23ABC Morning News at 6 am - Top Stories for March 12, 2020

The CSUB women's basketball team had their game postponed in Vegas and are currently waiting for what's to happen next.

Plus, police are looking for two suspects following a shooting in southwest Bakersfield that left one man dead.

NIGHT SHOOTING INSOUTHWEST BAKERSFIELD.WHAT POLICE KNOW ABOUT THESUSPECTS.A SUSPECT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED INA SHOOTING FROM EARLIERTHIS WEEK.WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHO THEPOLICE ARE LOOKING FORGOOD MORNING... AND THANKS FORTUNING IN FOR 23ABC NEWS ATSIX A-M..

I'M MIKE HART.AND I'M DANIELLE KERNKAMP.(THERE ARE NO MAJOR TRAFFICINCIDENTS TO REPORT THISMORNING.)(THERE ARE NO MAJOR TRAFFICINCIDENTS TO REPORT THISMORNING.)THE SAME TROPICAL STORM THAT'SBEEN HUGGING THECALIFORNIA COASTLINE THE LASTTWO DAYS AND BRINGINGRAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THEREGION SLIDES FURTHERSOUTH TODAY, BUT THERE'S STILLENOUGH WRAP-AROUNDMOISTURE THAT WE'LL BE PICKINGUP SOME RAIN TOTALS IN THESOUTH COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON.

THEBEST CHANCE TO SEE THE RAINAND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILLBE ALONG THE GRAPEVINEAND IN THOSE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINSTODAY.

AS ARESULT OF THIS TROPICAL AIR,EXPECT MORE ABOVE AVERAGETEMPERATURES WITH A BIT OF AHUMID FEELING AS WE TOP OUT INTHE LOW 70S IN THE VALLEY TODAY,THE UPPER 60S IN THEKERN RIVER VALLEY AND KERNDESERT, THE UPPER 50S INTEHACHAPI AND THE MID-50S INFRAZIER PARK.THE CORONAVIRUS HAVING A MAJORIMPACT ON THEWORLD OF SPORTS.LEAGUES CANCELING GAMES...COLLEGE CONFERENCESANNOUNCING THEY'LL BE LIMITINGATTENDANCE.TAKE A LOOK AT THIS LIST.IT SHOWS -- IN CHRONOLOGICALORDER THE TIME LINE OF EVENTSAS ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE MADE INJUST ONE DAYYESTERDAY.NOW LET'S SEND IT OVER TO23ABC'S MATT LIVELY WHO HAS ALOOK AT THE LOCAL IMPACT.THE CSUB WOMENS BASKETBALL TEAMWAS PREPAREDTO PLAY THEIR FIRST GAME IN THEWAC TOURNAMENTLAST NIGHT AGAINST GCU BUT ITWAS POSTPONED UNTILTHIS MORNING AT 9:30.WAC COMMISSIONER JEFF HURDCONFIRMED TO23ABC THAT A PERSON AFFILIATEDWITH ONE OF THESCHOOLS WAS TAKEN TO A LOCALHOSPTIAL TO BE TESTED FORCORONAVIRUS.OUTCUE:"WE GOTTA PLAY."WOMEN HAVEN'T PRACTICED SINCE 8AM ON TUESDAY MORNING BEFORETHEY LEFT FOR VEGASMEANWHILE THE CIF IS MEETINGTHIS MORNING AND WILLDETERMINE THE OUTCOME OF THEBASKETBALL STATECHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTEAST HIGH AND BAKERSFIELDCHRISTIAN ARE SLATED TO PLAY INTHAT TOURNAMENT THIS WEEKEND.EAST HIGH ADVANCED TO THE FINALSBY DEFEATINGMADISON HIGH ON TUESDAY NIGHT56 TO 42 AND ARE SCHEDULED TOPLAY FRIDAYTHE BCHS BOYS UPSET PALISADESTHAT SAME NIGHT 57-43 AND ARESUPPOSED TO PLAY SATURDAYTHE EAGLES HEAD COACH BELIEVESHIS TEAM DESERVES ACHANCE TO PLAY SATURDAY ANDHOPES FOR BASKTEBALLSSAKE -- THAT POTENTIAL EMPTYSTADIUMS DON'T DEFLATE THEGAME."I JUST THINK IT TAKES ALL THEENERGY RIGHT OUT OF EVERYPLAYER, OUT OF ALL THE COACHES,OUT OF EVERYTHING.

IMEAN, THATS WHAT TEAMS PLAY FOR,YOU PLAY TO PLAY IN MARCHMADNESS, YOU GROW UP YOU WATCHTHOSE GAMES AND THATSWHAT YOU PLAY FOR, THE WAY YOUPLAY THE GAME.

I PLAYED THEGAME, I COACH THE GAME FOR GAMESLIKE THAT, FOR GAMES THATWE'RE ABOUT TO PLAY.

IT'S ATERRIBLE SITUATION ANDHOPEFULLY THEY CAN GET IT FIXEDSOON.

IM HOPING WE CAN GET TOSATURDAY AND WIN THIS GAME ANDTHEN THEY CAN DOWHATEVER THEY WANT.BROWN JUST WANTS A SHOT TO PLAYSATURDAY -- AGAIN THAT WILLBE UP TO THE CIF.WE KNOW THE EAST HIGH GIRLS AREEXCITED FOR THEIR POTENTIALMATCHUP"I NEVER IMAGINED FOR THISHAPPEN, BUT ONCE WE STARTEDWINNING, ONCE WE REALIZED WEREALIZED WE COULDACCOMPLISH SOMETHING.

""EVERYONE HAS STEPPED OVER USFOR SO MANY YEARS,EVERYBODY ALWAYS THOUGHT WEWEREN'T GOING TO MAKE ITTHIS FAR AND NOW WE'RE PROVINGTHEM WRONG, LIKE I SAID THANKYOU FOR DOUBITNG US, WE AREGOING TO MAKE IT AND DIDMAKE IT."THE GIRLS ARE SCHEDULED TP PLAYFRIDAY AT 10 AM AGAINSTNUMBER 2 BRANSONIT WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED LAST NIGHTTHAT THE NBA HASSUSPENDED ITS SEASONDURING THE LEAGUES HIATUS ITWILL DETERMINE ITSNEXT STEPSTHE LEAGUE ANNOUNCED THESUSPENSION SHORTLY AFTERTHE OKC THUNDER AND UTAH JAZZGAME WAS POSTPONED ANDFANS WERE ASKED TO LEAVE THEARENAIT WAS THEN CONFIRMED THAT JAZZPLAYER RUDY GOEBERTTESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUSNOW AT LEAST 5 NBA TEAMS HAVEBEEN TOLD TO QUARANTINEDALLAS OWNER MARK CUBAN CAN'TBELIEVE THE NEWS."THIS IS SOMETHING OUT OF AMOVIE AND YOU JUST DON'TEXPECT IT TO HAPPEN IN REALLIFE, THATS THE RANDOMNESS OFTHE WORLD WE LIVE IN.

IT'SSTUNNING AND WE ARE WHAT WEARE, BUT WE HAVE TO BE SMART INHOW WE RESPOND."WHILE THE NBA HAS SUSPENDEDTHEIR SEASON -- OTHER LEAGUESARE DETERMINING THEIR FUTURE.THE NCAA ANNOUNCED YESTERDAYTHAT THE BASKETBALLPOSTSEASON TOURNAMENT WILL BECLOSED TO FANS -- ANDONLY ESSENTIAL STAFF AND LIMITEDFAMILY WILL BE ALLOWEDTO WATCH.FOR 23 ABC SPORTS, I/M MATTLIVELY...HAVE A GREAT MORNING!!AS MATT MENTIONED -- THIS ISHAVING A DIRECT IMPACT ONTHE CAL STATE BAKERSFIELDWOMEN'S BASKETBALLTEAM.THE RUNNERS HAD THEIR GAMEPOSTPONED IN VEGAS -- AND ARESCHEDULED TO PLAY THIS MORNING.WE TALKED TO HEAD COACH GREGMCCALL ABOUT THEIMPACT.IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT'SADOMINO AFFECT AND SO WITHEVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING.THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT(ODD) RIGHT NOW BECAUSEEVERYTHING IS HAPPENING SO FASTAND SO, IT HIT US.SOMETIMES YOU JUST DON'T EXPECTIT TO HIT YOU, YOU THINK THATYOU'RE LEFT OUTOF ALL THIS MADNESS THAT'S GOINGON.

BUT, IT HIT RIGHT HERE ATHOME.

WE'REPREPARED FOR IT.

WE HAVE GREATBOSSES BEHIND ME, THEY'REKEEPING ME CALM ANDINFORMED OF WSHAT'S GOING ON.IT'S FOR THE SAFETY OF OURPLAYERS.

THAT'S WHATTHEY'RE ANNOUNCING.

THAT'S WHATJEFF HURD ANNOUNCED.

IT'S JUSTFOR THESAFETY OF EVERYBODY.WE ALSO CAUGHT UP WITH C-S-U-BATHLETIC DIRECTOR ZIGGYSIEGFRIED ABOUT THE IMPACT OFCORONAVIRUS.ALL CONFERENCES ARE HAVING TOEVALUATE WHAT THEY SHOUDL DO.YOU HAVE THE NBA CANCELINGGAMES, YOU HAVE THENCAA TOURNAMENT WITH NO FANS ANDIT IS RELATED TO THE CORONAVIRUSANDWHEN WE SAY MEDICAL REASONS.THAT'S THE REASON.

THEPRECAUTIONSTHAT GOES INTO AFFECT TO MAKESURE EVERYONE IS HEALTHY ANDSAFETHE C-S-U-B WOMEN'SBASKETBALL TEAM WAS SET TO PLAYYESTERDAY -- BUT THEY'LL NOW BEPLAYING AT 9-30 THIS MORNING.WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED IF THATCHANGES.POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR 2SUSPECTS AFTER A SHOOTINGOVERNIGHT LEFT A MAN DEAD INSOUTHWEST BAKERSFIELD.BAKERSFIELD POLICE GOT REPORTSOF A SHOOTING ONWHITEGATE AVENUE WEDNESDAYNIGHT.WHEN THEY ARRIVED THEY FOUND AMAN LYING IN THEROADWAY WHO LATER DIED AT AHOSPITAL.POLICE HAVE ONLY SAID THE TWOSUSPECTS WERE SEENGOING SOUTHBOUND.IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ONTHE INCIDENT B-P-D IS ASKINGTHAT YOU GIVE THEM A CALL AT327-7111POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED A SUSPECTIN A SHOOTING WETOLD YOU ABOUT WEDNESDAY MORNINGON BRUNDAGE LANEAND H STREET.ACCORDING TO BPD -- POLICE ARELOOKING FOR THE MAN YOU SEE ONYOUR SCREEN -- ANDREW NEHEMIAHBARRAZA.POLICE SAY THE VEHICLE USED INTHE INCIDENT IS DESCRIBED AS ABLACK 20-19 HYUNDAI ELANTRA WITHTHE LICENSE PLATE A-Y-27-U-16.IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ONBARRAZA'S LOCATION - CALLBPD AT 327-71-11.THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUSCONTINUES TOGROW WITH MORE AND MORE CASESBEING REPORTED.

NOW -- LOCALHEALTH OFFICIALS ARE MAKING ADECLARATION FORKERN COUNTY.KERN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH SAYSTHAT SUPERVISOR MIKEMAGGARD HAS DECLARED A HANDSHAKEFREE KERN TO PROTECTYOUR HEALTH AND THOSE AROUNDYOU.PUBLIC HEALTH POSTED THIS VIDEOON SOCIAL MEDIA THISAFTERNOON.OFFICIALS ADVISING EVERYONE TOREFRAIN FROMSHAKING HANDS.STARBUCKS HAS ANNOUCNED SOME OFTHE MEASURES THATTHEY ARE TAKING TO AVOIDSPREADING THE CORONAVIRUSWHICH CAN INCLUDE LIMITEDSEATING OR ONLY TAKING MOBILEAPP OR DRIVE THROUGH ORDERS.STARBUCKS SAYS THAT EACH STOREWILL BE EVALUATED ON ACASE BY CASE BASIS.THE SAME TROPICAL STORM THAT'S