>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY DRINKING AND FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING YOU WITH FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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>>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11th.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I AMITHA SHARMA, IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

TODAY IS VETERANS DAY, A CHANCE TO REMEMBER, SALUTE, AND SHARE GRATITUDE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES.

VIDEO JOURNALIST MATT BULLER BRINGS US THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF A CEREMONY IN LOGAN HEIGHTS.

>> TODAY, WE HONOR EVERY MAN AND WOMAN WHO HAS PROUDLY WORN THE UNIFORM OF OUR ARMED SERVICES.

>> THESE ARE FOR THE MARINES THAT GOT KILLED IN VIETNAM.

FOR MY BODY.

>> WE HAVE A LIST OF NAMES OF VETERANS.

SO, WE KEEP ADDING ON NAMES ON THEIR.

>> EMMANUEL GONZALEZ.

JOE GONZALES, U.S. ARMY.

ALL THE CONSULTS BROTHERS OBSERVED IN THE MILITARY IN WORLD WAR II.

>> THROUGH THE PERILOUS FIGHT.

THE RAMPARTS WE WATCHED WERE SO GALLANTLY STREAMING.

>> THANKS TO THOSE SPENDING THIS SACRED DAY AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, THOSE DEPLOYED AND AT HOME.

>> GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE.

>> GILBERT PERALTA, U.S. AIR FORCE.

>> WE RESPECT THEM, THANK THEM, UNDER THEM.

WE ARE PROUD OF THEM.

>> JAMES HUDSON, U.S. NAVY.

TO SILVER STARS AND NUMEROUS MODELS FOR HIS BRAVERY.

WORLD WAR II, KOREA, AND VIETNAM.

>> AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE.

>> AND, ANOTHER EVENT TODAY PAYS TRIBUTE TO SERVICEMEMBERS WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US.

THE SAN DIEGO VETERANS FOR PEACE SETUP HOMETOWN ARLINGTON WEST MEMORIAL ON THE FRONT LAWN OF THE "USS MIDWAY" MUSEUM.

DOLLARS 288 SERVICEMEMBERS FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHO HAVE DIED IN THE WARS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

>> READING THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE THAT DIED AND HOW YOUNG THEY ARE, YOU CAN HEAR IT IN THE BACKGROUND.

A VISUAL AND EXPERIENCE WHERE THEY CAN FEEL HOW MUCH IT COSTS EVERY TIME YOU GET INVOLVED IN SOME CONFLICT.

>> MEANWHILE, AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AND SECOND GENTLEMEN DOUG EMHOFF JOINT FIRST LADY DR. JILL BIDEN IN PAYING THEIR RESPECTS.

THE VICE PRESIDENT LAID A WREATH AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER.

>>> TRANSITIONING TO CIVILIAN LIFE FOR VETERANS CAN COME WITH A LOT OF ANXIETY.

THERE IS A PROGRAM AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY THAT TRIES TO HELP THEM BRIDGE THAT GAP.

KPBS TECHNOLOGY REPORTER THOMAS FUDGE TELLS ABOUT TROOPS TO ENGINEERS.

>> JESUS SANCHEZ, HIS FRIENDS CALL HIM SAMMY, SPENT FIVE YEARS IN THE MARINE CORPS WORKING AS AN AIRCRAFT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN.

AS THE SON OF MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS, HE SAID SERVING HIS COUNTRY MEANT A LOT TO HIM BECAUSE OF WHAT AMERICA HAD GIVEN HIM.

>> SAFETY, BEING ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL, BEING ABLE TO GO OUT AT NIGHT WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING.

I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT SO I WANTED TO GIVE BACK TO MY COUNTRY.

>> IN ADDITION TO SERVING HIS COUNTRY HE HAD A SECOND GOAL.

THAT WAS FINDING A WAY TO ATTEND AND AFFORD COLLEGE.

>> SCHOOL IS NOT CHEAP.

I WAS HOPING TO GET THE VETERAN BENEFITS, LIKE THE G.I.

BILL, WHICH I'M USING RIGHT NOW.

VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT.

THOSE ARE THE TWO MAIN REASONS, TO GIVE BACK TO MY COUNTRY AND TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: A KID WHO GREW UP IN NATIONAL CITY, SAMMY CHOSE TO ATTEND SAN DIEGO STATE AND GET AN ENGINEERING DEGREE.

THERE, HE FOUND A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO HELP.

THEY WERE CALLED TROOPS TO ENGINEERS.

>> THIS PROGRAM IS ESSENTIALLY A WAY TO HELP VETERAN STUDENTS BRIDGE THAT GAP AND OVERCOME THE HURDLES OF TRANSITIONING FROM MILITARY WHERE MOST OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE SPENT THEIR ADULT LIVES INTO A CIVILIAN CAREER.

>> Reporter: JOSH BYNES, AN ARMY VETERAN HIMSELF, IS THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR TROOPS TO ENGINEERS.

>> OFTENTIMES, THE STUDENTS FEEL LIKE LONE WOLVES.

THEY ARE OLDER, THEY HAVE FAMILIES.

THEY ARE NOT ON CAMPUS ALL THE TIME.

FOR THIS PROGRAM TO BE ABLE TO OFFER A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND BE ABLE TO BRING THESE STUDENTS TOGETHER WHO HAVE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES, IT HELPS THEM, YOU KNOW, WITH THE LEARNING PROCESS.

>> Reporter: WHY ENGINEERING?

IT IS A GROWING PROFESSION AND SOMETHING VETERANS WHO HAVE WORKED WITH MILITARY EQUIPMENT CAN NATURALLY FALL INTO.

SAMMY SAYS BECOMING AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER WAS A NATURAL STEP FOR HIM.

>> I LIKE TO FIX THINGS, I LIKE TO TROUBLESHOOT, I LIKE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.

WHAT IS GOING TO GET ME THE HIGHER SENSE OF THE COMPASS MEANT?

I DECIDED LIKE WHITE INSTEAD OF FIXING THINGS, WHY NOT DESIGN THEM?

>> Reporter: ON THIS VETERANS DAY, SAMMY ADDS THAT WHEN MAKING IT IN THE CIVILIAN WORLD GETS TOUGH, LOOK TO YOUR FELLOW VETERANS FOR HELP.

>> I WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL THEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO BE ALIVE.

>> Reporter: THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS YEARS.

>>> PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYS IT IS MORE URGENT THAN EVER TO INCREASE COMMITMENTS TO FIGHTING GLOBAL WARMING.

HE MADE THE COMMENTS TODAY IN A SPEECH AT THE ANNUAL UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CONFERENCE IN EGYPT.

THE PRESIDENT SAYS SPENDING ON CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVES MEAN THE UNITED STATES WILL MEET ITS EMISSIONS TARGETS BY THE YEAR 2030.

HE ALSO CALLED FOR OTHER NATIONS TO DO MORE TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> IF WE ARE GOING TO WIN THIS FIGHT, EVERY MAJOR EMITTING NATION NEEDS TO ALIGN WITH 1.5 DEGREES.

WE CAN NO LONGER PLEAD IGNORANCE TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR ACTIONS OR CONTINUE TO REPEAT OUR MISTAKES.

EVERYONE HAS TO KEEP ACCELERATING OUR EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THIS DECISIVE DECADE.

>> THE CLIMATE CONFERENCE WAS THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTS FIRST STOP ON AN OVERSEAS TRIP.

HE LEFT FOR CAMBODIA FOR A MEETING OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN LEADERS.

AFTER THAT, IT IS ON TO INDONESIA FOR A GROUP OF 20 SUMMIT MEETING.

>>> THE THREAT FROM WHAT WAS ONCE HURRICANE NICOLE IS NOT OVER.

AS WE GET A BETTER VIEW OF WHAT IS BEING CALLED UNPRECEDENTED DAMAGE ALONG THE EASTERN FLORIDA COASTLINE.

MIKE VALERIO HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: IN THE AFTERMATH OF WHAT WAS ONCE HURRICANE NICOLE, STUNNING SCENES OF DREAM HOMES COLLAPSED ONTO THE BEACH BELOW.

SOME SWEPT FAR OUT TO SEA.

>> HONESTLY, JUST KIND OF SHOCKED.

STILL HAVEN'T REALLY PROCESSED IT.

>> Reporter: AT LEAST FIVE ARE DEAD WITH POLICE IN COCOA, FLORIDA CONFIRMING ONE MAN LOST HIS LIFE AFTER FIRST RESPONDERS TRIED TO RESCUE HIM HERE.

THE MAN AND HIS WIFE ON THEIR BATTERED YACHTS DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM.

THE PATH OF DESTRUCTION IS SWEEPING.

HOMES WERE SEEN TEETERING AND SOME SEAWALLS THAT STARTED WASHING AWAY DURING HURRICANE IAN GAVE WAY DURING HURRICANE NICOLE.

>> I WAS HOPING IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT BETTER OF A SITE.

I WAS HOPING THAT JUST THE TWO BACK BEDROOMS, THEY FELL THIS MORNING BUT IT TORE OUT THE LIVING ROOM WALLS AND THE CEILING.

>> Reporter: ABOUT 50 BEACHFRONT BUILDINGS, INCLUDING TWO DOZEN CONDOS AND HOTELS ARE NOW DEEMED UNSAFE IN THE DAYTONA BEACH AREA.

THE COUNTY MANAGER SAYING THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALONG THE COAST LINE IS UNPRECEDENTED.

HOMEOWNERS DAYS THAT THE DESTRUCTION.

>> IT ALMOST DOESN'T SEEM REAL TO SEE ALL OF THIS.

EVEN THOUGH YOU KNOW IT IS A POSSIBILITY LIVING HERE.

>> Reporter: AFTER HURRICANE NICOLE BECAME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION, TORNADO WATCHES EXTENDED FROM THE CAROLINAS AND VIRGINIA.

THIS AS FLORIDA ASSESSES THE REMAINING RISK FROM THIS A RARE NOVEMBER STORM.

MIKE VALERIO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ROSE SLIGHTLY AS HEALTH OFFICIALS URGED EVERYONE TO GET VACCINATED.

TODAY, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED WITH THE CORONAVIRUS INFECTION INCREASED BY 3 PEOPLE TO 156.

OVERALL, INFECTIONS ARE ALSO UP FROM AROUND 1700 CASES LAST WEEK TO MORE THAN 2000 THIS WEEK.

COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE URGING EVERYONE TO GET FLU AND BOOSTER SHOTS NOW.

SINCE THEY TAKE TWO WEEKS TO BECOME FULLY EFFECTIVE.

THANKSGIVING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

>>> A HUGE ANNUAL TURKEY GIVEAWAY IS SET FOR TOMORROW IN SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO.

KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAYS SAYS ATTENDEES CAN EXPECT TO GET MORE THAN JUST A TURKEY.

>> Reporter: 1000 TURKEYS ARE READY TO GO TO THE 79th ASSEMBLY DISTRICT TURKEY GIVEAWAY AND HELD THERE ON SATURDAY.

>> IT WAS SO IMPORTANT THAT YOU BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A TOUGH YEAR FOR FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: IS A MEMBER DR. AQUILLA WEBER IS HOSTING THE EVENT, WHICH STARTED BY HER MOTHER, DR. SHIRLEY WEBER.

>> SHE STARTED DOING THIS BASICALLY TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND HELP FAMILIES DURING HOLIDAY TIME.

>> Reporter: ANGELA TO JOSEPH WORKS FOR WEBER IS A SENIOR FIELD FOR PERCENTAGE OF.

>> WE KNOW THAT WITH INFLATION AND THE COST OF GROCERIES BEING SKYHIGH, IT WAS HARD FOR A LOT OF FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY AROUND HOLIDAY TIMES.

>> Reporter: THIS EVENT IS HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JACKIE ROBINSON FAMILY YMCA AND THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK.

CASEY CASTILLO IS THE FOOD BANK CEO.

>> THIS IS A CRITICAL TIME FOR THE FAMILIES THAT WE SERVE.

AND, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR AMAZING COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT ALLOW US AND HELP US TO PROVIDE SO MANY TURKEYS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY DOING THINGS GIVING.

>> Reporter: CASILLAS IS THE CENTERPIECE OF THE THANKSGIVING MEAL COMES AT A HIGH COST THIS YEAR.

>> THE COST OF TURKEYS HAS SUBSTANTIALLY GONE UP IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OF THE AVIAN FLU.

THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF TURKEYS.

AND, WE SAW SOME INCREASES, 10, 15, UP TO 20% OR MORE DEPENDING ON WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT PURCHASING THEM.

RIGHT NOW, THE AVERAGE COST OF A TURKEY IS ABOUT $30.00.

>> Reporter: THE TURKEYS WILL BE GIVEN AWAY FIRST-COME, FIRST- SERVED ALONG WITH MORE THAN JUST TRIMMINGS.

>> FRESH PRODUCE AND PANTRY STAPLES.

YOU WILL HAVE LOTS OF FOODS AND FIXINGS TO GO ALONG WITH YOUR TURKEY DINNER AND CARRY YOU THROUGH THE REST OF THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR'S EVENT ALSO INCLUDES A HEALTH FAIR.

>> WE HAVE 40 VENDORS.

THAT MEANS WE HAVE YOUR BLOOD SUGAR CHECKS, YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKED, YOUR KIDNEYS CHECKED.

AND, WE'VE GOT A WORKOUT STATION AND WE'VE GOT GEMS THERE TO GET YOUR EXERCISE ON.

WE WILL BE DOING THREE MAMMOGRAMS ON SITE.

ALSO, WE HAVE AN EYE CLINIC FOR CHILDREN.

WE HAVE A TRUCK WHERE CHILDREN CAN GET THEIR EYES EXAMINED.

AND, IF NECESSARY, THEY WILL BE GETTING FREE GLASSES.

>> Reporter: THE WASABI INFORMATION ON SITE TO HELP PEOPLE SIGN UP FOR CAL FRESH AND COVER TELEPHONE APPEARED FLUENT COVID-19 VACCINES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE.

THE EVENT IS TAKING PLACE AT THE JACKIE ROBINSON YMCA FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. ON SATURDAY.

PEOPLE CAN START LINING UP AS EARLY AS 9:00 A.M. MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE LATEST INFLATION REPORT SHOWS SOME IMPROVEMENT THAT FOOD COSTS REMAIN STUBBORNLY HIGH.

MIRO COPIC TELLS US FOR WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THOSE PLANNING A THANKS GIVING MAIL IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT HALLOWEEN CANDY.

HALLOWEEN CANDY WAS UP 13% OVER LAST YEAR.

CONSUMERS ARE GOING TO BE FACING ROUGHLY 13.5% INCREASE IN THEIR THANKSGIVING MEAL COSTS.

LAST YEAR, TO FEED A FAMILY OF 10, A STANDARD DINNER WOULD COST ABOUT $53.00.

THAT $53 PERCENT IS GOING TO INCREASE TO OVER $60.00 PER HOUSEHOLD.

ANOTHER THING IN THE FOOD SPACE THAT HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT HAS BEEN WEATHER RELATED ISSUES, ESPECIALLY DROUGHTS AND AREAS THAT GROW A LOT OF KEY CROPS IN THE COUNTRY.

THE SECOND ONE, THE AVIAN FLU THIS YEAR, WHICH DECIMATED CHICKEN AND TURKEY HERDS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

THESE FACTORS ARE OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL.

BUT, COUPLE THAT WITH INCREASED DEMAND AND PRICES ARE GOING TO GO UP.

THE SMART ONES ARE SHOPPING THE DEALS.

THERE WON'T BE AS MANY DISCOUNTS THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST.

THERE ARE RETAILERS OUT THERE THAT ARE GOING TO OFFER VALUES WHERE CONSUMERS CAN HOLD THE LINE ON THEIR COSTS FOR THANKS GIVING IN 2022.

>>> THE STORM THAT SWEPT THROUGH CALIFORNIA EARLIER THIS WEEK WAS GOOD FOR BUSINESS.

SKI RESORTS IN THE SIERRAS ARE OPENING THIS WEEKEND THANKS TO THE RECENT SNOWFALL AND TEMPERATURES STAYING COLD ENOUGH TO MAKE SNOW.

THREE RESORTS IN THE LAKE TAHOE AREA OPENED TODAY AND THREE MORE WILL OPEN TOMORROW.

LAST YEAR, THEY DIDN'T OPEN UNTIL MID-DECEMBER.

>>> LET'S START WITH THE WEATHER HEADLINES.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN ENJOYING THE COOL WEATHER, YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO LIKE WHAT YOU SEE HERE.

THERE AND COOL WEATHER CONTINUES AS WE WRAP UP OUR WEEKEND HAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK, WE HAVE SOME GUSTY WINDS ON WEDNESDAY.

TEMPERATURES ARE LOOKING TO STAY BELOW AVERAGE AS WE MAKE OUR WAY INTO NEXT WEEK.

SO, THE COOL AIR STICKING AROUND.

LOOKING AT WHERE TEMPERATURES GO TONIGHT, OCEANSIDE BACK 239.

SAN DIEGO DROPS TO 49.

CHULA VISTA DOWN TO 47.

LOOKING AT BORREGO SPRINGS, ABOUT 40.

MOUNT LAGUNA DROPPING TO 34.

AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO OUR SATURDAY, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CHARGE OUT TO THE FOUR CORNERS.

THAT WILL BRING DRY AND COOL WEATHER.

WE WILL SEE THE DRAWING AND COOL WEATHER BUT THERE IS A STORM SYSTEM TO OUR NORTH.

THAT WILL BE SENDING SOME SHOWERS AND EVEN SNOW SHOWERS INTO SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA AND INTO NEVADA.

OTHERWISE, THE BREEZE ALONG THE COAST KICKING UP ON SATURDAY.

LOOKING AT OUR TEMPERATURES WITH THE SUNNY SKY, BORREGO SPRINGS, 73.

MOUNT LAGUNA, 55 FOR OUR SATURDAY.

SAN DIEGO, 68.

OCEANSIDE TAKING IT TO 68 DEGREES.

>>> AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY, THE STORM CONTINUES TO SHIFT TO THE EAST.

NOT A WHOLE LOT OF MOISTURE WITH IT.

I THINK WE STAY MAINLY DRY.

THERE WILL BE SOME BREEZY CONDITIONS.

OTHERWISE, TEMPERATURES ARE STILL STAYING BELOW AVERAGE TO WEEKEND.

HERE'S WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE ON THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK OF THE COAST.

UPPER 60s FOR SATURDAY.

MID 60s SUNDAY.

BACK TO THE UPPER 60s MONDAY.

COOLING OFF TUESDAY AND 70 WITH SUNSHINE ON WEDNESDAY.

INLAND VALLEY IS STAYING IN THE 70s ON SATURDAY.

A STRETCH OF 60s SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY BEFORE BACK TO THE 70s ON WEDNESDAY.

THE MOUNTAIN FORECAST, WE SEE SOME 40s WITH SOME OF THOSE 50s.

SUNDAY WILL BE A COOL ONE.

TUESDAY, ANOTHER COOL ONE.

IN THE DESERT, WE STAY CONSISTENT WITH LOW 70s BEFORE REBOUNDING TO 76 NEXT WEDNESDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS I ARIEL ESCALATES.

>>> IT IS TAKING DAYS TO FIGURE OUT WHICH PARTY WILL CONTROL CONGRESS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

AS EXPECTED, THE CLOSEST LOCAL RACE IS IN THE 49th DISTRICT.

KPBS REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN IS DOING THIS NOW.

MATT, DO WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THIS RACE?

>> WILL YOU HELP US GET OUT THE VOTE?

>> THEY HAVE A BIGGER VOICE, NUMBER ONE.

THE OTHER CHANGE AND MAYBE EVEN BIGGER CHANGE IN SOME SENSE IS THAT YOUNGER VOTERS HAVE BECOME MORE DEMOCRATIC OVER TIME.

SO, ON TUESDAY THAT SORT OF 18 TO 29-YEAR-OLD AGE BRACKET, 63% OF THEM VOTED FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES AT THE HOUSE LEVEL.

>> THANKS FOR THAT REPORT, MATT.

WE WILL UPDATE THE KPBS FILTER HELP WITH THE LATEST RESULTS AS THEY ARE REPORTED BY THE STATE AND COUNTY.

WE ALSO HAVE ALL OF OUR COVERAGE FROM THIS ELECTION CYCLE AT KPBS.ORG .

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE LATEST ON THE MIDTERM ELECTION RESULTS.

WHAT LED TO A RECORD NUMBER OF WINS BY LGBTQ CANDIDATES.

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

>>> THE SAN DIEGO FLEET WEEK VETERANS DAY PARADE SET SAIL ON SAN DIEGO BAY.

THE BOATS STARTED AT SHELTER ISLAND, CRUISING PAST HARBOUR ISLAND AND ACROSS THE BAY TO CORONADO.

PRIVATE BOATS JOINED A TALL SHIP AS WELL AS COAST GUARD VESSELS IN THE PARADE.

AS WE CELEBRATE THIS DAY, WE ARE TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE VETERANS WHO NEED OUR HELP.

THOSE WHO DEFENDED US, OUR FREEDOMS, BUT HAVE NO HOME TO CALL THEIR OWN.

MIKE VALERIO SPOKE WITH THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND VOLUNTEERS.

>> GOOD MORNING.

ARE YOU A VETERAN?

>> Reporter: FROM TENT TO TENT IN THE NATION'S CAPITOL, IN THE SHADOW OF THE GRANGER OF UNION STATION -- >> NOTING IS WASTED DOING THIS JOB.

DAYS WITH IT.

>> Reporter: IT MAY BE VETERAN HECTOR LUGO, WHO WAS ONCE HOMELESS HIMSELF, HAS A MISSION.

SEARCHING FOR FELLOW VETERANS WHO SURVIVE WITHOUT A HOME.

>> WHAT BRANCH OF SERVICE TO 27?

>> Reporter: HE FINDS ONE BARELY MOVING ON THE GRANITE.

FOOT OUTSTRETCHED AS THE WORLD WALKS BY.

>> YOU HAVE TEARS WHEN I TALK ABOUT THEM.

WHEN TALKING TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND.

>> Reporter: THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SAYS IT IS ON TRACK TO MEET ITS GOAL OF HOUSING 38,000 VETERANS OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

>> OUR OUTREACH TEAM GOES OUT AND ENGAGES VETERANS.

WE ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES.

>> Reporter: ILONA MARMAN AND SHARING HAD EXPLAINED A GREATER EMPHASIS NOW ON GIVING HOMELESS VETERANS A PLACE TO LIVE FIRST RATHER THAN WAITING FOR LONG- TERM TREATMENT TO BE FINISHED FOR POSSIBLE SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

>> THE OLD SCHOOL WAS VETERANS HAD TO BE READY FOR HOUSING.

THEY HAD TO BE DRUG-FREE.

WITH HOUSING FIRST, WE TAKE YOU.

IF YOU ARE READY FOR HOUSING AND WE GET YOU INTO HOUSING.

>> Reporter: GETTING THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS VETERANS DOWN TO ZERO IS THE JOB OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY DENNIS McDONOUGH.

>> MR. SECRETARY, WHAT YOU THINK YOU HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY TO BRING THAT NUMBER DOWN?

>> WE AGGRESSIVELY WORK TO IDENTIFY BY NAME OUR HOMELESS VETERANS TO NOT ONLY TO IDENTIFY THEM BY NAME BUT WE FIND OUT WHAT IT IS THAT AILS THEM AND WHY ARE THEY IN THE SITUATION THAT THEY FIND THEMSELVES.

>> Reporter: McDONOUGH POINTS TO MORE MONEY FROM CONGRESS, FUNDS HELPING TO FINISH NEW HOMES FOR VETERANS, LIKE THE STUDIOS AND ONE BEDROOM APARTMENTS AT THE VA IN WEST LOS ANGELES.

>> THE NUMBERS, THE AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE THAT CONGRESS HAS DEDICATED TO THIS CHALLENGE AND THAT WE IN THAT LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS HAVE DEDICATED TO THIS CHALLENGE, THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

>> Reporter: THE MESSAGE FROM THE VA AND FROM FORMERLY HOMELESS VETERANS LIKE HECTOR -- >> I'M NOT GOING TO QUIT ON YOU.

WHEN YOU ARE OUT THERE, YOU ARE SERVING OUR COUNTRY, YOU DIDN'T QUIT ON US.

>> Reporter: MIKE VALERIO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE ARMY AND NAVY ACADEMY FOR BOYS IN CARLSBAD HAS BEEN OPEN FOR OVER 100 YEARS.

THEY HAVE RECENTLY CELEBRATED A FIRST.

KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TONYA THORNE INTRODUCES US TO THE FIRST WOMAN TO LEAD THE ALL BOYS SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: FOR 112 YEARS, THE ARMY AND NAVY ACADEMY IN CARLSBAD HAS HOUSED THOUSANDS OF CADETS.

BUT, THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMY'S LONG HISTORY, A WOMAN HAS NEVER BEEN PRESIDENT.

THIS UNTIL RETIRED U.S. ARMY MAJOR GENERAL PEGGY COMBS TOOK ON THE JOB.

>> I JUST BELIEVE THAT THE SCHOOL IS DEFINITELY MOVING TOWARD THE FUTURE.

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH LIKE I SAID, OF MY GENDER.

IT IS JUST THE EXPERIENCE THAT I BRING TO THE SCHOOL IN CHARACTER, LEADER DEVELOPMENT, YOU KNOW, AND JUST TRAINING AND EDUCATION.

>> Reporter: COMBS ARE SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR OVER 30 YEARS.

SHE IS A TWO STAR GENERAL AND HAS WORKED WITH THOUSANDS OF ROTC STUDENTS NATIONWIDE.

THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE BOYS AT THE ARMY AND NAVY ACADEMY TOOK HER OUT OF RETIREMENT IN FLORIDA AND BROUGHT HER TO CARLSBAD.

>> THE BOYS ARE, THEY ARE JUST THE FIRST OF ALL, THEY ARE VERY DEDICATED TO BEING GREAT.

THAT IS EXCITING TO SEE.

ALL OF THE POTENTIAL THAT IS ON THIS CAMPUS, IT IS JUST WONDERFUL.

>> Reporter: SINCE HER ARRIVAL, COMBS SAID STUDENTS AND STAFF HAVE WELCOMED HER WITH OPEN ARMS.

DAVID ROHR IS A CADET CAPTAIN AT THE ACADEMY.

>> SHE IS INCREDIBLY INTERACTIVE WITH ALL OF THE STUDENTS.

HAVING A ONE-ON-ONE WITH HER WAS PROBABLY THE MOST EYE- OPENING THING FOR ME.

I HAD A CHANCE TO REALLY SEE HER INEXPERIENCE AND SEE HOW WELL SHE WANTS THE KIDS TO DO.

>> Reporter: THE BOARDING SCHOOL HOUSES BOYS FROM 7th TO 12th GRADE AND PREPARES THEM FOR COLLEGE.

COMBS ESSAYS CONTRARY TO BELIEF THAT THE ACADEMY GOES BEYOND THE MILITARY SCHOOL LABEL.

>> MOST PEOPLE WHEN THEY THINK OF MILITARY SCHOOLS, THEY THINK OF FULL METAL JACKET OR SOME TEARING PEOPLE DOWN TO BUILD THEM UP.

THAT IS NOT WHAT WE DO HERE.

IT IS AN ELEMENT OF STRUCTURE AND ALL OF THAT KIND OF COMES TOGETHER.

>> HUGE IMPACT ON ME.

BECAUSE OF DISCIPLINE.

IT HAS CHANGED ME, THE WAY I OPERATE EVERY SINGLE DAY.

FOCUS IN SCHOOL AND ACTUALLY DOING MY WORK BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DO IT.

>> Reporter: IT IS SULLIVAN ADAMS LAST YEAR AT THE ACADEMY.

HE IS CURRENTLY A COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR.

HE SAYS THAT THE SCHOOL HELPED HIM DISCOVER WHAT HE WANTS TO DO NEXT IN LIFE.

>> TO STUDY IN PHYSICS OR GO TO THE NAVAL ACADEMY.

I HAVE BEEN VERY INTERESTED IN LEADERSHIP AND PHYSICS.

MAY BE ACCOMMODATION OF THE TWO.

>> Reporter: WHILE COMBS IS ONLY HELD THE ROLE FOR A FEW WEEKS, SHE IS EXCITED ABOUT WHAT'S TO COME.

>> OUR BOYS ARE OUR FUTURE.

TO HAVE JUST A SMALL ROLE IN IMPACTING THE FUTURE OF OUR GREAT NATION ONE BOY AT A TIME, I THINK IT IS A SPECIAL.

>> Reporter: TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY RESTAURANTS ARE BEING ADDED TO THE MICHELIN GUIDES LIST FOR CALIFORNIA.

ONE IS KINGFISHER IN GOLDEN HILL.

IT IS A FRENCH INFLUENCED VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER 10 NEWS SPOKE WITH SHEP JONATHAN BATISTA.

HE SAYS THERE IS ONE DISH AT HIS RESTAURANT THAT SELLS OUT EVERY NIGHT.

>> IT IS OUR DRIED DUCK.

WE AGED FROM 14 TO 21 DAYS BEFORE IT GOES TO THE PLATE.

IT IS A 20 DAY PROCESS PRIOR TO SOMEBODY EATING IT.

SO, DUE TO THE LIMITED SPACE, THAT IS ONE OF THE DISHES THAT PEOPLE GO CRAZY FOR.

>> Reporter: THE RESTAURANT TO RECEIVE RECOGNITION IS VAIE IN OCEANSIDE YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG .

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES BY PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR, RESTORATION , FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL ONE 800 BILL HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

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