Following the July earthquakes the big question that many people have been asking has been do I need earthquake insurance?
We speak with an insurance company about the importance of it.
Plus, Bakersfield police recovering a body in a canal in south Bakersfield.
What authorities are saying about the death investigation.
SINCE THE RIDGECREST EARTHQUAKE-- THERE'S BEEN ANUPTICK OF INDIVIDUALS REQUESTINGEARTHQUAKECOVERAGE.BUT SHOULD YOU GET EARTHQUAKEINSURANCE AND HOW MUCHSHOULD YOU SPEND HERE INBAKERSFIELD?23 ABCS LEZLA GOODEN IS HERE INSTUDIO WITH MOREINFORMATION ON WHAT TO LOOK FORWHEN SHOPPING FORINSURANCE LEZLA?GOOD EVENING JESS.
TODAY I WASABLE TO SIT DOWN AND SPEAK WITHALOCAL INSURANCE COMPANY THATOFFERS EARTHQUAKEPROTECTION.
AND THEY SHARED WITHME THE IMPORTANCE OFHAVING COVERAGE AND WHAT TO DOIF YOU CAN'TAFFORD ADDITIONAL COVERAGE.JUST SIX MONTHS AGO A 6.4MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKESHOOK THE AREA OF RIDGECREST--NOW MANY HAVE STILL FOUNDTHEMSELVES AFFECTED BY THEEARTHQUAKE DAMAGE, UNABLETO MOVE BACK INTO THEIR HOMESBECAUSE OF MUCH NEEDEDREPAIRS.
AND SEISMOLOGISTS, SAYA LONG-AWAITED "BIGONE" LIES BENEATH CALIFORNIA'SSURFACE ANDEXPERTS ENCOURAGING ALL TOPREPARE.IN BAKERSFIELD WE DON'T HONESTLYHAVEMANY HOTZONES SO IT IS VERYINEXPENSIVE IN BAKERSFIELD AND IHAVE SEEN POLICESAS LOW AS LESS THEN HUNDREDDOLLARS A YEAR BUT THERE AREHOTSPOTS OBVUIOSLYIN RIDEGRESTSAM SIADOR OF SABER INSURANCESAYS THAT IF YOU WANT TO KNOW IFYOU ARE IN A HOTZONE OR NEAR AFAULT LINE YOU CAN FIND OUTTHROUGH THE CALIFORNIAEARTHQUAKE AUTHORITY ORREACH OUT TO YOUR LOCALINSURANCE PROVIDER.AND IF YOU CAN'T AFFORDCONTINUAL COVERAGE THEREIS ANOTHER ONE TIME COST OPTIONOF RETROFITTING.YOU CAN ALSO RETROFIT YOUR HOUSETO WITHSTAND EARTHQUAKESRETROFITTING WILL REQUIRE SOMEWORK TO THE HOUSE WHERE YOU HAVETOCUSTOMIZE YOUR WALLS AND PUTADDITIONAL ITEMS INTO YOURFOUNDATION.ALTHOUGH EARTHQUAKE COVERAGEVARIES PER HOME SIADORSAYS THAT ITS IMPORTANT TO KNOWTHAT SOME EARTHQUAKECOVERAGE MAY NOT COVER ALL THECONTENTS OF THE HOME.:WHEN YOU ARE SHOPPING FOR ANINSURANCE POLICY BE SURE.
TOCHECK THECOVERS..
BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHERCOVERAGES YOU CAN GET OTHER THANTHEHOME.
YOU HAVE TO GET COVERAGEINSIDE THE HOME, FENCES,..
ANDCHECK YOURDEDUCTIBLESABERY INSURANCE ADSS THATAFTER AN EARTHQUAKEAGENTS AREN'T ALLOWED TO WRITENEW POLICES MEANINGTHEY ARE NOT ACCEPTING BUSINESSFOR A CERTAIN AREA ORZIP CODE FOR NATURAL DISASTERINCIDENTS ANDFOR EARTHQUAKE ONES ITS USUALLY30 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT.FOR NOW IN STUDIO LEZLA GOODEN23ABC NEWSCONNECTING YOU.THIS WEEKEND WILL MARK SIXMONTHS SINCE THE 6.4 AND 7.1EARTHQUAKES ROCKED THECOMMUNITIES OF RIDGECREST ANDTRONA...23ABC CAUGHT UP WITH DOCTOR LUCYJONES -- THE SEISMOLOGIST ATCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OFTECHNOLOGY THAT BROUGHT USINFORMATION AND ANSWERSIMMEDIATELY AFTER THEEARTHQUAKES.SIX MONTHS LATER...WE SPOKE TOJONES ABOUT HOW LONG THEAFTERSHOCKS IN THE HIGH DESERTWILL LAST, WHAT SCIENTISTS ANDTHE PUBLIC LEARNED ABOUT THETREMORS, AND THE RISK WEFACE IF AND WHEN A QUAKE OF THISMAGNITUDES STRIKES AGAIN INKERN COUNTY."...AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE ISGOINGTO BE A LOT MORE DAMAGE."WE WILL BE AIRING A 23ABCSPECIAL EDITION NEWSCAST -- ASWE TALK WITH RESIDENTS IN THEHIGH DESERT... HEAR FROMWE WILL BE AIRING A 23ABCSPECIAL EDITION NEWSCAST -- ASWE TALK WITH RESIDENTS IN THEHIGH DESERT... HEAR FROMEXPERTS AND TALK TO BAKERSFIELDOFFICIALS ABOUTIF WE ARE PREPARED HERE.JOIN US FOR THAT 23ABC SPECIAL-- WHICH IS SET TO AIR THISSUNDAY DURING OUR 6 P-M NEWSCASTWHICH IS SET TO AIR THIS SUNDAYDURING OUR 6 P-M NEWSCASTBAKERSFIELD POLICE AREINVETSIGATING -- AFTER OFFICERSWERE FLAGGED DOWN BY A PERSONTHAT THERE WAS ABODY IN A CANAL IN SOUTHBAKERSFIELD THIS AFTERNOON.OFFICERS SAID THEY WERE FLAGGEDDOWN JUST AFTER 2 P-MIN THE AREA OF PANAMA LANE ANDSOUTH H STREET.B-P-D SAYS THEY WERE TOLD A BODYWAS IN THE CANAL.THE BODY HAS BEEN REMOVED ANDTHE INVESTIGATION ISONGOING.OFFICIALS SAY IT DOESN'T APPEARTO BE A SUSPICIOUSDEATH.THE CORONER HAS IDENTIFIED THEWOMAN KILLED IN ASHOOTING -- AS DELANO POLICESEARCHING FOR THE GUNMANRESPONSIBLE...ACCORDING TO THE D-P-D --OFFICERS RESPONDED TOREPORTS OF SHOTS FIRED AT CESARCHAVEZ PARK AT ABOUT10-15 THURSDAY NIGHT.OFFICIALS ADMINISTERED FIRST AIDTO A MAN AND AWOMAN ON SCENE.THE WOMAN -- LATER IDENTIFIED AS19 YEAR OLD NAYELI CARRILLOGONZALEZ -- DIED AT THE SCENE.THE MAN WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITALWITH MINOR WOUNDS.ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKEDTO CALL THE DELANOPOLICE DEPARTMENT AT 721-33-77.FOR THE LATEST UPDATES -- HEADTO OUR WEBSITE -- TURN TO 23 DOTCOM...A MAN HIT AND KILLED BY AVEHICLE ON HIGHWAY 178 HASALSO BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THECORONER...THE CRASH HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 8THURSDAY NIGHTIN THE WESTBOUND LANES OFHIGHWAY 178NEAR HALEY STREET.THE C-H-P RESPONDED ANDCONFIRMED AT LEAST ONEPERSON WAS DEAD.HE WAS IDENTIFIED AS 41-YEAR-OLD MICHAELMAGELLAN HANASH.IT IS UNKNOWN IF DRUGS...ALCOHOL OR SPEED PLAYED A ROLEIN THECRASH.FOR THE LATEST UPDATES -- HEADTO OUR WEBSITE -- TURN TO 23 DOTCOM.NOW TO A TRAFFIC ALERT...CALTRANS ANNOUNCING THE OFF-RAMPTO CALIFORNIAAVENUE AND THE ON-RAMP TO BUCKOWENS BOULEVARD ATHIGHWAY 99 WILL REOPEN TONIGHT.HERE'S A MAP THAT WAS POSTED BYCALTRANS THIS AFTERNOON...DRIVERS WHO NORMALLY TAKE THESERAMPS HAVE BEENFORCED TO DETOUR EVER SINCE THEYCLOSED INNOVEMBER AS PART OF THE 99 REHABPROJECT.ALONG WITH THESE RAMP RE-OPENINGS -- CALTRANS ALSOANNOUNCED SOME NEW CLOSURES.
THEOFF-RAMP OF HIGHWAY 99 AT OLIVEDRIVE WILL BE CLOSED FOR 55DAYS STARTING TONIGHT AND THEON-RAMP FOR GOLDEN STATEAVENUE WILL BE CLOSED FOR 80DAYS.YOU COULD FEEL THOSE WARMERTEMPERSTURES THIS AFTERNOONAS THE SKIES BEGAN TO CLEAR.TEMPERATRUES WERE UP ACROSSTHE COUNTY FROM YESTERDAY.THIS IS THANKS TO HIGH PRESSURETHAT IS DOMINATING OVERTHE REGION.
THESE WARMERTEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUEON SATURDAY.
WE ARE TRACKING THECHANCE FOR DENSE VALLEYFOG TO FORM IN THE EARLY MORNINGHOURS TOMORROW, BUTWILL BE CLEARING BY MID-MORNING.BAKERSFIELD CAN EXPECT A HIGH OF64, LAKE ISABELLA IN THELOW-60S AND THE SOUTH MOUNTAINSIN THE MID-50S.
AIRQUALITY REMAINS UNHEALTHY FORSENSITIVE GROUPS, SOBURING IS PROHIBITED ONSATURDAY.
A DRY COLD FRONT WILLBE PASSING THROUGH THEREGION ON SUNDAY.
THIS LOOKSTOKEEP MOST PRECIPITAION NORTH OFTHE AREA, BUT WILL BRING BREEZYTOGUSTY WNDS THROUGH THE KERNCOUNTY MOUNTAINPASSES.
THIS FRESH AIR WILL HELPTO CLEAR THE POLLUTIONAND HAZE TRAPPED IN THE VALLEY.WE WILL BE DRY AND CLEARINGMONDAY AND TUESDAY BEFOREANOTHER SYSTEM LOOKS TO SWEEPTHROUGH THE REGION BY MID-WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND.THE UNITED STATES HAS KILLED ATOP IRANIAN GENERAL-- AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEATTACK HAVE BEENSWIFT...IRAN IS VOWING REVENGE -- ANDTHE U-S MILITARY IS SENDINGTHOUSANDS MORE TROOPS TO THEMIDDLE EAST.WHILE PRESIDENT TRUMP'SSUPPORTERS PRAISE THEDECISION TO TAKE OUT ONE OFAMERICA'S MOST PROMINENTENEMIES -- SOME DEMOCRATS AREANGRY CONGRESS WASN'T NOTIFIEDBEFOREHAND.ABC'S TREVOR AULT HAS THELATEST.THE AMERICAN DRONE STRIKE WHICHKILLED TOP IRANIAN GENERALQASEM SOLEIMANI- ALREADY SENDINGSHOCKWAVESAROUND THE WORLD.THE U.S.-NOW SENDING 35- HUNDREDADDITIONALTROOPS TO THE MIDDLE EAST - ASPRESIDENT TRUMP PRAISES AS WHATHE SEES AS A MILITARY VICTORY."LAST NIGHT AT MY DIRECTION, THEUNITED STATES MILITARYSUCCESSFULLY EXECUTED A FLAWLESSPRECISION STRIKE THAT KILLEDTHE NUMBER ONE TERRORISTANYWHERE IN THE WORLD"ONE U.S. OFFICIAL AND A SOURCEFAMILIAR WITH THE MATTERTELLING ABC THAT SOLEIMANI WASPLANNING SERIES OF ATTACKSACROSS LEBANON, IRAQ, AND SYRIA.IN WASHINGTON-THE PRESIDENT'SSUPPORTERS LAUDING THATSWIFT ACTIONTHE ARCHITECT AND CHIEF ENGINEEROF THE WORLDS MOST ACTIVE STATESPONSOR OF TERRORISM HAS BEENREMOVED FROM THE BATTLEFIELD ATTHEHANDS OF THE UNITED STATESMILITARY.BUT WORLD LEADERS URGING CAUTION-SOME FEARING FURTHERESCALATION--THE ATTACK TAKING PLACE ATBAGHDAD INTERNATIONALAIRPORT, HOME OF U.S. ALLY IRAQ,ALSO DRAWING CONDEMNATIONFROM THEIR PRIME MINISTER- AS ABREACH OF HIS COUNTRY'SSOVEREIGNTY.IRANIANS TAKING TO THE STREETSAS THEIR SUPREMELEADER-VOWS "SEVERE REVENGE"AGAINST THEUNITED STATES-PERHAPS TURNING THE THOUSANDS OFAMERICANTROOPS AND INTELLIGENCE WORKERSIN THE REGION INTOTARGETS-SOME DEMOCRATS- UPSET THEYWEREN'TINVOLVED IN THE DECISION TOSTRIKE-NOW CONCERNEDABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES MOVINGFORWARD.THIS ACTION MAY WELL HAVEBROUGHT OUR NATION CLOSER TOANOTHER ENDLESSWAR.
EXACTLY THE KIND OF ENDLESSWAR THE PRESIDENT PROMISED HEWOULDNOT DRAG US INTO.A MAJOR QUESTION NOW IS NOTIF-BUT HOW-IRAN WILLRESPOND-POSSIBLY IN ATTACKINGOIL TANKERS ORSHIPS LIKE THEY WERE ACCUSED OFDOING LSAT YEAR-BY LAUNCHINGCYBER OFFENSES AGAINST THE U.S.OR BY TRYING TO TAKE DOWN APROMINENT AMERICANMILITARY OR DIPLOMATIC OFFICIALAS RETRIBUTION.
TREVOR AULT ABCNEWS NEW YORKWE'RE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK ATAN ANNUAL REPORT --RELEASED BY THE CALIFORNIARACIAL AND IDENTITYPROFILING ADVISORY BOARD.IT COLLECTS DATA FROM LAWENFORCEMENT AGENCIESSTATEWIDE..
TO ANALYZEINDIVIDUALS WHO WERE STOPPED INA VEHICLE -- OR AS A PEDESTRIAN.THE REPORT HAS DATA ON THENUMBER OF STOPS FOR THETHE EIGHT LARGEST LAWENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THESTATE.IT SHOWS THAT IN 20-18 --K-C-S-O REPORTED THERE WERE ATOTAL OF142 CIVILAN COMPLAINTSREPORTED... WITH TWO ALLEGATIONSOF RACIAL AND IDENTITYPROFILING.B-P-D REPORTS THERE WERE A TOTALOF 49 COMPLAINTS --WITH NO ALLEGATIONS OF PROFILINGTHAT YEAR.BY 20-23... ALL LAW ENFORCEMENTAGENCIES IN THESTATE WILL HAVE TO REPORT STOPDATA.IN KERN COUNTY -- LOCAL LAWENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WILLBEGIN COLLECTING IN 20-21.AND..
PICTURES ARE CIRCULATINGON LINE..
SHOWINGVANDALISM OF THE CESAR CHAVEZMURAL IN DOWNTOWNBAKERSFIELD.CITY COUNCILMAN ANDRAE GONZALESTELLS 23ABC..
THAT THEMURAL HAS A PROTECTIVE COATINGOVER IT -- ANDORGANIZERS OF THE PROJECT HADORDERED THE SOLVENT THAT'SNEEDED TO TRY AND CLEAN OFF THEGRAFITTI.ACCORDING TO GONZALES -- IF THATDOESN'T WORK -- THERE'STALK ABOUT BRINGING IN AN ARTISTTO TRY AND FIX IT..
SINCETHE ORIGINAL CREATOR IS FROMARGENTINA.IN OTHER NEWS -- THE CITY HASANNOUNCED THAT THE FIREDEPARTMENT HAS RETAINED ITSEXCLUSIVE CLASS TWO INSURANCESERVICES OFFICE RATING --PUTTING B-F-D IN THE TOP 1.5PERCENT OFALL DEPARTMENTS IN THE NATION.THE DEPARTMENT STARTED THEEVALUATION PROCESS INAUGUST -- LED BY DEPUTY CHIEFWILLIAM BALLARD.THE EVALUATION INCLUDES SCORINGON SERVICES SUCHAS RESPONSIVENESS TOEMERGENCIES...STAFFING LEVELS AND TRAINING.IT ALSO LOOKED AT THEAVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLY TOTHE DEPARTMENT AND THE QUALITYOF THE DEPARTMENT'SCOMMUNICATION AND DISPATCHSYSTEMS.FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THECOUNTRY ARERATED BY THE I-S-O ON A SCALE OF1 TO 10 -- WITH CLASS 1 BEINGTHE TOP RANKING.THE RATING IS USED BY INSURANCECOMPANIES TO DETERMINE HOMEOWNERAND COMMERCIAL INSURANCERATES.DOWNTOWN BAKERSFIELD HAS BEENTURNED INTO AN OUTDOORART MUSEUM FOR FIRST FRIDAY...IT'S THE VERY FIRST ONE OF THENEW DECADE...THERE WILL BE AN ARTS AND CRAFTSFAIR -- AS WELL AS LIVE MUSICWITHLOCAL ARTISTS.THE ARTWALK IS FREE FOR EVERYONETO ENJOY AND SEEART PIECES UP CLOSE.FIRST FRIDAY IS CURRENTLY BEINGHELD ON 19-TH AND EYE STREETS.IT RUNS UNTIL 9 O'CLOCK TONIGHT.YOU CAN ALSO HEAD TO KERNVILLETHIS EVENING FOR THEWHISKEY FLAT DAYS DINNER...THE ANNUAL KICKOFF DINNER ISTONIGHT.IT SERVES AS THE OFFICIAL STARTOF THE COUNTDOWN TOWHISKEY FLAT DAYS..
INCLUDINGTHE RACE FOR HONORARYMAYOR.THE ANNUAL GATHERING HELPS RAISEMONEY FOR KERNVILLECOMMUNITY EVENTS AND PROJECTS.THE DINNER WILL TAKE PLACEFRIDAY NIGHT BEGINNING AT SIXOCLOCK AT "EWINGS ON THE KERN"IN KERNVILLE.TICKETS ARE 32 DOLLARS EACH.YOU CAN GET A TICKET BY HEADINGTO OUR WEBSITE..
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