>>> LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE OFFICIALS ARE CALLING BACKUP.

-- PALISADE THE FIRES, THE LARGEST ON MORE THAN 50,000 ACRES.

IT IS 0% CONTAINED.

AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND MANY MORE HAVE BEEN INJURED.

PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS DIRECTED THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTING PERSONNEL INCLUDING 10 NAVY HELICOPTERS WITH WATER DROPPING CAPABILITIES FROM SAN DIEGO.

MARIBEL GONZALES HAS MORE WERE HUNDREDS OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES HAVE BURNED.

-- >> Reporter: IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA ALONE, YOU CAN JUST SEE THE DEVASTATION THAT RESIDENTS HAVE EXPERIENCED.

RIGHT BEHIND US, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE USED TO BE A RESTAURANT.

NOW, THERE ARE SO MANY CHARRED PIECES, DEBRIS EVERYWHERE.

THE ONLY THING STANDING WITH THE IS AN AMERICAN FLAG IN THE DISTANCE.

NOW WE SEE -- FOUR TOTAL FIRES WITH A LIMITED SUPPLY.

THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING AND WORKING AROUND -- THEY'RE NOT LETTING UP.

AND THEY'VE ALREADY TAKEN A TOLL ON TWO LIVES.

>> OH MY GOD, YOU GUYS.

>> LOS ANGELES COUNTY IS NOW IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF FOUR MASSIVE SEPARATE FIRES.

THOUSANDS OF ACRES RAVAGED IN COUNTING.

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ORDER TO EVACUATE.

>> TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND EVENTUALLY.

YOUR LIFE WILL EVACUATE THAT WILL DEPEND ON A.

>> SOME CIVILIAN FATALITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THERE LITTLE TUMOR CONTAINED ON THIS OUR.

HIGH WINDS, MASSIVE WALLS OF FAST-MOVING FLAMES AND ROCK HILLY TERRAIN ARE STRETCHING FIRE CREWS TO THE LIMITS.

>> WE HAVE FIREFIGHTERS IN CIVILIAN INJURIES REPORTED.

>> Reporter: MANY ABANDON THESE HAD TO ABANDON THEIR VEHICLES, SOME RESIDENTS TRIED TO SAVE THEIR HOMES WITH GARDEN HOSES.

>> YOU FIGURE OUT THERE WITH A GARDEN HOSE STOPPING A CONFLICT WITH FLAMES 80 FEET HIGH AND 90 MILE AN HOUR WINDS, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE HELPING.

>> Reporter: AFTER JAMES WOODS IS MANY LOST THE HOME AND THE PALISADES FIRE.

>> IT MOVED THAT SO WE MOVED INTO THREE MONTHS AGO.

-- >> Reporter: PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN VISITING L.A. COUNTY WEDNESDAY GETTING BRIEFED ON REINFORCEMENTS BEING CALLED END.

>> I CONTACTED THE GOVERNMENT OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES.

TO REQUEST 250 ADDITIONAL ENGINES INTO L.A. COUNTY, WITH 1000 PERSONNEL.

>> -- WE WILL DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING AS LONG AS IT TAKES TO CONTAIN THESE FIRES AND HELP RECONSTRUCT AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE BACK TO NORMAL.

IS GOING TO BE ALONG THE WAY.

>> Reporter: MARIBEL GONZALES, KPBS NEWS: THIS WEEK AND >>> RESEARCHERS ARE MONITORING FIRES AS THEY DEVELOP THROUGH A SERIES OF CANDIDATE THAT SO CAMERAS.

THIS WEEK, COUNTY SUPERVISOR TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR THE SECOND TERM.

THEIR COLLEAGUE, NORA VARGAS, WHO WON RE-ELECTION AND DID NOT.

FOR OUR, WHY IT MATTERS SEGMENT, SCOTT LEWIS SAYS WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHY.

>>> VARGAS ANNOUNCED LAST MONTH SHE WOULD NOT BE -- HER SECOND TERM.

SHE HAS NOT SAID WHY, EXCEPT THE ANNOUNCEMENT ITSELF.

SHE SAID THIS, "DUE TO SAFETY AND SECURITY REASONS, I WILL NOT TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR SECOND TERM. "

SINCE THEN, AVALANCHE OF -- HAVE EMERGED.

SOME ARE SUGGESTING SHE'S FACING FROM NO CHARGES.

FIRST, WE HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY INVESTIGATIONS.

ALSO, ONE THING A POLITICIAN NEVER DOES IF THEY ARE IN TROUBLE IS RESIGNED BEFORE A DEAL IS MADE.

OFTEN, THE USE RESIGNING AS PART OF A PLEA.

STAYING IN OFFICE IS THEIR LEVERAGE.

VARGAS' LEFT BIG MOVE WAS AN IMMIGRATION POLICY THAT HAD MINIMAL IMPACT BUT BECAME A NATIONAL CONTROVERSY.

-- REPORTED RECEIVING THREATS.

INCOMING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S OUT LIES SENT THREATS.

I DO NOT BY THAT IS WHY THEY'RE LEAVING EITHER.

SHE KNEW WHAT FIGHTING WHAT TRUMP WOULD BE LIKE AND SHE CHOSE TO DIG IN ANY WAY.

IS ALSO A PENDING LAWSUIT THAT ALLEGES VARGAS SAID SOMEONE COULD NOT HAVE THE TOP COUNTY JOB BECAUSE HE WAS ASIAN.

A THEORY HAS SPREAD THAT WILL EMBARRASS VARGAS.

HOWEVER, THIS MESS HAS BEEN LINGERING FOR A WELL IT WILL COME OUT WHETHER SHE IS IN OFFICE OR NOT.

IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE SHE JUST DID NOT LIKE BEING THERE.

SHE HAS HAD ISSUES WITH LABOR UNIONS, OTHER BOARD MEMBERS AND OTHER ALLIES IN HER DISTRICT.

AGAIN, SHE JUST RAN FOR RE- ELECTION AND WON BY THE BIGGEST MARGIN OF ANY RACE IN SOUTHBAY.

WHY DID SHE RUN AGAIN?

THIS WEEK, SHE AGAIN REFUSED MY INVITATION TO DISCUSS HER DECISION.

WE ARE LEFT ONLY WHEN HER STATEMENT THAT SHE FEARED FOR HER SAFETY.

NEXT WEEK, THE BOARD WILL LIKELY DECIDE TO HOST ANOTHER SPECIAL ELECTION AND FOUR MAJOR CANDIDATES ARE ALREADY LINED UP TO RUN.

THERE IS A LOT AT STAKE.

I'M SCOTT LEWIS FROM THE VOICE OF SAN DIEGO.

AND THAT IS WHY IT MATTERS.

>> VOICE OF SAN DIEGO IS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS FROM THE PUBLIC MATTERS INITIATIVE.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT -- >>> THE 39th PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, JIMMY CARTER, CONTINUES TO LIE IN STATE AT THE U.S. CAPITOL ROTUNDA.

PRESIDENT CARTER'S CASKET ARRIVED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND WAS TAKEN INTO THE ROTUNDA FOLLOWING A 21 GUN SALUTE.

THE STATE FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD TOMORROW AT THE WASHINGTON THEN THAT SO NATIONAL CATHEDRAL.

-- SPOKE TO SCOTT PETERS, WHO WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE.

>> WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF LIVING PRESIDENTS.

JIMMY CARTER WAS AN IMPORTANT THAT SO HE MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN THE BEST POLITICIAN TO SERVE IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

HE TOOK SOME FIGHTS THAT MIGHT HAVE COST HIM HIS PRESIDENCY.

BUT HE CERTAINLY MADE QUITE AN EXAMPLE OF HIMSELF AND HIS POSTPRESIDENTIAL YEARS.

HE REALLY WAS A SERVANT.

>> CARTER PASSED AWAY LAST MONTH IN HIS HOME IN PLAINS, GEORGIA.

HE WAS 100 YEARS OLD.

>>> PBS NEWS WILL HAVE SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE STATE FUNERAL.

YOU CAN WATCH IT HERE ON KPBS STARTING AT 6:00 TOMORROW MORNING.

PRESIDENT BIDEN IS EXPECTED TO DELIVER A EULOGY.

HE ALSO DECLARED TOMORROW A NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING, CLOSING SOME FEDERAL OFFICES INCLUDING THE POSTAL SERVICE IN OBSERVANCE OF THE DAY.

DURING HIS VISIT TO CALIFORNIA, PRESIDENT BIDEN DECLARED A NEW NATIONAL MONUMENT -- KPBS IMPERIAL VALLEY REPORTER SAYS THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME AT THE URGING OF SEVERAL TRIBES.

>> Reporter: THE NEW CHUCK WHILE A NATIONAL MONUMENT DEGRADATION BLOCKS ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ON 600,000 ACRES OF HIGH DESERT TO THE EAST OF THE SALTON SEA.

THE LANDSCAPE THERE IS HOME TO UNIQUE ECOSYSTEMS AND SACRED TO SEVERAL TRIBES -- >> MY INITIAL REACTION WAS, ECSTATIC.

MY SECOND REACTION WAS, OKAY, NOW THAT THIS HAPPENED, WE NEED TO START WORKING ON HOW WE ARE GOING TO ENSURE THE STEWARDSHIP OF THE MONUMENT.

>> Reporter: JOSEPH IS THE COCHAIR OF THE TRIBE, HE SAYS THE TRIBE IS HOPING TO PRESERVE CERTAIN SACRED AREAS.

FOR THE MOST PART, THEY WANT THE WANT TO BE OPEN FOR EVERYONE TO EXPERIENCE.

>> THAT WE DID OUR WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE AND BEFORE US.

WE WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO COME AND ENJOY THE LANDSCAPE THAT WE HAVE CALLED HOME.

SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME.

>> Reporter: BIDENS ANNOUNCEMENT COMES WITH A GREATER -- TO ACKNOWLEDGE LANDSCAPES -- HE ALSO CREATED A SECOND MONUMENT -- IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

ONE THING HIS ANNOUNCEMENT DID NOT INCLUDE WITH THE THIRD MONUMENT FOR THE -- IN SOUTHEASTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY.

A TRIBES SPOKESMAN SAID THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE MONUMENT IN THE FUTURE.

SHE SAID ALL LAND DESIGNATIONS WERE CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION.

KPBS NEWS: THIS WEEK >>> CONTROVERSIAL PROVISION IN THE NEW DEFENSE BUDGET WILL AFFECT MILITARY FAMILIES WITH TRANSGENDER DEPENDENCE.

STARTING THIS YEAR, GENDER AFFIRMING CARE WILL NO LONGER BE COVERED BY THE MILITARY'S HEALTH CARE PLAN -- REPORTER ANDREW DYER SPOKE WITH ONE LOCAL FAMILY PREPARING FOR THE CHANGE.

>> Reporter: THE ONLY HARM THAT IS COMING TO MY FRIENDS OR THE PEOPLE I CARE ABOUT THAT OUR TRANCE IS TRYING PHOBIA.

-- 17-YEAR-OLD XANDER LIVED WITH HIS FAMILY IN THE COAST OF NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

'S FATHER IS A RETIRED NAVY OFFICER.

-- XANDER IS TRANCE.

FOR HIS FAMILY'S SAFETY, HE ASKED ME ONLY USE HIS FIRST NAME.

EVEN WITHOUT COVERAGE FOR GENDER AFFIRMING HEALTHCARE, HIS MOTHER, ROBIN, SAYS SHE THINKS THEY CAN ABSORB THE COST, BUT SHE'S WORRIED THAT THOUSANDS OF MILITARY FAMILIES CANNOT.

>> IT IS GOING TO BE HARD.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A CHILD IN DISTRESS.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A REALLY UNHAPPY CHILD.

I DO NOT KNOW.

MY HEART BREAKS.

I'M VERY WORRIED THAT THERE ARE KIDS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PHYSICALLY HARMED BECAUSE OF THIS.

>> Reporter: THE FEDERAL PROVISION ECHOES LOSS IN -- STATES THAT THEN GENDER BUT -- LOT -- >> CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO GROW UP WITHOUT BEING SUBJECTED TO EXPERIMENT THE PROCEDURES.

THESE ARE MINORS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE.

WHAT BUSINESS IS IT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO BE ENGAGING IN THIS?

>> Reporter: THE CLAIM THIS GENDER AFFIRMING TREATMENT IS HARMFUL IS REJECTED BY EVERY MAJOR MEDICAL ORGANIZATION.

KATHLEEN IS THE FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF TRANCE FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES.

A SAN DIEGO-BASED NONPROFIT.

SHE SAYS TRANCE KIDS RECEIVE -- WELL BEFORE DOCTORS RECEIVE ANY MEDICATION.

>> THIS HAS BEEN APPROVED CARE BY THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS, BY PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION, BY THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONS, AS IMPORTANT MEDICAL CARE FOR GENDER DYSPHORIA.

SO WHEN WE WITHHOLD MEDICAL CARE FROM ANYBODY, WE ARE CREATING HARMONY.

>> Reporter: SAN DIEGO DEMOCRAT REPRESENTATIVE SARAH JACOBS SAYS THE ANTI-TRANS PROVISION WAS NOT IN THE VERSION OF THE BILLS THEIR COMMUNITY NEGOTIATED.

SHE VOTED AGAINST THE DEFENSE BUDGET, EVEN THOUGH SOME OF HER PRIORITIES, LIKE A MILITARY PAY RAISE, WERE INCLUDED.

>> I CAN TELL YOU, OUR MILITARY FAMILIES ARE NOT CALLING ME ABOUT DRAG SHOWS.

THEY'RE CALLING ME ABOUT THE HOUSING THEY NEED, THE CHILD CARE THEY NEED, THE HEALTHCARE THEY NEED TO KEEP THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES SAFE.

>> Reporter: XANDER, THE 70- YEAR-OLD, SAYS LAWMAKERS SHOULD START LISTENING TO TRANCE KIDS.

>> A LOT OF MY FRIENDS, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE I TALKED TO OUR TRANCE, THEY HAVE FELT SO MUCH HAPPIER ABOUT -- LISTENING.

>> Reporter: HE SAYS HIS TRANSITIONING -- WAS A REVELATION.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK IT'S A GENDER DYSPHORIA THAT DEFINES BEING TRANS.

A LOT OF TIMES, IT'S GENDER EUPHORIA.

AS IN, THEY DON'T KNOW IT'S AN OPTION.

THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE PUTTING ON GLASSES IF YOU HAVE REALLY BLURRY VISION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> Reporter: XANDER'S MOTHER SAYS THE COVERAGE THEN IS ESPECIALLY CRUEL BECAUSE MILITARY KIDS HAVE TO MOVE, CHANGE SCHOOLS AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS EVERY FEW YEARS.

MET THERE CALLED DEPENDENCE, BUT I THINK THE BRAVEST OF ALL.

THEY ARE MAKING THE SACRIFICE THEY DID NOT CHOOSE TO MAKE.

AND NOW THEIR COUNTRY IS TURNING THEIR BACK ON THEM.

IT HURTS.

>> Reporter: REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE THE SUMMER FAILED IN A BROADER EFFORT TO STRIP INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR GENDER AFFIRMING CARE FOR EVERYONE COVERED BY TRICARE, INCLUDING TROOPS AND MILITARY RETIREES.

ADVOCATE ARE PREPARING FOR MORE ANTI-TRANS PROPOSAL TO EMERGE FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS: THIS WEEK AND >>> WITH THE HOLIDAYS NOW BEHIND US, EXPERTS SAY THEY SEE AN INCREASE THIS TIME OF YEAR AND FAMILIES WITH CONCERNS ABOUT AN AGING LOVED ONE.

-- EXPLAINS WHY AND HAS MORE ON WHAT YOU CAN DO IF AN OLDER ADULT IN YOUR LIFE NEEDS HELP.

>> Reporter: THE FIREWORKS HAVE A FADED AND A NEW YEAR HAS BEGUN.

IF YOU ARE STARTING 2025 WITH CONCERN OVER A SENIOR IN YOUR LIFE, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

>> YOU REALIZE WHEN YOU SEE THEM PERSON MAYBE THEIR CLINICAL CONDITION HAS DETERIORATED OR DECLINED AND THEY NEED MORE HELP IN THE HOME, OR THEY MAY BE HAVING MORE ISSUES YOU WERE NOT AWARE OF.

>> Reporter: DR. JENNIFER WOODWARD SAID BECAUSE OF THAT, THERE'S OFTEN AN INCREASE IN CALLS FOR SENIOR CARE AFTER THE HOLIDAYS.

SHE SAYS THE FIRST THING TO DO IS HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR AGING LOVED ONE AND LAY OUT CONCRETE EXAMPLES OF YOUR SPECIFIC HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS.

>> I'VE NOTICED YOU'RE NOT AS A STEADY WHEN YOU'RE WALKING, YOU HAVE A LOT OF STEPS IN THE HOUSE, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT YOU FALLING.

>> Reporter: WOODWARD SAYS TO THEN GO OVER OPTIONS AND THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP.

SHE SAYS MOST SENIORS WILL BE CONCERNED ABOUT LOSING INDEPENDENCE, SO KEEP THAT IN MIND.

>> YOU WANT THEM TO STAY INDEPENDENT, KEEP THEM IN THE HOME OR SAY.

FOCUSING MORE ON WHAT YOU CAN DO TO KEEP THEM IN DOING AS MUCH, AND FUNCTIONING AS WELL AS THEY CAN.

AS LONG AS THEY CAN.

JUST BRING IN ADDITIONAL HELP.

>> Reporter: IN YOUR SENIOR NEEDS MORE HELP, WOODWARD SAYS TO TALK TO THEIR PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR -- SHE ALSO SAYS LOCAL AGENCIES ON AGING IS A GOOD RESOURCE TO TRANSITION THEM TO FURTHER CARE.

>> I OFTEN FIND A LOT OF MY PATIENTS WHO ARE NOT DOING WELL IN THEIR HOME ENVIRONMENT REALLY THRIVE ONCE THEY MOVE INTO AN ASSISTED LIVING ENVIRONMENT.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE I AM A -- >>> SOME RED FLAGS AND AGING SENIOR MAY NEED CARE INCLUDE IF THEY'RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THEIR MEDICATIONS, IF THEIR USUAL TIDY HOUSE IS UNKEPT, IF THEY ARE LOSING WEIGHT OR HAVE SPOILED FOOD IN THE REFRIGERATOR.

THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT CAN CLUE YOU IN TO GET THEM SOME HELP.

>>> SAN DIEGO UNIFIED INFORMED PARENTS OF ANOTHER CYBER SECURITY AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN AN EMAIL TO FAMILIES YESTERDAY.

THE OFFICIAL SAID THEY WERE INFORMED THAT SOME STUDENT DATA WAS DOWNLOADED BY AN UNAUTHORIZED USER.

THE DISTRICT SAYS THE SITUATION HAS BEEN CONTAINED AND ACTIONS WERE TAKEN TO PREVENT THE INFORMATION FROM BEING USED.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER SPOKE TO A TECH EXPERT WHO SAYS IT'S A GROWING TREND TO TARGET K-12 SCHOOLS.

>> SCHOOL ARE AN EASY TARGET.

BIGGER COMPANIES.

-- YOU WILL HAVE MORE ACCESS, AND MORE SOFTWARE IN PLACE.

PEOPLE ARE ACCESSING YOUR NETWORKS FROM ALL TYPES OF LOCATIONS.

>> Reporter: THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME SAN DIEGO UNIFIED HAS BEEN TARGETED.

IN 2022, THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES INFORMATION WAS PUT AT RISK AFTER A SECURITY THREAT BUT THE SCHOOL -- THE DISTRICT REPORTED A PHISHING ATTACK BACK IN 2016.

REAL-TIME WEB CAMERA -- HAS BEEN USED FOR FIREFIGHTING -- MELISSA MAE SHOW THE NETWORK RATED BY UC SAN DIEGO AND HOW THE TECHNOLOGY HELPS MONITOR ACTIVITY.

>>> THIS IS THE ALERT CALIFORNIA INTERFACE.

WE ARE LOOKING FROM THE MOUNT WILSON CAMERA, WHICH IS AN -- >> THAT ACTUAL FOOTAGE OF THE EATON FIRE IN LOS ANGELES.

SEEN THROUGH HP RENT.

THAT STANDS FOR HIGH- PERFORMANCE WIRELESS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORK.

CREATED BY UC SAN DIEGO AS PART OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH PROJECT BACK IN 2000.

>> WE DEPLOYED THESE CAMERAS TO LOOK AT WEATHER CONDITIONS.

NOW, THAT IS THE DOMINANT USE OF THE NETWORK.

>> Reporter: HP WREN EVOLVED INTO ALERT CALIFORNIA.

FRANK VERNON IS A UCSD SCIENTIST AND AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORT THERE HP WREN AND ALERT CALIFORNIA PROJECT.

>> THE FIRES IN 2001, AND THEN WE HAVE THE CEDAR FIRE IN 2003.

AND THEN WERE OFF TO THE RACES.

THE FIRE COMMUNITY REALLY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE CAMERAS BEING DEPLOYED AND REPURPOSED THE THOUGHT PROCESS.

IT'S AN ACCIDENTAL THING WITH CAMERAS BEING ON THE MOUNTAIN TOPS.

>> Reporter: THESE CAMERAS SEND REAL-TIME DATA TO EMERGENCY MANAGERS.

THAT HELPS THEM QUICKLY SKILL FIRE RESOURCES, SUPPORT EVACUATIONS, AND MONITOR FIRES.

>> SOMEONE CALLED IN 911, THE FIRE AGENCIES CAN LOOK RIGHT AWAY AND SAY, THIS IS SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT.

OR NOT.

THE INCORPORATE THAT IN ALL THEIR DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES.

>> Reporter: HP WREN HAS HUNDRED 48 FIXED CAMERAS AT 34 INDIVIDUAL SITES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

AND IT'S INCLUDED IN ALERT CALIFORNIA'S NETWORK OF MORE THAN 1100 PAN TILT ZOOM CAMERAS.

ALL OF THE IMAGES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN REAL TIME.

>> EACH INDIVIDUAL CAN GET ON THE INTERNET WHEREVER THEY ARE AND LOOK AND SEE, PICK UP THE CAMERAS IN THEIR AREA, AND GO SEE WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO THEM.

>> Reporter: GO TO ALERT CALIFORNIA.ORG FOR REAL-TIME UPDATES.

MELISSA MAE, KPBS NEWS: THIS WEEK >>> WE ARE FOLLOWING THE LATEST ON THE FIRES IN LOS ANGELES AND THE POWER SAFETY SHUT OFF.

YOU CAN FIND UPDATES ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> LET'S START WITH THE SANTA ANA WINDS, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE WILDFIRES IN THESE HAVE SPARK, OR HELP SPREAD A LITTLE BIT FURTHER NORTH IN L.A. WE ARE GOING TO START TO SEE THESE COME TO AN END.

WINTER WANT TO DIE DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

IT WILL STILL BE A PROBLEM FOR A LITTLE BIT FOR TOMORROW.

BUT NOT QUITE AS BAD AS TODAY.

TODAY WAS KIND OF THE PEAK OF THINGS.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, WE WILL GET WARMER A COUPLE OF DAYS.

UNLIKE LAST WEEK, WE ARE NOT DEALING WITH THE CLOUD.

WE HAVE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

LET'S TALK ABOUT TEMPERATURES TONIGHT.

TEMPERATURES IN OCEANSIDE, 44 FOR SAN DIEGO.

THE COOLEST TEMPERATURES FOR THE AREA, TOMORROW, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE BOARD.

WARMING UP MOSTLY TO THE 70s.

71 IN OCEANSIDE, JUST BELOW 70 IN SAN DIEGO AND THE 40s FOR MOUNT LAGUNA.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

FOR THE COAST, WE WILL SEE SUNSHINE.

THE NEXT FIVE DAYS, A FEW CLOUDS PEEKING IN FOR FRIDAY.

HERE THE TEMPERATURE.

71 FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

WE WILL DROP DOWN A LITTLE FOR SATURDAY BUT REBOUND INTO THE 70s BY THE TIME WE GET THE SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

FURTHER INLAND, YOUR FIVE DAY OUTLOOK SHOWS TEMPERATURES WARMING UP TO 75 BY THE TIME YOU GET TO 30.

WE DID TO 68 ON SATURDAY.

WE ARE BACK AT THE 71 BY THE TIME YOU GET TO MONDAY.

A LITTLE COLDER IN THE MOUNTAINS.

WE ARE STICKING IN THE 40s FOR THE MOST PART.

WE DO WARM UP TO 50 DEGREES BY THE TIME WE GET TO MONDAY.

SOME CRAZY CONDITION STILL ON THURSDAY.

THINGS ARE STARTING TO IMPROVE.

IN THE DESERT, WE ARE STICKING WITH 72 FOR YOUR THURSDAY, DROPPING TO 67 BY THE TIME WE GET TO FRIDAY.

AND THEN WE BOUNCED BACK AND FORTH A LITTLE BIT.

74 ON SATURDAY AND 68 ON MONDAY.

WE ARE DEALING WITH A LOT OF SUNSHINE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

-- >>> HERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT TODAY'S TOP STORIES.

SDG&E HAS ACTIVATED ITS EMERGENCY POWER SHUT OFF AS WHEN FRIEND TO DOWN POWER LINES.

NEARLY 9000 CUSTOMERS ARE WITHOUT POWER AND 70,000 MORE ARE AT RISK OF OUTAGES.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS WE WILL HAVE A RESPITE FROM THE WIND TONIGHT.

ANOTHER BOUT OF SANTA ANA WINDS HAS RETURNED, AND THAT COULD MEAN MORE POWER SHUT OFF.

>>> LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAUDI OFFICIAL ACCOUNTING CALLING BACKUPS FROM ACROSS THE STATE -- THE PALISADES FIRES, THE LARGE THE MORE THAT 50,000 ACRES.

AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND MANY HAVE BEEN INJURED.

PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS DIRECTED THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTING PERSONNEL, INCLUDING TENANT NAVY HELICOPTERS WITH WATER DROPPING CAPABILITIES FROM SAN DIEGO.

>>> I'M JEFF BENNETT -- RAGING WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA -- THOUSAND FROM THE HOME.

>>> IF YOU ARE STARTING OUT 20 FUNNY FIVE -- 2025 WITH THE HOLIDAY SPENDING HANGOVER, IT MIGHT BE TIME TO FOCUS ON IMPROVING YOUR FINANCES.

IVAN RODRIGUEZ IS IN ATLANTA WITH SOME TIPS AND TRICKS TO WORK OUT YOUR WALLET AND GET PHYSICALLY FIT.

>> Reporter: IF YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION IS TO GET YOUR FINANCES IN BETTER SHAPE, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE SWEAT.

>> IT LIKE WORKING OUT PHYSICALLY IN THE GYM.

YOU ARE WORKING OUT FOR YOUR FINANCES.

SO THEY ARE IN BETTER SHAPE FOR THE ACTIVITIES THAT YOU WILL BE PRIORITIZING AND TARGETING IN THE FUTURE.

>> Reporter: MUCH LIKE STARING DOWN THE TREADMILL, OVERCOMING FINANCIAL HURDLES MAY SEEM DAUNTING.

MARK SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT TO FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU ARE AND CREATE A ROAD MAP TO GET TO WHERE YOU WANT TO GO.

>> HAVE A BUDGET.

TO KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE TO WORK WITH.

IF WE NEED TO REDUCE OUR EXPENDITURES, AND PERHAPS GET RID OF SOME THINGS WE ARE PAYING FOR THAT WE DO NOT NEED, WE NEED TO DO THAT.

>> Reporter: THE BEST WAY TO GET STARTED, ATTACKING YOUR DEBT.

TYPICALLY IN ONE OR TWO WAYS.

>> SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO ATTACK THE HIGHEST COST THAT.

LET'S SAY YOU HAVE AN ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE OF 25% AND THAT'S THE HIGHEST.

PEOPLE MIGHT PREFER TO ATTACK THAT FIRST TO PAY THAT DOWN AND OFF.

OTHERS MIGHT SAY, I'VE GOT JUST A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLARS ON THIS CREDIT CARD.

LET'S PAY THAT OFF RIGHT AWAY.

>> Reporter: NEXT, PULL DOWN SPENDING BY CUTTING EXPENDITURES YOU MAY DEEM UNASSERTED LIKE AUTO PACES SCRIPTION SERVICES AND MEAL DELIVERY.

AND THEN FOCUS ON SAVING.

>> HAVE A SEPARATE ACCOUNT FOR YOUR SAVINGS AND THEN AUTOMATE THE DEPOSITS THAT ARE GOING IN THERE WITH DIRECT DEPOSIT.

HAVE COME STRAIGHT OUT OF YOUR PAYCHECK.

>> Reporter: AND DON'T FORGET ABOUT RETIREMENT.

PUTTING AWAY A LITTLE NOW CAN LEAVE YOU IN GREAT FINANCIAL SHAPE IN THE FUTURE.

IN ATLANTA, I AM IVAN RODRIGUEZ .

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