Lead in firsttime claims and we came in second behind florida. Roughly 3. 7 million californians have filed for benefits since the start and more layoffs are expected. The newsgroup reports another 69 thousand workers in the bay area have notified the state labor agency. The huge number of people who are filing for benefits has essentially overwhelmed the state unemployment system. Tom says some people have been waiting for weeks just to file those claims. Peanut butter, our favorite. In Santa Rosa City hall parking lot of Redwood Food Bank drove a drop off food bank. Its multiplied the need. My sister and i are pretty fortunate and we want to get back. We saw people joining us and the number has only continued to grow. And ability to get checks is wild. The rent is here. They are doing what its can with its and that is small consolation for folks who have been waiting and waiting and waiting for weeks. I got off the phone very defeated. I had no words. And then they had the restaurant
Clouds. Thats not something we have said most of this week. Its been a really unseasonably strong system to come in. 50s for temps. Remember monday with 30s and 20s . Well have some high clouds but i think a lot of those are clearing the area, allowing High Pressure to build in and bush off this cloud deck sooner. We had some rain earlier but looks like everything is about done here, except in Southern California, where they are getting the rain and snow there. For us today, temps are near or a little above average. Sal is here now to see if anything is going on. We have a crash right now, steve, and traffic is going to be a little slow in this area because of this crash we saw with a medic and Fire Department. Montague expressway at dela cruz, this involves a couple different cars. Also two medics called for trauma to the people who were involved. So avoid that scene if you can because there are lane closures. Also if youre driving out to the macarthur maze, traffic is moving well. Ap
25,000 people. Everybody was evacuating, and they already had their power shut off. You lose everything in your fridge and freezer. Reporter those giving up their time, no well that the help is needed, following the destruction from the wildfire that ravaged this area. Meaningful to us. Reporter while volunteers work, donation barrels return full. A good sign. We look for canned goods, canned stews. Canned meats like chicken or tuna. Reporter the other important ingredients, generosity of others. Being able to do this at a time, the holidays, is also very meaningful. Reporter every year the food bank 40 of meals. In a county that continues to see destruckive wildfires, that number could grow higher. New at 6 00, Sonoma County Authorities Say a carjacking suspect died today after deputies tried to subdue him. Deputies tried to stop the man, just before 6 00 this morning. They pursued him to the community of bloomfield, where they were able to box him in. Officials say the driver fought
Thanksgiving day im allie rasmus. And im christina rend on. Youre going to tell us about the weather today. Yeah. There was hail coming down in oakland. Yesterdays was one of those weird days. It was sunny, cloudy and hail. Is this what your thanksgiving dinner would look like later today . I wish. Are those pumpkins on top . I think so. I like the decor, ill say that. This is our weather graphics thanksgiving table later on today. Well jump right into your forecast. We are expecting a sun cloud mix throughout the day. Happy thanksgiving first of all and it will be on the cool side on the other side of 50 degrees. Theres a slight chance of shower still across portions of the bay area. About 2 to 3 hours ago. You can see the showers kind of becoming closer. These showers moving from the south to the north and right now theres not a lot of activity on the radar but well check in on some of the current numbers. It is very cold out there right now. Santa rosa 33. Oakland 42. San jose 38. S
Meal in that time. Kids usually want to just eat a little bit and maybe eat a little bit later. Reporter the rigidity of the rules has had a dramatic effect. Coordinator fuentes says at its height the Redwood Food Bank Summer Food Program served 150,000 meals. This summer theyre on track to only serve about 30,000. Weve seen definitely a decrease in participation. It was great to have that option, that kids or families could pick up those meals for their kids, whereas now were kind of hindering that. Its not that kids are accessing those lunches at a different location at this point in time. Theyre just not getting those lunches. Reporter while that may seem ungrateful to some, if the purpose of the program is to get food to people, fuentes says it does make sense to deliver it in a way they want or need. It is unfortunate to know theres these relief programs that maybe could be suited a little bit differently or tailored a little bit differently knowing that our community could use a