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>>> PROTESTS PLACING SCRUTINY ON PRESIDENT TRUMP'S IMMIGRATION POLICY AND CRACKDOWN.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

THE SHOOTING CAME ONE DAY AFTER AROUND 2,000 FEDERAL AGENTS DESCENDED ON THE MINNEAPOLIS AREA AS PART OF PRESIDENT TRUMP'S EXPANDED IMMIGRATION OPERATIONS NATIONWIDE.

THE EVENTS ARE NOT ONLY SPURRING CLASHES BETWEEN PROTESTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT BUT BETWEEN STATE AND FEDERAL LEADERS.

>> Reporter: GRIEF.

>> IT WAS SO SAD.

IT WAS SO SAD.

YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING, YOU CAN'T JUST SIT BACK ON THE SIDELINES.

>> Reporter: AND OUTRAGE.

>> ICE OUT!

SDPLRKS AFTER AN ICE AGENT FATALLY SHOT A 37-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IN HER VEHICLE IN MINNEAPOLIS ON THURSDAY.

>> THERE IS EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THAT RENEE-NICOLE GOODE LOST HER LIFE TRYING TO HELP VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS IN HER COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM DEFENDED THE AGENT AND CLAIMED THE WOMAN TRIED TO RUN HIM OVER.

>> THEY DEMANDED AND COMMANDED HER TO GET OUT OF HER VEHICLE SEVERAL, SHE DID NOT.

THIS IS AN EXPERIENCED OFFICER WHO FOLLOWED HIS TRAINING, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO LET THE INVESTIGATION UNFOLD.

>> Reporter: BUT MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ REFERRED TO THE EVENT AS A BRAZEN USE OF FORCE AND SLAMMED WHAT THE STATE CLAIMS IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO EXCLUDE A MINNESOTA AGENCY FROM ITS INVESTIGATION.

>> WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS NOW DENIED THE STATE THAT ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INVESTIGATION.

MINNESOTA MUST BE PART OF THIS INVESTIGATION.

>> Reporter: WALZ CALLED ON FEDERAL AUTHORITIES TO WORK WITH STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS TO DE-ESCALATE THE TENSION IN THE COMMUNITY AND PROTESTERS TO REMAIM CALM WHILE VOWING TO GET JUSTICE FOR THE MOTHER OF THREE WHO LOST HER LIFE.

>> MINNESOTANS WILL TELL HER LIFE STORY.

MINNESOTANS WILL BE THERE TO DEFEND HER HONOR.

AND SEE THIS AS A HUMAN BEING.

>> Reporter: IN MINNEAPOLIS, LEE WALDMAN, KPBSS NOW.

>>> FOR MONTHS LOCAL ORGANIZERS IN SAN DIEGO HAVE BEEN HOLDING WEEKLY PROTESTS IN FRONT OF THE FEDERAL BUILDING DOWNTOWN.

AFTER THE SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS, THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND WAS MORE INTENSE AND THAT ONLY ESCALATED WHEN FEDERAL AGENTS DETAINED ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS.

KPBS "PUBLIC MATTERS" REPORTER JAKE GOTTA HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: PROTESTERS GATHERED HERE IN FRONT OF THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE DOWNTOWN LIKE THEY DO EVERY THURSDAY.

BUT THIS PROTEST WAS DIFFERENT.

YESTERDAY, FEDERAL AGENTS IN MINNEAPOLIS SHOT AND KILLED A WOMAN IN HER CAR.

HER NAME WAS RENEE GOODE.

TENSIONS WERE ALREADY HIGH BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED IN MINNESOTA, BUT BEFORE THE EVENT EVEN STARTED, DHS AGENTS DETAINED DAN SHOOK CASTILLO AS HE WAS DROPPING OFF WATER FOR THE PROTEST.

>> EARLIER TODAY, I WAS DROPPING OFF WATER WHEN A DHS AGENT APPROACHED MY VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THAT IT IS A NONPARKING AND HE TOLD ME I SHOULD BE GETTING ALONG.

AND THEN HE ASKED FOR MY I.D.

WHICH I DID NOT FEEL WAS WARRANTED.

AND WHEN I SAID, WHY DON'T YOU SHOW ME I.D.?

AND I WAS HANDCUFFED.

>> Reporter: THE ORGANIZERS OF THE PROTEST, HE WAS RELEASED SHORTLY AFTER AND GIVEN A PARKING TICKET.

WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM WITH DHS IF IT'S THEIR PROTOCOL TO DETAIN PEOPLE OVER AN ALLEGED TRAFFIC VIOLATION.

A FEW MOMENTS LATER, CASTILLO SPOKE TO THE CROWD.

>> THIS IS PROOF THAT THIS IS GETTING TO THEM.

THEY ARE SCARED OF US.

THEY ARE SCARED OF OUR POWER.

THEY ARE SCARED OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN WE REALIZE THAT THERE IS MORE OF US THAN THEM.

>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS SAY THIS PROTEST WAS LARGER THAN IN RECENT WEEKS AND THERE WERE SOME NEW FACES IN THE CROWD, AS WELL.

BUT THE PROTESTERS WERE CLEAR ABOUT ONE THING, THEY WANT I.C.E.

OUT OF SAN DIEGO.

JAKE GOTTA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A HIGH WIND ADVISORY WAS IN EFFECT FOR OUR MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS EARLIER TODAY, AND THE SANTA ANA WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

ALL THE WINDY WEATHER AND DAYS OF RAIN HAVE RAISED CONCERNS OVER FALLING TREES.

EARLIER THIS WEEK, A MASSIVE EUCALYPTUS TREE FELL IN CANYON SIDE PARK AND PARTS OF TWO TREES FELL DURING THE CHRISTMAS STORM, ONE IN CITY HEIGHTS, KILLING A MAN.

THE OTHER CRASHED INTO A SPRING VALLEY HOME.

WHAT HAPPENS IS THE TREES' ROOTS BEGIN TO LOSE THEIR GRIP AS THE GROUND BECOMES SOAKED FROM THE RAIN.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER KGTV SPOKE TO A TREE SERVICE CONTRACTOR WHO SAYS PREVENTION IS KEY.

>> IT LOOKS PRETTY HEALTHY.

BUT SOMETIMES IN THE INSIDE, IT'S HOLLOW, THE TREE.

SO IT'S HARD TO KNOW UNTIL YOU START CUTTING IT.

IF YOU SEE LIKE A BRANCH FALLING IN YOUR HOUSE OR WHERE YOU PARK YOUR CAR, STUFF LIKE THAT IT'S VERY TRUE.

>> Reporter: CUTTING OR REMOVING TREES NEAR YOUR HOME CAN REDUCE WIND DAMAGE AND HELP WITH POWER LINES.

>>> CHILLY NIGHT UNDER CLEAR SKIES.

TEMPERATURES DROP BACK DOWN TO THE 40s.

WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT WINDS OF CHANGE AND WARMER CONDITIONS, AND JUST HOW PLEASANT THE WEEKEND WILL BE.

I'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS COMING UP.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS ONCE AGAIN TRACKING THE SPREAD OF COVID AND OTHER RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES THROUGH WASTEWATER TESTING.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DE MARCO EXPLAINS WHY THIS MATTERS AND WHAT THE EARLY DATA SHOWS.

>> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME, SAYING COUNTY'S PUBLIC HEALTH LAB IS ROUTINELY TESTING WASTEWATER IN ITS OWN FACILITY.

FEDERAL FUNDING FOR REGIONAL COVID WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE PARTNERSHIP ENDED IN APRIL 2025.

>> WASTEWATER IS A REALLY IMPORTANT SURVEILLANCE TOOL.

IT'S KIND OF HELPS US PROVIDE AN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: JEREMY CORRIGAN DIRECTS THE COUNTY'S PEN HEALTH.

HE SAYS WASTEWATER TESTING HELPS CAPTURE WHAT'S CIRCULATING ACROSS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST PEOPLE WHO GET TESTED OR SHOW UP AT A CLINIC.

>> THERE MAY BE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT DON'T SEEK HEALTH CARE, SO THOSE WOULDN'T BE CAUGHT IN OUR CLINICAL TESTING.

OR MAYBE THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE OR INSURANCE AND THEY DON'T SEEK HEALTH CARE.

>> Reporter: THE TESTING WORKS BY ANALYZING SEWAGE COLLECTED FROM MAJOR TREATMENT PLANTS, INCLUDING POINT LOMA, SOUTH BAY, AND ENCENA.

WHEN PEOPLE ARE INFECTED WITH VIRUSES LIKE COVID OR THE FLU, TRACES ARE SHED THROUGH EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES LIKE USING THE BATHROOM, SHOWERING, OR WASHING CLOTHES.

>> WHAT THIS WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE ALLOWS US TO DO IS GET ACCESS TO ALL OF THAT DATA IN OUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE THAT BACK TO EVERYBODY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH.

>> Reporter: THE FIRST WASTEWATER SAMPLE SHOWS COVID LEVELS REMAIN LOW, WHILE FLU CASES ARE INCREASING.

THE TREND MIRRORS THE COUNTY'S LATEST CLINICAL DATAING.

DATA PUBLISHED "TODAY" SHOW ABOUT 1,000 FLU CASES REPORTED LAST WEEK AND LOWER COVID CASE COUNTS AROUND 140.

FOR DOCTORS, THAT INFORMATION CAN GUIDE REALTIME DECISIONS.

>> FOR ME, BETTER TO KNOW SOMETHING THAN TO JUST KIND OF TRY TO GUESS AT IT.

AND THIS IS ANOTHER TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX THAT PHYSICIANS AND OUR PUBLIC HEALTH CAN USE TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: DR.

WILLIAM SANG IS ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF AT KAISER PERMANENTE.

HE SAYS IT ALSO HELPS HIM ADVISE PATIENTS WHEN RISK IS RISING.

>> WHEN PATIENTS COME IN AND I KNOW THE TRANSMISSION'S HIGH, I LET PEOPLE KNOW.

"HEY, BE CAREFUL OUT THERE."

>> Reporter: THE COUNTY HAS MADE THE WASTEWATER DATA PUBLIC THROUGH A NEW ONLINE DASHBOARD.

>> WE WANTED TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE AS REALTIME AS POSSIBLE.

THERE'S A LOT OF CONFLICT, PERHAPS, BUT AT THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD YOU'LL SEE KIND OF AN EASY TO INTERPRET SUMMARY.

>> Reporter: COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY FUTURE WASTEWATER TESTING COULD EXPAND TO INCLUDE DISEASES LIKE HEPATITIS "A," MEASLES, AND M POX.

HEIDI DE MARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE COUNTY IS MOVING FORWARD WITH PLANS IN LEMON GROVE TO BUILD CABINS FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

THE PROJECT HAS HAD SOME HICCUPS ALONG THE WAY.

>> Reporter: COUNTY OFFICIALS METHOD THEY HAD A SWEET DEAL HERE AT THE CORNER OF SWEET WATER ROAD AND TROY STREET.

FOR A DOLLAR A MONTH, THE COUNTY WOULD RENT THE LAND FROM CAL TRANS AND BUILD CABINS FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

THEY'LL LIKELY STILL BE BUILT BUT THE DOLLAR A MONTH DEAL IS GONE BECAUSE THE LAND WAS BOUGHT WITH FEDERAL MONEY AND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WON'T LET IT BE RENTED FOR BELOW MARKET RATES.

THE COUNTY HAD TO PIVOT AND AS NEGOTIATIONS TO BUY THE LAND FROM CAL TRANS FOR $955,000.

>> MY DIRECTION WAS, LET'S MOVE FORWARD AND SEE HOW WE CAN NEGOTIATE A SALE.

BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT TO STATE THE COURSE.

IF WE CHANGED COURSE, WE MAY HAVE TO START ALL EVER AGAIN.

THAT, IN MY MIND, IS A WASTE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, THERE'S STILL PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO ARE OPPOSING THE PROJECT.

BLAIR LIVES A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM TROY STREET.

SHE UNDERSTANDS THE NEED TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS, BUT SHE DOESN'T THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT LOCATION.

>> WE DON'T HAVE MANY RESOURCES AS FAR AS JOB AND EMPLOYMENT.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY RESOURCES AS FAR AS REHABILITATION OR ANY KIND OF SERVICES THAT THESE PEOPLE COULD RECEIVE.

AND SO WHY THIS NEIGHBORHOOD?

>> Reporter: BILL FULTON IS THE CODIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR HOUSING POLICY AND DESIGN AT UC SAN DIEGO.

HE SAYS HAVING RESOURCES ON-SITE COULD ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS.

>> CASE MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES ON-SITE, YOU'VE GOT DECENT SANITARY HOUSING, THE RISK TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS PRETTY LOW.

I MEAN, IF THIS WORKS THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK, YOU PROBABLY WON'T EVEN REALIZE THAT IT'S THERE OR YOU WON'T REALIZE THAT IT IS HOUSING SERVING FORMERLY HOMELESS PEOPLE, AS OPPOSED TO HOUSING SERVING ANYBODY ELSE.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO THE DID CABINS, COUNTY PLANS TO OFFER ON-SITE CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR THE RESIDENTS.

CAL TRANS OFFICIALS WILL MEET IN MARCH TO DISCUSS THE SALE.

THE COUNTY HOPES TO BREAK GROUND ON THE PROJECT THIS SUMMER.

ELAINE ALFARO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A SHOOTING IN IMPERIAL BEACH IS DRAWING SCRUTINY ON HOW THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE RESPONSE TO MENTAL HEALTH CRISES.

DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, A LOCAL MAN WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY.

KPBS'S KORI SUZUKI SAYS THE FAMILY IS MOURNING HIS DEATH.

AND A WARNING, THIS CASE MENTIONS DEATH, POLICE VIOLENCE, AND SUICIDE.

>> Reporter: SUNDAY EVENING ALONG THE WATERFRONT IN IMPERIAL BEACH.

NORMALLY, THE ENTRANCE TO THE PIER IS COLORFUL AND BRIGHT.

THE GIANT RAIN BORE SURFBOARDS GLOWING IN THE SUN.

TONIGHT, THOUGH, THE SOMBER ORANGE GLOW OF CANDLES AS PEOPLE GATHERED TO HOLD A VIGIL FOR GARY GATES.

♪ GATES SPENT MOST DAYS LIVING HERE ALONG THE WATERFRONT.

HE HAD ROUGH EDGES.

PEOPLE SAID HE WASN'T ALWAYS RATIONAL OR EASY TO BE AROUND.

THEY ALSO SAID HE WAS HONEST AND EMOTIONAL.

HE LOVED FEEDING THE PIGEONS AND PLAYED A VIDEO GAME WHERE HIS CHARACTER WAS A DEEJAY.

GATES WAS ACTIVE ON FACEBOOK.

HIS PROFILE IS FULL OF VIDEOS OF THE OCEAN WAVES AND PEOPLE IN THE PARK.

HERE'S ONE OF HIM TALKING WITH A CITY WORKER.

>> I'VE BEEN SLEEPING HERE SEVEN WEEKS AND YOU COME OUT YELLING AT ME SAYING YOU NEED THIS SPOT, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

>> Reporter: IN THE DAYS BEFORE SHOOTING, IT SEEMED GATES WAS IN A DARK PLACE.

HE POSTED ABOUT THE CHALLENGES HE'S FACED IN HIS LIFE, ABOUT THE COSTS OF HEALTH CARE, THE BUREAUCRACY OF CALIFORNIA'S HOUSING SYSTEM, HOW HE MIGHT TRY TO OVERDOSE ON DRUGS OR GET A POLICE OFFICER TO SHOOT HIM.

THAT NIGHT, THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS THEY GOT A CALL ABOUT GATES POSSIBLY OVERDOSING NEAR THE PIER.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS THE MAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY IN THE AREA WITH NO POLICE DEPARTMENT.

POLICE SAY GATES WAS HOLDING A KNIFE AND THREATENING TO STAB HIMSELF.

THE OFFICERS CALLED IN THE COUNTY'S PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM AND CRISIS NEGOTIATORS.

THE POLICE LEFT.

>> 911 EMERGENCY.

>> HI, THIS IS GARY GATES.

I'M AT THE PIER IN IMPERIAL BEACH.

COULD YOU SEND OFFICER ESPOSITO OUT HERE TO SPEAK WITH ME FOR A MINUTE?

>> Reporter: THEY GOT A 911 CALL FROM GATES HIMSELF.

THREE DEPUTIES RESPONDED, BODY CAMERAS ROLLING.

A BRIGHT SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

IT'S THE WEEKEND BEFORE CHRISTMAS, AND THE BACKGROUND, THERE'S A POWWOW FESTIVAL.

YOU CAN SEE TENTS AND A BIG CROWD.

>> GARY, WHAT'S GOING ON THERE?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

LET'S JUST HAVE A CONVERSATION.

>> Reporter: GATES SAYS HE WANTS TO TALK TO ONE OF THE DEPUTIES.

MAXWELL HAMMOND.

HAMMOND APPROACHES GATES, WHO BACKS AWAY FROM HIM.

"COME ON," GATES SAYS, "GET YOUR GUN OUT."

>> BACK UP, BACK UP!

>> GARY, MAN -- >> GET THE GUN OUT!

>> Reporter: GATES TAKES OUT A KNIFE AND WALKS INTO THE INTERSECTION.

"DON'T MISS," HE SAYS.

>> DON'T MISS.

>> GARY, GARY, STAY WHERE YOU ARE.

GET A BEAN BAG FROM MY CAR.

>> Reporter: HAMMOND ASKS ONE OF THE OTHER DEPUTIES TO GET TO A BEAN BAG, REFERRING TO A LESS-LETHAL SHOTGUN.

THEY DRAW GUNS.

THE THIRD DRAWS HER TASER INSTEAD.

>> GARY!

>> DON'T MISS!

>> DON'T DO IT, GARY!

[ SHOTS FIRED ] >> Reporter: GATES FALLS TO THE GROUND.

"I FORGIVE YOU," HE SAYS.

THE NEXT CLIP WE SEE IS HAMMOND APPLYING BANDAGES.

AS AN ANGRY CROWD GATHERS.

>> GARY WAS ASKING FOR A SHERIFF TO END HIS LIFE.

AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THAT SCENARIO IN THE STREET AND WHAT TO DO WHEN THAT HAPPENS.

>> Reporter: DANIELLE RICHARDSON LIVES IN THE AREA.

SHE'S A DOCTOR AND A MEMBER OF THE LOCAL COP WATCH, AN ADVOCACY GROUP THAT RECORDS POLICE OFFICERS RESPONDING TO KAS.

RICHARDSON SAYS THE DEPUTIES' RESPONSE RAISES A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS.

SHE SAYS THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN GATES TO THE HOSPITAL WHEN THEY FIRST ENCOUNTERED HIM THE FRIDAY BEFORE.

>> WHEN SOMEBODY IS A THREAT TO THEIR OWN LIFE, THEY HAVE TO BE PUT ON WHAT WE CALL A 5150.

THAT'S A MEDICAL HOLD.

FOR THEM TO GET EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT.

>> Reporter: RICHARDSON SAYS THEY ALSO SHOULD HAVE TAKEN -- SHOULD HAVE BEEN PREPARED TO DE-ESCALATE WHEN GATES DID TRY TO CONFRONT THEM.

RICHARDSON SAYS HAMMOND, THE DEPUTY WHO SHOT GATES, DIDN'T HANDLE THE SITUATION WELL.

>> HE DIDN'T MAKE ANY LAWFUL COMMANDS TO GARY TO DROP HIS WEAPON.

HE JUST SAID, "GARY, NO, NO."

THAT IS NOT CLEAR COMMAND.

>> Reporter: THE SHOOTING IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY POLICE IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO BECAUSE OF A COUNTY-WIDE AGREEMENT MEANT TO AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE DID NOT RESPOND TO QUESTIONS BY KPBS' DEADLINE.

♪ KORI SUZUKI, KPBS NEWS.

>> A VERY WELL TOLD STORY THERE.

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>>> TONIGHT ON "THE NEWS HOUR," THE CONTINUED FALLOUT FROM THE SHOOTING OF A U.S.

CITIZEN BY AN I.C.E.

AGENT IN MINNEAPOLIS.

THAT'S AT 7:00 AFTER "EVENING EDITION" ON KPBS.

>>> TAMALE CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN SAN DIEGO SAY STRANGERS ARE FAILING THEM, SAYING THE HARASSMENT SPREAD FROM MINNEAPOLIS THIS WEEK.

>> Reporter: KHALIF HAS PROVIDED CHILDCARE IN SAN DIEGO LONG ENOUGH TO WATCH BABIES BECOME ADULTS.

TWO DAYS AGO -- >> I WAS COMING MY HOUSE AND HAVING KIDS IN MY CAR, AND I SAW A CAR IN FRONT OF MY MOUSE.

TWO YOUNG MINUTES WAS IN THERE AND HAVING A CAMERA.

>> Reporter: SHE WAS SCARED.

SHE CIRCLED THE BLOCK, HOPING THEY WOULD LEAVE.

>> FINALLY, I GO INTO MY HOUSE AND I JUST -- WHEN THEY SAW ME, THAT I HAVE KIDS THAT I'M DROPPING OFF IN THE CAR, THEY JUST PASS BY TO ME AND DRIVE AWAY.

>> Reporter: KHALIF ISN'T ALONE.

IN DECEMBER, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CALLED SOMALI PEOPLE, QUOTE, GARBAGE.

WEEKS LATER, A USER BEGAN SURVEILLING SOMALI CHILDCARE CENTERS MAKING UNVERIFIED CLAIMS OF FRAUD.

HARASSMENT SPREAD TO SAN DIEGO.

SAN DIEGO DOMESTIC WORKERS UNION SAYS IT'S HEARD OF AT LEAST SEVEN INCIDENTS THIS WEEK OF STRANGERS SURVEILLING, HARASSING, AND EVEN STALKING SOMALI CHILDCARE PROVIDERS.

THEY ENCOURAGE PROVIDERS TO REPORT THESE INCIDENTS AS HATE CRIMES TO THE POLICE.

SHAWNEE RIVERA IS A SAN DIEGO COUNCIL MEMBER.

HE SAYS HE WILL WORK WITH THE POLICE TO MAKE SURE THE REPORTS ARE APPROPRIATELY HANDLED.

>> CHOOSING TO MAKE THE SOMALI COMMUNITY, EVERY SOMALI, AN AMERICAN IN THIS COUNTRY, A SUSPECT OF FRAUD IS RACIST, IS UNFAIR, AND IS COMPLETELY INCONSISTENT WITH THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT THE SOMALI AMERICANS IN SAN DIEGO DO TO MAKE SAN DIEGO A BETTER PLACE.

>> Reporter: KHALIF SAYS SHE NO LONGER FEELS SAFE.

SHE INSTALLED A NEW SECURITY SYSTEM ON HER HOUSE.

>> I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I'M FEELING THIS FEARNESS IN HERE, IN UNITED STATES, THAT I CAME ALL THE WAY DOWN -- BECAUSE OUT OF MY COUNTRY, TO HERE, TO FEEL SAFE.

AND NOW I'M FEELING THIS WAY.

I MEAN -- UNDER THE CONSTITUTION IN AMERICA, IT SURPRISES ME.

>> Reporter: KATIE HYSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO FAMILIES WITH SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN WILL NEED TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A STRIKE.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED WILL CLOSE SCHOOLS FEBRUARY 26th AS SAN DIEGO EDUCATOR ASSOCIATION, SDEA, WILL GO ON STRIKE OVER SPECIAL EDUCATION STAFFING ISSUES.

IT IS PART OF A CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION INITIATIVE AIMED AT BRINGING PAY AND BENEFITS IN ALIGNMENT.

THE DISTRICT SAYS ITS DECISION TO CLOSE SCHOOLS IS FOR STUDENT SAFETY, SUPERVISION, AND THE ABILITY TO OPERATE DURING A WORK STOPPAGE.

MARCH 9th WILL BE A MAKEUP DATE FOR MISSED CLASSES.

>>> MULTIPLE OUTBREAKS IN 2025 HAVE PUT THE U.S.'

MEASLES STATUS IN DANGER.

WHY EXPERTS SAY EVERYONE WHO'S UNVACCINATED IS AT RISK REGARDLESS OF AGE.

>> Reporter: IT'S ONE OF THE MOST CONTAGIOUS DISEASES, BUT A VACCINE IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PROTECTION AGAINST MEASLES.

HOWEVER, VACCINATION RATES HAVE BEEN FALLING FOR YEARS.

FOR THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR, CDC DATA SHOWS 92.5% OF INCOMING KINDERGARTENERS HAD RECEIVED THE VACCINE.

THAT'S BELOW THE 95% THRESHOLD PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS SAY IS NECESSARY TO PREVENT OUTBREAKS.

>> THERE IS A THREAT THAT UNITED STATES COULD LOSE ITS MEASLES ELIMINATION STATUS AGAIN AFTER 25 YEARS.

>> Reporter: DR.

WILLIAM MOSS WITH JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS THE NUMBER OF MEASLES CASES LAST YEAR IN THE U.S.

IS THE HIGHEST IT'S BEEN SINCE THE YEAR 2000.

CDC DATA RELEASED TODAY SHOWS FOR THE FULL YEAR OF 2025, THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 2,144 CONFIRMED MEASLES CASES REPORTED IN THE U.S.

AND 49 OUTBREAKS.

THE CDC SAYS ONLY CONFIRMED CASES ARE INCLUDED, NOT ONES DEEMED PROBABLE BY STATES.

SO FAR IN 2026, THERE ARE THREE CONFIRMED MEASLES CASES LINKED TO OUTBREAKS THAT STARTED LAST WEEK.

>> NOT SURPRISINGLY, 92% OF THE CASES HAVE BEEN IN THOSE WHO ARE UNVACCINATED OR WITHOUT KNOWN VACCINATION STATUS.

>> Reporter: MOSS SAYS WHAT'S SURPRISING IS THE AGES OF THOSE WHO HAVE GOTTEN MEASLES.

THE CDC SAYS ABOUT 25% OF CASES HAVE BEEN IN CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 5 YEARS OLD, BUT ABOUT ONE-THIRD HAVE BEEN IN ADULTS OLDER THAN 20 YEARS OF AGE.

IF THE OUTBREAKS CONTINUE, MOSS SAYS THE U.S.

MEASLES ELIMINATION STATUS IS UNDER THREAT.

>>> OCEANSIDE HAS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AFTER SAND BUILDUP DECREASED THE DEPTH OF THE HARBOR.

AS KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN SHOWS US, IT'S CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR BOATERS.

>> THEY HAVE IT MARKED, DANGER, SHALLOW AREA.

>> Reporter: CAPTAIN NATHAN WARREN TRAVELS IN AND OUT OF THE HARBOR REGULARLY, TAKING GUESTS WHALE WATCHING.

HE GAVE US A TOUR TO SHOW HOW DANGEROUS THE HARBOR MOUTH IS DUE TO THE SEND SEDIMENT BUILD UP.

>> THERE, THAT DARK GREEN.

THAT'S RIGHT WHERE THAT SANDBAR IS AND IT'S BREAKING RIGHT THERE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS SEVERAL BOATS HAVE RUN AGROUND HERE.

>> SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

PEOPLE NEED TO BE AWARE OF IT.

>> Reporter: THIS IS WHAT THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DEPLOYED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES HERE.

>> WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS MARINE SAFETY HAS BEEN KEEPING THINGS OPEN ON HARBOR BEACH.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE CITY'S COASTAL ZONE ADMINISTRATOR.

SHE SAYS KEEPING THE TOWER OPEN ENABLES LIFEGUARDS TO MONITOR THE HARBOR AND ASSIST BOATERS WITH SAFELY NAVIGATING THE CHANNEL.

THE SAND BUILDUP HAS LOWERED THE DEPTH OF THE HARBOR MOUTH TO 14 FEET.

THE IDEAL DEPTH IS 30 FEET.

>> IF YOU ARE NOT AN EXPERIENCED BOATER OR YOUR BOAT DOESN'T HAVE A MEASURING -- A DEVICE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SEE THE DEPTH OF THE AREA WHERE YOU'RE IN, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING IN AND OUT OF OUR HARBOR RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: THE CITY HAS PETITIONED THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO DO AN EMERGENCY DREDGE, BUT THE CORPS DETERMINED THE HARBOR IS STILL NAVIGABLE.

BRIAN KIM IS THE CORPS' PROJECT MANAGER.

>> EVEN THOUGH WE AREN'T ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE AN EMERGENCY DREDGE REQUEST, WE DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE HARBOR IS NOT IN IDEAL CONDITIONS, AND IT'S -- IT NEEDS TO BE DREDGED.

>> Reporter: THAT'S WHY THE CORP HAS PUT OUT BIDS.

OFFICIALS WARN BOATERS NOT TO USE THE HARBOR ENTRANCE DURING LOW TIDES AND BIG SWELLS, AS THAT COULD OVERTURN BOATS.

>> THE LAST THING WE WANT IS OCEANSIDE GETTING LABELED A DANGEROUS HARBOR TO GO IN AND OUT OF.

>>> STARTING OFF WITH YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES, AS WE ARE TRACKING A PRETTY DECENT PATTERN CHANGE AFTER SOME RECENT WET AND COOL WEATHER, IT STILL WILL BE COOL BUT IT'S GOING TO BE GETTING DRIER.

OUR WINDS DO SHIFT TONIGHT AND SOME WARMER WEATHER EVENTUALLY RETURNS OVER THE COMING DAYS, WHICH DOES LEAD US INTO A REALLY PLEASANT WEEKEND.

CHILLY TONIGHT.

BORREGO SPRINGS 37.

MOUNT LAGUNA 27.

44 SAN DIEGO.

CHULA VISTA 41.

OCEANSIDE DROP INTO THE UPPER 30s THROUGH TONIGHT.

GUSTIER CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE FOOTHILLS.

THE VALLEYS, WINDS COULD BE GUSTING 40 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR.

THAT'S ALSO BRINGING US THE COOLER TEMPERATURES.

WHILE WE'RE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT A FIRE DANGER FROM THE SANTA ANA WINDS, THERE COULD BE SOME WINDS THAT ARE STRONG ENOUGH THAT UPROOT SMALLER TREES.

JUST HOW WET IT HAS BEEN ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

STILL DEALING WITH GUSTIER WINDS THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW AND COOLER AIR DOMINATES THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY.

BUT HIGH PRESSURE, SINKING AIR, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE WALL-TO-WALL SUNSHINE.

A DAY'S WORTH OF SUNSHINE.

IT'S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL AS WE GET UP TO 66 IN OCEANSIDE, SAN DIEGO, CHULA VISTA.

COOL IN BORREGO SPRINGS AND MOUNT LAGUNA, TEMPS BELOW AVERAGE.

THE WEEKEND, THIS IS A GOOD SIGN ON THIS MAP.

DRY, TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO NEAR AVERAGE.

THE FIVE-DAY FORECAST ALONG THE COAST.

I'M JEALOUS OF THIS WEATHER.

SUNSHINE, 66.

71 ON SATURDAY.

AND 73 FOR A PLEASANT SUNDAY.

A FEW CLOUDS RETURNING MONDAY.

FURTHER INLAND, A LOT OF SUNSHINE OVER THE COMING DAYS HERE.

HOW ABOUT SUNNY AND 75 WEATHER SUNDAY AND MONDAY BEFORE TEMPERATURES COME UP ON TUESDAY.

THE MOUNTAINS STAY CHILLY OVER THE COMING DAYS HERE, BUT LOTS OF SUNSHINE.

WE'LL FEEL NICE AND TEMPERATURES COME BACK UP TO THE 50s BY TUESDAY.

THE TELLS CERTS, OUR TEMPERATURES STAY COOL.

IT'S A GRADUAL WARMING TREND, BACK TO THE 60s AND 70s BY NEXT WEEK.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M MARY ELLA SCALESE.

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