>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, PROUD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KPBS AND PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR, HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978 .

AND, WHETHER CONRAD CREVICE FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHYLY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

>> DOING, IT'S MONDAY, DECEMBER 13.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, MAYA TRABULSI.

CALIFORNIA'S MASK MANDATE IS BACK.

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY, YOU'LL HAVE TO WEAR A MASK WHEN YOU ARE INDOORS.

KPBS REPORTER, KITTY ALVARADO EXPLAINS WHY STATE OFFICIALS REINSTATED THE POLICY.

>> COVERT CASES ARE ON THE RISE AGAIN, AFTER THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.

>> THANKSGIVINGS FROM THE PAST 2 1/2 WEEKS, WE HAVE SEEN A 47% INCREASE IN CASE RATES ACROSS CALIFORNIA.

>> THAT COMBINED WITH THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE OMICRON VARIANT INCLUDING THE UK'S FIRST DEATH FROM THAT MUTANT STREET HAVE PROMPTED THE HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY DR. MARK GALLI TO WISH YOU THREE NEW COVERT MANDATES THAT WILL TAKE EFFECT ON WEDNESDAY, AND GO THROUGH JANUARY 15th.

>> WILL REQUIRE UNIVERSAL MASK AND INTERPUBLIC SETTING STATEWIDE.

THIS WILL COVER ABOUT 50% OF THE STATES POPULATION THAT CURRENTLY LIVES IN COUNTIES THAT DO NOT HAVE A SIMILAR MANDATE.

>> THE STATE WILL ALSO REQUIRE UNVACCINATED PEOPLE ATTENDING EVENTS BETTER THAN 1000 OR MORE PEOPLE TO PROVIDE A NEGATIVE CODE TEST THAT IS ONE OR TWO DAYS OLD, DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF TEST.

DOWN FROM THREE DAYS, AND.

>> THIRD, A RECOMMENDATION THAT TRAVELERS WHO VISIT CALIFORNIA TO GET TESTED WITHIN 3 TO 5 DAYS OF THERE ALIVE.

>> DR. ABBY FROM SHARP REES DAILY MEDICAL GROUP SAYS NUMBERS OF HOSPITALIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY SPREAD ARE ALREADY UP IN THE COUNTY.

TWO SO, THAT IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THE EFFECTS OF THE DECEMBER HOLIDAY.

SO THERE IS A CONCERN THAT THINGS COULD GET WORSE.

>> SHE SAYS IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO PREVENT A REPEAT FROM LAST WINTER.

IF WE ALL DO OUR PART NO.

KITTY ALVARADO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT COVE VACCINATION MEDIC COULD BE CONSIDERED BY THE U.S. SUPREME COURT, ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING A 16-YEAR-OLD FROM HIGH SCHOOL FILED AN EMERGENCY APPLICATION TO STOP THE MANDATE.

IT REQUIRES ELIGIBLE STUDENTS 16 AND UP TO BE FULLY VACCINATED, IN ORDER TO ATTEND CLASSES IN PERSON.

THE STUDENT WANTS A RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION, WHICH IS NOT ALLOWED BY THE DISTRICT.

TODAY, AN ATTORNEY FOR SAN DIEGO UNIFIED ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING THIS DEVELOPMENT CHANGES NOTHING, AND THE DISTRICT WILL CONTINUE TO DEFEND ITS PROGRAM.

>>> A HEARING GOT UNDERWAY TODAY FOR HIS SILVER ACCUSED OF SETTING A FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE USS BONOW RYSZARD.

KPBS MILITARY REPORTER, STEVE WALSH IS LIVE AT NAVAL BASE IN SAN DIEGO WITH THE LATEST PRISTINE, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?

>> SO, 20-YEAR-OLD SEAMAN APPRENTICE, RYAN SAWYER MAYS WAS IN COURT FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY.

HE'S CHARGED WITH HAZARDING A VESSEL AND ARSON IN THE FIRE THAT BURNED ALONG THE SAN DIEGO WATERFRONT FOR MORE THAN FOUR DAYS BACK IN 2020.

THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED ONLY SEVERAL YARDS AWAY FROM THIS COURTHOUSE.

MOST OF THE DAY WAS SPENT WITH ATF AGENT, MATT BEALS.

THEY DETERMINE THE FIRE STARTED IN THE LOWER VEHICLE DECK.

ROWS OF CARDBOARD BOXES WERE STACKED TOO DEEP, ALMOST TO THE CEILING.

SOME SORT OF FUEL OR FIRESTARTER WAS NEEDED FOR THE FIRE TO BURN SO QUICKLY.

THE DEFENSE COUNSEL PRESSED THE ATF AGENT ON WHAT EVIDENCE THAT ACTUALLY HAVE THAT TIED HIM TO THE CRIME, THEY FOUND A LETTER IN HIS ROOM, HE SOMETIMES CONTRADICTED HIMSELF DURING HOURS OF INTERVIEWS.

SO THIS IS, IT'S CLEAR THAT MOST OF THIS CASE IS GOING TO TURN ON EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY.

IT PLACES HIM AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME ABOUT THE TIME THAT THE FIRE HAPPENED.

PROSECUTORS PLAN TO CALL SEVERAL WITNESSES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

THE PROBLEM WILL BE, THIS IS THE HEIGHT OF COVERT PROTOCOLS KEEP IN MIND, AND EVERYONE WAS WEARING A MASK.

CONFUSION ALSO PERMEATED THE SHIP.

IT WAS UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE, AND THE CREW WAS JUST MOVING BACK ON BOARD THE SUNDAY WHEN THE FIRE STARTED.

THERE ARE ALSO QUESTIONS OF WHETHER THE DEFENSE EXPERTS HAD ENOUGH TIME TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE SHIP BEFORE IT WAS DECOMMISSIONED.

WE ALSO LEARNED TODAY THAT THE INVESTIGATION CENTERED AROUND ANOTHER SAILOR FOR A TIME PREVENTS IT WAS ACTUALLY KICKED OFF HER MISCONDUCT, PICKED UP FROM THE NAVY.

THIS IS, THIS CASE IS STARTING HERE TODAY WITH THE NAVY'S VERSION OF THE GRAND JURY.

THE HEARING OFFICER WILL HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER THERE IS ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO SEND HIM TO A COURT-MARTIAL.

WE WILL BE BACK HERE FOR DAY TWO TOMORROW.

FROM NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, I AM STEVE WALSH.

>>> A POWERFUL STORM IS HEADING TOWARDS SAN DIEGO COUNTY, BRINGING RAIN, SNOW, AND EVEN WINDS.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB SHOWS US HOW COMMUNITIES ARE PREPARING FOR THE WINTER WEATHER.

>> Reporter: AHEAD OF THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN, EXPECTED TO HIT THE SAN DIEGO REGION TUESDAY MORNING, LOCAL RESIDENTS WERE ABLE TO FILL UP THREE SANDBAGS AND MULTIPLE UNINCORPORATED AREAS ACROSS THE COUNTY.

DIANA WEBER WAS LOADING UP ON SANDBAGS TO HELP OUT THE OWNERS OF THE SPRING VALLEY AND PREPARE FOR THE STORM.

>> THE RAIN GOES DOWN THE HILL AND THEN IT GOES IN THE BACK DOOR.

SO, WE'RE GOING TO PUT SANDBAGS THERE SO IT DOES NOT GO TO THE BACK DOOR AND REST THE CARPET UP.

>> THE UPCOMING STORM ALSO HAS A CHANCE FOR THUNDER AND LIGHTNING AND SNOW OF 5000 FEET.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND METEOROLOGIST ALEX TARDY SAYS THE EXTRA PRECIPITATION IS A WELCOME RELIEF.

THEIR JOB WITH CALIFORNIA.

>> WILL THIS BE ENOUGH AS A DROP BUSTER?

THE FILLING UP HERE SO AFTER THE STORM, BECAUSE WE ARE EXPECTING 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN EVERYWHERE, THAT'LL PUT US RIGHT ON TRACK WHERE WE SHOULD BE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

>> THE STORM BRINGS A POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE WINDS, FROM EARLY TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THAT MEANS LOCAL SETS AS HIGH AS 8 AND 9 FEET.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FALLING OBJECTS.

THEY HAVE TWO SWIFT WATER RESCUE TEAMS ON STANDBY AND PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE THIS WEATHER SYSTEM SERIOUSLY.

>> WHEN YOU COUPLE THAT HIGH LEVEL OF PRECIPITATION WITH A STRONG WIND, THE POTENTIAL FOR TREES, EVEN HEALTHY TREES BEING TOPPLED OVER.

THAT INCREASES AS WELL.

IT'S AROUND THAT'S EXAGGERATED.

>> TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW AVERAGE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

WITH A CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION ON THURSDAY AND INTO FRIDAY.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A BLOOD SHORTAGES LOOMING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND HOSPITALS ARE WORRIED THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO START POSTPONING SURGERIES.

AN INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR A BLUNT COUPLE CHALLENGES RUNNING BLOOD DRIVES DURING THE PANDEMIC ARE CREATING A LACK OF BLOOD UNITS.

ANY BLOOD TYPE IS NEEDED, BLOOD TYPE O BLOOD IS ESPECIALLY NEEDED IS THE UNIVERSAL TYPE.

YOU CAN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE SAN DIEGO BLOOD BANK OR RED CROSS.ORG.

YOU CAN ALSO RECEIVE A $10 GIFT CARD FROM THE RED CROSS IF YOU DONATE BY THURSDAY THIS WEEK.

EVEN DURING THE BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL SEASON, SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS BROKE ELDON TOWARDS THE FUTURE, KPBS REPORTER WAS THERE FOR TODAY'S GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY.

>> AFTER YEARS OF PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION FOR THE NEW TOURNAMENT WON AT THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS BEGUN.

>> THE AIRPORTS CONNECT US.

THEY CONNECT OUR ECONOMY, THEY TAKE YOU TO SEE YOUR FAMILY, THEY TAKE YOU ON VACATION, THEY BRING YOUR KIDS HOME FROM COLLEGE.

>> COUNTY BOARD CHAIR AND ETHAN FLETCHER DESCRIBES THE PROJECT FOR THE NEW TERMINAL.

>> PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT IS GOING TO MAKE SURE IT GETS BUILT, RIGHT?

ON TIME AND MAKE SURE THAT WE DO OUR PART TO BUILDING THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH JOBS WHERE PEOPLE CAN AFFORD TO SEND THEIR KIDS TO COLLEGE.

THEY CAN AFFORD TO BUY A HOME.

>> DAVID KIM AS THE SECRETARY FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY.

HE TALKS ABOUT THE NUMBER OF JOBS THAT WILL BE CREATED IN THE AIRPORT AUTHORITIES AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

>> THIS NEW PROJECT WILL CREATE 15 TO 20,000 NEW JOBS.

THAT IS INCREDIBLE.

25% WILL GO TO SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.

80% WILL GO TO LOCAL BUSINESSES AND 3% WILL GO TO VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES.

>> 30 NEW GATES WILL BE ADDED TO THE AIRPORT FOR A TOTAL OF 62 GATES ALONG WITH NEW SHOPPING AND DINING FACILITIES AND EVEN AN OUTDOOR PATIO THAT HAS VIEWS THAT OVERLOOK THE BAY.

KIMBERLY BECKER IS THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY PRESIDENT AND CEO AND SAYS THIS PROJECT WILL IN CORP. RATE ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION, AND CLEAN-AIR INITIATIVES.

>> ARE AIRFIELD IMPROVEMENTS WILL CREATE MORE EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

WE'VE HAD EXPANDED STORMWATER CAPTION REUSE SYSTEM.

>> THE NEW T-1 ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE AIRPORT WILL BE POWERED BY 100% RENEWABLE CARBON FREE ELECTRICITY.

SPACE IS ALSO SET ASIDE TO ACCOMMODATE FUTURE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DIRECTLY TO THE AIRPORT.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CALIFORNIA UTILITY REGULATORS ARE MAKING IT MORE EXPENSIVE FOR THE STATES RESIDENCE .

THEY ARE PROPOSING FLIGHT CONNECTION FEES AND SHARPLY LOWER PRICES FOR SEWER UTILITIES BUYBACK FROM ROOFTOP SOLAR OWNERS.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER HAS MORE ON THE FUTURE OF THE STATES SOLAR POWER INDUSTRY.

>> YES.

LIFTS UP A SOLAR PANEL, DESTINED FOR SAN DIEGO ROOFTOP.

>> SO THIS IS GLASS.

AND THE CELLS ARE ACTUALLY BEHIND THE GLASS, THERE.

AND IT'S ALL ENCLOSED FROM THE BACK.

>> FOUNDED A LOJA SOLAR TWO YEARS AGO AND BUSINESSES HAS BEEN GREAT.

THIS INSTALLATION WILL BE UP AND RUNNING IN A DAY.

THEY SAY ANOTHER CREW IS WORKING IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION.

>> YOU CAN INCREASE ENERGY WHEN EVERYONE AND PUT BACK WITH EVERYONE.

>> IS CONSUMER INTEREST BECAUSE IT SAVES CUSTOMER MONEY.

AND HELPS THE ENVIRONMENT.

CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION SAYS THEY SET UP RULES FOR SEWER LIKE NET AND ENERGY METERING WHICH LOCKS IN THE PRICE OF ELECTRICITY THAT RESIDENCE A SETBACK TO UTILITIES WITH THE CURRENT VERSION ALSO REQUIRING A SMALL FEE TO PAY FOR FIXED COSTS.

>> IT'S LOCKED IN AND IT'S PRETTY FAVORABLE FOR SOLAR CUSTOMERS RIGHT NOW.

AND IT'S THE NEXT PHASE, AND THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY.

IT WOULD BE LESS FAVORABLE.

HOW IT IS TO BE.

>> STATES INVESTOR-OWNED UTILITIES ARE ASKING FOR MAJOR CHANGES.

THEY WANT TO SLAP THE CHOICE OF VOUCHER SEE THAT'S REQUIRED TO BUY FOR HOMEOWNERS AND ALSO INSTALL SOLAR SYSTEMS.

AND, THEY WANT TO CHARGE A MONTHLY GROUP CONNECTION FEE THAT COULD BE UP TO $90 A MONTH.

THEY ARE GROUP SOLAR CUSTOMERS ARE SAVING MONEY WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS.

SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC TO CLIENT OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THEIR POSITIONS.

STEERING KPBS TO SURROGATES LIKE THE UTILITY NETWORK OR TURN.

>> FOR FUTURE CUSTOMERS.

FUTURE SOLAR CUSTOMERS, LET'S RING THE SUBSIDY AND THE ALIGNMENT WITH THE FACT THAT COST OF SOLAR INSTALLATION ARE DRAMATICALLY LESS THAN THEY WERE ONCE UPON A TIME.

>> MARK TONY IS THE GROUP'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND HE SAYS THE SOLAR SUBSIDY NEEDS TO BE CUT IN CALIFORNIA BECAUSE THE STATES ELECTRICITY PRICES ARE ALREADY SOME OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE IN THE NATION.

>> IN SAN DIEGO, WE ESTIMATE THAT ABOUT $260 A YEAR THAT NON- SOLAR CUSTOMERS ARE PAYING EXTRA.

AND, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS, WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING THAT DOWN, SO THAT THE CUSTOMERS WHO DON'T GET A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK BECAUSE PRICES ARE JUST YOU KNOW.

>> COMMON TALKING POINT FOR GROUPS LIKE TURN AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, WHICH THEY ALIGN THEIR PROPOSALS WITH UTILITIES.

THEY ARGUE THAT ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS WITHOUT SOLAR PAY HIGHER PRICES FOR ELECTRICITY BECAUSE SOLAR CUSTOMERS ARE BUYING LESS.

BUT, IT ALLOWS SOLAR CUSTOMERS TO AVOID PAYING FOR GRID MAINTENANCE, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND WILDFIRE MITIGATION COSTS TO THE RATES.

THE NRDC ESTIMATES ONLY ABOUT 15% OF THE RETAIL COST OF A KILOWATT HOUR PAYS FOR SOLAR SUBSIDIES.

BERNADETTE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA SOLAR AND STORAGE ASSOCIATION, AND SHE SAYS INVESTOR-OWNED UTILITIES ARE FLEXING THEIR FINANCIAL MUSCLES.

>> THEY HAVE SO MUCH POWER AND INFLUENCE, AND YOU KNOW, THEY HIRE PR FIRMS WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO SPEND AND THEY EFFECTIVELY SHAPE THE WHOLE DEBATE, AND TAKE SOMETHING THAT'S KIND OF CONFUSING AND MAKE IT SEEM LIKE IT IS SOME VERY DIFFICULT DECISION.

>> WHILE KPBS COULD NOT ASK ANY QUESTIONS DIRECTLY, THEY DID A MALE A STATEMENT.

UTILITY OFFICIALS SAID THEY BEEN WORKING ON THE ENERGY METERING REFORMS FOR THE PAST YEAR AND ARE EAGER TO SEE THE SYSTEMS INEQUITIES ADDRESSED.

DON'T HEAR US AS THE COMPANY IS TOO FOCUSED ON PROFIT.

>> INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT HOW TO IMPROVE UPON THAT AND MAKE IT BETTER FOR PEOPLE WITH LOWER INCOME, PEOPLE IN APARTMENT BUILDINGS, PEOPLE THAT ARE FACED WITH REPEATED GRID OUTAGES, INSTEAD, THEY ARE SAYING LET'S JUST TAKE THE GUILLOTINE TO THIS PROGRAM AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE TWICE AS EXPENSIVE AND COMPLETELY INACCESSIBLE TO EVERYBODY.

>> THE SOLAR MARKET REFORMS WILL NOT BE FINALIZED UNTIL EARLY NEXT YEAR AND ANY PRELIMINARY PLANS COULD CHANGE BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION VOTES ON IT.

ERIK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS FROM CALIFORNIA ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THE TORNADO RAVAGING THE MIDWEST AND THE SOUTHEAST.

AS DARRELL FORGES SHOWS US, THE DEATH TOLL IN THE DAMAGE CONTINUES TO DECLINE.

>> Reporter: THE AGE RANGE IS 5 MONTHS TO 86 YEARS.

AND 6 ARE YOUNGER THAN 18.

THE DEATH AND DEVASTATION ARE OVERWHELMING TO THE GOVERNOR.

AS HE ANNOUNCES THAT AGES OF SOME OF THOSE KILLED FOLLOWING THIS PAST WEEKEND DEATH.

>> HELP KEEPS POURING IN FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

THANK YOU.

>> THE STORM SYSTEM SWEPT THROUGH 8 STATES, DESTROYING THOUSANDS OF STRUCTURES, FINDING ENTIRE COMMUNITIES.

>> LIVES, BROKEN.

JUST, JUST SAD.

>> THE DEATH TOLL, EXPECTED TO RISE.

AMONG THOSE KILLED, 29-YEAR- OLD, NAVY VETERAN, CLAYTON HOPE WHO DIED IN THE TORNADO CAUSED BY THE AMAZON WAREHOUSE IN ILLINOIS TO COLLAPSE.

>> HE'S A WONDERFUL CARING PERSON.

AND, HIS PRESENCE WILL BE A HUGE VOID.

IN SO MANY LIVES.

>> FEDERAL OFFICIALS PROMISING TO OFFER WHATEVER HELP IS NEEDED BUT THE DAMAGE IS CATASTROPHIC.

>> WE ARE GOING TO STAY AS LONG AS IT TAKES TO HELP.

>> ON THE THIRD DAY OF RECOVERY EFFORTS, THE SHEER SCOPE OF THE WORK AHEAD IS BECOMING APPARENT TO THOSE WHO HAVE LOST EVERYTHING.

>> WHERE WE'RE STANDING IT'S GOING TO BE WEEKS ON AND I SAY WEEKS BECAUSE IT COULD BE LONGER.

>> KPBS NEWS.

>>> WELCOME OUR NEXT STORM SYSTEM IS FINALLY ARRIVED AND IT'S GOING TO BRING SOME MUCH- NEEDED RAINFALL FOR TONIGHT.

INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

WE WILL SEE CONDITIONS IMPROVING THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON TUESDAY, THOUGH.

LIKE WE ARE ONLY GOING TO BE IN AN OVERNIGHT EVENT WHEN IT COMES TO THE RAIN.

HOW WE WARNING AND THEN WIND ADVISERS HAS ALSO BEEN POSTED WITH GUSTY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND THAT FALLS BEYOND IT, HERE.

SO AGAIN WE HAVE SOME WIND ADVISORIES FOR COASTAL AREAS FROM OCEANSIDE DOWN TO CHULA VISTA AND THEN IN THE MOUNTAINS, PINE VALLEY, NEAR LOOKING AT HIGH WIND WARNINGS OUT THERE FOR YOU.

HEADING INTO TONIGHT TEMPERATURES FALL OFF INTO THE LOW 50s.

OCEANSIDE DOWN TOWARDS ESCONDIDO IN THE 40s WITH RAMONA.

GETTING DOWN INTO THE MID-40s, AND THEN YOUR TUESDAY, IT'S ANOTHER WET DAY, MAINLY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF CALIFORNIA.

ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN, THE SNOW WILL BE COMING ON DOWN.

AND AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE, LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO, LOOKING AT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE FORECAST AGAIN, THE LAST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY.

AND SOME OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN IS POSSIBLE WE COULD A QUICK CODING ACROSS PARTS OF CALIFORNIA.

OF SNOW.

NOT LOOKING AT MUCH ON THE WAY OF ACCUMULATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

BUT, EVENTUALLY 6 TO 12 INCHES FURTHER NORTH TOWARDS BIG BEAR LAKE.

YOUR TUESDAY TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE LOW 60s IN OCEANSIDE, LOW 60s IN SAN DIEGO.

HEADING UP TO 57 IN EL CAJON, MID-60s AND SPRINGS AND JUST ABOUT EVERYONE AGAIN HAS SOMEWHAT WHETHER THEY'RE IN THE FORECAST.

THEN HEADING TOWARDS WEDNESDAY OUR NEXT STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO PUSH FURTHER SOUTH.

SOONER THE COAST, RAIN ON TUESDAY, BUT SUNSHINE RETURNS AFTER THAT AND TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO SIT IN THE UPPER 50s TO LOW 60s.

FURTHER INLAND, WE GO FROM THE 50s BACK INTO THE 60s.

WE GO AHEAD TOWARDS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH A COUPLE OF COOL DAYS LIKELY AHEAD IN THE MOUNTAINS PER TEMPERATURES GENERALLY SITTING IN THE 40s THROUGH THURSDAY.

COOLING OFF INTO THE 30s.

WE HAD TOWARDS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND THEN IN THE DESERTS, TEMPERATURES SITTING FROM MID-60s BACK INTO THE LOW 60s BE ON WEDNESDAY WITH AGAIN, MORE LISTS OF SUNSHINE'S TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST JESSICA PASH.

>>> THE SEA LIONS IN LA JOLLA ARE A HUGE TOURIST ATTRACTION.

BUT, A LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AS PEOPLE ARE HARASSING THE WILD ANIMALS.

KPBS REPORTER, MELISSA MAE HAS THE DETAILS AND SOME LOCAL REACTIONS.

>> WE JUST TOOK IT TOO CLOSE.

IF YOU COULD MOVE TO THIS AREA HERE THAT IS VERY SAFE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THIS IS A VOLUNTEER FOR THE SIERRA CLUB SEAL SOCIETY.

HER GROUP IN THE SIERRA CLUB'S SAN DIEGO CHAPTER URGING MAYOR TOM GLORIA AND THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO TO CLOSE THE SEA LION ROOKERY AT POINTS LA JOLLA AND BOOMER BEACH.

>> THE ISSUE IS THAT PEOPLE ARE GETTING TOO CLOSE, SOME OF THAT WILL LEAD TO HARASSMENT, AS IT IS DEFINED BY THE MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT BUT ALSO, THEY WILL JUST BE PREVENTING THE SEA LIONS FROM USING THE AREA, AND ALSO PUTTING THEMSELVES IN DANGER.

>> EXTREME FORMS OF HARASSMENT OF ALL PEOPLE TOUCHING, KICKING, AND EVEN KICKING SAND AT THE SEA LIONS.

>> THE OTHER FORM OF HARASSMENT IS ACTUALLY MODIFYING THAT BEHAVIOR.

SO, THAT IS THINGS LIKE INTERFERING WITH, BETWEEN THE NURSING OF YOUR LUNGS.

>> THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION THAT DOES HAVE GUIDELINES IN PLACE THAT PEOPLE SHOULD STAY AT LEAST 50 FEET AWAY FROM THESE SEA LIONS.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE SIERRA CLUB VOLUNTEERS ARE THE ONLY ONES HERE TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO KEEP THEIR DISTANCE.

SIGNS LIKE THESE WERE PUT INTO PLACE IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR, BUT THEY DON'T DO MUCH TO DETER PEOPLE FROM CLIMBING OVER THIS WALL AND GETTING DANGEROUSLY TOO CLOSE TO THESE WILD ANIMALS.

>> THE CITY IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A NEW COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR NEXT SUMMER, BUT DURING THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION MEETING IN NOVEMBER, MANY OFFICIALS SAID SOMETHING IS TO BE DONE NOW.

COMMISSIONER SARAH SAYS THE SEA LION SITUATION HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR YEARS.

>> I'VE SEEN IT MYSELF AND IT IS QUITE DISTURBING.

AND, REALLY PERVASIVE ISSUE.

>> REALLY AM RODRIGUEZ LOVE THIS AREA, BUT THE THINGS PEOPLE SHOULD RESPECT THE SEA LION SPACE.

>> ANIMALS HAVE BEAUTIFUL.

THIS IS A VERY NICE PLACE.

HOWEVER, THEY SHOULD KEEP THESE AND LEAVE THEM ALONE.

YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, IT'S LIKE ME LOOKING AT YOU IN THE MORNING YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF YOU TRYING TO TAKE A REST OR SOMETHING AND SOMEBODY IS WATCHING YOU.

>> SIERRA CLUB BRANCHES HOPE TO MEET WITH MARY AND HAVE THE CITY ISSUE AN EMERGENCY CLOSURE LIKE THEY DID BACK IN AUGUST UNTIL THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS COMPLETED.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.

>> ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST ACCOMPLISHED ATHLETES IS BRINGING HER GAME TO SAN DIEGO.

THE SAN DIEGO WAIVER FORMALLY ANNOUNCED SOCCER STAR ALEX MERKIN AS A MEMBER OF THE NEW EXPANSION TEAM FOR THE WAY IS PART OF THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE.

MORGAN IS ARGUABLY THE BIGGEST STAR OF TEAM USA WHICH HAS WON SEVERAL WORLD CUPS AND OLYMPIC MEDALS IN RECENT YEARS.

THE WAY WE WILL PLAY THEIR FIRST SEASON AT USD'S TO RARE NO STADIUM THE WORK OF DR. SEUSS IS EVERYWHERE.

>>> ESPECIALLY THE GRINCH.

AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME, BUT AS KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER TANIA THORNE SHOWS US, AND EXHIBIT AND SOLANA BEACH ALSO SHARES A SECRET SIGN OF SUESS THAT NOT MANY HAVE SEEN.

>> THE GRINCH AND THE CAT IN THE HAT, ALL WELL-KNOWN CHARACTERS FROM DR. SEUSS'S IMAGINATION.

BUT NOT SO WELL KNOWN, HIS A SECRET MIDNIGHT ART.

>> THE SECRET ART OF DR. SEUSS OR THE MIDNIGHT PAINTINGS, WHICH IS WHAT NOBODY KNEW THAT HE WAS ACTUALLY A FINE ARTIST WHY HE WAS LEAVING.

SO, AS IS LIKE THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED THE SECRET ART.

NO, NOT SO SECRET.

>> SHE IS THE GALLERY DIRECTOR EXCLUSIVE COLLECTIONS GALLERY IN SOLANA BEACH.

THIS IS WHERE THE ART OF DR. SEUSS COLLECTION WILL BE SHOWCASED UNTIL DECEMBER 31st.

VISITORS ARE GREETED BY THE INFAMOUS CAT IN THE HAT ARTWORK.

BUT, TURN THE CORNER, AND VISITORS GET TO SEE A DIFFERENT SIDE OF DR. SEUSS.

>> IT WILL ALWAYS GET BUSINESS.

OH MY GOSH I DID NOT KNOW HE WAS A PAINTER THIS DOES NOT EVEN LOOK LIKE DR. SEUSS BUT NOW THAT YOU TOLD ME DR. SEUSS I CANNOT SEE A LITTLE DR. SEUSS REACTION.

YOU KNOW, SOME IS FUNNY.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF CATS.

>> COLORFUL NEVER BEFORE SEEN PIECES OF WACKY AND THREE- DIMENSIONAL SHAPES SHOW DR. SEUSS'S ARTISTIC RANGE.

BUT THE MEANING BEHIND THE ART IS NOT ALL THAT CLEAR.

>> MAYBE THERE WAS A CRAZY MAN PLAYING.

BECAUSE LOOK AT ALL OF THESE CHARACTERS.

SO IT'S LIKE, IT'S INTERESTING JUST BY HIS IMAGINATION.

>> THE ART DISPLAYED ORIGINALS.

INSTEAD THEY ARE AUTHORIZED LIMITED EDITION PRINTS.

TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A LEGENDARY MEXICAN SINGER AND MULTIPLE GRAMMY WINNER HAS DIAPER FERNANDEZ WAS KNOWN FOR HIS SUCH AS BULL THERE.

HIS FAMILY SAID HE DIED SUNDAY IN A HOSPITAL IN JALISCO STATE.

FANS IN MEXICO AND THE U.S. HAVE BEEN PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE SINGER.

THIS MORNING, MORE FLOWERS WERE PLACED ON HIS STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME.

FERNANDEZ WAS 81 YEARS OLD.

>>> AND RICE, THE AUTHOR KNOWN FOR HER BEST-SELLING AWFUL, INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE HAS DIED.

HER SON ANNOUNCED ON HER FACEBOOK PAGE SHE DIED SATURDAY DUE TO COMPLICATIONS FROM A STROKE.

HER 1976 NOVEL WAS ADAPTED INTO A MOVIE AND IS EXPECTED TO BE PORTRAYED IN A TV SERIES NEXT YEAR.

SHE WENT ON TO WRITE MORE THAN 30 BUCKS AND 80 YEARS OLD.

GODZILLA IS MAKING HIS PRESENCE KNOWN THIS HOLIDAY SEASON AS KPBS ARTS REPORTER SHOWS US, JAPAN'S TOWERING POP CULTURE ICON IS FLOODING THE U.S. MARKET WITH PRODUCTS.

>> GODZILLA KNOWN IN THE UNITED STATES, BORN INTO EXISTENCE IN 1954 AS A SOCIAL COMMENTARY ABOUT THE WAR AND THE ROLE OF SCIENCE IN CREATING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.

HE THEN CAME TO ANCHOR ONE OF THE LONGEST-RUNNING AND MOST SUCCESSFUL FILM FRANCHISES IN HISTORY, AND AT 67, HE SHOWS NO SIGNS OF RETIRING.

>> GODZILLA VERSUS KONG EARLIER THIS YEAR.

IT'S GIANT MONSTER CONTINUES THE MISSION TO MAKE A BIGGER IMPRINT ON THE U.S. MARKET.

>> SO MY JOB IS TO KIND OF OVERSEE THE CREATIVE BRAND, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, YOU NAME IT, FOR GODZILLA.

EVERYWHERE ELSE SIDE OF JAPAN.

>> CHRIS MALLEY WAS ALONG RUNNING IDW GODZILLA COMICS.

AND, NOW PUTS HIS PASSION FOR THE CREATION TO WORK.

AS TOHO INTERNATIONALS CREATIVE MANAGER.

>> SO, THE NEW SERIES THAT WE LAUNCHED IS CALLED GODZILLA AND IS BASICALLY LIKE A GODZILLA 101 AND AWAY THEY GIVES INSIGHT TO WHAT WE DO AND IN L.A.

BUT, WE ARE FILLING IT WITH A LOT OF STUFF.

FOR HARD-CORE FANS AS WELL.

>> ALSO PARTNER WITH SUPER SEVEN AND MONDO, COMPANIES THAT KNOW HOW TO CATER TO GEEKY FANS.

FOR FANS WITH A GIFT BUDGET, THERE ARE HIGH-END ITEMS LIKE A PINBALL MACHINE.

>> BASICALLY THIS LOVE LETTER TO GODZILLA AND ESPECIALLY THE SHOW ERROR.

>> IS A THIN, CELIBATE GODZILLA'S 67th AND THE 50th ANNIVERSARY, LET ME SAY THAT MY HOLIDAY GIFT LIST IS PRETTY EXTENSIVE.

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