[CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY KMBC] [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS CAPTION CONTENT AND ACCURACY. VISIT NCICAP.ORG] EMILY: GOOD EVENING. I’M EMILY HOLWICK. WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE UNEMPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE KC METRO, THE NORTHLAND CATHEDRAL IS STEPPING UP TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE DON’T GO HUNGRY. KMBC 9’S BRIAN JOHNSON REPORTS THEY’VE PARTNERED WITH CONVOY OF HOPE TO FILL THE GAP FOR THOSE IN NEED. >> WE’RE GIVING AWAY TWO BAGS AND A BULKY ITEM. BRIAN: TWO HOURS BEFORE ANY FOOD WAS GIVEN AWAY, PEOPLE STARTED LINING UP TO THE POINT OF BLOCKING THE ROAD. >> WE HAD PEOPLE HERE AT 7:00 THIS MORNING, LINING UP ALL THE WAY TO NORTH OAK. BRIAN: EACH CAR IS ANOTHER FAMILY SERVED, AND THERE’S GREAT NEED. >> THIS IS OUR DISTRIBUTION TABLE. BRIAN: EACH FAMILY LEAVES WITH VEGETABLES, MEAT, PACKAGED FOODS, AND CLEANING SUPPLIES. THEY ALSO GET A COUPON FOR FREE BREAD AND MILK AT A LOCAL GROCER. >> TO THE FAMILIES THAT ARE HARDEST HIT, TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM, SERVE THEM DURING THIS TIME, PROVIDE SOME HOPE AND SOME ENCOURAGEMENT IN WHATEVER WAY POSSIBLE. BRIAN: LEAD PASTOR KEVIN SMITH SAYS FOR WEEKS, THEY’VE BEEN PLANNING THIS FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVENT TO HELP THOSE IN NEED. >> PEOPLE HAVE BEEN VERY APPRECIATIVE. BRIAN: THEIR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE FOOD TO 1000 FAMILIES, SO THEY HAVE ONE LESS THING TO WORRY ABOUT. >> WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE HOPE, THAT WE DON’T HAVE TO WALK IN FEAR. BRIAN: IN THE NORTHLAND, BRIAN JOHNSON, KMBC 9 NEWS. EMILY: THE NORTHLAND CATHEDRAL SAYS THIS WEEK THEY’LL DISTRIBUTE ANY FOOD NOT GIVEN OUT TODAY TO HARD HIT NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH POP-UP FOOD PANTRIES. BRIAN HAS A LIST OF THOSE LOCATIONS ON HIS KMBC FACEBOOK PAGE. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE LATEST NUMBER OF CASES IN BOTH STATES. MISSOURI SAW 177 NEW POSITIVE CASES TODAY. THAT’S A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 9600 CASES, WITH 855 HOSPITALIZATIO STATEWIDE SINCE TRACKING BEGAN. TO GIVE YOU MORE CONTEXT, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI IS SEEING ABOUT ONE CASE FOR EVERY THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THE CITY. THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES ARE SEEING A LITTLE LESS THAN THAT LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STATE LINE. KANSAS SAW 250 NEW POSITIVE CASES TODAY. THAT’S A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 670 CASES AND 635 HOSPITALIZATIONS STATEWIDE SINCE TRACKING BEGAN. LEAVENWORTH COUNTY IS SEEING ABOUT 11 CASES FOR EVERY THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY. MANY OF THOSE CASES ARE CONNECTED TO THE OUTBREAK AT THE LANSING CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. WYANDOTTE COUNTY IS SEEING A LITTLE MORE THAN SIX CAS