>>> THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES CONDUCTED THEIR FIRST SNOW SURVEY OF THE SEASON.

>> THE SNOWPACK IS OFF TO ONE OF THE BEST STARTS IN YEARS.

THAT DOES NOT MEAN WE ARE OUT OF THE WOODS YET.

>> WATER SUPPLY IS PARTIALLY MEASURED BY THE AMOUNT OF SNOWPACK.

THE DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES ASKS THE PUBLIC TO BE ALERT.

>> IT APPEARS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT EVENT NOT ONLY IN TERMS OF RAINFALL, BUT IN TERMS OF WIND, WHICH CAN CREATE DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

THE ATTENTIVE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

>>> THANKS TO THIS THINGS ARE STARTING TO GET BACK TO NORMAL FOR SOME PASSENGERS.

EXPLAINING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS FILED HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> AS SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL PLANS ARE TAKING OFF AND LANDING.

BACK TO BUSINESS AS NORMAL.

AS NORMAL AS HOLIDAY TRAVEL CAN GET.

IT WAS A DIFFERENT STORY A WEEK AGO WHEN THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS WERE STRANDED AFTER SOUTHWEST AIRLINES SYSTEM CRASHED.

THAT PROMPTED THEM TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF ALL AFFECTED PASSENGERS.

THE CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFFS AND SAYS HIS CLIENTS ARE LOOKING FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE.

>> MY CLIENTS ARE ADAMANT OF HAVING A BOLSTERED PASSENGER BILL OF RIGHTS SO WHEN AN AIRLINE DOES HAVE STAFFING ISSUES AND FAILS TO BOOK TRAVEL IN A PRETTY BUSINESSLIKE MANNER THEY DO TAKE CARE OF THE PASSENGERS AND CONSUMERS IN A PROPER WAY.

>> SPENDING NEARLY $1000 TO FLY HER SON FROM OHIO TO SAN DIEGO, BUT HIS FLIGHT WAS AMONG THE THOUSANDS THAT WERE CANCELED.

HE WAS STUCK IN NASHVILLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS BECAUSE OF THE SOUTHWEST.

CONSUMER TRAVEL ADVOCATE AND FORMER AIRLINE EXECUTIVE SAYS IT WAS NOT A WEATHER ISSUE, BUT A FAILURE OF THE AIRLINE FOR NOT UPGRADING THE SYSTEMS.

>> THERE WERE WARNING SIGNS OF THIS DEVELOPING OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

SAYS SHE HOPES THEY RECOVER FROM THIS DEBACLE.

>> I LOVE SOUTHWEST, SO IT IS SAD WHAT IS HAPPENING.

I WISH THEM THE BEST.

I HOPE THEY WORK THIS OUT WITH MINIMAL REPERCUSSIONS, BUT WE WILL SEE THE >> OTHERS SAY IT SHOULD SERVE AS A WARNING TO THE INDUSTRY.

>> I HOPE IT IS A WAKE-UP CALL AND BEING ABLE TO BE PREPARED FOR DIFFERENT KIND OF DISASTERS.

>> SOUTHWEST TO TRY TO MAKE IT TO THE FLYERS BY OFFERING REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSIVE REFUNDS AND 25,000 FREQUENT- FLIER MILES TO SOME CUSTOMERS.

>>> A DRY TODAY ORDERED FORMER SAN DIEGO COUNTY DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER $2.6 MILLION IN HIS WRONGFUL TERMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE COUNTY.

THEY FOUND THE COUNTY WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAST AND FUTURE WAGE LOSSES OF $640,000.

THEY ALSO AWARDED HIM $2 MILLION FOR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS.

THE JURY CONCLUDED HE WAS FIRED BECAUSE OF HIS GENDER EXPRESSION AS WELL AS FOR COMPLAINING ABOUT WHAT HE BELIEVES WERE RACIST COMMENTS MADE BY A SUPERVISOR TOWARDS A BLACK COLLEAGUE.

>>> DAY ONE FOR THE NEW CONGRESS.

GOING FAR FROM SMOOTHLY WITH NEW MEMBERS SWORN IN.

THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS HIT A STUMBLING BLOCK.

TELLING US ABOUT THE PROBLEMS FOR REPUBLICANS.

>> ON CAPITOL HILL ON TUESDAY IT IS OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW.

>> THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER.

>> THE 118 CONGRESS IS THE MOST DIVERSE TO DATE WITH RECORD- SETTING NUMBERS OF WOMEN, LATINOS, AND MEMBERS WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ.

>> I THINK IT IS MORE ABOUT THE OVERRIDING PRINCIPLES OF BUILDING A CONGRESS THAT LOOKS MORE LIKE AMERICA.

>> 149 WOMEN NOW SERVING HOUSE OR SENATE INCLUDING 42 REPUBLICANS.

THE MOST EVER FOR THE GOP.

LAWMAKERS ARE ASSUMING THE SEATS IN A DIVIDED WASHINGTON WHILE DEMOCRATS MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE SENATE.

>> REPUBLICANS NOW CONTROL THE HOUSE.

THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AND AMONGST THE PARTIES ALREADY PLAYING OUT ON DAY ONE.

CALIFORNIA REPRESENTATIVE McCARTHY FAVORED TO BECOME SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE FACING A ONCE IN A CENTURY CHALLENGE FROM GOP HARDLINERS.

>> THE BATTLE IS FOR THE CONFERENCE AND COUNTRY.

>> THE STAKES ARE HIGH.

CONGRESS CAN FUNCTION WITHOUT A SPEAKER AS THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND LEGISLATIVE AGENDA IN THE HOUSE.

DIVISION ON THE HILL WILL ALSO LIKELY BE A MAJOR OBSTACLE FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN AS HE FACES AN UPHILL BATTLE OF PRODUCE THROUGH CONGRESS FOR THE WHITE HOUSE IS OPTIMISTIC THAT PARTISANSHIP WILL WIN.

>> WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH CONGRESSIONAL COLLEAGUES TO CONTINUE TO MOVE THE COUNTRY FORWARD FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.>>> HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER KEVIN McCARTHY'S BID TO BECOME SPEAKER GOT OFF TO A ROCKY START TODAY.

HE FAILED TO GET ENOUGH VOTES FROM FELLOW GOP MEMBERS ON THE FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD BALLOT.

UC SAN DIEGO POLITICAL SCIENTIST SAYS THE PROBLEMS ARE THERE ARE NO VIABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR HOUSE SPEAKER.

>> I DO NOT THINK THERE IS A CLEAR SECOND CHOICE IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY RIGHT NOW WHO WANTS TO PUT THEMSELVES OUT THERE BECAUSE TO DO THAT YOU NEED TO BE CONFIDENT THAT YOU HAVE BOTH SUPPORT OF THE MODERATES WHO WANT TO GOVERN AND BUILD A PARTY BRAND AND EXPAND THAT TO THE NEXT YEAR AND A HEARTBREAK CAUCUS THAT WANTS TO FREEZE INVESTIGATIONS AND STOP FEDERAL SPENDING.

>> THEY MADE CONCESSIONS INCLUDING GUTTING THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS.

>>> WE HEARD A LITTLE EARLIER HOW THE NEW CONGRESS IS MAKING GAINS WHEN IT COMES TO REPRESENTATION.

COMING UP LATER WE WILL HAVE MOORE FROM WASHINGTON AND HEAR FROM SOME OF THOSE WHO MAKE THE LARGEST CLASS OF FIRST-TERM WOMEN TO SERVE IN THE HOUSE.>>> 2022 WAS AN EVENTFUL YEAR FOR IMMIGRATION POLICY.

OUR REPORTER SPOKE WITH EXPERTS FRUSTRATED WITH PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S INABILITY TO ROLL BACK SOME OF TRUMP IMMIGRATION POLICIES.

>> TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SPENT FOUR YEARS CONNECTING HARD-LINE IMMIGRATION POLICIES.

>> WHEN MEXICO SENDS ITS PEOPLE THEY ARE NOW SENDING THEIR BEST.

THEY ARE SENDING PEOPLE THAT HAVE LOTS OF PROBLEMS.

THEY ARE BRINGING THOSE PROBLEMS WITH THEM.

>> THEY ARE BRINGING DRUGS.

THEY ARE BRINGING CRIME.

THEY ARE SOME ICE AND GOOD PEOPLE.

>> INCLUDING RESTRICTING THE U.S. AND THREATENING TO DO FOR THIS ACTION.

TWO YEARS INTO THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IMMIGRATION ADVOCATES SAY THE RHETORIC HAS CHANGED FROM THE TRUMP YEARS, BUT THE REALITY OF WHAT IS ACTUALLY GOING ON AT THE BORDER IS LARGELY THE SAME.

THIS IS THE LEGAL DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR GENDER AND REFUGEE STUDIES.

SHE SAYS TRUMP POLICY HAS RADICALLY CHANGED THE POLITICAL DISCOURSE AROUND IT.

IT'S A PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER THAT ALLOWS OFFICIALS TO TURN BACK ASYLUM-SEEKERS WITHOUT A COURT HEARING.

>> THEY HAVE COMPLETELY FLIPPED OUR UNDERSTANDING OF ASYLUMS FOR THEY HAVE MADE IT SEEM LIKE IT IS AN ABERRATION WHEN ACTUALLY THESE POLICIES ARE THE ABERRATION.

THE FIRST 40 YEARS BEFORE THAT PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO COME TO THE BORDER AND SEEK ASYLUM.

SPIRIT WELL THEY CAN NEAR TO THIS -- CONSERVATIVES SLAM HIM FOR BEING TOO SOFT ON BORDER SECURITY.

ADVOCATES SAY IT IS NOT JUST ASYLUM POLICY THAT HAS CARRIED OVER FROM THE TRUMP YEARS.

DACA IS UNDER THREAT AND THE BORDER WALL CONTINUES TO BE EXPANDED.

THIS IS A POLICY DIRECTOR FOR THE COUNCIL AND IS AMONG MANY WHO ARE FRUSTRATED WITH THE FACT THAT DACA IS STILL FROZEN IN PLACE FOR THE OBAMA ERA PROGRAM PROVIDES PERFECT TENDS TO ON -- IMMIGRANTS WHO CAME HERE AS MINORS.

>> NO NEW APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN PROCESSED SINCE 2010 WHEN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SOUGHT TO END THE PROGRAM.

IT HAS BEEN OVER FOUR YEARS SINCE ANYONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM.

>> DESPITE THE DEMOCRAT- CONTROLLED THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESS NOTHING HAS CHANGED.

>> AS OF TODAY DREAMERS AND OTHER UNDOCUMENTED YOUTH HAVE JUST AS MUCH INSECURITY IN THEIR LIFE AS THEY DID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

>> THIS IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE BORDER PROGRAM AND SAYS ADVOCACY REMAINS FRUSTRATING OVER WHAT THEY CONSIDER BROKEN CAMPAIGN PROMISES.

A PARTICULAR SOURCE IS THE BORDER CONTROL CONTINUES TO BLOCK ACCESS TO A PARK LOCATED ALONG THE BORDER JUST SOUTH OF IMPERIAL BEACH.

THIS IS ONE OF THE ONLY PLACES ALONG THE MEXICO BORDER WERE PEOPLE FROM EITHER SIDE CAN SPEND TIME TOGETHER.

>> IN TERMS OF WHAT IS TAKEN ON THE GROUND WE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE AREA THAT IS KNOWN AS THE ENFORCEMENT ZONE BETWEEN THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY BARRIER.

AGAIN, THE RATIONALE FOR NOT HAVING ACCESS DOES NOT NECESSARILY MAKE SENSE.

>> ON THE MEXICAN SIDE PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH MIGRANTS ALSO SEE NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED IN THE LAST YEARS 50 POINT TO RACIAL INEQUITIES AND BORDER ENFORCEMENT.

TITLE 42 GIVES BORDER OFFICIALS THE DISCRETION TO GRANT EXEMPTIONS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.

UKRAINIAN REFUGEES AND OTHER WHITE EUROPEAN MIGRANTS HAVE HAD EASIER ACCESS TO THOSE EXEMPTIONS IN BLACK AND BROWN MIGRANTS FROM LATIN AMERICA.

SO SO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HERE.

THE LA-BASED LEGAL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION THAT HAS HELPED HUNDREDS OF MIGRANTS IN MEXICO.

>> I THINK BY AND LARGE THEY WERE LEFT OUT.

PEOPLE WHO ARE ILLITERATE OR NOT TECH SAVVY.

JUST NOT CONNECTED TO THE SERVICES ANYWAY.

I DO NOT THINK IT IS GOING TO BE FAIR.

IT IS NOT A FAIR PROCESS NOW, AND I DO NOT SEE THEM MAKING PLANS TO MAKE IT A FAIR PROCESS EVEN AFTER THE END.

>> WHILE THEY ARE NOT OPTIMISTIC 2023 WILL BE MUCH DIFFERENT DAISIES SUMMARIES OF HOPE.

THE POINT TO A RECENT POLL SHOWING THE MAJORITY OF DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS SUPPORT OFFERING ASYLUM TO PEOPLE FLEEING THEIR HOME.

HERE IS THE CENTER FOR REFUGEE STUDIES.

>> AMERICANS SEE THROUGH THAT.

IS IN THE EXAMPLE OF THE UKRAINIANS HELPS HIGHLIGHT FOR AMERICANS THERE IS A PURPOSE OF THE SYSTEM AND BY PEOPLE IN NEED TO COME OVER ILLEGAL SOMETIMES TO ACCESS PROTECTION.

>> PUBLIC OPINION POLLING SHOWS A SIMILAR DYNAMIC.

SHE BELIEVES IT IS POSSIBLE THE POLICY MAY CATCH UP TO PUBLIC OPINION.

REGARDLESS, WE ARE LIKELY IN FOR ANOTHER EVENTFUL YEAR AT THE BORDER.

>>> SEND YOU HOSPITALS PREPARING FOR POTENTIAL SURGE IN COVID AND FLUID ADMISSIONS FOLLOWING HOLIDAY GATHERINGS.

OUR HEALTH REPORTERS SAYS LOCAL DOCTORS ARE NOT EXPECTING THIS YEAR TO BE AS BAD AS PREVIOUS YEARS.

>> IF YOU LOOK AT IT LIKE THIS I THINK IT IS GOOD, AND WE ARE VERY HOPEFUL THAT WE ARE GUARDED STILL BECAUSE WE ARE NOT QUITE OVER IN TERMS OF THE CHRISTMAS OR NEW YEAR.

>> THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF DR. IS HOPEFUL THAT THIS WINTER WON'T BE LIKE PREVIOUS ONES.

THE NUMBER OF REPORTED COVID CASES IS NOT COMPARABLE TO THIS TIME LAST YEAR, AND MANY CINDY AIKINS HAVE PROTECTION FROM VACCINES AND PRIOR INFECTIONS.

>> I WANT TO BE GUARDED ABOUT IT, BUT I WANT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH IF EVERYTHING IS OKAY.

I THINK WE DODGED A BIG ONE.

>> DESPITE THE WERE COVID CASES HOSPITALS ARE STILL GENERALLY BUSY.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TAKING COVID TEST AT HOME, WHICH DO NOT MAKE IT INTO OFFICIAL CASE COUNTS.

COUNTY TESTING SITES LIKE THIS ONE ARE OFFERING LAB VERIFIED PCR TESTS.

THEY ARE STILL OPEN AND MANY LOCATIONS DO NOT REQUIRE APPOINTMENTS.

>> I'M TESTING BECAUSE MY WORK NEED SOME SORT OF A PCR TEST.

>> HE BRAVED THE RAIN AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOLLOWING A HOLIDAY EXPOSURE.

HE SAYS HE NEEDS TO VERIFY IT IN ORDER TO RECEIVE COVID SICK PAY FROM HIS JOB AND SO FAR HE HAS HAD MILD SYMPTOMS.

>> I HAVE HAD JUST A CONSTANT SLIGHT COUGH.

MUCUS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE.

FOR BROTHER ON THE OTHER HAND HE DID EXPERIENCE A FEVER.

>> JUST KIND OF WAITING TO SEE WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

HOPEFULLY IT WON'T BE AS BAD.

>> THIS DOCTOR FROM SHARP COMMUNITY MEDICAL GROUP HAS RECENTLY BEEN GETTING MORE CALLS FROM PATIENTS LOOKING FOR THE COVID TREATMENT.

HE IS EXPECTING TO SEE MORE PATIENTS COMING IN FOLLOWING THE HOLIDAYS, BUT HE ALSO IS NOT FORECASTING A LARGE SURGE AND SAYS THE SYSTEM IS PREPARED.

>> YOU NEVER KNOW.

IT COULD BE A SURGE COMING FROM ANOTHER PART OF THE COUNTRY OR THE WORLD.

>> UPDATED COVID AND PHONE NUMBERS WILL BE RELEASED BY THE COUNTY LATER THIS WEEK.

MATT HOFFMAN, .

>>> THE WORLD WATCHED ON LIVE TELEVISION LAST NIGHT AS THE INFO DEALT WITH THE MOST SERIOUS MOMENT YET THIS SEASON WHEN IT COMES TO PLAYER SAFETY.

SO HOW DOES A 24-YEAR-OLD ATHLETES SUFFER CARDIAC ARREST?

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GAME.

OUR REPORTER GOT SOME ANSWERS FROM A LOCAL CARDIOLOGIST.>> MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL UNFOLDED INTO A SCARY SCENE AFTER THE BUFFALO BILLS SAFETY COLLAPSED ON THE FIELD.

HE HAD TO BE GIVEN CPR.

HE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE SUFFERED CARDIAC ARREST FOLLOWING A HIT FROM A PLAY THAT SEEMED PRETTY ROUTINE.

THE DOCTOR EXPLAINS WHAT HE THINKS HAPPENED.

HE IS A CARDIOLOGIST WITH KAISER SAN DIEGO.

>> PRETTY UNCOMMON WHERE YOU GET HIT IN THE CHEST WITH SOMETHING.

USUALLY IT IS IN BASEBALL OR LACROSSE OR HOCKEY.

A SMALL PROJECTILE HITS THEM IN THE CHEST AND THEN IT HITS THE HARD DURING THE BEATING CYCLE IN SUCH A FASHION THAT IT CAUSES THE ELECTRICAL CRAZINESS IN THE HEART, AND IT GOES INTO THE TRICK INFIBULATION PIECE AND THEY CONFIRMED HIS HEART STOPPED AND WAS RESTARTED ON THE FIELD BEFORE HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL.

THIS DOCTOR SAYS HIS RECOVERY WILL DEPEND ON HOW QUICKLY THAT HAPPENED.

>> THE BETTER THE CPR THE MORE LIKELY THEY WILL SURVIVE FOR THE SOONER WE GET THE HEART RESTORED TO BEATING ON ITS OWN AND BLOOD CIRCULATING AND BRENT GETTING BLOOD FLOW THE BETTER AND LESS LIKELY THERE WILL BE ANY PERMANENT DAMAGE.

>> THIS IS THE HAD FOOT TALL COACH AT A HAS GONE SAYS THIS IS MAKING MANY FAMILIES NERVOUS RIGHT NOW.

>> AS HE TRIED TO ENCOURAGE OTHER PEOPLE TO PLAY THE SAME SPORT YOU HAVE TO KNOW WITH 100% CONFIDENCE THAT THIS APPEARED TO BE A FREAK ACCIDENT.

SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IN EVERYDAY LIFE.

IN A CAR.

JUST IN ANY OTHER WAY.

>> HE SAYS ALL SPORTS COME WITH A RISK, BUT ALSO WITH MANY BENEFITS THAT OUTWEIGH THE DANGER.

>> THERE ARE INHERENT RISKS NO MATTER WHAT WE DO.

I WILLING TO TAKE THAT WITH MY SONS BECAUSE I KNOW THEY ARE ALERT AND HARD WORK AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

PAIN AND COMPETITION.

THEY HAVE WEATHERED THIS WITH FRIENDSHIPS THAT WILL LAST THEM A LIFETIME.

I DO NOT KNOW THAT I WOULD EVER TRADE FOR MY SON ALL OF THOSE THINGS OUT OF FEAR OF THE WHAT IF OR WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN.

I STILL THINK EVEN FOR MY OWN FAMILY THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THE RISKS.

>> DESPITE MAJOR PLANT IMPLICATIONS THE NFL POSTPONED THE GAME INDEFINITELY.

IN A TWEET THE BILLS ASKED PEOPLE TO PRAY FOR HIM AND SAID IT IS MORE THAN FOOTBALL.

>> THE RECENT RAIN WE EXPERIENCE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY REACHED AN UNFORESEEN HEADACHE FOR ONE LOCAL FAMILY.

THE PER FAMILY LIVES IN A HOME AND SAY THEY WOKE UP TO ABOUT AN INCH OF WATER IN THE LIVING ROOM AND COMPLETELY FLOODED BACKYARD.>> GETTING READY TO COOK MY FAMILY BREAKFAST.

I NOTICED WATER IN MY LIVING ROOM.

I SAW A HUGE LEAK COMING FROM THE CORNER OF MY YARD THROUGH, AND IT WAS A DISASTER.

>> THE FAMILY SAYS IT POURED DOWN A CULVERT ONTO THE PROPERTY WHICH SITS ON WHAT USED TO BE STONERIDGE COUNTRY CLUB.

THEY SEE THE HOMEBUILDER FAILED TO PREVENT HOMES FROM BEING FLOODED.

THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY SAYS THE FLOOD WAS MAN-MADE AND THEN THE ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND REPAIRS COULD COST TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.>>> LINGERING SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON.

IN THE SHORT TERM THOUGH WE WILL START TO SEE THE NEXT STRONGER STORM IMPACTING THE STATE.

WE WILL LOOK FOR MORE OF A STEADY RAIN TO MAKE HIS WAY THROUGH OUR AREA AS WE GO INTO THURSDAY AS WELL AS THE RAIN.

HIGH SURF CONDITIONS THURSDAY.

ALSO INTO FRIDAY ALONG THE SHORELINE.

SATELLITE AND RADAR THE LESSER BLOWER SHOWS THE LIGHTER RAIN MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE AREA.

WE WILL CATCH A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK AND THEN THERE IS ADDITIONAL ENERGY THAT IS GOING TO BE SLIGHT FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH FROM TOMORROW INTO THURSDAY.

KEEP THOSE UMBRELLAS HANDY THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT TO GO INSIDE DOWN TO 55.

56 IN CHULA VISTA.

A LITTLE BIT TOO WARM FOR SNOW.

AS WE GO INTO WEDNESDAY HERE COMES THE STORM BEGINNING TO ARRIVE.

THE TIME HERE PRIMARILY STAYING NORTH.

WE CAN SEE A COUPLE OF SHOWERS AROUND, BUT IT IS NOT LOOKING OVERLY ACTIVE THROUGH THE DAY.

PERHAPS A FEW BREAKS INTO THE INTERIOR AROUND PERRIGO SPRINGS.

OTHERWISE DAMAGES ON THE MILD SIDE FOR NOW.

SAN DIEGO AND CHULA VISTA.

MID TO UPPER 60s EXPECTED.

THURSDAY IS WHEN WE WILL SEE THE RAIN MOVE THROUGH.

HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NORTH FROM OCEANSIDE TO LOS ANGELES.

LOOKING AT THAT POTENTIAL HERE AGAIN FOR HALF AN INCH OR AND INJURING FOR SOME LOCATIONS.

COULD EVEN BE HEAVIER LOCALLY.

ESPECIALLY NORTH TOWARDS OCEANSIDE.

THERE GOES THE WET WEATHER SLIDING THROUGH AS WE WORK OUR WAY INTO THURSDAY.

THOSE ARE THE HIGHER RAIN AMOUNTS TO THE NORTH.

ESPECIALLY TOWARDS COASTAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO THE LOWER SIERRA.

SOME SPOTS COULD SEE 4-8 INCHES OF RAIN BUT WE WILL LOOK FOR GUSTY WIND SPEEDS IF YOU'RE TRAVELING NORTH OR EAST INTO THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AND ON.

COOL LOWS.

IT WILL BE SUNNY THOUGH OVER THE INTERIOR.

SUNSHINE RETURNS BUT WE WILL START TO SEE WARMING TAKE SHAPE THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND AFTERNOON RAIN COMING IN.

A LITTLE BREEZY'S.

STARTING TO SEE WARMING OVER THE WEEKEND.

HERE SOME AFTERNOON RAIN ON THURSDAY.

OTHERWISE DRYING OUT AND WARMING UP INTO THE WEEKEND.

>>> EARLIER WE HEARD SOME OF THE DRAMA IN WASHINGTON AS THE NEW CONGRESS WORKS TO ELECT THE HOUSE SPEAKER.

BEYOND THE LEADERSHIP FIGHT WE ARE SEEING SOME VERY IS BROKEN WHEN IT COMES TO REPRESENTATION.

IT IS AN ACHIEVEMENT THAT TRANSCENDS EITHER PARTY.

>> FOR FRESHMAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS JANUARY 3 FEELS A LITTLE LIKE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

>> I THINK WOW.

IT IS HAPPENING.

WE ARE ABOUT TO ENTER A NEW PHASE IN LIFE.

>> THEY WILL BE HISTORICALLY DIVERSE WITH RECORD-SETTING NUMBERS OF WOMEN, LATINOS, AND MEMBERS WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ.

ACCORDING TO THE WASHINGTON POST IT WILL BE THE YOUNGEST GROUP OF INCOMING HOUSE MEMBERS IN THE LAST SEVEN FRESHMAN CLASSES WITH AN AVERAGE AGE OF 46.

AT 35 YEARS OLD DEMOCRATS -- THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO EVER REPRESENT PENNSYLVANIA.

>> I AM HONORED TO SERVE.

>> A RECORD-BREAKING 149 WOMEN WILL SERVE IN THE HOUSE OR SENATE, AND THAT INCLUDES 42 REPUBLICANS.

ANOTHER FIRST.

>> THIS IS THE FIRST REPUBLICAN AND WOMAN TO REPRESENT THE 15th DISTRICT OF TEXAS.

>> SENT THE MOMENT THEY WON MOST WOMEN SAYS IT HAS BEEN A FLURRY OF THE JUST RETIRING AND PLAYING AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE NEW LIVES.

THERE IS THE QUESTION OF WHERE THEY WILL LIVE WE FOUND A REMAIN IN THIS INCOME ARE.

>> CAN YOU AFFORD TO LIVE ALONE?

LIKE IT IMMEDIATELY WAS IN A CONNECTION ON THAT ONE.

>> A SINGLE MOM TO 2 TEENAGERS.

YET TO FIND A PLACE IN WASHINGTON DC.

>> THE LIST CONTINUES TO BELONG.

HIRING STAFF.

TO LEARNING HOW TO GET INTO THE BUILDING.

>> WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO LEARN SO MUCH.

>> THERE ARE BOTH WOMEN IN PUBLIC OFFICE, AND THEY KNOW WHAT THEY WEAR AND HOW THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES WILL BE SCRUTINIZED.

>> IT IS A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF SCRUTINY IS ASIAN.

>> ALL OF THE CONSIDERATIONS, EXCITEMENT, AND EVEN FRESHMAN NERVES ARE A PART OF THE EXPERIENCE AS THEY BEGIN THEIR NEW JOBS.>>> TONIGHT.

ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW CONGRESS REPUBLICANS FIGHT OVER WHO WILL BE THE NEXT SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

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

THE MASTERMIND OF THE COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION SCANDAL WE FOLLOWED IN RECENT YEARS IS ABOUT TO BE SENTENCED.

MORNING EDITION WILL HAVE THIS STORY AS A PART OF ITS COVERAGE.

ON MIDDAY CONDITION CHECK IN WITH OUR DOCTOR ABOUT THE OUTLOOK FOR COVID AFTER ALL OF THOSE HOLIDAY GATHERINGS.

YOU FIND MY STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

GOOD NIGHT.