FEELING
FEELING ACROSS THE NATION AS WE START TO SEE MORE EMPTY STREETS. LOOK AT NEW YORK, LOS
ANGELES, LAS VEGAS. BUT THIS
MORNING THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS
AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
DISCUSSES NEW WAYS TO FIGHT
THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC. GOOD
MORNING. WE WANT TO THANK YOU
ALL SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. I'M
STELLA ESCOBEDO. I'M ERIC
CONNERS. SO GLAD YOU'RE WITH US
HERE. WE'RE GOING TO BRING YOU
UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST
INFORMATION COMING FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE HERE IN JUST A
MOMENT. BUT FIRST LET'S GET YOU
CAUGHT UP ON THE LATEST NUMBERS
COMING IN IN THE US. THERE ARE
NOW MORE THAN 90 500 CONFIRMED
CASES. AND ONE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY DEATHS. REMEMBER WE HAD
ONE HUNDRED AND TEN YESTERDAY.
DOCTORS ARE ALSO WARNING WE
COULD BE 45 DAYS OR MORE FROM
SEEING THE PEAK OF THIS IN SAN
DIEGO COUNTY. THERE ARE NOW 80
CONFIRMED CASES THAT'S UP FROM
60 YESTERDAY BUT NO DEATHS HAVE
BEEN REPORTED. SO SOME GOOD
NEWS THERE. MEMBERS OF
THE CORONA VIRUS TASK FORCE
PROVIDED ANOTHER UPDATE FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE THIS MORNING.
SO THE BIGGEST THING THAT THEY
TALKED ABOUT IS THE FDA
SLASHING RED TAPE AND FAST
TRACKING ANTIVIRAL MEDICINE.
SKYLER HENRY HAS MORE DETAILS
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. PRESIDENT
TRUMP ANNOUNCED THE FDA HAS
APPROVED TWO NEW DRUGS ALREADY
ON THE MARKET TO TREAT CORONA
VIRUS. NICE. BUT AS IT'S BEEN
AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. SO WE
KNOW THAT IF IT IF IF THINGS
DON'T GO AS PLANNED, IT'S NOT
GOING TO KILL ANYBODY. BUT IT
SHOULD BE NOTED A VACCINE IS
STILL A LONG WAY OFF. A VACCINE
TRIAL CURRENTLY BEING
PERFORMED. IT'S A PHASE 1 TRIAL
SO IT'S THE EARLIEST STUDY THAT
GETS DONE. WE EXPECT THAT TO
TAKE 12 MONTHS TO GET DEPLETION
TO ACTUALLY A TIME WHEN WE
COULD APPROVE A VACCINE.
WEDNESDAY BY PRESIDENT TRUMP
SIGNED A KOREAN WAR ERA LAW
THAT COMPELS MANUFACTURING
COMPANIES TO STEP UP PRODUCTION
OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND
PROTECTIVE GEAR FOR HEALTH
WORKERS. IT'S A MEDICAL WAR WE
HAVE TO WIN. THIS WAR IS VERY
IMPORTANT. THE PRESIDENT IS
FIGHTING ON TWO FRONTS
THE BATTLE AGAINST THE VIRUS
AND THE BATTLE TO SAVE
THE ECONOMY. WE TOOK THE BEST
ECONOMY WE'VE EVER HAD. AND WE
SAID STOP. YOU CAN'T WORK. YOU
HAVE TO STAY HOME. SEVENTY
THOUSAND MORE PEOPLE FILED
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS LAST WEEK
AND THOSE NUMBERS WILL RISE.
GM, FORD AND CHRYSLER FIAT WERE
THE LATEST COMPANIES TO SHUT
DOWN OPERATIONS. THEY WON'T BE
ABLE TO GET 40 HOURS. NOW WE'VE
GOT SEVEN CLIMATE AND
UNEMPLOYMENT. THEY'LL BE FILED.
ABLE TO FILE FOR NEXT WEEK.
CONGRESS IS NEGOTIATING WITH
THE WHITE HOUSE FOR A STIMULUS
PACKAGE WHICH COULD TOP A
TRILLION DOLLARS AND IS LIKELY
TO INCLUDE MONEY BEING SENT
DIRECTLY TO AMERICANS MONEY
POOR PEOPLE FROM THE MIDDLE
CLASS ON DOWN PERIOD. 19 HAS
NOW HIT CAPITOL HILL.
CONGRESSMAN MARIO DIAZ-BALART
FROM FLORIDA AND BEN MCADAMS
FROM UTAH BOTH CONFIRM THEY'VE
TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS.
SKYLER HENRY, CBS NEWS
THE WHITE HOUSE AND SENATE
MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL
SAYS HE WILL KEEP THE SENATE IN
SESSION UNTIL IT PASSES
THE STIMULUS PACKAGE TO HELP
THE ECONOMY. AND AS WE
MENTIONED BEFORE, PRESIDENT
TRUMP IS DIRECTING THE FDA TO
INVESTIGATE WHETHER AN EXISTING
DRUG GIVEN TO MALARIA PATIENTS
CAN ALSO BE USED TO TREAT
THE CORONA VIRUS RDA LISA
SUMMERS IS JOINING US NOW TO
TALK MORE ABOUT THIS LISA. THIS
IS POTENTIALLY SOME VERY GOOD
NEWS HERE. IT HAS THE POTENTIAL
TO BE SOME VERY GOOD NEWS
INDEED BECAUSE IT'S A DRUG
THAT'S ALREADY OUT THERE. IT'S
CALLED CHLOROQUINE. IT'S
ALREADY BEEN GIVEN TO MALARIA
PATIENTS. I SPOKE WITH DR.
GEORGINA NANOS FROM KIND HEALTH
GROUP IN ENCINITAS. SHE SAYS
THAT THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY HAS
BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS DRUG AS
A POSSIBLE TREATMENT FOR
CORONAVIRUS FOR A FEW MONTHS
NOW. BUT THERE'S JUST NOT
ENOUGH DATA YET. ALSO IT
DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING RIGHT
NOW, BUT IT'S GOOD TO BE
OPTIMISTIC. RIGHT NOW THERE ARE
NO PROVEN THERAPIES FOR KOVAC,
19. HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE SAID
A VACCINE READY FOR PUBLIC USE
COULD TAKE UP TO 12 TO 18
MONTHS. BUT SOME SCIENTISTS
HAVE CLAIMED THAT EARLY IN
THE OUTBREAK THE ANTI MALARIA
DRUG CHLOROQUINE WHICH ALSO HAS
BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME
COULD BE A POTENTIAL TREATMENT
FOR THE NEW VIRUS VERY POWERFUL
DRUG IN DIFFERENT FORMS AND
IT'S SHOWN VERY ENCOURAGING
VERY, VERY ENCOURAGING EARLY
RESULTS. WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO MAKE THAT DRUG AVAILABLE
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. IT'S ALSO
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE FDA
COMMISSIONER ALSO SAID THAT
IT'S IMPORTANT NOT TO PROVIDE
FALSE HOPE. WE'RE ALSO SPEAKING
WITH A WELL RESPECTED SCIENTIST
FEATURED IN A DOCUMENT CALLED
PANDEMIC. HE WEIGHS IN ON
CHLOROQUINE NEW FOR YOU AT FIVE
O'CLOCK TONIGHT. FOR NOW, WE'LL
SEND IT BACK TO YOU. ALICIA,
THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALSO THIS
THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS ABOARD
DISNEY'S WONDER CRUISE SHIP ARE
IN SAN DIEGO THIS MORNING A DAY
EARLIER THAN PLANNED. THE SHIP
ARRIVED TO THE PORT OF SAN
DIEGO AT ABOUT SEVEN O'CLOCK
THIS MORNING FOLLOWING
THE COMPANY'S DECISION TO
SUSPEND ALL CRUISES AMIDST
THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC. WE
KNOW THIS. SO SHANON HANDY IS
THERE RIGHT NOW. SHANNON, DO WE
KNOW WHEN THESE PASSENGERS ARE
GOING TO GET OFF? DO WE KNOW IF
ANYONE IS SHOWING SYMPTOMS OF
CORONA VIRUS AS WE SAW IN SAN
FRANCISCO WHEN THAT SHIP
DOCKED? IT TOOK DAYS FOR PEOPLE
TO GET OFF. YES, SELA. DISNEY
HAS TOLD US THAT AT THIS POINT
NO ONE ON BOARD THE SHIP HAS
SHOWN ANY SIGNS OF CORONA
VIRUS. IN FACT, PASSENGERS ARE
ALLOWED TO GET OFF THE SHIP
STARTING AROUND NOON TODAY
SUGGESTS WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.
NOW IF YOU TAKE A LOOK RIGHT
NOW, YOU CAN SEE SOME
PASSENGERS AND POSSIBLY CREW
MEMBERS STANDING OUTSIDE WE'RE
TOLD TWO THOUSAND PASSENGERS
ALONG WITH 900 CREW MEMBERS ARE
ON BOARD. BUT AGAIN, NO ONE HAS
SHOWN ANY SIGNS OF CORONA
VIRUS. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT
SOME VIDEO TAKEN JUST A SHORT
TIME AGO. AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE
THE PEOPLE STANDING OUTSIDE
THE SHIP LOOKING OUT ONTO
THE EMBARCADERO. THE DISNEY
WONDER IS BACK FROM A TWO WEEK
JOURNEY ALONG THE PANAMA CANAL.
IT LEFT NEW ORLEANS ON MARCH 6
.THE SHIP WAS SUPPOSED TO
ARRIVE IN SAN DIEGO TOMORROW
AFTER A STOP IN KABUL AND
PUERTO VALLARTA. BUT BECAUSE
DISNEY HAS DECIDED TO SUSPEND
CRUISE'S, IT ARRIVED EARLY FOR
GOING MEXICO. NO. I SPOKE WITH
A LOCAL CHAPLAIN HERE WHO HELPS
CRUISE CREW MEMBERS RUN PARENTS
OR GET SUPPLIES THEY NEED ONCE
THEY ARE OFF SHIPS. IT'S A
SERVICE HE PROVIDES YEAR ROUND
BUT HE SAYS IT'S OBVIOUSLY MUCH
DIFFERENT THESE DAYS. CONCERN.
AND HE JUST ASKED ME THAT, YOU
KNOW, THAT I'LL REMEMBER THERE
IN OUR PRAYERS. AND AT THAT
TIME, OF COURSE THEY'RE ALSO
PRAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT
THESE DAYS THIS PROBLEM WILL
BE, YOU KNOW, SOON TO BE YOU
KNOW, BE DONE AND BACK OUT HERE
LIVE. I'VE BEEN MONITORING
SOCIAL MEDIA AND PASSENGERS
HAVE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE CREW
MEMBERS ARE CONSTANTLY CLEANING
AND SANITIZING THE SHIP AND
THEY'RE ALSO KEEPING THEM WELL
FOR AND IN FACT THEY WERE ALL
SENT LETTERS ABOUT
THE SITUATION. NOW WE HOPE TO
SPEAK WITH SOME OF THOSE
PASSENGERS ONCE THEY DISEMBARK.
AGAIN, THAT WILL START AROUND
NOON TODAY. BUT KEEP IN MIND
THIS SHIP IS HERE ONE DAY
EARLY. SO DISNEY HAS GIVEN
THESE PASSENGERS THE OPTION. IF
YOU WANT TO GET OFF NOW YOU CAN
BUT YOU CAN'T COME BACK ON. BUT
IF YOU'D LIKE TO STAY ON
THE SHIP BECAUSE MAYBE YOU
DIDN'T MAKE ARRANGEMENTS SINCE
THEY ARE HERE A DAY EARLY YOU
CAN STAY ON BOARD. IN ADDITION,
THOSE PASSENGERS WILL RECEIVE
SOME MONEY BACK SINCE
THE CRUISE WAS CUT A DAY SHORT
AND THEY ARE ALSO BEING OFFERED
A DISCOUNT ON A FUTURE DISNEY
CRUISE. SO WE WILL STAY OUT
HERE AND MONITOR THE SITUATION.
WE'LL CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU
GUYS AROUND NOON. BACK TO YOU.
SHANNON, THANKS FOR THE LATEST
ON THAT. AND SAN DIEGO MAYOR
KEVIN FAULCONER HAS UNVEILED A
MASSIVE RELIEF PACKAGE FOR
LOCAL BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY
CLOSURES. IT INCLUDES A FOUR
MILLION DOLLAR FUND IN GRANTS
AND ZERO PERCENT LOANS. THIS IS
ALL TO HELP BUSINESSES STAY
AFLOAT. SO IMPORTANT, RIGHT?
THE MAYOR SAYS MORE INFORMATION
ON HOW BUSINESSES CAN APPLY FOR
THOSE LOANS WILL BE ANNOUNCED
SOON. THE FIGHT AGAINST
CORONAVIRUS OF COURSE CHANGING
OUR ROUTINES EVEN MORE TODAY
THAN YESTERDAY. THIS MORNING
EXPANDED HEALTH ORDERS ARE IN
EFFECT AROUND THE COUNTY TO
PREVENT THE SPREAD. NEWS AIDES
NET A RON PORT LIVE OUTSIDE A
YMCA IN KEARNY MESA AND. THAT'S
ONE OF THE PLACES IMPACTED BY
THESE NEW ORDERS. YEAH, THEY
ARE SHUT DOWN HERE AT THE YMCA.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THEY OFFER
MORE THAN GYMS AND WORKOUTS.
THEY HAVE CHILDCARE HERE AND
PRESCHOOL. IN FACT, NORMALLY
KIDS WOULD BE RIGHT BEHIND ME
AT THE PLAYGROUND HERE AT
THE YMCA ENJOYING THE SUN
THAT'S SHINING OUT HERE RIGHT
NOW. THAT IS NOT THE CASE.
THE NEW COUNTY RULES DOES
CHANGE THE WAY DAYCARE IS
OPERATING. A LOT OF THEM NOW
CAN ONLY HAVE SMALLER GROUPS OF
KIDS. NOW THERE'S STILL A GREAT
NEED. WE SPOKE WITH THE YMCA
CHILDCARE SERVICE DIRECTOR.
SHE'S ACTUALLY STILL HELPING
FAMILIES GET IN TOUCH WITH
CHILD CARE PROGRAMS THAT THEY
NEED. AND TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT
SHE SAID WHO SHE SAYS IS IN
NEED OF THIS. WE ARE GETTING A
LOT OF CALLS FROM DIFFERENT
HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS,
HOSPITALS ASSOCIATIONS THAT
THEY DEFINITELY HAVE A LOT OF
STAFF THAT ARE IN GREAT NEED OF
CHILD CARE SO THAT THEIR NURSES
AND THEIR DOCTORS AND THEIR
CUSTODIANS AND THEIR COOKS AND
EVERYONE ELSE THAT'S SO
ESSENTIAL TO KEEPING US HEALTHY
CAN COME TO WORK. YES. SINCE
THEY ALL NEED TO COME TO WORK,
THEY DO NEED CHILDCARE BECAUSE
AS WE ALL KNOW, MOST KIDS ARE
NO LONGER IN SCHOOL RIGHT NOW.
SO DOCTORS, NURSES, PARAMEDICS,
LAW ENFORCEMENT, ALL
THE ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY
RESPONDERS, THOSE WHO WORK IN
PUBLIC SERVICE NOW BEING ASKED
TO WORK OVERTIME. MANY OF THEM
AND THEIR CHILDREN ARE OUT OF
SCHOOL. THEY'RE DESPERATELY
SEARCHING FOR DAYCARE OPTIONS.
NOW THE GOOD NEWS IS AS
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CHILD
CARE SERVICES YOU JUST HEARD
FROM HERE AT THE YMCA TELLS US
THERE ARE MORE THAN 4000
DAYCARE OPTIONS STILL RIGHT NOW
IN SAN DIEGO DESPITE THE NEW
REGULATIONS. THESE SMALLER
DAYCARES ARE STILL AVAILABLE
FOR FAMILIES. IN FACT, THEY
STILL HAVE ROOM TO TAKE IN YOUR
KIDS. NOW THE RULES DO REQUIRE
GROUPS OF TEN OR LESS. THEY CAN
STAY TOGETHER WITH THE SAME
CHILD CARE PROVIDER USING
THE SAME FACILITY BUT THEY
CANNOT INTERMINGLE WITH OTHER
KIDS IN OTHER GROUPS.
THE GROUPS CAN NOT MIX AND
THE TEACHERS ARE CONSISTENT
WITH EACH GROUP SO THAT THERE'S
NOT AN INCREASED SPREAD OF
THE VIRUS. OF COURSE THESE
MEASURES ARE BEING TAKEN NOW
WITH THE CORONAVIRUS SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS NOW IMPLEMENTED BY
THE COUNTY. THE COUNTY ALSO
ENCOURAGING EVEN YOUNG CHILDREN
TO KEEP THAT SOCIAL DISTANCE.
NOW THE YMCA IS ACTUALLY
WORKING WITH FAMILIES TO
CONNECTED THEM WITH CHILD CARE
PROGRAMS. SO IF YOU'RE STILL
LOOKING FOR HELP IN THAT REALM,
YOU CAN GIVE THEM A CALL. WE DO
HAVE THE NUMBER AT THE BOTTOM
OF YOUR SCREEN 1 800 4 8 1 2 1
5 1. THEY HAVE ADVISERS ON HAND
ALL DAY LONG TO ASSIST WITH ANY
FAMILIES WHO STILL NEED THOSE
DAY CARE FACILITIES AND THAT'S
THE VERY LATEST HERE FROM
THE YMCA. WE'LL SEND IT BACK TO
YOU. AND THE FAMILIES CAN USE
THE HELP RIGHT NOW. NADIA,
THANK YOU. A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT
TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE
HELPING MAKE SURE SAN DIEGO
FAMILIES ARE FED. HERE THEY ARE
AT THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER
IN CHULA VISTA IS BEING PUT ON
BY THE COMMUNITY THROUGH HOPE.
ONE OF THE ONLY SOUTH BAY
PROVIDERS STILL GIVING OUT FOOD
TO KEEP PEOPLE HEALTHY. WORKERS
PUT MEALS DIRECTLY IN
THE TRUNKS OF CARS THAT MADE
THAT THAT WAY THEY DON'T GET
THE CORONA VIRUS. THEY WERE
JOINED BY CHULA VISTA POLICE
WHO WERE PROVIDING TRAFFIC
CONTROL AND JUST BECAUSE
THE CORONA VIRUS STOPPED, SAN
DIEGO IS IN THEIR TRACKS WITH
BUSINESSES CLOSED JOBS LOST AND
PUT LIVES ON HOLD. THERE IS
SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP.
NOW IS THE TIME TO COME
TOGETHER TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS
IMPACTED BY THIS ONGOING HEALTH
CRISIS. IF YOU'RE ABLE. PLEASE
JOIN NEWS 8 THE SAN DIEGO
FOUNDATION AND OUR PARTNERS AND
GIVE TO THE SAN DIEGO CODE 19
RESPONSE FUND. YOUR DONATION
WILL 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 100 PERCENT OF DONATIONS
WILL GO TO ORGANIZATIONS
HELPING SAN DIEGO GETS IMPACTED
BY CORONA VIRUS. DONATE NOW AT
SD FOUNDATION DOT ORG SLASH
KOBE 19. OR OUR NEWS AID APP
ITS OWN CREDIBLE JUST IN
THE LAST COUPLE DAYS HOW MUCH
MONEY HAS BEEN RAISED? LAST
TIME I CHECKED WE WERE AT FOUR
MILLION. IT WAS 2 MILLION JUST
YESTERDAY BUT WE HAD A LONG
WAYS TO GO CAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE
ARE