>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWELL FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR YEARS.

CALL ONE 800 BILL HOWELL OR VISIT THE WEBSITE.

AND BY THE CONRAD FOUNDATION, DARLENE AND MARCO, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

>> [ MUSIC ] >> AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

>> [ MUSIC ] >> IF YOU LIVE IN A HOME BUILT BEFORE 1980, THE CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE AUTHORITY SAYS YOUR HOME MAY BE VULNERABLE TO CLAP IN THE EVENT OF ONE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM MY A BELSKY.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE EXPLAINS WHO QUALIFIES FOR THE GRANT MONEY AND HOW YOU CAN APPLY.

>> 30 YEARS AGO, THE 6.7 MAGNITUDE NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE DEMOLISHED THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AND CAUSED AN ESTIMATED $20 BILLION IN DAMAGE.

>> THE EARTHQUAKE ABSOLUTELY DRIVES A LOT OF WHAT WE DO IN TERMS OF EARTHQUAKE POLICY.

>> CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE AUTHORITY CHIEF OFFICER SAYS A LOT WAS LEARNED FROM THE EARTHQUAKE.

>> WE ARE GOING AFTER REALLY THE MOST VULNERABLE TYPE OF A SEISMIC WEAKNESS IN HOUSES AND WE ARE UTILIZING THE TECHNIQUES THAT WE HAVE SEEN SINCE THEN WORK.

>> Reporter: THE CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL MITIGATION PROGRAM ESTABLISHED EBV TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO HELP CALIFORNIA HOMEOWNERS NEED TO RETROFIT KNOWN EARTHQUAKE WEAKNESSES IN SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES.

SHE SAYS THAT EBB WAS CREATED TO GO AFTER ONE PARTICULAR TYPE OF EARTHQUAKE WEAKNESS, AND HOUSES THAT WERE BUILT WITH CRAWLSPACES RATHER THAN ON A 500 >> WHAT HAPPENS IN AN EARTHQUAKE IS IT IS LIKE A GIANT HAS PUT A BLANKET UNDER YOUR HEALTH AND IS TRYING TO PULL THE BLANKET OUT.

YOUR HOUSE WANTS TO STAY WHERE IT IS, SO THE HOUSE IS GOING TO GO BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND FORTH SO ALL THE WEIGHT OF THE HOUSE IF IT IS NOT PROPERLY ANCHORED WHAT TAKE IT RIGHT OFF ITS FOUNDATION.

YOUR HOUSE IS GOING TO COME DOWN TWO FEET.

WE HAVE SEEN CRAWLSPACES AS TALL AS FOUR TO SIX FEET TALL.

YOU CAN IMAGINE, THAT IS A LOT OF MOVEMENT, A LOT OF DAMAGE.

>> Reporter: A SEISMIC RETROFIT MEANS THE FRAME IS BOLTED TO THE HOUSE.

AND THE CRAWLSPACE UNDER THE HOUSE IS BREACHED WITH PLYWOOD.

THIS HELPS PREVENT THE HOUSE FROM SLIDING OR EVEN FALLING OFF ITS FOUNDATION DURING AN EARTHQUAKE.

THE CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE AUTHORITY ESTIMATES OVER 1.2 MILLION HOUSES HAVE THIS VULNERABILITY.

>> OPEN UP THAT CRAWLSPACE CAN TAKE A PEEK AND, YOU CAN HAVE A CONTRACTOR COME OUT AND TAKE A LOOK, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL REALLY GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS PROTECTING YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FINANCES.

>> Reporter: TO QUALIFY FOR THE EARTHQUAKE BRACE AND BOLD, YOUR HOME MUST BE WHAT FRAMED, BUILT BEFORE 1980, WITH A RAISED FOUNDATION.

>> SINCE 2014, WE HAVE PROVIDED GRANTS FOR OVER 23,000 HOUSES.

WE HAVE GOT A LOT OF DATA, DATA ON HOW MUCH IT COSTS IN AREAS, DATA ON HOW LONG IT TAKES.

GRANT MONEY IS AVAILABLE UP TO $3000 AND SHOULD COVER THE MAJORITY OF THE RETROFIT, BUT A HOMEOWNER MAY HAVE TO PAY OUT- OF-POCKET DEPENDING ON LOCATION, SIZE OF THE HOUSE, AND OTHER FACTORS.

THE EARTHQUAKE BRACE AND BOLT OPEN REGISTRATION RUNS THROUGH FEBRUARY 21st.

TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY, GO TO EARTHQUAKE BRACE BOLT.COM.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CLOUDS WILL STICK AROUND FOR TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP BACK INTO THE LOWER 50s.

YOU WANT TO STICK AROUND, THERE ARE SOME CHANGES COMING UP IN THE EXTENDED THAT DO INVOLVE SOME WET WEATHER, AND I WILL ALSO LET YOU KNOW, TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO TAKE A TUMBLE OR A JUMP ANYTIME SOON, BUT INDEED, WE ARE IN STORE FOR QUITE A FEW CHANGES COMING UP POINT THOSE DETAILS IN JUST A MOMENT.

>>> WHILE MOST OF THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK HAS BEEN ON IOWA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND AMERICA'S POLITICAL FUTURE, CAPITOL HILL USES SOME IMMEDIATE DEADLINES, AND THAT INCLUDES A PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN LOOMING AT THE END OF THE WEEK.

KARIN CAIFA IS IN WASHINGTON WITH THE LATEST POINT >> Reporter: IF YOU ARE ASKING YOURSELF, DIDN'T WE JUST HEAR ABOUT A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN TO BE?

THAT IS BECAUSE THEY HAD A FULL GOVERNMENT FUNDING PLAN BACK IN NOVEMBER AND SET TWO NEW DEADLINES FOR THEMSELVES.

NOW, ONE OF THOSE DEADLINES IS COMING UP ON FRIDAY AT A GROUP OF HOUSE REPUBLICANS COULD HOLD THINGS UP.

ONCE AGAIN, CONGRESS IS UP AGAINST THE CLOCK.

>> HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE IN LOCKSTEP THAT WE NEED TO AVOID A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

>> Reporter: THE SENATE TUESDAY PUSHED FORWARD A SHORT-TERM BILL THAT WOULD EXTEND GOVERNMENT FUNDING THROUGH MARCH 8, BUT IT NEEDS TO PASS THE SENATE AND HOUSE BY FRIDAY NIGHT DELIVERED A PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN THAT WOULD IMPACT PRIORITIES INCLUDING MILITARY, VETERANS AFFAIRS, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, AND ENERGY DEPARTMENT.

MIKE JOHNSON ON WEDNESDAY PLEDGED BACK.

>> THIS IS AN IMPORTANT THING FOR US, BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO FIGHT FOR OUR POLICY CHANGES, AND THOSE BILLS, AND IT TAKES TIME TO DO THAT.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, ABOUT OVER U.S. BORDER SECURITY HAS INSTALLED A SEPARATE FUNDING BILL THAT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE AID TO UKRAINE.

DEMOCRATS CRITICAL OF THE DELAY.

>> WE NEED TO DEAL WITH BOTH, BUT TYING THEM TOGETHER AS REPUBLICANS HAVE DONE COULD RESULT IN DECADES OF UNDERMINING AMERICAN LEADERSHIP AROUND THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: BIPARTISAN NEGOTIATIONS ON THE MEASURE, WHEN WILL ALSO FIND AID FOR ISRAEL AND UKRAINE.

>> YOU CAN'T JUST COME TO AN AGREEMENT IN THE SENATE, NOT INCLUDING THE HOUSE, I THINK THAT IS AUTOMATICALLY GOING TO BECOME LAW, THAT IS NOT THE WAY THE CONSTITUTION WORKS.

>> Reporter: HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON AHEAD OF A MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN AND OTHER CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SAID HIS TOP PRIORITY WOULD BE THE BORDER, BUT JOHNSON STILL FACES INTERNAL PRESSURE FROM CONSERVATIVE MEMBERS WITHIN HIS OWN PARTY WHO SAY THEY WILL PROPOSE -- OPPOSE THE SHORT- TERM PLAN TO AVOID A SHUTDOWN.

IN WASHINGTON, KARIN CAIFA.

NEW MEADOWS SEARCH CONTINUES OFF OF SOMALIA FOR TWO NAVY S.E.A.L.S LOST AT SEA SINCE LAST THURSDAY.

ANDREW DYER HAS MORE ON WHAT HAPPENED AND THE POSSIBLE SAN DIEGO CONNECTION.

>> Reporter: IN THE INKY DARKNESS OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA, THE SEALS LAUNCHED A RAID ON THE SHIP, ONE WAS SLEPT OUT TO SEA AND ONE JUMPED IN AFTER HIM.

BOTH HAVE BEEN MISSING SINKS.

OVER MORE THAN 20 YEARS AS A NAVY SEAL OFFICER, HE PARTICIPATED IN JUST ABOUT EVERY TYPE OF OPERATION THE ELITE UNITS ARE ASKED TO DO.

>> A LOT OF VISIT BOARD SEARCH AND SEIZURES, WHICH IS SHIP BOARDING.

I HAVE BEEN AROUND THE WORLD A COUPLE TIMES, DATED NINE TOWARDS POINT >> Reporter: PENTAGON OFFICIALS SAY THE SEALS FOUND IN IRANIAN MISSILE COMPONENTS DOWN FOR REBELS IN YEMEN.

FOR TWO MONTHS, THEY HAVE BEEN ATTACKING MERCHANT SHIPS THEY SAY ARE EITHER IS REALLY FLAT OR ABOUND FOR ISRAEL.

SO FAR, U.S. AND ALLYSHIP'S HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SHOOT DOWN THE HOUTHIS MISSILES AND DRONES.

PAT RIDER SAYS AS OF WEDNESDAY, CHRIS CONTINUED TO SEARCH FOR THE MISSING FIELDS.

>> IT IS ONGOING, CERTAINLY WE HOPE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO RECOVER OUR TEAMMATE, OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE CLEARLY WITH THEIR FAMILIES AT THIS TIME.

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH IT S.E.A.L.S ON THESE TYPES OF OPERATIONS ARE WEIGHED DOWN WITH CARE, THEY ARE ALSO LIKELY WEARING PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES AND HAVE INFRARED BEACONS WITH NIGHT VISION.

BUT WHILE THEY GO THROUGH EXTENSIVE SURVIVAL TRAINING, HE SAYS AS TIME GOES ON, IT IS LESS LIKELY THEY WILL SURVIVE.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IT IS POSSIBLE, BUT I WOULD SAY NOT VERY PROBABLE.

>> Reporter: HISTORICALLY, IT'S S.E.A.L.S ARE BASED EUROPEAN A U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND OFFICIAL DECLINED TO SAY WHETHER THE S.E.A.L.S ARE ATTACHED TO SAN DIEGO-BASED TEAM.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE TRIAL OF A LOCAL NURSE AND DOCTOR ACCUSED OF ALLOWING A WOMAN TO DIE IN JAIL IS NOW UNDERWAY.

IN 2019, ALYSSA WAS BEING HELD AT THE DETENTION CENTER IN SANTEE.

THE 24-YEAR-OLD WAS EXPERIENCING DRUG WITHDRAWS AND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SUPERVISED BY MEDICAL STAFF.

DAN AND FREDERICK WERE EVENTUALLY CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER.

JURY SELECTION STARTED TODAY.

HER FAMILY AND ADVOCATES HAVE USED RESTRAINT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE ISSUE OF IN CUSTODY DEATHS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>>> COMMUTING FROM NORTH COUNTY CAN BE A TIME-CONSUMING TASK.

A NEW STUDY SHOWS BOTH ESCONDIDO AND OCEANSIDE RESIDENTS ARE AMONG SOME OF THE EARLIEST WORK COMMUTERS IN THE NATION.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE SAYS AND YOU CEO HAS AMBITIOUS PLANS.

>> Reporter: FROM LOW RIDERSHIP TO CRUMBLING CLIPS TO STAFFING SHORTAGES, THE NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT IS FACING A SLEW OF PROBLEMS.

HERE IS WHAT SOME TRANSIT RIDERS TOLD US.

>> IT IS PRETTY NICE OVERALL, BUT A LOT OF CRAZY THINGS HAVE HAPPENED OFTEN, LIKE A LOT OF HOMELESS PEOPLE TAKING THE TRANSIT FOR FREE, AND THEY CAUSE COMMOTIONS A LOT >> IF I WOULD HAVE AN OPTION, I WOULD OBVIOUSLY GO FOR CARPET >> THEY WORK IF YOU HAVE THE TIME AND PATIENCE TO TAKE THEM.

>> Reporter: THAT WAS ARNOLD, NIKKI SHARMA, WE TALKED TO ALL OF THEM AT THE TRANSIT STATION.

THESE ARE ISSUES THAT WILL BE PHASED BY THE DISTRICT'S NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SHAWN DONAGHY.

>> DO WE HAVE FREQUENT SERVICE ENOUGH THAT WILL GET SOMEBODY TO THE RAIL LINE IN ORDER TO MAKE SOME OF THOSE CONNECTIONS?

>> Reporter: DONAGHY HAS WORKED IN TRANSPORTATION FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS.

MOST RECENTLY, HE WAS THE CEO OF C-TRAN AND VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON.

IT WAS TWICE NAMED TRANSIT SYSTEM OF EUROPE DURING HIS TIME THERE.

>> I THINK A LOT OF TRANSIT AGENCIES SUFFER FROM THE SYSTEM THEY HAVE IN PLACE NOW IS THE SAME SYSTEM THEY HAVE HAD IN PLACE FOR 25 OR 30 YEARS, AND THIS SORT OF SHIFT IN POPULATION EITHER FROM CITIES OR COUNTY -- >> Reporter: HE PLANS TO DRAW ON HIS PAST EFFORTS TO ACCOMPLISH SOME LOFTY GOALS FOR A SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES TWO RAIL LINES AND 32 BUS LINES THROUGHOUT NORTH COUNTY.

>> I THINK IT IS A COMBINATION OF ALL OF THOSE, MAYBE MORE FREQUENT SERVICE ON THE RAIL.

ON THE PLUS SIDE, IT IS DEFINITELY THING LIKE BUS ROUTES OR TRANSIT OR SOME TYPE OF EXPRESS TYPE BUS AND CORRIDORS THAT NEED IT.

>> WE DON'T HAVE THE FREQUENCY THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO GET PEOPLE TO USE PUBLIC TRANSIT AT A HIGHER LEVEL.

BUT ONCE WE GET THAT FREQUENCY, RIGHT, WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW OUR RIDERSHIP.

>> Reporter: THIS CITY COUNCILWOMAN KARINA CONTRERAS IS A MEMBER OF THE TRANSIT CITY BOARD AND A WEEKLY USER OF THE SYSTEM.

SHE SAYS INCREASING SERVICE IS JUST ONE CHALLENGE.

>> I DON'T WANT FOLKS IN MY COMMUNITY TO SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM THAT THEY RELY ON THAT IS NOT RELIABLE.

>> Reporter: IT IS A CONCERN SHARED IN OTHER PARTS OF NORTH COUNTY, TOO.

>> CARLSBAD IS BLESSED WITH A LOT OF HOSPITALITY BUSINESSES, AND A LOT OF THOSE FOLKS NEED RELIABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

>> Reporter: CARLSBAD'S PRESIDENT AND CEO BRETT SAYS THE PUBLIC TRANSIT OPTIONS WERE IMPROVED, IT COULD HELP BENEFIT THOSE COMMUTERS AND HELP BENEFIT BUSINESS DISTRICTS.

HE SAYS IT CAN SOMETIMES ALMOST TAKE TWO HOURS ON THE BUS SYSTEM TO GET BETWEEN NORTH COUNTY CITIES.

>> ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE IS THAT FIRST MILE, LAST QUESTION THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DEAL WITH, SO WE HAVE GREAT TRAINS GOING UP AND DOWN WITH A COASTER, TWO DIFFERENT STOPS IN CARLSBAD SPECIFICALLY, BUT THEN GETTING THOSE FOLKS ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE BUSINESS PARK WHERE THE BIGGEST IMPLANT CENTERS ARE HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE.

>> Reporter: DONAGHY HAS ONE WORD FOR WHAT HE SEES AS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE.

>> IT IS INFRASTRUCTURE, I THINK WE HAVE A VERY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CURRENT PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION THAT THERE IS MORE MONEY AVAILABLE NOW FOR RAIL AND BUS.

>> Reporter: HE HAS GOT A FEW PROJECTS IN MIND FOR THAT MONEY.

>> I NORTH COUNTY SPECIFICALLY, THERE IS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN DOUBLE TRACKING OF THE SPRINTER AND THE COASTER LINES.

>> Reporter: THAT MEANS PUTTING ANOTHER SET OF TRACKS IN AN AREA WHERE RIGHT NOW, THERE IS ONLY ONE.

BUT THERE IS ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE TRACKS, PARTICULARLY INTEL MARKET >> OBVIOUSLY THE BLUFFS IS AN ISSUE, THERE IS SOME EROSION THERE.

>> Reporter: HE OFFICIALLY STARTS ON MARCH 1st.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>> AND YOU CAN FIND THIS STORY ALONG WITH MORE NEWS FROM NORTH COUNTY, SAN DIEGO IN OUR NEW NEWSLETTER.

NORTH COUNTY FOCUS OFFERS A QUICK RECAP OF THE BIG STORIES HAPPENING IN NORTH COUNTY, AS WELL AS A ROUNDUP OF EVERYTHING HAPPENING IN THE REGION.

YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR IT AT THE LINK SHOWN ON YOUR SCREEN, KPBS.ORG/NORTH COUNTY FOCUS.

>>> I AM JEFF BENNETT.

ON THE NEXT NEWSHOUR, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION CONSIDERS WHETHER TO BAN MENTHOL CIGARETTES.

THAT IS THURSDAY ON THE PBS NEWS APP.

>> [ MUSIC ] >>> AS THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES MOVE ONTO THE NEXT ELECTION STAGE, THEY ARE INCREASING THEIR ATTACKS ON EACH OTHER.

FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS A COMMANDING LEAD.

NIKKI HALEY HOPES INDEPENDENT VOTERS WILL OFFER HER A CHANCE TO STAY IN THE RACE PAST NEW HAMPSHIRE.

GLORIA PAZMINO AS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: THE BATTLE FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE CAN BE WON WITH THE SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT VOTERS.

SO, SECURING THE VOTE OF INDEPENDENCE IS A CENTRAL STRATEGY FOR ALL THREE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES LEFT IN THE RACE.

>> I AM LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE REPUBLICAN TO RUN AGAINST JOE BIDEN.

>> I AM LEANING TOWARD NIKKI HALEY.

>> Reporter: BUT IT WILL BE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR FORMER SELF, GOVERNING NIKKI HALEY, WHO FINISHED THIRD IN THE IOWA CAUCUSES, AND NOW IT NEEDS TO WIN NEW HAMPSHIRE IF SHE HAS ANY HOPE OF STAYING IN THE RACE.

>> I THINK THAT WHEN SHE DOES WELL IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, THEN PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO START LOOKING LONGER ALSO.

THEY'RE GOING TO SAY, STAND UP AND TAKE NOTICE.

>> Reporter: WITH SIX DAYS TO GO, CANDIDATES ARE SHARPENING THEIR ATTACKS.

>> THE PEOPLE BEHIND NIKKI HALEY ARE PRO-AMNESTY, THEY ARE PRO-CHINA, PRO-OPEN BORDERS.

IF SHE WINS, VITAMINS.

AND IF BIDEN WINS, NEW HAMPSHIRE CANNOT WIN.

>> Reporter: DESPITE RESULTS, HALEY TRYING TO SHOWCASE THE RACE AS A CHOICE BETWEEN HER AND TRUMP.

>> 70% OF AMERICANS HAVE SAID THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE ANOTHER TRUMP-BIDEN REMATCH.

>> Reporter: HER POSITION REFLECTED IN HER DECISION TO NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY MORE DEBATES UNLESS TRUMP ALSO PARTICIPATES.

THE MOVE DREW CRITICISM REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR RON DeSANTIS, WHO IS FALLING BEHIND HALEY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

>> THAT IS JUST NOT GOING TO FLY.

WE ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE DEBATE ON THURSDAY NIGHT, I COMMITTED TO IT.

>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, GLORIA PAZMINO REPORTING.

>>> A TERMINAL AT THE SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL SOON BE RENAMED IN HONOR OF THE LATE U.S.

SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN.

THEY APPROVED RENAMING IT DIANE FEINSTEIN INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL.

SHE WAS LONGEST-SERVING FEMALE SENATOR IN HISTORY BEFORE SHE DIED IN SEPTEMBER.

SHE ALSO SERVED AS MAYOR OF SAN FRANCISCO.

DURING HER TIME IN OFFICE, SHE HOPED FOR AGREEMENT THAT LED TO THE AIRPORT'S FIRST INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL IN 1983.

SHE HAS ALSO SUPPORTED NEW SECURITY MEASURES FOLLOWING 9/11.

>>> DOZENS OF PROTESTERS RALLIED AT THE MORRIS CANCER CENTER TODAY IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE RESEARCHER WAS LAID OFF BY UC SAN DIEGO.

HE SAYS HE WILL NOW HAVE TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY, A CANCER SURVIVOR HIMSELF, HE SAYS HIS PASSION -- HE HAS A PASSION TO HELP THOSE BATTLING THE ILLNESS.

WITHOUT HIS JOB, HIS VISA IS NO LONGER VALID AND HE WILL NEED TO FIND A JOB BY JANUARY 30th.

>> SHE TOLD ME SHE IS LAYING ME OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS OR NOTICE.

JUST ASKING TWO MONTH EXTENSION TIME PERIOD.

>> UCSD CITED A LACK OF FUNDING AS THE REASON HE WAS LET GO FROM THE POSITION.

>>> AND UPDATED GUIDANCE FROM CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT NO LONGER REQUIRES PEOPLE TO ISOLATE IF THEY HAVE COVID BUT ARE ASYMPTOMATIC.

ALEXANDER WHEN TALKS TO A LOCAL DOCTOR ABOUT THE CHANGE.

>> Reporter: SINCE THE PANDEMIC, THE GUIDANCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO ISOLATE IF YOU TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.

NOW, THE STATE HAS UPDATED THAT GUIDANCE.

PEOPLE NO LONGER HAVE TO ISOLATE AND CAN RETURN TO SCHOOL OR WORK IF THEY ARE ASYMPTOMATIC.

>> I FIND IT A LITTLE FRUSTRATING.

>> Reporter: REBECCA MILLER IS AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST AT UC SAN DIEGO.

SHE SAYS WHILE COVID CASES ARE NO LONGER OVERWHELMING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, COVID IS STILL A VERY INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

XI THINK THAT ONE THING THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER ABOUT THIS VIRUS IS IT HAS A VERY IMPRESSIVE ABILITY TO MUTATE, AND SO, WE HAVE SEEN THAT PEOPLE CAN GET INFECTED OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS VACCINATION RATES ARE ALSO LOW, ESPECIALLY AMONG CHILDREN.

ONLY ABOUT 5% OF CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS OLD HAVE THE LATEST BOOSTER, SHE SAYS.

DESPITE THAT, SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE STARTING TO ADOPT THE STATES GUIDANCE.

IN AN EMAIL TO PARENTS, SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE LARGEST IN THE COUNTY, SAYS STARTING TUESDAY, PEOPLE WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE BUT DO NOT HAVE SYMPTOMS MAY STAY AT SCHOOL OR WORK, AND THAT STUDENTS AND STAFF DO NOT HAVE TO STAY HOME FOR FIVE DAYS OR LONGER IF THEY ARE FEELING BETTER AND HAVE BEEN FEVER FREE FOR 24 HOURS.

SHE SAYS WHILE CHILDREN DON'T GET AS SICK FROM THE VIRUS, THE SAME CAN'T BE SAID FOR THEIR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS.

>> WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR KIDS WHO MIGHT BE VULNERABLE THEMSELVES?

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR KIDS WHO LIVE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE VULNERABLE?

DOES THIS MAKE SCHOOLS LESS ACCESSIBLE AND LESS WELCOMING SPACE?

>> Reporter: IMMEDIATE GUIDANCE DOES NOT AFFECT HEALTHCARE WORKERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HOSPITAL SETTINGS.

THEY ARE STILL EXPECTED TO STAY HOME FOR AT LEAST FIVE DAYS OR UNTIL THEY HAVE A NEGATIVE COVID TEST.

I LIKE THE STATEMENT THE CDC RECOMMENDS THAT PEOPLE ISOLATE FOR FIVE DAYS AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID, REGARDLESS OF SYMPTOMS.

ACCORDING TO THE CDC, THE FIRST FIVE DAYS ARE THE MOST INFECTIOUS PERIOD.

THE DOCTOR SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD FOLLOW THAT ADVICE AND MASK UP.

CONSIDERING THE UPTICK IN COVID HOSPITALIZATION AND CASES IN SAN DIEGO.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>> [ MUSIC ] >>> THE DRY CONDITIONS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED WILL STRETCH OUT FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE MORE DAYS.

WE WILL START TO NOTICE SOME CLOUDINESS ON THE INCREASE AS WE GO INTO FRIDAY.

AND THE NUMBERS HERE ARE NOT QUITE AS HIGH AS THEY HAVE BEEN, BUT A PATTERN CHANGE IS COMING, AND WE WILL GET TO THOSE DETAILS HERE IN JUST A MOMENT.

LOTS OF CLOUDINESS HERE TOWARDS THE COAST.

LATER ON TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY TOWARD OCEANSIDE.

NOTICE SOME OF THE NUMBERS HERE, NOT DROPPING DOWN ALL THAT LOW, DOWN TO 52.

HERE IS A LOOK AT FUTURE RADAR AND SATELLITE, AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THE CLOUDS JUST KIND OF HUG THE COAST AS WE GO RIGHT THROUGH THE MIDMORNING.

SOME OF THE INTERIOR VALUES FOR A TIME INTO THE AFTERNOON, BUT PRECIPITATION AND CLOUDINESS RUNNING OFF TO THE NORTH.

SO, AGAIN, RELATIVELY MILD.

IN THE SHORT TERM.

WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME CHANGES WITH REGARDS TO TEMPERATURES AS WE WORK OUR WAY DOWN THE ROAD HERE, TOO.

BUT NOTICE AT LEAST FOR NOW, NOT LOOKING AT STORMINESS.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE NUMBERS HERE IN THE 60s.

OCEANSIDE, 68 POINT YES, IN THE SHORT TERM, WE ARE GOING TO SEE THE NUMBERS GO UP A LITTLE BIT.

THAT I MENTIONED THERE ARE SOME CHANGES COMING?

THOSE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO COME BACK DOWN AS WE GO INTO FRIDAY.

THEN THE ONSHORE FLOW KICKS IN WITH OUR NEXT ROUND OF WET WEATHER STARTING SATURDAY, BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT WET WEATHER AS WE GO THROUGH SUNDAY AND RIGHT INTO MY DAY, NOT ONLY AT THE COAST, BUT HERE IN THE INTERIOR VALUES, AND WE WILL START TO SEE THAT COOLING TREND COMING AS WELL.

OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL BE RISING WITH THE CLOUDS AND THE WET WEATHER AROUND AT NIGHT INTO THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, LOOKING AT THE COOLER AIR ALSO FILTERING IN.

THEN WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT SOME WET WEATHER LATER ON THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, AND EVEN THROUGHOUT THE DESERTS HERE.

THERE IS GOING TO BE A PERIOD OF RAIN COMING IN STARTING UP LATER ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND GOING INTO SUNDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST JUSTIN.

>>> SELF-CARE IS A CRITICAL PART OF YOUR WELL-BEING AND IT INCLUDES ANYTHING YOU DO TO KEEP YOURSELF HEALTHY BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY, BUT MANY TIMES, PARENTS HAVE A HARD TIME FINDING THE TIME AND MAY FEEL BAD FOR TAKING IT.

MANDY GAITHER HAS TIPS ON HOW TO OVERCOME MOM GUILT.

>> Reporter: YOU WANT TO TAKE SOME YOU TIME.

THERE IS DINNER TO MAKE, LAUNDRY TO WASH, KIDS TO CARE FOR, HEALTH EXPERTS SAY SELF- CARE IS CRITICAL FOR HEALTH.

>> THERE IS A MISUNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS SELFISH, YOU KNOW, TO TAKE TIME FOR OURSELVES.

>> Reporter: DR. MELISSA YOUNG WITH CLEVELAND CLINIC SAYS PARENTS CAN OVERCOME GUILT BY RECOGNIZING SELF-CARE IS IN A LUXURY, IT IS A NECESSITY.

SHE SAYS TO PRETEND YOU HAVE AN ENERGY BANK.

>> WE HAVE TO PUT DEPOSITS INTO THE BANK FOR OUR ENERGY.

WE HAVE TO PUT DEPOSITS INTO THE BANK FOR CALMING OUR NERVOUS SYSTEM, AND FOR CONSTANTLY RUNNING ON BEING OVERDRAWN.

WE ARE JUST NEVER GOING TO CATCH UP.

>> Reporter: IT DOESN'T HAVE TO TAKE LONG TO RECHARGE IF YOU ONLY HAVE A SHORT TIME, MEDITATE, GO FOR A QUICK WALK, TAKE A BATH, OR SPEND TIME WITH FRIENDS.

>> EVEN IF THAT IS FIVE MINUTES IN A DAY TO, YOU KNOW, BE BY YOURSELF, HAVE A QUIET TIME, DO SOME DEEP BREATHING, IT IS RESTORATIVE.

>> Reporter: YOUNG SAYS NOT TO FEEL GUILTY ABOUT MAKING OURSELVES HEALTHIER, BECAUSE IT CAN ALSO MAKE US BETTER PARTNERS AND PARENTS.

>> WHEN WE ARE STRESSED ALL THE TIME, WE CAN BE VERY IRRITABLE, AND THEN THAT DOESN'T HELP OUR RELATIONSHIPS OR HELP US NECESSARILY PARENT ANY BETTER.

>> Reporter: AND IF YOUR FEELINGS OF STRESS OR ANXIETY GET TO BE OVERWHELMING, YOUNG SAYS A DOCTOR CAN HELP.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I AM MANDY GAITHER.

>>> SAN DIEGO OFFICIALS MARKED AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE TODAY AND THE YEARS LONG RESTORATION OF THE BOTANICAL BUILDING IN BALBOA PARK.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER ERIC ANDERSON SAYS CRUZ REINSTALLED THE TOP OF THE ICONIC BUILDING.

>> Reporter: A TALL CRANE HOISTED THIS TO THE TOP OF THE BUILDING.

CAREFULLY REBUILT DOME RESUMED ITS PERCH ON THE ROOF OF A WOODEN AND STEEL STRUCTURE THAT WAS BUILT IN 1915.

>> TO SEE THAT SYMBOLIC MOMENT OF LITERALLY THE PINNACLE OF THE PROJECT, BEING INSTALLED, JUST SYMBOLIZES FOR ALL OF US WORKING SO HARD ON THIS PROJECT WHAT THIS WILL MEAN TO THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE IT COMPLETE.

>> Reporter: WATER WAS RUNNING THE BUILDING, WHICH WAS LAST RENOVATED IN THE 1950s.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF PLACES WHERE WATER WAS TRAPPED, THE STEEL DETERIORATED, AND YOU STILL NEEDED TO BE PUT IN.

>> Reporter: SUMMERS WAS A PROJECT MANAGER FOR A RESTORATION EFFORT THAT BEGAN IN EARNEST IN 2022.

THE STEEL FRAME HOLDS UP THE WOODEN SLATS THAT SERVE AS A GROUP, WHICH REMAINS OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS.

MUCH OF THE BUILDINGS BOTANICAL COLLECTION IS LIVING ELSEWHERE DURING THE WORK.

>> THE PLANTS THAT WERE REMOVED WERE THE ONES THAT WERE RARE OR EXCEPTIONAL, AND THOSE ARE BEING CARED FOR BY THE PARKS AND BACKSTOP, AND THOSE WILL BE MOVED BACK INTO THE BUILDING.

YOU WILL NOTICE THAT SOME OF THE LARGEST SPECIES ARE STILL ON SITE INSIDE THE BUILDING, EVEN DURING CONSTRUCTION.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THE EXTERIOR PARTS OF THE BUILDING ARE READY FOR STUCCO, AND THE STEEL IS WEARING A SHINY NEW PAINT.

>> WHAT WE HAVE DONE WITH THE COATINGS WE HAVE USED, WITH THE CHANGE IN CONNECTIONS AND ALL THE NEW WED, THIS THING SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 50 YEARS.

>> Reporter: THE RENOVATION SHOULD BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF THE SUMMER, BUT THERE IS MORE WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE ON THE GARDENS AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE.

WHEN THAT IS ALL COMPLETE, THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE BUILDING.

ERIK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

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