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>> nice to meet you. >> if we can just have you take a seat. this is the application form. >> okay. >> john has come to tca to sign up for the supplemental nutrition assistance program, also known as snap, or food stamps. today, 1 in 7 americans rely on food stamps to keep from going hungry and in louisiana a whopping 1 in 5 depend on the program. >> have you signed up for assistance before? >> i have not. >> so what brought you in for assistance today? what was the deciding factor? >> i mean, things are just getting tough, man. you know, i haven't been working in a while, and i stay at home, ...

You know? like the scourge of drugs and violence, man. it is just absolutely pervasive. >> so do you see that in your neighborhood here? >> i see it up and down the block every night. and you know, i can't afford to live anywhere else, man. you know what i mean? >> i mean, i feel like he personally feels kind of broken. and he's, like millions of people in this country, he'll go through it on a daily basis. >> what do you say we go this way, huh? >> yeah. >> but just because opportunity has drifted so far out of john's reach, does it have to be the same story for his son shawn? after all, with...

There are things that work, and things that don't. >> but that is the thing about getting ahead, it requires taking the risk that might work or might fail. and failing is a luxury that many of us simply can't afford. for john taking a risk with his new oil and gas venture may be the thing that pushes him into that billionaire status. so we're taking to the skies to check on the site for his new project. >> you have to understand what is an opportunity. what is a door that's opened for you. you've got to understand this, okay, right here is an opportunity for me to improve. >> i have to say tha...