THEIR
THEIR RECIPE TO MAKE HAND SANITIZER. NEWS 8 STARTS NOW. SAN DIEGO CONFIRMS SEVENTY FIVE
NEW CASES OF CORONA VIRUS
COUNTYWIDE THE LARGEST SINGLE
DAY JUMP SINCE RECORDING
THE FIRST CASE IN THE COUNTY
NEARLY THREE WEEKS AGO. GOOD
EVENING AND THANKS FOR JOINING
US. I'M MARCELLA LEE ANCHORING
FROM HOME. AND I'M CARLOS
CATTO. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL
CONFIRMED NUMBER TO 400 17.
ALTHOUGH HEALTH OFFICIALS
STRESS THE ACTUAL NUMBER IS FAR
HIGHER. THE NUMBER OF DEATHS
AMONG SAN DIEGO COUNTY HAS NOW
DOUBLED AND STANDS AT SIX
INCLUDING A MAN IN HIS MID 50S
AND A MAN IN HIS EARLY 80S AND
A MAN WHO WAS JUST TWENTY FIVE
YEARS OLD. NEWS 8 RICHARD ALLEN
HAS MORE DETAILS ON THAT DEATH
AND HOW FIRST RESPONDERS ARE
BEING IMPACTED BY KOVAC 19.
WELL, THAT'S RIGHT. AS YOU
MENTIONED, ONE OF THE LATEST
VICTIMS WAS A 25 YEAR OLD SAN
DIEGO COUNTY RESIDENT, A
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN WHO DIED IN
RIVERSIDE COUNTY. OFFICIALS
THERE SAY HE WAS IN SELF
ISOLATION AFTER CONTRACTING
THE VIRUS AND HIS BODY WAS
FOUND INSIDE A HOME IN
RIVERSIDE COUNTY ON WEDNESDAY.
NOW HE HAD NO KNOWN UNDERLYING
MEDICAL CONDITIONS DRIVING HOME
THE POINT THEY CODED 19 IMPACTS
ALL AGE GROUPS AND ALSO DRIVING
HOME THE MESSAGE THAT WE ALL
NEED TO CONTINUE SOCIAL
DISTANCING. AND THAT WAS
ACTUALLY A MESSAGE SHARED
EARLIER TODAY BY THE HEAD OF
SAN DIEGO'S LIFEGUARDS.
THE GOING TO BEAT THIS THING IS
IF PEOPLE STAY HOME. SAN DIEGO
LIFEGUARD DIVISION CHIEF JAMES
GARLAND URGING SAN DIEGO US AS
WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND TO
CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE STAY AT
HOME WATER TO PREVENT
THE SPREAD OF COVERED 19. THIS
IS A TOTAL OF FOUR SAN DIEGO
LIFEGUARDS HAVE NOW TESTED
POSITIVE FOR CORONA VIRUS AND
THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE
TO STAY HOME. DON'T PUT
THE RESCUERS IN HARM'S WAY.
DON'T LET OTHERS IN HARM'S WAY.
WE'VE WORK ON THIS TOGETHER AND
TO ENSURE THAT WE GET THROUGH
THIS ALONG WITH THOSE FOUR
LIFEGUARDS A SAN DIEGO
FIREFIGHTER HAD EARLIER TESTED
POSITIVE. MAYOR KEVIN FAULCONER
REVEALED FRIDAY THAT A SAN
DIEGO POLICE OFFICER OUT OF
WESTERN DIVISION ALSO HAS
COVERED 19 HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK WITH THE OFFICER. HE
REMAINS IN VERY GOOD SPIRITS AT
HIS DAILY BRIEFING. MAYOR
FAULKNER ALSO HIGHLIGHTED
THE WORK BEING DONE BY LOCAL
BIOTECH COMPANIES IN NOVO
PHARMACEUTICALS AND OUR
TOURISTS THERAPEUTICS IN
DEVELOPING A VACCINE AS WELL AS
UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH'S CLINICAL
TRIALS ON DRUGS TO TREAT CORONA
VIRUS SYMPTOMS. OUR SAN DIEGO
SCIENTISTS ARE STEPPING UP AND
LEADING THE GLOBAL FIGHT
AGAINST CULVERT 19. HEALTH
OFFICIALS FRIDAY ALSO CONFIRMED
THAT ELEVEN CONGREGATE CARE
FACILITIES THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO
COUNTY WHICH WERE NOT NAMED ARE
BEING INVESTIGATED FOR KOBE, 19
AMONG STAFF AND RESIDENTS.
THREE FACILITIES HAVE BEEN
DETERMINED TO HAVE CONFIRMED
CASES. FIVE FACILITIES HAVE NOT
HAD ANY CONFIRMED CASES AND
THREE FACILITIES. WE ARE
WAITING ON THE RESULTS. ALSO
TODAY THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO
OPENED UP ITS APPLICATION
PROCESS TO SMALL BUSINESSES TO
SEEK FINANCIAL RELIEF IF
THEY'VE BEEN IMPACTED BY CORONA
VIRUS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
THAT, JUST GO TO CBSA DOT COM
AND CLICK ON THE HOT BUTTON.
BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT,
RICHARD, THANKS. TODAY
PRESIDENT TRUMP INVOKED
THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT
ORDERING GENERAL MOTORS TO
BEGIN MANUFACTURE SCHERING
VENTILATORS. THIS AS
THE PRESIDENT SIGNED
THE BIGGEST ECONOMIC STIMULUS
BILL IN AMERICAN HISTORY. AND
CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE
BRACING FOR AN INFLUX OF CORONA
VIRUS PATIENTS. SKYLER HENRY IS
ON CAPITOL HILL WITH
THE LATEST. I NEVER THE THING
WITH A T ON IT. PRESIDENT TRUMP
SIGNED THE 2 TRILLION DOLLAR
CORONA VIRUS RELIEF BILL INTO
LAW MAKING WAVES WITH
THE BIGGEST FINANCIAL STIMULUS
PLAN IN MODERN U.S. HISTORY.
THE CARERS ACT GIVES UP TO
TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLARS DIRECTLY
TO MOST WORKING AMERICANS
EXPLAINS. UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE PROVIDES HUNDREDS OF
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO
BUSINESSES AND DELIVERS
IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL RELIEF TO
HOSPITALS. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
DESERVE A GOVERNMENT WIDE
VISIONARY EVIDENCE BASED
RESPONSE TO ADDRESS THESE
THREATS TO THEIR LIVES AND
THEIR LIVES LIVELIHOOD. THIS IS
A 9/11 MOMENT A TIME TO PUT
PARTISAN DIFFERENCES ASIDE,
POLICY GOALS ASIDE AND WORK
TOGETHER AS AMERICANS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP USED
THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT TO
COMPEL GENERAL MOTORS TO MAKE
VENTILATORS. AFTER DAYS OF
TALKS HE CALLED WASTING TIME.
WE WILL NOT HESITATE TO USE
THE FULL AUTHORITY OF
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CORONA
VIRUS CASES IN THE U.S. HAS NOW
PASSED TO THE 100000 MARK AT
THIS NEW YORK CITY FUNERAL HOME
JUST BLOCKS FROM A HOSPITAL
WHERE MORE THAN A DOZEN CORONA
VIRUS PATIENTS HAVE DIED.
SAYING GOODBYE BECOMES EVEN
MORE DIFFICULT. THEY ALSO ARE
AFRAID OF ATTRACTING THE COVE
AND BRINGING IT HOME SO THEY
END UP JUST HAVING A CLOSED
CASKET. IN CHICAGO, ANOTHER
PREDICTED HOT SPOT. MICHAEL
PAYNE IS HOSPITALIZED WITH
THE CORONA VIRUS. IT WAS MOVED
TO ICU LAST NIGHT WHEN HE AWOKE
THIS MORNING. HE SAID
THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS ON HIS
FLOOR HAD DOUBLED. SKYLER HENRY
CAPITOL HILL NOW GOVERNOR GAVIN
NEWSOM AND MAYOR ERICA GARZA
SAID HE WELCOMED THE US N.S.
MERCY TO THE PORT OF LOS
ANGELES TODAY. THE NAVAL
HOSPITAL SHIP HAS A 1000 BED
CAPACITY. IT WILL NOT BE
TREATING PATIENTS INFECTED WITH
KOVAC 19 THOUGH, BUT INSTEAD
WILL ACT AS A RELIEF HOSPITAL
FOR REGIONAL HEALTH CARE
FACILITIES THAT MAY BECOME
OVERWHELMED WITH CORONA VIRUS
CASES IN THE DAYS AND WEEKS
AHEAD. HEALTH CARE WORKERS AT
UC SAN DIEGO HILLCREST MEDICAL
CENTER PLEADED FOR MORE
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TODAY.
SEVERAL NURSES STOOD IN SILENCE
TODAY OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL TO
CALL ATTENTION TO THE SHORTAGE
.IN A STATEMENT, UC SAN DIEGO
HEALTH SAID IT HAS SUFFICIENT
SUPPLIES OF PROTECTIVE PERSON
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
THAT INCLUDES MASKS AND
RESPIRATORS. BUT THE NURSES SAY
THEY ARE BEING FORCED TO LOWER
STANDARDS TO TREAT KOBE 19
PATIENTS PUTTING THEMSELVES AND
OTHERS AT RISK. THEY'VE TOLD US
TO WEAR SURGICAL MASKS WHICH
THERE'S EVIDENCE THAT SURGICAL
MASKS AREN'T SUFFICIENT TO
PROTECT AGAINST KOBE 19 STATE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER TODD GLORIA
SAYS THE STATE HAS RECEIVED
AROUND 900000 AND NINETY FIVE
MASKS FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. WITH PENDING
REQUESTS FOR 20 MILLION MORE.
KAISER IS CONTINUING TO TAKE
STEPS TO LIMIT ADDITIONAL
EXPOSURE TO THE CORONA VIRUS.
IT ANNOUNCED THAT IT'S
TEMPORARILY CLOSING MEDICAL
OFFICES IN CARMEL VALLEY,
CARLSBAD BOSTONIAN VISTA EL
CAJON AND KEARNY MESA. KAISER
GAVE NO OTHER REASON AS TO WHY
THESE LOCATIONS WERE CLOSING.
THE POINT LOMA RANCHO BERNARDO
RANCHO SAN DIEGO AND OCEANSIDE
LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN OPEN WITH
LIMITED SERVICES AS FAMILIES
SPEND MORE TIME AT HOME. THERE
ARE GROWING CONCERNS ABOUT
DOMESTIC ABUSE. ADVOCATES SAY
VICTIMS WHO MAY HAVE FOUND AN
ESCAPE AT WORK OR AT SCHOOL ARE
NOW IN ISOLATION WITH THEIR
ABUSER. AS NEWS AID FOR MORE
ABRAMS REPORTS, HELP IS STILL
AVAILABLE. THAT'S RIGHT.
TONIGHT LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIALS WANT TO REMIND
THE COMMUNITY THAT THERE ARE
STILL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO
VICTIMS. IN FACT, SAN DIEGO
COUNTY D.A. SAYS SHE IS
EXTENDING A LIFELINE TO
FAMILIES AT A GREATER RISK FOR
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DURING
THE PANDEMIC. IT CAN ALSO BE A
DANGEROUS TIME FOR OUR VICTIMS.
WHILE CALIFORNIA REMAINS
SHELTERED IN PLACE, SAN DIEGO
COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY SOMMER
STEFFEN EMPHASIZES HOME ISN'T A
SAFE PLACE FOR EVERYONE. THAT
ISOLATION CAN TRIGGER VICTIMS
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. RIDING
OUT KOBE, 19, STUCK AT HOME
WITH THEIR ABUSERS AT THE RISK
THEY'RE VICTIMS IS EVEN HIGHER
BECAUSE OF THESE ADDITIONAL
STRESS YEARS OF LOSING A JOB OR
HAVING TOO MUCH CONTACT BY
BEING HOME. THE DA'S OFFICE
LAUNCHING TWO NEW WEB SITES FOR
VICTIMS AND ABUSERS WITH
INFORMATION BOTH IN ENGLISH AND
SPANISH REMINDING FAMILIES
HOTLINES ARE STILL ACTIVE
SHELTERS OPEN. BUT WITH A
POTENTIAL CONCERN FOR SOCIAL
DISTANCING, OFFICIALS ARE ALSO
TURNING TO HOTEL ROOMS AND USED
WITH THE ABSENCE OF TOURISM
GIVING VICTIMS A PLACE TO GO
WITHOUT SACRIFICING SAFETY SO
THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO FEAR
THAT THEY'RE GOING TO END UP
THAT THE CHOICES EITHER BE
SUBJECTED TO BEING WITH 50
OTHER PEOPLE THAT MIGHT RISK
YOUR HEALTH OR STAY IN AN
ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP. STEFAN
SAYS CHILD ABUSE IS EVEN MORE
PREVALENT IN NEW YORK WHERE
THE RATE OF CORONA VIRUS IS
SOARING. OFFICIALS SAY SO ARE
INCIDENTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AND MANY ADVOCATES ARE
REPORTING A SPIKE IN CALLS
SINCE LOCKDOWNS WENT INTO
EFFECT. WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT
SOME MORE GOES ON AND THE MORE
ISOLATION THE MORE CALLS WE
WILL. WE'LL START TO SEE.
THEY'RE ASKING FRIENDS, FAMILY
AND NEIGHBORS TO KEEP AN EYE
OUT ON LOVED ONES AND ATTENTION
TO WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND
HELPING ONE ANOTHER IN THIS
TIME OF ISOLATION. WE DIDN'T
FORGET ABOUT OUR VICTIMS DURING
THIS EPIDEMIC PANDEMIC. JUST A
REMINDER THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SERVICES ARE ESSENTIAL IN THIS
TIME. AND BESIDES THE NEW
RESOURCES AVAILABLE, VICTIMS
CAN ALSO CALL 2 1 1 FOR HELP.
BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUT OF
THE MORE. THANKS. AND NOW
REALLY IS THE TIME TO COME
TOGETHER TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS
IMPACTED BY THIS ONGOING
CRISIS. IF YOU ARE FINANCIALLY
ABLE TO DO SO, WE INVITE YOU TO
PLEASE JOIN NEWS THE SAN DIEGO
FOUNDATION AND OUR PARTNERS AND
GIVE TO THE SAN DIEGO COVE AT
19 RESPONSE FUND WHICH HAS
RAISED MORE THAN SIX MILLION
DOLLARS. IT REALLY IS
INCREDIBLE IN SUCH A SHORT
TIME. YOUR DONATION HELP
PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH FOOD
SECURITY, RENT UTILITY BILLS
AND INCOME REPLACEMENT AS WELL
AS THINGS LIKE GAP FUNDING AND
NO INTEREST BUSINESS AND
COMMUNITY LOANS. ONE HUNDRED
PERCENT OF DONATIONS WILL GO TO
ORGANIZATIONS RIGHT HERE IN SAN
DIEGO HELPING LOCAL PEOPLE
IMPACTED BY COVE AT 19. WE
INVITE YOU TO DONATE