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THAT EVENING.

IT IS THURSDAY, JANUARY 14.

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

IT >>> A BIG RESPONSE TO A BRUSH FIRE IN SAN MARCOS.

A FIRE BROKE OUT AMID WINDY CONDITIONS.

KPBS REPORTER ERIK ANDERSON HAS MORE.

IT >> Reporter: FIREFIGHTERS ARE TRYING TO CUT DOWN THIS TREE THAT PARTIALLY BURNED DURING THIS FIRE.

THE HUMIDITY WAS LOW AND THE TEMPERATURES WERE HIGH.

THIS COULD BECOME COMPLICATED.

A LOT OF FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED QUICKLY AND THEY GET THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL.

NOW IT IS JUST A MATTER OF CLEANING UP THE HOT SPOTS AND MAKING SURE THAT THINGS DO NOT REIGNITE ANY TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THE EVENING OR EVEN EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.

AT PALOMAR COLLEGE I AM ERIK ANDERSON FOR KPBS NEWS.

IT >>> AN URGENT MORNING SURROUNDING THE INAUGURATION OF JOE BIDEN.

THEY SAY DOMESTIC EXTREMISTS MAY PROMPT BE PROMPTED TO FIRE BACK AFTER THE SIEGE ON THE CAPITAL.

>>> THE U.S. CAPITAL LOOKS LIKE WE ARE PREPARING FOR WAR AGAINST HOMEGROWN TERRORISTS ROOTED IN WHITE SUPREMACY.

NATIONAL GUARD IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND DURING THE INAUGURATION.

>>> CONFUSION AND PAIN.

OF THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT LAWMAKERS FELT DURING THE ATTEMPTED COUP AT THE CAPITAL.

>> I HAVE NOT SEEN A SITE LIKE THAT SINCE I WAS IN IRAQ IN A WAR ZONE.

>> Reporter: NOW THERE IS A NEW CONCERN SURROUNDING THESE IMAGES.

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SAY THE INSURRECTION IS INSPIRING HOMEGROWN TERRORISTS TO CARRY OUT MORE TASKS IN WASHINGTON AND ATTACKS IN WASHINGTON AND AROUND THE COUNTRY.

>> I WOULD BE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONG-TERM ISSUES BY SEDITION IS NOT JUST AT THE STATE CAPITAL BUT ACROSS THE 50 STATES AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

HITTING SOFT TARGETS.

>> Reporter: PROSECUTORS HAVE CHARGED DOZENS OF PEOPLE WITH FEDERAL CRIMES CONNECTED TO THE CHAOS.

>> WE SAW THE BIRTH OF A DOMESTIC EVENT AND WE WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT IN THE MONTHS AHEAD.

>> OF VIOLENCE AND VANDALISM HAVE NO PLACE IN OUR COUNTRY.

IT >> Reporter: THE CHATTER ABOUT COPYCAT ATTACKS HAS PUT FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICIALS ON HIGH ALERT.

>> THEY WILL NOT CATCH ANYONE BY SURPRISE THIS TIME.

IT >> Reporter: NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS WILL BE THERE AND MANY LOCATIONS WILL BE CLOSED ON INAUGURATION DAY.

>> THERE IS AN ONGOING INAUGURATION INVESTIGATION INTO THE --.

THEY ARE LOOKING INTO FELLOWS CONGRESSMAN AND THAT INCLUDES GUIDED TOURS THAT WERE LIKELY DONE THE DAY BEFORE THE ATTACK.

THE QUESTION OF IS IF THIS WAS SOME SORT OF RECONNAISSANCE MISSION.

>>> PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND HIS IMPEACHMENT TRIAL COULD BEGIN JUST AS JOE BIDEN TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE.

THE REPUBLICAN SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL HAS DISMISSED CALLS BY DEMOCRATS TO RECONVENE THE SENATE BEFORE INAUGURATION DAY.

THE TRIAL TIMELINE AND SCHEDULE ARE SET BY SENATE PROCEDURES AND WILL START AS SOON AS THE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT IS DELIVERED.

>> FOR THE SAKE OF OUR SAFETY, HAVING HIM REMOVED AND NOT SERVING ANOTHER HOUR IS IDEAL.

IF THERE ARE THINGS LIKE ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONSEQUENCES, THOSE WILL HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE SENATE.

>> IS THE ONLY PRESIDENT TO BE IMPEACHED TWICE, TRUMP FACES A SINGLE CHARGE OF INCITEMENT OF INSURRECTION.

NO PRESIDENT HAS EVER BEEN CONVICTED IN THE SENATE AND IT WOULD TAKE A TWO THIRDS VOTE AGAINST TRUMP.

>>> PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN IS HOPING TO TURN THE TIDE OF THE PANDEMIC WITH A NEARLY $2 TRILLION CORONAVIRUS PLAN.

IT WOULD SPEED UP THE VACCINATION ROLLOUT AS WELL AS PROVIDE FINANCIAL HELP TO INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

THE PLAN INCLUDES $1400 CHECKS FOR INDIVIDUALS.

THE GOAL IS TO PUT THE COUNTRY ON THE PATH TO RECOVERY WITHIN HIS FIRST 100 DAYS.

>>> ONE MAJOR SAN DIEGO HEALTH SYSTEM IS MOVING FORWARD WITH VACCINATIONS FOR PATIENTS 65 AND OLDER.

KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SAYS IT WILL BE A BIT LONGER BEFORE IT IS WIDESPREAD.

>>> AFTER FIRST VACCINATING HEALTHCARE WORKERS, SYSTEMS LIKE YOU SEE HEALTH ARE OFFERING VACCINATIONS TO THOSE 65 AND OVER.

THEY SAY THEY CAN OFFER AS MANY AS 500 VACCINATIONS PER DAY.

BUT FOR LOCAL HOSPITALS THAT DEPENDS ON -- >> IF WE HAVE THE VACCINE.

THE ONLY VACCINATIONS WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN ARE FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE STILL FINALIZING VACCINATIONS FOR FRONTLINE STAFF BUT MIGHT HAVE SOME LEFT OVER FOR SENIORS.

>> WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT NEXT WEEK WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO AT LEAST SOME OF THE 65 PLUS PATIENTS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT THEY ARE USED TO DOING LARGE-SCALE VACCINATIONS LIKE FLU SHOTS.

>> IF THE GOVERNMENT REALLY WANTED TO SPEED UP THE PROCESS, THUS THE VACCINE.

GIVE US THE GUIDELINES.

AND WE WILL START PUTTING THE VACCINE IN A LOT OF PATIENTS.

WE CAN CATEGORIZE IT BY THE SICKEST.

WE CAN DO IT BY AGE.

THE CHALLENGING PART IS WHEN YOU SAY, WE ARE JUST GOING TO GIVE IT TO GROCERY STORE WORKERS OR SOME OTHER ESSENTIAL WORKERS.

WE DON'T KNOW HOW YOU MAY IDENTIFY THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

SO THAT IS WHAT SLOWS THE PROCESS DOWN.

MAKE IT SIMPLE.

GET US THE VACCINE.

>> Reporter: HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS WILL COMMUNICATE WITH PATIENTS 65 AND OVER TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS ONCE THEY GET THE VACCINES.

SOME OF THAT WILL HAPPEN THROUGH ONLINE PORTALS LIKE MY SCRIPTS.

VANGUARD ARE SAYS PEOPLE ARE ANXIOUS TO GET VACCINATED.

>> WE WERE OFFERED $1 MILLION FOR VACCINATIONS.

BUT WE SAID NO.

THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY ANXIOUS TO GET THE VACCINATION.

LET'S FACE IT.

WE HAVE A LOT OF SENIORS THAT HAVE BEEN LOCKED AWAY IN THEIR HOMES FOR A LONG TIME WAITING FOR THIS DAY.

AND THIS IS THE POPULATION THAT, THIS IS THE POPULATION WE NEED TO VACCINATE.

>> Reporter: I'M MATT HOFFMAN FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> AND COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY SIX HEALTHCARE WORKERS THAT RECEIVE THE COVID-19 VACCINE ON WEDNESDAY HAD ALLERGIC REACTIONS.

THEY WERE VACCINATED AT THE SUPER SITES.

WE ARE LOOKING AT MORE ON THAT.

>>> THINGS WERE BACK TO NORMAL AT THE PETCO VACCINATION SUPERCENTER.

THEY ARE WORKING TO GET VACCINES INTO THE ARMS OF 1600 HEALTHCARE WORKERS.

AT THE OPERATION HERE SLOWED TO A CRAWL AFTER SIX PEOPLE EXPERIENCED ALLERGIC REACTIONS.

>> IT WAS A CLUSTER OF THEM TOGETHER THAT LED THEM TO DO A GREAT SLOWED DOWN.

AND TO BE ABLE TO ASSESS THE SITUATION.

IT >> Reporter: WE CHECKED WITH THE COUNTY TO SEE IF THEY HAD BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS BEHIND THE CLUSTER OF REACTIONS.

THE EMAIL THIS A STATEMENT SAYING THEY HAD NOT SEEN A REPORT WITH SPECIFICS ON WHAT OCCURRED SO THEY COULD NOT SAY WHAT HAD HAPPENED.

THEY POINTED OUT THAT THE FDA AND CDC ARE THE PRIMARY INVESTIGATING AUTHORITIES.

SOME SAY IF YOU HAVE HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO A VACCINE BEFORE, YOU SHOULD TALK TO A DOCTOR BEFORE GETTING THE VACCINE.

HE SAYS IMMEDIATE REACTIONS LIKE THE ONES AT PETCO ARE THE MOST DANGEROUS.

>> IF YOU HAVE DELAYED REACTIONS LIKE BODYACHES AND FEVER, THOSE ARE MANAGEABLE.

AND IT ALLOWS YOU TO GET BETTER.

IT >> Reporter: HEALTHCARE WORKER DEBORAH WALSH HAS BEEN THROUGH THE RINGER WHEN IT COMES TO COVID-19.

>> THE NEXT DAY I WOKE UP AND I HAD CHILLS AND BODYACHES MOST OF THAT DAY.

>> Reporter: WALSH CONTRACTED AND RECOVERED FROM THE VIRUS LAST SUMMER.

THEN ON DECEMBER 30th SHE GOT THE VACCINATION FROM MODERNA.

>> I WAS JUST PRETTY MUCH STUCK IN BED THE NEXT DAY.

>> Reporter: ADVENTURE SAYS SHE WOKE UP THE NEXT DAY AND FELT FINE.

>> FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND OF SOMEBODY HAS HAD A PREVIOUS INFECTION, THE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO THE VACCINATION CAN BE MAGNIFIED.

SO THAT IS WHAT I GOT.

>> Reporter: WE REACHED OUT TO MODERNA FOR COMMENT BUT NOBODY RETURNED OUR CALL.

IN THE MEANTIME, WALL IS PREPARING FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF THE VACCINATION AND SHE IS TAKING A FEW DAYS OFF AFTERWARDS.

BUT SHE STILL SAYS THIS.

>> I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD GET VACCINATED.

>> ALLERGY TO VACCINES IS NOT A VERY COMMON EVENT.

>> WHILE THE COUNTY WORKS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS BEHIND THE ALLERGIC EVENTS AT PETCO, THE COST ANALYSIS SEEMS CLEAR.

WHEN THE VACCINE BECOMES AVAILABLE, WE SHOULD ALL GET IT.

I'M JOHN CARROLL FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE VACCINATION HAS ARRIVED IN IMPERIAL COUNTY.

THAT IS AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN HIT HARD BY CORONAVIRUS.

THE LIMITED SUPPLY IS FORCING DIFFICULT DECISIONS.

HERE IS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER JENNIFER BOWMAN WITH MORE.

>> Reporter: IN IMPERIAL COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THEY CANNOT GET ENOUGH VACCINATIONS TO SUPPORT EVERYBODY THAT NEEDS A SHOT.

MOST PEOPLE WORK AT THE HOSPITALS THAT HAS SEEN A SHARP RISE IN PATIENTS OVER THE FALL.

>>> BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH OF THE VACCINATION RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE TO DISTRIBUTE IT IN AN EQUITABLE WAY SO THAT EVERYBODY THAT IS DOING FRONTLINE WORK CAN GET THEIR HIGHEST RISK VACCINATIONS DONE.

>>> THEY EXPECT MORE VACCINATION DOSES BUT EXPECT LIMITED AVAILABILITY TO CONTINUE AS THE PROGRAM PROGRESSES.

AS OF THURSDAY, 460 RESIDENTS HAVE DIED FROM COVID-19.

FOR KPBS I AM JENNIFER BOWMAN.

>>> INEWSSOURCE.ORG IS AN INDEPENDENTLY ARM OF KPBS.

>>> UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS ARE GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SAYS 965,000 PEOPLE FILED FOR FIRST TIME BENEFITS.

WEEKLY CLAIMS HAVE BEEN STUCK ABOVE 700,000 SINCE SEPTEMBER.

284,000 PEOPLE FILED CLAIMS FOR PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.

AND THAT IS A PROGRAM FOR THOSE THAT ARE SELF-EMPLOYED OR ARE GIG WORKERS.

>>> LOCAL WORKFORCE EXPERTS SAY THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME ECONOMIC REBOUND IN 2021.

AND THEY SAY THAT COVID-19 RECESSION HAS BEEN A TALE OF TWO DIFFERENT REALITIES.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: SOME SAY THAT ETHNICITY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH UNEMPLOYMENT.

>> IF YOU ARE IN A LOWER INCOME BRACKET OR IN A COMMUNITY OF COLOR, THE RECESSION IS SUBSTANTIALLY, IT HAS BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY WORSE.

>> THE BIG ISSUE HAS BEEN TOURISM AND ACCOMMODATIONS.

>> WE LOST ABOUT 50% OF OUR REVENUE AS A TOURISM COMMUNITY.

AND WE HAVE LOST 37% OF JOBS WITHIN OUR SECTOR.

AND IN SAN DIEGO THAT IS ABOUT 77,000 JOBS.

IT IS BY FAR THE INDUSTRY THAT HAS BEEN IMPACTED THE MOST THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.

>>> WHILE COVID-19 VACCINATION ROLLOUT IS HAPPENING ON A LARGER SCALE, THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS FROM CORONAVIRUS RELATED LOCK DOWNS WILL LIKELY IMPACT SAN DIEGO FOR YEARS TO COME.

>> AT THIS POINT IN TIME WE ARE LOOKING AT A FIVE-YEAR RECOVERY FOR THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM SECTOR.

THE LONGER WE HAVE BUSINESSES STAY CLOSED, THE LESS CLARITY THAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF HOW WE CAN OPERATE IN WITH THE NEW GUIDELINES WILL BE AND THE MORE DIFFICULT IT WILL BE FOR BUSINESSES TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THEMSELVES.

>> SHE SAYS WITH THE TOURISM AUTHORITY AND OTHER INDUSTRY SECTORS WITH THE REOPENING TEAM TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL UNSAFE OPERATING GUIDELINES IN THE FALL BUT HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A RESPONSE OR APPROVAL FROM THE STATE.

I'M JACOB AERE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> OUR METRO REPORTER SAYS THE LATEST BEACH BY THE GOVERNOR WAS INSPIRING.

>> HONESTLY THE STATE OF THE GOVERNMENT IS FRAGILE.

>> Reporter: THERE IS NO SUGAR COATING THE SITUATION THAT MANY SAN DIEGANS ARE FACING UNDER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

WHEN A FEW POLICY ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE MADE INCLUDING A PLEDGE TO INCLUDE HOUSING.

>> THIS COULD MEAN BUILDING APARTMENTS AS WELL AS FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND LIBRARIES.

THIS WILL TAKE A THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO MAKE SURE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE CAN SUPPORT THESE NEW UNITS.

>> Reporter: BUT ABSENT INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS CUT IS UNLIKELY THEY WILL BE BUILDING FIRE STATIONS IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

THEY ARE FACING A BUDGET DEFICIT THAT EXCEEDS $150 MILLION.

IN THE MEANTIME, HE SAYS FOR THOSE STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY -- >> NEXT MONTH WE WILL BRING A PROPOSAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT WILL EXTEND OUR EVICTION MORATORIUM TO KEEP FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES.

AND HELP FOLKS PAYBACK THEIR RENT AND STOP SMALL BUSINESSES FROM BEING EVICTED.

>> Reporter: PREVIOUS COUNCIL VOTES SHOWED WINNING SUPPORT BUT THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE IS IN FAVOR.

I'M ANDREW BOWEN FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> DEVELOPERS ARE TRYING TO BREATHE NEW LIFE ONTO THE LAND OF AN OLD GOLF COURSE THAT CARMEL MOUNTAIN RIDGE.

THE PUBLIC HAS A CHANCE TO OFFER ITS TWO CENTS ABOUT THE PROPOSED HOUSING PROJECT TO BUILD 1200 HOMES ON THE PROPERTY.

SUPPORTERS SAY THE AREA NEEDS MORE HOUSING FOR TEACHERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICEMEN.

THEY SAY THE DEVELOPMENT PAVES OVER PRECIOUS SPACE THOUGH.

>> WE DON'T WANT TO COME ACROSS AS PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT ANYTHING IN THEIR BACKYARD AT ALL BUT WE WOULD LIKE THIS PROJECT TO AT LEAST ATTEMPT TO RETAIN THE CHARACTER OF WHAT CARMEL MOUNTAIN RIDGE IS.

>> DEVELOPER NEW URBAN WEST WANTS TO BUILD PARKS, TRAILS AND THAT AND 70% OF THE LAND WILL BE PRESERVED AS OPEN SPACE.

PUBLIC COMMENT IS OPEN UNTIL FEBRUARY 8.

>>> THE INCREASINGLY ACIDIC OCEAN IS MAKING MUSCLE SHOALS SOFTER AS THEY GROW ALONG THE COAST.

KPBS REPORTER ERIK ANDERSON HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THAT SCIENTISTS SAY THAT THE WARMING CLIMATE IS IMPACTING MUSCLES.

WE SPOKE WITH A SPECIALIST WHO STUDIED MUSCLES.

SHE SAYS TODAY'S MUSCLES ARE REACTING TO AN OCEAN THAT IS BECOMING MORE ACIDIC AND NOT TO THE HIGHER TEMPERATURES.

AND THAT IS LEADING TO SOFTER SHELLS.

>> ARE THE SHELLS REALLY WEAKENING THAT MUCH?

SOME OR DO THEY HAVE ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO COMPENSATE WITH THAT CHANGE IN MINERALOGY.

>> Reporter: MUSSELS PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE HABITAT.

AND THAT IS WHY SHE STUDIES THEM.

I AM ERIK ANDERSON FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SOME VERY GUSTY WINDS STILL WORKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND CANYONS ACROSS THE AREA.

BE READY FOR THAT IN THE FIRE DANGER REMAINS HIGH HERE AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE WEEKEND STAYING DRY AS WELL WHEN THE WINDS DO DIE DOWN.

NEXT WEEK, THERE WILL BE MORE WINDS AS THE SUN STORM SYSTEM COMES IN.

WE HAVE GUSTY WINDS COMING ACROSS THE AREA.

BUT YOU DON'T NEED TO HAD FAR TO THE NORTH TO SEE THE RED FLAG WARNINGS INTO THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA.

SO THAT WILL BE A CONCERN TODAY AND TOMORROW.

TONIGHT, TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE 50s.

51 IN ESCONDIDO BUT 41 IN OCEANSIDE AND MOUNT WOULD GET UP.

MOUNT LAGUNA.

WE WILL BE QUITE WARM GOING THROUGH TOMORROW.

HIGH TEMPERATURES COMING CLOSE TO RECORDS ACROSS THE AREA AS, AS TEMPERATURES ARE WELL ABOVE NORMAL.

WE SHOULD BE IN THE MID 60s THIS TIME OF YEAR.

WE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE 80s AND EVEN 90s IN A FEW SPOTS.

IT IS GOING TO BE A VERY WARM ONE THIS JANUARY.

AND THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

THE WARM TRAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND CONTINUES.

THE FIRE DANGER IS STILL THERE AS WE GO INTO SATURDAY AND THEN WE WILL SEE THINGS CHANGE A BIT MORE COME MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

THE STORM SYSTEM INCLUDES AN UPPER LEVEL LOW AND THAT WILL INCLUDE GUSTING WINDS.

TEMPERATURES WILL GO DOWN INTO THE MID-60s CLOSER TO AVERAGE BUT UNTIL THEN, A WARM STRETCH THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

THAT IS ALSO TRUE FOR THE INLAND LOCATIONS.

THE MOUNTAINS, YES.

HOLDING ONTO THE LOW 70s AS WE START OFF THE WEEKEND AND FOR THE DESERTS, WE WILL BE IN THE 80s THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST MELISSA COST AND.

>>> TODAY, THE MARTIN LUTHER KING HUMAN DIGNITY AWARD WILL GO TO DOCTOR WILMOT WOOTEN.

SHE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER AND IS PROMOTING A SCIENCE- BASED RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

THE HUMAN DIGNITY AWARD IS GIVEN EACH YEAR TO A PERSON THAT EXEMPLIFIES THE WORK AND CHARACTER OF DOCTOR KING.

>>> THE NEW MASS VACCINATION SITE IS BRINGING MEDICAL WORKERS RELIEF.

THEY SAY THE OPERATION THAT LAUNCHED JUST DAYS AGO IS MAKING ACCESS SIMPLER FOR ALL ELIGIBLE HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL.

>>> VACCINATIONS WERE INITIALLY RISK AVAILABLE FOR ONLY HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND NOW THEY ARE OPEN TO ALL HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL BUT WHERE THE COULD GET THAT VACCINATION WAS CONFUSING.

THE SAN DIEGO MEDICAL COMMUNITY INCLUDES MEDICAL STUDENTS, DOCTORS AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL.

NOT ALL WORK IN HOSPITALS.

DOCTOR HOLLY YANG SAY A LIMITED NUMBER OF PRACTICES HAVE THE VACCINE TO GIVE THEIR STAFF.

BUT THE SITE AT PETCO PARK HAS CLEARED THAT UP.

>> THINGS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED.

WE STILL HAVE A WAY TO GO BUT, THE ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE IS THAT PHONE CALLS HAVE GONE WAY DOWN AT THE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY AROUND HOW DO WE NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM AND NOW PEOPLE KNOW WHERE TO GO.

>> THERE ARE FOUR SMALLER SITES AROUND THE CITY BUT IT WILL BE A CHALLENGE FOR THE NEXT PRIORITY GROUP OF OLDER ADULTS.

>> YOU DON'T WANT JUST EVERYONE THAT CAN ACCESS EVERYTHING ON THEIR PHONE AND HAS ACCESS TO A CAR ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE THINK IT VACCINATED.

YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT MIGHT BE HARDER TO REACH OR MAYBE ENGLISH IS NOT THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE OR HAVE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT INCLUDING GROUPS THAT FOCUS ON MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS.

>>>, OLDER ADULTS ARE NOW ELIGIBLE BUT THE COUNTY IS NOT MAKING SITES OPEN TO THEM JUST YET.

>>> WE ARE FOLLOWING ALL OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON THE VACCINATION ROLLOUT AT WWW.KPBS.ORG.

JUST CLICK ON THE TRACKING COVID-19 TAB.

THERE YOU CAN FIND LINKS TO COUNTY VACCINATION SITES AND WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR A SHOT NOW.

>>> SEVERAL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WANT TO AWARD THE GOLD-MEDAL TO OFFICER EUGENE GOODMAN WHO LURED WRITERS AWAY FROM CHAMBERS WHILE LAWMAKERS WERE DEBATING.

HE WAS ONE OF THE ONLY STANDING BETWEEN THE MOB AND THE U.S. SENATE.

THEY SAY HE DEFENDED DEMOCRACY AND SAVED LIVES.

>>> COMING UP ON THE NEWS HOUR INVESTIGATIONS AND CALL FOR JUSTICE INTENSIFY IN THE WAKE OF THE CAPITAL RIGHT THAT LED TO THE SECOND IMPEACHMENT OF THE PRESIDENT.

THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER KPBS EVENING EDITION.

>>> AND HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

>>> CREWS ARE MOPPING UP -- AND IT STARTED 12:30 PM TODAY AFTER A BRUSHY HILLSIDE FIRE.

HELICOPTERS AND BATTLED THE FIRES FROM ABOVE ALONG WITH THE FIREFIGHTERS FROM ABOVE.

EVACUATIONS WERE ORDERED FROM NEIGHBORHOODS ABOVE BUT HAVE BEEN LIFTED.

NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

>>> UC SAN DIEGO SAYS IT CAN NOW OFFER AS MANY IS 500 CORONAVIRUS VACCINATIONS PER DAY FOR THOSE 65 AND OLDER.

UP BUT IT WILL BE A WHILE BEFORE IT IS MORE WIDELY AVAILABLE.

SCRIPPS HEALTH SAYS THEY ARE FINALIZING VACCINES FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS BUT MAY HAVE SOME LEFT OVER FOR SENIORS.

HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS WILL COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH PATIENTS 65 AND OVER TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS ONCE THEY GET VACCINES.

>>> OVERCOMING THE HURDLES OF HOMELESSNESS.

SOCIAL INJUSTICE AND THE PANDEMIC WERE FRONT AND CENTER IN SAN DIEGO AT THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS.

HE SAYS THEY FACE OTHER ISSUES INCLUDING A BUDGET DEFICIT EXCEEDING $150 MILLION.

HE IS PRIORITIZING SAY FREE OPENINGS OF SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE IN COMBATING THE CRISIS BY FOCUSING ON NEW CONSTRUCTION IN NEIGHBORHOODS NEAR TRANSIT AND JOBS.

>>> SAN DIEGO HAS A NEW MILLIONAIRE AFTER A CHEVRON STATION ON LINDA VISTA ROAD SOLD A WINNING POWERBALL TICKET.

IT HAD FIVE MATCHING NUMBERS BUT MISSING THE POWERBALL NUMBER AND IS WORTH $2,800,000.

THE NEXT DRAWING WILL BE WORTH $550 MILLION.

THE ODDS OF MATCHING ALL FIVE NUMBERS AND THE POWERBALL IS 1 IN 293 MILLION.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.KPBS.ORG/EVENINGEDITION.

THANK YOU, SO MUCH, FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

HELPING PEOPLE MAINTAIN HEATING, PLUMBING AND AIR SINCE 1978.

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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