FLYNN
FLYNN ANNOUNCES HIS BIG DECISION. NEWS 8 AT 5 STARTS NOW. LOCAL LEADERS ARE FOCUSING
ON THE FUTURE BUT REMAIN
FOCUSED AS WELL ON THE PRESENT.
GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR
JOINING. I'M BARBARA LEE
EDWARDS. I'M CARLOS CHICANO.
HERE ARE HEADLINES ON THIS
FRIDAY. COUNTY SUPERVISOR GREG
COX AND SAN DIEGO MAYOR KEVIN
FAULKNER ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH
OF THE SAN DIEGO ECONOMIC
RECOVERY ADVISORY GROUP. IT
WILL WORK TO LAY OUT THE STEPS
ON OUR ROAD TO RECOVERY AND
THE REOPENING OF THE ECONOMY.
SEVENTY ONE NEW CONFIRMED CASES
COVERED 19 IN THE COUNTY WERE
REPORTED BRINGING THE TOTAL TO
TWO THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY
EIGHT AND SEVEN MORE DEATHS,
BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 70.
THE ORGANIZERS BEHIND
THE NATION'S BIGGEST ANNUAL POP
CULTURE CELEBRATION ANNOUNCED
TODAY WITH DEEP REGRET. THERE
WILL BE NO COMIC CON THIS YEAR.
NEWSDAY FELICIA SUMMERS HAS
THE STORY. THIS CANCELATION IS
A FIRST IN THE CONVENTION'S 50
YEAR HISTORY HERE IN SAN DIEGO
.I SPOKE WITH A COMIC CON
REPRESENTATIVE WHO SAYS AT THIS
POINT HEALTH AND SAFETY IS MORE
IMPORTANT. IT REALLY IS A
HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE. I MEAN
WE DELAYED ANNOUNCING THIS
BECAUSE WE WERE HOPING THAT
THERE MIGHT BE A WAVE OF EVEN
HAVING MAYBE A PARED DOWN SHOW
OR A SMALLER SHOW. BUT YOU
KNOW, MONITORING ALL HEALTH
ADVISORIES AND ALL THAT, IT
JUST DIDN'T MAKE SENSE. COMICON
,ONE OF SAN DIEGO'S LARGEST
EVENTS AND THE LARGEST COMIC
FAN CONVENTION IN NORTH AMERICA
HAS BEEN CANCELED IN THE WAKE
OF THE COFFIN. NINETEEN
PANDEMIC IT'S A SAD DAY FOR US
BUT IT'S IT'S THE BEST
DECISION. PULLS IN UPWARDS OF
130000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR AND WAS
SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN ON JULY 20
THIRD THROUGH THE TWENTY SIXTH.
MANY EXHIBITORS AND
STAKEHOLDERS RELY ON THIS EVENT
FOR A MAJOR PORTION OF THEIR
LIVELIHOOD. THE CANCELATION
WILL NO DOUBT CARRY A HUGE
ECONOMIC SHOCKWAVE THROUGHOUT
SAN DIEGO'S ECONOMY AS WELL.
AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT
GENERATES OVER 100 MILLION
DOLLARS A I IMAGINE THAT'S
GOING TO BE A HUGE NEGATIVE
IMPACT. ANYONE WHO PURCHASED
BADGES WILL BE RECEIVING AN
E-MAIL IN THE NEXT WEEK WHICH
WILL HAVE DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO
REQUEST A REFUND OR TRANSFER
THEIR BADGES IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS ON PEAK COM MCCAIN'S
OFFICIAL HOTEL AFFILIATE WILL
BE CANCELING ALL HOTEL
RESERVATIONS AND REFUNDING ALL
DEPOSITS MADE THROUGH THEM.
ORGANIZERS SAY EXTRAORDINARY
TIMES REQUIRE EXTRAORDINARY
MEASURES. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL
ALL BE A VERY BAD MEMORY AND
WE'LL BE READY TO MAKE NEW FUN
MEMORIES IN 2020. HERE'S SOME
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
COMIC CON IS PLANNING ON
RETURNING HERE TO
THE CONVENTION CENTER NEXT YEAR
20 21 FROM JULY 26 THROUGH
THE 25TH. BACK TO YOU. ALL
RIGHT. THANKS, ALISHA. LOCAL
LEADERS ARE TAKING STEPS NOW TO
ENSURE THE REGION CAN BOUNCE
BACK FROM THE ECONOMIC CRISIS
CAUSED BY THE CORONA VIRUS
PANDEMIC. COUNTY AND CITY
LEADERS TEAMED UP TO CREATE
THE SAN DIEGO ECONOMIC RECOVERY
ADVISORY GROUP. IT WILL BE A
BINATIONAL GROUP MADE UP OF
REGIONAL BUSINESS LEADERS
TASKED WITH DEVELOPING
STRATEGIES FOR HOW BUSINESSES
CAN REOPEN SAFELY WHILE STILL
ADHERING TO PUBLIC HEALTH
ORDERS. THIS GROUP WILL DO
THE GROUNDWORK SO THAT WE AS A
REGION CAN START THINKING ABOUT
HOW WE CAN SAFELY AND SMARTLY
REOPEN. THIS GROUP WILL NOT BE
FOCUSED ON THE WIN. THIS GROUP
WILL BE FOCUSED ON HOW
THE GROUP WILL MEET REGULARLY
STARTING NEXT MONDAY. UC SAN
DIEGO HEALTH LAUNCHED A
CORONAVIRUS A BLOOD TESTING
THIS WEEK TO IDENTIFY PAST
CLOSURE. THESE NEW TESTS LOOK
FOR ANTIBODIES PRODUCED IN
RESPONSE TO THE INFECTION AND
THE TEST IS BY DOCTOR REFERRAL.
ONLY DHS HEATHER HOPE SHOWS US
HOW IT WORKS. YES, WE'RE
GETTING AN INSIDE LOOK AT
THE UC SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR
ADVANCED LABORATORY MEDICINE.
THIS IS NOT A WALK UP TESTING
SITE HERE AT THEIR LABORATORIES
WHERE A TEAM OF TRAINED
SCIENTISTS ARE ABLE TO TAKE
THOSE BLOOD SAMPLES AND THEN
ANALYZE THEM TO SEE IF THEY
TEST POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE FOR
CORONA VIRUS FOR THE ANTIBODIES
TEST HERE DR MELISSA HOFFMAN IS
READY TO TEST A PATIENT'S BLOOD
SERUM FOR MEASURING STARS COME
TO AND GM ANTIBODIES BY TESTING
THIS TRAY WITH A SAMPLE
SECURELY INSIDE THE DIAZEPAM
MACHINE. AND THIS IS ONLY
THE BEGINNING. NOW WE'RE GOING
TO TRY AND PROGRAM THE SAMPLE
AND BEGIN TESTING RUNNING
THE TEST COMPONENTS INSIDE THIS
COMPUTER FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS.
THIS ONE HAS A SCHEDULED STATUS
SHOWING THE PATIENTS AND
REAGENTS. ALL THIS IS BEING
DONE INSIDE A CLINICAL LAB AT
UC SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR
ADVANCED LABORATORY MEDICINE.
UCSD IS ONE OF THE FIRST
HOSPITALS HAVING THIS TEST BUT
OTHER OTHER HOSPITAL LABS ARE
NOT FAR BEHIND, DR ROB
FITZGERALD SAYS. THESE TESTS
REQUIRE A BLOOD DRAW BUT YOU
CAN GET DONE WITH YOUR
PHYSICIAN OR FROM A
PHLEBOTOMIST. IT'S A SEROLOGY
TEST AND AN IMPORTANT
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS TEST
AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN USING TO
DIAGNOSE DISEASE IS THAT THIS
TEST TELLS YOU YOU WERE EXPOSED
IN THE PAST. DR. FITZGERALD
SAYS THE LAB TAKES IN ABOUT 40
SAMPLES EACH DAY ONLY OPERATING
FIVE DAYS A WEEK. THIS DESIGN.
D.C. LIGHT 300 PLUS MOVES
SWIFTLY LIKE A SINGER SEWING
MACHINE. BUT THIS ONE PICKS UP
THE BLOOD SAMPLE AS A CHEMICAL
TO IT AND THAT CONTINUES
THE TEST FROM THERE. THIS CHART
SHOWS IDG OR IMMUNO GLOBULIN A
TYPE OF ANTIBODY AND THAT'S ONE
OF THE BODY'S RESPONSES TO
THE VIRUS AS IT MAKES
ANTIBODIES THAT BINDS TO
THE VIRUS. FITZGERALD SAYS
THESE ANTIBODIES ARE LOW IN
THE BEGINNING AND THEN WITHIN
FOUR TO FIVE DAYS
THE IMMUNOGLOBULIN HAS BECOME
ELEVATED. HE SAYS IF YOU'RE
CONCERNED ABOUT AN ACTIVE
INFECTION CALL YOUR DOCTOR FOR
SWAP TESTS. THAT'S A PCR OR
POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION WHICH
WE SEE THROUGH DRIVE THROUGH
TESTING. AND WE REALLY DON'T
WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE ACUTELY ILL
COMING INTO THE PHLEBOTOMY
STATION. THIS ANTIBODIES TEST
REQUIRES A PHYSICIAN REFERRAL.
AS FOR THE FUTURE, MANY PEOPLE
THINK THE VIRUS WILL RECUR
AFTER THIS INITIAL PANDEMIC
TESTING HERE HAS BEEN GOING ON
SINCE TUESDAY AT SIX THIRTY HOW
THIS TYPE OF TEST COULD BE
CRUCIAL FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.
I'LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU. THANK
YOU, HEATHER. A NUMBER OF
SO-CALLED FREEDOM RALLIES ARE
POPPING UP ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THIS GROUP OF MORE THAN 100
PROTESTERS DEFIED STAY AT HOME
ORDERS IN HUNTINGTON BEACH THIS
AFTERNOON. THEY'RE CALLING FOR
AN END TO RESTRICTIONS ON
PUBLIC GATHERINGS AND
BUSINESSES. THEY'VE BEEN PUT IN
PLACE BY LOCAL STATE OFFICIALS.
ON FACEBOOK THERE'S A SIMILAR
EVENT SCHEDULED HERE TOMORROW
DOWNTOWN OUTSIDE THE HALL OF
JUSTICE SDP TOLD US THEY'RE
AWARE OF THE RALLY. AND WE'LL
BE WORKING WITH THE SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE EVERYONE
FOLLOWS LOCAL HEALTH ORDERS.
TWO MONTHS AGO WHILE DELIVERING
HIS STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS,
GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOME TALKED
ABOUT HOW CALIFORNIA WAS
ENJOYING ITS 100 19TH
CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF JOB
GROWTH. TODAY HE ANNOUNCED THAT
SINCE MARCH 12TH THREE POINT
ONE MILLION CALIFORNIANS HAVE
FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE. TODAY I STAND IN
FRONT OF YOU SOBERED BY
THE REALITY OF THE LAST FEW
WEEKS. WE ARE NOW IN A PANDEMIC
INDUCED RECESSION HERE IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND
WHILE THE NEW NUMBERS CAME OUT
TODAY FIVE POINT THREE PERCENT
UNEMPLOYMENT THAT MASKS
THE REALITY OF WHERE THE REAL
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS HERE TODAY
AND ULTIMATELY WILL END UP OVER
THE COURSE OF WEEKS AND MONTHS.
AGAIN, THREE POINT ONE
THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT HE
CONFIDENTLY BELIEVES THAT THESE
ARE NOT PERMANENT NUMBERS AND
THAT THE STATE'S ECONOMY WON'T
THRIVE AGAIN WITHIN THE NEXT
FEW YEARS. THE SAN DIEGO FOOD
BANK HOSTED ITS FOURTH
EMERGENCY DRY THROUGH FOOD
DISTRIBUTION EVENT THIS MORNING
IN EAST COUNTY. FORTY THOUSAND
POUNDS OF FOOD PAPER SUPPLIES
WERE HANDED OUT BY ORGANIZERS
AND VOLUNTEERS. NEWS AIDES
CHRIS GROW HAS MORE FROM LA
MESA AND THIS WAS AN EFFICIENT
OPERATION ABOUT TWO HOURS IT
TOOK FOR ABOUT NINE HUNDRED AND
SIXTY VEHICLES TO ROLL THROUGH
HERE AT THE GROSSMAN CENTER IN
LA MESA AND THEN THE REMAINING
FOOD WAS HANDED OUT TO SOME OF
THESE VOLUNTEERS WHO DESPITE
BEING OUT OF WORK DECIDED TO
COME OUT HERE TO VOLUNTEER VERY
EARLY IN THE MORNING NOW. AS
FOR THOSE THAT STAYED IN THEIR
VEHICLES FOR THIS DRIVE THROUGH
,THEY ARRIVED HERE AS EARLY AS
FIVE THIRTY A.M. TO MAKE SURE
THEY WERE ONE OF THE FEW TO
ACTUALLY GET SOME OF THESE FOOD
BAGS. THEN IT TOOK HOURS FOR
THE VOLUNTEERS TO PACK UP
THE FOOD AND MAKE SURE THAT
THE OPERATION WAS READY TO ROLL
AT 9 A.M.. NOW THE FAMILIES
WERE ABLE TO COLLECT ITEMS IN
THE BAGS LIKE A GALLON OF MILK
,NUMBER OF CANNED GOODS,
FRUITS, NUTS, PAPER TOWELS,
TOILET PAPER AND BABY WIPES.
THOSE WERE RECEIVING THE FOOD
STAYED IN THEIR CARS AS
THE ITEMS WENT DIRECTLY INTO
THEIR TRUNKS TO MAKE SURE
SOCIAL DISTANCING WAS FOLLOWED.
FAMILIES WERE CHOSEN ON A FIRST
COME FIRST SERVE BASIS AND
THESE TYPES OF FOOD DRIVES ARE
REALLY ONLY MEANT FOR SENIORS
AND THOSE EXPERIENCING
FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS BUT ALSO TO
HELP TAKE SOME PRESSURE OFF
THE FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTION
CENTERS WHICH WERE HAVING LONG
LINES DURING KOVIC 19. THIS IS
WHAT CEO JIM FLORES HAD TO SAY
ABOUT THE FUTURE OF EVENTS LIKE
THESE. WE DIDN'T SAY WE WOULD
DO FOR MASS DISTRIBUTIONS TO
TRY TO SHORTEN SOME OF
THE LINES AND THEN I THINK
THE NEXT PHASE WILL BE WE'LL BE
PUSHING A LOT MORE PRODUCT OUT
TO OUR ALREADY PROVEN
DISTRIBUTION MODEL WHICH IS TO
ENTER DISTRIBUTION SITES A
NETWORK OF 500 NONPROFITS WITH
FEEDING PROGRAMS AND REALLY
JUST GET MORE FOOD OUT AND MORE
OF A GRASSROOTS APPROACH AND
THEN WE'LL ASSESS BECAUSE AS WE
ALL KNOW THE THINGS CHANGES
LIKE EVERY 24 HOURS. ANOTHER
GOOD NOTE ABOUT THOSE
VOLUNTEERS TODAY IS THAT THEY
MADE UP A MAJORITY OF
THE WORKFORCE THAT WAS OUT HERE
TODAY. BACK TO YOU. A FEDERAL
JUDGE HAS ORDERED A CARMEL
VALLEY DOCTOR ACCUSED OF
HAWKING A CORONA VIRUS. MIRACLE
CURE TO STOP ADVERTISE
IMMEDIATELY. DR. JENNINGS RYAN
STALEY WHO OWNS SKINNY BEACH
MED SPA APPEARED IN COURT TODAY
AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH MAIL
FRAUD YESTERDAY IN AN FBI
STING. STALEY ALLEGEDLY
ADVERTISED FOUR THOUSAND
DOLLARS TREATMENT PACKS THAT
WOULD PROVIDE SIX WEEKS OF
IMMUNITY FROM THE VIRUS. NO
PLEA WAS ENTERED TODAY BUT BOND
WAS SET AT FORTY FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS. STALEY IS DUE BACK IN
COURT MAY 19. VIDEO POSTED ON
SOCIAL MEDIA LAST NIGHT SHOWS A
SURFER IN LA HOYA BEING CHEERED
ON BY ONLOOKERS AS HE FLEES
THE WATER FROM LIFEGUARDS.
THE PACIFIC BEACH INSTAGRAM
PAGE SHOWS THE SURFER GETTING
OUT OF THE WATER, DITCHING HIS
BOARD AND MAKING A RUN FOR IT.
THIS WAS REPORTEDLY AT WIND IN
SEA BEACH AROUND 7