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23ABC News at 6 a.m. - Top Stories for Jan. 28, 2020

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23ABC News at 6 a.m. - Top Stories for Jan. 28, 2020
23ABC News at 6 a.m. - Top Stories for Jan. 28, 2020

A local church is asking the community for help following several burglaries, break-ins and vandalism done to their facility.

Plus, the City of Bakersfield is hosting a ribbon-cutting for a new natural gas fueling station.

CONNECTION TO THE DEATH OF HISCHILDREN.WHAT AUTHORITIES ARE SAYINGABOUT THIS COLD CASEARREST."THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARECAUSINGFEAR TO ROLL ACROSS THE COUNTRYIN THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, SOIFTHERE'S A LITTLE CONCERN OUTTHERE IT'S JUSTIFIED AND I SHARETHATCONCERN."A LOCAL LAWYER DIALS IN ON THEFREE LEGAL IMMIGRATIONSERVICES BEING OFFERED AT CSUB.GOOD MORNING... AND THANKS FORTUNING IN FOR 23ABC NEWS ATSIX A-M..

I'M MIKE HART.AND I'M DANIELLE KERNKAMP.A STORM TRACKING ONSHORE OVERTHE PACIFICNORTHWEST BRINGS A NORTHWESTERLYFLOW AND SOMEPASSING CLOUDS THIS FAR SOUTH,BUT WE'RE NOT SEEING ANY RAINTODAY.

EXPECT SEASONAL HIGHS ASA RESULT, WITH THE UPPER 50S INTHE VALLEY AND KERN RIVER VALLEYAND LOW 50S THISAFTERNOON IN THE SOUTH MOUNTAINSOF TEHACHAPI ANDFRAZIER PARK.

THE DESERT CITIESWILL CLIMB FROM THE 30STHIS MORNING TO THE 60S THISAFTERNOON.

VALLEY AIRQUALITY IS IN THE GOOD RANGETODAY, BUT ONLY BY A POINT, SOWOOD BURNING IS STILL PROHIBITEDUNLESS YOU HAVE A REGISTEREDDEVICE.THIS MORNING FEDERAL AUTHORITIESWILL CONTINUE TOSEARCH THE CRASH SITE -- WHERENINE PEOPLE --INCLUDING N-B-A SUPER STAR KOBEBRYANT -- WERE KILLED IN AHELICOPTER CRASH SUNDAY MORNINGIN CALABASAS.KOBE BRYANT... HIS 13 YEAR OLDDAUGHTER GIANNA ... ANDSEVEN OTHERS WERE ON THEIR WAYKOBE'S SPORTS COMPLEXWHEN THE HELICOPTER WENT DOWN.TRIBUTES ARE CONTINUING TO POURIN -- AS THOUSANDS HAVEVISITED STAPLES CENTER IN L-A --LEAVING FLOWERS...CARDS... CANDLES... ANDBALLOONS.THE N-B-A ALSO DECIDING TOPOSTPONE TONIGHT'S GAMEAT STAPLES BETWEEN THE LAKERSAND CLIPPERS.AND AMONG THOSE WHO WERE KILLEDIN THE CRASH WASLONGTIME ORANGE COAST COLLEGEBASEBALLCOACH JOHN ALTOBELLI.HE... HIS WIFE KERI AND THEIRDAUGHTER ALYSSA... WEREAMONG THE NINE WHO LOST THEIRLIVES.THEIR LOSS BEING FELT RIGHT HEREIN KERN COUNTY.23ABC SPORTS DIRECTOR KARI OSEPSPOKE TO BAKERSFIELDCOLLEGE BASEBALL COACH TIMPAINTON ABOUT HISRELATIONSHIP WITH ALTOBELLI.PAINTON: "WE FINISHED ABOUT5'OCLOCK YESTERDAY ANDSANDI TAYLOR OUR ATHLETICDIRECTOR WALKED ONTO ON OURFIELD AND TOLD ME THAT JOHNALTOBELLI AND HIS WIFE ANDDAUGHTER WERE INVOLVED SO ITTOOK A DIFFERENT TURN FOR ME.

IKNEW JOHN FOR 30 YEARS AND .

..GIVE ME A SECOND."EMOTIONS STILL SO FRESH AS COACHPAINTON ATTEMPTED TOMAKE A NOT SO EVERDAY PRACTICEFEEL NORMAL.

..FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF HISFRIEND JOHN ALTOBELLI."OBVIOUSLY IT'S ALL OVER THENEWS, IT'S ALL OVER ONLINE IT'SJUST A TRAGIC DAY.

WE LOST ABASKETBALL ICON, WE LOST ACOACHING ICON AS WELL."AND WHEN DESCRIBING ALTOBELLI.

..COACH PAINTONSAYS HE WAS SOMEONE WHO MADE APOSITIVE IMPACT ONANYONE HE ENCOUNTERED."SOMEBODY YOU JUST ENJOYED BEINGAROUND.""IT'S TRAGIC, YOU HATE THAT ITHAPPEN BUT YOU KIND OF CARRYTHE MEMORY.

FOR THOSE KIDS ANDCOACHES THAT HAVE TO PLAYTOMORROW, I'M NOT SURE HOWTHAT'S GOING TO GO, SO MYTHOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TOTHEM."A CALIFORNIA FATHER HAS BEENARRESTED IN THE DECADES-OLDKILLINGS OF FIVE OF HIS INFANTCHILDREN.A CASE THE SHERIFF SAID HADHAUNTED HIS AGENCY FORYEARS.57-YEAR-OLD PAUL PEREZ WASARRESTED AT A STATE PRISON INDELANO... JUST DAYS BEFORE HEWAS EXPECTED TO BE RELEASEDON UNRELATED CHARGES.HE IS SUSPECTED IN THE DEATHS OFTHE CHILDREN BORN BETWEEN19-92 AND 2001.AUTHORITIES STARTEDINVESTIGATING AFTER THEDECOMPOSED REMAINS OF THE CHILDRECENTLY IDENTIFIED AS 3-MONTH-OLD NIKKO LEE PEREZ WEREFOUND IN 2007 IN A SEALED,SUBMERGED BOX IN AN IRRIGATIONSWAMP NEAR WOODLAND INYOLO COUNTY.AN AUTOPSY FOUND HE DIED OFBLUNT FORCE TRAUMA.

THE REMAINSWERE IDENTIFIED IN OCTOBER AFTERAUTHORITIES USED AN EXPANDEDD-N-A DATABASE THATTHEY HAD NOT USED BEFORE ON THECOLD CASE.PEREZ IS CHARGED WITH FIVECOUNTS OF PREMEDITATEDMURDER WITH SPECIALCIRCUMSTANCES OF LYING IN WAIT,TORTURE AND MULTIPLE VICTIMS.A LOCAL CHURCH IS ASKING THECOMMUNITY FOR HELP -- AFTERTHEY SAID -- THERE HAVE BEENSEVERAL BURGLARIES,BREAK-INS AND VANDALISM DONE TOTHEIR FACILITY IN SOUTHWESTBAKERSFIELD...CHURCH OFFICIALS -- WITH 'RISINGSTAR BAPTIST CHURCH'ON WILSON ROAD -- TELLING 23ABC THAT THEY HAVE SEVERALINCIDENTS RECORDED ON THEIRSURVEILLANCECAMERAS OF PEOPLE BREAKING INTOTHEIR CHURCH.THE MOST RECENT INCIDENTHAPPENED LAST WEEK -- ONJANUARY 22ND.A PAIR OF MEN CAN BE SEENHOPPING A FENCE, BREAKING A VANWINDOW AND STEALING THE BATTERYFROM THEIR CHURCHVANS.CHURCH OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVEFILED REPORTS WITHBAKERSFIELD POLICE OVER THEINCIDENTS."WE'VE MADE SEVERAL REPORTS.THEY'VEBROKEN INTO OUR VANS, VANDALIZEDOUR CHURCH.

WE HAVE NUMEROUSCAMERAS AROUND OUR FACILITY.THEY'VE TORN DOWN OUR CAMERAS.WE NOWHAVE UP ON HIGH POLES, SO THEYCAN'T REACH THEM."OFFICIALS SAY THERE HAVE BEENTHOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DONE INDAMAGE BECAUSE OF THESEINCIDENTS.THEY MAINLY WANT THE PUBLIC'SHELP IN IDENTIFYING THESUSPECTS -- SO THAT THEY CAN BEARRESTED AND THE ONGOINGINCIDENTS AT THEIR CHURCH WILLSTOP.ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKEDTO CALL B-P-D AT 3-2-7 --71--11.TODAY - CSUB WILL HAVE FREELEGAL IMMIGRATIONSERVICES ON CAMPUS FOR STUDENTSAND FACULTY.23ABC'S DANIELA GARRIDO SPOKEWITH A LOCAL LAWYER ON WHATSTUDENTS CAN EXPECT.CSUB IS ONE OF 21 CAL STATEUNIVERSITIES TO OFFER MONTHLYLEGAL IMMIGRATION SERVICES ONITS CAMPUS.WIN EATON/SPECIALIZE DIMMIGRATION LAWYER: "THOSEARE THE TWO CATEGORIES - THEYREEITHER AS SPECIALIMMIGRANT JUVENILES ORUNDOCUMENTED YOUNG PEOPLE"WIN EATTON IS A SPECIALIZEDIMMIGRATION LAWYER WHO HASDEDICATED 13 YEARS TO THEIMMIGRANT COMMUNITY INBAKERSFIELD.WIN EATON/SPECIALIZE DIMMIGRATION LAWYER: "I WORKCLOSELY WITH CSUB I WAS A MAJORPARTICIPANT WITHTHE DOCUMENTARY MAJOR MIGRANTSTORIES DONETHROUGH THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENTWE'VE DONE ANUMBER OF PUBLIC FORMS TO HELPPEOPLE UNDERSTANDTHEIR RIGHTS AND SEMINARS TOGIVE PEOPLE IDEAS OF WHAT TO DOIFTHEY HAPPEN TO GET STOPPED ANDTHAT SORT OF THING"RESOURCE SERVICES SUCH ASTUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY'SEVENT WILL ALLOW THE 9,500UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS ANDSTAFF THROUGHOUT CAL STATEUNIVERSITY CAMPUSES TO ASKQUESTIONS ABOUT DACA RENEWALSAND FAMILY BASED PETITIONS, FREEOF CHARGE.WIN EATON/SPECIALIZE DIMMIGRATION LAWYER: "THEYDON'T UNDERSTAND THE PROCESSTHAT THEY MAY BEELIGIBLE FOR TO GET ON A PATH TOCITIZENSHIP OR A GREEN CARDTHEN CITIZENSHIP OTHER TIMES WEFIND SOMEONE IN THE DACAPROGRAM AND THEY DON'TUNDERSTAND THEY SHOULDHAVE FILED FOR RENEWAL EVEN IFITS BEEN SOME TIME SINCE THEIRVISA EXPIRED"AND WHILE THE MONTHS-OLD SERVICEIS MEANT TO HELPSTUDENTS AND STAFF, SOME ARESTILL SKEPTICAL OF USING IT."THERE ARE THINGS CAUSING FEARTO ROLL ACROSS THECOUNTRY IN THE IMMIGRANTCOMMUNITY SO IF THERE IS ALITTLECONCERN OUT THERE IT'S JUSTIFIEDAND I SHARE THATCONCERN"IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT ANYONECELEBRATES A PARKING LOT..

BUTIT'S NOT OFTEN THAT ANYONECELEBRATES A PARKING LOT..

BUTTHE RIO BRAVO GREELEY UNIONSCHOOL DISTRICT IS HOSTING ARIBBON CUTTING THIS MORNING..

TODO JUST THAT..A DIRT LOT AT THE NORTHEASTCORNER OF THE CAMPUS -- ALONGSTATE ROUTE 43 -- HAS BEENTRANSFORMED THANKS TO THE"GRIFFITH COMPANY FOR COMMUNITY"PROGRAM..

ANDTHE R-B-G EDUCATIONALFOUNDATION.THIS IS VIDEO DURINGCONSTRUCTION LATE LAST YEAR.A LACK OF PARKING SPACE RESULTEDIN MANY PARENTSHAVING TO WAIT ON THE DIRTSHOULDER OF HIGHWAY 43 TOPICK UP -- AND DROP OFF THEIRKIDS..

AS BIG RIGS AND CARSROARED DOWN THE ROAD NEXT TOTHEM.THE SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICTLOCATED WEST OF BAKERSFIELD ISMORE THAN 100 YEARS OLD.GRIFFITH ALONG WITH MANYSUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERSCOMPLETED THE PROJECT DURING THEHOLIDAYS AND WEEKENDS.THE RIBBON CUTTING IS SET FOR9-30 THIS MORNING.LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WILL BETEAMING UP TO DISCUSSISSUES IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEMDURING THE 'MARCH FOREDUCATIONAL JUSTICE'.THE KERN JUSTICE COLLABORATIVEWILL TALK ABOUTTHE IMPORTANCE OF A POSITIVESCHOOL ENVIRONMENT --WHILE WORKING TO IMPROVE THEACADEMIC OUTCOMES FORMINORITY STUDENTS.THOSE INTERESTED IN ATTENDINGWILL MEET AT THE ROSSLOCATED ON MING AVENUE ONTHURSDAY AT 5-30PM.THE GROUP WILL THEN MARCH TO THEK-H-S-D COMMUNITYFORUM AT WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON NEWSTINE ROAD.AND THE KERN HIGH SCHOOLDISTRICT FORUM WILL BE TALKINGABOUT STUDENT BEHAVIOR ANDSCHOOL CLIMATE IN THE DISTRICT.THE MEETING WILL INCLUDE SAMPLESOF STUDENTDISCPLINE AND REFERRAL DATA,CURRENT SCHOOL CLIMATE SURVEYRESULTS, AND PRACTICES RELATEDTO POSITIVEBEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS ANDSUPPORTS.THE COMMUNITY FORUM STARTS ATSEVEN P-M ON THURSDAY INDEMELLO HALL AT WEST HIGH SCHOOLAT 12-HUNDRED NEWSTINE ROAD.THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD ISTHANKING THE COMMUNITY FORKEEPING OIL AND GREAE OUT OFTHEIR DRAINS THIS PASTHOLIDAY SEASON.THEY POSTED THIS ON TWITTERSAYING THAT THE WASTEWATERDIVISION REPORTED COLLECTING 170GALLONS OFGREASE AND COOKING OIL DURINGLAST YEAR'SCOLLECTION EVENT.THAT'S 10 GALLONS MORE THAN THEYEAR BEFORE.THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD ISMAKING ROOM FOR A NEWNATURAL GAS FUELING STATION -AND THE COMMMUNITY HAS A CHANCETO WITNESS THE REVEAL.SO-CAL GAS COMPANY WILL BEHOSTING A RIBBON-CUTTINGCEREMONY AT ITS NEW NATURAL GASFUELING STATION THISWEEK.THE NEW STATIONS WILL HELP CLEANTHE AIR AND REDUCECLIMATE EMISSIONS ALONG THEMAJOR LOGISTICSTRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR OFFHIGHWAYS 99 AND THE 65.THE FUELING STATION WILL BE OPENTO THE PUBLIC 24 HOURSA DAY --7 DAYS A WEEK TO SERVETHE CLEAN TRUCKING FLEETSTHAT USE RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS.THE CEREMONY WILL BE HELDTHURSDAY STARTING AT TEN IN THEMORNING AT 35-118 MC- MURTREYAVENUE.IF YOU THINK THAT LAWENFORCEMENT COULD BE PARTOF YOUR FUTURE--LISTEN UP.THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICEHAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THEIREXPLORER PROGRAM.EXPLORERS WILL SERVE THECOMMUNITY... LEARN ABOUT LAWENFORCEMENT... AND POSSIBLYPREPARE YOU FOR A CAREER AS ADEPUTY.THE NEXT TEST DATE IS HAPPENINGTOMORROW ATK-C-S-O HEADQUATERS STARTING ATSIX P.M.AND THERE ARE SOME REQUIREMENTS.--YOU MUST HAVE A 2 POINT 0G-P-A.-- BE BETWEEN 14 AND 21 YEARSOLD... AMONG OTHERREQUIREMENTS.FOR MORE INFORMATION...YO U CANCALL 392-6066.A STORM TRACKING ONSHORE OVER

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