Helping essential workers

local printing service making 3D masks

ASSIST ESSENTIAL WORKERSFIGHTING THE CORONAVIRUS.NOW THEY ARE ASKING THECOMMUNITY TO JOIN THEMANDROIDS 3D PRINTING SERVICELOCATED IN DOWNTOWNBAKERSFIELD IS PARTNERING WITHC-S-U-B AND OTHERCOMPANIES TO CREATE THESE FACESHIELD MASKS.THE MATERIALS FOR THE MASKS ARECREATED WITH 3DPRINTING..AND AFTER THEY ARETESTED AND APPROVED THEYWILL GO TO ESSENTIAL WORKERSLIKE THE FIREDEPARTMENT AND OTHER MEDICALPROFESSIONALS WHO ARE IN NEED.SO WE HAVE CREATED RIGHT AROUNDINTOTAL ABOUT 200 SO FAR ANDTHAT'S ONLY OVER THE LAST 4 TO 5DAYS THE GOAL IS WEARE GOING TO TRY AND HIT 2000AND THERE IS MORE MATERIALCOMINGTOMORROW.

AND I HAVE EQUIPMENTCOMING IN OVER THE NEXT 4 WEEKSAND COMING UP TONIGHT AT 11PM WEARE GOING TO HEAR FROM A HIGHSCHOOL APPRENITICE WHO WORKS ATTHE 3D SHOP.HE SHARES WHAT ITS LIKE TO WORKTHROUGH THIS OUTBREAK--WHICH HE SAYS HAS CHANGED HIMFOREVER.COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OFKERN HASESTABLISHED A WEEKDAY DRIVE-THROUGH FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS INBAKERSFIELD THEN EXPANDED TOOTHER COUNTYCOMMUNITIES TO HELP FAMILIES.NOW THEY ARE ASKING FOR SOMEHELP.WITH LIMITED RESOURCES --DONATIONS ARE NEEDED MORETHAN EVER SINCE GROCERY STORESAREN'T DONATING AS MUCH.THEY ARE ASKING FOR THECOMMUNITY'S HELP.CAP-K SAYS THEY CAN TURN EVERYDONATED DOLLAR IT RECEIVES INTO7 POUNDS OF FOOD FOR THOSE INNEED.TO HELP OUT -- GO TO OUR WEBSITE-- TURN TO 23 DOT COM.THE SAVE MART COMPANIESANNOUNCED THAT THEIR STORES --INCLUDING FOOD MAXX AND LUCKY --WILL BE OPEN FOR EASTER THISWEEKEND.THE 205-STORE GROCERY RETAILERSAID ALL THEIR LOCATIONSARE COMPLYING WITH C-D-CRECOMMENDATIONS WHILEOFFERING EXTRA CONVENIENTSHOPPING HOURS FOR THECOMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.ON EASTER SUNDAY -- ALL SAVEMART AND LUCKY STORESWILL BE OPEN FROM 6 A-M UNTIL 10P-M -- AND FOOD MAXX WILLBE OPEN FROM 6 A-M UNTILMIDNIGHT.PEOPLE ARE MAKING IT THROUGHTHIS PANDEMIC INDIFFERENT WAYS -- LIKE MAKINGSONGS... WATCHING MOVIESAND EVEN COOKIES.LORA PENALOZA POSTED A VIDEO ONYOUTUBE TEACHING PEOPLE3 DIFFERENT WAYS HOW TO MAKEYEAST AT HOME.SHE WALKS YOU THROUGH THEPROCESS IN THE VIDEO.YOU CAN WATCH IT ON TURN TO 23DOT COM.AND WE WANT YOU TO TELL US HOWYOU'RE MAKIN IT DURINGTHESE TIMES.ARE YOU WATCHING MOVIES?DOING ACTIVITIES WITH YOUR KIDS?EMAIL US YOUR VIDEOS TO NEWS ATK-E-R-O DOT COM AND SEND USYOUR PICTURES TO OUR FACEBOOKPAGE.YOU MAY SEE SOME OF THEM RIGHTHERE ON 23 A-B-C FOR OURMAKIN IT SEGMENT.WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.ON MONDAY -- THE BAKERSFIELDCOLLCOLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMWAS SET TO KICK OFF SPRINGWORKOUTS -- BUT THOSE PLANSHAVE BEEN POSTPONED.23ABC'S SPORTS DIRECTOR KARIOSEP SPOKE TO NEW HEAD COACHTODD LITTLEJOHN ON HOW HE'SMANAGING WHILE EAGERLY WAITINGTO WORK WITH HIS PLAYERS.KARI OSEP: BAKERSFIELD COLLEGERUNNING GOODFOOTBALL TEAM WAS LOOKING TO HITTHE FIELD AND GET INTO THOSESPRING WORKOUTS WITH THEIR NEWHEAD COACH, R TODDLITTLEJOHN.

BUT INSTEAD THEY'REALL AT HOME JUST LIKE YOU ANDME.AS COACH LITTLEJOHN ANXIOUSLYAWAIT HIS TIME TO RUN BACK OUTIN THE FIELD WITH HIS TEAM."I'LL BE THE FIRST ONE PROBABLYWAKE UP OUT OF MY SLEEPING BAGTHERE THAT NIGHT, YOU KNOW, ANDGOT MY WHISTLE, GOT MYGLASSES AND EVERYTHING"THE FIRST YEAR HEAD COACH WASEXCITED TO LEAD SPRING PRACTICEBEGINNING ON APRIL 13TH"BE ABLE TO SEE THE KIDS AS THEYTRANSITION FROM, YOU KNOW, THEWORKING OUT IN THE WEIGHT ROOMSTUFF AND THEN BEING ABLETO SEE THEM AT THEIR SPECIFICPOSITION.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'SOBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW, A LITTLEDISAPPOINTING AND FRUSTRATINGBUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THATYOU KNOW, ANYBODY CANCONTROL."COVID-19 HAD OTHER PLANS.

..INSTEAD OF MAKINGADJUSTMENTS ON THE FIELD.

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.HE'S NOW ADJUSTING TO COACHINGFROM HOME."OH, EXTREMELY CHALLENGING.

YOUKNOW, I JUST MISSED BEING INTHE OFFICE.

I MISSED THE SMELLOF IT ALL.

YOU KNOW, IKNOW.

YOU KNOW THE FOOTBALLSMELL" ANOTHER CHALLENGE WILL BELIMITING INJURIES ONCETHE TEAM GETS BACK TO PRACTICEAS SUMMERWORKOUTS ARE CURRENTLY SET FORJULY 13TH.LITTLEJOHN WILL LEAN ONSUGGESTIONS FROM FELLOWCOACHES."WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

ARE THEYOFFSETTING ANYTHINGMODIFYING ANYTHING AS WELL, TOMAKE SURE THAT, AGAIN,WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE BESTINTERESTS OF THE STUDENTATHLETES."WHILE ALL THE COACHINGRESPONSIBILITIES STACK UP.

..CHECKING IN ON PLAYERS,RECRUITING, PREPARING FORTHE SEASON.

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.POSSIBLY THEBLEND OF HOME AND WORK LIFEHAS BEEN THE TOUGHEST BALANCE.RTL: "BECAUSE I AM DAD, I AMHUSBAND SO YOU HAVE DIFFERENTRESPONSIBILITIES AT HOME ON A 24HOUR BASIS."AS HE'S REMINDED THE IMPORTANCEOF ROUTINES.

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.HE CONTINUES TOINSTILL THAT MANTRA FOR HISPLAYERS."JUST BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU HAVEGLITCHES RIGHT NOWDOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU STOPDOESN'T MEAN THAT YOUSTOPPED PERFORMING ACADEMICALLYIN CLASS.

YOUKNOW, EVERYONE IS DOING ONLINEWORK.

SO ALL OF THOSE THINGSARE STILL IN PLACE."BARRING ANY MORE POSTPONEMENTS..THE RENEGADESWILL BEGIN FALL CAMP ON AUGUST11TH .

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.AND YOU CAN IMAGINECOACH LITTLEJOHN HAS THAT DATECIRCLED ON HISCALENDAR.FOR 23 ABC SPORTS KARI OSEP BACKTO YOU.NOW LET'S TURN THINGS TO"CORONAVIRUS THE RUNDOWN"FROM OUR SCRIPPS NATIONAL TEAM.CHRIS?PLUMBING PROBLEMS ARE INCREASINGAS MORE PEOPLESTAY HOME BECAUSE OFCORONAVIRUS.AS KAI BEECH EXPLAINS - IT'SCOSTING PEOPLE TIME, MONEY, ANDCOULD POSE A HEALTH RISK.PKG PLUMBING PROBLEMS"............"IN THE PLUMBING INDUSTRY, WHATGOES DOWN -- DOESN'T ALWAYSSTAY DOWN NATS: FLUSH ASCORONAVIRUS CONCERNS CAUSESOME PEOPLE TO STOCKPILEESSENTIALS LIKE TOILET PAPER -ITLEAVES OTHERS SCRAMBLING ANDSOMETIMES USING OTHER OPTIONSFOR SANITARY PURPOSES.

SOT:COAST TO COAST EVERYTHING.PAPER TOWELS, NAPKINS,RESTAURANT NAPKINS -ANYTHING THAT SEEMS LIKE ITMIGHT DO THE JOB AND BEFLUSHABLE PEOPLE ARE PUTTING ITDOWN WHILEQUARATINING IN CINCINNATI, OHIO,ROTO ROOTER SPOKESPERSONPAUL ABRAMS SHARES SOME PRETTYGRAPHIC STORIES ABOUTPLUMBING PROBLEMS LINKED TO THISPANDEMIC.

SOT:THE CRAZIEST THING THAT WE'VESEEN PEOPLE WIPING WITH ANDFLUSHING WOULD BE SHREDDED T-SHIRTS AND THEN COFFEE FILTERSWHICH IS BIZARRE ABRAMS SAYSWHEN IT COMES TO WHAT GOES DOWNYOUR TOILET - SIMPLY FOLLOW THERULE OF THE THREE P'S.SOT: PEE, POOP AND TOILET PAPER.ANYTHING ELSE THAT GOESTHAT YOU FLUSH DOWN IS GOING TOPRESENT A POSSIBLE PROBLEM AND APRICEY PROBLEM.

SOT: MUSICPLUMBINGEXPERTS SAY PEOPLE WHO CAUSEDAMAGE BY FLUSHINGITEMS OTHER THAN TOILET PAPER -WILL LIKELY WILL BEHELD FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLEBECAUSE INSURANCECOMPANIES WON'T COVER THAT COST.SOT: THE HOMEOWNER ISON THE HOOK.

IF IT BECOMES SOIMPACTED THAT THE LINE BREAKSOR HAS TO BE REPLACED THEY'RELOOKING AT 10 TO 40THOUSAND KRIS JORDAN AND K-CASTON OF GARVIN'S SEWERSYSTEM SHARED THESE PHOTOS OFCLOGGED DRAINS CAUSED BYPEOPLE FLUSHING DOWN DISPOSABLEWIPES AND PAPERTOWELS.

THEY SAY STAY-AT-HOMEORDERS ARE CAUSING MORESTRAIN ON PEOPLE'S SEWERSYSTEMS. SOT: WHETHER THAT'STHEY'RE PUTTING TOO MUCH DOWNTHE KITCHEN SINK LINE OR THEY'REOR THEY'RE JUST OVERUSING THEBATHROOM THAT TENDS TO HAPPENWHEN PEOPLE ARE COOPED UP ATHOME AND WHILE MILLIONSOF AMERICANS ARE NOW UNEMPLOYED,PLUMBINGEXPERTS SAY ITS PARAMOUNT TOPRACTICE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES.IF NOT, YOU COULD FACE DANGEROUSAND PRICEYPROBLEMS. SOT: IF YOU DO HAVE ASEWER BACKUP GET IT TAKENCARE OF RIGHT AWAY SO YOU'RE NOTCREATING A HEALTH HAZARD.I'M KAI BEECH REPORTING.VO CORONAVIRUS PET PLANIT'S A SITUATION WE MAY NOT WANTTO THINK OF BUT SHOULD STILLPREPARE FOR...LEAVING OUR HOME TO GO TO THEHOSPITAL.WHILE WE HOPE THIS DOESN'THAPPEN TO US... WE SHOULD STILLPLAN AHEAD OF TIME.AND IF YOU HAVE PETS... THAT'SSOMETHING ADDITIONAL TOTHINK ABOUT.VO2 CORONAVIRUS PET PLANTHE FIRST THING ON YOURCHECKLIST SHOULD BETAKING PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OFYOUR PET'SRECORDS.THAT INCLUDES VETERINARY RECORDSAND VACCINATIONS.MAKE SURE YOU ALSO HAVE A PHOTOOF YOUR PET... AND IFPOSSIBLE... A PHOTO OF YOU WITHYOUR PET TO PROVE ITBELONGS TO YOU.YOU SHOULD ALSO MAKE SURE YOUHAVE ENOUGH PET FOOD ANDMEDICATION FOR AT LEAST TWOWEEKS.SOTVO CORONAVIRUS PET PLAN THENEXT STEP IS MAKING SURE YOUHAVE SOMEONE WHO CAN TAKE CAREOF YOUR PET FOR AN UNDETERMINEDAMOUNT OF TIME.POSSIBLE... A PHOTO OF YOU WITHYOUR PET TO PROVE ITBELONGS TO YOU.YOU SHOULD ALSO MAKE SURE YOUHAVE ENOUGH PET FOOD ANDMEDICATION FOR AT LEAST TWOWEEKS.

THE NEXT STEP IS MAKINGSURE YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO CANTAKECARE OF YOUR PET FOR ANUNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME.THE HUMANE SOCIETY SAYS ... IFYOU DON'T HAVE LOVED ONES WHOCAN DO THIS FOR YOU, THERE ARERESOURCES OUT THERE.A LOT OF THE SHELTERS HAVE HADTO CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC, BUTTHEY'RE STILL THERE AND CANOFFER PHONE CALLS AND OFFERGUIDANCE.

I DEFINITELY RECOMMENDLOOKING AT THEIRFB PAGES AND THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA.THEY MAY BE OFFERINGCONNECTION ASSISTANCE FOR PEOPLELOOKING FOR PETS.IF YOU'RE NOT SURE WHERE TOSTART LOOKING... 'ADOPT A PETDOTCOM' HAS A LIST OF SHLETERS ANDRESCUES IN YOUR AREA... THEY MAYBE ABLE TO ACCOMODATESPECIALIZED PETS LIKE THE GUINEAPIG YOU JUST SAW.IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT BEINGABLE TO PROVIDE FORYOUR PET DURING THIS TIME...THE ORGANIZATION 'RED ROVER' CANHELP YOU FINDRESOURCES TO COVER PET- RELATEDCOSTS.THEIR WEBSITE IS RED ROVER DOTO-R-G.WE'RE STARTING TO HEAR MORESTORIES OF SURVIVAL.A FATHER WHO PLACED IN AMEDICALLY INDUCED COMA DURINGHIS FIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUSSAYS HIS PRAYERSWERE ANSWERED.ERNESTO CASTRO SAYS HE FEARED HEWOULDN'T MAKE IT TO HIS35-TH BIRTHDAY THIS PAST SUNDAY.HE SPENT NEARLY 2 WEEKS IN AHOSPITAL IN COLORADO.MY HARDEST THING IS BEING ALONENOT BEING ABLE TOCOMMUNICATE WITH ANYBODY.

BEINGON A VENTILATOR.BEING IN A MEDICALLY INDUCEDCOMA.ADI,WHAT KEPT YOU FIGHTING THROUGHTHIS ?IT WAS MY FAITH, IT WAS MY KIDS,IT WAS MY FAMILY MY FRIENDS, ALLMYLOVED ONES.HE SAYS SOME OF THE DOCTORS ANDNURSES WOULD PRAY WITH HIM.ON MARCH 30-TH..

HE WAS RELEASEDFROM THE HOSPITAL ANDASKED TO SELF-QUARANTINE.HE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SPENDTIME WITH HIS FAMILY THIS WEEK.HE SAYS HE STILL FEELS SCAREDAND PARANOID.BUT HIS OUTLOOK ON LIFE IS THATHE GOT A SECOND CHANCE.'A' MOM STARTED A WAY