we have something in our collection from hiram boone. he went to work in a gun factory and then at the age of 22 he decided to join the armor, he was inducted in the army on september 23rd, 1943. he was first sent to oklahoma for basic training and artillery training. he worked specifically with the 75 millimeter pack howitzer and mules. he moved on to oklahoma where he joined a field battalion and was assigned to the headquarters and service battery. here he did further training with the pack howitzer and mules. as they prepared for burma, they did not know where they were headed but they knew it was mountainous conditions. they trained really specifically in the rapid unpacking of the artillery and piecing it together for combat. the history we have with him, he said a gun could be unloaded in a matter of minutes and be in firing position. they trained really hard to get that down. they reached caluctta in september 1944. they went on a boat with mules with them. from that elastic port until they got to india, 63 days across the atlant

the singapore exchange ceo, loh boon chye. thank you for joining us.l us how this is going. >> it is going very well. we have launched a new series of 100%cts that cross almost of the gdp. our most recent launch was one of the most successful we have had just in the short span performance. a good amount of liquidity. hours in terms of hours, helps investors in asia. juliette: telus as well a little bit about -- sorry. i wanted to ask you a little bit about the partnerships you have coming through. we understand there is a lot going on. it is a broad partnership. partnership tohe a much higher level. fixed income listed real estate and products with esg. working on our reach and launching futures. we launched with ftse, the world's first ever chinese government bond etf. it has now crossed over $1.1 billion u.s. dollars, the world's largest. >> we are looking at a chart for terminal viewers, showing the singapore exchange to the hong kong exchange. the hong kong exchange, one of the most expensive. how are you attempting to lure singapore and to tech st

but through the notes of the second-in-command, joel boone, we know that sawyer was very incompetent. during this trip out west, was doing things that were worsening what boone knew to be a very bad heart condition. and ultimately president harding died in mrs. harding's presence in san francisco on august 2, 1923 in the palace hotel in san francisco. so, ultimately, rumors began that she had poisoned him. and there are some suggesting that perhaps the power of suggestion, mrs. harding believed it was fate that the president would die. but later a book came out that said she poisoned him was utterly fiction. but the book was well-crafted in that it took what were known truths and spun a web around those. so ultimately, mrs. harding was for many years remembered as, if ever remembered, as the first lady to have poisoned the president. i'm also being -- i want to be conscious of the time here. i want to make sure i am not speaking too long. so do give me an indication if -- give me an indication if i am doing ok or if i'm going over the time. ms. mann: you are doing great. i believe we

. >> we start with matt boone live in the newsroom with the totals. >> both candidates spoke today.ed patience and the other claimed he should already be the winner. addressing the nation for the first time since election night president donald trump refeimaid defiant. >> if you count the legal votes, i easily win. if you count the illegal votes they can try to steal the election from us. >> reporter: the president pushing baseless claims of widespread voter fraud without evidence. as our abc 7 insider said his tone changed. >> this had the sound of the air coming out of the tires. >> focus intensifies on five states. nevada, arizona, north carolina, georgia and pennsylvania. >> democracy is sometimes messy. it sometimes requires a little bit of patience as well. >> biden remains behind president trump in pennsylvania though his campaign confident he will come out ahead as mail-in ballots are tab lated from philadelphia which was forced to stop counting briefly as a pennsylvania judge granted the trump's campaign to more closely observe poll workers. >> it is so one-sided. i know it

. >> we start with matt boone live in the newsroom with the totals. >> both candidates spoke today.ne urged patience and the other claimed he should already be the winner. addressing the nation for the first time since election night president donald trump refeimaid defiant. >> if you count the legal votes, i easily win. if you count the illegal votes they can try to steal the election from us. >> reporter: the president pushing baseless claims of widespread voter fraud without evidence. as our abc 7 insider said his tone changed. >> this had the sound of the air coming out of the tires. >> focus intensifies on five states. nevada, arizona, north carolina, georgia and pennsylvania. >> democracy is sometimes messy. it sometimes requires a little bit of patience as well. >> biden remains behind president trump in pennsylvania though his campaign confident he will come out ahead as mail-in ballots are tab lated from philadelphia which was forced to stop counting briefly as a pennsylvania judge granted the trump's campaign to more closely observe poll workers. >> it is so one-sided. i k

boone prevailed, that the president might have been saved, but that with the sort of nutty concoctions and things that dr. sawyer was doing and because sawyer saved her life, she had implicit belief in him. he was a bit like a rasputin to her. >> so jim ramsey from washington, d.c. asks, given mrs. harding's savvy with the media, why is she not better known in our u.s. history and culture, as was eleanor roosevelt? >> well, the main thing is, and something i've always said. no matter how much good a first lady does, it can never overcome the perceived damage or harm or failure of her husband. we always have to keep that in mind when we're talking about first ladies, that -- i mean, i always say, it may be true that we would never know about these women had they not been married to those men. the flip side of that is had those men not been married to these women, we may never have heard of these men. but, you know, she died only about a year and two months after the president had died. as a widow, while the teapot dome trial is going on and other scandals are coming out, she is still th

abc7news reporter matt boone joins us live in berkeley outside her childhood home which has turned into a block party. matt. >> hey, yeah. lots of people were out here earlier. still a few people coming by to check it out. freeman all over the bay area were out here earlier. still on this block there are a few people who live here who knew kamala when she grew up. >> amazing to see all the neighborhood people and come out and celebrate kamala's victory. >> she lives two doors down from kamala's childhood home. >> i remember my mother saying kamala, you're going to be the president one day. >> yeah. >> just joking, you know. >> sharon also knew harris growing up and send sent her a text this morning. >> she's busy. she may get it sometime during the week. >> as people danced on her street, she had a sense of pride for her neighborhood. >> anybody can become something that we never thought of. never thought i would know somebody who would be at the white house. >> driving through the east bay, it was impossible to avoid the sounds of celebratory traffic jams. along lake her it, hundreds o

we start our team coverage now with abc 7 news reporter matt boone at mineta san jose airport. >> reportertoday would normally be one of the busiest travel days of the year, but travel has already slowed. now santa clara county targeting it even further, announcing that mandatory 14-day quarantine for anybody coming into the county from more than 150 miles away. on this quiet post-thanksgiving travel day cecilia oliver and her family were waiting for their ride back home. >> we went skiing up at park city. >> reporter: but before you judge her she says it's not been an easy few months. >> we figured we could go on a family trip because we already had covid. so we rented a place and we had a nice thanksgiving. >> reporter: so does she think a two-week quarantine for travelers makes sense? >> yes, it does. and we'll be wearing our masks even though we're immune. >> reporter: college student melissa chen who just returned from l.a. was more skeptical. >> i think expecting people to stay at home for 14 days is quite excessive. >> reporter: the new measures will go into effect sunday at midnigh

matt boone, abc 7 news. >>> new details tonight the quest for a covid-19 vaccine. pfizer is expected to seek fda emergency approval for its vaccine by the end of the week. new data shows it is more than 95% effective. the vaccine made in conjunction with biontech. between this vaccine and others, he hopes a majority of the united states will be vaccinated by next fall. >>> president-elect joe biden met virtually with health care workers today to discuss the coronavirus response. abc news reporter reports it comes as president trump continues to fight the election results. >> reporter: today a warning from the president-elect to the outgoing president, that a refusal to transition can hamper efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic and distributing a vaccine. >> there's a whole lot of things that we just don't have available to us. unless it's made available soon, we're going to be behind by weeks or months. >> reporter: biden today holding a virtual round table, game planning how to gather critical support to frontline workers. >> i have not been tested yet, and i

matt boone, abc 7 news. >>> new details tonight the quest for a covid-19 vaccine. pfizer is expected to seek fda emergency approval for its vaccine by the end of the week. new data shows it is more than 95% effective. the vaccine made in conjunction with biontech. between this vaccine and others, he hopes a majority of the united states will be vaccinated by next fall. >>> president-elect joe biden met virtually with health care workers today to discuss the coronavirus response. abc news reporter reports it comes as president trump continues to fight the election results. >> reporter: today a warning from the president-elect to the outgoing president, that a refusal to transition can hamper efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic and distributing a vaccine. >> there's a whole lot of things that we just don't have available to us. unless it's made available soon, we're going to be behind by weeks or months. >> reporter: biden today holding a virtual round table, game planning how to gather critical support to frontline workers. >> i have not been tested yet, and i

and during this trip out west was doing things that were worsening what boone knew to be a very pabad heart condition. ultimately, president harding died in mrs. harding's presence in san francisco on august 2, 1923, in the palace hotel in san francisco. and so ultimately rumors began that she had poisoned him, and there is some suggestion even by her good friend that perhaps the power of suggestion, mrs. harding believed that the president would die. but later, a book come back out that said she poisoned him was utterly fiction. but the book was well crafted in that it took well known truths and spun a web around those. so ultimately, mrs. harding is -- was, for many years, remembered as the first lady rumored to have poisoned the president. i believe his name was bully boy. i can't confirm that 100%. but the more famous one was the arradale called laddie boy. many times, mrs. harding would let laddie boy go serve as a host, if you will, for a lot of animal rescue and animal protection fund-raisers. here is mrs. harding with a group of women she loved meeting at the white house with

but as matt boon found out, it's best to wait a while. >> reporter: at the hal alameda farmer's market in san francisco, a constant scream of cars flowed through for drive-by testing. >> it's right in the neighborhood. i think it's really convenient for folks in the neighborhood to get tested. >> reporter: jason says he came here without an appointment, unsure if he would actually come into contact with the virus. >> it's important because you've got to be safe. i don't know who i'm exposed to. i think it's just safe to get tested today. >> reporter: he was able to walk in. all told he says it only took him about five minutes. now he'll have to self-quarantine as he awaits results. >> i don't want to transmit. and i don't want to spread it. >> reporter: but infectious disease doctors say if you are worried you may have been exposed on thanksgiving day, now is not the time to get a test. >> it takes some time for the virus to start replicating, a process which we call incubation. >> reporter: dr. peter chin hong is the director of the infectious disease program at ucsf. he says it takes

in san jose, matt boone, abc7 news. >> sheriffs in several counties, including sacramento, el dorado, placer ands from know said they do not plan to enforce the curfew. while san francisco is currently in the red tier, the city's covid command center released this statement saying in part if trends continue, it is likely that san francisco will be assigned to the purple tier by the state within the week, and we will be required to abide by the state's order. >> we found opposition to the curfew tonight from a san mateo supervisor and an infectious disease expert, interestingly. while they see the need to do something, they question whether a curfew makes the most sense here. they both agreed on this, however. >> the virus doesn't care what time of day it is. it has to do with social interaction. >> reporter: dr. amesh is a senior scholar. >> instead of going to restaurant or bar to meet, they're going to meet in people's homes. and people are getting infected in each other's homes. >> reporter: david canepa says a curfew amounts to government overreach. >> curfew means to a lot of peo

in san jose, matt boone, abc7 news. >> sheriffs in several counties, including sacramento, el dorado, placer ands from know said they do not plan to enforce the curfew. while san francisco is currently in the red tier, the city's covid command center released this statement saying in part if trends continue, it is likely that san francisco will be assigned to the purple tier by the state within the week, and we will be required to abide by the state's order. >> we found opposition to the curfew tonight from a san mateo supervisor and an infectious disease expert, interestingly. while they see the need to do something, they question whether a curfew makes the most sense here. they both agreed on this, however. >> the virus doesn't care what time of day it is. it has to do with social interaction. >> reporter: dr. amesh is a senior scholar. >> instead of going to restaurant or bar to meet, they're going to meet in people's homes. and people are getting infected in each other's homes. >> reporter: david canepa says a curfew amounts to government overreach. >> curfew means to a lot of peo

president of the machine to boon promised to address those demands through amendments to the constitution. if approved then limits presidents to serve only 2 terms in office and. give the president the ability to appoint a prime minister from his own party if it wins in a dorothy and crucially it will give parliament the power to remove the prime minister through a motion of no confidence. the government says the amendments respond to people's fundamental aspirations by stablish in a genuine democracy there are more changes planned on social and individual freedoms we don't recognise this system in power and this constitution if passed will plunge us into the abyss just as the predecessor of those in power plunged us into the abyss we do not recognize them but a form is designed to turn the page on a history of centralized powers and military intervention in our politics. i swear that whatever they do we will not stop until we achieve independence and i swear that we will continue to fight until this regime falls. the protest movement otherwise known as a dark force that is a condition of

but as matt boon found out, it's best to wait a while. >> reporter: at the hal alameda farmer's market in san francisco, a constant scream of cars flowed through for drive-by testing. >> it's right in the neighborhood. i think it's really convenient for folks in the neighborhood to get tested. >> reporter: jason says he came here without an appointment, unsure if he would actually come into contact with the virus. >> it's important because you've got to be safe. i don't know who i'm exposed to. i think it's just safe to get tested today. >> reporter: he was able to walk in. all told he says it only took him about five minutes. now he'll have to self-quarantine as he awaits results. >> i don't want to transmit. and i don't want to spread it. >> reporter: but infectious disease doctors say if you are worried you may have been exposed on thanksgiving day, now is not the time to get a test. >> it takes some time for the virus to start replicating, a process which we call incubation. >> reporter: dr. peter chin hong is the director of the infectious disease program at ucsf. he says it takes

a kilo costs at least 230 is the export of a high quality finished product to europe is a boon for the region. it creates new jobs and the profits stay in africa. it's one way to combat poverty and economic migration. from, from through the oven to as transporting unroasted green coffee. it's a roma does not fade on the long voyage. now the ship is almost at its destination . i'm really very excited. i was born and raised in hamburg and have been out and about at sea for 9 months. and i find it really special to return home on board the album tour under sail in mind. i'm not, so it's a call to leave the oven tour is welcomed by 200 volunteers, friends and family. they all believe that sailing ships can revolutionize the way could such transports hit canadian, spoke a man who launched the whole project is here to welcome the crew. without him, none of them would be here for a while back. i want to make a buck him and spend his life at sea and has seen what burning heavy oil does to the environment. to change that he founded the company to the coast. you can put us all of your transport

movement on the for me to mr boone the people who work in a couple have said you since way you do your thing incredible you put it. under these companies many wars and his time as a correspondent so naturally there's not a lot that scares him and that's why he decided to get vaccinated and so others thought it safe to use for more for the more refused to do so we were. still broke but the kid right but aborted with the national who would of course move. them out of their work assuming you're pushing the other one little. girl that long island. for food that i missed is a good idea. which is something very dear. and if you'd like. them. to go through what he's going to say sure. and you play roulette soon i would go. see nothing this. i was most surprised when i heard that foreigners nonstick hard in the trials and the 1st foreign nationals to give it a go here in russia were artsy employees. for speaking for many tried to dissuade the saturn it's not worth getting vaccinated it's just the risks are too high. i considered all of the possible scenarios that state that may occur after hav

movement on the for me to mr boone the people who work in the computer said you since well you do go on the incredible you put it. under these companies many wars in his time as a correspondent so naturally there's not a lot that scares him and that's why he decided to get vaccinated and so all those that i'd say and use him were for the mirror image use we were. brought up to keep right on board with them the russian the one who would of course move. them out of their work assume you put in the other one the rebels put a little. girl there that long island there. is a good deal of. which is something very dear. and if you'd like it you bought them. for the young to say sure. and you play roulette soon i would go. numb this. i was most surprised when i heard that foreigners once take part in the trials and the 1st foreign nationals to give it a go here in russia were artsy employees. for many tried to dissuade the saturn and it's not worth getting vaccinated it's just the risks are too high. i consider all the possible scenario that's that may occur after having the fixing the decide

went on the for me to mr boone the people could watch him a couple of said you since well you do go on the incredible you put aside. under these covers many wars in his time as a correspondent so naturally there's not a lot that scares him and that's why he decided to get vaccinated and so all those that i'd say use him more for the other part you have to use we were overdue for still the book but the kid right that i bought it with of the russian one who would of course move to where he will strike out just a bit of their work and some of the older boys in the other one will be over who will support a little girl as i'm sure. i'm ready because there's a. lot of them are still. some of the rhetoric that long island. that i missed is a good way to live. which is something you did see a. little bit of which is in the video so. you brought them near the ark and you go through it but he's going to say sure what to do is deal with and you play roulette suman go with the go go are you. know in this i was most surprised when i heard that foreigners don't think hard in the trials and the 1st b

kilo costs, at least $23.00, europe's the export of a high quality finished product to europe is a boon for the region. it creates new jobs and the profit stay in africa. it's one way to combat poverty and economic migration. on arms were from the oven, tourists transporting unroasted green coffee. it's a roma does not on the long voyage. now the ship is almost at its destination. yeah, i forgot to give you, i'm really very excited. i was born and raised in hamburg and have been out and about at sea for 9 months and i find it really special to return home on board the i'm on tour under sail and i know how much so it's a call me me the of interest welcomed by 200 volunteers, friends and family. they all believe that sailing ships can revolutionize the way it's a transport. it could mean his book, a man who launched the whole project is here to welcome the crew. without him, none of them would be here. but thanks for being with me. but him and spent his life at sea and has seen what burning heavy oil does to the environment. to change that he founded the company to the coast. because it w

that status can only grab remember playing for by and you're famous, charismatic, it's a boon to the but mostly it's getting these kind of players back to q. . and as often because he wants it, he can now become a global market. all the more glamorous in the company of candice broke his self in california and girlfriends. other might have been to one of the 2 know from his girlfriends been on various t.v. shows in the us. the media loves these kind of things lead to a a footballer with superstar potential on multiple fronts. winning the under 19 title was not the only reason the $21415.00 season was special for us. and i this was also the season he 1st landed in the bundesliga spotlight ending a regular place in child has matched a school out come the finish. he'd made 13 appearances, 7 from the start and scored straight goals. the 1st at home to color. the best in belive this is me more so my chance is so shot down. so i thought i should give a lot of young players an opportunity. i think that's great. they give us the confidence to play a confidence that extended to the biggest sta

matt boone joins us with reaction. >> dion, what would normally be a very busy travel day, things today at the san jose airport were quite slow. and now, santa clara county is targeting travel even more with that mandatory quarantine for some travelers. on this quiet, post-thanksgiving holiday, oliver and her family were waiting for their ride back home. >> we went skiing up at park city and it was really, really nice. >> reporter: before you judge her, she said it's not been an easy few months. her whole family contracted covid-19, this summer. >> it was pretty mild for most of us, but my husband went through quite a few weeks being sick in bed. >> reporter: so, she thinks a quarantine is a good idea. though, college student, melissa chen, who just returned from l.a., was more skeptical. >> i think, expecting people to stay at home, for 14 days, is quite excessive. i mean, i understand logic behind it, but i feel like it's just a little impractical. a little too long. >> reporter: the county is also limiting retail spaces to 10% occupancy and suspending professional, collegiate, and yo

reporting live, abc 7 news, m boone. >> when that fire first broke out. we were also streaming a live camera of the fire. if you would like alerts like this in the future, just download the app store -- the free app in your app store. >>> well, turning now to the coronavirus pandemic. a concerning record set, today, in our nation. we now stand at 12 million covid-19 cases, today. that is according to johns hopkins data. now, to give some perspective on how quickly the case rate is rising, there were 1 million new cases reported in the u.s. in just six days. it took 96 days for our nation to log its first million cases. in california, the percentage of positive tests over a 14-day period is 5.4%. last weekend, that number was 4.2%. the state recorded more than 15,400 new cases, from yesterday. that appears to be the highest number of daily cases reported by any state, to date. >>> a new, controversial effort to help slow the spread in california began just about an hour ago. all nonessential work, travel, and gatherings, are banned between the hours of 10:

matt boon was there. >> reporter: this is where she spent much of her young childhood.he even went to the preschool at the bottom of this building. today people came from all over the bay area to celebrate. there are still some people who live on this block who lived here when kamala was a child. they remember her, they know her and congratulated her today. >> we're so proud of her. she's just such a lovely, humble spirit, and we just feel her presence right here on this street. >> as dozens of people gathered on her block, judy robinson says from an early age she had a husk this mome hunch this moment would come. >> i remember my mother saying, kamala, you're going to be the president one day, just joking. >> reporter: even after the block party cleared out, others came by, including phoebe boyd. >> i really wanted to come because kamala is breaking barriers that have never been broken before. and i think it's really cool that she's the first woman vp elect. >> reporter: driving through the east bay, it was impossible to avoid the sounds of celebratory traffic jams. al

for brian, you're famous, charismatic it's a boon to the honestly got, it's getting these kind of players back as often because we want to see if we can now become a global brand new bond market. all the more glamour.

abc7 news reporter matt boone spoke to travelers today about whether they plan to quarantine. >> reporter: there's what public health experts want and then there's the reality. people trying to see family during thanksgiving, doing whatever they can to feel like they're traveling safely. >> there was only one person behind me. >> reporter: eric shows off photos from his flight to sfo from south korea earlier this week. >> because it was so empty, i felt more comfortable to take the mask off and eat something. >> reporter: he says he's flying back to korea tonight, a country with much stricter rules. >> i'm going to be quarantined for 14 days automatically, but i need two negative tests to be able to get out. but if i have a positive test at all, then i'm put in isolation, and it will be through christmas and new year's. >> reporter: starting tomorrow, santa clara is the only bay area county to enact a mandatory quarantine for travelers coming from 150 miles away or more. california issued a travel advisory more than two weeks ago recommending anyone coming into the state self-quarantine f

while trick or treating mostly was cancelled, abc 7 news reporter matt boone met a family in walnut creek, determined to safely share the halloween spirit. >> there's a witch projecting there. >> reporter: raquel and her husband robert had been looking forward to this halloween for several years. >> originally, there was going to be a big to-do this weekend because of saturday, the full moon. of course, covid kind of put the kibosh on that. railro >> reporter: but they still figured they could do something safe but spooky in their backyard. >> not a lot of decorations going on and not a lot of trick or treating so just kind of a fun thing for them to walk through and see. >> i'm not really scared easily. i mean, i can be, if anything pops up. >> reporter: the virus, scary enough. >> i like it when it's not covid-19, more. you go trick or treating and you get a bunch of candy. >> though, she had a secret to share about the candy. >> i have a stash. >> reporter: but the real fun didn't start until the sun went down and the moon same came out. over in san francisco, trick-or-treating looked

but now a boon in more than just a pair of me, i think it's one of the highest bubble we suffer. liberalism, all the handle of a silver. thank you for les. well, lies are what i mean saddam, especially look at how if of us who want to know what i was that had been shallop shot from sri lanka. he was asleep. good luck, charm, lebanon. had the canoe says the limb as poor as my initial way about and this way, imagine the maglite only asked him how much the latest pain it will let loose chain that may go to the end. will it give me a gift? if i think at least one has been intimate and then no longer to on the money even shows my hope or how could folks who never had to manufacture a family don't have the right. the doctor. they kalish coming at her mom was coming. so i'm good, it is enough. i'm an elitist. how would she have the tell if there was a half around you when i could then there them. then justin also there were very many well and afternoon. i think. and then they. and then for the mitt romney really much family. i'm sure i'll be glad to know that somebody else is in the sta

like little black girls and asian girls everywhere, to know that you can do it. >> reporter: matt booneabc 7 news. >> in san francisco, the enthusiasm and celebrations could not be contained here either. this is what it looks like in the castro just minutes after the news broke. former san francisco mayor willie brown says he's proud of kamala harris. >> she is the first woman vice president in the history of this nation. all those are things you can't do anything but dream about. >> i'm so elated. it's a weight lifted off our shoulders. we're here to celebrate. the power of the people. >> at the intersection of 18th and castro, there was a very large dance party as you see. abc 7 news was also in the nearby mission district to talk to many people about what a biden/harris victory means for the future of the country. the latino vote played a crucial part in this election. we spoke to some who gave their vision for what they not want t see. >> there has been a transition and a vindication for the pain we have felt for the last four years. >> i'm hoping kamala harris keeps bindiden more a

. >> matt boone, abc 7 news. >> test your knowledge and weigh the risk. >> tonight president trump continuesrefuse to concede the election. >> the campaign, which i won by the way. you will find that out. >> trump lost by 6 million nationally. his team is now considering more legible options to contest it. >> we were discussing a lame duck session. the urgency of crushing the virus and easing the pain of the economic crisis. >>> a spokesman for biden's team said mr. biden met with other elected officials from both sides of the aisle about the crisis. >> twitter is announcing plans to hand over control of the official presidential account to biden on inauguration today. it is separate from the real donald trump account the president uses to tweet. about a dozen accounts will be affected. >> new developments, after months of debate a panel voted to change the name of sir francis drake high school. in the meantime known as high school 1327. according to berkeley, contractors hired by the city started to prepare the statues for removal by morning and should be gone by tuesday. they voted to remo

matt boone shows us the block outside her childhood home quickly became a party. >> reporter: this ispent most of her young childhood, she went to the preschool at the bottom of the building and today people came from all over the bay area to celebrate. there are some people who live on this block who lived here when kamala was a child, they remember her, know her and congratulated her today. >> we're so proud of her. she's just such a lovely, humble spirit, and we just feel her presence right here on this street. >> reporter: as dozens of people gathered on her block, judy robbins says from an early age she had a hunch this moment would come. >> i remember my mother saying, kamala, you're going to be the president one day. just joking, you know? >> reporter: even after the block party cleared out, other neighbors came by, including phoebe boyd. >> i wanted to come because kamala is breaking barriers that have never been broken before and i think it's really cool that she's the first woman vp-elect. >> reporter: driving through the east bay it was impossible to avoid the sounds of cel

harold boon was a fire fighter in georgia for 30 years. emergency services paid tribute to boon on facebook noting he loved to cook, make people laugh, and mentor other firefighters. he was just 49 years old. and carly gowan was born with down syndrome 71 years ago. that's when people with her disability were often institutionalized. but the milwaukee journal sentinel reports she was raised with love by her parents and the entire neighborhood. social and outgoing. family members said she brought out the goodness in all of us. ok, just keep coloring there... and sweetie can you just be... gentle with the pens. okey. okey. i know. gentle..gentle new projects means new project managers. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. the moment you sponsor a job on indeed you get a short list of quality candidates from our resume database so you can start hiring right away. claim your seventy five dollar credit, when you post your first job at indeed.com/home. >>> the republican lieutenant governor of georgia, the republican lieutenant govern

startling two weeks after thanksgiving ic increase in numbers. >> reporter: in san francisco, matt boon, abc 7 news. >> santa clara county says it's focussing closely on businesses this weekend to ensure they compile with rules to protect employees and customers from covid-19. >> we also want to ensure that our businesses are following our social distancing guidelines such as adhering to the social distancing, enforcing face coverings while inside the business and also following our purple tier guidelines for retail. >> reporter: so far county inspectors issued notices and the county ended the grace period for penalties. businesses cannot escape fines for correcting violations. >>> owners of small businesses say they are struggling to survive. not just the pandemic but fierce competition from online sales. online spending for thanksgiving day hit a new record 5 .1 billion up more than 20% from last yearaadobeobeobeobeobeobeoe analytics. th today black friday is projected to generate 10 billion in online sales up 20% from a year ago. david louie visited with two local shopkeepers who hav

abc 7 news reporter matt boone has the reaction. >> reporter: santa clara county is putting into place a mandatory quarantine for some travelers. on this quiet post-thanksgiving travel day, this family was waiting for their ride home. but it's not been an easy few months. her whole family contracted covid-19 this summer. >> it was very challenging. it was pretty mild for most of us but my husband went through quite a few weeks being sick in bed. >> reporter: so she thinks a quarantine is a good idea. college student melissa chen, who just returned from l.a., was more skeptical. >> i think expecting people to stay home for 14 days is excessive. i understand the logic behind it but i feel like it's just a little impractical, a little too long. >> reporter: the county is limiting retail spaces to 10% occupancy and suspending professional, collegiate, and youth sports. >> that means those teams will not be able to play games or have practices where they have direct contact. >> reporter: in statement the 49ers told abc 7, quote, we are aware of the santa clara county public health departmen

. >>> now to the kids, trick-or-treating was mostly canceled, abc 7 news reporter matt boone met a family in walnut creek determined to safely show the halloween spirit. >> there is a witch projecting right there. >> reporter: raquel powell and her husband robert had been look forward to this halloween for several years. >> originally there was going to be a big to-do because of saturday the full moon everything and of course covid put the kibosh on that. >> reporter: but they figured they could still do something spooky but safe in their backyard. >> with all the lock down, there's not a lot of decorations and trick-or-treating, fun thing for them to walk through and see. >> oh, look! >> reporter: ari and jaden came by to take a look. >> i'm not scared easily. i can be, if anything pops up. >> reporter: the virus scary enough. >> i like it when it's not more trick-or-treating, get candy. >> reporter: she had a secret to share about the candy. >> i have a stash. >> reporter: but the real fun didn't start until the sun went down and the moon came out. [ eerie laughing ] >> reporter: over i

abc 7 news reporter matt boone has reaction. >> reporter: now santa clara county is targeting travel even more with that new mandatory quarantine for some travelers. on this quiet post-thanksgiving travel day, issila oliver and her family were waiting for the ride back home. >> we went skiing at park city and it was really nice. >> reporter: before you judge her, she says it's not ban easy few months. her whole family contracted covid-19 this summer. >> it was very challenging. it was pretty mild for most of us, but my husband went through quite a few weeks being sick in bed. >> reporter: so she thinks a quarantine is a good idea, though college student melissa chen, who just returned from l.a., was more skeptical. >> i think expecting people to stay at home for 14 days is quite excessive. i understand the logic behind it, but i feel like it's just a little impractical, a little too long. >> reporter: the county is limiting retail spaces to 10% occupancy and suspending professional, collegiate and youth sports. >> that means for those teams, they will not be able to play games or hav

abc 7 news reporter matt boone has reaction. >> reporter: now santa clara county is targeting travel even more with that new mandatory quarantine for some travelers. on this quiet post-thanksgiving travel day, issila oliver and her family were waiting for the ride back home. >> we went skiing at park city and it was really nice. >> reporter: before you judge her, she says it's not been an easy few months. her whole family contracted covid-19 this summer. >> it was very challenging. it was pretty mild for most of us, but my husband went through quite a few weeks being sick in bed. >> reporter: so she thinks a quarantine is a good idea, though college student melissa chen, who just returned from l.a., was more skeptical. >> i think expecting people to stay at home for 14 days is quite excessive. i understand the logic behind it, but i feel like it's just a little impractical, a little too long. >> reporter: the county is limiting retail spaces to 10% occupancy and suspending professional, collegiate and youth sports. >> that means for those teams, they will not be able to play games or

be respected, and we want to do that in a way that invites people in. >> reporter: in oakland, matt boon. >>> abc news will have a one-hour special on election 2020 tonight at 10:00 p.m. including the latest on the legal battle emerging following yesterday's vote. that's tonight at 10:00 here on abc 7. make your holidays happen...at ross! surprise! ahhh! yes! i love it! you don't have to spend a lot to give a lot to the ones who mean the most. you've got the holidays, and we've got you, with the best bargains ever... ...at ross. yes for less! joint pain, swelling, temy psoriasis. you've got the holidays, and we've got you, cosentyx works on all of this. cosentyx can help you look and feel better by treating the multiple symptoms of psoriatic arthritis. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop or worsen, or if you've had a vaccine, or plan to. serious allergic reacti

but as abc 7 news reporter matt boone found out, it's best to wait a little while. >> reporter: at the farmers market in san francisco a constant stream of cars flowed through were drive--through testing. >> it's good to get folks tested. >> reporter: jason says he came without an appointment unsure if he came into contact with the virus sbl it's important because you've got to be safe. i don't know who i'm exposed to so i think it's just safe to get tested today. >> reporter: he was able to walk in, all told, he says it only took him about five minutes. now he'll have to self-quarantine as he awaits results. >> i don't want to chance transmit it and i don't want to like spread rate. >> reporter: in you are worried you may have been exposed on thanksgiving day, now is not the time to get a test. >> it takes some time for the virus to start replicating, a process which we call incubation. >> reporter: this doctor is the director of the infectious disease program at ucsf, he says it takes three to four days after the exposure for the virus to be detected in a test. he recommends waiting

matt boone shows us the block outside her childhood home quickly became a party. >> reporter: this is where she spent most of her young childhood, she went to the preschool at the bottom of the building and today people came from all over the bay area to celebrate. there are some people who live on this block who lived here when kamala was a child, they remember her, know her and congratulated her today. >> we're so proud of her. she's just such a lovely, humble spirit, and we just feel her presence right here on this street. >> reporter: as dozens of people gathered on her block, judy robbins says from an early age she had a hunch this moment would come. >> i remember my mother saying, kamala, you're going to be the president one day. just joking, you know? >> reporter: even after the block party cleared out, other neighbors came by, including phoebe boyd. >> i wanted to come because kamala is breaking barriers that have never been broken before and i think it's really cool that she's the first woman vp-elect. >> reporter: driving through the east bay it was impossible to avoid the s

what i look for me to mr boone the people that could work in a couple to use in this way you do on the incredibly pull side. underneath is covered many wars in his time as a correspondent so naturally there's not a lot that scares him and that's why he decided to get x. unaided and show others that it's safe to use him or for the other part you have to use we were overdue for story about the kid but i thought i bought it with the russian one who would of course move with. just a bit of their work over put in the other one will be able to put a little as i'm sure. i'm ready because there's a. lot of them are still. some of the rhetoric that long island is there. is a good way to do. something with very. little bit of what is needed so if you like it you bought them. but he sure what could do is deal with a new player what soon go with the go go are you. see novelist the 1st born nationals to give it a go here in russia artsy employees. are many tried to dissuade the center maybe it's not worth getting vaccinated it's just the risks are too high. i consider all the possible scenarios tha

. >> matt boone, abc7news. >> we post the latest coronavirus updates on our website. go to abc 78 news.com/coronavirus. >> hitting the premium outlets today sky 7 took these photos early this morning as shoppers waited for stores to open at 6:00 a.m. the idea sd to discourage people from crowding the stores this weekend. because of the recent surge in covid 1 cases most bay area counties are under strict restrictions to limit occupancy to 25%. still some shoppers got outside including one residents who had never shopped on black friday until today. >> this is my first time ever coming out and shopping. i never usually do this after thefg just because i like to sleep in, but my friend asked me to come and i said why not. >> i hear you on the sheepg leen late. >> we want to know how you're shopping. it online? local small businesses or at large chain stores and malls. head to abc7news.com/vote. so far an overwhelming 81% of you are indeed shopping online, 8% at local small businesses and 11% at big box stores and malls. >> there is a big push to urge shoppers to shop in