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

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

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

AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU!

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH A BIG NUMBER -- $13 BILLION.

AND THAT IS HOW MUCH MONEY IS NEEDED TO BRING THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO'S INFRASTRUCTURE UP TO SNUFF OVER THE NEXT FIVE FISCAL YEARS.

THE FINDINGS ARE IN A NEW REPORT WHICH LOOKS AT WHAT THE CITY NEEDS, VERSUS HOW MUCH MONEY IS AVAILABLE.

KPBS REPORTED JOHN CARROLL IS IN THE NEWSROOM WITH A LOOK AT WHAT WORK IS NEEDED.

>> Reporter: MEYER, THE WORK LOOKS AT THE NEEDS BETWEEN FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND 2031.

IT FINDS THERE IS A NEARLY $8 BILLION SHORTFALL BETWEEN AVAILABLE FUNDING AND WHAT IS NEEDED.

THE CITY SAYS IT HAS JUST OVER $5 BILLION TO ADDRESS THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

STAFF PRESENTED THE REPORT TO THE CITY'S ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE THIS AFTERNOON.

THAT COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THIS WAS JUST AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING.

NO VOTE WAS TAKEN.

THERE WAS VERY LITTLE PUBLIC TESTIMONY, BUT COMMITTEE MEMBERS DID WEIGH IN WITH THEIR THOUGHTS.

>> WE HAVE A GROWING NEED FOR NEW BUILDINGS BUT WE ALSO HAVE A GROWING NEED FOR MAINTENANCE OF OUR EXISTING BUILDINGS AND JUST, I SEE THIS CHASM GROWING.

WE NEED MORE HOUSING, BUT WE ALSO NEED MORE PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE, TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR CITIZENS.

>> AND SO, I THINK THERE ARE JUST SOME THINGS WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY.

NOT ONLY FOR OUR EXTERNAL PARTNERS, BUT ALSO INTERNALLY.

BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT AND WE NEED TO WORK ON IDENTIFYING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.

>> Reporter: WHILE STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE IS FAR AND AWAY THE BIGGEST NEED, THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHERS.

THE CITY NEEDS TO UPDATE FIRE STATIONS AND THEY NEED NEW ONES, NEW POLICE FACILITIES ARE NEEDED, INCLUDING A FIRING RANGE, AND THERE IS SO MUCH MORE.

ALL OF IT WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE FULL CITY COUNCIL IN AN UPCOMING MEETING AND THAT IS WHEN THE DECISIONS WILL BE MADE ABOUT WHAT GETS FUNDED, AND WHAT DOESN'T.

LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I AM ARIELLA SCALISE.

COMING UP TONIGHT, SHOWERS MOVE OUT, CLOUDS STICK AROUND, TEMPERATURES DROP TO THE 50s, SOME COOLER WEATHER TO WRAP UP THE WEEK BUT THEN A MUCH NICER AND WARMER WEEKEND AHEAD, A CLOSER LOOK IS COMING UP.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS PREPARING TO LOWER SPEED LIMITS ON MORE THAN 20% OF THE CITY'S ROADWAYS, NETWORK.

KPBS METRO REPORTER, ANDREW BOWEN, SAYS TRAFFIC SAFETY ADVOCATES ARE APPLAUDING THE CHANGES.

>> Reporter: HISTORICALLY, SPEED LIMITS IN CALIFORNIA HAVE BEEN BASED ON THE ACTUAL DRIVING SPEEDS MEASURED IN TRAFFIC SURVEYS.

A NEW STATE LAW GIVES CITIES MORE DISCRETION TO SET SPEED LIMITS BASED ON ACTUAL SAFETY DATA.

SAN DIEGO'S PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE SPEED MANAGEMENT PLAN WOULD LOWER SPEED LIMITS NEAR SCHOOLS AND BUSINESS DISTRICTS, AND ON HIGH COLLISION CORRIDORS.

>> WE KNOW SPEED IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST DETERMINANTS OF THE RESULT OF A CRASH, AND THAT IS WHY SPEED LIMITS SAVE LIVES.

THAT IS WHY WE HOPE THIS PLAN IS APPROVED AND THE FUNDS NEEDED TO AMEND THE PLAN ARE ALLOCATED AS PART OF NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.

>> Reporter: EVEN SUPPORTERS OF THE PLAN ACKNOWLEDGED SIGNAGE ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY CHANGE DRIVER BEHAVIOR, AND THE CHANGING OF A STREETS DESIGN CAN BE MORE EFFECTIVE AT SLOWING DOWN TRAFFIC.

COUNCILMEMBER STEPHEN WOODBURN SAYS, DESPITE THE CITY'S EFFORTS, TRAFFIC DEATHS IN SAN DIEGO ARE STILL TOO HIGH.

>> 2024 CRASHES IN SAN DIEGO KILLED 24 PEDESTRIANS AND SEVERELY INJURED 41 OTHER PEDESTRIANS.

THAT SAME YEAR, CRASHES KILLED FOUR BICYCLISTS AND SEVERELY INJURED 14 BICYCLISTS.

SO, CLEARLY, THERE IS MUCH MORE THAT HAS TO BE DONE.

IT HAS TO BE HEARD TODAY IN THE PRESENTATION, AND FROM MANY OF THOSE SPEAKING, VEHICLES TRAVELING AT UNSAFE SPEEDS, ARE A BIG PART OF THE PROBLEM.

>> Reporter: DISPUTE MANAGEMENT PLAN STILL NEEDS A VOTE FROM THE FULL CITY COUNCIL.

CITY STAFF ESTIMATE AND LAMENTING THE PLAN BY INSTALLING NEW SPEED LIMIT SIGNAGE COULD TAKE ANOTHER YEAR AND COST $2.4 MILLION.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MTS IS CONSIDERING PRICE INCREASES FOR THE BUS AND TROLLEY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 15 YEARS.

MTS OFFICIALS SAY WITHOUT THEM, THE BUDGET DEFICIT COULD EXCEED $500 MILLION IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

RIGHT NOW, THE PLAN TO GET BACK ON TRACK IS TO GENERATE $90 MILLION THROUGH FARE HIKES OR SERVICE CUTS.

>> AS WE ALL KNOW, THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS, COST OF OUR HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS, EVERYTHING ELSE, HAS GONE UP AND IT HAS GONE UP FOR TRANSIT, TOO.

PEOPLE JUST DON'T WANT SERVICE LEVELS TO BE CUT, SO CERTAINLY WHAT WE HAVE BEEN HEARING AS PEOPLE PRIORITIZE SERVICE OVER COST TO RIDE.

>> THE DECISION TO INCREASE FARES WILL ULTIMATELY BE LEFT UP TO THE MTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IF IT'S AMENDED, THE HIGHER FARES WOULDN'T TAKE EFFECT UNTIL JULY 1st, AT THE EARLIEST.

>>> FARE EVASION IN THE NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT IS ON THE RISE.

KPBS REPORTER ELAINE ALFARO SAYS THE INCREASING NUMBER OF PEOPLE NOT PAYING FOR THE RIDE COINCIDES WITH THE DISTRICTS HANDS-OFF ENFORCEMENT POLICY.

>> Reporter: ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN JANUARY, DOUG BILLINGHAM AND DANA FREE HALF JUMPED ON THE NORTH COUNTY BOUND COASTER IN NORTH TOWN.

THEY WERE HEADING BACK TO SOLANA BEACH AFTER A LONG DAY OF BIKE RIDING.

THEY GLADLY PAID THE $6.50 FARE FOR THE TRAIN RIDE HOME.

>> I LIKE SUPPORTING TRANSIT TRAINS.

IT'S A PUBLIC BENEFIT.

>> Reporter: BUT, THESE DAYS, RIDERS LIKE BILLINGHAM AND OTHERS WHO PAY THE FARE ON THE COASTER AND SPRINTER, HAVE SUDDENLY DECREASED.

SINCE 2023, ABOUT ONE THIRD OF COASTER RIDERS, AND MORE THAN HALF OF SPRINTER RIDERS, WERE FARE EVADERS.

ACCORDING TO A KPBS ANALYSIS OF NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT RIDERSHIP DATA.

THIS IS A STARK CHANGE FROM JUST A DECADE AGO.

SEAN DONAHUE IS THE TRANSIT DISTRICT CEO.

HE ACKNOWLEDGES THEY ARE BEHIND THE CURVE IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM.

>> WHEN WE DON'T HAVE SYSTEMS SET UP LIKE A BARGE DOES OR A NEW YORK TRANSIT, OR D.C., WHERE YOU TAP TO GET INTO THE AREA, AND THEN MAKE SURE THAT THE FARE IS VALID, IT'S VERY HARD FOR OUR FRONT-LINE EMPLOYEES TO MANAGE THAT.

>> Reporter: HE LARGELY BLAMES AN EROSION OF CIVIC VALUES FOR THE SURGING FARE EVASION RATES.

>> THERE WAS A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP BY THE RIDERS TO PAY THAT FARE AND I THINK THE TEMPERATURE HAS CHANGED A LITTLE BIT ON WHAT PEOPLE FEEL COMPELLED TO FEEL LIKE THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH.

>> Reporter: REGARDLESS OF THE REASON WHY, THE IMPACT ON THE DISTRICT IS SIGNIFICANT.

IT LOST UPWARDS OF $4.4 MILLION, FROM FARE EVASION LAST YEAR.

>> IT DOES SOUND LIKE IT IS A LITTLE BIT OUT OF CONTROL.

I THINK THAT'S THE BIG THING.

AND THEY ARE LOSING A LOT OF MONEY.

>> Reporter: THAT IS PHILIP PLOTZ, A RESEARCHER AND SENIOR FELLOW AT THE ENOS CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION, A WASHINGTON, D.C.

THINK TANK.

FARE REVENUES COVERED LESS THAN 8% OF THE DISTRICTS OPERATING COSTS IN THE MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR.

THAT IS DOWN FROM 22%, A DECADE AGO.

IF THIS DOWNWARD TREND CONTINUES, THE DISTRICT MIGHT HAVE TO CUT BACK ON SERVICE TO THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO RODE ITS TRAINS IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR.

HE SAYS TRANSIT AGENCIES NATIONWIDE ARE SUFFERING FROM SHRINKING REVENUE, FOLLOWING THE PANDEMIC.

>> BUT, FOR THE MOST PART, WE HAVE TRANSIT SYSTEMS THAT ARE STILL OPERATING BECAUSE OF THE GENEROSITY OF THE TAXPAYERS.

>> Reporter: IN NORTH COUNTY, THE DRASTIC DROP IN FARE REVENUES COINCIDES WITH THE HANDS-OFF FARE ENFORCEMENT APPROACH, THE DISTRICT HAS ESTABLISHED IN RECENT YEARS.

DONNA GAVE CALLS IT AN "INFORMED, NOT ENFORCED" POLICY.

>> IF SOMEONE CHOOSES TO NOT PAY THAT FARE, WE DO NOT INTERVENE AT THAT MOMENT, FOR THE SAFETY OF THE EMPLOYEE.

>> Reporter: THIS APPROACH CONTRASTS WITH AN EARLIER ERA, WHEN THE DISTRICT CRACKED DOWN ON FARE EVASION AND CODE COMPLIANCE INSPECTORS WROTE CITATIONS.

FARE EVASION DROPPED TO LESS THAN 2% ON THE SPRINTER AND COASTER IN 2011 ACCORDING TO AN AGENCY DOCUMENT UNCOVERED BY KPBS.

HOWEVER, A MORE DETAILED ANALYSIS OF HOW ENFORCEMENT IMPACTS FARE EVASION IS IMPOSSIBLE.

THAT IS BECAUSE THE AGENCY COULDN'T PRODUCE RECORDS PRIOR TO 2021.

DONAGHEE ACKNOWLEDGED THE REVENUE LOSSES FROM FARE EVASION IMPACT OPERATIONS.

>> UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE LOSING OUT ON POTENTIAL EXPANSION BY NOT HAVING THAT ADDITIONAL FARE REVENUE.

>> Reporter: BUT, DONAGHEE SAYS THE DISTRICTS HANDS ARE TIED.

>> YES, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE COLLECTING FARE AND MANAGING OUR PHYSICAL RESPONSE ABILITY, BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE IN A SPACE WHERE THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED OR HARASSED OVER $2.50.

>> Reporter: HE BELIEVES THE DISTRICTS FARE EVASION CHALLENGES COULD BE COMBATED WITH A COMBINATION OF EDUCATION, ENGINEERING, AND ENFORCEMENT.

HE POINTS TO THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM IN SAN DIEGO, WHICH INCREASED ENFORCEMENT LAST YEAR.

THE UNION TRIBUNE REPORTED THAT THE AGENCY'S FARE REVENUE INCREASED BY A HALF-MILLION DOLLARS PER MONTH.

>> SO, GETTING MORE INSPECTORS AND POLICE OUT THERE NOT ONLY IS RAISING REVENUE, BUT IT'S MAKING IT SAFER FOR PASSENGERS.

AND THAT IS PROBABLY GOING TO INCREASE PASSENGER REVENUE EVEN MORE.

>> Reporter: IN NORTH COUNTY, THE DISTRICT IS CURRENTLY CONDUCTING SURVEYS TO DETERMINE IF FARES SHOULD INCREASE, IN ORDER TO COMBAT EXPECTED BUDGET SHORTAGES IN THE FUTURE.

ELAINE ALFARO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> KPBS JOURNALIST SCOTT ROD CONTRIBUTED RESEARCH AND REPORTING.

TOMORROW, WE EXAMINE THE RISING NUMBER OF ASSAULTS ON THE DISTRICTS TRAINS AND BUSES.

IF YOU HAVE A TIP FOR KPBS'S INVESTIGATIONS TEAM, YOU CAN SEND AN EMAIL TO INVESTIGATIONS@KPBS.ORG, OR MESSAGE THEM ON OUR SECURE SIGNAL LINE ON THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN 619-514-8177.

>>> BRITAIN'S KING CHARLES SAYS, THE LAW MUST TAKE ITS COURSE AFTER THE ARREST OF HIS YOUNGER BROTHER, THE FORMER PRINCE ANDREW.

THE MOVE COMES IN THE WAKE OF REVELATIONS IN THE EPSTEIN FILES AND AS KAREN K FOR REPORTS, LAWMAKERS IN THE U.S.

ARE PUSHING FOR SIMILAR ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THOSE WITH TIES TO THE LATE CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER.

>> Reporter: BRITAIN'S KING CHARLES ARRIVING AT AN EVENT ON THURSDAY DECLINING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS BROTHER, ANDREW'S ARREST.

ANDREW WAS ARRESTED THURSDAY MORNING ON SUSPICION OF MISCONDUCT IN PUBLIC OFFICE, ACCORDING TO THE THAMES VALLEY POLICE.

IT COMES ON THE HEELS OF THE U.S.

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS DETAILING THE FORMER PRINCE'S TIES TO THE LATE SEX OFFENDER, JEFFREY EPSTEIN.

THE POLICE PREVIOUSLY SAID IT WAS ASSESSING WHETHER ANDREW SHARED CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL WITH EPSTEIN DURING HIS TIME AS A UK TRADE ENVOY.

>> IT IS A COMMON LAW AND IT REQUIRES A REALLY HIGH LEVEL OF PROOF, BECAUSE THE POTENTIAL PENALTY, THE TOTAL POTENTIAL PENALTY, THE MASSIVE PENALTY, IS LIFE IMPRISONMENT.

>> Reporter: THE FORMER PRINCE HAS DENIED ALL OCCUPATIONS AGAINST HIM AND HAS NOT COMMENTED ON THE RECENT ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT IN PUBLIC OFFICE.

IN A STATEMENT, KING CHARLES SAID, "THE LAW MUST TAKE ITS COURSE," AND PLEDGED FULL SUPPORT FOR THE INVESTIGATION.

THE ARREST WITH THE POTENTIAL TO SEND SHOCKWAVES THROUGH THE BRITISH MONARCHY AND GOVERNMENT.

>> THE FIRST DRAMATIC FALLOUT THAT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING FROM THE PUBLICATION OF THESE EPSTEIN FILES SEEMS TO BE, MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, RATHER THAN IN THE UNITED STATES, WHERE THE CRISIS BEGAN.

>> Reporter: SOME LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL CALLING FOR SIMILAR ACCOUNTABILITY, HERE IN THE U.S.

>> GREAT BRITAIN IS HOLDING IS POWERFUL AND PRIVILEGED ACCOUNT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SHOULD DO THE SAME.

>> THE KING IS ACTUALLY SAYING, WE NEED TO FOLLOW THE LAW, HERE.

I WISH OUR GOVERNMENT WERE DOING THE SAME.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, KAREN CAVA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I AM GEOFF BENNETT, TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR -- THE STUNNING AND SWIFT DOWNFALL OF THE FORMER PRINCE ANDREW, WHO HAS NOW BEEN ARRESTED.

THAT IS AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> A NATIONAL NURSES UNION HELD A DAY OF ACTION ACROSS EIGHT STATES TODAY, TO PROTEST IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT.

THREE OF THOSE PROTESTS WERE HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE SAYS THE NURSES ARE CALLING FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S TOP PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS.

>> I.C.E.

IS NOT WELCOME HERE!

>> Reporter: PROTESTERS WITH NATIONAL NURSES UNITED GATHERED TODAY TO DEMAND CONGRESS STOP FUNDING IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AND CUSTOMS AND BORDER CONTROL.

>> ABOLISH I.C.E.!

>> Reporter: THE NURSES UNION STAGED PROTESTS AT THE UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH HILLCREST AND LA JOLLA MEDICAL CENTERS, AND POWER OVER MEDICAL CENTER PAUL WAY.

>> WE STARTED OVER AT UC SAN DIEGO LA JOLLA, DOING A SIMILAR EVENT, KIND OF EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY, TRYING TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR PATIENTS AGAINST I.C.E.

>> Reporter: THEY WANT TO ABOLISH I.C.E.

FOR WHAT THEY SAY IS FOR THE HEALTH OF SAFETY AND PATIENCE OF -- I.C.E.

ENFORCEMENT HAS RAMPED UP AND TACTICS HAS BECOME MORE BRAZEN UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

>> I.C.E.

IS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, PATIENTS ARE AFRAID TO SEEK CARE BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID TO GO OUTSIDE.

>> Reporter: HARGROVE SAYS SHE HASN'T SEEN I.C.E.

ENTER HER HOSPITAL FACILITY, BUT SHE SAYS UNION MEMBERS IN THE COUNTY HAVE REPORTED I.C.E.

INSIDE AND AROUND MEDICAL FACILITIES.

>> YOU BEGIN TO ASK, "DO YOU HAVE A WARRANT?"

AND SUDDENLY, THE PASSENGER WINDOW EXPLODES WITH GLASS EVERYWHERE.

>> Reporter: PROTESTERS SAY THEY WANT CLEAR PROTOCOLS FOR HOSPITALS TO REINFORCE SENATE BILL 81, THAT PROHIBITS HOSPITALS FROM SHARING PATIENTS' IMMIGRATION STATUS WITH I.C.E.

AGENTS, UNLESS THERE IS A JUDICIAL WARRANT.

IN A STATEMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY SAID, "I.C.E.

DOES NOT CONDUCT ENFORCEMENT AT HOSPITALS, PERIOD.

WE WOULD ONLY GO INTO A HOSPITAL IF THERE WAS AN ACTIVE DANGER TO PUBLIC SAFETY."

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MEASLES REMAINS A MAJOR CONCERN IN THE U.S.

THERE HAVE BEEN FIVE NEW OUTBREAKS, SO FAR THIS YEAR, WITH CASES REPORTED IN 24 STATES.

MANDY GAITHER TALKS WITH A DOCTOR ABOUT WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE MEASLES AND ITS VACCINE.

>> Reporter: TWO DOSES OF THE VACCINE THAT PROTECTS AGAINST MEASLES ARE ABOUT 97% EFFECTIVE, AT PREVENTING INFECTION FROM THE VIRUS, BUT WHAT ABOUT THAT OTHER 3%?

>> NOTHING IS 100% EFFECTIVE.

THEY DON'T MAKE YOU, YOU KNOW, IMMORTAL.

>> Reporter: DR.

SARAH NOZZLE WITH THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICIANS SAYS IT IS RARE, BUT ABOUT 3 IN 100 PEOPLE EXPOSED TO MEASLES CAN STILL CATCH THE VIRUS, EVEN IF THEY ARE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST THE DISEASE.

HOWEVER, SHE SAYS, HEADING BOTH DOSES OF THE VACCINE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERS RISK OF BEING INFECTED, AND, IF YOU DO GET SICK, SHE SAYS, THE ILLNESS ISN'T LIKELY TO BE AS SEVERE AS IT COULD BE IN AN UNVACCINATED PERSON.

>> SIX, AT FIRST, IT CAN LOOK LIKE A COLD, YOU CAN GET A FEVER AND A COUGH, RED EYES, RUNNY NOSE.

BUT, AS YOU GET MORE SIX, 1 IN 4 INDIVIDUALS, CHILDREN, WHO GET MEASLES, WILL END UP HOSPITALIZED.

>> Reporter: LESS THAN THREE MONTHS INTO 2026, THERE HAVE BEEN 910 CONFIRMED MEASLES CASES REPORTED TO THE CDC.

OF THOSE, 94% WERE IN PEOPLE WHO WERE EITHER UNVACCINATED, OR THEIR VACCINATION STATUS WAS UNKNOWN.

30 OF THOSE PATIENTS WERE HOSPITALIZED, MOST OF THEM, UNDER AGE 5.

DOCTORS ARE AFRAID OF MEASLES.

MEASLES IS INCREDIBLY SCARY, IN THE SENSE THAT, IT IS SO CONTAGIOUS, SO IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN PROTECTED WITH A VACCINE, YOU ARE VERY LIKELY TO GET INFECTED, IF ANYONE AROUND YOU HAS THE MEASLES.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>>> THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF ATTENTION AROUND THE NEW TRUMP ACCOUNTS.

THE ACCOUNTS CAN HELP FAMILIES START TO BUILD SAVINGS FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S FUTURE.

HERE IS IVAN RODRIGUEZ WITH WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW, AND WHO IS ELIGIBLE.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR, FAMILIES WILL HAVE ONE MORE OPTION TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN'S FINANCIAL FUTURES.

IT'S CALLED THE 530(A) ACCOUNT, BETTER KNOWN AS A TRUMP ACCOUNT.

TO QUALIFY, A CHILD HAS TO BE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 AT THE END OF THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ACCOUNT IS OPEN FOR THEM.

THEY MUST ALSO BE A U.S.

CITIZEN AND HAVE A VALID SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT.

THE FIRST STEP FOR MANY PARENTS BEGINS THIS TAX SEASON.

>> FILE FORM 4547 ON THE TAXES WHEN THEY FILED THIS YEAR.

THAT IS BASICALLY GOING TO TELL THE IRS THAT YOU PLAN TO OR WANT TO OPEN THIS ACCOUNT.

>> Reporter: ELIGIBLE KIDS BORN BETWEEN JANUARY 21st 2025 AND DECEMBER 31st, 2028, ARE THEN EXPECTED TO RECEIVE A ONE-TIME CONTRIBUTION OF $1000 FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

>> $1000 OVER 18 YEARS, CAN EASILY GROW TO $3000 OR $4000.

>> Reporter: IF YOUR CHILD ISN'T BORN IN THAT TIMEFRAME?

>> MILLIONS OF OTHER CHILDREN ARE ELIGIBLE TO OPEN TRUMP ACCOUNTS AND CAN GET ALL SORTS OF FREE MONEY, POTENTIALLY, IN FORMS OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN THEIR FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: FAMILY, FRIENDS, EMPLOYERS, STATES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND PHILANTHROPISTS, CAN ALL MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO AN ACCOUNT.

HOWEVER, FAMILY AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS COMBINED MAY NOT EXCEED $5000 PER YEAR FOR A SINGLE ACCOUNT.

THAT LIMIT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN 2027, BASED ON COST OF LIVING.

>> I THINK SO MUCH OF THE DISCUSSION IS, SHOULD I DO A TRUMP ACCOUNT, OR A 529 PLAN, OR A TRUST ACCOUNT?

I THINK THE RIGHT ANSWER IS, BOTH.

>> Reporter: I AM IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

>>> SAN DIEGANS ARE LETTING CITY LEADERS KNOW THEY ARE SICK OF POTHOLE RIDDEN ROADS.

SINCE THE FIRST STORM ARRIVED EARLIER THIS WEEK, 175 POTHOLES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER, KGTV, REACHED OUT TO THE CITY TO SEE WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO ALL OF THE DAMAGE.

THE CITY SAYS IT WILL LIKELY TAKE ANOTHER DAY OR TWO BEFORE THEY GET A GOOD IDEA OF ALL THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

>> WELL, ON ANY GIVEN DAY, WE CAN DO AS MANY AS 15.

IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE VOLUME OF CALLS WE RECEIVE.

WE WILL ASSESS OUR BACKLOG AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE WILL HAVE ONE CREW OUT PER DISTRICT, SO AS MANY AS NINE CREWS OUT FOR TIME AND, YOU KNOW, ASSESS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, PRIORITIZE EMERGENCY PAGES THAT COME IN.

>> AND, THEY SAY, BEFORE THE RAIN, THEY ALREADY HAD A BACKLOG OF ABOUT 100 POTHOLES, WHICH IS ACTUALLY A HISTORIC LOW FOR THE POTHOLE PATCHING PROGRAM.

IF YOU WANT TO REPORT A POTHOLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU CAN DO SO THROUGH THE GET IT DONE APP.

>>> AFTER A SERIES OF STORMS, NICE TO SEE THIS FINAL ONE BEGIN TO PUSH AWAY, IN OUR WEATHER HEADLINES, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE ARE WRAPPING UP THE FINAL ROUND OF RAIN, WIND, AND MOUNTAIN SNOW, BUT SOME COOLER CONDITIONS TURN BACK IN.

WATCH FOR SOME PATCHY FOG OR FROST LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY, THE WEEKEND, AND NEXT WEEK LOOKS TO BE TRENDING DRIER AND WARMER.

THROUGH TONIGHT, WE CONTINUE TO BE WATCHING THE SHOWERS MOVE ON OUT, BY TOMORROW MORNING, AGAIN, SOME FOG THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

AND THEN, WE CLEAR OUT NICELY AS WE HEAD INTO LATER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, STARTING WITH SUNSHINE AND THAT SHOULD LINGER INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE COULD SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE MOISTURE STARTING TO MOVE IN BY SATURDAY NIGHT, MOST OF US SHOULD REMAIN DRY.

WE STILL HAVE THIS FINAL BATCH HERE PUSHING ON THROUGH, THAT MEANS YOU COULD SEE MORE SNOW ON MOUNT LAGUNA AND SOME COLD SHOWERS IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

WATCH THE SHOWERS.

IN SAN DIEGO, OCEANSIDE, AND CHULA VISTA, BEGINNING TO WRAP ON UP, AS OUR STORM PUSHES TO THE EAST.

THAT DOES LEAVE BEHIND SOME COOLER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY, WITH TEMPERATURES A BIT BELOW THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE, BUT AT LEAST WE WILL SEE THE SUN START TO COME OUT THROUGH SOME CLOUDS, MOUNT LAGUNA, 56, 53 IN BORREGO SPRINGS, SAN DIEGO AT 62, OCEANSIDE AND CHULA VISTA UPPER AND LOWER 60s.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK, WE ARE GOING TO BE TRACKING ANOTHER STORM, BUT THIS ONE SHOULD TRACK A BIT FURTHER TO THE NORTH, SO WE SHOULD REMAIN MAINLY DRY.

WE WILL FOLLOW THAT INTO THE FIVE-DAY FORECAST ACROSS THE COAST, A STEADY CLIMB OF TEMPERATURES.

BEFORE WE KNOW IT, WE ARE BACK TO THE 70s TO START NEXT WEEK.

WE LOOK FURTHER INLAND HERE, LOWER 60s FOR OUR COOL FRIDAY, UPPER 60s LEADING TO MID-70s OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK STAYS SUNNY AND PLEASANT.

THE MOUNTAINS STAY CLOUDY AND COLD FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS, A LITTLE BIT CHILLY STILL ON SUNDAY, BEFORE BACK TO THE 50s ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY, AND ACROSS DESERT LOCATIONS, COOLER WEATHER EVEN THROUGH SATURDAY.

ORDINARILY, 80 DEGREES EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM ARIELLA SCALESE.

>>> SAN DIEGO CELEBRATING A BIG MILESTONE AND TONIGHT, AS THE PROGRAM'S 100th EPISODE RIGHT HERE ON KPBS, TUNE IN AT 8:00 FOR A LOOK BACK AT SOME OF THE FIRST BROADCASTS.

>>> ON SATURDAY, THE OCEANSIDE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL LAUNCHES ITS 15th YEAR WITH A DAY OF SURF FILMS AT THE BROOKS THEATER.

BUT, KPBS CINEMA JUNKIE, BETH OKAMOTO, SAYS THIS YEAR BRINGS NEW CHALLENGES FOR THE FESTIVAL.

>> Reporter: THE OCEANSIDE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATING ITS 15th YEAR, AND BEING A SMALL FESTIVAL, WEREN'T CHALLENGING ENOUGH, THIS YEAR, IT IS HOMEBASE, THE BROOKS THEATER IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, SAYS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LOU NILES.

>> THEY ARE EXPANDING SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT BEING COMPLETED, JUST HAVING A WONDERFUL BETTER PLACE TO PRESENT WITH SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THEY ARE DOING, BUT WE HAVE OUR KICKOFF NIGHT AND DAY, IS SURF SATURDAY ON FEBRUARY 21st AT THE BROOKS THEATER, AND THEN WE WILL MOVE OVER TO THE STARR THEATER WEDNESDAY, THE 25th, THROUGH SATURDAY, THE 28th.

>> Reporter: THE STAR IS JUST WALKS AWAY FROM THE BROOKS AND EASY TO SPOT WITH ITS GORGEOUS, VINTAGE NEON MARQUEE.

>> WE ARE BLESSED, IT IS AN AMAZING THEATER WITH OVER 400 SEATS, A BIG, BEAUTIFUL STAGE.

SO, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO TRYING THAT OUT WITH THE WHOLE BODY OF THE FILM FESTIVAL.

>> Reporter: THE FESTIVAL OPENS WITH ITS SIGNATURE SURF PROGRAMMING WHICH TAKES USERS FROM A SURF IN TAIWAN TO A MUSICAL AND THEN IT MOVES TO THE STAR, WHERE AUDIENCES CAN SEE A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE FIRST MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY.

A STORY ABOUT LESBIAN BIRDS, AND A SCI-FI TALE ABOUT RENTING OUT YOUR BODY.

>> WELCOME TO TENANCY.

TURN YOUR TIME INTO MONEY.

>> WE OFFER OUR GUESTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEMPORARILY USE ANOTHER PERSON'S BODY.

>> Reporter: THE STAR WILL ALSO HOST ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CARLY NILES' ANNUAL ONE-ON-ONE FILMMAKER TALK.

THIS YEAR, IT IS WITH CATHERINE HARDWICK.

>> CATHERINE HARDWICK AND I WORKED TOGETHER ON THREE DIFFERENT FILMS, AND SO, I REACHED OUT TO HER AND SHE IS JUST AN EXTRAORDINARY ARTIST.

SHE IS JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH HER PROCESS, REALLY, OF HOW SHE MAKES A FILM AND HOW SHE DEVELOPS IT.

>> Reporter: FOR THE DOCUMENTARY, "DESERT ANGEL," AUDIENCES WILL ALSO GET A CHANCE TO HEAR VINCENT DELUCA DISCUSSES PROCESS.

>> HE FOLLOWED A VERY EMOTIONAL STORY ABOUT RAPHAEL, WHO CAME TO THIS COUNTRY AS AN IMMIGRANT 40 YEARS AGO, HE LEGALIZED HIMSELF, AND THEN HE STARTED ON A PATH TO HELP THE NEW IMMIGRANTS INTO SAFETY.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR, ALL THE FEATURE FILMS HAPPEN TO BE DOCUMENTARIES.

>> I THINK WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN FOR REALLY THOUGHTFUL SUBJECTS, SO THEY LEND THEMSELVES TO DOCUMENTARIES.

>> Reporter: NILES ADDS THAT THE FESTIVAL NEVER PROGRAMS WITH A SPECIFIC GENRE OR THEME IN MIND.

>> WE DON'T SET A THEME BECAUSE IT'S SET BY THE FILMMAKERS WHO SUBMIT AND THOSE FILMS OFTEN TELL A STORY OF HOW PEOPLE ARE FEELING IN THE WORLD OUT HERE.

>> Reporter: BUT, PLENTY OF NARRATIVE STORIES CAN STILL BE FOUND IN THE SHORTS SPOTS.

>> WE PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO OUR PROGRAMMING, STERLING, ANNA, AND I WORKED REALLY HARD ON PUTTING TOGETHER BLOCKS THAT REALLY FLOW TOGETHER.

>> EVERY YEAR, CARLY AND I GO THROUGH TITLES WITHIN THE MULTITUDES OF HUNDREDS, AND IT'S ABOUT A SIX MONTH PROCESS, TO GO THROUGH SO MANY FILMS.

EVEN WHEN THE PROGRAMMERS WORK WITH US.

>> Reporter: CODIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING, STERLING ANNA.

>> IT IS AN ARDUOUS PROCESS BUT ALSO A REWARDING ONE.

SEEING ALL OF THE STORIES THAT COME OUT INTO THE ZEITGEIST ANY GIVEN YEAR, YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT THE PRIMARY TALKING POINTS OF THE WORLD ARE.

>> Reporter: AND OCEANSIDE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WANTS TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR FILMMAKERS TO BE HEARD, ESPECIALLY NOW.

>> I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT IN THE WORLD AT THIS POINT, TO SUPPORT FILM AND THE ARTS.

I THINK IT IS KIND OF A DIFFERENT CLIMATE, NOW, THAT WE ARE IN, IN OUR LIVES.

AND I THINK THE ARTS SAVE AND THEY MAKE EVERYTHING BETTER, AND IT'S AMAZING, AND AN HONOR FOR US TO HELP RUN THIS FILM FESTIVAL.

>> Reporter: THE OCEANSIDE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT SUPPORTING THE ARTS, AND MAKING THINGS BETTER, THROUGH FILM.

BETH ACCOMANDO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

SURVIVORS OF LAST YEAR'S LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES SAY THEY ARE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A POLITICAL BATTLE OVER DISASTER AID.

NPR'S "MORNING EDITION" REPORTS ON HOW THAT IS MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR SOME TO REBUILD.

>>> SAN DIEGO FC IS PREPARING FOR ITS SEASON OPENER THIS SATURDAY AT SNAPDRAGON STADIUM.

KPBS ROUNDTABLE WILL TALK ABOUT EXPECTATIONS FOR THE TEAM'S SECOND SEASON.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

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