here is cbs's catherine herridge. >> reporter: at this los angeles warehouse they're delivering change>> there is not a crisis of food insecurity in the united states. there's a crisis of indifference. we're growing enough food to feed every person in this country, honestly every person on the planet. >> reporter: james and aden launched the farm link project during the pandemic. >> farm link is a student-led movement with the goal of connecting farms all around the country that have surplus food to food banks that need it. >> reporter: one of their first farmers, shea myers, asked for help on tiktok. >> wanted to show you one of the ramifications of covid-19. >> reporter: with restaurant demand down, thousands of pounds of onions piled up. >> why are you dumping, why are you not donating the? the supply chain is broken, guys. if we can't get them into the city, we still have to throw them away. >> reporter: they connected myers to thfood banks who neede his food. >> we have some onions. we have help. >> reporter: for those working the land it's a dilemma. >> farmers are paying $80 a t

here is cbs's catherine herridge. >> reporter: at this los angeles warehouse, they're delivering change. >> there's not a crisis of food insecurity in the united states, there's a crisis of indifference. we're growing enough food to feed every person in the country and on the planet. >> reporter: childhood friends james kanoff and aidan launched the farm link project during the pandemic. >> farm link is a student' led movement with the goal of connecting farms across the country that have sur palace food to food banks that need it. >> one to have the farmers, shay myers, on tiktok. >> i want to show you one of the ramifications of covid 19. >> reporter: thousands of pounds of onions piled up. >> why are you dumping and not donating? the supply chain is broken. if we can't get into the citkted banks who needed his produce. >> looked him up, found his phone number, said hey, i heard you had trouble moving onions, we'd like to help. >> reporter: its a heartbreaking dilemma. >> farmers are paying $80 a ton to throw away food. >> reporter: like the lemons. the skin is dried. >> reporter: and

catherine herridge has the latest from the pentagon. >> reporter: after our team contacted the pentagonated a new review, and yesterday the soldiers learned their awards had been approved. some soldiers got a personal phone call telling them the nearly two-year wait for recognition is over. >> that's awesome. >> reporter: retired captain jeffrey hansen was still taking phone calls from his soldiers when we sat down wednesday. >> it's definitely a sense of relief and a sense of recognition i think that they definitely deserve to feel. >> reporter: we first spoke with hansen last month, along with haley webster, michael and dane. they were all diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after living through this. the january 2020 attack on their base in iraq. days earlier, the u.s. killed the powerful iranian general kasim suleimani. the missile strike in response would be the biggest against u.s. missile forces in history. >> the whole earth shook and pressure moving through your body. >> these are my hearing aids. >> reporter: he took the unusual step of going on the record after dozens of

." >>> i'm catherine herridge in washington. thanks for staying with us.covid-19 cases across the country is forcing many americans to rethink their holiday travel plans. airlines are working to avoid flight disruptions brought on by the pandemic. but they're also dealing with possible cancellations linked to 5g wireless services that are supposed to come online january 5th. the faa thinks 5g could interfere with a pilot's ability to land a plane. kris van cleave reports. >> reporter: a standoff between two federal agencies could have flight-halting consequences for airlines caught in the middle. starting january 5th u.s. airlines may have to stop using equipment that helps pilots land in bad weather or lower visibility at more than 40 of the nation's busiest airports following an faa order prompted by concerns about possible interference from newly activated 5g cell phone towers. >> 5g is now the biggest issue facing the airline industry. it's remarkable to say in a world where we're still in covid. >> reporter: united's ceo scott kirby says airlines have