>>> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH A LOCAL TRADITION AIMED AT BRINGING HOLIDAY CHEER EVEN DURING A TIME OF CONTINUED CONCERN OF COVID-19 AND A NEW VARIANT.

DECEMBER NIGHTS IS UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW AT BALBOA PARK AND ALL EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO MAKE IT A SAFE, SUCCESSFUL EVENT.

JOHN CARROLL AS THEIR LIFE.

JOHN, CAN YOU GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT PEOPLE CAN EXPECT THIS YEAR?

>> Reporter: THIS ALL GOT UNDERWAY TODAY AT 11:00 THIS MORNING.

AT THIS HOUR THERE ARE STILL LOTS OF CARS OUT THERE GOING THROUGH THE VARIOUS FOOD VENDORS, SAMPLING LOTS OF DIFFERENT TASTY TREATS.

ONCE YOU'RE DONE UP THERE YOU COME HERE TO THE LOWER PARKING LOT AND THEN YOU FIND EVEN MORE FOOD.

I'VE SEEN THINGS LIKE CALAMARI, PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH FUNNEL CAKE, SOUL FOOD, THERE IS A LOT OF STUFF.

ONE THING YOU DO WANT TO REMEMBER, WHEN YOU WERE COMING HERE YOU HAVE TO ENTER ON PARK BOULEVARD FROM THE SOUTH.

UPON ENTERING YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF IN A CULINARY PARADISE WITH THE HOLIDAY FLAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE SAN DIEGO WOMEN'S CHORUS PROVIDED THE MUSICAL SCENE CENTER FOR THE KICKOFF OF TASTE OF DECEMBER NIGHTS.

>> I AM SO EXCITED TO OFFICIALLY KICK OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON HERE THIS MORNING WITH THE RETURN OF TASTE OF DECEMBER NIGHTS RIGHT HERE IN BEAUTIFUL BALBOA PARK.

>> Reporter: STEPHEN WITT BURNED IS RIGHT.

THE CELEBRATION IS IN BALBOA PARK, BUT ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR, IT IS ACROSS PARK BOULEVARD IN THE HUGE PARKING AREA JUST BELOW THE VETERANS MUSEUM.

FOR 2021 THE CITY DECIDED IT WASN'T SAFE TO HAVE HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CROWDING INTO BALBOA PARK.

>> I THINK WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK TO THAT.

>> Reporter: THERE IS PLENTY TO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS YEAR.

A BIGGER SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE MORE FOOD VENDORS AND NEW THIS YEAR IF YOU CAN'T DRIVE OR JUST PREFER WALKING TO THE EVENT, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HOP INTO ONE OF THESE ELECTRIC VEHICLES SPONSORED BY SANDBAG WHICH WILL FARE YOU AROUND.

WHILE YOU'RE ENJOYING THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS AND OF COURSE TASTES OF THE SEASON, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP THOSE LESS FORTUNATE.

>> WE ARE INVITING PEOPLE TO BRING NONPERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS.

THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO NEED NEW SOCKS AND UNDERWEAR.

>> Reporter: ALL THE FUN WRAPS UP TONIGHT AT 10.

THEN THINGS GET GOING AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING AT 11.

THAT IS THE SAME THING ON SUNDAY.

EVERYTHING WRAPS UP, IT GETS GOING, AT 11 IF I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

A WRAPS OF ATTEND.

HOLIDAY FUN SAN DIEGO STYLE.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS SEEING A SPIKE IN COVID-19 CASES AND HEALTH OFFICIALS BELIEVE IT IS THANK GIVING GATHERINGS.

TODAY 1153 CASES WERE UP FROM CASE NUMBERS IN THE 600s.

ALSO THE HIGHEST DATA TOTAL SINCE THE EARLY SEPTEMBER.

OFFICIALS DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS PART OF THE NEW OMICRON VARIANT.

>>> ANOTHER CONFIRMED CASE OF THE UNDERGROUND AREA HERE IN CALIFORNIA.

L.A. COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY A RESIDENT THERE IS LIFE ISOLATING AFTER CONTRACTING THE INTERACTION DURING A TRIP TO AFRICA.

NEW INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS ARE COMING IN JUST A FEW DAYS.

>> Reporter: STARTING ON MONDAY THOSE TRAVELING TO THE UNITED STATES WILL NEED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF A NEGATIVE TEST TAKEN WITHIN 24 HOURS BEFORE THE FLIGHT DEPARTS AND THAT APPLIES TO THOSE VACCINATED OR UNVACCINATED.

PREVIOUSLY VACCINATED TRAVELERS TO THE U.S. HAD THREE DAYS TO GET A NEGATIVE RESULT.

>> I JUST CAME BACK FROM PARIS.

YOU HAD TO GET A TEST THREE DAYS BEFORE.

>> Reporter: HE JUST GOT BACK FROM FRANCE AND SAID THE ONE DAY THE TEST REQUIREMENT IS NOT THAT BIG OF AN INCONVENIENCE.

>> IT'S REALLY EASY.

JUST AS LONG AS YOU MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME FOR IT.

BUT YOU GET RESULTS IN LIKE 15 MINUTES.

IT'S PRETTY GOOD.

>> Reporter: OTHER PEOPLE WE TALKED TO SAID THE SAME THING.

>> I WAS GOING TO CATCH MY FLIGHT TO BRAZIL BUT I MISSED IT.

>> Reporter: DONOVAN TURNER IS HOPEFULLY LEAVING FOR RIO TODAY.

HE ALSO DOES NOT THINK WHEN THEY TEST REQUIREMENT IS A BIG DEAL AND SAYS HE WANTS TO DO HIS PART.

>> I DON'T THINK IT WILL AFFECT ME.

>> Reporter: THESE MEASURES ARE OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION BECAUSE THERE IS STILL A LOT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS NEW VARIANT.

WHETHER IT IS MORE CONTAGIOUS OR VACCINE RESISTANT.

THE MASK REQUIREMENT INSIDE OF AIRPORTS AND PLANES WAS ALSO EXTENDED THIS WEEK.

THE MEASURES COME AS TRAVEL IN AND OUT OF SAN DIEGO HAS BEEN REBOUNDING.

>> THE DOMESTIC HAS DONE A LOT BETTER THAN INTERNATIONAL.

THAT IS REALLY JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN OPERATING THIS ENTIRE TIME.

>> Reporter: AIRLINES HAVE NOT BROUGHT BACK ALL OF THE FLIGHTS ESPECIALLY INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS.

THIS YEAR JAPAN AIRLINES CAME BACK AS LONG AS FLIGHTS TO CANADA AND FLIGHTS RESUME TO LONDON.

BUT OVERALL TRAFFIC IS STILL DOWN COMPARED TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS.

>> WE ARE ABOUT 20 TO 25% DOWN FROM WHAT WE SAW IN 2019.

WE ARE DEFINITELY A LOT CLOSER THAN WE WERE LAST YEAR AROUND THIS TIME.

BUT WE HAVE NOT FULLY RECOVERED.

>> Reporter: HERE IS THE UP DATE.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CHANGES, A GOOD TIP IS TO CONTACT YOUR AIRLINE CARRIER OR CHECK THE CDC'S TRAVEL PAGE ON THE WEBSITE.

>>> THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO SAYS 1200 EMPLOYEES MISSED THE DECEMBER 1st DEADLINE TO GET VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19.

THOSE EMPLOYEES WILL BE GETTING LETTERS TELLING THEM THEY HAVE 30 DAYS TO GET VACCINATED OR REQUEST AN EXEMPTION FOR THEY WILL BE TERMINATED.

ANOTHER 1004 EMPLOYEES HAVE REQUESTED EXEMPTIONS MOST OF THOSE WERE RELIGIOUS REQUEST.

>>> SAN DIEGO COUNTY'S REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN WAS THROWN INTO DOUBT TODAY AFTER TOP ELECTED OFFICIALS CAME OUT AGAINST THE KEY FUNDING STRATEGY.

ANDREW BOWEN HAS MORE FROM TODAY'S MEETING.

>> Reporter: THE PROPOSAL IS TO CHARGE MOTORISTS FOR EVERY MILE THEY DRIVE LIKELY REPLACING THE GAS TAX, WHICH IS BRINGING IN LESS AND LESS MONEY AS MORE CARS GO ELECTRIC.

THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN WOULD EXPECT THE SWITCH BY 2030.

THE SENIOR PUBLIC TRANSIT WOULD ALSO BECOME FREE.

A PROPOSAL DEPENDS ON CHANGES TO STATE LAW AND APPROVAL LOCAL VOTERS.

STILL SEVERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS INCLUDING MAYOR TODD GLORIA GOT COLD FEET.

>> OVER THE PAST WEEK I THINK WE HAVE RECEIVED A RESOUNDINGLY CLEAR MESSAGE IN A ROAD USER CHARGE IN SAN DIEGO IS UNSETTLING AND UNSUPPORTED.

THE CERTAINTY OF THIS IMPACT IS LOOMING LARGER FAMILIES IN OUR REGION.

>> Reporter: REPUBLICANS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE BEEN OPPOSING THE MILEAGE TAX FOR MONTHS BUT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS SAY THE THREAT OF CLIMATE CHANGE MEANS ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE TO BE BRAVE IN PURSUING STRATEGIES TO REDUCE CAR DEPENDENCE AND DECREPIT AS OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

>> THE FEE IS MUCH MORE EQUITABLE AND HE COULD PAY FOR ROADS THEN THE GAS TAX.

THE ROAD SYSTEM YOU SEE NOW IS NOT WORKING.

REGIONAL LEADERS REPORT ON THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN INCLUDING THE CONCEPT OF A MILEAGE TAX NEXT FRIDAY.

>>> POLICE WERE STATIONED OUTSIDE -- HIGH SCHOOL TODAY AND STUDENTS WERE TOLD TO STAY HOME.

THIS WAS AFTER A PARENT MADE A REPORT OF A THREAT FOUND ON A SCHOOL WALL YESTERDAY.

OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION LACOSTE AT CANYON HIGH SCHOOL DECIDED TO HOLD SCHOOL REMOTELY.

PULSE BY POLICE TOLD US THEY'RE WORKING ON FINDING THE SOURCE OF THE COMMENT AND ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTACT POLICE OR BY SCHOOL.

>>> A SHORTAGE OF SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL HAS PROMPTED SAN DIEGO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO COME TOGETHER THIS WEEKEND.

>> Reporter: THESE ARE SOME FAMILIAR SIGNS OF WHAT USED TO BE A COMMONPLACE JOB THERE.

BEFORE COVID-19.

NOW THERE IS A RETURN TO IN PERSON INTERVIEWS AND POTENTIAL OFFERS.

THIS EVENT IS BEING PUT TOGETHER AND SPONSORED BY THE SAN DIEGO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND -- UNIVERSITY.

>> WE NEED TO CAST OUR NET A LITTLE WIDER AND REALLY LOOK AT INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY NOT HAVE TRADITIONALLY GONE INTO THE TEACHING PROFESSION.

>> Reporter: -- UNIVERSITY IS WELL KNOWN FOR ITS COMPETITIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM.

LEILA LAUGHLIN IS A JUNIOR WHO WAS ALREADY COMPLETED MANY OF THE STATES REQUIRED CLASSES FOR TEACHING CREDENTIALS.

SHE HAS ALSO REGISTERED FOR THE JOB THERE ON SATURDAY AND WELL AWARE OF WHAT SHE IS WALKING INTO.

>> IT HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE FOR ALL OF US DURING COVID-19.

I THINK I DEFINITELY LEARNED A LOT MORE ABOUT MYSELF AND WHAT I WANT TO DO IN THE FUTURE.

>>> THE SAME GOES FOR THE SENIOR BRIONNA HALVERSON TEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AFTER GRADUATION.

SHE IS A STUDENT WORKER IN THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE.

SHE IS LOOKING FOR JOB OPPORTUNITIES ALSO.

SHE SAYS SHE WILL NOT BE DISCOURAGED BY THE POLITICS AND CONTROVERSIES THAT HAVE INVADED SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

>> IT'S HARD TO BE A TEACHER RIGHT NOW.

BUT I THINK REMEMBERING LIKE WHERE YOUR HEART IS IN LIKE WHAT YOU STARTED WITH EDUCATION IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

>> Reporter: THE EDUCATION PIPELINE IS WIDE OPEN RIGHT NOW.

THERE ARE MORE THAN 600 NONTEACHING JOBS AVAILABLE.

APPLICANTS ARE REMINDED TO BRING RESUMES, DRESS PROFESSIONALLY, WEAR A MASK, AND MAKE IT CLEAR HOW MUCH THEY ENJOY WORKING WITH CHILDREN.

THERE WILL BE 29 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS LOOKING TO HIRE.

ORGANIZERS HAVE ROOM FOR 750 APPLICANTS.

LEILA LAUGHLIN WILL BE ONE OF THEM.

>>> THANKS TO A NEW PROJECT ONCE IT TODAY, 150 SAN DIEGO FAMILIES WILL GET A CHANCE FOR GUARANTEED INCOME.

MELISSA MAY EXPLAINS HOW IT WILL WORK.

>> Reporter: THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WILL APPROPRIATE $1.4 MILLION OF ITS ANNUAL BUDGET TO THE NONPROFIT SAN DIEGO FOR EVERY CHILD.

THE REGION'S FIRST GUARANTEED INCOME PROJECT.

>> IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE DIRECT CASH TO FAMILIES.

NO STRINGS WERE WORK REQUIREMENTS ARE STASHED.

IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES TO ELEVATE THEMSELVES AND SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AND THE WAYS THEY CHOOSE.

>> Reporter: KIA POLLARD IS THE DIRECTOR AND DESCRIBES THE FOUR AREAS WERE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROJECT.

>> WE ARE WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF ENCANTO, PARADISE HILLS, AND NATIONAL CITY.

>> THESE AREA CODES WERE SELECTED BASED ON THE HIGH RATES OF CHILDREN EXPERIENCING POVERTY AND LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

>> THOSE FACING FOOD INSECURITY, JOB LOSS BECAUSE OF COVID-19 , TO PAY RENT.

OR THE ELECTRIC BILL.

OR THE WATER BILL.

WE ARE DECIDING WHICH ONE MAKES A PRIORITY LIST.

-- YOU THE STORY ABOUT HER FAMILY NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD GLASSES FOR HER UNTIL SHE WAS IN JUNIOR HIGH.

>> I RUBBER HEARING THE SONG TWINKLE TWINKLE.

I NEVER KNEW WHEN YOU LOOK UP AT THE SKY IT'S NOT THIS WHITE BLOB, BUT IT REALLY IS A DIAMOND.

>> Reporter: ASIDE FROM LIVING WITHIN THE DESIGNATED AREA CODES, THERE WERE OTHER REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY FOR THIS PROGRAM.

>> YOU HAVE TO BE A FAMILY OF COLOR, YOU HAVE TO IDENTIFY THAT WAY.

YOU HAVE TO BE LOW INCOME.

AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE ONE CHILD, AT LEAST ONE CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 12.

>> REPORTER:.EVERYONE WHO APPLIES WILL RECEIVE GUARANTEED INCOME.

150 FAMILIES WILL BE RANDOMLY SELECTED THROUGH A LOTTERY AND BE NOTIFIED IN JANUARY, 2022.

THOSE FAMILIES WILL RECEIVE $500 A MONTH FOR 24 MONTHS FOR 150 FAMILIES.

APPLICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY BEING ACCEPTED UNTIL DECEMBER THE SIXTH.

>>> THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WILL IMPACT THE CONTROVERSIAL FROM A NEW MEXICO PROGRAM THAT FORCES ASYLUM-SEEKERS TO WAKE MEXICO FOR THE IMMIGRATION CASES TO BE ADJUDICATED.

TIJUANA TAKES INTO HUNDRED DEPORTEES ON A DAILY BASIS.

RIGHT NOW THERE ARE BARELY ENOUGH BEDS FOR PEOPLE ONLY LIVING IN MIGRANT SHELTERS.

WITH THIS POLICY BEING REINSTATED THE MAYOR OF TIJUANA SAID THE CITY IS NOT READY FOR MORE.

SHE IS BEING PRESSURED BY U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION TO CLEAR A MAKESHIFT MICROCAP.

SHE SAYS THE CITY HAS NO PLANS TO CLEAR THE CAMP.

RESIDENT JOE BIDEN TRIED TO END THAT REMAIN IN A MEXICO PROGRAM WHICH WAS IMPLEMENTED BY OUR PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.

A COURT ORDER FORCED HIM TO RESTART IT.

>>> MARINES ARE CELEBRATING 100 YEARS IN SAN DIEGO.

STEVE WALSH SAYS Mc RD WAS ALWAYS INTENDED TO BE A PART OF THE CITY.

>> Reporter: COVID-19 PROTOCOLS LIMITED TO PUBLIC CELEBRATION BUT SAN DIEGO'S ORIGINAL PERMIT MARINE BASE CELEBRATED 100 YEARS.

THE MARINE CORPS RECRUITING DEPOT SAN DIEGO WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL VISION FOR THE CITY.

>> LOCAL GUZMAN, WILLIAM SHATNER PLAYED A HUGE ROLE IN BRINGING THE MARINE CORPS AND NAVY TO SAN DIEGO.

IT WAS HIS VISION TO GROW SAN DIEGO THROUGH THE USE OF THE ARMED FORCES.

>> Reporter: NESTLED NEAR THE AIRPORT, MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN, THE BASE OR ITS ROLE CHANGE AS CAMP PENDLETON CAME ON IN WORLD WAR II.

>> SINCE RECRUIT TRAINING MOVED HERE IN 1923, MORE AND MORE FOCUSES PAID TO RECRUIT TRAINING.

I BELIEVE IT WAS 1948 WHEN THE BASE WAS OFFICIALLY REDESIGNATED AS MARINE CORPS RECRUITING.

PRIOR TO THAT IT WAS MARINE BASED SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: THE BASE TRAINS ALL-MALE RECRUITS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI.

THEY ALSO BEGAN TRAINING FEMALE RECRUITS AFTER A LONG WAIT.

RESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY IN 1963 VISITED THE BASE.

ASSUMING COVID-19 PROTOCOLS LUCENT, THE BASE PLANS MORE PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS IN THE SPRING.

>>> WE ARE STAYING A LITTLE COOLER, AT LEAST AS THE COAST AS WE KEEP THE MARINE LAYER STILL GOING INTO TOMORROW.

THINGS START TO CHANGE FOR OUR SUNDAY AS WE GET THE OFFSHORE FLOW RETURNING.

WE WILL SAY GOODBYE TO SOME OF THE CLOUDS BUT ONLY BRIEFLY BECAUSE THERE WAS A NEW STORM SYSTEM TUESDAY COMING THROUGH AND WHILE MOST OF THE ENERGY AND PRECIPITATION FROM THE STORM SYSTEM IS THROUGH THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST, WE HERE WILL SEE THE FEW EXTRA CLOUDS AS WE GO THROUGH TUESDAY.

THAT IS BASICALLY THE STORY OF OUR WEATHER PATTERN AS WE UNFOLD THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

HERE YOU CAN SEE TONIGHT ALREADY THE MARINE LAYER WORKING ITS WAY ON IN.

54 THE LOW FOR THE CITY AND AS YOU WORK YOUR WAY TOWARDS ESCONDIDO, 44 THERE.

AND WE ARE BACK IN THE UPPER 40s IT -- SATURDAY STILL QUIET AND DRY.

TOMORROW NOT A LOT HAPPENING AS WE ENJOY HIGH-PRESSURE AND STILL HAVE SOME OF THE MARINE LAYER WITH US.

BY THE TIME WE GET TO SUNDAY, WE WILL SEE THE OFFSHORE FLOW KICK IN.

A LITTLE LESS IN THE WAY OF CLOUD COVER.

65 FOR YOUR HIGH TOMORROW.

AS YOU WORK TOWARDS CHULA VISTA, 63.

THE WARMTH IS OUT THERE FOR MUCH OF THE SUNDAY THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST.

WHAT WE WILL FIND IS THE OFFSHORE FLOW TRYING TO KICK IN HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THAT'S WHY I THINK OUR TEMPERATURES GO UP HERE HEADING INTO MONDAY WITH SOME OF THE MORE MILD CONDITIONS.

CLOUDS ARRIVE LATE MONDAY FROM THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL HAVE EXTRA CLOUDS IN OUR AREA ON TUESDAY.

SUNDAY LOOKING PRETTY DRY AND MILD FOR INLAND LOCATIONS.

TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 70s.

MATT LOCATIONS, 50s ROBUST THE WEEK BUT COOLER BY TUESDAY AS THAT STORM SYSTEM MOVES IN.

FOR THE DESERT LOCATIONS, BACK TO THE 70s FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

>>> MORE JOBS WERE ADDED TO THE ECONOMY IN RECENT WEEKS JUST NOT AS MANY AS EXPERTS HAD PREDICTED.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN LOOK AT THE JOBS REPORT TODAY IN TWO WAYS.

ON THE ONE HAND TO 11,000 JOBS CREATED MIGHT SEEM DISAPPOINTING SINCE THE EXCITATION WAS ABOUT A HALF MILLION JOBS.

BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT YOU SAW AN APPOINTMENT RATES FOR FROM 4.6 TO OR .2% WHICH IS A HISTORIC LOW.

WE SEE PEOPLE IN THEIR PRODUCTIVE YEARS OF 25 TO 54 HAVE ALMOST REACHED THE PRE- PANDEMIC HIGH IN TERMS OF THEIR RECITATION.

WE ARE STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE INFLATION RATE IS STILL CONCERNED THE FED IS ADMITTING INFLATION IS GOING TO STICK AROUND A LITTLE LONGER.

CONSUMERS ARE STILL BULLISH ABOUT THE JOBS AND A LITTLE LESS BULLISH ABOUT WAGES.

EVEN THOUGH WAGES INCREASED.

>>> TONIGHT, WE SPEAK TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE NEST TO HIS WILL OF HEALTH.

THAT IS COMING UP AT 7:00.

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>>> THEY DREW NATIONAL ATTENTION FOR PERFORMING ON AMERICA'S GOT TALENT.

THIS WEEKEND SAN DIEGO'S VOICES OF OUR CITY TAKES THE STAGE AGAIN.

>>> YOU NEVER KNOW IT BUT IF YOU LOOK BEYOND THE TENS OF PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREET DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO, YOU'LL FIND A LITTLE CORNER SPACE FILLED WITH LOVE AND MUSIC.

>> WHEN I WALKED INTO THE CHOIR, FIRST OF ALL I FELT ACCEPTED, LOVES.

I FELT LOVED.

LOVE.

>> Reporter: -- CAME UPON THE VOICES OF OURS REQUIRE BY CHANCE TWO YEARS AGO.

SHE WAS SITTING ON THE STREET AND DESPERATELY LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO CHARGE HER PHONE.

>> SOMEBODY JUST PUT THEIR ARM AROUND ME AND LET ME IN.

I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

>> Reporter: THAT DAY SHE BECAME A MEMBER OF THE CHOIR.

IT'S A DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH ONE THING IN COMMON.

HOMELESSNESS.

EVERY MEMBER OF THIS CHOIR IS OR WAS HOMELESS.

SHE SAID SHE FEELS FORTUNATE TO BE LIVING IN A SHELTER NOW AND GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF THIS MUSICAL FAMILY.

>> I ALWAYS WISHED I HAD THIS LOVE, LIKE OTHER FAMILIES DO.

IT DIDN'T HAPPEN UNTIL I FOUND THE CHOIR.

IT'S INSANE.

THIS IS WHEN I LEARNED THAT I AM WORTHY OF LOVE ALSO.

I'M IMPORTANT TOO.

I DID NOT USED TO FEEL THAT.

>> Reporter: THAT'S EXACTLY WHY STEPH JOHNSON, THE COFOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF VOICES IN OUR CITY STARTED THIS CHOIR.

SHE SAYS SHE SEES MUSICALS HAPPEN TO MUSIC.

>> WHEN YOU CREATE A SAFE SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO BE INDIVIDUALS, MAGIC HAPPENS.

>> Reporter: THAT MATCHES IT HAS TAKEN THEM TO UNEXPECTED PLACES.

>> WHEN WE STARTED THE CHOIR FIVE YEARS AGO WE WANTED TO BRING THIS MUSIC AND BRING THIS SPACE OF GOOD FOOD AND GOOD MUSIC AND SAFE FOR PEOPLE TO BE.

WE JUST WANTED TO TREAT PEOPLE WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY.

NEVER KNOWING WE WERE GOING TO BECOME AN INDEPENDENT PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE.

NEVER KNOWING WE WOULD BE LIKE ON AMERICA'S GOT TALENT.

OR WE WOULD START A PUBLISHING COMPANY THAT WE ARE WRITING HER OWN SONGS AND HAVE OUR OWN STUDIO.

WE NEVER KNEW WE WOULD BECOME THIS CATALYST A VEHICLE FOR CHANGE.

>> Reporter: THROUGH THE PERFORMANCES THE NONPROFIT RAISES MONEY THAT PROVIDES RESOURCES AND SUPPORT.

KIA REUTER WAS HOMELESS AS A CHILD SAID THAT HELP PLUS THE MUSIC DO MORE THAN NOURISH THE BODY.

THEY HEAL THE SOUL.

>> WHEN YOU ARE HERE YOU ARE ACCEPTED.

YOUR HOLD.

YOU ARE LOVED.

YOUR WANTING TO SING AND YOU GET THE RESOURCES TO EAT.

YOU CAN ALSO SLEEP AND JUST AUTHENTICALLY BE YOU.

>> TO HER CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT AND RESOURCES WE HAVE HELPED 80 PEOPLE OFF THE STREET AND INTO HOUSING.

BUT THAT, THAT IS A PIECE OF IT.

BUT A PERSON HAS TO FEEL SEEN AND HEARD HIM RETREAT WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY AND BE AN INDIVIDUAL.

BE THEMSELVES AGAIN.

SO WHAT YOU JUST SAW AND WHAT HAPPENS EVERY WEEK BECOME TOGETHER AND SING IS EVERYBODY'S VOICES HEARD.

>> Reporter: WHEN THEY LEAVE THEY TAKE LITTLE OF THE MAGIC WITH THEM.

>> TO NAVIGATE SOME HEAVY UGLY THING THAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH BUT THEY WILL HAVE HOPE AND JOY.

>> WHAT YOU FEEL IT, YOU CAN'T UN-FEEL IT.

AND YOU COME BACK.

YOU WANT TO FEEL GOOD.

YOU WANT TO FEEL COMPLETE.

>> Reporter: YOU CAN EXPERIENCE SOME OF THAT MAGIC ALSO BY ATTENDING THE FUNDRAISER AND CONCERT HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS ON DECEMBER 5th.

SHE SAYS ON THIS MIGHT MATTER HOW YOU ARE OR WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH EVERYONE BELONGS TO EACH OTHER.

>> THE MOMENT YOU HEAR RUDOLPH THE RED NOSE REINDEER, YOUR FACE LIGHTS UP.

EVERYBODY OF ALL AGES GETS HAPPY.

YOU SEE THE ANIMALS ARE HAPPY, THE KIDS ARE HAPPY.

AND YOU FORGET WHO YOU ARE IN YOUR STORY.

I THINK THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF IT.

IT BRINGS US ALL TOGETHER AND BRING THAT ONENESS.

AND THAT LOVE THAT IS JUST MAGIC.

>>> WHAT A GREAT STORY.

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I AM MAYA TRABULSI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.