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I AM MY A TRIPLE SKI.

PRICES KEEP GOING UP.

THAT WILL BE THE CASE FOR A WHILE.

MANY ARE SUGGESTING PEOPLE STEP OFF THE GAS AND ONTO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

HERE IS JOHN CARROLL ON HOW YOU CAN RIDE ALONG AND SAVE MONEY TOO.

>> THE TWO YEARS THAT OF A LAB SINCE MARCH 2020 HAVE TAKEN THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM ON A WILD RIDE.

PRE-PANDEMIC, 290,000 A DAY ROAD BUSES AND TROLLEYS.

>> AFTER THE PANDEMIC HIT IT WAS DOWN AROUND 73%.

>> Reporter: THE AGENCY WAS KEPT AFLOAT BY FEDERAL STIMULUS.

NTS IS NOW ABLE TO STRETCH THE DOLLARS OUT LONGER.

ITS MAIN SOURCE OF FUNDS, RIDERSHIP IS BOUNCING BACK QUICKER THAN THEY THOUGHT.

>> LAST YEAR'S BUDGET YOU ARE ANTICIPATING 11% RIDERSHIP GROWTH.

WE UPDATED THE NUMBERS TO 45% INCREASE RIDERSHIP OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

>> ON MARCH 3 THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE ACTUALLY HIT OVER 200,000 PASSENGER TRIPS.

WE ARE GETTING BACK TO THE LEVEL OF 70% OF PRE-PANDEMIC RIDERSHIP.

>> PRELIMINARY DATA SUGGESTS SOARING GAS PRICES MIGHT HAVE HELPED BOOST RIDERSHIP RECENTLY.

NTS IS WORKING ON OTHER WAYS TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO TAKE THE BUS OR TROLLEY.

>> WHAT LONG-TERM GOAL FOR INCREASING RIDERSHIP THAT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT IS MAKING IT TRANSIT FREE FOR EVERYONE.

IF THAT EVER HAPPENS.

INSIDE OF TWO MONTHS IT IS GOING TO BECOME FREE FOR ONE SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION.

>> IT WILL PROVIDE FREE TRANSIT FOR THOSE 18 AND UNDER.

>> THE EXTENSION TO UNIVERSITY CITY IS PROVING VERY POPULAR.

THE AGENCY DID STRUGGLE DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE OMICRON SURGE.

NOT SO MUCH FROM DECREASED RIDERSHIP IT BECAUSE SOME OF THEIR BUS AND TROLLEY OPERATORS WERE SICK.

OLSON SAYS THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM ANYMORE.

THE GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE IT CAN ADEQUATELY FUND ITSELF WHEN THE FEDERAL DOLLARS RUN OUT.

>>> COMMUTERS ARE EXPLORING MORE ALTERNATIVES TO GET AROUND AND AVOID HIGH GAS PRICES.

COMING UP ON EVENING EDITION A LOOK AT THE DEMAND FOR ELECTRIC HIKES.

>>> THE LATEST ROUND OF TALKS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE FAILED TO ESTABLISH A 24 HOUR CEASE-FIRE FORCE OF CIVILIANS.

VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS IS IN POLAND TO ASSURE AMERICANS COMMITMENTS TO ITS NATO ALLIES IN THE US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVED BILLIONS IN AID TO THE UKRAINE.

>> Reporter: THE LATEST ROUND OF HIGH-LEVEL TALKS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE UKRAINE.

THURSDAY WITH NO PROGRESS.

>> I CAME HERE WITH THE HUMANITARIAN PURPOSE.

TO WALK OUT FROM THE MEETING WITH THE DECISION TO ARRANGE A HUMANITARIAN CORREDOR.

IN AND FROM -- UNFORTUNATELY -- A REQUEST FOR A 24 HOUR CEASE- FIRE WAS SHUT DOWN BY RUSSIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER.

WHO ONCE AGAIN FALSELY CLAIMED RUSSIA WAS NOT ATTACKING CIVILIANS.

>> WE DO NOT PLAN TO ATTACK OTHER COUNTRIES.

WE DID NOT ATTACK THE UKRAINE.

>> Reporter: UKRAINE ASKS NATO TO ESTABLISH A NO-FLY ZONE OVER THEIR COUNTRY.

A REQUEST THAT NATO ALLIES HAVE RESISTED.

>> 2 MILLION REFUGEES IN EUROPE.

A NUCLEAR THREAT.

PUTIN CONTINUES TO SHELVE THE NUCLEAR PLANTS IN THE UKRAINE.

WHICH BRINGS UP A HUMANITY AND THREAT TO THE WHOLE WORLD.

>> Reporter: KAMALA HARRIS VISITED POLAND TO UNDERSCORE AMERICA'S COMMITMENT WITH ITS NATO ALLY AFTER SHUTTING DOWN POLAND'S REQUEST TO GET FIGHTER JETS.

>> THE UNITED STATES TAKE SERIOUSLY THE ATTACK AGAINST ONE IS AN ATTACK AGAINST ALL.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AN UPDATE ON THE SAN DIEGO VICTORY UNDER HIS FAMILY IS IN THE UKRAINE.

SHE WANTS TO BRING THEM HERE.

OUR REPORTER TELLS US THEY STILL SAY THEY WANT TO STAY.

>> Reporter: HAS RAISED MORE THAN $5000 TO HELP THE UKRAINIAN WAR EFFORTS.

PEOPLE THERE ARE IN THE BATTLE OF THEIR LIVES.

SINCE THE RUSSIAN INVASION.

HER PARENTS, SISTER AND BROTHER- IN-LAW AND NEPHEW JUST LET THE CAPITAL OF KYIV.

TO A SAFER PART OF UKRAINE.

>> IT WAS NEAR.

>> Reporter: A VIDEO CHAT MEANS THE WORLD TO THIS FAMILY RIGHT NOW.

HER MOM SAYS THEY DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE.

THE BOMBING GOT TOO CLOSE.

>> WE ARE SAFE NOW.

>> Reporter: THEY LEFT FOR THE SAKE OF HER EIGHT-YEAR-OLD GRANDSON ANDREW.

WHO JUMPED AT THE CHANCE TO PRACTICE HIS ENGLISH.

SHE SAYS THEY HAVE THESE US AND CAN TRAVEL TO EUROPE OR EVEN AMERICA.

SHE SAYS THEIR HEART IS HERE.

LEAVING IS JUST TOO PAINFUL.

>> I AM WORRIED ABOUT OUR COUNTRY AND OUR PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THE WAR IS NOT ONLY PHYSICAL BUT PSYCHOLOGICAL AS WELL.

SHE SAYS HER OLD SISTER WHO LIVES IN RUSSIA AND ALSO HAS A DAUGHTER IN THE UKRAINE REFUSES TO BELIEVE HER OR HER OWN DAUGHTER WHEN THEY TELL HER WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE GROUND IN PLACES LIKE MARIUPOL OR CIVILIANS ARE BEING ATTACKED.

EVEN A MATERNITY HOSPITAL WAS HIT.

>> SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE ME.

>> Reporter: SHE HOPES THE VIDEO AND MESSAGE OPENS HER EYES TO THE REALITY.

>> MY DEAR SISTER WE TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

>> Reporter: SHE ASKS SAN DIEGANS AND ALL AMERICANS TO HEAR HER PLEASE FOR HELP BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.

>> DEAR AMERICAN PEOPLE.

DEAR SAN DIEGO'S PEOPLE.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE UKRAINE.

THE WAR IS HERE.

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE.

PLEASE.

>> Reporter: ALL THEY CAN DO IS PRAY.

>> I PRAY THAT THE WAR STOPS.

>> Reporter: LORI TO THE UKRAINE.

KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SAILOR ACCUSED OF SETTING FIRE TO THE USS BOEHNER BASHAR WAS IN COURT TODAY.

STEVE WALSH HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: HE IS CHARGED WITH ARSON AND HAZARDING A VESSEL.

HE PACES THE CART MARSHALL AFTER THE ADMIRAL OVERRULED A NAVY HEARING OFFICER WHO RECOMMENDED THE CASE TO TRIAL.

ATTORNEY GARY BARTO REPRESENTED NUMBER.

>> I DOES NOT BELIEVE EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE CASE GOING TO TRIAL.

SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE ABLE TO PROVE THEIR CASE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT.

>> Reporter: MILITARY JUSTICE GIVES THE COMMANDER FINAL SAY IN COURT PROCEEDINGS.

IT WAS DECLARED $1.2 BILLION LOSS.

THE JULY 21 20 FIRE BURNED OUT OF CONTROL FOR FIVE DAYS ALONG THE SAN DIEGO WATERFRONT.

SEVERAL NAVAL INVESTIGATIONS HAVE DETERMINED THE FIRE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO SPREAD.

IF MAYS CONVICTED OF CHARGES HE FACES UP TO IN PRISON.

HE IS EXPECTED TO GO TO TRIAL BY LATE SUMMER.

>>> AS WE MOVE FROM A PANDEMIC TO AN ENDEMIC SAN DIEGO COUNTY WILL NO LONGER BE CONTACT TRACING ALL COVID-19 CASES.

THE COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY SAID IT WILL FOLLOW THE CDC'S RECOMMENDATION TO FOCUS CASE INVESTIGATIONS ON PEOPLE WHO WERE AT HIGHER RISK.

THAT INCLUDES PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 65 AND THOSE LIVING IN NURSING HOMES, JAILS AND SHELTERS THE NEW TARGET POPULATIONS REPRESENT ABOUT 10% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES BEING REPORTED.

NEW COVID-19 TEST TO TREAT PROGRAM ROLLOUT IS UNDERWAY IN THE US.

THAT MEANS IF YOU TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 YOU CAN GET A FREE ANTIVIRAL MEDICATION TO HELP TREAT IT.

THERE IS MORE ON HOW THE WORKS AND WHERE YOU CAN GET FREE MEDICINE.

>> Reporter: TWO COVID-19 ANTIVIRAL PILLS ARE AVAILABLE FOR FREE IN THE US.

GETTING THEM QUICKLY CAN BE CHALLENGING.

>> THESE TREATMENTS WORK TO PREVENT THE WORST OUTCOMES OF COVID-19.

>> Reporter: BY ALLOWING PEOPLE TO GO TO ONE PLACE TO BE TESTED FOR COVID-19.

IF POSITIVE BE GIVEN FREE ANTIVIRAL PILLS ON THE SPOT.

>> HUNDREDS OF ONE-STOP SITES OPEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS MONTH.

LOCATED AT LOCAL PHARMACY CLINICS.

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, LONG- TERM HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND VETERANS HEALTH CENTERS.

>> Reporter: CERTAIN PHARMACIES ACROSS THE US INCLUDING CVS AND WALGREENS AND WALMART HAVE CONFIRMED SOME OF THEIR LOCATIONS ARE GETTING READY TO TAKE PART IN THE PROGRAM.

PFIZER'S ANTI-RIVAL PILLS ARE FOR PEOPLE 12 AND OLDER.

ANYBODY WHO TEST POSITIVE'S AND THE AGE GROUPS CAN BE GIVEN THE MEDICATIONS TO TAKE AT HOME.

THE TREATMENT WORKS BEST WHEN GIVEN WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF THE START OF SYMPTOMS.

THE ONE-STOP SITES ARE ORDERING THE COVID-19 ANTIVIRAL MEDICINES NOW.

THE ORDERS HAVE TO BE DELIVERED BEFORE THEY CAN BE PRESCRIBED.

PATIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE COVID-19 ANTIVIRALS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM LATER THIS WEEK.

YOU CAN FIND A LOCATION, A TESTED TREATED WEBSITE THAT WILL LAUNCH IN MID-MARCH.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I AM MANDY GAITHER.

>> SAN DIEGO'S NEW AMBULANCE PROVIDER IS LIKELY FACING FINES FOR NOT PROVIDING THE SERVICE THAT THEY PROMISED.

MATT HOFFMAN SAYS FALCON MOBILE HEALTH COURT GOT A POOR REVIEW FROM THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO FIRE RESCUE CHIEF SAYS HIS DEPARTMENT WILL BE PURSUING FINANCIAL PENALTIES AFTER AN EARLY REVIEW OF FAX 911 CONTRACT FROM THE COMPANY WAS REGULARLY UNDERSTANDING UNDERSTAFFING AMBULANCES.

>> I CAN TELL YOU ONCE THIS INFORMATION IS VETTED THROUGH WE WILL BE PURSUING THAT AVENUE.

>> Reporter: FALCON TOOK OVER OPERATIONS IN LATE NOVEMBER AFTER PROMISING 1000 STAFFING HOURS PER DAY.

CITY DATA SHOWS THEY HAVE HIT THE MARK EIGHT TIMES IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS.

HE HAS YET TO MEET THE MONTHLY'S MINIMUM STAFFING HOURS TOO.

>> THE ISSUE IS, THERE WERE TERMS WE AGREED TO THAT ARE NOT BEING MET.

>> Reporter: FALCON GOT THE CONTRACT IN PART BECAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO PROVIDE A HIGHER LEVEL OF SERVICE.

>> IF THAT WAS BASED ON PROMISES NOT BEING FULFILLED, THEN WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE TABLE.

>> WE HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN FEBRUARY.

>> JEFF MAINTAINS THE RECENT COVID-19 SEARCH COMPLICATED STAFFING WITH UP TO 20% OF THE WORKFORCE OUT AT ONE TIME.

>> WE ARE WORKING HARD TO CONTINUE OUR RECRUITMENT AND BRING OUR EMPLOYEES ON AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.

>> THEY HAVE HAD TO RELY ON MUTUAL AID.

IN A STATEMENT THURSDAY THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED VARIOUS CHALLENGES INCLUDING DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC SURGE.

THEY'RE ACTIVELY WORKING WITH THE CITY TOWARD IMPROVING THE EMS SYSTEM AND RESOLVING THEIR CONCERNS.

THE FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENTS AT THE NEXT STEPS ARE TO HAVE HIM RESPOND TO THEIR LETTER.

THIS IS A DETAILED CONTRACT IN THE CITY IS THREE MONTHS INTO IT.

BEFORE FINES CAN BE ISSUED FALCON WILL HAVE TIME TO REVIEW THE DATA.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE TO STAGGERING AND HISTORIC LEVELS.

NOT SEEN IN THE US IN 40 YEARS.

ECONOMISTS ESTIMATE SOON WE WILL BE PAYING MORE FOR EVERYTHING.

FROM GAS TO GROCERIES.

ISABELLE ROSALES TAKES A CLOSER LOOK.

>> Reporter: FROM THE GAS PUMP TO THE GROCERY STORE AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.

PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE TO STAGGERING LEVELS.

PUSHING A KEY MEASURE OF INFLATION TO A LEVEL NOT SEEN IN THE US SINCE 1982.

>> A VERY HOT REPORT.

RIGHT NOW THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT IT IS ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE.

>> Reporter: THE LATEST CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SHOWS THE COST OF EVERYDAY GOODS ROSE 7.9% IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS ENDING IN FEBRUARY.

A NEW 40 YEAR HIGH.

RUSSIA'S INVASION OF THE UKRAINE IS EXPECTED TO DRIVE INFLATION EVEN HIGHER IN MARCH.

>> THE AVERAGE AMERICAN FAMILY WILL STRUGGLE TO CONTINUE TO BATTLE THESE HIGHER RENTS AND HIGHER FOOD COSTS.

>> Reporter: GAS PRICES ROSE 38% IN THE LAST YEAR.

FOOD AND HOME PRICES WENT UP 8.6% AND SHELTER INCREASED 5%.

THIS COULD BE A PREVIEW OF WHAT IS TO COME.

>> THE MAYOR CONSUMER WILL BE TESTED.

THEY WILL NEED TO DIP INTO SAVINGS.

YOU ARE LOOKING AT QUITE A FEW MORE MONTHS OF VERY HOT INFLATION.

>> Reporter: THE FED APPEARS READY TO RESPOND TO RISING INFLATION.

JEROME POWELL SET AN INTEREST RATE HIKE WAS LIKELY COMING THIS MONTH.

>> THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE WILL PROCEED AND PROCEED CAREFULLY.

AS WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE UKRAINE WAR FOR THE ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: AND WASHINGTON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A CHALLENGE FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES WHICH HAVE PROVIDED STUDENT HOUSING IN THE PAST.

OUR REPORTER MJ TELLS US LOCAL SCHOOLS ARE GETTING STATE FUNDING TO BUILD HOUSING FOR THEIR STRUGGLING STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: THIS IS TO BE A PLAYGROUND FOR KIDS AND A LEARNING CENTER FOR SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE STUDENTS.

STUDYING EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.

SHUT DOWN WHEN COVID HIT.

A NEW AND IMPROVED CENTER OPEN AROUND THE CORNER LAST SPRING.

JOHN PARKER HANDLES FINANCE AND FACILITIES FOR CITY COLLEGE.

HE KNOWS EVERY DETAIL OF WHAT THIS CORNER LOT AT 16th AND THE STREETS ADJACENT TO THE CAMPUS COULD LOOK LIKE WITHIN FIVE YEARS.

>> WE ARE BEYOND THE 15th FOR HYPOTHETICALLY.

IF YOU ARE IN A SINGLE UNIT LOOKING AT MILLION-DOLLAR CONDOS AND APARTMENTS ACROSS THE STREET.

>> Reporter: A 16 STORY HIGH- RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING HOUSING 200 APARTMENTS.

WITH ROOM FOR AND 600 PRESIDENT HUNDRED $44,000 IN STATE GRANT MONEY TO PLAN THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

MORE GRANT WILL COME WHEN IS TO START CONSTRUCTION.

>> TO ENSURE THAT RUNS A BELOW MARKET.

WHILE LIVING IN A HOTEL WITH HER HUSBAND AND TWO CHILDREN.

THE FAMILY IMMIGRATED FROM MEXICO.

THEY CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE TO FIND AN AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE.

>> TRYING TO APPLY FOR DIFFERENT HOUSING.

THEY HAVE A WAITING LIST.

WE PAY FOR THE APPLICATIONS.

NOTHING HAPPENED.

>> Reporter: AMIR MARIA IS NOT ALONE IN HER SEARCH FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

CITY COLLEGE OFFICIALS SURVEYED THEIR STUDENTS AS THE PANDEMIC PROCEEDED.

64% OF THEM SAID THEY WERE LIVING WITH HOUSING AND SECURITY.

A SIMILAR STORY IN THE SOUTH BAY.

SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE HAS BEEN GIVEN ALMOST $1 MILLION IN STATE GRANT MONEY.

TO PLAN AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR STUDENTS AT ITS FOUR CAMPUSES.

MORE THAN 70,000 COMMUNITY COLLEGES WILL BENEFIT FROM THE STATES FUNDING TO HELP STUDENTS SURVIVE AND SUCCEED.

>> THEY MAY HAVE KIDS AND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES.

THIS WILL PROVIDE A RELIEF FOR THEM TO FOCUS ON THEIR STUDIES AND GET TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND THEIR EDUCATION ENDEAVORS.

>> Reporter: FOR MARIA MADE THAT INCLUDES A DREAM TO BE A TEACHER OR AN ADMINISTRATOR.

AND FIND A BREAK THAT WILL LEAD TO A HOME FOR HER FAMILY.

>>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUING VERY STRONG WINDS.

AS WE TALK ABOUT THE CANYONS AND SOME OF THE MOUNTAINS.

BE AWARE THAT WILL BE A THREAT AS WE HEAD THROUGH TOMORROW.

HIGH WINDS WILL WEEKEND.

THE HIGH-PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT IS CREATING THE WINDS.

IT WEAKENS ON SUNDAY AND WE WILL FIND SOME QUIETER TIME AND A LITTLE BIT OF COOLER WEATHER FOR US.

BEFORE THE OFFSHORE FLOWS INTO NEXT WEEK.

WIND ADVISORY STRETCHING INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON FOR SOME OF OUR MOUNTAINOUS CANYON AREAS.

THESE ARE THE SPOTS WE ARE CONCERNED WITH.

WINDS GUSTING TO MORE THAN 30 MILES PER HOUR.

TONIGHT I WILL CONTINUE.

35 FOR THE LOW IN OCEANSIDE.

IN MOUNT LAGUNA 31 FOR YOUR LOW.

WE HAVE COOL AIR TRYING TO MAKE AN ENTRANCE IN.

IT IS THAT TIME A YEAR WERE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS DIPPING BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS.

FRIDAY, THE HIGH-PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT IS OFFSHORE STAY STRONG.

KEEPING THE OFFSHORE FLOW.

AFTER THAT THINGS WILL START TO QUIET DOWN.

SUNNY AND BRIGHT.

72 FOR THE HIGH.

CHULA VISTA COMING IN AT 71.

THE DAYTIME FAIRLY MILD.

SATURDAY WE DO NOT SEE TOO MANY CHANGES.

WE WILL EASE OFF ON THE OFFSHORE FLOW IN TRANSITION TO A BIT OF AN ONSHORE FLOW.

THAT IS WHAT WE WILL FIND AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY.

WHICH IS WHY OUR NUMBERS TAKE A DIP.

68 FOR THE HIGH AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY.

TEMPERATURES HOLDING ONTO THE LOWER 70s.

FALLING JUST A LITTLE BIT.

AS WE CRUISED TO THE END OF THE WEEKEND.

WE WILL TOP OUT IN THE LOWER 70s.

VERSUS 80 DEGREES ON MONDAY FOR THE HIGH.

A BIT OF A TRANSITION.

MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS WILL STAY IN THE 40s AND 50s FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

PRETTY BREEZY AS WE TALK ABOUT TOMORROW.

WE WILL SEE THE WINDS RAMP UP TOWARDS NEXT WEEK.

TWO DESERT LOCATIONS, CRUISING THROUGH THE 70s AND BACK INTO THE 80s AS WE HEAD THROUGH PARTS OF NEXT WEEK.

>>> ACCESS TO ABORTION CARE IN CALIFORNIA MAY EXPAND DRAMATICALLY UNDER A NEW BILL.

KNOWN AS SB 1375.

THE BILL WOULD ALLOW NURSE PRACTITIONERS TO CARRY OUT ABORTIONS WITHOUT THE SUPERVISION OF A DOCTOR.

CALIFORNIA SENATE PRESIDENT, TONY ATKINS, INTRODUCED IT LAST WEEK.

THE GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS WHO CAN PROVIDE THIS ACROSS THE STATE.

>> LAG IS ALLOWING PRACTITIONERS AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFIED TRAINED PRACTITIONERS TO EXPAND TO THE FULL SCOPE OF WHAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO.

THIS IS ABOUT PROVIDING EXTENSIVE CARE TO CALIFORNIANS WHO NEED ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE.

NOT JUST ABORTION CARE.

WE KNOW WE NEED THAT THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.

NOT JUST FOR ABORTION SERVICES.

>> ALKINS ANTICIPATES MORE PEOPLE WILL COME TO CALIFORNIA SEEKING CARE.

ESPECIALLY AS ABORTION RIGHTS ARE ROLLED BACK AND OTHER STATES.

>> TONIGHT HEAR HOW RUSSIA IS TRYING TO SPREAD FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT HIS WAR ON THE UKRAINE.

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

>>> GAS PRICES ARE CLIMBING.

THERE IS A SILVER LINING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

AS KPBS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REPORTER THOMAS SHOWS US SOME PEOPLE ARE SWITCHING TO GREENER TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES.

>> I HAVE TO HAVE A BILL BELL TO LET PEOPLE KNOW YOU ARE COMING.

>> Reporter: PAMELA HILL SHOWS ME HER ELECTRIC BIKE.

SHE RIDES IT TO RUN ERRANDS AT SPROUTS AND TARGET.

IS A CLASS I PETAL ASSIST BIKE.

SHE HAS TO PETAL BUT THERE'S A MOTOR IN THE REAR HUB THEY GIVES HER A HELPFUL PUSH.

SHE'S HAD THE BIKE FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS.

>> JUST BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF HILLS IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: HILL IS PART OF THE GROUP PETAL AHEAD.

THE LOAN THE BIKES TO PEOPLE WITH QUALIFYING INCOME LEVELS.

THEY CAN USE THE BIKE AND EVENTUALLY OWN IT IF THEY LOG ENOUGH MILES ON IT.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE SHOP WHERE PEOPLE COME TO GET THEIR E BIKES TAKEN CARE OF.

>> Reporter: CURTIS ALLEN SAYS E BIKES ARE GOOD ANSWER TO SAN DIEGO'S CHALLENGING TOPOGRAPHY.

>> ANOTHER THING I LIKE TO SAY ABOUT ELECTRIC BIKES IS IT IS LIKE WRITING A BEACH CRUISER ANYWHERE IN TOWN.

IT'S REALLY COMFORTABLE AND A LOW EFFORT.

JUST HANGING OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS OR WHATEVER.

>> Reporter: EDWARD CLANCY IS THE FOUNDER OF PETAL AHEAD.

HE SAYS THE 263 RIDERS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM HAVE CUT CARBON EMISSIONS A LOT.

>> THE CARBON EMISSIONS THAT ARE BEING REDUCED BY THE E BIKE RIDERS, 18.3 METRIC TONS.

OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR AND A HALF.

OUR WRITERS HAVE LOGGED OVER 200,000 MILES IN 18 MONTHS.

>> Reporter: E BIKES ARE NOT CHEAP.

THEY RANGE FROM $1500-$500,000.

PAMELA IS GRATEFUL TO PETAL AHEAD FOR GIVING HER ONE TO USE.

WHICH SHE TAKES ON LIGHT NICE LONG DISTANCES.

>> I AM COMFORTABLE GOING BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MILES PER HOUR.

>> Reporter: THE VICTORIA CABARET.

IT IS A UNIQUE MICHAEL -- IN WHICH VICTORIA PAYS TRIBUTE TO HER LATE FATHER.

A STAR OF CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD.

OUR REPORTER HAS THIS PREVIEW.

>> Reporter: VICTORIA LIKES TO JOKE HER FATHER WAS HOLLYWOOD'S FIRST HUG.

HE GOT HIS FIRST BREAK SHOWING SKIN AS A CAVEMAN IN 1 MILLION YEARS BC.

HE MADE MUSICALS AND MOVED ON AND PLAYED DOC HOLLIDAY IN MY DARLING CLEMENTINE AND MAYBE BEST REMEMBERED FOR THE BIBLICAL ETHICS.

VICTORIA DID NOT KNOW HER DAD WHEN HE WAS IN HIS PRIME.

SHE WAS BORN LATE IN HIS LIFE AFTER HE RETIRED.

HE DIED IN 1999.

NOW VICTORIA IS GETTING REACQUAINTED WITH HER FATHER THROUGH HIS MOVIES IN A MULTIMEDIA CABARET SHOW SHE HAS CREATED.

>> TONIGHT I WILL SING SONGS.

INSPIRED BY MY DAD'S LIFE AND CAREER.

AND BY THE MAN I KNEW GROWING UP.

I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT MUSIC AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MOVIES.

AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE HAVING VICTOR MATURE AS MY FATHER.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE WONDERFULLY INVENTING THINGS IN THE SHOW IS SEEING VICTORIA APPEAR ON SCREEN WITH HER DAD.

>> I LOVE THE MUSIC IN THOSE.

YOU MAY FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE MUSIC HAS GONE AWAY.

OUT OF THE PUBLIC EYE.

THESE ARE TOP NOTCH SONGS.

CATCHY TUNES AND CLEVER LYRICS NEED TO BE HEARD.

>> Reporter: THE CABARET PRESENTED TAKES PLACE SATURDAY NIGHT.

IT ALLOWS VICTORIA TO SHARE MEMORIES OF HER FATHER AND SHE IS CREATING NEW ONES.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

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