Red Cross Stretched Thin

These are challenging times for the Red Cross. The organization has had to respond to a string of floods, storms and fires across the country. Over the past month, the local Red Cross officials say it hasn't been this busy since Hurricane Katrina. Because of that, they say the Red Cross is being stretched very thin. Local Red Cross volunteers staff a call center, rotating people in 12-hour shifts. Hundreds of... [read full story]