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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15th.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THE END IS NEAR ONCE AGAIN WHEN IT COMES TO THE MASK MANDATES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

BUT DON'T PUT THEM AWAY JUST YET.

AS KPBS EVENING EDITION REPORTER, JOHN CARROLL SHOWS US, MASKS ARE STILL REQUIRED IN SOME SETTINGS FOR NOW.

>> Reporter: MASK ON, MASKS OFF.

IT HAS BECOME A FAMILIAR BACK AND FORTH SINCE GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IMPOSED THE FIRST MASK MANDATE IN JUNE OF 2020.

THIS MOST RECENT MANDATE WAS PUT IN PLACE TWO MONTHS AGO AS OMICRON SEARCH.

THEN ON MONDAY, THE SECRETARY OF CALIFORNIA'S HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY MADE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT >> TO ALLOW THE GUIDANCE FOR PUBLIC INDOOR SETTINGS FOR VACCINATED INDIVIDUALS TO FROM A REQUIREMENT TO A STORE RECOMMENDATION.

>> Reporter: YOU WILL NOTICE ON THE GRAPHIC MASKS ARE STILL REQUIRED IN PLENTY OF SETTINGS, PUBLIC INDOOR FIT PLACES FOR UNVACCINATED PEOPLE AND MASKS ARE STILL REQUIRED FOR EVERYONE IN ALL TRANSIT FACILITIES.

ALSO, HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, SCHOOLS AND CHILD CARE, LONG- TERM CARE SETTINGS AND IN JAILS AND PRISONS BUT EVEN THAT ONE CHANGE FROM REQUIRED TO RECOMMEND IT IS TOO MUCH FOR ONE LOCAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST.

>> IS SOMEBODY THAT HAS BEEN ON THE FRONT LINES AND STILL SEEING MANY PEOPLE WITH COVID I FEEL LIKE IT IS JUST A LITTLE BIT PREMATURE.

>> Reporter: MASKS WILL CONTINUE TO BE REQUIRED IN K-12 SCHOOLS THOUGH THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SAID TODAY MASKS WILL BE OPTIONAL BEGINNING TOMORROW FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES INCLUDING FIELD TRIPS.

DR. GALLI SAYS THE STATE WILL REASSESS REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOLS AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

THAT, SAYS SAN DIEGO ATTORNEY CANTON, COULD LEAD TO LITIGATION FROM PARENTS WHO WANT THE MASKS REQUIREMENTS TO STAY IN PLACE.

>> THERE ARE GOING TO BE PARENTS WERE NOT HAPPY ABOUT HAVING THEIR CHILDREN EXPOSED TO OTHER STUDENTS.

IN PARTICULAR, STUDENTS WHO MAY HAVE SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS.

>> Reporter: THE UNMASKING TREND FOR NOW, AT LEAST, SEEMS AN UNSTOPPABLE.

TODAY, AS IS DISNEYLAND IS DROPPING MASK MANDATES GETTING THURSDAY AND THE GIANT COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL SAYS NOT ONLY WILL MASKS NOT BE REQUIRED THIS YEAR I'M A PEOPLE WON'T HAVE TO SHOW PROOF OF VACCINATION OR A NEGATIVE TEST RESULT EITHER.

AS FOR DR. REMMERS, HE SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS THE HUMAN IMPULSE TO GET BACK TO SOMETHING LIKE NORMAL BUT WHETHER IT IS A NEW VARIANT OR A NEW DISEASE, HE SAYS WE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT BIG HEALTH CHALLENGE.

>> THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

I CAN SAY THIS WITH CERTAINTY IT WILL.

IT IS JUST A MATTER OF ONE.

>> Reporter: FOR NOW YOU CAN PRACTICALLY HEAR THE SIGHS OF RELIEF.

SUPPORTED BY DATA, SHOWING US MOVING QUICKLY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AFTER TWO YEARS OF RIDING THE COVID ROLLER COASTER.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> DOCTORS ARE REMINDING EVERYONE THAT VACCINES PROVIDE THE BEST PROTECTION AGAINST SERIOUS ILLNESS FROM COVID.

SO WHY AREN'T MORE PEOPLE GETTING THEIR ROOSTER SHOTS?

WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE ISSUE COMING UP ON KPBS EVENING EDITION.

>>> IT TOOK DECADES AND BIG DOLLARS TO DEVELOP BUT NOW A NEW NINE MILE CARPOOLING IS A REALITY AMONG THE I-5.

NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TANIA THORNE WITH A LOOK AT WHERE IT IS LOCATED IN WHAT IS TO COME NEXT.

>> Reporter: THE I-5 HAS BEEN NOTORIOUS FOR HEAVY TRAFFIC BUT NORTH COUNTY COMMUTERS ARE GETTING SOME LONG-AWAITED RELIEF.

A NINE MILE NORTHBOUND CARPOOLING IS OPEN FROM SOLANA BEACH TO POLYMER AIRPORT ROAD IN CARLSBAD.

THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OVER THE SAME STRETCH WILL OPEN IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

>> THAT 9 MILES WILL ALLOW PEOPLE'S TRAVEL BETWEEN HERE AND THERE IN THE CARPOOLING THAT WILL REDUCE CONGESTION AND EMISSIONS AND INCENTIVIZE DRIVING TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: DURING A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY TUESDAY, MAYOR BLAKE SPEAR IS OPENING A MAJOR MILESTONE.

>> WITH THESE PROJECTS, GOVERNMENT IS DELIVERING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.

POOR CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN LATE 2016.

CALTRANS SAYS IT IS PART OF A BIGGER PROJECT HAPPENING AROUND THE 5 CORRIDOR.

>> THIS IS PART OF AN ONGOING $875 MILLION EFFORT THAT INCLUDES WIDENING THE FREEWAY, FOR ADDITIONAL HOV LANES BUT ALSO INCLUDES DOUBLE TRACKING, BIKE PATHS, WALKING TRAILS, AND LAGOON RESTORATION.

>>> THE NORTH PART OF THE EXPANSION FROM PALOMAR ROAD TO THE 78 FREEWAY IS EXPECTED TO BE OPEN NEXT YEAR.

CONSTRUCTION IS ONGOING AND OFFICIALS RECOMMEND WATCHING OUT FOR WORKERS AND RESPECTING THE SPEED LIMIT REDUCTIONS UNTIL CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE.

TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> OFFICIALS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO ARE SAYING A NEW BORDER CROSSING PLAN FOR BOW TIE MESA MAYBE FINISHED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

APS KPBS REPORTER, GUSTAV ALSO LEAPS AS THE NEW CROSSING IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE WAIT TIMES AND BOOST ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE REGION.

CALIFORNIA'S LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, SAID DURING A BRIEFING MONDAY AFTERNOON THAT MEXICO HAS SECURED MOST OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR THEIR SHARE OF THE NEW BORDER CROSSING.

>> THIS IS AN OBVIOUSLY IMPORTANT THING AND IS PROCEEDING WITH DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ON THE MEXICO SIDE OF THE BORDER.

AS YOU CAN SEE, IT HAS STARTED ON OUR SIDE ALREADY.

>> Reporter: THE U.S. HAS ALREADY SECURED THE LAND, APPROVED DESIGNS AND BEGAN CONSTRUCTION ON THIS SIDE OF THE BORDER CROSSING.

EVEN THOUGH MEXICO HAS YET TO START CONSTRUCTION OR FINALIZE DESIGN PLANS, OFFICIALS SAY THE PROJECT COULD BE COMPLETED SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF THE 2024 SCHEDULE.

ALSO WITH THE BRIEFING WAS A CONGRESSMAN WHO REPRESENTS THE BORDER CROSSING AND SAYS HE IS EXCITED ABOUT IT BUT WORRIES ABOUT LOW STAFFING.

HE DOESN'T WANT TO BUILD A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR FACILITY ONLY TO HAVE LANES CLOSE BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH CUSTOMS AGENTS TO FILL THEM.

WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO HAPPEN IS STAFFING TO COME FROM ELSEWHERE AND BE BROUGHT HERE.

THEN WE WILL HAVE THE PROBLEM THERE.

THEY NEED MORE STAFFING.

>> Reporter: HE IS ASKING CONGRESS TO ALLOCATE MORE MONEY TO HIRE ADDITIONAL CUSTOMS AND ORDER PROTECTION STAFF.

>>> A DRIVER WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AT NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH IRELAND AFTER A POTENTIAL BOMB MAKING MATERIAL WAS FOUND IN HIS CAR.

A BASE SPOKESPERSON SAYS A MAN WHO WAS THE SUBJECT OF AN NCIS INVESTIGATION WAS SPOTTED IT AT THE 3rd STREET GATE TO THE BASE AROUND 9:00 THIS MORNING.

A SECURITY OFFICER QUESTIONED THE DRIVER AND SEARCHED THE CAR, FINDING SUSPICIOUS ITEMS.

A SPOKESPERSON SAID THE 3rd STREET GATE ON THE BOULEVARD WOULD BE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

>>> AS TENSIONS IN EASTERN EUROPE INTENSIFY, LOCAL UKRAINIAN AMERICANS WORRY ABOUT FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO LIVE THERE.

KPBS REPORTER KITTY ALVARADO MET WITH A COUPLE WHO WANTS PEACE BUT NOT AT THE COST OF THEIR MOTHERLAND'S FREEDOM.

>> Reporter: FOR ROSCOE AND NADIA, WATCHING TENSIONS WITH THE BORDER ON RUSSIA IS PERSONAL.

>> IT IS QUITE STRESSFUL.

ONE WORD, UNCERTAINTY.

>> Reporter: THEY LIVE IN OCEANSIDE AND WHILE THEY MET AND MARRIED IN AMERICA, THEIR FAMILIES ARE FROM UKRAINE.

THE FORMER U.S. MARINE IMMIGRATED TO THE U.S. AS A YOUNG BOY.

>> I HAVE BEEN A UKRAINIAN AMERICAN.

THEY STILL HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS THERE.

VISITING THE HOUSE OF UKRAINIAN BALBOA PARK MAKES THEM FEEL A LITTLE CLOSER TO THEIR LOVED ONE THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY.

>> YOU CAN IS ALWAYS IN MY HEART.

>> I AM HERE.

I AM SAFE.

I'M COMFORTABLE.

AND YET, WHAT CAN I DO?

>> THEY ARE WORRIED FOR THEIR SAFETY IF RUSSIA WERE TO INVADE AND CONFLICT WERE TO BREAK OUT.

>> I WILL PACK THEM INTO MY HOUSE AND PUT BEDS ET CETERA AND THAT WOULD BE PERFECTLY FINE BY ME.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE TRYING TO PREPARE IN CASE THE WORST WERE TO HAPPEN.

>> A LITTLE LIKE WHAT WE WOULD DO IF WE HAVE FIRE SEASON.

WOULD MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW WHERE ALL YOUR DOCUMENTS ARE SO YOU HAVE THEM IF YOU NEED THEM.

PUT ME IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY AS TROOPS GATHER ON BOTH SIDES IN THE U.S. AND ITS ALLIES SENDING SUPPORT, THEIR LOVED ONES OF ALL AGES TELL THEM THEY WILL NOT LEAVE NEXT THEY WERE BORN THERE.

THEY WILL LIVE THERE.

THEY GREW UP THERE.

THEIR GRANDPARENTS ARE BURIED THERE.

AND IT IS THEIR COUNTRY AND HE HAS NO RIGHTS TO IT.

WHY SHOULD THEY LEAVE?

THEY ARE READY TO FIGHT.

>> THEY ARE UNITED FOR ONE FREE DEMOCRATIC UKRAINE AND THEY WILL FIGHT AND DIE FOR IT.

>> Reporter: FROM AMERICA, ALL THEY CAN DO IS PRAY FOR PEACE BUT SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR FIGHT.

FIGHT.

AND USE OF WIN YOU SHALL WIN.

>> I WOULD REPEAT WHAT MY HUSBAND SAID.

WE CANNOT GIVE UP.

>> Reporter: KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE NUMBER OF KILLINGS BY DOMESTIC EXTREMISTS ROSE IN THE U.S.

ACCORDING TO THE ANTI- DEFAMATION LEAGUE THERE WERE 29 SUCH KILLINGS NATIONWIDE IN 2021.

AFTER COUNTING 23 IN 2020, THE JEWISH CIVIL RIGHTSS GROUPS AS FAR RIGHT EXTREMISTS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR 26 OF THOSE ATTACKS AND MANY WERE FUELED BY CONSPIRACY THEORIES, MISOGYNY AND THE ANTI-VACCINE MOVEMENT.

THEY SAID ROUGHLY HALF OF THE 2021 KILLINGS DID NOT HAVE A CLEAR IDEOLOGICAL MOVEMENT.

-- MOTIVE, RATHER.

>>> IT TOOK YEARS BUT NOW THERE IS A SETTLEMENT IN A COURT BATTLE BETWEEN FAMILIES OF THE SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHOOTING AND REMINGTON.

THE CASE ALLEGED THE GUN COMPANY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR DAMAGES RELATED TO THE DEADLY 2012 RAMPAGE.

>> TODAY IS A DAY OF ACCOUNTABILITY FOR AN INDUSTRY THAT HAS THUS FAR ENJOYED OPERATING WITH IMMUNITY AND IMPUNITY.

>> Reporter: GUN MAKER, REMINGTON, HAS AGREED TO THE SETTLEMENT WITH THE FAMILIES OF FIVE CHILDREN AND FOUR ADULTS KILLED IN THE MASSACRE AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

>> EVERY SINGLE DAY, WE MISS WHO RACHEL WOULD BE.

>> Reporter: THIS COMES MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS AFTER THE LAWSUIT WAS OFFICIALLY FILED.

REMINGTON, MANUFACTURER OF THE AR-15 STYLE RUFFLE USED IN THE 2020 ATTACK THAT LEFT 12 CHILDREN AND NINE ADULTS DEAD.

>> IT WAS NOT USED FOR HUNTING OR SELF-DEFENSE TICKET WAS DESIGNED TO KILL QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY.

PUBLIC WITH REMINGTON AND BANKRUPTCY, PARENTS WILL SPLIT THE $73 MILLION SETTLEMENT.

THE ATTORNEY SAYS THAT IS ALL THE COVERAGE THAT REMINGTON'S FOUR INSURANCE CARRIERS COULD PAY.

THE FAMILIES HAVE GAINED ACCESS TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PAGES OF INTERNAL COMPANY DOCUMENTS AND THEIR ATTORNEYS SAY THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE THEM PUBLIC.

LAWYERS FOR THE FAMILY'S CLAIM REMINGTON KNOWINGLY AND NEGLIGENTLY MARKETED MILITARY GRADE WEAPONS TO UNSTABLE INDIVIDUALS.

>> THESE FAMILIES WOULD PAY EVERYTHING, GIVE IT ALL BACK JUST FOR ONE MINUTE.

THAT WOULD BE TRUE JUSTICE.

DARRELL -- KPBS NEWS.

>>> TWO LOCAL CONGRESSMAN HAVE REINTRODUCED A BILL TO HELP SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL FROM DECOMMISSIONED NUCLEAR SITES.

THE BILL WOULD PRIORITIZE REMOVAL OF NUCLEAR WASTE FROM FACILITIES WITH LARGE POPULATIONS, HIGH SEISMIC HAZARDS AND AN AREA REPRESENTING NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS.

ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE TRUE FOR THE SHUTTERED PLANT NEAR OCEANSIDE MAKING IT ONE OF THE HIGHEST PRIORITY SITES IN THE NATION.

DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE, MIKE LEVIN AND REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE, DARRELL ISIS SPONSORED THE BILL.

>> Reporter: IT TRULY IS A BIPARTISAN ISSUE.

IT IS PROOF WE CAN WORK TOGETHER IN A PRODUCTIVE WAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND REALLY IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE CONSIDER A SOLUTION FOR THE NATION'S SPENT NUCLEAR FIELD CHALLENGES WHEN WE FIND A PLACE TO STORE AND EVENTUALLY DISPOSE OF THE WASTE, THAT WE BEGIN BY REMOVING WASTE FROM AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST OUR ENVIRONMENTAL RISK.

>> THE BILL IS COSPONSORED BY LOCAL DEMOCRATIC OR SEPARATIST REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT PETERS AND THREE OTHER CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS.

>>> A MAJOR SHIFT IN THE WEATHER TODAY.

THERE WERE SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

RINGING SOME MUCH-NEEDED MOISTURE AFTER A RECORD DRY JANUARY.

ENOUGH TO USE THE WIPERS AND WATER THE GRASS.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE IN FOR MORE CHANGES THIS WEEK.

METEOROLOGIST, JESSICA PASH HAS YOUR FORECAST.

>>> WE HAVE SEEN A BIG-TIME DROP IN TEMPERATURES ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FROM JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW WORK WEEK.

ALL THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE TROUGH OF THE STORM DROPPING SHOT SOUTH THAT BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THERE IS EITHER AND EVEN A POSSIBILITY OF THAT TONIGHT.

AFTER THAT, DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN AND WE WILL BE WARMING UP AGAIN FOR THE LATER PART OF THE WORK WEEK.

FOR NOW, WE HAVE STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT.

THOSE WILL GO OUT TO DISCONTINUE DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD.

TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE 30s IN OCEANSIDE AND ESCONDIDO AND RAMONA.

GETTING BACK DOWN INTO THE LOW 40s AGAIN AND CLOUD COVER AND EVEN THE POSSIBILITY OF A COUPLE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF A LITTLE BIT OF A RAIN SNOW MIX OVERNIGHT.

AS WE HEAD INTO WEDNESDAY, THE DRY DAY.

HERE IS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW SLIDING TO THE EAST.

DRIER WEATHER RETURNING ON THE BACKSIDE HERE AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE 60s FOR YOU IN OCEANSIDE, 67 IN SAN DIEGO, CHULA VISTA, 64, LOW 70s IN BORREGO SPRINGS BUT THE TREND IS OUR FRIEND.

TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE ON THE RISE OF FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

YOU WILL NOTICE THE CHILL LINGERING ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS BUT MILDER AIR HERE ACROSS MUCH OF CALIFORNIA.

NEAR THE COAST, TEMPERATURES RETURNING INTO THE 70s UPPER 60s TO LOW 70s THURSDAY TO FRIDAY AND COOLING OFF AGAIN TOWARD THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND AS WE GET ANOTHER TROUGH .

WE WILL BE DIGGING SOUTHWARD.

FURTHER INLAND, TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s FOR YOU THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

THEN AGAIN FUELING THE COOLDOWN AS WE HEAD TOWARD THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, MID TO UPPER 40s FOR YOU THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY.

PERHAPS WARMING UP ON SUNDAY INTO THE 50s BEFORE YOU COOL OFF AGAIN AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

AND IN THE DESERT, TEMPERATURES SEEING A SIMILAR TREND.

LOW 70s WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, CLOUDY AND MID TO UPPER 70s FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND COOLING OFF AS WE HEAD TOWARD THE SECOND PART OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M METEOROLOGIST, JESSICA PASH.

>>> A NEW REPORT FOR THE SEA LEVELS ALONG THE AMERICAN COASTLINE PROJECTING THEY WILL RISE 10 TO 12 INCHES IN THE NEXT 30 YEARS ARE ABOUT AS MUCH AS THEY ROSE IN THE PAST 100 YEARS AND THAT WOULD AMPLIFY HURRICANE STORM SURGE, COAST THE LOWER EROSION AND WETLAND LOSS.

THE REPORT LED BY THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ASSOCIATION SAYS SEA LEVEL RISES ARE ESSENTIALLY LOCKED INTO 2050 AND THEN IT IS DEPENDENT ON HOW MUCH THE WORLD CUTS FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS AND THE METS GLOBAL TEMPERATURE RISE.

>>> GAS PRICES IN SAN DIEGO NEARING AN ALL-TIME HIGH SET A DECADE AGO.

TODAY THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF REGULAR IS $4.71, JUST ONE CENT SHY OF THE RECORD SET IN OCTOBER OF 2012.

THE AVERAGE IS ALSO NEARLY NINE CENTS HIGHER THAN A MONTH AGO AND MORE THAN A DOLLAR HIGHER THAN A YEAR AGO.

GAS IS NOT THE ONLY THING WE ARE PAYING MORE FOR THESE DAYS.

SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES HAVE ALSO LED TO PRICE INCREASES FOR CARS, FOOD AND HOMES.

AS AMY KALI REPORTS, WE COULD SOON BE PAYING EVEN MORE.

>> THE FORCES THE RUSSIANS HAVE AMASSED COULD LAUNCH AT ANY POINT.

>> Reporter: UKRAINE MAYBE FAR AWAY BUT A FURTHER RUSSIAN INVASION THERE WOULD COST YOU MONEY HERE.

THAT IS BECAUSE IT IS NOT SO EASY TO EXPORT GOODS FROM A WAR ZONE.

THERE ARE FOUR WAYS A RUSSIAN ATTACK ON UKRAINE COULD AFFECT YOU FINANCIALLY.

ONE, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PAY MORE FOR GAS.

RUSSIA IS THE WORLD'S SECOND LARGEST PRODUCER OF OIL.

PRICES ARE ALREADY SPIKING.

SOME ANALYSTS SAY CONFLICT IN UKRAINE COULD SEND THEM OVER $100 A BARREL.

THE CRISIS HASN'T BEEN THAT HIGH IN SEVEN YEARS.

TWO, GLOBAL FOOD PRICES COULD INCREASE.

RUSH IS THE WORLD'S TOP EXPORTER OF WHEAT.

UKRAINE PRODUCES WHEAT AND CORN.

>> ANY CONFLICT THAT DISRUPTS FLOWS WILL TIGHTEN AGRICULTURAL MARKETS QUITE SIGNIFICANTLY.

>> Reporter: THREE, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PAY MORE IN INTEREST ON YOUR NEXT LOAN.

THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS ALREADY HINTING AT A RAISED INTEREST RATE, INCREASED INFLATION COULD ADD TO ITS MOTIVATION.

>> THIS IS NOT A GOOD SITUATION THAT WE HAVE TO REASSURE PEOPLE THAT WE ARE GOING TO DEFEND OUR INFLATION TARGET AND GET INFLATION BACK TO 2%.

>> FOUR, YOU MIGHT TAKE A HIT TO YOUR STOCK PORT FOLIO.

MARKETS FELL ON MONDAY WHEN THE U.S. SAID IT WOULD CLOSE ITS EMBASSY IN UKRAINE.

INVESTORS KNOW THE WORLD ECONOMY IS CONNECTED.

>> THE WORLD HAS BECOME DEPENDENT ON RUSSIAN PETROL MONEY.

WE ARE ALL GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL RETHINK OF WHETHER OR NOT THE PRICE IS WORTH IT TO BE SO DEPENDENT ON RUSSIAN MONEY.

>> Reporter: FINALLY, I'M AMY KALI REPORTING.

>>> BABIES WHOSE MOTHERS WERE VACCINATED AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS DURING PREGNANCY MAY HAVE SOME PROTECTION FROM THE VIRUS.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO A NEW CDC PUTT STUDY PUBLISHED TODAY.

AND FOUND INFANTS ARE PROTECTED FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THEIR LIVES.

RESEARCHERS SAY WOMEN WHO GOT VACCINATED LATER ON IN THEIR LEGACIES HAVE AN 80% CHANCE OF PROTECTING THEIR BABIES AND THAT CHANCE REDUCES TO 32% IF THEY GOT IT EARLY ON.

>>> AS DAILY COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE TO DROP, SO DOES THE PACE AT WHICH WE ARE GETTING BOOSTER SHOTS AND IT COMES AT A TIME WHEN MASK MANDATES ARE BEING LIFTED ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

MANDY GAITHER EXPLAINS WHY THAT IS RAISING CONCERNS FOR SOME HEALTH EXPERTS.

>>> THE PACE OF NEW COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOTS NOW AT AN ALL- TIME LOW IN THE U.S.

MANY PANDEMIC PRECAUTIONS ARE BEING ROLLED BACK IN CITIES AND STATES.

>> WE ARE NOT WHERE WE WANT TO BE WITH COVID HOSPITALIZATIONS BUT THE TREND IS DEFINITELY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> THE LATEST CDC DATA SHOWS ABOUT 64% OF THE U.S. POPULATION IS FULLY VACCINATED, ABOUT 28% HAVE RECEIVED A BOOSTER SHOT.

AMONG THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR A BOOSTER, LESS THAN ONE THIRD WHO ORIGINALLY GOT THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE HAVE BEEN BOOSTED COMPARED WITH THAT THE 2% OF THOSE WHO RECEIVED THEIR INITIAL TWO DOSES OF MERGER MODERNA AND -- >> WE WILL REACH A POINT WHERE NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE VOLUNTARILY SEEK OUT VACCINES.

THAT CROWD IS VACCINATED SO WE WILL HAVE TO USE OTHER POLICY EFFORTS AND WE SHOULD CONTINUE DOING OUTREACH TO PEOPLE TO MAKE IT EASIER.

WE CAN'T GIVE UP YET.

WE HAVE TO WORK ON VACCINATING WHAT PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THE NEWEST BOOSTER DATA COMES AS MASK MANDATES ARE BEING LIFTED.

THE CDC HAS NOT CHANGED ITS GUIDANCE WHEN IT COMES TO COVID RESTRICTIONS.

>> RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE THE STATE SAYING ONE THING OF THE CDC SAYING THEY ARE LOOKING AT THIS AGAIN AND THAT IS NOT ENOUGH.

>> Reporter: WITH A VACCINE DECISION DELAY FORCED CHILDREN UNDER FIVE, ONE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAYS PREVENTION REMAINS THE BEST MEDICINE.

>> TAKE ALL THE PRECAUTIONS THAT WE KNOW WORK WHETHER MASKING, SOCIAL DISTANCING, HYGIENE.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M AMY GAITHER.

>>> WHILE NEW COVID CASES ARE DROPPING, THE U.S. IS AVERAGING MORE THAN 2300 NEW DEATHS A DAY.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO JOHN'S HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.

OFFICIALS SAY BEING FULLY VACCINATED AND BOOSTED PROVIDES THE BEST PROTECTION AGAINST SEVERE OUTCOMES FROM THE VIRUS.

>>> MORE SUPPORTERS HAVE JOINED THE EFFORT TO GUARANTEE ARTS AND MUSIC EDUCATION IN EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL.

IT IS A PROPOSAL TRYING TO MAKE IT ON THE CALIFORNIA BALLOT THIS NOVEMBER.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER, ANGIE PEREZ HAS THE UPDATE.

>> Reporter: LIVE PERFORMANCES ARE BACK.

HERE AT THE HISTORIC STAR THEATER COMPANY IN OCEANSIDE, THIS ONE IS REALLY FUNNY.

>> Reporter: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG IS A COMEDY RUNNING THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE ACTORS AND PRODUCTION TEAM HAVE GREAT TIMING AND A SENSE OF HUMOR BUT THEY TAKE THEIR ARTFORM VERY SERIOUSLY.

>> >> Reporter: HOLLY SHOCKLEY IS A CAST MEMBER AND THAT SATURDAY NIGHTS PERFORMANCE, SHE WAS IN THE LOBBY COLLECTING SIGNATURES, TOO.

THIS IS THE GRASSROOTS EFFORT IN ACTION TO COLLECT 1 MILLION SIGNATURES BY MAY 1st.

CALIFORNIANS FOR ARTS AND MUSIC EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS THAT GROUP PUSHING A BALLOT MEASURE THAT WOULD GUARANTEE $800 MILLION OF THE STATE'S EDUCATION BUDGET EVERY YEAR TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA.

WITH NO LOOPHOLE TO DIVERT THE FUNDING.

>> I GREW UP WITH A LOVE ON THE ARTS AND IT WAS ALWAYS ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK SO TO HAVE MONEY EARMARKED FOR OUR SCHOOLS TO CULTIVATE THIS LOVE AND PASSION THAT ULTIMATELY READS THAT COMMUNICATORS, BETTER AND BETTER COMMUNITY LEADERS.

>> >> Reporter: THE BALLOT HAS THE NOD OF THE OSCARS AND ONE OF ITS MOST FAMOUS MAN MEMBERS.

>> SELF-EXPRESSION IS JOY BEFORE A KID TO GET A SENSE OF HIMSELF OR HERSELF THROUGH JUST THE CREATIVE ACT.

THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE.

>> Reporter: THIS WEEK, THE BALLOT MEASURE OF CAMPAIGN IS LAUNCHING SIGNATURE COLLECTION LOCATIONS AT SCHOOLS IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA.

THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR SUPPORT IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE STAR THEATER COMPANY HOPES OTHERS WILL FOLLOW THEIR LEAD AND SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS.

>> IF THEY ARE GETTING AN IN SCHOOL ART PROGRAM, FINE ARTS, THEY ARE LEARNING THESE THINGS AND THEY CAN GET INVOLVED AT THE STAR THEATER AFTER SCHOOL, DURING THE SUMMER.

ON WEEKENDS.

AND THEY CAN REALLY HONE THAT CRAFT AND TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL.

LIVE THEATER ENTERTAINS AND INSPIRES.

MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> DEATH-DEFYING JUMPS, GRAVITY DEFYING STUNTS AND SPEED IS A HALLMARK OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS BUT ONE DECIDEDLY CHILL SPORT IS CAPTIVATING AUDIENCES, CURLING.

NORTH COUNTY REPORTER, ALEXANDER NGUYEN SHOWS US.

>> THESE CURLERS ARE TOSSING A FEW ROCKS.

IT IS THE ONLY TIME THEY CAN FIND TO GET SOME PRACTICE IN THIS MONTH.

>> WE ARE ON THE LAST LITTLE LIP SO WE HAVE TO FIGHT FOR ICE TIME.

>> AARON IS A MEMBER OF A CLUB DEDICATED TO THE SPORT OF CURLING.

HE SAYS BECAUSE OF LIMITED ICE RINKS IN SAN DIEGO, ICE TIME IS RESERVED FOR HOCKEY AND ICE- SKATING.

>> YOU SAY 42 POUNDS STONE AND SLIDE IT DOWN THAT WAY.

IT IS A SKILL THAT IS EASY TO LEARN BUT A LIFETIME TO MASTER.

>> Reporter: AS DEMONSTRATED -- BUT EVERY FOUR YEARS, WHEN THE WINTER OLYMPICS ROLLS AROUND, MORE PEOPLE BECOME INTERESTED IN THE SPORT AND WANT TO TRY THEIR HANDS AT IT.

THAT IS TWO HOW MISTY DANIEL GOT STARTED.

>> FOR ME IT WAS THE OLYMPICS IN THE 80s.

IT WAS A BONDING MOMENT WITH MY MOM SHE WAS EXCITED ABOUT CRAWLING ON THE ONE WHO GOT ME EXCITED ABOUT IT.

>> IT WAS THE SAME FOR TRANSPLANT, ROB KAPLAN AND IAN HARRIS WHO BOTH GOT INTO CURLING ON THE EAST COAST AFTER WATCHING THE OLYMPICS.

WHEN THEY MOVED TO SAN DIEGO THEY STARTED LOOKING FOR A CLUB TO JOIN.

>> THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO DO WAS TO FIND A CURLING CLUB.

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>> I LIVED IN DENMARK WHERE CURLING IS HUGE FOR A YEAR AND A HALF AND WHEN I GOT TO SAN DIEGO I SAID I'VE GOT TO GET BACK INTO CURLING.

>> Reporter: FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO LIVE OUT THEIR DREAMS OF OLYMPICS LORI, GIRL SAN DIEGO OFFERS CLASSES GETTING IN MARCH.

SIGN-UPS ARE AVAILABLE AT CURL SAN DIEGO.ORG.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

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