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23ABC News at 6 p.m. | Top Stories for February 13, 2020

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23ABC News at 6 p.m. | Top Stories for February 13, 2020
23ABC News at 6 p.m. | Top Stories for February 13, 2020
23ABC News at 6 p.m. | Top Stories for February 13, 2020

JOINING IS TONIGHT FOR23ABC NEWS AT SIX-- I'M JESSICAHARRINGTON.TONIGHT'S TOP STORIES..THE PRESIDENT PREPARING TO VISITBAKERSFIELDNEXT WEEK -- THE DETAILS WE KNOWSO FAR THAT HAVE BEEN RELEASEDBY THE WHITE HOUSE...AND -- CORONAVIRUS CASES ON THERISE -- MORE ONTHE NEW DIAGNOSIS CONFIRMED HEREIN THE UNITEDSTATESALLISON???23ABC NEWS AT SIX STARTS RIGHTNOW...TONIGHT -- THE OFFICIALANNOUNCEMENT THAT PRESIDENTDONALD TRUMP IS PLANNING A VISITTO BAKERSFIELD NEXT WEEK.THE PRESIDENT WILL BE HERE ONWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH,ACCORDING TO A WHITE HOUSEOFFICIAL...ACCORDING TO THAT OFFICIAL, THEPRESIDENT PLANS TO TRAVELNEXT WEEK TO CALIFORNIA, NEVADA,ARIZONA, AND COLORADO.BEFORE COMING TO BAKERSFIELD,THE PRESIDENT WILL MEET WITHMEMBERS OF THE L-A 28 OLYMPICCOMMITTEE IN LOS ANGELES ONTUESDAY FOR AN UPDATE ON THEIREFFORTS TO PREPARE FOR THE20-28 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES.ON WEDNESDAY, THE PRESIDENT WILLJOIN HOUSE MINORITY LEADERKEVIN MCCARTHY IN BAKERSFIELD TOSPEAK WITH FARMERS IN THECENTRAL VALLEY ABOUT EFFORTS TOIMPROVE THE SUPPLY ANDDELIVERY OF WATER IN CALIFORNIAAND OTHER WESTERNSTATES.ON THURSDAY, THE PRESIDENT WILLDELIVER REMARKS AT THEHOPE FOR PRISONERS GRADUATIONCEREMONY AT THELAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICEHEADQUARTERS.THE LAST TIME A PRESIDENT PAID AVISIT TO BAKERSFIELD WASBACK IN 2012 -- WHEN FORMERPRESIDENT BARACK OBAMAPASSED THROUGH LA PAZ NEAR KEENETO DEDICATE AMONUMNET TO THE LATE UNITED FARMWORKERS UNION COFOUNDER CESAR CHAVEZ.THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING AWOMAN AND WOUNDINGFIVE OTHERS ON A GREYHOUND BUSPLEAD NOT GUILTY IN COURT TODAY.ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIAHIGHWAY PATROL, ANTHONYWILLIAMS ALLEGEDLY OPENED FIREWHILE THE BUSWAS PASSING THROUGH THEGRAPEVINE NEAR LEBEC, STRIKINGSIX PEOPLE.A 51-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FROMCOLOMBIA WAS KILLED.THE BUS WAS HEADED NORTH ONINTERSTATE 5 FROM LOSANGELES TO SAN FRANCISCO.CHP SAID IT'S UNCLEAR HOW LONGWILLIAMS HAS BEEN INCALIFORNIA, BUT CONFIRMED THATHE HAS RESIDENCY INMARYLAND.ACCORDING TO MARYLAND'S DISTRICTCOURT FOR PRINCEGEORGE'S COUNTY, WILLIAMS HAD ADOMESTICVIOLENCE CASE FILED AGAINST HIMIN 2003.

WILLIAMS NEXT SCHEDULEDCOURT HEARING IS ON APRIL 28TH.A WOFFORD HEIGHTS MAN IS NOW INCUSTODY AFTER DEPUTIES SAY HETRIED TO RUN OVER ANOTHER MANWITH HIS CAR.DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO WOFFORDBOULEVARDWEDNESDAY AT 8 O'CLOCK IN THEMORNING.AS THEY ARRIVED ON SCENE -DEPUTIES DETERMINED THATDOUGLAS NELSON USED HIS VEHICLETO STRIKE ANOTHER MAN.THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THEHOSPITAL - WHERE HE WAS LISTEDWITH "MODERATE TO MAJORINJURIES."THE 36-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT WASARRESTED IN SOUTH LAKE --ABOUT 20 MINUTES AWAY FROM THESCENE.NELSON WAS BOOKED FOR ONE COUNTOF ATTEMPTEDMURDER AND IS DUE IN COURTTOMORROW AFTERNOON.NOW TO THE LATEST ON THECORONAVIRUS...THE U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASECONTROL AND PREVENTION NOWSAYS 15 PEOPLE IN THE UNITEDSTATES HAVE TESTED POSITIVEFOR THE VIRUS.AND -- THE GLOBAL DEATH TOLLJUMPED TODAY TO MORETHAN 13-HUNDRED LIVES.REPORTER DARRYL FORGES HAS THELATEST...CASES OF THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUSHAVE NOWSURPASSED 60,000 AFTER CHINESEOFFICIALS REPORTED 15,000 NEWINFECTIONS THURSDAY.THE DEATH TOLL CONTINUED TOCLIMB AS WELL, WITH MORE THAN1,300 DEAD FROM THE VIRUS.ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT'SDIFFICULT TO PREDICT IS WE STILLDON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE VIRUS.HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY A CHANGE INTHE WAY CASES ARE TABULATEDCAUSED THE SPIKE.

IT'S NOT CLEARIF THE DATA PROVES THEOUTBREAK IS BIGGER THANPREVIOUSLY THOUGHT.THERE MAY BE MORE OF THE MILDERCASES,PEOPLE WHO DO NOT SEE THEDOCTOR, OR PEOPLE WHO SEE ADOCTOR BUT ARE NOTNECESSARILY TESTED.SOME WHO CONTRACTED THE DISEASEAND ARE RECOVERING ARESPEAKING OUT, DESCRIBING THEIREXPERIENCE AS SCARY AT FIRST.I THINK FOR THE YOUNG AND THESTRONG THE DISEASE IS MORE LIKEA HEAVYCOLD, ONLY THAT IT IS HIGHLYCONTAGIOUS, SO IT CAUSES PANIC.IN THE U.S., OFFICIALS SAY 15PEOPLE TESTED POSITIVE FOR THEVIRUS.THE MOST RECENT, A CASE INTEXAS.

THE PATIENTRETURNED ON A CHARTER FLIGHTFROM CHINA ON FEBRUARY SEVENTH,AND IS CURRENTLY UNDERQUARANTINE.THEY ARE RECEIVING EXCELLENTMEDICALCARE.

THEY WERE, OF COURSE NOTHAPPY TO LEARN OF THEIRDIAGNOSIS LASTNIGHT.MORE THAN 600 PEOPLE WHORETURNED ON CHARTER FLIGHTSFROM THE EPICENTER OF THE VIRUS-- WUHAN, CHINA, ARE UNDERFEDERAL QUARANTINE.

OFFICIALSSAY THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THEU.S. WILL SEE MORE CASES INCOMING WEEKS.I'M DARRYL FORGES REPORTING.NEW DEVELOPMENTS TONIGHT --ACCORDING TO ANEW BUSINESS PLAN RELEASEDWEDNESDAY -- THE ESTIMATEDCOST TO COMPLETE CALIFORNIA'SNEW DEVELOPMENTS TONIGHT --ACCORDING TO A NEW BUSINESS PLANRELEASED WEDNESDAY -- THEESTIMATEDCOST TO COMPLETE CALIFORNIA'SHIGH-SPEED RAIL LINE ROSEANOTHER ONE- POINT-THREEBILLION, TO 80-POINT-THREE BILLION DOLLARS...ACCORDING TO THE HIGH-SPEED RAILAUTHORITY -- CONSTRUCTION IS ONSCHEDULE TO MEET A 20-22DEADLINE TO HAVE ABOUT 20PERCENT OF THE TRACK LAIDCONNECTING MERCED, FRESNOAND BAKERSFIELD.MEANWHILE -- THE NEWLY ANNOUNCEDCOST BUMP IS LESSTHAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS, AND ISMAINLY BECAUSE THE PLAN PUSHESBACK THE COMPLETION OF AHIGH-SPEED RAIL LINK BETWEENSILICON VALLEY AND THE CENTRALVALLEY BY 18 MONTHS, TO LATE20-31.THE CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAILAUTHORITY'S LATEST BUSINESSPLAN COMES AMID PRESSURE FROMSTATE LAWMAKERS,SOME OF WHOM WANT TO PEEL OFFMORE OF THE MONEY TO HELPCOMMUTERS IN THE STATE'S MOSTPOPULATED AREAS.KERN COUNTY FELT ANOTHER DAYWITH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES,CALM AND DRY CONDITIONS.

HIGHPRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROLTHROUGH SATURDAY.

THAT MEANSCONDITIONS WILL BE LOVELY ONVALENTINE'S DAY!

WE WILL BE INTHE UPPER-60S, MOSTLY CLEARSKIES BUT WINDS WILL BE BREEZY.BAKERSFIELD WILL HAVE A HIGH OF69, LAKE ISABELLA WILL BE INTHE MID-60S AND THE SOUTHMOUNTAINS IN THE UPPER-50S.VALLEY AIR QUALITY REMAINSMODERATE.

THERE IS NO BURNINGUNLESS WITH A REGISTEREDDEVICE.SATURDAY WILL BRING SLIGHTLYWARMER TEMPERATURESBEFORE A COOL DOWN ONPRESIDENT'S DAY.

A STORM WILL BEPASSING THROUGH THE REGIONS.

ALLOF THE PRECIPITATION WILL STAYNORTH OF KERN COUNTY, BUT WEWILL SEEAN INCREASE IN WINDS THROUGH THEMOUNTAIN PASSES AND INTHE KERN COUNTY DESERT.TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TOBELOW AVERGE.NEXT WEEK LOOKS TO STAY WARMWITH DRY CONDITIONS.

THERE AREMINIMAL RAIN CHANCES OVERCENTRALCALIFORNIA THROUGH THE EXTENEDEDFORECAST.TOMORROW IS VALENTINE'S DAY --KNOWN MOSTLY AS A DAY TOCELEBRATE THE LOVE FOR SOMEONEELSE... BUT ONE LOCAL NONPROFITORGANIZATION THAT HELPSLOCAL CANCER PATIENTS ANDSURVIVORS -- HELD AN EVENTTODAY -- TO CELEBRATE A LOVE FORLIFE...TODAY -- LINKS FOR LIFE HELDTHEIR FIRST-EVER "LOVE LINKS"EVENT AND FUNDRAISER.IT FEATURED NATALIE GRUMET -- ASTOMORROW IS VALENTINE'S DAY --KNOWN MOSTLY AS A DAY TOCELEBRATE THE LOVE FOR SOMEONEELSE... BUT ONE LOCAL NONPROFITORGANIZATION THAT HELPSLOCAL CANCER PATIENTS ANDSURVIVORS -- HELD AN EVENTTODAY -- TO CELEBRATE A LOVE FORLIFE...TODAY -- LINKS FOR LIFE HELDTHEIR FIRST-EVER "LOVE LINKS"EVENT AND FUNDRAISER.IT FEATURED NATALIE GRUMET -- ASITS KEYNOTE SPEAKER -- ALOCAL WOMAN WHO NOT ONLYSURVIVED BREAST CANCER BUT ALSOTHE ROUTE 91 SHOOTING IN LASVEGAS IN 2017.EVENT ORGANIZERS SAYING THISEVENT IS ALLABOUT HOW A LOVE FOR LIFE -- AND-- FOR ONE ANOTHER -- CANHELP ANYONE ENDURE LIFE'S TESTSAND BE A SURVIVOR..."WE CELEBRATE SURVIVORSHIP ANDWE CELEBRATE EACH OTHER FORBEING SURVIVORS AND ITS A WAYFOR US TOHONOR EACH OTHER.

KERN COUNTY ISSUCH A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY THATDOES THIS.

AND IT'S THE LOVE WEHAVE THAT MAKES EVERYONE LIVELONGER AND WITH JOY."TODAY'S LUNCHEON WAS HELD ATBUCK OWENS CRYSTALPALACE.

FUNDS WILL DIRECTLYBENEFIT LINKS FOR LIFEPROMOTES BREAST CANCER AWARENESSAND PROVIDESERVICES FOR WOMEN COPING WITHCANCER.AND SPEAKING OF VALENTINE'S DAY-- IT'S TOMORROW GUYS!IF YOU NEED SOME HELP WITHPLANNING FOR THE HOLIDAY... ALOCAL BLOOD BANK IS GIVING AWAYSOME SPECIAL DATEOPPORTUNITIES... IF YOU AND YOURLOVED GO DONATE BLOOD...HOUCHIN COMMUNITY BLOOD BANK ISHOSTING THEIRFIRST-EVER "SWEETHEART DATENIGHT" EVENT AT BOTH OFHOUCHIN'S DONOR CENTERS THISWEEK -- IT STARTED TODAYAND CONTINUES ON FRIDAY &SATURDAY.HOUCHIN WILL OFFER DONORS WHOGIVE BLOOD IN PAIRS THEOPPORTUNITY TO PICK ONE OF MORETHAN 150 DATES OFF THEIRDATE NIGHT TREES.DATES RANGE FROM DINNER DATES,ACTIVITY DATES, MOVIE DATES, ICECREAM DATES, CONCERT DATES ANDMORE.HOUCHIN'S DONOR CENTERS ARELOCATED AT 59-01 TRUXTUNAVENUE AND 11-5-15 BOLTHOUSEDRIVE.THE WORLD AG EXPO IN TULARECOUNTY HAS COME AND GONEBUT THE CONNECTION MADE BETWEENOVER 65COUNTRIES IN THE AGRICULTUREINDUSTRY WILL CONTINUE TOGROW.23ABC'S DANIELA GARRIDO GIVES USA LOOK AT THE GLOBAL IMPACTOF THE EXPO.ON THE THIRD AND LAST DAY OF THEWORLD AG EXPO..

THOUSANDS OFPEOPLE FROM OVER 65 COUNTRIESWILL EXCHANGEINNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AND SERVICESIN THE AGRICULTUREINDUSTRY.

AND ONE THING IS FORSURE THERE IS NO LACK OF DIVERSEIDEAS HERE.:"LOOKING OVER THE MULTIPLEOPTIONSYOU HAVE OF EXPOS WORLD AG EXPOCOMES UP AS ONE OF THE BIG IFNOT THEBIGGEST IN THE UNITED STATES"THE WORLD AG EXPO BRINGSAGRICULTURE INDUSTRYPROFESSIONALS FROM QUITELITERALLY AROUND THEWORLD TO TULARE COUNTY.:"I'M A MANAGER AT AGRO AZULAS INPERUWERE A SMALL FARM IN PERU OFABOUT 2000 HECTORS" "OBVIOUSLYTHERE'S A LOT OF AFFECTIONFOR IRELAND AND NORTHERN IRELANDWE HAVE LOTS OF PEOPLE STOPPINGBYTHAT ARE INTERESTED IN OUR PARTOF THE WORLD"AT THE EXPO - YOU COULD FIND THEFARMER LOOKING TO EXPAND..."WERE MAINLY AN ASPARAGUS FARMBUTWE ALSO HAVE POMEGRANATE ANDPASSION FRUIT AND LOOKING INTONEWPRODUCTS LIKE MAYBE HEMP"AND INDUSTRY EXPERTS FROM AROUNDTHE WORLD READY TOSHARE KNOWLEDGE FROM THEIRREGION ON LOCALCROPS."HERE IN CALIFORNIA YOU PRODUCEA LOTOF WHAT WE DO IN ITALY LIKEFRUITS, NUTS, WINE, CITRUS..WHICH WE PRODUCE IN ITALY"WORLDLY ADVICE ON EVERY ASPECTOF AGRICULTURE COULD BE FOUNDIN EVERY CORNER OF THE EXPO THISYEAR."LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY WHERE WEHAVE A LOT OF EXPERTISE ANDPRODUCING EQUIPMENT AND ALL OFOUR FARMING COMPANIES HERE HAVESOLUTIONS AND PRODUCTS THATWOULD BENEFIT THE INDUSTRY ANDFARMERS IN THIS PART OF THEWORLD ANDTHATS WHY WERE HERE THIS WEEK"THE EXPO IS A HUGE ECONOMICCONTRIBUTOR TO TULARE COUNTYAND THEY HOPE TO BRING EVEN MOREEXHIBITORS FROM AROUNDTHE WORLDEVERY YEAR.IN TULARE, IM DANIELA GARRIDO,23ABC NEWS CONNECTING YOU.COMING UP NEXT IN SPORTS -- TWONEW FOOTBALL COACHES WITH A

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