HEALTH
HEALTH CARE WORKERS. HOW THEY'RE PULLING IT OFF. STRAIGHT AHEAD SEES NEWSY THIS
MORNING. GOOD MORNING TO ALL OF
YOU AT HOME HERE IT IS 6:00
A.M. ON A TUESDAY. GOOD MORNING
TO YOU LADIES. I MISS ALL OF
YOU SO MUCH. WE LOVE TELLING
THESE STORIES ABOUT VOLUNTEERS
COMING TOGETHER, KEEPING THEIR
DISTANCE AND HELPING OUR
FRONTLINE WORKERS ARE HEALTH
CARE WORKERS. THEY ARE OUR
HEROES RIGHT NOW. THAT'S FOR
SURE. AS WE LOOK AT OUR
FORECAST ON THIS TUESDAY,
HEATHER, NICE DRY START AND
WE'RE REALLY EXPECTING QUITE A
WARM UP HERE. DO YOU SAY
SOMETHING ABOUT THE 80S? NOT
QUITE. NOT THERE YET. BUT WE
WILL BE IN THE 70S TODAY SO I
CAN DELIVER THAT FOR THE UPPER
60S AT THE BEACHES AND INTO
THE 70S FOR MOST OF OUR INLAND
VALLEY COMMUNITIES. JUST WANTED
TO GIVE A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO
THE ROCK CHURCH. I INTERVIEWED
PASTOR MILES MCPHERSON LAST
WEEK AND HE SAID THERE MEDICAL
MINISTRY WAS GOING TO BE
WORKING ON THE MASKS AND I KID
YOU NOT FOUR DAYS LATER THERE
THEY ARE. THEY GOT A GROUP OF
PEOPLE PRACTICING SOCIAL
DISTANCE. WHILE REPAIRING
MEDICAL MASKS FOR OUR MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS. I MEAN THAT'S
HOW FAST THINGS ARE HAPPENING
THESE DAYS. IT'S JUST TRULY
REMARKABLE THANKS TO
THE VOLUNTEERS IN THE ROCK
CHURCH FOR GETTING THAT DONE.
SEVENTY ONE DEGREES BEACHES.
SEVENTY SEVEN INLAND. SEVENTY
ONE IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY LOW
80S IN THE DESERT. MAYBE THAT'S
WHAT ERIC WAS LOOKING AT A
LITTLE EARLIER AS FAR AS
THE REST OF THE COUNTY GOES,
GET READY FOR COOLER
TEMPERATURES TO MOVE BACK IN
TOMORROW. WE HAVE SOME CLOUDS
IN EFFECT TODAY. THEN IT MAKES
THE SUN AND CLOUDS FOR YOU BY
WEDNESDAY. THAT'S A LOOK AT
THE FORECAST. LET'S GET IT OVER
TO JENNY. GOOD MORNING. GOOD
MORNING. IT'S TUESDAY, BY
THE WAY. IF YOU'RE KEEPING
TRACK, YOU KNOW IT IS ACTUALLY
BUSY TRAFFIC WISE. I'VE GOT A
LOT OF CRASHES OUT THERE. FIRST
OF ALL, NORTHBOUND SIDE OF
THE FIVE RIGHT AT COASTER
STATION. THERE IS A CRASH THERE
BLOCKING LANE IF YOU'RE GOING
TO BE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND SIDE
OF THE FIVE RIGHT AT THE 78 SO
VISCERAL WAY. THERE'S A CRASH
BLOCKING ONE LANE UP ON SIDE OF
THE FIVE IT AND SOME NEED THIS
SAME STORY. CREWS ARE ON
THE SCENE. THEY'RE WORKING ON A
CRASH. THERE ARE NO INJURIES
REPORTED THERE. SOMEONE'S OUT
OF THE FIVE AT LAST PULLED US.
THEY JUST OH MY CHP PAGE JUST
CHANGED SO THEY JUST CLEARED
THAT AWAY. SO ALL YOUR LANES
ARE BACK OPEN. FREEWAY TIMES
ARE FINE. BACK TO YOU LADIES.
WE'LL CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU
HERE SHORTLY. THE NUMBER OF
CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE COUNTY
IS NOW UP TO SIX HUNDRED THREE
WHICH IS A 80 FOR CASE JUMP
SINCE YESTERDAY. THE UPDATE
INCLUDES ONE HUNDRED AND
EIGHTEEN HOSPITALIZATIONS WITH
51 PEOPLE IN INTENSIVE CARE.
THE OUTBREAK CONTINUES TO
ACCELERATE ACROSS THE GLOBE NOW
REACHING OVER EIGHT HUNDRED
THOUSAND CASES THIS MORNING
WORLDWIDE. YESTERDAY WAS
THE HIGHEST SINGLE DAY TOTAL
NUMBER OF DEATHS REPORTED IN
THE U.S. WITH MORE THAN 500 IN
A SINGLE DAY ACROSS
THE COUNTRY. STELLA, THANK YOU
IN SAN DIEGO, GROCERY STORE
WORKERS ARE VERY BUSY THESE
DAYS. WE KNOW THAT MANY STORES
ARE OFFERING INCREASED PAY AND
SAFETY MEASURES BUT TODAY SOME
WORKERS ARE PLANNING A WALKOUT,
MUSIC SAID. RON PAUL JOINS US
LIVE FOR HOLE FROM WHOLE FOODS
TO EXPLAIN WHAT IS GOING ON.
GOOD MORNING TO NETA. GOOD
MORNING. YEAH, WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT A WALKOUT ON THE NATIONAL
LEVEL. THEY'RE CALLING IT A
GLOBAL A SICK OUT. THAT'S
EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE AT
VARIOUS WHOLE FOODS MARKETS.
BUT I GOT TO TELL YOU WE'RE NOT
SURE IF THE SAN DIEGO MARKETS
WILL BE IMPACTED. IN FACT, A
COUPLE OF PEOPLE I SPOKE WITH
IN THIS PARKING LOT, SOME
EMPLOYEES OF THIS WHOLE FOODS
SAY THEY DO NOT PLAN ON WALKING
OUT. IN FACT, ONE MAN JUST SAID
THEY TREATED THEM VERY WELL
HERE SO THEY'RE GOING TO STAY
PUT AND KEEP WORKING. BUT WE'LL
KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS AND LET
YOU KNOW IF IT WILL IMPACT.
WHOLE FOODS MARKETS ACROSS OUR
AREA. SO AS FAR AS THE WHOLE
FOODS EMPLOYEES, WHAT THEY ARE
REQUESTING IS PAID LEAVE FOR
WORKERS WHO SELF ISOLATE DURING
THIS OUTBREAK RIGHT NOW. WHOLE
FOODS DOES OFFER EMPLOYEES PAID
SICK LEAVE IF THEY TEST
POSITIVE FOR KOBE 19 BUT NOT IF
THEY ARE INVOLUNTARY EARLY SELF
ISOLATING AND THAT'S WHAT THEY
DO REQUEST. SO THIS GLOBAL SICK
OUT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED
FOR MAY 1ST. IT WAS MOVED UP TO
TODAY BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED
DEMAND FOR GROCERIES. THIS ALL
COMES A DAY AFTER WORKERS FOR
INSTA CART AND AMAZON WALKED
OUT INTO THE CART. SHOPPERS DID
NOT GO TO WORK YESTERDAY SO YOU
MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT ON
THE APP. IN A STATEMENT INTO
SAYS THEY'RE IMMENSELY GRATEFUL
TO THEIR EMPLOYEES AND
THE COMPANY SAYS IT WILL OFFER
BONUSES PAID SICK LEAVE FOR
THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH KOBE 19
WORKING ON HAND SANITIZER
SPECIFICALLY FOR THEIR SHOPPERS
.AND ON STATEN ISLAND, NEW
YORK. ONE HUNDRED AMAZON
WORKERS STAGED A PROTEST
OUTSIDE THE WAREHOUSE
YESTERDAY. AT LEAST 13 AMAZON
WAREHOUSE HAVE REPORTED KOBE 19
CASES. AND HERE'S THE AMAZON
STRIKE ORGANIZER VERY LOW MAN.
WE DON'T HAVE THE PROPER
GLOVES. ALL WE WANT IS
THE BUILDING TO BE CLOSE AND
PROFESSIONALLY SANITIZE.
THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT
EMPLOYERS PROTECT THEIR
EMPLOYEES AS BEST THEY CAN. IF
THEY'RE REQUIRED TO GO TO IF
THEY'RE GOING TO WORK AND OF
COURSE AS WE KNOW, GROCERY
STORE WORKERS ARE CONSIDERED
ESSENTIAL WORKERS. THAT
EMPLOYMENT LAW ATTORNEY DID SAY
AT THIS POINT WORKERS AND
STORES DO NEED TO REALLY COME
TOGETHER TO NEGOTIATE THE BEST
TERMS BECAUSE OF COURSE NONE OF
NONE OF THESE PLACES HAVE GONE
THROUGH THIS BEFORE. WHOLE
FOODS DOES SAY AGAIN THEIR TEAM
MEMBERS CAN GET TWO WEEKS OF
PAID TIME OFF IF THEY TEST
POSITIVE. THEY ALSO GOT AN
ADDITIONAL TWO DOLLARS PER HOUR
ON TOP OF HOURLY BASE PAY AND
INCREASED OVERTIME PAY. WE DID
GET A STATEMENT FROM WHOLE
FOODS AND THEY SAY IN PART AS
WE ADDRESS UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND
AND FULFILL A CRITICAL NEED IN
OUR COMMUNITIES. WHOLE FOODS IS
COMMITTED TO PRIORITIZING OUR
TEAM MEMBERS WELL-BEING WHILE
RECOGNIZING THEIR EXTRAORDINARY
DEDICATION. THEY SAY THEY'VE
TAKEN EXTENSIVE MEASURES TO
KEEP PEOPLE SAFE SOCIAL
DISTANCING, ENHANCE DEEP
CLEANING AND CROWD CONTROL
MEASURES AND THEY CONTINUE TO
ROLL OUT NEW SAFETY PROTOCOLS.
AND HERE AT THIS STORE IN
THE UTC AREA THEY WILL BE
OPENING AT 7:00 A.M. FOR SENIOR
CITIZENS. THAT'S THEIR HOUR TO
GO IN FIRST BEFORE THEY THEN
OPEN TO THE REST OF THE PUBLIC
AND THEY ARE OF COURSE
REQUESTING THE PUBLIC TO KEEP
THAT SOCIAL DISTANCE WHEN
YOU'RE SHOPPING. AND ALSO KEEP
A DISTANCE FROM THE PEOPLE WHO
DO WORK HERE. AND THAT'S
THE VERY LATEST HERE. WE'LL
SEND IT BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. LET'S GET INTO
THE THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO
KNOW TODAY ABOUT
THE CORONAVIRUS. NUMBER ONE IS
SAN DIEGO STATE STUDENT HAS
TESTED POSITIVE FOR KOBE 19.
THE UNIVERSITY TELLS US THAT
THE STUDENT STARTED TO FEEL
SYMPTOMS AFTER MOVING OFF
CAMPUS. EVERYONE WHO HAD
CONTACT WITH THE STUDENT HAS
BEEN NOTIFIED AND IS RECEIVING
APPROPRIATE GUIDANCE. NO OTHER
INFORMATION ABOUT THAT STUDENT
HAS BEEN RELEASED. NUMBER TWO
STARTING TOMORROW, CRUISE SHIPS
HERE IN SAN DIEGO WILL BE
BANNED FROM OFFLOADING
PASSENGERS AND CREW. SAN DIEGO
HAS SEEN FIVE DIFFERENT CRUISE
SHIPS DISEMBARK THOUSANDS OF
PASSENGERS WITH THE LATEST
BEING THE CELEBRITY ECLIPSE
DOCKED YESTERDAY. THEY WILL BE
THE LAST SCHEDULED SHIP TO DOCK
IN SAN DIEGO THAT WILL ALLOW
PASSENGERS AND CREW TO GET OFF
FOR THE TIME BEING UPON LEAVING
THE SHIP. THEY ALL RECEIVED
HEALTH SCREENINGS FIRST. HEALTH
OFFICIALS SAID NONE OF THEM
SHOWED SYMPTOMS OF CORONA VIRUS
AND NUMBER THREE, THE FOOD AND
DRUG ADMINISTRATION HAS NOW
CLEARED DOCTORS TO TREAT
COVERED 19 PATIENTS WITH A PAIR
OF ANTI MALARIA MEDICATIONS.
TELL ME ABOUT THIS DOCTOR SAY
HYDROXIDE, CHLOROQUINE AND
CHLOROQUINE MAY HELP SOME
VICTIMS CLEAR THE CORONA VIRUS
FROM THEIR BODIES BUT THE DRUGS
HAVE YET TO BE RIGOROUSLY
TESTED. SO THE FDA SAYS
THE RISK THOUGH IS OUTWEIGHED
BY THE POSSIBLE REWARD MILLIONS
OF DOSES OF THE MEDICATION WILL
NOW BE DISTRIBUTED TO HOSPITALS
AROUND THE COUNTRY AND THE U.S.
AND AS MERCY IS NOW TREATING
SOME OF ITS FIRST PATIENTS AS
IT REMAINS DOCKED AT THE PORT
OF SAN PEDRO IN LOS ANGELES.
MERCY HAS A THOUSAND HOSPITAL
BEDS AND NEARLY 900 STAFF ON
BOARD TO HELP ALLEVIATE LOS
ANGELES AREA HOSPITALS. THIS IS
ONE OF THE MANY INITIATIVES
BEING PUT FORTH TO HELP AN
EXPECTED SURGE OF CORONA VIRUS
PATIENTS IN THE COMING WEEKS.
AS THE NUMBER OF CALIFORNIA
CASES JUST CONTINUES TO
INCREASE, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM
IS CALLING FOR REINFORCEMENTS
TO HELP SURGE THE STATE'S
HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE. NEWS
IT'S CHRIS GROVES HERE TO BREAK
DOWN GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S
ANNOUNCEMENT AND CHRIS IS ALSO
GOING TO BE GIVING ANOTHER
UPDATE HERE TODAY. YEAH. HE'LL
BE STARTING TO GIVE HIS DAILY
UPDATES HERE AT NOON. WE DO
EXPECT ANOTHER TYPE OF
ANNOUNCEMENT, IF YOU WILL,
ABOUT HOW THEY PLAN TO HELP OUT
SENIORS STAYING AT HOME. BUT
BACK TO THIS. THIS NEW SURGE IN
HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
THE GOVERNOR PRETTY MUCH
ESTIMATES THAT THERE MIGHT BE
ANYWHERE FROM THIRTY SEVEN
THOUSAND POTENTIAL HEALTH CARE
WORKERS. THEY COULD BE
REINFORCEMENT SHOULD THINGS GET
REALLY BAD AND THOSE INCLUDE
THE RECENTLY RETIRED NURSES AND
DOCTORS AS WELL AS MEDICAL
STUDENTS CLOSE TO GRADUATION.
NOW THOSE THAT ARE CLOSE TO
COMPETING COMPLETING THEIR
STUDIES AS WELL AS THOSE RECENT
REALLY RETIRED DOCTORS NURSES
CAN GO TO THE STATE'S WEB SITE
TO GO AHEAD AND SIGN UP AND
THEN THEY'LL BE CALLED IF AND
WHEN NEEDED. NOW THE INITIATIVE
WILL LOOSEN THE RULES ON THOSE
STUDENTS TO ALLOW THEM TO BEGIN
PRACTICING. BUT UNDER
THE SUPERVISION OF MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS. WHILE THE STATE
ESTIMATES THAT THOSE THIRTY
THOUSAND ARE ELIGIBLE, THAT
NEED WOULD VARY BY CITY AND
DEMAND. SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY
THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE THIRTY
SEVEN THOUSAND MEDICAL WORKERS
JUST JUMP RIGHT IN. THOSE ARE
HOW MANY ARE AVAILABLE AND THEN
THE NEED WOULD BE DISPERSED AS
IT SEES FIT. NOW HOSPITALS IN
SAN DIEGO LIKE PALOMAR MEDICAL
CENTER, FOR INSTANCE, ARE
MANAGING THE INFLUX CORONA
VIRUS PATIENTS AND THEIR
REGULAR CASEWORK SO THEY DON'T
NEED ADDITIONAL DOCTORS AND
NURSES. NOT YET. BUT THAT COULD
CHANGE AND THEY WOULD WELCOME
HELP FOR NEW GRADUATES SHOULD
THINGS GET WORSE. GOVERNOR
ADDED YESTERDAY THAT ADDITIONAL
MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN TO
COMBAT THE VIRUS LIKE THIS ONE
MOVING FORWARD NEXT FEW WEEKS
ARE GOING TO BE CRITICAL IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN
THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. WE'RE GOING
TO DO EVEN MORE TO FLEX AND TO
SURGE AND DO MORE TOGETHER TO
MEET THIS MOMENT. AND TODAY'S
ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE HAPPENING
AT NOON TODAY. WE'RE TOLD THAT
IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH
THE HELP KEEP SENIORS CONNECTED
WHILE THEY STAY HOME AND AWAY
FROM OTHERS TO TRY TO REDUCE
THEIR EXPOSURE THE CORONA
VIRUS. BACK TO YOU. CHRIS, GO
LIVE FOR US. THANKS, CHRIS. A
CALIFORNIA SCIENTIST AND HIS
TEAM CLAIM THEY HAVE FOUND A
POTENTIAL CURE FOR KOBE 19. WE
INTRODUCED YOU TO DR. JACOB
GLANVILLE DISTRIBUTED VIA A
COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. HE'S ONE
OF THE DOCTORS FEATURED
THE NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
PANDEMIC. HIS TEAM HAS BEEN
WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TRYING
TO COME UP WITH A DRUG TO TREAT
KOBE 19. HE ANNOUNCED HE
BELIEVES THEY'VE FOUND ONE. WE
ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE
HAVE COMPLETED THE ENGINEERING
AND WE HAVE SOME VERY POTENT
ANTIBODIES THAT CAN BE
EFFECTIVE AGAINST THE VIRUS. WE
ARE SENDING THEM OUT. BOY, YOU
LOVE TO HEAR THAT. HE SAYS HIS
TEAM TOOK ANTIBODIES USED TO
NEUTRALIZE SAAS AND USE
TECHNOLOGY IN THEIR
LABORATORIES TO GET THEM TO
RECOGNIZE KOBE AT 19. DR.
GLANVILLE PROJECTS HUMAN TRIALS
IN THE UNITED STATES COULD
BEGIN THIS SUMMER. AND IF ALL
GOES WELL, A DRUG COULD BE
READY BY THIS FALL. SO
INCREDIBLE