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23ABC News at 7 p.m.
23ABC News at 7 p.m.
23ABC News at 7 p.m.

JOINING US FOR THIS SPECIALDIGITAL EDITION OF 23ABC NEWS AT7 -- I'M JESSICA HARRINGTON...TONIGHT'S TOP STORIES.NIGHT TWO OF THE REPUBLICANNATIONAL CONVENTION HASBEGUN -- MORE ON WHO WILL TAKETHE STAGE TONIGHT...PLUS...WE HEAR FROM A LOCAL SCHOOL ANDTHE CHALLENGESTHEY FACED ON THE FIRST DAYBACK....23ABC NEWS AT 7 STARTS NOW...GOOD EVENING --NIGHT TWO OF THE REPUBLICANNATIONAL CONVENTION HASSTARTED -- WITH FIRST LADYMELANIA TRUMP IS SCHEDULED TOADDRESS THE R-N-C TONIGHT.SHE'LL MAKE THE CASE FOR HERHUSBAND'S RE-ELECTION FROMTHE NEWLY RENOVATED WHITE HOUSEROSE GARDEN.TONIGHT'S SPEAKERS ARE EXPECTEDTO ADDRESS THEPRESIDENT'S POLICIES ON TRADE,ABORTION AND THE OPIOIDCRISIS.DURING NIGHT ONE -- ONE OF THESPEAKERS -- THE NATIONAL CHAIROF THE TRUMP VICTORY FINANCECOMMITTEE..

WHO IS ALSO THE EX-WIFE OF CALIFORNIA GOVERNORGAVIN NEWSOM -- HADSOME STRONG WORDS TO SAY ABOUTTHE STATE.IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE SOCIALISTBIDEN/HARRIS FUTURE FOR OURCOUNTRY, JUST TAKE A LOOK ATCALIFORNIA.

IT IS APLACE OF IMMENSE WEALTH,IMMEASURABLE INNOVATION ANDIMMACULATE ENVIRONMENT - AND THEDEMOCRATS TURNED IT INTO ALAND OF DISCARDED HEROIN NEEDLESIN PARKS, RIOTS IN STREETS ANDBLACKOUTS IN HOMES.NIGHT TWO OF THE R-N-C ISUNDERWAY RIGHT NOW.WE WILL HAVE A FULL WRAP UP OFTONIGHT'S SPEECHES ANDMORE ON 23 ABC NEWS AT 11.AND AS THE CONVENTION CONTINUESTONIGHT -- IT'SPRETTY SIMPLE MATH, IF THEPRESIDENT IS ABLE TO WIN THESAME STATES THAT HE WON IN 2016,HE'LL BE PRESIDENT AGAIN.BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE POLLSTHAT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASYWHICH IS WHY PRESIDENT TRUMP ISLOOKING TO WIN SOME STATESHILLARY CLINTON WON.SCRIPPS REPORTER JOE ST.

GEORGEREPORTS ONWHERE THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN ISLOOKING TO UPSETDEMOCRATS...WELCOME TO THE REPUBLICANNATIONAL CONVENTION ITMAY BE LIVE IN D.C.

BUT THEINTENDED AUDIENCE OF THERNC IS NOWHERE NEAR THEWASHINGTON MONUMENT.

THESPEECHES THIS WEEK ARE TARGETEDAT VOTERS INWISCONSIN MICHIGAN OHIO.

FLORIDATEXAS ARIZONA ANDPENNSYLVANIA.

ALL SWING STATESTHIS YEAR THAT WENT RED FORPRESIDENT TRUMP 4 YEARS AGO.

IFHE WINS THEM AGAIN HE GETS TORIDE IN MARINE ONE FOR FOUR MOREYEARS.

BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP'SCAMPAIGN KNOWS THERE AREQUESTION MARKS.POLLS INDICATE EACH STATEPOTENTIALLY COULD TURNBLUE.

WHICH IS WHY PRESIDENTTRUMP MAY NEED TO WIN A STATEWON BY HILLARY CLINTON.

WHILETHE CAMPAIGN IS INVESTING INSTATES LIKE NEVADA AND COLORADO.MN THANK U VERYMUCH MINNESOTA IS EMERGING ASTHE BIGGEST TARGET.

IT'S ASTATE REPUBLICANS HAVEN'T WONSINCE .

THAT'STHEIR LONGEST LOSING STREAK.TRUMP SPENT $30,000 THERE IN .HE'S EXPECTED TO SPEND $10MILLION PLUS THIS YEAR.

1:16IT'S ASTATE WE THINK WE ARE GOING TODO VERY WELL IN..

TRUMP CAMPAIGNADVISOR HOGAN GIDLEY SAYSTRUMP'S MAKING A PLAY BECAUSE 4YEARS HE CAME VERY CLOSE.

1.24WE ONLY LOST IT BY 1.4 PERCENT,44 THOUSAND VOTES MN REPUBLICANPARTY CHAIRJENNIFER CARNAHAN SAYS TRUMP CANPULL IT OFF MYTURNING OUT THE VOTE IN RURALCOUNTIES, WHERE SHE SAYS VOTERSARE VERY DIFFERENT THAN THOSEWHO LIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS WILL ADDQUICK BITE AT 2:45PM ET THEREPUBLICAN PLAY FORMINNESOTA ISN'T JUST WISHFULTHINKING 2:12 THEY HAVE THELARGEST CAMPAIGN ON THE GROUNDIN THE STATE OFMINNESOTA KEN MARTIN IS CHAIR OFTHE MINNESOTADEMOCRATIC PARTY AND SAYS WHILEREPUBLICANSCOULD WIN, THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN ISSTAFFING UP FAST TO PREVENTTHAT.

324 THE CALVARY IS COMINGIN WASHINGTON, I'MJOE ST.

GEORGE.NEXT WEEK THE STATE WILL BEREVIEWING THE THE EVICTIONMORATORIUM AND DECIDING WHETHEROR NOT TO EXTEND IT...LEAVING MANY UNSURE HOW THEYWILL PAY THEIR RENT ORMORTGAGE.TODAY THE KERN COUNTY BOARD OFSUPERVISORS APPROVED A 5MILLION DOLLAR RENTAL ANDMORTGAGE ASSISTANCEPROGRAM TO HELP RESIDENTS WHOCOULD BE FACING EVICTION.THIS MONEY AIMS TO HELP THOSEWHO ARE AT OR BELOW 80% OF THEAREA MEDIAN INCOME, HAVE BEENFINANCIALLY IMPACTED BYCOVID-19 AND ARE FACING EVICTIONOR FORECLOSURE.UP TO 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS CAN BEGRANTED PERFAMILY.ACCORDING TO SUPERVISOR LETICIAPEREZ'S OFFICE THERE IS NO SETDATE ON WHEN THE FUNDS WILL BEDISTRIBUTED ORAPPLICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE.CAP-K AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITYOF KERN COUNTY ARESTILL CREATING THE PROCESS ANDMONEY GRANTED TO FAMILIES WILLBE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVEBASIS.

TODAY 23ABC ASKEDSUPERVISOR PEREZ IF THEBOARD OF SUPERVISORS CAN CREATETHEIR OWNMORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS."I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN.

SHOULDTHENEED BE PRESENTED.

I DON'T KNOWIF THE POLITICAL WILL EXISTS TODO SUCH A THING.MY SUSPICION WOULD BE NO BUT WEHAVEN'T HAD THAT CONVERSATIONANDWHEN WE DO IT WILL HAPPEN INPUBLIC."THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD RECENTLYCOMMITTED 5MILLION DOLLARS FOR ANASSISTANCE PROGRAM ANDTHE FUNDS APPROVED BY THE BOARDOF SUPERVISORSTODAY WILL BE COMBINED WITH THECITY'S TO CREATE ONEPROGRAM THAT OPERATES UNDER THESAME GUIDELINES.THE COUNTY'S PROGRAM WOULD FUNDAPPLICATIONSOUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS AS WELLAS OTHER CITIES ANDUNINCORPORATEDAREAS OF KERN.BOTH PROGRAMS WILL BE BEADMINISTERED BY THE HOUSINGAUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF KERN.FOR INFORMATION ON WHEN ANAPPLICATION CAN BE FILLED OUTYOU CAN CONTACT THE BOARD OFSUPERVISORS OFFICE OR 211.THE KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTWAS FACING BUDGET CUTS, WHICHWOULD HAVE MEANT A LOSS INSTAFFING AND NOADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR NEWEQUIPMENT...BUT WITH THE COUNTY'S BOARD OFSUPERVISORS APPROVING ANEW BUDGET, THE FIREDEPARTMENT IS EXPECTED TO GETFUNDS TO HELP THEM IMPROVE THEIRRESOURCES.THE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTSSPOKESPERSON TOLD 23ABC THEYARE PLANNING ON USING THE MONEYAPPROVED FROM THE BUDGET TOMAINTAIN STAFFING AS WELL ASIMPROVE EQUIPMENT."WE HAVE MANY ENGINES THAT AREFRONT-LINE FIRE ENGINES,THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITIES THATHAVE WELL OVER 200 THOUSANDMILES ON THEM.

THIS DOES NOTCOUNT THE HUNDREDS, RATHER,THOUSANDS OF HOURS THAT THESEENGINES, THESETRUCKS WILL BE ON SCENE IDLING,RUNNING PUMPS, AND OTHERMECHANISMSTO HAVE US COMPLETE OUR JOBSEFFECTIVELY."THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR THEKERN COUNTYFIRE DEPARTMENT INCLUDES 10MILLION DOLLARS, 5 MILLION OFTHE RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR THEKERN COUNTYFIRE DEPARTMENT INCLUDES 10MILLION DOLLARS, 5 MILLION OFTHATIS COMING FROM THE FIRE FUND,WHILE THE OTHER 5 MILLION ISCOMING FROM LEASE FINANCING.THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICEALSO SAYS THAT THIS BUDGETWILL HELP AVOID ANY SERVICELEVEL IMPACTS FOR THE TIMEBEING, BUT IT IS ONLY ATEMPORARY FIX AND THE FIREDEPARTMENT WILL MOST LIKELY NEEDMORE FUNDING IN THE FUTURE.MEANWHILE -- AUTHORITIES SAYTHERE ARE SOME HOPEFUL SIGNS INTHE FIGHT AGAINST SOME OF THECALIFORNIA WILDFIRES.ACCORDING TO CAL FIRE... THE C-Z-U LIGHTNING COMPLEX FIREHAS BURNED NEARLY 80- THOUSANDACRES... AND IS17-PERCENT CONTAINED.25-THOUSAND STRUCTURES ARETHREATENED AND OVER 300STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.OFFICIALS SAY CALM WEATHERHELPED CREWS MAKE HEADWAY.

ONMONDAY, FORECASTERS LIFTED AWARNING ABOUT DRYLIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS THATCOULD HAVE SPARKED MOREFIRES.THE WEATHER IS REALLYCOOPERATING.WE'RE STEADILY GETTING A TRICKLEOF RESOURCES IN, AS SOON AS WEGET THERESOURCES WE'RE PUTTING THEM TOWORK AND PUTTING THEM INTO OURPLANTO ACHIEVE OUR STRATEGY ANDTACTICS FOR THIS INCIDENT.AGAIN..

THAT'S FOR THE C-Z-ULIGHTNING COMPLEX FIRE.NOW..

THE L-N-U LIGHTNINGCOMPLEX FIRE NEAR NAPA HASBURNED MORE THAN 350- THOUSANDACRES AND IS 27-PERCENT CONTAINED.AND THE LAKE FIRE TO THE SOUTHOF US HAS BURNED 35-THOUSAND ACRES... AND IS65-PERCENT CONTAINED.AND TAXPAYERS CURRENTLY DEALINGWITH WILDFIRES IN ATLEAST EIGHT CALIFORNIA COUNTIESWILL NOW HAVE ONELESS THING TO STRESS OVER...THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICEANNOUNCED IT WILL EXTEND TAXDEADLINES FOR SOME INDIVIDUALAND BUSINESS TAX RETURNS.THE I-R-S TAX RELIEF ISAVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON ORBUSINESS IN AN AREA THAT'SCURRENTLY ELIGIBLE TORECEIVE INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCEFROM THE FEDERALEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES AFFECTEDBY THE WILDFIRES NOWHAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 15TH TO FILERETURNS AND PAY ANYTAXES THAT WERE ORIGINALLY DUEON OCTOBER 15TH.FOR MORE INFORMATION -- AND TOSEE A LIST OF WHICHCOUNTIES IMPACTED BY FIRESCURRENTLY QUALIFY FOR THETAX RELIEF -- HEAD TO OURWEBSITE -- TURN TO 23 DOT COM.AND A FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT THEAMERICAN REDTONIGHT - AS LAURA APPROACHES,THERE AREAND TONIGHT - AS LAURATEMPERATURES WILL BE A TOUCHCOOLER WEDNESDAY THANKS TO THEAFOREMENTIONED TROUGH MOVING IN.EXPECT A HIGH AROUND 98 INBAKERSFIELD, 97 IN THE KERNRIVER VALLEY, AND IN THE UPPER80S FOR FRAZIER PARK ANDTEHACHAPI.COMMUNITIES IN THE DESERT WILLSTILL BE IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS.SKIES WILL BE SUNNY (WITH THEEXCEPTION OF SOME HAZE) FORTHE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.AND TONIGHT - AS LAURAAPPROACHES, THERE ARESTATES OF EMERGENCY IN TEXAS ANDLOUISIANA,NCLUDING HOUSTON, THE NATION'S4TH LARGEST CITYWITH 7 MILLION LIVING THERE.ALONG THE COAST THEY ARE BRACINGFOR A POTENTIALLYDEADLY STORM SURGE - BUT THISHURRICANE IS EXPECTED TOHAVE AN IMPACT - FAR INLAND ASWELL.TIME IS QUICKLY RUNNING OUT FORTHOUSANDS OF FAMILIES ON THEGULF COAST TO BOARD UP - PACK UP- AND GET OUT.HURRICANE LAURA - A POWERFULSTORM PLOTTING ANUNCERTAIN COURSE.COASTAL AREAS - BRACING FOR UPTO 13 FEET OF STORM SURGEAND 115 MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS.ANY MOVEMENT IN LAURA'S TRACKCOULD TAKE IT RIGHT OVERHOUSTON.THE CITY HARD HIT BY COVIDNINETEEN - FORCINGOFFICIALS TO CHANGE HOW THEYSHELTER FAMILIES.AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITORTHE HURRICANE ANDBRING YOU ANY UPDATES TONIGHT ON23ABC NEWS AT 11.WE'RE LEARNING THE SURGE TESTINGSITE AT THE KERN COUNTYFAIRGROUNDS HAS PACKED UP ANDLEFT."THE FEDERAL SURGE TESTING SITETHATCONGRESSMAN MCCARTHY WAS ABLE TONEGOTIATE FOR US WAS HERE FORTWOROTATIONS.

WE WERE GRATEFUL THATTHEY WERE ABLE TO EXTEND.

THEYHAVECOMPLETED AND DEPARTED LASTFRIDAY.

THEY HAVE CONDUCTED MORETHAN 78-HUNDRED TESTS, WHICH WASTERRIFIC."THIS -- AFTER THE SITE STUCKAROUND ALMOST TWO WEEKSLONGER THAN ORIGINALLY PLANNED.THE FREE DRIVE-THROUGH TESTINGFACILITY WAS BROUGHT TOBAKERSFIELD THANKS IN PART TOCONGRESSMAN KEVIN MCCARTHY.THE SITE WAS AIMING TO GIVE60-THOUSAND TESTS TORESIDENTS IN ITS FIRST TWOWEEKS.THE DIRECTOR SAID THE FEDERALTEAM DOING THE TESTS HAS LEFT --BUT -- A MOBILE TESTING SITE ISSTILL OPERATING AT THEFAIRGROUNDS -- AT NO COST TO THECOUNTY.AND TODAY..

KERN PUBLIC HEALTHREPORTED 11 NEW COVID-19DEATHS..BRINGING THE DEATH TOLL TO 251.(OFFICIALS ALSO REPORTED 286 NEWCASES... BRINGING THATTOTAL TO MORE THAN 28-THOUSAND-500.YOU CAN FIND A MORE DETAILEDBREAKDOWN ON OUR WEBSITE--TURN TO 23 DOT COM.AND -- THE NUMBER OF AMERICANSNEWLYDIAGNOSED WITH THE CORONAVIRUSIS FALLING - ADEVELOPMENT -- THAT EXPERTS SAYMOST LIKELY REFLECTS MOREMASK-WEARING BUT ALSOINSUFFICIENT TESTING - EVEN ASTHE DISEASE CONTINUES TO CLAIMNEARLY ONE-THOUSANDLIVES IN THE U.S. EACH DAY.ACCORDING TO DATA COMPILED BYJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY -ABOUT 43-THOUSAND NEW CASES AREBEING REPORTED DAILYACROSS THE COUNTRY, DOWN 21PERCENT FROM EARLY AUGUST.IT IS DAY TWO FOR MANY STUDENTSTAKING PART IN DISTANCELEARNING... AFTER THE FIRST DAYOF CLASSES SAW A FEW UNEXPECTEDCHALLENGES.23ABC'S DANIELA GARRIDO GIVES USTHE BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS FROMA B-C-S-D PRINCIPAL.CLASSES WILL CONTINUE AT ADISTANCE EVEN AFTER MANYSTUDENTS AND PARENTS WEREN'TABLE TO LOG IN ON THE VERYFIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THEBAKERSFIELD CITY SCHOOLDISTRICT.LEMUEL KWON/PRINCIPAL AT CASALOMA ELEMENTARY: "IFOUND OUT AT 7:45 A.M.

'HEY ITSNOT WORKING' AND THAT GOT MEWORRIED AT FIRST"ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPAL OFCASA LOMA ELEMENTARY,TECHNOLOGY ISSUES WERE THE MAINREASON OF ABSENCE ON THEFIRST DAY OF DISTANCE LEARNINGCLASSES."PARENTS WILL CALL OR MESSAGE USON A TOOL OR PARENT SQUAREAND THEY WILL TELL US THEIR TECHISSUES LIKE WIFI, CHARGERS,AND WE CAN TROUBLESHOOT ANDSWITCH OUT WHATEVER THEYNEED AS FAR AS RESOURCES ORTECHNOLOGY"ASIDE FROM ZOOM APP SHUTDOWNS,MALFUNCTIONING HOTSPOTS ANDCHROMEBOOKS WERE SOME OF THEOTHER TECHNOLOGYISSUES PARENTS AND STUDENTSENCOUNTERED.

"SOMETIMES THE KIDSWOULD GO IN AND OUT AND TEACHERSEXPRESSED THAT CONCERN IM SURETHE DISTRICT WILL WORK ON THATONE OF THE THINGS WAS ALSOVERIZON HOTSPOTS HADUPDATES OVER THE WEEKEND SO IGUESS THAT WAS A SMALL HICCUPALONG THE WAY"THE SCHOOL PLANS TO DO HOMEVISITS FOR STUDENTS WHODON'T SHOW UP AND SAY THEY WEREABLE TO RESOLVE ABOUT50 OF THOSE STUDENTS ABSENT ONTHE FIRST DAY WEREDUE TO TECHNOLOGY ISSUES.

"WEHAVE A TEAM THAT WAS ABLE TOVISIT THE FAMILIES THAT WERE NOTLOGGING IN AND IF THEY HAD TECHISSUES WE SUPPORT THOSEFAMILIES WITH A NEW HOTSPOT ORDEVICE AND WE CAN DO THATRIGHT ON THE SPOT"MOVING FORWARD - THEY HOPETECHNOLOGY BARRIERS CAN BESOLVED DURING THE FIRST WEEK ASTHEY LEARN TO NAVIGATEDISTANCE LEARNING."WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE ARENO BARRIERS ALONG THE WAYAND ALL OF OUR KIDS HAVE ASMOOTH DAY TWO OF LEARNING"IN BAKERSFIELD DG 23ABCCONNECTING YOUAND..

HAPPENING NOW -- THEBAKERSFIELD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTAND CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEESASSOCIATION AREMEETING TO VOTE ON APPOVING ARETURN-TO-WORK AGREEMENT.THIS AGREEMENT IS REGARDINGRETURN TO WORK FOR THE 2020...2021 SCHOOL YEAR.IT IS PART OF THE DISTRICT'SONGOING RESPONSE TO THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC -- ANDREFLECTS THE AGREEMENTSREACHED IN CONNECTION WITH THEEFFECTS OFCOVID-19 ON THE RETURN OFSTUDENTS .WE WILL HAVE MORE ON THIERDECISION TONIGHT ON 23 ABC NEWSAT 11.TURNING TO THE STOCK MARKETTODAY...STOCKS DRIFTED LOWER TODAY AFTEREACH OF THE S-AND-P 500 ANDNASDAQ BRIEFLY TOUCHED ANOTHERRECORD HIGH EARLIER INTHE SESSION...THE THREE MAJOR INDICES ALSOLOST STEAM FROM PRE-MARKET TRADING, WHEN INVESTOROPTIMISM HAD BEENENCOURAGED BY SIGNS OF ANEARLY-PHASE US-CHINA TRADEDEAL -- DESPITE RISING TENSIONSELSEWHERE BETWEEN THETWO COUNTRIES.THE S-AND-P 500 FINISHED BYGAINING 12-POINT-39 POINTS --A RISE OF POINT-3-6 PERCENT.THE DOW ENDED DOWN BY NEARLY 60POINTS -- A POINT-2-1PERCENT LOSS.AND -- NASDAQ FINISHED UP BYNEARLY 87 POINTS -- A POINT-7-6PERCENT GAIN.DUNKIN HAS TEAMED UP WITHHARPOON BREWERY ... TOCREATE SOME DONUT-INFUSED BEERS.PREVIOUSLY, HARPOON RELEASED THEDUNKIN' COFFEEPORTER.AFTER IT'S SUCCESS... THEYDECIDED TO TRY BREWING ACTUALDUNKIN' DONUTS INTO THE ALE.THE RESULT -- A TRIO OF NEWBEERS JUST IN TIME FOR FALL.DUNKIN' PUMPKIN SPICED LATTEALE... BOSTON KREME STOUT...AND JELLY DONUT I-P-A.LOOK FOR THEM IN STORES NEXTMONTH.PUMPKIN-SPICE LATTES ARE BACK!IF IT SEEMS A LITTLE TOO SOON--YOU'RE RIGHT.STARBUCKS RELEASED ALL OF ITSFALL FAVES EARLIER THANEVER THIS YEAR.BESIDES THE P-S-L, THE NEW MENUOPTIONS ARE A PUMPKINCREAM COLD BREW... OR SALTEDCARAMEL MOCHA OR FRAP.BAKERY ITEMS TOO -- LIKE PUMPKINBREAD OR SCONE ...AND PUMPKINCREAM CHEESE MUFFINS ARE ON THEFALL MENU.THESE ARE ALL AVAILABLE STARTINGTODAY!NOW LET'S TAKE A LIVE LOOK ATDOWNTOWN BAKERSFIELD.HERE'S 23ABC'S METEOROLOGISTBRANDON MICHAELS WITH ALOOK AT YOUR FORECAST.

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