>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS FRIDAY NOVEMBER 26.

IT HAS BEEN A TOUGH THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY FOR SOME AFTER POWER WAS SHUT OFF DUE TO THE WEATHER.

WE JUST GOT WORD THAT ELECTRICITY HAS BEEN RESTORED TO 2500 CUSTOMERS.

MATT HOFFMAN SAYS IT COMES AS CONDITIONS CLEAR UP IN AREAS AROUND ALPINE.

>> CREWS HAVE BEEN OUT TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE IMPACTED BY OUTAGES.

FOOD AND WATER AND ICE WITH PHONE CHARTERS AND OTHER SUPPLIES NEEDED.

>> LAST NIGHT'S WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE TURNED UP BECAUSE HOW DARK IT WAS.

THEN YOU CAME OUT OF THE VEHICLE.

>> Reporter: THIS RESIDENT WAS ONE OF THOUSANDS WHO LOST POWER YES IT IS.

SHE SAID THEY WERE LUCKY THEY WERE NOT CELEBRATING THANKSGIVING AT HOME.

SPIKE I'M GLAD IT WAS NOT AT MY HOUSE.

IT WOULD'VE BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING.

MY MACARONI AND CHEESE AND GREEN BEANS AND BACON.

>> Reporter: THOSE NOT SO LUCKY HAVE THE POWER GO OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF COOKING.

LOTION AND LOWER TEMPERATURES HAD A RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THE AREA.

>> SUCH A DRY MONTH.

THE VEGETATION IS SO DRY.

>> Reporter: THE WINDS ARE DYING DOWN BUT SHOULD STAY MILD THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

>> TODAY IS ON A DOWNWARD TREND.

>> Reporter: CREWS ARE INSPECTING LINES AND RESTORING POWER.

AN UPDATE SAID SEVERAL THOUSAND CUSTOMERS ALREADY HAD ELECTRICITY BACK ON.

THEY SAY THE POWER SAFETY SHUT UP SO NOTHING NEW AND THEY ARE READY.

>> IT HAS REALLY IMPACTED THAT MUCH.

WE HAVE A GENERATOR.

>> Reporter: IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE THIS RESOURCE CENTER WILL BE OPEN THROUGH 10:00 P.M.. >>> WE JUST GOT ANOTHER UPDATE.

THEY KNOW SAY POWER HAS BEEN RESTORED WITH ALL COMMITTEE RESOURCES.

>>> THE NEW COVID-19 VARIANT SPARKING MORE RESTRICTIONS IN MARKETS.

THE U.S. IS FOLLOWING THE YOU LIMITING TRAVEL FROM IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES, THE.

THEY REPORT ON OVERALL UNCERTAINTY ON THE NEW STRAIN.

>> Reporter: THE WORLD HEALTH OF THE STATION WITH THE EMERGING CORONAVIRUS VARIANT FIRST IDENTIFIED IN SOUTH AFRICA.

INITIAL SCIENTIST DOESN'T GET THIS IS A VARIANT OF CONCERN.

>> THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS IS UP TO US.

>> Reporter: RAPIDLY SPREADING IN PARTS OF SOUTH AFRICA.

DR. ANTHONY FAUCI SAID THIS STRAIN DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE IN THE U.S. >> THERE IS NO INDICATION IT IS HERE RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: WITH THE STRING HAS AN UNUSUALLY HIGH NUMBER OF MUTATIONS.

MORE THAN 30.

THE FINAL STRUCTURE THE CORONAVIRUS USES TO ATTACK CELLS.

>> SORT OF LIKE A RED FLAG.

>> Reporter: EXPERTS FEAR THE HEAVILY MUTATED VARIANT COULD BE MORE TRANSMISSIBLE AND REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VACCINES.

VACCINE SCIENTISTS ALREADY ARE TESTING THE VARIANT AND EXPECT TO LEARN MORE IN A MATTER OF WEEKS.

>> WE DO NOT KNOW NOW THAT WE WILL FIND OUT FOR SURE.

>> Reporter: THE HEADS OF PFIZER AND ITS PARTNER BIONTECH SAYS THEY WILL ADAPT VACCINES.

THE UNCERTAINTY IS RATTLING INVESTORS.

THE OPENING BELL ON WALL STREET DEEP IN THE RED NOW WITH MORE THAN 900 POINTS AT CLOSE.

BOTH MARKETS FELL SHARPLY FRIDAY.

EXPERTS SAY IT IS TOO EARLY TO KNOW BUT IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO GET VACCINATED.

>>> A DEADLINE LOOMING, ON TRACK TO HAVE THE LOWEST VACCINATION RATES IN THE AREA.

94% OF ACTIVE-DUTY MARINES ARE PARTIALLY ARE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19.

THAT MEANS DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPROVED EXEMPTIONS, AROUND 11,000 COULD BE KICKED OUT.

HOWEVER THE SECRETARY SUGGESTED EARLIER THIS MONTH THEY WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THEIR MIND IF THEY MISS THE DEADLINE CITY.

>>> BLACK FRIDAY KICKS OFF THE OFFICIAL START OF SHOPPING FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

PEOPLE CROWD THE BIG BOX STORES.

SMALL BUSINESSES TRY TO COMMIT ANOTHER DAY FOR LOCAL SHOPPING.

WE SPOKE TO A BOUTIQUE OWNER ABOUT THE UNIQUE BUSINESSES HERE.

>> Reporter: BLACK FRIDAY NO LONGER JUST ONE DAY.

DEALS ARE ALL WEEKLONG AND ONLINE.

SHOPS IN NEED OF THE TRAFFIC INSIDE THE STORES.

>> YOU DON'T REALIZE IT.

SHOPPING LOCAL MAKES A DIFFERENCE FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.

>> Reporter: SHE OWNS A BOUTIQUE IN OCEANSIDE.

SHE SAYS THE BOUTIQUE IS A ONE- STOP SHOP FOR WOMEN OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.

>> MY GOAL IS TO INSPIRE WOMEN TO SHOP COMFORTABLY.

I KNOW IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND THINGS THESE DAYS.

I'M SO EXCITED TO OFFER SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

IF YOU ARE A SIZE SMALL OR 3X.

WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.

>> Reporter: SHE HOPES IT WILL BE A LIFELINE AFTER THE COVID PANDEMIC.

SHE IS PLANNING SPECIAL EVENTS TO TRY TO ATTRACT CUSTOMERS.

>> FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MONDAY.

WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY.

A SIP AND SHOP PLAN DOING A WINE TASTING.

SOME PROCEEDS GO TO A BATTERED WOMEN'S SHELTER.

>> Reporter: THEY SHIFTED AND SOME SALES ONLINE HAVE MOST SMALL BUSINESSES DOING THE SAME.

SHE WANTS A RETURN TO IN PERSON SHOPPING.

>> WE HAD THE ONLINE WEBSITE AND ON IS THE WAY TO GO.

WE WOULD WANT TO MEET YOU AND GREET YOU AND GET TO KNOW YOU AS CUSTOMERS.

>> Reporter: THEY WERE ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE BUSINESS.

>> PEOPLE IN YOU WALK TO THE STORE AND THERE'S LIGHTS AND PITIFUL THINGS AND IT'S VERY HARD.

>> Reporter: SHE WILL DO IT FOR HER CUSTOMERS.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION IS EXPECTING THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND TO BREAK RECORDS.

NEARLY 2 MILLION MORE SHOPPERS IN LAST YEAR.

MELISSA MAE CHECKED OUT BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: BLACK FRIDAY TRADITION MARKS THE START OF THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON.

>> I WAS EXPECTING IT TO BE MORE BUSY.

IT WAS GOOD.

>> Reporter: SHE COMPARED HER EXPERIENCE TODAY TO LAST YEAR ON BLACK FRIDAY.

>> MUCH BETTER THAN LAST YEAR.

PARKING WAS GREAT.

IT WAS GREAT.

>> Reporter: THE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF EARLY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.

>> A LOT OF GREAT DEALS.

A LOT OF BUY ONE, GET ONE 50% OFF.

TOYS AND TREES.

>> Reporter: STUDENTS WERE ALSO DOING SHOPPING BLACK FRIDAY.

THEY WERE SURPRISED PULLING INTO THE PARKING IT.

>> WE EXPECTED LONG LINES AND THERE WERE A LOT OF PARKING SPOTS.

WE WENT INSIDE AND FOUND NO WEIGHT.

OPEN REGISTERS TOO.

TRUCK WITH A DID I THINK THE STORE WAS TOO CROWDED.

>> NOBODY WAS REALLY ON EACH OTHER.

IT WAS PRETTY SPACED OUT.

SO, EVEN THOUGH IT IS MORE FREE TO ROAM AROUND, I THINK PEOPLE ARE STILL RESPECTING SPACE AND EVERYTHING.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY IT WAS PLEASANT INSIDE OF THE STORE.

>> IT WAS PRETTY QUICK.

>> Reporter: THEY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE DRIVE UP OPTION.

>>> THE COMIC CON SPECIAL EDITION IS IN FULL SWING.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS, PEOPLE ACTUALLY CAN BUY BATCHES ON SITE.

WE BEGIN THE DAY AT COMIC CON.

>> Reporter: THIS MORNING COMIC CON INTERNATIONAL HAD IN-PERSON EVENTS STARTING WITH A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY WITH THE MAYOR.

>> TO MARK THIS MOMENTOUS OCCASION, THAT ONLY COMIC CON THIS WEEK BUT TO HAVE A PERMANENT PRESENT WHERE BANDS AND THE ARTFORM CAN COME ENJOY THIS SOMETHING SPECIAL.

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO DECLARE TODAY COMIC CON MUSEUM DAY IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

IT IS A HISTORIC DAY FOR OUR CITY AND A WONDERFUL DAY FOR THIS INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON.

>> Reporter: A RETURN TO IN- PERSON SHOW.

IT IS EXPECTED TO BRING IN 60,000 ATTENDEES.

LESS THAN HALF THE SIZE OF THE PRE-PANDEMIC EVENT.

OR CROWDED IT HAS BEEN.

THEY NOW SET ASIDE REGISTRATION.

NO ONE IS CAMPING OVERNIGHT BUT THERE ARE LONG LANES TO PROVE VACCINATION STATUS BEFORE GETTING INTO THE CONVENTION CENTER.

>> YOU HAVE TO HAVE A WRIST AND.

>> Reporter: THE DIRECTOR OF THIS STUDIO WILL ATTEND WITH A GROUP OF STUDENTS.

THEY WILL BE ON A PANEL TO DISCUSS THE NONPROFIT WORK AS WELL AS LIFTING THE CURTAIN AND WHAT GOES INTO JUDGING THE OSCARS OF THE COMICS INDUSTRY.

>> THE ZERO PEOPLE FROM AN ACADEMIC STANDPOINT THAT HAVE THEIR FAVORITES AND WANT TO TALK ABOUT THEIR FAVORITES.

>> Reporter: HE IS SCREAMING HIS FILM AND HAS A BOOTH AND SMALL PRESS.

>> YOU MAKE A COMIC BOOK FILM AND WE HAVE A COMPANION COMIC BOOK.

SOME EXCLUSIVES WE ARE SELLING.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR JOURNEY FROM MOVIE ADAPTATION TO COMIC BOOK.

OR IS IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND, RIGHT?

USUALLY IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

WE HAVE THIS UNIQUE JOURNEY WE ARE EXCITED TO SHARE TONIGHT.

>> Reporter: THE LACK OF A HOLLYWOOD PRESENCE ON THE EXHIBIT FLOOR AND ON PANELS MAY ALLOW FOR INDEPENDENT CREATORS TO GET MORE ATTENTION.

IN A WAY, THAT REALLY IS WHAT COMIC CON IS ABOUT.

>>> A NEW PROGRAM IS HELPING BLACK HOMEOWNERS GET INTO THE SAN DIEGO COMPETITIVE HOUSING MARKET.

CHRISTINA KIM CAUGHT UP WITH THE FIRST GRANT RECIPIENT AS HE SETTLES INTO HIS NEW HOME.

>> Reporter: HE HAS BIG PLANS FOR HIS NEWLY PURCHASED TWO HUNDRED, TWO BATHROOM CONDO IN SPRING VALLEY.

>> I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF RENOVATING EVERYTHING, SO, THE WHOLE KITCHEN WILL GET COMPLETELY MOVED AND DESTROYED.

SO THE KITCHEN WILL COME ALL THE WAY OUT WHICH IS WHY THE WALL IS NOT PAINTED.

>> Reporter: WITH THE 23-YEAR- OLD IS CONFIDENT IN HIS VISION FOR HIS NEW HOME.

RIGHT NOW, HIS ROOM IS ONE OF THE FEW SPOTS FULLY FURNISHED AND DECORATED WITH SOME OF HIS FAVORITE ANIME ARCH.

HE WANTS A MORE MODERN KITCHEN.

HE IS WORKING WITH HIS FATHER BACK TO REMOVE THE CARPET AND REPLACE IT WITH NEW FLOORING.

>> PROBABLY ONCE A WEEK IF NOT EVERY OTHER WEEK WE GO TO HOME DEPOT AS HE SAID.

ACTUALLY BEFOREHAND I WAS NOT THINKING ABOUT IT.

BUT, AGAIN, I AM IN THE PROCESS OF RENOVATING SO, IT IS CONSISTENT.

I AM NOT GOING TO HOME DEPOT I AM BUT THAT ON AMAZON.

>> Reporter: A COLLEGE STUDENT AND NAVY RESERVIST IN ADDITION TO WORKING FULL TIME AS A CALIBRATION TECHNICIAN.

NOW THAT HE IS ALSO A HOMEOWNER, IT PUTS THEM AMONG A VERY SMALL GROUP OF LACK SAN DIEGO.

ONLY AROUND A QUARTER OF ALL BLACK PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO CITY ON A HOME.

MEANWHILE, MORE THAN HALF OF ALL WHITE AND ASIAN SAN DIEGO IS OUR HOMEOWNERS.

THE HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE FOR BLACK PEOPLE IS EVEN LOWER IN PLACES NEAR SPRING VALLEY.

THIS IS ACCORDING TO A NEWLY RELEASED STUDY BY THE URBAN INSTITUTE.

A NONPROFIT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC POLICIES.

>> THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF HOUSING WEALTH HELD BY WHITE HOUSEHOLDS IS OR HELD BY WHITE HOMEOWNERS IS $129 BILLION.

FOR BLACK HOMEOWNERS, IT IS LESS THAN $5 BILLION.

>> Reporter: THE LEAD RESEARCHER ON THE URBAN INSTITUTE STUDY SAYS SAN DIEGO DOES NOT REALLY HAVE A GABLE HOME VALUES AS WELL.

>> BLACK HOMEOWNERS ON AVERAGE, THE HOME VALUE IS $610,000.

ABOUT A THIRD LESS THAN THE AVERAGE OF A WHITE HOME VALUE.

>> Reporter: THE HISTORIC HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION COUPLED WITH LONG-STANDING WAGE GAPS AND RISING HOUSING COSTS ARE AT THE HEART OF THE PERSISTING INEQUITIES.

IT IS WHAT A GROUP OF NONPROFITS AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERVISOR DOCTOR'S OFFICE WATCHED THE BLACK HOMEBUYERS PROGRAM LAST AUGUST.

THE GOAL?

TO EXPAND MORE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR BLACK SAN DIEGO IS LIKE COOK WHO IS THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF THE PROGRAM.

AND A SUPERVISOR FIRST SET AT THE LAUNCH TO TRY TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD.

>> WE HAVE SUCH AN OBLIGATION TO ENSURE ACCESS FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

THERE IS NO GUARANTEE FOR EQUALITY OF OUTCOME BUT THERE IS QUALITY OF EXES.

>> Reporter: NOW THAT THE PROGRAM IS SET UP IN IS TO EXPAND AND HELP MORE FAMILIES SAYS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION THAT MINISTERS THE FUNDS OF THE PROGRAM.

>> WE CREATED THE PROGRAM AND WE CREATED THE VEHICLE.

WE HAVE MORE ATTACHED TO IT.

NOW, WE NEED TO PROVIDE MORE.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS IT CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT TOO BIG OF AN INVESTMENT.

>> THE GREAT THING IS YOU CAN GET 25 FAMILIES HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.

WHICH OBVIOUSLY WILL CHANGE THEIR LIVES.

AND DEFINITELY.

>> I LIKE THE BALCONY AND PATIO.

>> Reporter: IT IS SOMETHING ALREADY HAPPENING FOR COOKE.

HE IS THE $50,000 GRANT TO PAY HIS CLOSING COSTS.

NOW, HE IS USING THE MONEY THAT HE SAVED TO ADD VALUE AND EQUITY BACK INTO HIS HOME.

HE HOPES THE CONDO WILL JUMP START HIS ABILITY TO BUILD WEALTH AND TAKE CARE OF THE GENERATIONS TO COME.

>> I KNOW I WANTED TO GIVE THE CHILDREN BETTER.

NOT THAT MY CHILDHOOD WAS BAD.

BUT, IN ORDER FOR ME TO DO THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO DO IS NEVER TELL MY CHILDREN KNOW BECAUSE OF MONEY.

EVER.

LIKE, IF I TELL THEM KNOW IT IS GOING TO BE BECAUSE I SAID NO.

NOT BECAUSE MY ACCOUNT SAYS NO, YOU KNOW?

>> Reporter: FOR NOW HE ENJOYS SCENIC VIEWS OF THE SUNSET FROM HIS HOME AND ALREADY HE IS PLANNING TO HAVE HIS SIBLINGS VISIT AND STAY WITH THEM.

SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT POSSIBLE UNTIL JUST LAST MONTH.

>>> BOIL WATER ADVISORY IS IN THE EAST VILLAGE LIFT TWO DAYS AFTER A WATER MAIN BREAK.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE AT NINE ADDRESSES WERE UNDER NOTICE UNTIL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

THE CITY HAD TO GET TWO NEGATIVE TEST IN A ROW TO CONFIRM THE WATER WAS SAFE TO DRINK WITH THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER SAYS AGING CAST-IRON WATER MAINS ARE SAID TO BE REPLACED BY 2025.

RED FLAG WARNINGS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE LATER TONIGHT AS THE WIND WILL TURN MORE ONSHORE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

WE HAD A STRONG OFFSHORE GRADIENT WITH SAM AND WIND GUSTS GOING PRETTY STRONG.

AS THE WINS TURN ONSHORE, ACTUALLY WE SEE SLIGHTLY COOLER DAYS AHEAD.

ESPECIALLY FOR COASTAL AREAS.

THE INTERIOR COULD STAY WARM BUT NEAR THE COAST, TEMPERATURES DROP OFF.

AGAIN, STILL THERE IS PLENTY RED FLAG WARNINGS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

AFTER THAT THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT, TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE GETTING BACK DOWN INTO THE 40s FROM ESCONDIDO TOWARDS RAMONA INTO THE LOW 50s IN SAN DIEGO.

47 DEGREES.

SATURDAY IS LOOKING LIKE A NICE, BRIGHT SEASONAL DAY.

EVEN IF THE WIND TURNS MORE ONSHORE.

I STILL THINK THAT WE WILL SEE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT HAVE TO FIGHT MORNING CLOUD COVERAGE FOR COASTAL AREAS.

TEMPERATURES ON YOUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON GETTING INTO THE UPPER 70s FROM ESCONDIDO TOWARDS RAMONA.

79 TOWARDS BORREGO SPRINGS.

UPPER 50s IN MOUNT LAGUNA IT.

CITY TEMPERATURES 5-10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

ANOTHER DRY DAY HERE.

NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF TRAVEL.

SOME TRAVEL FOR THE HOLIDAY, MAYBE TRAVELING BACK AND CITY.

NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING MAJOR HERE TO IMPACT YOUR TREBLE.

NEAR THE COAST , TEMPERATURES SO BACK DOWN INTO THE LOW TO MID 70s OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

NOT WAFFLING A LOT.

FURTHER INLAND WE ACTUALLY WARM UP A LITTLE BIT.

UPPER 70s SATURDAY INTO THE LOW 80s SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES GENERALLY HOVERING IN THE UPPER 50s.

NOT A LOT OF CHANGE HERE DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

MIX OF SUDDEN CLOUD COVERAGE AND SUNSHINE.

TEMPERATURES WARM-UP IN THE UPPER 70s AND INTO THE MID-80s OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

>>> THE PANDEMIC HAD A DEMAND ON FOOD BANKS WEIGHING WITH INFLATIONS AFFECTING FAMILIES AROUND THE COUNTRY.

WE TAKE A LOOK AT HOW ORGANIZATIONS ARE PREPARING FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

>> Reporter: BOXES FULL OF FOOD A NECESSITY.

>> I DO NOT MAKE ENOUGH MONEY.

I CAME TO GET SOME FOOD.

>> Reporter: SHE RECEIVED DONATIONS THREE TIMES A MONTH.

SHE SAYS AT TIMES, SHE HAS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN FOOD AND GASOLINE.

>> IT'S SO EXPENSIVE.

THE GAS, MY CAR IS A MOST EMPTY BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO GET GAS.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO FEEDING AMERICA, DEMAND FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC HAS GONE DOWN, IN 2021, ONE IN A PEOPLE IN THE U.S. MAY EXPERIENCE FOOD INSECURITY.

>> YOU NO, 19 OR 20 MONTHS LATER WE ARE STILL RUNNING MORE THAN DOUBLE THE FOOD VOLUME FROM THE PRE-PANDEMIC PERIOD.

>> Reporter: MANY FOOD BANKS ARE NOT ANTICIPATING THE MONTHS OF DISTRIBUTION LINES SEEN IN 2020 BUT, THE CEO OF THE L.A.

REGIONAL FOOD BANK SAYS IT COULD STILL INCREASE, FUELED BY INFLATION.

>> WE FILLED THE GAPS WITH FOOD PURCHASES.

FOR WHAT WE ARE NOT SEEING IN THE DONATED INVENTORY.

THAT IS WHERE WE ARE SEEING STRUGGLES.

>> Reporter: MANY SEE THIS FIRST HANDS.

SHE SAYS IT IS NOT NECESSARILY LOW INCOME FAMILIES NEEDING EXTRA FOOD.

>> PEOPLE TRYING TO STAY CURRENT WITH RENT AND MORTGAGE AND CAR PAYMENTS AND INSURANCE.

TRYING TO GET KIDS TO SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE NOW ALSO DEALING WITH HIGHER FOOD PRICES.

EXPECT VERY HIGH PRICES FOR EVERYTHING.

SO, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET FOOD AT THE GROCERY STORE.

STRICT ON THE NEXT NEWSHOUR, A NEW COVID-19 VARIANT EMERGES, PROMPTING NEW TRAVEL BANS AROUND THE WORLD.

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

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>>> WHEN YOU COMBINE THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY AND A RETURN OF COMIC CON, YOU GET A BUSY TRAVEL WEEKEND FOR SAN DIEGO.

THE SAN DIEGO BUSINESS JOURNAL TALKS ABOUT THE IMPORTANT FEW DAYS IN THE FRIDAY BUSINESS REPORT.

>> WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT MAKES SENSE FOR THE COMIC CON SPECIAL EDITION TWO HAPPENED DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO ADD TO THE IMPACT OF THE NUMBER OF TRAVELERS THAT COME TO THE CITY.

NO DOUBTS.

IT WILL BE A SCALED-DOWN VERSION.

ATTENDANCE NUMBERS WILL BE LESS, BUT IT IS STILL THE BIGGEST EVENT TO BE HELD AT THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER.

SINCE MARCH 2020 WHEN COVID-19 FIRST NUMBER STATESIDE.

GOING TO THE U.S., TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION NOVEMBER 19th WAS THE SINGLE BUSIEST DAY FOR TRAVEL IN THE U.S.

SCREENING 2.2 4 MILLION PASSENGERS.

FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, TSA PREDICTS THEY WILL SCREEN ROUGHLY 20 MILLION PASSENGERS.

THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS EXPECTING A 20% INCREASE IN TRAVELERS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD AND, AAA, THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION IS PREDICTING THAT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON IS GOING TO BE THE SECOND BUSIEST SINCE THE ONSLAUGHT IN 2019.

>> THERE WILL BE A GROUP OF WOMEN CONSIDERED SUPERHEROES.

NOT BECAUSE OF SUPERHUMAN POWERS, BUT BECAUSE OF THEIR INTELLIGENCE AND SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUNDS.

OUR EDUCATION REPORTER M.G.

PEREZ TAKES US INSIDE ANOTHER COMIC BOOK WORLD INSPIRING THE YOUNGER GENERATION TO BE LEADERS IN LEARNING.

TRUCK WITH THESE MAGNIFICENT WOMEN ARE SUPERHEROES STEAMING AHEAD WITH EDUCATION AND INSPIRATION.

THERE IS JASMINE A ROCKET SCIENTIST BALLERINA.

AND THE CONSERVATION BIOLOGIST AND A MOLECULAR BIOLOGIST AND FASHION DESIGNER.

>> THE WHOLE TIME I WAS IN SCHOOL TO BE AN AEROSPACE ENGINEER I DIDN'T KNOW ANY OTHER BLACK WOMEN WHO GRADUATED BEFORE ME.

WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE LAYERS ARE DIVIDING CELLS.

THE DNA IS WHAT MAKES US WHO WE ARE.

>> Reporter: SHE DESIGNS FASHION BASED ON THE SCIENCE SHE SEES IN THE MICROSCOPE.

SHE IS AS COMFORTABLE IN A MULTICOLORED DRESS AS HER WHITE LAB COAT WHICH SHE WEARS CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS AT UC SAN DIEGO.

SHE STUDIES DIFFERENT TYPES OF CELLS DIVIDING AND HOW THEY CAN HELP TREAT CANCER.

MAYBE SOMEDAY CURE IT.

GROWING UP, NO ONE TOLD HER HOW TO STUDY SCIENCE AND BE AN ARTIST.

>> BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE ANY ROLE MODELS, I DID BIOLOGY FIRST AND LATER ONLY I DISCOVERED I COULD BIND MY PASSIONS AND CREATE SCIENCE AND ART.

>> Reporter: SHE FOUND HERSELF IN A SIMILAR SITUATION BACK HOME IN DETROIT WHERE SHE STARTED DANCING AT THE AGE OF FIVE.

THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THE WAY THAT SHE MOVED AND LATER PERFORMED AS A COMPETITIVE BALLERINA THAT INSPIRED HER TO CHASE HER AEROSPACE ENGINEERING DREAMS AS WELL.

THERE IS A CONNECTION IN HOW A DANCER FLIES ABOVE THE STAGE, JUST LIKE AN AIRPLANE IN THE SKY.

NOW SHE IS SHARING THAT WAS STUDENTS.

>> TEACHERS ARE SUPERHEROES.

WE TAKE IMPRESSIONABLE MINDS AND WE PUT GIFTS IN THOSE AND ONCE THOSE FLOORS THEN YOU CAN CREATE ALL TYPES OF NEW TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION AROUND US.

>> Reporter: EDUCATION FITS RIGHT IN WITH ANIME AND EXTRA TERRESTRIALS.

THE SAN DIEGO COMIC CON IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION STATEMENT COMMITTED TO EDUCATION AND BRINGING AWARENESS TO THE ARTS AND CULTURE THROUGH COMICS.

THE SUPERHERO EDUCATION TRIO ALSO INCLUDES SOMEONE ON AS THE MOTHER OF STEAKS SNAKES.

SHE GATHERS DATA AS A FIELD BIOLOGIST AND IS MOST PROUD OF HER ANNUAL SUMMER SCIENCE CAT FOR GIRLS.

SHE IS DETERMINED TO BRING EQUITY TO SCIENCE.

>> THIS PEOPLE ALWAYS HAD BEEN INVITED TO THE SCIENTIFIC TABLE OF UNDERSERVED GROUPS THAT ALWAYS ARE INVITED TO THE SCIENTIFIC TABLE, MAYBE CLIMATE CHANGE WOULD NOT BE WHERE IT IS THAT.

MAYBE WE WOULD HAVE CURES FOR DISEASES LIKE CANCER.

>> Reporter: IMPORTANT GOALS FOR A GROUP OF SUPERHEROES WHO DO NOT WORK APES.

M.G.

PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

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