College students launch project to reduce food waste and feed hungry families

Many can still vividly recall images of crops rotting in the field and milk being dumped when schools and restaurants were forced to close in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. Some college students want to make sure we never see that again.

Vernie Jackson was not in line at a food pantry last Thanksgiving — but he's since fallen on hard times.

"I lost people in the pandemic, and then I lost my job in the pandemic," Jackson said. "So right now, you know, I'm just praying...