National Impact

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" They own Ainsley -- she joins us here one day Special Report tonight -- case Tanya this is the second time I've been out here we came out here in April and definitely I have seen. Major difference says it's just gotten worse where the food bank today on the face of of that video. But -- right it's not just affecting these farmers I'm from the east coast it's affecting all of you guys out there as well let me tell you how take a tomato for example. We -- tomato farm bureau -- farming which provides tomato sauce tomato paste. Catch -- to your family 40% of the world's processing tomatoes come out of Fresno county where we are right now. Yeah. So are -- it truly takes a village to get all of this to make all these tomatoes from the -- to your kitchen table if the tomato farmers out of work the truck driver who delivers the estimated the pizza -- plant. -- to the catch up companies out of work as well that's sex the next guy who cans jars of boxes the sauce then the business this that distributes -- and then you. Who wants to make pizza or spaghetti sauce for your family if we have to start importing tomatoes from other countries like China or South America of course prices are gonna go out you know. -- more jobs out here will be lost unemployment already bad -- under the food bank earlier. The community food bank this is what you're seeing now where they're feeding 30000 people every month. Through an executive order the governor out here allocated state money to start this food bank. Each eligible Stanley gets to get through the line every two weeks they get forty pounds of food per person. So a family of -- eight get 320 pounds of food every two weeks it's loaded -- of these -- palette than volunteers and all the food and that into the recipient cars. We talked one lady she her story broke my heart she was in line at three radeon she was number 51 -- the food bank opened this morning at 9 o'clock she was there for six and and half hours. Listen to -- story."

" We had been need right now -- no word by hasn't done it three days a week that he works. His -- went to have already -- so we really need this food. When you wake up every day what -- to your mind. Another day we made it and I think god and we gave that. That this food is here Perez because you know. I don't have extra money Google added -- goal seemed like in Clinton on the food you know certain signs and buy a piece of meat to act to eat their vegetables system that mostly. What they give us -- ever shed tears over the asks is it."

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" Can you believe this is America I'm sure her story touched you like it didn't mean we also visited this far this is Sanderson Farms. For many of your fruits and veggies are -- here in America I took fourth generation farm. And the water shortage is costing them the farmer have to fire has had to fire some of the stassen staff members who work for his grandfather. 20% of the pharmacy fallows they had to bet that the entire tomato fields and it is empty in his idle land now. The mechanic who works on this farm says that he is worried about his job PS -- and yes lots of sleepless night."

" Telling you -- in response overthrew three years 33 years yes what are your fears."

" We'll lose my job I'd -- couple friends of mine worker for twenty years of more. So where they go up north some bid looking for more job."

" But it's tough follow its yes Leahy of family to see you offend them coming to -- I got four kids ordinance if you listen that's me that's going to be. We've heard people there they're saying that the government is choosing the -- families."

" There are. No that's that's not right."

" You know these people grew up just like you and I -- they had hopes and dreams they wanted to put food on the table for their family be successful. These are Americans these are individuals and they are hurting out here they don't want to wait in line at a food bank for six and a half hours. They don't wanna cry themselves to sleep this is a serious issue and it's affecting so many people have been not -- several times for the story and every single time it touches me and breaks my heart. And not just want the best credit for these folks out here. This is considered the breadbasket of American let me tell you why here's a basket that someone and I farmers put together for -- the watermelon and the less all the almonds in your house. In America are 99% of them ran right here in this farmland. Well. They really need your help now not treat him as an actor and you recognize -- also a former mayor. Of Fresno he's here to tell us how this is affecting him and I understand. You actually works these farm farmlands of."

" One point into the night. He's this very -- My dad and my mother both and I. Used to work work these fields and you know -- I wanna say god bless you covered us. -- thought make sure it's. Just turn the water on hand. That message has. There's a very powerful forces from workers who also -- her morning through early afternoon. Coming -- statement not too long ago and I stand by that I'm -- today. And you just saw -- Angelina Joe. Turn and that's what Roth who is not just bad politics it's an act of domestic terror and June. The last thing. Has come here and do over the top let me tell you why it is. As mayor for eight years of work with Homeland Security after nine elevenths. One of the things we were charged with by the federal government -- to work together locally to protect the water supply. To farming communities so they can continue to provide food for the nation. Now if you would have told me that those that water would've stopped I would -- believe may -- al-Qaeda struck not the federal government. But what I. The governor. If -- he said and many interviews in Vienna powered turned the water back on tomorrow what do you say what do you say the president why that's what I tell you. This may be about the the governor's led the way on this water -- there is a limit to what he can do the President Obama with all due respect my buddy Paul Rodriguez. I'm not gonna cut his left. -- he knows full well what's happening here as does Nancy Pelosi and George Miller. They could care less about the water covered in this valley job they'd rather see it become a solar farm and food far cry."