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85 STARTS. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS DONATING HUNDREDS OF VENTILATORS TO THE NATIONAL
STOCKPILE. GOOD EVENING AND
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I'M
CARLOS. AND I'M BARBARA LEE
EDWARDS HERE TONIGHT'S
HEADLINES. CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR
GAVIN NEWSOM SAYS THE STATE
WILL DONATE 500 VENTILATORS TO
OTHER STATES THAT ARE
EXPERIENCING A RISE IN
HOSPITALIZATIONS. THE NUMBER OF
COVERED 19 CASES IN THE COUNTY
ROSE BY 78 TODAY TO A TOTAL OF
1000 404. BUT THE ACTUAL NUMBER
IS BELIEVED TO BE MUCH HIGHER.
THE DEATH TOLL REMAINS AT 19
AND BRITISH PRIME MINISTER
BORIS JOHNSON WAS MOVED TO
INTENSIVE CARE AFTER HIS
CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS WORSENED.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS
THE COUNTY OFFICIALLY ROLLED
OUT DISTANCE LEARNING TODAY AS
CAMPUSES REMAIN CLOSED IN
THE FACE OF THE PANDEMIC. NEWS
8 SPOKE WITH SUPERINTENDENTS OF
BOTH SAN DIEGO AND POWER A
UNIFIED DISTRICT'S SHANNON AND
HE HAS MORE ON HOW THIS NEW
SYSTEM WILL WORK AND WHY SOME
ARE VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT IT.
POWER UNIFIED IS JUST ONE OF
SEVERAL DISTRICTS STARTING
DISTANCE LEARNING TODAY. IT'S
CONSIDERED A SOFT LAUNCH UNTIL
GRADING BEGINS IN A FEW WEEKS.
NOW ADMINISTRATORS HAVE PUT A
LOT OF WORK INTO THIS BUT SOME
ARE CRITICAL SAYING STUDENTS
AREN'T GETTING ENOUGH. RON, HOW
LONG DID YOU SPELL? YOU DID IT
ALL BY YOURSELF. YEAH. NEWSDAY
REPORTER AMANDA SCHATZKER
SHARED THIS VIDEO MONDAY
SHOWING HER SON DURING HIS
FIRST TEST SINCE LEARNING
SESSION FOR SAN DIEGO UNIFIED
HAS BEGUN. GOOD. HEATHER MYERS
SON STARTED JUST LEARNING AS
WELL WITH POWER UNIFIED. THIS
IS NOW THE NEW NORMAL FOR TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF KIDS THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTY. ESSENTIALLY WE'RE
TURNING EDUCATION DYING. PELE
UNIFIED SUPERINTENDENT DR.
MARYANNE KIM PHELPS SAYS EACH
CLASS WILL LOOK A LITTLE
DIFFERENT. I WANT YOU TO THINK
SOME TEACHERS WILL MEET WITH
STUDENTS. WE ASSUME OTHERS WILL
EMAIL ASSIGNMENTS TO BE
COMPLETED ONLINE. THE SOFT
LAUNCH PERIOD WILL LAST FOR TWO
WEEKS UNTIL OFFICIAL GRADING
BEGINS APRIL 20TH AT SAN DIEGO
UNIFIED GRADING STARTS ON
THE TWENTY SEVENTH ARE TRYING
TO WORK OUT ALL THE KINKS IN
THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
FINALLY UNIFIED IS PASSED NOW
THOUSANDS OF CHROME BOOKS TO
ENSURE STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO
LEARNING. SAN DIEGO UNIFIED HAS
DONE THE SAME. SAN DIEGO
UNIFIED IS ALSO OFFERING GRADES
NO LOWER THAN WHAT STUDENTS WHO
ARE EARNING BEFORE POWER
UNIFIED IS CONSIDERING THAT OR
CREDIT NO CREDIT. A SAN DIEGO
ENDERLE ACP IS CRITICIZING
THE MOVE SAYING IN THIS LETTER
DIRECTED AT SAN DIEGO UNIFIED
QUOTE TAKING THE EASY WAY OUT
IS NOT ACCEPTABLE IN ANY WAY,
SHAPE OR FORM. THE ORGANIZATION
ALSO QUESTIONED WHY DISTANCE
LEARNING IS BEING ROLLED OUT
NOW AS OPPOSED TO WEEKS AGO. DR
PHELPS SAYS THOUSANDS OF HOURS
OF TRAINING IN PLANNING HAVE
GONE INTO THIS SYSTEM OF
LEARNING THE ROLL OUT FAST.
BEEN HAPHAZARD MAYBE MORE OR
LESS. ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN
SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS WHO
OFTEN MEET WITH INSTRUCTORS
WANT A ONE WHILE THEY WON'T
HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME TYPE OF
INSTRUCTION. TEACHERS ARE
REACHING OUT TO AFFECTED
FAMILIES TO DECIDE THE BEST WAY
TO MOVE FORWARD. WE'RE ALL JUST
TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.
THE THING I THINK WE NEED TO
REMEMBER IS WE'RE ALL TRYING
AND OF COURSE THIS ALL COMES
AFTER GOV. GAVIN NEWSOME
ANALYSIS SCHOOLS WILL NOT BE
REOPENING THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
PARENTS AND STUDENTS ARE ASKED
TO HAVE PATIENCE. BACK TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT. THANKS, SHANNON.
COUNTY LEADERS SAY MORE THAN
10000 SAN DIEGO ANTS HAVE TAKEN
THE PLEDGE TO STAY AT HOME.
THEY REMIND PEOPLE TO WEAR A
FACE COVERING IF THEY DO HAVE
TO GO OUTSIDE. THEY ALSO NOTED
THAT BUSINESSES DO HAVE
THE ABILITY TO TURN PEOPLE AWAY
IF THEY'RE NOT WEARING SOME
SORT OF FACE COVERING TODAY.
THEY ALSO URGED SAN DIEGO TO
CHECK IN ON THE SENIORS IN
THEIR LIVES IF EACH AND EVERY
ONE OF US WOULD SIMPLY MAKE A
PHONE CALL TO ONE SENIOR
CITIZEN WHO WE KNOW TO SEE HOW
THEY'RE DOING TO SEE IF THERE'S
ANYTHING THEY NEED TO GIVE THEM
SOME ENCOURAGEMENT, SOME
SUPPORT, SOME HELP WE AS A AS A
COMMUNITY CAN CONTINUE TO
REMAIN STRONG. OFFICIALS SAY
THE COUNTY HAS MANY RESOURCES
FOR SENIORS WHO MAY NEED FOOD
OR OTHER SERVICES A NUMBER TO
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DIEGO SUPERIOR COURT IS BACK IN
SESSION TEMPORARY PLAY ONLINE.
STARTING TODAY THE COURT WILL
BEGIN VIDEO CONFERENCES FOR
HEARINGS RELATED TO A FEW IN
CUSTODY CASES. THAT MEANS
THE DETAINEES AND EACH OF
THE COUNTY'S DETENTION CENTERS
WILL HAVE VIRTUAL PRELIMINARY
HEARINGS AND ARRAIGNMENTS IN
THE COMING WEEKS. NON-EMERGENCY
COURT SERVICES ARE STILL
SUSPENDED THROUGH APRIL 30TH.
SAN DIEGO MARINES AND NEW
RECRUITS ARE TAKING NEW
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST CORONA
VIRUS. SO FAR NO ONE AT
THE MARINE CORPS RECRUITING
DEPOT HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR
THE VIRUS. NEWS AID'S BRANDON
LEWIS IS AT MCI AS MIRAMAR WITH
HOW THE MARINES ARE TRYING TO
KEEP EVERYONE SAFE. BRANDON
CALO AND BARBARA LEE SOME 20
THOUSAND MARINES COME THROUGH
SAN DIEGO EVERY YEAR SO IT'S
QUITE A CHALLENGE TO MAKE SURE
THAT ALL OF THEM STAY HEALTHY
AND PREVENT THE SPREAD CORONA
VIRUS. SAN DIEGO MARINES ARE
MAKING CHANGES TO COMPLY WITH
SOCIAL DISTANCING AND HELP KEEP
EVERYONE HEALTHY. MARINE CORPS
RECRUITING DEEP RECENTLY
WELCOMED NEW RECRUITS BUT DRILL
SERGEANTS AVOIDED GETTING
DIRECTLY IN THEIR FACES.
RECRUITS WERE ALSO SEPARATED
SIX FEET WHENEVER POSSIBLE AND
KEPT ISOLATED FROM THE REST OF
THE BASE FOR TWO WEEKS. THEY'RE
RESTRICTED TO TWO ONLY
THE CLASSROOM SPACES THAT ARE
EXCLUSIVE TO THEM. ONLY
THE TRAINING AREAS THAT ARE
EXCLUSIVE TO THEM. BUT
THE SCREENING PROCESS STARTS
LONG BEFORE THEY ARRIVE IN SAN
DIEGO. RECRUITERS SCREEN THEM
BEFORE LEAVING HOME AND AGAIN
AT A NEARBY FACILITY BEFORE
COMING HERE. TRAINING FOR THOSE
FROM HIGH RISK AREAS IS ALSO
DELAYED. SO FAR NO MARINES AT
MCI HAVE TESTED POSITIVE BUT
THE BALBOA NAVAL HOSPITAL IS
PRIORITIZING ANY TESTS FROM
RECRUITS. THAT'S JUST A GOOD
REPRESENTATION OF HOW HOW
THE NAVY SUPPORTS US IN OUR
TRAINING AND HOW IMPORTANT IT
IS TO HAVE THAT ASSET HERE IN
SAN DIEGO. ONCE ON BASE SUPPORT
STAFF ARE WEARING MASKS. BUNKS
IN BARRACKS ARE SPACED FURTHER
APART AND THE MILITARY IS
MAKING HAND SANITIZER AND OTHER
CLEANERS READILY AVAILABLE.
STILL, DESPITE THE BEST EFFORTS
,SOME TRAINING AND MISSIONS
REQUIRE MARINES TO GET WITHIN
SIX FEET OF EACH OTHER. A LOT
OF THOSE THINGS ARE TAKING
TAKING PLACE OUTDOORS AND THEN
TAKING PLACE AT A LARGER SOCIAL
DISTANCE THAN THEY NORMALLY
WOULD. ALL OF WHICH VISA IS
NECESSARY TO KEEP THE MILITARY
RUNNING. IT'S ESSENTIAL FOR US
TO CONTINUE TO TRAIN MARINES
HERE BECAUSE IT'S OUR
RESPONSIBILITY AS A MARINE
CORPS TO PROVIDE OUR NATION
WITH A READY AND AND TRAINED
AND EQUIPPED FORCE OF MARINES
ONCE ON THE BASE. THE RECRUITS
GENERALLY DON'T LEAVE SO THERE
IS LITTLE POTENTIAL RISK TO
THE PUBLIC. STILL THE MARINES
STRESSED THEY ARE DOING THEIR
BEST TO HAVE A UNIFIED APPROACH
WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HERE IN
SAN DIEGO. COMING UP FOR YOUR
NEW AT 630, WE'LL TALK A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT HOW MIRAMAR IS
ALSO COPING WITH THE CORONA
VIRUS OUTBREAK. CARLO AND
BARBARA LEE THANK YOU, BRANDON.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SENT PRAYERS
AND AN OFFER OF ASSISTANCE AS
THE LEADER OF A CLOSE ALLY IS
TREATED FOR CORONA VIRUS.
MEANWHILE, TOP HEALTH OFFICIALS
SAY THE U.S. IS ABOUT TO FACE
THE APEX OF THE CRISIS BUT ONE
FEDERAL AGENCY WATCHDOG HAS
ISSUED A STARTLING REPORT ON
THE NATION'S HOSPITALS. NATALIE
BRAND HAS MORE DETAILS FROM
THE WHITE HOUSE. I ALSO WANT TO
SEND BEST WISHES TO A VERY GOOD
FRIEND OF MINE. PRESIDENT TRUMP
SAYS THE U.S. HAS BEEN IN TOUCH
WITH LONDON AFTER U.K. PRIME
MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON WAS
MOVED TO INTENSIVE CARE FOR
KOVIC 19 TREATMENT AMERICANS
ARE ALL PRAYING FOR HIS
RECOVERY. EARLIER THE PRESIDENT
HELD TWO CALLS ON THE CORONA
VIRUS, ONE WITH PHARMACEUTICAL
COMPANY CEOS ON THERAPY UNIX
AND THE OTHER WITH DEMOCRATIC
PRESIDENTIAL RIVAL AND FORMER
VISE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN. HE
GAVE ME HIS POINT OF VIEW AND I
FULLY UNDERSTOOD THAT. AND WE
JUST HAD A VERY FRIENDLY
CONVERSATION. A TROUBLING NEWLY
RELEASED REPORT FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES INSPECTOR
GENERAL FOUND HOSPITALS ARE
DEALING WITH WIDESPREAD ISSUES
INCLUDING SHORTAGES OF TESTING
SUPPLIES, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER CRITICAL
ITEMS SUCH AS I.V. POLES,
TOILET PAPER AND LINENS,
ACCORDING TO A SURVEY CONDUCTED
IN LATE MARCH. IT'S WRONG. GIVE
ME THE NAME OF THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL. COULD POLITICS BE
ENTERED INTO THAT? SENATE
MINORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER
IS URGING THE PRESIDENT TO
FULLY INVOKE THE DEFENSE
PRODUCTION ACT AND APPOINT A
SENIOR MILITARY OFFICER AS A
CZAR TO OVERSEE THE PRODUCTION
AND DISTRIBUTION OF CRITICAL
SUPPLIES. THIS IS THE BEST WAY
THE MILITARY KNOWS HOW TO DO
THESE THINGS ON THE ECONOMIC
FRONT, THE WHITE HOUSE IS
TOUTING THE APPROVAL OF MORE
THAN 100000 THOUSAND SMALL
BUSINESS LOANS THROUGH
THE PROGRAM THAT LAUNCHED
FRIDAY. BUT OFFICIALS ARE
ALREADY WARNING THEY MAY HAVE
TO ASK CONGRESS FOR MORE MONEY.
OUR JOB IS TO EXECUTE. LET'S
GET IT OUT. I THINK WE'RE DOING
OK. FRANKLY AND IF WE NEED MORE
WELL, WELL, WELL, WE'LL ASK FOR
MORE. MONDAY THE FEDERAL
RESERVE ANNOUNCED IT WILL
PURCHASE SMALL BUSINESS LOANS
UNDER THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION
PROGRAM WHICH WILL FREE UP MORE
CASH FOR BANKS TO CONTINUE
LENDING. NATALIE BRAND, CBS
NEWS, THE WHITE HOUSE. STOCKS
SURGED TODAY WITH INVESTORS
REACTING POSITIVELY TO A
POTENTIAL STABILIZATION OF
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IN
THE UNITED STATES. THE DOW
POSTED ITS THIRD BIGGEST POINT
GAIN EVER, UP MORE THAN 7
PERCENT. NORTH COUNTY COUPLE IS
SHARING THEIR FRUSTRATIONS
TONIGHT AFTER THEY SAY THEY
WERE TICKETED OVER THE WEEKEND
FOR VIOLATE EATING SOCIAL
DISTANCING GUIDELINES.
ACCORDING TO THE END, SINATRA'S
WOMAN WHO WANTS TO REMAIN
ANONYMOUS. THE DIRT LOT NEAR.
CORNISH DRIVE WHERE SHE WAS
TICKETED WAS NOT MARKED OFF AS
BEING CLOSED ON FRIDAY. SHE
SAYS SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE CITED
BY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES AND
THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTUALLY
TURNED THE INCIDENT INTO A PSA
POSTED TO THEIR TWITTER PAGE.
WE FELT LIKE THEY WERE MAKING A
SPECTACLE OF US AND I
UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE
DOING A SCARE TACTIC BUT EVEN
IN THAT PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEO IT SHOWED NO
DEPICTIONS OF DIFFERENT SIGNAGE
IS AN TAPE TAKES OFF SECTION.
BUT WHERE WE WERE THERE WAS
ABSOLUTELY NO SIGNS PUBLIC
PARKING RIGHT BELOW A RESIDENT.
IT'S A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT
LEAST A HOME UNDER CALIFORNIA'S
STAY AT HOME ORDER.