>>> GOOD EVENING, IT'S THURSDAY, JANUARY 28.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

A CORONADO MAN STANDS ACCUSED OF TAKING PART IN THE ATTACK ON THE U.S. CAPITAL.

TODAY HE FACED A FEDERAL JUDGE AFTER BEING ARRESTED BY THE FBI.

>> Reporter: JEFFREY ALEXANDER SMITH IS A 33-YEAR-OLD ARMY VETERAN WHO SPENT ONE TOUR IN IRAQ ACCORDING TO HIS FAMILY.

LIVING IN CORONADO WITH HIS PARENTS, HE WENT TO WASHINGTON DC FOR THE JANUARY 6 RALLY THAT TURNED INTO THE SIEGE OF THE CAPITAL.

HIS ATTORNEY SAYS HE WAS CAUGHT UP IN THE MOMENT.

>> MANY OF THE PEOPLE THERE WILL TELL YOU THEY WERE SWEPT UP IN THE MOMENT.

THERE WAS A LARGE CROWD, THERE WAS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT AND HE JUST KIND OF WENT ALONG WITH THE CROWD.

>> Reporter: FEDERAL PROSECUTORS ANNOUNCED CHARGING SMITH WITH TWO MISDEMEANOR COUNTS AFTER HE ADMITTED PARTICIPATING IN THE SIEGE.

THURSDAY PROSECUTORS SAY HE AND ANOTHER PERSON MOVED ASIDE THREE BENCHES AND ENTERED WITH A LARGE GROUP AND THEN ROAMED TO THE CAPITAL BUILDING FOR MORE THAN HALF HOUR.

AT ONE POINT POSTING A VIDEO ON INSTAGRAM.

>> HE WALKED IN WITH HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OTHERS, NO ALLEGATIONS THAT HE DESTROYED ANY PROPERTY OR COMMITTED ANY VIOLENCE.

>> Reporter: HIS MOTHER AND SISTER APPEARED IN COURT, THE MAGISTRATE ALLOWED HIM TO BE RELEASED ON A $25,000 BOND, HIS ONLY PAST RECORD BEING A RESTRAINING ORDER PUT IN PLACE TWO YEARS AGO DURING A DIVORCE.

HE IS ALLOWED TO TRAVEL TO COLORADO SPRINGS TO BE NEAR HIS TWO YOUNG CHILDREN.

THE CASE IS BASED IN THE WASHINGTON DC CIRCUIT COURT WHERE SMITH MAY STAND TRIAL, PART OF A LARGER PROBE INTO VIOLENCE DURING THE JANUARY 6 STORMING OF THE CAPITAL.

>>> NOW MORE ON THE BATTLE TO CURB THE CORONAVIRUS AND GET THE VACCINE INTO THE ARMS OF ALL SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS.

WHILE WE MAY BE SEEING A SLIGHT DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CASES , IT IS THE DEATH TOLL THAT CONTINUES TO BE HIGH.

TODAY, 69 MORE DEATHS AND MORE THAN 1400 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED.

>>> HEALTHCARE IS AT THE FOREFRONT TODAY FOR THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AS LAWMAKERS CONTINUE TO PUSH A COVERT STIMULUS DEAL.

WE HAVE THE LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER STROKE OF THE PEN.

PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNING EXECUTIVE ACTIONS, THIS TIME ON HEALTHCARE.

THE ACTIONS IN PART REOPEN ENROLLMENT ON THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT EXCHANGES ALLOWING SOME UNINSURED AMERICANS TO ACCESS OBAMA CARE POLICIES úWHILE ALSO PROVIDING FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO PAY FOR HEALTHCARE.

>> OF ALL TIMES THAT WE NEED TO REINSTATE ACCESS TO AFFORDABILITY AND EXTENT OF ACCESS TO MEDICAID IS NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS COVERT CRISIS.

>> Reporter: AS PRESIDENT BIDEN CONTINUES TO USE HIS EXECUTIVE POWERS, NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESS CONTINUE FOR HIS $1.9 TRILLION COVERT STIMULUS PACKAGE.

PRESIDENT BIDEN WANTING A PARTISAN SUPPORT BUT MANY REPUBLICANS SAY THE BILL IS TOO BIG.

>> WE HAVE A 50/50 SENATE, A HOUSE THAT IS VERY NARROWLY DIVIDED AT THIS POINT.

THAT SHOULD REALLY BE A MANDATE FOR MOVING TO THE MIDDLE, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON NOW WITH THIS LARGE PROPOSAL.

>> I SUPPORT TRIMMING IT NARROWLY BUT IT REALLY CANNOT BE DELAYED.

WE HAVE A WINDOW OF DAYS, NOT WEEKS.

>> Reporter: TO QUICKLY PASS COVERT RELIEF, DEMOCRATS MAY PUSH THE BILL TO THE RECONCILIATION PROCESS BUT DEMOCRATS WILL HAVE TO BE FULLY UNITED.

IT'S AN OPTION THAT NOW NANCY PELOSI SAYS SHE WILL USE IF BIPARTISAN TALKS CONTINUE TO STALL.

>> I HOPE WE DON'T NEED IT BUT IF NEEDED WE WILL HAVE IT.

>>> STATE OFFICIALS SAY CALIFORNIA'S PLANNED SWITCH TO AN AGE-BASED ELIGIBILITY SYSTEM FOR THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE IS MEANT TO SIMPLIFY AND STREAMLINE THE PROCESS.

THE STATE INTENDS TO MAKE THE CHANGE ONCE FRONT-LINE WORKERS LIKE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND SENIORS 65 AND OLDER HAVE BEEN VACCINATED, BUT INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST DOCTOR MARK SAWYER WHO SITS ON THE STATE ADVISORY BOARD THAT REVIEWS COVID-19 VACCINES SAYS THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT ESSENTIAL WORKERS LIKE BUS DRIVERS AND SUPERMARKET EMPLOYEES WILL BE LEFT BEHIND IF THEY DON'T MEET THE NEW AGE RULES.

>> THERE MAY BE SOME FINE-TUNING OF THIS AGE-BASED RECOMMENDATION AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE FRONT LINES WHO CAN'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF WORKING FROM HOME WILL GO AHEAD AND GET THE VACCINE IN A TIMELY FASHION.

>> HE ADDED THAT WEARING MASKS AND SOCIALLY DISTANCING AS WELL AS GETTING VACCINATED ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER IN THE WAKE OF NEW COVID VARIANTS.

>> THE MORE CASES WE HAVE, THE MORE OPPORTUNITY THERE IS FOR THE VIRUS TO CHANGE AND MUTATE AND BECOME A VARIANT AND BECOME LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE VACCINE.

SO IT IS INCUMBENT ON US TO TRY TO GET THIS PANDEMIC UNDER CONTROL.

>> AT LEAST ONE SAN DIEGO COUNTY RESIDENTS HAS DIED FROM THE UK COVID VARIANTS.

>>> WE HAVE ALL THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE VACCINES@TRAN01.ORG AND YOU CAN ALSO FIND LOCATIONS TO GET A SHOT AND LINKS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT ONLINE.

>>> TODAY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY REPORTED 69 MORE DEATHS AND MORE THAN 1400 NEW CASES.

AS OUR REPORTER TELLS US, OFFICIALS ADDRESSED FRUSTRATIONS WITH SCHEDULING VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS IN THE LOCAL APPEARANCE OF A FAST SPREADING VARIANT.

>> WE ARE TAKING THE NECESSARY STEPS TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS FOR APPOINTMENT SETTING.

>> Reporter: AFTER RAINY WEATHER CLOSE THE PETCO PARK VACCINATION SUPERSTATION EARLIER THIS WEEK, COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO MAKE UP APPOINTMENTS.

>> I KNOW ALL THOSE SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS ARE BEING HONORED, SOME WILL BE TODAY AND SOME OF THOSE WILL BE ON SATURDAY.

>> Reporter: THIS MORNING WE SAW LONG LINES OF CARS FILLED WITH PEOPLE EAGER TO GET VACCINATED.

RIGHT NOW VACCINATION SAC COUNTY SITES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR THOSE 65 AND OLDER, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, AND FIRST RESPONDERS.

>> THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT WE GET IS PEOPLE SAYING THEY CAN'T GET AN APPOINTMENT IN THE MINUTE THEY ARE MADE AVAILABLE THEY ARE GONE.

>> TO BOOK AND WOMEN AT THE DOWNTOWN LOCATION OR THE SUPERSTATION, PEOPLE HAVE TO USE THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE BUT FOR OTHER COUNTY SPONSORED SITES YOU HAVE TO SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO THE STATES MY TURN.CA.GOV PLATFORM.

>> WE ARE DOING OUR BEST, WE ARE LISTENING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO ADJUST THESE SITES AS WE HEAR FROM OUR COMMUNITIES.

>> TO MAKE IT EASIER, SOON ALL TESTING APPOINTMENTS FROM A COUNTY SITE WILL BE BOOKED THROUGH THE STATES MY TURN PLATFORM, A NEW VACCINATION SUPERSTATION WANTING LAUNCHING THIS SUNDAY WILL ALSO USE MY TURN.

>> WE WILL BEGIN TAKING APPOINTMENTS ON SATURDAY AND WE WILL BEGIN ADMINISTERING VACCINES ON SUNDAY.

>> SOME 269,000 VACCINE DOSES HAVE BEEN PUT INTO SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS ARM SO FAR.

THERE STILL QUESTION NATION ABOUT THE VACCINATION SUPPLY CHAIN BUT OFFICIALS ARE MOVING FORWARD AGGRESSIVELY HOPING TO ADD SIX SMALLER VACCINATION PODS NEXT MONTH.

>> WE HAVE TO DO THIS WITH THE PRESENCE AND AWARENESS THAT A NEW, MORE CONTAGIOUS STRAIN IS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS BELIEVE A 71-YEAR-OLD DIED FROM A MORE CONTAGIOUS VARIANT OF COVID-19 THAT'S BEEN TRACED BACK TO THE UNITED KINGDOM.

>> THAT IS A SMALL NUMBER COMPARED TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IN THE COUNTY THAT WE DO THINK THAT NUMBER IS INCREASING AND MAY REPRESENT 1 TO 2 PERCENT OF THE CASES OUT THERE AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THAT COULD BE SEEN IN A SURGE LATER IN FEBRUARY.

>> Reporter: TRANSIT OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT MTS WILL BEGIN GIVING FREE RIDES TO THOSE WHO CAN SHOW PROOF OF THE VACCINATION APPOINTMENT.

COUNTRYWIDE THERE'S BEEN A SLIGHT DOWNTREND AND HOSPITALIZATIONS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ADMISSIONS BUT THOSE NUMBERS STILL REMAIN HIGH.

>>> MOTHER NATURE WILL TURN ON THE FAUCET AGAIN, WE ARE GOING TO BE UNDER A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 7 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 4 PM TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

THE STORM WON'T RING AS MUCH MOISTURE AS LAST WEEKEND STORM AND IT WON'T BE AS COLD.

AS OUR REPORTER TELLS US, IT WILL LEAVE ITS MARK IN GOOD WAYS AND SOME NOT SO GOOD.

>> Reporter: RAIN AND A BIT OF SNOW IS ONCE AGAIN ON ITS WAY TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST SAYS IT SHOULD ROLL INTO THE COUNTY AROUND 10 PM TONIGHT.

>> IT WILL FIRST COME INTO NORTH COUNTY AND QUICKLY FILL INTO DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO.

SO I WOULD SAY MOST OF THE RAIN IS GOING TO BE WHEN EVERYONE IS ASLEEP.

>> Reporter: TOMORROW MORNING'S COMMUTE WILL BE DIFFICULT SO REMEMBER TO KEEP MORE SPACE THAN USUAL BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES.

THE FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT BEGAN TODAY AT TORREY PINES, THERE ARE NO SPECTATORS THIS YEAR THANKS TO COVID AND THERE LIKELY WON'T BE ANY PLAYERS ON THE COURSE FRIDAY.

TOURNAMENTS CAN PLAY IN RAIN BUT PJ RULES SAY PLAY STOPS IF WATER STARTS TO PUDDLE ON THE COURSE AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL HAVE ENOUGH RAIN FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.

>> MOST PEOPLE SEE AN INCH AND HALF OF RAIN SO AN INCH AND A HALF OF RAIN IS MORE RAIN THAN WHAT WE'VE EVEN SEEN IN MOST PLACES THIS ENTIRE WINTER.

ANOTHER CONCERN IS AREAS THAT WERE HIT BY FIRE IN THE PAST YEAR OR SO.

TOO MUCH RAIN MEANS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS MUDSLIDES.

>> THERE WILL BE MUD THAT MOVES AROUND OVER IN THE VALLEY, I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE LIFE- THREATENING OR NECESSARILY DAMAGING.

>> Reporter: WE ARE HALFWAY THROUGH THE RAINY SEASON AND WE'VE ONLY GOT ABOUT 30 PERCENT AVERAGE PRECIPITATION.

THE STORM AND ANOTHER SMALLER ONE THAT SHOULD ARRIVE THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WILL HELP IT >> AFTER THE STORM IT SHOULD PUT A BIG DENT BUT IT WON'T GET US BACK TO NORMAL OR AVERAGE.

IT JUST WON'T BE ENOUGH.

>> Reporter: LONG-RANGE WE ARE LOOKING TO STAY FAIRLY DRY.

>> IT CONTINUES TO LOOK LIKE A WINTER WHERE WE HAVE ONE OR TWO STORMS IN A WEEK AND THEN WE GO THREE WEEKS WITH VERY LITTLE.

USUALLY WHEN YOU ARE IN THOSE TYPE OF WINTERS, YOU FALL SHORT.

>> Reporter: FORTUNATELY THE STORY CAN END ON A POSITIVE NOTE BECAUSE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE NORTH.

THE COMING STORMS WILL TAKE THE SNOW PACK FROM MAMMOTH UP TO TAHOE FROM ABOUT 25 PERCENT OF AVERAGE TO 75 PERCENT, OF COURSE WHEN THAT SNOW MELTS, A LOT OF THAT WATER IS DELIVERED TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

>>> WE WILL HAVE MORE ON THE STORM AND WHEN IT'S EXPECTED TO ARRIVE COMING UP IN YOUR COMPLETE FORECAST.

>>>'S CONGRESSWOMAN SARAH JACOBS IS TOURING DIFFERENT VACCINATION CLINICS IN THE COUNTY TO GET A BETTER IDEA OF HOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN HELP.

THIS MORNING SHE VISITED RADY CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY VACCINATION CLINIC AND THEN THE SOUTH BAY SUPERSTATION IN THE AFTERNOON.

SHE SAYS THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STAY ON TOP OF THE DELIVERY OF VACCINES SO THE COUNTY CAN PLAN AHEAD.

>> THE PROBLEM NOW IS WHEN THERE ARE DOSES THEY DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW THERE WILL BE ENOUGH THE NEXT WEEK OR THE NEXT MONTH SO THEY CAN'T DO THAT FORWARD PLANNING THAT ALLOWS THEM TO BOOK LOTS OF APPOINTMENTS.

>> JACOBS AS PART OF HER FOCUS NOW WILL BE TO PUSH FOR MARK COVID-19 REALLY FUNDING FOR THESE OPERATIONS.

SHE ALSO PLANS ON GETTING MORE MONEY FOR CHILD CARE AND CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.

>>> PUBLIC OFFICIALS ARE USING INCONSISTENT METHODS TO TRACK INMATES WHO HAVE DIED FROM COVID-19.

THE ISSUES HAVE LED TO SOME DEATHS GOING UNCOUNTED.

>> WE FOUND MISTAKES AND DELAYS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE STATE LEVEL AND AMONG THE PROBLEMS, THREE PRISON INMATES WHO DIED FROM COVID-19 IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY APPEARED TO BE UNCOUNTED LOCALLY.

THE FIRST KNOWN SAN DIEGO COUNTY JAIL DEATH HAS YET TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR REPORTED TO THE STATE OVERSIGHT BOARD THAT TRACKS DEATHS FOR THE VIRUS.

PRISONS AND JAILS HAVE A STRONG INTEREST IN DOWNPLAYING THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.

SHE SAYS BECAUSE OF THAT, NUMBERS ON COVID-19 DEATHS REPORTED BY OFFICIALS ARE LIKELY A DRAMATIC UNDERCOUNT.

>> IF YOU CAN SAY WE HAVE TWO COVID POSITIVE CASES AND ONE COVID THAT YOU ARE MUCH LESS LIKELY TO GET PUBLIC SCRUTINY AND SCHOOL CRITICISM THAN IF IT TURNS OUT YOU HAVE 50 PERCENT OF YOUR POPULATION IS INFECTED AND YOU'VE HAD 12 PEOPLE DIED.

>> OUR NEW SOURCE ALSO FOUND COUNTIES USE INCONSISTENT METHODS TO COUNT INMATES WHO DIE FROM THE VIRUS.

THAT COMPLICATES DISEASE MANAGEMENT.

EXPERTS WHO MONITOR INMATE DEATHS SAY THAT PUTS INMATES, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC AT RISK.

>>> OUR REPORTER CO. REPORTED THE STORY.

I NEW SOURCE IS AN INDEPENDENTLY FUNDED NON-PROFIT PARTNER AS KPBS.

>>> THE PASSAGE OF SB 1421 IN 2018 WAS HAILED AS A WATERSHED MOMENT FOR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY IN CALIFORNIA.

THE LAW SAYS POLICE HAVE TO MAKE PUBLIC RECORDS OF OFFICER SHOOTINGS AND THE USE OF FORCE, BUT THREE YEARS LATER, OUR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER SAYS SAN DIEGO POLICE AGENCIES ARE STILL HOLDING ON TO HUNDREDS OF RECORDS THAT SHOULD BE RELEASED UNDER THE LAW.

THIS STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES.

>> Reporter: THE 2016 HOLIDAY BALL DID NOT END WELL FOR JASON WALKER.

DURING THE GAME HE GOT INTO A SHOUTING MATCH WITH A MAN SITTING BEHIND HIM.

THINGS GOT EVEN WORSE WHEN THE POLICE SHOWED UP.

>> I WAS BACKING UP AND I SAID THAT GUY GRABBED ME AND THEN THEY SHOT ME WITH A TASER.

A WOMAN YELLED YOU DON'T NEED TO TASER HIM AS I SHOT, I REMEMBER THAT BUT THEY THREW SOME HANDCUFFS ON ME AND TROTTED ME OUT OF THE STADIUM.

>> Reporter: WALKER SPENT THOUSANDS ON A LAWYER TO GET CHARGES OF BATTERY ON A POLICE OFFICER DISMISSED.

HE THEN SUED THE CITY AND AGREED TO A $1000 SETTLEMENT.

FOUR YEARS LATER, HE STILL CAN'T GET THE POLICE INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION RECORDS RELATED TO HIS CASE.

>> CALIFORNIA LAW STATES THAT WHEN AN OFFICER IS DISHONEST OR USES EXCESSIVE FORCE, THEN YOU CAN USE PERSONAL RECORDS PURSUANT TO SB 1421 SO I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THESE PERSONAL RECORDS.

>> Reporter: HE MAY BE WAITING A LONG TIME.

THE LAW KNOWN AS SENATE BILL 1421 IS MEANT TO SHINE A LIGHT ON INTERNAL POLICE INVESTIGATIONS OF OFFICER SHOOTINGS AND USE OF FORCE, BUT THREE YEARS AFTER IT WAS PASSED, THE RECORDS ARE STILL SLOW IN COMING.

THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ONLY RELEASED ABOUT A THIRD OF THE REQUIRED RECORDS.

THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, HALF.

>> THEY SAID TO THE AGENCY YOU MUST RESPOND, BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

A TIMELY RESPONSE?

OBVIOUSLY SOME AGENCIES DECIDED THAT A TIMELY RESPONSE IS A YEAR OR TWO YEARS LATER.

>> Reporter: STATE SENATOR NANCY SKINNER WROTE THE LAW AND IS NOW PROPOSING NEW LEGISLATION SB 16 THAT AIMS TO FIX THIS RECORDS STILL A PROBLEM.

>> WHAT WE'VE DONE IS GIVEN A TIME YOU MUST RESPOND BY X DATE OR THE REQUESTER CAN TAKE YOU TO COURT AND BASICALLY GET PENALTIES.

>> Reporter: AFTER 75 DAYS, AGENCIES WOULD BEGIN BEING FINED $1000 A DAY FOR EVERY DAY RECORDS ARE NOT RELEASED.

SKINNER EXPECTS IT TO PASS THIS YEAR.

OFFICIALS WITH THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAY THEY ARE RELEASING THE RECORDS AS FAST AS THEY CAN.

THEY DECLINED INTERVIEWS WITH KPBS BUT SENT STATEMENTS SAYING THE PROCESS IS VERY TIME-CONSUMING AND INVOLVES THOUSANDS OF PAGES PLUS HOURS OF VIDEO AND AUDIO.

CAPTAIN JEFF JORDAN WITH THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT WROTE, QUOTE, AS SD PD WORKS BACK IN TIME, MANY OF THE FILES ARE NOT IN A DIGITAL FORMAT AND ARE RECORDED ON TECHNOLOGIES NO LONGER IN USE SUCH AS VCR TAPES.

THIS MAKES PRODUCING RECORDS MUCH HARDER AND MORE TIME- CONSUMING.

A STATEMENT BY THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ALSO SAID THE PROCESS IS TOO TIME-CONSUMING.

A FIRST AMENDMENT ATTORNEY AT SHEPPARD MULLIN SAYS THESE ARGUMENTS MISS THE POINT OF SB 1421.

>> INSTEAD OF VIEWING THIS AS SOME SPECIAL REQUIREMENT THAT HAS BEEN IMPOSED ON THEM, IF THEY VIEW IT AS PART OF THEIR MISSION AND SOMETHING THEY NEED TO DEVOTE THEIR RESOURCES TO JUST LIKE THEY WOULD ANY OTHER PROGRAM THEN MAYBE THAT WILL HELP THEM PRIORITIZE THIS IN THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.

AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, SAN DIEGO POLICE AGREED TO TURN OVER ALL ITS RECORDS, VIDEO, AND AUDIO BY THIS JUNE.

WILL THEY MAKE THE DEADLINE?

JORDAN WOULD SAY ONLY THE DEPARTMENT, QUOTE, BELIEVES IT WILL BE IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE OF THE SETTLEMENT TERMS.

MEANWHILE, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME HARD DEADLINE BUT HELDMAN SAYS TIME IS UP.

UNDER THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT, RECORDS MUST BE RELEASED AT THE VERY LATEST WITHIN 24 DAYS.

>> MEDIA AND OTHER REQUESTERS OF PUBLIC RECORDS ARE NOT UNREASONABLE SO THE AGENCY NEEDS MORE TIME THAT'S USUALLY FINE BUT IT'S BEEN MORE THAN TWO YEARS NOW AND TWO YEARS IS A LOT MORE THAN 24 DAYS SO REALLY THEY SHOULD BE WRAPPING THIS PROCESS UP.

>>> TO EXPLORE THE DATABASE OF POLICE INTERNAL RECORDS, GO TO KPBS.ORG/FORCE.

>>> DOCTOR SHIRLEY WEBER IS MAKING HISTORY IS CALIFORNIA'S NEW SECRETARY OF STATE, THE DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLY MEMBER WAS CONFIRMED BY THE STATE SENATE TODAY.

WEBER IS THE FIRST BLACK PERSON TO HOLD THE POSITION, SHE TAUGHT AFRICAN STUDIES AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOR MORE THAN FOUR DECADES AND WAS FIRST ELECTED TO THE STATE ASSEMBLY IN 2012.

GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM NOMINATED WEBER TO REPLACE ALEX PADILLA WHO TOOK OVER VICE PRESIDENT, HARRISON SEAT IN THE U.S. SENATE.

>>> SOME STUDENTS ARE BEING BROUGHT BACK TO CAMPUS STARTING FEBRUARY 1, ELEMENTARY AND SPECIAL ED STUDENTS WILL RETURNED IN SCHOOL LEARNING.

STUDENTS CHOOSING TO STAY HOME AND STILL RECEIVE ONLINE LEARNING.

THE DISTRICT SAYS THE STATE IS REQUIRING IT TO HOLD BACK ON MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RETURNING UNTIL THE COUNTY IS IN THE RIGHT EAR.

>>> WE ARE STILL WORKING ON BRINGING IN THAT STORM SYSTEM THAT IS GOING TO PROVIDE US WITH SOME VERY WET TIMES AS WE GO THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY TOMORROW MORNING, BASICALLY THE STORY IS OVERNIGHT WHEN WE SEE THE RAIN AND IN THE SNOW.

MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE, WE HAVE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS IN SOME LOCATIONS.

THE USUAL SPOTS AS YOU GET ABOVE 5000 FEET IS WHERE WE REALLY START TO NOTICE SOME OF THAT SNOW IMPACT BUT BEYOND THAT, EVERYONE WILL BE DEALING WITH THE RAIN, THE EXCEPTION IS SOME OF THE DESERTS THAT WON'T SEE AS MUCH RAINFALL, JUST A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS AND WE COULD EVEN HAVE A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER AS WE HEAD THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW.

OVER ALL, THE CLOUDS WORKING IN AND THE RAIN WORKING IN, OCEANSIDE 49 DEGREES FOR YOUR LOW AND ON THE COOLER SIDE OF THINGS, MOUNT LAGUNA IN THE LOWER 30s AND HERE IT IS, THE STORM WORKING ITS WAY IN, KIND OF A SLOW MOVER SO AS WE GET INTO TONIGHT, THAT'S WHEN WE REALLY START TO NOTICE THE HEAVY RAIN MOVE THROUGH WITH THE FRONT AND THEN WE START TO SEE MORE OF SPOTTY SHOWERS AND EVEN A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER CONTINUING ON THE BACKSIDE INTO EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.

TOMORROW, THE STORM WORKS ITS WAY THROUGH THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST AND AS IT DOES SO IT BRINGS DRY AIR TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BUT WE DON'T GET THAT JUST YET.

WE KEEP THE CLOUDS AND COOL WEATHER AND WE ALSO KEEP SOME OF THE UNSETTLED PATTERN SO THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS AROUND CHULA VISTA WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-50s.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY, A LITTLE BIT OF MOISTURE BUT THAT STARTS TO DIE DOWN AROUND THREE OR FOUR CLOCK AND THINGS GET BETTER FOR US AS WE GET INTO TOMORROW NIGHT SO WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT SOME DRYER TIMES AND A DRY BREAK, JUST A LITTLE COOLER FOR SATURDAY.

FOR THE COAST WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME OF THAT UNSETTLED WEATHER CONTINUING FOR TOMORROW AND SATURDAY STILL COOL BUT WE GET BACK CLOSED AVERAGE BY SUNDAY, INLAND SUN AND CLOUDS GREET ASUNDER WITH TEMPERATURES BACK TOWARD THE UPPER 60s BUT WE HAVE TO CONTEND WITH THE RAIN FIRST, IT'S GOING TO BE SNOW FOR TOMORROW AND NOTICED THE COOL PATTERN LASTING INTO SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND ONCE WE GET TO THE DESERTS WE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT DRIER BUT THERE IS STILL A CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS TOMORROW.

>>> TODAY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN TO IMPROVE BIRTH AND MATERNAL HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAMILIES.

BLACK INFANTS AND PREGNANT WOMEN ARE ROUGHLY 3 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DIE DUE TO CHILDBIRTH COMPLICATIONS THAN THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS.

DOCTOR WOOTEN SAYS THE BLACK LEGACY NOW INITIATIVE SHOULD IMPROVE IMPLICIT HEALTHCARE BIASES TOWARD BLACK MOTHERS.

>> THESE DISPARITIES MERE STATE AND NATIONAL TRENDS ARE FAR HIGHER FOR BLACK MOTHERS COMPARED TO OTHER RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS AND PERSIST REGARDLESS OF PROTECTIVE FACTORS SUCH AS THE MOTHER'S INCOME, EDUCATION, OR PRENATAL CARE.

>> THE COUNTY RECENTLY RECEIVED ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDING FOR THE INITIATIVE.

DOCTOR WOOTEN SAYS THE FIRST STEP IS EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, WELDED BY COMMUNITYWIDE ACTION.

>>> NOW THAT THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER HAS BEEN LIFTED, THE FREE PASS ON PARKING IS ENDING, STARTING TOMORROW, PARKING REGULATIONS WILL BE ENFORCED AGAIN IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, THAT INCLUDES STREET SWEEPING RESTRICTIONS, METERED PARKING, TIME LIMITS AND YELLOW COMMERCIAL ZONES, YOU WILL GET A WARNING IF YOU VIOLATE ONE OF THE RULES FOR THE NEXT WEEK BUT AS OF FEBRUARY 8, YOU WILL GET CITED AND FINED.

>>> GENERAL MOTORS PLANS TO BE CARBON NEUTRAL WITHIN THE NEXT TWO DECADES.

GM SAID IT WILL FOCUS ON OFFERING ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES BY 2035.

THE PLAN IS TO TRANSITION TO BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES OR OTHER ZERO EMISSION TECHNOLOGIES BY SOURCING RENEWABLE ENERGY.

THEY SAID THEY WILL OFFER 30 ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND AIMS TO HAVE 40 PERCENT OF ALL U.S. MODELS RUN ON BATTERY BY THE END OF 2025.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, HEALTH FOR HEALTHCARE, PRESIDENT BIDEN REOPENS THE INSURANCE MARKETPLACE, EXPANDING ENROLLMENT AMID THE PANDEMIC.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING IN ADDITION.

>>> BREAKING NEWS, BINARY PERFORMER SISLEY TYSON HAS DIED.

THE EMMY AND TONY WINNING ACTRESS DISTINGUISH HERSELF IN THEATER, FILM AND TELEVISION.

SHE WAS ALSO NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR FOR HER ROLE IN THE SOUNDER.

SHE WAS 96.

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

SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS WORKING TO STREAMLINE THE VACCINATION APPOINTMENT PROCESS AFTER HEARING COMPLAINTS FROM MANY PEOPLE HAVING TROUBLE SIGNING UP.

RIGHT NOW, ONLY THOSE 65 AND OLDER, HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS ARE ELIGIBLE.

SOON ALL UP LIMITS FOR COUNTY SITES WILL BE BOOKED THROUGH THE MY TURN PLATFORM AND ANY VACCINATION SUPERSTATION IS LAUNCHING THIS SUNDAY AT CAL STATE SAN MARCOS.

>>> AND ARMY VETERAN FROM CORONADO IS FACING CHARGES FOR HIS ALLEGED ROLE IN THE RIOT AND BREACH OF THE U.S. CAPITAL.

HE WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY AND APPEARED IN COURT TODAY.

ACCORDING TO THE FBI HE WAS IDENTIFIED TO THROUGH TEXT MESSAGES AS WELL AS PICTURES AND VIDEOS UPLOADED TO SOCIAL MEDIA.

SMITH WAS RELEASED ON $25,000 BOND.

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.