AS
AS THEY
AS THEY PREPARE FOR THEIR JOURNEYS AFTER THE PANDEMIC. MUSIC STARTS NOW. AND STATE AND
LOCAL LEADERS WORK TO FIND
THE SWIFT BEST AND SAFEST WAY
TO REOPEN THE ECONOMY. ONE OF
SAN DIEGO'S MOST HIGH PROFILE
EVENTS, COMICON IS NOW
OFFICIALLY SHELVED DUE TO
THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC. GOOD
EVENING AND THANKS FOR JOINING
US. I'M MARCELLA LEE. I'M
CARLOS MERCADO. TODAY SAN DIEGO
COUNTY REPORTED SEVEN DEATHS TO
COVER 19 BRINGING THE TOTAL TO
70 71 MORE CASES HAVE BEEN
REPORTED BRINGING THAT TOTAL TO
TWO THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
EIGHT. NEWS IT'S RICHARD ALLEN
HAS WARNED OF LATE BREAKING
DECISION ON CHURCH SERVICES AS
WELL AS THE PROJECTED ECONOMIC
FALLOUT OF LOSING COMIC CON.
WELL, THAT'S RIGHT. THIS IS
THE FIRST TIME IN HALF A
CENTURY COMIC CON HAS BEEN
CANCELED. WELL, ORGANIZERS SAY
THAT EXTRAORDINARY TIMES CALL
FOR EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES.
THERE'S NO DOUBT THIS WILL HAVE
AN EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT ON
THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THESE
DECISIONS WERE DIFFICULT.
COMICON, ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S
MOST HIGH PROFILE AND REVENUE
GENERATING EVENTS IS NOW
THE LATEST CASUALTY OF
THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC. IT'S
A SAD DAY FOR US BUT IT'S IT'S
THE BEST DECISION. OFFICIALLY
CANCELED ON FRIDAY COMIC CON
DRAWS MORE THAN 130000 FANS TO
SAN DIEGO EVERY YEAR. WE WERE
HOPING THAT THERE MIGHT BE A
WAVE OF EVEN HAVING MAYBE A
PAIRED DOWN SHOW OR A SMALLER
SHOW. BUT YOU KNOW, MONITORING
ALL HEALTH ADVISORIES AND ALL
THAT, IT JUST DIDN'T MAKE
SENSE. ALREADY HERE IN SAN
DIEGO, THE COUNTY FAIR THE ROCK
AND ROLL MARATHON AND PRIDE
HAVE ALL BEEN SHELVED FOR THIS
YEAR DUE TO COVET 19.
THE LOSSES ARE GONNA BE
SIGNIFICANT WHILE PRIDE
GENERATES MORE THAN 26 MILLION
DOLLARS A YEAR, COMIC CON
BRINGS IN CLOSER TO 150
MILLION. IT WON'T BE THE SAME
JULY WITHOUT HIM. ALSO FRIDAY,
MAYOR KEVIN FAULCONER UNVEILED
THE FORMATION OF A BI NATIONAL
AND BIPARTISAN ADVISORY GROUP
TO FORM A STRATEGY FOR
EVENTUALLY REOPENING
THE ECONOMY WHEN IT'S SAFE TO
DO SO IN COMBINATION. SAN DIEGO
WILL BE READY. GOVERNOR GAVIN
NEWSOM ANNOUNCED A SIMILAR
ADVISORY BOARD FRIDAY ON
THE STATE LEVEL IT TO PUT
TOGETHER TANGIBLE ACTIONABLE
IDEAS FOR SHORT TERM MEDIUM AND
LONG TERM ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
THIS COMES AS CALIFORNIA ON
FRIDAY RECORDED THE HIGHEST
NUMBER OF DEATHS. NINETY FIVE
IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD DUE TO KOBE
19 BRINGING THE STATEWIDE TOTAL
TO NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY FIVE. WE
ARE COMING CLOSE TO THAT
THOUSAND MARK MARK. WE HOPED WE
WOULD NEVER SEE BRINGING INTO
SHARPER FOCUS THE NEED TO
MAINTAIN STAY AT HOME AND
SOCIAL DISTANCING MANDATES
ALTHOUGH ON THE COUNTY LEVEL
SAN DIEGO COUNTY SCORED ONLY A
C MINUS. THIS PAST WEEK IN A
NATIONWIDE SCORECARD GENERATED
BY THE TECH COMPANY UNIQUE CAST
BUT WE ALL NEED TO DAILY REMIND
OURSELVES THAT THE ACTIONS
WE'RE TAKING ARE ONES THAT ARE
DESIGNED TO SAVE LIVES. AND
LATE TODAY WE LEARNED AS A
RESULT OF A LAWSUIT BY
THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN LIBERTY
DRIVE IN CHURCH SERVICES WILL
NOW BE PERMITTED HERE IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. DURING
THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC. BACK
TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, RICHARD,
THANKS. RALLIES DEFYING SOCIAL
DISTANCING ORDERS ARE BEING
PLANNED ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
NEWS AIDS ELIZABETH SANCHEZ
TELLS US ABOUT ONE OF
THE SO-CALLED FREEDOM RALLIES
PLANNED FOR DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO
THIS WEEKEND. THE RALLY IS
SUPPOSED TO TAKE PLACE HERE AT
THE HOLIDAY JUSTICE TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. THEY WANT TO PUT
PRESSURE ON THE GOVERNMENT TO
OPEN THINGS BACK UP. CALIFORNIA
NOW. NOW RIGHT NOW
THE FRUSTRATION FROM THESE
PROTESTERS IS BEING HEARD LOUD
AND CLEAR. RALLIES LIKE THIS
ONE IN ORANGE COUNTY ARE BEING
STAGED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SOME
PEOPLE ARE FED UP WITH THE STAY
AT HOME ORDERS AND DISMISSING
SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES.
SOME ARE TRUMP SUPPORTERS, ANTI
VACCINE ADVOCATES AND THOSE
BELIEVING IN CONSPIRACIES. BUT
OTHERS LIKE ENCINITAS RESIDENT
CHRISTA CURTIS JUST WANTS TO
GET TOGETHER WITH FRIENDS AND
THINK IT'S TIME CONTINUING TO
CLOSE DOWN THE ONLY FREEDOMS
THE ONLY OUTLETS THAT WE HAVE
IS JUST MAKING PEOPLE MORE
ANGRY. IT'S MAKING THEM PUSH
BACK. CURTIS HAS ORGANIZED HER
OWN EVENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR
SUNDAY. SHE SAYS SHE'S ALREADY
HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SAYING
THEY'LL JOIN EVERYBODY WHO'S
HAD IT. WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS
FOR A MONTH. WE HAVE VERY SLOW
NUMBERS. BUT THE COUNTY SAYS
IT'S NOT THE GOVERNMENT TRYING
TO SHOW ITS MIGHT. THEY SAY
THE STATE AND ESPECIALLY SAN
DIEGO COUNTY HAS HAD SUCCESS IN
FLATTENING THE CURVE BECAUSE OF
THE MEASURES TAKEN. WE DON'T
WANT TO UNDO ALL OF
THE PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE. WE
DON'T WANT TO THROW AWAY ALL OF
THE SACRIFICES AND WE DON'T
WANT TO END UP IN A BAD
SITUATION IF YOU'RE WORRIED AND
IF YOU'RE AT RISK OR YOU'RE A
PERSON WITH A COMPROMISED
IMMUNE SYSTEM, THEN PLEASE STAY
HOME. COUNTY OFFICIALS
ACKNOWLEDGE HOW DIFFICULT IT IS
BUT THEY STAND BY THE STAY AT
HOME WATER AND ASK RESIDENTS TO
HANG IN THERE. IT'S BEEN MORE
BUSY FOR THE PAST MONTH BECAUSE
THEY COULD CLOSED THE BEACHES
SO PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY CLOSER
TOGETHER. CLOSER TOGETHER IS
WHAT TOOK PLACE AT THE RALLY TO
THE NORTH. MEANWHILE, SAN DIEGO
POLICE SAY THEY'RE AWARE OF
THE RALLY TAKING PLACE THIS
WEEKEND AND WILL WORK WITH
THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO
ENSURE COMPLIANCE OF THE LAWS
IN ORANGE COUNTY TODAY POLICE
WERE OUT IN FULL FORCE AND SAN
DIEGO POLICE WILL BE OUT
TOMORROW HERE AND THE SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT IN ENCINITAS. BACK
TO YOU. THANKS, ELIZABETH.
THE USNS MERCY MAY BE ON
THE WATER BUT SOME CREW MEMBERS
WILL BE HELPING OUT ON LAND
SOON. THE SHIP'S COMMANDER SAYS
THAT FEMA ASKED THE NAVY TO
REASSIGN 40 PERSONNEL FROM
THE SHIP TO ASSIST IN A SKILLED
NURSING FACILITY IN LOS
ANGELES. NO WORD YET ON WHICH
FACILITY THEY'RE GOING TO
THE MERCY WHICH LEFT ITS HOME
PORT HERE IN SAN DIEGO IN MARCH
IS CURRENTLY BEING USED IN L.A.
TO TREAT NON CORONA VIRUS
PATIENTS. A LOCAL LAB IS ON
THE FRONT LINES OF ANTIBODY
TESTING A KEY TOOL IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST CORONA VIRUS USING A
BLOOD SAMPLE. THE UC SAN DIEGO
CENTER FOR ADVANCED LABORATORY
MEDICINE CAN NOW TELL IF YOU'VE
BEEN EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS EVEN
IF YOU NEVER SHOW SYMPTOMS.
THE TEST LOOKS FOR ANTIBODIES
PRODUCED IN RESPONSE TO
THE INFECTION. EVIDENCE CAN
HELP DETERMINE WHO'S DEVELOPED
IMMUNITY AND WHO HAS NOT. IT'S
A STRATEGY TEST AND AN
IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THIS TEST AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN
USING TO DIAGNOSE DISEASE IS
THAT THIS TEST TELLS YOU YOU
WERE EXPOSED IN THE PAST.
THE LAB HAS BEEN UP AND RUNNING
SINCE TUESDAY TESTING ABOUT 40
SAMPLES A DAY. THEY DO NOT TAKE
WALK UPS. TESTS ARE GIVEN ONLY
BY REFERRAL. A FEDERAL JUDGE
HAS ORDERED A CARMEL VALLEY
DOCTOR ACCUSED OF HOCKING A
CORONA VIRUS. A MIRACLE CURE TO
STOP ADVERTISING IMMEDIATELY.
DOCTOR JENNINGS RYAN STALEY WHO
OWNS SKINNY BEACH MED SPA
APPEARED IN COURT TODAY AFTER
BEING CHARGED WITH MAIL FRAUD
YESTERDAY IN AN FBI STING.
STALEY ALLEGEDLY ADVERTISED FOR
A THOUSAND DOLLAR TREATMENT
PACK THAT WOULD PROVIDE SIX
WEEKS OF IMMUNITY FROM
THE VIRUS. NO PLEA WAS ENTERED
TODAY BUT BOND WAS SET AT FORTY
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. STALEY
IS DUE BACK IN COURT MAY 19.
EVERY YEAR MILLIONS OF HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS TAKE A
STANDARDIZEDEST TO GET INTO
COLLEGE. BUT WITH SCHOOL
CANCELED THROUGH THE REST OF
THE ACADEMIC YEAR, UNIVERSITIES
ARE SCRAPPING THE EXAMS AND
MAKING IT EASIER FOR STUDENTS
TO APPLY. NEWSDAY SEYMOUR
ABRAMS HAS MORE ON THE CHANGES
.THAT'S RIGHT. SAN DIEGO STATE
JOINING A GROWING LIST OF
SCHOOLS SCRAPPING THAT EXAM
NEXT YEAR AND IT'S ADDING TO A
LONG LIST OF UNCERTAINTIES FOR
STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS AS
THEY TRY TO NAVIGATE THE NEW
COLLEGE PROCESS. THIS IS
SENDING YOUR KIDS OFF TO
COLLEGE WASN'T HARD ENOUGH. ADD
THE PRESSURE OF THE PANDEMIC
THIS GENERATION AND SENIORS ARE
REALLY KIND OF MISSING OUT ON
THAT. THE CLOSURE OF ONE PART
OF HER LIFE AND THE LAUNCHING
INTO THE NEXT PART OF THEIR
LIFE. FOR ROBIN LEE, NPR,
AMMAN. IT HIT THEM WHEN THEY
TOOK A VIRTUAL TOUR OF THEIR
YOUNGEST SON GRAHAM'S NEW
COLLEGE. WE'RE IN LOVELY SAN
DIEGO AND HE'S GOING TO GO TO
FLAGSTAFF AND AND HE'S NEVER
REALLY SEEN IT OR EXPERIENCED
IT AND IT'S ALMOST BLURRY
TRANSITION. I'M CURIOUS LIKE
WHEN WE LOOK BACK EACH YEAR HOW
THAT WILL LOOK OR FEEL.
ADMISSIONS COUNSELORS ALSO
RECOGNIZE HOW DIFFICULT THIS
TIME IS FOR HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS. FIRST IT WAS U.S.
SCHOOLS. NOW THE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM IS ALSO
DROPPING S.A.T. AND ACTU
TESTING REQUIREMENTS THAT THERE
HAS BEEN GREAT DISRUPTION TO
STUDENTS NOT ONLY THROUGH THEIR
HIGH SCHOOL LIVES BUT THEIR
PERSONAL LIVES. SO WE WANTED TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD PROVIDE
SOME RELIEF TO THOSE FAMILIES.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD SAY
GOSH, IT WAS A PERFECT SYSTEM
AND NOW WE'RE THROWING A
PERFECT SYSTEM. THE CHANGE IS
TEMPORARY BUT IT'S NOT THE ONLY
ONE WITH ONLINE LEARNING IN
PLACE. SCHOOLS ARE DRAFTING
MORE RELAXED GRADING POLICIES
AT SD AS FEW STUDENTS HAVE
THE OPTION OF CHANGING THIS
SEMESTER'S CLASSES TO CREDIT NO
CREDIT. AND AT SAN DIEGO
UNIFIED GRADES CAN ONLY GO UP,
NOT DOWN. THERE'S CONVERSATION
IN MY HOUSE A LOT. WHILE IT
DOESN'T EVEN MATTER RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT AND MY GRADES CAN'T GO
DOWN AND I'M ALREADY IN
THE COLLEGE THEY ARE RELIEVED
THEIR SON ALREADY GOT INTO
COLLEGE. BUT LIKE PARENTS WITH
KIDS OF ALL AGES, NOW COMES
THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR
FUTURE SUCCESS AND PART OF THAT
PREP WILL ENTAIL GETTING USED
TO MAJOR CHANGES IN HOW SCHOOLS
ARE RUN. GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM
SAYS IF SCHOOLS RESUME NEXT
FALL THERE WILL BE STAGGERED
CLASSES AND NO ASSEMBLIES.
THANKS FOR A PLAN TO HONOR
STUDENT ATHLETES AT ACOSTA
CANYON HIGH SCHOOL IN CARLSBAD
MAY NOT HAVE GONE EXACTLY
ACCORDING TO PLAN TONIGHT.
THE SCHOOL HOSTED LIGHT UP
THE NIGHT AT THE FOOTBALL FIELD
IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO COULDN'T
COMPETE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.
THE GATES WERE CLOSED BUT
THE STADIUM LIGHTS WERE ON AND
THE SCOREBOARD WAS LIT UP WITH
20S AS A TRIBUTE TO THE SENIOR
CLASS. UNFORTUNATELY, AS YOU
CAN SEE FROM OUR VIDEO, MANY OF
THE STUDENTS WHO GATHERED ALONG
THE STREET TO CELEBRATE WERE
NOT FOLLOWING SOCIAL DISTANCING
GUIDELINES. WE REACHED OUT TO
THE SCHOOL'S PRINCIPAL FOR
REACTION BUT HAVE NOT HEARD
BACK ON ANOTHER LOCAL FARMERS
MARKET IS RETURNING THIS
WEEKEND SUNDAY. THE HILLCREST
FARMER'S MARKET WILL BE BACK IN
ACTION. ORGANIZERS SAY THERE
WILL STILL BE FRESH GROCERIES,
PRODUCE AND PREPACKAGED FOODS.
BUT IT WILL BE A MODIFIED
MARKET WITH NEW SAFETY
PROTOCOLS TO PROTECT CUSTOMERS
AND VENDORS. THE MARKET WILL BE
OPEN FROM 9:00 IN THE