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

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> A LOT OF RED ON THE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE SCREENS.

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CANCELED MOST OF THEIR FLIGHTS OUT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS PROBLEMS THAT STARTED WITH A WINTER STORM PILOT.

WE SPOKE TO STRANDED PASSENGERS IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: IF YOU PURCHASED TICKETS THROUGH SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FOR ANY FLIGHT OUT OF SAN DIEGO THIS WEEK, YOU ARE PROBABLY NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

IN A CHAOTIC TUESDAY MORNING, STAFF USED LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM TO TELL PASSENGERS TO BE PATIENT AND WAIT.

GRIM NEWS GUTTED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE STRANDED IN SAN DIEGO WHERE MOST OF THE FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN EITHER CANCELED OR DELAYED.

IT'S NOT JUST HAPPENING HERE.

AIRPORTS IN LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTY ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS.

>> SOUTHWEST HAS TREATED ME HORRIBLE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY PUT ME THROUGH THIS.

THEY ARE TELLING ME I HAVE TO WAIT SIX DAYS JUST TO GET ANOTHER FLIGHT.

WHAT HAS SOUTHWEST COME TO?

>> Reporter: THAT WAS PETER.

HE WAS SUPPOSED TO FLY HOME TO VIRGINIA TUESDAY MORNING.

NOW HE IS THINKING ABOUT DRIVING.

>> I'M GOING TO RENT A VAN AND DRIVE MY MOM TO DALLAS AND THEN I'M DRIVING TO VIRGINIA.

>> Reporter: SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN STRANDED FOR FOUR DAYS.

THEY SAY HOTELS ARE EXPENSIVE, RENTAL CARS ARE FULLY BOOKED, AND THEY ARE RUNNING OUT OF MONEY.

ANGEL GARCIA SAID HE BARELY HAS ENOUGH MONEY FOR FOOD.

>> IN THE PAST TWO DAYS I'VE ONLY HAD ONE MEAL FOR $14.

I'M HUNGRY.

I HAVE NO MORE LEFTOVER MONEY.

>> Reporter: GARCIA SAID THE FOOD IS OVERPRICED.

>> FOR A CLUB SANDWICH IT IS $12.

I HAVE FOR THE SAM ACHO AND THE OTHER HALF THE NEXT DAY.

THEY ARE GIVING OUT FREE SNACKS SO BASICALLY I HAVE BEEN LIVING OFF PRETZELS AND WATER AND SNACKS FOR THE PAST FOUR DAYS.

>> Reporter: HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HOME ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

HE HAS NO MORE PAID TIME OFF AND HIS BOSS REALLY NEEDS THEM TO SHOW UP.

>> I AM PROBABLY GOING TO LOSE MY JOB.

IT'S MY LIVING SITUATION.

I WORK AT THE APARTMENTS THAT I LIVE AT.

IF I LOSE MY JOB I WILL LOSE MY LIVING SITUATION.

>> Reporter: THE FEW PEOPLE MAKING IT OUT ARE DOING SO BY DITCHING SOUTHWEST.

>> WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT.

MAC DANICA IS A WOMAN FROM DALLAS.

SHE GOT A TICKET BACK HOME FROM AMERICAN AIRLINES.

SHE SPENT MORE THAN $500 ON FOOD AND HOTELS DURING THE LAST FEW DAYS.

>> WHAT IF YOU DON'T HAVE MONEY TO GET A HOTEL?

WE SPENT PROBABLY ANOTHER 400 OR $500 ON HOTELS AND FOOD.

WHAT ARE YOU -- WHAT IF YOU HAVE KIDS?

THEY SUCK.

>> Reporter: CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT RECEIPTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT CONSIDERATION.

>> SAN DIEGO IS A MAJOR MARKET FOR SOUTHWEST BUT SIMILAR SCENES ARE PLAYING OUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WE HAVE MORE ON THE BOTTLENECK IN WHITE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MIGHT SOON GET INVOLVED >> WE HAD TO WAIT IN LINE FOR FOUR HOURS AND WE ARE STILL IN LINE.

>> Reporter: THE NIGHTMARE IS FAR FROM OVER FOR SOUTHWEST CUSTOMERS.

>> I'M BEYOND FRUSTRATED.

I AM HURT BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE MY DAD.

>> Reporter: THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES ARE STILL STRANDED.

LUGGAGE IS PILING UP.

SO IS THE ANGER AND FRUSTRATION.

>> THEY DO NOT ANSWER THE PHONE.

THERE'S NO OPTION TO REBOOK ANYTHING ONLINE.

>> Reporter: IT IS A WAITING GAME TO REBOOK.

>> YOUR CURRENT ESTIMATED WEIGHT IS 132 MINUTES.

>> Reporter: SOUTHWEST HAS APOLOGIZED WHEN FLIGHTS ARE CANCELED AGAIN.

THE CEO TOLD US THAT THEY WILL OPERATE AT A THIRD OF THE FLIGHT SCHEDULE TO NEW YEAR'S TO CATCH UP.

THE COMPANY BLAMING THE RECENT WINTER STORM.

>> WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE NEED TO DO TO FIX THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE HAD.

>> Reporter: THE HEAD OF THE PILOTS ASSOCIATION SAID THE REAL CULPRIT IS THE OUTDATED SCHEDULING SOFTWARE.

>> WE HAVE BEEN FIGHTING THIS FOR YEARS.

OUR SOFTWARE CANNOT KEEP TRACK.

>> Reporter: IT IS THE WORST DISRUPTION HE HAS SEEN IN HIS 16 YEAR CAREER.

>> IT'S FRUSTRATING FOR THE PILOTS, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, AND ESPECIALLY THE PASSENGERS.

>> Reporter: PASSENGERS ARE OUT OF PATIENCE AND OPTIONS AS PRICES SOARED TO GET BACK HOME.

>>> AFTER TWO YEARS, THE HOLIDAY BOWL IS BACK AND SOME WOULD SAY BETTER THAN EVER.

KENNY SHOWS US WHERE THIS SHOWDOWN WILL TAKE PLACE.

IT TOOK A BIG TRANSFORMATION.

>> Reporter: PETCO PARK IS READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL.

ON WEDNESDAY, THE OREGON DUCKS AND NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS WILL BE THE FIRST FOOTBALL TEAMS TO PLAY IN SAN DIEGO BASEBALL STADIUM WHEN THEY FACE OFF IN THE HOLIDAY BOWL.

MARK NEVILLE IS THE CEO OF THE HOLIDAY BOWL.

HE SAID AFTER THE GAME WAS CANCELED FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS DUE TO COVID, THIS IS JUST ONE REASON WHY THE COMPETITION IS SPECIAL.

>> WE HAVE NOT PLAYED SINCE 2019.

WE ARE ON THE EVE OF A REALLY BIG ONE BETWEEN NORTH CAROLINA AND OREGON.

IT WILL BE AN EXCITING NIGHT.

LOTS OF POINTS WILL BE SCORED.

TWO OF THE HIGHEST SCORING OFFENSES.

>> Reporter: THE NONPROFIT THAT HAS PUT IT ON FROM US 50 YEARS HAS BEEN HURT BY THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

>> WE LOST OVER $3 MILLION THE LAST TWO YEARS THAT WE DO NOT PLAY.

WE WANT TO BE A HUGE CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ECONOMY.

WE HAVE DONE THAT FOR 43 YEARS WITH OVER $1 BILLION OF ECONOMIC IMPACT.

WE ARE BACK.

>> Reporter: GETTING FANS TO SAN DIEGO HAS NOT BEEN EASY.

AT A NEWS CONFERENCE, THE OREGON COACH TALKED ABOUT HOW THE NATIONWIDE FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS IN RECENT DAYS IMPACTED HIS FAN BASE, INCLUDING HIS OWN FAMILY.

>> IT WILL BE A GOOD COMPETITION AND GREAT ATMOSPHERE.

I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING TO GET HERE.

MY PARENTS INCLUDED.

I THINK THEY ARE DRIVING FROM KANSAS CITY.

THE FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN JACKED UP.

>> Reporter: BOTH TEAMS SAID THAT THEY HAVE ENJOYED TOURING SAN DIEGO.

>> THE HOLIDAY BOWL HONORS THE MARINES IN THE NAVY.

WE START THINKING ABOUT BEING AWAY FOR OUR FAMILIES.

THESE FOLKS ARE TRYING TO KEEP THE COUNTRY SAFE AND SECURE YEAR-ROUND.

>> Reporter: THEY SAID THAT THE FOOTBALL GAMES WILL NOT BE THE ONLY THING MAKING IT A NIGHT TO REMEMBER.

>> WE WILL BE SINGING TAKE ME OUT TO THE BOWL GAME IN THE THIRD QUARTER AND THEN WE HAVE A SKY SHOW, POST GAME.

THIS WILL BE ONE EVENT THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE WILL PROBABLY NEVER FORGET.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THE HOLIDAY BOWL HAS A CONTRACT TO STAY AT PETCO PARK FOR YEARS TO COME.

>>> IT'S GOING TO BE A BUSY DAY OF EVENTS TOMORROW.

THAT INCLUDES THE HOLIDAY BOWL PARADE WHICH WILL HAVE A NEW ROUTE THIS YEAR.

IT IS MOVING CLOSER TO THE GASLAMP.

IT WILL TRAVEL ALONG HARBOR DRIVE STARTING AT PETCO PARK AND WILL TRAVEL WEST BEFORE ENDING AT PACIFIC HIGHWAY.

10:00 A.M. IS THE START TIME.

CROWDS ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE MUCH EARLIER.

>>> RAIN IS EXPECTED STARTING TONIGHT.

WHILE MOST OF THE WATER ENDS UP AS RUNOFF, SOME LOCALS ARE BEING PROACTIVE AND COLLECTING IT.

TONYA HORN SHOWS US THE BENEFITS OF RAIN COLLECTION BARRELS.

>> Reporter: WHEN RAIN IS IN THE FORECAST, ROBIN REID ANDERSON LOOKS FORWARD TO IT.

>> THE RAINWATER IS GREAT FOR SOAKING MY FRUIT TREES.

>> Reporter: SHE HAS FOUR BARRELS ON HER PROPERTY THAT COLLECT RAINWATER.

>> RIGHT BEFORE IT RAINS I MAKE SURE THEY ARE EMPTY SO I HAVE SPACE FOR MORE WATER.

>> Reporter: WITH A ONE ACRE PROPERTY, SHE SAID ANY BIT OF WATER HELPS WITH MAINTAINING HER GARDEN.

>> IT IS A LOT OF WATER.

MY WATER BILL IN THE SUMMER GETS EXPENSIVE, EVEN THOUGH I AM SWITCHING TO CALIFORNIA NATIVES IN ANTICIPATION OF THAT.

IT'S JUST THE LACK OF WATER.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE RAIN BARRELS ON HER PROPERTY DO NOT MAKE A DRASTIC DIFFERENCE ON HER BILL, SHE SAYS IT IS HER WAY OF HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> IT KEEPS THE RUNOFF FROM BEING WASTED AND GOING INTO THE OCEAN WITH PET WASTE OR OIL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

FOR MY ROOF, IT IS PERFECT BECAUSE I SAVE IT.

>> Reporter: THAT IS THE MESSAGE THAT THE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION IN ENCINITAS IS TRYING TO PROMOTE.

THEY WANT TO MOBILIZE THE COMMUNITY TO TACKLE THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.

>> THE DIFFERENCE IS HUGE TO YOUR PLANTS.

>> Reporter: JENNIFER IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR WITH THE CENTER.

>> Reporter: IF YOU LOOK AT HOW WONDERFUL EVERYTHING LOOKS WHEN WE GET BIG RAINS, IT'S BECAUSE THE TAPWATER HAS BEEN FILTERED OUT AND DISSOLVED.

>> Reporter: THEY SELL THE RAIN BARRELS TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> YOU CAN CERTAINLY CAPTURING YOURSELF IN BUCKETS AND GARBAGE CANS, BUT THE BENEFIT IS THESE ARE THAT THEY HAVE A SPAT AT THE BOTTOM THAT YOU CAN EASILY DRAIN OFF AS WELL AS MOSQUITO PROTECTION.

>> Reporter: THEY CAN BE LINKED TOGETHER AND THEY ARE 50 GALLONS IN SIZE.

THERE IS A COST, BUT THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THE PRICE.

>> RAINWATER IS PH BALANCED WONDERFUL STUFF.

YOUR PLANTS WILL FLOURISH AND THE SOIL APPRECIATES IT.

THE OTHER HUGE BENEFIT, THE REASON WHY THERE ARE REBATES FOR THESE IT'S BECAUSE IF YOU CAPTURE THE RAINWATER YOU ARE KEEPING IT FROM GOING DOWN INTO THE SEWERS AND TALKS OF I IN THE WATERSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE OCEAN.

>> Reporter: EACH BARREL IS $95.

REBATES ARE AVAILABLE.

TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE SUPREME COURT HAS EXTENDED PANDEMIC ERA LIMITATIONS ON IMMIGRATION FROM TITLE 42.

THE CASE WILL NOW BE ARGUED IN FEBRUARY.

IT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL A DECISION IS MADE.

MILLIONS OF ASYLUM-SEEKERS HAVE BEEN EXCELLED AND MOST PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TURNED AWAY AT THE BORDER ON THE GROUNDS OF PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF COVID- 19.

>>> THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM HAS NOT SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.

AGENCIES ARE SITTING ON THE LOGJAM OF 1.6 MILLION ASYLUM APPLICATIONS.

IT IS THE HIGHEST NUMBER ON RECORD.

AS WE WAIT FOR THE SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE THE STATUS OF TITLE 42, WE MEET SOME OF THOSE HOPING TO BE ALLOWED IN.

>> Reporter: A DREAM COME TRUE IN THE FORM OF A HULA HOOP.

TOYS THAT THEIR PARENTS SAY THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD IN THEIR NATIVE VENEZUELA.

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HIS CHILDREN, SAYS THIS 30-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO LEFT HIS COUNTRY MORE THAN THREE MONTHS AGO WITH HIS PARTNER AND CHILDREN.

IN NOVEMBER, THEY MADE IT TO THE U.S. AND TURN THEMSELVES INTO IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES.

HE SAID THAT THEY SENT THEM BACK.

BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT LEGALLY MARRIED, THEY GOT SEPARATED.

AFTER ABOUT A WEEK IN A DETENTION CENTER THEY ENDED UP IN TWO DIFFERENT CITIES IN MEXICO.

HIS PARTNER CAROLINE SAID THEY WERE TOLD THEY WERE BEING SENT BACK TO MEXICO BECAUSE OF TITLE 42 WHICH ALLOWS BORDER AGENTS TO IMMEDIATELY EXPEL MIGRANTS, CITING COVID-19 CONCERNS.

THIS IS WHAT THEY SAY LET THEM TO AN ILLEGAL CROSSING 20 DAYS LATER.

I WANTED TO CROSS LEGALLY SAID CAROLINE.

AS A FAMILY, THEY FELT THEY HAD NO OTHER OPTION.

IT'S A DESPERATION FELT BY MANY HERE.

AS A RESULT THEY END UP ON THE STREETS DURING A COLD FRONT.

THE CITY ACCOMMODATES THOSE WHO HAVE DOCUMENTATION TAKING MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE INTO THE SHELTER OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.

OTHERS END UP IN WASHINGTON, D.C. OUTSIDE OF VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS'S RESIDENTS.

>> THE MAJORITY ARE PLANNING TO STAY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. OR GO TO NEW YORK.

>> Reporter: WHILE IT IS NOT CLEAR WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SENDING THE MIGRANTS, TEXAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT HAS BEEN BUZZING MIGRANTS TO NORTHERN STATES SINCE APRIL.

THESE MIGRANTS WERE BUSSED FROM TEXAS TO WASHINGTON, D.C. ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

SOME WERE WEARING ONLY A T-SHIRT AND 18 DEGREE WEATHER.

THE FINAL DESTINATION HERE IN CHICAGO.

THEY WANT TO APPLY FOR REFUGEE STATUS, FIND WORK, AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

>> WE CONTINUE TO STAY ON TOP OF THE FINAL 22 CASE AND WHAT THAT MEANS.

THAT IS PART OF THE DISCUSSION ON MIDDAY ADDITION TODAY WHICH YOU CAN FIND ON SPOTIFY AND APPLE PODCASTS AND KPBS.ORG.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS ARE, WE SPEAK WITH TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY PETE AND 20 ABOUT THE CHAOS CAUSED BY SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CANCELLATIONS.

>>> THE RAIN IS MOVING IN.

TONIGHT IS WHEN WE CAN EXPECT THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL.

GENERALLY ABOUT A HALF INCH TO AN INCH OF RAINFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS.

THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS WILL SQUEEZE OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE.

ON THE DESERT SIDE WE ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT A 10th OF AN INCH OF RAIN.

THERE IS ANOTHER STORM MOVING IN FOR THE WEEKEND.

TONIGHT YOU CAN SEE THE WET WEATHER ALL-AROUND.

THAT IS THE STORY FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-50s.

AS HE LOOKED TOWARD MOUNT LAGUNA, LOWER 40s.

HERE IS WHAT HAPPENS THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

SOME SHOWERS ARE OUT THERE EARLY AND THEN THINGS START TO GET PRETTY WET.

STARTING AT MIDNIGHT SOME HEAVY RAINFALL AND MAYBE SOME RUMBLES OF THUNDER.

THAT WILL DIE DOWN AND WE ARE LEFT IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH A COUPLE OF SHOWERS OUT THERE.

LOW CLOUDS WILL PERSIST AND THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING A FEW STRAY SPRINKLES EVEN AFTER THE SUN RISES.

THE STORY FOR WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE STORM TAKEN MOST OF THE MOISTURE INTO THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST.

AS WE GO THROUGH TOMORROW, CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS INDICATING HOW IT COULD BE A LITTLE BIT WET FOR THE MORNING.

IT WON'T BE OVERLY PROMINENT IN THE AFTERNOON.

MID 60s FOR MANY INCLUDING SAN DIEGO.

BEGINNING THURSDAY, THERE'S A NEW STORM SYSTEM TOWN THIS ONE WILL PROVIDE SOAKING RAIN WITH MORE IMPACT FOR US AS WE GET INTO THE END OF THE WEEK.

SATURDAY IS WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE NEXT BATCH OF HEAVY RAIN FOR WORKING THROUGH.

IT IS A BIT OF A SOAKER.

MID 60s FOR HIGHS.

YOU CAN SEE INLAND COMMUNITIES DEALING WITH SOME OF THAT MORE PERSISTENT RAIN AS WE GO THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS IS IN THE FORECAST FOR A GOOD CHUNK OF THE WEEK INCLUDING MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES.

WE WILL KEEP THINGS CLOUDY AND BREEZY AT TIMES AND SOME MORE HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY AS WE GO INTO THE WEEKEND.

>>> IN THE DAYS AHEAD WE WILL BE SHOWCASING SOME OF OUR MOST MEMORABLE STORIES THIS YEAR.

YOU CAN ALREADY GET A TASTE OF THAT WITH THE LATEST EPISODE OF KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK.

WE REVISITED SOME OF OUR FAVORITE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES FROM 2022.

YOU CAN STREAM IT ANYTIME ON OUR YOUTUBE PAGE.

>>> ONE OF THE UNDERCURRENTS IN THE COVERAGE THIS YEAR HAS BEEN THE COST OF LIVING.

FOR MOST THE BIGGEST BILL IS HOME.

WHETHER IT IS RENTING OR BUYING MORE PEOPLE ARE GIVING BAJA SECOND LOOK.

>> Reporter: I AM SPENDING THE AFTERNOON WITH A REALTOR THAT HAS A FLAIR FOR SHOWMANSHIP.

>> THIS IS THE MAIN ROOM.

YOU HAVE A BALCONY.

>> Reporter: HE WALKS HE WENT TO A DARK MASTER BEDROOM AND THEN WITH A FLOURISH OPENS THE CURTAINS TO REVIEW A BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF THE MOUNTAINS.

>> YOU HAVE A BALCONY WHERE YOU CAN PUT A TABLE AND SOME CHAIRS AND ENJOY THE AFTERNOON.

THIS IS $950.

>> Reporter: WE ARE IN A TWO BEDROOM HOUSE.

IT HAS A SMALL YARD AND IS JUST 15 MINUTES FROM THE BORDER.

IN SAN DIEGO, THAT $950 A MONTH MY GET YOU WAS STUDIO.

TIJUANA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PLACE AMERICANS CAN LIVE AFFORDABLY WHILE CONTINUING TO WORK IN SAN DIEGO.

IN 2022, AMERICA'S FINEST CITY BECAME ITS MOST UNAFFORDABLE.

ONE OF THE REASONS THE PEOPLE HEADING SOUTH HAVE BECOME A FLOOD.

>> OF THE 10 PEOPLE THAT COME, SEVEN ARE FROM THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: THIS PROFESSOR MOVED TO TIJUANA AFTER THE 2007 FINANCIAL CRISIS.

>> WE HAVE THE LUXURY OF LIVING ON THE BORDER AND BEING ABLE TO HAVE IT BOTH WAYS.

PAY LOW RENT AND HAVE A LOWER COST OF LIVING AND THEN HAVE THE POWERFUL EARNING POWER OF THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: SHE LOST HER CONDO IN THE SUBPRIME MORTGAGE CRISIS.

THAT GAVE HER AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A MOVE SHE WANTED TO MAKE FOR A LONG TIME.

SHE QUICKLY BECAME INVOLVED IN THE ART SCENE.

>> I FEEL LIKE I AM NOT JUST HERE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHEAP RENT.

I AM HERE TO PARTICIPATE IN WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE SOCIETY.

>> Reporter: HER COWORKERS THOUGHT IT WAS QUIRKY.

OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC SHE SAID FRIENDS AND COWORKERS HAVE BEEN ASKING HER ABOUT IT.

>> EXPLAINED TO ME HOW YOU DO THIS.

AM REALLY THINKING ABOUT IT BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT TO DO.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I SHOULD PAY.

WHERE I SHOULD GO.

>> Reporter: CLAUDE IS IN THE AMONG THE NEW ARRIVALS.

HE MAKES YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND IS A FREELANCE ARTIST.

HE WENT 18 MONTHS WITHOUT FINDING STEADY WORK DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> IT WAS A SOLUTION THAT I NEEDED.

I NEEDED A PLACE TO LIVE.

IT IS DEFINITELY A SOLUTION.

>> Reporter: HE PAYS $550 A MONTH FOR A TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT IN AN SONATA.

HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING AS NICE FOR THAT PRICE AND TIJUANA LET ALONE SAN DIEGO.

IT IS NOT JUST LOWER RENT.

>> I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD IN CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: THERE IS AN IMPACT.

THE NEIGHBORHOODS BECOME LESS AFFORDABLE FOR THE PEOPLE ALREADY LIVING THERE.

THE LOCAL REALTOR SAID WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN SAN DIEGO FOR DECADES IS NOW HAPPENING IN TIJUANA.

>> IT IS ADDING TO THE SHORTAGE OF HOUSING.

>> Reporter: RESIDENTS ARE SEEING THEIR RENTS GO UP.

PEOPLE ALREADY LIVING IN TIJUANA CANNOT SIMPLY CROSS THE BORDER TO FIND MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THEY ARE PRICED OUT AND NEED TO GO TO NEIGHBORHOODS WITH FEWER JOBS, LESS PUBLIC SERVICES, AND MORE CRIME.

>> IT WILL AFFECT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE WORKING CLASS.

IT WILL AFFECT THEM IN THE LONG RUN BECAUSE PRICES WILL GO HIGHER AND THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN THAT IS HAPPENING IN SAN DIEGO AND TIJUANA.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCES THEY WILL NOT HAVE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN MOVE TO EXCEPT THE EXTERIOR OF THE CITIES WHETHER IS NOT A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT.

>>> THIS FRIDAY, WE WILL LOOK BACK AT SOME OF THE BIGGEST STORIES OF 2022.

THAT IS FRIDAY AT 8:30 WITH SEVERAL REPLAYS OVER THE WEEKEND.

OF COURSE, YOU CAN FIND IT ON OUR YOUTUBE PAGE.

>>> AN ICONIC SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EVENT IS LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY.

SAN DIEGO WILL BE WELL REPRESENTED AT THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE.

ORGANIZERS HAVE A LONG-STANDING ROLE OF NEVER HOLDING IT ON A SUNDAY.

THREE PARADE ENTRIES WILL COME FROM SAN DIEGO.

INCLUDING A BAND, AFLOAT FROM THE SAN DIEGO ZOO AND THE EQUESTRIANS FROM SCRIPPS MIRAMAR MURDER RANCH.

>>> GODZILLA WAS BORN OUT OF AN ATOMIC BLAST IN 1954.

NOW 68, THE ICONIC MONSTER HAS A NEW BOOK CALLED GODZILLA, THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE KING OF MONSTERS.

WE SPOKE WITH THE AUTHOR.

>> Reporter: IN 1954 THE FILM SERVED AS A METAPHOR FOR THE HORRORS THAT JAPAN SUFFERED AFTER THE OF ATOMIC BOMBS.

A U.S.

DISTRIBUTOR INSERTED RAYMOND BURR INTO THE STORY AS AN AMERICAN REPORTER AND CALLED THE FILM GODZILLA.

>> THE GREATEST THING THAT KING OF THE MONSTERS DID WAS INTRODUCED KIDS TO THIS.

IT GAVE THEM THE SERIOUS SUBJECT MATTER.

>> Reporter: THE BOOK GODZILLA THE OFFICIAL GUIDE OF THE KING OF THE MONSTERS TAKES US THROUGH ITS ORIGINS TO MORE THAN 30 FILMS INCLUDING THE MOST RECENT MOVIES.

IT'S A COMPREHENSIVE ILLUSTRATED BOOK.

>> GODZILLA IS BOTH A SCARY MONSTER AND A GOOD GUY AT LEAST FOR A LOT OF THE FILMS.

IT GODZILLA IS SCARY AND DESTROYS BUILDINGS AND IS HUGE AND FRIGHTENING BUT ALSO DEFENDING HUMANITY.

>> Reporter: THE BOOK CONTAINS FASCINATING TRIVIA INCLUDING THE BELOVED HYDRA.

IT WAS ALSO PLAYED BY A SIOUX ACTOR.

IT TOOK HOURS TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE SUIT.

>> WHILE THEY WERE FILMING THEY HAD TO CALL A DOCTOR TO THE SET.

WHILE HE WAS IN THE SUIT, THE DOCTOR HAD TO CUT INTO IT AND PERFORM AN APPENDECTOMY.

>> Reporter: THE BOOK ALSO ALLOWS HIM TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE UNDER APPRECIATED FILMS.

>> MONSTER ATTACK IS OFTEN SEEN AS THE WORST OF THE FRANCHISE.

IT'S ONE OF THE ONES WHERE THE CREATOR WAS GIVEN NO TIME AND MONEY TO MAKE THE MOVIE SO HE MADE A VERY PERSONAL LITTLE FILM ABOUT A LITTLE BOY WHO WAS BULLIED RELENTLESSLY AND THE BOY HAS AN IMAGINARY LAND HE GOES TO WHICH IS MONSTER ISLAND AND HE HANGS OUT WITH GODZILLA.

WHATEVER I WANT TO DO BRINGS ME A LOT OF JOY.

>> Reporter: HE MIGHT NEED TO PLAN FOR A SECOND BOOK.

GODZILLA IS NOWHERE NEAR READY TO RETIRE.

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

MORNING EDITION WILL HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH THE LEADER OF THE SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS UNION ON THE HEADACHES EXPERIENCED THIS WEEK AT THE AIRPORT.

>>> ASYLUM RULES EXTENDED AGAIN BY THE SUPREME COURT.

MIDDAY ADDITIONAL HAVE THE LATEST ON WHAT THIS MEANS FOR OUR LOCAL CROSSINGS.

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.

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

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.