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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS TUESDAY, APRIL 20.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M AT MAYA TRABULSI.

GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES.

CRIES OF JUSTICE ACROSS AMERICA.

CROWDS ARE GATHERING , TEARS AND PRAYERS BEING SET FOR MINNEAPOLIS TO CITIES NATIONWIDE, AS A FORMER OFFICER DEREK CHAUVIN HAD HANDCUFFS IS ON HIM, BEHIND HIS BACK, AWAY FOR THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD, IN A CASE THAT HAS CAPTURED THE NATION FOR NEARLY A YEAR.

WE HAVE LIVE COVERAGE ON WHAT IS TAKING PLACE RIGHT HERE AT HOME.

WE BEGIN WITH CAMILO BURNELL ON THE VERTEX AND REACTION FROM MINNEAPOLIS.

>>> WE THE JURY IN THE ABOVE AND ENTITLED MATTER AS TO COUNT ONE UNINTENTIONAL SECOND DEGREE MURDER WHILE COMMITTING A FELONY FIND THE DEFENDANT GUILTY.

>> Reporter: AFTER 10 HOURS OF DELIBERATIONS OVER JUST 2 DAYS -- >> WE THE JURY IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED MATTER AS TO COUNT TO PERPETRATING A DANGEROUS ACT FIND THE DEFENDANT GUILTY.

>> Reporter: THE VERDICT IS IN.

STOMACH WE THE JURY AS TO COUNT THREE, SECONDARY MANSLAUGHTER, CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE CREATING AN UNNECESSARY RISK FIND THE DEFENDANT GUILTY.

>> Reporter: THE JOURNEY FIGHTING FORMER MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER DEREK CHAUVIN HILTY ON ALL THREE COUNTS.

>> I WOULD NOT CALL TODAY'S VERDICT JUSTICE, HOWEVER, BECAUSE JUSTICE IMPLIES TRUE RESTORATION.

BUT IT IS ACCOUNTABILITY.

>> Reporter: GEORGE FLOYD'S BROTHER STOOD INSIDE OF THE COURTROOM AS THE JURY'S VERDICT WAS READ.

WHILE OUTSIDE, PROTESTERS CELEBRATING THE VICTORY.

HIS GIRLFRIEND SHARING HER GRIEF , AND HER SENSE OF RELIEF.

>> IT WILL MEAN CHANGE.

IT IS A FIRST STEP IN A LONG VOTE TO RECOVERY.

>> Reporter: HIS BAIL WAS REVOKED, AND HE WAS LET OUT OF THE COURTHOUSE IN HANDCUFFS.

IN MINNEAPOLIS, I'M CAMILLA BURNELL.

>>> LIKE MINNEAPOLIS AND OTHER CITIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN OUR COUNTY ARE AT THE READY FOR ANY POSSIBLE NEGATIVE REACTION TO THE VERTEX, BUT SO FAR JUST PEACEFUL, POSITIVE RALLIES.

THAT HOFFMAN IS LIVE DOWNTOWN WITH AN UP TO THE MOMENT UPDATE ON WHAT IS TAKING PLACE THERE RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: REACTION IS POURING IN FOR THIS GUILTY VERDICT.

WE KNOW HERE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DEMONSTRATIONS FOR LATER ON IN THE EVENING.

WHILE IT IS QUIET, I WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS AREA.

THIS IS NEAR NINTH AND B STREET, WHERE ORGANIZERS WILL BE HOLDING A BLACK LIVES MATTER MARCH.

THERE IS ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION SET FOR 7:00 P.M. AT WATERFRONT PARK.

THAT IS ORGANIZING SIGNS SAYING THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER YET.

EVEN WITH DEREK CHAUVIN'S GUILTY CONVICTIONS IN THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD .

WE KNOW SOME OF THOSE GROUPS COMING TONIGHT WERE ALSO HERE FOR SOME OF THE RACIAL JUSTICE PROTESTS OVER THE SUMMER AFTER FLOYD'S DEATH, AND WHILE MANY PEACEFUL, THERE WAS SOME VANDALISM.

WE TALKED TO A BUSINESS OVER HEAD OF THE VERTEX SAYING HE IS NOT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT TONIGHT.

>> I'M NOT SURE IF IT WILL BE AS BAD AS IT WAS PREVIOUSLY, BUT I DO SEE A LOT OF BUSINESSES ARE PREPARING.

>> Reporter: THAT BUSINESS OWNER IS NOT THE ONLY ONE.

WE SAW SOME OTHER SPORTING UP THEIR WINDOWS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

IN A STATEMENT, THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS HE RECOGNIZES, SPECS, AND WILL PROTECT THE RIGHT FOR PEOPLE TO PEACEFULLY ASSEMBLE THEIR RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION.

THEY ARE ASKING THE COMING OUT HERE TONIGHT TO DO SO PEACEFULLY, AND WITH RESPECT TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.

THEY ARE ALSO ASKING THOSE PLANNING TO PARTICIPATE IN DEMONSTRATIONS TO LEAVE THE AREA IF THEY ARE ASKED TO DO SO BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THERE ARE SOME BUSINESSES STILL OUT HERE I'M ABORTING UP SOME WINDOWS, IN ANTICIPATION OF WHAT MIGHT BE COMING.

THIS IS HOTEL CHURCHILL NEAR DOWNTOWN.

THERE IS ALSO A RALLY HAPPENING UP IN OCEANSIDE THIS EVENING, BUT AT LEAST HERE IN THIS AREA, STILL ALL QUIET FOR NOW.

>>> TODAY'S VERDICT HAS SPURRED REACTION NATIONWIDE, INCLUDING HERE AT HOME.

THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING, QUOTE, THE JURY HAS RIGHTLY CALLED THIS CASE WHAT IT WAS, MURDER.

DEREK CHAUVIN'S ACTIONS WERE AN ABUSE OF POWER, AND A DISSERVICE TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO NOBLY PROTECT AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES.

NOW HE WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

>>> BEATRICE PALMER, THE CULTURE OF THE RACIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE OF ALLIANCE FOR REGIONAL SOLUTIONS SAYS SHE IS THANKFUL FOR THE OUTCOME IN THIS CASE, BUT THAT IT WON'T BE THE LAST.

>> THOSE AREN'T MY KIDS, AND GEORGE FLOYD IS NOT MY BLOOD, BUT EVERY BLACK MOTHER THAT SEES GEORGE FLOYD SEES THEIR SON.

OR THEIR BIG SISTER OR BROTHER.

AND WE LIVE IN A TIME WHERE THERE IS SO MUCH RACIAL UNREST, YOU KNOW?

WE DON'T HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF CELEBRATING AN OUTCOME LIKE THIS.

YOU KNOW?

IT IS LIKE, CATCH YOUR BREATH, BUT USE THIS TO CREATE CHANGE.

>>> GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ALSO ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING, IN PART, QUOTE, NO CONVICTION CAN REPAIR THE HARM DONE TO GEORGE FLOYD AND HIS FAMILY, BUT TODAY'S VERDICT PROVIDES SOME ACCOUNTABILITY AS WE WORK TO ROOT OUT THE RACIAL INJUSTICE THAT HAUNTS OUR SOCIETY.

WE MUST CONTINUE THE WORK OF FIGHTING SYSTEMIC RACISM AND EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE.

>>> THIS WEEKLONG TRIAL HAS BROUGHT UP A LOT OF EMOTIONS AND ANXIETY FOR MANY PEOPLE.

COMING UP, MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS HAVE SOME ADVICE.

>>> PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN AN EAST COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD DO NOT WANT A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER FOR A NEW NEIGHBOR.

THIS IS THEIR LATEST DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE PROPOSED MOVE.

THIS MORNING IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO A JUDGE REVIEWED THE CASE OF DOUGLAS BADGER.

HE IS 78 YEARS OLD, AND SCHEDULE FOR SUPERVISED RELEASE BY THE STATE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAY IT SHOULD NOT BE IN A BUSY MOUNT HELIX NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> ACROSS THE STREET FROM TWO LICENSED DAY CARE CENTERS, NEXT- DOOR NEIGHBORS HAVE CHILDREN, AND IT IS WITHIN A MILE OF FIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

>> A DECISION ON HIS PLACEMENT IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY.

HIS, HE IS CLASSIFIED AS A SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR, WHICH INDICATES A HIGH LIKELIHOOD TO REOFFEND.

>>> MOORE FOLLOWED FOR THE FALLOUT JOHNSON & JOHNSON CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.

WE ARE LEARNING THE FDA HAS ORDERED THE VACCINE MAKER TO SUSPEND PRODUCTION AFTER AN ISSUE AT A BALTIMORE FACILITY.

THIS COMES AFTER THE CDC PAUSED THE ROLLOUT AS IT LOOKS INTO REPORTS OF SEVERE REACTIONS TO THE VACCINE.

WE HAVE A CLOSER LOOK.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER SETBACK FOR JOHNSON & JOHNSON.

EMERGENT BIO SOLUTIONS HAS PAUSED ANY NEW MANUFACTURING OF THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON CORONAVIRUS VACCINE AT THIS BALTIMORE PLANT AT THE REQUEST OF THE FDA.

THE COMPANY DID NOT SAY WHY.

THE MOVE COMES AS THE ADMINISTERING OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON SHOTS REMAINS ON HOLD IN THE U.S.

THE CDC AND THE FDA TAKING THE DECISION DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RARE BUT LIFE- THREATENING BLOOD CLOTS.

>> THESE HAVE BEEN A HANDFUL NUMBER OF CASES.

BACK HEALTH OFFICIALS REVEAL THEY ORIGINALLY CONSIDERED ISSUING A WARNING ABOUT THIS, BUT SETTLED ON PAUSING THE ROLLOUT.

NOW THE CDC DIRECTOR SAYS THEY ARE INVESTIGATING BEFORE DECIDING HOW TO PROCEED.

>> WE ARE WORKING THROUGH AND ADJUDICATING THEM AND VERIFYING WHETHER THEY DO IN FACT REFLECT A TRUE CASE, AND THAT WILL BE THE WORK OF THE CDC THIS WEEK, AS WELL AS THE FDA.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, THE CHIEF MEDICAL ADVISOR, DR. ANTHONY FAUCI, PREDICTS THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE WELCOME BACK ON THE MARKET WITH RESTRICTIONS OR WARNINGS BY FRIDAY.

>> I DON'T WANT TO GET AHEAD OF THE CDC INTO THE FDA AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, BUT I WOULD IMAGINE THAT WHAT WE WILL SEE IS THAT IT WOULD COME BACK, AND IT WOULD COME BACK IN SOME SORT OF EITHER WARNING OR RESTRICTION.

>> Reporter: IN AN EMAIL STATEMENT, THE INSPECTION IS ONGOING, AND IT IS WORKING WITH THE FDA AND A JOHNSON & JOHNSON TO STRENGTHEN THE SUPPLY CHAIN.

IN WASHINGTON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THIS IS THE SECOND MAJOR ISSUE AT THE BALTIMORE PLANT INVOLVING THE SHOT.

JUST LEFT MONTH, DOES AGOSTA DEFEND A QUALITY PROBLEM AT THE PLANT.

PRODUCTION WAS PAUSED AFTER A MIXUP CAUSED AND WE WENT 15 MILLION DOSES.

>>> AFTER A YEAR OF SUCCESSFULLY CONTROLLING THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 ON CAMPUS, UC SAN DIEGO OFFICIALS ARE EAGER TO RETURN TO NORMAL IN THE FALL, BUT THAT MEANS MAKING SURE STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

WE SPOKE WITH UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS ABOUT WHETHER THEY THINK A VACCINE SHOULD BE MANDATORY FOR THOSE RETURNING TO CAMPUS.

>> Reporter: UC SAN DIEGO HAS BEEN A SUCCESS STORY AND CONTROLLING THE SPREAD OF COVID- 19 ON CAMPUS, THANKS TO MANDATORY TESTING AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS.

8700 STUDENTS ARE LIVING IN UNIVERSITY HOUSING, AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS A FRACTION OF THE COUNTYWIDE RATE.

UC SAN DIEGO CHANCELLOR SAID IT WAS ALL DUE TO THE COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN FACULTY SCIENTISTS AND ADMINISTRATORS, BUT ABOVE ALL HE CREDITS THE STUDENTS.

>> OUR STUDENTS BEHAVED EXEMPLARY.

IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE.

THEY BEAT OUR EXPECTATIONS AND THEN SOME.

TO ME, THEY WERE THE REASON WE WERE SO SUCCESSFUL.

>> Reporter: IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BOARD OF REGENTS WILL REQUIRE STUDENTS AND STAFF AT ALL UC CAMPUSES TO BE VACCINATED BEFORE RETURNING IN THE FALL.

THE REGION SHOULD REQUIRE VACCINATIONS, EXCEPT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO FOR MEDICAL REASONS, OR STRONGLY HELD RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.

>> AT THE END OF THE DAY, OUR JOB IS NOT TO BE INDIVIDUALLY INDEPENDENT.

WE ALSO NEED TO BE PART OF A SOCIETAL STRUCTURE.

IN ADDITION TO SAFEGUARDING OURSELVES, WE ALSO HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PEOPLE AROUND US.

IT IS A BALANCE THAT WE HAVE TO THINK THROUGH, RIGHT?

>> Reporter: EXPERTS AGREE.

A PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE AT UC SAN DIEGO OVERSAW THE COVID-19 TASK FOR AT THE UNIVERSITY SAID THE COVID-19 VACCINE SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS OF FOUR STUDENTS LIVING ON UC CAMPUSES.

>> THAT IS WHY WE HAVE MEASLES REQUIRED, MEASLES VACCINES REQUIRED.

CHICKENPOX VACCINES.

WE LOOK AT MENINGITIS VACCINES.

THE COVID VACCINES ARE BETTER THAN THE ONES WE ALREADY HAVE, AND THE DISEASE MORE SEVERE, SO IT MAKES MEDICAL SENSE FOR THESE KINDS OF SETTINGS TO HAVE THAT VACCINE BE A PART OF ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE HERE.

>> Reporter: AMONG LOCAL COLLEGES, THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO ANNOUNCED IT WILL REQUIRE ALL STUDENTS TO BE VACCINATED BEFORE RETURNING TO CAMPUS.

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY SPOKESMAN SAID THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM HAS NOT YET MADE A DECISION, AND POINT LUMMUS WILL NOT BE REQUIRING STUDENTS TO BE VACCINATED.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> JUST AS A REMINDER, EVERYONE AGE 16 AND OLDER IS NOW ELIGIBLE.

WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW AND WHERE TO GET YOUR SHOT AT KPBS.ORG .

JUST GO TO OUR HOMEPAGE AND CLICK ON THE VACCINE TAB.

>>> THE SPENDING PLAN FROM THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA IS NOW IN THE CITY COUNCIL HANDS.

HE IS OUTLINING HOW HE WILL ALLOCATE A BUDGET OF MORE THAN $4.5 BILLION.

AMONG THE NOTABLE ELEMENTS ARE AN INVESTMENT IN THE CITIES CLIMATE EQUITY FUND, AND LESS SPENDING ON POLICE OVERTIME.

THE DRUG COVID-19 RELIEF MONEY WILL HELP SAN DIEGO AVOID ANY SERIOUS CUTS TO SERVICES.

THE NEXT STEP IN THIS PROCESS IS A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD THAT BEGINS ON MAY 5.

>>> THE PANDEMIC WIDENED THE DIGITAL DIVIDE EVEN FURTHER, AS THE WAY WE LIVE, STUDY, AND CONNECT INCREASINGLY WENT ONLINE.

WE LOOKED INTO HOW SAN DIEGO IS TAKING A STEP TO CLOSE THAT GAP.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO MAYOR LAID OUT A PLAN TO EXPAND FREE INTERNET ACCESS TO THE MORE THAN 53,000 SAN DIEGANS LIVING WITHOUT RELIABLE BROADBAND.

>> FOR US TO BE A TRULY GREAT CITY, WE MUST ADDRESS DIGITAL EQUITY HEAD-ON, AND MAKE SURE EVERY SAN DIEGO AND HAS ACCESS TO THE OPPORTUNITIES OF OUR DIGITAL AGE.

THAT IS WHY WE ARE ANNOUNCING TODAY THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS OFFERING FREE WI-FI AT OVER 300 NEW LOCATIONS AS A PART OF OUR NEW SD ACCESS FOR ALL PROGRAM.

>> REPORTER:'S ANNOUNCEMENT, WHICH BUILT UPON A PROGRAM STARTED LAST YEAR UNDER THEN THERE HEAVEN FALCONER ALSO INCLUDES NEW LAPTOPS, AND 900 MOBILE HOTSPOTS THAT PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO CHECK OUT FROM SELECT LIBRARIES.

LIKE THIS ONE.

IT RECEIVED ITS FIRST HOTSPOTS A LITTLE OVER A 3 WEEKS AGO.

IT HAS BEEN OPERATING AN OUTDOOR COMPUTER LAB SINCE OCTOBER.

THE BRANCH MANAGER SAYS THE INTERNET ACCESS HAS BEEN CRUCIAL TO HER PREDOMINANTLY LATINO AND BILINGUAL PATRONS, USE THE COMPUTERS TO STUDY AND APPLY FOR JOBS.

>> A LOT OF HAPPY STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ABLE TO FINISH THEIR WORK, WHICH CAN BE HUGE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE LIMITED ACCESS, AND HAVE TO GO TO MAYBE 2 TO 3 DIFFERENT PLACES JUST TO FINISH THE APPLICATION, AND THEN MAYBE COME BACK INSIDE TO PRINT.

WHAT IS EASY FOR US WHO ARE VERY WELL CONNECTED, AND HAVE A PRINTER AND WI-FI, IT CAN TAKE ANOTHER PERSON, YOU KNOW, A FEW DAYS JUST TO FINISH WHAT THEY NEED MY DUE TO TIME LIMITS AND CONSTRAINTS.

>> Reporter: THE NEWLY ANNOUNCED PROGRAM COMES ON THE HEELS OF THEIR GLORIOUS PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS TO SAN DIEGO LIBRARIES, WHICH WILL CUT DOWN HOURS, BUT BE OFFSET BY NEW DIGITAL RESOURCES.

KPBS NEWS .

>>> PEOPLE OFTEN LOOK TO THEIR FAITH LEADERS FOR GUIDANCE ON BIG DECISIONS.

WHO TO MARRY, HOW MANY KIDS TO HAVE, WHETHER TO CHANGE JOBS.

THESE DAYS, PARISHIONERS ARE ASKING ANOTHER BIG QUESTION.

SHOULD I GET A COVID-19 VACCINATION?

WE LOOK INTO THE ANSWER.

LOCAL FAITH LEADERS COULD IMPACT WHEN WE REACH HERD IMMUNITY, AND THE SEVERITY OF FUTURE OUTBREAKS.

>>> THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY AND FREEDOM LIES IN THE HANDS OF THE BELIEVING CHRISTIANS.

>> Reporter: IN FEBRUARY, A LARGE CROWD GATHERED AT THE AWAKENED CHURCH IN SAN MARCOS TO HEAR FROM DR. SIMONE GOLD, A WELL-KNOWN ANTI-VACCINE DR.. SHE SPOKE WITH THE FOUNDERS OF THE CHURCH, AND MADE SEVERAL CLAIMS REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE VACCINES THAT HAVE BEEN DEBUNKED BY HEALTH AUTHORITIES, AND MAINSTREAM SCIENTISTS.

AWAKEN HAS FIVE LOCATIONS IN SAN DIEGO.

IT IS THE SAME CHURCH THAT HAS BEEN THE SOURCE OF SIGNIFICANT OUTBREAKS, AND THAT COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE CALLED OUT FOR A FLAGRANT DISREGARD OF COVID-19 HEALTH ORDERS.

THERE ANTI-VACCINE STANCE COULD HAVE A BROADER IMPACT ON OUR REGION, SAYS UC SAN DIEGO EPIDEMIOLOGIST REBECCA FIELDING MILLER.

>> FOLKS WHO ARE PART OF A COMMUNITY NOT INTERESTED IN VACCINATING ARE ALSO FOLKS WHO GO GROCERY SHOPPING, AND GO OUT TO EAT, AND HIS KIDS GO TO SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: BUT FAITH-BASED COMMUNITIES CAN ALSO BE KEY DRIVERS IN THE PUSH TO REACH HERD IMMUNITY.

>> PEOPLE DO MIX RANDOMLY, BUT NOT REALLY, RIGHT?

IF EVERYBODY WHO YOU WORK WITH, OR EVERYBODY WHO YOU GO TO CHURCH WITH, EVERYBODY WHO YOU SOCIALIZE WITH HAS GOTTEN VACCINATED, OR IS TALKING ABOUT GETTING VACCINATED, THEN IT IS THE SOCIAL NORM.

IT IS, OH, THIS IS WHAT WE DO.

>> WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO OBTAIN THE VACCINATION AS SOON AS IT'S AVAILABLE TO THEM.

AND TO GET IT DONE SO WE CAN ALL RESUME AND HAVE A MUCH MORE NORMAL LIFE.

>> Reporter: KEVIN IS A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO.

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND MANY OTHER LOCAL FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ARE ON THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM.

THEY ARE ACTIVELY ENCOURAGING FOLLOWERS TO GET VACCINATED.

SOME LOCAL CHURCHES ARE TAKING VACCINE ADVOCACY A STEP FURTHER BY ACTUALLY HELPING PUT SHOTS INTO PARISHIONERS ARMS.

LAST MONTH, THE BAYVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH HELD A CLINIC WHERE 500 PEOPLE GOT VACCINES.

PASTOR KEITH BROWN SAYS THE EVENT HELPED SOME WHO WERE SKEPTICAL OF THE VACCINES MAKE THE DECISION, INCLUDING HIM.

>> WHEN THEY FIRST HAD THEM COME OUT SAYING THAT THEY CAME OUT TOO FAST, I WAS SKEPTICAL, BUT WHAT MADE ME CHANGE MY MIND, I HEARD THE STATISTICS.

>> Reporter: SURVEY DATA SHOWED THAT WHITE EVANGELICAL PROTESTANTS ARE LESS LIKELY TO GET VACCINATED THAN OTHER RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS GROUPS.

WHILE OTHER EVANGELICAL MEGA- CHURCHES IN SAN DIEGO DON'T APPEAR TO BE TAKING THE SAME ANTI-VACCINE STANCE AS AWAKEN, THEY ARE NOT ADVOCATING FOR SEX SCENES EITHER.

THEY SAY THEIR CHURCH WON'T BE MAKING ANY RECOMMENDATIONS.

>> WE ARE NOT MEDICAL DOCTORS.

WE ARE DOCTORS FOR THE HEART.

WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO ADHERE TO ALL OF THE SAFETY, HEALTH, EAT, EXERCISE, KEEP YOURSELF SAFE.

>> Reporter: WHEN ASKED WHY ROCK CHURCH IS NOT PROMOTING THE VACCINES THE WAY OTHER CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS ARE, HE SAYS THEY DON'T STAND IN JUDGMENT OF WHAT OTHER CHURCHES ARE DOING.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> CALIFORNIA IS ONCE AGAIN FACING EXTREME DROUGHT AFTER HIS SECOND YEAR OF LOW RAINFALL .

THE FEDERAL DROUGHT MONITOR SAYS SAN DIEGO STATUS IS ABNORMALLY DRY, WHILE MANY OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE ARE IN SOME LEVEL OF DROUGHT.

UC SAN DIEGO CLIMATE SCIENTIST DANIEL SAYS THE COMBINATION OF SANTA ANNA WIND HIM A VERY DRY WEATHER, AND A DIMINISHED WET SEASON COULD BE DISASTROUS.

>> ALL OF THAT SPELLS A LARGER CONCERN WITH WILDFIRE IN THE CLIMATE FUTURE FOR CALIFORNIA.

>> HE SAYS CLIMATE MODELS INDICATE CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE EXTREME.

AT LEAST ONE WATER DISTRICT IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IS NOW CONSIDERING MANDATORY WATER RESTRICTIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS.

>>> WE WILL HAVE A DEEP MARINE LAYER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

A LITTLE DAMP WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNING, BUT HANG IN THERE.

DATA SATURDAY, DRY WITH SOME WARMING.

STRONG GUSTY WIND IN THE MOUNTAIN AND DESERTS.

THEY CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

FOR TONIGHT, VERY LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE NEAR THE COAST.

THE TEMPERATURE IS COOL AT 46.

59 IN SAN DIEGO.

HERE IS A LOOK AT THE FUTURE RADAR.

YOU CAN SEE THE DEEP MARINE LAYER, AND THE GREEN INDICATES SPOTTY LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS.

THE ROADWAYS MAY BE WET FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE.

IF THERE IS WEDNESDAY'S WEATHER.

WE KEEP THE ONSHORE FLOW WITH US, PLENTY OF CLOUDS, AND MAYBE A SHOWER OR TWO.

THE TEMPERATURE IS COOL.

63 IN SAN DIEGO.

BORREGO SPRINGS 74.

HERE IS THE FUTURE RADAR.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO THURSDAY MORNING, STILL SOME SPOTTY AREAS.

COULD SEE A TOUCH OF VERY LIGHT RAIN, OR SOME DRIZZLE.

THURSDAY, THE TROUGH STARTS TO RELAX, BUT WE WILL STILL HAVE PLENTY OF CLOUDS AROUND.

THE TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY START TO RISE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILT-IN.

AS WE TAKE YOU TO THE INLAND AREAS, TEMPERATURES RISING FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

AND AS WE GET HER WAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, STRONG WIND, COOL, AND THEN MORE PLEASANT WEATHER FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

IN THE DESERTS, TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE RISE.

BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, TEMPERATURES ARE BACK INTO THE 90s.

AND FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST MANCUSO.

>>> AFTER A YEAR-LONG BATTLE WITH THE LEGAL DISPENSARIES, THE FIRST LEGAL STOREFRONT IS NOW SELLING CANNABIS IN THE SOUTH BAY.

GRASSHOPPER DISPENSARY WAS WELCOMED BY CHULA VISTA CITY OFFICIALS THIS MORNING.

IT IS LOCATED IN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA, AND IS THE FIRST OF EIGHT CANNABIS STOREFRONTS COMING TO THE CITY.

IN RECENT YEARS, POLICE IN THE AREA HAVE HAD A TOUGH TIME CLOSING DOWN ILLEGAL OPERATIONS.

THIS NEW STOREFRONT WILL ALSO BRING IN TAX REVENUE TO THE CITY.

THE OWNER SAYS IT TOOK MORE THAN 2 YEARS TO GET TO THIS POINT.

>> I GREW UP IN CHULA VISTA, BORN AND RAISED.

RAISING MY KIDS OUT HERE, MY FAMILY.

IT IS A CHULA VISTA BUSINESS RIGHT HERE, SOMETHING EVERYBODY CAN BE PROUD OF.

>> ALL DISPENSARIES OPENING IN CHULA VISTA WILL BE FOR RECREATIONAL CONSUMPTION, MEANING CUSTOMERS DO NOT NEED A MEDICAL CARD.

PREVIOUSLY, THERE WERE JUST DELIVERY SERVICES PERMITTED IN THE CITY.

>>> TONIGHT ON "THE NEWS HOUR," GUILTY.

THE MINNEAPOLIS JURY CAN FIX DEREK CHAUVIN ON ALL COUNTS FOR THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD.

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

>>> FOR MANY, THE DEREK CHAUVIN MURDER TRIAL HAS BROUGHT FORTH A LOT OF EMOTION , EVEN ANXIETY.

WE REPORT ON HOW TO MANAGE THOSE FEELINGS.

>> CHECK ON HIM, HE'S OPERATING RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: FROM EYEWITNESS VIDEOS TO EMOTIONAL TESTIMONY.

>> OH, MY GOD.

>> Reporter: THOSE WATCHING THE TRIAL OF FORMER MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER DEREK CHAUVIN THEY HAVE SPENT WEEKS ON EDGE.

>> NO MATTER WHAT THE OUTCOME IS, MANY WILL FEEL IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH THE TYPE OF UNREST THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH IN THE NATION RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: THE DIRECTOR OF THE STRESS, TRAUMA, AND RESILIENCE PROGRAM AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE SAYS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR DEPRESSION, FRUSTRATION, ANGER, AND FEAR AT THE THOUGHT OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN AFTER A VERDICT OUTSIDE OF THE COURTHOUSE AND BEYOND.

>> FIRST YOU HAVE TO STAND STILL AND FEEL AND UNDERSTAND THE HURT.

THEN, I WOULD SAY THE SECOND BEST THING TO START DOING IS TO PROCESS YOUR EMOTIONS, YOUR THOUGHTS, WHATEVER IT IS, FRUSTRATIONS WITH CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS THAT YOU TRUST.

>> Reporter: IF NEGATIVE FEELINGS SURROUNDING THE TRIAL ARE CONSUMING YOU, HE SAYS BECOME INVOLVED.

>> FIND SOMETHING YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT, AND VOLUNTEER YOUR HOURS TO THAT.

DOING SO GIVES A SENSE OF CONTROL AND PURPOSE, AND IT ALSO GIVES A VERY REAL AND IMPORTANT CONCEPT OF CONTRIBUTING.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I AM MANDY GAITHER.

>>> HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORY.

AFTER NEARLY A YEAR OF PROTESTS, 3 WEEKS OF TESTIMONY, AND 10 HOURS OF DELIBERATION, FORMER MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER DEREK CHAUVIN WAS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER AND MANSLAUGHTER.

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN PRAISED THE CONVICTION, SAYING IT CAN BE A GIANT STEP FORWARD IN FIGHTING SYSTEMIC RACISM.

HE WILL BE SENTENCED IN 8 WEEKS.

EXPERTS SAY HE IS LIKELY LOOKING AT 40 YEARS IN PRISON ON A SECOND-DEGREE MURDER CHARGE.

TODAY, PEOPLE RETURNED TO THE STREETS IN MINNEAPOLIS AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE THE VERDICT.

>>> MATT HOFFMAN IS LIVE DOWNTOWN WHERE A MARCH IS PLANNED.

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW IT IS STILL PRETTY CALM, BUT WE ARE EXPECTING A COUPLE OF MARCHES TO BE HAPPENING HERE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

AS WE LOOK ACROSS THE NATION, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF PROTESTS THAT HAVE BEEN PEOPLE PEACEFUL.

LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE HOPING FOR THE SAME HERE.

THEY ARE PREPARING FOR ANYTHING THAT WILL BE HAPPENING TONIGHT AS WE ARE NOT SEEING A TON OF PEOPLE OUT HERE YET AFTER THE GUILTY VERDICTS IN THE KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD.

WE ARE SEEING SOME BUSINESSES BOARDING UP IN CASE OF ANY RUNNY CROWDS, BUT IN THE PAST WE HAVE SEEN THINGS START TO HAPPEN LATER IN THE NIGHT.

IN THIS AREA, THERE WILL BE A BLM MARCH, AND AT 7:00 P.M., THERE IS ANOTHER GROUP ORGANIZING, THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER YET.

EVEN THOUGH DEREK CHAUVIN'S GUILTY CONVICTION MY THREE ACROSS-THE-BOARD, AND THESE RALLIES, THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER ONE HAPPENING UP IN OCEANSIDE.

THAT ONE ISN'T HAPPENING UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING, BUT WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF REACTION.

WE DID MENTION IN THIS PART OF DOWNTOWN, THAT REALLY JUST GETTING STARTED HERE MOMENTARILY.

WE ARE WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUT.

THEN THERE'S ANOTHER ONE DOWN AT WATERFRONT PARK, AND ANOTHER ONE IN OCEANSIDE.

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