Midday Rush News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

As we approach the holidays, there is growing concern about americans facing loneliness and isolation after the pandemic. but as kate snow reports in our series "america under pressure," there's also a solution that's helping them give as well as receive. >> reporter: it's the midday rush at gather 55. >> this place is very important to the community. >> reporter: a restaurant in hartford, connecticut where it's pay what you can for a quality meal. those who can't are never turned away. instead, they can opt to volunteer their time. it's run by hands on hartford, a non-profit that focuses on h...

Nearly 100,000 people do not have power. the midwest is getting hit with up to a half foot of snow. you are looking at a shot of lake michigan. other warmer areas got hammered with rain and street flooding. we'll have more of that when nearly 100 million people. so we saw the morning rush plenty of people getting here and getting out early to beat the weather. now you see the midday rush. pretty busy here. standard for the airport. keep in mind what you see here, if you can pan down there. plenty more people will be joining the line here to get off

The disaster struck during the midday rush, showering the area with concrete, glass and even huge boulders. >> this is a live earthquake. you see the floors trembling. and the rocks are falling down. it's just outside christchurch, and this giant rock has just fallen on the rsa building, and you can see its has crushed the building there. >> new zealand's prime minister says 75 people are known dead but he expects the toll will quickly rise. survivors say navigating the earthquake was like trying to run on jelly. >> i was on the fourth floor, and i was just coming out of the toilets, and i got...

112 meals ú$ee. call or click now. get back in the game. virginia high school that won accolades for the inroads it made toward integration became the subject of an inspiring film. it's listed as one of the nation's poorest academic performers. brian todd is at tc williams high school in northern virginia right outside of washington, d.c. brian, what has happened here? >> reporter: well, wolf, this school has legendary status. clearly does not lack for resources. as you just mentioned it is right now struggling to get out from under the label of being a poor performer. the midday rush betwe...