23ABC News at 6 p.m. | Top Stories for February 25, 2020

JOINING IS TONIGHT FOR 23ABCNEWS AT SIX-- I'M JESSICAHARRINGTON.TONIGHT'S TOP STORIES..A LOCAL WOMAN SAYING SHE WASSTOPPED AT A RED LIGHT INDOWNTOWN -- WHEN A MAN WALKINGACROSS THE STREETJUMPED ON HER VEHICLE...THAT WOMAN SPEAKING OUT -- PLUSTHE NEW VIDEO OF THEINCIDENT -- AND WHAT WE ARELEARNING ABOUT THEINVESTIGATION...23ABC NEWS AT SIX STARTS RIGHTNOW...A WOMAN WAS STOPPED AT A REDLIGHT IN DOWNTOWNBAKERSFIELD WHEN A MANAPPROACHED HER CAR.

SHE SAYSSHE WASN'T PREPARED FOR WHAT HEDID NEXT.23ABC'S ALEX BELL SPOKE TO THEWOMEN WHO SAYS SHE NEVERTHOUGHT SHE'D FEEL UNSAFERUNNING A TYPICAL ERRAND.SHE JOINS US LIVE FROM DOWNTOWNWHERE THE INCIDENTHAPPENED.

ALEXLAST FRIDAY EVENING SHELLICARLOVSKY SAID SHE WASSTOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION...WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE A MAN JUMPEDON THE HOOD OF HER CARAND BEGAN SMASHING IN HERWINDSHIELD ....AND HER 8-YEAR-OLD GRANDDAUGHTERWAS RIGHT NEXTTO HER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.YOU KNOW I'M BORN AND RAISED INBAKERSFIELD, GREW UP ON THEEASTSIDE... WENT TO FOOTHILL.I'M AWARE OF MYSURROUNDINGS AT ALL TIMES.

I'MPRETTY VIGILANT.

I WOULD NEVERTHINK COMINGTO A STOP SIGN THAT I WOULD HAVESOMEONE RANDOMLY JUMP UP ON ITANDBASH OUT MY WINDOWS AND NOT BEABLE TO CALL 911 AND GET HELP.LAST FRIDAY SHELLI CARLOVSKYSAID SHE PICKED UPHER 8-YEAR-OLD GRANDDAUGHTERFROM A DANCE LESSON IN DOWNTOWNBAKERSFIELD AROUND 830 AT NIGHT.SHE WAS HERE AT THE CORNER OF18TH AND UNION AT A STOPLIGHTWHEN A MAN APPROACHED HER CAR.IN SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OBTAINEDBY 23ABC YOU CAN SEE THE MANHERE...APPROACHING HER CAR.WE CAME TO THE STOP LIGHT AND AMAN WASCROSSING IT AND WHEN HE GOT INTHE MIDDLE OF THE STOPLIGHT HEJUSTTURNED AROUND AND STARRED AT USAND HE LOOKED DRUNK OR HIGH.SHE THOUGHT THE MAN WOULDCONTINUE WALKING BUT WHEN HERLIGHT TURNED GREEN HE STARTEDTALKING TO HER.I KIND OF BEEPED MY HORN LIKEMOVE OUTOF THE WAY AND HE STARTED LAYINGON MY CAR.

CARLOVSKY SAID SHEHONKED AT THE MAN AND THAT'SWHEN ...HE JUMPED UP ON THE HOOD OF MYCAR ANDJUST STARTED BASHING IT IN WITHHIS FOOT.IN THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO YOUCAN SEE THE MAN RIGHT HERE ONTOP OF CARLOVSKY'S CAR.

HERWINDSHIELD SHATTERED AS HEKICKED IT IN AND HERGRANDDAUGHTER WAS STILL SITTINGIN THE PASSENGER SEAT...SCREAMING IN FEAR.THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED - HECONTINUED.

I ROLLED MY CAR SO ITWOULD MAKE HIM LOOSE BALANCE ANDFALLOFF AND HE DID FALL OFF.

WENTDOWN TO THE GROUND - GOT UP ANDCONTINUED WALKING ON 18THSTREET.CARLOVSKY SAID SHE PULLED INTO ANEARBY RESTAURANT...CASA MUNOZ AND IMMEDIATELYCALLED 911 AND THEN HERHUSBAND.SHE SAID DISPATCH ASKED FORDETAILS ABOUT WHERETHE MAN WAS GOING AND WHAT HELOOKED LIKEI THOUGHT THEY WERE SENDING OUTAPATROL CARBUT THE POLICE NEVER CAME.I CALLED THE COPS BACK AND SAIDHEY IMGOING TO BE HERE AND THEY SAIDWELL YOU KNOW YOU CAN GO ON HOMEIF YOUWANT AND I SAID WELL MYWINDSHIELDS SHATTERED.

I DON'TWANT TO DRIVE ALLTHE WAY HOME.

THEY CALLED ABOUTTWO HOURS LATER AND SAID DO YOUWANT USTO COME OUT AND TAKE A REPORTAND I SAID NO I WILL DO ITONLINE.

TWO HOURSLATER THE GUY IS GONE I MEAN HEWAS WALKINGSHE SAID THE MAN DIDN'T APPEARHOMELESS AND THAT...HE WAS DRESSED.

BUTTON UP SHIRTTUCKED IN ..

BELT.SHE ALSO SAID THAT UNION ISGETTING WORSE.I'M NOT BASHING ON THE COPS IKNOWTHEIR HANDS ARE FULL, I KNOW WEDON'T HAVE ENOUGH PATROL CARS.IT'SJUST SAD THAT THIS DAY ANDAGE... YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.23ABC DID REACH OUT TO THEBAKERSFIELD POLICEDEPARTMENT WHO SAID THEY AREINVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT.AS FOR SHELLI AND HERGRANDDAUGHTER, SHE SAID THEYWERE SHAKEN UP BY THE INCIDENT,BUT THEY ARE TOUGH WOMEN.REPORTING LIVE IN DOWNTOWNBAKERSFIELD --- I'M ALEX BELLFOR23ABC NEWS CONNECTING YOU.NOW TO THE DETAILS ON TWOBAKERSFIELD RESTAURANTS --CLOSED BY KERN COUNTY PUBLICHEALTH SERVICES FOR SEWAGE ANDVERMIN VIOLATIONS...VILLAGE GRILL CAFE IN DOWNTOWNBAKERSFIELD ANDINDIA BISTRO ON MING AVENUE BOTHCLOSED MONDAY.

VILLAGEGRILL RECEIVED A SCORE OF 58PERCENT AND INDIA BISTRORECEIVED A SCORE OF 45 PERCENT.ACCORDING TO PUBLIC HEALTH,INSPECTORS FOUND AN ACTIVECOCKROACH INFESTATION AND FOODBEING STORED IN A WAYTHAT WOULD ALLOW CROSS-CONTAMINATION.AT INDIA BISTRO, INSPECTORSFOUND OVERFLOWINGSEWAGE IN DRAINS AND SINKS,BACK-FLOW ISSUES AND ANACCUMULATION OF DUST AND GREASEON FANS AND EXHAUST HOODS.THE RESTAURANT ALSO DID NOT HAVEAN ENVIRONMENTALHEALTH PERMIT POSTED OR FOODHANDLERS CERTIFICATES.THE RESTAURANTS WILL RE-OPENAFTER THEY PASSA NEW HEALTH INSPECTION.NEW DEVELOPMENTS TONIGHT --ALL CONCERNING -- THE 5THDISTRICT COURT OF APPEALSRULING THAT A 20-15 KERN COUNTYOIL AND GAS PERMITTINGORDINANCE WAS BASED ON A FLAWEDSTUDY AND VIOLATED THESTATES ENVIRONMENTAL LAW... THEKERN COUNTY CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVEOFFICER NOWRESPONDING...RYAN ALSOP SAYING -- QUOTE --"TODAY THE 5TH DISTRICT COURT OFAPPEALS ORDERED KERNCOUNTY TO SET ASIDE ITS OIL ANDGAS EIRS CERTIFICATION.WE ARE STILL REVIEWING ANDCONSIDERING THE COURTS FULLRULING AT THIS HOUR AND WILLHAVE MORE TO SAY TOMORROW."-- END QUOTEACCORDING TO THE COURTSFINDINGS, IN 20-15, THE COUNTYBOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED ANORDINANCE TOSTREAMLINE THE PERMITTINGPROCESS FOR NEW OIL AND GASWELLS -- AND CERTIFIED ANENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTAS COMPLIANT WITH THE CALIFORNIAENVIRONMENTALQUALITY ACT...THE ORDINANCE ALLOWED OILCOMPANIES TO PERMIT WELLSBASED ON THAT SINGLE REPORT --INSTEAD OF INDIVIDUALENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS.TODAY THE COURT RULED THATENVIRONMENTALIMPACT REPORT WAS INADIQUATE ANDDID NOT COMPLY WITHSTATE LAW -- AND AS A RESULTSHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN USED TOPERMIT MULTIPLE WELLS.MEANWHILE -- THE CITY OFBAKERSFIELD HAS ANNOUNCED THATTHE BAKERSFIELD RECREATION ANDPARKS DEPARTMENT HASBEEN AWARDED A GRANT OF MORETHAN 3 MILLION DOLLARS -- ANDTHEY PLAN TO USE THE FUNDS TOBUILD A NEW PARK IN SOUTHEASTBAKERSFIELD...THE FUNDING COMES FROM THECALIFORNIA PARKS AND WATER BONDACT OF 20-18 -- ALSO KNOWN ASPROP 68.THE GRANT WILL COVER THE ENTIRECONSTRUCTIONOF THE PARK AND REQUIRES NOMATCHING FUNDS FROM THE CITY.THE PARK AREA IS LOCATED ON FIVEACRES OF CITY-OWNEDPROPERTY AT THE CORNER OFLINNELL WAY AND BRAHMA STREETWHICH IS SURROUNDED BY MULTIPLERESIDENTIALNEIGHBORHOODS.AS REQUESTED BY RESIDENTSTHROUGH A SERIES OF PUBLICMEETINGS -- THERE WILL BE AVARIETY OF AMENITIES AT THENEW PARK.THIS PARK WILL FEATURE TWOHALF-COURT BASKETBALLCOURTS, A PAIR OF SANDVOLLEYBALL COURTS, TWO PICNICSHADESTRUCTURES, OUTDOOR FITNESSEQUIPMENT, ASWELL AS A WALKING/JOGGING PATHSURROUNDINGTHE PARK.PLUS -- TWO AGE-APPROPRIATEPLAYGROUNDS AS WELL AS OPENAREAS TO BE USED FOR SOCCER,FOOTBALL ANDOTHER FIELD SPORTS.AS REQUIRED BY THE GRANT, THEPARK CONSTRUCTIONWILL BE COMPLETED IN TWO YEARS.HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE WESTCOAST BROUGHT CLEAR SKIES ANDMUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES TODAYACROSS THE REGION.YOU CAN EXPECT MORE OF THE SAMETOMORROW WITH A HIGH OF77 IN BAKERSFIELD, 71 IN LAKEISABELLA AND LOW-60S INTHE SOUTH MOUNTAINS.

AIR QUALITYREMAINS MODERATE ANDTHERE IS NO BURNING UNLESS WITHA REGISTEREDDEVICE.WE CONTINUE TO WARM FOR THE RESTOF THE WORK WEEK.UPPER-70S BY THURSDAY ADN FRIDAYWILL BE THE WARMEST DAY.BAKERSFIELD COULD TIE AND/ORBEAT A HEAT RECORD OF 81 WHICHWAS SET BACK IN 1926.THIS WEEKEND WE WILL FEELSIGNIFICANTLY COOLERTEMPERATURES AS A SYSTEM PUSHESSOUTH FROM THE PACIFICNORTHWEST.

WINDS WILL BEINCREASING, WITH CLOUDY SKIESAND A CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION.AS FOR NOW, ITLOOKS LIKE THE VALLEY WILL SEELITTLE TO NO RAIN, BUT THEMOUNTAINS COUD BE SEEING SOME.WE ARE TRACKING THIS SYSTEMCLOSELY.SUPER TUESDAY IS ONE WEEK AWAY-- AND NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKESURE YOU ARE PREPARED IF YOUSUPER TUESDAY IS ONE WEEK AWAY--AND NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE SUREYOU ARE PREPARED IF YOUARE VOTING...WE SPOKE WITH REPRESENTATIVESFROM THE SECRETARY OFSTATE'S OFFICE -- WHO SAID MANYVOTERS WONDER WHAT THEY NEEDTO BRING WITH THEM WHEN THEYVOTE..."IN GENERAL, VOTERS DON'T NEEDTO BRINGANYTHING TO THE POLLS.

YOU WILLRECEIVE YOUR VOTER GUIDE FROMTHE STATE AND YOUR SAMPLE BALLOTFROM THE COUNTY, AND YOU AREWELCOME TOBRING THOSE IF YOU LIKE.

YOU AREENTITLED TO BRING WHATEVER YOUNEEDTO MAKE YOUR DECISIONS AND VOTE.VOTERS SHOULD NOT NEED AN I.D.YOU ONLYWOULD NEED ONE, IF THIS YOURFIRST FEDERAL ELECTION AND YOUDIDN'T PROVIDE YOUR DRIVERLICENSE NUMBER OR SOCIALSECURITY NUMBER WHEN YOUINITIALLY REGISTERED TO VOTE."AND 23ABC WANTS TO HELP YOU MAKEAN INFORMEDDECISION ON SUPER TUESDAY --WHICH IS NEXT TUESDAY AND THEDAY CALIFORNIA VOTERS GO TO THEPOLLS.

WE HAVE INFORMATION ONLOCAL MEASURES, NATIONAL ANDLOCAL CANDIDATES, ALONG WITHPROPOSITIONS ONOUR WEBSITE -- TURN TO 23 DOTCOM.COMING UP --ITS MARDI GRAS -- MORE ON THELOCAL CELEBRATION FORFAT TUESDAY GETTING READY TO GETUNDERWAYTONIGHT...KARI???ALLISON???THIS WEEKEND THE FAST TRACKLAMONT CLUB TEAM WILL BEHOSTING THEIR THIRD ANNUAL "AREYOU FASTER THAN A FIFTHEGRADER?" RACESPORTS DIRECTOR KARI OSEP IS INLAMONT TO CHECK OUT THE TEAMAND POSSIBLY SEE HOW SHECOMPARES TO THESE VERY FASTATHLETES.HEY, KARI!I'M HERE WITH THE FAST TRACKLAMONT CLUB.

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.AS THEY PREPAREFOR THEIR ANNUAL ARE YOU FASTERTHAN A FIFTH GRADERTHIS WEEKEND.JOINED WITH COACH CARL HATLEYWHO STARTED THISCLUB AND SOME OF HIS RUNNERS.HEY COACH:- ARE THE RUNNERS IN THIS CLUBFROM LAMONT OR ALLAROUND THE COUNTY?- THIS PAST DECEMBER, YOU HADQUITE OF FEW RUNNERSMEDAL NATIONALLY, WHAT GOES INTOTHE SUCCESS OF THISYOUNG TRACK CLUB?- HAVE MANY OF THESE RUNNERSCONTINUED RUNNING INTOHIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND?