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PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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THOUSANDS OF SAN DIEGO-BASED SAILORS AND MARINES ARE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND THOUSANDS ARE PREPARING TO DEPLOY.

MILITARY REPORTER ANDREW DYERS HAS OPERATIONS IN IRAN HAVE MORE MILITARY FAMILIES LOOKING FOR HELP.

>> Reporter: HAS BEEN CONDUCTING AIR STRIKES IN IRAN.

THE 11th MARINE EXPEDITION UNIT WILL SOON JOIN AND THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER THEODORE ROOSEVELT IS ABOUT TO DEPLOY.

ALTOGETHER, THESE OPERATIONS REPRESENT THE ABSENCE OF MORE THAN 8000 LOCAL SAILORS AND MARINES AND ADDED STRESS ON THEIR FAMILIES.

WE SPOKE WITH SARAH HOWARD.

SHE RUNS OPERATIONS AT THE MILITARY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER IN MURPHY CANYON MILITARY HOUSING.

A RECENT DEPLOYMENT NOTICE CAUGHT MANY FAMILIES OFF GUARD.

>> WE HAVE SEEN AN UPTICK IN WORRY.

LOTS OF WORRY.

PANIC WHICH IS TOTALLY NATURAL.

AND A LOT OF THINGS THAT WERE LIKE PEOPLE ARE NOT PREPARED OR DON'T KNOW HOW TO BE PREPARED.

FOR A DEPLOYMENT ESPECIALLY THAT SHORT NOTICE.

>> Reporter: THERE IS HELP AVAILABLE.

THE RESOURCE CENTER PUT TOGETHER A DEPLOYMENT CHECKLIST FULL OF PHONE NUMBERS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS STANDING BY TO HELP AND FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL STRESS SHE SAYS THERE IS HOPE THERE AND WITH MILITARY INSURANCE IT'S FREE.

>> I CAN HELP YOU FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET A THERAPIST.

I CAN HELP YOU CALL THEM AND SEE IF THEY ARE TAKING PATIENTS.

I CAN SIT WITH YOU WILL YOU DO THAT.

UTILIZE THAT BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU JUST NEED TO YELL INTO THE VOID AND THAT VOID LISTENS TO YOU.

>> Reporter: WE WILL ALSO PUT THE DEPLOYMENT CHECKLIST ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE STICK WITH THE STATUS QUO TONIGHT BUT THEN OUR PATTERN IS REALLY GOING TO START TO SHIFT.

OVERALL DROPPING INTO THE LOW 60s, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

YOU MIGHT START TO NOTICE SOME DIFFERENCES TONIGHT FROM AN ONSHORE FLOW BUT SYSTEMS ARE GOING TO BRING GREEN AND EVEN STRONGER WIND FOR THE WEEKEND.

WE WILL BREAK ALL OF IT DOWN.

>>> COMPANY BEHIND A CONTROVERSIAL BATTERY STORAGE PLAN NEAR US IS DROPPING THE PLAN.

ALEXANDER WIND TALK TO SOME RESIDENTS WHO SAY THEY ARE RELIEVED.

>> Reporter: AN IDYLLIC RURAL ENCLAVE BY ESCONDIDO.

THEY LIKE IT HERE BECAUSE IT GIVES THEM A REPRIEVE FROM THE COMMOTION OF CITY LIFE.

THIS IS ALSO WHERE AES WANTED TO BUILD A RURAL BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY.

BUT NOW THE COMPANY HAS WITHDRAWN ITS APPLICATION FOR THE PROJECT.

>> I'M RELIEVED.

VERY RELIEVED.

>> Reporter: WE FIRST TALKED TO AMANDA BLACK NINE YEARS AGO.

TWO YEARS AGO.

HER MAIN CONCERN WAS THE FIRE HAZARD.

LITHIUM ION BATTERIES HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CATCH ON FIRE.

>> WE DON'T HAVE TECHNOLOGY TO SAFELY PUT THEM OUT SO THEY ARE ALLOWED TO BURN FOR DAYS.

WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD NEED TO SHELTER IN PLACE, TURN OFF ALL AIR CONDITIONING OR AIR SYSTEMS, AND IT GETS TO BE 100 DEGREES IN THE VALLEY.

>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT, AES SAYS IT IS PRIORITIZING OTHER PROJECTS.

PROVIDING SAFE, RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE POWER NEEDED TO STRENGTHEN THE REGION ELECTRICAL GRID.

AND GENERATE MEANINGFUL ECONOMIC BENEFITS LOCALLY.

AES ORIGINALLY CHOSE THE SITE BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE ESCONDIDO SUBSTATION SO THAT ENERGY FROM THE BATTERY FACILITY CAN FEED INTO THE GRID WITHOUT LONG OVERHEAD TRANSMISSION LINES BUT IT WOULD BE NEED AN EASEMENT FROM PALOMAR HOSPITAL.

IN PART BECAUSE OF FIRE CONCERNS.

THAT WAS THE FINAL NAIL IN THE COFFIN.

>> IT NEVER MADE SENSE TO HAVE SUCH A LARGE FACILITY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> Reporter: THE QUESTION IS WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THIS PROPERTY?

SOME RESIDENTS SAY THEY WANT TO SEE IT BECOME A HORSE RANCH AGAIN.

>> IT HAS BEEN SINCE I HAVE LIVED HERE A HORSE FACILITY AND HORSE COMPETITIONS ON THE WEEKENDS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER AND LOOK AT THE HORSES AND IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THAT COULD COME BACK AGAIN.

>> Reporter: LACK SAYS SHE IS NOT AGAINST RENEWABLE ENERGY.

SHE JUST THINKS THIS STORAGE FACILITY SHOULD BE BUILT FAR AWAY FROM HOMES.

MEANWHILE, THE COUNTY SAYS IT IS COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH GREEN ENERGY INDUSTRY TO MAKE SURE ANY PROPOSED FACILITY MEETS HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS.

ALEXANDER WIND, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FIREWORKS SHOT OFF BY SEAWORLD MAY SOON BE A THING OF THE PAST.

JOHN CARROLL SAYS THE PARK IS MOVING IN A NEW DIRECTION AWAY FROM FIREWORKS AND TOWARD DRONES.

>> Reporter: SEAWORLD HAS BEEN LIGHTING UP THE SKY WITH FIREWORKS SINCE 1968.

BUT AFTER YEARS OF COMPLAINTS FROM PET OWNERS IN THE AREA AND MORE RECENTLY LITIGATION AGAINST THE PARK SEAWORLD IS CHANGING COURSE.

>> A VERY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE BUT IT IS A VERY DRAMATIC EXPERIENCE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU GO TO THAT SCALE.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS BEEN NUDGING SEAWORLD AWAY FROM FIREWORKS SINCE HE TOOK OFFICE.

THE SCALE HE IS TALKING ABOUT IS WHAT SEAWORLD IS PLANNING FOR.

A SHOW THAT WILL FEATURE 1000 DRONES.

BUT FIRST THE PARK MUST GET OVER ONE CRITICAL HURDLE.

>> THIS REQUIRES THE COASTAL COMMISSION PERMIT TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.

THE CITY DOES NEED TO FORMALLY WEIGH IN ON THIS.

AND I DO WANT TO MENTION THIS IS GOING TO BE ALSO A BIG DEAL FOR THE COASTAL COMMISSION BECAUSE THEY'VE NEVER WEIGHED IN ON A MAJOR DRONE SHOW THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NIGHT AFTER NIGHT.

>> Reporter: SEAWORLD MAKE ANYONE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW BUT IN A BRIEF STATEMENT PARK RESIDENT TYLER CARTER TALKED ABOUT CREATING MEMORABLE MOMENTS FOR GUESTS.

HE SAID THEY ARE EXCITED ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AND THAT IT'S A NATURAL EVOLUTION FOR THE PARK TO INNOVATE AND ELEVATE THE GUEST EXPERIENCE.

>> THEY EXPLODE THE FIREWORKS OVER THE WATER ITSELF.

>> Reporter: THAT'S IT RIGHT OVER THERE.

THE SHACK BETWEEN FIESTA ISLAND AND SEAWORLD.

THAT IS WHERE SEAWORLD HAS BEEN SHOOTING FIREWORKS FOR DECADES NOW.

WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE BELOW THE SURFACE ACCORDING TO COAST KEEPER IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL MESS.

>> THE FIREWORKS DISCHARGE, THERE'S A LOT OF DEBRIS IN THE WATER THAT INCLUDES CHEMICALS, CARDBOARD, PLASTIC, WIRING, YOU NAME IT.

>> Reporter: ENTERS THE SOUND.

FRIGHTENING TO PETS ONSHORE.

HAZARDOUS TO MARINE LIFE.

>> THERE'S A RISK IT IS AFFECTING SEA LIONS AND FIELDS IN THE VICINITY.

ALSO WE KNOW NEGATIVELY IMPACT BIRDLIFE.

>> Reporter: BUT NOW AFTER YEARS OF DISCUSSIONS, BRIGHTER DAYS OR NIGHTS ARE AHEAD.

>> THIS IS GOING TO BE THAT FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE EVERYBODY IS ASKING FOR.

THAT SEAWORLD IS COMMITTED TO AND REALLY SHOULD BE THE GAME CHANGER OF US HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> IF THE COASTAL COMMISSION GIVES THE OKAY NEXT WEEK SEAWORLD PLANS TO ROLL OUT THEIR NEW DRONE SHOW IN MID- MAY.

JOHN CARROLL ON THE KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE FRAGILE CEASE-FIRE HOLDS BETWEEN THE U.S.

AND IRAN AS ISRAEL SAYS IT IS READY TO BEGIN DIRECT TALKS WITH LEBANON.

AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> THE ATTORNEY AND FAMILY OF A MAN HOSPITALIZED FOLLOWING A SHOOTING INVOLVING FEDERAL AGENTS IN A STANISLAUS COUNTY THAT THEY ARE NOT RECEIVING UPDATES ON HIS CONDITION.

AS MARISELA DE LA CRUZ REPORTS THEY BELIEVE ICE WAS WORKING OFF THAT INFORMATION.

>> Reporter: AGENTS TRIED TO STOP CARLOS MENDELSON.

VIDEO SHOWS HIS CAR BACKING UP AS AGENTS DRAW THEIR WEAPONS.

THAT HIS ATTORNEY IS NOW CRITICIZING HOW THAT STOP WAS HANDLED.

>> THE OFFICERS CLEARLY WEREN'T LEARNED HOW TO DO A COPPER TRAFFIC STOP AND CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR EVERYONE.

>> Reporter: A DAY AFTER THE SHOOTING HIS FIANCEE SAYS HE BELIEVES HIS ACTIONS WERE DRIVEN BY FEAR.

>>'S REACTION IS COMING FROM FEAR.

>> Reporter: THEY ALSO SAY MENDOZA HAS NOT HAD ANY CRIMINAL ENCOUNTERS SINCE MOVING HERE AROUND 2019 OR 2020.

THEY INITIALLY BELIEVED THIS COULD BE A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY AND THEY NOW ACKNOWLEDGE HE WAS PREVIOUSLY ACCUSED OF MURDER IN EL SALVADOR AND ACQUITTED IN OCTOBER 2019.

>> HE CANNOT POSSIBLY HAVE A WARRANT FOR HIS ARREST IN EL SALVADOR, THAT IS A COMPLETE MISSTATEMENT.

>> Reporter: HIS ATTORNEY ALSO BELIEVES THE RECENT TRAFFIC STOP FOR A CRACKED WINDSHIELD MAY HAVE LED AGENTS TO HIM.

MEANWHILE, HIS FAMILY SAYS THEY ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS.

>> THEY WANT TO LOOK FOR PEOPLE, THEY UNDERSTAND THEY WANT TO MAKE THIS COUNTRY BETTER AS THEY MENTIONED BUT IN REALITY IT'S MY FAMILY.

>> Reporter: THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS CONDITION.

THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE MENDOZA OR GET INFORMATION ABOUT HIS STATUS, ADDING TO THE CONFUSION IT IS STILL UNCLEAR.

>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IMMIGRATION IS NOT THE AGENCY DETAINING HIM AND HE DOES HAVE RIGHTS TO KEEP HIMSELF FROM BEING REMOVED.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT PATHS HE CAN PURSUE.

>> Reporter: THE FBI LEADING THE INVESTIGATION SAYS ALL ACTIONS WILL BE REVIEWED AS HIS FAMILY WAITS THEY FEAR HOW THIS CASE COULD UNFOLD.

>> I KNOW THEY WILL FIND A WAY TO MAKE HIM BE THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE.

THERE'S ONLY WAY FOR THEM TO EXCUSE WHAT HAPPENED.

>> Reporter: IMMIGRATION STATUS ISN'T CLEAR, IT'S NOT CLEAR IF HE OVERSTAYED A VISA OR ENTERED THE COUNTRY UNLAWFULLY.

>>> ANALYSIS OF PRESCRIPTIONS WRITTEN IN EMERGENCY ROOMS SUGGEST FEWER PREGNANT PATIENTS ARE TAKING ACETAMINOPHEN.

AS MAYOR-- REBEL GONZALEZ REPORTS THIS FOLLOWS COMMENTS FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP IN SEPTEMBER.

>> Reporter: PREGNANT WOMEN ALREADY DEAL WITH A LOT OF RESTRICTIONS.

BUT AFTER A WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENT LATE LAST YEAR SOME ARE QUESTIONING WHETHER A COMMON PAIN RELIEVER IS SAFE TO USE WHILE EXPECTING.

>> TYLENOL.

DURING PREGNANCY CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH A VERY INCREASED RISK OF AUTISM.

>> Reporter: DONALD TRUMP LINKED AUTISM TO ACETAMINOPHEN USE DURING PREGNANCY.

>> DON'T TAKE IT.

>> Reporter: THIS DESPITE DECADES OF EVIDENCE FROM MAJOR MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS INCLUDING THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS SAYING THAT ACETAMINOPHEN IS THE ONLY SAFE OVER-THE-COUNTER OPTION BETWEEN PAIN OR FEVER FOR PREGNANT PEOPLE.

>> IBUPROFEN OR ALEVE IS NOT RECOMMENDED BECAUSE OF BLEEDING RISK AND POSSIBLE PUBLICATION.

>> Reporter: IN THE MONTH AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT ACETAMINOPHEN ORDERS FOR PREGNANT PATIENTS IN U.S.

EMERGENCY ROOMS WERE DOWN 10%.

ACCORDING TO A MARCH 2026 STUDY PUBLISHED.

>> IF I WANT TO HELP A PATIENT WHO IS PREGNANT AND THEY HAVE FEVER OR PAIN, I'M READING REACHING FOR ACETAMINOPHEN BECAUSE IT IS THE SAFEST OF THE OPTIONS.

>> Reporter: THE STUDY WAS LED BY DR.

JEREMY FAUST AT THE WOMEN'S HOSPITAL IN BOSTON.

>> PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING PAIN OR FEVER DESERVE SAFE TREATMENT.

>> Reporter: THE DOCTOR SAYS NOT REDUCING A PREGNANT PERSON FEVER COULD LEAD TO OTHER ISSUES.

>> THE MESSAGE PREFERRED WAS WELL, DON'T TAKE IT JUST TO BE SAFE ON THE SAFE SIDE AND THAT DOESN'T REALLY WORK HERE.

THE REASON IS THAT UNTREATED FEVER ITSELF COULD BE A PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: THE STUDY DOES NOT SPECIFY WHETHER PATIENTS DECLINED TO TAKE TYLENOL OR IF IT WAS THE DOCTORS WHO PRESCRIBED IT LESS.

REPORTING IN LOS ANGELES, I'M MARIBEL GONZALEZ.

>>> RISING COSTS CAN BE A SENSITIVE SUBJECT DURING A TIME WHEN EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE.

YOU CAN ADD PUBLIC TRANSIT FARE TO THAT LIST.

>> THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS, THE COST OF OUR HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS HAVE GONE UP.

AND IT'S GONE UP FOR TRANSIT TOO.

>>> THE NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT SAYS THE COSTS ARE GOING UP.

MTS IS FACING A HALF-MILLION DOLLAR PLUS BUDGET DEFICIT OVER THE NEXT FOUR FISCAL YEARS.

BUT OF THE PLAN TO BRIDGE THE GAP IS TO GENERATE $90 MILLION THROUGH FARE HIKES OR SERVICE CUTS.

IF IMPLEMENT IT, HIGHER FARES WOULDN'T TAKE EFFECT UNTIL JULY 1st AT THE EARLIEST.

MEANWHILE, AN CTD IS CONSIDERING RAISING THE PRICE ON PASSES FOR ADULTS.

THE NEW RATES WOULD BE $65-$196 DEPENDING ON THE PACKAGE YOU BUY.

>> ANYTIME WE ARE ABLE TO BRING IN ADDITIONAL REVENUE IT IS HELPFUL TO US TO MAINTAIN THAT SERVICE, TO MAINTAIN THE CLEANLINESS, SECURITY.

WE CAN FREE UP SOME OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT BE ABLE TO USE ON THE PUNCH BENCH BUT THIS WILL HELP US PROVIDE A BETTER CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE.

>> THE BOARD WILL REVIEW THOSE PROPOSALS NEXT THURSDAY.

IF APPROVED AND SIGNED OFF THE NEW FARES COULD TAKE EFFECT BY FALL.

>>> THE FLEET SCIENCE CENTER IN BALBOA PARK CELEBRATED COMMUNITY RETURNED TO DEEP SPACE WITH ARTEMIS WEEK.

EXPLORED THE EVENT TAKE OFF.

>> Reporter: BUSLOADS OF CHILDREN POURED INTO THE FLEET SCIENCE CENTER THURSDAY MORNING.

THEY SWARMED AROUND REAL MOON ROCKS MY PERSONAL ITEMS FROM THE ARTEMIS TO CREW, MODELS AND INTERACTIVE SIMULATORS.

>> GOING UP TO THE SURFACE.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE VISITING NASA GUIDES.

SHE SAYS SHE HAS LOVED SEEING ARTEMIS TWO GET PEOPLE EXCITED ABOUT SPACE EXPLORATION AGAIN.

>> THE ARTEMIS GENERATION.

IN THE GOLDEN AGE OF SPACE EXPIRATION.

WE WANT THEM TO BE INSPIRED AND BE PART OF THIS.

>> Reporter: JACK IS TWO.

HIS FAVORITE PART OF THE EXHIBIT IS THE ROCKETS.

>> WHERE DO ROCKETS GO?

TO THE MOON!

>> Reporter: PATRICK ROGAN IS JACK'S DAD.

>> I JUST WANT HIM TO EXPERIENCE AND GET INTO SCIENCE AND BE INTRIGUED.

>> Reporter: ARTEMIS WEEK WILL CONTINUE AT THE FLEET THROUGH SATURDAY.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> SPRING SPORTS ARE IN FULL SWING.

BEING PART OF A TEAM NOT ONLY HELPS PHYSICAL HEALTH BUT ALSO TEACHES HOW TO WORK TOGETHER, WIN OR LOSE.

MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON HOW PARENTS CAN HELP KIDS LEARN IMPORTANT LESSONS.

>> Reporter: FROM THE TRACK TO THE BALL FIELD.

SPORTS PROVIDE MUCH MORE THAN JUST THE COLLECTIVITY.

>> IT PROVIDES A SAFE SPACE AND ENVIRONMENT FOR ATHLETES.

>> Reporter: A PSYCHIATRIST WITH CLEVELAND SAYS SPORTS CAN HELP PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND CHARACTER DEVELOP AND AND CAN ALSO BRING A MOTION FOR THEM TO MANAGE.

>> IT CERTAINLY GOES WELL BEYOND JUST PLAYING THE SPORT.

AND THE ATHLETICS.

AND TEACHES OUR YOUTH ATHLETES LIFE SKILLS.

IT TEACHES THE YOUTH ATHLETES COMPASSION, EMPATHY, RESPECT FOR OTHERS.

>> Reporter: PARENTS CAN HELP TEACH CHILDREN GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP, START BY MODELING BEHAVIOR YOU'D LIKE TO SEE.

POSITIVE ATTITUDE, SHOW THEM HOW TO WIN GRACEFULLY WITHOUT BEING OVERLY BOASTFUL AND ACCEPT DEFEAT WITH DIGNITY.

>> WHEN YOU ARE ON THE SIDELINES, MAKE SURE AS A PARENT THAT YOU AREN'T YELLING OR CRITICIZING ANY OF THE ATHLETES.

WHETHER IT'S ON YOUR TEAM OR THE OPPONENT TEAM.

>> Reporter: NEXT, OFFER SUPPORT AND RESPECT.

TWO COACHES AND YOUR CHILD.

IF YOUR ATHLETE IS UPSET AFTER THE GAME TALK TO THEM ABOUT IT IN PRIVATE.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET TO THE ROOT CAUSE AND MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT MISSING ANYTHING BUT DEFINITELY TRY TO UNDERSTAND THEIR FEELINGS AND WHERE THEY ARE COMING FROM.

>> Reporter: HIGHLIGHT AND ADMIRED ATHLETE OR MENTOR WHO HAS GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP.

THEIR ACTIONS CAN HELP YOUNG ATHLETES ASPIRE TO THAT BEHAVIOR.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>>> WE HAVE A FEW NEW STORMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MOVING IN REALLY SHIFTING OUR PATTERN FOR THE WEEKEND.

FIRST WE HAVE A COOLING TREND, WE WILL START TO NOTICE THAT INTO TOMORROW BUT GUSTY WIND AND RAIN CHANCES ARE GOING TO BE THE OTHER AND PROBABLY EVEN MORE NOTICEABLE IMPACT HERE.

THIS CONTINUES EVEN INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK.

SO LET'S BREAK DOWN WHAT TO EXPECT.

STARTING WITH TONIGHT.

WE HAVE A FEW CLOUDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA AS WE START TO SEE THAT MOISTURE MOVING IN.

TEMPERATURES IN THE 60s, UPPER 50s FOR ESCONDIDO, 63 FOR SAN DIEGO, TOWARD MOUNT LAGUNA IN THE 40s.

INTO TOMORROW, TAKE A LOOK.

THE CLOUDS STICK AROUND, 84 BORREGO SPRINGS, 50s FOR MOUNT LAGUNA, 70s OCEANSIDE TO SAN DIEGO AND CHULA VISTA.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PATTERN CHANGE THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

SO FIRST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY WE HAVE AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING IN LIKE TENDS TO HAPPEN.

WE SEE MORE OF THE IMPACT IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THEN THINGS TRY TO WORK TO THE SOUTH.

WHEN IT COMES TO THE RAIN FOR FAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AROUND SAN DIEGO WE ARE TALKING MOST OF US A 10th TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERT REGIONS.

A LITTLE BIT MORE TRENDING, EVEN SOME A BIT CLOSER TO AN INCH OF RAIN.

NOTHING CRAZY BUT JUST BE READY FOR THE UMBRELLA, RAIN JACKET HAVE IT ON STANDBY THROUGH SUNDAY FOR THIS SYSTEM BUT THEN THERE IS MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT FUTURE RADAR.

STARTING FURTHER TO THE NORTH, THEN WE START TO SEE THAT RAIN MOVING SOUTH.

WE GET TO SUNDAY NIGHT AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A ANOTHER SYSTEM JUST OFF THE SHORE AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

SO A VERY UNSETTLED PATTERN SO TO SPEAK THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS OVERALL.

ALL RIGHT.

SO WE CONTINUE WITH THE RAIN FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT JUST ONE DAY SNAPSHOT LOOKING AT WHAT TO EXPECT HERE, THAT DIP IN THE JET STREAM FURTHER REASON FOR OUR COOLER TEMPERATURES.

LOOKING AT OUR FIVE DAY OUTLOOK, TAKE A LOOK.

ALONG THE COAST WE ARE GOING FROM THE 70s TO THE 60s, THE SHOWERS LINGERING INTO SUNDAY BUT THEN WE CONTINUE WITH THE COOLER AIR STICKING AROUND INTO NEXT WEEK.

FURTHER INLAND A SIMILAR STORY, WE DO START TO REBOUND AT THE TIME WE GET TO TUESDAY.

AND KEEP IN MIND SUNDAY THE BEST RAIN CHANCE BUT CAN'T RULE OUT SHOWERS FOR SATURDAY AS WELL.

VERY SIMILAR TIMING IN THE MOUNTAINS AGAIN, THOSE RAINFALL RATES AND TOTALS ARE GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

DROPPING BACK DOWN TO THE 30s AND THEN REBOUNDING BY TUESDAY.

INTO OUR DESERT REGIONS, 80s DOWN TO THE 60s, BACK UP TO THE 80s.

THAT TENDS TO BE WHAT HAPPENED AS WE PREPARE FOR THAT RAIN AGAIN FOR THE WEEKEND.

FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE MELTING POT IDEA HAS BEEN CENTRAL TO THE AMERICAN STORY FOR OVER A CENTURY.

KPBS REPORTER GUSTAVO SULLY'S EXAMINES THE FACT AND FICTION SURROUNDING IT >> Reporter: HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE KPBS KITCHEN.

TODAY WE ARE CELEBRATING THE 250th ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES WITH A MEAL.

THE IMMIGRATION REPORTER HERE I KPBS.

AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO MAKE IN HONOR OF THE GREAT AMERICAN MELTING POT.

LET'S START WITH SOME SPICES.

WHY DON'T WE PUT IN SOME MEXICAN CHIPOTLE.

SOME EGYPTIAN CUMIN AND SOME INDIAN TURMERIC.

THEN WE WILL MIX IT UP WITH JAPANESE MISO PASTE AND DON'T FORGET TO ADD ALL-AMERICAN FARM RAISED CHICKEN.

BECAUSE AFTER ALL THE U.S.

HAS ALWAYS CONSIDERED ITSELF A SPECIAL PLACE WHERE PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD CAN LIVE IN HARMONY.

BUT LET'S BE FRANK.

HISTORY SHOWS THAT WE HAVEN'T ALWAYS LIVED UP TO THAT IDEA.

AND IN THE HYPERPOLARIZED TIME WE ARE IN NOW IT SEEMS LIKE HALF THE COUNTRY THINKS THE MELTING POT IS ABOUT IDEA.

I'VE ENLISTED THE HELP OF TWO EXPERTS TO TEACH US THE HISTORY AND GIVE US INSIGHT INTO WHETHER OR NOT THIS APPLIES TODAY.

THE FIRST IS JOSE ANTONIO.

HE LITERALLY WROTE A BOOK CALLED TOPPLING THE MELTING POT AND HE TOLD ME THE MELTING POT IDEA BECAME REALLY POPULAR BACK IN 1908 BECAUSE OF A BROADWAY PLAY.

>> TRYING TO TELL THE STORY OF HOW AMERICANS BECOME AMERICAN.

>> Reporter: THE PLAY IS ABOUT IMMIGRANTS FLEEING PERSECUTION.

>> THEY HAVE TO LEAVE THE OLD WORLD BEHIND IN ORDER TO BECOME THESE NEW AMERICANS.

SO IT'S THIS STORY OF TRANSITION FROM THE OLD WORLD TO THE NEW WORLD AND GIVING UP THE OLD WORLD IN ORDER TO BECOME AMERICANS.

>> Reporter: AT THE TURN OF THE 20th CENTURY THE U.S.

WAS STRUGGLING HOW TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO WELCOME MIGRATION FROM EASTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE.

>> I WAS CONCERNED THAT SOMEHOW THIS GROUP OF IMMIGRANTS FROM THESE REGIONS IN EUROPE WOULD SOMEHOW CHANGE NOT JUST THE DEMOGRAPHIC THE CULTURE AND POLITICS OF THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: THE MELTING POT WAS USED TO PROMOTE ASSIMILATION.

WHICH EVEN BACK THEN MEANT ABANDONING PART OF YOUR CULTURE.

>> NORWEGIANS IN MINNESOTA WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW SAD IT WAS THAT THE YOUTH COULD NO LONGER SPEAK THEIR LANGUAGE, DIDN'T KNOW THE CULTURE.

>> Reporter: INSTEAD OF USING FRESH INGREDIENTS TO COOK UP SPICY SOUP, OUR MELTING POT HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN FOOD MADE BLAND AND THAT'S SOMETHING I TALKED ABOUT WITH JENNIFER, A WRITING AND RHETORIC PROFESSOR AT COLGATE UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE STUDIES HOW PEOPLE TALK ABOUT FOOD IN RELATION TO RACE IN THE U.S.

SHE RECENTLY SAW AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IN A COOKBOOK.

IT WAS MARKETED TO EUROPEANS, TRYING TO MAKE NON-EUROPEAN FOOD.

>> IT SAID, FOR THIS CURRY IF YOU WANT YOU CAN ADD EITHER ONE TEASPOON OF CURRY POWDER OR MUSHROOM AND ONION BUT NOT BOTH.

AND THAT WAS ALL THE SEASONING FOR AN ENTIRE STUPID WHICH SOUNDS HORRIBLE.

>> Reporter: THIS COUNTRY HAS ALWAYS STRUGGLED TO FIGURE OUT WHO IS AND IS NOT ALLOWED TO BE AMERICAN.

>> WE LOVE PIZZA, WE LOVE SPAGHETTI BUT WHEN THE ITALIANS GOT HERE PEOPLE WERE LIKE WE ARE EATING WORMS ON A PLAY.

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?

>> SHE AGREES THAT THE MELTING POT METAPHOR HAS ITS LIMITS.

>> I THINK THAT IS PART OF LIFE I FIND THE MELTING POT METAPHOR NOT CONVINCING BECAUSE IT RESTS ON THIS IDEA THAT EVERYONE CAN ACCESS CULTURE THROUGH FOOD AND THEREFORE EVERYONE WILL BECOME FRIENDS IF YOU EAT SOMEBODY ELSE'S FOOD.

AND HISTORICALLY THAT REALLY HASN'T BEEN THE CASE.

>> Reporter: IN FACT, HISTORY TELLS US THAT WHILE FOOD IS A GREAT WAY TO CELEBRATE AND LEARN ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S CULTURES IT'S ALSO USED TO ATTACK FOREIGNERS.

ESPECIALLY IN TIMES OF ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY.

BROUGHT UP THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT OF THE LATE 1800S AS AN EXAMPLE.

ANTI-CHINESE RHETORIC WAS RAMPANT IN CALIFORNIA.

NEWSPAPERS PERPETUATED THE RACIST TROPE THAT CHINESE PEOPLE EAT CATS AND DOGS.

>> THAT RUMOR IS VERY, VERY OLD AND THERE ARE ALL THESE STORIES OF PEOPLE ACCUSING RESTAURANT OWNERS OR EVEN JUST OTHER SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS OF YOU HAD A CAT AND THE CAT DISAPPEARED.

>> Reporter: THAT FELT INCREDIBLY INSENSITIVE AND EXTREME.

IT ALSO SOUNDS FAMILIAR.

>> IN SPRINGFIELD THEY ARE EATING THE DOGS.

THE PEOPLE THAT CAME IN.

THEY ARE EATING THE CATS.

>> AT THE SAME TIME WE SEE THIS WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ACCUSATIONS AGAINST THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY IN SPRINGFIELD.

>> Reporter: IN SOME RESPECTS, WE ARE RIGHT BACK IN THE 1800S.

AND SHE SAYS THAT'S KIND OF NORMAL.

>> PROGRESS IS NEVER LINEAR.

I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF REALLY INTERESTING CASES THAT I THINK INDICATE PROGRESS.

>> Reporter: IT'S UP TO US TO DECIDE WHAT THE MELTING POT TASTES LIKE.

IN THE KPBS KITCHEN, I'M GUSTAVO SOLIS.

>> GREAT STUFF THERE BY GUSTAVO.

HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON IN TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

THE SPIKE OF GASOLINE PRICES IS EXPECTED TO PUSH TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL IN NEARLY TWO YEARS.

NPR MORNING EDITION WILL HAVE THE LATEST COST-OF-LIVING REPORT.

AND TOMORROW ON KPBS ROUNDTABLE WE WILL DIVE DEEPER INTO SCOTT'S INVESTIGATION INTO HOW TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ARE FROM INFLUENTIAL DONORS ENDED UP BEING SPENT BY SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISORS.

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