>>> GOOD EVENING IT IS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

TONIGHT WILL PROVE TO BE THE FIRST BIG TEST OF THE SAN DIEGO MAYOR NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER.

HE WANTS POLICE TO ENFORCE THE CITIES COVID-19 HEALTH ORDERS.

THIS MEANS KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTIES.

>> NEW YEAR'S EVE IS NEVER EASY FOR POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

LIKE IT HAS WITH EVERYTHING ELSE IN 2020, COVID-19 HAS CREATED ANOTHER LAYER OF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SAN DIEGO POLICE TONIGHT.

THEY WILL BE ENFORCING THE EXECUTIVE ORDER ISSUED WEDNESDAY.

THE ORDER DIRECTS THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO PURSUE FINDS A UP TO $1000 IN POTENTIAL OTHER ACTIONS ESPECIALLY THE PROHIBITIONS AGAINST PARTIES AND OTHER GATHERINGS.

AS MAYOR, I CANNOT STAND IDLY BY AS OUR LOCAL HOSPITAL MORGUE'S PRINTED OVERFLOW AS THE CORONAVIRUS SURGE IS UNCHECKED.

>> POLICE WERE RELUCTANT TO CRACK DOWN ON VIOLATORS OF THE HEALTH ORDER.

IN A STATEMENT TODAY, SPOKESMEN MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE MAYOR'S ORDER WILL BE ENFORCED.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL CONDUCT ENFORCEMENT TO ENSURE OUR COMMUNITIES WILL BE KEPT SAFE AND TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THOSE WHO WILLFULLY VIOLATE MAY BE CITED.

A SAN DIEGO ATTORNEY ECHOED THAT SENTIMENT HER STATEMENT.

I'M GLAD THAT THE MAYOR IS TAKING SWIFT ACTION TO PROTECT SAN DIEGO HOSPITALS FROM BECOMING OVERWHELMED.

THIS INCLUDES BANNING PRIVATE GATHERINGS OF ANY SIZE.

IN A TYPICAL YEAR, A HOSPITAL MIGHT'VE BEEN PLANNING NIGHTS OUT TONIGHT HE PLANS TO STAY IN SAFELY ON BASE.

>> WE ARE JUST GOING TO STAY HOME AND STAY IN THE BARRACKS.

THERE IS NOTHING TO DO.

YOU DON'T WANT TO GO OUT AND RISK YOURSELF AND ANYONE ELSE'S HEALTH, SO STAY HOME.

>> SAN DIEGO'S COUNTY CUMULATIVE TOTAL FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING ARE NEARING 1500 DEATHS.

>>> THE COUNTY JUST DAVID'S DAILY UPDATE.

IT IS JUST OVER 3000 CASES WITH 62 DEATHS.

IT IS A NEW DAILY HIDE.

AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY REPORTED 3744 DEATHS OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.

MORE THAN 10,000 AMERICANS HAVE DIED FROM COVID-19 JUST SINCE MONDAY.

>>> B1117 IS A VERY IS CONFIRMED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

THE STRAIN WAS FIRST DETECTED UNITED KINGDOM.

A KPBS HELP REPORTER TELLS US THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT ORIGINATED OVERSEAS.

>> IN A WAY, THE NEW STRAIN WAS EXPECTED.

THE CORONAVIRUS CHANGES SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES FROM HOST TO HOST.

THE VIRUS IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW BEST TO INFECT US.

PERHAPS THIS MUTATION IS ONE OF THOSE WAYS.

>> THIS PARTICULAR STUDY WAS FIRST REPORTED OUTSIDE OF THE U.S.

THE FIRST CALIFORNIAN TO HAVE IT HAD NO HISTORY OF TRAVEL.

>> IF IT MAKES A MUTATION THAT MAKES IT MORE IF IT, I AND -- I AM ABLE TO TRANSMIT FASTER.

>>> THE LAB IS WORKING WITH RESEARCH TO INVESTIGATE HOW MUCH MORE INFECTIOUS IT IS AND WHETHER THE VACCINES AND TREATMENT WILL STILL WORK AGAINST IT.

INITIAL INFORMATION SUGGESTS THEY WILL AND THAT IS NOT CAUSING PEOPLE TO GET SICKER.

>> I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE THIS EVEN ROUGHER THAN IT IS.

>> OUR AIRPORTS REMAIN BUSY DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

TSA REPORTS NUMBER 1 MILLION PLAYERS PASSED THROUGH THE GATES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.

THIS IS HAPPENING WITH HEALTH EXPERTS STAYING HOME.

WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE IF THIS PROLONGS THE CURRENT SPIKE IN COVID-19 CASES.

>> IT WASN'T UNWANTED GATHERING ON LA'S SKID ROW.

WE MAY SEE MORE OF THE SAME ELSEWHERE TONIGHT.

A GROUP OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIPERS WERE LOUDLY REJECTED WHEN THEY SHOWED UP.

THIS CONFLICT ISN'T ABOUT RELIGION BUT ABOUT MASKS.

A VERY LOUD NIGHT ON SKID ROW A HOMELESS ACTIVIST YELLING FOR THIS WOMAN TO WEAR A MASK.

MET WE MADE IT CLEAR.

IF THEY WANT TO COME WITH THIS COMMUNITY WITH THE MASK ON, WE ARE OKAY.

>> THIS BLOCKADE STRETCHED FOR SEVERAL BLOCK WITH CARS AND PEOPLE IN PLACE TO STOP WHAT WAS PLANNED TO BE A WORSHIP SERVICE TO PROTEST COVID RESTRICTIONS.

AN ACTIVIST LEADING WHAT IS CALLED LETTUCE WORSHIP.

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PACKED SHOULDER TO SHOULDER THERE.

VERY CRUEL -- VERY FEW IN THE CROWD WERE USING MASKS.

A MASK WAS CROWD COULD TURN INTO A SUPER SPREADER EVENT SO THEY SET UP A BLOCKADE AN HOUR BEFORE THE SERVICE WAS SCHEDULED TO TO BEGIN.

>> WE ARE JUST COMING IN PRAISING.

WE ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ILLEGAL OR THAT IS HARMING ANYONE.

AS SOON AS AMANDA STARTED PERFORMING, AND ACTIVISTS SHOWED UP TO DROWN THEM OUT.

>> BUT, YOU CAN COME TO OUR COMMUNITY WITH YOUR COLONIZER RELIGION ACTING LIKE YOU OWN THE PLACE AND PUTTING PEOPLE IN JEOPARDY.

>> THE LARGE CROWDS NEVER MATERIALIZED, BUT THERE ARE PLANS FOR LETTUCE WORSHIP TO HOLD EVENTS IN ECHO PARK AND VALENCIA ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.

>> USUALLY AT THIS TIME, MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE WOULD BE PACKED IN NEW YORK'S TIMES SQUARE BUT TONIGHT, THAT PARTY IS CANCELED.

WE SHOW YOU HOW AMERICA WILL RING IN A SOCIALLY DISTANT NEW YEAR.

>> THE GLITTERING CRYSTAL BALL IS UP AND READY TO BE DROPPED.

>> WE GET TO SAY GOODBYE TO 2020.

I CANNOT THINK OF A MORE JOYOUS ACCEPTABLE WONDERFUL CELEBRATION.

>> TYPICALLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE PACK MANHATTAN TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR, BUT THIS YEAR IS ANYTHING BUT TYPICAL.

>>.COM.

DO NOT COME TO THE AREA.

>> THE CITY IS MAKING ROOM TO HONOR THE SEERS HE ROSE.

>> IT IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE MAGICAL.

THOSE INVITED TO OUR OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS WHO DID AMAZING THINGS, SO THAT IS GOING TO BE A PART OF THE MAGIC.

>> OVER THE FOLLOWING 365 DAYS, COVID-19 TOUCHED ALL ORDERS OF THE EARTH AND CHANGED OUR WAY OF LIFE.

NOW, THE WORLD IS READY FOR BETTER DAYS.

FROM AUSTRALIA TO HONG KONG AND BEYOND, FIREWORKS LIT UP THE SKY IS A BIG FAREWELL TO 2020.

IT WILL BE A SIMILAR SITE IN TIMES SQUARE.

>> ONE THING THAT SIGNIFIES US, I GUARANTEE YOU I WILL PUSH THAT BUTTON ON TIME AND MAKE SURE WE GET THE NEW YEAR IMMEDIATELY.

>> PLEASE JOIN US TOMORROW FOR A SPECIAL EDITION OF EVENING EDITION SOME OF OUR MOST MEMORABLE STORIES OF 2020.

WE WILL LOOK BACK ON THOSE STORIES AND OUR NEW YEAR'S DAY NEWSCASTS ON EVENING EDITION TOMORROW AT 5 AND 6:30.

IT IS TIME TO REMEMBER HOW OUR NATION AND WORLD CHANGED THIS YEAR.

THERE WAS SO MUCH MORE THAT GRABBED OUR ATTENTION.

NADIA ROMERO HAS A LOOK AT THE TOP STORIES OF 2020.

>> 2020 VISION DESCRIBES THINGS AND SEEING THINGS NORMALLY.

THIS YEAR WAS IN MANY WAYS NOTHING LIKE WE HAVE SEEN BEFORE.

A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WITH THE CONCLUSION.

>> THEN DELIVERED US A CLEAR VICTORY, BUT NOT A CONCESSION AND WILDFIRES, WINDS, WAS THE MOST ACTIVE HURRICANE SEASON ON RECORD.

>> IT HAS BEEN A VERY BUSY SEASON OF 2020.

>> THEY HAD PLENTY OF COMPANY BEGINNING THREE DAYS INTO THE YEAR.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ORDERED A DRONE STRIKE TO KILL TOP IRANIAN COMMANDERS.

>> HE WAS PLANNING A VERY MAJOR ATTACK, AND WE GOT HIM.

>> AT HOUSE U.S.

FORCES IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN.

CALIFORNIA HELICOPTER CRASH SHOCK THE WORLD.

RETIRED LOS ANGELES LAKER KOBE BRYANT AND HIS 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER DIED IN A CRASH WITH THE PILOT AND SIX MORE PASSENGERS ON THEIR WAY TO GIANNA'S BASKETBALL GAME.

IN FEBRUARY, FORMER HOLLYWOOD PRODUCER HARVEY WEINSTEIN WAS FOUND GUILTY OF A CRIMINAL SECT -- SEX ACT.

HE IS SENTENCED TO SPEND 23 YEARS BEHIND BARS.

WOMEN OFTEN TOOK CENTER STAGE.

THE LOSS OF RUTH BADER GINSBURG TO PANCREATIC CANCER.

THE ELECTION OF KAMALA HARRIS AS THE NATION'S FIRST FEMALE AND BLACK AND SOUTH ASIAN PRESIDENT YET THE PANDEMIC WAS ALWAYS PRESENT.

CONCERTS CANCEL , CRUISES, BROADWAY, THE SUMMER OLYMPICS.

ATHLETES PLAYED IN FROM THE SMALL OR NONEXISTENT STADIUM CROWDS.

PEOPLE WONDERED WHEN THEY WITH THE CROWD AGAIN.

IN MAY, THEY FOUND OUT.

CAMERAS CAPTURED MINNEAPOLIS POLICE ARRESTING 46-YEAR-OLD GEORGE FLORIDA.

FOR NEARLY 8 MINUTES, A FORMER POLICE OFFICER KNEELED ON FLOYD'S NECK EVEN AFTER FLOYD BECAME A RESPONSES.

OFFICERS FACE CHARGES IN RELATION TO HIS DEATH.

A RENEWED CALL FOR RACIAL INJUSTICE WAS IGNITED WITH FLOYD'S DEATH.

MORE TRAGIC DEATHS FUELED AMUSEMENT -- FUELED A MOVEMENT.

>> BLACK LIVES MATTER PLAZA TOOK SHAPE IN WASHINGTON DC WHILE CIVIL WAR MONUMENTS CAME DOWN IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

THE NATION LOST CIVIL RIGHTS ICON CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS 55 YEARS AFTER BLOOD THE SUNDAY WHEN HE BEGAN HIS QUEST FOR EQUALITY.

HE TOOK HIS FINAL TRIP ACROSS THE EDMUND PETTIS BRIDGE IN HIS CASKET DURING A WEEKEND OF EVENTS CELEBRATING HIS LIFE.

THE SPACE PROGRAM TOOK OFF IN NEW WAYS IN MAY.

SPACE X MARKED THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIAL LAUNCH TAKING TWO NASA ASTRONAUTS TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FROM U.S.

SOIL.

ON CHRISTMAS DAY, DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE WAS ROCKED BY A EXPLOSION IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

AN RV PARK OUTSIDE AN AT&T TRANSMISSION BUILDING BEGAN BROADCASTING A WARNING BEFORE IT EXPLODED.

DAMAGING 40 BUILDINGS AND INJURING AT LEAST EIGHT PEOPLE.

THE BOMBER AT 63-YEAR-OLD ANTHONY QUINN WARNER DIED AT THE SCENE.

PEOPLE OF ALL AGES DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO TRY TIKTOK.

THE APP SAYS THIS YEAR THEY GOT A RECORD 528 MILLION VIEWS PERHAPS FOR PEOPLE NEEDING TO TAKE A BREAK FROM WATCHING ALL ELSE 20/20 HAD OFFERED.

I AM NADIA ROMERO REPORTING.

>> THOSE EARNING MINIMUM WAGE IN CALIFORNIA WILL GIVE A BIT OF A RAISE TOMORROW.

COMPANIES WITH 26 OR MORE WORKERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BOOST THE MINIMUM PAY FROM $13 AN HOUR TO $14 AN HOUR.

CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF THE 20 STATES BOOSTING MINIMUM WAGE IN 2021.

IT IS A MUCH DIFFERENT STORY FOR FEDERAL WORKERS, THOUGH.

THEIR MINIMAL WAGE IS HALF OF CALIFORNIA FOR $7.25.

THAT HASN'T CHANGED SINCE 2009.

>> IF YOU CAN WORK REMOTELY AND HAVE SPENT ANY TIME AT WORK THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM HR TELLING YOU THAT A COLLEAGUE TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS OR WAS EXPOSED TO SOMEONE WITH IT.

STARTING THIS YEAR, EMPLOYERS WILL HAVE TO DO THAT.

THE NEW LAW REQUIRES WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL EXPOSURES IN THE WORKPLACE.

A LABOR ATTORNEY SAYS EMPLOYERS HAVE AN ETHICAL DUTY TO KEEP THEIR WORKERS SAFE.

MANY HAVE ALREADY BEEN DOING THIS.

>> THESE PROCESSES ARE IN PLACE FOR MOST EMPLOYERS.

THEY NOW HAVE A LEGAL DUTY TO DO IT.

>> THE LAW ALSO REQUIRES COMPANIES TO REPORT OUTBREAKS.

WORKERS WHO DON'T FEEL THEY ARE GETTING THESE PROTECTIONS HAVE A FEW OPTIONS.

SHE SAYS IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO START BY SPEAKING WITH YOUR EMPLOYER FIRST.

BUT, IF THAT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING, HEAD TO THE WEBSITE.

>> THEY HAVE A HOTLINE TO CALL IF EMPLOYEES HAVE QUESTIONS ON THINGS LIKE PAID SICK LEAVE, RETALIATION PROTECTIONS.

IF THEY FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE THEY WANT TO FILE ANY COMPLAINT, THAT CAN BE DONE COMPLETELY ONLINE AS WELL.

>> IT GIVES CAL OSHA THE AUTHORITY TO SHUT DOWN WEBSITES.

BUT, THE AGENCY IS ALREADY OVERWHELMED, SO HOW MUCH IT ACTUALLY USES THAT POWER REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

>> LITTER AT OUR BEACHES IS NOTHING NEW BUT THE COVID-19 ERA IS BRINGING A NEW TYPE OF TRASH ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS ARE WORRIED DISPOSABLE MASKS ARE NOW POLLUTING OUR COAST.

>> DISPOSABLES ARE IN THE BUSHES AND ON THE STREETS BUT NOT ENDING UP WHERE THEY SHOULD BE, IN THE TRASH.

>> WE SEE A LOT OF DISPOSABLE MASKS ON THE BEACHES AND AROUND ALL THE TIME.

>> THEY CAN END UP IN STORM DRAINS AND TRAVEL OUT TO THE OCEAN.

SAVE OUR SHORES SAYS A LOT MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO KNOW JUST HOW MANY ANIMALS ARE BEING IMPACTED BY THIS TYPE OF LETTER.

>> WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT WILL BE SO YOU KNOW, NOT KNOWING THAT, WE NEED TO BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL TO KEEP IT OUT OF OUR OCEAN.

>> AS DISPOSABLE MASKS AND GLOVES END UP IN AND AROUND OUR OCEAN, THE MAJOR CONCERN IS THAT THESE ITEMS CAN BREAK DOWN AND BLOCK AN ANIMAL'S DIGESTIVE TRACT.

>> MUCH LIKE PLASTIC BAGS THAT LOOK A LOT LIKE JELLYFISH, SAVE OUR SHORES SOME MAY CONSUME PPD LITTER MISTAKING THEM FOR A SNACK.

>> THERE ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN REDUCE YOUR IMPACT ON THE PANDEMIC.

MAKE SURE DISPOSABLE MASKS AND UP IN THE TRASH BECAUSE MOST ARE NOT RECYCLABLE.

IF THAT IS NOT ENOUGH, HERE IS WHY AN ANIMAL LOVER SAID YOU SHOULD DO YOUR PART.

>> WE ARE ALL BEING URGED TO STAY INSIDE THIS NEW YEAR'S EVE.

THAT IS PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA SINCE IT WILL BE ANOTHER CHILLY NIGHT.

>> >> WE ARE WATCHING OF COURSE A PRETTY QUIET TREND AS WE CLOSE OUT 2020 AND START OUT 2021.

THE WEEKEND IS GOING TO BE GETTING A BIT COOLER FOR US AS WE MANAGED TO STAY DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND IT IS QUESTIONABLE WHEN WE CAN SEE OUR NEXT RAIN CHANCE MAYBE AS WE GO TO MONDAY NIGHT TOWARDS TUESDAY.

TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE 30s AND 40s, PRETTY QUIET AS WE GO THROUGH NEW YEAR'S EVE.

AGAIN, QUIET DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT.

NO PROBLEMS IF YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT OR JUST STAYING IN.

HIGH PRESSURE KEEPS US PRETTY QUIET RIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW.

WE ARE STARTING OUT WITH MILD CONDITIONS AS WE HIT 67 FOR SAN DIEGO AND THE SAME THING FOR OCEANSIDE AND MOUNT LAGUNA COMING IN IN THE MID-50s.

THAT PATTERN SHUTS OFF TOWARDS THE EAST.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM IS WORKING IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND EVEN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.

YOU MIGHT BE WONDERING DOES THIS PUSH FARTHER SOUTH?

WHAT KIND OF LIST BACK INTO SUNDAY BUT MAY BECOME MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY, WE WILL GET A LITTLE BIT OF MOISTURE TO TRY TO MAKE AN ENTRANCE INTO OUR AREA.

IT WOULD BE NOTHING LIKE THE LAST SYSTEM WHERE WE MANAGED TO PICK UP A HALF INCH.

WE DO HAVE THE MID-60s ON THE BOARD HERE FOR TOMORROW, BUT THEN AFTER THAT, WE FALL INTO THE LOW 60s, SUNDAY WE HAVE A FEW MORE CLOUDS TO CLOSE OUT THE WEEKEND.

MEANWHILE, IT IS A SIMILAR TREND BECAUSE WE GO FROM 67 TO 65 ON SUNDAY.

THERE MAY BE A COUPLE OF SPRINKLES HEADING INTO MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY BUT REALLY ARE PRETTY DRY TIME THROUGHOUT THE DAYS TO COME.

THAT INCLUDES IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE WE ARE HOLDING ON TO THE 50s AND IT IS BREEZY AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM TRIES TO WORK TO THE NORTH ON MONDAY AND THEN AS WE GO THROUGH THE DESERT HERE WE ARE HANGING OUT IN THE 60s AND 70s.

>> FEW SAN DIEGO NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE BEEN HIT AS HARD AS CITY HEIGHTS HAS.

REPORTERS SAY HELP US COME IN THE FORM OF A GIFT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FOR NEIGHBORS AND SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE IN NEED.

>> >>> BUSINESS HAS PICKED UP DURING THE HOLIDAY.

AT THE SAME TIME, IT IS HELPING THE COMMUNITY.

IT IS ALSO HELPING THE BUSINESS.

EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION RAISED $300,000 TO PURCHASE GIFT CERTIFICATES FROM 50 LOCAL BUSINESSES.

THE ASSOCIATION GAVE THE GIFT CERTIFICATES TO FAMILY AND NANNIES.

>> SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN HURT SO MUCH AS A RESULT OF THE LOCKDOWNS AND THE RESTRICTIONS.

THEY ARE REALLY BEARING THE BRUNT OF THIS CRISIS.

>> THE GIFT TO GIVE THEIR PROGRAM COULD HAVE LONG-TERM BENEFITS FOR BUSINESSES AND ONE OF THE CITY'S LOWEST INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> THE BUSINESS IS GETTING ADDITIONAL CUSTOMERS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE NEW CUSTOMERS THAT ARE NOW DISCOVERING THIS BUSINESS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

>> IT IS CLEAR THAT THE GIFT CERTIFICATES ARE GOING TO THOSE WHO NEED THE MOST.

>> WHAT I NOTICE IS THAT THE PEOPLE WHO CAME IN WITH THE CERTIFICATES WHERE I CAN SEE PEOPLE IN NEED.

WHAT THEY GOT IS MILK, EGGS, BREAD, FOOD.

>> RIGHT NOW, THE PROGRAM IS STILL IN ITS PILOT PHASE BUT WILL LIKELY GROW IN THE COMING WEEKS.

>> I HAVE DECIDED TO PARTICIPATE .

LIKE I SAID, I WISH THIS COULD CONTINUE FOREVER.

>> MORE TIME AT HOME THIS YEAR HAS LED TO A BOOM IN PET ADOPTION.

OUR FURRY FRIENDS WILL BE WITH US INTO THE NEW YEAR AND MIGHT EVEN HELP US ACHIEVE OUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS.

MANDY GAVE HER TELLS US HOW PETS CAN PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN OUR HEALTH 2021.

>> WHETHER YOU PREFER CATS, DOGS, OR SOME OTHER FREE FRIEND, PETS ARE NOT JUST ANIMALS.

THEY CAN BE FAMILY CAN BE GOOD FOR OUR HEALTH.

>> THEY GET US OUT OF MOVING.

WE CAN GO OUT AND WALK WITH OUR PETS, RUN IF WE ARE RUNNERS, TAKE THEM HIKING, AND EVEN CATS CAN ENJOY WALKING ON A HARNESS OR EVEN GOING OUT IN THE STROLLER.

>> IF YOUR RESOLUTION IS TO BE HEALTHIER, LET YOUR PET BE YOUR PARTNER IN EXERCISE AND STRESS RELIEF.

>> BREATHE DEEPLY, BE PRESENT IN THE MOMENT, AND PET YOUR DOG OR CAT AND FEEL THAT RELEASE OF THE PRESSURE OF OUR LIVES THESE DAYS.

>> PETS CAN ALSO HELP YOU GET BETTER.

TRY EATING SOMETHING YOU CAN SHARE IN MODERATION.

>> WHEN YOU HAVE THOSE HEALTHY SNACKS AROUND, YOU CAN EAT THEM IN YOUR PET CAN ENJOY THEM AS WELL.

>> LET YOUR PET MOTIVATE YOU TO VENTURE OUT.

>> BEACHES, STATE PARKS, LOCAL LANDMARKS ARE A GREAT PLACE TO GO SIGHTSEEING.

YOUR PET CAN HELP YOU BE SOCIAL.

>> IT IS A GREAT WAY WAY FOR ME TO LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE.

GET OUT THERE AND STAY SAFELY SOCIAL DISTANCE.

TALK TO SOME OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL.

MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS MADE POSSIBLE BY ANDERSON PLUMBING HEATING AND AIR.

WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO SERVE SAN DIEGO CLIENTS.

HELPING HOMEOWNERS MAINTAIN DRAIN, HEATING, AND COOLING SYSTEMS SINCE 1978.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREVACID FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCOS SHYLY AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> MANY 18-YEAR-OLDS ARE JUST FINISHING THEIR FIRST SEMESTER IN COLLEGE.

ONE SEND MARCOS TEENAGER HAS BEEN PREPARING FOR ONE OF THE TOUGHEST OFF-ROAD RACES IN THE WORLD THIS WEEKEND.

HE SPENT CHRISTMAS IN SAUDI ARABIA TO PREPARE FOR THE CAR RALLY THIS SUNDAY.

IT IS A TOUGH 14 DAY RACE THROUGH THE DESERT AND ALONG THE RED SEA.

>> THIS IS A RACE THAT I HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE.

IT IS GOING TO BE A LONG ONE.

IT IS GOING TO BE TOUGH.

>> HE HAS A VERY IMPRESSIVE BACKGROUND.

HE WAS A WORLD CHAMPION AT 11 YEARS OLD LONG BEFORE HE WAS LEGALLY ABLE TO DRIVE.

AT 18, HE IS NOW ONE IS -- ONE OF THE YOUNGEST DRIVERS.

>> YOU CAN FIND THESE STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE WWW.KPBS.ORG/EVENINGEDITION.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT AND THROUGHOUT WHAT HAS BEEN A VERY CHALLENGING YEAR.

IT IS ALREADY 2021 AND MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD.

WE LEAVE YOU WITH SOME OF THE FIRE CELEBRATIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING, AND STAY SAFE.

>> FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.