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11AM, I'M AUSTIN WESTFALL.OUR TOP STORY -- THAT DEADLYSHOOTING IN DELANO.DELANO POLICE CHIEF ROBERTNEVAREZ TELLING 23ABC -- BOTHVICTIMS WHO WERE KILLED -- WERECHILDREN.CHIEF NEVAREZ CONFIRMING THATTHE VICTIMS WERE 11 AND 12YEAR OLD GIRLS.THE SHOOTING TAKING PLACE AT ABIRTHDAY PARTY AT OLEANDER AND20TH STREET AT ABOUT 7-20THURSDAY NIGHT.CHIEF NEVAREZ SAYING THESUSPECTS DROVE UP IN A TANTOYOTA CAMRY OR COROLLA AND APERSON GOT OUT... WALKED UPTO THE GROUP AT THE HOME ANDSTARTED SHOOTING.THREE ADULTS WERE ALSO HIT --BUT SUFFERED NON LIFETHREATENING INJURIES.CHIEF NEVAREZ SAYING HE BELIEVESTHIS INCIDENT WASGANG RELATED.NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE YET.ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUTTHIS SHOOTING ISURGED TO CALL DELANO PD AT721-3377.AND POLICE IN MCFARLAND LOOKINGFOR ANY SUSPECTSCONNECTED TO A SHOOTING THEREOVERNIGHT.MCFARLAND POLICE SAYING AROUND10-45 LAST NIGHT THEYFOUND A WOMAN SUFFERING FROMMULTIPLE GUNSHOTWOUNDS IN THE AREA OF SAN PEDROSTREET AND EASTSHERWOOD AVENUE.HER CONDITION IS NOT CURRENTLYKNOWN.ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKEDTO CALL MCFARLANDPOLICE AT 792-2121.RIGHT NOW..

LET'S SEE HOW THEFORECAST IS SHAPING UP WITHELAINA RUSK.SUNNY AND STABLE WEATHER LEAVESUS HOT AND HAZY FORTHE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AHEAD.EXPECT A HIGH OF 96 INBAKERSFIELDTODAY WITH 98 TOMORROW ON THEFOURTH OF JULY.

THAT MEANSWE'LL HAVE THE UPPER 80STOMORROW NIGHT AT 9 P.M.

ASNEIGHBORS HEAD OUTSIDE TO LIGHTTHEIR SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKSON THE STREET.

THE KERN RIVERVALLEY SESS THE LOW 90S TODAYAND MID 90S TOMORROW WITH THEMID 80S IN THE SOUTHMOUNTAINS OF TEHACHAPI ANDFRAZIER PARK THROUGH THEWEEKEND.NOW TO AN UPDATE ON THE NUMBEROF CORONAVIRUSCASES HERE IN KERN COUNTY.HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE NOWREPORTING MORE THAN 51- HUNDREDCASES LOCALLY..

WITH THREE MOREFATALITIES..BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 80.MORE THAN 36-HUNDRED RESIDENTSHAVE RECOVERED..WITH ANOTHER 1,300 PEOPLERECOVERING AT HOME.OFFICIALS ALSO REPORTING NEARLY63-THOUSAND ORJUST UNDER 92 PERCENT OF TESTSHAVE COME BACK NEGATIVE.FOR THE LATEST UPDATES BE SURETO CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE ATTURN-TO-23-DOT COM.IT IS THE THIRD OF JULY!AND AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAYWEEKEND..

BUSINESS ISBOOMING FOR LOCAL FIREWORKSTANDS WHO ALSO HELPSUPPORT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.23ABC'S DANIELA GARRIDO HAS MOREON HOW BUSINESS HASCHANGED FOR THEM AMID APANDEMIC.NAT: "YOU'RE AT 1,065"OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OFFIREWORKS SOLD IN A SINGLEPURCHASE AT A LOCAL FIREWORKSTAND - INCLUDING THEIRHIGHEST PRICED ITEM, THE BIGBANG SET, WHICH INCLUDES HOURSOF FIREWORK DISPLAYS.JACOB WINKLE/AMERICAN KIDSSPORTS CENTERFIREWORK BOOTH:"THATS THE BIG BOX, I THINK WEONLY GET ONE OF THOSE A YEAR ANDIT'S GONE"LYNN BRADSHAW/SOUTH VALLEY SURFSOCCER CLUBFIREWORK BOOTH:"THESE TWO TODAY HAVE BEEN THEBIGGEST SALES..

THE BIGTIMER, THE BIG DELUXE"THIS YEAR ISN'T LIKE OTHERS.."BUSINESS IS GREAT THIS YEAR,WE'VE HAD ASTRONOMICALSALES COMPARED TO LAST YEARALREADY"CANCELLED FIREWORK SHOWS DUE TOCOVID-19 HAS MANYFAMILIES MEMBERS TAKING THEFIREWORK SHOW TRADITIONUPON THEMSELVES."I'VE NOTICED THEY'RE LETTINGTHEM SPEND A LITTLE MOREMONEY A LITTLE MORE LIBERAL WITHTHE MONEY TO GET THE KIDSMIND OFF EVERYTHING GOING ON"BUT THOSE WHO MAN THE FIREWORKSTANDS AREN'TJUST TRYING TO SELL FIREWORKS,THEY'RE ALSO FUNDRAISING FORLOCAL ORGANIZATIONS."WE ARE RAISING MONEY FOR OURSOCCER CLUB CALLED THESOUTH VALLEY SURF A BOYS ANDGIRLS SOCCER CLUB""WE ARE BENEFITTING JUMP, JUSTUS MOTIVATED PARENTS, WE ARE ABOOSTER CLUBS FOR AMERICAN KIDSSPORTSCENTER SO GYMNASTICS AND TNT ANDCHEER"A PORTION OF THE MONEY MADE ATTHE FIREWORKS STANDS GOESTOWARD HELPING COVER THE COSTSOF THESE ORGANIZATIONS."LIKE THE COSTS FOR ENTRY FEES,COACHING, ALL THE LITTLE FEESYOU DONT ALWAYS SEE, ITS NICE TOBE ABLE TO FUNDRAISE FOR THAT"A REMINDER -- THE SPECIALFOURTH OF JULY CONCERT BY THEBAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL BAND WILLBE BROADCAST ON23ABC SATURDAY NIGHT.IT'S A SOCIALLY DISTANCEDMUSICAL CELEBRATIONBROUGHT TO YOU BY 23 -- THEBAKERSFIELD SYMPHONY -- ANDTHE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD.YOU CAN CATCH IT TOMORROW FROM6-30 UNTIL 7-30 P-M ON 23ABCOR ON ALL OF OUR OTHER PLATFORMSSUCH AS ROKU... APPLET-V... AND ALEXA.THIS WEEKEND -- MARKS ONE YEARSINCE A PAIR OF MASSIVEEARTHQUAKES SHOOK THE RIDGECRESTAREA.A 6.4 QUAKE ON JULY 4TH --FOLLOWED BY A 7.1 MAGNITUDESHAKER THE NEXT DAY.23ABC'S MIKE HART TAKES A LOOKBACK ON THE DAY IT ALLSTARTED..EARTHQUAKE SHAKINGUNEXPECTED FIREWORKS ON THE 4THOF JULY!A MAGNITUDE 6-POINT-4EARTHQUAKE..

OR WHAT WAS LATERREFERRED TO AS A "FORESHOCK"..SHOOK UP THE HIGH DESERT..CENTERED ABOUT 11 MILES OUTSIDERIDGECREST AT 10-30 IN THEMORNING."ALL UNITS CITY WIDE EARTHQUAKEMODE"..IT KNOCKED EVERYTHING OFF THEWALLS...LOCAL STORES BEGAN POSTINGPICTURES AND VIDEO ON SOCIALMEDIA OF THE DAMAGE..AND FOR SOME RESIDENTS..

ITWASN'T THE FIRST TIME THINGSWERE SHAKEN UP!BIGGEST ONE IN FIVE I'VE BEENIN..

WENT ONFOREVER LOT OF MOVEMENT..JACK MINTON'S GARAGE CAUGHTFIRE..

THE VIDEO GOING VIRAL..DESTROYING TWO CLASSIC CARS.HE TOLD 23ABC HE CAME HOME 15MINUTES AFTER THE QUAKE..

ANDEVERYTHING SEEMED OK..NOTHING WRONG, 10 MINS LATER,SPOTTEDFIRE IN GARAGE..ONE OF SEVERAL FIRES AROUNDRIDGECREST AND SURROUNDINGCOMMUNITIES..WITH MAG, INJURIES AND DAMAGE,VARIOUS STRUCTURES.25 PATIENTS NEED TRANSFERRED TOOTHER FACILITES, HELICOPTER ANDAMBULANCE.TAKING PEOPLE OUT OF HOSPITAL TOASSESS, FIVE FIRES, NAVAL BASE,VERY IMPORTANT ASESSING DAMAGETHERE AS WELL.AND IT DIDN'T STOP THERE..DOING GRID SEARCH..

WHOA THAT'SQUAKE..THE QUAKE AND ESUING AFTERSHOCKSCOULD BE FELTALL ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA..EVEN BRINGING RIDESAT DISNEYLAND TO A HALT.AS WE KNOW NOW..

IT WAS JUST THEBEGINNING.

ALTHOUGH..

SEISMICEXPERT DR. LUCY JONES TOLD US ONJULY4TH THAT A BIGGER ONE ASCOMING..1-IN-20 THIS LOCATION, EVENBIGGER NEXTFEW DAYS, NOT SEEN BIGGER,CERTAIN AREA SHAKING A LOTTODAY..

SOME EXCEEDMAG 5 BECOMING DAMAGING...AND SHE WAS RIGHT..THE 7-POINT-1 EARTHQUAKE..

THESTRONGEST OF THAT SERIES..STRUCK THE NEXT DAY..NOW IS THE TIME..

WATER..

LISTENRADIO..

BATTERY..

TRADITIONALT-V...BECAUSE RESIDENTS IN THE HIGHDESERT WERE GOING TOBE FEELING IT FOR THE REST OFTHE YEAR.

MIKE HART..

23ABC..CONNECTING YOU..IF YOU MISSED ANY OF OUR SPECIAL-- WHICH AIRED THURSDAYNIGHT -- YOU CAN WATCH IT AGAIN-- AND RELIVE THE MOMENTS ON OURWEBSITE... SOCIAL MEDIA ANDSTREAMING SERVICES.THERE YOU CAN FIND INTERVIEWSWITH RESIDENTS... EXPERTS... ANDTHOSE MOST IMPACTED BY THERIDGECREST EARTHQUAKESFROM ONE YEAR AGO.STILL TO COME HERE ON 23ABC NEWSAT 11 A-M...AN INTERVIEW WITH ANORGANIZATION THAT DEALS WITHSOMETHING WE RARELY TALK ABOUT..DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ANDCHILD MARRIAGES.THAT AND MORE..

NEXT..IT DOESN'TOVER THE WORLD ARE VICTIMS OFDOMESTIC VIOLENCE ANDCHILD MARRIAGES.ONE ORGANIZATION IS WORKING TOPUT AN END TO THAT.JOINING US THIS MORNING IS DONNAPOLLARD FROM SURVIVORSCORNERWHAT IS SURVIVOR'S CORNER?WHAT IS THE RATE OF CHILDMARRIAGES ACROSS THECOUNTRY?

IN CALIFORNIA?HOW CAN FAMILY MEMBERS/DAUGHTERS PROTECT THEMSELVESFROM BEING SOLD FOR MARRIAGE?DONNA THANK YOU SO MUCH FORJOINING US THIS MORNING, WE'REGOING TO HAVE ALL OF THISINFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITETURN TO 23 DOT COM.ABSOLUTELY, THANK YOU.AND NOW FOR A LOOK AT YOUR LONGRANGE FORECAST WITH CHIEFMETEOROLOGIST ELAINA RUSK...HEADLINES... CHILDREN ALL OVERTHE WORLD ARE VICTIMS OFDOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND CHILDMARRIAGES.DONNA THANK YOU SO MUCH FORJOINING US THIS MORNING, WE'REGOING TO HAVE ALL OF THISINFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITETURN TO 23 DOT COM.AND NOW FOR A LOOK AT YOUR LONGRANGE FORECAST WITHCHIEF METEOROLOGIST ELAINARUSK...WE'RE STAYING HOT AND HAZY AS WEHEAD INTO THE HOLIDAYWEEKEND.

EXPECT A CLIMB BACK TOTHE 90S FOR MOST OF THECOUNTY, WITH THE MID-90S IN THEVALLEY AND MOST DESERTCITIES.

THE KERN RIVER VALLEYWILL TOP OUT IN THE LOW 90S THISAFTERNOON WITH THE LOW 80S INTHE SOUTH MOUNTAINS OFTEHACHAPI AND FRAZIER PARK.WE'RE A BIT HOTTER TOMORROW WITHA FORECAST OF 98IN BAKERSFIELD FOR THE FOURTH OFJULY.

THAT MEANS WE WILLSTAY HOT THROUGH THE AFTERNOONAND EVENING, WITH ATEMPERATURE OF 89 AT 9 P.M.

ASPEOPLE ARE HEADING OUTSIDETO LIGHT THEIR SAFE AND SANEFIREWORKS IN THE STREET.

LAKEISABELLA SEES A HIGH OF 94TOMORROW WITH 85 IN BOTHTEHACHAPI AND FRAZIER PARK.

THENAVAL AIR WEAPONSSTATION AT CHINA LAKE ISPLANNING TO HOLD AN AERIALFIREWORKS DISPLAY WHICH WILL BEVISIBLE NORTHEAST OFRIDGECREST AT 9 P.M.

EXPECT THEUPPER 80S THERE TOO IF YOU'LL BEDRIVING THAT WAY FOR THECELEBRATION.THE REST OF THE WEEKEND STAYSHOT THANKS TO A RIDGE OF HIGHPRESSURE RETROGRADING FROM TEXASTOWARDSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, BUT FOR NOWIT LOOKS LIKE THEVALLEY STAYS JUST SHY OF THATTRIPLE DIGIT MARK.MOST OF NEXT WEEK STAYS SUNNYAND SEASONAL WITHTHE MID TO UPPER 90S IN THEEXTENDED FORECAST.

AMORE DOMINANT RIDGE OF HIGHPRESSURE IS SETTING UP FORNEXT WEEKEND, BRINGING A LIKELYRETURN TO HOTTER 100S.STILL TO COME...A LOOK AT HOW YOU CAN HELPCOMFORT YOUR PETS DURINGFIREWORK SEASON.YOU'RE WATCHING 23 A- B-C.FIREWORKS SEASON CAN BE A TRICKYTIME FOR OURTRICKY TIME FOR OUR PETS, ANDKERN COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICESSAYS THAT SHELTERS TYPICALLY SEEA SPIKE IN LOSTANIMALS AROUND THIS TIME.I SPOKE WITH THEM ABOUT HOW YOUCAN KEEP YOUR ANIMALSAFE."ACROSS THE NATION, YES, THEFOURTH OFJULY IS TYPICALLY A HIGH-INTAKETIME OF YEAR FOR ANIMALSHELTERS."NICK CULLEN IS THE DIRECTOR OFKERN COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES,AND HE SAYS LOCAL SHELTERS HAVEA HISTORY OF SEEING ANUPTICK IN MISSING ANIMALS AROUNDTHIS TIME OF YEAR.PETAMBERALERT.COM SAYS THENUMBER OF LOST PETS INCREASES30-PERCENT NATIONALLY AFTER JULY4TH.

AND THEY SAY ON,AVERAGE, ONLY 14% ARE RETURNED.CULLENDESCRIBING THAT MANY PETS HAVE ATOUGH TIME BECAUSE THEYDON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT FIREWORKSARE."I ALWAYS SAY IMAGINE IF YOUWERE SITTINGIN YOUR HOME ON ANY GIVEN DAYAND YOU STARTED TO HEAREXPLOSIONS OUTSIDEYOU'D PROBABLY BE A LITTLESCARED."CULLEN SAYS THE KEY TO KEEPING APET SAFE IS PREPARATION,AND KNOWING WHAT THE FOURTH OFJULY MEANS TO YOURPET.

HE SAYS HE ADVISES TO KEEPPETS INDOORS IF POSSIBLE.

BUT IFTHAT'S NOT POSSIBLE, MAKE SUREYOUR PROPERTY ISPROPERLY CONTAINED SO THAT ANANIMAL CANNOT ESCAPE."YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW HOWCRAFTYAND CREATIVE THAT PET CAN BE TOFIGURE OUT A WAY OUT OF THATBACKYARD WHENTHEY FEEL THEIR LIFE IS INJEOPARDY."HE ALSO UNDERLINES THEIMPORTANCE OF GIVING YOUR PETCLEAR IDENTIFICATION -- WHICHMEANS A NAME TAG THATHAS A NAME AND PHONE NUMBER ONIT -- AS WELL AS GETTING THEANIMAL MICROCHIPPED SO THEY CANBE RETURNED SAFELYIF THEY DO GET LOST.

PETMATCHMAKER RESCUE ISHOLDING A FREE MICROCHIPPINGEVENT HELD IN THE PARKING LOTAT FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD &STEAKBURGERS IN NORTHWESTBAKERSFIELD.

IT'S NOW OPEN FORWALK-UPS FROM 9AM TO 6 PMEVERYDAY LEADING UP TO THEFOURTH.

AND IF YOU WANT TOHELP AN ANIMAL DEALING WITHANXIETY, CULLEN RECOMMENDSYOU TALK TO A VET ABOUT OPTIONS."IT MAY BE MEDICATIONS, THEREMIGHT BE SOME SUPPLIES OREQUIPMENT YOU CAN EMPLOY INORDER TOKEEP YOUR ANIMAL SAFE."THE BAKERSFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENTIS REMINDING RESIDENTS WHENYOU CAN LIGHT THOSE FIREWORKS --AS WELL ASPROVIDING SOME SAFETY TIPS.CITY FIRE SAYS "SAFE AND SANE"FIREWORKS CAN BE USED WITHINCITY LIMITS UNTIL MIDNIGHTTONIGHT.TOMORROW -- THEY CAN BE USEDFROM 9 A-M UNTIL 12-30 A-MSUNDAY.STILL TO COME..

A FINAL LOOK ATOUR WEATHER.CHIEF METEOROLOGIST ELAINARUSK...SUNNY AND STABLE WEATHER LEAVESUS HOT AND HAZY FORTHE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AHEAD.AND NOW FOR A LOOK AT YOUR LONGRANGE FORECAST WITHCHIEF METEOROLOGIST ELAINARUSK...BE SURE TO TUNE IN FOR 23ABCNEWS AT 5 AND FOR THE LATESTHEADLINES HERE IN KERN COUNTY..JUST TURN TO OUR MOBILE ANDTABLET APP.