23ABC Morning News at 6 am - Top Stories for February 27, 2020

The Tulare County Public Health Department confirmed Wednesday it has nine people on voluntary quarantine.

Plus, services have been scheduled for fallen Porterville Firefighter Patrick Jones at Tulare United Methodist in Tulare.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THEVEHICLE -- AND HOW AWOMAN'S BODY WAS STILL INSIDE.A JOINT MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BEHELD FOR THE FALLENFIREFIGHTERS WHO LOST THEIRLIVES IN A FIRE IN PORTERVILLE.WE'LL HAVE DETAILS ON HOW YOUCAN ATTEND THE CEREMONY.COULD MORE HELP BE COMING TOSCHOOLS IN WASCO?WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THEMEASURES--ON THIS YEAR'SBALLOT-- THAT COULD IMPROVETHEIR CURRENT CONDITION.GOOD MORNING... AND THANKS FORTUNING IN FOR 23ABC NEWS ATSIX A-M..

I'M ALYSSA FLORESAND I'M DANIELA GARRIDO.(THERE ARE NO MAJOR TRAFFICINCIDENTS TO REPORT THISMORNING.)(THERE ARE NO MAJOR TRAFFICINCIDENTS TO REPORT THISMORNING.)BAKERSFIELD BROKE A HEAT RECORDYESTERDAY, ASBAKERSFIELD BROKE A HEAT RECORDYESTERDAY, ASWE TOPPED OUT AT 82 FOR THEAFTERNOON, SURPASSING THEOLD RECORD FOR THE DAY WHICH WAS80 SET BACK IN 1992.

THE RESTOF THE WORK WEEK REMAINS WARMAND DRY AS HIGH PRESSUREDOMINATES OFF THE CALIFORNIACOASTLINE TODAY AND THEN MOVESRIGHT OVER KERN COUNTY TOMORROW.THAT BRINGS MORELOW 80S HERE IN THE VALLEY WHICHCOULD ONCE AGAINBREAK RECORDS.

TODAY'S RECORD IS83 SET BACK IN 1980 ANDTOMORROW'S RECORD IS 81 SET BACKIN 1905 AND THEN TIED IN 1926.THE KERN RIVER VALLEY AND KERNDESERT WILL TOP OUT IN THE MID-70S TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH THEUPPER 60S IN THE SOUTH MOUNTAINSOF TEHACHAPI AND FRAZIER PARK.THE TULARE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHDEPARTMENTCONFIRMED WEDNESDAY IT HAS NINEPEOPLE ON VOLUNTARYQUARANTINE.OFFICIALS SAID THE INDIVIDUALSTRAVELED THROUGH CHINAWITHIN A 14 DAY WINDOW OFRETURNING TO THE U.S.OFFICIALS SAID THEY AREFOLLOWING THE CENTERS FORDISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTIONAND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC HEALTH PROCEDURES TOMANAGE THOSEINDIVIDUALS.PUBLIC HEALTH SAID THE NINEPEOPLE ARE ON SELF-ISOLATIONWITH NO SYMPTOMS."THERE ARE NO REPORTED ORSUSPECTED CASES OF COVID-19 AND THE RISK IN TULARE COUNTYREMAINS LOW," SAID KARENELLIOTT, THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLICHEALTH WITH TULARECOUNTY HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICESAGENCY.A HEARSE WAS STOLEN RIGHTOUTSIDE A CHURCH INPASADENA WITH A WOMAN'S BODYINSIDE WEDNESDAYNIGHT.ACCORDING TO L-A COUNTYSHERIFF'S OFFICE -- A MORTUARY'SLINCOLN NAVIGATOR WITH A WOMAN'SBODY IN THE BACK WASSTOLEN FROM OUTSIDE SAINTANTHONY'S CHURCH ONROSEMEAD BOULEVARD JUST BEFORE 8P.M.

WEDNESDAYEVENING.THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TWEETED OUTA PLEA FOR THE SUSPECT TORETURN THE VEHICLE -- OR ATLEAST THE BODY INSIDE--SAYINGQUOTE"TO THE SUSPECT(S) DRIVINGAROUND IN A BLACKLINCOLN NAVIGATOR STOLEN ... OUTOF ALL THE BADDECISIONS YOU HAVE MADE, ATLEAST MAKE ONE GOOD ONE &BRING BACK THE DECEASED PERSON &CASKET INSIDE THENAVIGATOR." -- END QUOTE.INITIAL REPORTS SAID A BODY ANDCASKET WERE STOLEN -- BUTSOURCES LATER SAID THE BODY WASNOT IN A CASKET BUT JUSTIN A BODY BAG.REPORTS SAY THE VEHICLE'SLICENSE PLATE NUMBER IS 7-Z-D-G-6-1-8.TODAY SERVICES ARE SCHEDULED FORFALLEN PORTERVILLEFIREFIGHTER PATRICK JONES.THOSE SERVICES TAKING PLACE ATTULARE UNITED METHODIST INTULARE AT 10.THAT COMES A DAY BEFORE A JOINTMEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BEHELD TOMORROW FOR JONES ANDCAPTAIN RAMON FIGUEROA.BOTH WERE KILLED IN THE LINE OFDUTY LAST WEEK -- WHILEBATTLING A FIRE AT THEPORTERVILLE LIBRARY.THE JOINT SERVICE FOR FIGUEROAAND JONES WILL HELDAT THE PORTERVILLE CHURCH OF THENAZARENE AT 11O'CLOCK.THE FAMILIES HAVE REQUESTEDDRESS ATTIRE FOR UNIFORMEDPERSONNEL.THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTENDBOTH CEREMONIES.AND A GLOBAL DANCE FITNESS ICONWILL BE SPEAKING AT THISYEAR'S 12-TH ANNUAL LEADERSHIPCONFERENCETOMORROW MORNING.ANDREW FEEV WILL BE MAKING HISWAY TO BAKERSFIELDCOLLEGE ON PANORAMA DRIVE.THE CONFERENCE IS PUT ON BYOUTREACH AT B-C AND THEWENDALE DAVIS FOUNDATION.THE GOAL OF THE CONFERENCE IS TOEDUCATE, MOTIVATE ANDREHABILITATE AT-RISK YOUTH.IT'S TOMORROW STARTING AT 8 A.M.THE DELANO POLICE DEPARTMENTWILL BE CRACKINGDOWN ON IMPAIRED DRIVERS ANDIMPROPER LICENSING THISWEEK.A DUI AND DRIVER'S LICENSECHECKPOINT IS SCHEDULED TO BEHELD WITHIN DELANO CITY LIMITSTOMORROW.OFFICIALS SAY D-U-I CHECKPOINTSAND SATURATIONPATROLS ARE CONDUCTED INLOCATIONS WITH HIGHERFREQUENCY OF DUI-RELATEDCOLLISIONS AND ARRESTS.THE DEPARTMENT SAYS IN 20-17 --MORE 11-HUNDRED PEOPLEWERE KILLED IN ALCOHOL- INVOLVEDCRASHES.ON TUESDAY CALIFORNIA VOTERS AREGOING TO BEDECIDING ON MORE THAN JUSTPRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.THERE'S ALSO A FEW DIFFERENTMEASURES THAT AFFECT SPECIFICKERN COUNTY COMMUNITIES.TODAY WE'RE TAKING A LOOK ATMEASURES A AND C, WHICH HAVE TODO WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN WASCO.23ABC'S AUSTIN WESTFALLSPOKE WITH SCHOOL OFFICIALSABOUT WHAT THEMEASURES ARE ALL ABOUT.

AUSTIN?MEASURE A IS ALL ABOUTCONSTRUCTING A NEW GYMNASIUMAND RELATED FACILITIES FOR WASCOUNION HIGH SCHOOL --WHICH IS THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOL INTHE CITY... ANDMEASURE-C AIMS TO MAKE SAFETYIMPROVEMENTS TO SCHOOLS INTHE WASCO UNION ELEMENTARYSCHOOL DISTRICT, AS WELL ASUPGRADE CLASSROOMS AND P.E.FACILITIES.

SOME ASKING FORTHE MONEY BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'THAD LUCK GETTING FUNDSFROM SACRAMENTO."WE'VE BEEN USING OUR OWN MONEY,OUR OWN CITIZENS CARE MORE ABOUTOURSCHOOLS, OBVIOUSLY, THAN THESTATE DOES."KELLY RICHERS IS THESUPERINTENDENT OF THE WASCOUNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDISTRICT, A DISTRICT THAT'SASKING FOR 16-MILLION-DOLLARS INSCHOOL FACILITY BONDSFOR THE UPCOMING ELECTION ONTUESDAY.

THEMONEY WOULD GO TOWARD UPGRADINGMODULARCLASSROOMS INTO ACTUALBUILDINGS, IT WOULD BUILD P.E.FIELDS NEAR HIGHWAY 46 ANDPOPLAR AVENUE, AND PERHAPSMOST IMPORTANTLY, RICHERS SAYS,IT WOULD IMPROVESAFETY FOR STUDENTS AT KARL F.CLEMENS ELEMENTARYSCHOOL, WHO TYPICALLY EXITSCHOOL NEAR BROADWAYSTREET."BROADWAY IS NOT A BROAD WAY.

ITMIGHT HAVE BEEN IN 1928 WHEN THESCHOOLWAS BUILT BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S AVERY NARROW STREET WITH PARKINGON BOTHSIDES, AND SMALL ELEMENTARYCHILDREN SPILL OUT OF HERE WHENPARENTS TRY TO PICK THEM UP."RICHERS SAYS THE MONEY FROM THEMEASURE WOULD ALLOWTHEM TO BUILD A STUDENT DROP OFFAND PICK UP ZONE THAT ISOFF-STREET.

THAT'S WHAT WASCORESIDENTS WILLBE VOTING FOR WITH PROP C.

THENTHERE'S PROP A.

WHICHDEALS WITH WASCO UNION HIGHSCHOOL, WHICH RECENTLY HAD AMAJOR FACELIFT."IT HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY BEENMODERNIZED WITH THE EXCEPTION OFA GYM.

THE GYM, AND TWOADDITIONALCLASSROOM BUILDINGS."PROP A WOULD PROVIDE NEARLY 39MILLION DOLLARS TO FUNDTHE CONSTRUCTION OF A BRAND NEW2,000-SEATGYMNASIUM NEAR THE CORNER OF 5THSTREET AND POPLAR AVENUE,COMPLETE WITH NEW LOCKER ROOMS.THE FUNDS WOULDALSO MODERNIZE THEIR EXISTINGGYMNASIUM, SO SIMULTANEOUSEVENTS COULD HAPPEN IN BOTHGYMS."THE EXISTING LOCKER ROOMS OF THEEXISTING GYMNASIUM ARE SO OLD,THEYWERE CONSTRUCTED IN THE MID 40SAND THEY'VE BEEN VERY DIFFICULTTO MAINTAINFOR THE PLUMBING INFRASTRUCTURETHAT'S THERE."THOSE LOCKER ROOMS WOULD BETURNED IN TO NEW EXERCISEROOMS. BOTH MEASURE A ANDMEASURE C ARE GOING TO BE ONTHE MARCH 3RD BALLOT...THE KERN TAXPAYER'S ASSOCIATIONVETS AND TAKESPOSITIONS ON EACH BOND MEASURE.THE ASSOCIATIONSUPPORTS BOTH MEASURE A AND C,SAYING THEY'D BOTH USETAXPAYER DOLLARS RESPONSIBLY.EACH MEASUREWOULD COST PROPERTY OWNERS ABOUT30-DOLLARS PER100-THOUSAND-DOLLARS OF ASSESSEDVALUE.THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT SUPPORTSTATE PROPOSITION 13,WHICH IS 15 BILLION DOLLARS INBONDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLSIN CALIFORNIA.IN THE STUDIO AUSTIN WESTFALL23ABC CONNECTING YOU.AND 23ABC WANTS TO HELP YOU MAKEAN INFORMEDDECISION ON SUPER TUESDAY WHICHIS LESS THAN A WEEKAWAY ON MARCH 3RD -- AND THEDAY CALIFORNIA VOTERS GO TOTHE POLLS.WE HAVE INFORMATION ON LOCALMEASURES, NATIONAL ANDLOCAL CANDIDATES, ALONG WITHPROPOSITIONS ONOUR WEBSITE -- TURN TO 23 DOTCOM.THE BAKERSFIELD MUSEUM OF ARTWILL BE PREMIERING THEIRAFTER-HOURS ART EXPERIENCE "ARTAFTER DARK." - AND YOU HAVE ACHANCE TO VIEW THE COLLECTIONTONIGHT.THE MUSEUM WILL RETURN FOR ITS5TH YEAR WITH ACELEBRATION OF A NEWLY INSTALLEDEXHIBIT "ONE NIGHT INCALIFORNIA: CONTEMPORARYNOCTURNES."IT WILL BE AN EVENING OFEXPLORATION INSPIRED BYNOCTURNE PAINTING,INTERPRETATIONS OF LIGHT ANDDARK THAT EMBRACE THE SHADOWS.ADMISSION IS FREE FOR B-M-O-AMEMBERS AND STUDENTS WITH AVALID I-D.AND FIVE DOLLARS FORNON-MEMBERS.DOORS OPEN AT 7 P.M.AROUND THE COUNTRY -- PEOPLE AREGATHERING ATLIBRARIES, COFFEE HOUSES,CHURCHES AND FUNERAL HOMESTO TALK ABOUT AN UNLIKELYSUBJECT -- DEATH AND DYING.IT'S PART OF AN INTERNATIONALMOVEMENT KNOWN AS "DEATHCAFES"AND IT FOLLOWS ON THE SUCCESS OFLAST JUNE'S "BEFORE I DIE"FESTIVAL AT GREENLAWN FUNERALHOMES.AND THIS YEAR GREENLAWN WILLHOST ITS FIRST DEATH CAFETOMORROW.IT PROVIDES AN OPEN, FRIENDLYAND INFORMAL ATMOSPHEREWHERE PEOPLE CAN PARTICIPATE INA RESPECTFUL AND LIFE-AFFIRMING CONVERSATION ABOUTDEATH, DYING, FUNERALS,TRADITIONS AND MORE.THE EVENT IS FREE AND WILL BEHELD AT GREENLAWNSOUTHWEST AT 2 P.M.HOUCHIN COMMUNITY BLOOD BANK ANDKERN COUNTYRACEWAY ARE MIXING IT UP THISWEEK.THE BLOOD BANK AND RACEWAY GROUPWILL BE HOSTING A MIXERTHIS AFTERNOON AS A WAY TO KICKOFF THE RACE SEASON.YOU'LL HAVE THE CHANCE TO MEETDRIVERS, GET AUTOGRAPHS AND TAKEPICTURES.IT'S HAPPENING TODAY ATHOUCHIN'S BOLTHOUSE DONOR CENTERFROM 4 TO 7 P.M.AND THE "RACE IN TO GIVE" BLOODDRIVE WILL BE HAPPENING NEXTMONTH - SO BE SURE TO CHECK BACK-- FOR A CHANCE TO WINTICKETS TO OPENING NIGHT.BAKERSFIELD BROKE A HEAT R