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

>>> SAN DIEGO POLICE ANNOUNCED DOZENS OF ARRESTS IN AN UNDERCOVER OPERATION TARGETING HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

POLICE SAY THE TASK FORCE RESCUED EIGHT TEENS FROM ALLEGED TRAFFICKERS.

>> HOW ARE YOU.

>> Reporter: THIS VIDEO IS FROM OPERATION VETTER PATHWAYS, A MONTH-LONG INVESTIGATION TO STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

THEY SHARED THEIR RESULTS ON TUESDAY AT SAN DIEGO POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

>> WE HAVE HEARD THE CALL FOR HELP FROM SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS WHO HAVE WATCHED THEIR STREETS TURN INTO OPEN- AIR SEX MARKETS.

THIS OPERATION WAS LED BY THE COUNTY HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS COMPLAINTS OF TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION IN SAN DIEGO AND NATIONAL CITY.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO POLICE CHIEF SAID IT LED TO THE ARREST OF 48 PEOPLE.

HE SAID THEY RESCUED EIGHT CHILDREN FROM TRAFFICKERS.

>> THE YOUNGEST VICTIM RESCUED WAS 13.

SHE WAS SEEN WALKING THE STREET AND WAITING FOR SOMEBODY TO PICK HER UP TO BUY SEX FROM HER.

OFFICERS RESCUED HER AND REUNITED HER WITH HER FAMILY.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY SET A NEW LAW TO TO CRIMINALIZE SEX WORK CAUSED TRAFFICKERS TO BE BRAZEN.

>> THEY WERE BOASTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT BECAUSE OF THE DECRIMINALIZATION, THEY CAN JUST OPENLY SELL HUMAN BEINGS FOR SEX ON OUR STREETS.

NOT IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID SHE WENT OUT WITH THE TASK FORCE TWICE AND WAS SHOCKED AT WHAT SHE SAW.

>> LINES OF CARS.

LIKE THIS IS SOME KIND OF PURCHASING A HAMBURGER.

THESE ARE HUMAN BEINGS.

IT IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SITUATION.

>> Reporter: THEY SAID THAT EVERYDAY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE FEELING THE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY.

>> THESE ARE DOCTORS, LAWYERS, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, TEACHERS, SUPERINTENDENTS.

THEY ARE OFTEN OUT THERE BUYING SOMEONE EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE THEIR OWN CHILDREN, THEIR OWN WIVES AND SISTERS, MOTHERS.

THEY ARE STILL WILLING TO GO OUT AND PURCHASE A HUMAN BEING FOR SEX.

THAT IS WHAT FUELS THE $810 MILLION INDUSTRY OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

THEY MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

>> Reporter: THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAID THEY HAD 41 VICTIMS THAT WOULD BE OFFERED SUPPORT SERVICES.

HE SAID HE WANTED TO BE IN SAN DIEGO TO THANK THOSE THAT MEET MADE IT HAPPEN.

>> THANK YOU.

THE CAMERAS ARE ON AND SO ARE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS.

WE DO THIS WORK EVERY DAY WHEN THERE'S NO CAMERA, NO BRIGHT LIGHTS.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR ISSUED A WARNING TO TRAFFICKERS.

>> IF YOU DO WRONG IN THE CITY, IF YOU HARM OTHERS AND TRY TO TEAR DOWN THE COMMUNITIES, IF YOU HARM OUR CHILDREN LAW ENFORCEMENT IS WATCHING.

WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE, WE WILL COME FIND YOU AND WE WILL TAKE YOU DOWN.

>>> CAL STATE SAN MARCOS IS REMOVING ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS NAMES FROM CAMPUS BECAUSE OF COMMENTS HE MADE DECADES AGO ABOUT PEOPLE WHO CAME TO THE U.S.

ILLEGALLY.

TONYA THORNE LOOKS INTO THE DECISION AND WHAT IS NEXT FOR THE BUILDING.

>> Reporter: WILLIAM ANDERSON CRAVEN HAD A LONG HISTORY AS A PUBLIC SERVANT.

IN THE MILITARY, ON THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE STATE SENATE.

HIS BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS BRINGING NORTH COUNTY ITS OWN UNIVERSITY.

IN APRIL, 1993, CRAVEN HALL WAS NAMED FOR THE SENATOR.

HIS ROLE IN ESTABLISHING THE UNIVERSITY.

THAT DEDICATION WAS MET WITH CONTROVERSY.

IT WAS OVER COMMENTS THAT HE HAD MADE TWO MONTHS BEFORE DURING A HEARING ON BORDER ISSUES.

>> IT'S JUST A THOUGHT THAT I HAVE INSIDE.

IT SEEMS RATHER STRANGE THAT WE GO OUT OF OUR WAY TO TAKE CARE OF THE RIGHTS OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PERHAPS A LOWER SCALE OF OUR HUMANITY FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER.

>> REPORTER:.COM IT GOT HIM ACCUSED OF RACISM TOWARD UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.

IT WAS NOT UNTIL THIS YEAR THAT OFFICIALS VOTED TO HAVE HIS NAME REMOVED FROM IT.

IT CAME AFTER A TASK FORCE SPENT 18 MONTHS IN RESEARCH, MEETINGS, AND DISCUSSION OF THE CHANGE.

>> IT WAS A LOT OF WORK.

I THINK PEOPLE STRUGGLE WITH WAYS IN WHICH TO RECONCILE WHAT THEY WERE LEARNING, HOW THEY WERE HEARING VERY DIFFERENT VIEWS AND THINKING ABOUT WHAT WAS THE RIGHT THING OR THE BEST THING TO HELP THE CAMPUS AND THE STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF MOVE FORWARD.

TO HEAR FROM THE SENATOR'S FAMILY AND FRIENDS WE ARE COMPASSIONATE.

IT'S AN EMOTIONAL AND DIFFICULT ISSUE.

THERE IS PAIN THERE FOR SURE.

WE ALSO HEARD FROM STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WERE IN PAIN.

WE HAVE COLLEAGUES ON THIS CAMPUS WHO HAVE BEEN IN PAIN FOR 30 YEARS OVER THIS.

THERE WAS A LOT OF EMOTIONAL WORK THAT WENT INTO IT.

>> Reporter: THERE WAS ALSO A LOT OF EMOTION FOR HIS DAUGHTER.

SHE SAID HER FATHER DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO THE UNIVERSITY.

>> HE DID IT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE POPULATING THE UNIVERSITY NOW.

OVER 50% ARE HISPANIC PICKETS EXACTLY WHAT HE HAD IN MIND.

IF THAT'S WHAT HE HAD IN MIND WHY ARE THEY REMOVING HIS NAME?

THIS IS SO WRONG.

>> Reporter: HE HAD DEFENDED HIS COMMENT SAYING THEY WERE TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT.

>> MY FATHER NEVER APOLOGIZED BECAUSE HE NEVER SAID ANYTHING WRONG.

WHAT HE SAID WAS FIRST OF ALL A CONJECTURE, NOT A STATEMENT.

PERHAPS MEANS PERHAPS OR MAYBE OR WHAT I'M THINKING.

PERHAPS THEY ARE ON A LOWER LEVEL OF HUMANITY IN A HEARING ON ECONOMICS.

>> Reporter: HIS NAME IS NOT THE FIRST TO BE REMOVED FROM A SCHOOL BUILDING.

THEY SAID THAT THIS DECISION UPHOLDS THE UNIVERSITY'S MISSION AND VALUES.

>> IS IT FAIR TO JUDGE SOMEBODY IN THE PAST BY THE VALUES OF TODAY?

IN MY MIND IT IS A FALSE DICHOTOMY BECAUSE THE VALUES OF TODAY WERE THERE IN THE PAST.

THEY JUST WERE NOT ACKNOWLEDGED OR HELD UP.

THEY WERE NOT PART OF THE STRUCTURES OF POLITICS AND POWER AT THE TIME.

>> Reporter: HIS NAME AND BUST HAS YET TO BE REMOVED.

THE UNIVERSITY PLANS TO DISCUSS HOW TO BEST COMMEMORATE HIS CONTRIBUTION IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

HIS DAUGHTER SAYS IF HIS NAME IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO BE ON THE BUILDING SHE DOES NOT WANT IT ON CAMPUS AT ALL.

>> I WANT TO RETRIEVE HIS PAPERS AND MEMORABILIA FROM THE LIBRARY.

I WILL DEMAND THAT THE SCHOLARSHIP THAT WE CREATED BE STOPPED AND THAT THE PRINCIPAL BE RETURNED TO THE FAMILY TO DISTRIBUTE IN AN APPROPRIATE WAY BECAUSE WHAT YOU WANT TO HAVE A SCHOLARSHIP FROM A WHITE SUPREMACIST?

IF THAT IS THE CASE, WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.

GOOD LUCK.

>>> TWO MAJOR WEATHER SYSTEMS ARE ABOUT TO HIT SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE FIRST TONIGHT.

MELISSA MAY TELLS US WHAT TO EXPECT AND HOW ONE ORGANIZATION IS HELPING PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO STAY WARM AND DRY.

>> Reporter: THIS IS GOING TO BE PRETTY REMARKABLE BECAUSE IT WILL BE A VERY COLD SYSTEM.

THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE ONE OF THE COLDEST WINTER STORMS THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN A FEW YEARS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: ELIZABETH IS WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO.

SHE SAID THIS IS A COLD AND DYNAMIC SYSTEM COMING FROM CANADA.

>> AREAS ALONG THE COAST COULD EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MILES AN HOUR.

EVEN UP TO 55 MILES PER HOUR IN THE VALLEYS AND THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE EXPERIENCING DANGEROUS WIND SPEEDS POTENTIALLY REACHING 100 MILES PER HOUR.

>> Reporter: THE COAST AND VALLEYS WILL STRUGGLE TO GET ABOVE 52 DEGREES FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL HIT WITH GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES LIKE THE FIRST.

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE HOMELESS ON THE STREET DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER.

>> A LOT OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CHRONICALLY ON THE STREETS ARE COMPROMISED HEALTHWISE.

WHEN YOU ADD THIS ADDED BURDEN ON THEIR BODIES PHYSICALLY IT REALLY CAN MAKE THEM ILL. >> Reporter: STARTING TONIGHT THEY WILL CONVERT TWO DINING AREAS AND TO A TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SHELTER.

>> WE KNOW THAT HALF OF THEM ARE IN THE STREETS IN SHELTERS.

THERE IS A LOT OF DATA OUT THERE.

WE HAVE A LOT OF BEDS WE MAKE AVAILABLE.

>> Reporter: WARM CLOTHING IS ALSO DISTRIBUTED.

>> WE INVITE THESE INDIVIDUALS NOT ONLY IN FOR ONE NIGHT BUT THEY ARE ALSO ABLE TO STAY WITH US SO THEY CAN REGISTER FOR THE EVENTS AT AN ONGOING BASIS.

THAT'S WHERE THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES ARE APPLIED.

>> Reporter: THE RECOMMEND STAYING OUT OF THE WATER AND SECURE YOUR OUTDOOR FURNITURE.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>> THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO PICK UP OVERNIGHT.

IT IS TOMORROW, WE WILL HAVE THE EXTENDED FORECAST HEADED INTO THE WEEKEND.

>>> NEXT WEEK, THE SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR A CASE INVOLVING PRESIDENT BIDEN'S STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PLAN.

THE OUTCOME OF THE CASE WILL ALSO AFFECT THE COVID-19 PAUSE ON PAYMENTS MANY HAD TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF.

THE PAYMENTS WILL RESUME WITHIN 60 DAYS IF THE DECISION IS UNANNOUNCED OR LATER THIS YEAR IF THE DECISION IS NOT ANNOUNCED.

>>> NEW ASYLUM ROLES ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENT BIDEN ARE BEING COMPARED TO HIS PREDECESSOR.

30 DAYS A PUBLIC COMMENT IS IN EFFECT BEFORE ANY CHANGES OF THE ORDER ARE IMPLEMENTED.

THOSE WHO ARRIVE AT THE U.S. BORDER FROM A THIRD COUNTRY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SEEK ASYLUM IN THE U.S.

SOME EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE FOR UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN.

A SIMILAR POLICY INTRODUCED BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WAS DEFEATED IN FEDERAL COURT.

>>> THOSE LOOKING TO SEEK ASYLUM COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

THAT INCLUDES THOSE THAT ESCAPE RUSSIA, WORRIED THEY WILL BE DRAFTED INTO THE WAR AGAINST UKRAINE.

WE CAUGHT UP WITH ONE FAMILY WHO MADE THE JOURNEY.

>> Reporter: THEY LEFT THEIR LIFE IN RUSSIA.

BUT THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN LAST SEPTEMBER WHEN VLADIMIR PUTIN DECLARED THE FIRST DRAFT SINCE WORLD WAR II.

DRAFTING MEN HIS AGE.

>> I DO NOT WANT TO KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE.

THEY ARE PROTECTING THEIR TERRITORY AND THEIR HOME.

I WAS AFRAID FOR MY BOYS, I WAS AFRAID FOR MY FAMILY.

ONE OF MY BIGGEST FEARS.

>> Reporter: FIERCE BED QUICKLY IN RUSSIA.

WIVES AND MOTHERS WAILED AS THEIR LOVED ONES WERE FORCED TO GO TO WAR AND THOUSANDS FLED TO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES TO AVOID THE DRAFT.

THE BACKUP AT THE BORDER SEEMED ENDLESS.

IT TURNS OUT, MANY OF THEM WERE HEADED TO AMERICA.

THE NUMBER OF RUSSIANS ENCOUNTERED AT THE BORDER HAS NEARLY TRIPLED SINCE THE DRAFT WAS IMPOSED.

FROM ABOUT 1600 RUSSIANS IN AUGUST OF 2022 TO MORE THAN 4500 IN JANUARY 2023.

>> THIS IS RUSSIA.

THIS IS THE BUS STATION.

>> Reporter: FEARING HE COULD BE DRAFTED AT ANY MOMENT THEY SEPARATED.

>> IT WAS JUST TEMPORARY.

>> Reporter: HE LEFT TO KAZAKHSTAN BY BUS.

A WEEK LATER NELLY AND THE BOYS JOINED THEM.

>> SO HAPPY TO SEE HIM.

HE WAS CRYING.

>> Reporter: THEY TRAVELED BY TRAIN WHERE THEY SLEPT ON THE FLOOR OF AN APARTMENT THAT THEY SHARED WITH FRIENDS FOR MORE THAN A BUT THEY WERE NERVOUS BECAUSE IT IS A COUNTRY THAT CAN BE FRIENDLY TO RUSSIA.

THEN THEY LEARNED SOME OF THEIR RUSSIAN FRIENDS WERE ENTERING THE U.S.. >> WE GOT ACROSS THE BORDER FROM MEXICO TO THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: IN NOVEMBER THEY ARRIVED TO MEXICO.

>> THIS IS VIDEO OF OUR APARTMENT.

>> Reporter: IT IS ACROSS THE BORDER FROM SOUTH TEXAS.

MICHAEL SAYS UP TO 700 RUSSIANS WERE WAITING FOR THEIR CHANCE TO ENTER THE U.S.

LEGALLY.

>> THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE WERE AGAINST THE WAR.

THIS IS THE DAY WHEN WE CROSS THE BORDER.

>> Reporter: THEY ALLOW THEM TO ENTER THE U.S.

LEGALLY.

IT ALLOWS THEM TO SEEK ASYLUM IN THE U.S.

THE FIRST WEEKS IN AMERICA THEY WERE HOSTED BY PASTORS LIKE THIS FAMILY IN AUSTIN, QUICKLY CELEBRATED HER 27th BIRTHDAY.

THE ENTIRE FAMILY CELEBRATED BEING FREE AND SAFE TOGETHER.

>> THAT WAS ROSA FLOREZ REPORTING.

ONE RECENT STORY WE HAD SHOWS HOW ASYLUM SEEKERS ARE USING A NEW APP TO BEGIN THE PROCESS.

>>> A POSITIVE UPDATE FOR THE TEAM USA BASKETBALL STAR WHO WAS HELD FOR MONTHS IN A RUSSIAN JAIL.

THE PHOENIX MERCURY ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT BRITTNEY GRINER WILL MAKE HER RETURN TO THE COURT.

SHE SIGNED A ONE-YEAR DEAL TO PLAY IN THE UPCOMING SEASON AND THAT STARTS IN MAY.

SHE WAS RELEASED IN A PRISONER SWAP IN DECEMBER AND HAS KEPT A LOW PROFILE.

SHE DID MAKE AN APPEARANCE AT A TOURNAMENT IN ARIZONA LAST WEEK.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, WE SPEAK TO THE CEO OF THE COMPANY WHOSE TRAIN DERAILED IN OHIO CAUSING A CHEMICAL SPILL.

COMING UP AT 7:00.

>>> MISSION VALLEY WILL HOST ONE OF THE TOP-SELLING ROCK BANDS OF ALL TIME THIS FALL.

GUNS AND ROSES WILL PERFORM AT SNAPDRAGON STADIUM.

THIS WILL BE THEIR THIRD SHOW IN SAN DIEGO WITH THE MOST RECENT IN 2016.

SELECT PRESALE TICKETS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TOMORROW MORNING AT 10:00 A.M. >>> THE OCEANSIDE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS TONIGHT.

IT WAS FOUNDED 12 YEARS AGO AND SHOWCASES SHORTS, DOCUMENTARIES, AND FEATURE FILMS.

HERE IS A PREVIEW.

>> Reporter: THE OCEANSIDE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL REFLECTS THE PASSIONS OF ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

EVERY YEAR YOU CAN EXPECT TO FIND FILMS FOCUSED ON MUSIC AND SURFING.

>> WE HAVE A GRATEFUL NIGHT OF SURF ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

IT STARTS AT 5:00 P.M. .

BIG WAVE GUARDIANS IS JUST AMAZING AND EPIC SURF FILM ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT GUARD THE NORTH SHORE AND PROTECT PEOPLE'S LIVES FROM SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS WAVES.

>> WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT 4 TO 6 MINUTES BEFORE THEY RUN OUT OF OXYGEN.

>> IN A MOMENTS NOTICE THEY WILL PUT THEIR LIFE ON THE LINE TO SAVE A PERFECT STRANGER.

>> I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FRIENDS SMASH THEIR HEAD INTO THE REEF.

IF THERE WAS NOT A LIFEGUARD THERE I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD HAVE MADE IT.

>> Reporter: THE FESTIVAL WILL ALSO SHOWCASE A DARK COMEDY ABOUT A PROFESSOR TRYING TO SECURE TENURE.

>> YOU SHOULD KNOW.

I AM NOT A BIG FAN OF TENURE.

>> ONCE YOU GET TENURE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LOSE YOUR JOB UNLESS YOU DO SOMETHING REALLY STUPID.

>> THEN HE ACCIDENTALLY KILLS A STUDENT AND THE HILARITY SNOWBALLS AND GETS EVEN WORSE THAN THEIR.

>> Reporter: THERE IS ALSO A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT A MAN WITH A TERMINAL BRAIN TUMOR WHO WANTS TO FILM HIS FINAL DAYS.

>> WE ALL DIE AT SOME POINT.

IT HAS TO DEAL WITH KNOWING THAT IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE AND TRY TO ACCEPT THAT DEATH WILL GET YOU.

>> HE WANTS TO END HIS LIFE AT A CERTAIN POINT.

IT IS KIND OF A FASCINATING STORY.

IT'S A LOT MORE UPLIFTING AND AMAZING YOU MIGHT THINK THAT TYPE OF STORYLINE EXHIBITS.

WE WILL HAVE A Q DAY AFTER THAT AND SOME DISCUSSION AS WELL THAT WILL BE PRETTY FASCINATING AND INTERESTING.

>> Reporter: IT ALSO SHOWCASES SHORT FILMS FROM SAN DIEGO FILMMAKERS AND FROM AROUND THE GLOBE.

>> WE LIKE IT BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH CREATIVITY AND KNOCKING OUT A GREAT STORY IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

WE ALSO GET TO HAVE MORE FILMS FROM MORE PLACES AROUND THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: THE OCEANSIDE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS VENUE.

THE FESTIVAL RUNS THROUGH SATURDAY IN OCEANSIDE.

>>> WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT IN TERMS OF WENT.

RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW ARRIVING AND CONTINUING AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

HERE'S WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OUT TOWARD THE COAST.

WINDS GUSTING 40, 50, 60 MILES AN HOUR FROM THE WEST.

OUT EAST TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN WE COULD SEE WINDS TOPPING 60 MILES PER HOUR.

SOME WELL ABOVE THAT MAKING FOR SOME DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.

IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE SNOW COMING IN.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT SOME LOWERING SNOW LEVELS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

THOSE COULD DIP INTO THE INTERIOR VALLEYS.

MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND WINTER STORM WARNING'S GO INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE HAVE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

WE WILL BE FALLING DOWN TO 49 IN SAN DIEGO, 43 IN OCEANSIDE.

SNOW COMING IN AND THAT LEVELS WILL BE DROPPING AS WE GO THROUGHOUT WEDNESDAY.

THE FIRST AREA OF ENERGY IS HERE.

WE WILL SEE SOME SHOWERS OR RAIN AND SNOW.

SNOW ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

SNOW LEVELS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE 2500 FEET.

SAN DIEGO TOPS OUT AT 57.

A LOT OF WIND.

WE WORK OUR WAY INTO THURSDAY.

ESPECIALLY FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND WE WILL SEE A NEW STORM ALONG THE COAST.

IT WILL BRING SOME ADDITIONAL MOISTURE.

WE COULD SEE QUITE A BIT OF SNOW BACK INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND STREAMS THESE WILL BE AROUND 5000 FEET GO BACK DOWN TO AROUND 3500 OR 3000 FEET AS WE GO THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

WE ARE LOOKING AT WIND AND RAIN AROUND THE COAST BUT CONTINUING AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

AS WE TALK ABOUT INTERIOR VALLEYS, ALSO LOOKING AT WINDY CONDITIONS WE SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY.

MORE WET WEATHER AND STEADIER RAIN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

LOTS OF SNOW ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AS WE WORK OUR WAY INTO THURSDAY AND ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY AND ALSO INTO SATURDAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY INTO THE 20s, OVERNIGHT LOWS DROPPING INTO THE TEENS AND INTO THE DESERT SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS.

AS WE WERE GOING TO WEDNESDAY WITH WET WEATHER, STEADIER AND HEAVIER RAINS AS WE VENTURE INTO FRIDAY EVENING TO THE WEEKEND.

>>> GREEN BEANS ARE BECOMING MORE COMMON ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY SINCE A BILL TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FOOD WASTE SENT TO LANDFILLS WENT INTO EFFECT LAST YEAR.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT CAN GO IN THEM?

>> IF YOU HAVE A SMALL SPACE JUST A BALCONY OR PATIO YOU CAN MAYBE HAVE A SMALL BOX.

>> Reporter: HE IS AS PASSIONATE ABOUT COMPOSTING AS HE IS KNOWLEDGEABLE.

HE SAYS THE GENERAL RULE IS IF IT GROWS IT GOES.

>> BLUEBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES, IN AN APPEALS, ORANGE PEELS, EGG SHELLS, EVEN THIS FRIENDLY LOOKING GUY.

>> PLANT SCRAPINGS, VEGETABLE TRIMMINGS, MEAT, NEWSPAPER CAN GO IN THERE AS WELL.

REMEMBER NOT TO INCLUDE PLASTIC WHICH DOES NOT BREAK DOWN EASILY.

>> IF YOU ARE THINKING PAPER PRODUCT YOU ARE THINKING THE RIGHT WAY.

THESE TISSUES AND NAPKINS THAT WE HAVE USED.

THIS ALSO CAN GO IN THE COMPOST.

>> Reporter: IT IS RECOMMENDED TO STORE ORGANIC WASTE IN A COMPOSTING CADDY UNTIL YOU CAN TRANSFER IT INTO THE BIN.

IT CAN CREATE A COMPOSTING BURRITO.

>> WE HAVE ORANGE PEEL AND GREEN ONION.

IT IS THERAPEUTIC.

>> THIS IS THE COFFEE.

GROUND COFFEE.

THIS CAN BE RECYCLED AND COMPOSTED.

>> Reporter: AND OTHER TOP TIP IS TO WAIT UNTIL COLLECTION DAY TO AVOID SMELLS AND UNWANTED PESTS.

SO WHY ARE WE BEING ASKED TO DO THIS?

IT IS PART OF THE BILL WHICH AIMS TO CUT THE AMOUNT OF ORGANIC WASTE BEING SENT TO LANDFILLS ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

JESSICA IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE CENTER AND EXPLAINS WHY IT IS SO HARMFUL FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> WE PUT LAYER UPON LAYER IN THE LANDFILL.

THERE'S NO OXYGEN GETTING TO THAT MATERIAL.

IT CREATES GAS, AS I MENTIONED, METHANE AND NITROUS OXIDE WHICH ARE AS MUCH AS 80 TIMES MORE POTENT THAN CARBON DIOXIDE.

>> THEN THAT WILL MAKE ITS WAY TO ONE OF THE COMPOSTING FACILITIES.

IT IS HOPED THAT ALL THIS WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF ORGANIC WASTE FOR 75% OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.

>> THAT IS GREAT INFORMATION THERE.

HERE'S A LOOK WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

MORNING EDITION IS KEEPING AN EYE ON THE LATEST WINTER STORM THAT WILL BRING SERIOUS WEATHER ISSUES TO CALIFORNIA AND MUCH OF THE COUNTRY IN THE DAYS AHEAD.

THEN WE WILL HAVE THE WEEKLY UPDATE ON ALL THINGS COVID-19 AND YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

GOOD NIGHT.

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