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>>> GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS AND A FLYER WARNING FOR OUR BACKCOUNTRY, I AM MAYA TRABULSI, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

BECAUSE OF THE HIGH WINDS, THERE IS A PUBLIC POWER SHUT OFF WARNING FOR MANY RESIDENTS, AND ALEXANDER WINN HAS MORE ON HOW RESIDENTS ARE PREPARING FOR THE WINDSTORM.

>> Reporter: THE WIND WAS GENTLE THIS MORNING IN RAMONA, BUT BY TONIGHT, GUSTY SANTA ANA WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REPLACE THE SLIGHT BREEZE.

RESIDENTS HERE ARE ALL PREPPING FOR THE POTENTIAL POWER SHUT OFF BECAUSE OF THE HEIGHTENED WILDFIRE RISKS, INCLUDING THE GUARD DONKEYS AND THESE HORSES, KENJI, ROXIE, AND LEVI.

>> DOING THE BEST I CAN TO PREPARE.

JUST GOT LOTS OF DRY GOOD FOODS, SO NOTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE COOKED, AND NOT, YOU KNOW, REFRIGERATED, THINGS LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: MICHAELA FRITCHEY OWNS THESE HORSES AND SHE KNOWS WHAT TO EXPECT DURING THE EMERGENCY POWER SHUT OFF.

DURING A SANTA ANA WIND EVENT LAST MONTH, HER POWER WAS OUT FOR TWO DAYS.

>> WE HAD TO THROW OUT TONS OF FOOD, AND THEN SAME SITUATION, WHERE I HAD TO DRIVE TO MY MOMS HOUSE TO WORK, BUT IT IS ALWAYS STRESSFUL DURING THIS TIME, WHEN YOU HAVE TO GO AWAY FROM YOUR HOUSE WHEN YOU ARE WORKING AND YOU HAVE ANIMALS.

>> Reporter: SHE WORKS FROM HOME AND SAYS IT IS A CHALLENGE WHEN SHE CAN'T CONNECT TO THE INTERNET.

BRIAN AUGUST AND SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS HOW FRUSTRATING IT CAN BE TO LOSE POWER.

>> WE ARE USING THE BEST SCIENCE WE POSSIBLY CAN TO TRY TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT, BECAUSE WE DO UNDERSTAND THIS IS A HUGE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: HE IS THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SCIENCE FOR THE UTILITY.

HE SAYS THESE POWER SHUTOFFS ARE NEEDED TO MINIMIZE THE FIRE RISKS FROM DOWNED POWER LINES DURING HIGH WIND EVENTS.

EAST AND NORTH COUNTY ARE UNDER THE EMERGENCY POWER SHUT OFF WARNING AND UNLIKE LAST MONTH, THIS SANTA ANA EVENT IS A PROLONGED ONE.

>> ONE THING THAT IS IMPORTANT WITH THIS EVENT IS IT IS NOT JUST ONE EVENT AND DONE.

WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS A LARGE DURATION POTENTIAL IMPACT ACROSS OUR REGION, AND WE REALLY WANT FOLKS TO START PREPARING FOR THAT.

>> Reporter: THE REGION IS EXPERIENCING THE DRIEST START TO THE RAINY SEASON IN 140 YEARS, COMBINED WITH THE LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH WINDS, IT IS CREATING DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS.

THEY SAY THEY WILL ACTIVATE EMERGENCY COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTERS OF POWER SHUTOFFS HAPPEN, THIS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT THE SDGE WEBSITE.

ALEXANDER WINN, KBPS NEWS.

>>> FIREFIGHTING CREWS FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ARE HERE THIS WEEK AS THOSE SANTA ANA WINDS BRING CRISPY CONDITIONS.

HELLFIRE IS WARNING OF HIGH WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY.

>> Reporter: 45 ADDITIONAL ENGINES AND SIX HAND CREWS ARE TRANSFERRING TO SAN DIEGO, ORANGE, AND OTHER NEARBY COUNTIES.

>> 10 OF THOSE ENGINES ARE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY ALSO HAS ITS OWN STAFFING PATTERN ON, SO WE HAVE STAFFED UP EXTRA BULLDOZERS, EXTRA WATER TENDERS, EXTRA CREWS, EXTRA ENGINES, IT IS ALL HANDS ON DECK.

>> Reporter: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS, MEANING HIGH WINDS, HIGH TEMPERATURES, AND LOW HUMIDITY.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN RAMONA AND JULIAN HAVE CANCELED SCHOOL FOR TOMORROW.

>> SANTA ANA WINDS HAVE A GREAT POTENTIAL TO SPREAD FIRE QUICKLY, SO WHEN ONE SMALL SPARK STARTS, WITH THESE DRY, GUSTY WINDS, FIRE SPREADS RAPIDLY AND THAT IS WHAT MAKES THEM SO DANGEROUS.

>> Reporter: WINTER RAINS HAVE HELPED VEGETATION GROW IN RECENT YEARS, PROVIDING MORE FUEL FOR VIRUS.

THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR PUTS ALL OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY AT A MODERATE DROUGHT LEVEL.

PARTS OF INTERIOR COUNTY ARE IN EXTREME DROUGHT.

>> IT IS A FIRE YEAR FOR US DOWN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

WE JUST HAD THE FIRES IN MALIBU AND VENTURA DURING NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, AND HERE WE ARE IN JANUARY, SO YOU JUST CAN'T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN.

>> Reporter: NOVEMBERS FIRE IN VENTURA STRAINED THE FIRE SYSTEM FOR FIREFIGHTERS THERE, BUT FIRE RESOURCE SPECIALIST ERIKA LOPEZ SAYS SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS A RELIABLE SUPPLY FROM THE COLORADO RIVER AND OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE.

>> FEEL FREE TO IRRIGATE YOUR LANDSCAPES, TO WATER YOUR TREES, AND USE WATER AS YOUR NEED.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON WATER USE, AND WE HAVE A VERY RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY.

>> Reporter: FIRE OFFICIALS RECOMMEND HAVING AN EVACUATION PLAN AND GO BAG READY.

TO CREATE -- AVOID CREATING SPARKS, THEY SAY TO AVOID MOWING DRY VEGETATION, AND DON'T PARK IN DRY GRASS.

KBPS NEWS.

>>> WINDS, THAT WILL BE THE BIG STORY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

WE ALREADY HAVE HIGH WIND WARNINGS IN PLACE.

WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT IS TO COME IN THE FORECAST AHEAD.

>>> THE STATE FUNERAL FOR PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER SHIFTS TO OUR NATION'S CAPITAL TODAY, THE 39th PRESIDENT WILL LIE IN STATE FOR TWO DAYS BEFORE A FUNERAL SERVICE ON THURSDAY.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA IS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WITH THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER LYING IN STATE AT THE U.S. CAPITOL.

FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND LAWMAKERS SAYING THEIR FINAL GOODBYES.

>> IT IS AMAZING, ON THESE LAST FEW DAYS, JUST SORT OF FOR OUR FAMILY TO SEE HOW MUCH WE SHARE HIM WITH THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: CARTER'S RETURN TO D.C.

FOLLOWS CELLO -- SEVERAL DAYS OF TELEVISIONS OF HIS LIFE IN HIS HOME STATE OF GEORGIA.

>> TODAY, WE GATHER TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF A MAN WHOSE WORKS WILL ECHO FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

>> Reporter: A PEANUT FARMER AND NAVY VETERAN WHO WOULD GO ON TO BE GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA, BEFORE EVENTUALLY SERVING AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1977 TO 1981.

AFTER LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE, CARTER'S LIFE AS A HUMANITARIAN CEMENTED HIS LEGACY.

COUNTLESS HOURS WORKING WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

>> HE FOCUSED ON MAKING THE LIVES OF HIS FELLOW MAN BETTER.

>> Reporter: ALONG WITH EFFORTS AT THE CARTER CENTER, FIGHTING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND HEALTHCARE ACCESS FOR FAMILIES ACROSS THE WORLD, CARTER, A ONE TERM PRESIDENT, TURNED NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER, REMEMBERED FOR THE LIFE HE LIVED IN SERVICE OF OTHERS.

>> WITHOUT QUESTION, HE WAS A GREAT PUBLIC SERVANT, BECAUSE OF HIS BELIEFS, BECAUSE OF HIS FAITH, BECAUSE OF THE PRINCIPLES THAT HE STOOD FOR.

I THINK THAT WILL ALWAYS BE IMPORTANT, IN REMEMBERING JIMMY CARTER.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, I'M MICHAEL YOSHIDA REPORTING.

>>> A SAN DIEGO MUSICIAN IS AMONG THOSE PAYING RESPECTS TO PRESIDENT CARTER.

WE WILL HAVE THAT STORY, COMING UP.

>>> WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT A PETITION FOR CONTROL OF THE SAN DIEGO PADRES FILED BY THE WIFE OF THE LATE OWNER, SHE IS SUING HER BROTHER-IN-LAW, MATTHEW SIDER, WHO BECAME THE EXECUTOR OF PETER SEIDLER'S ESTATE LAST YEAR, THE LAWSUIT ALLEGES BREACHES OF FIDUCIARY DUTY, FRAUD, AND OTHER COMPLAINTS.

THE SEIDLER TRUSTS RESPONDED IN A STATEMENT SAYING THAT THE LAWSUIT WAS "COMPLETELY WITHOUT MERIT."

>>> EXPENSIVE, NEW CHANGES WILL LIMIT THE CONTENT MILLIONS OF FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND THREADS USERS SEE, GOING FORWARD.

LAURA GEARY EXPLAINS.

>> IT'S TIME TO GET BACK TO OUR ROOTS ALL AROUND FREE EXPRESSION ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM.

>> Reporter: SWEEPING CHANGES ARE COMING TO META.

>> WE ARE GOING TO GET RID AFFECT CHECKERS AND REPLACE THEM WITH COMMUNITY NOTES, SIMILAR TO X.

>> Reporter: THE MOVE SPARKS A STUNNING REVERSAL ON META'S MISINFORMATION POLICIES.

>> WHAT STARTED AS A MOVEMENT TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE HAS INCREASINGLY BEEN USED TO SHUTDOWN OPINIONS, SHUT OUT DIFFERENT IDEAS, AND IT HAS GONE TOO FAR.

>> Reporter: IN 2016, THE COMPANY LAUNCHED AN INDEPENDENT FACT CHECKING PROGRAM TO ADDRESS CONCERNS AND CLAIMS THAT FOREIGN ACTORS WERE USING ITS PLATFORMS TO SPREAD DISINFORMATION AND DISCORD AMONG AMERICANS.

>> BUT, THE FACT CHECKERS HAVE JUST BEEN TOO POLITICALLY BIASED, AND HAVE DESTROYED MORE TRUST THAN THEY HAVE CREATED.

>> Reporter: THERE COULD ALSO BE ANOTHER REASON.

>> [ INAUDIBLE QUESTION ] PROBABLY.

>> OTHER CHANGES, META HAS NAMED OUTSPOKEN TRUMP SUPPORTER, AND DANA WHITE TO ITS BOARD, AND PROMINENT REPUBLICAN, JOEL KAPLAN, ALREADY A VICE PRESIDENT WITHIN META, WAS PROMOTED TO A NEW ROLE, OVERSEEING GLOBAL AFFAIRS, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

>> I THINK IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD, THE MEDIA BIAS -- >> WE HAVE TO PROTECT OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.

WHEN YOU TAKE AWAY THE GUARDRAILS AND WE SEE THE FAR RIGHT CONNECTIONS HERE, IT IS A GREAT CONCERN.

>> THE REALITY IS, THIS IS A TRADE-OFF.

IT MEANS WE ARE GOING TO CATCH LESS BAD STUFF.

>> Reporter: I AND LAURA AGUIRRE FOR KBPS NEWS.

>>> THE SOUTHERN PART HIT PODCAST, "AS TOWN," PROFILED THE LIFE OF JOHN P MACKLEMORE BEFORE HE DIED BY SUICIDE.

THE HOST OF THAT 2017 PODCAST, BRIAN REED, WAS CONTACTED BY MACKLEMORE YEARS EARLIER, ASKING HIM TO LOOK INTO WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS RURAL ROTS IN HIS RURAL TOWN.

KBPS PUBLIC MATTERS REPORTER SPOKE WITH REED TODAY ABOUT HOW THE PODCASTS AFTERMATH CHANGED HIS VIEWS ON JOURNALISM.

>> Reporter: SO, BRIAN, "AS TOWN" WAS A SMASH HIT IN 2017 BUT ALSO PROMPTED A LAWSUIT FROM MACKLEMORE'S ESTATE AND CRITICISM FROM FELLOW JOURNALISTS WHO CLAIM YOU EXPLOITED A VIOLENT MAN'S DISTRESS TO TELL A STORY.

YOUR EXPERIENCE MAJOR RETHINK JOURNALISM.

WHY?

AND WHAT CONCLUSIONS DID YOU DRAW FROM THAT RECENT THINKING?

>> I THOUGHT OF JOURNALISM BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO WERE SUING ME, WHO ARE NOT RELATED TO DR. MACKLEMORE IN ANY WAY, WERE CLAIMING IN COURT THAT "S- TOWN", THIS THING THAT I PUT YEARS INTO AS A JOURNALIST, WAS NOT JOURNALISM, LEGALLY.

THAT PUT ME IN A POSITION OF HAVING TO SUDDENLY REALLY THINK ABOUT, WAIT, WHAT IS JOURNALISM, EXACTLY?

AND TRY TO PROVE THAT, AND TRIED TO EXPLAIN IT IN A LEGAL CASE, TO A JUDGE.

AND JUST HAVING TO GO THROUGH THAT EXERCISE, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS HAD TO DO THAT BEFORE ABOUT THEIR OWN PROFESSION, WHATEVER YOU DO.

IT KIND OF FELT, I AM A BIGGER HAVING TO EXPLAIN, THIS IS WHAT BREAD IS MADE OF.

I DON'T KNOW.

IT WAS A VERY KIND OF ELEMENTAL EXERCISE AND A WAY THAT YOU CAN KIND OF GO THROUGH, DO YOUR JOB, JUST TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT IT IS WHAT IT IS.

THAT GOT ME LOOKING AT ALL THE FIGHTS WE ARE IN, SO OFTEN, AS A SOCIETY, POLITICALLY, CULTURALLY, AND I JUST STARTED NOTICING A LOT OF THOSE BOILED DOWN TO DISAGREEMENTS OVER WHAT JOURNALISM IS, YOU KNOW?

WHO SHOULD GET TO BE A JOURNALIST, WHAT STORIES SHOULD BE TOLD, WHAT STORIES SHOULD BE EMPHASIZED, HOW WE SHOULD CHECK THE TRUTH, OR NOT.

>> SO, YOU NOW HAVE A NEW PODCAST ON JOURNALISM CALLED "QUESTION EVERYTHING."

LET ME PICK YOUR BRAIN ON SOME RECENT JOURNALISM CONTROVERSIES, I WILL NOT HIT THEM ALL, BUT THE OWNERS OF BOTH THE WASHINGTON POST AND THE L.A. TIMES NEXT EDITORIALS ENDORSING VICE PRESIDENT, HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT, AND TODAY, META'S CEO, MARK ZUCKERBERG, SAYS THE COMPANY WILL STOP FACT CHECKING AND USE COMMUNITY NOTES INSTEAD.

WHAT DO THESE MOVES SAY ABOUT THE MEDIA IN TODAY'S POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT?

>> I THINK, YOU KNOW, FROM A HIGH LEVEL, IT LOOKS BAD.

IT LOOKS LIKE POWERFUL COMPANIES ARE DOING THINGS IN THE OVENS OF AN INCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION, WHICH IS NEVER A GOOD FEELING, ESPECIALLY FROM NEWS 1st LIKE THE L.A. TIMES AND WASHINGTON POST.

SO, IT JUST LOOKS LIKE COWARDICE, A BIT.

YOU KNOW, WHICH IS NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE FROM YOUR NEWS.

BUT, I DON'T KNOW, WHEN I HEARD THE NEWS TODAY ABOUT META, THIS IS A VERY WONKY ANSWER, BUT I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, A CONVERSATION ABOUT SECTION 230 IS WARRANTED, AGAIN.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN EXPLORING ON OUR SHOW, THIS IS REGULATION THAT BASICALLY MAKES IT SO THAT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS LIKE FACEBOOK AND OTHERS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR DEFAMATION, FOR INSTANCE, THROUGH THE THINGS THAT YOU SAY ON THE PLATFORMS.

THEY HAVE SPECIAL IMMUNITY.

AND I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE REVISITED.

>> SO, I HAVE TO ASK YOU THIS QUESTION, HAS TRUTH LOST ITS VALUE IN AMERICAN SOCIETY?

>> IT'S INTERESTING, I THINK THE IDEA OF TRUTH HAS NOT.

YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE NAME OF PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP'S SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM?

IT IS TRUTH SOCIAL.

SO, THE IDEA IS VERY POWERFUL, ACTUALLY.

THE IDEA THAT THE TRUTH IS BEING TOLD, IT IS JUST THAT, YOU KNOW, A CONFLUENCE OF FORCES, INCLUDING BAD ACTORS, HAVE MADE IT SO THAT TRUTH AND THE ABILITY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT ACTUALLY IS, AND TRUST PEOPLE TELLING IT TO US, HAS BEEN CORRUPTED.

>> LOCALLY, HERE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, WE HAVE SEEN THE PAPER OF RECORD, THE SAN DIEGO TRIBUNE, GO FROM 400 JOURNALISTS IN THE 1990s TO FEWER THAN 100 NOW.

GIVEN THIS LEVEL OF DOWNSIZING, AND GENERAL PUBLIC DISTRUST OF THE MEDIA, CAN JOURNALISTS STILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

>> LOCAL JOURNALISTS CAN, YEAH.

I MEAN, IT IS DEFINITELY -- IT IS AN OVERWHELMING AND DESPAIRING MOMENT, BUT I DO THINK SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING AND IMPACTFUL JOURNALISM DOES COME OUT OF THESE OUTLETS.

BUT, I ALSO THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE BIGGER THINKING.

YOU KNOW, JUST ABOUT WHAT JOURNALISM LOOKS LIKE, YOU KNOW, HOW TO MARSHAL THE PRINCIPLES BEHIND JOURNALISM, AND OTHER VENUES.

YOU KNOW, ACCURACY, ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND HOW TO TAKE THOSE VALUES AND BRING THEM TO OTHER FORUMS.

>> SO, ALONG THOSE LINES, BRIAN, WHAT CAN JOURNALISTS DO IN THE FUTURE TO PREPARE FOR COVERING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION?

>> AT, YOU KNOW, INSURANCE.

INSURANCE FOR LAWSUITS.

NO, SERIOUSLY, I MEAN, LIKE, FACT CHECKERS, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS -- I THINK WHAT I WOULD SAY IS DON'T JUST TAKE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS COVERING, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER KIND OF SCANDAL OF THE DAY, OR OUTLANDISH POLICY PROPOSAL, OR IDEA, TRY TO PICK SOME PRIORITIES, QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, THINGS YOU WANT TO DIG INTO, OR UNCOVER, AND REALLY STICK TO THOSE.

YOU CAN ADDRESS THINGS AS THEY COME UP, BUT INSTEAD OF LETTING THE ADMINISTRATION DICTATE WHAT THE FOCUS IS EVERY DAY, YOU KNOW, MAKE YOUR OWN PRIORITIES, OR SOURCE THEM FOR YOUR AUDIENCE AND GET A SENSE OF WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW AND REALLY STICK TO THAT AGAINST THE NOISE, AND JUST REALLY GETTING AT DIFFICULT TRUTHS TAKES TIME.

>> "PUBLIC MATTERS" IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH KBPS, AND VOICE OF SAN DIEGO D.C. MORE OF OUR STORIES AT KPBS.ORG .

THE FIRST DEATH FROM N5N1 PURSUE IN THE U.S. WAS REPORTED IN INDIANA, MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE ON THE PATIENTS' MEDICAL PAST AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR THE FUTURE OF THE BIRD FLU VIRUS.

>> Reporter: THE CURRENT PUBLIC HEALTH RISK REMAINS LOW, BUT MONDAY, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RELEASED THIS STATEMENT, REGARDING THE DEATH OF THE FIRST U.S.

PATIENT HOSPITALIZED WITH SEVERE N5N1 BIRD FLU, SAYING THE PATIENT WAS OVER THE AGE OF 65, REPORTED TO HAVE UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS, AND CONTRACTED N5N1 AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO A COMBINATION OF BACKYARD FLOCKS AND WILD BIRDS.

>> THERE IS STILL NO EVIDENCE OF PERSON-TO-PERSON TRANSMISSION.

>> Reporter: BUT, HEALTH EXPERTS FEAR VIRUS MUTATIONS COULD ALLOW N5N1 TO SPREAD AMONG HUMANS IN THE FUTURE.

WHILE LOUISIANA HEALTH OFFICIALS SAID THAT THEIR INVESTIGATION FOUND NO OTHER HUMAN CASES LINKED TO THE PATIENT WHO DIED, FLU EXPERTS HAVE BEEN WARNING THAT THE N5N1 VIRUS COULD BEAR ITS TEETH AS INFECTIONS SPREAD.

>> THAT IS ONE IMPORTANT THING FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW, IS THAT IF THEY ARE AROUND DEAD BIRDS OR SICK ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY CATS, FOR EXAMPLE, OR HAVE INGESTED RAW MILK, AND THEY HAVE FLULIKE SYMPTOMS, LIKE A SORE THROAT, SORENESS OF THROAT, COUGH, THEY LET THE PROVIDERS KNOW.

>> Reporter: HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE BEST PROTECTION IS TO AVOID SOURCES OF EXPOSURE -- DON'T TOUCH SICK OR DEAD ANIMALS OR THEIR DROPPINGS.

KEEP PETS AWAY FROM SICK OR DEAD ANIMALS, AND THEIR FECES.

DON'T EAT UNCOOKED OR UNDERCOOKED FOOD.

AVOID UNPASTEURIZED, RAW MILK OR CHEESES, AND IF YOU WORK ON A DAIRY OR POULTRY FARM, CONSIDER GETTING A SEASONAL FLU VACCINE TO REDUCE RISK OF CO- INFECTION, WITH MORE COMMON FLU VIRUSES.

FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I AM MANDY GAITHER.

>>> AS THE NEW YEAR BEGINS, THE SURGEON GENERAL'S PUSH FOR CANCER WARNING LABELS ON ALCOHOL HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED TO RETHINK DRINKING HABITS.

WITH OVER 1300 ALCOHOL-RELATED CANCER DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA EACH YEAR, KBPS HEALTH REPORTER HEIDI BARGO SHARES EXPERT TIPS FOR CUTTING BACK SAFELY.

>> Reporter: DR. AARON MEYER IS A PSYCHIATRIST AT UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH.

HE SAYS CHANGING DRINKING HABITS STARTS WITH AWARENESS.

>> 72% OF U.S.

ADULTS DRINK MORE THAN ONE DRINK A WEEK.

BUT, LESS THAN HALF OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ALCOHOL AND CANCER.

>> Reporter: FOR THOSE LOOKING TO CUT BACK, HE SAYS THE FIRST STEP IS TRACKING HOW MUCH YOU DRINK.

>> I THINK SOME PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE HOW MUCH THEY DRINK.

SO, KEEPING TRACK OF YOUR ALCOHOL INTAKE OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO DO THAT.

>> Reporter: MEYER SAYS TO START SMALL, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A HEAVY DRINKER.

SUDDEN WITHDRAWAL CAN BE DANGEROUS, AND SHOULD BE DONE WITH MEDICAL GUIDANCE.

>> I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF PURSUIT OF JUST BEING ABLE TO QUIT COLD TURKEY, AND THEN BE DONE WITH ALCOHOL FOREVER.

I THINK PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE THE COURSES EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL.

AND HOW DIFFICULT IT CAN BE.

>> Reporter: RESEARCH SHOWS TOOLS LIKE DRINK TRACKING APPS CAN HELP PEOPLE BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR DRINKING HABITS, AND IDENTIFY POTENTIAL RISKS.

A 2017 STUDY ALSO FOUND THAT JUST 11 MINUTES OF MINDFULNESS, REDUCED ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN HEAVY DRINKERS FROM ONE WEEK TO ANOTHER.

>> WHILE THOSE CANCER RELATED RISKS AREN'T SEEN IMMEDIATELY, THINGS LIKE DRY JANUARY CAN PUT IN PLACE PATTERNS THAT CAN LAST FOR THE REST OF SOMEONE'S LIFE.

THAT PREVIOUSLY, NO INTERVENTION HAD BEEN TRIED.

THE STATUS QUO OF HEAVY SUBSTANCE USE COULD CONTINUE TO INCREASE SOMEONE'S RISK FOR CANCER.

>> Reporter: MEYER SAYS THERE ARE ALSO SCREENING TOOLS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS USE TO ASSESS HARMFUL DRINKING.

HE SAYS THE SURGEON GENERAL'S ADVISORY IS A WAKE-UP CALL, AND STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING A BREAK.

>> SO, I THINK DRY JANUARY CAN BE A VERY EFFECTIVE RESET BUTTON, AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE MORE MINDFUL ABOUT YOUR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION.

>> Reporter: HEIDI DiMARCO, KBPS NEWS.

>>> BIGBEAR OFFICIALS ARE GEARING UP FOR A BUSY WEEKEND AFTER A SLOW START TWO SEASON.

BIG BEAR LAKE WAS FINALLY GREETED TWO FRESH SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING, THE SNOW STARTED AT 4:00 A.M. AND HAS BEEN COMING ON STRONG, BUT RESORTS ARE STILL SEEING A LOT LESS THAN THE AVERAGE DECEMBER SNOWFALL OF 11 INCHES.

HOW MUCH NATURAL SNOW DID YOU GET IN DECEMBER?

>> ZERO.

BIG ZERO.

>> OBVIOUSLY, IT WAS LIMITED TO RAIN, WE CAN'T ACCOMMODATE AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE COULD IF WE WERE FULLY OPEN.

>> Reporter: AS YOU CAN SEE, IT HAS BEEN EAGERLY ANTICIPATED AFTER BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A SLUMP IN SALES AS RESORTS HAVE BEEN ONLY OPERATING A QUARTER OF THEIR TRAILS.

ALL ROADS LEADING INTO AND OUT OF BIG BEAR LAKE ARE OPEN.

>>> OBVIOUSLY, THE THREAT IN THE UPCOMING HOURS WITH THESE WINDS IS REAL, WE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT RISKS, AS WE GO THROUGH TIME WITH NOT JUST THE WINDS, BUT THE FIRE DANGER, ESPECIALLY.

HERE WE ARE, SANTA ANA WINDS RUSHING IN, KIND OF A DIFFERENT PATTERN THAT WE NORMALLY FIND THEM.

BUT, IT WILL BE A NORTHEAST WIND EVENT, SO MANY ARE STILL REFERRING TO THIS AS A SANTA ANA WIND EVENT.

THAT CHILL, THOUGH, STAYS IN THE AIR AS WE GET THIS AIR MASS PUSHING THROUGH, AND YES, WE HAVE THAT LARGE FIRE IS CURRENTLY ONGOING AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, INTO TOMORROW.

AND THEN, IT WILL START TO EASE OFF, BUT OF COURSE, STILL NOT SEEING ANY RAIN ANYTIME SOON.

THAT GETS OUR DRY STRETCH, UNFORTUNATELY, FOR THIS WET SEASON, REALLY GOING.

NOT SEEING MUCH IN THE WAY -- HERE WE ARE WITH WIND WARNINGS, HIGH WIND WARNINGS IN PLACE, NO SURPRISE THERE.

WE ALSO HAVE THE FIRE WARNINGS, THE RED FLAG WARNINGS OUT THERE, SO THIS IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER THING WE ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON IN LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES TO OUR NORTH.

THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION THERE WITH THESE RED FLAG WARNINGS THAT ARE IN PLACE, SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IF YOU ARE TRAVELING, WILL BE MORE OF A CONCERN IF YOU WORK YOUR WAY INTO THOSE COUNTIES, THERE.

AS WE HEAD THROUGH TONIGHT, 51 BELOW IN SAN DIEGO WITH THOSE WINGS REALLY PICKING UP.

MOUNT LAGUNA, 27 FOR THAT LOW.

LOTS OF COLD AIR IN PLACE TOMORROW.

IT IS STILL ABOUT THOSE WINGS, BUT WE CAN SEE THOSE NUMBERS HITTING THE LOWER 70s FOR THE CITY OF LOVE.

73 IN OCEANSIDE, AND THE WIND IS A HUGE FACTOR, HERE.

SO, IT IS THAT NORTHEAST WIND THAT DEVELOPS.

AGAIN, IT WILL BE STRONG, ESPECIALLY THROUGH SOME OF THOSE CANYONS AND VALLEYS, THERE.

THAT WILL KIND OF AMPLIFY THE WIND TO AROUND 45 MILES PER HOUR, IN SOME CASES GUSTS ARE 60 MILES PER HOUR AND GREATER.

THE GREATEST FIRE RISK IS FOUND ACROSS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES, AGAIN, OFF TO OUR NORTH, BUT WE ARE STILL IN THAT CRITICAL FIRE DANGER HERE THROUGH PARTS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

AS WE GO THROUGH THE UPCOMING DAYS, WE DO KEEP THINGS ON THE COOLER SIDE, 60s FOR THE COAST AND SO MANY SPOTS FOR OUR INLAND COMMUNITIES.

WE WILL HANG OUT IN THE 70s, THE WIND IS OUR FOCUS AS WE GO THROUGH TOMORROW, BUT THEN WE EASE OFF GOING INTO THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS, THOUGH, IT DOESN'T STAY BREEZY FOR THURSDAY, NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF MOISTURE FOR US, UNFORTUNATELY, FOR THE DESERT COMMUNITIES, THEY HOLD ON TO THE 60s AND 70s.

FOR KBPS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST.

>>> THE FUNERAL FOR PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER WILL BE HELD THURSDAY AT THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

THE ORGANIST FOR THE SERVICE HAS A SPECIAL CONNECTION TO SAN DIEGO.

KBPS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL TELLS US HE WILL BE IN TOWN THIS WEEKEND TO PLAY ONE OF THE FINEST CHURCH ORGANS IN THE AREA.

>> Reporter: WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL OR NO ORGANIST JOHN SHEEHAN PLAYS ONE OF THE LARGEST ORGANS IN THE COUNTRY.

ON THURSDAY, SHEEHAN, RECENTLY NAMED THE CATHEDRAL'S PRINCIPAL ORGANIST, WILL BE PLAYING DURING THE STATE FUNERAL FOR PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER.

BUT, WHAT THE FUNERAL IS OVER, SHEEHAN WILL BE STAYING IN WASHINGTON FOR LONG.

>> I GO HOME FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, AND THEN I GET A RIDE OUT TO DALLAS, GET ON THE PLANE, AND THEN UP IN SAN DIEGO AROUND 9:00 THAT NIGHT.

>> Reporter: SHEEHAN WILL BE IN SAN DIEGO TO PLAY A CONCERT AT ST. JAMES BY THE SEA PUT EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

>> IT WILL BE A LOT OF FUN.

>> Reporter: IT MAY BE HIS FIRST RECITAL ON THE ORGAN, BUT IT IS NOT HIS FIRST TIME PLAYING IT.

HE IS INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH THE INSTRUMENT, BUILT BY THE ROSALES PARSONS ORGAN COMPANY IN 1923.

SHEEHAN HELPED DESIGN THE ORGAN.

>> THE ST. JAMES ORGAN, THE NEW ORGAN COMPARED WITH THE OLD ORGAN, IT HAS A WARMER, MORE SUPPORTIVE SOUND, AS THE FASHION HAS CHANGED BETWEEN THE 1970s AND NOW.

IT IS A MUCH DEEPER KIND OF SOUND.

AND IT HAS ALL OF THE LATEST FEATURES.

>> Reporter: ALEX IS THE ORGANIST AT ST. JAMES.

HE GETS TO PLAY THIS REMARKABLE INSTRUMENT ALL THE TIME.

>> IT'S JUST SO MUCH FUN TO PLAY AND THERE ARE SO MANY DIVERSE SOUNDS THAT YOU CAN CALL UPON HERE, FROM THE VERY SOFTEST -- >> Reporter: TO THE OTHER END OF THE SOUND SPECTRUM.

TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THOMAS SHE CAN PLAY IN PERSON HERE UNTIL THIS WEEKEND, THROUGH THE MODERN OF MAGIC TECHNOLOGY ON THIS, OH, SO MODERN ORGAN, WE CAN HEAR HIM PLAY APC RECORDED ON IT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

♪ >> Reporter: THE CONCERT IS THIS SUNDAY AT 5:30 P.M.

ADMISSION IS FREE, BUT DONATIONS ARE WELCOME.

IT IS A CHANCE TO HEAR ONE OF THE FINEST ORGANISTS IN THE COUNTRY, RIGHT HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

JOHN CARROLL, KBPS NEWS.

>> VERY COOL FOR SAN DIEGO.

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