>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

THE HOURS' LONG CLOSURE OF INTERSTATE 5 IS RAISING QUESTIONS FROM LOCAL LEADERS.

KPBS REPORTER JACOB HARRIS SAYS THEY'RE ASKING LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ABOUT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR FREEWAY SHUTDOWNS.

>> Reporter: SITTING IN TRAFFIC ON THE BEST OF DAYS CAN BE A FRUSTRATING INCONVENIENCE.

BUT WHEN A FREEWAY SHUT DOWN FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME, IT CAN ALSO BECOME A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.

>> WE HEARD DIRECTLY FROM CONSTITUENTS WHO MISSED FLIGHTS, PEOPLE WHO MISSED THEIR OWN CRITICAL MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS.

PEOPLE WHO COULD NOT PICK UP CHILDREN WHO WERE WAITING FOR THE FAMILIES.

PEOPLE WHO COULD NOT GET TO WORK OR COULD NOT GET HOME.

>> THAT IS THE MESSAGE A GROUP OF LOCAL AND STATE OFFICIALS ARE DELIVERING IN A LETTER TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, AND THE SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT.

IT FOLLOWS THREE MAJOR CLOSURES ON INTERSTATE 5 IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS.

>> THERE WERE HOUR-LONG TRAFFIC STANDSTILL'S ON THE FREEWAY, HOURS' LONG TRAFFIC STANDSTILL AND STREAKS WERE CHOKED BY CONGESTION DUE TO THE TRAFFIC SPILLOVER, AND THERE WAS LITTLE REAL-TIME INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC.

>> Reporter: FIRST TWO EXTENDED FREEBIE CLOSURES HAPPENED AROUND CAMP PENDELTON IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.

THE MOST RECENT ONE TOOK PLACE HERE WHERE FOR ABOUT EIGHT HOURS ON DECEMBER 5th TRAFFIC BLINDED TO A HALT ON INTERSTATE 5.

BUT THE ONE ON DECEMBER 5th WAS RATHER EXTRAORDINARY IN TERMS OF HOW MANY HOURS.

ADD THAT TO THE FACT THAT WE ACTUALLY DID COMMUNICATE TO DRIVERS.

WE DIDN'T PREVENT PEOPLE FROM COMING ONTO THE FREEWAY AND ADDING TO THE CONFUSION.

>> Reporter: LOCAL AND STATE LEADERS HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW FREEWAY CLOSURES ARE MANAGED, HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE IN REAL TIME, HOW TO REOPEN FREEWAYS QUICKLY, AND HOW PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS ARE HANDLED.

BUT OUR GOALS YOUR SIMPLE.

IT'S TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY, LIMIT CLOSURES WHENEVER POSSIBLE , AND IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF AND COMMUNICATION ABOUT FREEWAY CLOSURES WHEN THEY DO HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: KPBS REACHED OUT TO THE SAN DIEGO POLICE AND CALTRANS, BUT THEY DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RESPOND TO OUR QUESTIONS.

>>> WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE COOL NIGHTS BUT VERY WARM DAYS IN SOME AREAS IN THE INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL HAVE A RECORD HIGH ESPECIALLY EASTERN AREAS LIKE YUMA, ARIZONA, NEALS, CALIFORNIA, SOME OF THOSE WELL TO THE EAST.

EVEN AREAS AROUND RAMONA.

TONIGHT DOWN TO 41 IN RAMONA.

51 IN SAN DIEGO AND THE WARMTH STAYS WITH US AND THE RAIN STAYS WELL TO THE NORTH.

WE WILL LOOK AT THE FULL FORECAST COMING UP.

>>> THE GRADUAL DEMOLITION OF THE GENERATING STATION IS NEARLY DONE AS KPBS NORTH COUNTY REPORTER SHOWS US CREWS ARE STARTING TO WORK ON THE ICONIC DOMES.

>> Reporter: FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS CREWS HAVE BEEN TAKING APART THE NUCLEAR PLANT.

PIECE BY PIECE.

>> WE REMOVED ABOUT 400,000 -- FOR MATT GONO THE EXHILARATED BUILDINGS.

NOW ALL THAT REMAINS ARE THE ICONIC DOMES, WHICH HAVE BEEN STANDING THE LANDMARK SINCE THE EARLY 1980S.

>> YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE WHEN YOU SEE THESE DOMES.

>> Reporter: BUT THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED.

>> PROBABLY AROUND NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER NEXT YEAR.

>> Reporter: HE'S THE GENERAL MANAGER FOR SITE CLOSURE.

HE SAID PREP WORK FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE DOMES IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.

BUT IT WON'T BE A DRAMATIC IMPLOSION.

INSTEAD, THEY WILL USE EXCAVATORS TO SLOWLY TEAR THEM DOWN.

BUT THOSE LARGE EXCAVATORS WILL WORK ON OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING AND POUND WEIGHT THE BUILDING IN LIKE 6 TO 8 FOOT LEFT.

BUILDING -- THE WEIGHT OF THE BUILDING WILL ACTUALLY FALL DOWN, IF YOU WILL.

WEAR HE SAID IT'S SAFER THAN IMPLOSION BECAUSE IT REDUCES THE RISK OF NUCLEAR RADIATION.

>> IN THE BUSINESS OF DEMOLISHING THESE PLANS THAT WAS USE OF EXPLOSIVES TO BRING DOWN BUILDINGS AND IT GENERATES A LOT OF DUST.

>> Reporter: THE CREWS TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO ENSURE DUST FROM THE DEMOLITION DOES NOT POLLUTE THE AIR.

AROUND THE SITE THERE ARE SEVERAL AIR QUALITY MONITORS, AND THEY BREAK DOWN CONCRETE SHELLS INTO RUBBLE INSIDE THESE TENTS.

>> THE TENTS THAT YOU SEE IS CONNECTED TO THE BUILDING AND IT'S ALSO UNDER NEGATIVE PRESSURE, SO WHEN THAT RUBBLE IS REMOVED FROM THE INSIDE, THE TENT CAN HANDLE AND BE PLACED INSIDE GONDOLA CARS AND IT'S BEING CONTROLLED SO THERE'S NOT IT UNCONTROLLABLE RELEASE OF RADIOACTIVITY.

>> Reporter: ONLY THING THAT WILL REMAIN IS THE DRY STORAGE AREA AND THAT WILL REMAIN UNTIL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DECIDES WHAT TO DO WITH IT.

>> Reporter: THIS HOUSE IS ALL THE NUCLEAR FUEL WHILE WE WERE OPERATING UNITS 12 AND THREE.

>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS YET TO APPROVE A SITE TO DISPOSE OF THE WASTE.

>> IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM.

THE U.S.

GOVERNMENT WAS SUPPOSED TO START PICKING UP FUEL FOR MORE COMMERCIAL REACTORS IN 1998.

NOW IT'S ALMOST 2026.

>> Reporter: THEY EXPECT THE DOMES TO BE FULLY DEMOLISHED BY THE END OF 2027.

>>> THOUSANDS OF SAILORS, MARINES, AND AIRMEN JUST HAD A LARGE EXERCISE FROM ARIZONA TO SAN DIEGO.

THEY PUT TROOPS IN REALISTIC SITUATIONS THEY COULD ENCOUNTER ON UPCOMING DEPLOYMENT.

OUR MILITARY REPORTER SPENT THE DAY ON THE GROUND AND THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION.

>> Reporter: ON LAND, THE SEA, AND THE ERROR, CAMP PENDELTON'S MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCES ARE GETTING READY FOR DEPLOYMENT.

THE ANNUAL EXERCISE WILL CERTIFY THE FIFTH MARINE REGIMENT FOR LOCATIONAL DEPLOYMENT IN AUSTRALIA.

THEY ARE THE TASK FORCE WILL BE READY TO RESPOND TO ANYTHING IN THE INDO-PACIFIC.

>> WHAT WE ARE GOING FOR IS CREATING HARD REALISTIC TRAINING FOR THE MARINES.

>> REPORTER:, FIRST LIEUTENANT IS THE WEAPONS PLATOON COMMANDER .

THE FIRST BATTALION.

HE IS WORKING TODAY AT COMBAT TOWN.

>> THINKING BACK TO WHAT HAPPENED IN THE EVACUATION OF KABUL IN THE 2021, THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO REPLICATE THE SAME SORT OF STRESSORS THAT MARINES SAW FOUR YEARS AGO.

>> Reporter: TO RE-CREATE THE EVENTS MARINES SECURED AN EMBASSY AND STAN GARNETT AS PROTESTERS PUT PRESSURE ON THE GATES.

THIS NAVY CAPTAIN IS THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION.

ALL THE MEDICS ARE NAVY CORPSMEN AND HE'S HERE TO SEE HOW THEY HANDLE A MASS CASUALTY.

HE SAID THEY ARE AMONG THE BEST BATTLEFIELD MEDICS.

>> THEY ARE AMAZING.

THEY ARE AN EXTENSION OF THEIR POSITION.

THEY GO WHERE WE CANNOT GO.

AND THEY DO THE THINGS THAT WE ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO DO.

>> Reporter: REALISM IS EVERYTHING DURING THIS.

MARINES ARE LIVING IN THE FIELD AFTER SECURING THE EMBASSY OVERNIGHT, THEY WERE ABLE TO SLEEP IN THE DOORS.

>> SOME IN SLEEPING BAGS.

SOME WRAPPED IN A TARP.

AND THEN, WE ARE ALL EATING MRAS.

>> Reporter: THE EXERCISE WAS TWO WEEKS FROM DECEMBER 1st THROUGH THE 14th.

HE AND HIS PLATOON WILL MOVE FROM THE EMBASSY.

>> AND THEN, WE ARE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A DEFENSIVE POSITION LATER THIS WEEK SO LIVING CONDITIONS WILL CHANGE AND WE WILL BE FIGHTING OUT OF A HOLE IN THE GROUND THAT WE DUG.

>> Reporter: THE CORPSMEN TREAT THE INJURED AS THEY LEAD AN AIRBORNE EVACUATION.

A FEW MILES AWAY THERE ABOUT TO SPLASH INTO THE WATER FROM THE LANDING SHIP USS PEARL HARBOR.

THE AMPHIBIOUS LANDING INVOLVES HELLCATS, AND THE NEW AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLES.

IT TOOK THE MARINES MORE THAN 20 YEARS TO DEVELOP AND FIELD THIS REPLACING THE VIETNAM WAR ERA AMPHIBIOUS DAY >> THIS IS THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE THIRD ASSAULT AMPHIBIAN BATTALION, WHICH OWNS ALL THE ACV'S.

THE FIRST DEPLOYMENT OF THEM WAS PUSHED BACK ALMOST 2 YEARS IN 2022 AFTER TWO WORLD OVER OFF OF CAMP PENDELTON.

THE VEHICLE'S FIRST OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT WAS IN THE SPRING OF 2024.

>> THE BATTALION RIGHT NOW HAS FIVE ELEMENTS FOR DEPLOYMENT.

SO ALL THE THINGS WE LEARNED FROM YOU CAN ARGUE SOME MISSTEPS THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW, THOSE THAT APPLIED.

>> Reporter: TACTICAL VEHICLES LIKE THIS ARE TOP-HEAVY AND PRONE TO ROLLOVERS.

DAYS BEFORE WE SPOKE WITH THEM, AND MARINE WAS KILLED IN AN INCIDENT WITH A TACTICAL VEHICLE.

CITING AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION THE MARINES WILL NOT SAY WHAT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED, ONLY SAYING IT WAS UNRELATED TO THIS.

HE SAID SAFETY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF PLANNING FOR ANY MILITARY EXERCISE.

>> WE APPROACHED THE TWO LENSES.

ONE THEIR SAFETY STRUCTURES IN PLACE.

THINK OF SAFETY OFFICERS, THINK OF ALL THE THINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MARINES KNOW WHAT RIGHT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE.

>> Reporter: REGULATIONS ARE THERE BUT HE SAID THERE'S NO DENYING THE WORK THEY DO IS DANGEROUS.>> THE SECOND PART IS A TACTICALLY PROFICIENT GROUP OPERATES INHERENTLY SAFE IN DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENTS.

SO WE DO SPEAK SAFETY AND WE SPEAK RISK MITIGATION THAT'S WHAT WE DO WITH WARFIGHTER'S.

WE FOCUS PRIMARILY, WE MAY LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE PREPARING TO GO TO WAR, BUT I WILL STAND BEHIND FACT THAT IF YOU DO IT TO THE TACTICAL STANDARDS, YOUR INHERENTLY SAFE.

>> Reporter: ALMOST 3000 SAILORS AND MARINES WERE PART OF THIS EXERCISE.

ALONG WITH OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE WILL DEPLOY TO AUSTRALIA SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.

>>> TONIGHT ON THE NEWS HOUR OF THE LATEST JOBS REPORT SHOWS A SLOWDOWN IN HIRING.

THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 P.M.

AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> LESS THAN THREE DAYS, THAT'S HOW LONG CONGRESS HAS LEFT TO AVOID A LEAP IN HEALTHCARE COSTS FOR MANY AMERICANS.

THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SUBSIDIES FROM PANDEMIC ERA ARE SET TO EXPIRE IN THE NEW YEAR THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ESTIMATES ABOUT 2 MILLION PEOPLE WILL BE UNINSURED NEXT YEAR IF THAT HAPPENS.

BIPARTISAN GROUPS ARE STARTING TO PUSH FOR COMPROMISE.

>> YOUR ANTICIPATE THE STICKER SHOCK OF YOUR PREMIUMS GOING UP.

>> Reporter: NEW PLANS ARE MERGING TO KEEP HEALTHCARE COSTS FROM SKYROCKETING FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.

LAWMAKERS ARE SCHEDULED TO START THE HOLIDAY BREAKS AT THE END OF THIS WEEK AND OBAMACARE SUBSIDIES ARE SET TO EXPIRE WHILE THEY ARE IN RECESS.

LEADERS OF THE PARTIES ARE LARGELY AT AN IMPASSE.

DEMOCRATS WANT TO STRAIGHT UP THREE OR EXTENSION.

HOUSE REPUBLICANS WANT A VOTE THIS WEEK ON A PLAN THAT LETS THEM EXPIRE.

>> THIS PROPOSAL FOCUSES ON EXPANDING THE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH PLANS ALLOWING EMPLOYERS TO BAND TOGETHER TO PURCHASE COVERAGE AND INCLUDES NEW TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS.

>> A HANDFUL OF DEMOCRATS ARE WORKING ON COMPROMISES IN BOTH CHAMBERS.

IN THE HOUSE TODAY A BIPARTISAN GROUP IS TAKING STEPS TO TRY TO FORCE A FLOOR VOTE ON THEIR PLAN.

IT WOULD EXTEND SUBSIDIES BUTTRESS WITH STRICTER INCOME CAPS AND FRAUD PREVENTION MEASURES.

>> IT'S HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS A MONTH OR MANY AMERICANS FELT THE COUNTRY.

WE HAVE TO DO RIGHT BY THOSE PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: A BIPARTISAN GROUP THAT MET LAST NIGHT IS CONSIDERING WAY TO EXTEND SUBSIDIES WITH REFORMS.

THEY HOPE TO ANNOUNCE THEIR PLAN BEFORE THE HOLIDAY BREAK.>> I THINK THERE'S A DEAL THAT COULD BE DONE.

>>> IT APPEARS THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS SPREADING MORE THAN JUST GOOD CHEER.

RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES ARE RAMPING UP IN THE U.S.

FUELED BY NEW FLINT FURY AND.

IT SPREAD EARLY IN ASIA AND WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE LATEST DATA MY EXPERTS WORRY THIS VIRUS SEASON COULD BE AS BAD AS LAST ONE.

>> Reporter: THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE.

SO IT'S RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SEASON WITH THREE VIRUSES CIRCULATING IN THE U.S.

THE NEW VARIANT DRIVING MOST INFECTIONS.

>> WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF INFLUENZA.

CASE IS INCREASING ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IS A TREND WE ARE SURE WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NEW YEAR.

>> Reporter: THIS MAN SAID THE U.S.

WILL BE PRETTY SEVERE INFLUENZA SEASON.

SOME STATES ARE ALREADY SEEING HIGH LEVELS OF THE VIRUS BUT HE SAID THE NEW VARIANT MAKES IT LIKELY FOR EVERY STATE TO HAVE HIGH FLU CASES IN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 MONTHS.

>> WE ARE SIMPLY SEEING MORE CASES BECAUSE THIS INFLUENZA VIRUS IS INVADING IMMUNITY AND THEREFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO INFECTION, OR IF IT'S REALLY CAUSING MORE SEVERE DISEASE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.

>> Reporter: MEANWHILE HE SAID NUMBERS OF COVID-19 CASES ARE NOWHERE NEAR WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN PRIOR YEARS.

THIS VIRUS SOMETIMES INCREASES MIDWINTER AND RSP LEVELS HAVE ALSO BEEN LOW.

BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR EXACTLY WHY BUT TWO STRONG SEASONS COMBINED WITH NEW TREATMENTS MAY ALL BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE REDUCED CASE NUMBER.

>> VACCINATION IS STILL THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT AGAINST SEVERE DISEASE FOR ALL THESE RESPIRATORY VIRUSES.

HE SAID THE FLU VACCINE IS A GOOD MATCH FOR 2 STRAINS OF THE VIRUS THAT MAY EVADE SOME BUT NOT ALL VACCINE INDUCED PROTECTION.

BUT IT'S CERTAINLY NOT TOO LATE , ESPECIALLY AS WE THINK ABOUT HOLIDAY GATHERINGS AND TRAVEL.

>>> THE CDC JUST RELEASED NUMBERS FOR THE WEEKEND OF DECEMBER 6.

THE FIRST FULL WEEK AFTER THANKSGIVING AND FOUND THE PROPORTION OF DOCTORS VISITS FOR SYMPTOMS INCLUDING FEVER AND A COUGH OR SORE THROAT ROSE TO OVER 3%.>>> PEOPLE WHO GET THEIR POWER FROM SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC CAN EXPECT A HIKE IN RATES COMING IN JANUARY.

OUR REPORTER SAID RATES MIGHT ACTUALLY GO BACK DOWN LATER NEXT YEAR.

>> Reporter: THEY ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT MAKE MODERN LIFE POSSIBLE.

ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS.

AND IF YOU LIVE IN THE SDGE SERVICE AREA YOU ARE PAYING SOME OF THE HIGHEST UTILITY RATES IN THE STATE.>> 200 IS THE PRESENTATION ON GAS ELECTRIC RATES.

>> THEY ARE REQUIRED TO UPDATE THE SAN DIEGO CITY COUNCIL EVERY THREE MONTHS ON RATES AND ENERGY MATTERS.

MONDAY'S PRESENTATION INCLUDED WHAT SDGE SAID IS AN AVERAGE THREE DOLLAR PER MONTH HIKE IN THE PRICE OF ELECTRICITY AND A ONE DOLLAR INCREASE FOR NATURAL GAS.

SEVERAL PEOPLE SPOKE TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT WHY THEY ARE OPPOSED TO THE INCREASES.

>> SAN DIEGO RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES AND CITY AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS IN SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO SUFFER FROM THE INORDINATELY HIGH PROFITS BEING DRAINED FROM OUR CITY.

BY SDGE AND ITS PARENT COMPANY.

AS YOU KNOW THEY ARE RAKING IN RECORD PROFITS WHILE FAMILY SUFFER.

THEY FIGHT EVERY PROGRAM IN LEGISLATION THAT WOULD BRING RELIEF.

>> Reporter: A COMBINED FOUR DOLLAR HIKE MIGHT NOT SOUND LIKE MUCH BUT WHEN DISTRIBUTED OVER THERE 3 MILLION+ CUSTOMERS, IT CAN HAVE AN EFFECT SAID THE UST ECONOMICS PROFESSOR.

>> IF YOU SPEND THAT OVERALL THE HOUSEHOLDS IN SAN DIEGO IT COULD TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF BUYING POWER OUT OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND RIGHT NOW WITH PRICES RISING ON PRODUCTS WITH INFLATION, PEOPLE ARE STRESSED.

SO THEY REALLY DON'T NEED THIS ON TOP OF THAT EVEN THOUGH IT'S A SMALL AMOUNT.

>> Reporter: THEY SAY THE INCREASES ARE NEEDED FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.

WILDFIRE MITIGATION, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GRID, INCLUDING UNDER GROUNDING OF UTILITY LINES, RISING NATURAL GAS PRICES.

MUCH OF THE INCREASE COULD GO AWAY NEXT AUGUST BECAUSE OF SOME COMPLEX ACCOUNTING UTILITY BILLS COULD FALL ABOUT 3 DOLLARS PER MONTH BY THEN.

WE ASKED THEM FOR AN INTERVIEW SO WE COULD ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RATE INCREASES.

INSTEAD THEY PROVIDED A STATEMENT.

UTILITY SAID THEY WORK EVERY DAY TO KEEP COSTS DOWN WHILE ENSURING A RELIABLE SOURCE OF POWER FOR THE CUSTOMERS.

THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL RATE INCREASES.

THEY HAVE ALREADY APPROVED THIS ONE SO YOU WILL SEE IT ON YOUR JANUARY BILL.

>>> THIS TIME OF YEAR CAN BE FILLED WITH JOY AND FUN BUT THIS SEASON CAN ALSO CREATE TENSION AND EXHAUSTION.

WE HAVE MORE OF A LICENSED THERAPIST ON HOW TO HANDLE HOLIDAY STRESS.

>> Reporter: IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR IS FEELING A BIT STRESSFUL, YOU'RE NOT ALONE.

>> CAN BE JOYFUL AND IT CAN ALSO BE TOO MUCH AND OVERWHELMING.

>> Reporter: THIS LICENSED THERAPIST SAID EXCEPTING THAT YOU CAN HAVE CONFLICTING FEELINGS CAN HELP YOU MANAGE THE STRESS.

THE NEXT STEP FIGURING OUT THE ROOT CAUSE.

>> IS IT NOT HAVING ENOUGH TIME?

IS IT OVER COMMITTING?

IS A FINANCIAL STRAIN?

IS IT BOUNDARIES?

RECOGNIZE WHAT IT IS SO YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: SHE SAID TO SET REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS FOR YOURSELF AND IT'S OKAY TO SAY NO TO THAT HOLIDAY PARTY YOU DON'T HAVE TIME FOR.

SAVE YOURSELF FOR THE THINGS THAT MATTER MOST AND BE MINDFUL OF YOURSELF.

PRIORITIZE.

>> IF IT MEANS YOUR TO HAVE YOUR MORNING CUP OF COFFEE BY YOURSELF, DO THAT.

>> Reporter: AND FINALLY, THIS HECTIC HOLIDAY SEASON NOT ONLY ASK FOR HELP, EXCEPT IT.

BUT WE WANT THINGS TO BE LIGHTER.

WE WANT THEM TO BE EASIER.

WE ALSO HAVE TO GIVE OURSELVES PERMISSION TO DELEGATE AND TO ASK OTHER PEOPLE TO HELP US CARRY THE WEIGHT OF THINGS.

>>> AND SHE SAYS IN CHAOTIC TIMES IS IMPORTANT TO SLOW DOWN.

DESPITE MESSAGES THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING MORE, GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION TO DO LESS AND THAT CAN HELP ALLEVIATE STRESS.

>>> SAN DIEGO STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM IS HELPING TO FEED FAMILIES ACROSS SAN DIEGO ONE THREE-POINTER AT A TIME.

>> INTERACT WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PASS OUT FOODS TO FAMILIES IN NEED.

GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S REAL FUN.

>> PLAYERS ROLLED UP THEIR SLEEVES TO HAND OUT FOOD AT A HIGH SCHOOL FOR EVERY THREE- POINTER THEY MAKE THIS SEASON 3 DOLLARS WILL BE DONATED DEFEATING SAN DIEGO.

AND THAT IS SIX MEALS FOR LOCAL FAMILIES FOR EVERY SHOT MADE.

SO FAR THEY'VE MADE 68 3- POINTERS THIS SEASON.

>> IT GIVES EXTRA MOTIVATION FOR HAVING SOMETHING IN THE GAME AND AN ACTUAL CAUSE.

IT'S AWESOME.

BUT A LOT OF THOSE SENIORS ARE VERY CLOSE TO THEIR AGE.

FOR THEM TO SEE FIRSTHAND THE KIDS AND FAMILIES THAT NEED HELP RIGHT HERE IN THEIR OWN HOMETOWN TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THE FOOD TO THOSE FAMILIES I THINK IT MEANT A LOT TO THEM AND IT MEANS A LOT TO US.>> IF YOU WANT TO GET IN ON THE FUN, FANS CAN JOIN BY MATCHING DONATIONS.

THE AND THEY TAKE ON THE AIR FORCE TOMORROW AT 7:00 P.M.

>>> WE HAVE A VERY WARM WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUING HERE AS WE MOVE ONTO THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

THERE ARE SOME AREAS WITH REDUCED AIR QUALITY.

THE STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS GOING TO TRAP SOME OF THE POLLUTANTS TO THE GROUND UP INTO ORANGE COUNTY THE PAST FEW DAYS HAVE THERE BEEN AIR QUALITY ALERT'S WITH SOME WOOD- BURNING BANDS THAT WAY.

WE WILL REMAIN VERY WARM AND DRY ACROSS THE REGION AND PATCHY CLOUDS AND FOG WILL BE LURKING EACH MORNING NEAR THE COAST AND INTO THE MORNING HOURS WE WILL SEE DETERIORATE AND SEE BRIGHTER SKIES IN THE AFTERNOON.

SOME LOW CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO CREEP IN FROM THE COAST AND IT WILL BE AROUND 51 DEGREES TONIGHT.

THE RAIN AND STORM TRACK STAYING NORTH SIMILAR TO LAST WEEK WELL TO THE NORTH AND MAINLY NORTH OF I-80.

WE WILL BEGIN WITH A LOT OF ONE ACROSS THE REGION AND DRY WEATHER AS WELL.

RAMONA 77.

67 IN SAN DIEGO.

YOU WILL EXPERIENCE MUCH OF AN EXTREME NEAR THE COAST.

AND ACTUALLY A FEW MORE DEGREES IN INLAND AREAS.

THURSDAY WITH NEW RECORD HIGHS THE GREATEST LIKELIHOOD OF A TRUE RECORD HIGH WILL BE A LITTLE FARTHER EAST IN AREAS LIKE YUMA, ARIZONA OR NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA, WELL OFF TO THE EAST NEAR LAKE HAVASU CITY.

BUT IT WILL BE CLOSE TO RECORD HIGHS IN SOME SPOTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS WELL.

INTO FRIDAY A QUICK LOOK AT THE TRAVEL FORECAST.

WE HAVE HAD TO MAKE MANY CHANGES TO THE MAP.

AS WE GET CLOSER TO CHRISTMAS IT'S ALSO THE WEEK OF HANUKKAH THIS WEEK.

MOVING FORWARD YOU CAN SEE RAINA MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE NORTH.

IF YOU'RE TRAVELING IN THE SOUTHERN LATITUDES YOU'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.

JUMPING AHEAD TO MONDAY ANOTHER BIG TRAVEL DAY THE MONDAY OF CHRISTMAS WEEK A LOT OF GREEN.

WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE AND ACTION TO THE NORTH IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

THE COASTAL FORECAST WE WARM UP.

72 THURSDAY.

71 FRIDAY AND TEMPERATURES DROP FOR SATURDAY.

LOW CLOUDS IN THE MORNING AND LOTS OF AFTERNOON SOMETIME.

INLAND AREAS MAKING A RUN TO 80 DEGREES FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

NICE WEATHER RETURNED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

IN THE MOUNTAINS WE WILL BE IN THE LOW A MID 60s AND WILL BE NEARLY AS WARM HERE AND INTO THE DESERT CONSISTENTLY PRETTY WARM FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE AND TEMPERATURES DROPPING A LITTLE BIT BACK DOWN COME SUNDAY.

I'M GEOFF CORNISH FOR KPBS NEWS.

>>> A NEW PROJECT OF GATHERING STORIES OF GOVERNMENT PERSECUTION AGAINST LGBTQ+ SAN DIEGO'S.

OUR REPORTER SAID IT'S PRESERVING NOT JUST THE PAST BUT THE PRESENT.

>> THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BITS OF LOCAL HISTORY.

THE DIXON SIX WERE SIX WOMEN THAT WERE IN THE NAVY IN THE 1970S AND THERE WAS A WITCH HUNT TO FERRET OUT THE LESBIANS THAT WERE SERVING IN THE NAVY AT THAT TIME.>> SHE CLICKS THROUGH PHOTOS INSIDE THE ARCHIVES AND THEY SERVE AS MANAGING DIRECTOR.

PROTEST AGAINST SAN DIEGO POLICE RAISE OF BARS IN THE 1970S.

OTHERS AGAINST THE U.S.

GOVERNMENT'S LACK OF RESPONSE TO THE AIDS CRISIS.

THEY ARE GATHERING LOCAL STORIES OF LGBTQ+ PERSECUTION BY THE GOVERNMENT.

>> IT'S NOT A NEW FORM OF PERSECUTION AND WE ARE NO STRANGERS TO ATTACKS ON OUR RIGHTS AND LIVELIHOOD AND WHO WE ARE AS PEOPLE.

>> THE PHOTOS WILL BE SHOWN AT THE END OF EACH PERFORMANCE OF FELLOW TRAVELERS AT THE SAN DIEGO OPERA NEXT YEAR.

IT'S A LOVE STORY SET AGAINST THE FIRING OF LGBT U.S.

SERVANTS IN THE 1950s.

>> ONE OF THE IRONIES OF ITS TIME PERIOD IS IT WAS ALL ABOUT RECORDS AND KEEPING FILES BUT THOSE FILES HAVE NEVER BEEN RELEASED.

>> HE WANTS TO CREATE A RECORD FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.>> SHARING STORIES IN MANY WAYS THAT'S LIKE ALL WE HAVE.>> HE'S COLLECTING NOT JUST PAST STORIES THE PRESENT.

DENIAL OF GENDER ON PASSPORTS.

TRANSGENDER PEOPLE BANNED FROM MILITARY.

>> I NEVER THOUGHT WE BE INCLUDING PEOPLE THAT WERE GETTING FIRED TODAY.>> THE HISTORY CAN HELP US NAVIGATE THE PRESENT MOMENT.

>> AND ALSO GIVES HOPE THAT WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE AND WE THOUGHT THESE TYPES OF PERSECUTIONS BEFORE AND WE CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN AND FIGHT MOVE FORWARD.

>> THE SUBMISSION FORM IS AVAILABLE ON KPBS.ORG.

>>> HERE'S A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR TOMORROW IN OUR NEWSROOM.

ON THE MORNING EDITION SANTA CLAUS IN THE U.S.

IS GETTING MORE DIVERSE AND HIGH DEMAND AS FAMILIES TRY TO FIND A JOLLY FELLOW LOOKS MORE LIKE THEM.

AND THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR CAN BE ONE OF THE MOST STRESSFUL.

THE MID-DAY EDITION IS TALKING WITH PSYCHOLOGIST ABOUT HOW TO MANAGE HOLIDAY STRESS.

YOU CAN FIND TONIGHT STORIES ON OUR WEBSITE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI .

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.