SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Sunday is expected to be the busiest travel day out of the Thanksgiving holiday travel period.

At the San Diego International Airport, multiple flights have been delayed. The travel rush comes with recommendations of arriving early- which only some listen to.

Ellie Hanrahan, who was traveling back to Texas, says she usually arrives 45 minutes to an hour before her flight.

“I know, I live life on the edge,” said Hanrahan.

Tessa Reavis is another traveler flying home from San Diego for Thanksgiving.

“We weren’t sure what to expect because other people expected it to be the busiest travel day, but it’s been okay thus far,” Reavis said.

Usually, the long lines make travelers antsy when getting to their destination, but not everyone.

“You know, they say today is the busiest day; everyone [is] heading back home,” I said.

76,000 people were expected to travel daily through the San Diego International Airport alone.

Nationally, the FAA has said there were 232,000 flights from Sunday to Thanksgiving.

The FAA said they expect record-breaking flight volumes to continue through Monday as people return home.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine.

Around 32.5% of the budget posted on a government website Sunday has been allocated for national defense, amounting to 13.5 trillion rubles (over $145 billion), up from a reported 28.3% this year.

Lawmakers in both houses of the Russian parliament, the State Duma and Federation Council, had already approved the plans in the past 10 days.

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine since February 2022 is Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II and has drained the resources of both sides. Kyiv has been getting billions of dollars in help from its Western allies, but Russia’s forces are bigger and better equipped, and in recent months the Russian army has gradually been pushing Ukrainian troops backward in eastern areas.

New European Council President Antonio Costa and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas arrived in Kyiv on Sunday, marking their first day in office with a strong message of support for Ukraine. Their visit comes as doubts are deepening over what Kyiv can expect from a new U.S. administration led by Donald Trump.

“From day one of the war, the EU has stood by the side of Ukraine,” Costa posted on X, together with a photo of himself, Kallas and EU enlargement chief Marta Kos. “From day one of our mandate, we are reaffirming our unwavering support to the Ukrainian people.”

On the ground in Ukraine, three people died in the southern city of Kherson when a Russian drone struck a minibus on Sunday morning, regional Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin said. Seven others were wounded in the attack.

Meanwhile, the number of wounded in Saturday’s missile strike in Dnipro in central Ukraine rose to 24, with seven in serious condition, Dnipropetrovsk Gov. Serhiy Lysak said. Four people were killed in the attack.

Moscow sent 78 drones into Ukraine overnight into Sunday, Ukrainian officials said. According to Ukraine’s air force, 32 drones were destroyed and a further 45 drones were lost, likely having been electronically jammed.

In Russia, a child was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Bryansk region bordering Ukraine, according to regional Gov. Alexander Bogomaz.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said that 29 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight into Sunday in four regions of western Russia: 20 over the Bryansk region, seven over the Kaluga region, and one each over the Smolensk and Kursk regions.

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It’s beginning to look a lot like the holiday shopping season. The Christmas characters have arrived, but the crowds of shoppers have not.

“It has not been any worse or better than any other average day for us,“ proprietor John Price said.

 Price and his partner, Christina Riley, own Humble Heart on Newport Avenue in Ocean Beach.

“We did actually do a sale today [Friday] and for the whole weekend,“ Riley said.

John says the Ocean Beach Pier closing has little impact on holiday sales since they are three blocks from the beach. Christina isn’t so sure.

“I feel like it does impact it just a little bit because people like to come and walk the pier,“ Riley said.

The pier closed October 2023. The OB icon drew a half million people to the area each year.

OB may have lost its pier but there are still beautiful things to see like the sunset and the beach. Shoppers would also say the sales.

“Our sales are the ones to look out for because a lot of times we have sales you are not going to find anywhere else,“ Sales Associate Molly Gallagher said.

Gallagher, who works at “closet” across the street from Humble Heart says if you can draw in locals to shop, the rest will follow.

“Focusing a lot on the locals that have been with us since the beginning as well as the newer locals that just moved here,“ Gallagher said.

OB’s reputation alone is enough to get North Carolina visitor Qua Sims here. “Who doesn’t come down here and shop?” Sims asked.

Sims and good friend Gabby Clay find the atmosphere much more pleasant for buying than mall stores.

 “It’s a good place. There are a lot of sales. I think it is a great place to go shopping,“ Clay said.

 “We kind of pride ourselves on selling unique finding unique gifts,” Price said.

From the established small businesses like Humble Heart to the new Shawarma House opening on Newport Avenue in a couple of weeks, there is a fearlessness in the retailers here.

“We’re confident in the product. We also have plans to lure some customers over here because we know this is a heavy beer area,” Proprietor Mathios Yonan said.

For whatever Black Friday may be, elsewhere it is just beginning of the buying season.

The Ocean Beach MainStreet Association kicks off its “Shop Small Saturday” between 10 and 4 p.m. This day celebrates the diversity of small businesses across Ocean Beach.