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TRAFFIC THE FLOWING AGAIN THROUGH OCEANSIDE, BUT KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN HAS DETAILS ON HOW LONG - THE CLOSURE WILL LAST.

>> Reporter: IT'S BEEN THREE WEEKS SINCE NORTH COUNTY MOORISTS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TRAVEL DOWN THE WESTBOUND 78 BETWEEN COLLEGE AND EL CAMINO REAL.

A SERIES OF HEAVY STORMS CAUSED THE SINKHOLE ON THE WESTBOUND LANES.

>> WE HAD A LOT OF VOIDS UNDERNEATH THE ROADWAY.

>> Reporter: WHEN CREWS EXCAVATED THE SITE, THEY FOUND A SERIES OF CULVERTS AND PIPES THAT NEEDED REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED WATER FLOW.

THE LOCAL CalTrans MAINTAIN CIEF ... >> MOST OF THE PIPES IN THIS AREA ARE 70 YEARS OLD.

AND THEY'RE CORRUGATED METAL PIPES.

>> Reporter: THAT'S Y CalTrans WILL BE CLOSING THE EASTBOUND LANES STARTING TODAY TO REPLACE THOSE METAL PIPES WITH THESE CONCREE CULVERTS.

THEY HAVE AN EXPECTED USE LIFE OF 100 YEARS.

THE WESTBOUND LANES WERE REOPENED 8:00 THIS MORNING AND THE EASTBOUND LANES WERE CLOSED AN HOUR LATER AND WORKERS HERE ARE WORKING 24/7 TO GET WORK DON AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

>> IT'S GOING TO TAKE AT LEAST THREE WEEKS TO FINISH THE WORK.

TE WORK IS A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED ON THIS SIDE BECAUSE OF THE DEPTH OF THE CULVERTS.

WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 20 FEET, TEN T ADDITIONAL FEET IN DEPTH.

>> Reporter: THAT MEANS CREWS WILL BE DIGGING A BIGGER HOLE ON THE EASTBOUND SIDE TO SHORE UP HE SLOPE MORE.

úTHAT WORK NORMALLY TAKES SIX TO NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE, BUT WITH NINE CREWS WORKING 24/7, THAT WORK IS REDUCED TO A FRACTION OF THE TIME.

AND THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR DRVERS, BUT IT COMES AT A COST.

$20 MILLION.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

> LOW RIDING IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO MAKING AN OFFICIAL COMEBACK IN NATIONAL CITY.

JACOB AERE HAS THE LATEST ON THE CRUISING BAN THAT GOES BACK DECADES.

>> Reporter: WHILE SOME OTHER CITIES AROUND CALIFORNIA LIFTED THEIR CRUISING BANS, LOW RIDERS úWERE HIT WITH ONE SETBACK AFTER ANOTHER.

BUT ON TUESDAY EVENING, NATIONAL CITY LEADERS UNANIMOUSLY AGREED THAT LOW RIDER CRUISING IS NO LONGER A CRIME IN THE CITY.

[ CHEERING AND APPLAUSE ] >> Reporter: IT'S BRINGING A LOT OF JOY TO THE MANY FOLKS WHO HAVE LED THIS PUSH LIKE THE RAPHAEL PEREZ.

>> IT'S AN EXCITING MOMENT FOR THE ENTIRE LOW RIDER COMMUNITY THAT THE ONLY PLACE IN SAN DIEGO OUNTY WHERE LOW RIDERS HAD SIGNS LETTING THEM KNOW THEY WEREN' WELCOME, THE SIGNS ARE COMING DOWN.

>> Reporter: THE ORIGINAL 1992 LAW, NATIONAL CITY HAD THE LAST ACTIVE CRUISING BAN IN THE WHOLE COUNTY AND AFTER DECK CASEOF PUSHING TO OVERTURN THE ORDINANCE, THE COUNCIL VOTED TO REPEAL THE LAW AND BRING BACK A CULTURAL LIFESTYLE.

>> THE CRUISING BAN IS BEING RPEALED AND WE CAN FREELY CELEBRATE OUR CULTURE ACROSS THE COUNTY WITHOUT ANY FEAR OF BEING PROFILED, DISCRIMINATED, OR HARASSED.

>> Reporter: THERE WAS A SHORT-TERM TRIAL ON NATIONAL CITY CRUISING LAST YEAR, BUT THIS IS PERMANENT.

NOW WITH THE REPEAL, PEOPLE ARE PLANNING TO JOIN THE LOW RIDERS- AND SLOWLY CRUISE ON THE STREETS OF NATIONAL CITY FOR GOOD IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.

>> THE CITY HAS EVENTS PLANNED THIS SUMMER.

THERE'S A CAR SHOW AT THE END OF THE SUMMER THAT HAS ORGANIZED CREWS AROUND IT, SO THERE'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE SOME CRUISING ACTIVITY.

AND JUST GETTING IN YOUR CAR, GOING FOR A CRUISE WITH YOUR FAMILY, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT, JUST ENJOYING THE CULTURE, ENJOYING THE CARS.

>> Reporter: DURING TUESDAY'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING, DAVID ALVARZ TOUTED A STATE BILL HE INTRODUCED THAT WOULD LIFT CRUISING BANS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.

THE NATIONAL CITY REPEAL FACES A SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE WHICH IS SLATED FOR LATER THIS MONTH.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

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>>> THE CITY OF EL CAJON IS HOLDING TOWN MEETINGS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AFTER THE ARREST OF TWO SEX OFFENDERS STAYING AT A HOTEL THROUGH A COUNTY-FUNDED PROGRAM.

SPEAKERS INCLUDED CITY OFFICIALS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO SHOWED DATA ON THE HOMELESS CRISIS.

THEN RESIDENTS WORKED IN SMALL GROUPS TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS AND THEN PRESENTED THEIR IDEAS.

THE NIGHT ENDED WITH A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION.

THE DEPUTY MAYOR SAYS THE ISSUE IS SO LARGE AND COMPLEX THAT SOLVING IT REQUIRES EVERYONE TO BE INVOLVED.

>> WE THINK PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER TONIGHT AND WE'RE SO PLEASED WITH THE TURNOUT, THEY'RE GIVING US THE IDEAS.

WE SHOULDN'T PRETEND EVER, AND WE DON'T, THAT WE KNOW IT ALL, BECAUSE WE DON'T.

>> THEY'RE HUMAN BEINGS.

THEY NEED TO BE TREATED LIKE HUMAN BEINGS.

I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'RE ROTTING ON THE STREET, WHETHER IT'S BY CHOICE OR BY ADDICTION OR MENTAL ILLNESS OR WHATEVER.

BUT WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO TRY TO HELP THEM.

>>> CITY OFFICIALS SAY THEY'RE RESSING THE COUNTY FOR ANSWERS ON THE MOTEL VOUCHER PROGRAM AND YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON- FUTURE MEETINGS OIL AT EL CAJON.GOV.

>> SAN DIEGANS WITH MEDI-CAL COVERAGE HAVEN'T NEEDED TO RENEW DURING THE PANDEMIC, BUT THAT'S CHANGING SOON.

MATT HOFFMAN HAS A LOOK AT WHAT PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.

>> Reporter: JUST OVER ONE ILLION SAN DIEGANS ARE ENROLLED IN MEDI-CAL.

FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS OF THE PANDEMIC, THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO RENEW THANKS TO FEDERAL PROTECTIONS.

BUT STARTING IN JUNE, THEY WILL.

NOT EVERYONE WILL HAVE TO RENEW AT ONCE.

IT'S BASED ON WHEN YOU FIRST APPLIED.

FOR THOSE DUE IN THE MONTH OF JUNE, INFORMATION IS BEING SENT OUT MAKING SURE THEIR CONTACT INFORMATIO IS UP TO DATE.

>> WE ARE GOING TO BE REACHING OUT IN PHASES TO OUR CUSTOMERS TO ENSURE THAT, HEY, YOU SHOULD AVE RECEIVED A PACKET.

IF YOU DIDN'T RECEIVE A PACKET, CONTACT US AND GIVE US YOUR NEW ADDRESS.

>> Reporter: ALBERTO IS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR O THE COUNTY'S OFFICE OF úSELF-SUFFICIENCY SERVICES.- HE SAYS WHEN IT COMES TIME TO RENEW, PEOPLE WILL GET A BRIGHT YELLOW PACKET IN THE MAIL.

>> THAT IS PART OF OUR MARKETING, OUR MESSAGING, BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE YELLOW ENVELOPE.

>> Reporter: THE STE ET MATS UP TO THREE MILLION CALIFORNIAANS COULD LOSE úCOVERAGE BECAUSE THEY DON'T QUALIFY ANYMORE OR MISS REAPPLYING.

THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE THOSE WHO DO QUALIFY HAVE A LAPSE IN COVERAGE.

>> WE NEVER WANT A PATIENT TO EVR FEEL THEY CANNOT ACCESS SERVICES THEY NEED.

MANY OF OUR PATIENTS HAVE CHRONIC HEALTH ISSUES AND THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE A LAPSE IN COVERAGE.

>> Reporter: THE DIRECTOR OF PATIENT ENGAGEMENT AND ENROLLMEN AT FAMILY HEALTH CENERS OF SAN DIEGO SAYS A MAJORITY OF THEIR PATIENTS ARE ON MEDI-CAL OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

HIS TEAM IS ALSO WORKING TO NOTIFY PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR REENROLLMENT DATES.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PATIENTS ARE AWARE THERE ARE DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT MIGHT AFFECT THEIR MEDI-CAL.

SO DURING COVID, THEY MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN A NEW JOB, THEY MIGHT HAVE MOVED.

>> Reporter: DIA SAYS BOTTOM LINE, PAY ATTENTION TO THE NOTICES COMING IN THE MAIL.

THE COUNTY HAS SET UP A HOTLINE FOR PEOPLE WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RENEWAL PROCESS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO MIGHT BE DOING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME.

THAT NUMBER IS ONE-866-262-9881.

>> MOT OF THOSE QUESTIONS ARE HEN IS MY RENEWAL DUE?

BECAUSE AGAIN IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE THEY'VE DONE THEM, SO YOU JUST HAVE TO REMIND THEM AND IT'S ALSO RELAX, EVERYTHING IS OKAY.

WE WILL COMMUNICATE WITH YOU.

>> Reporter: IF SOMEONE IS INELIIBLE FOR MEDI-CAL, THE COUNTY CAN HELP CONNECT THEM TO ANOTHER HEALTH PLAN INCLUDING LOW-COST OPTIONS WITH COVERED CALIFORNIA.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IS A BIG CONCERN HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, ESPECIALLY FOR BLACK AND LATINO HOME BUYERS AND THAT IS ACCRDING TO A REPORT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS.

IN 2022, A MEDIAN PRICE SINGLE FAMILY HOME IN THE COUNTY WAS $911,000.

ASSUMING A 20% DOWN PAYMENT, A MINIMUM ANNUAL INCOME OF $206,000 WAS NEEDED TO QUALIFY FOR THAT.

THERE WAS AN 11% AFFORDABILITY GAP BETWEEN BLACK HOUSEHOLDS AND THE OVERALL POPULATION.

FOR LATINO HOUSEHOLDS, IT WAS 9%.

>> BUYING A HOME IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS SIMPLY OUT OF REACH FOR MANY, BUT A NEW STATE SPONSORED PROGRAM IS CHANGING THAT.

JOHN CARROLL TELLS US HOW THE CALIFORNIA DREAM FOR ALL LOAN PROGRAM WORKS.

>> Reporter: EVERY STATE HAS SOME SORT OF HOME-BUYING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

IN CALIFORNIA, IT'S ADMINISTERD BY THE CALIFORNIA HOUSING FNANCE AGENCY.

>> IT'S ESSENTIALLY THE STATE'S AFFORABLE HOUSING LENDER.

>> Reporter: LLEN MARTIN IS THE DIRECTOR OF CAL FHA.

THEY'VE BEEN PROVIDING DOWN PAYMNT ASSISTANCE FOR FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS FOR YEARS BUT NOW A NEW PROGRAM IS SET TO SUPERCHARGE THEIR ABILITY TO HELP.

IT'S CALLED APPROPRIATELY ENOUGH THE CALFORNIA DREAM FOR ALL SHARED APPRECITION LOAN PROGRAM.

>> IT'S AVAILAB TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOMES, SO THE UPPER INCOME LIMIT IS THAT $211,000.

>> Reporter: THE LOANS PAY FOR A DOWN PAYMENT AND CLOSING COSTS.

TAKE THIS TWO-BEDROOM HOUSE IN WESERN CHULA VISTA.

IT'S ON THE MARKET FOR $749,000, A PRICE THAT MIGHT SEEM OUT OF BUT WITH THE NEW CALIFORNIA DREAM FOR ALL HOME LOAN PROGRAM, THIS HOUSE HAS BECOME MORE AFFORDABLE FOR A LOT MORE PEOPLE.

WT DID YOU THINK WHEN YOU FIRST HEARD ABOUT THIS?

>> I THOUGHT THE PROGRAM WAS GENIUS.

>> Reporter: SCOTT EVANS IS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF CROSS-I THINK MORAGE IN SANCOUNTRY MORTGAGE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> UP TO 20% FOR DOWN PAYMENT AND CLOSING COSTS, IT'S A ZERO PERCENT INTEREST RATE.

THE PAYMENTS ARE DEFERRED FOR THE ENTIRE LIFE OF THE LOAN.

>> Reporer: THE LOANS ARE A SHARED EQUITY PROGRAM.

>> WHEN YOU SELL THE PROPERTY OR REFINACE THE LOAN, THEY TAKE UP O 20% OF THE APPRECIATION.

THE HOMEOWNER GETS TO KEEP 80%.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER THIN TO CONSIDER ARE THE TAX BREAKS THAT BECOME AVAILABLE WHEN YOU BECOME A HOMEOWNER.

THAT CAN HELP OFFSET THE COST OF MORTGAGE PAYMENTS.

THE MONEY THE STATE MAKES WHEN A HOME SELLS OR IS REFINANCED GOES RIGHT BACK INTO THE PROGRAM, HELPING MORE CALIFORNIANS' DREAMS OF HOME OWNERSHIP COME TRUE.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>> IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE, WE HAVE INFORMAION ON THE LOAN PROGAM AND HOW TO APPLY ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

>>> A REVIEW OF RECENT GUN úVIOLENCE BY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL SUGGESTS SHOOTINGS ARE BECOMING MORE LETHAL I THE U.S. CDC DATA SHOWS 57% OF GUN DEATHS IN 2021 INVOLVED PEOPLE WHO DIED AT THE SCENE OF THE SHOOTING MEANING THEY COULD NOT BE TREATED IN A HOSPITAL OR OTHER HEALTHCARE SETTING.

THAT'S UP 9% FROM 1999.

EXPERTS SAY ONE FACTOR MAY BE A SHIFT IN THE TYPES OF FIREARMS USED WITH MORE MILITARY-GRADE, HIGHER VELOCITY GUNS.

OVERALL, THE CDC REPORTS 49,000 PEOPLE DIED FROM GUN INJURIES IN 2021.

>>> A COMMITT APPOINTED BY THE PENTAGON WANTS TO MAKE IT HARDER TO GET PERSONAL FIREARMS ON MILITARY BASES IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE SUICIDES.

PENTAGON LEADERS HAVE NOT COMMITTED TO THE GUN RULES.

ANDREW DYER HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: A YEAR-AND-A-HALF AGO, A 23-YEAR-OLD MARINE IN CALIFORNIA USED A GUN HE KEPT IN HIS BARRACKS TO KILL HIMSELF.

>> MY NAME IS TANYA MORRIS.

MY SON IS ANTHONY.

úHE WAS A SERGEANT IN THE MARINE CORPS.

HE WAS SERVING WITH THE ONE SEVEN AT 29 PALM.

>> Reporter: SITUAT IN THE MOJAVE DESERT, FIREARMS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE BARRACKS, BUT PERIODIC ROOM INSPECTIONS NEVER UNCOVERED IT.

>> I HONESTLY BELIEVED IF HE WOULD NT HAVE HAD THAT WEAPON, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, MINUTES, EXTRA FEW HOURS WITHOUT HAVING THAT EASY ACCESS, HE WOULD STILL BE HERE.

100%, HE WOULD STILL BE HERE IF THAT GUN HAD BEEN IN THE ARMORY.

>> WE'RE HEARING MULTIP TIMES FROM MILITARY LAWYERS, INVESTIGATORS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, COMMANDERS, QUOTES AND THINGS ALONG THE LINES OF THE WAY THAT WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS SERVICE MEMBER HAD PURCHASED A FIREARM ON BASE WAS WHEN THEY USED IT TO KILL THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: THAT'S CRAIG BRYANT, A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST.

HE SERVED ON THE COMMITTEE WHICH DELIVERED 127 RECOMMENDATIONS.

HE SAYS ACCESS TO FIREARMS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT.

WILE JUST OVER HALF OF ALL SUICIDES IN THE U.S.

INVOLVE GUNS, THAT NUMBER INCREASES TO ABOUT TWO THIRDS AMONG ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY.

MANY OF THOSE GUNS WERE BOUGHT AT EXCHANGES, ON-BASE DEPARTMENT STORES THAT ARE CONVENIENT AND LESS EXPENSIVE.

>> WE VERY QUICKLY STARTED LEARNING THAT A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF SERVICEMEMBERS WHO WERE DYING BY SUICIDE ON-BASE WERE CTUALLY PURCHASING THE IREARMS FROM THAT ON-BASE MILITARY EXCHANGE.

p>> Reporter: ALMOST 100 MILITAR EXCHANGES NOW SELL GUNS, WHILE THE NAVY STOPPED SELLING THEM IN THE 1980'S.

THE ARMY, AIR FORCE, AND MARINE CORPS EXCHANGES SOLD MOE THAN 84,000 LAST YEAR.

THE COMMITTEE WANTS THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT TO STANDARDIZE GUN SALE RULES AT THE EXCHANGES WHICH VARY NOW BECAUSE THE STORES FOLLOW STATE GUN LAWS.

MEMBERS ENDORSED A MINIMUM PURCHASE AGE OF 25 AND SUGGESTED AITING PERIOD SEVEN DAYS FOR FIREARMS AND FOUR DAYS FOR AMMO FOLLOWING A GUN PURCHASE, BECAUSE, BRIAN SAYS, MANY SUICIDES ARE UNPLANNED.

>> AMONGST MILITARY PERSONNEL, OVER HALF, CLOSE TO 60% OF SERVICE MEMBERS WHO ATTEMPT SUICIDE HAVE THIS RAPID INTENSIFICATION WHERE THEY FIRST THINK ABOUT SUICIDE ON THE DAY THA THEY TRY TO KILL THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER KEY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT CONGRESS- REPEAL A 2011 LAW THAT PROHIBITS THE PENTAGON FROM TRACKING PRIVATE GUN OWNERSHIP AMONG MILITARY PERSONNEL BUT THAT úCOULD BE A HARD SELL.

MATT AFTERNOON.

IS A WRITER AND MARINE RESERVIST WHO REVIEWS TACTICAL GEAR ON HIS WEBSITE, NYLON THEORY.

HE SAYS WHILE THE MILITARY SHOULD DO MORE FOR SERVICE MEMBERS AT RISK FOR SUICIDE, A LOT OF THEM MIGHT HAVE ISSUES WITH TURNING OVER PERSONAL INFORMATION.

>> THERE'S DISTRUST FOR% ENHANCING IN ANY WAY THE AMOUNT OF CONTROL THAT YOUR COMMAND CAN EXERT OVER YOUR PERSONAL LIFE.

>> Reporter: SAMPSON SAYS GUN OWNERSHIP IN THE MILITARY, LIKE AMONG SOME CIVILIANS IN THE U.S., IS NORMAL.

>> AD IT'S NOT A BAD THING AT ALL.

THERE'S PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO GO AND SHOOT AT THE RANGE WITH THEIR FRIEND RECREATIONALY AND IT'S A GOOD BONDING EXERCISE.

>> Reporter: A SPOKESPERSON SAYS THAT ALL MERCHANDISE CATEGORIES ARE CONTINUALLY REVIEWED AND THEY WILL IMPLEMENT ANY NEW POLICIES THE PENTAGON ADOPTS.

THE DEFENDANT DEPARTMENT HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW WORKING GROUP TO ASSESS THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMENDATIONS.

A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE DEFENSE SECRETARY SAID IN AN E-MAIL THAT THE DEPARTMENT WOULD EXHAUST EVERY EFFORT TO PROMOTE THE WELLNESS, HEALTH, AND MORALEE OF úTHE TOTAL FORCE.

BUT DID NOT SAY WHEN TO EXPECT A DECISION ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

TONYA, ANTHONY'S MOTHER, SAYS IT CAN'T COME SOON ENOUGH.

>> I'M HOPING THAT ENOUGH PEOPLE MAKE NOISE AND I WANT TO SEE CHANGES, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANY OTHER MOM TO GO THROUGH WHAT ...

I'M GOING THROUGH.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> AND ANDREW DYER'S STORY WAS INCLUDED IN TODAY'S SAN DIEGO NEWS HOW THE NOW PODCAST.

úYOU CAN STREAM IT ANY TIME WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.

>>> EXTREME WEATHER IS MOVING THROUGH THE MIDWEST PUTTING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AT RISK AND THAT INCLUDE PLACES LIKE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI WHERE A POSSIBLE TORNADO LED TO SEVERAL DEATHS AND INJURIES.

LAURA AGUIRRE HAD AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE DAMAGE THAT WE'VE ALREADY SEEN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE.

>> Reporter: HIT BY A DEADLY STORM IN THE EARLY-MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY.

THE NUMBER OF FATALITIES COULD úRISE IN THE COMING HOURS.

STATE HIGHWAY POLICE THERE SAY SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS CONTINUE.

THIS IS A >> OH, MY GOD!

>> Reporter: ILLINOIS STILL ASSESSING MAJOR DAMAGE AFTER BEING HIT BY AT LEAST ONE OF SEVEN REPORTED TORNADOS TO ROAR THROUGH THAT STATE TUESDAY.

>> I MEAN, 'RE LUCKY.

I LOOK AT ALL THIS AND I'M AMAZED.

>> WE'RE JUST HOPING THAT IT GETS BY US AND WE DON'T HAVE NO MORE DAMAGE.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PRAYING FOR NOW.

ú >> OH, MY GOD!

>> Reporter: IN NEIGHBORING IOWA, TORNADOS LIKE THIS ONE IN PLEASANTVILLE TUESDAY WEREN'T THE ONLY CONTINUING WEATHER HREAT.% HAIL THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS OR EVEN LARGER REPORTED HERE AND IN SEVERAL CITIES ACROSS THE MIDWEST.

TO THE SOUTH, MORE HAIL AND TORNADO WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, AND ARANSAS.

INCLUDING LITTLE ROCK.

HEAVILY DAMAGED IN LAST WEEK'S SEVERE STORMS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNS EVERYONE THE AFFECTED CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN REGIONS TO HEED ALL SEVERE WEATHER ADVISORIES THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

LAURA AGUIRRE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A NICE STRETCH OF WEATHER CONTINUING OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER THAT CHILLY START AGAIN WE HAD EARLIER ON THIS MORNING, BUT WE WILL ALSO BE TALKING ABOUT SOME WARMING.

ESPECIALLY OVER SOME OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND THE DESERTS AND TRANQUIL CONDITIO LEADING RIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND.

LET'S TALK NUMBERS HERE AND, WOW, WE'VE SEEN QUITE A BIT OF RAIN, SAN DIEGO.

GOING BACK TO LAST FALL, OVER 13 INCHES AND COUNTING.

THAT'S A HISTORICAL AVERAGE.

A LITTLE OVER 8.7 INCHES AND CLOSE TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN JUST LAST MONTH.

AND THAT IN THE MONTH OF MARCH HISTORICAL AVERAGE, SO WE CONTINUE TO SEE QUITE A BIT OF PRECIPITATION.

NOT SO MUCH THE CASE SO FAR THIS úMONTH, BUT IT'S EARLY, BUT NOTICE HOW AGAIN THOSE NUMBERS, THE HISTORICAL AVERAGES CONTINUE TO WORK THEIR WAY DOWN.

SO WE MOVE INTO THE DRYER SEASON.

- COOL NIGHT FOR TONIGHT BUT NOT AS COLD.

PARTLY CLOUDY, WE'LL DROP DOWN% INTO THE UPPER 40S.

A WE LOOK OUTSIDE, AERIAL-WIDE, THE UPPER 20S AROUND MOUNT LAGUNA, OCEANSIDE, 41.

CHULA VISTA AT 46 AND SAN DIEGO DON TO 48°.

A PRETTY QUIET PICTURE HROUGHOUT THE EARLY-MORNING HOURS AND THROHOUT THE MAJORITY OF THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, UP TO 70.

SAN DIEGO, CLOSE TO THAT HISTORIC AVERAGE, OCEANSIDE EVEN CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 60S.

LET'S TAKE YOU THROUGH TIME HERE AT THE COAST AND A LITTLE BIT OF WARMING HERE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BACKS OFF A BIT FOR THE WEEKEND, BUT WE STAY DRY DESPITE MORE CLOUDS AND SUN ON SUNDAY.

ANOTHER ROUND OF WARMTH COMING UP FOR THOSE IN THE VALLEYS INLAND AS BUT WORK OUR WAY INTO AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, MID TO UPPER ♪0S SLATED HERE.

WE'LL ALSO FEEL SOME OF THAT WARMER AIR COMING INTO THE MOUNTAINS.

50'S ON TAP FOR SATURDAY, SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

AGAIN WITH LOTS OF SUNSHINE.

AND AS WE TALK ABOUT THE DESERTS, WE'LL BE CLIMBING UP ITO THE 90'S SUNDA AND INTO MONDAY WITH LOTS OF SUNSHINE.

- >> CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF THE STATES WHERE THE TAX DEADLINE IS EXTENDED THIS YEAR TO OCTOBER DUE TO SEVERE STORMS THIS WINTER.

BUT MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL WORING TO GET THEIR TAXES DONE SOONER.

KARIN CAIFA TALKS WITH TAX EXPERTS WHO ARE OFFERING ADVICE FOR 2023.

>> Reporter: WITH APRIL 15TH FALLING ON A SATURDAY AND A DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOLIDAY ON MONDAY, APRIL 17TH, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A FEDERAL TAX RETURN IS APRIL 18TH THIS YEAR WHICH GIVES - PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T FILED YET A LITTLE EXTRA TIME TO CHECK THEIR WORK.

>> THNK ABOUT WHAT WENT ON IN YOUR LIFE IN THE LAST YEAR.

DID YOU MOVE, HAVE A CHILD, GET MARRIED?

DID YOU START A NEW JOB?

>> Reporter THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TAX PROFESSIONALS SAYS THE CURRENT FILING SEASON I LESS COMPLEX THAN THE PANDEMIC YEARS.

>> A LOT OF THE THINGS LIKE THE STIMULUS PAYMENTS AND THE ADVANCE CILD TAX CREDITS, WE DON'T HAVE THOSE THIS YEAR.

HOSE EXISTED IN PRIOR YEARS.

2022 LOOKS A LOT MORE LIKE 2019.

>> Reporter: THE I.R.S.

SAYS THE MOST COMMON ERRORS ON RETURNS ICLUDE MISSING OR INACCURATE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, MISSPELLED NAMES AND IACCURATE FIGURES FOR WAGES AND INCOMES.

INCORRECT CALCULATIONS CAN OFTEN BE AVOIDED BY USING TAX PREPARATION SOFTWARE.

THE I.R.S.

WILL OPEN MANY OF ITS TAX PRP CENTERS FOR WEEKEND WALK-IN IN-PERSON HELP.

SOME SITES WILL OFFER SPECIAIZED HELP ON RETIREMENT AND PENSON TOPICS FOR TAXPAYERS AGE 60 AND ABOVE.

AD TAXPAYERS RECENTLY IMPACTED BY SEVERE WEATHER IN ARKANSAS, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, GEORGIA, CALIFORNIA, AND NEW YORK MAY HAVE EXTENDED FEDERAL FILING DEADLINES IF THEY RESIDE IN DECLARE DISASTER AREAS.

FULL ELIGIBILITY DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT IRS.GOV.

>> LATER THIS WEEK, THE NATIONAL JOBS REPORT WILL GIVE US AN INDICATION IF EFFORTS TO REDUCE INFLATION LIKE RISING INTEREST RATES ARE WORKING AS INTENDED.

TODAY WE GOT A BIT OF A PREVIEW.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS DETAILS ON HOW THE SURGING LABOR MARKET IS STARTING TO SLOW.

>> Reporter: U.S.

EMPLOYERS ARE SCALING BACK ON HIRING AS THE ECONOMY SLOWS AND BORROWING COSTS CONTINUE TO RISE.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE LATEST REPORT FROM PAYROLL PROCESSOR ADP.

THE REPORT SHOWS THE PRIVATE IS LESS THAN FEBRUARY'S MONTHLY JOB GAIN OF 261,000.

AND THAT PAY GROWTH HAS SLOWED.

>> WAGE GROWTH WAS QUITE A BIT FASTER SIX OR EIGHT MONTHS AGO COMPARED WITH HOW FAST IT'S úRUNNING TODAY.

> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY WHAT THIS COULD SHOW IS AN ECONOMY THAT IS SLOWING BUT ALSO% NORMALIZING AFTER YEARS OF STRENGTH GROWTH IN THE LIBRARY MARKET.

>> THERE HAS ONLY BEEN ONE UNEMPLOYED WORKER FOR EVERY TWO JOB VOLKSWAGENS.

THAT'S WAY BELOW THE RATIO THAT - EMPLOYERS ARE USED TO.

EVEN IN A VERY STRONG ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: THE BIGGEST JOB LOSSES WERE IN FINANCE WHICH OST ABOUT 51,000 JOBS, PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS ERVICES ABOUT 46,000, AND MANUFACTURING, 30,000.

ON THE OTHER HAND, LEISURE AND CHIEF ECONOMIST WITH ADP, MILLA RICHARDSON, SAYS THIS DATA ISN'T ONLY A POSITIVE SIGN FOR THE FED BUT ALSO FOR SMALLER BUSINESSES.

GINT COMPANIES LIKE WAL-MART AND AMAZON ALSO DEALING WITH AYOFFS.

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WAREHOUSES.

I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTING.

>> I'M JEFF BENNET.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, HOW CHINA IS RESPONDING TO A MEETING BETWEEN HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY AND THE PRESIDENT OF TAIWAN, COMING UP AT 7 RIGHT AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> THE PADRES ARE ENJOYING A DAY OFF BEFORE STARTING THEIR FIRT ROAD TRIP OF THE SEASON TOMORROW AND IN A COUPLE WEEKS, THEY'LL RECONNECT WITH ONE OF THEIR STAR PLAYERS.

[ CHEERIN AND APPLAUSE ] >> HE SUITED UP FOR THE EL PASO CIHUAHUAS LAST NIGHT IN HIS FIRST GAME SINCE THE END OF SPRING TRAINING.

HE'S HEALTH.HE USED A PERFORMANCE ENHANCING SUBSTANCE.

>>> AND HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

LAID OFF ON LEAVE.

WITH MASS LAYOFFS AFFECTING SOME MAJOR COMPANIES, NPR'S MORNING EDITION LOOKS AT HOW SOME WORKERS ARE BEING CAUGHT BY SURPRISE BY BEING FIRED WHILE ON A ROUTINE LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

AND THEN ON KPBS MIDDAY EDITION, WE'LLHAVE A DISCUSSION ON DIVERSITY N THE SAN DIEGO THEATER SCENE FEATURING KPBS ARTS REPORTER, BETH ACCAMANDO.

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