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this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook . >> it has served san francisco communities for decades and now glide has a new leader we are sitting down with her this afternoon to talk about her goals and her very personal connection to the organization. >> i am sitting here with the president and ceo. how real is that? >> it is a worrying scene. hospital wards filled to the brim in parts of china. a local doctor joins us live with what you need to know about a respiratory illness overseas. is this cause for concern here at home? good afternoon. i'm elizabeth cook. let's get you caught up on today's news headlines. more than 200 affordable homes are going up on dta property in san jose. the agency just signed a lease allowing apartments to be built

next to the capital light-rail station. in order to be eligible to move in, you have to earn 60% of the median income for the area or less. bta officials say this is the first of seven properties in the development pipeline. sandra day o'connor, the first woman to serve on the supreme court, has died. she was appointed by president ronald reagan back in 1991. the late justice went to stanford and got her start in the san mateo county's das office in 1952 . when she agreed to work without pay. can you believe that? she said back then, law firms would not hire a woman. sandra day o'connor was 93 years old. today marks world aids day. events are being held across the bay area to remember the millions of lives lost to the disease. people are using chalk to inscribe names along the sidewalks. >> in san jose, people gathered at the aids commemorative growth where red ribbons were tied around the trees in the aids memorial quilt was on

display. let's go to first alert weather now. there could be more showers this weekend. meteorologist jessica burch looks at our chances. >> daytime highs throughout the bay area are sitting in the low 60s. it is a cool day as we head into the weekend. low 60s down to the santa clara valley where earlier this week we were talking about upper 60s. that was the case yesterday. off into the east bay we go, a very cool startup for us. heading into this weekend, we will not see too much of a change in temperatures. the big story for us is the unsettled weather pattern sitting just off shore. it is bringing in heavy showers to the pacific northwest. here in the bay area, we are getting the leftovers from the system. partly cloudy skies heading into the afternoon hours today. tomorrow, some light scattered showers in the forecast for us. you may need to use the windshield wipers. you my need to bring a rain jacket. just around 7:00 a.m., notice how the rain totals don't amount to

much. the more south we go, even into the east bay, rain falling close to concord and livermore. in the grand scheme of things, really a mild weekend. if you have any other plans, they should be ago. from serving meals to collecting toys, all kinds of community service in between. the organization glide has been a fixture in the san francisco for generations and glide's newest leader has a long history of service to the city as well. joining me today is dr. gina palmer, glide's new president and ceo. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me, elizabeth. >> you bring such a unique perspective to glide because you yourself received services from its organization. take me back to that time in your life and how you are bringing that experience now to your role as president and ceo. >> every young mom with three kids in the city living in poverty, you sought all sorts

of services and supports to survive. when someone says you should go to glide, they are giving out turkeys thanksgiving, my mom and i packed up the kids and went over to glide. i remember feeling a little embarrassed. i remember feeling a little worried that someone from the neighborhood would see me in line. when i got there, i was totally embraced i the love and the welcome and i did not feel like i was a second-class citizen. today, it does not matter where you come from or who you are, we want to welcome everyone to our organization. when i see that young mom in line, i walk over to her and i say, we've got you. the deception of what you see now is not what it is. we want you to come back. we want to embrace you and your kids and we might even have services that could help get you out of poverty. >> you know what they need on the outside but you also know what they need in here. >> a lot of love and support

and nurturing. as a young mom, or even if you're a couple coming in and have to stand in line, you feel a certain way about it. we welcome everyone had glide. when you get that, you don't feel it. the weight is gone. on the way home, i remember telling my mom, we've got to come back next year, and i did. >> i asked you, is this your busy season? are you getting a break after thanksgiving? you said no. >> no way. >> we have a line out the door right now. give us a sense of what life is like at glide during the holiday season. spent the holiday season is a time of joy and love and respect and dignity. right? we are back indoors. for the past three years, we were outdoors. people are feeling like , oh my god, i can go inside. it is warm. i can see people who are outside in line. the fact that we are back indoors is making a difference already. glide is 365 days a year. on the way

here, the line was around the block, for dinner. we are here to serve everyday to make sure individuals and families have what they need, that safety net so people can have a place to go where they feel safe and welcome. that is the glide way. >> it is holistic. obviously the food is a huge component to it but it is also toys during the holidays for families. give us an idea of the programs you offer and how people can get involved to help. >> we need volunteers all the time just for our annual work and definitely during the holidays. thanksgiving, we gave out 3000 pounds of turkey. we had the mayor, we had myself, the police chief and the fire chief carving meat just talking and having fun. thanksgiving was a time to bring people together. we had a toy giveaway yesterday where we took 50 family stalled maybe to shop. we have a toy giveaway, a food giveaway coming up for

families. we have so many things for the holidays coming up. come to glide if you need support. the holistic approach you are talking about is we have navigators and outline. we are talking to people in the line. we want to know how else you need and how we can support you after today. >> you need help, as you mentioned, throughout the year. what other ways can people help after the holidays? >> we have a woman's center. whether it is domestic violence , substance abuse, mental health, come to the women's center. we have a walk in clinic for people to get shoes and things they need in the moment. of course, substance abuse programs, case management. we have a childcare center, a resource center for families who need beyond that moment . our goal is to break the cycle of poverty. our goal

is to get people off the ramp and get them off the streets and into some sort of program. we are doing a fully integrated service approach in all of our work. >> your story is so inspiring. you are also the recipient of a jefferson award as well. we featured your incredible story. what do you think was the way that you were able to get out of that situation and into the role that you are in now? if somebody is out there wondering, i am in this situation, i don't know how to get out of it, what would be your one piece of advice? >> i know how to use my resources. as a mom, i sought out things that would help support my family and help me build a safety net. i did not just go to glide. i might have went to salvation army. i might have gone to other places to support my family in those moments of need. young families right now know the resources available . the city has invested a lot of money and time into providing family support so they can get out of the situations, especially with

childcare vouchers, especially with family resource centers. one of our biggest opportunities that we want to bring forth is a workforce development program. here is a quick story. the other day, i was coming up to clean up areas of my office and he said, this is my first thanksgiving out. i said, where are you from? he said no, out of prison. i sat back and i got out and hugged him. glide is the entry zone for people to stay out of that situation. we are doing all of that work. we are providing a place for him to have employment so he does not recidivate. you see the work we are doing on the ground. that is the glide way. we work with people on the ground every day. >> is there a website people can go to if they want to donate? >> glide.org. we need volunteers for the holiday season. we are here all the time and we really want more relationships with corporate because they can bring the whole team. we need to get kpix

down there to volunteer on a day. glide.org. we have a wonderful website. look us up. >> perfect. we are so in love with your story. >> my story is the glide story. my story is the young mom and outline right now. she could be sitting in my seat. come on out and check us out. >> thank you for joining us and happy holidays. still ahead, the images are unsettling. hospital wards in china packed with people. a bay area doctor talks about what we really need to know about the latest illness

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contact your volvo retailer to learn more. chances are you have been sick in the past few weeks. i know i sound like i've got something. you probably know somebody who also have and you may be hearing some concerning news about respiratory illnesses overseas and other parts of the country. today, we are getting a reality check on all of that. let's start here in the u.s. . in ohio, health officials have declared an outbreak of pneumonia in children. they say 145 kids have been diagnosed with the respiratory infection since august. the average age of these patients is eight years old. that declaration comes as china is in the midst of its own outbreak. the u.s. is trying to avoid seems like this with hospital wards filled to capacity with doctors seeing a

rise in several known respiratory illnesses among children. those include rsv, covid, and the blue. the director of the cdc is wrong to ease fears saying china is not dealing with a new viruslike covid. >> we do not believe this is a new or novel pathogen. we believe this is already existing. >> doctors say while the optics are similar, they are not connected. still not something parents want to hear. joining me live now is dr. peter hong, an infectious specialist. thank you for being with us this afternoon. you can't help it when you are talking about respiratory illnesses and outbreaks and filled hospital wards , you can't help but think back to 2020 when we were dealing with covid. why do you think this is happening now? >> i think the main reason a lot of people think this is happening in china is that, remember, this is the first winter since china reopened. they reopened later than much of the world so they are seeing

all of the lack of exposure in the last few years catch-up. with kids, they are usually right up and personal with a lot of respiratory secretions. they are going to be very targeted. with that said , i think all of us ought to remember that with any respiratory virus, you always want to be open-minded and curious. we will all follow this story very closely. >> what about those cases of pediatric pneumonia in ohio. what is the level of concern for something like that here in california, especially because so many folks are traveling right now? >> most people think it is a mixture of different things. you have mentioned viruses. influence and rsv can affect the very young. influenza, in particular, can cause pneumonia. there was one other agent called micro plaza, which is treatable by antibodies which has been identified in

china. people have been talking about it on the east coast now, in the netherlands. there may be some confusion of other pathogens. all of this is leading to a lot of cases of kids getting sick. >> what role does vaccines play in all of this as well? it is interesting. a year ago, everyone was talking about getting the covid booster and making sure you get your flu shot. are those helping at all with combating some of these respiratory illnesses? sometimes these are just a different respiratory illness and sometimes those vaccines don't necessarily work. >> yeah. with influenza and rsv , i think we forgot about the impact of some of these respiratory viruses on kids, particularly the flu. that is coming up very aggressively right now in other parts of the country. we expect it to

emerge. these are all preventable in terms of serious illness by vaccination. i know the rsv vaccine was in short supply for kids under eight months, recently but i think they're getting more supplies. for pregnant persons in the third trimester, there is a vaccine for them. all of this is really important because these are preventable. some of the other ones like micro plaza could be treated by antibiotics. again, like the director of the cdc said, right now, we are watching it very carefully but so far, i am not super worried. >> what is your recommendation for trying to stay healthy ? trying your best to stay healthy. we will be visiting grandparents. some of us will be traveling by airplane. what should we do? >> i think about the abcs. a is for the air. keep it as clean as possible. if it means carrying a mask around you,

putting it on high risk situations like public transit, when you're mixing up risks from all over the country, going on the plane, going off. ventilation. these vaccines, we talked about it. c is for children. d is for diagnostic test. you need to know what you have so the vulnerable members of your family can have access to therapy like paxlovid for covid. for flu, that also includes kids with tamiflu to prevent them from getting to the hospital and e is for everything else. washing hands, a big combat now with these other infections, staying home when you are sick. >> always remember to wash your hands. 'tis the season for sniffles. >> thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you, liz. now to our food for bay

area families driver. donations are pouring in on our bay area food banks . help them serve the community this holiday season. shawn chitnis shows us how our youth are finding ways to contribute to the cause. >> reporter: we are here at alameda county community food bank where they are working hard to get meals out to those who need it. the majority of which are children, seniors, and working families. there are young people in the community who want to be a part of that process. tell us, who is with you and what have you got for us today? >> we have a check here for $5000 to the alameda county food bank. we are always trying to find ways to benefit the community and we thought, what better way to do that than to donate to the food bank? >> tell us more about the organization and how you got this money. >> we aim to provide high-quality learning to students across the bay area

through interactive learning in classes and also instill an interest in s.t.e.m. and public speaking. >> let's present this check over to the food bank. michael is here to receive it. how cool is it to see young people who want to make a difference? >> community is our middle name here . we get inspired and 70 different ways. to see youth, just teenagers who are stepping up and turning their passions into helping their community be a better place, it is inspiring to all of us. >> it takes everyone, young people, corporations, and individuals like you making a donation. you can do that right now by going to www.kpix.com /give or using the qr code on your screen to make that donation. labor and community groups in oakland are working to fill up two school buses with toys and coats this holiday season. this morning, mayor sheng thao was out to get off the drive. you can help by dropping off

new toys and coats at the oakland union hall at 100 oak street through december 15. there was also a registry at macy's for kids coats which will have them delivered directly to the union office. the 49ers face a big challenge this

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this is the volkswagen red and gold report. >> there won't be any love lost between the 49ers and the eagles when the two teams run it back this sunday in a rematch of last year's nfc championship. this one is extra personal for brock purdy. the quarterback suffered his first loss as a starter after being knocked out of the conference championships with an elbow injury. the eagles went on to win big and they advanced to the super bowl. purdy has thrown for seven touchdowns with one interception over his last three games but despite all of his success, he still has doubters in the city of brotherly love. >> the people feel specifically like you are the weak link. does that motivate you in any way, the perception that you are the weak link? >> that is the first time i have heard that so i don't know exactly how i feel about that. they can think that. that is fine. i am playing quarterback

for the 49ers. we have a good team. trying to do my job to help them win. >> for the red and gold report, i'matt lively. >> check out the red and gold report tonight at 7:30 for more action. still ahead, not a bird or a plane but something else pretty cool in

coming up tonight, a lot of us suffer from allergies and asthma. in our project or the report, we look at how our warming planet can be making the symptoms even worse and how to get some relief. washing windows on the side of tall buildings in the wind and cold, they seem like a superhuman task to some. for today, it truly was. window washers in palo alto dressed up as their favorite superheroes to clean this children's hospital. it is an effort to lift the spirits of the kids receiving treatment inside. with the likes of batman, spiderman, mr. incredible and the rest, it is just another day at the job but they say it is always special when they can bring even just a little bit of joy to the kids inside. >> it brings me that same joy. i am super grateful, so are all of us, to be able to do something like this and be able to bring joy and put smiles on

these kids faces. the kids and families are facing a difficult time. we have kids. to be able to put smiles on their faces and bring them joy, even if it is only for a minute, we are super grateful for the opportunity. >> unbelievable. sony to see this every year. they have been doing it for 10 years. ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight, we are following a number of breaking news stories. congress throws out one of their own after historic boat. republicans and democrats agreeing the embattled congressmen george santos needs to go. here are tonight's headlines. ♪ ♪ >> for only the sixth time in history, the u.s. house expelled one of its own members. >> norah: just hours after the vote, the locks of george santos' office are changed. what happens now to his bacon seat? fighting resumes