>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWELL FAMILY COMPANY PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL ONE 800 BID HOW OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE.

THE CONRAD CREVICE FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCO AND THE FOLLOWING.

>>> VIEWERS LIKE YOU, THANK YOU.

>>> THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THIS MORNING WITH A HIGH SURF AND COASTAL FLOODING INTO THE NEW YEAR.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

THE CONDITIONS MAY BE DANGEROUS.

KPBS REPORTERS SPOKE WITH SAN DIEGO LIFEGUARDS ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT AND HOW TO STAY SAFE.

>> SWELLS AS HIGH AS EIGHT ANGLE STORY HOUSE ROUTINELY ROLLING IN AND HIGH ENOUGH TO WASH OVER THE PEER, WHICH IS CLOSED THROUGH STORM SEASON.

A COUPLE OF SURFERS PADDLED OUT AND A FEW PEOPLE TRIED SWIMMING NEAR THE BEACH, BUT MOST OF THE CROWD WERE THERE TO SEE THE SWELLS.

SAN DIEGO LIFEGUARD SAYS THAT WITH THESE CONDITIONS, THAT IS THE SAFEST STRATEGY.

>> WE WANT PEOPLE TO ENJOY THE WONDERS OF MOTHER NATURE, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN, BUT WE WANT THEM TO ENJOY IT FROM A DISTANCE AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN A SAFE SPOT WHEN YOU ARE WATCHING THE WAVES.

>> Reporter: THE SOURCE OF THE WAVES ARE PART OF AN ARCTIC STORM IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.

THEY ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY.

THE WAVE SPACE AS HIGH AS 20 FEET POSSIBLE, DEADLY CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT PROPER TRAINING OR EXPERIENCE.

>> MAKE A SELF INVENTORY.

HAVE YOU BEEN TRAINING?

LAND-BASED TRAINING.

HAVE YOU BEEN TRAINING IN THE WATER AND GOING ON SURF TRIPS AROUND THE WORLD AND PARTICIPATING IN LARGE SURF EVENTS?

IF YOU HAVEN'T, THIS IS LIFE- THREATENING TO YOU, AS WELL.

TAKE THAT PERSONAL INVENTORY AND BE HONEST.

>> Reporter: JUST CAME OUT OF THE WATER AT THE BEACH NORTH OF THE PIER AND HE SAYS THAT THE SWELLS ARE MORE MANAGEABLE, BUT THAT IS CHANGING FAST.

>> I SEE A COUPLE OVER THE PEER, WHICH IS PROBABLY 10 FOOT RIGHT THERE IN THE INSIDE.

IT IS BIG.

>> Reporter: COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.

ANDREW, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IF YOUR NEW YEAR'S PLANS ARE TAKING PLACE IN THE EASTERN U.S., YOU MAY FACE A TRICKY TRAVEL SITUATION.

A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MORE THAN 10 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EASTWARD.

>> WE CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS ARISE, SO WE WILL FIX ONE AREA AND ANOTHER PROBLEM SHOWS UP.

>> Reporter: NO LESS THAN EIGHT POWER COMPANIES ARE WORKING TO RESTORE ELECTRICITY IN PARTS OF NORTH DAKOTA AND MINNESOTA AFTER A CHRISTMAS ICE STORM TOPPLED HUNDREDS OF POWER POLES THERE.

>> TIME.

IT WILL TAKE A LOT MORE TIME THAN WE THOUGHT.

>> Reporter: FOR SOME CUSTOMERS, THE LIGHTS MAY NOT BE ON AGAIN UNTIL THIS WEEKEND.

FOR OTHERS, IT MIGHT NOT BE UNTIL NEXT WEEK.

>> OUR CREWS HAVE BEEN OUT WORKING AND WE HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT STAFF OUT THERE DOING ASSESSMENTS, SO IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO RESTORE ALL.

>> Reporter: IN SOUTH DAKOTA, SNOW CLEANUP IS UNDERWAY.

AFTER THE WINTER CREATED HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS THIS WEEK.

COLORADO IS ALSO GETTING HIT WITH A WINTRY BLAST THAT MADE ROAD TRAVEL TREACHEROUS.

THE SEVERE WINTER WEATHER THAT SWEPT ACROSS THE PLAINS, UPPER MIDWEST AND INTO THE NORTHEAST IS ALSO ADDING TO AIR TRAVEL DURING ONE OF THE YEAR'S BUSIEST WEEKS.

>>> COASTAL FLOODING ADVISORIES FROM SANTA MONICA TO CHULA VISTA.

YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE BEING CAREFUL HEADING OUT THE DOOR AND TOWARDS THE WATER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WE ARE SEEING MORE IN THE WAY OF TURBULENT WEATHER.

THERE IS RAIN ON THE WAY AND WILL TALK ABOUT THAT COMING UP.

>>> MAJOR CHANGES COMING TO THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER STEMMING FROM TALKS BETWEEN SENIOR OFFICIALS FROM BOTH COUNTRIES HELD YESTERDAY.

ONE OF THOSE CHANGES, FORMATION OF A TASK FORCE TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE MARKET CRISIS.

CUSTOM AND BORDER CONTROL SAYS THAT DECEMBER IS ON TRACK TO HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF MIGRANT APPREHENSIONS EVER.

THE INFLUX CAUSED TO QUOTE -- CLOSE WEST TO HELP WITH MIGRANTS.

REOPENING THE PORT IS ONE OF THE TASK FORCE'S MAIN GOALS.

MEXICAN LEADERS SAY THAT MEXICO WILL MEET REGULARLY WITH COUNTRIES AT CENTRAL AND LATIN AMERICA WITH THE NEXT MEETING SET FOR JANUARY.

>>> THE COVID PANDEMIC SPREAD FAR AND WIDE IN ITS FIRST 2.5 YEARS.

HOW FAR AND HOW WIDE?

HOW HAS IT AFFECTED SAN DIEGO IS WITH THE SCIENTIST RESEARCH TRY TO FIND OUT.

KPBS TECH REPORTER TELLS US WHAT THEY LEARNED.

AND WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT VARIANCE OF THE COVID VIRUS, WE TEND TO USE BROAD TERMS, LIKE DELTA.

SCIENTISTS WHO TRACK THE VIRUS CAN GET MORE SPECIFIC.

EPIDEMIOLOGISTS WITH RESEARCH AND SAYS THAT THEY COMPARE DATA FOR MORE THAN 80,000 COVID SAMPLES FROM THE REGION AND THE VIRUSES THEY EXAMINE ARE CONSTANTLY ON THE MOVE REPLICATING AND MUTATING.

>> IT ADDS UP.

ONE MUTATION EVERY 10 DAYS OR SO.

BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, WE CAN BUILD A FAMILY TREE OF THE VIRUSES WE HAVE.

>> Reporter: RESEARCHERS ALSO WANT TO DETERMINE HOW TRAVEL PATTERNS AFFECT THE VIRUS.

THEY DID THAT BY LOOKING AT CELL PHONE DATA THAT SHOWED WHERE PEOPLE WERE AND WHERE THEY WERE GOING.

>> WE SHOW A GOOD CORRELATION BETWEEN THE CONNECTEDNESS BASED ON THE VIRAL GENOME DATA AND TRAVEL DATA BASED ON THE.

>> Reporter: DESCRIBING THE MOVEMENT OF THESE VARIANTS DEPENDS ON THE PART OF THE PANDEMIC YOU ARE LOOKING AT.

RESEARCH EXAMINES CASES FROM THE PANDEMIC BEGINNING IN 2020 TO MIDWAY THROUGH 2022.

EARLY ON, TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AND STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS WERE COMING HERE AND AROUND THE COUNTRY.

ADD TO THE RELUCTANCE OF PEOPLE WHO TRAVEL AND YOU HAVE A VERY LIMITED GEOGRAPHIC SPREAD OF VIRUSES.

WHEN THOSE MANDATES WERE LIFTED, IT BECAME A DIFFERENT STORY.

NEW VARIANTS WERE SHOWING UP IN SAN DIEGO AND SPREADING RAPIDLY.

>> WHEN A NEW WAVE COMES IN, THE LOCAL INCREASES, BECAUSE THERE IS A NEW VARIANT, WHICH HAS A LOT OF SUSCEPTIBLE HOSTS WITHIN THE COUNTY, SO IT'S LIKE.

>> Reporter: HALF OF THE VIRUSES CIRCULATING WERE ESTABLISHED LOCAL VARIANCE.

THE OTHERS WERE INTRODUCED DUE TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE REGION.

ONE FINDING IN THE STUDY FOUND THAT BANNING NONESSENTIAL TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE MEXICAN BORDER HAD LITTLE TO NO EFFECT ON COVID RISK IN SAN DIEGO.

TRIED TO STOP THE FLOW PEOPLE FROM A SPECIFIC PLACE ARE QUITE INEFFECTIVE.

>> BY THE TIME YOU DETECTED, IT IS PROBABLY TOO LATE.

THE VARIANT HAS ESCAPED THE PARTICULAR TARGETED AREA OR COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT RESTRICTIONS ON TRAVEL AND SOCIAL DISTANCING REGULATIONS DO LIMIT TRANSMISSION IN AN EPIDEMIC.

IN AN INTERCONNECTED WORLD, VIRUSES WILL ULTIMATELY TRAVEL FREELY AS WE CHOOSE TO.

THOMAS PLEDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> EARLIER THIS YEAR, A NEW YORK HEDGE FUND THAT OWNS MORE THAN 200 NEWSPAPERS NATIONWIDE BOUGHT THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE.

KPBS REPORTER SAYS THAT THOSE WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT CAN LOOK TO NEWSPAPERS IN NEIGHBORING COUNTIES FOR ANSWERS.

>> ♪ >> Reporter: SITTING OUTSIDE OF A SANDWICH SHOP ON A RECENT FALL AFTERNOON, RIVERSIDE RESIDENT SAYS THAT HE IS A REGULAR VOTER, BUT HE NEVER READS THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER, PRESS ENTERPRISE BEFORE VOTING.

IN FACT, HE DOES NO RESEARCH AT ALL.

>> I SEE THE SAME NAMES MOST OF THE TIME.

IF I SEE A NEW NAME, I WILL LOOK THEM UP OR I WON'T EVEN LOOK THEM UP AND JUST VOTE FOR THE NAME, BECAUSE WHY NOT?

>> Reporter: FORMER RIVERSIDE MAYOR SAYS THAT THE PRESS ENTERPRISE USED TO MATTER A LOT MORE TO RESIDENCE.

HE RECALLS A TIME MORE THAN A DECADE AGO WHEN PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND ELECTED OFFICIALS READ THE LOCAL PAPER FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

>> I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF ANYBODY IN THE CITY HALL LOOKS.

>> Reporter: TODAY, THE NEWSROOM THAT WANT TO PUT MORE THAN 100 JOURNALISTS COVERING ALL OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY IS NOW DOWN TO A HANDFUL OF REPORTERS.

IN 2016, THE NEW YORK-BASED HEDGE FUND GLOBAL CAPITAL BOUGHT THE PRESS ENTERPRISE, SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THE CUTS HAVE HAPPENED SINCE THEN.

>> THE INFORMATION FUNCTION IS NOT THERE.

WE ARE AN EXPLICIT EXAMPLE OF THE DISAPPEARANCE IN LOCAL NEWS.

>> Reporter: THIS JULY, THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE.

THERE ARE ALREADY SIGNS THAT THE TRIBUNE IS LIKELY FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE PRESS ENTERPRISE AND OTHER NEWSPAPERS .

BUYOUTS, LAYOFFS, BARE-BONES AND LOCAL COVERAGE.

HOURS AFTER ANNOUNCED THEY BOUGHT THE UNION TRIBUNE, THE COMPANY OFFERED BUYOUTS AND JOURNALISTS LEFT WITH DECADES OF COMMUNITY MEMORY, CORRUPTION CASES, COURTS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND POLITICS.

THIS LEAVES COMMUNITIES DIVORCED FROM THE GIVE AND TAKE A FORMULATING POLICY AND DEMOCRACY ITSELF.

>> AMERICAN POLITICS, ACCESS IS LOCAL.

IT'S NOT AT THE STATE OR FEDERAL LEVEL, BUT IT'S LOW.

THE ABSENCE OF INFORMATION MAKES THE DEMOCRATIC CONVERSATION LOCALLY ALMOST NONEXISTENT.

>> Reporter: THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER IS ANOTHER CAUTIONARY TALE.

20 YEARS AGO, THE PAPER HAD HUNDREDS OF JOURNALISTS COVERING SAN DIEGO'S NEIGHBOR TO THE NORTH.

WORKED AS A REPORTER, EDITOR AND FOR THE REGISTER.

HE SAYS HIS MISSION WAS TO SATURATE THE COUNTY WITH NEWS COVERAGE.

>> WE HAD AN INVESTIGATIVE TEAM AND WE POURED A LOT OF MONEY INTO RESOURCES.

EVERY CORNER OF JOURNALISM THAT EXISTED AND WE TRY.

IT WAS EXCITING TO BE PART OF THAT.

>> Reporter: BOUGHT THE REGISTER IN 2016 RESOURCES OF THE PAPER SAY THAT ONE REPORTER HAS TO COVER AS MANY AS FIVE BIG CITIES.

CONSIDER INCREASING SCANDAL AT ANAHEIM CITY HALL FOR DETAILS DIDN'T COME TO LIGHT UNTIL THE CITY RELEASED ITS OWN INVESTIGATIVE REPORT.

>> WHAT IS SCARY ABOUT IT IS THAT WE FOUND OUT ABOUT ANAHEIM , BUT WHO KNOWS HOW MANY OTHER ANAHEIM'S ARE OUT THERE?

WE DON'T KNOW.

WE MAY NEVER KNOW.

>> Reporter: LIFELONG RESIDENT SAYS THAT NOW THE PUBLIC MUST GRAPPLE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES.

>> WHEN CORRUPTION GOES UNCHECKED, IT MEANS THAT THE MONEY THAT SHOULD BE COMING INTO OUR COMMUNITIES IS GOING INTO THE SPECIAL INTERESTS, WHICH MEANS OUR TAXES HAVE TO GO UP TO FILL POTHOLES AND DO THE THINGS THAT WE COUNT ON, BECAUSE THE MONEY HAS BEEN SECTIONED OFF.

>> Reporter: THE ENTIRE COUNTRY AND VERY REPUBLIC IS IN TROUBLE IF LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE CONTINUES ITS DOWNWARD SLIDE, BUT HE DOES NOT BEGRUDGE ALDEN OR OTHER PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS FOR HOLLOWING OUT NEWSROOMS.

>> THEY DO WHAT THEY DO AND IT'S LIKE DOING WHAT A SHARK DOES.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS, WE ARE ALL TO BLAME FOR LETTING IT HAPPEN.

KPBS NEEDS.

>>> NEW YORK CITY IS BEEFING UP SECURITY AHEAD OF THE ICONIC BALL DROP IN TIMES SQUARE WHILE THE CITY ADDS MORE PATROL DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR, THERE IS ADDITIONAL CONCERN OF THE ISRAEL HAMAS WAR AND RECENT PROTESTS ACROSS THE STATE.

THE PRECAUTIONS THE CITY IS TAKING.

>> Reporter: IT IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATIONS.

WATCHING THE BALL DROP IN NEW YORK TIMES SQUARE.

ROUGHLY 60,000 PEOPLE TURN OUT TO RING IN THE NEW URI IN NEW YORK, BUT WITH THOSE BIG CROWDS COME BIG SAFETY CONCERNS.

>> THERE IS ALWAYS A SERIOUS CONCERN AROUND SAFETY IN NEW YEAR'S EVE.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR, THERE ARE CONCERNS.

AMID THE ISRAEL HAMAS WAR AS THE CONFLICT ABROAD AFFECTS THE STREETS OF NEW YORK.

PRO-ISRAEL AND PRO-PALESTINE PROTESTERS ARE TAKING TO THE STREETS AND SOMETIMES CLASHING WITH POLICE.

SINCE HAMAS ATTACKED ISRAEL ON OCTOBER 7, NEW YORK CITY MAYOR SAYS THAT THERE HAS BEEN NEARLY 500 PROTESTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

DURING APRIL PALESTINE PROTEST ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

NYPD CALLED A LEVEL THREE MOBILIZATION, THE SECOND- HIGHEST THREAT.

>> THESE ARE VOLATILE SITUATIONS.

>> Reporter: DURING THE ROCKEFELLER CENTER TREE LIGHTING, WHICH IS NATIONALLY BROADCASTED, PROTESTERS SWARMED THE AREA.

>> THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB DURING THE TREE LIGHTING TO MITIGATE ANY FORM OF MAJOR DISRUPTIONS.

>> Reporter: ALL EYES ON TIMES SQUARE AHEAD OF NEW YEAR'S EVE AND NYPD IS WORRIED THAT PROTESTERS COULD ONCE AGAIN TRY TO DISRUPT THIS HIGH-PROFILE EVENT.

NYPD WILL BE USING DRONES TO MONITOR NEW YEAR'S EVE GROUND, VEHICLE SCANNING DEVICES AND RADIATION DETECTORS TO MAKE SURE THAT NEW YEAR RINGS IN SAFELY.

IN NEW YORK, REPORTING.

>> WE ARE DAYS AWAY FROM THE START OF THE NEW YEAR.

BEFORE 2023 COMES TO A CLOSE, YOU CAN MAKE YOUR HEALTH A PRIORITY.

YOUR YEAR END HEALTH LIST TO CHECK OFF BEFORE WE COUNT DOWN.

>> Reporter: IF YOUR 2023 HEALTH GOAL DIDN'T QUITE TURN OUT LIKE YOU HOPED, IT IS NOT TOO LATE.

>> THE END OF THE YEAR CAN BE A GOOD TIME TO CHECK IN WITH YOURSELF AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE DONE ALL THE THINGS YOU NEED TO DO TO KEEP YOURSELF HEALTHY.

>> Reporter: FIRST ON YOUR YEAR AND CHECKLIST, GET AN APPOINTMENT FOR A ROUTINE WELLNESS EXAM.

>> I WILL DO A FULL PHYSICAL EXAM AND CHECK ROUTINE LABORATORY STUDIES.

THEY WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR HEALTHCARE SCREENINGS.

>> Reporter: SCHEDULING THOSE SCREENINGS NEXT ON THE LIST AND THEY VARY DEPENDING ON AID, HEALTH, FAMILY HISTORY AND GENDER.

CONSIDER SCREENINGS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF CANCER, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OR HIGH CHOLESTEROL.

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, LIKE DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY.

ALSO, MAKE SURE YOU ARE UP-TO- DATE ON YOUR VACCINATIONS.

>> IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO GET YOUR FLU OR UPDATED COVID VACCINES.

THERE IS A NEW VACCINE AVAILABLE FOR RSV.

>> Reporter: HEART HEALTH ON YOUR LIST, EATING RIGHT AND BEING ACTIVE CAN HELP.

FINALLY, MAKE GOOD QUALITY SLEEP A PRIORITY.

>> IN ORDER TO HELP IMPROVE SLEEP, AVOID LOOKING AT SCREENS FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO BEDTIME.

ALSO, REMEMBER TO EXERCISE DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS.

>>> IN THE SPORTING AND CONCERT VENUE IS EXPECTED ON AN OCEAN SIDE BY NEXT YEAR.

KPBS REPORTER HAS AN UPDATE ON WHAT WILL BE KNOWN AS THE FRONT WAVE ARENA.

>> Reporter: CONSTRUCTION CREWS HAVE THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM.

THE ARENA AND STEEL STRUCTURES ARE TAKING SHAPE.

>> WE ARE RIGHT IN THE MIDST OF FINALIZING OUR LAST YEAR CONSTRUCTION, SO WE ARE AT ABOUT 70% COMPLETE, TWO OR THREE YEARS INTO THE PROJECT.

WE ARE LOOKING TO GET THROUGH THE NEXT PHASE AND OPEN AIR AND LATE SUMMER.

>> Reporter: THE COFOUNDER AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF THE FRONT WAVE ARENA.

THE NAME COMES FROM THE FRONT WAVE CREDIT UNION, FORMERLY KNOWN AS PACIFIC MARINE CREDIT UNION.

>> Reporter: THEY REALLY STEPPED IN ON THIS PROJECT IN 2022 AND BEFORE WE WERE ESSENTIALLY OUT OF THE GROUND.

TO HAVE AN INTERESTED PARTY, IN THAT EARLY REALLY SHOWS THE VISION OF WHAT THE CREDIT UNION IS LOOKING TO DO IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: SIGNING A CONTRACT WITH THE ARENA, BUT IT'S NOT ONE OF THE ARENA'S OWNERS.

THEY ARE PRIVATELY FUNDING THE PROJECT THAT IS EXPECTED TO COST MORE THAN $80 MILLION.

>> AS LONG AS WE PLANNED THE ARENA PROPERLY, BRING SHOWS AND EVENTS THAT ARE MEANINGFUL, WE FEEL LIKE WE ARE NOT ONLY SERVICING NORTH COUNTY AND SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY AND SOUTH RIVERSIDE, BUT ALSO ALL OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> Reporter: GOING UP IN THE PARK, AN AREA THAT IS ALSO HOME TO AN AQUATIC CENTER, SENIOR CENTER AND IS STILL UNDERGOING NEW DEVELOPMENT.

>> 170,000 SQUARE-FOOT VENUE INSIDE.

WE HAD TO BE THOUGHTFUL FOR THE PROCESS.

>> Reporter: NEIGHBORING THE ARENA IS ALSO THE SOCAL SPORTS COMPLEX.

TOURNAMENT SOCCER FIELDS GET MORE THAN 1 MILLION VISITORS EACH YEAR.

>> WE WILL LEARN A LOT AS WE OPEN, BUT WE WILL PUT THE EFFORT IN TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS THE BEST EXPERIENCE AS POSSIBLE AND MAKE IT GOOD.

>> Reporter: NEXT YEAR, THE SAN DIEGO SOCCER WILL BE CALLING THE FRONT ARENA THEIR NEW HOME AND AFTER FINISHING THE SEASON AT THE ARENA.

>> I CAN'T TELL YOU THE AMOUNT OF OUTREACH FROM NOT ONLY FOOD AND BEVERAGE, BUT PARTNERS THAT WANT TO BE PART OF IT LOCALLY AND IN ORANGE COUNTY.

JUST ENTERTAINMENT PROMOTIONS AND EVERYBODY IS EXCITED TO HAVE SOMETHING IN BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO, BECAUSE THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANYTHING HERE TO THIS SCALE.

>> Reporter: THE ARENA SEATS 7500 PEOPLE AND HE CAN ALSO CUT SEATING TO ACCOMMODATE SMALLER EVENTS.

THE OUTDOOR PLAZA WILL HAVE FOOD VENDORS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC YEAR-ROUND AND AN OUTDOOR STAGE.

FRONT WAVE ARENA IS EXPECTED TO OPEN LATE SUMMER NEXT YEAR.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HEADS UP, AS THE WEATHER BECOMES MORE TURBULENT, WE ALREADY HAVE WEATHER ALERTS OUT ALONG THE COAST AND WE ARE LOOKING AT HEIGHTS OF ADVISORIES FOR SANTA MONICA AND DOWN TO HUNTINGTON BEACH.

SAN DIEGO AND CHULA VISTA ARE LOOKING AT HIGH WARNINGS WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT COASTAL FLOODING CONCERNS WITH ADVISORIES OUT AND STRETCHING DOWN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTLINE ALL THE WAY DOWN CHULA VISTA.

THIS COMES AS IT BECOMES MORE TURBULENT AND YOU WILL SEE THAT YOU'RE WITH THE HEADLINES.

>>> LET'S DIG INTO YOUR DRIVE THROUGH.

THE SUN STICKS AROUND, BUT WE TURNED COOL AND WET AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

NOT GREAT NEWS FOR THE LAST WEEKEND OF 2023, UNFORTUNATELY.

SHOWERS STICK AROUND AND WE ARE BACK INTO THE RING THIS COMING WEEK, AS WELL.

LET'S START WITH THIS TONIGHT.

IT'S NOT THE RAINFALL JUST YET, BUT AREAS OF PATCHY FOG AND LOW TEMPERATURES OF 49 DEGREES, THEN YOU CAN SEE IT WIDESPREAD AND LOW 40s FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CITIES.

43 OVERNIGHT AND LOOKING AROUND RAMONA AND OCEANSIDE, 45.

CHULA VISTA, 48 DEGREES OVERNIGHT.

AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW, THINGS ARE CONSIDERABLY SUNNIER AND NOT BAD.

48 AND IN WITH THE SUNSHINE, BEAUTIFUL EL CAJON AT 46 DEGREES , THEN SAN DIEGO AS WE HEAD WAS THE COAST AT 65.

CHULA VISTA, 65, AS WELL AND 66 IN OCEANSIDE.

WHAT COMES NEXT IS NOT SO NICE WEATHER.

YOU'VE GOT IT.

YOU CAN SEE ALONG THE COAST AND CHECK OUT SATURDAY.

WE HAVE MORNING RAIN AND EVEN ON SUNDAY, KEEP THE CLOUDS AROUND AND A SHOWER IN THE BEGINNING OF THE FORECAST, AT LEAST AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY BEFORE MORE SUNSHINE COMES BACK MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS WE HEAD FURTHER TO OUR INLAND EMPIRE.

YOU COULD SEE THE WAVE SUNSHINE ON FRIDAY, BUT HERE COMES THE RAIN ON SATURDAY AND IT'S COOLER, AS WELL INTO THE LOW 60s.

WE HAD FURTHER INTO THE MOUNTAINS AND IT IS THE SAME PATTERN HERE, AND COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW RATHER THAN RAIN.

WE GO TO THE DESERT AND WE KEEP MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND WE ARE CLOUDY AND COOL ON SUNDAY.

FOR KPBS.

>>> BUSINESSES NEAR PETCO PARK ARE GETTING A SHOT IN THE ARM, COURTESY OF YESTERDAY'S HOLIDAY.

THIS TIME OF YEAR, IT IS USUALLY SLOW FOR BARS AND RESTAURANTS IN THE AREA.

THEY SAY THAT IS WHY THEY LOOK FORWARD TO THE HOLIDAY BOWL FOR THE EXTRA BOOST.

OUR MANAGER SAYS THAT PEOPLE DON'T JUST COME TO TOWN A DAY EARLY FOR THE GAME, BUT STAY AFTER TO EXPLORE THE CITY.

>> BUSINESSWISE, WE NEED IT BADLY AND IT ALL DIES DOWN SO QUICKLY.

WE HANG ON FOR DEAR LIFE.

THE HOLIDAY COMES ALONG AND REALLY HELPS US OUT AND KEEPS THE STAFF MOTIVATED, AS WELL.

IT GIVES THE STAFF MORE SPIRIT THIS TIME OF YEAR.

>> THIS WAS THE SECOND YEAR THAT THEY HOSTED AND MAYBE A LITTLE SURPRISINGLY, THEY BEAT OUT LOUISVILLE.

42-28.

>>> MEANWHILE, VOLUNTEERS IN SOUTH PASADENA WITH THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON THE FLOATS FOR THE ROSE.

AND IT STARTS AT 8:00 A.M. NEW YEAR'S DAY.

THE THEME THIS YEAR?

CELEBRATING A WORLD OF MUSIC.

THAT IS THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE.

THE CRIMSON TIDE WILL TAKE ON THE MICHIGAN WOLVERINES IN THE BOWL GAME AND THAT STARTS AT 2:00 P.M. >>> RON JACKSON LIVES IN LITTLE ITALY AND DECIDED THAT THE BEST WAY TO MAKE A MOVIE WAS TO CENTER ALL OF THE ACTION IN HIS OWN CONDO.

KPBS TAKES US BEHIND THE SCENES OF MURDER AND COCKTAILS, WHICH STARTS STREAMING NEXT MONTH.

>> Reporter: RON JACKSON REMEMBERS GOING TO THE MOVIES AS A KID WITH HIS DAD.

>> $.25 AND AND BEING TRANSPORTED TO ANOTHER PLACE AT ANOTHER TIME AND AN ADVENTURE.

THAT FEELING OF WATCHING A GREAT STORY NEVER WENT AWAY.

I WANT TO BE PART OF THAT.

>> HOW IS YOUR FATHER'S SIDE?

>> IT IS MUCH BETTER.

>> Reporter: INSPIRED BY THE RELATIONSHIP OF NICK AND NORA CHARLES IN THE MOVIES.

>> A LOVELY STUDY IN TWO PEOPLE, MEN AND WIFE.

THEY ARE IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER AND HAVE BANTER.

THEY DRINK A LOT AND HAD CRAZY FRIENDS.

ALWAYS WANTED TO DO A MOVIE THAT COULD PICK UP THAT KIND OF ENERGY.

>> Reporter: HE LOVED THE COMEDY STYLE OF GEORGE BURNS AND GRACIE ALLEN.

>> HE WOULD WALK OUT AND BREAK THE FOURTH WALL.

HE WOULD TALK TO THE AUDIENCE.

>> Reporter: HOW COULD HE TURN HIS LOVE FOR THE VINTAGE SHOWS AND MOVIES INTO SOMETHING THAT COULD PLAY FOR A CONTEMPORARY AUDIENCE?

>> WHAT IS THAT?

>> WHAT?

>> THAT.

A CAMERA?

>> IT IS.

>> Reporter: JACKSON SOLUTION WAS TO CREATE A WOODY MARRIED COUPLE WHO DECIDED TO EMPLOY MODERN TECH ALLERGY -- TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE MONEY.

WHEN THE NEIGHBOR GETS SHOT, THERE STREAMING CONTENT TAKES A SURPRISING TURN.

>> I HAVE AN IDEA.

WE INVITED EVERYBODY ON THE FLOOR ONE BY ONE AND WE GIVE THEM DRINKS AND LOOSEN THEM UP.

>> Reporter: A FILM JACKSON PRODUCED FOR AN AMAZING $75,000.

>> SORRY.

I AM LANA'S HUSBAND.

>> IT WAS FILMED IN MY CONDO AND WE HAVE THIS LITTLE AREA, WHICH WE CALL THE LOUNGE AND MY COUPLE USUALLY SIT IN THESE TWO CHAIRS.

>> PEOPLE ARE WATCHING US RIGHT NOW.

>> HOPE FULLY.

LET ME SEE.

>> IT LOOKS ON-SCREEN.

>> IT LOOKS BIGGER THAN IT ACTUALLY IS.

>> 37.

>> 37 PEOPLE ARE WATCHING.

>> THE MORE PEOPLE THAT WATCH, THE MORE MONEY WE MAKE.

>> I WROTE THE STORY AROUND WHAT I CAN DO, WHICH IS -- I CAN MANAGE THE LOCATION AND FINANCES.

I ALSO USE A LOT OF SAN DIEGO STAFF.

>> THE WAY IT GOT DOWN WAS BY SHRINKING DOWN THE FOOTPRINT.

>> JACKSON'S CONDO PROVIDES PLENTY OF ROOM FOR THEM TO HOST A MURDER AND COCKTAILS.

POUR YOURSELF A MARTINI AND GET READY TO FIGURE OUT WHO DONE IT WHEN THE FILM STARTS STREAMING NEXT MONTH.

KPBS NEWS.

>> LOOKS GREAT.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY FAMILY OF COMPANY PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING AND AIR RESTORATION.

FLOOD AND MODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL ONE 800 OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE.

>>> CONRAD CREVICE FOUNDATION.

AND, THE FOLLOWING.

>> AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.