WAS CREATED AFTER 9/11.

>> NATIONAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

WHAT THE THIS BEING A PLUMBER HERE TRYING TO WORK HAVE TO DO WITH NATIONAL SECURITY OR PUBLIC SAFETY?

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.>> WHAT GOOD DID TODAY'S VISIT ACCOMPLISH?

SARA JACOBS SAID TO SHOWING UP HELPS.

>> WE DO KNOW THAT WHEN WE SHOW UP, THINGS GET BETTER.

THAT THE PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE KNOW THEY ARE BEING WATCHED THAT THEY KNOW WE ARE CAN ASK QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE GET TREATED BETTER BECAUSE WE ARE SHOWING UP AND ASKING THE QUESTIONS.

>> THESE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO CONDUCT OVERSIGHT.

THEY SAID THEY WILL BE BACK FOR ANOTHER VISIT WHETHER THEY TELL US IN THE MEDIA ABOUT THAT ONE REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

FROM DOWNTOWN.

>>> SAN DIEGO CAN EXPECT BREEZY AND WARM CONDITIONS THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

WHAT RECENT WEATHER MEANS.

>> WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL SO SAN DIEGO COUNTY LAST WEEK.

NOW A WARMING AND WINDY TREND IS IN THE FORECAST.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAID LIGHT TO MODERATE SANTA ANA WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO THANKSGIVING DAY.

THEY ARRIVED TOMORROW MORNING.

>> WITH THE WIND PEAKING SOMETIME ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN WAITING OFF INTO THURSDAY.

>> THE MORE POPULATED URBAN AREAS WON'T FEEL INTENSE SANTA ANA WINS.

HE SAID STRONGER WINDS WILL IMPACT MOUNTAIN PASSES AND FOOTHILLS.>> AREAS FURTHER EAST .

RAMONA, SORT OF IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES.

THE I-8 CORRIDOR INTO THE DESERTS WILL BE THE AREAS THAT NOTICE THE MORE SIGNIFICANT WIND.

>> THE WIND COULD EXCEED 40 MILES PER HOUR IN THOSE AREAS.

THE SANTA ANA CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BRING WARMER WEATHER AND TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE HIGH 70s ACROSS THE REGION.

THEY WILL CONTINUE TO REACH ABOVE NORMAL ON THANKSGIVING DAY.

FORECASTER SAY WILDFIRE RISK IS LOWER BECAUSE OF THE RECENT RAINFALL.

BUT THE MOISTURE LEVELS ARE CERTAINLY A LOT HIGHER AND SO IS THE VEGETATION MOISTURE.

SO THE RISK OF FIRE STARTS RELATIVE TO WHAT WE COULD BE SEEING THIS TIME OF THE YEAR IS DEFINITELY LOWER.

>> HE SAID THE RISK IS NOT ZERO.

>> IF A POWERLINE KNOCKS OVER WHERE THERE'S A SPARK CREATED ON THE ROAD, THEN THE WIND CAN DEFINITELY THIN FAN THE FLAMES AND START A FIRE.

>> THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAID THE PAST THREE STORMS BROUGHT BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

>>> WE HAVE A CHILLY NIGHT ON OUR HANDS AS WE STEP A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THANKSGIVING WEEK.

TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WE WILL GET DOWN TO THE MID-40s AT OCEANSIDE.

51 SAN DIEGO.

RAMONA 44.

BORREGO SPRINGS WILL DROP TO 38 DEGREES.

THE GOOD NEWS IS WE HAVE GREAT WEATHER AT LEAST IN THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S.

INCLUDING ALL OF CALIFORNIA.

FOR TRAVEL ON THIS CRITICAL TRAVEL WEEK.

WE WILL HAVE THE COMPLETE FORECAST COMING UP.

THERE'S MORE ACTION NEXT WEEKEND.

>>> WITH THANKSGIVING DAYS AWAY WE ARE OFFICIALLY KICKING OFF THE HOLIDAY TRAVEL SEASON.

AS A 5:00 P.M.

THERE HAVE BEEN 109 DELAYS AND TWO CANCELLATIONS AT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TODAY.

IF YOU WANT TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY THE AIRPORT HAS PROGRAM THAT LETS YOU DO JUST THAT.

THIS LET'S PEOPLE WITHOUT A TICKET GO THROUGH AIRPORT SECURITY SO YOU CAN SAY HELLO'S AND GOODBYES TO YOUR LEFT ONCE RIGHT AT THE GATE.

>> IT SOUNDS AMAZING.

I KNOW PEOPLE USUALLY GET A WHOLE HOUR THAT THEY COULD SPEND TIME WITH THEM.

IT WOULD BE NICE.

IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE TO SEE THEM UNLESS TIME.

>> HERE IS HOW YOU CAN GET THE PASS.

YOU CAN APPLY THE SAME DAY FOR UP TO SEVEN DAYS AHEAD OF TIME.

IF A DATE IS NOT AVAILABLE, THAT MEANS CAPACITY FOR THAT DAY IS FULL.

ENTER YOUR FULL NAME, DATE OF BIRTH, GENDER, EXACTLY AS SHOWN ON YOUR TSA APPROVED I.D., AND WATCH OUT FOR AN APPROVAL EMAIL AND ADVANCE REQUESTS ARE APPROVED AFTER MIDNIGHT AND SAME-DAY REQUESTS TAKE ABOUT 15 MINUTES.

IF YOU ARE PICKING UP AND UNACCOMPANIED MINOR, YOU DON'T NEED A PASS.

>>> HERE IS A LESSER-KNOWN FACT AMONG AMERICAN CONSUMERS.

THE TUESDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING IS WHEN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY OFFERS SOME OF THE BEST DISCOUNTS ON TRIPS.

COMING UP SOME TIPS TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR TRAVEL TUESDAY THIS YEAR.

>>> ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SET A BIG GOAL.

CREATE A QUALITY SCHOOL IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD.

FOR THIS WEEK'S WHY IT MATTERS SEGMENT, WHY THAT PLAN NEVER MATERIALIZED.

>> SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERS WERE OPENLY TROUBLED BY THE FACT THAT MORE THAN 40% OF STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES CHOSE SCHOOLS OUTSIDE OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

DISTRICT OFFICIALS BOWED TO CHANGE THAT IN THE PLAN WAS CALLED VISION 2020.

HERE WAS THAT THEN SUPERINTENDENT IN 2014 DESCRIBING THAT GOAL.

>> TO ASSUME THAT IT'S BETTER SOMEPLACE ELSE WITHOUT LOOKING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WE SAY WE WILL MAKE A SCHOOL BETTER BY ENGAGING A NEW LOCAL SCHOOL AND BE A PART OF IT.

WE DON'T WANT YOUR KIDS ON A BUS FOR 2 HOURS EVERY MORNING TO GET TO A SCHOOL ACROSS TOWN.

LOOK IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD.

>> VISION 2020 DOMINATED DISTRICT DISCUSSIONS FOR A DECADE.

BUT NOW IT'S HARD TO GET ANYONE TO TALK ABOUT IT.

WE DECIDED TO CHECK.

AFTER YEARS OF ACTION TO MAKE SCHOOLS THAT WERE LOSING FAMILIES TO MORE ATTRACTIVE, DID ANYTHING CHANGE?

THE SHORT ANSWER IS NO.

15 YEARS AFTER THE COMMITMENT ALMOST THE EXACT PERCENTAGE OF FAMILIES CHOSE SCHOOLS OUTSIDE OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

IN 2011 58.5% OF STUDENTS WHO LIVE WITHIN THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES ATTENDED THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS.

IN 2024 58.9% IT.

DURING THAT PERIOD THE DISTRICT SPENT BILLIONS TO REBUILD SCHOOLS.

IT ALSO DIAL BACK PROGRAMS THAT GOT KIDS OUT OF LOCAL SCHOOLS AND THEY ADOPTED MORE RIGOROUS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.

STILL NEARLY 40,000 STUDENTS AVOIDED THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL IN FAVOR OF ONCE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY.

CHARTER SCHOOLS OR SOME OTHER FORM OF EDUCATION.

DISTRICT LEADERS SAY THERE ARE SOME SUCCESS STORIES OF SCHOOLS KEEPING LOCAL KIDS.

BUT LEADERS OF SOME OF THE SCHOOLS ARE STILL STRUGGLING TO CONVINCE NEIGHBORS TO STAY AND SAY THE VISION WAS UNWORKABLE.

DISPARITY IN EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES BETWEEN DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND ENROLLMENT DECLINES CONTINUED.

YOUNG PEOPLE ENTERING COLLEGE ARE NOT PREPARED FOR THAT LEVEL OF SCHOOLING REMAINS A PROBLEM.

I'M SCOTT LEWIS.

AND THAT IS WHY IT MATTERS.

>>> THE VOICE OF SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS FOR THE PUBLIC MATTERS INITIATIVE.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> ONE OF THEIR OWN IS A NEW INVESTIGATIVE PODCAST FROM KPBS.

IT EXPLORES THE TRAGIC DEATH OF SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICER SIERRA STRADA.

EIGHT YEARS LATER HER FAMILY IS STILL FIGHTING FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

HERE'S A PART OF THE FIRST EPISODE ENTITLED SIERRA.

IT BEGINS WITH HER ATTENDING A NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY BEFORE HER DEATH.

THIS STORY DISCUSSES SUICIDE.

>> PHOTOS TAKEN AROUND 10:00 P.M.

SHOW HER SMILING, RADIANT.

THE NEXT DAY HER FELLOW OFFICERS FOUND HER IN THAT DRESS ON HER BATHROOM FLOOR.

WITH A BULLET HOLE BETWEEN HER EYES.

HER SERVICE GUN WAS IN HER LAP.

A FIRED BULLET CASING WAS STILL LODGED INSIDE.

SO IT MARKED THE FINGER ON EACH HAND.

THEY INVESTIGATED HER DEATH CALLING IT A SUICIDE.

JOINING ME NOW IS THE PODCAST HOST AND PRODUCER AND SHE COVERS RACIAL JUSTICE AND SOCIAL EQUITY FOR KPBS.

WELCOME.

I WANT TO START WITH HOW THE STORY GOT ON YOUR RADAR.

SIERRA DIED ON NEW YEAR'S DAY IN 2018.

ALMOST 8 YEARS AGO.

WHY DID YOU DECIDE YOU NEEDED TO TELL THE STORY NOW?

>> IT WAS SERAS MOM THAT REACHED OUT TO ME IN JANUARY, AND SHE HAD SEEN REPORTING I HAD DONE ON A LAWSUIT THAT ALLEGED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY A MALE SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICER AGAINST THE FEMALE OFFICER THAT HE MARRIED.

AND SERAS MOM TOLD ME THAT HER OWN DAUGHTER HER STORY WAS NEVER TOLD AND I STARTED DIGGING.

>> THIS IS A FIVE EPISODE SERIES.

THE FIRST EPISODE IS SO POWERFUL.

YOU DEDICATE IT, THE ENTIRE FIRST EPISODE TO UNDERSTANDING SIERRA.

WHO SHE WAS, HOW SHE'S REMEMBERED.

WHY WAS THAT IMPORTANT TO YOU?>> IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME THAT LISTENERS HEAR ABOUT HER LIFE BEFORE WE STARTED PICKING APART HER DEATH.

PERSONALLY I HAVE LOST SOMEONE THAT I LOVE TO A VIOLENT DEATH, AND THE NEWS COVERAGE OF FELT LIKE REALLY REDUCED HER WHOLE PERSON TO THE WORST THING THAT HAPPENED TO HER.

AND I NEVER WANTED TO DO THAT TO SOMEONE ELSE.

FOR ME, SIERRA'S PARENTS AND HER FAMILY TRUSTED ME WITH HER STORY AND, TO ME, THAT'S HER WHOLE STORY NOT JUST HOW SHE DIED.

>> ONE THING THAT RESONATED WITH ME WHEN I LISTEN TO IT WAS APPARENT SAID THAT FOR THEM IT IS ALWAYS JANUARY 1st.

AND I CANNOT MOVE PAST THAT DATE.

ANOTHER THING YOU EXPLORES HOW POLICE DEPARTMENTS SHOULD RESPOND TO TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE RANKS.

HERE'S A CLIP FROM THAT SECOND EPISODE.

>> DETECTIVES WERE TOLD BY MULTIPLE SOURCES, INCLUDING THEIR OWN OFFICERS, THAT THE RELATIONSHIP WAS NOT HEALTHY.

THE FAMILY BELIEVES THAT SHOULD HAVE PROMPTED A MORE THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF SIERRA'S DEATH.

HER FAMILY THINKS IF THE POLICE HAD DUG DEEPER, THEY WOULD'VE DISCOVERED MORE DETAILS ABOUT HOW THE RELATIONSHIP WAS UNHEALTHY.

DETAILS THAT DOOMED THAT DON'T APPEAR IN THE CASE RECORDS THAT WERE RELEASED.

>> POWERFUL.

WITHOUT SPOILING THE REST OF THE SERIES, CAN YOU TELL US WHAT YOU LEARNED ABOUT THE TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS AND HOW THESE THINGS ARE INVESTIGATED WHILE YOU WERE COVERING THIS PODCAST >> YEAH.

A LOT OF PEOPLE KNEW THAT CERA WAS IN AN UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP AND IN MY FEW YEARS REPORTING ON SDPD SHE'S NOT THE FIRST FEMALE OFFICER TO BE IN THAT SITUATION OR THE LAST.

AND A SPOKESPERSON TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE LIMITED BY STATE LAW ON HOW THEY CAN REPRIMAND OFFICERS AND WHAT THEY CAN REPRIMAND THEM FOR.

SO UNLESS AN OFFICER IS HAVING UNBECOMING BEHAVIOR WHILE THEY ARE ON DUTY OR THEY ARE BREAKING A LAW, THEY REALLY TREAT ANYTHING IN THEIR OFF TIME AS THEIR PERSONAL LIFE AND RELATIONSHIPS AND THEY DON'T INTERVENE.

>> SO EPISODES ONE AND TWO ARE OUT AND I REALLY DO ENCOURAGE OUR VIEWERS AND LISTENERS TO LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST.

EPISODE THREE IS OUT TOMORROW.

CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF A PREVIEW WHAT WE CAN EXPECT?>> I MANAGED TO RECONSTRUCT WHAT WE CAN KNOW OF HER LAST NIGHT ALIVE THROUGH PHONE RECORDS AND WITNESS STATEMENTS AND INTERVIEWS AND NOT REALLY -- IT SETS THE STAGE FOR THE NEXT EPISODE WHERE WE LOOK AT HOW THE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATOR DEATH.

>> I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS.

AND THE PODCAST IS CALLED ONE OF THEIR OWN.

YOU CAN LISTEN AT KPBS.ORG OR WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS.

>>> IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW NEEDS HELP, CONTACT THE 988 SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE BY CALLING OR TEXTING THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN.

988.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR A JUDGE THROWS OUT THE CASE AGAINST FORMER FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY AND NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES.

THAT IS AT 7:00 P.M.

AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.>>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING ON A NEW PROPOSAL TO ADDRESS HEALTH CARE COSTS.

THIS COMES AFTER REPUBLICANS REJECTED DEMOCRATS DEMANDS TO EXTEND ENHANCED AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SUBSIDIES DURING THE SHUTDOWN.

HERE'S JULIA BENBROOK WITH WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE FRAMEWORK.

>> ACCORDING TO PEOPLE FAMILIAR WITH IT PRESIDENT WILL UNVEIL A NEW PROPOSAL ADDRESSING HEALTHCARE COSTS SOON.

THIS AS HIS ADMINISTRATION TRIES TO AVERT A SPIKE IN PREMIUMS DRIVEN BY THE EXPIRATION OF KEY AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SUBSIDIES AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

IF THE SUBSIDIES DO EXPIRE ON DECEMBER 31st THERE WOULD BE A BIG IMPACT.

A NONPARTISAN HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH GROUP PREDICTS THE PREMIUMS PEOPLE PAY WOULD MORE THAN DOUBLE NEXT YEAR.

THE ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL IS NOT FINAL AND THE TIMING AND CONTENT COULD STILL CHANGE.

IN FACT, IN A STATEMENT A WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL MADE IT CLEAR WRITING, TOP UNTIL HE MAKES AN ANNOUNCEMENT HIMSELF, ANY REPORTING ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATIONS POSITION IS SPECULATION.

BUT HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE FRAMEWORK UNDER DISCUSSION.

IT ENVISIONS TEMPORARILY EXTENDING THE ACA SUBSIDIES IN SOME FORM WHILE INCORPORATING A SERIES OF GUARDRAILS AIMED AT LIMITING THEIR SCOPE.

IT MAY ALSO INCLUDE NEW INCOME LIMITS AND REQUIREMENTS THAT ENROLLEES PAY SOME FORM OF PREMIUM.

THIS TOPIC WAS, OF COURSE, AT THE CENTER OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

DEMOCRATS ARE PUSHING FOR AN EXTENSION OF ENHANCED HEALTHCARE SUBSIDIES AT THAT TIME AND WHILE IT DID NOT HAPPEN DEMOCRATS DID PROMISE A NEW DECEMBER VOTE.

SPRING EFFORT BY TRUMP TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN COMPETING PROPOSAL.

AT THE WHITE HOUSE, I'M JULIA BENBROOK.

>>> AMERICANS ARE HEADING INTO THE HOLIDAYS FEELING MORE STRESSED THAN LAST YEAR AND THAT'S ACCORDING TO A NEW NATIONAL POLL FROM THE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION.

OUR HEALTH REPORTER LOOKS AT WHAT IS DRIVING THE ANXIETY.

>> IN ANTICIPATION OF THE TRAVEL RUSSIAN FAMILY GATHERINGS AND CREDIT CARD BILLS, SOME SAN DIEGANS ARE ALREADY BRACING FOR A STRESSFUL SEASON.

TWO THINGS I'M HEARING THE MOST INCREASED ANXIETY AND HOLIDAY STRESS THIS YEAR OUR FINANCIAL CONCERNS AND CONCERNS ABOUT LIKE FAMILIAR CONFLICT.

FOLKS THAT MAY NOT SEE IDA EYE ON POLITICS OF VALUES.>> A NEW NATIONAL POLL FROM THE NATIONAL PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION SHOWS HALF OF ADULTS AGES 18-35 EXPECT MORE STRESS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

>> HOLIDAY TRAVEL IS INCREASINGLY EXPENSIVE AND STRESSFUL AND IT'S MORE UNDEREMPLOYED THAN OTHER DEMOGRAPHICS.

>> SHE SAID A PSYCHOLOGIST WORKS WITH MANY YOUNGER ADULTS.

THAT IS THE GROUP THAT REPORTED THE MOST STRESS.>> OUR COUNTRY HAS GOTTEN MORE POLITICALLY DIVIDED.

YOU KNOW, FAMILY TENSIONS HAVE GROWN AROUND THAT.

>> ACCEPTED HOLIDAY STRESS HAS HOVERED AROUND 30% SINCE 2022.

BUT THIS YEAR THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SURVEYED WHO EXPECTS STRESS AROUND THE HOLIDAYS JUMPED TO 41%.

THE POLLS SHOW TWO KINDS OF STRESS.

HOLIDAY SPECIFIC WORRIES LIKE THIS IN LOVED ONES OR FORDING GIFTS AND ANXIETY LIKE THE ECONOMY AND HEALTHCARE.

BOTH ARE SHOWING UP IN HER SESSIONS.

ALONG WITH POLITICAL WORRIES.

>> SO IT'S DEFINITELY A TIME OF EXTREMES.

FEELING ALL THE EMOTIONS.

>> IN SAN DIEGO SHE SAID IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FACE ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES.>> PEOPLE WON'T BE ABLE TO GO HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS BECAUSE OF VISA CONCERNS OR THEY WOULD WORRY THEY CANNOT COME BACK INTO THE COUNTRY.

>> IT ALSO FOUND THE COST OF THE HOLIDAYS WEIGHS HEAVILY, ESPECIALLY HERE WHERE THE COST OF LIVING IS ALREADY HIGH.

DESPITE THE INCREASE IN STRESS, THE NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS TO SAY THE HOLIDAYS BOOST THEIR MOOD INCREASED THIS YEAR OVER LAST.

HEIDI DiMARCO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SPEAKING OF THE HOLIDAYS IF YOU ARE STUMPED ON MUST TO ASK FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR HOW ABOUT A GIFT THAT WILL CREATE MEMORIES FOR A LIFETIME LIKE A VACATION.

NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO PLAN A TRIP AND SAVE.

JENN SULLIVAN EXPLAINS THE DISCOUNTS YOU CAN FIND ON TRAVEL TUESDAY.

>> WHEN IT COMES TO HOLIDAY SHOPPING, CYBER MONDAY IS THE SUPER BOWL FOR RETAIL.

BUT AFTER THAT IS A LESSER- KNOWN DOORBUSTER DAY CALL TRAVEL TUESDAY.

>> TRAVEL TUESDAY IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE DAY OF DEALS ACROSS THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY.

>> THIS TRAVEL EXPERT SAID THE TUESDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING IS WHEN YOU CAN SCORE MAJOR DISCOUNTS ON FLIGHTS, CRUISES, HOTEL STAYS AND EVEN TRAVEL PACKAGES.

>> TRAVEL IS SUCH A HUGE CATEGORY IN SUCH HIGH DEMAND THAT THEY CURATED AND CREATED THEIR OWN SPECIAL DAY.

>> UNLIKE BLACK FRIDAY DEALS THAT CAN EXTEND THROUGH THE ENTIRE MONTH OF DECEMBER, MANY OF THE TRAVEL BARGAINS ONLY LAST 24 HOURS.

HERE SOME OF THE DETAILS ON THE DISCOUNTS YOU CAN SCORE.

GREAT WOLF LODGE, THAT HAS LOCATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY HAS A SALE FOR TRAVEL TUESDAY.

>> THEY ARE HAVING A ONE-DAY FLASH SALE THAT HAS SAVINGS OF 40% ON STANDARD ROOMS AND UP TO 50% FOR PREMIUM OR THEMED ROOMS.

>> NERD WOLLACK CAME UP WITH A LIST OF THE BEST DEALS FOR TRAVEL TUESDAY.

BIG HOTEL CHAINS ARE SLASHING PRICES.

OFFERING UP TO 50% OFF OF SOME STATES.

MARRIOTT UP TO 40%.

IN MANY HYATT HOTELS THEY WILL OFFER UP TO 30% OFF.

IT DEPENDS ON THE LOCATION AND DATES.

THE SECRET IS PREPARATION.

>> OFTENTIMES THESE DEALS REQUIRE SPECIFIC PROMO CODES.

SO MAKE SURE YOU DO YOUR RESEARCH AHEAD OF TIME, AND THEY ARE FOR SELECT DATES.

>> IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR CHEAPER FLIGHTS, TRAVELERS COULD SAVE UP TO 40% OFF WITH HOPPER.

>>> WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW PAID PARKING AT BALBOA PARK WILL AFFECT LOCAL GROUPS.

THE CITY SAID THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS FOR SOME VOLUNTEER GROUPS WHOSE MEMBERS MAY STILL PARK FOR FREE.

BUT THE SAN DIEGO ROSE SOCIETY THAT KEEPS UP THE ROSE GARDEN IS A NOT AMONG THEM.

THEY EXPLAINED THAT THEY ARE NOT ONE OF THE MAIN VOLUNTEER GROUPS AND THEY ONLY MEET ONCE A MONTH.

MANY OF THE MEMBERS ARE OLDER AND LIVE OUTSIDE THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO SO THAT MEANS THEY WILL HAVE TO PAY THE HIGHER NONRESIDENT PRICES.

>> I REALLY WISH THEY WOULDN'T CHARGE US ANY PARKING FOR ANY RESIDENT.

I THINK ESPECIALLY THE VOLUNTEERS.

I'M AFRAID TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO THIS ROSE GARDEN IN THE NEXT YEAR BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SUPPORT AND ENTHUSIASM FOR COMING HERE AND HAVING TO PAY TO PARK.

>> A CITY STAFF REPORT SHOWS THE NEW FEES WILL BRING IN JUST UNDER $3 MILLION.

THAT IS ABOUT $10 MILLION LESS THAN INITIALLY PROJECTED IN THE NEW BUDGET.

PAID PARKING GOES INTO EFFECT JANUARY 5th.

>>> WE DO HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT, BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THE FORECAST IS A LOT QUIETER FOR THE BEGINNING AND MIDDLE PART OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST AND THEN WE GET INTO MORE ACTIVE WEATHER NEXT WEEKEND.

IT WILL BE MUCH QUIETER THIS WEEK, WHICH IS EXCELLENT NEWS AS WE RAMP UP TO THANKSGIVING.

PEOPLE FLYING AND DRIVING IN VARIOUS DIFFERENT FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION.

WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE WEATHERWISE.

THE STORM TRACK IS AIMED WAY NORTH IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

MAINLY NORTH OF OREGON IN WASHINGTON AND BRITISH COLUMBIA STORM TRACK FOR NOW.

AND THEN, EVENTUALLY, THERE WILL BE A BUCKLING SOUTHWARD AND THAT WILL BRING ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IN OUR AREA THIS COMING WEEKEND.

IT WILL TURN COLDER DURING THANKSGIVING WEEKEND.

WE WILL HAVE SOME SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW AROUND LATER THIS COMING WEEKEND FOLLOWING THANKSGIVING.

TONIGHT 51.

A LITTLE COOL OUT THERE WITH MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND A GREAT DAY FOR TRAVEL TUESDAY.

OR IF YOU ARE STILL WORKING, WE WILL HAVE GREAT WEATHER AND HIGH PRESSURE.

YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE WINDY ON THE PLAINS AND THE TAIL OF THIS FRONT SCOOTING EAST OF THE ROCKIES.

AND OVERALL IT'S A PRETTY NICE SET UP.

BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT SKIES AND 72 IN SAN DIEGO.

RAMONA MATCHING THERE.

BORREGO SPRINGS 74.

IT WILL BE COOLER IN THE HIGH GROUND.

WEDNESDAY NOT MUCH CHANGE YOUR ON THE MAP.

HIGH PRESSURE WITH COOLER AIR ON THE PLAINS BUT FOR US IN THE SOUTHWEST AND ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, BEAUTIFUL WEATHER INTO SAN DIEGO.

I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT WHILE THE STORM TRACK IS PRIMARILY WAY NORTH FOR NOW, WE WILL BEGIN TO SEE SOME HIGH- LEVEL CLOUDS ROLL THROUGH AROUND THANKSGIVING.

BUT WE WILL ALSO BE DEALING WITH A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS.

THE NEXT DIP IN THE JET STREAM BRINGS THE STORM SYSTEM INTO OUR AREA.

THIS IS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

WITH SOME RAIN RETURNING TO THE AREA.

THE VERY END THANKSGIVING WEEKEND.

THAT IS A BIG TRAVEL DAY SO THE TRIP TO THANKSGIVING WILL BE A LOT SMOOTHER THAN THE TRIP BACK FROM THANKSGIVING PERHAPS IF YOU ARE TRAVELING.

MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES MOST DAYS.

CLOUDS INCREASE AND A LITTLE COOLER ON THE COAST ON SATURDAY AS THE WIND PICKS UP.

SUNDAY RAIN SHOWERS RETURNING.

INLAND AREAS TURNING WARMER RELATIVELY SEE ME FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

BUT WE COOL DOWN ON SATURDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM.

A SIMILAR STORY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

MORE CLOUD COVER SATURDAY BUT UNTIL THEN NOT MANY HURDLES AND THE DESERTS WE ARE LOOKING GOOD AND A LITTLE BIT COOLER AND MORE CLOUD COVER SATURDAY.

RAIN SHOWERS RETURN ON SUNDAY.

I'M GEOFF CORNISH FOR KB PS NEWS.>>> A BELOVED AND LONGTIME RESIDENT OF THE SAN DIEGO ZOO HAS DIED.

GRANDMA, A GALAPAGOS TORTOISE BELIEVED TO BE 141 YEARS OLD PASSED AWAY THIS PAST WEEK.

WILDLIFE HEALTHCARE TEAM SAID SHE DIED ON NOVEMBER 20th OF ONGOING CONDITIONS RELATED TO HER AGE.

SHE WAS KNOWN AS THE QUEEN AT THE ZOO BY HER CARE SPECIALISTS.

FOR NEARLY A CENTURY SHE SERVED AS AN AMBASSADOR FOR BOTH THE ZOO AND REPTILE CONSERVATION WORLD.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE NEWSROOM.

ON THE MORNING EDITION NEW RESEARCH SHOWS YOUNG ADULTS BENEFIT EVEN FROM A SHORT ONE WEEK BREAK FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.

AND FAMILY DYNAMICS CAN BE CHALLENGING TO NAVIGATE AROUND THE THANKSGIVING DINNER TABLE.

THE MID-DAY EDITION IS GETTING SOME ADVICE FROM A FAMILY THERAPIST.

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