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>>> SENIOR U.S. OFFICIALS ARE IN MEXICO PRESSING THEIR COUNTERPARTS TO HELP DRIVE DOWN BORDER CROSSINGS.

THANKS FOR JOINING US, I AM JOHN CARROLL IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

THIS COMES AS PRESIDENT BIDEN FACES INCREASED PRESSURE OVER HIS HANDLING OF THE SOUTHERN BORDER.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ REPORTS ON THE WAYS HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICIALS BELIEVE MEXICO CAN HELP.

>> Reporter: SENIOR U.S. OFFICIALS INCLUDING SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN AND SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY OUR MEETING WITH MEXICO'S PRESIDENT AND SECURITY CABINET TODAY.

THE GOAL, TO TRY AND STEM THE UNPRECEDENTED SURGE OF PEOPLE TRYING TO CROSS THE U.S. SOUTHERN BORDER.

THE MAYOR OF EAGLE PASS, TEXAS, SAYS HIS COMMUNITY IS OVERWHELMED.

>> WE'VE BEEN GETTING SLAMMED WITH TWO TO 3000 PEOPLE PER DAY AND IT IS AN UNFAIR, UNETHICAL SITUATION.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE IN EAGLE PASS, WE FEEL IGNORED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

MAC DURING THEIR MEETING, U.S. OFFICIALS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING UP A NUMBER OF REQUESTS INCLUDING MOVING MIGRANTS ITSELF, CONTROLLING THE RAILWAYS ARE USED BY MIGRANTS TO MOVE NORTH, AND PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO -- LIKE VISAS SO MIGRANTS CAN REMAIN IN MEXICO.

>> WE ARE SEEING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND CHURCHES AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS TAKING PLACE OUTSIDE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THOSE FOLKS ARE OVERWHELMED.

>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW 11,000 MIGRANTS ARE WAITING IN CAMPS ON THE MEXICAN SIDE OF THE BORDER TO GET INTO THE U.S., ACCORDING TO COMMUNITY LEADERS.

THEY SAY MANY OF THOSE MIGRANTS ARE HOPING TO ENTER THE U.S.

THROUGH LEGAL PATHWAYS.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ, KPBS NEWS.

>> PRESIDENT BIDEN SPOKE TO MEXICO'S PRESIDENT ABOUT THE BORDER CRISIS LAST WEEK.

DURING THE CALL THE TWO LEADERS AGREED THAT ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WERE URGENTLY NEEDED SO KEEP PORTS OF ENTRY COULD BE REOPENED.

THEY'VE BEEN TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO REDIRECT PERSONNEL TO HELP PROCESS MIGRANTS.

>>> IT'S BEEN RELATIVELY COMFORTABLE BUT IT IS THE WET SEASON ACROSS THE WEST COAST AND THAT MEANS MORE PACIFIC STORMS ON THE WAY.

ON THAT NOTE WE ARE LOOKING AT NOT JUST AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER BUT EVEN SOME SHOWERS AND POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN ON THE WAY AS WELL.

WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT COMING UP.

>>> A CENTURY LONG TRADITION THAT STARTED AS A BIRD HUNT NOW HELPS TRACK VALUABLE BIRD SIGHTINGS.

IT COVERS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.

KPBS REPORTER TANYA THORNE SAYS THE NEXT BIRDING EVENTS ARE BEING HELD IN THE NORTH COUNTY.

>>> COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS ARE DOWNTOWN TONIGHT FOR TODAY'S HOLIDAY BOWL FEATURING THE TROJANS AND CARDINALS.

FOR THE SECOND YEAR THE GAME IS BEING PLAYED AT PETCO PARK, HOME OF THE SAN DIEGO PADRES.

FANS SAY THE LOCATION OFFERS EXCITEMENT FOR THE GAME.

>> IT'S AN INTERESTING VENUE.

IT IS DOWNTOWN AND THERE'S A LOT TO DO DOWNTOWN WHERE IT'S NOT AS DEVELOPED YET IN MISSION VALLEY.

>> Reporter: FANS LINED HARBOR DRIVE FOR THE HOLIDAY PARADE FEATURING BOTH UNIVERSITIES MARCHING BANDS.

BARRY FRANCIS FROM THE HISTORICAL GROUP WAS PART OF THE PARADE.

HE SAYS HE THINKS LOUISVILLE WILL TAKE THE GAME.

>> I'VE JUST GOT A FEELING.

SC HAS A GREAT BAND THOUGH.

I WILL GIVE THEM THAT.

>> Reporter: -- DROVE HIS 1938 BUICK SPECIAL.

HE SAID, WHILE HE'S ROOTING FOR THE MORE LOCAL OF THE TEAMS, HE PREFERS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF FOOTBALL.

>> I'M MORE LIKE SOCCER.

>> Reporter: THE LOUISVILLE CARDINALS ARE 15th AND ARE ON -- FAVORED AGAINST A TROJAN TEAM OF FINISHED SEVEN WINS AFTER STARTING THE SEASON 6-0.

KEY PLAYERS FOR THE CARDINALS AND TROJANS HAVE OPTED OUT OF PLAYING TO ENTER THE TRANSFER PORTAL OR THE NFL DRAFT INCLUDING USC QUARTERBACK CALEB WILLIAMS.

>> IT'S THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE PLAYED EACH OTHER.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>> SORRY ABOUT THAT.

THAT WAS ANDREW DYER REPORTING ON THE PARADE TODAY.

>>> NOW, LET'S GO TO A CENTURY LONG TRADITION THAT STARTED AS A BIRD HUNT WHICH NOW HELPS TRACK VALUABLE BIRD SIGHTINGS.

THE CHRISTMAS BIRD HUNT COVERS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.

REPORTER TANYA THORNE SAYS THE NEXT BIRDING EVENTS ARE BEING HELD IN THE NORTH COUNTY.

>> Reporter: A HOLIDAY TRADITION THAT STARTED AS A HUNT EVOLVED INTO A COUNT THAT IS STILL GOING STRONG 124 YEARS LATER.

>> THE CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT STARTED AROUND 1900 AS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR THE CHRISTMAS BIRD HUNT WHERE PEOPLE WOULD BASICALLY GO OUT AND SHOOT BIRDS IN TEAMS AND SEE HOW MANY BIRDS THEY COULD KILL.

SO MEMBERS OF THE AUDUBON SOCIETY DECIDED TO START AN ALTERNATIVE CALLED THE CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT.

>> Reporter: RATHER THAN HUNTING BIRDS, PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY WOULD GO OUT AND COUNT THEM.

>> THERE'S A THREE-WEEK WINDOW OF TIME WHERE THE CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

AND THAT IS TO MAINTAIN THE SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY OF THE PROGRAM AND SO, SAN DIEGO IS A VERY LARGE CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT WITH A LOT OF PARTICIPANTS.

>> Reporter: PATTY IS THE COMPILER FOR THE COUNT HAPPENING THIS FRIDAY IN OCEANSIDE.

>> GROUPS GO OUT INTO THEIR ASSIGNED SECTION AND THEY TRY TO SEE HOW MANY BIRDS THEY CAN FIND IN THE 24 HOUR PERIOD.

>> THERE ARE OPTIONS FOR EARLY- MORNING BIRDERS AND FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN OUR LING, WHICH MEANS GOING OUT BEFORE DAWN, SEARCHING FOR OWL SPECIES.

AND THE DATA COLLECTED FROM THE COUNT HELPS TRACK BIRD ACTIVITY AND MIGRATION.

>> SCIENTISTS WILL USE THIS DATA TO TRACK BIRD POPULATIONS AND THE HEALTH OF BIRD POPULATIONS OVER TIME.

SO IN ADDITION TO BEING A FUN HOBBY, IT'S GREAT AND THE BIRDS ARE ALWAYS AMAZING.

BUT IT ALSO IS GOOD TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE CONTRIVING TO SCIENCE.

>> Reporter: NO BIRDING EXPERIENCES NEEDED AND ANYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN THE ACCOUNTS COMING UP IN NORTH COUNTY.

>> WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERY LEVEL OF BIRDING EXPERIENCE.

SO WE HAVE SOME OF OUR MORE EXPERIENCED LEADERS WHO HAVE BEEN BIOLOGISTS AND ARE BIOLOGISTS AND WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST BRAND-NEW TO BIRDING WHO ARE HELPING US OUT.

>> PEOPLE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING SHOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH EVENTS COMPILER AHEAD OF THE EVENT.

THEY ALSO HAVE A COUNT ON SATURDAY.

AND SANTA FE'S BIRD COUNT WILL HAPPEN JANUARY 5th.

MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE.

TANYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE SAN DIEGO OPERA LOST ITS LONGTIME DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, NICHOLAS RAVEL US.

A MONTH AFTER HIS DEATH THE OPERA STAGE THE WORLD PREMIERE OF HIS WORK ENTITLED "GHOSTS".

BETH ACCOMANDO BROUGHT US THIS STORY RIGHT BEFORE OPENING NIGHT.

>> Reporter: LAST SUMMER, NICHOLAS RAVEL US WAS DEBUTING ONE OPERA AT THE FRINGE FESTIVAL AND PREPPING ANOTHER FOR WORLD PREMIERE AT SAN DIEGO OPERA.

>> I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT TO BE PRODUCED BY MY HOME COMPANY AS WELL AS -- IT'S A BIG PROFESSIONAL OPERA COMPANY IN THE UNITED STATES.

I HOPE WE WILL GET SOME NOTICE FOR IT.

END THE OPERA WAS IN A GENRE THAT HE LOVED.

>> THE HORROR IS UP FRONT AND CENTER.

♪ ♪ >> Reporter: LAST OCTOBER HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH PANCREATIC CANCER AND DIED JUST SIX WEEKS BEFORE THIS FRIDAY'S WORLD PREMIERE OF "GHOSTS".

BUT WITH A TITLE LIKE "GHOSTS", PERHAPS HE KNEW HE WOULD BE WHO -- HAUNTING THE REHEARSAL HALL.

>> UNDOUBTEDLY.

WE JOKE ABOUT IT.

IT'S IN THE TEXT.

WE CAN SAY, THAT IS NICK RIGHT THERE.

THAT MOMENT.

IT FEELS LIKE SOMEHOW WE ARE STILL EXCHANGING IDEAS AND ASKING FOR HIS BLESSING ON THE CHOICES WE MAKE.

>> HE GAVE ME A BEAUTIFUL CRYSTAL THAT I KEEP IN MY POCKET OR BY MY MUSIC STAND AND EVERY TIME I'M STUCK I GRABBED THE CRYSTAL AND HOLD IT AND FLIP IT AROUND IN MY HAND AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE IDEAS WILL COME TO ME, SO NICK IS DEFINITELY HERE WITH US, LAUGHING, CRYING, GETTING VERY INVOLVED AND MAKING SURE WE WILL PRESENT AN AMAZING PREMIER TO COMMEMORATE HIM.

>> AND THEN WHEN IT'S OVER, TOTAL BLACKOUT.

NICK WOULD LOVE THIS.

>> IN DECEMBER, REVELES WAS IN HOSPICE BUT STILL WORKING WITH DIRECTOR JOHN DE LA SANTOS.

>> I TOLD HIM CREEPY.

I WANT JUMP SCARES.

I WANT EVERYTHING A HORROR MOVIE WOULD HAVE.

>> Reporter: THEY BONDED OVER SHARED PASSIONS.

>> NICK LOVED HORROR AND I LOVE HORROR BUT WE ALSO BOTH LOVED OPERA.

AND OPERA ELICITS STRONG EMOTIONS.

STRONG FEELINGS.

I'M A BELIEVER THAT YOU CAN APPROACH ANYTHING THROUGH OPERA.

I ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE IN THE GENRE.

I THINK WHEN YOU SING THINGS, THE STORY AND THE DRAMA IS MORE HEIGHTENED.

IT BECOMES MORE IMPORTANT.

IT BECOMES BIGGER.

AND I LIKE THE BIGNESS OF IT.

>> Reporter: THAT WAS REVELES FROM MAY LAST YEAR.

IN DECEMBER THE CANCER WAS TAKING ITS TOLL BUT THE PASSION WAS STILL THERE.

>> WHEN I THINK HORROR, I THINK BLACK AND WHITE, AND WHEN I SAY THAT, I MEAN THAT THE SOUND OF COLORS -- THE COLORS FROM THE ORCHESTRA ARE EVEN KIND OF BLACK AND WHITE.

>> Reporter: MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE WHEN REVELES WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD, HIS MOTHER INTRODUCED HIM TO JAMES WALES 1931 BLACK AND WHITE FILM, FRANKENSTEIN.

>> FROM THEN ON, I WAS HOOKED ON A HORROR.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, REALLY, BUT THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THE DARKNESS AND ABOUT BEING SCARED.

AND ABOUT TELLING A STORY THAT MIGHT FRIGHTEN PEOPLE, EVEN JUST A LITTLE BIT, THAT I HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED.

>> Reporter: DE LA SANTOS ENJOYED COLLABORATING TO DEFINE THE GHOSTS OF THE OPERA.

>> GHOSTS ARE NOT FIGURES IN SHEETS.

THEY ARE MEMORIES.

THEY ARE REGRETS.

THEY ARE UNKNOWN AND UNANSWERED QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE HAVE TO CONFRONT.

>> GHOSTS CAN BE TRAUMA, EXPERIENCES, AND PEOPLE WHO WE AREN'T ABLE TO SHED EMOTIONALLY FROM OUR LIVES.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE LIKE REVELES WHO WE WANT TO HOLD ONTO.

GHOSTS NOT ONLY LETS THE OPERA PAY TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY BUT LET'S THE GENERAL DIRECTOR, DAVID BENNETT HAVE THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER AUDIENCES A DETOUR FROM TRADITIONAL OPERA.

>> THERE IS SO MUCH IN THIS WORK THAT IS UNUSUAL AND UNEXPECTED, BUT THERE'S ALSO SO MUCH IN IT THAT IS, IN MANY WAYS, TRADITIONAL.

>> Reporter: REVELES EXPRESSED HOPE THAT THE OPERA WOULD HAVE A FUTURE BEYOND THIS WEEKEND.

AN AMBASSADOR FOR OPERA WHOSE HEART ALWAYS BELONGED TO HORROR.

BETH ACCOMANDO, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE FED APPEARS TO BE READY TO DROP INTEREST RATES NEXT YEAR GIVING FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS THE HOPE THAT 2024 MAY BE THEIR BEST CHANCE TO FINALLY GET INTO THE HOUSING MARKET.

COLE HIGGINS HAS A LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN EXPECT AND TIPS IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO BUY.

>> Reporter: AFTER YEARS OF RECORD PRICES, HISTORICALLY HIGH MORTGAGE RATES, AND MASSIVELY HIGH MARKET DEMAND, SOME EXPERTS SAY SIDELINED FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS MAY HAVE MORE HOPE IN 2024.

>> IT'S GOING TO GET CHEAPER GOING FORWARD BUT I'M NOT GOING TO CALL IT EASY OR LESS PAINFUL.

>> Reporter: ECONOMIST JOE PRISCILLA SAYS THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS POISED TO LOWER INTEREST RATES NEXT YEAR WHICH COULD MAKE HOMES MORE AFFORDABLE.

ACCORDING TO THE INDEX RELEASED THIS WEEK, HOUSE PRICES HIT A RECORD HIGH IN OCTOBER.

THAT IS WHEN MORTGAGE RATES WERE ABOVE 7%.

THE HIGHEST LEVELS IN 23 YEARS.

THAT, PLUS HISTORICALLY LOW INVENTORY CONTINUED TO PUSH UP HOME PRICES SO, WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO BUY IN 2024?

>> WHEN YOU GET BACK IN THE MARKET, HOUSES ARE GOING TO COME AND WHEN THERE'S A LOT OF DEMAND THEY ARE GOING TO GO FAST.

SOMEBODY IS READY TO MOVE.

YOU WANT THAT PERSON TO BE YOU.

>> Reporter: DAVID GREEN HAS THESE FOUR TIPS.

IMPROVE YOUR FINANCIAL POSITION TO INCREASE CHANCES OF GETTING A BETTER LOAN LIKE PAYING OFF DEBT, SAVING MORE MONEY, AND IMPROVING YOUR CREDIT.

STEP UP YOUR MARKET RESEARCH.

GET REALISTIC IDEAS ABOUT WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES ARE.

>> YOU CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING ABOUT A HOUSE, ABOUT WHERE IT'S LOCATED.

PRIORITIZE THE ONES IN THE AREA THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU, NOT THE ONES THAT LOOK THE BEST.

>> Reporter: GET YOUR LOAN OFFICER AND REALTOR WORKING TOGETHER AND FINALLY CONSIDER WAITING UNTIL WINTERTIME.

THAT IS WHEN HOME SALES SLOW DOWN SO THERE WILL BE LESS COMPETITION.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M COLE HIGGINS.

>>> PIZZA HUT DELIVERY DRIVERS IN CALIFORNIA WILL SOON BE WITHOUT JOBS.

THE LARGEST PIZZA HUT FRANCHISES IN THE STATE SAY THEY WILL LAY OFF ALL DELIVERY DRIVER POSITIONS BY THE END OF FEBRUARY AND THAT WILL AFFECT MORE THAN 1200 EMPLOYEES.

THIS COMES BEFORE CALIFORNIA'S MINIMUM WAGE JUMPS IN APRIL.

FROM $16-$20 PER HOUR.

CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE TO ORDER CARRYOUT OR USE THIRD-PARTY APPS TO GET THEIR FOOD DELIVERED.

STARTING NEXT WEEK, A NEW LAW PROHIBITS -- ASSEMBLY BILL 2188 WAS INTRODUCED IN FEBRUARY 2022 AS A WAY TO REGULATE THE DRUG TESTING METHODS EMPLOYERS USE WHEN MAKING HIRING DECISIONS.

BUT A CERTAIN GROUP IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE BILLS PROTECTIONS THAT IS CONSTRUCTION WORKERS.

DOMINIC LARSON IS A GLASS CUTTER.

HE SAYS HE LIKES THE PREMISE BEHIND THE MARIJUANA ANTIDISCRIMINATION BILL BUT DOESN'T GET WHY HE CAN'T PARTAKE.

>> I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CAN PICK ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE AND STILL SAY IT'S OKAY TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THEM.

>> Reporter: LARSON SAYS HE WOULD LIKE TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY TO SUE THE STATE OVER IT BUT HASN'T FOUND ONE WILLING TO TAKE HIS CASE.

>>> SOME PEOPLE ON WHALE WATCHING CRUISES HAVE BEEN TREATED TO DRAMATIC VIEWS OF KILLER WHALES HUNTING OFF THE SAN DIEGO COAST.

TWO PODS OF THE ANIMALS NATIVE TO TROPICAL WATERS HAVE BEEN ROAMING UP AND DOWN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST.

TECH REPORTER THOMAS FUDGE TELLS US WHY THE ORC IS MADE THE TRIP.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THE HUNTING SKILLS OF KILLER WHALES HAVE BEEN ON DISPLAY OVER THE PAST WEEK OR SO INCLUDING THIS VIEW OF THE COAST OF SAN DIEGO.

EXPERTS SAY IT'S NO SURPRISE TO SEE THESE CREATURES SO CLOSE TO THE COAST.

>> MOST TEND TO BE CLOSE TO THE COAST BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THE FOOD IS.

THE OCEAN IS MORE PRODUCTIVE ALONG COASTLINES AND ON THE CONTINENTAL SHELF SO, IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR KILLER WHALES IN THE OCEAN ALONG THE COAST IS WHERE YOU WANT TO BE.

>> Reporter: BOB PITTMAN SPENT MOST OF HIS CAREER WORKING FOR NOAA FISHERIES.

MOST OF THE KILLER WHALES PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SEEING RECENTLY RESIDE IN THE TROPICAL PACIFIC OF CENTRAL AMERICA.

THESE KILLER WHALES ARE MAMMALS SPECIALISTS, WHICH MEANS THEY HUNT DOLPHINS, SEA LIONS, AND SOME WHALES.

PITTMAN SAYS THESE DAYS THERE IS MORE PRAY FOR OR GOES OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST.

>> WE PROTECT MARINE MAMMALS NOW AFTER A COUPLE CENTURIES OF WAILING AND INDISCRIMINATELY KILLING MARINE MAMMALS, WE PASSED LAWS AND WE PROTECT THEM NOW.

>> Reporter: SO NUMBERS OF DOLPHINS AND WHALES ARE INCREASING AND SO ARE THE KILLER WHALES.

>> WHEN THOSE ANIMALS WERE TAKEN OUT OF THE ECOSYSTEM, THEIR PREDATORS UNDOUBTEDLY TOOK A HIT TOO AND THEIR PREDATORS ARE PROBABLY INCREASING NOW ALONGSIDE THEIR NUMBERS.

>> Reporter: KILLER WHALE BECAME A COMMON NAME FOR THE ORCA BECAUSE THEY WERE KNOWN TO ATTACK AND DEVOUR WHALES.

EARLIER THIS MONTH, A FIN WHALE WAS RUN AGROUND AND DIED ON THE PACIFIC BEACH.

THE EVIDENCE MADE IT PRETTY CLEAR WHAT DROVE THE WHALE ONTO THE BEACH.

KILLER WHALE TOOTH MARKS ON THE BODY.

ORGANS ARE CALLED THE WOLVES OF THE SEA BY THE WAY THEY HUNT WHALES.

>> SOME WILL TRY TO RAM THE WHALE.

SOME WILL TRY TO GRAB ONTO THE FLIPPERS.

AND PULL THE WHALE DOWN.

SOME WILL TRY TO GET ON THE HEAD OF THE WHALE.

AND USE THEIR BODY WEIGHT TO PUSH THEIR HEAD UNDERWATER.

SO THE WHALE CAN'T BREATHE.

>> Reporter: BOTH SHULMAN AND PITTMAN BELONG TO THE ACADEMIC WORLD BUT THEY HAVE MANY CONNECTIONS WITH COMPANIES OFFERING WHALE WATCHING RIDES TO TOURISTS.

COMPANIES LIKE THIS ONE THAT PROVIDED SOME OF THE FOOTAGE THAT YOU'VE SEEN.

A RECENT PAPER THEY COLLABORATED ON OWED A LOT TO TOURISTS, CITIZEN SCIENTISTS, AND THEIR SMART PHONE CAMERAS.

>> THE MAJORITY OF THE DATA IN THAT PAPER WAS POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

THERE ARE A LOT MORE WHALE WATCHERS -- WHALE WATCHING PUBLIC OUT THERE THAN THERE ARE RESEARCHERS.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER ACADEMIC PAPER, NOW UNDER REVIEW, WOULD SEPARATE KILLER WHALES INTO VARIOUS SPECIES DEPENDING ON THEIR DIET.

HE ADDS THAT WHILE MAMMAL EATING KILLER WHALES ARE DOING VERY WELL, THE ONES THAT SPECIALIZE IN EATING FISH ARE EATING THE SAME KIND OF FISH THAT HUMANS DO AND THEY ARE DOING LESS WELL.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> SEVERAL WATER CONTACT CLOSURES AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR OUR COUNTY BEACHES.

COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS RELEASED AN UPDATED LIST TODAY.

CLOSURES WERE ISSUED DUE TO BACTERIAL LEVELS EXCEEDING HEALTH STANDARDS.

THEY INCLUDE CORONADO SOUTH OF AVENIDA NOON ARE TO NORTH BEACH.

THE SILVER STRAND, IMPERIAL BEACH, AND TIJUANA SLOOP.

ADVISORIES IN EFFECT AT LA JOLLA CHILDREN'S POOL AND LA JOLLA COVE, OCEAN BEACH, DOG BEACH, AND MISSION BAY.

>>> NOT TOO BAD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS BUT BIG CHANGES ON THE WAY ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

HERE ARE YOUR WEATHER HEADLINES.

WE STAY DRY THROUGH FRIDAY BUT THEN WE TURNED COOLER AND WETTER INTO THE WEEKEND.

SHOWER STICK AROUND INTO NEXT WEEK AND THIS TIME OF YEAR I WILL TELL YOU, THAT'S NOT ABNORMAL.

IT'S THE SEASON FOR SOME PACIFIC STORMS AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO GET.

NOW LET'S START WITH TONIGHT.

THINGS ARE CALM AND COOL.

52 DEGREES IN THE METRO AREA.

WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME AREAS OF FOG.

PLEASE BE CAREFUL HEADING OUT THE DOOR AND REMEMBER IN TERMS OF CONNECTING DENSE PATCHY FOG ON THE ROADS.

LOW BEAMS, LOW SPEEDS.

LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT OCEANSIDE 47.

ESCONDIDO LOOKING AT 44 DEGREES.

EL CAJON, 48.

COOLER OUT TO LAGUNA.

HEADING FURTHER SOUTH LOOKING AT 39 DEGREES AS WE WAKE UP TOMORROW MORNING.

TOMORROW AFTERNOON, WE WARM UP IN A NICE FASHION.

70 IN EL CAJON, RAMONA 69 DEGREES.

ESCONDIDO MORE OF THE SAME.

SAN DIEGO 65 ON THE DOT.

THAT, TO ME, SOUNDS PRETTY NICE.

WIDESPREAD SUNSHINE AS WELL.

YOUR FIVE DAY OUTLOOK SHOWING YOU SOME OF THAT RAIN ON THE WAY.

CHECK OUT THE COASTAL AREA ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

A SHOWER IN SPOTS ON SUNDAY BUT WATCH WHAT HAPPENS ON SUNDAY.

HERE COMES THE RAIN AND THE DRIZZLE.

JUST A DREARY STRETCH EVEN INTO MONDAY.

DULL AND DREARY CONDITIONS WITH LOW HANGING CLOUDS.

TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 60s.

AS WE HEAD INLAND WE ARE LOOKING AT MORE SUNSHINE BUT SATURDAY COOLER AND WE KEEP A SHOWER AROUND IN THE FORECAST.

AMATEURS IN THE LOW 60s ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS WELL.

MORE SUNSHINE INTO THE MOUNTAINS BUT EVEN MONDAY, CLOUDY AND COLD.

LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURE.

36 DEGREES AND A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 27.

QUITE A COOL DOWN FROM THE UPPER 40s WE WILL SEE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

FINALLY, LET'S HEAD TO THE DESERT WHERE THE SUNSHINE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE WIDESPREAD.

IT'S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL THOUGH, ENJOY IT.

SHOWER IN PLACES BUT MOSTLY LOOKING AT TEMPERATURES IN THE 60s OVER THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

I'M CHRISTINA FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> WILL ONE LUCKY CUSTOMER CLOSEOUT 2023 A MULTIMILLIONAIRE?

THE JACKPOT HAS GROWN TO $17 MILLION.

NO TICKETS WERE SOLD MATCHING ALL SIX NUMBERS IN MONDAY'S DRAWING BUT ONE TICKET MATCHING FIVE NUMBERS EXCEPT THE POWERBALL WAS SOLD AT A DONUT SHOP IN ANAHEIM.

THE TICKET WAS WORTH MORE THAN $2 MILLION.

NOT TOO SHABBY.

TONIGHT'S DRAWING IS AT 7:59 P.M. >>> WILL BE CULTURAL CENTER IN BALBOA PARK HAS BEEN SHARING MUSIC, CULTURE, ART AND DANCE SINCE 1995.

LAST NIGHT IT KICKED OFF A WEEK OF EVENTS CELEBRATING KWANZAA.

BETH ACCOMANDO PREVIEWS WHAT IS AHEAD.

>> SOMETIMES YOU CAN JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER.

THE ART AND BEAUTY YOU FIND ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CULTURAL CENTER CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE INSIDE AND IN EVERYTHING THE CENTER DOES.

THE 81 YEARS YOUNG FOUNDER OF THE CULTURAL CENTER JUST KICKED OFF A WEEK OF KWANZAA EVENTS.

>> I'VE GOT SO MUCH GOING ON HERE.

>> Reporter: KWANZAA IS THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY CREATED IN 1966 TO HELP AFRICAN-AMERICANS RECONNECT WITH AFRICAN CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE, SHARING THAT HISTORY AND THOSE CULTURAL CONNECTIONS IS SOMETHING THEY DO ALL YEAR LONG SO IT PROVIDES THE PERFECT PLACE TO CELEBRATE.

>> WE ARE SENDING YOU ALL THE LOVE YOU CAN HANDLE.

HAPPY KWANZAA.

THAT MEANS, LET'S BAND TOGETHER AS A PEOPLE AND AS A WHOLE.

ALL CULTURES.

THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT TO DO.

WE'VE GOT TO COME TOGETHER AND THAT'S WHY KWANZAA GIVES US SEVEN DAYS SO WE CAN COME AND REAFFIRM OUR LOVE AND COMMITMENT TO EACH OTHER AND HAVE FAITH.

>> Reporter: KWANZAA IS ALSO CLOSELY TIED TO FOOD AND HARVESTING WHICH IS ESSENTIAL.

SHE GROWS THE FOOD SHE SERVES AND WILL BE SERVING FOR KURAMU.

>> YOU GOT TO HAVE A FEAST.

I'VE GOT A PLATE READY.

BLACK-EYED PEAS.

POTATO SALAD.

AND LOOK AT THOSE COLLARD GREENS.

YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE THEM.

WHEN YOU COME HERE, YOU GET TO EAT FOOD FROM OUR GARDEN.

IT'S SO IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: THE FOOD IS PHENOMENAL.

MONICA HARRIS SHOULD KNOW.

FOR 12 YEARS HER DANCE STUDIO HAS BEEN PRODUCING SHOWS AS PART OF ITS KWANZAA CELEBRATION.

>> ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS IS, I KEEP GOING BACK TO THE IDEA OF ONENESS AND UNITY AND ROOTS AND CULTURE AND THAT IS THE KEY AND CENTRAL VALUE IN KWANZAA IN TERMS OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY REMEMBERING ITS AFRICAN ROOTS.

HOWEVER, THINGS LIKE SELF- DETERMINATION.

THINGS LIKE COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS AND WORKING TOGETHER.

THESE KINDS OF VALUES.

FAMILY.

LOVE.

FRIENDSHIP.

THOSE ARE ALL PARTS OF KWANZAA.

>> Reporter: SHE WILL BE FINDING THOSE VALUES TONIGHT AS HER YOUTH STAGES A REIMAGINING OF THE FILM WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY.

>> THAT STORY, WHENEVER I MENTIONED IT TO ANYONE PRODUCING IT, THE FIRST THING WE SEE IS A SMILE.

>> Reporter: WORLD BEATS PARTNERSHIP WITH HARRIS REFLECTS ONE OF THE KEY -- KWANZAA.

IT'S BEEN A COLLECTIVE WORK AND RESPONSIBILITY.

WORK TOGETHER.

MY MOTHER USED TO MAKE A CAKE WITH NO INGREDIENTS.

THAT IS COLLECTIVE WORK.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER OF THOSE PRINCIPLES WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED ON FRIDAY.

>> HAVING BUSINESS TOGETHER AND SHARING EACH OTHER'S -- THAT'S WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE.

WE ARE GOING TO BRING PEOPLE IN AND SHARE WHERE TO GET YOUR GRANTS.

HOW TO DO THIS.

FINANCIAL LITERACY.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: AND ANOTHER IMPORTANT PRINCIPLE OF KWANZAA -- >> AND THEN, PURPOSE.

WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE IN LIFE?

>> Reporter: HER PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE A SPACE TO HIGHLIGHT BLACK CULTURE, ART, DANCE, MUSIC, AND FOOD.

YOU CAN SAVOR A FREE VEGAN MEAL EVERY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AT WORLDBEAT AS PART OF ITS KWANZAA CELEBRATION.

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