NOW.
NOW. POLICE MADE AN ARREST IN THE DEADLY SHOOTING OF A BELOVED LOCAL TEACHER AND COACH
.GOOD EVENING. I'M MARCELLA
LEE IN FOR BARBARA LEE EDWARDS.
I'M CARLOS RICARDO. MARIO
FIERRO WAS SHOT AND KILLED ON
KANSAS STREET IN NORTH PARK ON
MONDAY MORNING. NEWS 8 STEVE
PRICE HAS MORE ON WHAT POLICE
SAY LED UP TO THE SHOOTING AND
THE MAN INVESTIGATORS SAY IS
RESPONSIBLE. THIRTY YEAR OLD
JESSE ALVAREZ WAS ARRESTED IN
THIS SIERRA MESA NEIGHBORHOOD
MONDAY NIGHT. POLICE SAY HE
KILLED CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC
TEACHER MARIO FIERRO AND NEWS 8
HAS LEARNED THIS WAS NOT A
RANDOM ATTACK. FIERRO WHO
TAUGHT SOCIAL SCIENCE AND
HELPED COACH THE FOOTBALL TEAM
RECENTLY GOT ENGAGED TO A
FELLOW TEACHER CATHEDRAL
CATHOLIC. COURT RECORDS SHOW
ALVAREZ DATED THAT TEACHER FOR
THREE AND A HALF YEARS A
RELATIONSHIP SHE ENDED IN
TWENTY 19 BECAUSE OF QUOTE A
PATTERN OF CONTROL MANIPULATION
AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE WHICH
INCREASED OVER TIME. IN
DECEMBER OF 2019 SHE WENT TO
COURT ASKING FOR PROTECTION
AGAINST HIM AND SEEKING A
RESTRAINING ORDER. AS I AM
SCARED IN FEAR FOR MY SAFETY,
SHE DOCUMENTED MULTIPLE ACTS OF
HARASSMENT INCLUDING ALVAREZ
LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOWS AT
HER HOME SHOWING UP AT
DISNEYLAND WHERE HE FOLLOWED ME
AND MY SISTER AT THE PARK AND
WHEN SHE REFUSED TO ANSWER HIS
CALLS HE TRICKED HER BY CALLING
FROM HIS MOTHER'S TELEPHONE
NUMBER. THE SITUATION GOT SO
BAD AT ONE POINT CATHEDRAL
CATHOLIC POSTED A FLIER OF
ALVAREZ AT THE SCHOOL SAYING HE
WAS NOT ALLOWED ON CAMPUS.
ALVAREZ RESPONDED TO THE
RESTRAINING ORDER BY ADMITTING
I FELT HURT AND BETRAYED BY THE
BREAKUP BUT NEVER ABUSED OR
MISTREATED HIS FORMER
GIRLFRIEND AND FINISHED BY
STATING THERE IS NO CREDIBLE
BASIS OF THREAT TOWARDS HER.
HIS HANDS WERE DIRECTLY UP IN
THE AIR, WALKED BACKWARDS THE
POLICE OFFICERS NO FIGHTING. A
NEIGHBOR WHO ASKED NOT TO BE
IDENTIFIED SAYS ALVAREZ WAS
ARRESTED WITHOUT A STRUGGLE.
JUST VERY CALM, HAD HIS HEAD
DOWN AND THEN THEY ESCORTED HIM
TO A PATROL NEARBY PATROL CAR
FIERO WAS SHOT MONDAY MORNING
AS HE WAS LEAVING HIS HOME IN
NORTH PARK. THE 30 70 YEAR OLD
DIED AT THE SCENE TODAY.
STUDENTS STOPPED BY THE
LOCATION TO HONOR THE MAN WHO
REGULARLY WENT OUT OF HIS WAY
TO MAKE THEM FEEL SPECIAL. SIR
,HE JUST ALWAYS BELIEVED IN ME
AND NOT MANY OTHER PEOPLE DID
WHEN WHAT I WAS TOLD THAT I
MIGHT NEVER BE ABLE TO PLAY
FOOTBALL AGAIN. ALVAREZ IS
CURRENTLY BEING HELD WITHOUT
BAIL IN THE DOWNTOWN JAIL
CHARGED WITH MURDER. HE'S
SCHEDULED TO BE ARRAIGNED FEB.
19TH. STEVE PRICE NEWSY
BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT FROM LOS
ANGELES WHERE THREE PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN CRITICALLY HURT IN AN
EXPLOSION ON A FILM SET.
AUTHORITIES SAY IT HAPPENED IN
SANTA CLARITA. AMBULANCES TOOK
THE PATIENTS TO HOSPITALS.
FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO
QUICKLY PUT OUT A GRASS FIRE
THAT STARTED AFTER THAT
EXPLOSION. WE ARE JUST LEARNING
ABOUT THIS BLAST SO ARE WORKING
TO GET MORE DETAILS. WE'LL
BRING YOU ANY NEW INFORMATION
AS WE GET IT. DESPITE THE
ONGOING VACCINE ROLLOUT AND
MORE SUPER STATIONS OPENING UP
NEW DATA STILL HEARING FROM
SEVERAL SENIORS WHO SAY THEY
CAN'T GET AN APPOINTMENT.
NEWSDAY SHANNON HANDY SPOKE
WITH ONE WOMAN ABOUT HER
EXPERIENCE AND ALSO SHARE SOME
TIPS THAT MAY HELP MARCELLA.
YOU CAN SEE THE LINE OF CARS
WITH PEOPLE WAITING TO GET INTO
THIS SUPER STATION DOWNTOWN.
PEOPLE OVER THE AGE 65 AND
HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR A VACCINE. BUT ONE
80 YEAR OLD WOMAN I SPOKE WITH
SAYS SHE HAS TRIED EVERYTHING
WITH NO LUCK. SHE SAYS SHE'S
SCARED AND FRUSTRATED AND WE'VE
HEARD FROM OTHER SENIORS WHO
FEEL THE SAME. SPEAKING TO US
BY PHONE FROM HER LAKESIDE HOME
LAST WEEK, 80 YEAR OLD MARY JO
MALLARD SAYS SHE HAS GONE ABOVE
AND BEYOND TO TRY AND SCHEDULE
CLOSER VACCINE APPOINTMENT FOR
HER AND HER 82 YEAR OLD HUSBAND
CARL. I'VE CALLED A DOCTOR.
THEY SAY YOU HAVE TO GET ONLINE
TO ONE ONE NUMEROUS TIMES EIGHT
AND GET UP AT 4:00 IN THE
MORNING TO CALL. I'M THINKING I
CAN GET THROUGH MAYBE EASIER AT
THAT TIME. MARY JO HAS ASTHMA.
CORAL HAS HEART ISSUES. THE
COUPLE IS AFRAID TO LEAVE HER
HOME UNLESS IT'S ABSOLUTELY
ESSENTIAL. IT'S VERY
FRUSTRATING. IT GET TO THE
POINT WHERE YOU JUST WANT TO
CRY BECAUSE YOU'RE AFRAID
YOU'RE SCARED YOU'RE GOING TO
GET THIS STUFF. AND AT OUR AGE
WE'RE JUST TOO OLD AND TOO MANY
HEALTH ISSUES TO SURVIVE.
MONDAY NIGHT'S SAN DIEGO MAYOR
TUG LORIA HELD A TOWN HALL TO
ADDRESS PEOPLE'S CONCERNS IF
YOU ELIGIBLE GET THE
VACCINATION ALONGSIDE COUNTY
LEADERS. THE SYSTEM ISN'T
PERFECT BUT SAY THINGS ARE
IMPROVING. THERE ARE CURRENTLY
FOUR VACCINE SUPER STATIONS IN
THE COUNTY WITH A FIFTH IN THE
WORKS. THAT'S IN ADDITION TO
SOME INDIVIDUAL PHARMACIES AND
CLINICS OFFERING THE VACCINE.
IN JANUARY WE SAW 12000
VACCINATIONS PER DAY THE GOAL
FOR FEBRUARY 25000. HONESTLY
IT'S GETTING MUCH, MUCH BETTER
EVERY DAY IT'S BETTER. BOB
KELLY, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF SAN
DIEGO SENIORS COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION. HE OFFERED SOME
TIPS ON HOW TO NAVIGATE THE
PROCESS. FOR STARTERS, IF YOU
HAVE INTERNET VISIT
VACCINATIONS SUPER STATION SD
COME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.
ONE OF THESE SUPER VACCINATION
SITES IF IT DATES YOU'RE
SELECTING ARE FULL. KEEP TRYING
SINCE APPOINTMENTS SOMETIMES
OPEN UP NO INTERNET ACCESS.
CALL YOUR LOCAL SENIOR CENTER.
BOB ALSO SUGGESTS REACHING OUT
TO YOUR DOCTOR, PHARMACY OR
CHURCH IF YOU LIVE IN AN
UNINCORPORATED AREA. THE
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT MAY HAVE A
PROGRAM CALLED YOU'RE NOT
ALONE. YANA AND YOU CAN CALL
THEM AND THEY HAVE A TEAM OF
VOLUNTEERS THAT WILL HELP YOU.
AS FOR MARY, I JUST WANTED TO
CALL AND CHECK IN ON YOU. I
CHECKED IN ON HER TODAY
OFFERING MY HELP AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL SHE
GETS AN APPOINTMENT. I JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET THIS
VACCINE FOR YOU AND YOUR
HUSBAND. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
APPRECIATE IT. AND THAT PART IS
CRUCIAL. CHECK ON YOUR SENIORS
ARE MORE THAN 100000 THOUSAND
IN THE COUNTY WHO LIVE ALONE BY
THE WAY. THE LINK FOR THAT
APPOINTMENT WEB SITE IS ON OUR
WEB SITE CDC DOT COM. CLICK ON
THE HELP BUTTON AND WE DO HAVE
SOME GOOD NEWS TO REPORT TO
YOU. JUST IN THE LAST FEW
MINUTES WE LEARNED THAT MARY
AND HER HUSBAND WERE ABLE TO
GET AN APPOINTMENT TO RECEIVE
THEIR VACCINE TOMORROW. SOME
GOOD NEWS HERE FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN MORE THAN TWO MONTHS.
FEWER THAN 1000 NEW COVERED
CASES REPORTED BY SAN DIEGO
COUNTY TODAY. HEALTH OFFICIALS
HAVE REPORTED NINE HUNDRED
TWENTY SIX NEW CASES. IT'S THE
FIRST TIME WE'RE UNDER A
THOUSAND SINCE NOVEMBER TWENTY
NINTH THE LOWEST ONE DAY TOTAL
SINCE NOVEMBER 17TH. NINE
PERCENT OF JUST UNDER TEN
THOUSAND TESTS CAME BACK
POSITIVE COVERED
HOSPITALIZATIONS FELL FOR A
17TH STRAIGHT DAY AND THE
NUMBER OF ICU BEDS USE DROPPED
BY EIGHT TO 384. TEN MORE
DEATHS WERE REPORTED. THAT
TOTAL IS NOW TWO THOUSAND SIX
HUNDRED TWENTY NINE COUNTIES
FOURTH VACCINATIONS. SUPER
STATION IS NOW OPEN THIS ONE AT
GROSSMAN CENTER IN LA MESA.
IT'S A LOCKUP SITE OPERATED BY
SHARP HEALTH CARE OFFICIALS
PLAN TO DISTRIBUTE ABOUT 2000
DOSES TODAY. THE SITE CAN
ADMINISTER UP TO FIVE THOUSAND
A DAY ONCE IT'S FULLY
OPERATIONAL APPOINTMENTS ARE
NECESSARY. IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY
IS CALLING ON THE STATE TO GIVE
IT MORE COVERED VACCINE DOSES.
IT SAYS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS WHO LIVE
IN BAJA, CALIFORNIA THAT ARE
NOT BEING CONSIDERED NEWS AIDS.
BRANDON LEWIS HAS MORE ON THE
EFFORT IN THIS VACCINE. TEAM
REPORT MARCELLA COUNTY
OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
AMERICAN IN BAJA, CALIFORNIA
WHO GET THEIR HEALTH CARE. HERE
IN SAN DIEGO THEY'RE LOBBYING
THE STATE TO TRY TO CONSIDER
THEM IN THE EQUATION WHEN
ALLOCATING VACCINES. CALIFORNIA
CURRENTLY ALLOCATES VACCINES
BASED ON A COUNTY'S POPULATION
BUT SAN DIEGO SAYS THERE ARE
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS MORE WHO
LIVE IN MEXICO THAT CAN LEGALLY
GET VACCINATED HERE. WE'RE
REQUESTING ADDITIONAL VACCINES
FROM THE STATE TO COMPENSATE
FOR THAT FACT. SAY NOT ONLY DO
WE HAVE THE POPULATION THAT YOU
SHOW ON PAPER FOR SAN DIEGO
COUNTY BUT WE HAVE A SIZABLE
NUMBER OF U.S. PERSONS OR LEGAL
PERMANENT RESIDENTS WHO
ROUTINELY CROSS THE BORDER TO
WORK IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. EARLY
DISTRIBUTION DATA SHOWED SAN
DIEGO GOT ABOUT 8 PERCENT THE
VACCINE TO THE STATE BUT IT'S
GIVEN OUT ELEVEN PERCENT OF ALL
DOSES STATEWIDE. WE ASKED THE
STATE IF IT WOULD CONSIDER THE
REQUEST BUT THEY DID NOT
RESPOND TO OUR QUESTIONS. WE
ALSO WERE NOT SELECTED TO ASK
QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
HOWEVER, SECRETARY MARK GALLI
SAYS HIS DEPARTMENT IS WORKING
TO EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTE
VACCINES. THE METRICS WE'RE
GOING TO LOOK AT ARE RATES OF
VACCINATION IN THE HARDEST HIT
COMMUNITIES. OUR ABILITY TO
KEEP KEEP SUPPLY GOING TO THE
COMMUNITIES OUR ALLOCATION
STRATEGY. BUT THE EXACT NUMBER
IS STILL NOT DETERMINED.
INSTEAD THE STATE IS FOCUSING
ON ITS PLAN TO MOVE ALL
COUNTIES THROUGH PHASES AND
TIERS TOGETHER MEETING IT FOR
EXAMPLE RULE IN YOUR COUNTY
WHERE TO MEET ITS GOAL THEN THE
STATE WOULD TAKE THEIR DOSES
AND MOVE THEM TO SAY SAN DIEGO
OR ANOTHER COUNTY THAT'S BEHIND
COMPENSATING FOR ANYONE THAT
THEY ARE VACCINATING WHO IS NOT
REFLECTED IN THE OFFICIAL
POPULATION. IT'S ALSO
CONSIDERING FEEDBACK TO BUMP
BACK UP YOUNGER PEOPLE WITH
UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS.
MOST SUPPLY OF VACCINE. WE
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THAT'S GOING
TO BE OUR RATE LIMITING STEP.
WE ALWAYS HOPE FOR MORE. WE
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE
FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION TO PUSH
PUSH FOR MORE OF THAT WE'LL BE
ONE OF OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGES.
THE COUNTY SAYS IT WILL KEEP
PLUGGING AWAY WITH WHATEVER
VACCINES ARE ALLOCATED. SUPPLY
IS STILL VERY LIMITED BOTH AT
THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL.
CARLO AND MARCELLA. ALL RIGHT,
BRANDON, THANKS IN FLORIDA. TWO
FBI AGENTS WERE KILLED AND
THREE WOUNDED WHILE TRYING TO
SERVE A SEARCH WARRANT THIS
MORNING. IT HAPPENED NEAR FORT
LAUDERDALE WHEN THE FBI SAYS
THE AGENTS ARRIVED AT THE HOME
OF A CHILD PORN SUSPECT WITH A
WARRANT. INVESTIGATORS THINK
THE MAN LATER SHOT AND KILLED
HIMSELF AT LEAST TWO OF THE
OTHER WOUNDED. AGENTS ARE SAID
TO BE IN STABLE CONDITION.
FORMER SAN DIEGO MAYOR KEVIN
FAULCONER IS ON THE CAMPAIGN
TRAIL TO BE CALIFORNIA'S NEXT
GOVERNOR. HE FORMALLY LAUNCHED
HIS RUN FOR GOVERNOR AT A MEDIA
CONFERENCE UP IN LOS ANGELES
THIS MORNING. HE IS SEEKING THE
GOP NOMINATION FOR 2022 OR
POSSIBLY LATER THIS YEAR. IF
THE EFFORT TO RECALL GOVERNOR
GAVIN NEWSOM IS SUCCESSFUL,
BACKERS OF THAT RECALL EFFORT
MUST SUBMIT ONE POINT FIVE
MILLION VERIFIED SIGNATURES BY
MID-MARCH. OVER THE WEEKEND THE
GROUP SAID IT HAD ALREADY
COLLECTED ONE POINT THREE
MILLION SO FAR. ITS CONTINUOUS
FAILURES ARE AN IMMEDIATE
HAZARD TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AND HE MUST BE
REPLACED. FOLKS ARE REALLY
WORKING ON NOT ONLY MORE
TESTING KITS BUT MEANTIME
GOVERNOR NEWSOME SAYS HE IS
REMAINING FOCUSED ON MANAGING
THE STATE'S PANDEMIC RESPONSE.
IT IS NOT FOCUSED ON THE RECALL
EFFORT. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE
GOVERNOR CALLS FALCONER A
FORMER LOBBYIST WHO QUOTE
BUNGLED SAN THE PANDEMIC AND
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. A HERO'S
SALUTE TODAY FOR A SAN DIEGO
POLICE OFFICER WHO DIED ON DUTY
THIS MORNING. FELLOW OFFICERS
STOOD ALONG INTERSTATE 15 THIS
AFTERNOON TO HONOR OFFICER
DAVID SIXTO. THE DEPARTMENT
SAYS THE 39 YEAR OLD DIED AFTER
EXPERIENCING A MEDICAL
EMERGENCY WHILE ON A CALL. HE
WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WHERE
HE LATER DIED. OFFICER
SISTERHOOD WORK FOR THE
DEPARTMENT FOR MORE THAN A
DECADE. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS
WIFE AND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN.
WE'RE ONLY ABOUT TWO AND A HALF
MONTHS AWAY FROM THE TAX FILING
DEADLINE. SO REMIND ME. BUT IT
IS IMPORTANT NEWS COMING UP IF
YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING FROM HOME
THIS PAST YEAR. WE'LL TAKE A
LOOK AT WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT
WRITE OFF FOR 2020. WE'RE
TRADING IN THE HIGH CLOUDS FOR
SOME LOW CLOUDS AS WE GO INTO
TONIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
THAT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE EVEN
POTENTIAL FOR SOME PATCHY FOG
ALONG THE COAST. WESTERLY WINDS
PICKING