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[ MUSIC ] >>> AS WE APPROACH THE PEAK OF COLD AND FLU SEASON, SAN DIEGO COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE WARNING ABOUT SERIOUS RESPIRATORY ISSUES.

WALKING PNEUMONIA AND WHOOPING COUGH CASES ARE RISING IN OUR REGION.

KPBS REPORTER HEIDI DiMARCO HAS MORE ON WHO IS AT RISK.

>> WHOOPING COUGH STARTS OFF AS A TYPICAL COLD.

COUGH, RUNNY NOSE, MAY BE A MILD FEVER.

FOR SOME, THE HARMLESS SNIFFLE CAN SPIRAL INTO SOMETHING MUCH WORSE.

DR. EVAN MYLER IS A PEDIATRIC DISEASE SPECIALIST AT GRADY.

HE SAYS IDENTIFYING WHOOPING COUGH IS TRICKY.

>> AS YOUR SYMPTOMS FADE, THE COUGH WORSENS, AND PEOPLE TURN TO SEE THESE BOUTS OF COUGHING THAT ARE PRETTY SEVERE, PEOPLE CAN SORT OF TURN RED IN THE FACE AND HAVE VOMITING AFTER COUGHING.

>> THIS YEAR, SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN WHOOPING COUGH, OR PERTUSSIS.

THERE ARE 547 CASES SO FAR, COMPARED TO JUST 332 LAST YEAR.

WHILE TEENS AND OLDER CHILDREN ARE MOST AFFECTED, INFANTS ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE.

FOR NEWBORNS NOT YET FULLY VACCINATED, WHOOPING COUGH CAN BE DEADLY.

>> THE MAIN INTERVENTION THAT HAS HELPED IS GIVING VACCINE BOOSTERS TO MOM'S WHO ARE PREGNANT.

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT EVERYONE GET THE PERTUSSIS BOOSTER IN THE THIRD TRIMESTER TO BOOST HER ANTIBODIES, WHICH SHE PASSES TO HER BABY BEFORE DELIVERY, KEEPING THEM PROTECTED IN THE EARLY LIFE.

DRUG HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE ALSO TRACKING EARLY CASES OF WALKING PNEUMONIA, WHICH QUADRUPLED IN NOVEMBER 2019 THROUGH THE 22nd.

IT'S THE BIGGEST RISE IN CASES THIS WOMAN HAS SEEN IN HER CAREER.

>> WE USED TO JUST SEE IT IN SCHOOL AGE KIDS.

NOW WE ARE SEEING IT IN THE TWO TO FOUR-YEAR-OLD POPULATION, WHICH IS KIND OF SCARY, WE DON'T USUALLY SEE THAT IN MY AGE GROUP, THEY TYPICALLY ARE THE ONES HOSPITALIZED AND MORE SICK FROM IT.>> Reporter: SHE RECOMMENDS STAYING UP TO DATE WITH VACCINES TO PROTECT AGAINST WHOOPING COUGH AND OTHER VIRUSES.

THEY WARN PARENTS TO STAY VIGILANT, ESPECIALLY IF THE CHILD SYMPTOMS SEEM MORE SEVERE THAN USUAL.>>> THE CDC IS INVESTIGATING A MULTISTATE OUTBREAK OF E. COLI LINKED TO CARROTS.

ONE PERSON HAS DIED, PEOPLE IN 18 STATES HAVE BEEN SICK.

THEY'VE BEEN TRACKED TO BABY AT WHOLE CARROTS SOLD UNDER A NUMBER OF BRAND NAMES INCLUDING TRADER JOE'S AND SPROUTS.

THE RECALLED CARROTS ARE NO LONGER IN STORES, BUT MAY STILL BE IN PEOPLE'S HOMES.

WHILE NO LOCAL CASES HAVE BEEN LINKED TO THE OUTBREAK, THEY ARE MONITORING THE SITUATION.

YOU CAN FIND ALL THE RECALL INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, KPBS.ORG.>>> LOOKING AHEAD, DROPPING DOWN TO 50 DEGREES, MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS, LOOKING AT A PRETTY PLEASANT WEEK AHEAD, BUT I WILL BREAK ALL THAT DOWN FOR YOU, COMING UP.

TO A LAWSUIT WAS ANNOUNCED ON BEHALF OF RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY DISCHARGE RAW SEWAGE AND CONTAMINATION.

WATER NORTH AMERICAN WEST AND OTHER OPERATORS ARE BEING SUED FOR SIGNIFICANT MONETARY DAMAGES AFTER REPEATED EXPOSURE TO RAW SEWAGE AND BREACH OF A PERMIT UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT.

>> THERE HEALTH IS IN DANGER.

RECENT TESTING HAS REVEALED THE PRESENCE OF SIGNIFICANTLY TOXIC CHEMICALS LIKE DBT, BENZEDRINE, POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS, FECAL MATTER, BACTERIA AND PATHOGENS.

WE CAN ONLY GUESS HOW MANY OTHER TERRIBLE CHEMICALS THAT BACTERIA IS IN THIS FECAL MATTER THAT THEY ARE RELEASING EVERY DAY IN THEIR MISCONDUCT.

>> THIS IS THE SECOND LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST THEM IN RECENT WEEKS.

IN RESPONSE, THE COMPANY SAYS IT HAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED THE PLANT, AND THE U.S. AND MEXICAN GOVERNMENTS HAVE FAILED TO FUND OR INTIMATE SOLUTIONS.

>>> FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS, CARLSBAD HAS BLOCKED NEW DRIVE- THROUGH RESTAURANTS.

THE CITY IS RETHINKING THAT BAN.>> DRIVE-THROUGH'S ARE UBIQUITOUS PART OF CULTURE.

HOP IN THE CAR, ORDER YOUR FOOD AND DRIVE AWAY.

IN CARLSBAD, THEY ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN.

>> THEY INSTITUTED A BLANKET MORATORIUM ON EATERY DRIVE- THROUGH IS.>> Reporter: THE CEO OF THE CHARLES BED CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS THE CITY INSTITUTED A BAN BECAUSE OF THIS.

LEGOLAND.

>> WHEN LEGOLAND WAS FIRST APPROVED TO COME TO CARLSBAD, THERE WAS CONCERN BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THERE WOULD BE AN OVERABUNDANCE OF DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT AND LOW BUDGET MOTELS THAT WOULD FLOOD CARLSBAD.

>> Reporter: THE CITY WAS CONCERNED THAT CARLSBAD WOULD TURN INTO ANAHEIM AFTER OPENING.

RESTAURANTS THAT ALREADY HAD DRIVE-THROUGH'S BEFORE THE BAN WERE ALLOWED TO KEEP THEM, LEADING TO AWKWARD SITUATIONS WHERE NEW FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS WITHOUT DRIVE-THROUGH'S ARE LOCATED NEXT TO THOSE THAT HAVE THEM.

BEHIND ME IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN GRANDFATHERED IN, WITH A STEADY STREAM OF CARS.

RIGHT NEXT TO IT IS THIS CHICK- FIL-A RECENTLY OPENED, AND NO DRIVE-THROUGH.

CURRENTLY THERE ARE 12 GRANDFATHERED IN DRIVE-THROUGH STRUT THE CITY.

CHICK-FIL-A IS ONE OF THE REASONS THE ISSUES BEING BROUGHT UP AGAIN.

>> MOST OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE NO IDEA THERE WAS A LINK IT PROHIBITION IN PLACE IN CARLSBAD UNTIL CHICK-FIL-A CAME IN AND EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW WHY THERE'S NOT A DRIVE- THROUGH AT CHICK-FIL-A.

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS SOME RESTAURANTS AND COFFEE CHAINS ARE RELEVANT TO OPEN BECAUSE OF THE DRIVE-THROUGH BAND.

THE ECONOMIC DEVELOP AND SUBCOMMITTEE WILL TAKE UP THE ISSUE TOMORROW AT THE MEETING AT 10:00 A.M. >>> CONSTRUCTION CREWS ARE STARTING A TWO-WEEK MAINTENANCE PROJECT ON THE IMPERIAL BEACH PEER.

THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO IS WORKING TO MAINTAIN PEER STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY.

THEY WERE AWARDED ABOUT $3 MILLION FOR PHASE THREE OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS.>> PRESERVING THIS ASSET FOR THE COMMUNITY, IT IS THEIR ASSET, THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ENJOY THE SUN AND THE SUNSET, THEY GO OUT AND FISH, IT'S REALLY FOR THEM TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PLACE OPEN AND AVAILABLE.

>> THE PEER WILL PARTIALLY CLOSE AGAIN NEXT MONDAY AND REOPENED BY NOVEMBER 28.

REPAIR WORK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE SUMMER.

>>> NEARLY 80 MILLION AMERICANS ARE EXPECTED TO TRAVEL THROUGHOUT IS GIVING, MICHAEL YOSHIDA RAKES DOWN THE NUMBERS IN THE AAA FORECAST.>> Reporter: AMERICANS ARE GEARING UP FOR THE HOLIDAY.

>> WE ARE LOOKING AT A SEVEN DAY TRAVEL WINDOW.

WE ARE PROTECTING NEARLY 80 MILLION PEOPLE, WHO ARE GOING TO BE TRAVELING DOMESTICALLY DURING THAT TIME.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A NEW RECORD.>> Reporter: 71.7 MILLION PEOPLE WILL BE HITTING THE ROAD, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF LOWER GAS PRICES.

THE LOWER NATIONAL AVERAGE WAS $3.26.

BARRING DISRUPTIONS FROM TROPICAL STORMS, GAS PRICES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL.

>> GAS PRICES ARE MUCH LOWER THAN THEY WERE THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

WE COULD BE SEEING A NATIONAL AVERAGE THAT IS BELOW THREE DOLLARS A GALLON, WHICH WE HAVE NOT SEEN SINCE 2021.

>> SO, WHEN SHOULD YOU HIT THE ROAD?

A TRIBE - - A TRIP PROVIDER SAYS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ARE THE WORST TIMES TO TRAVEL BY CAR.

THE BEST TIME IS THAT GIVEN DAY, WHEN I WAS ARE TYPICALLY CLEAR AND THEY WON'T CLASH WITH COMMUTERS.

NO MATTER WHEN YOU TRAVEL, USE CAUTION.

>> WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 MILLION PEOPLE ON THE ROAD, YOU WILL HAVE MORE CONGESTION, MORE CARS, UNFORTUNATELY, MORE EMERGENCIES.>> Reporter: BE PREPARED FOR BUSY TERMINALS.

AIR TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO SET A NEW RECORD OF MORE THAN 2% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M MICHAEL YOSHIDA, REPORTING.

>>> A BUDGET AIRLINER IS IN TROUBLE, SPIRIT AIRLINES HAS FILED BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION.

SPIRIT WAS LEFT WITH FEW OPTIONS AS IT FACED MOUNTING LOSSES AND $3.1 BILLION IN MOUNTING DEBT.

IT'S POSSIBLE THE COULD FILE BANKRUPTCY AND EMERGE STRONGER ON THE OTHER SIDE, BUT IT COULD BE BOUGHT BY ANOTHER AIRLINE OR FORCED TO LIQUIDATE.>>> TONIGHT, NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER JAKE SULLIVAN ON A FOREIGN POLICY LEGACY AS TRUMP PREPARES TO TAKE OFFICE, COMING UP AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR IS KNOWN FOR JET FIGHTERS AND OTHER AIRCRAFT, BUT MOST OF THE SPRAWLING BASE IS EAST OF INTERSTATE 15, FAR FROM A BUSY AIRFIELD.

ANDREW DYER RODE OUT NEAR THE CONVOY AND HAS MORE ON HOW THE MARINES USE THE WILDERNESS IN THEIR BACKYARD.

>> PICTURE YOURSELF IN A PLOT OF LAND WITH NO INFO STRUCTURE, NO PHONE, NO CELL COVERAGE, NO INTERNET.

WE HAVE THE EQUIPMENT AND THE KNOWLEDGE TO BE ABLE TO SET THAT UP FOR OTHER MARINES TO DO THEIR JOBS.>> Reporter: ANTHONY JOHNSON IS THE OPERATIONS OFFICER BASED IN MIRAMAR.

LIKE THE NAME SUGGESTS, HE IS FOCUSED ON COMMUNICATION.

THE GOAL IS TO SET UP EQUIPMENT NEAR MIRAMAR AND CAMP PENDLETON.

HUNDREDS OF MARINES ARE INVOLVED.

OVER 10 DAYS, THEY WILL BE SETTING UP MUNICATION NODES AND SLEEPING IN THE FIELD.

>> THEY ARE ALSO TRYING TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE MARINE CORPS SERVICE THAT WE CAN GO AROUND THE GLOBE IN THE REGION, LARGELY DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS FOR MARINES.>> IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF THE EXERCISE, THEY ARE PACKED INTO HUMVEES, SEVEN THEY ARE PACKED INTO HUMVEES, 7 TON TRUCKS, AND A TROLLEY.

WE ARE A FEW HUNDRED YARDS FROM INTERSTATE WE ARE A FEW HUNDRED YARDS FROM INTERSTATE 15 AND THE HUB OF COMMUTERS.

MARINES FIND COVER AND ESTABLISH A SECURE PERIMETER.

SOPHIE IS A PLATOON COMMANDER WHO LED TODAY'S CONVOY.

HER MARINES WOULD ESTABLISH THIS AS A BASE OF OPERATIONS.

SHE SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO GET OUT IN THE FIELD AND DO THIS KIND OF WORK.

>> YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHEN WE DO GO INTO CONFLICT, IT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT, THE MARINES ARE FAMILIAR WITH BEING OUT IN THE ELEMENTS IN GENERAL.>> Reporter: MOST OF THE LAND IS EAST OF THE 15.

THE MARINES TOOK OVER IN WORLD WAR II AND CAMP ELLIOTT.

IT WENT BACK TO THE BRAIN - - THE MARINES ARE WRECKED AND ANTENNA A FEW HUNDRED YARDS FROM THE FIRST BASE CAMP.

IT IS VISIBLE FROM THE RIDGE.

>> IT'S WEIRD TO SEE CIVILIZATION RIGHT BEHIND US, WE LIVE IN THE FIELD AS MARINES.

OUR MAIN SITE HERE, AND THE OTHER SITE, WE WILL BE PUSHING OUT FURTHER EAST.>> Reporter: 10,000 SAILORS ARE IN MIRAMAR.

THE BASE IS ALSO USED BY THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT AND SAN DIEGO FIRE RESCUE, FOR TRAINING.

MARINES SAY MIRAMAR IS A LITTLE UNUSUAL FOR BROWN BASED MILITARY OPERATIONS.

CAMP PENDLETON IS LARGER, AND MORE REMOTE.

MOST BASES ARE IN RURAL AREAS, BUT MIRAMAR IS SURROUNDED BY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.

IN PART, THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SO VALUABLE.

>> OVER HERE, WE CAN SET UP COMEDIC ASIANS ARCHITECTURE, WE HAVE A RANGE OVER HERE, WE ARE CONDUCTING EXERCISES USING BLANKS, SHOOTING AT EACH OTHER, I GUESS, BUT THIS IS JUST A GREAT OVERALL RANGE.

>> Reporter: LAST YEAR, LOCAL BUSINESS EAT LEADERS SOUGHT THE DAY AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE HOMELESS ISSUES.

THEY SUGGEST BUILDING A HOUSING COMPLEX.

MARINES QUICKLY SHUT THE IDEA DOWN.

MAJOR ANTHONY JOHNSON SAYS ALTHOUGH THE AREA IS UNDEVELOPED, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE MARINES.

>> BEING A GROUND BASE UNIT, WE DON'T FLY AIRCRAFT.

THAT TRAINING AREA PROVIDES US THE ABILITY RIGHT IN OUR BACKYARD TO GO AND TRAIN.>> Reporter: THE TRAINING EXERCISE IS SUCCESSFUL, THEY HAD ALL THEIR GOALS.

>>> A PERSON DIAGNOSED WITH AN POX HAS UNDERGONE TREATMENT AND IS I SITTING AT HOME.

AN POX IS A VIRAL DISEASE OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A RASH.

THEY ARE WORKING TO IDENTIFY ANYONE WHO CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT.

>>> TODAY IS NATIONAL INJURY PREVENTION DAY.

INJURIES ARE A LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGE OF ONE AND 19.

MANDY HAS ADVICE FROM AN E.R.

DOCTOR ON HOW TO KEEP KIDS SAFE.>> Reporter: FROM FIREARMS TO ACCIDENTS, DROWNING, INJURIES OR KILLING CHILDREN.

THESE DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE, THEY DON'T NEED TO HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: THIS DR. WITH CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA SAYS PARENTS CAN HELP PREVENT SOME OF THE MAIN DANGERS CHILDREN BASE.

FOR BABIES, MAKE SURE THEY SLEEP ON THEIR BACK, ALONE, IN A CLEAR CRIB, TO LOWER SUFFOCATION RISK.

WHEN KIDS ARE OLDER, DROWNING BECOMES THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH.

MAKE SURE CHILDREN CANNOT ACCESS WATER UNSUPERVISED.

>> MAKE SURE YOU HAVE GOOD POOL FENCES, AND LIFE JACKETS WHEN YOU ARE OUT ON BODIES OF WATER.>> Reporter: INGESTION IS ALSO CONCERN.

KEEP BATTERIES AND OTHER SMALL ITEMS OUT OF THEIR REACH.

CAR CRASHES ARE ALSO A LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH.

MAKE SURE CHILDREN ARE IN A SEAT RECOMMENDED FOR THEIR AGE AND SIZE, AND MAKE SURE ALL SEATS ARE PROPERLY INSTALLED.

THE NEXT CONCERN?

FIREARMS.

>> IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT IF YOU HAVE A GUN IN YOUR HOME, KEEP IT AWAY FROM YOUR CHILD, STORE IT SAFELY, LOCK IT UP, MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD CANNOT ACCESS IT.>> Reporter: FINALLY, MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD WEARS A HELMET ON BIKES AND SCOOTERS, THAT IT FITS, AND THAT IT IS WORN PROPERLY.

>>> LIVING THINGS EVOLVE TO FIT THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

AT UC SAN DIEGO, THEY ARE SPEEDING THE PROCESS TO CREATE ORGANISMS THAT YOU IMPORTANT JOBS FOR US.

>> Reporter: THEY WORK FULL- TIME IN THIS LAB, CREATING CHALLENGING CONDITIONS FOR CELLULAR COMPOUNDS.

THE ROBOT ARMS REMOVE THEM FROM ONE SOLUTION TO EXPOSE THEM TO A MORE HARSH ENVIRONMENT TO SEE IF THEY CAN SURVIVE IT.

THIS HAPPENS AROUND THE CLOCK SO THEY CAN EVOLVE AND BECOME THE BEST ORGANISM FOR A CERTAIN TASK.

>> BASICALLY WE CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE GROW THEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN, WE WILL HAVE A SELECTION AGAIN.>> MAYBE THEY WILL CONSUME PLASTIC WASTE.

THEY CAN CREATE CHEMICAL BUILDING BLOCKS TO TRANSFORM ORGANIC WASTE INTO MEDICINE OR BUILDING MATERIALS.

THE PROCESS USED IN THIS FACTORY IS EVOLUTION.

SCIENTISTS ARE JUST GIVING IT A PUSH.

>> WHAT WE ARE ACTUALLY DOING IS USING THE NATURAL PROCESS OF EVOLUTION AND ENABLING IT ON A FASTER SCALE.

THE CELLS ARE GROWING, DIVIDING, MUTATING, LIKE THEY HAVE DONE FOR BILLIONS OF YEARS.

WE ARE JUST FACILITATING THE PROCESS IN THE LAB AND SELECTING THEM UNDER SPECIFIC CONDITIONS TO GET THE ONES THAT ARE USEFUL FOR APPLICATION.>> Reporter: CASE IN POINT, THEY CREATED A BACTERIAL SPORE THAT WOULD CONSUME POLYURETHANE AND WOULD BE ADDED TO THE PRODUCTION OF POLYURETHANE, SO WHENEVER IT WAS DISCARDED OR COMPOSTED, THEY WOULD WAKE UP AND THE SPORES WOULD DEVOUR THE PLASTIC.

I WONDER IF THE CREATION OF NEW MICROORGANISMS COULD BACKFIRE AND CREATE HAVOC, KIND OF A FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER.

>> THESE MICROBES ARE FROM THE ENVIRONMENT, IT IS A NATURAL PROCESS, A LOT OF TIMES WE ENGINEER THEM AND THEY GET OUTCOMPETED IN NATURE AND ONLY WORK IN SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTS.>> Reporter: THE VISION IS THAT BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES ARE MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE THAN ANYTHING WE CAN CREATE WITH ELECTRONICS OR MECHANICS, THE RAW MATERIALS ARE ALL AROUND US, EVEN THE PLANTS IN OUR GREED AND WASTE BINS.

THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.

>> WE ARE LOOKING AT A PLEASANT START, BUT DON'T EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO STAY THE SAME THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

WE WILL SORT OF SEESAW BACK AND FORTH, BUT WE WILL SEE A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

STARTING WITH WHAT WE EXPECT TONIGHT, A MIX OF 40s, 30s, 50s, 43 IN OCEANSIDE, 35 IN RAMONA, 54 SAN DIEGO, MOUNT LAGUNA, 55 DEGREES, DEFINITELY THE MIX WE INTEND TO SEE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

NOTHING ON RADAR OR SATELLITE THROUGHOUT THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, STAYING MOSTLY CLEAR.

GOOD NEWS THERE.

NOW, TAKING A LOOK AHEAD TO TOMORROW, HERE'S WHAT TO EXPECT, 60 DEGREES IN OCEANSIDE, 70 IN RAMONA, 69 IN SAN DIEGO, AND A CHILLY 45 IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

NOW, LET'S GO AHEAD AND BREAK DOWN WHAT TO EXPECT AS WE HAD FURTHER INTO THE WEEK.

THEN YOU SEE WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT WITH THE TEMPERATURES.

ON THE COAST, 68 DEGREES FOR YOUR TUESDAY, YOU WILL SEE A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, WARMING UP TO 71 BY WEDNESDAY, THEN COOLING BACK DOWN BY SATURDAY, NOT YOUR PICTURE PERFECT DAY ON THE COAST, 63 DEGREES IS THE HI THERE.

MOVING FURTHER INLAND, STARTING UP WITH 72 DEGREES ON TUESDAY, WARMING UP TO 77 BY THE TIME WE GET TO THURSDAY, THEN WE COOL BACK DOWN TO THE 60s BY THE TIME WE GET TO YOUR SATURDAY.

NOW, LOOKING AT THE MOUNTAIN OUTLOOK, 45 DEGREES FOR YOUR TUESDAY, PARTLY SUNNY SKIES BY THE TIME WE GET TO THURSDAY, WARMING UP TO 56 DEGREES, AND THEN, JUST A FEW DEGREES OF COOLDOWN BY THE TIME WE GET TO SATURDAY, DOWN INTO THE LOWER 50s.

NOW, LOOKING AT THE DESERT, THIS IS WHERE WE ARE WARMING UP TO THE 80s BY THE TIME WE SEE FRIDAY, WITH MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE WEEK, AND THEN WE EVEN BACK OUT AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT WEEKEND, WITH THAT 72 DEGREES ON YOUR SATURDAY.>>> THE LATEST DATA SHOWS INFLATION TICKED UP SLIGHTLY LAST MONTH, HIGH PRICES, AS AMERICANS GET READY TO CELEBRATE IS GIVING.

SO, HOW IS INFLATION IMPACTING YOUR GROCERY BILL?

AS JENN SULLIVAN REPORTS, THERE'S ACTUALLY GOOD AND BAD NEWS.

>> Reporter: HOSTING THANKSGIVING MAY DOUBLE YOUR WALLET.

SHOPPERS ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND AN AVERAGE OF $431 THIS YEAR, UP 19% FROM LAST YEAR ACCORDING TO LENDING TREE.

>> 19% IS A BIG JUMP.>> Reporter: MATT SCHULTZ SAYS INFLATION IS A BIG CONCERN FOR CONSUMERS.

A RECENT SURVEY FOUND 27% OF SHOPPERS SAY THEY WILL CHANGE FOOD CHOICES BECAUSE OF HIGH PRICES.

>> ANYBODY GOING INTO THIS THANKSGIVING SEASON EXPECTING TO BE ABLE TO GET A LITTLE MORE BANG FOR THEIR BUCK THIS YEAR THAN THEY DID LAST YEAR WILL BE PRETTY DISAPPOINTED.

>> Reporter: INFLATION TICKED UP TO 2.6% IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, WITH HOUSING RELATED INFLATION ACCOUNTING FOR HALF.

>> THIS WAS ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE EXPECTED.

IT SHOWS INFLATION IS NOT WHERE IT WAS A COUPLE YEARS AGO.>> Reporter: SO, HOW WILL THIS ALL AFFECT YOUR GROCERY BILL THIS THINGS GIVING?

WE LOOKED AT BUTTERBALL BRAND TURKEY ACROSS THE COUNTRY EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND FOUND A 15 POUND TURKEY WHICH SERVES ABOUT 10 PEOPLE WILL COST AN AVERAGE OF AROUND $31, DOWN 12% FROM LAST YEAR.

OTHER ITEMS THAT HAVE DROPPED IN PRICE, ACCORDING TO THE U.S. BUREAU OF LABOUR STATISTICS, POTATOES, AND WHITE BREAD.

IS WHAT WILL COST YOU MORE, MILK, BUTTER, AND CHEESE.

>> MAKING THANKSGIVING A POTLUCK IS SUCH A GREAT WAY TO CONTROL COSTS.

IF YOU ARE HOSTING THANKSGIVING, IT IS ALREADY ENOUGH OF A REDUCTION FROM ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE TO PUT IN.

>>> COULD FINDING THE RIGHT AFFORDABLE HOME JUST BE CLICKS AWAY?

WITH A DIFFICULT HOUSING MARKET AND STRAITS ABOVE THE 2021 LOW, SOME AMERICANS ARE FINDING NONTRADITIONAL WAYS TO OWN A HOME, FINDING THEM ON THE INTERNET.

BRIAN REPORTS ON THE INCREASING TREND.

>> Reporter: FOR MANY AMERICANS, HOME OWNERSHIP HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY OUT OF REACH.

>> WHEN YOU TRY TO GET A MORTGAGE ON THIS, THEY ARE VERY MUCH LIKE YOU ARE APPROVED FOR THIS MUCH AND IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE.>> Reporter: A SIX-FIGURE FAMILY - - A SIX FIGURE SALARY IS NEEDED TO AFFORD A HOME, NEARLY DOUBLE THAT OF 2019, ALONG WITH A HOUSING SHORTAGE AND HIGHER INTEREST RATE, WHICH HAS SOME LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVES THEY CAN AFFORD.

JULIE JOHNSON WENT TO FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE.

>> 2200 2200 FT.2.

FOR THE PRICE, WE PAID A LITTLE OVER $50,000 FOR IT.>> Reporter: MORE THAN 77,000 HOMES WERE SHIPPED THROUGH SEPTEMBER, A 16% JUMP FROM THAT STRETCH IN 2023, ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS.

AND NOW, AMAZON IS LOOKING TO CASH IN, LISTING FOLDABLE AND MULTI-STORY HOMES FOR UNDER 30 K. LOCAL ZONING ORDINANCES AND BUILDING CODES MAY BE A HURDLE, BUT FOR JULIE, PLANNING AHEAD MADE HER HOME THE RIGHT CHOICE.

>> IT HAS HONESTLY BEEN SUCH A BLESSING TO US, WITHOUT A MOBILE HOME AS AN OPTION, I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE WE WOULD BE.>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW.

NPR MORNING EDITION WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION ON DONALD TRUMP'S RETURN TO THE WHITE HOUSE, AND HOW MEXICO PLANS TO WORK WITH HIM DURING HIS SECOND TERM.

AND, THE SCIENCE OF SOUND, HOW MUSIC AND OTHER THERAPIES ARE BEING USED TO KEEP MINDS SHARP AND HEALTHY.

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

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, I MAYA TRABULSI, - - C MAJOR FUNDING IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE BILL HOWE FAMILY OF COMPANIES, PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR RESTORATION, FLOOD AND REMODELING SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

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

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

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