Started many years ago in park slope to help the underserved in park slope 40 years ago chips really was in a neighborhood that needed help, and a lot of residents that lived there were looking for some advocacy programs for them. So theres a group of people that came together, and they thought, well we can at least offer these services. They started in one store front within the to another, another, and then eventually landed on Fourth Avenue and sac et so they have a little building and it was just an old warehouse i think of some kind and they took that first floor and they started making soup. And every day on the kitchen stove like you have at home, a volunteer came and then they would soup. And then at that point, the Homeless Population was really expanding so they started putting cots down so they pick up the soup dining room table and start laying down cots and allowed homeless to sleep there at night. To in addition to tell me about the programs that you have. You started wit
Member of the government . There seems to be a disconnect from what we hear from washington and what we are seeing on the ground in puerto rico. The situation in san juan and the puerto rican country side. There are thousands of containers at the port, food, water, medical and building supplies, but they are not doing anyone here and the operation to get them where they are needed has been disorganized and slow. The military has started to supply security. The pentagon appointed general buchannan to direct response. Then there i are hundreds of Puerto Ricans hitching a ride back to the United States including devin safer of philadelphia. I have never experienced anything like this. Its surreal. I dont think reading about it would illustrate how bizarre it is, coming from a fairly stable background, i never imagined there could be so little security in america. Action News Reporter dann cuellar is in puerto rico. Dan explains it is a dire situation. It is an eerie sightseeing limited li
Puerto ricans hitching a ride back to the United States including devin safer of philadelphia. I have never experienced anything like this. Its surreal. I dont think reading about it would illustrate how bizarre it is, coming from a fairly stable background, i never imagined there could be so little security in america. Action News Reporter dann cuellar is in puerto rico. Dan explains it is a dire situation. It is an eerie sightseeing limited lighting. The hurricane knocked out the atm and credit card system. Power generators allowed the bank to open its atm system to get access to buy supplies. Nobody was taking cards. There was nothing we could do. I have five kids. Its harold to feed them when no one is taking cash and theres no food. Some people are rationing food. Daily life has become an unceasing struggle. In san juan, thousands are packed into the sauna like conditions. Many were desperate to leave the island because of harsh living conditions. In our town, we have a full line
Called before 8 00 p. M. Police say the shots came from a block away at the hands of the man on 24th and diamond street. Six years old, he was with his father and brother, he got shot, felt the pain and ran into his house, family members tended to him. The only description right now that we have of our shooter is male wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt or darkcolored clothing. Reporter police are also combing through several Surveillance Systems located oh and on the block to see if they can get a better look at this guy. Reporting live from police headquarters, alexandria hoff cbs3 Eyewitness News. Thank you. Now to the latest on the crisis in puerto rico following Hurricane Maria. A navy ship is on its way to puerto rico, the comfort is carrying 522 medical personnel and loaded with medical supplies. There are signs of progress. Phone service is back for about 30 of the island and nearly half of all supermarkets reopened. However, there are still long lines for basic in the intersectio
Good evening, im jessica dean im Ukee Washington. The shooting happened at 24th and norris in north philadelphia. Alexandria hoff is at Police Headquarters with more on how this happened. Alex . Reporter ukee, jessica, those officers rushed this child to Temple University hospital where he was in Critical Condition but thankfully at this hour, hes now in stable condition and recovering at st. Christophers hospital, so he is expected to be ok. According to police, the child was shot in the shoulder as he was standing with his father and brother on the corner of 24th and norris street, police were called before 8 00 p. M. Police say the shots came from a block away at the hands of the man on 24th and diamond street. Six years old, he was with his father and brother, he got shot, felt the pain and ran into his house, family members tended to him. The only description right now that we have of our shooter is male wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt or darkcolored clothing. Reporter police are