>>> THE FIRST STEP FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE OCEAN BEACH PIER.

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MAYA TRABULSI.

AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN FILED FOR THE DEMOLITION AS ALEXANDER WINN SHOWS US THE NEWS IS BITTERSWEET FOR LOCALS.

>>> THE NEW SURGE OF COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS.

>>> WE VENTURE AWAY INTO TONIGHT , NOT QUITE AS COOL AS PREVIOUS NIGHTS.

WE DROP DOWN TO 52.

COULD THAT BE A PRECURSOR TO CHANGES AS WE WORK OUR WAY DOWN THE ROAD?

I WILL TALK ABOUT IT NOT ONLY IN LATE WEEK BUT HEADING INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

I WILL HIGHLIGHT THE POTENTIAL CHANGES COMING UP HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

>>> FOR PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SOLIDIFIED HIS PLACE AS FRONT- RUNNER AFTER WINNING THE IOWA CAUCUSES WITH RECORD-BREAKING PERCENTAGE.

NOW FLORIDA GOVERNOR RHONDA SENTENCE AND NIKKI HALEY BASE PRESSURE TO PROVE THEY HAVE THE PAST OF THE NOMINATION.

>> Reporter: WHILE HIS COMPETITION HIT STRAIGHT TO THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TODAY, TRUMP WAS IN THE COURTROOM FOR A DEFAMATION CASE.

THE FORMER PRESIDENT FACES 91 CRIMINAL CHARGES ACROSS FOUR INDICTMENTS.

AN ENTRANCE POLL LAST NIGHT SO THAT WAS NOT AN ISSUE FOR IOWA VOTERS.

65% OF THOSE SURVEYED SAID TRUMP WOULD STILL BE -- IF CONVICTED OF A CRIME.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK BACK AT LAST NIGHT'S HISTORIC WIN.

ARMOR PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP CLAIMED THE LARGEST WHEN IN IOWA CAUCUS HISTORY WITH MORE THAN 50% OF THE VOTE.

>> I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL.

IT'S A VERY SPECIAL NIGHT.

THIS IS THE FIRST BECAUSE THE BIG NIGHT IS GOING TO BE IN NOVEMBER.

WHEN WE TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY AND TRULY WE DO MAKE ART COUNTRY GRADING IN.

>> Reporter: RON DESANTIS TOOK HOME A DISTANT SECOND PLACE.

THE DISAPPOINTING FINISH FOR A CANDIDATE WHO WENT ALL IN ON IOWA.

BUT THE FLORIDA GOVERNOR CONTINUES TO PROMISE HE IS THE ONE WHO CAN TAKE ON TRUMP.

>> I AM THE ALTERNATIVE.

HALF REPUBLICANS WANT ANOTHER CHOICE.

BUT YOU HAVE TO BE SOMEONE WHO APPEALS TO THE CONSERVATIVE VOTERS.

>> Reporter: NIKKI HALEY FOLLOWED DISSENT IS CLOSELY COMING IN THIRD.

SHE HAS BEEN ON AN UPWARD TRAJECTORY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WHERE VOTERS HEAD TO THE POLLS NEXT WEEK.

>> WE ARE PUTTING IOWA IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR.

IT IS GO TIME IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.

BUT I HAVE BEEN CAMPAIGNING HERE FOR 11 MONTHS.

SO WE ARE READY TO JUST FINISH IT OFF.

>> Reporter: CAMPAIGN SEASON IS FULL STEAM AHEAD.

THE DEBATE SEASON MAY BE OVER.

TRUMP HAS SKIPPED ALL THE SCHEDULED GOP DEBATE SO FAR AND THAT STRATEGY SEEMS TO BE WORKING FOR HIM.

HAILEY IS NOW FOLLOWING HIS LEAD ANNOUNCING ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT SHE WILL ONLY DEBATE IF IT'S AGAINST TRUMP OR PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.

>>> IN THE NATIONS CAPITAL CONGRESS MEMBERS ARE RACING TO AVERT A PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

FUNDING FOR KEY AGENCIES EXPIRES FRIDAY INCLUDING VETERANS AFFAIRS, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, AND THE ENERGY DEPARTMENT.

THE REST OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS FUNDED UNTIL EVERY SIXTH.

THE HOUSE IN THE SENATE PASSED A -- TO AVOID A SHUTDOWN.

>>> A BILL MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE STATE LEGISLATURE SEEMS TO REINVENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN HILLCREST.

>> Reporter: HILLCREST DMV IS AN AGING TWO-STORY BUILDING SURROUNDED BY CRUMBLING SURFACE PARKING LOT.

THE BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1960 AND THE ENTIRE PROPERTY IS ABOUT THREE ACRES.

NEW APARTMENTS ALL AROUND IT ARE BREATHING LIFE INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

CHRIS WARD OFFERED -- WHICH WOULD OFFER THE DMV TO BUILD A NEW FIELD OFFICE WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON TOP.

HE SAYS BOTH THE CITY AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR ARE INVESTING IN IT WITH NEW HOUSING AND PARK SPACE.

>> THIS IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH OUR STATE AND HOUSING TO BE ABLE TO USE ALL PROPERTIES IN AN EFFICIENT WAY.

NOR IS IT RESPECTFUL OF THE DIRECTION THAT THE COMMUNITY IS GOING.

>> Reporter: THERE HAVEN'T PAST EFFORTS TO BUILD SOMETHING NEW ON THE HILLCREST PROPERTY.

STATE LAW PASSED IN 2007 ALSO CALLED FOR A MIXED USE DMV OFFICE WITH HOUSING ON TOP.

BUT IT FAILED TO GET THE PROJECT DONE.

IN 2018 THE STATE POSED A DMV ONLY FACILITY SURROUNDED BY FENCING.

THAT PROJECT WAS PANNED BY RESIDENCE.

SINCE THEN STATE AGENCIES HAVE BEEN DRAGGING THEIR FEET.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF PIECES THAT NEED TO BE EVALUATED.

BUT I AM JUST KIND OF BEYOND THE POINT THE PATIENT'S RIGHT NOW AFTER WAITING FOR THE STATE TO DO THIS.

>> Reporter: THE BILL SETS A DEADLINE OF 2026 TO COME UP WITH A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.

IT PASSED ITS FIRST COMMITTEE LAST WEEK AND HAS TO PASS THE FULL ASSEMBLY BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH FOLLOWED BY CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.

>>> APPLE IS MOVING IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SITE FROM SAN DIEGO TO TEXAS.

IN A STATEMENT APPLE SAID IT STATE OPERATIONS ANNOTATION TEAM WHICH INITIALIZES IN IMPROVING SIRI HAS BEEN RELOCATED TO AUSTIN.

APPLE SAID IT REMAINS COMMITTED TO SAN DIEGO AND WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND ITS ENGINEERING TEAMS.

APPLE SAID EVERYBODY ON THE TEAM WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP THEIR ROLE IN AUSTIN BUT THOSE WHO DON'T MOVE WILL LIKELY BE LAID OFF.

THEY HAVE UNTIL THE END OF FEBRUARY TO MAKE THAT DECISION.

>>> A NEW STUDY IS SHEDDING LIGHT ON HOW EFFECTIVE COVID-19 POLICIES WORK AND THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC.

THE STUDY WAS PUBLISHED TODAY AND FOUND PREVENTATIVE MEASURES SUCH AS HIGH VENTILATION STANDARDS AT UNIVERSAL MASKING SITES PREVENTED COVID-19 VARIANCE.

THEY SAID THE USE OF PP EE VIRTUALLY ELIMINATED TRANSMISSION.

>>> ATTACKS BY IRAN BACKED MILITANTS HAVE EFFECTIVELY CLOSED ONE OF THE GLOBE'S MAIN TRADE ROUTES TO CONTAINER SHIPS.

NOW OIL TANKERS ARE STARTING TO AVOID THE AREA.

GAS PRICES COULD BEGIN TO RISE.

>> Reporter: THE SOUND OF UK FIGHTER JETS LIFTING OFF PART OF THE U..S-LED EFFORT TO GO AFTER THE MILITANTS BASED IN YEMEN BACKED BY IRAN.

THE MILITANTS SAID THEY ARE TAKING REVENGE FOR ISRAEL'S FORCE OF GAZA.

IT IS ONE OF THE WORLDS MOST IMPORTANT TRADE ROUTES THEY ARE BLOCKING.

COMMERCIAL SHIPPING COMPANIES ARE AVOIDING THE AREA.

NOW OIL COMPANIES ARE FOLLOWING SUIT.

>> WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IS A NUMBER OF THOSE OIL TANKERS NO LONGER ARE TRAVERSING THE SEA.

>> Reporter: OIL PRICES ARE ALREADY TICKING HIGHER.

FRIDAY MORNING AND CLIMBED IN THE U.S. TO $75 A BARREL.

>> THE PRICE OF OIL IS GOING UP.

>> Reporter: GAS PRICES REMAIN RELATIVELY LOW FOR NOW.

ACCORDING TO AAA THE NATIONAL PRICE FOR GAS WAS $3.07 ON MONDAY.

THOSE PRICES MAY NOT BE AROUND FOR LONG.

>> WE USE ABOUT 100 MILLION BARRELS OF LAW EVERY DAY.

WE MET ROUGHLY 18 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL TRAVEL EVERY DAY THROUGH THIS AREA.

BUT THE SITUATION IN THE RED SEA IS SO TENUOUS THAT OIL TANKERS AND COMMERCIAL SHIPS ARE TAKING A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ROUTE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

THAT ADDS DAYS TO THE JOURNEY.

ENERGY PRICES COULD SPIKE AND SO COULD THE PRICE AT THE PUMP.

>>> THE PRICE OF GAS IS DOWN IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOR THE 11th TIME IN NEARLY 2 WEEKS.

THE AVERAGE PRICE OF GAS DROPPED 1.3 CENTS TODAY TO NEARLY $4.64.

THE AVERAGE HAS DROPPED 11 OF THE PAST 12 DAYS, ALMOST 9 1/2 SINCE LESS THAN A WEEK AGO.

AND 13.7 CENTS FROM ONE MONTH AGO.

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS $3.07.

>>> A SAN MARCOS RESIDENT SAID HE IS THE LATEST VICTIM OF NATIONAL AUTO THEFT TREND.

MATT ZEBROWSKI SAID HE WAS HEADED TO WORK FOR A MORNING WHEN HE REALIZED SOMEONE HAD BROKEN INTO HIS 2017 KIA SOUL.

HE WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN THERE ARE SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEOS SHOWING HOW EASY IT IS TO STEAL OLDER MODEL KIA IS.

A FAD THAT STARTED BACK IN 2021.

MOST MODELS BETWEEN YEAR 2015 AND 2019 WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH ENGINE IMMOBILIZER'S, WHICH ENSURE IGNITIONS CANNOT BE STARTED WITHOUT THEIR KEYS.

>> I WAS FEELING WORSE WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT ALL THIS.

I SPOKE WITH THE POLICE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID, NOT AGAIN.

>> SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF MANY CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT SUED KIA AND HYUNDAI SINGING THE AUTOMAKERS FAILED TO INSTALL ANTITHEFT TECHNOLOGY.

THE LAWSUIT WAS SETTLED LAST SPRING.

>>> AND THE NOT SO DISTANT FUTURE ELECTRICITY COULD COME FROM A BOX OF ROCKS?

A CALIFORNIA COMPANY IS USING ROCKS TO STORE ENERGY FROM CLEAN SOURCES AND IS NOT ALONE.

BILL WEIR HAS THE STORY.

>> Reporter: FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HUMAN HISTORY THE TWO MOST AFFORDABLE FORMS OF ENERGY DO NOT COME FROM BURNING FOSSIL FUELS BUT FROM CATCHING ONSHORE WIND OR ABUNDANT SUNLIGHT.

>> MOST DAYS IN CALIFORNIA ENERGY AND ELECTRICITY ON THE WHOLESALE MARKET IS WORTH ZERO DOLLARS, SOMETIMES NEGATIVE DOLLARS.

IS A RESORT SOLAR.

>> Reporter: THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING IN THE AMERICAN WIND BELT.

SO THE SOLAR PANELS WERE BUILT IN THE GARAGE.

RENEWABLES ARE GREAT FOR TOPPING OFF BATTERIES, CARS.

BUT THE FACTORIES THAT MAKE EVERYTHING NEED A LOT OF ENERGY ALL THE TIME.

>> YOU CAN'T SIT IN YOUR FACTORY WHEN THE SUN GOES BEHIND A CLOUD.

>> Reporter: WITH $80 MILLION OF INVESTMENT FROM BANKERS HE STARTED A COMPANY CALLED -- TO STORE CLEAN ENERGY WITH A BOX OF ROCKS.

>> I HAD A HARD TIME EXPLAINING MY KIDS WHAT NUCLEAR FUSION IS.

BUT THIS IS HEATED UP BY THE WINDOW THE SUN.

>> SOMETIMES PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY ARE INSULTING US BY SAYING IT SOUNDS REALLY SIMPLE WE SAY NO, THAT'S EXACTLY THE POINT.

THERE IS NOT MUCH MORE HERE THAN THE STEEL BOX.

>> Reporter: IS BATTERIES HEAT UP BLOCKS OF CARBON LIKE THIS UNTIL THEY GLOW LIKE LITTLE SONS FOR FULL DAY.

>> WHAT IS IN THE BOX RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT 1600 DEGREES CELSIUS.

SO THIS IS HOTTER THAN THE MELTING POINT OF STEEL.

IT IS JUST A COUPLE FEET INSIDE THAT SHELL.

>> Reporter: BY CRACKING OPEN THE BOX INTO SAID THEY CAN RELEASE ENOUGH HEAT TO MAKE A FACTORY STEAM AND ENOUGH LIGHT TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY AS IT GLOWS INTO A SPECIAL KIND OF SOLAR PANEL.

IT IS TRICKY TO BUILD BUT THE ROCKS ARE CHEAP AND ABUNDANT.

>> WAS PLENTY OF PRODUCTION OF THIS.

EVEN 1% OF THE CURRENT PRODUCTION WOULD BE ENOUGH TO MAKE TERAWATT HOURS OF BATTERIES.

>> Reporter: A COMPETING COMPANY USES EVEN CHEAPER BRICKS IN THEIR BATTERIES TO CREATE MEGAWATTS OF POWER WITHOUT THE NEED FOR ANY UPGRADE.

WHICH MEANS PLACES WITH A LOT OF SUN AND WIND COULD BECOME MAGNETS FOR THE NEW INDUSTRY.

BOTH COMPANIES WERE PRESENT IN DUBAI WERE BIG OIL HAD A BIG PRESENCE.

BUT ANDREW CAME BACK CONVINCED CLEAN AND SIMPLE IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE.

>> THE TRANSITION IS INEVITABLE.

IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

IF YOU TALK BEHIND CLOSED DOORS TO MOST PEOPLE IN THE FOSSIL INDUSTRY THEY UNDERSTAND.

AND THEY WILL SAY THE SAME THING.

BUT I AM CONFIDENT THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT HUGE TOUR THAT WE HAVE IN SOLAR AND WIND AND REPLACE FOSSIL FUELS FASTER.

>> Reporter: WHAT GIVES YOU THAT FAITH?

>> IT IS REALLY BECAUSE OF THE OLOGIES.

IF YOU ASKED ME FIVE OR 10 YEARS AGO I WOULD'VE SAID, I'M NOT SURE WE HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED TO BE CARBONIZED.

BUT TODAY WE HAVE THE TOOLS WE NEED.

WE JUST NEED TO EMPLOY THEM.

>>> IF YOU ARE LIVING ON LOW INCOME IN SAN DIEGO YOU COULD GET A NEW TOILET FOR FREE.

WE LOOKED IN TO A NEW PROGRAM THAT IS SAVING WATER AND MONEY FROM GOING DOWN THE DRAIN.

>> Reporter: ANY TRADITIONAL TOILETS USE ONE HALF GALLONS OF WATER EVERY FLUSH.

IF IT IS RUNNING BETWEEN FLUSHES IT COULD BE WASTED ENOUGH WATER OVER FOUR DAYS TO FILL A SWIMMING POOL.

SO THE WATER AUTHORITY IS INSTALLING LOW-FLOW TOILETS TO LOW INCOME HOMES AT NO COST.

THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR SAID THE NEW TOILETS CUT WATER USE AND BILL IN HALF.

SOMETIMES JUST BECAUSE THE BETTER SEAL INSIDE WATER TANK.

>> TOILETS WEALTH OLD FLAPPERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO RUN.

SO THESE NEW TOILETS ARE QUALITY TOILETS.

THEY HAVE EXCELLENT FLAPPERS.

WE ARE UPGRADING TOILETS IN PLACES WHERE THEY COULD LAST 10 TO 30 YEARS.

>> Reporter: THEY HAVE STORED 6000 SO FAR AND FUNDS FOR 4000 MORE.

TO LEARN MORE GO TO --.ORG.

>>> SAN DIEGO ENDS ARE BEING URGED TO BE VIGILANT OF WATER SCAMS.

THE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY SAID IMPOSTER AGENCY WORKERS ARE NOT KNOCKING ON DOORS REQUESTING ENTRY TO HOMES TO TEST WATER QUALITY.

THEY SAID THE WATER AUTHORITY HAS A 23 MEMBER AGENCY AND NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WATER TESTING OR REPAIRS INSIDE PRIVATE HOMES AND RARELY HAVE REASON TO ASK FOR ENTRY.

THEY ADD LEGITIMATE EMPLOYEES ARE ALWAYS IN UNIFORM AND CARRYING AN I.D.

BADGE AND TYPICALLY DRIVING A CLEARLY MARKED AGENCY VEHICLE.

>>> MORE MINOR COASTAL AND INLAND VALLEY WARMING SET TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL STRETCH OUT THURSDAY.

BUT WE HAVE CHANGES COMING UP.

I WAS HINTING AT THOSE A LITTLE BIT AGO.

FRIDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE WEEKEND YOU WILL WANT TO STICK AROUND FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST COMING UP SHORTLY.

OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT NOT AS LOW AS PREVIOUS NIGHTS.

IT IS CONSIDERABLY HIGHER.

RAMONA DROPPING DOWN A FORTY FORT AND BORREGO SPRINGS DECKED 47.

CLOUDS AROUND ESPECIALLY TOWARD THE COAST.

THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS THE NEXT ROUND OF WET WEATHER IS STAYING OFF TOWARD OUR NORTH.

MUCH OF THE ENERGY WILL EJECT ITS WEIGHT TO THE EAST.

IT IS NOT LOOKING OVERLY ACTIVE AS WE MAKE OUR WAY INTO WEDNESDAY AND ALSO INTO THURSDAY.

HERE IS KIND OF THE BROADVIEW OF THE SHOWERS MAKING THEIR WAY DOWN THE SOUTH OF SAN FRANCISCO.

NOWHERE NEAR OUR REGION.

EVEN WHEN WE MAKE OUR WAY TOWARDS THURSDAY -- 63 SAN DIEGO.

ON THURSDAY THE HIGH-PRESSURE WILL BE AROUND AND BE A MILD DAY.

SO LITTLE BIT OF WARMING HERE ON THE COAST AND SOME THE INTERIOR VALLEYS AS WE GO FROM WEDNESDAY TO THURSDAY.

AND THEN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND, WET WEATHER ON THE MOVE IN.

NOT ONLY AT THE COAST BUT OVER THE INTERIOR VALLEYS.

SOME OF THE STEADY RAIN COMING IN ON SUNDAY.

THURSDAY LOOKS LIKE A GREAT ONE.

71 DEGREES.

MOUNTAINOUS LOCATIONS LOOKING AT SOME WET WEATHER LATER ON.

THE DRIVE THROUGH FRIDAY.

AND FOR THE DESERT WE WILL SEE THE CLOUDS ON THE INCREASE GOING INTO SUNDAY.

>>> WAS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

THE OCEAN BEACH PIER APPEARS TO BE HEADED FOR DEMOLITION.

WINTER STORMS IN LATE DECEMBER FURTHER DAMAGED THE NEARLY 60- YEAR-OLD PEER.

LAST WEEK THE CITY POSTED NOTICE THAT IT HAS APPLIED FOR A PERMIT TO TEAR DOWN THE ICONIC STRUCTURE.

THE CITY SAYS THERE WAS NO ACTIVE PLAN TO DEMOLISH THE PIER.

THE APPLICATION IS PART OF A PROCESS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS REQUIRED BY LAW.

>>> A BILL MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE STATE LEGISLATOR THANKS TO REDEVELOP THE DMV IN HILLCREST.

ASSEMBLY MEMBER -- SAID THE CITY AND PRIVATE SECTOR ARE INVESTING IN HILLCREST WITH NEW HOUSING AND PARK SPACE ON THREE- ACRE PROPERTIES.

THE BILL SETS A DEADLINE OF 2026 TO COME UP WITH A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN.

IT HAS TO PASS THE FULL ASSEMBLY BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH FOLLOWED BY THE CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.

>>> A NEW KPBS NEWSLETTER HAS A QUICK RECAP OF THE BIG STORIES HAPPENING IN YOUR ACCOUNTING AS WELL AS EVERYTHING IN THE REGION.

YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR IT AT THE LINK SHOWN ON YOUR SCREEN.

>>> IT'S TIME TO PUT THE PEDAL TO THE METAL.

WE NEED TO GET SOME RESEARCH DONE AT THE SAN DIEGO AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM.

THE MUSEUM OPEN A NEW LIBRARY WITH PLENTY CONTENT FOR EVERYONE.

MG PEREZ WAS THERE.

>> Reporter: LENNY LUZINSKI KNOWS ABOUT CARS AND HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE ELSE KNOWS ABOUT THEM AS WELL.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE 45,000 BOOKS, MAGAZINES, AND MANUALS THAT MAKE UP THE LARGEST AUTOMOTIVE LIBRARY ON THE WEST COAST.

WITH THE CUT OF A RIBBON THAT -- FAMILY TRUST LIBRARY IS OPEN AT THE SAN DIEGO AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM.

HE IS THE CEO.

>> WE ALL HAVE A CAR STORY.

WE GO ON A FAMILY TRIP AND WE CAN ALL SHARE A STORY ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED INVOLVING A CAR.

>> Reporter: THE MUSEUM HAS BEEN SHARING MOTORIZED VEHICLES IN THEIR HISTORIES WITH VISITORS SINCE 1988.

THAT GOT THE ATTENTION OF THE BIRD FAMILY THAT WANTED TO DONATE WHATEVER IT TOOK TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE VOLUMES OF CONTENT THAT COULD BE USED FOR RECREATION AND RESEARCH.

>> A COMPUTER CAN DO THIS BUT COMPUTER STORE ZEROS AND ONES.

THEY DON'T STORE IDEAS OR DREAMS.

>> Reporter: THIS EXTRA PERFECT MOMENT IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF WHAT COULD BECOME AN EDUCATIONAL HUB TO COMPLEMENT WHAT VISITORS ARE LEARNING ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR.

>> A BOOK FROM 1914.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MALCOLM FROM MOTHER.

>> Reporter: THE AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM IS OPEN TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

YOU CAN ACCESS THE NEW LIBRARY WITH A PAID ADMISSION.

THERE IS NO LIBRARY CARD BECAUSE THERE IS NO CHECKOUT SYSTEM.

THERE IS HISTORY AND HOPE.

>> WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE PAST.

>> Reporter: HANG ON FOR A HECKUVA RIDE.

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

A REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST IS JOINING THE MORNING EDITION TO DISCUSS WHETHER OR NOT THE NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP IS INEVITABLE.

>>> WE ARE HALFWAY THROUGH JANUARY.

HOW ARE YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS HOLDING UP?

>>> YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.