Underestimated. The data so far suggests that Young Children are less likely to get a severe illness. That doesnt mean cant carry and it spread to it other students, parents and teachers, vendors, anyone else in their community. And older kids, weve seen it with studies, can spread it even at the same rate as adults do, even if theyre less likely to be hospitalized. And one other variable. Port past six months or so, schools have been shut down, some schools have been. And theres summer vacation. So lets say kids have been getting sick 1 5 of the time. Were about to reopen schools and increase their exposure. So whatever low rate weve seen in children could potentially increase by a major magnitude. Many working parents are scrambling to find childcare solutions. A new Affordable Program from the ymca could be a saving grace for many parents and their kids. Cornell bernard has the story. I love being at home but i miss my school, my teachers. Reporter this 10yearold is ready for the fi
College football starts in basketball and you get to root for your alma mater or the team yet come to follow and its a lot of fun. Its gotten to be really big business. There are billions of dollars gamble on College Athletics. Theres billions of dollars in revenue generated from College Athletics, and its all built around a model of amateur athletics. So the fact that a lot of people are making money off amateur athletics, the challenge is, trying to make sure that the Business Model is fair, what you do but the people watching play the sport without destroying the amateur nature of the game . Because most of the people on a College Athletic team, that will be the end of their athletic career in terms of getting compensated. They get scholarships, many of them do, and room and board of them go into the private sector and go on about their lives. But the College Athletic experience is something i want to reserve. There are many people get to share that experience who will not turn it i
The San Mateo County Health Officer says the states covid19 restrictions are flawed and will do more harm than good. Most studen also be starting the school year from home. Now education experts are noticing a growing interest in true handson homeschooling. Its the latest in outside dining. A geodome. The reaction and inspiration, coming up. Llhow y howot this g a comeback. Weekend. Abc7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc7 news. Its like hotel california. You can check in, but you can never leave, right . There is no way to get off the list that any of us are aware of. Tonight, the Health Officer in San Mateo County is blasting the state over its watch list saying it does more harm than good. It comes just days after the county was forced to close businesses. J. R. Stone is along the peninsula tonight with details. Reporter this outside canopy in san mateo was going to be where vivian wen did her customers nails but it b
I believe they targeted certain businesses for closure, but that was not warranted based on the data that we have. Reporter dr. Scott morrow says with all the factors taken into consideration, the county is stable. I think its a mistake to focus on single data points. And i think thats what the state is doing, and i think thats a mistake. Reporter others like the county supervisor agree, citing huge unemployment rates that will grow if the state doesnt make changes. In san mateo county, it was 2. 9 this time last year. Its now 10. 9 . That means theres 47,000 people that arent working in san mateo county. Reporter dr. Morrow says he agrees with indoor bar and restaurant closures, but says theres no data showing that transmission rates are higher in locations like barbershops and salons compared to other open businesses. Those in the industry are livid. Its been our industry, to be shut down again. Basically financially the Beauty Industry is being crippled right now. Reporter j. R. Sto
The Southern Oral History Program at the university of north carolina, chapel hill. I think i know that your parents drove you to the college in the fall of 57. Yes they did. What did you discover here at Bennett College . It was a big day for me, but for the whole community. I came from someplace. I didnt just show up. I came being supported by the whole community. They prayed for me a church. They gave me a few pennies here and there since we did not have a lot of money. I had a little scholarship. I had taken the sats there. I had done well enough to get a scholarship money and i was going to work a little bit. There was always that, let me give you a few pennies. It was by the good wishes of the community. I had never been to Bennett College before. I had never been to greensboro before. I arrived here to have ourselves just sort of swallowed up. My parents and me and everyone. A lot of parents and a lot of students all being deposited by parents. It was a lonely feeling when they