>>> A SOLUTION TO HOMELESSNESS OR A BROKEN PROMISE TONIGHT?

WE'RE HEARING TWO SIDES OF PROPOSITION ONE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, MAYA TRABULSI.

GAVIN NEWSOM WAS APPEARING WITH LEADERS TO RALLY SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSITION.

MELISSA MAY TALKED WITH SUPPORTERS AS WELL AS THOSE OPPOSED.

>> Reporter: SIX POINT 38 BILLION DOLLARS.

NEW UNITS, BEDS, 26,000 OUTPATIENT BEDS.

>> Reporter: GAVIN NEWSOM SAYS A YES VOTE ON THIS MEASURE WOULD HELP PEOPLE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISES GET PROPER TREATMENT AND WOULD EXPAND MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIANS.

>> EVERYONE, NOT JUST ABOUT THOSE CAREGIVERS AND PROFESSIONALS THAT WILL BE SUPPORTED WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED WORKFORCE AND INVESTMENTS BECAUSE OF THIS ONE, BUT IT IS ABOUT YOU.

>> I HAVE BEEN HOMELESS AND UNEMPLOYED AND IF YOU DON'T REALIZE BEING HOMELESS CREATES MENTAL ILLNESS, I DON'T KNOW.

>> Reporter: -- SAYS AS A RESIDENT IN 1999 SHE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF SEVERAL PROGRAMS SHE DESCRIBES AS SIMILAR TO THOSE PROPOSITION ONE WOULD FUND.

>> THERE WAS NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY ABOUT IT.

WHAT IS EXTRAORDINARY OR THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO MAKE ORDINARY PEOPLE LIKE ME HAVE EXTRAORDINARY ODDS.

>> Reporter: THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OPPOSES PROPOSITION ONE.

DIGNITY FOR ALL PROJECT CALLS IT A BROKEN PROMISE.

>> PROPOSITION ONE WOULD IMPOSE A NEW $6.4 BILLION BOND TO PRIMARILY FUND TREATMENT AND INSTITUTIONS.

SO THIS FUNDING WOULD GO TO INPATIENT WALKED IN THE MOCK FACILITIES, WHICH ARE REALLY THE MOST EXPENSIVE AND LEAST EFFECTIVE FORM OF MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS PROPOSITION ONE WILL CAUSE THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIANS TO LOSE ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING MENTAL HEALTH CARE AS THAT FUNDING WOULD BE PUT IN THE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE UNSHELTERED.

>> IT WOULD PROVIDE HOUSING FOR ONLY ABOUT 3% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CALIFORNIANS WHO ARE UNHOUSED ON ANY GIVEN DAY.

THAT NUMBER IS A SMALL FRACTION OF THE NUMBER OF CALIFORNIANS WHO ARE BECOMING UNHOUSED OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.

>>> GOVERNOR NEWSOM ALSO ANNOUNCED MORE TAX RELIEF FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY LAST MONTH'S FLOOD EARLIER THIS WEEK.

THE IRS ANNOUNCED INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAVE UNTIL JUNE 17th TO FILE THEIR FEDERAL TAX RETURNS.

THE GOVERNMENT SAID PEOPLE HAVE UNTIL THE 15th TO FILE BUT PAYMENTS WILL BE DUE ON JUNE 17th.

THE GOVERNOR HOPE IT WILL LEAD TO MORE RELIEF FOR FLOOD VICTIMS.

>>> WE ARE IN THE CURRENT ASSESSMENT PROCESS FOR ELIGIBILITY.

THAT PROCESS IS ONGOING.

BUT THAT MERCY THAT WAS DIRECTED TOWARD EVERYONE, THE PRESIDENT HAS YOUR BACK.

>> IMPACTED TAXPAYERS CAN CLAIM A DISASTER LOSS.

THEY MAY CLAIM THE LOSS FOR THE 2024 TAX YEAR WHEN THEY FILE THEIR RETURN IN THE SPRING OR THEY MAY CLAIM THE LOSS AGAINST 2023 INCOME ON THIS YEAR'S RETURN.

>>> ANOTHER RESOURCE FOR THAT FLOOD IS FEMA.

FEMA WORKED WITH THE STATE COUNTY AND CITY OF SAN DIEGO TO ESTABLISH TWO DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS.

THEY WILL OPEN TOMORROW AT THIS RING VALLEY COUNTY LIBRARY AND THE MOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNITY CAN CENTER.

THEY WILL BE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FROM 10 A.M. UNTIL 7 P.M.

FLOOD VICTIMS CAN APPLY FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE APRIL 19th.

>>> COMING UP TONIGHT, WE WILL SEE CLOUDS MOVING IN AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE 50s.

WE ARE TRACKING A LARGE SPECIFICS DORM BRINGING AREAS OF RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW.

DRY AIR WILL RETURN WE WILL HAVE A CLOSER LOOK.

>>> AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE DIED IN CATASTROPHIC FIRES ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.

THE FIRE HAS GROWN TO BECOME THE LARGEST WILDFIRE IN THE STATES HISTORY AS IT CONTINUES TO THREATEN MORE HOMES, CATTLE, AND LIVES.

RESIDENCE FACE A LONG RECOVERY.

>> Reporter: THE SMALL TOWN OF -- NOW CHARRED AND COVERED IN ASH.

FRIDGE WAS CAUGHT IN A CROSS- SECTION OF SEVERAL FIRES BURNING ACROSS THE PANHANDLE.

THE LARGEST OF THE BLAZES IS THE SMOKEHOUSE CREEK FIRE BURNING MORE THAN 1 MILLION ACRES SO FAR IN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA.

MAKING IT THE LARGEST FIRE ON RECORD IN THE LONE STAR STATE.

OFFICIALS CONFIRMED THURSDAY.

ADDED THAT IN THESE FOR OTHER WILD FIGHTERS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.

>> IT'S HEARTBREAKING BECAUSE THEIR HOME IS SYMBOLIC OF WHAT IT'S HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

>> Reporter: AROUND 80% OF THE LAND HAS BURNED IN ONE COUNTY AND 5000 HEADS OF CATTLE HAVE BEEN BURNED.

THEN THERE WAS THE GRIM TASK OF SEARCHING BURNED HOMES.

>> THERE IS A CHANCE PEOPLE THAT DID NOT SURVIVE WERE TRAPPED BY THE FIRE.

>> Reporter: SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS CANCELED CLASSES FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK WHICH SOME NOUN TURNED INTO DONATION DROP BOX LOCATIONS.

>> JUST TO SEE THE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT.

>> Reporter: THERE IS ONE THING THAT CANNOT BE TOUCHED BY THE FLAMES.

>> THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE.

WE CAME TOGETHER THEN I KNOW WE WILL NOW.

>>> DUELING BOARD OF BUSINESS TODAY.

BOTH PRESIDENT BIDEN AND DONALD TRUMP TROUBLED OF THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER IS IMMIGRATION REMAINS A KEY ISSUE IN THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL RACE.

THE WHITE HOUSE IS CONSIDERING NEW RESTRICTIONS ON ORDER ASYLUM CLAIMS WHILE TRUMP RETURNS TO A THEME WHICH HELPED PROPEL HIS 2016 CAMPAIGN.

WE BACK IT'S UP DANGEROUS BORDER.

WE ARE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT.

>> Reporter: A CURRENT AND FORMER PRESIDENT VISITED DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE BORDER YESTERDAY.

BORDER SECURITY AND SURGES OF MIGRATION.

>> WHY DON'T WE JUST GET TOGETHER AND GET IT DONE.

WE WORK FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, NOT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

WE ARE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

>> Reporter: DONALD TRUMP TRAVELS TO EAGLES PASS.

IT IS WHERE REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT HAD THE NATIONAL GUARD PUT PHYSICAL BARRIERS AND RAZOR WIRE.

>> THE U.S. IS BEING OVERRUN BY THE BIDEN MIGRANT CLIMATE.

IT'S A VICIOUS VIOLATION TO OUR COUNTRY.

>> TRUMP HAS NAMED THE HANDLING A CENTERPIECE OF HIS REELECTION EFFORT AND AFTER REPUBLICANS TANKED A BIPARTISAN PORTABLE IN EARLY FEBRUARY AND OPPOSITION FROM TRUMP, THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN HAS ESSENTIALLY A NEW ANGLE.

>> THE REPUBLICANS HAVE DONE NOTHING.

IF ANYTHING THEY CONSISTENTLY GIVE WAY.

>> Reporter: THIS COMES AS PRESIDENT BIDEN CONSIDERS EXECUTIVE ACTION.

THE ACTION UNDER CONSIDERATION APPEARS TO BE AN EXTENSION OF SOME OF THE TOUGHEST MEASURES.

>>> HUNDREDS OF MIGRANTS CONTINUE TO BE DROPPED OFF TO TRANSIT STATIONS AND THAT'S WHEN VOLUNTEER TAKEOVER TO HELP NOW THEY CAN.

SINCE THE CLOSING OF THE MIGRANT WELCOME CENTER VOLUNTEERS HAVE TRIED TO CREATE A SYSTEM TO HELP THEM GET TO OLD TOWN AND THAT IS WHERE MANY OF THEM WILL GET ON PHONE LINES AND BE GUIDED TO GET TO THE AIRPORT.

>> WELCOME.

ANYWHERE FROM 4 TO 5 BUSES EVERY MORNING.

AND THEN THERE IS ALSO A SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THESE ARE ALL FUNDED BY ORGANIZATIONS.

IT IS NOT FUNDED BY ANY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT.

>>> THE COUNTY BOARD APPROVED A FEDERALLY FUNDED LONG-TERM MIGRANT CENTER.

>>> ESCONDIDO HAS ADOPTED A CONTROVERSIAL POLICY ON HOMELESSNESS WERE DIRECTING THE FIRST MODEL HOUSING.

JACOB EVER SAID IT TAKES A TOUGH ON CRIME APPROACH.

>> Reporter: I'M ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER NOT ANALYZING HOMELESSNESS.

>> Reporter: KIMBERLY WALKER WAS ONE OF A SMALL GROUP OF PUBLIC COMMENTERS VOICING CONCERNS ABOUT THE POLICY BEFORE THE VOTE.

>> YOU ARE MAKING ALL OF THE HOMELESS SEMI ADDICTS AND THAT IS NOT THE CASE.

A LOT OF HOMELESS HERE IN ESCONDIDO OUR FAMILIES.

THEY ARE FAMILIES OF TWO WORKING ADULTS THAT MAKE MINIMUM WAGE.

>> Reporter: ESCONDIDO MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS DRAFT OF THE NEW POLICY STATEMENT WHICH SAID IT SUPPORTS A PUBLIC SAFETY FIRST APPROACH.

HE GOES ON TO CALL HOUSING FIRST A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL APPROACH THAT HAS PROVEN INEFFECTIVE AND UNSUSTAINABLE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SENIORS.

WE ASKED WHITE FOR AN INTERVIEW BUT HE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

IN 2022 HE TOLD KPBS HE HAS LIVED EXPERIENCE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND BEING HOMELESS.

GARCIA DID TALK TO US.

HE SAID THIS POLICY TRIES TO BALANCE COMPASSION AND ENFORCEMENT.

>> PART OF THE POLICY DESIGN SPECIFIC AREAS AND WE ARE GOING TO WORK WITH.

THAT IS ANOTHER THING WE HAVE TO DO.

DEAL WITH THE HOTSPOTS IN THE AREAS WHERE WE HAVE MORE HOMELESS POPULATIONS OF MORE ENCAMPMENTS.

>> Reporter: DURING WEDNESDAY'S MEETING EVERYONE REITERATED CRIME STATISTICS AND MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS IN THE CITY'S HOMELESS POPULATION.

>> THIS POLICY DOES NOT CREATE PLACES TO GO WE WILL MAKE ANY PROGRESS.

>> Reporter: FRANK ANGELL IS THE CEO OF INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES WHICH IS THE LARGEST SERVICE PROVIDER THE CITY.

HE ATTENDED THE MEETING IS IS CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THE POLICY COULD AFFECT HIS ORGANIZATION.

>> IN ESCONDIDO THERE ARE NO AVAILABLE SHELTER BEDS.

THERE ARE NOT PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO.

>> Reporter: THE STATEMENT SAYS IT NEEDS TO HELP SPECIFIC ON SHELTER POPULATION BEFORE HELPING OTHER RESIDENTS FROM OTHER AREAS.

GARCIA SAID THE DEFICIT COULD HAVE CHALLENGES.

>> AT THE SAME TIME WE ARE LOOKING AT CREATIVE WAYS OF HOW WE CAN PUT SHELTERS AND AVAILABLE BEDS IN ESCONDIDO AND OTHER MEANS WHERE THEY CAN BE SAFE AND PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS.

>> Reporter: THE 2023 TIME COUNT AND 304 UNHOUSED PEOPLE IN ESCONDIDO.

THE LARGEST POPULATION IN NORTH COUNTY.

>>> TODAY IS LEAP DAY.

A BONUS DAY EVERY FOUR YEARS.

WHEN WE DO IT?

AND WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ARE BORN ON THE RAREST BIRTHDAY OF ALL?

MICHAEL YOSHIDA EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE OF EVERY 29th AND WHY THE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY WANT YOU TO LEAP ON.

>> Reporter: DEVRY 29th MARKS -- SWEET 16.

>> I AM SWEETER BECAUSE THIS TIME I'VE BEEN KISSED.

SO IF YOU FEED ME I'LL BE 64.

>> Reporter: SHE IS ONE OF 5 MILLION PEOPLE KNOWN AS LEAP BABIES.

ONLY A BIRTHDAY EVERY FOUR YEARS.

>> WE ARE A RARE BREED.

>> Reporter: IT'S A CURIOUS WORK THAT SERVES A BIG PURPOSE.

>> THE YEAR DOESN'T DIVIDE.

WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: OUR CALENDAR HAS 365 DAYS BECAUSE THAT IS HOW LONG IT TAKES THE EARTH TO ORBIT THE SUN.

BUT IN REALITY THE NUMBERS ARE AROUND 365.242 DAYS.

OVER TIME THAT .242 ADDS UP.

>> AND WE DID NOT OF A LEAP DAY THEN THE MONTHS WOULD GRADUALLY ROTATE AROUND.

UNTIL JANUARY WAS IN SPRING IN MAY WAS IN SUMMER.

>> Reporter: THE SOLUTION POSES PROBLEMS.

>> COMPUTER SYSTEMS, WHEN WE GO ONLINE AND SIGN IN AND PUT OUR BIRTH DATE IN, A LITTLE WINDOW POPS UP AND SAYS, INVALID DATE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS IT'S HER MISSION TO GIVE THE DATE THE RESPECT IT DESERVES AND REMIND PEOPLE TO LEAP ON BOARD WITH LEAP DAY.

>> LEAP DAY IS EVERYONE'S EXTRA DAY.

USE IT WISELY AND DO SOMETHING FUN WITH IT.

>>> CONGRESS APPEARS TO HAVE ONCE AGAIN AVOIDED A PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

AT LEAST FOR NOW.

THE HOUSE VOTED ON A STOPGAP THE BILL THAT WILL PUT A BUDGET INTO MARCH.

SEVERAL FEDERAL AGENCIES WILL RUN OUT OF MONEY AT MIDNIGHT.

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER AND DIDN'T THE CHAMBER IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON THAT TOMORROW EVENING.

DEADLINES ARE MARCH 8th AND THE 22nd.

>>> THE MARCH 5th PRIMARY ELECTION HITS TWO CANDIDATES FROM THE MAJOR PARTIES AGAINST EACH OTHER IN THE 74th DISTRICT.

THOMAS FUDGE TELLS US ABOUT THE SAN DIEGO RACE THAT STRETCHES INTO SOUTHERN ORANGE COUNTY.

>> Reporter: ASSEMBLED DISTRICT 74 AND CRUDES OCEANSIDE VISTA ALONG WITH SAM CLEMENTE AND -- IN ORANGE COUNTY.

IT'S A SWEET DISTRICT WHERE REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS HAVE NEARLY EVEN NUMBERS OF REGISTERED VOTERS.

REPUBLICAN LORI DAVIES IS THE INCUMBENT.

SHE SERVES IN A LEGISLATURE THAT HAS A DEMOCRATIC SUPER MAJORITY IN BOTH HOUSES BUT SHE SAID IT DOESN'T PREVENT HER FOR SERVING HER DISTRICT.

>> I TELL PEOPLE TO LEAVE YOUR POLITICS AND YOUR PARTY AT THE DOOR.

LET'S TALK POLICY.

THAT IS WHAT WE ARE HERE TO DO.

AND IN THE LAST THREE YEARS I HAVE 15 BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW AND A LOT OF DEMOCRATS.

WHAT IS NICE IS YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO GET PEOPLE ON BOARD.

THAT IS WHAT CALIFORNIANS WANT.

>> Reporter: CHRIS DUNCAN IS A MEMBER OF THE SAN CLEMENTE CITY COUNCIL AND HE LOST TODAY.

HE BELIEVES HE WOULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN DAVIES WORKING WITH THE MAJORITY OF SACRAMENTO ON CALIFORNIA'S $58 BILLION BUDGET SHORTFALL.

HE SAYS HE DOES NOT HAVE A ASK FOR IT.

>> WHAT I DO THINK IS WE HAVE A LOT OF PROGRAMS AND A LOT OF THINGS.

HOMELESSNESS BEING ONE OF THEM.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY RETURN ON.

WE NEED TO, THE GOVERNOR HAS SPOKEN ABOUT THIS.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROGRAMS WE ARE INVESTING IN ARE ONES THAT REALLY HAVE A TANGIBLE RETURN.

SOMETHING WE CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE BENEFITS OF.

IF NOT THEN THAT PROGRAM NEEDS TO BE GOING AWAY.

>> Reporter: FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE CANDIDATES AND OTHER ELECTIONS CHECK OUT THE BOATER HUB AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO GET WALLOPED BY STORMS DUMPING HUGE AMOUNTS OF SNOW THIS WEEKEND.

ERIK ANDERSON SAID THAT SHOULD HELP WITH THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT IS STORED THERE.

>> Reporter: THE SIERRA SNOWPACK IS DEEPER SINCE THE FIRST OF THE YEAR BUT IT REMAINS BELOW AVERAGE FOR MARCH.

CALIFORNIA OFFICIALS TOOK A SNOWPACK READING AT THE PHILLIPS STATION NEAR LAKE TAHOE THIS MORNING.

THEY FOUND NEARLY 4 FEET OF SNOW.

>> THE SNOW WATER CONTENT OF 18 INCHES IS ABOUT A FOOT AND A HALF.

TAKE 48 INCHES OF MELTED DOWN AND THAT IS 18 INCHES OF LIQUID WATER BUT WE ARE STANDING ON.

>> Reporter: THE WINTER SNOWPACK WAS PRETTY ANEMIC WHEN MEASUREMENTS WERE TAKEN IN JANUARY.

LEAVES POKED THROUGH THE SNOW COVER AS OFFICIALS MEASURED.

THAT HAS CHANGED EXTRA POWERFUL STORMS EARLIER THIS YEAR.

CURRENT SNOWPACK IS 74% OF WHAT WAS EXPECTED BY APRIL.

>> THAT IS TYPICALLY WHEN WE PEEK.

OUR SNOWPACK BUILDS DURING DECEMBER JANUARY AND FEBRUARY AND THEN THE SNOW ANGLE AND TEMPERATURE START TO BUILD.

IF THE RADIATION IS RIGHT AND OUR PACK COMES RIGHT TO THAT AND THAT IS WHEN WE SEE A DECLINE IN OUR PACK.

WE BACK SNOWPACK IS A CRITICAL WATER SOURCE FOR CALIFORNIA SUPPLYING ABOUT A THIRD OF THE FRESHWATER IN THE STATE.

THERE WERE 260 LOCATIONS TRACKED.

>> SO FAR THE STORMS HAVE HELPED BUILD THE SNOWPACK AND IT'S HAD AN IDEAL PACE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

THEY HAVE BEEN SPREAD OUT ENOUGH TO ALLOW RELIEF FOR OUR RIVER SYSTEMS.

THIS IS QUITE DIFFERENT THAN LAST YEAR WHERE WE RECEIVED SEVERAL ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS BACK TO BACK.

IT ULTIMATELY CAUSED FLOODING IMPACTS ACROSS THE STATE.

THE SIERRAS ARE EXPECTED TO GET DUMPED ON THIS COMING WEEKEND.

FORECASTERS SAY A MAJOR WINTER STORM CAN DROP AS MILLER 12 INCHES OF SNOW.

STATE WATER OFFICIALS SAY IT WILL TAKE MORE WINTER WEATHER TO BRING SNOW TOTALS TO PEAK AVERAGES IN APRIL.

>>> LOTS TO TRACKING OUR WEATHER HEADLINES.

WE ARE TRACKING THIS LARGE PACIFIC STORM MOVING IN FROM THE WEST COAST BRINGING STRONG WINDS, HEAVY RAIN, AND FEET OF MOUNTAIN SNOW.

EVENTUALLY LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK.

START NEXT WEEK DRYER AND MAYBE ANOTHER CHANCE BY THE TIME WE HIT NEXT WEEK.

TONIGHT AS CLOUDS ROLL INTO SAN DIEGO DOWN TO 54.

BERET GOES BRINGS WILL BE CLEAR AT 50 DEGREES.

WITH THE SEAT CLOUDS AND MELT LAGUNA.

CHULA VISTA WILL BE DOWN INTO THE 50s.

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FOUR QUARTERS AND WE ARE DRY.

LOOK AT THE SET UP IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

DEALING WITH RAIN AND SHOWERS AND HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW.

WE WILL ENJOY THE NICER WEATHER ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE DESERTS TOMORROW.

MORE CLOUDS MOVING INTO SAN DIEGO AND 65 DEGREES.

THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SATURDAY THE RAIN WILL GO FURTHER SOUTH.

SO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BE DEALING WITH THE RAIN AT LEAST TO START THE WEEKEND.

THE WINDY CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY FURTHER IN AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY ON SATURDAY.

SO THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, A LITTLE BIT OF A WATCH OUT AT TIMES.

THE SHOWER TWO ON SUNDAY.

AND DRYER WEATHER WITH CLOUDS DECREASING.

IT WILL BE A COOL AND RAINY DAY ON SATURDAY.

A HIGH OF 62.

MONDAY AND TUESDAY WE WILL START TO SEE THE CLOUDS BEGINNING TO DECREASE.

AS WE LOOK AT OF THE MOUNTAIN FORECAST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS THE WIND WILL PICK UP ON FRIDAY AND WE ARE DRY.

WE WILL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF PRECIPITATION AS WE HAD IN THE DAY ON SATURDAY AND I HAVE ONLY 40.

WHEN WENDY ON SATURDAY.

STILL DEALING WITH THE WIND BUT CLEARER CONDITIONS BY TUESDAY.

THE DESERT THINGS WILL REALLY PICK UP.

>>> ON THE CHINESE CALENDAR IT IS THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON.

IT IS THE LUCK OF THE LIEN THAT CELEBRATED TODAY AT A SPECIAL SCHOOL.

MENTOR ED OFFERS A CHINESE IMMERSION PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WITH A FIFTH GRADE.

SOME PERFORMED ATTRITIONAL WIND DANCE THIS MORNING TO MARK THE BEGINNING OF A MODERNIZATION PROJECT.

THE RENOVATIONS WILL BE UPDATED ACROSS ROOMS AND SPARKING LOTS.

THEY ALSO OFFER CHINESE ART PROGRAMS LIKE CALLIGRAPHY, TRADITIONAL DANCE, AND TAI CHI.

>>> HEALING IS HAPPENING AT ONE HIGH-TECH HIGH CAMPUS IN CLAIREMONT MESA.

THE MEDICINE IS POETRY IN MOTION.

MG PEREZ BRINGS US THE STORY OF A NEW CURRICULUM PROMOTING POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH FOR STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: SOMETHING KIND, WEIRD, AND WILD IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN IN THIS CLASSROOM.

THESE NINTH-GRADE STUDENTS ARE FILLED WITH CURIOSITY.

>> TO DISCOVER WHO I AM AND WHERE TO BE CHALLENGING AND FACING THESE DEMONS >> Reporter: MEET KIND WEIRD WILD, THAT'S HIS NAME.

HE DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS A VISIONARY ARTIST WHO USES HIS CREATIVITY FOR SELF-AWARENESS AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION.

HE DOES ART AND MUSIC BUT IT IS THE POWER OF HIS POETRY HE WOULD USE TODAY.

>> ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS SAY IT IN YOUR MIND AND CLIMB ONE STEP AT A TIME AND FIND YOU CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY.

YOU CAN SHAPE A NEW LIFE BUT YOU BETTER MAKE IT SNAPPY.

>> IT'S NEVER BEEN SOMETHING THAT HAS REALLY STOOD OUT TO ME.

>> Reporter: 15-YEAR-OLD FRESHMAN VINCENT SYLVESTER WAS SKEPTICAL.

IT'S A HARD TURN FOR HIS LOVE OF PHYSICS OR POETRY BUT HE'S LAB IN HIS HEAD CONNECT TO HIS ART.

TO MAKE EVERYONE HIS HEAD BAD THOUGHTS OR SELF-DESTRUCTIVE IDEAS IN THEIR MIND.

IT'S REALLY AWESOME TO SEE IT EXPRESSED IN WHAT LOOKS LIKE A POSITIVE WAY.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE FIRST IN A WEEKLY CLASS OF POETRY HEALING CURRICULUM, KIND WEIRD WILD IS THAT HEADLINER OF POETS UNDERGROUND, A NONPROFIT ART COMMUNITY BORN ONLINE DURING THE COVID-19 SHUTDOWN.

AND NOW EXPANDED TO WEEKLY OPEN MIC NIGHTS AND A SMALL BUT WHICH THE PUBLISHING COMPANY.

IT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY MARRIED COUPLE.

>> THE MISSION IS TO CREATE AND FOSTER HEALTHY INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES FOR THE ARTS.

>> Reporter: ANTHONY AND SUNNY.

>> THIS IS ABC.

>> MOST ARE PUBLISHED POETS AND THE SINGLE PARENTS AND SURVIVORS.

SUNNY GREW UP ON HOUSTON AND FOSTER CARE.

ANTHONY WAS A BOY LOOKING FOR LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE.

THEY FOUND EACH OTHER AND BLENDED THEIR FAMILIES WITH FIVE CHILDREN COMBINED.

NOW THEY ARE SHARING STORIES, TALENT, AND HEALING WITH STUDENTS.

>> CAN I TAKE A FEW BREATHS AS I'M WRITING THIS?

EVEN THE WAY POETRY WRITTEN IT DOESN'T GIVE YOU A PARTICULAR BLUEPRINT.

SO YOUR KIND OF ABLE TO READ THROUGH THE MOMENT.

>> Reporter: ANTHONY BRINGS A SLOW LIGHT TO THE DARKNESS.

>> KEEPING EVERYBODY IN SILENCE , WE BRING IT UP IN THESE FUN INTERACTIVE WAVES.

>> Reporter: IT IS CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LESSON PLANS FROM TEACHERS.

THEY ADDRESS THEIR STUDENTS MENTAL HEALTH.

HIGH-TECH MESA IS THE FIRST.

THOUGH THEY ARE RAISING DONATIONS TO TAKE IT TO MORE SCHOOLS BECAUSE THE EXPERIMENT IS WORKING.

>> I LOVED IT.

I LIKE IT AND IT SHOCKED ME.

I FEEL LIKE THIS WAS TRUE POETRY.

IT IS DEFINITELY EXPRESSIVE.

>> Reporter: DANNY VALENTINE SAID THE CLASS WAS ALREADY INSPIRED BY HER OWN WRITING.

>> IT KIND OF HURTS OR YOU'RE NOT AND HAPPY OUTCOME.

>> Reporter: IT TURNS OUT KIND WEIRD AND WILD WORKS.

>> YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE , WRITE SOMETHING DOWN AND READ IT BACK.

>>> THERE IS HEALING HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AT ONE HIGH-TECH HIGH CAMPUS IN THE MEDICINE IS POETRY IN MOTION.

AWAKE, WE DID THAT STORY.

HERE'S WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT TOMORROW.

MEXICO HAS A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

EFFORTS TO GET MORE OF THE 12 MILLION MEXICAN CITIZENS LIVING IN THE U.S. TO CAST BALLOTS.

>>> HOMELESSNESS ON SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS THE ROUNDTABLE.

YOU CAN FIND STORIES ON KPBS.ORG.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI .

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.