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GETS A BIG SHOUT OUT FROM LUCIO USE A STARTS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY SEES ITS LARGEST ONE DAY
JUMP IN CONFIRMED COVERED 19
CASES SO FAR INCREASING BY ONE
HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE WITH A
TOTAL OF 734. GOOD EVENING AND
THANKS FOR JOINING US. I'M
MARCELLA LEE. I'M CARLOS
MERCADO. TWO ADDITIONAL DEATHS
WERE REPORTED HERE IN
THE COUNTY AS WELL BRINGING OUR
TOTAL TO NINE. ALSO TODAY, BAJA
CALIFORNIA REPORTED ITS FIRST
DEATH TO CORONA VIRUS. AND
STARTING TOMORROW
THE CONVENTION CENTER DOWNTOWN
WILL OPEN ITS DOORS TO
TEMPORARILY HOUSE SAN DIEGO'S
HOMELESS DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THIS COMES AS THE HEAD OF
CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MAKES A SWEEPING ANNOUNCEMENT
IMPACTING MILLIONS OF STUDENTS
AND PARENTS. AND WITH MORE ON
THAT, HERE'S NEWS 8 RICHARD
ALLEN. WELL, THAT'S RIGHT.
THE CALIFORNIA STATE SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT SAID TUESDAY HE
BELIEVES THAT STUDENTS WILL NOT
BE RETURNING TO THEIR
CLASSROOMS TO THE REST OF
THE SCHOOL YEAR AND THAT
SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE
WILL BE TRANSITION TO ONLINE
LEARNING. IT'S A REALITY
THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOLS
HAVE ALREADY BEEN PREPARING
FOR. IN THE MEANTIME, LOCAL
LEADERS TODAY SPOKE OUT ON HOW
TO STAY SAFE WHILE GROCERY
SHOPPING THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC
WHILE ALSO HONORING THE BRAVE
JOB. THE GROCERY STORE WORKERS
HAVE BEEN DOING. LET ME ASSURE
SAN DIEGO IS THAT IT IS SAFE
FOR YOU TO GO TO THE GROCERY
STORE. TUESDAY LOCAL LEADERS
HIGHLIGHTED THE BEST WAYS TO
MAINTAIN THAT LEVEL OF SAFETY
WHILE SHOPPING FOR ESSENTIAL
SUPPLIES. THESE PEOPLE PART OF
OUR COMMUNITY, THEY'RE RISKING
THEIR LIVES TO SERVE US. SO FAR
ONE GROCERY WORKER AT AN
ALBERTSON'S IN ESCONDIDO AS
WELL AS TWO WORKERS AT A
SPROUTING CARLSBAD HAVE BEEN
DIAGNOSED WITH KOVAC, 19.
OFFICIALS SAY THAT FOLLOWING
CDC GUIDELINES BOTH STORES ARE
SAFE TO SHOP AND GROCERY
WORKERS LIKE SO MANY OF OUR
FIRST RESPONDERS ARE ON
THE FRONT LINES TO MINIMIZE
EXPOSURE TO THE VIRUS WHILE
SHOPPING. MAYOR KEVIN FAULCONER
OUTLINED SOME KEY STEPS DON'T
GO TO THE STORE OR TO WORK. OF
COURSE IF YOU'RE FEELING SICK
ALSO INSTEAD OF CASH. USE A
CREDIT CARD OR SMARTPHONE TO
PAY TO MINIMIZE PERSONAL
CONTACT. DON'T BRING THE ENTIRE
FAMILY WHILE SHOPPING AND
ALWAYS MAINTAIN SOCIAL
DISTANCING WHILE IN THE STORE.
TODD WALTERS OF UNITED FOOD AND
COMMERCIAL WORKERS LOCAL 135
SAYS EMPLOYEES ARE ASKING FOR
MORE PRECAUTIONS TO LIMIT THEIR
EXPOSURE TO CORONA VIRUS. I
KNOW MANY MEMBERS WHO HAVE
PARENTS AND CHILDREN LIKE ALL
OF YOU AND THEY'RE CONCERNED
THAT THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO TAKE
CARE OF THEM. IN THE MEANTIME,
LOCAL NONPROFITS LIKE STAY HOME
SAN DIEGO ARE DOING THE GROCERY
SHOPPING FOR ELDERLY SAN DIEGO
ENDS. WE ARE SERVING SEVERAL
HUNDRED BAGS OF GROCERIES A DAY
TO LOCAL SENIORS AND KEEPING
THEM HOME SAFE. ALONG THE SAME
LINES, GOVERNOR NEWSOM TUESDAY
ANNOUNCED A NEW HOTLINE TO HELP
CALIFORNIA SENIORS STAY
CONNECTED WHILE STILL ISOLATING
NOT JUST FOR WELLNESS CHECKS
RELATED TO FOOD AND MEDICINE
BUT THE DEEP ANXIETY PEOPLE ARE
FEELING BEING ISOLATED AT HOME.
AND THAT HOTLINE NUMBER IS 8 3
3 5 4 4 2 3 7 4. FOR MORE
INFORMATION JUST GO TO CBS 8
DOT COM AND CLICK ON THE HOT
BUTTON. BACK TO YOU. A
PASSENGER ON A CELEBRITY
ECLIPSE CRUISE SHIP TESTED
POSITIVE FOR THE CORONA VIRUS.
THE SHIP DOCKED IN SAN DIEGO
JUST MONDAY. YESTERDAY
OFFICIALS SAID NO ONE ONBOARD
THE SHIP WAS SHOWING ANY FLU
LIKE SYMPTOMS. BUT NOW ONE
PASSENGER AND THREE CREW
MEMBERS ARE CONFIRMED TO HAVE
THE VIRUS, COUNTY OFFICIALS
SAY. NO MORE CRUISE SHIPS WILL
BE ALLOWED TO LET PASSENGERS
OFF HERE IN SAN DIEGO.
THE CAPTAIN OF THE SAN DIEGO
BASED USS ROOSEVELT IS PLEADING
FOR HELP AFTER DOZENS OF
SAILORS TESTED POSITIVE FOR
KOVAC 19. IN A LETTER TO NAVY
LEADERS, CAPTAIN BRETT CROZIER
SAYS THE CURRENT PLAN TO POUR
IN TEEN SAILORS NOT SHOWING
SYMPTOMS IN A GYM IN GUAM IS
NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CDC
GUIDANCE. HE WANTS 90 PERCENT
OF THE SHIP'S SAILORS TO BE PUT
IN ISOLATION, KEEPING JUST 10
PERCENT ON BOARD FOR CLEANING
AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
THE ADMIRAL WOULD NOT DISCUSS
NUMBERS BUT SAYS THEY ARE
TRYING TO BALANCE THE NEEDS OF
AN ACTIVE NUCLEAR WARSHIP.
THE CORONA VIRUS HAS NOW
CLAIMED THE LIVES OF MORE THAN
THIRTY FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE IN
THE UNITED STATES. THERE WERE
MORE THAN 700 DEATHS REPORTED
TODAY, MANY OF THEM IN NEW YORK
CITY. THAT'S WHERE WE FIND
ELISE PRESTON WITH THE LATEST
DETAILS ON THE SURGE IN CASES
AS THE DEATH TOLL RISES.
EFFORTS TO CONTAIN THE CORONA
VIRUS ARE INTENSIFYING. WE
UNDERESTIMATED THIS VIRUS. IT'S
MORE POWERFUL. IT'S MORE
DANGEROUS THAN WE EXPECTED.
MORE PEOPLE HAVE NOW DIED OF
COLON 19 IN THE U.S. THAN IN
CHINA WHERE THE OUTBREAK
EMERGED LATE LAST YEAR WERE
LIVE AND IN AND THROUGH AN ALL
HANDS ON DECK MOMENT. IF I'VE
EVER SEEN ONE IN MY LIFETIME.
CITIES, STATES AND TOWNS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY ARE GEARING UP FOR
AN ANTICIPATED SURGE OF
CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS. THIS
COMING SUNDAY, APRIL 5TH IS
THE DEMARCATION LINE. THIS IS
THE POINT AT WHICH WE MUST BE
PREPARED FOR NEXT WEEK WHEN WE
EXPECT A HUGE INCREASE IN
THE NUMBER OF CASES. NEW YORK
IS THE EPICENTER OF THE CRISIS
IN THE U.S. BUT EXPERTS SAY NO
STATE WILL BE SPARED. WE NEED
YOU TO HEED THIS CALL FOR YOU
TO STAY HOME FOR TWO WEEKS.
LIVES ARE DEPENDING ON IN SOME
STATES. OFFICIALS ARE STILL
TRYING TO KEEP THE CORONA VIRUS
OUT OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.
THE NUMBER OF OUT-OF-STATE
TRAVELERS IS CREATING THE ISSUE
BECAUSE SOME OF OUR COMING FROM
HOTSPOT AND THAT WE WANT TO BE
ABLE TO LIMIT AND AND RESTRICT
LATE MONDAY THE WHITE HOUSE
PANDEMIC TASK FORCE GAVE ITS
LATEST PROJECTED MORTALITY
NUMBERS ESTIMATING THAT MORE
THAN 100000 AMERICANS COULD DIE
DESPITE THE STEPS CURRENTLY
BEING TAKEN TO MITIGATE ITS
SPREAD. ELISE PRESTON, NEW YORK
IS THE TIME TO WEAR A FACE MASK
IN PUBLIC. GOVERNOR GAVIN
NEWSOME SAYS HE PLANS TO MAKE A
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT ON FACE MASK
GUIDELINES. IT COMES AFTER
FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS SAID
THEY ARE CONSIDERING NEW MASK
RECOMMENDATIONS FOLLOWING OTHER
COUNTRIES THAT HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF CORONA
VIRUS AS NEW STATES. L'AMOUR
ABRAMS REPORTS. IT'S NOT
THE PROFESSIONAL BUT
THE AMATEUR MASKS THAT
OFFICIALS SAY COULD PROTECT US
PUBLIC HEALTH AND POLITICAL
OFFICIALS NOW SAY IT IS TIME TO
CLARIFY THE GUIDANCE ON FACE
MATH NOT SUGGESTING WE TAKE
AWAY FROM THOSE NINETY FIVE
MASSES. HOSPITALS FACE CRITICAL
SHORTAGES BUT SAYING ANYTHING
IS BETTER THAN GOING OUT IN
PUBLIC WITHOUT EVEN A HOMEMADE
ONE. THEY'VE BECOME A SYMBOL
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. BUT FROM
THE BEGINNING FACE MASKS HAVE
ALSO BEEN A SOURCE OF MUCH
CONFUSION. I DON'T THINK
THE GENERAL POPULATION SHOULD
BE BRINGING MASKS WITH THEM TO
TAKE WHEREVER THEY GO AND
WEARING THEM. FROM THE SAN
DIEGO KAISER INFECTIOUS DISEASE
DOCTOR TO THE DIRECTOR OF
THE CDC THERE IS NO ROLE FOR
THESE MASK IN THE COMMUNITY.
UNTIL NOW MASKS WERE
DISCOURAGED FOR HEALTHY PEOPLE
USED AS SHIELDS PROTECTING
MEDICAL WORKERS FROM CATCHING
IT AND RECOMMENDED ONLY FOR
THE SICK OR ANYONE CARING FOR
THEM. NOT ANYMORE. HE USED A
SCARF HIS SCARF IS EVERYBODY. A
LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SCARFS AND
YOU CAN USE A SCARF. SCARF
WOULD BE VERY GOOD. PRESIDENT
TRUMP ENCOURAGING DO IT
YOURSELF COVERS LEAVING THE 95
MASS FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS
FACING A CRITICAL SHORTAGE
CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND OTHER PARTS
OF THE GLOBE THAT HAVE MOVED
AGGRESSIVELY TO ADVANCE
PROTOCOLS ON FACE MASKS.
THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA NOW
TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT
THE RECOMMENDATIONS REFERRING
TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC'S
APPROACH. I PROTECT YOU. YOU
PROTECT ME. THE HASH TAG MASKS
FOR ALL. PROMOTES THE IDEA THAT
HOMEMADE MASK CAN BE PARTIALLY
PROTECTED PUPPET OVER YOUR
NOSE. HERE'S A RESEARCH
SCIENTIST FROM THE UNIVERSITY
OF SAN FRANCISCO SHOWING HOW HE
MAKES HIS OWN OUT OF T-SHIRTS.
IN AN OP ED IN THE WASHINGTON
POST OVER THE WEEKEND, JEREMY
HOWARD POINTED TO 34 SCIENTIFIC
PAPERS INDICATING THAT BASIC
MASKS CAN BE EFFECTIVE IN
REDUCING VIRUS TRANSMISSION IN
PUBLIC. APPARENTLY EVEN
SCIENCES DEBATABLE. WE WANT TO
BE GUIDED BY SCIENCE AND I'LL
JUST SAY THIS RESPECTFULLY
SCIENCE IS A BIT INCOMPLETE IN
THIS SPACE AND AS THE GOVERNOR
PLANS HIS RECOMMENDATION ON
MATH HE IS URGING PEOPLE TO
CONTINUE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
BACK TO YOU. THANKS A LOT MORE.
THE CITY OF COURTING AUTO JOINS
A GROWING LIST OF AREAS
LIMITING THE PUBLIC'S ACCESS TO
BEACHES BUT STOPPED SHORT OF A
FULL CLOSURE. TODAY
THE CORNERSTONE CITY COUNCIL
ORDERED THAT IT SPEECH
INCLUDING DOG BEACH BE CLOSED
ON WEEKENDS FOR THE TIME BEING
.THE COUNCIL ALSO CLOSED
PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND
THE BANDSTAND AT SPRINKLES.
PARKS WILL REMAIN OPEN. COUNCIL
MEMBERS WILL REVISIT THE ISSUE
OF CLOSURES NEXT WEEK TO SEE IF
STRICTER MEASURES ARE
NECESSARY. THE CHULA VISTA
POLICE DEPARTMENT IS USED TO
FIELDING CALLS ABOUT TRAFFIC
AND CRIME CONCERNS BUT A RECENT
REQUEST SENT A VETERAN OFFICER
ON A CALL UNLIKE ANY HE'S
RESPONDED TO BEFORE IS A TAB HE
OFFERED SHOWS US HOW
THE OFFICER WENT ABOVE AND
BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY TO HELP
AN ELDERLY WOMAN. THE CHULA
VISTA POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS
MOVED TO ITS EMERGENCY RESPONSE
STAFFING WHERE PATROL OFFICERS
AND DISPATCHERS ARE WORKING 12
AND A HALF HOUR SHIFTS. SO
YOU'RE NOT GETTING YOUR TYPICAL
CALLS THAT YOU NORMALLY WOULD.
AND THERE'S NOT A POLICE CODE
FOR PICKING UP GROCERIES FOR AN
ELDERLY WOMAN. WELL, THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT ONE OFFICER DID
AND MORE WILL WORKING OVERTIME
FOR THE CHULA VISTA POLICE
DEPARTMENT. AGENT DAVID
MARTINEZ GOT A CALL TO DO A
WELFARE CHECK ON A 90 YEAR OLD
WOMAN NEAR THIRD AND MOSS GOT A
TEXT ALSO FROM OUR DISPATCHER
WHO SAID, YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T
A TYPICAL CALL. LET'S SEE IF
YOU CAN HELP HER OUT.
THE OFFICER TRIED CALLING
THE ELDERLY WOMAN BUT SHE
DIDN'T ANSWER. SO HE WENT TO
HER APARTMENT. SHE WAS VERY
APPRECIATIVE THAT I WAS THERE,
THAT I SHOWED SHE COULDN'T GET
A HOLD OF HER CARETAKER. SHE
NEEDED NEOSPORIN AND STOMACH
RELIEVER. HE ASKED IF SHE
NEEDED ANYTHING ELSE OR HOT
MEAL. SHE SAID NO, THERE'S
STOMACH WASN'T FEELING WELL.
SHE HAD EATEN EARLIER BUT SHE
WASN'T THAT HUNGRY. BACK IN HIS
PATROL CAR, OFFICER MARTINEZ
DROVE TO THE NEARBY WALGREENS
WHERE HE STOCKED UP THE GROCERY
CART WITH THE MEDICINES. HE
ALSO ADDED TO THE LIST SOUP AND
WATER. GROCERY SHOPPING IS NOT
SOMETHING TAUGHT IN
THE ACADEMY. I JUST WANTED TO
MAKE SURE THAT I TOOK EXTRA
MOMENTS AND TIME TO MAKE SURE
THAT SHE HAD EVERYTHING THAT
SHE NEEDED. THE CHULA VISTA
POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION TOOK CARE OF THE 50
DOLLAR GROCERY BILL. SHE
OFFERED TO GIVE YOU MONEY FOR
IT. I SAID NO, DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT. IT'S TAKEN CARE OF.
BACK AT HER HOME HE DROPPED OFF
HER GROCERIES AND EVEN TOOK HER
TRASH OUT. HE MADE SURE THAT
SHE HAD RESOURCES AND LEFT BUT
HE STILL HASN'T CLEARED
THE CALL. KNOWN AS A 10 8 WHILE
HELPING OUT IN DISPATCH, AGENT
MARTINEZ CALLED TO CHECK IN ON
THE 9 YEAR OLD WOMAN JUST TO
SAY HI. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME
IN MY 15 YEARS HERE THAT I
NEVER HAD A CALL FOR THAT
SERVICE LIKE THAT. SO YOU'RE
KIND OF REMINDING ME OF MY
GRANDMA, THE ELDERLY WOMAN DID
NOT WANT HER PICTURE TAKEN. BUT
OFFICER MARTINEZ WANTED TO MAKE
SURE THAT HE SHARED THIS STORY
OF HOW POLICE ARE SERVING
DURING THIS PANDEMIC AND ALSO A
REMINDER FOR US TO CHECK IN ON
OUR ELDERLY FAMILY MEMBERS AND
OUR NEIGHBORS IN CHULA VISTA.
I'M ABBIE ALFORD FOR NEWSDAY.
THESE OFFICERS ARE ON THE FRONT
LINES IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.
WELL, YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON
LIZ TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE
FEELING GOOD EVEN DURING
DIFFICULT TIMES LIKE THESE. AND
TODAY THE POP STAR HAD A
SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR HEALTH CARE
WORKERS RIGHT HERE IN SAN DIEGO
.HOW MOST GROUPS MEMORIAL IN
LA HOYA IS LIVE. I JUST WANTED
TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
WORKING SO HARD FOR US. I
REALLY APPRECIATE IT FROM
THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART WHEN YOU
KNOW THE WORLD DOES. WE ALL
WATCH AND WE ALL PRAY FOR YOU.
WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR YOU. SO
I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD
BE NICE TO SEND OUT SOME FOOD
TODAY THE GRAMMY WINNER SENT
LUNCH TO NURSES AT SCRIPPS LA
HOYA TO THANK THEM FOR ALL OF
THEIR HARD WORK DURING THIS
PANDEMIC. SCRIPPS IS ONE OF
SEVERAL HOSPITALS THAT RECEIVED
FOOD FROM