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THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO ANNOUNCES AN ECONOMIC RELIEF PACKAGE TO HELP LOCAL BUSINESSES. GOOD
EVENING AND THANKS FOR JOINING
US. I'M BARBARA LEE EDWARDS.
I'M CARLOS SHIKATA. THE PROGRAM
WILL OFFER FOUR MILLION DOLLARS
IN GRANTS AND LOANS TO SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS. HERE ARE SOME
OF TODAY'S OTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
ALL INDIAN CASINOS WITHIN
THE COUNTY ARE SET TO CLOSE.
VERONA GOLDEN ACORN HAMELS QUAN
AND V.A. WILL CLOSE FRIDAY.
VALLEY VIEW PLANS TO CLOSE NEXT
MONDAY. HARRIS SOCAL IS ALREADY
CLOSED. THE COUNTY EXPANDED
PUBLIC CLOSURES TO INCLUDE GYMS
AND FITNESS CENTERS IN THE SAN
DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
ANNOUNCED THAT A PERSON
CONNECTED TO BIRD ROCK
ELEMENTARY HOYA ELEMENTARY IN
LA HOYA HIGH SCHOOL HAS TESTED
POSITIVE FOR COVE AT 19.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS INVOKING A
FEDERAL PROVISION TO MARSHAL
RESOURCES TO COMBAT THE GROWING
HEALTH CRISIS. THE MOVE COMES
AS THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESS
WORK ON A FINANCIAL AID PACKAGE
TO ADDRESS THE GROWING ECONOMIC
FALLOUT. NATALIE BRAND REPORTS
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. PRESIDENT
TRUMP INVOKED THE DEFENSE
PRODUCTION ACT TO EXPAND
PRODUCTION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
TO COMBAT THE CORONA VIRUS
OUTBREAK. WE'VE NEVER HAD EVEN
THINK IN TERMS OF THESE
NUMBERS. BUT WE NEED MILLIONS
MASKS AND ALL OF THAT WILL BE
ORDERED. WE NEED RESPIRATORS.
WE NEED VENTILATORS IS A BIG
THING BECAUSE IT'S A COMPLEX
PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
THE PRESIDENT ALSO ANNOUNCED
TWO HOSPITAL SHIPS WILL BE
MOBILIZED TO EASE THE STRAIN ON
HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS. THE U.S.
N.S. COMFORT WILL BE HEADING TO
NEW YORK. A CONFERENCE
CURRENTLY FOR MAINTENANCE IN
NORFOLK AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO
EXPEDITE THE MAINTENANCE THAT
THEY CAN AND PREPARE IT. THAT'S
NOT A THAT'S NOT A DAY'S ISSUE.
THAT'S A THAT'S A WEEK'S ISSUE.
SO IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE WHILE
EARLIER IN THE DAY THE U.S. AND
CANADA AGREED TO CLOSE
THE NORTHERN BORDER TO ALL
NONESSENTIAL TRAFFIC. IT'S NOT
PERTAINING AT THIS MOMENT TO
TRADE BETWEEN THE TWO
COUNTRIES. THE TREASURY
DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO START
ISSUING DIRECT PAYMENTS TO
AMERICANS BY NEXT MONTH BASED
ON INCOME AND FAMILY SIZE WITH
A SECOND WAVE OF PAYMENTS. IN
MAY. BUT CONGRESS MUST STILL
APPROVE THE PLAN. THERE'S A
GREAT BIPARTISAN EFFORT GOING
ON THAT I HAVEN'T REALLY SEEN
BEFORE TO THIS EXTENT. AS
LAWMAKERS NEGOTIATE A LARGER
STIMULUS PACKAGE, THE SENATE
PASSED A SEPARATE RELIEF BILL
THAT ALREADY PASSED THE HOUSE.
THAT'S ROUGHLY ONE HUNDRED
BILLION DOLLARS THAT WILL DEAL
WITH EXPANDING UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE WITH PAID SICK LEAVE
.NEARLY ONE IN FIVE AMERICANS
SAYS THEY'VE ALREADY SEEN THEIR
HOURS REDUCED OR BEEN LAID OFF.
AND THOSE NUMBERS ARE RISING
WITH FORD, GENERAL MOTORS AND
FIAT CHRYSLER ALL TEMPORARILY
CLOSING U.S. PLANTS BECAUSE OF
THE CORONA VIRUS. THE MARKETS
HAD ANOTHER BIG SELL OFF TODAY.
THE DOW FINISHED DOWN MORE THAN
THIRTEEN HUNDRED POINTS.
NATALIE BRANDS, CBS NEWS
THE WHITE HOUSE AND YESTERDAY'S
BOUNCEBACK FOR THE MARKETS.
WELL, IT DIDN'T LAST LONG.
STOCKS FELL HARD AGAIN TODAY.
VIRTUALLY ALL GAINS FOR THE DOW
JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE SINCE
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S INAUGURATION
THREE YEARS AGO HAVE BEEN WIPED
OUT. THE DOW CLOSED DOWN MORE
THAN 6 PERCENT AND BOTH
THE NASDAQ AND S&P CLOSED DOWN
ABOUT 5 PERCENT TODAY. COUNTY
OFFICIALS EXPANDED PUBLIC
HEALTH ORDERS TO LIMIT
THE SPREAD OF THE CORONA VIRUS
GYMS AND FITNESS OWNERS ARE NOW
ORDERED TO CLOSE STARTING AT
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. CHILDCARE
FACILITIES HAVE TO LIMIT
CLASSES TO GROUPS OF 10 WITH
THE SAME KIDS GOING TO THE SAME
CLASSES EVERY DAY AND PARENTS
HAVE TO KEEP KIDS FROM
PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES
THAT INCLUDE TEN OR MORE
OTHERS. PARENTS OF EIGHT OF
SCHOOL AGED MINOR CHILDREN SHOW
TAKE STEPS TO ENSURE SAID
CHILDREN ARE NOT PARTICIPATING
IN ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED BY
THE ORDER AND THAT SOCIAL
DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS ARE
PRACTICED. NO NEW CASES WERE
ANNOUNCED AT TODAY'S COUNTY
PRESS CONFERENCE. KEEPING SAN
DIEGO'S TOTAL NUMBER OF
CONFIRMED CASES AT 60 THE U.S.
BORDER WITH CANADA IS CLOSED
TONIGHT EXCEPT FOR ESSENTIAL
TRAVEL AND GOODS. BUT
THE SOUTHERN BORDER WITH MEXICO
REMAINS OPEN SAYS BRANDON LEWIS
IS LIVE IN SAN YSIDRO BY BAHA.
CALIFORNIA'S HEALTH OFFICIALS
ARE CONCERNED ABOUT CORONA
VIRUS SPREADING IN MEXICO.
BRANDON BARTLEY THEY ARE
CONDUCTING HEALTH SCREENINGS
FOR EVERYONE WHO IS WALKING
ACROSS THE BORDER INTO MEXICO.
THEY ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO
TRY TO PREVENT ANY COMMUNITY
SPREAD AT THIS POINT THEY SAY
THERE ARE 13 SUSPECTED CASES OF
CORONA VIRUS IN TIJUANA. THEY
WANT TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T
GET ANY WORSE. THE NORTHERN
BORDER TO CANADA WILL BE CLOSED
TO NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL. THIS
DOES NOT INCLUDE ESSENTIAL
TRAVEL OR THE TRANSIT OF GOODS.
AS PRESIDENT TRUMP CLOSED
THE COUNTRY'S NORTHERN BORDER,
ALL EYES TURNED TO THE SOUTH TO
SEE IF THE PRESIDENT WOULD DO
THE SAME SO FAR. THE BORDER IS
OPEN BUT MR TRUMP INDICATED
SIMILAR REGULATIONS COULD COME
SOON ALONG WITH TEMPORARILY
BLOCKING ASYLUM SEEKERS. MEXICO
HAS FAR FEWER CONFIRMED CASES
OF CORONA VIRUS THAN CANADA AND
ITS LEADERS ARE ALSO
CONSIDERING CLOSURE. BAHA
CALIFORNIA OFFICIALS WARNED
RESIDENTS NOT TO GO TO THE U.S.
NOISE. THEY KNOW IT IS TOUGH
FOR NEEDLE. DO NOT GO TO
THE UNITED STATES UNLESS IT IS
A REAL NECESSITY BECAUSE IT IS
WHERE MOST OF THE INFECTIONS
ARE. THERE ARE TWO CONFIRMED
CASES OF CORONA VIRUS IN
MEXICALI BOTH WOMEN IN THEIR
50S WHO RECENTLY RETURNED FROM
WASHINGTON STATE AND
THE GONZALEZ IN THIS CASE.
THE VIRUS IS IN THE UNITED
STATES. IT IS GOING TO INFECT
US NOT US TO THEM. SO IT IS ONE
OF THE FEW TIMES THAT THEY WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO BLAME US. HEALTH
OFFICIALS SAY THERE ARE 13
SUSPECTED CASES IN TIJUANA. ALL
THE BORDER CROSSING IS
NOTICEABLY QUIETER THAN USUAL.
EVERYONE WHO DOES ANDREW MEXICO
MUST UNDERGO A HEALTH SCREENING
INCLUDING A TEMPERATURE CHECK
AND QUESTIONNAIRE LENGTH AND
SHORTNESS. I THOUGHT THAT WAS
AN ACT. I MEANT THAT
THE INTENTION IS TO APPROACH
THEM DIRECTLY, MAKE THEM ANSWER
A SIMPLE QUICK QUESTIONNAIRE IF
THEY HAVE ANY RESPIRATORY
SYMPTOMS SUCH AS A COUGH,
SHORTNESS OF BREATH, FEVER AT
ANY GIVEN TIME AND IF THEY
ANSWER YES THEY WILL BE SENT
FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONING.
HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY AT THIS
POINT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF
COMMUNITY SPREAD IN TIJUANA BUT
IT COULD ONLY BE A MATTER OF
TIME AND THEY WANT TO USE EVERY
MOMENT OF IT TO PREPARE. WHAT
SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN CIRCULAR
LIMITS IS WHAT MAKES US THINK
THAT THE LINE THAT DIVIDES IS
GOING TO STOP IT. IT WON'T. IT
IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT IF
THE VIRUS HAS ALREADY ARRIVED
IT WILL ARRIVE IN TIJUANA. IT
IS MAY MATTER OF TIME. IT IS A
MATTER OF DAYS AND AGAIN.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS IT'S
POSSIBLE MEASURES TO CLOSE
THE BORDER WITH MEXICO COULD
COME LATER THIS WEEK, SOMETHING
THAT THEY ARE STILL REVIEWING.
BUT AT THIS POINT THE BORDER
DOES REMAIN OPEN EVEN TO
NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVELERS
ALTHOUGH IT HAS DISCOURAGED
CARGO AND BARBARA LEE. ALL
RIGHT, BRANDON, THANK YOU. WITH
A STATE OF EMERGENCY NOW
DECLARED, A CALIFORNIA LAW
ENFORCEMENT IS CRACKING DOWN ON
PRICE GOUGING. DEPUTIES FROM
THE FALLBROOK SHERIFF'S
SUBSTATION COULDN'T GET A STING
ON SEVERAL WEB SITES AND APPS
AND THEY IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF
PEOPLE SELLING HYGIENE PRODUCTS
,CLEANING SUPPLIES AND
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
AT EXORBITANT PRICES POSING AS
CUSTOMERS. THEY ARRANGED TO
MEET THESE INDIVIDUALS IN
PERSON AND THEY ARRESTED THEM
FOR BEING IN VIOLATION OF
THE CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE WHICH
PROHIBITS EXCESSIVE PRICE
INCREASES DURING A DECLARED
EMERGENCY. NOW SAN DIEGO IS
AVOID THE OFFICE IN TRANSITION
TO WORKING AT HOME. THEY'RE
USING A LOT OF ELECTRICITY, A
LOT MORE THAN USUAL AND THAT
MEANS HIGHER BILLS ARE ON
THE WAY IS A STEEP PRICE. I
SPOKE WITH SD JANIE ABOUT
THE CONCERN BECAUSE CUSTOMERS
AND JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM SD
JEANNIE HEADQUARTERS IN KEARNY,
MACY'S. STEVE CARLO IS IF WE
ALL NEED SOMETHING ELSE TO
WORRY ABOUT BUT WE RECEIVED
SOME EMAILS FROM VIEWERS WHO
SUDDENLY REALIZED HEY, NOW THAT
I'M WORKING AT HOME, I'M USING
MY ELECTRICITY DURING TIMES
WHEN IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE DURING
THE DAY. SO WE TALKED TO SD
JEANNIE ABOUT THAT. IT'S
THE NEW NORMAL WORKING FROM
HOME USING YOUR ELECTRICITY
WHILE THE OFFICE IS EMPTY BY
SHIFTING MORE OF YOUR ENERGY
USE TO OFF PEAK HOURS YOU'LL
PAY LESS ON YOUR MONTHLY BILL.
SD JEANNIE HAS BEEN TELLING US
FOR MONTHS THAT ELECTRICITY IS
CHEAPER AT CERTAIN TIMES OVER
OTHERS BUT WITH THE KIDS HOME
ALL DAY USING ELECTRONIC
DEVICES TO GET SCHOOLWORK DONE
AND PARENTS TRYING TO KEEP UP
WITH PROJECTS AT WORK RIGHT NOW
THAT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE.
WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO FEEL
LIKE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY
THEIR BILL OUT THIS TIME. WEST
JONES IS A COMMUNICATIONS
MANAGER FOR SD JEANNIE WHICH
HAS SPENT SERVICE
DISCONNECTIONS FOR NONPAYMENT
DURING THE CORONA VIRUS CRISIS
.I ASKED W IF THE UTILITY
COULD LOWER RATES RIGHT NOW
SINCE SO MANY OF US ARE BEING
FORCED TO USE MORE POWER DURING
THE DAY. UNFORTUNATELY
THE ANSWER IS NO. ELECTRIC
RATES IN CALIFORNIA ARE
REGULATED BY THE CALIFORNIA
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. WE
DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO
CHANGE RATES WITH ADS THAT WORK
DONE PRIOR TO 4:00 IN
THE AFTERNOON IS AT A LOWER
RATE THAN DURING THE PEAK 4:00
P.M. TO 9 P.M. HOURS. IT SHOULD
ALSO BE NOTED THAT OUR CURRENT
WINTER RATES ARE MUCH CHEAPER
THAN SUMMER PRICES. SO YOU
REALLY SHOULDN'T SEE
DRASTICALLY HIGHER BILLS THAT
SAID THEY ARE WILLING TO WORK
WITH YOU TO FIND THE BEST DEAL
FOR YOUR SITUATION. GIVE US A
CALL AND WE'LL WALK THROUGH
YOUR OPTIONS AND MAKE SURE
YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT PLAN. AND
ONE FINAL NOTE FROM SD GENIE.
THEY'RE GETTING REPORTS OF
SCAMMERS WHO ARE TRYING TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF CUSTOMERS DURING
THIS HEALTH CRISIS. SO IF YOU
GET A CALL FROM SD JEANNIE
ABOUT YOUR ACCOUNT, HANG UP
IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU GET A PHONE
CALL FROM A PERSON CLAIMING TO
BE FROM SD, YOU NEED SAYING
THEY'RE GONNA TURN OFF YOUR
POWER IF YOU DON'T PAY. THAT IS
A SCAM THAT IS NOT SD GENIE.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT
FOLKS BE VIGILANT AND LOOK OUT
FOR THAT BECAUSE THESE TYPES OF
SCAMS ARE OUT THERE. YEAH, IT'S
HARD TO BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE
WOULD ACTUALLY TRY TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF OTHERS DURING
TIMES LIKE THESE. BUT CALO
BARBARA LEE I'VE ACTUALLY
RECEIVED E-MAILS FROM OTHER
FOLKS SAYING THAT THEY'VE BEEN
HEARING ABOUT OTHER SCAMS THAT
ARE HAPPENING NOW PEOPLE TRYING
TO USE CORONA VIRUS INTO
SCARING PEOPLE INTO PARTING
WITH THEIR MONEY AT A TIME WHEN
PEOPLE ARE BEING LAID OFF AND
HAVING THEIR HOURS CUT. SO BE
CAREFUL. WE'LL SEND IT BACK TO
YOU. THAT IS TERRIBLE. THANKS,
STEVE. ALL RIGHT. NOW PARENTS
ALL ACROSS CALIFORNIA ARE
PREPARING FOR THE POSSIBILITY
THAT THEIR KIDS MAY BE HOME FOR
THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
YESTERDAY CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR
GAVIN NEWSOM ANNOUNCED THAT
IT'S UNLIKELY THAT SCHOOLS WILL
REOPEN BEFORE SUMMER BREAK DUE
TO CORONA VIRUS. WELL, NOW
PARENTS ARE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR
KIDS LOSING OUT ON SOCIAL
ACTIVITIES IN THE CLASSROOM AND
LEARNING ACTIVITIES. P WE HAVE
IT OUTSIDE BUT NOW WITH
THE RAIN WE CAN. SO WE'RE DOING
SCIENCE PROJECT THINGS LIKE
THAT BUT IT IS VERY NERVE
RACKING. EXPERTS SAY IT'S
IMPORTANT TO KEEP SOME KIND OF
DAILY ROUTINE AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE STICKING TO A SCHEDULE
THAT CAN ALSO HELP MAINTAIN A
SENSE OF NORMALCY. THE CURRENT
VIRUS STARTS SAN MEGAN'S RIGHT
IN OUR TRACKS. BUSINESSES ARE
CLOSING. JOBS HAVE BEEN LOST
AND LIVES ARE BEING PUT ON
HOLD. NOW IS THE TIME TO COME
TOGETHER TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS
IMPACTED BY THIS ONGOING
CRISIS. IF YOU'RE ABLE PLEASE
JOIN NEWS 8, THE SAN DIEGO
FOUNDATION AND OUR PARTNERS AND
GIVE TO THE SAN DIEGO COVERED
19 RESPONSE FUND. YOUR DONATION
WILL HELP PROVIDE ASSISTANCE
WITH FOOD SECURITY, RENT
UTILITY BILLS AND INCOME
REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS THINGS
LIKE GAP FUNDING AND NO
INTEREST BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY
LOANS. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT
DONATIONS WILL GO TO
ORGANIZATIONS HELPING SAN DIEGO
IS IMPACTED BY COVERED 19.
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