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Provide 30 million doses of the hydroxychloroquine and i understand the pharmaceutical companies are -- >> laura: dr. perricone, im sorry interrupt, but we are out of time. thank you so much for your perspective. coming up, joe biden gets scolded, stay tuned. you need a tractor built to get every job done right. the kubota l series tractors.

Richard westcott is in ely in cambridgeshire. richard? we have all seen what has happened in the supermarkets but what about the food that is going to be coming down the line in a few months‘ time? the planting lettuces behind me, those lettuces need to be picked, starting on april 222nd and they are currently very short of workers to do it because they normally come from abroad so there is this campaign like you have said, to get british people coming in and picking. beverley, you have worked...

Now, beverley, you work for the biggest lettuce grower in britain, one of the biggest in europe, how serious is your issue? oh, its pretty serious. we have suddenly found ourselves with over 2500 vacancies that we need to fill over the next few weeks if we are to start harvest on the 22nd of april. as you say, you can see the lettuces being planted behind us. we need the people tojoin us, to come and harvest this lovely fresh food. presumably this isnt just the 22nd of april, this is going to go...

Hand-picked crops like apples or kale dont receive as many as federal dollars. for many farmers it simply doesnt pay to grow them. >> everyones vision of the farm in america is a mom and a dad, an old combine, and kids with a little stand on the side of the country lane. but thats not really the reality. >> thats a tough business. the fruit and vegetable guys in the valley, their inputs per acre are much greater than mine. >> yeah. you see, its all about inputs. the more water and the more labor...

Gowns and face shields will arrive in those stays within days. a vote to advance the stimulus bill failed in the senate. republicans needed 60 votes to move forward on the bill, but democrats say they are dissatisfied with worker protections among other concerns. for now, back to "whats eating america." ♪ ♪ >> texas, the lone star state, 127 million acres are devoted to farming, making it the largest agricultural state in our nation. ♪ >> thank you. meet the frazier family, texas farmers. ...

Sunday. senator rand paul announced he has tested positive for coronavirus. in response to senator es mitt romney and mike lee, they are in self garn teen after contact with the kentucky senator this week. now back to "whats eating america." texas. the lone star state. 127 million acres are devoted to farming. making it the largest agricultural state in our nation. >> thank you. >> meet the frazier family. texas farmers. >> do you guys always cook together as a family? >> definitely on weekend...

Willing to give him some leash, i dont think that leash is permanent, to be extended indefinitely. >> maggie haberman, very interesting, thank you very, very much for being with us this morning. there are major, new developments that might indicate what the future of the summer olympics will be in japan, what two countries are now telling their athletes, next. t here there are no half measures. no shortcuts. no faking it. doing it right is plan a and plan b. kubota equipment is built to the sa...

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Shoppers in some areas like chicago are still faced with empty shelves when they try to stock up on supplies for the lockdown. rrts -- retails have been limited and some food banks will help those in need. america is not short on food though. but a huge burden is placed on the supply chain since the beginning of the pandemic and now nbc is reporting that soo p soourp -- supermarkets are not able to hire workers fast enough to fill grocery store shelves and farms are expecting shortages in labor ...

Highway that concerns me. and we have to remember were coming into the spring planting season for a lot of the country. so as it begins to warm up, what is going to happen to that farm labor crisis that you mentioned? i believe anecdotally as well as by sitting down and doing the math myself on the back of a napkin, there is no way as the country gets sicker and we quarantine more and more, were not going to have more people showing up to do those jobs, were going to have less. >> yeah. andrew, ...