NEWS AT FIVE -- I'M JESSICAHARRINGTON.TONIGHT'S TOP STORIES..LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALSANNOUNCING THAT IT WILL SOONBE ABLE TO TEST FOR LOCAL CASESOF THE CORONAVIRUS.WHAT PUBLIC HEALTH SAID EARLIERTODAY.PLUS -- A HISTORIC FALL FOR THEDOW...WE'LL TELL YOU HOW MANY POINTSIT DROPPED AFTERTRADING HAD TO BE HALTED WHENMARKETS OPENED.23ABC NEWS AT FIVE STARTS RIGHTNOW.THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS CASESCONTINUE TO GROW...THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONREPORTS MORETHAN 100-THOUSAND CONFIRMEDCASES ACROSSTHE GLOBE AND ABOUT 4- THOUSANDCONFIRMEDDEATHS AS A RESULT.IN CALIFORNIA... THERE ARE ATLEAST 115 CONFIRMEDCASES.KERN COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALSHELD THEIR DAILY BRIEFING TODAYANNOUNCING THERE ARE NOCONFIRMED CASES IN KERNCOUNTY -- AND THAT TESTING WILLSOON BEGIN AT QUESTDIAGNOSTICS.23ABC'S BAYAN WANG JOINS US LIVEFROM QUEST DIAGNOSTICSWITH UPDATES ON LOCALS BEINGTESTED AND THE LATESTDEVELOPMENTS.BAYAN.THAT'S RIGHT JESS - HEALTHOFFICIALS TODAY SAYING NOCONFIRMED CASES OF CORONAVIRUS,BUT THEY ARESTILL WAITING ON A FEW MORE TESTRESULTS.AND TESTING COULD BE EASIER WITHLOCAL LABS NOW HAVING THEABILITY TO TEST HERE IN THECOUNTY."THERE HAVE BEEN NOW 9 LOCALPATIENTS THAT HAVE MET THEEXPANDED CRITERIA FOR TESTING --AND WE HAVERECIEVED 3 RESULTS -- ALLNEGATIVE AT THIS TIME AND SIXRESULTS AREPENDING."ACCORDING TO KERN COUNTY PUBLICHEALTH ..
OF THE 24RESIDENTS THEY'VE BEENMONITORING RECENTLY - 9REMAIN PENDING, WHEN INCLUDINGTHE THREE PEOPLE WHORECENTLYFLEW BACK FROM CHINA.ANOTHER NOTE FOR HEALTHOFFICIALS TESTING WILL NOT HAVETO BE SENT OUT.
COUNTYPUBLIC HEALTH ANNOUNCING QUESTDIAGNOSTIC LABSCAN NOW TEST FOR THE VIRUSLOCALLY."THIS WILL EXPAND THE ABILITY TOTEST MORE OF OUR RESIDENTS."SO FAR THE COUNTY IS IN THECLEAR -- (NAT POP: (CORSON)"THEREHAVE BEEN NO CONFIRMED CASES OFCOVID-19 HERE IN KERNCOUNTY."BUT WITH AT LEAST 114 CONFIRMEDCASES OF THEVIRUS IN CALIFORNIA, MANY INNEIGHBORING COUNTIES, ANDONE CASE RECENTLY CONFIRMED INFRESNO COUNTY --SOME RESIDENTS AREN'T TAKING ANYCHANCES --"I HAVE AN AUTO-IMMUNE-LUPES ANDI'MON CHEMO-- SO I FEEL THAT IT'SIMPORTANT THAT THOSE WITHAUTO-IMMUNE SHOULDTAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES AS WELL"ANOTHER RESIDENT RECENTLYLEARNED THAT HISAGE MAKES HIM MORE SUSCEPTIBLEOF CONTRACTINGTHE DISEASE -- HE'S WORN A FACEMASK AND GLOVES SINCE --"I'D RATHER BE SAFE THAN SORRY-- 'YOURNOT TAKING ANY CHANCES' --EXACTLY I'M 70 YEARS OLD -- IWANT TO HANG ON TOWHATEVER YEARS I HAVE LEFT."AGAIN KERN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHCONTINUE TO URGE ANYONEWITH RESPIRATORY OR FLU LIKESYMPTOMS TOSEE A DOCTOR -- FOR NOW LIVE INDOWNTOWN BAKERSFIELD-- BAYAN WANG --CONNECTING YOU.A HISTORIC START ON WALLSTREET-- AFTER TRADING WASHALTED FOR15 MINUTES RIGHT AFTER THEMARKETS OPENED THIS MORNING...IT WAS OVER FEARS OF THECORONAVIRUS AND FALLING OILPRICES.TRADING RESUMED JUST BEFORE 7THIS MORNING.BUT IT WAS JUST THE START OF AROUGH DAY FOR WALL STREET.AFTER THE TRADING HALT -- THEDOW CONTINUED TODROP -- FALLING MORE THAN 2-THOUSAND POINTS ORAROUND 8 PERCENT EARLIER TODAY.IT WAS THE WORST DAY SINCE 2008.THE S&P 500 AND NASDAQ FELLAPPROXIMATELY 7 PERCENT THISAFTERNOON.SOME ANALYSTS FEAR THE LACK OF AVACCINE COULD MEAN THEDISEASE COULD PLAY HAVOC WITHWALL STREET FOR AN EXTENDEDPERIOD OF TIME.THE GRAND PRINCESS CRUISE HASDOCKED IN THE PORT OFOAKLAND.THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT THE PORTRIGHT NOW!
HEALTH OFFICIALSBOARDED THE "GRANDPRINCESS" AFTER IT ARRIVED.THE SHIP ARRIVED THIS AFTERNOON-- AFTER AT LEAST 21-PEOPLE ONITTESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS.NOW -- OFFICIALS SAY IT WILLTAKE DAYS TO GET MORE THAN TWO-THOUSAND PASSENGERS OFF THESHIP.
BUT THE FIRST ONES TO COMEDOWN WILL BE THE MOSTVULNERABLE ONES -- INCLUDINGTHOSE SHOWING CORONAVIRUSSYMPTOMS.ALL PASSENGERS WILL BE SCREENEDON BOARD THE SHIP.AFTER THAT -- THOSE WITHOUTSYMPTOMS WILL BE FLOWN TOMILITARY BASES IN TEXAS...GEORGIA AND CALIFORNIA -- FOR ATWO-WEEKQUARANTINE.MEANTIME -- PRESIDENT DONALDTRUMP SAID EARLIERTODAY THAT HE WILL BE MEETINGWITH THE SENATE AND HOUSEREPUBLICANS TO DISCUSS APOSSIBLE TAX RELIEF MEASURETHAT WOULD PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVERESPONSE TO THECORONAVIRUS."WE ARE GOING TO BE ASKINGTOMORROW,WE'RE SEEING THE SENATE.
WE AREGOING TO BE MEETING WIT HOUSEREPUBLICANS, MITCH MCCONNELL.
WEWILL BE DISCUSSING A POSSIBLEPAYROLLTAX CUT OR RELIEF , ASUBSTANTIAL RELIEF, A VERYSUBSTANTIAL RELIEF.
IT'S A BIGNUMBEROFFICIALS SAY THAT ASKINGCONGRESS TO PASS A PAYROLLTAX CUT IS REGARDED AS A WAY TOHELP OUT WORKERS WHOARE EXPERIENCING FINANCIALHARDSHIPBROUGHT ON BY THE VIRUSOUTBREAK.THE PRESIDENT ALSO ADDED THATTHE WHITE HOUSE WILL WORK WITHTHE AIRLINE AND CRUISEINDUSTRIES.THIS AFTER -- THE PRESIDENT CAMEUNDER FIRE FOR HIS HANDLING OFTHE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK ANDWHAT CRITICS ARECALLING "MIXED MESSAGING."ABC'S INES DE LA CUETARA IS INWASHINGTON WITH THE LATEST.THIS MORNING?
NEW CASES OFCORONAVIRUS REPORTED IN THENATION'S CAPITALBUT PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE'SNOT WORRIED-"ARE YOU CONCERNED THAT THEVIRUS IS GETTING CLOSER TO THEWHITE HOUSE IN D.C.?""NO, I'M NOT CONCERNED AT ALL.NO, I'M NOT.
NO, WE'VE DONE AGREAT JOB."THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENTSPEAKING ACONSERVATVE CONFERENCE JUSTOUTSIDE WASHINGTONLAST WEEK..
A MAN WHO ATTENDEDHAS NOW TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR THE ILLNESSWHILE THE MAN HAS STILL NOT BEENPUBLICLY IDENTIFIED..TEXAS SENATOR TED CRUZ ANDCONGRESSMAN PAUL GOSAR BOTHCAME INTO CONTACT WITH HIM..
THETWO ARE NOW UNDER VOLUNTARILYSELF QUARANTINE ATHOME.SENIOR WHITE HOUSE SOURCES TELLABC NEWS THE PRESIDENTAND HIS CLOSEST ADVISERS HAVE -AS OF NOW-- NOT BEEN TESTED FORCORONAVIRUS.TRUMP ADDING HIS CAMPAIGNRALLIES WILL GO ON..WELL, WE'LL HAVE TREMENDOUSRALLIES.BUT THE CAMPAIGN HAS YET TOANNOUNCE A TRUMP RALLYSINCE HOLDING ONE LAST MONDAY INNORTH CAROLINA..THIS WEEK WILL BE THE FIRST TIMEALL PRIMARY SEASON THEPRESIDENT HASN'T HELD A COUNTERRALLY AHEAD OF TUESDAY'SDEMOCRATIC CONTESTS.THE NATION'S TOP INFECTIOUSDISEASE EXPERT URGING CAUTION..IF WE CONTINUE TO SEE THECOMMUNITY SPREAD GO UP I THINKYOU NEED TOSERIOUSLY LOOK AT ANYTHINGTHAT'S A LARGE GATHERING.ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, JOE BIDENAND BERNIE SANDERS-- WHOARE BOTH IN THEIR 70S-- SAY THEYHAVE NO PLANS TO LIMITCAMPAIGN EVENTS..BUT THAT THEY'LL TAKE WHATEVERADVICE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALSGIVE THEM.INES DE LA CUETERA, ABC NEWS,WASHINGTON.23ABC AND THE SCRIPPS NATIONALTEAM WILL BE AIRING A30-MINUTE SPECIAL THIS SUNDAY AT6 P-M.
"CORONAVIRUS: THE FACTS"WILL ADDRESS IMPORTANTCONCERNS LIKE POTENTIAL ECONOMICIMPACTS AND YOUWILL ALSO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE TOHAVE THE VIRUS AND BE STUCK INQUARANTINE."CORONAVIRUS: THE FACTS" -- AIRSRIGHT HERE ON 23 ABC -- THISSUNDAY AT 6 P-M.WE'RE MONITORING A POWERFULTROPICAL STORMTHAT WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN TOKERN COUNTY.
FLASH FLOOD WATCHIS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY ATNOON UNTIL WEDNESDAYAT 5 AM, THE FLOOD WATCH WILLIMPACT MOUNTAIN ANDDESERT AREAS.
RAIN AMOUNTS OFAROUND TWO INCHES AREPOSSIBLE, SOME ROADS MAY BECOMEIMPASSIBLE ORWASHED OUT, AND CAUSE ROADCLOSURES.IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WITH ANYFLOODING, THERE'S A CHANCETHAT MUDSLIDES OR ROCKSLIDESCOULD COME WITH THIS STORM.RAIN TOTALS WILL VARY FROM AREASNORTH AND SOUTH OF THECOUNTY, BUT THE NATIONAL WEATHERSERVICE ISPREDICTING HEAVY TO EXCESSIVERAINFALL RISK.SOUTH PARTS OF THE COUNTY HAVE ASLIGHT THUNDERSTORMRISK, BRINGING HEAVY RAIN, SMALLHAIL, LIGHTNING ANDFUNNEL CLOUDS.WITH THIS STORM, WE'RE NOTANTICIPATING MUCH TO ANYSNOW, AREAS OF VERY HIGHELEVATION ABOVE 6500 FEET WILLPOSSIBLY SEE SNOW.THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL STALL FORA BIT, OFFSHORE OFCALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY - THENTHE STORM WILL BEGINSHIFTING SOUTHWARD WEDNESDAYNIGHT ANDTHURSDAY.
RAIN CHANCES WILLDECREASE DRAMATICALLY,WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY ASTHE STORM MOVESFARTHER AWAY FROM THE AREA.A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILLBUILD ACROSS THE STATE ONFRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND, ANOTHERLOW-PRESSURESYSTEM MAY IMPACT THE AREA LATETHIS WEEKEND OREARLY NEXT WEEK, BUT FORECASTCONFIDENCE ISLOW FOR THE STORM POSSIBLY TOHIT THE REGION EARLYNEXT WEEK.AIR QUALITY FOR TUESDAY WILLREMAIN IN THE GOOD RANGE.LESLIE CHANCE -- THE FORMERSCHOOL PRINCIPAL FOUNDGUILTY OF MURDER IN THE DEATH OFHER HUSBAND TODD --IS EXPECTED TO BE SENTENCED THISWEEK.CHANCE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE INCOURT ON LAST MONDAY -- BUTWAS HOSPITALIZED.ACCORDING TO HER ATTORNEY TONYLIDGETT -- SHE WASSUFFERING FROM PNEUMONIA.CHANCE WAS FOUND GUILTY OFPRE-MEDITATED MURDER IN THEDEATH OF HER HUSBAND TODD BACKIN 20-13.SHE FACES A MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF50 YEARS TO LIFE INPRISON.SHE IS SET TO GO BEFORE A JUDGEON WEDNESDAY.AS WE CELEBRATE WOMEN'S HISTORYMONTH... ONEKERN COUNTY NATIVE HOPES TOCHANGE THE COURSE OFHISTORY FOR FEMALES BYADVOCATING FOR BETTERPRACTICES IN THE WORK PLACE WHENIT COMES TO HANDLINGSEXUAL HARASSMENT.ABBY BOLT... FROM THE LAKEISABELLA AREA... STARTED HERCAREER AS A FIRE FIGHTER HERE INKERN COUNTY.SHE'S BEEN A HOT SHOT ON FIRETEAMS UP AND DOWN CALIFORNIAAND SAYS OVER THE COURSE OF HER20 PLUS YEARS OF FIRESERVICE-- SHE'S EXPERIENCEDMULTIPLE OCCASIONS OFSEXUAL HARASSMENT THAT WASN'THANDLEDPROPERLY OR EVEN TAKENSERIOUSLY.BOLT SAYS SHE HOPES TO CHANGETHAT FOR OTHERS."MY SUGGESTION IS TO DEAL WITHIT AT THE LOWEST LEVEL POSSIBLEALWAYS.
AND MY GOAL IS TO TEACHAND INSPIRE THROUGH SPEAKING ANDINSTRUCTION ANDCONSULTING AND TRYING TO GET THECOMMUNITY-- THE WORKPLACECULTURE-- TO BE ABLE TO THINKABOUT IT SUBCONSCIOUSLY AND NOTEVEN THINKABOUT IT.
AND STOP THISWORKPLACE HARASSMENT SITUATIONSBEFORETHEY EVEN BUBBLE ANYTHING THATIS EVENA CONCERN."BOLT RECOMMENDS APPS LIKE "NOTME" TO HELPFACILITATE THE REPORT OF ABUSETO AN EMPLOYER.THE ROAD TO THE DEMOCRATICPRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION ISBASICALLY A TWO-MAN RACE -- ANDIT'S AN IMPORTANT WEEKIN THAT RACE.TOMORROW IS PRIMARY DAY FORVOTERS IN IDAHO...MICHIGAN... MISSISSIPPI,MISSOURI AND WASHINGTON.TUESDAY IS ALSO CAUCUS DAY INNORTH DAKOTA.EXPERTS ARE WATCHING MICHIGAN... A STATE BERNIESANDERS WON IN.BUT RECENT POLLS SHOW JOE BIDENWITH A SLIGHT EDGETHERE.MICHIGAN IS THE SO-CALLED"BIGGEST PRIZE" TOMORROW.IT HAS 125 DELEGATES UP FORGRABS.THE KERN COUNTY AND BAKERSFIELDFIRE DEPARTMENTSTEAMING UP ALL WEEK TO COLLECTBOOKS FOR THE PORTERVILLELIBRARY THAT WAS BURNED DOWN BYA FIRE LAST MONTH.IT'S ALL IN HONOR OF PORTERVILLEFIRE CAPTAIN RAMON FIGUEROAAND FIREFIGHTER PATRICK JONES.IN: BAKERSFIELD IS BAKERSFIELD.WHEN THERE'S A NEED THEY'REGOING TOHELP.
THEY SAW THE DEVASTATIONUP THERE, THAT COMMUNITY ISHURTING.
WE'RE GOING TO HELPTHEM REBUILD.
OUT: AND THECITIZENS OFBAKERSFIELD ARE GOING TO HELP USDO THAT."23ABC ALSO JOINING THE CAUSE --TEAMING UP WITHFIREFIGHTERS FROM STATION 65 ALLTHIS WEEK TO COLLECT BOOKDONATIONS.YOU CAN DROP OFF BOOKS AT10-THOUSAND-51 MEACHAM ROAD --OR AT ANY CITY OR COUNTY STATIONTODAY THROUGH FRIDAY.THIS DRIVE IS A CHANCE TOREPLACE BOOKS LOST IN THELIBRARY FIRE -- WHERE FIGUEROAAND JONES DIED LAST MONTH.AGAIN -- YOU HAVE UNTIL THISFRIDAY TO DONATE BOOKS AT ANYCITY OR COUNTY STATION.THE CITY OF TEHACHAPI AND THEKERN COUNTY LIBRARYTEHACHAPI BRANCH ARE ALSOLOOKING TO HELP OUT.THROUGHOUT THIS MONTH -- THECOMMUNITY CAN DONATE BOOKSOF ANY KIND FOR THE PORTERVILLELIBRARY AND DROP THEM OFFTEHACHAPI CITY HALL ON ROBINSONSTREET OR THE LIBRARYON GREEN STREET.MAYOR SUSAN WIGGINS SAYS SHE ANDHER FAMILY HAVECOMMITTED TO DONATING MORE THAN300 BOOKS.COMING UP ON 23ABC NEWS AT FIVE-- THE U-S STARTS TO
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