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Campgrounds up in new hampshire where biden was asked about what he would do love to help those who are less fortunate. take a listen to what he had to say. >> food security. my neighbors are starving. >> lets go back to that working lunch, president trump. listen. >> the eiffel tower dinner and that was a very good beginning. we have some great things to talk about and couldnt ask for better weather or a more beautiful vacation. next year well be hosting in the united states, so that will be gr...

Sound like a lot of -- >> sounds like a lot of money. >> over 200 parks have budgets of $2.5 million or less. and so that is really important to folks when they are buying toilet paper, a new chain saw, a new vehicle, a law enforcement equipment, maybe seasonal employees may be repairing campgrounds. if that money is not available, it will make a difference to those parks who are expecting to receive some assistance. >>ed and advocacy groups are asking to investigate the use of those funds. they...

The protest ended up lasting for decades. you know what? it worked. in 1990 the first president bush terminated live fire training on the island and ordered a massive cleanup. >> everybody told us we couldnt do it. they told us you crazy hawaiians, youll never stop the federal government. we fought, we fought, we kept on occupying, occupying, until they pulled off the island. >> let me be clear. while it may not be fast or dry, the protectors are out here because activism can work. >> we know lo...

Amazon refuses to give me permission to film on the on line trader is actively seeking work campers on twenty six campgrounds across the u.s. . the cantor family lives next to robert. over ivan. eighty year old ivan cantor is the oldest employee at amazon seaborn warehouse he and his wife lorraine worked to top up their pensions and they say to have a better life. i think that there are a lot of people who. dont like to be tied down. theyre you know personally i have to have a home base ive move...

The significant trees at joshua tree national park in california are among the unintended victims of this partial government shutdown. the park is still open despite a lack of funding, but with fewer rangers patrolling the area, some visitors have, get this, cut down the parks famous trees. to go offroading. and set fires in illegal campsites. those campgrounds were closed just after the new year, due to health and safety concern, including overflow in garbage bins and dirty rest rooms to. a s...

Hopscotch. youre going to be jumping over -- this governor has misplaced priorities. he is choosing to virtue signal with sanctuary cities because it has no ultimate consequence to himself. you have a rising disease in epidemic proportions in southern california because of these campgrounds of hepatitis, tb, whatever you are saying. im not exactly which diseases. talk to dr. drew. because he has presidential aspirations, hes figuring out the right things to say that will raise a stature so he be...

The mayor newsom is now the governor of california. the weekend rain is behind us but a week worth of rain lies ahead. i will have your forecast coming up. >> a tree falls into the forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound? that would be an appropriate question during a government shutdown. thats coming up. live where you live, this is abc 7 news. the trees are still standing. the plants are still growing. everything seems to be the same at muir woods except for one thing. good evening, t...

Crippled by all kinds of health and safety hazards. the popular campgrounds at californias joshua tree national park were forced to close today with toilets at near capacity. nick watt is there. >> heres some trash bags that we can have. do you guys need gloves? >> reporter: a small army of volunteers keeping joshua tree as clean as they can. >> were operating now, but im working 11 to 13 hours a day running what i do for a living, running rock climbing trips, and maintaining the park. yeah, wha...

Yeah, what were doing right now is not sustainable. >> reporter: the tollbooths are closed. no one is collecting $30 a car. the park service right now limping along with absolutely essential stuff only. this park is still open, but the deadlock in d.c. does mean that campgrounds are now closing in campgrounds are now closing in california. all the campgrounds here at joshua tree closing down, and the issue, those toilet vaults. the volunteers can keep the toilets clean, but not to be too gross a...

Because support staff thats supposed to take care of that hasnt been here at the park. as a result, one of the silver linings weve seen here along the roadways is volunteers are now organiziing cleanups, pickig up whatever trash they encounter, trying to do what they can to make sure those yosemite views come with pretty roads to trafl on. that said. campgrounds are closed at the park. roads are being shut down as days go by and nothing is being done in washington because human waste, were told,...