. >> we first introduced you to shelby hughes last week. she lost both her jobs when the pandemic hit. when the edd cut her benefits without explanation, she and her son had to live out of their car. her story touched moms across the state. one woman started a gofundme that has raised more than $58,000. >> it's one of those things that you just -- you have to do what you have to do to help another mom. >> my husband and i just looked at our budget and we could afford to give her about $1,000. >> i have work available if it's a case of child care. i would not be above wanting to sit with her son while she's working. >> hughes saw her overdue benefits come in after our report. the edd issuing a statement saying we're so very glad to hear this case was cleared up for shelby hughes. we hate to see any claimant caught up in any kind of delay. >>> to show your support for shelby and share this story with your friends, head to abc7news.com/7onyourside. >>> a firefighter in the south bay is getting a lot of attention after sharing his emotional hom

the edd tells us we're so very glad to hear this case was cleared up for shelby hughes. we hate to see any claim any clc up. >> no words describe how much peace my heart has right now. >> now, we ask edd what went wrong in this case siting privacy, they didn't answer. i don't care. i'm feeling so good about this and about the bay area. i'm sure you agree. >> absolutely. this broke all of our hearts. we knew people would respond but no idea it would be to this level. fantastic. thank you. great work. to show your support for shelby and to share this story with your friends, it's such a powerful story, look for it on abc 7 news.com. >>> once you drop off your ballot, where does it go? how do you make sure it gets counted? i'm liz kreutz getting answers on voting two weeks before election day. >> i'm spencer christian. the weather is turning cooler but fire danger remains high. details in the accuweather forecast coming up. >>> i just asked her what she wanted for dinner. >> it was the last conversation that man ever had with his wife. what happened next is a heartbreaking

the messages flooded our newsroom after 7 on your side's michael finney featured the story of shelby hughes and her son callen. one viewer set up a gofundme account. >> i have a 4-year-old son, with everything that's going on with not getting stimulus packages, it could be any one of us. it could be my sister, it could be my best friend. it could be my mom. i put myself in her situation. it was one of those things that you just have to do what you have to do to help another mom. >> that account has now raised over $45,000. people have also offered hughes everything from a room in their house to a hotel room, even a job. if you want more unemployment and edd stories, download the abc7 news app on your connected tv device. in the california unemployment crisis section we have a lot of answers from expert interviews and exclusive success stories all on demand. that is so good to see how people have stepped up to support. >> how could you not after you saw that story? just heartbreaking. >>> new at 6:00, a record breaking turnout ahead of election day. california voters wasting no time sending

. >> i told you about shelby hughes and her little boy callen living in berkeley until the pandemic hitying her benefits, so mother and son wound up living in their station wagon. >> made a life for myself and now it's gone just like that. i just started losing everything one by one. >> they've been camping outside mother and son facing dangers, being alone in the dark. edd never did help. ah, but today 7 on your side viewers did. >> it just broke my heart. to see her and her son in their car at night having chicken mcnuggets left over from the day before. and all her trouble with edd. >> among them, bonnie holland of half moon bay. >> my husband and i just looked at our budget and we could afford to give her about $1,000 to tide her over for food and shelter. >> she wasn't the only one. emails and messages came flooding in, folks offering everything from a room in their home to a hotel room, even job offers. and then there's janel hendrickson. >> i have a 4-year-old son. with everything that's going on with, you know, not getting stimulus packages, it could be any one of us. it could b