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♪ >>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS TUESDAY, MARCH 2.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH 13 DEATHS FROM A CAR ACCIDENT.

IT HAPPENED ARE THE U.S. AND MEXICO BORDER IN IMPERIAL COUNTY.

AND TONIGHT, FIVE OTHER PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THAT CRASH ARE BEING TREATED AT LOCAL HOSPITALS.

KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN HAS MORE ON HOW THEY ARE DOING AND THE LATEST DETAILS ON WHAT WENT WRONG.

>> Reporter: WE KNOW THAT THREE OF THE SURVIVORS HERE AT UC SAN DIEGO MEDICAL CENTER IN HILLCREST.

THERE AT SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL.

WE DO KNOW THAT SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE SUFFERED SOME OF THE WORST TRAUMA IN THAT IMPERIAL COUNTY ACCIDENT.

IN OF ALL DAY BIG RIG AND AN OVER PACKED SUV JUST MILES AWAY FROM THE BORDER.

>> THIS IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY KIND OF PURSUIT.

WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE COLLISION BUT THERE WAS NO LAW ENFORCEMENT OF ALL.

>> Reporter: THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 12 PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE DRIVER OF THAT SUV, DIED AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH.

IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING OFF OF STATE ROUTE 115 CLOSE TO THE U.S. AND MEXICO BORDER IN IMPERIAL COUNTY.

ONE PERSON TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL LATER DIED FROM INJURIES.

CHP SAYS 25 PEOPLE WERE IN THE SUV WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE BIG RIG.

>> THE AGES WERE 16-25 IN THE SUV.

THAT VEHICLE IS NOT MEANT FOR THAT MANY PEOPLE.

IT IS UNFORTUNATE SO MANY PEOPLE WERE IN THAT VEHICLE.

THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH RESTRAINTS TO KEEP THOSE PEOPLE SAFE IN THE VEHICLE.

NUMEROUS PEOPLE WERE EJECTED.

>> Reporter: AT LEAST ONE PERSON WAS A MINOR AND THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE MEXICAN CONSULATE TO IDENTIFY EVERYONE.

PATIENTS TRANSFERRED TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAD THE WORST INJURIES.

>> THOSE ARE THE MOST CRITICALLY ILL.

THE ONES PHONE FROM THE SCENE.

AT THE ONES THAT CAME TO US, THEY HAD INJURIES RANGING FROM FRACTURES TO HEAD INJURIES.

LIFE THREATENING HEAD INJURIES.

>> Reporter: INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO PIECE TOGETHER EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

THEY SAID THERE WAS A STOP SIGN ALONG THE ROAD THAT THE SUV WAS COMING FROM.

THEY DO NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE STOPPED AT HOW FAST EITHER VEHICLE WAS GOING WHEN THE COLLIDED.

WE DO HAVE THE INFORMATION COMING FROM CH.

THE DRIVER OF THAT VEHICLE WAS FROM MEXICALI, MEXICO.

IT IS UNCLEAR WHERE HE WAS COMING FROM WHERE HE WAS GOING.

IN HILLCREST I AM MATT HOFFMAN FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> ONE SAILOR IS DONE FIVE OTHER SERVICE MEMBERS ARE DEAD FOLLOWING A CHAIN REACTION COLLISION THEIR CAMP PENDLETON JUST BEFORE 7:00 A.M. FIVE MILITARY TRUCKS WERE TRAVELING IN A CONVOY.

AN INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING BUT REPORTEDLY, ONE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN SETTING OFF THE COLLISION KILLING A 26- YEAR-OLD MALE DRIVER.

HIS NAME IS BEING WITHHELD UNTIL RELATIVES ARE NOTIFIED.

>>> GOOD NEWS FROM PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN ON THE VACCINE PRINT.

RAISING HOPES OF GETTING BACK TO NORMAL SOONER THAN THOUGHT.

>> THIS COUNTRY WILL HAVE ENOUGH VACCINATION SUPPLY FOR EVERY ADULT IN AMERICA BY THE END OF MAY.

THAT IS PROGRESS.

IMPORTANT PROGRESS.

>> THAT IS TWO MONTHS EARLIER THAN ANTICIPATED.

IT IS THE RESULT OF A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN TWO PHARMACEUTICAL RIVALS, JOHNSON & JOHNSON AND MARK.

MARK IS EXPECTED TO DEDICATE TWO OF ITS FACILITIES TO THE EFFORT AND, AS KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE TELLS US, SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS MAKING PROGRESS IN GETTING PEOPLE VACCINATED.

>> THE COUNTY SAYS THAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE -- JUST OVER 10% OF SAN DIEGANS HAVE BEEN FULLY IMMUNIZED THE AGAINST COVID-19.

WE SPOKE WITH THE PHYSICIAN FROM SHARP MEDICAL CENTER.

THEY SAY HERD IMMUNITY IS FAR OFF BUT THEY EXPECT TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE VACCINATED BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

>> I AM CONFIDENT WE WILL BE RAPIDLY APPROACHING THE 20% RANGE.

ESPECIALLY NOW THAT THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE.

ONCE YOU GET THE 28 DAY LATER SUBSCRIPTION, YOU WILL BE YOU WILL HAVE A MINUTE AGAINST THE VIRUS.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE EXPECTED TO GET THAT VACCINATION LATER THIS MONTH.

IS BACK IT CAN BE STORED FOR UP TO THREE MONTHS AND IF IT REMAINS STABLE, IF YOU FREEZE IT AT -20 DEGREES, UP TO THREE YEARS.

>> NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS THE PFIZER AND -- VACCINES BUT IT IS EFFECTIVE IN THE COVID-19 VACCINATION.

>> IT IS 17% IN INFECTIONS AND IS HAS SHOWN THAT IT IS 86% PROTECTIVE AGAINST SEVERE DISEASE.

>> EVEN PEOPLE THAT HAVE RECEIVED THE VACCINES SHOULD CONTINUE TO PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING AS WELL AS COVID-19 --.

>>> OUR PARTNERS AT I NEWS SOURCE SAY THEY ARE PUSHING FOR MORE INFORMATION CITING AN INEQUITABLE SUPPLY.

SIMILAR SIZE COUNTIES WITH LOWER PAWS POVERTY RATES AND FEWER POSITIVE CASES AND DEATHS HAVE RECEIVED MORE DOSES.

GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAID THAT THE STATE INCREASE VACCINE ALLOCATIONS TO IMPERIAL BY 91% LAST WEEK AND OFFERED ADDITIONAL VACCINATION SITES.

THE FULL DORY CAN BE FOUND AT INEWSSOURCE.ORG.

>>> UC SAN DIEGO SAYS THE VACCINATION SUPERSTATION NEAR PETCO PARK WILL REOPEN TOMORROW AND THURSDAY.

ABOUT 4000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED TO GET THE SECOND DOSE OF THE MODERNA VACCINE WITH PRIORITY GOING TO THOSE FURTHEST IN TIME FROM THEIR FIRST DOSE.

HOWEVER, WHETHER THE SITE STAYS OPEN THROUGH MARCH 1 DEPENDS ON THE VACCINATION SUPPLY.

>>> WORK IS ALREADY BEING DONE TO MAKE ALL THREE AVAILABLE VACCINES EVEN BETTER.

MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE.

>>> A THIRD CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.

IT WAS OFFICIALLY ROLLED OUT IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> PEOPLE UP FOR ONE VACCINATION OVER THE OTHER AND THEN THEY MAY HAVE TO WAIT.

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.

GETTING VACCINATED SAVES LIVES.

>> IT IS A RACE AGAINST THE VARIANT.

>> THE SUPPLY WILL BE LIMITED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

FOLLOWING THE INITIAL DISTRIBUTION.

>> AS MORE SHOTS BECOME AVAILABLE, THE THREE COMPANIES WITH VACCINES IN THE UNITED STATES MARKET ARE WORKING ON A BOOSTER TO HELP BETTER PROTECT AGAINST THE VARIANCE.

>> COMPANIES ARE WORKING ON THE NEXT-GENERATION FOR SOME OF THESE VARIANTS.

WE ARE ENCOURAGED AND CONFIDENT IN THE CURRENT VACCINE.

BUT YOU DO NEED TO PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE AND FOR THE UNKNOWNS.

>>> THE LATEST SEVEN DAY AVERAGE SHOWS A SLIGHT INCREASE IN COVID-19 CASES AND DEATHS.

>> PLEASE HEAR ME CLEARLY.

AT THIS LEVEL, THE CASES, WITH THE VARIANCE SPREADING, WE COULD LOSE THE GROUND THAT WE HAVE GAINED.

STAY STRONG.

CONTINUE WEARING YOUR MASK AND TAKING PUBLIC HEALTH PREVENTION EFFORTS THAT WE KNOW WORK.

>> FOR HEALTH MINUTES, I AM MANDY GAITHER.

>>> WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION AT WWW.KPBS.ORG.

CHECK ON THE VACCINES TAB ON THE HOMEPAGE.

YOU WILL FIND A SEARCHABLE MAP TO FIND CLINICS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE.

>>> SOME COUNTIES HAVE ENTERED THE LESS RESTRICTIVE RED TIER.

WE HAVE NOT MET THE CRITERIA YET THOUGH.

THE ADJUSTED RATE IS 10.8% PER DAY.

WE NEED TO BE REPORTING UNDER SEVEN NEW CASES PER DAY PER 100,000 PEOPLE TO MOVE INTO THE RED TIER.

>>> HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION TO THE ATTACK ON THE CAPITAL.

BUT THERE IS STILL A LOT TO BE DONE AS FAR AS DETERMINING WHAT LED TO THE VIOLENCE.

>> NEARLY 2 MONTHS AFTER THE INSURRECTION, THE FBI DIRECTOR A TALKED ABOUT WHAT HIS AGENCY INTO BEFORE THE ATTACK AND HOW THEY ARE HANDLING THE INVESTIGATION.

>> I DO NOT CARE IF IT IS RIGHT, LEFT, UP, DOWN OR ANY OTHER WAY.

>> THEY DISPELLED THEORIES OF -- AND SINCE HE BECAME DIRECTOR OF THE FBI IN 2017, WHITE SUPREMACIST ARRESTS HAVE TRIPLED.

LAWMAKERS HAVE ASKED WHAT WAS WHO WAS TO BLAME FOR THESE.

THE FORMER CAPITAL POLICE CHIEF TESTIFIED ON THAT ISSUE.

>> A LACK OF ACCURATE AND COMPLETE INTELLIGENCE HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT.

>> A WARNING WAS SENT OUT FROM THE FIELD OFFICE IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

>> THAT WAS DISSEMINATED TO OUR PARTNERS, INCLUDING CAPITAL POLICE AND METRO PD IN THREE DIFFERENT WAYS.

>> CRUSH QUESTIONS REMAIN ABOUT THE DEATH OF A CAPITAL POLICE OFFICER.

>> YOU DID NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THAT?

>> WE COULD NOT CONFIRM OR DENY THE CAUSE OF DEATH.

>> AND THEY SAY, SOME SAY THERE IS A STONE WALL ON CONGRESS.

I AM NOT YET ROMERO FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> RENTERS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY CAN NOW APPLY FOR MONEY TO HELP PAY PAST DUE RENT AND UTILITY BILLS.

THEY SAY THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS.

TO BE ELIGIBLE YOU MUST BE RENTING AND HAVE EXPERIENCED FINANCIAL HARDSHIP RELATED TO THE PANDEMIC.

HOUSEHOLDS MUST EARN NO MORE THAN 80% OF THE AREA AT MEDIUM INCOME.

>> WE KNOW IT HAS BEEN A HARD YEAR.

WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING BUT WE KNOW THAT THE IMPACTS ARE GOING TO LINGER FOR SOME TIME AND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO HELP FOLKS GET THE ECONOMY BACK ON TRACK AND MAKE PEOPLE WHOLE.

AND REALLY, REBUILD SAN DIEGO.

>> THE PROGRAM IS NOT OPEN TO PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO OR CHULA VISTA BECAUSE THOSE CITIES HAVE THEIR OWN RENT RELIEF FUNDING.

YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE AND APPLY AT THE ADDRESS ON YOUR SCREEN.

>>> MAYOR TODD GLORIA HAS RELEASED THE FIRST PAY EQUITY STUDY.

IT SHOWS CITY EMPLOYEES MADE AN AVERAGE OF 28.8% LESS THAN FEMALE EMPLOYEES.

THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED BY A LOCAL INDEPENDENT DATA ANALYTICS FIRM.

MAYOR GLORIA SAYS HIS ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING TOWARDS CREATING A MORE EQUITABLE PLACE AND A DIVERSE WORKFORCE.

>>> THE COMPANY THAT CONTROLS THE PUBLICATION OF DR. SEUSS CHILDREN'S BOOKS SAYS SIX OF THEM HAVE TO GO.

DR. SEUSS ENTERPRISES MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL EXPLAINS THE REASON FOR THE DECISION.

>> LOOK.

A CAT IN A HAT!

>> Reporter: NOT TO FEAR.

WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE CAT IN THE HAT.

THAT IS STAYING RIGHT HERE.

THESE ARE THE BOOKS IN QUESTION.

SIX OUT OF THE MORE THAN 60 PENNED BY THE THEATER, AND THE FIRST, THE FIRST DR. SEUSS BOOK, "AND TO THINK THAT I THOUGHT ON MULBERRY STREET."

AND "IF I RAN A ZOO."

SOME SAY THAT THESE HAVE BEEN BLOCKED BEFORE BECAUSE THEY ARE HURTFUL AND WRONG.

>> IT WAS NOT COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BLUE.

>> Reporter: THE YOUTH MATERIAL SELECTOR FOR THE LIBRARY SYSTEM SAYS FOLKS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS FOR QUITE SOMETIMES.

SOME BOOKS LIKE LAURA INGALLS WILDER BOOKS HAVE COME UNDER SCRUTINY.

>> WE HAVE SO MANY GREAT BOOKS THAT ARE DOING WONDERFUL DEPICTIONS THAT REFLECT THE KIND OF THINGS THAT WE WANT -- >> THE CHILDREN BOOK SPECIALIST SONDRA MOORE SAYS THEY HAD PRETTY MUCH TAKING CARE OF THEM.

SHE SAYS CHILDREN LOST INTEREST IN THOSE BOOKS SOME TIME AGO AND WARWICK STOPPED CARRYING THEM BUT THERE IS STILL DOZENS OF THESE STORIES.

>> INJUSTICE IS SOMETHING THAT THEY FEEL IN THEIR HEART AND THEY RECOGNIZE IT WHETHER IT IS ENVIRONMENTALISM OR NOT.

>> THE SIX PULLED BOOKS HAVE NOT YET BEEN PULLED FROM THE SHELVES OF COUNTY LIBRARIES.

THEY SAY WHETHER IT IS DR. SEUSS BOOKS OR OTHERS, THE PROCESS OF DECIDING WHAT STAYS AND GOES IS ONGOING.

>> WE USE THE CRITERIA TO DECIDE WHAT STAYS AND WHAT GOES.

AND WE TRY TO REALLY IMPLEMENT THAT AS UNIFORMLY AND AS FAIRLY AS POSSIBLE.

AND THAT IS THE SAME INFORMATION THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE.

>> SO MANY OF THESE WILL STILL BE SEEN.

THE MOST FAMOUS LITERARY DOCTOR IS SURE TO LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SOME REPUBLICANS IN CALIFORNIA ARE ON A MISSION TO UNSEAT GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM.

THEY BELIEVE THEY HAVE COLLECTED THE 1.5 MILLION SIGNATURES NEEDED.

THEY ARE ACCUSING GOVERNOR NEWSOM OF KEEPING CALIFORNIA IN LOCKED DOWN BOWED.

AND IT IS NOT JUST REPUBLICANS THAT SAY THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS GONE TOO FAR.

>> THE FUEL FOR THESE MAILERS, FOR THE VOLUNTEERS TRYING TO RECALL THE GOVERNOR, FRUSTRATION.

>> I REACHED MY FINAL STRAW WHEN I LOST MY JOB FOR THE THIRD TIME.

>> STACY EDWARDS WORKS IN RESTAURANTS AND THAT IS AN INDUSTRY DEVASTATED DURING THE PANDEMIC.

SHE SAYS THAT GOVERNOR NEWSOM HAS BEEN OVERLY RESTRICTIVE.

>> WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TELL THE GOVERNOR?

>> THAT IS AN INTERESTING QUESTION.

IT HAS BEEN VERY HARD.

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT STARTING A FAMILY AND BUYING A HOUSE.

BUT WE CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE OF THIS.

>> ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE.

ANDREA SAYS SHE IS A LIFELONG DEMOCRAT AND EVEN NAMED HER SON GAVIN.

>> DO YOU BLAME THE GOVERNOR FOR THE CONDITION THAT THE STATE IS IN?

>> I DO AT THIS POINT.

GOVERNOR NEWSOM IS THE ONE THAT IS RULING WITH AN IRON FIST.

>> THESE CALIFORNIANS ARE SEETHING SAY THEY HAVE FOUND AN POLITICAL --.

>> THIS IS JUST IN ONE DAY.

>> THIS IS JUST PART OF ONE DAY.

>> PETITIONS SORTED BY COUNTY AND THEN DELIVERED TO THE OFFICIALLY COUNTED.

THIS IS THE SIXTH RECALL ATTEMPT.

THE OTHER FIVE FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR THE BALLOT.

AGAINST THE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR WHO WON BY A LANDSLIDE IN 2017.

PUBLIC RECORDS SHOW THIS RECALL IS DOMINATED BY CONSERVATIVE DONORS.

>> IT IS FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE FRENCH LAUNDRY.

>> THAT IS A DIG IN THE BLENDER.

GOVERNOR NEW SOME WAS CAUGHT DINING WITHOUT A MASK AFTER TELLING PEOPLE TO STAY HOME.

IT HAS DINGED HIS POPULARITY.

THE COVID-19 CASES ARE DROPPING AND GOVERNOR NEWSOM IS PUSHING TO REOPEN SCHOOLS AND EASING RESTRICTIONS ON OUTDOOR DINING.

AND OPENING THE FIRST JOINT STATE FEDERAL MASS VACCINATION SITES IN THE COUNTRY.

AND, NAPA VALLEY RESTAURANT OWNERS SAY SHE LOST HALF $1 MILLION IN -- AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO SIGN ON TO THE RECALL.

>> I WOULD MUCH RATHER SEE THIS AS A WAKE-UP CALL.

>> THE RECALL LEADER SAYS HIS GROUP HAS NOT BACKED A REPLACEMENT.

FIRST UP THEY NEED TO GET ENOUGH SIGNATURES.

>> WE DO NOT KNOW WILL TAKE THE SEAT.

WE FEEL THAT SOMEBODY MORE COMPETENT THOUGH WILL TAKE THAT POSITION.

>> TWO LOCAL REPUBLICANS ARE COMPLETING TO REPLACE NEW SOME.

THE FORMER SAN DIEGO MAYOR, KEVIN FAULCONER ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY AS DID JOHN COX .

>>> SAN DIEGO IS ON TRACK TO GET MORE THAN 50% OF ITS WATER FROM LOCAL SERVICE SOURCES BY 2045.

MAYOR TODD GLORIA ANNOUNCED TODAY IT IS DUE TO THE PURE WATER RECYCLING PROGRAM.

ANOTHER REASON IS REDUCED WATER DEMANDS THANKS TO MORE EFFICIENT WATER USE.

THE SERVER CITY CURRENTLY PURCHASES UP TO 90% OF ITS WATER FROM IMPORTED SOURCES.

>>> WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES.

AND WITH THAT, SHOWERS WILL BE WITH US, ESPECIALLY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

THE STORM IS ON THE MOVE THOUGH.

ALREADY DRIER HERE BY THURSDAY.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEATHER TONIGHT.

IT IS PRETTY QUIET.

CAMPO IS 46 AND MOUNT LAGUNA IS 47.

IN RAMONA, BUNDLE UP.

ESCONDIDO IS 48 AND SAN DIEGO IS 51.

40 IN OCEANSIDE.

HERE COMES THE UPPER LOW.

THAT WILL BE MOVING EAST ON WEDNESDAY.

OYSTER IS ON THE INCREASE IN WE WILL SEE SHOWERS AND RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA.

ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.

COMING INTO OCEANSIDE AND SAN DIEGO, SHOWERS ADVANCE AND MOUNT LAGUNA IS CLOUDING UP.

LET'S GO TO THE FUTURE RADAR.

IN THE MORNING HOURS, WET WEATHER IS APPROACHING.

AND, THE WET WEATHER SPREADS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

AS THE STORM PROGRESSES TO THE NORTHEAST WE WILL SEE RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW HEADED TOWARDS THE FOUR CORNERS BUT, OUR WEATHER WILL BE DRYING UP ON THURSDAY.

NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE EXTENDED FORECAST.

WE HAVE WET WEATHER HERE.

MAYBE IF YOU RUMBLES OF THUNDER AND THEN WE ARE BACK TO SUNSHINE BY THE WEEKEND.

IT MAY GIVE US A TOUCH OF DRIZZLE ON SATURDAY.

THE SUN WILL THEY BACK AND IT LOOKS NICE ON FRIDAY AND WE WILL HAVE COOLING FROM THE WEEKEND SYSTEM.

AS WE GO TO THE MOUNTAINS, YOU CAN SEE SOME SNOW THERE ON THE HIGH COUNTRY.

AND LOOKING AT THE END OF THE WEEK, THE SYSTEM WILL BE GONE AND IT WILL BE DRY.

BUT THEN, BY THE WEEKEND, GUSTY WINDS.

THE NOT MUCH HAPPENING.

TEMPERATURES DROPPING OFF BY A FEW DEGREES.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST MARK MANCUSO.

>>> AN INVESTIGATION IS BEING LAUNCHED INTO A CALIFORNIA PLASTIC SURGEON WHO ATTENDED VIRTUAL COURT WHILE IN THE OPERATING ROOM.

>> ARE YOU AVAILABLE FOR TRIAL?

IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE IN AN OPERATING ROOM.

>> I AM SIR.

BUT I AM AVAILABLE FOR TRIAL.

>> WITH THE PATIENT UNDER THE KNIFE, THE SURGEON SHOWED UP TO TRAFFIC COURT TO CONTEST A LICENSE PLATE VIOLATION.

>> I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE, FOR THE WELFARE OF THE PATIENT, THAT I WOULD DO THIS.

>> I HAVE ANOTHER SURGEON HERE WHO IS DOING THE SURGERY WITH ME.

>> NO.

I DON'T THINK SO.

I DO NOT THINK THAT IS APPROPRIATE.

>> THE CALIFORNIA MEDICAL BOARD WANTS TO KNOW MORE AND THEY ARE SAYING, THE BOARD EXPECTS PHYSICIANS TO FOLLOW THE STANDARD OF CARE WHEN TREATING PATIENTS.

THE BOARD IS AWARE OF THIS INCIDENT AND WILL BE LOOKING INTO IT.

>> I CANNOT IMAGINE ANY PATIENT GIVING INFORMED CONSENT.

YES.

I OPERATED ON YOU BUT I WAS IN TRAFFIC COURT WELL I DID THAT.

I CAN'T IMAGINE ANY PATIENT BEING OKAY WITH THAT.

>>> TWITTER IS TAKING STEPS TO STOP THE SPREAD OF FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COVID-19 VACCINATION.

THEY WILL FLAG MISINFORMATION OTHER PLATFORM.

ONE LABEL SAYS, "THIS TWEET MAY BE MISLEADING."

A GOES ON TO SAY, "FIND OUT WHY THEY SAY THIS INFORMATION MAYBE MISLEADING."

>>> SCAMMERS ARE TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE THAT WANT THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINATION.

MANDY GAITHER HAS A CLOSER LOOK.

>> THE COVID-19 VACCINE ROLLOUT IS EXPANDING.

GETTING AN APPOINTMENT IS CHALLENGING.

SCAMMERS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SCARCITY AND DESPERATION.

>> YOU MUST BE THERE AT A CERTAIN TIME AND THAT YOU WILL GET THE VACCINE.

>> IT IS CALLS LIKE THIS THAT ARE TRIGGERING A WARNING FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

WATCH OUT FOR ROBO CALLS AND TEXT MESSAGES ASKING YOU TO PAY MONEY UPFRONT TO GET ON A VACCINATION LIST.

DO NOT CLICK ON LINKS OR EMAILS WITH FAKE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET THE SHOT.

>> OLDER ADULTS ARE BEING PRIORITIZED FOR VACCINATIONS.

WHILE THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE GROUP THAT WILL BE SCAMMED, THAT HONOR BELONGS TO 18-25- YEAR-OLDS.

OLDER ADULTS DUE WEST TEND TO LOSE MORE MONEY WHEN SCANNED.

>> THE BIG CONCERN IS CON ARTISTS TO MANY FINANCIAL AND PERSONAL INFORMATION.

FEDERAL REGULATORS WORN THAT YOU COULD HEAR FROM PEOPLE ABOUT VACCINES AND THEY SAY TURN THEM AWAY.

>> THE BEST ADVICE REGARDING VACCINES IS TO VISIT THE WEBSITE OR CALL YOUR LOCAL AND STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO FIND OUT THE PROCESS FOR YOUR STATE.

>> EXPERTS REMIND YOU THAT YOUR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION, BANK ACCOUNT OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ARE NOT REQUIRED IN ORDER TO GET A VACCINATION APPOINTMENT.

EVERYBODY GETS A SHOT.

>> BECAUSE THE VACCINE IS SO NEW AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT IT AND WANT IT, SOME FOLKS ARE EVEN DESPERATE TO GET IT, WE KNOW THAT ACTIVITIES RELATED TO SCAMS ARE HAPPENING.

>> FOR CONSUMER WATCH I AM MANDY GAITHER REPORTING.

INSTRUCT YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, WWW.KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS.

AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR.

HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

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

♪ ♪ AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

♪ ♪