DIEGO.
DIEGO. HOW IT'S HELPING DURING THE PANDEMIC. NEWS 8 STARTS NOW. GOOD EVENING. THANKS FOR
JOINING US TONIGHT. I'M BARBARA
LEE EDWARDS FROM CARLOS CHICAGO
TONIGHT. CALIFORNIA IS MOVING
FORWARD WITH THE REOPENING
BUSINESSES WITH BIG CHANGES
EXPECTED THIS WEEK. TODAY WE
ARE ANNOUNCING OUR EFFORTS TO
UPDATE OUR STAY AT HOME
GUIDELINES AND BEGIN
THE PROCESS OF MOVING INTO
PHASE 2. SOME OF THE STATE'S
RETAIL STORES COULD OPEN WITH
MODIFICATIONS AS EARLY AS
FRIDAY. IT IS A DERBY OFFERED
HAS MORE ON WHAT THAT MEANS FOR
SAN DIEGO. WE'RE FOLLOWING UP
WITH A GENESEE FLOORS. THEY'VE
BEEN CLOSED BUT HAVE HAD ONLINE
DELIVERIES FOR THE PAST SIX
WEEKS. NOW THEY COULD OPEN FOR
CURBSIDE ON FRIDAY JUST IN TIME
FOR MOTHER'S DAY.
THE PROJECTION IS THAT THIS
YEAR MAY BE A BETTER MOTHER'S
DAY THAN LAST. SO WE HOPE THAT
IT GOES THAT WAY. GENESEE
FLORIST HAS BEEN ON THE PHONE
WITH GROWERS ALL DAY SINCE
GOVERNOR NEWSOME ANNOUNCED THAT
FLORAL SHOPS ARE PART OF
THE PHASE TWO AND REOPENING
SOME RETAIL BUSINESSES ON
FRIDAY FOR CURBSIDE ONLY. WE
DON'T KNOW EXACTLY YOU'LL BE
ABLE TO GET IT. THIS WEEK I
PLACED AN ORDER WITH HIM AND I
CAN'T GET THIS. I CAN'T GET.
THE GOVERNOR MENTIONED CURBSIDE
RETAILERS SUCH AS BOOK STORES,
SPORTING GOODS, TOY STORES AND
FLOORS. THE CITY AND COUNTY
STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM
THE STATE ON WHO ELSE WE ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVING
THAT CLARITY. THE GOVERNOR WILL
RELEASE FURTHER GUIDELINES ON
THURSDAY AND IF COUNTIES LIKE
SAN DIEGO ARE READY.
RESTRICTIONS COULD BE MODIFIED.
SAN DIEGO IS READY TO RECOVER
TO BE READY. THE RESPONSIBLE
COVE 19 REOPENING KNOWN AS
THE RECOVERY ADVISORY GROUP
MADE UP OF 30 BUSINESSES WAS
CREATED BY MAYOR FAULCONER AND
SUPERVISOR GREG COX. THEY CAME
UP WITH FIVE STRATEGIES FOR
BUSINESSES TO REOPEN. THEY
INCLUDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH, SAFE
WORK SITE ENTRY, WORKPLACE
DISTANCING AND CONDITIONS AND
EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND
COMPLIANCE AS WELL AS ENHANCED
CLEANING AND SANITATION. IT CAN
BE APPLIED TO RESTAURANTS THAT
CAN BE BLIND TO ANY BUSINESS.
HAIR NAIL SALONS. WELL, THIS IS
GOOD NEWS FOR BUSINESSES. SOME
LIKE GENESEE FORCE WORRY THAT
THEY WON'T HAVE THE STAFFING
SINCE SOME WORKERS ARE NOT
COMFORTABLE COMING BACK YET.
BUT THEY SAY THAT THEY WILL
MAKE IT WORK ESPECIALLY IF IT'S
RIGHT BEFORE ONE OF THE BUSIEST
FLOUR HOLIDAYS. HERE. THIS IS
WHAT GETS US THROUGH THE SLOW
SEASON WHICH IS SUMMER WITH
INPUT FROM THE RECOVERY
ADVISORY GROUP. ON TUESDAY
THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WILL VOTE ON THE BUSINESS
SAFETY FRAMEWORK THAT
BUSINESSES MUST FOLLOW TO
REOPEN ONCE THE STATE LIFTS ITS
RESTRICTIONS IN KEARNY MESA.
I'M ABBIE ALFORD FOR NEWS 8.
THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED
CORONAVIRUS CASES HERE IN SAN
DIEGO COUNTY HAS NOW REACHED
THE 4000 MARK. HEALTH OFFICIALS
REPORTED NINETY THREE NEW
CONFIRMED CASES TODAY BRINGING
THE TOTAL TO FOUR THOUSAND
TWENTY. THERE HAVE BEEN FIVE
MORE DEATHS THREE WOMEN AND TWO
MEN RAISING THE COUNTY DEATH
TOLL TO 144. THE RESULTS OF
TWELVE HUNDRED NINETY THREE
TESTS WERE ALSO REPORTED AROUND
SEVEN PERCENT OF WHICH WERE
POSITIVE. THE NUMBER OF TESTS
IS STILL FAR BELOW THE DAILY
GOAL OF 50 200 IN ORDER TO MEET
THAT. COUNTY LEADERS ARE
RAMPING UP ABILITIES BY OPENING
THREE NEW TESTING SITES
TOMORROW. THESE SITES WILL NOT
NEED A DOCTOR'S REFERRAL, ONLY
AN APPOINTMENT. THEY'LL BE
GROSSMAN COLLEGE ANELKA HOME
THE FORMER SERIES BUILDING IN
CHULA VISTA AND THE NORTH
INLAND LOT. LIVE WELL CENTER IN
ESCONDIDO APPOINTMENTS CAN BE
MADE ONLINE AT L.A. GI DOC PAIR
SLASH COVERED TESTING OR YOU
CAN CALL 8 8 8 6 3 4 1 1 2 3.
JUST AS MANY STATES RELAX STATE
HOME RESTRICTIONS. NEW RESEARCH
PROJECTS PROJECTS THE US RATHER
DEATH TOLL COULD DOUBLE A MODEL
OFTEN CITED BY THE WHITE HOUSE
PREDICTS COVERED 90 WILL KILL
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THIRTY
FOUR THOUSAND PEOPLE BY AUGUST.
AS OF TONIGHT THERE HAVE BEEN
NEARLY SIXTY NINE THOUSAND
DEATHS AND CLOSE TO ONE POINT
TWO MILLION CASES IN THE U.S.
IGNORING MASK ORDERS AT
THE BORDER. THE US BORDER
PATROL AGENTS ARE STILL
SECURING THE BORDER DURING
THE PANDEMIC. BUT MANY U.S.
MEXICO TRAVELERS SAY AGENTS
AREN'T WEARING PROTECTIVE MASKS
.AND AS NEWS IT'S L'AMOUR
ABRAMS REPORTS. SPEAKING UP MAY
COST YOU. A CBP SPOKESMAN TELLS
US TONIGHT AGENTS HAVE BEEN
PROVIDED WITH PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND
INSTRUCTED TO USE THEM. BUT
WHEN ONE ESSENTIAL COMPUTER
QUESTION WHY MANY AGENTS ARE
NOT WEARING THOSE MASS AT
THE BORDER. THINGS GOT MESSY.
YOU GOT VERY ANGRY VERY, VERY
NEAR MY CAR. HE WAS YELLING AT
ME SCREAMING AT ME RATHER.
BEYONCé IS DESCRIBING A U.S.
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
AGENT AT THE U.S. MEXICO
BORDER. HE SAYS THE AGENT WAS
SO FURIOUS WHEN BIANCA REFUSED
TO REMOVE HIS MASK THAT HE TOOK
AWAY THE QUICK ENTRY PASS USES
EVERYDAY TO CROSS THE BORDER
FOR WORK. SWORN AGENTS FOR
THE COUNTRY THEY'RE PUTTING US
AT RISK. HE SAYS HE HAD A
LEGITIMATE REASON FOR WANTING
TO KEEP HIS MASK ON BECAUSE
THEY'RE NOT WEARING A MASK AND
THEY WANT ME TO EXPOSE MY FACE
TO THEIR FACE. AND THEY SAY
THEY'RE SIX FEET AWAY BUT
THEY'RE NOT SIX FEET AWAY.
THEY'RE NOT SIX FEET AWAY.
THEY'RE ABOUT FOUR FEET AWAY
FROM YOU. WE SENT OUR CAMERA TO
THE BORDER TO SEE FOR
OURSELVES. BUT WHEN WE SHOWED
UP, AGENTS MADE SURE TO WEAR
THEIR MASKS. CBP MAINTAINS
THOSE AGENTS HAVE RECEIVED
GUIDANCE AND PROTECTION WITH
QUOTE A READY SUPPLY OF
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
INCLUDING NITRO GLOVES AND
NINETY FIVE RESPIRATORS, EYE
PROTECTION AND DISPOSABLE OUTER
GARMENTS. I AM OVERWEIGHT
OBVIOUSLY AND I'VE GOT
DIABETES. I DON'T WANT TO FIND
OUT WHAT PROBABLY 19 WILL DO TO
ME. THAT'S WHY TAKE AS MANY
COMPRESSIONS IN HIS HOME PLACE
IF YOU WANT TO. THERE ARE ABOUT
1000 CONFIRMED CASES OF COOPER
19 AND CLOSE TO 200 DEATHS. IT
MAY NOT SOUND LIKE A LOT
COMPARED TO THE REST OF
THE COUNTRY. BUT OFFICIALS SAY
THE REGION'S ALREADY STRAINED
HOSPITALS AREN'T EQUIPPED FOR
THE RISING NUMBERS. WHY AREN'T
THEY AFRAID OF BEING EXPOSED?
THE YANKEES STILL MAKES
THE DAILY COMMUTE FROM TEAM
WANTED TO HIS JOB IN OTAY MESA
BUT INSPECTIONS TAKE HOURS
WITHOUT HIS CENTURY PASS SO HE
PLANS TO WRITE THE DEPARTMENT
OF HOMELAND SECURITY HOPING TO
MAKE HIS CASE. THIS IS NOT
MONTHS LONG. CBP DATA SHOWS 56
AGENTS IN CALIFORNIA HAVE
TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONA
VIRUS. THE FORMER CAPTAIN OF
THE USS ROOSEVELT IS RETURNING
STATESIDE AFTER RECOVERING FROM
CULVERT 19 IN GUAM AFTER
SAILORS GAVE HIM THIS SENDOFF.
CAPTAIN BRETT CROZIER WAS FIRED
AFTER SOUNDING THE ALARM ABOUT
THE OUTBREAK ON THE SAN DIEGO
BASED CARRIER. HE ALONG WITH 11
HUNDRED SAILORS TESTED POSITIVE
FOR COVE. ONE OF THOSE SAILORS
DIED. CROZIER PREDECESSOR
CAPTAIN CARLOS SADA IS NOW AT
THE HELM. HE SAYS IT IS TAKING
NO CHANCES AS SAILORS COME BACK
ON BOARD. YOU GOT TO GO THROUGH
TWO DIFFERENT CHECKS. AFTER
BEING TESTED TWICE AND WE ARE
SIDELINE SAILORS FOR
THE SLIGHTEST THING THE NAVY
HAS SINCE RECOMMENDED CAPTAIN
CROZIER BE REINSTATED. IN
THE MEANTIME, HE'S BEEN
REASSIGNED TO NAVAL AIR FORCE'S
PACIFIC ALSO BASED HERE IN SAN
DIEGO. STAY CLEAR OF SUNSET
CLIFFS. THAT'S THE MESSAGE
TONIGHT FROM SAN DIEGO POLICE.
SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HEADED TO
THE AREA IN THE PAST FEW DAYS.
DEPARTMENT PUT UP NO PARKING
SIGNS. PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN
THE AREA HAVE ALSO VOICED THEIR
CONCERNS. DPD EVEN TWEETED OUT
A WARNING TO STAY AWAY ADDING
QUOTE SAN DIEGO HAS 70 MILES OF
COASTLINE. PLEASE CONSIDER
PICKING A DIFFERENT SPOT. MORE
SAN DIEGO COUNTY BEACHES
REOPENED TO THE PUBLIC TODAY.
SOLANA BEACH DEL MAR IN
CARLSBAD OPENED UP THEIR
BEACHES FOR LIMITED ACTIVITY.
CARLSBAD AND TORREY PINES STATE
BEACHES REOPENED AS WELL BUT
ALL OTHER STATE BEACHES IN
THE COUNTY ARE STILL CLOSED IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE COUNTY'S
PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER. PARKING
LOTS REMAIN CLOSED AND ACTIVITY
IS LIMITED TO WALKING,