23ABC Weekend Morning News at 8 AM - Top Stories for March 22

Kern County Public Health has announced another confirmed case of COVID-19 in Kern County.

How local officials are attempting to stop the spread.

Plus, a local plea for the public to donate masks to Adventist Hospital.

HOW LOCAL OFFICIALS ARERESPONDING TO THE SPREAD.GOOD MORNING.THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR 23ABCNEWS AT 8 AM --- I'M TORICOOPER.WE HOPE EVERYONE IS STAYING SAFEOUT THERE, DURINGTHESE UNCERTAIN TIMES BUT ASALWAYS 23ABC IS GOING TOCONNECT YOU TO EVERYTHING YOUNEED TO KNOW.

HOWEVER WE ARETRYING SOMETHING NEW THISMORNING TOKEEP EVERYONE SAFE DURING THECORONAVIRUS 23ABC'S ALEX BELLWILL BE FORCASTING FROM HOME ANDSHES JOINING USLIVE RIGHT NOW WITH MOTHERNATURES PLAN.OVER TO 23 ABC'S ALEX BELL WITHA LOOK AT YOUR STORM SHIELDFORECAST.TODAY WE'LL SEE WIDESPREAD RAINAND MOUNTAIN SNOW FALL INSOME AREAS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTYAS APACIFIC STORMSYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.TONIGHT NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY ASTRONGER STORMSYSTEM WILL BRING ADDITIONALRAIN AND SNOW TO THE AREA.

SOTHE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION ISPROJECTED TO FALL TONIGHTINTO MONDAY MORNINGWE'LL HAVE A SHORT BREAK WITHTHE WET WEATHER, FORMONDAY AFTERNOON TO ABOUT MIDDAY ON TUESDAY.ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL BRING MORERAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOWFROM TUESDAY THROUGHTHURSDAY.NEW THIS MORNING ---SOME AREASOF TRAFFIC HAVE BEENIMPACTED FOLLOWING A FATALTRAFFIC COLLISION ON THENORTHBOUND 99.JUST AFTER 4 A-M --- CALIFORNIAHIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERSRESPONDED TO NORTHBOUND 99 JUSTNORTH OF HIGHWAY 1-19 FORA BIG RIG ROLLOVER.THE BIG RIG STUCK THE REAR OF AVOLKSWAGENJETTA --- AND BOTH VEHICLES WENTOFF THE ROAD.THE DRIVER OF THE JETTA DIED ATTHE SCENE --- AND THE BIG RIGDRIVER SUFFERED MODERATE TOMAJOR INJURIES.AT THIS TIME --- THE NORTHBOUNDON RAMP AND SLOW LANE FROMHIGHWAY 1-19 ARE CLOSED.NOW TO THE CORONAVIRUS ---ANOTHER CONFIRMED CASEIN KERN COUNTY.THE COUNTY NOW HAS A TOTAL OFFOUR RESIDENTS WHO TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS AND ONENON-RESIDENT.KERN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHCONFIRMED THE NEWEST CASE ONSATURDAY.ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS ---THEREARE 271 TESTS STILLPENDING IN THE COUNTY.23ABC HAS REACHED OUT TO PUBLICHEALTH - WHO SAID THEYARE ACTIVELY INVESTIGATINGPOTENTIAL EXPOSURESOURCES AND ANY CONTACTS THEPATIENTS MAY HAVE HAD WITHOTHER PEOPLE.OFFICIALS SAID THE PATIENTS ARERECOVERING AT HOME AND THEYDO NOT BELIEVE THE CASES ARECONNECTED AT THIS TIME.AND ANOTHER CORONAVIRUS CASE --THIS TIME AT EDWARDS AIRFORCE BASE.ACCORDING TO EDWARDS -- THEACTIVE DUTY MEMBER WASASSIGNED TO THE 412-TH TEST WINGAND IS CURRENTLY BEINGTREATED AND EVALUATED BY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALSAT A MEDICAL FACILITY OFF-SITE.IT IS THE FIRST CONFIRMED CASEOF COVID-19 AMONG THE BASEPOPULATION.EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE SAYS -THE MEMBER DOES NOT RESIDEON EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE ANDWAS QUARANTINED AT AN OFF-BASERESIDENCE AFTER SHOWING SIGNSDURING AVACATION.BASE OFFICIALS ARE WORKINGCLOSELY WITH THE CALIFORNIADEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TOCOORDINATE PREVENTION ANDRESPONSE EFFORTSTHE CEO OF HOUCHIN COMMUNITYBLOOD BANK ISASKING FOR HELP ON BEHALF OFADVENTIST HOSPITAL --RIGHTHERE IN BAKERSFIELD.CEO--BRAD BRYAN --WRITES IN AMESSAGE ON FACEBOOK--"THEHOSPITAL IS IN DESPERATE NEED OFMASKS TO PROTECT ITSEMPLOYEES -- SO DESPERATE THATTHEY ARE PLEADING FORTHE COMMUNITY TO HELP THEM "HANDMAKE" MASKS.BRYAN SAYS THE HOSPITAL IS INNEED OF 5-THOUSANDCOTTON FACE MASKS.HE SAYS ALL YOU NEED IS COTTONFABRIC, ELASTIC, A NEEDLE ANDTHREAD.YOU CAN DROP OFF THE MASKS THISWEEK AT EITHER HOUCHINDONOR CENTER DURING BUSINESSHOURS AND HOUCHIN WILLDELIVER THEM TO THE HOSPITAL ONA DAILY BASIS.FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO HANDMAKE THESEMASKS - HEAD TO OUR WEBSITETURN-TO-23-DOT COM.AND "PG&E" ANNOUNCED SATURDAYTHAT IT IS DONATING 480-THOUSAND N-95 MASKS AND 470-THOUSAND SURGICAL MASKSTO EMERGENCY SERVICES FORDISTRIBUTION TO STATE HOSPITALSAND OTHER FIRST RESPONDERSFACING A CRITICAL SHORTAGE.PG&E AND THE PG&E CORPORATIONFOUNDATION WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTEONE-MILLION DOLLARS TONON-PROFITSFOCUSED ON SUPPORTINGINDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACINGFOOD INSECURITY.EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO COLLECTINGMASKS AND OTHEREQUIPMENT FROM THEIR PERSONALEMERGENCY KITS TO DONATE TOHOSPITAL AND FIRST RESPONDERS INTHEIR LOCALAREAS.MANY SHOPPERS ACROSS THE COUNTRYHAVE BEEN RUSHING TO THE STORESTO GRAB ESSENTIAL ITEMS SINCETHE START OF THECOVID-19 OUTBREAK.LOCAL STORES ARE DOING THEIRBEST TO KEEP ITEMS ON THESHELVES AND THEIR WORKERS AREMAKING SURE THAT EVERYONEHAS WHAT THEY NEED.23ABC'S LEZLA GOODEN HAS MORE.HONESTLY THEY HAVE BEEN SO SWEETIHAVE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE CALL USSUPERHEROES DURING OUR SHIFTLIKE SAY GOOD JOB..

GOOD FOR YOUFOR WORKING..SOFIA PERRAZZO IS A MOTHER ANDHAS BEEN AN EMPLOYEE OF THEGROCERY OUTLET BARGAIN MARKETOFF OF MING AND ASH SINCEFEBRUARY .

LITTLE DID SHE KNOWIN JUST A FEW WEEKS SHEWOULD FIND HER SELF AS ANESSENTIAL BUSINESSEMPLOYEE WHO IS ALLOWED TO WORKDURING THE COVID-19OUTBREAK ACCORDING TO GAVINNEWSOMS STAY AT HOME ORDER.

SHESAYS ITS A TOUGH BUT MEANINGFULHONOR/ POSITION TO BE IN.ITS COOL TO HAVE TO BE IN AESSENTIALBUSINESS HONESTLY SO THAT WE CANHELP THOSE WHO NEED IT ON TOP OFSTILLBEING ABLE TO DO OUR JOBS ASWELLTHE STORE'S OWNER JESSICA SNIDERSAYS SHE IS MAKING SURETHE SHELVES ARE FULL WITH THEIRDAILY SHIPMENTS.

HER EMPLOYEESARE WORKING OVERTIME.

AND THEYEVEN HAVE HAD TO HIREADDITIONAL WORKERS TO MEET THEDEMAND..EVEN THOUGH WE ARE TIRED PEOPLEARETELLING US YOU RE MORE STICKEDTHAN OTHER STORES EVEN THE BIGCHAINS..EVERYONE IS ALWAYS SMILING AND IJUST PRAY THAT GOD GIVES USWINGS RIGHT NOWAND A GOOD ATTITUDE ANDSTRENGTH.SNIDER SAYS THEY HAVE HAD TOMAKE SOME CHANGESTHROUGHOUT THE STORE LIKEPLACING SOCIAL DISTANCING X'SFOR CUSTOMERS TO STAND WHILE INLINE AND ENSURINGPROPER CLEANLINESS OF THEIREMPLOYEES.AND THEY ARE LIMITING THE AMOUNTOF GOODS SHOPPERSCAN PURCHASE FOR POPULAR ITEMSLIKE EGGS, WATER, RICE ANDOTHER ESSENTIALS.WE DONT LIKE TO LIMIT THE ITEMSWE HAVETO AT THIS MOMENT WE AREREMINDING OUR CUSTOMERS TO NOTFORGET TO BEKIND AND THE REASON WHY YOU AREHOLDING THAT IN YOUR HAND ISBECAUSE WE ARE LIMITING IT.PERRAZO SAYS BEING OPTIMISTICAND ENFORCING NECESSARYPRECAUTIONS MOTIVATES HER IN HERJOB AND HAS THIS MESSAGE TOALL OF HER FELLOW GROCERYWORKERS ACROSS THECOUNTRY.KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK I KNOWITSHARD RIGHT NOW AND ITS GETTINGPRETTY HECTIC OUT THERE BUTHONESTLY IF WEDON'T DO OUR JOBS EVERYONE ISGOING TO BE STRUGGLING AND NOONE IS GOINGTO GET WHAT THEY NEEDSPEAKING OF OUR LOCAL STORESAS WE ENTER DAY THREE OFGOVERNOR NEWSOM'S ORDERFOR ALL RESIDENTS TO STAY HOME,MANY AREASUPERMARKETS ARE STILL SEEINGLONG LINES AND EMPTY SHELVES.23 ABC'S AUSTIN WESTFALL IS LIVEIN SOUTHWEST BAKERSFIELDWHERE COSTCO SHOPPERS AREALREADY LINING UP.TIME FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES -- AND23ABC WANTS TO BRING THECOMMUNITY TOGETHER AND KEEPEVERYONE UP TO DATE.SO CHECK THIS OUT OUR TEAM HEREAT 23ABC HAS STARTED AFACEBOOK GROUP --- CALLED WE'REOPEN KERN COUNTY.WE WANT TO KEEP YOU INFORMED ANDHEAR FROM YOU DIRECTLY.SO ANYONE CAN JOIN THE GROUP ---AND LOCAL BUSINESSES WILLBE ABLE TO SHARE WHAT SERVICESTHEY ARE OFFERING ---WHEN THEY ARE OPEN --- AND HOWTHE COMMUNITY CAN HELP THEMOUT.TO JOIN --- JUST GO ON FACEBOOKAND SEARCH "WE'RE OPENKERN COUNTY."