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>>> A FIRE TO THE NORTH OF US HAS CHARRED MORE THAN 2400 ACRES BURNED AT LEAST ONE HOME, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I AM JOHN IT -- IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

FORCED TO EVACUATE FROM THE HIGHLAND FIRE IN RIVERSIDE, ADDITIONAL EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED FOR AREAS NEAR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY LINE, WITH THE SANTA ANA WINDS, THE FIRE DANGER REMAINS FOR US FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AS ALEXANDER TELLS US, SOME LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS IN RIVERSIDE ARE HELPING TO BATTLE THE FLAMES.

>> Reporter: IT STARTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY GREW TO 2200 ACRES BECAUSE OF THE SANTA ANA WINDS.

OVERNIGHTED PUSHED NORTHWEST TOWARDS WILSON VALLEY BUT EARLY THIS MORNING IT WENT FURTHER SOUTH, CAUSING EVACUATIONS NEAR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY LINE.

THE CAPTAIN SAYS THERE IS NO DANGER RIGHT NOW THAT IT WILL JUMP OVER THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY, BUT THAT IS A POSSIBILITY.

>> WE ARE MONITORING IT CLOSELY AND PUTTING CONTINGENCY LINES AND>> Reporter: WHEN THE CLEARY WIDE PATH FREE OF BRUSH IN FRONT OF THE FIRE TO PREVENT IT FROM MOVING FURTHER.

CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO SENT HIM SEVEN HAND CREWS, AND BULLDOZERS TO HELP FIGHT THE FLAMES.

>> OF THE FIRE LINE AND THE ENGINES GOT THERE THIS MORNING, THEY WILL PUTTING IN THE HOSES AND CUTTING THE FIRE LINE.

>> Reporter: AS OF THIS AFTERNOON IT IS AT 0% CONTAINMENT ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THE WIND IS A BIT CALMER THAN YESTERDAY BUT CONDITIONS ARE STILL CHALLENGING FOR FIREFIGHTERS.

>> THEY ARE TRYING TO ADJUST THAT BY PUTTING IN CONTINGENCY LINES.

IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THEY ARE GETTING MUCH RELIEF THIS WEEK.

CONTINGENCY LINES AND PUTTING THE HOTLINE AND IS A MAIN PARTY.

AS FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AS THE FIRE DANGER IS NOT AS GREAT AS RIVERSIDE, HE SAYS RESIDENT SHOULD BE READY TO EVACUATE ANY MOMENTS NOTICE.

>> MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A PLAN, YOUR FAMILY KNOWS THE PLAN, IF YOU'RE TOLD TO GO EVACUATE EARLY.

>> Reporter: MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL OF YOUR IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS IN YOUR GO BOX READY TO EVACUATE.

KEY PBS NEWS.>>> -- KPBS NEWS.

>> IT HAS BEEN QUITE WINDY AND WE ARE DEALING WITH LEFT OVER WHEN EVEN THROUGHOUT THE REST OF TUESDAY, WOULD BE QUITE BLUSTERY EVEN FOR ALL HALLOWS EVE, TRACKING WHEN THE WINDS WILL START TO WEEKEND AND HOW LONG THE MILDER WEATHER WILL STICK AROUND.

>> MORE ANTI-SEMITIC AND ANTI- MUSLIM INCIDENTS ARE BEING REPORTED ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS WORK CONTINUES IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

MIKE VALERIO REPORTS THAT VANDALISM IS RAISING ALARMS.

>> Reporter: HATE INCIDENTS AND A CLIMATE OF FEAR EMERGING IN AMERICA.

A VIRGINIA SURVIVOR OF THE HOLOCAUST IS DONE THE.

>> WHEN WE SAID NEVER AGAIN, WE SAID NEVER AGAIN, AND IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN.

>> Reporter: OUTBURSTS ACROSS THE U.S. ARE BEING REPORTED.

THE FBI DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY BOTH DESCRIBED NEW THREATS TO THE HOMELAND SINCE THE LATEST WAR BETWEEN HAMAS AND ISRAEL BEGAN.

>> IN THE DAYS AND WEEKS SINCE, WE HAVE RESPONDED TO AN INCREASE IN THREATS AGAINST JEWISH, MUSLIM AND ARAB- AMERICAN COMMUNITIES AND INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> THE NATION'S LARGEST MUSLIM CIVIL RIGHTS REPORTS A THREEFOLD INCREASE IN COMPLAINTS ABOUT ANTI-MUSLIM VIOLENCE.

CHRISTOPHER WRAY WARNED IT COULD LEAD TO ATTACKS AT HOME.

>> HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, MOST IMMEDIATE CONCERN IS THAT VIOLENT EXTREMISTS, INDIVIDUALS OR SMALL GROUPS, WILL DRAW INSPIRATION FROM THE EVENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST TO CARRY OUT ATTACKS AGAINST AMERICANS GOING ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES.

>> Reporter: AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ONE PERSON IS IN CUSTODY AFTER ONLINE REMARKS ENCOURAGED PEOPLE TO KILL JEWISH PEOPLE.

>> A DISCUSSION WHETHER IT IS SAFE FOR ME TO BE ON CAMPUS OR WHETHER I SHOULD COME BACK HOME.

>> Reporter: NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR AFTER MEETING WITH STUDENTS.

>> SUMMER FEARFUL OF ATTENDING CLASS OR EATING ANY KOSHER DINING HALL, AND I PROMISE THEM THAT THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL DO EVERYTHING IN ITS POWER TO PROTECT THEM.

>> Reporter: CONCERNS NATIONWIDE THAT THE VITRIOL MAY MORPH INTO AND SPEAK VIOLENCE.

MIKE VALERIO.

KPBS NEWS.

>> HOLLOWING CAN BE A DANGEROUS NIGHT FOR PEDESTRIANS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, ARE METRO REPORTER SAYS THE SAN DIEGO CITY AUDITOR HAS THOUGHTS ON IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.

>> Reporter: AN AUDIT REPORT IN 2016 FULTON SAN DIEGO LEADERS FOR NOT USING DATA TO PRIORITIZE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AT THE MOST AND DANGEROUS INTERSECTIONS.

A FOLLOW-UP REPORT RELEASED THIS MONTH SHOWS THAT THE CITY IS TAKING A MORE DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH BUT THAT FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT IS INADEQUATE.

CITY AUDITOR AND HE HAD NOW SAYS THEY KEEP A LIST OF SUCH PROJECTS LIKE CROSSWALKS OR STREETLIGHTS THAT ARE UNFUNDED.

>> THERE ARE WELL OVER 1000 PROJECTS ON THAT LIST AND IN AN AVERAGE YEAR THEY CAN DO ABOUT 40 OF THEM.

SO IT IS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR THAT LIMITS WHAT THEY CAN DO, WHICH MAKES IT MORE IMPORTANT TO TAKE A DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE PUT IN THE AREAS WHERE THEY WILL HAVE THE BIGGEST BENEFIT.

>> MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS SINCE SAN DIEGO OFFICIALS OFFICIALLY ADOPTED VISION ZERO, A GOAL OF ENDING ALL TRAFFIC DEATHS AND SERIOUS INJURIES BY 2025.

BUT THAT DEADLINE IS TWO YEARS AWAY AND THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC DEATHS AND INJURIES EACH YEAR IS ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED.

THE CITY HAS MANY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE A ROLE IN IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND THERE IS NO ONE AT THE TOP ENSURE THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER.

>> ONE PERSON THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TRY TO TAKE IT ON BUT ONE OF NUMEROUS RESPONSIBILITIES THEY HAVE, ADDING THE POSITION WOULD REALLY HELP COORDINATE A MAJOR EFFORT ACROSS THE DIVISIONS.

>> Reporter: THE MAYOR AGREED THE CITY COULD USE A INDICATED TRAFFIC SAFETY COORDINATOR, BUT SAID IT WOULD ONLY CREATE THE POSITION IF THEY COULD FIND ADDITIONAL FUNDING.

>> 321.

>> Reporter: ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>> ON AVERAGE CHILDREN ARE MORE THAN TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE HIT BY CAR AND KILLED ON HALLOWEEN THAN ANY OTHER DAY OF THE YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE ORGANIZATION.

COMING UP, HOW TO STAY SAFE WHILE TRICK-OR-TREATING.

>>> ALL FELONY AND MISCONDUCT CHARGES HAVE BEEN DROPPED AGAINST THE UC SAN DIEGO ACADEMIC WORKERS IN AN ONGOING DISPUTE WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION.

59 WORKERS HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH DISRUPTING A UNIVERSITY ALUMNI EVENT MAY, AND 3 OF THEM WERE LATER ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY USING CHALK TO DEFACE CAMPUS PROPERTY, MEMBERS OF THE UAW WHICH NEGOTIATED A NEW CONTRACT WITH THE UC LAST DECEMBER, THE ACADEMIC WORKERS CLAIM THEY HAVE NOT KEPT TO THE AGREEMENT, AND CONTINUES TO VIOLATE CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, NO STATEMENT FROM AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS ON THIS LATEST DEVELOPMENT.

>> NEARLY A YEAR SINCE CALIFORNIA VOTERS GUARANTEED ART AND MUSIC FUNDING, THE YES VOTE WAS 54%, EDUCATION REPORTER MJ PEREZ TOLD US ABOUT WHAT SOME OF THE FUNDING HAS ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR.

>> B ART SMART.

>> Reporter: THE MESSAGE STUDENTS RECEIVE EVERY TIME THEY MEET, FOR THE DANCING THEATER CLASS AT WEBSTER ELEMENTARY, WHERE THERE IS PLENTY OF DANCING GOING ON.

>> THE FIRST THING YOU SEE THEM DO BEFORE THEY WALK IS BOUNCE,>> MONICA HARRIS, VETERAN DANCER AND THEATER PRODUCER AND TEACHER AND PERFORMING ARTIST AT SAN DIEGO UNIFIED'S VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM.

8-YEAR-OLD JADE ROBLES HAS FOUND HER GROUP.

HER GROOVE.

>> IT GETS ME EXERCISED, AND EVERY DAY THAT I DANCE GETS ME MORE EXCITED.>> SHE WENT FROM A SUBSTITUTE TO REGULAR TEACHER IN 2019 WITH SPORADIC VISITS TO CLASSROOMS, NOW SHE IS POISED TO TEACH MORE THAN 700 STUDENTS AT THREE DIFFERENT CAMPUSES THE SCHOOL YEAR, HER SCHEDULE AND EACH CLASSROOM IS GOING FROM ONCE A MONTH TO ONCE A WEEK IN SOME CASES, THANKS TO THE VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA WHO OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED PROPOSITION 28 LAST NOVEMBER, GUARANTEEING ARTS INFORMATION FUNDING FOR EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE, MONICA HARRIS TAKES IT AS A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE FOR HER TALENT IN TEACHING.

>> WHAT THEY SAID TO ME, AND ARTISTIC COMMUNITY IS WE WANT THE LEGACY WILL YOU HAVE, WE WANT YOU TO PASS THE CHILDREN, SO THAT THE LEGACY OF THE ARTS, MUSIC, DANCE, THEATER, FILM, ALL OF IT GETS PASSED DOWN TO OUR CHILDREN SO WE HAVE ANOTHER GENERATION OF ARTISTS.

>> PREP 28 MONEY IS MAKING VISUAL ART MORE ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS, MORE OFTEN AND WITH MORE RESOURCES.

>> THEY NEED TO LEARN HOW TO NAVIGATE ALL OF THE VISUAL ELEMENTS THAT OUR WORLD THROWS OUT THEM AT THEM CONTINUOUSLY.

>> Reporter: FOR 15 YEARS SHE WAS A TEACHER BUT PAINTING IS HER PASSION, SHE TRANSITIONED TO THE PROGRAM, WHICH NOW HAS FUNDING FOR NEW IPADS SO EVERY STUDENT CAN CREATE VISUAL ART WITH A DIGITAL PAINTBRUSH, THAT CAN LEAD TO ARTWORK YOU HANG ON THE WALL, CULTIVATING A NATURAL TENDENCY TO BE CREATIVE.>> IF IT IS NOT FOSTERED AND ALLOWED TO HAVE A SPACE TO EXPERIMENT, AND NOT HAVE A RIGHT AND WRONG, IT CAN BE SQUELCHED BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE NERVOUS THAT I'M DOING RIGHT OR WRONG WITH ART.

>> Reporter: BEFORE PREP 28 SHE WAS TEACHING ONE ART SESSION PER LAST ROOM, EVERY FIVE WEEKS, EVENTUALLY THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE OUR CLASS EVERY WEEK.

>> BEHIND.

>> THERE IS A VISUAL ART BY THE SCHOOL NOW THAT THE 7-YEAR-OLD IS ENJOYING, DRAWING WITH HER NEW iPAD.

>> IT NEVER SNOWS IN CALIFORNIA, SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SNOWMAN.

>> ARE YOU AN ARTIST?

>> YES.

I LIKE TO DO SOME ART.

AND SOME CRAFTS.

>> THE EXPECTED $1 BILLION ALLOCATED THIS YEAR IN THE STATE BUDGET BY PREP 28 IS GUARANTEED AND CANNOT BE USED FOR ANYTHING BUT ARTS EDUCATION, THERE IS ALSO THE BENEFIT OF WELL-BEING FOR STUDENTS.

RUSS SPERLING IS THE DIRECTOR OF SAN DIEGO UNIFIED PROGRAM.

>> THE ARTS TO A LOT FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, THEY CENTER US AND THEY GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT IN DIFFERENT WAYS.>> IN THE CLASS THE DANCING HAS TURNED INTO ACTING, AND WITH EVERY IMPROVISATION OR LINE DIFFERENT LIVERED AND CHARACTER -- DELIVERED AND CHARACTER THAT IT WILL LEAD TO BRIGHTER FUTURES WITH MANY MORE POSSIBILITIES.

AS LITTLE JADE TOLD US.

>> IT IS REALLY FUN FOR ME.

>> WHAT YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP.

>> A POLICE OFFICER.

>> TELL ME.>> SO I CAN SAVE THE WORLD.

>> BRAVO.

KPBS NEWS.

>> WE CONTINUE OUR COVERAGE OF THE ROLLOUT WITH MORE ON HOW FUNDING IS HELPING STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.>>> JEFF BENNETT, TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE TOLL OF THE ISRAEL AND HAMAS WAR GROWS, WITH AIRSTRIKES ON A GAZA REFUGEE CAMP, COMING UP AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS A POSSIBLE DEAL ON THE HORIZON TO END THE ACTORS DRY, THE UNION REPRESENTING MORE THAN 150,000 ACTORS AND MAJOR STUDIOS HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN NEGOTIATING SEGMENTS, BOTH SIDES HAVE REACHED TENTATIVE UNDERSTANDINGS ON KEY COMPONENTS OF A POTENTIAL DEAL, THEY SAY THE AGREEMENT COULD BE REACHED THIS WEEK AND NEXT, THEY BEEN ON STRIKE FOR MORE THAN 100 DAYS, PUSHING BACK FILM AND TELEVISION SCHEDULES, USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HAS BEEN A STICKING POINT, THAT WAS ALSO A CONCERN DURING THE RIGHT TO STRIKE, WHICH ENDED IN SEPTEMBER.

>>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS PROPOSED A NEW RULE TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR US TO SAVE FOR RETIREMENT AND AVOIDED JUNK FEES, REQUIRING FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS TO SELL RETIREMENT INVESTMENTS AND ADVICE, TO DO SO WITH THE CLIENTS AND NOT THEIR OWN, NOT STERRY CLIENT TOWARDS ONE PRODUCT OR SERVICE BASED ON WHAT THEY CAN MAKE.

>> JUNK FEES TAKE REAL MONEY OUT OF POCKETS OF AMERICANS, HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS WEIGHING DOWN FAMILY BUDGETS, MAKING IT HARDER TO PAY BILLS.

>> BEST INTEREST RULES IN PLACE TO PROTECT INVESTORS, THEY DON'T COVER ALL TYPES OF INVESTMENT PRODUCTS THAT RETIREMENT INVESTMENTS CELLS, LIKE REAL ESTATE AND COMMODITIES AND SOME TYPES OF ANNUITIES.

>>> IN OUR ONGOING SERIES, EXPLORING PUBLIC ART AROUND THE COUNTY, KATIE VISITED A MURAL SAID TO BE THE FIRST PUBLIC DISPLAY OF A NEARLY LOST LANGUAGE.

>> Reporter: YELLOW MOUNTAINS AND PURPLE SKY POP UP THE WALL OF A JERSEY MIKE'S OF THE LAND STOLEN.

>> I AM GAIL WARNER, THE ARTIST SAYS IN HER LANGUAGE, DESCENDING FROM THREE OF THE COUNTY'S NATIVE TRIBES.

SHE DREW INSPIRATION FROM HER HIKES IN THE DESERT.

>> IT'S ALWAYS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I AM WALKING WERE MY ANCESTORS WALKED, BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN THERE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

>> BIRD SPANNED THE PANEL REPRESENTING THE MIGRATION OF THE PEOPLE.

HER MOTHER AND THE THREE GENERATIONS BEFORE HER WERE FORCIBLY RELOCATED TO THE RESERVATION SHE PAINTED THE MURAL TO CELEBRATE THE LAND THEY LOST,.

>> BIRDS, STARS AND OUR LANDS.

>> THE FIRST PUBLIC DISPLAY OF THE LANGUAGE SHE SAYS, IN LANGUAGE THAT COLONIZERS TRIED TO STAMP OUT.

SHE ESTIMATES THAT NEVER NUMBERED MORE THAN 1000, NOW PASSERSBY ARE GIFTED WITH GLIMPSES OF THEIR CULTURE, BASKET DESIGNS ARE WEAVED THROUGH THE BACKGROUND AND THROUGH THE STARS, BELIEVED TO BE RELATIVES.

SHE HOPES THE MURAL SENDS A RELATIVE -- A MESSAGE, THEY ARE STILL HERE.

KEEP CBS NEWS.

>> MORE STORIES ACROSS THE COUNTY, MADE IT EASY FOR YOU TO FIND THE WEBSITE, JUST GO TO KPBS .ORG.>>> SEARCHING FOR TREATS TONIGHT, STAYING SAFE WHILE OUT TRICK-OR-TREATING.

>> TIME FOR CAR PUMPKINS, AND CANDY, BUT BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THIS HALLOWEEN, MAKE SURE YOUR TRICK-OR-TREATERS STAY SAFE.

>> MAKE SURE YOU ARE WELL SEEN, SOME KIND OF TAPE ON THE COSTUME ITSELF BUT ALSO ON OUTERWEAR.

>> BEFORE YOU GO OUT, THEY SAY TO ALSO REMOVE ANYTHING ON THE COSTUME THAT MAY CAUSE A CHILD TO TRIP AND BE AWARE OF FIRE HAZARDS.

>> SOME OF THE MATERIALS USED ARE ACTUALLY FLAMMABLE, STAY AWAY FROM THE JACK-O'-LANTERNS, THE PROPERTIES IN FRONT STUDENTS.

>> LETTING PARENTS KNOW THE TRICK-OR-TREAT ROUTE, ONLY GO TO HOMES WITH AN ADULT,>> MAYBE PRESENCE, THAT IS A SIGN TO LET YOU KNOW TO COME UP AND VISIT.

>> WALK ON SIDEWALKS AND NOT ON THE STREET, MAKING SURE TO LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE CROSSING AND THOSE HANDING OUT, CAN HELP STAY SAFE BY SECURING PETS.>> WITH MASS AND UNFAMILIAR CUSTOMS, PEOPLE VISITING CAN BE SCARY, THE MORE YOU CAN PREVENT YOUR PET FROM BEING IN THAT SITUATION, THE SAFER IT IS FOR EVERYONE.

>> FINALLY MAKE SURE AN ADULT EXAMINES THE CANDY BEFORE IT IS CONSUMED.

>> REMOVE ANYTHING THAT COULD CAUSE A REACTION OR ANYTHING YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH OR ANY KIND OF CHOKING HAZARDS FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN.

>> FOR HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER.

>> IT'S BEEN TRICKY FOR HOUSEHOLDS AND THE FEDERAL RESERVE AND BOOSTED THE PRICE OF HALLOWEEN TREATS, THE ECONOMICS BEHIND YOUR HALLOWEEN BUCKET.

>> HOLLOWING SPENDING IS BOOMING.

THE FEDERATION ESTIMATES THE OVERALL SPENDING WILL TOP A RECORD $12.2 BILLION, SURPASSING PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS.

THAT OF COURSE INCLUDES HALLOWEEN TREATS AND THE NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION SAYS IT'S A BIG DAY FOR THE INDUSTRY.

>> WE LIKE TO CALL THE CONFECTIONERY INDUSTRY SUPER BOWL, PLAYING A's IMPORTANT ROLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>> BUT THEY ARE PAYING MORE TO FILL BAGS.

>> INFLATIONARY CHALLENGES HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED AND EVERY INDUSTRY IS IMPACTED BY IT.

>> ANALYSIS OF GROCERY PRICES FOUND CANDY AND GUM PRICES DOWN 13% IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, UNIQUE FACTORS AT PLAY, COCOA PRICES HAVE'S SPITE, CROP YIELDS WERE LOW IN THE IVORY COAST, THE WORLD'S LEADING PRODUCER.

SUGAR PRICES HAVE SURGED IN PART BECAUSE OF DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN INDIA AND THAILAND, CONFECTIONERS ESTIMATE IT DRIVES ABOUT $6 BILLION OF SALES EACH YEAR.

THE PRICE OF SWEET TRADITION.

IN WASHINGTON.

>> OVER THE PAST 135+ YEARS PEOPLE HAVE VISITED THE ICONIC HOTEL CORONADO, SOME PEOPLE SAY THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THINGS THEY CAN'T EXPLAIN, LEADS TO A GUEST WHO NEVER CHECKED OUT, KATE MORGAN CHECKED IN ON THANKSGIVING DAY 1892 UNDER BERNARD, SHE WAS WAITING FOR HER BROTHER SHE CLAIMED, WHO NEVER SHOWED.

>> ON THE SIXTH DAY HER BODY WAS FOUND AND SOME SAY HER SPIRIT NEVER LEFT THE HOTEL.

ANYTHING FROM DOORS OPENING AND CLOSING ON THEIR OWN TO COLD SPOTS WITHIN THE HOTEL, TO SPOOKY NOISES AND SOMETIMES AN APPARITION OR TWO HAS BEEN REPORTED.

>> EVENTS LIKE THAT HAVE MADE IT A's -- POPULAR DESTINATION DURING HALLOWEEN WHEN THEY HOST THE FAMOUS HUNTED HAPPENING TOURS.

>> LET'S START YOU OFF WITH WEATHER HEADLINES, WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK, THEY WILL START YOU WEEKEND, AS WE HEAD OUT, IT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, IT WILL BE COOLER, LATER ON THIS WEEK I STILL WARMER AND DEALING WITH WIND PROBLEMS, IN EFFECT TUESDAY NIGHT, SOME AREAS COULD TURN GUSTY, MAKE SURE YOU GRAB ONTO THE HATS AND DRESS APPROPRIATELY.

DROPPING TO A LOW 49, PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES, COOL AROUND SAN DIEGO, FURTHER NORTH, EVEN COOLER, OCEANSIDE, MALAGA 39, AND THE SPRINGS 47, LOOK AT TOMORROW, STILL GOING TO BE QUITE NICE, WILL HAVE SUNSHINE FROM OCEANSIDE TO SAN DIEGO, HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 80s AND AS WE TRAVEL A LITTLE FURTHER IN LAND, ACTUALLY WARMER IN SAN DIEGO, AND MATT LAGUNA AT 56, AND TAKE IT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO DROP, BUT IT DOES STICK AROUND, AND ALONG THE COAST, A LITTLE MORE LATER ON THIS WEEK.

WEDNESDAY WE ARE STILL THE 80s AND THEN UPPER 70s ON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE ON THE COOLING TREND TO THE MID-70s THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND, FURTHER INLAND, STILL GOING TO REMAIN WARM AND DROP SLIGHTLY, STILL IN THE 80s THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.

>>> FOR THE MOUNTAINS, GOING TO BE REMAINING PRETTY STEADY IN THE UPPER 50s, MOSTLY SUNNY ALTHOUGH IT'S GOING TO BE COOL, MAKE SURE YOU ARE PLANNING APPROPRIATELY AS YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR, YOU MAY WANT TO BUNDLE UP.

DESERTS ARE STAYING IN THE 80s, YOU WILL SEE A SLIGHT UPTICK IN THE MERCURY AS WE HEAD TO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND EVEN THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.

FOR KPBS NEWS.

I AM YOUR METEOROLOGIST.

>>> TOMORROW IS THE DAY OF THE DEAD, A POPULAR MEXICAN TRADITION DEDICATED TO CELEBRITY DEATH, LIFE AND MEMORIES OF THE DEPARTED, THIS YEAR KPBS IS HOSTING A DIGITAL COMMUNITY, WITH VIEWERS AND LISTENERS AND READERS, TO SHARE MEMORIES OF LOVED ONES WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY, FIND IT ONLINE, KPBS .ORG/DAY OF THE DEAD .

>>> JACK-O'-LANTERNS WILL LIKE THE WAY FOR TRICK-OR-TREATERS, SETTING OUT ON A MISSION TO HAVE THEIR PUMPKIN RISE ABOVE THE REST, JACOB TELLS US ABOUT THE GREAT PUMPKIN OF ESCONDIDO AND PARIS BENEFICIARIES.

>> IN THE ESCONDIDO BACKYARD THEY SET OUT TO CREATE MONSTER PUMPKINS A FEW YEARS AGO.

>> THIS IS OUR COVID HOBBY WE STARTED WITH SOME NEIGHBORS, HEY LET'S WORK IN THE YARD AND HOW BIG HE PUMPKIN WE CAN GROW.

>> THEY DID NOT FIND MUCH SUCCESS UNTIL THIS YEAR.

>> THIRD TIME IS THE CHARM, THIS 465 POUNDER, PRETTY PROUD OF IT.

>> JASON IS AN ENGINEER AND MADE A DEVICE IN PLACE BUT MOVING IT IS NOT EASY, THE LARGEST OF THE 2 GIANT ATLANTIC PUMPKINS TAKES AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE TO LIFT AND A DOLLY TO MOVE AROUND, AND BECAUSE OF THE SIZE THEY THOUGHT IT SHOULD HAVE A GREATER PURPOSE LIKE BEING FOOD FOR ANIMALS BUT THEY HAD TROUBLE FINDING A TAKER UNTIL THE SPOOKIEST HOLIDAY OF THE YEAR.

>> LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING IT WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY.

>> DONATED TO 2 BEAR CUBS AT THE RAMONA WILDLIFE CENTER.

>> WE DO OUR BEST TO PROVIDE NATURAL ENRICHMENT, THE BEAR CUBS IN PARTICULAR, REALLY GOOD TO GIVE THEM ENRICHMENT THEY CAN EAT OR TEAR APART, A 460 POUND PUMPKIN IS GOING TO BE AMAZING FOR THEM.>> Reporter: THE WILDLIFE REHABILITATION SUPERVISOR, SHE SAYS THAT PUMPKIN DONATIONS ARE WELCOME FROM ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT CARVED OR TREATED WITH PESTICIDES.

>> WE PROVIDE THEM TO WILDLIFE AND CARVE THEM OUT AND WE GIVE IT TO THEM, AND PRETTY MUCH TO OUR SPECIES.

>> DESPITE THE DIFFICULTY TO GROW THE GOURDS, THEY PLAN TO DO IT ALL AGAIN NEXT YEAR WITH BIGGER GOALS IN MIND FOR NEXT HALLOWEEN.

KPBS NEWS.

>> THE BEAR'S VERSION OF PUMPKIN PIE.

A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN THE NEWSROOM, DOES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO UNDERMINE DEMOCRACY?

NPR MORNING EDITION IS COVERING A GLOBAL SUMMIT EXPLORING THE TOPIC.

>>> MIDDAY EDITION WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE WAR IN GAZA AND HOW THE MEDIA IS COVERING THE VIOLENCE.

YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND THE STORIES ON THE WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG, THE GIVER JOINING US, I AM JON CARROLL, HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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