as we continue our food for bay area families drive, reed cowan is joining us, and reed, how's it going today? >> reporter: going great. this room will be filled with volunteers very soon. i want you to ask yourself this question. what can i do with my resources? what can i do with my time to make life easier and life better in my community? it's a simple question that we ask that you request that at this noon hour, and as you do so, i want you to think about someone who gets up early, early in the morning and come to the san francisco-marin food bank and makes sure that the food gets to those who need their lives lifted. >>> dominic figueroa's day has already started, and the sun is not even up yet but before starting his truck route, he has to do compliance checks in making sure that safety is first. after a few quick minus,it time for his morning route. >> all right. we're ready to go. >> reporter: dom snick is a driver for the san francisco-marin food bank. it's a skill but his spirit keeps him going. >> the emotions i feel see in other people when i bring food. >> reporter: dominic

. >>> as we continue our bay area's family food drive, we are joined by reed cowan at the alameda county food bank, hey, reed. >> reporter: hello, my friend. it was a great day already because we had a chance to see so many volunteers giving up their morning and going into the late afternoon to make sure that people eat. you know, i have to introduce a story that i think will warm a lot of hearts. the volunteers are the backbone and left effort all over the bay area to address the fact that one in four people especially in this county face food insecurity. those volunteers, no matter their age, are golden. >>> on any given day, you will find lots of volunteers working hard to pack food and fresh vegetables like potatoes and apples. kate is one of those volunteers at the food bank. >> i was a trng to be here more regular. >> reporter: she is making time to help, and it's important to her. >> i like to get out at least once a holiday season. >> reporter: and it's to her family. >> they came with the fifth grade class and you can bring five kids with one adult, and we have come that way jus

we continue our food for bay area families food drive, let's hand it back over to our very own reed cowan . and, reed, you had me at wine. >> yes, there is wine here, all kinds of great products. we are here at a grocery store, because we are talking about corporate partnership . the face of hunger is changing, here in the bay area. the need is great, even greater this year. and so there are a lot of corporate partners doing a lot of things like shop local give local program that features judy's breadsticks here. and you see wineries taking place this is wenton's winery. they are engaging people and showing responsibility to make sure we can power local food banks. jen? why is this so important? >> shop local give local supports our local food banks. it supports our local vendors, and most importantly, it supports our communities and families in need. >> how does it work? go through the line? >> you can go through the line and donated the register, or , these products you've been talking about, look for red tags that say "local." any product you buy will be benefiting your local food bank

cbs news with reed cowan starts now. >>> a talk about power outages.l atmospheric river inches closer to the bay area. we are talking about homes left in the dark. maybe you had that happened. road shut down by degree. a lot of reyna sweeping across the bay area. this, guys, is just the beginning. rain sweeping across the bay. and this is just the beginning. >> was trying to see the showers creeping with intensity. is where the rainfall rates really increase in intensity. we will have a first alert forecast on that. >>> after a week of leaving holiday travelers stranded, southwest is finally up in the air again. >> hopefully southwest learns from this mistake. >> earlier in the week, we met a passenger who gave up and drove all the way to texas. tonight, we ask him, was it worth it. >>> and the animal shelter reaches a raking point. the urgent plea to find these dogs a home, even if it is only temporary. s.i.r. this is cbs news bay area with reed cowan filling in for juliette goodrich. >>> closing out the year with a bang. a strong atmospheric river ta

good afternoon, i am elizabeth cook, in for reed cowan. we start with travel mess hitting parts of the country as americans travel to their destinations for the holidays. we are keeping our eyes on sfo and other airports . our weather is mild, but other airports may have to deal with a trickle-down effect of cancellations and delays elsewhere. places, like denver and chicago , are dealing with winter warnings. thousands of flights, already affected this week, and bradley blackburn shows us, people are trying to get out ahead of even worse conditions, if they can. >> it's a race to the gates at airports across the country. mother nature in hot pursuit. >> i'm a little nervous about getting caught. >> i think i should make it out. >> millions of travelers were scrambling to reach destinations, thursday, in what's being called a once in a generation storm. >> it's my first time flying with the little ones, so it's a little extra anxiety coming in. >> this mother -daughter duo , from australia, got stuck, after their flight was canceled. >> ou

>>> this is cbs news bay area , with reed cowan. >> hi, everybody. the repair work is on after that powerful northern california quake and guess what, the bay just felt some shaking, too. >>> holiday storm , we have the travel outlook across the country. >>> a star players deal falls through, leaving the giants scr afternoon, everyone, i'm reed cowan. did you feel it? 3.1 magnitude shaker hit around 8:37 this morning. we are glad to tell you no reports of any damage there, near san leandro. this comes after the 6.4 magnitude quake hit toward north humboldt county. crews are busy working on the firm bridge which was damaged in the shaker. governor gavin newsom has declared a state of emergency for that area. >>> many are still without electricity right now, and 14,000 are also without power without water, too. where the power is concerned, that's down from 72,000 . reporter manuel bojorquez has more details. >> haley smith showed us where her house cracked. >> usually they start small, but this one started so big, it was hard to like , think. >> up to

good afternoon, i am ryan yamamoto come in for reed cowan today. there's one story on top of everyone's mind, winter storms battering the country, and the impact it's having on millions of americans and their holiday plans this weekend. from coast to coast, the multiple winter storms, now causing cancellations and delays at airports, nationwide, from new york to chicago and seattle. it's impossible to escape the impacts of these winter storms . even though we are not getting hit by these storms directly, travel issues are rippling to the bay area airports locally. 173 flights have been canceled, 319 delayed. our own jocelyn moran has been talking to travelers at sfo on how they are coping with the stress during these holiday travel plans. >> this is what we have been seeing , a lot of people lining up, checking in their bags, but there are people trying to talk to someone who can help them reschedule another flight after several of them were canceled. >> oh man, i got so nervous, i told my daughter , our flight is not going. >> i am being gas lit,

>>> >>> this is cbs news bay area news, with reed cowan. >> we are seeing an early lineup showers arrived, but the headline is still the heavy rain coming on saturday. that's da peck will tell you about your drive for the mountains. >>> plus, this. week. i've been wearing other people's clothes. >> excitement and relief as when trevor gets united wi good everybody, i am reed cowan. here comes the rain again, and it might be around for a little while longer. let's go outside right now , live, looking at the golden gate bridge. oakland, san jose, right now, as you can see on our cameras, it's downright soupy there, this morning. this morning, some breaks in the rain, but this is the situation we are living with right now. my apologies to meteorologist darren peck. i got so excited about one guy getting his luggage back i jumped the line. >> that's okay. we are just starting on the rented we got about half an inch of rain today, so you don't want to downplay that. this is the very beginning. it looks good out at sfo. if we put on the totals it's about half an inch of rain in general for the

that afternoon, i am reed cowan.boldt county to our north is recovering and mourning after that earthquake struck about 12 miles west of ferndale, at around 2:30 in the morning, that's about 200 miles north of san francisco. no tsunami was expected, and we just got an update from the training team. here's what they have to say. two people have died in medical emergencies during or after that quake . at least 11 people are injured at this hour, and, tens of thousands of pg& e customers have no electricity. the quake damaged roadways, including this mother for an bridge on your screen, with cracks right there, evidence that this one meant business. this is the main bridge out of ferndale, if you are unfamiliar with the area. as crews check it out, meanwhile, business owners and homeowners have got a mess on their hands, too. >> all my grandmother's china -- so much fell out . there is not much left in there. >> so that is video from a home in eureka. you can see broken dishes on the ground, debris, drawers thrown open

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. >>> the new lawsuit -- >>> i'm reed cowan, live in oakland at whole foods. we are your community station. coming up, you will meet a woman who makes sure that she is connected to her community. her story, when we come back. >>> plenty of bay area families face the prospect of going hungry, this holiday season. >> when it comes to feeding the need, it is not a one-size-fits-all. >> let's go back out to reed cowan at whole foods in oakland but he has the story of one volunteer group, read, tell us about it? >> reporter: i tell you what, it has been my honor to travel the bay area these last several weeks, to meet so many volunteers and community organizers. joslyn moran enlightened us to when hero in our community who makes sure that our muslim brothers and sisters have the food that they need. here is her story. >> reporter: it takes a team to make this happen. rain or shine, volunteers show up to bring groceries to hundreds of families out-of-doors. behind this is a mehdi abdulla at the muslim community center. every day in pleasanton, sister amity loads of

good afternoon, i am reed cowan. a tragedy that shocked the area in oakland, last november , the death of jasper wu. >> that afternoon, two groups were involved in a rolling gunfight. three living suspects, trevor green, ivory bivins, and johnny jackson. the da says they were all members of rival street gangs from san francisco. they now face multiple felony charges including murder and firing into an occupied vehicle. >> this is the worst nightmare and outcome of gun violence , and especially gang gun violence. that innocent people are quite literally caught in the crossfire. >> member of jasper's family were in attendance when the arrests were announced today , through an interpreter, they thank law enforcement for not giving up on the search for jasper's killers. >> what the family would like me to share with you is it is devastating for the entire family . it has been very difficult for everyone of them. no one should have to go through what they are going through, and they want to keep everybody safe. >> in may,

our reed cowan has a look at whole foods. >> reporter: powerin the úgivi food bank.at whole foods. we are talking about something called shop ll give local. tell me how this works. >> when you are going through the checkout, if you are buying local atis alreing ul give thoceedsto lal have caramels maybe you want to those. >> reporter: locally . ú>> wh , she is going to ask you if you want to donate to the food bank. you will see a little finehere. you can either roundup. you can give a dollar, $5.00. many ways. you can donaup to what you are comfortable with. it's so great to have that community. >> reporter: you are doing your holiday shopp anyway. you ave this opportunity at the register to make sure you make yourholiday matter. i think it adds magic to our own cerations when we do it for somebody else. make if you are doing your holiday shopping, don't think just food. you can gody products, body care for people. you can get gifts. some of those items are also local. when you do that, you are able to provide a gift and still give the gift of the into our community

today, reed cowan got to find out what happens when the boy scouts go out into their community, scouting food. >> alameda county community food bank and you want to see what 90,000 pounds of food looks like? there it is. it what's in your hand, and what you do? >> 90,000 pounds . we are extremely excited about this mountain of food. it was probably three times at the mission boy scouts, where we are learning community service and choices that will last a lifetime , our decades relationship with the alameda food bank is one of the most important relationships we have, and we would like to keep doing it for decades plus. >> when you serve as a kid it is r forget. i am an eagle scout. how will these donations help those you serve? >> this food is going up to the ceiling, i am wowed. this will be the equivalent of 75,000 meals this season into next, so we are extremely grateful for the support or it >> and you have to raise $9 million in december to keep your efforts up? >> here in the bay area and nationwide, we raise most of our funds during the holidays. for us we need to de ane to make s

our country is now requiring travel restriction good afternoon everybody, i'm reed cowan. still thousands of holiday travelers, maybe even her relatives are stranded at airports all across the country. the feds, now digging in. they want to know what the holdup is. anne makovec following that from the newsroom. >> it could take until next week to get the schedule back on track, and it's not the only airline with cancels and delays. similar numbers at the san jose, 24 delays, 147 cancellations so far, over there. and here are the numbers for sfo. 94 delays, and 47 cancellations. across the country, thousands of travelers remain stranded, post christmas. most carriers have recovered from the disruptions from that monster winter snowstorm good but, today, southwest airlines canceled another 2500 flights. that is more than 60% of its schedule, according to flight aware. and i know they are working as hard eyn,th i see all the other rl toward the inabity to h ody stv phone is just co utessa it's outdated scheduling software is partially to blame, and the promise to double down

good afternoon, i am reed cowan. >>ramesh un ing sed in the focus theranos blood testing technology which duped millions of dollars from many. he was also romantically involved with holmes until 2016. she accused him of abuse, which he denies . ramesh "sunny" balwani was convicted on all 12 felony counts convicted to the theranos fraud and conspiracy. >> we respectfully disagree with the result in the case. we plan to appeal. and keep on fighting for our clients. >> ramesh "sunny" balwani was convicted of all 12 accounts, holmes was acquitted on several charges. holmes was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison. her term is set to start next year. she is also appealing as you just heard ramesh "sunny" balwani's attorney talking about , again, sentenced to three years and given the chance to say a few words, which he denied. anpo at the school . police responded just after 11:30, today. the victim rushed to the hospital with a stab wound. so far we don't know what happened, circumstances are unclear, and we don't k

as reed cowan shows us, so are the local community organizations that depend on them to serve their own clients. >> reporter: here in the sentences, ran food bank, often times we are putting all the food on these shelves. we can talk about numbers and statistics but what we want to do is let you know that this food improves the lives of people in our community who need it so much. this is carlos with the energy services, you were here sought shopping for supplement the food in addition to what's get delivered on wednesday. who do you serve, my friend? >> we serve 80 people in our building, food, especially holiday food being expensive, usually the food bank delivers, right now i'm shopping a supplement for a few needs and stuff like that. >> we know people that you serve have had a hard roads, how does something as simple as getting some soup or some fresh produce help to lighten their load? >> it makes a difference as far as cost, as far as, you know, people going hungry, anything to help our tenants with the cost and stuff, a lot of them are using their money for other things, and as

good afternoon, everybody, i am reed cowan. we hope you have been bundling up, because apparently the cold is going to build. let's check in with chief meteorologist, paul heggen. >> it is mid december, so it's usually chilly. we'll be below average as we head into tomorrow morning, but actually we are above where we started this morning. temperatures are typical for december, and we will be about seven to nine degrees colder. valleys are dropping to the upper 20s, most inland spots are within a few degrees of freezing along the bay and the coast, temperatures are still below normal for this time of year. here is that freeze warning in effect through 9:00 a.m. on thursday. temperatures will be chilly in the north bay has the best chance of dropping to the 20s. make sure animals have a warm place to spend for the night. those outdoor animals do not like the cold anymore than you do out there in it. we will take a look at how the below-average trend will continue in the full forecast. >>> paul, thank you. alameda sheriff's deputi

right now, i am reed cowan, we wish you a good afternoon . >>> cold temperatures today, and we are helping you prepare for the weekend. in the sierra we can tell you more snow is coming there . here is chief meteorologist, paul heggen. >> they picked up quite the amount of snow, almost 2 feet of snow in some areas. they are going to . up more through the weekend. is going to be a rain chance for the bay area, let's track that hour by hour as we head through the rest of tonight into tomorrow morning . it's going to be late tonight, rain chances will ramp up closer to sunrise . we look at the showers before the rest of the bay area, by late morning, continuing into the afternoon. that rain chance will continue for the next several days. we are looking at scattered showers continuing into monday and monday night, with a little dry break before another chance late next week with more uncertainty surrounding that week. >> paul, thank you . >>> senator alex padila gathered with others to celebrate passage of the respect for marriage act. it would recognize any marriage in the state where it was

reed cowan introduces us to one volunteer who runs an entire produdan to help families in need put fresh table. >> reporter: san francisco marin food bank . it is a busy day. what you donate getting out to the people who need it. one in five people suffer food insecurity. i have my friend henry hereello . i hear great things about you. you have been with the food bank how many things? >> 26 years. >> reporter: and the people know you are dependable. tell we have a variety of or our shoppers. this comes into it. ú>> reporter: i under partners in the community can come in and shop and buy by the pound. >ctually , the produce is free. we offer all our produce herfree. i think the majority f our product that goes out3 to our agencies is fresh roduce. the good thing is that it is free. ú>> reporter: fan whyyou come back year after year? what is at the heart of >> i just think the need, the demand , just wanting to be a service provider , just proiding services to the communit that i love so much . san francisco, i love the city of san francisco. and giving back is very rewarding. a lot of peo

our reed cowan joins us from whole foods in san francisco to show us what happens to all the perfectlyod that goes unsold. >> reporter: you know, going to a grocery store like this, it would be very easy to forget that not everybody can come here, get the food they want, check out, go home, and not have to worry about a mill on the table. we know that one in five people in our community have the potential from suffering from food insecurity. kpix 5's kenny choi has a story about somebody who is deeply rooted in compassion and compassion not only for the mission but driving the food where it needs to go. >> reporter: his truck leaves the sf marin food bank each morning with the mission. there is a need to fill it up to feed others. >> they are trying to survive. part of our job is to try to get food out to these places. >> reporter: he has been picking up donated items from grocery stores big and small for 12 years . the food is usually close to expiration, but perfectly edible . he carefully packs it up knowing it will be part of the mill for someone who needs it. >> there are some peo

nope, i'm reed cowan and i'm filling in for sara donchey tonight and it is a wet one. there are watches across the bay area. you are looking at the result of the atmospheric river bringing drenching rain and whipping winds. we have cameras all over the place. soaked pavement everywhere. ripe conditions for hydro planing. if you have to leave the house, be extra careful out there on the road. so here is what we are talking about. whipping blustery winds. the sound of san francisco tonight. all right, so darren peck is in. you've had a busy night my friend keeping track of all of this. it is pretty but i'm glad we are inside tonight. >> it will get rainier and windier the next 12 hours so let me show you why tomorrow is the first alert day. all that stuff reed showed you is not factored in as part of the main event. we are getting rain. but watch how the nature of this changes the next few hours as we approach midnight, we start to see an organized line. and if we take a look at the big picture, and take that and play it forward into the predawn hours things look a littl

good afternoon everybody, i am reed cowan. let's start off with ever first alert weather with heavy rain and strong winds. it's been a mess across the bay area. when you look here, you can maybe see some relief in these areas. this is live across san francisco, oakland, san jose, but kind of gloomy and wet in some spots. here is first alert weather meteorologist darren peck, tracking those conditions. >> on doppler radar, you can see we are done, the storm just barely left. there might still be a shoe few leftover showers if we come in for a closer look. in terms of the actual rain we have seen it, and we will get about a day and a half of a break before the next system comes in. so you can see where the exiting showers are now. i doubt any of that is reaching the ground down in santa clara valley. here's how we did. i will show you our totals in a second. first, i want you to see the red there, in humboldt county. 6 1/2 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. we didn't get that much here, but we got almost 3 in santa rosa. and w

good afternoon, i am reed cowan. let's start with that mess of rain around the bay area .the sierra there is a freeway under their . this is eastbound i-80 at soda springs. you can see traffic sitting still for now, the freeway, kind of a parking lot. it has been shut down between alta and the state line. and we are drying out in some spots as we give you a snapshot of our bay area bridges and roadways. but as you know it was a different scene earlier . look here, on echo drive where the water was pouring. some of it covering a hubcap, looking to get close to car doors also. no word if anyone was flooded out, but across the san francisco bay area we saw a fallen tree making a mess of traffic over on mission street . that one took out a light post, a power pole, it toppled near 11th . the roots broke through the concrete in this sidewalk , and 14 service has been down for cleanup and repair service. at fremont and san jose in that split screen, slick freeways, and windshield wipers are earning their keep. chief meteorologist, paul heggen, has been tracking all of this. we n

this is cbs news bay area with reed cowan filling in for juliette goodrich. >>> closing out the year with a bang. a strong atmospheric river taking aim at all of us. this wet weather causing a large problems. we are talking about these rockslides. power outages. shutting down roads. we have a whole bunch to get to tonight. let's call in meteorologist darren peck with the timing of when this will all hit. >>> i want to show you how much rain we got just today. today was the quiet day compared to yesterday and tomorrow. look at the edges of the hills were the rainfall totals were bigger. we got two inches on this mountain. uc berkeley got about a half an inch. if you take the last two days, you have gotten four inches just in the last 48 hours. and the main event is still to come. if we switch, the rain is trying to pick up a little more over the last two or three hours. a little more widespread and a little more study. if we take it where it is now put it into the futurecast, that trend continues tonight. and at midnight, you see the main event. it picks up. just to gain the perspecti

as part of our food for bay area families drive, our reed cowan came across some volunteers who are tryingstick it to hunger this year. neck second harvest of silicon valley, sometimes we see things. this is josh . this is ashley . they are from a local heisel, think it is high school. turnaround, my friends. what are you doing here? we see you pulling the labels off of the melons. why do you volunteer? >> to get back to our community. >> how does that deal? make it feels good. >> reporter: why do you do it? >> i feel like we are really privileged compared to a lot of other people. it's really fun . grateful to get back . >> reporter: i would think that when you come volunteer here, you get to know all of the people you are volunteering with , maybe people you pass in the hallways as well. what is your call to people who say, maybe i will go out and serve, find an organization, and that connects us as a community. you should definitely do that. you should encourage other people to do it as well. >> reporter: keeping the stickers as well. how does your mom get those stickers off? >> no idea

s macau reed cowan shows us how community support is helping in the tub season. >> reporter: second harvest a silicon valley wants to make sure nobody goes without food this holiday season or anytime of the year. we have david berger here. you have been involved for quite a while. >> that's right. we are so proud to be a the second harvest. we have been partnering with second harvest for more than 30 years. we agree with their mission. it is critical to help everyone who needs a healthy meal being able to get one. >> reporter: when you partner with the people that are under your roof, your company, and i know you have many results all over the country and how does that shift the energy inside your business? >> it's fabulous. i have our community affairs manager. we partner both on a financial basis and with volunteers. we are out working with second harvest on a volunteer basis to help provide volunteers in support across all silicon valley. >> reporter: you have a big check, $77,000. how will this help the great people you serve? make we are now providing food for more than 450,000 people

reed cowan tells us food banks are filling the pens. >> reporter: second harvest of silicon valley. my friend leslie. >> we are seeing a huge uptick in the pick we are still serving almost double the number of people we were serving before the pandemic. our budget has increased. it now, with inflation, the cost of food and the cost of transportation really hits as hard. >> reporter: think about it. you are at home. you are filling up your gas tank. you are seeing the expense of putting gas in your car, getting down the road. gas has to get into cars to get this food where it needs to go. >> that is right. even though this produce is donated to us , we pay at handling the and the cost of getting it here. >> reporter: that should motivate people , that there is a mechanism to getting food on the table. what is your call to people considering donating today. >> we hope people will make space in the budgets to donate to the food bank and for every dollar donated, we can provide enough food for two healthy meals. community support is critical for us. 95% of our support comes from individ

reed cowan visited alameda county community food bank to show us more on that. >> reporter: it has been a great day in oakland. we are coming to you from whole foods where it is about shop local, grow local. getting that food onto tables, we know that one in four base that is security in alameda county. it takes a village. the face of hunger is changing. >> we are experiencing significant knee. one in four county residents is experiencing some level of food insecurity. the numbers are as high as they were in the middle of the pandemic. the support we are getting right now is very critical to our work. >> reporter: got a chance to go to one of the movement call centers and listen to some of the calls that come in. fathers, mothers, who have the cupboards open and there is no food . you have a heart for children. tell me how you are reaching out to kids and families. >> children make up about half of who we serve as a food bank. we are chiland family focused. the re point is that a child who isn't nursed is not going to succeed in school. there is really no one single face of hunger, as w

our very own reed cowan met with them. >> reporter: we are coming to you from the food bank of contracosta and solano. 25% of the people who benefit from the good work here our children. think about that. that is a lot of kids that suffer the insecurity, which makes it all the more meaningful seeing the kids, the girl scouts behind us , doing good. the kids from the high school. is it awful that i am calling you kids? tell me why you are doing this? met we decided to donate to the food bank as a way to raise school spirits. we believe it is important to get back to the community. >> reporter: how did it raise school spirits to get involved? what changes did you see in your school? >> it took place during homecoming week , which fueled competition between the classes , which made everyone want to donate more to win homecoming. >> reporter: what does it feel like being here now, to see the result of your work? >> it is a real. i don't think any of us imagines we would raise ss money and donate what we did. we are happy we could do that. >> reporter: we know this. never under estimate th

. >> our reed cowan explains. >> reporter: san francisco marin food bank. one in five are at risk of food insecurity. it takes everybody to make sure that people get fed. jennifer , what do you have in your hand? >> we have a check for $15,000, which we are donating to the san francisco marin food bank. and the reason we are giving this check is to help end hunger, specifically with our neighbors in san francisco. >> you know the face of hunger is changing. >> reporter: you never know if the person beside you is suffering from food insecurity. $15,000 check. >> at the food bank, for every dollar we raise, we are able to do that is you two meals. this check is going to mean 30,000 meals going to are most vulnerable neighbors. >> reporter: if you are out there and need help, there is no shame in asking. you see the people to my left and right. they know there is a message for you, and that is that you are loved and that you matter in our community. there is no shame in asking for help. we know that when you came, you will give back. you can go to our website,

. >> good evening everybody on reed cowan in for sara donchey. a lot of raindrops on our camera. this is what you call an atmospheric river. the rain is coming down hard. listen to this. that is the tune that mother nature hummed for us tonight and something cisco. rain getting stronger and this isn't even the heavy stuff we are bracing for. up in the theater tonight the storm is great news for ski resorts , dumping the fresh powder which means money on the mountain. in the bay area the ground is so saturated that many of you are sweating the flood potential. this is the scene in downtown martinez tonight. business owners out putting sandbags on the sidewalks or it . we also saw a lot of you filling up sandbags in pleasant hill earlier. first alert meteorologist darren peck is here. mother nature is knocking. >> reporter: it's really saturday morning that is the most impressive part. i know the rain has been pretty good and the pictures of it to look impressive but it's saturday morning. that is why we have issued a first alert day specifically for that day. this is what the rain

our reed cowan shows us how far a dollar donation can go and how much more is still needed. >> reporter: it has been a great day in oakland. we are coming to you from whole foods where it is all about shop local, live local. aren't we lucky to live in a place that produces fresh fruit and vegetables. getting that fooden o to tables as we know, one in four face food insecurity in alameda county. it takes a village. mike, tell me about what the need is. >> we are experiencing pretty significant need. one in four county residents is currently experiencing some level of food insecurity. and the numbers now are as high as they were in the middle of the pandemic. so the support we are getting is very important. >> fathers, mothers, who have the cupboards open and there is no food to feed their children. really, you have a heart for children. i know at your food bank. tell me how you are reaching out to kids and families. >> children make up half of who we serve as a food bank. a lot of our programming is really child and family focused. and, the real point is that a child who isn't nourished

as kpix 5 partners with the community to fight hunger, our very own reed cowan joins us with the story of a peninsula man fulfilling a promise he made as a child to meet the people he is meeting right now. >> how lucky am i to tell these stories? all of us here at kpix 5 but you know, people in san mateo and santa clara counties are receiving up to 12 million pounds of food from second harvest food bank every month. we know that would not be possible without you, the volunteers. so, as we share food for bay area families this holiday season, my friend sharon chen introduces you to a volunteer with a deeply personal reason for giving. watch. >> reporter: when seth adams loads food into his car, it brings him back to his childhood in the midwest. back then, he could only hope that his single mom could afford a full cart of groceries. >> it was rough. it was waiting at the door for my mom homeping that she had food. >> reporter: there was no food bank like this one, in san carlos. no guarantee where he and his sisters would get their next meal. >> i can remember one time we had nothing in

(soft upbeat music) hi there friends, i'm reed cowan.come to our home where we are your community station holding a a mirror to not only the great needs where we live but also to you, the problem solvers, who step forward time and again to do something to help the hurting and the hungry. you know it has been our honor to travel the bay area looking for what mr. rogers called the helpers. we have collected hundreds of new friends as our team worked to show you those helpers answering the call to feed the hungry. you know hunger in the bay area is a huge problem. in fact, bigger this year than it was last year. - now what we see is just how hard it is for people