Elena Gomez

Storyteller. Emmy-nominated reporter. SoCal girl. Parisian wannabe. Always ready for life's next adventure. Freelance reporter for @ABC + @ABC7. Travel blogger.

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Good morning from the American Music Awards red carpet! We’re previewing what you can expect at the award show tonight for local @abcnews stations. The @AMAs air at 8 p.m. EST tonight.

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@DesignerCon is back this year in-person at the Anaheim Convention Center. It’s the first event at the convention center since COVID. Pop culture enthusiasts can enjoy unique art/design pieces and meet their favorite artists. @ABC7

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The #lamarathon2021 has begun! 13k+ runners started at Dodger’s Stadium and are on their way to Avenue of the Stars in Culver City. Congrats to all the runners getting to this big moment! @ABC7

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Office for the day. Fans are back (20% capacity) at Santa Anita Park for #santaanitaderby. Fans we talked with were so happy to be at the track after it was closed to fans for more than a year during the pandemic. First post at noon! @ABC7

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It’s a winter wonderland in #Gorman this morning, just south of the Grapevine. We could see a couple inches of snow at 4-thousand feet this morning. Drive safely! Possible road delays/closures in the area. @ABC7

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People are lining up at Tamales Liliana’s to grab tamales for Christmas Eve. The restaurant has been open since 2 a.m. and is expecting to sell 30k tamales just for today! @ABC7

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Drive-thru Turkey Drive in #Whittier this morning, providing Thanksgiving meals to 100 families in need thanks to Helping Homeless Vets LA. The event started an hour early due to large turnout. @ABC7

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The @PVHMC is hosting a free drive-thru flu shot clinic from 8 a.m. until noon at the Pomona Fairplex. They have about a thousand flu shots to give today. No appointment needed. @ABC7

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In preparation of the upcoming flu season that will converge with the coronavirus pandemic, public health officials urge everyone to get a flu immunization as soon as possible. Read more about our free flu shot event tomorrow from @TheeJavierRojas at the @ivdailybulletin.

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#ElDoradoFire has burned more than 3-thousand acres and is 5% contained. Communities like Mountain Home Village and Forest Falls are under mandatory evacuation orders. Crews working in the air and on the ground in triple-digit heat. @ABC7

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The #ElDoradoFire has burned 2,727 acres and is 5% contained as of this morning, according to @CALFIREBDU. Photo taken in #Yucaipa. Cause unknown.

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Murals painted along Highland/Highland in #Hollywood where the start of the #BLACLA solidarity march is getting started. @ABC7 https://t.co/euNGFpZifJ

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Paul Scott will be leading the All Black Lives Matter Solidarity March at 11 a.m. today from Hollywood/Highland to Santa Monica/San Vicente.

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@JamiGomezz @ABC7 Happy to help! I had so much fun back in the field. :)

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Reporting at Will Rogers State Beach: Beaches in #LACounty are now open for people to sunbathe, play in the sand/water and sit with members of the same household. Masks are required + social distancing. Group activities not allowed yet. @ABC7

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I’m at the #SantaMonicaPier this morning following #COVID19 and the Governor’s #StayAtHome order. Outdoor areas like #SantaMonica were busy yesterday and some were not following social distancing. Did you notice a lack of social distancing in your neighborhood yesterday?

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The #Torrance Farmer’s Market is a weekly routine for many in this community—today, the market is open with new #Covid_19 safety measures in place, including letting small waves of people in to shop at a time. @ABC7

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Long lines + social distancing outside of the #Torrance Farmer’s Market this morning. People are told to stay 6 feet away from others, wash hands and not to touch what they don’t intend to buy. #CoronavirusPandemic @ABC7

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Sun rise in #LongBeach where we are starting to see passengers get off the @CarnivalCruise #Panorama. Passengers were kept on board for an extra day, awaiting a #coronavirus test result, after a sick passenger was taken to the hospital. Test was negative. @ABC7

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@mascbott0m @CarnivalCruise @ABC7 Not sure.

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Passengers on a @CarnivalCruise #Panorama cruise ship, docked in #LongBeach, are expected to wait until at least 6 p.m. to disembark the ship. Crews are waiting for a #COVIDー19 test result for a passenger who was taken to the hospital from the ship this morning. @ABC7

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The @CarnivalCruise adds that the patient “does not meet the CDC criteria that puts them in an at risk category for the coronavirus” but are administering the #COVIDー19 test “out of an abundance of caution.”