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Operators at the Isabella dam can once again allow the lake to reach full capacity after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers updated the dam’s risk level from "highest urgency" to "low urgency" following the completion of dam safety improvements.
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00:00 In 2021, current students had dropped back down to 39%
00:04 in meeting testing standards.
00:06 And over the past couple of years,
00:07 English learners in current county schools
00:10 have tested the lowest.
00:12 And heading back to school can be stressful for everyone,
00:16 but for parents who are sending a child to school
00:19 for the first time, it can be a big transition.
00:22 Some health experts say you can set them up for success
00:25 in the classroom by preparing now.
00:28 - They don't really have an idea in their mind
00:31 of what this is gonna look like.
00:32 They don't have something to go off of.
00:34 - Strong for Life licensed therapist, Jodi Bomstein,
00:41 says preparing children before school is critical
00:43 in easing them into the classroom.
00:45 She recommends visiting the school with your child
00:47 so they know what it looks like.
00:49 Meet the teacher and administrator
00:51 so there are familiar faces on day one.
00:53 Set up play dates before school starts
00:55 with other families who have first-time students.
00:58 And finally, practice with school supplies.
01:01 Bomstein says if your child isn't sure
01:03 how to use or open something,
01:05 it can cause anxiety that can be avoided.
01:09 - Seems silly and unnecessary,
01:11 but for kids, it's helpful to know that they're capable
01:15 and that they can do it without you.
01:17 And so the more opportunity you can give them a chance
01:19 to try it in the safety of your home
01:21 while you're right there if they need help,
01:23 the more likely they're gonna be able
01:25 to have the confidence to do it on their own.
01:28 (upbeat music)
01:30 - All right, switching gears, going into weather here.
01:32 We are gonna start with the little bit of good news
01:34 that we've got temperatures in the Valley
01:35 actually a little bit cooler today
01:38 compared to where they have been for most of the week.
01:40 That is not too bad.
01:41 Over in the desert, it's the other way around.
01:43 Temperatures are starting to warm up
01:45 and unfortunately, that is going to be the trend
01:47 that starts to win.
01:48 We're actually only at 101 here in Bakersfield,
01:50 which is the nicest temperature we've had at this time
01:52 in a long time.
01:53 It's been, since the end of last week,
01:55 we've seen temperatures like this.
01:57 But you can see over at Cal City
01:58 and Ridgecrest and China Lake,
02:00 we're close to 110 already
02:01 and we're only going to be getting hotter
02:02 as we head into the day tomorrow
02:04 and especially into the weekend.
02:05 We'll look at that weekend forecast later in the show.
02:08 (upbeat music)
02:10 - Brandon, thanks so much.
02:11 Now an update on water levels at Lake Isabella.
02:14 Operators at Isabella Dam can once again
02:16 allow the lake to reach full capacity
02:19 after the US Army Corps of Engineers
02:20 updated the dam's risk level from highest urgency
02:24 to low urgency following the completion
02:26 of dam safety improvements.
02:29 The improvements included a new emergency spillway,
02:31 raising the main and auxiliary dams by 16 feet
02:34 and improving the dam's filtering and drainage systems.
02:37 The lake currently has more than 540,500 acre feet of water,
02:42 about 95% of its total capacity.
02:45 The project still has one phase left with construction
02:48 of a new US Forest Service Visitor Center
02:51 and a permanent Army Corps Operations Building.
02:53 The phase is scheduled to be completed in 2025.
02:57 (upbeat music)
02:59 Now to the expanding investigation
03:01 of the alleged Long Island serial killer.
03:03 Officials say the search for more possible victims
03:06 is now taking place in a fourth state.
03:08 ABC's Morgan Norwood has more.
03:11 - The investigation into Rex Huriman,
03:14 the suspect in the Long Island, New York,
03:16 Gilgo Beach serial killings,
03:17 now expanding to a fourth state
03:19 as authorities work to determine
03:21 if he's connected to a string of unsolved killings
03:23 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
03:25 Investigators say these victims,
03:27 like the ones in Gilgo Beach,
03:28 were also women who worked as prostitutes.
03:31 Sheriff's deputies in New York
03:32 fanning out across area detention centers,
03:35 interviewing incarcerated sex workers
03:37 about interactions they say they had with the suspect.
03:39 - He had reached out to them for sex.
03:42 They took the calls but did not meet with him.
03:46 - The investigation also stretches to South Carolina
03:48 where police in Rock Hill say
03:50 they're looking into whether Huriman
03:52 may have been involved with the 2014 disappearance
03:54 of an 18-year-old who vanished about 20 miles
03:57 from the four vacant lots police have been searching,
04:00 believed to be owned by Huriman.
04:02 Huriman also owns a timeshare in Las Vegas
04:04 and a statement the Las Vegas Police Department says,
04:07 "We're currently reviewing our unsolved cases
04:09 "to see if he has any involvement."
04:11 And nearly a week after Huriman's arrest
04:13 in the murders of three young women who worked as escorts,
04:16 his wife of more than 25 years,
04:18 seen here in this FoxNews.com photo Wednesday,
04:21 filing for divorce.
04:23 Dominic Cancellari says he lived next door
04:25 to the Hurimans on Long Island for nearly 20 years.
04:29 - I really avoided him at all costs.
04:30 You know, I really didn't want any contact with him
04:33 or anything like that.
04:35 - Now Huriman has pleaded not guilty.
04:37 Investigators say more than 200 guns
04:40 were seized from his home,
04:41 but have not elaborated on the other evidence
04:43 they say they collected.
04:44 I'm Morgan Norwood, ABC News, New York.
04:47 - A programming note, California City,
04:51 it's a small desert town that made national headlines
04:54 with the case of the missing toddlers,
04:55 Orrin and Orson West.
04:57 But the stories of this desert community go much deeper.
05:00 Tomorrow, we invite you to join us
05:02 for a special edition of 23 ABC News,
05:04 California City in the Headlines,
05:07 where 23 ABC's Veronica Morley takes an in-depth look
05:10 at this small town of 15,000
05:12 and the stories that are a part of its history.
05:15 Some stories you may know and others you may not.
05:18 That's tomorrow at 7 p.m. only on 23 ABC.
05:22 Still to come, 23 ABC's Ava Kirshner
05:26 got a sneak peek of the Taste of Downtown.
05:29 Stay with us, we'll be right back.
05:31 - Come here often?
05:36 - As a matter of fact, I do.
05:38 - Why are we here today, Gus?
05:39 - Today's a very special day
05:40 because Cask Strength is actually participating
05:43 in our Taste of Downtown,
05:44 happening September 14th at the Iron Lily.
05:48 - And you gotta tell me what Taste of Downtown is.
05:50 - Well, if you're a foodie like me,
05:51 then you're gonna absolutely love the Taste of Downtown,
05:54 Ava, because we're gonna have a whole lot of our restaurants
05:57 that are in downtown Bakersfield
05:59 prepare some of their best dishes
06:01 so that people can have a taste of what is downtown.
06:04 - Should we see what they're cooking up in the kitchen?
06:06 - Let's check it out.
06:07 - Let's go.
06:08 (upbeat music)
06:17 - Ramen, what do we got here?
06:20 - So we have our Chili Verde Mac and Cheese,
06:22 house-made Chili Verde, house-made salsa,
06:25 mixed together, cheese crumble on top.
06:27 - Oh my goodness, so how did you guys come up with this?
06:30 Why did we choose this to be for your Taste of Downtown?
06:33 - So we picked it for the Taste of Downtown,
06:34 quite honestly, because it's a good one to serve
06:36 that's gonna keep good over the time
06:37 that we're gonna be serving it.
06:39 But it's one of our fan favorites here, actually,
06:41 so it works for both.
06:43 - Is it your favorite?
06:44 - I'm lactose intolerant, so I love it,
06:47 and I will eat it sometimes, and I take pills for it.
06:50 But, yeah, no, the Chili Verde is great,
06:52 and we've actually been told we should put it
06:54 into a mac and cheese festival competition.
06:57 - All right, so it's that good?
06:58 - It is that good. - You built it up.
06:59 - We've been told that it's a competition-worthy item.
07:02 - I'm not lactose intolerant, so I'm digging it.
07:05 Wow, that is everything I want
07:10 in a Chili Verde Mac and Cheese.
07:14 We got the chili, we got the cheese,
07:15 we got the best of both worlds right there.
07:17 Mm, ready for a taste of downtown.
07:19 Cask Strength is just week one
07:23 in our series of featuring businesses
07:24 involved in the taste of downtown.
07:27 Obviously, they have their delicious
07:28 Chili Verde Mac and Cheese, but, Gus,
07:30 how can we find the list of where the other businesses
07:32 are gonna be on?
07:33 - So we'll be posting every participant
07:34 on thebakershielddba.com, and if you wanna be a vendor
07:38 or if you wanna sponsor the event,
07:39 you can also contact Melanie Farmer
07:41 through thebakershielddba.com.
07:43 And remember, the date is September 14th.
07:45 It's happening at the Iron Lily in downtown Bakersfield.
07:48 - So excited, we'll see you next week.
07:50 - In state news, experts say large algae blooms
07:55 here in California poison hundreds of sick sea lions
07:58 and dolphins due to a neurotoxin that the blooms produce.
08:02 Kimberly Cruz explains.
08:05 - Rescue organizations like the Marine Mammal Center
08:07 in Morro Bay are stepping up their efforts
08:10 this time of year, as a domoic acid outbreak
08:12 is killing marine wildlife.
08:14 They're seizing, they're dying on the beach.
08:18 - Marine mammal facilities in Southern California
08:20 are struggling to keep up with the overwhelming number
08:23 of sick sea lions and dolphins.
08:25 - But the reports have been staggering.
08:28 I mean, the facilities literally can't even answer the phone
08:31 and keep up with it when it was at its peak.
08:33 - Domoic acid is a poisoning that is released by an algae,
08:36 and every year, the Marine Mammal Center sees
08:38 this toxin being released.
08:40 So we get about 60 to 80 cases of animals
08:43 with domoic acid poisoning at the Marine Mammal Center.
08:47 - The toxin targets the animal's brain and heart,
08:49 affecting their behavior.
08:50 Notice the head weaving from the sea lion in this video.
08:53 This is just one of the effects.
08:56 Animals can experience disorientation, erratic behavior,
09:00 foaming at the mouth, and even seizures.
09:03 - So we'll give subcutaneous fluids to help flush
09:05 that toxin out of the animal system.
09:08 We'll also give them medicine to help
09:10 with reducing the seizures.
09:12 - Though the toxin isn't anything new,
09:14 experts are doing their best to collect data
09:17 that could help find a solution in the future.
09:19 - Reality is, is every one of these animals
09:21 that's got the poisoning from domoic acid
09:24 has gonna have long-term effects.
09:26 You know, we know that domoic acid poisoning
09:28 affects the hippocampus,
09:29 it affects their long-term memory abilities,
09:31 and so we're really curious to see those animals
09:33 that did make it out of rehab, how they do in the future.
09:36 We've got flipper tags on them all,
09:38 and so we'll hopefully get some resites
09:39 that will help inform us better for the future.
09:41 - Support for inundated facilities
09:43 has come from other rescue organizations
09:45 and facilities throughout the country.
09:47 - As kind of support through our
09:49 Stranding Network partner agencies,
09:51 we've been sending staff and volunteers
09:53 to help support those folks
09:55 as they're kind of working with these animals.
09:57 - MEZA says there have only been a handful of cases
10:00 in San Luis Obispo and Monterey County,
10:03 but the danger isn't over yet.
10:04 Domoic acid cases can be seen
10:07 through the summer and into the fall.
10:08 In Morro Bay, Kimberly Cruz, KSBY News.
10:11 - Okay, time to talk weather,
10:14 and the broken record keeps playing, Brandon.
10:16 Another day of triple-digit heat.
10:19 - Yeah, and I will say, unfortunately,
10:22 today's about as good as it's gonna get
10:23 for at least for the next several days.
10:25 So I hope you enjoyed the mild moderation in temperatures,
10:30 'cause that's not gonna be the case tomorrow
10:32 or over the weekend.
10:33 Heat advisory goes back into effect here tomorrow.
10:36 In fact, eastern current over the desert,
10:39 they'll already have an excessive heat warning.
10:40 Here on Saturday, here in the valley, I should say,
10:43 on Saturday, we'll be bumped up
10:45 to an excessive heat warning.
10:46 So tomorrow's hot, and then Saturday's even hotter,
10:49 is the moral of the story here.
10:50 So let's get right into the temperatures we can expect.
10:52 Overnight lows tonight, mostly 60s and 70s.
10:55 Couple of warmer spots in the desert
10:56 may actually only fall into the 80s overnight tonight,
10:59 and those high temperatures tomorrow
11:00 starting to look brutal again, especially in the desert.
11:03 115, the high at China Lake tomorrow,
11:05 about 106 for us here in the valley.
11:07 Some of the warmest spots in the valley, though,
11:09 pretty close to 110 by tomorrow afternoon,
11:12 mostly 90s through our mountain areas.
11:14 And again, it's only gonna get worse as we head into Saturday.
11:16 We'll see that here in just a bit.
11:18 Calmer winds for us here in the valley
11:19 and still a little gusty in eastern current tomorrow.
11:22 But let's talk about the weather pattern
11:23 that's warming us up.
11:24 This high pressure, very hot air mass,
11:26 is actually moving away from us, but it's strengthening.
11:29 So even though it's centered farther away from us,
11:32 its influence is going to be greater over the weekend.
11:34 So that's gonna send our temperatures flying
11:36 as we head especially into Saturday.
11:38 But something else we're watching,
11:40 and we started to talk about this a little bit yesterday,
11:42 we've got some moisture, some monsoonal moisture
11:44 that is going to wrap around that high pressure.
11:46 So as we play this through the weekend and into Monday,
11:48 as this ventures away from us, more of that is.
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