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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> DRIVERLESS TAXIS COULD ARRIVE IN SAN DIEGO IN THE NEW YEAR BRING IN WITH THEM SAFETY CONCERNS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THE GOVERNOR HIGHWAY SAFETY ASSOCIATION AND WAYMO RELEASED A TRAINING TODAY TEACHING FIRST RESPONDERS HOW TO INTERACT WITH THE DRIVERLESS TAXIS.

>> WAYMO IS TAKING WHAT WAS ONCE FUTURISTIC SCI-FI AND MAKING IT NONFICTION.

>> THE TRAINING TEACHES FIRST RESPONDERS WHAT WAYMO WROTE WHAT TAXIS ARE.

HOW TO DISABLE THE SELF DRIVING MODE, WHERE TO FIND PROOF OF INSURANCE AND HOW TO AVOID CUTTING THE CARS IF THEY ARE RESCUING SOMEONE FROM INSIDE.

WAYMO ANNOUNCED PLANS TO EXPAND TO SAN DIEGO NEXT YEAR, STARTING WITH DOWNTOWN.

THEY NEED PERMITS.

LAST MONTH THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM TAXI ADVISORY COMMITTEE VOTED TO FORMULATE PROTEST.

RIVERA CHAIRS THE COMMITTEE.

>> THAT POSES WHAT I CONSIDER AN EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO THOSE THAT EARN A LIVING EVEN DRIVING A TAXI CAB OR RIDESHARE.

I ALSO BELIEVE IT IS JUST THE BEGINNING.

>> Reporter: THEY ALSO RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY.

WAYMO RECALL SEVERAL THOUSAND VEHICLES LAST WEEK AFTER THEY PASSED STOPPED SCHOOL BUSES IN AUSTIN AND ATLANTA.

DEBATE SPARKED IN SAN FRANCISCO THIS FALL AFTER WAYMO RAN OVER AND KILLED A BELOVED CAT.

WAYMO'S OWN RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT CARS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY SAFER THAN HUMAN DRIVERS.

THE TRAINING PRESENTS -- WAYMO AS AN INEVITABLE FUTURE.

THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO DID NOT IMMEDIATELY ANSWER WHETHER THE TRAINING WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ITS FIRST RESPONDERS.

>>> OVERALL TONIGHT WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO THE LOW 50s.

SOME OF US WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THE MARINE LAYER, LOW CLOUDS, FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.

HOWEVER, IT'S IMPROVING BIT BY BIT AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

WE WILL TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT TO EXPECT COMING UP.

>>> IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR WHEN PEOPLE LOOK BACK ON THE LAST 12 MONTHS AND MAKE RESOLUTIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR.

THAT'S HOW THE WHITE HOUSE BILLED PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SPEECH LAST NIGHT.

THE ADDRESS DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE CONCRETE PLANS FOR 2026.

INSTEAD IT LOOKS AT 2025 THROUGH ROSE-COLORED GLASSES.

>> WE FRAUGHT MORE POSITIVE CHANGE TO WASHINGTON THAN ANY ADMINISTRATION IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

>> Reporter: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ADDRESS THE NATION LAST NIGHT AND TOUTED WHAT HE CONSIDERS HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS YEAR.

INSTEAD OF I FEEL YOUR PAIN, I UNDERSTAND HOW THINGS HURT YEARS WHAT I'M DOING TO MAKE IT BETTER THIS MESSAGE WAS, I'M AWESOME.

DON'T YOU SEE HOW AWESOME I AM.

>> Reporter: HE REPEATEDLY BRAIN -- BLAME TO SET HIS PREDECESSOR.

>> IT IS NOT THE REPUBLICANS FAULT.

IT IS THE DEMOCRATS FAULT.

>> HE ADDRESSED AFFORDABILITY CONCERNS CLAIMING PRICES WERE DOWN.

REPORTS HAVE SHOWN A RECENT INCREASE.

>> PRICES HAVE NOT FALLEN.

>> TRUMP ALSO SPOKE ABOUT HEALTHCARE.

AVERAGE OBAMA CARE PREMIUMS ARE SET TO MORE THAN DOUBLE.

HE REITERATED AN IDEA THAT DOES NOT EXTEND RELATED SUBSIDIES.

>> THE MONEY SHOULD GO TO THE PEOPLE SO THEY CAN BUY THEIR OWN HEALTH INSURANCE.

>> Reporter: THE PRESIDENT CLOSED BY EXPRESSING HIS HOPES FOR THE NEW YEAR.

>> WHEN THE WORLD LOOKS AT US NEXT YEAR LET THEM SEE A NATION THAT IS LOYAL TO ITS CITIZENS, FAITHFUL TO ITS WORKERS, CONFIDENT TO ITS IDENTITY, CERTAIN TO ITS DESTINY AND THE ENVY OF THE ENTIRE GLOBE.

>>> YESTERDAY HOUSE REPUBLICANS PASSED A NARROW HEALTHCARE BILL AIMED AT SMALL BUSINESSES AND THOSE SELF-EMPLOYED.

IT DID NOT ADDRESS SKYROCKETING PREMIUMS THAT WILL IMPACT MILLIONS OF AMERICANS NEXT MONTH.

>>> A NEW ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT SAYS THE NAVY IS NOT DOING ENOUGH TO PREVENT SHIPYARD FIRES LIKE THE ONE IN SAN DIEGO FIVE YEARS AGO.

KPBS MILITARY REPORTER ANDREW DYER SAID MILITARY WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS ARE PARTLY TO BLAME.

>> Reporter: THE NAVY DOES NOT HAVE THE FIRE SAFETY STAFF ITS OWN RECOMMENDATION SAID IT NEEDED AFTER THE MULTIBILLION- DOLLAR LOSS IN 2020.

AN INVESTIGATION SAID THE FIRE WAS ARSON ALSO THAT CONDITIONS ABOARD THE SHIP DUE TO CONTRACTING WORK HELPED THE FIRE SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL AND DESTROY THE SHIP.

WHO ARE THESE CONTRACTORS?

>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR COMPANIES.

>> Reporter: SHALL BE KEEPS TABS ON NAVY SHIPS AND CONTRACTORS.

THEY HAD 13 MAJOR FIRES ON SHIPS AND MAKE MINUTES YARDS.

SHE SAYS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS THE NAVY HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS TO AND IS GOT TO PROVE IT IS SAFE.

>> IT IS JUST THOSE EFFORTS DID NOT REALLY FOCUS ON WHAT THE CONTRACTORS WERE DOING AND HOW WE OVERSEE WHAT THE CONTRACTORS ARE DOING TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE TO ENSURE WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER FIRE LIKE THIS.

>> Reporter: AND ITS OWN INVESTIGATIONS THE NAVY FAILED TO ACCOUNT FOR SEVERAL FIRE SAFETY VIOLATIONS A CONTRACTOR RACKED UP IN THE SUMMER OF 2019 AND AGAIN IN THE SPRING OF 2020 FOUR MONTHS BEFORE THE FIRE.

>> IT DID RAISE A LOT OF QUESTIONS FOR US IN TERMS OF WHY THESE WERE NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE NAVY'S OWN INVESTIGATION.

>> THE INVESTIGATIONS RECOMMENDED BETTER CONTRACTOR OVERSIGHT.

THEY FOUND EXECUTIVE ORDERS RESTRICTING FEDERAL HAD -- HIGHER RAIN COMPOUNDED WITH BUYOUTS ARE DIRECTLY AFFECTING THEIR ABILITY TO FOLLOW ITS OWN ADVICE.

>> READY MUCH EVERY AREA THAT WE TALKED TO TALKED ABOUT THESE STAFFING SHORTAGES AND NOT HAVING ENOUGH PEOPLE TO HAVE THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND TO EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

>> SHE SAID THEY ARE SEEING OTHER IMPACTS FROM FEDERAL WORK HORSE DEDUCTIONS.

>> WE BEEN SEEN IMPACTS ACROSS OTHER EFFORTS THEY'VE BEEN HAVING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON STAFFING WITHIN THE NAVY SPECIFICALLY BUT OTHER SERVICES ALSO.

>> Reporter: WE REACHED OUT TO NAVAL SERVICES IN SAN DIEGO AND THE WHITE HOUSE BUT NEITHER RESPONDED.

THEY FOUND 343 FIRE SAFETY VIOLATIONS AMONG SHIPYARD CONTRACTORS.

THAT NUMBER WOULD BE LOWER IF THE NAVY HELD ITS CONTRACTORS ACCOUNTABLE.

>>> NEW STATE LEGISLATION IS AIMING TO SET STRICTER LIMITS ON EXPOSURE TO A TOXIC GAS CREATED BY SEWAGE.

THE CHANGE COULD HELP COMMUNITIES NEAR THE TIJUANA RIVER AND SALTON SEA.

>> Reporter: CALIFORNIA'S CURRENT LIMIT FOR HYDROGEN SULFIDE IS DESIGNED FOR ODOR CONTROL.

NOT AN INDICATOR OF HEALTH RISKS.

RESEARCH HAS SHOWN COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCE PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE TOXIC GAS.

RESIDENTS REPORTED SYMPTOMS LIKE COUGHS, NAUSEA, AND HEADACHES.

>> THREE QUARTERS OF THE AIR THAT YOU BREATHE COME DIRECTLY FROM THAT RIVER.

McKIM IS AN ATMOSPHERE RESEARCHER AT UC SAN DIEGO.

SHE SAID THE STATE STANDARD DOES NOT INFORM THE PUBLIC WHAT FREQUENT SPIKES OR CHRONIC EXPOSURE MEAN FOR THEIR HEALTH.

>> I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MANY EMAILS AND CALLS I GET, IS THE ERROR SAFE TO BREATHE.

>> Reporter: STATE SENATOR PADILLA IS USING THE STATED TO INTRODUCE SENATE BILL 58 REQUIRING THE STATE TO UP DATE THE HYDROGEN SULFIDE STANDARD.

HE SAID THE REGULATORY STANDARD MONITORING THE AIR OUR FAMILIES BREATHE IS SO WOEFULLY OUT OF DATE LEAVING COMMUNITIES AT RISK.

SHE AGREES.

SHE SAID A MORE MODERN STANDARD CAN BETTER GUIDE PUBLIC HEALTH.

>> THE AIR IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS WHEN THESE STANDARDS WERE MADE.

HOW DO WE ADDRESS THAT?

IT IS A TOUGH ONE.

>> Reporter: HE SAID THE SENATE WILL HEAR HIS PROPOSAL IN JANUARY.

>>> THE ANNUAL POINT IN TIME COUNT IS COMING UP AT THE END OF JANUARY.

THERE IS STILL A MONTH LEFT FOR VOLUNTEERS TO SIGN UP.

AMY BURRIS REPORTS WITH THE HOMELESS COUNT LOOKS LIKE FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING.

>> Reporter: ONE MORNING EVERY JANUARY OVER 1000 PEOPLE WAKE UP FOR DON FOR THE POINT IN TIME COUNT, A NATIONWIDE EFFORT TO TALLY THE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

JOSEPH HAS PARTICIPATED FOR YEARS.

>> WAKING UP VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING.

IT IS CALLED, BUT YOU FEEL VERY MOTIVATED.

>> Reporter: PARTICIPANTS ALL SHARE IN THE GOAL TO MAKE SURE THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS PEOPLE ARE IDENTIFIED AND ADDRESSED.

IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR DISTRIBUTING FEDERAL FUNDS TO LOCAL AGENCIES.

THE 2026 COUNT IS JANUARY 29.

1700 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS ARE NEEDED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

THE SIGN UP BOARD IS ON THE WEBSITE AND THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JUST OVER ONE MONTH AWAY.

DANA BACK IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS.

SHE SAID IT IS ONE WAY THEY SHIP -- CAN MAKE SURE THAT SAN DIEGANS HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED.

>> IT IS SOMETHING THAT BRINGS A LOT OF FUNDING TO THE REGION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

>> Reporter: ANYBODY CAN SIGN UP.

THEY MUST CONDUCT THE COUNT OF UNSHELTERED PEOPLE AT LEAST EVERY OTHER YEAR.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY CHOOSES TO DO IT EVERY YEAR.

>> THE NUMBER IS SOMETHING EVERYBODY LOOKS FORWARD TO EVERY YEAR.

HAVING FRESH AND UPDATED DATA HELPS EVERYBODY FIGURE OUT HOW TO UTILIZE THE LIMITED BUDGETS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ACROSS THE JURISDICTION.

>> Reporter: ONCE THE DATA IS COLLECTED AND GET SENT TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP DIRECT SPENDING AND DECISION- MAKING FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

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

YOU CAN SEE MORE OF OUR STORIES AT KPBS.ORG .

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS OUR NEW DATA SHOWS INFLATION COULD BE EASING.

THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> IN THE MIDST OF THE WINTER HOLIDAY SEASON AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM.

AN AFFORDABILITY PROBLEM.

THE LATEST JOBS REPORT SHOWS THINGS MAY NOT BE GETTING MUCH BETTER.

NEW DATA FOUND INFLATION UNEXPECTEDLY COOLED, BUT PEOPLE ARE STILL FEELING THE PINCH OF HIGH PRICES.

>> Reporter: AMERICA'S COST-OF- LIVING PROBLEM IS SIMPLE MATH.

PAYCHECKS HAVE NOT HAD ENOUGH TIME TO CATCH UP TO INFLATION.

THE JOBS REPORT REVEALED AMERICANS GOT A RAISE OVER THE PAST YEAR.

WAGES ARE UP 3 1/2%, BUT MANY PEOPLE JUST ARE NOT FEELING IT.

>> PEOPLE DON'T FEEL AS CONFIDENT AS THEY USED TO.

IT IS A SCARY PLACE FOR THE ECONOMY.

>> Reporter: THE RATE OF INFLATION ACTUALLY SLOWED TO 2.7%.

THE READING MAY BE INCOMPLETE DUE TO A DISRUPTION OF DATA COLLECTION DURING THE SHUTDOWN.

THERE IS STILL NOT A LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM.

>> THINGS WE SPEND ON A REGULAR BASIS WHETHER IT IS FILLING UP HER GAS TANK, IT WIPES AWAY THE INCOME GAIN.

>> Reporter: GROWTH IN WAGES IS NOT HITTING ALL EARNERS EQUALLY.

HOUSEHOLDS WITH HIGHER INCOMES SAW 4%.

MIDDLE AND LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WERE JUST 2.3% AND 1.4% RESPECTIVELY.

INFLATION IMPACTS HOW PAY GAINS ARE FELT.

>> WEALTHY AMERICANS DON'T SPEND A LOT OF THEIR INCOME ON GROCERIES.

THOSE THAT ARE SPINNING A LARGER PERCENTAGE ON GROCERIES, IF THAT GOES UP I 2% IT TAKES UP A MUCH LARGER INCREASE.

>> Reporter: WITH SINKING WAGES AND PRICES ON THE RIGHT THE ECONOMY REMAINS UNCERTAIN.

>> WE ARE SEEING MIXED SIGNALS.

THE OPTIMISM IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE INFLATION RATE CONTINUES TO COME DOWN.

THE EMPLOYMENT RATE LEVELS OFF AND COMES BACK DOWN.

>> Reporter: ECONOMISTS CAUTION THAT THIS COULD BE A RESULT OF SHUTDOWN RELATED DISRUPTIONS AND DATA COLLECTION PROCESS.

>>> IF YOU ARE IN THE MARKET FOR NEW TESLA YOU MAY WANT TO ACCELERATE THOSE PLANS.

CALIFORNIA'S THREATENING TO BAN THE SALE OF TESLA CARS FOR 30 DAYS.

A REGULATOR ALLEGES THE TERM AUTOPILOT FOR THE DRIVER ASSIST FEATURE IS FALSE ADVERTISING.

THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SAYS TESLA'S DO NOT LIVE UP TO THE TERM BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT CAPABLE OF OPERATING AS TRULY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES.

>> I'VE BEEN AN AUTOMOTIVE JOURNALIST FOR 20 YEARS.

I'VE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING.

HUNCH TELLS ME THAT THE DMV WOULD NOT DO SOMETHING UNLESS THEY REALLY HAD IT BACKED UP.

>> 100% OF THE TIME U.S.

THE DRIVER HAVE TO BE IN THE DRIVER SEAT, PAYING ATTENTION AND ABLE TO TAKE OVER AT ANY MOMENT.

>> THE DMV FIRST BROUGHT ACTION AGAINST TESLA FOR THE TERM IN 2023.

THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT.

>>> REWIND THE CLOCK TO A TIME WHEN IT WAS AN EARLY MORNING RITUAL.

MILK WAS DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO YOUR DOOR BEFORE MOST PEOPLE WERE EVEN UP FOR THE DAY.

NOT MANY MILK DELIVERY DRIVERS ARE AROUND ANYMORE, BUT KEN KRAMER FOUND THIS ONE FOR A STORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD EAST OF 47th AND LOGAN.

IF YOU COULD REWIND THE CLOCK TO THE 1950s YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD SEE?

COWS.

DAIRY COWS FOR MILKING AT THE KNOX DAIRY.

>> WE PRODUCED THE MILK THERE, BOTTLED IT AND DELIVERED IT.

>> Reporter: EVERYBODY KNEW THE KNOX DAIRY OWNED BY HARLEY KNOX.

THEY HAVE OFFICES AND A DRIVE- UP WINDOW.

THE THING IS THEY DELIVERED MILK TO YOUR DOOR, WHAT ALL DAIRIES DID IN THOSE SWEETER, SIMPLER TIMES.

THE MILKMAN BROUGHT IT AND RAY WAS THE MILKMAN.

>> PEOPLE WERE VERY TRUSTWORTHY THEN.

I HAVE NUMEROUS KEYS TO PEOPLE'S HOUSES.

HE DROVE ONE OF THESE TRUCKS AND IN THE EARLY MORNING THEY HAD ROOTS ALL OVER THE CITY.

HE KNEW THE CUSTOMERS FAMILIES AND KIDS AND THEY KNEW HE WAS THE MILKMAN.

>> A LOT WERE STILL ASLEEP WHEN I WAS PUTTING THE MILK IN THE REFRIGERATOR.

I DID NOT SLAM THE DOOR WHEN I WENT OUT EITHER.

>> Reporter: WHEN HE GAVE OUT A CALENDAR AT THE HOLIDAYS THEY WERE HIS KIDS IN THE PICTURE ALONG WITH SOME HEALTHY MILK.

HIS WIFE TO THE BOOK KEEPING AND KEPT TRACK OF WHO GOT WHAT.

ANYTHING, YOU JUST CALLED HIM AT HOME.

>> I HAD THEM GIVE ME COINS, CHANGE TO PAY THE MILK BILL.

THEY WOULD CALL THE -- HOUSE AND SAY I MUST HAVE GIVEN YOU PART OF MY COIN COLLECTION.

I WOULD SAY DO YOU HAVE SUCH AND SUCH YEAR DIME OR QUARTER.

I WOULD SAY I STILL HAVE MY CHANGE SO I WILL SEE.

SURE ENOUGH, I FORGET IF IT WAS A DIME OR QUARTER THAT SHE HAD GIVEN ME THAT SHE DID NOT MEAN TO.

>> Reporter: A LOT OF US THAT REMEMBER THE MILKMAN KNOW WHAT THOSE TRUCKS LOOKED AND SOUNDED LIKE.

HAVE DOGS UP THE STREET WITH START BARKING.

THEY KNEW THOSE WIKI BRAKES.

IT WORKED BOTH WAYS.

THE MILKMAN KNEW US SO.

THERE WAS A CUSTOMER ONE DAY HE SAYS.

>> SHE ALWAYS MET ME AT THE DOOR.

SHE DID NOT MEET ME THAT DAY.

HER NAME WAS MISSES COOK.

I COME IN AND SHE HAD HAD A HEART ATTACK.

SO I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE.

THEY CAME AND EVERYTHING TURNED OUT FINE.

>> Reporter: EVENTUALLY CUSTOMER STOP ASKING FOR HOME DELIVERY.

COSTS WENT UP LIKE EVERYWHERE ELSE THE ERA ENDED.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

>> I'VE HAD PEOPLE STOP ME ON THE STREET AND SAY DO YOU REMEMBER ME?

>> Reporter: HE REMEMBERS WHEN IT WAS COWS AND A SIMPLER AND MORE TRUSTING TIME ALONG THE DELIVERY ROUTE AROUND AND ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> KEN KRAMER HAS A HALF-HOUR OF STORIES EVERY WEEK ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

YOU CAN SEE THEM THURSDAY NIGHTS AT 8:00 RIGHT HERE ON KPBS.

>>> OVERALL AS WE HEAD INTO TOMORROW WE WILL SEE THE MARINE LAYER IMPROVING A LITTLE BIT.

BIT BY BIT AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

LESS OF THE FOG AND LOW CLOUDS.

WE HAVE A COOLING TREND THAT STARTS THIS WEEKEND.

THURSDAY WAS THE PEAK OF THE HEAT.

THEN WE START TO SEE THOSE NUMBERS LOWERING.

NEXT WEEK WE HAVE A SYSTEM THAT WILL BRING SOME RAIN RIGHT AROUND CHRISTMAS.

WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT BUT FIRST THERE'S AN AIR-QUALITY ALERT MAINLY NORTH OF THE AREA.

GOING THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND IF YOU ARE HEADED NORTH.

OVERALL WE ARE DROPPING DOWN TO THE 40s AND 50s.

48 IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

50 FOR SAN DIEGO.

WE CONTINUE WITH SOME OF THE CLOUDS IN AREAS LIKE BORREGO SPRINGS.

LOOKING AHEAD TO TOMORROW WE ARE IN THE 70s OR THE 80s.

A BIG VARIATION BECAUSE OCEANSIDE HAS 68.

ESCONDIDO HAS 66.

IT IS MORE THAN IT TYPICALLY IS.

TAKING A LOOK AT THE EXTENDED FORECAST IT CONTINUES WE CONTINUE TO SEE THOSE SHOWERS MOVING IN TUESDAY CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY.

JUST KEEP IN MIND WE COULD HAVE SOME RAIN THAT COULD LEAD TO SOME SLOWDOWNS FOR YOU.

LOOKING FURTHER INLAND.

WE GET DOWN TO EVEN 70 SO BIT BY BIT WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO HISTORICAL AVERAGES.

52 BY THE TIME WE GET TO MONDAY.

HALL 10 DEGREES DIFFERENCE FROM TOMORROW TO MONDAY.

CLOUDS ROLL IN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH THAT SYSTEM I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE RAIN.

WE DROP DOWN TO THE LOW 70s BY THE TIME WE START THE NEXT WORK WEEK.

72 FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

>>> MAX MOSES IS AN INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED YOUR LIST.

-- MURALIST.

HE BEGAN BY SPRAY PAINTING GRAFFITI ILLEGALLY IN NEW YORK.

WE HAVE A PROFILE OF THIS ARTIST WHO RUNS GRAFFITI GARDENS.

>> Reporter: THERE IS A REASON GRAFFITI ARTIST ARE CALLED WRITERS.

IT'S BECAUSE WRITING YOUR NAME BIG AND BOLD IS IMPORTANT.

IT'S EMPOWERING.

IT IS YOUR MARK ON THE WORLD AND INTRODUCTION TO YOUR STORY.

JUST ASK MR.

MAX MOSES.

>> I STARTED IN NEW YORK PAINTING SUBWAY TRAINS.

WHEN I WAS A KID PEOPLE HATED IT.

>> HATED IT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ABOUT ASKING PERMISSION.

IT WAS OFTEN LOOKED UPON AS VANDALISM.

HE REMEMBERS HIS FIRST REACTION TO SEEING STUDENTS PAINTING ON CAMPUSES AND A FINE ARTS CLASS.

>> I WAS MAD AT THEM BECAUSE THEY HAD SAFETY.

I WAS CHASED BY THE POLICE AND YOU ARE HERE LAUGHING.

>> Reporter: THAT WAS DECADES AGO.

NOW HE'S AN ACCLAIMED ARTIST WITH MURALS IN MOSCOW, DUBAI, SAN DIEGO AND ACROSS THE U.S.

NOW HE WORKS WITH A BRUSH AND A SPRAY CAN.

>> THERE IS A CERTAIN QUIET TO PAINTING WITH A PAINTBRUSH.

THIS IS LOUD AND BOISTEROUS AND AGGRESSIVE.

THIS IS LIKE A BRUSH WITH THEIR.

IT'S ALL ABOUT MASTERING HOW HARD YOU PRESS, HOW SOFTY PRESS, HOW CLOSE YOU ARE.

WHAT I JUST DID IS A FAT CAT.

>> Reporter: HIS LOVE FOR GRAFFITI LED HIM TO CREATE A UNIQUE SPACE >> SITTING IN THE HEART OF SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO AT GRAFFITI GARDENS IT IS THE SANCTUARY OF OUR FOR ARTISTS AND ART LOVERS.

>> Reporter: HE FOUND THE SPACE DURING COVERED.

>> I LOVE TO PAINT IT.

I WAS GOING TO PEOPLE AND ASKING TO PAINT THEIR WALL.

I NEEDED MY OWN PLACE TO PAINT.

THE LANDLORD SHOULD ME THIS LOCATION.

I WAS LIKE WELL.

SHE WAS SHOWING ME THE INSIDE.

I SAID I JUST WANT TO RENT THE WALLS.

>> Reporter: FINDING THE WALLS IS A CHALLENGE.

THE ART IS ALWAYS CHANGING.

>> WE DO EVENTS WHERE WE INVITE ARTISTS FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY TO JUST CHANGE AND TRANSFORM THE PLACE ON THAT ONE TIME.

>> ACCEPTING THE IMPERMANENCE MAY COME FROM HIS EARLY ROOTS IN NEW YORK.

>> COMING FROM THE WHOLE MOVEMENT YOU ARE OUT ON THE STREET PAINTING AND YOU MAY HAVE PEOPLE THAT MAY NOT LIKE YOU SO MUCH.

ONCE IT IS OUT IN THE STREET IT DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU ANYMORE.

IT IS JUST A RELEASE.

I TRY TO KEEP THAT SAME MENTALITY.

IT IS DONE AND RELEASED AND OUT THERE.

>> Reporter: MOSES LAKE IS TO CREATE.

IN ADDITION HE HAS AN INDOOR STUDIO WHERE HE CREATES SMALLER WORKS ON CANVAS.

>> IT IS LIKE SCRAPPING IT IN.

>> HE ALSO TEACHES AND HOSTS SUCH TWO-DAY WORKSHOP NEXT MONTH.

>> IT IS TEACHING YOU THE BASIC FORMS AND HOW IT IS GROWN IN THE CULTURE IT COMES FROM AND ALSO MURAL MAKING.

HOW DO YOU SCALE A DRYING AND TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

>> HE IS ALWAYS LOOKING TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

HE COULD NOT WORK FOR MONTHS.

>> IT IS KIND OF BIBLICAL.

IT WAS LIKE AFTER THE LEAD.

ALMOST LIKE A CLEANSING OF WHAT WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT.

I PERSONALLY HAVE A LOT OF RESILIENCE IN MY BEING.

BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR JUST FACING THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS.

THAT IS WHAT MAKES US STRONGER AND MORE ASSERTIVE AND STRONG AND BEAUTIFUL.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN'T SEE THE BEAUTY FROM THE STREET.

THERE IS NOT EVEN A SIGN TO ADVERTISE ITS EXISTENCE.

YOU CAN FIND THIS OASIS OF OUR AT 6735 IMPERIAL AVENUE.

RIGHT AT THE END OF THE SAN DIEGO BLACK ARTS AND CULTURE DISTRICT.

>> ANOTHER GREAT STORY BY BETH.

IF YOU WANT MORE LOCAL ARTS AND CULTURE CHECK OUT THE PODCAST CALLED THE FINEST.

YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE FIRST SEASON NOW.

GET READY FOR SEASON TWO IN THE NEW YEAR.

YOU CAN FIND THEM WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCAST.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON TOMORROW.

ON MORNING EDITION PALESTINIANS IN GAZA ARE SLOWLY BRINGING BACK CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS AFTER MORE THAN TWO YEARS OF WAR.

WE ARE TAKING A LOOK AT 2025 TALKING TO REPORTERS ABOUT THE BIGGEST STORIES THEY COVERED THIS YEAR.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT'S STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I THREE.

ENJOY YOUR EVENING.

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

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

CALL 1-800-BILLHOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

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

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.