>>> 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.

ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

STRIKE GOOD EVENING.

IT IS THURSDAY, APRIL 22 AND I AM HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.. A FATAL SHOOTING INVOLVING AN OFFICER IN ESCONDIDO IS THE CENTER OF A MAJOR INVESTIGATION.

WE ARE TOLD THERE IS ALSO A CALL TO RELEASE THE BODY CAMERA VIDEO.

ASPECT WE DO NOT KNOW THE NAME OF THE MAN SHOT BY ESCONDIDO POLICE OFFICERS.

IS BACK IN THE MAN WAS HEADING CARS WITH A METAL OBJECT OR THE INTERSECTION OF SECOND AVENUE AND BROADWAY.

THE ESCONDIDO POLICE CHIEF PROVIDED MORE DETAILS.

>> HE ADVANCED ON THE OFFICER WHILE HOLDING A METAL TOOL IN A THREATENING MATTER.

HE GAVE MULTIPLE COMMANDS TO DROP THE TOOL AS WELL AS SEVERAL USE OF FORCE WARNINGS.

HE ADVANCED ON THE OFFICER AND WAS ULTIMATELY SHOT.

>> THE MAN WAS EVENTUALLY SHOT AND PRONOUNCED DEAD.

HE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN HOMELESS AND SOMEBODY THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ENCOUNTERED MANY TIMES.

>> WE DO NOT KNOW THE INDIVIDUAL.

BASED OFF OF THE DESCRIPTION, WE CAN BE VERY CERTAIN THAT THE INDIVIDUAL WAS NOT MEETING SOME BASIC NEEDS SYSTEMS.

>> WE SPOKE WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS SUPPORT SERVICES TO THOSE IN ANGEL COUNTY.

>> PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING ON THE STREETS RIGHT NOW, WHO WERE HERE THIS MORNING RECEIVING BASIC NEEDS SERVICES, THEY UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY LOST A MEMBER OF THEIR COMMUNITY.

AND THEY ARE SCARED AND THEY ARE SCARED ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THEM, THEIR FRIENDS AND OTHERS.

>> BEING ON THE FRONT LINES OF SERVICES, ANGEL SAYS THIS INCIDENT HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR MORE RESOURCES.

>> IF WE HAD MORE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TO HELP PEOPLE, BEFORE THEY ARE IN CRISIS, WE CAN MORE EFFECTIVELY CONNECT PEOPLE TO HELP BEFORE CRISIS OCCURS.

>> THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS PORTIONS OF THE BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE WILL BE RELEASED AS THE CASE TAKES THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS.

THE ESCONDIDO MAYOR SAYS THEY ARE GLAD IT WILL BE LOOKED AT BY EXTERNAL PARTIES TO LOOK AT HOMELESS OUTREACH AND POLICE TRAINING.

>> WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO NOT INFLATE THINGS AND THAT WE LOOK AT THIS IN A VERY OBJECTIVE FASHION SO THAT WE CAN REALLY DISCOVER, WHAT FAILURES WE HAVE AND ADDRESS THE HOMELESS AND THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

>> I'M TONYA THORNE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> HUNDREDS OF MORTARS GATHERED FOR THE FUNERAL OF DANTE RIGHT.

HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED DURING A TRAFFIC STOP WHILE THE TRIAL OF DEREK CHAUVIN WAS TAKING PLACE JUST MILES AWAY.

IS >> MY SON HAD A SMILE THAT WAS WORTH $1 MILLION.

WHEN HE WALKED IN A ROOM, HE LIT UP THE ROOM.

HE WAS A BROTHER, HE WAS A JOKESTER.

HE WAS LOVED BY SO MANY.

HE BARELY MISSED.

>> SENATOR AMY CLUB A SHARE OF MINNESOTA'S SAYS THEY ARE WORKING TOWARDS THE GEORGE FLOYD POLICE ACT THAT WOULD BANJO COLDS AND QUALIFIED IMMUNITY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

>>> AN UBER BIPARTISAN VOTE THE SENATE HAS PASSED --.

IT WOULD EXPEDITE THE REVIEW OF HATE CRIMES AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN RESPONSE TO THOUSANDS OF REPORTED VIOLENT INCIDENTS IN THE LAST YEAR.

THE HOUSE IS EXPECTED TO CONSIDER A SIMILAR BILL.

>>> AND 12% OF ALL OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS CLOSED DOWN DUE TO THE PANDEMIC .

AND NOW CHILDCARE PROVIDERS ARE SAYING THAT THE STATE NEEDS TO INVEST TO MAKE SURE THAT CHILDCARE IS AVAILABLE FOR EVERYBODY AND NOT JUST THE FORTUNATE FEW.

KPBS REPORTER CHRISTINA CAM HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: MORE STATE DOLLARS ARE NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT THE YOUNGEST AND MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA ARE CARED FOR.

AT VICE CHAIR OF THE CHILDCARE PROVIDERS UNION SAYS THAT THAT EVERYBODY WHO NEEDS CHILDCARE SHOULD GET IT.

IT >> WE NEED CHANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY FAMILY HAS ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET RID OF EVERY CHILDCARE DESERT.

IT >> Reporter: CHOCO DESERTS ARE AREAS THAT THE NEED FOR CHILDCARE IS GREATER THAN THE NUMBER OF PROVIDERS.

THE NUMBERS HAVE GROWN DURING THE PAST YEAR.

IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, 535 CHILDCARE PROVIDERS HAVE CLOSE THEIR DOORS.

>> I HAVE PARENTS THAT DON'T MAKE IT THROUGH THE INTERVIEW PROCESS AND I HAVE TO TURN THEM AWAY BECAUSE WE ARE FULL.

>> Reporter: SEAN TA BROWN SAYS FAMILIES WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE IN POVERTY UNLESS THERE IS A REAL PUSH TO AND CHILDCARE DESERT.

>> I BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION AND I ALSO BELIEVE THAT CHILDREN WILL SUFFER.

IT THAT IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT THE BOTTOM LINE.

>> Reporter: CHILDCARE PROVIDERS UNITED REACHED AGREEMENT WITH THE GOVERNOR GOVERNOR'S SOME FOR $25 MILLION TO EXPAND TALK YOUR CAPACITY.

THIS INCLUDES --.

UNION LEADERS SAY THEY ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS INVESTMENT.

IF THEY WANT TO SEE A GOOD TO COMMITMENT TO BUILDING AN EQUITABLE SYSTEM.

>>> AT BOTH THE CAL STATE AND UC SYSTEM PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE VACCINATED BEFORE COMING BACK TO CAMPUS.

PENDING FDA APPROVAL, THE PLAN REQUIREMENT WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH FACULTY AND STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES ALONG WITH LABOR GROUPS.

IT THEY SEE THE NEED FOR VACCINATIONS IS THE BEST WAY TO TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF EVERYBODY INVOLVED.

BUT THEY WILL ALLOW FOR EXEMPTIONS BASED ON MEDICAL AND RELIGIOUS GROUNDS.

IT >>> IT HAS BEEN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS IN SAN DIEGO STATE STARTED TO MODIFY EDUCATION FORMATS.

AND SOME SCHOOLS ARE SHOWING AND SEEING MORE STUDENTS THAN THEY EXPECTED.

>> STUDENTS CAME BACK FOR PART TIME IN PERSON LEARNING ON APRIL 12 AND THEY DID THAT TO MAKE SURE THEIR WORDS SOCIAL DISTANCING.

THAT THE DEMAND HAS BEEN SO GREAT THAT STUDENTS HAVE HAD TO BE SENT TO OVERFLOW ROOMS.

THE UNION PRESIDENT, KEISHA BORDEN SAYS IT WILL TAKE TOO LONG AND HINTED THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF IN PERSON DAYS.

>> THIS WAS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TEACHERS AND THE DISTRICT.

SO IT WAS NOT JUST US PUSHING FOR THE NUMBER.

IT IS WHAT WAS AGREED TO.

>> Reporter: SINCE THE LIMIT WAS MADE, THE CDC SAYS THAT STUDENTS ARE SAFE WITH 3 FEET OF DISTANCING.

SO CLASS SIZES COULD BE BIGGER.

WE SPOKE WITH ONE PROFESSOR AT UC SAN DIEGO.

AND IT SAYS THAT MORE STUDENTS CAN BE IN THE CLASSROOMS AS LONG AS VENTILATION AND MASKS ARE IN PLACE.

>> MASKING AND MAKING SURE THAT TEACHERS ARE VACCINATED AND MAKING THINGS ACCESSIBLE INCLUDING DOORS AND WINDOWS.

A GOOD HANDWASHING HYGIENE.

EVERYTHING THAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING.

>> DISTRICT OFFICIALS ARE EXPLORING OTHER ALTERNATIVES.

AND SOME TEACHERS HAVE MOVED TO LARGER SPACES ON CAMPUS.

>> HAVING PHASES ON CAMPUS WHERE STUDENTS CAN BE THERE OR WORKING DIRECTLY WITH A TEACHER OR LEARNING LABS THAT WILL ALLOW ALL STUDENTS TO BE ON CAMPUS FOUR DAYS PER WEEK AND THEN ROTATE, WE THINK THAT IS A BETTER SOLUTION THAN LIMITING THAT.

>>> IT IS EARTH DAY AND 40 WORLD LEADERS ARE JOINING PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND THEIR FOCUSED ON CUTTING GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS.

STEVE MANIS REPORTS THAT JOE BIDEN IS OPENING THE SUMMIT WITH AN AMBITIOUS GOAL.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS ADDRESSING DAY ONE OF THE SUMMIT.

>> NO ONE NATION CAN SOLVE THIS.

THIS IS A DECISIVE DECADE.

>> Reporter: AND MAKING A GIANT PROMISE.

IT COMMITTING THE UNITED STATES TO COMMITTING THE OMISSION LEVELS BY 50-52% BY 2030.

AND CREATING OR JOBS.

MANY ARE MAKING BIG PLEDGES.

>> OUR NEW CLIMATE TARGET IS TO REDUCE THE 2005 OMISSION LEVELS BY 40-45%.

>> WE WILL STRICTLY LIMIT THE INCREASE IN COAL CONSUMPTION.

>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND EYE ARE LAUNCHING THE --.

>> JOE BIDEN HAS MADE THIS A PART OF FOREIGN POLICY.

HE REENTERED THE 2015 PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT.

WITH THIS WHITE HOUSE SUMMIT, JOE BIDEN IS SHOWING HOW IMPORTANT THE ISSUE IS TO HIS NATION.

>> WE ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER COUNTRIES TO MAKE IT BIG AGREEMENTS.

THAT IS WHAT THE BIG ACHIEVABLE GOAL IS AND THAT IS WHAT IT WILL HELP US TO.

>> I'M STEVE MANIS FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE JOURNEY FOR A GREENER SAN DIEGO CONTINUES.

A NEW PILOT PROGRAM WILL USE SOLAR ELECTRICITY TO POWER VEHICLES.

WE HAVE MORE ON HOW THE NEW CHARGING STATIONS ARE GOING TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE.

>> WE HAVE POLICE VEHICLES, FIRE ENGINES AND TRASH TRUCKS.

PARKING ENFORCEMENT.

>> Reporter: 4000 CITY VEHICLES.

BUT ONLY SOME ARE ELECTRICAL VEHICLES AND THEY WILL BE THE DRIVING FORCE FOR THE LATEST PILOT PROGRAM THAT AIMS TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY WHILE SAVING TAXPAYER MONEY.

>> TAXPAYER CONTRIBUTIONS A HUGE.

INTO MAP HAVE THE CITY MOVES AND FIND THE WAYS THAT WE CAN DRIVE DOWN EMISSIONS AS PART OF THE BUDGET.

>> Reporter: MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAYS THEY ARE COMMITTED TO TRANSITIONING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

>> I AM EXTREMELY OPTIMISTIC THAT THIS PLAN WILL BRING SAVINGS FOR TAXPAYERS AND WE WILL MEET AMBITIOUS GOALS.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO SPENDS $69 MILLION ON FUEL EVERY YEAR OF I HOPE TO COME BACK FROM THAT .

THEY HAVE PARTNERED UP WITH BEAM GLOBAL FOR THIS PROJECT.

THE COMPANY CEO, DESMOND WHEATLEY SAYS, THEY ARE CONFIDENT THAT THEY WILL MEET THE GOAL OF A CLEANER SAN DIEGO.

>> THESE VEHICLES WILL DRIVE ON SUNSHINE FREE FOR THEIR ENTIRE LIVES.

AND THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT ASPECT.

>> Reporter: THE CITY HAS PURCHASED TWO AUTONOMOUS CHARGERS FOR $155,000 AND THAT INCLUDES MAINTENANCE.

THEY HOPE TO DEPLOY CHARGING STATIONS ACROSS SAN DIEGO, MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR SAN DIEGANS TO CHARGE THEIR ELECTRIC VEHICLES FREE.

REPORTING LIVE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> ON THIS EARTH THAT DAY, A REMINDER THAT WE PUT INTO THE WORLD IS WHAT WE GET BACK.

AND TODAY, JACOB AERE IS TAKING US TO THE COASTAL AREAS.

IT >> Reporter: WE ARE TAKING A LOOK AT THE COASTAL AREAS.

OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS, SOME ORGANIZATIONS ARE CLEANING UP COASTAL AREAS TO REDUCE THE GREATEST POLLUTANT.

CIGARETTE BUTTS.

WE SPOKE WITH NANCY FROM VISTA ENVIRONMENTAL.

UZBEK IT CAN BE ANYTHING FROM TOBACCO CIGARETTE BUTTS TO PACKAGING, ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES, DIFFERENT DEVICES, PODS, WRAPPERS.

ANYTHING OF THAT SORT.

CIGARS.

ANYTHING TOBACCO.

THAT IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR.

>> Reporter: THE CLEANUP TEAMS ARE LOOKING FOR TRASH BY LOCATION.

DANA STEVENS OF CASA SAYS BECAUSE OF A BILL IN 2019, THAT BANDS E CIGARETTES ON BEACHES IS WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR.

>> A CONTAINS POISONOUS -- CONTAMINANTS IN IT THAT SEEP INTO THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONTAMINATE THE WATERWAYS.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS INCREASED OTHER TYPES OF WASTE.

>> THERE HAS BEEN AN UPTICK IN FACEMASKS.

WE HAVE FOUND A LOT MORE OF THOSE MORE OFTEN.

>> Reporter: TRADITIONAL CIGARETTES ARE THE MOST LITTERED OBJECTS THAT BEACHES BUT E CIGARETTES ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.

IN ADDITION TO OTHER GARBAGE.

I AM JACOB AERE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE TIJUANA RIVER VALLEY IS FREQUENTLY TAINTED WITH SEWER WATER.

AND NOW PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER ARE WORKING TO GET THE TRASH PROBLEM UNDER CONTROL.

>> Reporter: CHRIS PAIR AGAIN WALKS DOWN A GENTLE SLOPE JUST NORTH OF THE U.S. AND MEXICO BORDER.

HE POINTS TO A THICK STEEL CABLE THAT SPANS THE BASIN WITH THE CROSS-BORDER FLOWS.

>> WE HAVE AN ANCHOR ON EITHER SIDE.

AND A HEAVY-DUTY CABLE THAT COLLECTS -- CONNECTS THE TRASH.

IT SPANS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA.

>> Reporter: THE TRASH BOOM STOPS EVERYTHING THAT FLOATS.

THERE ARE TIRES HERE AND THERE BUT PLASTICS DOMINATE THE TRASH.

PLASTIC BOTTLES PILE UP NEAR THE BARRIER BUT THAT IS NOT ALL .

>> THERE IS A LOT OF PHONE.

YOU CAN SEE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOAM HERE.

THIS IS A TYPICAL POLYSTYRENE.

ALSO, WE SEE A LOT OF THIS TYPE OF INSULATION.

>> Reporter: THE TRASH BOOM WAS INSTALLED IN 2005 TO KEEP SEDIMENT AND GARBAGE FROM FOULING THE TIJUANA RIVER ESTUARY.

>> WE ARE ABOUT HALF A MILE AWAY FROM AN AREA THAT HAS SALT WATER THAT GOES INTO AN ESTUARY.

A TRUCK IS SAND AND TRASH FLOWED AND CHECKED INTO THE AREA A COULD CHOKE OFF THE ABILITY OF THE HABITAT TO FUNCTION.

>> THAT MIXING IN THE SALT WATER COMING IN AND GOING OUT ON BOWTIED, THAT SALTWATER MIXING WITH THE FRESHWATER IS WHAT MAKES THIS PLACE SO BIOLOGICALLY DIVERSE AND SPECIAL.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT STATE OFFICIALS ALLOW THE SEDIMENT AND PLASTIC TO ACCUMULATE AND THEN THEY BRING IN EQUIPMENT TO SCRAPE OFF A LAYER OF SEDIMENT.

THIS IS ALSO BEING WAGED IN A TIJUANA COMMUNITIES SOUTH OF THE BORDER.

>> THIS IS A CANYON WHERE PEOPLE HAVE SEDIMENT.

IT HAS THREE AREAS.

IT IS ONE TRIBUTARY.

>> AN INTERNATIONAL GRANT ALLOWED THE COMMUNITY THERE TO BUILD A TRASH BOOM INSIDE OF A CONCRETE SEDIMENT COLLECTOR.

THE IDEA IS TO STOP THE GARBAGE FROM REACHING THE UNITED STATES.

>> STOPPING THE SEDIMENT ON THE TRASH THE COMES FLOATING WITH THE WATER AND UNDER THE WATER.

WE DON'T STOP THE WATER.

THAT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO FLOW.

BUT, ALL OF THIS PLASTIC, THE WASTE AND STYROFOAM, WE DON'T WANTED TO GO THERE.

>> Reporter: SHE IS HELPING TO ORGANIZE THE EFFORT BROUGHT THERE ARE EFFORTS TO TRADE THESE PLASTIC ITEMS FOR FOOD ITEMS AND THEY ARE URGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES IF THEY GO INTO THE CONCRETE COLLECTOR.

>> PER THE RULES AND PER THE PROTOCOL, SPECIFICALLY IN THE AREA, THEY MUST WEAR A SAFETY EQUIPMENT.

>> Reporter: SHE IS TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO MANAGE THE TRASH BIN BUT THAT IS JUST PART OF THE EQUATION.

>> THEY HAVE TO RAISE AWARENESS WITH REGARD TO THE CHANGE OF HABITS.

THE CHANGE OF BEHAVIORS.

AND HOW THEY ARE CURRENTLY HANDLING WASTE AND HOW IT DIRECTLY CREATES WASTE IN THE ESTUARY.

>> Reporter: THE WASTE IN THE ESTUARY REMAINS UNDER ASSAULT.

TRASH GOES DOWN THE RIVER VALLEY.

>> THERE IS NO FORMAL FACILITY HERE.

IN THE CANYON, WE CAN CLEAN THE TRASH OUT OF AN AREA WITH HEAVY EQUIPMENT BUT WHEN YOU COME TO AN AREA LIKE THIS, IT IS SUPPORTING NESTING SPECIES IN AND AMONGST THESE AREAS, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT.

>> Reporter: IT IS DIFFICULT TO CLEAN UP BUT IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY STAY HERE IN THE HEAVY BRUSH.

>> IT WILL START TO MAKE ITS WAY DOWNSTREAM.

AS IT GOES DOWNSTREAM AND BREAKS UP INTO SMALLER AND SMALLER PIECES AND THEN IT ENDS UP IN THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> Reporter: HE HOPES THAT THE EFFORTS IN THE ESTUARY AND AROUND MEXICO WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TRASH THAT MAKES IT TO THE VALLEY.

>> GIVING THE TRASH OUT OF THIS HABITAT WILL GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS ALLOWING IT TO BE THE NATURAL REFUGE IT IS INTENDED TO BE.

>> ERIK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE PADRES BEGET A BIG SERIES AGAINST THE DODGERS TONIGHT AND VACCINATED DODGER FANS CAN NOW SIT IN A SPECIAL SECTION IF THEY HAVE PROOF IT HAS BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE THE FINAL VACCINATION DOES.

THEY WILL STILL HAVE TO WEAR FACE COVERINGS BUT NO SOCIAL DISTANCING.

IT IS OPEN TO KIDS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2-15 AS SHOWN A NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST IN THE LAST 48 HOURS.

>>> C WORLD WILL BE ALLOWING OUT-OF-STATE VISITORS.

THEY CAN DO SO UNDER NEWLY REVISED STATE COVID-19 GUIDELINES.

LEGOLAND IS RESTRICTING VISITATION TO ONLY CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS AS OUR UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD AND DISNEYLAND.

>>> WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF CLOUDS OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS.

IT IS GOING TO BE A BIT BRIGHTER FOR THE WEEKEND THOUGH.

SUNSHINE IS GOING TO START TO BREAK IN.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM IS COMING ON MONDAY.

NOTICE THOUGH, THE CLOUDS SOCKS IN ON THE COAST OVERNIGHT.

A BIT OF DRIZZLE OUT THERE AS WE HIT 58 DEGREES FOR THE LOW.

MOUNT LOOK GOOD NOT AT 42 DEGREES.

THE FUTURECAST SHOWS, PLENTY OF CLOUDS OUT THERE.

THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

INLAND LOCATIONS ARE BRIGHTER BUT, THE FRIDAY FORECAST, MUCH OF NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA IS LOOKING GOOD.

WE WILL BE LOOKING AT ANOTHER ONE GOING INTO MONDAY.

BUT BEFORE WE GET THERE, CLOSING AT THE WORK WEEK, WE WILL START OUT WITH MORNING CLOUDS AND THAT WILL STICK AROUND.

WE HAVE POCKETS OF SUNSHINE TO THE LATER AFTERNOON BUT NOTICE TEMPERATURES CLIENT CLIMBING TO THE 60s.

66 IN ESCONDIDO AND CHULA VISTA WILL BE 64 DEGREES.

SATURDAY, ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM SLOW TO ARRIVE PUSHING THROUGH THE NORTHWEST FIRST.

EVENTUALLY, WE WILL SEE IT AS WE GO TOWARDS WEDNESDAY.

WE WILL HAVE SOME SHOWERS.

OTHERWISE, THE WEEKEND IS HOLDING ONTO THE MID 60s.

WORKING OUR WAY TO THE INLAND LOCATIONS, LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.

SUNDAY, HIGHS NEAR 70 DEGREES AND THE CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE GOING INTO MONDAY.

THAT WILL BE TRUE AS WE HEAD 37 DEGREES ON MONDAY.

MUCH COOLER THAN WE ARE USED TO.

THE DESERTS, THEY ARE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.

WE WILL BE KEEPING THINGS FAIRLY DRY.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER .

>>> THE FIRST FEMALE RECRUITS TO TRAIN IN SAN DIEGO OFFICIALLY BECAME MARINES.

OUR KPBS REPORTER FOR THE MILITARY WAS THERE AS THEY FINISH THE MOST GRUELING PART OF BOOT CAMP.

>> THE COLOR THE REAPER.

IS THE TALLEST POINT AT CAMP PENDLETON.

IS THE END OF THE CRUCIBLE.

THE FIRST PLATOON OF FEMALE RECRUITS IN SAN DIEGO HISTORY SCALED IT IN FULL PACK ALONG WITH THE FIVE MAIL RECRUITS.

THE SENIOR DRILL INSTRUCTOR SPOKE WITH EACH HISTORY MAKING RECRUIT AS SHE HANDED THEM A PEEN WITH THE EAGLE GLOBE AND ANCHOR.

IT IS THE SYMBOL OF THE MARINE CORPS.

THEY ARE NOW MARINES.

>> I AM PROUD OF YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

>> Reporter: REMI FROM TEXAS CRIED, PARTLY FROM JOY BUT ALSO FROM PAIN.

SHE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BONE FRACTURES IN HER LEGS BUT CHOSE TO HIKE THE REAPER ANYWAY.

>> IT FEELS GOOD BEING HERE.

>> THE DRILL INSTRUCTORS SAYS THAT THEY NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY SUCCEEDED.

>> THEY DID IT.

THEY PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY PUSHED THROUGH THE BARRIER AND THEY MADE IT.

IT IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST OF SEVERAL CHALLENGES.

WHEN THEY HAVE THE FUTURE CHALLENGES THEY CAN LOOK BACK AT SOMETHING THAT THEY DID NOT THINK THEY COULD DO AND THEY DID IT.

>> Reporter: THE FUTURE OF FEMALE RECRUITS IN SAN DIEGO IS UNCERTAIN.

THIS CLASS WAS JUST A TEST.

THE MARINES HAVE UNTIL 2020 A TO INTEGRATE HIS BOOT CAMP.

>> WE NEED TO CONTINUE THIS MOMENTUM.

THIS GROUP OF GIRLS HAVE LAID THE PERFECT FOUNDATION TO BEGIN AND CONTINUE.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE OFFICIALLY MARINES BUT THIS FIRST CLASS WILL GRADUATE ON MAY 6 THE FOR A SMALL GROUP OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

I'M STEVE WALSH WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE LATEST WORK FROM NASA PERSEVERANCE COULD MAKE EXPLORATION EARLIER EASIER IN THE FUTURE.

THE ROVER CREATED OXYGEN ON MARS.

IT MADE ENOUGH OXYGEN TO SUSTAIN AN ASTRONAUT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES BY CONVERTING CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

THE INGENUITY HELICOPTER ALSO EASED ITS SECOND TEST SOARING HIGHER AND LONGER THAN BEFORE.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.KPBS.ORG/EVENINGEDITION.

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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.

ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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