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>>> IT IS A RESCUE FIREFIGHTERS ARE CALLING A MIRACLE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.

A MAN WAS TRAPPED FOR THREE DAYS ON A CLIFF AND IS NOW FREE.

MATT HOFFMAN WAS THERE AS HE WAS LIFTED TO SAFETY.

>> THIS IS THE MOMENT THE MAN WAS RESCUED.

HE TOLD FIREFIGHTERS HE HAD BEEN TRAPPED IN A ROCKY CAVE FOR THREE DAYS.

>> WHEN YOU ARE THAT FAR DOWN IN A HOLE THAT WAS ABOUT THIS BIG IT IS A MIRACLE.

WE ARE HOPING FOR THE BEST.

WE'VE ALL SEEN WORSE.

TO GET HIM OUT AND HAVE HIM SMILING AND GOING OFF TO THE HOSPITAL PROPERLY IT'S A GOOD DAY.

>> THE RESCUE ITSELF TO 20 HOURS.

FIREFIGHTERS ARE THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WAS THE TIGHT SPACE.

THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT HIM BLEEDING OUT OR EVEN DROWNING IS WATER-FILLED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAVE.

>> WASTED DOWN HE WAS CRUSHED WITH ROCK AND DEBRIS.

AS HE FELL AND SLID TO THE WHOLE ALL OF THAT COMPRESSED AROUND HIM.

WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO CLIMB OUT EVERYTHING STARTS COMING AGAIN.

>> THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AIDED IN THE RESCUE BUT IT WAS THE SAN BERNARDINO SHERIFF CAVE RESCUE TEAM THAT EVENTUALLY FREED THE MAN WHO IS PINNED AGAINST ROCKS.

RESCUERS SAID THEY HAD TO BREAK IT UP WITH SMALL EXPLOSIONS.

>> STANDING AT THE TOP OF THE CLIFFS THAT IS WHERE THE DRAMATIC RESCUE HAPPENED.

YOU CAN SEE THAT FIREFIGHTERS ARE STILL DOWN THERE.

THEY SAID THIS MAN WAS 15 FEET BELOW THE ROCKS AS HE WAS TRAPPED DOWN THERE.

HE WAS REALLY PANICKED.

THEY WERE WALKING NEAR THE CLIFFS WHEN THEY HEARD A TRAPPED MAN CALLING FOR HELP.

THEY SAID HE SLIPPED WHILE WALKING ON THE ROCKS THEY TRY TO PULL THEM OUT BEFORE REALIZING EXACTLY HOW BAD THE SITUATION WAS.

>> WE DID NOT KNOW THAT HE WAS STUCK BETWEEN TWO ROCKS.

AND THAT IS WHY WE CALLED 911.

>> WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE STORY THAT WE HAVE TODAY WITH THE FACT THAT HE WAS SAVED AND ABLE TO GET OUT OF HERE.

THE TEENAGERS DID A GOOD JOB.

HAD THEY NOT HEARD IT HE WAS LOSING CONSCIOUSNESS WHEN WE GOT HERE AND IT WOULD'VE BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY, FOR SURE.

>> HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

BUT HEALTH OFFICIALS WOULD NOT COMMENT ON ANY OF HIS INJURIES.

HE WAS GIVEN AN IV ALONG WITH WATER DURING THE RESCUE.

FIREFIGHTERS SAY HE LIKELY HAS CRUSHING INJURIES ON HIS WAIST AND LEGS.

>> HE WAS ALERT AND CONVERSING WITH US ABOUT THE PAIN THAT HE WAS FEELING.

THE MOMENT WE TOOK THE DEBRIS OFF OF HIS RIGHT LEG HE SAID HE FELT IT.

>> THE MAN WAS IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS BUT HE DID THANK THE FIRST RESPONDERS FOR SAVING HIS LIFE.

FIRE CREWS SAY THEY'VE NEVER DONE A TECHNICAL RESCUE LIKE THIS BEFORE.

MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT HAS BEEN A WET FEW DAYS ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

WE DID HAVE SOME DRENCHING CONDITIONS CAUSING PROBLEMS ACROSS SOCAL.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK THE STORM AS IT CONTINUES TO PUSH EAST.

THERE ARE CHANCES FOR A FEW LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS.

WE WILL ALSO SHOW YOU WHERE THE TEMPERATURES ARE THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE HOLIDAY.

>>> IT IS ANOTHER NIGHT IN WHICH MORE SHELTER SPACE IS AVAILABLE.

THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS ACTIVATING THE INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICIES.

ALL ARE LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN AND BAKER HELD NEIGHBORHOODS.

THE RAIN AND THE URBAN RUNOFF THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING HAS SPURRED ON MORE ISSUES FOR THIS AREA.

THERE WAS AN ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL BEACHES AND THAT MEANS THAT BEACHGOERS SHOULD BE ADVISED THE BACTERIA LEVELS HAVE RISEN TO SIGNIFICANT LEVELS IN THE OCEAN AND BAY WATERS.

WATER CONTACT LIKE SWIMMING AND SURFING SHOULD BE AVOIDED FOR 72 HOURS.

WEATHER IS A CONCERN IS THE BUSY HOLIDAY WEEKEND BEGINS AND TRAVEL.

SEVERE WEATHER HAS MADE HEADLINES FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO MAINE.

MIKE VALERIO HAS AN UPDATE ON HOW THAT IS AFFECTING YOUR CHRISTMAS TRAVEL WINDOW.

>> MY NINE-YEAR-OLD IS FREAKING OUT.

>> ANDROSCOGGIN RIVER IS RAGING.

ABOVE A SPECTACULAR SIGHT BUT ON THE GROUND ACROSS THE STATE?

ALARMS IN A GUST ON TUESDAY AT KENNEBEC RIVER ONE OF MANY SCENES WERE ROADS WERE IMPASSABLE.

IT CONTINUED ON WEDNESDAY WITH WATER RESCUES IN PASCO COUNTY.

THIS GOING INTO WEEKEND WERE MANY FORGED AHEAD WITH CHRISTMAS TRAVEL AND SOME FAMILIES INSTEAD CONTINUING TO DRY OUT FROM EARLIER IN THE WEEK.

>> IT WAS ANKLE-DEEP IN MY DRIVEWAY.

MOVING THE CARS UP THE HILL THERE WAS SO MUCH DAMAGE IN OUR MY DRIVEWAY IS, THERE'S A SEDAN AND WE HAVE ABOUT THAT MUCH SHOWING.

>> OUT WEST THERE IS THE CLEANUP IN CALIFORNIA.

JUST INCHES FROM THE HEADLIGHTS.

FLOOD WATCHES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WERE LOOKING AT AREAS OF THE SAME ATMOSPHERIC RIVER.

THE TSA AGENTS GOING A CAPPELLA AS THE FAA IS ALSO HOPING TO MAKE TRAVEL A LITTLE SMOOTHER.

OPENING MILITARY AIRSPACE TO COMMERCIAL PLANES OVER THE HOLIDAYS.

SPECIFICALLY 169 NEW EAST COAST ROUTES TO KEEP THE AIR TRAFFIC MOVING SMOOTHLY.

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>>> A NEW COMMUNITY PLAN WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY TWO WHOLE YEARS AGO.

SO WHY IS ONLY NOW GETTING A GREEN LIGHT?

COREY SUZUKI HAS SOME ANSWERS FOR US.

>> A HUB OF CULTURE IN SAN DIEGO.

LONG FACING SOME OF THAT INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION IN THE STATE.

HOMES AND INDUSTRY CAN SIT SIDE- BY-SIDE.

JULIE COROLLAS LEADS THE BARRIO LOGAN PLANNING GROUP.

UP-TO-DATE ANY POLLUTING BUSINESS IN ANY INDUSTRY CAN OPEN UP SHOT RIGHT NEXT TO A HOME OR SCHOOL OR MEDICAL CENTER.

>> FOR DECADES THEM AND FIGHTING TO UPDATE THE COMMUNITY PLAN.

THAT COULD LEAD TO CLEANER AIR AND OTHER PROTECTIONS.

IN 2021 AFTER A LOT OF DELAYS CITY COUNCIL FINALLY VOTED TO APPROVE THE UPDATE.

IT WOULD SEPARATE HOMES AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES.

IT'S BEEN BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> WE NEED THOSE CHANGES IMPLEMENTED FROM 10 YEARS AGO.

STATE REGULATORS HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT.

ACCORDING TO CITY STAFF THEY COULD START TO SEE SOME CHANGES THAT THEY'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR.

>>> NEW FEDERAL AND LOCAL MEMBERS SUGGEST A SLOWDOWN IN HOME SALES WILL PRICES REMAIN HIGH.

NATIONAL DATA COMES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.

THIS IS 12% COMPARED TO OCTOBER.

THAT SHOWS THE LOCAL MEDIAN PRICES AT $850,000 AND THAT IS UP NEARLY 11% IN ONE YEAR.

A NEW STATE LAW WOULD ALLOW THE SALE OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS OR ED USE SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN HOUSE ON THE PROPERTY.

SCOTT ROHDE SAYS A SAN DIEGO DOES ADOPT THIS PROGRAM THOUSANDS OF NEWLY ELIGIBLE HOMES COULD HIT THE MARKET IN THE COMING YEARS.

THESE ARE SMALLER UNITS AND IT WAS SEPARATE FROM THE MAIN HOUSE.

>> WE SUPPORTED IT BECAUSE IT MOVED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> RICARDO FLOREZ IS HERE FOR RISK SAN DIEGO.

A NONPROFIT THAT GOT BEHIND AB 1033.

CONSTRUCTION IS BOOMING HERE AND SO FAR THE CITY IS PERMITTED MORE THAN 1580 USE.

TRIPLE THE NUMBER PERMITTED IN 2020.

FLOREZ SAYS THE NEW STATE LAW EVEN IF SAN DIEGO COMES IN WILL NOT SOLVE THE DIRE HOUSING CROSS CRISIS.

>> IT WOULD BRING DOWN THE COST OF HOUSING FOR THOUSANDS OF SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS.

IT IS MERELY A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE.

>> BUT IT COULD STILL MEAN MORE HOUSES ON THE MARKET AND CHANGE THE FEEL OF SOME NEIGHBORHOODS.

LONGTIME REAL ESTATE AGENT TO GARY KENT SAYS IT MAY ALSO THROW A CURVEBALL AT THE LENDING INDUSTRY.

TAKING A MORTGAGE OUT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT LENDERS HAVE CONSIDERED BEFORE NOW.

>> I THINK THE BANKS WILL TAKE A WHILE TO CATCH UP WITH US AND LOANS WILL BE OUT THERE BUT THEY WILL BE VERY CLUNKY BECAUSE BANKS LIKE FAMILIARITY AND CONFORMITY.

WHEN YOU HAVE A HOUSE THAT IS 3000 SQUARE FEET ON A CORNER LOT THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THEY'RE NOT USED TO.

>> THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD HAVE TO PROVE THE ORDINANCE ALLOWING THE SALES AND COUNCIL MEMBERS COULD SHAPE THE PROGRAM IN ORDER TO MEET THE LOCAL HOUSING PROGRAM NEEDS.

>>> 2023 HAS BEEN A DEADLY YEAR IN SAN DIEGO FOR PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS ALIKE.

ANDREW BOWEN SAYS THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED A SO-CALLED COMPLETE STREETS POLICY THAT ADVOCATES THEY WILL PUT SAFETY FIRST.

>> IT'S MEANT TO BALANCE THE NEEDS OF PEDESTRIANS TRANSIT RIDERS AND MOTORISTS WHEN CITIES ARE DESIGNING STREETS.

SOMETIMES THAT MEANS TAKING SPACE AWAY FROM CARS AND GIVING ITS OTHER MORE SUSTAINABLE MODES OF TRAVEL.

ADVOCATES FOR SAFE STREET SAY THE POLICY INITIALLY PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL HAD TOO MANY LOOPHOLES IN THAT CITY STAFF WOULD BE ABLE TO IGNORE IT FOR ALMOST ANY REASON.

KENT LEE SAID HE THOUGHT THAT THEY HAD A POINT.

>> I KNOW THIS IS DONE TO MAINTAIN FLEXIBILITY.

BUT WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT MEETING THIS CLIMATE ACTION GOALS.

IT'S MEANT TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY ON WHEN THE POLICY IS NOT BEING FOLLOWED.

>> WE COULD HAVE MORE ROBUST STRUCTURES SEPARATING THE TWO HERE.

CELAYA SAYS HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW MUCH DIFFERENCE IT WILL MAKE IN TERMS OF ACTUALLY PREVENTING TRAFFIC DEATHS.

>> A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WE DIDN'T HAVE A POLICY.

THE STAKES ARE HIGH FOR SAN DIEGO.

THEY'VE SET AMBITIOUS GOALS ENCOURAGING MORE BIKING AND WALKING.

GOALS THAT THEY ARE FAR FROM ACHIEVING.

>>> CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION HERE.

THE AGENCY PLANS TO ACQUIRE MORE THAN 250 NEW SURVEILLANCE TOWERS.

KPBS BORDER REPORTER GUSTAVO SO LEASE SPOKE TO PRIVACY EXPERTS ABOUT THIS RAPID EXPANSION.

>> SAN DIEGO HAS ONE OF THE MOST MILITARIZED SECTIONS OF THE BORDER.

THERE ARE TWO BORDER WALLS WITH A PRIMARY AND A SECONDARY ACCESS.

THEY HAVE A SMALL FLEET OF DRONES AND ALSO DOESN'T THE SURVEILLANCE TOWERS.

DAVE MOSS IS THE DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATIONS AT THE SAN FRANCISCO-BASED ELECTRONIC FOUNDATION.

HE HAS BEEN TRACKING THIS EXPANSION ALONG THE BORDER.

>> THERE'S ONE OF THESE EVERY MILE AND A HALF.

SO IT'S QUITE A DRAG THEY ARE ALL THE WAY OUT THERE.

EARLY THIS YEAR CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AWARDED MULTIMILLION DOLLAR CONTRACTS TO THREE COMPANIES TO BUILD NEW SURVEILLANCE TOWERS ALONG THE BORDER.

REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS GENERALLY AGREE ON INCREASING BORDER SURVEILLANCE CALLING IT BUILDING A VIRTUAL BORDER WALL.

IT WILL COMPLEMENT THE EXISTING PHYSICAL BARRIER.

OFFICIALS HAVE SAID THAT TECHNOLOGY IS NEEDED TO KEEP UP WITH THE TACTICS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKERS.

BUT THERE IS A LOT OF POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE.

SOME OF THESE CAMERAS POINT DIRECTLY INTO BACKYARDS.

THERE IS LITTLE OVERSIGHT AND A HISTORY OF MISCONDUCT.

>> LOOK AT THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED.

THE BORDER PATROL CREATED A LIST OF JOURNALISTS AND ACTIVISTS AND HUMANITARIANS AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERS.

AND THEY USED THAT LIST TO STOP AND HARASS THEM AT THE BORDER.

>> THEY SAY THESE CONCERNS EXPAND BEYOND THE BORDER REGION.

A LOT OF THIS TECHNOLOGY WAS FIRST USED BY THE MILITARY.

THEN IT WAS GIVEN TO CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION.

>> DRONES STARTED TO BE USED BY CPP AND NOW CHULA VISTA HAS THIS DRONE AS THE FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM AND NOW YOU'RE SEEING THAT BEING INSTALLED ELSEWHERE AS WELL IN THE COUNTRY.

IT IS A MILITARY BORDER PASS.

>> THE NEW SURVEILLANCE TOWERS WILL BE BUILT OVER THE NEXT DECADE.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE URGING EVERYONE TO GET VACCINATED AND TESTED.

PEOPLE ARE GATHERING AND ILLNESSES ARE SPREADING.

THE COUNTY SAYS THAT WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE MEASURES THE AMOUNT OF COVID-19 VIRUS IN THE SEWAGE IS SHOWING SHARP INCREASES RIGHT NOW.

THE SOUTH BAY AND THE NORTH COASTAL AREAS ARE SEEING THE BIGGEST SPIKES IN THE FLU AND RSV CASES.

THE VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL THREE OF THOSE VIRUSES.

WE ARE SEEING MORE DAMAGE DONE BY INTENSE RAIN TO THE NORTH AS WELL.

SOME PLACES IN VENTURA COUNTY ARE STILL CLEANING UP FROM THE FLOODING CAUSED BY SUDDEN AMOUNT OF RAIN ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

JASMINE VALE SHOWS US WHAT NEIGHBORS AT ONE BEACH COMMUNITY ARE DEALING WITH NOW.

>> HOMES FLOODED.

THE VASQUEZ FAMILY HAD TO USE A POT TO SCOOP UP THE WATER AFTER IT SWEPT INTO THE HOUSE ON BOOKER DRIVE EARLY ON THURSDAY.

THERE WAS A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF RAIN.

THE WATER FILLED THE RIVETING ROOM AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND UNDER BEDS AND EVEN THROUGH THE KITCHEN.

GARY HARBORS TOWN HALL WAS ALSO FLOODED.

>> THIS IS IN THE DOWNSTAIRS BATHROOM AND THE WHOLE OF DOWNSTAIRS WAS FLOODED.

>> THIS MOM SO SHE EVACUATED HER HOME IN A BEACH CITY NEIGHBORHOOD THURSDAY MORNING.

>> THIS IS A LOT OF RAIN THAT WE ARE NOT USED TO.

AND IT CAME ABSOLUTELY POURING DOWN AT 1:00 IN THE MORNING.

>> PICTURE SHOW PRESENTS FLOATING ON A MUDDY RAINWATER.

INSIDE HALLWAYS AND GARAGES AND THE VENTURA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS DOZENS OF HOMES WERE FLOODED.

>> THESE ARE WATERLINES ABOUT CHEST HIGH.

YOU TALKING ABOUT FOUR FEET OR HIGHER.

>> CITY OFFICIALS SAY THEY TRY TO PREPARE FOR THE STORM BUT IT WAS TOO MUCH.

>> THERE WAS A LOT OF RAIN THAT CAME IN.

THREE INCHES IN ABOUT 45 MINUTES.

THE STORM DRAIN WAS COMING IN WITH A HIGH TIDE IN THE WATER WAS TRYING TO GO OUT.

>> MANY SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE.

CITY OFFICIALS HAVE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY TO GET MORE RESOURCES TO HELP.

>>> LET US START YOU OFF WITH THE WEATHER HEADLINES.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW GOING INTO YOUR WEEKEND.

IT IS A BIG HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND LOTS OF PEOPLE WILL BE TRAVELING.

I DO HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS FOR YOU, WE ARE STARTING OFF WITH A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS.

MOSTLY INTO SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOR SATURDAY MORNING.

THE OVERALL TREND WILL BE DRY AND WARM AS WE DO GO INTO NEXT WEEK.

IT GOES ALL THE WAY INTO YOUR HOLIDAY FOR MONDAY.

DROPPING OUT TO A LOW OF 54.

WE CANNOT RULE OUT A SHOWER IN AND AROUND THE AREA.

EVEN AS WE MAKE OUR WAY FURTHER INLAND SAN DIEGO WILL BE DROPPING DOWN TO THE 50s TONIGHT AND OCEANSIDE WILL BE AT 52.

BORREGO SPRINGS AT 47.

AS WE GO INTO TOMORROW YOU WILL SEE SOME SUNSHINE ESPECIALLY AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

I WILL NOT RULE OUT A STRAY OR LINGERING SHOWER EARLY ON SATURDAY.

BUT OVERALL WE WILL BE TRENDING DRY IN SAN DIEGO COMING IN WITH A HIGH OF 65.

NOW I DO WANT TO TIME THIS OUT FOR YOU AND SHOW YOU WHAT WE ARE EXACTLY DEALING WITH.

THERE ARE SOME LINGERING SHOWERS FURTHER INLAND ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND WE ARE AGAIN TRACKING SOME LINGERING SHOWERS.

CLOUDS ARE STICKING AROUND EVEN THROUGHOUT THE EARLY HOURS ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

IT IS RIGHT ALONG THE COAST SO HEADS UP AS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SOME CLOUDS AND SOME SUNSHINE.

ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST.

THAT WILL BE YOUR STORY 67 FOR THE HIGH SUNDAY MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND A HIGH OF 67.

TEMPERATURES DO STAY PRETTY STEADY THROUGHOUT THE EARLY WEEK.

YOU WILL HIT A HIGH OF 68 UP TO 69 BY TUESDAY AND 66 ON WEDNESDAY.

FURTHER INLAND HIGHS WILL BE MAINTAINING RELATIVELY STEADY.

THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE MERCURY AND WE WILL BE AT ABOUT 70 BY CHRISTMAS.

SUNNY AND BEAUTIFUL FOR THE HOLIDAY.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS IT IS STAYING IN THE 40s AND IT WILL BE A LITTLE COLD OF COURSE.

CLOUDY FOR THE START OF THE WEEKEND AND WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE FOR MONDAY AND WE WILL HAVE TEMPERATURES DROPPING SLIGHTLY THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE HOLIDAY ON MONDAY.

AND THEN WE DO GET BACK UP TO THE MID-60s THERE BY TUESDAY.

WEDNESDAY WILL BE SEEING A HIGH OF 65.

>>> THERE MIGHT BE MORE PLAY STATIONS UNDER THE TREE THIS YEAR.

SONY JUST HAD A HUGE RUN FOR ITS CONSOLE.

WE SHARE THE THOUGHTS ON WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE LARGER GAMING INDUSTRY IN THIS FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> PLAYSTATION FIVE WAS REALLY IMPACTED BY THE GLOBAL SUPPLY- CHAIN CRISIS.

SONY WAS NOT FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS REALLY ABLE TO PRODUCE THE LEVEL OF UNITS THAT THERE WAS DEMAND FOR.

REALLY AT THE SECOND HALF OF 2023 THEY FINALLY STARTED TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE THE LEVELS THEY NEEDED.

NOVEMBER WAS A RECORD MONTH AND NOW THEY ARE PROJECTING THAT THEY WILL BE ON TRACK TO AT LEAST MEET THE HUNDRED MILLION UNIT THRESHOLD.

AND POSSIBLY EVEN EXCEED THE PLAYSTATION FOUR.

THOSE WHO ARE VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE IN THE INDUSTRY SAY THAT ROUGHLY SONY OUTSELLS MICROSOFT AT A LEVEL OF 221 FOR PS FOR MPS FIVE.

PLAYSTATION IS A CRITICAL PART OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE OUTSIDE OF THE STUDIO SIDE OF THE BUSINESS.

SONY ELECTRONICS IS HERE IN SAN DIEGO AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS SCENARIO FOR SONY.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THERE IS SIGNIFICANT DEMAND FOR PLAYSTATION FIVE.

AND THE CHALLENGES ARE GOING TO BE THERE LOOKING FORWARD ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN CONTAIN THEIR COSTS AND IF THEY CAN HAVE ENOUGH CONTENT AT THE RIGHT TIME WITH THE RIGHT TITLES TO STAY AS ONE OF THE LEADERS.

>>> TONIGHT IN THE NEWSHOUR WE WILL SPEAK WITH A PALESTINIAN POET WHO WAS DETAINED BY ISRAELI FORCES.

THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00 ON KPBS.

>>> IT WAS A FIRST IN 2023.

THE THREE MAJOR SYMPHONIES IN LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO LAUNCHED THE CALIFORNIA FESTIVAL.

A TWO-WEEK CELEBRATION WITH A FOCUS ON NEW COMPOSERS.

JOHN AND CAROL TOOK IN THE SIGHTS AND THE SOUNDS OF THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY PREVIEW PERFORMANCE OF THE FESTIVAL.

A PERFORMANCE THAT DID NOT TAKE PLACE IN CALIFORNIA.

>> FRESH OFF OF A NATIONAL TOUR THAT ENDED IN CARNEGIE HALL LAST MONTH, THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY WAS ON THE ROAD AGAIN LAST WEEK.

OUT OF THE UNITED STATES BUT STILL CLOSE TO HOME.

>> TO COME HERE I THINK IS IMPORTANT AS WE LOOK FOR CULTURAL BONDS AND CONNECTIONS.

>> HERE IS TIJUANA.

THE CULTURAL CENTER.

THE SYMPHONY PRESENTING A FREE CONCERT FOR THE SOUTHERN MEMBERS.

AT A FREE CONCERT NEWS CONFERENCE MARTHA GILMORE AND THE COUNCIL IN SAN DIEGO CARLOS GONZALEZ GUTIERREZ SPOKE OF A TRANSCENDENT MEANING OF THE CULTURAL EVENT.

>> THEIR WORK HAS TO BENEFIT EVERYONE.

IT HAS TO REACH EVERY MEMBER OF THESE SINGLE AREAS.

IT IS COMPOSED BY TWO NATIONS BUT IN THE END IT IS ONE SOLAR REGION.

>> THE NEED FOR UNDERSTANDING COMPASSION AND COMMUNICATION IN A WORLD IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.

AND MUSIC CAN HELP US DO THAT.

>> BACK TO THE MAIN PURPOSE SHOWCASING WORKS THAT ARE FIVE YEARS OLD OR LESS LIKE DAVID TESKE THE APPROVED ANZA NUMBER FOUR.

>> THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND THE SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ARE THE ANCHORS FOR THE CALIFORNIA FESTIVAL WHICH IS A THREE-WEEK FESTIVAL AND WE'VE INVITED MANY MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE STATE.

100 IS A MATTER FACT TO PERFORM NEW MUSIC SHOWCASE NEW COMPOSERS AND SO ON.

>> BUT NOT JUST NEW COMPOSERS.

SOME OF A PREVIOUS ERA WHO BROKE THE NORMS OF THEIR DAY AS WELL WERE INCLUDED.

LIKE RICARD STRAUSS IN HIS FAMOUS ALSO'S BROUGHT CZARIST DISTRICT.

IT REQUIRES THE FULL 90 MEMBER ORCHESTRA AND THAT INCLUDES AN ORGAN.

AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE MOVING THE FULL ORCHESTRA HERE INCLUDING TWO HARPS OF MARIMBA AND OF COURSE THE ORGAN ITSELF WAS A LOGISTICAL CHALLENGE.

A JOB WHICH PRIMARILY FELL TO THE SYMPHONY VICE PRESIDENT OF IMPACT AND INNOVATION MORE RENTALS.

>> IT'S A JIGSAW PUZZLE OF PACKING THAT OUR INCREDIBLE PRODUCTION TEAM PUT TOGETHER.

IT HAS TAKEN MONTHS OF PLANNING TO FIGURE OUT HOW MANY MUSICIANS AND INSTRUMENTS AND HOW WERE GOING TO GET IT ACROSS THE BORDER IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.

THE THEATER SEATS ABOUT 1000 PEOPLE.

AND IT WAS FULL UNTIL HUNDREDS WERE TURNED AWAY.

IF EITHER SIDE OF THE STAGE COULD TALK THEY WOULD PROBABLY AGREE WITH THE AUDIENCE THAT THIS VISIT AND PERFORMANCE WAS ON SO MANY LEVELS A ROUSING SUCCESS.

THIS CONCERT WAS AN AUSPICIOUS OCCASION.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE PLAYED IN TIJUANA FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS.

AND IT HAPPENED ON AN AUSPICIOUS DAY AS WELL.

DELO DALE US MORTALS.

THE 200th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO AND A DAY AS SYMPHONY CEO MARTHA GILMER SAID, TO HEAL THE WOUNDS OF OUR SOULS THROUGH FRIENDSHIP.

AND THROUGH MUSIC.

IN TIJUANA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON HER WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

GOOD NIGHT.

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