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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS THURSDAY, APRIL 15.

TANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

A MAJOR MILESTONE IN THE EFFORT TO END THE PANDEMIC.

TODAY, MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS ARE NOW ELIGIBLE TO BOOK VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS, IF THEY CAN FIND THEM.

THAT HOFFMAN EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: NOW ALL CALIFORNIANS 16 AND OVER ARE ELIGIBLE FOR VACCINATIONS, NO QUESTIONS ASKED.

>> WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING MORE VACCINES AND MORE ARMS FOR ONE FUNDAMENTAL REASON, IT SAVES LIVES.

>> Reporter: GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAYS HALF OF CALIFORNIANS OVER 16 HAVE BEEN VACCINATED, AND WHILE DEMAND CONTINUES TO BE HIGH, SUPPLY IS NOT KEEPING UP.

>> THE CHALLENGES THIS STATE HAS DESIGNED A SYSTEM WHERE WE CAN ADMINISTER 6 MILLION DOSES, BUT THIS WEEK WE ONLY ARE RECEIVING 1.9 MILLION.

>> Reporter: TODD GLORIA GOT HIS VACCINATION SHOT THIS MORNING INSIDE OF THE GYM AT BALBOA PARK, AND NATHAN FLETCHER GOT ONE AT THE VA SAN DIEGO.

HE UNDERSTANDS THERE IS SOME HESITANCY STILL, BUT IS ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED.

>> YOU HAVE TWO TRUST THE DOCTORS AND MEDICAL EXPERTS AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS THAT WENT INTO DOING THIS, AND RECOGNIZE THE VACCINE IS NOT JUST FOR YOURSELF, IT'S FOR YOUR FAMILY CREATED IS FOR EVERYONE AROUND YOU.

>> Reporter: HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY NEED 75% OF COUNTY RESIDENTS 16 AND OVER VACCINATED TO ACHIEVE HERD IMMUNITY.

60% OF ELIGIBLE SAN DIEGANS HAVE GOTTEN AT LEAST A SINGLE DOSE, WHILE 40% ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

>> THE IMPACTS THE VACCINES HAVE MADE IS UNBELIEVABLE.

WE ARE GOING THIS WAY, AND WE ARE COMING AROUND.

>> Reporter: DR. GAIL KNIGHT CHAIRS THE COUNTIES COVID-19 VACCINATION ADVISORY GROUP AREA AND SHE SAYS THE EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY IS CRITICAL IN THE GOAL OF GETTING TO HERD IMMUNITY.

>> I FULLY EXPECT THAT WE WILL HAVE ENOUGH VACCINE TO GET EVERYONE VACCINATED, THAT ONCE THEY HAVE A VACCINE, AND THAT IT MAY TAKE OVER THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO, BUT WE ARE GOING TO GET THERE.

>> Reporter: APPOINTMENTS MAY BE HARD TO FIND, AND OFFICIALS ARE ASKING FOR PATIENTS, ALSO REMINDING PEOPLE THAT THE PANDEMIC IS STILL HERE, AND DEATHS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE STILL GROWING.

>> THE BIGGEST MISTAKE IN THIS COUNTRY THAT IS BEING PERPETUATED ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST GIVING UP, AND NOT REQUIRING THESE FACE COVERINGS, AND JUST ASSUMING THAT THE MISSION IS SOMEHOW ACCOMPLISHED.

IT'S NOT.

>> Reporter: THE STATE IS ROLLING OUT AN UPDATED VERSION, WHERE THERE ARE NO MORE THAN 200 PROVIDERS AND 1500 CLINICS TAKING APPOINTMENTS, AND PEOPLE CANNOT GET BOTH TEXT AND EMAIL ALERTS, MINING THEM OF UPCOMING SHOTS.

THAT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IN ADULTS AND TEENAGERS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR THE VACCINE OR LIGHT UP TODAY AT NATIONAL CITY'S WEEKLY VACCINE CLINIC.

WE WERE THERE.

>>> IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY I COULDN'T MISS.

I BROUGHT MY COUSINS HERE, MY BROTHER, MY MOM AS WELL.

>> Reporter: A FAMILY AFFAIR FOR 20-YEAR-OLD BRANDON REYES, WHO SAID HIS FAMILY HAD A TOUGH BATTLE WITH COVID-19 IN DECEMBER.

HE WAS ONE OF MANY YOUNG FACES THAT COULD BE SEEN WAITING IN LINE OUT SIDE OF NATIONAL CITY'S WEEKLY VACCINATION CLINIC, VACCINATION ELIGIBILITY EXPANDING TO PEOPLE 16 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER.

THE LINE WAS LONGER THAN USUAL.

NATIONAL CITY'S MAYOR SAYS IT'S A REFLECTION OF THE HIGH DEMAND STILL NEEDED FOR VACCINES AND NATIONAL CITY.

>> THIS IS ABOUT ACCESS.

NO APPOINTMENT, WALK UP, MAKE YOUR WAY IN.

BACK CARLA SAYS NATIONAL CITY'S HIGH INFECTION RATE HAS BEEN A HUGE CONCERN.

>> WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE AS SOON AS WE COULD GET IT, WE ARE HERE.

>> Reporter: HER DAUGHTER, JUST THE FELIX, STUDENT AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, SAYS BECAUSE OF THE VACCINE, SHE NOW FEELS READY TO RETURN TO CAMPUS.

>> IF MY FRIENDS DIDN'T HAVE IT EITHER, I WILL PROBABLY INFECT THEM OR SOMETHING.

I WOULDN'T FEEL SECURE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS SHE IS LUCKY TO BE ONE OF THE THREE OTHER PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED AT THE CLINIC.

ORIGINALLY 500 PEOPLE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE VACCINATED COME UP AT 200 OF THEIR VACCINES WERE JOHNSON & JOHNSON, AND BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT PAUSE, THOSE VACCINES COULD NOT BE DISTRIBUTED.

DESPITE THE SMALL ROAD BUMP, THE MAYOR SAYS THE CITY'S GOAL TO HAVE 48,000 PEOPLE VACCINATED BY JUNE IS STILL ON TRACK.

>> AT THE RATE WE ARE GOING, WE WILL GET THERE AND EXCEED THAT GOAL.

>>> A REMINDER, WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW AND WHERE TO GET YOUR SHOT AT KPBS.ORG.

GO TO OUR HOMEPAGE AND CLICK ON THE VACCINES TAB.

>>> SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA RELEASED HIS FIRST BUDGET PROPOSAL, TOTALING $4.6 BILLION IN SPENDING FOR THE COMING FISCAL YEAR.

ANDREW BOWEN SAYS FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDING ARE SPARING THE CITY FROM MAJOR CUTS.

>> Reporter: GLORIA PLANS ON SPREADING OUT THE EIGHT INCLUDED IN PRESIDENT BIDEN'S AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN OVER THE NEXT 2 FISCAL YEARS, SINCE THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY WILL LIKELY TAKE AT LEAST THAT LONG.

THERE ARE CUTS IN THE MAYOR'S BUDGET, BUT HE SAYS THEY COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE.

>> WITHOUT THE OVER $300 MILLION AT PRESIDENT BIDEN, VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS, AND CONGRESS HAS SENT TO CITY LIKE OURS, WE WOULD BE DECIMATING SERVICES, LAYING AVENUE CITY EMPLOYEES, ASKING PEOPLE TO TAKE PAY CUTS AFTER THEY SPENT THE LAST YEAR DOING WHAT IT TAKES TO KNOCK DOWN THE PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: LIBRARIES SHUTTERED WOULD ONLY REOPEN FOR 5 DAYS PER WEEK, CLOSED ON SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS.

THAT WOULD SAVE THE CITIES $6.9 MILLION.

GLORIA ALSO OPPOSES CUTTING THE POLICE OVERTIME BUDGET BY $4 MILLION, WHICH HE SAYS HE WILL REINVEST IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TO PREVENT GANG VIOLENCE, AND THE CITY'S NEW INDEPENDENT POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.

>> THE COMMISSION WILL HOLD BAD APPLES ACCOUNTABLE, AND PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH INCREASED TRANSPARENCY ON POLICE DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.

BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE ARE REIMAGINING POLICING IN SAN DIEGO TO FOCUS MORE ON STOPPING CRIME BEFORE IT STARTS.

>> Reporter: HOMELESSNESS IS THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN AMONG SAN DIEGANS.

GLORIA PROPOSES CONSOLIDATING THE CITY'S HOMELESS SERVICES INTO A NEW DEPARTMENT, AND SPENDING $10 MILLION ON CRISIS INTERVENTION AND HOUSING STRATEGIES.

OVER THE NEXT MONTH, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL REVIEW EACH DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET, LEADING UP TO A FINAL VOTE IN MID-JUNE.

KPBS NEWS POINT >>> IN NORTH SAN DIEGO CATHOLIC SCHOOL APOLOGIZED AFTER MEMBERS OF ITS FOOTBALL TEAM CIRCULATED RACIST PHOTOS DIRECTED AT LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL.

JOE HUNG EXPLAINS HOW THE SCHOOL'S ADMINISTRATION IS ADDRESSING RACIST BEHAVIOR AMONG ITS STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: A PHOTO SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA BY A FOOTBALL PLAYER DEPICTED SOMEONE WEARING A T-SHIRT THAT READ "CATHOLICS VERSUS CONVICTS."

ANOTHER SHOWED SEVERAL PLAYERS MIMICKING GANG SIGNS WITH THEIR HANDS.

THE PHOTOS TARGETED LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL IN SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO, AND OFFICIALS ABOUT THE SCHOOL AND THE SAN DIEGO DIOCESE CONTEMPT THE BEHAVIOR.

>> WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE AND WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, AND WE WILL.

>> Reporter: THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SAN DIEGO DIOCESE.

>> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS TO GET ADDRESSED, AND REALLY OPEN AND SINCERE AND AUTHENTIC DIALOGUE.

I MEAN, THERE IS NOTHING HERE THAT IS UNIQUE.

THERE IS NOTHING HERE THAT WAS PARTICULARLY UNUSUAL.

THE UNUSUAL THING IS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO FLAG IT AND CONDEMN IT, AND HOPEFULLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC ISSUED AN APOLOGY TO THE ENTIRE LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT SAID THIS RACIST INCIDENT IS UNFORTUNATELY NOTHING NEW FOR LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> WE APPRECIATE THE APOLOGY, BUT WE HAVE ALSO, YOU KNOW, THE EARLY COMMENTS THAT WE HAVE SEEN, YOU KNOW, FOCUS ON THE INAPPROPRIATE ACTIONS OF STUDENTS, WHICH OF COURSE WE AGREE WITH, BUT THERE ALSO HAS TO BE SOME EXAMINATION OF THE INSTITUTION, YOU KNOW.

WHAT KIND OF CULTURE, YOU KNOW, MAKES SOME STUDENTS FEEL THAT THIS IS AN OKAY THING TO DO.

>> Reporter: LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL HAS INVITED CATHEDRAL CAMPUS STUDENTS TO THE CAMPUS TO DISCUSS RACIST BEHAVIOR.

HE HOPES THE SILVER LINING IS THAT THE GREATER SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY LEARNS ABOUT HOW ACCOMPLISHED LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE, ON THE FIELD AND IN THE CLASSROOM.

KPBS NEWS .

>>> NEW VIDEO SHOWS A 2-YEAR- OLD CHILD BEING DROPPED FROM AN 18 FOOT BORDER WALL IN IMPERIAL BEACH.

THE CHILD'S FATHER COTTON BELOW.

SOON AFTER, BORDER PATROL AGENTS TOOK THEM AND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE INTO CUSTODY FOR ENTERING THE U.S.

ILLEGALLY.

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED SUNDAY NIGHT, AND WAS CAPTURED ON VIDEO SURVEILLANCE.

THE CHILD WAS NOT INJURED WHEN DROPPED INTO THE DADS ARMS.

WE ARE TOLD BOTH ARE FROM GHANA.

>>> SOME DEMOCRATS ARE FRUSTRATED WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN FOR NOT INCREASING THE ANNUAL CAP ON REFUGEES ENTERING THE U.S.

IN FEBRUARY, BIDEN PROMISED AND EIGHTFOLD INCREASE OF REFUGEE ACCEPTANCE, ABOVE THE LIMIT SET BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, BUT UNTIL HE SIGNS OFF ON THE INCREASE, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EXPECTING TO ARRIVE IN THE U.S. ARE IN LIMBO.

>> THE PRESIDENT REMAINS COMMITTED TO RAISING THE REFUGEE CAP, AND I CAN ASSURE ANYONE WHO HAS CONCERNS THAT REMAINS THE CASE.

>> THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY SAID LAST WEEK THAT BIDEN WAS COMMITTED TO RAISING THE REFUGEE CEILING TO 62,500 THIS FISCAL YEAR, BUT SHE DID NOT PROVIDE A TIMELINE TO COMPARE.

TRUMP ALLOWED 15,000 REFUGEES.

>>> ALL EYES ON MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, AS TO FORMER POLICE OFFICERS APPEAR IN COURT.

TODAY ABOUT THE DEFENSE RESTED IN THE TRIAL OF DEREK CHAUVIN, CHARGED WITH MURDER IN GEORGE FLOYD'S DEATH.

NEARBY, KIM POTTER APPEARED IN COURT FOR THE FIRST TIME FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING DEATH OF DAUNTE WRIGHT.

>>> AT THIS TIME, THE DEFENSE RESTS.

>> Reporter: TESTIMONY CONCLUDING IN THE MURDER TRIAL OF FORMER MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER DEREK CHAUVIN.

WITHOUT THE DEFENDANT TAKING THE STAND.

>> I WILL INVOKE MY FIFTH AMENDMENT PRIVILEGE.

>> Reporter: IN REBUTTAL, PROSECUTORS RECALLING DR. MARTIN TOBIN, ATTEMPTING TO REFUTE THE THEORY PRESENTED WITHOUT EVIDENCE BY A DEFENSE WITNESS, THAT GEORGE FLOYD COULD HAVE DIED BY CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

>> AS TO THAT STATEMENT THAT HIS HEMOGLOBIN COULD HAVE INCREASED, IN YOUR VIEW THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE.

>> IT IS SIMPLY WRONG.

>> Reporter: BOTH SIDES RESTING, AND THE JUDGE PREPARING THE JURY FOR WHAT IS AHEAD.

>> THE NEXT STEP FOR YOU IS TO LISTEN TO CLOSING ARGUMENTS, AND THEN RETIRE FOR DELIBERATIONS.

>> Reporter: IS THE TRIAL OF ONE FORMER OFFICER NEARS THE END, LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANOTHER ARE JUST GETTING.

FORMER BROOKLYN CENTER POLICE OFFICER KIM POTTER MAKING HER FIRST COURT APPEARANCE VIA ASSUME, AS SHE FACES A SECOND DEGREE MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE IN THE DEATH OF 20-YEAR-OLD DAUNTE WRIGHT.

OFFICERS WERE TRYING TO TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY SUNDAY DURING A TRAFFIC STOP.

POLICE BODY CAMERA VIDEO SHOWS HER SHOUT TASER REPEATEDLY BEFORE FIRING HER GUN INSTEAD.

THE MINNEAPOLIS AREA IS ON EDGE AS THE JUSTICE PROCESS PLAYS OUT.

KPBS NEWS .

>>> THE COUNTY WILL PAY SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY $140,000 TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF HIS COVID-19 HOTEL SHELTERING PROGRAM.

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REQUESTED THE REVIEW 8 DAYS AFTER AN EYE NEWS SOURCE INVESTIGATION UNCOVERED PROBLEM AT THE MAIN ISOLATION HOTEL, THE CROWNE PLAZA IN MISSION VALLEY.

GUESTS AND EMPLOYEES THERE SAID THE PROGRAM WAS MISMANAGED.

PEOPLE DON'T GET MEDICATION ON TIME.

TODDLERS WENT DAYS WITHOUT ADEQUATE FOOD, AND SECURITY GUARDS HARASSED PEOPLE STAYING THERE UNDER A PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER.

>>> IN OCEANSIDE, THE AREA WHERE A ROW OF TENTS USED TO BE IS NOW COVERED WITH PILES OF ROCKS.

CITY CREWS BULLDOZED LARGE ROCKS ALONG SOUTH OCEANSIDE BOULEVARD WEDNESDAY MORNING TO PREVENT HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS FROM FORMING AGAIN.

NEARBY RESTAURANT OWNERS SAY SHE HOPES THE CLEANUP WILL BRING BUSINESS BACK TO HER RESTAURANT.

>> ALL OF THAT AREA WHERE THEY CAMP WAS A TRUCK STOP FOR TRUCK DRIVERS THAT USE TO EAT AT MY RESTAURANT.

AFTER THEY MADE THEIR CAMP, THE TRUCK DRIVERS STOPPED COMING.

>> THE ROCKS WERE PUT OUT A DAY AFTER DOZENS OF TENTS AND PEOPLE WERE CLEARED OUT AND OFFERED MOTEL VOUCHERS.

A COUPLE OF TENTS REMAIN BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT ENOUGH VOUCHERS FOR EVERYONE.

>>> A LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER IS SHOWCASING PORTRAITS AND STORIES OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN OCEANSIDE.

TONYA THORNE GIVES US A LOOK AT THE STORIES FROM THE STREET EXPO.

>> Reporter: HOMELESSNESS IN OCEANSIDE IS AT THE CENTER OF A DEBATE AS A LARGE ENCAMPMENT IS BEING CLEARED UP.

NO A LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER IS HOLDING AN EXPO TO SHARE PORTRAITS AND STORIES OF PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS IN NORTH COUNTY.

>> I WANTED TO DO IT AS A PROJECT TO CHALLENGE PEOPLE'S IMPLICIT BIAS.

A LOT OF TIMES THERE ARE A LOT OF FALSE IDEAS AND STEREOTYPES ABOUT PEOPLE ON THE STREET, AND I WANTED TO CHALLENGE THOSE IDEAS.

>> Reporter: HE'S ALSO THE FOUNDER OF HUMANITY SHOWERS.

HIS PORTRAITS FEATURE SEVERAL HOMELESS PEOPLE IN NORTH COUNTY, SOME WHO LIVED IN THE OCEANSIDE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT.

>> FOR THEM TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR STORY INSTEAD OF THEM SAYING, I WONDER WHAT THAT PERSON IS OR WHAT THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH MY YOU SEE THEIR PHOTO, THEIR STORY.

THEN THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE HERE THAT ARE IN HERE AND YOU CAN MEET AND YOU CAN CONNECT WITH THEM, AND HEAR THE STORY FROM THEM.

>> Reporter: KATHLEEN ALFONS, MAMA CAT, IS ONE OF THE PORTRAITS FEATURED.

>> I THINK THAT IS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, AND NOW I AM NO LONGER THERE.

NOW I AM IN A BETTER PLACE.

YOU KNOW, WHERE I CAN SHOWER WHEN I WANT TO, AND I SLEEP IN THE BED.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE EXPO GIVES PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS A PLATFORM TO TELL THEIR STORY.

>> THEY THINK WE ARE ALL DRUG ADDICTS AND CRIMINALS, AND WERE NOT.

WE ARE AVERAGE TAXPAYERS JUST LIKE YOU.

>> Reporter: THE EXPO IS OPEN FROM NOW UNTIL APRIL 20th AT THE OCEANSIDE HILL STREET COUNTRY CLUB FROM NOON TO 8:00 P.M.

LIVED EXPERIENCES HELPED ORGANIZE THE EVENT AND SAYS THE EXPO IS OPEN TO ALL.

>> COME IN AND HAVE A CONVERSATION.

ENJOY YOURSELF HERE AND MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THESE PEOPLE, AND READ ABOUT THEM.

>> Reporter: THEY CONTINUE TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO HOMELESS PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AND ARE DEVELOPING A MOBILE LAUNDRY TRAILER.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS .

>>> A COOLER PATTERN STICKING WITH US AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THAT MEANS HE WILL HAVE THE MARINE LAYER.

IT STICKS AROUND THROUGH SATURDAY.

AFTER THAT, START TO BRING SOME CHANGES IN THE FORM OF WARMER WEATHER.

IN SAN DIEGO, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE LOWS FALLING BACK TO THE MID-50s TONIGHT.

ESCONDIDO, 48.

TOWARDS MT.

LAGUNA, 46.

GREY GOOSE SPRINGS, MID-50s.

PRETTY QUIET ACROSS THE BOARD.

HE WILL HAVE THE MARINE LAYER, AND YOU ARE ALREADY NOTING SOME OF THAT OFFSHORE.

IT CONTINUES TO WORK ITS WAY ON THROUGH AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

TOMORROW MORNING WE START OFF WITH SOME OF THOSE CLOUDS, AND THEN MORE SUNSHINE BREAK OUT ONCE THE MARINE LAYER WEARS OFF.

TOMORROW, MID-60s FOR SAN DIEGO.

67.

CHULA VISTA 65.

THEY BE HARDER TO GET RID OF THE MARINE THERE FURTHER SOUTH.

LOOKING PRETTY QUIET AND DRY ACROSS THE AREA AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW.

THEN THE WEEKEND.

THERE IS A LOT GOING ON SATURDAY WITH THIS HIGH- PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST ENTERING OFF TOWARDS THE NORTH.

THAT IS AN UPPER-LEVEL HIGH-PRESSURE SYSTEM, THIS NEXT CUT OUT LOW WORKS ITS WAY BACK IN AND KIND OF SQUEEZES INTO THE AREA.

THIS WILL BRING A FEW MORE CHANGES ONCE THIS DEPARTS, OR TRIES TO DEPART, AS WE GO INTO SUNDAY.

NOTICE THE NUMBERS IN THE 60s AS WE GO THROUGH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

THEN WE JUMP INTO THE 70s VERY FAST, WARMING UP FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

THE MARINE LAYER BECOMES MORE NONEXISTENT AS THE WIND GOES OFFSHORE.

INLAND, YOU NOTICE THAT BIG CHANGE, MID-70s FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, TO MID-80s ON SUNDAY.

85 FOR THE AFTERNOON.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, WE START OFF IN THE 50s, AND SHOULD MANAGE TO STAY THERE.

IT DOES NOT HAVE TOO MUCH OF AN IMPACT HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT THE DESERTS SEE THE JUMP INTO THE 90s AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER.

>>> LEGOLAND CALIFORNIA OFFICIALLY OPENED ITS DOORS THIS MORNING.

WITHIN THE FIRST HOUR, HUNDREDS OF GUESTS SCANNED THEIR TICKETS , AFTER A SOFT REOPENING OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS.

GUESTS GOT TO RIDE ROLLER COASTERS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A YEAR.

THEY COULD ALSO DRIVE MINIATURE CARS, EXPLORE ANY LAND, USA, AND PLAY WITH LEGO BRICKS.

ERIC CAME FROM ORANGE COUNTY TO VISIT LEGOLAND WITH HIS EXTENDED FAMILY, AND CELEBRATE HIS SON'S THIRD BIRTHDAY.

>> IT MEANS SO MUCH.

WE ARE HERE CELEBRATING ICE ON'S BIRTHDAY.

IT MEANS A LOT TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO ENJOY SOME TIME AT THE AMUSEMENT PARK.

IT'S A LOT OF FUN.

WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE SMILES ON THEIR FACE, AND THEIR EXCITEMENT.

>> Reporter: CAPACITY IS CURRENTLY LIMITED TO 25%.

GUESTS CAN PURCHASE TICKETS AND RESERVE THEIR SPOTS THROUGH THEIR NEW ONLINE RESERVATION SYSTEM.

>>> TICKETS FOR DISNEYLAND IN CALIFORNIA ADVENTURES ARE NOW ON SALE AHEAD OF THE PARKS APRIL 30th REOPENING.

RESERVATIONS WILL BE REQUIRED, AND ONLY CALIFORNIA RESIDENCE IN GROUPS NO LARGER THAN THREE HOUSEHOLDS WILL BE PERMITTED INSIDE.

ATTENDANCE AT BOTH PARKS WILL BE LIMITED, AND CERTAIN HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, AND OTHER ATTRACTIONS WILL BE MODIFIED OR UNAVAILABLE.

>>> COVID-19 WAS TOUGH ON PEOPLE, BUT GREAT FOR DOGS AND CATS.

THERE WERE HIGH ADOPTION RATES AND OWNERS SPENT A LOT MORE TIME AT HOME, BUT NOT ALL PETS FARED AS WELL, AND LOCAL ANIMAL ADVOCATES HOPE TO KEEP THEM CLOSE TO THE SPOTLIGHT.

ERIC ANDERSON HAS DETAILS.

>> Reporter: A BACKPACK SIZED TORTOISE CHOMPS ON LETTUCE LEAVES AT HIS ESCONDIDO HOME.

THE TURTLE, NAMED NINJA, IS SURPRISINGLY QUICK WHEN THE FOOD SUPPLY MOVES.

>> THEY ARE THE TERRIBLE TWOS, IS A CREATURE.

>> Reporter: SHELLEY SPEAKS LOVINGLY OF AN ANIMAL THAT WAS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SAUCER WHEN IT FIRST CAME HERE.

>> THEY HAVE ALL THE BRIGHT EYED WONDER OF A LITTLE KID, AND ALL OF THE DESTRUCTIVE POWER OF A TANK.

ALL IN ONE.

IT'S GREAT.

>> Reporter: NINJA LIVES AT THE EGO VIVARIUM BECAUSE THE OWNERS WERE LOCKED IN A DOMESTIC DISPUTE.

ANIMAL CONTROL CAME TO SUSAN, THE FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF THE EGO VIVARIUM.

SHE SAYS REPTILES DID NOT GET THE SAME PANDEMIC BOOST AS DOGS AND CATS.

>> THE OPPOSITE HAPPENED IN THE REPTILE WORLD.

SUDDENLY, PEOPLE WERE LOOKING, YOU KNOW, MEETING DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO CARE FOR THE ANIMAL ANYMORE BECAUSE OF JOB LOSS AND THE COST OF THE FOOD AND CARE FOR THE ANIMAL, AND NO PROGRAMS OUT THERE TO SUPPLEMENT LIKE THERE ARE FOR DOGS AND CATS.

SO, THEY WERE LEFT WITH HAVING TO FIND HOMES.

>> Reporter: THE FACILITY'S POPULATION SWELLED FROM 200 TO 300 DURING THE PANDEMIC.

IN ONE CASE, A LOCAL PET SHOP OWNER JUST WALKED AWAY FROM HIS BUSINESS, LEAVING DOZENS OF REPTILES HOMELESS.

>> WHAT YOU DO WITH HUNDREDS OF ANIMALS THAT NEED TO BE CARED FOR FOR THE NEXT 30 TO 50 TO 100 YEARS?

>> Reporter: THE ANIMALS HAVE HOMES HERE, BUT SHE PAYS US DEEP PRICE, THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN EXTRA VET AND FOOD BILLS EACH MONTH, AT THE SAME TIME COBIT CUT THEM OFF FROM PEOPLE.

>> VISITATION AND OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMMING AND THOSE THINGS WERE HOW WE PAID FOR THE ANIMAL CARE, AND ALL OF THAT WENT AWAY.

>> Reporter: HAVING KIDS INTERACT WITH THE ANIMALS IS ONLY POSSIBLE IN SMALL GROUPS NOW, LIKE THE PREARRANGED TOUR FOR THE ALVAREZ FAMILY.

SHELLEY IS SHOWING LEVI THE SNAKE ROOM.

>> THEY ARE VERY MUCH LIKE A USB.

THEY PUT IT IN WRONG LIKE 4 TIMES.

THIS IS MS. PIGGY.

>> Reporter: THAT IN PERSON INTERACTION IS WHAT SHE SAYS MAKES THE VIVARIUM UNIQUE.

SCHOOL GROUPS USED TO BE DRAWN TO THE UP CLOSE EXPERIENCE.

IT ALSO HELPED CULTIVATE DONORS, AND PEOPLE WHO MIGHT ADOPT SOME OF THE ANIMALS LIVING HERE.

>> WE DO HANDS-ON, FULL CROSS CURRICULUM EDUCATION GRAMS THAT COVID COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN.

THE KIDS NOT ONLY GET TO SEE THE ANIMALS, LIKE THEY DO AT THE ZOO, BUT THEY GET TO ACTUALLY INTERACT WITH THEM.

>> Reporter: A LOCAL ANIMAL FRIENDLY NONPROFIT HOPES TO HELP.

THE ANIMAL BLOOD ACADEMY PRODUCES YOUTUBE VIDEOS THAT HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE REGION'S LESSER-KNOWN ANIMAL RESCUE AND ADVOCACY GROUPS.

>> LACES LIKE PENELOPE'S PURPOSE, THAT FOCUS ON PIG RESCUE.

WE RECENTLY VISITED LIBBY LOSE IN BOULEVARD, AND A FOCUS ON COW RESCUE.

THESE ARE ALL ANIMALS THAT MAY NOT BE ON THE FOREFRONT OF PEOPLE'S MINDS, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VIDEOS KEPT ALL OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS RELEVANT.

>> Reporter: ONCE SHE STARTED EXPLAINING HOW DIFFERENT ANIMAL ADVOCACY AND RESCUE WORKS GROUP, THE LIST OF FUTURE PROJECTS GOT LONGER QUICKLY READ PEOPLE BEGAN REACHING OUT TO HER.

>> I AM STILL LEARNING ABOUT NEW ORGANIZATIONS, SMALL ORGANIZATIONS THAT I DID NOT KNOW WERE IN EXISTENCE.

NEW ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE PLANNING ON OPENING, BUT DIDN'T.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS HAVING THE ANIMAL BLOOD ACADEMY VIDEO AVAILABLE IS CRUCIAL TO HELPING REESTABLISH THE BAVARIANS CONTACT WITH SCHOOLS AND THE PUBLIC.

>> THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE THE PEOPLE INTERACTING WITH THE ANIMALS AND EVERYTHING, AND SEE THE KIDS EYES LIGHTING UP.

AND THAT IS SO IMPACTFUL FOR SOMEBODY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, IS THIS A FIT FOR MY CLASS?

WHETHER IT IS VIRTUAL OR IN PERSON.

IS IT A FIT?

THEY SEE THAT AND THEY UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT WE DO.

>> Reporter: ANYTHING THAT HELPS HER ORGANIZATIONS CONNECTION WITH THE PUBLIC WILL HELP HER REBUILD ONCE THE PANDEMIC SUBSIDES.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS .

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT ON "THE NEWS HOUR," MESSAGE TO MOSCOW.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IMPOSES A NEW SET OF SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

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

AS OF TODAY, ALL CALIFORNIANS AGE 16 AND OVER ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CORONAVIRUS VACCINATIONS.

HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WARNING APPOINTMENT MAY BE HARD TO FIND, AND ARE ASKING FOR PATIENTS.

GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAYS HALF OF CALIFORNIANS OVER 16 HAVE ALREADY BEEN VACCINATED, BUT HE SAYS DEMAND IS STILL OUTPACING SUPPLY.

>>> SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA RELEASED HIS FIRST BUDGET PROPOSAL, TOTALING $4.6 BILLION IN SPENDING FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

NATURE CUTS WERE AVOIDED SINCE THE CITY RECEIVED OVER $300 MILLION IN FEDERAL'S TUMULUS FUNDING.

THE CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE ON THE BUDGET IN MID-JUNE.

>>> EVERY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYER WORE THE NUMBER 42 TODAY IN CELEBRATION OF JACKIE ROBINSON DAY.

APRIL 15, 1947, IS WHEN ROBINSON MADE HIS MLB DEBUT WITH THE BROOKLYN DODGERS, AND BROKE THE SPORTS COLOR BARRIER.

THE SAN DIEGO PADRES TWEETED A TRIBUTE, SAYING, QUOTE, JACKIE ROBINSON'S LEGACY AND IMPACT SPREADS FAR BEYOND BASEBALL.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, JACKIE.

TODAY IS FOR YOU.

>>> THE PADRES BEAT THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES TODAY.

TOMORROW THEY WILL BE BACK AT PETCO PARK FOR A SIX-GAME HOMESTAND STARTING WITH THE L.A. DODGERS.

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