23ABC News at 6 p.m. | Top Stories for January 20, 2020

JOINING IS TONIGHT FOR23ABC NEWS AT SIX-- I'M JESSICAHARRINGTON.TONIGHT'S TOP STORIES..THE NATION AND THE COMMUNITYCOMING TOGETHER TOHONOR CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST --DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KINGJUNIOR...A LOOK AT THE LOCAL EVENTS HELDSO FAR TODAY -- PLUS --MORE ON THE MARCH THAT IS ABOUTTO GET UNDERWAY INJUST A FEW MOMENTS...AND -- THE SECOND TRIAL OFMICHAELE BOWERS -- THE WOMANFACING CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLYKILLING THEOWNER OF J'S PLACE -- IS SET TORESUME TOMORROW -- THEDEFENSE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THEIRCASE...ALLISON???23ABC NEWS AT SIX STARTS RIGHTNOW...IT WAS A DAY FILLED WITHCELEBRATIONS AND SERVICE INHONOR OF DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHERKING JUNIOR DAY.HUNDREDS HERE IN BAKERSFIELDATTENDED VARIOUS EVENTSIN HONOR OF KING -- AS HUNDREDSMORE ARE EXPECTED TOPARTICIPATE IN A MARCH STARTINGRIGHT NOW IN SOUTHBAKERSFIELD.23ABC'S BAYAN WANG JOINS US LIVEFROM THERE NOW -- BAYANHOW'S IT GOING DOWN THERE?JESSICA -- CERTAINLY A LOT OFPEOPLE GATHERED HEREAS WE BEGIN THIS MARCH..

A LOTOF PEOPLE OUT HERE PARTICIPATINGINHONOR OF DOCTOR KING JUNIOR....I'VE BEEN ATTENDING ALL SORTS OFEVENTS HONORING KINGTHROUGHOUT THE DAY -- TAKE ALOOK.NAT POP: SINGINGPASSIONATE HARMONIES FILLED THEMARTIN LUTHERKING COMMUNITY CENTER ASHUNDREDS ATTENDED A BREAKFAST INDR. KING'S HONOR, RECOUNTING THEINFLUENCE HEHAD ON SOCIETY.SOT: KIMBERLY WATKIN, MC OF THEEVENT"THIS SIGNFICANCE IS REMINDINGUS OF THE DREAMMARTLIN LUTHER KING HAD... ANDWE HAVE TO WORK HARDEVERYDAY TO KEEP THAT DREAMALIVE."THAT DREAM INFLUENCING THEMASSES -- THE MOST RECEPIENTGROUPS WERE THE YOUTH, ACCORDINGTO ALMA NEALY -- AFORMER TEACHER IN BAKERSFIELDWHO HAD A CHANCE TO MEETKING.SOT: ALMA NEALY, MET DR. MARTINLUTHER KING JR."I WASA YOUNG PERSON AT THE TIMEJUST STARTING OUT, HEHAD A LOT OF INFUENCE ON US."KING ALSO HAD A LOT OF INFLUENCEON A GROUP OF YOUTH IN LAMONT-- WHO SPENT THEIR MLK DAYHONORING HIM THROUGHSERVICE --NAT POP: "WE'RE DOING THIS FORCOMMUNITY SERVICE TO MAKEOUR COMMUNITY WHOLE."DOZENS OF YOUTH TOOK THE STREETSALONG MYRTLE AVENUETO HELP CLEAN UP -- ANINITIATIVE THAT TOOK NOTICE FROMDEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN TJ COX.REP.

TJ COX(D) 21ST DISTRICTSOT: IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO SHOWTHE KIDS BYEXAMPLE AND BY YOURDEEDS, THAT YOUR HIGHEST CALLINGIS SERVINGOTHERS...THOUGH KING NEVER CROSSEDTHROUGH KERN COUNTY -- HISINFLUENCE DID -- ESPECIALLY INTHE 60'S WHEN CESAR CHAVEZ, ALABORLEADER AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTWAS IN THE MIDST OF HOSTINGLABOR STRIKES FOR FARM WORKERSWHO EXPERIENCEDHORRID CONDITIONS ON THE FIELDS.SOT: ANDRES CHAVEZ, GRANDSON OFCESAR CHAVEZ"DR. KING AND MY GRANDFATHERCESAR CHAVEZ THEY NEVERCOMMUNICATED DIRECTLY, OR THEYNEVER MET IN PERSON .... BUTTHEY DID CORRESPOND, DR. KINGSENT HIM A TELEGRAM IN 1966AND IN THE TELEGRAM HE SAID THATOUR SEPARATESTRUGGLES ARE REALLY ONE, ASTRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, ANDSTRUGGLE FOR DIGNITY AND FORHUMANITY...THIS MARCH IS EXPECTED TO HEADTOWARDS THE PEOPLE'SBAPTIST MISSIONARY CHURCH FOR APROGRAM THATTHEY HAVE PLANNED HERE..

FOR NOW-- BAYAN WANG --23 ABCCONNECTING YOU.AND DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KINGJUNIOR -- ALSO HONORED INSPACE TODAY...TWO FEMALE ASTRONAUTSSUCCESSFULLY CARRIED OUTNASA'S THIRD-EVER ALL-FEMALESPACEWALK TODAY.AS IT WRAPPED UP, THE DUO PAID AHEARTFELT TRIBUTE TOMARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR ONM-L-K DAY.CHECK THIS OUT..."TODAY IS ALSO MARTIN LUTHERKINGDAY, A PERSONAL HERO FOR(INAUDBLE)ME AND CHRISTINA.(INAUDIBLE) FOR THIS MOMENT.

WEMAY HAVE ALL COME ON DIFFERENTSHIPS BUTWE ARE IN THE SAME BOAT NOW."AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SO(INAUDIBLE) FORUS TO BE OUT HERE, BECAUSE HENOT ONLY PAVED THE WAY FOR NOTONLY US, BUTSO MANY WHO HAVE A DREAM."TODAY'S SPACEWALK TOOK JUST OVERFIVE HOURS.THE PAIR MADE HISTORY LAST YEAR-- CONDUCTING THEFIRST-EVER ALL-FEMALESPACEWALK BACK IN OCTOBER.TOMORROW -- THE DEFENSE IS SETTO BEGIN ITS CASE IN THESECOND TRIAL OF MICHAELE BOWERS-- THE WOMAN ACCUSEDOF KILLING THE OWNER J'S PLACERESTAURANT...AND JUST SO VIEWERS KNOW -- ALLVIDEO FOR THIS STORY ISFROM PREVIOUS COURT PROCEEDINGSAND STORIESDONE ON THE CASE IN THE PAST...COURT WAS CLOSED TODAY DUE TOTHE HOLIDAY.BUT THE PROSECUTION RESTED LASTTHURSDAY -- ANDTHE DEFENSE IS SET TO START ITSCASE TOMORROW.BOWERS IS ACCUSED OF KILLING J'SPLACE CHEF RAY INGRAM.IN 2017.BACK IN APRIL, A FELONY FIRSTDEGREE MURDER CHARGE WAS RE-FILED AGAINST BOWERS BY THE KERNCOUNTY DISTRICTATTORNEY.PRIOR TO THE REFILING, THE JUDGEDECLARED A MISTRIAL IN THECASE AFTER THE JURY WASDEADLOCKED.NOW TO A CRIME ALERT OUT OFNORTHWEST BAKERSFIELD --THE BAKERSFIELD POLICEDEPARTMENT IS ASKING YOURHELP FINDING A SUSPECT WANTED INCONNECTION TO A THEFT FROMNOVEMBER...TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THESE PHOTOSRELEASED BYBAKERSFIELD POLICE...THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS AHISPANIC MAN WITH A SLIM BUILD.HE HAS BLACK SHORT HAIR ANDBROWN EYES.HE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A BLACKT-SHIRT, BLACK PANTS,GLOVES AND CARRYING A BLACKBACKPACK.THE THEFT HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER21ST OF LAST YEAR, INTHE AREA OF VIA LA MADERA.THE SUSPECT STOLE ITEMS FROM THEVICTIM'SUNLOCKED VEHICLE.ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKEDTO CALL B-P-D AT 3-2-7--71--11.AND BAKERSFIELD POLICE ALSO NEEDYOUR HELP TONIGHT INFINDING A SUSPECT WANTED FOR ANOVEMBER ASSAULT AT A 7-ELEVEN IN CENTRAL BAKERSFIELD.TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THESESURVEILLANCE PHOTOS... THESUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A BLACKMAN, ABOUT 40 TO 50YEARS OLD, WITH MUSCULAR BUILD.HE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A GREYLONG SLEEVE SHIRT ANDBLUE JEANS.ACCORDING TO POLICE OFFICALS --ON NOVEMBER 20TH OF LASTYEAR, AT ABOUT 7:45 A-M, THESUSPECT AND THE VICTIMS BECAMEINVOLVED IN AN ARGUMENT, INSIDEOF THE 7- ELEVEN ONCHESTER LANE NEAR A STREET.DURING THE ARGUMENT, THE SUSPECTGRABBED PEPPERSPRAY FROM HIS POCKET ANDSPRAYED THE VICTIMS BEFORETAKING OFF.AND AGAIN -- ANYONE WITHINFORMATION ON THIS CRIME ISASKED TO CALL B-P-D AT 3-2-7--71--11.OFFICIALS ARE ASKING FOR THEPUBLIC'S HELP IN LOCATING AN AT-RISK 78-YEAR-OLD MAN... MISSINGSINCE WEDNESDAY.HERE'S A PHOTO.ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIAHIGHWAY PATROL HIS NAME IS JOEJACKSON AND HE WAS LAST SEEN INLANCASTER WEARING A BLACKHAT WITH THE WORDS "VINTAGEDUDE" ON IT.JACKSON IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITEMAN, 5 FEET, 10 INCHESTALL, WEIGHING ABOUT 160 POUNDS.A SILVER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUEDIN LOS ANGELES, VENTURA, KERNAND SAN BERNADINO COUNTIES.KERN COUNTY HAD A CLOUDY STARTTO MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY.THE SUN PEEKED OUT BRIEFLY, BUTTEMPERATURES STAYED NEARSEASONAL.

A WEAK SYSTEM ISSWEEPING THROUGH SOUTHERNCALIFORNIA OVERNIGHT.

THISBRINGS THE CHANCE FOR LIGHTSHOWERS MAINLY IN THEMOUNTAINS THIS EVENING.THERE IS A STRONGER SYSTEMPUSHING INTO THE PACIFICNORTHWEST ON TUESDAY.

MOST OFTHE PRECIPITATION WILL BESTAYING NORTH OF KERN COUNTY.WHAT WE WILL BEFEELING IS AN INCREASE INMOUNTAIN AND DESERT WINDSTUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.BAKERSFIELD WILL HAVETEMPERATURES NEAR 60 ONTUESDAY, AS LONG AS THE SUNSHOWS ITSELF BY THE AFTERNOON.AIR QUALITY REMAINS MODERATE ANDTHERE IS NOBURNING UNLESS WITH A REGISTEREDDEVICE.HIGH PRESSURE BUILD WEDNESDAYTHROUGH FRIDAY.WE WILL BE DRY WITH WARMINGTEMPERATURES.

CLEARING SKIESSETS THE STAGE FOR VALLEY FOGEACH MORNING WEDNESDAY THRUFRIDAY.OUR NEXT STORM LOOKS TO BRINGRAIN AND SNOW TO THE REGIONSUNDAY AND MONDAY.

WE ARE STILLA FEW DAYS OUT SO IT ISSOMETHING WE ARE WATCHINGCLOSELY.IN HEALTH NEWS --- MANY ARESTILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE FLU --ESPECIALLY AFTER FLU-RELATEDDEATHS WENT UP LAST WEEK... BUT-- THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS TOREPORT ABOUT THE VIRUS -- THEC-D-C SAYS OVERALL FLU ACTIVITYIS GOING DOWN...FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW --THERE HAVE BEEN LESS DOCTOR'SVISITS FOR FLU SYMPTOMS...ANDFEWER POSITIVE LAB TESTS.THE C-D-C ALSO SAYS THE NUMBEROF FLU CASES FOR THIS TIME OFYEAR IS NOT CONSIDERED HIGH.HOWEVER -- FLU ACTIVITY IS STILLEXPECTED TO GO ON FOR SEVERALWEEKS.OFFICIAL RESULTS HAVE NOT YETBEEN RELEASED ON HOWEFFECTIVE THIS YEAR'S FLU SHOTWORKS.A PNEUMONIA OUTBREAK ISSPREADING ACROSS ASIA ANDAFFECTING MORE PEOPLE.SOUTH KOREA HAS JUST CONFIRMEDITS FIRST CASE OFTHE VIRUS -- WEEKS AFTER IT WASFIRST IDENTIFIED INCHINA.MEANWHILE, CHINESE OFFICIALSHAVE CONFIRMED 139NEW CASES OF PNEUMONIA LINKED TOTHE VIRUS AND SAYTHREE PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THEVIRUS SO FAR.AMERICA JUST HAD ITS BEST MONTHFOR NEW HOMECONSTRUCTION IN THIRTEEN YEARS.NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION ROSENEARLY SEVENTEENPERCENT IN DECEMBER, SOARING TOA LEVEL NOT SEENSINCE BEFORE THE FINANCIALCRISIS.NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTIONSURGED TO AN ANNUALIZEDONE-POINT-SIX MILLION HOUSINGSTARTS.THAT'S THE HIGHEST LEVEL SINCEDECEMBER 2006.ECONOMISTS HAD ACTUALLY EXPECTEDTHE RATE OF NEWCONSTRUCTION TO FALL.THE CONSTRUCTION BOOM IS BEINGHELPED BY AHEALTHY AMERICAN ECONOMY, LOWINFLATION ANDLOW MORTGAGE RATES.MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS FOR NEWHOME PURCHASESJUMPED FIVE PERCENT BETWEENNOVEMBER ANDDECEMBER.BUT THE BOOM MAY NOT INCREASEWELL INTO 20-20.BUILDING PERMITS ACTUALLY FELLBY NEARLY FOURPERCENT IN DECEMBER, WHICHSIGNALS A SLIGHTDOWNTURN IN THE NEAR FUTURE.LOOKING AHEAD NOW --- CSUBSTUDENTS AND STAFF LISTEN UP!A SPECIAL EVENT IS HAPPENINGSOON AT THE UNIVERSITY...IN JUST OVER A WEEK THERE WILLBE FREE LEGAL IMMIGRATIONSERVICES ON YOUR CAMPUS.ATTORNEYS AND PARALEGALS AREAVAILABLE TO PROVIDE LEGALCONSULTATIONS TO IMMIGRANTS,ASYLUM SEEKERS, AND REFUGEES.THESE ON CAMPUS SERVICES WILL BEAVAILABLE FOR TWO DAYSONLY IN THE DREAMERS RESOURCECENTER ONJANUARY 28TH AND 29TH BYAPPOINTMENT ONLY.WE HAVE A LINK AVAILABLE RIGHTNOW ON OUR WEBSITE -- TURNTO 23 DOT COM -- TO MAKE ANAPPOINTMENT.TODAY -- MANY FEDERAL OFFICESAND OTHER PLACES WERECLOSED BECAUSE OF THE M-L-K DAYHOLIDAY...AND NORMALLY A LOCAL GALLERYTHAT HONORS VETERANS WOULDBE CLOSED -- BUT TODAY THEYSTAYED OPEN TO HONOR A LOCALHERO...THE PORTRAIT OF A WARRIORGALLERY STAYED OPEN TODAY TOHONOR ARMY RESERVE CAPTAIN BRIANFREEMAN.TODAY IS THE 13-YEAR ANNIVERSARYOF FREEMAN'SDEATH.ON JANUARY 20TH 2007, HE WASKILLED IN IRAQ ALONG WITH 24OTHERS ON ONE OF THE DEADLIESTDAYS FOR THE U.S. MILITARY.GALLERY OFFICIALS SAYING THEYFELT LIKE THEY NEED TOHONOR FREEMAN TODAY AND STAYOPEN -- DESPITE THE HOLIDAY.THE IDEA FOR THE GALLERY WASFIRST BORN IN TEXAS SOMEYEARS AGO WHEN ARTIST KENPRIDGEON WAS ASKED TO PAINT APORTRAIT OF A FALLEN SOLDIER.THEN ANOTHER FAMILY ASKED.AND ANOTHER.NOW, HE'S PAINTED HUNDREDS OFPORTRAITS ANDWAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPINGTHE FIRST PORTRAITOF A WARRIOR GALLERY.BAKERSFIELD IS HOME TO THESECOND-EVER WARRIORGALLERY.THE GALLERY IS LOCATED AT 19-25EYE STREET -- AND THEIR HOURSARE10 A-M TO 5 P-M MONDAY THROUGHFRIDAY -- AND SATURDAYS FROM10 A-M UNTIL 3 P-M.COMING UP -