Video Credit: 23ABC News | Bakersfield - Duration: 02:49s - Published on October 4, 2019

NOW.HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HOLDING ARALLY AT CAL-SATEBAKERSFIELD RIGHT NOW.

BUTSENATOR BERNIE SANDERS THEDEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIALCANDIDATE FRONT RUNNERRECENTLY BECAME ILL...HISCAMPAIGN THOUGH, GOINGAHEAD WITH THE EVENT WITHOUTHIM.23ABC'S TORI COOPER IS LIVE FROMC-S-U-B AND HAS DETAILS ONWHAT WAS SHARED AT THIS YEAR'SEVENT, AND REACTIONSFROM THE COMMUNITY.

TORI?TIM AND JESSICA,I'M HERE AT CAL STATEBAKERSFIELD WHERE MOMENTS AGOTHE SANDERS CAMPAIGN EVENTWRAPPED UP WITHOUT SANDERS.NOW C-S-UB ALONG WITH MANY OTHERCOLLEGE CAMPUSESACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIAWERE EXPECTING TOATTEND SENATOR SANDERS TOWN HALLEVENTS ON CAMPUSES -- BUTAFTER HIS HEALTH RECENTLY TOOK ATURN IN NEVADA -- SANDERSCANCELED ALL TOWN HALLS UNTILFURTHER NOTICE.BUT TODAY'S EVENT WAS STILLABOUT BERNIE'S CAMPAIGN ANDHOW TO GET INVOLVED.TODAY'S EVENT FOCUSED ON HOWMEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ANDSTUDENTS COULD ACTIVELY FINDWAYS TO GET INVOLVED IN BERNIE'SCAMPAIGN TRAILS.ORGANIZERS PROVIDED INSIGHT ANDDIRECTION FOR EVERYONEWHO ATTENDED AND EXPRESSED THEIMPORTANCE FOR STAYINGPOLITICALLY ACTIVE...-EVENTNOW THIS IS THIS NOT THE FIRSTTIME BERNIES CAMPAIGN TRAILHAS PASSED THROUGH BAKERSFIELD,THE LAST TIMESANDERS WAS HERE WAS DURING THE2016 DEMOCRATICPRIMARY CAMPAIGN, WHERETHOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO THEKERN COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS FOR HISCAMPAIGN RALLY.WHILE MANY PEOPLE WERE INITIALLYEXPECTING TO BEPART OF THE SENATOR'S TOWN HALLTODAY--THAT ALL CHANGEDWHEN BERNIE CANCELED ALL OF HISTOWN HALLS AT MAJORCALIFORNIA UNIVERSITIES AFTER HEHAD TO BE HOSPITILIZEDYESTERDAY MORNING FOR A BLOCKEDARTERY IN HIS HEART.OFFICIALS SAY SANDERS HAD TO GETTWO STINTS PUT IN HIS HEARTBUT THAT HE IS IN GOOD SPIRITSAND RECOVERING.

COMMUNITYMEMBERS TODAY WISHING HIM WELLANDWALKING AWAY WITH MORE INSIGHTWITH HOW TO GETINVOLVED IN HIS CAMPAIGN.."I DO HOPE BERNIE FEELS BETTER,WEWERE REALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT WEDIDN'T GET TO SEE HIM.

I WASSUPER EXCITED.""WELL IN BAKERSFIELD WE HAVESEEN A HUGETREND WHEN IT COMES TO THEHOMELESS POPULATION AND I THINKONE OF THE POLICIES THAT BERNSANDERS WAS TALKING A LOT ABOUTIS HOUSING FOR ALL AND I WOULDDEFINITELY LIKE TO SEE THAT COMEINTO PLAY,"(HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOWED UP)AND BERNIES WIFE, JANE SANDERS,RELEASED A STATEMENT EARLIERTODAY THANKING EVERYONE WHOREACHED OUT BERNIES WAY.

IN HERSTATEMENT SHE ALSO SAIDBERNIE IS UP AND ABOUT AND SPENTMUCH OF THE DAY TALKING WITHSTAFF ABOUT POLICIES, CRACKINGJOKES WITH THE NURSESAND DCTORS AND SPEAKING WITH HISFAMILY ON THE PHONE.SHE SAYS THE DOCTORS ARE PLEASEDWITH HIS PROGRESS AND THERE WILLBE NO NEED FOR ADDITIONALPROCEDURES.

SHE SAYS HE'S GOINGTO REST FOR A FEW MORE DAYS ANDTHEN HEAD BACK TO BERLINGTON TORESUME HIS CAMPAIGN TRAIL.A THIRD PERSON HAS BEEN