how much food was collected for the 2017 toyota tundra food drive for philabundance. sean?>> dawn the phillies make something moves mid december that could change a lot of things for reece hoskins. i'll let you know what's going on and where michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. >>> we are tracking breaking news out of delaware at this hour. state officials have agreed to pay more than $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from that february prison riot that left corrections officer dead. six department of correction employees along with the relatives of the slain officer stephen floyd

. >> plus, she is the driving force behind philabundance. we'll introduce you to the woman who is responsible for feeding so many in the area. >> reporter: it's mighty cold out there, even for december standards. you can see the highs be thursday we topped out at 37. are you ready for a warmup? temperatures get into the 50s not once, but twice, i'll have the details in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast ahead. >>> we're getting a look at the damage caused by a strong earthquake that hit indonesia friday. the 6.2 magnitude quake was felt 190 miles per hour in the capital of jakarta where people evacuated from their buildings to the ground floor. >>> people are dusting off their cars after two inches of snow fell in the delaware valley after yesterday's evening commute. the snow made roads a mess and created traffic nightmares. some drivers say it took hours to get home. the action cam spotted a driver that lost control and landed upside in the city's win wynnfield section of the city. a bus with children on board got stuck in the ic

how does the partnership work with philabundance? >> terrific partnership, our 11th year of doing this. and it is the tri-state toyota dealers association, which consist of 25 dealers, in the philadelphian surrounding market, and, as i said, it is the 11th year we started out with five trucks, and a little bit of food, and this year we have 78 trucks, 340,000 pawn of food, which comes out to about 350,000 meals. >> last year i was here, we spoke last year, it was huge then, it is even bigger now, this is the largest donationer >> it is. the most number of trucks, the most volunteers we have, as you look around at all of these operating engineers, and all of the people, these are all people that have volunteered for this duty, and we can't thank them enough. this is our -- we have every major tv station, every major radio station, and every major sports team in the philadelphia market here today involved with this. they all sponsored a trunk, all down here, this is probably the only city in the country where could you see all of those

this is a major event for philabundance who says that hunger is a crisis in the philadelphia area. >> hunger is not a problem but a crisis that impacts one in five people. 20% of our neighbors go to bed every night not knowing where their next meal is coming from. that is why the convoy of toyota tundras are so important. 75 trucks in all. all packed with pallets of food that will help feed our neighbors facing hunger as the trucks roll in they empty the beds of some 70 tons of food and it's the 11th year that the tri-state toyota dealers helped to put the drive in food drive. >> they put oil in their home owe heat their home or feed their kids. >> and this allows philabundance to serve 350,000 meals around philadelphia. and while this event is a huge help she encourages the public to help in other ways. >> volunteering and donate. for everyone dollar we can donate two meals to people in need. >> and share the facebook page and the news and helping to spread the word about hunger and find solutions to feeding those in need. >> reporter: and 6 abc is a proud partner with this toyota tu

. >>> 700,000 tons of food was delivered to the philabundance food drive. 75 trucks lined up at citizens bank park to delivery nonperishable food items. it's to deliver 350,000 meals for those in need this holiday season. 6abc was proud to be a responser of this annual event. >>> a strong earthquake was rattled parts of indonesia that briefly triggered a tsunami warning. >>> a popular fruit falls victim to the wildfires that burn out of control out west. >> reporter: christy it's cold out there this morning. 25 degrees, windchills are stuck in the single digits and teens across the area. don't worry, warmer tempts are on the way, i'll let you know when they arrive when he can right back. >>> welcome back 6:12 a.m. saturday morning, we're getting a better look at the damage caused by a strong earthquake that hit indonesia friday. the 6.5 magnitude quake was felt 109 miles away in the capitol of jakarta where people evacuate to the ground from their highrises. >>> the fire out in los angeles is out of control and growing large. the thomas fire is the fourth largest in california history ne

. >>> 170 tons of food were delivered to philabundance. this was the scene in south philadelphia as dozens of pickup trucks, 75 in all lined up to deliver palates of non-perishable food. 6abc was proud to be a part of the annual event. >>> 5:10 a.m., more to come on saturday morning edition of "action news." a suspect leads police on a high-speed chase through the streets of baltimore. >>> with the last installment of star wars in the theater, hear what the cast has to say. chris. >> reporter: i'm so excited to see it. watch out for lots of patchy ice out there. temperature-wise we're climbing above the freezing mark this afternoon, a lot of snow will start to melt, we'll have a warmup later next week. details coming up right after this. >> form high school soccer coach accused of running away with a tean girl is back in court this morning to face charges. ryan rodriguez was arrested in new york. he took the 17-year-old from home for a week without her parents permission. rodriguez is charged with sexual assault and interference with child

hundreds of thousands of meals donate to do philabundance as part of the toyota tundra food drive.of food in efforts to haul away hunger for philabundance. >> people wanting to give. an opportunity like this is a way to do it. >> reporter: philabundance is the delaware valley's largest hunger relief organization. today more than 350 thus san meals were donated to the philadelphia community. >> there you go. >> reporter: just small part of the hunger relief needs year round. >> the sad part the 350,000 meals will take care of philabundance for one week. that's scary. these people who have families and have worked hard and through no fault. their own, have had circumstances that have changed, dad died, mom got sick, um, and they need help. >> reporter: 170 tons of non perishable food were purchased through donations made by the tri-state toyota dealers association. and more than 20 other local businesses. professional sports organizations and local television stations include fox 29. >> we're a non-profit. there's no way we could afford to do something like this. what is -- this real

. >> reporter: philabundance is the delaware valley's hunger relief organization.donated to the philadelphia community. >> oh there you go. >> reporter: small part of the hunger relief needs year round. >> the sad part about that those thee 50 showers san meals will take care of philabundance for about one week. that's scare reach these are people who have families and worked hard and through no fault of their own have had circumstances that have changed, dad died, mom got sick, um, and they need help. >> reporter: 170 tons of non perishable food purchased through donations made by the tri-state toyota dealers association and more than 20 other local businesses professional sports organizati organizations and local television stations including fox 29. >> we're a non-profit. there's no way we can afford to do something like that. what is, this really humbles us. to say the whole community comes out like this. >> reporter: toyota fox 29 sponsor provided each truck volunteers from local 542 like ron look forward to this every year. >> it's one thing if you can give a

. >>> philabundance got a big boost thanks to dietz and watson and area shoppers, they presented a $75,000 check to the organization and $125,000 of meets and cheeses and holiday hams to help feed the hungry. part of their families helping families program. and they celebrated the story of christmas in center city this afternoon. students from saint raymond in with west mt. airy and some animal friends put on a live f diocese center. and they joined more than 500 other children for the 62nd annu annual archbishop christmas >>> and coming up making sure fallen brothers and sisters are notorgotten this holiday. >>> and the eagles are getting ready for the game against the raiders with nick foles as the quarterback. >>> i am tracking an active holiday weekend rain on saturday and the chance of some early christmas snow. explain in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight. >>> it happened this afternoon the camden county police graduated the largest class to date. 17 agencies in four counties will gain officers from 111 member

toyota's hall away hunger campaign, with philabundance, is underway. philly phanatic directing traffic. >> we have 7800 down here today. >> line of tundra trucks makes its way into south philly friday. >> our 11th annual hall away tundra food drive. >> loaded with thousands every pounds every donated food. >> which feeds up teen amount of people in philadelphia. >> the 11th year of the association hall away hunger campaign. >> we started out with five trucks, couple of dealers got involved with it. >> paul mueller the association president, and says the donation drive has been growing ever since. >> we are doing the best we can to help as many people as we can. >> all of this food, enough to feed 350,000 people in our region, is being trucked back to philabundance headquarters. >> the problem, response from people like toyota and the partners here keeps getting bigger. >> the executive director says the hunger problem is growing. and any help is welcome. >> this hunger year around, we see it in the nine count that's we operate in with the other partner

we'll introduce you to the woman behind philabundance. >>> keeping in shape for the holidays, we'll letyou know which 100-calorie cookies let's you stick within the limits. >> good morning it is 6:00 a.m., saturday, christie ileto and nydia han in for gray hall today. first on "action news," new tax plan republicans unveil their latest version after bending to fellow lawmakers who wanted changes. details on what the plan entails as capitol hill heads for a vote. >>> smoke bellows in a montgomery county home as flames tear through it. >> crews were busy in the overnight clearing the latest round of snow. chris sowers has the weather. >> reporter: a lot of roads, the main roads are clear, but secondary roads in housing developments and things like that are completely snow covered. sidewalks are snow covered, parking lots are snow covered. take your time and reduce the traveling speeds and allow yourself extra distance from the car in front of you. cold temperatures this morning, most of us in the 20s, there's even a few teens out there and we're seeing bitter witches. right now the wind s

>> reporter: all this food enough to feed 350,000 people in our region is being truck back to philabundancem is, greg, it is big, the response from people like toy yet a and partners here, just keeps getting bigger. >> reporter: glenn berkman the executive director say hunger problem is greg and any help is welcomed. >> this hunger year round we see it in nine count that is we operate in with the other partners that we work with and this is every where. >> fortunately there are co that donate money for food, pickup trucks to transport them to south philadelphia and forklift operators who donate their time. >> twenty-four, 25 guys and we will be here about six or seven hours. >> reporter: all to get a hot meal to someone hungry. in south philadelphia, greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> he is something. >> we will be right (hard exhalation) honey? can we do this tomorrow? (grunts of effort) can we do this tomorrow? if you have heart failure symptoms, your risk of hospitalization could increase, making tomorrow uncertain. but entresto is a medicine that was proven, in the largest hear

toyota's hall away hunger campaign in coordination with philabundance is underway. >> the philly phanatic directing traffic. >> we have 78 tundras down here today. >> line of toyota trucks, makes it way into south philly friday. >> this is our 11th annual toyota hauling away hunger tundra food drive. >> loaded with thousands of pounds of donated food. >> which feeds up teen amount of people in the city of philadelphia. >> the 11th year of the toyota hall away hunger campaign. >> we started out with five trucks, couple of dealers that got involved with it. >> paul mueller is the association president, and sales the donation drive has been growing ever since. >> we're doing the best we can to help as many people as we can. >> all of this food, enough to feed 350,000 people in our region, is being trucked back to philabundance headquarters. the problem is big. the response from people like toyota and the partners here, keeps getting little bigger. >> the executive director says the hunger problem is growing. any help is welcomed. >> this hunger year around. we see it in the nine count that's

. >> every friday morning, volunteers from philabundance heads down to the wholesale produce market onex boulevard. they donate 2 million pounds of produce a year. >> if a vendor has a shipment of apples coming in and they have some here in their warehouse they don't want to throw it out. >> and ugly produce. >> the vendors don't want to sell it because it's not asthetcly pleasing. >> they join forces in food and help their neighbors in need. >> campbells soup company is home to a charitable start-up called the soulful project. >> it's a whole some hardy breakfast. we took quinoa and flax seeds and just add water and are you ready to go. >> for every serving of hot cereal you buy we give a serving to a food bank. a way to warm the tummy and the soul. >> they give of theyselves right down to the delivery day. >> we love the project and we love campbell soup company. a great example of what companies should do. >> our mission has two parts to get whole some food to people that need it. for fyi philly i'm karen rogers. >> love it to keep you warm and you'll need it. lets take a look at th

. >> area shoppers got to pitch in with philabundance.ted a check to the nonprofit and the company gave $125,000 worth of meats and cheeses and holiday hams to help feed the hungry. it came from a grocery store fundraisies helping families ♪ oh what fine it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh ♪ christmasngs and squeals of joy filled the gym at shepherd elementary sch north philadelphia today. the students were treated to a holiday show all things to independence blue cross and santa and mrs. claus stopped by and gave each of the youngsters a gift from their holiday list. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ michael: i'm thankful that i'm alive and have a second chance. james: i'me help darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. christie: new jersey is experiencing a heroin epidemic fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose h call 8isit reachnj.gov. >>> "a