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♪ >>> A PLAN TO TURN A PROPERTY NEAR LIBERTY STATIONED INTO A HOMELESS SHELTER IS FACING BACKLASH FROM NEIGHBORS.

THANK YOU FOR IT JOINING US.

I AM JOHN CARROLL IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

A LETTER OF OPPOSITION WAS APPROVED AND KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAE SAYS THE PLACE WOULD HOUSE UP TO 700 PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: IT IS ON NORTH HARBOR DRIVE NEXT TO THE SAN DIEGO AIRPORT RUNWAY.

IT IS SEPARATED FROM POINT LOMAS LIBERTY STATION BY AN INLET.

>> THERE IS A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN IN LIBERTY STATION.

THERE ARE A LOT OF CHILDREN THERE.

MAY MAC THE PLANNING BOARD PROVIDED A LETTER OF OPPOSITION THAT POINTS OUT THERE ARE NINE SCHOOLS WITHIN HALF A MILE OF THE SITE.

PEOPLE ARE ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE FACILITY WILL IMPACT TOURISM.

>> OF THESE ARE PLACES THAT PEOPLE ACROSS SAN DIEGO GO TO AND THEY BRING THEIR FAMILIES AND THEY ENJOY IT AND PEOPLE OUT OF TOWN DO.

>> Reporter: BUT SAN DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAYS THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SHELTER STRATEGY FOR THE CITY.

>> AS MUCH AS EVERYONE IS FRUSTRATED WITH THE HOMELESS CRISIS, TOO OFTEN PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE SOLUTIONS.

THIS IS A MULTI ACRE SITE THAT IS IN A DISCREET LOCATION.

IT IS NEXT TO THE AIRPORT AND FAR FROM IT RESIDENCES, BUSINESSES, AND SCHOOLS.

IT IS SEPARATED FROM POINT LOMA BY THE CHANNEL.

>> Reporter: MAYOR TODD GLORIA SPOKE WITH KPBS ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

>> IT CAN GIVE HIGH IMPACT ON A TEMPORARY BASIS TO GET PEOPLE OFF OF SIDEWALKS, OFF OF BEACHES, AND ON THE WAY TO PERMANENT HOUSING.

>> Reporter: THIS WILL BE A TEMPORARY SHELTER.

>> THIS IS A FUTURE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SITE BUT THAT PARTICULAR USE IS NOT GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

>> Reporter: HE ADDRESS THE CONCERNS AND STATED THAT THE -- THEY WOULD HAVE AN NO WALK UPS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

NO OUTSIDE VISITORS ALLOWED.

AT THE DETAILS FOR THE FACILITY ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT BUT THE MAYOR HOPES TO HAVE THE SHELTER UP AND RUNNING BY THE END OF 2024.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> GROWING NUMBERS OF ASYLUM- SEEKERS ARE ARRIVING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND GOVERNMENT RESOURCES ARE NOT KEEPING UP.

WE RECENTLY VISITED A CHURCH OPENING ITS DOORS.

>> Reporter: IT IS RAINY AND COLD BUT WHEN THE LID IS RAISED OFF THE HOMEMADE CHICKEN SOUP, STEAM FILLS THE AIR.

ABOUT 35 MIGRANTS JOIN AT GUADALUPE A CHURCH FOR BREAKFAST AND DINNER.

JOSI HAS BEEN HERE ALMOST SINCE THE SHELTER OPENED LAST MONTH.

>> LIKE MANY HERE HE FLED THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC COLLAPSE IN VENEZUELA.

HE SAYS HIS LIFE WAS THREATENED AND THERE WAS NO WORK.

HE HOPES TO STAY IN SAN DIEGO FOR NOW.

TEACH LEADERSHIP OPEN THE MEN ONLY SHELTER AFTER A GROWING NUMBER OF MIGRANTS WERE SLEEPING AROUND THE SHRINE OF MARY IN THEIR COURTYARD.

IT TAKES VOLUNTEERS TO RUN.

>> THEY ARE JUST HERE TRYING TO MAKE A BETTER LIFE AND THAT IS WHAT MY GRANDPARENTS DID.

WHEN THEY CAME HERE.

WE ALL SEE OURSELVES IN THEM.

>> Reporter: IT IS AN AMBITIOUS EFFORT AND THE COMMUNITY ROOM OF THE CHURCH IS NOT MEANT TO BE A SHELTER.

SHOME SOME SHOWER WITH A HOSE IN THE YARD BUT THE PRIEST SAYS CARE FOR MIGRANTS.

LIKE MANY SHELTERS IT HAS THAT CAPACITY.

WITHIN 230,000 MIGRANTS ARRIVED IN SAN DIEGO THIS YEAR.

30% MORE THAN LAST YEAR.

THE COUNTY MIGRANT WELCOME CENTER SERVES MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE DAILY.

IT IS EXPECTED TO RUN OUT OF FUNDING NEXT MONTH.

>>> WE HAVE BEEN TRACKING WET CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND WE ARE TAPPING INTO LOTS OF MOISTURE OFF THE COAST.

WE WILL TAKE THIS THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK AND SHOW YOU HOW MUCH MORE RAIN WE ARE EXPECTED TO GET AND WHERE THE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO GO.

YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO LISTEN THAT.

WE HAVE THE FULL FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS BEEN SEEING AN UPTICK IN M-POX LATELY.

AND WE GOT ANSWERS ON WHY.

>> Reporter: SINCE OCTOBER, 29 CASES OF M-POX HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

>> WE KNEW THAT NOT EVERYONE WHO NEEDED TO BE VACCINATED HAS BEEN VACCINATED AND WE COULD SEE A BUMP IN CASES EVEN THOUGH IT IS ANTICIPATED TO BE MUCH LOWER THAN THE CASES THAT WE SAW LAST YEAR.

>> Reporter: DOCTOR WINSTON TILLMAN IS THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR THE HIV AND STD BRANCH.

CASES PEAKED LAST YEAR AT ABOUT 60 PER WEEK.

M-POX CAN CAUSE SKIN LESIONS, BUMPS, AND BLISTERS.

IT CAN IMPACT ANYONE BUT THE MAJORITY OF CASES HAVE AFFECTED , BISEXUAL, AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN.

SEXUAL CONTACT IS THE PRIMARY WAY IT IS TRANSMITTED BUT IT CAN HAPPEN THROUGH OTHER CLOSE CONTACT LIKE CLOTHES, BEDDING, AND RESPIRATORY DROPLETS.

>> WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND THE LGBTQ+ SECTOR TO INCREASE AWARENESS THAT M-POX IS STILL AN ISSUE THAT PEOPLE NEED TO BE AWARE OF AND THE IMPORTANCE OF VACCINATION, WHICH REMAINS OUR BEST TILFORD TOOL FOR PREVENTING IT.

>> Reporter: 16,000 SAN DIEGANS HAVE GOTTEN AT LEAST ONE VACCINE.

AT CDC MODELING SAYS THE LOCAL AT RISK POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 55% VACCINATED.

>> IT'S KIND OF LIKE WITH COVID- 19 FATIGUE.

PEOPLE GOT TIRED OF IT AND THEN WHEN IT DIED DOWN, PEOPLE FORGOT ABOUT IT.

SO IF THEY WERE NOT VACCINATED, THEY DIDN'T GET VACCINATED BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THERE WAS A THREAT ANYMORE.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO PHYSICIAN CARLTON THOMAS HAS AN UPDATE.

HE HAS WORKED WITH FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS ON VACCINE MESSAGING AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE DIRECTED ADS BUT STILL PLANS TO UPDATE FOLLOWERS.

>> QUEER AND M-POX MEN'S HEALTH IS OVERLOOKED .

>> Reporter: BOOSTER DOSES ARE NOT CURRENTLY RECOMMENDED AND EVEN THOUGH ABOUT HALF OF THE SAN DIEGO CASES WERE AMONG PEOPLE WHO WERE VACCINATED, OFFICIALS SAY IT IS STILL THE BEST TOOL FOR PREVENTION AND REDUCING SEVERITY.

UNLIKE PARTS OF LAST YEAR, THERE IS PLENTY OF VACCINE SUPPLY.

>> THAT IS NO LONGER AN ISSUE, FORTUNATELY.

WE WANT TWO PEOPLE WERE THE VACCINE IS AVAILABLE.

>> Reporter: VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND CLINICS.

YOU CAN FINE A PLACE TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS AT THE MY TURN SEE A WEBSITE.

>>> THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT ISLAMOPHOBIA AT SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

A PROBE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EXPECTS MORE SCHOOLS TO BE ADDED TO THE INVESTIGATION.

GLORIA PEZ MINA REPORTS.

>> Reporter: IN A BILLBOARD IN TIMES SQUARE, THOMAS LOOKS AT HIS DAUGHTER EMILY THAT WAS TAKEN HOSTAGE BY HAMAS AND TODAY MARKS HER NINTH BIRTHDAY.

>> SHE WON'T HAVE A BIRTHDAY LIKE A NORMAL CHILD.

>> Reporter: SO MANY PEOPLE ARE GRIEVING IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD.

SO MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING HATE, THIS TIME ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS LAUNCHING AN INVESTIGATION INTO SEVEN SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES OF ALLEGED INCIDENTS OF ANTI- SEMITISM AND ISLAMOPHOBIA.

>> WE TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY TO PROTECT THE FREEDOM TO LEARN IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS FREE OF HATE.

>> Reporter: STUDENT GROUPS HAVE HELD VIGILS AND PROTESTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

SOME HAVE TURNED VIOLENT.

THE PROBE WILL DETERMINE POSSIBLE DISCRIMINATION AND IF THERE IS JUST CAUSE, THESE SCHOOLS COULD LOSE FEDERAL FUNDING IF THEY DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS.

THE EDUCATION SECRETARY SAYS SCHOOLS HAVE A LEGAL OBLIGATION TO REPORT INCIDENTS OF DISCRIMINATION, INCLUDING AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE JEWISH, ISLAM, OR ARAB.

>> WHEN STUDENTS DON'T FEEL SAFE WALKING FROM THEIR DORM TO THEIR CLASSROOM BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID THEY WILL BE HARMED, THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

>> I'M GLORIA PASMINA REPORTING.

>>> TODAY, SAN DIEGO HAD A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS WHO HAVE DIED IN A COLLISION.

KPBS METRO REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN THIS CHANGE NEEDS TO HAPPEN FASTER.

>> LAURA WAS COMING UP THE HILL NORTH.

IT WAS BY THE GOLF COURSE.

>> Reporter: I AM WALKING WITH ESTHER OF STEVE ALONG PERSHING DRIVE.

2 1/2 YEARS AGO ON A SUNDAY MORNING IN JULY, HIS WIFE LAURA WAS A RIDING HER BIKE FROM HER HOME DOWNTOWN TO SDSU WHERE SHE WORKED AS AN ARCHITECT AND CAMPUS PLANNER.

>> THERE IS A SLIGHT CURVE AND SHE WAS IN THE BIKE LANE.

>> Reporter: SHE WAS PROBABLY CATCHING HER BREATH AFTER WRITING UPHILL WHEN A DRIVER HIT HER FROM BEHIND.

HE WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT AT THE TIME, 50 MILES PER HOUR.

>> HE HIT HER SO HARD THAT SHE WAS RIPPED OUT OF HER SHOES THAT WERE CLIPPED INTO THE BIKE.

WE WERE ALWAYS VERY CAREFUL IN CYCLING.

WE WERE HOT HELMETS AND HEADLIGHTS AND SAFETY GEAR.

MIRRORS THAT WE COULD SEE BEHIND US.

BUT, ALL OF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH.

>> Reporter: LAURA DIED THAT DAY AT THE EDGE OF 57.

>> WE DID EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

WE WERE IN THE SAME PROFESSION.

I REALIZE WITH HER LOSS THAT IT WAS LIKE LOSING HALF OF ME.

>> Reporter: TWO MONTHS AFTER HER DEATH, TRAGEDY AGAIN IN THE SAME PLACE.

A DRIVER HIT AND KILLED A 34- YEAR-OLD AS HE WAS RIDING HIS SCOOTER.

BOTH LIVE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAVED IF PERSHING DRIVE HAVE A PROTECTED BICYCLE LANE.

THERE IS ONE UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW BUT IT IS YEARS BEHIND SCHEDULE.

>> IT IS DISCOURAGING THAT IT TOOK TWO DEATHS TO GET THE CITY TO STEP UP AND START TO MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE SLATED TO ALREADY BE DONE AND COULD HAVE SAVED THOSE PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: IN 2015 SAN DIEGO SIGNED ON TO VISION ZERO.

A CAMPAIGN TO END TRAFFIC DEATHS BY 2025.

THE IDEA WAS TO REDESIGN STREETS TO MAKE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE A SAFETY PRIORITY ONE.

WITH JUST ONE YEAR LEFT BEFORE THE DEADLINE, THE DEATH TOLL ON SAN DIEGO STREETS IS ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED.

>> WE HAVE TRIED OUR BEST TO BALANCE THE NEEDS OF ALL USERS.

>> Reporter: MAYOR TODD GLORIA SAYS MUCH OF SAN DIEGO IS DESIGNED AROUND THE CAR AND THAT TAKES TIME.

>> WE NEED TO BALANCE THE SAFETY NEEDS OF PEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS, AND OTHERS AND THE PROJECTS THAT ARE HAPPENING ACROSS THE CITY TRY TO ACHIEVE THAT BALANCE.

WE DON'T ALWAYS GET IT RIGHT.

>> THE RESPONSE HAS STILL BEEN I THINK, MOSTLY SUPPORTIVE IN TERMS OF WORDS BUT NOT A LOT OF ACTION.

>> Reporter: AND STEVE HAS THROWN HIMSELF INTO ACTIVISM.

HE JOINED FAMILIES FOR SAVE STREET SAN DIEGO.

A COALITION OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE LOST LOVED ONES TO TRAFFIC VIOLENCE.

THEY ARE ASKING MAYOR GLORIA FOR A MASSIVE INCREASE IN SPENDING ON BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.

>> I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TIGHT BUDGETS.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WHEN WE HAVE PLANS IN PLACE AND GOALS IN PLACE AND WE ARE NOT FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THOSE, I THINK THE CITY NEEDS TO DO MORE TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY ARE ALLOCATING DOLLARS.

>> Reporter: SHIN ONCE HIS WIFE TO WOULD BE BE REMEMBERED FOR HER WORK.

LAURA CHIN WANTED TO BUILD COHESIVE SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS.

SHE PRACTICED WHAT SHE PREACHED.

>> SHE WOULD RIDE THE TROLLEY OR HER BICYCLE TO WORK EVERY DAY.

WE REALLY TRY TO ENCOURAGE THAT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO GET AROUND THE CITY AND REALLY TO TRY TO REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT AND CREATE A MORE SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT.

IT WAS ESPECIALLY HARD, MUCH HARDER THAN I HAD EVER IMAGINED.

SO, AGAIN, THAT IS PARTLY WHY I JOINED FAMILIES FOR SAFE STREETS.

IT WAS TO ADVOCATE AND MAKE SURE THAT OTHER PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH A SIMILAR KIND OF TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE.

>>> FAMILIES FOR SAFE STREETS IS LEADING A BIKE RIDE SATURDAY MORNING TO REMEMBER AND HONOR THEIR LOVED ONES.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TONIGHT, ISRAELI FORCES CONTINUE OPERATIONS IN GAZA AS -- AND THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> VETERANS DAY WAS LAST WEEK AND STUDENTS AT A CHARTER SCHOOL IN SAN MARCOS HELD A SPECIAL ASSEMBLY TO HONOR THOSE THAT HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY.

THE EVENT AT BAY POINTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY FEATURED VETERANS FROM WORLD WAR TWO AS WELL AS THE KOREAN AND VIETNAM WARS.

THEY WANT TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE SO THAT HISTORY WILL NOT REPEAT ITSELF, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CURRENT WARS IN UKRAINE AND GAZA.

>> HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF ALL OF THE TIME.

SHARING IT WITH THE KIDS IS I THINK, IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

>> THIS KIND OF WORRIES ME TOO.

HAMAS AND PALESTINIANS.

WE ARE ON THE VERGE OF IT AGAIN.

AND, IT IS ALMOST LIKE IT WAS BEFORE.

I JUST HOPE THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH IT.

>> THE EVENT TODAY WAS HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH HONOR FLAG SAN DIEGO THAT FLIES VETERANS TO WASHINGTON, D.C. TO VISIT THE MEMORIALS DEDICATED TO SERVICE.

THE SUPER BOWL OF HORSERACING IS COMING TO DELMAR.

THE TRACK HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS THE BREEDERS' CUP LOCATION FOR 2024 IN 2025.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB AERE SAYS IT IS MORE THAN JUST ONE RACE AND IT WILL BOOST THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS RACETRACK WILL HOLD THE EVENT IN BACK-TO-BACK YEARS.

>> AND THE BREEDERS' CUP IS REALLY THE BIGGEST TWO DAYS OF RACING IN THE AREA.

WE ALL THINK THE KENTUCKY DERBY IS THE DAY BUT THAT IS ONE RACE WHERE THE BREEDERS' CUP IS 14 RACES FOR DIFFERENT CALIBERS OF HORSES.

>> Reporter: IT IS THE MIDDLE OF THE FALL SEASON FOR THE 2023 DEL MAR RACING CALENDAR.

PEOPLE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE UPCOMING EVENTS.

>> WE CAME HERE LAST TIME AND WE DID NOT HAVE A LOT OF RACING LUCK BUT WE HAD SO MUCH FUN THAT WE DECIDED WE WANTED TO BE HERE NEXT YEAR AND THE YEAR AFTER HOPEFULLY.

>> Reporter: MORE THAN 70,000 FANS ATTENDED WHEN THE DEL MAR THOROUGHBRED CLUB HELD THE BREEDERS' CUP IN 2017.

THEY HOSTED THE 2021 CUP.

>> THE BREEDERS' CUP, ALL-STAR GAME, SUPER BOWL -- ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT IT DOES IS IT BRINGS NEW DOLLARS INTO OUR REGION.

THOSE ARE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE VISIT SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THE EVENT IT GENERATED AN ESTIMATED $96 MILLION ACROSS THE COUNTRY ACCORDING TO A STUDY BY SPORTS MANAGEMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

>> EMBEDDING IS A BIG PART OF THE ECONOMY.

IT CAME FROM VISITORS WHO SPENT MONEY ON HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, AND OTHER GOODS AND SERVICES.

THAT WILL BE A BENEFIT TO THE REGION.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO THE FINANCIAL GAIN, THE TIMING OF THE CUP IN THE FALL EXIT DIFFERENCE.

>> THIS WAY WE BRING TOURISTS IN AT A TIME THAT TRADITIONALLY OUR HOTELS DON'T RUN AT FULL OCCUPANCY.

THE NEW DOLLARS COME INTO THE REGION AND THEY ARE ADDITIVE TO THE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY.

>> THE BREEDERS' CUP WILL TAKE PLACE NOVEMBER 1 AND SECOND.

THE 2025 CUP IS SLATED OCTOBER 31 AND NOVEMBER 1 AT THE DEL MAR RACETRACK .

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON USED TO BE ALL ABOUT LACK FRIDAY.

THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW CONSUMERS AND RETAILERS ARE GETTING AN EARLIER START.

>> Reporter: CONSUMERS HAVE STARTED SHOPPING MUCH EARLIER THAN THEY HAVE IN THE PAST.

INFLATION HAS BEEN DOWN AND IT WAS CONSISTENTLY DOWN IN THE PAST.

RETAIL SALES HAVE BEEN REALLY TORRID OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS AND THEY HAD THE BRAKES SLAMMED ON THEM.

ECONOMISTS LOOKED AT THE UNDERLYING NUMBERS AND THEY SAY THAT SOME OF THE NUMBERS ARE ACTUALLY POSITIVE FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON.

ONE PROTECT FOR CONSUMERS IS THIS COMING WEEKEND, OFTEN TIMES, IN RETAIL IS ONE OF THE BEST TIMES FOR PROMOTIONS AND DISCOUNTS.

IT IS THE WEEKEND BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND A LOT OF IT IS IN THE STORE.

YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF ONLINE PROMOTIONS RIGHT NOW BUT GOING TO THE STORE THIS WEEKEND MIGHT YIELD SOME EXTRA SAVINGS FOR CONSUMERS.

RETAILERS ARE GOING TO BALANCE THE ONLINE SPACE WITH THE IN STORE SPACE BY OFFERING A NUMBER OF DISCOUNTS IN STORE THAT YOU WON'T SEE ONLINE.

>>> LET'S TAKE YOU TO TONIGHT WHERE WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO A LOW OF 61 AROUND SAN DIEGO AND A STRAY SHOWER LATE.

WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH WET WEATHER AND THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.

WE WILL BE TURNING WARM AND WINDY NEXT WEEK AND THAT WILL PRODUCE SOME SANTA ANA WINDS THAT WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT.

LATER IN THE WEEK, CHANGES.

DEPENDING ON WHERE THE WEATHER IS SET UP, WE ARE GOING TO START WITH A COOLING TREND GOING INTO THE HOLIDAY.

HOW COOL?

SNOW SNAPSHOT OR STORM SNAPSHOT SATURDAY CASH NOT SNOWED -- EXCEPT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

WE DO HAVE SHOWERS ON THE WAY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST.

WE ARE TAPPING INTO THAT INSTABILITY AND THE MOISTURE WITH BOUTS OF GUSTY WINDS.

FOR TOMORROW YOU WILL NOTE THAT WE HAVE RAIN ICONS FROM OCEANSIDE TO SAN DIEGO AND MOUNT LAGUNA.

WE WILL EVEN GET SHOWERS IN BORREGO SPRINGS .

TEMPERATURES IN THE 70s ACROSS THE AREA.

THIS WILL NOT BE A COMPLETE WASHOUT BUT LET'S TAKE A LOOK AROUND 10:00 P.M. PACIFIC TIME ON FRIDAY.

CRANKING OUT RAIN ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

BUT IT WILL BE A BIT MORE HEAVY THAN WHAT WE ARE SEEING ON THE FUTURECAST.

SUNDAY, WE WILL START TO DRY OUT SOME.

THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK ALONG THE COAST, SATURDAY MORNING SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE BUT THEN WE DRY OUT BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

HIGHS WILL RISE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK.

EVEN FLIRTING WITH 80s BY TUESDAY BUT THEN WE WILL START TO COOL DOWN SLIGHTLY AS WE HEAD INTO WEDNESDAY AND INTO THE HOLIDAY.

MORE INLAND BUT NOT AS WARM.

AGAIN WE ARE DEALING WITH CLOUDS AND SHOWERS.

WE DO DRY OUT FOR THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND THEN END UP IN THE 80s BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, SHOWERS.

IT WILL BE WARMER OR PLENTY OF SUNSHINE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.

IF YOU ARE DOING HOLIDAY TRAVEL, YOU ARE GOOD TO GO.

WE WILL DRY OUT WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE MID-70s.

FOR KPBS NEWS I AM METEOROLOGIST BREE GUY.

>>> GODZILLA IS EXPANDING HIS FOOTPRINT IN THE U.S. WITH A STREAMING SERIES ON APPLE TV PLUS.

BETH ACCOMANDO WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE CREATORS BEHIND MONARCH THOUGHT ABOUT THE MONSTER.

>> Reporter: GODZILLA IS ABOUT TO TURN SEVEN DAY BUT IS SHOWING NO SIGNS OF RETIRING.

NEXT MONTH, HE ROARS BACK INTO CINEMAS.

TODAY, HE MAKES HIS PRESENT FELT ON U.S. SHORES WITH THE SHOW MONARCH, LEGACY OF MONSTERS.

>> HE IS EVERYTHING THAT CINEMA IS.

IT IS THE COMBINATION OF ALL AND CHAIR WERE.

HE IS NEITHER GOOD NOR BAD.

HE IS HARD TO DEFINE AND IT IS A PART OF THE WORLD YOU CAN'T CONTROL.

>> PEOPLE ASSUME THAT HE IS A VILLAIN BUT HE IS SO MUCH MORE COMPLEX THAN THAT.

>> HE REALLY REPRESENTS THE CONFUSION AND THE TENSION WITHIN OUR LEAD CHARACTER, KATE.

IS HE A HERO OR A VILLAIN?

IS HE A DESTROYER OR PROTECTOR?

>> HE IS A DEFENDER OF THE PLANET IN A WAY BUT HE DOES NOT REALLY UNDERSTAND HUMANITY AND IT'S NOT THAT HE DOES NOT CARE BUT IT IS SORT OF LIKE, THE WAY I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT IS HOW DOES AN ELEPHANT REGARD AN AUNT?

IT DOESN'T.

IT IS A FORCE OF NATURE THAT LOOKS BEYOND US.

WHAT IS INTERESTING IS GIVING HER PERSONALITY TO A FORCE OF NATURE.

>> HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN REPRESENTATIVE OF SOME SORT OF HUMAN CHALLENGE THAT FEELS LIKE AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT.

>> GODZILLA REPRESENTS THE SUBLIME UNKNOWABLE.

THERE IS SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL AND TERRIFYING, AWE-INSPIRING, AND FEARSOME ABOUT THE WORLD WE LIVE IN AND THE FORCES THAT AFFECT THIS THAT WE CAN NEVER HOPE TO UNDERSTAND.

AND IF WE ARE LUCKY ENOUGH WE MIGHT GET TO CATCH IT HIMSELF FOR A FEW MINUTES.

>> Reporter: IN THIS HE IS USED AS A SUPPORTING CHARACTER.

>> THE MONSTERS ARE THERE TO INFLUENCE AND AFFECT THE STORIES ON THE CHARACTER BUT IT IS NOT ABOUT THE MONSTERS.

IT'S NOT ABOUT BEING IN THE AIR AT THE STRATOSPHERE FIGHTING WITH KING KONG AND GODZILLA.

IT'S ABOUT HAVING YOUR LIFE CHANGED BECAUSE THEY ARE FIGHTING UP ABOVE.

>> Reporter: THEY ALSO BOAST CLEVER CASTING.

>> CURRENT AND WHY IT HAD SO MUCH FUN DEVELOPING THE CHARACTER.

THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME WORKING ON SCREEN TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE CALIBRATING THE CHARACTER.

IT FELT SEAMLESS.

WHY IT IS CURT AND YOU CAN JUST SEE HIM.

>> Reporter: IT IS NOT EASY TO HOLD COURT WITH GODZILLA BUT THE RUSTLES KEEP US GROUNDED IN THE DRAMA WHILE WE WAIT FOR GODZILLA TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE.

BETH ACCOMANDO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, THANK YOU, FOR JOINING US.

IM JOHN CARROLL.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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

CALL 1-800-BILL HOWE OR VISIT 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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