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>> GOOD
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. YOU'RE WATCHING THE ABC10 NEWS AT 5:00.
I'M CHRIS THOMAS.
>> I'M MADISON WADE.
>>> TONIGHT WE'RE STARTING WITH
BREAKING NEWS OUT OF ELK GROVE.
WE'RE JUST LEARNING AN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT WITH
ELK GROVE UNIFIED TESTED
POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS.
SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS OF THAT
STUDENT HAVE ALSO TESTED
POSITIVE.
>> KEEP IN MIND THIS ALL COMES
AFTER ELK GROVE UNIFIED DECIDED
TO CANCEL ALL CLASSES AND
EVENTS FOR THE WEEK.
ABC10'S BRANDON RITTIMAN IS AT
THE SACRAMENTO HEALTH
DEPARTMENT TONIGHT AND SCHOOL
LEADERS ARE MEETING WITH HEALTH
OFFICIALS NOW?
>> Reporter: THEY WERE
SUPPOSED TO COME OUT AND MEET
US BUT ABRUPTLY CANCELED THAT
AND HEADED DOWN HERE.
THERE WAS ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AGE STUDENT TESTING POSITIVE
FOR COVID-19.
THE DISTRICT IS NOT SAYING
WHICH OF THE TWO 42 ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT THAT
ARE CLOSED NOW THAT STUDENT
WENT TO.
THAT STUDENT HAD THREE SIBLINGS
IN THE HOME.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT SCHOOLS THEY
WENT TO, BUT WE ARE TOLD NONE
OF THEM HAVE WHO RESULTS COME
BACK WHEN THE COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT TALKED TO THE
DISTRICT EARLIER TODAY.
WE DO KNOW THAT TWO OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD,
THOUGH, BESIDES THE STUDENT DID
TEST POSITIVE.
THOSE RESULTS CAME OUT FRIDAY.
THAT'S WHEN THE DISTRICT SAID
IT LEARNED ABOUT THEM.
THEY MADE THE DECISION TO
CANCEL ALL CLASSES IN ALL
SCHOOLS SATURDAY AS THOSE WHO
HAVE FOLLOWED THE STORY KNOW
AND THAT HAS MEANT HEADACHES
FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
FAMILIES IN THE SACRAMENTO AREA
WITH OUR REGION'S LARGEST
SCHOOL DISTRICT SHUT DOWN FOR
THE WEEK.
WHEN
WHEN 64,000 KIDS FIND THEMSELVES SUDDENLY OUT OF SCHOOL FOR THE WEEK, A LOT OF
PEOPLE HAVE TO IMPROVISE.
FOR GRADE SCHOOLERS ASHLEY AND
VANESSA, THAT MEANT DOG WALKING
WITH THEIR AUNT MARISSA.
WHEN DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE
DOING THIS TODAY?
>> LAST NIGHT.
I HAD THIS ONE WITH ME FOR THE
WEEKEND AND WHEN WE GOT HOME,
MY SISTER SAID BY THE WAY, ELK
GROVE CLOSED ALL THEIR SCHOOLS
BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS.
>> Reporter: MOM IS A NURSE
AND AUNT MARISSA HAS TO GO BACK
TO WORK CUTTING HAIR TOMORROW,
SO THIS WEEK WON'T ALL BE DAYS
IN THE PARK.
>> THEY TYPICALLY GO TO AN
AFTER SCHOOL CARE WHICH I THINK
IS MAYBE 50 BUCKS A WEEK AND
NOW THEY HAVE TO GO TO FULL-
TIME DAYCARE STARTING TOMORROW
WHICH IS 400 PER KID PER WEEK
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> Reporter: THE DECISION TO
CLOSE SCHOOLS COSTS FAMILIES IN
OTHER WAYS, TOO.
>> ACTUALLY THEY SAID THEY'RE
GOING TO REPLACE OUR SPRING
BREAK WITH THIS WEEK THAT WE
HAVE OFF.
SO EVERYBODY IS MAD ABOUT THAT
INCLUDING PARENTS.
I KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAD LIKE
PLANS TO GO ON VACATION AND
PLACES AND THEY HAD TO LIKE
CANCEL FLIGHTS.
>> Reporter: THESE KIDS WOULD
NORMALLY BE RUNNING ON THE
TRACK AROUND THE FOOTBALL
FIELD, BUT THE DISTRICT DECIDED
THIS WEEK NEEDED TO BE ABOUT
PROTECTING THE HERD MORE THAN
CHEERING IT ON.
>> WE HAD A TRACK MEET SATURDAY
AND FOUND OUT.
WE ALL GOT THE E-MAIL CLASSES
WAS CANCELED.
SO THEN WE'RE LIKE WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO NOW?
WE'RE NOT AT PRACTICE.
>> Reporter: WITH ALL OF
CAMPUS SHUT DOWN, SPRINT
PRACTICE STILL HAPPEN., JUST
OFF THE BOOKS.
>> OUR COACH ORGANIZED US TO
GIVE US THE WORKOUTS.
I'M PRETTY SURE HE WAS NOT
ALLOWED TO BE OUT HERE OR
SOMETHING.
>> Reporter: THIS IS THE
VOLUNTEER WORKOUT TODAY?
>> WE ALL LIKE DECIDED WE'RE
GOING TO COME HERE AND WORK
OUT.
>> Reporter: ON A SUNNY DAY
OFF SCHOOL NOBODY SEEMED
FREAKED OUT BY THE VIRUS, BUT
OPINIONS VARIED ABOUT THE IDEA
OF CLOSING THE SCHOOLS TO
PREVENT IT.
>> PERSONALLY I'M NOT WORRIED
ABOUT IT.
I THINK THE SCHOOL IS
OVERREACTING.
>> THEY'VE GOT LIVE CASES AND
YEAH, WHY JEOPARDIZE EVERYBODY?
>> Reporter: IF THE DISTRICT
PLANS TO KEEP TAKING THIS ONE
WEEK AT A TIME, THE BIGGER
QUESTION AROUND ELK GROVE IS
HOW MANY WEEKS OF THIS ARE WE
IN FOR?
WE'VE
WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET ANSWERS FROM THE DISTRICT ALL DAY, BUT THEY HAVEN'T PUT
ANYONE ON CAMERA.
THEY WERE ABOUT TO AT 4:00 DO A
PRESS CONFERENCE, CANCELED IT
AND CAME DOWN HERE.
JUST AS THAT WAS HAPPENING, WE
LEARNED FROM THE COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT THEY'RE RELAXING THE
RULES FOR THESE 14 DAY
QUARANTINES NOW SAYING THAT'S
NOT GOING TO BE NECESSARY JUST
FOR SOMEBODY MAKING CONTACT
WITH SOMEBODY WHO TESTS
POSITIVE FOR COVID-19, NO WORD
YET WHETHER THAT MIGHT CHANGE
THE THINKING ABOUT ELK GROVE'S
DECISION TO SHUT DOWN ALL THEIR
SCHOOLS.
>> A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING STORY.
OUR BRANDON RITTIMAN IS STAYING
ON TOP OF ALL OF IT.
WE THANK YOU.
>>> LET'S HEAD NOW TO THE BAY
AREA FOR MORE CORONAVIRUS NEWS.
THE GRAND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP
DOCKED AT THE PORT OF OAKLAND
EARLIER TODAY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WATCHED AS IT
PASSES UNDER THE GOLDEN GATE
BRIDGE IN SAN FRANCISCO AROUND
NOON TIME.
>> THE SHIP HAD BEEN SAILING IN
CIRCLES OFF THE COAST SINCE
LAST WEEK.
IT WAS CARRYING MORE THAN 3,500
PASSENGERS.
THEY ARE STILL TESTING
POSITIVE, SEVERAL PEOPLE ON THE
SHIP I SHOULD SAY.
SO FAR ABOUT 21 PEOPLE HAVE
TESTED POSITIVE.
>> WE'RE WORKING ON MAKING SURE
WE'RE GETTING YOU THE MOST UP
TO DATE WHILE ALSO MAKING SURE
WE'RE GIVING YOU THE FACTS
INSTEAD OF AMPLIFYING THE FEARS
SURROUNDING THE VIRUS.
>>> HERE'S THE DEAL.
OFFICIALS SAY THE NUMBER OF
CONFIRMED CASES WILL LIKELY GO
UP BY A LOT THIS WEEK AND IT'S
NOT BECAUSE A BUNCH OF NEW
PEOPLE ARE INFECTED.
IT IS ALL BECAUSE OF MORE
TESTING.
YESTERDAY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM
SAID ABOUT 800 CALIFORNIANS
HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR THE VIRUS
SO FAR, BUT STARTING THIS WEEK
STATE LABS WILL HAVE THE
ABILITY TO TEST 10 TIMES THAT
NUMBER, 8,000 PEOPLE, AND AS WE
MENTIONED BEFORE, THE CRUISE
SHIP JUST DOCKED IN OAKLAND
TODAY.
>> A LOT OF CONCERN IS WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE
PASSENGERS AS THEY LEAVE AND
WHO IS GETTING TESTED?
WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE
TONIGHT IN OAKLAND RIGHT NOW.
ABC10'S GIACOMO LUCA AND MIKE
DUFFY ARE BOTH AT THE PORT.
>> THEY ARE COVERING DIFFERENT
ANGLES TONIGHT.
LET'S START WITH MIKE.
WHAT'S THE LATEST, MIKE?
>>
>> Reporter: GOOD EVENING, CHRIS AND MADISON. WE'RE ONLY ABOUT A QUARTER MILE
FROM THE GRAND PRINCESS WHERE
I'M STANDING AND THOSE TENTS
AND A LOT OF THE VEHICLES YOU
HAVE SEEN KIND OF JUST IN FRONT
OF THE CRUISE SHIP ARE
PRESUMABLY THERE TO TAPE CARE
OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHO COULD
POTENTIALLY HAVE THE
CORONAVIRUS.
AS YOU SAID, 21 PEOPLE TESTED
POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS,
BUT THAT'S ONLY BECAUSE 46
PEOPLE WERE TESTED IN TOTAL.
SO THERE ARE A LOT OF UNKNOWNS
AT THIS POINT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE JUST EAGER
TO GET OFF THE SHIP BUT SAY
THEY'RE GRATEFUL TO FINALLY BE
IN OAKLAND.
JUST BEFORE NOON TIME TODAY THE
GRAND PRINCESS PASSED UNDER THE
BAY BRIDGE FINALLY STOPPING AT
THE PORT OF OAKLAND.
THE DOCKING OF THE CRUISE SHIP
IS A HUGE RELIEF FOR THE 3,005
PEOPLE ON BOARD.
OFFICIALS ORIGINALLY EXPRESSED
CONCERN ABOUT WEATHER
CONDITIONS IN THE BAY SAYING
ROUGH WATERS COULD HAVE
HAMPERED THE PROCESS.
FORTUNATELY IT TURNED OUT TO BE
A CALM, SUNNY DAY.
A LINE OF BUSES WERE PARKED
WAITING TO CARRY PASSENGERS TO
THEIR NEXT LOCATION.
MULTIPLE TENTS WERE SET UP JUST
OUTSIDE THE DOCKED SHIPS AND
PASSENGERS REPORTED SEEING
AMBULANCES LINED UP AND PEOPLE
ON THE GROUND WEARING HAZMAT
SUITS.
THERE ARE 21 PEOPLE ON BOARD
WHO ARE KNOWN TO BE INFECTED
WITH THE CORONAVIRUS, BUT ONLY
A SAMPLING OF 46 PEOPLE ON THE
SHIP HAD EVEN BEEN TESTED.
PASSENGERS HAVE STARTED COMING
OFF THE SHIP.
MULTIPLE COUPLES WE SPOKE WITH
SAID THERE'S STILL A LOT UP IN
THE AIR AND IT COULD BE A
NUMBER OF DAYS BEFORE EVERYONE
IS FINALLY ABLE TO GET OFF.
THE 2,500 PASSENGERS WHO ARE ON
BOARD WILL SPEND AN ADDITIONAL
14 DAYS IN QUARANTINE.
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS WILL BE
TRANSPORTED TO TRAVIS AIR FORCE
BASE IN FAIRFIELD OR MARINE AIR
STATION MIRAMAR IN SAN DIEGO.
NONAMERICAN PASSENGERS WILL BE
FLOWN BACK TO THEIR RESPECTIVE
COUNTRIES.
THE REMAINING PASSENGERS WILL
BE FLOWN TO JOINT BASE SAN
ANTONIO LACKLAND IN TEXAS OR
DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE IN
GEORGIA.
THE 1,000 CREW MEMBERS WILL
SPEND THEIR QUARANTINE ON THE
SHIP.
WHILE
WHILE EVERYONE KNOWS THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE ROAD, THEY STILL HAVE TO SERVE OUT THOSE
QUARANTINES, EVERYBODY JUST
SAYS THEY'RE REALLY GRATEFUL,
ESPECIALLY TO THE CITY OF
OAKLAND FOR REALLY STEPPING UP
TO THE PLATE.
LIVE AT THE PORT OF OAKLAND,
BACK TO YOU GUYS.
>> YEAH.
THERE WERE REPORTS OF FOLKS
CHEERING AS THEY CAME UNDER THE
BRIDGE THERE EXCITED TO FINALLY
BE MOVING AGAIN.
MIKE, WE THANK YOU.
>>> LET'S GET OVER TO GIACOMO
LUCA BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN
TALKING TO PASSENGERS ON THAT
SHIP.
OF COURSE, SOME GREAT EMOTIONS
FOR PEOPLE WAVING.
WE JUST SAW THAT, BUT ALSO
PEOPLE ARE SICK, CONCERNED.
HOW ARE THOSE PASSENGERS DOING?
>>
>> Reporter: WELL, THEY ARE REALLY ECSTATIC TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LAND AT THE PORT OF
OAKLAND AFTER BEING AT SEA FOR
WEEKS.
AT LEAST SIX OF THOSE DAYS THEY
WERE CONFINED TO THEIR ROOMS
INSIDE THE CRUISE SHIP AS IT
CIRCLED OFF THE COAST OF SAN
FRANCISCO, BUT FINALLY REACHING
THE PORT TODAY, IT REALLY
SIGNALS AN END TO THIS SAGA FOR
THESE PASSENGERS.
PASSENGERS ABOARD THE GRAND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP CHEERED AS THE SHIP ENTERED THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN WEEKS.
>> THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING.
WE LOVED IT AND ACTUALLY THERE
WAS A LOT OF CHEERING FROM
EVERYBODY THAT WAS OUT ON THEIR
BALCONIES.
THEY WERE ALL EXCITED THAT IT
FELT LIKE WE FINALLY MADE IT.
>> Reporter: CAROLYN WILDER OF
SACRAMENTO IS ON THE SHIP WITH
HER HUSBAND KEN.
SHE SAID LIFE ABOARD THEGRAND
PRINCESS HAS BEEN TOUGH SINCE
PASSENGERS WERE CONFINED TO
THEIR ROOMS SIX DAYS AGO.
THEY'RE HAPPY TO FINALLY BE
ARRIVING TO LAND, BUT --
>> MIXED FEELINGS BECAUSE,
YEAH, WE DON'T GET TO GO HOME.
THE FIVE DAYS THAT WE STAYED IN
OUR ROOMS COUNT TO THE 14 DAYS
THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE AT
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE.
>>
>> Reporter: SO THE AMERICANS THAT ARE LET OFF THAT SHIP, THEY'LL BE SENT TO A NUMBER OF
MILITARY BASES ACROSS THE
COUNTRY INCLUDING THOSE LIKE
TRAVIS IN CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS
OTHER BASES IN TEXAS AND
GEORGIA.
ONCE THEY ARRIVE AT THOSE BASES
THEY'LL HAVE TO UNDERGO A 14
DAY QUARANTINE.
BACK TO YOU.
>> STILL A CONSIDERABLE PROCESS
FOR SO MANY PEOPLE, THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE TONIGHT.
OUR GIACOMO LUCA PUTTING IT ALL
IN PERSPECTIVE FOR US, THANK
YOU, SIR.
>>> IN LOCAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT
THE VIRUS SACRAMENTO CITY
UNIFIED AND ROCKLIN UNIFIED
HAVE BOTH UNDERGONE DEEP CLEANS
LAST WEEK IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE
SURE THE SCHOOLS ARE
DISINFECTED DUE TO POSSIBLE
EXPOSURE, BUT BOTH DISTRICTS
SAY THAT THERE IS NO THREAT TO
THEIR STUDENTS OR STAFF.
OTHER DISTRICTS ARE MONITORING
THE SITUATIONS AND WAITING FOR
COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS ON
THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS.
>>> UC DAVIS IS ENCOURAGING
FACULTY TO MOVE THEIR CLASSES
ONLINE FOR THE REST OF THE
WINTER QUARTER IN AN EFFORT TO
MINIMIZE IN-PERSON CONTACT.
SIERRA COLLEGE IN ROCKLIN
DECLARED A CAMPUS STATE OF
EMERGENCY TO MINIMIZE THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON CAMPUS.
ALL CLASSES WILL BE ONLINE BY
NEXT WEEK AND THE SCHOOL WILL
DETERMINE WHICH LABS AND