>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING IN ADDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE POWELL FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION, 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.

[ MUSIC ] >>> SANTA ANA WIND IS FORECASTED TO RETURN TOMORROW, INCREASING FIRE RISK IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THIS AS FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE TO CONTAIN WILDFIRES ON BOTH COASTS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CARROLL.

THERE ARE WORRIES THAT STRONG WIND COULD FAN AN ALREADY DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN VENTURA COUNTY.

AT THE SAME TIME, IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, THEY ARE FIGHTING A DEADLY FIRE FUELED BY HISTORIC DROUGHT.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA HAS THE LATEST.>> Reporter: COAST-TO- COAST, WILDFIRES ARE LEAVING A DESTRUCTIVE AND DEADLY PATH.

THOUSANDS OF ACRES HAVE BEEN BURNED BY THE JENNINGS CREEK FIRE, WHICH ALSO LED TO THE DEATH OF AN 18-YEAR-OLD FOREST RANGER VOLUNTEER.>> THERE IS A YOUNG MAN OUT THERE DOING SOME REALLY HARD WORK, I WOULD SAY NEW JERSEY SENDS ITS CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY.>> Reporter: HISTORIC DROUGHT, DRY AIR AND WIND FUELING THE FLAMES.>> THE LEAVES CRUNCHING YOUR HAND LIKE POWDER.>> Reporter: THE FOREST FIRE SERVICE SAYS THEY HAVE RESPONDED TO 537 WILDFIRES AS OF SUNDAY, 500 MORE THAN IN THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR.

ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE MOUNTAIN FIRE HAS BURNED MORE THAN 20,000 ACRES, DESTROYING MORE THAN 170 STRUCTURES.>> IT IS HARD TO SEE THIS, HARDER TODAY, FOR ME, TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND THE GRAVITY OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO OUR HOME.

>> Reporter: AS THOUSANDS OF EVACUEES RETURN HOME TO SEE WHAT THEY'VE LOST, CALM WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND ALLOWED FIREFIGHTERS TO GET CONTAINMENT UP TO 36%.

FEARS REMAINED THAT THE FIRE COULD CONTINUE TO SPREAD, WITH STRONG WIND EXCITED TO RETURN TO CALIFORNIA.

>>> THE CAUSE OF THE MOUNTAIN FIRE INVENTORY COUNTY REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION, WITH OFFICIALS LOOKING INTO WHETHER POWERLINES MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED.

HERE AT HOME, A BRUSH FIRE IN FALLBROOK IS FULLY CONTAINED.

THE DARDEN FIRE STARTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND THICKLY SPREAD TO AROUND 48 ACRES, THREATENING HOMES.

EVACUATION ORDERS WERE LIFTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

CAL FIRE ANNOUNCED FULL CONTAINMENT SATURDAY EVENING, BUT SAID ENGINES MAY BE IN THE AREA FOR A FEW DAYS.

NO WORD ON THE CAUSE.>>> TONIGHT WE ARE COOLING DOWN TO 50 DEGREES, WE WILL BE SEEING CLOUDS AND A SMALL CHANCE OF RAIN, AND ANOTHER SANTA ANA EVENT.

I WILL BREAK ALL OF THIS DOWN, COMING UP.

>>> THOUSANDS LINED HARBOR DRIVE THIS MORNING TO HONOR THIS NATION'S VETERANS ON THIS VETERANS DAY.

THE VETERANS DAY PARADE BEGAN IN 1987, AND IT IS THE LARGEST SUCH EVENT ON THE WEST COAST.

THE PARADE FEATURED NEARLY 80 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING MARCHING UNITS, FLOATS, AND VINTAGE CARS.

AMONG THE CROWD, THOMAS AND STEPHEN, RAMIREZ'S FATHER WAS A VET.

IT WAS WITH HIS 97-YEAR-OLD MOM, WHO HAS SUPPORTED THAT CAUSES FOR DECADES.>> THEIR DUTY HAS NOT GONE UNSEEN, WE STILL HAVE A NATION APPRECIATING YOUR SERVICE, MAY BE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT AREAS LIKE VIETNAM WERE OVERSEEN, BUT NOW I LOVE IT, BECAUSE WE ARE ACTUALLY SHOWING THAT WE ARE GRATEFUL.

>> WE HAVE FREEDOMS, INDEPENDENCE, AND LIBERTIES BECAUSE OF THE VETS, YEAH, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED, DEDICATED AND SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES, AND FOR THE ONES THAT ARE STILL WITH US THAT I FEEL ARE UNDER SUPPORTED, NATIONWIDE.>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS HOME TO ONE OF THE LARGEST THAT POPULATIONS IN THE COUNTRY, WITH MORE THAN 200,000 FORMER AND RETIRED MILITARY MEMBERS LIVING AND WORKING IN THE COUNTY.>>> IN NORTH COUNTY, HUNDREDS CAME TOGETHER IN ESCONDIDO TO SUPPORT VETERANS DAY.

JACOB SHOWS US HOW THE COMMUNITY PAID TRIBUTE.>> PATRIOTISM, HONOR AND FUN WERE ON DISPLAY.

>> IT'S A BIG HONOR, WE WERE ABLE TO GET QUITE A FEW OUT TODAY.>> DIFFERENT STORM VETERAN RAFAELLE AND OTHER BIKERS FROM THE AMERICAN LEGION KICKED OFF THE EVENT.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF VETERANS WHO LIVE IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTY, NOT JUST DOWN IN THE SAN DIEGO AREA.

I THINK ESCONDIDO BRINGS TOGETHER A LOT OF THE VETERANS FROM THIS AREA, FALLBROOK, OCEANSIDE.

>> Reporter: THE MAIN FOCUS WAS ON ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS THEMSELVES.

LIKE JIM, WHO SERVED IN VIETNAM.

IT'S GREAT TALKING TO OTHER VETERANS THAT HAD TOTALLY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES.

I WAS MORE IN THE JUNGLE, A LOT OF THE LATER GUYS ARE IN THE SAND.

IT'S JUST A WHOLE DIFFERENT STORY.>> Reporter: AFTER THE PARADE, THE FOCUS ON SACRIFICE AND FAITH.

GINA BURKE WAS ONE OF THE VETERANS THAT WAS HONORED.

>> I CAME BACK FROM VIETNAM, I KEPT EVERYTHING TO MYSELF, I DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW THAT I HAD BEEN OVER THERE.

>> Reporter: SHE WAS THE FIRST REGISTERED NURSE ON THE FRONT LINE OF THE ARMY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.

SHE SAID FIGHTING FOR OUR FREEDOMS HAS HELPED US TO PERSEVERE.>> THERE WERE A LOT OF SNIPERS AND THAT KIND OF STUFF, I TOOK CARE OF A LOT OF SOLDIERS, AND THIS WAS MY FIRST REAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT.>> Reporter: SHE'S FOUND COMFORT IN THE COMMUNITY TO SHARE HER STORY.

>> I SUFFERED A LOT, WHEN I CAME HOME, I SUFFERED MORE, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T ACCEPT US, IT WAS TERRIBLE.

SO, BEING AROUND OTHER VETERANS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT I HAD, IT MADE ME FEEL BETTER.

>> Reporter: HER LATE HUSBAND WAS ALSO A VETERAN, HE IS MEMORIALIZED ON THE WALL OF COURAGE, WHERE SHE RECEIVED RECOGNITION TODAY.

>> PLEASE STAND.>> Reporter: ESCONDIDO VETTE FEST CONTINUED INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH A PARTY OF THE LOCAL AMERICAN LEGION, SERVING FROM WORLD WAR II, THROUGH THOSE STILL IN ACTIVE DUTY WERE IN ATTENDANCE.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO LGBTQ COMMUNITY CENTER IS HOSTING A SPECIAL CEREMONY FOR VETERANS, WHAT MILITARY SERVICE MEANS TO THEM, COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.>>> A RECENT KPBS INVESTIGATION REVEALED HOW A LOCAL CREDIT UNION CHARGE YOUNG MARINES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN OVERDRAFT FEES, AND RELIED ON THE PENALTIES AS A KEY SOURCE OF REVENUE.

SCOTT ROHDE REPORTS STATE LAWMAKERS TOOK NOTICE AND PASSED A NEW LAW TO PROTECT CREDIT UNION CUSTOMERS.>> CREDIT UNIONS CHARTERED IN CALIFORNIA COLLECTED MORE THAN A QUARTER BILLION DOLLARS IN OVERDRAFT FEES LAST YEAR.

NOW, STATE LAWMAKERS ARE PUTTING UP GUARDRAILS.

STARTING IN JANUARY, CALIFORNIA- BASED CREDIT UNIONS MUST NOTIFY CUSTOMERS EVERY TIME THEY RECEIVE IN OVERDRAFT FEE.

IN 2026, THOSE FEES WILL BE LIMITED TO $14 OR LESS.

MANY CREDIT UNIONS CHARGE UPWARDS OF $25.

WE SPOKE WITH THE CEO OF THE CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA, SHE SAYS THE PROTECTIONS ARE ESSENTIAL.

>> IT HITS CONSUMERS SO HARD, THE SAME PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OVERDRAFT.

>> Reporter: THE FEES CAN LEAVE CUSTOMERS UNDER THE DOLLARS IN THE HOLE.

>> OFTEN OVERDRAFT FEES PUSH PEOPLE OUT OF THE BANKING SYSTEM, WE WANT PEOPLE TO STAY IN THE BANKING SYSTEM, IT'S BETTER FOR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT AND INCLUSION.

>> Reporter: THE STATE LEGISLATURE REFERENCED KPBS REPORTING WHEN DELIVERING THE NEW LAW.

ONE INVESTIGATION FOUND FRONT WAVE CREDIT UNION ENROLLS MARINE RECRUITS DURING BOOT CAMP AND REAPS MILLIONS IN OVERDRAFT FEES EVERY YEAR.

FRONT WAVE SAYS THE OVERDRAFT PROGRAM IS A BENEFIT.

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION FOLLOWING OUR REPORTING, AND URGED THE CREDIT UNION TO CHANGE THE FEE POLICIES.

SCOTT ROHDE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> MORE PEOPLE ARE VISITING BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, ATTRACTIONS, AND THE CULINARY SCENE.

THAT MEANS BIG BUCKS FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY, TO THE TUNE OF $22 BILLION.>> ONE BAD ON THE BAD WEATHER.>> THE BEACHES WHERE THE MAIN REASON HE'S HERE.>> WE HAVE FRIENDS HERE FROM SAN DIEGO.

I SAW THE LOCAL GUIDE.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL, AND WE LOVE IT.

>> Reporter: SUN, SAND, SURF, LOCAL ATTRACTIONS LIKE THE SAN DIEGO ZOO, SEAWORLD, AND A LOCAL FOOD SCENE.

>> PROBABLY THE BEST IN ALL THE U.S.>> Reporter: IT STANDS TO REASON THAT SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF THE TOP TOURIST QUESTION ATTRACTIONS IN THE COUNTRY.

THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER SAYS LAST FISCAL YEAR, ENDING IN JUNE, 32 MILLION PEOPLE VISITED SAN DIEGO.

THAT STILL DOWN FROM $35 MILLION PRE-PANDEMIC.

>> NOT NECESSARILY A BAD THING.

WE SEE PERHAPS FEWER VISITORS COMING IN, BUT STAYING LONGER IN SAN DIEGO.>> Reporter: MORE MONEY IS BEING SPENT HERE.

83% INCREASE IN SPENDING WAS SEEN FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

>> WHEN YOU PUT THAT THROUGH THE TUNNEL - - $32 BILLION IN TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT, THOSE ARE THE HIGHEST NUMBERS WE HAVE EVER SEEN.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO TOURISM HAS BOUNCED BACK FROM PRE- PANDEMIC LEVELS.>> THE ASIAN MARKET IS STILL SLOWER TO RECOVER.>> Reporter: PART OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH SAN DIEGO AND VISA WAIT TIMES, BUT WAIT TIMES ARE COMING DOWN.

2025 COULD BE ANOTHER BANNER YEAR FOR SAN DIEGO TOURISM.

>>> PRESIDENT ELECT DONALD TRUMP HAS PROMISED TO CRACK DOWN ON IMMIGRATION, AND NOW WE ARE LEARNING WHO COULD HELP YOU THAT CHARGE.

TRUMP PLANS TO ADD TOM HOMAN, ACTING DIRECTOR OF ICE DURING TRUMPS FIRST CHARM, AND HE CONTRIBUTE TO PROJECT 25.

STEPHEN MILLER IS EXPECTED TO BE NAMED WHITE HOUSE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR POLICY.

MILLER IS A LEAD ARCHITECT FOR TRUMPS PLANS FOR MASS DEPORTATION OF UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.

HE HAS SAID THEY WOULD SEEK A TENFOLD INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DEPORTATIONS, MORE THAN 1 MILLION PER YEAR.

LOCAL ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS ASYLUM-SEEKERS, MIGRANTS, AND REFUGEES IS REPAIRING FOR A SPIKE IN NEED WHEN TRUMP TAKES OFFICE.

ORDER KINDNESS IS COLLECTING DONATIONS, SPECIFICALLY WINTER WEATHER CLOTHING ITEMS FOR PEOPLE CROSSING INTO THE UNITED STATES.

THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR SAYS THEY ARE WORKING EVEN HARDER TO KEEP HUMANITY A THE CENTER OF POLITICAL DECISIONS.>> I'VE MET PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT THERE WITH SANDALS AND NO SOCKS ON, IN 25 DEGREE WEATHER.

RIGHT NOW IT DOES KIND OF WRING A SENSE OF DREAD, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT WE'VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD IDEA THAT IT'S GOING TO BE CHAOTIC AND DIFFICULT.>> YOU CAN DROP OFF BLANKETS AND CLOTHING FOR THE WINTER DRIVE IN CITY HEIGHTS.

VISIT BORDERKINDNESS.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION.

>>> THE COST OF OUR MONEY HAS GONE DOWN SLIGHTLY, THE FEDERAL RESERVE APPROVING TO LOWER INTEREST RATES BY A QUARTER POINT LAST WEEK, BUT MORTGAGE RATES REMAIN HIGH.

JENN SULLIVAN EXPLAINS WHY.>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL RESERVE ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK TO CUT THE BENCH FOR FEDERAL FUNDING BY A POINT, LOWERING BORROWING COSTS FOR BANKS.

>> WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING THE ECONOMIES STRENGTH BY SUPPORTING MAXIMUM EMPLOYMENT AND RETURNING INFLATION TO THE 2% GOAL.>> PUTTING CREDIT CARDS, CAR LOANS, AND OTHER DEBT, BUT THE ONE BORROWING COST THAT HASN'T GONE DOWN?

MORTGAGE RATES.

30 YEAR FIXED MORTGAGE RATES INCHED UP TO 6.97%.>> MORTGAGE RATES HIT A 20 YEAR HIGH.

>> WHY ARE PRICES STAYING HIGH?

>> Reporter: LAWRENCE SAYS THERE IS A LACK OF INVENTORY.

FEWER HOMES ON THE MARKET MEANS HIGHER PRICES, AND MORE COMPETITION.

>> HOME PRICES HITTING NEW RECORD HIGHS WITH EACH PASSING MONTH, SIMPLY DUE TO THE FACT WE HAVE A HOUSING SHORTAGE.>> Reporter: HIGH COSTS ARE ALSO HURTING THE HOUSING MARKET, MEDIAN WHOLESALE PRICE WAS $14,700, MORE THAN 3% HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE NAR.

>> IT'S FRUSTRATING TO SEE THAT, BUT IT'S NOT SURPRISING.

>> Reporter: ESPECIALLY FRUSTRATING FOR PEOPLE TO TRYING TO BUY A FIRST HOME.

ONLY 24% OF HOUSING SALES LAST MONTH WERE FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS.

BUT THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS FOR BUYERS.>> A NEW NORMAL FOR MORTGAGE RATES COULD BE CLOSER TO 6%.

>>> FOR MANY MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS DAY CAN BRING UP A LOT OF EMOTIONS, GOOD AND BAD.

MANDY EXPLAINS WHY, AND HAS WAYS WE CAN ALL SUPPORT VETERANS ON THIS DAY, AND INTO THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: IT THE DAY TO HONOR VETERAN SERVICE, SACRIFICE, AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COUNTRY, BUT FOR SOME, IT CAN BE BITTERSWEET.>> IT BECOMES VERY, VERY PERSONAL FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'VE LOST FRIENDS, AND LOVED ONES.>> Reporter: DR. CHARLES WEBER IS A RETIRED ARMY RECRUITMENT GENERAL, AND PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT TO VETERANS AND FAMILIES.

HE SAYS THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN A PLOY TO COMBAT ZONES CAN HAVE AN ESPECIALLY HARD TIME BEING FORCED TO FACE CERTAIN FEELINGS.>> I THINK A LOT OF IT IS A STRUGGLE FOR EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL VETERANS, THEY HAVE TO MARINATE IN THEIR PAST AND PAST LOSS.

>> Reporter: WEBER SAYS IT IS OKAY TO THANK A VETERAN YOU DON'T KNOW WELL, IF THE LOVED ONE HAS SERVED, GET PERSONAL WITH YOUR GRATITUDE, GIVE THEM YOUR TIME, GUIDE THEM TO HELPFUL RESOURCES, HELP THEM STAY CONNECTED TO OTHERS.>> IF YOU KNOW OTHER THAT, AND THEY ARE ISOLATING, STAYING AWAY, HOLDING UP, DO MORE THAN THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

WE HAVE TO RECONNECT.

>>> COMMEMORATIONS - - ANDRA DYER HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO MEN'S AND WOMEN'S COURSES GIVE A STIRRING PERFORMANCE, SEVEN SAN DIEGO VETERANS ARE BEING ADDED TO THE WALL OF HONOR, RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF VETERANS IN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.

>> I DIDN'T THINK I HAD DONE ANYTHING TO DESERVE IT, I AM QUITE HONORED.>> Reporter: ROBERT WAS DRAFTED IN THE ARMY RESERVES IN 1969.>> I WENT THROUGH ABA, MASTERS DEGREES AND A PIANIST D PHD, STILL GOT DRAFTED TO VIETNAM.>> Reporter: HE STILL ENDED UP CHOOSING TO SERVE.

IT WAS EITHER THAT OR CHECK OFF THAT I WAS HOMOSEXUAL, IN THIS AGE, IF YOU WERE GOING INTO BUSINESS, WHEN DID NOT DO THAT, I WOULD NOT HAVE A CAREER.

>> Reporter: HE'S ONE OF SEVEN VETERANS BEING ADDED TO THE WALL OF HONOR, EACH YEAR, MORE ADDED BY COMMITTEE.

HE SERVED AT A TIME THAT BEING GAY IN THE MILITARY COULD BE JAIL TIME.

WHEN SHE JOINED THE ARMY, SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST WOMEN IN THE INTEGRATED PLATOON AT BOOT CAMP, AND SHE REFUSED TO STAY IN THE CLOSET.

SO I'M JUST ME, I DON'T CARE WHO LIKES ME, EVEN IF IT MEANS PRISON, EVEN IF IT MEANS MY LIFE, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT BACKING DOWN FROM THAT.

I'M NOT ASHAMED OF WHO I AM, AND I JUST REFUSE TO BE QUIET ABOUT IT.>> Reporter: SHE SAYS SHE WAS LUCKY HER COMMANDING OFFICER SUPPORTED HER, AND HER SEXUALITY ISN'T WHAT PUSHED HER OUT OF THE ARMY TWO YEARS LATER.

>> BEING GAY, BEING OUT WASN'T THE ISSUE, IT WAS MORE JUST BEING A WOMAN.

I WOULD HAVE BEEN A LIFER, I WOULD HAVE RETIRED, BUT BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE HARASSMENT, IT WAS REALLY HORRIFIC.>> Reporter: WE SPOKE TO SEVERAL LGBTQ VETERANS, IT'S NOT UNUSUAL TO HEAR PEOPLE JUST SERVING ONE TOUR, IF EVEN THAT.

DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL TOOK EFFECT IN 1994 AND ALLOWED THEM TO SERVE, BUT ONLY BY STAYING CLOSETED.

RANDY IS A MARINE VETERAN WHO SAYS JOINING THE SERVICE WAS ONE OF THE BEST DAYS OF HER LIFE, BUT AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF, SHE WAS DISCHARGED DUE TO WHAT THE MARINE SAID WAS SEXUAL PERVERSION.

SHE SAYS RECOGNITION BY THE CENTER RESTORES HONOR, DIGNITY, AND RESPECT TO THE SERVICE MEMBERS WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE BE FORGOTTEN.

>> WE FOUND IT NECESSARY TO HIDE OURSELVES.

LEAVE NO MAN BEHIND.

WE WERE NOT ONLY LEFT BEHIND, WE WERE TOSSED OUT, OUR SERVICE WAS NOT MADE EQUAL TO OTHER MILITARY MEMBERS, LEFT AT THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO HATED US, IT WOULD HAVE ALL BEEN ERASED.>> Reporter: SHE SAYS INCLUSION IS VINDICATION AFTER WHAT SHE ENTERED IN UNIFORM, BATTLING DISCRIMINATION AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE TRIED TO SHAME ME, AND HAVE TRIED TO SHAME ME BY TELLING ME TO SHUT MY MOUTH, YOU ARE CAUSING TROUBLE, JUST LET IT BE, JUST IGNORE IT, THAT'S WHAT THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT IS ABOUT FOR ME, I FINALLY GET RECOGNIZED, INSTEAD OF BEING SHAMED FOR IT.

>> Reporter: HER OF DISCHARGE WAS UPGRADED LAST YEAR.

THE PENTAGON PROACTIVELY UPGRADED FOR SERVICE MEMBERS DISCHARGED AFTER DON'T ASK DON'T TELL.

THOSE DISCHARGE BEFORE MUST INDIVIDUALLY REQUEST UPGRADES.

THOSE ARE THE SUBJECT OF A FEDERAL LAWSUIT NOW WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE COURTS.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE LOOKING AT ANOTHER SANTA ANA EVENT, GUSTS OF WIND, INCREASED FIRE DANGER, AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.

TEMPERATURES ARE STARTING UP A LITTLE WARMER THIS WEEKEND COOLING DOWN LATER INTO THE WEEK.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND START WITH WHAT WE EXPECT OVER THE EVENING.

OVERNIGHT, TEMPERATURES ARE RANGING FROM 49 IN OCEANSIDE, 58 IN SAN DIEGO, 48 IN RIGO SPRINGS.

YOU CAN SEE THE GREEN ICON HERE, WE ARE LOOKING AT A CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ON THE FUTURE RADAR.

THERE IS A STORM IN THE NORTHWEST THAT IS ACTUALLY BRINGING RAIN, EVEN SNOW AT HIGH ELEVATIONS, AS FAR SOUTH AS THE FRESNO AREA.

WE WILL NOT SEE WIDESPREAD RAIN FOR US IN SAN DIEGO, BUT YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE A FEW SHOWERS REALLY ISOLATED TO THE COASTAL AREAS, NOT A BIG RAIN EVENT, BUT OVERNIGHT, WE COULD SEE SOME SPRINKLES, JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND.

MOST OF THE RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE FURTHER TO THE NORTH AND EVEN FURTHER INLAND AS WELL.

TAKING A LOOK AHEAD TO TOMORROW, TEMPERATURES ARE MAINLY IN THE 70s, 70 AND OCEANSIDE, 60 IN OAKHURST AND SAN DIEGO, 49 FOR MOUNT LAGUNA.

IT'S ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT CHILLIER IN THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS.

ANOTHER THING TO KEEP IN MIND, WE ARE SEEING GUSTY WIND, ANOTHER SENATE AND A EVENT, INCREASED FIRE DANGER.

THERE IS ALREADY A FIRE BURNING NORTH OF LOS ANGELES.

IT'S ALSO NOT GOING TO HELP US AS FAR AS ANY NEW FIRES THAT MAY SPARK.

TAKING A LOOK AT THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK ON THE COAST, WE ARE STARTING WITH 70 DEGREES ON TUESDAY, WARMING UP TO 73 ON WEDNESDAY.

I THE TIME WE GET TO THE WEEKENDS, WE ARE DOWN INTO THE MIDDLE 60s.

TAKING A LOOK FURTHER INLAND, WE ARE WARMING UP TO 80 BY WEDNESDAY, COOLING DOWN TO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60s BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE WEEKEND.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, WE ARE STARTING OUT 49 ON TUESDAY, WARMING UP TO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 50s FOR THE MIDWEEK, THEN BACK DOWN TO THE LOWER 40s BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE WEEKEND.

IN THE DESERT, WE ARE STARTING WITH 75 DEGREES ON TUESDAY, ULTIMATELY ENDING UP WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 60s BY THE TIME WE GET TO SATURDAY HERE.>> A NEW VERSION OF A DARK COMEDY, DIE, MOMMY, DIE, OPEN TO THE WEEKEND.

YOU HAVE THREE MORE CHANCES TO ENJOY THIS CLASSIC.>> Reporter: NOT EXACTLY POLITICALLY CORRECT TERMS, A SUB GENRE OF HORROR IN THE 70s, WHERE STARS LIKE BETTY DAVIS OR IN.

A CAMPY MELODRAMA, "DIE, MOMMY, DIE".

JULIE KIRKPATRICK PLAYS AN AGING STAR IN A NEW VERSION OF "DIE, MOMMY, DIE".

>> ALL OF THESE FILMS ARE VERY SPECIAL TO THE COMMUNITY, PARTIALLY BECAUSE IT HAD STRONG FEMALE LEADS THAT WERE KIND OF STEPPING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX OF WHAT SOCIETY SUSPECTS OF WOMEN, BEING REALLY STRONG CHARACTERS WHO KNOW WHAT THEY WANT, EVEN IF IT'S MURDER.>> Reporter: MURDER, DECEIT, AMBITION, PLOT TWISTS, "DIE, MOMMY, DIE" HAS IT ALL, AND KIRKPATRICK GIVES IT HIS ALL.>> THERE ARE MOMENTS IN THE SHOW THAT ARE CLEAR REFERENCES TO OLDER FILMS, AND SO, PLAYING INTO THAT, LEANING INTO IT, HEARING FROM THE AUDIENCE AND KNOWING THEY KNOW WHAT YOU ARE REFERENCING.>> Reporter: IT MAY BE RIDICULOUS FUN, BUT AT ITS CORE, IT'S ABOUT REBELLION AND CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES.

>> DRAG, IN GENERAL, IS KIND OF A PROTEST, GENDER AS A PERFORMANCE, WE ARE EXPECTED TO BE PUT INTO A BOX OF MALE OR FEMALE, EVEN THOUGH GENDER IS AN ENTIRE SPECTRUM.

IT'S DEFINITELY A FORM OF PROTEST AND SHOW THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT THE QUEER COMMUNITY CAN EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND A CHARACTER THAT HAS STAKES AND EMOTIONS, BE FUN AND BE CRAZY.

>> Reporter: THIS PRODUCTION HAS ONE FINAL WEEKEND OF OVER- THE-TOP PERFORMANCES.

>> THAT'S A GREAT SHOW.

>>> GET YOUR DAY STARTED WITH OUR SAN DIEGO NEWS NOW PODCAST.

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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CAROL, HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH HEATING AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE, OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM .

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, AND DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY , AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

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