laverne roberts was honored here in this space two years ago. thank you laverne. and i think i can say a lot more about being indian and how much i am proud to be indian. i did work in the school district for more than 20 years, and the people that i work with they still call me up and tell me their troubles, and ask for help sometimes, but thank you very much for all of you to come tonight. [applause] >> all right. thank you gwen and anaciata as well. i saw your family over there and got a bunch of hugs. all right. is shirley here yet? is shirley cavara here yet? good to see you shirley. calling to the stage at this time amanda bloom. [applause] >> it's a great honor for me to introduce shirley. for any of you that know shirley. whatever shirley wants she gets so she said i had to introduce her and here i am. sheerly is amazing woman and was at alcatraz and taught children and supported me as a single mother, took care of my child there and i think she's one of the amazing woman in the community and this is a long over due award for her and congratulations shirle

i need the turkeys to make a second row right here. >> reporter: laverne, what is your job here?the food pantry here at saint columbanus. let's go! >> reporter: it's a literal definition. >> somebody get that over here. >> milk crates right here. >> reporter: she kept the food pantry going for eight years. she has no children. these folks are her family. >> where's 23? where's 24? >> reporter: every wednesday, 500 to 600 families line up to get their marching orders from laverne. >> where's 25? >> reporter: and their food from the stockpiles of the greater chicago food depository. almost 40% of the people served here are under 18. more than a third of the households include at least one employed adult. >> thank you. >> reporter: kate maehr is executive director of the depository. >> the face of hunger is not just the face of a homeless individual but it's the face of somebody who has a job. >> reporter: and this year is made tougher by last summer's drought. >> normally by now we're getting all of the root vegetables, fresh corn. but because of the drought, we don't have it. we'r

he made laverne and shirley, and the odd couple. he was 78 years old. >>> up next, a lot of people getting a well-deserved vacation without ever leaving home. r >>> finally tonight, for millions of americans, the folks who live in those battleground states, it is as though a huge burden has been lifted now that the election is over. suddenly what seemed like a never-ending assault of campaign ads and calls on tv has stopped, making some like those nbc's john yang in ohio feel like they have gotten their lives back. >> reporter: in dublin, ohio, it is the dawn of a new day for this couple. no more campaign ads, robo-calling or mail-ins. >> it is almost like a weight is moved off your shoulders. >> reporter: ohio has been buried under more than 40,000 ads since october one, almost 1400 a day. watching them back-to-back would have taken nearly two weeks. then there were the campaign stops. president obama and mitt romney both visited ohio four of the last six days of the race. >> cleveland really does rock, you know that? >> reporter:

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. >> reporter: every week 500 to 600 families line up to get the food laverne morris and her troops handy, you wouldn't have -- >> i wouldn't have a turkey. >> reporter: but today monica bonds, the mother of three is bringing a turkey home one of 300 anonymously donated to the church. >> happy thanksgiving. >> thank you you too. >> reporter: on wednesday, the turkeys ran out before the line did, but laverne morris had a solution. >> the first 300 will get turkeys and the next 300 will get chickens. >> almost 40% of the people served in the chicago area are under 18. more than a third of the households included at least one employed adult. >> thank you, brother. >> reporter: food for the pantry here and hundreds of others in the area comes from the greater chicago food depository. kate mayer is the executive director. >> the face of hunger is not just the face of homeless individuals, but somebody who has a job. >> reporter: and this year is made tougher by last summer's drought. >> normally by now we are getting all of the root vegetables, fresh corn zucchini. but because of the drought,

. >> caller: it's laverne. >> stephanie: we're sorry laverne. >> caller: my question stephanie is thisen the terrorists did attack the u.s. where were all these republicans then demanding answers? i understand the situation that went on in benghazi, and my heart goes out to all the families. but where was this anger in 2001 when we needed them to be angry? >> stephanie: exactly. i think his partisan stripes have never been, like you say when you compare condoleezza rice. it's so ridiculous. 17 minutes after the hour and known unsolicited testimony to soda stream. >> just in time for the holiday. >> stephanie: thank you jim. >> i was doing other stuff. >> stephanie: that was un uncharacteristically helpful of you jim. >> stephanie: two years ago we bought soda stream and thought it would be great but two years later we love it any more. i don't buy soda any more, and with the coupons that bed bath and beyond are always sending they cost very little. you are so many flavors and you can have any flavor you want. there are over 60 flavors right, chris. >> even stuff like country time and t

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