here's cbs' jonathan vigliotti. vigliotti. >> reporter: where were you last thanksgiving? vernie jackson was not in line at a food pantry. >> i lost people in the pandemic, and then i lost my jot now, you know, i'm just praying to the lord. >> reporter: inflamed by covid, america's preexisting hunger crisis is now grumbling in the streets. >> this is absurd, for the wealthiest country in the world to, you know, have all of this food that's going to waste, and all of these people that are hungry. >> reporter: absurd, says stanford university junior jack rehnborg. >> it's a problem that it's about 20 billion pounds of food ou wasted. >> and the reality is, there's so much food wasted, and yet still so many mouths that need to be fed. >> reporter: stunned by images of produce rotting on farms during the pandemic, a group of college kids started "the farmlink project," collecting food from the fields and delivering it to pantries running on empty. >> they made it happen and got deliveries in all different locations. so

here's cbs' jonathan vigliotti. >> reporter: where were you last thanksgiving?nie jackson was not in line at a food pantry. >> people are independent, and i lost my job in the pandemic, so right now, you know, i'm just praising the lord. >> reporter: inflamed by covid, america's preexisting hunger crisis is now grumbling in the streets. >> this is absurd for the wealthiest country in the world to, you know, have all of this food that's going to waste and all these people that are hungry. >> reporter: absurd, says stanford university junior junior jack rehnborg. >> it's a problem that it's-- about 20 billion pounds of food wasted. >> reporter: and the reality is so much food wasted and yet so many mouths that need to be fed. >> i mean, it's bad in l.a. it's bad in dallas. it's bad in colorado right now. it's bad in san francisco. it's a national problem. >> reporter: stunned by images of produce rotting on farms during the pandemic, a group of college kids started the "the farmlink project," collecting food from the fields and delivering it to pantries running on

here is jonathan vigliotti. >> reporter: where were you last thanksgiving? bernie jackson was not in line at a food pantry. >> i lost people in the pandemic, and then i lost my job in the pandemic, and so right now i'm just praising the lord. >> reporter: enflamed by covid, america's pre-existing hunger crisis is now grumbling in the streets. >> this is absurd for the wealthiest country in the world to have all of this food that is going to waste and all these people that are hungry. >> reporter: absurd says stanford university junior jack remburg. >> it is a problem that is about 20 billion pounds of food is wasted. >> reporter: there is so much food wasted and so many mouths that need to be fed. >> reporter: stunned by images of produce rotting on farms during the pandemic, a group of college kids started the farm link project, collecting food from the fields and delivering it to pantries running on empty. >> they made it happen and got deliveries in all different locations, it has been big and huge and we're thankful for them. >> reporter: they served mor

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jonathan vigliotti joins us now.e she disappeared. he remembers seeing the news of reading about it, and then in decades that followed, passing by the billboard with kristin smart's face on it. a few years ago, he decided to do a google search to see what the latest was on the case. to his surprise, there wasn't a lot of information. so he did what most of us would probably not do. he quit his job as an audio engineer and as musician so he could continue this search in a podcast. that podcast has a million listeners, has helped reinvigorate the case. we'll take you step by step through the latest in the investigation. could there be a break on the way. >> i will be looking forward to reporting. thank you very much. you can watch that report, the disappearance of kristin smart, tomorrow at 10:00, 9:00 central here on cbs. >>> ahead, we talk with legendary performer debbie allen. love debbie allen, about a netflix documentary and life beyond the stage. look forward to that. local news coming right up. >>> good morning.

cbs' jonathan vigliotti is going to lead us off tonight in los angeles. evening, jonathan. >> reporter: good evening, anrgaret. and tonight, thousands of people across l.a. county are waiting in long lines to get tested for covid here at this location, nearly 20% of those tested, we are told, tested positive. that is two in every 10 people. just think about that. meanwhile, this state, the city, rather, could be on lockdown. los angeles considering how to contain the spread, as coronavirus cases skyrocket across california. in-person dining in l.a. county has already been banned starting tomorrow. >> we have 18 out that are positive. >> reporter: a new federal report says more than 1,000 hospitals across the country are now critically short on staff, hospitals like stormont vail, in topeka, kansas. it's now filled to capacity with more than 100 covid patients. what's-- you know, what is worrying to me, two weeks from now, thanksgiving and having a lot of cases that will end up coming to us or to other hospitals and there are no beds. >> reporter: st. loui

jonathan vigliotti has the proof. >> reporter: smack dab in the middle of wine country, a new crop isching on. >> when i think of napa valley, i don't think of pintos and red beans, and yet you did. spilling the beans ahead on "sunday morning." >> pauley: much more on the sides of our food issue for "sunday morning," the 22nd of november 2020. and we'll be right back. ♪ >> pauley: talking turkey this thanksgiving might be a little easier for distressed families thanks to assistance from some hard-working organizations. even so, lee cowan tells us more needs to be done. >> reporter: as a staff photographer for the san antonio express news, william luther may have done more to help hungry americans this thanksgiving than anyone will ever really know. >> we were hearing from politicians that they were calling each other saying, have you seen the picture? and people -- they didn't have to describe it. they knew. >> reporter: the picture he is talking about is this drone shot taken back on april 9th, high above some 10,000 people, cars parked bumper to bumper in a parking lot waiting for f

cbs' jonathan vigliotti is going to lead us off tonight from one of the country's largest testing siteslos angeles. good evening, jonathan. argaret, goodmargaret, good evening. nearly 10,000 people a day are coming here to dodger stadium, waiting in long lines to get tested, many plan on traveling for thanksgiving. as this nation braces for a possible super-spreader holiday, there is a breakthrough in vaccines. milions could be available by christmas. >> this is an historic day. >> reporter: cbs news has learned teams of scientists are now poring through pfizer's testing data-- thousands of pages, an around the clock effort to deliver a vaccine. pfizer hoping for f.d.a. approval that could supply as many as 50 million doses by the end of the year. this as the nation reels from anot in cases while people scramble to get tested in time for the holidays. that new warning from the c.d.c. to avoid thanksgiving travel too late for an estimated 50 million who have already made plans. dr. anne rimoin is a u.c.l.a. epidemiologist. >> you could potentially be infected immediately after you have t

our jonathan vigliotti has more on the first of what will be a string of temporary replacements. >> ken>> let's take the name game for 200. >> reporter: it's been 16 years since ken jennings first took "jeopardy" by storm. >> who is the skipper. >> yes. >> reporter: he went on an historic run winning 74 games and $2 million. >> you were an excellent player. you caught some good breaks and because of that combination i'm going to say that your record, i don't think it will ever be broken. >> reporter: jennings' streak is still unrivaled. now he's set to take on a new jeep did i challenge. the game show said they would reo sr resume production with jencning new host. >> people love him. he's a fan favorite and for many fans it would probably be a comfort to see jennings on the screen. >> reporter: elaine low is a senior reporter with "variety." it may be hard for viewers to transition away from alex trebek who hosted the show for 37 years. >> i think the best hope for anyone who is stepping behind that podium is really to create their own new relationship with these viewers and fans at ho