. >> reporter: but the next six months will determine whether that tradition continues says sal helmand, the owner of 360 gourmet burritos in walnut creek. they're used to getting 250 orders per day. >> we're doing about half of that. >> reporter: no dining in due to the pandemic means a drop in sales, and at the same time, the cost of supplies are up, and he still has to pay rent and salaries, at least for the employees that he has left. helmand got $25,000 from the first government stimulus package but he says that money is gone and despite the promise of a vaccine returning things to normal, he says the second ppp loan is even more crucial than the first. >> it's wintertime, one, and two, we're going into the new year, not knowing what's going to happen. we definitely can use it. it's more important. >> reporter: helmand knows other restaurants have closed just blocks away from his and the loyal customer base isn't enough to keep the doors open. >> i don't want this place to close because they didn't get the help they need from the government. >> reporter: helmand has a six-month pla

it's more important. >> reporter: helmand knows other restaurants have closed just blocks away from his and the loyal customer base isn't enough to keep the doors open. >> i don't want this place so close because they didn't get the help they need from the government. >> reporter: helmand has a six-month plan in place built on a second round of stimulus money, which means he has a lot to consider starting this week. >> if things don't turn around obviously and no help comes in, then things will get really tough for us and at that time, we have to make a decision. >> reporter: in walnut creek, ansar hassan, abc 7 news. >>> coming up on "this week" following president trump's threat to veto the covid relief bill senator bernie sanders will talk about efforts to get benefits to millions of americans. watch the full interview on "this week with george stephanopolous" at 8:00 this morning right here on abc 7. >>> california is still setting coronavirus records this holiday weekend. the state saw its hospitalizations go up, edging closer to 19,000. there's been a new daily record every day si

november that the new york style you are the 2nd your no less sense he was killed and assassinated in helmand province in kabul we had another incident involving another journalist so are either mysteriously caroled or indicted of something reckon incidental so unfortunately these civilian casualties is on the right hands despite the u.s. taleban deal in february this year we haven't seen any changes this year has been whole of stories some of these stories are going viral like this young arab good student similar to the journalist that you have mentioned i yank student in his early twenty's hardly. remember reminding everyone not to forget to smile at the sight on the challenges and problems that we are facing and this young man lost his name was my mother i hope he lost his life in in public university attack we have girls we have a sister and brother who are sitting and having breakfast they didn't even know they were not even out of their house just sitting and aware of the world's ending for them to end that's moment they were having breakfast in the morning and labelled graduates of uni

analyst she was the 3rd to die in a month another well known journalist alias diy died in a bombing in helmand in november yama see a warship prominent t.v. presenter it was killed in a similar blast in kabul. my lai my wand was a brave female journalist and anchor unfortunately she has been martyred by our enemies not only her family but all the women of our mourning her along who are many say they are frustrated by a failure to bring those accountable to justice and what they say is a failure to investigate the local government says marlise killer will be found out . i have very clearly asked the security institutions to find the murderer at any cost the murderer will be brought to justice. the afghan journalist safety committee has warned if the killing of journalists does not stop afghanistan will lose one of its greatest achievements press freedom shallop bellus out his ear politicians in the democratic republic of congo have voted to remove the speaker of parliament the move gives president felix she secured the a major victory in his power struggle with his predecessor joseph kabila the

way if you are a small business out there, you can email barstool fund at barstool sports.com for helmandedible to see people stepping up and truly helping small businesses who have been devastated by the crisis that we are in right now. while we find people waiting for the government to kind of -- to work out this deal. what we really is the private sector and individual americans doing what they can to help each other. that's really what this cup be tri is all about and what the christmas spirit is all about. griff: we haven't addressed by the way one thing. that is christmas movies that tradition we must delve into now and i will unashamedly say my gave rift christmas movie of all time is still jingle all the way 2. the one with larry the cable guy. not the first one with arnold schwarz. it is jingle all the way 2. the story behind it, i was filling n new york in the hotel room with my daughters and it came on and we were killing time. i watched it. i got teared up. larry the cable guy is going to get this toy for his daughter. it connected with me. and i am going to stick to my guns,'