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

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> WE ARE ABOUT ONE HOUR AWAY FROM THE STATE OF THE UNION.

TAKE YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

WE WILL HAVE THE SPEECH ON ALL PLATFORMS TONIGHT STARTING AT 6:00.

THE NEWS OUR TEAM WILL TAKE OVER AT THAT TIME.

YOU CAN ALSO STREAM IT AT KPBS.ORG AND LISTEN ON THE RADIO.

THERE WILL BE SOME LOCAL FACES IN THE CROWD INCLUDING AN EAST COUNTY MAN INVITED BY SAN DIEGO CONGRESSMAN SCOTT PETERS.

ANDREW DYER HAS HIS STORY.

>> Reporter: HE SERVED AS AN INTERPRETER TO IN THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN.

HE EMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES ON A SPECIAL IMMIGRANT VISA.

IN 2021 WHEN THE U.S. LEFT THE COUNTRY HE VOLUNTEERED WITH AFGHAN EFAX A COALITION TO HELP THEM FLEE.

THEY ARE WORKING TO GET CONGRESS TO PASS THE ADJUSTMENT ACT THAT WOULD PROVIDE THOSE WITH PERMANENT LEGAL STATUS IN THE U.S..

I THINK THERE IS NO PATHWAY FOR THAT.

PORT MIKE HE WILL JOIN SCOTT PETERS AT THE STATE OF THE UNION.

HE SAID AMERICA'S CREDIBILITY IS ON THE LINE IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE FOR THE AFGHANS THAT A FLOOD TO THE U.S. >> IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAND BY OUR ALLIES.

THIS WAS THEIR WAR AND THEIR EFFORT.

>> Reporter: THE AFGHAN ADJUSTMENT ACT WAS INTRODUCED LATE LAST YEAR.

IT WAS UNABLE TO FIND A MAJORITY OF SUPPORT.

>> FRANKLY, THERE HAVE BEEN ADJUSTMENT ACTS THAT WE HAVE TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE IN THIS KIND OF SITUATION BUT WE HAVE NOT DONE IT FOR AFGHANS.

>> Reporter: SEAN IS A SAN DIEGO NAVY VETERAN WHO SERVES AS PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD CHAIR .

>> THIS IS SO IMPORTANT, NOT JUST TO VETERANS OF THE MILITARY.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO FRONT-LINE CIVILIAN FOLKS THAT SERVE IN AND OUT OF UNIFORM AND WARTIME ALLIES.

THIS IS ABOUT THE VERY IDEA OF AMERICA AND THE VALUE OF THEIR WORK.

WHEN WE SAY WE WILL DO SOMETHING, WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THROUGH.

>> Reporter: IT WILL MEAN FREEDOM, SAFETY, AND SURVIVAL FOR THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AFGHAN STILL IN LIMBO TODAY.

>> IT IS ONE THING THAT MEANS A LOT.

TOMORROW IT MEANS A CLEAR FUTURE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID HE WILL AGAIN INTRODUCE THE ACTS OF THE HOUSE THIS MONTH.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>> WHAT I YOUNG PEOPLE HAPPEN TO HERE IN THE STATE OF THE UNION?

WE SENT OUR REPORTER TO FIND OUT.

>> Reporter: WE SPOKE WITH STUDENTS AT COLLEGE CAMPUSES AROUND SAN DIEGO AT THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS.

MUST SAID THEY DON'T PLAN TO WATCH IT AND THEY ARE OKAY WITH THAT.

>> I KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY LISTENED TO IT.

>> Reporter: MANY SAID THEY GET THEIR NEWS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA RATHER THAN SITTING THROUGH A SPEECH.

THERE ARE ISSUES THEY CARE ABOUT LIKE GUN CONTROL, HEALTHCARE, AND FIXING ECONOMIC INSTABILITY.

THEY ALSO CARE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> DEBT RELIEF.

BEING A STUDENT I'M IN A LOT OF DEBT.

>> Reporter: THIS STUDENT SAID SHE PAID MORE ATTENTION TO THESE TYPES OF EVENTS DURING THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY.

>> THINGS USED TO BE A LOT MORE INFLAMMATORY AND POLARIZING.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS AT SAN DIEGO STATE ALSO SAID GOVERNMENT REFORM IS FRONT OF MIND AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES INCLUDING RACE AND GENDER.

>> I WOULD SAY, AS A BLACK PERSON, THERE'S A LOT OF POLICE BRUTALITY GOING ON.

IT HAS CALMED DOWN.

RACE IN AMERICA IS A BIG ISSUE.

>> Reporter: WE WERE TOLD AT MIRAMAR COLLEGE BY A STUDENT THAT HE CARES MORE ABOUT LOCAL LEVEL.

>> I CARE ABOUT MINIMUM WAGE AND FINANCES, BEING ABLE TO LIVE IN SAN DIEGO AND NOT HAVE TO SPEND AN ARM AND A LEG.

>> Reporter: BIDEN IS SET TO TAKE THE STAGE AT SIX P.M. AND TO DELIVER THE SPEECH.

>>> JANITORIAL WORKERS WERE BACK IN FRONT OF THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS BUILDING TODAY READY TO STRIKE IF THEIR UNION IS NOT RECOGNIZED.

KITTY ALVARADO UPDATES US ON WHERE THINGS STAND.

>> Reporter: THINGS ARE JUST HEATING UP FOR THE JANITORIAL WORKERS.

THEY PULLED OUT ALL THE STOPS IN FRONT OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BUILDING.

>> WE NEED THEM TO HONOR THE WORKER'S VOICE AND ALL OF THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO BY HONORING THE UNION OR GET OUT OF SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THEY HAD PLANNED TO WALK IN JANUARY BUT AGREED TO HOLD OFF AFTER THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR CHAIR PROMISED TO HELP.

SINCE THEN NO VOTE WAS FOUND IN VIOLATION OF LABOR CODE FOR RETALIATING AGAINST WORKERS WHO WANTED TO FORM A UNION.

THOSE WORKERS GOT THEIR JOBS BACK WITH BACK PAY.

>> SHE SAID SHE WAS GOING TO FIGHT AND GET THIS COOLING OFF TO MAKE IT RIGHT.

MAKING A RIGHT IS NOT JUST GETTING THE WORKERS WHO GOT FIRED BACK TO THEIR JOB.

THAT IS THE BARE MINIMUM.

THESE WORKERS NEED A VOICE AND THEY NEED A UNION.

>> Reporter: ALSO AT THE PROTEST WAS SOPHIA MARTINEZ.

SHE HAS A WORKER THAT WAS JUST REINSTATED.

AN INVESTIGATION FOUND SHE WAS THE VICTIM OF RETALIATION WHEN SHE WAS FORCED TO SCRAPE CHEMICALS FROM THE FLOORS FOR EIGHT HOURS ON HER HANDS AND KNEES.

>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT HAPPENS TO ME NEVER HAPPENS TO ANY OF MY FELLOW JANITORS OR COWORKERS AGAIN.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> I JUST WANT TO SAY TO YOU THAT I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU THAT ARE HERE SUPPORTING OUR FIGHT.

I WANT TO SAY LET'S GIVE IT UP TO THE JANITORS AND EVERYBODY THAT IS HERE SUPPORTING.

>> Reporter: THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS CONSIDERING A NEW REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR JANITORIAL SERVICES.

A NEW POLICY IS OUTLINING HOW COUNTY WORKERS ARE TREATED.

ACCESS NOVA CAN SUBMIT A PROPOSAL.

WE REACHED OUT FOR COMMENT BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.

>>> MORE HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT LA MESA'S LARGEST EMPLOYERS HAVE VOTED TO UNIONIZE.

MATT HOFFMAN HAS MORE ON WHAT IS NEXT FOR THE STAFF AT SHARP GROSSMONT HOSPITAL.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO'S ONLY EAST COUNTY HOSPITAL HAS VOTED TO UNIONIZE MORE THAN 1400 HEALTHCARE WORKERS.

REGISTERED NURSES ARE ALREADY REPRESENTED.

THE NEW UNION COVERS A VARIETY OF POSITIONS INCLUDING CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS, PHARMACY TECHNICIANS AND RESPIRATORY FOR THERAPISTS.

>> I WALK INTO THE HALLWAYS AND PEOPLE ARE HUGGING AND SMILING.

THEY ARE VERY EXCITED.

>> Reporter: WE SPOKE TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM TECHNICIAN.

HE VOTED TO JOIN THE UNITED HEALTHCARE WORKERS WEST.

HE IS HOPING IT WILL BRING BETTER PAY AND MORE STAFF.

>> IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT WAGES AND STAFFING.

IT IS ABOUT QUALITY CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS.

WE HAVE ALWAYS SAID WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM NO MATTER HOW MANY COME THROUGH THE DOOR, NO MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION IS WE WILL ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF OUR PATIENTS BUT NOW WE HAVE THIS FAILING OF TAKING CARE OF US.

>> Reporter: THEY SPOKE DURING A RECENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

A RESOLUTION WAS PASSED IN SUPPORT OF FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS.

>> I HAVE BEEN WITH SHARP SINCE 2015.

MY REASON FOR JOINING A UNION IS TO HAVE A VOICE.

WE NEED BETTER PAY AND WORKER SAFETY.

>> Reporter: THE VOTE TO UNIONIZE WAS 55% IN FAVOR.

IT STILL NEEDS TO BE CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD.

AFTER THAT COMES ELECTIONS FOR BARGAINING COMMITTEES AND THEN GETTING A NEW CONTRACT.

>> WE ARE HOPING THAT THEY WILL WORK WITH US AND GIVE US WHAT WE NEED TO KEEP GOING.

>> Reporter: SHARP HEALTHCARE OFFICIALS FILED A CLAIM WITH FEDERAL LABOR OFFICIALS ALLEGING INTIMIDATING AND THREATENING ORGANIZING EFFORTS FROM THE UNION.

UNION OFFICIALS CALLED IT A DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THE ELECTION ANTIVERT ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE WAGES AND STAFFING .

A SPOKESPERSON ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING THEY HAVE MORE THAN 1700 OPEN POSITIONS AND SINCE THE PANDEMIC FILLING THEM HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE.

THEY MAINTAIN WAGES ARE COMPETITIVE AND THEY INCREASED STAFF PAY LATE LAST YEAR.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CALIFORNIA UTILITY REGULATORS ARE TAKEN INTO REASONS FOR THIS WINTER'S HIGH NATURAL GAS PRICES.

ERIC ANDERSON HAS DETAILS.

>> Reporter: THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION PRESSED INDUSTRY OFFICIALS TO EXPLAIN THE RECORD-SETTING PRICE HIKES FOR NATURAL GAS.

UTILITY BILLS FOR CUSTOMERS MORE THAN DOUBLED FROM ONE YEAR AGO.

THAT HAS HAD A DRAMATIC IMPACT ON SOME RESIDENTS.

>> I ENTIRELY SHUT MY HEATER OFF AND KEEP MY LIGHTS OFF.

I DON'T EVEN TRY TO PUT THEM ON.

>> Reporter: THEY DO NOT DIRECTLY REGULATE NATURAL GAS BUT THESE ARE ALSO REGULATING ELECTRICITY PRICES.

>> WE DO NOT KNOW ALL OF THE ISSUES.

THIS IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AND NEEDS TO BE EXAMINED FURTHER.

>> Reporter: A COLLECTION OF OFFICIALS AGREE THAT THE PRICES SOARED BECAUSE OF UNSEASONABLY COLD WEATHER, WHICH DROVE DEMAND.

THEY ALSO NOTED THERE WERE PIPELINE CONSTRAINTS IN THE WEST AND LOW STORAGE LEVELS BEFORE THE WINTER SEASON BEGAN.

THE UNPRECEDENTED PRICE HIKE ALSO RAISED QUESTIONS.

>> WHY IS IT THAT THE DAY AFTER A LETTER WAS SENT ASKING FOR INVESTIGATION THE PRICES WERE CUT IN HALF.

AS NEWS WAS THEN BROUGHT ON ABOUT GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S LETTER BEING MADE PUBLIC, NOW IT STABILIZED AT FIVE DOLLARS AS OF YESTERDAY.

>> Reporter: THEY INDICATED THAT THEY ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF TO EXPLORE WHETHER THERE HAS BEEN ANY MARKET MANIPULATION.

MEANWHILE, NATURAL GAS PRICES FELL THIS MONTH AND PROJECTIONS HINT THAT PRICES COULD FALL AGAIN NEXT MONTH.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HIGH-ENERGY RATES ARE HAVING A SURPRISING IMPACT ON REP TILES.

COLD-BLOODED ANIMALS THAT REQUIRE HEATING LAMPS ARE JACKING UP THE HEATING BILL FOR A NONPROFIT THAT HELPS TO RESCUE THEM.

TONYA ZORN HAS THE STORY.

>> OUR FIRST ANIMAL IS A BALL PYTHON.

>> THE SOUNDS OF KIDS FILL THIS FIVE AREA ONCE AGAIN.

WE VISITED THE REPTILE MUSEUM IN 2021 WHEN COVID HAD CUT AWFUL IN PERSON VISITS.

THEY ALSO SUSPENDED ALL IN PRISON EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS AND REPLACED IT WITH VIRTUAL ONES.

SEE IN THEIR FACES LIGHT UP ONCE AGAIN IS WHAT SUSAN, THE FOUNDER, SAYS KEEPS HER GOING.

>> THESE ANIMALS HAVE THAT COFACTOR.

THE KIDS GET REALLY EXCITED ABOUT LEARNING.

IF THE TEACHERS LET THEM RUN WITH THAT WE CAN TEACH EVERY SINGLE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL WITH THESE ANIMALS.

>> Reporter: SHE FELT THE PANDEMIC LOCKED AND WAS ESPECIALLY TOUGH ON HER REPTILE SANCTUARY.

>> WHEN YOU HAVE LIVE ANIMALS YOU CAN'T TURN DOWN THE HEAT AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND JUST GO AWAY.

YOU HAVE TO KEEP COMING IN EVERY DAY AND TAKING CARE OF THEM AND FEEDING THEM AND CLEANING THEM AND SOCIALIZING.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID HER DONATIONS DROPPED BY 80% AND THEY WERE TONIGHT FOR GRANTS THAT SHE THOUGHT SHE THEY WOULD GET.

AT THE SAME TIME, MORE ANIMALS WERE COMING TO THE SANCTUARY.

>> THERE IS A BIAS AGAINST THESE ANIMALS.

IT DOES COME INTO PLAY SOMETIMES.

WE ENDED UP NOT SEE IN THE GRANTS THAT WE THOUGHT WE WOULD .

>> Reporter: THEY WERE ABLE TO GET A LOAN THAT SHE USED TO PAY HER STAFF AND FEED HER ANIMALS.

IT DID NOT LEAVE MUCH ROOM FOR LARGER EXPENSES.

>> DURING THAT TIME THE UTILITIES CANNOT SHUT OFF FOR NONPAYMENT.

WILL LET THEM KNOW WE CAN'T PAY THE BILL.

WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO CONSERVE BECAUSE WE CAN'T PAY THE BILL.

>> Reporter: IT'S AN EXPENSE THAT IS VITAL TO KEEPING REPTILES ALIVE.

SHE SAID HER BILL AT THAT TIME WAS BETWEEN $2000-$3000 A MONTH.

>> NOW IT IS 6000, $7000 WITH THE NEW RATES.

AND WE HAVE THAT BACK BALANCE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

>> Reporter: THE BACK BALANCE IS $36,000.

LAST MONTH THEY WERE SENT A NOTICE TO PAY THE BALANCE OR RISK DISCONNECTION.

SHE FEARED THIS WOULD BE THE LAST STRAW.

BECAUSE SHE KEPT TALKING WITH THEM, THE COMPANY GAVE HER A FIVE YEAR PAYMENT PLAN.

>> IT IS UNDER $1000 A MONTH THAT WE HAVE TO PAY.

THE ELECTRIC WILL IS WAY UP SO WE ARE LOOKING AT OVER $7000 THAT WE HAVE TO PAY.

IT IS DOUBLE WHAT WE WERE.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THAT THEY ARE WORKING CONTINUOUSLY WITH CUSTOMERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO PAY THE BILLS AND THEY ARE COMMITTED TO FINDING SOLUTIONS.

POWER IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM.

SHE SAID OTHER EXPENSES ARE ALSO ON THE RISE.

>> SOME OF THE FOOD COSTS HAVE GONE UP 400%.

IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN SAY WE JUST WON'T GET THAT.

IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE ANIMALS ' SURVIVAL.

WE TRY TO FIND COST-CUTTING MEASURES WHERE WE CAN, BUT THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH WE CAN DO.

>> Reporter: IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE ON ELECTRICITY THEY ARE ROTATING HEATING LAMPS.

SHE SAYS TOO MANY CHANGES CAN SOMETIMES BACKFIRE AND END UP COSTING MORE IN VET BILLS.

THEY HAVE SET UP A GOFUNDME TO HELP WITH THE OUTSTANDING BALANCES AND POSSIBLY GET THEM INTO A BETTER LOCATION.

RIGHT NOW THEY ARE OPERATING OUT OF AN OLD MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING AND USING EVERY INCH.

>> I WOULD LIKE EVERY ANIMAL TO HAVE THE MAXIMUM AND A SPACE WE CAN GET BECAUSE MANY OF THEM HAVE HAD HORRIFIC LIVES AND THEY DESERVE THAT FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.

>> Reporter: SHE THINKS THEY ARE KEEPING THE PROMISE OF SAVING THE ANIMALS.

SHE IS EXCITED TO GET BACK TO THE EDUCATIONAL PROMISE THE NONPROFIT SET OUT TO KEEP WITH THE COMMUNITY.

>> OUR GOAL IS NOT ONLY TO SAVE THESE AMAZING CREATURES BUT ALSO TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THEM.

>>> NEWLY RELEASED PICTURES FROM THE U.S. NAVY GIVE US THE CLOSEST LOOK AT AT THE BALLOON THAT WAS SHOT DOWN OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

THE MILITARY CLAIMS THAT CAME FOR CHINA AND WAS USED FOR SURVEILLANCE.

PENTAGON OFFICIALS SAY IT IS THE LATEST OF SEVERAL SPY BALLOONS THAT HAVE ENTERED THE AIRSPACE OF THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES IN RECENT YEARS.

>>> A SCARY MORNING FOR PASSENGERS WHO TOOK OFF FROM SAN DIEGO.

FOUR PASSENGERS WERE INJURED SHORTLY AFTER A FLIGHT TOOK OFF FOR NEW JERSEY.

THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY A CHARGING ELECTRONIC DEVICE.

THIS ALL HAPPENED AS CONGRESS WAS HOLDING HEARINGS ON AIRLINE SAFETY.

>> IF THE AVIATION SYSTEM IS TELLING US SOMETHING IS WRONG WE NEED TO LISTEN.

>> Reporter: AVIATION OFFICIALS ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM LAWMAKERS AFTER TWO RUNWAY MISSES IN THREE WEEKS IN NEW YORK AND TEXAS.

>> THEY HAVE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS ABOUT PREDICTABILITY AND AGILITY OF THE FAA.

>> Reporter: THE FAA IS UP FOR REAUTHORIZATION THIS YEAR.

THEY SAY THAT IT CONTINUES TO BE THE SAFEST IN THE WORLD BUT THEY NEED MORE MONEY FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY TRAINING AND HIRING MORE PILOTS.

ENERGY GROUPS AGREE.

>> IT TAKES CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT TO GET AND BE THE BEST.

IT TAKES CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT TO STAY THE BEST.

>> Reporter: A MAJOR TOOL TO LEARN ABOUT THESE INCIDENTS AND HOW TO AVOID THEM IS THE COCKPIT VOICE REPORTERS.

THE COMMITTEE WAS TOLD THAT VOICE RECORDINGS WERE UNAVAILABLE FROM A NEAR MISS IN AUSTIN.

THE COCKPITS ONLY HOLD TWO HOURS OF DATA AND CONTINUOUSLY OVERWRITE.

THE NTSB SAID THEY HAVE CONTINUOUSLY ASKED THAT THE LENGTH BE EXTENDED'S 25 HOURS LIKE EUROPEAN AIRLINES.

>> WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REMAIN THE BEST, TO CONSTANTLY GET BETTER, TO AVOID COMPLACENCY, MAKE SURE WE NEVER FALL BEHIND.

>> Reporter: IVAN RODRIGUEZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE LATEST ON THE RESCUE EFFORTS FOLLOWING THE EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY AND SYRIA COMING UP AT 7:00.

>>> WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT SOME WIPES CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY FOR THE COAST AND SOME OF THOSE INTERIOR VALLEYS WORK EVEN SOME MORE CHANGES ARE COMING UP BY THE WEEKEND.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF CLOUDS AROUND.

MID 40s FOR SAN DIEGO AND CHULA VISTA.

MOUNT LAGUNA DOWN TO 33 AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES.

FUTURECAST SHOWS LITTLE IN THE WAY OF CLOUD COVER.

PRETTY QUIET AS WE WORK OUR WAY RIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND INTO THURSDAY.

THERE WILL STILL BE SOME BREEZES COMING OUT AND IMPACTING THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT COOLER THERE AS OPPOSED TO SOME OF THOSE INTERIOR VALLEYS.

THERE IS HIGH PRESSURE AND WIND COMING DOWN FROM THE NORTH AND EAST.

TEMPERATURE-WISE UP TO 70 NOW.

CHULA VISTA IS 72.

MOUNT LAGUNA IS IN THE UPPER 40s.

OCEANSIDE IS AT 69.

AS WE GO INTO THURSDAY, A LITTLE BIT BREEZY.

AT THE FAR INTERIOR THE MOUNTAINS AND THE COAST WILL REMAIN WARM.

THE COAST IS UP TO THE 70s.

TURNING COOLER ON SATURDAY.

THE INTERIOR VALLEY, THURSDAY UP TO 81.

STILL MILD ON FRIDAY BUT TURNING COOLER.

COULD EVEN SEE SOME SHOUTER'S SHOWERS LATER ON THIS WEEKEND.

TALKING ABOUT THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WE WILL STAY ON THE COOL SIDE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

CHILLY, VERY COLD AIR ENTERING THE PICTURE PERHAPS LATE THIS WEEKEND.

WE WILL BE EXPERIENCING SOME COOLING AS WELL AS WE GO INTO SATURDAY AND ESPECIALLY AS WE GO INTO SUNDAY.

>>> AN NBA RECORD MANY THOUGHT WAS OUT OF REACH MIGHT BE BROKEN TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES.

LeBRON JAMES IS 36 POINTS AWAY FROM BECOMING THE ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER.

THE RECORD HAS BEEN HELD BY KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS.

TIPOFF IS SET FOR 7:00 FOR THE LAKERS AT HOME AGAINST OKLAHOMA CITY.

COURTSIDE TICKETS ARE GOING FOR NEARLY $50,000.

>>> IT STARTED IN 1964 WITH THE INNOVATION OF THE SYNTHESIZER.

THE GENERATION OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC WILL TAKE OFF.

A LEADING PIONEER WOULD SPEAK TO US.

JOHN CARROLL SPOKE TO THE MAN BEHIND THE DOCUMENTARY.

>> Reporter: THERE'S A TRUTH BEHIND MUSIC THAT SOME OF US THAT PERFORM IT FIND A HARD TO SWALLOW.

IT IS BASED ON MASS.

JOHN LEWIS LOVED MUSIC FROM THE TIME HE WAS A CHILD BUT HE MAJORED IN ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING AT THE TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE.

WHEN HE GOT OUT HE ANSWERED HIS MUSICAL CALLING.

>> EVERYBODY HAD THEIR OWN IDEA.

>> Reporter: HE WANTED TO COMBINE ALL THE SOUNDS MADE BY THE INDIVIDUAL SYNTHESIZERS.

HE BEGAN IN 1974.

THREE YEARS LATER THE ELECTRONIC ORCHESTRA WAS BORN.

>> WE HAD STACKS OF PEOPLE.

TO ME IT WAS A MATTER OF PULLING THEM ALL TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: STACKS OF KEYBOARDS, AN INVENTION THAT IS THE ANCESTOR TO THE SYSTEMS USED IN MUSIC REDUCTION TODAY.

YOU CAN SEE IT AT THE MUSEUM OF MAKING MUSIC IN CARLSBAD.

>> IT DID NOT TAKE TOO LONG AFTER GETTING TO KNOW HIM.

HE WAS THE MISSING LINK, THE PERSONIFICATION.

>> Reporter: THIS SHOWS YOU HIS PLACE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC.

>> THIS CONCEPT WAS FOR THE ORCHESTRA.

>> Reporter: THEY WERE MARRIED FOR ALMOST 45 YEARS.

THE PLATING NIGHTCLUBS IN SAN DIEGO AND LOS ANGELES.

ONE NIGHT THE BEACH BOYS HURT THEM.

HIS PASSION WAS LIFE PERFORMING.

HE SAID HE WAS AT HIS HAPPY NEST USING IT.

>> IT WAS HIS MANNER OF ART.

>> Reporter: LEWIS WAS BOOKED TO PERFORM AT CERTAIN PLACES IN SAN FRANCISCO.

THE MUSICIANS LOCAL THERE OBJECTED AND PICKETED AGAINST HIM.

>> THEY FELT STRONGLY THAT SYNTHESIZERS WERE NOT REAL INSTRUMENTS.

>> Reporter: HE WORKED FOR ROLAND SYNTHESIZERS AND LATER FOR YAMAHA PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DX SEVEN USED BY MANY MUSICIANS IN THE 80s.

DON LEWIS IS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT IS WORTH GETTING DID OUT.

THAT IS WHAT IT DOES.

OPENING A WINDOW TO THE LIFE OF THE SOUL OPENING A WINDOW TO MUSIC AND HIS INVENTION HE USES TO MAKE IT.

>> I WANT TO PASS THE BATON TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS I CAN.

>>> A REMINDER THAT WE WILL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE OF THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS BEGINNING AT 6:00 LED THE TEAM OF THE PBS NEWS HOUR.

YOU CAN ALSO LIFESTREAM AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE WERE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

WE ARE JUST A FEW DAYS FROM THE SUPER BOWL.

WE WILL HAVE AN UPDATE FROM ARIZONA.

>>> WE WILL HAVE VISIT LIMITED EDITION FOR AN UPDATE ON THE COVID 19 SITUATION IN SAN DIEGO.

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

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.