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>>> THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON IS IN FULL SWING.

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DEALS TO BE HAD IN BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPERS WERE OUT SNATCHING UP THE SAVINGS LEADING TO RECORD $90.8 BILLION IN SALES AT A REPORTED RISE IN RETAIL THEFT IS CAUSING SOME CONCERN.

OUR REPORTER LOOKS INTO THE NUMBERS.

>> NATIONWIDE THE SHOPPERS WERE OUT IN FORCE TO SHUT UP THE HOLIDAY DEALS.

CONSUMER SPENDING WAS UP 2.5% AND AT THE SAME TIME THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION SAID RETAIL THEFT COST THE INDUSTRY MORE THAN $112 BILLION LAST YEAR.

THE NRF VICE PRESIDENT SAYS THE LEVEL OF THEFT IS UNPRECEDENTED.

>> CRIMINAL GROUPS HAVE BECOME A BRAZEN, OPEN AND VIOLENT IN THEIR TECH TICS OVER TIME.

88% OF RETAILERS SUPPORT SHOPLIFTERS OVERALL ARE SOMEWHAT MORE OR MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE COMPARED TO ONE YEAR AGO.

>> VIDEOS OF THESE GRAMPIAN THINGS OFF THE SHELF WITH IMPUNITY ADD TO THE PERCEPTION THAT RETAIL THEFT IS ON THE RISE BUT ACCORDING TO THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEFTS WERE DOWN 50% LAST YEAR THAT DID NOT STOP STP BE ANNOUNCING IT WOULD INCREASE PATROLS AT SHOPPING CENTERS.

THE ECONOMICS PROFESSOR SAID IT IS A BIT OF SECURITY THEATER.

>> COMPARED TO THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2019, ONE YEAR BEFORE THE PANDEMIC OF THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, RETAIL THEFT IS DOWN.

>> THE NUMBERS SHOW POSSIBLY INVENTORY LOSS IS UP COMPARED TO 2021 BUT THOSE ARE PANDEMIC YEARS.

>> HE SAYS WHAT THE INDUSTRY IS SEEN COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO A LACK OF SECURITY STAFFING AND THE USE OF SELF CHECKOUT COUNTERS RATHER THAN THE RISE IN SHOPLIFTING.

>>> TENSIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST ARE EASING, AT LEAST TEMPORARILY.

ISRAEL AND HAMAS HAVE AGREED TO EXTEND THE TRUCE FOR TWO MORE DAYS AFTER HAMAS RELEASED A GROUP OF 17 HOSTAGES ON SUNDAY AND ANOTHER 11 TODAY.

>> THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AT THE OPEN MARKET ON SUNDAY GETTING NECESSITIES LIKE FOOD, CLOTHING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN WEEK.

>> WE WERE AFRAID TO GO OUT BECAUSE OF THE MISSILES AND AIRSTRIKES BUT SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF THE CEASE-FIRE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO OUT.

>> DURING THE FOUR DAY TRUCE WITH THE ISRAELI MILITARY, HAMAS HAS RELEASED DOZENS OF HOSTAGES AND THE PALESTINIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY HAS DELIVERED AID TO NORTHERN GAZA.

>> NOTHING IS BEEN TAKEN FOR GRANTED BUT THE PROOF THAT THIS IS WORKING AND WORTH PURSUING FURTHER IS AN EVERY SMILE AND EVERY GRATEFUL TEAR WE SEE ON THE FACES OF THE FAMILIES WERE FINALLY GETTING BACK TOGETHER.

>> HAMAS SAYS IT WANTS TO EXTEND THE TRUCE AFTER THE FOUR DAY PERIOD ENDS THROUGH SERIOUS EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF THOSE RELEASED FROM IMPRISONMENT AND STIPULATED IN THE HUMANITARIAN CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT.

ISRAEL'S AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES, MEANWHILE IS STRESSING THAT IT'S A PAUSE AND NOT CEASE-FIRE.

>> WE CANNOT AND WILL NOT LOWER SELF TO STOP PUSHING AGAINST HAMAS TO REMOVE THE THREAT FROM OCTOBER 7 BECAUSE WE CANNOT HAVE HAMAS CONTINUE TO REGROUP AND STRIKE AGAIN.

>>> CHANGES COMING UP OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

THE WIND WILL BE RELAXING AND ANOTHER DRY AND MILD DAY AS WE WORK OUR WAY INTO TUESDAY AND AFTER TUESDAY WE START TO SEE CHANGES.

WEDNESDAY AND BEYOND THAT WILL INVOLVE WET WEATHER.

WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AS WELL AS TEMPERATURES AS WE WORK OUR WAY DOWN THE ROAD INTO LATE WEEK AND MUCH MORE COMING UP.

>>> THINGS ARE MOSTLY BACK TO NORMAL AT THE TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER AFTER CYBER SECURITY ATTACK.

THE INCIDENT LASTED MORE THAN ONE WEEK.

>> THE TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER HAS RESTORED ITS ELECTRONIC HEALTH PLATFORM AND RESUMED ACCEPTING AMBULANCE TRAFFIC.

>> NOW THAT SYMPTOMS ARE BACK IN LINE MOST LIKELY MEANS OF THREAT CONTAINED AND ERADICATED.

>> THE PROFESSOR OF CYBER SECURITY AT UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO AND SAID THE ATTACK MAY BE STOPPED BUT THE SITUATION IS FAR FROM OVER.

>> ACCORDING TO FEDERAL LAW ANY HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION HAS TO NOTIFY PATIENTS THAT THEIR INFORMATION WAS STOLEN WITHOUT UNREASONABLE DELAY AND IT HAS TO BE DONE IN 60 DAYS OR LESS FOLLOWING THE DISCOVERY OF THE BREACH.

>> THE BREACH WAS DISCOVERED ON NOVEMBER 9 SEVERELY IMPACTING OPERATIONS.

>> A 500 OR MORE PATIENT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED IN THE MEDICAL PROVIDER IS REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THEM IMMEDIATELY.

>> TRI-CITY HIRED A PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM AND SAID THE INCIDENT IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED AND THEY WILL UPDATE STAFF, PATIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE AND THEIR STATEMENTS AS THE TOP RARITY HAS BEEN THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF PATIENTS AND THANKED FIRST RESPONDER AGENCIES AND NEIGHBORING HEALTHCARE FACILITIES THAT HELPED DURING THE EMERGENCY.

AND LEGAL TROUBLE COULD BE IN THE HOSPITAL'S FUTURE.

>> IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT TRI- CITY DID NOT TAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO PROTECT PATIENT DATA THAN THEY COULD BE OPEN TO A LAWSUIT.

WE HAVE SEEN IN SOME OF THE OTHER HEALTHCARE BREACHES, SOME OF THE PATIENTS ARE TRYING TO SOOTHE ORGANIZATIONS.

>> TRI-CITY HAS NOT SAID WHAT CAUSED THE ATTACK OR PATIENT INFORMATION WAS STOLEN.

>>> META IS ACCUSED OF COLLECTING DATA FROM CHILDREN'S INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS IN A NEWLY UNSEALED COURT DOCUMENTS.

ATTORNEYS GENERAL FROM 33 STATES SUED THE TECH GIANTS AND ALLEGE THAT META RECEIVED MORE THAN 1 MILLION REPORTS OF INSTAGRAM USERS UNDER THE AGE OF 13 AND THERE WILL BE REFUSED TO SHUT DOWN THE ACCOUNTS AND IT ALLEGES THE COMPANY COLLECTED THE PERSONAL INFORMATION WITHOUT THE PARENT'S CONSENT IN VIOLATION OF SEVERAL LAWS.

THE STATES ARE CALLING FOR THE COURT TO PROHIBIT THE PRACTICES AND ORDER META TO PAY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN CIVIL PENALTIES.

>>> CHILDCARE IS ONE OF THE LARGEST EXPENSES FOR WORKING FAMILIES AND THE PANDEMIC RELATED STRAIN LED TO LONG LISTENED MILITARY FACILITIES.

BUT AS OUR MILITARY REPORTER EXPLAINS, THE NAVY SAYS THINGS ARE IMPROVING HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> THE BRAND-NEW CENTER OPENED IN OCTOBER AND ITS HIGH-TECH AND SECURE WITH THE WALL OF MONITORS IN THE LOBBY SHOW LIVE VIDEO FROM EACH OF THE CLASSROOMS AND PARENTS CAN DROP IN ANYTIME TO SEE THEIR CHILDREN AND THE FRONT DESK STAFF CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

ALL CLASSROOMS ARE OPEN TO OUTDOOR AGE-APPROPRIATE PLAYGROUNDS AND MOST ARE EMPTY NOW BUT JANET WHO MANAGES THE PROGRAMS SAID ONCE THE CENTER IS FULLY STAFFED THAT THERE IS ROOM FOR MORE THAN 300 CHILDREN, SPACE THAT'S DESPERATELY NEEDED.

>> THE WAIT LIST IS ABOUT 500 CHILDREN AND FOR METRO SAN DIEGO HAVE 2600 CHILDREN AND 1100 ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 12 MONTHS.

>> THOSE NUMBER ARE SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER DURING THE SUMMER OF 2022 ONE 4000 MILITARY KIDS WERE ON THE WAITLIST AND SPOTS FOR INFANTS ARE THE MOST DIFFICULT TO FILL BECAUSE THE SMALLER CHILD TO PROVIDER RATIO REQUIREMENTS AND IN ADDITION TO BUILDING NEW CENTERS, BETTER PAY AND BONUSES HELP.

>> WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING WITH INTERNSHIPS.

>> THE NAVY HOLDS REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE WORKERS AND PAY RATES ARE RISING WELL ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE.

>> SOME OF THE OTHER REGIONS WERE HARDER HIT BUT FOR US WHEN IT HIT $15 WE WERE ALREADY PAYING OVER THAT AND NOW IT'S GOING UP TO 16, MINIMUM WAGES GOING TO $16 AN HOUR AND WITH THAT WE ALREADY PAY ABOUT THAT.

>> THE DEMOCRAT REPRESENTS A 51st CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AND SITS ON THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE AND MIRAMAR AS PART OF HER DISTRICT AS 1000S OF THOSE LIVING IN THE COUNTY AND TAKING CARE OF MILITARY COUNTIES -- MILITARY FAMILIES AT HOME SHOULD BE TOP PRIORITY.

>> THE NUMBER 1 THING I HEAR IS QUALITY-OF-LIFE ISSUES.

>> SHE POINTS TO SEVERAL AMENDMENTS IN THE DEFENSE BILL THAT WILL DO EVEN MORE TO ADDRESS CHILDCARE INCLUDING BETTER PAY AND BENEFITS FOR WORKERS AND ABUSED IN THE CHILD CARE SUBSIDIES THAT THEY RECEIVE.

>> ON THE FAMILY SIDE INCREASING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCURACY OF THE WAITLIST SO THEY UNDERSTAND HOW LONG THEY HAVE TO WAIT.

>> ANOTHER COMPLICATION IS HOW THE DOD MANAGES CHILDCARE WORKERS IN EACH BRANCH OF SERVICE HAS THEIR OWN ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM WHICH MEANS WHEN SPOUSES RELOCATE TO A BASE RUN BY DIFFERENT BRANCH THAN THE JOB DOES NOT MOVE WITH THEM.

>> THEY ARE LOOKING HARD AT THAT BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT RETIREMENT AND HOW IT WOULD TRANSFER OVER.

IT'S MORE WORK WHEN YOU TWO DIFFERENT RETIREMENT SYSTEMS BUT THEY ARE WORKING HARD ON THAT.

>> THE MIRAMAR CENTER IS THE FIRST OF THREE FACILITY PROJECTS .

ANOTHER CENTER IS BEING UPDATED AND THE NAVY IS BUILDING ANOTHER BRAND-NEW CENTER AT NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA.

>>> REMOTE WORK IS HERE TO STAY FOR MANY BUSINESSES IN SAN DIEGO AND THAT IS ONE TAKE AWAY FROM A NEW SURVEY.

ARE METRO REPORTER SAYS THE BENEFITS OF REMOTE WORK ARE NOT SHARED BY EVERYONE.

>> ONLY ONE IN THREE JOBS IN THE REGION CAN BE WORKED REMOTELY DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE WORK.

>> SENIOR DIRECTOR AT DATA SCIENCE SAYS JOBS THAT HAVE TO BE WORKED IN PERSON LIKE RETAIL, FOOD SERVICE AND HOSPITALITY TENT TO PAY LOWER WAGES AND ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE HELD BY BLACK TO BLACK AND LATINO WORKERS.

>> THEY WERE LESS LIKELY TO SAY THEY CAN WORK REMOTELY COMPARED TO THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTY.

>> THAT HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR WHERE AND HOW SAN DIEGO SHOULD INVEST IN TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE.

THE IMPACTS OF REMOTE WORK ON VEHICLE TRAVEL ARE NOT AS BIG.

THEY TAKE MORE TRIPS BY CAR DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY OUTSIDE OF RUSH HOUR AND WHILE THEY MAY NOT BE DRIVING TO WORK, THEY ARE ORDERING MORE DELIVERIES.

>> PEOPLE ARE MODEL LIKELY TO BE DRIVING TO DO ERRANDS.

I WILL STILL RUN TO TARGET OR WALMART TO GET SOMETHING ELSE.

>> REMOTE WORK IS LESS COMMON THAT AT THE HEIGHT OF COVID-19 BUT STILL WELL ABOVE PRE- PANDEMIC LEVELS.

>>> THERE IS A CHANCE THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR GAS IN SAN DIEGO WILL DIP BELOW FIVE DOLLARS THIS WEEK.

RIGHT NOW AT $5.03 PER GALLON AND THAT IS $0.08 CHEAPER THAN LAST WEEK AND $.46 CHEAPER THAN LAST MONTH.

SAN DIEGANS WERE PAYING $6.43 PER GALLON IN EARLY OCTOBER.

>>> A HOLIDAY WEEKEND FOR THE RECORD BOOKS.

AMERICANS HAVE BEEN LOADING UP THEIR ONLINE SHOPPING CARTS IN DROVES.

WE BREAK DOWN ALL OF THE BROKEN RECORDS.

>> WHETHER IT'S TAKING OFF OR CHECKING OUT, AMERICANS WERE SETTING RECORDS OVER THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.

>> IT'S THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY OF THE ENTIRE YEAR.

>> TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SAID SUNDAY WAS THE BUSIEST DAY EVER, WITH MORE THAN 2.9 MILLION PASSENGERS SCREAMED AT TSA CHECKPOINTS, 10% HIGHER THAN THE EQUIVALENT DAY LAST YEAR.

>> AIRPORTS ARE BUSY AND FLIGHTS WERE FULL.

>> FROM THE SKIES TO THE STORES.

>> AMPED UP AMERICANS WERE SPENDING BIG ON BLACK FRIDAY TO THE TUNE OF AN ESTIMATED $9.8 BILLION WITH SALES MADE FOR MOBILE DEVICES ACCOUNTING FOR MORE THAN HALF.

>> THE HEROES HERE SEEM TO BE THE U.S. CONSUMERS.

>> WHILE THE EARLY-MORNING STOREFRONT STAMPEDE MAY BE A THING OF THE PAST, BRICK AND MORTAR VISITS WERE UP OVER LAST YEAR ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY.

SOME SHOPPERS LOOKING TO MAINTAIN TRADITION.

>> ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTIVITIES IS BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING.

>> SOME ARE WILLING TO GO THE DISTANCE TO GET THE DISCOUNTS.

>> THE SPENDING SPREE IS NOT OVER YET.

CONSUMERS WILL SHELL OUT $12 BILLION TODAY CASHING IN ON CYBER MONDAY DEALS WHICH COULD SET ANOTHER RETAIL RECORD.

>>> THIS CYBER MONDAY IS SAID TO BE ONE THAT WILL SET A NEW ALL-TIME SALES RECORD AND SHOPPERS ARE EXPECTED TO FORK OVER $12 BILLION.

THAT IS UP 5% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

>> WE ARE DOING 2 TO 3 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF VOLUME AND IT EVAN -- ANY GIVEN WEEK WE ARE INTO MILLION PACKAGES.

>> YOU LOOKING AT THE STATE-OF- THE-ART TECHNOLOGY AT AMAZON.

>> IT ALLOWS AMAZON TO PROCESS 18,000 PACKAGES IN OUR AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE BIGGEST DISCOUNTS, THAT WILL BE ON TOYS, ELECTRONICS AND CLOTHING ITEMS.

IF YOU ARE SHOPPING FOR TWO WAYS, A WARNING AS YOU SHOP CYBER MONDAY DEALS.

NOT ALL TOYS ARE SAFE ESPECIALLY THOSE PURCHASED ON LINE.

WE HAVE WAYS TO MAKE SURE THE PRESENCE YOU'RE BUYING ARE SAFE.

>> YOU WANT THE BEST GIFT AND BEFORE YOU BUY A TOY MAKE SURE IT'S THE RIGHT ONE.

>> LAST YEAR 1120 RELATED DEATHS FOR CHILDREN 14 AND YOUNGER REPORTED TO THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION AND MOST FROM SHOW CHOKING OR ASK FOR CH AND.

THE AGENCY SAYS THERE WERE ALSO AN ESTIMATED 145,000 TOY -RELATED INJURIES TREATED IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS FOR CHILDREN 12 AND YOUNGER.

>> A LOT OF THOSE ARE NON- MOTORIZED SCOOTERS SO MAKING SURE THE TOYS ARE AGE- APPROPRIATE.

>> TO KEEP KIDS SAFE, CHECK THE LABELS AND MAKE SURE WHAT YOU'RE GETTING IS APPROPRIATE.

>> EVEN IF YOU'RE BUYING FOR AN OLDER CHILD AND IF THERE YOUNGER KIDS IN THE HOUSEHOLD, MAKE IT SAFE FOR EVERYBODY.

>> LOOK FOR THE CERTIFICATION MARK THAT SHOWS IT'S BEEN INDEPENDENTLY TESTED FOR SAFETY AND BUYING ONLINE CHECK DROP- DOWN MENUS FOR ADDITIONAL SAFETY INFORMATION AND PURCHASING SECONDHAND PRODUCTS ONLINE, MAKE SURE WHAT YOU'RE BUYING HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AS ONLINE SELLERS MAY ALSO BE FROM A THIRD PARTY SO MAKE SURE THEY ARE REPUTABLE.

>> FAR TO OFTEN WE FIND THESE PEOPLE ARE BASED OVERSEAS AND WE SEE THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND THEY JUST DISAPPEAR.

>>> 180 MIDDLE SCHOOLERS LEARNED THE POWER OF EARTHQUAKES AT UC SAN DIEGO TODAY.

THEY DESIGNED MODEL BUILDINGS AND THE BUILDINGS WERE THEN SHAKEN, TESTED TO SEE IF THEY CAN STAND UP TO AN EARTHQUAKE AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO RESEARCH THIS IN CALIFORNIA AS THE STATE IS BRENDA EARTHQUAKES.

AND ONE MIDDLE SCHOOLER WHO WENT TO THE SAME PROGRAM IS STUDYING IT.

>> THERE ARE MANY TECHNIQUES SUCH AS DIAGONAL BRACES.

AND ALSO JUST ADJUST THE DIMENSIONS TO HOPEFULLY ADJUST THE FREQUENCY.

>> THE COURSE ENDED WITH AN AWARD CEREMONY WERE STUDENTS RECEIVED FEEDBACK ON THEIR WORK.

>>> NO BIG CHANGES FOR THE OVERNIGHT.

WE ARE GOING TO STAY ON THE DRY SIDE.

TEMPERATURE NOT THAT LOW IN CHULA VISTA DOWN TO 49, RELATIVELY QUIET HERE TOWARD OCEANSIDE WITH A FEW CLOUDS AROUND AND WE DROP DOWN TO 41.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK DOWN THE ROAD AS WE WORK OUR WAY BEYOND THE OVERNIGHT WITH LIMITED AMOUNTS OF CLOUDS AND PLACE.

NOT LOOKING AT A WHOLE LOT OF THE MARINE LAYER INFLUENCE AND BY TUESDAY MILD DAY BUT THIS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE INTO NORTHERN PARTS OF THE STATE AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY SLIDE SOUTHEAST AS WE GO THROUGH TIME AND WE WILL START TO SEE CHANGES KICKING IN BY MIDWEEK.

AND I STAY ON TUESDAY, COOL AIR WELL OFF TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE INTERIOR SURROUNDING AND CIRCULATING HIGH PRESSURE.

LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES WITH MOISTURE, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, STARTING UP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT ANYTIME THURSDAY AND FRIDAY SOME SHOWERS WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING.

ON THE INTERIOR VALLEY, MOSTLY SUNNY AND 74 ON TUESDAY, A COUPLE SHOWERS AROUND AS WE GO TO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH A STRAY SHOWER ON FRIDAY.

OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN TEMPERATURES HERE ALSO DROPPING AS WE HEAD TOWARD LATE WEEK.

30s FOR HIGHS INTO THURSDAY AND INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

OVER THE DESERT, LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN A LITTLE BIT, DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ON TUESDAY.

WE CAN SEE A SHOW OR TWO AS WE WORK OUR WAY TOWARD LATE WEEK BUT THE SUNSHINE IS BACK WITH A , ALBEIT COOLER INTO SATURDAY AND SOME OF THE OVERNIGHT LOWS DROPPING DOWN TO AROUND 40 DEGREES.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, ISRAEL AND HAMAS AGREED TO EXTEND THE TEMPORARY CEASE- FIRE.

DETAILS COMING UP AT 7:00 EVENING EDITION OF KPBS.

>>> THE PADRES WILL PAY TRIBUTE TO THE LATE TEAM OWNER DURING NEXT YEAR'S BASEBALL SEASON.

THEY ANNOUNCED PLANS TO ADD A MEMORIAL PATCH TO THE UNIFORMS AND THE DESIGN WILL BE REVEALED BEFORE SPRING TRAINING.

PLANS ARE ALSO BEING MADE FOR CELEBRATION OF LIFE TO BE HELD AT PETCO PARK IN MARCH AND A NEW LEGACY FUND TO SUPPORT CHARITIES IN THE SAN DIEGO AREA.

>>> AND EXHIBIT DOCUMENTING HISTORY OF FILIPINOS AND FILIPINO AMERICANS HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

HERSELF A REPORTER SAID THE EXHIBIT SHINES A LIGHT ON THE DEEP LEGACY OF THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY.

>> THE EXHIBIT IS TUCKED AWAY AT THE CHULA VISTA CENTRAL LIBRARY AND WHEN YOU STEP INSIDE YOUR TRANSPORTED ACROSS TIME.

OLD NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS AND FAMILY FOR ABOUT -- PHOTOGRAPHS TOLD THE STORY.

>> WHAT BECAME THOSE PILLARS THAT BROUGHT THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND THOSE WERE THE ORGANIZATIONS FROM VARIOUS REGIONS, FROM VARIOUS CAUSES LIKE THE MOST IMPORTANT IS THE VETERANS AND THEN HOW THE BEAUTY PAGEANTS HELPED WITH BUILDING COMMUNITY AND PHILIPPINE DANCE AND MUSIC BRINGING IN ELEVATING THE PHILIPPINE PRESENCE IN THE SOUTH BAY AND FINALLY, THE INTEGRATION INTO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

>> FOR THE HISTORIAN ONE OF THE FAVORITE STORIES IS OF THE ELDER BROTHER GENERATION.

THE VERY FIRST FILIPINO IMMIGRANTS TO ARRIVE ON THE WEST COAST.

>> THAT STORY IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES AND IT INVOLVES MY FAMILY.

MY FATHER CAME IN THE LATE 1920s AND CAME TO GO TO SCHOOL.

HE DID BECOME A LABORER AS WELL BECAUSE OF DISCRIMINATION AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION.

HE JOINED THE U.S. ARMY AND THAT IS HOW HE WENT BACK TO THE PHILIPPINES AND MET MY MOM.

>> ALSO SHOWS A RANGE OF OTHER STORIES FROM FLAGS THAT FILIPINO ORGANIZERS CARRIED THE PHOTOS OF A TINY IMPERIAL BEACH BARBERSHOP THAT IN THE EVENINGS WITH DAN -- TRANSFORM INTO A DANCE STUDIO AND THEY ARE FIGHTING TO GET THE HISTORY THE RECOGNITION IT DESERVES.

THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY IS THE LARGEST ASIAN-AMERICAN GROUP IN SAN DIEGO AND THE SECOND LARGEST IN CALIFORNIA.

>> OUR STORIES HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD AND SO FOR THIS TO COME TO FRUITION AND HAVING OUR STORIES TOLD AND HAVING MEDIA COVER IT AND HAVING A B IN THE MUSEUM MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.

>> NOW ALL OF THE STORIES WILL LIVE ON FOR ANOTHER YEAR AT THE LIBRARY.

>>> BOOK BAN BATTLES ARE PLAYING OUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY BUT THE KEY SAN DIEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY ONCE TO CIRCUMVENT THE CENSORSHIP.

THE LIBRARY IS OFFERING PEOPLE ACCESS TO BOOKS BANNED IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.

>> THE SAN DIEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS JOINED A PROGRAM CALLED BOOKS UNBAND.

THOSE THAT WANT TO READ BOOKS WERE MADE FROM THEIR OWN PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

THE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN DIEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY.

>> AND INITIATIVE STARTED BY BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY IN RESPONSE TO ALL THE CENSORSHIP AND THE BOOK CHALLENGES WE HAVE SEEN NOT ONLY AT SCHOOL LIBRARIES FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THEY WERE SEEN PART OF THE COUNTRY WHERE REALLY BOOKS HAVE BEEN DECIMATED AND WE ARE THINKING WHAT CAN WE DO TO ADDRESS THIS?

>> THE COLLECTION INCLUDES TITLES LIKE STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING ABOUT RACISM AND ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE.

SO FAR ABOUT 470 PEOPLE FROM THE MIDWEST AND SOUTH HAVE ACCESSED THE PROGRAM.

>> IF WE ARE GOING TO PROTECT DEMOCRACY AND THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO STEP OUTSIDE OF OUR BUBBLE THEN WE HAVE TO STEP OUTSIDE OF WHAT OUR IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS ARE AND BE PART OF THE SOLUTION FOR OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL AND OTHER COMMUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE ARE NOT AFFORDED.

IT'S MORE THAN JUST ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> LIBRARIES IN LOS ANGELES, SEATTLE AND BOSTON HAVE ALSO JOINED BOOKS UN BAND.

>>> IF YOU'RE ALWAYS STRIVING TO BE TRUE TO YOURSELF AND ARE IN STEP WITH THE WORD OF THE YEAR WHICH IS AUTHENTIC.

MERRIAM-WEBSTER SAID THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE OF SEARCHES FOR THE WORD IN 2023 AND CITES STORIES ABOUT CELEBRITY CULTURE, IDENTITY AND EVEN TAYLOR SWIFT.

DEFINITIONS INCLUDE NOT FALSE OR IMITATION AND TRUE TO ONE'S OWN PERSONALITY, SPIRIT OR CHARACTER.

OTHER TOP WORDS INCLUDE CORONATION AND RIZ.

>>> IN THE BATTLE OVER BOOKS, WHO DECIDES WHAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR LIBRARIES.

MORNING EDITION DISCUSSES THE EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO CHANGE THE WAY DECISIONS ARE MADE.

AND MIDDAY EDITION IS DISCUSSING HOW ENGAGING IN PANDA DIPLOMACY WITH CHINA COULD BENEFIT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO.

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