but grandmother pamela brooks is leaving with much more than a me >> woo! >> reporter: financial challenges left brooks homeless at the same time she got full custody of her four granddaughters last year because her daughter was struggling with drugs. >> i was living with my son and we were in a one bedroom and it was too many of us in a one bedroom with four grandkids and him and i. so they were going to evict him if we didn't leave. >> reporter: now she is driving for the girls, thanks to a team of technicians who volunteered their time to refurbish it. los angeles has the highest rate of unsheltered homeless in the country and the people here know firsthand how something like a car could be life changing. >> we were on the bus for a while there and now we can drive to our location and be on time. >> reporter: this has been a big week for the retire grandmother. she just found a place to live and landed a new job. >> this has really been exciting. when all of this comes at you, you're, like, wanting to pinch yourself to see if it's really real. >> reporter

grandmother pamela brooks is leaving with much more than a meal. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: financial challenges left brooks homeless custody of her four granddaughters last year. because her daughter was struggling with drugs. >> i was living with my son and we were in a 1-bedroom, and it was too many of us. so they were gonna evict him if we didn't leave. >> reporter: now she's driving away in an s.u.v., packed with toys for the girls, thanks to a team of technicians who volunteered their time t the highest rate of unsheltered homeless in the country. and people here now firsthand how something like a car can be life changing. >> we were on the bus for a while. now we can drive to our location and be on time. [ laughter ] >> reporter: this has been a big week for the retired grandmother. she just found a place to live and landed a new job. >> this has been really exciting. when all this comes at [ laughter ] >> reporter: with a new car, this family has one less worry this holiday season. >> this is so nice. >> cbs was one of the sponsors are that meal. the cars given away

serves one of the largest thanksgiving dinners for the home less in los angeles, but grandmother pamela brooks is leading with much more than a meal financial challenges left brooks home less at same time that she got full custody of her four granddaughters last year because her daughter was struggling with drugs. >> i was living with my son and we were in a one bedroom ape there was too many in the one bedroom four grand kids and him and i. so they were evicting him if we didn't leave. >> reporter: now she's driving away in the suv packed with toys for a girl thanks to a team of technicians who volunteered their time to refurbish it. los angeles has highest rate of unsheltered home less in the country, and people here know firsthand how something like a car can be life changing. >> we were on the bus, for a while there and now we are able to drive to our location and be, on time. >> reporter: this has been a big week for retired grandmother who just found a place to live and landed a new job. >> this is really been exciting, when all this comes at you, you are like wanting to pin much yoursel

. >>> hello, i'm pamela brown in for brooke baldwin on this monday as president-elect trump builds his team while he's showing he's willing to knock down barriers with former foes after meeting with mitt romney, contender for secretary of state, there's now word trump is considering a democrat for another high-level spot. gabbert is in the running for positions at defense or state departments or at the united nations. now, one of a match of meetings trump is holding today as he looks toward his first day in office, now exactly 60 days away. let's get to the ground for the very latest. cnn's jason carroll is outside trump tower. who have you seen? >> reporter: let's talk about what kellyanne conway talked about the short list of kaep candidates who trump will be seeing. former massachusetts senator scott brown being considered for secretary of veterans affairs. donald trump spoke at length throughout the campaign about the need to improve conditions for veterans, veterans administration, better medical treatment. these are issues very important to brown as well. as he left the meeting,

brooke? >> pamela, thank you. now to this story out of california.ho v er wgd three weeks ago. she was found and reunited with her family on thanksgiving morning. investigators say 34-year-old sherry papini was found yesterday sunday morning. she's a wife, a mother of two, she managed to flag down a passing drive for help. the location she was found in is about 140 miles from where she disappeared. officials are now trying to track down apparently the women who kidnapped her. >> we're dooking for a dark colored suv with two hispanic females armed with a handgun. >> former nypd detective and law enforcement consultant tom verney joins me now. tom, nice to see you. >> nice to see you, brooke. >> this story, thank goodness she's okay and back with her family but details are very vague. we know police are looking for two hispanic women in a dark car and that's it. >> this family has a lot to be thankful for. in many cases the outcome is not this. it seems from reports i've been reading that she has been returned relatively unscathed and it's unusual, too

. >>> hello, i'm pamela brown in for brooke baldwin on this monday as president-elect trump builds his's showing he's willing to knock down barriers with former foes after meeting with mitt romney, contender for secretary of state, there's now word trump is considering a democrat for another high-level spot. gabbert is in the running for positions at defense or state departments or at the united nations. now, one of a match of meetings trump is holding today as he looks toward his first day in office, now exactly 60 days away. let's get to the ground