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>>> AROUND 80,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO TRAVEL IN AND OUT OF SAN DIEGO AIRPORT TODAY AS PEOPLE AT HOME FOR THANKSGIVING.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

WITH THE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE NEW TERMINAL ONE ONGOING, VISITORS TO THE AIRPORT ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO PLAN AHEAD.

CLAIRE STRONG WENT TO SEE HOW THINGS ARE RUNNING ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAYS OF THE YEAR.

>> Reporter: WHAT YOU LIKE THE MOST ABOUT THANKSGIVING?

>> EATING A TURKEY.

>> Reporter: SHE AND HER FAMILY ARE AMONG THE THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS HEADING OUT TO SAN DIEGO AIRPORT TODAY TO SPEND THANKSGIVING WITH FAMILY.

AROUND 80,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE AIRPORT TODAY, WHICH IS ALMOST BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC NUMBERS.

DESPITE THE HUGE INFLUX OF TRAVELERS, THESE PASSENGERS SAY IT HAS BEEN SMOOTH SAILING SO FAR.

>> IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THEY ARE DOING.

IF YOU NEED HELP, JUST ASK ONE OF THE WORKERS, THEY WILL HELP YOU.

>> GOT TO GET THROUGH SECURITY.

>>> WHAT HAS YOUR EXPERIENCE BEEN TODAY?

>> NOT BAD, SEEMS LIKE THINGS ARE MOVING.

>> Reporter: CONSTRUCTION WORK MEANS LESS PARKING THIS THANKSGIVING, SO THE ADVICE TO AIRPORT VISITORS IS PLAN WELL AHEAD.

>> WE CLOSED THE TERMINAL AND PARKING LOT OVER THE SUMMER SO THAT MEANS THE ONLY AVAILABLE PARKING WE HAVE IS THE TERMINAL TWO PARKING PLAZA.

WE HAVE VALLEY OPTIONS AVAILABLE AT TERMINAL ONE AND TWO BUT REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU'RE COMING TO THE AIRPORT AND REALLY WANT TO PARK ON SITE, YOU NEED RESERVATIONS IN ADVANCE.

>> Reporter: DESPITE THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HERE TODAY, THE PASSENGERS I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SAY THINGS SEEM TO BE RUNNING PRETTY SMOOTHLY.

STAFF WILL NO DOUBT BE HOPING FOR MORE OF THE SAME ON SUNDAY WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

CLAIRE STRONG, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THOSE HOPING TO RIDE THE TRAIN OUT OF SAN DIEGO WILL HAVE TO MAKE THE IN A BUS RIDE.

UPDATES ON THE SHUTDOWN BETWEEN NORTH COUNTY AND IN CLEMENTE AND WHEN SERVICE MIGHT BE RESTORED.

>> Reporter: IN LATE SEPTEMBER, TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS SAID SANDY HIGGINS SHOULD EXPECT PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE ON AMTRAK'S COASTLINE TO STOP FOR AT LEAST 60 DAYS.

THIS IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SAN DIEGO'S PLANNING AGENCY AND SAYS STABILIZATION IS ONGOING AND HIS HOPE AND EXPECTATION IS THAT RAIL SERVICE WILL INDEED RESUME NEXT MONTH.

>>> THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, IS REALLY THE TIME WHEN PEOPLE ENJOY AND PEOPLE WRITE ME AND TEXT ME AND EMAIL ME AND SAY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHY CAN'T I TAKE THE TRAIN TO LOS ANGELES?

>> Reporter: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S COASTAL PASSENGER LINE, CALLED THE SURF LINER, RUNS FROM SAN DIEGO TO ST. LOUIS AND IT IS THE SECOND BUSIEST RAIL CORRIDOR IN THE COUNTRY.

AN UNSTABLE SLOPE ABOVE THE TRACK POST THE THREAT OF A LANDSLIDE, OFFICIALS FEAR HOMES ON TOP OF THE SLOPE WILL SLIDE DOWN ONTO THE TRACK.

UNSTABLE COASTAL BLUFFS ARE A PROBLEM FOR RAIL SERVICE IN ORANGE COUNTY AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

WELL ORANGE COUNTY HAS DANGEROUS EROSION ABOVE THE TRACKS AND SAN DIEGO, THE RAIL BED ITSELF IS UNSTABLE, THREATENING A COLLAPSE ONTO THE BEACH BELOW.

>> THE ISSUES HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT.

ORANGE COUNTY, YOU DON'T WANT THE HOUSES TO FALL INTO THE TRACK.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS TO MOVE THE TRACKS INLAND.

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS PLEDGED $300 MILLION FOR SANDY HIGGINS TO PLAN FOR THAT MOVE.

THE ACTUAL PRICE OF MOVING THE TRACKS WILL BE MUCH HIGHER AND THAT WILL RELY ON FEDERAL FUNDING.

CONGRESSMAN MICHAEL EVAN, THE DEMOCRAT REPRESENTING SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE COUNTIES, TOLD KPBS MID-DAY EDITION THIS WEEK THAT FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE GETTING THE MESSAGE.

2 WE HAVE A SET TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY OUTCOME OF THE PRESENT OUTCOME HE REFERRED TO THE REAL CORRIDOR AS WELL AS A PRIORITY.

WE ARE GOING TO FOLLOW THROUGH AS AGGRESSIVELY AND PERSISTENTLY AS WE CAN AND ENSURE THE FEDERAL FUNDS COME TO OUR REGION.

>> Reporter: WHEN THE TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY VISITED LATE LAST WEEK, THEY TOOK HIM ON A TRAIN RIDE FROM OLDTOWN TO DELMAR TO HELP FOCUS HIS ATTENTION ON THE NEED FOR COASTAL RAIL SERVICE.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST A MAN ACCUSED OF A MASS SHOOTING AT AN LGBTQ BAR IN COLORADO IS MOVING FORWARD, HE APPEARED IN COURT THIS MORNING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE LAST WEEKEND'S ATTACK.

FIVE FEBRILE WERE KILLED AND MANY OTHERS INJURED BEFORE POLICE ARRESTED HIM.

HE SAT IN A CHAIR SLUMPED OVER AND AGREED THAT HE UNDERSTANDS HIS RIGHTS WHEN QUESTIONED BY A JUDGE.

OUTSIDE OF THE COURTROOM, THE LEAD PROSECUTOR SAID THIS TO THE VICTIMS.

>> I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE THE VOICE FOR THE VICTIMS IN THE COURTROOM AND THAT WE WILL BE FIGHTING ALONGSIDE THEM THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PROCESS.

>> ANDERSON LEE ALDRICH IS BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND, HIS NEXT COURT DATE IS DECEMBER 6th.

>>> JUST DAYS AFTER THE COLORADO SHOOTING, NATIONAL ATTENTION IS TURNING TO VIRGINIA.

POLICE BELIEVE A WALMART MANAGER WAS THE SHOOTER WHO TARGETED COWORKERS DURING A LATE-NIGHT SHOOTING.

>> Reporter: JUST AHEAD OF THANKSGIVING.

>> OUR HEARTS ARE COMPLETELY BROKEN THIS MORNING YET AGAIN.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER MASS SHOOTING IN AMERICA.

>> WE HAVE HAD TWO HORRIFIC ACTS OF VIOLENCE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA IN TWO WEEKS.

>> Reporter: A GUNMAN OPENING FIRE IN A CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA WALMART JUST BEFORE THE STORE CLOSED TUESDAY NIGHT.

AN EMPLOYEE DETAILING THE HARROWING EXPERIENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

>> JUST LEFT OUT OF THE BREAK ROOM, THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT STARTED SHOOTING.

SADLY, WE LOST A FEW OF OUR ASSOCIATES.

>> Reporter: AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND AT LEAST FOUR REMAIN HOSPITALIZED WEDNESDAY.

>> I CAN SEE THE TWO OF THEM REMAIN IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT.

>> Reporter: THE SHOOTER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 31-YEAR-OLD ANDRE, A TEAM LAID ON THE OVERNIGHT SHIFT AT THE STORE.

OFFICIALS BELIEVED HE ACTED ALONE BEFORE TAKING HIS OWN LIFE AND POLICE SAY THERE IS NO FURTHER THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY.

>> THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING, WE WILL BE PROCESSING THE SCENE FOR DAYS.

>> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT, LAMAR SAID WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ARE FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING OUR ASSOCIATES.

IN THEIR GRIEF, CALLS FOR SOLUTIONS FROM THE CHESAPEAKE COMMUNITY.

>> ALL THE PEOPLE SAYING THEY ARE PAYING FOR THESE PEOPLE, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANYMORE ABOUT THAT UNTIL THEY GET SERIOUS ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

>> Reporter: FLU SEASON HAS ARRIVED IN A HURRY WITH SAN DIEGO COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS REPORTING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CASES IN NOVEMBER IN 10 YEARS.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE GRAPHS SHOWING THE TREND, SO FAR MORE THAN 6000 FLU CASES ARE REPORTED IN NOVEMBER AND IN RECENT YEARS I COUNTIES AS FLU CASES HAVE PEAKED IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY.

AMONG THIS YEAR'S CASES, FIVE DEATHS ARE BELIEVED TO BE FLU RELATED.

>>> IS THOUSANDS OF SANDY HIGGINS WILL BE SPENDING THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY AT LOCAL HOSPITALS.

HEALTH REPORTER MATT HOFFMAN TAKES A LOOK AT A SPECIAL MEAL MEANT TO REMIND PATIENTS AND STAFF OF HOME.

>> SHE IS PREPPING THE TURKEYS FOR TOMORROW.

>> Reporter: INSIDE THIS KITCHEN AT THE HOSPITAL, TURKEYS ARE GETTING READY TO ROAST.

CHEF TIM WATSON AND HIS TEAM ARE COOKING UP A CLASSIC THANKSGIVING RECIPE FOR ALL OF THE HOSPITAL'S PATIENTS AND STAFF.

>> ROSEMARY, THYME, PARSLEY, GARLIC, AND A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT THEY CALL CHICKEN CONSOMMI OR A CHICKEN BROTH TO FLAVOR THE TURKEYS A LITTLE BIT MORE AS THEY ROASTED TO GET ALL THE PN DRIPPINGS IN THERE.

>> Reporter: THERE IS A FULL COMPLEMENT OF SITES AND OF COURSE, DESSERTS ARE ALSO ON THE MENU.

>> IT IS A PUMPKIN MOUSSE.

WE MADE 300 OF THESE THIS MORNING.

IT HAS A TRADITIONAL PUMPKIN SPICE IN THEIR WITH A DOLLOP OF WHIPPED CREAM ON IT.

>> Reporter: IN THE HOSPITAL YOU CAN SEE FROM OPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FOR THIS THANKSGIVING FEAST, STAFF MEMBERS TELL ME THE WHOLE GOAL OF THIS IS TO MAKE PEOPLE HAVE A LITTLE SENSE OF THE HOLIDAY.

WE DO THIS BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP WITH TRADITION FOR OUR PATIENTS.

AS YOU KNOW IT CAN BE DIFFICULT DURING THE HOLIDAYS TO HAVE TO SPEND TIME IN THE HOSPITAL SO OF COURSE WE WANT TO GIVE THEM THAT HOMESTYLE COOKED MEAL WHEN THEY CANNOT BE AT HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

>> Reporter: JUST AT SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, WATSON IS EXPECTING TO SERVE AROUND 1700 MEALS ON THANKSGIVING, THAT INCLUDES ABOUT 700 PATIENTS AND 1000 HOSPITAL STAFFERS.

>> A COUPLE DIFFERENT MINI PIES FOR THE EMPLOYEES TO CHOOSE FROM, ONE IS THE TRADITIONAL PUMPKIN PIE AND THE OTHER IS AN APPLE PIE.

THE APPLE IS MORE POPULAR THAN THE PUMPKIN WITH OUR STAFF.

>> Reporter: NEARLY 2000 MEALS COULD TAKE A WHILE TO SERVE.

BUT, THE KITCHEN HAS SOME HELP.

>> WE HAVE OUR ROBOT TUGS, THEY HELP ALLEVIATE A LOT OF WALKING FOR OUR STAFF.

>> Reporter: THESE AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS ARE LOADED UP WITH FOOD AND HEAD OFF TO HUNGRY PATIENTS.

>> IT FREES UP STUFF TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON THE ROOM SERVICE ASPECT AND NOT HAVE TO WALK FIVE OR SIX MILES A DAY.

>> Reporter: THE KITCHEN TRIES TO ACCOMMODATE PATIENTS' DIETARY NEEDS AND TURKEYS DO NOT HAVE TO BE ORDERED ON THANKSGIVING.

THE HOSPITAL'S FULL REGULAR MENU WILL ALSO BE IN PLACE.

WATSON SAYS USING FRESH INGREDIENTS IS MORE EXPENSIVE AND TAKES LONGER BUT HE WOULD NOT HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY.

>> FOR ME AND SOME OF THE STUFF PERSONALLY, IT MEANS A LOT TO BE ABLE TO BE PATIENT, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, WHEN THEY CAN'T BE AT HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

IT MEANS A LOT TO SEND THEM A NICE, HOT COOKED MEAL, HOPEFULLY PUT A SMILE ON THEIR FACE.

>> Reporter: MATT HOFFMAN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A LOCAL NAVY VETERAN PHOTOGRAPHER IS MAKING IT HIS DUTY TO TAKE THE PORTRAITS OF WORLD WAR II VETERANS.

MELISSA MAE AND MIKE DAMRON GIVE US A LOOK AT HIS COLLECTION.

>> Reporter: INSIDE NELSON PHOTO AND VIDEO IN PART LOMA, YOU WILL FIND THE PORTRAITS OF LOCAL WORLD WAR II VETERANS.

>> WE STILL CALL HIM THE GREATEST GENERATION, ABSOLUTELY.

>> Reporter: FOR THIS RETIRED NAVY CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER, TAKING THESE PHOTOS IS A CALLING, JUST LIKE THE ONE ANSWERED BY THE MEN AND WOMEN IN HIS VETERANS PORTRAIT SERIOUS.

>> THEY'RE GOING TO SEE 25 PEOPLE WHO ANSWER THE CALL IN OUR COUNTRY NEEDED THEM THE MOST.

WHEN OUR COUNTRY CALLED UPON THEM, IT INCLUDES A BOTTOM-LINE THAT MIGHT INCLUDE THEIR LIFE, THESE ARE ,25 TO SIGN THAT CHECK AND WENT OFF TO WAR AND KEPT OUR COUNTRY FROM FALLING.

>> Reporter: HE DID SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST PRESERVE THE VETERANS' IMAGE.

HE MAKES SURE THEIR STORIES LAVONNE TOO.

>> THEY DID THEIR JOB, THEY CAME BACK AND THEN THEY REBUILD THE COUNTRY.

THEY DID NOT TALK ABOUT THEIR SERVICE, THEY JUST HIKED UP THEIR BOOTS AND RAN WITH IT.

>> Reporter: LIKE CALVIN SHINER.

>> Reporter: CALVIN WROTE ME A BUNCH OF HIS ACTUAL WORDS AS WHAT MEETING A SERVICE MEMBER MEANT, TO BE IN A QUARTERMASTER UNIT AND THE ARMY FOLLOWING PATTON AND IT IS INCREDIBLE THAT HE IS THE MOST KIND SOUL THAT HE IS WITH HONESTLY ALL THE ABUSE THAT A BLACK SERVICEMEMBER TOOK IN THOSE DAYS.

>> Reporter: THE COLLECTION SERVES AS A MEMORIAL FOR THREE OF ITS WORLD WAR II VETERANS AND SHOWS THE URGENCY OF PRESERVING THEIR STORIES.

>> WE ARE LOSING THEM AT 100 A DAY, MAYBE MORE.

THEIR STORIES ARE GOING TO BE GONE FOREVER IF WE DO NOT COLLECT THEM.

>> Reporter: HE WANTS TO TAKE THE PORTRAIT SERIES ON THE ROAD AND EVENTUALLY PUT ALL THE PORTRAITS ON DISPLAY TOGETHER.

HE SAYS HE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE COLLECTION IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES SOMEDAY.

>> I WOULD LOVE MY WORK TO LIVE WELL BEYOND ME ALSO SO THEIR STORIES AND MY STORY CARRY ON.

>> Reporter: IT WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT NELSON PHOTO AND VIDEO THROUGH THE END OF DECEMBER.

>>> IT WAS AN IMAGE THAT WENT AROUND THE WORLD, MANY'S SOCCER TEAM STAGE A PROTEST AGAINST FIFA BY PUTTING THEIR HANDS OVER THEIR MOUTHS.

THE ARMBAND SIGNIFIES DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND FEATURES A NUMERICAL 1 WITH A STRIPED HEART IN DIFFERENT COLORS TO REPRESENT DIFFERENT GENDERS OR SEXUAL IDENTITIES.

THEY HAVE BEEN CRITICIZED OVER HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES LEADING UP TO WORLD CUP, THE DUTCH COMPANY THAT SELLS THE ARMBANDS HAS SOLD 10,000 OF THEM IN APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AND NOW HAS SUPPOSEDLY SOLD OUT OF INVENTORY.

>>> THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO ARE FIERCE SOCCER RIVALS BUT IN A CROSS-BORDER REGION LIKE SAN DIEGO, FANS CHEER FOR BOTH TEAMS.

THE WORLD CUP BRINGS A SPECIAL ATMOSPHERE.

>> Reporter: THE WORLD CUP IS THE BIGGEST SPORTING EVENTS ON THE PLANET.

BIGGER THAN THE WORLD SERIES, THE SUPER BOWL, AND EVEN THE OLYMPICS.

EVERY FOUR YEARS, THE BEST SOCCER TEAMS IN THE WORLD COMPETE TO SEE WHO WILL LIFT THE CUP AND THERE IS SOMETHING EXTRA-SPECIAL ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT WHEN YOU LIVE IN A BORDER REGION LIKE OURS.

TEAM USA DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE LAST WORLD CUP FOUR YEARS AGO.

THAT IS ONE REASON WHY STEVE GARCIA THINKS THIS WORLD CUP IS GOING TO BE EXTRA SPECIAL.

THE CO-OWNER OF THIS PUB IS EXPECTING SOME BIG WATCH PARTIES.

IN THE 2018 WORLD CUP, MEXICO FANS PACKED THE BREWERY TO CHEER THEIR TEAM.

2 LAST YEAR, THERE WAS NO U.S. WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW IT'S GOING TO GO THIS YEAR, BUT THE LAST WORLD CUP WAS AWESOME.

EVERYBODY CAME OUT, AND:00 IN THE MORNING GAMES, 6:00 IN THE MINE, IT DIDN'T MATTER.

WE HAD FOOD TRUCKS POSTED UP DOING BREAKFAST BURRITOS.

>> Reporter: U.S. AND MEXICO FANS ARE SUPPOSED TO HATE EACH OTHER BUT THAT IS REALLY HARD TO DO ON THE BORDER WHEN WE HAVE SO MUCH IN COMMON, FANS FROM SAN DIEGO TRUCK TO TIJUANA TO CHEER THEM ON AND GETS FROM MEXICO WILL PLAY ON SOME OF SAN DIEGO'S ELITE YOUTH SOCCER TEAMS.

>> FOOTBALL IS FOOTBALL.

BEING A BURNETTOWN FROM CHULA VISTA, THE LOVE AND PASSION FOR THE GAME, FOR THE MATCH IS SECOND TO NONE.

>> Reporter: GARCIA STILL REMEMBERS DIEHARD USA FANS WEARING THE GREEN MEXICAN JERSEYS IN 2018 AND HE HAS GOT VIDEO EVIDENCE.

>> WE HAD A LOT OF AMERICAN FANS WEARING THE GEAR.

I HAVE VIDEO TO PROVE IT.

>> Reporter: JANELLE CHAMBERLAIN IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAN DIEGO CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN OUTLAWS, A TEAM USA SUPPORTERS GROUP.

HE HAS TRAVELED ALL OVER THE U.S. AND MEXICO TO WATCH THE TWO RIVALS GO AT IT.

HE SAYS IT IS ALWAYS AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE.

>> IT IS A HEATED RIVALRY ESPECIALLY ON THE FIELD BUT WHEN YOU ARE IN THE STANDS, I HAVE SEEN IT WHEN MEXICO ENDS, THE U.S. AND STICKING THEIR JERSEY OFF WEARING A MEXICO JERSEY AND I HAVE SEEN IT THE OTHER WAY.

I THINK YOU NEED TO PICK A SIDE BUT I JUST THINK IT DRIVES BOTH TEAMS.

>> Reporter: CHAMBERLAIN CREDITS MEXICAN FAN CULTURE FOR SPREADING THE LOVE OF SOCCER IN THE U.S.

IT WAS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO FOLLOW THE SPORT IF YOU LIVED NORTH OF THE BORDER.

WHEN HE GREW UP IN THE 1980s, MOST AMERICAN GENERALS WOULD NOT BROADCAST ANY SOCCER GAMES.

>> TO WATCH GAMES THE ONLY WAY YOU COULD WATCH THEM IS WITH THE MEXICAN LEAGUE.

FOR US OLDER PEOPLE WE HAD TO USE THE RABBIT EARS HE PUT ON YOUR TV AND GUIDE IT AROUND.

I THINK THAT IS WHAT MAKES SAN DIEGO SO UNIQUE.

>> Reporter: CHAMBERLAIN SAYS HE PROBABLY WATCHED MORE SOCCER GAMES IN SPANISH THAN IN ENGLISH UNTIL HE WAS IN HIS 20s.

BACK HERE, MULTICULTURAL FANS AS A DRINK FOR MULTIPLE TEAMS IS A REFLECTION OF THEIR IDENTITY.

>> I AM BLACK AND MEXICAN, I LOVE BOTH.

YOU HAVE TWO CHANCES TO WIN THE WORLD CUP.

>> Reporter: ONE OR A USA JERSEY ON MONDAY, HE PLANS TO, BACK ON TUESDAY WEARING A GREEN MEXICO JERSEY.

>> YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE GROWING UP IN THE UNITED STATES AND WE READ FOR BOTH TEAMS.

>> Reporter: IN 2026, THE U.S., MEXICO AND CANADA WILL COMBINE TO HOST THE WORLD CUP.

>> I AM ARE EXCITED FOR 2026.

IS AND AS WE GO THE NORTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES INVOLVED, CANADA, U.S. AND MEXICO, THAT WILL BE BANANAS.

>>> MANY OF THOSE WHO APPLIED FOR STUDENT LOAN RELIEF ARE ALREADY GETTING NOTICES THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED BUT GETTING THAT DEBT DISCHARGED MIGHT TAKE A WHILE.

AMY KILEY UPDATES US ON THE LEGAL CASE BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT THAT WILL DETERMINE WHAT COMES NEXT.

>> Reporter: IT IS DEADLINE DAY AT THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.

THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS ASKING TO ALLOW PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S STUDENT LOAN RELIEF PLAN TO TAKE EFFECT AMID LEGAL CHALLENGES.

THE COURT HAS GIVEN PLAINTIFFS UNTIL NOON TODAY TO RESPOND.

>> I'M NEVER GOING TO APOLOGIZE FOR HELPING MIDDLE-CLASS AND WORKING-CLASS FAMILIES RECOVER FROM THE ECONOMIC CRISIS CREATED BY THE PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: THE ISSUE IS BIDEN'S PLAN TO FORGIVE UP TO $20,000 FOR FEDERAL BORROWERS UNDER AN INCOME CAP.

A FEDERAL JUDGE STRUCK IT DOWN AND AND APPEALS COURT IS BLOCKING IT WELL A SEPARATE CASE PLAYS OUT.

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAYS IT HAS APPROVED ABOUT 60 MILLION APPLICATIONS BUT CANNOT DISCHARGE THAT DEBT.

NOW THE GOVERNMENT HAS STOPPED TAKING APPLICATIONS.

MEANWHILE, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS EXTENDING DEPOSIT ON FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS.

>> IT ISN'T FAIR TO ASK TENS OF MILLIONS OF BORROWERS ELIGIBLE FOR RELIEF TO RESUME THEIR STUDENT DEBT PAYMENTS WHILE THE COURTS CONSIDER THE LAWSUIT.

>> Reporter: THE MORATORIUM WILL LAST UNTIL THE SUPREME COURT DECIDES THE CASE OR UNTIL JUNE 30th, WHATEVER COMES FIRST.

PAYMENTS ARE SET TO RESUME 60 DAYS LATER.

>> THEY ARE PLANNING TO EXTEND STUDENT LOAN SOCIALISM ANYWAY BY SENDING THE INDUS MORATORIUM ON PAYMENTS.

>>> EVERYTHING IS COSTING MORE THESE DAYS AND THAT INCLUDES YOUR TURKEY DINNER.

FARMERS WHO ARE HELPING TO BRING FOOD TO THE TABLE ARE FACING MULTIPLE MARKET MECHANICS.

WE GO TO THE FARM TO SEE HOW IT ALL ADDS UP.

>> Reporter: BEHIND EVERY GREEN AND BEING FROM THIS FARM IS A LINK TO DO LIST.

>> WE CLEAN THE SEAT IN THE TABLE THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES ON.

>> Reporter: JENNIFER PITCHES IN ALL OVER THESE 10 ACRES IN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING RUNNING THE NUMBERS.

SHE KNOWS HOW MUCH THEY COST OF GROWING VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS FOR FIVE FARMERS MARKETS HAVE GONE UP RECENTLY, FROM SEED AND WATER SUPPLY TO GAS TO TRANSPORT GOODS FOR SALE AND LABOR.

>> A LOT OF METICULOUS WORK, AND A LOT OF REPETITIVE MOVEMENTS, HARVESTING THESE, WHETHER IT IS A BEING, A RADISH, A CARROT.

>> Reporter: AN ANNUAL SURVEY FINDS THE COST OF A TRADITIONAL THANKSGIVING DINNER WILL BE 20% HIGHER THIS YEAR THAN LAST.

THEIR SURVEY OF 11 INGREDIENTS TO MAKE A MEAL FOR A PARTY OF TENS OF THE OVERALL COST INCREASE TO $64.05 FROM $53.31 AND 2021.

FARMERS FACING MULTIPLE ECONOMIC PRESSURES.

>> YOU GO TO THE GROCERY STORE TO FEED YOUR FAMILY, THE PRICE IS GOING UP, MY FAMILY IS 20,000 TURKEYS.

MY GROCERY BILL HAS GONE UP.

>> Reporter: AT THIS TURKEY FARM, THE OWNER SAYS THE COST OF FEEDING 20,000 BIRDS AT HIS FAMILY OPERATION AND THE LABOR FOR MAINTAINING THEM THROUGH A BUSY SUMMER INTO FALL ARE HIS WEAKEST BUDGET INPUTS.

>> PEOPLE EXPECT TO MAKE MORE TO DO THE SAME JOB.

BECAUSE THEIR GROCERIES ARE COSTING MORE, SO THE CYCLE IS CONTINUOUS, LAST YEAR SOMEONE TALKED TO ME AND SAID THIS'LL BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE THANKSGIVING EVER.

THAT WAS LAST YEAR UNTIL HE GOT TO THIS YEAR.

>> Reporter: HE RAISES THE SAME NUMBER OF TURKEYS EACH YEAR BUT DIFFERENT SIZES, ANTICIPATING WHAT CUSTOMERS WILL DEMAND.

>> PEOPLE WERE HAVING SMALLER GATHERINGS SO WE SOLD A LOT OF 10 TO 14 POUND TURKEYS.

WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THE PEOPLE NOW RAISING TO A 14 TO 18 POUND TURKEY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THEY WILL HAVE MORE PEOPLE AT THEIR GATHERINGS.

>> Reporter: LARGER BIRDS NEED MORE FEED.

STILL, HE SAYS IT IS WORTH IT WHEN FAMILIES COME BACK EVERY THANKSGIVING, AND IT IS AN HONOR TO SET THE TABLE FOR SO MANY PEOPLE.

>> IT MAKES US HAPPY TO KNOW IT WILL BE FEEDING SOMEONE AND MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY.

>> Reporter: IN FULTON, MARYLAND, I AM CARING ?.

>>> HOPEFULLY OUR THANKSGIVING EVE HAS NOT BEEN TOO STRESSFUL, WEATHERWISE UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE WATCHING SANTA ANA WINDS KICKED BACK IN.

YOUR THANKSGIVING WILL BE A WENDY ONE.

THE WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE AS WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY AND PEEKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK, WE COULD BE TALKING ABOUT A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND COOLER, BREEZIER WEATHER.

LOOKING AT OUR WEATHER ALERTS YOU SEE THE LIGHT PURPLE, THAT IS THE WIND ADVISORY, 10:00 TONIGHT THROUGH 10:00 A.M. ON FRIDAY.

WE WILL BE DEALING WITH THESE WINS THROUGHOUT THANKSGIVING DAY.

HERE IS A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, SOME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS COME ON THANKSGIVING.

THAT COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES, NOT REALLY WANT TO DEAL WITH SOMETHING THIEVING DAY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU JUST PUT THE TURKEY IN THE OVEN.

LOOKING AT THE HIGH FIRE RISK, ALSO A CONCERN.

PLUS, DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS, HEADS UP FOR WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 60 MILES PER HOUR.

IF WE SEE ONE OF THE READINGS THAT WILL BE IN THE MOUNTAINS AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW.

LOOKING AT TONIGHT'S FORECAST, TEMPERATURES WILL BE DROPPING BACK TO 30s AND 40s, PEEKING AHEAD TO YOUR THANKSGIVING DAY, IT WILL BE DRY BUT AGAIN THE WIND PICKING UP AS HE HAD THROUGHOUT OUR TURKEY DAY.

TEMPERATURES TO MALCOLM UNDER A SUNNY SKY, 75, MOUNT LAGUNA, 60.

WE WILL LOOK AT ABOUT 78 WITH SUNSHINE FOR SAN DIEGO, 81 IN OCEANSIDE, CHULA VISTA, UPPER 70s WITH SUNSHINE.

FRIDAY IF YOU WILL BE OUT AND ABOUT SHOPPING ON BLACK FRIDAY, TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD, STILL BREEZY BUT EVENTUALLY WE WILL START TO SEE WINDS, BUT AFTER THE WEEKEND.

YOUR FIVE DAY OUTLOOK ALONG THE COAST, IT IS FOR TOMORROW, UPPER 70s ON FRIDAY.

COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND, MONDAY, ONLY 61.

FIVE DAY FORECAST, IT IS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BUT WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES DROPPING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, UPPER 60s LOW 70s.

A COUPLE SHOWERS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY.

THE MOUNTAINS, WE WILL SEE THE COOLING TREND OVER THE WEEKEND AND WENDY, WET WEATHER ON MONDAY.

THEN INTO THE DESERT, WE WILL KEEP THE SUNSHINE AROUND AND TEMPERATURES INTO THE 70s BEFORE MORE CLOUDS RETURN BY MONDAY.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I AM METEOROLOGIST ARIEL IS CREASE.

>>> YOU NEED THE RIGHT SOUNDTRACK TO SET THE MOOD.

A WRAP OF SOME OF THE NEW HOLIDAY MUSIC TO WATCH FOR THIS REASON.

>> Reporter: SEEING A PERFORMANCE OF TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA HAS BECOME A CHRISTMAS TRADITION FOR MANY.

THE GROUP MY SKINNY TOUR, THE GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS EVE IS TAKING THE SHOW TO DOZENS OF CITIES DURING THE HOLIDAYS.

>> IT WAS WRITTEN BACK IN THE LATE 90s AND IT BECAME KIND OF A FAN FAVORITE.

EVERYBODY ADOPTED IT AS PART OF THEIR HOLIDAY TRADITION, NO DIFFERENT THAN WHEN I WAS A KID, IT WAS IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, MIRACLE ON 34th STREET OR RUDOLPH.

>> WE ARE GOING TO DO, I THINK, 100 SHOWS IN 60 CITIES IN 45 DAYS.

IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN.

♪ ♪ >> Reporter: THIS SINGER GETS IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT ON HER NEW RELEASE, THE MERRIEST.

HER SECOND REAL-TIME ALBUM INCLUDES HER RENDITION OF ELLA FITZGERALD'S WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR'S EVE?

♪ ♪ >> Reporter: THAT IS JOSH DOWNS SINGING STEVIE WONDER'S WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS TO ME.

IT COMES FROM THE DEBUT HOLIDAY MUSIC ALBUM.

THE SET INCLUDES A PAIR OF ORIGINALS ALONGSIDE CHRISTMAS COVERS AND STANDARDS, ALREADY PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS IN HOLLYWOOD, I AM RICK.

>>> OCEANSIDE IS INVITING THE COMMUNITY TO MOVE YOUR FEET BEFORE YOU EAT THIS THANKSGIVING AT THEIR 17th ANNUAL OCEANSIDE TURKEY TROT.

THE BEACHFRONT EVENT HAS ACTIVITIES FOR EVERYONE.

THE FIVE-MILE RUN KICKS OFF AT 6:45 A.M.

WHILE THE 5K AND KIDS RACES START BY 8:00 A.M. KATHY IS THE FOUNDER OF THE TURKEY TROT AND THE MOVE YOUR FEET BEFORE YOU EAT FOUNDATION.

>> OUR FOUNDATION'S GOAL IS TO HELP SOLVE THE HEALTHCARE CRISIS ONE STEP AT A TIME.

IF WE CAN GET PEOPLE TO EMBRACE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND CAN HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON OUR HEALTHCARE COSTS ANNUALLY.

>> SHE SAYS HER FAVORITE PART OF THE EVENT IS THE COSTUMES THAT PARTICIPANTS WEAR.

REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN AND A STROLLER RACE WILL ALSO BE OPEN FOR FAMILIES WITH LITTLE ONES, PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT THE NONPROFIT.

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

>>> KPBS WILL BE OFF TOMORROW FOR THE HOLIDAY, WE WILL BE BACK HERE FRIDAY NIGHT AT 5:00 FOR EVENING EDITION.

WE WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

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