23ABC News at 6 PM | Top Stories for February 10, 2020

23ABC News at 6 PM | Top Stories for February 10, 2020

HARRINGTON.TONIGHT'S TOP STORIES..THE COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIALSCRACKING DOWN ON ILLEGALDUMPING...AND 23ABC GOING OUT WITH THETASK FORCE CREATED TOCOMBAT THE ONGOING ISSUE TODAY-- A LOOK AT HOW OFFICIALSARE WORKING TO STOP THEPROBLEM...AND -- AS THE VOTERS IN NEWHAMPSHIRE PREPARE TO HEADTO THE POLLS FOR THEIR PRIMARY-- A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTFROM THE BERNIE SANDERS CAMPAIGN-- MORE ON THE SENATOR'S PLANSTO VISIT C-S-U-B...ALLISON???23ABC NEWS AT SIX STARTS RIGHTNOW...ILLEGAL DUMPING IN OUR COMMUNITYHAS BECOME AN ISSUEPLAGUING MANY NEIGHBORHOODS..

.CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVEBEEN ATTEMPTING TO COMBAT THISISSUE BY CREATING TEAMS FOCUSEDSOLELY ON ILLEGAL TRASHDUMPING.23ABCS LEZLA GOODEN WAS ABLE TOFOLLOW ONE OF THECOUNTY TEAMS TO SEE HOW THEY AREADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM.GOOD EVENING..

TODAY I WAS ABLETEAM UP WITH THE KERN COUNTYPUBLIC WORKS RAPID TEAM WHO WASABLE TO GIVE US A BEHIND THESCENES LOOK OF THEIR DAY TO DAYOPERATIONS..

FROM SCOUTINGNEIHGBHORHODOS..

TO PICKING UPSEVERAL ILLEGAL DUMPING ITEMS..THEY TELL ME IN ORDER TO FIXTHIS PROBLEM THEY ARE GOINGTO NEED THE COMMUNITYS HELPS.FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TAKE ITSOMEWHEREELSE THERE IS A DUMP SPOT NOTTOO FAR FROM HERE.

THIS ISN'T ADUMPING GROUND.53 YEAR OLD AURELIO GUERRA SAYSHE HAS LIVED IN THISNEIGHBORHOOD OFF OF PACIFICSTREET IN EAST BAKERSFIELD FORTHE PAST FIVE YEARS.HE ADDS THAT ILLEGAL DUMPINGHERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOINGPROBLEM.(NAT POP)AND AT TIMES HE WAKES UP TOTRASH IN HIS YARD- BUT HE SAYSHE IS GRATEFUL TO THE REMOVINGAND PREVENTINGILLEGAL DUMPING CREW OR RAPIDCREW- THAT HAS TAKEN THECHARGE OF CLEANING UP THEILLLEGAL DUMPING ITEMS.LIKE I BEEN SAYING THEY HAVEBEENDOING A GOOD JOB..THEY HAVE TOLDME WE ARE GOING TO COME IN THISWEEKAND CLEAN IT ALL UP..

THEN ABOUTA WEEK LATER YOU GOT TRASHAGAIN.

BUT THEY HAVEBEEN COMING BY AT LEAST ONCE AMONTH..

CONSIDERING THISNEIGHBORHOODWE LIVE IN THEY HAVE BEEN DOINGGREAT.THE KERN COUNTY PUBLIC WORKSOFFICE FOR THE PAST TWO YEARSHAS IMPLENTED THIER RAPID CREWOF FIVE TO SOLELY FOCUS ONILLEGAL DUMPING NUISANCETHROUGHOUT KERN COUNTY..JUST THIS YEAR THEY HAVEALLOTTED A NEW DAILY TASK TOADDRESS ILLEGAL DUMPING.NOW WE HAVE A SCOUT THAT GOESTHROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AS WELLLOOKIN FOR SPOTS WE HAVEN'TRECEIVEDCOMPLAINTS ON BUT WE KNOW THATTHOSE AREAS ARE FREQUENTLYDUMPEDON.KERN COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS SAYSTHEY WANT THE COMMUNITYTO UNDERSTAND THE BOUNDARIESTHAT THE CREWS FACE.

LEGALLY THETEAM CAN ONLY ADDRESS AREAS THATFALL ALONG COUNTY PUBLICRIGHTAWAYS..

SUCH AS SIDEWALKS..ALLEYWAYS..

AND PROPERTY OWNEDBY THE COUNTY.IF THERE IS DUMPING ON PRIVATEPROPERTY THEREARE OTHER STEPS THEY MUST TAKE.IF ITS ON THE PRIVATE PROPERTYTHAT'SFULLY WITHIN THE PRIVATEPROPERTY WE THEN HAVE TO GOTHROUGH OUR CODECOMPLIANCE TO GET THE PROPERTYOWNER TO CLEAN UP THEIRPROPERTY..

IFTHE PROPERTY OWNER DOESN'TRESPOND THEN WE CAN COME IN WITHOUR RAPID CREWS..

IT TAKES ABOUT2 TO 3 MONTHS TO CLEAN UP APRIVATEPROPERTY..THEN WE SEND THATPROPERTY OWNER A BILL.TRASH, CLOTHES..

NEEDLES ANDPIECES OF FURNTIRURE AREJUST SOME OF THE ITEMS THE RAPIDCREW SEES ON A DAILY.ESCUDERO SAYS THAT TIRES ANDMATTRESSES ARE THE TWO MOSTPOPULAR ITEMS THEY SEE DUMPED.AND IN 2019 ALONE..

THECREW COLLECTED 1200 MATTRESSESFROM COUNTY STREETS.COUNTYWIDE WE HAVE CLEANED UPNEARLY5,000 SEPARATE DUMPS SITES LASTYEAR ALONE AND WE TALK ABOUTTHETONNAGE ALONE ITS OVER 800 TONSOF GARBAGE.DURING THE TIME THAT 23ABCFOLLOWED THE RAPID CREW..

THETEAM CAME ACROSS A HOMELESSENCAMPMENT..WHERE INDIVIDUALS BEGAN TO CLEANONCE THEY SAWTHE CREWS TRUCK.... THE RAPIDCREW SAYS THIS IS ALSOAPART OF THEIR ROUTINE.WE ALSO WORK WITH OUR CODEENFORCEMENT TEAM AND WE WEREABLE TO CLEAN UP 124 HOMELESSENCAMPMENTS AS WELL..

OUR RAPIDTEAM WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITHOUR HOMELESS OUTREACH.THE CREW IS CONTINUING TO ASKFOR THE COMMUNITY'SHELP WITH ILLEGAL DUMPING.

ANDWANTS TO REMINDRESIDENTS THERE ARE 13 SITELOCATIONS THAT COUNTYRESIDENTS CAN DUMP THEIRUNWANTED ITEMS FOR FREE ANDEVEN HAVE THE OPTION TO DROP OFFOUR TIRES A YEAR.

THIS ONLYAPPLIES TO RESIDENTS WHO AREDUMPING NOT BUSINESSES.NEIGHBORS FOR THE LOVE OF GODRESPECT YOUR NEIGHBORS..

RESPECTYOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.THE RAPID CREW OF THE COUNTYSAYS THEY WANT TO ENCOURAGECOMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS ILLEGALDUMPING TOGETHER.

AND RECOMMENDNEIGHBORHOODS SO TO HOST THEIROWN CLEANUP..

WHICH KERN COUNTYPUBLIC WORKS WILL PROVIDE FORFREE--- GLOVES, BAGS AND THEYWILL SEND A TEAM MEMBER TOCONDUCT A TRAINING WITH YOURGROUP.

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FOR NOW IN STUDIOLEZLA GOODEN 23ABC NEWSCONNECTING YOU.ONE MAN IS IN CUSTODY -- AFTERLEADING LAW ENFORCEMENTFROM TWO AGENCIES ON A CHASENORTHWEST OFBAKERSFIELD.OFFICIALS SAY IT CAME TO AN ENDIN THE AREA OF ZERKER ROAD AND7TH STANDARD..

WHEN THE SUSPECTJUMPED OUT OF HISVEHICLE AND JUMPED INTO A CANAL.COUNTY FIRE CREWS WERE CALLED INTO HELP PULL HIMOUT OF THE CANAL.POLICE SAY THE VEHICLE HE WAS INWAS REPORTED STOLEN.BAKERSFIELD POLICE AND SHERIFFDEPUTIES WERE INVOLVED INTHE CHASE.MEANTIME -- THE B-P-D IS LOOKINGFOR A GUNMAN WHO SENTANOTHER MAN TO THE HOSPITAL ONSUNDAY NIGHT.OFFICIALS SAY OFFICERS LOCATED ASHOOTING VICTIMON TEAL STREET JUST BEFORE 6-30LAST NIGHT.THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THEHOSPITAL WITH AT LEAST ONEGUNSHOT WOUND.HE IS LISTED AS STABLE.SO FAR -- THERE HAS BEEN NOSUSPECT INFORMATIONRELEASED..

AND NO WORD OF ANARREST.THIS IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION-- WE'LL POST ANYUPDATES TO OUR WEBSITE TURN TO23 DOT COM.MEANWHILE -- BAKERSFIELD POLICEOFFICERS SEIZED SEVERALWEAPONS DURING A SEARCH ONSUNDAY...ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS WITHB-P-D, OFFICERS EXECUTED ASEARCH WARRANT AT A HOME ONEASTER STREET NEAR POTOMACAVENUE AND MOUNT VERNON AVENUEIN EAST BAKERSFIELD.DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THEYSEIZED A STOLEN SHORT-BARRELED SHOTGUN, AS WELL AS ANA-K-STYLE ASSAULTRIFLE, TWO PISTOLS, A SECONDSHOTGUN AND VARIOUSTYPES OF AMMUNITION.33-YEAR-OLD ANTHONY REDE WASARRESTED FOR WEAPONSAND GANG CHARGES.ANYONE WITH INFORMATIONREGARDING THIS CASE IS ASKED TOCALL BAKERSFIELD POLICE AT327-7111.A STORM MOVED THROUGH SOUTHERNCALIFORNIA THISMORNING BRINGING GUSTY WINDSESPECIALLY IN THEKERN COUNTY DESERT.

THERE IS AWIND ADVISORY IN THAT AREAUNTIL 7 PM TONIGHT.

WINDS WILLBE DECREASING THISEVENING.HIGH PRESSURE IS MOVING BACK INCONTROL FOR THE BEGINING OF THEWEEK.

TEMPERATURES WILL BEWARMING TO THE 70S IN THEVALLEY BY THURSDAY.

YOU CANEXPECT SUNNY SKIES ANDDRY CONDITIONS.

BAKERSFIELD WILLHAVE A HIGH OF 67 ON TUESDAY.LAKE ISABELLA WILL BE IN THELOW-60S AND THE SOUTHMOUNTAINS IN THE MID-50S.

VALLEYAIR QUALITY IS BACK TO MODERATEAND THERE IS NO WOOD BURNINGUNLESS WITH AREGISTERED DEVICE.BY FRIDAY, A SYSTEM WILL BECLIPPING THE REGION DROPPINGTEMPERATURES BACK TO SEASONALWITH AN INCREASE IN WINDS.THANKSFULLY, YOUR VALENTINE'SEVENING DOESN'T LOOK TO GETINTURUPTED.THE START TO YOUR WEEKEND LOOKSTO BE CALM, BY SUNDAY A COLFFRONT PASSES TRHOUGH LOOKING TODROP TEMPERSTURES, AS OF NOW,THE RAIN CHANCES AREN'T LOOKINGTOO PROMISING.KERN COUNTY IS LOOKING TO CRACKDOWN ON IMPROPER HEMPCULTIVATION WITH A NEWORDINANCE...AT ITS MORNING MEETING TOMORROW,THE KERN COUNTYBOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILLCONSIDER APPROVING ANORDINANCE THAT WILL PLACE NEWLIMITS ON HEMP CULTIVATION,REQUIRE PERMITS FOR ALLCULTIVATION AND ESTABLISH NEWREGISTRATION AND RENEWAL FEES.COUNTY OFFICIALS SAYING THEYHAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH RESEARCHGROWS, AS SOME ENTITIES CLAIM TOBE GROWINGCANNABIS FOR HEMP WHEN THEY AREACTUALLY GROWINGMARIJUANA.THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICESEIZED AROUND 10MILLION MARIJUANA PLANTS INARVIN LAST YEAR -WORTH ABOUT ONE BILLION DOLLARS- THAT HAD BEEN GROWNUNDER THE GUISE OF HEMP BUT WASACTUALLY TRADITIONALMARIJUANA.THE ORDINANCE WOULD LIMIT HEMPCULTIVATION FOR RESEARCHOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES TO ONEACRE PER PERMIT HOLDER.IN ADDITION, ALL HEMP GROWERSWOULD BE REQUIRED TO GETA PERMIT AND WOULD BE SUBJECT TOPERIODICINSPECTION AND MONITORING BY THESHERIFF'S OFFICETHE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETINGWILL BE HELD AT 9 A.M.TOMORROW AT 11-15 TRUXTUN AVENUEIN BAKERSFIELD.PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP UNVEILEDA 4-POINT-8 TRILLIONDOLLAR ELECTION YEAR BUDGET PLANTODAY THAT RECYCLES PREVIOUSLYREJECTED CUTS TO DOMESTICPROGRAMS LIKEFOOD STAMPS AND MEDICAID -- ALLTO PROMISE A BALANCEDBUDGET IN 15 YEARS - ALL WHILELEAVING SOCIAL SECURITY ANDMEDICARE BENEFITS UNTOUCHED..."WE'RE NOT TOUCHING MEDICARE.

WEWANTTO KEEP MEDICARE, WE'RE NOTTOUCHING SOCIAL SECURITY.

UH,WE'RE MAKING OURCOUNTRY STRONGER.

AGAIN, WE'RENOT DECREASING MEDICAID.""WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A VERY GOODBUDGET WITH A VERY POWERFULMILITARY BUDGET CAUSE WE HAVE NOCHOICE."MR. TRUMP'S FISCAL 20-21 PLANPROMISES THE GOVERNMENT'SDEFICIT WILL CREST ABOVE ONETRILLION -- ONLY FOR THE CURRENTBUDGET YEAR BEFORE STEADILYDECREASING TO MOREMANAGEABLE LEVELS.THE ADMINSTRATION RELYING ONOPTIMISTICECONOMIC PROJECTIONS, LOWERINTEREST COSTS, SCALED-BACK OVERSEAS MILITARYOPERATIONS AND PROPOSED CUTSTO AGENCY BUDGETS THAT RUNCOUNTER TO TWO PREVIOUSBUDGET DEALS SIGNED BY THEPRESIDENT.THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET WOULDALSO SHRED LAST YEAR'S HARD-WONBUDGET DEAL BETWEEN THE WHITEHOUSE AND HOUSE SPEAKERNANCY PELOSI BY IMPOSING ANIMMEDIATE 5 PERCENT CUT TONON-DEFENSE AGENCY BUDGETSPASSED BY CONGRESS.ELECTION ORGANIZERS ARE UNDERPRESSURE IN NEWHAMPSHIRE ... FOR TUESDAY'SPRIMARY TO RUN SMOOTHLY.DEMOCRATS WANT A QUICK AND CLEANBALLOT COUNT THERE.THAT'S AS THE IOWA RESULTSREMAIN UP IN THE AIR.REPORTER BRIAN TODD CHECKS INFROM NEW HAMPSHIRE --WHERE VOTERS PLAN TO CAST THEFIRST BALLOTS RIGHT ATMIDNIGHT...TONIGHT - INCREASED PRESSURE ONNEW HAMPSHIREOFFICIALS, TO GET TOMORROW'SPRIMARY RESULTS OUT QUICKLY, ANDFULLY, AFTER IOWA'S DISASTROUSCAUCUSES."WELL, I THINK THE WHOLE STATEIS UNDER, UH UH, A SORT OFMICROSCOPE THATTHEY HAVEN'T BEEN BEFORE,BECAUSE OF IOWA."TOM TILLOTSON, MODERATOR OF TINYDIXVILLE NOTCH SINCE2004, SAYS TOWNS LIKE HIS HAVEBEEN DELIVERING FAST, RELIABLERESULTS FOR DECADES."WE'LL HAVE PEOPLE COUNTING THEBALLOTS BY HAND, AND IT'LL BE ACORRECT COUNT.

AND IT WILL BEAVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY."AUTHORITIES LIKE TILLOTSON TELLUS, THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAMEPITFALLS IOWA DID:- THEY'RE NOT USING AN APP TOCOLLECT RESULTS- THERE'S NO CHANGE IN PROCEDUREFROM PREVIOUSELECTIONS- AND IT WILL BE RUN BY ELECTIONOFFICIALS, NOT BY STATE PARTIES"EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE DONEEXACTLYTHE SAME AS IF YOU'RE RUNNINGFOR TOWN ELECTION OFFICE ORSTATE ORFEDERAL OFFICE."NEW HAMPSHIRE USES ALL PAPERBALLOTS, COUNTED BYSCANNER OR BY HAND."PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GO INTO APRIVATE VOTING BOOTH, THEY'REGOING TOTAKE OUT A PENCIL AND THEY'REGONNA FILL IN THE DOT, OR ACHECKMARK, NEXT TOTHEIR FAVORITE CANDIDATE.

THEPAPER BALLOT IS THEN FED INTO AACCUVIEWSCANNER, AND, WITHIN MINUTES OFTHE POLLS CLOSING - I WOULD SAY15MINUTES - WE'RE GOING TO GET APRINTOUT, LOOKS LIKE A GROCERYSTORERECEIPT PRINTOUT, OF THE TALLY."EACH LOCATION WILL THEN PUBLICLYREAD THE RESULTS ALOUD.ANY MIXUP OR DELAY NOT ONLYJEOPARDIZES A STATE'S STATUSOF VOTING FIRST ... BUT CAN ROBTHE WINNER OF MOMENTUM INVICTORY, AND UNDERMINECONFIDENCE IN THE PRIMARYPROCESS."A SCREW UP IN NEW HAMPSHIREWOULD BECATACLYSMIC FOR THE DEMOCRATICPARTY AND WOULD ROB THE VICTOR,AND THENUMBER TWO, AND THE NUMBER THREEFINISHERS, OF THEIR BRAGGINGRIGHTS.THE BERNIE SANDERS 20-20CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCEDNATIONAL SURROGATES REPRESENTINGSANDERS WILL BESPEAKING AT CAL STATEBAKERSFIELD THIS WEEK.THE GOAL OF THE BERNIE 20-20CAMPAIGN IS TO INFORMSTUDENTS ON ISSUES SUCH ASSTUDENT LOAN DEBT.THEY WILL HOLD AN INFORMATIONALSESSION AT THEALUMNI PLAZA AT 3 P-M ONWEDNESDAY.

CSUB IS ONE OFSEVERAL SCHOOLS THE SANDERSCAMPAIGN WILL VISIT DURING ITSCALIFORNIA COLLEGE TOURTHIS WEEK.ORGANIZERS SAY BERNIE SANDERSWILL NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE.THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TOTHE PUBLIC.COMING UP