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>>> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

ANXIETY IS GROWING AMONG THE SOMALI COMMUNITY.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL TALKED TO A MEMBER OF THE LOCAL SOMALI COMMUNITY TODAY.

>> Reporter: THE ADMINISTRATION'S REVOCATION OF TPS, TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS, ONLY AFFECTS ABOUT 700 PEOPLE.

SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

NEVERTHELESS, IT'S SENDING SHOCKWAVES THROUGH THE LOCAL SOMALI COMMUNITY ESTIMATED TO BE THE SECOND LARGEST ONE BEHIND MINNESOTA.

MOST OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY LIVES IN CITY HEIGHTS, AND THAT'S WHERE PONNA, THE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF NEW AMERICANS IS LOCATED.

I SPOKE WITH AN EMPLOYEE THERE ABOUT THE EFFECT TUESDAY'S ORDER IS HAVING ON SOMALIS HERE.

THE GROUP'S DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZING SAYS THE ADMINISTRATION'S ACTION IS RACIST, UNFAIR, AND HURTFUL TO ALL SOMALIS HERE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> MOST OF THESE PEOPLE CAME FROM WAR ZONE, LIKE ESCAPING PROSECUTION, AND CAME TO UNITED STATES FOR SAFE PLACE, RIGHT?

FOR THEM GETTING THEIR STATUS BE REVOKED AND GO BACK TO SOMALIA IS GOING TO BE DANGEROUS FOR THEM.

>> Reporter: THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CARE, THE COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS SAN DIEGO CHAPTER SAYS THE TPS REVOCATION IS JUST THE LATEST MOVE BY THE ADMINISTRATION THAT IS BASED IN BIGOTRY AND POLITICS, AS OPPOSED TO THE LAW.

SHE SAYS THE MINNESOTA CHAPTER OF CARE HAS FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE ACTION.

>> WE ARE JUST APPALLED BY THESE ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT TAKING AWAY LEGAL MEASURES FOR ANYBODY TO IMMIGRATE LEGALLY, RIGHT?

WE TALK ABOUT WHY DON'T A LOT OF OUR FRIENDS SAY WHY DON'T THEY COME IN LEGALLY?

WELL, THEY'RE TRYING TO DO A LEGAL MEASURE OF IMMIGRATING, AND YOU'RE TAKING THAT AWAY FROM THEM.

>> Reporter: CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S NOT AS DANGEROUS AS IT WASN'T WAS, BUT THE STATE DEPARTMENT HAS IT LISTED AS LEVEL FOUR, DO NOT TRAVEL.

THAT IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF TRAVEL WARNING.

THE ADMINISTRATION HAS REVOKED TPS STATUS FOR VENEZUELANS AND HAITIANS.

THE SOMALI REVOCATION TAKES PLACE ON MARCH 17th, BUT LAWSUITS ARE EXPECTED, WHICH WOULD DELAY ITS IMPLEMENTATION.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE U.S.

IS SUSPENDING IMMIGRANT VISA PROCESSING FROM 75 COUNTRIES FOR AN INDEFINITE AMOUNT OF TIME.

THE AFFECTED NATIONS INCLUDE BRAZIL, COLUMBIA, EGYPT, HAITI, SOMALIA, AND RUSSIA.

IT APPLIES TO VISAS REQUIRED TO WORK IN THE U.S.. STUDENT AND TOURIST VISAS WILL NOT BE IMPACTED.

IT STARTS A WEEK FROM TODAY.

>>> WARM DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS CONTINUES.

WE HAVE HIGH PRESSURE WITH US.

WE'LL GET DOWN TO AROUND 51 IN RAMONA, 47 IN SAN DIEGO.

UP IN OCEANSIDE, SOME OF YOU MAY DIP INTO THE UPPER 30s AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT INLAND FROM THE COAST.

OVERALL THIS WEEK, MUCH MORE TRANQUIL THAN RECENT WEEKS, ESPECIALLY OVER THE HOLIDAYS WHEN WE WERE GETTING PESTERED BY RAIN AND EVEN FLOODING.

DRY WEATHER CONTINUING AND SOME PATCHY FOG NEAR THE COAST.

DETAILS AHEAD.

>>> THE CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE CITY'S EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION OVER EROSION CONCERNS ON AN OCEAN BLUFF.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN SAYS IT'S TWO EXPEDITE REPAIRS TO THE STORM DRAIN THAT WAS DAMAGED BY THE RECENT RAINS.

>> Reporter: THIS STRETCH OF BLUFFS OVERLOOKING SOUTH CARLSBAD STATE BEACH IS POPULAR WITH WALKERS, JOGGERS, AND BIKERS.

>> I DO WALK THIS BLUFF PRETTY OFTEN, ALMOST EVERY DAY.

>> Reporter: SHE'S NOT SURPRISED BY THE EROSION, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE RECENT STORMS.

>> THIS WHOLE COASTLINE HAS BEEN KIND OF WRECKED RECENTLY.

>> Reporter: THE CITY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AFTER THE GOVERNOR'S OWN DECLARATION.

THE CITY SAYS A PORTION OF THE BLUFF NEAR CARLSBAD BOULEVARD AND SOLOMAR DRIVE WAS RESTRICTED BECAUSE OF EROSION.

IT DAMAGED THE INTEGRITY OF THE STORM DRAINPIPE HERE.

>> IT'S DEFINITELY SCARY.

IT'S A LOCAL SURF SPOT.

ALWAYS NERVOUS ABOUT THE BLUFFS ERODING MORE AND MORE.

AS YOU CAN SEE, SOME OF THE PATHS DOWN THE BLUFFS ARE NOT TOO ENFORCED.

>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT, CITY MANAGER JEFF PETNEL SAYS THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IS OUR TOP PRIORITY.

PROCLAIMING A LOCAL EMERGENCY ALLOWS US TO COORDINATE RESOURCES AND REDUCE POTENTIAL RISKS.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO TAKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

IN THE MEANTIME, THE CITY HAS CREATED THIS TEMPORARY WALKWAY TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFE.

BUT SHE'S STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF THE BLUFF.

>> IT'S DEFINITELY CONCERNING.

IF YOU'RE WALKING THAT PATH AND IT CRUMBLES UNDERNEATH YOU, THEN WHAT THEN FOR REAL?

I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S SUCH A BUSY WALKWAY.

YOU SEE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE ALWAYS WALKING THIS PATH.

IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN, THAT WOULD BE REALLY TRAGIC.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE WORK IS UNDERWAY, THE CITY SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS IN THE AREA.

IN CARLSBAD, ALEXANDER NGUYEN KPBS NEWS.

>>> NATHAN FLETCHER IS DIPPING HIS TOES BACK IN THE POLITICAL WORLD, THIS TIME AS A LOBBIEST.

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER SCOTT RODD REPORTS HE'S REPRESENTING A VETERAN'S ADVOCACY GROUP.

>> Reporter: HE LEFT PUBLIC OFFICE IN 2023 AFTER TRANSIT EMPLOYEE FILED A SEXUAL MISCONDUCT LAWSUIT AGAINST HIM.

HE TERMINATED HIS RUN FOR STATE SENATE.

FLETCHER DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS.

A JUDGE DISMISSED THE CASE LAST AUGUST AND REPRIMANDED FOR FIGEROARA FOR DELETING MESSAGES.

>> I HAVE NO DESIRE AT ALL TO RETURN TO PUBLIC OFFICE.

I WILL LOOK BACK ON THE EIGHT YEARS I SPENT IN SAN DIEGO IN PUBLIC OFFICE WITH A MEASURE OF PRIDE.

>> Reporter: BUT HE WASN'T READY TO LEAVE POLITICS COMPLETELY.

HE REGISTERED LAST SUMMER AS A LOBBYIST FOR VETERANS EXPLORING TREATMENT SOLUTIONS.

IT ADVOCATES FOR PSYCHEDELIC ASSISTED MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES FOR VETERANS.

FLETCHER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED HIS PERSONAL STRUGGLES WITH POST- TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

HE DISCUSSED HIS EXPERIENCE WITH PSYCHEDELIC ASSISTED THERAPY.

>> I DID A RETREAT IN MEXICO, WHICH WAS TRULY TRANSFORMATIVE.

WAS JUST LIFE CHANGING IN SO MANY WAYS.

>> Reporter: LONG-TIME SACRAMENTO LOBBYIST CHRIS MCKALEY SAYS THE BACKGROUND WILL BE AN ASSET FOR VETERANS EXPLORING TREATMENT SOLUTIONS.

>> HAVING A FORMER SERVICE MEMBER, A VETERAN HIMSELF ADVOCATING FOR IT, I THINK BRINGS A LOT OF CREDIBILITY.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THE MESSENGER IS AS IMPORTANT OR PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANT SOMETIMES THAN THE MESSAGE THAT IS BEING DELIVERED.

>> Reporter: FLETCHER DID NOT RESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

HE WORKED ON A BILL SIGNED INTO LAW LAST YEAR THAT AIMS TO ACCELERATE RESEARCH INTO PSYCHEDELIC THERAPIES.

SCOTT RODD, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TODAY A JUDGE PANEL VOTED TO ALLOW CALIFORNIA TO USE THEIR NEW HOUSE MAP IN THE UPCOMING 2026 MIDTERMS.

IT WAS APPROVED LAST NOVEMBER.

THIS LATEST 2-1 RULING FAVORS DEMOCRATS HOPING TO FLIP UP TO FIVE SEATS IN THE HOUSE.

REPUBLICANS ARE ANTICIPATED TO APPEAL THIS DECISION TO THE U.S.

SUPREME COURT.

>>> THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS EXTENSIVE POWER OVER THE DIRECTION OF THE U.S.

ECONOMY.

AND THAT IS WHY THE CENTRAL BANK HAS REMAINED INSULATED FROM POLITICS FOR DECADES.

BUT THE LATEST IN THE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN PRESIDENT TRUMP AND FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN JEROME POWELL COULD LEAVE AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

WE HAVE A LOOK AT WHY THE FED MATTERS TO YOUR MONEY.

>> WE HAVE A BAD FED CHAIRMAN.

>> Reporter: POWELL REVEALED ON SUNDAY HE'S UNDER CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BY TRUMP'S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.

>> THE THREAT OF CRIMINAL CHARGES IS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SETTING INTEREST RATES BASED ON OUR BEST ASSESSMENT OF WHAT WILL SERVE THE PUBLIC RATHER THAN FOLLOWING THE PREFERENCES OF THE PRESIDENT.

>> Reporter: TRUMP HAS DENIED INVOLVEMENT IN THE POWELL PROBE.

BUT FOR DECADES, CHAIRS HAVE INSULATED THE CENTRAL BANK FROM POLITICS.

THAT'S A HEALTHY NECESSITY.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAY THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT POLITICAL.

THEY REALLY WANT TO ACT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: DECISIONS TRICKLE DOWN TO EVERY AMERICAN HOUSEHOLD FROM THE PRICE OF GROCERIES TO MORTGAGE RATES.

>> THROUGH INFLUENCING RATES ACROSS THE ECONOMY, THE FED HELPS KEEP INFLATION UNDER CONTROL AND THE LABOR MARKET HEALTHY.

THE WAY PEOPLE FEEL THIS IN THEIR HOUSEHOLD IS IN THE INTEREST RATES THEY PAY ON CREDIT AND LOANS.

>> Reporter: AND ELIZABETH RENTER SAYS SHORT-TERM ECONOMIC GAINS FROM CUTTING RATES CAN REVERSE IN THE LONG RUN.

>> MORE HIRING, HIGHER ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND THESE THINGS ARE ESPECIALLY ATTRACTIVE DURING AN ELECTION YEAR.

BUT OVER TIME, THESE LOWER RATES CAN OVERHEAT THE ECONOMY LEADING TO THAT HIGHER AND HIGHER INFLATION.

>> Reporter: IN THE CURRENT CLIMATE, SOME BELIEVE THE CENTRAL BANK COULD PAUSE ON RATE CUTS TO AVOID THE PERCEPTION OF POLITICAL INFLUENCE.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M KAREN KAFA.

>>> THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF GREENLAND AND DENMARK MEETING FACE TO FACE WITH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

WE HAVE THE LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.

>> THIS 90-MINUTE MEETING AT THE WHITE HOUSE HAPPENING AS DENMARK RAMPS UP MILITARY PRESENCE AROUND GREEN LAND AND AS PRESIDENT TRUMP RAMPS UP HIS RHETORIC OF TAKING CONTROL OF THE COUNTRY.

PLAYING HOST TO THE DANISH FOREIGN MINISTER AND GREENLAND'S FOREIGN MINISTER.

ARRIVING LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING JUST HOURS AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP SET THE TONE FOR THE HIGH- STAKES MEETING WITH A SOCIAL MEDIA POST.

TRUMP CONTINUING HIS AGGRESSIVE RHETORIC, SAYING NATO SHOULD BE LEADING THE WAY FOR THE U.S.

TO ACQUIRE GREENLAND BECAUSE IF WE DON'T, RUSSIA OR CHINA WILL.

ARGUING THE U.S.

NEEDS A TERRITORY FOR NATIONAL SECURITY PURPOSES.

TRUMP ADDING NATO BECOMES FAR MORE FORMIDABLE AND EFFECTIVE WITH GREENLAND IN THE HANDS OF THE UNITED STATES.

ANYTHING LESS THAN THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE.

TRUMP HASN'T RULED OUT MILITARY ACTION TO GAIN CONTROL OF GREENLAND, A SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORY OF DENMARK.

RUBIO SAYS TRUMP WANTS TO BUY, NOT TAKE OVER THE COUNTRY WITH FORCE.

DENMARK HAS SAID GREENLAND IS NOT FOR SALE.

THE DANISH FOREIGN MINISTER DOUBLING DOWN ON THAT POINT AFTER TODAY'S MEETING.

>> IDEAS THAT WOULD NOT RESPECT TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK AND THE RIGHT OF SELF-DETERMINATION OF THE GREENLANDIC PEOPLE ARE, OF COURSE, TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.

AND WE THEREFORE STILL HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL DISAGREEMENT, BUT WE ALSO AGREE TO DISAGREE.

>> WHAT SHOULD BE KEPT IN PERSPECTIVE IS THIS 1951 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE U.S.

AND DENMARK THAT ALLOWS FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP TO HAVE HAS MANY U.S.

MILITARY BASES IN GREENLAND AS HE WANTS.

THAT AGREEMENT STILL STANDS.

ALONG WITH AN OFFER FOR THE U.S.

TO INVEST AS MUCH AS THEY WANT INTO MINING MINERAL RESOURCES ON THE ISLAND.

ALL OF THIS BEGGING THE QUESTION, WHAT MORE IS THERE TO GAIN BY THE U.S.

TAKING CONTROL OF GREENLAND?

IN WASHINGTON, BRIAN ABLE REPORTING.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT ON THE NEWS HOUR.

>> LEADERS OF THE BAND OF THE KUMIAI NATION SAY THEY WERE NOT PROPERLY CONSULTED ON A MASSIVE SOLAR FARM CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

THIS IS THE LATEST CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE MORE THAN 600- ACRE PROJECT.

>> IT'S LIKE THIS UNIQUE AREA WHERE WE COME AND GATHER, WE TRADE, WE HAVE OUR CEREMONIES AND DANCES, AND SO THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO PROTECT THIS AREA.

NOT ONLY THAT, THOUGH, BUT THE BONES OF OUR ANCESTORS ARE HERE, AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE FIGHT FOR.

>> Reporter: JOHNNY EAGLE SPIRIT ELLIOTT IS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER.

HE REMEMBERS COMING HERE AS A KID LEARNING FROM HIS FAMILY ABOUT THE LAND AND HIS HISTORY.

BUT NOW, THE LAND IS SHIFTING.

ELLIOTT AND OTHER TRIBAL LEADERS SAY THE COUNTY VIOLATED STATE LAW BY NOT PROPERLY CONSULTING WITH THEM ON THE PROJECT.

HERE'S HISTORICAL PRESERVATION OFFICER VERONICA SANTOS.

>> YOU DID NOT FOLLOW WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE, THE LAW, BY CONSULTING WITH ALL OF THE TRIBES THAT WERE IN THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS.

>> Reporter: COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THEY DID REACH OUT IN 2019, BUT THE TRIBE DID NOT RESPOND BY THE DEADLINE.

STAFF CONTINUED TO CONTACT LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS' LONG APPROVAL PROCESS.

THE COUNTY GAVE THE DEVELOPER APPROVAL TO CONSULT WITH THE NATIVE AMERICAN MONITORING COMPANY.

NOW COUNTY STAFF MEMBER MARK SLOVIC SAYS THEY'RE WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER TO FIND A WAY TO ALLOW MONITORING BY LEADERS.

>> WE'RE TRYING TO WORK OUT A WAY TO GET THEM BROUGHT IN, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT PART OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE PERMIT.

>> IF YOU WANT TO OR YOU'RE TRYING TO GET FIT THIS YEAR, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

WEB PRODUCER RILEY ARTHUR WENT TO THE YMCA TO DISCOVER WHY FITNESS IS TOP OF MIND FOR MANY AND WHY HEALTH GOALS OFTEN FALL SHORT.

>> Reporter: WANT TO GET FIT THIS YEAR?

YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

THE MAJORITY OF NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS, OVER 79%, ARE HEALTH RELATED.

WEIGHT LOSS TOPS THE LIST.

BIG HEALTH GOALS EQUALS BIG SPENDING.

A SURVEY BY THE HEALTH AND FITNESS ASSOCIATION ESTIMATES AMERICANS WILL SPEND ROUGHLY $60 BILLION IN 2026 IN PURSUIT OF THEIR HEALTH AND FITNESS GOALS.

EVEN WITH THAT LEVEL OF INVESTMENT, MANY PEOPLE STILL STRUGGLE TO FOLLOW THROUGH.

FOR MANY, THE FIRST STEP OF THEIR HEALTH JOURNEY WILL BE TO JOIN A GYM.

IT'S SO COMMON, THERE'S EVEN A TERM FOR IT.

THE JANUARY GYM PHENOMENON.

>> SO THE JANUARY GYM PHENOMENON IS WHERE PEOPLE LINE UP OUT THE DOORS TO JOIN GYMS.

WHERE IT'S A MATTER OF THEM FEELING GUILTY ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS, HAVING CHALLENGING TIMES WITH THEIR FAMILIES AT OR AROUND MEAL TIMES, OR JUST BEING INACTIVE, PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THIS IS MY TIME, THIS IS MY YEAR.

IT'S GOING TO BE ME, AND NOW IS THE TIME.

>> Reporter: GYMS SEE A NOTICEABLE DIP IN FEBRUARY AND A DROP IN ATTENDANCE BEGINNING IN MARCH.

>> THEY START OFF QUICK.

AFTER THEY DON'T SEE IMMEDIATE RESULTS, THEY SAY THIS ISN'T WORTH IT, AND THEY DROP OFF.

>> Reporter: AMERICANS OVERALL ARE SLIMMING DOWN.

THE U.S.

OBESITY RATES PEAKED AT 40% IN 2022 AND HAVE DROPPED TO 37% IN 2025.

THAT DROP REPRESENTS AN ESTIMATED 7.6 MILLION FEWER ADULTS CLASSIFIED AS OBESE.

THE INCREASE IN INJECTABLES FOR ADULTS WHO REPORT USING OZEMPIC AND MOUNJARO HAS INCREASED TO 12.4%.

>> WEIGHT LOSS AND FITNESS IS POPULAR FOR NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS BECAUSE IT'S USUALLY THE THING WE ALL NEED TO IMPROVE, WHATEVER AGE YOU ARE, DEMOGRAPHIC, WE ALL WANT TO LIVE A LONGER, HEALTHIER LIFE.

SO THAT'S AT THE TOP OF OUR LIST.

>> Reporter: EXPERTS RECOMMEND MAKING SPECIFIC GOALS FOR BEST RESULTS.

>> SAY YOUR GOAL IS TO BE FIT OR EVEN RUN A MARATHON.

BUT RIGHT NOW, COW DON'T RUN A MILE REGULARLY.

IF YOU WANT TO RUN, YOU WANT TO RUN ONE MILE OR 10 MINUTES, SOMETHING VERY SMALL.

DO THAT A FEW TIMES A WEEK.

AND MAKE THAT BE YOUR GOAL FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.

START THERE.

>> Reporter: YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE GYM TO WORKOUT.

EXERCISING AT HOME OR OUTDOORS CAN BE JUST AS EFFECTIVE.

FOR BEGINNERS OR THE ELDER, FITNESS INSTRUCTORS CAN PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON HOW TO USE EQUIPMENT AND AVOID INJURY.

AS AN ADDED BONUS, THE ATMOSPHERE OF A GYM CAN PROVIDE COMMUNITY AND ADDED ACCOUNTABILITY.

>> WHEN YOU HAVE A GROUP OR A COMMUNITY, YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN'T WAIT TO SEE, PEOPLE YOU WANT TO CHECK IN WITH, PEOPLE YOU WANT TO SHOW UP FOR, PEOPLE WHO YOU WANT TO HOLD ACCOUNTABLE AND HELP HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE.

>> Reporter: THOSE BENEFITS GO BEYOND FITNESS.

THEY ARE GOOD FOR MENTAL HEALTH.

>> HERE AT THE Y, OUTSIDE OF OUR DAY-TO-DAY GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES, OUTSIDE OF OUR FITNESS CENTERS, WE HAVE SPACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN SIT, CONNECT, ENGAGE, GRAB A CUP OF COFFEE.

THEY'RE COMING TO THE Y TO EXERCISE.

BUT OUTSIDE OF CLASS TIMES, TOO, THEY'RE HAVING GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT, ENGAGE, REDUCE THAT ISOLATION, AND HELP SUPPORT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.

>> Reporter: WHETHER YOUR GOAL IS FITNESS, MENTAL HEALTH, MOBILITY, OR WEIGHT LOSS, STARTING SMALL WITH A SPECIFIC GOAL CAN GET YOUR BODY MOVING AND WILL OFFER THE BIGGEST REWARDS.

>> THERE ARE SO MANY BENEFITS THAT ARE RESULTS OF FITNESS THAT ARE UNRELATED TO THE NUMBER ON THE SCALE.

>>> THE WINTER OLYMPICS ARE ONLY A FEW WEEKS AWAY, BUT LOS ANGELES IS ALREADY LOOKING AHEAD TO THE 2028 SUMMER GAMES.

REGISTRATION TO BUY TICKETS OPENED ONLINE TODAY.

ACTUAL TICKETS DO NOT GO ON SALE UNTIL THIS SPRING, THOUGH.

ORGANIZERS SAY AROUND 2.5 MILLION TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE, AND THEY'RE STRIVING TO MAKE IT AN AFFORDABLE EXPERIENCE.

>> WE HAVE A MILLION TICKETS AT $28.

EVERY SINGLE EVENT, EVERY SESSION, WHICH MEANS EVEN GOLD MEDAL MEN'S BASKETBALL HAS A TICKET FOR $28.

AND A THIRD OF OUR TICKETS ARE UNDER $100.

TWO-THIRDS OF OUR TICKETS ARE LESS THAN IT COSTS TO GO TO AN NFL GAME IN LOS ANGELES.

>> RESIDENTS OF LOS ANGELES, ORANGE, RIVERSIDE, AND VENTURA WILL HAVE EARLY ACCESS BEFORE IT OPENS UP TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.

>>> HIGH PRESSURE IS HERE AND IT'S BEEN WITH US FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

WE'LL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH GENERALLY PLEASANT, NICE WEATHER.

A WARM STRETCH CONTINUES HERE ACROSS THE BOARD.

WE HAVE SOME COASTAL CLOUDS AND FOG LATE AT NIGHT AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

MOST AFTERNOON IS BRIGHT, PLEASANT.

AND IF YOU HEAD INLAND, IT WILL BE A NICE, BRIGHT MORNING AS WELL THROUGH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS WELL.

THERE IS A DISTURBANCE THAT IS IN VIEW NEXT WEEK, BUT IT REALLY LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STAY WELL TO THE SOUTH INTO MEXICO BYPASSING US, SO THE DRY THEME CONTINUES.

WE'LL GET DOWN TO 47 TONIGHT.

CLEAR SKIES FOR MOST OF US.

THERE MAY BE A FEW PATCHY CLOUDS OFFSHORE.

OVERALL WITH STRONG, HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE WEST, WE'RE DEALING WITH A WARMING TREND.

IT'S BEEN A WARM STRETCH HERE.

WE HAVE SOME PATCHY FOG NEAR THE COAST, THE MARINE LAYER AT TIMES AT NIGHT INTO THE EARLY HOURS OF MORNING.

IT'S NOT TOO WIDESPREAD.

ALSO, WE'RE DEALING WITH GUSTY OFFSHORE BREEZES HERE.

NOT A TERRIBLY STRONG WIND EVENT.

PATCHY FOG WAY TO OUR NORTH.

WE'LL STAY WARM AND DRY THURSDAY.

WE LIKE THAT.

AND OVERALL, HIGHS BACK UP TO 84.

77 OCEANSIDE DOWN TO SAN DIEGO AND CHULA VISTA AS WELL.

WARM INTO THE DESERT.

78 IN BREGO SPRINGS.

MT.

LAGUNA, 54.

THE STATUS QUO THIS WEEK, NOT MUCH DAY-TO-DAY CHANGE HERE.

YOU CAN SEE THE PLAINS ARE DEALING WITH WIND, BUT WE HAVE DRY WEATHER FOR US, THE COLD AIR BOTTLED UP EAST OF THE ROCKIES.

DRY, BALMY WEATHER ON SATURDAY.

COASTAL AREAS HERE WILL STAY CONSISTENTLY IN THE MID-70s.

THURSDAY MAY BE OUR WARMEST DAY AMONG THE NEXT FIVE.

IT WILL BE VERY NICE INTO MONDAY.

INLAND AREAS, TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID-80s THROUGH THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS.

WARM OUT THERE.

MONDAY, LIMITED COOLING.

WE'LL HAVE COOL NIGHTS AS WELL.

IN THE MOUNTAINS WE GO, AND HERE WE'RE CONSISTENTLY IN THE 50s FOR HIGHS, LOWS INTO THE 30s.

GENERALLY ABOVE FREEZING IN MOST AREAS, THROUGH THERE IS A VARIETY WITH VARYING ELEVATION.

MAYBE A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS ON MONDAY AS THAT DISTURBANCE FROM THE PACIFIC GETS A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE AREA, BUT AGAIN THE PRECIPITATION TIED TO THAT SHOULD STAY TO OUR SOUTH INTO MEXICO.

>>> THREE YEARS AFTER LANDSLIDES AND A ROADWAY COLLAPSE CLOSED NORTHERN CALIFORNIA'S HIGHWAY 1, THE SCENIC ROUTE IS FINALLY BACK OPEN.

TRAFFIC HAD BEEN STOPPED ALONG A 90-MILE SECTION BETWEEN CARAMEL AND CAMBRIA CUTTING OFF ACCESS TO BIG SURR.

BUSINESS OWNERS SAY THAT GIVES TRAVELERS PLENTY OF TIME TO PLAN THEIR SPRING AND SUMMER ROAD TRIPS.

>>> DID YOU KNOW THERE'S A VOLCANO IN CARLSBAD?

WELL, WHAT'S LEFT OF A VOLCANO AT LEAST.

YOU HAVE TO GO WAY BACK IN TIME TO GET THE WHOLE STORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: I THINK IT IS A NICE DAY IN CARLSBAD FOR A WALK.

SUPER EASY TO GET TO, OFF OF TAMARAC AVENUE, THE TRAIL CROSSES A SMALL DAM THAT IMPOUNDS RAINWATER DOWN THERE, AND IT IS THE WAY TO GET TO THE VOLCANO.

>> AND YOU SAY WHAT?

THERE ARE NO ACTIVE VOLCANOS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TODAY.

AND YOU'D BE RIGHT.

SEE, THIS WAS A VERY, VERY LONG TIME AGO, AND IF YOU WERE RIGHT HERE.

>> Reporter: REALLY?

THERE'S THE SIGN, AND HERE'S THE VOLCANO.

THIS MEANS SKULL IN SPANISH, AND YES IT REALLY IS WHAT'S LEFT OF A LITTLE VOLCANO NOT FAR FROM THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS OF CARLSBAD.

TODAY IT WAS BACK IN ITS DAY IN A VERY TINY WAY VERY SPECTACULAR AS A GEOLOGIST COULD TELL US AND LUCKILY WE HAVE ONE.

>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.

COME ON IN.

>> Reporter: DR.

PAT ABBOTT, EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AT SAN DIEGO STATE.

OKAY, FIRST THING HE SAYS, WE SHOULDN'T THINK OF IT AS A HAWAII VOLCANO WITH LAVA SPEWING.

THIS WAS MORE LIKE A MT.

ST.

HELENS ON A MUCH, MUCH, MUCH SMALLER SCALE.

>> IT'S THE KIND OF THING PEOPLE LIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE AWAY FROM, WATCH IT FOR A FEW YEAR, AND IT WOULD HAVE QUIT.

IT WOULD NOT HAVE KILLED OR HARMED ANYBODY.

>> Reporter: IF ANYBODY WAS AROUND TO SEE IT, WHICH THERE WASN'T.

>> IT'S MOST DEFINITELY PREHISTORIC.

NOBODY WAS AROUND WHEN THAT VOLCANO WAS ERUPTING.

>> Reporter: WHEN WAS THAT?

MAYBE 20, 25, 30, 35 MILLION YEARS AGO OR SO.

>> I CAN SAY AS A GEOLOGIST WHERE THE SANDSTONE IS NEARBY THAT'S 40 MILLION YEARS OLD, I CAN SHOW THEY'RE BAKED OR BURNT.

IT'S YOUNGER THAN 40 MILLION YEARS, BUT I CAN'T BE MORE SPECIFIC THAN THAT.

>> Reporter: OKAY.

SO IT'S VERY OLD, AND A COUPLE OF THINGS.

YOU THINK OF A VOLCANO AS BEING CONE-SHAPED, RIGHT?

AND BACK THEN, THIS WAS.

>> BUT IT'S ALSO LOOSE MATERIAL.

SO THAT ERODES EASILY.

WHAT'S HAPPENED THERE IN CARLSBAD, THE SITE HAS ERODED AWAY.

>> Reporter: WALK INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE VOLCANO, LOOK UP, LOOK AROUND.

>> IN THE THROAT OF IT, YOU SEE THESE HEXAGONAL COLUMNS.

IT'S WHEN THE MAGMA WAS COOLING IN THE THROAT OF THE VOLCANO, IT SHRINKS INTO HEXAGONAL SHAPED VERTICAL COLUMNS.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE BIG GEOLOGICAL FORCES AT HERE, BUT DR.

PAT ABBOTT SAYS.

>> THIS IS JUST A TINY LITTLE THING.

BELOW THE SURFACE, A BIT OF MAGMA ACCUMULATED, GAS BURST THROUGH THE SURFACE, BLOWING STUFF INTO THE AIR FOR A WHILE, THE GASES EXPANDED, A LITTLE BIT OF LAVA COMES OUT.

IT TOOK PLACE AT MAXIMUM FOR A FEW YEAR, AND IT IS A ONE AND DONE.

IT IS NOW EXTINCT.

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