>> EXACTLY WHERE AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER, UNTIL JUST A FEW HOURS BEFORE IT COMES ON SHORE.

A DIFFERENCE OF 50 OR 60 MILES CAN TRANSLATE INTO A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE AMOUNT OF RAIN YOU GET.

>> IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT ONE LOCATION, EAST L.A., WHETHER GOT 5-6 INCHES OF RAIN, AND THE NEW HOP DOWN TO IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, WHERE THEY'VE GOT JUST AN INCH.

THAT'S THE NATURE OF JUST NOT FORECASTING, BUT THE NATURE OF HOW NEHER NARROWED THESE RAIN QUARTERS CAN BE.

>> WILL NEVER, FASTER COMPUTERS BE ABLE TO MAKE BETTER FORECAST IN THE FUTURE?

MAYBE.

THE DRIVE TOWARDS MORE ACCURATE FORECASTS IS NOW GEARED TOWARD GETTING BETTER DATA TO GET INTO THE COMPUTERS.

>> CALIFORNIA SCIENTISTS ARE NOW TAKING A PAGE OUT OF THEIR EAST COAST COUNTERPARTS PLAYBOOK.

THE ONES THAT FLY IN THE HURRICANE.

THEY ARE FLYING AIR GAINS INTO THE ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THEY FORM AND DEVELOP.

>> THE END RESULT WILL BE WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.

BETTER DATA.

A MORE PRECISE FOR CASTING WITH A HIGHER CONFIDENCE AND LONGER LEADTIME.

>> LONGER LEADTIME THAT WILL ALLOW CALIFORNIANS TO PREPARE EVERYTHING FROM TORRENTIAL MUDSLIDE INDUCING RAIN OR JUST SHOWERS.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS .

>> AS WAS MENTIONED, MORE RAIN IS ON THE WAY FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

WILL IT REACHES HERE?

WE WILL HAVE MORE COMING UP IN YOUR COMPLETE WEATHER FORECAST.

>>> GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM HAS PROJECTED THE STATE IS IN A 22 1/2 BILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT.

THAT IS A BIG CHANGE FROM THE $98 BILLION SURPLUS LAST YEAR.

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS ABOUT $35.6 BILLION IN RESERVE BUT GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAYS HE WOULD NOT HAPPEN TO THOSE RESERVES.

THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE WILL DELAY SPENDING RIP COMMITMENTS, AND SHIPPED FUNDING SOURCES TO MITIGATE CUTS.

>>> HISTORY WAS MADE AT THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING WHEN SUPERVISOR NORA VARGAS BECAME CHAIR OF THE GOVERNING BODY.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER GWEN WAS THERE AND BRINGS US THE STORY.

>> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH ALL SUPERVISORS PRESENT.

>> WITH THAT, HISTORY WAS MADE.

NORA VARGAS IS NOW THE FIRST LATINA AND IMMIGRANT TO BE THE LEAD OF SUPERVISORS.

NOT SOMETHING SHE TAKES LIGHTLY.

>> MY NATIONAL IMMIGRANT, FIRST WOMAN OF COLOR TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

I SHARE THIS BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMIND FOLKS THAT THIS COUNTY IS THERE COUNTY.

>> VARGAS REPLACES NASON NATHAN FLETCHER WHO WAS SHARED WITH TWO TERMS.

LAST MONTH, HE WAS ANNOUNCED HE WOULD NOT A THIRD TERM AND WOULD ANNOUNCE NORA VARGAS AS HIS SUCCESSOR.

COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE, HOMELESSNESS, AND HOUSING.

>> WE ARE FACED WITH SOME TOUGH TIMES.

WE ARE TRANSITIONING FROM THE PANDEMIC.

MANY OF OUR FOLKS ARE REALLY SUFFERING.

WE STILL HAVE FOLKS WHO GO TO SLEEP, KIDS WHO GO TO SLEEP HUNGRY RIGHT NOW.

PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE SHELTER.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE MORE HOUSING.

FOR ME, IT'S ABOUT MAKING SURE OUR FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO FOOD AND THE SERVICES THAT WE CAN PROVIDE IN THE COUNTY.

>> THERE WAS A HISTORIC MOMENT TUESDAY.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE COUNTY'S HISTORY, TWO WOMEN WILL BE LEADING THE BOARD.

SUPERVISOR TARA LAMER WAS BEAMED AS VICE CHAIR.

SHE SAYS IT MEANS SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT.

>> WE HAVE REAL DIVERSITY IN OUR LEADERSHIP.

WE HAVE DIVERSITY NOT JUST TO WOMEN, WE HAVE LGBTQ DIVERSITY, WE HAVE THE FIRST LATINA CHAIR.

WE ARE REALLY CHANGING WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SAN DIEGAN AND CATCHING UP WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS LONG EMBRACED INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY AND SHARED OPPORTUNITY.

>> AN INFORMAL MEETING AFTER THE BOARD MEETING, VARGAS SAYS SHE WILL WORK TO BRING MORE TRANSPARENCY TO THE BOARD AND FOR THE PUBLIC TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE.

>> EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR THE ONLY DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE FAITH IN GOVERNMENT AGAIN.

WE KNOW THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS SOMETIMES CHALLENGING IN OUR COMMUNITY.

>> ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> KATIE PORTER SAYS SHE WILL SEEK THE U.S. SENATE SEAT AT 89 YEARS OLD.

THE OLDEST MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER AND HAS NOT YET ANNOUNCED WHETHER SHE WILL GO FOR A 2020 FOR RE-ELECTION, BUT SHE IS EXPECTED TO RETIRE.

IN A TWITTER POST TODAY, CALIFORNIA NEEDS A WARRIOR IN WASHINGTON.

>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN'S TRIP TO MEXICO IS WRAPPING UP.

IN PERSON MEETINGS WITH TOP LEADERS.

LEADERS OF THE U.S., CANADA, AND MEXICO ARE FOCUSING ON REGIONAL ISSUES LIKE THE LACK OF SECURITY IN HAITI AND POLITICAL UNREST IN BRAZIL.

WHEN PRESIDENT BIDEN RETURNS, HE FACES QUESTIONS OVER HIS HANDLING OF SECRET DOCUMENTS AS VICE PRESIDENT.

ROSALES HAS THE STORY.

>> PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN UNDER FIRE.

FOLLOWING REVELATIONS AT 10 CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS.

FROM THE TIME AS VICE PRESIDENT, DISCOVERED AMONG OTHER MATERIALS BY HIS PERSONAL ATTORNEY AT A PRIVATE OFFICE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

OCCUPIED BY BIDEN FROM 2017-2019.

THE GOVERNMENT MATERIALS FOUND WILL PROBABLY TURN OVER TO THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES.

THE RECORDS OF FEDERAL OFFICE HOLDERS WHEN THE SERVICES ENDED.

THE PRESIDENT WAS UNAWARE THE DOCUMENTS WERE THERE.

HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THEY CONTAIN.

A SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH THE MATTER SAYS THE MATERIALS COVER TOPICS INCLUDING UKRAINE, IRAN, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.

THE U.S. ATTORNEY IN CHICAGO IS REVIEWING THE SITUATION.

THE CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE SOME SIMILARITIES TO THE SCANDAL THAT DONALD TRUMP, WHO IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION.

AFTER SCORES OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS WERE UNCOVERED AT IS MAR-A-LAGO HOME DURING AN RAID LAST AUGUST.

THERE ARE CLEAR DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN THE TWO CASES.

INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS AND SAID TYPES OF CLASS VACATIONS INVOLVED.

THE LEVEL OF COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITY.

SEIZING ON THE CONTROVERSY.

>> HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN SITTING AROUND?

WHO HAD ACCESS TO ALL OF THIS?

HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD ACCESS?

OF COURSE, PEOPLE ARE ASKING WHERE IS THE FBI RAID?

>> THE CHAIR OF THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AS THEY PLAN TO PRESS THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE MATTER.

IN WASHINGTON, ISABEL ROSALES, KPBS NEWS .

>>> GOING FORWARD, THE COVID-19 VACCINE WILL NOT BE MET REQUIRED FOR MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY.

CHOOSING NOT TO GET THE SHOT MIGHT AFFECT HOW MEMBERS SERVE.

A LAW PASSED MATH LAST MONTH THAT GIVES THE PENTAGON 30 DAYS TO IMPLEMENT THE NEW POLICY.

COMMANDERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO USE DISCRETION IN WHETHER TO DEPLOYED SERVICE MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT UP-TO-DATE ON VACCINES.

>> TWO SAN DIEGO-BASED COMPANIES ARE GETTING THE BACKING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AS THEY WORK TO BUILD BETTER ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES.

KPBS ERIK ANDERSON SAYS A BROADER INITIATIVE TO BEEF UP THE NATION'S BATTERY SUPPLY CHAIN.

>> SULFATE TECHNOLOGIES COULD MAKE TVS SAFER AND MORE POWERFUL.

THE FIRM FILLS THE BATTERIES WITH LIQUEFIED GAS INSTEAD OF LIQUID ELECTROLYTES, USED IN CURRENT EV BATTERIES.

THE FEDERAL GRANT WILL INVEST $3.1 MILLION INTO THE VENTURE.

THE TECHNOLOGY REDUCES THE BATTERIES FIRE RISK, ALLOWS THE BATTERY TO HOLD A CHARGE IN COLDER TEMPERATURES, AND LETS THE DEVICE STORE MORE ENERGY.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF GROUPS OUT THERE PUSHING FOR SOLID- STATE BATTERIES.

AS THE NAME IMPLIES, SOLID MATERIAL WHICH CONDUCTS LIBYAN I AM.

THAT HAS MANY MORE YEARS TO GO, IN TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT.

>> SAN DIEGO-BASED ENERGY LETTER THAT YOU $.8 MILLION GRANT AND FAST CHARGING BATTERIES THAT LAST A LONG TIME.

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AWARDED MORE THAN $42 MILLION TO 12 COMPANIES AS ART OF THE AGENCIES EV FOR ALL INITIATIVE.

IT IS AN EFFORT TO BUILD A DOMESTIC BATTERY SUPPLY CHAIN.

>> JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE PUT OUT $2.8 BILLION JUST FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

ONE GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT BATTERY MANUFACTURING, AGAIN, HERE IN THE U.S. >> THE FEDERAL INITIATIVE WILL CREATE AN ESTIMATED 85,000 MANUFACTURING JOBS.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL OF THE POTENTIAL JOBS ARE LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES.

ERIK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS .

>>> SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC IS LETTING CUSTOMERS KNOW HELP IS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE STRUGGLING WITH HIGHER BILLS.

THE UTILITY IS SETTING ASIDE $1 MILLION.

THAT MONEY WILL PAY FOR $300 ONE-TIME GRANT FOR PAST DUE ACCOUNT.

THOSE INTERESTED CALL 211 FOR DETAILS.

CUSTOMERS ARE SEEING THE HUGE SPIKE IN THEIR JANUARY BILLS DUE TO RISING, NATIONAL GAS PRICES.

>>> GAS STOVES MIGHT BECOME A THING OF THE PAST IN THE U.S.

THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION IS CONSIDERING A BAN, DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT INDOOR POLLUTION.

CALIFORNIA IS ALREADY PHASING OUT GAS POWERED FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS BY 2030.

STARTING THIS YEAR, NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION MUST INCLUDE WIRING FOR ELECTRIC APPLIANCES.

>>> THE NEED FOR HOUSING IS IMPACTING SMALL BUSINESSES IN A DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT.

TANIA THORNE SHOWS US THE PLAN TO REDEVELOP OLD CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ROW.

>> OLD CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ROW WAS THE POPULAR DESTINATION FOR NORTH COUNTY FAMILIES.

THE SCENE LOOKS VERY DIFFERENT THESE DAYS.

WITH LOTS OF EMPTY STOREFRONTS, AS BASES EXPIRE AND THE SPACES AREN'T RENTED OUT.

>> MY FEELING IS OF THE PREVIOUS OWNERS REALLY LET THE PLACE GO, WHICH IS WHY I DEVELOPER CAME THROUGH IN THE FIRST PLACE AND SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEAR DOWN AND START FRESH.

>> AARON HARPER HAS BEEN WITH OLD COFFEE HOUSE FOR 12 YEARS.

SHE STARTED OUT AS A BARISTA AND WORKED HER WAY TO OWNER.

GOT SOLD IN 2020.

HER FIVE-YEAR LEASE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UP FOR RENEWAL IN 2021.

>> THERE WAS NO OFFER OF A NEW LEASE.

IT ROLLED INTO MONTH-TO-MONTH.

THAT WAS WHEN WE FIGURED OUT THE PLAN TO WORK WITH US OR PRESERVE US.

WE WERE NOT BEING TOLD ANYTHING.

>> HARPER FOUND OUT PLANS WERE IN THE WORKS TO REDEVELOP THE CENTER.

PLANS THAT DON'T INCLUDE MOST OF THE ORIGINAL BUILDINGS.

THE NEW OWNER HAS TEAMED UP WITH DEVELOPER TO BUILD A DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES 202 HOUSING UNITS AND SOME COMMERCIAL SPACE.

THE BUSINESS IS BEING DISPLACED ARE NOW HAVING TO RETHINK THEIR LONG-TERM GOALS.

FOR HARPER, THAT MEANS RELOCATING AND REBRANDING.

>> OLD CALIFORNIA COFFEE HAS IS DIRECTLY TIED TO OLD CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT ROW.

WITHOUT RESTAURANT ROW, TO ME, THE NAME KIND OF SOUNDS LIKE OLD COFFEE.

>> SHE HAS A NEW NAME, A SEND COFFEE ROASTERS.

SHE HAS NOT SETTLED ON A NEW LOCATION YET.

JIM HADLEY OWNS 55 SPORTS BRA.

>> THIS WAS GOING TO BE OUR RETIREMENT.

WHEN WE CALL IT GETS, SAL.

TAKE OUR MONEY AND RETIRE.

NOW, THAT'S OUT THE WINDOW.

>> JIM HADLEY DID NOT WANT TO SHOW HIS FACE ON CAMERA.

JIM HADLEY'S LEASE WILL BE MONTH-TO-MONTH AFTER FEBRUARY.

HE HAS ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF TO FIGURE OUT IS NEXT THAT.

>> TO SEE THIS PROPERTY, IN GENERAL, GO AWAY.

WE HAVE BEEN IN THIS TOWN FOR 31 YEARS.

WE HAVE SEEN AND GROWN.

THIS WAS THE CENTER OF THE TOWN.

>> JIM HADLEY SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS THE TOWN IS PROGRESSING BUT HE DOESN'T THINK INFRASTRUCTURE IS UP FOR GROWTH.

>> BOULEVARD IS CAREFUL TO DRIVE ON.

THE 78, FORGET ABOUT THAT.

IT'S JUST GETTING MORE AND MORE.

>> MAYOR REBECCA JONES RECOGNIZES THE TRAFFIC CONCERNS.

AND THE NEED FOR HOUSING.

SHE ALSO TALKS WITH THE DEVELOPER ABOUT RESERVING HISTORY.

>> YES, WE NEED HOUSING.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THIS IS SOMETHING THE COMMUNITY REALLY CHERISHES, AS FAR AS THE QUALITY AND THE HISTORY OF SAN MARCO'S.

TRULY, RESTAURANT ROW WAS WHAT PUT ON THE MAP.

>> THE CITY EXPECTED CHANGES FOR THE SITE WHEN THEY GOT REZONED FOR MIXED DEVELOPMENT MORE THAN A DECADE AGO.

>> NOT THAT IT WOULD CHANGE RIGHT AWAY, BUT IT WOULD CHANGE AT SOME POINT IN TIME.

>> WE REACHED OUT MULTIPLE TIMES TO ASK ABOUT THE PROJECT ESPECIALLY WHAT KIND OF HOUSING IS IN THE WORKS.

BUT NO ONE IN THE COMPANY WAS AVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW.

WHATEVER IS IN THOSE PLANS, AT THE OLD CALIFORNIA COFFEE HOUSE, HOPES SHE SAYS THEY KEEP SOME OF THE ELEMENTS THAT MAKE RESTAURANT ROW SO UNIQUE.

>> I'M HOPING THEY WILL PRESERVE THE CHARACTER AND WHAT PEOPLE LOVE ABOUT RESTAURANT ROW.

THE WOOD BEAMS IN THE TILE WORK.

THIS ISN'T JUST SOME RUN-OF-THE- MILL COOKIE-CUTTER DEVELOPMENT.

THIS PLACE HAS A LOT OF CHARACTER AND I THINK WE NEED TO WORK TO PRESERVE THAT, AS WELL AS THE HARD-WORKING BUSINESS.

>> WORK IS EXPECT TO START IN THE SPRING ON AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THAT.

>> TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MORE THAN HALF A DOZEN PEOPLE TODAY URGED THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THE SETTLE A WRONGFUL TERMINATION LAWSUIT ABOUT THE COUNTIES DEFENDER OFFICE.

PUBLIC DEFENDER MICHELLE REYNOSO IS ALLEGING THAT THE COUNTY FIRED HER FOR COMPLAINING ABOUT WHAT SHE VIEWED AS RACIST COMMENTS MADE BY A SUPERVISOR BECAUSE OF HER OFF TIME WORK WITH BLACK LIVES MATTER.

>> TO SUM IT UP, AND SAN DIEGO, WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE ON THE WEIGHT THE COUNTY SPENDS OUR MONEY.

>> IN THIS CASE, WE CANNOT AFFORD TO AGREE TO DISAGREE.

>> AGAIN, THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL.

PLEASE DON'T WASTE MONEY.

DO THE RIGHT THING.

THANK YOU.

>> LAST WEEK, A SAN DIEGO COUNTY DIRTY AWARDED $2.6 MILLION TO ZACH AVINA WHO HAD FILED A WRONGFUL TERMINATION SUIT AGAINST THE COUNTY.

ALLEGED HE WAS FIRED BECAUSE OF HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATION.

REYNOSO'S CASE IS SCHEDULED FOR TRIAL NEXT MONTH.

YOU CAN GO TO KPBS.ORG FOR MORE DETAILS ON THESE CASES.

>>> THERE ARE REPORTEDLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF SOUTHWEST MELTDOWN OVER THE HOLIDAYS.

THEY ARE TAKING ACTION.

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS SENT EACH TO THE AIRLINE, SAYING IT HAS 60 DAYS TO RESPOND.

SOUTHWEST CANCELED MORE THAN 16,000 FLIGHTS BETWEEN DECEMBER 21st AND THE 31st.

SOME PASSENGERS SAY THE AIRLINE IS IT MAKING GOOD ON ITS PLEDGE TO GIVE REFUNDS.

>> >>> EXTREME WEATHER HAS COST THE UNITED STATES MORE THAN $1 TRILLION IN THE PAST SEVEN YEARS.

ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, ALSO KNOWN AS NOAH.

NASTY LAST YEAR'S PRICE TAG, ALONE, WAS $165 BILLION.

HURRICANE IAN, THE COSTLIEST STORM OF 2022.

NO ATTRIBUTES MORE THAN 5000 DEATHS TO EXTREME WEATHER OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS.

>> WERE TALKING LOTS OF WEATHER HERE TODAY.

WERE STARTING UP WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES.

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN.

IT'S GOING TO BE WINDY.

GUSTIER NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE DESERT.

SNOWFALL, WERE DEALING WITH SOME SNOW ABOUT 7500 FEET.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM CONTINUES TO WREAK HAVOC ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

TURNING IN THE PACIFIC, COMING ONSHORE, TABAKIN THE OF THE SPHERIC RIVER WITH CLOCKWISE.

ALLOW MOISTURE THAT WILL FLOW THROUGH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CREATING DEVASTATING IMPACTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

TUESDAY, WE HAVE HEAVY RAIN THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, NORTH OF THE BAY AREA.

NEAR LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO, IT IS ALSO GOING TO BE VERY VERY WINDY TOO.

AS WE MAKE OUR WAY CLOSER TO THE FOOTHILLS, WERE TALKING HEAVY SNOW AND THEN A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH NORTHERN NEVADA.

WERE IN THAT CATASTROPHIC TO EXTREME.

LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING POSSIBLE.

WE ARE EVEN EXPERIENCING SOME OF THOSE IMPACTS WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF CALIFORNIA.

WE HAD FLOOD WATCHES IN EFFECT THROUGH ORANGE COUNTY AND WE ARE ALSO TALKING WINDS, THROUGHOUT YOUR DAY ON TUESDAY.

YOUR WEATHER ALERT TOO, WE ARE TALKING HIGH WINDS.

TONIGHT, WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW 51, RAIN, AND DRIZZLE.

WE ARE DRYING OUT.

IT CAN BE GORGEOUS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

ON WEDNESDAY, WERE TALKING TEMPERATURE RISES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WE HAVE MORE RAIN ON THE WAY.

MORE INLAND, 70s BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

THE MOUNDS IN THE UPPER 40s ARE FOR THESE, A RAINY WEEKEND EVEN FOR THE DESERT.

>>> THERE ARE NEW GUIDELINES FOR TREATING OBESITY, A DISEASE IMPACTING MILLIONS OF CHILDREN.

KPBS'S MATT HOFFMAN HAS MORE ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND HOW THEY ARE PLAYING OUT LOCALLY.

>> OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS, OBESITY HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED IN YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS IS.

>> PEDIATRICIANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS.

THERE WAS ALWAYS LOTS OF IDEAS, BUT, DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT TO DO.

NEVER THIS LEVEL OF EVIDENCE.

NEWS DR. NATALIE IS A PRETTY ADDITION AT CHILDREN.

SHE IS ALSO A SPOKESPERSON.

>> THERE HAD BEEN AN APPROACH.

SEE HOW THEY ARE DOING, CHECK IN IN A COUPLE MONTHS.

LATENCY HAVOC GOES.

WE KNOW NOW THAT IT THAT IS NOT WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING.

MAINLY ACTING IMMEDIATELY.

>> NEW GUIDELINES POINT OUT IT COULD BE AN EARLY INDICATOR.

TREATMENTS CAN VARY DEPENDING ON AGE.

>> WHAT ARE THE BEHAVIORAL TYPE TOO?

WHAT IS AN ANSWER SENT INTERVENTIONAL STYLE DO?

SLEEP, SCREEN USE, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL WELLNESS?

ALL THESE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS THAT FIT TOGETHER.

>> OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE ESSENTIALLY USING OBESITY MEDICATIONS.

THERE IS MORE EVIDENCE THAT SURGERY COULD BE A HELPFUL OPTION FOR THOSE SEVERELY IMPACTED.

THAT IS NOT FOR EVERY CHILD AND THINGS LIKE GENETICS TO COME INTO PLAY.

>> NUTRITION AND EXERCISE, LIFESTYLE PARAMETERS CAN GO A TREMENDOUS WEIGHT TOWARDS PREVENTING OBESITY.

>> CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL JEFFREY SWIMMER SAYS PARENTS SHOULD EXPECT THEIR KIDS TO BE SCREENED FOR HEALTH CONDITIONS CAUSED OR MADE WORSE BY OBESITY.

>> PARENTS CAN ANTICIPATE THAT THERE CHILDREN ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE SCREENING FOR THESE HEALTH CONDITIONS.

DIABETES, LIVER DISEASE, CHOLESTEROL.

>> FOR A SPECIALIST, I ANTICIPATE WHAT IT MEANS.

WILL PROBABLY BE EVEN BUSIER.

THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.

>> IS STILL UNCLEAR HOW INSURANCE COMPANIES WILL REACT TO THIS RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THEIR COVERAGE PLANS.

>> KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, HOUSE REPUBLICANS TAKE AIM AT THE IRS IN THE BIDEN WHITE HOUSE.

COMING UP AT SEVEN AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> TOMORROW, SAN DIEGO MARATHONS WILL DELIVER THE STATE OF CITY ADDRESS.

THE FIRST DELIVERED IN PERSON SINCE 2020.

HE'S EXPECTED TO TOUCH ON THE CITY'S MOST RESTING CHALLENGES.

UPDATE PROGRESS MADE OVER THE PAST YEAR AND LAY OUT HIS PLANS FOR THE YEAR AHEAD.

THAT STARTS AT 6:30 TOMORROW NIGHT.

YOU CAN STREAM IT LIVE RIGHT HERE ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG .

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWS ROOM.

THE GOLDEN GLOBES ARE BACK ON TELEVISION TONIGHT.

NPR'S MORNING EDITION WILL HAVE A RECAP OF THE EVENT THAT HAS STRUGGLED WITH ISSUES OF DISCRIMINATION AND ETHICAL LAPSES.

>>> ON KPBS MIDDAY ADDITION, WE WILL TALK WITH REPRESENTATIVES SARAH JACOBS ABOUT THE START OF THE NEW SESSION IN CONGRESS.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

IT >>> A MAJOR FUNDING FOR "KPBS EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY FAMILY AND COMPANY.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH LEMON, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

CALL ONE 800 BILL HOW OR VISIT >> AND BY THE COMRADE CREVICE FOUNDATION.

INVITE THE FOLLOWING.

>> AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.