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23ABC News at 11 a.m. | Top Stories for January 20, 2020

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23ABC News at 11 a.m. | Top Stories for January 20, 2020
23ABC News at 11 a.m. | Top Stories for January 20, 2020

Hundreds of people began today's remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by gathering in East Bakersfield for some food, music and inspiration.

11AM, I'M MIKE HART..AND I'M DANIELLE KERNKAMP.HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE BEGAN TODAY'SREMEMBERANCEOF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BYGATHERING IN EASTBAKERSFIELD..

FOR SOME FOOD,MUSIC AND INSPIRATION.THE 20TH YEAR FOR THE ANNUALBREAKFAST PUT ON BY THESOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIPCONFERENCE OFKERN COUNTY.NUMEROUS CITY AND COMMUNITYLEADERS ON HAND FOR THISMORNINGS COMMUNITY AWARDSBREAKFAST.IT'S A CHANCE TO MARK THISHOLIDAY..

BY REMEMBERINGONE OF THE LEADERS OF THE CIVILRIGHTS MOVEMENT ANDALL HE ACCOMPLISHED IN LIFE ANDDEATH.SOT - CRAWFORD - "NOT DIED FORBUTSTOOD FOR... OUTCUE: STRONGLYABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS."A FREE LUNCHEON BEGINS AT NOON..AND..AMERICORPS WILL BE GIVING AWAYCLOTHES AND BLANKETS.IT'S BEING HELD AT THE M-L-KCENTER ON SOUTH OWENS.YOU'RE LOOKING AT LIVE PICTURESFROM LAMONT PARK...AD LIBSEVERAL LOCAL ORGANIZATIONSINCLUDING ARVIN HIGH SCHOOL F-F-A... THE SCHOOL'S COLOR GUARDAND DRUMLINE...NUEVA HIGH SCHOOL AND GOLDENVALLEY HIGH ---- KERNCOUNTY HISPANIC S-D-A CHURCH --AND MULTIPLE LOCALPOLITICIANS ARE HOSTING A CLEANUP DAY IN LAMONT TODAY .THE GROUPS WILL MEET AT 10-420MYRTLE AVENUE AT 9 A-M AND THECLEAN UP WILL END AT 2 P-M.AND A MARCH WILL ALSO TAKE PLACEIN HONOR OF DOCTOR KINGTONIGHT.IT HAS TAKEN PLACE INBAKERSFIELD FOR OVER 20 YEARS TOREMIND THE COMMUNITY OF THEHISTORY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTSMOVEMENT AND WHY IT WASESTABLISHED.IT WILL START AT THE PEOPLE'SMISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCHAT 6 O'CLOCK TODAY.WITH A PROGRAM TO FOLLOW -BEGINNING AT 7 P.M.LET'S CHECK IN NOW WITH IMANISTEPHENS FOR A FIRST LOOK ATYOUR STORM SHIELD FORECAST.GOOD MORNING, WE START MARTINLUTHER KING JR DAY WITHSEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES.WE'RE EXPECTING THE LOWS THISMORNING TO BE AROUND 39 TO 42DEGREES ACROSS MOST OF THEVALLEY AND THE SLIGHT CHANCEOF SHOWERS ACROSS THE VALLEY.THE HEAVIER RAINWILL STAY NORTH OF THE COUNTY.BUT BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGHWEDNESDAYMORNING, IN THE MOUNTAIN PASSESAND MOJAVE DESERT, WECOULD SEE GUSTY WINDS.

AND WE'LLBE MONITORING THOSE WINDSPEEDS.FOR THE REST OF YOUR WORK WEEK,YOU CAN EXPECT DRYWEATHER AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDSOVER THE REGION -- WITH LIKELYMORNING FOGTHE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN AFTERTHIS SYSTEM PASSES THROUGHWILL BE THIS WEEKEND.AIR QUALITY FOR TODAY IS IN THEMODERATE RANGE AND THERE'S NOBURNING UNLESS REGISTERED.THIS MORNING -- A FAMILY ISGRIEVING THE DEATH OF A LOVEDONE -- AFTER THEY ALLEGE HE WASGIVEN TOO MUCH PAIN MEDICATIONAT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.23ABC'S ALEX BELL SPOKE WITH THEFAMILY ABOUT WHAT THEY SAYHAPPENED.HE SAID HE GOT A COLD AND ITSHARDFOR HIM TO BREATHE -

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