Congressman Jimmy Panetta, general of National Guard tour Monterey County foodbank

The Food Bank of Monterey County said the need for food continues to increase as they're putting together thousands bags of food every day.

CONTINUES TOINCREASE..THEY'RE PUTTINGTOGETHER THOUSANDSBAGS OF FOOD EVERY DAY..ACTION NEWSREPORTER CHRISTOPHERSALAS IS LIVE AT THEFOOD BANK NOW WITHMORE ON HOW THEY'REFEEDING FAMILIES..ERIN THESE ARE SOME OFTHE 15-20 THOUSANDBAGS OF FOOD THAT THEFOOD BANK IS PUTTINGTOGETHER EVERY SINGLEDAY..AND THEY SAY AS THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMICCONTINUES TO GRINDTHE ECONOMY TO AHALT..THEY NEED NOT ONLYMORE FOOD..BUT MORE HELP PUTTINGTHESE BAGS TOGETHER..RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE21 NATIONALGUARDSMEN AND WOMENORGANIZING ANDDISTRIBUTING..BUT THE FOOD BANKSAYS THEY NEED ABOUT15 MORE..RIGHT NOW THROUGHTHE COUNTY SCHOOLDISTRICTS ALONE..THEY'RE FEEDINGAPPROXIMATELY 15-THOUSAND FAMILIES AWEEK..TODAY..

CONGRESSMANJIMMY PANETTA AND THEGENERAL OF THENATIONAL GUARD WEREON HAND TO SEE THEORGANIZATION ANDDISTRIBUTION PROCESS..I SPOKE WITH PANETTAABOUT THE STIMULUSBILL CURRENTLY BEINGCRAFTED IN THE SENATE..HE TOLD HE DOES PLANON VOTING FOR THE PKG..BUT ONLY AFTER HOUSEDEMOCRATS NEGOTIATEDCERTAIN PROTECTIONSFOR THINGS LIKES MOREUNEMPLOYMENT PAY..AND MAKING SUREMONEY PROVIDED TOCORPORATIONS GOES TOTHE WORKERS.12:15 "LEARNING FROM TEH 2008BAILOUT MAKING SURE THERE ARECERTAIN GUARD RAILS IN PLACEKNOWING THAT WE'VE PUSHED BACKAND KNOWING THAT THEY AREINCLUDED IN THIS BILL, MY ANSWERWOULD BE YES, BUT AT THE SAMETIME WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WEREAD TEH BILL AND KNOW EXACTWHAT WE'RE VOTING ON JUST LIKE IDOWITH EVERY BILL I VOTE ON.12:34STILL REMAINS TO BESEEN WHEN THAT BILLWILL GET PASSED..MEANWHILE..THE FOOD BANK SAYSTHEY HAVE ABOUT 2-3WEEKS WORTH OF FOODLEFT..ERIN WITH THEUNCERTAINTY OF THEECONOMY..IT'S AN AMOUNT THEYSAY IS NOT NEARLYENOUGH..AND THEY NEED MOREDONATIONS..BACK TO YOU.AMID THE GROWINGCORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC..THERE IS GRO