♪ >>> 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 APPRENTICE FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY , AND BY THE FOLLOWING, AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI .

>>> ANOTHER COVID MILESTONE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY INVOLVING ANOTHER NUMBER OF CASES, AT A TIME WHEN NEW HOPE THAT THE SEARCH IS EXCITING.

MATT HOFFMAN EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 700,000 CASES OF COVID-19 HAVE BEEN RECORDED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY SINCE THE PANDEMIC WAS DECLARED.

THIS COMES AS OMICRON CASES ARE DECLINING,-- >> WHICH IS GOOD.

WHETHER IT WILL GO WAY DOWN, NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR, BUT IT IS REDUCING THE TOLL ON OUR MEDICAL RESOURCES AND NOT SPREADING LIKE IT WAS.

THESE ARE REALLY GOOD SIGNS.

>> Reporter: ERIC TOPOL WITH THE SCRIPPS INSTITUTE SAYS THE PANDEMIC IS STILL ABOUT CONTAINING THE VIRUS, SOMETHING HE SAYS WILL BE MORE LIKELY OF AROUND 90% OF AMERICANS WERE VACCINATED >> WE ARE STILL FAR FROM IT.

WE ARE HIGHLY VULNERABLE HERE IN SAN DIEGO AND ACTUALLY THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA AND THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: ALSO, HE SAYS, IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT CONTAINING THE VIRUS WITHIN OUR BORDERS.

UNLESS WE GET THE WHOLE WORLD IN A HIGH LEVEL OF VACCINATED OR PROTECTION OF COVID THAT CAN BE SEEN, WE WILL NOT HAVE CONTAINMENT.

CONTAINMENT IS REALLY THE STORY WE ARE AFTER.

>> Reporter: WITH CASES RISING IN YOUNG KIDS, PFIZER HAS NOW REQUESTED FDA AUTHORIZATION TO VACCINATE CHILDREN UNDER 5.

HE SAYS, TRIALS HAVE SHOWN SIDE EFFECT SIMILAR TO ADULT.

>> SORENESS IN THE ARM, OCCASIONAL FEVERS, CHILLS, YOU KNOW WHAT WE CALL REACTIVE JINNAH CITY.

THESE ARE MINOR COME A TRANSIENT SIDE EFFECTS.

THAT IS WHY THE VACCINES ARE TOLERATED INCREDIBLY WELL FOR ALL AGES.

>> Reporter: THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, CASES HAVE TYPICALLY RISEN AROUND HOLIDAY GATHERINGS.

SOON, SAN DIEGANS WILL BE GETTING TOGETHER TO WATCH THE SUPER BOWL.

HE RECOMMENDS TAKING A RAPID TEST FOR HEADING TO ANY PARTIES AND SAYS, THERE ARE EASIER WAYS TO BE A LITTLE SAFER.

>> TO BE OUTSIDE, OR HAVE REALLY GOOD INSULATION, WINDOWS OPEN.

THAT IS HOW YOU CAN DO A GATHERING, OBVIOUSLY WITH EVERYONE HAVING HAD VACCINATION AT THE THIRD SHOT IN THE PAST FOUR MONTHS.

ANYTHING SHORT OF THAT, THERE IS A RISK.

>> Reporter: COVID RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN DECREASING.

AS OF WEDNESDAY, THERE WERE STILL 1100 PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS COUNTYWIDE WITH 200 INSIDE THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE U.S. ARMY ANNOUNCED TODAY ANY SOLDIER WHO REFUSES COVID VACCINATION WILL BE FIRED .

THE ARMY SECRETARY ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING, UNVACCINATED SOLDIERS PRESENT RISK TO THE FORCE AND JEOPARDIZE READINESS.

VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PROCEEDINGS WILL BEGIN FOR ANY UNVACCINATED SOLDIER WHO DOES NOT HAVE AN APPROVED EXEMPTION OR IMPENDING REQUEST.

THE POLICY ALSO APPLIES TO ACTIVE-DUTY RESERVISTS.

>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN FORMALLY APPROVED ADDITIONAL U.S. MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS TO EASTERN EUROPE AMID THE ESCALATING RUSSIAN THREAT TO UKRAINE.

KAREN CAGLE WITH MORE ON THE DEPLOYMENTS AND DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS.

>> AMID RISING TENSIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE WEST, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN FORMALLY APPROVING THE DEPLOYMENT OF 3000 U.S.

TROOPS TO EASTERN EUROPE IN THE COMING DAYS.

>> THIS HORSES DESIGNED TO DETER AGGRESSION AND ENHANCE HIS CAPABILITIES IN FRONTLINE ALLIED STATES.

>> Reporter: THE ADDITIONAL FORCES ARE SEPARATE FROM THE 8500 U.S.

PERSONNEL PLACED ON HEIGHTENED ALERT LAST WEEK AND INCLUDE 1000 TROOPS CURRENTLY BASED IN GERMANY, REPOSITIONING TO ROMANIA WITH ANOTHER 2000 TROOPS DEPLOYING TO POLAND AND GERMANY FROM THE U.S. >> THESE ARE NOT PERMANENT MOVES .

THEY ARE MOST DESIGNED TO RESPOND TO THE CURRENT SECURITY ENVIRONMENT.

MOREOVER, THESE FORCES ARE NOT GOING TO FIGHT IN UKRAINE.

THEY ARE GOING TO ENSURE THE ROBUST OFFENSE OF OUR NATO ALLIES.

>> Reporter: THE DECISION COMES AS TALKED WITH ALLIES ARE PROVING INEFFECTIVE WITH RUSSIA SOMETHING TO BUILD UP FORCES ALONG THE UKRAINIAN BORDER AND ISSUING SECURITY DEMANDS TO NATO ALLIES.

IT IS IMPORTANT WE SEND A STRONG SIGNAL TO MR. PUTIN AND TO THE WORLD THAT NATO MATTERS TO THE UNITED STATES.

>> UKRAINE'S FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE ADDED SUPPORT WEDNESDAY AND WHAT HE BELIEVES ARE RUSH'S MOTIVATIONS.

>> RUSSIA AIMS TO SHUTTLE THE LONGEST IN THE ATLANTIC AREA, UNDERMINED ITS CORE PRINCIPLES COME AND DESTROY THE POST-COLD WAR SECURITY ARCHITECTURE.

>> Reporter: THE PENTAGON SAYS, THE U.S. IS PLANNING TO ALL CONTINGENCIES WITH MORE DEPLOYMENT STILL A POSSIBILITY.

IN WASHINGTON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO MARY TODD GLORIA HAS SIGNED AN ORDINANCE RESTORING PENSIONS FOR CITY WORKERS.

THE ORDINANCE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE CITY COUNCIL, FLEX AN AGREEMENT ON RETIREMENT BENEFITS WITH MEMBERS OF TWO UNION GROUPS, AS WELL AS THE CITY'S UNREPRESENTED WORKERS.

IT ALSO REMINDS PROP B, INVALIDATED BY THE PUBLIC RELATIONS BOARD AND CONFIRM BY THE COURTS.

GLORIA SAYS, HIS SIGNING PUTS AN END TO WHAT HE CALLS A PAST POLICY FAILURE.

>>> CUTTING DOWN ON GUN VIOLENCE HAS BEEN A MAJOR FOCUS FOR LOCAL LEADERS, ESPECIALLY FROM SO-CALLED GHOST GUNS HERE AT THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND COUNTY HAVE ALREADY PASSED ORDINANCES MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO BUY AND SELL GUN PARTS WITHOUT SERIAL NUMBERS.

NOW, THE LOCAL ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHRIS WARD HAS AUTHORED A BILL, BANNING THE SALE OF UNTRACEABLE GUNS AT THE DELMAR FAIRGROUNDS, WHERE GUN SHOWS ARE HEALED.

>> THE CITY IS ABLE TO CURTAIL UNLAWFUL SALES OF GHOST GUN KIDS AND THE COUNTY IS ABLE TO DO THAT HERE THAT LEAVES PROPERTIES LIKE THE DELMAR FAIRGROUNDS IS A LITTLE DONUT HOLE.

WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE CLOSING THOSE LOOPHOLES AND PROTECTING ALL CALIFORNIANS FROM THE GROWING EPIDEMIC OF GHOST GUNS.

>> THE BILL WAS APPROVED IN THE STATE ASSEMBLY AND NOW HEADS TO THE SENATE.

IF APPROVED, IT WILL HEAD TO GOVERNOR NEWSOME'S DESK ME WHICH COULD HAPPEN BY THE FALL.

>>> SOME SAN DIEGO COUNTY COMMUNITIES WILL SOON HAVE A CHOICE ON WHAT KIND OF POWER THEY USE.

MANY ARE CONFUSED ABOUT HOW IT WILL WORK AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY SHOULD OPT OUT.

KITTY ALVARADO SPOKE WITH AN EXPERT AND A COMPANY TO HELP PEOPLE TO DECIDE.

>> CONFUSION.

I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE DOING THIS.

>> IS IT GOING TO BENEFIT ME?

HOW MIGHT ELECTRICAL BILL WILL FLUCTUATE MARK ?

I KNOW THEY HAVE GONE UP.

>> Reporter: IMPERIAL BEACH RESIDENCE WE SPOKE WITH HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT MAILERS, TELLING THEM THEY WILL NOW BE RECEIVING THEIR POWER FROM SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER, THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ENERGY UTILITY.

CUSTOMERS ARE AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED AND MUST OPT OUT TO STAY WITH SDG&E.

>> I WILL STILL HAVE TO PAY THE ORIGINAL PEOPLE I BEGIN WITH, WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE COMING IN?

>> Reporter: IMPERIAL WILL BE THE FIRST CITY ENROLLED.

SOON, CUSTOMERS IN ENCINITAS, LA MESA, CHULA VISTA, AND SAN DIEGO WILL HAVE THE SAME DECISION TO MAKE.

>> IT IS REALLY HARD FOR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO COMMUNICATE TO ITS CONSTITUENTS WHAT IT IS DOING, EVEN REALLY, REALLY GOOD THINGS FOR PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: DR. STEPHANIE IS A PROFESSOR AT THE INSTITUTE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY AT UCLA AND AN EXPERT ON THESE NEWER COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATORS.

SHE SAYS, IT IS IMPORTANT COMMUNITIES MAKING THE SWITCH KNOW WHAT THE COMMUNITY UTILITY IS AND THEIR MOTIVATION.

>> THE IMPETUS FOR CREATING THESE, THEY ARE CALLED CLEAN POWER ALIGNED, ACROSS THE STATE , HAS BEEN TO OFFER MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR CUSTOMERS TO PURCHASE ELECTRICITY THAT IS GENERATED BY RENEWABLES, THEN THE INVESTOR UTILITIES HAVE DONE IN THE PAST.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS, COMMUNITY AGGREGATORS BUY MORE RENEWABLE POWER IN BULK THEN REINVEST IN THEIR PROGRAM.

>> YOU ARE NOT PAYING SHAREHOLDERS A REVENUE ON THE COMPANY, ON YOUR SALES.

THE INVESTMENT UTILITIES GENERALLY PAY THEIR INVESTORS A RATE OF RETURN AROUND 10%.

IF YOU HAVE A PUBLICLY OWNED UTILITY, THEY DON'T DO THAT.

IT IS PUBLICLY OWNED.

PROFIT IS NOT A PART OF WHAT YOU GENERATE.

>> Reporter: BUT CUSTOMERS WILL BE PAYING SDG&E BECAUSE THE UTILITY OWNS THE POWER LINES AND WILL BE SERVING THEM.

THE COMMUNITY UTILITY PAYS A FEE TO USE THE LINES AND SENT POWER TO THEIR CUSTOMERS.

>> FOR MOST CUSTOMERS, THEY WILL NOT NOTICE MUCH CHANGE, IF ANYTHING, EXCEPT A LITTLE OF A SAVINGS ON THEIR BILL.

>> Reporter: THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER SAYS, CUSTOMERS WILL SEE MORE OF THEIR POWER COMING FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES, AT A SAVINGS OF ABOUT ONE TO 2% AND CAN ALSO CHOOSE TO OPT OUT, THAT IS, PAY A LITTLE MORE FOR MORE GREEN ENERGY.

>> TYPICAL RESIDENCE, A COUPLE OF MORE DOLLARS A MONTH AND YOU COULD BE 100% RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY.

>> YOU CAN OPT OUT AT ANY TIME WITHOUT A FEE, BUT SDG&E WILL CHARGE A PROCESSING FEE OF $1.20 TO RETURN AFTER THE 60 DAY OPT OUT HERE TO AND WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO RETURN TO THE PUBLIC UTILITY FOR A YEAR.

KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL IS DELAYING NEW RULES FOR SHORT- TERM RENTALS.

CITY STAFF SAID THAT THE DELAY WILL ALLOW THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION TO REVIEW AND CERTIFY THE ORDINANCE, REDUCE COSTS FOR TRAINING STAFF, AND GET UP OR NOTICE TO RENTAL HOSTS.

THE ORDINANCE APPROVED LAST YEAR LIMITS VACATION RENTALS TO JUST 1% OF THE CITY'S HOUSING.

MISSION BEACH, 30% OF THE HOMES CAN BE RENTED SHORT-TERM.

A LOTTERY SYSTEM WILL DETERMINE THOSE PROPERTIES AND THEIR OWNERS.

THE COASTAL COMMISSION IS SET TO CONSIDER THE RULES IN MARCH.

>>> THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE HAS AWARDED $1 MILLION TO TWO MEDICAL RESEARCH TEAMS, INCLUDING ONE AT UC, SAN DIEGO TO RESEARCH THE IMPACT OF CANNABIS AND CVD ON PAIN MANAGEMENT AND RECOVERY FROM SPORTS RELATED INJURIES.

KPBS REPORTS ARE JACOB PEREZ SAYS, THE STUDY WILL INCLUDE BOTH THC AND CVD REMEDIES.

>> Reporter: UC SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF TWO RESEARCH FACILITIES THAT WILL ASSESS THE POTENTIAL FOR CANNABIS TO RELIEVE SOFT TISSUE INJURIES IN ELITE ATHLETES.

THE STUDY WILL BE DONE ON PROFESSIONAL RUGBY PLAYERS.

DR. MARK WALLACE IS THE HEAD OF THE UC, SAN DIEGO DIVISION OF PAIN MEDICINE.

>> THC ALONE, 4%, ONE IS CVD ALONE, 1%.

THE THIRD ONE IS A COMBINATION OF THE TWO AND A PLACEBO.

WE WILL BE DELIGHTED AND THEY WILL DOSE THEMSELVES WITH THAT PARTICULAR ONE FOR 48 HOURS AND THEY GO ON TO THE NEXT COMPETITION.

>> Reporter: WALLACE SAYS, RUGBY PLAYERS SUFFER INJURY SIMILAR TO THOSE OF FOOTBALL PLAYERS, BUT THE TRIAL IS VISIBLE WITH RUGBY ATHLETES DUE TO ILLEGAL USE OF CANNABIS IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL LEAVES LEAKS.

THE STUDY IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN 12 MONTHS TIME AND SAID THEY WILL INHALE VAPOR OF CANNABIS FLOUR FOLLOWING GANG RELATED INJURIES.

>> WE NEED A MODEL WE KNOW WE WILL BE ABLE TO DELIVER AND STUDY.

IN THE FUTURE, I THINK WE CAN HOPEFULLY DO, BUT IN THE STATES, IT IS THE BEST METHOD THROUGH INHALATION BECAUSE WE KNOW WE ARE GETTING THE CONCENTRATIONS WE WANT.

>> Reporter: WALLACE SAYS THEY WILL BE MONITORED VIA REMOTE PHONE APPS AND INCLUDE BLOOD SAMPLING.

HE BELIEVES CANNABIS WILL PROVE TO BE A BETTER PAIN REMEDY THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY USED IN THE NFL.

>> A VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO OPIOIDS.

MANY OF THEM CONTINUE AFTER THEY RETIRE.

I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS THE NFL IS INTERESTED IN THIS BECAUSE THEY KNOW PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES ARE USING THIS, BUT THERE IS NO SCIENCE BEHIND IT.

THEY ARE LOOKING FOR SCIENCE BEHIND IT AND HOPEFULLY, IT WILL BE A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO THE OPIOIDS.

>> Reporter: THC AND THC CVD CULMINATION WILL HOPEFULLY PROVE TO BE THE SUPERIOR TREATMENTS FROM THEIR STUDY.

HE ALSO SAYS THE INITIAL TRAUMA NOT ONLY EVALUATE PAIN RELIEF AND RECOVERY, BUT ALSO ANY EFFECTS ON PHYSICAL FUNCTION, LEAD, COGNITION, AND MOOD.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE COMMUNITY OF SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO IS BEING INFUSED WITH NEW RESOURCES TO HELP CHILDREN REACH COLLEGE AND THEIR CAREER GOALS.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER ANGIE PEREZ SHOWS US THE UNEXPECTED COLLABORATION BETWEEN A CHARTER SCHOOL AND THE OLD ENGLISH GAME OF SQUASH.

>>> THERE IS A DISTINCT SOUND TO SQUASH.

THE OLD ENGLISH GAME IS PLAYED TO SCORE POINTS WITH RACKETS, SLAMMING SMALL RUBBER BALLS AGAINST THE WALLS OF A COURT.

>> THAT IS THE SIMPLE EXAMPLE FOR SQUASH FROM THE SQUASH MINISTRY AT UC SAN DIEGO.

THEY OFFER SQUASH LESSONS ON THE COURT AND ACADEMIC TUTORING IN THE CLASSROOM AFTER SCHOOL.

NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO BOTH.

SHE SAYS, IT IS A PERFECT COMBINATION.

>> IF YOU ARE A GOOD PLAYER, IT IS MENTAL.

IT IS EXPERIENCE, YOU'VE GOT TO THINK YOUR WAY AROUND THE COURT, USE THOSE TACTICS TO BE ABLE TO WIN.

>> EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT A GREAT PLAYER, THERE ARE BENEFITS.

11-YEAR-OLD JOYCE SAYS SHE'S NOT A GREAT PLAYER AND SHE LOVES IT HERE.

>> IT IS A SAFE PLACE WHERE EVERYONE CAN HELP YOU AND IT JUST GETS REMINDS OFF OF THINGS.

>> Reporter: TERESA IS A SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS, A TUITION FREE CHARTER THAT OPEN A ROUTE ABOUT A YEAR AGO AT ITS NEW LOCATION, STEPS FROM THE TROLLEY STATION.

AS A PUBLIC TROLLEY SCHOOL, THERE IS AN EXTENDED SCHOOL DAY, ALLOWING STUDENTS MORE TIME FOR STUDYING EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, LIKE LEARNING TO PLAY SQUASH AT THE EXCESS USE PRICE PROGRAM.

[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] IS A SPANISH WORD THAT MEANS PROGRESS.

CHARTER IS ALSO ABOUT CHOICE.

ACCORDING TO SCHOOL LEADER.

>> WE WANT IT TO BE A CHOICE FOR THEM FOR THEM TO SAY I WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE BECAUSE IT IS A PATHWAY THAT WILL OPEN FOR ME.

I HAVE A CHOICE TO MAYBE NOT PURSUE COLLEGE, HOWEVER, I PURSUE A PATH BEST FOR ME.

>> Reporter: THE SCHOOL CURRENTLY HAS 370 STUDENTS WHO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALSO COMMUTERS WHO COME FROM AS FAR AWAY AS MARIO LOGAN IN DOWNTOWN.

THERE IS ROOM FOR ALMOST 100 MORE STUDENTS IN THIS PROGRAM, OFFERING STRONG ACADEMICS, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL LEARNING, AND A PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CURRICULUM.

CAROLYN IS A SEVENTH GRADE STUDENT WHO NEVER EXPECTED TO FIND HER WAY FROM CLASS TO A SQUASH SPORT.

>> THEY CAME IN THE CLASSROOM AND THEY TALKED ABOUT SQUASH, AND THEY TALKED ABOUT HOW IT COULD HELP WITH COLLEGE, THE PROGRAM COULD HELP WITH COLLEGE AND YOUR HEALTH.

>> Reporter: THE GAME IS INTENTIONAL IN THIS COMBINATION OF LEARNING AND ATHLETICS, SQUASH IS NOT WIDELY PLAYED AT COLLEGES AND NOT AS COMPETITIVE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AS OTHERS SPORTS.

AIDEN IS A 10th GRADE CHARTER STUDENTS, HAPPY TO HELP HER ODDS.

>> I DO PRETTY GOOD ACADEMIC -WISE, IT WOULD BE COOL TO OFFSET THAT WITH ANOTHER SPORT.

>> Reporter: THE EXCESS YOUTH ACADEMY FOR TUTORING AND SQUASH LESSONS AT THE NEW CAMPUS ARE A PART OF A MASTER PLAN TO REDEVELOP AND INFUSE RESOURCES INTO A 60 ACRE AREA IN SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO.

THE PLAN IS PARTIALLY FUNDED BY THE JACOBSON TO FOR NEIGHBORHOOD INNOVATION.

REGINALD JONES IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO.

>> WE HOPE WITHIN THAT TO DEMONSTRATE A WAY OF COMMUNITY BUILDING THAT CAN BE MODELED IN OTHER AREAS TO BUILD OUT THE ENTIRE OF SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO AND CREATE A MORE VIBRANT PLACE.

>> Reporter: FOR NOW, THE CHARTER SCHOOL AT SQUASH ACADEMY CONTINUE RECRUITING FOR STUDENTS.

TERESA JOY REMINDS US SHE'S ALREADY HAPPY TO BE A MEMBER OF BOTH ALREADY.

>> I DO WANT TO BE A PRO SQUASH PLAYER, BUT WITH WHEN IT COMES TO A JOB, MAYBE A NURSE OR DENTIST.

>> SQUASH PLAYER OR A NURSE?

>> YES.

>> Reporter: SHE AND OTHER STUDENTS NOW HAVE MORE CHOICES AS THEY CONTINUE THEIR JOURNEY IN THE CLASSROOM AND ON THE SQUASH COURT.

>>> IT IS THE LAST THING CONSUMERS WANT TO HEAR DURING THE WINTER, BUT ENERGY PRICES ARE ON THE RISE.

NATURAL GAS SOARED 16% TODAY, CLOSING AT A HIGH NOT SEEN SINCE LAST NOVEMBER.

ANALYSTS BLAME THE SPIKE ON FORECAST FOR AN UPCOMING MAJOR STORM.

MORE THAN 100 MILLION PEOPLE ARE UNDER WINTER WEATHER ALERTS AND THAT WILL LEAD TO SUPPLY AND DEMAND ISSUES FOR NATURAL GAS TO HEAT THE HOMES.

>>> SANTA ANA WINDS PICKING UP AGAIN, BUT THEY WILL NOT BE TOO GUSTY HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THERE ARE WIND ADVISORIES AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS TO OUR NORTH.

OUR OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, WHICH MEANS TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE RISE CLIMBING UP INTO THE UPPER 60s AND LOW 70s IN SPOTS BY THE TIME WE GET TOWARD THIS WEEKEND.

AGAIN, THERE ARE SOME WIND WATCHES, WARNINGS ME ADVISORIES, BUT AGAIN, THEY STAY TO OUR NORTH, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS.

THE WINDS COULD PICK UP MORE AS WE GET INTO THE DAY TOMORROW.

FOR NIGHT TEMPERATURES, GETTING BACK INTO THE 30s.

IT WILL BE CHILLY FOR US.

33 IN OCEANSIDE, 34 IN ESCONDIDO, 37 IN EL CAJON, GETTING DOWN TO LOW 40s IN SAN DIEGO.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE DRY CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT MUCH OF CALIFORNIA, BUT COLD AIR STILL LINGERING HERE JUST TO OUR EAST.

TEMPERATURES FOR TOMORROW, AGAIN, LOW TO MID 60s FOR MOST, 66 IN EL CAJON, 66 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES IN THE 30s FOR THOSE DAYTIME HIGHS.

FRIDAY, MILDER AIR DOES BEGIN TO COME IN AND WE WILL FILL IT THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.

NEAR THE COAST, TEMPERATURES GO FROM MID TO UPPER 60s TO 70s BY THE TIME WE GET TOWARD SUNDAY AND MONDAY, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.

NO RAIN IN THE FORECAST.

FURTHER IN LAND, WE GET INTO THE 70s FOR YOU ON SATURDAY, WE WILL HOLD ONTO THE MID-70s SUNDAY AND HEADING INTO MONDAY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.

IN THE FORECAST, IN THE MOUNTAINS, COLD DAYS FOR YOU THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AFTER THAT, 40s SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH A LOOK AT MONDAY, 60s ARRIVING.

A REALLY BIG WARM-UP ON THE WAY FOR US HERE.

IN THE DESERT, TEMPERATURES LOOKING TO CLIMB FROM THE LOW 60s THURSDAY, FRIDAY INTO THE 70s ON SUNDAY, MAYBE UPPER 70s AS WE HEAD TOWARD NEXT MONDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASH.

>>> IF YOU LIKE THE COLD, GET READY TO GET MORE OF IT.

PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL EMERGED AND SAW HIS SHADOW.

THAT MEANS WE WILL HAVE SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER.

EVERY FEBRUARY 2nd, AMERICANS AWAIT THE PENNSYLVANIA GROUNDHOG 'S PROGNOSTICATION.

BY THE WAY, THE PAST 10 YEARS HE HAS BEEN RIGHT ONLY FOUR TIMES, CHORDING FOR NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION.

>>> WHO WE ARE, A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA ARRIVES THIS WEEKEND AT SAN DIEGO ART-HOUSE, JUST IN TIME FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH.

KPBS FILM CRITIC HAS A PREVIEW OF DOCUMENTARY.

>> Reporter: IF YOU HAVE EVER OWNED A SLAVE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

>> SLAVERY IS NOT OUR FAULT.

WE DIDN'T DO IT.

WE DIDN'T CAUSE IT, BUT IT IS OUR SHARED HISTORY.

>> LAVERY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WAR.

>> Reporter: IN WHO WE ARE, A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA, LAWYER, JEFFREY ROBINSON RECALLS THAT AS A CHILD IN 1968, HE WAS FILLED WITH HOPE ABOUT RACIAL JUSTICE.

>> THERE WAS THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT, WE WERE WINNING ON BUSES AND AT LUNCH COUNTERS.

WE WERE SEEMINGLY, TO ME, AT A TIPPING POINT WHERE WE WERE EITHER GOING TO ROLL FORWARD WITH THIS INCREDIBLE MOMENTUM ON RACIAL JUSTICE, OR WE COULD ROLL BACK.

THEN, APRIL 4th HAPPENED.

KING GOT SHOT IN THE NECK, AND IT FELT LIKE THE WHOLE THING JUST ROLLED BACK.

>> Reporter: ROBINSON ADDS, WE ARE ONCE AGAIN AT A TIPPING POINT AND ONCE AGAIN AT DANGER OF ROLLING BACK.

THE DOCUMENTARY CUTS TO FOOTAGE AT 2018 TOWNHALL MEETING WITH HIS STORY INTERVIEWS AND ROBINSON'S OWN STORIES OF GROWING UP BLACK IN AMERICA.

THE FILM ARGUES THAT WHITE SUPREMACY IS DEEPLY ENTRENCHED IN AMERICAN CULTURE THAT HAS LED TO A HISTORY OF RACIAL INEQUITIES AND OPPRESSION.

THE FILM REMINDS US OF THINGS WE ARE LIKELY FAMILIAR WITH, SUCH AS EMMETT TILL'S BRUTAL MURDER IN MISSISSIPPI, AS WELL AS HISTORY WE SHOULD KNOW BETTER WITH THE FOUNDING FATHERS, RECONSTRUCTION, AND THAT'S ALSO RACE MASSACRE.

HE ALSO CITES THE COMMISSION REPORTS, WHICH FOUND OUR NATION WAS MOVING TOWARD TWO SOCIETIES, ONE BLACK, ONE WHITE, SEPARATE AND UNEQUAL.

THAT WAS MORE THAN 50 YEARS AGO AND THE WARNING WENT UNHEEDED.

NOW, ROBINSON ASKS AUDIENCES, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T ROLL BACK AGAIN?

>>> FROM MODEL RAILROADS TO SHIPS, ART EVERY KIND.

THERE IS A MUSEUM IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOR EVERYBODY.

DURING FEBRUARY, YOU CAN VISIT MORE THAN 35 OF THESE MUSEUMS FOR HALF THE PRICE.

KPBS REPORTER, JOHN CARROLL, HAS ONE LOOK AT ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S UNIQUE SPOTS.

>> Reporter: WHEN YOU THINK OF MUSEUMS, WHAT COMES TO MIND?

PERHAPS A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING THAT CONTAINS BEAUTIFUL WORKS OF ART, OR ANOTHER THAT CONTAINS ARTIFACTS.

WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY DEFINES THEM AS INSTITUTIONS DEVOTED TO THE PROCUREMENT, DISPLAY, STUDY, OF OBJECTS OF LASTING INTEREST OR VALUE.

LUCKY US, SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS RICH WHEN IT COMES TO MUSEUMS.

>> WE ARE ALL ABOUT SHOWING EVERYBODY THE MUSEUMS THAT SAN DIEGO HAS TO OFFER AND MAKING A MORE EXACT ACCESSIBLE.

>> Reporter: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN DIEGO MUSEUM COUNCIL.

THE GROUP HAS SPONSORED THE MUSEUMS IN 1989.

>> ALL MUSEUMS GET TOGETHER AND OFFER HALF PRICE ADMISSION.

YOU GET A MUSEUM PASTOR LOOKS JUST LIKE THIS AT ANY MACY'S IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY OR ANY PUBLIC LIBRARY.

>> Reporter: WHEN YOU THINK OF MUSEUMS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, BALBOA PARK PROBABLY COMES TO MIND.

THERE ARE 17 OF THEM SPREAD IS LUSH LANDSCAPE, BUT THERE ARE SOME ANYMORE MUSEUMS IN THIS COUNTY OUTSIDE THE CONFINES OF THIS PARK.

ONE OF THEM ON THE WATER, SAN DIEGO'S MARITIME MUSEUM.

WHAT, THOSE ZOO?

WE WILL LET MARITIME MUSEUM PRESIDENT AND CEO, RAY ASHLEY, EXPLAINED.

>> THE PLAN WAS FOR THERE TO BE AN AQUARIUM UNDERWATER IS A PART OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

IT WOULD LINK THE AQUARIUM TO BALBOA PARK AND IS A AND WOULD BE A CENTERPIECE.

>> Reporter: THAT WAS IN 1927.

THE AQUARIUM SEPARATED FROM THE ZOO IN 1928 AND THAT IS WHEN HE BECAME THE MARITIME MUSEUM.

BY THE 70s, THE MUSEUM'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS REALIZED THE MUSEUM NEEDED MORE SHIPS.

>> THEY ACQUIRED THE BURKE TO BE A MUSEUM BUILDING.

THE IDEA KIND OF CAME ALONG ABOUT THE SAME TIME, AND THAT WAS THREE SHIPS AND NOW IT HAS EXPANDED TO ABOUT NINE FROM THAT.

WE HAVE A LARGE COLLECTION OF VESSELS, TELLING A MUCH LARGER NARRATIVE AND STORY.

>> Reporter: THERE IS A DOLPHIN, A U.S. SUB THAT HOLDS THE RECORD FOR DEEPEST DIVE EVER, OTHER SHIPS INCLUDE THE SURPRISE, AND A PARTICULAR POINT OF PRIDE FOR THE MUSEUM, THE SAN SALVADOR, BUILT HERE LARGELY BY MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS.

THE BERKELEY THAT BEGAN ITS LIFE IN 1898 AS A VARIABLE TRAVERSING SAN FRANCISCO BAY ME IT SERVES AS THE MUSEUM'S BUILDING, BUT NOT FOR MUCH LONGER.

A NEW MUSEUM BUILDING IS IN THE WORKS.

>> REMOVE ALL THE SHIPS OUT SOME DISTANCE ABOUT 100 FEET AWAY IN THE BUILDING WOULD GO RIGHT ABOUT KIND OF WHERE THE BERKELEY IS NOW.

>> FOR NOW, THERE IS PLENTY TO SEE AT THE MARITIME MUSEUM.

ONE OF MORE THAN 45 MUSEUMS FROM OCEANSIDE TO THE SOUTH BAY WHERE YOU AND THREE FRANCE CAN GET 50% OFF THE REST OF THIS MONTH.

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