Sunday 6 p.m. Newscast

Video Credit: 23ABC News | Bakersfield
Published on July 27, 2020 - Duration: 19:40s
Sunday 6 p.m. Newscast

Sunday 6 p.m. Newscast

WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE SECONDROUND OFCLOSURES FOR VARIOUS SECTORS INKERN COUNTY.TODAY..

THOUSANDS WERE UNABLE TOATTEND INSIDESERVICES AT LOCAL HOUSES OFWORSHIP ONCE AGAIN.23ABC'S LEZLA GOODEN SPOKE WITHA LOCAL CHURCH ANDJOINS US LIVE WITH HOW THEY'REENDURING THECLOSURE.

LEZLA.LEZLA: GOOD EVENING I'M HERE ATRIVERLAKES COMMUNITYCHURCH WHO HAD CHURCH SERVICESTODAY IN A UNIQUE WAYJUST RIGHT HERE BEHIND MEOUTSIDE..

JUST DAYS AFTER THECOUNTY'S GYMS SALONS MALLS ANDCHURCHES WAS REQUIRED TOCLOSED AFTER SEEING INCREASE OFCOVER CASES IN THECOUNTY..SOME ATTENDEES SHARINGTHEY FELT CALLED TOBE HERE.VO: 1.

TODAY AT RIVER LAKESCOMMUNITY CHURCH INNORTHWEST BAKERSFIELD OVER 200PEOPLE AT 8:15 AM FILLEDTHE LAWN TO HOLD OUTSIDE CHURCHSERVICES FORTHE FIRST TIME..

ACCORDING TOPASTOR ANGELO FRAZIER OF RIVERLAKES COMMUNITY - THIS IDEA HASBEEN IN THE WORKS FOR SOMETIMENOW .

AND DURING TODAYS SERVICEATTENDEES WEREREQUIRED TO SPREAD OUT SIX FEETAPART AND MASKS WERERECOMMENDED.

THE SERVICE LASTEDUNTIL 10AM WHICHINCLUDED LIVE MUSIC ANDMINISTRY.

ACCORDING TOSOME ATTENDEES THEY SHARE THATTHEY FELT MORE COMFORTABLE INTHIS ENVIRONMENT RATHER THANINSIDE..

PASTORFRAZIER SAYS THAT IN DURINGTHESE UNCERTAIN TIMES ENTITIESLIKE PLACES OF WORSHIP HAVE TOCOME UP WITH CREATIVESOLUTIONS..

BUT THERE ARE ALWAYSRISKS.SOT:YOU SEE OUR PROPERTY WE CANSPREAD OUT PRETTY WELL BUTI THINK TDAY YOU CAN WALK INTOLOWES AND BE STAND-IN RIGHTNEXT TO SOMEONE OR SUPERMARKET-.AND HER YOUDON'T HAVE THAT WE HAVE A LOT OFSPACE WE HAVE TO BALANCE THATOUT BUT THEIR IS NOT A PERFECTSNCENRIAO BUT WE ARE DOINGTHE BEST WE CAN,LEZLA: AND COMING UP TONIGHT AT11P WE ARE GOING TOHEAR FROM TWO LONGTIME METERSWHO ATTENDEDTODAYS OUTDOOR SERVICE WHOASHARE THAT THIS NEW EXPERIENCEWAS THE HIGHLIGHT O THEIR WEEKAND WHY THEY DECIDED TO COME.BACK TO YOU BAYAN.SO LEZLA -- IT WAS SCORCHINGOUTSIDE TODAY... DID THAT AFFECTTHE SERVICE AT ALL?LEZLA: YOU KNOW THATS AEXCELLENT QUESTION..

ASYOU GUYS KNOW WE HAVE SEENTEMPERATURES IN THE TRIPLEDIGITSS.

AND RIVER LAKESOFFICIAL SHARED THAT'S WHY THEYARE ONLY OFFERING ONE OUTSIDESERVICE ONLY IN THE MORNING TOTRAY ND BEAT THE HEAT..

AND FORPEOPLE WHO AREN'T COMFORTABLE INLARGE GATHERINGS ORDON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE HEATTHEY ARE STILL OFFERINGTHE LIVE-STREAMING SERVICESLATER ON IN THE DAY ASWELL.KERN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH ISREPORTING 369 COVID-19 CASESTODAY.THIS IS THE SECOND DAY IN A ROWTHAT PUBLIC HEALTHREPORTED LESS THAN 1,000 NEWCASES OF THE VIRUS WITHIN THELAST WEEK.THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OFCASES TO 14,561 IN THE COUNTY.AND ACCORDING TO PUBLIC HEALTH-- ALMOST 9-THOUSAND OFTHOSE CASES ARE OCCURRING IN THE18 TO 49 AGE GROUP.PUBLIC HEALTH HAS ANNOUNCED NOADDITIONAL DEATHS.THE TOTAL HERE IN KERN COUNTYREMAINS AT 123.HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE ALSOREPORTING OVER 53 HUNDREDFULL RECOVERIES..

WITH NEARLY9,000 PEOPLE ISOLATINGAT HOME.JUST UNDER 85 PERCENT OF TESTSHAVE COME BACK NEGATIVE.AND HOUCHIN COMMUNITY BLOOD BANKNEEDS DONATIONSTO HELP CRITICALLY ILL COVID-19PATIENTS.HOUCHIN WILL BE OFFERING ANINCENTIVE EVENT THE ENTIREWEEK..

STARTING TOMORROW.THIS EVENT IS LARGELY TARGETEDTOWARD ANYONEWHO HAS RECOVERED FROM THEVIRUS.DONORS WILL RECEIVE A 50- DOLLARGIFT CARD TO A LOCALRESTAURANT.THOSE WISHING TO DONATE MUSTMEET A FEW REQUIREMENTSBEFORE DONATING.THOSE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE THEFOLLOWING:--- YOU MUST HAVE TESTED POSTIVEFOR COVID-19 AND ORFOR THE ANTIBODY.--YOU MUST BE COMPLETELY SYMPTOMFREE FOR 14CONSECUTIVE DAYS.--AND YOU MUST MEET REGULARBLOOD DONATION REQUIREMENTS.--ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTEDSHOULD CALL 616-25-75.NOW TO THE DEADLY STABBING THATHAPPENED THIS MORNING INEAST BAKERSFIELD.THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICEIS INVESTIGATINGTHE INCIDENT AFTER A MAN WASFOUND WITH SEVERAL STABWOUNDS.ACCORDING TO KCSO THEY RECIEIVEDREPORTS AROUND5-30 THIS MORNING OF A MAN DOWNIN AN ALLEY IN THE 7000BLOCK OF EUCALYPTUS DRIVE.

WHENDEPUTIES ARRIVED THEY FOUND THEMAN WITH SEVERALSTAB WOUNDS.

HE WAS LATERPRONOUNCED DEAD AT THESCENE.ACCORDING TO KCSO THERE IS NOSUSPECT INFORMATIONAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ISASKED TO CALL KCSO AT 661-861-3110.WE KNOW TURN TO THE ONGOINGSTREET RACING ISSUE INBAKERSFIELD.OVERNIGHT..

THE BAKERSFIELDPOLICE DEPARTMENTRESPONDED TO SEVERAL CALLS FORSERVICE BETWEEN 9:30 P-MAND ONE O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.BPD SAYS OUT OF 13 TRAFFICENFORCEMENT STOPS -- SEVENDRIVERS WERE ISSUED CITATIONSAND FIVE VEHICLES WEREIMPOUNDED.OFFICERS SAY THEY HAVE TWOONGOING INVESTIGATIONSINTO VEHICLES THAT EVADEDOFFICERS IN A RECKLESS ANDBLATANT DISREGARD FOR PUBLICSAFETY.ANYONE WITH INFORMATIONREGARDING ILLEGAL STREETRACING IS ENCOURAGED TO CALL BPDAT 327-7111.HERE'S 23ABC'S KYLIE WALKER WITHA LOOK AT YOUR STORMSHIELD FORECAST.THELONGEST STRETCH OF TRIPLE DIGITHEAT SO FOR THISSUMMER ISEXPECTED IN FRESNO, BAKERSFIELD,AND HANFORD THISWEEK AS MAXIMUMTEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVETHE CENTURY MARKMONDAY AFTERNOONTHROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.

AT THISTIME, THE LONGESTSTRETCH OF TRIPLEDIGIT HEAT IN FRESNO,BAKERSFIELD, AND HANFORD WAS SIXDAYS FROMJUNE 22ND THROUGH JUNE 27TH.

DRYWEATHER IS EXPECTED IN CENTRALCALIFORNIA THROUGH AT LEAST THENEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

MAXIMUMTEMPERATURESMONDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND WILLREMAIN ABOVE NORMAL FOR THISTIME OF YEAR.THE KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTIS CURRENTLYBATTLING A VEGETATION FIRE SOUTHEAST OF BAKERSFIELD.THE COMANCHE FIRE IS BURNINGBRUSH AND GRASS NEAR COMANCHEPOINT ROAD AND JACK SPRINGSROAD.AROUND 30 ACRES HAVE BURNED SOFAR, ACCORDING TO AKCFD TWITTER POST.KERN COUNTY FIRE IS CURRENTLYREQUESTINGADDITONAL RESOURCES TO HELP PUTOUT THE BLAZE.THIS WEEK THE KERN COUNTY BOARDOF SUPERSVISORS ISLOOKING TO APPROVE ADDITIONALMONEY FOR THECOUNTY'S FIRE FUND.THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILLLOOK AT COST RECOVERYMETHODS FOR FIRE SERVICESCONTRACTS.THOSE METHODS ARE PROJECTED TOGENERATE AN ADDITIONAL 10.3MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY FOR THEFIRE FUND.DURING THEIR MEETING... THEBOARD WILL ALSO BE LOOKING TOUSE MONEY FROM THE CARES ACT TOPAY FOR ADDITIONALNURSES AT LOCAL HOSPITALS.THIS COMES AS THE DIRECTOR OFPUBLIC HEALTH IS PURSUING 40ADDITIONAL ICU BEDS.MEANTIME... THE BOARD IS ALSOBEING ASKED TO INCREASE THEAMOUNT OF MONEY AVAILABLE TOSMALL BUSINESSES..THIS WOULD ADD AN ADDITIONAL 5MILLION DOLLARS TO THE ALREADYUSED 25 MILLION.THE KERN COUNTY MUSUEM WOULDRECEIVE 300,000 DOLLARS.AND THE CALIFORNIA STATE SOCCERASSOCIATIONWOULD RECEIVE 365,000 DOLLARSAFTER THEIR FACILITIES WEREAFFECTED BY COVID-19 CLOSURES.TODAY MARKS THE 30TH ANNIVERSARYTHE AMERICANS WITHDISABILITES ACT WAS SIGNED INTOLAW.MAYOR KAREN GOH POSTED A VIDEOTO HER FACEBOOK PAGEDECLARING TODAY A-D-A DAY HEREIN BAKERSFIELD.JULY 26 2020 AS AMERICAN WITHDISABILITIES ACT DAY IN OUR CITYAND RECOGNIZING PROGRESS ....TO REACH FULL ADA COMPLIANCENATIONALLY AND IN OUR CITY.GOVENROR GAVIN NEWSOM ALSO SPOKEABOUT THOSE WHOFOUGHT FOR THE ACT HERE INGOVENROR GAVIN NEWSOM ALSO SPOKEABOUT THOSE WHOFOUGHT FOR THE ACT HERE INCALIFORNIA.WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARYTHREE DECADES WITH THE ADAENSHRINED BY SO MANY THAT LEDTHE MOVEMENT HERE.TONY COELHO IN THE CENTRALVALLEY LEADING THE CAUSE -THECAUSE OFEQULITYTHE ACT PREVENTS DISCRIMINATIONAGAINST PEOPLEWITH DISABILITES.AND CHECK THIS OUT -A LOCAL VETERAN WANTS THECOMMUNITY TO JOIN HER INCELEBRATING HER BIRTHDAY.SO SHE WANTS YOU - TO SEND HER AVIDEO WITH A BIRTHDAY WISH.THIS IS WORLD WAR TWO VETERANNAVY WAVE - MIRIAMKANNS.SHE WILL BE CELEBRATING HER103-RD BIRTHDAY NEXT WEEK - ONAUGUST 5TH.AND MIRIAM WANTS THE COMMUNITYTO JOIN IN ON THECELEBRATION.SHE WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE 103BIRTHDAY WISH VIDEOS.IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE PARTIN MIRIAM'S BIRTHDAY - YOUCAN SEND YOUR VIDEOS TO B-K-DRIVER-WALK AT G-MAIL-DOT COM.AND AS WE REMAIN IN UNCERTAINTIMES AMID THE COVID- 19PANDEMIC..23ABC WANTS TO HELP YOU AND YOURKIDS OVERCOME THESECHALLENGES - AS YOUR STUDENTSARE GEARING UP FOR THISUPCOMING SCHOOL SEMESTER.EACH DAY THIS WEEK - WE WILLCOVER EVERYTHING YOUNEED TO KNOW FOR PUBLIC,PRIVATE, HOMESCHOOLINGAND DISTANCE LEARNING.THE ROAD TO EDUCATION SUCCESS -WON'T BE EASY ONE- BUTWE CAN HELP YOU PREPARE.AS A PARENT..

THIS UPCOMINGSEMESTER MAY ADD A NEW LEVELOF STRESS TO YOUR HOUSEHOLD SOWE ARE AIMING TO HELP BRIDGETHE GAP FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILYIN HOPES THAT WE CAN HELP YOUFIND NEW WAYS TO EDUCATE YOURSTUDENTS..

KEEP THEM ON TRACKWHILE STILL DEVELOPING SOCIALSKILLS THEY NEED TOTHRIVE IN COMPETITIVEENVIRONMENTS AND BUILD THEFUNDAMENTAL TOOLS NEEDED FOR THEFUTURE.ALRIGHT LETS GET RIGHT TO IT...CUSTOMERS WATCHING T.V.

ONDISH NETWORK ARE CURRENTLYUNABLE TO WATCH 23ABC.OUR PARENT COMPANY THE E.W.SCRIPPS HAS BEEN NEGOTIATINGWITH DISH NETWORK TO CARRY OURCHANNEL AND WAS UNABLE TO REACHAN AGREEMENTBEFORE THE DEADLINE.HOWEVER, CUSTOMERS WHO SUBSCRIBETO DISH NETWORKARE STILL ABLE TO WATCH OURNEWSCASTS ON OUR OTHERPLATFORMS INCLUDING OUR 23ABCNEWS APP AVAILABLE ONAMAZON ... ROKU ... ANDROID ANDAPPLE TVS.AND CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO RE- SCANTHEIR TV TO PICK UP OURCHANNEL OVER THE AIR.COMING UP NEXT... EVENTSCONTINUE TO HONOR THE LIFEOF LATE CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS.WHAT HISTORIC SITE HIS CASKETWAS CARRIED OVER THISMORNING.PLUS -- PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMPWILL STAY OFFTHE DIAMOND A LITTLE LONGER.WHY THE PRESIDENT WON'T BETHROWING THE FIRST PITCH AT AYANKEE'S GAME.COMING UP A LOOK AT YOUR SEVENDAY FORECAST.OFF THE DIAMOND THIS YEAR ...BEING THE FIRST PRESIDENT IN ACENTURY NOT TO THROW ANOPENING PITCH AT A BASEBALLGAME.HE SHOWED INTEREST IN THETRADITION LAST THURSDAY..

WHENCORONAVIRUS EXPERT DOCTORANTHONY FAUCI THREW THE FIRSTPITCH FOR THE NATIONALS.THAT SAME DAY ... PRESIDENTTRUMP ANNOUNCED HE'D PERFORM THECEREMONY FOR THE YANKEES AUGUST15.THEN..

NEW YORK OFFICIALSCRITICIZED THE PLAN.PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE'LL THROWA FIRST PITCH LATER INTHE SEASON.PEOPLE CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE THELIFE OF LATECONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS.TODAY HIS CASKET WAS CARRIEDACROSS THE EDMUNDPETTIS BRIDGE IN SELMA ALABAMA.ABC'S ANDREW DYMBURT HAS MORE ONTODAY'S CEREMONY.A MILITARY HONOR GUARD CARRYINGTHE CASKET OF CONGRESSMANJOHN LEWIS THIS MORNING AS ITLEFT THE BROWN CHAPEL A.M.E.CHURCH IN SELMA, ALABAMACONGRESSWOMAN OUR NATION ISBETTEROFF BECAUSE OF JOHN ROBERTLEWIS, MY LIFE IS BETTER, SELMAIS BETTER, THISNATION AND THIS WORLD IS BETTERBECAUSE OF JOHN ROBERT LEWISTHE CIVIL RIGHTS ICON - MAKINGHIS FINAL JOURNEY ACROSS THEEDMUND PETTUS BRIDGE TODAY -HUNDREDS OF MOURNERS LINING THEROUTE TO WATCH AS HISFLAG-DRAPED CASKET WAS CARRIEDBY A HORSE-DRAWN CAISSON -MODELED AFTER THE ONE MARTINLUTHER KING JRHAD FOR HIS FUNERALTHE SOMBER JOURNEY RETURNINGLEWIS TO THE SPOT WHERE HEALMOST DIED ON MARCH 7, 1965 -WHEN ALABAMASTATE TROOPERS ATTACKED HIM ANDOTHER CIVIL RIGHTSDEMONSTRATORS AS THEY CROSSEDTHAT BRIDGE DEMANDINGVOTING RIGHTS ON WHAT BECAMEKNOWN AS BLOODY SUNDAYLEWIS RETURNING TO THE BRIDGEYEAR AFTER YEAR BRINGING BI-PARTISAN DELEGATIONS WITH HIMMOST NOTABLY - MARKING THE 50THANNIVERSARY OF BLOODY SUNDAY IN2015 - WALKING ACROSS THATBRIDGE WITHPRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WHOCREDITED LEWIS WITHHELPING TO MAKE HIS PRESIDENCYPOSSIBLE.IT IS A RARE HONOR IN THIS LIFETO FOLLOWONE OF YOUR HEROES AND JOHNLEWIS IS ONE OF MY HEROESLEWIS NOW LYING IN STATE AT THEALABAMA STATE CAPITOL INMONTGOMERYON MONDAY AND TUESDAY - AWITH A LOOK AT YOUR STORM SHIELDFORECAST.THELONGEST STRETCH OF TRIPLE DIGITHEAT SO FOR THISSUMMER ISEXPECTED IN FRESNO, BAKERSFIELD,AND HANFORD THISWEEK AS MAXIMUMTEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVETHE CENTURY MARKMONDAY AFTERNOONTHROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.

AT THISTIME, THE LONGESTSTRETCH OF TRIPLEDIGIT HEAT IN FRESNO,BAKERSFIELD, AND HANFORD WAS SIXDAYS FROMJUNE 22ND THROUGH JUNE 27TH.

DRYWEATHER IS EXPECTED IN CENTRALCALIFORNIATHROUGH AT LEAST THE NEXTSEVERAL DAYS.

MAXIMUMTEMPERATURESMONDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND WILLREMAIN ABOVENORMAL FOR THISTIME OF YEAR.THE PANDEMIC HAS PROMPTEDSEVERAL AIRLINES TO FURLOUGHEMPLOYEES DURING THIS PANDEMIC.SOUTHWEST AIRLINES SAYS IT WILLNOT FURLOUGH ANYEMPLOYEES FOR NOW.IN A MEMO TO THE COMPANY'S 60-THOUSAND EMPLOYEES, THECOMPANY SAID IT WILL NOT BEFURLOUGHING OR LAYING-OFFWORKERS ON OCTOBER FIRST.RESTRICTIONS ATTACHED TO FEDERALBAILOUT MONEY BARREDAIRLINES FROM ANY FURLOUGHS ORLAYOFFS THROUGHSEPTEMBER.THE PANDEMIC HAS DEALT ACRUSHING BLOW TO THE MAJORAIRLINES.EARLIER THIS MONTH, BOTH UNITEDAIRLINES AND AMERICANAIRLINES SENT WARNINGS OFPOSSIBLE FURLOUGHS.STILL TO COME ... TODAY MARKS100 DAYS UNTIL AMERICANS HITTHE VOTING BOOTHS.WHAT QUESTIONS STILL LINGER INTHE MINDS OF VOTERS AROUNDTHE COUNTRY.THE START OF THE FINAL SPRINT OFPRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS.THIS YEAR HOWEVER, THE ELECTIONSEASON IS FULL OFQUESTION MARKS.REPORTER JOE SAINT GEORGE INWASHINGTON... LOOKING AT THETHREE BIG QUESTIONS POLITICALPARTIES ARE WORKING TOANSWER.SUNDAY MARKS 100 DAYS UNTIL THISELECTION IS OVER.

USUALLYWE WOULD HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEAOF WHAT TO EXPECT, IN APANDEMIC NOT SO MUCH.

QUESTION#1 WILL VOTERS BE ENGAGED?PARTY CONVENTIONS HAVE EITHERBEEN CANCELLEDOR DRAMATICALLY SCALED DOWNRALLIES WON'T LIKELY HAPPENDOOR KNOCKING WILL ALSO NOT TAKEPLACE CAMPAIGNS AREGOING TO HAVE TO GET CREATIVEBUT WILL IT WORK?

QUESTION #2WHOWILL JOE BIDEN PICK AS HISRUNNING MATE?

TO BE FAIR WEWOULD ASK THIS IN A NON-PANDEMIC YEAR BUT IT STILL HASTHE CHANCE TO RESHAPE THE RACE.ALL WE KNOW SO FAR, HEPROMISES IT WILL BE A WOMAN.QUESTION #3 WILL MAIL-IN-BALLOTSCREATE CHAOS?

MORE STATES AREALLOWING VOTERS TO CASTVOTES IN DIFFERENT WAYS THISYEAR.

WILL THIS CREATESUMMER ISEXPECTED IN FRESNO, BAKERSFIELD,AND HANFORD THISWEEK AS MAXIMUMTEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVETHE CENTURY MARK MONDAYAFTERNOONTHROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.

AT THISTIME, THE LONGEST STRETCH OFTRIPLEDIGIT HEAT IN FRESNO,BAKERSFIELD, AND HANFORD WAS SIXDAYS FROMJUNE 22ND THROUGH JUNE 27TH.

DRYWEATHER IS EXPECTED IN CENTRALCALIFORNIA THROUGH AT LEAST THENEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

MAXIMUMTEMPERATURESMONDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND WILLREMAIN ABOVE NORMAL FOR THISTIME OF YEAR.THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE ATSIX.

WE'LL SEE YOU AT 11.AT SIX.WE'LL SEE YOU AT 11.

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