>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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AND BY THE CONRAD PREMISE FOUNDATION.

DARLENE SHYLY.

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THANK YOU.

>>> THE HOLIDAY TRAVEL SEASON IS HERE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

AT THE SAN DIEGO AIRPORT, OFFICIALS ARE EXPECTING 1.4 MILLION PEOPLE TRAVELING THROUGH THE SEASON.

KPBS REPORTER ALEXANDER WHEN THAT THAT IS A INCREASE OF FOUR TO 5% FROM LAST YEAR.

>> Reporter: HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE BEING DROPPED OFF TODAY.

WITH LUGGAGE AND SOME WITH DOGS AND BABY.

>> A LITTLE STRESSED ABOUT MAKING OUR FLIGHT.

>> Reporter: CHRISTOPHER WAS IN TOWN VISITING FRIENDS WITH HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER.

NOW, THEY ARE TRAVELING HOME TO CALGARY.

>> OUR FLIGHT IS LEAVING IN AN HOUR AND A HALF.

SO WE GOT HERE ABOUT AT TWO HOURS PRIOR.

SO IT'S TAKEN ALREADY HALF AN HOUR TO CHECK IN.

JUST THE LINE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE MOVING.

>> Reporter: THE AIRPORT IS ANTICIPATING 75,000 DAILY DURING THE TRAVEL.. ENDING ON MONDAY, JANUARY 5th.

WITH THE BUSIEST DAYS BEING DECEMBER 23rd, 28th AND JANUARY 4th.

>> WE ANTICIPATE ABOUT 85,000.

>> Reporter: A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE AIRPORT SAYS WITH SO MANY TRAVELERS AT THE AIRPORT, PEOPLE SHOULD PLAN AHEAD.

>> HOW MUCH TIME YOU NEED TO GET THROUGH THE TSA CHECKPOINT, PARK AND ENJOY THE AIRPORT.

>> Reporter: THAT IS WHAT SHE'S DOING.

HER FLIGHT TO NEW YORK WAS DELAYED SO SHE IS HERE ENJOYING THE MUSIC.

>> THAT WILL KEEP HER IN ONE SPOT AND MAKE EVERYTHING SMOOTH.

>> Reporter: THE AIRPORT WILL HAVE LIVE CONCERTS WITH LOCAL PERFORMERS DURING THE HOLIDAYS TO HELP TRAVELERS DESTRESS BEFORE CATCHING FLIGHTS.

AND TO CATCH A FLIGHT ON TIME, OFFICIALS SAY YOU SHOULD ARRIVE AT LEAST TWO HOURS EARLY.

>> ABOUT 90 MINUTES ONCE WE ARRIVE AT THE AIRPORT TO CHECK OUR BAGS AND GET TO THE GATE.

WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE JUST ENOUGH TIME.

>> Reporter: THE PEAK ARRIVAL TIMES ARE EARLY MORNING TO ABOUT NOON AND AGAIN BETWEEN 8:00 P.M.

AND MIDNIGHT.

THE AIRPORTS IS TO GIVE PLENTY OF TIME.

AND IF YOU'RE PICKING SOMEONE UP AT THE AIRPORT, OFFICIALS SUGGEST ARRANGING A MEET UP SPOT AT THE WEST END OF THE TERMINALS TO AVOID CONGESTION.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WARMER OUT THERE TONIGHT, DOWN TO 55 IN SAN DIEGO.

LOW CLOUDS LURKING LATE AT NIGHT, THE MARINE LAYER IS WITH US WITH THIS CURRENT PATTERN.

DAYTIME WEATHER VERY WARM, STAYING WARM.

I WANT TO LOOK AHEAD LATER NEXT WEEK.

TUESDAY EVENING, RAIN BEGINS TO SHIFT SOUTH.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM BEGINS TO IMPACT US LOCALLY SO CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY.

RAIN BACK INTO THE FORECAST.

>>> NEARLY 200 SAILORS ARE BACK HOME IN SAN DIEGO FOR THE HOLIDAYS AFTER SPENDING NINE MONTHS AT SEA.

THE USS HIGBEE DOCKED AT MAPLE BAY SAN DIEGO THIS MORNING AND WAS DEPLOYED IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC, MIDDLE EAST AND EASTERN PACIFIC.

THEREFORE THE EMOTIONAL HOMECOMING.

>> WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO BE REUNITED WITH FAMILY?

>> IT FEELS AMAZING.

I LOVE IT SO MUCH.

I HAVE MISSED THEM FOR SO LONG.

>> FINALLY.

I CAN SEE THEM AFTER NINE MONTHS.

>> AND OFFICIALS SAY DURING DEPLOYMENT, SAILORS WORKED WITH OUR ALLY NATIONS FOR SECURITY MISSIONS.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS ENTERING THE YEAR WITH A BUDGET TO VISIT.

ANDREW BOWENS HAS WEAK REVENUE AND OVERSPENDING COULD FORCE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS IN 2026.

>> Reporter: THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL CUT FUNDING FOR LIBRARIES, REC CENTERS, ARTS AND CULTURE AND MORE TO CLOSE A DEFICIT OF MORE THAN $300 MILLION.

IT'S BEEN YEARS, EVEN DECADES IN THE MAKING AT THE CITY GRAPPLES WITH AGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE SAME INFLATION THAT HAS HIT SAN DIEGO HOUSEHOLDS.

DESPITE THE BUDGET CUTS, SAN DIEGO POLICE AND FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENTS ARE ON TRACK TO EXCEED OVERTIME BUDGETS.

A DROP IN INTERNATIONAL TOURISM IS INTUITING TO LESS REVENUE FROM HOTEL TAXES AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAS DELAYED THE START OF PARKING FEES IN BALBOA PARK.

THOSE FACTORS AND OTHERS ARE LEADING CITY OFFICIALS TO PROJECT A DEFICIT OF NEARLY $23 MILLION.

COUNCILMEMBER SAYS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CUTS TO MEDICAID WILL BE IMPACTING THE CITY'S EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.

>> I JUST DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THE FACT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO BE CUTTING OFF PEOPLE FROM HEALTH INSURANCE.

AND THEN WE CANNOT BILL THEM WHEN WE PROVIDE AMBULANCE TRANSPORT.

SO OUR EMS FUNDS MAY NOT BE WHERE IT IS TODAY.

>> Reporter: YEARS INTO THE FUTURE, THE PICTURE GETS EVEN WORSE.

IN PART DUE TO NEW INFRASTRUCTURE.

WHEN THE CITY BUILD A NEW LIBRARY OR FIRE STATION, IT ALSO HAS TO PAY FOR ONGOING STAFFING.

>> WHEN WE DELIVER NEW PROJECTS TO MEET THAT NEED, AN ADDITIONAL COST BECAUSE THERE IS AN OPERATIONAL COMPONENT TO THAT.

>> Reporter: THE INDEPENDENT BUDGET ANALYST HAS WARNED THERE ARE NO EASY FIXES TO SAN DIEGO'S BUDGET PROBLEMS AND SERVICE CUTS WILL BE UNAVOIDABLE.

ANDREW BOWEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A BIG SWING AT THE BALLOT BOX BETWEEN THE LAST TWO ELECTIONS.

PUBLIC MATTER SOCIAL MEDIA HOST REVEALS HOW DEMOCRATS MADE UP SIGNIFICANT GROUND IN NOVEMBER.

>>> IN 2024, VOTERS IN IMPERIAL COUNTY CHOSE DONALD TRUMP OVER KAMALA HARRIS.

THE FIRST TIME THE COUNTY VOTED FOR A REPUBLICAN FOR PRESIDENT SINCE 1988.

JUST ONE YEAR LATER, THE COUNTY VOTED OVERWHELMINGLY IN FAVOR OF A REFERENDUM ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

TRUMP WON IMPERIAL COUNTY BY ONE PERCENTAGE POINT IN 2024 BUT YES ON PROP 50 ONE BACK BY 19 POINTS.

THAT SWING WAS THE LARGEST DIFFERENCE OF ANY COUNTY IN THE STATE.

>> PEOPLE SEEMS TO BELIEVE TRUMP WHEN HE SAID THAT HE COULD FIX THE ECONOMY THAT BIDEN HAD LET IN MILLIONS OF IMMIGRANTS AND IT WAS GOING TO BE EASY TO FIX.

>> Reporter: A POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR AT IMPERIAL VALLEY COLLEGE.

HE SAID THOSE PROMISES ARE NOW FALLING FLAT.

>> WHAT WE'VE SEEN NOW IS MORE OF A RETURN TO NORMAL.

THIS COUNTY IS GENERALLY QUITE PRO-DEMOCRAT.

>> Reporter: THE NEW CHAIR OF THE IMPERIAL COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY SAID HIS ORGANIZATION OUTREACH MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE.

>> WE HAVE LOST THE PLOT.

WE WERE SO STRAINED FOR COMMUNITY, WE WERE POLITICS WAS REALLY BEING HANDLED AT A LEVEL WHERE IT WAS MORE TRANSACTIONAL.

AND IT WASN'T CENTERED AROUND COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: HE SET OUT TO REORIENT THE PROGRAM AROUND THAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND RECLAIM THEIR IDENTITY.

>> WE HAVE LEFT THE PARTY IDENTITY FOR INTERPRETATION.

SO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO NOW IS GO OUT THERE AND MEND RELATIONSHIPS AND WE ARE THE WORKING PARTY.

WE ARE THE PEOPLE'S PARTY.

>> BOTH SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES VOTED FOR TRUMP IN 2024 AND YES ON PROP 50 IN 2025.

>> PEOPLE TO VOTE BASED ON VIBES MORE THAN DATA.

VERY UNSCIENTIFIC TO SAY SO BUT YOU CAN FEEL HOW DIFFERENT THE VIBE IS NOW THAN IT WAS A YEAR AGO.

>> THE CALIFORNIA GOP AND REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IMPERIAL COUNTY DID NOT RESPOND TO REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

>>> PUBLIC MATTERS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH KPBS, NEWS SOURCE AND VOICE OF SAN DIEGO.

SEE MORE OF OUR STORIES AT KPBS.ORG/PUBLIC MATTERS.

>>> MOST PEOPLE HAVE HEARD THE MESSAGE LOUD AND CLEAR.

SPAYING AND NEUTERING IS THE SOLUTION TO OVERCROWDED ANIMAL SHELTERS.

FOR THREE STRAIGHT MONTHS, THE HUMANE SOCIETY HAS SET RECORDS FOR THE NUMBER OF ADULT DOGS IN THEIR CARE.

A CLOSE LOOK AT HOW THE SHELTER GETS THE JOB DONE AND HIGH NUMBERS DAY AFTER DAY.

>> IT'S 8:30 IN THE MORNING AT THE SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY.

AND LIKE EVERY MONDAY, THE DOORS ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC BUT THE VETERINARY TEAM IS GEARING UP FOR A BUSY DAY.

INSIDE THE BODY CENTER FOR MEDICINE, THE CALM BEFORE THE VERY CONTROLLED AND WELL ORCHESTRATED STORM TO SPAY AND NEUTER AS MANY AS POSSIBLE.

BY 9:00 A.M.

THE LIST IS SET.

VETERINARY MANAGER SYLVIA'S FIRST CASE THIS MORNING.

>> PUPPY YOUR WEIGHT 36 POUNDS.

>> NO MICROCHIP AND NOT NEUTERED.

>> IS GOING TO BE MEDICATED FOR SURGERY.

>> WHAT HE DOES HAVE IS IMMINENT ADOPTION BY THE FAMILY THAT FOUND HIM.

AS HE GETS SHAVED, A FOUR-YEAR- OLD SIBERIAN HUSKY IS HAVING HER BLADDER EXPRESSED.

>> WHEN THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THE UTERUS BLADDER GETS IN THE WAY.

SO WE LIKE TO EXPRESS IT SO IT'S SMALLER AND MORE OUT OF THE WAY.

>> LEAH IS BEING POSITIONED FOR HER STAY.

UNDER THE SURGICAL LIGHTS.

>> I'M GOING TO BEGIN THE SURGERY.

THE SURGERY IS A NEUTER.

ONE TESTICLE IS ISOLATED.

>> BECAUSE OF THE HIGH VOLUME OF SPACE AND NEUTERS, SMALLER INCISIONS MEANS FASTER SURGERIES.

>> LESS THAN SEVEN MINUTES LATER.

>> THE TESTICLES HAVE BEEN REMOVED.

GETTING HIM READY FOR THE NEXT PART WHICH IS THE RECOVERY.

>> THE SHELTER SPACE AND NEUTERS BETWEEN 30 AND 50 ANIMALS.

22,000 SO FAR THIS YEAR.

>> IT'S IMPRESSIVE.

I AM SO PROUD OF THIS TEAM AND THE WORK WE DO.

>> DANIELLE IS THE SENIOR HOSPITAL DIRECTOR HERE.

>> THE MOST WE HAVE DONE IS A 70 OR 80 IN ONE DAY.

>> LAST DECEMBER, KPBS PRODUCED A PROGRAM DETAILING THE OVERCROWDING SHELTER CRISIS SITUATION.

THE PROBLEM PERSISTS WITH RECORD-BREAKING NUMBERS IN RECENT MONTHS.

THE ORGANIZATION IS OPERATING AT 167% CAPACITY OF DOGS.

>> IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE JUST ANOTHER ELECTIVE PROCEDURE BUT THERE IS MUCH MORE SENSE OF URGENCY WITH THAT PROCEDURE BECAUSE WE KNOW IT IS THAT TICKET OUT OF THE SHELTER AND INTO THEIR NEW HOME.

>> THAT TICKET IS WHAT THEY ARE HOPING TO GIVE LEAH THE HUSKY.

MALE DOGS TAKE ONLY A FEW MINUTES TO BE NEUTERED.

FEMALE DOGS, ESPECIALLY ADULT ONES LIKE LEAH TAKE LONGER.

>> HOW IS SHE DOING?

>> ONTO HER NEXT PATIENT.

ALSO A FEMALE.

>> DOING AND HYSTERECTOMY WHICH IS FAIRLY COMPLICATED AND EXTENSIVE PROCEDURE.

JUST LIKE IN A WOMAN IT'S INTERNAL.

THAT'S WHY IT'S MORE COLLOCATED.

>> SPAYING AND NEUTERING IS MORE THAN JUST POPULATION CONTROL.

IT CAN SAVE YOUR PETS LIFE BY ELIMINATING INNATE BUT DANGEROUS ESCAPING BEHAVIOR.

THERE IS A COMMON THEME TO MOST DRAMATIC URGENCY CASES THEY SEE.

>> MOST OF THOSE ANIMALS ARE INTACT SO BY ELIMINATING THE URGE TO ESCAPE AND ROAM WE CAN KEEP OUR PETS SAFER AND HEALTHIER AS WELL.

>> THE ORGANIZATION WANT TO TAKE AFFORDABILITY OFF THE TABLE.

THEY OFFER LOW COST SPAY AND NEUTER WITH MORE THAN 60 APPOINTMENTS EVERY WEEK.

>> AVAILABILITY SHOULDN'T BE AN EXCUSE.

WE HAVE PLENTY OF APPOINTMENTS THAT AREN'T GETTING BOOKED AND SO I REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO JUST MAKE THAT CHOICE AND SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT.

>> NEXT ON THE SURGERY LIST IS CATS.

BY 2:00, THE SURGERIES ARE WRAPPED.

REMEMBER EEYORE?

HIS NEW FAMILY CAME TO PICK HIM UP A COUPLE HOURS LATER AND ALONG WITH HIS NEW LIFE, HE WAS BEQUEATHED A NEW NAME.

>> GROVER.

AFTER WE DROPPED HIM OFF HERE, WE IMMEDIATELY KNEW THAT HE WAS GOING TO END UP BACK WITH US.

>> MAYA TRABULSI.

>> THINK YOU FOR ADOPTING.

>> KPBS NEWS.

>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RELEASES A LONG-AWAITED TROVE OF DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE LATE OFFENDER JEFFREY EPSTEIN.

AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> 2025 DELIVERED A YEAR FULL OF NEWS.

A FAMILIAR FACE RETURNED TO THE WHITE HOUSE, FIRES AND FLOODS FOREVER CHANGED CITIES AND COMMUNITIES.

AND A NEW POPE WAS CHOSEN.

FOLLOWING AN EXTENDED OUT OF THIS WORLD ADVENTURE, TWO AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS MADE IT HOME.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA HAS THIS LOOK BACK ON THE BIGGEST STORIES OF THE YEAR.

>> Reporter: 2025 BEGAN WITH BACK-TO-BACK TRAGEDIES.

CELEBRATIONS TURNED DEADLY IN NEW ORLEANS.

A TERROR ATTACK SHUTTING DOWN THE CITIES FAMED BOURBON STREET.

JUST DAYS LATER.

DEADLY AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRES TERROR ACROSS LOS ANGELES.

DESTROYING THOUSANDS OF HOMES.

>> WE WANTED TO SEE FOR OURSELVES WHAT THE DAMAGE WAS.

BUT IT'S GONE.

IT'S GONE.

IT'S A TOTAL LOSS.

>> Reporter: YOUNG GIRLS ATTENDING SUMMER CAMP AMONG THE MORE THAN 130 WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN CATASTROPHIC FLOODING.

>> PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: AND TRAGEDY IN THE CAPITAL.

A PASSENGER JET COLLIDING WITH A U.S.

ARMY HELICOPTER, THE DEADLIEST TRAIN CRASHED IN NEARLY TWO DECADES.

DONALD TRUMP RETURNED TO THE WHITE HOUSE.

JOB AND SPENDING CUTS.

TARIFFS AND IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND RAIDS BECOMING POLITICAL AND SOCIAL FLASHPOINTS.

COURT BATTLES, PROTESTS AND MARCHES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THE PRESIDENT CLAIMING THERE WAS WIDESPREAD CRIME ORDERING NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO SEVERAL CITIES LEADING TO CLASHES WITH PROTESTERS.

>> DON'T TELL US WHAT WE ARE GOING TO FEEL.

YOU ARE IN NO POSITION TO DICTATE THAT.

YOU ARE IN NO POSITION TO DICTATE WHAT WE ARE GOING TO FEEL.

>> Reporter: UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODOMYR ZELENSKYY, PRESIDENT TRUMP AND OTHERS MET ABOUT THE INVASION INTO UKRAINE.

MONTHS LATER, A RED CARPET WELCOME FOR VLADIMIR PUTIN ON AMERICAN SOIL.

BUT THE HIGH-STAKES DID NOT END WITH A DEAL TO END THE WAR.

TWO YEARS AFTER HAMAS ATTACKED ISRAEL, A CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT REACHED.

THE LAST LIVING IS REALLY HOSTAGES WERE RELEASED IN EXCHANGE FOR THE RELEASE OF PALESTINIAN PRISONERS AND DETAINEES.

WE SAW THE LONGEST GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IN HISTORY, FIGHT OVER HEALTHCARE DIVIDING CONGRESS.

ENDED WITH A DEAL TO REOPEN THROUGH JANUARY.

SIX YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH, JEFFREY EPSTEIN BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

A TWIST AND TURN SAGA FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TO CAPITOL HILL.

SURVIVORS PUSHED FOR RELEASE OF THE SO-CALLED EPSTEIN FILES.

>> EVERYBODY SEES US AS ADULTS BUT WE ARE FIGHTING FOR THE CHILDREN THAT WERE ABANDONED AND LEFT BEHIND IN THE RECKONING.

>>> THE ASSASSINATION OF CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL ACTIVIST CHARLIE KIRK STUNNED THE COUNTRY.

>> IT IS AN ATTACK ON ALL OF US.

IT IS AN ATTACK ON THE AMERICAN EXPERIMENT.

IT IS AN ATTACK ON OUR IDEALS.

>> JIMMY KIMMEL FOLLOWING CRITICISM AND POLITICAL PRESSURE OVER COMMENTS RELATED TO KIRK'S DEATH TAKEN OFF AIR.

FREESE EACH PROTESTS ENSUED.

KIMMEL EVENTUALLY RETURNED TO HOSTING HIS SHOW THE FOLLOWING WEEK.

AND OUR NATION SAID GOODBYE TO POLITICAL PILLARS.

JIMMY CARTER HONORED.

AND CHENEY, VICE PRESIDENT UNDER GEORGE W. BUSH ALSO REMEMBERED.

TRIBUTES POURED IN ACROSS THE GLOBE AFTER THE DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS.

WHITE SMOKE REVEALING THE FIRST LATIN AMERICAN PONTIFF WOULD BE REPLACED BY THE FIRST AMERICAN POPE LEO THE 14th.

LEADER OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

A BRAZEN HEIST AT THE WORLD'S MOST VISITED MUSEUM, THIEVES ROBBING THE LOUVRE OF JEWELS.

AND AFTER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SHORT MISSION TO SPACE MORE THAN NINE MONTHS AS ASTRONAUTS SONNY WILLIAMS AND BUTCH FINALLY RETURNED HOME.

>> IT MAKES IT SPECIAL.

NOT JUST FOR US BUT OUR NATION AS A WHOLE.

>> PRETTY HONORED AND HUMBLED BY THE FACT THAT WHEN HE CAME HOME THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE INTERESTED.

>> MICHAEL YOSHIDA REPORTING.

>>> THOUSANDS ARE WONDERING HOW THEY WILL AFFORD RENT NEXT YEAR NOW THAT AN EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS COMING TO AN END.

THE HOUSING STABILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO HELP FAMILIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION SAYS THE VOUCHERS WERE SUPPOSED TO LAST UNTIL 2030.

BUT DUE TO FUNDING CUTS THEY WILL NOW COME TO AN END IN AUGUST.

THAT MEANS MORE THAN 400 OTHER FAMILIES WILL LOSE THAT BENEFIT ABOUT FIVE YEARS EARLY.

>> WE WERE HOMELESS ON THE STREETS FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS.

I'M FEELING FRUSTRATED, OVERWHELMED, IT'S LIKE LIVING IN BIZARRE WORLD.

CONSTANT BACK TO WAITING ON THE EDGE.

>> THE HOUSING COMMISSION IS WORKING ON SOLUTIONS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE FUNDING CUT.

ONE IS ASKING HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT TO DESIGNATE HOW PEOPLE WHO ARE ON EMERGENCY HOUSING AS HOMELESS SO THEY CAN BE PUT BACK INTO NEW HOUSING.

>>> MANY STUDENTS ARE HEADING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

WITH WINTER BREAK UPON US THERE'S A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

AT THIS TIME AWAY FROM SCHOOL STRUCTURE MAY LOSE SOME OF ITS LUSTER AFTER A WHILE.

MORE FROM A THERAPIST.

>> WHEN THE CLASSROOMS ARE EMPTY, SOMETIMES YOUR HOUSE CAN FEEL A LITTLE FULL.

WINTER BREAK CAN SNEAK UP ON YOU AND MAKE START OUT FUN BUT AS THE DAYS STRETCH OUT YOU MAY FEEL DIFFERENTLY.

>> MAYBE I AM KIND OF DREADING IT.

MAYBE OVERWHELMED AT THE IDEA OF REALIZING I HAVE TO GET SOME WORK DONE STILL BUT ALSO ENTERTAIN.

>> FIRST RECOGNIZE WHAT YOU FEEL, JUST THAT ACKNOWLEDGMENT CAN MAKE THOSE MORE MANAGEABLE.

AND REALIZE THAT OTHERS MAY HAVE MIXED FEELINGS.

>> YOU MIGHT HAVE ONE KID WHO IS REALLY EXCITED FOR THE BREAK AND OTHERS WHO ARE KIND OF BUMMED.

MAYBE MISSING THEIR FRIENDS OR SOME ROUTINE THAT THEY USUALLY ENJOY.

AND THAT'S OKAY.

>> SET EXPECTATIONS EARLY.

MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE.

WITH DAILY ROUTINES LIKE BEDTIME.

MEALTIME AND TAURUS.

YOU WANT TO AIM FOR BALANCE.

>> A LOT OF TIMES, WE THINK IN TERMS OF ALL OR NOTHING BLACK OR WHITE.

WE DON'T WANT IT TO BE EITHER SUPER RIGID AND VERY STRUCTURED OR FREE-FOR-ALL.

EITHER EXTREME IS GREAT FOR US >> AND IF THE LUSTER OF WINTER BREAK WEARS OFF, REMEMBER IT'S OKAY TO BE BORED.

>> WE ENCOURAGE BORDEN.

BOREDOM.

TO SEE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY.

NOT SOMETHING TO FEAR OR DREAD.

>>> IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS TO MANAGE SCREEN TIME FOR THEIR CHILDREN OVER THE HOLIDAYS JUST LIKE YOU SHOULD WHEN SCHOOL IS IN SESSION.

MANAGING EXPECTATIONS OF HOW LONG THEY ARE ALLOWED ON DEVICES IS KEY TO AVOIDING CONFLICT.

>>> WE HAVE SOME PRETTY ACTIVE WEATHER ON THE HORIZON.

INTO THE SECOND HALF OF CHRISTMAS WEEK.

FOR NOW, THINGS ARE RELATIVELY WARM.

DRY WEATHER IS STILL WITH US AND WE ARE DOING OKAY IN TERMS OF COMFORTABLE WEATHER DURING THE DAY.

STORM GOING TO STAY NORTH FOR NOW BUT IT WILL GRADUALLY BE PUSHING DECISIVELY AND FIRMLY SOUTH BRINGING US SOME RAIN STARTING CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY.

THERE WILL BE SOME TRAVEL IMPACTS.

WE WILL LOOK AT THE TRAVEL MAPS.

TONIGHT, THE QUALITY, 55.

WARMER OUT THERE TONIGHT AND THE WARM STAYS TO THE NORTH, STILL WARM ACROSS THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST RELATIVELY WARM IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS WELL.

64 DEGREES INTO SAN DIEGO BUT RAMONA 73, 73 IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

ESCONDIDO 74.

MORE CROWDS IN THE MORNING AND BRIGHTER IN THE AFTERNOON.

THE RAIN TAKES A HALF STEP CLOSER ON SUNDAY.

NOT A BIG CHANGE BUT IT DOES STILL STAY WELL TO THE NORTH SO WE ARE GOING TO STAY DRY AND RELATIVELY WARM.

AND FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL REMAIN WARM IN MANY AREAS ACROSS THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST.

BUT THINGS CHANGE IN A BIG WAY.

THE JET STREAM SOUTH REORIENTS THE FLOW INTO THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK.

WE HAVE MULTIPLE STORMS IMPACTING NORTHERN, CENTRAL AND EVENTUALLY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH RAIN.

THE HEAVIEST RAIN TO THE NORTH BUT WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME RAIN OUT THERE THURSDAY ESPECIALLY.

SO THE TRAVEL IMPACT, IF YOU ARE TRAVELING NORTH MONDAY YOU ARE GOING TO ENCOUNTER ISSUES.

TUESDAY, LOS ANGELES LATE IN THE DAY WILL BE SEEING SOME SHOWERS.

WEDNESDAY, WE STEP INTO TROUBLE.

HEAVY RAIN TO THE NORTH IN L.A., SHOWERS OFF AND ON CHRISTMAS EVE, CHRISTMAS DAY, MORE SHOWERS AROUND.

HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS, FEET OF SNOW IN THE SIERRA WHICH IS ULTIMATELY GOOD NEWS.

SO THE COASTAL FORECAST, FOG IN THE MORNING, AFTERNOON SUNSHINE AND THE RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

TO THE INLAND AREAS, SIMILARLY LOW CLOUDS AND FAIR WEATHER IN THE AFTERNOON.

COOLER ON WEDNESDAY AS WE TAKE YOU INTO THE MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES IN THE 50s FOR MOST DAYS.

THEN THE SHOWERS ROLE IN AND IT WILL BE AROUND 47 FOR THE HIGH IN THE MOUNTAINS.

AND IN THE DESERTS, WE WILL ALSO SEE SHOWERS RETURN YOU TO THE DRY SPOTS BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY WITH A BIG DROP IN TEMPERATURES.

GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF THE FINAL THREE CITIES BIDDING TO HOST THE 2029 INVICTUS GAMES.

THE INTERNATIONAL ADAPTIVE SPORTS EVENT FEATURES DISABLED VETERANS FROM TWO DOZEN COUNTRIES.

MILITARY AND VETERANS REPORTER ANDREW DYER TALKED WITH LOCAL ORGANIZERS.

>> THE INVICTUS GAMES FOUNDATION THIS MONTH PUT SIX FINALISTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TO THREE.

SAN DIEGO, DENMARK AND TEJON IN SOUTH KOREA.

NOW, THE COMPETITION REALLY HEATS UP.

THE COCHAIR OF SAN DIEGO'S COMMITTEE.

>> IF YOU LIVE IN SAN DIEGO YOU CAN'T HELP BUT BE CONNECTED IN SOME WAY WITH THE MILITARY.

THIS IS JUST A CHANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GET OUT AND CHEER ON AND SEE SOME OF OUR HEROES IN ACTION.

>> THE GAMES WILL PRIMARILY BE HELD AT THE CONVENTION CENTER DOWNTOWN.

SAN DIEGO NAVY VETERAN COMPETED WITH TEAM USA AT THIS YEAR IN VANCOUVER.

WAS MEDICALLY RETIRED FROM THE NAVY AFTER BEING INJURED IN THE FIRE IN 2020.

SHE SAYS HOSTING THE GAMES HERE WOULD BE HUGE FOR VETERANS LIKE HER.

>> OUR COMMUNITIES NEED THE SECRET SAUCE OF WHAT THESE GAMES BRING.

IT BRINGS A LOT OF FEELING.

>> Reporter: THE GAMES ARE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER COMPETITIONS.

IT'S ABOUT CAMARADERIE AND HEALING MORE THAN ABOUT WINNING.

HE SAYS THE BEST ATHLETES DON'T NECESSARILY MAKE THE TEAMS.

>> THE INVICTUS GAMES TAKES THE POSITION ON HOW WOULD A COMPETITIVE BENEFIT MOST OR WHO WOULD BENEFIT MOST BY COMPETING IN THE INVICTUS GAMES?

>> THE SELECTION COMMITTEE WILL VISIT SAN DIEGO WHICH IS ONE THEY WILL SHOW THE COMMUNITY WHY THE CITY SHOULD HOST.

IN JUNE THEY WILL TRAVEL TO LONDON TO MAKE A PRESENTATION AND IN JULY THE INVICTUS GAMES WILL ANNOUNCE WHICH CITY WILL HOST THE 2029 GAMES.

>> Reporter: ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

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AND BE SURE TO JOIN US FOR KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK WHERE WE VISIT THE MOST IMPACTFUL AND INTRIGUING REPORTING OF THE YEAR.

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I'M TRYING TO.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.-- I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS "EVENING EDITION" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

AND BY THE CONRAD FOUNDATION.

DARLENE CHARLIE.

AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.