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

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

JOINING IS TONIGHT FOR 23ABCNEWS AT SIX-- I'M JESSICAHARRINGTON.

TONIGHT'S TOPSTORIES..AS CASES OF COVID-19 RISE -- THENEED FOR HOSPITAL SPACEAND BEDS RISES TOO -- A LOOK ATHOW OFFICIALS HERE AREADDRESSING THE GROWING NEED...AND -- HOW A LOCAL HAIR STYLISTIS STILL HELPING HERCUSTOMERS THROUGH SPECIALIZEDHOME KITS --WHILE THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKHAS ALL HAIR SALONSCLOSED...ALLISON???23ABC NEWS AT SIX STARTS RIGHTNOW...WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THE STORMMOVING ACROSSKERN COUNTY -- AS YOU CAN SEEFROM THAT FIRST CLIP -- A LITTLEDOG WAS A BIT FREAKED OUT BY THEHAIL STORM THAT HAPPENEDABOUT AN HOUR AGO... VIEWERSSENDING US DOZENS OFVIDEOS FROM WHEN IT HAPPENED...23ABC'S METEROLOGIST ALLISONGARGARO IS ONSTORM WATCH AND HAS BEENTRACKING THIS PARTICULARSYSTEM ALL EVENING -- AND JOINSUS NOW WITH MORE ONWHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FOR LATERTONIGHT -- WHEN IT COMES TO THISSTORM...ALLISON??A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS SLOWLYMOVING DOWN THE CALIFORNIA COASTOVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.WE HAVE BEEN TRACKING ISOLATEDTHUNDERSTORMSMOVING ACROSS THE VALLEY THISAFTERNOON.

IN THESETHUNDERSTORMS YOU CAN EXPECT TOSEE SMALL HAIL, BRIEF HEAVYRAIN, THE CHANCE FOR A FUNNELCLOUD AND DANGEROUSLIGHTNING.

WHEN THUNDER ROARS,GO INDOORS.THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERSWILL CONTINUETHROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.ANY RAIN THAT FALLS ABOVE 6,000FEET WILL TURN INTO SNOW.

THEREIS A WINTER STORMWARNING UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT.SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE 8 TO 12INCHED ABOVE 6,000 FEET.

WINDGUSTS IN THE MOUNTAINSCOULD REACH 50 MPH.AS THIS STORM MOVES OVERSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATETUESDAY, WE CONTINUE TO TRACKWRAPAROUNDMOUISTURE ACROSS KERN COUNTY.THE SNOW LEVEL WILLDROP TO AROUND 5,000' TO 5,000'BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

THEVALLEY WILL BE SEEING MORE RAINAS WELL.THIS SYSTEM WILL BE CLEARING BYTHURSDAY EVENING.

HIGHPRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGIONCREATING CLEAR SKIES AND MUCHWARMER TEMPERATURES.

EASTERSUNDAY WILL BRING THE RETURN OFTHE 80S IN BAKERSFIELD.TODAY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOMSPOKE ABOUT THEIMPORTANCE OF HOSPITALSPREPARING THEIR FACILITIES FOREXPANSION AND LOCAL AGENCIESHAVING ALTERNATIVECARE SITES AS COVID CASE NUMBERSARE PROJECTED TOREACH PEAK NUMBERS IN COMINGWEEKS.23ABC ALEX BELL SPOKE WITH LOCALHOSPITALS AND THE COUNTYON HOW THEY ARE PREPARING TOCREATE MORE BED SPACE."WE HAVE 416 HOSPITALS IN OURHOSPITAL SYSTEM.

SOME 75THOUSAND LICENSED BEDS.

WE HAVEASKED THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM ITSELFTO CREATE CAPACITY TO SURGE BYROUGHLY 40%.

SO30 THOUSAND BEDS WITHIN THEHOSPITAL SYSTEM ITSELF."GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAYS THAT OVERTHE NEXT TWO WEEKSCOVID-19 CASES WILL REACH PEAKNUMBERS.

SO THE NEED FORALTERNATIVE CARE SITES ISIMPORTANT.ALTERNATIVE CARE SITES ARE MEANTFOR PATIENTS THATARE BEING DISCHARGED FROMEMERGENCYUNITS, OR HAVE MILD TO MODERATESYMPTOMS .

SOTHOSE WHO NEED ACUTE CARE CANREMAIN IN HOSPITALS.ALTHOUGH PREPARATIONS AREN'TUNDERWAY YET ...ACCORDINGTO KERN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH THEKERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS ISPLANNED TO BE USED AS ANALTERNATIVE CARE SITE.

WHENWE ASKED THE PUBLIC HEALTHDEPARTMENT FOR MOREINFORMATION ON THE ALTERNATIVECARE SITE THEY STATED NOFURTHER INFORMATION WASAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.23ABC THEN REACHED OUT TOHOSPITALS IN KERN COUNTY TOGET MORE INFORMATION ON THEIRHOSPITAL EXPANSION PLANS.IN A STATEMENT, ADVENTIST HEALTHBAKERSFIELD SAID, THEY HAVEPREPARED COMPREHENSIVE PLANS INANTICIPATION OF A SURGE OFPATIENTS AND THEY HAVE THEABILITY TO CARE FOR MOREPATIENTS THAN THEIR HOSPITALCAPACITY TYPICALLY ALLOWS.

INPART THEIR STATEMENTALSO SAID:"OUR PLANS INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERTHINGS, TRANSITIONINGNON-PATIENT AREAS INTO PLACESWHERE WE CAN PROVIDECRITICAL CARE, AN EMERGENCY TENTOUTSIDE TO SCREEN PATIENTSAND WORKING WITH LOCAL AND STATEHEALTHCAREPARTNERS."KERN MEDICAL, THE AREAS ONLYTRAUMA HOSPITAL, ISCURRENTLY A 222 BED HOSPITAL.THE HOSPITAL SAID OVER THELAST SEVERAL WEEKS THEY HAVEALREADY BEGUN PREPARATIONS ANDWILL EXPAND THEIR CAPACITY ASPATIENT VOLUMES INCREASE...WHILE MAINTAINING OTHER VITALSERVICES, SUCH AS TRAUMA ANDLABOR & DELIVERY.

IN PART ASTATEMENT FROM THE HOSPITAL SAIDTHEIR PLANNING FOCUSES ON HAVINGENOUGH MANPOWER, SECURING ACONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF PROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS , USINGOUR HOSPITAL AND CLINIC SPACE.MERCY AND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SAIDTHE SURGE PLANS REGARDING THEIRTHREE DIGNITY HEALTH BAKERSFIELDHOSPITALS.

IN PART A STATEMENTTO 23ABC THE HOSPITAL STATED:"WE HAVE IDENTIFIED LOCATIONS ATEACH OF OUR THREE BAKERSFIELDFACILITIES WHERE WE CAN CARE FORINFECTED PATIENTS TO AVOIDEXPOSURE TO THE GENERAL PATIENTPOPULATION.

THIS INVOLVESCREATING BARRIERS WITHIN OURHOSPITALS AND STANDING UP SURGETENTS, WHICH WE HAVE DONE ATEACH CAMPUS, WHERE WE CAN TRIAGEPATIENTS OUTSIDE OF OUR CARESITE." IM ALEX BELL FOR 23ABCNEWS CONNECTING YOU.NOW TO THE NEW NUMBERS RELEASEDTHIS EVENING -- THEREARE 252 CONFIRMED CASES OFCORONAVIRUS INKERN COUNTY, ACCORDING TO THEPUBLIC HEALTHDEPARTMENT.HERE'S A LOOK AT HOW THOSENUMBERS BREAK DOWN.246 OF THOSE ARE RESIDENTS -- 6ARE NON-RESIDENTS.TWO PEOPLE HAVE DIED DUE TO THEVIRUS.ABOUT FIVE-THOUSAND TESTS HAVEBEEN ADMINISTERED SOFAR.NEARLY 29-HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVETESTED NEGATIVE FORCOVID 19.MORE THAN 18-HUNDRED TESTS AREPENDING.THE CASES ARE ALSO BROKEN DOWNBY REGION.ACCORDING TO PUBLIC HEALTH --THERE ARE 107 POSITIVE CASES INBAKERSFIELD WEST-- THE LARGESTAMOUNT OF ALL REGIONS INTHE COUNTY.83 CONFIRMED CASES ARE LOCATEDAT BAKRESFIELDEAST, 42 IN THE VALLEY REGION,SIX IN THE DESERT AND EIGHT INTHEMOUNTAIN REGION.FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ONCOVID-19 IN KERN COUNTY -- HEADTO OUR WEBSITE TURNTO23.COMCOVID-19 CASE NUMBERS ARERAPIDLY CHANGING BY THEDAY..

AND MANY ARE STARTING TOWONDER WHAT THE LONG TERMAFFECTS OF THE VIRUS ARE.TODAY 23ABCS KYLIE WALKER SPOKEWITH LOCAL DOCTOR...DAN ERICKSON TO FIND OUT MORE..KYLIE?YES ERICKSON ..

WHO IS ANEMERGENCY PHYSICIAN ANDOWNER OF ACCELERATED URGENTCARE..

TELLS ME THERES NOTENOUGH DATA TO TELL THOSE LONGTERM AFFECTS OF THE VIRUS YET..BUT HE DID GIVE ME DETAILS ONHOW THE VIRUS ATTACKS THELUNGS.."IF YOU HAVE THINGS THAT LIMITYOURRESPITORY FUNCTION AND THEN YOUGET SOMETHING THAT SPECIFICALLYYES ERICKSON ..

WHO IS ANEMERGENCY PHYSICIAN AND OWNER OFACCELERATED URGENT CARE..

TELLSME THERESNOT ENOUGH DATA TO TELL THOSELONG TERM AFFECTS OF THEVIRUS YET..

BUT HE DID GIVE MEDETAILS ON HOW THE VIRUSATTACKS THE LUNGS..ATTACKS YOU LIKE THAT ..

YOU AREGOING TO HAVE A WORSE RESPONSEHE SAYS A FLUID BUILDS UP IN THELUNGS...AND YOU CAN NOTOXYGINATE... WHICH ...IN BADCASES ..CAN ESSENTIALLYMAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU AREDROWNING...THIS IS WHEN VENILATORS COMEINTO PLAY ..

WHICH WILLCAUSE POSITIVE PRESSURE IN THELUNGS..

TO HELP THE LUNGS STAYINFLATED AND TO HELP A PATIENTBREATHE BETTER...AND AS WE KNOW... THOSE WITHPRE-EXISTING HEALTHCONDITIONS ARE MORE AT RISK IFTHEY COME INTO CONTACT WITHTHE VIRUS..

AND WHEN I ASKED IFTHERE ARE ANY COMMONALITIESIN THOSE ON THESE RESPIRATORS...ERICKSON GOESINTO DETAIL ..IF YOU HAVE ASTHMA ..

IF YOUHAVE DIABETES..

WHICH IS A WEAKENED IMMUNESTATE..

YOU ARE GOING TO FALLPREYTO A MORE SIGNIFICANT INFECTIONTHAN SOMEONE WHODOESN'T HAVE ANY OF THAT"BUT FOR NOW..

REPORTING INBAKERSFIELD IM KYLIE WALKER23ABC CONNECTING YOU..NEW DETAILS TONIGHT -- ANOTHEREVENT CANCELLATION DUE TO THECORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK -- FANS OFTHE CHRISTIANMUSIC GROUP -- HILLSONG WORSHIP-- WILL NOT GET TO SEETHEM PERFORM LIVE THIS SUMMER...THE GROUP ANNOUNCING THROUGH APRESS RELEASE -- THATDUE TO THE ONGOING COVID- 19PANDEMIC, THE HILLSONGWORSHIP CONCERT SCHEDULED FORJUNE 22ND ATMECHANICS BANK ARENA HAS BEENCANCELED.THE GROUP SAID ALL PURCHASESMADE ONLINE -- SPECIFICALLYTHROUGH A-X-S-DOT-COM WILL BEAUTOMATICALLY REFUNDED.THOSE WHO PURCHASED TICKETS ATTHE MECHANICS BANKARENA BOX OFFICE -- SHOULDRETURN TO THEIR POINT OFPURCHASE FOR A REFUND.FOR MANY WOMEN... A HAIR SALONIS A SAFE HAVEN... A PLACETO RELAX, TALK WITH YOURFRIENDS, AND WALK OUTFEELING REFRESHED.BUT WITH THE NEW SOCIALDISTANCING GUIDELINES ALLTHOSE STYLING CHAIRS ARE EMPTY,23ABC'S DANIELLE KERNKAMPINTRODUCES US TO A LOCALHAIRSTYLIST WHO IS WORKING TOBRING BOTH THE SERVICE... ANDTHAT FRESH FEELING... RIGHT TOYOUR DOORSTEP."I GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERENERVOUS ABOUT THEIR HAIR... ANDKNOWING HOW TO TAKE CARE OFTHEIR HAIR DURING THIS TIME."ANYBODY WHO GETS THEIR HAIR CUTANDCOLORED KNOWS THE PROCESS IS FARFROM SIMPLE.

THERE'S CHEMISTRY,GEOMETRY, AND A LOTOF ART THAT GOES INTO EACHSESSION.SO WHEN THE STAY AT HOME ORDERWASPUT IN PLACE... AND SALONSACROSS THE STATE SHUT DOWN...LOCAL HAIR DRESSERMISTY CRANE HAD TO GET CREATIVE.NAT POP: "SHE IS 40 MINUTESPROCESSING"SHE'S PUTTING TOGETHER 'COLORTOUCH-UP KITS' FOR HERCLIENTS... AND DELIVERING THEMTO THEIR DOORSTEPS."SO I JUST LOOK UP WHAT FORMULAI DID LAST TIME.

I DOHAVE THEM VIDEO CHAT WITH ME TOMAKE SURE THERE'S NOTWEAKS OR ANYTHING WE NEED TOMAKE." EACH KIT COMES WITH THECOLOR,DEVELOPER, A BRUSH, GLOVES, ANDPERSONALIZED INSTRUCTIONS FOR60-DOLLARS.NAT POP: SO THEY'LL SQUEEZE ITIN, ANDTHEN TAKE THEIR BRUSH, AND THENMASH IT ALL TOGETHER.NOT TO MENTION... A FACETIMECALL FROMMISTY... WALKING YOU THROUGHEVERY STEP."WHEN WE VIDEO CHAT I GIVE THEMREASSURANCE, THEY'RE ASKING'IS THIS OK?'

AND IT'S NICE TOOCAUSE IT GIVES US A CHANCE TOCONNECT.

I'M USED TO SEEINGTHESE PEOPLE EVERY 4-6WEEKS."WHILE THE APPLICATION PROCESSIS SIMILAR FOR EVERYONE, THEPROCESSING TIME IS OFTENDIFFERENT."I NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEIRROOTS,THEIR HAIR."AND WHILE YOU MAY BE THINKINGYOU'RENOT QUALIFIED TO BE DOING THEWORK OF A PROFESSIONAL STYLIST,THESE KITS ARE DESIGNED SOLELYTO HOLD YOU OVER UNTIL YOU CANMAKE IT BACK INTO THESALON.NAT POP: "I'LL BE FACE TO FACEWITH THEMSHOWING THEM, 'PART IT HERE, DOIT HERE'"AND THAT'S ONE REASON MISTYHIGHLYRECOMMENDS STAYING AWAY FROMBOXED DYE... IT'S NOT CUSTOMIZEDSPECIFICALLY FOR YOU."WITH STORE DYE YOU CAN GET INTOTROUBLE BECAUSE IT'SREALLY HARD TO REMOVE FROM THEHAIR AND YOU'RE SETTINGYOURSELF UP FOR A LOT OF MONEYIN COLOR CORRECTIONSERVICES SO DO NOT DO A BOX DYE!HAHA, SAVE YOURSELF THETROUBLE AND THE HEARTACHE.

ANDTHERE'S MORE ROOM FOR ERRORWITH BOXED DYE TOO."SHE ADDS THAT WHILE A HAIRTOUCH-UPMIGHT NOT BE A TOP PRIORITY FOREVERYONE RIGHT NOW... IT CANPROVIDESOME SENSE OF NORMALCY TO A TIMETHAT'S ANYTHING BUT NORMAL."WE STILL HAVE TO TAKE CARE OFOURSELVES AND I KNOW THATMAKES ME FEEL GOOD.

AND I'M SUREOTHER PEOPLE FEELGOOD" - "AND IT GIVES ME ACHANCE TO CONNECT WITH MYPEOPLE, WHO I MISS BECAUSETHEY'RE LIKE MY FAMILY ANDFRIENDS AND IT'S LIKE... I MISSSEEING THEM."MISTY SAYS SHE'S SEEING MORE ANDMORE HAIR DRESSERS PUTTHEY'RE LIKE MY FAMILY ANDFRIENDS AND IT'S LIKE... I MISSSEEING THEM."MISTY SAYS SHE'S SEEING MORE ANDMORE HAIR DRESSERS PUTTOGETHER SIMILAR KITS FOR THEIRCLIENTS... SHE RECOMMENDSREACHING OUT TO YOUR REGULARSTYLIST - AND IF THEY'RE NOTABLE TO HELP, YOU CAN REACH OUTTOMISTY ON HER INSTAGRAM PAGE@MISTYCRANEHAIR .

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