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>>> TEACHERS WHO HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED PINK SLIPS ARE DETERMINED TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD, TONIGHT.

THE SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES HAVE JUST BEGUN THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS AND OUTSIDE, DOZENS OF TEACHERS ARE HOLDING A RALLY, TRYING TO STOP LAYOFFS, TRYING TO SAVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SOME MONEY AND MG JOINS US.

>> Reporter: WE ARE AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WHERE THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING HAS JUST BEGUN BUT IN THE LAST HOUR, THERE HAVE BEEN PLENTY OF TEACHERS AND UNION MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS HERE ON THE FRONT LAWN.

THEY ARE STREAMING IN TO THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WHERE THEY PLAN TO BE SEEN AND HEARD.

IT IS NOT PLANNED AND THEY DO HOPE THEY SURPRISED THE SCHOOL BOARD WITH THEIR NUMBERS AND THEIR VOICE.

THIS IS ALL ABOUT A $90 MILLION SCHOOL BOARD DEFICIT THAT IS PROJECTED FOR NEXT YEAR AND THE BOARD HAS DECIDED THAT LAYOFFS IS THE WAY TO GO.

LET'S HEAR FROM ONE OF THOSE TEACHERS AND FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD VICE PRESIDENT.

>> IT SOUNDS LIKE THE BUDGET WILL NOT BE SEVERELY IMPACTED.

UNTIL THEN, THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS HAPPENING TO CHANGE OUR DESTINATION.

>> THEY SHOULD NEGOTIATE AND ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES IN ANY WAY THEY FEEL IS PRODUCTIVE FOR THEIR MEMBERS AND THE SAME THING GOES FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS.

ULTIMATELY, THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GUARANTEEING THE LONG TERM, MEDIUM TERM WELL- BEING AND IN RELATION TO THAT, I DO BELIEVE TAKING THE ISSUE OF PINK SLIPS WAS NECESSARY.

>> Reporter: SO, ONE OF THE UNKNOWN FACTORS IN THIS EQUATION IS HOW MUCH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS GOING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THAT BUDGET.

JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, CODY PATTERSON AND LAMONT JACKSON TRAVELED TO SACRAMENTO IN HOPES OF LOBBYING LEGISLATORS TO PROVIDE MORE MONEY AND A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY SO THEY CAN DECIDE HOW THEY WILL HANDLE THE BUDGET AND THE LAYOFFS.

>> WHAT ELSE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE SIGNIFICANT BUDGET SHORTFALL, NEXT YEAR?

>> AS IT DID, COVID HAS AFFECTED EVERYTHING AND FEDERAL COVID MONEY IS RUNNING OUT, THIS COMING YEAR.

THAT MEANS THAT FUNDING WILL NO LONGER EXIST AND THAT LEAVES THE SCHOOL BOARD TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE A THE SHORTAGE.

BACK TO YOU.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED TRUSTEES WERE ALSO SUPPOSED TO CONSIDER A RALLY SOLUTION RECOGNIZING HERITAGE MONTH BUT IT WAS PULLED FROM TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT CO-AUTHORED THE RESOLUTION, WORKING WITH HER STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE ARAB COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN DIEGO, LAST MINUTE EDITS BY THE BOARD ELIMINATED REFERENCES TO SPECIFIC ARAB HIKING -- -SPEAKING COUNTRIES.

THE BOARD IS CONSIDERING REVISED RESOLUTION AT THE APRIL 16th MEETING.

>> IT IS IMPORTANT TO US THAT WE ARE DEFINING OUR OWN NARRATIVES RATHER THAN SUCCUMBING TO EXTERNAL PRESSURE.

WE HOPE IT IS A STEP TO HAVE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD, WITH FACULTY AND STUDENTS AND BE ABLE TO SHAKE THE CULTURE, THERE.

>> WE ARE FULLY COMMITTED TO OUR ARAB-AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

IT IS AN ISSUE THAT IS OBVIOUSLY AT THIS POINT IN TIME, ENTANGLED WITH A LOT OF STUFF THAT IS GOING ON GEOPOLITICALLY IN MY COMMITMENT IS TO HAVE A RESOLUTION THAT WE ARE ALL PROUD OF.

>> IN 2021, PRESIDENT BIDEN ISSUED A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE HERITAGE MONTH.

CONGRESS AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT LATER DID THE SAME.

>>> TONIGHT, WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 50 WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, YOU WILL SEE A SLIGHT WARM-UP BUT WE DO HAVE RAIN ALL THE WAY.

WE WILL BREAK DOWN WHEN THAT RING IS SET TO HEAR THE DOSE HIT THE AREA, LATER.

>>> A POTENTIAL NATIONWIDE IMPLICATIONS, HEIDI DeMARCO HAS MORE OF THE SAN DIEGO CONNECTION.

>> Reporter: AT THE HEART OF THE CASE IS THE ACCESSIBILITY AND ABORTION DRUG AND WHETHER THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION UNLAWFULLY EASED RESTRICTIONS FOR PATIENTS TO OBTAIN THE WIDELY USED ABORTION MEDICATION.

IN 2016, THE FDA EXPANDED ACCESS TO THE PILL BY PREVENTING MAIL ORDER DISTRIBUTION, EXTENDING THE TIMEFRAME FROM 7 TO 10 WEEKS AND ALLOWING PRACTITIONERS TO DESCRIBE THOSE PRESCRIBED THE DRUG.

DOCTORS CLAIM THE FDA FAST- TRACK APPROVAL OF THE DRUG WITHOUT STUDYING THE SAFETY OR POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON MINORS.

THE DOCTOR IS ONE OF THE PLAINTIFFS IN THE LAWSUIT AND DIRECTS MEDICAL OPERATIONS AT CULTURE OF LIFE FAMILY SERVICES, THE CATHOLIC ORGANIZATION PROVIDING PRO-LIFE MEDICAL CARE AND PREGNANCY CLINIC SERVICES.

DELGADO WHO DID NOT RESPOND TO INTERVIEW REQUESTS HAS ALREADY MADE HEADLINES WITH THE PROTOCOL TO HELP PATIENTS REVERSE THE EFFECTS OF THE ABORTION PILL AND CONTINUES THEIR PREGNANCIES.

GROUPS SAY IT LIKES SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT.

WHILE DELGADO AIMS TO LIMIT ACCESS, THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR IS ADVOCATING FOR ENHANCED ABILITY.

SHE IS URGING THE COUNTY TO SAFEGUARD THE EMERGENCY SUPPLY.

>> WHATEVER HAPPENS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, WHATEVER THAT TRUCK JUDICIARY IMPOSES ON THE TRUNK, WE ARE PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE A SUFFICIENT STOCKPILE OF THE REALLY VITAL PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES.

>> Reporter: FDA MAINTAINS ITS SUPPORT FOR THE DRUG STATING IT HAS BEEN USED SAFELY BY 5.9 MILLION PEOPLE SINCE ITS APPROVAL IN 2000.

A STANCE ECHOED BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.

THE OUTCOME OF THE CASE COULD HAVE RAMIFICATIONS FOR ACCESS TO MEDICATION ABORTION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY INCLUDING IN STATES WHERE ABORTION IS LEGAL.

A RULING IS EXPECTED IN JUNE.

HEIDI DeMARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TWO REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES ARE HEADING TO THE GENERAL ELECTION IN THE 75th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

SCOTT RON HAS MORE.

>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET READY TO SEE THESE RESULTS 4 >> Reporter: THEY WILL FACE OFF IN NOVEMBER TO REPRESENT THE DISTRICT WHICH COVERS MOST OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY INCLUDING A 50 MILE STRETCH OF THE SOUTHERN BORDER.

DEMAIO HAS MAINTAINED A STRONG LEAD.

HE RAN A CAMPAIGN THAT CALLED OUT SACRAMENTO POLITICIANS FROM BOTH PARTIES.

>> WE ARE RUNNING AGAINST A POWERFUL AND CORRUPT INTEREST IN THE BROKEN POLITICAL SYSTEM AND THEY DO NOT WANT ME BECAUSE THEY KNOW I AM AN INDEPENDENT VOICE.

>> Reporter: HE PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON CITY COUNCIL FROM 2008-2012 AND CURRENTLY HOST A RADIO SHOW.

THE RACE FOR SECOND PLACE WAS MUCH TIGHTER THOUGH GOING ON FOR WEEKS AND HE ONLY SECURED THE NUMBER TWO SPOT WHEN THE DEMOCRAT CONCEDED.

PAYS IS FOR TYPING SECURITY AND BEING TOUGHER ON CRIME SO HE SAYS HE IS WILLING TO WORK ACROSS THE LINES IN SACRAMENTO.

>> MY JOB IS NOT JUST TO SCREAM REALLY LOUDLY BUT SERVE MY CONSTITUENTS AND GET SOMETHING DONE!

>> Reporter: THE PRIMARY ELECTION WAS A CROWDED FIELD WITH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS.

THE TOP THREE FINISHERS REGARDLESS OF PARTY FACE OFF IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

SCOTT RON, KPBS NEWS .

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE SEARCH FOR ANSWERS IN THE BALTIMORE BRIDGE COLLAPSE COMING UP AT 7:00 RIGHT AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS .

>>> FEARED NONVETERANS -- VIETNAM VETERANS MARKING VIETNAM VETERANS DAY.

ANDREW DYER HAS THE STORY.

>> [ MUSIC ] >> Reporter: IT IS AN OVERCAST AND DRIZZLY MORNING AT THE CEMETERY AS VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES PAUSE TO REMEMBER THE VIETNAM WAR WHERE MILLION TROOPS WERE KILLED DURING THE TENURE UNITED STATES INVOLVEMENT.

THE UNITED STATES OFFICIALLY WITHDREW MARCH 29th OF 1973.

IN 2012, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA NAMED THE DAY VETERANS DAY.

>> WE GAVE SO MUCH AND THEY RECEIVED SO LITTLE.

THAT I THINK WE WOULD BE REMISS AS A SOCIETY IF WE DID NOT TRY TO MAKE UP FOR THAT LONG- STANDING DEBT.

>> Reporter: SO WHAT IS THE COMMANDER OF THE FIRST COMMANDMENT IN CAMP PENDLETON WHO SAYS HIS FATHER SERVED IN VIETNAM UNTIL INJURY WHICH LEFT HIM DISABLED.

HE SAYS ALL OF -- ALTHOUGH THE MEMORY WAS SOMETHING THAT HUNG OVER THE FAMILY FOR YEARS, -- >> WE DID NOT TALK ABOUT IT.

AFTER MY FATHER PASSED, WE BECAME WILLING TO TALK ABOUT IT MORE BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PAIN AMONGST THE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.

>> Reporter: THE CEREMONY WAS SHORT FEATURING THE MARINE BAND , A WREATHLAYING AND COMMENTS FROM A VA OFFICIAL.

VETERANS MOSTLY SOCIALIZED AND SHARED SEE STORIES, SULLIVAN SAYS IT IS WHAT MARINES DO.

>> MOST OF THE GENTLEMEN THANKED ME FOR MY SERVICE WHEN IT WAS ALL ABOUT THEM.

THEY WANTED TO TELL ME WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE AND ABOUT SOME OF THE MARINES THEY SERVED ALONGSIDE.

>> Reporter: VETERANS DAY IS OFFICIALLY OBSERVED THIS FRIDAY.

>>> LAST YEAR WAS ONE OF THE DEADLIEST YEARS ON RECORD FOR MIGRANTS.

GUSTAVO CELISSE SAYS TOUGHER ENFORCEMENT PUSHES MIGRANTS TO CROSS IN MORE DANGEROUS AREAS.

HE SPOKE TO LIFEGUARDS WHO ARE SEEING A SPIKE IN DROWNINGS.

>> Reporter: THE SOUND OF CRASHING WAVES AND CHILDREN PLAYING ALONG THE COASTLINE LOWS VISITORS INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY.

BUT UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE, THERE IS A DIFFERENT STORY.

PARTICULARLY AT THE US-MEXICO BORDER WHERE THE WALL SIX OUT MORE THAN 200 FEET INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

>> SPEAKING GLOBAL LANGUAGE ] >> Reporter: THE LIFEGUARD CAPTAIN SAYS THE METAL POST CREATED A PERMANENT RIP CURRENT THAT PULLS SWIMMERS OUT INTO THE OCEAN.

THESE WATERS ARE UNFORGIVING.

IT IS NOT LIKE SWIMMING IN A POOL WHERE YOU CAN GRAB ONTO THE EDGE WHENEVER YOU NEED TO CATCH HER BREATH.

THIS STRETCH OF OCEAN IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS TO MIGRANTS TRYING TO SWIM AROUND THE BORDER.

OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE LIFEGUARDS HAVE SEEN A RECORD NUMBER OF DEATHS.

JUST FIVE RESCUES IN 2020 AND ONLY SEVEN AND 2021 AND THEN, 59 RESCUES IN 2022 AND 41 LAST YEAR.

HERNANDEZ SAYS MIGRANTS CROSS IN ONE OF TWO WAYS.

THE FIRST IS TO SWIM AROUND THE BORDER BUT FINDING THAT POWERFUL CURRENT IS EXHAUSTING.

>> [ SPEAKING GLOBAL LANGUAGE ] >> THE SECOND IS TO WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND THE BEAMS AND USE SHELLFISH AS LITTLE LEDGES BUT THOSE SHELLS ARE VERY SHARP.

LIFEGUARDS OFTEN RESCUE THEM WITH CUTS THROUGHOUT THEIR BODY.

>> [ SPEAKING GLOBAL LANGUAGE ] >> MOST RABIES -- RESCUES HAPPEN SOUTH OF THE BORDER WHEN THEY ARE SWIMMING AGAINST THAT POWERFUL RIP CURRENT TRYING TO GET BACK TO SHORE.

WHENEVER THAT HAPPENS, U.S. LIFEGUARDS RESPOND.

>> IF WE GET A CALL FROM BORDER PATROL THAT THEY ARE WATCHING SOMEONE HANGING ON THE FENCE OR SWIM AROUND OR ARE IN DISTRESS, WE TRY TO RESPOND NO MATTER WHAT.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS MOST RESCUES INVOLVE MIGRANTS WHO ARE NOT STRONG SWIMMERS.

THEY OFTEN JUMP IN WITH ALL OF THEIR CLOTHES ON AND CARRY HEAVY BACKPACKS.

>> IF THE CURRENT CARRIES YOU, YOU CANNOT GET OFF OF IT.

THE WATER IS POLLUTED EVERY SINGLE DAY.

>> Reporter: LIFEGUARDS ALSO NOTICED MORE MIGRANTS DROWNING AROUND 2019 AFTER THE BORDER WALL WAS REPLACED WITH A TALLER ONE.

>> OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE MORE FATALITIES FROM HERE TO THE BORDER THAT WE HAVE EVER HAD AND IT IS USUALLY DUE TO MIGRATION.

>> Reporter: A NEW STUDY AT UC SAN DIEGO CONFIRMS WHAT LIFEGUARDS ARE SEEING IN THE WATER.

DROWNINGS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER THE WALL WAS BUILT FROM JUST ONE DROWNING IN THE FOUR YEARS BEFORE TO 33 IN THE YEARS AFTER.

TO BE CLEAR, THE STUDY DOES NOT ESTABLISH CAUSATION OR ATTRIBUTE THE DROWNINGS DIRECTLY TO THE BORDER WALL.

>> I THINK IT IS THE LIFEGUARDS, THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS AND UC HEALTH TO KNOW IF WE HAVE A LOT OF DRONNING RELATED ACCIDENTS COMING IN.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM NEEDS TO HANDLE.

>> Reporter: HE IS A PST AND BECAME INTERESTED IN MIGRANT DROWNINGS DURING HER ROTATION AT THE TRAUMA SURGERY UNIT AT HILLCREST MEDICAL CENTER WHERE SHE SAW A LOT OF INJURIES FROM PEOPLE WHO FELL FROM THE BORDER WALL AND WONDERED IF ANYONE HAD JUST TRIED TO SWIM AROUND, INSTEAD.

>> HERE AT SAN DIEGO, WE HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY THIS.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO ARE WILLING TO HELP US.

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH THE DROWNINGS ARE RELATIVELY NEW IN SAN DIEGO, THEY ARE MUCH MORE COMMON IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

>> DROWNING IS ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A LOT OF SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION SO I AM HOPING THE WORK THAT WE DO CAN LAY A FRAMEWORK FOR OTHER RESEARCHERS AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

>> Reporter: BOTH RESEARCHERS CALL THIS A PRELIMINARY STUDY.

THEY WOULD LIKE TO ANALYZE BOTH -- DATA FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER.

>> AS A SCIENTIST, IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE IF WE CAN FIND INFORMATION AND CONTRIBUTE TO THAT INFORMATION.

>> Reporter: LIFEGUARDS EXPECT DROWNINGS TO CONTINUE THE WORK IS TAKING ITS TOLL.

>> WE SEE RUSSIA, YEMEN, A LOT OF PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS SOME OF THE STORIES ARE DIFFICULT TO FORGET LIKE ONE MIGRANT WHO TRIED TO DIG A HOLE UNDERNEATH HIS PANTS.

>> HE DUG UNDER AT A TIME OF LOW TIDE AND HE GOT STUCK AND WAS BASICALLY UNDERWATER EVERY TIME A WAVE WOULD COME IN.

>> THANKFULLY, THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN A SUCCESSFUL RESCUE.

>> NOW I AM JOINED TO TALK MORE ABOUT THIS STORY.

WE ARE SEEING MORE MIGRANT DEATHS ALONG THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN BORDER.

WHY DO YOU THINK THIS PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE?

>> IT IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S STRATEGY.

DETERRENCE OR ENFORCEMENT THROUGH DETERRENCE.

WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR DECADES AND DECADES, NOW.

DEMOCRATS THINK THAT IF YOU MAKE IT VERY HARD TO CROSS THE BORDER THAT PEOPLE WON'T CROSS SO THEY BUILD THESE BORDER WALLS THAT PUSH PEOPLE OUT INTO THE DESERT, THE MOUNTAINS OR THE OCEAN THEY MAKE CROSSING MORE DANGEROUS AND WHAT WE CONTINUE TO SEE IS MORE AND MORE DEATH.

>> JASON LINDQUIST MENTIONED POLLUTION.

HOW MUCH OF A CONCERN IS THAT?

>> IT IS A HUGE CONCERN FOR LIFEGUARDS, ESPECIALLY AT IMPERIAL BEACH.

JASON TELLS ME THEY HAVE TO FILL OUT EXPOSURE REPORTS EVERY TIME THEY GO INTO THE WATER.

CROSS-BORDER SEWAGE WHICH WE HAVE COVERED A LOT AND IT IS BASICALLY SIGNIFICANT.

FOR MIGRANTS, THERE IS A LACK OF DATA AND RESEARCHERS WOULD LIKE TO TRACK IT MORE AND SEE WHAT THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS ARE BUT IT IS A BIG UNKNOWN.

>> THIS IS A PRELIMINARY STUDY SO WHAT COMES NEXT?

>> THE STUDY IS PRETTY NARROW AND THEY ONLY LOOK AT DATA AND MIGRANT DROWNINGS.

THEY DID NOT LOOK AT RESCUE ATTEMPTS OR SUCCESSFUL CROSSING ATTEMPTS.

THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO PEOPLE WHO SURVIVED AND WHAT KIND OF INJURIES THEY HAVE.

THEY HAVE A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.

THE POLLUTION ONE COMES BACK, TOO, RIGHT, A PREGNANT WOMAN VERSUS THE MAN.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING ME.

>>> LET'S START YOU OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES AND WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IS YOU ARE HEADING INTO THE REST OF THE WEEK.

DRIER AND WARMER FOR THE MIDDLE HALF OF THE WEEK, PARTICULARLY, WEDNESDAY.

GET OUT AND ENJOY IT.

FOR THE WEEKEND, THE PATTERN SHIFT'S AS WE ARE TRACKING RAIN AND HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

UPWARDS OF A FEW INCHES IN THOSE AREAS.

FUNDING WILL BE A CONCERN.

TONIGHT, THOSE IN THE MID-40s AND OCEANSIDE, 50.

AS YOU ARE HEADING EAST, RAMONA, 38.

LET'S GET INTO TOMORROW WHERE HIGHS ARE GOING TO RISE TO THE MID-SIXTIES ALONG THE COAST.

UPPER 60s FURTHER INLAND AND BOREGGO SPRINGS, A HIGH OF 80 BY TOMORROW.

A WET SATURDAY ON TAP AS WE HAVE OUR NEXT STORM THAT IS GOING TO BE SHIFTING IN, BRINGING HEAVY RAIN THROUGH SOCAL.

WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT ROUGH SURF AND TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS.

WE DO HAVE SOME ACTIVE WEATHER ON THE WAY JUST IN TIME FOR THE WEEKEND.

WEDNESDAY, WE ARE AT 67 AND WE WILL HAVE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, WE ARE STAYING DRY ALONG THE COAST BUT CHANGES ARE ON THE WAY.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, RAINY.

EVEN THROUGH SUNDAY AND WE WILL SEE A COOLDOWN WHERE WE ARE IN THE MID-TO UPPER 60s FOR THE MIDDLE HALF OF THE WEEK, LOW 60s BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND.

FURTHER INLAND, YOU WILL FEEL THAT CHANGE IN THE AIR.

WE WILL SEE SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS AS WE ARE HEADING INTO THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

HIGHS IN THE MID-60s AND THEN WE DROP INTO THE 50s ON SATURDAY AS THAT RAIN MAKES ITS WAY BACK INTO THE AREA.

SUNDAY, WE WILL BE DEALING WITH THAT, AS WELL.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS, INCREASINGLY WINDY BUT IT WILL BE STAYING RELATIVELY DRY UNTIL SATURDAY WHERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SOME COLD AFTERNOON RAIN, SUNDAY, A HIGH OF 54 AND THAT RAIN DOES STICK AROUND.

AS FOR THE DESERT, SUNNY AND PLEASANT.

WARM ON THURSDAY AND WE DROP DOWN TO 66 BY SATURDAY.

WE HAVE A FEW CLOUDS COOLING DOWN BY THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND BUT BY SUNDAY, IT WILL BE WARMER.

FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE AZTECS HIT THE ROAD TODAY.

THE TEAM IS GEARING UP I GUESS THE TEAM THAT BEAT THEM IN LAST YEAR'S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

BEFORE GETTING ON THE BUS, THE TEAMS SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE UPCOMING ARENA MATCH.

>> IT IS A NEW YEAR.

WE ARE JUST GOING OUT THERE WITH A POSITIVE MINDSET AND EVERYBODY IS LOCKED IN.

>> THE GOOD NEWS IS, WE ARE NOT PLAYING THE CELTICS.

THE BAD NEWS, WE ARE PLAYING UCONN.

>> TIPOFF IS JUST AFTER 4:30 PM ON SATURDAY EVENING AND IF THEY KNOCK OFF UCONN, THEY WILL MOVE ON TO THE ELITE EIGHT.

>>> KPBS JUST LAUNCHED A SIX PART SERIES ABOUT THE CHILD CARE CRISIS AND OVER THE WEEKEND, WE HOSTED A RESOURCE FAIR FOR FAMILIES AND PROVIDERS.

TANYA THORNE SAYS FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY NEED THE HELP.

>> Reporter: FAMILIES AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CHILD CARE SYSTEM IN SAN DIEGO.

THE EVENT CAME AFTER THE LAUNCH OF THE SIX EPISODE SERIES OF WHERE IS MY VILLAGE, NAVIGATING CHILDCARE.

>> I THINK EVERYONE WHO HAS A CHILD OR KNOWS SOMEONE WHO HAS A CHILD CAN RELATE TO IT IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

>> Reporter: SOURCES SHARED THEIR EXPERIENCES.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

LOTS OF STAY-AT-HOME MOMS.

THE WORD, YOU KIND OF THINK, HOME COOKED MEALS AND THE HOUSE IS ALWAYS CLEAN BUT THAT IS REALLY NEVER THE STORY.

>> I WANTED TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT WE ARE NOT TRYING TO BE FAKED OUT.

I AM A REGULAR PERSON WHO HAS AN OKAY KIND OF JOB AND WE HAD THE DEGREES THAT EVERYBODY SAYS YOU SHOULD GET THAT WE ARE IN DEBT, A LOT OF DEBT.

THIS WAS A GOOD WAY TO SHOW AND EXPOSED TO EVERYONE THAT WE ARE NOT MAKING ALL OF THIS MONEY LIKE EVERYBODY THINKS AND WE DO NEED HELP.

>> Reporter: FAMILIES LOOKING FOR CHILD CARE GOT SOME GUIDANCE AT THE EVENT.

THE CARTER AND FAMILY, DOMINIC IS IN THE NAVY AND REBECCA IS A TEACHER.

THEY WELCOMED THEIR BABY FIVE WEEKS AGO.

>> WE DON'T HAVE FAMILY SO WE DON'T HAVE THE CHILD CARE OPTION.

THERE'S A LOT OF ANXIETY, AT LEAST, FOR ME.

SURROUNDING THE CHILD CARE ISSUE.

I AM A TEACHER AND I GO BACK TO WORK IN AUGUST SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR CHILD CARE AND WE ARE JUST STARTING.

>> Reporter: THEY BOTH SAY THEY FEEL LOST NAVIGATING THE CHILD CARE SYSTEM AND THEY ARE DISAPPOINTED IN THE LACK OF SUPPORT.

>> SOMEHOW, SOME GUIDANCE, I THINK, IN THE CITY WITH SO MANY, I THINK I WAS EXPECTING MORE AVAILABILITY AND RESOURCES.

>> IT DOES SEEM LIKE THERE IS A HUGE ABUNDANCE.

WE NORMALLY HAVE THE NETWORKS THAT TRADITIONAL PEOPLE HAVE WHEN THEY GROW UP AND LIVE WHERE THERE GREW UP.

YOU WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE MORE OF A PATH FORWARD OR IT WOULD BE EASIER TO FIND THESE RESOURCES.

>> THE FAMILY DID CONNECT WITH THE YMCA.

THE YMCA PROVIDED THEM WITH A LIST OF CHILDCARE PROVIDERS DESPITE THE JUST OUTSIDE OF THE SUBSIDY INCOME LIMIT.

AND WHILE THE CHILDREN WERE ENTERTAINED AND THE CONVERSATIONS FLOWED, MANY ARE LEFT WONDERING, WHAT IS NEXT?

ADVOCATES AT THE EVENT ANNOUNCE THEY ARE PUSHING FOR A BALLOT MEASURE TO FUND CHILDCARE IN THE 2026 ELECTION.

TANYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS .

>> WE ARE ENTERING A NEW EPISODE EVERY WEEK.

JUST GO TO KPBS.ORG/WHERE'S MY VILLAGE .

>>> HERE IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR THE MORNING EDITION.

STEPHEN SPEAKS WITH A SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGIST AND KBS -- KPBS MIDDAY EDITION IS GETTING READY FOR THE SAN DIEGO PADRES HOME OPENER ON THURSDAY.

YOU CAN FIND THOSE STORIES AT KPBS.ORG .

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

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