
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3239 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Rain keeps coming across the county bringing flood watches and a rare tornado warning.
The rain keeps coming across San Diego County bringing flood watches and even a rare tornado warning. Plus, we're taking a closer look at what's on the ballot this March. Why restoring the public's trust in government is a key issue in the Chula Vista City Attorney election. And "Beyond Monet." How immersive exhibits like this one in Del Mar are bringing art to more people.
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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Season 1 Episode 3239 | 27m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The rain keeps coming across San Diego County bringing flood watches and even a rare tornado warning. Plus, we're taking a closer look at what's on the ballot this March. Why restoring the public's trust in government is a key issue in the Chula Vista City Attorney election. And "Beyond Monet." How immersive exhibits like this one in Del Mar are bringing art to more people.
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>> IT'S BEEN ANOTHER DAY OF HEAVY RAIN, FLOODING AND EVEN A TORNADO WATCH AND WARNING IN SAN DIEGO.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I'M MAYA TRABULSI.
KPBS JOHN CAROL JOINS US LIVE ALONG THE SAN DIEGO RIVER WHERE A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ISSUED EARLIER TODAY.
JOHN, WHAT IS THE LATEST?
>> Reporter: WELL, MAYA, I WAS OUT HERE LIVE AS YOU MAY RECALL LAST FRIDAY, AND FIRST OF ALL, CAMINO DE LaREYNA IS CLOSED UNDER THE BRIDGE AND THE OTHER BIG DIFFERENCE IS THE SAN DIEGO RIVER.
WHEN WE WERE OUT HERE ON FRIDAY, THE EDGE WAS JUST PAST THAT SIGN WHERE THAT FIRST TREE IS AND AS YOU CAN SEE NOW, IT IS REALLY ROARING ALONG, SO IT MAKES SENSE THAT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS FLUSHED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING, WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1:00 TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE FASHION VALLEY PARKING GARAGE AS WELL AS THE GOLF COURSE JUST DOWNSTREAM.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE ATMOSPHERIC RIVER HAS NOW MOVED OUT OF THE AREA, BUT RIGHT ON ITS HEELS IS ANOTHER SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING US OFF AND ON SHOWERS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF PERIODS OF LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN.
THAT SHOULD LAST UNTIL FRIDAY.
AS FOR THAT TORNADO WATCH AND WARNING, WELL, AS MOST OF YOU -- WITH THE WARNING WENT INTO EFFECT AT 11:45 AND AS FAR AS THEY CAN TELL, NO TORNADOES TOUCHED DOWN.
[ INAUDIBLE ] SAN DIEGO RESCUE CHIEF SAID EVERYONE CAN HELP THE SITUATION THIS EVENING BY STAYING INSIDE, NOT TRAVELING UNLESS IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
>> WE ASK EVERYONE.
WE KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT MORE STORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.
WE ASK YOU THAT YOU CONTINUE TO LIMIT YOUR ACTIVITIES OUT THERE, STAY OFF THE ROADS.
EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE SO FAR HAS REALLY HELPED US BEING ABLE TO RESPOND TO THE EMERGENCIES THAT WE HAVE HAD AND REALLY REDUCE THOSE NUMBERS.
>> Reporter: MOST FOR FEW -- THE RIVER IS AT 10.8 FEET AND FLOODS ABOVE EIGHT, AND THEY WERE EXPECTING IT TO GET TO 11, SO IT WON'T GET MUCH BIGGER THAN THAT AS YOU CAN SEE.
NOW THE FUTURE, WE DON'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THAT.
THIS RAIN SHOULD BE OUT OF HERE BY FRIDAY AND THEN SUNSHINY WEATHER RETURNING FOR THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES SLOWLY CLIMBING BACK TO NORMAL.
WE SHOULD BE THERE BY ABOUT MIDWEEK, AND I KNOW WE'LL ALL BE HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
LIVE IN MISSION VALLEY, JOHN CAR ROLL, EAST.
>>> THIS BODY WAS FOUND FLOATING EARLY THIS MORNING AND NINA DOUGLAS HAS BEEN PASSING OUT FOOD TO MIGRANTS SINCE APRIL, AND SHE'S HOPEFUL THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WILL DO MORE FOR THOSE WAITING TO BE PROCESSED.
>> I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE IN THE RAIN.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE IN THE RAIN LEAVING MY FAMILY AND HOME BECAUSE OF VIOLENCE AND CARRYING THAT TRAUMA WITH ME AS ASURVIVE HERE.
>> AN HOUR AFTER THE BODY WAS RECOVERED, CREWS RESCUED TWO PEOPLE STUCK ON THE SAN DIEGO RIVERBANK.
>>> AS THE RAIN CONTINUES, SOME LOCAL FAMILIES DISPLACED BY FLOODING AND STORM DAMAGE ARE GETTING HELP WITH TEMPORARY HOUSING, AND WE HAVE MORE ON HOW THIS AID PROGRAM IS HELPING.
>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION IS HELPING SAN DIEGO FLOOD VICTIMS WITH THE MORE THAN $8,000 IT'S RAISED FROM PUBLIC DONORS IF I LAND /THROPIC -- >> PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HOUSED IN SAFE PLACES IF NOT FOR THE NON-PROFITS.
>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION IS USE SOME OF THAT MONEY TO GET DISPLACED FAMILIES INTO HOTEL ROOMS, INCLUDING JACKIE LOWE LOPEZ.
FLOODING ON JANUARY 22nd DAMAGED LOPEZ'S HOME AND FLOWER BUSINESS.
>> I HAVE A RECOVER.
I HAVE A BED, AND MY COMPUTER, WHICH IS NOT WORKING, BUT I'M USING THE PHONE AND DOING EVERYTHING I CAN.
>> Reporter: LOPEZ HAS BEEN STAYING IN THE EXTENDED STAY AMERICA IN MISSION VALLEY FOR THE LAST FIVE DAYS.
UNDER THE PROGRAM, HER ROOM WILL BE PAID FOR 28 DAYS.
SHE'S TAKING IT DAY BY DAY.
>> FIRST, I WAS KIND OF DEPRESSED, BUT I GOT MY SPIRITS HIGH, AND I SAID YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M GOING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
I'M 12 DAYS FROM VALENTINE'S DAY AND SOMEHOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK AND I'M BACK TO THE 1980s DOING PAPERWORK MANUALLY, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A COMPUTER TO DO THE PAPERWORK BECAUSE THEY GOT DAMAGED.
>> Reporter: ALONG WITH HOUSING, THEY ARE GIVING FUNDING TO CRITICAL FLOOD VICTIMS.
>> TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT, HELPING PEOPLE WITH CLOTHING, MEALS, HELPING ORGANIZATIONS CLEAN SOME OF THESE HOUSES THAT HAVE SUSTAINED A LOT OF DAMAGE.
>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION HAS HELPED OVER 250 HOUSEHOLDS INCLUDING 117 REFERRALS TO HOTELS, 35 PLACED IN EMERGENCY SHELTERS AND CONNECTED 98 HOUSEHOLDS TO OTHER RESOURCES.
IF YOU HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE FLOODING OR THE RECENT RAIN, THE HOUSING COMMISSION IS OFFERING HOUSING ASSISTANCE AT THE LOCAL ASSISTANCE CENTER IN THE MOUNTAINVIEW COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER AND THE JACKIE ROBINSON YMCA.
THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION ADVISES NON-PROFITS HELPING FLOOD VICTIMS TO GO TO THEIR WEB SITE, SDFOUNDATION.ORG AND CLICK ON RESPONSE FUNDS TO APPLY FOR FUNDING.
MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.
>>> IN LONG, 75% OF THE RAIN THAT HAS FALLEN FOR THE CITY HAS ALREADY FELL.
COMING UP, LOOKING AT THE CLEAN-UP AND RESCUES THERE.
>> THIS IS THE WORST FOR AND WITH A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO LIVES FROM PROPRIETIES FOR THOSE THAT MAY BE UNPREPARED FOR THIS INTO WEDNESDAY, SO OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, STILL RAIN, STILL WIND, STILL HEAVY SNOW IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
WE'LL TAKE YOU FORWARD TO THE COMPLETE FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.
STAY WITH US.
>>> A LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO THE HUMANITARIAN MIGRANT CRISIS IN SAN DIEGO TODAY.
COUNTY SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED FOR DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR MIGRANT TRANSFER SITES AND RESPITE SHELTERS.
THE PLAN WOULD INVOLVE PRIVATE FUNDING, AS WELL AS, STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING.
SUPERVISORS DIRECTED THE INTERIM CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR E ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER TO WORK WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON WAYS TO INCREASE FUNDING TO HELP THE ASYLUM SEEKERS ON THE STREET.
SHE WILL PRESENT PLANS TO THE BOARD IN 30 DAYS.
>>> RESTORING THE PUBLIC'S TRUST IN GOVERNMENT HAS BECOME A KEY ISSUE IN THE CHESLY SULLENBERGER CITY ATTORNEY ELECTION.
KPBS REPORTER GUSTAV LUIS SPOKE WITH THE CANDIDATES AS TO WHY THIS ISSUE HAS BECOME SO IMPORTANT.
>> Reporter: LAST YEAR, FEDERAL PROSECUTORS CHARGED THIS COUNCILMEMBER WITH FRAUD AND NOW THIS YEAR, CANDIDATES SAY THAT CAST A DARK CLOUD OVER THEIR APRIL SYSTEM, AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.
>> PEOPLE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF THE POLITICAL CORRUPTION IN THE SOUTH BAY.
>> Reporter: SPENDING 20 YEARS IN THE CHESLY SULLENBERGER CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND SERVED AS CITY ATTORNEY BETWEEN AWAY AND 2020 AND WANTS TO MAKE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
THIS GROUP REVIEWS CONTRACTS, HELPS RESPOND TO PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST AND REPRESENTS THE CITY IN LAWSUITS.
HE CURRENTLY SERVES AS DEPART CITY ATTORNEY OF CORONADO ASK SOLANA BEACH.
>> I THINK THE TRUST BETWEEN THE CITY LEADERS AND THE RESIDENTS IS NOT THERE.
THE JOB OF THE CITY ATTORNEY IS TO BRING BACK THAT TRUST.
>> Reporter: AND PUBLIC SAFETY IS ANOTHER TOP PRIORITY.
MAIL-IN BALLOTS HAVE BEEN MAILED OUT,THE KPBS VOTER IS BACK WHERE YOU'LL FIND EXPLAINERS ON LOCAL RACES TO Q AND As FOR THE CANDIDATES TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.
>>> FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S CLAIM OF PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY IS REJECTED PUTTING THE MATTER ON TRACK TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT THAT IS AFTER THE EAST.
>>> A SAN DIEGO NAVY SEAL IS UNDER INVESTIGATION ACCUSED OF HAVING TIES WITH EXTREMISTS.
KPBS MILITARY REPORTER ANDREW DIER HAS MORE WITH WHAT THE SEAL IS ACCUSED OF AND THE LATEST IN THE NAVY'S INVESTIGATION.
>> PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST VIEWS IS ON TOP OF THAT HILL.
>> Reporter: JUDY DRIVES HER ATV ON THE SIDE OF THE RANCH IN EFFECT THE TEMECULA AND THIS IS PART OF THE SAVAGE RANCH.
>> THIS GOES UP THERE AND THE LOT IN FRONT OF IT, SO IT'S PRETTY LARGE.
>> Reporter: BECAUSE THE RANCH SERVES AS A REFUGE FOR YEAR PEOPLE, SHE'S BEEN ATTACKED AND ACTIVE NAVY SEAL BRYCE HENSON WHO TRAVELED UP AND DOWN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SPEAKING IN SCHOOL BOARDS IN CITY COUNCIL AGAINST CRITICAL RACE THEORY AND LEEB LBGTQ AND SHE TOLD ABOUT HENSON WHEN THREATENED HER AFTER A LATE NIGHT PHONE CALL.
>> I SAID WHY ARE YOU STOCKING ME AFTER HE CAME UNHINGED SEVERAL TIMES?
>> AND SAVAGE IS NOT THE ONLY ACTIVIST WHO HAS BEEN THREATENED.
HE SENT A PHOTO OF HIM HIM IN A NAVY UNIFORM AND TOOK IT AS A THREAT AND SPOKE TO US ABOUT ANONYMITY.
>> IT'S SCARY FOR SOMEONE TO HAVE SENT YOU THREATENING MESSAGES WHEN THEY'RE TRAIN BID THE MILITARY, VERY THREATENING.
IT'S CLEARLY THREATENING AND HE SAID SHARE WAS YOUR FRIENDS WAS HIS MESSAGE WITH IT, AND HE HAD SENT ME OTHER MESSAGES BEFORE SAYING SHOW YOUR FACE.
>> Reporter: BISHOP GARRISON IS A -- WHILE HE DIDN'T COMMENT ON HENSON, HE SAID IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PENTAGON TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF EXTREMISM AMONG THE RANKS.
>> THIS ACTIVITY HAS A DIRECT IMPACT AND NOT ONLY CAN YOU DETERIORATE UNION COHESION AND NOT ONLY CAN YOU DISRUPT UNITY, PEOPLE GET HURT.
>> Reporter: THE EXTREMIST BEHAVIOR IS WRITTEN BROADLY AND OTHER ACTION IS NEEDED.
>> WHAT WE NEED IS ELECTED OFFICIALS PARTICULARLY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO STAND UP AND MAKE SOME VERY SPECIFIC LAWS AND RULES AROUND WHAT OUR EXPECTATIONS OF THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR REALLY TRULY SHOULD BE.
>> Reporter: BACK AT SAVAGE RANCH, ANOTHER TEMECULA ACTIVIST, PASTOR RACHEL DENNIS HIS HENSON AND THOUSANDS OF HIS FOLLOWERS HAVE PEOPLE IN THE LBGTQ COMMUNITY SCARED.
>> WE SEE THAT EXTREMISM AND THE LANGUAGE ON HIS INSTAGRAM WHICH CAN PRODUCE VIOLENCE IN SOME PEOPLE AND SO SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SITTING OUT HERE SCARED.
>> HENTON DIDN'T COMMENT ON THE ALLEGATION AND SAID HE'S A FOLLOWER BEING SMEARED.
AND A NAVY OFFICIAL WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE CASE SAYS THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE SEAL FOUND HE DIDN'T VIOLATE THE PENTAGON EXTREMISM RULES BUT ENGAGED IN THREATENING BEHAVIOR.
HE COULD RECEIVE MINOR PUNISHMENT BUT ALSO FACE MORE SERIOUS REPERCUSSIONS SUCH AS BEING KICKED FROM THE SEALS FOR NAVY ALTOGETHER.
ANDREW DIER, "KPBS NEWS".
>>> SAFETY IN THE SKIES AFTER THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY SINCE HIS SWEARING IN LAST OCTOBER.
IT WAS ALSO HIS FIRST TIME FACING LAWMAKERS SINCE AN INCIDENT INVOLVING AN ALASKA AIRLINES BOEING JET LAST MONTH.
CARLOS CASTILLO HERE'S THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BOEING 737 MAX 9 FLYING OVER AND WITH THE PASSENGER VOLUME BOOMING, LAWMAKERS HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT SAFETY AND STAFFING.
THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATOR MICHAEL WHITAKER BEFORE A HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE TO TAKE QUESTIONS ABOUT SAFETY IN THE SKIES FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HIS SENATE CONFIRMATION IN OCTOBER.
>> THE SAFETY OF THE FLYING PUBLIC IS OUR MISSION.
>> Reporter: LAWMAKERS WITH PARTICULAR SCRUTINY AROUND THE JANUARY 5th INCIDENT ABOARD AN ATLANTIC AIRLINES WHERE A DOOR PLUG FLEW OFF THE AIRCRAFT IN MIDAIR.
>> MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS WAS A CLOSE CALL -- TOO CLOSE.
>> Reporter: THAT PROMPTED THE FAA TO GROUND ALL BOEING AIRCRAFTS.
>> WE NOW HAVE 20 INSPECTORS ON THE GROUND IN BOEING ENGAGING WITH THE EMPLOYEES AT EVERY PHASE OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
>> Reporter: ALSO ADDRESSED IS ONGOING SHORTAGE OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF CONTROLLER TRAINING PROGRAMS WITHIN COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES TO BOOST THE RANKS.
>> DO YOU SEE NEW PROGRAMS OPENING UP AS A RESULT OF YOUR EFFORT?
>> I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT.
THAT HASN'T BEEN THE INITIAL FOCUS.
WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH THE SCHOOLS SET IN THAT PLACE, BUT I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY OTHER SCHOOLS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE TECHNICAL BENT CAN'T HAVE THIS PROGRAM, AS WELL.
>> Reporter: HE PLANS TO MEET WITH AIRLINE LEADERS TO DISCUSS SAFETY TRENDS ON WEDNESDAY.
>> MEANWHILE, THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD ON TUESDAY ISSUED THE PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE ALASKA AIRLINES BOEING INCIDENT AND THE NTSB SAYS THAT THE EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT FOUR BOLTS THAT HOLD THE DOOR PLUG IN PLACE WERE MISSING AT THE TIME OF THE BLOW-OUT.
THE REPORT CORROBORATED REPORTS BY ATLANTIC AIRLINES AND UNITED THAT FLIES THE MAX 9 AND INSPECTION OF THEIR FLEETS ALSO REVEALED LOOSE BOLTS.
REPORTING LIVE IN WASHINGTON.
>>> AT LEAST TWO WEATHER-RELATED DEATHS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN CALIFORNIA SINCE RECORD BREAKING STORMS BEGAN RAVAGING THE STATE THIS WEEKEND, AND IT'S LANDING A FINAL POWERFUL BLOW IN LOS ANGELES AS IT MOVES EAST.
MIKE VALERO WITH THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: THIS IS LOS ANGELES ON TUESDAY, RAGING RIVERS SWOLLEN BY FLOODING AND 30 MILLION PEOPLE ARE UNDER THE THREAT OF FLOODING IN ARIZONA, NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA.
75% OF THE RAIN THAT L.A. GETS IN A YEAR HAS ALREADY FALLEN.
NOW THE GROUND IS OVERSATURATED AND GIVING WAY.
L.A. OFFICIALS ARE REPORTING THAT 300 MUDSLIDES SO FAR.
OTHER ROADS ARE SUBMERGED LIKE HERE IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY.
HARROWING MOMENTS FOR A MAN THAT JUMPED INTO THE FAST MOVING LOS ANGELES RIVER TO SAVE HIS DOG ON MONDAY.
FIRST RESPONDERS USED A HELICOPTER TO LOWER DOWN A RESCUER.
BOTH THE MAN ASK DOG WERE PULLED OUT SAFELY AND DOING OKAY.
THE STORM SYSTEM BROUGHT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE SIERRA MOUNTAINS CAUSING CHAOS FOR MANY TRAVELERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS.
>> THIS IS OUR STOCK THAT FLIPPED FROM THE WIND OVER THE FENCE AND TOOK OUT THE BUSINESS'S BOATS NEXT TO US.
>> Reporter: OFFICIALS IN BUTTE COUNTY NORTH OF SACRAMENTO ISSUED AN EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION TO BRING IN MORE RESOURCES AS THEY AND MOST OF THE STATE FACE A LONG CLEAN-UP AHEAD.
IN LOS ANGELES, CONTINUE TO SEE WORKING TO CLEAR THE CHANNEL AND ARE CONTINUING TO MONITOR IT.
OUR PARTNER TALKED TO GREG MONTOYA WHO HAS BEEN KEEPING AN EYE ON THE CREEK TOO.
THIS MORNING, HE WAS USING A PUMP TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WATER WASHING THROUGH THE ALLEYWAY BEHIND HIS HOME DOESN'T CAUSE ANY MORE DAMAGE TO HIS PROPERTY.
>> I'VE BEEN CHECKING THE CREEK, MORNING, NIGHT AND DAY.
WE'VE HAD OVER 22 HOURS OF RAINWATER AND THE LITTLE CLEANING THAT THEY DID IMPROVED THE FELLOW OF THE CREEK.
>> HE IS STAYING IN A HOTEL RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU ARE IN ONE OF THE AREAS THAT FLOODED OR COULD FLOOD, THERE IS A SHELTER AT THAT TIME BALBOA MUNICIPAL GYM AND THE CITY IS PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO THE GYM, AS WELL.
>> WELL, WE'VE HAD SOME HIGH IMPACT WEATHER HERE IN CALIFORNIA OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS.
THE PAST THEE DAYS HAVE BEEN VERY CHALLENGING TO THE NORTH AND LOCALLY THE FLOOD THREAT WILL PERSIST WITH ANOTHER LESS INTENSE STORM SYSTEM THAT DIVES IN WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY BRINGING IN ANOTHER BURST OF RAIN AND SOME MOUNTAIN SNOW ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO SAN DIEGO COUNTY HERE, AND WE'LL GET A WELCOME BREAK, AN OVERDUE BREAK BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND THAT WILL CARRY US INTO NEXT WEEK, N. IN THE MEANTIME, THERE ARE FEELS-LIKE TEMPERATURES HERE AND THE WORST HAS BEEN TO THE NORTH WITH 13 TO 16 PLUS INCHES OF RAIN.
A LOT OF THE ABSOLUTE HARDEST HIT AREAS ARE TO THE NORTHWEST OF BEVERLY HILLS AND THE SANTA INEZ MOUNTAINS, AS WELL WITH HEAVY SNOW, AS WELL, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS FOR THE WATER SUPPLY ACROSS THE GOLDEN STATE.
THERE'S A LOT OF BAD NEWS TIED TO THE STORM BUT THE SNOW HAS GENERALLY BEEN GOOD NEWS WITH 46 INCHES OF SNOW AND HOMEWOOD 32 INCHES AND KIRKWOOD 32 INCHES AND MOUNTAIN HIGH POSTING 24 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR.
VERY WET AND FLOODING CONCERNS WILL PERSIST HERE, AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF RAIN, THE SHOWERS ARE MORE SPORADIC TO THE NORTH TOMORROW AND THE SNOW WILL BE FALLING, MT.
LAGUNA WITH THAT AND A LOT OF TRAVEL IMPACTS WITH A BIG CONCERN AND THE NEXT DISTURBANCE, THE INFLUX OF THAT WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY, AND WE BEGIN THE PROCESS OF DRYING OUT.
WHERE DO WE BEGIN HERE?
WE HAVE MORE SHOWERS AND RAIN INCREASING THURSDAY NIGHT AND TAPERS OFF ASK IT TURNS QUIETER.
THE INLAND AREAS, RAIN, ANOTHER INFLUX OF THAT WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THURSDAY AND DRIER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
IN THE MOUNTAINS, COLD AND WINDY WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS, BELOW FREEZING FOR THE HIGHS AND THE DESERTS, SHOWERS HERE AND THERE AND A PERIOD OF RAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND DRIER WEATHER WILL RETURN.
I'M METEOROLOGIST JEFF SCORE BEAR, "KPBS NEWS".
>>> THE SAN DIEGO RIVER WENT OVER THE FLOOD STAGE AND THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
ANOTHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS OFF AND ON THROUGH FRIDAY.
>>> SOME LOCAL FAMILIES DISPLACED BY FLOODING AND STORM DAMAGE ARE GETTING HELP WITH TEMPORARY HOUSING.
THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION IS USING SOME OF THE MONEY RAISED BY THE FOUNDATION TO PAY FOR VICTIMS TO STAY IN HOTELS ALONG WITH TEMPORARY HOUSING, THEY ARE DISTRIBUTING FUNDING TO NON-PROFITS PROVIDING SERVICES TO FLOOD VICTIMS.
>>> WE HAVE MORE STORM COVERAGE ON OUR WEB SITE, HEAD TO KPBS.ORG/WEATHER FOR THE LATEST STORIES WITH SAFETY REMINDERS AND RESOURCES FOR FLOOD VICTIMS.
>>> THIS EXHIBITION LETS YOU GO BEYOND THE ARTISTS' WORKS.
>> REPORTER: IMAGINE BEING ABLE TO ENTER ONE OF MONET'S PAINTING AND EXPERIENCE EACH BRUSH STROKE AND HOW THE IMPRESSIONIST PLAYS WITH LIGHT.
THIS IS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT IN DEL MAR.
IN ADDITION TO SETTING FOOT INTO THE PAINTINGS, THERE IS ORIGINAL MUSIC THAT GETS YOU INTO THE ARTIST'S WORLD.
>> SO IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT IS QUITE HARD TO /STKRAOEURBGS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE IN THE SPACE TO FEEL IT AND FEEL EVERYTHING SWAY AROUND YOU, MOVE AROUND YOU.
THE MUSIC SUPPORTS EVERYTHING.
IT'S ALL ENCOMPASSING AND TRULY A DREAM-LIKE EXPERIENCE.
>> THIS IS THE WEST COAST EXPERIENCE OF "BEYOND MONET" AND THE PRODUCERS BROUGHT AN IMMERSIVE ART EXPERIENCE TO THE PUBLIC.
IN 2020, THE GROUP USED CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY TO THE BRING BEYOND VAN GOGH TO LIFE.
>> WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC, AND THIS ARTIST SEES BEAUTY IN HIS OWN BEDROOM AND BEAUTY AND WONDER IN HIS OWN BACKYARD.
IT WAS REALLY ABOUT SHOWCASING ALL THE VALUABLE LESSONS IN CRISIS AND OUT OF CRISIS.
>> THE EXHIBIT USES TECHNOLOGY TO LET 21ST CENTURY AUDIENCES RELATE TO THIS ARTIST.
>> AS IMPRESSIVE AND IMMERSIVE THE EXPERIENCE S IT WILL NEVER REPLACE A MUSEUM EXPERIENCE, BUT IT IS A GOOD INTRODUCTION TO THE WORKS BECAUSE YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MONET OR VAN GOGH TO EXPERIENCE IT.
>> IT'S GREAT FOR AN INTRODUCTION TO ART AND FANTASTIC WHEN YOU SEE KIDS INSIDE DEVICES LIKE THIS, BECAUSE THEY RUN AROUND AFTER THE BRUSH STROKE AND TWIRL.
>> Reporter: YOU CAN SEE BOTH EXHIBITS THAT FEATURE MORE THAN 300 OF MONET AND VAN GOGH'S WORK UNTIL APRIL 4th.
REPORTING LIVE FOR "KPBS NEWS".
>>> HERE'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON IN THE NEWSROOM, MPR IS DISCUSSING THE DIVISION IN CAPITOL HILL OVER HOW TO ADDRESS MIGRATION ISSUES IN THE SOUTHERN BORDER AND "KPBS MIDDAY" EDITION HAS AN OVERVIEW OF THE TOP RACES TO WATCH IN THE UPCOMING MARCH PRIMARY ELECTION AND YOU CAN FIND THE STORIES ON OUR WEB SITE KPBS.ORG.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I'M MAYA TRABULSI.
GOOD NIGHT.

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