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[ MUSIC ] >>> WE HAVE A MAJOR SANTA ANA WIND EVENT COMING INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY.>> ADAM SAYS TO EXPECT WIND OF 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR, WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MILES PER HOUR.

>> WE ARE REALLY GOING TO SEE A LOT OF EASTERLY WIND WITH THE SYSTEM, THAT'S WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO BE STRONGEST, THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY, THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND THE FOOTHILLS, IT'S GOING TO BE THE HIGHEST WIND.>> THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG RUNNING UNTIL 4:00 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY.

THAT MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DANGER CONDITIONS.

>> IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION RIGHT NOW.

>> THE CAL FIRE CAPTAIN SAYS WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF RAIN THIS YEAR, MAKING VEGETATION VERY DRY, AND PRIMED FOR A FIRE.

>> THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY LOW IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTY, CREATING A TIME OF CRITICAL FIRE DANGER.

>> THE HIGHEST ISSUES WOULD BE OVERNIGHT IN THE FOOTHILLS, CAL FIRE SAYS THAT DOESN'T REDUCE THE FIRE DANGER.

>> WE ARE NOT GOING TO GET ANY OF THE NIGHTTIME RECOVERY WITH HUMIDITY, OVERNIGHT.

IT'S GOING TO BE DRY, WINDY CONDITIONS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT HOT OUT, THE FIRE DANGER IS STILL THERE.

>> THIS COULD ALSO CAUSE DOWNED POWER LINES.

PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF NOTICES HAVE BEEN ISSUED, SAYING CUSTOMERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGE AND NEVER APPROACH A DOWNED LINE.

THE WIND COULD ALSO MAKE CONDITIONS DIFFICULT.

>> ANY HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES GOING OVER THE PASSES, YOU MAY WANT TO PLAN YOUR ROUTE TO AVOID THE WIND, IF POSSIBLE, AND STICK NECESSARY PROFESSIONS.

>> HE SAYS RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO INSTALL THE GENESIS PROTECT APP TO BE AWARE OF ANY ALERTS OR WARNINGS.

>>> AT THIS HOUR, SDG&E HAS SHUT OFF POWER TO MORE THAN 12,000 CUSTOMERS, AT THIS TIME.

YOU CAN SEE THESE LOCATIONS IN THE RED, ON THAT MAP.

SEVERAL OTHER COMMUNITIES IN MORE THAN 105,000 ADDITIONAL CUSTOMERS COULD BE IMPACTED BY PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFFS.

ALSO, SDG&E SAYS IT IS UTILIZING OVER 100 CAMERAS TO MONITOR POTENTIAL WILDFIRES.

MANY OF THEM ARE HIGH DEFINITION CAMERAS, ALL OF THEM ARE RETROFITTED WITH A.I.

THEY SAY AIA LEARNS FROM PAST DATA, AND USES IT TO SEND OUT ALERTS.

>> WE HAVE USED EVERY HISTORICAL SANTA ANA OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS, TO TRAIN A.I., TO HELP GUIDE US, WHICH COMMITTEES ARE GOING TO SEE THE HIGHEST WIND.

THIS IS ACTUALLY THE HIGHEST FIRE POTENTIAL WE'VE SEEN IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, IN SIX YEARS.

WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE PEAK OF OUR FIRE STATION SEASON IN 2018.

>> SDG&E SAYS THERE'S ALSO A NETWORK OF OVER 200 WEATHER STATIONS MONITORING CONDITIONS AT HIGH RISK AREAS.>>> IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE CHILLY, COOLING DOWN TO 44 DEGREES.

THERE YOU HAVE IT, CLEAR AND CHILLY.

IF YOU HAVE TO HEAD OUT, YOU DIFFERENTLY WANT A JACKET.

WE DO HAVE SOME CHANGES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.>>> NEW LEADERSHIP IS COMING TO SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL, WITH THE DECISION COMING TOMORROW.

THE COUNCIL HAS SCHEDULED TO ELECT A NEW PRESIDENT FOR THE YEAR AHEAD.

THE CURRENT PRESIDENT, SEAN RIVERA, TOLD VOICE OF SAN DIEGO THAT HE WILL NOT SEEK THE POST AGAIN.

HE HAS LED THE COUNCIL FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.

COUNCILMEMBERS WILL MAKE A CHOICE DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON'S SESSION, STARTING AT 2:00 P.M.

OKAY, SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GIVE MONEY TO A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN, AND THEN DECIDE YOU WANT THE MONEY BACK?

REPORTER SCOTT ROHDE FOUND IT IS NOT AS EASY AS YOU MIGHT THINK.>> Reporter: THIS SAN DIEGO RESIDENT HAS BEEN POLITICALLY ACTIVE FOR MOST OF HER LIFE.>> BACK WHEN I WAS YOUNG, IN THE 60s, WE DID A LOT OF ADVOCATING FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, AND VOTING RIGHTS.

>> Reporter: IN HER RETIREMENT, SHE HAS INVESTED A LOT MORE TIME IN HER ADVOCACY WORK.

>> I WOULD KNOCK ON DOORS AND MAKE PHONE CALLS, BUT IT'S BECAUSE THE CANDIDATE ALIGNS WITH WHAT I WANT TO SEE HAPPEN.>> Reporter: THAT'S WHY HE SUPPORTED NATHAN FLETCHER'S CAMPAIGN FOR SENATE LAST YEAR.

FLETCHER WAS ON THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND WAS CONSIDERED A RISING FIGURE IN THE LOCAL CREDIT PARTY.

>> I WAS PRETTY IMPRESSED WITH IT RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE, HIS VALUES, WHAT HE SPOKE FOR.

>> Reporter: HE CONTRIBUTED $100 TO FLETCHER'S CAMPAIGN, AND PLANNED TO CHIP IN MORE OVERTIME.

BUT THEN, FLETCHER DROPPED OUT OF THE RACE LAST MARCH.

HE INITIALLY SAID IT WAS FOR TREATMENT OF PTSD, AND ALCOHOL ABUSE.

ELKIN SUPPORTED HIS DECISION TO FOCUS ON SELF-CARE.

A FEW DAYS LATER, A FORMER EMPLOYEE AT THE SAN DIEGO METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM ACCUSED HIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN A LAWSUIT.>> WHEN THAT OCCURRED, THAT WAS A DIFFERENT STORY.

THEN YOU CROSSED THE LINE.

YOU'VE BEEN UNFAITHFUL TO THE FAMILY.

YOU'VE BROKEN OUR TRUST.>> Reporter: FLETCHER DENIED THE ALLEGATIONS, AND CLAIMS THE AFFAIR WAS CONSENSUAL.

AS KPBS REPORTED EARLIER THIS YEAR, FLETCHER HAS SPENT MORE THAN HALF $1 MILLION IN LEFTOVER CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEFENDANTS OF IN COURT.

THE POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION HAS LAUNCHED AN INVITATION TO FLETCHER'S USE OF CAMPAIGN MONEY FOR LEGAL DEFENSE.

THE CAMPAIGN HAS ARGUED THAT THE SPENDING IS ALLOWED.

HE DECIDED LAST YEAR - - ELKIN DECIDED LAST YEAR THAT SHE WANTED HER MONEY BACK.

>> YOU WERE RUNNING FOR SENATE, NOW YOU ARE NOT RUNNING FOR SENATE.>> Reporter: IT'S NOT SO SIMPLE.

INTRUDERS CAN ASK FOR DONATIONS BACK, BUT IN MOST CASES, UNDER STATE LAW, CANDIDATES DON'T HAVE TO RETURN THE MONEY.

IN HER CASE, IT TOOK FOUR MONTHS, AND REPEATED REQUESTS.

SHE STARTED WITH AN EMAIL TO FLETCHER'S CAMPAIGN.

>> GIVEN THAT HE WILL NO LONGER BE RUNNING FOR THAT SEAT, AND HE HAS DISHONORED HIS SUPPORTERS THROUGH HIS ACTIONS, I POLITELY REQUEST A REFUND OF MY DONATION.>> Reporter: AFTER MORE THAN A MONTH, SHE SENDS ANOTHER EMAIL.

>> YOUR ACTIONS HAVE DESTROYED OUR TRUST IN YOUR ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS.

PLEASE REFUND MY $100 AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME.

>> Reporter: AND THEN, ANOTHER.

>> I'VE STATED MY REASONING PREVIOUSLY, AND DO NOT INTEND TO LET THIS GO, PLEASE SAVE US TIME AND HEARTACHE BY JUST REFUNDING MY CONTRIBUTION NOW.

>> Reporter: IN HER FOURTH AND FINAL EMAIL, SHE THREATENED TO GO TO THE MEDIA AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WITH HER GRIEVANCES.

>> THERE ARE OTHER CANDIDATES THAT NEED AND DESERVE THAT, AND IT SHOULD BE MY CHOICE WHO RECEIVES THAT DONATION.

TRUCK THAT GOT THE FLETCHER CAN'T ATTENTION.

FLETCHER'S CAMPAIGN DID NOT RESPOND TO A REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

IT'S UNCLEAR IF FLETCHER DECLINED REQUESTS FROM OTHER SMALL DOLLAR DONORS.

FINANCE REPORTS SHOW FLETCHER RETURNED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO ASKED FOR A REFUND.

IT APPEARS THEY HAVE A MUCH EASIER TIME.>> YOU KNOW, WE'VE NEVER ACTUALLY DONE A REFUND BEFORE.>> Reporter: JASON IS CEO OF THE ASIAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION OF SAN DIEGO.

THE GROUPS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTED ABOUT $5000 TO FLETCHER'S CAMPAIGN.>> WE CONTACTED THE CAMPAIGN TREASURER, THEY WERE QUICK TO GET BACK.>> Reporter: A MONTH LATER, THEY GET THE REFUND.

THE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE REINVESTED THE MONEY.

CALIFORNIA ELECTION LAW GIVES CANDIDATES A LOT OF DISCUSSION, WHEN IT COMES TO REFUNDING CAMPAIGN ATTRIBUTIONS.

BUT WHEN THEY DROP OUT OF THE RACE, SHOULD THEY KEEP THE MONEY?

JOHN SAYS NO, THEY SHOULDN'T.

HE'S THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS AT SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY.>> WHEN THEY DROP OUT OF A RACE, THEY REALLY HAVE TO HAVE MORE OF AN ETHICAL AWARENESS THAT THEY HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO GO BACK TO THEIR DONORS, AND ASK IF THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE THEIR MONEY REFUNDED.

>> Reporter: IN A SITUATION LIKE FLETCHER'S, THERE'S AN EVEN CLEARER OBLIGATION.

>> YOU COULD KEEP THE FUNDS FOR LEGAL PURPOSES OR YOUR OWN PERSONAL BEHAVIOR.

THAT'S INAPPROPRIATE, REALLY UNETHICAL.>> Reporter: THE CALIFORNIA FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION DECLINED TO COMMENT ON THE INVESTIGATION INTO FLETCHER.

IT COULD TAKE MONTHS FOR THE DECISION.

SCOTT ROHDE, KPBS NEWS.

>> THAT STORY BY SCOTT ROHDE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE WORK DONE BY OUR INVESTIGATOR TEAM.

MORE STORIES ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR KPBS YOUTUBE PAGE.

YOU CAN ALSO GET REGULAR UPDATES BY EMAIL.

JUST SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTERS AT KPBS.ORG.

>>> BEFORE THE ELECTION, PRESIDENT ELECT DONALD TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN SAID THEY WELCOMED THE DEMISE OF THE CONSERVATIVE POLICY AGENDA ROGER 2025.

BUT I ME THE SHARMA REPORTS TRUMPS TOP CHOICES MAY MEAN CUTS TO SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY, POOR, AND CHILDREN, AND THAT STILL IN LIFE.

>> Reporter: TRUMPS REPRESENTATIVES COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CLEARER THIS SUMMER ABOUT PROJECT 2025.

THEY SAY THE PLAN HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE 2020 CAMPAIGN, DID NOT SPEAK FOR THE CAMPAIGN AND SHOULD NOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT CAMPAIGN OR TRUMP, IN ANY WAY.

AFTER THE ELECTION, CHAIRMAN COREY GUSTUS AND REITERATED THE POINT.>> I BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OCCASIONS WHERE HAS BEEN ASKED ABOUT PROJECT 2025 AND HE SAID NO.

>> Reporter: SINCE THEN, HE HAS SELECTED WHICH APPEARS TO PROJECT 2025 FOR WHITE HOUSE JOBS, TO DIRECT THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TOM HOMAN TO BE BORDERS ARE, AND BRANDON CARR TO BE CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION.

PROJECT 2025 INCLUDES FUNDING CUTS TO MEDICAID, AND MEDICARE, ASSISTANCE TO SENIOR CITIZENS, AND PROGRAMS THAT FEED CHILDREN.

IT WOULD ALSO DISMANTLE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, RESTRICT WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, AND GIVE THE PRESIDENT MORE POWER OVER PROSECUTIONS.

CONSERVATIVE WRITER BILL KRISTOL HAS LITTLE DOUBT PROJECT 2025 WILL BE INCREMENTED, AND SAYS THE NEW ADMINISTRATION HAS EVERY RIGHT TO DO SO.

>> THEY DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO IT OUT OF THE DAYLIGHT, THEY DON'T HAVE A RIGHT TO GO AROUND CONGRESS, THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT IMPENDING FUNDS THAT CONGRESS HAS APPROPRIATED AND SO FORCE.

IT'S ONE THING TO HAVE AN AGENDA IN SOME WAYS I'VE SEEN OTHER PRESIDENTS HAVE THEM, IT'S ANOTHER THING TO REALLY TRY TO UNDERMINE THE FUNCTIONING AND THE INSTITUTION OF GOVERNMENT.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, HE HAS ALSO ANNOUNCED PLANS TO CREATE A DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, A STEP WIDELY SEEN AS A PROJECT 2025 GOAL TO READ THE GOVERNMENT OF A DEEP STATE.

AMITA SHARMA, KPBS NEWS.

TO THE FAMILY OF A MAN WHO DIED WHILE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY JAIL IS DEMANDING ANSWERS FROM THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL SAID THERE SON DIED IN MARCH, SINCE THEN, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD ANYTHING.>> Reporter: THE SCENE IN FRONT OF THE VISTA SUBSTATION THIS MORNING WAS HEARTBREAKING.>> THIS IS SOMEONE WHO WAS KILLED BY THE POLICE.

I HAVE NO ANSWER FROM THEM WHY THEY KILLED MY SON.>> Reporter: TIME HAS STOOD STILL FOR HER AND HER HUSBAND SINCE EARLY MARCH OF THIS YEAR.

IT WAS ON THE EVENING OF MARCH 3, DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO A GAS STATION.

AND IN RISK - - AN INITIAL INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY SAN DIEGO POLICE SAY THE DEPUTIES FOUND ABDUL AZIZ CAMARA WITHOUT SHOES, SHIRTLESS, CRAWLING ON THE GROUND, HE WAS ARRESTED FOR BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

POLICE SAY HE WAS RESTING - - POLICE SAY HE WAS RESISTING ARREST AND WAS PUT INTO A RESTRAINING DEVICE CALLED A RAP, BUT HE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND STOPPED BREATHING, AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.

HIS MOTHER AND STEPFATHER TRAVELED FROM VIRGINIA TO SAN DIEGO TO GET ANSWERS.

>> WE ARE HERE TO SEEK JUSTICE FOR OUR SON, WE LIVED IN DOUBT OVER NINE MONTHS.>> Reporter: THE FAMILY FLED CIVIL WAR IN SIERRA LEONE 15 YEARS AGO TO COME TO THE UNITED STATES, TO SAFETY.

IT'S A DECISION ABDUL'S MOTHER NOW REGRETS.>> I NEED AN ANSWER.

I NEED AN ANSWER FOR THIS, I NEED AN ANSWER.

>> Reporter: THE FAMILY'S LAWYER SAYS SHE'S BEEN ASKING FOR ANSWERS, WITH NO REPLY.

SHE WANTS TO KNOW WHY, NINE MONTHS LATER, NO VIDEO OR AUDIO HAS BEEN RELEASED.

WE REACHED OUT FOR ANSWERS.

AS OF OUR DEADLINE, NO ONE RESPONDED.

THE DEPARTMENT DID SEND OUT A NEWS RELEASE TODAY, HIGHLIGHTING WHAT THEY DESCRIBE AS IMPROVEMENTS IN JAILS, AND IN CUSTODY DEATHS ARE DOWN IN 2024.

THE CUSTODY EQUITY COALITIONS HAS NINE PEOPLE HAVE DIED THIS YEAR WHILE IN CUSTODY.

LAST YEAR, IT WAS 13.

JEFF KELLY MARTINEZ POINTS TO NEW SCREENING PROCESS IS TO KEEP DRUGS FROM BRING BROUGHT INTO THE JAILS, AND VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING HOW THOSE WHO NEED MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE ARE TREATED.

ALL OF THOSE ARE CALLED COMFORT TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS GATHERED HERE.

MANY SAY THEY STILL DON'T HAVE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR LOVED ONES DEATHS WHILE IN CUSTODY.

SO THIS IS CLEARLY A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE, THIS IS NOT A THREAT.>> Reporter: FOR NOW, THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

TOMORROW, THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL VOTE ON A PROPOSAL TO STRENGTHEN THE CITIZENS LAW-ENFORCEMENT REVIEW BIRD, TO GET ANSWERS FROM PEOPLE LEFT WITH ONLY ANSWERS AND GRIEF.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.>>> INVESTIGATORS HAVE MADE AN ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH THE KILLING OF THE UNITED HEALTHCARE CEO.

HE WAS DETAINED IN PENNSYLVANIA AFTER POLICE GOT A TIP FROM THE PUBLIC.

POLICE FOUND SEVERAL ITEMS ON HIM THAT APPEARED TO BE LINKED TO THE CRIME.

>> Reporter: POLICE IN PENNSYLVANIA HAVE ARRESTED A MAN THAT THEY BELIEVE MAY BE CONNECTED TO THE SHOOTING OF THE UNITED HEALTHCARE CEO, BRIAN THOMPSON, IN AND HATTON, NEXT WEEK.

>> MEMBERS OF THE ALTOONA POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRESTED LUIGI MANGIONE, A 26-YEAR-OLD MALE COME ON FIREARMS CHARGES.>> Reporter: THIS TO - - THIS COMES JUST HOURS AFTER A TIP WAS CALLED INTO POLICE BY A McDONALD'S EMPLOYEE AFTER A PATRON IDENTIFY THE MAN.

>> THAT EMPLOYEE DID SOMETHING WE ASK EVERY AMERICAN TO DO, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING, MOST IMPORTANT, DO SOMETHING.

>> Reporter: NEW YORK POLICE COMMISSIONER SAYS HE WAS CARRYING SEVERAL FRAUDULENT I.D.S AND A U.S. PASSPORT.

UPON INVESTIGATION, OFFICERS UNCOVERED A FIREARM ON HIS PERSON, AS WELL AS A SUPPRESSOR, CONSISTENT WITH THE WEAPON USED IN THE MURDER.>> Reporter: THE GUNMAN WAS FOUND WITH A WEAPON OUTFITTED WITH A SILENCER.

HE CHECKED INTO THIS MANHATTAN HOSTEL USING A FAKE I.D.

IT WAS A FLIRTATIOUS MOMENT WITH THE FRONT DOOR CLERK THAT GAVE HIS WHOLE FACE.

THEY ARE WORKING ON UNCOVERING DNA EVIDENCE LINKED TO LUIGI MANGIONE.

ADDITIONALLY, OFFICERS UNCOVERED A HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENT THAT SPEAKS TO BOTH HIS MOTIVATION AND MIND-SET.

>> Reporter: NYPD DETECTIVES ARE ON THEIR WAY TO QUESTION HIM, WHO HAD NO PRIOR ARRESTS IN NEW YORK.

I'M LAURA GEARY, WITH KPBS NEWS.

>> TONIGHT, HOW THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS VIEWING THE REBEL VICTORY OVER BASHAR AL- ASSAD IN SYRIA.

>>> IT'S BEEN A RELATIVELY SLOW START TO THE SEASON, THAT TREND IS ABOUT TO END AS VACCINATION REMAINS LOW.

SOME MINORITY GROUPS ARE AT AN INCREASED RISK.

MANDY HAS A LOOK AT HIGHWAY VACCINATION IS A KEY TO PROTECTION.

>> THERE ARE CHANGES TO TALK ABOUT THIS MORNING.

THAT WILL NOT BECAUSE MUCH OF A PROBLEM FOR TOMORROW.

WE ARE GOING TO SEE THAT KIND OF PEAK TOMORROW.

TAKING A LOOK AT MIDWEEK TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO DROP.

LET'S DIVE RIGHT BACK INTO THE FORECAST.

35 DEGREES IN OCEANSIDE, 44 IN SAN DIEGO, 36 OVER IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

A LITTLE CHILLY FOR JUST ABOUT ALL OF US.

BY TOMORROW, WE'RE SEEING MITCH MORSE INSIDE FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY, BUT YOU SEE SOME OF THAT WIND AS WELL.

74 IN OCEANSIDE COMES IN DEGREES IN SAN DIEGO, 46 DEGREES IN MOUNT LAGUNA, AND A LITTLE BIT WARMER, OVER 66 DEGREES IN BORREGO SPRINGS.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT WIND.

WE DO HAVE SANTA ANA WINDS THAT IS GOING TO BE A FACTOR THROUGHOUT YOUR DAY ON TUESDAY AND INTO THE EVENING, AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

WE ARE GOING TO SEE 4260 MILE HOUR GUSTS, WHICH CREATES DANGEROUS CROSSWIND FOR MOTORISTS, AND ALSO, INCREASED FIRE DANGER.

THAT'S WHY WE ALSO HAVE RED FLAG WARNINGS IN EFFECT, ACROSS THE AREA, NOT REALLY FOR SAN DIEGO AND ALONG THE COAST, BUT JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE HERE.

SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND, AS YOU GO THROUGHOUT TUESDAY.

FORTUNATELY, WHILE FIRE SEASON IS NOT OVER.

WE DO STILL HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT NOT EXCELLENTLY SPARKING A WILDFIRE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE SANTA ANA WINDS.

LET'S LOOK AT THE FIVE DAY OUTLOOK ON THE COAST.

THERE'S THAT TEMPERATURE DROP, 74 ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, THEN WE DROP 10 DEGREES BY THE TIME WE GET TO THURSDAY, WITH A HIGH OF 64 DEGREES.

WE ARE SEEING SOME LOWS IN THE 30s AS WELL.

PREPARE FOR THE COOLER AIR, IT IS ON THE WAY.

LOOKING INLAND, 78 ON WEDNESDAY, DOWN TO 65 BY THE TIME WE GET TO YOUR THURSDAY.

THE GOOD NEWS IS, WE HAVE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE BOARD.

SOME DAYS WE ARE DEALING WITH SOME CLOUDS.

MOST DAYS WE ARE GOING TO SEAL UP SOMETHING HERE.

TAKING A LOOK AT THE MOUNDS, HERE'S THAT WIND, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, WE ARE DEALING WITH WINDY CONDITIONS AS WELL.

TEMPERATURES ARE STAYING A LITTLE MORE CONSISTENT HERE, 51 ON WEDNESDAY, THEN SINKING TO THE 40s FOR JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY.

THE DESERT, WE ARE NOT SEEING THE COLD OUT HERE EITHER, WE ARE SEEING 66 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY, UP TO 70 DEGREES, AND WE EVEN UP AS WE GO TO FOR THE WEEKEND, 69, 68 FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

>>> ACROSS THE U.S., RESPIRATORY VIRUS SEASON IS RAMPING UP.

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT VISITS ARE UP FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON, WITH THE MAIN INCREASE IN ILLNESS AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN AND PRELIMINARY CDC DATA ESTIMATES UP TO 1.5 MILLION FLU CASES, UP TO 22,000 HOSPITALIZATIONS, AND UP TO 2100 FLU DEATHS BETWEEN OCTOBER 1 AND NOVEMBER 30.

THESE VIRUSES, ALONG WITH COVID- 19 ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE.

>> THE PRISON VACCINATION RATE IS SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS YEARS, BUT IT IS STILL RUNNING BELOW WHAT IT DID PRIOR TO COVEN.

>> Reporter: VACCINATIONS WILL BE KEY TO PREVENTING SEVERE ILLNESS.

THE AGENCY REVERENDS EVERYONE SIX MONTHS AND OLDER GET UPDATED COVID-19 SHOTS.

THE ONE TIME VACCINE IS ADMITTED FOR ADULTS 75 AND OLDER, AND THOSE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 60 AND 74 AT HIGH RISK OF SEVERE DISEASE.

THOSE PREGNANT CAN ALSO PROTECT AGAINST RSV WITH A SHOT BETWEEN 27 AND 36 WEEKS OF PREGNANCY, AND INFANTS UP TO EIGHT MONTHS OLD BORN THE SEASON CAN RECEIVE ONE DOSE OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES.

>> RIGHT NOW, RSV IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF HOSPITALIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES.

>>> SAN DIEGO TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS ARE NARROWING DOWN THEIR OPTIONS FOR A NEW AND IMPROVED PUBLIC TRANSIT SECTION TO THE AIRPORT.

THE PLANNING AGENCY HAS BEEN CONSIDERING THREE MODES OF CONNECTING THE AIRPORT.

AN EXTENSION OF EXISTING TROLLEY LINES, AND AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER, AND A TRANSIT BUS LINE.

BUSES ARE BY FAR THE PRE- CHEAPEST OPTION.

THE ENCINITAS MAYOR NOTED THE RAIL OPTIONS WOULD COST BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, WHILE THE OTHER OPTIONS WOULD COST LESS THAN $100 MILLION.

>> I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG TIME BEFORE THE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO BUILD A BILLION-DOLLAR PROJECT THAT SERVE SO FEW PEOPLE, AND SO, I WOULD ENCOURAGE CONSIDERATION OF EXTENDING THESE OPTIONS AND MAKING THEM WORK BETTER, ACHING THEM WORK MORE FREQUENTLY.>> Reporter: SANDAG SAYS IT IS READY TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO AIRPORT BUS SERVICES AS SOON AS FALL OF 2025.>>> THE HOLIDAY BOWL IS RETURNING TO MISSION VALLEY, AND NOW WE KNOW WHICH TEAMS ARE INVITED.

WASHINGTON STATE WILL PLAY SYRACUSE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, AT SNAPDRAGON STADIUM.

THE GAME WILL AIR ON FOX.

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THE BOWL THAT SYRACUSE WILL BE PLAYING, SO THAT'S GREAT.

THE LATEST JOBS REPORT IN THE UNITED STATES SHOWS JOB GROWTH SURGED IN NOVEMBER, ADDING 227,000 JOBS.

THE REBOUND WAS EXPECTED AFTER HURRICANES AND STRIKING WORKERS HEAVILY DISTORTED THE OCTOBER REPORT.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ HAS INSIGHTS FROM AN ECONOMIST ON WHAT THE NUMBERS MEAN AHEAD, AND HEADING INTO THE NEXT YEAR.>> LOOKING BEYOND THE PENDULUM SWINGS, THE U.S. LABOR MARKET REMAINS STABLE, BUT IS POOLING.

IT ALSO HASN'T SHAKEN OFF ANY CONCERNS THAT THERE COULD BE A GREATER WEAKENING IN THE FUTURE.

DESPITE REBOUNDING STRONGLY FROM THE OCTOBER JOBS REPORT HEAVILY IMPACTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS AND WORKERS ON THE PICKET LINE, DANIEL SAYS THERE IS EVIDENCE OF THE JOB MARKET IS SOFTENING.

>> IT'S JUST NOT QUITE AS HOT AS IT WAS A YEAR OR TWO AGO.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE BIG CONCERNS HE'S SEEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS ARE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CERTAIN SECTORS TOWARD JOB GROWTH.

>> HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION ARE A MAJOR DRIVER.

JOBS GROWTH CONTINUED IN NOVEMBER, YOU SEE A LOT OF GLOBAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS TRY TO CATCH UP ON SOME OF THE HIRING THEY MISSED OUT ON EARLIER IN RECOVERY.>> Reporter: THE NOVEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ALSO PICKED UP, MARKING THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2021 THAT IT'S BEEN ABOUT 4% FOR SIX CONSECUTIVE MONTHS.

UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG BLACK AND HISPANIC WORKERS ALSO ROSE FROM OCTOBER, COMING IN AT 6.4% AND 5.3%, RESPECTIVELY.

IN MANY CASES, EMPLOYERS ARE TRYING TO GET MORE DONE WITH LESS.

A >> THAT MEANS THEY ARE PUTTING A LOT OF PRESSURE ON MANAGERS AND ON WORKERS, TO TRY TO GET MORE DONE, AND WHETHER THAT MEANS RETURNING TO THE OFFICE OR RAISING THE BAR ON SOME OF THEIR TARGETS.>> Reporter: THAT'S LEAVING SOME EMPLOYEES FEELING UNFULFILLED.

>> A LOT OF WORKERS FEEL VERY HESITANT TO LEAVE A JOB TO TRY TO FIND SOMETHING BETTER IN THE MARKET RIGHT NOW, AND UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS CREATING A SITUATION WHERE MANY WORKERS FEEL STUCK IN THEIR CAREERS RIGHT NOW.>> Reporter: OVERALL THE LABOR MARKET IS ENTERING ON SOLID FOOTING, BUT WHERE IT REMAINS FROM HERE IS A?.

THINGS COULD REV UP, STALL OUT, OR EVEN CRASH,, SAY.

IN ATLANTA, I'M IVAN RODRIGUEZ.>>> YOU CAN FIND NICE STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE, OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU,