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>>> GOOD EVENING, MONDAY DECEMBER 19th, THANKS FOR JOINING US.

A TENTATIVE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND 36,000 STRIKING ACADEMIC WORKERS, THE EDUCATION REPORTER, MJ PEREZ TELLS US NOT ALL OF THE FILING UNION MEMBERS SUPPORT THE NEW DEAL.

>> Reporter: AFTER ALMOST SIX WEEKS SHOUTING DEMANDS, THEY HAVE BEEN HEARD.

THEY HAVE A TENTATIVE CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, NEGOTIATEED BY THIS MAN, SACRAMENTO MAYOR, DARRYL STEINBURG.

>> HE DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF COMMUNICATING OUR PRIORITIES TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MICHAEL DRAKE, AND WAS ABLE TO GET THEM TO BUDGE ON THINGS THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN TOTALLY OPPOSED TO.

>> Reporter: THE UAW28-65 IS MADE MOSTLY OF TEACHING ASSISTANTWISE LOWER PAY OPPORTUNITYS AND SHORTER WORK ASSIGNMENTS THAN THE GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHERS WHO OFTEN HAVE GRANT MONEY SUPPLEMENTING THEIR SALARIES.

UNDER THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT BOTH UNIONS RECEIVED A 55-80% PAY RAISE THE NEXT TWO AND A HALF YEARS THAT VARIES BY JOB AND UC CAMPUS.

THEY ALSO WON THE DEMAND TO CREATE PROTOCOLS FOR PURSUING HARASSMENT AND BULLYING ALLEGATIONS MADE AGAINST TENURED PROFESSORS AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD NO SECURITY OF UNJUSTIFIED THREATS OF HAVING VISAS REVOKED WITHOUT CAUSE.

SOME STRIKERS ARE OPPOSED TO THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT.

>> ONCE THE CONTRACT IS SIGNED, I AM ONLY GOING TO SEE AN INCREASE OF A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS ON TOP OF MY $23,000 SALARY THAT I CURRENTLY HAVE.

>> Reporter: MUHAMMAD USEF HAS VOTED NO AND HE JOINED OTHER TEACHING ASSISTANTS IN A CAMPAIGN TO MAKE SURE THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT IS REJECTED.

>> THE STRIKE ISN'T OVER, THE STRIKE IS ONGOING, THERE IS MASS OPPOSITION PRIMARILY FROM THE WORKERS THAT HAVE THE MOST VULNERABLE AND NEED THE CONTRACT PROTECTIONS THE MOST.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THE AGREEMENT DOES NOT PROVIDE PAY RAISES EQUIVALENT TO STUDENT RESEARCHERS AND CLAIMS THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIES FOR THOSE WHO NEED CHILDCARE AND MAKES NO CONSIDERATION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

>> THIS IS A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REALLY SECURE A CONTRACT THAT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY AS WELL AS SET A PRECEDENT FOR OTHER ACADEMIC WORKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND, YOU KNOW, LABOR UNIONS AS A WHOLE.

>> Reporter: BOTH UNIONS HAVE THEIR MEMBERS VOETDING ONLINE THROUGH FRIDAY AT 5:00 P.M., A SPLIT VOTE WOULD SEND THEM BACK TO MEDIATION.

A SIMPLE MAJORITY IN FAVOR OF THE AGREEMENT WOULD SEND THEM ALL BACK TO WORK BY EARLY JANUARY.

MJ PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MORE UNCERTAINTY AT THE BORDER, THE SUPREME COURT IS TEMPORARILY BLOCKING AN ORD THAT WOULD LIFT TITLE 42, THE PANDEMIC-ERA RESTRICTIONS ON ASYLUM SEEKERS, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN RESTRICTIONS WILL BE LIFTED BY WEDNESDAY.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: MORE CONFUSION AND UNCERTAINTY ALONG THE U.S. BORDER AS A SUPREME COURT MONDAY ISSUES A TEMPORARY HOLD, CALLING ON THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO RESPOND BY 5:00 P.M. TUESDAY, SIGNALING A FINAL RESOLUTION COULD COME SOON ANDER EMERGENCY APPEAL WAS FILED BY A GROUP OF REPUBLICAN-LED STATES.

PRIOR TO THE SUPREME COURT ORDER, LOCAL OFFICIALS SOUNDING THE ALARM.

>> TALKING TO SOME OF OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS, THEY REALLY BELIEVE ON WEDNESDAY OUR NUMBERS WILL GO FROM 2500 TO MAYBE 6,000, WHEN I ASKED, I SAID DO YOU BELIEVE YOU GUYS CAN HANDLE IT TODAY?

THE ANSWER WAS NO.

>> Reporter: HUNDREDS OF MIGRANTS ARE ALREADY IN EL PASO STREETS LIVING IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS.

>> THERE IS NOT ENOUGH FUNDING TO BUY OUT, NOT ENOUGH SHELTER SPACE, NOT ENOUGH TRANSPORTATION.

>> Reporter: DENVER, COLORADO, HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY AS HUNDREDS OF MIGRANTS ARRIVE IN THE CITY.

NEW YORK CITY ESTIMATES $3 BILLION IN FEDERAL SUPPORT THROUGH 2026 TO HELP WITH THE MIGRANT CRISIS.

>> 42 NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED UNTIL WE CAN GET IMMIGRATION REFORM.

IMMIGRATION REFORM WILL NOT HAPPEN IN OUR COUNTRY UNTIL WE ALL COME, BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE, DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS, AND ADMINISTRATION THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE TOTAL BORDER SECURITY.

>> Reporter: IVAN RODRIGUEZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FORMER MOVIE MOGUL HARVEY WEINSTEIN HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF RAPING A WOMAN IN HIS SECOND TRIAL IN LOS ANGELES.

HE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THREE COUNTS INVOLVING A WOMAN KNOWN AS JANE DOE1, THE JURY HUNG ON FOUR OTHER COUNTS INCLUDING THOSE INVOLVING JENNIFER, WHOSE HUSBAND IS GAVIN NEWSOM AND A THIRD WOMAN.

WEINSTEIN IS SERVING A 23-YEAR SENTENCE FOR A RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT CONVICTION IN NEW YORK.

>>> DEVELOPMENTS OUT OF WASHINGTON, D.C., THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE JANUARY 6th ATTACK ON THE U.S. CAPITOL LAID OUT EVIDENCE THAT FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INSURRECTION, AND AS CHRIS NGUYEN REPORTS, THE COMMITTEE IS REFERRING TRUMP FOR CRIMINAL CHARGES.

>> Reporter: A HISTORIC DAY ON CAPITOL HILL AS THE HOUSE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE JANUARY 6th INSURRECTION AT THE U.S. CAPITOL HELD ITS FINAL PUBLIC SESSION MONDAY.

>> THIS COMMITTEE IS NEARING THE END OF ITS WORK, BUT AS THE COUNTRY WE REMAIN IN STRANGE AND UNCHARTED WATERS.

>> Reporter: MARKING THE END OF THE PANEL'S EXPANSIVE PROBE INTO THE RIOT, AND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S ALLEGED ROLE.

>> WE HAVE NEVER HAD A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES STIR UP A VIOLENT ATTEMPT TO BLOCK THE TRANSFER OF POWER.

>> Reporter: THE SELECT COMMITTEE REFERRING MULTIPLE CHARGES AGAINST TRUMP AND SOME OF HIS CLOSEST ALLIES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

>> OURS IS NOT A SYSTEM OF JUSTICE WHERE FOOT SOLDIERS GO TO JAIL AND THE MASTER MINDS AND RING LEADERERS GET A FREE PASS.

>> Reporter: THE ALLEGED CRIMES INCLUDE OBSTRUCTION OF AN OFFICIAL PROCEEDING, CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, CONSPIRACY TO MAKE A FALSE STATEMENT AND ASSISTANT OR AIDING AN INSURRECTION.

>> NOTHING COULD BE A GREATER BETRAYAL THAN TO ASSIST IN INSURRECTION AGAINST THE CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE CRIMINAL REFERRALS CARRY NO LEGAL WEIGHT, COMMITTEE MEMBERS SAY THEIR DECISION SERVES AS A WAY TO DOCUMENT THEIR VIEWS FOR THE RECORD.

ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK GARLAND WILL MAKE THE ULTMAL CALL WHETHER OR NOT TO PROSECUTE.

>> IT IS CLEARLY IN THE HANDS NOW OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

>> Reporter: THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT IS EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC WEDNESDAY AS THE FORMER PRESIDENT BRACES FOR POTENTIAL LEGAL FALLOUT.

IN WASHINGTON, CHRIS NGUYEN REPORTING.

>>> THERE IS A CURRENT SHORTAGE MIDDLE AND LOW INCOME HOMES IN SAN DIEGO, BUT THE CITY'S HOUSING POLICIES HAVE STILL EARNED RECOGNITION FROM THE STATE.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB ERIC EXPLAINS WHY SAN DIEGO IS NAMED A PRO-HOUSING CITY.

>> Reporter: AWARDED TO SOME CALIFORNIA CITIES THAT HAVE POLICYS AND PRACTICES TO HELP REMOVE BARRIERS FOR HOUSING PRODUCTION.

SAN DIEGO MAYOR GLORIA SAYS THE DESIGNATION GIVES SAN DIEGO AN EDGE WHEN APPLYING FOR HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS FROM THE STATE.

>> OPENS THE DOOR TO STATE FUNDING THAT WE OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO.

I BELIEVE THIS WILL GIVE US THE DOLLARS, HELP US ADDRESS INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS NEW HOUSING REQUIRES, A GOOD DAY FOR OUR HOUSING POLICIES AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO OTHER CITIES TO FOLLOW OUR LEAD.

>> Reporter: THE CITY IS STILL WELL BEHIND IN BUILDING LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME HOUSING UNITS.

HOMELESSNESS CONTINUES TO INCREASE.

THE NON-PROFIT ADVOCATES FOR INCREASED HOUSING, SAYING THE DESIGNATION DOESN'T LINE UP WITH THE REALITIES MANY ARE FACING.

>> LOT OF FOLKS' RENTS ARE HIGH, MAY BE A FAMILY THAT WANTS TO BE HOME OWNERS, THEY HAVE THE CERTAINTY OF A MORTGAGE BUT CANNOT FIND A HOME AT THEIR PRICE POINT.

>> Reporter: GLORIA SAYS IT IS NOT ABOUT THE SHORTFALLS OF THE PAST, BUT THE POLICIES NOW IN PLACE.

HE SAYS THOSE POLICIES WILL INCREASE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE FUTURE.

>> AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH PROJECTS AND THE QUESTION OFTEN BECOMES HOW ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR THAT?

WHAT ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE?

WHERE IS THE WATER GOING TO COME FROM?

THESE ARE DOLLARS THAT WE CAN COMPETE FOR, THE GOOD NEWS IS WE ARE NOT COMPETING AGAINST THE HUNDREDS OF CITIES IN THE STATE, ONLY AGAINST A HANDFUL OF OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME DESIGNATION.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF SIX CITIES IN CALIFORNIA TO EARN A PRO-HOUSING CITY STATESS, FLORES SAYS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR THE CITY AND REGION IS CHANGING ZONING LAWS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOME LOTS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> PRICES OF EVERY-DAY ITEMS AND INTEREST RATES CONTINUE IN UPWARD SPIRAL, KPBS REPORTER MELISSA MAY SAYS THAT HAS PEOPLE PULLING BACK ON SPENDING DURING THIS SEASON OF GIVING.

>> Reporter: HOLIDAY SHOPPING IS A BIT DIFFERENT FOR PEOPLE THIS YEAR.

>> DEFINITELY CHANGED.

PRICE INCREASES HAVE MADE ME CUT BACK A LOT.

HAVING TO PRIORITIZE NEEDS OVER WANTS HAS BEEN LIKE A BIG THING FOR ME THIS YEAR.

>> STAYING HOME, DOING GET TOGETHERS RATHER THAN LOTS OF PRESENTS AND MAKING SURE, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A BUNCH OF STUFF UNDER THE TREE.

>> Reporter: DURING THIS SEASON OF GIVING PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING WITH CREDIT CARD DEBT AND HIGH INTEREST RATES.

>> MORE OF THAT NEXT YEAR, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE HOLIDAYS, BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SPEND DURING THE HOLIDAYS, THEY ARE TRAVELING, GOING OUT TO EAT MORE, BUYING GIFTS, SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY AND A LOT OF TIMES MONEY IS NOT THE TOP OF PEOPLE'S MIND WHEN DOING THAT.

>> Reporter: TOM WORKS FOR MONEY MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL, A NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES DEBT MANAGEMENT PLAN SERVICES AND HOUSING AND CREDIT COUNSELING.

>> MAKING SURE YOU HAVE A BUDGET IN PLACE, YOU ARE NOT ACCIDENTALLY OVERSPENDING ON FOLKS AS YOU ARE IN THE SHOPPING LOAD.

THAT IS EASY TO DO.

>> Reporter: MARVIN IS A SALES ANALYTICS MANAGER WHO USED TO BE IN FINANCIAL DEBT AND HID THAT DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

>> DON'T FALL INTO THAT-- I HAVE TO GIVE.

YOU SHOULD BE PAYING YOUR BILLS.

WHATEVER MONEY IS LEFT OVER, THEN YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND BUY FOR UTHTERS.

>> Reporter: HE USED MMI TO FIX HIS DEBT AND WANTS TO REMIND PEOPLE-- >> IT IS THE SEASON OF GIVING, NOT THE SEASON OF GIVING THE MOST EXPENSIVEFELT >> Reporter: DUSTIN AND ANGIE ARE CELEBRATING THEIR DAUGHTER'S SECOND BIRTHDAY TODAY.

>> VERY MATERIAL ISTIC THING, IT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY.

IF YOU CAN'T DO AS MUCH AS YOU NORMALLY WOULD, MAKE SURE YOU ARE GETTING TOGETHER WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND HAVING A GOOD TIME.

>> Reporter: MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE VA MEDICAL CENTER OFFICIALLY HAS A NEW NAME HONORING AN ARMY CAPTAIN FROM SAN DIEGO WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.

CAPTAIN JENNIFER MORENO'S FAMILY WAS THERE FOR THE UNVEILING, SHE GREW UP IN LOGAN HEIGHTS AND GRADUATED FROM SAN DIEGO HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE BECOMING A NURSE IN THE ARMY.

SHE WAS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN IN 2013 WHILE HELPING WOUNDED SOLDIERS DURING A RAID.

THIS IS A FIRST VA FACILITY IN THE COUNTRY TO HAVE THE NAME OF A LATINA VETERAN.

>> JENNY CARED ABOUT PEOPLE, AND THAT IS WHY IT IS SO FITTING THAT THIS VA MEDICAL CENTER BARES HER NAME, BECAUSE JENNY REPRESENTS EVERYTHING THAT WE WANT TO BE AT THE VA. >> Reporter: EARLIER THIS YEAR PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED A LAW TO RENAME THE FACILITY THE JENNIFER MORENO VETERAN'S AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER.

THE DOCUMENTARY FILM "ULTIMATE SACRIFICES" PROFILES HER LIFE AND SERVICE.

>>> CALIFORNIA GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FELL BETWEEN 2019 AND 2020.

A SIDE BENEFIT FROM THE PANDEMIC.

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER ERIC ANDERSON HAS MORE ON THE LATEST GREEN INNOVATION INDEX.

>> Reporter: THE INDEX IS PRODUCED BY THE NON-PARTISAN THINK TANK NEXT 10 AND FOUND GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORTATION FELL 8.7%.

THAT IS PRIMARILY BECAUSE COVID SHUT DOWNS GREATLY REDUCED EMISSIONS FROM VEHICLES PUSHING NUMBERS DOWN FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES ARE RISING AND UTILITY SCALED BATTERY STORAGE GREW AT AN UNPRECEDENTED RATE IN 2020 BUT THE NEWS IS NOT ALL GOOD.

>> FOR ALL OF THE SUBLGSESSES AND ALL OF THE, THE CUTS WE HAVE MADE AND TRANSPORTATION SECTOR, WE ARE GENERATING MORE CARBON EMISSIONS IN 2020 THAN, FROM IN STATE THAN THE YEAR BEFORE.

THAT IS A BIT DISHEARTENING.

>> Reporter: EMISSIONS FROM STATE ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION WERE UP 6.3% FROM 1990-2020.

ADLER SAYS THE SUMMER HEAT WAVES AND REGIONAL DROUGHT REDUCED HIDE ROPOWER PRODUCTION, FORCING THE STATE TO FIRE UP MORE FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS.

>> WE WANT TO DECARBONIZE BUILDINGS, DECARBONIZE TRANSPORTATION BUT WE NEED TO HAVE A GRID THAT IS GETTING CLEANER AND CLEANER, SO OUR GRID HAS BEEN A LEADER ACROSS THE COUNTRY BUT OF LATE WE HAVE SLOWED DOWN, ONE CHALLENGE, IF YOU WILL, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LEADERS IN THE STATE IS TO REALLY BEGIN TO RESHACHL UP RENEWABLE ENERGY, CREATION, AND GROWTH.

>> WILDFIRES CONTINUE TO BE MAJOR SOURCE OF CARBON EMISSIONS IN CALIFORNIA.

THE REPORT FOUND CLIMATE-DRIVEN FIRES PRODUCED MORE GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS THAN EVER IN 2020.

ERIC ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOUR HOLIDAY TRAVEL PLANS INCLUDE RIDING THE TRAINS SAN DIEGO TO LOS ANGELES, YOU MAY WANT TO THING AGAIN.

OFFICIALS SUSPENDED RAIL SERVICE AFTER INSPECTORS DETECTED MOVEMENT ABOVE THE RAIL BED.

AUTHORITIES EXPECTED SERVICE TO BEGIN AGAIN THIS MONTH BUT EMERGENCY WORK TO STABILIZE THE BLUFFS IS STILL UNDER WAY.

PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE IS STILL SUSPENDED AND WON'T REOPEN UNTIL FEBRUARY.

>> THE TRUTH WAS EARLY ON WE DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW LONG THIS REPAIR WORK WOULD TAKE, IT WAS ALL ESTIMATES AND ONCE WE STARTED TALKING TO EXPERTS ON THE PROJECT, THEY HAD A BETTER IDEA OF THAT TIMELINE OF WHAT IT WOULD TAKE, AND WE THINK A REALISTIC TIMELINE TO OPEN THAT UP TO PASSENGER RAIL AGAIN IS FEBRUARY.

>>> FREIGHT TRAINS HAVE BEEN RUNNING AT REDUCED SPEEDS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE MOVEMENT OF GOODS BETWEEN SAN DIEGO AND LOS ANGELES.

THE STABLESITION PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO COST $12 MILLION.

>>> LOTS OF SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE DAYTIME TODAY.

YES, A WARMING TREND, WE WILL BE FOLLOWING THAT THROUGHOUT THE UP COMING WEEK INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, AND WE WILL STAY ON THE DRY SIDE.

I DO THINK THERE WILL BE CLOUDS AS WE TURN TO TUESDAY, PERHAPS LATER ON TONIGHT, NOT QUITE AS CHILLY AS THIS MORNING.

STILL CHILLY ENOUGH FOR THE JACKET.

OCEAN SIDE 30s, SAN DIEGO, CHULA VISTA 42 AND 28 MT.

LAGUNA, PLEASANT AS WE EXPERIENCE SOME SUNSHINE.

THERE WILL BE CLOUDINESS TUESDAY.

HIGHS BACK TO MID 60s TOWARDS SAN DIEGO, BORREGO SPRINGS TOPPING OUT NEAR 70 DEGREES.

RAMONA AT 67.

WEDNESDAY WE GO, MOSTLY DRY OUT THERE.

AGAIN, SHOWERS CONFINED TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THE COLD AND SNOW WELL TO THE NORTH AND EAST F. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS LATER THIS WEEK, NOTICE ALL THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE, IF YOUR TRAVELS TAKE YOU NORTH OR WELL EAST, I WANT TO SHOW YOU A SNEAK TO FRIDAY, SOME SAME SPOTS CAN EXPERIENCE MORE TRAVEL DELAYS, TRAVELING REGIONALLY OR LOCALLY, WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE.

AS I TALKED ABOUT, A WARMING TREND IS COMING UP AND YOU CAN START TO SEE THAT TAKE FRUITION INTO THE WEEKEND.

LOOK AT SATURDAY HERE TOWARDS THE COAST, 68.

LOOKING AT A FEW OF THE CLOUDS TUESDAY, I THINK WE SEE QUITE A BIT OF SUNSHINE HERE OVER THE FOLLOWING DAYS, OVER SOME INTERIOR VALLEY, 70 BY THURSDAY, MID 70s HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

THERE IS YOUR JUMP IN THE MERCURY.

THOSE OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE CLIMBING THROUGH THE 40s, OVER THE MOUNTAINS, ALSO LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES UPPER 50s, PERHAPS LITTLE CLIME NUMBER TO THE WEEKEND.

LOTS OF SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT AND OVER THE DESERTS, 60 TUESDAY, THEN 70s, MID 70s BY SATURDAY.

>>> WE ARE TAKING A LOOK BACK AT MEMORABLE STORIES FROM THE PAST YEAR, WHEN A YOUTH BOXING PROGRAM GOT DISPLACED FROM THE GYM THE ORGANIZERS DECIDE TO BUILD ONE IN HIS BACK YARD.

TONYA THORN SHOWS HOW THE ORGANIZATION IS HELPING A GROUP OF KIDS BECOME CHAMPIONS.

>> Reporter: FROM THE OUTSIDE, MORENO'S VISTA HOME LOOKS PRETTY NORMAL.

BUT THROUGH HIS SIDE PATH YOU WILL FIND A LARGE TENT FILLED WITH YOUNG AND ASPIRING BOXERS.

IT IS PART OF A NON-PROFIT HE STARTED CALLED HERO INC., HELPING EVERYONE REACH OPPORTUNITY.

>> I HAVE A MOTTO WHICH IS LEARN, GROW, LEAD.

EACH OF THESE KIDS, THEY LEARN SOMETHING, OKAY?

THEY-- THEN THEY BECOME LEADERS AND TEACH OTHERS, THEN THEY GROW FROM THERE.

>> Reporter: MORENO USED TO TEACH IN A BIGGER SPACE, BUT LAST YEAR THE PROGRAM WAS DISPLACED TO MAKE WAY FOR A NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

>> WE LOST OUR BIG FACILITY THAT WE HAD IN NORTH SANTA FE SO WE PUT OUR MINDS TOGETHER, PUT OUR MONEY TOGETHER, BECAUSE IT WAS PRICEY AND AND WE DECIDED, WE HAVE THE SPACE IN OUR BACK YARD.

>> Reporter: HE BUILT THE GYM IN HIS OWN BACK YARD.

BECAUSE OF THE BENEFITS BOXING BROUGHT TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> PHYSICAL ACTIVITY HELPS MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY.

NOT ONLY DO I WANT TO CREATE CHAMPIONS IN THE RING, BUT I WANT TO CREATE CHAMPIONS OUTSIDE OF THE RING, THAT WAY THEY BECOME PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS.

>> Reporter: BOXING HELPED MORENO STAY OUT OF TROUBLE WHILE GROWING UP IN VISTA.

HE WENT ON TO JOIN THE AIR FORCE SERVING FOR 20 YEARS.

AFTER RETIREMENT THE SPORT HELPED HIM RECOVER FROM THE AFFECTS OF PTSD.

>> THERE WAS A TIME MY BODY JUST STARTED FALLING APART BASICALLY AFTER RETIREMENT, I GUESS BECAUSE I WASN'T PHYSICALLY ACTIVE ANYMORE.

>> Reporter: NOUZ MORENO GIVES BACK TO HIS HOME TOWN WITH BOXING THROUGH HIS ORGANIZATION, WORKING WITH KIDS LIKE ALINA TORRES.

>> I THINK IT HELPED ME NOT TO GET PICKED ON, IT IS BECAUSE I AM SMALL, DOESN'T MEAN I CAN'T DO ANYTHING.

>> Reporter: SHE IS THE ONLY GIRL IN THE GROUP.

SHE WON NATIONAL TITLES AND STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS THAT SHE HOPES WILL KEEP STACKING UP.

>> I WANT TO TAKE IT TO AT LEAST THE OLYMPICS AND EVEN MAYBE PROFESSIONAL.

>> Reporter: 17-YEAR-OLD FRANKLIN GARCIA SAYS BOXING HAS KEPT HIM FROM HANGING OUT WITH THE WRONG CROWDS.

>> OTHER SPORTS KIDS CAN DO, THERE ARE OTHER SPORT AND I ENCOURAGE KIDS TO DO SPORTS INSTEAD OF BEING ON THE STREETS.

DO SPORTS, IT IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH.

>> Reporter: BOXING INSPIRED HIM TO JOIN A SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY TEAM.

HE HOPES TO GO TO A FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY AND CONTINUE BOXING.

>> BOXING, YOU KNOW, SCHOOL, I HOPE TO BE SOMEONE BIG, YOU KNOW?

BE ONE OF THE BIG TOP FIGHTERS.

>> Reporter: VICTOR GOMEZ OR TONY, IS HIS YOUNGEST COMPETITOR AT 10 YEARS OLD.

>> IT HELPED ME BY GETTING CONFIDENT AND BUILDING MORE STRENGTH TO MY MIND AND TO MY BODY.

>> Reporter: LIKE THE REST OF THE BOXERS, TONY BOY HAS BEEN GOALS IN MIND.

>> WHAT I WANT TO DO IS BE A PRO SO I CAN MAKE A CAREER FOR MYSELF.

SO I CAN BE SUCCESSFUL.

I MEAN SUCCESSFUL.

>> WHAT BRINGS ME JOY IS SEEING THEIR EXPRESSIONS.

WHEN WE GO TO A NATIONAL TOURNAMENT AND THEY WIN A NATIONAL TOURNAMENT OR EVEN LOCAL TOURNAMENT, SEEING THEM WIN, THEY KNOW THAT THE HARD WORK THEY HAVE BEEN PUTTING IN AT THE GYM IS PAYING OFF.

>> Reporter: MORENO'S BACK YARD BOXING PROGRAM IS TEMPORARY, HE HOPES TO GET A BIGGER PLACE WITH MORE SPORTS AND SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY.

>> OTHER SPORTS, FITNESS, BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, I WOULD LIKE MY FACILITY TO HAVE A LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER, COMPUTER LAB WHERE KIDS CAN DO HOMEWORK AND PARTICIPATE IN AN ACTIVITY.

>> Reporter: UNTIL THEN, MORENO'S BACKYARD IS OPEN UNTIL THE SUN GOES DOWN, TO HELP KIDS REACH NEW OPPORTUNITIES.

>> YOU ALWAYS WANT TO HELP THE ONE PERSON UP SO THAT WAY THEY CAN HELP THE NEXT PERSON.

>> Reporter: TONYA THORN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> PEOPLE OF JEWISH FAITH ARE CELEBRATING THE SECOND NIGHT OF HANUKKAH, LAST NIGHT A MENORAH LIGHTING CEREMONY WAS HELD AT LIBERTY STATION, MORE EVENTS ARE BEING HELD THIS EVENING INCLUDING A MENORAH LIGHTING AT THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.

FOR MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS STATIONED ABROAD AND FAMILIES, THE HOLIDAYS CAN BE A STARK REMINDER OF THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE.

WE VISIT AN ORGANIZATION SEEKING TO BRIDGE LONG DISTANCES AND PROVIDE A LITTLE COMFORT WITH THE SOUNDS OF THE SEASON.

>> Reporter: THE HOLIDAY SEASON HAS A CERTAIN RING TO IT.

♪ >> Reporter: STRIKING A CERTAIN CHORD CAN MAKE A LONG-DISTANCE CONNECTION SEEM A LITTLE CLOSER.

>> THE ONE THAT ALWAYS GETS ME IS "SILENT NIGHT.

KWAETSZ BRINGS TEARS TO YOUR EYES.

>> Reporter: ON A RECENT EVENING AT THE KENNEDY CENTER IN WASHINGTON AN AUDIENCE OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, MILITARY FAMILIES AND VETERANS ENJOYED A FREE HOLIDAY CONCERT BY THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INCLUDING CLASSICS LIKE "I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS."

♪ I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS ♪ >> MY BROTHER IN LAW, MY SISTER'S HUSBAND WAS A MARINE, WAS IN AFGHANISTAN.

I OFTEN THINK OF HIM WHEN I SING THAT SONG.

IT IS VERY MOVING TO BE ABLE TO SING FOR PEOPLE WHO AREN'T NECESSARILY ABLE TO BE TOGETHER DURING CHRISTMAS.

I REMEMBER HOW HARD THAT WAS FOR MY SISTER.

>> Reporter: U.S. MILITARY HAS ITS OWN TRADITION AND LONG STANDING ENSEMBLE LIKE THE UNITED STATES MARINE BAND, THE PRESIDENT'S OWN WHICH UNVEILED THE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS.

DEREK PLAYED WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY BAND BEFORE JOINING THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

>> NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE FROM IN THE U.S., OR AROUND THE WORLD, YOU HEAR THE SONGS AND IT BRINGS YOU BACK.

>> Reporter: THAT FAMILIARITY CAN BE POWERFUL FOR SERVICE MEMBERS STATIONED ABROAD AND THEIR FAMILIES AT HOME.

>> FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE BEING DEPLOYED DURING THE HOLIDAYS WAS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST TIMES AS I WAS AWAY FROM FAMILY AND WHAT I WAS USED TO.

>> Reporter: AFTER NEARLY 25 YEARS IN MILITARY SERVICE CHRISTOPHER HEADS UP USO ENTERTAINMENT, PRESENTED PROGRAMS PR U.S.

TROOPS ABROAD SINCE THE 1940s, HE SAYS IT PROVIDES NEW OPPORTUNITIES VIA VIDEO AND MOBILE APPS THAT CAN REACH BEYOND THEIR IN-PERSON EVENTS.

>> WE MAKE SURE WE ARE PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT AROUND THE WORLD, BUT ALSO THROUGH THE HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING.

LAST YEAR WE HAD OVER 2500 DIFFERENT HOLIDAY EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: NANCY SAYS SHE CAN'T PUT HERSELF IN THEIR POSITION BUT CAN BE PARTS OF THE TRADITION OF MUSIC BRINGING JOY.

>> IF THERE IS A LITTLE JOY, A LITTLE GLIMMER OF HAPPINESS WE CAN BRING PEOPLE, THEN THAT MAKES ME FEEL-- I FEEL GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

♪ HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS NOW ♪ ♪ >> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.

>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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