>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWELL FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 48 YEARS.

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THANK YOU.

>>> ACTIVISTS AND POLITICIANS ARE CALLING TACTICS USED BY IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT EXCESSIVE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

PROTESTERS STOOD OUTSIDE THE FEDERAL BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO URGING ICE AGENTS TO STOP OVERSTEPPING THEIR AUTHORITY.

KPBS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI DiMARCO SAYS NEW FEDERAL LEGISLATION WOULD SET LIMITS ON THE USE OF FORCE IN IMMIGRATION OPERATIONS.

>> IMMIGRANTS ARE WELCOME HERE.

>> Reporter: OUTSIDE THE FEDERAL BUILDING, CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS AND LOCAL USERS GATHERED TO PROTEST LOCAL ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.

INCLUDING RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC ASSETS TO IMMIGRATION FACILITIES.

VICTOR GREW UP CROSSING THE U.S.

MEXICO BORDER.

>> SOMETHING THAT WE ALL SHARE IN COMMON IS THAT WE CROSSED WITH A DREAM.

>>'S DREAM TO WORK AT A LAW FIRM NOW GIVES HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OTHERS.

>> I'VE HAD PEOPLE REACH OUT TO ME AND TELL ME VICTOR, IS IT SAFE FOR US >> Reporter: SAN DIEGO CONGRESSMAN SCOTT PETERS SPONSORED THE BILL CALLED STOP EXCESSIVE FORCE IN IMMIGRATION ACT.

ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN IS ONE OF ITS COSPONSORS.

>> NO MORE MILITARIZED RAIDS ON PEACEFUL COMMUNITIES.

IF YOU ARE ENTERING A NEIGHBORHOOD, WORKPLACE OR PLACE OF WORSHIP, NOT CONFRONTING A TERRORIST, YOU DON'T NEED TEARGAS, FLASH-BANG GRENADES OR RUBBER BULLETS.

>> Reporter: THE BILL ALSO CALLS FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY.

IT REQUIRES OFFICERS TO WEAR THEIR IDENTIFICATION AND ALSO KEEP BODY AND VEHICLE CAMERAS ON AT ALL TIMES.

IT SETS STRICT LIMITS ON USE OF FORCE.

RULES FOR COMBING TENSE SITUATIONS AND A DUTY FOR OFFICERS TO STEP IN IF A COLLEAGUE CROSSES THE LINE.

ADVOCACY LEADERS SAY THE BILL IS URGENTLY NEEDED.

JEANETTE OVERSEES POLICY AND ADVOCACY FOR THE COALITION OF HUMANE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS.

>> AS MORE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT THROUGHOUT CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE REALLY MUST LIMIT UNNECESSARY FORCE AND PREVENT DANGEROUS USE OF FORCE FOR CROWD CONTROL EQUIPMENT AND REQUIRE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR AGENTS WHO ABUSE THEIR POWER.

>> Reporter: SPEAKERS CALLED FOR PROTECTIONS THAT ENSURE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT DOESN'T VIOLATE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

SHE SAYS IT STARTS WITH REMINDING PEOPLE.

>> DON'T BE AFRAID TO SPEAK UP BECAUSE YOU HAVE RIGHTS.

HE WILL HAVE RIGHTS.

>> Reporter: HEIDI DiMARCO.

KPBS NEWS.

>> WE HAVE A HIGH-IMPACT FORECAST FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THIS IS THE CABOOSE.

THE FINAL STORM IN THAT SEQUENCE WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH OVER THE PAST WEEK PLUS.

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER TIME.

OUR FIRST AND MOST SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF SNOW IN SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AROUND SAN DIEGO COUNTY SO FAR THIS SEASON.

SOME OF YOU HAD SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS.

THIS WILL BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SO FAR THIS SEASON.

WE WILL HAVE YOUR FULL FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> THE LONG-AWAITED JOBS REPORT IS OUT TODAY.

THE U.S.

ECONOMY SAW STRONGER- THAN-EXPECTED GROWTH IN SEPTEMBER BUT THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ROSE TO A FOUR-YEAR HIGH.

IT COMES AS SOME OF AMERICA'S MAJOR COMPANIES/WARNING SIGNS ABOUT THE ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: THE LATEST SNAPSHOT OF THE LABOR MARKET PAINTING A MUDDY PICTURE.

119,000 WERE ADDED TO THE ECONOMY IN SEPTEMBER.

BUT UNEMPLOYMENT ALSO CLIMBED TO 4.4%.

THE HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE OCTOBER 2021 ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.

>> THERE ARE SIGNS OF STRESS HERE.

>> Reporter: THE JOB REPORT AFTER A SEVEN WEEK DELAY DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN ALSO REVEALED DOWNWARD REVISIONS TO PREVIOUS REPORTS.

SHOWING A LOWER TOTAL FOR JULY.

>> TAKE OUT 2020, YOU GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2010 WHERE YOU HAD MULTIPLE MONTHS OF CONTRACTION DURING A GIVEN YEAR.

THAT IS CONCERNING.

>> Reporter: TOUTING IT AS GREAT PROGRESS FOR THE U.S.

ECONOMY EVEN AS A NEW FOX NEWS POLL PAINTS A PICTURE OF A NATION DEEPLY FRUSTRATED BY CONDITIONS WITH 76% VIEWING THE ECONOMY NEGATIVELY AND MORE PUTTING THE BLAME ON PRESIDENT TRUMP THAN BIDEN.

>> A MISTAKE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION MADE WAS PROMISING OVERNIGHT SUCCESS.

>> Reporter: AS AFFORDABILITY REMAINS AN ISSUE HOUSEHOLDS APPEAR TO BE CHANGING THEIR SPENDING HABITS.

LAST QUARTER, WALMART'S SALES GREW 4.5% WHILE SLIGHTLY MORE EXPENSIVE BIG-BOX RIFLE TARGET REPORTED A LOSS.

>> FOR BUSINESSES, CONSUMERS, HOUSEHOLDS THERE ARE MANY REASONS FOR THEM TO BE CAUTIOUS RIGHT NOW.

>>> ABOUT A DOZEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY USE AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS.

A KPBS INVESTIGATION FOUND THOSE AGENCIES ARE ALSO SEARCHING LICENSE PLATE CHEMIST CAMERAS OWNED BY PRIVATE BUSINESSES.

THESE DEVICES FUNCTION AS AN EXTENSION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SURVEILLANCE WITH LITTLE OVERSIGHT.

>> Reporter: SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IN PUBLIC SPACES ARE NOTHING NEW.

BUT THE LITTLE BLACK LICENSE PLATE READERS MOUNTED NEAR EACH ENTRANCE OF THE PREMIUM OUTLETS ARE SURVEILLANCE ON STEROIDS.

THEY ARE MADE BY FLOCK SAFETY, ATLANTA-BASED SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AND THEY CAPTURE THE LICENSE PLATE NUMBER MAKE AND MODEL OF EVERY CAR THAT ENTERS THE PARKING LOT.

>> AS SOON AS YOU COME IN, IT'S IN THE SYSTEM.

HE CAN RUN YOUR INFORMATION.

>> Reporter: THAT IS A FORMER WORKER ON THE MALL.

HE SPOKE WITH KPBS ANONYMOUSLY BECAUSE HE FEARED PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES FOR DISCUSSING COMPANY POLICY.

AT FIRST, HE EMBRACED THE DEVICES BELIEVING THEY WOULD HELP SOLVE CRIMES.

>> ROBBERIES HIKED UP.

THERE HAS BEEN A FAULT HERE.

>> Reporter: HE HAD SECOND THOUGHTS WHEN HE REALIZED THE POWER OF THESE READERS.

THE MALL GAVE SEVERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OPEN ACCESS TO SEARCH AND RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS FROM THE SYSTEM.

>> IF PEOPLE KNEW MORE ABOUT IT I WOULD SAY PEOPLE WOULD BE VERY CONCERNED.

NOBODY WANTS BIG BROTHER OBVIOUSLY WATCHING EVERY LITTLE THING.

>> Reporter: SIMON PROPERTY GROUP WHICH OWNS LOSS AMERICA'S DID NOT RESPOND TO MULTIPLE REQUESTS FOR COMMENTS.

A MONTH-LONG INVESTIGATION FOUND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAVE ACCESS TO DOZENS OF THESE PROPERTY PROP PRIVATELY OWNED WHICH INCLUDE OVER 150 LICENSE PLATE CAMERAS.

PLEASE CAN SEARCH AND RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS FROM HOME DEPOT, LOWE'S, THE SOUTHWESTERN YACHT CLUB AND OVER A DOZEN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS.

THESE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS HAVE NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.

KPBS REVIEWED OVER 1500 PAGES OF POLICE RECORDS TO UNCOVER THEM.

>> I THINK WHAT PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IS HOW MANY OF THOSE CAMERAS ARE LINKED TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: DIRECTOR OF THE LIBERTY AND NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAM AT THE BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE IN NEW YORK.

SHE SAYS THIS TECHNOLOGY DOES MORE THAN JUST SNAP IMAGES OF YOUR CAR.

>> IT CAN GIVE RISE TO I THINK PRETTY SIGNIFICANT INFERENCES ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING YOU ARE ASSOCIATING WITH THEM OFTEN WHAT YOUR POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS BELIEFS ARE.

IT CAN BE USED TO CREATE PATTERNS OF MOVEMENT.

>> Reporter: PUBLIC OUTCRY LED LAWMAKERS IN CALIFORNIA TO PASS GUARDRAILS FOR LICENSE PLATE READERS OWNED BY PUBLIC AGENCIES INCLUDING RESTRICTIONS ON DATA SHARING.

THE AGENCIES ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST.

WALDMAN NOTES THAT THESE REQUIREMENTS DON'T APPLY TO PRIVATE BUSINESSES.

>> IT REALLY OFTEN LEAVES PEOPLE IN THE DARK ABOUT THESE INCREDIBLY POWERFUL SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY.

>> Reporter: ESPECIALLY ALARMING GIVEN THE RECENT CONTROVERSY AROUND FLOCK.

THE COMPANY HAS FACED CRITICISM AFTER FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES USED LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO SEARCH LICENSE PLATE DATA AROUND THE COUNTRY.

AND A GROWING NUMBER OF CITIES ARE CUTTING TIES WITH THE COMPANY OVER PRIVACY CONCERNS.

FLOCK SPOKESPERSON HOLLY BAYLIN SAYS THE COMPANY HAS BEEFED UP SAFEGUARDS IN RESPONSE.

>> FLOCK WANTS TO MAKE SURE WE OFFER ALL THE TOOLS SO THAT COMMUNITIES CAN DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES WHAT BALANCE OF SAFETY THEY WANT TO STRIKE.

WHILE PROTECTING PRIVACY, WHILE ADHERING TO THE VALUES OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: FEELINGS HAS MANY PRIVATE BUSINESSES ARE HAPPY TO SHARE THEIR DATA WITH LEASE.

A USER GUIDE FROM THE COMPANY ENCOURAGED IT.

>> THESE CAMERAS ARE ACTUALLY HELPING SALT ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT, SOLVE ORGANIZED CRIME CAN HELP PROTECT EMPLOYEES.

>> Reporter: MOST OF THE PRIVATE BUSINESSES IN SAN DIEGO THAT SHARE THEIR SYSTEM EITHER DECLINED OR DID NOT RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR COMMENT.

BUT ONE HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION MEMBER SPOKE TO US BY PHONE.

>> I CAN'T SEE A REASON ANY HOAS WOULD NOT FAIR-- SHARE WITH THE SHERIFF IF THE INTENT IS FOR SECURITY.

>> Reporter: ROBERT LIVES IN THEM RANCH COMMUNITY AND IS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE H AWAY.

HE SAYS HIS NEIGHBORS SUPPORTED INSTALLING THE LICENSE PLATE CHEMIST THOUGH HE ACKNOWLEDGED THEY MAY NOT KNOW THE EXTENT OF LAW-ENFORCEMENT ACCESS.

>> WE CAN'T EVEN GET PEOPLE TO SHOW UP AT THE HOA MEETINGS .

TO TALK ABOUT THE WATER SYSTEM THAT IS COSTING US A FORTUNE.

>> Reporter: KPBS SPOKE WITH SEVERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

THEY ALL TOUTED THE LICENSE PLATE READERS.

>> WE HAVE ACCESS TO MANY MORE CAMERAS NOW.

MANY MORE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE PRIVATE ENTITIES.

>> Reporter: AMANDA CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE IS WITH THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF.

>> WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE MULTIPLE MURDERS, SEVERAL KIDNAPPINGS, THE VAST MAJORITY HAVE BEEN NARCOTIC CASES, AND STOLEN VEHICLE CASES.

>> Reporter: HE SAID EVERY DAY SAN DIEGO AND HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO PRIVACY.

THERE IS ONE STATE LAW THAT APPLIES TO PRIVATE BUSINESSES THAT OPERATE READERS.

IT REQUIRES THEM TO POST A PRIVACY POLICY ONLINE THAT DETAILS HOW THEY USE THE TECHNOLOGY.

BUT COMPANY POLICIES, KPBS TRACKS DOWN, APPEAR TO FALL SHORT OF WHAT IS REQUIRED BY LAW.

COMPANIES DISCLOSED THEIR USE OF LICENSE PLATE READERS BUT DID NOT SAY SPECIFICALLY HOW THEY WERE BEING USED.

NOT ONE DESCRIBES THE OPEN ACCESS GRANTED TO POLICE.

SCOTT ROHDE, KPBS NEWS.

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>>> A LEADER IN REMOTE IS COMMUNITY IS UPSET AFTER THE SCHOOL BOARD PASSED WHAT HE IS CALLING A ANTI-TRANS RESOLUTION.

THE NEW SPORTS RELATED DECLARATION MEANS.

>> Reporter: IN THE SMALL RURAL TOWN OF RAMONA, A BIG ISSUE OF NATIONAL DEBATE IS EMERGING.

WHO SHOULD PLAY IN GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS?

WAYLON BOOTH IS FOUNDER OF RAMONA PRIDE.

HIS FAMILY HAS DEEP ROOTS IN THE TOWN.

>> GROWING UP QUEER WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY IS YOU OFTEN TIMES REALLY DON'T .

BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T TALK ABOUT THE KIND OF THINGS.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THE RECENT RESOLUTION CAME OUT OF THE BLUE.

THE RAMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RESOLUTION IS CALLED SUPPORTING TITLE NINE IN FAIRNESS IN GIRLS AND DISCUSSING SPORTS.

TITLE NINE PREVENTS DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION.

>> THE ONLY THING THAT TRULY SERVES TO DO IS TO HARM TRANSGENDER STUDENTS.

>> Reporter: THE RESOLUTION USES TERMS LIKE BIOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE ATHLETES.

>> SPECIFICALLY THE USAGE OF THE TERMS BIOLOGICAL MALES HAVING ADVANTAGES OVER BIOLOGICAL FEMALES WITHIN SPORTS IS SOMETHING THAT IS USED TO BAN TRANS WOMEN.

>> MAIA PHILLIPS IS THE BOARD MEMBER WHO DRAFTED THE RESOLUTION.

SHE SAYS THERE WASN'T A INCIDENT OR INDIVIDUAL THAT SPURRED THE ITEM.

IT'S A PROACTIVE RESOLUTION.

>> ALLOWING VOICE TO COMPETE IN GIRLS SPORTS IS A SLAP IN THE FACE TO FAIRNESS.

AND HARD WORK.

>> Reporter: RAMONA SUPERINTENDENT BRIAN THURMAN SAYS THE DISTRICT WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW STATE LAW.

STATE LAW SAYS STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA CAN PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS BASED ON THE GENDER IDENTITY.

SO IF NOTHING IS CHANGING, WHY BRING FORWARD THE RESOLUTION?

>> TO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD.

HOPING IT WILL CHANGE CALIFORNIA TO FOLLOW FEDERAL INTERPRETATION OF TITLE NINE.

>> Reporter: THERE HAS BEEN NATIONAL PUSHBACK AGAINST TRANS ATHLETES IN RECENT YEARS.

PRESIDENT TRUMP OPENLY CRITICIZED A TRANS TRACK ATHLETE IN CALIFORNIA THIS MAY.

HE THREATENED TO WITHHOLD FEDERAL FUNDING IF SHE WAS NOT BARRED FROM THE PETITION.

PHILLIPS SAYS THAT IS PART OF WHY SHE DRAFTED THE RESOLUTION.

>> I WANTED TO CALL THAT THEIR POLICIES ALIGN WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF FAIRNESS.

SAFETY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AS OUTLINED IN TITLE NINE.

WHICH WOULD PROTECT FEDERAL FUNDING OF OUR DISTRICTS LIKE OURS.

>> Reporter: THE BOARD DECORATION IS EXCLUSIONARY AGAINST 11 STUDENTS.

>> I COULDN'T THINK OF ANY REASON THEY WOULD DO SO OTHER THAN PLAIN BIGOTRY AND WANTING TO HARM MINORITIES.

AND SEPARATE THEM FROM THEIR PEERS.

>> Reporter: THE BOARD SENT THE RESOLUTION TO THE STATE ADVOCATING FOR CHANGES IN STATE ATHLETIC POLICY.

>>> THE NATION'S TOP PICKLEBALL PLAYERS ARE HERE IN SAN DIEGO THIS WEEK FOR THE NATIONAL SHIPPING SHIP.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER WINN WENT ON TO THE COURT TO SHOW US WHY THIS SPORT IS GAINING IN POPULARITY.

>> THIS IS THE PINNACLE OF PICKLEBALL RIGHT HERE.

>> Reporter: HUNDREDS OF ATHLETES ARE HERE THIS WEEK FOR THE USA PICKLEBALL NATIONAL CHAMPION CHIPS.

>> WE GOT ABOUT 2500 COMPETING.

>> Reporter: BOTH PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR.

USA PICKLEBALL CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER JOSE MARINO SAYS THE SPORT REALLY GAINED TRACTION DURING THE END OF IT.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE WANTED TO GET OUTSIDE.

THEY WANTED TO BE ACTIVE.

>> Reporter: THAT IS HOW MATTHEW MEAD CAME TO THE SPORT.

>> I DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO PLAY.

I JUST GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE AND I WAS DONE WITH TENNIS.

MIGHT AS WELL TRY A NEW SPORT.

AND PICKLEBALL CAME AT THE RIGHT TIME.

>> Reporter: PICKLEBALL IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING SPORTS IN THE WORLD.

IT IS SIMILAR TO TENNIS BUT HAS ITS OWN COURT.

>> THE KITCHEN IS THE AREA WE CALL IT A NO GO ZONE BUT IT IS THE BOX ON EACH SIDE OF THE NET.

>> Reporter: MARINO SAYS ONE REASON THE SPORT GAINED POPULARITY IS IT IS RELATIVELY EASY TO PICK UP.

FOR BOTH YOUNG AND OLD.

HERE COMPETING ON THE AMATEUR CIRCUIT.

SHE HAS PLAYED WITH HER NEPHEW AS WELL AS HER OLDER PLAYERS BUT >> I PLAYED WITH PEOPLE WHO THESE LITTLE OLD LADIES WHO HAD TO USE OXYGEN.

AND THEY WOULD USE IT, TAKE IT OFF, PLAY, THEY WOULD BEAT ME AND THEN PUT IT BACK ON LATER.

THAT IS THE GREATEST PART OF THE SPORT.

>> Reporter: THE TOURNAMENT RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY AT THE BARNES TENNIS CENTER.

THE TOTAL PRICE PRIZE MONEY IS NEARLY A QUARTER OF $1 MILLION.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE EXPECTED TO TRAVEL THINGS GIVING WEEK AND AIRPORTS ARE BRACING FOR THE BIG CROWDS AND DRIVERS ARE BEING WARNED TO EXPECT EVEN MORE TRAFFIC THIS YEAR.

JENN SULLIVAN BREAKS DOWN THE BUSY TRAVEL FORECAST.

>> Reporter: AIR TRAVEL IS BEGINNING TO RETURN TO NORMAL JUST IN TIME FOR THE EASY THINGS GIVING TRAVEL WEEK.

WELCOME RELIEF FOR MANY PASSENGERS WHOSE TRAVEL PLANS WERE UPROOTED BY DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS DURING THE SHUTDOWN.

>> THANK GOODNESS IT HAPPEN BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS BECAUSE WE ALL DESERVE GOOD GETAWAYS.

>> Reporter: AS THE SHUTDOWN DRAGGED ON THE FAA REDUCED AIR TRAFFIC BY 4% AT 40 MAJOR AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

IT CAUSED MASS FLIGHT DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS BUT TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES GAVE AIRLINES THE GREEN LIGHT TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATIONS MONDAY.

AND THE DISRUPTIONS APPEAR TO BE OVER.

>> I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SMOOTH HOPEFULLY THINGS GIVING TRAVEL.

>> Reporter: TRAVELERS SHOULD STILL BRACE FOR LONG LINES AT AIRPORTS AND PLENTY OF CARS ON THE ROADS.

AAA IS PROJECTING NEARLY 82 MILLION PEOPLE WILL TRAVEL 50 MILES OR MORE BETWEEN NOVEMBER 25th AND DECEMBER 1st.

THAT IS A NEW RECORD.

AT LEAST 73 MILLION OF THOSE TRAVELERS ARE EXPECTED TO DRIVE.

>> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE MORE TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION ON THE ROAD.

>> Reporter: AAA SPOKESPERSON SAYS THAT COULD BE EVEN HIGHER IF PEOPLE DECIDE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT FLIGHT DISRUPTION.

IF YOU ARE DRIVING, AAA SAYS THE WORST TIMES TO TRAVEL OUR TUESDAY BETWEEN NOON AND 9 P.M.

AND WEDNESDAY BETWEEN 11 A.M.

AND 8 P.M.

THE WORST TIME TO RETURN HOME IF SUNDAY BETWEEN 11 A.M.

AND 8 P.M.

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS IS AROUND THREE DOLLARS $3.11 AS OF WEDNESDAY.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JENN SULLIVAN.

>>> MEANWHILE, SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FORECASTING A BUSY TRAVEL SEASON HERE.

THE HEAVIEST TRAVEL PERIOD BEGINS TOMORROW AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DECEMBER 1st.

THE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY ESTIMATE AROUND 80,000 PASSENGERS PASSED THROUGH SAN DIEGO'S AIRPORT EACH DAY.

THAT IS A 3% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.

THE BUSIEST DAYS EXPECTED TO BE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30th WITH AS MANY AS 90,000 PEOPLE TRAVELING THROUGH THE AIRPORT.

>>> WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT IN THE SHORT-TERM, THEN THINGS WILL TURN A LOT QUIETER.

MORE FAVORABLE FOR HUFFINGTON EARLY NEXT WEEK AND THIS WEEKEND.

BUT THE FINAL STORM IN THIS VERY ACTIVE BUSY SERIES OF STORMS SINCE ABOUT A WEEK AGO IS MOVING IN.

MOVING THROUGH FRIDAY.

DRENCHING RAIN AND ALSO UP IN THE HIGH GROUND THERE WILL BE SOME SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOW.

FOR SOME IN FAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THE MOST SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOW YET THIS SEASON.

YOU CAN SEE THE RAIN MOVING IN AS OUR STORM SYSTEM RUNS PARALLEL TO AND RUNNING RIGHT DOWN TO THE CALIFORNIA COAST.

INCREASING RAINFALL LATE TONIGHT.

SNOW IN THE MOUNTAIN PASSES TO THE NORTH, FOR US WE'VE GOT RAIN, MAYBE EVEN ONE OF THESE RELATIVELY RARE THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

57 DEGREES FOR YOUR LOW AND YOU CAN SEE THE STORM WARNINGS IN EFFECT IN OTHER PARTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

ESPECIALLY INTO THE MOUNTAINS SURROUNDING THE LOS ANGELES BASIN.

BUT FRIDAY, VERY WET, SOURS SHOWERS EARLY IN THE DAY AND THEN MOVING EAST INTO PARTS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN ARIZONA.

WE WILL TURN COOLER OUT THERE AS WELL AND AS WE LOOK AT THE SPECIFIC HERE, LOTS OF CLOUDS, RAIN AND A COUPLE SNOWFLAKES IN THERE.

SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THE HIGH GROUND.

MOUNT LAGUNA WILL SEE A RAIN AND SNOW MIXED PRIMARILY SNOW.

65, 64 IN SAN DIEGO.

VERY ACTIVE LOOKING FUTURE RADAR AND SATELLITE.

SOAKING RAIN ACROSS THE REGION AND BY THE TIME WE GET INTO THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON A LOT OF THIS MORNING RAIN THAT WILL BE PRETTY WIDESPREAD, STILL SOME SHOWERS AROUND.

BY MIDAFTERNOON WE EXPECT TO SEE A GRADUAL DRYING TREND BUT IT WON'T BE ENTIRELY DRY.

THERE WILL STILL BE SOME LINGERING SHOWERS AROUND SO YOU GOT TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THAT.

AND OVERALL THE RAIN IS GOING TO BE EXITING SLOWLY.

BUT EVEN ON SATURDAY, WE ARE STILL GOING TO HAVE SOME SHOWERS AROUND.

IT JUST WILL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A WEAKER ROUND OF RAIN EVENTUALLY DOWNSLOPING SO THAT MAY CUT AWAY FROM SOME OF THE RAINFALL INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

THE WETTEST TIME WILL BE TONIGHT FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY FRIDAY.

SHOWERS LINGER EVEN INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH A STEADY RAIN TO THE EAST.

WITH GUSTY WIND AND NEAR THE LOS ANGELES BASIN WE WILL HAVE SOME WIND OUT THERE AS WELL.

FIRE DANGER PRACTICALLY NONE.

SATURDAY, GRADUALLY CLEARING AFTER LINGERING SHOWERS IN THE MORNING ON THE COAST.

PLENTY OF SUNDAY SUNSHINE, BRIGHTER FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND A LITTLE BIT STILL COOL FOR A TIME BEFORE WE BOUNCE BACK UP SIGNIFICANTLY.

INLAND AREAS YOU GOT SHOWERS, BREEZY WEATHER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, THE RAIN WILL HOLD LONGER.

THAT RAIN AND SNOW MIXED FRIDAY, RAIN SHOWERS, SNOW IN A FEW OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS LINGERING SATURDAY MORNING AND CERTAINLY DRYER AND TEMPERATURES REBOUNDING NICELY.

EVEN IN THE DESERTS WE GOT SHOWERS OUT THERE.

JUMP ABOUT 10 DEGREES FROM THE COOL, DAMP SATURDAY TO A BRIGHTER, MILDER, WARMER SUNDAY AND PLEASANT WEATHER FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

I'M GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> NOW FOR A STORY ABOUT ONE OF THE BEST-KNOWN FIGURES IN SAN DIEGO'S HISTORY.

AT LEAST HE WAS WELL KNOWN LOGO WHEN HE WAS LIVING HERE.

WHY WAS HE SO POPULAR AND WHY IS HE REMEMBERED EVEN TO THIS DAY?

KEN KRAMER HAS ALL THE ANSWERS IN THIS STORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: EVERYBODY KNOWS SAN DIEGO'S GASLAMP QUARTER.

RESTAURANTS, CLUBS, BUILDINGS DATING WELL OVER A CENTURY TO WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE THIS.

AND IN THIS SIMPLER SETTING THERE LIVED AMONG OUR POPULATION OF 16,000 BACK THEN, THERE LIVED A CELEBRITY.

A TRUE STAR IN OUR YOUNG CITY.

WE ADOPTED A DOG.

WHAT NO ONE PERSON ADOPTED THE START BUT EVERYBODY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK AFTER AND EXQUISITELY CARED FOR A ST.

BERNARD SPANIEL MIX WHO JUST SHOWED UP ONE DAY AND RIGHT AWAY STORIES BEGAN.

EVERYBODY SAID HE WAS A STOWAWAY ABOARD THE STEAMER SANTA ROSA AND WHEN IT TIED UP AT THE WHARF HE CAME ROMPING INTO SAN DIEGO AND THE HEARTS OF ONE AND ALL.

I'M GOING TO STOP RIGHT HERE BECAUSE YOU MAY KNOW THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT OUR FAMOUS TOWN DOG WHO CAME TO SAN DIEGO IN 1886 BUT IT WAS IN THE 1950s THAT A NEW GENERATION OF SAN DIEGO LEARNED ABOUT THIS DOG BECAUSE OF MR.

ORVAL JAMES.

BY DAY WAS A TOOLMAKER BUT AT NIGHTTIME HE WAS A CARTOONIST.

AND HERE YOU GO.

BUM BOUNDING OFF THE SANTA ROSA.

THE SEAGOING LIFE WAS NOT FOR HIM.

THE SAN DIEGO NEWSPAPER FEATURED THESE DRAWINGS 75 YEARS AGO OF THE ADVENTURES OF TOM THE DOG WHO SEEMS TO HAVE BEFRIENDED A FISHERMAN BUT REALLY BELONGED TO NO ONE.

AND YOU CAN SAY OKAY, A LOT OF THIS IS URBAN LEGEND.

DID HE REALLY PULL A PUPPY OUT OF THE WAY OF A STREETCAR?

BUT A LOT OF IT APPEARS TO BE DOCUMENTED.

LIKE RESTAURANTS PROUDLY ADVERTISING BUM EATS HERE.

HE WAS, ACCORDING TO ALL ACCOUNTS, ALLOWED TO SIT ON GOVERNMENT MEETINGS, HIS PICTURE DID APPEAR ON DOG LICENSES IN THE CITY AND WHEN UNITED STATES PRESIDENT BENJAMIN HARRISON CAME TO SAN DIEGO IN 1889 THE CIVIC PARADE INCLUDED A HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE FOR MR.

HARRISON AND ANOTHER ONE FOR BUM.

HE MADE AT LEAST ONE TRIP TO L.A.

AND WAS CARED FOR ALONG THE WAY BY FANS AND CREW MEMBERS WHO LOVED HIM.

WE KNOW THAT BUM LOST PART OF ONE LEG .

ORVAL JAMES DREW THE IMAGE OF WHAT IS SAID TO HAVE HAPPENED.

BUM GOT INTO A FIGHT WITH ANOTHER DOG BY THE TRACKS AND GOT TO CLOSE TO A TRAIN.

HIS RECOVERY BECAME A CITYWIDE OBSESSION.

A BED WAS PREPARED IN A LOCAL STORE WINDOW AND PASSERSBY COULD RECEIVE DAILY UPDATES.

THERE WAS THE MATTER OF HIS DRINKING.

HE BECAME AN ALCOHOLIC AND PEOPLE WHO GAVE HIM BEER DIDN'T DO HIM ANY FAVORS.

EVENTUALLY, BUM GOT OLD AND ARTHRITIS AND WAS TAKEN TO THE COUNTY FARM WHERE HE WAS FED AND TAKING CARE OF TO THE END.

HE DOESN'T HAVE A GRAVE MARKER, BUT HE IS REMEMBERED TO PUT IT MILDLY.

GENERATIONS WHO READ ABOUT HIM IN BOOKS OR RE-CREATED HIS LIFE IN A SCHOOL PLACE THROUGH THE YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN ARTICLES WRITTEN AND THAT SHOULD BE TOUGH AND COUNTLESS.

BUT I THINK THESE LITTLE CARTOONS BY ORVAL JAMES THAT APPEARED IN THE PAPER FOR A TIME STARTING IN 1950 ARE A PARTICULARLY CHARMING LEGACY.

BUM DESERVES IT.

AFTER ALL, HE WAS OUR TOWN DOG AND EVEN THOUGH IT WAS BACK IN THE 1880S, FOREVER THAT WILL BE TRUE.

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