A shooting in East Bakersfield left one person injured overnight.
What KCSO officials are saying about the ongoing investigation.
Plus, finding out if concerns over coronavirus are impacting the habits of local shoppers.
WE'LL TELL YOU THE LATESTNUMBERS -- PLUS WHAT OFFICIALSARE SAYING ABOUT NEW TRAVELRESTRICTIONS.GOOD MORNING.THANKS FOR JOINING USI'M TORI COOPERWE'RE GOING TO START THINGS OFFTHIS MORNING WITH 23 ABC'SALEX BELL WITH A LOOK AT YOURSTORM SHIELD FORECAST.YESTERDAY WE SAW RECORD BREAKINGTEMPS BUT TODAY WEWILL SEE A DRASTIC CHANGE INTEMPS.A COLD FRONT WILL COOL TEMPS TOBELOW SEASONAL TODAYANDBRING POSSIBLE PRECIPITATION TOTHE AREA TODAY.SUNDAY WE WILL BE CLEARING ANDGET CLOSER TO THOSE NEARSEASONAL TEMPS.AS WE HEAD INTO YOUR WORK WEEKTHOUGH A STRONG PACIFICSTORM SYSTEMWILL MOVE INLAND SUNDAY NIGHTAND BRING POSSIBLEPRECIPITATIONTHROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS THEREGION.TOPPING OUR NEWS THIS MORNING--- THE KERN COUNTYSHERIFF'S OFFICE ISINVESTIGATING A SHOOTING IN EASTBAKERSFIELD THAT LEFT ONE PERSONINJURED.K-C-S-O DEPUTIES RESPONDED TOEARL AVENUE JUST BEFORE 11P.M.
FRIDAY AFTER CALLS CAME INFOR SHOTS FIRED.DEPUTIES LOCATED ONE VICTIM ATTHE SCENE, WHO WASTHEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.THE VICTIM DID NOT SUSTAINLIFE-THREATENING INJURIES,ACCORDING TO KCSO.BUT THIS INVESTIGATION ISONGOING.
IF YOU HAVE ANYINFORMATION, CONTACT THESHERIFF'S OFFICE AT 861-3110.IN HEALTH NEWS -- THE KERNCOUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHDEPARTMENT SAYS ANOTHER PERSONIS BEING TESTED FOR THECORONAVIRUS.HOWEVER, THEY SAY THERE ARE NOCONFIRMED CASES HERELOCALLY.SPOKESPERSON MICHELLE CORSONSAID THE CENTER FORDISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTIONCONFIRMED THEY HAVE TESTED FIVEPEOPLE TOTAL FROM KERN COUNTY.SHE SAID ONE OF THOSE TESTS CAMEBACK NEGATIVE -- AND THE OTHERFOUR TESTS ARE STILL PENDING.CORSON SAID THEY ARE ALSOMONITORING 4 RESIDENTS WHOHAVE TRAVELED INTERNATIONALLYAND THEY HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TORETURN HOME BECAUSE THEY ARE NOTSHOWINGSYMPTOMS.CORSON ALSO ADDED IF YOU PLAN TOTRAVEL -- MAKE SURE YOUSTAY UP TO DATE WITH TRAVELADVISORIES..."THE TRAVEL ADVISORIES ARECHANGING CONSTANTLY, AND WEINVITE YOU TO COMEKERNPUBLICHEALTH.COM, WHERE WE WILL LINK YOUIMMEDIATELY TO THE CENTER FORDISEASE CONTROL TOSEE THE MOST CURRENT TRAVELADVISORIES, SO YOU CAN PLANACCORDINGLY."AND PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMPSIGNED AN 8.3 BILLION DOLLARSPENDING BILL FRIDAY TO FUND THEGOVERNMENT'SEMERGENCY RESPONSE TO THECORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.THIS AS VICE PRESIDENT MIKEPENCE ANNOUNCED THAT21 PEOPLE ABOARD A CRUISE SHIPOFF THE CALIFORNIACOASTS HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FORTHE VIRUS.THAT NUMBER INCLUDES 19 CREWMEMBERS.PENCE SAYS THE FEDERALGOVERNMENT IS WORKING WITHSTATE OFFICIALS TO BRING THESHIP TO A NON-COMMERCIALPORT.MEANTIME -- THE C-S-U SYSTEM HASSUSPENDED STUDY-ABROAD PROGRAMSIN ITALY... CHINA AND SOUTHKOREA OVER CONCERNSWITH THE VIRUS... ACCORDING TOOUR A-B-C AFFILIATE IN LOSANGELES.CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD HASCREATED A SECTION ON ITSWEBSITE TO KEEP STUDENTS...STAFF... FACULTY AND OTHERSINFORMED ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS.THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY CAN GETQUESTIONS ANSWERED REGARDINGCASES IN THE U- S... AROUND THESTATE AND THELATEST IN KERN COUNTY.FOR MORE ON WHAT C-S-U-B ISDOING TO ADDRESS IT..
GOTO OUR WEBSITE..
TURNTO23.COMCOSTCO OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARESEEING AN UPTICK INCONSUMER DEMANDS IN STORESAROUND THE COUNTRY--INCLUDING RIGHT HERE INBAKERSFIELD..
FOLLOWINGCORONAVIRUS CONCERNS..NOW I SPOKE TO LOCAL COSTCOSHOPPERS TO SEE IF FEARS OVERTHE CORONAVIRUS ARE ACTUALLYIMPACTING THEIR SHOPPING HABITSHERES WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY.MANY COSTCOS AROUND THE COUNTRYSAY THEY ARE SEEINGLINES SNAKING AROUND THEIRCOMPANY BUILDINGS.....INLIGHT OF THE CORONAVIRUSCONCERNSCOSTCO OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARENOW ATTRIBUTINGTHREE PERCENT OF THEIR FEBRUARYSALES INCREASE TOPANICKED CORONAVIRUS SHOPPERS.STOCK SHARES FOR BIG BOX CHAINSLIKE COSTCO ANDWALMART AND OTHER GROCERS ARERALLYING THIS WEEK ASINVESTORS HAVE BEEN FLOCKING TOSTOCKS THAT ARE BENEFITTINGFROM CORONAVIRUS FEARS ACCORDINGTOCNN.BUT BACK HERE IN KERN COUNTY....MOST OF THE SHOPPERS SAY THECORONAVIRUS ISNOT IMPACTING THEIR SHOPPINGHABITS."NOTHINGS CHANGED ITS STILLPROVIDE FORTHE KIDS PROVIDE FOR THE KIDSPROVIDE FOR THE FAMILY AND MAKESURE WE HAVE THE ESSENTIALS FORCLEANINGSTILL COSTCO EMPLOYEES TOLD23ABC NEWS THAT BECAUSE OF THERECENT INFLUX OF PEOPLE--THEYARE HAVING TO LIMIT EACH SHOPPERTOTWO PACKS OF PAPER TOWELS, WATERAND TOILET PAPER FORNOW WHILE THEY ARE IN HIGHDEMAND.
COSTCO OFFICIALS--- ALSOTAKING A PROACTIVEAPPROACH TO HELP EASE ANY OTHERCORONAVIRUSCONCERNS FOR SHOPPERS-- ENDINGFREE FOODSAMPLES--AND MOVING THOSEEMPLOYEES OUTSIDE TO HELPWIPE DOWN SHOPPING CARTS WITHSANITIZER BEFORE THEY ALLOWCUSTOMERS TO USE THEM."WONDERFUL THAT COSTCO IS COMINGOUT AND WIPING DOWN THE BASKETSBEFORE SOMEONE TAKES THEM,THAT'S AGOOD THING THAT THEY ARE DOING,I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S NECCESSARYINBAKERSFIELD ...BUT ANYWAY."A 71 YEAR OLD MAN WHO HAD BEENON CRUISE SHIP LAST MONTH,BECAME THE FIRST PERSON INCALIFORNIA TO DIE FROM COVID-19AFTER BEING EXPOSED DURING THECRUISE.BUT WHILE MANY ARE STILLSEVERELY CONCERNED---MOST OF THE SHOPPERS I SPOKE TOIN KERN COUNTY SAY THEYBELIEVE THE CORONAVIRUS IS NOT ABIG DEAL AS OF NOW."H ONE AND N ONE AND EBOLA ALLHAPPENEVERY YEAR, FLU HAPPENS EVERYYEAR AND THERE'S REALLY NOCONCERN WITHCORONA BECAUSAE IT'S JUSTANOTHER DISEASE THAT COMES BYAND GOES AND ITWILL PASS AWAY IT'S BEEN AROUNDSINCE THE 60'S AND IT HASN'TBEEN ON THE NEWSSINCE."AND AS CORONAVIRUS CASES SPREADACROSS AMERICA,AN INFORMATION OVERLOADFOLLOWS... BUT NOT ALL OF THOSEFACTS CHECK OUT.THAT'S WHY 23ABC AND THE SCRIPPSNATIONAL TEAMWILL BE AIRING A 30-MINUTESPECIAL NEXT SUNDAY, MARCH15TH AT 6 P-M."CORONAVIRUS: THE FACTS" WILLADDRESS 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 -- MARCH15TH AT 6 P.M.NOW TO A TRAFFIC ALERT...DRIVING EAST THROUGHDOWNTOWN IS ABOUT TO GET EASIERSTARTING NEXT WEEK.AS YOU KNOW -- ALL LANES OF 23RDSTREET HAVEN'T BEENOPEN IN MONTHS AS CONTRACTORSHAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE24TH STREET IMPROVMENT PROJECT.BUT IN A FEW DAYS -- ALL LANESARE EXPECTED TO REOPEN FORDRIVERS.CITY OFFICIALS SAY IT'SSCHEDULED TO REOPEN THISUPCOMING MONDAY.CALTRANS HAS ANNOUNCED A FULLRAMP CLOSURE ONINTERSTATE FIVE IN KERN COUNTYTHIS WEEKEND.IT IS DUE TO ONGOINGCONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS.THE CLOSURE WILL BE ON THENORTHBOUND I-5 OFF-RAMP TOHIGHWAY 46.THE CLOSURE STARTED LAST NIGHTAND GOES UNTIL 6 A-M ONMONDAY.AND -- NEXT WEEK -- TRAFFICCONTROL IS SCHEDULED ONREAL ROAD FOR WORKERS TO PLACETHE CONCRETE DECKFOR A NEW BRIDGE CROSSING... THETRAFFIC CONTROL IS SCHEDULED FORTHURSDAY ANDFRIDAY NEXT WEEK BETWEEN THEHOURS OF 8:30 A.M.
AND 3P.M.
EACH DAY.DRIVERS SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS INTHE AREA AND CONSIDERALTERNATE ROUTES DURING THOSEDAYS.
THIS ALERT COMES AS PARTOF THE CENTENNIALCORRIDOR MAINLINE PROJECT.THE KERN COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTOF SCHOOLS HASBEEN AWARDED A PROGRAM GRANTWORTH NEARLY 2 MILLION DOLLARS.IT WAS AWARDED A K THROUGH 12STRONG WORKFORCEGRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIADEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.THE FUNDING WILL SUPPORT THEKERN INTEGRATED DATASYSTEM OR "KIDS" -- WHICH IS ACOLLABORATIVE DATA SHARINGPROGRAM THAT HELPS IMPROVESTUDENT OUTCOMES IN KERN.TWO YEARS AGO -- KERN COUNTYLEADERS LAUNCHED ANALLIANCE CALLED THE KERNEDUCATION PLEDGE.ELEVEN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTSHAVE TAKEN PART IN APILOT PROJECT SINCE 20-19.KERN COUNTY AND BAKERSFIELD FIREDEPARTMENTSARE TEAMING UP TO HOLD A BOOKDRIVE TO BENEFIT THE PORTERVILLELIBRARY IN HONOR OF FALLENPORTERVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENTCAPTAIN RAMON FIGUEROA ANDFIREFIGHTER PATRICK JONES.23ABC IS TEAMING UP WITHFIREFIGHTERS FROM STATION 65ALL NEXT WEEK TO COLLECTDONATIONS.YOU CAN DROP OFF BOOKS AT10-THOUSAND-051 MEACHAM ROAD --OR AT ANY CITY OR COUNTYSTATION.THE DRIVE KICKS OFF MONDAY ANDLASTS THROUGH FRIDAY.
THIS DRIVEIS A CHANCE TO REPLACE BOOKSLOST IN THELIBRARY FIRE -- WHERE FIGUEROAAND JONES DIED ON FEBRUARY 18.LAST WEEK -- THE KERN COUNTY ANDBAKERSFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENTSHOSTED A FUNDRAISER IN HONOR OFTHE FIREFIGHTERS.THEY WERE ABLE TO RAISE ALMOST15-THOUSAND DOLLARS TOBENEFIT THE FAMILIES OF FIGUEROAAND JONES.
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