us. brought to you by nbc bay area telemundo channel 48, safeway, and the local food banks of silicon valley, second harvestood bank of silicon valley. with me is blanca garza jacobs, my old pal here at telemundo. blancita, welcome back to the airwaves. first of all, well, first, welcome back, como estas? blanca garza jacobs: [speaking in spanish]. i am so happy and so grateful to be with you, thank you so much for having me. damian: yeah, for those of you who might remember, blancita was with us on telemundo channel 48, she's one of our greatest anchors here. so, tell us about you, you have a new venture here. tell us what you've been doing since you left the news. blanca: well, my friend, let me tell you, my idea was that i was going to start traveling with my musician husband all over the world and stuff like that, and just have that life. but then so i left telemundo at the end of november, and i had the opportunity to travel with him everywhere he went. the last trip we took was to indonesia. and the last week of february, when we came back, it was the 2nd of march, the week after we were in shelter in

. >> and it is all thanks to the second harvest food bank. da lin reporter devon believes that the giveaway in san jose. >> reporter: the length of the lines reveals the pressure brought on by the pandemic. every month they say they are helping half a million families double the number from before. >> it is hard these days. >> reporter: families like rosalinda with a newborn and three teenagers. she is working but not as much as she wants or needs to provide for her growing family. >> this really helps because also it is kind of scary to be out there at the stores. you know and this kind of program is nice because you don't have to get out of your vehicle and they put everything, they load your vehicle, just drive by. it's awesome. >> reporter: the second harvest food bank says they were ready to feed as many as 1200 families. members of our community, neighbors, many of whom are experiencing the silent struggle of hunger for the very first time. >> a lot of these families come through for the first time. many of the cars you see coming throu

, go to shfb, second harvest food bank, shfb.org. other large scale charities, feeding america, serving neighborhoods across the country. you can also see web sites for their food bank on the heartland, los angeles regional food bank and the food bank for new york city on your screen. and we'll put that on the web site in case you're not watching or just listening. thank you. eric? eric: yeah, so important at this time and the holidays especially that we help each other. we are all americans. >>> well, it's a disturbing development along the southern border. we're told immigration arrests surged to new highs. what officials say is behind it. [grunting noise] i'll take that. woohoo! 30 grams of protein and 1 gram of sugar. ensure max protein. with nutrients to support immune health. ♪ ah honey honey ♪ ♪ you are my candy girl ♪ and you've got me wanting you ♪ applebee's 2 for $20. it's date night in the neighborhood. we're portuguese? i thought we were hungarian. can you tell me that story again? behind every question is a story waitin

that more and more people are seeing is food insecurity but one south bay food bank is doing what it can to help out the second harvest of silicon valley like other food banks in the bay area is tackling problem by providing free boxes of food to those in need. now the number of people suffering from food insecurity will actually shock you according to the organization organization ceo leslie botch own the second harvest food bank has been helping out an average of 500,000 people every month half a million people every month. that's double the number served before the pandemic and while people typically associate silicon valley with money there are many that are struggling financially especially during this pandemic. >>the biggest so i can value is a place of such tremendous well and at the same time there 70 people that are really struggling that were struggling before the pandemic really living paycheck to paycheck without a lot of babies and then what we see now is so many people especially in the service industry so many people who are low wage workers now either losing their jobs. they're having their hours drama

. >> second harvest food bank in santa cruz county is seeing the same trend. >> serving 70% more people. 40% of the people who are coming never, ever, ever looked for food assistance before. >> reporter: the need is great and in some cases is the giving. at twin lakes on monday they presented a check for 450,000 to the second harvest food bank. >> more than 1.8 million meals. the food bank says it is the biggest holiday food drive donation ever. >> there is this hope that we really are in this all together. >> the pastor initially questioned the annual fund- raising goal was asking too much of parishioners in 2020. he thinks they were able to reach that record donation because the church has seen its own attendance double since moving their services on line. >> it moves that even though we have to socially distance we can still do great things together. >> and a reminder this church member says to people that they are not alone. ktvu fox 2 news. >>> more help is on the way for survivors of the shooting of the gilroy garlic festival. the district attorney's office is expanding their cent

. >> reporter: second harvest food bank in santa cruz county seeing the same trend. >> we're serving more people. 40% of the people who are coming have never, ever looked for food assistance before. so it's been staggering. >> reporter: not only is the need great, but in some cases, so is the giving. at twin lakes church monday, the pastor presented a check for more than $450,000 to the second harvest food bank. >> more than 1.8 million meals! >> reporter: which the food bank said is its biggest holiday food drive donation ever. >> in times of extraordinary difficulty, extraordinary generosity is still happening. this means there is hope that we really are all in this together. >> reporter: the pastor initially questioned if the annual fund-raising goal was asking too much of parishioners in 2020, but he thinks they were able to reach that record donation because the church has seen it's own attendance double since moving its services on- line. >> this proves that even though we have to socially distance, we can still do great things together. >> reporter: and a reminder this church m

. >> reporter: second harvest food bank in santa cruz county is seeing the same trend. >> we're serving more people. 40% of the people who are coming have never ever looked for food assistance before. so, it's been staggering. >> reporter: not only is the need great but in some cases, so is the giving. at twin lakes church, the pastor presented a check for more than $350,000 to the second harvest food bank. >> more than 1.8 million meals. >> reporter: which the food bank said is the biggest holiday food drive donation ever. >> and in times of extraordinary difficulty, extraordinary generosity is happening still. this means there is hope that we really are in this together. >> reporter: the pastor initially questioned if the annual fundraising goal was asking too much in 2020. and he thinks that they were able to reach that record donation. the church saw its own attendance double since moving services online. >> and this proves even though we have to socially distance, we can do great things together. >> reporter: a reminder that people are not alone. maureen naylor, ktvu fox 2 news. >>

. >> reporter: second harvest food bank in santa cruz county is seeing the same trend. >> 40% of the le who are coming have never, ever looked for food assistance before. so it's been staggering. >> reporter: not only is the need great, but in some cases, so is the giving. at twin lakes church monday, the pastor presented a check for more than 450,000 dollars to the second harvest food bank. and more than 1.8 million meals! >> reporter: which the food bank said is it biggest holiday food drive donation ever. >> the times of extraordinary difficulty, extraordinary generosity is still happening. this means there is hope that we really are all in this together. >> the pastor initially questioned if the annual fund- raising goal was asking too much of parishioners in 2020, but he thinks they were able to reach that record donation because the church has seen it's own attendance double since moving its services on- line. >> this proves that even though we have to socially distance, we can still do great things together. >> and a reminder this church member says to people that they're not a

the city is partnering with the salvation army and second harvest food bank to feed the community with a new food for families program. the program will offer weekly essential food items for all santa clara county residents each wednesday through the end of december. >> every family that comes through gets a trunk full, a car full of food to sustain them through the week. than we are doing this every wednesday from 2:00 to 3:30 through the end of the year and potentially even further as the need to takes dictates. >> the program distributes food and vegetables, meat, pantry items and dairy products to about 250 households. to pick up food, you must live in the city of santa clara and preregister on the city's website. >>> coming up, a subdued tree lighting ceremony in union square in san francisco. how it may set the tone for the holiday shopping season ahead. >>>, howling winds fanta fire in reno, bernie and full of homes. when firefighters expect to have it contained. >>> we are checking on the valley fog that looks like it wants to form tonight, plus a bit of a warm-up in the five d

spirit of giving is alive in aptos where a church raised the largest amount ever for the second harvest food bank in santa cruz county. >> reporter: the food drive total for this year for twin lakes church is $428,949.09. and that is the equivalent of 1,715,796 meals. >> that is remarkable. so many digits in that number. in an open-air service the church's pastor congratulated his congregation on raising so much money in what has been a difficult year for all. >>> a chef here in the bay area is cooking up a new recipe to cater to those spending more time at home. >> we're going to teach you how to make risotto. >> yeah, forget following the directions on the box. coming up, how one chef is taking meal kits one step further. >>> meteorologist drew tuma. you need the heavy jacket as we track chilly temperatures tonight. we'll look at the numbers and we'll have the latest on what thanksgiving is 100% beef and hearty chili. try my $5.99 chili cheeseburger combo. it's pretty delicious. 100% beef and hearty chili. try my $5.99 chili cheeseburger combo. it's pretty delicious. >>> now a look ahead to one

. >>> some struggling families have food thanks to the second harvest food bank. >> the food bank helping to feed half a million families and doubled the number before the pandemic hit. and now pickup is done as a drive thru with volunteers loading food into people's cars. >> this helps because it is kind of scary to be out there at the stores. you know and this kind of programs are nice because you don't have to get out of your vehicle. >> it is hard for everyone and then we have to know that we are not alone. >> second harvest told us that many cars belong to new customers experiencing hunger for the first time because of the pandemic. >>> anne and kpx5 is partnering with food banks this holiday season. you can donate to the food for bay area drive which local whole food markets or go to kpix5.com. >>> this is a huge day for thanksgiving shopping or is it? how it is shaping up to be. >>> plenty of room to spread your room at sfo tonight but the but thi nthanksgiving stories. >>> and one of these foods may be off the table as well. >>> getting cold in the morning but not cold bay area wi

the niners teamed up with the second harvest food bank to give out thanksgiving meals for 700 familieshis holiday season. players donated money to help buy turkeys and other staples. >>> the earthquakes bla s makin first playoff appearance in four years. the 2-1 lead in the first half, with the first career postseason goal. k.c. with extra time. that ties the game at 3-3. they play a scoreless drive in extra time. they scored three times. the quakes came up empty. san jose loses a heartbreaker on penalty kicks. >>> the warriors trade is oklahoma city is now over. that's a look at sports. back to you. >>> they did it. a marathon milestone for two musicians who have been playing from their kitchen for months. >> we told you about the two. they hosted their 250th consecutive live concert on facebook tonight. ♪ don't get married don't get married ♪ ♪ if you take a wife you're out of luck for life ♪ >> man, they're good. 250 nights in a row. without skipping a beat. this is a way for the couple to earn some of the money they would have earned playing shows. you can head to our website, nbcb

. >>> some struggling families in the south have food on the table thanks to the second harvest food bankt is nothing new. the food bank has been helping to feed half 1 million families a month lately which is double the number is served before the pandemic hit and now pick up a center drive-through with volunteers loading food directly into people's cars.>> this really helps because it is scary to be out at the stores and these programs are nice because you don't have to get out of your vehicle. >> it is hard for everyone and we have to know we are not alone.>> second harvest told us many of the cars belong to new customers expanding hunger for the first time because of the pandemic. kpix 5 is part with bay area food banks and organizations help our neighbors in need this holiday season and you can donate to our food for bay area families drive at your local whole foods market or go to kpix.com/give . >>> certainly feel like fall out there and almost winter in some spots although not quite winter officially. although cooler temperatures with those clear skies and down to freezing in the

spirit of giving is alive in aptos where a church raised the largest amount ever for the second harvest food bankor this year for twin lakes church is $428949.09, and that is the equivalent of >> wow, isn't it good to hear that? in an open air service, the church's pastor congratulated his congreation on raising so much money in what has been a difficult year for all. >>> well, coming up on abc news at 11:00 -- >> we're going to teach you how to make risotto. >> a chef in the bay area is cooking up a new recipe to cater to those spending more time at home. now he's taking meal kits one step further. >>> and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. not only tracking a chilly night but also the chance for some >>> welcome back to abc7 news. the pandemic has forced bay area businesses to evolve, and that was clearly visible today over zoom. having a sit-down meal is not an option in a lot of places, so chef donato scotty is bringing fine dining to homes from his kitchen in redwood city. people can get meal kits and the chef walks them through the preparation in a cooking class. >> we're not going to have custom

in silicon valley, the second harvest food bank estimates the demand has doubled this year and in l.aeekend, forklifts delivering the goods for people who never lined up for this kind of charity in the first place. at 140% increase in volume. florida international university also held a giveaway and their charity was its own reward. a lot of smiles on both ends of those food donation programs. it took just an hour and a half or the entire line to clear out of here this morning and take all of the volunteer firefighters, paramedics, and longshoremen's boxes of turkey, chickens, and all the fixings. >> dana: that's a logistic operation to get that done quickly. thank you. let's bring in ceo and president of fulfill new jersey, a food bank in new jersey and also the former lieutenant governor of that state. so what phil was describing in atlanta and in miami, is that just true not only in new jersey but nationwide a rising demand? >> we see it everywhere and not just a rise in demand, a rise in the cost. 50% increase in demand and 450% increase in cost so you are seeing long lines becaus

the second harvest food bank estimates the demand has doubled as covid and economic hardship year. this weekend, forklifts with foods delivered the goods to people who actually never lineup this kind of giveaway. a 145% increase in volume. florida international university also held its turkey and fixings giveaway. their charity was its own reward. >> i'm especially excited that we are able to provide a little bit of cheer at this time of year, which is normally celebratory, but we are in an unusual year. >> we got food for [indiscernible]. >> volunteers here at the baptist church are still at it tonight. organizing, stacking, and packing their boxes full of thanksgiving meals for their big giveaway tomorrow. it's all about sharing, giving, love, and thanks, what this holiday is all about. bret. >> bret: that's good stuff. phil keating live in miami gardens. phil, thank you. balancing the power of the house now. if democrats have clinched a majority and they currently own 222 seats right now. republicans have 204. however, there are nine races yet to be called at this point. all of

the city of santa clara teamed up with the salvation army and the second harvest food bank. le who showed up drove away with a trunk full of food. not just this food bank, but aclo across the country more people are showing up than ever before. >> when the need is great, people step up and they give greatly as well. so we really are just doing the most good here all together. >> they expect to serve about 250 families just today. the food bank is drive-through, as you can see, and contactless. it's open every wednesday through the end of the year. not just in santa clara. take a look now. this is a city team ministries in east san jose. this afternoon. look at that line. that's a line of cars just to get groceries. this line stretches for blocks. so the question that so many of us have is, how can we help? what can we do? nbc bay area, we do this every year. we're teaming up with telemundo 48 and safeway to help our local families. we're joined now by wendy with safeway stores. wendy, nice to see you. just tell me, on a personal level, when you see all these food lines, how d

the 49ers partnered with second harvest food bank, clover and safe way to give dinners to 700 familieseach included an autographed card signed by the players that donated the meal. nice touch by the 49ers there helping out. >>> soccer legend diego has died. the star one of the greatest players in history. he led argentina in 1986. he led a very colorful life and i'm putting it mildly here, drugs, paternity suits, evenings with mobsters in hot tubs, yes. the fans still adored him. passing away of a heart attack was 60 years old. they will love him forever in argentina. >>> all right. so that's going to do it. i just want to say, you know, it's been such a long time since dan, ama, since we've all been together. ama, you're at your house, i'm at my house. dan is holding down the fort rugly in the studio like a real man instead of me at home. i want to say how thankful i am to be still together even though we're separated and happy thanksgiving to all of you. i miss you guys. not so much i want to come into the building but i do miss you. >> we love you, larry. we're very -- >> just enoug

kelly chew from the second harvest valley food bank. we appreciate it. we thank you for the service that you provide to our community as well. we want to show you the information one more time. you can make that donation at any local safeway anytime between now and late december. >>> up next, ski resorts officially open, but a trip to tahoe will look different of course because of covid. what you need to know if you're planning on going skiing this winter. >>> pfizer formally applying for an okay from the fda to field its covid vaccine. the next steps and how soon it could be available. >>> also despite the warnings, millions will travel this holiday. we have important things to know before you fly when we see you on "nightly news." >>> flames raced through this san francisco high-rise this morning. you can see there it charred several condos, left several people hurt too. these pictures are from our nbc bay area skyranger. at one point, check this out. the flames were shooting out of the balconies. firefighters say the building on davis court did not ha

results with friends straits proceeds benefit local charitable organizations like the second harvest of silicon valley, food bank. organizers say the race has grown to become the largest thanksgiving day race, nationwide. >>in the north bay, a free drive-thru food distribution in flu shot clinic is being held right now in calistoga it's open till 7 o'clock at night that the calistoga 7th day adventist church on grant street. the event will provide thanksgiving food boxes personal hygiene items. gift cards in hand sanitizers along with flu shot. the distribution is first come first serve and all participants should wear a mask. >>rebecca strom in the kron 4 weather center filling in for lawrence tonight we're looking at a pretty clear condition. a nice shot overlooking sfo right now where there are no delays for inbound flights and that is the good news, no fog. no cloud cover in your way, but it is a little bit chilly out there. so grab that jacket or that sweater hitting the roads tonight rather a future cast for showing us that we're going to be seeing dry conditions for today and even into tomorrow we could s

and share results with family and money raise we'll go to organizations like the second harvest of silicon valley, food bank so it's all for a good cause. organizers say that the race has grown to become the largest thanksgiving day race in the country. as we head to break we're taking a live look at sfo, it's chilly out there a little cloudy outside your door grab your coat as you head out. >>we are expecting some sunshine later this afternoon. we'll have your full forecast and your thanksgiving day forecast coming up in just a bit stay >>welcome back 4.53 on this tuesday morning all our web cams are showing a clear view than what you signed yesterday which was just misty conditions across the bay as we've seen so much low cloud cover filtering in across the region. this morning, switching that up and pay you can actually see berkeley down there. if you look really close out towards the coast. there is a low-lying layer of cloud cover that's sitting right along the coastline. there isn't a whole lot of it but at times this morning you could be running into some brief patchy fog so just keep your eye out fo

the money raised will go to organizations like the second harvest of silicon valley, food bank. organizers say the race has grown to become the biggest thanksgiving day race in the country. >>still ahead from the senate to the white house california senator kamala harris is making history as the first woman of color. and first woman and woman of color to serve as vice president call on governor newsom tonight to make more history was her successor. >>also why pope francis invited a group of nba players to the vatican today. and flying during the pandemic what you need to know if you plan to be follow this week and beyond. ♪ wild thing, ♪ ♪ you make my heart sing ♪ ♪ wild thing i... think i... you know what i think? i think you owe us $48.50... wild thing. if you ride, you get it. geico motorcycle. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >>despite the warnings from the cdc, millions of people still flying this week for thanksgiving kron four's noelle bellow checked in on the traffic at our bay area airports and tells us what travelers need to know to try to stay s

food banks and other organizations to help. sharon chen has more on our food for bay area families drive under way. >> reporter: second harvest of silicon valley is be feeding a record number of people during the covid-19 pandemic and many of those folks have never had to use a food bank before this year. the good news, is that there are plenty of volunteers helping at one of them, a 13- year-old harrison who decided to start his own cookie company called crumbs. tell me what you did. >> crumbs is a small cookie business that is trying to help out and support my community. we currently specialize in making many deep dish chocolate chip cookies which have been very popular. >> what made you want to give? >> so everything that has been going on right now during the covid-19 pandemic, i wanted to find some small way to help out my community. why i love second harvest is because they are giving out food to the people who need it the most. and i feel that a healthy meal is very important. >> reporter: that is absolutely fantastic. i want you to show us how much you were able to raise, with that check. >> so in the first four weeks, i

second harvest one of the bay area's largest food banks estimates it has doubled its distribution inirus and hardships but at least some people are getting the love. back to you guys in new york. >> trace: that's great. phil keating live for us in miami. phil, thank you. >> sandra: a showdown over covid lockdowns ahead of the thanksgiving holiday. millions of americans are hitting the roads, rails and skies ahead of the holiday. welcome back to "america's newsroom," i'm sandra smith. good morning. >> trace: hello, i'm trace gallagher. aaa predicting 50 million people traveling this thanksgiving. the tsa screening 1 millionaire line passengers just yesterday. the highest single day screening since march. air travel expected to be down by more than half from last year. still some people are flying despite all the warnings about a surge in covid-19 cases. >> i think there are a few people still wearing masks incorrectly on the plane and stuff like that but for the most part everyone seems to be on board. >> it is not going to stop us. we're very family oriented and very close so me and

some of the large food banks, you know, obviously they have bigger numbers for us and bigger samplings on studies, so whether it's second harvestre predicting a 0 700-person increase. that's astounding. that's more people being laid off, less economy in the country. this isn't a local food problem, this is a national problem, and it's hidden like those tents behind the hospitals. it's hidden. we need a raise in snap, we need food boxes to continue that's scheduled to stop in a few weeks, and we need a new administration to be our food czar and pull our system out of the ad department. i think we need some real serious change to deal with the problems of food in our country. >> given your experience, i nominate you to be that food czar. but let's move on here, because america a's -- feeding america' ceo was on "face the nation." >> it's true that families with children are far more likely to suffer from food insecurity. there are a lot more things conspiring right now to cause vulnerable communities to really be reeling right now, not only with a health crisis but a food crisis as well. >> i was thinking about mayor de blasio's