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Howard Kelley sat in his SUV just before noon on Friday near an empty parking space off Southeast Maricamp Road. It was the space where one of the Big Lee's - Serious About Barbecue food trucks would typically be serving the smoked ribs he was eager to try. "I've had their burnt (brisket) ends, but I heard so much about their ribs I had to get some," he said. Turns out, the truck assigned to the location was disabled and customers were directed to the local barbecue restaurant's recently established central staging area and warehouse at 343 NE First Ave., Ocala.

Assumes the presidency next year? >> unclear right now, but it is what he has said all along. if you listen to donald trump's speeches all through the campaign, he described, you know, when ford was going to make cars in mexico, he said, well, i would call up the ceo of ford, and i'd talk to them. and he would threaten, you know, a tax on cars coming, imported back into the united states. he said this all along, that he would be a very hands-on president and that he would talk to ceos of companies around the country. now, he's obviously been doing that with carrier, with lockheed, with boeing....

The -- alberta all the way down to texas. congress did this years ago when the obstructionists were against the alaska pipeline back in 1973. after four years, congress said enough. congress passed the legislation and it became law so congress has that authority. >> congressman, he just used the word obstructionists, is that what democrats are being in the house and senate to not create jobs as the republicans argue this pipeline would? >> i don't think that's the case. what we really want to do is do it right. this is a big pipeline, big project. goes through some very sensitive environmental...

Look at that. it's almost solid red in some parts. so this is not like it would be the only pipeline out there, right, congressman? >> that's correct. there are thousands of miles of pipelines throughout the country and people don't know that because generally speaking, they're safe. and this pipeline will go all the way from alberta down to my district in port arthur, texas and create millions of jobs, raise tax revenue for the states along the route. it has been changed over the questionable portion of the aquafir so it's been four years. it's time to do it. >> those pipelines are not really...

you have the vest on there to make sure that everyone can see you and make sure that they know that you're not part of the construction project. but you can tell us all about it. kareen? >> reporter: yeah, i can't believe you noticed this very, very conservative vest. well, fred, i have to tell you, as someone who lives here in southern california, i take the 405 all the time. this is definitely, definitely eerie to see. no cars on the roadway. this is something that is so unprecedented, it would never, ever happen -- of course, the world isn't coming to an end. it's just a big proje...