>>> GOOD EVENING.

IS THURSDAY ON APRIL 20th.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

IT HAPPENED AGAIN.

ANOTHER INMATE HAS DIED WHILE IN CUSTODY AND THE CHILDREN BY THE SAN DIEGO SHERIFF'S APARTMENT.

IT COMES ON THE HEELS OF RALLIES AND AN OUTCRY OVER THE HIGH NUMBER OF FATALITIES.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL HAS THE NEW DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE EIGHTH IN CUSTODY DEATH THIS YEAR.

DEPUTIES FOUND TWO INMATES JUST BEFORE 8:00 YESTERDAY MORNING IN A CELL IN THE LARGEST JAIL RUN BY THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

THE GEORGE BAILEY DETENTION CENTER.

THEY WERE BOTH UNRESPONSIVE.

>> ONE OF THE INCARCERATED PERSONS WAS REVIVED BY SOME TO LOCK SOME AND LIFESAVING MEASURES CONTINUE TO BE ADMINISTERED TO THE OTHER INCARCERATED PERSON WHICH WAS OMAR CORNELIS.

>> Reporter: CORNELIS WAS FIRST BOOKED INTO THE FACILITY IN NOVEMBER 2018, CHARGED WITH HER PROBATION VIOLATION.

LATER THAT YEAR, HE WAS CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OF CRIMES INCLUDING MURDER.

HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO GEORGE BAILEY LATE LAST YEAR.

STEFAN SAYS JAIL MEDICAL STAFF AT BAILEY AND PARAMEDICS DID ALL THEY COULD TO SAVE THE 28- YEAR-OLD, BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

SO THE FIRST THING IN MY MIND WAS, OH NO, WE ARE IN A DEEP CRISIS.

>> Reporter: IT WAS JUST YESTERDAY WE COVERED A NEWS CONFERENCE LED BY YUSUF MILLER ON THE STEPS OF THE HALL OF JUSTICE.

THE SUBJECT, IN CUSTODY DEATHS IN JAILS RUN BY THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

MILLER SAYS A NUMBER OF REFORMS NEED TO HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY.

>> WE WANT BETTER PROTOCOLS FOR DRUGS.

WE HAVE IN DRUG INTERACTION, BETTER MENTAL HEALTH STAFF.

BETTER MEDICAL STUFF.

>> Reporter: IF IN FACT OMAR CORNELIS DID DIE OF A DRUG OVERDOSE, YOU MIGHT THINK WELL, HE WAS DOING DRUGS.

THAT'S ON HIM.

NOT SO DOES YOUSEF MILLER.

>> THEY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP DRUGS OUT OF JAIL.

TO MAKE SURE THEY MONITOR THE PEOPLE COMING IN.

PEOPLE COMING IN AND HOW THEY GET THE DRUGS.

IT'S IN THE SYSTEM.

>> Reporter: LIEUTENANT STEFAN REJECTS CRITICISM OF JAIL STUFF.

BUT WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT GOT INTO THE JAILS INTO OUR BEST TO WORK TO KEEP THAT FROM HAPPENING.

BUT THE DEPUTIES ARE DOING AS GOOD A JOB AS THEY CAN.

>> Reporter: AN AUTOPSY IS BEING CONDUCTED TODAY ON CORNELIS.

THIS WILL BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE INVESTIGATION AND YOU YET ANOTHER PERSON DIED WHILE IN CUSTODY AT THE JAIL RUN BY THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A VIRAL VIDEO OF HER RECENT VIOLENT ARREST OF WOMAN AND NATIONAL CITY POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA ONCE AGAIN PLACES QUESTIONS OVER POLICE BRUTALITY.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER WHEN HAS THE LATEST AND WE WANT TO SAY IT'S GRAPHIC AND MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR SOME VIEWERS.

>> Reporter: THE GRAPHIC VIDEO POSTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA WHEN IT WAS ANOTHER REMINDER FOR FISHMAN THAT THERE'S MORE WORK NEEDED TO BATTLE POLICE BRUTALITY.

HE WAS ON THE CITIZEN'S COMMITTEE THAT DID THE DE- ESCALATION POLICY FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

>> NOW, FOUR OR FIVE YEARS LATER, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A DE-ESCALATION.

ASKED JUST FOR SAN DIEGO CITY BUT ALL THE CITIES IN THE COUNTY AND REGION.

CLEARLY IS NOT WORKING.

WE ARE GETTING HORRIFIC INCIDENTS OF USE OF FORCE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

>> Reporter: THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND 9:30 SUNDAY MORNING NEAR EAST 17th STREET AND NATIONAL CITY BOULEVARD.

THE INCIDENT STARTED OFF AS A CAR CHASE BUT BECAME A FOOT CHASE AND THEN ENDED RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF THIS PLACE WHERE THE OFFICER APPEARED TO SLAM THE WOMEN DOWN AND ANOTHER OFFICER HIT HER TWICE BEFORE TAKING HER INTO CUSTODY.

WHAT IF THE OFFICERS ASSISTED IN THE ARREST.

IN A STATEMENT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT UNDERSTANDS THE COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND THAT THE INCIDENT IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY INTERNAL AFFAIRS TO SEE THE PROPER PROCEDURE WAS FOLLOWED.

NEWS REPORT EXPERT AND FORMER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER PAUL E SAYS THE PUBLIC SHOULD RIVER RESERVE JUDGMENT UNTIL ALL THE FACTS COME OUT.

BUT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT SHE COULD HAVE THREATENED THE OFFICERS.

MAYBE SHE WAS FIGHTING THE OFFICERS.

MAYBE SHE EVEN TRY TO HIT OR KICK AN OFFICER.

WE DON'T KNOW BECAUSE ALL WE SEE IS WHERE THE VIDEO STARTS, WHERE SHE IS BEING THROWN ONTO THE GROUND AND HANDCUFFED.

>> Reporter: E SAYS SOMETIMES USE OF FORCE IS JUSTIFIED, BUT HE CAN'T CONSIDER TERMINATION UNTIL MORE FOOTAGE IS RECEIVED.

THERE ARE MORE CONSEQUENCES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OR ELSE INCIDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN.

>> FOR THE COMMUNITY TRUST.

OTHERWISE WE FEEL THAT WE ARE BEING HUNTED.

>> Reporter: THEY WILL NOT MAKE AN ARREST UNTIL FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED.

ALEXANDER WHEN, KPBS NEWS.

STOMACH SCH PS OFFICER WHO WAS SHOT DURING A DISPUTE WAS RECOVERING.

IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY ALONG INTERSTATE 8 WHEN TONY RESPONDED TO A SOLO TRAFFIC COLLISION.

ACCORDING TO POLICE, A STRUGGLE FOR PACHECO'S GUN ENSUED AND IT WENT OFF AND THE OFFICER WAS SHOT IN THE THIGH.

HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS BUT STABLE CONDITION.

A 25-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITH THE HELP OF BYSTANDERS.

HE WAS BOOKED ON SUSPICION OF ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A PEACE OFFICER AND OTHER CHARGES AS WELL.

HE IS BEING HELD WITHOUT BAIL PENDING ARRAIGNMENT TOMORROW.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS LAUNCHED A FIRST EMANATION PROGRAM TO PROVIDE THREE FREE LEGAL AID TO DETAINED IMMIGRANTS.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE ALVARADO PLANES HOW IT WILL WORK AND WHO QUALIFIES.

>> Reporter: EVERYONE IN THIS NATION, EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO A FAIR DAY IN COURT.

A YEAR AND A DAY AFTER SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISOR CAROL INTRODUCED THE LEGAL DEFENSE PROGRAM, SHE STOOD IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING TO ANNOUNCE THE INITIATIVE WAS OFFICIALLY UP AND RUNNING.

>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS NOW THE FIRST BORDER REGION IN THE UNITED STATES TO PROVIDE FREE, FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS FACING REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS.

>> Reporter: THE PROGRAM WILL BE RUN OUT OF THE COUNTY'S PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE AND WILL BE FUNDED BY THE COUNTY TO THE TUNE OF $5 MILLION.

MICHAEL GARCIA, A CHIEF DEPUTY AT THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE SAYS THE DATA SHOWS THAT THE ODDS ARE AGAINST PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO NAVIGATE A COMPLEX LEGAL SYSTEM THAT WILL DECIDE THEIR FATE.

>> THE SUCCESS RATE OF GETTING A FOOT IS MERELY A FULL 4%.

BY CONTRAST, WHEN REPRESENT BY COUNSEL, THE SUCCESS RATE CLIMBS TO OVER 40%.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THESE NUMBERS ARE TELLING AND THE TURNING IN IMMIGRATION COURT MEANS ERRANT ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING.

>> Reporter: GARCIA SAYS THE PROGRAM WILL HELP THE BACKLOG OF PEOPLE WAITING IN DETENTION CENTERS IN THE COUNTY.

AND THE PROGRAM WILL NOT PROVIDE LEGAL AID TO THOSE WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR LEGAL STATUS.

>> IF YOU HAVE A VIOLENT CRIMINAL PASS, YOU WON'T BE ELIGIBLE TO STAY IN THIS COUNTRY, PERIOD.

THAT IS THE LAW.

>> Reporter: NORMA CHAVEZ IS A DIRECTOR OF SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTY.

SHE SAYS MOST ABOUT YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO'S CAUGHT UP IN THE CASE DILEMMA.

>> WE HAVE PEOPLE IN OUR MIDST.

THEY MIGHT HELP CLEAN OUR HOMES.

THEY MIGHT SERVE US AT THE RESTAURANT.

THEY MAY BE THE PARENT OF MY DAUGHTER'S BEST FRIEND.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS SHE HOPES THE PROGRAM CAN HELP SUCCESS AND HELP EXTENDED HER FAMILY DURING A DARK TIME.

>> MY FAMILY MAX ESCAPED PERSECUTION IN UKRAINE.

MUCH LIKE WE ARE SEE AGAIN TRAGICALLY AGAIN TODAY.

100 YEARS LATER, OUR COUNTRY IS STILL A BEACON OF HOPE.

FOR PEOPLE FLEEING PERSECUTION.

>> Reporter: AND HOPE, SAYS PETERSON, IS WHAT THE PROGRAM PROVIDES TOO MANY TO ARE IN DETENTION CENTERS THAT LOOK AND FEEL LIKE JAIL.

>> YOU ARE SEPARATED FROM YOUR LOVED ONES.

YOU ARE IN DESPAIR.

SO THE IDEA THAT YOU WOULD SEE A FLYER THAT SAYS WE CAN HELP.

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE RELIEF, THE HOPE THAT GIVES AN INDIVIDUAL.

>> Reporter: KATIE ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> DESPITE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S CAMPAIGN PROMISES, ONE OF THE TRUMP ERA IMMIGRATION POLICIES HAVE NOT GONE AWAY.

MORE ON THIS BORDER CONTROVERSY COMING UP ON EVENING EDITION.

TRANSIT MET >>> MODERNA IS NOW TAKING EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION FOR KIDS AS YOUNG AS SIX MONTHS OLD.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: MODERNA IS ASKING FOR EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION FROM THE FDA FOR ITS CORONAVIRUS VACCINE IN KIDS AGES SIX MONTHS TO SIX YEARS OLD.

THE COMPANY SAYS THIS COMES AFTER SUCCESSFUL TRIALS WITH MORE THAN 7000 KIDS.

>> THE SAFETY RATIO IS EXACTLY WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN OLDER KIDS AND OTHER POPULATIONS IN INJECTION SITE PAIN.

A LITTLE BIT OF FEVER, BUT NO EXCESS RISK.

SO THAT WAS VERY REASSURING.

WHEN WE LOOK AT ANTIBODIES, WE WANTED TO SEE LEVELS THAT WERE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE FOUND IN YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 18 TO 24.

IT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE FOUND.

TRIALS SHOW THE VACCINE DOESN'T WORK AS WELL IN CHILDREN AS IT DOES IN ADULTS, BEING ABOUT 51% EFFECTIVE FOR THOSE UNDER TWO AND 37% EFFECTIVE FOR THOSE OF TO SIX YEARS OLD.

>> WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR A LONG TIME IN THE HOPES THAT WE CAN IMMUNIZE THE YOUNGEST AGE GROUP.

>> Reporter: A PEDIATRICIAN MARK SAWYER SITS ON THE FDA PANEL THAT WILL BE REVIEWING MY GENEROUS DATA.

HE SAYS REGULATORS NEED TO BE CAREFUL LOOKING AT THE RISK, BENEFIT ANALYSIS AS KIDS ARE GENERALLY A LOWER RISK FROM COVID-19.

SAWYER HAS THREE GRANDCHILDREN HIMSELF, ALL UNDER THREE YEARS OLD.

SO I'M CERTAINLY GOING TO HAVE MY GRANDKIDS IMMUNIZED OR SUGGEST TO MY CHILDREN THAT THEY GET THEIR KIDS, MY GRANDKIDS IMMUNIZED.

I STILL THINK THE BENEFIT OF THE VACCINE OUTWEIGHS ANY RISK.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A NEW VARIANT VACCINE THAT WILL BE EVEN BETTER AGAINST OMICRON AND ITS DESCENDENTS THAT WE ARE STARTING TO SEE CIRCULATE NOW.

>> Reporter: THE DOSE FOR THE YOUNGER KIDS IS A QUARTER OF WHAT ADULTS WOULD GET AND WAS STILL BE LIBERTY IN TWO SERIES.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CALIFORNIA BUDGET SURPLUS HAS SOARED TO A RECORD $68 BILLION.

NOW, WE COULD BE GETTING SOME OF THAT MONEY BACK.

TODAY, DEMOCRATS IN THE STATE SENATE ANNOUNCED THAT PLANS TO GIVE $8 BILLION BACK TO TAXPAYERS IN THE FORM OF $200 CHECKS.

YOU MIGHT REMEMBER GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM HAD PROPOSED UP TO $800 CHECKS TO PEOPLE WHO OWNED CARS TO HELP OFFSET RECORD HIGH GAS PRICES.

ANY BUDGET PLAN MUST BE APPROVED I NEWSOM AND THE STATE ASSEMBLY.

THE GOVERNOR WILL UPDATE HIS BUDGET PROPOSAL BY MAY 15th.

>>> THE U.S. ECONOMY SHRANK THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2022.

THAT'S AN ABRUPT ABOUT-FACE FROM LAST YEAR STRONG GROWTH.

THE NEW NUMBERS GIVE RISE TO RETURNS OF A RECESSION ON THE HORIZON.

NOW FROM REPORTER GLORIA HAS BEEN A.

>> Reporter: AMERICA'S ECONOMY IS UNEXPECTEDLY SHRINKING.

THE NATIONS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, A KEY FACTOR IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY DECLINED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2022.

ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS SEEN THURSDAY.

THAT MEANS IS THE WORST QUARTER FOR THE AMERICAN ECONOMY SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC IN 2020.

>> I THINK WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS ENORMOUS GROWTH IN THE COUNTRY.

THAT WAS AFFECTED BY EVERYTHING FROM COVID AND THE COVID BLOCKAGES THAT OCCURRED ALONG THE WAY.

>> Reporter: WHAT'S DRIVING THE DECLINE?

>> I HAVE TO PAY A LOT MORE THE GAS TANK AND WANT TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE, I BILL IS HIGHER THAN THE LAST TIME.

THAT'S WHAT'S BUGGING PEOPLE WITH GOOD REASON.

>> Reporter: WHILE CONSUMER SPENDING INCREASED, INFLATION REMAINS HIGH.

CHART TOPPING GAS PRICES IN RESPONSE TO RUSSIA MORE IN UKRAINE ARE ALSO HITTING AMERICANS IN THEIR POCKET.

>> MOST RECENTLY, THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND RUSSIA'S INVASION OF UKRAINE UNDERSCORES THE LIKELIHOOD OF LARGE ECONOMIC SHOTS AND DISRUPTIONS THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED.

>> Reporter: TWO STRAIGHT ORDERS OF DECLINING GROWTH USUALLY AMOUNT TO A RECESSION.

BUT EXPERTS SAY IS NO TIME TO PANIC.

AT LEAST FOR NOW.

>> THEY'RE NOT PREDICTING A RECESSION NOW.

SOME ARE PREDICTING THERE MAY BE A RECESSION IN 2023.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: GLORIA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TODAY SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA GAVE AN AFTER UPDATE ON THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO END ON THIS IS AND HE SAYS THE NUMBERS ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

GLORIA SAYS MORE PEOPLE ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE HELP BEING OFFERED.

THE CITY'S SHELTERS ARE REGULARLY CLOSE TO 90% FULL, WHILE THE CAPACITY HAS BEEN EXPANDED BY MORE THAN 21%.

>> OUR GOAL OBJECTIVE SHOULD BE THAT THERE'S MORE AVAILABLE BEDS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO AT YOUR INVENTORY LAST YEAR MAKES IT MORE LIKELY.

>> Reporter: GLORIA SAYS THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHELTERS CATERING TO INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.

SOME FACILITIES FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN TO THOSE DEALING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND THOSE WHO NEED A SPECIFIC TYPE OF MEDICAL ATTENTION.

NEXT MONTH, THE CITY WILL OPEN A 40 BED WOMEN SHELTER IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO RUN BY CATHOLIC CHARITIES.

>>> NEW NUMBERS RELEASED THIS WEEK SHOW U.S. HOME PRICES JUMPED NEARLY 20% YEAR-OVER-YEAR IN FEBRUARY.

EXPERTS SAY PRICE FOR BOTH HOUSES AND RENTALS ARE NOT GOING TO CRUSH ANYTIME SOON.

MIKE HAS A LOOK FROM THE FRONT LINES OF THE CRISIS HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

>> THIS IS SO HUMILIATING.

>> Reporter: ERIN IS A MOTHER OF THREE.

IN THE FIGHT OF HER LIFE, BATTLING BREAST CANCER.

SHE HAS GOT NOT ONE, BUT FOUR SURGERIES ON THE WAY.

SHE ALSO FACES AN ISSUE.

>> NO, IT'S HELPLESS.

>> Reporter: SHE LIVES IN ORANGE COUNTY SOUTH OF LOS ANGELES.

IT'S ONE OF THE HOTTEST, MOST EXPENSIVE REAL ESTATE MARKETS IN THE COUNTRY.

BUT CAROL SAYS RICK FOR HER ONE- BEDROOM APARTMENT WENT UP FROM 2600 A MONTH TO 2800.

SHE TELLS US IS NOT TOO MUCH TO AFFORD WITH ALL OF THESE TWO.

MEDICAL BILLS PILING UP.

RICHARD GREENE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA STUDIES HOUSING MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD AND SAYS HE DOESN'T SEE A CRUSH THAT COULD SPELL RELIEF FOR MILLIONS LIKE ERIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

>> I DON'T SEE WHERE CRUSH COMES FROM.

COULD YOU SEE A SMALL DECLINE?

SURE.

>> Reporter: FOR REAL ESTATE BROKER JUAN, THE SKYHIGH PRICES ARE FOR FAMILY PERSONAL.

HE REMEMBER'S COMING TO CALIFORNIA FROM MEXICO 38 YEARS AGO.

CRAMMING INTO A SINGLE HOME WITH MULTIPLE FAMILIES.

HE SAYS THE HEART OF TODAY'S PROBLEM.

>> THERE'S SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH INVENTORY.

IF ONE HOUSE HITS THE MARKET, THERE ARE THREE QUALIFIED BUYERS TO BUY IT.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THERE AREN'T ENOUGH RENTALS EITHER.

MORE UNITS PUSHES PRICES DOWN, BUT THAT'S DIFFICULT TO CHANGE HERE IN LOS ANGELES.

>> THE NUMBER ONE THING HERE IS WE HAVE ONE OF THE BIGGEST CITIES IN THE WORLD, AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF IT ARE SINGLE- FAMILY HOUSES.

>> Reporter: THAT BRINGS US TO THE SPOT IN L.A. WHERE THERE USED TO BE ONE HOME.

NOW THERE ARE 13.

>> THERE'S PRESSURE TO CREATE MORE HOUSING AND THROUGH THAT PRESSURE, I THINK THE COMMUNITY OF LEADERS ARE TRADING POLICY THAT ALLOWS THIS TYPE OF PROJECT TO GO ON.

>> Reporter: THAT GIVES AARON LITTLE SOLACE.

CHARITY PAID HER RENT HOURS AFTER OUR INTERVIEW.

BUT FOR NEXT MONTH'S RENT?

>> I DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO GO.

>> Reporter: I MIKE REPORTING FOR MISSION VIEJO, CALIFORNIA.

>>> CHULA VISTA, SOMETIMES CALLED ONE OF THE MOST SURVEILLED CITIES IN THE COUNTRY TOOK INITIAL STEPS THIS WEEK TO CREATE A POLICY THAT PROTECTS ITS PRESIDENT'S PRIVACY.

NEW TECHNOLOGY AND PRIVACY HAVE FORCED DRAFTING GUIDELINES.

THE GOAL IS TO BALANCE THE CITY'S TECHNOLOGY USE WITH LIMITS ON WHAT KIND OF DATA IS PICKED UP BY SURVEILLANCE DEVICES AND HOW THAT INFORMATION IS USED.

NICK IS A CHULA VISTA ACTIVIST.

>> THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT SURVEILLANCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN GENERAL IN THE CITY IS BEING USED IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY.

>> THE TASK FORCE PLANS TO CREATE A PRIVACY POLICY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL THIS FALL.

>>> WE HAVE HAD A GORGEOUS MIDWEEK, BUT WE ALSO SAW SOME CLOUDS INCREASE AND SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA FOR OUR THURSDAY.

GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE ESPECIALLY INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

THROUGH CANYONS AND PASSES.

THEN FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, FAIR AND WARMER WEATHER RETURNED TO THE AREA.

WE SEE SOME SEE DOUBLE AND EVEN COOLER TEMPERATURES.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WE HAVE IN PLAY THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

IN FACT THROUGH THE MIDNIGHT HOURS.

I WESTWIND EXPECTING GUSTS UP TO 45, EVEN 55 MILES PER HOUR FROM PINE VALLEY TO BOMBAY BEACH.

ALL THE WAY OUT TO WESTERN MORLAN.

IT WILL BE A PRETTY BREEZY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE FRONTING IS WAY FURTHER TO THE SOUTH.

WE SEE SOME CLEAR SKIES WITH THE TEMPERATURES FALLING BACK TO THE 40s.

IN PLACES LIKE ESCONDIDO, RAMONA.

42, DROPPING TO 49.

THIS IS WHY WE ARE GOING TO BE WARM FOR YOUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

ACTUALLY TEMPERATURES RISE IT WILL BE ONE OF THE WARMER DAYS OF THE WEEK.

BUT YOU WILL ALSO NOTICE THAT YOU WILL HAVE SOME COOL CONDITIONS BACK BEHIND THAT FRONT.

LOOK WHAT HAPPENS.

WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH LOW- LEVEL CLOUD ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS AND EVEN TO THE MORE INTERIOR, BUT WITH THAT FRONT PRESSING ITS WAY THROUGH, THE CLOUDS REALLY DISSIPATE.

SO WE SHOULD WARM UP NICELY TOMORROW.

77 AND 78 FOUR RAMONA ESCONDIDO.

RISING TO THE 90s AND THIS CONTINUES FOR OUR SATURDAY.

BUT WITH A DROUGHT, THIS WILL MAKE FOR CONDITIONS WORSENING AND FIRE IS A DANGER.

THAT WILL BE A CONCERN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST.

FIVE DAY OUTLOOK FOR THE COAST.

SEEING TEMPERATURES RISE TO THE 70s FOR SATURDAY AND THEN WE FALL BACK, OR 60s FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

INLAND, YOU WILL SEE TEMPERATURES RISING TO THE 80s FOR YOUR SATURDAY WE SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A COOLING TREND FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND EVEN MORE SO ON TUESDAY.

THE MOUNTAINS, 60s ALL THE WAY THROUGH TUESDAY AND FOR THE DESERT, EVEN MID-90s FOR YOUR SATURDAYS.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST MICHELLE.

>>> TREVOR REED IS NOW BACK IN THE U.S. REID'S MOTHER PAULA TREATED THE NEWS EARLY TODAY.

THE FORMER MARINE WAS RELEASED YESTERDAY IN A PRISONER SWAP AFTER BEING DETAINED IN RUSSIA SINCE 2019.

REED WAS ARRESTED AFTER RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES SAID HE HAD FOR AN OFFICER AFTER HEAVY DRINKING AND WAS SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS IN PRISON.

THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS SAID READ WAS UNJUSTLY DETAINED AND PRESSED FOR HIS RELEASE.

>>> IT'S BEEN FOUR MONTHS SINCE A FEDERAL LAWSUIT FORCE THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO BRING BACK A CONTROVERSIAL TRUMP ERA REMAIN IN MEXICO ASYLUM PROGRAM.

IT FORCES ASYLUM-SEEKERS TO LIVE IN MEXICO WHILE THEIR CASES ARE ADJUDICATED.

KPBS WATER REPORTER MICHELLE SAYS PEOPLE UNDER THIS PROGRAM FACE A DANGEROUS AND DEMORALIZING EXISTENCE.

>> Reporter: THE 50-YEAR-OLD THEN ENDED UP IN THE PROTOCOLS PROGRAM ON MARCH 4th.

EVER SINCE THEN, HE'S BEEN SCARED AND UNDER RUN.

TERRIFIED OF ATTRACTING ATTENTION OF PEOPLE IN THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT.

I SPOKE TO HIM AT A SALVATION ARMY SHELTER FOR PEOPLE IN THIS PROGRAM.

HE AGREED TO AN INTERVIEW, BUT ONLY IF I IDENTIFY HIM AS THE FAT COLOMBIAN.

I ASKED HIM WHY HE TOOK THIS UNUSUAL NAME.

TRANSLATION.

I'M SAD BECAUSE I ENTER DREAMING OF THE UNITED STATES BUT I SUFFER IN MEXICO.

>> Reporter: MVP.

THE BY ADMINISTRATION BY THE BACK IN DECEMBER 2021.

MORE THAN 900 OF THEM.

PEOPLE IN THE PROGRAM DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO LAWYERS AND FACE DANGER WHILE LIVING SOUTH OF THE BORDER.

THE FAT COLOMBIAN SAYS THIS PROGRAM WEARS PEOPLE DOWN.

THEY LOSE HOPE AND ABANDON THEIR ASYLUM SEEKING.

TRANSPAC.

>> Reporter: AFTER THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION BROUGHT BACK THE PROGRAM, THEY CORRECTED SOME OF THE ISSUES, BUT EXPERTS WHO FOLLOW THE PROGRAM SAY IT HASN'T HAPPENED.

HERE'S AARON REICHLIN-MELINCK FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNSEL.

SPENT NONE OF THESE FUNDAMENTAL UNDERLYING ISSUES CREATED BY MPP HAVE BEEN SOLVED.

NORTHERN MEXICO IS STILL A DANGEROUS PLACE FOR MANY ASYLUM-SEEKERS.

THERE ARE STILL VERY FEW U.S. LAWYERS WHO CAN ASSIST MIGRANTS .

WITH THEIR CASES AND PEOPLE STILL HAVE A LOT OF INSECURITY WHILE THEY WAIT IN MEXICO FOR THEIR HEARING.

>> Reporter: THE SCARCITY OF LEGAL REPRESENTATION IS A HUGE PROBLEM IN TIJUANA.

NONE OF THE PEOPLE I INTERVIEWED AT THE SHELTER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND A LAWYER.

THEY DID GET NUMBERS TO CALL FOR FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION, BUT NO ONE EVER PICKS UP.

ALL THE HERE IS A RECORDED MESSAGE.

>> THE PERSON AT EXTENSION 103 IS UNAVAILABLE.

>> Reporter: JULIE IS AN ATTORNEY WITH HUMAN RIGHTS.

SHE RECENTLY VISITED THE FAMED SHELTER AND WAS STRUCK BY MPP PSYCHOLOGICAL TOLL.

>> PEOPLE ARE STUCK IN THIS LITTLE SHELTER ALL THE TIME.

IS REALLY WEIGHING ON THE MENTAL HEALTH.

ONE PERSON I SPOKE WITH SAID HE HAD INSOMNIA AND HE SHOWED ME HE HAD BAGS UNDER HIS EYES.

HE SAID I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE.

I'VE NEVER HAD DEPRESSION BEFORE IN MY LIFE AND NOW I CAN'T SLEEP.

SO I THINK THE MENTAL, THE IMPACT ON FOLKS' MENTAL HEALTH IN THIS PROGRAM IS A REALLY SERIOUS ISSUE TOO.

>> Reporter: COMPLICATING THINGS FURTHER IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO AND TITLE 42.

TITLE 42 IS DESIGNED TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF ASYLUM-SEEKERS WHO CAN ENTER THE U.S..

USING THE PANDEMIC AS A JUSTIFICATION, THE POLICY ALLOWS BORDER OFFICIALS TO TURN AWAY ASYLUM-SEEKERS WITHOUT SEEING A JUDGE FIRST.

TITLE 42 DOES INDEED GO AWAY, EXPERTS SAY WILL LIKELY MEAN THAT MORE PEOPLE WILL END UP IN MPP.

AARON REICHLIN-MELINCK SAYS THEY WILL TECHNICALLY BE BETTER OFF THAN UNDER TITLE 42 BECAUSE AT LEAST THEY WILL HAVE A CHANCE FOR THEIR ASYLUM CASE.

BUT THEY WILL FACE AN INCREDIBLE UPHILL BATTLE.

>> THE REALITY IS THAT FOR TWO YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN EFFECTIVELY NO WAY TO SEEK ASYLUM AT THE PORT OF ENTRY.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.

>>> IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE DEATHS CAUSED BY SOME TOBACCO PRODUCTS, THE FDA IS PUSHING FORWARD WITH ITS LONG-AWAITED PLAN TO BAN MENTHOL CIGARETTES AND FLAVORED CIGARS.

FDA OFFICIALS SAY THE PROPOSAL WILL REDUCE THE HEALTH TOLL AND STOP YOUNGER PEOPLE FROM STARTING.

MENTHOL CIGARETTES HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY FAVORED BY MINORITIES AND YOUNGER SMOKERS AS A COOLING EFFECT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO MASK THE HARSHNESS ON THE THROAT.

IT'S ESTIMATED THAT 19 MILLION PEOPLE SMOKE MENTHOL CIGARETTES AND THAT COULD HELP SAVE 650,000 PEOPLE FROM PREMATURE DEATH OVER THE NEXT 40 YEARS.

>>> WHAT ARE YOU HAVING FOR DINNER?

THE DINING OUT FOR LIFE FUNDRAISER IS BACK RAISING MONEY FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH OR IMPACTED BY HIV AND A.I.D.S.

TODAY, SAN DIEGO MAJOR MAYOR TODD GLORIA SERVED LUNCH AT THE BISTRO IN HILLCREST.

IT'S ONE OF NEARLY 75 RESTAURANTS ACROSS THE COUNTY THAT HAVE COMMITTED TO DONATING 25 TO 100% OF THEIR PROCEEDS TO THE SAN DIEGO LGBTQ COMMUNITY CENTER.

THAT HELPS ONE THE CENTER HIV AND A.I.D.S.

SERVICES AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS.

SPENT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL HIV.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN LIVE WITH SUCCESSFULLY.

THAT'S WHY DYING OUT IS IMPORTANT.

THE FOLKS LIVING WITH THE VIRUS ESSENTIALLY ARE DOING SO WITH THE HELP OF NONPROFITS LIKE THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THEM.

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW, THE MAYOR IS SERVING DINNER AT UPTOWN TAVERN ALSO IN HILLCREST.

DINING OUT FOR LIFE SAN DIEGO RUNS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

INSTRUMENT YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON HER WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.