THE
THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO REPORTS ONE HUNDRED FIVE CASES OF CORONA VIRUS. THAT'S TWENTY
FIVE MORE THAN YESTERDAY.
WELCOME BACK. I'M CARLOS QUITO.
AND I'M BARBARA LEE EDWARDS. NO
ONE HAS DIED IN OUR COUNTY.
THE COUNTY NOW SAYS THAT
LIBRARIES WILL NOT BE OFFERING
CURBSIDE PICKUP JUST TWO DAYS
AFTER ANNOUNCING THE OPTION,
BARS, SCHOOLS AND GYMS REMAIN
CLOSED AND RESTAURANTS REMAIN
DINE IN ONLY ESSENTIAL SERVICES
INCLUDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
REMAIN OPEN. THE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT IS WORKING ON THREE
GROUPS OF PATIENTS THAT ARE
LINKED, TWO OF WHICH ARE TRAVEL
RELATED. THERE ARE TEN IN ONE
GROUP AND FOUR IN ANOTHER. AND
THEN ANOTHER GROUP THAT IS
CLEARLY COMMUNITY ACQUIRED IS A
GROUP OF FOUR. SO EIGHTEEN OF
THE 67 RESIDENTS ARE IN THESE
THREE GROUPS. ALL BUSINESSES
HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO ENACT
SOCIAL DISTANCING, INCREASE
CLEANING STANDARDS AND HAVE
EMPLOYEES WORK FROM HOME
WHENEVER POSSIBLE. CORONAVIRUS
CASES HAVE DOUBLED NATIONWIDE
SINCE TUESDAY. NOW APPROACHING
12000 WITH MORE THAN 170
DEATHS. CONGRESS IS SCRAMBLING
TO SLOW THE SPREAD WHILE ALSO
GIVING FINANCIAL RELIEF TO
STRUGGLING AMERICANS. THIS
AFTERNOON THE SENATE PASSED AID
PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES FREE
TESTING AND PAID SICK LEAVE FOR
SOME WORKERS. THEY'RE NOW
CONSIDERING A ONE TRILLION
DOLLAR PLAN THAT INCLUDES
DIRECT CASH PAYMENTS OF TWELVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS PER PERSON.
DEMOCRATS ARE ALSO URGING
PRESIDENT TRUMP TO EXERCISE
THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT TO
MEET THE SPIKE DEMAND FOR MASKS
AND VENTILATORS. IT'S USED IN
TIMES OF WAR. WELL, WE MUST
MOBILIZE AS IF IT WERE A TIME
OF WAR WHEN IT COMES TO
HOSPITALS, BEDS, SUPPLIES,
EQUIPMENT. TODAY THE STATE
DEPARTMENT ALSO ISSUED A
WARNING AGAINST ALL
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL URGING
AMERICANS ABROAD TO RETURN IF
POSSIBLE. MASSIVE LAYOFFS ARE
ALREADY BEING REPORTED AS
THE ECONOMY GRINDS TO A HALT
TODAY. THE LABOR DEPARTMENT
SAID THERE WERE TWO HUNDRED
EIGHTY ONE THOUSAND FIRST TIME
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS LAST WEEK.
THAT'S A JUMP OF SEVENTY
THOUSAND FROM THE WEEK BEFORE.
AND IT'S THE BIGGEST A WEEK TO
WEEK JUMP SINCE THE 2008
FINANCIAL CRISIS. BUT ALREADY
THIS WEEK 15 STATES HAVE
REPORTED MORE THAN 600000
CLAIMS. SERVICE INDUSTRY IS
THE HARDEST HIT WILL COME DOWN.
WE HAVE TO KEEP EMPLOYERS ON
THEIR FEET. WE HAVE TO KEEP
THOSE JOBS OPEN. AND SO
THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE CAN
DO IS SUPPORT EMPLOYERS AS THEY
SUPPORT THEIR EMPLOYEES. A
NURSE WILL COME. CALIFORNIA
REPORTED MORE THAN 80000
UNEMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS ON
TUESDAY ALONE AND TYPICALLY
SEES TWO THOUSAND PER DAY.
GROCERY STORES RESERVING
DESIGNATED SHOPPING HOURS FOR
SENIORS DURING THE CROWN VIRUS
OUTBREAK. ONE WAY FOR SENIORS
TO AVOID CROWDS AND GETTING
SICK THESE DAYS. THERESA
SCARDINO IS LIVE WITH OPTIONS
FOR SENIORS THERESA. GOOD
EVENING. WE'RE HERE AT MY HOME
AND THIS IS WHERE MANY PEOPLE
ARE ACTUALLY STAYING IN BECAUSE
OF THE WHOLE SOCIAL DISTANCING
AND I'M GOING TO HANG OUT AT
THIS GUY. A LOT OF SENIORS ARE
STAYING HOME AS WELL BECAUSE
THEY'RE HAVING A HARD TIME. IN
FACT, THEY'RE A CONTACT NEWS
AIDE ASKING WHERE THEY COULD GO
FOR GROCERIES AND SUPPLIES
BECAUSE THE LINES ARE SO LONG.
SO STORES ARE OFFERING SPECIAL
ACCESS TO HELP THEM AND
VOLUNTEERS ARE DOING A LOT TO
HELP AS WELL. THIS IS PRETTY
MUCH LIFE. SO THE WAY I LOOK AT
IT IS THAT WE WILL GET THROUGH
THIS AS LONG AS YOU STOP
HOARDING AND LET THE PEOPLE
THAT ACTUALLY NEED THE ITEMS
PICK UP THE ITEMS MORE SENIORS
ARE STAYING HOME AND HAVING A
HARD TIME GETTING THE THINGS
THEY NEED DURING THE CORONA
VIRUS PANDEMIC, SOME GROCERY
STORES LIKE RALPHS AND
ALBERTSONS ARE DEDICATING
SHOPPING TIMES AND OPENING AN
HOUR EARLY FOR SENIORS BEFORE
DOORS OPEN TO ALL CUSTOMERS.
TOM GARCIA OF DEL CERRO IS NOT
DRIVING AS MUCH. STAYING HOME
IS THE NEW NORM, HE SAYS LAST
WEEK. HE WOULD TAKE TWO TRIPS A
DAY TO THE GROCERY STORE TO
KEEP CHECKING ON ITEMS. NOW
HE'S GOOD FOR A WEEK WITH FOOD
AND PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS.
BUT HE SAYS IT'S TOUGH MAKING
THESE TRIPS. WELL, HAVE
NEIGHBORS ON EITHER SIDE. THERE
ARE OVER 70 AND COUPLES LIVE
ALONE. SAN DIEGO MEALS ON
WHEELS THIS WEEK MEALS ON
WHEELS. SAN DIEGO HAS SEEN AN
UPTICK IN SENIORS NEEDING
SERVICES. IT'S VERY SCARY. IT'S
SCARY FOR ALL OF US. SENIORS
CAN SIGN UP FOR UP TO TWO MEALS
A DAY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. ANYONE
OVER THE AGE OF 60 YEARS OLD
QUALIFIES TO BE ON MEALS ON
WHEELS PROGRAM. SO THEY GET A
FRESH LUNCH THAT WE PREPARE AND
OUR MEAL CENTER AND THEN WE
DELIVER A HOT OR COLD ON TRADE
DINNER. CLOSE TO 200 VOLUNTEERS
ARE WORKING EACH DAY TO PROVIDE
MEALS FOR SENIORS. THERE ARE
SENIORS WHO CAN'T GET
THE SUPPLIES THEY NEED AT
THE GROCERY STORE AND THEY'RE
CONFUSED AND SCARED ABOUT, YOU
KNOW, WHAT WILL HAPPEN. SO
WE'RE RELYING ON OUR VOLUNTEERS
ARE AMAZING VOLUNTEERS WHO GO
OUT EVERY DAY TO CALM
THE NERVES. GARCIA SAYS IN
THE MEANTIME HE'S GOING TO STAY
INDOORS, KEEP HIS DISTANCE FROM
OTHERS AND START SHOPPING EXTRA
EARLY. WE FIND WAYS TO COPE. MY
WIFE AND I BOTH HAVE A GREAT
SENSE OF HUMOR SO WE'RE ALWAYS
LAUGHING. WE LAUGH THROUGHOUT
THE DAY AND THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT IN THIS TIME TO MAKE
PEOPLE LAUGH. OUR NEWS 8 TEAM
PUT TOGETHER A SENIOR RESOURCE
GUIDE AND TEXT THE WORD SENIORS
2 8 5 8 5 7 1 8 8 8 8. WE HAVE
THE LIST POPPED RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS WHERE YOU WILL FIND
OPPORTUNITIES LIST OF STORES
AND RESOURCES TO HELP SENIORS
IN CRISIS. BACK TO YOU. ALL
RIGHT. LITTLE AUDIO ISSUE THERE
AS TREES JUST MENTIONED THOUGH
FOR A LIST OF RESOURCES
AVAILABLE TO SAN DIEGO