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Get out there planting trees. i live in sheffield that has more trees than anywhere else. i made that stat up than anywhere else. i made that stat up but there is a lot of trees. are you sure about that? lots of brilliant things about sheffield. time now to get the news where you are. good morning, im sonja jessup. the leaders of 80 businesses, charities and organistations have written to the chancellor calling for a long term funding plan for londons transport. the current deal is due to end on...

Well, santas. 230 father christmas doing their best to support charities and of course, one grinch. stay with us on bbc news. hello there. it was cold over the weekend. some areas saw quite a bit of rain and we had some snow over northern hills. similar story as we start the new week. weve got a frontal system working its way in from the atlantic. thats going to bring another round of rain and hill snow. you can see it here showing up on that pressure chart. it will be very wet across northern i...

We're joined forces once again with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve to make sure kids in need in South Jersey have a gift to open on Christmas.

As families fall on hard times donations so far, far short of demand. pastor, last year, all these pews were filled, 15 rows back this is what we are starting with right now? >> yes yes. less than 1200 toys here. >> reporter: charities across the country are facing the same uphill battle pamela of the toy foundation say new toy donations have fallen in dollar value near l 80% compared to 2019. >> no ships come in and moving product t the stores into the hands of kids is the biggest challenge thi...

Called the black godfather clarence avant, she was an activist in her own right. there was no one that had more strength in not being showy than she would whether it was helping charities in watts or around the country, and was the backbone to what her husband did as a pioneer in the music business and a trendsetter. i remember many years ago she aloud a fund-raiser for us in her home, something that was rare. clarence told me, jackies thes about. the only reason youre here is because of her. to...

Get to or just recognize? >> here it is. >> the guys who collect the trash, neil, always, number one, theyre splitting that on the truck, not as generous as you think. and number two, that tip does buy you some currency. my garbage guys-- >> oh, you have an agenda. you want payback? >> no question. neil: incredible. just incredible. >> the people who clean my office at fox, i am buying their silence. [laughter] >> and please dont talk about all the snickers i have in my fridge. neil: all right, ...

Hymns dont like his its the kind of thing you can script, we were just screwing around instantly number one downloaded song in the world. thank you for your help, fox has been terrific but we are going to raise a pretty penny for the charities. america is not having a great time, they want to sing along to something, they want to smile about something. john is great at this and its been fun to collaborate with him. >> pete: i want you to know, i was in the middle school and high school choir, ne...

Adopting a dog would be the perfect family gift for the holidays. The Monmouth County SPCA is the perfect place for you to get the dog and cat adoption process started! Before checking out their website, see what dogs you can adopt right now at the SPCA...

>> principal of the middle school. >> im an r.n. >> reporter: so far, nearly uo done customelie di beu dan and whits is the heartbeat of this community. >> its the heart of our town. >> reporter: for some reason... >> the heart of the town. >> reporter: ...i got this sense... >> the heart of the town. >> reporter: ...that dan and his store were the heart of the town. virtually all of these new hires are donating their hourly wage to some of dans favorite charities. dan says t this has all been j...

S birth and all the plants and music but i love to travel during the time of the year and see what that what that is the spin on that small-town christmas present or what theres been an on the hot cocoa and i thought it would be so need to do a holiday travel show. where we visit all the small towns that have unique traditions and festivals. just one things that they have done for years and years. and bring it to viewers. i think what we need is cheer, especially coming off of the past year that...