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

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[ MUSIC ] >>> WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS, A FIRE SENDING A PLUME OF SMOKE INTO THE SKY, SEEN FOR MILES.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M JOHN CARROLL, IN FOR MY UP TRIPLE C. FIREFIGHTERS ARE WORKING ON THE GROUND AND IN THE AIR ON FAIRMOUNT AVENUE AND MONTEZUMA ROAD NEAR SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, IN THE COLLEGE AREA.

NEARBY HOMES AND AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WERE EVACUATED AS A PRECAUTION.

JACOB IS NEAR THE FIRE, TO GIVE US A CLOSER LOOK.

JACOB?

>> Reporter: JOHN, ALL OF THIS BEGAN AROUND 1:30 P.M.

THIS AFTERNOON, FLAMES ERUPTED AND STARTED TO TEAR UP THIS HILLY, DRY LANDSCAPE, IT'S KIND OF LIKE A CANYON IN HERE.

IMMEDIATELY THERE WERE A TON OF DIFFERENT AERIAL HELICOPTERS AND PLANES THAT CAME IN TO HELP, PROTECTING HOMES WITH WATER AND FIRE RETARDANT, AS WELL AS GETTING THE FIRE SUPPRESSED.

IT'S BEING CALLED THE FAIRMONT FIRE, WE'VE SEEN ON GROUND AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES IN RESPONSE AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TRYING TO PROTECT HOMES IN THE AREA.

EARLIER WE SPOKE WITH MONICA MUNOZ OF SAN DIEGO FIRE RESCUE, AT THE SITE WHERE THE FIRES WERE.

>> CAL FIRE, LAKESIDE, WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY FIREFIGHTERS WE ACTUALLY HAVE, BUT THEY ARE DOING STRATEGIC DROPS FROM THE HELICOPTERS, AND AREAS ARE VERY TARGETED IN ADDITION TO THE INFORMATION THEY ARE GATHERING, MOVING THEM AROUND AND TELLING THEM WHERE TO GO.

WE ARE ALSO DOING STRUCTURE PROTECTION.

YOU WILL SEE THEM SPRING WATER AROUND THE EDGES OF CANYONS, SO THOSE HOMES HOPEFULLY DON'T BURN.

>> Reporter: WE'VE BEEN TOLD EXTENSIVE ROAD CLOSURES ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT.

THEY STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING TO EVACUATION ORDERS, CURRENTLY THERE IS AN EVACUATION POINT AT THE RECREATION CENTER, STAFF FROM RED CROSS ARE THERE.

SAN DIEGO FIRE RESCUE IS NOT SURE IF THEY WILL LET PEOPLE BACK INTO THEIR HOMES THIS EVENING, THEY WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE AROUND 6 P.M. AT ONCE - - AT LAST CHECK, THE FIRE STILL BURNING, IT HAS BURNED ABOUT 40 ACRES.

BACK TO YOU.

>> JACOB, THANK YOU.

AS WE MENTIONED, NEARBY HOMES AND AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WERE EVACUATED, ABOUT 400 STUDENTS FROM HARDY ELEMENTARY HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO THE FOOTBALL PRACTICE FIELD.

ALEXANDER IS IN THE NEWSROOM WITH MORE ON THAT PART OF THE STORY.

ALEX, I UNDERSTAND YOU TALKED TO A PARENT WHO LIVES NEAR WHERE THE FIRE STARTED.>> THAT'S RIGHT, HE WAS WORKING FROM HOME WHEN HE SAW THE FIRE ACROSS THE STREET, HE AND HIS WIFE EVACUATED IMMEDIATELY, EVEN BEFORE THE WILL ORDER WAS ISSUED.>> FOR THE OTHER PARENTS, WHAT THEY'VE EXPERIENCED IS PROBABLY NERVE- RACKING.

>> TRAFFIC WAS SO BAD, HE HAD TO GRAB HIS DOG AND WALKED THE REST OF THE WAY TO PICK UP HIS SON, SOME PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS HAD A HARD TIME GETTING TO THE PICKUP SPOT.

A DUMPSTER TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSING A BIGGER BACKUP.>> I WAS TRYING TO GO THE BACK WAY, THE BACK WAY WAS BLOCKED OFF, BECAUSE A DUMP TRUCK HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE, SO WE HAD TO REROUTE, AND FIND A WAY, AND IT TOOK QUITE A BIT OF TIME TO GET HERE.>> THE STREETS SURROUNDING THE FIRE CLOSED UNTIL AT LEAST MIDNIGHT.

SOME OF THE ROUTES ARE BEING DETOURED, ROUTES 11, 14, 15, 955, AND BE SURE TO CHECK THE MTS WEBSITE FOR THE LATEST.>> ALEX, THANK YOU, WE WILL STAY ON TOP OF THIS BREAKING NEWS AND GIVE YOU UPDATES.

WE ARE ALSO UPDATING THE LATEST ON THE FIRE ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.>>> AFTER A CHILLY NIGHT LAST NIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING, WE HAVE ANOTHER CHILLY NIGHT ON TAP FOR US, 52 FOR THE LOW, CLEAR SKIES STICKING WITH US.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SOME CHANGES, AND A CHANCE FOR MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN.

I WILL HAVE THE FULL FORECAST, COMING UP.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL IS MOVING TO BAN SOFTWARE USED BY LANDLORDS TO SET MENTAL PRICES.

ANDREW BOWEN EXPLAINS HOW SUPPORTERS ARGUE IT AMOUNTS TO 21ST-CENTURY PRICE FIXING.

>> SOME LANDLORDS SUBSCRIBE TO REAL PAGE, A COMPANY THAT COLLECTS PRIVATE DATA ON RENTAL HOUSING AND FEED THROUGHOUT ALGORITHM TO HELP LANDLORDS CHARGE THE HIGHEST RENT POSSIBLE.

THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS SUING THE COMPANY UNDER ANTITRUST LAWS, THE LAWSUIT WILL TAKE YEARS TO BE RESOLVED.

THE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT SAYS IN THE MEANTIME, SAN DIEGO SHOULD DECLARE SUCH ALGORITHMS ILLEGAL.

FAMILIES ARE UNNECESSARILY BEING PRICED OUT, BECAUSE CORPORATIONS HAVE REPLACED COMPASSION WITH CODE.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, SURE, THEY MAY CALL IT THAT, LET'S CALL THIS WHAT IT IS, ARTIFICIAL INFLATION.

>> A COUNCIL COMMITTEE VOTED TO ADVANCE THE PROPOSAL ON WEDNESDAY.

GROUPS ARE PRESENTING LENDERS AND DEVELOPERS OPPOSED THE MEASURE, SAYING IT WAS APPROPRIATELY VETTED, AND THAT THE DRIVER OF HOUSING COSTS IS THE LACK OF HOUSING SUPPLY.

THIS IS EMERGING TECHNOLOGY, IT IS IMPORTANT THE CITY FULLY UNDERSTANDS THESE PROGRAMS, HOW THEY WORK, AND HOW THEY IMPLEMENT THEM.>> HE SAYS THE ORDINANCE WOULD NOT AFFECT SOFTWARE THESE TO MANAGE PROPERTIES OR THOSE THAT DETERMINE WHETHER PROJECTS ARE ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE, AND HE AGREES THAT SAN DIEGO HAS TO BUILD MORE HOUSING.

>> I WON'T PRETEND THIS LAW WILL SOLVE THE HOUSING CRISIS BY ITSELF, IT WON'T, WE NEED MORE HOUSING TO BE BUILT, ESPECIALLY FOR LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME SAN DIEGO, BUT DOES THAT - - THAT DOES NOT MEAN WE SHOULD NOT DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO LOWER HOUSING COSTS EVERYWHERE WE CAN.

>> THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WILL DRAFT AN AUDIENCE ORDINANCE THAT WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT A FUTURE DATE.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

[ MUSIC ] >> A BIPARTISAN GROUP IS DENOUNCING LOCAL REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE CARL DEMAIO.

SCOTT ROHDE SAID THEY ENCOURAGED VOTERS TO SUPPORT HIS OPPONENT IN THE RACE.

IN AN ELECTION YEAR MARKED BY DEEP POLITICAL DIVISIONS, ONE MESSAGE HAS UNIFIED SOME REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC LEADERS, DON'T VOTE FOR CARL DEMAIO, RUNNING FOR THE OAKLAND SEAT, SPENDING HE SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND A 50 MILE STRETCH OF THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER.

HALF A DOZEN SPEAKERS CRITICIZED HIS CAMPAIGN TACTICS AND ENCOURAGED SUPPORTERS TO SUPPORT HIS REPUBLICAN OPPONENT.

LORENA GONZALEZ IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERATION OF LABOR UNIONS AND A FORMER DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLY MEMBER.

>> HE IS SO FAR OUT OF TOUCH, HE IS SUCH AN EGOMANIAC WHO HAS DONE SUCH DAMAGE TO WORKING PEOPLE.

>> MEANWHILE, JOEL ANDERSON CLAIMED THE CAMPAIGN IS TRYING TO DECEIVE VOTERS.

>> WHEN YOU GET A MAILER FROM CARL DEMAIO AND SAYS HE'S LAW ENFORCEMENT'S CHOICE, WHY DIDN'T HE GET THE ENDORSEMENT?

>> HE DECLINED AN INTERVIEW REQUEST.

A SPOKESPERSON SAID THE PRESS CONFERENCE AMOUNTED TO "A BUNCH OF LAST-MINUTE FALSE ATTACKS BY CAREER POLITICIANS AND POLITICAL PARTY OPERATIVES."

THE PUBLICAN PARTY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY ORGANIZED THE EVENT.

>>> FOR MORE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION ON THE LOCAL MEASURES ON YOUR BALLOT, CHECK OUT THE KPBS VOTER HUB.

HE REPORTS ON INFLATION, CONSUMER SPENDING AND WAGES ARE OUT THIS WEEK WITH A CLOSELY WATCHED MONTHLY JOBS REPORT.

ONE TOP GAUGE FOR THE FEDERAL RESERVE CAME OUT TODAY, AS LAURA REPORTS, IT BETTERS THE ODDS THAT YOU MAY PAY LESS FOR A VEHICLE, HOME, OR CREDIT CARD, SOON.>> WE WILL RETURN INFLATION TO 2%.

SO THAT WAS JEROME POWELL IN MAY, AND A NEW REPORT OUT THIS MORNING SHOWS THE NEEDLE COVERING A HAIR ABOVE THE LONG- HELD GOAL.

THE PREVIOUS MONTH WENT DOWN FROM AUGUST 2 .3%.

THE PC IS THE PREFERRED INFLATION GAUGE, ONE THAT THEY PRIMARILY USED TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT INTEREST RATE CUTS.

OTHER NOTES, PERSONAL INCOME IS UP 0.3%, AND UPTICK FROM AUGUST, AND PEOPLE ARE SPENDING AT A RATE OF 2.5% OVER THE PREVIOUS MONTH.

A SEPARATE LABOR DEPARTMENT REPORT SHOWS COMPANIES ARE MOSTLY HANGING ONTO THEIR WORKERS, INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS DROPPED BY 12,000 NEW FILINGS THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 26.

ALSO IN THE MIX, WEEKLONG STRIKE AT BOEING, WITH THE COMPANY AND UNION LEADERS STILL TRYING TO HASH OUT AN AGREEABLE CONTRACT.>> IT IS CRITICAL TO MANY PARTS OF THE GOVERNMENT TO KEEP THE PEACE OF THE U.S. ECONOMY.

>>> THERE IS AN ALPHABET SOUP OF MEASURES ON THE BALLOT, MEASURES I, Q, AND X.

WE TEAM UP TO EXPLAIN THEM.

>> Reporter: FOUR DIFFERENT SALES TAX MEASURES ARE BEING TAKEN UP.

I'M TONYA THORNE.

>> EACH HAVE A GOAL OF GENERATING NEW FUNDING FOR NEW SERVICES.

WE COVER THE NORTH COUNTY.>> WE START WITH OCEANSIDE, WHERE RESIDENTS WILL DECIDE ON THE RENEWAL OF MR. X, THAT'S RIGHT, RENEWAL.

THIS IS A HALF CENT SALES TAX MEASURE THAT WAS ALREADY APPROVED BY VOTERS IN 2018, SET TO EXPIRE IN APRIL 2026.

IF PASSED, MEASURE X WOULD BE EXTENDED 10 YEARS.

HERE IS THE ASSISTANT CITY MEASURE - - HERE IS THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.

>> WE'VE PAVED 300 LANE MILES OF ROADS, WE HAVE ADDED A HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM, WE HAVE BUILT A NEW FIRE STATION ONE, AROUND THE CORNER, AND IT REPLACED A 100-YEAR-OLD FACILITY.

THE TAX RATE WOULD REMAIN THE SAME, THE MONEY WOULD BE USED FOR SIMILAR PROJECTS.

THE MEASURE IS SUPPORTED BY THE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION, BUT IT IS OPPOSED BY REFORM CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS OPPOSING EVERY TAX MEASURE ON THE BALLOT, SAY NONE OF THE MONEY WILL BE SPENT AS PROMISED, AND INSTEAD WOULD GO TO BLOATED CITY SALARIES AND PENSIONS.>> Reporter: HEADED INLAND, SAN MARCOS AND ESCONDIDO HAVE 1% SALES TAX MEASURES ON THE BALLOT, SAYING THEY NEED THE MONEY TO FUND ESSENTIAL SERVICES SUCH AS FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE.

ENSIGN MARCUS, MENTIONED Q WAS PUT ON THE BALLOT TO RAISE MONEY FOR SITTER SERVICES BECAUSE OF PUBLISHING GROWTH.

THIS YEAR THEY NEEDED TO CUT SERVICES TO BALANCE THE BUDGET.

>> WE'VE NEEDED A FIFTH FIRE STATION SINCE 2017.

WE'VE DONE STANDARD COVERAGE STUDIES.

AS THE CITY HAS GROWN, CALL VOLUME HAS NEARLY DOUBLED.

>> THAT WAS BRAD PEARSON WITH THE SAN MARCOS FIRE DEPARTMENT.

HE SAYS YOU WILL HELP CITY SERVICES AND STRUCTURE.

THE TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION ENDORSED THE MEASURE, SAYING IF IT DOESN'T PASS, IT COULD AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SAN MARCO'S RESIDENCE.

>> Q IS EXACTED TO RAISE $10 MILLION ANNUALLY FOR 10 YEARS.

IT IS ENDORSED BY THE PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, THERE IS NO MAJOR OPPOSITION.

AND ESCONDIDO, MEASURE I STARTED AS A INITIATIVE.

ESCONDIDO FACES SIMILAR CHALLENGES AT SAN MARCO'S, BUT THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM RUNS DEEPER.

FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE CITY HAS BEEN SPENDING MORE THAN IT GETS IN TAXES, AND CLOSED THE BY THE BUDGET GAP BY CUTTING SERVICES, BUT OPTIONS HAVE RUN DRY.

THE TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION ENDORSED A MEASURE WITH AN ASTERISK.

ANNIE IS THE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT.

>> ENDORSED IT BECAUSE THERE IS AN URGENT NEED, ESCONDIDO IS CUT TO THE BONE HERE, BUT WE ALSO SAID IT REQUIRES MAJOR STRUCTURAL REFORM IN ESCONDIDO, SO THEY ARE NOT RELIANT ON THIS IN PERPETUITY.

>> HE SAYS THE REVENUE IS NEEDED FOR CRITICAL SERVICES, BASIC REPAIRS TO STORM DRAINS, STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES.

HE SAYS THERE ARE NO OTHER REVENUE SOURCES FOR THE CITY TO TAP INTO.>> WE CANNOT CONTINUOUSLY CUT OUR WAY OUT OF A BUDGET DEFICIT, THIS IS A WAY TO DO THAT AND MORE.>> THE MEASURE IS SUPPORTED BY THE FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, AND THEM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, IT IS EXPECTED TO RAISE $20 MILLION ANNUALLY.>> Reporter: AND SNEED IS THE NEXT TAKING UP MEASURE K. >> IT IS A ONE CENT SALES TAX INCREASE THAT BRINGS SALES TAX TO 8.75%, IT COULD GENERATE $15 MILLION PER YEAR.

THE REVENUE WOULD GO TOWARD EVER STRUCTURE SUCH AS BEACH PROTECTION, STREET AND PARK MAINTENANCE, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES.

THE MEASURE WAS ENDORSED BY THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION.

>> ENCINITAS HAS THE STRUCTURE, IT GETS MORE EXPENSIVE FOR TAXPAYERS IF WE SPEND MONEY ON IT LATER, AFTER THINGS START TO GO AWRY.>> THERE'S BEEN SOME PUSHBACK, SOME RESIDENTS HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE TRANSPARENCY OF HOW FUNDING WILL BE SPENT.

JIM O'HARA SAYS THE TAX COULD HURT ENCINITAS BUSINESSES.

>> TAKES AWAY A LOT OF ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE, IT CAUSES THEM TO BE AT A PLACE WHERE THEY LOSE CUSTOMERS, IT DIGS INTO THEIR MARGINS.

WE WILL GIVE THEM FEWER CUSTOMERS AND LESS REVENUE TO BUILD OFF OF.

SO HE'S ALSO WORRIED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON RESIDENTS.

>> THE COST OF LIVING IS CONSTANTLY GOING UP IN ENCINITAS, PILING ON TO THAT AT THIS TIME JUST DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED IN ENCINITAS.>> BECAUSE THESE ARE CONSIDERED A TAX INCREASE, THEY ONLY NEED A SIMPLE MAJORITY TO PASS.

>> WILL VOTERS APPROVE THEM CONSIDERING INFLATION AND HOUSING COSTS?>>> ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN VISTA SPENT HALLOWEEN MORNING VISITING LOCAL SENIORS.

KATIE ANASTAS SAYS THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT CONNECTED MULTIPLE GENERATIONS.>> ISN'T SHE THE BEST?

>> THIS 88-YEAR-OLD LIVES AT SHADOW RIDGE SENIOR LIVING IN VISTA.

SHE JOINED RESIDENTS OF VISTA GARDENS MEMORY CARE, TO HAND OUT CANDY TO LOCAL STUDENTS.>> WONDER WOMAN, COME BACK HERE.

WONDER WOMAN GETS TWO PIECES.>> I'M ALL OUT IN MY BUCKET.>> I CAN'T STAND IT, YOU ARE WONDERFUL.>> Reporter: STUDENTS VISITED RESIDENCE AROUND THE PUTTING GREEN.>> THIS IS THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD.

>> ONE OF THEM CAME DRESSED AS BARBIE.

>> THESE PEOPLE ARE SO NICE.>> Reporter: THE STUDENTS ARE AT FIRST AND THIRD GRADE, TO PREPARE, THEY READ A STORY.

>> THEY READ A STORY THAT ESSENTIALLY IS ABOUT A LITTLE BOY WHO VISITS A NURSING HOME AND HELPS THE RESIDENCE BUILD MEMORIES AND RECALL MEMORIES, IT WAS A GREAT WAY, THROUGH LITERATURE, TO INTRODUCE KIDS TO THE IDEA OF A CARE HOME AND HAVE POSITIONED ABOUT WHO MIGHT LIVE IN A CARE HOME, HOW WE MIGHT EMPATHIZE WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE IN A CARE HOME AND HOW WE MIGHT SUPPORT THIS PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: TINA McDONALD IS THE CHARACTER RECTOR, SHE SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THE TWO TOGETHER.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE INTERGENERATIONAL CONNECTIONS, BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES IT HELP THEM CONNECT TO PAST MEMORIES, I THINK IT REALLY HELPS CHILDREN LEARN TO HAVE COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING FOR THE CHANGES IN LIFE THAT COME, BEING ABLE TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT, IT'S BEAUTIFUL, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT.>> Reporter: AND IT ENDED WITH A MUSICAL PERFORMANCE.

[ SINGING ] ORGANIZERS SAY IT IS THE START OF AN ONGOING CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE SENIOR COMMUNITIES.

KATIE ANASTAS, KPBS NEWS.

>>> HALLOWEEN IS A TIME FOR EXPLORING THE UNUSUAL AND UNEXPLAINED.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF MYSTERIOUS THINGS THAT HAVE A CONNECTION TO OUR HISTORY.

KEN KRAMER SHOWS YOU ONE THAT MAY GIVE YOU CHILLS, THIS STORY IN SAN DIEGO.>> Reporter: IF YOU WORKED HERE EVERY DAY OR NIGHT, YOU MIGHT START LEAVING IN GHOSTS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HEARD FOOTSTEPS, SOMEBODY WALKING, BUT NOT NORMAL FOOTSTEPS, NOW.

>> LONG STRIDE FOOTSTEPS GOING BACK AND FORTH, AND BACK AND FORTH, BUT NOT A NORMAL WALK.

THE STRIDES ARE HUGE AND HEAVY.>> ONE THEORY IS THAT SOMEONE, OR SOMETHING IS HUNTING THE BERKELEY, LITTLE THINGS LIKE STALL DOORS IN THE RESTROOM THAT STRANGELY LATCH FROM THE INSIDE WHEN NO ONE IS AROUND, AND THEN THERE IS THE MAN PEOPLE REPORT SEEING, BUT ISN'T THERE.

>> ON THE UPPER DECK, OUT OF THE CORNER OF YOUR EYES, YOU'RE ONE OF THE LONG RUNWAYS BY THE DOORWAY, AT THE END OF THE ROOM SPACE.>> JIM DAVIS SOMETIMES SHOWS THEM A PICTURE FROM A CENTURY AGO.

WHO IS IT?

NO ONE KNOWS, MANY PEOPLE CLAIM TO HAVE SEEN HIM, THEN THEY TAKE A SECOND LOOK, AND HE IS GONE.

ONE THING IS KNOWN, NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS OF A MAN KILLED HIMSELF IN ONE OF THE RESTROOMS ON BOARD.

NOT CLEAR IF IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, OR IF HE MEANT TO DO IT, BUT OVER THE YEARS, OF THE THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS CARRIED BACK AND FORTH, WHO KNOWS IF THE SPIRIT OF SOMEONE REMAINS?

IF SO, IT IS OKAY WITH JIM DAVIS.>> IT KEEPS THE SHIP ALIVE.

>> AND IT ALSO KEEPS ALIVE THE MYSTERY OF SAN DIEGO.

>>> AS WE TALK ABOUT GOING FORWARD THROUGH THE UPCOMING DAYS, THE STORY IS THIS COOL AIR WORKING IN.

YOU'VE ALREADY NOTICED CHILLY NIGHTS AND ANOTHER UNTAPPED NIGHT, BUT AS WE STEP OUR WAY INTO SATURDAY, THE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS RETURN.

THIS IS PART OF A COOLER PATTERN, WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY BE TURNING DRY AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEXT WEEK, NUMBERS ARE GOING TO CHANGE A BIT ON US HERE.

IT'S PRETTY CHILLY FOR YOUR LOW, 52 IN THE CITY, ESCONDIDO, 42.

OUT AND ABOUT IN THE EVENING, IT'S QUIET, CLEAR, HONESTLY, I REALLY GREAT NIGHT OR EVENING TO BE OUT AND ABOUT, TAKING ANY FESTIVITIES.

47 IS THE LOW FOR BORREGO SPRINGS, MOUNT LAGUNA COMING DOWN TO 38.

AS WE TRANSFER INTO TOMORROW, MAYBE A FEW MORE CLOUDS, BUT OVERALL, 68 FOR THE HIGH, ESCONDIDO AT 72, MOUNT LAGUNA MAKES IT TO THE MIDDLE 50s FOR THE AFTERNOON.

HERE IS WHEN WE START TO FIND MORE CHANGES.

THAT COMES IN SATURDAY, A NEW COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE ENTIRE WESTERN UNITED STATES.

THIS IS A PRETTY POWERFUL SYSTEM BRINGING MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE SIERRA, EVEN SOME MOISTURE INTO OUR REGION.

I THINK THERE WILL BE A COUPLE SHOWERS OUT THERE, IT DOES LOOK LIKE WE WILL HAVE AT LEAST A FEW OF THEM.

WE COULD SQUEEZE OUT A QUARTER TO HALF AN INCH OF RAIN, MAYBE BETTER ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS HERE.

AS WE LOOK AT THOSE SHOWERS, 69 IS THE HIGH, THEN WE STAY IN THE 70s FOR SUNDAY, LOWER 70s, THAT IS.

INLAND, YOU WILL BE OUT IN THE UPPER 60s, NOT FAR OFF AS WE GO INTO SUNDAY, BUT AGAIN, A VERY COOL WEEKEND.

WATCH OUT FOR THAT CHANCE OF RAIN PASSING THROUGH, REMAIN EXTRA CAUTIOUS ON THE ROADWAYS.

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES, NOT TOO BAD HERE, WE MAY HAVE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON SATURDAY, IT DOES LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE TO BE IN THE RIGHT LOCATIONS TO FIND THEM.

SUNDAY AND MONDAY STAY COOL, WE HAVE A LARGELY DRY FORECAST, WITH EXTRA CLOUDS HERE.>>> BACK TO OUR BREAKING NEWS, A FAST- MOVING BRUSH FIRE HAS BEEN THREATENING HOMES.

IT STARTED OFF FAIRMOUNT AND MONTEZUMA THIS AFTERNOON.

A SCHOOL AND SEVERAL HOMES WERE EVACUATED, ROAD CLOSURES BACKED UP TRAFFIC IN THE AREA.

JACOB IS NEAR THE FIRE, WITH AN UPDATE FOR US.

JACOB?

>> Reporter: JOHN, I WANT TO PAINT A PICTURE HERE, THE HILLSIDE BEHIND ME, YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND FIRE PERSONNEL, WHILE THIS SIDE DOESN'T LOOK BAD, THE MORE YOU MOVE, THE MORE YOU SEE THAT IMAGE FROM THIS FIRE, IT IS COMPLETELY CHARRED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD.

THIS IS FAIRMONT AND MONTEZUMA ROAD.

WE ARE HEARING JUST NOW THAT AT LEAST 10 HOMES HAVE MINOR DAMAGE ON PARTS OF THE DECKS, FENCES, AND WINDOWS.

A REMINDER, THIS FIRE BROKE OUT AROUND 1:30 P.M.

EARLIER TODAY, IT TORE UP THE LANDSCAPE.

THERE WERE AERIAL DROPS FROM HELICOPTERS AND SMALLER GRAPHS, WITH BOTH RETARDANT AND WATER.

LATER ON, THAT EMERGENCY PERSONNEL OUT TO THE AREA TO TRY TO PROTECT THESE HOMES, THERE WAS STILL SOME DAMAGE.

WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE AWARE OF, THERE IS A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO, ALLIED GARDENS RECREATIONAL CENTER, FOR FOLKS WHO DO HAVE TO LEAVE, THERE IS SOMEWHERE TO GO.

>> JACOB, THANK YOU.

WE WILL, OF COURSE, STAY ON TOP OF THIS BREAKING NEWS.

FOR UPDATES, GO TO OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY CLERK SAYS TODAY IS THEIR SECOND BUSIEST DAY FOR WEDDINGS, WHO KNEW?

MELISSA MAE WAS THERE WHEN I COUPLE TOOK SPOOKY THE HOUSE.>> IT'S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL CEREMONY.

WE HAVE BEEN SUMMONED HERE TODAY FOR THE HAUNTINGLY JOYFUL WEDDING TO JOIN IN MARRIAGE JAVIER AND PAOLA.>> Reporter: THESE RESIDENTS RECITED SPOOKY HALLOWEEN VALVES.

>> TO KEEP THEM IN HEALTH, THROUGH THE HAPPY TIMES AND THE TERRORS, FORSAKING ALL OTHERS, TO BE FAITHFUL TO HIM, UNTIL DEATH DO YOU PART, AND BEYOND.>> Reporter: THE NEWLYWEDS FAVORITE HOLIDAY IS HALLOWEEN.

>> CELEBRATING ALL MONTH LONG, FOR SURE.

IT'S THE PERFECT ENDING TO A GREAT MONTH, A GREAT YEAR, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE DAY, JUST KNOWING IT HAS THAT EXTRA MEANING NOW, HALLOWEEN WILL BE REALLY DIFFERENT TO US.

>> THE COUNTY CLERK EXPECTS TO PERFORM MORE THAN 100 WEDDINGS.

>> PEOPLE LOVE THE SPIRIT OF HALLOWEEN, THE SPOOKY, THE EXCITEMENT.

I WILL TELL YOU, SOMETIMES IT'S SCARY GETTING ENGAGED AND GETTING MARRIED, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AT THE COUNTY WATERFRONT.

>> JORDAN MARKS EVEN CAST A SPECIAL SCRIPT FOR THE CEREMONIES.

>> TOGETHER WE WILL WRITE OUR OWN HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL STORY.>> THE OFFICIANT'S DRESSED UP AS PERFORMERS.

>> FROM THIS MOMENT INTO ETERNITY, YOU ARE NOW HUSBAND AND WIFE UNITED IN MARRIAGE.

CONGRATULATIONS.>> MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS.>>> I'M JOHN CAROL.

GOOD NIGHT.

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

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE, OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING .