23ABC News at 11 p.m. Top Stories for March 4, 2020

A state of emergency in California -- as concerns over the coronavirus continue to rise.

More on the measures being taken here in California and around the world -- to keep people safe.

And -- deadly tornadoes ripping through Tennessee -- more on the search for those unaccounted for tonight...

SPREAD AROUNDTHE GLOBE TONIGHT.AT LEAST ELEVEN PEOPLE HAVE DIEDIN THE U-S -TODAY, THE FIRST DEATH REPORTEDIN CALIFORNIA - AS THE STATEDECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY.IN NEW YORK - OFFICIALS RUSHINGTO CONTAIN THE VIRUS BEFORE ITSPREADS FURTHER.

ABC'S MEGANTEVRIZIAN IS IN NEW YORK WITHTHE LATEST.IN NEW YORK - A SCRAMBLE TOCONTAIN COVID-19 -ABOUT A THOUSAND PEOPLE ORDEREDTO SELF-QUARANTINE - STEMMING FROM ONEPATIENT NOW BEING TREATED INA NEW YORK CITY HOSPITAL."IT IS AN IMPERFECT SCIENCEESPECIALLYWHEN YOU HAVE A SITUATION LIKETHIS ONE WHERE YOU HAVE A PERSONWHO MAYHAVE CONTACTED SO MANY PEOPLE."ADDITIONAL CASES IN NEW YORKTODAY - TIED TO THE 50 YEAROLD PATIENT FROM WESTCHESTERCOUNTY - HISWIFE, TWO OF HIS CHILDREN, ANEIGHBOR WHO DROVE HIM TO THEHOSPITAL, AND ANOTHER FAMILYCONNECTED TO HIS LAW FIRM ALLTESTED POSITIVE."THERE ARE GOING TO BE HUNDREDSINWESTCHESTER."IN CALIFORNIA - OFFICIALS SAYTHE STATE'S FIRST DEATH ISLIKELYCONNECTED TO THIS GRAND PRINCESSCRUISE SHIP THATTRAVELED FROM SAN FRANCISCO TOMEXICO.THE SHIP NOW ON ITS WAY BACK TOCALIFORNIA - PRINCESSCRUISES WORKING WITH THE CENTERSFOR DISEASE CONTROLABOUT WHAT TO DO NEXT.THIS, AS LOS ANGELES COUNTYDECLARES A STATE OF EMERGENCY--WITH THE CONFIRMATION OF SIXADDITIONAL CASES OF COVID- 19."WE NEED EVERY TOOL AT OURDISPOSAL TOMAKE SURE WE'RE READY TO SUPPORTANY CORONAVIRUS PATIENT WHO AREDIAGNOSED AND TO PREVENT ANYFURTHER SPREAD.THE DEATH TOLL IN THE U-SJUMPING TO AT LEAST 11 -MANY ARCHDIOCESE ACROSS THECOUNTRY -SUSPENDING PHYSICAL CONTACTDURING LENT.AND THE VIRUS' IMPACTS BEINGFELT WORLDWIDE -IN ITALY - ALL SCHOOLS ANDUNIVERSITIES ORDERED TOCLOSE UNTIL MID-MARCH -IRAN TEMPORARILY FREEING54-THOUSANDPRISONERS OVER FEARS THE VIRUSWILL SPREAD.AND IN CHINA - A NEW STUDYINDENTIFIED TWO STRAINS OF THEVIRUS, ONE MORE AGGRESSIVE THANTHE OTHER - BUT ADDITIONAL,COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES ARENEEDED.MEANWHILE, CONGRESS TODAY-AGREEDON A 8-POINT-3BILLION DOLLAR EMERGENCY FUNDINGBILL TO DEAL WITHCOVID-19-THE SENATE IS EXPECTEDTO APROVE THE BILLTHURSDAY.

MEGAN TEVRIZIAN ABCNEWS NEW YORKAND -- STATE ATTORNEY GENERALXAVIER BECERRA ISSUEDA PRICE GOUGING ALERT TODAYFOLLOWING THE STATE OFEMERGENCY DECLARATION.ATTORNEY GENERAL BECERRAREMINDING ALLCALIFORNIANS PRICE GOUGING ISILLEGAL IN ALL CALIFORNIACOMMUNITIES DURING THE DECLAREDSTATE OF EMERGENCY.HE SAID IN A STATEMENT --"CALIFORNIANS SHOULDN'T HAVETO WORRY ABOUT BEING CHEATEDWHILE DEALING WITH THEEFFECTS OF CORONAVIRUS."NEW DETAILS TONIGHT -- A MAN ISIN CUSTODY FOLLOWING ASINGLE VEHICLE ROLLOVER CRASH INCENTRAL BAKERSFIELD THISEVENING...ACCORDING TO C-H-P OFFICIALSTHEY RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF AROLLOVER CRASH ON WESTBOUND 178NEAR M STREET AT ABOUT9 THIS EVENING.WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED ON SCENETHEY FOUND ONEOLDER MODEL JEEP GRAND CHEROKEEROLLED OVER.THE DRIVER -- A 23-YEAR-OLD MALE-- TOLD OFFICERS HE HAD BEEN CUTOFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILEHEADING WESTBOUND ON178 AND ROLLED HIS CAR.C-H-P OFFICERS SAY THEY COULDN'TFIND EVIDENCE OFANOTHER VEHICLE BEING INVOLVED.OFFICIALS SAY A BREATHALYZERTEST REVEALED THE DRIVER WASINTOXICATED WITH A B-A-C LEVELTHAT WAS DOUBLE THE LEGAL LIMIT.C-H-P WARNING OTHERS TONIGHT --TO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE..."YEAH, ALCOHOL IS DEFINITELY AMAJORFACTOR IN A LOT OF THESE CRASHESOUT HERE.

SO, JUST BE VERYCAREFUL IF OUT PARTYING ANDCELEBRATING WITH FRIENDS.

WAIT ASIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME AFTERDRINKING BEFORE YOU DRIVE, ORUSE A TAXI OR UBER ORSOME OTHER SERVICE."THE DRIVER WAS ARRESTED AND ISFACING D-U-I CHARGES.

C-H-PSAID THERE WAS A PASSENGER INTHE VEHICLE -- BUT THEY WERENOT ARRESTED.THANKFULLY -- NO ONE WAS INJUREDIN THE INCIDENT.AND IN TENNESSEE TONIGHT -THE AFTERMATH OF SEVERALTORNADOES THAT STRUCK IN THEMIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.AT LEAST 25 PEOPLE ARE DEAD.ABC'S VICTOR OQUENDO - HAS MOREON THE SEARCH FORTHOSE STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR...AFTER TORNADOES PUMMELED THENASHVILLE AREAWITH WINDS REACHING A HUNDREDAND SIXTY FIVE MILESAN HOUR -TONIGHT ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE- DESTRUCTION ISEVERYWHERE - THOUSANDS STILLWITHOUT POWERHERE IN PUTMAN COUNTY EAST OFNASHVILLE, YOU CAN SEE THEDAMAGE IS EVERYWHERE.

THE STORMSTOOK AT LEAST 18 LIVES, IN THISCOUNTY ALONETHE DAMAGE - STRETCHES - FORMILES.WORST NATURAL DISASTER IN MODERNDAY HISTORY IN PUTNAM COUNTYSEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS AREUNDERWAY - FOR MULTIPLE PEOPLE -STILL MISSINGTHIS WAS THE FRONT PORCH ANDBEYONDTHAT PORCH WAS THE HOME ITSELF.:ITS GONE.IT'S COMPLETELY GONELAMAR REDMOND'S SISTER ANDBROTHER-IN-LAW CATHY AND KEITHSELBY BOTH DIED IN THE STORM.THEIR BODIES RECOVERED 50 YARDSFROM THEIR HOME.WHEN YOU WAKE UP THE NEXTMORNINGAND YOUR FAMILY IS GONE, PART OFYOUR FAMILY IS GONE, THAT'SDEVASTATING.

THAT'S A BIG PILLTO SWALLOW.A COUPLE HOUSES OVER - RICHARDFARLEY SENIOR ALSO REELING -HIS SON-IN-LAW AND GRANDSON DIDNOT SURVIVE.THEY WERE FINE PEOPLEAT LEAST TWENTY FIVE ARE DEAD.THE YOUNGEST VICTIM - JUST TWOYEARS OLDSAWYER KIMBERLIN - DIED ALONGWITH HIS PARENTS JOSHAND ERIN.BUT AMID THE TRAGEDY - HARROWINGSTORIES OFSURVIVALJEAN GREGORY'S HUSBAND RACING TOPROTECT HER AS THE TORNADOCLOSED IN.SO HE CAME IN AND HE DRUG ME OFFTHE BEDAND THREW ME ON THE FLOOR.

GOTON TOP OF ME AND WE RODE IT OUTIN THEBEDROOM.THE COUPLE SURVIVING WITHOUT ASCRATCH.TEAMS ARE STILL OUT ON THEGROUND AND IN THE AIR - TAKE ALOOK - ONE POLICE DEPARTMENTUSING THIS DRONEWITH A THERMAL LENS TO HELP THEMSPOT ANYONE WHOMIGHT BE TRAPPED.

THEY CONTINUEGOING DOOR TO DOOR ASWELL.

THE NATIONAL GUARD IS HERETO HELP BUT SOME AREASMIGHT NOT BE ACCESSIBLE FORWEEKS.VICTOR OQUENDO ABC NEWSCOOKEVILLE, TENNESSEEA NICE WARM DAY ACROSS THEVALLEY, WITH UNSEASONABLYWARM TEMPERATURES, AND THE SAMEWILL BE FORTOMORROW.

BUT WE'RE AVERAGINGABOUT 15 DEGREES ABOVENORMAL.

THESE TEMPERATURES AREMORE TYPICAL AROUNDEARLY MAY, BUT WE'RE ALREADYSEEING THESE WARMTEMPERATURES IN THE BEGINNING OFMARCH.

HIGH PRESSURE ISMOVING CLOSER TO THE COAST,BRINGING A SURGE OF WARMERWEATHER TO THE REGION.

THEWARMER THAN NORMALTEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUEACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY.AS THE WARMING CONTINUES, WEHAVE THE POSSIBILITY OFNEAR RECORD HEAT FOR THE REST OFTHIS WEEK.THERE'S A WEAK STORM SYSTEM THATWILL PASS THROUGH THEREGION THIS WEEKEND, BRINGINGCOOLER TEMPERATURESAND A CHANCE OF RAIN OVER THEMOUNTAINS.

BUT CURRENT MODELSSHOW THAT SYSTEM TO NOT HAVEMUCH MOISTURE.

BUTTEMPERATURES WILL DROP AND WE'LLSEE CLOUDYCONDITIONS.

WINDS WILL ALSO PICKUP SATURDAY, ASTHAT COOLER AIR COMES IN.

WEWILL THEN FEEL TEMPERATURESAROUND THE SEASONAL 60S.

THISSTORM WILL BE A QUICK HIT,HOWEVER, WITH PARTIAL CLEARINGON SUNDAY.

WE WILL ONLY HAVE ABRIEF BREAK IN THE WEATHER, ASANOTHER STORM WILL COMETOWARD THE REGION.

RAIN WILL BELIGHT WHEN THE STORM FIRSTARRIVES TO THE AREA, THEN THEBULK OF THE HEAVIER RAINWILL COME LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTOTUESDAY.

WE SHOULD THEN BEBACK TO DRY WEATHER AND CLEARSKIES BY THE END OF NEXTWEEK.AIR QUALITY FOR TOMORROW REMAINSIN THE MODERATERANGE,NOW TO A HEALTH ALERT --A LOCAL SUSHI RESTAURANT INNORTHWEST BAKERSFIELD --CLOSED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTHDEPARTMENT -- AFTER FAILING ARECENT HEALTH INSPECTION...ACCORDING TO THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT -- MIMOTTO SUSHION HAGEMAN ROAD NEAR CALLOWAYDRIVE RECEIVED A 71PERCENT INSPECTION SCORE.OFFICIALS SAYING IN THEIR REPORTTHAT THE COOK DOES NOT HAVEPROPER KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TOPROPERLY TESTTHE P-H OF RICE.OFFICIALS SAID THEY OBSERVEDMULTIPLE WIPING CLOTHS KEPT OUTOF SANITIZER BUCKETS -- THEY SAWTRASH CANS STORED NEARFOOD PREP AREAS.OFFICIALS SAID THERE WAS ALSO ALARGE AMOUNT OF FOOD DEBRISAND GREASE ON VARIOUS ITEMS.THERE WAS ALSO NO WORKING SOAPDISPENSERS AT THE ONLYHAND-WASHING SINK IN FACILITY.PLUS -- SEVERAL FOOD ITEMS WEREBEING STORED AT UNSAFETEMPERATURES -- AMONG OTHERVIOLATIONS.OFFICIALS SAYING ONCE THESECORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADEAND THEY PASS A NEW INSPECTION-- MIMOTTO WILL BE ALLOWED TORE-OPEN.NOW TO AN UPDATE ON A TRAFFICALERT -- WORK ON FOR THEWESTSIDE PARKWAY TRUXTUN AVENUEON RAMP HASBEEN POSTPONED...TONIGHT'S CLOSURE FOR THEWESTBOUND WESTSIDEPARKWAY ON-RAMP FROM TRUXTUNAVENUE HAS BEENRESCHEDULED TO TOMORROW, BETWEENTHE HOURS OF 9 P-MAND 5 A-M.THE ADJACENT OUTSIDE LANE ONWESTBOUND TRUXTUN AVENUEWILL ALSO BE CLOSED DURING THESEHOURS.ONE WESTBOUND LANE ON TRUXTUNAVENUE WILL REMAIN OPEN TOTRAFFIC.

THE WORK IS NOTEXPECTED TO IMPACT THEWESTSIDE PARKWAY OFF- RAMP OREASTBOUNDTRAFFIC ON TRUXTUN AVENUE.THE CLOSURE IS NEEDED TO ALLOWTHE CONTRACTOR TO REMOVETEMPORARY CONCRETE BARRIER RAILFROM THE ON-RAMP.BOTH LANES OF THE ON-RAMP WILLBE OPEN TO TRAFFIC ONFRIDAY MORNING.DRIVING EAST THROUGH DOWNTOWN ISABOUT TO GETEASIER STARTING NEXT WEEK.AS YOU KNOW -- ALL LANES OF 23RDSTREET HAVEN'T BEENOPEN IN MONTHS AS CONTRACTORSWORK ON THE 24TH STREETIMPROVMENT PROJECT.BUT IN LESS THAN A WEEK -- ALLLANES ARE EXPECTED TOREOPEN FOR DRIVERS.CITY OFFICIALS SAY IT'SSCHEDULED TO REOPEN NEXTMONDAY, MARCH 9-TH.NEED SOMETHING SWEET, SUGARY,AND DELIVERED STRAIGHT TOYOUR DOOR?

THE ANSWER IS HERE...CRUMBL, A GOURMET WALK-IN BAKERYAND DELIVERY SERVICE IS OPENINGA LOCATION IN BAKERSFIELD.

THENEW BAKERY WILL BE LOCATED ATTHE SHOPS AT RIVERWALK ONSTOCKDALE HIGHWAY.CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE THE UNIQUEEXPERIENCE OF WATCHING THECOOKIES THEY'RE ORDERING BE MADERIGHT IN-FRONT OF THEM.EVERY SUNDAY THE BAKERY WILLALSO RELEASE A VIDEO ON SOCIALMEDIA SHOWING THE NEW COOKIESCOMING TO THE MENU.THE BAKERY IS EXPECTED TO OPENNEAR THE END OF MAY.THEIR HOURS OF OPERATION WILL BEMONDAY THROUGHSATURDAY FROM 10 A-M TOMIDNIGHT.THIS NEW LOCATION IS ONE OF THEFIRST TO OPEN INCALIFORNIA, WITH 71 STORESLOCATED IN 11 OTHER STATES.