
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Season 1 Episode 2990 | 27m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Stormy weather in San Diego County has forced some local school districts to close.
Stormy weather in San Diego County has forced some local school districts to close on Thursday. But there's at least one place where a snow day doesn't mean that class is out of session. Plus, children in foster care are on their own when they age out of the system. A local organization is trying to make that transition easier.
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Thursday, February 23, 2023
Season 1 Episode 2990 | 27m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Stormy weather in San Diego County has forced some local school districts to close on Thursday. But there's at least one place where a snow day doesn't mean that class is out of session. Plus, children in foster care are on their own when they age out of the system. A local organization is trying to make that transition easier.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>>> THE STORM MOVING TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS BROUGHT SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS AND EVEN MORE IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
WHILE THE WINTRY WEATHER MEANT CLASSES WERE CANCELED OTHERS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE SNOW.
OUR REPORTER JOINED THESE SIXTH- GRADE STUDENTS AND SHE SHOWS US HOW THEIR DAY WENT.>> STUDENTS WHO WENT TO THIS CAMP GOT A SNOWY SURPRISE THINGS TO THE RECENT STORM HITTING SAN DIEGO.
THIS WEEK WAS ESPECIALLY SPECIAL BECAUSE IT SNOWED.
WE ARE ALL SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF SNOWFALL YESTERDAY.
THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING FOR THE KIDS.
TODAY WE HAVE PROBABLY SEVEN OR 8 INCHES.
>> THIS IS THE PRINCIPLE OF THE SCHOOL AND SAYS THAT SNOW DAYS ARE NOT VERY COMMON.
>> WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF SMALL SNOWSTORMS THIS YEAR.
THE LAST ONE WAS A FEW WEEKS AGO AND WE DID NOT GET ANY.
THE LAST BIG SNOW LIKE THIS WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
>> IT CREATES A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE FOR THE KIDS.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY COOL.
>> WERE YOU EXPECTING IT?
>> KNOW.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD JUST BE COLD AND RAINING.
>> YESTERDAY THERE WERE THESE LITTLE CIRCLES BECAUSE APPARENTLY THE RAIN FROZE MIDWAY.
>> I LIKE IT A LOT BECAUSE IT IS MY FIRST TIME.
>> I DID NOT KNOW WE WERE GOING TO SLIDE.
THERE WAS A LOT OF SNOW AT THE BEGINNING AND THEN THEY PILED IT, WHICH WAS SAD.
>> THEY SAY THESE KIDS GOT EXPERIENCE THEY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER, AND THAT IS A PART OF WHAT THE OUTDOOR SCHOOL TRIES TO SHOW THEM.
>> THEY SPEND THE WEEK WITH US AND STAY IN CABINS.
THEY GO HIKING AND LEARN SCIENCE OUT ON THE TRAIL AND THEY GET TO PLAY IN NATURE AND GET A DEEP CONNECTION AND LEARN A LOT ABOUT SCIENCE WHEN THEY ARE HERE.
>> THE SNOW IS MORE THAN ENOUGH MOTIVATION TO GIVE THEM OUTDOORS THIS WEEK.
>> THEY WAKE UP AND LOOK OUT AND SEE SNOW ON THE GROUND AND THEY ARE CHEERING AND YELLING.
THEY WANT TO GO OUT AND PLAY IN THE SNOW.
THEY ARE REALLY EXCITED.
>> THE COLD WEATHER MEANS LOCAL SHELTERS WILL BE INCREASING CAPACITY TONIGHT.
MORE THAN 100 EXTRA SPACES WILL BE AVAILABLE.
SPREAD ACROSS FOUR DIFFERENT LOCATIONS DOWNTOWN INCLUDING LIVING CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION, AND TO LOCATIONS WITHIN FATHER JOE'S VILLAGES.
LOCAL COMMUNITIES CAN EXPECT TO INCHES OF RAIN OR MORE THROUGH SATURDAY ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
WE WILL HAVE MORE WEATHER COVERAGE IN A LITTLE BIT INCLUDING OUR EXTENDED FORECAST.
>>> THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR GAVE AN UPDATE ON THE STATE OF OUR STREETS TODAY.
MELISSA SAYS THE CITY STARTS TO PLAN TO FIX MORE THAN JUST POTHOLES.
>> SINCE THE HEAVY RAINS IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY OUR CREWS HAVE BUILT 17,000 POTHOLES.
>> THE MAYOR SAYS THEY HAVE ABOUT 550 PENDING COMPLAINTS IN THE CITY.
>> ON MARCH 1 THEY WILL START RESURFACING ROADS.
REPLACING IT WITH NEW ASPHALT.
>> THERE WILL BE MORE THAN 200 STREET SEGMENTS PLANNED RANGING FROM ONE LESS THAN 1/10 OF A MILE TO AS LONG AS 2.5 MILES ALL AROUND THE CITY INCLUDING DIVISION STREET.
>> THEY WANT TO UPDATE THE CITY STREET PRESERVATION CHANGING AND SO BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC UTILITIES MUST RETURN THE ROAD TO THE SAME OR BETTER CONDITION AFTER THE WORK IS COMPLETE.
ALSO WANTS TO COMPLETE A STREAK CONDITION ASSESSMENT WHICH HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2016.
>> THEY WILL COLLECT FRESH DATA ON ALL 2000 MILES OF ROADS IN THE CITY STREETS BEGINNING MARCH 1 INCOMPLETELY WORK SOMETIME THIS FALL.
THE RESULTS FROM THE SURVEY WILL GIVE US UPDATED AND ACCURATE PICTURES OF THE STATE OF THE STREETS AND HELP TO REFINE A PLAN.
>> AN AGREEMENT HAS ALSO BEEN MADE WITH PRIVATE-SECTOR ELECTRICIANS TO ADDRESS THE BACKLOG OF OVER 5900 STREETLIGHT COMPLAINTS.
>> BY THE SUMMER WE WILL BEGIN REPAIRS ON AN ESTIMATED 175,000 SQUARE FOOT SIDEWALK IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE CITY.
>> IF YOU HAVE A CONCERN IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD OR IN THE COMMUNITY REPORTED THROUGH THE CITIES GET IT DONE AT.
>>> ONE OF NORTH COUNTY'S LONGEST-SERVING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IS READY TO CALL IT A CAREER.
A STUDENT FROM THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE SAYS THE POLICE CHIEF WILL LEAVE HIS POSITION ON APRIL 1.
WE HAVE TALKED WITH HIM FOR A VARIETY OF STORIES OVER THE YEARS.
HE GREW UP IN OCEANSIDE AND STARTED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 1989.
>>> ANTIDEVELOPMENT IN THE CASE INVOLVING FORMER FOOTBALL PLAYERS ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING AN UNDERAGE TEENAGER.
AND SONORAN SHAMPOOS WERE LOOKING FOR PHOTOS AND VIDEOS AND LOCATION DATA ON CELL PHONES AS WELL AS SOCIAL MEDIA.
BESIDES THE THREE MEN NAMED IN THE CIVIL LAWSUIT ONCE REFILLED POLICE WERE ALSO LOOKING INTO TWO OTHER MEN AS POSSIBLE SUSPECTS.
THE DAS OFFICE DECLINED TO FILE CHARGES SAYING THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE FOR A CONVICTION.
A CIVIL SUIT FILED BY THE NOT 18-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IS STILL ONGOING.
STRAIGHT DAYS AFTER SAN DIEGO POLICE ANNOUNCED ARRESTS IN THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING OPERATION LOCAL LEADERS ARE CALLING FOR THE REPEAL OF ANY STATE LAW THAT ELIMINATED MANY CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR PROSTITUTION.
SOME ORGANIZATIONS SAY THEY WANT PROOF THE LAW IS NOT EFFECTIVE.
>> THEY CAME TOGETHER IN SAN DIEGO THIS MORNING WITH ONE GOAL IN MIND.
REPEALING SENATE BILL 357:DECRIMINALIZE IS LOITERING FOR THE INTENT TO SELL SEX.
THEY HAD STRONG WORDS ABOUT THIS.
>> IT IS A SMOKESCREEN IN THE BEGINNING OF AN ATTEMPT TO LEGALIZE PROSTITUTION ALL OVER.
>> EARLIER THIS WEEK THE LARGEST STING OPERATION LED TO OVER 48 ARRESTS IN SAN DIEGO AND NATIONAL CITY POLICE SAY EIGHT TEENAGERS RANGING IN AGE FROM 13 TO 17 WERE VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING OPERATION.
ADVOCATE SAYS IT PUTS YOUTH AND PARTICULARLY THOSE IN FOSTER CARE AT A HIGHER RISK FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION.
>> NOT ONLY DID IT MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO SEEK OUT AND DEAL WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND PROSTITUTION RINGS BUT IT HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR CHILDREN TO BE DEFENDED BECAUSE FOR THOSE WHO WERE PERPETRATING IT DEFENDED THEM.
>> THIS ATTORNEY SAYS SHE WANTS TO SEE THE DAY THOUGH THAT IT IS INEFFECTIVE BECAUSE IT IS INTENDED TO A PUPIL REPORT EXPLOITATION AND PROTECT WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.
>> WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS FEEL SECURE IN SEEKING HELP WITHOUT FEAR OF INCARCERATION AND WITHOUT FEAR OF HAVING YOUR KIDS TAKEN AWAY OR LOSING YOUR HOME.
>> THEY HAVE BECOME MORE BRAZEN SINCE THIS.
THEY WERE IT COULD LEAD TO MORE PEOPLE BEING TRAPPED AND SEX WORK IN SEX TRAFFICKING.
>> SLAVERY IS NOT WORK.
ENSLAVING A CHILD THAT CANNOT CONSENT.
A WOMAN THAT IS IN SLATE BECAUSE OF ECONOMIC VIOLENCE OR GENDER INEQUALITY IS SLAVERY.
>> FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ARE REVIEWING THE ARRESTS ON FURTHER ACTION.
>>> A SAN DIEGO NONPROFIT HELP SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE WHO AGED OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM IS CELEBRATING ITS 20th ANNIVERSARY.
CLEAR STRONG LENTINI ME SOME OF THE PEOPLES WHOSE LIVES IT HAS CHANGED.
>>I THINK I AM SOMEWHAT OF A PERFECTIONIST.
I DO NOT LIKE CAUSING TOO MUCH ATTENTION.
I FEEL LIKE IF I AM AS MINIMAL AS POSSIBLE I CAN FIT IN ANYWHERE.
>> SHE HAVE LOST THE NONPROFIT THAT SUPPORTS 18 ,-26 TRANSITIONING FROM FOSTER CARE INTO ADULTHOOD IN 2003.
AFTER YEARS OF INSTABILITY THEY WANT THEM TO TAKE CHARGE OF HER LIFE SO SHE TAUGHT HER HOW TO DRIVE.
>> I FELT REALLY STRONGLY THAT I WANTED THEM TO HAVE THE INDEPENDENCE THAT EVERY WOMAN SHOULD HAVE SO THEY CAN MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES.
WE CAN GO TO STARBUCKS AND HAVE A FRED PACINO.
THAT WAS A REWARD AFTER WE WOULD GO OUT AND PRACTICE.
>> CALIFORNIA ALLOWS PEOPLE TO REMAIN IN FOSTER CARE UP TO AGE 21.
AFTER THAT THEY ARE ON THEIR OWN WHICH IS WHY THEY DECIDED TO TAKE THINGS A STEP FURTHER BY ADOPTING HER.
>> MY THING WAS TO MAKE HER FEEL LIKE SHE FELT I WOULD BE AROUND NO MATTER WHAT.
>> SOMEWHAT UNIQUE JUST-IN-TIME PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING A FAMILY TO THE SUPPORT TO CONNECT ME WITH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND EVEN HELP SOMEONE THINGS LIKE BUYING FURNITURE AND PREPARING FOR JOB INTERVIEWS.
>> I REMEMBER BEING UP AND WATCHING A MOVIE WITH MY FAMILY WHEN THERE WAS A KNOCK AT THE DOOR.
I REMEMBER MY MOTHER GETTING UP AND ANSWERING THE DOOR.
THERE WERE SHERIFF DEPUTIES AND SOCIAL WORKERS.
>> DESPITE THE CHALLENGES HE WENT TO GRADUATE SCHOOL AND NOW TEACHES IN FOSTER CARE ADULTS HOW TO MANAGE THEIR MONEY AND BECOME FINANCIALLY LITERATE.
MANY OF THE STAFF AGED OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM THEMSELVES.
AFTER YEARS OF SUFFERING FROM LOW SELF-ESTEEM SHE NOW HELPS OTHERS ACCESS THINGS LIKE THERAPY.
>> TO COME IN AND SAY I GET IT THAT IS ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID.
>> JUST IN TIME TO SUPPORT SINCE IT LAUNCHED NOW HOPING TO HELP OTHERS SET UP SIMILAR PROGRAMS.
BACK AT THE APARTMENT THE GAME OF CARDS HAS WRAPPED UP.
SHE IS GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT AND DEDICATION.
>> I AM AMAZED AT HOW MUCH THEY GIVE TO EVERY ONE AND I LEARN FROM THEM EVERY DAY.
IT IS AMAZING.
>> THAT IS TEAM USA SOCCER STAR ALEX MORGAN.
HER GOAL HELPED THE NATIONAL TEAM BEAT BRAZIL TO WIN THE SHE BELIEVES COMP.
IT WAS A WARM UP FOR SEVERAL NATIONAL TEAMS AHEAD OF THIS SUMMER'S WORLD CUP SHE IS ONE OF THE SAN DIEGO PLAYERS ON TEAM USA.
>>> YOU WAIT FOR PADRES FANS IS ALMOST OVER.
SPRING TRAINING BEGINS TOMORROW.
>>> LEGOLAND IS IS CELEBRATING A NEW SEASON AND THEY SHARE THIS VIDEO WITH US.
VERY COOL.
THE PARK WAS BUILT WITH 150,000 LEGO BRICKS.
A PART OF A LARGER ATTRACTION CALLED MANY LAND USA SHOWING LANDMARKS AND WILL DEBUT MARCH 23.
IT EVEN HAS ITS OWN WORKING VIDEO.
>>> RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TOMORROW NIGHT, AND THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO PREPARE IF YOU ARE IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA.
THERE ARE SANDBAGS AVAILABLE IN A VARIETY OF LOCATIONS.
SOME WILL HAVE THEM PREFILLED AND OTHERS WILL HAVE TO FILL ON YOUR OWN.
>>> LOOKING AT A POWERFUL STORM HEADED THIS WAY.
IT WILL BE WITH US ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
THIS WILL BE A HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM WITH LOW ELEVATION SNOW.
IT WILL ALSO SEE WIDESPREAD RAIN.
SOME OF THAT WILL BE LEADING TO FLOODING.
TALKING ABOUT THE STORM DROPPING RIGHT DOWN THE COAST.
THIS IS A COLD STORM.
WE WILL SEE HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW DEVELOPING HERE.
VERY LOW SNOW LEVELS.
YOU CAN SEE THE WIND INCREASING AGAIN.
THERE COULD BE SOME CLOSURES.
WE ALSO SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN LEADING TO FLOODING.
FLOOD WATCHES ARE ALREADY OUT.
SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED.
IN THE MOUNTAINS WE WILL BE LOOKING AT HEAVY SNOW.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE BEING ISSUED.
SNOW LEVELS RISING AROUND 5000 FEET AND THEN DROPPING DOWN BELOW 4000 FEET.
, SNOW WILL FALL?
LOOK AT THE SNOWFALL FORECAST.
TALKING FEET OF SNOW.
ANYWHERE FROM 2-4 FEET OF SNOW.
MAY BE EVEN MORE THAN THAT AROUND BIG BEAR LAKE.
AROUND FIVE OR SIX FEET OF SNOW.
THAT IS AMAZING.
TONIGHT WE WILL SEE A COUPLE OF SHOWERS IN THE METRO.
TEMPERATURES AROUND 50 IN SAN DIEGO.
SURROUNDING AREAS IN THE UPPER 30s.
HERE IS THE FUTURE SATELLITE AND RADAR.
SHOWERS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
HERE COMES THE HEAVY RAIN.
HIS BAND RIGHT HERE IS GOING TO SET UP SHOP FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
TOMORROW WE ARE LOOKING AT SHOWERS AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL AGAIN.
50s TO NEAR 60 DEGREES.
AS WE TAKE YOU THROUGH THE WEEKEND DOWNPOURS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
WE CAN SEE SOME DRIER CONDITIONS.
INLAND SECTIONS.
HERE COMES THE HEAVY RAIN.
UP INTO THE MOUNTAINS WINTER STORM CONDITIONS.
SNOW AND WIND.
DO NOT WANT TO BE TRAVELING ANYWHERE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.
COOL WITH HEAVY RAIN COMING IN.
>>> MANY FAMILIES HAVE THE ADHD DRUG ADDERALL IN THEIR HOME AT LEAST ONE AVAILABLE.
WE ARE NOW SEVERAL MONTHS INTO A SHORTAGE AND THAT IS HAVING AN IMPACT ON KIDS AND THEIR SCHOOL.
>> SHE SAYS THAT ADDERALL CHANGED HER LIFE FOR THE BETTER.
>> JUST AS IF ANYONE IS WEARING GLASSES YOU GET USED TO IT AND DO NOT REALIZE THEY ARE DIRTY.
WHEN YOU CLEAN THEM OFF HAVING THAT EXTRA BIT OF CLARITY MAKES A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE.
>> SHE IS ONE OF MANY AMERICANS DEALING WITH THE SHORTAGE.
ONE REASON IS THAT DEMAND FOR ADDERALL HAS GONE UP FROM 35.5 MILLION PRESCRIPTIONS AND 2019 TO 45 MILLION LAST YEAR , BUT SOME HAVE YET TO CLARIFY WHAT ISSUES THEY ARE HAVING AND THEY SAY THAT IS A PART OF THE PROBLEM.
>> REALLY DIFFICULT TO BE ABLE TO ANTICIPATE AND COME UP WITH MEANINGFUL SOLUTIONS IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE PROBLEM.
>> THE FDA IS HELPING HOW THEY CAN TO INCREASE SUPPLY, BUT THIS PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGIST SAYS ANYONE LOOKING SHOULD TALK TO THEIR DOCTORS.
>> THEY CAN TALK ABOUT WHETHER THERE ARE OPTIONS THEY THINK WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.
>> SHE SAYS IT WAS NOT AN EASY DECISION AND FOR HER IT IS NOT THE SAME.>> ASIDE FROM THE DESTRUCTION OF CITIES THE LOSS OF HUMAN LIFE IS STAGGERING IN UKRAINE.
MEETING A MAN WHO STEPPED UP TO BRING FALLEN SOLDIERS BACK HOME.
>> ON MOST DAYS THEY SET OUT BEFORE DAWN.
PART OF A VOLUNTEER GROUP CALLED BULLDOZER PP TRANSPORTS THE REMAINS OF UKRAINE'S FALLEN SOLDIERS BACK TO THEIR FAMILIES.
AT A MORGUE IN THE SUBURB A GROUP OF SERVICEMAN ARE WAITING TO ME THE BODY OF PRIVATE.
IT IS SOMBER WORK AND THE MEN MOVE QUICKLY.
THEY HAND OVER THE SOLDIER'S PERSONAL THINGS.
AT THE MOMENT WE HAVE 18 BODIES HE TOLD US.
EACH FAMILY WANTS TO GET THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.>> WHY DO YOU DO THIS WORK?
>> YOU PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO DO THE WORK FOR FREE HE SAYS.
AND NOT EVERYONE HAS THE PSYCHE FOR IT.
THEY ARE LONELY AND THE SEEMINGLY ENDLESS HOURS ON THE ROAD AS HE CRISSCROSSES THE COUNTRY.
BLAZONED ACROSS THE SIDE OF HIS TRUCK IS THE NUMBER 200.
AND MILITARY TERM FOR THE TRANSPORT OF DEAD BODIES THAT DATES BACK TO SOVIET TIMES.
ON OCCASION RECESSIONS OF PEOPLE LINED UP ON THEIR KNEES TO GREET THE TRUCK OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE DEAD.
THAT A MORGUE IN THIS CITY THEY STOPPED TO PICK UP MORE BODIES.
OVERWHELMED BY THE NUMBER OF CASUALTIES THE HOSPITAL HAS TAKEN TO STORING THEM IN A SHIPPING CONTAINER IN THE PARKING LOT AS THE MAN WORK MORNING RELATIVES FILE PAST.
UKRAINE DOES NOT RELEASE INFORMATION ON HOW MANY OF ITS SOLDIERS HAD BEEN KILLED IN ACTION, BUT HIS DAILY LOAD HAS SOARED IN RECENT WEEKS AS FIGHTING HAS RAGED IN EASTERN UKRAINE.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY BODIES YOU HAVE TAKEN BACK TO THEIR HOME TOWNS AT THIS STAGE?
>> HE SAYS AROUND 1000 IN THIS FAN.
>> NOW WE ARE AT A STAGE IN THE WAR WHERE MORE AND MORE UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS ARE BEING KILLED.
ARE YOU SEEING THAT?
>> AT THE MOMENT HE TELLS US YES.
RIGHT NOW IT IS A LARGE AMOUNT.
36 HOURS AFTER HE DROPS OFF THE BODY THE PRIVATE IS GIVEN A PROPER FUNERAL.
KILLED IN THE DON BASS REGION FEBRUARY 11.
HIS MOTHER CAN FINALLY SAY GOODBYE TO HER SON.
>> HOW IMPORTANT WAS IT TO YOU TO HAVE HIS BODY RETURN SO THAT YOU COULD GIVE HIM THIS BEAUTIFUL FUNERAL TODAY?
>> THE MAIN THING IS TO HAVE HIM AT HOME AND NOT LAYING SOMEWHERE EATEN BY BIRDS.
YOU UNDERSTAND HOW AWFUL IT IS WHEN PEOPLE JUST DISAPPEAR SHE SAYS.
WE CANNOT CHANGE ANYTHING.
THANK GOD HE IS HERE AND I CAN COME TO VISIT HIM.
THIS IS THE REASON THEY DO THIS WORK.
SEEING THE FAMILY'S GRIEF IS ALSO INCREDIBLY PAINFUL.
THE HARDEST PART IS WHEN YOU DROP THEM OFF WHEN THERE ARE RELATIVES PRESENT TO LOOK THEM IN THE EYE.
IT IS VERY HARD.
THERE IS SO MUCH EMOTION.
SO MANY TEARS.
BUT THERE IS NO TIME FOR TEARS TONIGHT.
THEY STILL HAVE MORE BODIES TO DELIVER AND ACROSS UKRAINE MANY FAMILIES ARE STILL WAITING.
>>> A GOVERNMENT REPORT EXPLORES POSSIBLE CAUSES OF THE TRAIN DERAILMENT THAT LED TO A TOXIC CHEMICAL SPILL IN OHIO.
>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.
YOU CAN EXPECT PLENTY OF COVERAGE FROM AROUND THE WORLD BY NPR'S MORNING EDITION.
THIS WEEK'S ROUNDTABLE FOCUSES ON CALIFORNIA'S DROUGHT AND WHETHER ALL THESE STORMS ARE HELPING AND HOW MUCH.
THAT AIRS AT 12:30.
YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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