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>>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30th, 2021.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

SAN DIEGO'S VACCINATION DEADLINE FOR CITY EMPLOYEES IS APPROACHING.

THEY MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED OR APPLY FOR AN EXEMPTION.

AMONG THEM POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES HAVE THE HIGHEST UNVACCINATED RATS.

KPBS REPORTER WITH A LOOK AT WHY THEIR VACCINATIONS ARE IMPORTANT TO US ALL.

>> Reporter: UNVACCINATED CITY EMPLOYEES ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO COMPLY WITH THE COVID- 19 VAX SCHEINMAN DATE.

THEY HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 1st OR APPLY FOR AN EXEMPTION.

AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT MORE THAN 15%.

>>> I JUST HAVE TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING IT.

THE SCIENCE SEEMS REALLY CLEAR.

>> ERIC HANSON WHO LIVES AND WORKS IN SAN DIEGO WAS GETTING HIS BOOSTER SHOT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

HE DUNCANVILLE THE UNDERSTAND WHY FIRST RESPONDERS ESPECIALLY POLICE OFFICERS HAVE SUCH HIGH NUMBERS OF UNVACCINATED EMPLOYEES.

>> I DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC AS MUCH AS THEY DO, ADEAL WITH CLASSROOMS FULL OF KIDS AND IF I HAVE TO DO IT AND I AM DOING IT, I DON'T SEE WHY THEY SHOULDN'T DO IT, TOO.

>> SHE WAS ALSO GETTING A BOOSTER.

SHE SAID FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE THE OPTION.

>> THE FIRST RESPONDERS ARE THERE FOR US.

I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICE.

>> WE NEED THE WORKFORCE INTACT.

WE NEED THE WORKFORCE HEALTHY.

WE NEED THESE FIRST RESPONDERS FIT AND ABLE TO LIVE LONG AND HEALTHY LIVES TO TAKE CARE OF US AND I THINK THIS IS REALLY AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF THAT.

>> THE DOCTOR, A PROFESSOR AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST SAID UNVACCINATED PEOPLE HAVE A LONGER VIRAL LOAD AND CREATING MORE STRAINS THAT POSE A RISK TO EVERYONE.

>> MOST OF THE VARIANTS IF NOT ALL OF THEM, PRETTY MUCH A RISE IN UNVACCINATED INDIVIDUALS.

WE NEED TO BREAK THE CHAIN OF TRANSMISSION IS IF WE'RE GOING TO STOP THE DELTAS, ALPHAS OMICRONS OF THE FUTURE.

>> THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO REFUSE TO GET VACCINATED WILL GET A LETTER SAYING THEY HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLY.

IF THEY FAIL TO DO SO, THE STILL WILL BEGIN THE TERMINATION PROCESS.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> NOT MUCH IS KNOWN ABOUT OMICRON, THE NEW CORONAVIRUS VARIANT, BUT THE NATION'S TOP ECONOMISTS ARGUE IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HURT THE ECONOMY AND UNDUE THE RECENT PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE.

THE THREE THREATS OMICRON POSES TO THE U.S. >> Reporter: AS COVID-19 INFECTIONS HAVE RISEN AND FALLEN, SO TOO HAS THE U.S. ECONOMY.

>> OCTOBER SAW JOB GROWTH AND THE TOP ECONOMISTS WARN OMICRON CAN UNDUE MUCH OF THAT ECONOMIC PROGRESS.

>> THE OMICRON VARIANT POSE DOWN SIDE RISKS TO THE EMPLOYMENT AND UNCERTAINTY FOR INFLATION.

>> Reporter: HE TESTIFIED BEFORE THE SENATE BANKING COMMITTEE.

HE SAID IF OMICRON PROLONGS THE PANDEMIC AMERICANS CAN SEA PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE, JOB GROWTH TAKE A HIT AND THE CURRENT SUPPLY CHAIN CRISIS GET EVEN WORSE.

>> GREATER CONCERNS COULD REDUCE PEOPLE'S WILLINGNESS TO WORK IN PERSON AND COULD INTENSIFY DISRUPTIONS.

>>> AS INFECTIONS FROM THE DELTA VARIANT FELL, THE ECONOMY GAINED FRACTION.

HE SAID THE ECONOMY WOULD GROW 5% THIS YEAR BUT SINCE THEY LEARNED ABOUT THE NEW VARIANT OF CONCERN, THE MARKETS HAVE TAKEN SHARP DIPS AND REBOUNDS AFTER NOT HEADACHE FOR AMERICANS, INFLATION.

POWELL SAID ES MIGHT LINGER.

>> WE CAN NOW SEE CERTAINLY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THINGS YEAR AN EXPECTATION.

>> Reporter: AS SCIENTISTS STUDY OMICRON, UNCERTAINTY REMAINS BOTH ON THE MEDICAL FRONT AND NATION'S ECONOMIC HEALTH.

IN WASHINGTON, ISABEL RA SOLACE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT IS AN ANTI VIRAL DRUG AND IT COULD CHANGE THE WAY WE TREAT COVID-19 PATIENTS.

TODAY AN FDA PANEL ENDORSED THE PILL MADE BY MERCK.

THE COMPANY IS ASKING FOR EMERGENCY USE TO TREAT PEOPLE AT RISK OF DEVELOPING SEVERE SYMPTOMS FROM THE VIRUS.

THE TA DA SHOWS IT REDUCES HOSPITALIZATION OR DEATH BY 30%.

THE FDA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE ITS OWN DECISION BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

>>> ALMOST EVERY CITY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY NOW HAS DISTRICTS TO ELECTION CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS INSTEAD OF HOLDING CITYWIDE VOTES BUT NOT NATIONAL CITY.

CHRISTINA REPORTS.

FILIPINO COMMUNITY MEMBERS THERE ARE GOING TO SUE FOR GREATER POLITICAL REPRESENTATION.

>> Reporter: THE CALIFORNIA VOTING RATES ACT SAYS THEY BELIEVE IT IS BEING DELUDED AND THEY CAN SUE.

THAT COULD HAPPEN SOON IN NATIONAL CITY.

THE ATTORNEY WHO FILED THE OFFICIAL VIOLATION, HISTORICALLY NATIONAL CITY HAS HAD AT LARGE VOTING WHICH HAS RESULTED IN DIE LEWTIVE VOTING FOR THE FILIPINO AND API'S THAT RESIDE IN THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY.

>> Reporter: ASIAN-AMERICANS ARE THE SECOND LARGEST ONLY TO LATINOS.

THAT IS NOT REFLECTED IN CITY POLITICS.

>> IN THE PAST TWO DECADES, THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN GETTING FILL PEE NOSE AND API'S TO BE REPRESENTED ON THE CITY COUNCIL.

>> Reporter: HE BELIEVES THE LAW IS CLEAR AND THE PRECEDENT HAS BEEN SET BY OTHER CITIES IN THE COUNTY.

>> IF YOU LOOK AT CITIES LIKE POW WALL, SA LANA BEACH, THEY ARE SMALLER AND LESS RACIALLY POLAR RAISED BUT THEY ADOPTED DISTRICT VOTING SO IF YOU LOOK AT PRECEDENT, IT HAS TO BECOME A DISTRICT VOTING.

>> NATIONAL CITY OFFICIALS HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 23rd TO RESPOND.

KPBS REACHED OUT TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND DID NOT HEAR BACK.

>> A NATIONAL CITY RESIDENT AND REALTOR WHO RAN FOR CITY COUNCIL AND LOST.

SHE SAID DISTRICT VOTING ISKE.

>> I BELIEVE NOW IS THE BEST TIME FOR DISTRICTING MOST ESPECIALLY THERE ARE ISSUES AND CONCERNS THAT CONSTITUENTS ARE WANTING TO BE ADDRESSED AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT FIRST UNACCOUNTABLE TO THEM AND THAT WILL SERVICE THEM PROPERLY OR WILL ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS PROPERLY.

>> SHE SAYS DISTRICT VOTING WOULD HELP WITH PHILIPPINO-AMERICAN CITIZENS MANY OF WHOM FEEL LEFT OUT OF THE POLITICAL PROCESS.

>> THIS PART OF THE POPULATION ARE SOMETIMES YES, THEY SPEAK ENGLISH, RIGHT, BUT THEY WANT TO SEE SOMEBODY THEY CAN RELATE TO, TO SHARE THEIR ISSUES SOMETIMES.

THEY GET INTIMIDATED WHEN THEY DON'T SEE THAT PERSON REPRESENTING THEM.

>> Reporter: KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING FILIPINO COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAYS IF THE CITY DOESN'T EXTEND OR ADOPT A PLAN FOR DISTRICT VOTING, HE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH A LAWSUIT.

>>> A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT HAS UPHELD CALIFORNIA'S BAN ON HIGH CAPACITY AMMUNITION MAGAZINES.

IT WAS TURNED RECALLED UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

TODAY A DIVIDED SAID THE LAW SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO REDUCE MASS SHOOTINGS.

THE CALIFORNIA RIFLE AND PISTOL ASSOC YATION FILED THE LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE LAW.

IT WILL APPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT.

>>> MOVIES AND TV SHOWS MAKE IT SEEM LIKE POLICE PURSUITS AND OFFICERS SHOOTING AT CARS IS A REGULAR PART OF POLICE WORK.

BUT IN REALITY, IT IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND AGAINST DEPARTMENT POLICIES AND STATE LAW.

YET KPBS INVEST GUYTIVE REPORTER FOUND DOZENS OF EXAMPLES WHEN POLICE OFFICERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY FIRED THEIR WEAPONS AT MOVING VEHICLES.

A WARNING THIS SORRY CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES.

>>> ON A COOL DAY IN JANUARY 2018, JESSICA TURNER STOLE A WHITE PICKUP FROM THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER PARKING GARAGE.

>> UNFORTUNATELY FOR HER, SAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICERS DARIUS AND ANGEL WERE IN THE VICINITY.

WHEN TURNER MADE A U-TURN, HE JUMPED OUT OF HIS SQUAD CAR AND RAN TOWARDS HER.

>> I SAW HER IMMEDIATELY GUN IT.

SHE GUNNED LEFT AROUND D.J.

AND THE POLICE VEHICLE.

>> HE SHOT AT HER FROM THE STREET.

HE SHOT AT HER THROUGH HIS WINDSHIELD SHATTERING THE GLASS.

THANKFULLY SHE WASN'T HIT AND WAS ARRESTED A FEW MINUTES LATER.

>> THE DECISION TO SHOOT AT PA PERSON IS A MOVING VEHICLE IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS THINGS THEY COULD HAVE DONE.

SO SAYS TRAVIS NORTON, AN EXPERT IN HOW THEY USE FORBES.

IT IS NOT GOING TO STOP THE VEHICLE.

THE VEHICLE WILL TRAVEL AND IT COULD STRIKE OTHER PEOPLE AND YOU COULD MISS AND HIT SOMEBODY ELSE IN THE PUBLIC.

>> Reporter: IF A BULLET HITS THE DRIVE E, THE CAR IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE MOVING AND CRASH.

BULLITTS CAN ALSO RICCO SHY OFF THE CAR OR TRUCK AND PUT OTHER LIVES AT RIS B.

THIS IS WHY POLICE DEPARTMENTS BANNED THESE SHOOTINGS EXCEPT UNDER NARROW CIRCUMSTANCES BUT THAT REALITY HASN'T STOPPED OFFICERS FROM FIRING SHOTS AT CARS.

BETWEEN 2012 AND 2018, OFFICERS FROM SAN DIEGO COUNTY POLICE AGENCIES SHOT AT PEOPLE IN CARS 20 TIMES OR THREE TIMES A YEAR.

OFFICERS MISSED THE DRIVER EIGHT TIMES AND ONCE HIT A PASSENGER INSTEAD.

FOUR OF THE DRIVERS WHO WERE HIT DIED.

AND ALMOST TWO-THIRDS OF THE SHOOTINGS RESULTED IN THE DRIVER CRASHING THE CAR.

A NEW STATE LAW ENACTED IN 2020 FURTHER RESTRICTS WHEN SHOOTING AT CARS IS ALLOWED.

HE SAID IT CLEARS UP ANY CONFUSION.

>> THIS WASN'T SPELLED OUT BEFORE THAT AND WHAT IT SAID WAS WHAT NOW THE STANDARD IS CLEAR, IS THAT THE PERSON IN THE VEHICLE HAS TO HAVE COMMITTED A FELONY THAT INCLUDES A FELONY THAT HAS A PHONE SHELL FOR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH AND THAT IF YOU LET THEM FLEE, THEY COULD COMMIT -- THEY COULD HARM SOMEBODY IN A WAY THAT WOULD RESULT IN SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH.

>> THE NEW LAW WAS NOT IN AFFECT IN 2018 WHEN THE OFFICERS SHOT AT TURNER.

>> BUT DEPARTMENT POLICY WAS.

IT STATES OFFICERS SHOULDN'T FIRE AT A VEHICLE UNLESS THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE THREAT OF DEATH OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM TO THE OFFICER OR OTHER PERSONS.

STILL, NEITHER OFFICER WAS CHARGED OR DISCIPLINED.

IN FACT, NO OFFICERS FROM LOCAL DEPARTMENTS HAVE EVER BEEN CHARGED FOR SHOOTING AT A CAR.

AND ONLY ONE OFFICER WAS DISCIPLINED AND IN THAT CASE, IT WAS BECAUSE THE OFF SER ACCIDENTALLY FIRED HIS GUN WHILE APPROACHING A SUSPECT IN A VEHICLE.

>>> MEANWHILE, TURNER WAS NOT ONLY CHARGED WITH STEALING THE TRUCK, BUT ALSO FOR USING IT AS A DEADLY WEAPON BECAUSE SHE DROVE IT TOWARDS THE OFFICERS.

RECORDS SHOW THAT WHEN OFFICERS ARE QUESTIONED AFTER THE SHOOTINGS, THEY ALMOST ALWAYS TELL INVESTIGATORS THEY FIRED BECAUSE THEY FELT THREATENED BY THE CAR.

THEY SHOULD NOT BE THEIR FIRST INSTINCT SAYS NORTON THE POLICE TRAINER.

>> IF THEY CAN GET OUT OF THE WAY, THEY SHOULD AND BECAUSE THAT VEHICLE IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO TRAVEL EVEN THOUGH THEY SHOOT THE DRIVER IF THEY SHOOT THE DRIVER.

VERY HARD TO HIT A MOVING TARGET.

>> THEY WERE ASKED TO JUSTIFY THEIR DECISION STO SHOOT.

>> IF SHE WAS GOING STRAIGHT INTO TRAFFIC WITHOUT LOOKING AND A LOT OF MOTORCYCLES COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY.

>> WITH THAT ANSWER, HE DID NOT CLEARLY STATE THAT HE FELT THE UNARMED TURNER POSED AN IMMEDIATE THREAT OF DEATH AS THE DEPARTMENT POLICY REQUIRED.

BUT THEN HIS ATTORNEY FROM THE POLICE UNION CUT IN AND ELICITED A MORE SPECIFIC ANSWER FROM HIM.

>> IF I MAY.

>> YES.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD HAPPEN IF THAT VEHICLE GOT AWAY.

>> SHE WAS GOING TO KILL SOMEBODY ELSE.

>>> KPBS NEWS.

>>> AND TO SEARCH THE POLICE REBELS AND SEE A MAP OF WHERE THESE INCIDENT AS KURD, GO TO KPBS.ORG.

OUR SERIES CONCLUDES TOMORROW.

>> PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED FOUR BIPARTISAN BILLS TO SUPPORT U.S. VETERANS.

ONE BILL SUPPORTS VETERAN MATERNITY CARE AND ANOTHER HELPS THEM GET JOBS AFTER THEIR SERVICE.

THE THIRD BILL ADDRESSES V.A.

BENEFITS AND A FOURTH AIMED AT HELPING THEM SURVIVOR'S FAMILIES WITHIN STATE ELIGIBILITY.

A TRULY SACRED OBLIGATION TO TROOPS.

>>> A SAN DIEGO CASE MAY BE THE FIRST TEST OF CALIFORNIA'S CROWN ACT WHICH SEEKS TO PREVENT MISS TREATMENT AND DISCRIMINATION BASED UPON NATURAL BLACK HAIRSTYLES.

THE REPORTER SPOKE WITH A SAN DIEGO RES DENT WHO SAID HE WAS MISTREATED BY HIS EMPLOYER FOR HAVING DREADLOCKS.

>> Reporter: JEFFREY AND HIS ATTORNEY WERE JOINED BY OTHER SAN DIEGO LEADERS IN LAME' SA THIS MORNING AS THEY ANNOUNCED A LEGAL CLAIM BEING FILED AGAINST THE COMPANY.

HE SAID THE DISCRIMINATION HAPPENED IN AN INTERVIEW FOR AN AUDIO VISUAL JOB.

HE SAYS THEY ASKED HIM TO CUT HIS DREADLOCKS.

>> I EXPECTED I WAS TO REMOVE MY EAR GAUGES.

NOT A PROBLEM.

I WOULD BE WILL TOGETHER TRIPLE MY FACIAL HAIR, BUT I WASN'T PREPARED TO BE TOLD I HAD TO CUT MY HAIR TO COMPLY WITH THEIR STANDARDS.

I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COMPANY 2016 AND I STARTED MY LOCKS JOURNEY IN 2019.

HE COULDN'T ACCEPT THE JOB UNDER THOSE CONDITION.

HE WORKED THERE IN FLORIDA AND WAS NEVER QUESTION ADD BOUGHT HIS HAIR BEFORE.

>> IF IT WASN'T A PROBLEM IN FLOOR TAX IT SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM IN CALIFORNIA, RIGHT?

SO I EXPECTED THAT I WOULD BE WITH INFORMATIONNALS.

>> THE CROWN ACT BILL WAS OFFERED AND SEEKS TO HAVE EMPLOYERS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM BANNING TO.

BUT CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO MEANS OF ENFORCING THE CROWN ACT.

>> WE HAVE ASKED THE COURT NOT ONLY TO MAKE MR. THORNTON WHOLE FOR THE DAMAGES HE SUFFERED BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT ENCORE GLOBAL IS NEVER AGAIN ABLE TO ENFORCE GROOMING POLICIES THAT IMPACTS BLACK AMERICANS.

>> THE CLAIM IS BEING FILED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT.

>>> WHETHER ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN DRY, BUT THAT WON'T STOP WINTER SKIING.

BIG BEAR MOUNTAIN RESORT SAID FRIDAY WILL BE OPENING DAY AT BEAR MOUNTAIN.

IF YOU HAVE SEASON PASS THEN YOU GET A HEAD START ON THURSDAY.

SKI RESORTS IN THE SIERRA, NEVADA HAVE BEEN SEEING POSTPONEMENTS BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SNOWFALL.

>>> LOOKING AT GUSTY WINDS TODAY AND INTO TOMORROW.

THANKS TO WEAK LOW AND SANTA ANA WIND EVENT.

TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO STAY MILD THROUGH WEDNESDAY BUT WE'LL SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A DROP OFF FOR COASTAL AREAS AND FURTHER INLAND BEYOND WEDNESDAY.

NO RAIN IN SIGHT FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT FIVE TO SEVEN DAYS.

TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT GETTING INTO THE 40s AND 5 OZ.

UPPER 4 >> s TOWARDS CHULA VISTA.

49 IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

THE SETUP FOR YOUR WEDNESDAY, HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE INTERIOR SPOTS AND THAT KICK IN THE SANTA INANNA WINDS AND RISK FOR WILDFIRE DANGER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE CALIFORNIA HERE.

GUSTS AROUND 30 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR POSSIBLE THERE.

NOT SO MUCH NEAR THE COAST.

THIS IS LIKELY GOING TO BE FURTHER INLAND BLOWING DUST ALSO A POSSIBILITY HERE.

WEDNESDAY, MID 70s OCEANSIDE.

72 TOWARDS SAN DIEGO.

83 IN ES CANDEE GO AND WARMER FURTHER INLAND.

THURSDAY, TEMPERATURES 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR SPOT AS CROSS THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST.

IT IS CERTAINLY GOING TO BE A MILD ONE ON THURSDAY.

NEAR THE COAST, TEMPERATURES FALL BACK TO 70 THURSDAY, FRIDAY.

THEN BACK INTO THE UPPER 60s TOWARDS SATURDAY.

MUCH MORE SEASONABLE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

>> FURTHER INLAND, WE GO FROM THE LOW 80s WEDNESDAY INTO THE 70s FOR YOU THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY.

AND, PERHAPS, A LITTLE BIT OF A BUMP BACK INTO THE LOW 80s AS WE HEAD TO THE END OF THIS COMING WEEKEND.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, NOT SEEING A LOT OF CHANGE BUT IT COULD COOL OFF.

SATURDAY PRANCE DROPPING BACK INTO THE LOW 50s BEFORE 60s FOR SUNDAY.

IN THE DESERTS NOT SEE MUCH OF A CHANGE.

TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 80s WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AHEAD.

>> WITH MILLIONS SHOPPING ONLINE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, SECURITY EXPERTS ARE REMIND YOU TO KEEP YOUR GUARD UP.

SCAMMERS AND HACKERS ARE USING THE ONGOING SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES TO THEIR ADVANTAGE TO TRY AND STEAL MONEY AND PRIVATE INFORMATION.

THREE THINGS TO AVOID FALLING VICTIM.

>> Reporter: BEWARE BEFORE YOU CLICK BUY WITH A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE CONTINUING THEY'RE ON LINE HOLIDAY SHOPPING THIS WEEK, SHAY ALERT.

>> WE GET INTERNATIONAL SCAMMERS TAPPING INTO THE U.S. MARKET BY LOOKING FOR PRODUCTS THEY KNOW ARE IN HIGH DEMAND AND TRYING TO GET PEOPLE'S CREDIT CARD INFORMATION.

>> Reporter: 62.8 MILLION PEOPLE WERE EXPECTED TO SHOP ON CYBER MONDAY ALONE, AMAZON ARE EXPECTING HUGE ONLINE SALES.

>> LAST YEAR, IT WAS RECORD BREAKING DAY AND WE EXPECT IT TO BE BIGGER AND BETTER THIS YEAR.

THAD DEMAND AND ON GOING SUPPLY CHAIN CRISIS HAS SOME CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING THINGS.

THAT MAY LEAVE HOLIDAY SHOPPERS VULNERABLE.

>> THE MAJOR CARRIERS DON'T HAVE THE PROJECTS SO PEOPLE LOOK TO THIRD PARTY VENDERS.

PEOPLE THAT CLAIM THEY HAVE SEVERAL NETS SHOULD BE A RED FLAG AS IF SOMEBODY HAS SOMETHING AVAILABLE THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND.

IF THEY ARE NOT CHARGING AN EXORBITANT PRICE, THEY ARE SCAMMING YOU.

>>> NUMBER ONE, SHOP ONLY FROM TRUSTWORTHY RETAILERS WITH SECURE WEBSITES.

TWO, SET UP A SEPARATE E-MAIL FOR SHOPPING ONLY.

USE A CREDIT CARD INSTEAD OF DEBIT CARD AGAINST ANY SHADY CHARGESMENT I'M JEN SULLIVAN.

>>> FOR THOSE WHO DO SHOP ONLINE, WILL IT LEAD TO ANOTHER HOLIDAY CRUSH FOR THE POSTAL SERVICE THIS YEAR?

USPS AND U.P.S.

AND FedEX ARE RAMPING UP THEIR HIRING WITH TEMPORARY WORKERS.

BETWEEN THANKSGIVING AND U.S., USPS WILL PROCESS 25 BILLION LETTERS, CARDS AND PACKAGES.

>> CHRIS MACE OUR SEASON.

THIS IS WHEN WHAT WE DO MEANS THE MOST AND WHEN EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THERE NOISE TIME FOR US LIKE CHRISTMAS, THE HOLIDAYS.

IT IS OUR SEASON.

WE HAVE DONE IT NOW FOR 245 YEARS.

WE'RE READY FOR THIS YEAR AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

>>> LAST YEAR THE SERVICES WERE OVERWHELMED BY THE VOLUME OF PACKAGES BUT THEY ARE READY TO HANDLE WHAT MAY COME THEIR WAY THIS YEAR.

THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY BECAUSE OF THE DISRUPTIONS AT SHIPPINGPORTS WITH LOW SUPPLY OF RETAIL INVENTORY.

>> I'M JUDY WAD ROOF.

MORE OMICRON CASES AROUND THE WORLD SPARKING DEBATE ABOUT EFFECTIVENESS OF TRAVEL BANS.

COMING UP AFTER "EVENING EDITION" OF KPBS.

>>> KPBS IS COMMITTED TO DELIVERING LOCAL NEWS IN SAN DIEGO AND THE IMPERIAL VALLEY.

"EVENING EDITION" ALONG WITH OUR OTHER SERVICES ON RADIO, DIGITAL AND PODCASTS IS HOW OUR NEWS TEAM DELIVERS THE NEWS TO YOU.

HOW CAN WE DO IT?

WITH A PASSION FOR ACCURATE STORY TELLING AND A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE DO IT WITH YOUR SUPPORT, OUR MEMBERS, OUR VIEWERS.

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>> TODAY IS GIVING TUESDAY.

CELEBRATING GENEROSITY.

KPBS REPORTER DESCRIBES HOW YOU CAN GIVE FOR THE ANIMALS IN OUR COUNTY.

>> Reporter: GIVING TUESDAY HELPS MANY NONPROFIT AS ROUND THE COUNTRY ADD SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

>> WE RELY ON THE COMMUNITY FOR THAT AND TODAY IS A FANTASTIC DAY TO DO IT.

>> HE IS THE CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER AND THEY CARE FOR OVER 40,000 ANIMALS BOTH COMPANION AND WILD ANIMAL AS YEAR.

YOUR DONATION WILL GO TWICE AS FAR.

>> WE HAVE A $40,000 MATCH TO MATCH CONTRIBUTIONS.

>> THE ORGANIZATION HAS HELPED SAN DIEGO BECOME THE LARGEST CITY IN THE U.S. TO KEEP HEALTHY AND TREATABLE SHELTER ANIMALS FROM BEING EUTHANIZED.

>> WE CAN PROVIDE EXTRAORDINARY MEDICAL SERVICES THAT GO WAY ABOVE AND BEYOND.

EVEN PROJECT WILDLIFE THERE FOR OVER 2,000 EVERY YEAR.

>> LAST YEAR, 1.5 MILLION PRO BONO PET MEALS WERE PROVIDED WITH NOTATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY.

>> FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, THAT IS WHY WE DO A LOT OF THE SERVICES WE DO.

WE PROVIDE FREE VACCINES.

WE HELP FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT.

>> IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT WITH YOUR WALLET, YOU COULD OPEN YOUR HOME INSTEAD AND JOIN THE THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATE THEIR TIME TO FOSTERING ANIMALS.

>> WE HAVE A PARTICULAR NEED IN OUR NORTH COUNTY AREA.

THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO ASSIST US.

AND FOR BIG DOGS.

>> EVEN THOUGH THIS IS THE SLOWER SEASON, OVER 250 WILDLIFE ANIMALS ARE CURRENTLY BEING CARED FOR AT HUMANE SOCIETY.

GIVING TUESDAY DOUGH NICES TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY ARE BEING ACCEPTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

GO TO SD HUMANE.ORG/GT TO DONATE.

KPBS NEWS.

>>> WELL YOU HEARD IT BEFORE, AGE IS, BUT A NUMBER.

AND A CALIFORNIA SWIMMING CHAMPION AIMS TO PROVE IT.

MAUREEN CORNFIELD KNOWN AS MIGHTY MO IS CELEBRATING HER 100th BIRTHDAY AT THE POOL WHERE SHE STILL SWIMS ALMOST EVERY DAY.

SHE DIDN'T START WILL UNTIL SHE WAS 65 YEARS OLD AND NOW SHE HOLDS 14 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND 28 WORLD RECORDS.

SHE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME IN 2018.

A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MIGHTY MO.

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

THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

GOOD NIGHT.