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CALL 1-800-BILL HOWE OR VISIT ONLINE.

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♪ >>> IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHO YOU CAN CALL FOR HELP.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

NONPROFIT 211 SAN DIEGO LAUNCHED A NEW FUNDRAISING AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.

ANDREW DYER SAYS LEADERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE IMPACTED BY FEDERAL FUNDING CHANGES.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGANS HELPING SAN DIEGANS CAMPAIGN IS AN EFFORT BY THE NONPROFIT TO HIGHLIGHT ITS ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

IT CONNECTS PEOPLE TO SERVICES.

211 SAN DIEGO PRESIDENT BILL YORK SAID IT'S VITAL TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY NEED IT.

>> WE'RE NOT DUPLICATING SERVICES BUT MAKING SYSTEMS WORK BETTER AND GETTING PEOPLE ACCESS.

WE'RE ALSO A LIVE VOICE HEARING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS WITH EMPATHY AND CONCERN DURING TRYING TIMES.

WHEN SYSTEMS GET COMPLICATED.

>> Reporter: AT A NEWS CONFERENCE, YORK AND OTHER LEADERS TALKED ABOUT CONFUSION AND UNCERTAINTY AFTER THIS SUMMER'S BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL CUT FEDERAL SOCIAL PROGRAMS.

SAN DIEGO DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT PETERS SAYS THERE'S EFFECTS.

>> MY DISTINCT IS LEAST DEPENDENT ON MEDICAID BUT STILL 20% GET IT FROM MEDICARE.

THAT'S SLASHED.

>> Reporter: YORK SAYS 211 GETS 2,000 CALLS A DAY FROM PEOPLE CONFUSED ABOUT THE BENEFITS.

>> WE'RE ALREADY SEEING PEOPLE FALLING OFF MEDICAID.

WE'RE SEEING PEOPLE FEARFUL OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN AND WHEN, THAT'S WHO WE TALK TO EVERY DAY.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS 211 SAN DIEGO IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO HELP PEOPLE NAVIGATE THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE.

>> WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT FILLING THE GAPS WHERE PEOPLE WILL BE LOSING ACCESS TO SERVICES.

>> Reporter: IF YOU NEED HELP, CALL 211 OR GO TO 211SANDIEGO.ORG.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A GROUP OF SKIERS IN COLORADO WERE CAUGHT IN THE DEADLIEST AVALANCHE IN STATE HISTORY.

EIGHT ARE DEAD.

>> Reporter: A TRAGIC TURN.

>> EIGHT OF THE ADDITIONAL NINE ADDITIONAL SKIERS HAVE BEEN LOCATED DECEASED.

WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR ONE OF THE MEMBERS AT THIS TIME.

>> Reporter: EMERGENCY CREWS RECEIVED REPORTS OF A AVALANCHE HITTING CASTLE PEAK AROUND 11:30 TUESDAY MORNING.

IMMEDIATELY, SKILLED RESCUE SKI TEAMS RACED TO THE SCENE.

46 EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS IN ALL SAYS THE NEVADA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

SIX SURVIVORS WERE RESCUED WITH INJURIES, TWO OF WHOM WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

AS TIME GOES ON, WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING A CHALLENGE AS SKIERS SEARCH FOR THE ONE REMAINING MISSING SKIER.

>> DUE TO THE ONGOING CHALLENGES OF THE WEATHER, AVALANCHE CONDITIONS, EFFORT REMAINS ONGOING AS WELL AS THE SEARCH BUT WEATHER IS A FACTOR.

IT'S NOT A RESOURCE ISSUE BUT WEATHER CONDITION AND SAFETY CONDITION FOR OUR RESPONSE TEAMS.

>> Reporter: EVEN AS SNOWFALL TAPERS WED, LINGERING SHOWERS AND EXISTING SNOW WILL KEEP IT DIFFICULT AROUND THE TAHOE BASIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION.

ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED EARLY TUESDAY, POTENTIALLY STACKING NEW SNOW ON TOP.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M ARIELLA SCALISE, AND COMING UP, THE TEMPERATURES DROP TO THE 50s BUT GOT TO GET READY FOR MORE SNOWS ON THE WAY TOMORROW.

DRIER CONDITIONS AND WARM WEATHER AHEAD.

WE'LL GET A CLOSER LOOK.

>>> WE'RE GETTING A BREAK IN THE RAIN BUT IT'S EXPECTED TO PICK UP TOMORROW.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER WENT TO MISSION BEACH TO CHECK ON CONDITIONS THERE.

IT'S PRONE TO FLOODING, THIS MORNING NO DIFFERENT.

SEVERAL BUSINESSES ALONG MISSION BAY BOULEVARD HAVE PUT UP FLOOD BARRIERS AND SAND BAGS.

>> I'VE CONSISTENTLY SEEN THEM PUT UP FLOOD BARRIERS AND YOU'D SAND BAGS AT OUR SHARED ENTRANCE.

CONSISTENTLY HAVING TO DO FLOOD CONTROL AND BRING IN PEOPLE TO DEAL WITH THE WEATHER DAMAGE.

IT'S A PROBLEM WITH HEAVY RAIN OR EVEN MODERATE.

>> SOME BUSINESS OWNERS SAY THEY'VE OFTEN ASKED THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO TO LOOK INTO IT.

BUT NO LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS.

>>> IT'S MORE THAN A YEAR SINCE PRESIDENT TRUMP BEGAN HIS DEPORTATION CAMPAIGN.

A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS HERE IS TRYING TO DOCUMENT THE ACTIVITIES.

WE WENT ON A RIDE-ALONG.

>> Reporter: VOLUNTEERS MEET BEFORE DAWN IN DARK PARKING LOTS, HANG DECALS ON THEIR CARS LETTING NEIGHBORS KNOW THAT THESE PATROLS ARE LOOKING FOR I.C.E.

AGENTS.

THEY GO THROUGH THE ROUTE, HIT THE ROAD.

[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] >> Reporter: ON THIS FEBRUARY MORNING, VOLUNTEERS ARE PATROLLING THE STREETS OF LOGAN HEIGHTS.

THEY'VE BEEN DOCUMENTING I.C.E.

ACTIVITY IN SAN DIEGO FOR MORE THAN A YEAR NOW.

ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS AGREED TO LET KPBS TAG ALONG.

>> YEAH, I MEAN IT'S BEEN WILD, EVERYTHING HAPPENING.

>> Reporter: IT'S ONE OF SEVERAL PATROLS THE ACTIVIST GROUP REGULARLY ORGANIZES THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO.

ON THE DAY KPBS JOINED THEM IN LOGAN HEIGHTS THERE WERE SEPARATE PATROLS IN THREE OTHER AREAS.

THEY'RE TRAINED TO IDENTIFY UNDERCOVER I.C.E.

VEHICLES.

WHEN THEY SPOT A VEHICLE, VOLUNTEERS PULL OUT MEGAPHONES AND TELL NEIGHBORS TO STAY INSIDE.

MOST DAYS THE PATROLS, LIKE THE ONE KPBS WENT ON, ARE QUIET.

WE DROVE AROUND LOGAN HEIGHTS A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR, NOTHING TO REPORT.

BUT SOMETIMES THEY DO SPOT I.C.E.

AND SPEAK UP.

LIKE ON THIS VIDEO FROM A PATROL IN DECEMBER.

>> GET OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY, WE'RE SICK OF YOU SEPARATING FAMILIES AND TERRORIZING WORKING PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: SOMETIMES I.C.E.

AGENTS CONFRONT THE COMMUNITY PATROLS.

HERE FEDERAL AGENTS ACCUSE THEM OF OBSTRUCTING.

>> YOU NEED TO STEP BACK.

>> YOU'RE IMPEDING MY JOB.

>> I AM NOT IMPEDING YOUR JOB.

>> Reporter: THERE HAVE BEEN NOT ANY LARGE DEPLOYMENTS IN SAN DIEGO LIKE OTHER AMERICAN CITIES, BUT FEDERAL DATA SHOW THAT I.C.E.

AGENTS ARRESTED ROUGHLY 5,000 PEOPLE LAST YEAR.

>> WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE INTENSIFIED ROVING PATROLS THAT ARE USUALLY OUT IN LOS ANGELES OR CHICAGO, MINNESOTA, RIGHT.

THAT DIDN'T MEAN THEY'RE NOT HAPPENING.

>> Reporter: HERE IT'S HAPPENING SLOWLY, PRADO SAYS, AND IF YOU'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION, YOU MAY THINK SAN DIEGO IS NOT IMPACTED.

>> THEY ARE HAPPENING BUT NOT TO THE SCALE AND INTENSITY THAT OTHER PLACES HAVE SEEN.

>> Reporter: BUT RECENTLY, THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH I.C.E.

AGENTS HAVE GOTTEN INCREASINGLY TENSE.

ESPECIALLY AFTER THE KILLINGS OF ALEX PRETTI AND RENEE NICOLE GOOD, CITIZENS WHO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CALLED DOMESTIC TERRORISTS.

THIS MAN SAYS THAT CRIMINALIZES THEIR WORK.

[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] >> Reporter: DIAZ'S FAMILY FLED THE MILITARY DICTATORSHIP OF PINOCHET IN CHILE, AND HE SAYS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TACTICS REMIND HIM OF THE DICTATOR.

THEY'RE AFRAID.

[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] >> Reporter: BUT INSTEAD OF BEING PARALYZED BY THEIR FEAR, DIAZ SAYS MORE PEOPLE ARE SIGNING UP FOR COMMUNITY PATROLS.

[ SPEAKING SPANISH ] >> Reporter: IT OFFERS MULTIPLE TRAINING PROGRAMS, SOME TEACH THE BASICS OF COMMUNITY PATROLS, OTHERS SHOW VOLUNTEERS HOW TO WATCH THEIR OWN BLOCKS.

SOMETHING THEY DON'T TEACH IS GET IN BETWEEN FEDERAL AGENTS AND THEIR TARGETS.

THEY'RE TOLD TO IDENTIFY, CONFIRM AND NOTIFY, NOT OBSTRUCT.

>> IN THIS WAY, FAMILIES CAN TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS AND NOT PUT THEMSELVES IN UNNECESSARY RISK AND GET DETAINED.

>> Reporter: I.C.E.

DID NOT RESPOND TO QUESTIONS FROM KPBS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY PATROLS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> A CALIFORNIA LAWMAKER SAYS IMPERIAL COUNTY OFFICIALS FAILED TO ANSWER CRITICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT A DATA CENTER SUBJECT.

STEVE PEDILLA IS PRESSING THEM TO STOP THE PROJECT.

>> Reporter: HE SENT A LETTER ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WATER AND ENERGY NEEDS AND LOCAL PLANNING.

LAST WEEK PADILLA ACCUSED THE OFFICIALS OF FAILING TO ANSWER HIS QUESTIONS.

IT'S NOT BEEN TRANSPARENT.

>> WORKED IN LAND USE FOR DECADES AND I CAN TELL YOU THIS IS VERY ODD AND NOT HOW YOU DO BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: THE PROPOSED COMPUTING WAREHOUSE WOULD BE MASSIVE, ALMOST A MILLION SQUARE FEET, PART OF A NATIONWIDE INFRASTRUCTURE BOOM AROUND AI.

THE DEVELOPERS BEHIND IT ARE OPENLY TRYING TO AVOID THE SCRUTINY.

THEY FIRED BACK AT PADILLA, SAYING THEY MET IN HIS OFFICE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> A SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE REJECTED A PROPOSAL TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY, SAY.

LAST JUNE THEY APPROVED NEW CHARGES FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMEOWNERS FOR TRASH PICKUP, BUT THEY WERE HIGHER THAN WHEN THE VOTERS VOTED.

>>> SCIENTISTS AT SCRIPPS RESEARCH MAY HAVE FOUND A WAY TO REDESIGN FENTANYL, AIMING TO KEEP ITS POWERFUL PAIN RELIEF WHILE REDUCING OVERDOSE RISK.

>> Reporter: FENTANYL HAS BEEN USED FOR SEVERE PAIN SINCE THE 1960s, BUT IT'S ALSO A MAJOR DRIVER OF ADDICTION AND OVERDOSE DEATHS.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY RECORDED 320 FENTANYL OVERDOSE DEATHS LAST YEAR.

SCRIPPS RESEARCH CHEMIST SAYS HIS TEAM WANTED TO SEE IF THEY COULD MAKE IT SAFER BY SLIGHTLY REDESIGNING THE DRUG AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL.

>> I DECIDED TO LOOK AT TRYING TO LOOK PUTTING IN A COMPONENT TO BE VIEWED AS FENTANYL BY THE IMMUNE SYSTEM BUT WOULDN'T HAVE THE LIABILITIES.

>> Reporter: JANDA SAYS FOR DECADES SCIENTISTS BELIEVED YOU COULDN'T CHANGE THE STRUCTURE WITHOUT WORRYING HOW IT WORKS.

HIS TEAM CHANGED WHAT HE CALLED THE CORE UNIT OF THE MOLECULE AND TESTED IT IN MICE.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE A HONEYCOMB, AND WE CHANGED IT TO LOOK LIKE TWO SQUARES HOOKED TOGETHER LIKE PAPER CLIPS.

SURPRISINGLY WE FOUND IT STILL HAS THE ABILITY TO BLOCK PAIN BUT DOESN'T CAUSE RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION.

>> Reporter: RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION IS THE SLOWING OF BREATHING THAT MAKES FENTANYL OVERDOSES SO DEADLY.

DR.

RICHARD CLARK AT UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH.

HE TREATS OVERDOSES.

>> THE HIGHER AMOUNT YOU INJECT IN YOURSELF, THE QUICKER YOU'LL STOP BREATHING.

POTENTIAL YOU COULD STOP BREATHING WITHIN MINUTES OF A LARGE DOSE OF FENTANYL.

>> Reporter: CLARK SAYS IF A NEW VERSION OF THE DRUG TRULY REDUCED THE BREATHING RISK IT COULD MAKE OVERDOSES LESS DEADLY.

>> MY TAKEAWAY, THIS RESEARCH IS FASCINATING.

IF IT HOLDS TRUE IN HUMANS, IT HAS GREAT POTENTIAL.

>> Reporter: IT'S STILL IN EARLY LAB STAGES.

JANDA SAID HIS TEAM CHOSE NOT TO PATENT THE RESEARCH, HOPING OTHERS WILL BUILD ON IT.

>> IT'S A MAKEOVER OF FENTANYL, THAT PEOPLE THINK IS A MONSTER, AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT MORE TAME HOW TO USE IT AS THERAPEUTIC.

>> Reporter: IT COULD LEAD TO NEW OPIATE MEDICATIONS TO REDUCE OVERDOSE AND DEATH.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, MARK ZUCKERBERG TAKES THE STAND IN A TRIAL THAT COULD HOLD SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ADDICTIVE CONTENT.

ON KPBS.

>>> KEN KRAMER IS CELEBRATING A BIG MILESTONE, HIS 100th EPISODE.

WE'RE LOOKING BACK AT SOME OF THE FIRST BROADCASTS OF THE SHOW THAT'S BECOME A LOCAL FAVORITE OVER THE YEARS.

>> I REMEMBER THAT FIRST EPISODE ON KPBS TV, FRAME WITHIN A FRAME, GUY THROWING A FRISBEE IN THE PARK AS IT LOOKED IN 1978.

RUSS HAMNET WAS THE ANNOUNCER.

>> ABOUT SAN DIEGO, THE FEATURE MAGAZINE OF SAN DIEGO PUBLIC TELEVISION.

>> THEN I CAME ON, DIDN'T KNOW WHO WOULD BE WATCHING, IT WAS AN EXPERIMENT.

I'M KEN KRAMER, THIS IS A PROGRAM ABOUT SAN DIEGO, PUT TOGETHER WITH HELP OF A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SKILLED PEOPLE FROM KPBS TV.

>> AND THAT WAS A YOUNG AND DAPPER KEN KRAMER.

>> WHO WAS THAT MAN?

>> YOU'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE EARLY MEMORIES AND DIGGING UP THOSE ARCHIVES.

WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR YOU TO DO THAT?

>> TO GO BACK?

IT TRIGGERED NOSTALGIA TO BE VERY SURE.

I WAS LOOKING ABOUT HOW WE FIRST DID THE SHOW, SERIOUS MINDED, WASN'T "60 MINUTES" BUT TRYING TO COVER STORIES IN DEPTH AND DETAIL.

AND WE MORPHED INTO MORE PEOPLE AND HISTORY OF SAN DIEGO.

THAT'S HOW IT EVOLVED.

>> AND IT HAS EVOLVED INTO A SHOW THAT REALLY DIGS UP OUR PAST, THE PAST OF THIS REGION.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROCESS, HOW DO YOU FIND THESE STORIES?

DO YOU CONSIDER SUGGESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE?

>> I REALLY DO.

ABOUT A THIRD COME FROM THE AUDIENCE.

THEN YOU'RE WALKING ALONG AND SEE SOMETHING ETCHED INTO A SIDEWALK OR LOOK AT A HILL, HOW DOES GROSSMONT GET ITS NAME, HOW DO PLACES BECOME THE SPOTS AND LOCATIONS WE KNOW SO WELL TODAY.

AND THAT'S THE STORY.

THEN AND NOW IS WHAT MAKES IT A GOOD SAN DIEGO STORY.

>> YOU'RE ALSO AN EDUCATOR.

I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH OVER THE YEARS WATCHING YOUR SHOW.

NEXT QUESTION MIGHT BE TOUGH.

I'LL TRY ANYWAY.

WHAT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST SURPRISING THINGS ABOUT SAN DIEGO FOR YOU?

>> I DON'T KNOW THAT I CAN SAY ANY ONE THING IS ESPECIALLY SURPRISING.

BUT WHAT I DO FIND REALLY GRATIFYING, THERE ARE DEEP ROOTS HERE.

PEOPLE TEND TO SAY SAN DIEGO HAS BEAUTIFUL BEACHES, AND SURELY DOES, HAS A GREAT ZOO -- BUT IT REALLY IS PEOPLE, AND LITTLE STORIES THAT HAVE SUCH DEPTH, THAT'S WHAT INTERESTS ME AND CHALLENGES ME AS A STORYTELLER.

>> THAT AND YOUR CURIOSITY, TOO.

>> I OFTEN SAY THIS, SO MANY OF US HAVE COME HERE FROM OTHER PLACES.

DO WE INVEST IN SAN DIEGO AS OUR HOME?

I TALK TO PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, SAY I GO TO THE PADRE GAMES AND ROOT FOR PITTSBURGH.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED IN SAN DIEGO?

25 YEARS.

AT WHAT POINT DO YOU BEGIN TO SAY I'M A PADRE FAN, A SAN DIEGO MAN OR WOMAN, I'M INVESTED IN THIS PLACE.

I HOPE IN A SMALL WAY "ABOUT SAN DIEGO" HELPS US FEEL LIKE PART OF A COMMUNITY.

>> FOR MYSELF IT CERTAINLY HAS.

AND I HOPE FOR VIEWERS AS WELL.

WHAT IS COMING UP IN COMING EPISODES?

>> THE 100th EPISODE WE'RE GOING TO LOOK BACK AND TALK ABOUT THE GENESIS OF "ABOUT SAN DIEGO" BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE ASK ME HOW DID YOU GET STARTED, WHAT GOT YOU MOVING, AND I WILL TELL THAT STORY AND WE'LL SEE VERY YOUNG KEN KRAMER DOING THE EARLY SHOWS.

AND WE'LL HAVE MAYBE THREE OR FOUR VIEWER FAVORITE SEGMENTS AND MORE.

FUN STUFF.

>> CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THAT.

CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN 100 EPISODES.

CONGRATULATIONS.

>> NEITHER CAN I. I SHOULD CLARIFY.

IT'S 100 EPISODES SINCE COMING BACK TO KPBS BECAUSE I WAS ON NBC FOR A WHILE, THEN DID HUNDREDS OF RADIO STORIES, BUT AT SOME POINT TOM CARLO, THE FORMER GENERAL MANAGER HERE SAID COME BACK AND DO SOME, LET'S FIND A WAY.

AND WE DID.

>> I'M SO GLAD HE DID.

WHAT A GREAT PLAN YOU EMBARKED UPON.

THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MAYA.

>> YOU CAN WATCH THE 100th EPISODE 8:00 TOMORROW NIGHT ON KPBS TV.

>>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS.

GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE WINDS EASE AND SHOWERS FADE TONIGHT.

BAD NEWS, WE'RE RAMPING UP FOR ANOTHER STORM TOMORROW WITH MORE GUSTY WINDS.

MEANWHILE THE WEEKEND IS TRENDING DRIER AND WARMER.

THAT'S SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

TONIGHT, AFTER A COUPLE OF ROUNDS OF SHOWERS THE LAST SEVERAL NIGHTS, DRIER NIGHT ON THE WAY, TEMPERATURES BACK TO 40s AND 50s.

HERE'S THE NEXT STORM THAT ARRIVES.

BRINGS MORE SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW AND RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

IT'S BRISK AND CHILLY ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION AND CHILLY AIR FRIDAY.

DREARY IN BORREGO SPRINGS AT 38, AND COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50s AND SLOWER 60s HERE.

THE NEXT ROUND OF MOISTURE STARTS TO MOVE IN AS EARLY AS 7:00 TOWARDS BAKERSFIELD AND L.A.

WE'LL STAY CLOUDY, THEN THE PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE LATER BEFORE WE CLEAR OUT FRIDAY.

EVEN THE CLOUDS BEGIN TO FADE AND WE'LL SEE MORE SUNSHINE RETURNING.

COOLER WEATHER ON TAP AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES WARM UP BEFORE THE WEEKEND.

HOW THINGS SHAPE UP.

COAST, SHOWERS TOMORROW, COOLER, THEN LOOKING LOVELY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FURTHER INLAND, SHOWERS, 57 ON THURSDAY, AND TEMPERATURES SLOWLY CLIMB.

BACK INTO THE 70s SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

THE MOUNTAIN FORECAST, TRACKING MORE SNOW ON THURSDAY.

FRIDAY, MOSTLY CLOUDY, 38.

SUN OUT ON SATURDAY.

MAYBE HAVE MORE SNOW ON SUNDAY BEFORE WE DRY UP ON MONDAY.

DESERT LOCATIONS, DREARY TOMORROW BUT NICER AHEAD.

FOR KPBS NEWS.

>> THE KPBS PODCAST "THE FINEST" IS IN ITS SECOND SEASON, OUR REGION'S CULTURAL IDENTITY.

NEW EPISODE IS OUT TOMORROW, LISTEN AT KPBS.ORG/THEFINEST OR WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.

>>> PHIL UNITT WILL GIVE HIS FINAL LECTURE BEFORE HE RETIRES.

BETH ACCOMANDO SAYS THE MUSEUM WILL LET YOU HEAR FROM HIM DIRECTLY.

>> Reporter: FOR 37 YEARS HE'S BEEN BUILDING THE NAT'S BIRD AND MAMMAL COLLECTION.

>> YOU WANT TO COME BACK IN THE COLLECTION AND SEE SOME OF THE 52,000 BIRDS AND 26,000 MAMMALS.

>> Reporter: LATER THIS MONTH, HE'LL BE RETIRING.

>> ONE THING THAT'S BEEN VERY GRATIFYING THROUGH MY CAREER IS THAT ALL OF OUR SCIENCE STAFF HAS MAINTAINED A COMMITMENT TO THE VALUE OF THE COLLECTION AND USE OF THE COLLECTION.

AND THE USE OF THE COLLECTIONS IN UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE.

SO FUTURE GENERATIONS ARE GOING TO COME UP WITH USES THAT I CAN'T EVEN POSSIBLY IMAGINE.

>> Reporter: HIS WORK HAS REVOLVED AROUND A BASIC QUESTION -- WHAT CAN THE PAST TEACH US ABOUT THE FUTURE?

THE ANSWER, A LOT.

FOR ONE, PRESERVED SPECIMENS HELP US UNDERSTAND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND GUIDE PRESERVATION.

BUT THE TALK IS NOT ONLY ON THE SPECIMENS.

>> BUT THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT, HOW THEY STARTED FROM NOTHING IN POVERTY TO DEVELOP THIS INCREDIBLE RESOURCE OVER 150 YEARS.

>> Reporter: THE NAT IS HOME TO ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES.

>> AND HERE IN SAN DIEGO, WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF STUDY AND WITH THE WORK WE'VE DONE HERE AT THE MUSEUM, BOTH WITH THE COLLECTION AND WITH OUR BIRD AND MAMMAL ATLAS PROJECTS, WE CAN SAY THE STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION OF BIRDS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS AMONG THE BEST KNOWN ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: AND UNITT WANTS TO RECOGNIZE THE DEDICATED PEOPLE CONTRIBUTING TO THE COLLECTION SINCE THE 1800s.

HE WANTS TO COUNTER A DEHUMANIZATION OF SCIENCE THAT SUGGESTS SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE CAN OCCUR WITHOUT PASSIONATE PEOPLE.

>> NOTHING CAN HAPPEN UNLESS PEOPLE HAVE PACINGIT IDEAS AND DISCUSS THE IDEAS AND DEBUNK THE IDEAS.

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE COLLECTION AND ITS APPLICATIONS BUT THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT AND HOW WE GOT THERE, AND IN THE PROCESS MAKE SCIENCE A LITTLE BIT MORE HUMAN AND THEREFORE I HOPE MORE ACCESSIBLE.

>> Reporter: HIS JOURNEY TAKES PLAY TOMORROW NIGHT, 7:00 P.M., SAN DIEGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM.

KPBS NEWS.

>> WHAT A GREAT CONTRIBUTION HE'S MADE.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

IN MORNING EDITION, SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS IS IN CALIFORNIA TRYING TO DRUM UP SUPPORT FOR A TAX ON MILLIONAIRES.

AND IT'S ALL ABOUT THE ARTS, THE FILM FESTIVAL.

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

I'M MAYA TRABULSI, ENJOY YOUR EVENING.

>> Announcer: MAJOR FUNDING FOR "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, CALL 1-800-BILL HOWE OR BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING -- AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

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