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>>> THE EVENING.

IT'S WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16..

IT'S BEEN A MYSTERY FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES.

BUT NOW, IT MAY BE SOLVED.

A COLD CASE MURDER INVOLVING A WOMAN IN SANTEE.

WE HAVE THE MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND A FAMILY'S RELIEF TO FINALLY GET ANSWERS.

>> Reporter: DIANE LYNN DAHN WAS MURDERED IN 1988.

SHE FAILED TO GET TO WORK.

SOMEONE WENT TO HER APARTMENT AND FOUND THAT DAHN HAD BEEN STABBED TO DEATH.

>> WE FOUND A SUSPECT, WARREN ROBINSON, WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS ADULT LIFE HERE, AND LATER ON MOVE BACK TO INDIANA WHERE HE WAS KILLED IN A HOUSE FIRE.

>> Reporter: THE SHERIFF SAID THEY DETERMINED THE KILLER LIVED IN DAHN'S APARTMENT COMPLEX AT THE TIME OF HER MURDER.

BUT HOW DO THEY CRACK THE CASE?

THE ANSWER IS INVESTIGATIVE GENETIC GENEALOGY.

DNA ANALYSTS WORK WITH DETECTIVE TO PIECE TOGETHER FAMILY HISTORY AND DISCOVERED HOW PEOPLE RELATED IN ORDER TO TRACK DOWN POSSIBLE SUSPECTS BY COMBINING DNA SAMPLES WITH FAMILY TREES.

THIS PROCESS EVENTUALLY LED US TO CLOSER RELATIVES AND ENDED WITHOUT CONTACTING ROBERTSON'S DIRECT DESCENDENTS.

THEY PROVIDED DNA SAMPLES AND CONFIRMED OUR INITIAL.

THIS ASSISTANCE WAS THE BREAK WE NEEDED TO IDENTIFY THE SUSPECT.

>> Reporter: THE SHERIFF'S HOMICIDE DETECTIVES KEPT WORKING ON THE CASE.

AS ADVANCEMENTS IN DNA CAME ALONG IN 2010, 2020, AND 2022.

THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THE SHERIFF'S UNIT HAS USED IGG.

>>> I HISTORIC ADDRESS TODAY BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS AS YOU TRAINING PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY APPEALED LIKELY TO LAWMAKERS AND PRESIDENT BIDEN FOR MORE HELP.

MR. BIDEN LATER RESPONDED WITH A NEW PROMISE OF AID.

HERE IS KAREN K FOR.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN, RESPONDING TO A DIRECT APPEAL FROM UKRAINE.

>> THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE ANSWERING PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY'S HALL FOR MORE HELP.

>> Reporter: AN IN PERSON IMPASSIONED REMARK, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY EXPRESSED GRATITUDE, BUT ASKED FOR MORE.

>> I WISH YOU TO BE THE LEADER OF THE WORLD.

BEING THE LEADER OF THE WORLD MEANS TO BE THE LEADER APIECE.

>> Reporter: MANY LAWMAKERS WERE VISIBLY MOVED BY ZELENSKYY'S SPEECH AND REFERENCES TO AMERICA'S DARKEST DAYS.

>> IN ONE SENSE, HIS SPEECH WAS REMINISCENT OF THE STERLING FEELING ALL OF US HAD IN THE AFTERMATH OF 9/11.

BIDEN SIGNED OFF ON AN ADDITIONAL $800 MILLION, INCLUDING ANTITANK MISSILES AND MORE DEFENSIVE WEAPONS.

AMONG MANY, THERE IS OPPOSITION TO ZELENSKYY'S REQUEST TO A NO- FLY ZONE, FEARING IT COULD LEAD TO DIRECT CONFLICT WITH MOSCOW MARK LAWMAKERS ARE CONSIDERING OTHER OPTIONS.

>> THERE IS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN SENDING A PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES FIGHTER JETS AND AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS TO THE UKRAINE IMMEDIATELY SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A UKRAINIAN NO-FLY ZONE MANAGED BY UKRAINIAN PILOTS.

>> Reporter: THE U.S. TOTAL ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE IS $1 BILLION OVER THE LAST WEEK.

>>> LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES, DARRELL ISSA, REPUBLICAN, AND SARAH JACOB, DEMOCRAT, RESPONDED AFTER THE ADDRESS.

DARYL SAYING, QUOTE, AT THIS TIME, THE CREDIBILITY OF THIS WHITE HOUSE IS ON THE LINE, AND WE NEED THE KIND OF LEADERSHIP FROM THE PRESIDENT, AND WE CLEARLY HAVE YET TO SEE AMERICA AND NATO BEING TESTED.

AT THIS MOMENT, THEY ARE FAILING THAT TEST.

IN PART OF CONGRESSWOMAN SARAH JACOB'S STATEMENT, SHE SAYS, QUOTE, HE, ZELENSKYY, CALLED ON US TO BE LEADERS OF THE WORLD AND THE LEADERS OF PEACE.

THAT MEANS NOT GETTING THE BILLIONS OF CIVILIANS THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED INTO A NUCLEAR WAR.

SHE SAYS, I COMMEND PRESIDENT BIDEN'S STEADY LEADERSHIP DURING THIS DEVASTATING WAR.

A UKRAINIAN REFUGEE WAS FINALLY REUNITED WITH REFUGEES.

SHE SAYS ASYLUM SEEKERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES SHOULD GET THE SAME OPPORTUNITY.

ARE BORDER REPORTERS THAT THERE IS A GROWING INEQUITY AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER.

>> SHE DID EVERYTHING FOR ME.

SHE SAVED MY LIFE, I THINK.

>> Reporter: SHE IS THANKING HER AUNT FOR HELPING HER GET INTO THE U.S. SHE FLED UKRAINE ON THE FIFTH DAY OF THE RUSSIAN INVASION.

PLEASE LOU TO MEXICO AND PLANTED TO CROSS THE BORDER INTO CALIFORNIA.

FOR THE FIRST, OFFICIALS AT THE PORT OF ENTRY TOLD HER SHE COULDN'T CROSS BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC OFFICER SHE SLEPT OUTSIDE.

RIGHT NEXT TO THE BORDER CROSSING FOR THREE DAYS BEFORE OFFICIALS CHANGED THEIR MIND AND LET HER AND OTHER WAR REFUGEES INTO THE COUNTRY.

THE SAME OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO TURN AWAY ASYLUM-SEEKERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES.

>> THERE WERE TWO MEXICAN GUYS WITH US.

OFFICERS FROM U.S. SAY WE DON'T HAVE PLACE FOR YOU.

SORRY.

THERE WAS A LOT OF FAMILIES WHOSE KIDS WERE FROM MEXICO AND OTHER COUNTRIES.

NOBODY WAS ALLOWED.

>> Reporter: HER AUNT IS GRATEFUL FOR THE REUNION, BUT IS THAT RACE THAT OFFICIALS ARE PRIORITIZING EUROPEAN ASYLUM- SEEKERS OVER OTHERS.

>> HOW FRUSTRATING IT IS FOR THE FAMILIES THAT ARE NOT CAUCASIAN AND NOT WHITE BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING LOOKED OVER.

>> Reporter: THEY WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY, TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME JOY OF BEING SAFE AND TOGETHER.

>> I AM GRATEFUL SHE IS HERE.

SHE IS ALIVE AND SAFE.

I WANT EVERYONE ELSE TO HAVE THIS.

>> EVERYONE.

EVERYONE DESERVES HELP.

THEY DON'T HAVE A HOME WAR STARTED OR EVERYTHING.

NOBODY NEED TO LIVE ON STREET.

EVERYBODY DESERVE FAMILIES AND ONE PLACE.

>> Reporter: MORE OFFICIALS HAVE USED A PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER CALLED TITLE 42 TO KEEP ASYLUM- SEEKERS OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IMPLEMENTED THE ORDER IN MARCH 2020 AND USED THE PANDEMIC AS JUSTIFICATION.

IT GIVES BORDER OFFICIALS THE AUTHORITY TO TURN AWAY ASYLUM- SEEKERS, BUT ALSO THE DISCRETION TO GRANT EXEMPTIONS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.

THIS IMMIGRATION LAWYER SAYS MEXICAN, HAITIAN, AND CENTRAL AMERICAN ASYLUM SEEKERS GET MUCH DIFFERENT TREATMENT.

>> YOU COULDN'T HAVE A STARKER CONTRAST.

>> Reporter: HUNDREDS OF CENTRAL AMERICAN AND MEXICAN ASYLUM-SEEKERS SPENT NEARLY 2 YEARS IN A MAKESHIFT MIGRANT CAMP JUST SOUTH OF ANOTHER BORDER CROSSING, WAITING FOR THE SAME OPPORTUNITY.

THAT CAMP WAS CLEARED BY POLICE IN FEBRUARY, LEAVING SOME FAMILIES HOMELESS.

>> I THINK THERE IS NO WAY AROUND IT.

IT'S RACIST POLICIES THAT ARE BEING APPLIED TO BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE, DIFFERENT THAN BEING APPLIED TO OTHERS.

>>> IS GLOBAL LEADERS CONTINUE TO DROP RESTRICTIONS AIMED AT PRESENTING THE SPREAD OF COVID- 19, WARNING SIGNS ARE EMERGING.

UNITED KINGDOM AND MUCH OF WESTERN EUROPE HAVE SEEN A DRAMATIC RISE IN DAILY CASE RATES.

DOCTOR ERIC WITH SCRIPPS RESEARCH SINCE IT APPEARS INEVITABLE THAT THE NEW WAVE WILL ARRIVE IN THE U.S. >> WE ARE 5 FOR 5 WHEN EUROPE HAS WARNED US, TWO OR THREE WEEKS LATER, IT SHOWING UP HERE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE ALREADY STARTED DETECTING INCREASED LEVELS OF CORONAVIRUS, BUT SO FAR, THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

>>> THE FOURTH COVID SHOT FOR PEOPLE OVER 65 COULD BE AVAILABLE SOON.

PFIZER SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION FROM THE FDA FOR A SECOND BOOSTER SHOT.

PFIZER SAYS IT'S CONTINUING TO COLLECT DATA AND TALK WITH HEALTH OFFICIALS ABOUT A VACCINE STRATEGY AND WHETHER A FOURTH DOSE WILL BE NEEDED.

THE COMPANY IS ALSO STUDYING OMICRON-SPECIFIC VACCINES.

>>> SAN DIEGO'S NOVEMBER BALLOT COULD INCLUDE A MEASURE TO ALLOW THE CITY TO CHARGE FEES FOR TRASH PICKUP.

OUR METRO REPORTER SAYS THE PROPOSAL TOOK A STEP FORWARD TODAY.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO IS THE ONLY BIG CITY IN CALIFORNIA THAT PROVIDES FREE TRASH PICKUP TO SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.

WHILE REQUIRING APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND BUSINESSES TO PAY FOR PRIVATE TRASH HAULING.

PAST CITY COUNCILS HAVE SHIED AWAY FROM CHANGING THE LAW, CALLED THE PEOPLE'S ORDINANCE.

THE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT SEAN RIVERA SAYS IT IS FUNDAMENTALLY UNFAIR AND HURTS THE CITY'S ABILITY TO MEET ITS WASTE REDUCTION GOALS.

>> THE ORDINANCE DOES NOT NEED TO BE AN ALBATROSS.

IT CAN BE THOSE THINGS IF WE MAKE IT ONE.

BUT THIS IS DOABLE.

IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE DO SOMETHING.

>> Reporter: THE COUNCIL WILL'S COMMITTEE STARTED DRAFTING LANGUAGE.

SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS INDICATED THEY STILL FEAR VOTERS WILL REJECT IT.

>> DIVERTERS OF THE POLICY ARE OBVIOUS.

WHEN WE BOAT, WE ARE NOT VOTING ON THE VIRTUES.

WE ARE VOTING ON THE CAMPAIGN.

>> Reporter: ONE SEMESTER'S TRAFFIC, THE COMMITTEE AND THEN THE FULL CITY COUNCIL HAVE TO APPROVE PLACING IT ON THE BALLOT.

EVEN IF IT WERE TO PASS WITH VOTERS, ACTUALLY CHARGING A FEE FOR TRASH PICKUP WOULD REQUIRE ANOTHER VOTE BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

ANDREW BOLIN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS RAISING INTEREST RATES IN AN EFFORT TO CURB THE WORST INFLATION SINCE THE 1970s.

THE FED IS RAISING ITS KEY RATE BY A QUARTER OF A POINT AFTER KEEPING IT AT ZERO SINCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED.

THAT HAS HELPED BUSINESSES AND CONSUMERS BORROW AND SPEND MONEY.

THE FED IS SIGNALING THIS COULD BE THE FIRST OF UP TO SEVEN RATE HIKES THIS YEAR.

THAT WILL MEAN HIGHER LOAN RATES.

>>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE TO FEEL THE PAIN AT THE PUMP.

STARTING TODAY, UBER PASSENGERS AND UBEREATS DELIVERY CUSTOMERS WILL PAY A FUEL FIRST SARGE.

THE RIDE SHARE COMPANY SAYS IT'S ONLY TEMPORARY TO OFFSET THE RECORD HIGH GAS PRICES.

YOU CAN EXPECT TO PAY UP TO $0.45 ON EACH UBEREATS ORDER OREM DRIVE.

TODAY SAN DIEGO COUNTY PRICES ROSE TO $4.80 A GALLON.

>>> A LIAISON BETWEEN WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS WHO NEED THEIR TALENT.

HOW HAS THE PANDEMIC CHANGE THE WAY PEOPLE WORK?

I TALKED TO PEOPLE AT A LOCAL STAFFING AGENCY TO SEE HOW LESSONS LEARNED ARE BEING APPLIED AT THEIR OFFICE AND IN THE WORKFORCE AT LARGE.

>> Reporter: IT'S ALL IN THE NAME.

MANPOWER.

THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE IN BAKERSFIELD IS SEEING MORE PEOPLE THAN IT HAS IN THE LAST TWO PANDEMIC YEARS.

UNTIL RECENTLY, A MAJORITY OF THE STAFF HAS WORKED ON A HYBRID OR REMOTE WORK MODEL.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER PHIL BLAIR SAYS THEY ARE STARTING TO SEE HOW THAT CAN BE APPLIED POST PANDEMIC.

>> THE PANDEMIC IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE.

THERE IS SOME GOOD THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF IT.

WE CAN WORK REMOTE TWO OR THREE DAYS A WEEK.

WE CAN HAVE FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES.

>> Reporter: A BIWEEKLY COLUMN, BLAIR WRITES ABOUT WORKFORCE TRENDS IN CORPORATE CULTURE.

HE SAYS, SINCE WE ARE IN A CANDIDATE'S MARKET, IT WOULD BEHOOVE COUNTRY TO STRIKE A REASONABLE BALANCE FOR ITS EMPLOYEES.

>> I THINK ANY COMPANY THIS IS EVERY EMPLOYEE HAS TO BE IN HERE 8:00 TO 5:00 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY IS GOING TO HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME KEEPING EMPLOYEES AND ATTRACTING NEW ONES BECAUSE WE HAVE SEEN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE.

>> Reporter: FOR MANPOWER STAFFING, BLAIR SAYS HE DOESN'T WANT TO OFFER A COOKIE-CUTTER APPROACH.

INSTEAD, CHOOSING TO BE FLEXIBLE TO INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AS WELL AS THE NEEDS OF THE COMPANY.

FOR THEIR CULTURE, THAT DOES INCLUDE SOME FACE-TO-FACE TIME.

>> WHAT WE ARE THINKING IS WEDNESDAYS.

ON WEDNESDAYS, WE ASK EVERYONE TO BE IN THE OFFICE.

SO ACCOUNTING COULD TALK TO MARKETING.

MARKETING CAN TALK TO PAYROLL.

FOOD IS A GREAT ATTRACTION.

>> Reporter: JUST PAST A SET OF SWINGING RESTAURANT-STYLE DOORS, THE OFFICE KITCHEN IS FURNISHED WITH THE COMFORTS OF HOME, LIKE ARMCHAIRS, FREE SNACKS, AND A COZY FIREPLACE.

>> EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE WORK REMOTE, FRIDAYS, THEY COME IN FOR THE FOOD.

>> Reporter: THE OFFICE MANAGER CHOSE COLORFUL DETAIL TO MAKE IT HOMIE.

>> WE HAVE DESSERTS ALL THE TIME.

>> Reporter: DO YOU GET TO WORK FROM HOME?

>> NO, I DON'T.

>> Reporter: DO YOU WISH YOU DID?

>> SOMETIMES.

>> Reporter: SHE ALSO MANAGES THE BUILDING, WHICH MEANS HER JOB REQUIRES HER TO BE ON SITE.

>> I WAS THERE EVERY DAY DURING COVID.

I HAVE NEVER WORKED FROM HOME.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS BEING ONE OF THE VERY FEW EMPLOYEES IN THE OFFICE MEANT FEWER INTERRUPTIONS AND MORE PRODUCTIVITY.

AR SPECIALIST JOANNA WALZ SAYS FEWER INTERRUPTIONS IS WHY SHE PREFERS WORKING AWAY FROM THE OFFICE.

IF YOU COULD CHOOSE BETWEEN WORKING AT HOME OR IN THE OFFICE, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

>> HOME.

>> Reporter: THIS IS HER SECOND DAY AT MANPOWER.

HER LAST JOB REQUIRED HER TO WORK FROM HOME FULL-TIME.

AT MANPOWER, SHE WILL BE DRIVING IN FROM OCEANSIDE TWO DAYS PER WEEK, WHICH SHE THINKS STRIKES A GOOD BALANCE, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING DRIVETIME AND THE PRICE OF GAS.

SHE SAYS, PREPARING FOR WORK AND COMMUTING BOTH WAYS CAN TAKE FOUR HOURS PER DAY ON TOP OF HER REGULAR EIGHT HOURS OF WORK.

>> IF THE COMPANY IS SUPPORTING THAT, IT ALSO SAVES COSTS AS WELL AS FOR THEM AND FOR YOU.

I THINK IT IS WIN-WIN.

>> BOSS, WHY?

THAT IS HOW I HAVE DONE IT FOR 20 OR 30 YEARS.

>> Reporter: WHEN EMPLOYEES ARE ASKED TO COME IN, PHIL BLAIR SAYS TO ME TO BE A REASON FOR IT, AND NOT JUST BECAUSE THAT IS THE WAY THINGS WERE DONE PRE- PANDEMIC.

>> USE THAT TIME TOGETHER PRODUCTIVELY.

EVERYBODY GOES INTO THE CLINICAL , CLOSES THE DOOR, COMES OUT AT 5:00 OR 5:30.

THAT IS NOT REASONABLE.

>> Reporter: FINDING A BALANCE BETWEEN NURTURING CORPORATE CULTURE AND MAINTAINING WORK- LIFE BALANCE IS SOMETHING BLAIR SAYS IS WORTH EXPLORING.

>> ABOUT DOING A GOOD JOB?

ARE THEY DOING THEIR WORK?

ARE THERE GOOD COMMUNICATION?

TAKE A BREATH AND TRY IT, OR YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE THEM BECAUSE THEY WILL FIND AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE THEY WILL DO IT.

>> Reporter: IN A JOB MARKET THAT BOASTS MORE JOBS AND WORKERS, THE CHOICE BETWEEN PRIORITIZING CAREER OVER FAMILY HAS BECOME A LESS NECESSARY ONE.

>> IN THIS MARKET, EYES WIDE OPEN, THERE'S LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR GOOD PEOPLE TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

>> Reporter: GLOBAL WORKPLACE ANALYTICS HAS ESTIMATED THAT COMPANIES CAN SAVE ABOUT $11,000 PER YEAR PER REMOTE EMPLOYEE.

THE SAVINGS COMES FROM LESS OFFICE SPACE, MORE PRODUCTIVITY AS WELL AS REDUCED SICK DAYS AND LESS TURNOVER.

>>> DOZENS OF STUDENTS AT THE MONARCH SCHOOL IN BARRIO LOGAN HAS A MUCH CLEARER VIEW OF THE WORLD TONIGHT.

THEY HAVE NEW EYEGLASSES.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER ANGIE PEREZ SHOWS US HOW THIS GIFT IMPROVES LEARNING FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE LIVING IN HOUSTON RIGHT NOW.

>> HERE IS ONE.

>> Reporter: JESSICA IS A SIXTH GRADE STUDENT ON HER WAY TOO MUCH BETTER VISION.

>> COLORS, LIKE DRAWINGS.

A LOT OF THINGS ARE BLURRY TO ME WITHOUT GLASSES.

>> Reporter: JESSICA ATTENDS THE MONARCH SCHOOL, A SAN DIEGO INSTITUTION KNOWN FOR ALMOST 35 YEARS OF SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO FIND THEMSELVES WITHOUT A HOME.

FOR TWO DAYS, THE EYES OF HOPE MOBILE EYE CLINIC HAS BEEN PARKED OUT FRONT, PROVIDING FREE EXAMS AND NEW PRESCRIPTION EYEGLASSES, A COMMUNITY PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES LIVING AND LEARNING.

>> I LIKE BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS SEEING.

WITH GLASSES, I CAN.

I CAN SEE AND DO A LOT OF THINGS THAT I COULDN'T REALLY DO BEFORE.

>> Reporter: JESSICA'S CLASSMATE, DESIREE, IS HAVING HER FIRST EYE EXAM EVER.

SHE HOPES NEW GLASSES WILL HELP HER SEE THE IMPORTANT STUFF MORE CLEARLY.

>> THE TV, THERE IS SOMETHING SMALL TO READ, I'M LIKE, WHAT IS THAT?

I CAN'T READ WHAT IT IS.

>> Reporter: DESIREE DECIDED TO BRING CAMOUFLAGE FLAMES FRAMES.

>> KIDS DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY CAN'T SEE.

>> Reporter: THE OPTOMETRIST HAS LED THIS MIRACLE MAKING OPERATION FOR 14 YEARS WITH SUPPORT FROM THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY OPTOMETRIC'S SOCIETY.

EYESIGHT IS EVERYTHING, HE SAYS.

>> IT THEY HAVE A HARD TIME PROCESSING THAT, SOMETIMES THE EYES WORK TOGETHER OR THEY ARE STRUGGLING BECAUSE HER EYES ARE NOT MEANT.

IT BECOMES A CHALLENGE.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO THE DOCTOR, 80% OF WHAT WE LEARN, WE LEARN TO EYESIGHT.

REGULAR EXAMINATIONS A REALLY IMPORTANT.

300 STUDENTS WHO ARE AT THE MONARCH SCHOOL WILL RECEIVE EXAMINATIONS AND FREE GLASSES IF THEY NEED.

>> THE VISUAL PART OF LEARNING IS SO IMPORTANT.

WEATHER IN ATHLETICS, MATH, SCIENCE CLASS.

YOU SEE CONFIDENCE.

YOU SEE A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT.

BECAUSE OF THAT, STUDENTS CAN FLOURISH.

>> Reporter: JESSICA AND DESIREE NOW FLOURISH WITH AN EXTRA GLEAM IN THEIR EYES.

>>> THANKS FOR TUNING IN TO KPBS NEWS.

I AM MARVIN GOMEZ WITH A LOOK AT THE FORECAST FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON, IT IS GOING TO BE THE WARMEST DAY FOR THE WORK WEEK.

WE ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE CHANCES FOR SHOWERS THAT ARE ON THE WAY INTO THIS WEEKEND.

ALSO SPEAKING OF THE WEEKEND, IT WILL BE TURNING COOLER ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION.

HERE IS A LOOK AT SATELLITE AND RADAR IN THE LASIX HOURS.

NOT A LOT OF ACTION THROUGHOUT MOST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

CLEAR SKIES IN SAN DIEGO.

AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, ONE OF THE CONCERNS IS GOING TO BE THOSE CURRENTS ACROSS THE BEACHES OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND THE SURF THAT WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AND 6 FEET HIGH.

THIS WILL BE IN EFFECT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

FOR US TONIGHT, YOU CAN SEE IT IS GOING TO BE A QUIET NIGHT ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION.

56 DEGREES, OUR LOW.

IN SAN DIEGO, 56 DEGREES WILL BE OUR LOW TEMPERATURE AS WELL.

THE DRY WEATHER CONTINUES, QUIET CONDITIONS FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON, 84 DEGREES FOR BORREGO SPRINGS.

74 ACROSS OCEANSIDE.

INTO FRIDAY, NOT A LOT OF CHANGES.

OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT IT WILL START GETTING A LITTLE BIT COOLER FOR US ACROSS THE REGION.

HERE IS A LOOK AT THE FORECAST FOR THE COAST.

AGAIN, JUST DROPPING A FEW DEGREES FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY ACROSS THE COAST AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT VERY BREEZY CONDITIONS HEADING INTO OUR SUNDAY.

WE ARE LOOKING AT MORE CLOUDS HEADING INTO OUR SATURDAY.

SATURDAY NIGHT, THAT WILL BE THE TIME WHEN WE COULD BE LOOKING AT SOME OF THOSE HOURS.

ALSO ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS, WE ARE GOING TO SEE MORE CLOUDS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A LITTLE BIT BREEZY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH THE POSSIBILITY AGAIN FOR A FEW SPEAKERS.

HERE IS A LOOK AT THE FORECAST FOR THE DESERT.

TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE DROPPING FROM THE MID-80s, STRETCHING INTO THE UPPER 70s AS WE TRANSITION INTO YOUR SUNDAY.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL IS BACK WITH AN EXPANDED FOCUS.

AS OUR KPBS REPORTER SHOWS US, THE TWO-WEEK EVENT CELEBRATES LATINO CULTURE IN OTHER VISUAL ARTS.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL IS GOING ON AT THE AGENCY THEATERS.

ANYTHING NEW EVENT AFTER A TWO- YEAR HIATUS.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF GREAT FILMS TO SEE.

THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL ALSO INCLUDES NON-SEMINARS, INCLUDING PAINTING THE WORKS AT THE EVENT, MUSIC, AND OFFERINGS.

ALL OF WHICH CELEBRATE SAN DIEGO'S LATINO CULTURE.

ONE SAN DIEGAN WHO FEATURED WORK IS MIXED-MEDIA ARTIST WHO IS FROM GUADALAJARA, MEXICO.

HE USES AUGMENTED REALITY IN HIS PAINTINGS AND MERCHANDISE.

>> AN ICONIC DIRECTOR.

THEY ARE PROUD MEXICANS.

MY EXHIBITION WAS ABOUT MEXICAN ICONS.

>> Reporter: THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR WITH THE LOVE CITY HEIGHTS AND THE ASSISTANT CURATOR FOR THE LATINO GALLERY IS EXCITED TO SEE THE EVENT GROW INTO OTHER ASPECTS OF ARTS AND CULTURE.

>> IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WE HAVE HAD MAYBE TWO SIX-FEET TABLES ALLOW FOR THE VISUAL ARTS.

THIS YEAR, WE HAVE A WHOLE STOREFRONT AND PARTS OF THE COURTYARD, AND EVEN MORE SPACE.

>> Reporter: THEY WILL PLACE COLLABORATIVE PUBLIC ART BANNERS AND WOODEN STANDS IN THE CITY HEIGHTS COMMUNITY AFTER THE FESTIVAL ENDS.

WITHIN THE GALLERY THAT SHE HOPES TO CURE, PEOPLE ARE SELLING THEIR GOODS.

ORIGINALLY FROM [ INAUDIBLE ], SHE IS OFFERING SHOES AND JEWELRY.

IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND GET TO KNOW US.

WE HAVE DIFFERENT PRODUCTS.

IN THIS CASE, I AM DISTURBING THE AUTHENTIC GOODS AND WOULD INVITE PEOPLE TO COME MEET US.

THEY CAN KNOW A LITTLE BIT OF THAT [ INAUDIBLE ] THROUGH ME.

THE 29th SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL RUNS TO MARCH 20 AND FEATURES IN-PERSON FILM SCREENINGS ON A DAILY LIVE VISIT, AND A FOOD AND DRINK FESTIVAL THIS UPCOMING SATURDAY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO SDLATINOFILM.COM.

>>> IT TURNS OUT, EVEN MICROSCOPIC WORMS CAN MAKE DECISIONS.

AS OUR TECH REPORTER EXPLAINS, A STUDY COULD HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

>> Reporter: POST DOCTORAL RESEARCHER HAS BEEN WATCHING A WORM, AN OMNIVOROUS CREATURE THAT IS ONLY ONE MILLIMETER LONG.

WHAT SHE IS FOUND IS THAT WITH A BRAIN MADE OF ONLY ABOUT 300 AND RUNS, THESE TINY CREATURES CAN BE WITH SITUATION AND MAKE A DECISION.

>> WORMS CAN DO COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES.

THEY CAN LOOK AT PURSUING AN ACTION AND WHAT THEY GET IN RETURN.

THEY CAN DO THIS IN VERY COMPLEX WAYS.

NOT A VERY HUMAN THING.

>> Reporter: THE DECISIONS INVOLVE IT'S BEHAVIOR TOWARD THE COMPETING SPECIES OF WARM, WHICH WE WILL CALL WORMS TWO.

A NEUROBIOLOGIST IS THE SENIOR OFFER OF THE PAPER ABOUT THIS RESEARCH THAT APPEARED IN THE MARCH AT DICTION OF CURRENT BIOLOGY.

HE SAYS IT WAS PUT IN A PLACE WHERE IT COULD EAT EITHER BACTERIA OR THE LARVA OF WARM TWO.

IT WAS ALSO FACED BY ADULTS WARM TWO THAT WERE HARD TO EAT, AND HE REALLY WANTED TO FRACTION AWAY.

>> IT TRIED TO COMPETE WITH ME FOR THE SAME BACTERIA, OR NOT GOING TO COMPETE WITH ME.

IF IT DOES COMPETE WITH ME OR NOT, THAT IS GOING TO HAVE LOTS OF BABIES AND OUTCOMPETE ME IN MY PROGENY.

AND THEN BASED ON ALL OF THIS CALCULATION, DECIDE A PARTICULAR COURSE OF ACTION.

IN THAT COMPLEXITY, IT WAS REALLY SURPRISING FOR US.

>> Reporter: THE RESEARCH ISN'T JUST ABOUT WORMS.

HE SAYS MAPPING THE BRAIN SIGNALS OF SIMPLE CREATURES HELPS US UNDERSTAND HOW THE HUMAN BRAIN WORKS, AND MAYBE YOU CAN HELP US UNDERSTAND THE WORKINGS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

DRIVERLESS CARS, FOR INSTANCE, NEED TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT WHETHER TO SPEED UP OR SHIFT LANES BASED ON THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> YOU MAY NOT NEED A LOT OF COMPLEX CALCULATIONS.

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO IT USING A BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM.

THE BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM CAN TEACH US SOMETHING ABOUT HOW WE CAN REDESIGN OR RE-ENGINEER OUR ARTIFICIAL NETWORKS MAKE COMPLEX DECISIONS.

>> SO THE DRIVERLESS CAR MAY ONLY NEED THE BRAIN OF A WORM?

>> MAYBE.

I AM BEING CAUTIOUS.

THE WORM IS NOT TRYING TO DRIVE A CAR.

>> Reporter: IF YOU THINK STUDY WORMS ARE NOT IN THE SCIENTIFIC BIG LEAGUES, WORDS LIKE THESE HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECTS OF STUDIES THAT HAVE WON THREE NOBEL PRIZES.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THERE YOU HAVE IT.

DECISION-MAKING WORMS.

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

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

GOOD NIGHT.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION .

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