>> HE HAS DEEP ROOTS IN SAN DIEGO.

HE GRADUATED FROM MIRA MESA, HE HAD A FAMILY WERE AT THE CLUB CELEBRATING A FRIENDS BIRTHDAY EITHER THE SHOOTING.

>> Reporter: THAN THE SHOOTING STARTED.

>> Reporter: HE SAID WELL HIS THANKFUL HIS TRAINING KICKED IN HE HAS FEELING GRIEF AND GUILT.

>> I HAD TO PROTECT MY KID.

I LOST MY KID'S BOYFRIEND.

I TRIED.

I STILL FEEL BAD.

THERE ARE FIVE PEOPLE THAT DID NOT COME HOME.

>> Reporter: HE IS ANGRY THAT INNOCENT PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THINGS ONLY PEOPLE IN THE MILITARY SHOULD EVER SEE.

>> THEY SHOULD NEVER EXPERIENCE COMBAT IN COLORADO SPRINGS.

EVERYBODY IN THE BUILDING EXPERIENCED COMBAT THAT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY WERE FORCED TO.

>> Reporter: THE POLICE CHIEF IN SAN DIEGO SAID HE IS DETERMINED TO KEEP THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY SAFE WITH STEPPED-UP PATROLS, SPECIAL UNITS, AND UNDERCOVER OFFICERS.

>> THE MESSAGES THAT WE CARE.

I DEEPLY CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.

I WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN AS CHIEF OF POLICE.

I KNOW THAT MY COUNTERPART WILL ASSIST ME.

>> Reporter: THAT MESSAGE WAS DELIVERED DURING A VIGIL ON MONDAY NIGHT.

>> A VETERAN FROM THE ARMY THAT IS AN ALLY.

WE CANNOT DO THIS WITHOUT OUR ALLIES AND FRIENDS.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE ARE CELEBRATING HIM AS A HERO.

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN CALLED HIM AND HIS WIFE TO OFFER SUPPORT AND CONDOLENCES.

>> WE THANKED HIM FOR HIS BRAVERY AND HIS INSTINCT TO ACT AND BY DOING THAT SAVING MAYBE DOZENS OF LIVES.

>> I AM NOT A HERO.

I AM JUST A GUY THAT WANTED TO PROTECT HIS KIDS AND HIS WIFE.

I STILL DID NOT GET TO PROTECT THE BOYFRIEND.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER SETBACK TO THOSE EXPERIENCING STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENTS.

THE PAUSE HAS BEEN EXTENDED.

THE FORGIVENESS PROGRAM WORTH UP TO $20,000 IN DEBT RELIEF FOR BORROWER IS TIED UP AND WILL REMAIN PAUSED 60 DAYS AFTER LITIGATION IS RESOLVED.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT MARKS THE EIGHTH TIME THE RESTART DATE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED SINCE MARCH OF 2020.

THE PROGRAM WAS STRUCK DOWN BY A LOWER COURT JUDGE IN TEXAS ON NOVEMBER 10th.

>>> A $5 MILLION GRANT HAS BEEN MADE TOWARD ADDRESSING THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS.

THE FUND GRANTED THE MONEY TO THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS AND IS THE LARGEST PRIVATE GIFT AND A ORGANIZATION HISTORY.

THE TASK FORCE IS THE LEAD AGENCY IN ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS.

THEY RELEASED THE COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS.

IT IDENTIFIES ONE OF THE TOP FIVE GOALS AS AND IN FAMILY HOMELESSNESS.

THE FUND WAS CREATED IN 2018 BY JEFF BEZOS.

>>> A TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL FOR SOMEBODY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS MAY GET THEM OFF THE STREET LONG ENOUGH TO BE TREATED.

WHEN DISCHARGED TIME COMES, HOMELESS PEOPLE OFTEN END UP BACK ON THE STREETS.

MARCH COUNTY REPORTER TONYA THORNE TELLS US THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM IS ON THE WAY IN ESCONDIDO.

>> Reporter: WHEN HE WAS GETTING DISCHARGED FROM THE VA HOSPITAL HE WAS HOMELESS AND HAD NOWHERE TO GO.

>> WHERE AM I GOING TO GO, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?

IS THERE ANYBODY THAT CAN ACTUALLY HELP ME.

>> Reporter: THOSE WERE THE THOUGHTS RUNNING THROUGH HIS HEAD.

IT BEEN OFFERED HELP BEFORE BUT HE LOST TRUST.

>> IN SOME CASES IT SEEM LIKE THERE'S NOT REALLY ANY HELP OUT THERE FOR SINGLE MALES.

IT IS HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION.

IT IS HEARTBREAKING.

>> Reporter: INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES OFFER RECUPERATIVE CARE STRAIGHT FROM THE HOSPITAL.

HE GAVE IT A CHANCE.

>> VERY KIND AND CARING PEOPLE THAT DID NOT PUSH ME.

THEY DID NOT FORCE ME TO DO ANYTHING.

THEY BASICALLY GUIDED ME AND DIRECT ME TO HELP WITH RESOURCES AND OVER A FEW MONTHS I HAVE RECOVERED AND GOT MY CONFIDENCE BACK.

>> Reporter: A CASEWORKER HELPED HIM TO START FROM SCRATCH AND WORK TOWARDS A BRIGHTER FUTURE.

>> I AM LOOKING FOR AN APARTMENT RIGHT NOW.

PROBABLY A STUDIO BECAUSE I DO NOT NEED THAT MUCH SPACE.

I DO NOT FEEL LIKE I NEED MORE.

I WILL HAVE THE BASICS.

I WANT TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND EDUCATE MYSELF AND GET BACK TO THE COMMUNITY TO HELP OTHERS.

>> Reporter: THE HAWTHORNE RESOURCE CENTER IS WHERE HE WAS ABLE TO RECOVER AND REGAIN CONTROL OF HIS LIFE.

IT'S A 32-BIT FACILITY BUT INTERFAITH HAS MUCH BIGGER PLANS WITH A 106 PET CARE CENTER SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

IT USED TO BE A MOTEL.

GREG ANGEL IS THE CEO OF INTERFAITH COMMUNITY SERVICES.

THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT FOR TWO YEARS.

>> SO MUCH HAS GONE INTO THE PROJECT THAT IT JUST TOOK TIME TO BRING A 1970S ERA BUDGET MOTEL TO 2022 RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY STANDARDS.

>> Reporter: IT WILL OFFER SPACE FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE TO HEAL FOLLOWING THE HOSPITAL VISIT.

>> WE WILL HELP THEM TO RECOVER FROM THE MEDICAL PROCEDURE OR IF IT WAS A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION WE WILL HELP THEM TO GET STABILIZED WITH HER MENTAL HEALTH AND WE WILL HELP THEM TO SECURE A STABLE HOME TO MOVE OUT OF HERE INTO.

>> Reporter: THE HEALING IS ONLY PART OF THE MISSION.

>> WE HAVE REGISTERED NURSES, LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND CASE MANAGERS TO HELP AN INDIVIDUAL TO HEAL AND RECOVER AND IDENTIFY THE STRATEGY AND COMPLETE THE STRATEGY TO AND THERE HOMELESSNESS.

>> Reporter: THE ALTERNATIVE TO THE SPACE IS DISCHARGING HOMELESS PEOPLE BACK ONTO THE STREETS OR TO A SHELTER THAT MAY NOT BE EQUIPPED TO FOLLOW A PLAN OF CARE.

>> Reporter: ONCE THIS CARE CENTER IS OPEN, THE OLD HAWTHORNE FACILITY WILL GET A NEW MISSION, TO HELP HOMELESS FAMILIES.

>> IT IS MORE AND MORE COMMON THAT WE HAVE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN COMING TO US THAT ARE LIVING IN THEIR CARS OR FINDING REFUGE ON THE STREETS.

THIS WILL BE A PLACE OF SHORT- TERM HOUSING AND SUPPORT TO HELP THOSE FAMILIES GET ON THEIR FEET, TO SUPPORT KIDS AND ADULTS AND GET THEM INTO HOMES OF THEIR OWN.

>> Reporter: BOTH CENTERS ARE EXPECTED TO OPEN BY JANUARY.

TONYA THORNE, MAYA TRABULSI.

>>> TEAM USA ANTI-MEXICO MADE THEIR DEBUTS AT THE WORLD CUP.

THIS IS A VIDEO OF FANS AT A WATCH PARTY IN MEXICO CITY.

THE MATCH AGAINST POLAND ENDED IN A SCORELESS DRAW.

MEXICO NEARLY LOST THE MATCH IF NOT FOR A SAVED BY THE GOALKEEPER ON A PENALTY KICK.

UP NEXT IS ARGENTINA.

THEY LOST IN A BIG UPSET AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA.

THIS IS NOT WITHOUT CONTROVERSY INCLUDING THE NATION OF QATAR'S RECORD WHEN IT COMES TO DISCRIMINATION.

AN AMERICAN JOURNALIST SAID HE WAS DETAINED FOR WEARING A SHIRT WITH A RAINBOW PRIDE SYMBOL WHILE TRYING TO COVER THE EVENT.

>> I SHOWED UP LAST NIGHT AND INSTANTLY I WAS PUSHED ASIDE BY THE SECURITY GUARDS AT THE MEDIA ENTRANCE AND TOLD EXPLICITLY YOU NEED TO TAKE OFF YOUR SHIRT.

THAT IS A POLITICAL STATEMENT AND YOU CANNOT ENTER BECAUSE OF IT.

THEY CONTINUED TO TRY TO GET ME TO TAKE OFF MY SHIRT.

THEY STOOD ABOVE ME AS I SAT AND YELLED AT ME.

ONLY AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES DID A COMMANDER COME DOWN AND LET ME THROUGH WEARING MY SHIRT AND HE APOLOGIZED.

>> GRANT WALLACE, ONE OF THE BETTER-KNOWN REPORTERS OF THE SPORT.

THE GOVERNING BODY IS A WORLD CUP AND THE GOVERNMENT MADE ASSURANCES TO VISITORS THAT LGBTQ FANS AND ALLIES ARE WELCOME.

HOWEVER, SEVERAL EUROPEAN TEAMS THAT WANTED TO WEAR RAINBOW ARMBAND SAY THEY WERE PRESSURED TO SCRAP THEIR PLANS.

>>> AS SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS PLAN FAMILY GATHERINGS WE ARE SEEING AN UPTICK IN LOCAL COVERED CASES.

THIS LATEST NUMBERS SHOW CURRENT INFECTIONS AT 224.

THAT'S 24 NEW CASES IN THE PAST DAY.

HEALTH EXPERTS ARE REMINDING PEOPLE THAT THE VIRUSES ARE CIRCULATING IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE URGE PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED IF THEY ARE NOT UP- TO-DATE ON INITIAL SHOTS OR BOOSTERS.

>>> THE COUNTY IS FAR FROM THE ONLY ONE WITH THAT RECOMMENDATION.

HERE ARE COMMENTS FROM DR. ANTHONY KPBS NEWS TODAY.

>> PLEASE FOR YOUR SAFETY AND THAT OF YOUR FAMILY GET YOUR UPDATED SHOT AS SOON AS YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO PROTECT YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY, AND YOUR COMMUNITY.

I URGE YOU TO VISIT MAXINE.GOV TO FIND A LOCATION WHERE YOU CAN EASILY GET AN UPDATED VACCINE AND PLEASE DO IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>> HE HAS SERVED AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

HE'S BEEN THE CHIEF MEDICAL ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT BIDEN.

YOU BELIEVE THOSE POSITIONS NEXT MONTH, HOWEVER HE SAID HE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE SCIENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH.

>>> LUNG CANCER IS THE DEADLIEST CANCER BUT A NEW REPORT REVEALS JUST A FRACTION OF PEOPLE ARE BEING SCREENED FOR IT.

EARLY DETECTION COULD SAVE SOMEBODY'S LIFE.

>> Reporter: A NEW STUDY FROM THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION FINDS CALIFORNIA HAS THE WORST LUNG CANCER SCREENING RATE WITH ONLY 1% OF THOSE AT RISK COMING IN FOR THEM.

>> IT BREAKS MY HEART BECAUSE IT REMAINS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF CANCER -RELATED DEATH.

>> Reporter: DR. TOM BUCKLE IS THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR AT SCRIPPS HEALTH M.D.

ANDERSON CANCER CENTER.

HE SAID LUNG CANCER IS TYPICALLY DIAGNOSED AT LATER STAGES WHEN THE SURVIVAL RATE IS LOW.

THOSE DIAGNOSED AND TREATED EARLY HAVE MUCH BETTER OUTCOMES.

>> WE NEED TO HAVE A GREATER EFFORT TO GET THOSE PATIENTS IN NEED OF SCREENING TO THE APPROPRIATE STUDIES.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALS HAVE WORKED TO STREAMLINE THE SCREENING PROCESS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THOSE AT RISK.

DOCTORS SAY ANYBODY OVER 50 WHO SMOKED A PACK OF CIGARETTES A DAY FOR 20 YEARS SHOULD BE GETTING SCREENED.

TYPICALLY REFERRALS COME FROM PRIMARY CARE DOCTORS.

>> THE DOCTOR KNOWS THE PATIENT.

THEY SAID YOU HAVE BEEN SMOKING FOR 30 YEARS.

YOU NEED TO GET LUNG CANCER SCREENING.

>> Reporter: THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE LAUREL CANCER INSTITUTE AT SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK YOU CAN'T DO MUCH FOR IT.

YOU CAN DO A LOT IF YOU FIND IT EARLY.

THAT IS REALLY THE MESSAGE.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THAT SCREENINGS ARE DONE THROUGH CT SCANS.

HE SAID OVER THE LAST DECADE, MORE INSURANCE PLANS AND MEDICARE CAN COVER THEM.

>> YOU DON'T GET INJECTED.

YOU DON'T AT AN IV.

YOU HOLD YOUR BREATH AND GO THROUGH THE MACHINE.

THE TEST TAKES A MINUTE.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE USE OF CIGARETTES HAS GONE DOWN IN THE U.S., CANNABIS AND NICOTINE VAPING ARE ON THE RISE.

MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED THERE.

>> IT IS HARD FOR ME TO IMAGINE INHALING AN ELECTRONIC, HEATED, INHALED NICOTINE PRODUCT WITH FLAVORED CHEMICALS IN IT IS GOOD FOR YOUR LUNGS.

HE SAYS THAT REGULAR SCREENINGS CAN ACTUALLY HELP PEOPLE QUIT SMOKING AS WELL.

THOSE AT RISK ARE ENCOURAGED TO REACH OUT TO THEIR PROVIDERS AND SCHEDULE A SCREENING.

>>> SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ANTICIPATES A BUSY DAY TOMORROW AND THEY URGED TRAVELERS TO PLAN AHEAD.

PART OF IT IS THE TERMINAL ONE REMODEL.

AN AIRPORT SPOKESPERSON TOLD US THAT THE FIRST PHASE WILL NOT BE COMPLETE UNTIL 2025.

>> PLEASE TAKE OUR RECOMMENDATION AND ARRIVE AT LEAST TWO HOURS EARLY FOR DOMESTIC AND THREE HOURS FOR INTERNATIONAL.

THERE IS A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION COMING INTO THE AIRPORT SO EVEN IF YOU ARE HEADED TO TERMINAL TWO YOU WILL PROBABLY RUN INTO SOME TRAFFIC CONGESTION, ESPECIALLY AT THE PEAK TRAVEL TIMES IN THE MORNING AND MID AFTERNOON.

>> YOU CAN HEAR MORE OF THAT INTERVIEW WHICH INCLUDE SOME DETAILS ON WHAT IS PLANNED FOR THE AIRPORT IN THE YEARS AHEAD ON MIDDAY EDITION.

>>> TO KICK OFF THANKSGIVING WEEK, VOLUNTEERS ORGANIZED AN EXTRA-LARGE DELIVERY OF PIES.

MELISSA GOT AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE HIGH CENTRAL OPERATION.

>> THEY STEP IN JUST LIKE A MOM TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE IN NEED.

>> Reporter: DOZENS OF PASTRY CHEFS, CATERERS, HICKORIES DONATED THEIR TIME AND TALENT TO ONE OF THE LARGEST ANNUAL BAKE SALES IN SAN DIEGO.

ON THE MENU ARE PIES.

3200 OF THEM.

>> EACH PURCHASE HELPS TO FUND THE PREPARATION AND DELIVERY OF 12 MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS FOR CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS WHICH IS WHAT WE DO 365 DAYS OUT OF THE YEAR.

>> Reporter: THE OBSERVATION CONTINUES TO GROW IN THE NOW USE BEHIND-THE-SCENES CATERING AND EVENTS LARGE WAREHOUSE AS HIGH CENTRAL.

>> TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE A PIE AND KNOW THAT THE MONEY YOU SPENT HAS GONE TO SUPPORT SUCH A GREAT ORGANIZATION.

>> Reporter: THEY SERVE ABOUT 700 CLIENTS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> HIV, CANCER, DIABETES, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND ARE AT A POINT WHERE THEY ARE TOO SICK TO SHOP OR COOK MEALS FOR THEMSELVES.

>> THEY WERE NOT SURPRISED THAT THE PIES SOLD OUT FOR A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF APPRECIATION THAT YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING GOOD.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE VERY CLOSE TO REACHING THE GOAL OF RAISING $145,000.

THEY ARE STILL ACCEPTING MONETARY DONATIONS.

>>> I HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A GREAT DAY GOING FORWARD WE WILL TALK ABOUT ANOTHER ROUND OF WARMTH AND WINDY AND PERHAPS WE WILL EASE BACK ON THE WARMTH A LITTLE BIT AND COOL THINGS OFF AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

THIS IS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

IT GOES TO SHOW THAT WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER WIND EVENT COMING UP ESPECIALLY IF YOUR TRAVEL TAKES YOU TO THE NORTH, BUT EVEN HERE LOCALLY.

WE WILL SEE SOME BREEZY CONDITIONS THERE AS WELL.

IT IS POSSIBLE WE CAN EVEN SEE SOME WIND ADVISORY'S DOWN THE ROAD.

IN THE NORTHWEST WE ARE FOLLOWING WET AND WINTRY WEATHER THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON AND OREGON.

THERE ARE GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES IN PLACE AND IT WILL STAY THAT WAY AROUND OCEANSIDE, SAN DIEGO.

MOUNT LAGUNA IS DROPPING DOWN TO 30 DEGREES.

SEASONABLE AS WE VENTURE INTO WEDNESDAY.

THE FLOW OF WENT FOR NOW IS PARALLEL TO THE COAST AND THAT WILL CHANGE AS WE HEADED TO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

TEMPERATURE IS AROUND 70 DEGREES .

WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WE WILL START TO SEE THAT OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOP.

WINS WILL BE COMING FROM THE NORTH AND EAST.

IT WILL BE LOCALLY BREEZY AND THAT'S WHEN WE WILL SEE THE WARMTH AND SOME IMPACT.

IT IS NOT LOOKING OVERLY ACTIVE ON WEDNESDAY SO THAT IS GOOD NEWS.

LIMITED CLOUD COVERAGE AS WE START TO FORCE THE WIND OFFSHORE.

CHECK IT OUT AT THE COAST.

THERE IS THE BIG WARMTH COMING UP FOR THURSDAY.

THANKSGIVING IS 82 DEGREES.

WE WILL COOL THINGS OFF A BIT FOR THE WEEKEND.

WE WILL SEE SOME CLOUDS RETURNING TO THE COAST.

BREEZY HERE AS WELL AS IT WILL BE FOR THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN ON THURSDAY FOR THANKSGIVING.

A LITTLE BIT COOLER HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

TRAVEL CONDITIONS LOOK GREAT ON WEDNESDAY.

VERY LITTLE CHANGE OVER THE DESERT INTO SUNDAY.

>>> THE BOARD A POLICY KNOWN AS TITLE 42 COULD END AS SOON AS NEXT MONTH.

IT HAS ALLOWED THE TRUMP AND BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S TO SUPPORT MORE PEOPLE TRYING TO ENTER THE U.S. DAVID MET SOME OF THE MIGRANTS THAT ARE STILL MAKING THE JOURNEY DESPITE THE UNCERTAINTY.

>> Reporter: WE START EARLY.

THEY WATCH THE MIGRANT FAMILIES DURING CLOSER TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATION.

OR SO THEY HOPE.

>> YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY CROSSED THE RIVER.

TECHNICALLY THEY ARE IN THE U.S.

THEY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THEY GET TO AN ENTRANCE WHERE THEY WILL LIKELY BE DETAINED AND START THE PROCESS OF ENTERING.

>> WE CONTINUE ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.

THIS IS CAMP CITY OPPOSITE OF EL PASO, TEXAS.

>> THIS IS THE SECOND TIME.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE MOTIVATED TO TRY AGAIN AFTER LEARNING THIS WEEK A U.S. FEDERAL JUDGE STRUCK DOWN WHAT IS CALLED TITLE 42 THE POLICY THAT ALLOWS BORDER AGENTS TO TURN AWAY MIGRANTS CROSSING ILLEGALLY IN THE NAME OF COVID PREVENTION.

SINCE IT TOOK EFFECT IN MARCH 2020 THERE HAVE BEEN NEARLY 2.5 MILLION EXPULSIONS, MOST UNDER THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW OF TITLE 42 >> THE ORDER REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL DECEMBER 21st.

>> IT IS ALWAYS HARD BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: THEY CAUTIOUSLY INCH CLOSER.

DOZENS DO THE SAME OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW HOURS.

WEARING CLOTHING DONATED BY AMERICANS HE RECOUNTS THE PAIN OF THE JOURNEY FROM VENEZUELA WALKING THROUGH TREACHEROUS JUNGLES AND WITNESSING DEATH.

FOR SOME, LIKE THIS NINE-YEAR- OLD, IT WAS AN ADVENTURE.

AT LEAST THAT IS HOW SHE REMEMBERS IT.

SHE STARTED IN VENEZUELA AND THEN COLOMBIA HONDURAS, COSTA RICA, NICARAGUA GUATEMALA MEXICO.

>> Reporter: SHE CANNOT REMEMBER THE LAST TIME SHE WAS IN A CLASSROOM.

SHE HOPES TO GO TO SCHOOL IN NEW YORK.

HER FAMILY WANTS TO CROSS IMMEDIATELY.

THEY WANT TO FIND A LOVING HOME.

THEIR PETS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN.

BACK AT THE CROSSING, THIS MAN'S MOTHER CRYING OVER FACETIMED, NOT KNOWING THE NEXT TIME SHE WILL SEE HIS FACE.

OTHERS FORGE AHEAD.

A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS STREAM THAT CONTINUES UPHILL.

>> THAT WAS DAVID CULVER REPORTING.

THE MOST RECENT EPISODE A ROUNDTABLE GOES IN DEPTH ON THIS TOPIC WITH LOCAL REPORTERS WHO HAVE SPENT YEARS COVERING THE BORDER.

YOU CAN STREAM IT ANY TIME AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, RESCUE WORKERS RUSHED TO SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS OF A DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE IN INDONESIA.

>>> HERE IS ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR TOP STORIES.

SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKE OFF THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SOUTH OF ENSENADA.

THE USGS MEASURED IT MAGNITUDE 6.2.

THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE OR INJURIES BUT SOME PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED FEELING SHAKEN AND PARTS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

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

AHEAD OF A BUSY TRAVEL DAY NPR WILL TELL US ABOUT THE RECENT RANKINGS FOR THE BEST AND WORST AIRPORTS IN THE U.S. ON MIDDAY ADDITION WE WILL HAVE A SPECIAL THANKSGIVING THEMED SHOW INCLUDING A CONVERSATION WITH A PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR ON THE SCIENCE OF GRATITUDE.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE KPBS.ORG.

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PROVIDING SERVICES FOR OVER 18 YEARS.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND THE FOLLOWING.

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