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>>> FAMILIAR QUESTIONS REMAIN, DAYS AFTER MEMPHIS POLICE RELEASED THE VIDEO OF AN UNARMED BLACK MAN BEING BEATEN BY OFFICERS.

GOOD EVENING, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

DENIES COVERAGE INCLUDES AN UPDATE ON THE CASE WHICH BROUGHT NEW FILINGS TODAY.

FIRST, WE HAVE TANIA THORNE IN ESCONDIDO COVERING ONE OF THE MANY DEMONSTRATIONS SEEN OVER THE WEEKEND.

>> Reporter: JUSTICE ADVOCATES RALLIED OUTSIDE OF ESCONDIDO CITY HALL ON SUNDAY, TO PROTEST THE DEATHS OF TYRE NICHOLS, IN MEMPHIS, AND KEENAN ANDERSON IN LOS ANGELES.

BOTH WERE AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN WHO DIED AFTER ENCOUNTERS WITH POLICE.

>> ANOTHER AFRICAN AMERICAN HAS DIED AT THE HANDS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN OFFICERS, BUT WE REALIZE THAT IT DOES NOT MATTER THE RACE OF THE OFFICER IN THE BLUE UNIFORM, IT MATTERS THAT THE UNIFORM HAS A CULTURE OF ABUSING PEOPLE OF COLOR.

THAT IS WHAT WE ARE SEEING.

>> Reporter: SETH MILLER HELPED ORGANIZE THE RALLY BUT HE SAYS THE YEAR IS JUST BEGINNING, AND ADVOCATES FIND THEMSELVES JOINING FORCES ONCE AGAIN OVER POLICE BRUTALITY.

>> CAN YOU IMAGINE THE PAIN HE WENT THROUGH?

>> THREE YEARS AGO, AMERICANS TOOK TO THE STREETS BY THE MILLIONS, PROTESTING THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD.

THREE YEARS LATER, WE ARE IN DANGER OF BECOMING NUMB TO THE PERSISTENCE OF POLICE BRUTALITY.

>> I DON'T HAVE THE SOLUTION, BUT I KNOW WE HAVE TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM, AND THAT PROBLEM IS WITH OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT HAS NO JUSTICE IN OUR POLICING SYSTEM AND PUBLIC SAFETY DOES NOT WORK FOR EVERYONE.

>> Reporter: THAT THE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE NICHOLS CASE ARE FIRED, HE WANTS HER CERTIFICATION REVOKED TO KEEP THEM FROM POLICING IN A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT.

SAYING THERE NEEDS TO BE AN END TO THE QUALIFIED IMMUNITY THAT PROTECTS POLICE OFFICERS FROM LIABILITY.

>> LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE LEGAL ARMOR ON THAT CANNOT BE PENETRATED.

ONCE THEY FEAR FOR THEIR CAREER OR FINANCIAL SITUATION, THEN MAYBE THEY WILL START CHANGING SOME OF THEIR ACTIONS.

>> Reporter: OVER THE WEEKEND, POLICE AGENCIES ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY RELEASED STATEMENTS CONDEMNING WHAT HAPPENED TO TYRE NICHOLS.

THE POLICE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SAYS IMPROVING THE PROFESSION IS A PROCESS THAT TAKES YEARS.

PRESIDENT BRIAN MARBLE SAYS CALIFORNIA HAS ALREADY STARTED IT BY PASSING LEGISLATION DESIGNED TO LIMIT USE OF FORCE.

TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> NOW, TWO MORE OF THE NATIONAL REACTION TO THIS CASE.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS AN UPDATE ON THE CRIMINAL CHARGES AND MIGHT BRING LASTING CHANGE.

>> Reporter: FIVE OFFICER INVOLVED STAND CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED MURDER AND KIDNAPPING, BUT ONE LEGAL ACCESS SAYS SECOND-DEGREE IS A GRAY AREA.

>> IT TAKES AN AWARENESS THAT THERE IS A LIKELIHOOD THAT YOU WOULD BE REASONABLY CERTAIN THAT YOUR CONDUCT WOULD RESULT IN SOMEBODY'S DEATH.

>> WHEN THE BLOWS ARE AS SEVERE AS THEY ARE, WE ARE COMFORTABLE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO PROVE THAT THE DEFENDANTS WERE REASONABLY CERTAIN.

THAT IS REALLY ALL THAT IS REQUIRED FOR A KNOWING KILLING, WHICH IS THE RELEVANT LANGUAGE FOR SECOND DEGREE MURDER.

>> Reporter: A SIXTH OFFICER HAS NOW BEEN RELIEVED FROM DUTY.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY WILL NOT SAY IF THE SIXTH OFFICER WILL BE CHARGED.

NATIONALLY, THERE IS A BIPARTISAN CONDEMNATION, AND A GROWING CALL FOR FEDERAL POLICING REFORM.

>> IT'S DIFFICULT TO WATCH WHAT STRIKES ME AS A LACK OF RESPECT FOR HUMAN LIFE?

>> WE NEED A NATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT POLICING A NATIONAL, CONSTITUTIONAL, AND HUMANE WAY.

>> SHAME ON US IF WE DO NOT USE HIS TRAGIC DEATH TO FINALLY GET THE GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE AND POLICING ACT PASSED.

>> Reporter: IVAN RODRIGUEZ, KPBS NEWS.

>> THE PARENTS OF TYRE NICHOLS WILL BE INVITED GUESTS AT THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS BOOK SO WILL THE YOUNG MAN WHO DISARMED A MASKED SHOOTER IN MONTEREY PARK.

THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA AWARDED HIM A METAL OF COURAGE.

HE CONFRONTED THE SHOOTER FOLLOWING THE INITIAL SHOOTING IN MONTEREY PARK, WHERE 11 PEOPLE DIED.

THE INVITE COMES DIRECTLY FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN AHEAD OF NEXT WEEK'S SPEECH BEFORE CONGRESS.

>>> THIS NEXT STORY INCLUDES IMAGES THAT ARE HARD TO WATCH.

EVEN WITH INCREASED AWARENESS, BACKYARD BREEDING IS STILL A BIG PROBLEM.

I INVESTIGATED A READER ABLE TO OPERATE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER DESPITE ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE.

>> THIS IS LIZZIE.

>> HI, SWEETIE, ARE YOU SCARED?

>> THIS IS HOW ALL OF THEM WERE.

>> Reporter: LAUREN RUNS THE ANIMAL PACK IN MESA, ONE OF SEVERAL ANIMAL RESCUES THAT TOOK PART IN A HARROWING RESCUE FROM A BACKYARD DOODLE BREEDER IN MEXICO.

BREEDERS IN MEXICO HAVE AN IMPACT HERE, BECAUSE MANY DOGS END UP BEING SOLD IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> WE HAVE MORE, BACK HERE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE SITUATION BEGAN WITH A PLEA FOR HELP ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT A BREEDER IN OVER HER HEAD.

>> NO ONE KNEW WHERE SHE WAS OR WHO SHE WAS.

>> Reporter: THE BREEDER SENT A GEOGRAPHICAL PIN TO HER BREEDING FACILITY IN ROSARITO, A BEACH TOWN SOUTH OF TIJUANA.

>> WHEN WE PULLED UP IT WAS A HILL OF DOODLES.

THERE WERE MANY DOGS THAN SHE HAD ADMITTED TO.

>> Reporter: ONCE BOTTICELLI SAW THE STATE OF THE COMPOUND AND TALKS.

>> I MADE IT A MISSION TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS WOMAN.

>> Reporter: THE RESCUERS CAME OVER A SERIES OF VISITS, TAKING A FEW& EACH TIME.

ONLY THOSE THAT WERE ALLOWED, THE ONES DEEMED WEIRDOS.

>> ANY OF THE DOCTOR A PROFIT OFF OF SHE WAS NOT WILLING TO GIVE UP WE SAW HER THROW ROCKS, FOR BUCKETS OF THE DOCS.

>> Reporter: BOTTICELLI HAS A VIDEO THAT SHOWS ROSE NOW PICKING UP A ROCK AND THROWING IT AT A PACK OF DOCS.

ANOTHER VIDEO, SHE IS SEEN BEING HANDCUFFED BY MEXICAN MUNICIPAL POLICE AFTER MAKING SERIOUS THREATS THAT ONE OF THE RESCUERS.

WHILE SHE IS IN CUSTODY, THE TEAMS GOT TO WORK TO REMOVE THE REMAINING DOGS.

WHAT THEY FOUND WILL HAUNT THEM.

>> THEY ARE FIGHTING OVER FOOD TO THE POINT THEY ARE KILLING EACH OTHER.

THE OTHER DOGS WERE EATING THE PUPPIES.

>> Reporter: DOG SKULLS WERE FOUND ON THE PROPERTY.

SEVERAL PUPPIES IN THE FREEZER.

SOME DOGS WERE DEFECATING ROCKS, EVEN OUT OF HUNGER.

THIS X-RAY SHOWS ONE OF THE PREGNANT DOGS WITH ROCKS IN HER STOMACH.

IN ONE VIDEO, A RESCUER CLIMBS DOWN A HOLE UNDER THE HOUSE OR DOGS HAD DUG A CAVE, SEEMINGLY SWALLOWING HER ENTIRE BODY.

SOME OF THE DOGS HAD TO BE SEDATED TO REMOVE THEIR MATTED FUR.

AT FIRST, ROSE NOW AGREED TO AN INTERVIEW WITH KPBS BUT THEN CHANGED HER MIND.

SHE HAS IN RECENT WEEKS DEFENDED HERSELF THROUGH TEXT MESSAGES.

SHE SAYS THE PUPPIES IN THE FREEZER DIED OF PARDO AND SHE HAS NO FELONIES FOR ANIMAL ABUSE.

SHE SAYS SHE IS BEING SLANDERED BY GROUPS THAT HAVE TAKEN AWAY HER LIVELIHOOD.

ROSE NOW SAID SHE WAS OBTAINED BY IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES AND IS NOW IN GERMANY.

KPBS WAS NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN RECORDS RELATING TO HER ARREST OR DETERMINE IF SHE WAS DEPORTED FROM MEXICO.

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME SHE HAS RUN AFOUL OF THE LAW, AND HER ACTIVITIES HAVE NOT BEEN LIMITED TO MEXICO.

FOR YEARS, SHE RAN BREEDING OFFICER OPERATIONS IN THE U.S.

IN 2017, THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO CHARGED ROSENOW WITH 61 VIOLATIONS RELATING TO RABIES REQUIREMENTS.

SHE PLEADED GUILTY TO 11 ACCOUNTS, AND WAS SENTENCED TO 23 DAYS IN JAIL.

A MAGISTRATE JUDGE RULED SHE CANNOT OWN ANIMALS ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES.

IN 2018, SIX OF HER DOGS DIED IN A HOT CAR IN ALBUQUERQUE AFTER SHE SAYS THEY WERE ABANDONED BY THE PERSON SHE HIRED TO TRANSPORT THEM TO TEXAS.

CHARGES AGAINST ROSENOW IN THAT CASE OR DISMISSED.

>> I KNEW BEFORE YOU SAID HER NAME WHO IT WAS.

>> Reporter: CINDY SULLIVAN IS DIRECTOR OF TORRANCE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES IN NEW MEXICO, AND OF MANY COUNTIES ROSENOW IS KNOWN TO HAVE RUN HER BREEDING BUSINESS.

>> I HAVE SO MANY ALIASES ON THIS WOMAN, ANNETTE CHRISTINE STICKS, CHRISTINA STICKS, HOLLY SMITH, -- >> Reporter: SULLIVAN IS AN AMONG MANY WHO SAY THAT THE PROBLEM ANIMAL CONTROL IN THE U.S. IS THAT BREEDERS WHO ARE SHUT DOWN IN ONE JURISDICTION CAN MOVE TO ANOTHER COUNTY OR ANOTHER STATE.

>> WE WORK WEEKS AND MONTHS TO TRY TO STOP THESE THINGS FROM HAPPENING, AND ALL IT TAKES IS FOR THEM TO MOVE INTO THE NEXT DISTRICT.

>> THERE IS NO QUESTION, WE NEED A CENTRAL DATABASE.

>> Reporter: HUMANE SOCIETY CEO GARY WISEMAN SAYS BREEDERS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE AN EASY TIME EVADING LAW ENFORCEMENT UNTIL THERE IS A WAY TO KEEP TRACK OF THEM ON A NATIONAL LEVEL.

>> IT IS VERY CASUAL AND WE HAVE TO RELY ON OUR OWN INDUSTRY TO TRANSLATE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ANOTHER REGION.

THAT JUST PUTS THE ANIMALS AT RISK.

>> Reporter: IN 2020, EMILY HOYT BOUGHT ONE OF THE GOLDEN DOODLES THAT ROSENOW HAD TRANSPORTED ACROSS THE BORDER TO A CHULA VISTA PARKING LOT.

>> SHE SENT ME VIDEOS OF THE PUPPIES, I REALLY FELT COMFORTABLE, SHE SEEMS GENUINE.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS ROSENOW SEEMED VERY CARING TO HER CLIENTS, USING HER FACEBOOK GROUP OF 2700 MEMBERS TO CONNECT PUPPY PARENTS.

HOYT SAYS SHE WAS RESPONSIVE AND FOLLOWED UP ABOUT THE DOG AFTER THE SALE.

>> LOOKING BACK THERE WERE PROBABLY SOME RED FLAGS I OVERLOOKED.

UNFORTUNATELY, BUT IN THE MOMENT, A PUPPY IS SUCH AN AMAZING THING.

HERE IS A POST OF HER PROMOTING ONE OF HER LETTERS.

MULTIGENERATIONAL MANY GOLDEN DOODLES JANUARY 27, 2023.

>> Reporter: THE SAME LITTER FOUND IN THESE CONDITIONS IN MEXICO AND NOW HERE AT THE ANIMAL POUND.

BUT, THERE ARE MANY DOODLE BUYERS WHO BOUGHT A PUPPY FROM THIS BACKYARD BREEDER, AND ARE HAPPY WITH THEIR ADORABLE DOGS.

>> I TOLD THEM THE DOGS ARE THE LUCKIEST ONES, BUT ALSO, REGRET SUPPORTING SOMEBODY IN A SITUATION WHERE OTHER DOGS WERE BEING HURT IN THE PROCESS.

>> Reporter: DR. WISEMAN OF THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY SAYS ANY TRANSACTIONS TO SELL A PUPPY OR DOG ON PUBLIC PROPERTY IS ILLEGAL IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A GOOD BREEDER, YOU CAN VISIT SDHUMANE.ORG/BREEDER.

>>> YOU CAN FIND MORE OF OUR KPBS INVESTIGATIONS AND FEATURE REPORTING ONLINE INCLUDING OUR YOUTUBE PAGE.

IT IS UPDATED FREQUENTLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

THAT IS WHERE WE LIVE STREAM KPBS EVENING EDITION WEEKNIGHTS AT 5:00.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT.

TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR WE SPEAK WITH A LAWYER RESENTING THE FAMILY OF TYRE NICHOLS, WHO DIED AFTER BEING BEATEN BY MEMPHIS POLICE.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> WHEN GRAD STUDENT WORKERS WENT ON STRIKE LAST MONTH IT WAS FOR BETTER PAY AND BENEFITS.

PICKET LINES MIGHT COST THEM.

UNION REPS SAY THE UC SYSTEM WANTS TO REGAIN MONEY LOST DURING THE WORK STOPPAGE.

CURRENT LAW DOES NOT ALLOW PAYMENT OF SERVICES ARE NOT PROVIDED TO THE UNIVERSITIES.

THOUSAND OF STAFF MEMBERS ARE AFFECTED FOR UNION MEMBERS SAY THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO REVIEW THE AMOUNT OF MONEY AT STAKE BUT SAY THEY ARE NOT BEING ALLOWED TO DO SO.

>>> IMPERIAL BEACH OFFICIALS HOPE A RECENT INFUSION OF FEDERAL MONEY WILL HELP THE REGIONS BORDER FLOW UNDER CONTROL THIS YEAR.

ERIK ANDERSON HAS DETAILS.

>> Reporter: CONGRESS RECENTLY APPROVED A PAIR OF MEASURES THAT COULD HELP KEEP SEWAGE TAINTED WATER OUT OF THE OCEAN NEAR IMPERIAL BEACH.

LAWMAKERS BOOSTED THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE PROGRAM, A FUND THAT COULD PAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER.

CONGRESSMAN SCOTT PETERS SAYS THE ENTIRE SAN DIEGO CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION BACKS THE MOVE, INCLUDING REPUBLICAN DARRELL ISA.

>> HE'S IN A BETTER POSITION TO TALK TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE PARTICULARLY NOW THAT THEY ARE IN THE MAJORITY THAN ANY OF US DEMOCRATS.

WE LOVE HAVING DARRELL ON BOARD.

WE DON'T AGREE ON EVERYTHING THAT WE DO A GOOD JOB OF TALKING TO EACH OTHER.

>> Reporter: CONGRESS ALSO FINALLY APPROVED A TRANSFER OF $300 MILLION FROM THE EPA TO THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY WATER COMMISSION.

BUILDING PROJECTS OF THE EPA CALLS FOR IN ITS $30 MILLION PLAN TO REDUCE SEWAGE FLOWS.

SOMETHING IMPERIAL BEACH RESIDENTS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO.

>> IT IS GREAT TO SEE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BEACH CLOSURE DAYS BEING REDUCED.

>> Reporter: THE NEWLY ELECTED IMPERIAL BEACH MAYOR SAYS RESIDENTS KNOWS THERE WILL BE CONTAMINATION ISSUES DURING WET WEATHER, THE BEACHES WERE CLOSED LAST YEAR, EVEN WHEN IT WAS DRY.

>> THAT'S WHEN THE DISCLOSURES REALLY KILL US.

LAST YEAR WE HAD A RECORD NUMBER OF BEACH CLOSURES DURING WET WEATHER MONTHS.

>> Reporter: CONSTRUCTION BEGINS THIS YEAR ON SOME MAJOR PROJECTS DESIGNED TO CAPTURE CROSS-BORDER FLOWS THAT CURRENTLY REACH THE OCEAN.

ERIK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>> WE CAN AFFECT ANOTHER COLD NIGHT AFTER A DAY THAT BROUGHT WINTER WEATHER TO ALL PARTS OF SAN DIEGO.

THE LAGUNA MANTON LODGE, THIS IS A LOOK FROM THE WEBCAM AROUND 4:00 BM.

SMALLER DISTRICTS IN THOSE AREAS WERE CLOSED TODAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING.

CHAINS ARE REQUIRED FOR THOSE TRAVELING TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE LOCAL MOUNTAINS.

>>> A COLD SYSTEM MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE AREA DELIVERING ADDITIONAL SHOWERS TONIGHT.

WE WILL SEE SUNSHINE RETURNING LATER ON TUESDAY WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND AS WE GO THROUGH THE WEEK.

SHOWERS PERSISTING AS WE GO INTO THE OVERNIGHT FOR SAN DIEGO AND SOMEWHAT ROADS OUT, ADVERTISING CAUTION IF YOU ARE TRAVELING OUT AND ABOUT.

AREAWIDE WE WILL OPEN IT UP BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SNOW AROUND MT.

LAGUNA, FALLING BACK IN THE 20s.

SITTING UP OVER 5000 FEET.

THOSE SNOW LEVELS DROPPING DOWN BELOW 4000 AND EVEN AROUND 3500 FEET.

THAT BRINGS TO MIND I-H.

IF YOU'RE TRAVELING EASTBOUND AROUND CHRIS WOOD'S TO SUMMIT, THERE WILL BE SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS.

AGAIN, THEY WILL BE FOLLOWING THE SNOW AS IT CONTINUES TO FALL AROUND MT.

LAGUNA TOWARDS OCEANSIDE, SAN DIEGO, CHULA VISTA ALL RAIN WORKING ITS WAY WEST TO EAST THROUGHOUT THE LATE NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS OUT FOR PINE VALLEY, MT.

LAGUNA, I-8 AROUND THE CHRIS WOOD SUMMIT.

TILL EARLY MORNING MOST OF THE SNOW WILL BE WRAPPING UP LATER ON TONIGHT?

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM FUTURE CAST, THERE IS YOUR WET WEATHER AND AS THE UPPER-LEVEL LOW NEWS TO THE EAST IT WILL TAKE PRECIPITATION WITH IT.

WE WILL SEE A DRYING TREND AND SUNSHINE WILL RETURN BUT IT WILL STILL BE COOL.

WE TALK ABOUT THOSE TEMPERATURES COMING UP.

AT WEATHER AND WINTRY WEATHER.

MAKING ITS WAY OFF TO THE EAST.

HIGH TEMPERATURES UP TO 61 IN SAN DIEGO, COLD OVER MT.

LAGUNA, ONLY TOPPING OFF AT 33 AS WE ENTER WEDNESDAY, GRADUALLY.

WE WILL START TO WARM THINGS BACKUP.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THOSE TEMPERATURES, YOU CAN SEE A SUBTLE CHANGE, MID-60s TOWARDS THE COAST BUT SOME SUNSHINE AS WE WORK INTO LATE WEEK.

OVER THE INTERIOR VALLEYS, WARMER ON TUESDAY, THEN LATE INTO THE WEEKEND, UPPER 60s TO WRITE AROUND 70 BY SATURDAY.

COLD WITH SNOW TONIGHT, TAPERING OFF WEST TO EAST WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND AS WE ENTER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

STILL COOL OVER THE DESERT, NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE 70s BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

I'M METEOROLOGIST JUSTIN PALMER.

>> VETERANS IN IMMEDIATE SUICIDAL CRISIS CAN NOW RECEIVE FREE EMERGENCY CARE WHEREVER THEY ARE.

HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN SPOKE WITH VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICIALS WHO SAY THE GOAL HERE IS REDUCING BARRIERS TO TREATMENT.

>> WE WANT TO PROVIDE CARE TO ANY VETERAN WHO IS IN NEED AT ANY TIME WHEREVER THEY NEEDED.

>> Reporter: ME LOSE ASSOCIATE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR MENTAL HEALTH AT VA SAN DIEGO.

SHE SAYS, THANKS TO THE COMPACT ACT, VETERANS EXPERIENCING ACUTE SUICIDAL CRISIS CAN NOW GO TO ANY HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY ROOM, WHETHER THAT BE AT THE VA, OR OTHERWISE, WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT A BILL.

>> REALLY, THE INTENT HERE ISN'T TO DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT, CLINICALLY.

THE INTENT IS TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE CLINICAL SERVICES FOR SUICIDAL CARE, WITHOUT A COST TO THE VETERAN.

>> Reporter: VETERANS DO NOT HAVE TO BE ENROLLED IN THE VA SYSTEM TO BE COVERED.

IT IS ESTIMATED THAT, ALONE, WILL PROVIDE THIS EMERGENCY CARE TO AN ADDITIONAL 9 MILLION FORMER SERVICEMEMBERS.

IT IS ALL ABOUT IMPROVING ACCESS TO SERVICES.

>> REMOVING THE BARRIER OF HAVING TO PAY FOR SOMETHING WHICH MIGHT PREVENT SOME FOLKS FROM REACHING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY.

WHAT IF I GET A BILL?

WHAT IF I AM NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THESE HEALTHCARE BENEFITS AND I GO TO THE VA, AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT?

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THOSE EXPERIENCING A SUICIDAL CRISIS, WHO SEEK HELP OUTSIDE OF THE VA SYSTEM SHOULD BE LETTING HOSPITALS KNOW THAT THEY ARE VETERANS.

AND, IF THEY DO END UP GETTING A BILL, BRING IT TO THE VA TO BE TAKEN CARE OFF.

VETERANS CAN ALSO ACCESS UP TO 90 DAYS OF NO COST OUTPATIENT TREATMENT.

>> I THINK IT'S A HUGE GAME CHANGER.

CALIFORNIA IS A HUGE STATE.

UNIT, IT IS NOT JUST IN CALIFORNIA THAT THIS WILL IMPACT.

>> Reporter: KELLY WILLIAMS, IS DIRECTOR OF THE COHEN MILITARY FAMILY VETERAN CLINIC IN SAN DIEGO.

THEY ARE ONE OF THE LOCAL PROVIDERS WHO COULD BE TAPPED FOR THE CONTINUING OUTPATIENT CARE.

>> THIS WILL REALLY HELP US BECAUSE WE FOCUS ON OVERALL MENTAL HEALTH.

SO, WE PROVIDE SERVICES LIKE THERAPY, PSYCHIATRY, CASE MANAGEMENT.

>> Reporter: ANYONE EXPERIENCING THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE CAN DIAL 988 TO ACCESS THE SUICIDE AND CRISIS LINE.

THE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS PER DAY.

HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> LAST YEAR BROUGHT THE END OF LOW INTEREST RATES, FORCING ANYONE WITH A CREDIT CARD BILL TO PAY A BIT MORE.

AS COLE HIGGINS REPORTS, IT IS LOOKING LIKE THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE IN 2023.

>> Reporter: THE FIRST FED MEETING OF 2023 GETS UNDERWAY THIS WEEK, AND ECONOMIST EXPECT THE FEDERAL RESERVE TO RAISE INTEREST RATES AGAIN WEDNESDAY, MARKING THE EIGHTH INCREASE IN A ROW.

ECONOMISTS PREDICT A SMALL INCREASE THAN IN THE PAST, LIKELY A QUARTER-POINT.

>> THAN A 25 BASIS POINT HIKE IN MARCH TO BRING THE POLICY TO BETWEEN 5% AND 5.25%.

>> Reporter: ECONOMIST JOE BRUCE ELLIS EXPECTS HIKES TO CONTINUE THROUGH MARCH.

THIS WEEK'S MEETING IS A CRITICAL ONE.

ECONOMISTS SAY IT SHOULD GIVE US INSIGHT INTO THE FEDS POLICY PLANS FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR, AS THE FED AIMS TO SLOW DOWN THE OVERHEATED ECONOMY, AND ULTIMATELY BRING DOWN HISTORIC INFLATION.

>> IF YOU ARE OUT THERE LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK, THE BEST I CAN OFFER YOU HERE IS THAT THE WORST IS BEHIND US.

>> Reporter: BUT, ECONOMISTS SAY BEFORE WE SEE PRICES MODERATE, THE FED WILL LIKELY DEEPEN ECONOMIC PAIN FOR MILLIONS OF ECONOMIC BUSINESSES AND HOUSEHOLDS BY PUSHING THE COST OF BORROWING EVEN HIGHER.

FOR CREDIT CARDS, CAR LOANS, AND MORTGAGES.

ECONOMIST MARK SANDY SAYS THE HARDEST HIT SECTOR COULD BE THE HOUSING MARKET.

>> PEOPLE NEED TO GET A MORTGAGE, AND THAT IS TIED INTO INTEREST RATES.

>> Reporter: AND THEN, THERE ARE CONCERNS THE FEDS REPEATED HIKES COULD TRIGGER A RECESSION.

GOLDMAN SACHS SAYS THAT IS UNLIKELY.

>> WE DO NOT EXPECT A RECESSION.

OUR BASELINE VIEW IS THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH A PERIOD OF LOW TREND GROWTH.

>> Reporter: FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M COLE HIGGINS.

>>> THE BIGGEST DAY OF THE YEAR FOR SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND ADVERTISING.

AND NOW THE MATCHUP IS SET.

THE EAGLES AND CHIEFS ARE ADVANCING TO THE BIG GAME AFTER WINS ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY.

>>> SANDERS, TOUCHDOWN EAGLES.

>> 45 YARDS ALL THE WAY, IT'S GOOD.

>> PHILADELPHIA CRUISED AGAINST THE 49ers.

KANSAS CITY ONE ON A FIELD GOAL AT THE END OF THEIR GAME AGAINST THE BENGALS.

LIKE MOST SUPER BOWLS, THERE WILL BE SOME BURST THIS YEAR, INCLUDING THE FIRST SUPER BOWL TO FEATURE TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN STARTING QUARTERBACKS.

IT IS ALSO THE FIRST TIME TWO BROTHERS WILL FACE OFF ON OPPOSING TEAMS.

THIS YEAR'S SUPER BOWL WILL BE PLAYED FEBRUARY 12th IN GLENDALE ARIZONA, AND THAT IS ABOUT A SIX HOUR DRIVE FROM SAN DIEGO.

TICKET PRICES ON RETAIL SITES ARE ALREADY PUSHING $10,000.

>>> IT IS THAT SWEET SEASON ONCE AGAIN, TALKING SOME HOURS, TAIGA LOGS, THIN MINTS.

AS MELISSA MAE TELLS US, THIS YEAR, THERE ARE PLENTY TO GO AROUND.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE BACK.

GIRL SCOUT COOKIES ARE NOW ON SALE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE GIRL SCOUTS SAY THERE IS NO SOAP SUPPLY SHORTAGE LIKE LAST YEAR.

>> EVERYBODY LOVES THE GIRL SCOUT COOKIE, IT HAS BEEN A FAN FAVORITE, AND A LONG-TERM TRADITION, THAT HAS INSPIRED THE PUBLIC TO SUPPORT GIRL SCOUTS.

I GREW UP AS A GIRL SCOUT, I GREW UP IN MICHIGAN.

MY MOM WAS AN TROOP LEADER.

>> Reporter: CAROL DIETRICH IS THE CEO OF GIRL SCOUTS SAN DIEGO AND SAYS THE SALES HELP FUND PROGRAMS LIKE EVEN THEIR STEM PROGRAM.

A VERY SPECIAL COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT WAS LAUNCHED BACK IN 2002.

IT IS THE WAY THE GIRL SCOUTS COULD CONNECT THE COMMUNITY TO THE MILITARY STATIONED OVERSEAS.

>> OPERATIONS IN MINT CAME OUT OF AN IDEA OF HOW DO WE CONNECT THE LARGEST PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE, WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND SUPPORTING OUR MILITARY.

SO IT ALL CAME TOGETHER AND WHILE I.

WE HAVE OPERATIONS IN MINT.

>> Reporter: DIETRICH IS AN ARMY VETERAN.

SHE WAS A CAPTAIN AND OFFICER DURING DESERT STORM, AND DID FIVE YEARS ON ACTIVE DUTY, AND ABOUT 10 YEARS IN THE RESERVES.

SHE KNOWS HOW IMPOTENT IT IS TO GET A CARE PACKAGE FROM HOME.

>> IT IS JUST SO HEARTFELT, AND LOVING, AND SUPPORTIVE, KNOWING THAT WE ARE REACHING THEM WHEN THEY ARE AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES, AND THAT THEY CAN FEEL A TASTE OF HOME.

>> Reporter: ONE GIRL SCOUT, EXTRA PASSIONATE ABOUT OPERATIONS IN MINT, IS GRAY SPELL.

GRACE HAS BEEN A GIRL SCOUT FOR SEVEN YEARS, AND HER FATHER SERVED IN THE NAVY.

>> IT MEANS A LOT BUT HE WAS REALLY HAPPY WHEN HE GOT COOKIES ON THE SHIP.

>> Reporter: GRACES DAD KEPT AND POSTED ONE OF THE MESSAGES HE RECEIVED FROM OPERATIONS IN MINT DURING HIS DIPLOMAT.

>> MY DAD'S FAVORITE THAT HE GOT SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DO, BUT I HOPE YOU ARE GOOD AT IT.

>> Reporter: BELT HOPES TO SELL 3000 BOXES OF COOKIES THIS YEAR AND HAS A SIMPLE MESSAGE OF HER OWN TO SEND TO THE TROOPS.

>> THANK YOU FOR SERVING OUR COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: CURRENTLY, OPERATIONS IN MINT HAS SENT 3.8 MILLION BOXES OF COOKIES TO OUR MILITARY OVERSEAS, AND GIRL SCOUTS SAN DIEGO HOPES TO REACH 4 MILLION DURING THIS YEAR'S COOKIE PROGRAM WHICH RUNS THROUGH MARCH 12th.

THE OPERATIONS IN MINT SENDOFF IS ON APRIL 14th.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON IT TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWSROOM.

WHO GETS WHAT WHEN IT COMES TO WATER?

FROM THE COLORADO RIVER, MORNING EDITION IS TALKING ABOUT THE RECENT DEAL ON WATER CUTBACKS AFFECTING SEVEN STATES AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.

>> KPBS MIDDAY EDITION HAS A PREVIEW OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL STARTING LATER THIS WEEK IN SAN DIEGO.

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