. this could be much better than we expect, it could be much worse than we expect. anybody who says that it will be one way or the other, we simply do not know. >> i no longer believe that the risk to the general public from covid-19 in placer county is low. >> up and down california today cities and counties are reacting to the spread of coronavirus. a northern california man has now died of the virus, the first death from coronavirus in the state. governor newsom will be beginning a news conference any minute now. good afternoon, thank you for joining us. >> and we just learned in the past ten minutes about three new coronavirus cases in santa clara county, that brings the total there to 14. >> two patients are close contacts of an existing case and are in isolation at home. the third new patient is hospitalized and it is not clear how he got the virus. >> as of today, 11 people in the u.s. have died from the coronavirus. an elderly adult in placer county has become the first person to die of the virus outside of washington state.

officials say that person had underlying health conditions and had recently returned from a san francisco to mexico cruise. in washington, another death was announced bringing the total there to ten. placer county officials also held a news conference today. >> placer county public health has been conducting intensive contact tracing to identify and contact health care workers and community members who were expos individual. >> officials say they think the person had minimal community exposure between returning h spo ntcted coronavirus. princess cruises has identified the patient as a 71-year-old man. >> and that patient is not the only northern california resident on that creuise who later tested positive. now crews passengers on that ship are being warned once

again. you can see the cruise ship right there. >> and kate larsen is live with the latest. >> reporter: well, originally that cruise ship was supposed to come back to port here in san francisco on saturday morning and then this morning princess announced that it was going to be returning here to san francisco tomorrow. s frciti of tho ten minutes, we've learned that the previous leg of this cruise, there were actually three diag with coronavirus, subsequently not just the two reported this morning. and we've learned that people on the cruise ship are reporting flu-like symptoms. >> kate, thank you. we'll get to this news conference that the governor is holding right now to talk about

coronavirus. let's listen. >> in the last few hours it was confirmed in placer county that individual passed away. a number of cases in the state of california is 53. and i want to reinforce that 53, i've read a lot, seen a lot, been a lot of media reports about the number of people that tested positive in the state of california. that number as of today is 53. i'll remind you that includes 24 individuals that were repatriated in the state of california, 29 individuals that have subsequently been tested positive. as you know, we moved into the phase of repatriation going back early part of january, more formally at the end of january. the first phase of our engagement as it relates to the novel coronavirus. the second phase of that was

monitoring people that had come through both san francisco international airport as well as l.a.x. that number at the time you may recall -- [ inaudible ] -- we estimate that number to be closer to 9400 people that we are monitoring over 49 counties in the state of california. so first phase of our engagement on the coronavirus repatriation, second phase the monitoring of people that came in on commercial flights through those two international airports, and then those are currently being monitored again by 49 jurisdictions in the state of california. that number now totals 9400. third phase was last week or so, first community spread case in the state of california, here in northern california, and as you know, community spread is no

longer just the northern part of the state. we've had a number of incidents throughout the state of california no longer north, now in southern california. we have accordingly with this new icu patient that passed away entered into the next phase that has required me under circumstances to advance a proclamation of a state of emergency in the state of california. this is not something that i say hyperbolically and shouldn't be reported as such. the proclamation is to serve to help advance our resourcesic so environment, to provide clarity in terms of jurisdiction and oversight capacity as it relates to the access and utilization of state property, be it fairgrounds or other state

properti properties. allows us to move forward with the kind of proceed you curement with medical supplies or other monitoring or you suppression efforts that would allow us to move forward without any hurdles. allowso share data in a way that i think is advantageous to dressing the spread and making sure that all of our jurisdictions, local, regional, state and federal partners are sharing that same information. allows us travel capacity both on the ems, emergency medicine side, as well as more broad travel capacity. and it allows us to access out of state talent, allows folks to come in with their licensing and credentials into the state of california and many ta maintain help aid our efforts. so that is the framework of the

proclamation of the state of emergency. that decision was made not just because of the individual that tragically passed away today, but because of another s circumstance that i wanted to update you on as well. the individual that passed away in placer county as you may have heard a few hours ago was on a cruise. that individual went to a cruise -- or went from san francisco down to mexico and back in february. february 10 to february 21. that individual came back with a number of others into not only placer county area, but many other folks were on that cruise from the state of california. by one estimate, over 50% of the passengers which total roughly 2500 passengers, that does not include the crew, are californians. we are working very closely with

cdc and working closely with our health care partners up and down the state of california to contact all of the individuals from the manifest. we are in possession of the manifest of those passengers from that cruise. and working with our local partners, they will be contacting people in their jurisdictions in every part of the state of california. those that are not california residents, the cdc is advancing protocols to do the same for folks that wree sireside in oths of this country and we are assessing how many people were on that cruise from other parts of the globe as well. what is important for you to know is the following -- that cruise that ended on the 21st, that same ship set sail a few days later to hawaii. that cruise ship is making its way back towards the state of

california, specifically back to the city and county of san francisco. it was due to arrive this evening. that ship we've requested to be delayed, the arrival to be delayed, and the ship is currently off the coast. and currently that ship is now being delayed to provide ample opportunity for the cdc partnership with coast guard and with state health officials to conduct tests. because we have a number of passengers and crew members that have developed symptoms on this cruise ship. it is the grand princess cruise ship. as a consequence, we will be flying testing kits to the cruise ship and we are going to be sending those quickly back to the state and primarily we'll be to test very quickly within just

a few hours those samples to determine whether or not these individuals just have a traditional cold or flu or may have contracted the covid-19 virus. we also will expand the testing protocols to even more passengers as there are a number of passengers that held over from the mexico trip and made their way on to the second cruise into hawaii. so we are mpmatic, but also to address some of the anxieties of those previous passengers that are holdovers on the second cruise. so we're holding that ship which isnow thousands of passengers a well. and we're working very collaboratively with the federal government and the cdc on the manifest of those passengers that disembarked in the

california, particularly as i said those residents. and that sort of led ultimately to the conclusion that proclamation of a state emergency would be appropriate under the circumstances. this proclamation is not about money, it is about resourcefulness, it is about our ability to add tools to the tool kit. we are well resourced. oftentimes when you do a declaration of emergencies, particularly with wildfires, it is to drive down the federal resources. and we are already the beneficiary of $37 million of emergency grants that are forthcoming in the state of california, this part of the $8.3 billion appropriation that was approved by congress today. and as you know, i mentioned on multiple occasions the state around tis pay thing the need, we had $20 million set aside and

we're working to get clarity on the ability to use those dollars. but we're early in the fiscal year and as a consequence people have ample budgets in this space. so again, money is not the issue for the state of california. but we are very blessed by the federal response and the good work of speaker congressional delegation to allow california to be well positioned and well resourced at all levels of government not just the state, but at the local level, to address this challenge head-on. so that that is a lay of the la broad strokes. it is a dynamic situation as it relates to the cruise ship, but nothing that should be alarming. appropriate protocols are in place and as i said, the ship will not come on shore until we appropriately assess the passengers and appropriately assess the protocols and proe procedures once people make it back on to state property.

we are working closely with the city and county of san francisco, the port commission, and of course the mayor, mayor's office, and are grateful for their support. to this. and as i noted, i want to just acknowledge that with 53 tested cases positive, this is no longer isolated. just one part of our state, this is broadly shared as a burden, a responsibility up and down the state. and i want to thank local hi wisely and ing those tt appropriately advanced a similar proclamation in the city and county of los angeles, many other cities have done the same over the course of the last few week. one of the provisions of our proclamation of a state of emergency allows for the ability for the local emergency declarations to extend without having to constantly be updated

as is the case under statute, every 350 0 or 60 days dependinn the jurisdiction, this would extend those as permanent through our executive order. or rather through our proclamation. and more broadly the stated goals of that proclamation. one final point i want to make. and that is something that is being highlighted, a point of consideration and concern, and se ler sanitizers like this goi for $17, i've seen some online for even more. that is unconscionable and we need to go after those that are price gouging. not just for hand sanitizer, but medical supplies and other equipment.

proclamation allows that to be addressed with the kind of urgency that is appropriate for the moment at the level of the attorney general. there will be a consumer alert going out to make sure that we are aggressively monitoring that kind of price gouging. and i just want to the extent it is of interesting, i want to acknowledge amazon. to their credit, we were critical of some of the -- how their platform was used and some of these products that uhe sore yusly were priced. amazon immediately got back to the state of california and are working to go after those that are taking advantage of customers. that is the spirit with this we were hope heing to sing to see other platforms provide similar response to address the price gouging across the country. so that is the update. i'm here with the team that we have assembled, dr. galley, dr.

angel, that will talk more specifically about protocols and procedures. i want to just make one final point, and that is we remain very pleased with our federal partners. i say that because you it needs to be said. we are well resourced as it relates to tests now.you it nee to be said. we are well resourced as it relates to tests now. that was a critique in the past, but we have over 5904 tests as of this morning that we can access with absolute confidence that will drawdown as those tests are used and conducted, we're able to drawdown more federal support in that space. that is an important update because again that was point of concern just a week or so ago. and now it is a point of compliment as it relates to cdc

allowing the availability of those tests as well as the addition now of 14 labs in the state of california that are allowed to conduct those tests. that number will increase over the course of the next few days, 14 today. i expect that number to go as high as 20 in the next number of days. and we are also looking to resource our incredibly rich university system and research system and the protocols and procedures incredibly well established work they are doing at genomics as well. there will be more on that over subsequent briefings. but just know every resource in the state is being tapped in that respect and we are blessed to have a wealth of those resources here in the state of california. so with that, i'll move it over to secretary galley who will talk more specifically and update you and verse we'of cour hear to answer any questions when we're done.

>> thank you, governor. secretary for health and human services. i want to start by sharing our condolences with the family of the patient in placer. we knew this sad day would come. we are not unprepared for it. today's proclamation does prepare us even more than we were before. we are able to more methodically work in a consistent way across the entire state with those health partners that the governor mentioned. whether it is the hospital systems that we all trust, the providers in the clinics and the community, or our pen healpubli partners. the ability to push out consistent guidance around many of the issues that we know we need to be prepared for comess wi proclamation. the ability to continue the ongoing work with the cdc and other federal partners to assure that we have access to the federal stockpile for supplies

when californians run short is a very important assurance that we have as the governor said enhan. the ability to work with the most vulnerable populations as we learn more when covid-19 and the fact that older californians are more vulnerable than younger californians. that specific populations that don't easily isolate or have easy social distancing measures, we are standing and preparing to provide some of those solutions. so in aggregate, we know today that covid-19 is still a disease that most people who get it do not experience severe symptoms. but we recognize that in certain regions and in certain populations, they do experience more severe symptoms and require our hospitals and our clinical delivery system to be prepared

for that. we continue to work on our pandemic plan for the state modeling exactly what we expect to see in the days, weeks and months to come and preparing for those scenarios. we are working hard with the specific hospitals in counties where we're seeing cases now and preparing to work with additional hospitals and systems across the state as we anticipate more cases to issues like the cruise ship with bei ae t with more local partners with specialist of patients or people who may have been exposed to individuals who are positive for covid-19 is -- becomes easier because of the proclamation. reaching back out to the federal government for supplies, rsnd f important part of what we are doing now. i want to thank all of our public partners in the local

public health departments, they have been with us along the way. the governor mentioned the great relationship with all of our federal partners. that continues. regular calls with the director of the cdc and all of his leaders on how we assess our situation, how we ensure thave using the best knowledge across the nation. the governor mentioned the wealth of knowledge and interest we have among our very innovative californians. we have welcomed a lot of great interest and ideas and we are working with a number of people across the state to make sure that our ready robust system can be as great as california can expect. i want to remind you that covid-19, although we are here talking about our first death, that we know so many people who are going to be positive will

not be this sick or nearly as sick as many of the folks we're reporting on in the press and other reports, that we continue to unlg people who are orge peon moderate symptoms to call their public health department, their provider, their hospital system first so that they can receive guidance as to whether they should come or whether they should stay at home. and that if they do come, that we're able to accept patients in a very specific way so we know that we keep staff, our facilities and the patient as safe as possible. there are a of heai abou o sense thing we urge people do. our evident affort and respons continue to be confident about our approaches, about the information that we receive, our partnerships across the state

and country, and we look forward to ongoing updates as we invest time and energy into pushing out guidance to folks across the state. not just those in the health delivery system, public health system, but to all californiians so they can stay abreast of the situation. so with that, i will turn it over to dr. angel, director of the california department of public health. >> thank you very much. as mentioned, i'm director of the california department of public health. and i want to start by my condolences as well to the family members and loved ones of our patient who passed away from covid-19. as public health officials, weed a hoped that california could be spared this loss.

but you we've been planning and preparing for it for the possibility of it for a long time. currently as mentioned california now has 53 confirmed cases. these cases do spread out across the state. but i want to really emphasize that for the health of the general public in california, the risk remains low. i know and i acknowledge that in placer county this morning the local health official noted that the risk in thatmuty increased. this is a quickly evolving situation and just as infectious diseases move across different populations at different rates, that indeed is also happening here. so while the risk to the health of general public in california remains low he, i encourage you to pay attention to notices from your local health authorities regarding the risk in your community. we will also alert you as risk changes in communities over time. but this is also not unexpected.

as always, there are common sense precautions that we recommend that everybody take to protect themselves. these are things that we've been taught for a long time and they apply here and now as they always have applied. and that is that you cover your mouth when you cough or you sneeze, you wash your hands frequently. and if you don't feel well, stay home. that is good for you and also good for your friends and neighbors and flo e f a of as dwr gall as dr. galley mentioned, if you don't feel well and you feel like you have symptoms of covid-19, call your provider or county health official first. do not go directly to the hospital or to your why's offdo. it is very important that they understand your symptoms and they can advise you what the most appropriate thing is to do. thank you you. >> and i want to bring up our

oes director who will talk about the pandemic planning. and the table top exercises that are under way and the work we're doing to run sna surgery on you a sense of the totality of our preparedness as it relates to this issue. >> good afternoon. let me start off by first joining the other speakers offering our heartfelt condolences to the gentleman that passed this morning. let me begin by saying in the overarching efforts of coordinating the state's response and supporting the lead agencies, department of public health and health and human services agency, we have brought together the various elements of the state family across all the state enterprise to begin the

process of evaluating the existing pandemic plans, reviewing the capacities and capabilities that exist within the state family through our partnerships with private sector and through our partnerships with local government in our ability to make sure that in the various phases that will be occurring in the coming days and weeks, that we made out in front of this particular situation as it continues to evolve. we know that this is a complex and evolving situation. and each day we are getting new information, but we're also anticipating that information. so that we remain in a place where we are ready to respond effectively and in a coordinated fashion by pushing out appropriate supplies and commodities and then in the event that more broader activities or actions need to take place, we'll be ready to message those appropriately and support the communities and all

of the public in california at large. our state operation center was activated on monday. we're going to be broadening that activation by tomorrow. our federal partners from the u.s. coast guard and fema and the cdc will be embredding with us in our state operations center. there are a number of local operations centers that are also activated and we're supporting them with coordination calls and information. we've deployed personnel out to embed with thoan we received pr from at least nine counties now throughout the state as they are responding to events that have taken place within the community associated with covid-19. we're regularly doing conference calls with all of both public health officials and our emergency management directors

throughout all of the counties in the state. and we're coordinating closely with our fire, law enforcement and emergency medical services partners to ensure that they have all of the critical guidance and information that is necessary. and we looked at updating all the existing guidance we have to meet the current circumstances as they continue to evolve. remaining out in front of this, being able to suspicious out guidance and therentinual rkereither, through the department of public health, et cetera. over the last couple days, we began to actually provide commodities to local governments that have made the requests predominantly n-95 respirators for health care workers. and we'll continue to do that. but there is a multitude of

other cascading and complex needs and so we are working closely with our local governments to meet those as necessary. let me just close by saying that this is a marathon, not a sprint. we'll continue to be positioned to basically respond accordingly and, you know, we really ask -- i ask that all californians listen to your local health -- pin health providers, make sure that you follow directions of basic hygiene, hand washing. it is a good time for all families in california, individuals, to check their emergency plan, make sure that you have supplies, the things that are necessary like we abou california, you live in a disaster preen staone state so time to review your personal

prarplan thank you. >> two additional points and then we'll be happy to answer any questions. obviously it needs no explanation particularly with the difficulties and tragedies that have occurred north of us and our neighboring state, we are particularly focused in overlaying a disproportionate amount of our energy on nursing facilities, senior center, other con agrgre facilities, senior center, other con agrgrgate living centers as well. i was pleased to hear vice president pence speak to that as well today. so it is a focus framg e of urgency in the federal government and certainly the state of california and we're working closely with our partners in that space as obviously the vulnerabilities are much more acute if our seniors. i also want to make a point someone who spent roughly half my life in placer county, it is a large land mass, a small

community, and i know how impactful this has been even beyond the direct impact to family members that lost loved one and friends to that broader community. and so we are very sensitive to the needs of rural -- >> we'll continue streaming this news conference at abc7news.com. a few major headlines here starting with governor newsom declaring a state of emergency in california because of the coronavirus. and this does a number of thing, but basically puts the state in a position where they have more power and flexibility to deal with the virus and while the governor said that we should not be alarmed and another official said that the risk remains low, they are planning at least for the possibility of a pandemic hitting the state and so that is why they are trying to get all the resources together. but i think the major concern right now is that cruise ship that is off the coast of california because you are talking about thousands of passengers on that boat. >> so it was the gland princira,

and the person whoon that mexic. and then the ship went to hawaii. and now as the governor said, it has been delayed so the s that test all the passengers. and of course we saw that other ship that people were quarantined on it for two weeks. so it is just a situation that -- someone so facebook messaged me that she is on that cruise and is in the sure what is going to happen next.not sur going to happen next. >> and again, we're talking about thousands of people on a boat. we're not even really addressing in this news conference what happened with the passengers that got off the boat in the state of hawaii and then came back and then in the community doing things, shopping,

restaurants. >> it is really hard to wrap your arms around all this. and that is why they are doing erody. and the other major thing anybody to the price gouging, which the governor alluded to and praised amazon for taking steps to curtail, is just the fact that it is just so hard to know how to deal with this and even is trying to -- you're planning for the worst but hoping for the best. >> and they want to make very clear that most of the population, you could get coronavirus and not have something severe happen. >> you're not likely to die. >> yeah, it is the older populations or people with underlying health conditions that it becomes more worrisome. and friday 2020 will hoefsst a

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michael bloomberg is now endo e endorsing joe biden. he announced his withdrawal a day after wing only oning only contest on super tuesday. and so now biden, bernie sanders, elizabeth warren and gabbatulsi gabbard. elizabeth warren is reassessing her performance. she finished third in her home state of massachusetts. and there are still lots of votes to be counted in california including in the bay area. we saw long lines in some polling places and now we know why. julian glover has the details. >> reporter: for many it was anything but a super tuesday. spending much of the evening waiting in long lines at votinga huge turnout created wait times of up to three hours ater votere ashley. shannon says that longer lines

were expected. >> typically young voters, they are registering and voting for the first time, so they were probably do position the conditional voter registration which does take a little bit more time to felt out their registration informationballot. >> reporter: the and she gives credit to the new flexibility sending everyone the ballot by mail. >> we get the majority cast by mail. >> reporter: and allowing voters to vote at any voting center within the county, not just through designated moling place. new touch screen voting places also sped up the process. and now the county election staff willnd the clock counting remaining ballots. >> we're here counting the ballots an processing for 24 hours a day now until we get the bulk of the mail balancilots do. >> reporter: and they received

100,000 of those mail by vote thousands of morlo in the recei mail today. julian glover, abc 7 news. and our coverage continues with our insider phil matier. i want to go back two weeks when we thought joe biden's campaign was on life support. how surprising is to see what has happened? you could even just go last 48 hours. >> you could. because two weeks ago joe biden at the debut of the debates appeared to be on life support. everybody was saying is he going to wake up, is he off his game, is he slow. what we did, we're pushing the media and the narrative of it and the polls showed it. all the polls showed joe biden tanking. you was under 10% in california. what happened is there is a lot of quiet voters out there and in the end california he got 25%, not near as big as bernie

sanders' 34%, but well over michael bloomberg's 14%. 12% for warren and 6% for buttigieg. now, hold that graphic up there for a second because this is what is really important. if you didn't get over 14% -- 15%, you are out. so if these numbers hold, then the only two to split up the delegates in california are bernie sanders and joe biden. so in a sense, everybody was talking about who won california, who won texas, they will wind up splitting the delegates. >> that is a gre pntecauses not poker hand and we both gove all in a go all in. >> no, you say 34%, you got 25%, let's work out how the delegates will be split up. so, yes, somebody won and somebody came in first place. somebody came in second and almost won. >> so what do you think happens going forward nationally? elizabeth warren, the longer she

stays in, the longer that hampers bernie sanders. do you just add on the others to joe biden at this point? >> they would feel comfortable doing that, but people are people. and pete buttigieg deciding to drop out was sort of based on what was obvious, that super tuesday was coming up, that south carolina mattered, and that it was either now or bernie sanders was going to run the table. but you didn't have any guarantee that pete buttigieg for example his supporters were going to go take way or where bloomberg's are. so the next big question is michigan, that is march 10th. that is a blue collar state right in the center, seen as a swing state, important. bernie sanders has to come back there. you know, idaho, places like that, don't really matter. it has to be right in middle america. that is the next big test. >> all the people in pocatello t

>>ohat dide bloomberg bowi and throwing his support, his massive infrastructure in new york, data that -- >> across the country. he was paying like three times the going rate of anybody else for consultants and aiehire adrianza -- aides and stuff. the question is how much will he put out in terms of the presidential. there is another race going on here come november and tt the race for the house of representatives and senate. so it is a package deal for democrats. they were afraid could bernie sanders mull necessapull those hurt those. and bloomberg will help weigh in on those. but bernie sanders is stilt vl viable and this thing probably won't be decided until the

convention. >> and fascinating. >> exactly. we thought that it would be this drudged read, and now takes cliffhanger with every chapter. >> thank you, phil. you can read his column on wednesdays and sundays. thank you, phil. let's get over to the weather. drew. >> yeah, another day of record warmth today, but we do find hints of our pattern finally changing for some wet weather on the second half of the seven day. ues for another day. sowiemeryville, a live eryvillev are soaked in sunshine. so maybe walk the dog, go if a run, it is a nice evening. we'll have clear skies early on.

it is warm for march standards. 74 in oakland, 77 in san jose, we set four records today. but changes are coming tonight. our marine layer will return, that will usher in some cooler air tomorrow. so tonight the fog bank is right up along the coastline and spills in and around the bay shoreline. so foggy skies first thing tomorrow morning and that fog will linger along the coastline for much of the day tomorrow. lows overnight, we're dropping into the 40s with that fog moving back on in. and as we show you, the 12 hour day planner tomorrow, not nearly as sunny as we are right now. the marine layer kind of hangs tough through the morning and that keeps cool. only in the 60s by noon. and by 4:00, some 10 to 15 degrees cooler tomorrow tha san r us on friday. we'rstill in the 60s, that is where we should be for march. and some drizzle likely early

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shark tank is back with all new episodes and this friday, a bay area woman is entering the tank. and you are with coconut girl ice cream. tell me about your product. is there coconut in the ice cream? >> so it is coconut girl, they are dairy free ice cream sandwiches. they are guilt free, there is into dairy. it is called coconut girl because they only use coconut milk. and the cookies are made with almond butter. and only use honey dates and maple syrup. i have three fun flavors. and they have a beach vibe be. >> and that helps people who have a gluten intolerance or sensitivity. is that what made you decide to start this product? >> it was my obsession with

health and fitness. when i joined a gym, i had to do the paleo diet. i was challenged do it for 30 days and i was always obsessed with creating alternatives. i would make date shakes. i put it in an ice cream machine and it tasted amazing. i gave it to friends and it started spreading. so just my obsession with health and fitness. >> and yo rareov toakland when s five. i moved all over and about 12 years ago, i moved to l.a. where i started the company and then moved eat. i love being back. the traffic isn't that bad like l.a. >> is what wwhat was it like be shark tank? >> it was exciting. it was a one in a lifetime experience.

it will air this friday. but, yeah, not much that i can talk about. >> i was going to say, can you tell us anything. >> >> you have to wait on friday. >> so how did you even think to get on shark tank? what was that process like for you? >> it is one of those things when you are a food company and starting up, everyone says you should go on shark tank, you have the personal tirks you have t product. i was 2081, 2018, i decided to apply. i didn't make it the first time, but i applied again last year and i made it. it is definitely a a long process, worth while though. >> so if anybody wants to get your product, where can they get it? >> right now i'm not in northern california yet. this is why i moved here. i moved here for manufacturing. but my products are in whole foods in hawaii, southern california, nevada and arizona at the moment. but we are expanding. so you will be finding me he

here soon. >> should i try one? >> i think you should. this aloha chocolate is my personal favorite. >> i like that the cookies are soft. >> and it is made with almond p cream, they think that it is not good and tasteless, but it has the creamy texture. it is not vegan, we do add egg yolks. >> and i like that they are s t soft. and it is delicious. >> thank you. >> i give it my endorsement. and good luck to you. hopefully we'll all check out the shark tank this friday and see how you did. good luck with your business. hopefully you will continue to

expand and shark tank airs at 8:00 here on friday. >> thank you so much. let's make sure that we save some other samples over there, okay? mickey and minnie finally have their first ride, the long awaited runaway railway opened today at walt disney world's hollywood studios in orlando. guests ride a runaway train through a whacky cartoon world. it is inside the recreation of the famous chinese theater. and another version is expected to open at disneyland here in california in 2022. and as we always tell you,pa of bi. years of advice for you scouts. >> i teach the younger girl scouts to be kind, to give service. >> the joy she brings and the one thing she's missing after

nearly 90 years in the girl scouts. and now a look ahead to the news at 5:00. >> finally home after quarantined for weeks. >> this is what we found when we came in last night. >> the travel photos from an unexpected odyssey fueled by the coronavirus outbreak. plus -- >> we are still receiving valid ballots to add to the count for this election. >> it is notr until it's over. an insider look at the super tuesday turnout.

coming up on abc 7, volcano live with nik wallenda as the daredevil walks across an active volcano. and then at 10:00, stump town followed by the news at 11:00. and you are about to meet the most adorable 98-year-old pennsylvania woman, she spent nearly a century in the girl

scouts. >> do i look all right? >> oh, my gosh. so cute. ro roni joined the girl scouts when she was ten and has been selling girl scout cookies ever since. >> i'm a peanut butter lover. my husband used to call me the peanut butter kid because i love peanut butter. >> back then, girl scout cookies were only 15 cents a box. now they are five bucks a box. you'd think she'd somewhe

this death represents the first death in the state of california from covid-19. >> a sad milestone no one wanted but even suspected was coming. that patient was on a cruise ship that left from san francisco to mexico and is now

off the coast of california. and breaking news in sacramento, what is next after the first death. the governor just wrapping up a long news conference. and abc 7 newsclusivk at ons isolation room. and the travel photos from an unexpected odyssey fueled by the coronavirus outbreak. the bay area couple finally home after being quarantined for weeks. >> none of this takes us sadly by surprise including the