That is here in the room and our teleworking reporters and those who are joining us on television, radio or on streaming service. I want to thank again the reporters and the press who are working so hard to cover the vital stories of this pandemic. More than ever, people need clear, factual information to rely upon. In particular i want to thank the Illinois Broadcasters Association and tv and radio stations all across the state who are joining forces today to combat hunger and food bank shortages during this crisis. One of our hardest working Agency Directors during this crisis is department of Human Services secretary grace. She is here today to talk about the essential role of the Philanthropic Community and our response to covid19 and in maintaining the continuity of Human Services. Im also incredibly glad to have with us to be one of the most nations formidable voices for vulnerable people, families and children who works hard for us every single day representing the state of illi
Illinois governor gave an update on the States Coronavirus pandemic. He was joined by his sister former commerce secretary who spoke about efforts to raise money in her capacity as chair of the illinois covid19 relief fund. We will also hear from senator richard durbin. Good afternoon to everybody who is here in the room and our teleworking reporters and those joining us on television, radio or streaming service. I want to thank again the reporters and press working so hard to cover the vital stories of this pandemic. More than ever, people need clear, factual information to rely upon. I want to thank the Illinois Broadcasters Association and tv and radio stations all across the state that are joining forces today to come back hunger and shortages during this crisis. One of our hardest working Agency Directors during this crisis is department of Human Services secretary. Secretary is here to talk about the essential role in our response to covid19. And maintaining the continuity of Hum
in the black because they were making so much money in one day. so you re in the black as opposed to the red which is what they usually are for the rest of the year. you haven t started your shopping? i ve always said my philosophy about the holidays is that less is best. and so i i give gifts. i really do i bet everybody hates my guts, but i give something that benefits the association to benefit children. i send out these cookies and everybody loves them and people get helped. everybody i know pretty much already has way too much stuff, hoda. yet i feel for the retailers this time of year. so much of what they make is this time of year. but for me christmas has always been a spiritual holiday, not a commercial one. i buy all my stuff at the last possible second. i wonder why? does that surprise anybody? but here just so you know, if you re one of those people who does a lot of shopping, this is how you re going to spend your time now. you re going to. th
about, hey, has everyone bought their thanksgiving meals or whatever, and one woman tweeted back, not only have i done my thanksgiving shopping i ve already finished wrapping my christmas presents. that s just wrong. i just don t like her. yeah, we don t like her. was that martha stewart? or someone like her. black friday was coined back in the 60s by the philadelphia police. and we cannot figure this out. because of all the pedestrian and car traffic, all the streets were jammed up. why does that make it black? i don t understand. and then it sort of it caught on when stores were in the black because they were making so much money in one day. so you re in the black as opposed to the red which is what they usually are for the rest of the year. you haven t started your shopping? i ve always said my philosophy about the holidays is that less is best. and so i i give gifts. i really do i bet everybody hates my guts, but i give something that benefi
did it to gain an advantage over fellow shoppers. we re going to have more on that straight ahead. also ahead a rare glimpse of jerry sandusky. he was spotted on thanksgiving day as new questions come out about the role pennsylvania s gurchtor played in the child sex abuse investigation. on a lighter note the day after thanksgiving means you re probably wearing your elastic pants, but you have more than your share of leftovers. coming up, we ll tell you how to turn that boring turkey and stuffing into tasty new meals. let s begin in los angeles where a woman pepper sprayed her fellow black friday shoppers at a walmart. kristen dahlgren is there. good morning. reporter: good morning. shoppers here got more than they bargained for overnight when the woman pepper sprayed other shoppers and including children. she didn t do it to defend herself from the crowds but to, quote, gain preferred access to parts of the store. the holiday shopping rush turned chaotic thursday nig