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Millions of americans turning to food banks to feed their families during this pandemic. one example is the san antonio food bank. they give out more than a million pounds of food on thursday.

That is the largest single-day distribution in the 40-year history. joining us now is eric cooper. the ceo of the san antonio food bank and sharon jackson. a single mom now relying on that food bank for her family. great to see both of you thank you for joining us. eric, the thing that got my attention was this picture in the san antonio express. an aerial view of the parking lot. i mean, its a stunning picture of cars just snaked back and forth, back and forth through this parking lot waiting f...

Resources either to go to the grocery store because your providing unemployment checks and the stimulus checks get out more quickly and s.n.a.p. is increased or you allow the supply chain to support people that dont have the ability to go into a store and purchase groceries. it is a combination of both. >> you know some of the video that weve been seeing of milk for instance being dumped, the american farm bureau and feeding america wrote a letter saying that farmers are throwing out food that c...

Amid all of this coronavirus pandemic, another major need right now is food, as millions, millions of people are filing for unemployment across the united states. in texas, look at this, the san antonio food bank says it gave away more than million pounds of food on thursday to at least 6,000 families who say they have nothing to eat at home. car lines stretched for over five miles. in new orleans another food bank is being forced to move to a larger facility to keep up with demand. here in wash...

Event. it lasted for hours. in san antonio, texas, 6,000 families showed up for food. some of them waiting more than 12 hours. another line of cars stretching for five miles. in los angeles, more than 5,000 families showed up for the food banks largest event this week. this is the reality in this country. millions of americans dont have a job, they dont know when they will have another one. and they dont know what is coming next. joining me now, christine romans, as we look at this, we know the ...

Potentially for the first time. for example, our mobile pantry site, usually we have about 300 households that come, and with these distributions that weve had in the last few weeks weve upwards of 1,000 come. >> a panel of experts is going to join me to talk about poverty and how we can use benefits like snap more broadly. youre watching "velshi" on msnbc.

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