>>> 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, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILLHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM .

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A HOSPITAL IS IN DANGER OF RUNNING OUT OF CASH?

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

ON A DAY WHEN THE CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY IS OFFICIALLY OVER, THE ONLY MAJOR HOSPITAL IN ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT COUNTIES IS GETTING SOME HELP.

EL CENTRO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN IMPERIAL COUNTY IS DEALING WITH SERIOUS FINANCIAL PROBLEMS.

MATT HOFFMAN UPDATES US ON THE PLAN FOR ONE LOCAL COMPANY TO STEP IN AND MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY NEEDS ARE MET.

>> Reporter: EL CENTRO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IS IN A FINANCIAL CRISIS.

THIS WEEK, THE BOARD APPROVED A PLAN TO HAVE UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH TAKEOVER DAILY OPERATIONS FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT YEAR.

>> IF IMPERIAL VALLEY LOST THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM IT WOULD BE DEVASTATING TO THE REGION.

>> CEO PATTY MASON SAID HER TEAM HAS PARTNERED WITH THE IMPERIAL COUNTY HOSPITAL SINCE 2015.

THEY HAVE BEEN HELPING WITH CRITICAL CARE AND RUNNING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.

SHE SAID THEY FELT A RESPONSIBILITY TO DO MORE AND MAKE SURE THAT THE LARGEST HOSPITAL IN THE REGION DOES NOT SHUT ITS DOORS.

>> THAT WAS THE CONCERN.

IF WE CANNOT CREATE SOME BREATHING ROOM TO GET TO SOMETHING THAT MAKES SENSE LONG- TERM THE HOSPITAL WOULD BE AT RISK OF CLOSING.

>> Reporter: IT IS ONE OF JUST TWO HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTY.

IT'S CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER SAID THERE HAVE BEEN FINANCIAL ISSUES BREWING.

>> THIS IS ONE OF THE POOREST COUNTIES IN THE NATION.

REIMBURSEMENT -- IT IS MOSTLY MEDI-CAL AND MEDICARE SO ESSENTIALLY THE HOSPITAL, EVERY TIME WE ADMIT A PATIENT WE ARE LOSING MONEY.

>> Reporter: EL CENTRO REGIONAL CAN CONTINUE BORROWING MONEY WITH THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF FINANCIAL STABILITY.

ONE IDEA IS COMBINING THE HOSPITAL WITH THE OTHER MEDICAL CENTER, PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

>> IF YOU WILL HAVE A PLAN FOR THE VALLEY IT NEEDS TO HAVE BOTH HOSPITALS INVOLVED AND DOING SHARE SERVICES.

EACH HOSPITAL CONCENTRATING ON WHAT IT CAN DO BEST INSTEAD OF DUPLICATION.

>> Reporter: IT COULD MEAN THE CREATION OF A NEW COUNTYWIDE HEALTHCARE DISTRICT WHICH COULD USE TAXES TO HELP COVER EXPENSES.

THE EL CENTRO MAYOR SAID THERE IS A STUDY UNDERWAY TO SEE EXACTLY HOW IT WOULD WORK.

IT WOULD REQUIRE VOTER APPROVAL.

IMPERIAL COUNTY CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE EITHER OF THEIR HOSPITALS.

>> WE ARE IN A VERY RURAL AREA.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE CLOSEST HOSPITAL IN YUMA, ARIZONA, 60 MILES AWAY AND IN THE COACHELLA AREA ANOTHER 70 MILES AWAY AND ALSO TAKING A LOOK AT THE SAN DIEGO AREA, THAT IS 110 MILES AWAY.

>> Reporter: THE CLOSE THE LABOR AND DELIVERY DEPARTMENT EARLIER THIS YEAR.

UNDER THAT PLAN THEY WOULD RUN THE HOSPITAL UNTIL A LONG-TERM SOLUTION IS PUT IN PLACE.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD TAKE UP TO 18 MONTHS.

>>> THE PRICE OF INSULIN IS GOING DOWN BY A LOT.

ELI LILLY ANNOUNCED THEY ARE CUTTING THE OUT-OF-POCKET PRICE BY CAPPING THE COST OF THE DRUG AT $35.

IT WILL TAKE PLACE ON MAY FIRST.

THEY ARE ALSO LOWERING THE COST OF THE NONBRANDED PRODUCT TO $25.

ACCORDING TO THE CDC 37 MILLION AMERICAN ADULTS ARE DIABETIC.

>>> FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS ARE ABOUT TO HAVE A HARDER TIME PURCHASING GROCERIES.

THEY WILL GET $90 LESS PER MONTH ON AVERAGE WITH THE HELP THAT THEY RECEIVED FROM THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS BENEFITS INCLUDED EXTRA MONEY AS PART OF THE PANDEMIC HUNGER RELIEF PROGRAM.

CONGRESS VOTED TO AND THUS EMERGENCY DOLLARS WAS IT WHICH ESTIMATES TO ABOUT $3 BILLION PER MONTH.

>>> THE MAN WHO SHOT AND KILLED ROBERT F KENNEDY IN 1968 WAS DENIED PAROLE.

HE IS HOUSED AT DONOVAN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN SAN DIEGO.

JOHN CARROLL IS IN THE NEWSROOM WITH WHAT HAPPENED TODAY.

>> Reporter: THE A DIFFERENT BOARD APPROVED THE RELEASE IN AUGUST OF 2021 THE BOARD TODAY DENIED HIM PAROLE ON HIS 17th TRY.

HIS LAWYER TOLD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SHE THINKS THE CURRENT PAROLE BOARD IS INFLUENCED BY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM WHO OVERTURNED THE APPROVED PAROLE LAST TIME AROUND.

AT THAT TIME THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT HE HAD NOT TAKEN FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR KILLING KENNEDY.

THAT LED THE LAWYER TO SUE GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAYING HE WAS ABUSING HIS DISCRETIONARY POWERS.

HE HAS BEEN WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE COURT.

GOVERNOR NEWSOM HAS NAMED ROBERT KENNEDY AS ONE OF HIS POLITICAL HEROES.

JULIE WATSON REPORTS THAT HARRY SAYS TODAY'S DECISION THAT THE 78-YEAR-OLD MAN STILL LACKS INSIGHT INTO WHAT CAUSED HIM TO SHOOT THE SENATOR AND PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IN THE BALLROOM OF THE AMBASSADOR HOTEL IN LOS ANGELES IN 1968.

THE FAMILY HAS BEEN SPLIT ON WHETHER HE SHOULD BE PAROLED.

MOST OF THEM OPPOSE IT.

HE WILL BE ELIGIBLE AGAIN IN THREE YEARS.

>>> IT'S ANOTHER DAY OF UNSTABLE WEATHER ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE WIND WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO INTERRUPT TRAIN TRAVEL.

JACOB AIR SNAPPED THIS PHOTO OF A EUCALYPTUS TREE THAT FELL OVER AND ONTO TRAIN TRACKS.

THAT INTERRUPTED THE COASTER AND AMTRAK FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS THIS AFTERNOON.

SERVICES BACK NOW THAT THE TREE HAS BEEN REMOVED.

>>> THE SNOW KEEPS COMING.

HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

CHARLOTTE SHARED SOME VIDEO FROM JULIAN.

IT IS ONE OF THE MANY MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES ALL OVER CALIFORNIA DEALING WITH THE LATEST WINTER STORM.

MICHAEL SHOWS US MORE.

>> Reporter: MARCH COMING IN LIKE A LION ACROSS THE WEST COAST.

>> THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET ACROSS.

>> Reporter: MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES BURIED UNDER RECORD SNOW.

THE HISTORY MAKING BACK TO BACK STORMS POTENTIALLY DELIVERING ANOTHER THREE FEET OF SNOW IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS BY THE END OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.

>> I HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 99.

THIS IS THE WORST.

>> Reporter: SOME PEOPLE LEFT STRANDED WITH DWINDLING SUPPLIES AS ROADS BECAME TOO DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE.

>> I HAVE ANIMALS UP THERE.

MY MOM IS UP THERE ALONE.

>> Reporter: GOOD ONES MARKET IN CRESTLINE, CALIFORNIA SHARING THIS VIDEO OF A PLOW PULLING A SEMITRUCK LOADED WITH FOOD AND SUPPLIES TO RESTOCK EMPTY SHELVES ON TUESDAY.

FARTHER NORTH, PARTS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS PARTS UNDER BLIZZARD WARNING'S.

THE POWERFUL STORM DUMPING MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE ANNUAL AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL IN JUST A MATTER OF DAYS.

>> THE SNOW IS JUST SO MUCH.

>> Reporter: TRAVELERS FACING WIDEOUT CONDITIONS.

THEY ARE WARNED NOT TO TAKE ALTERNATE ROUTES TO GET AROUND.

>> THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE DRIVING INTO UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 600 SCIENCE CAMP STUDENTS STRANDED IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS OVER THE WEEKEND FINALLY ARRIVING HOME.

IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, BACK TO YOU.

>>> A PROMINENT EAST COUNTY MAYOR SAID HE IS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS AGAIN, THIS TIME TARGETING A DIFFERENT DISTRICT.

BILL WELLS ANNOUNCED HIS CAMPAIGN IN THE 51st.

THAT IS THE DISTRICT CURRENTLY HELD BY SARAH JACOBS.

IT COVERS PARTS OF SAN DIEGO, NORTH COUNTY AND EAST COUNTY COMMUNITIES.

THE PRIMARY IS IN MARCH OF NEXT YEAR AND RECENT ELECTION CYCLES HE HAS RUN FOR THE DISTRICT HELD BY DARRELL ISA AND DUNCAN HUNTER.

>>> REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ARE ADVANCING A BILL THAT COULD HELP PRESIDENT BIDEN BAND TICK-TOCK IN THE U.S.

IT IS ALREADY BANNED ON GOVERNMENT DEVICES.

BRITAIN'S THAT IT THREATENS ONLINE SPEECH.

THEY ARGUE THAT THE OWNERS HAVE TIES WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT AND THAT COULD THREATEN NATIONAL SECURITY.

IT IS HUGELY POPULAR AMONG TEENS.

THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED THEY WILL IMPOSE A DEFAULT SCREEN TIME LIMIT WITH ONE HOUR FOR USERS UNDER THE AGE OF 18.

THE FUTURE WOULD BE OPTIONAL AND CAN BE DISABLED.

IT IS EXPECTED TO ROLL OUT IN THE COMING MONTHS.

>>> IT CAN WRITE ESSAYS, CREATE ART AND HELP WITH OFFICE WORK.

YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF GENERATIVE AI LIKE CHATGPT.

WHAT ARE THEY EXACTLY.

WE LOOK AT HOW THE COMPLEX MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS ARE IMPACTING SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS.

>> Reporter: A LITTLE HUMAN PROMPTING CAN HELP THIS TO WRITE, CODE, CREATE IMAGES AND AUDIO AND CREATE VIDEOS ALMOST AS GOOD AS WE CAN.

THEY ARE CALLED GENERATIVE IT OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO PROFESSOR AN APARTMENT EXPLAINS HOW ONE OF THEM WORKS.

>> YOU SAY HELLO, HOW ARE YOU DOING.

CHATGPT PRODUCES A PROBABILITY FOR MANY DIFFERENT RESPONSES AND PICKS THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY RESPONSE.

THAT IS WHAT IT'S OUT.

>> HELLO.

I DO NOT HAVE EMOTIONS BUT I AM FUNCTIONING AND READY TO ASSIST YOU.

>> Reporter: CHATGPT IS THE MOST FAMOUS VERSION.

IT HAS ONLY BEEN OUT SINCE NOVEMBER BUT ALREADY HAS MORE THAN 100 MILLION USERS .

>> I WOULD SAY THAT STUDENTS THAT ARE ACTIVELY USING IT, AT LEAST FOR ONE ASSIGNMENT PER WEEK.

>> Reporter: HE SAID MANY STUDENTS WON'T ADMIT BECAUSE THEY FEEL GUILTY ARE THEY ARE UNSURE IF IT WILL GET THEM IN TROUBLE.

THEY SENT OUT A LETTER TO STUDENTS ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS.

>> THEY SAID IF A PROFESSOR IS NOT EXPLICITLY ALLOWING IT IT IS NOT ALLOWED.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE GIVEN IT A PARTIAL OR FULL GREENLIGHT.

WHILE THE TEXTBASED SYSTEMS CAN SOUND CONVINCINGLY HUMAN, THEY ARE NOT PERFECT.

>> IT IS NOT NECESSARILY HELPFUL TO BE AFRAID OF AI.

>> THE MODEL CAN GIVE FALSE ANSWERS.

IT CAN GIVE ANSWERS THAT THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO GIVE.

THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN TRAINED TO NOT GIVE HARMFUL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS, BUT YOU CAN TRICK THEM DEPENDING ON HOW YOU PROMPT THEM.

>> AI CAN ALSO BE MISUSED.

>> Reporter: IT IS ALSO CAUSING A STIR IN THE ART WORLD.

SOME LOCAL ARTISTS HAVE APPLIED THE TECHNOLOGY IN THEIR WORK.

THERE IS CONTROVERSY OVER THE WAY THE SYSTEMS ARE USED.

>> THEY ARE TRAINED, OFTEN TIMES, ON THE WORK OF ARTISTS OR RIDERS THAT ARE NOT BEING CREDITED OR COMPENSATED FOR THAT WORK.

TO ME IT IS A CONCERN WITH HOW THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS MIGHT IMPACT THE ARTS COMMUNITY, BROADLY SPEAKING.

>> Reporter: SOME LOCAL ARTISTS ARE USING IT TO HELP CREATE DIGITAL IMAGES AND PAINTINGS THEY QUESTION THE ETHICS OF THE FAST-GROWING TECHNOLOGY.

>> IT IS MADE MORE VISIBLE BY THEM OR LESS VISIBLE BY THEM.

I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOITATION THE MORE THAT WE USE THESE PROGRAMS.

>> Reporter: IT COMPARES THE CURRENT QUALITY TO A TALENTED SOPHOMORE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

HE SAYS IT NOTABLY CANNOT DO CITATIONS JUST YET.

STILL HE SAID THE USE GOES BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.

>> FOR COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAYS AND GRADUATE SCHOOL, JOB APPLICATIONS, SCHOLARSHIPS.

WRITING SAMPLES FOR A CREATIVE JOB.

THIS THING HAS INFINITE USES.

>> Reporter: RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR GENERATIVE AI WILL BE KEY AS THE TECHNOLOGY IS HERE TO STAY.

SHE DID WANT TO CLARIFY ONE THING.

TO PEOPLE WHO ARE SCARED ABOUT THE SO FAR UNREGULATED TECHNOLOGY -- >> I DO NOT THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE WORRIED ABOUT GENERAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AT THIS POINT.

WE ARE STILL A LONG WAYS OFF FROM THAT.

>> Reporter: WHILE UC SAN DIEGO WARNS AGAINST USING IT, THEY SEE IT AS A TOOL RATHER THAN CHEATING.

HE SAID THERE IS PRESSURE TO EMBRACE GENERATIVE AI OR RISK FALLING BEHIND.

>> I DO NOT USE IT TO COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS BUT WHEN I HAVE HAD WRITERS BLOCK OR NEEDED INSPIRATION, IT IS TOO TEMPTING.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THE TECHNOLOGY COULD IMPACT MANY FIELDS IN THE COMING YEARS.

SUCH AS BUSINESS, SCIENCE, HEALTHCARE AND EVEN THE MEDIA.

JUST TO BE CLEAR, CHATGPT DID NOT HELP ME WRITE THE STORY.

FOR NOW I AM HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

>> THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE IN- DEPTH FEATURE REPORTING FROM THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

YOU CAN STREAM THOSE STORIES ON OUR YOUTUBE PAGE.

THAT IS ALSO WHERE WE LIVE STREAM EVENING EDITION WEEKNIGHTS AT 5:00.

>>> IT'S A REMINDER THAT COVID- 19 IS STILL CIRCULATING.

THE MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM CANCELED TWO UPCOMING GAMES DUE TO THE COVERED HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOL.

NO DETAILS WERE GIVEN ON THE NUMBER OF POTENTIAL CASES BUT IT WAS ENOUGH TO CALL OFF THE FINAL TWO SCHEDULED GAMES OF THE REGULAR SEASON.

THEY WERE SET FOR THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.

THE TRITON'S ARE STILL PLANNING TO PLAY IN THE BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT LATER THIS MONTH.

>>> ON THE UC SAN DIEGO CAMPUS THERE WAS A RALLY OF SUPPORT FOR A COUPLE OF POSTDOCTORAL SCIENTISTS WHO CLAIM THEY ARE VICTIMS OF ACADEMIC BULLYING.

THESE ARE THE LATEST ALLEGATIONS OF HARASSMENT BY UC PROFESSORS AGAINST UNIONIZED ACADEMIC WORKERS.

MG PEREZ BRINGS US AN UPDATE.

>> Reporter: THESE POSTDOCTORAL SCIENTISTS AND THEIR STUDENT RESEARCHER COLLEAGUES ARE WILLING TO RALLY IN THE RAIN BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY WILL NOT LET ANYTHING STAND IN THE WAY OF THEIR RIGHTS.

THESE ARE ALL ACADEMIC, UNIONIZED WORKERS HERE ON CAMPUS WHO WENT ON STRIKE LAST FALL, DEMANDING NEW CONTRACTS OFFERING BUDDY WORKING CONDITIONS, MORE PAY AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.

>> THE FIGHT FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IS ALWAYS ONGOING.

IT REQUIRES ALL OF US IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE CONTRACTS WERE RATIFIED LATE LAST YEAR.

THE CONFLICT COMES IN THEIR INTERPRETATION.

EVEN THOUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAS AGREED TO THE TERMS, THESE UNION MEMBERS SAY THEY ARE FOLLOWING.

THEY ARE HERE TO RALLY.

THEY ARE POSTDOC SCIENTISTS CONDUCTING MEDICAL EXPERIMENTS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND DIABETES.

THEY BOTH WORK FOR THIS PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR, ALSO CALLED THE PI , AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE.

>> I AM FACING DISMISSAL WHICH IS UNFAIR.

>> Reporter: HIS COLLEAGUE HAS A WIFE EXPECTING A BABY NEXT WEEK.

HE CLAIMS THAT HIS BOSS DENIED HIM PARENTAL LEAVE AND CONSIDERATIONS.

>> IT IS IN SUCH A WAY THAT I HAVE TO GO HOME AT MIDNIGHT LIKE MOST OF THE DAYS.

SINCE MY WIFE IS PREGNANT I CANNOT TAKE CARE OF HER.

>> Reporter: ANIMUS WITH THE UNION REPRESENTING BOTH OF THEM .

HE SAID THE CONTRACT HAS AN ARTICLE OF REQUIREMENTS FOR A RESPECTFUL WORK ENVIRONMENT.

>> THEY ARE VERY SAID PACIFIC LIKE DEFINITIONS OF WHAT ACADEMIC BULLYING IS IN THE ARTICLE.

THERE ARE SEVERAL BEHAVIORS THAT ARE IN THE CONTRACT.

>> Reporter: WE REACHED OUT TO THEM FOR COMMENT.

NONE OF THEM RESPONDED TO OUR REQUEST.

THE RAIN MAY HAVE STOPPED, ORGANIZERS SAY THE RALLY WILL CONTINUE.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS IN THE MIDST OF UPDATING THE COMMUNITY CLAN FOR UNIVERSITY CITY.

WE SPOKE TO RESIDENTS WHO DISAGREE ON SOME MAJOR ISSUES.

>> Reporter: BONNIE PURCHASED HER DREAM HOME IN SOUTH UNIVERSITY CITY IN 2016.

SHE MOVED THERE BECAUSE SHE LEFT THE FAMILY FEEL OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

NOW SHE IS WORRIED THAT WILL CHANGE IF THE AREA IS REZONED.

THOUSANDS OF NEW HOMES, INCLUDING HIGH DENSITY HOUSING SUCH AS CONDOS ARE PROPOSED UNDER THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE.

>> ADDING THAT MANY HOUSING UNITS TO OUR TINY LITTLE REGION IS PRETTY CRAZY AND UNREASONABLE.

>> Reporter: SHE IS CONCERNED IT WOULD PUT A STRAIN ON LOCAL SERVICES AND LEAD TO MORE TRAFFIC ESPECIALLY ON GOVERNOR DRIVE WHICH COULD SEE TWO SHOPPING MALLS TURNED IN THE HOUSING UNITS.

>> WE CURRENTLY HAVE THREE SCHOOLS.

WE HAVE A PARK AND WE HAVE THE LIBRARY.

THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT MAKING IT ONE LANE.

IT IS NOT GOING TO WORK HAVING THAT MUCH TRAFFIC.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO CREATING MORE HOUSING, THE PLAN WHICH WOULD BE ROLLED OUT OVER 30 YEARS, IS TO UTILIZE THE MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR BLUE LINE TROLLEY EXTENSION AND CREATE MORE WALKING AND BIKING PATHS TO HELP REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES.

AIDAN IS A STUDENT AT UC SAN DIEGO.

HE THINKS MORE HOUSING IS ESSENTIAL TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO STAY AFTER THEY HAVE GRADUATED.

>> THERE IS A LARGE SECTION OF STUDENTS THAT WANT TO STAY IN SAN DIEGO, BUT THEY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO AFTER THEY GRADUATE DEPENDING IF THEY CAN FIND HOUSING OR A JOB.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER STUDENT, NICOLE, THINKS THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO SOLVE THESE ISSUES.

>> WE NEED MORE HOUSING SO I WOULD LOVE FOR THAT TO BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT THAT IS NOT ALWAYS REALISTIC.

WE NEED TO MEET THE HOUSING GOALS.

>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT TO KPBS, THE SAN DIEGO PLANNING DIRECTOR SAID AS MANY PEOPLE ARE AWARE THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS A LACK OF HOMES THAT PEOPLE CAN AFFORD.

THIS IS JUST ONE OPPORTUNITY IN ADDITION TO MANY OTHER CITYWIDE INITIATIVES TO ADD THIS MUCH NEEDED CAPACITY FOR NEW HOMES IN A HIGH RESOURCE AREA LOCATED NEAR THE RECENT MULTIBILLION- DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN THE NEW TROLLEY LINE.

BONNIE IS NOT SOLD AND HAS BEEN SPENDING THE PAST FEW WEEKS HANDING OUT FLYERS AND ORGANIZING A RALLY SET FOR MARCH 11th.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE IN THIS AREA THAT BOUGHT INTO THE COMMUNITY.

YOUNG FAMILIES AND OLDER PEOPLE .

THEY BOUGHT HERE FOR A REASON.

THEY LIKE THE ATMOSPHERE.

THEY LIKE THE SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD.

THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF THAT WILL CONSIDER MOVING AWAY.

>>> THE LATEST WINTER STORM WILL BE EXITING THE AREA TONIGHT AND FINALLY WARMING UP A LITTLE BIT.

IT COULD BE A LITTLE BIT FROSTY ON THURSDAY MORNING.

TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 20s IN SOME SPOTS.

AFTER THAT IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT WARMER THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

WE STILL HAVE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH THE EVENING.

THESE WILL DROP THROUGH THE NIGHT AS THE STORM PULLS AWAY.

THERE WILL ALSO BE HIGH WINDS INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS.

THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND THESE ADVISORIES WILL COME DOWN.

OVERNIGHT IN THE METRO, BREEZY THIS EVENING.

THE TEMPERATURE DOWN BUT SURROUNDING AREAS WILL BE COLDER.

DROPPING DOWN TO FREEZING AND BELOW WITH THE WINDS DIMINISHING.

WE COULD BE LOOKING AT SOME FROSTY CONDITIONS.

AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE FUTURE CAST FOR YOU, WHAT IS LEFT OF THE SHOWERS AND RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE PULLING AWAY AS THE STORM EXITS AND WE WILL BE LEFT WITH SOME DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT MILDER AFTER THE CHILLY MORNING.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT THE WEATHER FOR THURSDAY.

SUNSHINE AND TEMPERATURES CREEPING UP TO THE UPPER 50s AND LOWER 60s.

IT WILL BE IN THE LOW 40s AROUND MOUNT LAGUNA.

LOOKING AT THE COAST FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS WE WILL SEE SOME SUNSHINE BUT STILL A LITTLE BIT COOL.

THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES OVER THE WEEKEND.

SOME CLOUDS AND COOL BREEZES.

TAKING IT TO THE INLAND SECTION, THE TEMPERATURE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT MILD.

STILL RELATIVELY COOL AND THEN AS WE TAKE YOU UP TO THE MOUNTAINS HERE IT STAYS COOL BUT THE SYSTEM APPROACHES CLOUDS AND WINS EARLY NEXT WEEK .

SOME SUNSHINE AND A LITTLE BIT WARMER HERE.

COOLER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, NEW INTELLIGENCES RELEASED ON HAVANA SYNDROME THAT HAS SICKENED AMERICAN DIPLOMATS IN CUBA AND BEYOND.

>>> THE USPS IS GETTING READY TO MODERNIZE ITS FLEET OF VEHICLES.

IT IS THE NATION'S LARGEST FEDERAL FLEET.

THE POSTAL SERVICE ANNOUNCED THEY HAVE AWARDED NEW CONTRACTS TO PURCHASE MORE THAN 92,000 COMMERCIAL ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

THE FIRST STAGES TO REPLACE THE LEFT-HAND DRIVE VEHICLES AND EVENTUALLY REPLACE ALL GAS POWERED VEHICLES.

THE MONEY WILL ALSO GO TO PURCHASING 14,000 NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS.

>>> HERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT THE TOP STORIES.

CHANGES ARE COMING TO THE BIGGEST HOSPITAL IN IMPERIAL COUNTY.

UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH WILL HELP WITH IMPERIAL VALLEY HOSPITAL WHICH WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT BY THE PANDEMIC.

>>> THERE WILL BE NO PAROLE ANYTIME SOON FOR THE MAN THAT KILLED ROBERT F KENNEDY.

THAT IS THE RESULT OF TODAY'S HEARING.

HE WAS CONVICTED OF KILLING SENATOR ROBERT KENNEDY DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN STOP IN LOS ANGELES.

THE PAROLE BOARD RECOMMENDED RELEASE TWO YEARS AGO.

>>> SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT TONIGHT.

FORECASTERS ARE CALLING FOR CLEAR WEATHER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

IT WILL STILL BE COLD IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH POTENTIAL FROST IN SOME LOCATIONS TOMORROW MORNING.

THOSE COULD DIP TO THE 20s IN THE MOUNTAIN AREAS.

>>> FINANCIALLY FISK COMING FOR FAMILIES THAT RELY ON INSULIN.

WE HAVE MORE ON THE DECISION BY DRUGMAKER ELI LILLY TO CUT PRICES.

ON MIDDAY ADDITION WE WILL HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA.

>>> THANK YOU JOINING US.

GOOD NIGHT.

>>> 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, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILLHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.