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>> im aishah hasnie. and theyll feast on a big banquet of barbecue. the main hall where the candidates will be speaking later today, but the g.o.p. presidential front runner donald trump not expected. rich edson joining us on the ground in des moines with a special guest. hi, rich. >> hey, good afternoon, aishah. the barbecue is coming a little later today. weve got some speeches coming up and that includes senator tim scott who recently declared he would be running for president. sena...

Food Pantries across Western New York are voicing their support of a state senate bill that could quadruple the minimum amount of SNAP dollars New Yorkers receive every month.

Attitudes towards medicine. i mean, were talking about -- you almost have to drag brothers to the doctor. because some of them, in day and age, will tell you, i dont go to the doctor because of the tuskegee experiment. im like, dude, that was really a long time ago. basically, black men dont want to go to the doctor. and just one other thing. when we talk about differences in weight and obesity, we also have to talk about the issue of food deserts. there are places in our communities where peopl...

>> theres no question that we have our work cut out for us. but this say public health crisis and were responding. >> reporter: on capitol hill, drug makers testified over regulation is partly to blame for drug shortages, not greed. >> manufacturers do not and would never deliberately reduce the supply of essential medicines. >> reporter: for this family and those like this, political finger pointing will do little good the next time their loved one needs an ambulance. >> shes an integ...

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