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Public safety in order to i live on a barrier island. achieve a certain goal. and, no, its not possible for i have evacuated. my agency or any other agency to evacuate all of those traig to le individuals. trying to lead by example. thats why we asked the people need to listen to local community for their assistance. officials. they are trying to do it the more people that heed the judiciously and only evacuate most at risk areas. warnings. the easier it is to come in post and take care of our a...

>> so help me understand that. the presidents attack on baltimore this weekend was not met with any new proposals for federal solutions to your problems? >> none. not one. i have not heard from the president. normally when a new mayor comes into office whether through a mayor resigning or whatever they get a letter from the president congratulating him and offering to meet with them and find out their priorities. i havent received anything and he is right down the road. >> get specific with me, ...

Benefits be tested if there is reasonable suspicion that the person uses or is under the influence of a drug. as of november 2018, 19.3 million households in america participate in the snap program. so does drug testing for food stamps go too far or is it necessary? here to debate it is registered independent and democratic strategist rochelle richie and mark little a lawyer and vice chair for urban renewal and education. rochelle, start with you, is that too much to ask that you are not on drug...

Well as the workers who rely on s.n.a.p. and will not receive food in february. >> reporter: how long do you think you can keep up with the need? >> food banks cannot be interchangeable for government. we cant do it. we are going into the same stance that we typically use for natural disasters. >> reporter: so you are looking at a plan that you usually reserve for hurricanes? >> absolutely. this time the maps will be paced on disaster zones by flood levels. it will be based on utilization of sna...

She is no longer getting paid but has to pay for transportation into d.c. to go to work and was unable to get back to baltimore to get back in time to get to one of our pantries to get access to food. great story our pantry partner recognized that and literally opened up the pantry for that one individual so she would not go without. that is one isolated incident i think we are hearing time and time across our state. not only the federal government employees but others that have to deal with thi...

>> never thought you would be here. >> never thought. this morning i prayed for compassion, that there would be some compassion from the federal government the politicians, have some compassion for us. send us back to work. >> previous shutdowns we talked so many times about the impact on tourism, the parks and such. this is having impact on peoples lives. and as the shutdown drags into its 30th day, "the new york times" estimates unpaid federal workers have collectively missed about $200 millio...

His life back in order. hes working hard right now to keep all of us safe. so,s, you know, it is hard for me, as a parent, father, to not just really have my heart go out to these folks who are still working. >> so what is your most urgent need? and are you confident that you can sustain this for a while? because just coming off the holidays and people think, ive donated. i dont need to do anything right now. >> so, were well prepared right now to respond to some of that need, but longer this go...

Is on food stamps, it returns $1.73. our snap program is also threatened. you know, when people hear about government workers not paid, thats just a symptom of the larger issue. that means government services are not occurring. right now the most vulnerable people are now, just got a note from the mayors office, that people will be receiving their food stamps that they were supposed to get for february now, and that money is supposed to stretch them through end of february, top of march. >> and ...

Air, some tsa workers who are not being paid reportedly are calling in sick. air traffic controllers are working without pay, many of them. faa safety inspectors arent working. that means fewer plane inspections and pilot certifications. food safety. the fda curtailing inspections of food processing plants. food stamps. the s.n.a.p. program funded through february. not clear what happens after that, though. the environment. u.s. scientists will miss a major climate change summit in canada this m...

Imagine if it was your child, your husband, or your wife whose life was so cruelly shattered and totally broken. every member pass a bill that ends this crisis. brian: right now, there is not only -- there is a crisis at the border even though some democrats dont feel that way. the stats back it up. but, there is also a sense that with the shutdown happening its going to begin to take a toll on a portion of the maybe hundreds of thousands of people that depend on a federal paycheck. so you have ...