>> THE REVIEWED WITNESS STATEMENTS.

TODAY THEY SAY THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE.

THEY WERE LATER IDENTIFIED.

AFTER NEARLY 10 MONTHS OF INVESTIGATIONS, THE SAN DIEGO LEASE DEPARTMENT TURNED OVER THE RESULTS ON AUGUST TURNED OVER THE RESULTS ON AUGUST 5.

THAT AUGUST - - THAT OFFICE RELEASED FINDINGS ON WEDNESDAY SAYING THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO CHARGE THE THREE MEN.

PROSECUTOR'S CAN ONLY FILE CHARGES WHEN THEY CAN BE PROVEN BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT.

THE CIVIL SUIT FILED BY THE 18- YEAR-OLD SURVIVOR IS STILL ONGOING, AS WELL AS THE UNIVERSITY TITLE IX INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT .

THE BURDEN OF PROOF IN A CIVIL CASE IS MUCH LOWER.

THE ATTORNEY SAYS HE FELT SURPRISED BY TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT.

HE SAID SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS ARE RARELY GIVEN JUSTICE.

>> MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS HAVE NOW RECEIVED THE STATEWIDE MIDDLE-CLASS TAX REFUND AIMED AT OFFSETTING THE HIGH PRICE OF GAS.

AS CLEAR STRONG FOUND OUT, MANY MORE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THEIRS.

>> WE HAVE A TWO-WEEK-OLD IN THE BACK, WE WILL DEFINITELY BE PUTTING IT TO USE.

>> EXTRA MONEY COULD COME IN HANDY FOR THIS FAMILY RIGHT NOW, BERNARD IS A PROUD FATHER, BUT ALL THAT CUTENESS COMES AT SOME EXPENSE.

FERNANDO IS STILL WAITING FOR HIS TAX REFUND, ALONG WITH MILLIONS OF OTHER CALIFORNIANS.

IT'S A ONE-TIME PAYMENT FOR PEOPLE EARNING $500,000 PER YEAR OR LESS, THE IDEA IS TO HELP PEOPLE WITH THE HIGH PRICE OF GAS AND THE RISING COST OF LIVING.

AMOUNTS RANGE FROM $200 TO AROUND $1000 DEPENDING ON THE INDIVIDUAL SITUATION.

BERNARD DOESN'T THINK MUCH OF THE PROGRAM.

>> I THINK IT IS A POOR IDEA, FRANKLY.

LET'S CUT THE GAS TAX THAT WE PAY IN TEMPORARY IN CALIFORNIA, TEMPORARILY.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE COST IT TAKES TO SET UP THE REBATE AND MAIL THE CHECKS, GET THE STAMPS, PURCHASE ENVELOPES, WHAT'S THE POINT?

IT'S MUCH EASIER TO DO SO IF WE DO A GENERAL TAX CUT ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THE COST OF FUEL.

DEBIT CARDS WERE ISSUED IN OCTOBER.

THE LATEST BATCH WAS SENT OUT THIS WEEK.

THEY CAN TAKE UP TO 14 DAYS TO ARRIVE BY MAIL.

AND ORTIZ IS ONE OF FIVE AND HALF MILLION PEOPLE TO HAVE RECEIVED THAT PAYMENT BY DEBIT CARD.

SHE'S GOING TO USE HER MONEY TOWARD MEDICAL BILLS.

ALTHOUGH SHE IS GRATEFUL, SHE THINKS THE CASH COULD BE BETTER SPENT ELSEWHERE.

>> A USED CAR COST AS MUCH IS A NEW CAR, WHY DON'T WE HAVE PROGRAMS TO HELP LOW INCOME PEOPLE AFFORD CARS?

THERE IS ALWAYS MORE THAT WE CAN DO.

EVERYTHING IS REALLY DIFFICULT.

>> OUT OF THE DOZEN OR SO PEOPLE I SPOKE WITH HERE TODAY, MANY OF THEM DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THE PROGRAM.

THE STATE ESPECIALLY EXPECTS TO ISSUE 95% OF ALL PAYMENTS BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

WITH CHRISTMAS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, A LITTLE EXTRA SPENDING MONEY WILL BE A WELCOME EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR SOME.

CLAIRE STRONG, KEY PBS NEWS.

>> THAT MONEY IS NEEDED WITH EVERYDAY ITEMS COSTING MORE THIS YEAR INCLUDING SOME HOLIDAY BASICS LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE.

LATER IN THE NEWSCAST WE WILL TELL YOU WHY IT IS COSTING MORE TO DO BUSINESS FOR SELLERS, AND HOW THAT IS BEING PASSED ON TO THE REST OF US.>>> COVID ERA PROTECTIONS ARE LONG OVER IN SAN DIEGO.

JACOB TELLS US ABOUT A PROPOSAL TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING, IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS AND DISPLACEMENT.

>> THE PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR THE ORDINANCE GARNERED FURTHER SUPPORT AND RESOURCES FROM BOTH RENTERS AND LANDLORDS.

IT INCORPORATES INPUT FROM THOSE GROUPS, AND TO ADVOCATES.

>> THIS FRAMEWORK WILL HELP US TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEP TO PROTECT RENTERS FROM WRONGFUL TERMINATION, PROVIDE CLARITY AND CONSISTENCY, AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM FALLING INTO HOMELESSNESS.

>> HE SAYS IT WOULD UPDATE THE CURRENT RIGHT TO KNOW ORDINANCE, IN LINE WITH STATE LAW.

>> CHANGES WOULD INCLUDE ADDITIONAL NOTICES, CONFIRMATION OF VARIOUS DEFINITIONS LIKE NO-FAULT AND NOT AT FAULT, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF WRONGFUL TERMINATION, AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AND RAVERS.>> IN SOME CASES IT GOES BEYOND WHAT THE STATE REQUIRES, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS FOR JOSI LOPEZ, ACE DIRECTOR.

>> WE WANT TO REMOVE SOME PROPERTIES FROM THE RENTAL MARKET.

WE ARE NOT AGAINST THE LORD'S DOING REPAIRS OR DECIDING NOT TO RENT A PROPERTY.

>> THE HOUSING ASSOCIATION IS LOOKING FOR AN APPROACH THAT IS FAIR TO LANDLORDS.

IN A STATEMENT, THE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT SAID WITH A BALANCED APPROACH, WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT MORE SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS BEING HOUSE, WHILE ALSO PREVENTING UNINTENDED NEGATIVE IMPACTS TO THE LOCAL HOUSING MARKET.

A DRAFT IS UNDERWAY, ANTICIPATED TO GO BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL IN EARLY 2023.

>>> DECEMBER 7, 1941, A DATE THAT LIVES IN INFAMY.

EACH YEAR, PEARL HARBOR VETERANS ARE HERE TO SHARE THEIR STORIES, AND SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS ARE KEEPING THEIR MEMORIES ALIVE.

>> THE MISSING MAN FLYOVER IN HONOR OF US PERSONNEL WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING A PEARL HARBOR ATTACK ON THIS DAY 81 YEARS AGO.

>> THE PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1958 AND HAD ITS MOTTO, KEEP AMERICA ALERT.

IF ANY ONE LESSON HAS TO BE PASSED ALONG, IT'S THE FACT THAT YOU CAN'T TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTED, AND YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO BE READY TO DEFEND LIBERTY AT A MOMENTS LOAD AT A MOMENTS NOTICE.>> THE MIDWAY HAS POST AS HOSTED THE ANNUAL COMMEMORATION.

MANY CIVILIAN MILITARY VETERANS ATTENDED TODAY'S EVENT.

>> IT'S AN HONOR TO BE A PART OF IT.

>> INCLUDING ROBERT, WHO SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY FROM 1964 THROUGH 1968.>> IT MEANS A LOT, BECAUSE MY FATHER WAS A WORLD WAR II VETERAN.

AND I COME HERE TO THE MIDWAY EVERY DECEMBER, AND IT JUST BRINGS BACK MEMORIES, BAD MEMORIES AND GOOD MEMORIES.

>> FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, THERE WERE NO PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS PRESENT.

>> WE ARE IN THIS DELICATE TRANSITION PHASE WHERE TIME HAS MOVED ON, AND THERE ARE HARDLY ANY ACTUAL LIVING VETERANS OF THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK THAT CAN STILL MAKE IT TO THESE COMMEMORATIONS, SO WE ARE TRANSITIONING TO BEING ABLE TO KEEP THAT MEMORY ALIVE FOR THEIR LEGACY.

>> CARL IS THE USS MIDWAY MUSEUM HISTORIAN AND SAYS THIS TRANSITION HAS HAPPENED BEFORE.

>> ANOTHER HEROIC GENERATION PASSING THE BATON TO A FUTURE GENERATION JUST AS A CIVIL WAR VETERAN DID FOR THOSE WHO EVENTUALLY FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR II.

>> IT'S INCUMBENT ON THE REST OF US TO CARRY FORWARD THE EXPERIENCES OF THOSE VETERANS TO NEW GENERATIONS.

[ MUSIC ] >>> 12 MONTHS AGO, THE AMERICAN ZELENSKY - - ZELENSKY WAS NOT A HOME NAME.

BUT HE WAS PROPELLED TO THE GLOBAL STAGE AFTER THE RUSSIAN INVASION.

TIME GOES IN DEPTH IN HOW THE WAR HAS CHANGED ZELENSKY AS A PERSON, AND HOW HIS USE OF FASHION AND SOCIAL MEDIA HAS REDEFINED HOW A LEADER CAN ENCOURAGE A NATION WHILE PRESSURING ALLIES TO DO MORE.

AS RUSSIA'S WAR ON UKRAINE CONTINUES TO RAGE, OUR KEY PBS REPORTERS IS THE STORY OF A FAMILY TORN APART BY THE WAR WAS KEPT APART BY US IMMIGRATION POLICY.

>> RUSSIA'S WAR ON UKRAINE IS PERSONAL FOR BRUCE AND ELENA.

>> MY WIFE IS RUSSIAN, THIS UNPROVOKED AGGRESSION IN UKRAINE HAS DISTURBED US GREATLY.

>> ELENA STILL HAS FAMILY IN RUSSIA.

SHE SAYS THEY ARE HARASSED BECAUSE THEY ARE AGAINST THE WAR.>> IF YOU TALK WITH PEOPLE.

>> ALINA'S BROTHER WAS DRAFTED BY THE RUSSIAN ARMY.

SHE TRANSLATED HIS WORDS TO US DURING A ZOOM CALL.

[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] HE SAID ABSOLUTELY.

THAT WAS THE IDEA FROM DAY ONE.

>> HE PACKED A SMALL BAG, KISSED HIS MOTHER GOODBYE, AND LEFT THE ONLY HOME HE HAS EVER KNOWN, PLANNING TO STAY WITH HIS SISTER IN AMERICA.

>> I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD LEAVE.

>> THE JOURNEY WOULD BE PERILOUS JUST TO GET TO THE RUSSIAN BORDER.

>> I SAW 24 GUYS CROSSING THE BORDER.

THEY DON'T HAVE SUPPORT.

THEY'VE DEALT WITH STRESS AND SHOCK.

THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO ESCAPE.

>> HE MET UP WITH HIS BROTHER IN MEXICO CITY.

THE PLAN?

TO GO TO TIJUANA TO CROSS THE BORDER INTO THE UNITED STATES.

SERGEI WAS VERY NERVOUS.

>> IF HE DOESN'T GET POLITICAL ASYLUM, HE'S IN BIG TROUBLE.

HE DOESN'T HAVE A FUTURE IN RUSSIA.

>> WAS RECORDED THE JOURNEY ON CELL PHONE.

>> I'M HERE WITH MY BROTHER IN LAW.

WE ARE AT THE BORDER CROSSING BETWEEN TIJUANA AND SAN DIEGO.

IN A FEW MINUTES WE WILL BE AT THE BORDER.

>> HE SAYS THEY WERE STOPPED BY THE US BORDER PATROL BEFORE THEY COULD EVEN REACH THE BORDER.

>> THEY IMMEDIATELY PUT A TRAFFIC CONE IN FRONT OF THE CAR, AND THE BORDER PATROL OFFICER CAME OVER, AND ASKED FOR DOCUMENTS.

I HANDED PASSPORTS OVER.

>> HE SAYS HE EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO A SUPERVISOR.

>> HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO APPLY AT THE BORDER FOR POLITICAL ASYLUM.

THIS WAS A SURPRISE TO ME.

>> THERE EXPERIENCE IS NOT A SURPRISE TO AN IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY, LOLA SPECIALIZES IN CIVIL RIGHTS AND RUSSIAN IMMIGRATION CASES.

SHE SAYS SHE NEVER ADVISES CLIENTS TO PRESENT THEMSELVES AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER TO SEEK ASYLUM, BECAUSE OF TITLE 42, A TRUMP ERA RULE THAT PREVENTS PEOPLE FROM SEEKING ASYLUM AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER.>> IT IS BEEN DANGEROUS.

WE DON'T KNOW WHEN PEOPLE ARRIVED FROM MEXICO, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MEXICO.

YOU HEAR THE STORIES OF CONTROLLING ACCESS TO THE BORDER, SOMETIMES PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY MONEY TO BE TAKEN TO THE BORDER.

THE SITUATION IS SUCH THAT PEOPLE CHOOSE TO PRESENT THEMSELVES AT THE BORDER DESPITE ALL THE DANGERS, WHICH SPEAKS FOR HOW DESPERATE THEY ARE.

>> SHE SAYS PEOPLE LIKE SERGEI ARE BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE.>> THEY ARE NOT ACCEPTED IN RUSSIA, THEY ARE NOT ACCEPTED OUTSIDE RUSSIA BECAUSE THEY ARE RUSSIAN CITIZENS.

IT'S REALLY HARD FOR THEM TO FIND A PLACE THAT IS WELCOMING.

SERGEI HAS ALREADY LEFT TIJUANA BECAUSE OF CALL FROM HIS MOTHER, SAYING SHE WAS HAVING STROKE SYMPTOMS.>> THIS REALLY UPSET SERGEI.

HE SAID I'M KILLING MY MOTHER.

I'VE COME HERE, I'VE SPENT ALL MY MONEY, I'VE BEEN TREATED JUST THE WAY I WOULD BE TREATED BY RUSSIA, AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGMENT, HE DECIDED HE WAS GOING TO LEAVE.

>> SERGEI CAN'T GO BACK TO RUSSIA.

>> AND ARREST WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED AGAINST HIM.

WE ARE IN A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION.

>> HE'S NOW IN CENTRAL ASIA.

MORE THAN A MONTH HAS GONE BY.

THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT HIS MENTAL STATE.

HE'S DISTRAUGHT, HE IS UPSET, HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO IN THAT HOUSE.

HE WORRIES HE WILL END UP ON THE FRONT LINES OF A WAR THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN.>> HE STILL CAN BE IN DANGER BECAUSE NOBODY WILL GIVE HIM A CHANCE.

>> NOW SHE JUST WANTS SOMEONE TO HELP PUT THE PIECES OF HER FAMILY BACK TOGETHER.>> IF SOMEONE COULD GIVE THE CHANCE, I WOULD ASK PLEASE HELP US.

>>> WASTEWATER HAS PROVEN TO BE AN EARLY INDICATOR OF WHEN COVID-19 IS INCREASING IN SAN DIEGO.

MATT HOFFMAN SAYS THE FLU IS ALSO NOW BEING TRACKED THROUGH SEWAGE AS HOSPITALS DEAL WITH A SURGE IN BOTH VIRUSES.

>> EVERY VIRUS, POLIO, MONKEYPOX, INFLUENZA, A NEW STANDARD OF SURVEILLANCE IS USING WASTEWATER FOR EVERYTHING.

>> A DOCTOR FROM THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH TRANSLATIONAL INSTITUTE SAYS TESTING WASTEWATER TO TRACK THE FLU IS A GOOD IDEA.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS BEEN USING SEWAGE TO MONITOR INFLUENZA, AND IT IS TRENDING UP, WITH MORE THAN 8000 CASES REPORTED IN NOVEMBER.

IT ALSO REMAINS A KEY INDICATOR OF WHEN COVID CASES ARE RISING.

>> RABBIT HOME TESTS OR THE LACK OF TESTS LEAVE US WITH A POOR SENSE OF WHAT IS GOING ON, BUT THE WASTEWATER IS TELLING US THAT IT IS SHOOTING UP QUICKLY, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

>> WE ALSO KNOW FROM EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS THAT INFLUENZA ILLNESS IS GOING UP, WE DON'T NEED THE WASTEWATER TO TELL US THAT.>> CHRIS LONGHURST SAYS THEY ARE SEEING AN UPTICK IN HOSPITALIZATIONS FROM COVID.

IT HAS BEEN INCREASING WITH 345 SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS HOSPITALIZED, BUT IT'S NOT JUST COVID.

>> WE'VE ALSO SEEN INFLUENZA HOSPITALIZATIONS GOING UP AT A SIGNIFICANT TREND.

NATIONALLY, PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT A TRIPLE PANDEMIC, COVID, FLU, AND RSV.

WE ARE CERTAINLY SEEING SOMETHING LIKE THAT LOCALLY.

I CAN'T SAY IT'S A TRIPLE PANDEMIC, BUT IT'S A RESPIRATORY SEASON FOR SURE.

>> IT'S HARD TO PREDICT HOW HIGH COVID OR FLU HOSPITALIZATIONS WILL GO THIS WINTER.

WITH BUILDUP PROTECTION FROM PRIOR INFECTIONS AND VACCINES, THIS SURGE SHOULD NOT BE AS HIGH AS PREVIOUS ONES.

>> EVERY SIX HOURS, WE ARE REPRIORITIZING PATIENTS, SO WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THAT.

THERE'S NO SIGN THAT THIS WILL BE UNMANAGEABLE.

>> AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAYS, HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO GET VACCINATED FOR THE FLU AND BOOSTED FOR COVID, ESPECIALLY THOSE AT HIGH RISK.>> THOSE OVER 55 AND THOSE WHO ARE IMMUNE OPTIMIZED, THEY HAVE TO BE FIRST IN LINE.

PLEASE GO GET BOOSTED.

>> FURTHER REDUCING THE RISK OF HOSPITALIZATION FROM COVID AND THE FLU.

DON'T FORGET THE BASICS THAT PREVENT RESPIRATORY VIRUSES.

TAKING A RAPID COVID TEST BEFORE PARTIES, NOT GOING OUT AND FEELING SICK, AND WEARING A MASK IN CROWDED PLACES.

MATT HOFFMAN, K PS NEWS.

>>> IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE TOOLS AGAINST FENTANYL, AND IT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE SOON.

EMERGENT BIO SOLUTIONS MAKES THE DRUG NALOXONE.

IT WILL GET REVIEWED BY THE FDA FOR OVER-THE-COUNTER SALES.

THE DRUG IS BETTER KNOWN BY THE BRAND NAME NARCAN.

A NASAL SPRAY THAT IS PROVEN TO REVIVE PEOPLE SUFFERING AN OVERDOSE OF FENTANYL.

IF APPROVED IT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE IN STORES AS SOON AS MUCH MARCH.>>> FENTANYL IS BEING ADDED TO A DRUG EDUCATION PROGRAM AT LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

YOU CAN STREAM THE STORY ANYTIME ON OUR YOUTUBE PAGE.

>>> WHEN RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY, POLICE NEED TO MAKE QUICK DECISIONS ON WHICH TOOLS TO USE AND WHEN.

SOMETIMES THAT INCLUDES ROBOTS.

ONE MAJOR CITY IS DRAWING A LINE WHEN IT COMES TO DEADLY FORCE.

>> THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BANNED FROM USING REMOTE CONTROLLED ROBOTS TO KILL.

>> OUR SUPERVISOR, STEPHANIE.

>> THANK YOU, THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

>> THE ASSISTANT CHIEF SAID THEY COULD DEPLOY ROBOTS EQUIPPED WITH EXPLOSIVES.

>> WE HAVE IT AS A TOOL, IN THE EVENT THAT WE DO HAVE TIME THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO GO IN AND STOP THE THREAT IMMEDIATELY, WE HAVE SECURED THE SCENE, AND WE WEIGH OUT RISK OF LIFE AND THE PUBLIC BY GETTING OURSELVES EXPOSED, OR DO WE SEND IN A ROBOT TO DEAL WITH IT?>> THIS COMES AFTER PUBLIC OUTCRY.

A SUPERVISOR RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF EMAILS AND CALLS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SAYING THANK YOU FOR GOING AGAINST THE INITIAL POLICY.

>> I BELIEVE IN PUTTING DISTANCE BETWEEN A HUMAN BEING MAKING A JUDGMENT CALL AND BE FULLY HARMING ANOTHER HUMAN BEING.

WHEN YOU PUT A MACHINE BETWEEN YOU AND THAT PERSON, IT MAKES IT EASIER TO KILL.

>> SAID ALLOWING THE USE OF ROBOTS WOULD GO AGAINST POLICE REFORM.

>> I WOULD NOT WANT ROBOTS ARMED WITH BOMBS TO GO INTO MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL OR MY GRANDCHILDREN SCHOOL, IT JUST HAS TRAGEDY WRITTEN ALL OVER IT.

WHEN WE FOCUS ON DE-ESCALATION, WE FOCUS ON REFORM.

>> SF PD HAS BEEN EQUIPPED FOR 11 YEARS WITH 17 REMOTE- CONTROLLED ROBOTS, THE POTENTIAL FOR USING THEM TO KILL A SUSPECT WAS CHALLENGED IN LIGHT OF ASSEMBLY BILL 481, WHICH WAS SIGNED INTO LAW IN SEPTEMBER.

IT REQUIRES VENOUS APPELLEES TO CREATE A POLICY FOR HOW MILITARY EQUIPMENT IS BEING USED.>> SOME LIMITATIONS ARE BETTER THAN NONE.

AT THE END OF THE DAY WE HAVE TO ASK OURSELVES IF WE WANT THE POLICE TO BE ABLE TO USE MILITARY GRADE WEAPONS THROUGH A ROBOT ARMED WITH A BOMB TO BLOW THINGS UP, AND THE ANSWER TO THAT IS NO.

>>> WHAT THE DEMOCRATS WINNING IN GEORGIA MEANS FOR THEIR AGENDA AND THE U.S. SENATE, THAT'S COMING UP AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KEY PBS.

>>> WHAT A DIFFERENCE A COUPLE MONTHS MAKES.

LOCAL GAS PRICES ARE PLUMMETING.

THE CURRENT AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR FUEL IS AT $4.71.

PRICES HAVE DROPPED 26 DAYS IN A ROW NOW.

ON THE FIFTH, THE LOCAL AVERAGE HIT A RECORD HIGH OF $6.43.

ANALYSTS EXPECT THE TREND TO CONTINUE, AND THAT WE WILL SOON BE PAYING LESS THAN WE WERE AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

>>> MORE WORK IS HAPPENING TO GROW THE NETWORK FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING.

GENERAL MOTORS WILL INSTALL 40,000 CHARGERS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES.

GM PLANS TO PHASE OUT GAS POWERED ENGINES, SO ONLY ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES BY 2035.

>>> GAS MIGHT BE GETTING CHEAPER, BUT INFLATION IS STICKING AROUND IN SOME AREAS, LIKE ONE BIG HOLIDAY ESSENTIAL.

AN INDUSTRY GROUP KNOWN AS THE REAL CHRISTMAS TREE BOARD HAS SURVEYED DOZENS OF FARMERS.

SEVEN IN 10 PLAN TO RAISE PRICES TO RETAIL SELLERS.

THAT MEANS HIGHER PRICES FOR CUSTOMERS BY 5-15%.

THE RISING COST OF LABOR, RAW MATERIALS AND SHIPPING ARE AMONG THE REASONS WHY.>>> THEY ARE NOT THE GRISWOLD'S, BUT THE OSTWALD HOME IN LA MESA COMES PRETTY CLOSE.

THEY DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY LIGHTS THEY PUT UP THIS YEAR.

THEY HAVE ABOUT 30 LIGHT UP FIGURINES ON DISPLAY.

WHILE THEY HAVE SOLAR POWER, THEY ARE BRACING FOR A BIG ELECTRIC BILL.

BRING TO A STUDY FROM HOUSE METHOD, IT WILL COST CALIFORNIA RESIDENT 17% MORE THIS YEAR TO POWER CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS UP BY 13%.

THE FAMILY SAYS INFLATION HAS ALSO BROUGHT UP THE PRICE ON HOLIDAY FUN.

>> THE LIGHTS I USUALLY GOT FOR $30 WERE NOW $60 AT HOME DEPOT.

>> THAT'S CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO STOP US FROM YEAR TO YEAR.

I MEAN THERE IS SO MUCH PRIDE THAT MY HUSBAND TAKES IN THIS TIME OF YEAR, IT IS DEFINITELY WORTH EVERY PENNY.>> THE FAMILY SAYS THE ELECTRIC BILL HAS DOUBLED.

THEY EXPECT IT TO RISE EVEN MORE AS THE HOLIDAY SEASON USE.

>>> NOW TO THE SUNSHINE IN THE CARDS AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS, ESPECIALLY OVER THE FAR INTERIOR VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

WE DO HAVE SOME CHANGES COMING UP HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

YOU WILL WANT TO STAY TUNED FOR THAT, AND IN THE MEANTIME, HOW COOL?

WE ARE DROPPING INTO THE 30s.

IF YOU'RE HEADING OUTDOORS, CHULA VISTA IS DOWN IN THE MID- 40s, SAN DIEGO IS A 46, AND OUR LOW MARK IS DROPPING DOWN TO 26.

LET'S TAKE A TRIP DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE FUTURE CAST.

NOTICE THE NEXT SYSTEM COMING IN, WITH IMPACT OVER NORTHERN AND NORTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AS WE GO FROM THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.

NOT A LOT OF THAT MOISTURE IS MAKING IT THIS FAR SOUTH.

THAT WILL CHANGE WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM ON THE DOORSTEP HERE AS WE GO DEEPER INTO THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND.

IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING LIKE ON THURSDAY.

DRY CONDITIONS, COOLER AIR OFF TO THE NORTH AND EAST, WE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT THOSE NUMBERS RUNNING A LITTLE BIT BELOW NORMAL, LOWER TO MIDDLE 60s AGAIN, CALM FOR SAN DIEGO TO RAMONA, TO OCEANSIDE, LOOKING AT HIGH TEMPERATURES TOPPING THE UPPER 60s TOWARD BORREGO SPRINGS, AND AS WE VENTURE OUR WAY INTO FRIDAY, MOST OF THE IMPACT WILL BE OKAY DID WELL OFF TO THE NORTH.

WE WILL REMAIN COOL AND DRY.

LET'S GO BEYOND THAT.

WE ARE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT ONSHORE FLOW, LOTS OF ENERGY DIGGING AND DIVING DOWN INTO THE AREA BY THE WEEKEND.

ALONG WITH THE STRONG ONSHORE FLOW, WE ARE GOING TO SEE SHOWERS RETURNING POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY, MORE LIKELY AS WE GO INTO SUNDAY.

BEHIND THE SYSTEM WE WILL ALSO KNOWS NO TO SOME GUSTS AND BREEZES.

DOWNPOURS ON SUNDAY, POTENTIAL SHOWERS AS EARLY AS SATURDAY, COOLER AIR ON MONDAY AS THAT MOISTURE BEGINS TO DEPART.

MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN COULD END WITH SOME SNOW AS WE WORK OUR WAY INTO MONDAY.

THE HIGH DESERT IS ALSO GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT SOME WET WEATHER ARRIVING AS WE WORK INTO THE WEEKEND.

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

PAY TO PLAY, IN YOUTH SOCCER.

WE DIVE INTO THE WORLD OF ELITE PRIVATE CLUBS AND LEAGUES THAT SOME COULD EXCLAIM ARE DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD FOR THE SPORT.

AND KEY PBS MID-DAY EDITION WILL HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH TWO NEW MEMBERS OF THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD AS THEY LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR NEW ROLES.

YOU CAN FIND THOSE STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KEY PBS.ORG.

TAKE YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

I'M JOHN CARROLL.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE THE BILL HOW FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREMISE FOUNDATION.

DARLENE MARCO SHYLY.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

[ MUSIC ] AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.