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>>> THE NATION MOURNS THE LOSS OF OUR 39th PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER.

>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I JOHN CARROLL, IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI .

>>> PRESIDENT CARTER WAS ROUTED BY FAMILY WHEN HE PASSED AWAY SUNDAY AT HIS HOME IN PLAINS, GEORGIA, HE WAS 100 YEARS OLD.

BRIAN ABEL HAS MORE ON HOW HE IS BEING HONORED.

>> Reporter: FROM GEORGIA PEANUT FARMER TO PRESIDENT.

JIMMY CARTER'S LEGACY SPANS 100 YEARS.

LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD REMEMBERING HIS REMARKABLE LIFE.

>> JILL AND I LOST A DEAR FRIEND.

WHAT I FIND EXTRAORDINARY ABOUT JIMMY CARTER, THOUGH, THAT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD FEEL THAT THEY LOST A FRIEND AS WELL.

>> Reporter: CARTER GREW UP IN PLAINS, GEORGIA, HE BECAME GOVERNOR AND WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT IN 1976.

HE LOST HIS REELECTION TO REPUBLICAN RONALD REAGAN IN 1980, BUT IT WAS HIS LIFE POST- PRESIDENCY THAT LAID THE BRICKS FOR HIS LEGACY.

HE IS REMEMBERED AS A PASSIONATE HUMANITARIAN AND A PIONEER OF HUMAN RIGHTS.

HE AND HIS WIFE, ROSALYNN, FOUNDED THE CARTER CENTER TO CARRY OUT THEIR MISSION.

>> HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO TURN HIS BACK ON DICTATORS THAT WERE NOT SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS.

>> Reporter: IN 2002, CARTER WAS AWARDED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR HIS DECADES OF WORK TO ESTABLISH PEACEFUL SOLUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS.

HE ALSO SPENT DECADES VOLUNTEERING FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

>> A GREAT GLOBAL SPOKESPERSON IN THE WORLD, WE WILL HONOR HIM, BUT HE WAS ALSO DOWN-HOME ALL ABOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

>> Reporter: OUTSIDE THE CARTER PRESIDENTIAL CENTER, MOURNERS LEAVING FLOWERS AND NOTES.

PEOPLE IN HIS HOMETOWN OF PLAINS , REMEMBERING HIM.

>> PRESIDENT CARTER HAS BEEN AN INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE, BUT SOME OF HIS GREATEST INFLUENCE, HE AND MRS. CARTER'S HAS BEEN RIGHT HERE IN PLAINS, GEORGIA.>> Reporter: BRIAN GABLE, KPBS NEWS.

>> AS YOU JUST HEARD, PRESIDENT CARTER HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON THE WORLD.

IN A FEW MINUTES, WE WILL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT SOME OF HIS HUMANITARIAN WORK HERE IN CALIFORNIA.

>>> WE WILL BE A LITTLE CHILLY TONIGHT.

TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-30s IN PLACES LIKE RAMONA NEAR 50 DEGREES ON THE COAST.

THERE WILL BE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT FIRE DANGER INCREASING, MAINLY TO OUR NORTH, ESPECIALLY AREAS ON THE SIDE OF L.A. BASIN, WITH THE SANTA ANA WIND EVENT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

NOT A TREMENDOUSLY VOLATILE SET UP, LIKE WE HAD A FEW WEEKS AGO, BUT STILL SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON WITH FIRE DANGER RISK TO THE SOUTH.

>>> IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE HEAVY RAIN FLOODED PARTS OF SAN DIEGO.

ONE SAN DIEGO VOLUNTEER HAS RESTORED ABOUT TWO DOZEN HOMES.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE- SAYS NOW, HE IS BATTLING BUREAUCRACY TO DO THE SAME FOR HIS MOTHER-IN- LAW.

>> Reporter: 79-YEAR-OLD MARGARITA PEREZ USES A WHEELCHAIR.

ON JANUARY 22nd, A FAMILY MEMBER PLACED HER ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER TO STAY ABOVE RAPIDLY RISING FLOODWATERS.

JUAN CHAVEZ IS HER SON-IN-LAW.

>> EVERYTHING IS COMPLETELY LOST.

>> Reporter: THEY HAD TO GOT TO THE HOUSE.

PEREZ HAS DEMENTIA.

SHE IS STAYING WITH HER DAUGHTER NOW, BUT IT IS NOT FAMILIAR.

>> SHE FEELS LIKE A STRANGER AT OTHER PEOPLE'S HOUSES.

>> Reporter: CHAVEZ HAS HELPED MANY OTHER FLOOD SURVIVORS GET BACK IN THEIR HOMES, NOW, HE IS RAISING THE SAME FOR PEREZ APPEARED >> WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER WE HAVE WITH OUR MOTHER IN LAW, SO WE WANT HER COMFORTABLE, AT HOME.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS, THE PERMITTING PROCESS CAN BE COSTLY AND CONFUSING.

>> ALL OF THESE OLD HOMES, THEY WANT THEM BROUGHT UP TO, UP TO 2024 CODES, WHICH WE ARE TRYING TO DO THE BEST FOR ME BUT THESE ARE OLD HOMES, AND THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH WE CAN DO.

>> Reporter: A CITY SPOKESPERSON SAYS, THEY ASSIGNED A POINT PERSON TO GUIDE SURVIVORS, WAIVE PERMIT REVIEWS AND INSPECTION FEES, AND EXPEDITE MOST REPAIR REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE WEEK.

NOT CHAVEZ, HE REPLACED ROTTING WOOD.

THE CITY CONSIDERS THAT NEW CONSTRUCTION.

THEY CAN TAKE MONTHS TO REVIEW THOSE PLANS.

IF THE CITY WANTS BLUEPRINTS, WHICH CAN COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, CHAVEZ WORRIES, MOST NEIGHBORS NEEDING SIGNIFICANT REPAIRS CAN'T AFFORD THAT.

>> WE STILL HAVE A LOT PEOPLE THAT ARE STILL LIVING IN HOMES WITH MOLD, THAT STILL NEED THEIR HOUSES MOPPED OUT.

>> Reporter: KATIE HIGHSMITH, KPBS NEWS.

>>> ANOTHER HIGH-PROFILE POLITICIAN IS SHOWING INTEREST IN THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR'S SEAT THAT WILL SOON BE VACANT.

TODAY, IMPERIAL BEACH MAYOR PALOMA AGUIRRE ANNOUNCED THAT SHE WILL RUN FOR THE DISTRICT ONE SEAT.

SHE HAS EMERGED AS A KEY FIGURE IN THE ONGOING SEWAGE CRISIS AT THE BORDER.

EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE REVISOR NORA VARGAS SAID, SHE WOULD NOT TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR A SECOND TERM, DESPITE WINNING REELECTION .

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL NEED TO DECIDE WHETHER TO APPOINT A TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT, OR HOLD A SPECIAL ELECTION.

>> REALISTICALLY, IT WILL NOT BE AN APPOINTMENT, BECAUSE THE REMAINING SUPERVISORS ARE TWO REPUBLICANS AND TWO DEMOCRATS URUGUAY GIVEAWAY THAT POWER?

>> Reporter: IN RECENT DAYS, ANOTHER PROMINENT DEMOCRATS ALSO EXPRESSED INTEREST.

SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCILMEMBER VIVIAN MORENO SAYS, SHE PLANS TO RUN FOR THE SEAT.

>>> IN THE PARKING LOT WILL TAKE EFFECT IN CALIFORNIA IN THE NEW YEAR.

KPBS REPORTER SCOTT RON SAYS, THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO WILL GIVE RESIDENTS A TWO MONTH GRACE PERIOD BEFORE ISSUING CITATIONS.

>> Reporter: THE NEW LAW WILL PROHIBIT PARKING WITHIN TWO FEET OF THE INTERSECTIONS, ABOUT 1 1/2 CAR LENGTH.

THE PRACTICE IS CALLED DAYLIGHTING, BECAUSE IT INCREASES VISIBILITY AT CROSSWALKS.

>> THE GOALS OF LAW ARE TO REDUCE TRAFFIC INJURIES AND FATALITIES, AND CRASHES WITH PEDESTRIANS AND CARS.

>> Reporter: WILL MORE IS WITH CIRCULATE SAN DIEGO, A NONPROFIT THAT ADVOCATES FOR SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION.

HE SAYS, CALIFORNIA IS PLAYING CATCH-UP.

DOZENS OF OTHER STATES ALREADY HAVE DAYLIGHT LAWS ON THE BOOKS.

>> CALIFORNIA DECIDED IT NEEDED TO COME IN LINE WITH THE REST OF THE COUNTRY BECAUSE CALIFORNIA'S TRAFFIC FATALITIES ARE 25% HIGHER THAN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO WILL ISSUE WARNINGS TO THOSE DRIVERS WHO VIOLATE THE NEW PARKING LAWS.

POLICE WILL START HANDING OUT $78 TICKETS MARCH 1st.

DRIVERS WILL HAVE TO STAY EXTRA VIGILANT , BECAUSE THE LAW WILL STILL BE ENFORCED AT INTERSECTIONS WITHOUT WARNING SIGNS, OR READ CURBS.

SAN DIEGO HAS 16,000 IMPACTED INTERSECTIONS, BUT THE CITY HAS ONLY INSTALLED UPDATED SIGNS, OR PAINTED CURBS, AT 100 LOCATIONS.

SCOTT ROHDE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE NATION'S AIRPORTS AND ROADWAYS WILL BE CROWDED AS WE CLOSE OUT 2024 BUT THE WEATHER IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY COULD SLOW THINGS DOWN.

THE FAMOUS NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION IN NEW YORK'S TIMES SQUARE COULD SEE SOGGY SKIES.

KAREN KAFA HAS THE LATEST.

>> Reporter: 2024 MAY BE NEARING ITS CLOSE TO ME BUT AT THE AIRPORTS, THE BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIOD ISN'T OVER YET.

>> THEY SCANNED ALL THE BAGS, HOPEFULLY SECURITY DOES NOT TAKE TOO LONG.

>> Reporter: TSA EXPECTS MONDAY TO BE ONE OF THE BUSIEST DAYS OF THE HOLIDAY STRETCH, AND IT CAME AFTER SEVERE WEATHER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S., INCLUDING DEADLY STORMS IN TEXAS, MISSISSIPPI, AND NORTH CAROLINA.

HUNDREDS OF FLIES WITHIN, INTO, OR OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WERE CANCELED SUNDAY IN MORE THAN 11,000 FLIGHTS WERE DELAYED.

THIS TRAVELER, HEADED WEST FROM CHICAGO'S O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TAKING A MONDAY MORNING DELAY IN STRIDE.

>> OKAY IF IT IS ONLY AN HOUR.

IF IT ENDS UP BEING FIVE OR SIX HOURS, YOU LOSE THE DAY IN ARIZONA, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, IT IS VACATION, SO NO COMPLAINTS.

>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FOR AN EXPECTED 1 MILLION NEW YEAR'S EVE REVELERS IN TIMES SQUARE, INCLUDING A TEST DROP OF THE FAMOUS CONFETTI ON SUNDAY.

>> WE WILL TEST IT HERE TODAY, SO WE ARE READY TO START 2025 STRONG!

>> Reporter: AND A WARNING FROM CITY OFFICIALS MONDAY TO EXPECT RAINY GUYS.

>> THE LUCKY ONES THAT WILL BE UPFRONT ABLE TO SEE THE BALL DROP, DRESS WARMLY.

WE ARE EXPECTING RAIN.

WE ARE EXPECTING SEVERE WEATHER.

>>> PARTS OF THE MIDWEST COULD ALSO SEE A MESSY NEW YEAR'S EVE AS SNOW MIXES WITH RAIN AT TIMES.

KAREN KAFA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> TOMORROW IS NEW YEAR'S EVE .

OFFICIALS ARE REMINDING SAN DIEGO IN NOT TO DRINK AND DRIVE.

KPBS REPORTER KATIE AND ESTES SAYS, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR FREE.

>> Reporter: >> DUI IS A CHOICE.

EVERY INCIDENT THAT IT INVOLVES DUI IS PREVENTABLE.

>> Reporter: CAPTAIN REGGIE WILLIAMS IS COMMANDER OF THE SAN DIEGO AREA FOR THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL.

HE SAYS, THE CHP WILL BEGIN WHAT IS CALLED A MAXIMUM ENFORCEMENT PERIOD AT 6:00 TOMORROW NIGHT.

>> IT BASICALLY INCLUDES ADDITIONAL OFFICERS ON PATROL, DOING THE NORMAL STUFF, ENFORCING TRAFFIC LAWS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SPEEDING, DISTRACTED DRIVING, NOT WEARING YOUR SEATBELT, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, AS WELL AS WE WILL BE AGGRESSIVELY SEEKING OUT AND REMOVING IMPAIRED DRIVERS FROM THE ROADWAY.

>> Reporter: THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS, DEPUTIES HAVE ARRESTED NEARLY 1000 PEOPLE SO FAR THIS YEAR FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING.

THEY SAY, LEGAL AND COURT FEES FROM AN ARREST AND CONVICTION CAN COST MORE THAN $15,000.

WILLIAMS SAYS, THERE ARE OTHER COSTS TOO.

>> NOT ONLY WILL IT COST YOU MOMENTARILY MONETARILY, IT WILL IMPACT YOUR ABILITY TO DRIVE, IT IMPACT YOUR ABILITY TO HOLD DOWN A JOB.

EVERYTHING IS IMPACTED WHEN IT COMES TO DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO CALTRANS, ABOUT 15% OF FATAL CAR ACCIDENTS INVOLVE AT LEAST ONE DRIVER UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL.

THAT RATE GOES UP TO 42% ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.

>> THOSE NUMBERS REPRESENT PEOPLE ME PEOPLE IMPACTED BY AN IMPAIRED DRIVER.

THAT INCLUDES THE ARRESTS, IT INCLUDES THE CRASHES OF THE INJURIES, AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE UNTIMELY AND TRAGIC LOSS OF LIFE.

>> Reporter: TO HELP PEOPLE GET HOME SAFELY, THE SAN DIEGO METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM AND NOT TRANSIT DISTRICT ARE OFFERING FREE BUS IN CHARLIE TROLLEY RIDE STARTING AT 3:00 P.M.

TOMORROW.

SERVICE WILL EXTEND LATER INTO THE NIGHT ON ALL TROLLEY RIDES.

THE LAST TROLLEY LINE WILL LEAVE AROUND 2:00 A.M. >>> A NEW YEAR MEANS TAKING NEW RESOLUTIONS, SOMETIMES.

AS WE WRAP UP THE HOLIDAY SEASON , YOU MAY FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE A DEBT HANGOVER FROM ALL THAT SPENDING.

JENNA SULLIVAN TALK TO A FINANCIAL EXPERT ON HOW TO BOOST YOUR SAVINGS IN 2025.

>> Reporter: AS WE TURN THE PAGE ON A NEW YEAR, FINANCIAL EXPERTS SAY, NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO REEVALUATE YOUR BUDGET AND ADD MORE MONEY TO YOUR SAVINGS.

>> CREATE A BUDGET TO REVIEW A BUDGET AND ADJUST THE BUDGET MORE ACCORDINGLY.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS, THE FIRST STEP IS TO SEPARATE SPENDING BY WANT AND NEED.

CREATE A SPREADSHEET TO TRACK LATE ALL HOUSING EXPENSES, WHETHER THAT IS MORTGAGE, RENT, PROPERTY TAXES COME HOME INSURANCE, UTILITIES, FOOD EXPENSES, CAR PAYMENTS, AND FOOD, AND INTERNET CABLE COSTS.

EXPERTS RECOMMEND HAVING THREE TO SIX MONTHS IN EXPENSES IN A INTERNET SAVINGS ACCOUNT.

IN A RECENT SURVEY, 56% OF AMERICANS SAY, THEY DO NOT HAVE HUMAN ENOUGH EMERGENCY SAVINGS TO COVER THESE EXPENSES.

OVER ONE THIRD OF PEOPLE SAY, THEY HAVE MORE CREDIT CARD DEBT EMERGENCY SAVINGS.

HE SAYS, IF YOU DO HAVE DEBT, PAYING IT OFF IS CRUCIAL.

>> WE JUST GOT THROUGH THE HOLIDAY SPENDING SEASON ME AND MANY PEOPLE WILL BE EXPERIENCING A NEW YEAR'S DEBT HANGOVER AT A TIME WHEN CREDIT CARD INTEREST RATES REMAIN CLOSE TO HIGHS.

>> Reporter: PIZZA JUST PUTTING MONEY INTO A HIGH-YIELD SAVINGS ACCOUNT, WHICH MEANS, YOU WILL BE MAKING HIGHER INTEREST ON THAT MONEY.

>> YOU NEED TO SHOP AROUND FOR THE BEST RATE SO YOU ARE REALLY OPTIMIZING HOW YOU ARE PUTTING MONEY INTO THIS ACCOUNT.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN ALSO LOOK INTO A CD ACCOUNT.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, JENN SULLIVAN.

>>> THERE IS STILL NO EVIDENCE OF BIRD FLU PASSING FROM PERSON TO PERSON, BUT HEALTH EXPERTS WARN THAT MUTATIONS OF THE VIRUS COULD MAKE IT MORE LIKELY TO SPREAD BETWEEN HUMANS AND MANDY GAITHER AS THE LATEST ON THE VIRUS AND WHY SOME HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM.

>> Reporter: THE CDC SAYS, GENETIC SAMPLING FROM A PATIENT IN LOUISIANA, RECENTLY HOSPITALIZED WITH THE U.S.'S FOR SEVERE CASE OF AGE 5 IN ONE SHOWED THE VIRUS LIKELY MUTATED IN THE PRESENT, POTENTIALLY ALLOWING FOR IT TO BE MORE EASILY SPREAD TO HUMANS, BUT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THE VIRUS HAS PASSED TO ANYONE ELSE.

>> IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ONE MUTATION CHANCE WILL BE ABLE TO BE SPREAD FROM HUMAN TO HUMAN.

WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT WILL BE .

SIMPLY, THE TRAIN HAS ALREADY LEFT THE STATION >> Reporter: THE CDC EMPHASIZED THE RISK TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAS NOT CHANGED AND REMAINS LOW , BUT SOME EXPERTS SAY, NOT ENOUGH IS BEING DONE.

>> I FLASHBACK TO JANUARY 2020 AND I AM HEARING THE SAME WORDS COME OUT OF THE CDC.

LOW RISK.

LOW RISK HUMAN TO HUMAN TRANSMISSION.

THEY ARE MAKING THE SAME MISTAKES THEY MADE WITH.

>> Reporter: THE CDC IS PUSHING BACK AGAINST CLAIMS THE U.S. IS NOT TESTING FOR THE BIRD FLU VIRUS ENOUGH, SAYING, COMMENTS ABOUT TESTING ARE OUT OF DATE, MISLEADING, AND INACCURATE.

FOR NOW, HEALTH EXPERTS SAY, PEOPLE SHOULD BE AWARE.

>> IT YOU NOT BIRDS, SICK ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY CATS, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY INGESTED RAW MILK , AND THEY HAVE FLULIKE SYMPTOMS , HEADACHE, SORE THROAT, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, COUGH, LET PROVIDERS KNOW, BECAUSE TIME IS MONEY.

THEY CAN GET ANTIVIRALS LIKE TAMIFLU, THEY CAN REALLY MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GETTING REALLY SICK, AND NOT GETTING SICK THAT MUCH.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER.

>>> THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW IS BACK AT THE CONVENTION CENTER.

THIS YEAR, NEW MODELS FROM CADILLAC FORD, TOYOTA, VOLKSWAGEN, AND OF COURSE MANY MORE ARE ALL ON DISPLAY.

HOURS ARE FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M.

STARTING TOMORROW.

OUR MEDIA PARTNERS WERE ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR AND SPOKE TO A FATHER WHO TOOK HIS SONS TO THE CAR SHOW FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>> WE ALWAYS WANTED TO COME OUT TO THE CAR SHOW.

WE MISSED THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, IT FINALLY WORKED OUT TIMING WISE.

IT IS THE FIRST TIME GOING TO A CAR SHOW, I HAVE NOT BEEN TO ONE IN YEARS.

I REALLY ENJOYED LOOKING AT ALL THE NEW VEHICLES.

THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS THAT DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL VEHICLES, HYBRID, AND STUFF LIKE THAT THAT WERE NOT HERE THE LAST TIME I WAS OUT HERE.

>> Reporter: TICKETS ARE $18 FOR ADULTS, AND $12 FOR CHILDREN AGES 7 THROUGH 12.

CHILDREN UNDER NUMBER SIX GET IN FREE.

THE AUTO SHOW RUNS THROUGH 6:00 P.M. NEW YEAR'S DAY.

>>> THE LATE PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER IS BEST KNOWN FOR WHAT HE HAS DONE AFTER HIS PRESIDENCY.

SUSIE SAW REPORTS ON HIS HUMANITARIAN WORK HERE IN CALIFORNIA.

>> Reporter: THIS VIDEO SHOT IN 2007, SHOWS CARTER WORKING WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY L.A., BUILDING HOUSES IN SAN PEDRO, AS A YOUNG MAN IN HIS 80s.

>> THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT GETS SO HOT, AND YOU'RE WORKING LONG HOURS.

AND MY AGE, 83 YEARS OLD, YOU GET A LITTLE DIZZY.

I JUST SIT DOWN, DRINK SOME WATER, THINK OF JUICE OR WATER, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: >> PRESIDENT CARTER WAS A HUMBLE MAN THAT COULD PUT HIS LEGACY ASIDE, AND NOT TAKE HIMSELF SO SERIOUSLY, BUT HE TOOK THE WORK HE WAS DOING TO HELP OTHERS VERY SERIOUSLY.

>> Reporter: AARON WRIGHT IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREATER LOS ANGELES.

SHE WORKED RIGHT ALONGSIDE THE CARTER'S, BUILDING THESE HOMES IN SAN PEDRO ME SO DID AARON ATLAS, WHO NOW OWNS HIS HOME, WHICH HE HELPED BUILD AS WELL.

>> THERE ARE NOT MANY PEOPLE THAT COULD SAY, I WORKED WITH A FORMER PRESIDENT BUILDING MY HOUSE, RIGHT?

>> [ LAUGHTER ] I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN SAY THAT, BUT I DID.

>> Reporter: IN 1995, A FEW YEARS AFTER THE L.A.

RIOTS, FORMER PRESIDENT CARTER HELPED BUILD 21 HOMES IN WATTS WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

12 YEARS LATER, HE WAS BACK IN L.A. TO BUILD MORE IN SAN PEDRO.

>> LOS ANGELES ALWAYS CARRIED A SPECIAL PLACE IN HIS HEART.

I THINK HE HAD A LOT OF RELATIONSHIPS HERE WITH PEOPLE IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, BUT ALSO WITH ACADEMIC SCHOLARS , AND PEOPLE HE HAD MET THROUGHOUT HIS YEARS IN POLITICS, SO HE REALLY DID FAVOR COMING TO LOS ANGELES AND WILL BE GREATLY MISSED.

I WISH THERE WERE MORE LIKE HIM.

>>> WE GO THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON, RAMPING UP TO NEW YEAR'S EVE AND NEW YEAR'S DAY, SANTA ANA WINDS A BIG CONCERN, INCREASING TO OUR NORTH, ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN L.A. BASIN, SOME AREAS NORTH OF VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL.

WE ARE RUNNING COOL FOR NOW, BUT WE WILL TURN WARMER LATER THIS WEEKEND.

WE HAVE BEEN RESISTING RAIN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THE ATMOSPHERE HAS NOT BEEN BRINGING US WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

FIND TO THE NORTH, AND PARTS OF THE CENTRAL NORTHERN SIERRA, AND NORTHWESTERN U.S., FOR SURE.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN RUNNING DRY AND WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THAT THEME THIS WEEK.

DOWN TO 50 DEGREES.

AS WE KICK OFF THE FINAL DAY OF 2024, HARD TO BELIEVE NEW YEAR'S EVE WILL TAKE US TO A HIGH OF 62 IN OCEANSIDE, 61 SAN DIEGO, 66 EL CAJON.

BORREGO SPRINGS 70 DEGREES IN THE HEAT, AT LEAST THE SPOTS THAT ARE OFTEN WARMER, 70 IS PRETTY NICE.

THIS IS A COOLER PATTERN.

EVEN THE WARM SPOTS NOT ALL THAT WARM .

THE AREAS OF SNOW SHOWERS TO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND WASATCH MOUNTAINS, FRIENDS SKIING THAT WAY, INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON LOOKING GOOD.

WITH THE HIGH-PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE NORTH, WE WILL HAVE THAT STRONG, OFFSHORE BREEZE.

SANTA ANA WINDS ARE A CONCERN, ESPECIALLY TO THE NORTHWEST OF L.A.

SOME RISKS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, BUT THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE FURTHER TO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST.

NOT A HUGE SANTA ANA EVENT GUSTS UP TO 40 MILES PER HOUR, BUT HIGHER RISKS INTO THE CANYONS AT TIMES EXCEEDING 40 MILES PER HOUR.

OVERALL, TRAVEL WEATHER NOT LOOKING THAT BAD.

THE WIND IS THE ONLY CONCERN, LOOKING FAIR, A BIT OF A CROSS WIND INTO L.A. .

WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

RAIN FOR THE NORTHEAST AND SNOW INTO PARTS OF THE MIDWEST ON THIS NEW YEAR'S EVE.

THE COASTAL FORECAST WRAPS UP AT 11:00.

TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY, THE SECOND OF JANUARY, AND WE COOL DOWN INTO SATURDAY AND OTHER AREAS HERE INLAND.

66 TO 79, A BIG RISE WHERE WE STARTED SATURDAY.

A BIG CRESCENDO, AND THEN WE CHILL BACK DOWN AS SYMMETRY IN THIS FORECAST FOR THE MOUNTAINS WARMING UP A LITTLE BIT AND COOLING BACK JUST A SMIDGE.

FRIDAY MAY BE THE WARMEST DAY.

INTO THE DESERT, MORE LOPSIDED WITH FRIDAY BEING THE WARMEST DAY.

SOME COOLING, SOME MODERATION INTO SATURDAY.

I AM ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS .

>>> HEARS ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

>>> NEARLY A YEAR AFTER HEAVY RAINS FLOODED PARTS OF SAN DIEGO, A VOLUNTEER SAYS, HE IS FIGHTING BUREAUCRACY TO REBUILD HOMES.

WANDA CHAVEZ SAYS, HE'S TRYING TO REBUILD A HOME FOR HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW, WITH DEMENTIA ME BUT THE CITY'S PERMITTING PROCESS IS BILLING MATTERS.

HE SAYS, THE PROCESS IS CONFUSING AND COSTLY AND WHERE IS THOSE NEEDING SIGNIFICANT REPAIRS CAN'T AFFORD IT.

MEANWHILE, HEAD OF THE UPCOMING WARMING SEASON, THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS URGING RESIDENTS TO REPORT ISSUES THEY SEE WITH THE STORM CHANNELS USE THE GET IT DONE APP TO DO THAT.

>>> DRIVERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE NEW STATE PARKING LOT GOING INTO EFFECT NEXT YEAR.

THE LAW PROHIBITS PARKING IN THE 20 FEET OF INTERSECTION WITH THE THE MARKED OR UNMARKED CROSSWALKS, ABOUT 1 1/2 CAR LENGTHS.

THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO SAYS, IT WILL GIVE DRIVERS A TWO MONTH GRACE PERIOD BEFORE ISSUING CITATIONS.

STARTING MARCH 1st, VIOLATIONS WILL RESULT IN A $75 TICKET.

>>> MTS AND THAT NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT WILL PROVIDE FREE RIDES ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.

FARES WILL BE WAIVED FOR RIDERS AFTER 6:00 P.M. TROLLEYS, SPRINTERS, AND COASTAL SERVICE WILL BE EXTENDED.

THE LAST COASTAL TRAIN WILL DEPART SANTA FE DEPOT AT 1:20 A.M.

THE LAST SPREADER OUT OF WHAT GANDHI DOES TRANSIT CENTER LEASE AT 1:30 A.M. >>> LIFE IN SHELTERS CAN BE TOUGH ON ANIMALS WAITING FOR THEIR FOREVER HOMES.

THAT IS WHY VOLUNTEERS IN THE NORTH COUNTY ARE USING THEIR SPECIAL SKILLS TO HELP.

KPBS REPORTER TANIA THORNE HAS THERE .

>> Reporter: THEY CUT, THEY STUFF, AND THEY SO.

THIS GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS MEETS EVERY MONTH TO MAKE THE KINDLE AT THE ANIMAL SHELTERS A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE.

>> WE ARE IN CHARGE OF COMFORTERS.

WE MAKE BEDS FOR THE ANIMALS IN THE COUNTY SHELTERS.

ALSO FOR SMALL DOGS LIKE CHIHUAHUA THAT LIKE TO CURL UP IN THESE LITTLE BITS.

>> Reporter: CAROL LEE HAS BEEN VOLUNTEERING WITH THE GROUP FOR 20 YEARS.

>> I LIKE TO CHAT WITH FRIENDS, AND DOING SOMETHING WORTHWHILE TO.

WE ALWAYS SAY, IF WE CAN'T TAKE THE ANIMALS HOME WITH US, WE CAN AT LEAST GIVE THEM A COMFORTABLE BED.

>> Reporter: CAN OF COMFORTERS EVERY MONTH IN CARLSBAD.

THEY FORM AN ASSEMBLY LINE THAT RESULTS IN COMFY BED FOR ANIMALS IN THE SHELTER.

>> AND WE DO ALL DIFFERENT SIZES, SO THAT THEY FIT DIFFERENT CATS, DIFFERENT DOGS, AND IF SOMEBODY WANTED A SPECIFIC SIZE TO FIT A KINDLE OR SOMETHING, WE CAN DO THAT.

>> Reporter: EVENTS COME IN DIFFERENT SIZES, PATTERNS, AND SHAPES, BUT THEY ALL HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON.

>> THEY WERE DOING JUST AN X, OR CIRCLE.

MY HUSBAND HAD BEEN GOING THROUGH CHEMOTHERAPY AND THEY GAVE HIM A BLANKET THAT HAD A HEART IN THE MIDDLE, SO I STARTED DOING THE HEART IN THE MIDDLE, AND PEOPLE SAID, MAYBE WE LIKE THE HEART IN THE MIDDLE .

AND THEN, EVERYBODY STARTED DOING THEM.

>> Reporter: THE KINDLE COMFORT OF HEART TRAVELS THROUGH ANIMAL SHELTERS IN NEED IN SAN DIEGO.

ALL OF THE SUPPLIES USED FOR THE BEDS ARE DONATION BASED.

>> OH MY GOSH, WITHOUT THEM, THESE GUYS WOULD BE ON A COLD SURFACE FLOOR.

THEY ARE PROVIDING THEM SO MUCH MORE THAN COMFORT.

>> Reporter: MANY IS THE VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR WITH THE SHELTER.

>> WE CALL THEM DOUGHNUTS, THESE LITTLE DOUGHNUT BEDS FOR THE DOGS.

WE GIVE THEM TO CATS AND DOGS.

ALSO, OUR MEDICAL TEAM WILL USE THEM TO RESTRAIN AND COMFORT ANIMALS TOO.

CATS LOVE TO BE HELD AND SQUEEZED.

WE CALL THEM A LITTLE BURRITO, WHERE WE JUST CALL THEM.

>> HE SAID, THE CONTRIBUTION FROM KENNEL COMFORTERS FREEZE UP FUNDING THAT IN TURN SUPPORTS DIFFERENT NEEDS FOR ANIMALS IN THE SHELTER.

AT A TIME WHEN THE SHELTER IS EXPENSING HIGH VOLUMES OF ANIMALS, EVERY BIT OF HELP COUNTS.

>> WE WORK WITH HOARDER CASES, WE WORK WITH RELINQUISHMENTS WITH STRAYS.

SO, A LOT OF TIMES, PEOPLE THINK ALL WE DO IS BRING IN THOSE TYPES OF ANIMALS AND DON'T EVEN REALIZE THAT WE TOO HAVE AN ADOPTION CENTER, AND IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO GET THAT WORD OUT.

>> Reporter: IF ADOPTION ISN'T A POSSIBILITY, VOLUNTEERING STILL MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

>> AND GUESS WHAT THE BEST PART OF IT IS, HE HAS NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE, AND HE TRIED.

AND IT IS ALL ABOUT TRYING.

THERE ARE NO MISTAKES.

>> Reporter: VOLUNTEERS WITH LITTLE OR NO SEWING EXPERIENCE ARE WELCOME TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN AN ANIMAL'S LIFE.

>> HE GIVES SECURITY TO THE ANIMALS.

GUESS WHAT, IF I CAN DO THAT FOR ONE ANIMAL PER MONTH, GUESS WHAT, I HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL, REALLY SUCCESSFUL.

>> Reporter: TANIA THORNE KPBS NEWS.

>>> KENNEL COMFORTERS IS ACCEPTING DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS.

THEY MEET THE FIRST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT THE COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER IN CARLSBAD.

>>> COMING UP FROM THE KPBS NEWSROOM , IN A SPECIAL "EVENING EDITION," WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHY SHELTERS ARE OVERCROWDED, WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT, AND HOW EVERY ONE OF US CAN HELP.

FROM RESOURCES, TO PET OWNERS, TO VOLUNTEER OPTIONS AND ADOPTIONS, WE ARE HIGHLIGHTED SOLUTIONS, AND WE WILL HAVE THAT FOR YOU ON NEW YEAR'S DAY, WEDNESDAY.

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