YOU
YOU HAVE
YOU HAVE TO HEAR NEWS 8 STARTS NOW. AN EARLY MORNING MURDER IN NORTH PARKINSON'S. WE'VE
LEARNED THAT THE VICTIM IS A
LOCAL TEACHER. GOOD EVENING AND
THANK YOU FOR JOINING. I'M
CARLO MCATEER. I'M MARCELLA LEE
IN FOR BARBARA LEE EDWARDS.
WELL, POLICE ARE RELEASING THE
VICTIM'S NAME. THEY DO SAY HE
WAS A 37 YEAR OLD HISPANIC MAN
AT A SCHOOL IN CARMEL VALLEY IS
SADLY REPORTING THAT ONE OF ITS
TEACHERS WAS THE VICTIM OF A
HOMICIDE. HE IS A STEEP PRICE,
HAS MORE ON WHAT WE'VE LEARNED
FROM CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC HIGH
SCHOOL TO SAY MARIO FEAR WAS A
POPULAR TEACHER HERE AT
CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC WOULD BE AN
UNDERSTATEMENT. AS WORD OF HIS
MURDER SPREAD THROUGH CAMPUS,
STUDENTS BROKE DOWN IN TEARS.
EVERYONE'S SO DISTRAUGHT.
CLASSES WERE NOT ONLY CANCELED
FOR TODAY BUT FOR SEVERAL DAYS
THIS WEEK. MARIO FIERRO TAUGHT
SOCIAL SCIENCE AT CATHEDRAL
CATHOLIC AND WAS A COACH ON THE
FOOTBALL TEAM. HIS ROOTS AT THE
SCHOOL RAN DEEP. HE GRADUATED
FROM HERE IN 2002. MONDAY THE
SCHOOL SENT AN E-MAIL TO
FAMILIES WITH THE TRAGIC
NEWS OF MARIO'S MURDER SAYING
MARIO WAS YOUNG, VIBRANT AND
FULL OF LIFE. ALL JUST LOVED
HIM. HE WAS A FANTASTIC TEACHER
AND A GREAT HUMAN BEING. I KNOW
THAT WE DO HAVE A WITNESS THAT
HEARD THE SHOTS AND SAW SOME
SORT OF AN ALTERCATION. SAN
DIEGO POLICE SAY THE CALL CAME
IN AROUND 7:00, 10:00 THIS
MORNING OF SHOTS FIRED IN THE
40 500 BLOCK OF KANSAS STREET
IN NORTH PARK. WHEN THEY GOT
THERE THEY FOUND MARIO ON THE
SIDEWALK. HE HAD AN APPARENT
GUNSHOT WOUND AND HE WAS
PRONOUNCED DECEASED HERE AT THE
SCENE AFTER CPR WAS INITIATED,
MEDICAL RESPONSE WAS GIVEN.
IT'S NOT CLEAR HOW MANY SHOTS
WERE FIRED. BUT NEWS 8 SPOTTED
A BULLET HOLE IN A RANDOM
VEHICLE. WE'RE TOLD RIGHT AFTER
THE SHOOTING THE SUSPECT GOT IN
A CAR AND TOOK OFF. ALL WE KNOW
ABOUT THE SUSPECT AT THIS POINT
IS THAT HE IS DESCRIBED AS
HISPANIC MALE MAYBE IN HIS MID
40S. AND WE'VE GOT SOME
CONFLICTING INFORMATION ABOUT
WHAT KIND OF VEHICLE HE WAS IN
WITH THE KILLER ON THE LOOSE IN
EAGLE POLICE TAKING NO CHANCES.
THEY HAD MULTIPLE OFFICERS ON
CAMPUS AT CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC
ALL DAY. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS
REPORTED NEWS AIDE HAS ALSO
LEARNED THAT FIERO RECENTLY GOT
ENGAGED TO ANOTHER TEACHER AT
THE SCHOOL. IT'S NOT CLEAR IF
POLICE THINK SHE MAY ALSO BE A
TARGET. IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL
IF IT'S A KNOWN SUSPECT OR IF
THERE'S A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
THEM. FIERRO LIVED IN THE AREA
INSIDE HIS CAR A CATHEDRAL
CATHOLIC GOLF BAG ROBBERY DOES
NOT APPEAR TO BE A MOTIVE.
CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC SAYS TO
HONOR MARIO STUDENTS WILL NOT
BE ASKED TO RETURN BEFORE
THURSDAY AND GRIEF COUNSELORS
WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS
AND STAFF IN CARMEL VALLEY.
STEVE PRICE NEWS 8. THANKS,
STEVE. A 23 YEAR OLD MAN IS IN
JAIL ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AT
SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ON THE
VERONA INDIAN RESERVATION LAST
NIGHT. AUTHORITIES WERE
RESPONDING TO A DOMESTIC
INCIDENT BETWEEN A MAN AND A
WOMAN AS THEY WERE SPEAKING TO
THE WOMAN THEY SAY JOHNNY
OLIVER EMERGED AND OPENED FIRE.
DEPUTIES RETURNED FIRE AND
AFTER A SHORT STANDOFF, OLIVER
SURRENDERED. THE WOMAN WAS HIT
IN THE CROSSFIRE. IT'S NOT
CLEAR AT THIS POINT WHO SHOT
HER. SHE IS DOING WELL, WE'RE
TOLD, AND NO ONE ELSE WAS
INJURED. OLIVER HAS BEEN
ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER.
A NOT GUILTY PLEA TODAY FROM A
HOMELESS WOMAN ACCUSED OF
SETTING A SERIES OF BRUSHFIRES
LAST MONTH IN CARLSBAD. DAWN
CRAWFORD IS FACING SEVEN FELONY
ARSON COUNTS. ONE OF THE FIRES
FORCED HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES TO
EVACUATE. NO ONE WAS HURT
THOUGH. A FEW HOMES SAW SOME
MINOR DAMAGE. CRAWFORD WAS
ARRESTED AFTER POLICE SAY THEY
FOUND EVIDENCE TYING HER TO THE
CRIME. BUT SO FAR THEY HAVE NOT
REVEALED WHAT THAT EVIDENCE IS.
SHE'S BEING HELD WITHOUT BAIL
AND IS DUE BACK IN COURT LATER
THIS MONTH. THE COUNTY MET ITS
GOAL TO ADMINISTER MORE THAN A
QUARTER MILLION VACCINE DOSES
IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY. NOW
IT'S SHOOTING FOR 70 PERCENT OF
ELIGIBLE. SAN DIEGO HAS TO BE
VACCINATED BY JULY 1ST. BRANDON
LEWIS IS ON OUR VACCINE TEAM
AND IS TRACKING THE PROGRESS.
BRANDON CARLO AND MARCELLA, WE
NEED TO AVERAGE ABOUT TWENTY
THREE THOUSAND DOSES EVERY DAY
AND WE'RE SIMPLY NOT THERE YET.
THE COUNTY SAYS IT IS BEING
HELD UP BECAUSE OF SUPPLY
ISSUES. SO THIS MEANS THAT
WE'RE ALREADY STARTING OFF THIS
FIVE MONTH PROJECT A LITTLE BIT
BEHIND. THE BIGGEST LIMITING
FACTOR, BRANDON, IS JUST. WE
NEED MORE VACCINE. FEBRUARY 1ST
IS THE KICKOFF FOR THE COUNTY'S
GOAL TO VACCINATE 70 PERCENT OF
ELIGIBLE SAN DIEGO HANDS BY
JULY 1ST. BUT WE'RE ALREADY
BEHIND BECAUSE OF A CONTINUED
VACCINE SHORTAGE. IF THE SUPPLY
WAS THERE WE WOULD WE WOULD BE
AT 25000 TODAY. NOW WE HAVE THE
CAPACITY TO DO THAT MUCH. WE
JUST DON'T HAVE THE AVAILABLE
SUPPLY OF VACCINES. COUNTY DATA
SHOWS WE'RE AVERAGING ABOUT
15000 VACCINE TODAY. ALTHOUGH
SOME NUMBERS CAN TAKE AFTER TWO
WEEKS TO GET COUNTED AND SOME
SITES WERE CLOSED FOR BAD
WEATHER, OFFICIAL DATA SHOWS
THE COUNTY USED ALMOST HALF ITS
SUPPLY IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS
ALTHOUGH IT'S ACTUALLY MUCH
WORSE BECAUSE OF THE LAG. IN
FACT WE COULD RUN OUT IN A FEW
DAYS. WE'VE ALSO BEEN VERY
TRANSPARENT THAT THERE IS A
FAIR PROBABILITY THAT WE MAY
HAVE TO TAKE A PAUSE IF WE RUN
OUT OF VACCINES. BUT AS BAD AS
THAT WOULD BE, THAT IS MUCH
BETTER THAN BEING IN A
SITUATION WHERE SIGNIFICANT
NUMBERS OF VACCINES ARRIVE AND
WE DON'T HAVE THE
INFRASTRUCTURE PUTTING IN
PLACE. SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN
FROM HERE? IT'S LARGELY
DEPENDENT ON SUPPLY. IF IT
BEGINS TO INCREASE THEN WE CAN
MAKE UP FOR THE SHORTFALL AND
MEET THE GOAL BY JULY. BUT TOO
LONG OF A DELAY. AND THE ODDS
BEGIN TO SLIP AWAY. I AM
FIGHTING FORCEFULLY TO SAY WE
ARE READY. WE HAVE STOOD THIS
UP. WE HAVE PEOPLE READY TO
FILL APPOINTMENTS. WE GOT
NURSES WITH NEEDLES IN ARMS
GIVE US THE VACCINE BUT AGAIN
WE DON'T CONTROL WHAT GETS SENT
TO US AND SO WITHIN WHAT'S IN
OUR CONTROL WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO BE MOVE AGGRESSIVE
AND MOVE FAST AND AND YOU KNOW,
WE JUST ASK FOR THE PUBLIC TO
UNDERSTAND AND AGAIN WE CAN'T
GIVE SHOTS WE DON'T HAVE AND
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP FIGHTING TO
GET MORE. A FOURTH VACCINE
SUPERSTITION IS SET TO OPEN
TOMORROW IN EAST COUNTY. BUT
WHETHER OR NOT WE GET ENOUGH
VACCINES TO KEEP IT OPEN IS
STILL A BIT OF A MYSTERY. CARLO
AND MARCELLA THANKS BRAD.
TONIGHT NEW CORONA VIRUS CASES
IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY CONTINUE
THEIR OVERALL DOWNWARD TREND.
THE COUNTY IS REPORTING ONE
THOUSAND EIGHTY TWO NEW
CONFIRMED CASES AND THAT IS THE
LOWEST SINGLE DAY TOTAL SINCE
NOVEMBER TWENTY NINE. 10
PERCENT OF 11000 TESTS CAME
BACK POSITIVE COVERED
HOSPITALIZATIONS FELL FOR THE
16TH STRAIGHT DAY NOW DOWN TO
JUST OVER THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND
AVAILABLE ICU CAPACITY HAS NOW
RISEN TO 19 PERCENT. NO NEW
DEATHS. ALSO REPORTED TODAY AS
IS TYPICAL FOR A MONDAY, SAN
DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA IS
MAKING SURE SAN DIEGO IS OUT
GETTING THE FACTS ABOUT KOBE 19
VACCINES HE AND OTHER CITY AND
PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS HELD A
VIRTUAL TOWN HALL TONIGHT. THEY
DISCUSS THE SCIENCE BEHIND
VACCINE DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER
CONCERNS. THEY ALSO WENT OVER
THE COUNTIES DISTRIBUTE PLAN
AND WHO IS CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE.
MAYOR GLORIA ALSO ANNOUNCED THE
CITY OF SAN DIEGO WAS RECENTLY
APPROVED BY THE STATE TO BE A
DIRECT RECIPIENT OF ADDITIONAL
VACCINES. WE PLAN TO BE ADDED
TO THE COUNTY'S ROBUST RESPONSE
IN MAKING SURE THAT WE DO OUR
PART TO HELP VACCINATE MORE SAN
DIEGO. AS THEY BECOME ELIGIBLE
,MAYOR GLORIA SAYS THE CITY IS
ANXIOUSLY AWAITING ITS FIRST
SHIPMENT OF VACCINES, GETTING A
GROUP OF 10 SENATE REPUBLICANS
VISITED THE WHITE HOUSE TO
PITCH THEIR COUNTEROFFER TO
PRESIDENT BIDEN'S ONE POINT
NINE TRILLION DOLLAR COVERED
RELIEF PACKAGE. THE 600 BILLION
DOLLAR PLAN INCLUDES 160
BILLION DOLLARS FOR VACCINE
DISTRIBUTION TESTING AND PPE
SUPPLIES. HOWEVER, IT LOWERS
STIMULUS PAYMENTS TO ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS PER PERSON
CUTS WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE PAYMENTS TO THREE
HUNDRED DOLLARS AND INCLUDES NO
MONEY FOR STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS. WEST VIRGINIA'S
REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR SAYS HIS
STATE NEEDS A LOT OF HELP. NOW
WE NEED TO GO BIG AND IF WE
WASTE SOME MONEY NOW, WELL WE
WASTE SOME MONEY BUT ABSOLUTELY
WE'VE GOT TO MAINTAIN HARDY
TONIGHT. DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
INTRODUCED A JOINT BUDGET
RESOLUTION WHICH WOULD ALLOW A
PLAN TO PASS THE SENATE WITH A
SIMPLE 51 VOTE MAJORITY. CHULA
VISTA FIREFIGHTER HURT IN A
FIRE THAT WAS DELIBERATELY SET
AT A SHOE STORE WILL NOT BE
BACK ON THE JOB FOR MONTHS AND
HIS FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS ARE
WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP HIS
FAMILY. FOR FIREFIGHTERS IN ALL
WERE HURT IN THE ARSON, THREE
OF THEM ARE ALREADY OUT OF THE
HOSPITAL BUT THE FOURTH HAS
SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS
OVER 20 PERCENT OF HIS BODY. HE
WON'T BE BACK ON THE JOB FOR
FOUR TO SIX MONTHS. THE CHULA
VISTA FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION
HAS SET UP A GO FUND ME ACCOUNT
TO HELP ALL OF THE INJURED
FIREFIGHTERS. IF YOU ARE ABLE
TO HELP, PLEASE GO TO OUR HELP
BUTTON AT CBS 8 SCOTT. THE SAN
DIEGO COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT ARE TAKING NEW STEPS
TO CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL
CANNABIS DISPENSARIES TODAY.
DISTRICT 2 SUPERVISOR JOEL
ANDERSON HELD A MEDIA
CONFERENCE AT THE SHERIFF'S
RANCHO SAN DIEGO STATION TO
DISCUSS ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS
AFTER ALLOCATING HALF A MILLION
DOLLARS TO THE SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT. ILLEGAL POT SHOPS
HAVE NEVER BEEN LEGAL AND THEY
DON'T FOLLOW THE RULES AND NEED
TO BE SHUT DOWN. THEY'RE THE
ONES THAT ARE HARMING OUR
COMMUNITY BY INTRODUCING
UNLAWFUL ACT ALONG WITH EFFORTS
TO SHUT DOWN ILLEGAL
DISPENSARIES. ANDERSON IS ALSO
PUSHING TO EXPAND