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STARTS RIGHT NOW. >>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO TODAY'S
DEVELOPMENT WITH THE
CORONAVIRUS.
LET'S BREAK DOWN THE LATEST
NUMBERS ABOUT THE CRUISE SHIP
LOADING OFF THE COAST OF SAN
FRANCISCO.
THERE ARE 3500 PASSENGERS ON
BOARD THE GRAND PRINCESS.
AFTER DAYS OF BEING OFF OF THE
CALIFORNIA COAST, THE FIRST
GROUP OF PEOPLE TO GET OFF THE
SHIP WILL BE SOMETIME TOMORROW.
THEY NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION THE
MOST.
THERE ARE 962 CALIFORNIANS ON
BOARD.
NOW TO THE OTHER BIG STORY.
ELK GROVE HAS CANCELED ALL
ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS UNTIL
FRIDAY.
NO ONE STUDENT OR STAFF HAS
TESTED POSITIVE.
WE DO KNOW AT LEAST ONE PERSON
HAS BEEN PLACED UNDER
QUARANTINE.
WHAT IS THE SCALE OF THIS
DECISION?
ELK GROVE IS THE FIFTH LARGEST
SCHOOL DISTRICT IN CALIFORNIA.
THEY HAVE 63,000 STUDENTS IN
MORE THAN 7000 STAFF.
ELK GROVE IS THE ONLY SCHOOL
DISTRICT THAT IS CLOSING DUE TO
THE CORONAVIRUS.
TONIGHT, WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE
FOR YOU.
WE ARE COVERING THE IMPACT OF
THE SCHOOL CLOSURES.
HOW IS THIS AFFECTING FAMILIES?
WE ARE ALSO LIVE AT THE PORT OF
OAKLAND WHERE THE GRAND
PRINCESS WILL BE TALKING
TOMORROW.
LET'S GO TO BRANDON WITH THE
LATEST DETAILS.
>> Reporter: WE ARE STARTING
WITH THE BIG, UNKNOWABLE
QUESTION RIGHT HERE, WHICH IS
WAS THIS NECESSARY?
WE MAY NOT HAVE A CLEAR ANSWER
TO THAT RIGHT NOW.
WE DO KNOW THIS IS THE WIDEST
IMPACT WE'VE SEEN IN TERMS OF
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED
IN THE SACRAMENTO AREA SO FAR
BY THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THIS
DECISION BY ELK GROVE DISTRICT
GOT LOCAL LEADERS BY SURPRISE.
STUDENT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
MADE A HARD DECISION.
IT IS HARD FOR US TO SECOND-
GUESS THEM, ESPECIALLY GIVEN
THE FACT THAT I CAN'T TELL THEM
FOR SURE THAT CERTAIN
INFORMATION THAT THEY HAVE, IF
THEY DECIDE TO AIR ON THE SIDE
OF CAUTION TO MAKE THEIR
DECISION, THEY DO HAVE THAT
RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP THE KIDS
SAFE.
>> Reporter: WE HEARD FROM
ANGRY FAMILIES OUT OF SHELDON
HIGH SCHOOL THAT PACKED INTO
THE NEWS CONFERENCE HELD WITH
LOCAL LEADERS TODAY.
THEY ARE UPSET OVER THE
BASKETBALL GAME THAT SHELDON
WAS SUPPOSED TO PLAN.
IT WOULD LIKE THE TEAM MIGHT
HAVE A POLL OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS
BASED ON THE DECISION TO SHUT
DOWN THE DISTRICT.
THE DISTRICT SAID MOMENTS AGO,
THAT THEY HAVE REACHED AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA
INTERSCHOLASTIC GROUP SAYING
THEY CAN POSTPONE THINGS.
THE ENTIRE NEWS CONFERENCE WAS
AWKWARD, DUE TO THE FACT THEY
WERE TRYING TO TAMP DOWN FEARS
AND NOT APPEAR TO BE SECOND-
GUESSING THE DISTRICT, BY
CASTING DOUBT ON HOW THE
DECISION WAS MADE.
ULTIMATELY, WHAT THE DISTRICT
IS PLANNING TO DO IS HOLD THE
SPRING BREAK EARLY.
NEXT WEEK IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE
SPRING BREAK, BUT THEY WILL
DECLARE THOSE DAYS OFF INSTEAD
FOR THE 64,000 KIDS.
THAT MEANS DOZENS OF SCHOOLS
CLOSE DOWN.
THIS WAS ANNOUNCED ON A
SATURDAY.
FAMILIES ARE NOW SCRAMBLING TO
MAKE PLANS.
JUST ON THE STREET AT THE
GROCERY STORE, WE GOT AN IDEA
OF WHAT I CAN LOOK LIKE.
>> THANK GOODNESS MY HUSBAND IS
RETIRED AND IS HOME.
AT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE, I
WOULD BE ON THE PHONE TRYING TO
FIND SOMEBODY TO HELP WITH
KIDS.
>> IMAGINE FOLKS IN YOUR
CIRCLES ARE MORE FRANTIC THAN
YOU ARE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I KNOW MUCH OF THEM ARE MORE
FRANTIC.
I VOLUNTEERED MY HUSBAND TO
TAKE SOME KIDS.
>> OH YES, IF YOU ARE A DAD AND
A GIRL SCOUT TROOP, YOU MAY UP
OLD EXTRA DUTY.
WE ARE HEARING FROM PARENTS
SAYING THEY WILL TRY TO MAKE
ARRANGEMENTS TO WORK HOME.
OTHERS MAY HAVE TO TAKE DAYS
OFF AS A RESULT OF THIS, WHICH
WILL HIT THE BOTTOM LINE IS FOR
SOME FAMILIES.
AGAIN, THE MAYOR AND COUNTY
LEADERS, AND STATE LEADERS ARE
URGING THE DISTRICTS TO TAKE
SOME TIME, LOOK AT THE
INFORMATION THAT IS COMING OUT
FROM THE HEALTH OFFICIALS.
RIGHT NOW, IT IS TOO EARLY TO
SAY WHETHER ELK GROVE DISTRICT
WILL LOOK REALLY SMART AT THE
END OF ALL OF THIS, OR LOOK
LIKE THEY TOOK TOO MUCH
PRECAUTION.
FOR NOW, WHAT WE CAN SAY THE
DISTRICT WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE
NEXT WEEK.
THEY WILL EVALUATE IT WHEN WE
GET A TIME.
>>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR LIFE
REPORT.
NOW LET'S GO OVER TO SHOCK
PALOOKA AT THE PORT OF OAKLAND
WITH WHAT IS NEXT.>> Reporter:
AS WE SPEAK, BEHIND ME, INSIDE
THE PORT OF OAKLAND, FEDERAL
OFFICERS ARE WORKING TO SECURE
THE SITE.
IT IS 10 ACRES WHERE THEY WILL
DOCK.
THEY SAY THIS IS VERY FLUID,
AND VERY DETAILED.
EARLIER, WE SPOKE WITH
CALIFORNIA'S GOVERNOR AND
HERE'S WHAT HE HAD TO SAY.
>> IS DEEP FRUSTRATIONS FOR
THESE PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE NOT
GETTING REAL INFORMATION.
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
FRUSTRATION.
THIS IS NOT A GROSS
EXAGGERATION.
WE ARE SECURING THEIR SAFETY,
THEIR HEALTH, AND IT IS OUR TOP
PRIORITY.
>>> THE GOVERNOR'S REISSUING
PASSENGERS THAT THE STATE IS
HERE TO HELP.
THE SHIPS 2400 PASSENGERS WILL
BE OFFLOADED, STARTING ON
MONDAY.
THE EXACT TIME IS UNKNOWN RIGHT
NOW.
THE FIRST PASSENGERS TO BE
RELEASED ARE THOSE THAT ARE
SICK AND IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE
MEDICAL ATTENTION.
THEY WILL BE BROUGHT TO
HOSPITALS IN CALIFORNIA FOR
TREATMENT.
THE NEXT TO DISEMBARK WILL BE
THOSE FROM CALIFORNIA.
THERE ARE 962 OF THEM.
THEY WILL BE BUSSED TO TRAVIS
AIR FORCE BASE FOR A TWO-WEEK
QUARANTINE.
OTHERS WILL GO TO MIRAMAR IN
SAN DIEGO.
THE REST OF THE PASSENGERS
INCLUDE HUNDREDS OF CITIZENS
FROM OTHER STATES.
THEY WILL GO TO BASES IN TEXAS
AND GEORGIA.
FOREIGNERS ON THE SHIP WILL BE
FLOWN TO THEIR COUNTRIES FROM
THE OAKLAND AIRPORT.
THE PUBLIC WILL NOT BE EXPOSED
TO ANYBODY GETTING OFF THE
SHIP.
ANYONE WHO GETS OFF WILL HAVE
TO UNDERGO A 14 DAY QUARANTINE.
AS FOR THE SHIPS CREW, 1100
PEOPLE WILL STILL BE
QUARANTINED ON THE GRAND
PRINCESS.
THAT WILL HAVE TO LEAVE OAKLAND
AS SOON AS THE PASSENGERS ARE
UNLOADED.
AS FAR AS EXACTLY HOW LONG IT
WILL TAKE TO GET ALL OF THESE
PASSENGERS OFF OF THE SHIP,
THEY SAY IT WILL TAKE A COUPLE
OF DAYS.
EXACTLY HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE,
WE WILL FIND THAT OUT IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
>>> GIACOMO LUCA, THANK YOU.
WE ARE FOLLOWING THIS VERY
CLOSELY.
>>> ONE OF THE PASSENGERS ON
THE GRAND PRINCESS IS A WOMAN
FROM NORTH DAKOTA WITH A RARE,
STAGE IV CANCER PEER SHE NEEDS
TO GET HOME FOR HER NEXT ROUND
OF CHEMOTHERAPY.
THE 6-YEAR-OLD WOMAN TOOK THIS
TRIP WITH HER HUSBAND TO GET
SOME RELIEF FROM HER 18 MONTHS
OF TREATMENT.
NOW, TONIGHT, THE U.S. STATE
DEPARTMENT IS TELLING AMERICANS
NOT GO ON CRUISES DUE TO THE
CORONAVIRUS.
THEY SAY THIS IS ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE
MART RISK LIKE OLDER TRAVELERS,
OR THOSE WITH UNDERLYING HEALTH
CONDITIONS.
UNITED STATES IS MONITORING
OTHER CRUISE SHIPS FOR NEW
OUTBREAKS.
>>> DURING OUR COVERAGE, WE
HAVE SEEN THE PICTURES OF EMPTY
SHELVES AND PEOPLE STOCKING UP
ON TOILET PAPER AND BOTTLED
WATER.
TODAY WE DECIDED TO CHECK OUT
THE ELK GROVE COSCO.
WE FOUND THE TOILET PAPER,
PAPER TOWELS, AND DISINFECTING
WIPES ARE CURRENTLY OUT.
THERE WAS BOTTLED WATER.
THE SHELVES DID SEEM SCARCE.
WE DID TALK TO SHOPPERS THERE
FOR THEIR REGULAR ROUTINE.>> I
CAME FOR MILK, MEAT, COFFEE,
FRUIT.
I'M NOT STOCKING UP.
>> I FEEL LIKE IT IS GETTING
BLOWN OUT OF PROPORTION.>> IT
IS CRAZY.
THERE ARE NO KITCHEN TOWELS OR
TOILET PAPER, AND NO RICE.
I HAVE BEEN OUT FOR ONE WEEK.
I CANNOT FIND ANYWHERE.
>> WE DO NOT FEEL THAT EXTRA
WATER AND TOILET PAPER IS GOING
TO PROTECT US FROM THE
CORONAVIRUS.
WE ARE JUST GETTING REGULAR
FOOD AND GOING ABOUT OUR DAILY
LIVES.
>> IT IS NOT A BIG DEAL.
IF YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF,
NOTHING WILL HAPPEN TO YOU.
IF YOU HAVE KIDS, YOU WILL
SCARE THEM.
>>> U.S. OFFICIALS SAY THEY'VE
GIVEN ENOUGH TESTING KITS TO
THE HEALTH LABS TO TEST 75,000
PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR
THE VIRUS.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SECRETARY SAYS
MOST PEOPLE DON'T NEED TO
DRASTICALLY CHANGE THEIR DAILY
LIVES.
THEY SHOULD STAY INFORMED AND
PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE.
HE ALSO REITERATED, OLDER
PEOPLE AND THOSE WITH
UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS
SHOULD AVOID LARGE GROUPS,
ESPECIALLY IN TIGHT SPACES.
NOW TO THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
THEY RELEASED RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR ATTENDING PUBLIC EVENTS.
LESSON UP, THEY RECOMMEND EVENT
ORGANIZERS TO CREATE AN
EMERGENCY BACKUP LAND ON HOW TO
CHANGE, CANCEL, OR POSTPONE AN
EVENT IF AN OUTBREAK HAPPENS IN
THEIR COMMUNITY.
IF AN EVENT IS HAPPENING IN THE
COUNTY WITH EVIDENCE OF
COMMUNITIES SPREAD, MEANING NO
ONE KNOWS HOW OR WHERE PEOPLE
ARE