>>> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AMTRAN THREE.

WE HAVE NEW HOPE FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ACROSS THE COUNTY WHO WILL SOON BECOME ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE COVID-19 VACCINE.

THAT IS GOOD NEWS, THERE IS A BIG CAVEAT TO WILL BE SUPPLIED BE THERE TO VACCINATE EVERYONE.

OUR REPORTER SAYS THAT IS A QUESTION FACING THE COUNTY AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.

DRUG IT IS A QUESTION WITHOUT AN EASY ANSWER AND IT IS NOT NEW SAYS THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER FOR ACUTE CARE.

>> WE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN WHEN IT WAS 65 AND UP AND OVER 200,000 PATIENTS THAT QUALIFIED AND, INITIALLY WE ONLY HAD 10,000 VACCINES.>> Reporter: THAT SAME SITUATION COULD HAPPEN AGAIN IN THE COMING WEEKS AND IT IS LIKELY TO BE WORSE.

BY THE MIDDLE OF MARCH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MORE PEOPLE WILL BECOME ELIGIBLE TO GET THE VACCINE.

THE GOVERNOR SAYS AS OF MARCH 1 TEACHERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FOOD SERVICE AND AGRICULTURAL WORKERS WILL BECOME ELIGIBLE AND ON MARCH 15 ANOTHER ENORMOUS GROUP OF PEOPLE, THOSE AGED 16 TO 64 WITH PRE-EXISTING HEALTH CONDITIONS CAN GET A SHOT.

THE DOCTOR SAYS THE COUNTY ALONG WITH HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO DISTRIBUTE AND ADMINISTER VACCINES, BUT SHE SAYS THEY COULD DO BETTER IF THEY KNEW HOW MUCH THEY WERE GOING TO GET.

>> WE WILL FIND OUT TODAY WHAT WE ARE GETTING ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY SO WE CAN PAN IS PLAN IS MUCH AS WE LIKE, BUT IF IT DOESN'T COME IN, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.

DRUG THERE IS PROMISING NEWS.

PFIZER SAYS THEY CAN DELIVER 13 MILLION DOSES PER WEEK ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITHIN THE COMING WEEKS AND ERNEST SAYS THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE 40 MILLION DOSES PER MONTH BY APRIL.

THE DOCTOR SAYS ONCE PEOPLE WITH UNDERLYING CONDITIONS BECOME ELIGIBLE NEXT MONTH, THE FLOODGATES ARE LIKELY TO OPEN AND DOCTORS WILL BE PUT IN THE DIFFICULT DECISION OF DECIDING WHOSE UNDERLYING CONDITIONS WILL MAKE THEM ELIGIBLE AND WHOSE LONG.

ON THE MIDDAY EDITION THURSDAY THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR ASSISTANCE SAID THERE IS SOME HOPEFUL NEWS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING SURE VACCINES ARE GIVING IN AN EQUITABLE MANNER.

>> THERE IS A FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT WILL SHIP TO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN THOSE ARRIVE YET, BUT WE ARE ENCOURAGED THAT THOSE WILL BE COMING SOON.>> Reporter: JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE WILL GET APPROVAL IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

GOOD NEWS, NOT SO GOOD NEWS, PART OF WHAT MAKES THIS SPIRIT OF COVID-19 SO TORTUOUS.

>>> WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION AT OUR WEBSITE.

CLICK ON THE VACCINE TAB AND YOU WILL FIND A SEARCHABLE MAP OF CLINIC LOCATIONS >>> VACCINATING ALL SCHOOL STAFF IS A BIG PART OF SAN DIEGO PLAN TO BRING ALL STUDENTS BACK TO CAMPUSES ON APRIL 12.

THE PLAN IS A HYBRID MODEL WAS SOME DAYS IN PERSON LEARNING AND OTHERS ONLINE.

THE ASSOCIATION IS RETURNING TO THE BARGAINING TABLE TOMORROW TO DISCUSS WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE.

THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNION SAYS THEY UNDERSTAND NOT ALL FAMILIES FEEL SAFE SENDING STUDENTS BACK ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HARD-HIT AREAS.

>> WE NEED TO KEEP THOSE FAMILIES AND STUDENTS IN MIND AND MAKE SURE THAT ANY HYBRID OPTION THAT WE RETURN TO WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO IS NOT GOING TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE STUDENTS AND THE ONLINE LEARNING PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC.

>> THE COUNTY WILL NEED TO RETURN TO THE RED TEAR FOR COVID-19 RATES BEFORE THE TARGETED REOPENING DATE.

>>> MARKING A MILESTONE.

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN COMMEMORATING THE 50 MILLION VACCINE SHOT TODAY.

OUR REPORTER EXPLAINS THE PUSH FOR MORE TO GET TESTED AS THE THREAT LOOMS IN THE VARIANT CASES.

>> 50 MILLION SHOTS AND 37 DAYS.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP MARKING THE 50 MILLION VACCINE.

>> THE STORY OF THIS VACCINATION CAMPAIGN IS LIKE EVERYTHING HARD AND NEW AMERICA DOES.

SOME CONFUSION AND SETBACKS AT THE START AND IF WE DO THE RIGHT THINGS WE HAVE THE RIGHT PLAN TO GET THINGS MOVING.>> Reporter: ANOTHER CHALLENGE HAS A HESITANCY.

TOUTING THE RETAIL PHARMACY VACCINATION PROGRAM, VICE PRESIDENT VISITING A PHARMACY IN WASHINGTON D.C.

ENCOURAGING BLACK AMERICANS TO GET THE SHOT.

>> THERE ARE SO MANY REASONS TO GET VACCINATED.

SO WE CAN GET BACK TO SEE OUR FAMILY MEMBERS.>> Reporter: THERE IS A WARNING THE UNITED STATES COULD SEE A SURGEON MORE CASES DUE TO THE VARIANT.

DESPITE THE VARIANCE SPREAD CAN BE PREVENTED.

>> DO NOT LET OUR GUARD DOWN .

>> Reporter: SOME VARIANCE MAY RESPOND TO THE VACCINE ALREADY ON THE MARKET AND MAKERS LOOK TO BOOST EFFICACY.

>> THE BEST WAY TO PUT DOWN THESE MUTANTS IS DECREASE TRANSMISSION AND VACCINATE PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE DOES NOT NEED REFRIGERATION AND ONLY REQUIRES ONE SHOT FOR 72% PROTECTION.

>>> IN HIS FIRST OFFICIAL TRIP NEW SECRETARY OF DEFENSE VISITED WITH SAILORS AND MARINES HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

THEY ARE IN THE STRIKE GROUP AND RECENTLY WRAPPED UP A 8 1/2 MONTH DEPLOYMENT TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC AND THE MIDDLE EAST.

FOR A TIME THEY HAD BEEN IN ISOLATION DUE TO COVID-19 MITIGATION MEASURES.

THE DURATION OF THE TIME AWAY WAS PART OF THE REASON FOR HIS TRIP TO TALK TO THEM FIRST HAND.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INSTITUTING NEW RULES ON HOW IT WILL POLICE FUTURE PROTEST.

OUR REPORTER TELLS US THIS COMES AT A TIME WHEN CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT OF THE AGENCY IS CHANGING HANDS.

>> Reporter: OVER THE SUMMER DURING A NATIONWIDE UPRISING AGAINST POLICE VIOLENCE, POLICE OFFICERS FIRED TEAR GAS AND THROUGH SOME INTO VANS.

THE POLICE THAT THEY WERE DOING SO IN RESPONSE TO WATER BOTTLES AND ROCKS THROWN AT THEM, BUT THE POLICING OF PROTEST LEAVING PEOPLE WANTING TO EXPRESS THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS FEELING LIKE THEY WERE ALL BEING TARGETED BY POLICE JUST FOR BEING AT A PROTEST.

NEW RULES BY THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE TRYING TO BETTER COORDINATE HOW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT MANAGES PROTESTS, BY LAYING OUT A CHAIN OF COMMAND AND WHEN OFFICERS CAN USE MUNITIONS.

IT WILL ALSO DETERMINE WHAT RESPONSE IS NECESSARY WHILE PLANNING OR A PROTEST.

THEY HAVE BEEN ACCUSED OF OVERAGGRESSIVE POLICING.

THE NEW RULES ARE THE SUBJECT OF A HEARING.

IT IS MEANT TO PROVIDE CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT OF THE BOARD.

THIS BOARD IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DISSOLVED AND REPLACED BY A MORE POWERFUL BOARD AFTER VOTERS PASSED MEASURE B THIS FALL.

SHE IS AN ORGANIZER WITH PUSH FOR THE MEASURE.

SHE BELIEVES THAT FURTHER OVERSIGHT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PROTEST IS NEEDED EVEN WITH THE NEW GUIDELINES.

>> IT IS NOT NEW EVEN FOR THEY ARE TO BE A RESPONSE LIKE THAT WHERE THERE ARE STRICT RULES EITHER OR MORE REGULATIONS TO HOW PEOPLE PRACTICE FOR PROTEST AND I HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T COME DOWN TO THE COMMISSION OF REVIEWING WHAT IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING.

>> Reporter: THE NEW COMMISSION IS SET TO BE FORMED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE COMING WEEKS.

>> THE COMMISSIONERS THAT WE VOTED FOR, WE NEED TO ENSURE THERE IS FUNDING TO PAY STAFF SO THEY HAVE THE TOOLS TO BRING ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY TO THE COMMISSION THAT WE VOTED FOR.>> Reporter: SHE SAYS IT WILL BE UP TO THE COMMUNITY THAT ALEXI NEW BOARD MEMBER TO DECIDE THE PRIORITY.

>>> SAN DIEGO MAYOR NOW ANNOUNCED NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH NONPROFIT GROUPS AS THE CITY WORKS TOWARD THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS.

>> IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC WHERE PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL HEALTH AND FINANCES, HOMELESSNESS CONTINUES TO BE WHAT I HEAR THE MOST ABOUT.

TODAY, THE EFFORT IS AN INDICATION OF SOME OF THE WORK WE ARE DOING.

ADDING SOME EVENTS AND OUTREACH, ALL OF THIS ADDS UP TO A CITY, I BELIEVE THAT CAN END HOMELESSNESS.

>> THE NEW PROGRAMS ARE FOR PEOPLE BETWEEN 18 AND 24 WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR TRANSITIONING FROM STATE CUSTODY OR FOSTER CARE.

ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT COUNT THAT GROUP MAKES UP 10% OF THE SHELTERED POPULATION.

>> COMING INTO A STABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, IT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

IF YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL THE SERVICES, YOU WILL SUCCEED.

I AM A WALKING LIVING TESTIMONY.

>> THE HOUSING COMMISSION HAS CONTRACTED WITH URBAN STREET ANGELS AND YOUTH SERVICES AND THE LB GT COMMUNITY CENTER.

THEY WILL PROVIDE EXTRA BEDS.

>>> AN UPDATE ON A CONTROVERSIAL PLAN TO CLOSE A NEIGHBORHOOD POOL IN OCEANSIDE.

OUR REPORTER TELLS US ABOUT IT.>> Reporter: OUR NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS BRICK STREET POOL WAS THE MESSAGE PROTESTERS WANTED TO SEND TO COUNCILMEMBERS.

IT SEEMS COUNCIL MEMBERS GOT THE MESSAGE.

AFTER A 4-1 BOTH THE PLAN TO CLOSE THE POOL DIED.

BUT THAT YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE FACILITIES THAT WILL ADDRESS THESE NEEDS.>> Reporter: THE MAYOR PROPOSED THAT THE FIRST DAY IT WAS PRESENTED STATING THE CLOSURE WOULD TAKE FROM THE POOR TO GIVE TO THE RICH.

IF THE NEW AQUATIC CENTER PRESENTS A FINANCIAL DEFICIT DOWN THE ROAD, THE COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER CLOSING THE POOL IN THE OFF-SEASON.

>>> UC SAN DIEGO IS ON TRACK TO COMPLETE 100,000 TESTS ON STUDENTS TWO MONTHS INTO THE WINTER QUARTER.

THE POSITIVITY RATE ON CAMPUS IS .2% COMPARED TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY AVERAGE OF 5%.

UNIVERSITY INCREASED MANDATORY STUDENT SCREEN FROM TWICE A MONTH TO ONCE A WEEK.

THEY INSTALLED TEST KIT VENDING MACHINES ACROSS CAMPUS AND HAS MORE TESTING CAPACITY THAN ANY OTHER UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE.

>>> IN THE PAST DECADE THE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF SAN DIEGO HAS MADE PROGRESS TO REDUCE LONG-STANDING A EQUITIES THE BLACK STUDENTS HAVE FACED.

THERE IS ROOM FOR GROWTH.

OUR EDUCATION REPORTER SPOKE TO STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND EXPERTS ABOUT THE BLACK STUDENT EXPERIENCE AND WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE WHEN STUDENTS RETURN TO A POST PANDEMIC CLASSROOM.

>> I GREW UP.. TROOP THE DAUGHTER OF ETHIOPIAN AND HER PARENTS CAME TO THE UNITED STATES.

SHE SAYS HER PARENTS HAD HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR HER, BUT SHE REALIZED TEACHERS DID NOT HAVE THE SAME EXPECTATIONS.

>> I KNEW I NEEDED TO WORK HARD SO THEY DIDN'T SEE ME AS JUST ANOTHER FLAT STUDENT THAT DIDN'T TRY.

TROOP SHE SAID SHE AND HER LACK PEERS FELT ISOLATED AND MONITORED.

I TRIED MY HARDEST.

I ASKED TO BE IN THE TEST CLASSES.

THE EXPERIENCE WAS NOT EASY.

TRIP TODAY SHE IS IN COLLEGE.

HER PATH WAS DIFFICULT BUT SHE IS PART OF A POSITIVE TREND.

THE DIRECTOR LED A STUDY THAT FOUND AN INCREASE IN GRADUATION AND COLLEGE READINESS FOR BLACK STUDENTS.

>> THAT IS A POWERFUL FACTOR.

YOU SEE THE NUMBER OF BLACK STUDENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ADMISSION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA GO UP AND THAT IS NOT INSIGNIFICANT.>> Reporter: WHILE THE DISTRICT MADE THESE STRIDES, RESULTS FOR SCHOOL DISCIPLINE HAVE BEEN MIXED.

THE SUSPENSION RATE FOR BLACK STUDENTS DROPPED FROM THE FIRST YEAR AND BLACK STUDENTS ARE MORE THAN THREE TIMES AS LIKELY TO BE SUSPENDED ACCORDING TO THEIR WHITE PEERS.

A FORMER SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE SAID IT IS A SIGN THAT BLACK STUDENTS ARE STILL SEEN AS OUTSIDERS AT SCHOOL.

>> WHEN YOU THINK OF A CHILD IS YOUR FAMILY MEMBER OR COMMUNITY MEMBER, THEY COULD BE YOUR CHILD.

THE WAY THAT YOU SEE THEM IS DIFFERENT THAN IF YOU SEE THEM AS THOSE KIDS.>> Reporter: AS THE DISTRICT BRINGS STUDENTS BACK BOTH SEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REBUILD TRUST BETWEEN EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS.

>> I WOULD PRIORITIZE RELATIONSHIPS AND BRING SOME JOY TO LORRAINE AND MUSIC SO KIDS WANT TO BE IN SCHOOL AND FOCUS ON GETTING KIDS ENGAGED AS LEARNERS.

>> Reporter: UNIFIED OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE TAKING STEPS IN THAT DIRECTION.

SHORTLY FOLLOWING, THE DISTRICT ADVISE THE POLICY ATTEMPTS MASTERING MATERIAL.

THE DISTRICT ALSO REVISED SCHOOL POLICING POLICIES SO THAT POLICE OFFICERS ARE COLD ONLY FOR THE MOST SERIOUS OFFENSES.

THE STUDENTS THAT SHE IS HOPING HER YOUNGER SIBLINGS MIGHT GET TO EXPERIENCE A DIFFERENT CURRICULUM.

>> THERE IS STILL SO MUCH HISTORY THAT NEEDS TO BE COVERED AND HISTORY THAT BLACK STUDENTS DESERVE TO LEARN.

THEY JUST BRUSH OVER THE MAJOR TOPICS.

>>> TODAY THE HOUSE PAST THE EQUALITY ACT TO INCLUDE LGBTQ IN THE LABOR LAWS.

GARAMENDI LAWS TO EXPLICITLY INCLUDE SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTIFICATION AS PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS.

LOCAL DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSWOMAN SAYS AS THE SISTER OF A TRANS- BROTHER AND GENDER NONCONFORMING SIPPY SIBLING THE BILL IS PERSONAL TO HER.

>> THIS WAS MADE POSSIBLE TO ALL OF THOSE THAT MARCHED AND RAISED THEIR VOICES.

LAST WEEK WE LOST LARRY TO COVID-19 AND TODAY WOULD'VE BEEN HIS 77th BIRTHDAY.

HE DEMANDED JUSTICE AND EQUALITY AND DIGNITY FOR ALL.

>> THREE REPUBLICANS JOINED DEMOCRATS IN VOTING YES AND THE LOCAL WAS NOT AMONG THEM.

HE ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING THE BILL WOULD STRIP AWAY CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS AND FORCE RELIGIOUS GROUPS TO GO AGAINST THEIR BELIEFS.

>>> THE MAYOR THE FIRST OPENLY MAYOR URGE THEM TO PASS THE BILL SAYING IT OFFERS LONG OVERDUE PROTECTIONS.

>>> SOME COSCO WORKERS WILL SOON BE MAKING MORE MONEY.

THE WHOLESALE CHAIN IS RAISING THE STARTING RATE A HOURLY WORKERS TO $16 AN HOUR.

THE PATIENT TAKE EFFECT NEXT WEEK.

THEY HAVE AROUND 180,000 EMPLOYEES IN THE UNITED STATES AND MOST OF THEM WORK HOURLY.

THIS COMES AS DEMOCRATS TRY TO RALLY SUPPORT FOR INCREASING THE MINIMUM WAGE TO $15 AN HOUR.

VANESSA TAKES A LOOK AT THE ISSUE AND POTENTIAL IMPACT.

>> I USED TO WORK TWO JOBS A DAY.

I HAD TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY.>> Reporter: HE USED TO MAKE $10 AN HOUR WORKING FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM.

NOW HE MAKES $18 AN HOUR CLEANING HOMES.

THAT ALLOWS HIM TO COVER HIS BILLS, TAKE TIME TO CARE FOR HIS DISABLED FATHER.

>> I WORK 35 TO 40 HOURS A WEEK AND I MAKE MORE THAN TWO JOBS AND NOW I CAN GET SOME TIME TO MY FAMILY AND HELP MY DAD.

>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE HAS BEEN STUCK FOR OVER A DECADE.

D.C. WHERE HE WORKS IS THE HIGHEST THAT $15.

THE SAME CITY WHERE CONGRESS IS CURRENTLY DEBATING RAISING THE FEDERAL WAGE TO THAT SAME LEVEL.

>> NO ONE SHOULD WORK 40 HOURS A WEEK AND LIVE IN POVERTY.

MARSHALL--IT'S NEARLY 1 MILLION PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY.

IT WOULD ALSO COST 1.4 MILLION JOBS.

ACCORDING TO THE NONPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE.

SOMETIMES THEY HANDLE AND AT THE END THEY HAVE TO TRANSFER THAT COST.

THEY HAVE TO CUT HOURS WERE CUT EMPLOYEES OR INCREASE PRICES.>> Reporter: SOME SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE MADE THE MATH WORK.

THE RESTAURANT PAID EMPLOYEES $13.25 AN HOUR WHEN IT OPENED IN 2018 AND QUICKLY PIVOTED TO THE NEW $15 MINIMUM WHEN IT TOOK EFFECT THIS PAST SUMMER.

>> WE KNEW THIS WAS COMING AND WE MADE SURE THE MODEL COVERED IT.

IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND A GOOD THING FOR US.>> Reporter: DURING THE PANDEMIC 400 NEW BUSINESSES HAD CLOSED BY SEPTEMBER.

AT THE SAME TIME SUPPORT FOR WORKERS HAS GROWN.

67% OF AMERICANS BACK RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE.

>> WE DETERMINED THESE PEOPLE WERE ESSENTIAL AND THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS PAY THEM.>> Reporter: A LIVING WAGE MEANS A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE.

HE IS SAVING MONEY FOR THE FIRST TIME AND HAS PLANS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL FOR A CAREER IN IT AND A REUNION YEAR IN THE MAKING.

>> SAVING FOR THE FUTURE AND I GOT MARRIED ONE YEAR AGO.

MY WIFE IS COMING SOON, HOPEFULLY BY 2022 SHE WILL BE HERE.

>> THAT WAS VANESSA REPORTING.

WE GO OR THE MINIMUM WAGE HIKE CANNOT GO INTO THE COVID-19 PACKAGE UNDER SENATE RULES.

THE DEBATE CONTINUES.

>>> IF YOU THINK YOUR POWER BILL IS HIGH, BE GLAD YOU ARE NOT IN TEXAS.

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE BEING HIT WITH ENORMOUS BILLS BECAUSE OF WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY PROVIDERS THAT VERY PRICES DEPENDING ON DEMAND.

ONE WOMAN SAYS SHE WAS CHARGED $13,000 FOR 7 DAYS OF POWER.

>> THIS IS ROBBERY.

IF YOUR MEAN IS TO MAKE A PROFIT WHILE PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING, THAT IS NOT RIGHT.

>> THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE IS HOLDING INVESTIGATIVE HEARING ON THE FAILURE.

COMPANY OFFICIALS ADMIT THEY WERE MINUTES AWAY FROM TOTAL COLLAPSE IN THE SYSTEM.

CRITICS ARGUE THEY HAVE BEEN RAISING RED FLAGS OVER THE TEXAS SYSTEM FOR YEARS.

>>> A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZY START TO THURSDAY, THE WIND WILL CALM DOWN.

WE STAY DRY RIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

I KNOW, WE NEED THE MOISTURE.

WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

THERE ARE STILL SOME QUESTIONS WITH THAT.

TONIGHT, THE FORECAST LOOKS CLEAR, A LITTLE ON THE COOL SIDE.

OCEANSIDE GETTING BACK INTO THE MID-30s.

WE HAVE THIS WEEK FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT WILL DROP SOUTHWARD AND IT WILL COOL US OFF A LITTLE BIT.

IT IS STILL SEASONAL AS WE GO INTO FRIDAY.

NOT SHOWING ANYTHING AT ALL.

WE HAVE A LOT OF SUNSHINE AS WE ARE WRAPPING UP THE WEEK.

IF YOU PASSING CLOUDS.

THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK, WATCH OUT, TEMPERATURES HOLDING STEADY IN THE MID TO UPPER 60s.

NEXT WEEK UPPER 60s AND THAT WEDNESDAY LOOKS TO BE SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS.

53 FOR FRIDAY, UPPER 40s FOR SATURDAY.

COLDER FOR SUNDAY AND WE WILL HAVE SOME OF THAT AROUND.

TEMPERATURES IN THE 70s AND WE WILL PULL BACK IN THE 60s.

RIGHT BACK IN.

>>> IF YOU PLAN TO SEE THE PADRES PLAY IN SPRING TRAINING TICKETS SOLD OUT IN A DAY AND THE SUPERVISOR IS ASKING THE GOVERNOR TO ALLOW FANS TO RETURN.

HE WANTS LIMITED ATTENDANCE ROUGHLY 25% AND JUST-IN-TIME FOR OPENING DAY.

MANY OTHER CITIES HAVE CHANGED WHERE THEY OPERATE AND HE IS CONFIDENT THE PADRES CAN DO THE SAME.

ALLOWING HANDS BACK WOULD ALSO BE A MAJOR PLUS TO BRING BACK THOUSANDS OF JOBS AND HELP BUSINESSES.

>> Reporter: TONIGHT ON THE NEWSHOUR THE FIGHT FOR 15.

DEBATE CONTINUES ON RAISING THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT THE TOP STORIES.

OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MORE PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO GET A COVID- 19 VACCINE.

HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TELL US THAT RIGHT NOW THEY ONLY GET A FEW DAYS NOTICE OF HOW MUCH VACCINE TO EXPECT MAKING IT CHALLENGING TO PLAN HOW AND WHERE TO DISTRIBUTE IT.

PFIZER AND BITTERNESS SAY IN THE COMING WEEKS THEY WILL BE ABLE TO GREATLY RAMP UP PRODUCTION.

>>> TOMORROW THE TEACHERS UNION AT SAN DIEGO UNIFIED ARE RETURNING TO THE BARGAINING TABLE TO DISCUSS THE PLAN TO BRING STUDENTS BACK TO CAMPUSES ON APRIL 12.

IT IS A HYBRID MODEL WITH SOME DAYS OF IN-PERSON LEARNING AND OTHERS ONLINE.

THE SAN DIEGO EDUCATION ASSOCIATION SAYS IT WANTS TO MAKE SURE THE SCHEDULE DOES NOT NEGATIVELY IMPACT THOSE WHO STICK WITH ONLINE LEARNING FULL TIME.

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.