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>> GOOD EVENING.

IT IS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21st.

I AM IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI .

TODAY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BIG DAY FOR THE SAN DIEGO BORDER COMMUNITIES, THE PODESTA CROSSING AND SANDY SYNDROME WAS SLATED TO REOPEN BUT THAT DID NOT HAPPEN.

WE HAVE THE STORY.

>> Reporter: IT WAS GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY FOR US, LAST-MINUTE SHOPPERS, PEOPLE VISITING THEIR FAMILIES AND SO FORTH.

WE ARE HERE TODAY AND IN THE SAME SITUATION WE WERE LAST WEEK.

>> Reporter: THE SAN YSIDRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DIRECTOR SAID HE WAS TOLD BY IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS THAT IT WAS REOPENING ON WEDNESDAY BUT HE SAYS THOSE PLANS WERE SCRAPPED AT THE LAST MINUTE.

IT COMES DAYS AFTER TITLE 42 WAS EXTENDED.

THAT IS A POLICY THAT ALLOWS BORDER AGENTS TO TURN AWAY MIGRANTS ON THE GROUNDS OF STOPPING THE SPREAD OF COVID .

>> I WOULD EXPECT THE COMMUNICATIONS WERE THERE, THEY TOLD US THEY WERE OPENING AND THEY SHOULD TELL US WHEN THEY CHANGE THEIR MIND.

>> Reporter: IN MARCH OF 2020, THE LAST OF THE PEOPLE WERE USING THIS PEDESTRIAN CROSSING WHICH HELPS REDUCE WAIT TIMES AT HIS NEXT TWO SHOPPING MALLS THAT DEPEND ON CROSS-BORDER BUSINESS.

>> IT IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE PUZZLE THAT IS OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT IT IS NOT OPENING TODAY, UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL UPDATES REGARDING THE OPENING OF THE FACILITY AND THEY ADDED THAT THEY ARE CONTINUALLY ASSESSING RESOURCES AND LOOKING AT THIS ON A CONSTANT BASIS.

>> IT PLACES GREATER STRENGTH AT OTHER PORTS.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THE DELAY REVEALS A POOR PLANNING PROCESS.

>> THEY ARE NOT BEING AN ASSESSMENT ABOUT WHETHER IT IS TITLE 42 OR SIMPLY PROPER STAFFING FOR THE FACILITY.

>> Reporter: THAT PEDWEST FACILITY IS STILL CLOSED AND STILL NOT CLEAR WHEN IT WILL BE REOPENED.

>>> HOLIDAY TRAVEL IS RAMPING UP , AND TSA PREDICTS NEAR PRE- PANDEMIC MEMBERS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAYS TOMORROW AND FRIDAY.

THE SAN DIEGO AIRPORT IS ANTICIPATING ABOUT 60,000 PASSENGERS ON AVERAGE WHO WILL BE TRAVELING IN AND OUT OF THE AIRPORT OVER THE HOLIDAYS.

OUR MEDIA PARTNERS SPOKE WITH A FAMILY WHO SAYS THEY LEFT A FEW DAYS EARLY TO AVOID THE CROWDS.

>> YOU CAN ALREADY TELL BEHIND YOU THAT THERE IS A TON OF PEOPLE THERE.

WE ACTUALLY JUST STARTED EARLY BECAUSE WE KNOW IT WILL GET WORSE.

>> A REMINDER FOR ANYONE LEAVING THROUGH SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY ON A NEW TERMINAL 1, PARKING IS LIMITED BECAUSE THE TERMINAL 1 PARKING LOT IS CLOSED.

>>> CROWDS AND CONSTRUCTION ARE NOT THE ONLY OBSTACLES TRAVELERS ARE FACING.

COMING UP, HOW A MASSIVE WINTER STORM COULD IMPACT AIRLINES.

>>> STATE HOUSING OFFICIALS ARE DIALING UP THE PRESSURE ON CORONADO TO ZONE FOR MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

OUR METRO REPORTER ANDREW SAYS THE CITY COULD SOON FACE A LAWSUIT.

>> Reporter: STATE LAW REQUIRES CITIES TO ADOPT HOUSING ELEMENTS THAT ZONE FOR ENOUGH HOMES TO ACCOMMODATE POPULATION GROWTH BUT THE HOUSING ELEMENT IN CORONADO ZONED FOR ONLY A FRACTION OF THOSE HOMES.

STATE OFFICIAL SAID THE CITY A LETTER LAST WEEK WARNING IT COULD FACE FINES AND PROSECUTION FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

MELINDA IS WITH THE STATES HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

>> THEY ARE WORKING ON A DRAFT, HOWEVER, WE DO NOT HAVE A TIMELINE YET FOR COMPLETION OR WHEN THE DRAFT WILL COME TO US.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE REQUESTED IN THE NOTICE OF VIOLATION.

>> Reporter: HE OVERSEES THE ACCOUNTABILITY UNIT AND SAYS THAT EVERY COMMUNITY IN CALIFORNIA, SPECIALLY WEALTHY CITIES LIKE CORONADO, WITH GOOD JOBS AND SCHOOLS, HAVE TO HELP THE STATE BUILD ITS WAY OUT OF THE HOUSING SHORTAGE.

>> AS PART OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT CYCLE, EVERY JURISDICTION HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO CREATE THE PLAN.

IT IS IMPORTANT THEY PROVIDE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES AND THEY DO THEIR FAIR SHARE.

>> Reporter: CORONADO SAYS THEY'RE TRYING TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE AND HAS UNTIL JANUARY 14th TO RESPOND TO THE LETTER.

>>> FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS ARE NOW OFF THE MARKET IN CALIFORNIA.

IT TOOK EFFECT TODAY.

JACOB TELLS US THERE HAS BEEN A RUSH ON THOSE PRODUCTS LEADING UP TO TODAY.

>> THE DEMAND IS VERY HIGH.

WE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO SMOKING CIGARETTES.

>> Reporter: HE IS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF INNER WORLD SMOKESHOP IN OCEANSIDE.

FLAVORED TOBACCO HAS BEEN A BIG PART OF HIS BUSINESS BUT NOW IT IS NOT LEGAL.

>> CUSTOMERS WANT TO DRIVE TO LAS VEGAS AND ARIZONA.

THEY ARE WILLING TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE TO GET A HOLD OF VAPING.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO HAS A FLAVORED TOBACCO BAN, SPEARHEADED BY A COUNCILMEMBER.

>> FOR DECADES, WE HAVE SEEN MAJOR TOBACCO HOOK ADOLESCENTS BY MARKETING A WIDE VARIETY OF HIGHLY ADDICTIVE FLAVORED PRODUCT.

>> Reporter: THE CITY BAN DOES NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL THE NEW YEAR.

>> THE STATE'S BAN PREEMPTS THAT, OUR LAW IS VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE STATE IS UNFAIRLY TARGETING FLAVORED TOBACCO, WITHOUT IT, HE WILL HAVE TO MAKE TOUGH CHOICES.

>> WE HAVE TO DO A BUDGET CUT AND IT WILL START OFF WITH EMPLOYEES.

>> Reporter: RETAILERS WHO VIOLATE THE LAW FACE A $250 PENALTY FOR EACH VIOLATION.

>>> DEMOCRATS WILL STILL BE IN THE DRIVER SEAT AT THE COUNTY OF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGENCY.

THE CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL APPOINTED A DEMOCRATIC COUNCILMEMBER ANDREA TO THE BOARD.

REPUBLICANS HAD HOPED THE COUNSEL WOULD APPOINT NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR TO THE BOARD WHICH MAKES KEY DECISIONS ON WHERE AND HOW TO SPEND TRANSPORTATION DOLLARS.

HE PITCHED HIMSELF AS A CONSENSUS BUILDER.

>> KNOWING MANY OF THE MAYORS AND HAVING GOOD RELATIONSHIPS ON BOTH SIDES, I THINK THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO BE SOMEONE THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO BRING US TOGETHER.

BECAUSE WE HAVE BECOME VERY DIVIDED.

>> THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY VOTED TO APPOINT CARDENAS AND PROGRESSIVES COULD HAVE AN EASIER TIME PUSHING PUBLIC TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS OVER FREEWAY EXPANSION.

>>> AFTER 300 DAYS OF WAR, THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY IS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. , MOMENTS AGO, HE ADDRESSED A JOINT MEETING OF CONGRESS ON CAPITOL HILL.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS MORE ON THE SURPRISE VISIT.

>> IT IS GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK.

I AM DELIGHTED YOU MADE THE TRIP.

IT IS AN HONOR TO BE BY YOUR SIDE.

THANKS AGAIN FOR THE WAR BEING WAGED BY YOU.

>> Reporter: IN HIS FIRST TRIP OUTSIDE OF UKRAINE SINCE THE WAR STARTED, ZELENSKYY IS IN WASHINGTON TO RALLY SUPPORT FROM HIS TOP INTERNATIONAL PARTNER .

FOR SOME, THE TRIP SENDS AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE.

>> IT IS EXTREMELY CRITICAL AND A VERY IMPORTANT EVENT TO HAVE PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY , A WARTIME LEADER, MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT AND SPEAKING TO CONGRESS.

>> Reporter: U.S. AND UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS PLANNED THE TRIP IN SECRET.

AFTER ARRIVING IN POLAND BY TRAIN, HE WENT ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT TO WASHINGTON.

>> IT IS A WAR FIGHTING TO PROTECT DEMOCRACIES FROM THE KIND OF AGGRESSION THAT PUTIN CONDUCTED AGAINST UKRAINE .

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT BIDEN EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE $1.8 BILLION IN ADDITIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING PATRIOT AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS.

THIS ADDS TO THE NEARLY $20 BILLION THE U.S. HAS SENT TO UKRAINE SINCE THE WAR BEGAN.

RUSSIA HAS WARNED AGAINST UNSPECIFIED CONSEQUENCES IF THE U.S.

PROVIDED UKRAINE WITH PATRIOT MISSILES.

UNOFFICIAL SAYS U.S.

TROOPS WOULD TRAIN UKRAINIANS TO USE THE SYSTEMS IN A COUNTRY.

ALSO SAYING PRESIDENT BIDEN IS COMMITTED TO KEEPING THE U.S. OUT OF DIRECT CONFLICT WITH RUSSIA.

>>> MANY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDING THE HOLIDAYS AT HOME WITH FAMILY.

BUT FOR UKRAINIAN REFUGEES WHO FLED THE WAR, THIS WILL BE THE FIRST FESTIVE SEASON AWAY FROM LOVED ONES.

WE SPOKE WITH A FAMILY NOW LIVING IN SAN DIEGO.

♪ >> Reporter: MEET THIS 13-YEAR- OLD.

THEY DREAM OF TURNING PROFESSIONAL ONE-DAY.

IT IS A FAR CRY FROM WAR TURNED DAILY LIFE IN UKRAINE.

HE AND HIS PARENTS AND SISTER FLED TO THE U.S.

IN AUGUST WITH ALL THEIR WORLDLY POSSESSIONS INTO SUITCASES.

RUSSIAN BOMBS DESTROYED THEIR HOMETOWN ALONG WITH THEIR PEACEFUL LIFE.

WITH CHRISTMAS JUST DAYS AWAY, HE IS FEELING A LONG WAY FROM HOME.

>> HE MISSES HIS FRIENDS.

HE MISSES HIS CITY AND HE MISSES A LITTLE BIT RELATIVES.

>> Reporter: MOVING TO SAN DIEGO HAS BEEN A TOUGH TRANSITION, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE LANGUAGE BARRIER.

BUT HE IS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES.

THIS DANCE STUDIO OWNER AND FELLOW UKRAINIAN READ ABOUT HIS FAMILY'S PLIGHT ON FACEBOOK AND BROUGHT THEM TO STAY WITH HER IN SAN DIEGO.

SHE FLED UKRAINE TWO DECADES AGO WITH NOTHING MORE THAN THE CLOTHES ON HER BACK AFTER HER FATHER WAS KILLED.

>> TO LEAVE YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR SCHOOL, TO LEAVE YOUR DANCE STUDIO, TO LEAVE EVERYTHING YOU ARE USED TO, TO START FROM ZERO, WHEN YOU HAVE -- WHEN YOU HAD, LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY, A GOOD LIFE, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

>> Reporter: THE UNITED NATIONS IS 12 MILLION UKRAINIANS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR HOME SINCE THE RUSSIAN INVASION BEGAN IN FEBRUARY.

IT HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY STRESSFUL FOR HIS MOTHER.

THE FAMILY HAD A COMFORTABLE LIFE IN UKRAINE.

THEY OWNED A SUCCESSFUL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.

NOW, SHE IS RESIGNED TO THE FACT THEY MAY NEVER BE ABLE TO RETURN.

>> IT IS EXTREMELY STRESSFUL TO SEE ALL THE CHANGES AND THE THINGS THEY WENT THROUGH.

HOWEVER, SHE IS GRATEFUL FOR THE SITUATION THEY ARE IN.

THEY HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH FOR HER SON TO COME HERE TO DO HIS FAVORITE THING HE LIKES TO DO.

>> Reporter: DESPITE THE PAIN OF BEING SO FAR AWAY FROM HOME THIS FESTIVE SEASON, A MIRACLE IS ON THE HORIZON FOR THE FAMILY.

THEY HAVE MANAGED TO HELP SOMEONE ESCAPE FROM UKRAINE AND SHE WILL BE IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS.

WHILE MOST KIDS WILL BE HOPING TO WAKE UP TO PRESENCE ON DECEMBER 25th, HE WANTS SOMETHING THAT MONEY CANNOT BUY.

>> FOR THE WAR TO BE OVER.

>>> THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS CALLING IT A ONCE IN A GENERATION BOMB CYCLONE.

AN ARCTIC BLAST.

A COAST-TO- COAST WINTER STORM SET TO CRIPPLE TRAVEL JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS.

MIKE HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: IT IS JUST A TASTE OF THE MAJOR WINTER BLAST TWO,, A STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED AS FAR SOUTH AS GEORGIA.

>> THIS WILL STICK AROUND.

>> Reporter: WASHINGTON STATE WITH SOME OF THE FIRST SNOW FROM THE POLAR PLUNGE, THE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH MONTANA DELIVERING LIFE-THREATENING COLD, WIND CHILLS ARE NOW IN THE FORECAST AS LOW AS 70 DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN THE HIGH PLAINS.

THEY HAVE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE MIDWEST.

>> MY BROTHER ONLY HAS A FEW DAYS OFF.

WE DID NOT WANT OUR FLIGHT TO GET DELAYED.

>> Reporter: TRAVELERS IN CHICAGO CHANGING PLANS, SOME TAKING FLIGHT BEFORE THE WORST IMPACT ON THURSDAY WHEN THE AIRPORT COULD POTENTIALLY CLOSE.

>> WE ARE SUPPOSED TO FLY TO ORLANDO TOMORROW.

OUR AGENT CALLED US AND SAID YOU ARE BETTER OFF LEAVING EARLY BECAUSE OF THE PREDICTED STORM AND COLD TEMPERATURES.

>> Reporter: THE TEXAS GOVERNOR AND STATE OFFICIALS WARNED OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES, CONCERN HEIGHTENED BECAUSE OF THE DEADLY HEATING AND POWER CRISIS IN FEBRUARY OF 2021.

>> THESE LANDMARK REFORMS INCLUDE WINTERIZATION OF INFRASTRUCTURES, GENERATORS, WE HAVE MORE POWER AVAILABLE THAN EVER BEFORE.

>> WHATEVER CHALLENGE MAY ARISE, WE WILL HAVE STAFF AVAILABLE TO MEET THAT CHALLENGE.

>>> CONTINUED DRY OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND WE WILL EXPERIENCE SOME SUNSHINE, ESPECIALLY LATER ON THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND.

ALSO LATER THIS WEEK, THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, ESPECIALLY FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING, THE RETURN OF THE KING TIDE.

TALKING ABOUT THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE WHERE TEMPERATURES GO DOWN THE ROAD.

SHORT-TERM DOWN THE ROAD, STILL A CHILLY NIGHT, OCEANSIDE IS 39 AND CHULA VISTA AT 45.

LAGUNA INTO THE UPPER-30S WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVER THE INTERIOR WITH CLOUDS AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

A TRANQUIL THURSDAY AND ANOTHER GOOD TRAVEL DAY.

IF YOU ARE HOLIDAY TRAVELING, REGIONALLY.

A DIFFERENT STORY TO THE NORTH, THE NORTHWEST ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS AS THEY WILL EXPERIENCE A RATHER LARGE STORM SYSTEM WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS, WIND, SNOW, A BIG TEMPERATURE DROP.

A LITTLE BIT ON THE WARMER SIDE OF THINGS AS WE GO THROUGHOUT TOMORROW, MID TO UPPER-60S.

RAMONA AT 71.

WE WILL START TO NOTICE THE UPTICK FROM FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

IT IS TURNING MILDER AND SNOW SHOWERS WELL REMOVED WITH COLD AIR INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES.

AS WE LOOK AT TRAVEL DELAYS ON FRIDAY, NORTHWEST, GREAT LAKES, NORTHEAST, WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY INTO WESTERN TEXAS WITH THE IMPROVEMENT IN EXPANDING INTO SATURDAY AND STILL PROBLEMATIC ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST.

THE COAST, THERE IS YOUR WARM WEATHER BUILDING.

MID-70s AS WE GO FROM SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

INTERIOR VALLEYS, 80+ SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AND WE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT ON THE BREEZY SIDE AS WE EXPERIENCE THE WARM WEATHER.

THE MOUNTAINS ARE CLIMBING THROUGH THE 50s AND CLOSE TO 60 BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH A LOT OF SUNSHINE ON THE WAY.

IN THE DESERTS, LOW-70S AND THE SHORT-TERM AND UPPER-70S BY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

>>> UPWARDS OF 100 MILLION COVID CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE U.S.

SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.

THAT IS ACCORDING TO JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.

THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF INFECTIONS IS PROBABLY A LOT HIGHER BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE WHO GET COVID DO NOT TEST FOR IT OR DO NOT REPORT RESULTS OF AT-HOME TESTS.

THE U.S. HAS REPORTED MORE THAN TWICE AS MANY CASES AS ANY OTHER NATION.

>>> THE PANDEMIC FORCED A SHAKE AT THE WORKFORCE AS MANY STARTED WORKING FROM HOME'S AND SOME WORK NOT AT ALL.

BUT NASA HAS MORE ON YOUNG MEN WHO HAVE STEPPED OUT OF THE WORKFORCE AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING -- WHAT THEY ARE CHOOSING TO DO INSTEAD.

>> GOOD MORNING, WINSTON.

>> Reporter: A TYPICAL DAY IN THIS HOUSEHOLD.

17-MONTH-OLD WINSTON IS AWAKE AND THE PARENTS DAVID AND ALLISON ARE GETTING READY FOR WORK.

THERE IS SOME PLAY AND GOODBYE.

THEY ARE OFF TO WORK.

>> HAVE A GOOD DAY.

>> Reporter: ALLISON, A FAMILY PHYSICIAN, DAVID, AND INSURANCE UNDERWRITER AND NOW AN AT-HOME DAD.

>> CARING FOR WINSTON AND TENDING TO THE HOUSE, PLAYING WITH HIM, ALL THAT COMES FIRST.

>> Reporter: THEY MADE A SIGNIFICANT LIFE CHANGE LAST YEAR.

>> WE MADE THE DECISION TO HAVE ME STAY HOME.

>> Reporter: HE QUIT HIS JOB TO TAKE CARE OF WINSTON FULL-TIME SO ALLISON COULD CONTINUE HER CAREER.

>> WE ARE HAPPY WITH OUR ROLES.

>> Reporter: IN RECENT MONTHS, MORE MEN 30 TO 44 HAVE BEEN DROPPING OUT OF THE WORKFORCE ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.

THE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE FOR MEN IN THAT AGE GROUP IS LOWER THAN IT WAS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC >> I DON'T THINK IT IS A SECRET THAT MANY OF US THOUGHT OUR WORK -LIKE BALANCE, WHO IS RAISING THE CHILD, HOW WE WANT OUR FAMILY TO WORK.

THAT IS WHAT FAMILIES HAVE BEEN ASKING >> Reporter: MORE WOMEN IN RECENT MONTHS 30 TO 44 ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE LABOR FORCE.

AT A HIGHER RATE THAN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC ACCORDING TO LABOR DEPARTMENT DATA.

AND THEY ARE MOVING INTO MORE MALE-DOMINATED INDUSTRIES.

>> THE WOMEN ARE RETURNING TO THE LABOR MARKET AND BECOMING INCREASINGLY COMMON TO SEE WOMEN IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT ROLES, GENERALLY MANAGEMENT POSITIONS WITHIN CONSTRUCTION.

>> Reporter: WOMEN LIKE THIS.

>> I KNEW I WANTED TO WORK IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT.

>> Reporter: SHE JOINED THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TWO YEARS AGO AS A PROJECT ENGINEER AND TODAY WOMEN MAKE UP JUST 14% OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY BUT IT IS THE HIGHEST ON RECORD.

>> IT WAS DEFINITELY INTIMIDATING.

MY ONLY KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WAS IT WAS PRETTY HEAVY AND MALE-DOMINATED.

THE MORE I STARTED WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY, THE MORE PEOPLE I CAME INTO CONTACT WITH, I THINK I REALIZED QUICKLY THAT THERE IS A PLACE FOR EVERYONE IN CONSTRUCTION.

>> Reporter: YOU SEE THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AS WHERE YOU WANT TO BUILD YOUR CAREER?

>> DEFINITELY.

>> Reporter: EARLY NEXT YEAR, THIS FAMILY WILL WELCOME BABY NUMBER TWO, ANOTHER BOY, THAT DOES NOT MEAN DAVID IS CLOSING THE DOOR ON REJOINING THE WORKFORCE ONE DAY.

>> I WILL NOT SAY THAT I AM OUT OF THE WORKFORCE 100%.

RETIRED.

WHAT HAVE YOU.

FOR THE TIME BEING, WE WANT TO GET OUR SECOND SON THE SAME THING WE GAVE TO OUR FIRST, THAT IS A PARENT WHO IS ABLE TO GIVE THEM 100%.

>> THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT, ZELENSKYY, MEETS WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN AND ADDRESSES CONGRESS, AS THE WAR WITH RUSSIA RAGES ON COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS .

>>> NASA IS IN ONE OF HIS MISSIONS ON MARS.

THE INSIGHT LANDER MISSION HAS COME TO AN END AFTER IT FAILED TO RESPOND TO MISSION CONTROL.

IF FIRST LANDED ON MARS IN 2018 AND MADE GROUNDBREAKING DISCOVERIES ABOUT THE RED PLANET 'S INTERIOR.

IT WAS DESIGNED ONLY TO LAST FOR TWO YEARS BUT LASTED FOUR SCIENTISTS BELIEVE DUST ACCUMULATED ON THE SOLAR PANELS CAUSING A DECLINE IN ITS POWER SOURCE.

>>> SAN DIEGO PICKLE BALL ENTHUSIASTS HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES IN A BIT OF A SOUR SITUATION.

THE GAME REQUIRES A SPECIAL COURT AND THERE ARE FEW PLACES TO PLAY IN THE CITY.

CLAIRE SAYS THIS LED TO DRAMA OVER THE SUMMER AND THE CITY IS STILL WORKING ON SOLUTIONS.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN HEAR FROM THE PARKING LOT.

EMANATING FROM A CHULA VISTA PARK ON A WARM THURSDAY EVENING IS THE SOUND OF HUNDREDS OF PLASTIC SLAMMING INTO ASPHALT.

IT HAS EXPLODED IN POPULARITY IN RECENT YEARS.

>> IF YOU LOOK AT MY CONTACT LIST ON MY CELL PHONE, I PROBABLY HAVE 400 PEOPLE I HAVE MET PLAYING PICKLEBALL .

>> ONE OF THEM IS THE 71-YEAR- OLD TO SWITCH TO PICKLEBALL 10 YEARS AGO AND NEVER LOOKED BACK.

BUT THESE PICKLERS HAVE A PICKLE .

>> I AM APPALLED BY THE FACT THAT SAN DIEGO DOES NOT GET INTO THE SWING OF IT.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE LED BY ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF PICKLEBALL SD.

THERE ARE BANGERS WHO DRIVE THE BALL HARD TO OVERPOWER THEIR OPPONENT.

IN HIS DEALINGS WITH THE CITY, HE IS DEFINITELY A BANGER.

>> WE HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF LIP SERVICE BUT NOT A LOT OF ACTION.

WE STILL HAVE ZERO DEDICATED PUBLIC PICKLEBALL COURTS IN SAN DIEGO .

YOU HEARD ME RIGHT, ZERO.

WE ARE FIVE YEARS BEHIND EVERY OTHER CITY.

>> Reporter: HE HAS A MISSION TO BRING PICKLEBALL TO THE MASSES.

LIKE MANY BEFORE HIM WHO HAVE ATTEMPTED TO GET THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO TO DO ANYTHING IN A TIMELY FASHION, HE IS STYMIED.

HE NEEDS MEETINGS, PLANS, APPROVALS, CONSTRUCTION, PICKLEBALL CANNOT WAIT.

SO HE ROSE UP, STAGING WHAT AMOUNTED TO UNOCCUPIED TENNIS PROTEST, OR MAYBE A PICKLE-IN.

LAST WEEK, HE AND OTHER PLAYERS STORM THE COURT IN OCEAN BEACH, SET UP THEIR OWN PICKLEBALL NET AND STARTED TO PLAY.

A TENNIS PLAYER STARTED TO CALL THE POLICE.

A DISPUTE STARTED WHETHER THEY HAD AN ACTIVE PERMIT.

>> GET OFF OF THE COURT.

>> Reporter: NO CHARGES WERE FILED.

>> THEY WANT BOTH SPORTS TO THRIVE BUT NOT WITHOUT HINDERING ONE.

>> Reporter: TIM IS A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND SAYS THE CITY HAS NO PLANS TO CHANGE THE TENNIS COURTS TO PICKLEBALL COURTS .

>> WE WANT TO PROVIDE AS MANY PICKLEBALL COURTS AS POSSIBLE , WITHOUT DISPLACING OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

WE WANT TO PUT THEM TOGETHER AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT BUILDING AN ENTIRELY NEW FACILITY.

>> Reporter: OPTIONS ARE UNUSED SHUFFLEBOARD COURTS.

AND NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS ON OTHER BASKETBALL OR OTHER HARD SURFACES .

THE CITY BROUGHT IN A NATIONAL EXPERT TO INTERVIEW BOTH SIDES AND COME UP WITH A PICKLEBALL , TENNIS PEACE TREATY .

>> I UNDERSTAND IT IS ADDICTIVE AND PEOPLE LOVE IT.

I HAVE NEVER PLAYED IT SO I DO NOT KNOW.

THE CITY WANTS TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.

>> Reporter: AT NOON ON A RECENT FRIDAY, ONLY A FEW COURTS WERE BEING USED BY TENNIS PLAYERS.

OUTSIDERS MAY WONDER WHY THEY CANNOT SHARE TENNIS COURTS WITH PICKLEBALL, THAT JUST WON'T WORK SAYS TODD.

>> IF YOU PLAY PICKLEBALL, IT HAS A DIFFERENT SOUND .

SO, THOSE FORTS ARE NOT NECESSARILY COMPATIBLE NEXT TO EACH OTHER.

>> Reporter: AND THE LINES ARE DIFFERENT, THE NETS ARE DIFFERENT, AND THEY WOULD WANT THE COURTS AT THE SAME TIME.

THERE IS A NEED FOR MORE PICKLEBALL FACILITIES IN SAN DIEGO, HE AGREES.

>> BUT CANNIBALIZING TENNIS FACILITIES WHEN IT IS GROWING AND HAS GROWN, DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE.

>> Reporter: THE CITY IS LEFT WORKING ON A COMPROMISE THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE CANNIBALISM.

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

WHEN YOU LEAVE FOR WORK, DOES YOUR DOG KNOW HOW LONG YOU ARE AWAY OR PREDICT WHEN YOU'RE COMING BACK?

ON MORNING EDITION, HOW THEIR SENSE OF SMELL HELPS DOGS TELL TIME.

>>> AND A BELOVED HOLIDAY TRADITION, AT MIDDAY, WE SHARE A FAMILY RECIPE THAT SHE HAS BEEN MAKING FOR 70 YEARS.

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