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

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

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>>> HELLO, I'M JOHN CARROLL, INFORMED MAYA TRABULSI.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

THE FAA IS TAKING ONE OF ITS STRONGEST ACTIONS YET TO REDUCE THE RISK OF MIDAIR COLLISIONS ARE AND REAGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

THIS WEEK'S COLLISION KILLED 67, MAKING IT THE DEADLIEST AVIATION DISASTER FOR U.S. CARRIERS IN ALMOST A QUARTER CENTURY.

BRIAN ABEL BRINGS US MORE FROM WASHINGTON.

DRUG NEAR D.C.'S REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORTS IS CLOSED INDEFINITELY, SAYS THE FAA.

THE AGENCY SHUT DOWN THE ROUTE THIS MORNING, AS THE INVESTIGATION INTO WEDNESDAY'S DEADLY COLLISION BETWEEN AN ARMY BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER AND AN AMERICAN AIRLINES JET CONTINUES.>> WE MOST LIKELY HAD A MULTITUDE OF DIFFERENT ISSUES, WHERE THE PLANE IS, WHERE THE ALTITUDE IS, WHAT SPEED IS.>> Reporter: ANSWERS THAT COULD BE IN JADE DATA AND FLIGHT RECORDERS UNCOVERED LAST NIGHT.

SOME EXPERTS AND PILOTS ARE FOCUSED ON THE ARMY BLACK HAWK, WHICH MIRRORS A REPORT THAT SUGGESTS THE HELICOPTER MAY HAVE AND FLYING HIGHER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN, AND POSSIBLY OUTSIDE ITS APPROVED PATH AT THE ROUTE FOR CORRIDOR, AT OR BELOW 200 FEET IN SEA LEVEL.>> YOU KEEP THAT 200 FEET A PLUS OR -10 OR 20 FEET.>> IT'S POSSIBLE WITH THE REFLECTIONS OF LIGHTNING OVER THE WATER THAT THEY COME UP.>> I COULD HAVE DRIFTED THEM A LITTLE BIT FURTHER INTO THE PATH OF BLACK HAWK, IF THERE WAS SOME ALTITUDE DISCREPANCY THAT THE BLACK HAWK WAS - ->> Reporter: FINAL FINDINGS COULD TAKE A YEAR.>> WE WON'T TAKE SOMETHING OUT QUICK JUST YOU AND SPECULATION.

>> BRIAN ABEL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE MARINE LAYER IS THICKENING UP AS WE HAVE AREAS OF LOW CLOUD TONIGHT, A FEW SPOTS OF PATCHY FOG, AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW THAT PATTERN IS CHANGING INTO THE WEEKEND, COMING UP.

>>> FLU CASES INCREASED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY BY 14% IN JUST ONE WEEK, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST COUNTY VIRUS REPORT.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DeMARCO SAYS LINGERING SMOKE FROM RECENT WILDFIRES COULD BE MAKING MATTERS WORSE.>> Reporter: WILDFIRE SMOKE CONTAINS TINY PARTICLES THAT COULD WEAKEN YOUR LUGS.

POLLUTED AIR MAKES IT EASIER TO GET SICK, AND MAKES IT HARDER TO RECOVER.

THAT COULD MEAN SEVERE ILLNESS FOR SOME.

WHEN YOU CATCH THE FLU, IT BASICALLY INFLAMES YOUR UPPER AIRWAYS AND LOWER AIRWAYS AS WELL, IT MAKES IT WEAKER, AND WHEN YOU ARE WEAKER, BACTERIA CAN SET IN AND CAUSE PNEUMONIA.>> Reporter: FOR PEOPLE WITH ALREADY WEAKENED LUNGS, THE RISK IS EVEN HIGHER.

>> IF YOU'VE GOT A BEDLAM ALREADY, COPD OR PULMONARY DISEASE, AND ON TOP OF THAT, YOU GET AN INFECTION, ABSOLUTELY, IT'S MORE LIKELY FOR THINGS TO SETTLE IN.

>> Reporter: EVEN IF YOU'VE ALREADY HAD THE FLU, YOU COULD STILL GET SICK AGAIN.

>> AND YES, CAN YOU GET ANOTHER VIRUS AGAIN?

POSSIBLY, PROBABLY FROM A DIFFERENT STRAIN, MEANING YOU GET A DIFFERENT TYPE OF FLU, RATHER THAN THE SAME ONE.>> Reporter: WITH THE FLU STILL SPREADING, HE SAYS PREVENTION IS KEY.

>> BOTTOM LINE, VACCINATION ABSOLUTELY HAS BEEN PROVEN TO HELP, UP TO 80% DECREASE IN MORTALITY, 70% DECREASE IN HAVING YOU END UP IN THE ICU, AND A 50% DECREASE IN YOU HAVING TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL.

VACCINES REALLY HELP, AND WE ARE NOT DONE WITH THIS YET.>> Reporter: TO PROTECT YOUR LUNGS, ALSO RECOMMENDED YOU LIMIT SMOKING AND IMPROVE INDOOR AIR QUALITY.

>> PUTTING A HEPA FILTER IN YOUR HOUSE, NOT SMOKING IS HUGE, STAYING AWAY FROM SMOKY ENVIRONMENTS.

>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE RECOVERING FROM THE FLU, EVEN A SIMPLE BREATHING EXERCISE COULD HELP.

>> WE DO DEEP BREATHING, WE KIND OF PULL DOWN OUR LUNGS AND OPEN UP THE AIRWAYS.

WHEN YOU'RE AIRWAYS ARE SOCKED IN, YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO GET THINGS THAT ARE STUCK.

TAKE OUT THAT MASK IF YOU NEED TO, PUT IT ON, PROTECT YOURSELF.

ANYTHING, INCLUDING ALLERGENS, FIRE, AND SMOKE CAN WORSEN THAT AND WORSEN YOUR RECOVERY.

>>> SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFF SAY THEY HAVE TOO MANY STUDENTS TO GIVE THEM THE ATTENTION THEY NEED.

GIDEON ESTES SAYS THEY HELD A RALLY BEFORE THIS WEEK'S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, CALLING FOR INCREASED STAFFING.

>>> JENNIFER IS AN EXIT - - JENNIFER IS AN EDUCATION SPECIALIST WHO WORKS WITH STUDENTS WHO NEED EXTRA SUPPORT FOR READING, WRITING, OR FEDERAL CHARGES.

TODAY WE ARE HERE BECAUSE CAN'T SUPPORT STUDENTS OVERCOME CASELOAD YEAR-OVER-YEAR, IT MEANS LESS TIME THAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: LAST YEAR, SHE SAID SHE HAD 35, THAT'S 15 MORE THAN THE DISTRICT AND TEACHERS UNION AGREED ON FOR THOSE WITH MILD TO MODERATE DISABILITY SPIRIT WHEN THEY ARE OVERLOADED WITH STUDENTS, CLASSMATES SUFFER AS WELL.

>> IT'S AFFECTING YOUR STUDENT, IT'S AFFECTING EVERY GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHER, BECAUSE THERE'S NOT THAT SUPPORT IN THE CLASSROOM.>> WEINBERG SAYS THERE ARE 93 SCHOOLS WHERE TEACHERS ARE OVER CASELOAD CAPS.

>> THE MAJORITY OF THE SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT HAVE CASELOAD OVERAGES, AND STUDENT ARE GETTING THE SERVICES AND SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED.>> Reporter: TEACHERS WANT TO SEE LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO THE STAFFING ALBUM.

TO THE DISTRICT NEEDS TO DO A BETTER JOB OF RECRUITING AND RETAINING EDUCATORS.

WE'VE SEEN THESE CASELOAD OVERAGES AND VACANCIES IN OUR SCHOOLS, YEAR AFTER YEAR, AND WHAT WE ARE DOING AS A DISTRICT RIGHT NOW IS NOT ENOUGH.>> Reporter: AND INTERIM DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT SAYS IT'S PART OF A NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS.

>> INTERNALLY WE'VE CREATED A PIPELINE PROGRAMS TO GROW OUR OWN EDUCATORS.

WE HAVE TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND INTERIM PROGRAMS WHERE WE ARE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH UNIVERSITY PARTNERS TO TRY TO RECRUIT AS MANY OF THOSE NEW CANDIDATES INTO OUR SYSTEM AS POSSIBLE.>> Reporter: THE UNION CAN FILE GRIEVANCES WHEN CASELOAD CAPS ARE VIOLATED HERE THEY ARE CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING A GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT FROM LAST YEAR.

THE UNION ALSO UNVEILED INITIAL PULSES FOR UPCOMING NOT CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS THIS WEEK, ADDRESSING VACANCIES, THEY INCLUDE A SMALLER CLASS SIZES AND MORE PREP TIME FOR TEACHERS.>>> STARTING TOMORROW, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WILL IMPOSE A 25% TARIFF ON GOODS IMPORTED FROM CANADA AND MEXICO.

IT'S A MOVE SET TO HIT SAN DIEGO HARD.

AT THIS WEEK'S BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING, STAFF WARNED MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES RELY ON MATERIALS FROM MEXICO TO CREATE THEIR PRODUCTS.

IF THE COST TO IMPORT GOES UP, SO DOES THE COST TO PRODUCE, WHICH COULD INTRODUCE PRICE HIKES AND JOB CUTS.

>> IT'S WORSE - - IT'S WORTH PUTTING OUT THE INCREASED COST IS A 25% INCREASE, IF THE COST OF THE ITEM ITSELF, IT DOESN'T MEAN THE COST OF THE ITEM GOES A 25%, IT MEANS THE COST TO MAKE THE ITEM GOES UP 25%, AND YOU ADD WHATEVER MARGIN IS ON TOP OF THAT.

SO THIS COULD LEAD TO PRICE INCREASES ON CARS, GAS, FOOD, AND ALCOHOL, WITH A 10% TARIFF ON CHINESE IMPORTS, STARTING TOMORROW.

>>> THIS WEEK, PRESIDENT TRUMP BEGAN A CAMPAIGN TO UPEND FEDERAL SPENDING SPENDING, WHILE A LITHIUM COMPANY AWAITS MORE THAN $1 BILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS.

OUR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER HAS MORE.>>> THE RACE TO EXTRACT LITHIUM IN THE IMPERIAL VALLEY GOT A BOOST EARLIER THIS MONTH WHEN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ANNOUNCED IT WOULD LOAN 1.36 BILLION DOLLARS TO ENERGY SOURCE MINERALS, THAT IF THE COMPANIES LITHIUM EXTRACTION PROJECT MEETS QUOTATIONS.

THE COMPLAINT IS VYING TO BE AMONG THE FIRST TO LAUNCH A COMMERCIAL LITHIUM OPERATION NEAR THE SALTON SEA.

THE TRUMP ADMINISTERS AND SENT A MEMO TO ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES, TELLING THEM TO PAUSE GRANTS, LOANS, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, PENDING REVIEW.

THE MOVE, TEMPORARILY BLOCKED BY A JUDGE ON TUESDAY AND RESCINDED BY THE BUDGET OFFICE ON WEDNESDAY RAISES QUESTIONS ON WHETHER OR NOT THE LOAN IS STILL COMING AND WHEN AND HOW IT WILL COME THROUGH.

TRUMP'S MEMO MENTIONED SLASHING INITIATIVES RELATED TO RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS.

A SPOKESPERSON REFERRED US TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LOAN.

THE AGENCY DID NOT RESPOND TO MULTIPLE INQUIRIES.

LITHIUM IS A METAL USED FOR BATTERIES.

THE UNITED STATES CURRENTLY RELIES ON FOREIGN SUPPLIERS, WHILE VAST STORES UNDER THE SALTON SEA COULD MAKE THE UNITED STATES A KEY PLAYER WORLDWIDE.

RYAN KELLY SAYS HE'S BEEN WORKING HARD TO ADVOCATE FOR FEDERAL FUNDS.

HE'S BEEN A KEY LEADER WHO HAS BEEN SEASONALLY HOPEFUL DESPITE FLUCTUATIONS IN THE MARKET.>> WE STILL SEE THAT REGION AS KEY, IT'S A SECURE DOMESTIC SUPPLY, WE ARE GETTING INROADS, ATTENTION, AND NATIONAL SUPPORT OUT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.>> Reporter: IT'S UNCLEAR HOW THE TRUMPET MINISTERS WILL ADDRESS ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROJECTS.

TRUMP'S MEMO FOLLOWS HIS DECLARATION OF A NATURAL ENERGY EMERGENCY, AND HE ALSO ROLLED BACK A GOAL FOR 50% OF NEW CARS SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES TO BE ELECTRIC.

PROJECT OUTSIDE OF CALIFORNIA HAVE AN ADVANTAGE, BECAUSE OF LESS REGULATION.>> THERE ARE REPRESENTATIVES FROM NEVADA AND ARKANSAS HERE.

THEY ARE ALLURING MANY FRACTURES AND MINERAL DEVELOPERS INTO THE REGIONS, THEY HAVE A STORY TO SAY ABOUT THE REGULATIONS IN THAT NECK OF THE WOODS ARE NOT HELPING YOU.>> ALEX PADILLA, A DEMOCRAT WHO HAS PUSHED FOR FUNDING ISSUED A STATEMENT URGING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO CONTINUE BUILDING OUT PROGRESS TOWARD SECURING DOMESTIC LITHIUM SUPPLY.

AS TRUMP MOVES TO DISMANTLE INITIATIVES LIKE THE GREEN NEW DEAL, THE FUTURE OF LITHIUM VALLEY IS RIDDLED WITH NEW QUESTIONS.>>> I NEWS SOURCE IS AN INDEPENDENTLY FUNDED NONPROFIT PARTNER OF KPBS.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 25 YEARS, THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION HAS SIGNED OFF ON A NEW TYPE OF PAIN RELIEVER, BILLED AS NON-ADDICTIVE.>> Reporter: IT'S A NEW KIND OF PAINKILLER THAT'S NOW FDA APPROVED, THE DRUG IS A 50 MILLIGRAM ASCRIPTION PILL THAT'S TAKEN EVERY 12 HOURS AFTER A LARGER STARTER DOSE.

THE MEDICINE CREATES NO EUPHORIA OR HIGH LIKE OPIOIDS SOMETIMES CAN, SO DOCTORS BELIEVE THERE IS NO POTENTIAL FOR IT TO LEAD TO ADDICTION OR DEPENDENCE.

>> IT'S A TOTALLY NEW CLASS OF MEDICATION FOR PAIN, PARTICULARLY FOR ACUTE PAIN.>> A DOCTOR WITH THE CLEVELAND PANIC SAYS THAT TYPE OF PAIN IS USUALLY CAUSED BY SURGERY, INJURY, ILLNESS, OR OTHER TRAUMA.

ABOUT 80 MILLION AMERICANS FILL PRESCRIPTIONS EVERY YEAR FOR MEDICATIONS TO TREAT NEW MODERATE TO SEVERE PAIN, ACCORDING TO A STUDY FROM THE DRUGMAKER.

THE COMPANY SAYS ABOUT HALF OF THOSE PRESCRIPTIONS ARE FOR OPIOID MEDICATIONS.>> NOT EVERYONE NEEDS THOSE POTENT OPIOIDS, EVEN WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE PAIN.

A LOT OF PATIENTS NEED A WEEK OPIOIDS, AND THIS DRUG IS AS GOOD AS A WEEK OPIOID.

THEREFORE, IT CAN BE VERY USEFUL.>> Reporter: WHILE OPIOIDS DOLE THE SENSATION OF PAIN IN THE BRAIN, THE NEW DRUG IS A SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER THAT WORKS BY PREVENTING PAIN SIGNALING NERVES AROUND THE BODY FROM FIRING IN THE FIRST PLACE, WITH A WHOLESALE COST OF 15.5 DOLLARS PER PILL, AND PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS WILL BE AVAILABLE.

>>> TAX SEASON IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY, THE DEADLINE TO FILE IS APRIL 15th, AND THERE ARE SOME CHANGES TAXPAYERS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT.

JENN SULLIVAN HAS SOME TIPS TO HELP YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS.>> Reporter: YOU CAN NOW BEGIN FILING YOUR 2020 FOR TAXES, AND THERE ARE BENEFITS TO FILING EARLY.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST BENEFITS IS THAT REFUND.

>> Reporter: LISA LEWIS SAYS THE SOONER YOU FILE, THE SOONER YOU WILL RECEIVE A REFUND, IF YOU ARE OWED MONEY.

LAST YEAR, THE AVERAGE REFUND WAS SLIGHTLY OVER $3100.

>> ARE SOME PEOPLE, THAT'S THE BIGGEST CHECK THEY GET ALL YEAR.>> Reporter: IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE, YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO FIX IT AFTER THE IRS NOTIFIES YOU OF AN ERROR.

>> ONE OF THE COMMON MISTAKES IS GATHERING THE WRONG SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER FOR YOUR DEPENDENT.>> Reporter: IF YOU ARE PAID FOR GOODS OR SERVICES THROUGH A PAYMENT APP AND THE TRANSACTIONS EXCEED $5000, YOU MAY GET A 1090 9K.

>> WHEN YOU SIGN OFF TO TAKE PAYMENT OR MAKE A SALE, THEY'LL TAKE ALL YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND THE LIKE, YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR EI END, IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS.

>> IF YOU GOT MARRIED, HAD A CHILD, PURCHASED A HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME, MOVED TO A NEW STATE OR STARTED RECEIVING SOCIAL SECURITY, FOR PARENTS, YOU COULD RECEIVE A CHILD TAX CREDIT FOR ALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 17 AT THE END OF THE TAX YEAR.

>> UP TO 1700 IS REFUNDED, WHAT THAT MEANS IS YOU CAN GET THAT EVEN IF YOU DON'T OWE TAXES.>> Reporter: OTHER TAX CREDITS OFFERED, UP TO $7500 FOR BUYING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND ENERGY EFFICIENT CHANGES CAN ALSO QUALIFY FOR A CREDIT.>>> MUSEUM MONTH KICKS OFF TOMORROW ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

ONE MUSEUM HERE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES, AND I WILL BE NEVER HEARD OF IT, IT'S A ONE- OF-A-KIND PLACE WE CAN DISCOVER HOW THE HISTORY OF THE U.S. MILITARY AND SAN DIEGO GO HAND IN HAND.

IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE ON BASE AT THE MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT AND YOU MISSED THE SIGN OUT FRONT, YOU COULD MISS SOMETHING TRULY SPECIAL.

THIS, AS THE SIGN SAYS, IS THE COMMAND MUSEUM.

>> WE ARE HERE TO PRESERVE THE LEGACY OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS.

>> GIVEN THE CORE HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1775, THERE'S A LOT OF LEGACY TO PRESERVE.

THE MARKETING DIRECTOR MARKS - - MARCY'S JOB IS TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE MEETING.

>> WE ARE HERE TO WRING MORE ADVERTISEMENT AND SHOW THOSE IN SAN DIEGO IT'S NOT ISOLATED TO ACTIVE-DUTY MARINES.>> Reporter: THE MUSEUM FEATURES TWO FLOORS PACKED WITH HISTORY.

ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR, THIS RECEPTION AREA AND GALLERY THAT FEATURES SOME SURPRISES, LIKE RECRUITS HERE, WHEN THEY ARRIVE AT GET OFF THE BUS.

A WAY TO PUT YOURSELF IN THEIR SHOES, BY LIFTING ONE OF THEIR BACKPACKS.>> NEWFOUND APPRECIATION.

>> AND PHOTOS ALL AROUND OF MARINES WHO GOT THEIR START HERE.

THAT INCLUDES THE SACRIFICES, THE HIGH POINTS, AND THE LOW POINTS.

I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THESE ARE AMERICANS, JUST LIKE THEMSELVES.>> ARE ORDINARY AMERICANS, CALLED TO DO EXTRA ORDINARY THINGS.

UPSTAIRS THERE ARE GALLERIES DEVOTED TO THE MANY CONFLICTS AND WARS THE NATION HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN.

THERE ARE PLACES WHERE THE OLD SAYING A PICTURE IS WORTH 1000 WORDS RINGS TRUE ON A DEEP LEVEL.

MORE THAN PICTURES, THINGS, THE IMPLEMENTS OF WAR, EMBLEMS OF APPRECIATION, HERE, AND ON ASSIGNED MEDAL OF HONOR ON LOAN TO THE MUSEUM.

>> IT'S A PRIMER ON AMERICAN HISTORY, INTERNATIONAL HISTORY, IN SOME WAYS, AND OF COURSE, THE LOCAL HISTORY COMPONENT.

YOU'LL COME AWAY LEARNING A LOT.

SOME OF THE LOCAL HISTORY COMPONENT, ANYONE WHO LIVES HERE NOW KNOWS THE BIG PART THE MILITARY HAS PLAYED IN THE LIFE OF SAN DIEGO, BUT HERE YOU COME TO UNDERSTAND HOW INTERTWINED THEY'VE BEEN FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

>> THE MARINE CORPS HAS BEEN PART OF THE AREA SINCE 1911, 1914, HE CAN REALLY SEE THAT.

>> GARDENS, ZOOS, AND AQUARIANS ARE FEATURED THIS MONTH.

THIS ONE IS FREE, BUT OTHERS ARE HALF OFF.

>> YOU CAN GO TO A LIBRARY AND THERE ARE POSTERS AT THE MUSEUMS.>> SINCE IT'S A COMMAND BASE, YOU CANNOT JUST WALK RIGHT IN, JUST GO TO AN CRD - - THE MUSEUM IS GENERALLY OPEN FROM 8:00 P.M. UNTIL 3:00 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.>>> FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS, IT'S BEEN A WILD WEATHER PATTERN.

AS THE MARINE LAYER THICKENS, WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT A WARMING TREND HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

THAT WILL CHANGE SOME OF THE NUMBERS ON US.

NEXT WEEK WE WILL TALK ABOUT VISITATION COMING BACK INTO THE MIX, AND THE BETTER CHANCES OF RAIN COMING UP IN THE DAYS AHEAD.

THE MARINE LAYER IS THICKENING, 46 IS THE LOW IN SAN DIEGO, AS WE WORK TOWARD OCEANSIDE, 40 DEGREES IN RAMONA, 38, MULTNOMAH, 43 IS THE LOW.

NOT OVERLY COLD FOR US AND NOT AS COLD AS THE PREVIOUS NIGHT.

MOST OF THE ACTION IS GOING TO STAY WELL TO OUR NORTH, CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

AS WE WORK TO THE SOUTH, WE MISS OUT ON ANY PRECIPITATION.

TOMORROW, OUR FORECAST IS DRY, 65 FOR THE HI.

WE ARE OFF TOWARD THE KNICKS MID 60s, 70s IN ESCONDIDO, AND BORREGO SPRINGS, 75 DEGREES.

THE UPCOMING DAYS, LIKE I SAID, KIND OF A WARMING TREND HEADING TO THE WEEKEND.

UPPER 60s ON SUNDAY, INTO MONDAY.

THAT'S GOING TO BE THE WARMEST DAY IN THE WEEK AHEAD.

PARTLY SUNNY SKIES, THEN WE COOL OFF IN THE MIDWEEK, THAT'S WHEN THE CHANCE FOR RAIN DOES RETURN ON US.

WE HAVE THE CHANCE FOR RAIN COMING UP ON WEDNESDAY.

WE CLIMB INTO THE MIDDLE 70s ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

YOU WILL HAVE THAT IN LAYER, IT'S STILL PRETTY THICK OUT THERE.

PARTIAL SUNSHINE PUTS US IN THE 50s THROUGH THE WEEKEND, IT'S WEDNESDAY, HIGHS WILL JUST BE IN THE LOWER 40s, THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE GOOD CHUNK OF THAT DAY WILL BE SPENT IN THE UPPER 30s.

AS WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGH TIME FOR THE DESERT COMMUNITIES, VERY WARM HOT HERE AT 81 DEGREES, AND THEN THEY'LL TRAIL BACK OFF BEFORE WE ADD MORE MOISTURE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NEXT WEEK.>>> THIS MONTH, LIPS CELEBRATED 25 YEARS AS SAN DIEGO'S DRAGON PALACE.

ARTS AND CULTURE REPORTER BETH OKAMOTO LOOKS BACK AT ITS HISTORY AND ACTIVISM.>> LIPS IS AN ESCAPE.>> IT'S A DESTINATION.

>> CHUCK E. CHEESE FOR ADULTS, LITERALLY.>> ONCE YOU GET IN HERE, IT LOOKS LIKE A DRAG QUEEN THREW UP IN HERE.>> WHATEVER THIS IS, I LOVE IT.>> EVERYTHING LEAVES YOU CROSS EYED, JUST GIVE YOURSELVES OVER TO THE PLACE.>> THE PLACE VIBRATES TO MUSIC PLAYED AT 11, AND ITS COVERED IN SO MUCH GLITTER.

BRIGHTLY COLORED LIGHTS, BOUNCING OFF THE DISCO BALL.

IT WAS BORN IN A CULTURE OF THE LATE 90s.

IT EXPANDED WEST, TO NEW YORK - - FROM NEW YORK TO SAN DIEGO.

LIPS RAISED THE BAR, SAYS THE PERFORMER AND SHOW COORDINATOR.

THE FIRST HOME WAS IN BANKERS ILL, BEFORE LANDING ON EL CAJON BOULEVARD AND TAKING OVER AN OLD RESTAURANT.

>> I ALWAYS WANTED TO PUT A BIG - - I WANTED TO PUT A WIG ON HIM AND PUT HIM OUT FRONT AGAIN.

I THINK HE DESERVES TO BE HERE.

>> SHE REMOVES THE PHOTO SHOOT, AS SHE DEMOLISHED THE BATHROOMS.>> IT WAS ALL HANDS ON DECK.

THE GIRLS, WE WERE GOING TO BE ON - - WE WERE GOING TO BE OUT FOR EIGHT WEEKS, WE WERE ALL PART OF TRANSFORMING THE PLACE.

>> NOW THEY CALL IT ONE OF THE JEWELS OF THE BOULEVARD.

>> WE HAVE LINES, WE HAVE LIMOUSINES, THAT WAS NOT THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEFORE, IT LETS US TRANSFORM THIS PART OF THE RIDE.>> WE'VE GOT MORE, LET ME TELL YOU.>> FOR ME, 25 YEARS MEANS AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF FUN AND FABULOUS WORK, IT MEANS AN INCREDIBLE WEALTH OF GOODWILL BETWEEN THE AUDIENCE, AND MY CAST.

IT MEANS THAT WE'VE CREATED SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF.>> EARLIER THIS MONTH, MAYOR TODD GLORIA PAID TRIBUTE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT, AND WHAT IT STANDS FOR.

>> OUR DRAG PERFORMERS ARE THE BEST INVESTORS, THE FIERCEST LGBTQ ADVOCATES YOU'VE EVER MET.

>> IT'S MORE THAN - - IT'S MORE THAN JUST DINNER AND A DRAG SHOW, SAYS GENERAL MANAGER SEAN MacARTHUR.>> I THINK IT'S A BIT OF A GATEWAY INTO EACH AND EVERY PERSON WHO SITS IN THE CHAIR AND OPENED THEMSELVES UP TO THE EXPERIENCE.>> THAT'S BECAUSE DRAG QUEENS AND KNOW HOW TO ENTERTAIN.

>> WE DO A LOT OF COMEDY HERE, I THINK PEOPLE DROP A LOT OF WALLS AND BARRIERS BECAUSE OF IT.

>> I THINK IT'S A GOOD WAY FOR PEOPLE TO INTERACT, COME AND VISIT, AND GET A TASTE OF THE QUEER OR TRANCE EXPERIENCE.

>> SHE FIRST CAME IN AS A 16- YEAR-OLD CUSTOMER, EXPENSING DRAG FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>> I'M LUCKY TO WORK AT A PLACE WHERE I COME INTO WORK, I KNOW I'M GOING TO LEAVE FEELING BETTER ABOUT MYSELF, EVERYTHING GOING ON IN MY LIFE, I'M GOING TO FEEL BETTER ABOUT IT WHEN I LEAVE WORK.>> Reporter: PEREZ HAS BEEN WITH LIPS FOR 18 YEARS AND ALWAYS ANSWER SHOW WITH A QUESTION.>> IF YOU ENJOYED OUR SHOW THIS MORNING, PLEASE REMAIN AN ALLY TO OUR COMMUNITY ALL YEAR LONG.

THE CHEER AT THE END OF THAT SHOW, IT GIVES ME GOOSEBUMPS.>> STEPPING OUT OF THE HOUSE LOOKING LIKE THIS IS ACTIVISM.

I'M CONFRONTED IMMEDIATELY, AND THE PUBLIC IS CONFRONTED IMMEDIATELY WITH WHO I AM ON THE INSIDE.

WE LIVE OPENLY, AND HONESTLY, AND AUTHENTICALLY, AND THAT IS ACTIVISM.>> Reporter: AND THAT'S PART OF LIPS HISTORY.

>> OUR VISIBILITY AS COMPANY ITSELF IS ACTIVISM, SHOWING FOLKS THAT WE ARE ENTERTAINERS DOING OUR THING AND REFERENCING OUR COMMUNITY, IT'S NOT AS SCANDALOUS AS FOLKS THINK IT IS.>> Reporter: MAKE LIPS YOUR DESTINATION NOT TO CELEBRATE JUST ENTERTAINMENT, BUT A LEGACY OF ACTIVISM.

BETTER, THOUGH, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CARROLL, HAVE AA GREAT WEEKEND AND A WONDERFUL EVENING.

>>> BROUGHT TO YOU IN PART BY THE BILLY HOWLE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.