT A COMPLETE DAY FOR HIM.

>> Reporter: HE WAS RIDING IN A NARROW LANE WHEN HE WAS HIT.

SHE THINKS OF THE BICYCLE LANE HAD A PHYSICAL BARRIER THAT HER HUSBAND WOULD STILL BE ALIVE TODAY.

ELIZABETH MAYOR IS THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR A NONPROFIT.

AND SAID THAT THIS SHOWS MANY OF THE EXISTING BICYCLE LANES ARE INADEQUATE.

CONSIDERING THE CITY'S ADOPTION OF THE IS IN VISION ZERO.

>> THERE ARE AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES THAT SHOULD.

DEFTLY NEEDS A REFRESHER.

IN ORDER TO MEET THE GOALS THAT THEY HAVE SET THERE NEEDS TO BE SWIFT CHANGE.

>> Reporter: MAYOR GLORIA SAYS HE'S SPEEDING UP THE PROCESS OF NEW BICYCLE LANES WITH MORE PROTECTION.

HE ANNOUNCED THAT PERSHING DRIVE WOULD HAVE PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES.

THIS CAME AFTER TWO PEOPLE, A CYCLIST AND A SCOOTER RIDER WERE KILLED THIS SUMMER.

>> THE MAYOR CAN REDIRECT STAFF TO CERTAIN PROPERTIES.

>> Reporter: THE AMERICAN ORDER NEW BICYCLE LANES ANYWHERE IF HE LEAVES THEY ARE URGENT.

THIS INCLUDES A TEAM OF 12 STAFFERS TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT NINE MILES OF PROTECTED BICYCLE LANES WHICH IS LESS THAN THE 25 MILES AT BICYCLE ASK ACTIVISTS ARE CALLING FOR.

HE SAID IT WOULD REQUIRE A BIG SHIFT IN PRIORITIES AND MONDAY MONEY.

SCENE IT'S A QUESTION OF TRADE- OFFS IS THERE IS NOT NEW REVENUE.

>> Reporter: WHICH MEANS IT BICYCLE LANES HAVE TO COMPETE WITH OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS.

BEYOND FINANCIAL CHALLENGES.

NEW BICYCLE LANES ARE CONTROVERSIAL.

REQUIRING REMOVING PARKING OR LANE OF TRAVEL FOR CARS.

LAURA WHO IS NOW A SINGLE MOTHER HOPES THAT THOSE WHO OPPOSE THE BICYCLE LANES KEEP THOSE IN PERSPECTIVE.

>>> IF THERE WAS A BICYCLE LANE THERE MAY BE ANOTHER WIFE AND ANOTHER SON WOULD HAVE THEIR HUSBAND AND FATHER ONE DAY.

IT COULD SAVE A LIFE.

I WOULD DO ANYTHING TO TAKE THIS PAIN AWAY.

IT IS THE WORST EXPERIENCE.

WORSE THAN I COULD EVER IMAGINE.

>> Reporter: ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT'S GOING TO STAY DRY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER GETTING MUCH NEEDED MOISTURE.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEASONABLY WARM FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

IT IS TRENDING A LITTLE BIT WARMER AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEKEND.

FOR TONIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL GET BACK INTO THE MID 60s.

IN A LITTLE BIT COOLER FROM WHERE WE WERE LAST WEEK.

AND THAT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THERE IS A WARM-UP HEADED INTO NEXT WEEKEND THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE COLD FRONT THAT IS PUSHING FURTHER AND FURTHER SOUTH.

THAT'S GOING TO WEAKEN FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE MORE OF THE COLD AIR.

THERE'S GOING TO BE A BREEZE PICKING UP OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT.

IN THE DESERTS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY WE WILL BE BACK INTO THE LOW 70s IN OCEANSIDE AND ESCONDIDO.

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE WILL BE BACK INTO TRIPLE DIGITS ANYTIME SOON.

WEDNESDAY COOL AND DRYER CONTINUES TO FILTER BACK IN WITH THAT DIP IN THE JETSTREAM.

AND SHOWERS AND STORMS STAY OFF TO THE EAST ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION.

NEAR THE COAST TEMPERATURES ARE SITTING IN THE MID-70s AND THEN WE START THAT WARMING TREND AGAIN.

UPPER 70s BY THURSDAY AND UP INTO THE 80s BY FRIDAY.

MID 80s FOR NEXT SATURDAY.

FURTHER INLAND TEMPERATURES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY ON THE RISE.

UP INTO THE 90s BY THE TIME WE GET TO NEXT SATURDAY.

MUCH WARMER AIR TO COME.

THE MOUNTAINS ARE NOT SEEN A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGES.

TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO LOW 60s FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

THE WARM-UP DOESN'T QUITE MAKE IT INTO THE MOUNTAINS.

WE COULD SEE TEMPERATURES A LITTLE BIT WARMER IN THE DESERTS.

IN THE UPPER 80s AND LOW 90s FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

>>> IMAGES OF DESPERATE HAITIANS ROUNDED UP BY BORDER PATROL AGENTS IN TEXAS MET THE NEWS THE CYCLE NEXT WEEK.

HERE'S MORE ON THAT STORY FROM MELISSA BELL.

>> Reporter: HERE EVEN CHURCH IS NO SANCTUARY.

THE BLOOD STILL MARKS THE STEPS OF THIS BAPTIST CHURCH IN THE HEART OF PORT-au-PRINCE.

A SUNDAY SERVICE BEGAN, AN ARMED GAME ATTACK WOUNDING AND KILLING ONE MAN.

WHO TRIED TO STOP HIS WIFE FROM BEING KIDNAP.

WHO WILL PAY THE RANSOM NOW.

NOTHING IN HAITI IS A SACRED AND NO ONE IS SAFE.

WE ARE IN PEACE NOWHERE.

NOT EVEN IN THE PRESIDENTS HOUSE.

HE WAS EXECUTED.

THE MOST PROTECTED MAN IN THE COUNTRY.

REFERRING TO THE ASSASSINATION OF THE PRESIDENT IN JULY.

THIS KIDNAPPING IS THE 10th IN THE CAPITAL SENSE TUESDAY.

THE VERY WEEK THAT SAW THOUSANDS OF DEPORTEES THAT WERE RETURNED TO HAITI.

MANY HAVE LEFT SINCE THE EARTHQUAKE IN 2010.

THINGS ARE ONLY GETTING WORSE.

>> WHEN THERE IS AN UPTICK THERE'S MORE PATROL IN THE STREETS.

>> YOU CAN SEE THE INCREASED POLICE PRESENCE.

IS VISIBLE AS IT INTENDS IT DOESN'T DO MUCH TO REASSURE RESIDENTS THAT IT IS SAFE TO GO OUT IN THE STREETS.

>> IT'S LIKE A BOAT ON THE OCEAN WITH NO CAPTAIN.

THE COUNTRY IS LEFT TO THEIR OWN DEVICES GANGS RULE.

WE ARE ABANDONED TO OUR FEET.

SINCE MUCH OF IT WAS LEVELED IN 2010 PORT-au-PRINCE HAS STRUGGLED TO STAND UP.

AND NOW GANG VIOLENCE HAS FORCED ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS TO FLEE.

LIKE THE 219 FAMILIES THAT LIVE INSIDE THIS SCHOOL BUILDING.

ONE OF SEVEN CAMPS IN THE CAPITAL CITY.

CAMPS THAT ARE NOT DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THE PEOPLE RETURNING.

>> CLASHES HAVE BALLOONED OUT OF CONTROL.

WE FIND VIPS HERE.

WHO HAD TO LEAVE THEIR PERMANENT VILLAGE OR CAMPSITE SENSE THE EARTHQUAKE IN 2010.

>> Reporter: 20,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DISPLACED BY GANG VIOLENCE.

A HOMELAND THAT IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS TO THOSE BEING DEPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES THAN THE ONE THEY FLED.

MELISSA BELL, CNN, PORT-au- PRINCE, HAITI.

>>> MAJOR WILDFIRES HAVE DONE ENORMOUS DAMAGE IN RECENT YEARS.

ESPECIALLY NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THOSE WHO LOST EVERYTHING ARE RELYING ON COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

AND THAT INCLUDES CHILDREN WHO COULD USE AN EMOTIONAL BOOST.

>> Reporter: MEET BROOKLYN AND GRACE.

>> ARE HOUSE BURNED DOWN AND WE LOST ALL HER TOYS.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE THREE OF HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN WHO LOST EVERYTHING TO THE CALDOR FIRE.

SCENE I HEARD YOU LOST YOUR BICYCLES.

WOULD YOU LIKE THESE?

>> Reporter: THOUSANDS OF TOYS SPREAD ACROSS THE YARD OF PIONEER ELEMENTARY.

>> WE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 14 YEARS.

>> Reporter: THEIR FAMILY HOME BURNED DOWN TWICE AND NOW ASHLEY HAS GIFTED MORE THAN 3 MILLION TOYS TO KIDS JUST LIKE HER.

>> I UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE KIDS ARE GOING THROUGH.

AND THAT'S WHY WE GIVE THEM TOYS.

>> Reporter: FOUNDING THE NONPROFIT ASHLEY'S TOY CLOSET THEY AIM TO PUT SMILES ON THESE LITTLE FACES.

>> THANK YOU.

SCENE THIS HAS TO BE SO MEANINGFUL AS A PARENT.

>> MORE THAN YOU KNOW.

I CANNOT PUT IT INTO WORDS.

I NEVER THOUGHT THIS WOULD HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: A KICKSTART TO THIS NEW BEGINNING.

>>> HEARS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY SAID THEY ARE READY FOR AN UPTICK IN BOOSTER DEMAND.

THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR, NATHAN FLETCHER SAID THE VACCINE IS AVAILABLE AT HUNDREDS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LOCATIONS.

THOSE OVER 65 WITH UNDERLYING HEALTH RISKS OR IF YOU WORK WITH VULNERABLE GROUPS YOU ARE URGED TO GET THE EXTRA SHOT AS LONG AS IT HAS BEEN SIX MONTHS SINCE THE LAST ONE.

>>> ONE OF THE GOES BUSIEST COVID TESTING LOCATIONS IS CLOSED.

THREE CHURCHES IN SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO, BAYVIEW BAPTIST, ENCANTO BAPTIST, AND CITY OF HOPE ARE OFFERING TESTING.

THE CHAVIS CENTER CLOSED AFTER ADMINISTERING 200,000 COVID TEST.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO EXPECTS TO RUN OUT OF MONEY SOON FOR THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

MAYOR GLORIA IS URGING ANYONE WHO STARTED AN APPLICATION TO COMPLETED.

EVIDENCE OF A IN PROGRESS APPLICATION CAN PROTECT THOSE IN DANGER OF EVICTION.

HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWS ROOM.

>>> HOW FAR AWAY ARE WE FOR COVID SHOTS AVAILABLE FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN?

THE LATEST FROM PFIZER AND THE CDC.

>>> ON THE MIDDAY ADDITION THE PADRES ARE WRAPPING UP THEIR SEASON THIS WEEK.

WHAT IS NEXT FOR THE TEAM AFTER FALLING SHORT?

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

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US ON THIS MONDAY NIGHT.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.