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

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

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

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU!

>> TEACHERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE CALLED OFF A PLANNED ONE-DAY STRIKE.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CARROLL IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

AN AGREEMENT WAS REACHED BETWEEN SAN DIEGO UNIFIED AND ITS TEACHERS UNION.

KPBS EDUCATION REPORTER KATIE HAS THE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: TEACHERS HAD PLANNED A STRIKE ON FEBRUARY 26th.

THEY SAID THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM WAS UNDERSTAFFED.

AND THAT UNDERSTAFFING LEFT STUDENTS WITHOUT ENOUGH SUPPORT.

BUT YESTERDAY, THE TEACHERS UNION AND THE DISTRICT REACHED AN AGREEMENT.

RICHARD BERERA IS PRESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT'S BOARD.

>> WHAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IN THIS AGREEMENT IS PROVIDE MORE SUPPORT FOR THOSE EDUCATORS INCLUDES MORE TIME TO SPEND WITH FAMILIES, TO SPEND ON THE INDIVIDUAL ISSUES FACING EACH STUDENT.

MORE COMPENSATION FOR EDUCATORS THAT WORK WITH STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT INCLUDES MORE MONEY FOR TEACHERS WHOSE CASE LOADS ARE OVER THE AGREED UPON LIMIT.

>> AND THAT IS FAIR TO OUR TEACHERS AND ED SPECIALISTS BUT ITS IT ALSO CREATES AN INCENTIVE FOR THE DISTRICT TO WORK HARD AT RECRUITING SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS.

>> Reporter: THE UNION'S CONTRACT SETS LIMITS ON THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ASSIGNED TO EACH SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER.

THE DISTRICT PAYS STIPENDS TO TEACHERS IF THEY ARE OVER THOSE LIMITS BUT THE UNION SAYS TEACHERS WOULD SOMETIMES WAIT MONTHS OR YEARS FOR THE STIPENDS.

THE UNION SAYS THE NEW AGREEMENT MAKES THEM AUTOMATIC AND MONTHLY.

>> THIS WAS A HUGE VICTORY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THESE IMPROVEMENTS IN PLACE AT SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.

>> Reporter: THE UNION ALSO REACHED A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE DISTRICT ON A NEW THREE-YEAR CONTRACT.

IT PROMISES NO TEACHER LAYOFFS DURING THE NEGOTIATING PERIOD.

>> WE GOT TO THIS AGREEMENT BECAUSE OF TREMENDOUS ORGANIZING WORK BY THE EDUCATORS.

AND, IT IS THAT EDUCATOR VOICE AND THAT POWER OF THE EDUCATOR VOICE THAT WILL BE THE MOST IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, ASSET THAT WE HAVE IN ADVOCATING TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR TO RELEASE THAT MONEY AND JUST DO BETTER OVERALL.

>> Reporter: NEXT, THE UNION AND SCHOOL BOARD WILL VOTE TO RATIFY THE NEW CONTRACT.

KATIE WITH KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT WILL BE A LITTLE QUIETER OUT THERE TONIGHT AND INTO THE WEEKEND BEFORE THINGS RAMP UP ON US INTO MONDAY AND THEN OFF AND ON NEXT WEEK WITH RAIN, MOUNTAIN SNOW RETURNING.

TONIGHT, WE'LL GET DOWN TO 50 IN SAN DIEGO.

COASTAL CLOUDS OUT THERE.

BUT LOOKING AHEAD FROM SUNDAY INTO WEDNESDAY, WE ARE LOOKING AT SOAKING RAIN.

AND SOME OF THIS WILL COME DOWN HEAVILY.

WE WILL SEE SNOW RETURN TO THE HIGH GROUND.

PLACES NOT FAR FROM BIG BEAR.

WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AHEAD IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S POPULATION OF ADULTS 60 AND OLDER IS PROJECTED TO TOP 824,000 BY 2029.

NOW COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE LAUNCHED A NEW AGING DASHBOARD TO TRACK HOUSING, HEALTH, AND AFFORDABILITY TRENDS AFFECTING SENIORS.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DEMARCO EXPLAINS HOW IT COULD SHAPE LOCAL PLANNING.

>> IT IS WONDERFUL WE ARE LIVING SO LONG, BUT WITH THAT COMES SOME CHALLENGES AND SOME GOALS WE HAVE TO WORK ON.

>> Reporter: ALLISON BOYER IS SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S DIRECTOR OF AGING AND INDEPENDENT SERVICES.

>> OUR PROGRAMS, LOCALLY, AND AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL WILL NEED TO GROW TO ACCOMMODATE HIGHER NEEDS, HIGHER CASE LOADS AND JUST OUR OLDER ADULT POPULATION AS A WHOLE.

>> Reporter: THE DASHBOARD PULLS TOGETHER DOZENS OF INDICATERS FROM RENT COSTS TO HOSPITALIZATION RATES TO SHOW WHERE NEEDS ARE RISING AND WHERE SUPPORT NEEDS MAY NEED TO EXPAND.

IT INCLUDES DATA FROM 30 SOURCES INCLUDING CENSUS DATA, REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCIES AND HEALTH SURVEYS.

IT IS MODELED AFTER CALIFORNIA'S MASTER PLAN FOR AGING.

ALIGNING WITH GOALS AROUND INCLUSION, EQUITY, HOUSING, CARE GIVING, AND AFFORDABILITY.

>> THERE IS ALWAYS THAT WORRY AGAIN THAT THERE IS THE GROWING POPULATION AND NOT ENOUGH RESOURCE INS THE COMMUNITY AND THIS DASHBOARD HELPS US TO SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE.

>> Reporter: HOUSING STANDS OUT WITH THE MOST PRESSING CONCERN WITH MOST SENIORS ON FIXED INCOMES AND HOUSING PRICES CONTINUING TO RISE.

>> BASED ON THIS DATA FROM THIS DASHBOARD, A LITTLE OVER A QUARTER OF OUR OLDER ADULTS ARE RENTERS AND THE REMAINING ARE HOMEOWNERS.

HALF OF HOMING STILL HAVE A MORTGAGE.

>> Reporter: BUT THE DASHBOARD IS NOT JUST ABOUT IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS.

IT HELPS THE COUNTY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOCUS FUNDING WHERE NEEDS ARE HIGHEST.

>> THEY HEAVILY RELY ON VARIOUS FUNDING SOURCES AS WELL TO OPERATE AND SERVE OUR OLDER ADULT AND DISABLED POPULATION, SO THIS DATA CAN HELP THEM WITH SEEKING GRANT FUNDING.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT BY MAKING DATA MORE TRANSPARENT AND SEIZIER TO EXPLORE, THE DASHBOARD CAN HELP FAMILIES FIND ANSWERS ABOUT THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> THE GOAL AND THE HOPE IS REALLY THAT IT TELLS THE STORY OF THE NEEDS WITHIN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE PRIORITY AREAS, THE WORK WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO.

>> THE DASHBOARD IS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE COUNTY'S COMMUNITY HEALTH STATISTIC SITE.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO REGION GETS ABOUT 60% OF ITS WATER SUPPLY FROM THE COLORADO RIVER.

CALIFORNIA AND SIX OTHER STATES FACE A FEDERAL DEADLINE TO COME UP WITH AN AGREEMENT TO USE THE RIVER'S DWINDLING WATER SUPPLY.

>> Reporter: THE COLORADO RIVER PROVIDES DRINKING WATER FOR ROUGHLY 40 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS SEVEN STATES AND MEXICO.

BUT THE CENTER FOR COLORADO RIVER STUDIES SAYS THE RIVER'S FLOW IS SLOWING.

MAJOR RESERVOIRS ALONG ITS PATH, LAKE POWELL AND LAKE MEAD, ARE EXCEPTIONALLY LOW.

THE DIRECTOR JACK SCHMIDT SAYS IT IS BECAUSE OF A WARMING CLIMATE AND OVERUSE.

>> WE WILL HAVE AN IMMEDIATE CRISIS THIS SPRING AND SUMMER.

BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO GET VERY LITTLE BOOST INTO THE RESERVOIR STORAGE, INTO THE INCOME OF THE BANK ACCOUNT.

>> Reporter: THE REDUCED SUPPLY MEANS CUTS ARE NEEDED.

BUT SO FAR, THE SEVEN STATES USING THE RIVERS' WATER HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO AGREE ON WHAT THOSE CUTS SHOULD LOOK LIKE.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SET A FEBRUARY 14th DEADLINE FOR THEM TO STRIKE A DEAL.

>> INABILITY OF THE STATES TO VIEW THAT THEY ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER AND OUGHT AGREE TO TAKE SOME CUTS AND AGREE TO WORK FOR THE COMMON GOOD OF THE NATION IS VERY DISTURBING.

>> Reporter: THE IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT IS THE SINGLE LARGEST USER OF COLORADO RIVER WATER AND HOLD SOME OF THE MOST SENIOR WATER RIGHTS TO THE RIVER MAKING THEIR SUPPLY MORE SECURE.

GO GETS SOME OF THAT WATER.

IN KEY, THE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY MADE A DEAL WITH THE IDD TO BUY WATER SAVED THROUGH CONSERVATION EFFORTS AT IMPERIAL COUNTY FARMS.

IDD DECLINED AN INTERVIEW, BUT LAST MONTH RELEASED A STATEMENT THAT SAYS IN PART IT HAS PLAYED A LEADING ROLE IN STABILIZING THE RIVER THROUGH CONSERVATION.

OVER 22 YEARS ITS PROGRAMS HAVE CONSERVED MORE THAN TWICE ALLOCATED TO CALIFORNIA ANY YEAR.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN STEP IN ANY TIME TO IMPLEMENT ITS CONSERVATION PLAN FOR THE COLORADO RIVER.

THE CURRENT WATER RIGHTS AGREEMENTS EXPAND AT THE END OF 2026.

JACOB AYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A SHUTDOWN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IS ALL BUT CERTAIN THIS WEEKEND AFTER LAWMAKERS LEFT TOWN FOR RECESS WITHOUT A FUNDING PLAN IN PLACE.

WE LOOK AT THE STAND OFF AND WHAT THAT SHUTDOWN WOULD MEAN.

>> Reporter: WITH CONGRESS STILL AT AN IMPASSE.

>> ARE WE REALLY WILLING TO PUT EVERYBODY INTO A PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN OVER A SITUATION WHERE THE AGENCY ALREADY HAS THE MONEY?

>> DEMOCRATS WILL NOT SUPPORT A BLANK CHECK FOR CHAOS.

>> Reporter: THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IS HEADED TOWARD A SHUT DOWN THIS WEEKEND.

>> EVERY OTHER PORTION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN FUNDED EXCEPT FOR HOMELAND SECURITY.

>> Reporter: IN EXCHANGE FOR SUPPORTING FUNDING THROUGH OTHER DEPARTMENTS SEPTEMBER 30, DEMOCRATS DEMANDED MORE TIME FOR REFORMS AFTER THE SHOOTING DEATHS OF ALEX PRETTI AND RENEE GOOD BY AGENTS IN MINNEAPOLIS LAST MONTH.

>> FUNDING FOR I.C.E.

AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SECURITY SHOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD IN THE ABSENCE OF DRAMATIC CHANGES THAT ARE BOLD, MEANINGFUL, AND TRANSFORMATIONAL.

>> Reporter: AMONG DEMOCRATS' DEMANDS, TIGHTER PARAMETERS AROUND SEARCH AND ARREST WARRANTS AND REQUIRING IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS TO REMOVE MASKS.

REPUBLICANS NOTED LAST SUMMER SO-CALLED BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL GAVE DHS ABOUT $165 BILLION IN FUNDING.

>> THE I.C.E.

FUNDING IS ALREADY DONE.

FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

SO THEY ARE NOT AFFECTING THAT IN ANY WAY.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO IMMIGRATION AGENCIES, DHS INCLUDES AGENCIES LIKE THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND THE COAST GUARD.

MOST OF THE DEPARTMENT'S PERSONNEL ARE CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL.

MEANING THEY WOULD STAY ON THE JOB, BUT WITHOUT PAY UNTIL A FUNDING AGREEMENT IS REACHED.

IN WASHINGTON, KAREN KAFA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF FOR A CALIFORNIA FAMILY.

NARCISCO BARANCO, THE FATHER OF U.S.

MARINES JUST HAD HIS DEPORTATION DISMISSED BY A JUDGE, THIS IS THE MERCY THE FAMILY WAS HOPING FOR AND WHAT THEY AND THEIR SUPPORTERS SAY HE DESERVES.

>> HE HAS HAD ZERO CRIMINAL HISTORY.

HE HAS BEEN A TAX PAYING RESIDENT OF THIS COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: ATTORNEY LISA RAMIREZ SAID WHEN BARANCO AND HIS FAMILY HEARD A JUDGE END HIS DEPORTATION CASE.

>> THEY WERE HAPPY, RELIEVED IS THE BEST WORD.

>> Reporter: RELIEVED AFTER ALMOST EIGHT MONTHS OF STUNNED DESPERATION.

THIS IS THE GRAPHIC WITNESS VIDEO OF FEDERAL AGENTS GRABBING THE 48-YEAR-OLD LANDSCAPER WHILE HE WAS WORKING IN SANTA ANA BACK IN JUNE AS HE APPEARS WAILING ON THE GROUND, TWO, THREE, FOUR MEN RESTRAINED AND PUNCHED HIM.

THE VIDEO WENT VIRAL AND SPARKED NATIONAL OUTRAGE, ESPECIALLY AS THE PUBLIC LEARNED BARANCO, THOUGH UNDOCUMENTED, IS THE FATHER OF THREE U.S.

MARINES.

HE WAS HELD IN AN I.C.E.

PROCESSING CENTER FOR MORE THAN THREE WEEKS BEFORE HE WAS FITTED WITH AN ANKLE BRACELET AND RELEASED ON BOND.

ARIANA BARIOS IS A CITY OF ORANGE COUNCIL MEMBER.

>> HE HAS GIVEN OUR COUNTRY THIS AMAZING GIFT.

AND YET, THIS IS HOW WE TREATED HIM.

>> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE FEDS CONTINUE TO DEFEND WHAT SOME SAID WAS AN OVERLY AGGRESSIVE TAKEDOWN.

INSISTING HE SWUNG A WEED WHACKER AT AGENTS AND TRIED TO RUN.

THEY SAID WE WILL APPEAL THIS LAWLESS RULING.

THIS ACTIVIST JUDGES RULING DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACTS THAT HE IS AN ILLEGAL ALIEN.

MAYBE NOT FOR LONG.

HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR PAROLE IN PLACE, A PROGRAM THAT PROTECTS UNDOCUMENTED PARENTS OF MILITARY MEMBERS FROM DEPORTATION AS THEY SEEK LEGAL STATUS.

THE QUESTION IS, IF HE WILL GET APPROVED BEFORE THE FEDS APPEAL.

THE START OF ANOTHER ANXIOUS WAITING GAME.

>> ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE RIGHT?

WE HAVE MANY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE VERY INTERESTED IN THIS CASE.

AND SO, WE ARE REQUESTING EXPEDITED PROCESSING.

>>> EL CAJON CITY COUNCIL MEMBER GARY KENDRICK WAS THE LONGEST SERVING REPUBLICAN IN LOCAL MUNICIPAL POLITICS BUT THIS WEEK, HE ANNOUNCED HE IS LEAVING THE PARTY AND RUNNING AS A DEMOCRAT IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

KPBS REPORTER ELAINE ALFARO SPOKE WITH HIS REASONS BEHIND THE DECISION.

>> Reporter: KENDRICK REGISTERED AS A REPUBLICAN FOR 50 YEARS AND SERVED PUBLIC OFFICE TWO DECADES BUT SEEING RHETORIC SHIFT HAS CHANGED THINGS FOR HIM.

>> THE REPUBLICANS YEARS AGO WERE ALWAYS SAYING WE NEED TO MAKE THE TENT BIGGER.

BRING MORE PEOPLE IN.

THEY HAVE DONE EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE.

IF YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE THEM, THEY DON'T TREAT YOU VERY WELL.

>> Reporter: KENDRICK HAS SEEN THIS PLAY AUTOIN EL CAJON FIRSTHAND.

THE CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY PASTED A REDUCE HE CLAIREING IT IS NOT A SANCTUARY CITY.

THIS DESPITE CALIFORNIA BEING A SANCTUARY STATE AND SAN DIEGO BEING A SANCTUARY COUNTY.

>> AND WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE SHOW UP.

PEOPLE CRYING IN THE AUDIENCE.

KIDS ARE AFRAID TO GO TO SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID THEIR PARENTS WON'T BE THERE.

PREGNANT WOMEN ARE AFRAID TO GO TO THE DOCTOR BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID THEY MIGHT BE ARRESTED.

THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING IN AMERICA.

>> Reporter: HE HOPES HIS CHANGE OF HEART SERVES AS A MESSAGE FOR OTHER REPUBLICANS QUESTIONING THE PARTY'S ACTIONS.

>> YOU HAVE TO BE TRUE TO YOURSELF.

YOU TOOK AN OATH TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND YOU JUST CAN'T LOOK THE OTHER DIRECTION WHILE BAD THINGS ARE GOING ON.

>> Reporter: ELAINE ALFARO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CARLSBAD BASED APTARO MOTORS ARE READY TO BRING THEIR SOLAR POWERED CARS INTO MASS PRODUCTION.

AS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN SHOWS US, YOU CAN COMMUTE THERE AND BACK WITHOUT CHARGING THE CAR.

>> WORKERS ARE PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHING ON THESE PRODUCTION VEHICLES.

>> THEY ARE MEANT TO PROVE OUT THE ASSEMBLY LINE.

>> Reporter: IF THE CARS LOOK LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF THE JETSONS, THERE'S A REASON FOR IT.

>> IT LOOKS MUCH MORE LIKE A FISH THAN A BOX.

THAT IS BECAUSE THEIR FIRST PRINCIPLE IS MAKE IT SUPER AERODYNAMIC AND LIGHTWEIGHT.

WHEN YOU DO THAT, YOU GET SOMETHING WITH REALLY GREAT EFFICIENCY.

>> Reporter: IT IS MEANT TO GLIDE THROUGH THE AIR LIKE A FISH THROUGH WATER.

IT WAS STARTED WITH A SIMPLE CONCEPT.

>> HOW DO YOU EKE THE MOST ENERGY PER MILE OUT OF A VEHICLE?

HOW WOULD YOU GET 100 MILES PER GALLON?

>> Reporter: ANTHONY SAYS IT GETS THE EQUIVALENT OF 350 MILES PER GALLON.

IT HAS BEEN THROUGH TRIAL AND ERROR AND SEVERAL DESIGN ITERATIONS.

AND NOW IT IS READY FOR MASS PRODUCTION.

>> WE HAVE ALMOST 50,000 ORDERS SO WE ARE WORKING TO GET THE VEHICLE IN PRODUCTION BY THE END OF THIS YEAR AND DELIVER AS MANY OF THOSE ORDERS AS WE CAN AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.

>> Reporter: BEFORE THEY CAN, THESE FUTURISTIC LOOKING CARS WILL BE PUT TO THE TEST.

LITERALLY.

AS A THREE WHEEL TWO SEATER CAR IT IS NOT MEANT TO BE A FAMILY CAR.

THE TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC IS AN ACTIVE PROFESSIONAL.

>> YOU CAN PUT A COUPLE OF MOUNTAIN BIKES, SURFBOARD.

YOU CAN CAMP IN THE BACK.

IT IS REALLY A USABLE SHAPE FOR EVERYDAY DRIVING.

BUT IT SHOULD FEEL LIKE YOUR NORMAL EV WHEN YOU GET INSIDE.

>> Reporter: THE CAR GETS UP TO 400 MILES PER CHARGE.

AND WITH A SOLAR POWER ROOF AND DASHBOARD, ANTHONY SAYS YOU MAY NEVER NEED TO CHARGE IT FOR EVERYDAY CITY DRIVING.

>> EVERY TIME IT IS OUT IN THE SUN, CATCHES THOSE PHOTONS, TURNS THEM INTO ELECTROING AND ELECTRONS.

>> Reporter: AT $40,000 EACH, IT IS COMPARABLE TO AN ENTRY LEVEL TESLA.

BUT WITH ONE BIG ADVANTAGE.

>> IT IS TECHNICALLY CLASSIFIED AS A MOTORCYCLE IN CALIFORNIA WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE WE WILL BE THE ONLY ELECTRIC VEHICLE THAT GETS FREE HOV ACCESS.

SO YOU CAN DRIVE IN THE HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANE AND PAY MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE INSTEAD OF CAR INSURANCE.

>> Reporter: THE COMPANY IS WORKING ON A CHEAPER MODEL WITH A SHORTER RANGE.

THAT IS IS EXPECTED TO COME OUT NEXT YEAR.

IN CARLSBAD, ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>> THAT'S REALLY COOL.

>>> HERE IS YOUR REMINDER TO STAY OUT OF THE DOG HOUSE, DON'T FORGET, VALENTINE'S DAY IS TOMORROW.

CANDY REMAINS THE MOST POPULAR GIFT.

BUT THIS HOLIDAY, DOCTORS ARE HOPING YOU GIVE YOUR HEALTH A PRESENT.

MANDY EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: IT'S A HOLIDAY FILLED WITH HEARTS.

SO WHAT BETTER TIME TO SHOW THIS VITAL FIST SIZED ORGAN SOME EXTRA LOVE?

>> HEART DISEASE REMAINS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF AMERICANS.

>> Reporter: DR.

ASHISH SAYS WE HAVE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF DEATHS BUT THE LATEST DATA SHOWS 916,000 AMERICANS DIED FROM IT IN 2023.

AND THE ORGANIZATION SAYS UP TO 80% OF HEART DISEASE IS PREVENTABLE.

>> THERE NEED TO BE A CONTINUED FOCUS ON PREVENTING RISK FACTORS FOR HEART DISEASE AND PREVENTING ADVERSE OUTCOMES IF YOU ALREADY HAVE IT.

>> Reporter: A MAJORITY OF PATIENTS ARE UNAWARE THEY HAVE ONE OR MORE RISK FACTOR FOR HEART DECIDE INCLUDING BEING A SMOKER, OBESITY, DIABETES, LIVING A SEDENTARY LIFE, OR HAVING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND HIGH CHOLESTEROL.

YOU WON'T KNOW THOSE LEVELS IF YOU ARE NOT GETTING ROUTINELY CHECKED.

>> THESE RISK FACTORS TEND TO BE SILENT.

FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE TIME.

>> Reporter: THE FIRST WAY TO LOVE YOUR HEART IS KNOWING WHICH FACTORS INCREASE RISK OF DISEASE.

THEN GET CONTROL OF THOSE, EAT A HEALTHY DIET.

EXERCISE, REDUCE STRESS, IMPROVE SLEEP QUALITY AND QUANTITY.

GET ROUTINE CHECKUPS ON AND KNOW YOUR FAMILY MEDICAL HISTORY.

>> IT IS A GREAT TIME OF THE YEAR TO SIT BACK AND TAKE STOCK AND UNDERSTAND YOUR OWN HEART A LITTLE BETTER.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>>> WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT THIS NEW WORKWEEK WILL BE VERY ACTIVE.

THE WEEKEND GIVES US A LITTLE BIT OF A BREATHER TO PREPARE FOR WHAT WILL BE A VERY WET TIME.

A QUIET WEEKEND, BUT THE HEADLINES KICK IN ON MONDAY.

VERY ACTIVE WEEK, SOAKING RAIN ARRIVES MONDAY.

SNOW LEVELS DROPPING TO NEAR OR BELOW 5,000 FEET.

THE HIGH GROUND NOT FAR FROM SAN DIEGO WILL SEE SNOW AS WELL.

WE GET DOWN TO 50 TONIGHT.

MAINLY CLEAR SKIES THIS FRIDAY NIGHT.

SATURDAY MORNING.

SATURDAY, A QUIET DAY.

PLEASANT WEATHER AND MOST SUNDAY LOOKS OKAY HERE.

BUT SATURDAY IS OUR DAY TO GET OUT AND ENJOY IT BEFORE THE CLOUDS THICKEN UP.

THERE WILL BE SOME CLOUD COVER NEAR THE COAST.

WE ARE LOOKING GOOD.

75 BORREGO SPRINGS.

72 EL CAJON.

67 SAN DIEGO.

MOUNT LAGUNA, 47.

SUNDAY, THE RAIN GETS CLOSER, WE ARE STILL MAINLY DRY FOR THE BULK OF SUNDAY.

THE WIDESPREAD SOAKING RAIN TAKES OVER THERE FURTHER TO THE NORTH.

BUT IT CERTAINLY ROLLS IN ON MONDAY.

A HIGH CONFIDENCE WET FORECAST ON MONDAY.

DRENCHING RAIN RETURNS TO THE REGION.

SNOW WILL BE REALLY HEAVY UP THERE INTO THE SIERRA.

THEY ARE LOOKING AT FEET OF SNOW SETTING IN.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT FUTURE SATELLITE AND RADAR.

THERE IS SUNDAY.

MONDAY MORNING, IT BEGINS TO ROLL IN.

SOAKING RAIN ACROSS THE REGION.

ROUNDS OF SHOWERS TUESDAY.

TUESDAY EVENING' NEW WAVE OF THIS.

MONDAY IS PROBABLY WETTER THAN TUESDAY IN TERMS OF WHAT ENDS UP IN THE RAIN GAUGE.

WEDNESDAY WET.

THURSDAY, A BRITTLE BIT BIT OF A BREAK IN THE ACTION.

MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND INTO WEDNESDAY, WAVES OF RAIN.

MOUNTAIN SNOW, SEVERAL FEET INTO THE SIERRA.

AND SEVERAL INCHES INTO AREAS AROUND THE HIGH GROUND OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY TO THE NORTH AS WELL.

FOR SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS BUT HERE WE ARE AT THE COAST, MOSTLY SUNNY SATURDAY.

MOSTLY CLOUDY SUNDAY.

THE CLOUDS THICKEN.

HERE COMES THE RAIN MONDAY, TUESDAY, STILL WEDNESDAY A COUPLE OF SHOWERS OUT THERE.

THE WETTEST TIME WILL BE MONDAY.

INLAND AREAS, MOSTLY SUNNY SATURDAY.

CLOUDS THICKEN ON SUNDAY.

SOAKING RAIN MONDAY.

RAIN OFF AND ON TUESDAY, SOME SHOWERS LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY.

SIMILAR THEME.

LET'S GO A LITTLE FURTHER EAST TO THE MOUNTAINS.

HERE, YOU WILL SEE SNOW FLAKES LATE MONDAY.

CLOUDY WEDNESDAY, AND, I WOULD COUNT ON A COUPLE OF FLAKES AROUND.

BUT IT WILL BE ACTIVE OUT THERE.

AND THE DESERTS WE GET INTO THE RAIN BEGINNING MONDAY.

RAIN TUESDAY, SOME SHOWERS LINGERING ON WEDNESDAY AS WELL.

I'M ACCU-WEATHER METEOROLOGIST JEFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> KPBS CINEMA JUNKIE BETH HATES ROMCOMS.

VALENTINE'S DAY AND GAL- ENTINE'S DAY.

BUT WHEN GAL-ENTINE'S DAY AND FRIDAY THE 13th OVERLAP, SHE HAD TO INVITE HER FINAL GIRL BESTIES OVER FOR UNCONVENTIONAL MOVIE PICKS.

>> Reporter: I WILL SHOW HOW TO HOST.

STARTING WITH HOW I SET UP THE TABLE SO IT FEELS INTENTIONAL WITHOUT BEING COMPLICATED.

I LIKE TO BEGIN WITH THE TABLE RUNNER BECAUSE IT INSTANTLY ANCHORS THE WHOLE CRIME SCENE FOR EACH PLACE SETTING, I ADDED A FINAL GIRL TROPHY FROM THE NIGHT'S KILL.

THIS IS A FUN WAY TO MAKE IT FEEL FESTIVE AND PLAYFUL.

WHILE MAKING EVERYONE FEEL THOUGHT OF AND WELCOMED.

AND, I'M READY.

>> WELCOME!

>> LEATHER FACE IS TOXIC.

>> SORRY I'M LATE.

BUT I SAW ANOTHER ONE ON THE WAY AND I COULDN'T RESIST.

>> WHAT A NIGHTMARE OF A DAY.

SWEET DREAMS, FREDDY.

>> GOING CAMPING WAS A TERRIBLE IDEA.

>> WHAT DID YOU CUT OFF WITH THAT, SARA?

>> YOU WON'T MISS IT.

>> I NEED TO SHARPEN THIS.

ANYONE HAVE A SHARPENER?

>> MICHAEL MEYERS JUST KEEPS COMING.

SO ANNOYING.

>> ARTERIAL SPLATTER IS SPREADING.

>> SANDRA LEE WOULD BE SO PROUD OF US.

>> ALL RIGHT, SO, LADIES.

I THINK WE NEED TO WATCH A MOVIE.

WHAT SHOULD WE WATCH?

>> SINCE IT IS FRIDAY THE 13th, IT IS FITTING TO PICK A FRIDAY THE 13th.

PART SEVEN IS MY FAVORITE.

I LOVE TINA.

HOW SHE ONE UPS JASON.

I LOVE JASON AND I LOVE HOW HE LOOKS IN THIS MOVIE, BUT TINA IS AMAZING.

SHE IS LIKE CARRIE VIBES.

SO I REALLY LOVE THAT FILM.

>> MY FINAL GIRL IS ALIEN.

ESPECIALLY RIPLEY.

ELLEN RIPLEY.

SHE IS MY HERO.

>> I LOVE THE SCREAM FRANCHISE.

I LOVE THAT IT IS SO UNEXPECTED.

I LOVE THAT IT ALWAYS HAS SO MUCH HUMOR.

AND THAT EVEN AS THEY ARE CHASING EVERYBODY TO THEIR DEATH, THEY STILL HAVE SOMETHING SASSY TO SAY.

>> MY FAVORITE FINAL GIRL FILM WOULD BE EVIL DEAD 2013.

BECAUSE MIA IS FANTASTIC.

THAT GIRL GOES THROUGH LITERAL HELL AND COMES OUT THE OTHER SIDE.

TO KILL THE ROMANCE FOR SURE, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY.

THE FIRST ONE.

MICAH IS THE WORST BOYFRIEND EVER.

HE DOESN'T LISTEN TO HIS GIRLFRIEND.

HE IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST.

AND, HE HAS IT ALL ON FILM WE CAN SEE HIS AWFULNESS FOREVER.

>> I'LL PICK A CURRENT ONE.

COMPANION.

I'M ANTIAI AND ANDROIDS BUT IT IS FEEL ANDROIDS SO IT IS FEMINIST EMPOWERMENT.

IT IS A GOOD REVENGE ONE.

>> MY ANTI-VALENTINES WOULD BE MIDSOMMAR.

IT'S A BREAKUP MOVIE FIRST OF ALL.

AND IT IS VERY CREATIVE.

IT IS NOT EVERY DAY THAT YOU PUT YOUR BOYFRIEND IN A BEAR SUIT AND BURN HIM UP.

BUT PROPS TO THAT.

>> OH, FRIGHT NIGHT.

ANY TIME THAT YOU CAN EMPATHIZE WITH THE VILLAIN AND KIND OF WANT TO GO WITH HIM TO WHEREVER HE IS TAKING PEOPLE TO DO HIS NEFARIOUS BIDDING, I THINK THAT IS A GREAT HELPING YOU FEEL BETTER AFTER A LONG HARD DAY OF NOT WANTING YOUR ROMANCE.

HERE'S TO THE FINAL GIRLS.

>> OH BETH.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

KPBS.ORG.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, EVERYBODY.

I'M JOHN CARROLL.

HAVE AN EXCELLENT EVENING AND A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.

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

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