23ABC News at 11 | Top Stories for March 19, 2020

23ABC News at 11 | Top Stories for March 19, 2020

TONIGHT'S TOP STORIES...A NEW ORDER BY THE GOVERNOR TOSTAT AT HOME -- TO PREVENTFURTHER SPREAD OF THE COVID-19VIRUS -- HOW LOCALS AREREACTING TO THE ORDER TONIGHT...AND -- LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THEBAKERSFIELD CONDORS ARESTAYING IN SHAPE WITH NO GAMESTO PLAY -- AND HOW ELSE THEOUTBREAK HAS IMPACTED THETEAM...ALLISON????PLUS --23 ABC NEWS AT 11 STARTS RIGHTNOW...THE GOVERNOR ISSUING A STATEWIDEORDER THISEVENING.A MOVE THAT WILL AFFECT THEDAILY LIVES OF MANY PEOPLE INTHESTATE MOVING FORWARD -- ALL INAN EFFORT TO PREVENT THESPREAD OF COVID-19.23ABCS LEZLA GOODEN SPOKE WITHLOCALS TONIGHT ABOUTWHAT THEY THINK ABOUT THE NEWORDER.SOME AISLES ARE EMPTY INALBERTSON'S GROCERY ASSHOPPERS SHOWED UP SEARCHING FORTOILET PAPER, HAND SANITIZER ANDOTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS... MANYSHOPPERS MADE THEIR WAY AFTERHEARING GOVERNORGAVINS NEWSOM'S ORDER REQUIRINGALL CALIFORNIANS TO STAY ATHOME..WE DIRECT A STATEWIDE ORDERFOR PEOPLE TO STAY AT HOME..THAT DIRECTIVE GOES INTO EFFECTTHISEVENING..AND WE ARE CONFIDENTTHAT THE PEOPLE OF CALIF.

WILLABIDE BY IT.IN A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENTTHURSDAY -- NEWSOM SAIDCALIFORNIA HEALTH OFFICIALSPREDICT THAT 56% OF CALIFORNIA'SPOPULATION WILL CONTRACT THEVIRUS IN THE NEXT EIGHT WEEKS..BUT HE SAY THERE IS HOPE IF THEPUBLIC ACTS ACCORDINGLY.I DON'T BELIEVE THATCALIFORNIANS NEEDTO BE TOLD THROUGH LAWENFORCEMENT THAT ITS APPROPRIATETO HOME ISOLATE TOPROTECT THEMSELVES..

AS I SAYTHERE IS SOCIAL CONTRACT HERE ..PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO DOMORESOME SHOPPERS SAY THIS IS ANECESSARY MOVE BY THEGOVERNOR.SOCIAL DISTANCING AND STAYING INOURHOME TO PROTECT OUR ELDERLY ANDOUR CHILDREN..

SO WE WERETRYING TOGET OUR STUFF BEFORE WE GO ONLOCKDOWN.THE STAY AT HOME ORDER GOES INTOEFFECT ON THURSDAYEVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE ANDIS REQUIRING THE SHUTDOWNOF ALL NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESS.ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES INCLUDEGROCERYSTORES, PHARMACIES, BANKS ANDLAUNDROMATS.OTHER SHOPPERS SAY THAT THEORDER SHOULD NOT REQUIREEVERYONE TO FOLLOW IT.TO ME THIS IS JUST ANOTHER FLU..(BUTTED) I SAY FOR WEAKER IMMUNESYSTEMS THEY SHOULD STAY INSIDEOR IF YOU KNOW OR LIVE WITHSOMEONE WITH A WEAK IMMUNESYSTEM YOUSHOULDN'T GO OUT.-STAY INSIDE.ESSENTIAL STATE AND LOCALGOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS WILLALSO REMAIN OPEN, INCLUDING LAWENFORCEMENTAND OFFICES THAT PROVIDEGOVERNMENT PROGRAMS ANDSERVICES.FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ALLSTORES AND RESTAURANTS THAT ARESTILL OPEN BE SURE TO GO TO OURWEBSITE TURN TO 23 DOT COM.

INBAKERSFIELD.

LEZLA GOODEN 23A-B-C,CONNECTING YOU.THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICESTAYING PREPAREDTHE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICESTAYING PREPAREDDURING THE ONGOING COVID- 19OUTBREAK --SHERIFF DONNY YOUNGBLOODSPEAKING TO US THIS MORNINGABOUT THIS CONSTANTLY- CHANGINGSITUATION --INCLUDING A RECENT DECISION TORELEASE 38 INMATES FROMLOCAL JAILS -- TO PREVENT THESPREAD OF THE VIRUS..."WE DID RELEASE 38 PEOPLE EARLYYESTERDAY.

BUT, REMEMBER COURTSARE CLOSED...""IT WAS VERY MINIMAL IMPACT."YOUNGBLOOD EXPLAINING HOW THEREHAVE BEEN MANY CHANGESTO THEIR PROCEDURES ANDSTAFFING.THEY WILL RESPOND TO ALL CALLSBUT ONLY PHYSICALLY GO TOSCENES WHERE IT IS A CRITICALEMERGENCY.NON-ESSENTIAL STAFF, THOSE ATRISK OR PREGNANT -- AREBEING TOLD TO WORK FROM HOME.YOUNGBLOOD SAYING THEY ARE INCONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE PUBLICHEALTH DEPARTMENT AND GOVERNOR'SOFFICE GETTING UPDATEDGUIDELINES ON THE NEXT STEPSTHEY NEED TO TAKE."WE'VE PREPARED FOR ANYTHINGHUMANLYPOSSIBLE THAT WE CAN DO TOPROTECT THE PUBLIC.""MY STAFF IS DOING ANOUTSTANDING JOB."IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEINTERVIEW WITH THE SHERIFF --YOU CAN WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETYRIGHT NOW ON OUR WEBSITETURN TO 23 DOT COM.THE BAKERSFIELD CONDORS SEASONHAS BEEN SUSPENDED --SIMILAR TO ALMOST EVERY SPORTSLEAGUE OR TEAM IN THEWORLD -- BUT BEFORE IT WASHALTED -- THERE WAS A GAME TOBE PLAYED THOUSANDS OF MILESAWAY.23 ABC SPORTS REPORTER MATTLIVELY TAKES YOU BACK A WEEK INTIME TO SHOW YOU WHERE THECONDORS WERE WHEN IT ALL WENTDOWN.REPORTER LEAD:"WHEN THE BAKERSFIELD CONDORSLEFT HOME LAST WEEKTO EMBARK ON THE LONGEST TRIP OFTHEIR SEASON, THEY COULD HAVENEVER IMAGINED THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC WOULD HIT, BUT WHEN ITDID, THEY HAD TO TAKE A SCENEOUTOF PLANES, TRAINS, ANDAUTOMOBILES TO GET BACK FROMGRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN."PKG BEGINS:SOT - RYAN HOLT - CONDORSPLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER"BY THE TIME WE LANDED, WE KNEWTHAT THE WORLD WAS KINDOF DIFFERENT THAN WHEN WE TOOKOFF."RYAN HOLT IS DESCRIBING THEFLIGHT FROM PHOENIX TO GRANDRAPIDS ON MARCH 11THE TEAM WAS FLYING TO MICHIGANTO PLAYTHE GRIFFINS -- MID FLIGHT --NEWS BROKE THAT THE NBA HADSUSPENDED ITSSEASONSOT - RYAN HOLT - CONDORSPLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER"WE KIND OF REALIZED AT THATPOINT THAT IF THE NBA WASSHUTTING DOWN THE AHL WASSHUTTING DOWN AND IT PROBABLYIS COMING SOON.:AND THEY WERE EXACTLY RIGHT --ONTHURSDAY -- JUST 19 HOURS AFTERTHAT REALIZATION -- THE SEASONWAS HALTED AND THEIR GAMESSUSPENDED.THEIR ORIGINAL FLIGHT HOME WASSUNDAY -- 3 DAYS LATERIT WAS THEN UP TO VIDEO ANDTRAVELCOORDINATOR SAM KIM TO FIGUREOUT HOW TO GET 33 GUYS BACK TOBAKERSFIELDWITH NO NOTICE.SOT - SAM KIM - VIDEO, TRAVELCOORDINATOR"AT FIRST IT WAS OH, 6 GUYS ONTHIS FLIGHT, ANOTHER 5 HAVETO GO TO CHICAGO, AND THEN 7 OUTOF GRAND RAPIDS""IT WAS IN THE BACK OF MY MIND,LIKE OH WHAT IF AIRLINE TRAVELGETS SHUT DOWN"WE LUCKED OUT WHERE WE GOT 33ON A FLIGHT OUT OF CHICAGO ANDIT WAS LET'S DO IT AND LET'S GOHOME." AMAZINGLY -- THE TEAMMADE IT BACKON FRIDAY - BY THE TIME THEYLANDED THEY SHOULD HAVE ALREADYPLAYED GAME 1 OF 2 -- BUT JUSTGETTING HOME WAS A WIN SOT -RYAN HOLT - CONDORS PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER"I'VE HAD WAY WORSE TRAVEL DAYS,IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING AND WE'RETHANKFUL FOR IT." SOT - MATTLIVELY -TWITTER"NOW THAT THE TEAM IS BACK INBAKERSFIELD, SOME PLAYERS ARESTAYING LOCAL WHILE OTHERS HAVERETURNED TOTHEIR PERMANENT RESIDENCES ANDARE WAITING FOR THE AHL TO MAKEA FURTHER DETERMINATION.

FROMMECHANICS BANK ARENA, IMMATT LIVELY, 23 ABC SPORTS,CONNECTING YOU."KERN COUNTY HAD A CLOUDY ANDCOOL START TO THE DAY.

BYTHE AFTERNOON, SCATTERED SHOWERSHAVE MOVED THROUGHTHE REGION.

LIGHT TO MODERATERAIN AT TIMES.

THIS WILL BETAPERING OFF BY THE OVERNIGHTHOURS.

BAKERSFIELD WILL HAVE AHIGH OF 65 ON FRIDAY, STAYINGBELOWSEASONAL WITH GOOD AIR QUALITY.LAKE ISABELLA WILL BEIN THE MID-50S AND THE SOUTHMOUNTAINS IN THE MID-40S.SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL BRING ASHORT-LIVE WARMING TREND, BYSUNDAY, BAKERSFIELD WILL BE INTHE LOW- 70S WITH MOSTLY DRYCONDITIONS.NEXT WEEK BRINGS THE RETURN OF AWET WEATHERPATTERN.

A SYSTEM WILL BE MOVINGTHROUGH THE REGION LATESUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THSSTORM WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMERTHAN THE SYSTEM WE FELT THISWEEK.

ANOTHER STORM IS ON ITSHEELS ON WEDNESDAY WITH RAINSHOWERS POSSIBLETHROUGH THURSDAY.

THIS STORMWILL BE A COLD ONE BRINGING THEPOTENITAL FOR SNOW AT PASSLEVEL.

WE ARE STILL SEVERAL DAYSAWAY, SO WE WILL BE TRACKINGTHISCLOSELY.DELANO POLICE ALREADY PUTTINGTHEIR NEW COVID-19 TASK FORCE TOWORK TODAY -- STOPPING A CASE OFPRICEGOUGING...DELANO POLICE SAY THEY RECEIVEDAN ANONYMOUS CALLTODAY REGARDING PRICE GOUGING ATLOS MICHOACANOSBAKERY ON JEFFERSON STREET.DETECTIVE'S INVESTIGATED THECALL AND DISCOVERED THE OWNERSBOUGHT A FOUR PACK OF LYSOLDISINFECTANTSPRAY FOR 16 DOLLARS, BUT WERESELLING INDIVIDUALBOTTLES FOR 18 DOLLARS EACH.THE OWNERS ALSO BOUGHT LATEXGLOVES IN BULK FOR 49DOLLARS FOR 10 BOXES AND BEGANSELLING EACH BOX FOR 10DOLLARS EACH.THE CASE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TOTHE KERN COUNTY DISTRICTATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR REVIEW.THE DELANO POLICE DEPARTMENT ANDTHE KERN COUNTYDISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AREWORKINGTOGETHER TO PROTECT THE CITIZENSOF KERN COUNTY AND THECITY OF DELANO FROM PRICEGOUGING DURING THE COVID-19OUTBREAK.BUSINESSES CAUGHT PRICE GOUGINGWILL BE PROSECUTED.GOLDEN EMPIRE TRANSIT ANNOUNCEDTODAY THEY WILLBE FURLOUGHING 30 EMPLOYEES AS ARESULT OF A REDUCED SERVICESCHEDULE FOLLOWING THECORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.GET WILL ALSO MOVE TO A REDUCEDWEEKENDSCHEDULE RUNNING DAILY.THE REDUCED SCHEDULE WILL BEGINMARCH 23RD AND WILLINCLUDE FIXED ROUTE BUSESOPERATING FROM 6 A.M.

TO 7 P.M.,GET-A-LIFT WILL OPERATE FORMEDICALLY NECESSARYAPPOINTMENTS ONLY, RYDE WILLALSO FOLLOW THE REDUCED SERVICESCHEDULE ONLY RUNNING FROM 7A.M.

TO 7 P.M.FOR MORE INFORMATION -- HEAD TOOUR WEBSITE -- TURNTO 23 DOT COM.A DRIVER IS RECOVERING AFTERCRASHING INTO A DIRTEMBANKMENT AND BEING RESCUEDFROM A WATER RESERVOIR.IT HAPPENED AROUND 4 THISAFTERNOON.BAKERSFIELD POLICE OFFICERSRESPONDED TO A SINGLE-VEHICLECRASH IN THE AREA OF EAST PANAMALANE AND COTTONWOODROAD.OFFICERS SAY THE VEHICLECOLLIDED WITH A DIRTEMBANKMENT AND THEN LANDED INTOA WATER RESERVOIR.OFFICERS WERE NOTIFIED THAT THEDRIVER WAS TSILL TRAPPED --AND AN OFFICER WAS ABLE TOEXTRICATE THE DRIVER.CITY AND COUNTY FIRE HELPEDRECOVER THE OFFICER ANDDRIVER.OFFICER ANTHONY KIDWELL WASUNHARMED.THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINORINJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TOTHE HOSPITAL.OFFICERS SAY IT APPAEARS DRUGSAND OR ALCOHOL WERECONTRIBUTING FACTORS.THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.IN OTHER NEWS -- BAKERSFIELDPOLICE ARE THANKING THEPUBLIC FOR THEIR HELP INARRESTING A SUSPECT IN AYOUNG GIRL'S DEATH.38-YEAR-OLD CLINT MASON WASARRESTED THIS MORNING ININGLEWOOD.MASON IS A SUSPECT IN AN 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL'S DEATH.YESTERDAY -- OFFICERS WERECALLED OUT TO AN APARTMENT ONSAN DIMAS STREET AFTER RECEIVINGA REPORT OF AN 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL NOT BREATHING.OFFICERS FOUND THE CHILD WHO WASTRANSPORTED TOTHE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE DIED FROMHER INJURIES.MASON IS BEING TRANSPORTED BACKTO BAKERSFIELDWHERE HE WILL BE BOOKED INTO THEKERN COUNTY JAIL FOR MURDER.AROUND 50 LAYOFFS ARE PLANNEDFOR THE NESTLERESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERIN BAKERSFIELD.THAT'S ACCORDING TO A WARNLETTER SENT TO THEKERN COUNTY BOARD OFSUPERVISORS.ACCORDING TO THE WARN LETTER --THE FACILITY IS NOT CLOSING BUTREORGANIZING RESULTING IN THELAYOFFS.THE LAYOFFS ARE SCHEDULED TO GOINTO EFFECT ON MAY 15-TH.THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BEPERMANENT.THE LETTER STATES THAT THEAFFECTED EMPLOYEES HAVE BEENNOTIFIED AND ARE NOT REPRESENTEDBY A UNION.COMING UP -- HOW A LOCAL