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>>> HOME PRICES ARE DROPPING AND THE TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

TRANSFER DRUMMING US.

A NEW STUDY IS PREDICTING HOME PRICES IN SIENA GO IN FOR A SUBSTANTIAL DROP BY THE END OF THE YEAR KITTY ALVARADO SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE AUTHORS TO FIND OUT MORE.

>> Reporter: ALEX TIMMERMAN AND HIS COLLEAGUES HAVE COME UP WITH A NEW MODEL FOR FORECASTING HOME PRICES IN THE SAN DIEGO REGION THEIR NEW FORMULA USES SOMETHING THAT MOST OF US USE EVERY DAY, GOOGLE.

>> SEARCH HAS BEEN FOUND AT BE GOOD TO MAKE THINGS IN THE LABOR MARKET.

TAKE THE TEMPERATURE OF -- AND ONLINE SEARCH -- INDUSTRY MARKETS, STOCK MARKETS EVEN.

HUMAN SEARCH REFLECTS THE INTERESTS AND YOU CAN KEEP TRACK OF THAT, YOU CAN ALSO PREDICT THINGS.

REMIC IT COMPILES OTHER SEARCH DATA, HARD DATA, AND OFFERS.

THE RESULTS SHOW THAT HOME PRICES IN SAN DIEGO ARE PREDICTED TO DROP.

>> I THINK THE NUMBER WE ARE COMING UP WITH -- IT IS SORT OF THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 2023 UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR.

IT PREDICTS A STEADY DECLINE FOR IT IS KIND OF LIKE A STEADY SOFT PATCH PRETTY >> THE MODEL PARTICULARLY RATE IS 70%.

THAT IS BECAUSE NEW FACTORS CAN COME INTO PLAY.

>> THINGS CAN DEFINITELY TURN AROUND.

WELL, WE STILL HAVE THE ISSUE THAT HOUSE PRICES ARE STILL VERY HIGH IN SAN DIEGO BAIRD THERE IS NOT MUCH SUPPLY COMING ONLINE.

THAT COULD CUSHION ANYTHING.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO REAL ESTATE AGENTS SAY EVERY TIME THE STUDIES COMES OUT, HE HAS TO HELP HIS CLIENTS NAVIGATE WHAT THEY MEAN.

>> THAT IS SOMETHING I HAVE TO CONTEND WITH REGULARLY.

ONCE I AM ABLE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH CLIENT AND ALSO DISCUSS HOW LONG THEY PLAN TO STAY IN A HOME, THEY CAN MAKE A MUCH MORE INFORMED DECISION FROM THERE REMIC THAT DECISION, FOR MOST PEOPLE, IS ABOUT MORE THAN MONEY IT IS ABOUT STABILITY AND PUTTING DOWN ROOTS.

>> IS A LOT LESS ABOUT TRYING TO TIME THE MARKET AND SAYING, HOW LOW CAN I BUY?

HOW GOOD OF AN INTEREST RATE CAN I GET?

WHEN YOU ARE READY AND YOU HAVE THE FUNDS FOR THE DOWN PAYMENT AND YOUR ABLE TO SUPPORT THE PAYMENT THAT IT WILL GIVE YOU, THAT IS WHEN THE RIGHT TIME IS TO BUY.

>> Reporter: MOST EXPERTS AGREE THAT HOME INVENTORY IS SO LOW IN SAN DIEGO THAT MAY BE ONE FACTOR THAT CHANGES THE ADDICTION.

KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> NEIGHBORHOODS ARE STRUGGLING TO BUILD NEW HOMES.

A LOT OF IT IS TIED TO EXPANDING MASS TRANSIT OPTIONS.

COVERAGE INCLUDES A REPORT YOU CAN STREAM NOW ON THE KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE.

>>> INFLATION HAS BEEN CREEPING DOWNWARD NATIONALLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

IN SAN DIEGO, INCREASED NEARLY 2% FOR DECEMBER AND JANUARY.

AS JOHN CARROLL TELLS US, IT IS NOT ALL BAD.

>> Reporter: WHEN WE TALK ABOUT INFLATION, IT IS IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE CONTEXT.

>> THE INFLATION RATE IN SAN DIEGO WAS 6.4%.

WE ARE KIND OF ON PAR WITH THE COUNTRY AT LARGE.

>> Reporter: THAT IS DOWN FROM THE PEAK OF 8.3% IN MAY 2022.

LIKE THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, THE PRICES OF EVERYTHING FIGURE INTO OUR INFLATION RATE.

HERE'S OUT THINGS BREAKDOWN FROM JANUARY OF 2022 TO JANUARY OF THIS YEAR.

THE PRICE OF FOOD HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY VOLATILE, CEREAL AND BAKERY GOODS UP 18.5%.

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ARE UP NEARLY 5%.

POULTRY, FISH, AND EGGS ARE DOWN BY 1%.

HOUSING COSTS ARE AT THEIR PEAK HIGHS BUT STILL UP 10% OVER LAST YEAR.

MEDICAL CARE ROSE ABOUT 4.5%.

FUEL PRICES, THOUGH IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE IT, ARE DOWN FOR ALL GRADES OF GAS.

THE PRICE OF NATURAL GAS HAS NOT BEEN FOLLOWING THE COST OF FUEL.

>> ESPECIALLY IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER AND JANUARY, NATURAL GAS COST 146%.

NOT ONLY WERE THEY TWO VERY COLD MONTHS TO BEAR THE AVERAGES IN SAN DIEGO, THERE WERE PIPELINES THAT WERE DOWN AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DELIVER THE AMOUNT OF NATURAL GAS.

>> Reporter: THE SITUATION IS NOW IMPROVING.

THE IDLE PIPELINES ARE COMING BACK ONLINE.

THE PRICE OF NATURAL GAS IS FALLING OVERALL, INFLATION MAY SEEM WORSE FOR SAN DIEGO'S BECAUSE EVERY YEAR WAS MORE THE SENSES BEFORE PRICES STARTED SHOOTING UP.

>> OUR RENT, IS MUCH HIGHER IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

REMIC COSTS HERE ARE ALSO AFFECTED BY THINGS HAPPENING THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY.

GEOPOLITICAL EVENTS ARE HAVING AN INFLUENCE ON SAN DIEGO'S INFLATION RATE AS WELL.

WE CAME HERE TO USD TO TALK TO ECONOMIC PROFESSORS ALAN JEN ABOUT THAT.

>> THE UKRAINE/RUSSIA CONFLICT.

THEY EXPORT A REIT AND UKRAINE EXPORTED A LOT OF GRAIN.

REMIC WHAT HAPPENED NEXT WITH INFLATION WILL BE HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY THE FED.

THEY WILL MAKE A DECISION ON INTEREST RATES NEXT MONTH.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS .

>>> ONE OF THE BIGGEST DRIVERS OF INFLATION RECENTLY IS GAS PRICES.

LOCAL AVERAGES ARE INCHING BACK UP.

WE ARE NOW AT $4.73 ACCORDING TO AAA.

THAT IS A $.20 JUMP IN THE PAST MONTH.

>>> CALIFORNIA MOST POPULAR ELECTRIC CAR BRAND IS DEALING WITH A RECALL.

THE PROBLEM IS WITH TESLA'S SELF DRIVING TECHNOLOGY.

THEY ISSUED THE RECALL FOR MORE THAN 300,000 CARS.

THE AGENCY SAYS THE SELF DRIVING SOFTWARE IS CONNECTING TWO RARE CASES OF VEHICLES BREAKING TRAFFIC LAWS.

TESLA WILL EITHER UPDATE THE SOFTWARE OR DISABLE THE FEATURE.

>>> SAN DIEGO FIRE/RESCUE IS TAKING ON A BIGGER ROLE IN PROVIDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO HELP ADDRESS STAFFING SERVICES.

MATT HOFFMAN SAYS THE CITY IS PLANNING TO HAVE TWO AMBULANCE PROVIDERS RESPONDING TO 911 CALLS.

>> Reporter: FIRE AND RESCUE IS MOVING TOWARDS TAKING OVER PROVIDER RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SAN DIEGO'S EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OR EMS.

IT MEANS THAT THE CITY'S CURRENT AMBULANCE CONTRACTOR WILL NO LONGER BE IN CONTROL OF BILLING OR WERE AMBULANCES ARE STATIONED.

>> WE ARE GOING TO TATE HOW MANY HOURS THE DEPLOYMENT MODEL, THE SCHEDULING AND ALL OF THAT.

I WOULD BE IS THE PROVIDERS ARE THE AMBULANCE AND THE PERSONNEL.

>> Reporter:: STOLE SAYS IT IS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE BUT ONE THAT HE HAS SEEN BE SUCCESSFUL ELSEWHERE.

THEY HAVE YET TO MEET THEIR PROMISE STAFFING GOALS.

THIS NEW MODEL WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO BRING IN A SECONDARY PER RIDER TO BACKFILL ANY MISSING HOURS.

THIS STEP WOULD ALSO MEAN THE CITY IS ON THE HOOK FOR COLLECTING TRANSPORT FEES AND AMBULANCE PROVIDERS WOULD BE PAID A SET RATE.

>> REALLY IS A WAY TO OFFICIALLY PROVIDE THE SERVICES WHILE YOU STILL HAVE THE OVERSIGHT, RESTING WITH THE PUBLIC AGENCIES.

I SAID BEFORE THAT PUBLIC SAFETY SHOULD BE IN CONTROL OF THE OVERSIGHT SHOULD BE BY OUR PUBLIC AGENCY.

>> Reporter: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, JEFF BAIN SAYS IT IS A WIN WIN.

MORE AMBULANCES WILL BE ON THE STREET AND THE WORKLOAD IS SPREAD OUT AMONG FIRST RESPONDERS.

>> THAT IS SOMETHING WE FEEL CONFIDENT IN.

AS LONG AS WE ARE CONTAINED TO WORK COLLECTIVELY AND COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WE THINK IT WILL BE A GREAT SUCCESS.

>> Reporter: THIS NEW SYSTEM IS GOING TO TAKE A FEW MONTHS TO SET UP.

IN THE MEANTIME THE PLAN IS TO HAVE THE SUBCONTRACT ANY MISSING PARAMEDIC HOURS TO ANOTHER PROVIDER.

>> YOU WOULD NOT THINK YOU WOULD DO THIS.

THOSE ARE YOUR COMPETITORS THAT YOU GET INTO A MARKET WHERE YOU ARE SHORT STAFFED.

YOU HAVE DEMAND AND YOU'RE TRYING TO REACH IT.

YOU HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: ALL THESE CHANGES REQUIRE APPROVAL FROM THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL.

OFFICIALS SAY THAT IN THE MEANTIME THERE STAFFING IS IMPROVING, THANKS TO A SIGN-ON BONUS.

THEY HAVE ANNOUNCED A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH EXISTING EMPLOYEES TO RAISE WAGES OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> ENCINITAS ALREADY HAS ONE OF THE STRICTEST SMOKING BANS IN THE COUNTY.

NOW PREPARING TO TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER.

THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED ON THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE SMOKING AND VAPING ILLEGAL IN ALL PUBLIC PLACES.

THAT INCLUDES AT YOUR JOB AND ANY AREA WITHIN 20 FEET OF A PUBLIC BUSINESS.

IT IS ALREADY AGAINST THE LAW TO SMOKE AT PARKS, BEACHES, TRAILS AND RESTAURANTS.

>> THIS IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE MORE PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITIES HERE IN TERMS OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

MAKING IT A BETTER PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE.

>> THIS IS A CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE.

I DO NOT SMOKE.

I THINK PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO PRIVACY.

>> ONLY PLACES SMOKING WOULD BE ABOUT INCLUDE PRIVATE PROPERTIES, SPECIAL SECTIONS AT HOTELS OR IN A CAR THAT IS BEING DRIVEN.

THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT WOULD ENFORCE THE LAW WITH FINES RANGING FROM $50 TO $150.

THE ORDINANCE WILL GO BEFORE THE COUNCIL AGAIN NEXT MONTH TO BE ADOPTED.

>>> OPIOIDS ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST DRUG ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AS REPORTED LAST NIGHT, A POWERFUL TOOL IN TREATING OVERDOSES MIGHT BE EASIER TO GET.

MIKE VALERIO TELLS US WHAT IS NEXT IN THAT PROCESS.

>> Reporter: TAKE A LOOK AT NARCAN IN ACTION.

POLICE SAVING A WOMAN'S LIFE BEFORE DOSES.

NARCAN WORKS BY BLOCKING THE EFFECTS OF OPIOIDS ON THE BRAIN FOR UP TO ABOUT 90 MINUTES.

HELPS TO RESTORE BREATHING LONG ENOUGH TO CALL AN AMBULANCE.

THE FDA IS TAKING STEPS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO THE POTENTIAL LIFE-SAVING DRUG.

ADVISORY COMMITTEES YOU NOTICE ENDLESSLY IN MAKING IN NASAL SPRAY VERSION OF NARCAN AVAILABLE OVER THE COUNTER.

>> IT IS THIS THING YOU WANT TO HAVE IN YOUR HOME FOR SAFETY AND YOU HOPE NEVER TO USE IT.

>> Reporter: THE FINAL DECISION WILL BE UP TO DR. ROBERT K LEFT.

IT IS AVAILABLE MANY PHARMACIES WITH OR WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION BUT IS KEPT BEHIND THE COUNTER.

IF APPROVED, YOU COULD SOON FIND IT IN VENDING MACHINES, GROCERY STORES, AND GAS STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> WE WANT TO LOWER ANY AND ALL BARRIERS TO HAVING THIS MEDICATION ON HAND WHEN A CRISIS HAPPENS.

>> Reporter: THE FDA SAYS IT IS WORKING WITH COMPANIES TO SIMPLIFY DIRECTIONS ON THE LABEL TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE TO USE.

>> I STRONGLY CONCERT ANYONE OR THEY MIGHT SEE AN OVERDOSE TO GET A KIT.

YOU CAN SAVE A LIFE.

>> Reporter: MIKE VALERIO, KPBS NEWS .

>>> A BAY AREA POLITICIAN IS INTERESTED IN THE SENATE SEAT HELD BY HIM DIANNE FEINSTEIN.

BARBARA LEE HAS FILE PAPERWORK TO RUN BUT I'VE NEXT TO -- SHE WILL COMPLETE HER TERM BUT WILL NOT RUN AGAIN IN 2024.

FELLOW DEMOCRATS HAVE ALREADY LAUNCHED THEIR OWN SENATE CAMPAIGNS.

>>> WHILE VALENTINE'S DAY MAY BE OVER, ONE LOCAL HOTEL'S LOVE STORY.

ALEXANDER WINN TAKES US TO A BELOVED HOTEL IN JULIAN WITH DEEP ROOTS IN BLACK HISTORY.

>> Reporter: IN THE BACKCOUNTRY SITS AN UNASSUMING HOTEL.

IT IS THE JEWEL OF THE TOWN AND IT IS POPULAR WITH HONEYMOONERS TO EVERYDAY TOURISTS.

IT IS A CHARMING BED AND BREAKFAST.

THE ONLY THING THAT BRINGS TO LIGHT ITS HISTORY IS A BRONZE PLAQUE IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL.

IT READS, HOTEL ROBINSON, 1897.

BUILT FOR ALBERT ROBERTSON AND WIFE MARGARET ON THE SIDE OF THE RESTAURANT BAKERY.

IT IS THE SOLE SURVIVAL ERA HOTEL.

>> IT IS NOT ONLY -- ONE OF THE OLDEST HOTELS OWNED BY AFRICAN AMERICANS BUT IT IS ALSO A NATIONAL SITE, HISTORICAL SITE.

>> Reporter: HE WROTE A BOOK ABOUT A BLACK PIONEERS IN SAN DIEGO.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE REALLY SURPRISED THAT JULIANNE HAD THAT RICH HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY.

>> Reporter: HEART OF THAT HISTORY STARTED WITH THE LOVE STORY, SAYS CHUCK ADLER.

THE AFRICAN MUSEUM AND RECENT CENTER >> THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THAT HOTEL AND IT JULIAN .

JUST LIKE THERE WAS A LOVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AL AND MARTHA.

IT WAS A LITTLE PODUNK CITY.

PART OF THE GOLD RUSH UP IN SACRAMENTO.

PART OF THE GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS IN CALIFORNIA.

CALLED THE SAN DIEGO RIVER.

MISSION VALLEY BACK UP TO THE SOURCE.

HOPING THAT THEY WOULD FIND GOLD JUST LIKE UP IN THE SACRAMENTO AREA.

>> Reporter: THAT WAS 1869 AND STARTED THE FIRST AND ONLY GOLD RUSH IN SAN DIEGO.

>> GOLD IS IN THE WEST.

>> Reporter: THEY WENT HERE BECAUSE THE OPPORTUNITIES THERE.

AMONG THEM WAS ALBERT ROBERTSON.

>> THEN THEY HAD WITH JULIAN IN 18 ANY ON THE RECORD >> Reporter: HIS FAMILY HAS LIVED IN JULIAN FOR FOUR GENERATIONS.

HE IS THE TOWN HISTORIAN.

>> ALBERT, I AM ASSUMING HE WAS ENSLAVED WHEREVER HE WAS LIVING AT THE TIME.

HE CAME HERE WITH MEN.

>> THERE IS NO HISTORY ABOUT HIM BEING AN EX-SLAVE.

HE CAME INTO THE SAN DIEGO AREA AND WAS A LABORER.

>> Reporter: HIS WIFE MARTHA CAME TO JULIAN LATER.

>> THEY MARRIED IN 1886.

THERE IS WHEN THEY STARTED A BAKERY AND RESTAURANT BUSINESS.

I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS HERE ON THIS SITE.

THEY RAN THAT FROM 1886 UNTIL 1902, WHEN DAVID BUILT THIS HOTEL.

>> THAT LITTLE RESTAURANT WAS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM CITY HALL AND THE STATE LINE COMING FROM ARIZONA.

>> Reporter: THE TOWN HALL WAS ALSO THE SOCIAL HUB OF JULIAN.

>> THEY ALSO HAD DANCES THERE.

THESE DANCES CAN LAST ALL NIGHT.

ACCORDING TO WHAT I HAVE READ, THE HOTEL PROVIDED MEALS FOR THOSE DANCES AT NIGHT.

>> MISSES ROBINSON, SHE WAS FAMOUS FOR APPLE PIES.

PEOPLE WOULD COME FROM MILES AROUND TO SAMPLE MRS. ROBINSON 'S APPLE PIES.

>> SHE WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT MADE APPLE PIES.

THAT MAY BE OF FOLKLORE.

>> Reporter: ALBERT DIED IN 1915 AND MARGARET WRENS UP ROUND THE HOTEL THAT SHE SOLD IT FOR $50,000.

>> THE SON OF PRESIDENT GRANT YOU TO STAY IN THIS ROOM BEFORE HE BUILT THE HOTEL IN 1910.

>> Reporter: IT HAS THE NAMES OF SOME OF THE PROMINENT PEOPLE WHO ONCE STAYED THERE.

FOR LEWIS, IT IS PART OF HIS HISTORY AND THE HISTORY OF JULIAN.

>> MY GREAT UNCLE, WHO USED TO COME HERE WITH HIS FAMILY WHEN HE WAS LITTLE.

WHEN THEY GET TO THE FRONT DOOR, ALBERT WOULD COME OUT AND PICK HIM UP AND PUT HIM ON HIS SHOULDERS AND WALK THEM ON INTO THE HOTEL.

MY UNCLE SAYS, I FELT LIKE I WAS 10 FEET TALL.

>> Reporter: ALEXANDER WINN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH CONTINUES, WE INTRODUCED YOU TO A SCIENTIST AND ENGINEER DOING SOME IMPORTANT WORK IN HIS FIELD OF EXPERTISE.

MG PEREZ TELLS US THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO THE STORY THAT MAKES THEM AN OPEN BOOK.

>> OUR HAIR MAY BE CURLY BECAUSE THE OIL IS NOT SMOOTHING THE HAIR DOWN.

>> Reporter: NEIL THOMPSON READS FROM THE BOOK THAT HE WROTE.

IT IS TITLED ASK UNCLE NEIL: WHY IS MY HAIR CURLY?

>> YOU SEE THIS PART HERE?

IT IS CALLED THE INTERVERTEBRAL DISC.

>> Reporter: HE IS A SCIENTIST AND ENGINEER WHO HAS WORKED ON SPINAL IMPLANTS AND RESEARCHED MANY MEDICAL MYSTERIES.

WHEN HIS CURLYHAIRED MANUAL NEPHEW POINTED TO HIS SCALP AND ASKED, WHY?

UNCLE NEIL USE SCIENCE TO FIGURE IT OUT AND THEN WROTE A BOOK ABOUT IT.

>> BLACK PEOPLE ARE DESCENDENTS OF AFRICA THAT IS CLOSE TO THE EQUATOR.

CURLY HAIR WAS AN ADAPTATION TO PROTECT OUR SCOUTS FROM THE SUN .

>> Reporter: THAT WAS ONE VERY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER.

>> CURLY HAIR TENDS TO BE LESS OILY THAN NON-CURLY HAIR.

THAT IS WHY IT IS CURLED.

YOU KNOW TO BE REALLY COOL IF YOU FINISH BRUSHING YOUR HAIR.

>> Reporter: THIS MORNING AMONG THE HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND MIC HISTORY MONTH SELECTIONS, UNCLE NEIL WAS INVITED TO SHARE HIS STORY WITH SOME VERY YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR MOTHERS.

THEY APPRECIATED THE INSPIRATION ON HOW TO BEST ANSWER SOME OF LIFE'S QUESTIONS.

>> IT IS A GOOD HOOK FOR EXPLORING WHY WE LOOK DIFFERENT OR WHAT THE SCIENCE IS.

IT IS A GOOD BEGINNING QUESTION.

>> IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT AND THE DIFFERENCES ARE BASED ON SOMETHING SCIENTIFIC.

>> Reporter: THE BOOK PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP HIS CURLYHAIRED YOUNG NEPHEW AND ULTIMATELY OTHER CHILDREN WHO LOOK LIKE HIM.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF BOOKS OUT THERE ABOUT HAIR BUT THEY COME FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ACCEPTING YOUR HAIR AND LOVING YOUR HAIR.

ASKING WHY THE HAIR IS THE WAY IT IS WAS RATHER NOVEL.

>> Reporter: THOMPSON DETERMINED THERE IS NO ONE RIGHT ANSWER WITH NO SCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS.

HE WILL KEEP WRITING WITH SIGNS IN MIND.

AS HE ANSWERED HIS NEPHEW'S NEXT QUESTION, WHY DO PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT SKIN COLORS?

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS .

>>> PICTURE SHARE BY THE VATICAN SHOW POPE FRANCIS TAKING A MOMENT TO SEND A MESSAGE OF HOPE TO EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS IN SYRIA AND TURKEY.

THE POPE MET WITH THE TURKISH AMBASSADOR, THE VATICAN PRESS OFFICE IS PRAYING FOR THOSE AFFECTED.

AT THIS POINT, MORE THAN 42,000 PEOPLE ARE KNOWN TO HAVE DIED IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS DISASTER.

CHANCES OF RESCUING SURVIVORS IS FADING BUT IT IS STILL A VERY ACTIVE SCENE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS.

SARAH SYNDER HAS THE STORY OF THOSE IN THE EARTHQUAKES OWN USING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO HELP.

>> Reporter: RESCUE TEAMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ATTACKED THE PILES OF CRUSHED BUILDINGS, SOMETIMES WITH BRUTE FORCE.

OTHER TIMES AS CAREFULLY AS POSSIBLE.

IT IS A DELICATE BALANCE TRYING TO SAVE ANY POSSIBLE LIFE UNDERNEATH OR, AT THE VERY LEAST, KEEP BODIES INTACT.

>> IT WILL TAKE THOUSANDS OF RESCUERS HERE, NOT JUST THE UNITED STATES BUT IT WILL TAKE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF ALL THE TEAMS HERE.

>> PEOPLE ARE HOPING TO FIND ANYBODY, EVEN IF THEY ARE DEAD SO THAT THEY CAN BURY THEM.

>> THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TOO.

>> Reporter: THE TEAMS DO THIS AS FAMILIES LOOK ON WATCHING THEIR EVERY MOVE.

>> Translator: I SWEAR I HAVE LOST MY DAYS AND NIGHTS.

OUR SORROW IS GREAT.

>> Reporter: WHILE HE WAITS, HE PRAYS FOR THE FOUR MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY TO EMERGE AND REMEMBERS THE TERROR OF WAKING UP TO THE SWAY OF HIS OWN BUILDING.

>> Translator: OUR BUILDING WAS BENDING LIKE THIS BUT UNLIKE THIS ONE, HIS BUILDING DID NOT BREAK APART.

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY CENTRAL ENGINEERS ARE ON-SITE TO HELP THE GOVERNMENT SORT OUT WHICH BUILDINGS HAVE LIGHT DAMAGE, MAJOR DAMAGE OR WHICH NEED TO BE DEMOLISHED.

>> I THINK IT WOULD BE OKAY TO LIVE HERE.

FROM THIS VIEWPOINT, THE MAIN CONCERN IS ACTUALLY THE BUILDING NEXT TO IT FALLING ON TOP OF IT.

>> Reporter: WE WERE THERE WINNING OWNER OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING APPROACH IS ASKING WHETHER IT IS SAFE FOR HER TO LIVE HERE AGAIN.

ENGINEER HANNON GOES WITH HER INSIDE.

WHILE THE HOMEOWNER DECIDED SHE WAS TOO AFRAID TO STAY IN HER BUILDING DESPITE HANNAH SAYING IT WAS ASSESSED AS BEING SAFE, OTHERS THAT HAVE MET ARE RELIEVED TO HEAR AN ASSESSMENT LIKE THAT.

>> A LOT OF THEM ARE DOING WELL.

ONCE WE TELL THOSE PEOPLE THAT, THEY WILL START CRYING AND GIVE US HUGS.

IT IS HEARTBREAKING BUT TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING THAT THEIR HOUSE IS SAFE.

IT IS SOMETHING WE CAN HELP WITH.

SOMETHING SMALL WE CAN DO.

>> OVER 6000 STRUCTURES WE HAVE PUT EYE ON JUST TO ASSESS AT A VERY QUICK GLANCE.

>> Reporter: CIVIL ENGINEERS ARE THEN PUT INTO A GRID CREATED BY LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE.

>> WE CAN SEE WHERE RESCUE IS NEEDED.

>> Reporter: EVEN IN THE DISASTER ZONE, CHILDREN FIND A WAY TO SUE THEMSELVES, DESPITE THE GRIEF THAT CONTINUES TO WEIGH HEAVY ON EVERYONE HERE.

SARAH SIGNER, TURKEY.

>>> DRY WEATHER WITH US INTO THE WEEKEND.

ARE TEMPERATURES, THEY WILL SOLELY MODERATE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THESE TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY RISE UP TO SEASONAL LEVELS.

TEMPERATURES WILL EVENTUALLY GET UP INTO THE MID-60s.

A LITTLE BIT WARMER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

NOT A LOT.

AS WE CHECK ON THE CONDITIONS, WE SHOULD BE DRY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THERE IS AN UPPER LOW THAT WILL BE MEANDERING OFFSHORE.

DON'T THINK IT WILL HAVE MUCH IMPACT.

IF IT WERE TO GET CLOSE SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY.

MORE SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM DROPS DOWN THE COAST BY THE MIDDLE OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.

CERTAINLY COLDER AND WETTER THAN.

THAT IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT.

FOR TONIGHT, THE METRO, A COOL NIGHT.

LOW 40s AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

TEMPERATURES NOT QUITE AS CHILLY , FOR MOST.

STILL NO NEAR FREEZING OCEANSIDE.

UPPER 30s TONIGHT.

20s IN MOUNT LAGUNA DOWN TOWARDS THE OCAMPO.

YOU CAN SEE US ROLL OFF THE COAST.

THAT IS THE UPPER LOW.

NOTICE, DRIFTING A LITTLE BIT FARTHER AWAY AND GETTING CLOSER.

REALLY NOT TOO CONCERNED ABOUT IT AS WE TAKE YOU INTO THE WEEKEND.

LOOKING AT THE WEATHER FOR TOMORROW, IT LEAVES SOME CLOUDS AROUND.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE BIT MILDER.

FORECAST HIGH IS 66.

EL CAJON AT 67.

SPRINGS AT 62.

SATURDAY SHOULD BE PLEASANT.

HIGH PRESSURE WELL TO THE NORTH KEEPING US DRY.

CLOUDS AROUND FRIDAY.

MORE SUNSHINE OVER THE WEEKEND.

TEMPERATURES NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE.

NICK SYSTEM GETTING CLOSER ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

SOME AREA CLOUDS AND SUN.

PLEASANT TEMPERATURES AND A LITTLE COOLER BY TUESDAY.

UP IN THE MOUNTAINS, DRY WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND.

A LITTLE BIT CHILLY NEXT WEEK.

IT GETS WINDY.

IN THE DESERT, SOME CLOUDS AND COOL ON FRIDAY.

LOOKS LIKE A NICE WEEKEND.

CHAINED AS WILL COME NEXT WEEK.

>> ♪ ♪ >>> A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE FOR SOME OF THE RESIDENCE AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO.

MUSICIANS FROM THE SYMPHONY PUT ON A SHOW FOR MARY, THE 59-YEAR- OLD ASIAN ELEPHANT.

GRANDMA, THE 138-YEAR-OLD GALAPAGOS TORTOISE ALSO GOT A SHOW.

IT IS PART OF THE CAMPAIGN THE SYMPHONY IS DOING FOR IT SHOW AT THE BALBOA THEATER THIS SATURDAY CALLED CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON HER WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> 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 OVER 40 YEARS.

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

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