23ABC Weekend Morning News at 8 am: Top Stories for February 8, 2020

KCSO officials are investigating a robbery in East Bakersfield.

The latest in their search for the suspect.

Plus, how Tehachapi residents are feeling following a town hall to address the public safety power shutoffs that impacted the area in 2019.

PUBLIC INPUT.HOW RESIDENTS REACTED TO PLANSPRESENTED BY SOCAL EDISON.REPORTER LIVEGOOD MORNING.THANKS FOR JOINING US AT 8 A-M.I'M TORI COOPERWE'RE GOING TO START THINGS OFFTHIS MORNING WITH 23 ABC'SALEX BELL WITH A LOOK AT YOURSTORM SHIELD FORECAST.A HIGHER PRESSURE SYSTEM ISBRINGING INANOTHER ROUND OF WARMER THANAVERAGE TEMPERATURESTODAY.BUT A DISTURBANCE WILL MOVETHROUGH THEDISTRICT SUNDAY INTO MONDAYBRINGING STRONG WINDS AND LIGHTPERCIPITATION THROUGHOUT KERNCOUNTY, AS WELL AS POSSIBLELIGHT SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINSAND GRAPEVINE AREA.LIGHT RAIN OVER THE VALLEY ONSUNDAY IS POSSIBLE ANDSTRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR MAINLYIN THE MOUNTAIN AREASAND OVER THE KERN COUNTY DESERT.A WIND ADVISORIES WILL TAKEEFFECT SUNDAYAFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNINGFOR THE KERNCOUNTY DESERT AREAYOU CAN EXPECT A BIG DROP INTEMPERATURES SUNDAY ANDMONDAY, BACK DOWN TO THE 50S INTHE VALLEY.WE WILL BE DRY ON TUESDAY.

BYTHE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK THEREISA THE CHANCE FOR A STORM WITHLOW MOISTURE.TOPPING OUR NEWS THIS HOUR ---KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'SDEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING AROBBERY IN EAST BAKERSFIELD...ACCORDING TO K-C-S-O OFFICIALS-- JUST BEFORE 10 LAST NIGHT ---DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO REPORTS OFA PERSON WHO WASROBBED NEAR THE AREA OF VALENCIADRIVE AND NILES STREET.DEPUTIES DETAINED ONE PERSON OFINTEREST -- BUTHAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINETHEIR INVOLVEMENT.DEPUTIES ALSO RECOVERED THE LOSSFROM THE ROBBERY ANDFOUND A HANDGUN THEY BELIEVEBELONGED TO THESUSPECT.THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY -- WEWILL BRING YOU ANYUPDATES ONLINE AT TURN TO 23 DOTCOM.THE PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFFSOF 20-19 LEFT MANYRESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITYWITHOUT POWER FOR DAYS,PARTICULARLY RESIDENTS INTEHACHAPI...23ABCS LEZLA GOODEN ATTENDED ATOWN HALL INTEHACHAPI HOSTED BY SENATEREPUBLICANLEADER SHANNON GROVE OFBAKERSFIELD..AND HAS MORE ONWHAT RESIDENTS THOUGHT OF THETOWNHALL.I DON'T THINK EVERYTHING HASBEEN ANSWERED YET THEY HAVE TOBRING US SOME INFORMATION BACKFIRST.

THEY SAY THEY ARE GOINGTO IMPURE BUT EVERYONE SAYSTHAT,THE CROWDED TOWN HALL TOOK PLACEIN TEHACHAPIDISCUSSING WITH RESIDENTS ANDSOUTHERN CALIFORNIAEDISON ABOUT WHAT IS BEING DONEREGARDING THE MANY PUBLICSAFETY POWER SHUTOFFS, THATAFFECTED THE PEOPLE OF THETEHACHAPI AREA.WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THATTHERESIDENTS VOICES ARE HEARD ANDWE LISTEN TO WHAT THEIR ISSUESARE ANDSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMESBACK WITH A PLAN AND ARE SUREWHAT TOOK PLACE IN 2019 NEVERHAPPENS AGAIN.SENATOR SHANNON GROVE ARRANGEDFOR SEVERALCOMMUNITY OFFICIALS TO SPEAKSUCH AS THE KERN COUNTYSHERIFFS OFFICE, KERN COUNTYFIRE DEPARTMENT AND MOSTIMPORTANTLY SOUTHERN CAL EDISON.WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OFREPLACING HIGH FIRE FUSES WHEREWE HAVE THE ABILITY TOELECTRONICALLYCONTROL THEM SO THEY CAN TRIPQUICKER IN FIRE CONDITIONS ANDTHEDOWNSIDE TO THAT IS POSSIBLEMORE POWER OUTAGES.SO CAL EDISON SHARED THEIRFUTURE PLANS MOVING FORWARDWITH RESIDENTS.

ONE OF THECOMPANY'S PLANS TO AVOIDFURTHER UNANNOUNCED POWER SOFTYSHUTOFFS IS TOINSTALL 1,000 CIRCUIT MILES OFINSULATED WIRE BY 2020.THE COMPANY ALSO APOLOGIZED FORTHEIR COMMUNICATIONAND NOTIFICATION PROCESS..

WHICHMANY RESIDENTS SHARED THAT ISTHEIR BIGGEST CONCERN MOVINGFORWARD.AGAIN OUR NOTIFICATIONPROCESS AGIN I WANT TO ADMIT ITWAS NOT UP TO SNUFF WITH ONE OFTHE INCIDENTSLAT YEAR.

WE ARE WORKING ONGETTING MUCH BETTER OF THAT ONBOTH ENDS..

ONNOT PROVIDING NOTIFICATION ANDTHEN PROVIDING NOTIFICATION ONWHEN WE ARE NOT TURNING OFF THEPOWER.

DURING THE Q&A SOMERESIDENTS SHARED THEIR CONTINUEDDISAPPOINTMENT WITH SO CALEDISON AND ASKED FOR SAFERSOLUTIONS TO THE POWER SHUTOFFS.ATTENDEE I DIDN'T HEAR ANY DATATODAYABOUT HAVING 3,000 GENERATORSRUNNING THAT IS SAFER THANHAVINGOUR ELECTRICITY ON NOR THAT ITSGOING.SO YOUR QUESTION IS SO DO YOUALL HAVEDATA THAT SHOWS ITS SAFER TOHAVE GENERATORS THAN THE POWERON?I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY DATA THATEXISTS.SO CAL EDISON SAYS THAT THEY ARECURRENTLY LOOKING TO FINDADDITIONAL WAYS TO CUT DOWN ONCUTTING OFF POWER TO THOSEWHO MAY NOT BE DIRECTLY AFFECTEDIN THAT AREA.

BUT SHAREA GRID WITH AREAS THAT REQUIREPOWER SHUT OFF.WE DO THIS CIRCUIT BY CIRCUIT SORATHERTHAN SHUTTING OFF AN ENTIRE AREAWE WILL TRY TO ENERGIZE A FEWCIRCUITS ANDTRY TO ISOLATE THAT TO A MUCHSMALLER LEVEL.ADD LEZLA TAGAND --P-G AND E SUBMITTED ITS 20-20WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLANTO THE CALIFORNIA PUBLICUTILITIES COMMISSIONFRIDAY.THE PLAN EXPANDS AND ENHANCESTHE COMPANY'SCOMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY WILDFIRESAFETY PROGRAMDESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE GROWINGTHREAT OF EXTREMEWEATHER AND WILDFIRES ACROSS ITSSERVICE AREA.PG&E'S 2020 PLAN ALSO INCLUDESSEVERAL CHANGES TOMAKE PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFFEVENTS SMALLER INSCOPE AND SHORTER IN DURATION --ALL TO LESSEN THEOVERALL IMPACT OF SHUTOFFS.TODAY --- LOCAL CONGRESSMAN ANDHOUSE MINORITY LEADERKEVIN MCCARTHY IS HOLDING AFORUM IN BAKERSFIELD FORSTUDENTS INTERESTED IN ATTENDINGTHE U-S SERVICEACADEMY.IN A STATEMENT MCCARTHY SAID INPART QUOTE -- OUR NATION'SSERVICE ACADEMIES OFFER YOUNGSCHOLARS SOME OF THEBEST EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIESIN THE COUNTRY,WHILE ALSO EQUIPPING THEM WITHINVALUABLE LEADERSHIPSKILLS.CONGRESSMAN MCCARTHY AND SERVICEACADEMY LIAISON OFFICERSWILL GIVE A PRESENTATION ABOUTTHE CONGRESSIONALNOMINATION PROCESS.THE FORUM IS TODAY AT 11 A-M --AT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS'CHAMBERS ON TRUXTUN AVENUE.THE INAUGURAL MAYOR'S BALL ISHAPPENING TONIGHT -- TOBENEFIT A LOCAL NON-PROFIT ANDTHE MOST VULNERABLEFAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.THE BLACK-TIE GALA WILL BE HELDTODAY AT CITY-SERVE AT32-01 F STREET AT 6 P.M.CITYSERVE CONNECTS FAMILIES INCRISIS WITH DOZENS OFLOCAL CHURCHES OF ALLDENOMINATIONS ACROSSBAKERSFIELD -- WHICH HELPS THEMGET BACK ON THEIR FEET.LAST YEAR ALONE -- THEYDISTRIBUTED 10-MILLION DOLLARSIN PRODUCTS TO LOCAL FAMILIES.THE CIRCUS IS IN TOWN THISWEEKEND, BRINGING FIREDANCERS, TRAPEZE ARTISTS ANDMUCH MORE TO EASTBAKERSFIELD.23ABC'S AUSTIN WESTFALL IS OUTOFF KERN CANYON ROAD WHERE THECIRCUS WILL BE HAPPENING LATERTODAY, AUSTIN?TORI, ALEX, THIS IS CALLED THETOY CIRCUS AND IT'S FRIENDLY FORBOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISHSPEAKERS.

IM INSIDE THECIRCUS TENT RIGHT NOW WHEREWE'RE GOING TO BE AGETTING A DEMONSTRATION.THE CIRCUS WILL BE IN WASCO NEXTWEEKEND.

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