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>>> TONIGHT PRESIDENT BIDEN IS DEFENDANT WEARING THE LAST DATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS BEFORE THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

THE SPEECH COMES JUST DAYS AFTER SUPER TUESDAY AND AT A CRITICAL TIME IN THE COUNTRY.

JULIA BENBROOK IS AT THE WHITE HOUSE WITH WHAT TO EXPECT.

>> Reporter: THIS STAGE IS NOW SET FOR A TRUMP-BITING REMATCH IN NOVEMBER, MEANING THAT JOE BIDEN'S STATE OF THE UNION REMARKS NOT ONLY TOUCH ON THE KEY THEMES OF THIS PRESIDENCY, BUT WILL OFFER A PREVIEW OF HIS 2024 REELECTION MESSAGE.

RESIDENT JOE BIDEN SEND -- SET TO DELIVER WHAT COULD BE THE MOST CONSEQUENTIAL SPEECH OF HIS PRESIDENCY, TOUTING THE SUCCESSES OF HIS FIRST TERM WHILE CONTRASTING HIS PLANS FOR THE FUTURE WITH DONALD TRUMP'S.

>> THE PRESIDENT IS FOCUSED ON ONE THING AND THAT IS COMMUNICATING CLEARLY HIS VISION FOR THE COUNTRY TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

WARMACK'S SPEECH IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY ON ECONOMIC POPULISM, AND ADDING A NEW PLAN TO RAISE TAXES ON CORPORATIONS AND THE WEALTHY, AND CUT TAXES FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

BUT BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED STATE OF THE ECONOMY IS A MESSAGE HE HAS STRUGGLED TO GET ACROSS TO VOTERS WHO REMAIN FRUSTRATED WITH INFLATION.

>> THIS HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY CONSEQUENTIAL PRESIDENT, SOMEBODY WHO HAS HELPED THE ECONOMY BOUNCE BACK TO RECORD UNEMPLOYMENT AND RECORD GDP GROWTH AND STRONG JOB GROWTH.

>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT IS LIKELY TO CALL OUT THE FAILED BORDER DEAL THAT REPUBLICANS REFUSED TO TAKE UP.

IT WAS LINKED TO FUNDING FOR UKRAINE AND ISRAEL.

>> I THINK THE PRESIDENT WILL REALLY LAY OUT WHY STOPPING PROGRESS ON A REAL PROBLEM FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, ONLY BECAUSE OF POLITICS, IS WRONG.

>> Reporter: TONIGHT WILL ALSO BE A TEST OF THE PRESIDENT'S VITALITY FOR VOTERS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS AGE.

>> THE PRESIDENT IS COMING HOME TONIGHT.

HE SHOWED THAT LAST YEAR WHERE YOU SAW HIS NIMBLENESS AND VOLLEYING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE REPUBLICANS.

WARMACK THE GOP HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON IS PLEADING FOR DECORUM AFTER HECKLING TOOK PLACE DURING LAST YEAR'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS.

SHORTLY AFTER THE PRESIDENT'S REMARKS, THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO RESPOND IN AN ORGANIZED WAY.

KATIE BRITT, A 42-YEAR-OLD SENATOR FROM ALABAMA , WILL DELIVER THE GOP RESPONSE.

REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP HAS CALLED HER A LEADING VOICE IN A NEW GENERATION.

REPORTING AT THE WHITE HOUSE, I AM JULIA BENBROOK.

>>> LOCAL CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS ARE BRINGING SAN DIEGANS TO WATCH TONIGHT'S ADDRESS.

COMING UP, THE CROSS-BORDER ISSUE ONE GUEST IS HOPING TO HIGHLIGHT.

>>> UC SAN DIEGO STUDENT GOVERNMENT GROUP PASSED A RESOLUTION CALLING ON THE UNIVERSITY TO DIVEST FROM ISRAEL.

IT FOLLOWED A MASSIVE PROTEST ON CAMPUS.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL HAS MORE ON WHAT THE RESOLUTION MEANS , AS WELL AS REACTION FROM A LOCAL JEWISH ORGANIZATION AND THE UNIVERSITY.

>> Reporter: THE DEMANDS OF THE CROWD MADE OF PRIMARILY STUDENTS WERE CRYSTAL CLEAR.

THEY CALLED FOR AN IMMEDIATE CEASE-FIRE IN GAZA, AND THEY DEMANDED THAT NOT ONLY UC SAN DIEGO, BUT THE ENTIRE UC SYSTEM DIVEST FROM ISRAEL.

THAT SENTIMENT WAS ECHOED TODAY IN A RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF UC SAN DIEGO.

NO ONE WAS AVAILABLE FOR AN ON CAMERA INTERVIEW, THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATED AGENTS DID PROVIDE A STATEMENT THAT SAYS IN PART, THE ASSOCIATED STUDENT SENATE VOTED TO PASS INSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE BDS MOVEMENT.

SPECIFICALLY, THE AMENDMENT'S CALL FOR INVESTMENTS FROM COMPANIES AND 27 OUT OF THE 36 SENATE MEMBERS VOTED TO SUPPORT THE LEGISLATIVE ITEM.

>> IT IS TERRIBLY MISGUIDED.

>> Reporter: HEIDI IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF SAN DIEGO.

SHE SAYS THE BDS MOVEMENT IS EXACTLY WHAT IS AT THE HEART OF THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS RESOLUTION.

BDS STANDS FOR BOYCOTT, DIVEST, AND SANCTION.

>> IT REALLY IS CALLING FOR NOT JUST CHANGES TO THIS POLICY OR THAT POLICY, BUT REALLY FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES TO THE EXISTENCE OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL.

>> Reporter: THEY ASKED KATIE PBS TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS, AND AMONG THEM WAS TO SPUN TO A CHARGE THAT THE GROUP DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE FULL HISTORY AND CONTEXT OF WHAT IS GOING ON IN ISRAEL AND GAZA.

HE DID NOT RESPOND TO THAT QUESTION.

THE STATEMENT FROM THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS ALSO SAYS, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT UC SAN DIEGO AND THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS ARE COMMITTED TO FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT OF LEARNING AND EDUCATING.

OUR MISSION IS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT STUDENTS COLLECTIVELY AND ADVOCATE FOR STUDENTS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS.

AT LEAST FOR NOW, UC SAN DIEGO IS NOT GOING ALONG WITH THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS DEMANDS.

THE UNIVERSITY ISSUED A STATEMENT WHICH SAYS IN PART THE RESOLUTION DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE POSITION OF UC SAN DIEGO, WHICH LIKE THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND THE OTHER NINE UC CAMPUSES, HAS CONSISTENTLY OPPOSED CALLS FOR A BOYCOTT AGAINST AND DIVESTMENT FROM ISRAEL.

A BOYCOTT OF THIS SORT POSES A DIRECT AND SERIOUS THREAT TO THE ACADEMIC FREEDOM OF OUR STUDENTS AND FACULTY AND TO THE UNFETTERED EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND PERSPECTIVES ON OUR CAMPUSES.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE STILL PRETTY CHILLY OUT THERE TONIGHT, BUT WE ARE TURNING DRIER AND QUIETER.

THE FINAL ROUNDS OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS OR EXITING OFF TO THE EAST.

WE ARE TURNING DRIER AND IT WILL BE NIPPY OUT THERE WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN TO AROUND 46 AT ESCONDIDO.

MOUNT LAGUNA 31.

LOW 50s INTO SAN DIEGO.

OVERALL A DRIER, BRIGHTER TREND WILL BEGIN TO BREAK BACK OUT TOMORROW.

WE WILL TAKE YOU INTO THE COMPUTER FORECAST IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

>>> AND EDEMA ADVOCATES RALLIED TODAY IN FRONT OF A DETENTION FACILITY TO PROTEST THE LATEST IN CUSTODY DEATH THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEKEND.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN SAYS THEY WANT MORE OVERSIGHT ON ARREST PROCEDURES.

>> Reporter: YUSUF MILLER FROM THE NORTH COUNTY EQUITY AND JUSTICE COALITION ALONG WITH OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE DEMANDING ANSWERS AFTER A MAN DIED WHILE IN CUSTODY.

>> WE NEED PROGRAMS TO SAVE LIVES.

>> Reporter: IT HAPPENED LAST SUNDAY.

A MAN DIED AFTER STRUGGLING WITH SHERIFF FOLLOWING HIS ARREST IN CARDIFF.

THE PERSON ACCORDING TO REPORTS WAS CRAWLING AROUND THE PARKING LOT WITHOUT THEIR SHIRT OR SHOES ON AT MIDNIGHT.

HE WAS TAKEN TO THE VISTA DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING.

THERE AUTHORITIES SAY HE BEGAN STRUGGLING WITH DEPUTIES.

THEY PUT HIM IN A RESTRAINT KNOWN AS A WRAP AND CALLED FOR PARAMEDICS.

AUTHORITIES SAY HE SUFFERED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT A HOSPITAL.

MILLER SAYS GETTING ARRESTED SHOULD NOT BE A DEATH SENTENCE.

>> YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT THE PROCESS WAS, WHERE DID IT BREAK DOWN, AND WE KNOW THAT OUR COUNTY HAS A BROKEN BRIDGE BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH.

THERE IS A BROKEN BRIDGE AND WE WANT TO MEND THAT BRIDGE SO PEOPLE DON'T LOSE THEIR LIVES.

>> Reporter: ADVOCATES SAY THEY WANT TO SEE SOME TRANSPARENCY IN THIS CASE, BECAUSE WE ARE ON TRACK TO MATCH IN CUSTODY DEATHS.

2022 HAS THE HIGHEST IN CUSTODY DEATH RATE WITH SIX RECORDED BY MARCH.

>> NOW WE ARE AT FOUR AND WE AREN'T FINISHED WITH THE MONTH YET.

>> Reporter: COMP PACKARD WITH SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE SAYS THE OUTCOME OF THIS CASE COULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT IF THE PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY SPOTS TEAM OR MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM BEEN CALLED TO ASSIST.

>> HAVE A LOT MORE CLARITY ON HOW WELL EVERYBODY IS TRAINED, AND HOW WELL TRAINED LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL ARE WHEN THEY SHOW UP AT A CASE.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM IS NOT CALLED, BUT IT IS UNCLEAR IF THIS CASE WOULD FALL WITHIN THEIR RESPONSE PROTOCOLS.

THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE CASE AS PER PROTOCOL WHEN THERE IS A DEATH INVOLVING THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS TIGHTENING THE STANDARDS FOR ACCEPTABLE AMOUNTS OF SOOT POLLUTION IN THE AIR.

KPBS ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER ERIK ANDERSON SAYS THE RULES COULD PUSH SAN DIEGO OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH CLEAN AIR LAWS.

>> Reporter: CLEAN AIR ADVOCATES CHEERED WHEN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CHIEF MICHAEL REAGAN UNVEILED THE NEW PARTICULAR PRODUCING -- POLLUTION STANDARDS LAST MONTH.

>> THE SCIENCE IS CLEAR.

SOOT POLLUTION IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS FORMS OF AIR POLLUTION, LINKED TO A RANGE OF SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ILLNESSES, INCLUDING ASTHMA AND HEART ATTACKS.

>> Reporter: PARTICULATE MATTER 2.5 POLLUTION IS TINY AIRBORNE PARTICLES THAT ARE EASILY INHALED.

IT TAKES ROUGHLY 30 OF THE LARGEST PARTICLES TO EQUAL THE THICKNESS OF A HUMAN HAIR.

LOWERING THE AMOUNT OF AIRBORNE P.M. 2.5 FROM 12 MICROGRAMS TO 9 LOWERS HOW MUCH MONEY THE NATION SPENDS ON HEALTHCARE.

>> IMPRESSIVE ESTIMATED $46 BILLION, WITH A B, AND AVOIDED HEALTHCARE AND HOSPITALIZATION COSTS BY THE YEAR 2032.

>> REPORTER:'S THAT COMES FROM BURNING WOOD, DUST, VEHICLE EXHAUST, FACTORIES, AND BASICALLY ANYTHING THAT CONSUMES FOSSIL FUEL.

IN SAN DIEGO, AIR QUALITY REGULATORS SAY THE BIGGEST SOURCE IS NOT FACTORIES OR CARS.

GET HIS HOMES.

THAT IS WHY THE CLEAN-AIR OFFICIALS HAVE LOOKS FOR WAYS TO PHASE OUT LAST EARNING APPLIANCES.

>> BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO MAKE TO OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION, IN THIS CASE PARTICLE POLLUTION.

>> Reporter: TWO REGULATORS HAVE TIME TO CONSIDER HOW TO MOVE FORWARD, AND THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SAN DIEGO'S POLLUTION LEVELS WILL MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS WHEN THEY TAKE EFFECT IN 2026, BUT THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE THE COUNTY WON'T.

THAT MEANS REVIEWING EXISTING POLLUTION ROLES.

>> THEY WILL HAVE TO EVALUATE IF THOSE WILL DO ENOUGH OR IF THEY HAVE TO TWEAK SOME EXISTING RULES OR MOVE AHEAD WITH NEW RULES ALTOGETHER.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY THAT SAN DIEGO WILL MOST LIKELY BE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WHEN THE STANDARDS TAKE EFFECT.

OFFICIALS ARE ALREADY CONSIDERING WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REDUCE AIRBORNE SORT, AND THEY ARE DEVELOPING AN OUTLINE.

>> THAT PLAN IS GOING TO LOOK AT THE SOURCES THAT WE REGULATE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, PREDOMINANTLY STATIONARY SOURCES , AND IDENTIFY WHERE WE CAN ACHIEVE ADDITIONAL EMISSION REDUCTION FROM THOSE SOURCES IN ORDER TO MEET THAT STANDARD.

>> Reporter: SHE'S TALKING LIKE SOURCES LIKE FACTORIES AND POWER PLANTS.

THEY ALSO WANT TO REEVALUATE WHETHER HOMES ARE STILL ONE OF THE BIGGEST SOURCES OF P.M. 2.5 POLLUTION, OR WHETHER THAT HAS BEEN OVERESTIMATED, BUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS OTHER ISSUES THAT LOCAL AIR QUALITY REGULATORS CANNOT FIX.

>> THE STATE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD ALONG WITH THE EPA HAS JURISDICTION OVER MOTOR VEHICLES.

THE EPA HAS SOLE JURISDICTION OVER SOURCES SUCH AS LOCOMOTIVES.

>> Reporter: ALSO AM A CALIFORNIA'S OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT FINDS THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF SOOT IN THE COUNTIES AIR IS NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER.

LOCAL REGULATORS CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT DIRTY AIR THAT ORIGINATES IN MEXICO, AND AS FEDERAL OFFICIALS POINT OUT, THE POLLUTION HURTS SOME COMMUNITIES MORE THAN MOST.

>> NOT BEING IN ATTAINMENT IS HEARTBREAKING, BECAUSE WE KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.

4 THE HEALTH IMPACTS ARE REAL AND ATTRACTING THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TOOL.

CAN IDENTIFIES SAN DIEGO'S PORTSIDE AND BORDER COMMUNITIES AMONG THE MOST POLLUTED REGIONS IN THE STATE.

THERE HAS BEEN PROGRESS.

THE PORT HAS WORKED TO ELECTRIFY OPERATIONS AT THE 10th AVENUE MARINE TERMINAL, BUT AIR POLLUTION STILL AFFLICTS NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> THERE IS NO SAFE LEVEL OF P.M. POLLUTION.

ALL OF THAT CONTRIBUTES TO ASTHMA, THE ELEVATED CANCER RISKS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.

>> Reporter: ONLY 15 COUNTIES IN THE U.S.

CURRENTLY FAILED TO MEET THE EXISTING STANDARD.

THE EPA ESTIMATES 119 COUNTIES INCLUDING SAN DIEGO COULD FALL SHORT OF THE NEW LOWER STANDARD.

ERIK ANDERSON , KPBS NEWS .

>>> WASHINGTON ONCE AGAIN SEEMS ON TRACK TO AVOID A PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN TOMORROW.

THE SENATE IS TAKING UP A PACKAGE OF SIX SPENDING BILLS THAT CLEARED THE HOUSE YESTERDAY.

IT WOULD FUND SOME DEPARTMENTS THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER, BUT A SECOND BUDGET DEADLINE LATER THIS MONTH COULD BE HARDER.

PARTY MEMBERS DON'T YET HAVE AN AGREEMENT ON ANOTHER SIX SPENDING BILLS THAT WOULD FUND THE REST OF THE GOVERNMENT.

>> WE WILL MAKE IT OUR BEST EFFORT TO DO THE OTHER SIX BEFORE MARCH 22nd.

>> IT IS GOOD WE AREN'T SHUTTING DOWN, AND NOW LET US FINISH THE JOB OF FINDING THE GOVERNMENT SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN.

>> PACKAGE WOULD KEEP THE GOVERNMENT OPEN PAST MARCH 22nd AND IT INCLUDES FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST HIS SECRETARY STILL IN THE WORKS.

>>> STARTING TODAY, JANUARY 22nd FLOOD VICTIMS CAN APPLY FOR CAL FRESH BENEFITS.

IT PROVIDES A ONE-TIME PAYMENT TO PURCHASE HEALTHY FOOD FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

TO BE ELIGIBLE, YOU MUST LIVE OR WORK IN THE DISASTER AREA DURING THE FLOOD, BUYER PLANNED BY ELIGIBLE FOOD, AND SHOW YOU ARE EXPERIENCING CHALLENGES DUE TO THE FLOOD.

RESIDENTS HAVE UNTIL MARCH 15th TO APPLY.

>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYS HE WANTS TO CAP THE CARD LATE FEES AT EIGHT DOLLARS.

THE NEW RULE AIMS TO CLOSING THE POLE THAT ALLOWS CREDIT CARD ISSUERS TO JACK UP THE FEES ON BORROWERS WHO MAKE LATE PAYMENTS.

JENN SULLIVAN LOOKS AT WHAT THIS WOULD MEAN FOR CREDIT CARD HOLDERS.

BACK MOST AMERICANS USE CREDIT CARDS FOR PURCHASES, BUT IF YOU DON'T PAY YOUR CREDIT CARD BILL ON TIME, THOSE LATE FEES CAN ADD UP, LEAVING YOU WITH A MUCH HEFTIER BILL, WHICH IS WHY PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WANTS TO CHANGE THAT.

>> WE HAVE TO CAT CRACKDOWN ON CORPORATE GOUGING.

HER MAC SPEAKING ON A DALLAS RADIO SHOW TUESDAY, THE PRESIDENT EXPLAINED WHY FEDERAL LABORERS ARE CAPPING CREDIT CARD FEES AT EIGHT DOLLARS PER LATE PAYMENT.

THE AVERAGE RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT $32.

>> RIGHT NOW, YOU BOUNCE A CHECK OR YOU PAY A LATE FEE ON YOUR CREDIT CARD, YOU ARE PAYING $35, $45, $50.

LET'S CHANGE IT TO PAY THREE DOLLARS OR FIVE DOLLARS BECAUSE CORPORATIONS ARE RIPPING US OFF.

>> Reporter: THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION HERO ESTIMATES IT WILL SAVE INDIVIDUALS ROUGHLY $220 PER YEAR, SO JUST HOW BAD IS CREDIT CARD DEBT IN THE U.S.?

BETWEEN OCTOBER AND DECEMBER OF 2023, CREDIT CARD DEBT HIT A HIGH OF $1.13 TRILLION ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE TANK OF NEW YORK.

LENDING TREE LOOKED AT MORE THAN 350,000 CREDIT REPORTS AND FOUND THE AVERAGE UNPAID BALANCE WAS $6864 AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.

BIDEN SAYS THE NEW RULE WILL HELP STRUGGLING FAMILIES WITH THE HIGH COST OF LIVING, BUT SOME CRITICS DISAGREE.

THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SLAMMED THE NEW RULE AND VOWED TO FIGHT IT, SAYING, QUOTE, THE AGENCY'S FINAL CREDIT CARD LATE FEE RULE PUNISHES AMERICANS WHO PAY THE CREDIT CARD BILL ON TIME BY FORCING THEM TO PAY FOR THOSE WHO DON'T.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I AM JENN SULLIVAN.

>>> THE IRS IS OFFERING SOME TAXPAYERS A HELPING HAND WHEN FILING.

IT'S DIRECT FILE SERVICES NOW AVAILABLE IN 12 STATES INCLUDING HERE IN CALIFORNIA.

IT IS A FREE ONLINE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES STEP-BY-STEP GUIDANCE TO FILLING OUT TAX FORMS, BUT THERE ARE SOME LIMITATIONS.

IT ONLY WORKS FOR PEOPLE WHOSE WAGES ARE LIMITED TO BEING REPORTED ON A W-2.

DIRECT FILE IS AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL 15.

>>> FOR THE PAST TWO DECADES, AMERICANS HAVE HAD ACCESS TO FLU SHOTS AFFECTING FOUR STRAINS OF THE VIRUS, BUT A PANEL OF EXPERTS ADVISING THE FDA HAVE VOTED TO RECOMMEND THAT NEXT SEASON'S FLU SHOTS HAVE A DIFFERENT FORMULA.

WE EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES IN HOW COVID-19 HELP TO BRING ABOUT THIS CHANGE.

>> Reporter: IT WAS UNANIMOUS, A PANEL OF EXPERTS WHO ADVISE THE FDA VOTED TO RECOMMEND A NEW FLU SHOT FORMULA THIS FALL.

>> I PERSONALLY THINK THAT THERE IS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE THIS, TO REBUILD TRUST WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE THOSE THAT ARE VACCINE HESITANT, SHOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, VACCINATION IS NOT JUST TO PUT MORE THINGS IN INDIVIDUALS ARMS, BUT ALSO TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT CIRCULATING STRAIN.

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW BLUE SHOTS IN THE U.S.

PROTECT AGAINST TO LETTER A STRAINS INTO B STRAINS OF THE VIRUS, BUT THE NEXT VACCINES WILL OFFER PROTECTION FOR JUST THREE STRAINS IS ONE OF THE B STRAINS FROM THE YAMAGATA FAMILY HAS NOT BEEN DETECTED IN TESTING SINCE MARCH OF 2020.

VIRUSES FROM THIS STRAIN WERE ALREADY IN DECLINE BEFORE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AND IT IS BELIEVED THAT PRECAUTIONS PEOPLE TOOK TO AVOID THE CORONAVIRUS FINISHED THEM OFF.

THE FDA IS NOW WORKING WITH FLU SHOT MANUFACTURERS TO GET THE YAMAGATA STRAIN OUT OF U.S.

VACCINES IN TIME FOR THE UPCOMING FLU SEASON.

>> AN APPROVAL OF ALL THE NECESSARY REGULATORY SUBMISSIONS IS ON TRACK FOR 2024-25 PIV IMPLEMENTATION FOR ALL LICENSED U.S.

VACCINE MANUFACTURERS.

>> FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I AM MANDY GAITHER.

>>> U.S. BORDER SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION WILL NOTE DOUBT BE A PART OF THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS TO CONGRESS TONIGHT, BUT ONE SAN DIEGO VETERAN ATTENDING TONIGHT'S SPEECH IS HOPING TO DRAW ATTENTION TO ANOTHER LONG- RUNNING PROBLEM AT THE U.S.- MEXICO BORDER.

POLLUTION.

KPBS MILITARY AND VETERANS REPORTER ANDREW DYER HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: TIRED NAVY S.E.A.L.

CAPTAIN DAN STEWART HAS SPENT YEARS IN AND AROUND THE WATERS OF SOUTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WHILE TRAINING IS A NAVY S.E.A.L.

AND IS A RESIDENT OF CORONADO.

HE SAYS HE HAS BEEN SICKENED BY POLLUTED OCEAN WATER FROM THE CROSS-BORDER FLUID FLOWS.

HE'S WORRIED IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND WHEN IT MEANS FOR NAVY S.E.A.L.S NOW.

>> I WAS OUT ON THE BEACH LAST WEEK, AND AT ABOUT 500 METERS, A LINE OF NAVY S.E.A.L.

TRAINEES.

THEY CAN'T STOP THE TRAINING.

>> Reporter: YOU WILL BE IN THE GALLEY TONIGHT AS A GUEST OF DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN SCOTT PETERS IT IS DISTRICT INCLUDES CORONADO.

HE'S PART OF A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS PUSHING CONGRESS TO APPROVE MORE THAN $300 MILLION IN FUNDING TO REPAIR THE SOUTH BAY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

>> THIS IS HAPPENING IN CHESAPEAKE BAY.

IT WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF IN A MONTH.

IT IS THE LAST FUNDING PACKAGE WE HAVE TO DO.

THE 22nd IS HER DATE RIGHT NOW, AND WE ARE TRYING REALLY HARD TO GET THE MONEY INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET.

>> Reporter: SILVER STRAND IS HOME TO BUDS, THE NAVY S.E.A.L.

ZONE BOOT CAMP IN THE NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER, HOME TO ITS WEST COAST TEAMS.

SOUTH BAY BEACHES HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO SEWAGE CONTAMINATION INCLUDING TODAY, WHICH CAN ALSO AFFECT NAVY S.E.A.L.

TRAINING.

AFTER ALL FIVE SAN DIEGO CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES ASKED THE NAVY FOR DATA IN JANUARY, THE SERVICE SAID CANCELED NAVY S.E.A.L.

TRAINING EVENTS WENT FROM NONE IN 2021 TO MORE THAN 20 AND 2022.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> PBS NEWS HOUR WILL HAVE A SPECIAL REPORT OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS FOLLOWED BY THE REPUBLICAN RESPONSE.

YOU CAN WATCH IT RIGHT HERE ON KPBS , STARTING AT 6:00.

>>> LET'S LOOK AT THOSE HEADLINES HERE AS WE CLOSE OUT THE WEEK LOOKING AHEAD TO FRIDAY.

WE ARE TRYING OUT AS LOW- PRESSURE EXITS MOVING THROUGH PARTS OF THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WE ARE TO THE EAST, SO WE ARE TURNING WARMER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, AND ALSO BRIGHTER.

THAT WOULD BE A NICE CHANGE FOR US.

THE NEXT PACIFIC STORMS WILL BE STAYING WELL TO THE NORTH, SO WE WILL HAVE A COUPLE OF THESE, BUT IT WILL BE MORE OF AN ISSUE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 A LONG WAY AWAY FROM US.

TONIGHT 52, PARTLY CLOUDY, DRY BACK OUT.

FRIDAY YOU CAN SEE WE WILL BE DEALING WITH SOME ATTORNEY DRY WEATHER HERE COMING IN WITH SUNSHINE INCREASINGLY BRIGHT THROUGH THE DAY.

OVERALL SOME SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS MIXED INTO PARTS OF ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO.

IT'S A COLD WEATHER PATTERN TO THE EAST, BUT WE ARE BRIGHTER AND DRIER.

MORE IN THE WAY OF SUNSHINE.

SOME PATCHY CLOUDS.

TO UPPER 60s FOR MOST OF US PICK A LOT OF VARIETY INTO THE MOUNTAINS.

44 MOUNT LAGUNA, BUT THEN YOU GET DOWN TO THE HOTSPOTS LIKE BORREGO SPRINGS AROUND 75.

A PLEASANT DAY.

SO THE FINAL FEW SPRINKLES AND SHOWERS ARE ON THEIR WAY OUT OF HERE.

WE DO EXPECT TO BE DRY, MAYBE IN ISOLATED SPRINKLE ON A MOUNTAINTOP SOMEWHERE TOMORROW, BUT WE DO EXPECT TO BE DRY OUT THERE.

INTO SATURDAY, SOME PATCHY COASTAL CLOUDS BUT OTHERWISE A DRYER TREND.

THE NEXT COUPLE OF STORMS WILL STAY WELL TO THE NORTH WITH ROUNDS OF CASCADE AND SIERRA SNOW.

LOCALIZED FLOODING FOR SOME SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY, BUT NONE OF THAT SHOULD BRING US MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION HERE THROUGH TUESDAY IN SAN DIEGO.

IT WILL STAY TO THE NORTH.

A LOT OF ACTION IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WESTERN U.S.. AS WE LOOK AT THE FORECAST OVERALL, WE WILL SEE IN INCREASING CLOUD COVER COME TUESDAY, BUT UNTIL THEN A PRETTY NICE TIME FOR COASTAL AREAS.

TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE UPPER 60s AND AGAIN SOME CLOUDS TUESDAY TIED TO THE FINAL WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE, AND LOWER CLOUDS HERE INTO THE INLAND AREAS, WITH AMATEURS HEADING DOWN FROM 68 TO 63 BY THEN.

INTO THE MOUNTAINS YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BREEZY AT TIMES, A LITTLE COOL AT TIMES.

THE WIND WILL PICK UP MONDAY AND TUESDAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE FINAL PART OF THAT SERIES OF STORMS IN THE WESTERN U.S., MAINLY TO OUR NORTH, AND ALSO INTO THE DESERTS.

WE ARE LOOKING AT A DRY FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 5 DAYS.

I AM GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> SNAPDRAGON STADIUM HOME OF THE SAN DIEGO WAVE HAS BECOME A POPULAR VENUE FOR WOMEN'S SPORTS.

THE MISSION VALLEY VENUE WAS SELECTED TO HOST THE INAUGURAL WOMEN'S GOLD CUPS GROUP B MATCH BETWEEN BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, PANAMA, AND PUERTO RICO.

IT IS TWO SEMI FINALS AND A FINAL.

SNAPDRAGON GENERAL MANAGER ADAM MILLER SAYS PROMOTING GENERAL EQUALITY IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR ALL OF THE STADIUMS PARTNERS INCLUDING ITS OWNER, SAN DIEGO STATE.

>> WE WANT TO INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF SAN DIEGANS.

WE WANT TO INCREASE THE VISIBILITY OF THE STADIUM IN OUR PROFILE.

OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO SUPPORT PML ATHLETES.

IT IS GREAT BUSINESS.

>> THE U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM WILL TAKE ON BRAZIL AND THE CONCACAF WOMEN'S GOLD CUP FINAL THIS SUNDAY AT SNAPDRAGON STADIUM.

>>> THE 163 FREEWAY AND BALBOA PARK IS ONE OF THE MOST SCENIC DRIVES IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ANDREW BOWEN SAYS A COALITION OF CIVIC GROUPS WANTS TO LET SAN DIEGANS EXPERIENCE THOSE VIEWS OUTSIDE OF THE CAR.

>> Reporter: PARKWAY FOR A DAY IS A PROPOSAL TO CLOSE A PORTION OF THE 163 AND BALBOA PARK TWO CARS AND OPEN IT TO PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS.

THE ONE-DAY EVENT WOULD FEATURE ART INSTALLATIONS, MUSIC, AND ACTIVITIES IN A PART OF THE PARK THAT IS NORMALLY FLOODED WITH TRAFFIC AND NOISE.

MARSHES ON THE EVENTS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.

HE HOPES IT WILL INSPIRE PEOPLE TO SEE THE FREEWAY AND BALBOA PARK FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE.

>> HAVING BIG MEMORABLE CIVIC EVENTS BRING VALUE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THEY BRING VALUE TO THE CITY.

CULTURAL VALUE AND ECONOMIC VALUE.

YOU KNOW, YES, IT IS A MINOR INCONVENIENCE, BUT I WOULD SAY IT'S WORTH IT.

>> Reporter: SUPPORTERS OF PARKWAY FOR A DAY INCLUDE BUSINESS GROUPS FROM DOWNTOWN IN HILLCREST, HISTORIC PRESERVATION GROUPS AND THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCILMEMBER STEPHEN WOODBURN.

CALTRANS HELD A SIMILAR BUT SMALLER OPEN STREETS EVENT ON THE 15 FREEWAY IN SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO LAST YEAR, AND AN EVENT ON THE 110 FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES LAST OCTOBER DREW AN ESTIMATED 45,000 ATTENDEES.

>> WHERE IT GOES FROM HERE IS REALLY UP TO THE COMMUNITY AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, RIGHT?

WE WANT THIS TO BE COLLABORATIVE.

IT IS NOT JUST ONE PERSON'S IDEA.

WE WANT ALL IDEAS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE.

THERE IS SO MUCH SPACE AND SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY HERE.

>> Reporter: PARKWAY FOR A DAY STILL HOPES TO WIN SUPPORT FROM THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND CALTRANS WHICH WOULD HAVE TO ISSUE PERMITS FOR THE EVENT.

THE GROUP HOPES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN SOMETIME IN THE FALL.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

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