>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM .

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION , DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY , AND BY THANK YOU.

>>> FIREFIGHTERS ARE PUTTING OUT A FIRE ON THE HISTORIC OCEANSIDE PIER.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CARROLL IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH THE LATEST .

>> Reporter: THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW AT THIS TIME.

THE FIRE STARTED SHORTLY AFTER 3:00 THIS AFTERNOON TOWARD THE END OF THE PIER.

YOU CAN SEE THE FIRE SENT MASSIVE SMOKE INTO THE AIR.

THAT IS WHERE THE FORMER RUBY'S DINER IS.

IT IS NOW VACANT.

EARLIER TODAY MAYOR SANCHEZ SAID THE CITY WAS ALMOST DONE WITH ENGINEERING THE MORE THAN 100-YEAR-OLD PEER.

>> WE HAD A SENSE OF URGENCY BECAUSE 100 YEARS, THAT'S HOW LONG SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO LAST AND SHE'S STARTING TO SHOW AGE BECAUSE SHE STARTING TO FALL APART.

>> Reporter: 30 MINUTES AGO THE WATER DROPPING HELICOPTER ARRIVED ON SCENE AND MADE ITS INITIAL DROP.

ADDITIONAL AIR SUPPORT IS BELIEVED TO BE IAN ROUTE INCLUDING EQUIPMENT FROM PENDLETON.

IT'S STILL A VERY ACTIVE SCENE AND WE ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON IT FOR NOW.

LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> DEALING WITH LINGERING SHOWERS, A FEW HOURS HAVE HAD UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF RAIN SO FAR WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM.

NOT A WHOLE LOT FOR SAN DIEGO PROPER BUT THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND SPRINKLES INTO SOME AREAS OFF TO THE EAST IN THE DAY TOMORROW.

COOL OUT THERE TONIGHT AND THE TROUGH IS STILL GOING TO BE WITH US FOR ONE MORE DAY, STILL BREEZY.

WIND ADVISORIES FOR THE INTERIOR, STILL HIT OR MISS SHOWERS.

WE TAKE A LOOK BEHIND ASHBY ON THIS WITH THE COMPLETE FORECAST IN JUST A MINUTE .

>>> THE SEX CRIMES CONVICTION OF HARVEY WEINSTEIN, MOST CONSIDERED THE MOST POWERFUL PRODUCER IN HOLLYWOOD HAS BEEN OVERTURNED BY A NEW YORK APPEALS COURT.

LAURA AGUIRRE HAS MORE ON THE UNEXPECTED RULING AND WHAT REASONS THE APPEALS COURT GAVE FOR THEIR DECISION.

>> Reporter: THE STUNNING REVERSAL COMES FOUR YEARS AFTER HOLLYWOOD PRODUCER HARVEY WEINSTEIN WAS SENTENCED TO 23 YEARS IN A NEW YORK PRISON ON MULTIPLE CRIMES INCLUDING .

THE APPEALS COURT VOTED 4-3 TO OVERTURN HIS CONVICTION WITH APPELLATE JUDGE WRITING THAT THE TRIAL COURT ERRONEOUSLY ALLOWED TESTIMONY OF UNCHARGED ALLEGED PRIOR SEXUAL ACTS AGAINST PERSONS OTHER THAN THE COMPLAINT AND SPIRIT DURING THE NEW YORK TRIAL, THREE WOMEN WERE ALLOWED TO TESTIFY AGAINST WEINSTEIN AS PRIOR BAD ACTS WITNESSES, TELLING THE COURT THAT HE ALSO TOOK SEXUAL ADVANTAGE OF THEM AS THEY TRIED TO BREAK INTO THE FILM BUSINESS.

WHILE PRIOR BAD ACTS TESTIMONY MAY BE ADMISSIBLE UNDER HETERO RULES TO PROVE INTENT OR MOTIVE, JUDGES HAVE WIDE DISCRETION TO DETERMINE WHAT IS OR IS NOT RELEVANT OR IS TOO PREJUDICIAL.

JUDGE RIVERA WROTE THAT THE COURT COMPOUNDED ITS MISTAKES BY LETTING WEINSTEIN WHO HAD NO PRIOR HISTORY PRIOR TO HIS CONVICTION TO BE CROSS- EXAMINED, TAINTING HIM IN A HIGHLY NEGATIVE LIGHT WITH JURORS.

RIVERA SAYING THE SYNERGISTIC EFFECT OF THESE ERRORS WAS NOT HARMLESS.

LAWYERS FOR WEINSTEIN WHO HAS CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINED HIS INNOCENCE HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT THURSDAY'S RULING.

>> THAT'S HOW IMPORTANT THIS CASE IS THAT AMERICA WILL UPHOLD THE LAWS OF THIS LAND FOR EVERYONE.

NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW BUT NO ONE IS BENEATH THE LAW EITHER.

>> Reporter: THE MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS IT PLANS TO RETRY THE CASE.

LAURA AGUIRRE REPORTING.

>>> THE U.S. ECONOMY COOLED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR BUT REMAINED HEALTHY BY HISTORICAL STANDARDS.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS THE TAKEAWAYS FROM THE LATEST NUMBERS AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR INTEREST RATES.

>> Reporter: THE U.S. ECONOMY HAS BEEN RUNNING HOT SINCE THE END OF THE PANDEMIC BUT GROWTH SLOWED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR.

>> THE ECONOMY IS STILL TRYING TO RETURN TO WHATEVER THE NEW VERSION OF NORMAL IS.

I THINK WE ARE IN THAT PROCESS NOW.

>> Reporter: THE ECONOMY REMAINS SHOCKINGLY RESILIENT.

UNEMPLOYMENT UNDER 4% IN CONSUMER SPENDING IS ROBUST BUT SOME ECONOMISTS SAY THOSE STRENGTHS COULD MAKE BREAKING DOWN INFLATION MORE DIFFICULT.

>> HIGH PRICES ARE REFLECTING A STRONG DEMAND FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH A ROBUST ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: LAST WEEK THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND UPGRADED ITS FORECAST FOR U.S. ECONOMIC GROWTH TO 2.7% THIS YEAR.

MORE THAN HALF A POINT HIGHER THAN IT PRETTY IN JANUARY.

THE U.S. IS OUTPACING OTHER ADVANCED ECONOMIES LIKE MANY IN EUROPE WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO GROW 0.8% THIS YEAR.

>> ONE THING THE IMF IS SAYING IS THAT GLOBAL RISKS ARE ESSENTIALLY BALANCED RIGHT NOW, MEANING WE SHOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE RACING FOR THE WORST.

>> Reporter: THE IMF WARNED STRONG GROWTH CAN ALSO OCCUR IN THE CAUTION -- ECONOMY THAT'S OVERHEATING AND CAUTIONED THE FEDERAL RESERVE NOT TO CUT RATES TOO SOON.

SOME FED OFFICIALS EVEN SUGGESTING RATES COULD BE ON HOLD FOR THE REST OF 2024.

>> WE ARE GOING TO BE STUCK WITH HIGHER BORROWING COSTS FOR LONGER.

THIS ISN'T ALL BAD.

IT REFLECTS THE FACT THAT THE U.S. ECONOMY HAS REMAINED MORE RESILIENT AND ROBUST.

>> Reporter: IVAN RODRIGUEZ, REPORTING.

>>> GOOD NEWS FOR CONSUMERS, YOU MAY NOTICE FASTER INTERNET SPEEDS IN THE COMING MONTHS BECAUSE THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION VOTED TODAY TO REINSTATE NET NEUTRALITY RULES.

THAT MEANS SERVICE PROVIDERS WON'T BE ABLE TO BLOCK OR SLOW CERTAIN CONTENT, APPS, OR SERVICES.

IT ALSO BANS INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM PRIORITIZING CONTENT IN RETURN FOR PAYMENT.

>>> IT'S BEEN TWO MONTHS SINCE SAN DIEGO COUNTY CLOSED ITS MIGRANT TRANSIT CENTER.

GUSTAVO SOLIS SAYS SINCE THEN, BORDER PATROL AGENTS HAVE RELEASED THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS INTO THE STREETS OF SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THE FIRST BUS COMES AT 7:00 A.M., EVERY MORNING, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, BORDER PATROL AGENTS DROP OFF HUNDREDS OF MIGRANTS AT THE IRIS AVENUE TRANSIT CENTER AND THE BUSES JUST KEEP ON COMING.

EVERY DAY, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 400 AND 600 MIGRANTS COME TO SAN DIEGO.

THIS INCLUDES PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

VENEZUELAN MIGRANT HOPING TO CONNECT WITH HER BROTHER IN DENVER, ATTIRED ECUADORIAN BUSINESS OWNER WHO HAS BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR TWO MONTHS.

A COLOMBIAN WOMAN WITH IN-LAWS IN UTAH.

MARIA IS FROM GUATEMALA.

SHE SAYS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO LEAVE HER ADULT CHILDREN AND GRANDKIDS BACK HOME.

SHE OWNED A BEAUTY SALON FOR 40 YEARS BUT LOCAL GAMES -- GANGS DEMANDED PROTECTION PAYMENTS.

SHE HAD TO SHUT IT DOWN AND SHE COULD NO LONGER AFFORD THE EXTORTION FEES.

SHE HAS A DAUGHTER IN LOS ANGELES AND NEEDS A LITTLE HELP GETTING THERE AND THAT'S THE SITUATION MOST MIGRANTS FIND THEMSELVES IN.

MORE THAN 90% OF THEM PLAN TO REUNITE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

WHILE IN SAN DIEGO THEY MOSTLY NEED A PLACE TO GO CHARGE THEIR PHONES AND MAKE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS AND FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS THE ONLY PEOPLE OFFERING HELP TO THESE ARE VOLUNTEERS, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THEY SAY THEY ARE GETTING ZERO SUPPORT FROM ANY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT.

>> WE ARE NOT SEEING THEM DROP OF WATER ANYMORE, DIRECT COORDINATION WITH THE COUNTY OR THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, WE ARE NOT SEEING COMMUNICATION ABOUT HOW THEY MIGHT OFFER SUPPORT.

>> Reporter: PERIL IS WITH AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE.

HE SAYS ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP MIGRANTS WHO HAVE SACRIFICED SO MUCH TO GET HERE.

>> TO ARRIVE IN THE U.S. AND NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF WELCOMING BY COUNTY OFFICIALS OR LOCAL OFFICIALS, IT JUST IS UNACCEPTABLE.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO MAYOR DOUG GLORIA DECLINED TO RESPOND TO THESE CRITICISMS.

ONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS HAS A WELCOME SPEECH PREPARED IN SPANISH.

SHE DOESN'T SUGARCOAT IT.

SHE SAYS THERE IS NOTHING FOR THE MIGRANTS HERE.

NO BATHROOMS, NO SHELTER, NOWHERE TO CHARGE THEIR PHONES.

THEIR BEST BET, SHE TELLS THEM, IS TO GO TO THE AIRPORT.

TAXIS COST $75.

OR, THEY CAN TAKE THE TROLLEY.

SHE THEN WALKS DOZENS OF PEOPLE TO THE IRIS AVENUE TROLLEY STOP.

SHE TELLS THEM TO GO TO OLD TOWN WHERE THEY CAN TAKE A FREE SHUTTLE TO THE AIRPORT AND SHE EVEN GIVES THEM MAPS WHERE X MARKS THE SPOT.

SHE TAKES ONE OF THOSE MAPS AND HOPS ON THE TROLLEY.

SHE SAYS LEAVING VENEZUELA WAS NOT EASY.

SHE WAS GOING TO THE AIRPORT AND PLANS TO MEET UP WITH HER BROTHER IN DENVER.

CATALINA THEN WALKS BACK TO HELP OTHER MIGRANTS.

SHE AND OTHER MIGRANTS HAVE BEEN DOING THIS EVERY DAY FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS, EVER SINCE SAN DIEGO'S MIGRANT TRANSIT CENTER CLOSED BECAUSE IT RAN OUT OF FUNDING BUT THERE ARE SIGNS OF HOPE.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY RECEIVED $19 MILLION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP HIS MIGRANT POPULATION.

KATE CLARK IS WITH JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE.

SHE SAYS IT'S A BIG INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR.

>> YOU KNOW THIS FEDERAL ALLOCATION IS REALLY A VICTORY FOR OUR REGION.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO COUNTY WORKING WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS TO CREATE A LASTING MIGRANT WELCOME PROGRAM.

CLARK SAYS ORGANIZATIONS LIKE HERS HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS.

>> I THINK THIS INFLECTION POINT IS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY AND WE ARE REALLY EXPECTING THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO TO CONVENE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE THIS EXPERTISE TO HELP INFORM OUR REGIONS PLAN AND NEXT STEPS SO THAT IT REALLY IS IN ITS BEST POSITION FOR SUCCESS AND A CLEAR PATH FORWARD.

>> Reporter: SO FAR ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE NOT REACHED OUT.

COUNTY SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE DID NOT RESPOND TO A QUESTION ASKING WHY.

A SPOKESPERSON SAYS STAFF ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO DETERMINE THE BEST ROAD MAP GOING FORWARD BUT IT'S TOO EARLY TO SAY SPECIFICALLY HOW THE MONEY WILL BE ALLOCATED.

GUSTAVO SOLIS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWSHOUR THE SUPREME COURT WEIGHS POSSIBLE IMMUNITY FOR DONALD TRUMP WHILE THE FORMER PRESIDENTS HUSH MONEY TRIAL CONTINUES COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> PROTESTS AND ARRESTS CONTINUE AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE U.S.. FROM BOSTON TO CALIFORNIA, POLICE HAVE CUFFED PRO- PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS DEMONSTRATING THEIR DISCONTENT OVER THE WAR IN GAZA.

COLE HIGGINS HAS THE LATEST FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: WALKOUTS, PROTESTS, AND ARRESTS, SET THE SCENE FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING FROM COAST TO COAST.

THIS IS A TIME THAT STUDENTS USUALLY WOULD FOCUSING ON CLASSROOM WORK.

INSTEAD THEY ARE FOCUSED ON THE ISRAEL HAMAS WAR AND WRITING THEIR OWN CHAPTER ON AMERICAN CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE.

>> IT WAS AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF FORCE AGAINST A GROUP OF COLLEGE STUDENTS.

THEY WERE IN RIOT GEAR.

IT WASN'T A RIOT.

IT WAS A PEACEFUL FOUR DAY ENCAMPMENT.

PEOPLE WERE SINGING FOR MOST OF IT AND DANCING.

>> Reporter: IN BOSTON SOME STUDENTS SPENT THE MORNING TRYING TO FIND OF FRIEND WHO WAS ARRESTED TO BAIL HER OUT.

>> WHY DO WE HAVE POLICE ON THIS CAMPUS?

DO WE NOT SEE THAT ANYTIME POLICE OFFICERS COME IT EXACERBATES IT?

THE POLICE OFFICER SHOULD BE ASHAMED, EMERY SHOULD BE ASHAMED AND THE PRESIDENT SHOULD DO SOMETHING.

>> Reporter: CRITICS SAY UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS NEED TO DO MORE.

IN SOME INSTANCES LEANING ON LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR HELP.

ON WEDNESDAY, CLOSE TO 100 ARRESTS WERE MADE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY THE LAPD.

>> THE UNIVERSITY IS A PRIVATE CAMPUS AND THE GROUP HAD BEEN VIOLATING SOME OF THEIR ORDERS AND IT WAS A TRESPASS AT THAT POINT.

>> Reporter: EMERSON SCHOOL OFFICIALS PENDING A LETTER TO ITS STUDENT BODY SAYING WE SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES RIGHT TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS THROUGH PROTEST HOWEVER THEY MUST DO SO IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE LAW.

>>> DESPITE YEARLY EFFORTS TO UPDATE FLU VACCINES TO MATCH PREVALENT VIRUS STRAINS, THEIR EFFECTIVENESS VARIES BETWEEN 40 AND 60% AS VIRUSES MUTATE.

HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DiMARCO TELLS US ABOUT A NEW VACCINE STRATEGY OFFERING PROTECTION AGAINST ALL STRAINS INCLUDING THOSE WITH PANDEMIC POTENTIAL.

>> Reporter: GETTING VACCINATED FOR THE FLU OR COVID-19 DOES NOT GUARANTEE FULL PROTECTION, BECAUSE VIRUSES ARE ALWAYS CHANGING.

RESEARCHERS AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE HAVE INTRODUCED A NEW VACCINE STRATEGY THAT THEY SAY PROMISES TO BE EFFECTIVE AGAINST ANY VIRUS STRAIN, POTENTIALLY ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR YEARLY SHOTS OR BOOSTERS.

RIVERSIDE NEUROLOGIST RON HYDE SAYS INSTEAD OF TARGETING A UNIQUE FEATURE OF THE VIRUS, USUALLY A PROTEIN, HIS APPROACH TARGETS GENETIC MATERIAL CAN COMMON TO ALL VIRUSES.

HE SAYS DELIVERING THE VACCINE THROUGH THE NOSE ALSO HAS AN ADVANTAGE AS IT FOLLOWS THE SAME PATH AS RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES.

>> I TRULY BELIEVE VACCINE IS THE BEST MEANS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST POTENTIAL PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: TRADITIONAL VACCINES RELY ON THE BODY'S IMMUNE RESPONSE TO FIGHT VIRUSES BUT HE SAYS THIS CAN BE CHALLENGING FOR BABIES AND THOSE WITH WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEMS.

THE NEW VACCINE METHOD USES TINY MOLECULES CALLED RNA THAT EVERYONE PRODUCES TO FIGHT OFF INFECTIONS.

MOST VACCINES ARE DESIGNED TO OFFER SOME PROTECTION, MAINLY AGAINST SEVERE ILLNESS AND DEATH SAYS DR. FRANCESCA TORI ON E, AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST WITH UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH.

>> THIS METHODOLOGY WOULD APPEAR TO PROVIDE FULL PROTECTION, WHICH MEANS THAT THERE, NOT ONLY I DON'T GET INFECTED, BUT ALSO I CAN'T INFECT OTHERS.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS A UNIVERSAL VACCINE COULD HELP BREAK THE RECURRING CYCLE OF INFECTION, BUT WONDERS IF THAT PROTECTION COMES WITH A PRICE.

>> IS IT A GOOD THING THAT SOMETIMES WE HAVE THESE CHILDHOOD DISEASES, INFECTIONS, AND WE BUILD CERTAIN -- A CERTAIN IMMUNITY, BUT WE ALSO PROVIDE SOME OTHER BENEFITS, MAY BE, OF BEING EXPOSED TO MULTIPLE VIRUSES AND HAVING THESE.

>> Reporter: FOR NOW, A VACCINE THEY PRODUCED HAS BEEN USED ON MICE.

THE NEXT STEP IS TO SEE HOW HUMANS MAY RESPOND ALTHOUGH THAT MAY BE A FEW YEARS AGO.

HEIDI DiMARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> EVERY YEAR IN APRIL SAN DIEGO COUNTY DROPS LARVA SIDE IN MOSQUITO PRONE AREAS LIKE LAGOONS, CREEKS AND RIVERS.

MELISSA MAE EXPLAINS WHY THEY DO IT AND HOW YOU CAN PROTECT YOUR HOME.

>> Reporter: MOSQUITO NUMBERS RISE AS THE WEATHER STARTS TO GET WARMER AND WHEN THEIR ARM OR MOSQUITOES THERE IS HIGHER RISK OF THE DISEASES THEY TRANSMIT.

>> THE LARVAE CANNOT SURVIVE OUT OF THE WATER.

>> Reporter: ALLISON BRAY WITH THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY VECTOR CONTROL PROGRAM EXPLAINS THEIR MOSQUITO PREVENTION EFFORTS.

>> WE INSPECT AND TREAT OVER 1500 SITES FOR MOSQUITOES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

IN APRIL EVERY YEAR WE START OUR HELICOPTER AERIAL LARVA SIDE TREATMENTS.

SITES THAT ARE TOO BIG OR TOO DIFFICULT TO TREAT BY HAND.

>> Reporter: HELICOPTERS DROP LARVACIDE ON 52 LOCAL WATERWAYS COVERING 1400 ACRES .

>> OUR BIG CONCERN IS THE ABILITY THAT MOSQUITOES HAVE TO SPREAD DISEASES TO PEOPLE.

ONE DISEASE WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS CALLED WEST NILE VIRUS.

>> Reporter: THE VECTOR CONTROLLED PROGRAM HAS REPORTED THREE OR FEWER PEOPLE TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS ANNUALLY SINCE 2017.

MOST INFECTED PEOPLE WON'T HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS AND SOME MAY FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE THE FLU.

>> Reporter: FOR A SMALL MINORITY OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY OLDER ADULTS OR YOUNG CHILDREN, THEY CAN HAVE SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS THAT CAN INCLUDE SWELLING OF THE BRAIN AND LONG DISABILITY AND EVEN DEATH.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS LARVA SIDE -- LARVACIDE IS MADE UP OF A MATERIAL IN THE SOIL.

>> IT SAFE TO USE AROUND PEOPLE, PETS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN HELP CONTROL THE MOSQUITO POPULATION BY DUMPING OUTSTANDING WATER ON THE SIDE OF YOUR HOME AND WITH ALL THE RAIN WE'VE HAD THIS YEAR WATER MAY BE IN PLACES YOU'RE NOT USED TO HAVING IT.

>> ONE CONSEQUENCE OF ALL THIS RAIN THOUGH IS THAT ALL OF US IN OUR BACKYARDS MAY HAVE MORE CONTAINERS OR BUCKETS.

ANYTHING THAT CAN HOLD STANDING WATER MAY HAVE FILLED UP WITH SOME OF THAT RAINWATER.

>> Reporter: TO HELP RESIDENTS WITH LARGE STANDING WATER ELEMENTS LIKE PONDS, SWIMMING POOLS, OR FOUNTAINS IN THEIR YARDS, THE VECTOR CONTROL PROGRAM HAS FREE MOSQUITO FISH AVAILABLE TO PICK UP MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS .

>>> CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE ISN'T ALWAYS EASY IN AN INCREASINGLY DIGITAL WORLD THERE'S A SOCIAL CLUB THAT MEETS IN PERSON JUST TO WALK AND TALK.

KPBS VIDEO JOURNALIST CHARLOTTE INTRODUCES US TO THE SAN DIEGO GIRLS FOOD WALK.

>> AT FIRST GLANCE, SMILES, GIGGLES AND CONVERSATIONS MIGHT TRICK YOU INTO THINKING THAT THESE WOMEN HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR A LONG TIME.

>> FIRST TIME?

>> Reporter: MOST OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY MEETING FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

ON THIS GLOOMY SATURDAY ON MISSION BAY, THE FIRST STEP WAS THE BIGGEST ONE.

SHOWING UP.

>> I WAS PLANNING ON COMING HERE LAST WEEKEND TALKED MYSELF OUT OF IT AND I ALMOST TALKED MYSELF OUT OF IT THIS MORNING.

IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT AND I SAID I HAD TO CHALLENGE MYSELF.

>> Reporter: ALLISON SAYS SHE SHOWED UP BECAUSE SHE SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET OTHER PEOPLE AND MEET -- MAKE CONNECTIONS .

>> I MOVED HERE AFTER COLLEGE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T TALK ABOUT THAT TRANSITION OFTEN ENOUGH AND THERE'S NO SYSTEM IN PLACE TO HELP YOU ONCE YOU GET THERE SO I THINK IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT FOR SOME PEOPLE BECAUSE IT'S A BIG LIFT TO GET YOURSELF OUT THERE TO FIND PEOPLE THAT YOU CONNECT WITH.

>> Reporter: THAT'S WHY MORDECHAI FIGUEROA STARTED ORGANIZING THE CN -- SAN DIEGO GIRLS WALK EVENTS.

SHE JOINED A SIMILAR GROUP IN NEW YORK AND AFTER SEEING HOW IT IMPACTED HER LIFE, SHE JOINED -- BROUGHT THE CONCEPT TO THE WEST COAST.

>> WE'VE GOT PROBABLY 50% OF THEM THAT WORK REMOTELY SO THAT'S A REALLY ISOLATING PART OF THE NEW POST-COVID WORLD AND IN GENERAL, I THINK, AS A GENERATION THAT REALLY SPENDS A LOT OF TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA, I KNOW THAT'S TALKED ABOUT A LOT, IT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT TO GO UP AND SAY HI TO SOMEONE IN PERSON.

>> I FIND IT DIFFICULT BECAUSE WITH A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY NOWADAYS IT'S EASY FOR PEOPLE TO BE ON THEIR PHONES AND NOT PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND THEM.

>> Reporter: WHILE THEY ARE WALKING, THERE'S NO PHONES, NO DISTRACTIONS, JUST GENUINE CONVERSATIONS SPARKED BY WOMEN LOOKING TO TAKE A BREAK FROM THE PLATFORMS BUT HOPEFULLY TO CREATE BONDS.

>> WE HAVE THE BEST WEATHER.

EVERY CITY HAS PEOPLE MOVING INTO IT.

AT MY WALKS PEOPLE SAY THEY ARE NEW TO SAN DIEGO AND LOOKING TO MAKE FRIENDS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF TRANSPLANTS SO I KNEW IT WOULD BE THE PERFECT PLACE AND WE ARE REALLY LUCKY.

>> Reporter: IF THE WEATHER ISN'T AN OBSTACLE, NEITHER IS THE FEE.

IT'S OPEN TO ANYONE AT ANY AGE RANGE AT NO COST AND TAKES PLACE TWICE A MONTH .

>> I MET A LOT OF SUPER NICE PEOPLE AND I'M GLAD I CAME.

>> Reporter: THE WALKS VERY FROM TWO TO THREE MILES.

THEY POST THE SCHEDULE ON INSTAGRAM ON SAN DIEGO GIRLS WHO WALK.

THE NEXT ONE WILL TAKE PLACE THIS COMING SATURDAY.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE DEALING WITH PRETTY ACTIVE WEATHER HERE.

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN U.S. AND IT'S A DEEP ENOUGH TROUGH WHERE WE'VE SEEN SOME SHOWERS AROUND SOME OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

WHITEWATER HAD A GUST AT 72 MILES PER HOUR.

IT WILL REMAIN WINDY.

WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN UNTIL 11:00 P.M. FRIDAY.

IT WILL BE COOLER ON FRIDAY AND SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL LINGER ON FRIDAY AND THEN TURN DRYER BEGINNING ON SATURDAY SO GENERALLY SOMEWHAT CLOUDY FOR US HERE FOR AREAS AROUND SAN DIEGO.

WE GET DOWN TO 59 TONIGHT AND THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION IS CERTAINLY TO OUR NORTH.

LATE APRIL SNOW IN THE SIERRA AND THE HIGH GROUND OF THE GREAT BASIN AND THE YOU WINTERS AND WASATCH MOUNTAINS AND COLORADO ROCKIES.

YOU CAN SEE A FEW OF THESE SHOWERS IN SOME SPOTS, ESPECIALLY THE WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS, BUT WE MIGHT A FEW SPRINKLES CLOSER TO THE COASTLINE AND WE ONLY MAKE IT TO AROUND 64 ON FRIDAY AND WIND ADVISORIES DO CONTINUE FOR THE INTERIOR UNTIL 11:00 P.M. FRIDAY AS WELL.

SO IT HAS BEEN WINDY AND A LITTLE BIT DAMP AT TIMES AND WE WILL HAVE ONE MORE DAY OF THIS ON FRIDAY BUT THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION IS GOING TO BE NORTH AND EAST THERE IS SOME OF THAT SNOW IN THE SIERRA AS WELL, BOOSTING THE SNOWPACK LATE IN THE SEASON.

BEYOND THAT WE TURN BRIGHTER AND DRIER ON SATURDAY SO THE COASTAL FORECAST STILL FAIRLY CLOUDY ON FRIDAY BUT WE SEE SUNSHINE RETURN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND WARMING UP INTO THE WEEKEND HERE.

A PRETTY DECENT START TO NEXT WEEK FOR THE COAST.

INTO THE INLAND AREAS, COOL WEATHER FOR SURE ON FRIDAY, A COUPLE SPRINKLES AROUND AND WE RISE FROM 64 THAT COOL FRIDAY TO 76 BY MONDAY.

WHAT A CHANGE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WEEKEND AND MOST OF THE WEEKEND DOES LOOK DECENT AS WELL.

MOUNTAINS, A COUPLE OF SHOWERS, WINDY ON FRIDAY, WIND ADVISORIES CONTINUE, 46 GOING BACK UP INTO THE 60s IN THE WEEK.

AND FOR THE DESERTS 75 TO 92 AND GREASY WEATHER CONTINUES.

60 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR FOR THE CANYONS AND THE PASSES.

I'M METEOROLOGIST GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC THIS WEEKEND ON ADAMS AVENUE.

THE ANNUAL UNPLUGGED FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE 60 PERFORMANCES THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

>> INSIDE RESTAURANTS, BARS, AND COFFEE HOUSES AND PATIOS COME ALIVE ORIGINAL MUSIC IS ABOUT TO TAKE OVER THE HEIGHTS AND SURROUNDING AREAS FOR ADAMS AVENUE UNPLUGGED.

>> ACOUSTIC, JAZZ, FOLK, EVEN BIGGER BANDS THAT MIGHT BE PLUGGED IN BUT THEY ARE STILL KIND OF LIKE AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR BASE TO IT.

>> Reporter: JULIA SANCHEZ IS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH THE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION WHO PUTS ON THE EVENT AND SHE'S EXPECTING 10,000 PEOPLE TO COME AND WATCH WHAT WILL BE MOSTLY LOCAL.

>> WE DO HAVE A FEW THAT COME IN FROM L.A. OR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: JOHN HAAS IS ONE HALF OF A LOCAL BAND.

HE AND HIS WIFE MAKE UP THE BEAVER AND THE BIRD.

THEY LIVE IN RAMONA.

>> WE HAVE DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENTS.

IT'S MY WIFE ON UPRIGHT BASS AND I PLAY GUITAR AND SING AND BANJO AND SOME OTHER STUFF.

>> Reporter: THEY PERFORMED AT ADAMS AVENUE UNPLUGGED ONCE BEFORE AND ARE EXCITED TO BE BACK FOR A SECOND EVENT.

>> RATHER THAN BIG, LOUD AND CRAZY, IT'S MORE FOCUSED ON SONGWRITING WHICH I THINK IS PRETTY COOL.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A FILM ABOUT THE FOUNDER BUT THE MAIN EVENT TAKES PLACE ON SATURDAY ACROSS 20 DIFFERENT STAGES.

>> IT'S A HUGE DAY FOR ALL BARS AND RESTAURANTS.

EVERYBODY IS FULL AND IT'S SO LOVELY TO SEE THE IMPACT THAT THE EVENT HAS ON THE BUSINESS.

BUSINESS IS DOWN ADAMS AVENUE.

>> Reporter: THE HEADLINER CONCERT BY CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO AND THE OPENING NIGHT FILM ARE THE ONLY PAID PARTS OF THE EVENT.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS FREE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO ENJOY.

JACOB AIR, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A BRIEF UPDATE FOR YOU ON THE FIRE AT OCEAN PIER.

IT IS STILL BURNING BUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE ARE NO INJURIES.

MORE ON THIS TOMORROW ON KPBS RADIO, THE WEB AND HERE ON EVENING EDITION.

FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

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