NEWS
NEWS 8
NEWS 8 STARTS RIGHT NOW. THE FIRST CASE OF A NEW MORE CONTAGIOUS VARIANT OF COVER 19
HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN SAN DIEGO
COUNTY. GOOD EVENING AND THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US. I'M CARLOS
SHIKATA. I'M MARCELLA LEE IN
TONIGHT FOR BARBARA LEE
EDWARDS. THIS VARIANT WAS FIRST
DISCOVERED IN THE U.K. THE
FIRST CONFIRMED CASE IN THE
UNITED STATES WAS JUST
YESTERDAY IN COLORADO. BUT NOW
A MAN IN HIS 30S WITH NO TRAVEL
HISTORY HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH
THE STRAIN HERE. NEW STATES
BRANDON LEWIS HAS MORE TONIGHT
FROM THE COUNTY INCLUDING A
WARNING BY LEADERS TO STAY HOME
CARLO AND MARCELLO. RESEARCHERS
AT THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH
IDENTIFY THIS U.K. STRAIN ABOUT
THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
THEY SAY IT WAS JUST ONE OF
MANY SAMPLES THAT THEY'VE BEEN
TESTING TO TRY TO IDENTIFY AS
EARLY AS POSSIBLE. WHEN IT
ARRIVED WITHIN SAN DIEGO, THERE
IS SIGNIFICANT EVIDENCE THAT IT
DOES SPREAD CONSIDERABLY FASTER
THAN IT IS MUCH MORE
CONTAGIOUS. COUNTY OFFICIALS
ANNOUNCED CALIFORNIA'S FIRST
CASE OF THE UK STRAIN OF CORONA
VIRUS WAS FOUND IN SAN DIEGO BY
SCIENTISTS AT SCRIPPS RESEARCH.
WE KNOW THERE'S MORE. WE DON'T
KNOW HOW MANY. WE KNOW THAT
IT'S PREVALENCE FOR NOW IS
RELATIVELY LOW BECAUSE THE
OTHER LINEAGES THAT WE SEE
CIRCULATING ARE NOT OF THIS
PARTICULAR U.K. LINEAGE. HERE'S
HOW IT WAS FOUND. ON SUNDAY A
MAN IN HIS 30S STARTED FEELING
SICK ON TUESDAY. HE GOT A
CORONA VIRUS TEST. THEN AROUND
3 A.M. WEDNESDAY, SCRIPPS
CONFIRMED IT WAS THE U.K.
VARIANT BY CHECKING FOR THREE
SPECIAL TARGETS. IT HAS THIS
VERY UNIQUE SIGNATURE BUT AGAIN
TWO OF THREE WILL BE POSITIVE
ON THAT VERY SAME SAMPLE BUT
ONE OF THEM WILL BE NEGATIVE
AND THAT'S WHAT WE CALL IT S
DROPOUT BECAUSE IT'S
SPECIFICALLY THIS TARGET THAT
TARGETS THE S GENE OF THE
CORONA VIRUS WHICH DROPS OUT OF
THIS THE COUNTY'S FIRST CASE IS
NOT IN THE HOSPITAL. ONE PERSON
WITHIN HIS HOUSEHOLD ALSO
TESTED POSITIVE AND ANOTHER IS
ASYMPTOMATIC TRACERS SAYING HE
SPENT LIMITED TIME OUTSIDE HIS
HOME AND DIDN'T RECENTLY
TRAVEL. SO IT'S NOT KNOWN WHERE
HE CONTRACTED THE VIRUS. IT'S A
STRONG INDICATOR THAT THIS
INDIVIDUAL GIVING A VERY GOOD
HISTORY TO US THAT THE NUMBER
OF INTERACTIONS IN THE TWO
WEEKS BEFORE COMING DOWN WITH
ILLNESS WAS ACTUALLY FAIRLY
LOW. THAT THAT THERE IS
PROBABLY THERE ARE OTHER CASES
IN SAN DIEGO THAT WE JUST NEED
TO BE AWARE THE U.K. VARIANT
ITSELF ISN'T ANY DEADLIER THAN
THE ORIGINAL CORONA VIRUS BUT
IT CAN LEAD TO MORE
HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS.
THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT 70
PERCENT MORE CONTAGIOUS. SO WE
WILL INEVITABLY SEE MORE CASES
AT A TIME WHEN HOSPITALS ARE
ALREADY OVERWHELMED. WE NEED TO
CONTINUE THE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO WEAR THE
FACE MASK TO PROTECT OURSELVES,
TO PROTECT OTHERS AS WELL. AND
WE NEED TO DO IT BETTER.
SCRIPPS RESEARCH SAYS IT'S NOT
UNUSUAL TO SEE CORONAVIRUS
MUTATIONS BUT THIS UK STRAIN
CERTAINLY STOOD OUT. AND OF
COURSE THEY ARE MONITORING FOR
ANY OTHER POTENTIAL MUTATIONS
THAT ARE LIKELY TO HAPPEN
BEFORE WE GET A GOOD HANDLE ON
IT. 19 19 CARLO AND MARCELLA.
ALL RIGHT. BRANDON, THANK YOU.
AS THIS NEW COVERT STRAIN IS
DETECTED HERE IN SAN DIEGO, OUR
REGION CONTINUES TO BE HIT HARD
BY THE ORIGINAL COVER 19
STRAIN. TODAY 2004 HUNDRED AND
FORTY EIGHT CASES WERE REPORTED
AND 37 NEW DEATHS WITHIN THE
PAST TWO DAYS ALONE, 68 SAN
DIEGO INS HAVE DIED FROM THE
VIRUS. SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS NOW
ADDING MORE BEDS TO ACCOMMODATE
THE SURGE AND COVERED PATIENTS
AS HOSPITALS RUN LOW ON
RESOURCES. AS OF YESTERDAY,
THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHT
SAN DIEGO AIDS WERE IN THE ICU
WITH KOFI 19 RELATED ISSUES.
I'VE ORDERED THE SAN DIEGO
POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ASKED THE
CITY ATTORNEY TO PURSUE FINES
AND POTENTIALLY OTHER
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AGAINST
PUBLIC NUISANCES WHO CHOOSE TO
ENDANGER THE LIVES OF OTHERS.
THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO IS TAKING
NEW STEPS AGAINST BUSINESSES
AND GROUPS NOT FOLLOWING HEALTH
ORDERS. MAYOR TODD GLORIA
SIGNED ITS FIRST EXECUTIVE
ORDER SINCE TAKING OFFICE TODAY
DIRECTING STRICTER ENFORCEMENT
OF LOCAL AND STATE STAY AT HOME
ORDERS. THE CITY WILL ALSO BE
RELAXING PARKING ENFORCEMENT
AGAIN. OFFICIALS ARE PLEADING
WITH SAN DIEGO IS NOT TO GATHER
FOR THE NEW YEAR BECAUSE OF
DWINDLING CAPACITY AND
RESOURCES AT LOCAL HOSPITALS.
THE EXECUTIVE ORDER TAKES
EFFECT AT MIDNIGHT. A BIG
ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY FROM
GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM REGARDING
THE REOPENING OF SCHOOLS HELPS
TO GET STUDENTS BACK IN THE
CLASSROOM NEXT YEAR EARLY NEXT
YEAR WITH SOME ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL STUDENTS COMING BACK AS
EARLY AS MID-FEBRUARY.
NEWS IT'S A STEEP PRICE HAS THE
DETAILS. FOR MONTHS NOW PARENTS
AND EDUCATORS HAVE BEEN PUSHING
STATE LEADERS FOR DETAILS ON
PLANS TO RESUME IN-PERSON
LEARNING. AND TODAY BIG
NEWS FROM THE GOVERNOR. HE
WANTS TO START OPENING AT LEAST
SOME SCHOOLS AS SOON AS
FEBRUARY. IN-PERSON
INSTRUCTION. THERE'S JUST NO
SUBSTITUTE FOR IT. GOVERNOR
GAVIN NEWSOM OUTLINED A TWO
BILLION DOLLAR PLAN WEDNESDAY
TO GET CHILDREN ACROSS THE
STATE BACK IN THE CLASSROOM
TRANSMISSIONS AMONG AND FROM
YOUNGER STUDENTS STUDENTS TO
STUDENTS. IT'S SIMPLY NOT
COMMON. THE GOVERNOR WANTS TO
START WITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STUDENTS SPECIFICALLY
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND
GRADE. IT'S SO MUCH MORE
DIFFICULT FOR A 4 YEAR OLD TO
FOCUS ON A DEVICE THAN A 14
YEAR OLD. THE ABILITY TO OPEN
WILL CENTER AROUND COVERED
OUTBREAKS IN EACH COMMUNITY.
THE COUNTY MUST HAVE A SEVEN
DAY AVERAGE OF LESS THAN 28
CORONA IRS CASES PER 100000
RESIDENTS. RIGHT NOW SAN DIEGO
COUNTY IS AROUND THIRTY EIGHT
HUNDRED THOUSAND PUTTING US
WELL ABOVE THE THRESHOLD.
SAFETY AND MITIGATION MEASURES
CLEARLY WE BELIEVE CAN PREVENT
TRANSMISSIONS IN THE SCHOOL
SETTING. GOVERNOR NEWSOME SAYS
SCHOOLS THAT OPEN MUST AGREE TO
REGULAR COVERT TESTING FOR
STUDENTS AND STAFF AND CONTACT
TRACING AND EVEN THE YOUNGEST
STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO WEAR A
MASK. ALL STAFF NOW ARE
REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKS. BUT WE
WANT TO GO TO THE SURGICAL MASK
LEVEL. WE'RE REQUIRING ALL
STUDENTS TO WEAR MASKS. SAN
DIEGO UNIFIED ISSUED A JOINT
STATEMENT WITH SEVERAL OTHER
LARGE DISTRICTS ACROSS THE
STATE SAYING IN PART WE WILL
LOOK CAREFULLY WHAT IS BEING
PROPOSED AND INTEND TO PROVIDE
FEEDBACK TO THE GOVERNOR AND
HIS STAFF AS WELL AS OUR
LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVES IN
SACRAMENTO TO MAKE SURE THE
GUIDELINES ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF
STUDENTS AND FAMILIES SERVED BY
LARGE URBAN DISTRICTS ACROSS
THE STATE. IF ALL GOES WELL,
THE STATE HOPES TO MOVE ONTO
GRADES 3, 4 AND 5 IN MARCH HE
OFFERED NO TIMELINE FOR MIDDLE
AND HIGH SCHOOLERS AND ADDED
THAT PARENTS WILL HAVE AN
OPTION TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN
HOME EVEN IF THEIR SCHOOLS
REOPEN. STEVE PRICE NEWS 8
SENIOR RESIDENCE AT ST. PAUL
SENIOR SERVICES ROLLED UP THEIR
SLEEVES AND RECEIVED COVERED
SHOTS TODAY. DOCTORS, NURSES
AND SUPPORT TEAM MEMBERS WERE
ALSO VACCINATED THIS MORNING.
SOME WERE A LITTLE NERVOUS BUT
MOST SAY THEY WERE RELIEVED TO
JUST BE FINALLY GETTING THE
VACCINE. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT
IT. WHY NOT GET THIS? THERE'S
NO DOWNSIDE. LOT OF CHEERS AND
EXCITEMENT IN ALL 45 SENIOR
CITIZENS. NINETY FIVE STAFF
MEMBERS WERE VACCINATED AT ST.
PAUL SENIOR SERVICES. THEY WILL
ALL GET THEIR SECOND DOSE ON
JANUARY 20TH. WHILE THE SENATE
TOOK THEIR FIRST STEPS TODAY TO
OVERTURNING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
DEFENSE A BILL VETO. MITCH
MCCONNELL CONTINUES TO STIFLE
THE BAR TOOK BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
FOR TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR DIRECT
STIMULUS CHECKS. HE SAYS A BILL
THAT ONLY INCLUDES THE TWO
THOUSAND DOLLAR PAYMENT ISSUE
WILL NOT PASS AND IS TRYING TO
ADD OTHER ITEMS FROM THE
PRESIDENT'S WISH LIST. SKYLER
HENRY HAS THE LATEST FROM
WASHINGTON, D.C. THE SENATE
MAJORITY LEADER HAS INTRODUCED
A NEW BILL THAT WOULD COMBINE
TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS STIMULUS
CHECKS WITH TWO OF THE
PRESIDENT'S RELATED PRIORITIES.
THE CREATION OF A COMMISSION TO
STUDY ELECTION FRAUD AND THE
REPEAL OF SECTION 230 WOULD
SHIELD SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES
FROM LAWSUITS. THE SENATE IS
NOT GOING TO SPLIT APART THE
THREE ISSUES THAT PRESIDENT
TRUMP LUMPED TOGETHER JUST
BECAUSE DEMOCRATS ARE AFRAID TO
ADDRESS TWO OF THEM. WHAT WE'RE
SEEING RIGHT NOW IS LEADER
MCCONNELL TRYING TO KILL THE
CHECKS THE TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR
CHECKS DESPERATELY NEEDED BY SO
MANY AMERICAN FAMILIES BY TYING
THEM COMPLETELY TO PARTISAN
PROVISIONS. SENATE DEMOCRATS
WERE BLOCKED FROM BRINGING UP A
STANDALONE BILL PASSED BY THE
HOUSE THAT WOULD INCREASE THE
PAYMENTS ZERO OBJECTION. THE
OBJECTION IS HEARD. SENATOR
MCCONNELL IS ALSO PUSHING FOR A
VOTE TO OVERRIDE THE
PRESIDENT'S VETO OF AN
ESSENTIAL DEFENSE BILL. ONE
WEEK FROM TODAY THE NEW
CONGRESS WILL MEET TO COUNT
EACH STATE'S ELECTORAL VOTES.
SEVERAL HOUSE REPUBLICANS HAVE
SAID THEY WILL OBJECT NOW ONE
GOP SENATOR IS JOINING THEM.
MISSOURI'S JOSH HOLLY IS
REBUFFING SENATE LEADERSHIP'S
CALLS NOT TO CHALLENGE THE
VOTES REGARDLESS WHATEVER
ANSWERS ANYONE IS UP TO. ON
JANUARY 6, PRESIDENT ELECT
BIDEN WILL BE SWORN IN ON THE
25TH, PRESIDENT TRUMP IS STILL
AT HIS FLORIDA RESORT WHERE HE
UNLEASHED A TWEET STORM AGAINST
GEORGIA OFFICIALS THE SAME DAY
THE STATE'S BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION ANNOUNCED IT
FOUND NO ABSENTEE BALLOT FRAUD
IN COBB COUNTY. ON MONDAY THE
PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT ELECT
JOE BIDEN WILL HOLD DUELING
RALLIES IN THE PEACH STATE.
EACH HOPED TO INSPIRE VOTERS TO
TURN OUT FOR SENATE CANDIDATES
AHEAD OF THE JANUARY 5TH RUNOFF
ELECTIONS. SKYLER HENRY. CBS
NEWS , CAPITOL HILL VISE
PRESIDENT ELECT KAMALA HARRIS
WILL ALSO GO TO GEORGIA THIS
WEEKEND TO CAMPAIGN FOR THE
STATE'S TWO DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATES. THE OUTCOME FROM
THAT RUNOFF RACE WILL DETERMINE
THE BALANCE OF POWER IN THE
U.S. SENATE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY
UNDER REPUBLICAN CONTROL. TODAY
BRITAIN BECAME THE FIRST
COUNTRY IN THE WORLD TO APPROVE
ASTRAZENECA AND OXFORD'S
COVETED 19 VACCINE. OFFICIALS
SAY IT'S EASIER TO TRANSPORT
AND CHEAPER TO MAKE THAN THE
TWO ALREADY APPROVED DRUGS IN
USE. THE UK HOPES TO BEGIN
USING THE VACCINE AS SOON AS
MONDAY. U.S. OFFICIALS HAVE
ALREADY ORDERED 300 MILLION
DOSES IN ANTICIPATION OF ITS
EVENTUAL APPROVAL BY THE FDA.
MANY AMERICANS HAVE ALREADY
RECEIVED THEIR SECOND ROUND OF
STIMULUS PAYMENTS AND MILLIONS
MORE WILL BE GETTING THAT MONEY
IN THE COMING DAYS. LISA
SUMMERS SPOKE WITH A CERTIFIED
FINANCIAL PLANNER FOR ADVICE ON
WHAT TO DO WITH ANY LEFTOVER
STIMULUS MONEY AFTER COVERING
BASIC NECESSITIES IN THIS STATE
OF UNCERTAINTY. AND RIGHT NOW A
LOCAL FINANCIAL EXPERT WEIGHS
IN ON WHAT WOULD BE THE
SMARTEST THING TO DO WITH YOUR
STIMULUS MONEY MAYBE RECEIVING
A SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS STIMULUS
CHECK SOON. WE'LL NEED TO USE
THAT MONEY TO BUY ESSENTIALS
AND PAY THE BILLS FOR THOSE WHO
USED CREDIT CARDS THIS HOLIDAY
SEASON. HERE'S SOME ADVICE FROM
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER
CASEY BROACH. GOOD ADVICE IS
GET AHEAD THOSE DEBTS AND USE
IT UTILIZE THESE MONEYS TO PAY
DOWN SOME OF THOSE HIGH
INTEREST RATE CREDIT CARDS. SO
THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT
HAVING OUR PURCHASES COST US
MORE THAN THEY SHOULD FOR THIS
SECOND ROUND OF PAYMENTS UNDER
THE CARES ACT INDIVIDUALS
MAKING SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS A YEAR OR LESS WILL GET
SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS. COUPLES
MAKING ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR OR LESS
WILL GET TWELVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS. ONCE YOUR INCOME GOES
ABOVE THOSE FIGURES THEN YOUR
BENEFIT STARTS TO GET REDUCED.
THOSE WHO QUALIFY AND HAVE
DEPENDENT CHILDREN 16 YEAR OLD
AND YOUNGER WILL RECEIVE AN
ADDITIONAL SIX HUNDRED FOR EACH
CHILD. BROACH SAYS IF YOU ARE
FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE MONEY
LEFT OVER AFTER TAKING CARE OF
YOUR NEEDS THEN SAVE IT OR
INVEST IT TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE
CUSHION IS NOT GOING TO HURT US
.IF ANYTHING WILL HELP YOU
PLEASE SLEEP A LITTLE BETTER AT
NIGHT IF YOU CAN USE YOUR
STIMULUS MONEY TO HELP
STIMULATE THE ECONOMY. SPEND
SMALL BUSINESSES LOCAL
BUSINESSES IS A GREAT IDEA.
ALSO IF YOU USE IT FOR A
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION BEFORE
JANUARY FIRST TO THAT MAY BE
TAX DEDUCTIBLE. SO WHO'S TO SAY
WE DON'T LOOP THAT MONEY INTO
THESE WONDERFUL ORGANIZATIONS
THAT ARE REALLY ON THE GROUND
HELPING THESE SAN DIEGO ADS AND
ALSO PROVIDE POSSIBLY A TAX
BREAK ON MONEY THAT IN ESSENCE
IS FREE? FOR MORE INFORMATION
ON THE STIMULUS PAYMENTS AND TO
TRACK THE STATUS OF YOUR
PAYMENT, JUST VISIT OUR WEB
SITE CBSA DOT COM. WE'VE POSTED
ALL THE LINKS UNDER THE HELP
BUTTON. MARCELLA AND CARLO, WE
WANT TO TAKE YOU TO BREAKING
NEWS RIGHT NOW. A HOUSE FIRE
REPORTED HERE IN OAK PARK. THIS
IS ON ROMO STREET. THIS HOUSE
IS A TWO STORY HOME AND WE DO
UNDERSTAND THE GOOD NEWS IS
THAT THREE CHILDREN ESCAPED ON
THE MAP. THIS IS IN THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF 94 AND
COLLEGE AVENUE. YEAH, IT'S JUST
A LITTLE BIT SOUTH WEST OF
COLLEGE AVENUE, A LITTLE BIT
NORTH OF THE 94. YOU CAN SEE
SOME FLAMES. WE SAW SOME FLAMES
ON THE BACKSIDE. JUST A MOMENT
.YOU SEE THEM CLIMBING UP ON
THE ROOF OF THE FIRST STORY
PART OF THE FIRST STORY JUTS
OUT. SECOND STORY KIND OF
TOWARD THE BACK. SEE THE
FIREFIGHTERS WORKING ON THAT.
IT LOOKS NOW WE'RE SEEING WHITE
SMOKE WHICH IS ALWAYS A GOOD
SIGN. YEAH. SO WE UNDERSTAND
THAT THREE CHILDREN DID ESCAPE.
BUT WHAT FIREFIGHTERS ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT NOW IS MAKING
SURE THERE ARE NO MORE ADULTS
LEFT INSIDE THAT HOME. BUT THE
GOOD NEWS AS CARLOS MENTIONED,
THE FLAMES DO APPEAR TO BE OUT
FOR THE MOST PART. WE KNOW