VETERAN
VETERAN TURNING 100 FOR NEWS EIGHT STARTS NOW. THE DEADLIEST DAY FOR CORONA VIRUS IN SAN
DIEGO COUNTY SO FAR AS HEALTH
OFFICIALS CONFIRMED TODAY FIVE
MORE PEOPLE HAVE DIED BRINGING
THE TOTAL TO 15. THE LATEST
VICTIMS RANGED IN AGE FROM 70
ONE TO 90 YEARS OLD. GOOD
EVENING AND THANKS FOR JOINING
US. I'M MARCELLA LEE. I'M
CARLOS SHIKATA. THE NUMBER OF
CONFIRMED CASES HERE IN SAN
DIEGO JUMPED BY 115. NOW
STANDING AT EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY
NINE COUNTY WIDE BAY COUNTY
AUTHORITIES STRESS THE REAL
NUMBER OF CASES IN
THE COMMUNITY IS MUCH HIGHER.
AND EARLIER TODAY PARENTS
RECEIVED MORE DETAILS ON PLANS
TO KEEP MILLIONS OF STUDENTS AT
HOME UNTIL THIS FALL. NEWS
EDITOR RICHARD ALLEN HAS MORE
ON SAN DIEGO'S PLAN TO HOUSE
THE HOMELESS DURING THIS
PANDEMIC AS WELL AS A CHANGE IN
HOW LOCAL COPING 19 CASES ARE
REPORTED. RICHARD? WELL, THAT'S
RIGHT. COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS
WEDNESDAY BEGAN BREAKING DOWN
CONFIRMED CASES OF KOBE 19 BY
ZIP CODE. BUT CAUTION THIS IS
NOT AN INDICATION OF WHERE
THE VIRUS WAS CONTRACTED. IN
THE MEANTIME, SOME 400 HOMELESS
SAN DIEGO HAS MOVED FROM MORE
CROWDED BRIDGE SHELTERS HERE
INTO THE CONVENTION CENTER
WHERE THEY CAN NOW SAFELY
SOCIALLY DISTANCE. THE STORM IS
ON THE HORIZON BUT IT'S NOT
HERE YET. IN SAN DIEGO TO
PREPARE FOR THIS STORM SURGE OF
EXPECTED KOBE 19 CASES IN
THE WEEKS TO COME. LOCAL
LEADERS OPENED THE CONVENTION
CENTER DOWNTOWN WEDNESDAY TO
SHELTER HUNDREDS OF HOMELESS
SAN DIEGO. WE NEED AN ALL HANDS
ON DECK APPROACH. WEDNESDAY SAN
DIEGO MAYOR KEVIN FAULCONER
ISSUED A NEW DIRECTIVE MAKING
AVAILABLE CITY PROPERTY THAT'S
NEEDED FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES
DURING THIS PANDEMIC. ALREADY
THE SD CCU STADIUM PARKING LOT
HAS BEEN USED TO ADMINISTER
COVERED 19 TESTS. THE MAYOR
MENTIONED NO EMPTY REC CENTERS
,LIBRARIES AND CITY PARKING
LOTS AS POSSIBLE SITES THAT
COULD BE USED WHETHER IT BE FOR
A FIELD HOSPITAL FOR STAGING
EQUIPMENT OR FOR CONDUCTING
MEDICAL TESTS. MY ORDER ENSURES
THAT THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS
READY TO HELP THE GOVERNOR AND
STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
ALSO PROVIDED MORE DETAILS ON
THE ANTICIPATED PLAN TO KEEP
ALL KIDS HOME FROM SCHOOL
THROUGH THE REST OF THE SCHOOL
YEAR. WHILE RIGHT NOW OUR
CAMPUSES ARE CLOSED TO OUR
KIDS. SCHOOL IS NOT OUT FOR
THE YEAR. IN FACT WE ARE ASKING
EVERYONE TO ACCELERATE THEIR
EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
STUDENTS GET A GREAT EDUCATION
AN EDUCATION THAT WILL NOW IN
LARGE PART BE PROVIDED THROUGH
ONLINE LEARNING. GOOGLE STEPPED
UP IN A BIG WAY. THE TECH GIANT
IS PLEDGING TO DONATE THOUSANDS
OF ITS CHROME BOOKS TO
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS AS WELL AS
PROVIDE 100000 INTERNET ACCESS
POINTS ACROSS THE STATE. AND
THOSE ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
POINTS WILL HELP SUBSTANTIALLY
ADDRESS THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
ISSUES, THE RURAL ISSUES,
THE EQUITY ISSUES ASIDE FROM
THE HELP OFFERED BY GOOGLE,
SOME LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE
ALREADY GEARING UP FOR ONLINE
LEARNING POWER. UNIFIED, FOR
EXAMPLE, IS GIVING OUT SOME
6000 CHROME BOOKS TO STUDENTS
ON THURSDAY MORNING. ALSO ON
WEDNESDAY, SAN DIEGO SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT CINDY MARTIN
REASSURED FAMILIES THAT
STUDENTS WILL GET CREDIT FOR
ALL THE WORK THEY'VE BEEN DOING
AT HOME SO FAR AS THEY GEAR UP
FOR ONLINE LEARNING STARTING ON
APRIL 27. BACK TO YOU. ALL
RIGHT, RICHARD, THANKS.
CALIFORNIA'S FIGHT AGAINST
THE CORONA VIRUS IS ENTERING A
CRITICAL STAGE. OFFICIALS SAY
THE MONTH OF APRIL WILL MAKE OR
BREAK US AS NEWS LAMAR ABRAMS
EXPLAINS IT WILL ALL COME DOWN
TO HOW WE FOLLOW SOCIAL
DISTANCING ORDERS. WELL, JUST
LOOK AROUND. MANY OF US ARE
SOCIAL DISTANCING. BUT
OFFICIALS WARN THOSE WHO AREN'T
ARE PUTTING US ALL IN DANGER,
PARTICULARLY AT THIS STAGE IN A
PANDEMIC. TO THIS END, HAGAN
STAYING AT HOME. THIS MESSAGE
FROM THE COUNTY ISN'T SO MUCH
FOR YOU. WE HAVE TO SPEND
THE MONTH APRIL FOCUSED ON
ACTION AS IT IS FOR THE RULE
BREAKERS. WE PLEAD WITH YOU AND
WE ASK YOU THAT THE MONTH OF
APRIL IS THE TIME IN WHICH WE
MUST ALL COME TOGETHER. AS
THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA PUTS
IT, IT'S REALLY A CIVIC MOMENT.
THE MONTH OF APRIL IS KEY IN
CALIFORNIA'S BATTLE WITH CORONA
VIRUS CONTINUE TO PRACTICE SAFE
PHYSICAL DISTANCING STAY HOME
AND HIS MODELS MEAN IT DOESN'T
LOOK GOOD. IF YOU DON'T. BASED
ON THESE PROJECTIONS, HOSPITALS
ARE BRACING FOR A SURGE
EXPECTED TO ESCALATE AT THE END
OF THE MONTH IF CALIFORNIANS
DON'T HEED THE WARNINGS LIKE
SOME SENIORS WE'VE LEARNED
HAVING A HARD TIME ADJUSTING.
THEY'RE OLDER. THEY'RE IN THEIR
70S AND THEY THINK, YOU KNOW,
JUST LIKE WHEN WE WERE
TEENAGERS THAT THEY'RE
INVINCIBLE. MONICA GREER MAHLON
TELLS ME IT WAS SO STRESSFUL
KEEPING TRACK OF HER PARENTS
THAT SHE MOVED BACK IN TO KEEP
THEM FROM SNEAKING OUT. THEY
SAID THEY WERE GOING TO
THE POST OFFICE AND THEY BOTH
ENDED UP GOING. THEY CAME BACK
WITH US WITH GROCERIES, SHE
SAYS. LIKE THOSE TICK TOCK
JOKES. DAD, WHERE DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOING? BEER WITH
THE GUYS SUPERVISING HER OWN
PARENTS RIGHT NOW GIVES HER A
LAUGH AT TIMES. THE DOCTORS SAY
WE ALL NEED TO BE SERIOUS ABOUT
THIS. JUST LISTEN TO
THE COUNTY'S MEDICAL DIRECTOR
DESCRIBING HOW TODAY'S SOCIAL
CONNECTIONS YOU DESCRIBE CAN
BACKFIRE IF YOUR SON SNEAKS OFF
AND VISITS HIS GIRLFRIEND AND
THEN YOU LATER SNEAK OVER TO
HAVE COFFEE. THE NEIGHBOR THAN
YOUR NEIGHBOR IS NOW CONNECTED
TO THE INFECTED OFFICE WORKER
THAT THE SON'S GIRLFRIEND'S
MOTHER SHOOK HANDS WITH AND TO
MAKE SURE NO ONE IS FORGOTTEN.
THE GOVERNOR HAS ALSO LAUNCHED
A NEW INITIATIVE TO MAKE SURE
OLDER CALIFORNIANS STAY
CONNECTED WHILE AT HOME. FOR
MORE ON THAT VISIT OUR WEBSITE
CBS DOT COM AND CLICK ON
THE HOT BUTTON. BACK TO YOU.
THANKS, LIMOR. TONIGHT
THE NUMBER OF CORONA VIRUS
DEATHS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
PASSED 4000 WITH ABOUT HALF
THE FATALITIES IN NEW YORK
STATE. NAOMI RUCKER HAS
THE STORY FROM THE EPICENTER OF
THE NATION'S PANDEMIC NEW YORK
CITY IN A GRIM NEW MILESTONE.
THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED U.S.
CORONA VIRUS CASES HAS DOUBLED
IN JUST FIVE DAYS BREAKING
THROUGH THE 200 THOUSAND MARK
AND AS THE NATION'S BATTLE
RAMPS UP. THE FEDERAL STOCKPILE
OF PROTECTIVE GEAR FOR
HEALTHCARE WORKERS GOWNS, MASKS
AND GLOVES IS NEARLY DEPLETED.
PRESIDENT TRUMP EXPLAINED IT
THIS WAY BECAUSE WE'RE SENDING
IT DIRECTLY TO HOSPITALS. WE
DON'T WANTED TO COME TO
THE STOCKPILE BECAUSE THEN WE
HAVE TO TAKE IT AFTER IT
ARRIVES AND BRING IT TO VARIOUS
STATES AND HOSPITALS IN
FLORIDA. GOVERNOR RHONDA SANTOS
ANNOUNCED A STAY AT HOME ORDER
FOR THE STATE'S MORE THAN 21
MILLION RESIDENTS. WE DON'T
REALLY KNOW HOW ALL THESE
MEASURES WORK AS IT'S NEVER
BEEN TRIED ON AMERICAN SOCIETY
BEFORE. BUT BUT I THINK WE FIND
OURSELVES IN A SITUATION WHERE
WE WE HAVE A NATIONAL PAUSE.
THE FLORIDA ORDER COMES DAYS
AFTER THE WHITE HOUSE EXTENDED
SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES TO
THE END OF APRIL, TASK FORCE
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY ACCORDING
TO THEIR MODELS. AS MANY AS
240000 AMERICANS COULD DIE IN
THE COMING WEEKS HERE IN NEW
YORK CITY. THE STREETS ARE
QUIET FOR THE MOST PART, BUT
GOV. CUOMO SAYS PEOPLE ARE
STILL DEFYING SOCIAL DISTANCE
ORDERS. IF YOU'RE GOING TO
FORCE ME INTO A POSITION WHERE
I HAVE TO MANDATE IT, MAKE IT A
LAW A SOCIAL DISTANCING LAW
THAT WOULD WHICH I THINK IS
ABSURD. BUT IT HAS TO BE
ENFORCED. THE GOVERNOR CLOSED
ALL OF NEW YORK CITY'S
PLAYGROUNDS AND ASKED POLICE TO
ENFORCE IT. AND SCENE AT GRAND
CANYON NATIONAL PARK IS BEING
SHUT DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS,
OFFICIALS SAY UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE. NAOMI RACKHAM, NEW
YORK. NEARLY 3000 SAILORS
ABOARD THE USS THEODORE
ROOSEVELT WILL BE TAKEN OFF
THE SHIP BY FRIDAY. THE NAVY IS
STRUGGLING TO QUARANTINE CREW
MEMBERS IN THE FACE OF
THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC.
THE SHIP HAS NOW DOCKED IN
GUAM. FEWER THAN 100 OF
THE 5000 SAILORS ON BOARD HAVE
TESTED POSITIVE BUT THE NAVY IS
MOVING SAILORS INTO VARIOUS
FACILITIES POSSIBLY HOTEL ROOMS
IN COMING DAYS. THEY'VE
SACRIFICED SPENDING TIME WITH
THEIR LOVED ONES SO THAT YOU
AND I CAN HAVE CLEAN DRINKING
WATER. THE CARLSBAD
DESALINATION PLANT HAS BEEN ON
LOCKDOWN SINCE MARCH 19TH DUE
TO THE PANDEMIC. NO ONE IN AND
NO ONE OUT. THE ONLY PEOPLE IN
THERE ARE TEN MEN WHO
VOLUNTEERED TO KEEP THE PLANT
UP AND RUNNING DURING
QUARANTINE. THEY'VE BEEN
WORKING 12 HOUR SHIFTS AND
LIVING IN ARBY'S. THEY'RE
TIRED. THEY'RE DOING THE JOB OF
FORTY TWO FULL TIME EMPLOYEES.
THEY KNOW THAT THEY ARE ON THIS
MISSION AND THAT THEY'RE
CRITICAL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
CAN DO THAT. AND SO I THINK
THEY'RE TAKING REAL OWNERSHIP
IN IT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SEND THESE UNSUNG HEROES A
MESSAGE OF SUPPORT AND
ENCOURAGEMENT TO PUT A LINK UP
ON OUR WEB SITE CBSA DOT.COM
AND CLICK ON THE HOT BUTTON.
IT'S THE FIRST OF THE MONTH
THE DAY RENT IS DUE. BUT PEOPLE
ACROSS THE WORLD, INCLUDING
HERE IN SAN DIEGO ARE PLANNING
A RENT STRIKE. THE SAN DIEGO
TENANTS UNION SAYS TENANTS
SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO PAY
RENT DURING THE CORONA VIRUS
PANDEMIC. THE GROUP SAYS IT HAS
ABOUT 100 PEOPLE READY TO
PARTICIPATE IN A STRIKE AND IT
IS TRYING TO DRUM UP MORE
SUPPORT. BUT A GROUP
REPRESENTING LANDLORDS AND
PROPERTY OWNERS IS PUSHING BACK
AND ENCOURAGING REGULAR RENT
PAYMENTS, SAYING THE STRIKES
WOULD BE ILLEGAL. STATE, COUNTY
AND LOCAL ORDINANCES ARE IN
EFFECT RIGHT NOW TO PREVENT
EVICTIONS BUT TENANTS ARE STILL
REQUIRED TO MAKE OVERDUE RENT
PAYMENTS AFTER THE CRISIS.
MEANTIME, THE SAN DIEGO AND
IMPERIAL COUNTIES LABOR COUNCIL
SAYS IT IS HERE TO HELP NEWLY
UNEMPLOYED SAN DIEGO INS THAT
MIGHT BE STRUGGLING TO PAY
RENT. REALLY BASED ON NEEDS
THERE IS A LOT OF NEED OUT
THERE. I MEAN OVER OVER SIXTY
FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE
ALREADY APPLIED ONLINE. A LOT
OF THOSE WORKERS FROM OUR
CONVENTION CENTER IN HOTELS WHO
GOT INTO THE SYSTEM EARLY AS
YOU JUST HEARD MORE THAN SIXTY
FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE
ALREADY APPLIED FOR THE WORKER
ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE PROGRAM.
IT HELPS OFFSET SOME COSTS LIKE
UTILITY BILLS, RENT AND
MORTGAGE FOR THOSE STRUGGLING
FINANCIAL DUE TO THE COVE AT 19
PANDEMIC. FOR MORE INFORMATION
ON HOW TO DONATE OR HOW TO
APPLY FOR THE WORKERS
ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE, VISIT
OUR WEB SITE CBSA DOT COM AND
CLICK ON THE HOT BUTTON. AN
ORGANIZATION THAT DEPENDS ON
DONATIONS IS REALLY STRUGGLING
DURING THE CORONA VIRUS
PANDEMIC. GOODWILL INDUSTRIES
OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY SAYS IT WAS
FORCED TO LAY OFF THE MAJORITY
OF ITS 14 HUNDRED EMPLOYEES. IT
IS NOW ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO
SAVE THEIR DONATIONS UNTIL THEY
REOPEN. THE NONPROFIT IS ASKING
PEOPLE TO PLEASE STOP DROPPING
OFF ITEMS AT THEIR CLOSED