23ABC News at 6 a.m. - January 24

Our reporters were live with updates from the PIT County, and speaking with those in charge of this count.

We also tell you the story of a little girl in town who wants to do her part in helping the homeless.

OF KERN COUNTY -- TRYING TOCOUNT THE LOCAL HOMELESSPOPULATION.WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE... LIVEFROM THE POINT IN TIMEHEADQUARTERS AND FROM THESTREETS.AND THE GOVERNOR GETTINGINVOLVED IN THEFIGHT TO CURB HOMELESSNESS.WE'LL TELL YOU WHERE HE WAS ANDWHAT HE HAD TO SAY ABOUT THECRISIS.AND A NEW REPORT IS DETAILINGTHE BEST AND WORSTCITIES TO RAISE YOUR KIDS.WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT'S SAYINGABOUT GROWING UP IN KERNCOUNTY.GOOD MORNING... AND THANKS FORTUNING IN FOR 23ABC NEWS AT SIXA-M..

I'M MIKE HART.AND I'M DANIELLE KERNKAMP.CALM CONDITIONS AND CLEARINGSKIES OVERNIGHT SET US UP WITHANOTHER CHANCE FOR FOG THISMORNING AND THERE'S A DENSEFOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10A.M.

WE'LL HAVE PASSING CLOUDSTODAY AND MODERATE VALLEY AIRQUALITY WITH A FORECAST HIGH OF61 IN BAKERSFIELD.

THE KERNRIVER VALLEY AND KERNDESERT ALSO SEE LOW 60S THISAFTERNOON WITH HIGHS IN THEMID-50S FOR THE SOUTH MOUNTAINSOF TEHACHAPI AND FRAZIER PARKTODAY.IT'S AN ISSUE THAT'S IMPACTEDKERN COUNTY FOR YEARS.

AND THEHOMELESS CRISIS CONTINUES TO GETIT'S AN ISSUE THAT'S IMPACTEDKERN COUNTY FOR YEARS.AND THE HOMELESS CRISISCONTINUES TO GET WORSE.BUT NOW -- CITY AND COUNTYOFFICIALS ARE WORKING TO GETA HANDLE ON IT.THIS MORNING VOLUNTEERS AREGATHERING FOR THE ANNUAL POINTIN TIME COUNT -- WHERE THEY WILLCOUNT THE NUMBER OFPEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS.23ABC'S DANIELA GARRIDO IS LIVEAT THE MISSION AT KERN COUNTYWITH THE LATEST ON THE COUNT.GOOD MORNING,I'M INSIDE THE MISSION AT KERNCOUNTY WHERE VOLUNTEERS ANDORGANIZERS ARE MAKING SURE THISMORNING'S POINT IN TIME COUNTRUNS SMOOTHLY.YOU CAN SEE HERE, THIS IS NEWTHIS YEAR - A DIGITAL TALLY OFTHE COUNT IN REAL TIME.WE SPOKE WITH THIS YEAR'SCHAIRWOMAN ON WHAT ELSE ISNEW AND WHAT THEY ARE EXPECTINGFROM THE COUNT.YOU CAN SEE OVER HERE THOSENUMBERS BEING TALLIED.HUD ONLY REQUIRES THE COUNT TOGO FROM 4 A.M.

TO 8A.M.

RIGHT AT 8 A.M.

VOLUNTEERSHAVE TO STOP THE QUESTIONNAIRE,EVEN IF THERE ARE HOMELESSWAITING TO BE QUESTIONED.LIVE AT THE MISSION AT KERNCOUNTY, DANIELA GARRIDO, 23 ABCNEWS CONNECTING YOU.AND GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM TAKINGPART IN A POINT IN TIMECOUNT IN SAN DIEGO.NEWSOM JOINED THE 16 HUNDREDVOLUNTEERS IN SAN DIEGO --GETTING A FIRSTHAND LOOK AT THEHOMELESS CRISIS.LAST YEAR'S COUNT FOUND THATMORE THAN EIGHT-THOUSANDPEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WERESPENDING THE NIGHT IN THESTREETS OR IN A SHELTER."WITH RESPECT TO THE STATE OFCALIFORNIA, IT'S NOT ANINDICTMENT.

IT'S NOT ABOUTPOINTING FINGERS.

BUT WEHAVEN'T BEEN IN THIS FOCUS.

WEHAVEN'T BEEN IN THIS GAME.

THESTATE OFCALIFORNIA HASN'T HAD A HOMELESSPOLICY.

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIAHASN'TBEEN SUPPORTING CITIES ANDCOUNTIES ON THIS ISSUE OVER THECOURSE OF THELAST FEW DECADES.

THERE'S BEENPLENTY OF ELSE, OTHER THINGS TODO.

BUT WENEED TO RECOGNIZE OURRESPONSIBILITY."NEWSOM HAS MADE REDUCINGHOMELESSNESS A TOP PRIORITY OFHIS SECOND YEAR IN OFFICE.EARLIER THIS MONTH, HE SIGNED ANEXECUTIVE ORDERTHAT CREATED THE CALIFORNIAACCESS TO HOUSING ANDSERVICES FUND -- TO HELPTEMPORARILY HOUSE ANDDELIVER HEALTH AND SOCIALSERVICES TO HOMELESSPEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE.IT'S A STORY YOU WILL ONLY SEEON 23ABC NEWS -- A LITTLE GIRLMAKING LEMONADE OUT OF LEMONS --HER MESSAGE TO THECOMMUNITY IGNITED AFTER SHEFOUND OUT ABOUT A LOCALHOMELESS MAN WHO WAS FOUND DEADIN THE STREETS OFBAKERSFIELD.23ABC'S TORI COOPER CAUGHT UPWITH 10-YEAR-OLD BELLATO FIND OUT WHY SHE WAS TOUCHEDBY THE MAN'S STORY.IT WAS A STORY 10 YEAR OLD BELLALUDWICK SAYS SHE COULDN'TIGNORE..."I FELT SAD BECAUSE WELL HE DIEDAND IT'SREALLY SAD"BELLA SAYS SHE FIRST LEARNEDABOUT A HOMELESS MANNAMED RICHARD FROM HER MOTHERCHRISTIE LUDWICK WHOWORKS AT THE BAKERSFIELDHOMELESS CENTER."OUR JOBS DEVELOPMENT CREWAT BHC HAD FOUND A HOMELESS MANDEAD ON THE SIDEWALK." THATNIGHT CHRISTIE RETURNED HOME ANDSHAREDRICHARD'S STORY WITH BELLA ANDHER OTHER KIDS--BUTRICHARD'S STORY HIT BELLADIFFERENTLY."SHE CRIED AND WE CRIEDTOGETHER.."THE EMOTION NOW STIRRING INSIDEOF BELLA--BUT SHESAYS IT WAS THE PERFECTINGREDIENT FOR CHANGE..I DECIDED TO DO MY LEMONADESTAND TORAISE ENOUGH MONEY FOR THEBAKERSFIELD HOMELESS CENTER."BELLA USING HER CHRISTMAS GIFTOF A LEMONADE STAND TO SELLSOMETHING SWEET AND GIVE BACKI WAS SCARED THAT NO ONE WOULDWANTTO DONATE OR EVEN HELP OUT,"BELLA SAYS SHE HAS RAISED ONLY50 DOLLARS SO FAR BUT SHEHOPES HER LEMONADE STAND ISCREATING MORE THAN JUST A BUZZFOR TASTE BUDS IN THE COMMUNITY."I THINK A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLEWILLMAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS WORLDTO HELP THEM OUT." HOMELESSSHELTERS IN THE COMMUNTY TELLING23ABCNEWS THEY SEE A LARGER INFLUX OFHOMELESS PEOPLE DURING THEWINTER MONTHSLOCAL LEADERS AT FLOODMINISTRIES IN BAKERSFIELD,--WHO CONDUCT OUTREACH TO THEHOMELESS---NOW CALLING ON THEKERN COUNTY CORONOR'S OFFICE ANDOTHERS ACROSS THE STATE TO MAKESURE STORIES LIKE RICHARD'S AREDOCUMENTED"WE DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE OF HISDEATHBUT IT SURE LOOKED LIKE THEELEMENTS MIGHT HAVE PLAYED AROLE.

WE DO KNOW THAT PEOPLE DOPASS AWAY EACH YEAR ON THESTREETS IN KERN COUNTY BECAUSEOFTHE WEATHERCALM CONDITIONS AND CLEARINGSKIES OVERNIGHT SET US UP WITH