>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

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

>> AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> A NEW YEAR'S DAY ATTACK IN NEW ORLEANS IS NOW BEING CALLED THE DEADLIEST ATTACK ON U.S.

SOIL TO BE RECORDED IN WHICH A WEAPON IS TO VEHICLE WAS USED HERE THINK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M JOHN CAROL IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

THE NAMES OF VICTIMS ARE STILL COMING IN AS AT LEAST 14 PEOPLE ARE CONFIRMED DEAD.

SAN DIEGO STATE STUDENT IS AMONG THE DOZENS INJURED.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: SANITATION CREWS IN NEW ORLEANS HAD A GRIM TASK BEFORE SUNRISE TODAY, TURNING A HORRIFIC CRIME SCENE BACK INTO A PUBLIC STREET.

>> WE WERE ABLE TO REMOVE OUR VICTIMS, IDENTIFY THEM, AND NOTIFY THEIR FAMILIES.

THEY MATTERED.

>> Reporter: LOUISIANA'S GOVERNOR TOWARD BOURBON STREET EARLY THIS MORNING.

THE PARISH HAS BEEN UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY SENSE WEDNESDAY.

>> RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, THERE IS AN UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES THAT ARE BEING UTILIZED TO CLOSE OUT INTO HUNT DOWN INTO FINALIZES INVESTIGATION.

>> Reporter: THIS WAS AN ACT OF TERRORISM.

THE FBI ON THURSDAY CONFIRMING AN ISIS INSPIRED CONNECTION.

HE POSTED SEVERAL VIDEOS TO AN ONLINE PLATFORM PROCLAIMING HIS SUPPORT FOR ISIS.

ADDITIONALLY, HE STATED HE HAD JOINED ISIS BEFORE THE SUMMER.

>> AND IT APPEARS NOW HE ACTED ALONE.

>> WE DO NOT ASSESS AT THIS POINT THAT ANYONE ELSE IS INVOLVED IN THIS ATTACK EXCEPT FOR SHAMSUD DIN JABBAR.

>> Reporter: AT THIS HOUR, CANAL AND BOURBON STREET ARE NOW OPEN HOSTING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY FOR TODAY'S SUGAR BOWL AND EVENING CELEBRATIONS.

THE CITY'S MAYOR IS OFFERING THIS ASSURANCE.

>> THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS IS NOT ONLY READY FOR GAME DAY TODAY, BUT WE ARE READY TO CONTINUE TO HOST LARGE-SCALE EVENTS IN OUR CITY, BECAUSE WE ARE BUILT TO HOST AT EVERY SINGLE TURN.

>> Reporter: IVAN RODRIGUEZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO THE UPPER 40s, CONTINUING TO SEE THOSE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

WE WILL SEE SOME CHANGES OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

I WILL BREAK ALL OF THAT DOWN COMING UP.

>>> THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERS HAVE BEEN DROPPED BY THEIR INSURANCE COMPANIES OVER FIRE RISKS.

IN AN EFFORT TO STABILIZE THE INSURANCE MARKET, CALIFORNIA'S INSURANCE COMMISSIONER HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW REGULATION FOR CARRIERS.

IF THE COMPANIES WANT TO KEEP DOING BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA, THEY WILL NEED TO START ISSUING POLICIES IN HIGH RISK AREAS, AND THEY WILL NEED TO INCREASE THEIR COVERAGE BY 5% EVERY TWO YEARS UNTIL REACHING 85% OF THEIR MARKET SHARE.

CARMEN BOLIVAR IS WITH CONSUMER WATCHDOG THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ORGANIZATION IS CRITICAL OF THE REGULATION.

>> COMPANIES HAVE MULTIPLE LOOPHOLES THEY CAN USE TO NOT INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF COVERAGE THEY ARE OFFERING IN CALIFORNIA , AND THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE RESULT OF THE COMMISSIONER'S REGULATIONS IS GUARANTEED DOUBLE-DIGIT RATE HIKES, BUT WE DON'T KNOW THAT ANYONE ELSE IS GOING TO GET ACCESS TO COVERAGE AGAIN.

>> THE REGULATION IS UNDER REVIEW BEFORE TAKING EFFECT WITHIN 30 DAYS.

>>> AS OF JANUARY 1, SCRIPPS HEALTH IS NO LONGER A PART OF THE ANTHEM BLUE CROSS INSURANCE NETWORK.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAY LOOKS INTO WHAT THIS MEANS FOR PATIENTS.

>> Reporter: AFTER MONTHS OF FAILED CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, SCRIPPS HEALTH HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM 125,000 SAN DIEGANS ANTHEM BLUE CROSS INSURANCE NETWORKS.

>> THE MOST POWERLESS PEOPLE IN THIS WHOLE SYSTEM OR THE PATIENT'S RIGHT NOW.

THEY DON'T HAVE A SAY, OTHER THAN GOING BACK TO THEIR EMPLOYER.

>> Reporter: NATHAN KAUFMAN IS A HEALTHCARE CONSULTANT AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF KAUFMAN STRATEGIC ADVISORS.

>> UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE THESE FOR PROFIT INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT WANT TO GROW, AND THEY GROW THEIR PROFITS IN PART BY REDUCING AT LEAST THE RATE OF INCREASE IN THE COST OF HOSPITALS, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE HOSPITALS WHO ARE USUALLY GOVERNED BY THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE SEEING HUGE COST INFLATION AND ABSOLUTELY NEED THE RATE INCREASES, NOT PRIMARILY TO SUBSIDIZE GOVERNMENT PATIENTS.

AND SO IT IS A MESS.

>> Reporter: NO ONE FROM SCRIPPS HEALTH WAS AVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW, BUT IN A STATEMENT, SCRIPPS SAYS, QUOTE, THROUGHOUT THE NEGOTIATION, SCRIPPS FOCUS WAS TO CHANGE ANTHEMS BUREAUCRATIC POLICIES THAT CAUSE UNNECESSARY DELAYS, BURDENS, AND BARRIERS TO PATIENT CARE.

IT IS DISAPPOINTING ANTHEM WAS UNWILLING TO REDUCE THOSE BARRIERS AND OFFERED RATES BELOW HEALTHCARE INFLATIONARY COSTS.

THE STATEMENT WENT ON TO SAY SCRIPPS PROPOSAL TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS BEYOND YESTERDAY, BUT ANTHEM PROVIDED AN ULTIMATUM THAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE.

ANTHEM BLUE CROSS WAS ALSO UNAVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW, BUT A SPOKESPERSON PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT.

SCRIPPS DEMANDED DRASTICALLY INCREASED PRICES FOR PATIENTS COVERED BY ANTHEM, INCREASES THAT WOULD HAVE LED TO HIGHER OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS FOR OUR MEMBERS AND WOULD HAVE HIT AREA EMPLOYERS PARTICULARLY HARD.

ACCORDING TO ANTHEM BLUE CROSS, MORE THAN 80% OF THEIR MEMBERS ARE INSURED BY EMPLOYERS THAT PLAY THEIR EMPLOYEES HEALTHCARE COSTS DIRECTLY.

>> WITH THE GOVERNMENT HAS DONE IS CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE ESSENTIALLY HEALTH SYSTEMS ARE, ARE GENERATING A HIDDEN TAX, RIGHT?

THEY ARE BASICALLY TAXING THE EMPLOYER FOR THE UNDERFUNDING OF MEDICARE AND MEDICAID.

>> Reporter: SCRIPPS HEALTH AND ANTHEM BLUE CROSS BOTH EXPRESSED THEY ARE OPEN TO DISCUSSION AND COMING TO A REASONABLE AGREEMENT.

KAUFMAN SAYS AGREEMENTS LIKE THIS CAN BE RESOLVED IN WEEKS, OR IT MAY TAKE MONTHS.

>> I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS NOT SUFFICIENT CAPACITY WITHIN THE SYSTEM FOR THE OTHER HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AND PHYSICIANS TO ABSORB THE SCRIPPS PATIENTS WHO CAN NO LONGER GO TO SCRIPPS.

>> Reporter: SCRIPPS RECOMMENDS IT'S PATIENTS CONTACT THEIR EMPLOYERS HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENTS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE OPTIONS.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CALIFORNIA'S MINIMUM WAGE HAS INCREASED HALF A DOLLAR TO $16.50 PER HOUR, BUT THAT IS FAR FROM ENOUGH TO LIVE HERE.

LAST YEAR'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS REPORT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY SAYS RENTERS HAVE TO EARN ALMOST 40 ALMOST $40 PER HOUR TO AFFORD THE AVERAGE COST OF AN APARTMENT HERE.

THAT IS ABOUT $2500 PER MONTH ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP.

THE NEW MINIMUM WAGE DOES NOT AFFECT FAST FOOD OR HEALTHCARE WORKERS.

>>> SOME GOOD NEWS FOR FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA.

GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ANNOUNCED AN INCREASE TO PAID FAMILY LEAVE TODAY.

ELIGIBLE WORKERS EARNING LESS THAN $63,000 PER YEAR ARE NOW ABLE TO RECEIVE UP TO 90% OF THEIR PAY WHILE ON LEAVE.

WORKERS WHO MAKE MORE WILL RECEIVE 70% OF THEIR INCOME TOO THE CHANGE ALSO APPLIES TO DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR NEW CLAIMS FILED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2025.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE SUSPECT IN THE NEW ORLEANS TERROR ATTACK.

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

>>> A ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN EL CERRITO IS FIGHTING TO KEEP ITS DOORS OPEN AFTER THE DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO SAID IT COULD NO LONGER COVER ITS BUDGET DEFICIT.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE ANASTAS IS THE SCHOOL HAS LESS THAN A MONTH TO FIND ENOUGH MONEY INTO NEW STUDENTS TO STAY OPEN.

>> Reporter: ST. KATHERINE DREXEL ACADEMY OPENED WITH JUST OVER 150 STUDENTS.

REPLACED TWO PARISH SCHOOLS, OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART OF BLESSED SACRAMENT.

THE GOAL WAS TO REACH 200 STUDENTS.

THE CURRENT ENROLLMENT IS ABOUT HALF THAT.

STEVE CARTER IS THE PARENT OF FIFTH AND EIGHTH GRADERS AT THE SCHOOL.

HE ALSO LEADS THE SCHOOL'S PARENT-TEACHER GROUP.

>> WHEN WE RECEIVED A LETTER ON OVER 18 FROM THE DIOCESE AT THE SCHOOL WAS CLOSING, IT WAS KIND OF A GUT PUNCH TO THE COMMUNITY.

WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE EVEN ON THE THRESHOLD.

WE KNEW WE HAD SOME CHALLENGES WITH FUNDRAISING AND WITH ENROLLMENT, BUT WE DID NOT KNOW WAS THAT DIRE.

>> Reporter: THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO SAYS THE SCHOOL IS FACING A $300,000 DEFICIT FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND LIKELY A BIGGER ONE NEXT YEAR.

PANDEMIC RELIEF FUNDS AND DIOCESE SUPPORT HAVE HELPED CUT OTHER PREVIOUS YEARS DEFICITS.

>> WITH THE DIOCESE FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY, THE MARGINS, OUR ABILITIES TO SUBSIDIZE THE SCHOOL ARE JUST A LOT LESS.

AND FRANKLY THERE JUST ISN'T ENOUGH ENROLLMENT TO JUSTIFY, YOU KNOW, THE INVESTMENT.

>> Reporter: THE DIOCESE SAYS THAT THE SCHOOL CAN RAISE $500,000 AND ENROLL 30 MORE STUDENTS FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR BY FEBRUARY 1, IT CAN STAY OPEN.

IF NOT, IT WILL CLOSE AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

EACH STUDENT WILL RECEIVE A $1000 TUITION CREDIT TO ANOTHER CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN THE AREA.

>> ULTIMATELY I HOPE THE SCHOOL REMAINS OPEN.

I HOPE THE FAMILIES ARE SUCCESSFUL IN RAISING THE MONEY THAT IS NEEDED TO KEEP IT OPEN, BUT WE WILL JUST HAVE TO SEE HOW IT PANS OUT.

>> Reporter: UNLIKE ST. KATHERINE DREXEL, MOST CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN SAN DIEGO ARE CONNECTED TO A PARISH LED BY A PASTOR.

THOSE PARISHES OFTEN SUPPORT THEIR SCHOOLS FINANCIALLY WITHOUT AN INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT OR FUNDRAISING, ST. KATHERINE DREXEL WOULD HAVE TO INCREASE TUITION TO BREAKEVEN .

TUITION WAS $6850 THIS YEAR FOR ONE STUDENT.

THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN THE AREA IS JUST OVER $75,000.

IN NEARBY NORMAL HEIGHTS, ST. DIDACUS PARISH SCHOOL CHARGES ABOUT THE SAME FOR TUITION , BUT THE MEDIAN INCOME IS MORE THAN $95,000.

>> I THINK THOSE IN LOWER INCOME AREAS SHOULD NOT BE PUT DEPRIVED OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION BECAUSE OF COST, AND THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS OUR SCHOOL HAS TRIED TO DO.

UNFORTUNATELY TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: DONORS HAVE GIVEN MORE THAN $12,000 TO A GOFUNDME PAGE FOR THE SCHOOL.

AS FEBRUARY 1 QUICKLY APPROACHES, PARENTS ARE HOLDING OUT HOPE.

>> I BELIEVE IN OUR SCHOOL AND WHAT WE HAVE BUILT AND TEACHERS AND THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS EVOLVED BECAUSE OF IT.

>> Reporter: KATIE ANASTAS , KPBS NEWS.

>>> MANY OF YOU PROBABLY WATCHED THE ROSE PARADE AND ALL OF ITS BEAUTIFUL FLOATS ON NEW YEAR'S DAY , BUT NOW SPECTATORS HAVE A CHANCE TO GET AN UP CLOSE LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE INCREDIBLE DISPLAYS.

RACHEL CAME TAKES US ON A TOUR OF FLOAT FEST IN PASADENA.

>> Reporter: VISITORS WENT WILD OVER THIS YEAR'S ROSE PARADE SWEEPSTAKES WINNER FROM THE SAN DIEGO ZOO.

IT IS ONE OF THE 39 SPECTACULAR AND COLORFUL AWARD-WINNING FLOATS SITTING ALONG SIERRA MADRE AND WASHINGTON BOULEVARDS FOR FLOAT FEST.

>> I LOVE THE ROSE PARADE.

THEN I LIKE ALL OF THE FLOATS, AND THEN IT IS COOL TO SEE IT HERE IN PERSON.

>> Reporter: EV AND HER FAMILY FROM WHITTIER DROVE TO PASADENA TO STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES AT FLOAT FEST, A TWO-MILE SHOWCASE OF ROSE PARADE FLOATS WHERE VISITORS CAN GET AN UP CLOSE LOOK AND APPRECIATE THE ARTISTRY AND BEAUTY OF THE FLORAL MASTERPIECES.

>> THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME PICKETT WAS KIND OF INSPIRATION FOR OUR KIDS TO GO.

>> WHAT'S YOUR IMPRESSION?

>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

NOT AS CRAZY AS WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE, BUT IT IS A NEED TO SEE THEM IN PERSON AND TO SMELL THEM.

>> WE ARE OPEN FROM 9:00 TO 5:00 ALL 3 DAYS.

ON DAY TWO, SENIORS AND DISABLED CAN GET HERE AS EARLY AS 7:00 TO 9:00, THAT WAY THEY CAN MEANDER EASILY, AND IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC OPENS ON DAY TWO AT 10:00.

ON FRIDAY WE ARE BACK OPEN FROM 9:00 TO 5:00.

THIS IS THE KINDNESSES FREE FLOAT.

THE FLOAT IS 55 FEET LONG AND IS ADORNED WITH 20,000 FLOWERS.

IT WON THE BOB HOPE HUMOR AWARD FOR MOST AMUSING AND WHIMSICAL FLOAT.

THE MESSAGE HERE IS SIMPLE ACTS OF KINDNESS CAN CREATE POSITIVE RIPPLE EFFECTS ACROSS COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: WHAT DID YOU THINK OF ALL OF THE FLOATS?

>> THERE BEAUTIFUL.

4 THIS 4-YEAR-OLD CONVINCED HER PARENTS TO DRIVE FROM CORUNNA TO SEE THE FLOATS.

HER MOM IS GLAD THEY DID.

>> I MEAN IT IS EVEN MORE INTRICATE UP CLOSE, ESPECIALLY TO SEE HEATHER USED DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE FLOWERS, LIKE THE SEEDS AND THE STEMS.

IT IS NOT JUST FLOWERS.

I THINK THAT'S REALLY COOL.

>> MY FAVORITE WAS WICKED RIGHT HERE.

>> Reporter: BRIAN HATFIELD, HIS WIFE, TWO KIDS, AND PARENTS SAID THEY LIKED THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S PARADE, THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER.

ARE BACK HOW ARE THEY HOLDING UP?

>> THEY ARE DOING WELL.

I WAS VERY EXCITED.

NOW YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT TAKES TO GET THESE FLOATS TOGETHER.

I RECOMMEND IT TO ANYBODY.

>>> ♪ ♪ >>> SWIPE LEFT IF YOU VOTED FOR TRUMP.

SWIPE WRITE ONLY IF YOU ARE PRO- CHOICE.

POLITICS HAS SEEPED INTO THE DATING WORLD.

PEOPLE'S VOTES ARE NOW LITMUS TEST TO WHETHER THEY ARE GOOD MATCH.

KPBS PUBLIC MATTERS REPORTER AMITA SHARMA JOINS US NOW TO TALK ABOUT DATING.

I RECALL A TIME NOT SO LONG AGO THAT HONESTY MY SENSE OF HUMOR, AND KINDNESS IS WHAT YOU LOOK FOR IN A PROSPECTIVE PARTNER.

IT SOUNDS KIND OF QUAINT NOW.

WHAT HAS CHANGED?

OR MAKE EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED, AS WE AT KPBS HAVE REPORTED IN OUR STORIES.

WE HAVE DISCUSSED IT ON PROGRAMS SINCE THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

EVEN DEEPER LINES HAVE BEEN DRAWN OVER ISSUES LIKE A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CONTROL HER BODY, THE ABORTION ISSUE, LGBTQ WRITES, UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE, RACE, CLIMATE CHANGE.

PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THESE ISSUES CUT TO THE CORE OF THEIR PERSONAL BELIEFS MOTHER PRINCIPLES.

SO THEY ARE USING THEM TO THAT POTENTIAL DATING PARTNERS.

I SPOKE WITH A WOMAN BY THE NAME OF ASHLEY HARBECKE.

SHE TEACHES DANCE PE AT A LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL.

ONE OF HER BIG ISSUES IS REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS .

SHE SAYS IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO HER, AND SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE IT IS A POLITICAL ONE.

SHE BELIEVES IT TRANSCENDS POLITICS.

>> IT IS A NOT SO MUCH LIKE WHETHER YOU ARE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT.

TO ME IT IS LIKE, WHAT ARE YOUR VALUES.

I FEEL LIKE WHO YOU ARE VOTING FOR RIGHT NOW SPEAKS LEAPS AND BOUNDS FOR THAT.

>> Reporter: MORE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SINGLE, AND MARRIAGE AND BIRTH RATES ARE ON DECLINE.

47% OF ADULTS UNDER 30 ARE SINGLE ACCORDING TO THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER.

SO , ADDING CLINICAL IDEOLOGY TO A LIST OF TRAITS FOR A PARTNER FURTHER NARROWS THE POOL.

BUT HARBECKE SAYS HER VALUES MEAN SO MUCH TO HER, THAT FOR A TIME SHE EVEN COMPROMISED ON OTHER TRAITS SUCH AS LOOKS AND WHETHER THE MAN FITS INTO HER FRIEND GROUP.

MEANWHILE, 26-YEAR-OLD JOSH BELL, WHO IS AN INDEPENDENT , IS OPEN TO DATING SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T PERFECTLY MATCH HIS POLITICAL BELIEFS MOTHER BUT ONLY IF THOSE BELIEFS DON'T CONTRADICT HIS MORAL CODE.

>> LIKE, BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS.

LIKE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND THINGS LIKE THAT, OF THAT NATURE.

CLIMATE CHANGE, AND HOW IT IS DIRECTLY BEING AFFECTED WITH CERTAIN LAWS THAT ARE PASSED.

AND THE CURRENT EFFECTS OF MENTAL HEALTH ON SOCIETY TODAY.

I THINK ALL OF THOSE KIND OF HAVE A CORE BELIEF THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT THE DATING AS WELL, BECAUSE THE MINDSET I THINK ON THAT RELATES TO THE CHARACTER OF A PERSON.

>> Reporter: THE NUMBERS BACK UP THAT POLITICS HAS SUNK INTO PEOPLE'S DATING LIVES.

INNERBODY SAYS ONLY 5% OF DEMOCRATS ARE DATING REPUBLICANS.

ABOUT 8% OF REPUBLICANS ARE DATING DEMOCRATS.

30-YEAR-OLD HALLY DE GROOT VIEWS LIFE AND THE WORLD THROUGH A POLITICAL LENS.

DATING SOMEONE WHO IS NOT PRO- CHOICE IS A NO GO AND FEELS UNSAFE TO HER.

SHE WOULD EVEN CONSIDER THE POLITICAL IDEOLOGY OF A PROSPECTIVE PARTNERS FAMILY AND HER DATING DECISIONS.

SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT SHE HAS SET THE BAR TOO HIGH.

IN FACT, SHE SAYS WOMEN'S STANDARDS HAVE BEEN TOO LOW FOR TOO LONG.

>> WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE MORE SELECTIVE OR PICKIER ALL ALONG, AND NOW WE ARE DEALING WITH THE FALLOUT OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE IN CONTROL OF AS MANY FACTORS IN YOUR LIFE AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN.

LIKE, ACTUALLY BEING IN CHARGE OF YOUR OWN LIFE.

>> Reporter: BUT SOME STILL THINK POLITICS IS IRRELEVANT IN DATING CHOICES.

EDDIE ROSENFELD IS A 27-YEAR- OLD REPUBLICAN WHO WORKS IN OPERATIONS AT A TECH COMPANY.

HE SAYS A POTENTIAL MATES POLITICAL IDEOLOGY IS ABOUT AS IMPORTANT TO HIM AS HER FAVORITE COLOR.

ALL HE REQUIRES IS THAT SHE BE RECEPTIVE TO OTHER IDEAS.

HE HAS DATED BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS.

>> WHEN I DATED SOMEONE THAT WAS LIBERAL, I HAD A MUCH BETTER RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM, BECAUSE THEY JUST WERE MORE OPEN AND UNDERSTANDING, AND NOT VERY JUDGMENTAL.

AND THE PERSON THAT I DATED THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER RIGHT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT THOSE SEASONED WOOD, YOU KNOW, STAND ON THOSE VALUES VERY STRONGLY, AND STRONGLY OPPOSE THE OTHER SIDE.

SO TO ME THAT WAS MORE OF A TURNOFF.

>> Reporter: ONE QUICK POINT, JOHN, IT IS NOT AS EASY FOR PEOPLE UNDER DIRECT THREAT OF THE INCOMING PRESIDENT TRUMP ADMINISTRATIONS POTENTIAL POLICIES, SUCH AS UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE OR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, TO BE AS LIGHT OR DETACHED ABOUT DATING PEOPLE ARE DATING A PERSON WHO HOLD OPPOSING POLITICAL BELIEFS.

>> WELL, AS I SAID TO YOU DURING THIS STORY, I'M GLAD I'M NOT ANY YOUNGER.

IT IS ALL VERY INTERESTING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT.

>>> WELL, IF YOU ARE HEADING OUT AND ABOUT ESPECIALLY FIRST THING IN THE MORNING COME TOMORROW, KEEP IN MIND WE WILL BE DEALING WITH SOME FOG, SOME LOW CLOUDS.

SO JUST PLAN FOR SOME LIMITED VISIBILITY AND SPOTS.

ASIDE FROM THAT, WIND IS REALLY THE BIG STORY.

WE ARE SEEING A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PHASES OF WIND.

SOME OF US ARE SEEING STRONGER WIND GUST FOR FRIDAY, BUT THEN THE SANTA ANA WIND RETURNS EARLY NEXT WEEK INCREASING THE FIRE DANGER AS WELL.

LET'S TALK ABOUT TONIGHT FIRST, THOUGH.

DROPPING DOWN TO THE 40s FOR MOST OF US.

UPPER 40s FOR SAN DIEGO.

EL CAJON.

41 FOR RAMONA HERE 44 FOR BORREGO SPRINGS.

TOMORROW WE ARE WARMING UP TO TEMPERATURES IN THE 70s AND 60s DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE.

CLOSER TO THE COAST, 64 IN OCEAN SIDE, 65 IN SAN DIEGO.

WARMER IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

50s FOR MOUNT LAGUNA.

ALL OF US DEALING WITH A MIX OF SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS.

NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WIND.

ON THE MAP HERE, DARKER COLORS, DARKER SHADES OF PURPLE MEAN HIGHER WIND GUSTS.

TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS AS WE GO THROUGHOUT YOUR FRIDAY.

WE ARE SEEING MORE OF THOSE DARKER SHADES OF PURPLE HERE FROM THE COAST ALL THE WAY FURTHER INLAND.

WE ARE SEEING 30 TO 40 MILE-PER- HOUR WIND GUSTS FOR A LOT OF US AS WE GO THROUGHOUT OUR FRIDAY.

SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND.

BUT THEN EARLY NEXT WEEK, THAT IS WHEN WE HAVE THE RETURN OF SANTA ANA WIND THAT WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER AS WELL.

FIRST LAST TALK ABOUT TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT 5 DAYS.

THE COAST WE ARE STAYING RELATIVELY CONSISTENT GOING FROM THE MID-60s COOLING DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT FOR SATURDAY AND THEN ACTUALLY STARTING A BIT OF A WARMING TREND AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FURTHER INLAND, WE ARE BOUNCING AROUND A LITTLE BIT MORE FROM 70 DEGREES ON FRIDAY DOWN TO THE MID-60s, BACK UP TO THE 70s , WHERE WE THEN SEE A BIT OF A WARMING TREND OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES A BIT COOLER OF COURSE.

BUT TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO DROP A BIT AND STAY A LITTLE BIT COOLER AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

54 FOR FRIDAY.

UNDER THE UPPER 40s BY THE TIME WE GET TO SATURDAY.

THINGS TO WARM BACK UP BY THE TIME I GET TO TUESDAY.

THEN YOUR DESERT 5 DAY OUTLOOK, WE ARE IN THE 70s.

NOT DANCING AROUND TOO MUCH YEAR FROM THE MID-70s DOWN TO THE LOW 70s, AND STICKING WITH 72 BY THE TIME WE GET TO YOUR TUESDAY.

SEEING THAT MIX OF SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS THROUGHOUT MOST OF YOUR WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS , I AM ACCUWEATHER'S AND ISAIAH LIAO.

>>> OUR COUNTY HAS BITS OF HISTORY HIDDEN EVERYWHERE.

YOU NEED TO KNOW WHERE TO LOOK.

KEN KRAMER HAS A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES IN THIS STORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: FIRST OF ALL, HERE IS A BUILDING IN NEW YORK, VERY FAMOUS BECAUSE IT IS STRANGE LOOKING, MADE TO FIT ON A TRIANGULAR LOT BETWEEN STREETS THAT COME TOGETHER AT AN ANGLE, CONSIDERED A WONDER OF THE 20th CENTURY WHEN IT WAS BUILT IN 1902.

EVEN TODAY THEY SOMETIMES COLLECT THE FLAT IRON BUILDING IN MANHATTAN, BECAUSE IT IS SHAPED A LITTLE BIT LIKE AN IRON YOU WOULD USE TO PRESS CLOTHES.

THAT IS IN NEW YORK.

HERE'S ANOTHER ONE IN SAN FRANCISCO.

ONE ON PEACHTREE STREET IN ATLANTA.

FLAT IRON BUILDINGS.

THEN, DID YOU KNOW SAN DIEGO HAS A FLAT IRON ON A LITTLE ISLAND OF LAN AT 26th AND NATIONAL IN BARRIO LOGAN?

UPSTAIRS OUR APARTMENTS IN THIS BUILDING THAT HAS HAD SEVERAL OWNERS DATING BACK TO 1911.

DOWNSTAIRS HAS BEEN A MARKET, LIQUOR STORE, A TAVERN, AND A BEAUTY PARLOR.

IS IT STRIKING RIGHT ON A LITTLE TRIANGULAR SPOT.

OKAY.

A FEW BLOCKS UP WHERE 26th MAKES THE TURN AND BECOMES LOGAN AVENUE, GO BACK IN TIME TO THE 1940s AND EARLIER.

HERE IS A GREAT OLD FOLDER YOU CAN SEE IT AS A STREETCAR MAKING THAT TURN.

THAT PICTURE IS IN A FRAME HERE AT AN HISTORIC RESTAURANT HERE IN BARRIO LOGAN FOR A VERY GOOD REASON, BECAUSE MORE THAN 70 YEARS AGO, THIS PLACE WAS A STREETCAR.

>> YEAH, IT IS ACTUALLY AN OLD STREETCAR THAT WAS BUILT IN 1912.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS WHEN THE LOGAN AVENUE STREETCAR LINE SHUT DOWN IN THE 40s, THERE WAS A PROPERTY OWNER HERE, A MAN NAMED AL JOHNSTON, REALLY INTERESTING GUY.

>> HE WAS AN ARTIST.

HE WAS A MUSICIAN.

HE SUPPORTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

HE HOSTED AMENITY MEETINGS IN HIS SPACE.

>> Reporter: THAT HE NOTICED ONE OF THE OLD STREETCARS WAS ABANDONED RIGHT OUT ON LOGAN AVENUE, LEFT THERE FOR JUNK.

>> HIM AND A BUNCH OF GUYS LITERALLY LIFTED THE STREETCAR AND HAD IT LANDED ON HIS PROPERTY.

>> Reporter: HE CLEARED OUT THE PASSENGER SEATS INSIDE, ADDED A STUCCO WALL TO THE FRONT AND A KITCHEN, AND NAMED IT [ SPEAKING IN A NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE ] MEANING LITTLE CAR.

MORE THAN 70 YEARS LATER NOW HERE IT STILL IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED RIGHT WHERE HE LEFT IT AS MAY BE THE MOST UNLIKELY BUSINESS BUILDING IN SAN DIEGO.

YOU LOOK AT THE WALLS AND THE CEILING, AND I MEAN, YOU CAN REALLY TELL WHAT THIS WAS.

CARMINA AND HER DAD OWN IT NOW.

HER MOM CREATED THE RECIPES.

THEY LIKE TO CELEBRATE ITS HISTORY, LITTLE REMINDERS HERE AND THERE, AND SHE SAYS WELL, SOMETIMES IT IS A TIGHT FIT.

>> SO SMALL, IT IS LIKE A CLOSET.

IT IS LITERALLY, LIKE, YOU COULD PROBABLY EXPAND YOUR ARMS FROM END TO END AND YOU COULD GO LIKE THIS AND TOUCH BOTH SIDES, BOTH WALLS.

OR BACK AS FOR AL JOHNSTON, COULD HE HAVE EVER IMAGINED HIS STREETCAR WOULD STILL BE HERE SEVEN YEARS LATER?

>> YOU KNOW WHAT, I DON'T THINK HE EVER IMAGINED, PROBABLY NOT EVEN IN HIS WILDEST DREAMS, BUT I'M SURE HE WOULD BE VERY PROUD.

>> Reporter: SO THERE TO THIS DAY IS THE FLAT IRON BUILDING UP BARRIO LOGAN, EACH IN ITS OWN WAY SOMETHING QUITE REMARKABLE ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> KEN KRAMER HAS A HALF HOUR OF STORIES EVERY WEEK ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN SEE THEM THURSDAY NIGHTS AT 8:00 RIGHT HERE ON KPBS .

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