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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS THURSDAY, MARCH 25th.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN WONDERING WHEN IT WILL BE YOUR TURN TO GET THE CORONAVIRUS FAXING, WE HAVE GOOD NEWS.

WE HAVE MORE ON WHO IS NEXT IN LINE.

>> Reporter: STARTING APRIL 1, ALL CALIFORNIANS OVER THE AGE OF 50 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR VACCINES AND THEN ON APRIL 15 IT GOES TO EVERYBODY OVER THE AGE OF 16.

>> IN A FEW WEEKS THERE WILL BE NO RULES OR LIMITATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING A VACCINE.

>> Reporter: THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS COMING SOONER THAN EXPECTED ESPECIALLY WITH VACCINATION SUPPLY CONCERNS BUT VACCINATION MAKERS LIKE PFIZER AND MODERNA AS WELL AS JOHNSON AND JOHNSON ARE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

>> WE HAVE CONFIDENCE NOW THAT THE MANUFACTURING SUPPLY IS COMING AVAILABLE SOONER THAN ANTICIPATED.

>> Reporter: SO MUCH SO THAT THE GOVERNOR MADE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

>> EFFECTIVE TODAY REGARDLESS OF YOUR AGE OR PRE-EXISTING CONDITION, IF SOMEBODY COMES IN WITH A FAMILY MEMBER, WE WILL ACCOMMODATE THE FAMILY MEMBER NO QUESTIONS ASKED.

IS >> Reporter: ALL VACCINATION SITES WILL HAVE DISCRETION TO DO THAT.

IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT ALL SITES WILL BE ABLE TO DO THIS RIGHT AWAY THOUGH.

IT WILL DEPEND ON SUPPLY.

WHICH HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY INCREASING BUT ONLY ABOUT 10% EACH WEEK.

REACTING TO THE ELIGIBILITY EXPANSION, SOME SAY THERE IS WORRY ABOUT FRUSTRATION FOR PEOPLE WHO CANNOT FIND APPOINTMENTS.

THOSE PEOPLE ARE OFTEN ANGRY AT THOSE DELIVERING THE VACCINES AND NOT THOSE MAKING THE RULES.

>> IT IS MY HOPE THAT THE SUPPLY IS GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED AS WELL.

>> Reporter: WE COULD GET CLOSER TO DELIVERING 4 MILLION DOSES IN THE HARDEST HIT COMMUNITIES.

NATHAN FLETCHER SAYS ONCE THAT HAPPENS, THE COUNTY HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING THINGS MORE RELAXED.

>> THE SOONEST IT COULD TECHNICALLY HAPPEN WOULD BE APRIL 6 BUT THERE IS NO TELLING.

>> Reporter: NEW VARIANCE MEAN WE CANNOT LET HER DOWN.

>> WE ARE NOT SPIKING THE FOOTBALL.

THIS IS NOT MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

DO NOT TAKE DOWN YOUR GUARD OR, TAKE OFF YOUR MASK.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS SIGNED THE SAVE LIVES ACT WHICH ALLOWS THE VA TO PROVIDE VACCINATIONS TO ALL VETERANS, THEIR SPOUSES AND CAREGIVERS.

THE NUMBERS ARE SEPARATE FROM THE COUNTY ONES THAT ARE SHOWING MORE THAN 31% OF SAN DIEGANS OVER THE AGE OF 16 HAVE GOTTEN ONE DOSE OF THE VACCINATION AND JUST UNDER 20% ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

I MET HOFFMAN FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHEN IT WILL BE YOUR TURN, GO TO OUR HOMEPAGE, WWW.KPBS.ORG AND CLICK ON THE CORONAVIRUS TAB.

>>> FOR THE FIRST TIME PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN FACED THE PRESS.

HE SOUGHT TO HIGHLIGHT THE EXPRESS THE PROGRESS MADE ON COVID-19 BUT HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT IMMIGRATION AND GUN CONTROL.

KARIN CAIFA HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: JOE BIDEN IS FACING THE PRESS IN HIS FIRST NEWS CONFERENCE.

>> I WANT TO GIVE YOU A PROGRESS REPORT AND TO THE NATION.

>> Reporter: IT HAPPENED LATER THAN IT HAS WERE PREVIOUS PRESIDENTS.

HE WANTED TO KEEP FOCUS ON HIS COVID-19 RECOVERY EFFORTS IN THE FIRST WEEKS.

HE ANNOUNCED A NEW VACCINATION TARGET FOR THE COMPANY COUNTRY.

>> BY MY 100th DAY IN OFFICE WE WILL HAVE ADMINISTERED 2 MILLION SHOTS IN ARMS.

NO OTHER COUNTRY HAS COME CLOSE.

>> Reporter: IN THE WAKE OF MASS SHOOTINGS IN GEORGIA AND OLDER, COLORADO, THAT TOOK THE LIVES OF 18 PEOPLE WITHIN ONE WEEK, BIDEN WAS WORKING WITH THE SHARPLY DIVIDED CONGRESS ON THE AND CONTROL EFFORTS IN CONGRESS.

IT IS ABOUT A LEGISLATIVE SOLUTION AS THE U.S. GRAPPLES WITH AN INFLUX OF MIGRANTS.

MANY UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN, AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF MEXICO OVERWHELMING FACILITIES.

>> WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO REBUILD A SYSTEM THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY.

TRUCK IN ADDITION TO DOMESTIC POLICY ISSUES, BIDEN ADDRESSED FOREIGN POLICY CHALLENGES INCLUDING KOREA, NORTH KOREA AND CHINA.

>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN IS LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN FOR U.S.

TROOPS TO STAY IN AFGHANISTAN THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.

HE SAYS IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO MEET THE MAY 1 DEADLINE THAT WAS LAID OUT IN A PEACE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TALIBAN AND PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.

>>> A MARINE CORPS INVESTIGATION TEAM FOUND THAT AN ACCIDENT ON SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND THAT KILLED NINE SERVICEMEMBERS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.

THE SINKING OF THIS AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE WAS THE RESULT OF MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND HUMAN ERROR AS WELL AS POOR JUDGMENT.

THREE COMMANDERS HAVE BEEN DISMISSED FOLLOWING THE EVENT.

>>> UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN THAT HAVE MADE THE TRIP TO THE BORDER WILL BE MOVED TO SHELTERS IN THE CITY STARTING THIS WEEKEND.

HERE IS KB KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL.

>> Reporter: HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN WILL BE ARRIVING AT THE CONVENTION CENTER AS SOON AS THIS WEEKEND.

>> THIS IS IS THIS IS A HUMANITARIAN ISSUE.

THESE ARE CHILDREN WHO HAVE A RIGHT TO BE HERE.

I THINK WE HAVE ALL BEEN SHOCKED BY THE PICTURES OF THE CONDITIONS THEY ARE IN.

TRUCK THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS THEY ARE SENDING FAMILIES BACK BUT WHEN IT COMES TO CHILDREN WITHOUT THEIR PARENTS, THE PRESIDENT MADE IT CLEAR WHERE HE STANDS.

>> THE IDEA THAT I AM GOING TO SAY THAT, WHICH I WOULD NEVER DO, THAT AN UNACCOMPANIED CHILD THAT SHOWS UP AT THE BORDER THAT IS STARVING, WE WON'T LEAVE THAT WE WON'T LEAVE THEM ON THE OTHER SIDE.

AM NOT GOING TO DO THAT.

>> Reporter: THE LAW SAYS UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE HELD IN FEDERAL DETENTION FACILITIES FOR MORE THAN 72 HOURS BUT THAT IS HAPPENING NOW.

IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THEM TO NEW FACILITIES IS URGENT.

EARLIER THIS WEEK, SUPERVISOR FLETCHER ALONG WITH THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR, TODD GLORIA,, UP TO 1400 OF THEM WILL BE WELCOMED AT THIS FACILITY.

IN A YOUTUBE UPDATE, SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND SOUNDED A NOTE OF CONCERN AND RESIGNATION.

>> WE CANNOT SUSTAIN THIS ON AND ON, MONTH AFTER MONTH.

WE JUST CANNOT LET THIS CONTINUE TO HAPPEN LIKE THIS.

BUT, WE AIR WE ARE WHERE WE ARE.

>> Reporter: EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO SEND THESE CHILDREN TO FAMILY MEMBERS.

THEY HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY WHICH WILL BE OVERSEEING THE EFFORTS.

MAYOR GLORIA AND SUPERVISOR FLETCHER SAY THE COST OF THIS WILL BE BORNE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

>> THEY WILL PAY THE FULL COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS.

AND THAT IS APPROPRIATE.

>> Reporter: IT CAN SERVE AS A TEMPORARY SHELTER BECAUSE NO CONVENTIONS ARE BOOKED UNTIL AUGUST.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ONE YEAR AGO, SAN DIEGO DESIGNATED A HANDFUL OF SLOW STREETS WHERE CAR TRAVEL WAS RESTRICTED TO ENCOURAGE BIKING AND WALKING.

WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IS LEFT OF THAT PROGRAM NOW.

>> IT IS QUIET AND PEACEFUL AND IT FEELS SAFE.

IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE, IT WILL NOT BE BAD LIKE YOU WON'T BE HIT BY A CAR.

>> Reporter: THIS 10-YEAR-OLD SAYS SHE RIDES HER BIKE DOWN DIAMOND STREET IN PACIFIC BEACH AT LEAST EVERY OTHER DAY.

>> YOU CAN HEAR THE WIND.

IT IS MORE NATURAL.

OTHER PLACES, THERE ARE CARS RUSHING BY YOU.

IT FEELS SCARY ALMOST.

>> Reporter: LAST APRIL, WHEN THE FIRST COVID-19 LOCKED DOWN WAS IN FULL SWING, SAN DIEGO CITY LEADERS SOUGHT TO OPEN UP STREETS FOR PEOPLE TO RECREATE SAFELY.

BOARDS WERE PUT UP SAYING THAT ROADS WERE CLOSED TO CARS.

WHEN KATIE, THE PRESIDENT OF BEAUTIFUL PD, HEARD THAT THEY WERE GOING TO REMOVE THIS SLOW STREET, SHE ORGANIZED NEIGHBORS TO SUPPORT IT.

>> PEOPLE GET TO COME IN A DIRECTOR WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS.

THEY GET TO MEET PEOPLE AND HAVE THIS SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

AND THAT IS IMPORTANT AT ALL TIMES.

REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE IN A PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: THE SLOW STREETS EFFORT HAS RESULTED IN DISRUPTIONS IN PARKING AND TRAFFIC.

THEY WOULD NOT COMMIT TO MAKING THIS PERFECT BUT SAID THEY WOULD GET TO COMMUNITY INPUT BEFORE MAKING FINAL DECISIONS.

>>> THE CARL'S BID HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT IS GOING HYBRID.

STARTING APRIL 12, THEY WILL HAVE FOUR DAYS PER WEEK OF IN PERSON LEARNING.

THEY DECIDED THAT FOR THE 2021- 2022 SCHOOL YEAR, THEY WILL BE THERE FIVE DAYS PER WEEK.

>> MY CHILD NEEDS TO BE IN SCHOOL MORE AND FULLY.

AND THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDS OUT THERE THAT SHARE THE CONCERN.

>> CARLSBAD UNIFIED HAS APPROVED MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO RETURN STARTING MARCH 29.

THEY DID VOTE TO OPEN SCHOOLS ON APRIL 5 FOR THOSE THAT WANT STUDENTS ON CAMPUS FIVE DAYS PER WEEK.

>>> WE ARE TRACKING THE REOPENING OF CAMPUSES ACROSS THE AREA.

JUST GO TO WWW.KPBS.ORG AND LOOK FOR THE SCHOOLS TAB.

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND A SEARCHABLE DATABASE AND YOU CAN SEARCH FOR YOUR SCHOOL TO SEE THEIR PLAN.

>>> AS SPRING BREAKERS HIT SAN DIEGO AND THE BAY, LIFEGUARDS AND POLICE ARE PUTTING OUT WARNINGS TO TRY TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: LIFEGUARDS AND POLICE ARE PATROLLING THIS AREA BUT THE CHIEF HAS A WARNING FOR BEACHGOERS.

>> THE SAN DIEGO BEACHES ARE BEAUTIFUL AND THE WATER LOOKS NICE.

BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF HAZARDS AT THE LOCAL BEACHES.

YOU JUST HAVE TO BE AWARE.

A TRUCK SPRING BREAK IN SAN DIEGO MEANS INCREASED CROWDS AND MORE ACTIVITY IN THE WATER.

THE SAN DIEGO POLICE LIEUTENANT SAYS HIS DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE PATROLS IN THE WATER AND ON LAND TO PUT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO LIFEGUARDS.

>> WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME OUT HERE AND BE SAFE.

>> Reporter: MANY PEOPLE VISIT AND RENT WATER VESSELS BUT POTENTIAL RENTERS ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO MAKE SURE THOSE THAT VESSELS ARE LEGAL.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE MAINTAINED AND SAFE IN THE PROVIDE INSTRUCTION.

>> Reporter: AND ONE MORE WARNING.

>> PLEASE DO NOT DRINK AND BOAT.

DO NOT OPERATE A VESSEL UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE ALSO ENCOURAGING SPRING BREAKERS TO WEAR A MASK AND SOCIAL DISTRICT.

I'M MELISSA MAE FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> OPENING DAY IS ONE WEEK AWAY IF YOU ARE A PADRES TICKET HOLDER.

YOU CAN SEE THEM AT PETCO.

THE PADRES CAN ONLY ACCOMMODATE 25% CAPACITY SO THERE IS A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TICKETS AVAILABLE.

FANS WILL HAVE TO SIT IN PODS OF NO MORE THAN SIX SEATS THAT ARE AT LEAST 6 FEET APART.

RIGHT NOW THE PADRES ARE NOT SELLING TICKETS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

TODAY, THE BLUE LEVEL TICKET HOLDERS HAD A CHANCE TO LOG ON AND SNAG THE GAMES THAT THEY WANT TICKETS FOR.

>> IT IS LIKELY THAT WE WILL ONLY HAVE AN OF TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR OUR MEMBERS AND MAYBE NOT EVEN ALL OF OUR MEMBERS, FOR THE FIRST TWO WEEKS.

>> IT TICKETS ON WEBSITES LIKE STUB HUB ARE SELLING AT A PREMIUM.

THE CHEAPEST SEATS ARE GOING FOR $189 PER SEAT.

AND THE MOST EXPENSIVE ARE GOING FOR AS HIGH AS $2000 BEHIND HOME PLATE.

ONCE THE AREA IS IN A LESS RESTRICTIVE TIER, THEY CAN RELEASE MORE TICKETS.

>>> WE ARE TALKING SHOWERS OUT THERE AS WE GO THROUGH TONIGHT.

GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.

THE GOOD NEWS IS, GOING INTO THE WEEKEND, THINGS ARE GOING TO GET MORE QUIET.

AGAIN, CHANGES GOING ON AND WE HAVE WIND ADVISORIES IN PLACE THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND INTERIOR LOCATIONS.

THIS IS BECAUSE OF A SOUTHWESTERLY WIND THAT IS FUELING THE CLOUDS AND SOME SHOWERS.

WE COULD EVEN SEE SOME SNOWFLAKES.

OCEANSIDE WILL SEE SOME SPRINKLES AND 47 DEGREES FOR THE LOW.

FUTURECAST BRINGS US INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH SOME SHOWERS.

NOT A TON OF MOISTURE OUT THERE.

JUST SHOWERS THAT COULD BE ENOUGH TO DAMPEN THE ROADS AND THE STREETS.

A LOT OF THAT ACTIVITY WILL FADE AWAY TOMORROW MORNING BUT WE WILL STILL HAVE THE CLOUDS AND THE CHILL THROUGH THE INTERIOR.

THE WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY DIE DOWN.

I THINK WE WILL START TO GET INTO A QUIETER PATTERN TOMORROW.

KEEPING SOME OF THESE CLOUDS HERE, THE ICON STILL SHOWS A FEW SHOWERS BUT A LOT OF THAT IS A MORNING THREAT AND THEN THINGS QUIET DOWN GOING INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

ESCONDIDO WILL BE 63 TOMORROW IN SAN DIEGO WILL BE 64 TOMORROW.

A COUPLE OF MORNING SPRINKLES OUT THERE BUT NOT A LOT OF ACTIVITY.

BRIGHTER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND THINGS WILL QUIET DOWN.

THAT WILL BE A QUIETER TREND INTO THE WEEKEND.

THE WEEKEND STARTS OFF WITH TEMPERATURES REBOUNDING AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A WARM AND DRY SET UP AS WE GO THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

>>> TOWARDS THE COAST, STILL SOME SHOWERS.

THEN AFTER THAT, WE ARE DRIER FOR THE DAYS TO COME.

SUNDAY, MID-70s.

INLAND WE COULD HIT MID-80s.

THAT IS AFTER THE COOLER TREND INTO THE MID-60s.

IN THE MOUNTAINS WE WILL BE IN THE 30s.

LATER ON, THE DESERTS CLIMBING TOWARDS THE 90s BY THE TIME WE HEADED TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST MELISSA CONSTANZER .

>>> OF PFIZER IS TESTING THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINE ON CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 12.

AT LEAST TWO CHILDREN HAVE RECEIVED AN INITIAL SHOT AND 100 WILL BE ENROLLED IN THE 11 THROUGH 12 AGE GROUP.

THEY ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE DOSE BEFORE MOVING TO YOUNGER CHILDREN.

CHILDREN WILL GET TWO DOSES, 21 DAYS APART.

THEY HAVE ALREADY EVALUATED THE VACCINE IN CHILDREN THROUGH AGES 12 THROUGH 15.

>>> A NEW STUDY HAS FOUND THAT COVID-19 VACCINATIONS ARE SAFE ON PREGNANT AND LACTATING WOMEN.

RESEARCHERS IN MASSACHUSETTS LOOKED AT 131 WOMEN THAT RECEIVED THE VACCINE AND THOSE THAT WERE PREGNANT OR LACTATING HAD ABOUT THE SAME ANTIBODY LEVELS AND THEY PASS THOSE ANTIBODIES ONTO NEWBORNS BUT IT IS UNCLEAR HOW LONG THAT WILL LAST.

PREGNANT WOMEN IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARE CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE FOR THE VACCINE.

>>> A NEW ANALYSIS OF COVID-19 FIGURE SHOWS THE NUMBER OF CASES, DEATHS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE DROPPING.

AND FOR SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE AMERICANS.

MANDY GAITHER BREAKS IT DOWN.

IT >> Reporter: WHEN IT COMES TO COVID-19, THEY ARE SOME OF THE MOST AT RISK AMERICANS.

BUT A NEW CNN ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT THOSE 65 AND OLDER ARE SEEING THE LARGEST DECLINE OF COVID-19 CASE RATES, HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATH RATES OF ANY OTHER AGE GROUP.

THIS COMES AS THE U.S.

PASSES A MILESTONE THIS WEEK >> 70% OF AMERICANS AGES 65 AND OVER HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE SHOT.

>> THE LATEST CDC NUMBERS SHOW WEEKLY HOSPITALIZATIONS DROPPED 83% OVER NINE WEEKS BETWEEN JANUARY AND MARCH AND DEATH RATES WERE ABOUT 96% LOWER.

>> WE INTEND TO KEEP OF THE PROGRESS UNTIL ALL AMERICANS ARE VACCINATED.

>> THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF COVID- 19 CASES HAS CLIMBED BUT PAPERS ARE SHOWING THAT COVID-19 VACCINATIONS ARE EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING INFECTION IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> EVERY DAY 2.5-3 MILLION PEOPLE ARE VACCINATED.

SO WE ARE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THAT EXTRAORDINARY DEGREE OF EFFECTIVENESS THAT WE ARE SEEING AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT IS WHAT IT IS THAT IS GOING TO AND THE PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: THE NEXT PHASE OF GETTING SHOTS IN THE ARMS OF AMERICANS, AT LEAST FIVE STATES HAVE EXPANDED CORONAVIRUS VACCINE ELIGIBILITY TO PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 16.

20 MORE PLAN TO DO THE SAME BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE I AM MEDICATOR.

>>> AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS JESSICA WALTERS HAS PASSED AWAY.

SHE STARRED IN THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO AND ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT.

SHE ALSO APPEARED ON BROADWAY.

SHE DIED AT HER NEW YORK CITY HOME.

SHE WAS 80 YEARS OLD.

>>> I AM JUDY WOODRUFF.

TONIGHT, PRESIDENT BIDEN FACES QUESTIONS ON IMMIGRATION AND VOTING RIGHTS.

AS HE DOUBLES IS THAT VACCINATION GOAL.

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

>>> LAWMAKERS ARE BLASTING THE LARGEST TECH CEOS FOR ALLOWING HATE SPEECH TO CONTINUE ON THEIR PLATFORMS.

MARK ZUCKERBERG DEFLECTED ACCUSATIONS THAT THEY ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH.

IS BACK WE DID OUR PART TO SECURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE ELECTION.

AND THEN ON JANUARY 6, TRUMP CALLED ON PEOPLE TO FIGHT.

>> AHEAD OF THE CONGRESSIONAL HEARING AND ADVOCACY GROUP DISPLAYED LIFE-SIZE CUTOUTS OF THE CEOS OF GOOGLE, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER DEPICTING THEM AS INSURRECTIONIST.

THEY WANT TO TIGHTEN SECURITY AT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.

>>> CRUISE SHIPS WILL NOT BE SAILING ANYTIME SOON.

THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION TURNED DOWN A CRUISE INDUSTRY REQUEST TO LIFT IT'S NO SALE ORDER.

THEY WILL NOW LOOK TO THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO TRY TO GET IT LIFTED BY EARLY JULY.

THAT IS IN LINE WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL FORECAST OF WHEN THE U.S. WILL BE CLOSER TO NORMAL.

AT THE CDC SAYS RETURNING TO PASSENGER CRUISING IS A PHASED APPROACH TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS.

>>> THE CDC IS ADVISING AGAINST TRAVEL OVER THE SPRING AND SUMMER.

BUT AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR OF THE PANDEMIC, MANY ARE EAGER TO TAKE A VACATION.

THE TSA SAYS IT HAS SCREENED MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE OVER TWO STRAIGHT WEEKS.

AIRPLANES ARE ABOUT 71% FULL ON AVERAGE.

AT THE LOWEST POINT DURING THE PANDEMIC, ONLY ONE IN EVERY 10 SEATS WERE OCCUPIED.

MANDY GAITHER HAS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL IN 2021.

>>> AS MORE VACCINES BECOME AVAILABLE, MORE AMERICANS ARE EXPECTED TO TRAVEL.

>> PEOPLE ARE GOING TO VENTURE OUT.

>> Reporter: THE CDC RECOMMENDS AVOIDING NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL.

BUT IF YOU DO TAKE A TRIP, JEANETTE McGEE SAYS TO ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE BOOKING.

>> THE POOL MAY OR MAY NOT BE OPEN AT HOTELS.

HOTEL RESTAURANTS MAY OR MAY NOT BE OPEN AS WELL AS HEALTHCARE FACILITIES.

>> Reporter: THERE COULD BE PROTOCOLS LIKE VIRTUAL CHECK IN.

AND IF YOU ARE FLYING BACK >> NOT ALL IN FLIGHT AMENITIES ARE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE.

OUR FOOD AND BEVERAGES GOING TO BE AVAILABLE?

YOU NEED TO FIND OUT AHEAD OF TIME.

>> Reporter: THE AGENCY EXPECTS THIS YEAR TO BE NO DIFFERENT.

>> USE YOUR OWN CAR AND YOU CAN DECIDE WHO YOU ARE TRAVELING WITH AN WHERE AND WHEN YOU STOP.

>> Reporter: AT AAA SAYS GAS PRICES ARE CLIMBING AND THEY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE SUMMER.

>> THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS $2.80.

THAT IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE PRICE WE HAVE SEEN SINCE MAY 2018.

>> Reporter: AND IF YOU VENTURE OUT, THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO HAVE A TRAVEL AGENT.

>> THEY CAN HELP YOU NAVIGATE TRAVEL INSURANCE.

THEY CAN HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IS AND IS NOT OPEN.

BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.

>> Reporter: FOR IN CONSUMER WATCH I AM MANDY GAITHER.

>>> THE CDC RECOMMENDS TAKING A VIRAL COVID-19 TEST 1-3 DAYS BEFORE TRAVELING.

THEY ALSO ADVISE BEING TESTED AGAIN 3-5 DAYS AFTER YOU RETURN AND SELF QUARANTINE FOR SEVEN DAYS.

>>> FACE MASKS AND GLOVES ARE MEANT TO PROTECT US FROM COVID- 19 BUT CARELESSLY DISCARDED PPE IS CAUSING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.

AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS ARE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

THEY RECORD WHAT THEY PICK UP TO GAUGE WHAT MIGHT END UP IN THE OCEAN, INCLUDING DISPOSABLE MASKS LIKE GLOVES AND DISINFECTING WIPES.

>> WE ARE FINDING NEARLY 300 MASKS AND GLOVES EVERY MONTH ON AVERAGE.

AND THAT IS JUST IN WHAT PEOPLE ARE RECORDING.

AND SO, THE PROBLEM IS HORRIBLE.

THEY ARE ALL NEED A PLASTIC.

OR THERE IS PLASTIC IN THEM.

>> IF YOU WERE GOING TO THROW YOUR MASK AWAY, CUT THE LOOPS ON THE SIDES SO THEY DON'T BECOME A THREAT TO SMALLER ANIMALS AND BIRDS.

>>> A REHABILITATED BARN OWL WAS RELEASED BACK INTO THE WILD LAST NIGHT AT CORONADO PARK.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE SAYS THE APPLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE FACILITY EARLIER THIS YEAR TO RECOVER.

>> Reporter: ON JANUARY 25, 2021, THE I WILL WAS FOUND STRUGGLING TO FLY.

IT WAS TAKEN TO THE WILDLIFE CENTER.

WHO HELPED BRING THE ANIMAL BACK TO HEALTH?

THAT WOULD BE THE WILDLIFE DIRECTOR JOHN AND ART.

>> THEY CAN SCREECH PRETTY LOUDLY.

THEY ARE WELL KNOWN FOR THAT.

AND HER PLUMAGE WAS JUST WET.

BEYOND THAT THERE WERE NO MAJOR CONCERNS SO WE WERE HOPEFUL TO GET HER BACK ONTO HER HOME.

>> Reporter: THE PROJECT WILDLIFE MEDICAL TEAM PROVIDED HER WITH HEAT SUPPORT, FLUIDS AND NUTRITION.

MADE SURE ALL LEVELS WERE NORMAL AND SHE WAS SENT TO SATELLITE CARE TO REGAIN FLIGHT STRENGTH IN AN AVIARY.

AFTER TWO MONTHS SHE WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO FLY AGAIN AND EAT ON HER OWN.

>> SHE GOT FLUIDS BY INJECTION AND WAS PUT INTO AN ENCLOSURE TO HELP HER STAY QUIET AND CALM.

WITHIN A FEW DAYS WE REALIZED THAT SHE WAS READY TO GO OUT TO THE AVIARY BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT MUCH OF SLOWING HER DOWN.

>> Reporter: THE I WILL WAS RELEASED AT THE PARK BECAUSE IT WAS LESS THAN ONE MILE FROM WHERE SHE WAS FOUND.

I AM JACOB AERE REPORTING FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> ONE WEEK FROM TODAY, ANYONE 50 YEARS AND OLDER CAN GET THERE CORONAVIRUS VACCINATION SHOT AND THAT IT WILL BE OPENING UP TO ANYONE OVER THE AGE OF 16 AFTER THAT.

RIGHT NOW THE STATE GETS ABOUT 1.8 MILLION VACCINATION DOSES PER WEEK AND THAT IS EXCITED TO GO UP TO 3 MILLION BY APRIL.

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

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART 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 HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS 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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