TOMORROW
TOMORROW IS SUPER BOWL SUNDAY AND SAN DIEGANS ARE ALREADY GETTING READY. GOOD EVENING AND
THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
I'M STEVE PRICE AND I'M SURE
SUMMER IS PERHAPS FOR THE BIG
GAME TOMORROW ARE LOOKING A LOT
DIFFERENT THIS YEAR.
RESTAURANTS THAT USED TO GO ALL
OUT ARE SCALING BACK AS INDOOR
DINING IS OFF LIMITS. THIS IS
HOW THEIR HOST SPOKE TO SOME
CUSTOMERS WHO ARE GETTING
CREATIVE WITH THEIR SUPER BOWL
PLANS TAKING A STROLL DOWNTOWN
ON THE GASLAMP DISTRICT ON
SUPER BOWL WEEKEND IS A MUCH
DIFFERENT LOOK AND IT'S THAN IN
YEARS PAST THIS TIME FOR SUPER
BOWL RESTAURANTS HAVE TIGHTER
RESTRICTIONS EVEN THOUGH MANY
HAVE ALREADY BEEN LIFTED. THEY
DON'T WANT TO HAVE SCREENS
SHOWING THE GAMES LEAVING
DINERS SCRAMBLING, TRYING TO
FIND WAYS TO CELEBRATE SAFELY
IN A PANDEMIC FINDING A WAY TO
ZERO IN ON THE SUPER BOWL TAKES
SOME STRATEGY THIS YEAR WITH
RESTAURANTS ONLY OPEN FOR
OUTDOOR DINING. GETTING A TABLE
AT YOUR FAVORITE SPOT MAY NOT
BE EASY. JAHMERE MITCHELL ATIVE
BARLEY MASH GET SOME FRESH AIR,
GET SOME QUALITY FOOD. IT'S
AMAZING. AND FOR HIS BIRTHDAY
TODAY ON SUPER BOWL WEEKEND HE
IS ROOTING FOR THE TAMPA BAY
BUCCANEERS TO WIN THE KANSAS
CITY CHIEFS HAD LAST YEAR BUT
THIS YEAR IS TOM BRADY'S BARLEY
MASH WILL BE OPEN FOR THE BIG
GAME BUT NOT AT CAPACITY AND
THE BIG TV SCREENS WILL STAY
INDOORS. BE SMART ABOUT IT IF
YOU DON'T FEEL GOOD AND YOU
HAVE SYMPTOMS, STAY AT HOME
KIND OF LIKE ANYTHING ELSE IF
YOU'RE AT A HIGH RISK CATEGORY
I PROBABLY WON'T GO WITH A LOT
OF PEOPLE. SAN DIEGO AND ANDY
SMITH SAYS HE'LL CELEBRATE WITH
TAGOUT WINGS AND DRINKS BE LIKE
ME AND MY FRIEND AND GO TO
FRIENDS HOUSES AND JUST PARTY
IF YOU DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE
WITH THAT I WOULD SIT AT HOME
BY MYSELF AND NOT DO THAT. IF
YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING OUT,
GO OUT KIND OF GO MAKE YOUR OWN
DECISIONS. STATE AND COUNTY
HEALTH LEADERS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGE SUPER BOWL PARTIES
CALLING THEM POTENTIALLY SUPER
SPREADER EVENTS FOR COVID-19
BURGO IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
LET'S NOT TAKE A STEP BACK JUST
THIS YEAR AND THIS GAME WATCH
IT AT HOME. WATCH IT WITH THE
PEOPLE YOU LIVE WITH. JUST KNOW
THAT BY NEXT YEAR WE'LL BE BACK
TO A POSITION WHERE WE'RE ABLE
TO DO MORE SOME DOWNTOWN SAN
DIEGO CHARGERS. WE'LL KEEP IT
SIMPLE ON SUNDAY I'M GOING TO
DO NOTHING. I'M JUST GOING TO
WATCH THE GAME IN THE HEAT IF
YOU'RE ROOTING FOR KANSAS CITY
RIBS AND BAKED BEANS MAYBE YOUR
MEAL OF CHOICE BARBECUE OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT STUDENT
ATHLETE JAHMERE MITCHELL SAYS
HIS COLLEGE HAS AN OUTDOOR
EVENT PLANNED FOR THE SUPER
BOWL. WE'RE GOING TO THE BEACH.
WE MIGHT HAVE A BIG OLD
PROJECTOR SCREEN ON THE BEACH
AND EVERYBODY IS ABOUT TO COME
OUT THERE SOCIAL DISCONTENT. SO
THIS THING OF COURSE GETTING
CREATIVE TO CATCH THE POOL
COMMERCIALS, HALFTIME SHOWS AND
EVERY TOUCHDOWN AND PLAY ON THE
FIELD IN A SAFE WAY. SO WHY YOU
COME DOWNTOWN THE GASLAMP AREA
TO SPORTS OR KANSAS CITY RED OR
YOUR TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
COLORS REMEMBER CATCH THE GAME
HERE ON EIGHT STEPHEN ALICIA
AND AS YOU SAW IN OUR COUNTDOWN
TO KICKOFF 19 HOURS TO GO. BUT
YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO WAIT
THAT LONG BECAUSE OF COURSE
CBS8 YOUR HOME FOR THE SUPER
BOWL. WE HAVE A FULL PRE GAME
AND POST GAME DAY SET FOR YOU.
IT ALL STARTS AT 9:00 A.M. WITH
THE ROAD TO THE SUPER BOWL AT
10:00 WE HAVE TONY ROMO GOES TO
THE SUPER BOWL FOLLOWED BY
SUPER BOWL TODAY AT ELEVEN AND
THE SUPER BOWL KICKOFF SHOW
BEGINS AT THREE. WHAT ABOUT THE
GAME ITSELF? WELL, YOU CAN
CATCH THE BUCCANEERS FACING OFF
AGAINST THE DEFENDING CHAMPION
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS FOR THE
LOMBARDI TROPHY AND KICKOFF FOR
SUPER BOWL. FIFTY FIVE IS IT
THREE THIRTY RIGHT NOW AFTER
THE GAME YOU'LL SEE QUEEN
LATIFAH STARRING IN A REBOOT
OF THE EIGHTIES CBS SERIES THE
EQUALIZER. THAT'S FOLLOWED BY A
SPECIAL EDITION OF NEWS8 AND
AFTER THAT THE LATE SHOW WITH
STEPHEN COLBERT WITH A SPECIAL
PERFORMANCE FROM METALLICA.
THAT IS A BUSY DAY OF FUN. WE
HAVE A GREAT LINEUP TOMORROW.
LAW ENFORCEMENT IS ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR IMPAIRED DRIVERS
THIS SUPER BOWL SUNDAY
SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES AND CHP
OFFICERS ARE GOING TO BE
STEPPING UP PATROLS FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. THEY SAY IF YOU PLAN
TO PARTY YOU SHOULD ALSO HAVE A
PLAN TO GET HOME SAFELY.
THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT
OPTIONS NOWADAYS, RIGHT? SHEER
MULTITUDE OF OPTIONS THAT YOU
WTIH AND PLAN AHEAD IF YOU DO
DECIDE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GO
OUT OR DECIDE TO DRINK. SO THAT
WAY YOU HAVE SOMEBODY
DESIGNATED DRIVER THAT WILL BE
ABLE TO GET YOU HOME SAFELY AND
REMEMBER MARIJUANA AND
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS CAN IMPAIR
DRIVING. YOU CAN ALSO GET A DUI
IF YOU'RE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF THAT. WELL, OUR WEEKEND
WEATHER OFF TO A GREAT START
AND WE SHOULD HAVE SOME NICE
OUTDOOR SUPER BOWL VIEWING
WEATHER AS WELL. YES, I'M
LOOOOOOVE THOSE TVS INTO YOUR
BACKYARD. METEOROLOGIST SEAN
STYLES IS HERE NOW WITH THE
FIRST LOOK AT YOUR
MICROCLIMATES FORECAST. I COULD
HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF,
FELICIA. TAKE IT OUTSIDE.
TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE
SPECTACULAR AGAIN TOMORROW.
LOOK AT TODAY'S SIXTY NINE
FORTY SIX OR OVERNIGHT LOWS. SO
YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE CHILLY WHEN
YOU GOT UP THIS MORNING. SO
WE'RE ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
WISE RAINFALL TOTALS. WELL, AT
LEAST WE'VE BEEN ADDING TO IT.
AS YOU CAN SEE WE'RE BASICALLY
FIFTY PERCENT BELOW WHERE WE
SHOULD BE BUT EVERY LITTLE BIT
COUNTS AND WE'VE GOT A LITTLE
BIT MORE OF THAT IN THE
FORECAST TIME LAPSE FROM
LOOKING FROM SAN MIGUEL
MOUNTAIN TOWARDS THE WEST, A
FEW BIRDS FLOATING AROUND, THE
HAZE ROLLING IN. BUT FOR THE
MOST PART JUST A NICE SUNNY DAY
OUT THERE AND TOMORROW A LOT
MORE OF THE SAME LOTS
OF SUNSHINE. SIXTY SEVEN THAT'S
NICE. WE GET A BIG COOL DOWN
COME MONDAY AS A WEAK TROUGH
MOVES THROUGH TO THE NORTH
OF US THAT WILL INCREASE THE
ONSHORE FLOW. WE'LL START TO
SEE THAT A LITTLE BIT TOMORROW.
BUT LOOK AT THOSE TEMPERATURES
IN THE INLAND MICROCLIMATES FOR
SUPER BOWL SUNDAY HERE RIGHT
HERE ON CBS8. SEVENTY TWO
TOMORROW THEN SIXTY. IT'S A
LITTLE BIT COOLER AS WE GET
BACK INTO THE WORKWEEK BUT THE
BIG GAMES TOMORROW SUPER BOWL
SUNDAY AND IT'S SHAPING UP TO
BE PERFECT VIEWING WEATHER FOR
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES STEPPPING
ALICIA SUPER WEATHER FOR THE
SUPER BOWL. THANKS, SEAN. A
HEADS UP TONIGHT FOR NORTH
COUNTY BEACH GOERS THIS
AFTERNOON STATE PARK LIFEGUARDS
POSTED SIGNS AROUND TAMARAC
BEACH IN CARLSBAD BECAUSE A
GREAT WHITE SHARK WAS SIGHTED
TODAY. CITY OFFICIALS SAY THIS
IS BEING DONE OUT OF AN
ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. WELL,
THERE ARE SOME THINGS MANY
OF US TAKE FOR GRANTED A HOT
MEAL, A WARM BED, A ROOF OVER
OUR HEAD TO KEEP THE RAIN OUT.
YEAH, BUT FOR THOUSANDS
OF HOMELESS AND DIEGANS SOME
OF THOSE THINGS ARE LUXURIES
NEWS8 TIM BLODGETT HAS AN
UPDATE. OPERATION SHELTER TO
HOME THE CITY'S INITIATIVE TO
FIGHT THE HOMELESS CRISIS. THE
PANDEMIC IS PUSHING
HOMELESSNESS IN AMERICA TO NEW
HEIGHTS AND SAN DIEGO IS NO
DIFFERENT BUT THE CITY IS USING
VAST AMOUNT OF RESOURCES TO
COMBAT ONE OF THE BIGGEST
PROBLEMS OF OUR TIME. IT'S SO
UNBELIEVABLE. WE THOUGHT
SOMEONE WAS GOING TO COME KNOCK
ON THE DOOR AND SAY WE'RE
SORRY, THIS IS A MISTAKE. WE'RE
PUTTING YOU BACK FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN FOUR YEARS, ED BIDWILL
FINALLY HAS A PLACE THAT HE CAN
CALL HOME. HE HAS BEEN BOUNCING
AROUND SHELTERS THROUGHOUT SAN
DIEGO AND MOST RECENTLY LIVED
DOWNTOWN AT THE CONVENTION
CENTER BUT THROUGH THE CITY
OF SAN DIEGO, HIS OPERATION
SHELTER THE HOME BIDWILL HAS
MOVED INTO HIS NEW APARTMENT, A
ROOM IN THE OLD MARRIOTT
BUILDING IN HOTEL CIRCLE. BUT
IT'S A ONE BEDROOM STUDIO, NICE
LIVING ROOM, MICROWAVE. THERE'S
COLOR TV IN THE LIVING ROOM. I
HAVEN'T SLEPT ON A NORMAL BED
IN FOUR YEARS. BIDWELL IS JUST
ONE OF MANY FORMERLY HOMELESS
PEOPLE WHO HAVE MOVED INTO NEW
APARTMENTS PURCHASED BY THE
CITY 332 PERMANENT HOUSING
UNITS AND HOTEL CIRCLE IN
KEARNY MESA. NOT ONLY WILL THEY
HAVE PEACE OF MIND OF HAVING A
ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS BUT WILL
BE PROVIDED ADDITIONAL SERVICES
AIMED AT BREAKING THE CYCLE
OF HOMELESSNESS. WE HAVE ONSITE
EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION
SPECIALISTS BUT ALSO HELP
PEOPLE GET CONNECTED. FOLKS
THAT HAVE BEEN DISENFRANCHIZED
FOR A LONG TIME REALLY THEY DO
BEST WHEN THEY ARE CONNECTED
BACK INTO THAT COMMUNITY
RESOURCE AND WHEN THEY FEEL
LIKE THEY'RE CONTRIBUTING AND
THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
THRIVE. LISA JONES IS THE
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION.
SHE SAYS THAT GETTING PEOPLE
PERMANENT HOUSING AND VITAL
SERVICES IS A MAJOR STEP FOR
HELPING THE CITY'S MOST
VULNERABLE RESIDENTS,
ESPECIALLY DURING A PANDEMIC.
THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY
CHALLENGING TIME FOR SO MANY
ATTEMPED PEOPLE WITH A HEALTH
PANDEMICAT ON TOP OF A
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS BUT RATHER
IN SORT OF BUCKLING UNDER THAT
PRESSURE. WE HAVE REALLY SEEN
THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY
ACTION PLAN ON HOMELESSNESS
CREATE A FRAMEWORK TO REALLY
MOVE FORWARD. SHE SAYS THAT THE
CITY WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR
MORE PERMANENT HOUSING OPTIONS
FOR SAN ZEGRAS HOMELESS AS
THERE ARE STILL THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE STILL LIVING IN THE
CONVENTION CENTER, VARIOUS
SHELTERS AND ON THE STREETS.
BUT FOR THOSE LIKE ED BIDWELL,
HE SEES HIS NEW ONE BEDROOM
APARTMENT AS A TURNING POINT IN
HIS LIFE AND IS GRATEFUL FOR
THE CITY FOR GIVING HIM A HOME.
THIS IS A TREMENDOUS, VERY
EXCITING BEGINNING. THIS IS MY
HOME. I OWE IT TO SAN DIEGO.
TIM BLODGETT NEWS8 SAN DIEGO
CHURCHES CAN NOW REOPEN THE
DOORS TO WORSHIPERS AFTER A
LATE NIGHT RULING FROM THE
SUPREME COURT JUSTICES GRANTED
AN INJUNCTION TO SOUTH A UNITED
PENTECOSTAL CHURCH IN CHULA
VISTA SAYING THAT THEY CAN
RESUME INDOOR SERVICES. HOWEVER
,THE COURT SAID THE STATE CAN
STILL ENFORCE CAPACITY LIMITS
AND RESTRICT SINGING AND
CHANTING. COMING UP, NEW ON
NEWS8 30 WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
REACTION TO THAT RULING FROM
CHURCH LEADERS AND WE'LL HAVE
MORE ON THEIR PLANS MOVING
FORWARD. WELL, THIS MORNING IN
NORTH COUNTY A PROCESSION TO
HONOR A FALLEN FIREFIGHTER WHO
PASSED AWAY LAST MONTH FROM
COVID-19. FIFTY FOUR YEAR OLD
CAPTAIN CHRIS MERTZ WAS A 30
YEAR VETERAN OF THE RANCHO
SANTA FE FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT. HE WAS ALSO A FEDERAL
FIREFIGHTER AND A MEMBER OF SAN
VAGOS URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE
TEAM AND WAS A RESPONDER TO THE
WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK AND
HURRICANE KATRINA. CAPTAIN
MERTZ IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE,
A FIREFIGHTER SON WHO'S WITH
CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO AND TWO
DAUGHTERS WHO ARE IN THE AIR
FORCE. IT WAS QUITE THE
CELEBRATION AT NORTHCOAST
CHURCH IN VISTA EARLIER TODAY
AS THEY PUT ON THEIR SHINE
THROUGH CELEBRATION FOR YOUTH
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. THERE WAS
MUSIC DANCERS AND SOME SPECIAL
APPEARENCES FROM POPULAR DISNEY
CHARACTERS AS EACH CAR DROVE
THROUGH TO COLLECT GIFT BAGS.
TODAY'S CELEBRATION WAS JUST A
TASTE OF THE FUN IN TWENTY
TWENTY ONE NIGHT TO SHINE
VIRTUAL EVENTS CELEBRATING
THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WILL
BE HOSTED BY THE TIM TEBOW
FOUNDATION ON FEBRUARY 12. WHAT