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>>> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

>>> SAN DIEGO'S ONLY REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS MAY BE LEAVING CALIFORNIA.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO NEW REPORTING FROM PUNCH BOWL NEWS.

REPRESENTATIVE DARRELL ISSA IS CONSIDERING RUNNING FOR A HOUSE SEAT IN TEXAS.

LAST MONTH CALIFORNIA VOTERS APPROVED A REDISTRICTING PLAN TO MAKE THE CONGRESSIONAL MAP MORE FAVORABLE FOR DEMOCRATS.

IT LEAVES REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE DARRELL ISSA VULNERABLE TO LOSING HIS SEAT.

A DAY AFTER THE ELECTION ISSA SAID HE WAS NOT QUITTING ON CALIFORNIA, BUT PUNCH BOWL NEWS REPORTS HE IS NOW I IN TEXAS 32nd DISTRICT.

A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE CONGRESSMAN DECLINED TO SAY IF HE IS CONSIDERING MOVING.

IN A TEXT MESSAGE SAID TO STAY TUNED.

ABOUT A DOZEN PEOPLE DECLINED TO SPEAK TO KPBS.

EXCEPT RESIDENT NANCY TAY.

SHE SUPPORTS HIM LEAVING.

>> I DON'T BELIEVE HE WOULD BE REELECTED.

HE'S BEEN A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT.

>> SHE SAID SHE'D BELIEVES THEY NEED SOMEBODY THAT BETTER UNDERSTANDS THE RESIDENCE.

>> IT USED TO BE COWBOYS AND INDIANS, BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE ANYMORE.

WE HAVE LOTS OF LUCK OF WELCOME IMMIGRANTS.

>> Reporter: ISSA HAS SERVED FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES.

HE WAS REPRESENT -- ELECTED FOR THE 40th DISTRICT IN 2020.

HE SOUGHT TO OPPOSE THE REDISTRICTING.

A FEDERAL JUDGE DISMISSED THE LAWSUIT.

>>> DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH AND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ARE DOING DAMAGE CONTROL.

REPORTS SAY PETE HEGSETH ORDERED THE KILLING OF TWO BOTH STRIKE SURVIVORS, POSSIBLY A WAR CRIME.

THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LEGALITY OF THE STRIKE TO BEGIN WITH.

>> IT WAS THIS STRIKE ON DECEMBER 2 -- SEPTEMBER 2, THE FIRST OF MANY AGAINST WHAT THEY CALL SOUTH AMERICAN DRUG TRAFFICKERS.

A SECOND STRIKE TARGETING TWO SURVIVORS OF THE FIRST.

EXPERTS QUESTION THE LEGALITY OF THE KILLINGS.

>> SHIPWRECK SURVIVORS ARE DEEMED TO BE OUT OF COMBAT GENERALLY.

>> Reporter: AN ATTORNEY THAT SPENT 27 YEARS IN THE NAVY AS A JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL ADVISING ON RULES OF ENGAGEMENT AND TEACHING THE LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT.

HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD NEED TO PROVE SURVIVORS WERE STILL ENGAGED IN HOSTILITIES TO JUSTIFY FURTHER ATTACKS.

>> YOU CAN'T GUESS IF THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO SOMETHING.

YOU HAVE TO SHOW.

IT HAS TO BE A DEMONSTRATED HOSTILE ACT OR INTENT.

IF THEY WERE CLINGING TO A RAFT WRECKAGE IT IS HARD TO SEE HOW THEY POSE ANY THREAT.

>> Reporter: THE WASHINGTON POST CONFIRMED THAT HE GAVE THE ORDER FOR THE SECOND STRIKE.

ORIGINALLY THE ORDER WAS TO LEAVE NO SURVIVORS, AND ORDER THAT WOULD ALSO BE ILLEGAL.

>> AS A GENERAL LEGAL PRINCIPLE, THOSE TYPE OF ORDERS ARE UNLAWFUL.

YOU CAN'T ISSUE A KILL EVERYONE ORDER.

ISSUING AN ORDER THAT THERE SHALL BE NO SURVIVORS IS A DIRECT VIOLATION OF LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT.

>> Reporter: HE DISTANCED HIMSELF FROM THE ORDERS SAYING THAT IT WAS THE NAVY ADMIRAL IN CHARGE OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS WHO ORDERED THE SECOND STRIKE.

TODAY SITTING NEXT TO PRESIDENT TRUMP HE SAID HE DID NOT SEE THE SECOND STRIKE.

>> I WATCHED THE FIRST STRIKE.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO DO.

I DID NOT STICK AROUND FOR THAT HOUR OR TWO HOURS WHERE ALL OF THE SITE EXPLOITATION OCCURS.

I LEARNED THAT THE COMMANDER MADE WHICH HE HAD THE COMPLETE AUTHORITY TO DO AND MADE THE CORRECT DECISION TO ULTIMATELY SINK THE BOAT AND ELIMINATE THE THREAT.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE ON SHAKY LEGAL GROUND TO START WITH.

>> THE ADMINISTRATION HAS SAID THEY ARE NARCO TERRORISTS.

THAT COULD BE ENTIRELY TRUE, BUT THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK DOES NOT ALLOW THEM TO SIMPLY DESIGNATE ANY GROUP AS A TERRORIST AND SUBJECT TO IMMEDIATE EXECUTION.

>> Reporter: MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE FOR BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE HAVE CALLED FOR HEARINGS INTO THE STRIKES.

>> WE WILL HAVE MORE TOMORROW FROM A LOCAL LAWMAKER ABOUT WHAT CONGRESS HOPES TO LEARN FROM THE PROBE.

>>> IT IS A COOL TIME.

OVERNIGHT LOWS DIPPING DOWN INTO THE UPPER 30s AND MID 40s ACROSS THE INTERIOR AREAS.

NOT QUITE AS COOL ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT, BUT DURING THE DAY TOMORROW WILL BE PRETTY NIPPY FOR SOME OF THOSE ELEVATED SPOTS.

IN THE MOUNTAINS A COOL DAY FOR A HIKE.

BEACH HAZARD STATEMENTS IN EFFECT.

WE HAVE UNUSUALLY HIGH WATER WITH COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE.

>>> IF YOU DRIVE AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND HAVE NO PASSENGERS YOU MAY BE TICKETED IF HE IS THE HOV LANE.

THE CALIFORNIA PROGRAM WHICH ALLOWED ELECTRIC VEHICLES TO USE CARPAL LANES EXPIRED IN OCTOBER.

THEY WERE ONLY GETTING WARNINGS BUT THAT IS OVER.

NOW VIOLATORS ARE SUBJECT TO A $500 FINE.

>> WE EXPECT TO SEE A LITTLE MORE CONGESTION AND A LITTLE BIT LESS CONGESTION IN THE HOV LANE.

IS IT ENOUGH TO MAKE A HUGE IMPACT?

IT WILL PROBABLY MAKE A SLIGHT IMPACT.

TRAFFIC IS ALREADY SO BAD IN A LOT OF PLACES IN CALIFORNIA IT MAY HAVE A MAGNIFIED EFFECT.

>> ABOUT HALF 1 MILLION VEHICLES WERE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM AND IT ENDED IN OCTOBER.

>>> CALLS BADGED COULD BE THE NEXT CITY TO BAN E BIKES FOR 12 AND UNDER.

ALEXANDER SAID THIS COMES AFTER COMMITTEE MEMBERS EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR A MINIMUM AGE REGULATION.

>> Reporter: KIDS DOING WHEELIES.

DARTING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC AND GETTING INJURED IN CRASHES.

THIS IS THE REASON CARLSBAD IS CONSIDERING ADOPTING THIS ORDINANCE.

THEY WERE THE FIRST TO PASS LAWS MAKING IT EASIER FOR E BIKES SAFETY.

>> THE IT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT.

>> Reporter: RESIDENT KELLY MILLER SUPPORTS THE IDEA.

THE CITY IS CONSIDERING THE MEASURE NOW THAT CITIES CAN ESTABLISH A MINIMUM AGE FOR OPERATING E BIKES.

>> I THINK THEY SHOULD PROBABLY THINK ABOUT IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO INCORPORATE SOME TYPE OF EDUCATIONAL BASE, MAYBE SOME TRAINING THAT CAN GO ON TO ALLOW THESE KIDS TO BE SAFER ON THE STREET.

FOR MAC SINCE 2022 THERE HAVE BEEN NINE CRASHES INVOLVING 12 AND UNDER.

SOME NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

SKYLER SAW FIRST TOWN TO HELP AT THE CRASHES CAN BE.

HIS FRIEND'S CHILD WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH.

>> HE SMASHED INTO A CAR.

THE MIRROR BROKE HIS JAW AND A BUDGET TEETH.

JUST NOT PAYING ATTENTION.

RUNNING THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND AN INTERSECTION.

>> Reporter: THE CITY TRAFFIC SAFETY AND MOBILITY COMMISSION HELD A SPECIAL MEETING TO GET INPUT ON THE BAN.

MORE THAN 550 PEOPLE SUBMITTED COMMENTS WITH MOST SUPPORTING THE IDEA.

IF PASSED VIOLATORS COULD FACE A FINE OF UP TO $225.

>>> UC SAN DIEGO IS TRYING TO SOLVE A MATH PROBLEM.

A GROWING NUMBER OF STUDENTS ARE STARTING THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR LACKING HIGH SCHOOL MATH PROFICIENCY.

WE DIG INTO WHY FINDING THE SOLUTION IS COMPLICATED.

>> Reporter: THE NEED FOR REMEDIAL MATH EDUCATION AT UC SAN DIEGO HAS SOARED OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

>> THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO PERFORM AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL INCREASED.

THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO CAN'T PERFORM AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL INCREASED ENORMOUSLY.

>> Reporter: THE COCHAIR OF THE SENATE ADMINISTRATION WORKGROUP ON ADMISSIONS, THIS MONTH THEY PUBLISHED A REPORT SHOWING THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM.

IN 2020 ONE IN 200 INCOMING STUDENTS NEEDED REMEDIAL MATH.

THIS YEAR THAN NUMBER IS ABOUT EIGHT.

>> ONE OF THOSE CAUSES AS COVID.

IT HAD A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON K-12 EDUCATION.

>> IT ALSO CITES THE ELIMINATION OF S.A.T.

REQUIREMENTS, HIGH SCHOOL GRADE INFLATION AND CHANGES TO THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS AS SOME CHANGES.

THE SCHOOL IS NOT DESIGNED TO HELP SO MANY STUDENTS CATCH UP TO UNIVERSITY STANDARDS.

>> WE ARE SETTING THEM UP FOR FAILURE.

THAT IS VERY UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE MANY OF THESE STUDENTS WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH BETTER OFF GOING TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND TRANSFERRING OUT.

FOR MAC IN 2024 MORE THAN HALF THE STUDENTS WERE DID -- PURSUING DEGREES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH.

S.T.E.M.

REQUIRES MATH TO EARN A DEGREE.

STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT SAID THE PANDEMIC IMPACTED HIS OWN LEARNING.

>> I THINK IT IMPACTED A LOT OF FOUNDATIONS OF LEARNING MATH AND ALGEBRA.

OBVIOUSLY YOU HAD INCREASES IN A.I.. WHEN YOU SEE A QUESTION YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO ASK A.I.

TO HELP ANSWER IT.

>> Reporter: HE'S WORKING TOWARDS A DEGREE IN ECONOMICS.

HE DID NOT TAKE A REMEDIAL MATH COURSE BUT DID RETAKE PRECALCULUS HIS FRESHMAN YEAR.

>> I REALIZED I NEEDED TO LEARN A LOT OF THE BASICS AND FUNDAMENTALS.

I TOOK THE PRECALCULUS COURSE.

IT WAS NOT AS EASY AS IT SOUNDS.

IT WAS MUCH HARDER THAN THE PRECALCULUS I TOOK IN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: HE SAID HE HAS FOUND SUCCESS IN MULTIPLE CALCULUS COURSES SINCE.

WE WANT STUDENTS TO KNOW WHAT IS POSSIBLE.

>> I DON'T MY INCOMING STUDENTS TO FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T DESERVE TO GET IN.

>> UCSD IN SOME WAYS IS THE CANARY IN THE COAL MINE.

>> Reporter: THE NATION'S REPORT CARD SHOWS MATH SCORES HAVE SLIGHTLY DECLINED FOR THE PAST DECADE.

PROFESSOR DANIEL REINHOLD STUDIES MATH EDUCATION.

HE SAID THE PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO UCSD.

HE SAID THE LACK OF MATH PROFICIENCY CAN CREATE LONG- TERM PROBLEMS FOR STUDENTS.

>> THERE'S RESEARCH SHOWING WHEN STUDENTS START IN REMEDIAL MATH THEIR CHANCES OF GETTING THROUGH SUCCESSFULLY ARE MUCH LOWER.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THIS IS NOT A SITUATION WHERE STUDENTS FORGOT HOW TO DO MATH OVERNIGHT.

>> THERE HAS BEEN FUNDING, THE PANDEMIC, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY.

ALL OF THESE THINGS HAVE BEEN BUILDING.

I THINK WE ARE SEEING IN THIS PARTICULAR PLACE HOW ALL OF THAT STUFF IS COMING TOGETHER TO CREATE A PERFECT STORM.

>> Reporter: SOME WAY TO HELP IS BY BETTER SUPPORTING K-12 TEACHERS AND MAKING THE SUBJECT LESS INTIMIDATING AT A YOUNGER AGE BUT THOSE ARE NOT SIMPLE FIXES.

>> WE KNOW STUDENTS LEARN BETTER WHEN THEY HAVE NEEDFUL, ENGAGING, EXCITING CONTENT.

NOT JUST DRILL AND PRACTICE DAY AFTER DAY.

THINGS THAT ARE BUILT ON PROBLEM-SOLVING.

THINGS THAT CONNECT TO THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES.

>> Reporter: THEY AGREE FIXING THE PROBLEM IS URGENT BECAUSE MATH IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO LEARNING.

>> MATH IS NOT JUST TEACHING NUMBERS.

IT IS NOT JUST TEACHING HOW TO MANIPULATE NUMBERS.

IT IS ALSO TEACHING HOW TO THINK.

>> Reporter: AS FOR HOW THEY CAN PREPARE FOR FUTURE STUDENTS THEY HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS.

THEY INCLUDE CHANGES IN ASSESSING PREPAREDNESS AND ADMISSIONS.

REVISITING REQUIREMENTS AND CONDUCTING THE MATH PLACEMENT EXAM IN THE EARLY SUMMER.

THEY EXPECT TO SEE A THESE IMPLEMENTED EARLY NEXT YEAR.

>>> THE U.S.

MAY BE HEADING TOWARD ANOTHER SEVERE FLU SEASON.

VACCINATION RATES ARE DOWN AND A NEW STRAIN OF THE VIRUS IS CAUSING EARLY SURGES IN THE UK, CANADA AND JAPAN.

WE TALK TO AN EXPERT ABOUT HOW THE STRAIN IS DIFFERENT.

>> Reporter: IT IS A MUTATED STRAIN OF INFLUENZA CAUSING CONCERN FOR THE WEEKS AHEAD AS FLU SEASON RAMPS UP.

>> THE MUTATIONS MAY HAVE SOME INFLUENCE IN JUST HOW EFFECTIVE THE VACCINE IS GOING TO BE FOR THE CURRENT SEASON.

>> Reporter: IT IS STILL IMPORTANT TO GET THE FLU SHOT THIS YEAR.

HE SAYS THE LATEST STRAIN IS JUST ONE OF THREE THAT TYPICALLY CIRCULATE IN A SEASON AND BEING VACCINATED WILL PROVIDE SOME PROTECTION.

>> VERY LIKELY WILL MAKE ANY INFLUENZA YOU MAY ACQUIRE MUCH LESS SEVERE THAN IF YOU ARE UNVACCINATED.

>> Reporter: IT APPEARS MANY AMERICANS ARE SKIPPING THE FLU VACCINE THIS YEAR.

LAST WINTER THE SEASON WAS SEVERE.

U.S.

HAD ITS HIGHEST RATE OF FLU HOSPITALIZATIONS IN NEARLY 15 YEARS.

AT LEAST 280 CHILDREN DIED.

WITH THE COMBINATION OF A NEW STRAIN AND UPCOMING HOLIDAY TRAVEL, EXPERTS FEAR THIS SEASON COULD BE JUST AS BAD.

>> WE ARE JUST SEEING THE FIRST SIGNS OF INCREASING ACTIVITY.

>> Reporter: IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO KEEP UP PERSONAL CARE MEASURES TO PROTECT AGAINST THE FLULIKE GOOD HANDWASHING.

IF YOU DO GET THE FLU THERE ARE TREATMENTS AVAILABLE.

>> THERE ARE SEVERAL ANTIVIRAL MEDICATIONS THAT ARE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE STARTED EARLY.

>> IF YOU FEEL SICK IT IS IMPORTANT TO TEST FOR FLU SO IT CAN BE TREATED EARLY AND TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT ANOTHER KIND OF RESPIRATORY INFECTION.

>>> MORE DETAILS EMERGE ABOUT THE DEADLY U.S.

STRIKE SOME ALLEGED DRUG BOATS IN THE CARIBBEAN.

THAT IS AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION.

>>> LOW AFFORDABILITY AND HIGH INTEREST RATES ARE SHAPING THE WAY MANY YOUNG AMERICANS THINK ABOUT THEIR FINANCES AND THE HOUSING MARKET.

HERE'S IVAN RODRIGUEZ ON WYMORE YOUNG AMERICANS ARE DECIDING TO FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP AND INSTEAD INVEST IN THE STOCK MARKET.

>> Reporter: FOR FAST -- PAST GENERATIONS OWNING A HOME HAS BEEN WALLS.

THEY ARE PUTTING THEIR EGGS IN A DIFFERENT PACKET -- BASKET, THE STOCK MARKET.

>> WE'VE BEEN SEEING THAT PLAY OUT WITH THE SIXFOLD INCREASE IN YOUNG PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: NEW DATA SHOWS OVER ONE THIRD OF 25-YEAR-OLD HAVE INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS.

THE AVERAGE AGE OF FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS ROSE TO AN ALL-TIME HIGH OF 38 IN 2024 ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS.

>> IT IS AN INTERESTING SHIFT IN HOW AMERICANS ARE BUILDING WEALTH.

>> Reporter: THE SHIFT BEGAN IN 2022 AFTER THE RISE IN HOME PRICES IMPACTED AFFORDABILITY.

>> IF YOU DON'T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE A DOWN PAYMENT AND HANDLE MONTHLY MORTGAGE EXPENSE WITH INTEREST RATES FIXED ABOVE 6% AND HIGH HOME PRICES, THEN YOUR OPTIONS ARE RELATIVELY LIMITED.

>> Reporter: PART OF THE REASON YOUNG AMERICANS MAY BE MORE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE STOCK MARKET IS BECAUSE OF A LACK OF LONG-LASTING DOWNTURNS IN RECENT YEARS.

>> IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN A SIGNIFICANT DOWNTURN IT MAY SEEM LIKE A ONE-WAY DIRECTIONAL GAIN.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS INTEREST RATES WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR AS THEY MAY CLIMB MORE THAN HOME PRICES.

>>> HOLIDAY TOY DRIVES FOR SAN DIEGO FAMILIES IN NEED ARE IN FULL SWING.

LOGAN HEIGHTS TOYS FOR KIDS IS SHORT ON DONATIONS WITH JUST DAYS TO GO.

>> Reporter: THE MOUND OF COLORFUL TOYS IS STILL GROWING AT LOGAN HEIGHTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

>> THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE.

GAMES, BOOKS, BALLS.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE HELD THE TOY DRIVE FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

MONTE JONES IS CEO.

HE SAID THEY ARE NOT GETTING AS MANY DONATIONS.

>> WE HAVE A GOOD WAYS TO GO.

WE HAVE ALMOST 700 PEOPLE SIGNED UP.

>> Reporter: DESPITE CHALLENGES LAST YEAR THEY WERE STILL ABLE TO REACH NEARLY 1000 FAMILIES.

THIS YEAR THEY HAD TO SIGNIFICANTLY SCALE BACK TO 200 FAMILIES AND THEY ARE STILL FALLING SHORT.

>> IN THE TOUGH ECONOMY IT'S COMMUNITIES LIKE LOGAN HEIGHTS THAT BEAR THE BRUNT NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE THESE THINGS FOR THEIR FAMILIES.

>> CHARITABLE GIVING GOES UP AND DOWN WITH HOW WELL THE ECONOMY IS DOING.

>> Reporter: AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY SAID CONSUMER CONFIDENCE DROPPED IN NOVEMBER.

A NEW REPORT ESTIMATES ABOUT 10% FEWER PEOPLE WILL GIVE TO CHARITY THIS YEAR IN THE U.S.

COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

THOSE THAT ARE PLAN TO DONATE ARE EXPECTED TO DOUBLE CONTRIBUTIONS.

>> WHEN THERE'S MORE UNCERTAINTY OR MORE DOUBT WHERE YOU WILL BE, THAT CUTS DOWN ON GIVING.

WE ARE AT A POINT IN TIME WHERE UNCERTAINTY IS REALLY HIGH.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THE GREATEST NEED FOR KIDS IS BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR YEARS OLD.

THEY HAVE A WAYS TO GO TO MEET THE GOAL.

THE TOY DRIVE IS OPEN UNTIL THURSDAY.

PEOPLE CAN COME IN WITH GIFTS AND DROP THEM OFF AND THEY WILL GO TO THE KIDS ON FRIDAY.

>> Reporter: TOY DISTRIBUTION WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE ANNUAL LIGHT UP LOGAN CELEBRATION.

THE EVENT HAS HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES.

>>> CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY THIS YEAR FOR STUDENTS AT RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

NOT ONLY DID THE PADRES PAY A SPECIAL VISIT, THEY ALSO CAME WITH GIFTS.

>> EVERYBODY IS GETTING A BIKE.

>> SECOND AND THIRD GRADE STUDENTS WROTE ESSAYS ABOUT THEIR DREAM JOB IN HOPES OF GETTING A BIKE.

IT TURNS OUT THEY WERE ALL WINNERS.

STUDENTS LIKE ALINA WHO THOUGHT THEY WOULD NOT WIN WERE IN FOR THE SURPRISE OF A LIFETIME.

>> SHE SAID SHE'S GOING TO GET ME A BIKE BUT I TOLD HER TO NOT GET ME ONE.

>> YOU SEE THESE KIDS START TO CRY AND BREAK DOWN THINKING THEY ARE NOT GETTING ONE BUT THEN THE SWITCH AND JOY WHEN THEY FIND OUT EVERYBODY IS TAKING ONE HOME.

>> THE PADRES FOUNDATION GAVE AWAY 100 BIKES.

THE GIVING TOUR CONTINUES THROUGH DECEMBER.

>>> SHOPPERS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE SPENT $4 BILLION ON CYBER MONDAY THIS YEAR.

WHILE YOU WAIT FOR YOUR PACKAGES YOU DO NOT WANT THIEVES TO GET THEIR HANDS ON THEM.

>> Reporter: IT IS THE SEASON OF GIVING.

FOR WANNABE THIEVES, DECEMBER IS THE SEASON OF OPPORTUNITY AS PACKAGES PILE UP OUTSIDE DOORS.

THAT'S WHY THEY SAY IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE EXTRA SECURITY STEPS.

>> WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE AWARE WHEN PACKAGES ARE ARRIVING.

>> Reporter: BRIGID FROM AMAZON SET THE VAST MAJORITY ARRIVE AT THAT ISSUE BUT TO RAISE AWARENESS AMAZON IS PARTNERING WITH THE NATIONAL SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION.

LAST YEAR AT LEAST 58 MILLION PACKAGES WERE STOLEN.

ROUGHLY 25% OF AMERICANS HAVE BEEN A VICTIM.

IT IS A CRIME THAT CAUSES BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF FINANCIAL LOSSES A YEAR.

THESE TYPES OF CRIMES TEND TO GO UP DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

SO WHAT CAN YOU DO?

IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE HOME YOU CAN DELIVER YOUR PACKAGES TO A DIFFERENT ADDRESS.

IF YOU ARE OUT OF TOWN THE U.S.

POSTAL SERVICE WILL HOLD YOUR MAIL FOR UP TO 30 DAYS.

AMAZON ALLOWS USERS TO USE LOCKERS FOR MORE THAN THREE DAYS.

>> WE HAVE LOCATIONS WHERE PEOPLE CAN HAVE PACKAGES SENT.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN LEAVE INSTRUCTIONS WITH THE DELIVERY DRIVER LIKE REQUEST TO HAVE PACKAGES DELIVERED BEHIND YOUR HOME.

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOUR PACKAGES ARE STOLEN?

CALL AMAZON CUSTOMER SERVICE.

SECURITY EXPERTS SAY MOST RETAILERS WILL SEND YOU A NEW ITEM BUT THEY ARE GETTING STRICTER.

YOU SHOULD ALSO FILE A POLICE REPORT.

WHILE SECURITY CAMERAS CAN HELP CATCH THE THIEVES IN THE ACT LAW ENFORCEMENT RECOMMENDS NOT ENGAGING WITH THE THIEF.

>>> THE WEATHER HEADLINES WILL TAKE US THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WE WON'T SEE ANYTHING TOO DISRUPTIVE BUT WE DO HAVE SOME UNUSUALLY HIGH HIGH TIDES.

UNUSUALLY HIGH WATER MAY BE SEEN ALONG THE COASTLINE AND LARGER WAVES AS WELL.

WE WILL HAVE SOME MINOR COASTAL CONCERNS IN AREAS THAT MIGHT BE MORE FLOODPLAIN -- PRONE.

SOME OF THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND THE MOUNTAINS THEMSELVES WE MAY SEE SOME GUST OVER 40 MILES PER HOUR THROUGH THE MIDDLE AND MID- TO-LATE PART OF THE WEEK.

TONIGHT CLOUDY, 56 DEGREES.

THERE ARE THE BEACH HAZARD STATEMENTS.

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING, A LITTLE EXTRA BEACH EROSION.

SOME MORE SHELTERED AREAS THAT ARE OFTEN A LITTLE MORE FLOOD PRONE COULD EXPERIENCE HIGH WATER DURING HIGH TIDE.

A LITTLE COOLER IN THE INTERIOR.

ACCUMULATING SNOW IN DENVER AND THE FAR INTERIOR SOUTHWEST, BUT FOR US WE ARE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.

67 IN RAMONA.

CHILLY IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

ONLY 40 DEGREES AND THE MOUNTAINS.

IT IS PRETTY COMFORTABLE ON THE DESERT FLOOR.

WINDS OUT FOR THURSDAY.

STILL DRY LOCALLY.

THE COLD AIR UP EAST OF THE ROCKIES.

WE WILL STAY DRY.

THERE MAY BE A STRAY SPRINKLE IN A FEW AREAS LATE TONIGHT TO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

MAYBE A TINY BIT OF DRIZZLE OR MISSED BUT NOTHING SUBSTANTIAL.

THERE IS THAT OFFSHORE WIND SCOURING THE MOISTURE AWAY AND IT WILL TURN BREEZY.

IN SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TO THE NORTH WE COULD SEE A STRAY GUST.

ON THE HIGH AND MAYBE 55 MILES PER HOUR.

YOU CAN SEE WE WARM UP A LITTLE BIT MORE AFTER A COOLER DAY WEDNESDAY.

A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE FOR THE WEEKEND.

YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE COOLER WEDNESDAY, UPPER 60s BACK TO THE LOW 70s.

AND THE MOUNTAINS IT IS PRETTY NEAT BE.

RELATIVELY COLD.

44 WEDNESDAY, 40 FOR YOUR HIGH ON WEDNESDAY.

IN THE DESERT HERE IS WHAT WE WILL FIND.

TYPICALLY HOT BUT THIS TIME OF YEAR WE ARE COOLING DOWN NICELY.

THIS IS A COOLER PATTERN WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY RISE INTO THE 60s.

I'M GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> WE ARE ONE MONTH AWAY FROM THE HOLIDAY BOWL.

THE WALL FANS HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN AN EXTRA PERK.

THE FIRST 10,000 FANS WILL GET FREE TICKETS TO SEA WORLD.

THEY WILL BE HANDED OUT ON A FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

ADMISSION IS VALID JANUARY 31 -- THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2026.

YOU CAN GET TICKETS AT HOLIDAY BOWL.COM.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

COSTCO HAS FILED A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TARIFFS.

MID-DAY EDITION IS TALKING TO A DOCTOR AND PATIENT ABOUT PROSTATE CANCER INCLUDING THE SIGNS TO WATCH OUT FOR.

YOU CAN FIND OUR STORIES ON HER WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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CALL 1-800-BILLHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM .

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