Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3244 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The sewage crisis at the border may severely affect our coastline and beyond.
The sewage crisis at the border may severely affect our coastline and beyond. What a new report reveals about the risks to the public’s health. Plus, a power struggle over San Diego utilities. Why a group wants to fire SDG&E while opponents argue that it’s not worth the cost. Then, a labor of love. How a local couple keeps their small business and relationship strong.
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3244 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The sewage crisis at the border may severely affect our coastline and beyond. What a new report reveals about the risks to the public’s health. Plus, a power struggle over San Diego utilities. Why a group wants to fire SDG&E while opponents argue that it’s not worth the cost. Then, a labor of love. How a local couple keeps their small business and relationship strong.
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DARLENE MARCOS SHYLY AND THE FOLLOWING.
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>>> THE SEWAGE CONTAMINATION IN THE WATERS AT THE MEXICAN BORDER IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN WE EXPECTED.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I'M TRAINING VARIED ANY REPORT RELEASED TODAY BY SADIO STATE UNIVERSITY DOCUMENTS WHAT SOUTHBAY RESIDENTS HAVE KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME.
POLLUTED OCEAN WATER IS MAKING THEM SICK AND THE TOXINS ARE GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY.
OUR EDUCATIONAL REPORTER SAYS THE RISK IS NOT JUST ALONG THE COAST.
>> Reporter: THE SUNSHINE IS BACK THIS WEEK OVER IMPERIAL BEACH ALONG WITH THE COOL BREEZE.
AND A STRONG WARNING TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER.
TESTING STILL SHOWS THIS OCEAN WATER IS CONTAMINATED WITH TOXIC PESTICIDES, E. COLI, HUMAN WASTE AND SEWAGE THAT KEEPS FLOWING UNTREATED FROM MEXICO.
>> WE KNOW NOW PRAGMATICALLY THAT WE HAVE BEEN USING OUR COAST WHEN IT WAS POLLUTED AND WE SHOULDN'T.
OUR LOCAL MOM-AND-POP SHOPS ARE BEING AFFECTED.
WE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN VISITORS.
>> THE IMPERIAL BEACH MAYOR JOINED CALIFORNIA CONGRESSMAN SCOTT PETERS IN AN ONLINE PRESS CONFERENCE THIS MORNING TO ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF REPORT FROM SAN DIEGO STATE RESEARCHERS IN THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
THEY FOUND THE RECENT RECORD RAINS AND CONSTANT ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE MORE THAN 100 BILLION GALLONS OF UNTREATED SEWAGE AND URBAN RUNOFF SPILLED INTO THE ESTUARY.
AND INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
EVEN WORSE, THE RESEARCHERS DISCOVERED 392 CONTAMINANTS ARE ALSO POLLUTING SURROUNDING SOIL IN THE AIR.
BEING CARRIED BY OCEAN SPRAY ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
>> CRITERIA FOR CALLING THIS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS REALLY SETS UPON THE IDEA THAT THERE IS AN EXPOSURE RISK BECAUSE OF THE VAST AMOUNT OF CONTAMINATION THAT IS OCCURRING.
>> Reporter: THE PROBLEM IS THIS FEDERAL SOUTHBAY SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITY ON THE WEST SIDE THAT HAS NOT BEEN MAINTAINED AND NEEDS TO BE RESTORED AND EXPANDED.
THE REPORT PROVIDES EVIDENCE TO PROMPT CONGRESS TO APPROVE $310 MILLION NEEDED TO GET THE WORK DONE.
>> THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL AND I THINK WE HAVE THE EVIDENCE WE NEED TO SHOW THAT THIS IS A DISASTER AND DESERVES THE FUNDING AND THAT THE FEDERALLY OWNED TREATMENT PLAN NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
>> THE RESEARCH TEAM WORKED WITH DATA FROM 60 PRIOR STUDIES AND REPORTS ALREADY COMPLETED ON THE SEWAGE CRISIS.
THAT REVIEW HELPED THEM FIND TRENDS THAT COULD LEAD TO SOLUTIONS IF AND WHEN CONGRESS ALLOCATES FUNDING.
UNTIL THEN, THE WARNING SIGNS WILL STAY UP ON IMPERIAL BEACH.
MG PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.
>> SOME OF SAN DIEGO'S RECENT FLOOD VICTIMS SAY THEY ARE SCARED OF WHAT WILL COME NEXT AND THEY ARE DEMANDING THE CITY DO MORE.
OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL THIS AFTERNOON ALLIANCE SAN DIEGO ORGANIZE DEPRESSED CONFERENCE AND INSIDE THE CITY COUNCIL WAS GETTING AN UPDATE FROM THE HOUSING COMMISSION ON ITS RESPONSE THAT MANY ARE STILL STAYING IN HOTELS AND SOME OF THOSE PRESENT TODAY SAID VOUCHERS WILL EXPIRE IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, ADDING ANOTHER LAYER TO THIS STRESSFUL TIME.
>> WE NEED HELP FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND CLOTHES TO GET DRESSED, HOUSING, THAT IS ALL WE ASK.
>> MYSELF AND MY FAMILY HAVE TO BE OUT AT 11:00 IN THE MORNING.
WHERE IS EVERYONE GOING?
WE DON'T KNOW.
>> KPBS REACHED OUT TO GET CLARIFICATION ON THE HOTEL SITUATION AND WE ARE TOLD THE COUNTY IS TAKING THE LEAD ON EXTENDING COMBINATIONS AND IS MEETING WITH PEOPLE IN SEVERAL HOTELS AND TOWNS TO PROVIDE UPDATES.
THOUSAND COMMISSION SAYS THEY ARE CURRENTLY PROVIDING TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR MORE THAN 700 FLOOD VICTIMS AND THEIR PETS.
>>> LOOKING AHEAD WE WILL BE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 47 TONIGHT WITH MAINLY CLEAR SKIES ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE A LITTLE ON THE CHILLIER SIDE.
YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO STAY TUNED TO THE FORECAST TO SEE WHERE TEMPERATURES GO THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK AND WHEN WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SEEING MORE IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION.
MORE ON THAT, COMING UP.
>>> THE GROUP TRYING TO FIRE SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC AND REPLACE IT WITH MUNICIPAL UTILITY IS SPEAKING OUT TODAY.
OUR KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER SAYS POWER SAN DIEGO DOES NOT APPRECIATE THEIR MOVES TO STOP THEIR BALLOT INITIATIVE.
>> Reporter: ADVOCATES HOPING TO BUY OUT SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC CITY OPERATIONS ARE TAKING SWIPES AT THE UTILITIES RECENTLY CREATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE.
THE RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SAN DIEGO PACT WAS FORMED IN DECEMBER AND HAS $300,000 WORTH OF FUNDING THAT ALL COMES FROM THE UTILITY.
POWER SAN DIEGO OFFICIALS SAY THAT TOP OFFICERS ARE KEY EMPLOYEES.
>> IN SOME WAYS THEY RECOGNIZE THE POTENTIAL SERIOUSNESS OF THE CAMPAIGN AND THEY WOULD FORM A COMPLETELY PACT THAT HAS ONE PURPOSE TO OPPOSE OUR BALLOT MISSION.
>> POWER SAN DIEGO HOPES TO CONVINCE CITY VOTERS TO DUMP THE INVESTOR-OWNED UTILITY AND CREATE A MUNICIPAL UTILITY LIKE IN LOS ANGELES, RIVERSIDE AND SACRAMENTO.
THEY SAY THE CITY HAS ALREADY LOOKED AT THE ISSUE TWICE.
>> ONE OF THE OUTCOMES OF THE FRANCHISE FIGHT A FEW YEARS AGO WAS THE CITY ALLOCATED A FEW MILLION DOLLARS TO DO YET ANOTHER MUNICIPAL IS ASIAN THE STUDY.
TO HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE A FEW YEARS PRIOR.
BOTH OF THEM POSITIVE.
>> OPPONENTS SAY IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT KNOWING ALL THE COSTS AND THEY OPPOSE A GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF THE UTILITY GRID ARGUING THAT THE CITY HAS TOO MANY OTHER ISSUES THAT NEED ATTENTION.
>> HOMELESSNESS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, REPAIRING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SAFETY, THIS WOULD TAKE ATTENTION AWAY FROM THAT AND THAT IS WHY WE BELIEVE IT IS A RECKLESS AND COSTLY MEASURE.
>> UNION MEASURES RALLIED WITH THE PACT SAYING THEY WANT TO PROTECT THEIR JOBS AND BACKERS HAVE UNTIL MAY 14 TO RAISE ABOUT 80,000 VALID SIGNATURES TO PUT THE INITIATIVE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT.
>>> .
DEMOCRATS ARE GOING HEAD- TO-HEAD FOR STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 79 WHICH COVERS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO AND SURROUNDING CITIES TO THE EAST.
OUR REPORTER SAYS THERE IS NO INCUMBENT CANDIDATES IN THE ELECTION AND IT IS SHAPING UP TO BE A COMPETITIVE RACE.
>> AAQILA WEBER HAS REPRESENTED SINCE 2021 AND IS RUNNING FOR STATE SENATE.
THERE ARE OTHERS THAT ARE RUNNING TO REPLACE HER AND WEBER HAS ENDORSED GARLANDS FOR THE SEAT.
AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT SES YOU AND SAYS HER TOP PRIORITIES INCLUDE ADDRESSING INEQUITIES IN EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
>> WHAT BETTER PERSON TO HAVE IN THIS OFFICE WHO REALLY HAS WALKED A MILE IN THEIR SHOES BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IS.
>> PARENT IN THE MESA HAS ENDORSEMENTS WIDE RANGE OF LOCAL DEMOCRATS LIKE SCOTT PETERS AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER DAVID ALVAREZ.
AT THE TOP PRIORITIES INCLUDE HOMELESSNESS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND ROAD REPAIRS.
>> WE NEED TO GET PEOPLE HOMES AND SERVICES AND GET THEM OFF THE STREETS.
AND HOUSING AFFORDABILITY BEING NUMBER TWO.
>> THE FINAL CANDIDATE DOES NOT HAVE ANY MAJOR ENDORSEMENTS BUT HAS BEEN THE MAYOR OF LEMON GROVE SINCE 2016.
>> MY TOP PRIORITIES ARE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS AND JOBS AND THE ECONOMY AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
AS MAYOR I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESSED THESE KEY AREAS ON A LOCAL DECIBEL LEVEL.
>> ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 79 COVERS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO, LEMON GROVE AND SPRING VALLEY WITH A TOTAL POPULATION OF ROUGHLY 500,000 CONSTITUENTS.
>>> THIS ELECTION SEASON WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM VIEWERS ABOUT THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE CONTESTS ON THEIR BALLOTS.
>> ON THE MARCH 5th PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY BALLOT AFTER THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES THERE IS ANOTHER ARCTIC NOMINATED OFFICE ON SOME BORDERS BALLOTS.
THE COUNTY CENTRAL MIDI AND DEPENDING ON YOUR AFFILIATION, YOU CAN VOTE FOR UP TO SIX OR NINE CANDIDATES LIKE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTION IS EVERY FOUR YEARS AND IT IS A LITTLE-KNOWN OFFICE FOR VOTERS LIKE THIS ONE.
SUBMITTING THIS QUESTION.
I WANT TO BE INFORMED BY MY LOCAL CANDIDATES AND SPECIFICALLY FOR CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
I'D LIKE TO SEE A DEFINITION OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
WE WENT TO THE LOCAL DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN CHAIRS.
>> FIRST THING WE DO IS ENDORSE DEMOCRATS AND VOTE ON THE BUDGET AND SUPPORT THE DEMOCRATS.
>> BECCA TAYLOR IS THE CHAIR OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND SAYS COMMITTEE MEMBERS ALSO HELP WITH THE PARTY'S PLATFORM.
>> IN BETWEEN ELECTION CYCLES WE WORK TO RECRUIT PEOPLE, WHO WANT TO RUN FOR OFFICE, BUILD UP THEIR SKILLS AND GET INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY DUTIES ARE SIMILAR.
>> WE HAVE DIFFERENT JOBS FOR EACH PERSON ON THE COMMITTEE SUCH AS PRECINCT OPS, CANDIDATE RECRUITMENT, COMMUNICATION.
EACH ONE IS ASSIGNED A JOB TO DO AND THAT IS HOW THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE PARTY AS WELL.
>> THE GOP CHAIR SAYS THE PEOPLE ELECTED TO THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE CAN ALSO BE SELECTED FOR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN THE LOCAL CHAPTER ANOTHER DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY CENTRAL MANY DISTRICTS ARE BASED ON THE COUNTY'S SUPERVISOR DISTRICTS.
REPUBLICAN PARTY MEMBERS CAN CHOOSE UP TO NINE CANDIDATES WHILE DEMOCRATS CHOOSE SIX.
SO HOW CAN YOU LEARN ABOUT THE CANDIDATES?
THE PARTY SAY IT IS CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO ENDORSE ANY CANDIDATES AND AS A PARTY MEMBER YOU CAN GET INVOLVED WITH YOUR LOCAL CHAPTER AND LEARN ABOUT THE CANDIDATES.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BALLOT LIKE THIS ONE DROP US A LINE AT KPBS.ORG/VOTER HUB AND WE WILL TRY TO ANSWER THEM FOR YOU.
>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE FUTURE OF THE LATEST PACKAGE TO UKRAINE AND ISRAEL IN A DIVIDED CONGRESS.
THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER THE EVENING EDITION.
>>> THE OLDEST BLACK STUDENT NEWSPAPER IN THE U.S.
JOINED THE CENTURY CLUB.
THE HOTEL FROM HOWARD UNIVERSITY MADE ITS DEBUT 100 YEARS AGO.
ALTHOUGH JUST LIKE MOST LONG- RUNNING ORGANIZATIONS THERE HAVE BEEN BUMPS IN THE ROAD.
STAFFERS SAY THEY BELIEVE THE FUTURE STILL LOOKS BRIGHT.
MICHELLE MARSH REPORTS.
>> Reporter: GOING THROUGH THE HILL TOP ARCHIVES IS A TRIP BACK IN TIME.
STORIES TOLD THROUGH THE LENS OF STUDENT JOURNALISTS ON THE FRONT LINES OF HISTORY.
>> AS LONG AS STUDENTS HAVE BEEN PROTESTING SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THERE TO COVER IT.
>> JASMINE SMITH IS A SENIOR JOURNALIST MAJOR.
>> WE WANT TO BE REST PRESENTING -- REPRESENTING OUR MODEL, WHETHER HOLDING PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE DOCUMENTING LIVES OF HOWARD STUDENTS.
>> 7 NEWS WAS ON CAMPUS FOR THE WEEKLY EDITORIAL MEETING.
THEY ARE CONTINUING A RICH LEGACY OF IMPACTFUL LOCAL REPORTING THAT HAS BEEN CARRIED ON FOR DECADES.
BEGINNING IN 1924 WHEN THE MONTHLY PAPER WAS COFOUNDED BY A FORMER HOWARD STUDENT.
>> WE HAVE A SAYING, FOR ZORA, WE ARE TELLING STORIES FOR ZORA AND FOR HER MISSION AND WHAT SHE STOOD FOR.
>> JR. IS THREE MAJOR JD SAYS THAT MISSION WAS LAID OUT IN THE FIRST ISSUE ON JANUARY 22nd, 1924.
>> THE FIRST .
WAS ABOUT REGISTRATION ON CAMPUS.
THAT WAS SOMETHING THEY WROTE BECAUSE THEY FELT THEY NEEDED TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF STUDENTS.
>> WAS THERE EVER A POINT WHEN THE HILL TOP WAS IN JEOPARDY?
>> IN THE MID-80s MAKE HILL TOP DID HAVE INTERNAL CONFLICT AND AT ONE POINT THE EDITOR IN CHIEF FIRED ALL HER STAFF EXCEPT FOR ONE.
>> BEEN A WEEKLY ONLINE PUBLICATION TAKES TIME AND TECHNOLOGY, PROVING ITS STAYING POWER.
>> THE WHOLE ORGANIZATION KNOWS THAT THIS IS A RATIONAL PUBLICATION.
THIS IS NOT A CLUB.
WE ARE TRAINING OURSELVES TO BE REPORTERS AND JOURNALISTS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE INTELLECTUALLY SERIOUS ABOUT OUR SURROUNDINGS.
>> WHERE YOU SEE THE HILL TOP GOING?
>> HOPEFULLY IN 10 YEARS WE WILL DOUBLE OUR AUDIENCE.
>> WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A DAILY NEWS APPLICATION.
I THINK SOME OF THE NEWS CLIPPINGS WE READ AND LOOK AT ARE DOING EXACTLY THAT AND WE BELIEVE WE HAVE JUST AS MUCH TALENT AS THEY DO.
>>> NEW LEGISLATION AIMS TO REDUCE PREGNANCY RELATED DEATHS, THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS ANNOUNCE THE NEW BILL YESTERDAY.
IT WOULD EXPAND ON SENATE BILL 464 WHICH REQUIRES PRENATAL CARE PROVIDERS AT HOSPITALS ANOTHER HEALTHCARE FACILITIES RECEIVE IMPLICIT TRAINING.
THE NEW BILL WOULD REQUIRE ALL EMPLOYEES WHO INTERACT WITH PREGNANT PATIENTS TO RECEIVE TRAINING.
IT ALSO ESTABLISHES A JUNE 2025 DEADLINE BY WHICH THAT TRAINING WOULD NEED TO BE COMPLETED STATEWIDE.
>>> IT WOULD FURTHER STRENGTHEN CALIFORNIA'S RESOLVE TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE, HIGH QUALITY CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE HEALTHCARE AND IT WOULD BETTER ENABLE US TO TRULY TAKE ON INSIDIOUS AND IMPLICIT BIAS THAT IS TEARING FAMILIES APART READ AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, NOT BEING OVERLY DRAMATIC HERE, IT WILL SAVE LIVES.
>> HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE FACILITIES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PUBLISH COMPLAINTS INFORMATION ONLINE AND REPORT TO THE STATE EVERY FEBRUARY THEREAFTER.
NONCOMPLIANT FACILITIES FACE PENALTIES OF $10,000 FOR A FIRST-TIME VIOLATION AND $25,000 FOR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS.
>>> ISOLATION MAY NO LONGER BE NECESSARY FOR SOME WITH COVID- 19.
THE WASHINGTON POST REPORTED THAT THE CDC IS EXPECTED TO EASE GUIDANCE THIS SPRING.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN FEVER FREE FOR 24 HOURS AND HAVE MILD OR IMPROVING SYMPTOMS WOULD NO LONGER NEED TO ISOLATE.
SINCE 2021 THE CDC SAID PEOPLE SHOULD ISOLATE FOR AT LEAST FIVE DAYS AFTER A POSITIVE TEST.
THIS CHANGE WOULD BRING COVID- 19 GUIDANCE IN LINE WITH OTHER RESPIRATORY VIRUSES LIKE THE FLU.
>>> TOMORROW IS VALENTINE'S DAY .
SOME COUPLES ARE CELEBRATING LIVING TOGETHER OR RAISING A CHILD TOGETHER, BUT WHAT ABOUT STARTING A BUSINESS TOGETHER?
WE SPOKE TO EMILY AND TREVOR, OWNER OF SISTERS PIZZA ON HOW THEY KEEP THEIR RELATIONSHIP AND BUSINESS GOING STRONG.
>> THE WALLS OF SISTERS PIZZA ON 4th AVENUE ARE COVERED IN PHOTOGRAPHS OF SMILING FACES.
EACH ONE IS A TRIBUTE TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND EVEN LOST LOVED ONES.
>> LOTS OF PICTURES ALL OVER THE RESTAURANT.
MOREOVER HERE AND ON THE BACK WALL.
BASICALLY EVERY SQUARE INCH OF FREE WALL SPACE ARE PHOTOS OF LOVED ONES.
>> WITH AUSTIN LOVE, THAT IS EXACTLY HOW SISTERS PIZZA AGAIN.
>> IN 2016 MY SISTER PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY AND AT THE TIME I WAS A TEACHER.
I DREAM WAS DONOR PIZZA RESTAURANT AND WITH HER PASSING AND REALIZING LIFE IS SO SHORT I DECIDED TO LEAVE MY JOB TEACHING AND LIVE MY DREAM NOW AND OPEN THE RESTAURANT.
>> EMILY AND HER SISTER KATE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT OPENING A BUSINESS TOGETHER.
THEY SHARED A LOVE FOR PIZZA AND AMONG THEIR IDEAS WAS A SMALL PIZZERIA.
BUT WHEN KATE PASSED AWAY EMILY FOUND IT WAS TOO MUCH TO DO ON HER OWN.
THAT IS WHERE HER HUSBAND STEPPED IN.
HE QUIT HIS JOB AT AN AUTO BODY SHOP TO WORK FULL-TIME AT SISTERS PIZZA.
>> BEING ABLE TO SEE EACH OTHER EVERY DAY, AND JUST THE INTERACTIONS WITH PEOPLE, IT IS NICE TO SEE EMILY'S PERSONALITY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY COMMUNICATE WITH OUR CUSTOMER BASE.
AND WE JUST ENJOY IT.
>> THE OLD SAYING GOES, NEVER ASK BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE BUT WITH EMILY AND TREVOR, IT IS A DIFFERENT STORY.
>> A LOT OF POSITIVES.
THERE ARE SOME NEGATIVES, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO WORK WITH SOMEONE YOU LOVE, SOMEONE YOU LIKE AND YOU THINK IS FUNNY, THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT FOR THAT.
PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THEIR WORK LIFE AND WORK HAS BEEN, WE ACTUALLY HAVE THAT FOR REAL.
THERE ARE MORE POSITIVES THAN NEGATIVES.
IT IS A CHALLENGE BUT IT IS WORTH IT.
>> OF COURSE RUNNING A SMALL BUSINESS IS NO EASY TASK.
>> I WAS A FOR ANY COUPLE OR ANYONE PERSON IN A COUPLE OPENING A BUSINESS, WHERE YOUR PARTNER WILL BE INVOLVED, IT IS PROBABLY IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEARLY COMPARTMENTALIZE ONE FROM THE OTHER.
SMALL BUSINESS ESPECIALLY IS SUCH A HUGE RESPONSIBILITY WITH SO MUCH THAT GOES INTO IT.
IF YOU ARE IN A PARTNERSHIP IT IS AUTOMATICALLY GOING TO BE THE OTHER PERSON'S BABY TOO.
>> KEEPING THE RESTAURANT GOING ALSO KEEPS HIM CLOSE TO THE COMMUNITY.
>> IN A RESTAURANT YOU WORK EVERY HOLIDAY TOGETHER, YOU WORK NIGHTS TOGETHER.
THERE IS A LOT OF FRIENDSHIP AND COMMUNITY.
THAT'S THE BEST PART.
>> THEY WERE ADVISED TO ASPIRING COUPLES IN BUSINESS.
>> BE PATIENT WITH ONE ANOTHER, ESPECIALLY IN THE BEGINNING WHEN YOU'RE FIGURING THINGS OUT.
THERE IS NO RIGHT ANSWER.
JUST UNDERSTANDING THE BOTH OF YOU ARE LEARNING AT THE SAME TIME.
NO ONE IS THE EXPERT.
JUST WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE IT HAPPEN BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T HAVE PATIENCE IT WON'T WORK.
>> SOON EMILY PLANS TO GO ON A SHORT TRIP WITH OLD FRIENDS.
BECAUSE OF HER HUSBAND SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SISTERS PIZZA WHEN SHE IS GONE.
>> I'M GOING AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS NEXT WEEK AND I FEEL 100% CONFIDENT BEING AWAY ON THE BUSINESS KNOWING TREVOR IS THERE TO HOLD DOWN THE FORT.
EVEN IF I'M GONE FOR A FEW HOURS I KNOW HE HAS MY BACK.
THAT IS A REALLY GREAT FEELING.
>>> LET'S START YOU OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES AND WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AS WE HAD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THE DRY WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE WEEK.
ALTHOUGH WE ARE GOING TO SEE A LITTLE MORE IN THE WAY OF LATE- NIGHT AND EARLY-MORNING LOW- LEVEL CLOUDS AND FOG.
THAT WILL CAUSE SOME CONCERNS FOR LOWER VISIBILITY, JUST TAKE IT EASY ON THE ROADS IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE OUT LATE OR EARLY, YOU MAY RUN INTO SOME TRICKY TRAVEL.
THE PRECIPITATION CHANCES DO INCREASE AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.
ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOR TONIGHT WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO LOWS IN THE 40s ALONG THE COAST, OCEANSIDE 43, SAN DIEGO 47, RAMONA 45 AND FURTHER INLAND, MOUNT LAGUNA 46.
FOR VALENTINE'S DAY, NOT TOO MANY PROBLEMS.
MILD ACROSS MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST POINTING FURTHER NORTH WE ARE TALKING A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE WAY OF RAIN AND SNOW.
AS FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY PROBLEMS TO CONTEND WITH.
OCEANSIDE IS 63 FOR TOMORROW, SIMILAR FOR SAN DIEGO, RINSE AND REPEAT FOR RAMONA.
THE LAGUNA HITTING A HIGH OF 44.
OVER THE NEXT FIVE DAYS, STARTING ALONG THE COAST, HIGHS WILL BE RUNNING IN THE MID 60s AND STAYING READY STEADY THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.
AND LIKE I SAID, CLOUDS AND SUN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS BUT THEY WILL START TO INCREASE AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEKEND.
THAT IS WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A LITTLE MORE IN THE WAY OF MOISTURE WITH PRECIPITATION CHANCES INCREASING INTO NEXT WEEK.
FURTHER INLAND, HIGHS WILL BE REMAINING IN THE MID 60s WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY THEN BACK UP TO 70 BY FRIDAY.
A GREAT DAY EATING INTO THE WEEKEND.
EVEN SEEING SOME SUN BY SATURDAY WITH MORE CLOUDS ROLLING IN FOR SUNDAY.
IT WILL BE A LITTLE CHILLY IN THE MOUNTAINS, 44 FOR THE HIGH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, 43 ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
AND WE WILL SEE THE CLOUDS START TO INCREASE TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEKEND.
AS FOR THE DESERTS, HIGHS WILL BE RISING BACK UP INTO THE 70s AND WILL STAY THERE THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.
>>> RIGHT NOW A SPECIAL ELECTION IS UNDERWAY TO REPLACE GEORGE SANTOS.
IT IS AN EMERGING BATTLEGROUND THAT COULD SERVE AS AN INDICATOR FOR OTHER SUBURBS THIS FALL.
WE HAVE MORE FROM WASHINGTON ON THE POTENTIAL IMPACT.
>> A SPECIAL ELECTION ON LONG ISLAND TO FILL THE SEAT LEFT VACANT BY REPUBLICAN GEORGE SANTOS WHO WAS EXPELLED IN CONGRESS OVER ETHICS VIOLATIONS.
NOW TOM SUOZZI, OF LONGTIME FIXTURE IN POLITICS IS TRYING TO FLIP THE SEATBACK FOR DEMOCRATS.
>> I'M SAYING VOTE FOR ME BECAUSE I WANT TO CHANGE WHAT IS GOING ON IN WASHINGTON, D.C. >> HIS OPPONENT, HIS LESSER- KNOWN BUT HAS THE POWERFUL NASA COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY SUPPORT DRIVING HER CAMPAIGN.
>> HAS POLITICAL CAREER IS OVER.
>> EVEN THOUGH THE OUTCOME WILL HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON CAPITOL HILL REPUBLICANS HOLD A RAZOR THIN MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE, BOTH CANDIDATES HAVE STEERED CLEAR OF NATIONAL PARTY LEADERS, AT LEAST PUBLICLY.
>> FOR ME IT'S NOT ABOUT REPUBLIC -- REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT, IT IS ABOUT OUR COUNTRY GOING IN ONE DIRECTION.
>> WE ARE SO DIVIDED.
I FOCUS A LOT OF MY CAREER ON WORKING ACROSS PARTY LINES TO GET THINGS DONE.
>> IN ADDITION TO IMPACTING THE HOUSE PARTY BREAKDOWN IN THE SHORT-TERM, THE OUTCOME OF THE ELECTION COULD PROVIDE LESSONS FOR BOTH PARTIES AS THE GENERAL ELECTION SEASON NEARS.
SUBURBAN VOTERS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND THE RACE FOR THE CONTROL OF THE HOUSE.
>> TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHAT IS ON YOUR BALLOT THIS PRIMARY ELECTION SEASON YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE KPBS MOTOR HUB, THAT IS WHERE YOU WILL FIND EXPLANATIONS ON RACES, AND Q&A'S TO HELP YOU MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.
JUST GO TO KPBS.ORG/VOTER HUB.
>>> THE CITY COUNCIL CLAIMED FEBRUARY 10 THROUGH THE 24th TO BE LUNAR NEW YEAR WEEK IN THE CITY.
IT STARTED SATURDAY BUT THE CELEBRATION LASTS FOR 15 DAYS.
TO MARK THE OCCASION THE LUCKY LINE DANCERS BLESS THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO BRING IN GOOD LUCK FOR THE NEW YEAR.
THEY WERE JOINED BY VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS WHO PUT ON CELEBRATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
COUNCIL MEMBER ALSO MADE A SPECIAL PROCLAMATION FOR IT TO BE THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON.
>>> HERE IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.
THE MORNING EDITION DISCUSSES A NEW STUDY THAT FINDS TAI CHI MAY BE BETTER THAN CONVENTIONAL AEROBIC EXERCISE AND LOWERING BLOOD PRESSURE.
AND SPEAKING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO HELP PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR HOMES AND BELONGINGS IN FLOODS ON JANUARY 22nd.
YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.
THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI, GOOD NIGHT.
>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOODING AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR IS IT.COM.
AND BY THE CONRAD PREFACE FOUNDATION.
DARLENE MARCOS SHYLY AND THE FOLLOWING.
AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
THANK YOU.
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