>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOODING REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILLHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM .

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> FORGIVENESS UP $400 BILLION IN STUDENT DEBT IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.

JUSTICES IN WASHINGTON HEARD ARGUMENTS FOR BOTH SIDES OF THE LOAN FORGIVENESS PLAN.

HERE IN SAN DIEGO, THOSE THAT ARE MOST IMPACTED HAD SOMETHING TO SAY AS WELL.

MG PEREZ HAS SOME OF THEIR STORIES.

>> Reporter: ANNIE YU SERVING UP COFFEE AT THE BCB CAFI ON THE CAMPUS OF SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY.

IT IS HER PART-TIME JOB WHILE SHE CARRIES A COURSELOAD OF 22 UNITS THIS SEMESTER WORKING ON A BUSINESS DEGREE.

SHE ADMITS SHE IS STRESSED ABOUT FINANCES AND STUDENT LOANS , COMING FROM A MIDDLE-CLASS ORANGE COUNTY FAMILY.

>> THE MIDDLE CLASS IS SUCH AN AWKWARD SPACE BETWEEN LOWER AND UPPER.

I DON'T GET AS MUCH AID AS I NEED.

I AM WORKING A MINIMUM WAGE JOB THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE AS MUCH AS I NEEDED TO.

>> Reporter: SHE PAID $4000 IN TUITION AND IS PAYING $2000 A MONTH IN RENT.

LIKE MANY OTHER STUDENTS HERE, SHE RELIES ON FINANCIAL AID AND LOANS.

LIKE MANY OF THESE STUDENTS, SHE HAS ALSO QUALIFIED FOR THE LOAN FORGIVENESS UP TO $20,000.

>> I PAY TAXES.

I FEEL LIKE THAT SHOULD GO TOWARD BUYING STUDENT LOANS.

IF THE PRESIDENT IS JUST TRYING TO HELP US OUT, I THINK YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO.

>> Reporter: THESE STUDENTS ARE JUST GETTING STARTED ON THE COLLEGE STUDENT JOURNEY.

THEY ARE JUNIORS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES HOPING TO BECOME THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE.

TODAY, THEY JOIN THEIR CLASSMATES AND TAKING A TOUR OF SAN DIEGO STATE.

BOTH HAVE BIG LANDS FOR THEIR CAREERS.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO BE A NEONATAL SURGEON WORKING ON BABIES AFTER THEY ARE BORN.

>> Reporter: THAT COULD EVENTUALLY COST HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN TUITION ONCE THEY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL NEXT YEAR.

FOR NOW, THEY WANT THE SUPREME COURT TO HEAR THEIR ARGUMENTS.

>> I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GO TO SCHOOL TO PURSUE A CAREER.

>> I WOULD TELL THEM TO THINK MORE ABOUT WHAT THE STUDENTS MIGHT BE DEALING WITH IN THEIR PERSONAL LIVES.

EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT STORY AND DIFFERENT STRUGGLES.

>> Reporter: THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM HAS SUPPORTED THIS PLAN FROM THE BEGINNING FOR STUDENTS IN NEED AT ALL CAMPUSES.

IN AN ONLINE STATEMENT, THE INTERIM CHANCELLOR SAID WITH EVEN LESS DEBT THESE STUDENTS AND RECENT ALUMNI WILL BE BETTER POSITIONED TO STRENGTHEN THE CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE AS THEY PURSUE THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DREAMS.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR FEDERAL LEADERS TO ADVANCE THE EFFORT.

AND HE WILL CONTINUE WORKING PART-TIME AT THE CAFI, HOPING THOSE FEDERAL LEADERS ARE ABLE TO KEEP THEIR PROMISE TO HELP HER.

>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION MIGHT HAVE AN UPHILL BATTLE WITH THE CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY AT THE SUPREME COURT.

WE ARE UPDATED ON THE ACTION INSIDE THE COURTROOM AND OUT.

>> CANCEL STUDENT DEBT NOW.

>> Reporter: BIG STAKES FOR MORE THAN 40 MILLION STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS AS THE SUPREME COURT DECIDES WHETHER ELIMINATING A PROGRAM FIRST LOAN FORGIVENESS CAN GO INTO EFFECT.

>> TO ENSURE THAT THE UNPRECEDENTED PANDEMIC DOES NOT LEAVE BORROWERS WORSE OFF IN RELATION TO THEIR STUDENT LOANS.

>> Reporter: THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS DEFENDING THE PROGRAM ARGUING THAT IT IS NECESSARY IN THE WAKE OF A COVERT GET COVID PANDEMIC BUT THE CONSERVATIVE JUSTICES HAVE ZEROED IN ON THE PRICE TAG TO QUESTION WHETHER THE PRESIDENT BY WAY OF HIS EDUCATION SECRETARY HAS THE POWER TO ENACT THIS KIND OF RELIEF.

>> I THINK MOST CASUAL OBSERVERS WOULD SAY IF YOU ARE GOING TO GIVE UP THAT MUCH MONEY.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO AFFECT THE OBLIGATIONS OF THAT MANY AMERICANS ON A SUBJECT THAT IS GREAT CONTROVERSY THEY WOULD THINK THAT IS SOMETHING FOR CONGRESS TO ACT ON.

>> Reporter: THE SOLICITOR GENERAL RESPONDED THAT FEDERAL LAW ALLOWS THE SECRETARY TO WAY OR MODIFY LOAN OBLIGATIONS IN THE WAKE OF AN EMERGENCY AND THE ONGOING EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC JUSTIFIES THE ADMINISTRATION STEPPING IN.

>> WITHOUT THIS RELIEF WE WILL HAVE A WAVE OF DEFAULT ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH ALL OF THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES.

I THINK IT IS PRECISELY THE TYPE OF CONTEXT WHERE THE EXECUTIVE SHOULD BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THOSE EMERGENCY POWERS.

>> Reporter: THE SUPREME COURT HAS STRUCK DOWN MEASURES IMPLEMENTED BY BIDEN DURING THE PANDEMIC INCLUDING MORATORIUMS AND MANDATES.

THE STUDENT DEBT PROGRAM USES THE PANDEMIC TO JUSTIFY FORGIVING $10,000 OF FEDERAL LOANS FOR PEOPLE MAKING UNDER $125,000 OR 20,000 FOR THOSE WITH PELL GRANTS.

ABOUT 20 MILLION BORROWERS COULD SEE THE REMAINING BALANCES ENTIRELY WIPED OUT.

JUSTICE NEIL GORSUCH ASKED WHETHER THAT UNDERMINES BASIC FAIRNESS.

>> WHAT I THINK THE ARGUMENT IS MISSING IS FAIRNESS.

PEOPLE WHO PAID THEIR LOANS.

PEOPLE WHO PLANT THEIR LIVES AROUND NOT SEEKING LOANS AND PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR LOANS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

A HALF $1 TRILLION IS BEING DIVERTED TO ONE GROUP OF PERSONS OVER OTHERS.

>>> NATURAL GAS PRICES FOR MARCH WILL BE SOMEWHAT BACK TO NORMAL.

THE UTILITY SAYS COMMODITY PRICES THAT SET THE PRICE FOR CUSTOMERS ARE DOWN FROM THE SPIKE THAT LED TO THOSE HUGE BILLS IN JANUARY.

THE PRICE TO FILL UP YOUR CAR IS ANOTHER STORY.

AAA SAYS PRICES CONTINUE TO TAKE UP.

THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR IS NOW $4.84 IN SAN DIEGO.

THAT IS THE HIGHEST SINCE EARLY DECEMBER.

>>> THE IRS HAS EXTENDED THE TAX DEADLINE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

MELISSA MAY EXPLAINS WHY AND TELLS US HOW IT WORKS.

>> Reporter: TAXPAYERS ARE GETTING A REPRIEVE OF ALMOST 6 MONTHS FOR FILING THEIR TAXES.

THE DEADLINE IS NOW OCTOBER 16.

THE IRS IS OFFERING THE EXTENSION TO AREAS THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THE JANUARY FLOODING AS DESIGNATED BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY OR FEMA.

>> GENERALLY SPEAKING WHEN THERE ARE DISASTERS DECLARED BY FEMA, THE IRS TAKES A CUE TO PROVIDE TAX RELIEF IN AND AROUND THE DISASTER AREA.

THAT COULD BE FLOODING, STORMS, ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF AROUND THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS DURING THE WILDFIRES BACK IN 2019.

>> IT MIGHT BE SECONDARY.

>> Reporter: IT WILL EXTEND TO INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES WITH AN IRS ADDRESS OF RECORD LOCATED IN THE DISASTER AREA.

EVEN IF YOU WERE NOT AFFECTED BY THE FLOODING, YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TAX EXTENSION.

YOU SHOULD STILL FILE BEFORE THE OCTOBER DEADLINE IF YOU CAN.

>> IF YOU ARE READY TO FILE AND YOU HAVE YOUR PAPERWORK CHOOSE DIRECT DEPOSIT AND e-FILE THE RETURN.

REFUNDS IN THREE WEEKS OR LESS FOR MOST OF THOSE.

>> Reporter: IT IS RECOMMENDED TO DOUBLE CHECK FOR ERRORS.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, PRESIDENT BIDEN'S STUDENT DEBT RELIEF PLAN GOES BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT.

COMING UP AFTER EVENING EDITION.

>>> CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO COUNTY COVID-19 EMERGENCY ORDERS ARE ENDED TODAY.

THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PANDEMIC IS OVER.

WE HAVE A LOOK AT WHAT IS NEXT.

>> Reporter: IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN THREE YEARS SINCE A STATE OF EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED FOR COVID-19.

IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN MID FEBRUARY OF 2020 OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.

>> IT IS A PROACTIVE STEP OF PREVENTION AND PROTECTION.

>> Reporter: SOON AFTER, THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER WAS ISSUED ALONG WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE OF EMERGENCY.

THAT RESULTED IN 74 EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND NEARLY 600 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS THAT STATE OFFICIALS SAY HELPED TO SAVE THOUSANDS OF LIVES.

>> THERE WERE A LOT OF REGULATIONS THAT WERE SUSPENDED AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC TO ALLOW US TO MOVE FASTER.

>> Reporter: HOSPITALS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND, THANKS TO THOSE ORDERS.

THEY ALLOWED FOR HIGHER PATIENT TO STAFF RATIOS AND THE ABILITY TO QUICKLY ADD EXTRA BED SPACE.

>> WE COULD HAVE HAD A REAL HEALTHCARE CATASTROPHE HAD THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES NOT WORKED HAND-IN-HAND WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.

>> Reporter: LAST WEEK ON THURSDAY, SCRIPTS HAD 80 COVID PATIENTS ADMITTED ACROSS THE COUNTY.

THAT IS FAR FROM DAILY COUNTS OF MORE THAN 300 DURING SURGES.

THEY SAID IT IS TIME TO END THE STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCIES.

>> THE FEAR AND THE VERGE OF PANIC THAT WE SAW THREE YEARS AGO IS REALLY GONE.

OUR PHYSICIANS AND NURSES KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THESE PATIENTS.

>> Reporter: THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SAID OF THE NEARLY 600 PROVISIONS ISSUED, JUST 27 ARE IN PLACE UNTIL MARCH .

MASKING IS STILL REQUIRED IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS AND LONG- TERM CARE FACILITIES.

STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THOSE ORDERS ARE NOT TIED TO THE PANDEMIC EMERGENCY ENDING AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR MORE DETAILS.

>> WE WILL WAIT TO SEE WHETHER THEY EXTEND THE EMERGENCY OR AND IT.

>> Reporter: THE STATE AND COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN WINDING DOWN RESPONSES.

LONG GONE ARE THE MASS VACCINATION AND TESTING SITES.

THE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER HAS BEEN LEADING THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE.

>> WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THE SAME THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, ON A SMALLER SCALE.

WE MAY NEED TO WRAP UP AGAIN.

WHO KNOWS.

CASES ARE NOT AS LOW AS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

THEY ARE BETWEEN MID TO HUNDREDS .

WE CANNOT REST ON OUR LAURELS .

THE PANDEMIC IS NOT OVER.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE CONTINUING TO MONITOR COVID THROUGH SAN DIEGO WASTEWATER.

THE AMOUNT OF VIRUS HAS BEEN GOING UP RECENTLY.

>> WE ARE DOING PRETTY GOOD.

THE ONLY ISSUE THAT DOES NOT GO IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION IS THE WASTEWATER SHOWS SOME OF TAKE.

HOSPITALIZATIONS OUR WAY DOWN.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE NOT FORECASTING ANY SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES WITH THE STATE AND LOCAL PANDEMIC BEEN GOING AWAY.

THE VIRUS HAS BEEN PRODUCING NEW VARIANTS.

WHILE THINGS ARE RELATIVELY QUIET, HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE INVESTMENTS AND BETTER VACCINES.

>> WE ARE NOT PREPARED.

WE COULD BE WORKING ON THIS BUT WE ARE NOT GETTING SERIOUS ENOUGH.

>> Reporter: HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THAT COVID IS NOT GOING AWAY AND COULD LOOK SIMILAR TO THE FLU WITH VACCINATIONS EVERY YEAR.

IF WE CONTINUE TO HAVE MINOR WAVES, IT COULD BE CONSIDERED ENDEMIC BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO SAY FOR SURE.

>> IT ALL DEPENDS WHETHER THE VIRUS CAN FIND A NEW PAST TICKET TO HOSTS AND HURT US WHETHER IT HAS RUN ITS COURSE.

IF IT HAS RUN ITS COURSE, WITH ALL OF THESE RECENT VARIANTS WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH, IT COULD BE.

>> Reporter: MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE END OF THE EMERGENCY ORDERS WERE DISCUSSION ON MIDDAY EDITION TODAY.

YOU CAN FIND THAT ON KPBS.ORG.

>>> WINDOW RATTLING BOOMS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN HEARD AND FELT ACROSS SAN DIEGO BUT MILITARY OFFICIALS HAVE NOT CONFIRMED IF THEY WERE TO FIND THEM.

A LOCAL AERODYNAMICS ENGINEERING PROFESSOR OFFERS A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION.

ANDREW DYER HAS MORE.

>> IT IS A VERY DEFINED LINE.

YOU HEAR MUCH MORE PURVEY LIGHTLY.

>> Reporter: JOSEPH IS AN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING PROFESSOR AT SAN DIEGO STATE.

HE USES A SUPERSONIC WIND TUNNEL TO TEST AERODYNAMIC PROPERTIES.

HE SAID THAT SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT ARE LIKELY SUSPECTS WHEN SHOCKWAVES ARE HEARD AND FELT ACROSS THE COUNTY.

CHECKS FLYING FASTER THAN SOUND WILL TRACK A CONE OF DISTURBED AIR BEHIND IT.

THAT IS ONE REASON THAT PEOPLE MIGHT EXPERIENCE THE SAME INTENSITY OF SHOCK VERSUS LOCALIZED EXPLOSIONS OFTEN HEARD FROM CAMP PENDLETON.

>> IT IS A VERY NARROW LINE WHEN THE PLANE GOES THROUGH.

IF YOU FOLLOW THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT PATH.

>> Reporter: MILITARY OFFICIALS HAVE NOT OFFERED ANY EXPLANATION.

MARINE CORPS OFFICIALS SAID ROUTINE OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED DAILY.

>>> TODAY'S RAIN WILL BRING TOMORROW'S BLOOMS.

THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN CARLSBAD AS THE FLOWER FIELD PREPARES TO OPEN.

>> Reporter: RAIN AND SNOW HAS TAKEN OVER THE COVERAGE LATELY.

THE CARLSBAD COLORFUL FLOWER FIELDS ARE TAKING OFF.

>> IT IS RIGHT ON SCHEDULE.

YOU CAN SEE THE COLORS COMING IN FAST.

IT STARTS ON THE NORTH END AND MOVES TO THE SOUTH.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THEY START WORKING IN SEPTEMBER.

>> THE RAIN HAS BEEN GOOD TO US AS HAS THE COOL TEMPERATURES.

IT HAS REALLY BROUGHT ON THE THINK STEMS WHICH IS WHAT WE LIKE.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THAT THE RAIN NOT ONLY HELPED TO SAVE ON WATER BUT THE PLANTS REALLY LIKE IT.

>> RAINWATER IS THE NATURAL SOURCE OF WATER.

WHEN WE USE IRRIGATION WATER THERE ARE MINERALS AND SALT THAT ACCUMULATE OVER TIME.

WE REALLY LIKE THE RAIN AND WE HAVE HAD EXCELLENT AND BEAUTIFUL RAINFALL THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: THE FLOWER FIELDS OPEN TOMORROW AND WILL STAY OPEN UNTIL MOTHER'S DAY IN MAY.

TICKETS WILL NEED TO BE PURCHASED ONLINE IN ADVANCE.

>> THIS HAS AN OCEAN VIEW.

THE ONLY ONE LIKE IT.

>> Reporter: IF YOU PLAN ON VISITING, DO NOT EXPECT TO SEE THE FIELDS IN FULL BLOOM JUST YET.

>> IT IS CLEANSING TO YOUR SPIRIT AND SOUL.

IT REJUVENATES YOU.

EVERYBODY NEEDS THAT.

>>> MANY SANDY AKINS HAVE BEEN TO LAKE ARROWHEAD, BUT HAVE YOU SEEN IT LIKE THIS?

A VISITOR SENT UP A DRONE TO GET A VIEW OF THE SNOW WE SEEM TO THE NORTH.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY GOT HAMMERED BY STORMS.

THERE AS WELL OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IN SOME SPOTS.

COUNTY LEADERS SAY THEY WILL NEED STATE AND FEDERAL HELP TO CLEAR HIGHWAYS.

THE STORM SYSTEM HAS MOVED ON AND IS BRINGING PROBLEMS TO OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

>> WE ARE OUT HERE ON OUR OWN.

USUALLY IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE FORGOTTEN ABOUT.

>> Reporter: ENTIRE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA SNOWED IN AS EXTREME WINTER WEATHER LASHES THE COAST.

>> I'VE ONLY BEEN WAITING A SHORT TIME.

OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR DAYS.

>> WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF BABY FORMULA.

WE ARE UP THE CREEK RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO IS UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS COUNTY LEADERS ASK FOR HELP TO TAKE OUT.

IN THE MOUNTAINS EAST OF SACRAMENTO TO THE ROCKIES AND AS FAR SOUTH AS ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO THEY ARE BRACING FOR MORE HEAVY SNOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE SAME WEATHER SYSTEM THAT UNLEASHED TORNADOES ON SUNDAY MARCH THROUGH THE NORTHEAST WITH HIGH WINDS AND SNOW.

>> WE HAD 70 DEGREE WEATHER THE OTHER WEEK.

NOW IT IS COLD AND ALL OVER THE PLACE.

>> Reporter: NEW YORK CITY HAS SEEN JUST A FEW INCHES ON TUESDAY.

OTHER AREAS LIKE BOSTON GOT AS MANY AS SIX.

CREEPING TOWARD A IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY EVENING.

>>> MORE IMPACTS REGARDS TO WIND, WINTRY WEATHER AND MORE WET WEATHER.

WE WILL HAVE A TENDENCY TO BE A LITTLE BIT WARMER LATER ON THIS WEEK.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT THOSE NUMBERS COMING UP IN JUST A BIT.

WE WILL SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AS WE TALK ABOUT AREAS SUCH AS MOUNT LAGUNA.

THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL BE TOWARD SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

SNOW LEVELS WILL BE DROPPING HERE AS WE GO THROUGH WEDNESDAY INTO THE MORNING AND EVENING.

THIS WILL BE IMPACTING TRAVEL IN A BIG WAY AS WE HAVE SEEN WITH THESE MORE RECENT SYSTEMS AND HUGE IMPACTS ALREADY.

THIS IS ALSO GOING TO INCREASE LATER ON TONIGHT AROUND MID NIGHT LOCAL TIME.

WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE STRETCHING IN FROM THE COAST TO THE INTERIOR VALLEYS.

THE WINDS CAN TOP 40 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE RAIN ALSO APPROACHING FOR TONIGHT.

THE SNOW LEVELS DOWN BELOW AT 28.

THE PRECIPITATION MOVING IN OVERNIGHT AND SLIDING THROUGH THE AREA AS WE GO THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF WEDNESDAY.

CHILLY POCKET OF AIR BEGINNING TO DRY THINGS OUT FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AS WE GO FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

BELOW THOSE HISTORICAL AVERAGES, SNOWING AND WINDY TOWARD MOUNT LAGUNA.

PERRIGO SPRINGS TOPS UP AT 55.

WE START TO TALK ABOUT SOME MILDER AIR AND QUIETER CONDITIONS PRESSING THEIR WAY ON IN.

A LOT OF WIND AND SOME RAIN.

PERHAPS A HALF AN INCH IN SOME SPOTS AND DRYING OUT AND CHILLY ON THURSDAY.

STILL BELOW THE HISTORICAL AVERAGES.

AN INTERIOR SITUATION LATER ON INTO THE WEEKEND.

A BIG IMPACT WITH THE WIND AND SNOW AS WE GO THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, GRADUALLY WARMING UP SLIGHTLY.

THE DESERTS ALSO LOOKING AT WIND AND RAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

WE WILL SEE THE SUNSHINE RETURNING LATER IN THE WEEK.

>>> ANOTHER STAR PLANNING TO CALL SAN DIEGO HOME FOR A LONG TIME.

MANNY Machado MADE THIS STATEMENT.

>> WITH THE CONTRACTS, IT IS GREAT.

WE WANT TO WIN.

>> THE FULL INTENT IS TO BE RIGHT THERE AT THE END.

LIKE WE TALK ABOUT, ONE YEAR SOON THE BASEBALL GODS WILL SMILE ON THE SAN DIEGO PADRES.

>> THERE IT IS.

THAT IS MANNY Machado SPEAKING THIS MORNING.

THE TEAM OWNER AND CHAIRMAN CONFIRMS THAT Machado IS REPLACING HIS OLD CONTRACT WITH A NEW ONE THAT WILL PAY $850 MILLION OVER 11 SEASONS.

SEASON TICKETS HAVE SOLD OUT FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON STARTING MARCH 30th.

>>> MICROSOFT IS DOUBLING DOWN ON AI TECHNOLOGY WITH THE NEWEST UPDATE.

IT IS PUTTING THE NEW POWERED THING ON ITS TASKBAR.

THE COMPANY IS HOPING TO EXPOSE THE FUTURE TO MORE USERS IN THE FUTURE.

USERS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE RESPONSES SAYING IT IS INACCURATE AND EMOTIONALLY REACTIVE.

>>> ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA APPS IS BEING SCRUTINIZED.

>> Reporter: THE POWERFUL HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HOLDING A HEARING ON THE THREAT FROM CHINA TO NATIONALS THE 30.

>> WE ARE LIVING THROUGH ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS TIMES IN AMERICAN POLICY IN A GENERATION.

>> Reporter: THE COMMITTEE WILL VOTE ON A BILL THAT WOULD EMPOWER THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO IMPOSE A NATIONWIDE BAN ON CHINESE OWNED SOCIAL MEDIA APPS TIKTOK IF THE WHITE HOUSE DETERMINES THAT THEY KNOWINGLY TRANSFERRED USER DATA TO ANY FORM PERSON WORKING FOR ARE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.

SANCTIONS WOULD BE REQUIRED IF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION DETERMINES THE COMPANIES HELPED THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ENGAGE IN SURVEILLANCE, HACKING, CENSORSHIP, OR INTELLIGENCE GATHERING AMONG OTHER THINGS.

>> I THINK THERE IS STRONG EVIDENCE THAT TIKTOK IS WORKING WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.

ALREADY THE WHITE HOUSE TELLING FEDERAL AGENCIES THEY HAVE 30 DAYS TO REMOVE TIKTOK FROM ALL GOVERNMENT ISSUED DEVICES.

A CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON SAYING I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE UNITED STATES AS THE NUMBER ONE SUPERPOWER IS SO AFRAID OF THE PHONE APPLICATION POPULAR AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE.

THIS SHOWS A LACK OF CONFIDENCE.

>>> THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS ALWAYS CHANGING.

ONLINE BEHAVIOR IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY.

SOME OF THE NEW WORDS ADDED COME FROM OUR VIRTUAL LIVES.

ONE OF THOSE IS RAGE FARMING.

WHEN SOMEBODY INTENTIONALLY TRIES TO PROVOKE A POLITICAL ARGUMENT ONLINE.

ANOTHER IS PINK WASHING WHICH REFERS TO DISINGENUOUS SUPPORT OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.

THE SENIOR DIRECTOR SAID THEY WERE INCLUDED BECAUSE THEY HAVE REACHED MAINSTREAM POPULARITY.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

PINK FLOYD'S DARK SIDE OF THE MOON TURNS 50.

THE NPR MORNING EDITION REFLECTS A LASTING IMPACT OF ONE OF THE TOP-SELLING ALBUMS OF ALL TIME.

ON MIDDAY ADDITION, WE WILL HAVE A PREVIEW.

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, GOOD NIGHT.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

DIVIDING SAN DIEGO WAS PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOODING REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILLHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.