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

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>>> AND BY THE CONRAD BREVIS FOUNDATION.

AND, BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> PEOPLE WHO RELY ON FOOD ASSISTANCE ARE CAUGHT IN THE POLITICAL CROSSFIRE ONCE AGAIN.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

MONEY FOR ADMINISTERING FEDERAL FOOD ASSISTANCE IN CALIFORNIA COULD BE WITHHELD BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION STARTING NEXT WEEK.

THE PROGRAM IS KNOWN AS CAL FRESH IN THE STATE.

JACOB AIR SAYS THIS IS THE LATEST IN AN ONGOING BATTLE OVER RELEASING RECIPIENT'S NAMES AND IMMIGRATION STATUS.

>> JUST WEEKS AFTER FEDERAL FOOD BENEFITS WERE RESTORED FOLLOWING THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, SOME CAL FRESH FUNDING IS IN FUNDING -- LIMBO ONCE AGAIN.

THIS TIME IT IS ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.

SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK CEO CASEY CASTILLE SAYS IT IS A FRUSTRATING SERIES OF EVENTS.

THEY ARE ALREADY DEALING WITH HIGH DEMAND.

>> WE HOPE THIS IS RESOLVED SOON.

>> THESE ARE REAL PEOPLE.

THESE ARE REAL FAMILIES.

THESE ARE SENIORS.

THESE ARE MILITARY FAMILIES.

THESE ARE CHILDREN.

THAT IS WE ARE SUPPORTING AND THAT IS WHO IS BEING IMPACTED.

>> THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WHO OVERSEES THE FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, SAYS THE ACTION WILL NOT DIRECTLY AFFECT THE BENEFITS PEOPLE RECEIVE.

BUT, ON A LOCAL LEVEL, THE SAN DIEGO FOOD BANK IS ON STANDBY.

CASTILLE SAYS HE IS NOT SURE WHAT IT WILL MEAN FOR THEM BUT IF THE STATE HAS TO ABSORB THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, IT COULD LEAD TO CUTS TO OTHER FOOD PROGRAMS.

>> SO, THAT IS WHAT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT, THE STATE PULLING FROM OTHER FOOD ASSISTANCE AREAS.

WE ARE WORRIED AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS LONG- TERM.

>> THE USDA'S AS CALIFORNIA AND OTHER STATES ARE REFUSING TO PROVIDE DATA THE DEPARTMENT REQUESTED.

THAT INCLUDES NAMES AND IMMIGRATION STATUS OF AID RECIPIENTS.

THEY SAY THEY NEED THAT DATA IN ORDER TO ROOT OUT FRAUD.

CALIFORNIA AND 21 OTHER STATES, PLUS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, SUITED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THIS SUMMER TO BLOCK THE DATA SHARING.

A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION OF THE CASE WAS ISSUED IN OCTOBER.

IN A STATEMENT, A USDA SPOKESPERSON SAID IF THE STATES FAILED TO COMPLY, THEY WILL BE PROVIDED WITH FORMAL WARNING THAT USDA WILL PULL THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.

THE OFFICE OF CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB ONTO SENT KPBS A STATEMENT SAYING, THIS IS NOT PREVENTING WASTE OR FRAUD, IT IS ABOUT BUILDING A DYSTOPIA MASS SURVEILLANCE DATABASE TO GO AFTER PEOPLE ACTIVITIES THAT TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DOESN'T LIKE.

THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO SAYS THEY ARE WAITING ON GUIDANCE FROM THE STATE ON HOW CHANGES WILL IMPACT BENEFIT RECIPIENTS.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE HIGHEST TIDES OF THE YEAR ARE COMING LATER THIS WEEK.

KPBS ENVIRONMENT REPORTER TAMMY SAYS THESE POWERFUL WAVES HELP VISUALIZE SEA LEVEL RISE IN THE FUTURE.

>> SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY IS HAPPENING TOMORROW, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY.

>> WE ARE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THE SUN AT THE NEW YEAR AND THE MOON IS A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THE EARTH THIS WEEK.

>> ANNIE FRANKEL IS WITH THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION.

SHE SAYS WHEN THE CELESTIAL ALIGNMENT HAPPENS, THE SUN AND MOON HAVE THE STRONGEST GRAVITATIONAL PULL ON THE OCEAN.

>> ALL OF THOSE THINGS COMBINED CREATE LARGER PROJECT DID TIDES.

>> THEY ARE KNOWN AS KING TIDES AND THEY ARE ONE AND A HALF FEET HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE HIGH TIDE.

AS CLAIMANT CHANGE CAUSES SEA LEVELS TO RISE, KING TIDES ARE BECOMING MORE DISRUPTIVE.

>> KING TIDES COULD BECOME MORE FREQUENT.

>> THEY HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT IS MORE VULNERABLE TO FLOODING TODAY AND WHAT WILL BE VULNERABLE TO SEA LEVEL RISE IN THE NOT DISTANT FUTURE.

>> IN SAN DIEGO, THE NATIONAL OCEANIC ADMINISTRATION SAYS KING TIDES OF MORE THAN SEVEN FEET HIGH THROUGH SATURDAY.

HE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THEM FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COAST.

KING TIDES CAN BE SEEN FROM 9:00 TO 11:00 A.M.

TOMORROW AND FROM 7:30 TO 9:30 A.M.

ON FRIDAY AT THE KENDALL FROST MARSH.

THE COASTAL COMMISSION WANTS THE PUBLIC TO HELP DOCUMENT THESE TIDES TAKING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS.

THAT CONTENT IS PUBLISHED IN AGENCY'S PUBLIC INTERACTIVE MAP.

THEY HAVE BEEN COLLECTING THE PHOTOS SINCE 2018.

SCIENTISTS THEN COMPARE THOSE PHOTOS TO THEIR CLIMATE CHANGE MODELS.

>> WHAT DOES WATER THAT IS 1 TO 2 FEET HIGHER THAN NORMAL LOOK LIKE?

DOES THAT MATCH OUR PROJECTION FOR SEA LEVEL RISE OF THAT AMOUNT?

>> IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT OUT THIS WEEK, YOU WILL GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO SING KING TIDES ON JANUARY 2 AND JANUARY 3.

TAMMY MURGA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> IT IS KIDS STILL CHILLY OUT THERE.

WE WILL GET TO THE UPPER 30s IN OCEANSIDE AND ESCONDIDO.

IF YOUR TOES ARE IN THE SAND, IT WILL BE MILDER THERE.

47 INTO SAN DIEGO.

RAMONA AND POINTS EAST, NEAR OR COLDER THAN 40.

WE WILL GET DOWN TO 31 IN MOUNT LAGUNA.

WE ARE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH THAT OFFSHORE WIND.

VERY BREEZY OUT THERE, GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 40 FOR MOST OF US.

WE WILL TAKE A COMPLETE LOOK AT THE FORECAST, COMING UP.

>>> THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND SENATE ARE LAUNCHING INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE PENTAGON'S AIRSTRIKES AGAINST ALLEGED SOUTH AMERICAN DRUG TRAFFICKERS.

KPBS MILITARY REPORTER ANDREW DYER SAYS THE QUESTIONABLE LEGALITY OF THE STRIKES PUTS SERVICEMEMBERS AT RISK OF PROSECUTION.

>> THE KILLING IS TO ALLEGED DRUG TRAFFICKERS ACCORDING TO DEBRIS FROM A BOAT HAS RISEN ALARMS IN CONGRESS.

AMONG REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS.

LAWMAKERS WHO, UNTIL NOW, HAVE EMBRACED THE MORE HANDS-OFF APPROACH TO OVERSIGHT OF THE SECOND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

ALABAMA REPUBLICAN MIKE TURNER SITS ON THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE AND SAID THIS WEEK CONGRESS NEEDS ANSWERS.

>> PEOPLE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE STRIKES AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY ARE OCCURRING.

WITH THIS REPORT COMING OUT, OBVIOUSLY IT DIVERGES SIGNIFICANTLY FROM BOTH THE LEGAL OPINION WE WERE PROVIDED AND IT PLAYS INTO THE VERY CONCERNS THAT MEMBERS HAVE.

THESE STRIKES ARE OCCURRING.

>> JACOBS SERVES ON THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE AND SAYS THE STRIKES ARE ILLEGAL.

>> THIS IS THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, EXTRA JUDICIALLY KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE.

AND, EVEN IF THEY ARE SMUGGLING DRUGS, WHICH THEY COULD BE, THAT IS NOT A CAPITAL CRIME.

THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE THE DEATH PENALTY FOR.

>> I HAVE BEEN BRIEFED.

I HAVE READ THE LEGAL OPINION.

WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT THE LEGAL ARGUMENT IS NOT CONVINCING.

IT IS BONKERS.

TRUTHFULLY.

>> SHE SAYS REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ARE TAKING THE ISSUE SERIOUSLY.

>> WE WILL BE DOING FULL INVESTIGATION TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT REALLY HAPPENED, WHAT LEGAL BASIS THEY THINK THEY ARE OPERATING UNDER AND HOW WE CAN HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE.

>> IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT ACCOUNTABILITY MAY LOOK LIKE BECAUSE IT IS UP TO THE MILITARY TO PROSECUTE SERVICEMEMBERS AND DONALD TRUMP'S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO PROSECUTE LEADERSHIP, TWO OUTCOMES THAT JACOBS SAYS ARE UNLIKELY.

WHERE SHE IS CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE DIFFICULT POSITION SERVICEMEMBERS ARE IN WHEN AND IF LEADERS ISSUE UNLAWFUL ORDERS.

>> THERE IS NOT A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PROTECTING OUR OFFICERS FROM BEING ASKED TO COMMIT UNLAWFUL ACTIONS.

>> JACOBS EXPECTS CONGRESS TO BE BRIEFED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS BUT PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVEN'T BEEN SCHEDULED.

>>> SEVERAL PEOPLE DETAINED BY I.C.E.

DURING THEIR GREEN CARD INTERVIEWS IN SAN DIEGO ARE NOW BEING RELEASED.

WAS AMONG THOSE DETAINED IN MID- NOVEMBER AND SHE TOLD OUR MEDIA PARTNER THAT SHE SPENT EIGHT DAYS IN CUSTODY BEFORE BEING RELEASED TWO DAYS BEFORE THANKS GIVING WHEN HER HUSBAND POSTED A $1500 BOND.

SHE WAS GIVEN AN ANKLE MONITOR AND ORDERED TO A TWO WEEK QUARANTINE AT HOME.

SHE ALSO HAS TYPE I DIABETES.

>> FOR WHAT REASON?

IF I'M GOING TO END UP WITH A GREEN CARD, HOPEFULLY ANYWAYS, WHAT WAS THE REASON TO PUT ME THROUGH THIS?

THE RELEASE, COMING HOME TO MY HUSBAND, MY DOG, HAVING A BED TO SLEEP IN, HAVING ACCESS TO MY MEDICATION.

>> I.C.E.

AND IMMIGRATION SAID THEY ARREST ANYONE UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE U.S.

INCLUDING AUNT U.S.

OFFICES.

HER FAMILY HAS SPENT ABOUT $7500 TO FIGHT THE DETENTION AND EXPECT THAT NUMBER TO GET CLOSE TO $12,000 WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE.

>>> THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ANNOUNCE THE START OF IMMIGRATION OPPORTUNITY -- A NEW I.C.E.

OPERATIONS IN MINNESOTA IS ALSO SET TO BEGIN.

HERE IS IVAN RODRIGUEZ WITH THE LATEST.

>> AS ANTICIPATED, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY LAUNCHED A FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SURGEON NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA DUBBED OPERATION CRUNCH BY THE AGENCY NAMED AFTER THE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED STATE.GOV LOUISIANA.

>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CHILD PEDOPHILES WHO ARE ON OUR LIST OF TARGETS, BURGLARS, GANG MEMBERS, THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE HIGHLY TARGETING AND WE WILL CONTINUE WEATHERBEE 5000 OF US WERE BEYOND.

>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S LATEST IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN WAS PROMPTED BY THE SHOOTING OF TWO NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.. NEW ORLEANS MAYOR ELECT SAYS FEAR HAS SWEPT ACROSS THE CITY.

>> WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IS WHAT APPEARS TO BE RACIAL PROFILING OF BROWN PEOPLE AND THEN GOING AFTER THESE INDIVIDUALS AND TREATING THEM LIKE THEY ARE THESE SIGNIFICANT VIOLENT OFFENDERS.

>> ACTIVISTS SAY THERE IS WORRY IN THE COMMUNITY AND AS A NEW I.C.E.

OPERATION UNFOLDS IN MINNESOTA, TARGETING UNDOCUMENTED SOMALI IMMIGRANTS, ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL OFFICIAL, PRESIDENT TRUMP RAMPED UP ATTACKS AGAINST THE COMMUNITY AMID AN INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF PANDEMIC RELIEF FRAUD IN THE STATE OF UP TO $2 BILLION.

>> I DON'T WANT THEM IN OUR COUNTRY.

WE COULD GO ONE WAY OR ANOTHER AND WE WILL GO THE WRONG WAY IF WE KEEP TAKING GARBAGE INTO OUR COUNTRY.

>> THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ASSISTANT SECRETARY DEFENDED THE ADMINISTRATION'S TARGETING OF SOMALI IMMIGRANTS, CITING DATA SHOWING FRAUD.

>> THERE IS WIDESPREAD FRAUD, PARTICULARLY MARRIAGE FRAUD WHEN IT COMES TO IMMIGRATION.

WE ARE LOOKING AT CRIMINALITY HERE.

>> IVAN RODRIGUEZ, KPBS NEWS.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT TONIGHT IN THE NEWSHOUR.

HOW THE BORDER PATROL HAS EXPANDED OPERATIONS INTO MAJOR U.S.

CITIES.

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

>>> COUNTY SUPERVISOR PLANS TO HOLD A COMMUNITY MEETING TOMORROW ABOUT A PROPOSAL TO DRILL FOR OIL OFF CALIFORNIA'S COAST.

ALEXANDER WYNNE SAYS SHE IS DOING THIS BECAUSE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DID NOT SEEK PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE RELEASING THE PLAN.

>> HERE IN MISSION BEACH WHERE THE SUN, SURF, AND SAND ARE OUT HERE ENJOYING IT, JUST IMAGINE THIS SPEECH COVERED IN OIL AND THAT IS WHAT KAREN LAWSON IS TRYING TO PREVENT.

>> WALTER ALLEN DOES NOT HAVE TO IMAGINE IT.

HE LIVED IT.

>> WHEN I WAS A KID, THERE WAS BIG BLOTCHES OF OIL ON THE BEACH HERE.

>> HE SAYS THE OIL WAS FROM THE SPILL OFF OF SANTA BARBARA IN 1969 AND GAVE MOMENTUM TO THE MODERN ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT.

ALLEN REMEMBERS SERVING OFF MISSION BEACH AND BEING COVERED IN TAR.

>> YOU WOULD COME BACK AND HAVE BIG BLOTCHES OF BLACK TAR ON YOURS OR WARDEN ALL OVER YOUR FEET AND A SLEW OF CIRCLES OF TAR.

>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION NOW HAS A PLAN TO SELL NEW OFFSHORE DRILLING LEASES FOR THE FIRST TIMES IN DECADES.

>> THIS WOULD BE EIGHT DISASTER.

>> THAT WOULD REVERSE DECADES OF ENVIRONMENTAL WORK IN CALIFORNIA FOR CLEAN AND RENEWABLE IMAGING.

>> I SERVE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A CLEAN BEACH AND A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT AND THAT YOU CAN GO IN THE OCEAN WITHOUT RISKING GETTING MENINGITIS OR WORSE, DYING FROM CANCER.

>> NOT EVERYONE SEES IT THIS WAY.

OFFSHORE DRILLING TO SHORE UP THE COUNTRY'S OIL SUPPLIES.

>> BETWEEN THE U.S.

AND THE VENEZUELA AT THE MOMENT.

I AM SURE THEY HAVE DONE STUDIES THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR BEST MOVE TO DO IT OVER HERE.

>> HOWEVER, THE ADMINISTRATION DOESN'T HAVE THE PEOPLE'S INTEREST AT HEART.

>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS A LONG TRACK RECORD OF BREAKING LAWS, DISREGARDING JUDGES, DISREGARDING THE WILL AND THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY COMMUNITIES HE DOESN'T LIKE AND HE WANT TO TARGET.

>> THAT IS WHY SHE IS HOLDING THE TOWN HALL.

SHE SAYS THE ADMINISTRATION DID NOT SEEK PUBLIC COMMENTS.

A PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE PLAN ON THE WEBSITE THAT YOUR SCREEN.

THE MEETING IS AT 6:00 P.M.

AT THE ENCINITAS COMMUNITY CENTER.

ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.

>>> THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON IS UNDERWAY AND IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE.

WALMART, TARGET, BEST BUY SAY THEY HAD TO RAISE PRICES IN ORDER TO PAY NEW TARIFFS.

NOW, AMY KILEY REPORTS ONE OF THE LARGEST U.S.

RETAILERS IS CHALLENGING THOSE DUTIES IN COURT.

>> COSTCO IS SUING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER TARIFFS.

>> THEY WANT THE COURTS TO HOLD THOSE SO-CALLED RECIPROCAL TARIFFS THAT THE PRESIDENT STARTED IMPOSING ON IMPORTS BACK IN FEBRUARY, THOSE TARIFFS ARE UNLAWFUL.

>> THE RETAILER WAS MAKING ITS CASE IN THE U.S.

COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE BUT A SIMILAR LAWSUIT BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT APPEARS TO BE RELATED.

>> COSTCO IS TRYING TO ENSURE THAT IF THE COURT RULES THAT THOSE TARIFFS WERE UNLAWFUL, THAT IT WILL BE IN LINE FOR REFUNDS.

>> COSTCO SAYS IT HAS BEEN TRYING TO KEEP DOWN PRICES BUT SAYS TARIFFS MAKE THAT DIFFICULT.

IT IMPORTS MANY ITEMS IT SELLS AND HAS TO PAY ANY APPLICABLE DUTIES ON THOSE GOODS.

>> SOME COMPANIES HAVE RAISED PRICES.

MANY COMPANIES HAVEN'T.

>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO CONVINCE THE SUPREME COURT TO LET THE TARIFFS STAND.

THE PRESIDENT ARGUES THEY ARE GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY.

>> WE ARE MAKING A LOT OF MONEY BECAUSE OF THE TARIFFS.

>> COSTCO'S TARIFFS COME DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

CONSUMERS ARE STILL BUYING LUXURY ITEMS YET SPENDING IS DECLINING FOR LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME AMERICANS.

>> THERE IS THIS FAKE NARRATIVE THAT THE DEMOCRATS TALK ABOUT, AFFORDABILITY.

THEY JUST SAY THE WORD.

IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING TO ANYBODY.

>> IT IS NOT A SCAM.

IT IS THE LIVES PEOPLE ARE LEADING.

>>> CONSUMER IS LOOKING FOR A MERRY AND BRIGHT SPOT IN THEIR BUDGET THIS HOLIDAY SEASON CAN FIND IT AT THE GAS PUMPS.

WE HAVE A LOOK AT WHAT IS DRIVING PRICES TO THEIR LOWEST LEVELS IN YEARS.

>> A HOLIDAY TREAT FOR DRIVERS.

>> WE HAVE NOT SEEN GAS PRICES THIS LOW SINCE 2021 AND WE CONTINUE TO SEE THAT TREND AS WE HEAD INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

>> AAA SAID THE NATIONWIDE AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF GASOLINE HIT BELOW THE $3 MARK FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MAY 2021 AND IN SOME STATES, THE AVERAGE IS EVEN LOWER.

>> YOU GOT HIGH SUPPLY, LOWER DEMAND.

YOU'VE GOT A LOWER GASOLINE BLEND THAT IS CHEAPER TO PRODUCE.

YOU COMBINE ALL OF THAT AND YOU WILL GET LOWER GAS PRICES.

>> MAJOR DRIVERS GAS PRICES, CRUDE OIL PRICES HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY.

IN DECEMBER 2022, 10 MONTHS AFTER RUSSIA INVADED UKRAINE AND DESTABILIZED THE GLOBAL OIL MARKET, U.S.

OIL PRICES WERE AROUND $81 PER BARREL.

LATELY, THEY ARE HOVERING AROUND AND BELOW THE $60 MARK.

>> CRUDE OIL PRICES THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY STABLE AND RELATIVELY LOW.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NATIONAL AVERAGE ACROSS THE BOARD STARTING IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, IT HAS BEEN PRETTY MUCH A FLAT LINE ALL YEAR LONG AND THAT IS VERY RARE.

>> BOTH THE U.S.

AND OPEC HAVE UPPED THEIR OIL PRODUCTION, ADDING MORE SUPPLY TO OUTPACE DEMAND.

ANOTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, MOST PUMPS RIGHT NOW ARE FILLED WITH WINTER BLEND GASOLINE WHICH COSTS LESS TO PRODUCE AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BUSY WINTER HOLIDAY PERIODS, OVERALL DEMAND TYPICALLY FALLS DURING WINTER.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M KAREN CAPE OF.

>>> HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE PAYING AT THE PUMP IN SAN DIEGO AND IT IS A LITTLE LESS CHEERY.

THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS IS $4.77 AND THAT IS ABOUT 1.5 TIMES THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, THOUGH, TODAY'S AVERAGE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS DOWN $0.24 OVER THE PAST 23 DAYS.

>>> THERE IS A PLACE IN THE EAST COUNTY WERE HISTORY AND CONVERSATION ARE THE SPECIALTY OF ONE MAN.

HE SPENDS MUCH OF HIS LIFE CARING FOR LOCAL LANDMARK THAT DATES BACK MORE THAN A CENTURY AND A HALF.

AS KEN KRAMER SHOWS US, HE HAS TRULY BECOME A STORY ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> SITTING ON A PORCH ON A SUNNY SUMMER AFTERNOON IN CONVERSATION WITH JIM VANMETER, HE WILL TELL YOU.

>> THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE JEALOUS OF MY LIFE BECAUSE I AM ALWAYS SMILING, CRACKING BAD JOKES OR GOOD JOKES AND I TELL THEM, I'VE GOT IT MADE.

>> HE LOVES IT.

FROM THE PALM TREES AND THE YEAR-ROUND GREEN GRASS OF THE OPEN FIELD NEXT DOOR TO THIS PLACE WHERE HE HAS HAPPILY WORKED AND ENGAGED IN COUNTLESS CONVERSATIONS FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS NOW, YES, HE SAYS IT IS AN OLD HOUSE.

>> 1863.

THE BUILDING AS OLD AS OUR STARVED INDIAN SAN DIEGO.

>> WOOD FROM THE FRAMES CAME FROM A SHIP THAT RAN AGROUND IN SAN DIEGO AND THE SUN-DRIED MUD BRICKS TO BUILD IT CAME FROM MY NEXT-DOOR WHERE THERE IS A SPRING.

FRESHWATER SPRING.

>> THIS BROUGHT EVERYBODY.

THIS BROUGHT THE TRAVELING NATIVE AMERICANS.

PEOPLE LIKE TO ASK, HOW LONG AGO WAS THAT?

WELL, AS LONG AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.

>> FOR THE LAST NEARLY HALF- CENTURY OR SO, JIM HAS LIVED HERE IN A LITTLE COLLEGE ON THE GROUNDS OF WHAT IS TRULY A MUSEUM.

>> THEY CALL ME CARETAKER DIRECTOR RACKETEER.

>> AT THE RANCH HOUSE MUSEUM ON MEMORY LANE, NAMED FOR HUBERT HOWE BANK, A WRITER, HISTORIAN, PROLIFIC RESEARCHER INTO CALIFORNIA HISTORY, HE OWNED THE HOUSE AND BEFORE HIM A SCHOOLTEACHER, CLOCK REPAIRMAN AND SOLD SALESMAN NAMED RUFUS PORTER AND BEFORE HIM, AUGUSTUS ENDS WORTH AND BEFORE ANY OF THEM, INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WHO MIGRATED THROUGH THE DESERT TO THE COAST WITH THE SEASONS.

>> IT IS A DAY'S WALK FROM HERE TO OUR PORT.

I HAVE WALKED IT TWICE.

>> THIS IS A STOPPING POINT, HE SAYS, BECAUSE OF THE WATER.

>> WATER IS A BIG DEAL.

TO US NOW, WE TURN ON THE FAUCET BUT GOING WAY BACK, YOU HAD TO FIND GOOD WATER, HOPE YOU DID NOT GET SICK.

>> THROUGH THE YEARS, HE HAS HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH STUDENTS WHO COME HERE, DIG DOWN AND FIND THE EVIDENCE THAT YES, HERE WAS DEPENDABLE SPRING WATER THAT WAS LIFE-GIVING.

>> ABOUT A FOOT DOWN IS THE MOTHER LOAD.

THAT WAS 100 YEARS AGO.

THEN YOU START FINDING PIONEERS STUFF.

NEEDLES, BEADS, GLASSWARE, BROKEN GLASS, METALS.

YOU CAN'T MAKE ANY SENSE OF BECAUSE IT IS DECOMPOSED.

TOOLS.

>> YOU CAN SEE THEM ON DISPLAY IN ROOMS THAT TAKE YOU BACK GENERATIONS AND WELL BEYOND AND IF YOU ARE LUCKY, MAYBE HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH JIM WHOSE KNOWLEDGE OF THINGS AROUND HERE IS NOTHING LESS THAN ENCYCLOPEDIC.

>> EVERYTHING HERE HAS A STORY AND I AM A STORYTELLER.

>> SOON ENOUGH, OUR CONVERSATION CAME BACK TO THAT HISTORIC SPRING WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

JIM SAYS IT DOESN'T SPRING SO MUCH NOWADAYS WITH ALL THE DEVELOPMENT NEARBY.

IT IS NOT FRESH AND DRINKABLE LIKE A DECADE OR CENTURIES AGO AND ON THIS HOT SUMMER DAY, YOU HAD TO NOTICE THE GROUND GETTING MUSHY WHERE ONCE THE SPRING PROVIDED GALLONS OF WATER A MINUTE, TODAY, HE HAD TO SHOW US.

>> IF YOU GO DOWN ENOUGH RIGHT NOW -- IF WE GO DOWN A FOOT, WATER WILL COME UP.

>> SO MANY REMINDERS ARE STILL AROUND.

A ROCK POND THAT PROVIDED WATER FOR SHEEP, A ROCK BUILDING THAT SERVED AS A GUEST HOUSE, COUNTLESS ARTIFACTS AND TRACES OF PAST YEAR ON THE PROPERTY PRESERVED AND DOCUMENTED AND IF I MAY SAY, JIM VANMETER HIMSELF WHO WAS ALWAYS UP FOR A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE RANCH HOUSE AND SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN CUSTOM-MADE FOR WHAT HE DOES HERE.

>> EVERY DAY IS AN ENJOYMENT.

I MEET DIFFERENT PEOPLE ON WEEKENDS AND I GET TO SHARE HISTORY OR QUESTIONS AND THEY SHARE WITH ME AND I LEARN.

>> ONE THING MORE AS YOU MIGHT HAVE KNOWN OR GUESSED, THAT SPRING NEXT TO THE BANCROFT RANCH HOUSE HAS MADE ANOTHER MARK ON OUR HISTORY TOO.

FOR THAT SPRING IS HOW SPRING VALLEY GOT ITS NAME IN CASE THAT EVER COMES UP IN CONVERSATION ABOUT SAN DIEGO.

>> I LEARN SO MUCH WHEN I WATCH KEN STORIES.

IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE OF THOSE STORIES ABOUT SAN DIEGO, YOU CAN JUST BE WATCHING FOR HIS HALF HOUR SHOW EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT AT 8:00 RIGHT HERE ON KPBS.

>>> IT IS STILL BREEZY OUT THERE.

WE ARE DEALING WITH A PRETTY WINDY SET UP UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY WHERE THINGS WILL BEGIN TO QUIET BACK DOWN.

THURSDAY, WE ARE GOING TO TURN SLIGHTLY WARMER NEAR THE COAST ALTHOUGH AREAS IN THE INLAND DESERT MAY LOSE A DEGREE OR TWO COMPARED TO WHERE WE HAVE BEEN ON WEDNESDAY.

AGAIN, THE BIGGER CHANGE WILL BE WARMING A LITTLE BIT NEAR THE COASTLINE.

WE STILL HAVE HIGH TIDES, ROUGH SEARCH, BEACH HAZARDS ARE CONTINUING WITH UNUSUALLY HIGH HIGH TIDES.

THERE COULD BE A LITTLE BIT OF MINOR NUISANCE COASTAL FLOODING IN SOME ESPECIALLY PRONE AREAS AND A FEW HARBORS AND SO FORTH.

TONIGHT, DOWN TO 47 IN SAN DIEGO.

CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY.

THERE IS THAT OFFSHORE WIND, STILL CONTINUING.

IT IS A BIT OF A SANTA ANA WIND EVENT.

STRONGER INTO ORANGE COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES AND AROUND THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS BUT OVERALL, FOR MANY OF THESE AREAS, GUSTS AT 30 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR FOR MOST OF US IN SAN DIEGO.

BUT, THOSE BEACH HAZARDS STILL CONTINUING WITH UNUSUALLY HIGH SURF AND MINOR FLOODING DURING HIGH TIDE ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING HOURS.

WE ARE GOING TO STAY BREEZY INTO THURSDAY.

DRY, THOUGH WITHOUT OFFSHORE BREEZE.

TEMPERATURES REBOUND TO 70 IN SAN DIEGO, 71 IN CHULA VISTA.

MOUNT LAGUNA STRUGGLING TO 41 UP IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

FRIDAY, NOT QUITE AS BREEZY AS WE HAVE BEEN.

WE COULD SEE SOME SNOW SHOWERS UP INTO COLORADO.

THEY ARE DEALING WITH DECENT SNOW UP IN DENVER RIGHT NOW, BY THE WAY, THAT WILL TAPER DOWN FOR THEM BUT FOR US, LOCALLY, NO PRECIPITATION TO SPEAK OF.

NOT AS BREEZY.

THAT OFFSHORE WIND BEGINS TO DIE DOWN AS WE STEP INTO THE DAY ON THURSDAY AND YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF AN OFFSHORE COMPONENT TO THE WIND WITH HIGHS BACK UP TO 74 THE COAST.

WE WILL BE IN THE MID 60s SATURDAY, SLIGHT COOLING AND A SLIGHT REBOUND INTO MONDAY WITH SUNSHINE AND 70 DEGREES.

INTO THE INLAND AREAS, LOW TO MID 70s.

DRY, BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL WEATHER.

THIS IS A POPULAR PLACE TO LIVE ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR.

IN THE MOUNTAINS, NIPPY OUT THERE.

41 THURSDAY.

50 BY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, WARMING UP INTO MONDAY A BIT WITH MORE SUNSHINE AND IN THE DESERT, HERE WE ARE WITH A NICE WARMING TREND.

66 TO 70 FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND THEN WE WILL MAKE A RUN CLOSER TO 80 IN SOME OF THE WARMEST OF THE WARM SPOTS ON MONDAY.

AND ACCUWEATHER METEOROLOGIST JEFF CORNISH FOR KPBS EVENING NEWS.

>>> THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON IS UNDERWAY AND IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO BUY TOYS, THE MARKET CAN BE CONFUSING WITH THE CHOICES AND THE AGE RESTRICTIONS.

WE TALKED TO ONE TOY EXPERT ABOUT THE MOST POPULAR GIFTS FOR KIDS THIS YEAR.

>>> WALKING DOWN THE AISLE OF ANY TOY STORE CAN BE OVERWHELMING WITH ALL THE CHOICES ON THE SHELVES.

HOW CAN SHOPPERS AND SANTA NAILED DOWN THE LIST?

>> SANTA SLEIGH IS BIG BUT HE HAS TO CARRY TOYS FOR THE KIDS.

>> TOY EXPERT CHRIS BYRNE KNOWN AS THE TOY GUYS SAYS IT IS BETTER TO BUY A FEW ITEMS THAT KIDS WILL LOVE WHICH MAY MEAN SPENDING A LITTLE MORE ON A SINGLE ITEM.

LEGOS ARE ALWAYS A GREAT OPTION.

THEY EVEN HAVE SOME CHOICES FOR KIDS AS YOUNG AS TWO LIKE THE LEGO DUPLO INTERACTIVE ADVENTURE TRAIN WHICH WILL COST YOU AROUND $79.99.

INTERACTIVE TOYS THAT OFFER VARIOUS SMART STAGES ARE A GREAT OPTION BECAUSE THE TOY ADVANCES AS THE CHILD SKILLS DO LIKE THE FISHER-PRICE LAUGH AND LEARN FOR IN ONE ACTIVITY TABLE AND DIESEL.

SOME RETAILERS ARE SELLING IT FOR $43 ALL THE WAY UP TO $57 SO COMPARE PRICES.

>> IT STARTS AS A BUSY BOARD AND CONVERTS TO A PLAY TABLE, A DRAWING TABLE AND FINALLY AN EASEL.

>> LOOKING FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE CUDDLE EAR?

HOW ABOUT THIS, COCO THE TUMBLING PANDA FOR ABOUT $55.

A REALLY POPULAR ITEM IS THE TRANSFORMERS CYBER WORLD.

>> IT CONVERTS FROM A TRANSFORMER OR A SCORPION TANK.

>> OF COURSE, THE BOO-BOOS.

>> SHOPPERS SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR KNOCKOFFS AND COPYCAT VERSIONS.

>> MARK IS THE ONLY REAL SOURCE IN THE OFFICIAL LICENSEE OF THAT.

>> NO MATTER THE GIFT, BUYERS SHOULD ALWAYS CHECK THE AGE GUIDELINES ON THE TOY.

>> THE AGE RATING IS NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THE CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT LEVEL BECAUSE EVERY CHILD IS DIFFERENT BUT IT IS ALSO ABOUT WHAT STAGE THEY ARE IN.

>> READ CUSTOMER REVIEWS.

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