TODAY
TODAY WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT HE WON NEWS 8 AT 5 STARTS NOW. A GRIM DAY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
CORONA VIRUS ACROSS THE STATE.
AND HERE AT HOME. GOOD EVENING
AND THANKS FOR JOINING US. I'M
BARBARA LEE EDWARDS. I'M CARLOS
RICARDO. YESTERDAY WAS
THE DEADLIEST DAY IN THE BATTLE
AGAINST KOBE 19 HERE IN
CALIFORNIA WITH 115 DEATHS
REPORTED. FOUR OF THOSE IN SAN
DIEGO COUNTY BRINGING OUR LOCAL
TOTAL TO 100. THE COUNTY ALSO
ANNOUNCED THE LARGEST SINGLE
DAY NUMBER OF CONFIRMED KOBE 19
CASES AT 152. BUT THAT COMES
WITH A BIG JUMP IN THE NUMBER
OF TESTS ADMINISTERED.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COUNTY
CASES IS NOW TWO THOUSAND SIX
HUNDRED FORTY THREE. WE ALSO
LEARNED TODAY THAT THE COUNTY
RECEIVED 34 MILLION DOLLARS IN
FEDERAL FUNDING FROM THE CARES
ACT. SBA LEADERS ARE PRESSING
THE COUNTY TO INCREASE TESTING
IS THE NUMBER OF CASES
CONTINUES TO RISE FASTER THAN
OTHER AREAS. CHULA VISTA
NATIONAL CITY BOTH PASSED NEW
LAWS TO IMPROVE SAFETY BUT ARE
KEEPING PARKS CLOSED. NEWS
AIDES BRANDON LEWIS EXPLAINS
THEIR CONCERNS. BRANDON CARLO
AND BARBARA LEE ONE OF
THE BIGGEST CHANGES FOR MANY
SOUTH BAY COMMUNITIES LIKE
CHULA VISTA NATIONAL CITY IS
THE REQUIREMENT THAT EVERYONE
IN PUBLIC WAS WEAR A MASK IF
THEY'RE OUT CONDUCTING
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS. MANY OF
THESE COMMUNITIES ARE
STRUGGLING WITH STILL
INCREASING CORONA VIRUS NUMBERS
.IF WE CONTINUE TO COVER UP
AND ROCK THE MASK WE WILL HELP
GET THROUGH THIS SO WE CAN
RECOVER. BUT THIS IS GOING TO
BE THE NEW NORMAL. SOUTH BAY
LEADERS THINK THE PUBLIC FOR
THEIR EFFORTS TO FIGHT CORONA
VIRUS WHILE ALSO RECOGNIZING
THEIR REGION IS SEEING THE BULK
OF NEW CASES. THE BAD NEWS IS
THAT THERE'S THE CONFIRMED
CASES IN THE SOUTH BAY CONTINUE
TO INCREASE AND WE ARE REALLY
CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. CASES IN
SAN YSIDRO ARE UP 92 PERCENT
OVER LAST WEEK WHILE TWO ZIP
CODES THAT INCLUDE CHULA VISTA
AND OTAY MESA EACH HAVE MORE
THAN 100 CASES THE MOST IN
THE COUNTY. THE CITY'S MAYOR
SAYS MANY RESIDENTS ARE LOWER
INCOME ESSENTIAL WORKERS WHO
DISPROPORTIONATELY HAVE LESS
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, PUTTING
THEM AT GREATER RISK OF
THE VIRUS. IF YOU LOOK
THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES
WHERE THE CORONA VIRUS IS
RAMPANT, YOU'LL FIND THAT IT
AFFECTS DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES MORE THAN OTHERS.
CHULA VISTA AND NATIONAL CITY
BOTH NOW MANDATE FACE COVERINGS
WENT OUT IN PUBLIC SINCE
THE PANDEMIC BEGAN. CHULA VISTA
SAYS IT'S RECEIVED 460
COMPLAINTS AND ISSUED 207
WARNINGS. NOW THOSE CAUGHT BY
POLICE FACE FINES OF UP TO 1000
DOLLARS NINETY NINE POINT NINE
PERCENT OF THE TIME OUR
COMMUNITY HAS COMPLIED. IF WE
GET A REPEAT CALL THEN THEY
WILL RECEIVE A CITATION. BUT
THAT IS NOT OUR GOAL RIGHT NOW
.UNLIKE NORTHERN CITIES, CHULA
VISTA SAYS IT WILL KEEP PARKS
AND OPEN SPACES CLOSED AND MAY
KEEP OTHER MEASURES IN PLACE
LONGER UNTIL THE COUNTY
IMPROVES TESTING AND TRACING
CAPACITIES. AT THIS POINT WE'RE
LOSING OUR PATIENTS. THE SOUTH
BAY IS LOSING OUR PATIENTS
BECAUSE WE WANT ANSWERS AND WE
WANT TO KNOW SPECIFICALLY
WHAT'S DOING WHAT'S BEING DONE
ON THE COUNTY IN THE STATE
LEVEL TO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS.
CHULA VISTA CITY LEADERS SAY
THAT ONCE ADDITIONAL TESTING
AND TRACING CAPABILITY IS
BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE COUNTY,
THEY EXPECT THEIR NUMBERS WILL
CONTINUE TO RISE BUT THEY NEED
THAT DATA IN ORDER TO
EVENTUALLY END THE STAY AT HOME
ORDERS. COMING UP FOR YOU AT
SIX THIRTY WE'LL TALK A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT
MEXICO IS HAVING ON SOUTH BAY
HOSPITALS. BUT ALSO THANKS BACK
TO YOU. THE ORGANIZER OF A
PROTEST AGAINST STAY AT HOME
WATERS IN ENCINITAS LAST SUNDAY
COULD BE FACING SOME LEGAL
TROUBLE. THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS IT
SENT A CASE TO THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE RECOMMENDING
CHARGES AGAINST CHRISTA CURTISS
FOR VIOLATING PUBLIC HEALTH
ORDERS. CURTIS TELLS NEWS 8 SHE
WASN'T TOLD ABOUT
THE RECOMMENDATION ADDING SHE
QUOTE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.
THIS COMES A DAY AFTER SAN
DIEGO POLICE RECOMMENDED
SIMILAR CHARGES AGAINST
THE ORGANIZER OF A PROTEST IN
DOWNTOWN THE DAY BEFORE. WELL,
TODAY COUNTY LEADERS ANNOUNCED
THE LARGEST SINGLE DAY TESTING
JUMP AND THEY'RE TAKING EVEN
MORE STEPS TO INCREASE THAT
CAPACITY. ANOTHER TWO THOUSAND
TWO HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE TESTS
WERE COMPLETED BRINGING
THE TOTAL TO MORE THAN THIRTY
EIGHT THOUSAND AND THE COUNTY
IS ADDING MORE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR SAN DIEGO TO GET TESTED. I
ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE
THAT IN RESPONSE TO
THE GOVERNOR'S SIXTH INDICATE
ON TESTING AND PART OF
THE STATEWIDE PLAN FOR
REOPENING THE COUNTY OF SAN
DIEGO IS EXPANDING DRIVE
THROUGH TESTING LOCATIONS
TESTING WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY
WITH SITES AND ASK CANDIDO IN
CHULA VISTA. TESTING IS BY
APPOINTMENT ONLY. SOME GOOD
NEWS FOR CALIFORNIANS WITH
STUDENT LOAN DEBT. GOV. GAVIN
NEWSOM ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT 21
OUT OF THE 24 LARGEST STUDENT
LOAN SERVICERS IN THE STATE
HAVE AGREED TO A 90 DAY
FORBEARANCE ON STUDENT LOAN
DEBT THAT IMPACTS MORE THAN A
MILLION CALIFORNIANS. HE ALSO
SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER
RELATED TO DEBT COLLECTORS AND
ECONOMIC STIMULUS MONEY.
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER DENIES
THE ABILITY FOR DEBT COLLECTORS
TO GARNISH YOUR CARE CARES ACT
DOLLARS. IT'S ALSO RETROACTIVE
.SO IF YOUR DEBT COLLECTOR AND
YOU DID GARNISH THOSE
CONTRIBUTIONS, THOSE CHECKS,
YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE THEM BACK.
AND SO THAT IS EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY. THE EXECUTIVE
ORDER DOES NOT APPLY IF YOU OWE
CHILD CARE OR SPOUSAL SUPPORT
OR IF YOU RECEIVE A CHECK AND
HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO A
VICTIM OR VICTIM'S ACCOUNT.
WE'RE HEARING FROM A LOT OF SAN
DIEGO AIDES WHO HAVE NOT YET
RECEIVED THEIR STIMULUS FUNDS.
HAVE YOU GOTTEN YOURS YET? LET
US KNOW BY GOING TO CBSA DOT
COM SLASH VOTE OR BY USING
THE NEWS APP. SO FAR THOUGH
RESULTS FORTY ONE PERCENT OF
YOU SAY YES YOU HAVE. FIFTY
NINE PERCENT SAY YOU HAVE NOT
RECEIVED YET WILL UPDATE
THE RESULTS A BIT LATER IN OUR
NEWSCAST. ANOTHER CORONA VIRUS
STIMULUS BILL IS ON ITS WAY TO
THE PRESIDENT'S DESK AFTER A
LATE AFTERNOON VOTE IN
THE HOUSE. NATALIE BRAND HAS
MORE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
THE HOUSE PASSED A NEARLY 500
BILLION DOLLAR ECONOMIC PACKAGE
TO REPLENISH THE PAYCHECK
PROTECTION PROGRAM AND GIVE
ADDITIONAL MONEY TO HOSPITALS
AND KOVIC 19 TESTING WE HAVE TO
DO. ANOTHER PACKAGE. I'M
FRANKLY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS
ONE IS SO MINIMAL. I WILL NOT
BE VOTING ON ANOTHER STIMULUS
UNTIL WE HAVE OFFSETS IN
THE BUDGET. HOUSE MEMBERS ALSO
VOTED TO CREATE A SPECIAL
SUBCOMMITTEE TO OVERSEE
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S
CORONA VIRUS RESPONSE.
FOLLOWING A TENSE DEBATE. NOW
WE NEED A NINTH COMMITTEE TO
OVER DO OVERSIGHT AND IT'S
SUPPOSEDLY GOING TO BE
BIPARTISAN. I'M SORRY I CALLED
B.S.. WE HAVE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE BUDGET OF THIS NATION
BUT WE HAVE A RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE LIVES OF THIS NATION. WITH
MORE MONEY NOW HEADED TO
THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION
PROGRAM, THE TREASURY
DEPARTMENT ISSUED NEW GUIDANCE
INTENDED TO CRACK DOWN ON BIG
PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANIES
ACCESSING THE LOANS NOT
INTENDED FOR THEM. LARGE
BUSINESSES HAVE SENT FUNDS BACK
TO US AND IN SOME CASES THEY
STOP FUNDS LEAVING. THEY'RE NOT
GONE OUT OR WE'VE RENEGOTIATED
IT AND THEY'RE NOT GETTING.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT NOW
WARNS LARGE COMPANIES THAT TOOK
LOANS BUT DON'T MEET
THE GUIDELINES NEED TO PAY THEM
BACK. BY MAY 7 AT THE WHITE
HOUSE, NATALIE BRAND 4 NEWS 8
ABOUT 26 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE
FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
OVER THE PAST FIVE WEEKS.
THE LATEST JOBLESS NUMBERS SHOW
THAT MORE THAN 4 MILLION LAID
OFF WORKERS FILED FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT LAST WEEK. ABOUT
ONE IN SIX AMERICAN WORKERS
HAVE NOW LOST THEIR JOBS SINCE
MID-MARCH. ECONOMISTS FORECAST
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR APRIL
COULD GO AS HIGH AS 20 PERCENT.
THE PANDEMIC HAS LED TO FEWER
CARS ON THE ROAD BUT CHP SAYS
THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE FREE
TO GO AS FAST AS YOU WANT. CHP
OFFICERS IN OCEANSIDE TEAMED UP
WITH OTHER AGENCIES TO CRACK
DOWN ON SPEEDING ALONG
INTERSTATE 5. TODAY THEY SAY
OVER THE LAST MONTH SPEEDING
TICKETS FOR DRIVERS COST GOING
MORE THAN 100 MILES PER HOUR
ARE UP NEARLY 90 PERCENT
STATEWIDE. OFFICERS NOTE THAT
SPEEDING NOT ONLY PUTS YOUR
LIFE AT RISK BUT THE LIVES OF
OTHERS AS WELL. YOU KNOW, IF WE
HAVE PEOPLE GO AT 100 MILES AN
HOUR WHICH IS TWICE ALMOST
TWICE THAT OF THE SPEED LIMIT
AND WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS OUT THERE THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT IS NOT GOOD. CHP