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>>> SOME OF THE HOSTAGES BEING HELD BY HAMAS COULD BE COMING HOME SOON.

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THE U.S., ISRAEL AND HAMAS ARE SAID TO BE HAMMERING AND AN EXCHANGE.

HOSTAGES HELD BY HAMAS FOR HOSTAGES.

IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW MANY IF ANY WOULD BE AMERICANS.

>> Reporter: CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM , THE EMOTION OF THE DAY AS THE FAMILIES OF THOSE HELD HOSTAGE BY HAMAS AWAIT WORD FOR A POSSIBLE EXCHANGE DEAL, AMONG THEM IN ON OF THE YOUNGEST AMERICAN HOSTAGE.

>> ABIGAIL SHOULD BE HOME WITH HER FAMILY AND WITH HER SISTER AND BROTHER.

AND SHE ISN'T RIGHT NOW.

>> Reporter: IS REALLY PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU MET WITH TROOPS TUESDAY, AS THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED HOSTAGE DEAL MAKES ITS WAY THROUGH SEVERAL GOVERNMENT CHANNELS.

SOURCES CLOSE TO THE NEGOTIATIONS TELL CNN IT WOULD INCLUDE RELEASING 50 MEN AND WOMEN HOSTAGES IF ISRAEL AGREES TO A MULTI-DAY PAUSE IN THE FIGHTING, AND RELEASES THREE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS FOR EACH ONE CIVILIAN HOSTAGE.

HAMAS ALSO DEMANDS ISRAEL STOP FLYING DRONES OVER GAZA FOR SIX HOURS DAILY.

PRESIDENT BIDEN OPTIMISTIC BUT GUARDED ABOUT THE NEGOTIATIONS.

>> WE ARE NOW VERY CLOSE, VERY CLOSE IN BRINGING SOME OF THESE HOSTAGES HOME VERY SOON.

>> Reporter: STILL, THE AIRSTRIKES CONTINUE.

THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES CONFIRMING TARGETS WERE HIT TUESDAY.

A DIFFICULT BACKDROP FOR DIFFICULT DEALMAKING.

>> IT WILL NOT BE A HALF AN HOUR MEETING AND A VOTE.

>> Reporter: A DEBATE THAT WILL BE WATCHED BY MANY FAMILIES THAT ARE SHORT ON PATIENTS.

>> STOP TALKING ABOUT KILLING ARABS, TALK ABOUT SAVING , THIS IS YOUR JOB.

>>> AFTER ISRAEL'S WAR CABINET MEETS, A LARGER BODY OF OFFICIALS WILL DISCUSS THE DEAL.

FROM THERE, THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS IT MUST PASS THE FULL CABINET.

ANY EXCHANGE, IF APPROVED, WOULD LIKELY NOT BEGIN UNTIL THURSDAY.

>>> COMING UP TONIGHT WE ARE CLEARING OUT AND WE ARE SEEING THE SAME WITH THE ONSHORE FLOW AND LOWER CLOUDS.

WHAT IS AHEAD FOR THANKSGIVING?

WE HAVE A CLOSER LOOK, COMING UP.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS THE SECOND MOST POPULAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DESTINATION FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY AND DRIVERS CAN EXPECT MILLIONS OF OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD.

WE LOOK AT HOW TO STAY SAFE AND WHAT TO EXPECT DURING CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL'S MAXIMUM ENFORCEMENT PERIOD.

>> Reporter: THE AUTO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS PREDICTING A RECORD-BREAKING TRAVEL VOLUME ON OUR ROADS FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.

>> THE AUTO CLUB PROJECTS FOR .6 MILLION SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANS WILL TAKE A TRIP, WHICH IS A 3% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS, AND A 3.5% INCREASE FROM 2019.

>> Reporter: JANE WITH THE AUTO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SAYS THERE IS ONE BONUS TO DRIVING THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

>> THEY ARE GOING TO BE PAYING AROUND $.40 PER GALLON LESS THAN ONE YEAR AGO TODAY.

SO THAT IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING BECAUSE IT ALLOWS FAMILIES TO TRAVEL TOGETHER AND SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY.

>> Reporter: TO REDUCE STRESS ON THE ROAD, SHE WHAT RECOMMENDS HAVING AN EMERGENCY KIT AND -- >> SURE YOUR MAINTENANCE IS UP TO DATE AND THAT YOUR TIRES AND BATTERIES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALLOW TIME FOR YOUR TRIP SO THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE THE NEED TO SPEED.

>> Reporter: THE HIGHWAY PATROL LAUNCHES THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY, MAXIMUM ENFORCEMENT PERIOD AT 6:00 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY AND IT WILL RUN THROUGH 11:59 ON THE SUNDAY.

>> WE DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE ON THE ROADWAYS DURING THIS TIME, SO THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE OUT THERE.

>> Reporter: ALL AVAILABLE OFFICERS WILL BE LOOKING OUT FOR UNSAFE DRIVING BEHAVIORS LIKE TEXTING AND DRIVING, NOT WEARING A SEATBELT, SPEEDING, AND DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

>> IF YOU ARE INVOLVED IN A DUI OR GET INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND HURT OR KILL SOMEBODY, THAT BECOMES A FELONY.

WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.

IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ALONE LAST YEAR WE ARRESTED 111 PEOPLE FOR DUI, AND UNFORTUNATELY, TWO PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES ON OUR ROADWAYS.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS DUIS CAN COST OVER $10,000, AFFECT YOUR JOB OR ABILITY TO GET CERTAIN JOBS, AND CAN BE LIFE ALTERING.

>> REMEMBER, YOUR ACTIONS DO NOT JUST AFFECT YOU, THEY AFFECT SO MANY PEOPLE, YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS.

IF YOU ARE MARRIED, YOUR HUSBAND, WIFE.

YOUR KIDS.

YOU NAME IT, THEY ARE AFFECTED BY THAT ONE CHOICE THAT YOU MAKE TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL.

>> Reporter: THE AUTO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SAYS THE BUSIEST TIMES OF TRAVEL WILL BE WEDNESDAY, SUNDAY AND MONDAY FROM ABOUT 10:00 A.M. UNTIL 5:00 P.M. >>> AS WE APPROACH THE HOLIDAYS, CASES OF FLULIKE ILLNESS ARE STARTING TO INCREASE IN SAN DIEGO.

WE SPOKE WITH A LOCAL DOCTOR ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING.

>> Reporter: YOU HAVE PROBABLY BEEN HEARING IT FROM COWORKERS , FRIENDS OR EVEN FAMILY, STORIES OF FAMILY COMING DOWN WITH SOMETHING, WHETHER IT IS THE COMMON COLD, FLU, OR EVEN COVID 19.

>> YOU DON'T WANT TO JUST TAKE CARE OF A COUGH, YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT IS BEFORE YOU SAY IT IS JUST A SIMPLE COLD AND YOU WILL GET OVER IT.

IN MOST CASES YOU WILL BE IF YOU ARE VACCINATED.

>> Reporter: CASES OF COVID, THE FLU AND RSV HAVE BEEN RISING RECENTLY, BUT HE SAYS WE ARE IN A GOOD PLACE COMPARED TO THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WITH LOWER NUMBERS OVERALL.

>> ALL THREE SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME, RUNNY NOSE, SORE THROAT, FEVERS, BODY ACHES.

WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHICH ONE IS WHICH UNLESS YOU TEST FOR IT.

WE ARE STILL DOING WELL.

WE DO HAVE TO WATCH FOR THE FLU BECAUSE THAT IS GOING UP FASTER THAN COVID AND THE REST OF THEM.

>> Reporter: INFLUENZA CASES ARE KNOWN TO RISE DURING THE WINTER SEASON, BUT LIKE WITH COVID AND RSV, GETTING VACCINATED WILL REDUCE SYMPTOMS AND THE CHANCE FOR SEVERE ILLNESS.

>> IT VACCINATED, TEST FOR IT, AND HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAY.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS IF YOU HAVE A COUGH OR FLULIKE SYMPTOMS, MASKING UP CAN PROTECT OTHERS.

>>> PHYSICAL HEALTH MAY NOT BE THE ONLY CONCERN DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, BUT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH AS WELL.

COMING UP, WAYS TO MANAGE SEASONAL STRESS.

>>> AS WE HEAD INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON, HUNDREDS OF MIGRANTS ARE SLEEPING IN SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

ADVOCATES SEE THIS AS A SIGN THAT TAXPAYER DOLLARS TARGETED TOWARDS MIGRANTS ARE NOT BEING WELL SPENT.

>> Reporter: SHE VOLUNTEERS AT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, HELPING MIGRANTS REACH THEIR FINAL DESTINATION.

THE WORK INVOLVES TRANSLATING AND WALKING PEOPLE THROUGH THE BOARDING PROCESS.

VOLUNTEERS ALSO FEED MIGRANTS.

AS MUCH AS 200 MEALS EACH DAY.

THAT IS BECAUSE MORE THAN 1000 MIGRANTS HAVE SLEPT IN THE AIRPORT SINCE NOVEMBER 10.

THIS IS AFTER SAN DIEGO COUNTY GAVE $3 MILLION TO ONE LOCAL NONPROFIT TO HELP THIS SPECIFIC MIGRANT POPULATION.

OTHER MIGRANT ORGANIZATIONS SAY THE MONEY IS NOT BEING SPENT WISELY.

>> THERE ARE OVER 100 PEOPLE SLEEPING IN THE AIRPORT EVERY NIGHT.

>> Reporter: SHE IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE IMMIGRANT DEFENDERS LAW CENTER.

THAT IS THE NONPROFIT HELPING MIGRANTS AT THE AIRPORT.

>> PEOPLE ARE ARRIVING WITH NO FLIGHTS AT ALL, SO THEY GET THERE AND THEN THEY ARE SLEEPING IN THE AIRPORT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THEIR FLIGHT STILL.

>> Reporter: SOME OF THOSE WITH FLIGHTS ARE SENT TO PLACES WHERE THEY HAVE NO SUPPORT SYSTEM.

SHE SAYS SOME ARE ENDING UP IN SHELTERS OR ON THE STREET.

MOST OF THE PEOPLE SLEEPING AT THE AIRPORT COME FROM THE NEWLY OPENED MIGRANT WELCOME CENTER.

MIGRANTS THERE GET FREE FOOD, WATER, AND ACCESS TO WI-FI AND PHONE CHARGERS.

MOST OF THEM HAVE THE MEANS TO COVER THEIR OWN FLIGHTS, BUT IN SOME CASES THEY PUT PEOPLE UP IN HOTELS AND EVEN PAYS FOR THEIR AIRFARE.

THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR PUSHED TO MAKE THIS FUNDING AVAILABLE.

SHE HELD A PRESS TOUR THERE LAST WEEK AND CALLED IT AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW.

>> I THINK THIS SHOULD BE THE MODEL FOR THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: BUT NOT EVERYONE FEELS THIS WAY.

KPBS INTERVIEWED MORE THAN ONE DOZEN WORKERS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO DESCRIBED GROWING TENSION BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND OTHER MIGRANT SERVING NONPROFITS.

THEY POINT OUT THAT THE $3 MILLION IS RUNNING OUT FAST.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO LAST THREE MONTHS, BUT THEY ARE NOW SAYING IT WILL BE DEPLETED IN TWO MONTHS.

>> THE FACT THAT THEY'RE SAYING THEY'RE GOING TO RUN OUT OF MONEY IN EARLY TO MID DECEMBER, IT JUST DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE.

I WOULD NOT -- I WOULD WANT TO SEE AN ACCOUNTING.

>> Reporter: SHE IS UPSET AT THE FACT THAT THEY ARE USING COUNTY FUNDS TO COVER TRANSPORTATION COSTS FROM CUSTOM AND BORDER PROTECTION FACILITIES TO BE WELCOME CENTER.

THEY USE TO COVER THE TRANSPORTATION COSTS BACK WHEN THEY WOULD DROP OFF MIGRANTS AT TRANSIT CENTERS.

NOW THEY ARE USING ABOUT 10% OF THE $3 MILLION TO TRANSPORT MIGRANTS FROM CBP FACILITIES TO THE WELCOME CENTER.

>> THAT HAS RESULTED IN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THAT SHOULD HAVE GONE TO THE NONPROFITS INSTEAD GOING TOWARDS TRANSPORTATION WHICH FALLS IN THE PURVIEW OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS KEEPING SERVICES AT THE TRANSIT CENTER WOULD HAVE BEEN WAY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN COVERING TRANSPORTATION COSTS IN A CENTRALIZED LOCATION.

>> ANYONE WHO WAS AT IRIS AND IS HERE TODAY CAN SAY THAT IT IS A BETTER SITE.

>> Reporter: THE STAND BEHIND THEIR WORK.

THIS IS A TOTALLY UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION IN SAN DIEGO, AND WITHOUT THE WELCOME CENTER, THEY SAY SOME OF THOSE MIGRANTS WOULD END UP IN THE STREETS OF SAN DIEGO.

THEY ACKNOWLEDGE TENSION BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATIONS BUT SAY THE WELCOME CENTERS HAVE PROVIDED SERVICES TO MORE THAN 22,000 PEOPLE.

SHE CONSIDERS THAT A LOT OF HELP FOR $3 MILLION.

>> IF YOU LOOK AT THE CENTER AND YOU SPEND ANY TIME AT THIS CENTER, YOU WILL KNOW THAT THE MIGRANTS ARE GETTING GOOD SERVICES.

>> Reporter: BACK AT SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, VOLUNTEERS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE NUMBER OF MIGRANTS SHOWING UP.

WHAT IS MOST CONCERNING TO HER IS THAT MOST OF THE MIGRANTS ARE FLOWN TO CITIES WHERE THEY DO NOT KNOW ANYONE.

>> FLIGHTS ARE BEING PURCHASED FOR THEM TO GO TO NEW YORK OR SEATTLE OR OTHER PLACES WHERE, IF THEY DON'T HAVE A SPONSOR, THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY JUST ENTERING INTO THE MIGRANT SHELTERING SYSTEM OF THAT OTHER CITY.

THAT IS ACTUALLY NO DIFFERENT THAN WHAT GOVERNOR ABBOTT DOES IN FILLING BUSES IN TEXAS AND SENDING THEM TO OTHER PLACES AROUND THE COUNTRY.

>>> AFTER A DISAPPOINTING SEASON AND THE DEPARTURE OF MANAGER BOB MELVIN, THE PADRES ANNOUNCED A NEW SKIPPER AT THE HELM.

IT IS A FAMILIAR FACE FOR FANS.

>> Reporter: THE PADRES GENERAL MANAGER STARTED THE NEWS CONFERENCE WITH A NOD TO HIS BOSS, MENTOR WHO DIED LAST WEEK.

>> PETER'S MESSAGE OF BEING BEST IN CLASS WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE FOLLOW THROUGH ON THAT THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HE WOULD BE EXCITED ABOUT ANNOUNCING A MIKE SHILDT AS THE FRANCHISE NEW MANAGER.

MIKE SHILDT IS A FAMILIAR FACE TO FANS AND THE ORGANIZATION.

FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS HE WORKED IN THE FRONT OFFICE AS A SENIOR ADVISOR AND CONSULTANT.

HE ALSO FILLED IN AS THIRD BASE COACH LAST SEASON WHEN MIKE WILLIAMS WAS SIDELINED FOR CANCER TREATMENT.HE HAD APPROACHED MIKE SHILDT ABOUT THE JOB TWO YEARS AGO.

>> HE SAID HE WAS NOT READY AT THAT MOMENT.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT MIKE SHILDT WILL BE A GOOD FIT FOR THE ORGANIZATION NOW.

>> MIKE IS A BASEBALL EXPERT.

HIS ACUMEN IN THE GAME AND HIS X'S AND O'S STRATEGY AND HOW TO PROGRESS THE GAME ON THE FIELD, IT HAS BEEN BUILT FROM MANY YEARS OF MANAGING.

>> Reporter: MIKE SHILDT WILL BE THE 23rd IN FRANCHISE HISTORY.

AFTER A DISAPPOINTING SEASON WITH THE PADRES FAILING TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS, AND THE DEPARTURE OF BOB MELVIN, EXPECTATIONS ARE HIGH FOR NEXT SEASON.

>> IT IS ABOUT WINNING AND MIKE HAS DONE A TON OF WINNING.

>> Reporter: HE LED THE TEAM TO BACK-TO-BACK PLAYOFFS FROM 2019 THROUGH 2021, AND A FRANCHISE RECORD 17 STRAIGHT WINS IN 2021.

>> I'M GRATEFUL FOR A SECOND ACT.

NOT EVERYBODY GETS IT.

YOU TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.

THERE ARE ONLY 30 OF THESE JOBS AND I CAN PROMISE YOU, I WILL NOT TAKE THIS ONE FOR GRANTED.

I AM EXCITED FOR OUR TEAM.

>> Reporter: BUT THE PADRES HAVE A TOUGH ROAD AHEAD NEXT SEASON.

THERE BEST PICTURE IS A FREE- AGENT.

THERE IS ALSO THE QUESTION OF PAYROLL AT $250 MILLION, THE PADRES HAVE THE THIRD HIGHEST PAYROLL IN THE LEAGUE.

THEY HAVE NOT SET THE PAYROLL FOR NEXT SEASON YET, BUT THERE ARE REPORTS THEY'RE LOOKING TO SHED $150 MILLION.

>>> AMERICANS CREDIT CARD DEBT KEEPS CLIMBING ABOVE THE $1 TRILLION MARK.

THERE ARE HIGHER INTEREST RATES AND IT IS ABOUT TO COLLIDE WITH THE HOLIDAY SEASON THAT RETAILERS FORECAST AS A RECORDBREAKER.

>> Reporter: NOT ONLY ARE AMERICANS TAKING ON MORE CREDIT CARD DEBT , NUMBERS FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK SHOW MORE DELINQUENCIES.

THEY ARE HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING UP WITH THEIR BILLS.

HOUSEHOLDS WILL HAVE SPENDING DECISIONS TO MAKE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON AND EXPERTS SAY THERE ARE THE WAYS TO STAY ON TOP OF THINGS.

IT IS THE SEASON FOR SPENDING WITH RETAILERS FORECASTING CONSUMERS WILL GO BIG.

THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION ANTICIPATES OVERALL HOLIDAY SPENDING WILL TOP A RECORD $957 BILLION.

MANY CONSUMERS WILL PILE ON TOP OF EXISTING CREDIT CARD DEBT.

>> IT IS ONE OF THESE THINGS THAT IS EASY TO GET INTO AND HARD TO GET OUT OF.

>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK SAYS THAT DURING THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2023, CREDIT CARD DEBT CLIMBED TO $1.08 TRILLION.

CONSUMERS LEANING ON CREDIT CARDS AS INFLATION CONTINUES TO SQUEEZE.

>> WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN THE CREDIT CARD DEBT IT IS ONE OF TWO PRIMARY REASONS.

NUMBER ONE WOULD BE AN EMERGENCY EXPENSE, SOME KIND OF UNEXPECTED MEDICAL BILL OR HOME REPAIR OR CAR REPAIR.

THE SECOND MOST COMMON ANSWER IS DAY TO DAY LIVING OUTPACING YOUR PAYCHECK.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS TO SKETCH OUT A PLAN AND A BUDGET BEFORE HOLIDAY SHOPPING WITH CREDIT CARDS.

>> IT IS ALL ABOUT HOW YOU USE THEM.

DEFINITELY BE MINDFUL OF THAT WHEN MAPPING OUT YOUR HOLIDAY STRATEGY.

>> Reporter: MAYBE TAP INTO UNUSED POINTS TO LOWER COSTS AND CONSIDER A ZERO BALANCE TRANSFER CREDIT CARD TO MOVE TO A 0% GRACE PERIOD THAT CAN LAST 21 MONTHS AND CUT INTEREST PAYMENTS.

CREDIT CARD BALANCES ARE NOT THE ONLY DEBTS THAT HOUSEHOLDS HAVE GOING INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

THEY ALSO FOUND AUTO LOAN BALANCES, MORTGAGE BALANCES AND STUDENT LOAN BALANCES WERE ALSO ON THE RISE DURING THE LAST ORDER.

>>> RETAILERS SAY THE RUSH TO BUST DOWN DOORS FOR BLACK FRIDAY DEALS MAYBE A THING OF THE PAST.

MANY STORES HAVE HAD SALES FOR SEVERAL WEEKS LEADING UP TO BLACK FRIDAY.

ONLINE SHOPPING IS ALSO TAKING AWAY CUSTOMERS.

THEY PREDICT WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, HOLIDAY SALES WILL JUMP 4% THIS YEAR.

THAT IS LESS THAN THE 5.4% INCREASE LAST YEAR.

IF YOU ARE HEADED OUT ON FRIDAY, YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE MORE MODEST SALES OF UP TO 30%.

>>> THANKSGIVING IS OFTEN FILLED WITH SHOPPING, COOKING AND TRAVEL.

THESE ACTIVITIES CAN BE A SOURCE OF JOY BUT ALSO OVERWHELMING TO SOME.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ LOOKS AT HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE HOLIDAYS.

>> Reporter: THE HOLIDAYS CAN PROVIDE A SENSE OF ATTITUDE, HOPE AND LOVE FOR MANY, BUT GATHERINGS CAN ALSO CREATE A MIXED BAG OF EMOTIONS.

>> THE HOLIDAYS ARE A TIME THAT PEOPLE REALLY PUT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THEMSELVES TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.

>> Reporter: ABOUT 64% OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS REPORT HOLIDAYS MAKE THEIR CONDITIONS WORSE .

ACCORDING TO A STUDY BY THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS.

THEY RECOMMEND A FEW STEPS TO MANAGE YOUR STRESS INCLUDING MAINTAINING REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS AND PRIORITIZING SELF-CARE.

>> YOU HAVE TO BE MINDFUL ABOUT WHAT OUR BOUNDARIES ARE GOING INTO THESE HOLIDAY EVENTS.

>> Reporter: FOR OTHERS, THE STRESS CAN BE TIED TO PAINFUL FAMILY INTERACTIONS AND MEMORIES OR DEALING WITH ISOLATION AND SPENDING THE SEASON ALONE.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LIKE TO TALK WITH PEOPLE ABOUT IS HOW TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHAT IS ACTUALLY BEST FOR US.

SOMETIMES WE NEED TO PUSH OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONES, BUT SOMETIMES WE NEED TO HONOR THAT IT IS NOT THE RIGHT PLACE TO BE.

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH EVERYONE'S SITUATION IS UNIQUE, IT COULD BE BENEFICIAL TO BREAK FROM A TRADITIONAL FAMILY GATHERING OR HABIT.

>> IT IS A WONDERFUL TIME TO START YOUR OWN TRADITIONS THAT FEEL REALLY UPLIFTING FOR YOURSELF.

GO TO YOGA ON ONE OF THE HOLIDAYS OR VOLUNTEER AT A SOUP KITCHEN, SOMETHING THAT HELPS YOU FEEL PART OF A COMMUNITY OR CONNECTED.

>>> CHECKING THE WEATHER HEADLINES, WE HAVE HAD SOME VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

THE SANTA ANA WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH WHICH MEANS WE WILL HAVE THE ONSHORE FLOW.

HEADS UP FOR THE LOW CLOUDS.

AS WE LOOK AT NEXT WEEK, WE COULD HAVE WARMER AND WINDIER WEATHER WITH MORE SANTA ANA WINDS.

>>> AS FOR TONIGHT, IT DOES TURN COOLER.

THE OCEANSIDE, 42.

A SAN DIEGO AROUND 50 AND CHULA VISTA, 52 OVERNIGHT.

IT IS 36 IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

WEDNESDAY IS A GOOD DAY IF YOU ARE DOING ANY TRAVEL LOCAL OR IF YOU ARE HEADED FURTHER NORTH.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DRY CONDITIONS WITH SHOWERS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

OTHERWISE, WEDNESDAY IS A GOOD DAY FOR WHAT IS OTHERWISE A BUSY TRAVEL DAY.

SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY AS WE GO THROUGH TOMORROW.

IT WILL BE 75 WITH SUNSHINE, YOU CANNOT ASK FOR BETTER WEATHER THAN THAT.

MOUNT LAGUNA IN THE LOWER 50s AND SAN DIEGO, 77 WITH SUNSHINE.

HOPEFULLY YOU CAN GET OUT AND ENJOY.

IF YOU ARE LOCAL FOR THANKSGIVING, WE HAVE A DRY AND MILD HOLIDAY ON TAP FOR YOU.

THE WEATHER IS LOOKING NICE, AND IF YOU ARE SHOPPING OR MAYBE DOING A TRAVELING, AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, TAKE A LOOK AT WHERE THERE WILL BE A LOT OF SNOW SETTING UP INTO THE MIDDLE PART OF THE COUNTRY AND MORE RAIN RETURNING INTO PARTS OF THE SOUTH-CENTRAL.

THAT COULD BE IMPACTING TRAVEL AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

LET'S TAKE IT BACK TO THE LOCAL FORECAST HERE.

TO THE COAST WE GO WHERE CLOUDS RETURN.

THERE COULD BE A SHOWER OR TWO IN SPOTS AS WE HEAD THROUGH FRIDAY.

LOOKING AHEAD TO FURTHER INLAND, TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS CLOUD COVER STICKS AROUND, AND THEN LOWER 70s BY SUNDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS WE WILL SEE A BIG NOTICEABLE DROP IN TEMPERATURES, ONLY 30s AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

WRAPPING THINGS UP IN THE DESERT WHERE WE WILL ALSO COOLDOWN.

>>> IF YOU ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT DISHES TO FEATURE FOR YOUR THANKSGIVING FEAST, GOOGLE HAS COME OUT WITH A LIST OF THE MOST SEARCHED SIDE DISHES FOR EACH STATE.

MANY STATES SEEM TO LOVE CASSEROLES.

THE MOST SEARCHED ONE OVERALL WAS THE GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE.

HOWEVER, HAWAII, KANSAS AND WYOMING SEARCHED FOR MORE UNIQUE SIDE DISHES, BRUSCHETTA AND CUCUMBER SALAD.

THE MOST SEARCHED FOR RECIPE IN CALIFORNIA, THAT WAS STUFFING.

>>> THE START OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON MARKS THE RETURN OF A SAN DIEGO STAPLE.

THE HOTEL DELL ICE RINK.

FOR THE LAST DECADE A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS HAVE GONE TO THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION.

THE FOUNDATION HELPS BRING MUCH- NEEDED CHEER TO FAMILIES IN NEED LIKE THE MORRISON'S.

IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS TWO OF THEIR SONS WERE DIAGNOSED WITH LEUKEMIA.

MAKE-A-WISH TRIED TO SURPRISE THE FAMILY WITH A TRIP TO HAWAII.

>> WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GO THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO AND HIS BROTHER WAS DIAGNOSED ONE MONTH BEFORE THE TRIP.

WE GOT DELAYED, AND THEN WE WERE GOING TO GO AGAIN AND THEN COVID HIT.

TWO GO THROUGH SOMETHING DIFFICULT IS HARD, BUT WHEN YOU HAVE MAKE-A-WISH, THEY JUST GO ABOVE AND BEYOND.

EVERY LITTLE DETAIL.

IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

SO IT HAS BEEN A GRATEFUL EXPERIENCE FOR US.

>> SKATING BY THE SEA RUNS THROUGH JANUARY 7 AND GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS ARE $40.

DECEMBER NIGHTS RETURN NEXT WEEKEND WITH THAT, THE REGULAR TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE THROUGH BALBOA PARK.

THE PARKS NEW BUS ONLY LANES WON'T BE MUCH HELP.

>> Reporter: FOR THE PAST NINE MONTHS THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEMS SEVEN AND 215 BUSES HAVE HAD THEIR OWN LANES ON PARK BOULEVARD.

THE GOAL WAS TO GIVE TRANSIT RIDERS A MORE RELIABLE TRIP THROUGH BALBOA PARK, BUT WHEN THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY FAIR RETURNS ON DECEMBER 1 AND SECOND THE SOUTH BOUND BUS LANES WILL NOT BE USED BY ANY BUSES.

THAT IS BECAUSE THE NEW BUS ONLY LANES DO NOT RUN ALL THE WAY DOWN PARK BOULEVARD.

THE CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEERS LEFT GAPS.

THE 215 BUS HAS ITS OWN LANE NORTH OF UNIVERSITY AVENUE, AND SOUTH OF EUCLID STREET.

BUT MTS SAYS THEY EXPECT THIS WILL BE GRIDLOCKED ON DECEMBER 9 AND BUSES HAVE TO BE REROUTED TO AVOID IT.

>> IF YOU HAVE ESSENTIALLY A PIECEMEAL BUS ONLY LANE THAT FORCES THE BUS TO MERGE IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC.

IT MAKES THE BUS JUST AS INEFFICIENT AS IT WOULD BE WITHOUT THE BUS ONLY LANE.

>> Reporter: HE IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BIKE SD, WHICH WILL HOST BIKE RIDES.

THEY WILL ALSO BE RUNNING A VALET SERVICE TO GIVE THE CYCLISTS SECURE BIKE PARKING.

HE SAYS IT IS A SHAME THE CITY HAS NOT PRIORITIZED THE LANES.

>> YOU SEE THESE BOTTLENECKS THROUGHOUT THAT NETWORK THAT MAY BE INCREMENTALLY ARE NOT THAT BAD, BUT WHEN SOME UP TOGETHER RESULTS IN DELAYS THAT WOULD NOT HAPPEN IF THE BUS ONLY LANE RAN CONTINUOUSLY.

>> Reporter: THEY WILL STILL RUN SERVICES ON THE WEST SIDE AS WELL IS A FREE SHUTTLE TO DECEMBER NIGHTS FROM DOWNTOWN.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE KPBS NEWS ROOM.

NPR'S MORNING EDITION WILL HAVE A STORY ON SLEEP AND ITS IMPORTANCE FOR TEENAGERS.

IT IS AT THE CENTER OF THE DEBATE ON HOW EARLY SCHOOLS AROUND THE NATION SHOULD BE STARTING.

>>> A PROGRAMMING NOTE, MIDDAY EDITION WILL RETURN MONDAY AS THE CREW ENJOYS THE HOLIDAY.

WE WILL AARON EPISODE OF 18 TOMORROW AT NOON.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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