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I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

MELISSA MAE TELLS US ADVOCATES TRYING TO END HUNGER IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY SAY THEY ARE NOT SEEING MUCH OF AN IMPROVEMENT.

>> Reporter: THE ROCK CHURCH CITY HEIGHTS OPENED UP THEIR CAMPUS TO HELP ABOUT 300 PEOPLE WHO ARE NUTRITION INSECURE.

>> I AM SEEING AN UPTICK IN THIS SEASON MORE THAN WHEN WE WERE SHUT DOWN FOR COVID-19.

WE ARE ALSO SEEING AN UPTICK IN PEOPLE THAT ARE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES THAT HAVE JUST MOVED HERE.

UKRAINE, HAITI, DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

>> Reporter: NOEL MITCHELL SAID THEY NOW HAVE FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS AT ALL OF THEIR CAMPUSES EVERY MONTH TO BE THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS.

THEY ARE HELPING FAMILIES CELEBRATE THE UPCOMING FAMILY.

>> TODAY WE ARE GIVING OUT TURKEYS, THANKSGIVING STUFFING, BROTH, JUST THINGS THAT YOU CAN USE FOR THANKSGIVING DINNERS.

>> ONE IN FOUR PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN A HOUSEHOLD THAT DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT INCOME TO PURCHASE THREE HEALTHY MEALS A DAY.

-- IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE SAN DIEGO HUNGER COALITION.

SHE SAID THE STATE OF HUNGER HAS NOT CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE LAST YEAR.

THE END OF PANDEMIC AID FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE IS A DIFFERENCE.

>> IN MARCH OF 2023, THAT WAS THE LAST TIME PEOPLE GOT THE PANDEMIC BOOST.

WE HAD A MOST CLOSED THE MEAL GAP.

>> FAMILIES WILL GET A NEW MAJOR BENEFIT NEXT SUMMER.

THEY WILL GET SUMMER EBT CARDS WITH $40 PER CHILD A MONTH TO HELP FOR THE LOSS OF SCHOOL MEALS.

MELISSA MAY, KPBS NEWS.

>>> CALIFORNIA REGULATORS HAVE APPROVED NEW RULES FOR SOLAR PANELS ON A APARTMENTS , FARMS AND SCHOOLS.

ERIK ANDERSON SAYS THE DECISION REJECTED -- TO -- FINANCIAL -- >>> ALEX REYNOLDS ENDED A THREE- YEAR PROCESS TO OVERHAUL THE STATE SOLAR RULES WITH SINGLE- FAMILY HOME REVISIONS, WHICH LAST THE VALUE OF ELECTRICITY PRODUCED ON ROOFTOPS TAKING EFFECT IN THE SPRING.

THE RULES FOR PROPERTIES WITH MORE THAN ONE ELECTRIC METER WILL, THANKS TO THIS VOTE, GOING TO AFFECT NEXT YEAR.

EXISTING SOLAR SYSTEM WAS WILL PAY FOR THE GRID WAS THE -- PRIMARY FOCUS.

>> AT THE END OF THE DAY THE ONLY SOURCE FOR COVERING THE COST OF THE SYSTEM IS FROM CUSTOMERS.

THOSE COSTS ARE NOT GOING AWAY.

IN FACT AS COMMISSIONER REYNOLDS SAID WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF PRICE AND COST PRESSURES.

>> CREDITS BLASTED THE DECISION -- WHEN MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS WERE SERVED BY ONE SOLAR -- A LATE CHANGE ALLOWED THAT SHARING AND PARENTAL CUSTOMERS BUT NOT BUILDING OWNERS.

THAT HURTS THE ABILITY OF APARTMENTS, SCHOOLS, FARMS, AND SMALL BUSINESSES TO SAVE MONEY BY INSTALLING SOLAR.

THE CPUC COMMISSIONERS REPORTEDLY SAID THERE GOAL WAS TO KEEP GRID RELIABLE.

>> THOSE INVESTMENTS WILL HAVE COSTS THAT NEED TO BE PAYING FOR AN CUSTOMERS THAT ARE USING THE GRID AND BENEFITING FROM IT AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE COST IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THE SERVICES IMPORTABLE FOR EVERYONE.

>> REVIEW LED TO THE DRAMATIC REVISION OF THE STATE SOLAR RULES.

ERIK ANDERSON, KPBS NEWS.

>>> COMING UP TONIGHT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MORE WET WEATHER RETURNING.

WE ARE DRY, WARM, AND WINDY STARTING THANKSGIVING WEEK BUT DROOLING COOLER DURING THE WEEK.

>>> WILL BE WARMING THAT UC DAVIS WILL HOST A FORUM.

WE SPOKE WITH THE EXPERTS.

>> Reporter: HOW DO YOU MEASURE PROGRESS WHEN IT COMES TO FIGHTING GLOBAL WARMING?

SCIENTISTS AND POLICYMAKERS HAD SET A GOAL TO PREVENT THE EARTH FROM INCREASING ITS TEMPERATURE BY 1 1/2 DEGREES CELSIUS.

WE HAVE FAILED AT THAT WHERE 1.5 DEGREES ALREADY AND TEMPERATURES ARE STILL RISING.

>> THAT IS THE WRONG WAY TO MEASURE PROGRESS.

THE RIGHT WAY IS TO LOOK AT THE TRACK THE WORLD WAS ON 15 YEARS AGO.

>> Reporter: DAVID VICTOR IS A PROFESSOR OF INNOVATION AND PUBLIC POLICY AT UC SAN DIEGO.

HE SAID BACK THEN THE WORLD WAS ON TRACK TO INCREASE TEMPERATURES THIS CENTURY BY 4 TO 5 DEGREES CELSIUS.

>> NOW THE WORLD IS ON TRACK FOR ABOUT TWO AND HALF DEGREES.

THAT IS STILL A LOT OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

WE HAVE TO PREPARE FOR THAT.

IT IS NOT FIVE.

THAT IS THE REAL MEASURE PROGRESS.

>> Reporter: THE PROGRESS -- IN THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY.

IN SOME PLACES THAT MEANS ACCUSING SOLAR AND WIND POWER.

IT MEANT INVESTING IN NUCLEAR POWER.

IF THE MISSIONS ARE GROWING, WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THEM TO PEEK?

>> IT MIGHT HAPPEN OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE OR 10 YEARS.

A LOT DEPENDS ON WHAT HAPPENS IN CHINA.

>> Reporter: ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY HAVE BEEN AT THE CENTER OF PROGRESS.

ONE WAY TO REDUCE GLOBAL WARMING THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE UCSD FORUM IS CALLED, SOLAR GEO-ENGINEERING.

PROFESSOR KATE RICKY SAYS THIS MEANS FINDING WAYS TO REFLECT SUNLIGHT SO THE SUN RAYS AND THERE HE DID NOT REACH THE EARTH.

>> THE MAIN WAY PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT DOING THIS IS BY PUTTING AEROSOLS, SO VERY SMALL REFLECTIVE PARTICLES IN THE STRATOSPHERE.

>> THIS HAPPENS IN NATURAL WAYS.

WHEN A VOLCANO ERUPTED IN THE PHILIPPINES GLOBAL TEMPERATURES FELL.

ARTIFICIALLY PUTTING REFLECTIVE PARTICLES IN THE ATMOSPHERE IS POSSIBLE BUT RISKY.

RICKY POINTS OUT THERE WAS NO GLOBAL JURISDICTION THAT COULD REGULATED.

BUT VICTOR SAYS THAT DOES NOT MEAN STATE AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS CANNOT MOVE FORWARD ON THEIR OWN.

>> SMALL GROUPS ARE PIONEERS.

PLACES LIKE CALIFORNIA CAN GO OFF AND DO THEIR THING, MOVE QUICKLY, AND SHOW WHAT IS FEASIBLE.

AND BY THAT LEADERSHIP WOULD MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE FOLLOWERSHIP.

THE MORE PLACES THAT EMULATE THAT, THAT IS HOW THESE NEW IDEAS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES WILL SPREAD.

THAT IS HOW WE WILL FIX THE CLIMATE.

>> Reporter: THE FORUM TAKES PLACE IN THE GREAT HALL AT USC STATE.

>>> WITH ISRAELI MILITARY OFFICIALS DECLARING GAZA IS IN THERE CONTROL.

THE BATTLE LINES MAY MOVE SOON.

ISRAEL -- TO MOVE TO NEW SHELTERS.

THIS AS NEW WAVES OF DEMONSTRATIONS ARE TAKING PLACE IN THE U.S. >> THERE ARE CARTRIDGES.

>> Reporter: THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES SHOWING A CACHE OF WEAPONS, AMMO, AND OTHER TOOLS OF WAR USED BY HAMAS.

THEY SAID IT WAS FOUND INSIDE GAZA'S MAIN HOSPITAL, WHERE ISRAELI TROOPS ARE SEARCHING FOR A SECOND DAY.

CNN HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THOSE CLAIMS.

HAMAS AND HOSPITAL OFFICIALS DENY THE HOSPITAL IS BEING USED AS A COMMAND CENTER.

U.S. OFFICIALS SAY EVIDENCE AT THE SITE IS WRONG.

>> BASED ON OUR OWN INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE BASEMENT AREAS OF THE HOSPITAL, UNDERNEATH THE HOSPITAL IN THE HOSPITAL ITSELF HAS BEEN USED, IS BEING USED BY HAMAS AS A COMMAND-AND-CONTROL HUB.

>> Reporter: IN THE U.S., DIVISIONS OVER THE WAR SPARKING MORE RUN-INS BETWEEN GROUPS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.

A DEMONSTRATION IN DC OVERNIGHT ESCALATED TO ONE PERSON BEING ARRESTED, SIX OFFICERS BEING INJURED, AND SOME CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS TEMPORARILY EVACUATED.

MORNING RUSH-HOUR IN BOSTON WAS BLOCKED BY A PRO-ISRAELI GROUP DEMANDING A CEASE-FIRE IN GAZA.

INCENSE IS GOING WEDNESDAY DEMONSTRATORS CONVERGED WHERE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WAS SPEAKING .

MANY HERE SAID THEY HOPED THEIR ACTIONS WOULD LEAD TO MEANINGFUL CHANGE.

>> IF IT IS NOT WE WILL BE BACK IN THE STREETS AND THE PRESSURE IS ONLY GOING TO INCREASE.

>>> UNIONIZED STARBUCKS WORKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE STAGING WHAT THEY CALL A RED CUP REBELLION.

THEY HELD STRIKES IN L.A., SEATTLE, NEW YORK, AND AT THE HILLCREST DOOR.

RED CUP DAY IS ONE STARBUCKS HANDS OUT FREE REUSABLE HOLIDAY CUPS TO CUSTOMERS.

WORKERS WALKED OFF THE JOB DEMANDING MANAGEMENT BARGAIN WITH BARISTAS OVER STAFFING LEVELS, SCHEDULING, AS WELL AS OTHER CONCERNS.

>>> A RELIEF FOR MANY BUSINESSES ALONG THE BORDER AS THE BORDER CROSSING RESUMES LIMITED BORDER CROSSING.

IT WILL BE OPEN FOR ONLY NORTHBOUND TRAVELERS.

IT HAS TAKEN A TOLL ON THE ECONOMY.

>> I AM EXCITED BECAUSE IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS THE BUSINESS HAS BEEN TERRIBLE.

WE ARE HAVING A VERY HARD TIME PAYING ALL OUR BILLS.

IT IS EVEN WORSE THAN WHEN WE STARTED WITH THE CORONAVIRUS.

THERE ARE NO PEOPLE AROUND BECAUSE IT TAKES SO LONG TO CROSS THE BORDER AND GO BACK TO MEXICO.

>> CBP SAID THE CLUTCH WAS PUT IN PLACE TO HELP AGENTS PROCESSING MIGRANTS WHO ARRIVED BETWEEN THE PORTS OF ENTRY.

THE AGENCY ALSO SAID IT WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION ALONG THE BORDER AND MAKE OPERATIONAL CHANGES AS NECESSARY.

>>> A STRETCH OF INTERSTATE 10 -- >>> THANKSGIVING IS A START OF A BUSY SEASON FOR FLU, RSP, AND COVID-19.

HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR HOUSEHOLD HAPPY AND HEALTHY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON?

>> Reporter: THANKSGIVING KICKS OFF FUN, FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR VIRUSES.

DR. MANDY:, THE DIRECTOR OF THE CDC SAID IT TAKES TIME AFTER A FLU, RSP SHOTS TO BUILD UP.

>> IT TAKES ABOUT TWO WEEKS TO BUILD UP BUT IT IS NEVER TOO LATE.

RIGHT BEHIND THANKSGIVING WE KNOW WE GET INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND WE WANT TO BE PROTECTED AS WE ARE GOING TO HOLIDAY PARTIES AND GETTING INTO CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S.

THEY'RE THE CDC RECOMMENDS EVERYONE SIX MONTHS AND OLDER GET A FLU VACCINE THIS FALL AND AN UPDATED COVID-19 VACCINE EVEN IF YOU HAVE ONE LAST YEAR.

>> THAT VIRUSES CHANGED AND THE PROTECTION YOU HAVE GOTTEN FROM PAST INFECTION OR FROM GETTING THE COVID-19 INCREASED .

>> PARENTS OF INFANTS TO TALK TO DOCTORS ABOUT WHETHER A VACCINE IS APPROPRIATE FOR THEMSELVES FOR LITTLE ONES.

THERE ARE EASY STEPS TO PREVENT INFECTIONS LIKE AIRPORTS AND MALLS.

>> MASKS TO WORK TO PROTECT YOU FROM WHAT IS, FROM THE VIRUSES THAT ARE CIRCULATING.

OF COURSE WATCH HER HANDS, BRING HAND SANITIZER WITH YOU.

IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OPEN A WINDOW AND GO TO PLACES WHERE THERE IS MORE VENTILATION.

>> Reporter: OF YOUR SIX, STAY HOME.

IT IS THE SEASON FOR SPREADING JOY, NOT GERMS.

>>> AS STUDENTS GET READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS, HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ARE PREPARING THEIR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS.

MG PEREZ HAS MORE ON ONESELF BASED SCHOOLS EFFORT TO MEET THE DEADLINES WITH SOME FUN.

>> Reporter: AMONG THE HUSTLE AND HURRY IN THE HALLWAYS, STUDENTS HERE ARE TAKING PART IN A COLLEGE PALOUSE A.

>> IT JUST MEANS IT'S AN ALL DAY , ALL ENCOMPASSING A BED.

>> THERE WAS ONE STOP SHOPPING FOR HELP IN FILING COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIP MONEY, AND GETTING CRITIQUES ON THE PERSONAL ESSAYS REQUIRED BY MOST PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITIES.

>> I REWORDED THE LAST PART OF IT.

>> Reporter: 17-YEAR-OLD -- AND SOPHIA -- HER WORKING AS A TEAM.

THEY HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR 13 YEARS.

NOW THEY ARE PREPARING FOR THEIR FUTURES.

THEY ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SUPPORT TODAY FROM STAFF AND COUNSELORS.

SOPHIA HAS ALREADY SUBMITTED TO STANFORD FOR AN EARLY ADMISSIONS DECISION TO STUDY ARCHITECTURE.

>> I REALLY LIKE MATH AND ART.

AS OPPOSED TO READING AND WRITING.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT WAY TO COMBINE BOTH OF MY FAVORITE SUBJECTS.

>> I AM FINISHING UP A BUNCH OF MY ESSAYS.

I HAVE A DRAFT FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE.

>> Reporter: XANDER IS ALSO APPLYING TO STANFORD AS WELL AS OTHER PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES.

BUT UCLA IS HIS FIRST CHOICE TO STUDY BUSINESS ECONOMICS.

HE SAYS IT IS A SAFE SPACE FOR HIM TO EXPRESS HIMSELF.

>> BEING ABLE TO ADVOCATE YOURSELF AND CONNECT TO SOMETHING DEEPER.

SOMETHING I HIGHLY IDENTIFY WITH.

THAT IS THE FACT THAT I HAVE COLORED HAIR.

FOR THE LONGEST TIME I HAD PINK HAIR.

I'VE GONE THROUGH SO MANY COLORS IN IT IS A TESTAMENT TO WHO I AM.

>> Reporter: ACROSS THE HALL IT CONTINUED WITH FEEDBACK FROM TEACHERS ON THE PERSONAL ESSAYS.

>> I WONDER IF YOU CAN LOOP OUT TO HAVE THE LITTLE GIRL STILL BE YOU.

>> THE SLOGAN AND INCENTIVE WAS, NO PIE UNTIL YOU APPLY.

>> EACH STUDENT HAS HER OWN DREAMS AND GOALS.

SO WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE, WE DEFINITELY SUPPORT THEM.

SO SUCCESS IS JUST HAVING A PLAN.

>> Reporter: WE ARE TOLD THERE WAS PLENTY OF PIE AWARDED TO THE 158 SENIORS FOR THEIR PROGRESS MADE HERE TODAY.

>>> SOME EXCITING NEWS.

NEW PANDAS COULD BE COMING TO THE SAN DIEGO ZOO.

DURING A BUSINESS DINNER CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING SAID CHINA COULD SEND SEVERAL PANDAS TO THE U.S.

IT IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS PANDA DIPLOMACY.

BUT CHINA HAS NOT GRANTED ANY LOWS TO THE U.S. FOR TWO DECADES.

THE SAN DIEGO ZOO SAID GOODBYE TO THEIR PANDAS IN 2019.

>>> YOU HAVE ONE LAST CHANCE TO GET BADGES FOR COMIC-CON.

OPEN REGISTRATION WILL COMMENCE AT 9:00.

>> Reporter: IN ORDER TO GET HERE HOPEFUL COMIC-CON ATTENDEES MUST FIRST RUN THE GAUNTLET OF OPEN REGISTRATION.

COMIC-CON IS NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN JUST CASUALLY DECIDE TO ATTEND.

>> IF YOU DO DECIDE, I WANT TO GO THIS YEAR AND I WANT TO STRESS, WE RECOMMEND DOING SOME RESEARCH.

>> I DO HIGHLY SUGGEST YOU GO OUT ON THE WEBSITE JUST READ THROUGH SOME OF THE STEPS TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE PREPARED FOR IT.

>> DEMAND FAR EXCEEDS SUPPLY SO YOU BETTER KNOW THE ROPES TO EVEN HAVE A REMOTE CHANCE OF OBTAINING A BADGE AT OPEN REGISTRATION THE SATURDAY FOR THE 2024 CONVENTION.

>> THE NUMBER ONE THING YOU NEED TO DO IS YOU NEED TO HAVE MADE A MEMBER I.D.

ON THEIR WEBSITE PRIOR TO THE SALE.

YOU ONLY HAVE TO HAVE SIGNED UP PRIOR TO 8 A.M.

THIS SATURDAY.

>> THE WAITING ROOM WILL OPEN AT 8 A.M. YOU CAN TECHNICALLY GET IN ANYTIME BEFORE EIGHT.

YOU WILL BE RANDOMIZED AND THAT THE PURCHASE PROCESS.

THE CELL OPEN AT 9:00.

AT THAT POINT IF YOU HAPPEN TO COME AFTER 9:00 YOU ARE PUT IN THE VERY BACK OF THE LINE.

>> Reporter: ONCE YOUR IN THE WAITING ROOM IT WILL NOT TELL YOU EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE IN THE LINE.

IT WILL GIVE YOU AN ESTIMATED TIME.

YOU WILL ALSO HAVE THE LITTLE GREEN RUNNING MAN.

IT IS BASICALLY LIKE A LITTLE STATUS BAR.

IT WILL NOT TELL YOU THE EXACT TIME BUT YOUR LITTLE GUY WILL EITHER BE RUNNING REAL FAST OR SLOW.

>> THAT CAN BE NERVE RACKING.

JUST CHILL, DON'T DO ANYTHING, DON'T BACK CLICK.

JUST WAIT.

>> MAYBE YOUR TIME SINCE 15 MINUTES AND THEN TWO MINUTES LATER IT IS BACK UP TO 35.

THAT IS OKAY.

IT DOESN'T MEAN MORE PEOPLE ARE JUMPING IN FRONT OF YOU.

>> USE A LAPTOP AND THAT SORT OF THING.

>> WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO PURCHASE YOU CAN PURCHASE BADGES FOR UP TO THREE PEOPLE.

>> BUYING GROUPS HELPS TO OBTAIN A BADGE.

SO WE DO ALL THAT.

>> IF ANYTHING DOES GO WRONG TAKE A SCREENSHOT, TAKE A VIDEO RECORDING, ANYTHING YOU CAN DO, CONTACT COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL.

THERE IS A CONTACT FORM ON THE WEBSITE.

SO YOU CAN CONTACT THEM AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL BE ABLE TO HELP YOU.

>> Reporter: TO ALL THE NERDS AND THE NERVOUSLY WAITING THEIR FATE, GOOD LUCK.

>>> LET'S START THINGS OFF WITH HER WEATHER HEADLINES TO HELP ORGANIZE AND BREAK DOWN THE PATTERNS THAT WE WILL SEE OVER THE REST OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND AND INTO THANKSGIVING WEEK.

MORE WET WEATHER RETURNS AS WE GO INTO FRIDAY NIGHT CONTINUING SATURDAY AND THEN LOOKING WARM AND WINDY AS WE START NEXT WEEK.

THINGS WILL COOL DOWN AS WE GO INTO THANKSGIVING.

OCEANSIDE DOWN TO 50 DEGREES, SAN DIEGO 57, CHULA VISTA DOWN TO 54.

BORREGO SPRINGS 48 .

38 DEGREES AT MT.

LAGUNA.

FRIDAY WE WILL WATCH AREAS OF SHOWER THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.

WE STAY MAINLY DRY GOING INTO THE DAY TOMORROW.

BUT IT IS INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY THAT IS WHAT WE WILL START TO SEE THE WHAT WEATHER RETURN.

GET OUT AND ENJOY WHAT WILL BE A NICE ONE ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

SAN DIEGO LOW 70s.

BORREGO SPRINGS ABOUT 75 DEGREES.

MT.

LAGUNA YOU'RE AT 51 THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

GOING INTO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WE WILL WATCH MORE MOISTURE RETURNING AS WE GO INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE COULD SEE HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW.

AT TIMES THINGS WILL BE PRETTY WINDY.

WE WILL TAKE YOU OUT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WE DO SEE A FEW SHOWERS RETURNING.

ALONG THE COAST KIND OF SHORT- LIVED.

NO WAR AND DRY.

FURTHER INLAND IN THE SAME PATTERN.

WE WILL WATCH ON SATURDAY SHOWERS MOVING ON THROUGH.

THEN WE SEE THE DRIER CONDITIONS IN THE WARM-UP BEGINS.

82 BY THE TIME WE HIT TUESDAY.

WILL BE SHOWERS AROUND ON SATURDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE BACK TO THE 50s.

THERE COULD BE A FEW SHOWERS IN THE DESERT OTHERWISE TEMPERATURES WARM BACK UP WITH SUNSHINE FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

>> Reporter: NOW FOR A HAPPY ENDING TO A STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU THIS SUMMER.

IT IS THE STORY OF TWO YOUNG SAN DIEGO FRIENDS WHO RENOVATED AND RE-CREATED A VINTAGE UPRIGHT PIANO.

MG PEREZ SHOWS US THE PIANO HAS NOW FOUND ITS FOREVER HOME.

>> Reporter: IT IS A FRENCH CLASSIC BY COMPOSER -- THE PIANIST IS 16-YEAR-OLD LYNN BERRY.

>> I LOVE THIS PIANO.

>> Reporter: IS A SELF-TAUGHT MUSICIAN WHO WILL GRADUATE NEXT RING FROM MARCY HIGH SCHOOL IN CLERMONT.

IT IS AN ALTERNATIVE LEARNING COMMUNITY FOR STUDENTS WITH SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SPECIAL NEEDS.

THIS PIANO PROVIDES MUSIC THERAPY AND AN OUTLET FOR HER TO EXPRESS FEELINGS.

>> SO CALM AND RELIEVED.

ALL OF MY NEGATIVE EMOTIONS AND STRESS GOES AWAY.

IT IS GREAT.

I LOVE IT.

IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY.

14-YEAR-OLD McKENNA STUMBO IS A FRESHMAN.

HIS LIFELONG FRIEND AND FELLOW MUSICIAN, 14-YEAR-OLD LIAM CAT ATTENDS CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC.

TOGETHER THEY USED THEIR CREATIVE CONNECTION TO REVIVE THIS AGING IVERSEN POND UPRIGHT PIANO.

IT WAS HEADED FOR THE JUNKYARD BUT THE BOYS SAW SOMETHING SPECIAL WORTH SAVING.

>> IT STARTED AS AN EIGHTH- GRADE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT.

I THINK IT TURNED INTO A LOT MORE THAN THAT.

HE KIND OF TURNED INTO A PASSION PROJECT.

DRAMATICALLY HIM AS AN ARTIST WHO PAINTED THE PIANO WITH VISIONS OF SUNSHINE AND SCRIBBLES AND CHARACTERS INSPIRED BY A MURAL HE LOVES IN OCEAN BEACH.

>> ARE IS IMPORTANT TO ME.

IT IS AN OUTLET FOR MY EMOTIONS.

>> Reporter: THE RENOVATED PIANO IS CALLED HERE COMES THE SUN.

IT IS AN HONORARY INSTRUMENT FOR THE SAME FOR HOPE FOUNDATION.

IT USES ARTISTS EVERYWHERE AND OF EVERY TO BRING HOPE, HEALING, AND INSPIRATION TO ART TO PEOPLE WHO NEED IT MOST.

STARTING WITH RESTORED PIANOS.

>> IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS MEANT TO BE.

THE KIDS ARE JUST IN LOVE WITH IT AND I'M SO GRATEFUL.

>> Reporter: -- IS THE PSYCHOLOGIST WHO LEARNED ABOUT LIAM AND McKENNA'S SING FOR HOPE PIANO IN AUGUST.

WHEN THE BOYS HAD FINISHED THEIR CREATION.

>> THE KIDS HAVE BEEN SAYING THE PIANO, WE LOVE PLAYING THE PIANO BUT SOME OF THE NOTES DON'T SOUND, IT IS NOT IN TUNE.

WE NEED ANOTHER PIANO.

SO I HAD IN MY MIND AND I KEPT HEARING THEM SAY THAT.

I HEARD IT WAS LOOKING FOR A FOREVER HOME AND I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS MARCY.

>> Reporter: -- IS A MERCY STUDENT WHO WAS UNCOMFORTABLE TALKING TO US ABOUT THE PIANO.

SHE JUST WANTED TO PLAY.

AND SHE DID.

>> I HOPE THE ART CAN INSPIRE THEM TO CREATE AND THE MUSIC THEY CAN HEAR FROM IT WILL INSPIRE THEM TO LISTEN TO MUSIC AND PLAY MUSIC AND CREATE MUSIC.

THIS SYNCHRONICITY OF SOUND MADE A MUCH DEEPER CONNECTION.

AND NOT JUST FOR THE MARCY STUDENTS.

>> THE BEATLES WERE LIKE THE SOUNDTRACK TO MY CHILDHOOD.

MY DAD USED TO SING COMES THE BUS WHEN HE WALKED US TO THE BUS.

>> Reporter: FELICIA FILS LOST HER FATHER JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO.

HE DIED OCTOBER 31st LEAVING HER WITH A LIFETIME OF LOVE, LAUGHTER, AND MUSICAL MEMORIES.

SHE SAYS THE PIANO AND ITS CREATORS HAVE HONORED HER LATE FATHER AND PROVIDED SOME COMFORT AND CLOSURE.

>> HERE COMES THE SUN, HERE COMES A LIGHT IN THE DARK THAT YOU HAD NOT SEEN FOR A WHILE.

THE LONG, COLD, LONELY WINTER IS FINALLY OVER.

>> IT IS AN UPLIFTING THING TO THINK ABOUT.

WE ALL HAVE STRUGGLES AND BAD DAYS AND DAYS WERE WE ARE NOT OKAY.

IT IS JUST SOMETHING TO ALWAYS THINK ABOUT AND REMEMBER THAT THERE WILL BE TIMES WHERE THE SUN WILL COME UP IN EVERY WILL BE OKAY.

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

WORKERS AT GM HAVE RATIFIED THE DEAL THAT BROUGHT THE STRIKE TO AN END.

>>> KPBS ROUNDTABLE IS DISCUSSING THE DEATH OF SAN DIEGO PADRES -- YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT .