>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOODING AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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>>> ON THIS ASH WEDNESDAY NEW LEGAL TROUBLES FOR THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

A NEW LAWSUIT CLAIMS THE DIOCESE HAS COMMITTED REAL ESTATE FRAUD TO AVOID PAIN CLAIMS FOR CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.

TAKE A BEAR HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AFTER THE DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO SAID THEY MAY HAVE TO FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY, THEY ARE THE TARGET OF A LAWSUIT REGARDING FINANCES AND PROPERTIES.

>> A LAWSUIT WE ARE ALLEGING THAT THE DIOCESE FRAUDULENTLY TRANSFERRED 291 PROPERTIES TO SEPARATE PARISH CORPORATIONS, DUMMY CORPORATIONS AND PROPERTIES THAT ARE WORTH OVER $400 MILLION.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THAT THEY DID THAT TO AVOID PAYING COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE.

THE DIOCESE IS FACING ROUGHLY 400 OF THOSE CLAIMS.

THE NEW LAWSUIT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.

THE DIOCESE DOES FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY.

>> IT IS ALL ABOUT WHAT ASSETS THEY HAVE AND THE INSURANCE COVERAGE THAT THEY HAVE AND WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO THEM AS A FINANCIAL RESOURCE.

>> Reporter: THE LAWSUIT ALLEGES THAT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019 AFTER THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS WAS EXTENDED, THE DIOCESE FRAUDULENTLY TRANSFERRED ASSETS TO 93 SEPARATE CORPORATIONS.

HE SAID THIS LAWSUIT SEEKS TO REVERSE THE TRANSFERS.

>> THE DIOCESES AND PARISHES HAVE ENGAGED IN A CONSPIRATORIAL ENTERPRISE TO DEFRAUD CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS AND DENY THEM THE JUSTICE THEY DESERVE.

>> Reporter: THIS COINCIDES WITH THE ARRIVAL OF LENT AND HAS CREATED SOME UNEASE FOR THE FAITHFUL.

WE WERE TOLD THAT EVEN WITH DIFFICULT TIMES FOR THE DIOCESE , BELIEVERS ARE STAYING FOCUSED ON THE RELIGION.

>> I'M HERE FOR MY FAITH AND TO STICK TO GOD.

I WON'T LET THAT INTERFERE WITH WHAT IS GOING ON.

>> Reporter: THE DIOCESE IS PUSHING BACK.

THEY SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT THESE ARE SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT OF THE DIOCESE AND MORE THAN A DECADE AGO THEY STARTED FORMALIZING THE LEGAL STATUS OF PARISHES AND ASSETS UNDER CIVIL LAW.

THE DIOCESE ALSO SAID THE MOVE CAME BEFORE THE BILL TO EXTEND THE TIME FRAME FOR FILING SEXUAL ABUSE SUITS.

THE DIOCESE SPOKESPERSON SAID THEY SHOULD HAVE A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL FIRE FOR BANKRUPTCY BY NEXT SUMMER.

>>> NOW TO THE STORM MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH.

HIGH WINDS ARRIVED TODAY BRINGING DOWN.

TREES AND KNOCKING OUT POWER.

A LARGE TREE FELL SMASHING INTO SEVERAL UNITS AND CRUSHING PARKED CARS, BRINGING DOWN POWER LINES.

NOBODY WAS HURT.

MOST RESIDENTS WERE ALLOWED TO RETURN, BUT ONE FAMILY'S APARTMENT SUSTAINED TOO MUCH DAMAGE.

ANOTHER TREE FELL ONTO A COUPLE'S HOME IN DELMAR.

>> THERE WAS A CRACKING NOISE AS WELL.

IT WILL CUSS UP AND THAT'S WHEN WE REALIZED THERE WAS GLASS ON THE FLOOR AND ON THE BED.

>> Reporter: THE COUPLE SAID WHEN THEY GOT UP TO LOOK AROUND THEY SAW A TREE HAD CRASHED IN THE WINDOW AND ROOF INTO THEIR LIVING ROOM.

THEY ARE HOPING TO GET IT REMOVED AND REPAIRS DONE BEFORE MORE RAIN MOVES IN.

>>> THE WEATHER WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

IT EXPIRED JUST MOMENTS AGO.

OFFICIALS SAID THAT THEY ARE CLOSELY MONITORING VISIBILITY AND WINDSPEED TO DETERMINE IF THEY NEED TO SWITCH THE DIRECTION OF THE LANDING AND TAKEOFF PATTERNS.

IT'S NOT JUST HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

WINTER WEATHER ALERTS ARE NOW IN EFFECT ACROSS A HUGE STRETCH OF THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA LOOKING MORE LIKE FAIRBANKS, ALASKA.

COLORFUL LANGUAGE WELCOMING THE LATEST COLD WINTER STORM.

A BLIZZARD ON THE HIGHWAY IN UTAH LEAVING DRIVERS STRANDED.

PLOWS ARE IN OVERDRIVE.

THE UPPER MIDWEST IS EXPECTED TO BEAR THE BRUNT OF THE STORM THROUGH THURSDAY.

>> WE DON'T PANIC AND WE DON'T OVERREACT.

WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT WEATHER CAN BE DANGEROUS.

>> Reporter: THE TWIN CITIES LOOKING TO GET MORE THAN TWO FEET THICK WE COULD BE THE MOST SNOW IN 30 YEARS.

ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED FROM IOWA TO MICHIGAN AND ALL THE WAY TO BOSTON.

MORE THAN 1200 FLIGHTS ARE ALREADY CANCELED ACROSS THE U.S. .

THE MISERY IS FOCUSED IN MINNEAPOLIS, DENVER, AND DETROIT.

IN CALIFORNIA, HIGH WINDS KNOCKED A HUGE TREE ONTO THIS SAN FRANCISCO OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE.

THE GOLDEN STATE GETTING READY FOR SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW BY SATURDAY, INCLUDING AN EXTREMELY RARE LIZARD MORNING BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOUNTAINS ACROSS VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES.

>> THIS MAY ONLY BE THE BEGINNING OF THE STORMY WEATHER HERE.

WE WILL HAVE MORE IN THE FULL FORECAST, COMING UP.

>>> STATE AND LOCAL COVERED STATE OF EMERGENCY ORDERS WILL BE LIFTED.

BUT IN PLACE NEARLY 3 YEARS AGO OFFICIALS SAID THEY HELPED TO SAVE LIVES AND PROTECT THE ECONOMY.

THEY ALSO ALLOWED HOSPITALS TO DEAL WITH HIGH PATIENT ADMISSIONS.

ONE DOCTOR TOLD US HE'S NOT FORECASTING MAJOR CHANGES.

TESTING AND VACCINATION SITES HAVE BEEN GRADUALLY CLOSING, HE SAID THAT COVID HAS NOT COMPLETELY GONE AWAY.

>> THE VIRUS IS STILL HERE.

OVERALL, IT'S A BETTER SITUATION.

>> A STATEMENT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH PLANS HAD COVID-19 COVERAGE WILL NOT CHANGE UNTIL SIX MONTHS AFTER THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY ORDER ENDS.

>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN IS PROPOSING A NEW SET OF RULES THAT WOULD LIMITS ACCESS TO ASYLUM.

GUSTAV WAS A LEASE SPOKE WITH ADVOCATES WHO SAY THESE ROLES ARE VERY SIMILAR TO TRUMP ERA POLICIES THAT BIDEN PROMISED TO ELIMINATE.

>> IT'S A RESURRECTION OF TRUMP ADMINISTRATION POLICIES.

IT'S AN ASYLUM BAND.

>> Reporter: THE LEGAL DIRECTOR FOR THE CENTER OF REFUGEE STUDIES IS CRITICAL OF THIS PROPOSED POLICY.

IT WOULD MAKE VIRTUALLY EVERYBODY WHO CROSSES THE BORDER ILLEGALLY AND ELIGIBLE FOR ASYLUM.

IT WOULD ALSO APPLY TO PEOPLE THAT DID NOT ASK FOR ASYLUM IN A COUNTRY THAT THEY TRAVEL TO BEFORE REACHING THE BORDER.

THIS POLICY IS VERY SIMILAR TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SO-CALLED ASYLUM TRANSIT BAND.

>> IT IS PRETTY MUCH UNIVERSALLY REJECTED BY ADVOCATES WHO ARE STANDING AT THE READY TO WELCOME PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS HAVE PUSHED BACK ON THE COMPARISONS.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS EXPANDED LEGAL PATHWAYS INTO THE U.S..

THE POLICY DIRECTOR FOR THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNSEL SAID THAT THE TRUMP AT COMPARISON IS FAIR GAME.

>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS STRONGLY REJECTED COMPARISONS BETWEEN THIS ROLE AND THE TRUMP ASYLUM BAND.

THE REALITY IS IF IT APPLIED TO 99% OF PEOPLE THIS WILL PROBABLY APPLY TO 70 TO 80% OF PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THE ACLU HAS ALREADY SAID THEY WILL FIGHT THE NEW POLICY AND COURT.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS BUILDING ON THESE POLICIES THAT CHANGE LONG-STANDING LEGAL PRECEDENT THAT ALLOW ANYONE TO SEEK ASYLUM IN THE U.S.

REGARDLESS OF HOW THEY ENTER THE COUNTRY.

>> FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO SAY WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO THROUGH THESE LAWFUL PATHWAYS IT IS CRITICAL BECAUSE ASYLUM IS LEGAL REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU ENTER THE UNITED STATES.

IT IS A LAWFUL PATHWAY TO ASK FOR ASYLUM AFTER YOU HAVE TURNED YOURSELF IN AT THE BORDER.

>> Reporter: THE BAN IS SCHEDULED TO GO INTO EFFECT MAY 11, THE SAME DAY THAT THE COVERED PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IS SET TO EXPIRE.

THE TIMING IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE ONCE THE EMERGENCY IS GONE ORDER OFFICIALS WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO USE IT TO TURN MIGRANTS AWAY AT THE BORDER.

ADVOCATES BELIEVE THESE NEW RULES ARE MEANT TO REPLACE THE PUBLIC HEALTH BAN ON MIGRANTS.

>> IT IS NOT SOLVING THE PROBLEM IN ANY WAY.

>> Reporter: THEY SAID THAT THE ADMINISTRATION ONLY SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT ONE METRIC, LOWERING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT COME TO THE BORDER.

>> THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES WERE SEPARATED DURING THE CHAOTIC WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN IN 2021.

MANY ARE STILL WAITING TO BE REUNITED WITH THEIR LOVED ONES.

NATOSHA CAUGHT UP WITH ONE FAMILY NOW LIVING IN CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: DAILY VIDEO CALL IS THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN CONNECT.

WE ARE KEEPING THEIR FACES CONCEALED FOR THEIR SAFETY.

THEY ARE IN THE DARK WITH ELECTRICITY FOR ONLY A FEW HOURS EACH DAY WHEN THEY COULD HAVE BEEN HERE IN THIS SMALL APARTMENT IN CALIFORNIA.

THE FAMILY'S SUDDEN SEPARATION HAPPENED AT THE AIRPORT DURING THE U.S. WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN.

AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF HE HAS NO CLOSER TO GETTING THEM HERE.

IN MID AUGUST, 2021 THE FAMILY AND THEIR RELATIVES HEADED TO THE AIRPORT KNOWING THAT THEIR SAFETY WOULD BE AT RISK.

WHEN THEY BOARDED THE CROWDED PLANES THEY SUDDENLY COULD NOT FIND THEIR OLDER SON.

'S PARENTS CAME OUT OF THE PLANE SEARCHING FOR HIM AMIDST THE CHAOS.

>> TONS OF PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: THEY FINALLY REALIZED HE WAS ALREADY WITH ANOTHER RELATIVE ON A DIFFERENT PLANE BUT BY THAT POINT HIS MOTHER AND SISTER HAD BEEN PUSHED BEYOND THE GATES.

>> THEY DID NOT LET ME GET ON THE PLANE WITH MY FAMILY.

>> Reporter: HE WAS ONE OF THE LAST TO BOARD HIS PLANE.

IS NOW A SINGLE PARENT >> SHE KNOWS IT IS MOM BUT I KNOW THAT SHE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IT MEANS.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID THAT THE TALIBAN REQUIRES MAIL SUPERVISION FOR TO GO ANYWHERE, INCLUDING THE STORE.

THEIR DAUGHTER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE SCHOOL.

IT WAS NOT UNTIL JANUARY WHEN THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT PUBLISHED A FORM FOR HUMANITARIAN PAROLEES TO APPLY FOR REUNIFICATION ASSISTANCE.

SEVERAL ADVOCACY GROUPS ACROSS THE U.S. EACH SAY THEY ARE WORKING WITH DOZENS OF FAMILIES IN THE SAME SITUATION WITH ONE GROUP, WOMEN FOR AFGHAN WOMEN TRYING TO HELP 400 SEPARATED FAMILIES.

>> I CAN SEE THEM BUT I CANNOT TOUCH THEM.

IT IS SO DIFFICULT.

>> Reporter: WE ASKED HOW MANY FAMILIES ARE STILL WAITING FOR REUNIFICATION.

THE PRESS OFFICE SAID THE NUMBER IS FLUID AND THEY HAVE ALREADY RESETTLED THOUSANDS AND WELCOMED THEM INTO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

YOU FILLED OUT EVERY FORM THAT YOU COULD BUT NOBODY IS TELLING YOU HOW LONG THIS CAN TAKE.

>> NOBODY TELLS ME THEY CAN HELP.

THEY TOLD ME THEY DO NOT HAVE AN ANSWER.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THAT A TEAM IS IN CONTACT TO TRY TO HELP.

BOTH HE AND HIS LAWYER SAY THERE IS NO INFORMATION ABOUT NEXT STEPS.

>> WE HAVE ONE THING TO MAKE A STRONG AND THAT IS HOPE.

>> THE SITUATION IS COMPLICATED BY THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO LONGER A U.S. EMBASSY.

THAT FORCES REFUGEES TO TRY TO GET HELP FROM OTHER COUNTRIES LIKE PAKISTAN, ALBANIA, AND IRAN.

THEY MUST HAVE PASSPORTS WHICH ARE OFTEN ONLY AVAILABLE FOR RANKING MEMBERS OF THE TALIBAN.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR WE REPORT FROM THE FRONT LINES IN UKRAINE AS RUSSIA'S INVASION NEARS THE ONE-YEAR MARK.

THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00.

>>> THE HILLCREST NEIGHBORHOOD SIGN IS BACK AND BRIGHTER THAN EVER.

THE SIGN HAS NEW LIGHTS WITH COLOR CHANGING TECHNOLOGY.

THE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION RAISED MORE THAN $80,000 FOR THE UPGRADES.

IT HAS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD LANDMARK SINCE 1941.

>>> AT MESA COLLEGE THIS MORNING THERE WAS THE UNVEILING OF A BRIDGE SYMBOL FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.

THE PRIDE CENTER IS NOW OPEN ON CAMPUS.

OUR EDUCATION REPORTER HAS MORE ON WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: ENMESHED IN RAINBOWS AND SYMBOLS OF PRIDE, THERE ARE STORIES OF HEARTBREAK AND HARDSHIP TOLD BY MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY WHO HAVE SURVIVED AND FLOURISHED.

>> IT IS NEVER DISCUSSED IN FAMILIES OR INSTITUTIONS OR IN PUBLIC.

>> SADLY THIS JOURNEY IS OFTEN DONE ALONE WITHOUT THE HELP AND SUPPORT A FAMILY, FRIENDS AND THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: FROM THE SADNESS COMES CELEBRATION.

[ CHEERING AND APPLAUSE ] THE NEW PRIDE CENTER IS OPEN ON THE CAMPUS OF MESA COLLEGE.

THE GRAND OPENING PARTY TODAY MAKES WAY FOR THE BUSINESS OF CREATING A SAFE SPACE FOR THOSE WHO ARE VERY MUCH OUT OF THE CLOSET AND THOSE WHO ARE NOT.

>> YOU CAN BE YOUR TRUE SELF WHETHER YOU ARE AN ALLY OR PART OF THE COMMUNITY YOU DESERVE TO BE HERE.

YOU DESERVE TO BE SEEN AS YOUR WHOLE SELF.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE READY TO OFFER ACADEMIC, PERSONAL AND CAREER COUNSELING.

A LIBRARY OF LITERATURE AND AUTHORS MEETING PLACES AND OTHER GENDER AND SEXUALITY RESOURCES.

>> WE DON'T HIDE THOSE THINGS THAT HAVE VALUE AND MEANING TO US.

WE PUT THEM AT THE FRONT AND CENTER AND WE PUT THEM OUT SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE THAT THIS IS PART OF A COMMUNITY, PART OF THE VILLAGE.

>> Reporter: THIS STARTED IN 2016.

THEN CAME THE COVID SHUTDOWN WHICH ACTUALLY INSPIRED THE LOCATION AND SOME POSSIBLE USES FOR THE SPACE.

THE BUILDING USED TO HOUSE CLASSROOMS AND IN OUR GALLERY AND OFFICES.

DISTANCE LEARNING AND CHANGES IN POST PANDEMIC CURRICULUM ALLOWED THE COLLEGE TO MAKE ROOM HERE.

THEY HAVE A REPURPOSED MISSION OF PRIDE OFFERING NEW HOPE FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO REPRESENT EVERY COLOR AND TEXTURE OF THE RAINBOW.

>>> SNOW WAS FALLING IN THE MOUNTAINS PROMPTING SCHOOL CLOSURES.

JULIAN, SPENCER VALLEY AND MOUNTAIN EMPIRE DISTRICTS OF A CLOSED.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY.

IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT HEADING TO THE MOUNTAINS CHAINS WILL BE REQUIRED.

THE HIGHWAY PATROL IS ALSO REMINDING EVERYBODY TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL DRIVING ON SLIPPERY OR ICED OVER ROADS.

>>> WE ARE LOOKING AT A STORMY WEATHER PATTERN THIS WEEKEND.

A WEAK ATMOSPHERIC RIVER SETS UP SHOP WHICH WILL GIVE US SOAKING RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING .

YOU CAN SEE THE FLOOD >>> STARTING TO INCREASE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

THAT WILL CONTINUE RIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS WE HAVE WINTER STORM ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT.

TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED IN THE HIGH COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND.

TONIGHT, SHOWERS AND TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 40s AND THE METRO.

TEMPERATURES WILL DIP DOWN TO THE 30s AND RAMONA.

THERE'S A LITTLE SNOW FOR MOUNT LAGUNA.

SATELLITE AND RADAR DOES SHOW US SHOWERS ROTATING DOWN THE COAST THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURE TOMORROW IT WILL BE A COOL DAY TO HAVE A NICE WARM JACKET.

WE WON'T GET OUT OF THE MID 40s AND RAMONA AND 50s IN SAN DIEGO.

WE WILL STAY IN THE MID-20s.

THE NEXT STORM DROPS DOWN A COLD STORM WITH LOW SNOW LEVELS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR PAST CLOSURES.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE FORECAST.

UP AND THE HIGH COUNTRY MOUNT LAGUNA WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES.

SAME FOR IDLEWILD.

HEAVIER SNOW IN RIGHT WARD AND BIG BEAR LAKE.

HERE IS THE FORECAST FOR THE COASTAL AREAS.

COOL AND WET.

SOAKING RAIN COMING IN.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE INTERIOR, DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED BY THE WEEKEND.

WE WILL BE LOOKING AT SNOW.

HEAVY AT TIMES AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

IT WILL BE COOL ON SATURDAY.

>>> MORE THAN $100 MILLION IS UP FOR GRABS IN THE POWERBALL LOTTERY.

THAT FOLLOWS THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A RECORD $2 BILLION JACKPOT WON BY ONE LUCKY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MAN LAST WEEK.

MJ PEREZ EXPLAINS HOW LOTTERY MONEY ALSO MEANS A BIG WIN FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: THE SOUND OF LOTTERY TICKETS PRINTING MEMBERS THAT COULD BE THE POWERBALL PRIZEWINNER.

>> HERE COME THE WINNING NUMBERS.

LET'S START THINGS OFF THIS EVENING.

>> Reporter: BETWEEN POWERBALL, MEGA MILLIONS, SUPER LOTTO PLUS AND SCRATCHERS ALTOGETHER THE LOTTERY HAS RAISED $41 BILLION TO BENEFIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE.

THAT INCLUDES K-12, COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES.

$0.80 OF EVERY $2.00 TICKET THAT YOU GET GOES TO JUST ABOUT EVERY EDUCATION PROGRAM.

>> THESE NUMBERS REPRESENT PROMISES KEPT SINCE VOTERS CREATED THE LOTTERY IN 1984 WITH THE EXPLICIT PURPOSE AND INTENT TO RAISE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.

>> YES.

YOU DID IT.

>> Reporter: SARAH IS A SCIENCE TEACHER AT A CAMPUS IN THE UNIFIED SAN DIEGO DISTRICT.

HER SPECIAL INCLUDES LESSONS IN ROBOTICS, 3-D PRINTING.

SHE IS ALSO AN EXPERT AT FINDING FUNDING AND DONATIONS.

>> WE ARE APPRECIATIVE FOR ALL THE DISTRICT GIVES US.

ALL OF THE MONEY THAT WE GET FROM PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY, NONPROFITS LOOK TO US AND ASK WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP OUT.

WE APPRECIATE THE LOTTERY MONEY BUT WE APPRECIATE MONEY FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT SOURCES.

>> I LIKE TO SAY THAT IT IS BONUS MONEY.

>> Reporter: THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS FOR THE CALIFORNIA LOTTERY, PART OF HER JOB IS TO EXPLAIN TO THE REST OF US HOW THIS MONEY BENEFITS STUDENTS.

>> WE DO NOT WANT PEOPLE TO THINK OF THE LOTTERY AS THE SAVIOR FOR SCHOOLS.

AS MOST PEOPLE KNOW, EDUCATION FUNDING IS QUITE COMPLEX.

THEY ALWAYS NEED MORE.

WE ARE HERE TO RAISE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING.

NOT REPLACE THE TRADITIONAL FUNDING.

WE ARE GLAD TO DO IT.

>> Reporter: AND MISSED HILLARD 'S CLASS THAT MONEY COULD BE USED FOR EXTRAS LIKE LED LIGHTS AND BATTERIES THAT STUDENTS ARE USING IN PROJECTS THIS WEEK.

THEY EACH CHOSE A QUOTE FROM A FAMOUS LEADER, ATHLETE, OR COMMUNITY ACTIVIST AND CARVED IT INTO A PIECE OF ACRYLIC AND WIRED THE BASE TO LIGHTED UP.

DATA IS GRATEFUL FOR THE EXTRA RESOURCES.

>> MY QUOTE IS NEVER BE LIMITED BY ANYBODY ELSE'S LIMITED IMAGINATION.

>> Reporter: HER CLASSMATE ALANA IS THRILLED TO BE IN THIS CLASS.

>> WE HAVE MADE A BUNCH OF 3-D PRINTS FROM OUR PRINTERS.

WE HAVE ALSO DONE A BUNCH OF CUSTOM T-SHIRTS AND STUFF.

IT IS PRETTY COOL.

>> Reporter: THE LOTTERY MONEY NOT ONLY PAYS FOR THESE EXTRAS BUT ALSO CAN BE APPLIED TO PAY SALARIES AND RETAIN QUALITY TEACHERS LIKE A SPECIAL EDDIE ASSISTANT.

BUT IT CAN'T BE USED FOR THINGS LIKE NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

THE MONEY IS DISTRIBUTED BASED ON ATTENDANCE.

SUPPLEMENTS WITH SMALL AMOUNTS OF FUNDING THAT ARE FLEXIBLE AND VALUABLE, SAYS THE LOTTERY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR.

>> YOU ARE SUPPORTING PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHETHER YOU WIN OR LOSE.

EVERY TICKET SOLD AND PLAYED IS A WIN, WE LIKE TO SAY FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.

>> Reporter: SARAH IS A DEVOTED EDUCATOR AND PLAYER.

>> I DO GET LOTTERY TICKETS.

>> Reporter: THE POWER OF THE POWERBALL KEEPS ROLLING ON.

>>> CHILDREN WHO ARE LESS ATTRACTED TO APPARENT'S BABY TALK A LIKELY TO HAVE SOME FORM OF AUTISM.

THOMAS FUDGE VISITED THE LAB.

>> Reporter: ELLIOTT IS A THREE- YEAR-OLD BOY WHO'S BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM, A DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEM RELATED TO LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL SKILLS.

HIS MOM SAID THEY WERE NOT WORRIED ABOUT A RISK OF AUTISM BUT HE WAS DIAGNOSED AFTER BEING ENROLLED IN AN EYE TRACKING STUDY AROUND THE AGE OF 2.

>> WE CAN TELL WITH HIGH PRECISION IS THE BABY LOOKING AT SOCIAL IMAGES OR NONSOCIAL IMAGES.

>> Reporter: KAREN IS THE CODIRECTOR OF THE AUTISM CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE.

SHE SAID THAT TRACKING THEIR EYES CAN IDENTIFY THE SPECTRUM DISORDER VERY QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY.

A CHILD IS GIVEN A CHOICE OF LOOKING AT A VIDEO OF TRAFFIC OR ONE OF THE WOMAN SPEAKING IN BABY TALK.

>> PEOPLE HAVE MORE EMOTIONAL INFLECTION.

WHEN WE SHOW THE VIDEO TO KIDS ON THE SPECTRUM, THEY COULD SPEND MORE TIME LOOKING AT THE TRAFFIC.

WHEN HE WAS WATCHING HE DID SHIFT HIS GAZE TO THE TRAFFIC A LITTLE BIT INSTEAD OF ON THE MOTHER.

>> Reporter: SHE IS A CO-AUTHOR OF A PAPER DESCRIBING A STUDY WHERE THEY TESTED 653 TODDLER AGED KIDS.

THEY FOUND OF THE TODDLER FIXATED AT OR BELOW 30% OF THE TIME IT HAD A 94% CHANCE OF BEING ACCURATELY IDENTIFIED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER.

SHE SAID THAT ELLIOTT HAS GOTTEN TREATMENT THAT HELPS THEM PLAY WITH OTHER KIDS WITHOUT GETTING FRUSTRATED.

SHE SAID HE IS DOING GREAT AND AS HE PLAYED IN THE BACKGROUND SHE SAID PARENTS SHOULD NOT THINK IT IS SHAMEFUL OF THEIR CHILD IS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM.

>> PEOPLE CAN BE TOTALLY NORMAL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND HAVE A GREAT LIFE.

>> Reporter: THE CDC ESTIMATES THAT BY THE AGE OF 8, ONE IN 24 U.S. CHILDREN ARE FOUND TO BE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

A LOOK BACK AT FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER'S LEGACY.

'S ENERGY POLICIES THAT WERE CRITICIZED THEN LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE NOW.

ON MIDDAY ADDITION THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WILL NOT BAN MAXIMUM RESTRAINTS BUT IT IS CHANGING TRAINING FOLLOWING A LAWSUIT.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY WILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THINK YOU.