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>>> GETTING AROUND NORTH COUNTY WILL TAKE A LOT MORE TIME IN IT MIGHT STAY THAT WAY FOR A WHILE.

THAT IS THE LATEST CONSEQUENCE OF THE HEAVY RAIN THAT HIT SAN DIEGO THIS WEEK.

THOSE WHO RELY ON THE 78 TO GET TO THE FIVE WILL FIND PART OF THE FREEWAY SHUT DOWN.

THE PROBLEM IS WITH DAMAGE DONE TO THE FREEWAY THAT MADE IT TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

CLEAR STRONG SHOWS US WHAT HAPPENED.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER SINKHOLE.

THIS TIME IN OCEANSIDE WHERE A BROKEN 50-YEAR-OLD PIPE HAS CAUSED A HUGE ONE ON STATE ROUTE 78.

THE LANES HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN AND TRAFFIC IS BEING DIVERTED WHILE CREWS WORK AROUND THE CLOCK TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE.

>> ALL OF THE STORMS WE HAD OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS AND EVEN BEFORE THAT GOING AS FAR BACK TO NOVEMBER, WE GOT AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF RAIN WHICH HAS CAUSED AN ACCELERATION OF THE FAILURE.

>> Reporter: A FEW MILES AWAY IN VISTA, RESIDENTS OF GREEN VALLEY MOBILE HOME PARK ARE FIGURING OUT WHERE THEY WILL BE SLEEPING TONIGHT AFTER A DRAMATIC START TO THE DAY.

>> I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND SAW A TEXT FROM MY NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET.

SHE TEXTED ME TELLING ME THAT SHE THOUGHT THE HILL BEHIND HER HOUSE WAS MOVING.

THEY EVACUATED THE ENTIRE HILLSIDE AND I AM ALSO EVACUATED.

I LIVE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM HER.

I WILL BE STAYING SOMEWHERE TONIGHT UNTIL WE ARE SURE IT IS SAFE TO COME HOME.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 17 PEOPLE AND SEVEN PETS WERE RESCUED BY FIRST RESPONDERS DUE TO A SINKHOLE AND FLOODING.

THAT WAS JUST BEFORE 7:30 THIS MORNING.

JUST YESTERDAY WE REPORTED ON A SINKHOLE ON LAKE DRIVE IN CARDIFF.

IT IS CAUSING TRAFFIC ISSUES THERE.

BACK IN OCEANSIDE, CALTRANS SAID THE AFFECTED LANES ON THE 78 WILL BE CLOSED THROUGH SATURDAY.

DRIVERS ARE BEING URGED TO BE PATIENT.

>> DURING STORMS YOU WILL SEE THE MAINTENANCE WORKERS AND CONTRACTORS WORKING ON THE ROAD.

SLOW DOWN, MOVE OVER, RESPECT THEM.

WE WANT EVERYBODY TO GO HOME AT THE END OF EVERY SHIFT AND WE WANT THE PUBLIC NOT TO HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS OR COLLISIONS.

>> Reporter: A LONG WAIT COULD BE IN STORE FOR THESE NEIGHBORS AT THE MOBILE HOME PARK.

THEY ARE NOT SURE WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN HOME.

>> I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY CAT BECAUSE HE IS MOSTLY AND INDOOR CAT.

MY NEIGHBORS ARE THANKFULLY LOOKING AFTER HIM AND THEY HAVE HIM IN A SEPARATE ROOM.

I AM GRATEFUL.

IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.

>>> IN RECENT WEEKS WE REPORTED ON THE SNOW THAT LEFT MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES ISOLATED.

AS THE SITUATION EASES ANOTHER RISK IS DEVELOPING.

WE HAVE THE LATEST FROM BIG BEAR.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE IN BIG BEAR DEALING WITH A WHOLE LOT OF WATER.

STREETS FLOODED BY MELTED SNOW.

WE SAW MANY RESIDENTS HUSTLING TO COLLECT SANDBAGS FROM THE FIRE STATION TO SAVE THEIR OWN HOMES.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF MELTED SNOW COMING DOWN AND WE ARE TRYING TO DIVERT IT.

>> Reporter: WE FOLLOWED CASEY TO THE SKY VALLEY STATES NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE FIELD IN HER BACKYARD HAVE TURNED INTO A CREEK BRINGING WITH IT WAVES OF WATER THREATENING MANY OF HER NEIGHBORS' HOMES.

>> TRYING TO GET STUFF OUT OF THE FORESTS AND WHATEVER.

ANOTHER WAVE CAME RUSHING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THAT'S WHEN THESE NEIGHBORS CAME TO THE RESCUE.

>> THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS COMING TOGETHER.

IT IS TEAMWORK.

THEY CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH AS MOTHER NATURE PROVES TO BE RELENTLESS WITH THE STORM.

>> COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE AREA ARE GETTING A CHANCE TO DRY OUT.

SOME GOT SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN WHICH BROKE RECORDS.

COMING UP, WE WILL HAVE THE WEEKEND FORECAST A CHANCE OF MORE RAIN.

>>> NURSES SAY THEY NEED HELP.

THEY SAY THEY ARE WORKING WITH TOO MANY PATIENTS AND NOT ENOUGH RESOURCES.

MATT HOFFMAN HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: ER NURSES AT THIS LA JOLLA HOSPITAL ARE CALLING OUT WHAT THEY SAY ARE UNSAFE DOWN OVERCROWDED CONDITIONS.

>> THIS IS NOT THE CARE WE WANT FOR OUR PATIENTS OR FOR OUR OWN FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: AND EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE SAID SHE WORRIES ABOUT TREATING PATIENTS IN HALLWAYS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT COULD BE IMMUNOCOMPROMISED.

>> THIS IS HUMILIATING FOR PATIENTS.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, A POSSIBLE INFECTIOUS RISK TO OTHERS.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY SEEING HISTORICALLY HIGH AMOUNTS OF PATIENTS.

A STATEMENT FROM THE HOSPITAL SAID THE UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND IS OUTPACING THE BEDS ESPECIALLY IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

THEY SAY THEY ARE TAKING EVERY MEASURE POSSIBLE TO CARE FOR PATIENTS.

SOMETIMES THAT MEANS RESORTING TO USING OVERFLOW AREAS OR DIVERTING AMBULANCES BECAUSE OF DEMAND.

>> THIS HAS BEEN PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE.

TO THE POINT THAT NOW WE NEED TO STAND UP AND REQUEST MORE ATTENTION.

>> Reporter: JOCELYN IS A NURSE WHO HAS BEEN WITH UCSD HEALTH FOR 20 YEARS.

SHE AND OTHERS SAY THE SITUATION IS NOT SUSTAINABLE.

SOME STAFF ARE BURNING OUT.

>> A FEW YEARS AGO IT WAS VERY HARD TO GET A JOB IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT BECAUSE NOBODY LEFT.

NOW IT IS HARD TO KEEP THE JOB BECAUSE EVERYBODY KEEPS LEAVING.

THERE IS A HIGH INCREASE IN BURNOUT WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY KIND OF SUPPORT.

THERE IS A LOT OF LOW MORALE AMONG THE STAFF.

>> Reporter: MARCH HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY BUSY HERE.

THERE HAVE BEEN TWO INSTANCES WHERE AN INTERNAL DISASTER WAS DECLARED.

THAT MEANS AMBULANCES ARE NOT ABLE TO BRING IN PATIENTS.

IT HAPPEN ON MARCH SECOND FOR 22 HOURS.

ON MARCH SEVENTH FOR 18 HOURS.

EMERGENCY ROOM NURSES AND THE UNION REPRESENTING THEM ARE CALLING FOR MORE NURSES AND OTHER SUPPORT STAFF.

THEY SAY MANAGEMENT HAS BROUGHT IN SOME EXTRA HELP BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN ENOUGH.

>> ALL OF MY COWORKERS AND THE STAFF, WE ARE DOING OUR BEST.

AT THE SAME TIME WE NEED THE EQUIPMENT AND THE SUPPORT.

>> Reporter: HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY WHEN POSSIBLE THEY ARE ADDING ADDITIONAL NURSES.

THEY ARE ALSO REMINDING THE PUBLIC THAT MINOR HEALTH ISSUES CAN BE HANDLED WITH VISITS TO URGENT CARE OR EVEN TELEHEALTH CONFERENCES.

>>> THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS DEALING WITH HUNDREDS OF REQUESTS FOR NEW CRIMINAL SENTENCES.

THIS IS THE RESULT OF NEW STATE LAWS AIMED AT TERMINAL JUSTICE REFORM.

PROSECUTORS SAY THE MOVE ALLOWS VICTIMS TO BE TRAUMATIZED ALL OVER AGAIN.

KITTY ALVARADO HOUSE THE STORY.

>> Reporter: RENIE HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS TO LIFE FOR A DUI CRASH THAT KILLED A WOMAN IN 2018.

LAST WEEK HE WAS RESENTENCED TO 15 YEARS WITH CREDIT FOR TIME SERVED.

HE IS JUST ONE OF THE CASES AFFECTED BY SENATE BILL 1437 WHICH MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE CONVICTED OF CRIMES TO PETITION TO BE RESENTENCED.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SAID THE NEW LAW IS BOGGING DOWN THE SYSTEM THAT IS ALREADY OVERWHELMED.

IT HAS ALREADY RECEIVED MORE THAN 525 PETITIONS FROM INMATES REQUESTING RESENTENCING UNDER THIS NEW LAW THIS YEAR ALONE.

MORE THAN THAT, THE DA SAID FAMILIES WILL BE TRAUMATIZED AGAIN BY HAVING TO GO BACK TO COURT.

>> I FEEL FOR THOSE FAMILIES WHO HAVE TO GO BACK IN THERE.

THEY PROBABLY THOUGHT THEY FINALLY HAVE THAT PART OF THEIR DAILY LIFE OVER.

>> Reporter: LAURA'S HUSBAND WAS KILLED BY A WRONG WAY DRIVER IN 2021.

SHE SAID SHE CAN RELATE TO WHAT THESE FAMILIES HAVE TO GO TO BECAUSE SHE'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN PAINFUL BECAUSE OF A SENTENCE THAT WILL BE REDUCED TO FOUR DAYS.

>> IT IS A FEELING OF UTTER INJUSTICE.

FOR ME AND ANYBODY WHO HAS LOST A LOVED ONE, ANYBODY WHO HAS HAD A LOVED ONE KILLED, REALLY, THAT PERSON'S LIFE IS STILL IMPORTANT.

MY HUSBAND WAS ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE PEOPLE I EVER KNEW.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID SHE CANNOT IMAGINE DOING IT AGAIN.

>> THE SYSTEM MADE A DECISION.

WHATEVER THAT WAS THEY HAD TO LIVE WITH IT.

NOW THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT AGAIN.

THEY WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO SEE THE PERSON THAT KILLED THEIR LOVED ONE AGAIN.

FOR ME THAT IS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST THINGS.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THAT THOUSANDS OF CASES WILL QUALIFY FOR REDUCED SENTENCING.

CASES INCLUDE MURDER AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.

THIS CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY SAID IT IS ALSO ABOUT MAKING A JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT IS FAIR FOR EVERYONE.

THAT HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE.

>> WE HAVE KEPT TOO MANY PEOPLE IN PRISONS FOR TOO LONG AT ENORMOUS COST TO THE TAXPAYERS.

ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE AN INCONVENIENCE TO HAVE TO RELITIGATE THESE ISSUES IT IS FAR MORE BURDENSOME TO HAVE PRISONS RUNNING AT 200% CAPACITY .

IN BALANCE THIS IS A FAIR AND JUST APPROACH TO RESTORE EQUITY IN SENTENCING IN CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: HE SAID HE HAS SEVERAL CLIENTS GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS NOW.

ONE THAT HE SAYS WAS OVER SENTENCED.

HE SAID THAT CLIENT WAS RELEASED AND IS NOW GETTING A SECOND CHANCE.

>> THESE LAWS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PERHAPS GIVE PEOPLE A SECOND CHANCE WILL MAKE THIS A BETTER SOCIETY GOING FORWARD.

WE ARE TOLD THAT VICTIM FAMILIES ARE NOT ONLY FORGOTTEN BUT ARE BEING RE-VICTIMIZED BY THESE LAWS.

>> I REALLY BELIEVE THAT VICTIMS FAMILIES AND VICTIMS SHOULD BE AT THE CORE OF HOW WE DECIDE LAWS.

UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE THE THIRD PARTY TO THE SYSTEM AND THAT IS NOT THE WAY THAT IT SHOULD BE.

THEY DESERVE BETTER.

>>> WE SAW YESTERDAY THAT SAN DIEGO UNIFIED TEACHERS ARE CONSIDERING A STRIKE OVER HOW THEY ARE COMPENSATED.

CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY BE FACING A SIMILAR CHALLENGE.

THERE IS A STRIKE THREAT FOR LOS ANGELES UNIFIED AND HOW LITTLE SOME OF THOSE ESSENTIAL WORKERS ARE BEING PAID.

>> Reporter: SO THEY WILL.

>> WE ARE GOING TO BE ON THE LINE.

>> Reporter: AT A MASSIVE RALLY IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, THE TWO LARGEST UNIONS IN THE DISTRICT, ONE REPRESENTING TEACHERS AND THE NONTEACHING WORKERS INCLUDING BUS DRIVERS, CUSTODIANS AND SPECIAL ED AIDES ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL WALK OUT UNLESS THE DISTRICT RESPONDS TO THEIR DEMANDS AFTER MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS.

>> WE DEMAND FULLY STAFFED SCHOOLS SO STUDENTS HAVE THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED.

FROM LIBRARIANS, COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS.

>> Reporter: KATE IS ALSO ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES.

THEY WANT TO 30% RAISE SAYING THE AVERAGE SALARY FOR MEMBERS IS $20,000 A YEAR.

>> THEY REPORT THAT THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.

THEY ARE PREPARING FOOD FOR THE STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL.

>> I WORKED 3 1/2 HOURS A DAY.

I DEFINITELY NEED TO GET MORE HOURS SO I CAN PAY FOR MY KIDS.

IT IS EXPENSIVE.

3 1/2 HOURS IS NOT ENOUGH TO TAKE CARE OF A FAMILY.

>> Reporter: THE DISTRICT SAID THEY HAVE OFFERED A 50% RAISE OVER TIME AND 10% OF FRONT.

THEY SAID THE UNION HAS NOT COUNTERED.

EARLIER TODAY BEFORE THEY STRIKE ANNOUNCEMENT THEY SAID -- >> LET'S GO TO THE TABLE.

LET'S STAY AT THE TABLE.

WHATEVER TIME, WHATEVER PLACE UNTIL A SOLUTION IS REACHED.

>> Reporter: TENS OF THOUSANDS OF WORKERS SAID TIME IS UP.

>> Reporter: YESTERDAY, EDUCATION REPORTER ANGIE PEREZ REPORTED ON SOME OF THE PICKETING IN SAN DIEGO BY LOCAL TEACHERS.

YOU CAN GET UP ON THAT STORY ON KPBS.ORG .

>>> IT IS A GOOD DAY TO BE AN AZTEC.

SAN DIEGO STATE BE CHARLESTON THIS AFTERNOON.

THE FINAL SCORE WAS 63-57.

MATT BRADLEY LED THE AZTECS WITH 17 POINTS.

UP NEXT IS A GAME ON SATURDAY AGAINST FURMAN.

THE NCAA HAS NOT YET ANNOUNCED A START TIME.

ANOTHER WIN WILL SEND THEM TO THE SWEET 16.

LAST TIME THEY ADVANCED THAT FAR IN THE TOURNAMENT WAS 2014.

THERE IS A LOT MORE ON THE SCHEDULE HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

THE WOMEN ARE IN THE TOURNAMENT.

THEY PRACTICED THIS MORNING AND WILL HAVE A LARGER STORY ON THEM, COMING UP TOMORROW.

SAN DIEGO STATE WILL HOST UC IRVINE FRIDAY NIGHT AT 6:00.

>>> ENDANGERED HUMPBACK WHALES GOT A LEGAL VICTORY THIS WEEK.

DEREK ANDERSON SAID ADVOCATES ARE PRESSING FOR CHANGES TO COMMERCIAL FICTION PRIOR DISSES.

FISHING PRACTICES.

>> Reporter: GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH TO PROTECT LARGE MAMMALS FROM FISHING LINES.

COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS TRYING TO CATCH BOTTOM DWELLING FISH USE LONG ROPES TO CONNECT THE FISHING PODS ON THE OCEAN FLOOR TO BUOYS ON THE SURFACE.

HUMPBACKS CAN GET TANGLED IN THE ROPES THAT CONNECT THE TWO.

AT HALF BINS IT HAPPENS AS OFTEN AS 25 TIMES A YEAR.

>> NOT ONLY IS IT A HORRIBLY PAINFUL, TRAUMATIC, AND OFTEN DEADLY EXPERIENCE FOR THESE ANIMALS, IT IS PREVENTING THEIR RECOVERY.

>> Reporter: WHALES CAN BE RESCUED BUT THE PROCESS IS DIFFICULT AND ONLY HAPPENS IF HUMANS SPOT THE ENTANGLED MAMMAL.

HE SAYS LOSING EVEN ONE WHALE IS TRAGIC.

>> THEY OFTEN BREACH.

THEY WILL JUMP OUT OF THE WATER AND YOU CAN SEE THEM SPLASH.

THEY SING SONGS IN THEIR BREEDING GROUND.

THEY ARE AMAZING CREATURES.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE SAFER FOR WHALES.

THE LINES CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE WATER WHEN THE HUMPBACKS ARRIVE FOR THE SUMMER.

THE INDUSTRY COULD ALSO USE GEAR THAT BRINGS THE POTS UP FROM THE OCEAN FLOOR WITHOUT USING ROPES.

THE CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY SUED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE FISHERY MANAGERS DID NOT HAVE A PLAN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ENTANGLEMENTS.

THEY SAID FEDERAL OFFICIALS HAD NOT CONSIDERED DEVELOPING THE PLAN AND URGENT MATTER.

THE COURT AGREED.

>> THE PLAIN LANGUAGE PROHIBITS THE AGENCY FROM AUTHORIZING FISHERIES TO KILL ENDANGERED WHALES WITHOUT A PLAN TO REDUCE THOSE HARMS.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS DECLINED TO COMMENT ON THE ROLLING SAYING THEY DO NOT DISCUSS LITIGATION.

>>> IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL CATCH A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK BETWEEN ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS.

WE HAD SOME TRANQUIL WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

WE ARE GENERALLY DRY RIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILDER OVER THE WEEKEND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

DON'T GET USED TO IT.

RAIN COULD RETURN AS EARLY AS MONDAY.

IT COULD GET A LITTLE BIT HEAVIER INTO TUESDAY AND PERHAPS WEDNESDAY.

FOR TONIGHT AND THE METRO, JUST SOME CLOUDS.

THE LOW RIGHT AROUND 50 DEGREES.

TEMPERATURES AROUND THE AREA ARE CERTAINLY WORTHY OF SOME NICE WARM JACKET.

MID 40s IN ESCONDIDO TO EL CAJON AND OCEANSIDE AT 46.

LOOKING AT THAT FUTURE CAST, WE DO NOT SEE ANY PRECIPITATION OUT THERE.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF CLOUDS AROUND.

THAT WILL TAKE US THROUGH THE NIGHT AND THE MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY.

AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, GET AWAY FRIDAY LOOKING PRETTY NICE.

TEMPERATURES STILL A BIT COOL FOR SOME.

OCEANSIDE IS 63 AND SAN DIEGO IS 63.

LOOKING AHEAD, HERE WE GO AGAIN.

YET ANOTHER AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER .

THAT WILL BE ARRIVING EARLY NEXT WEEK.

JUST A HEADS UP ON THAT ONE.

HERE IS THE EXTENDED FORECAST.

DRIVE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

NEXT WEEK WE START TO GET WET AGAIN MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

INLAND, TEMPERATURES ARE CLIMBING INTO THE 70s.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE HOVERING IN THE LOW 40s.

IT WILL BE DRY AND COOL.

THE WINDS INCREASE NEXT WEEKEND WE WILL SEE SOME RAIN MOVING IN.

IN THE DESERTS, WE SEE TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-70s.

SHOWERS AND WENT FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

>>> IT IS SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

THE NUMBER OF MOTHERS DYING DUE TO COMPLICATIONS FROM PREGNANCY OR CHILDBIRTH IS UP.

WE FIND OUT WHAT THIS DATA MEANS AND WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THE TREND.

>> Reporter: WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES ARE DYING FROM PREGNANCY OR CHILDBIRTH -RELATED CAUSES AT AN ALARMING RATE WITH A NUMBER OF MATERNAL DEATHS RISING TO MORE THAN 1220 21.

>> I DO NOT THINK IT IS SURPRISING.

>> Reporter: A NEW REPORT FROM THE CDC REPORTED 32.9 DEATHS PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS IN 2021.

IT IS A SHARP INCREASE.

>> WE WERE SEEING SICKER PATIENTS.

>> Reporter: THE MATERNAL DEATH RATE HAS BEEN RISING.

>> IN 2021 WE SAW THE DELTA VARIANT WHICH REALLY AFFECT PREGNANT PEOPLE BOTH IN TERMS OF MATERNAL OUTCOMES AND PREGNANCY OUTCOMES.

>> Reporter: IT ALSO NOTED SIGNIFICANT RACIAL DISPARITIES.

IT WAS 2.6 TIMES HIGHER FOR BLACK WOMEN THAN WHITE WOMEN.

FURTHER HIGHLIGHTING INEQUALITY WITHIN HEALTHCARE.

>> PEOPLE WHO ARE BLACK OR HISPANIC WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC.

THAT DISPARITY IS PRESENTING ITSELF IN MATERNAL DEATH RATES AS WELL.

>> Reporter: DR. TORI METS SAID IMPROVING ACCESS CARE AT EVERY LEVEL IS CRITICAL.

>> IT IS TALKING TO PEOPLE IN THESE COMMUNITIES AND ASKING FOR THE BARRIERS TO CARE.

>>> THERE IS MOVEMENT TOWARD A POTENTIAL BAN OF TIKTOK IN THE U.S. TIKTOK IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR MOBILE APPS.

THEY SAID THE COMPANY COULD BE PRESSURED INTO GIVING PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE USERS TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.

>>> IN SOME CASES ACCOUNTS WERE LOCKED WHEN CHARGES WERE DISPUTED.

>>> MARINES AND SERVICEMEMBERS FROM SEVERAL OTHER COUNTRIES GATHERED AT CAMP PENDLETON FOR MARINE CORPS TRIALS.

THE EVENT WAS HOSTED BY THE WOUNDED WARRIOR REGIMENT.

ANDREW DYER WAS THERE.

>> Reporter: THE CLANGING OF METAL ON METAL REVERBERATES.

ACTIVE DUTY MARINES AND VETERANS ARE PLAYING WHEELCHAIR RUGBY.

>> THE WHEELCHAIRS ARE BUILT TO TAKE A BEATING.

WHEELCHAIR RUGBY IS A CONTACT SPORT.

>> Reporter: THIS MASTER SERGEANT REAL SITS CHAIR UP AND DOWN THE BASKETBALL COURT WHICH SERVES FOR THE GAME.

TODAY HE PLAYS DEFENSE.

>> THE CHAIRS ARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO TAKE THE IMPACT.

THE HEAVIER CHAIR IS BUILT TO ENDURE THE KIND OF CONTACT THEY WILL GET.

>> Reporter: LIKE ALL OF THE ATHLETES COMPETING AT THE TRIALS HE LIVES WITH A DISABILITY.

IN 2010, ON PATROL IN AFGHANISTAN AND I EAT HE WAS TRIGGERED.

HE TOOK MUCH OF THE BLAST AND WAS MET OF ACT OUT.

HE LOST HIS LEFT EYE LEAVING HIM LEGALLY BLIND.

HE SAID MANY PEOPLE ENCOURAGED HIM TO LEAVE THE MARINES AND TAKE A MEDICAL RETIREMENT.

IT WAS NOT READY TO GIVE UP.

>> IT IS A TOUGH GO BUT DOING IT WITH LIMITED VISION AND HAVING TO BE RELIANT ON OTHERS FOR AID MADE THINGS A BIT TOUGHER.

I WAS DETERMINED TO PROVE TO MYSELF AND EVERYBODY WHO DOUBTED ME THAT I COULD STILL DO THIS JOB.

>> Reporter: HE SAID RETURNING TO COMPETITION TAUGHT HIM A LOT ABOUT HIMSELF.

>> I WAS A BASKETBALL PLAYER AND I GAVE THAT UP.

THERE IS NOT MUCH ROOM FOR BASKETBALL IN YOUR DEPTH PERCEPTION IS GONE.

THE VISION LOSS MADE IT REALLY HARD.

WHEN I CAME TO THE TRIALS IN 2017 I WAS INTRODUCED TO ADAPTIVE SPORTS.

I WAS EXPOSED TO DISCUS, SHOTPUT, AND THINGS I HAD NEVER COMPETED IN BEFORE.

I HAD PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO MYSELF THAT LIFE WAS OVER.

THIS OPEN MY EYES AND SHOWED ME THERE ARE THINGS I COULD STILL DO.

>> Reporter: IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT FRIENDLY COMPETITION.

MEMBERS OF ALL OF THE SERVICE BRANCHES COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER.

FROM THERE A SELECT NUMBER WILL GO ON TO THE INVECTIVES GAMES WHICH IS A GLOBAL COMPETITION.

DANIEL NORMAN PLACE ADAPTIVE RUGBY.

HE IS A VETERAN WHO COMPETED BEFORE AND IS TRYING TO GET BACK AGAIN THIS YEAR.

>> I DO POWERLIFTING.

THAT IS THE ONE THAT I AM REALLY GOOD AT >> Reporter: HE WAS INJURED DURING A TRAINING EXERCISE.

HE SAID HIS FAVORITE TEAM SPORT IS WHEELCHAIR RUGBY AND WHILE HE IS FRIENDS WITH EVERYONE OFF THE COURT THINGS GET SERIOUS ONCE THE WHISTLE BLOWS.

>> WE WANT TO WIN.

WE ARE COMPETITIVE BY NATURE.

>> Reporter: HE SAID HIS ATHLETIC GOALS DO NOT AND WAS INVECTIVES.

>> THE 20 YEAR MARK WILL BE IN OCTOBER.

I WILL BE PACKING IT UP AND RETIRING, BUT THAT IS WHEN THE TRAIN WILL START.

I AM HOPING TO GET TO PARIS FOR THE 2024 PARALYMPICS AND COMPETE AS A SHOTPUT THROWER AND TRY MY HAND AT SURFING.

THAT IS THE GOAL.

>> Reporter: HE TOOK THE GOLD IN THE 100 METERS, POWERLIFTING, WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL, AND WHEELCHAIR RUGBY.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

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