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Dead following a texas dairy farm explosion just north of lubbock. first responders rescued one employee, but the smoke killed most of the herd. cause of the explosion is under investigation, but may have started from a machine that overheated. the surviving cattle have been relocated. >> ashley: the city of portland, maine is asking residents for donation that will be tax deductible. a basketball arena and housing as the city struggles to feed and clothe illegal immigrants that arrived in the city. here to react is activist richard ward. thank you for being with us this morning. let me get th...

Homeless crisis here in portland. the city let's them go and as long as they set their tents up where nobody can see them all day, nobody cares. >> ashley: go on. >> just that the democratic government and socialists care more about abortion rights than they care about helping the homeless. >> ashley: yeah, they won't help the homeless, it doesn't seem in any city that is struggling with homelessness, we've seen it across the board. they will throw money and tents at them and think they will be okay. do you think this situation in portland, maine should be falling on the taxpayer or is this a ...

Maine says social services were strained and it's gotten so bad, they want donations to help clothe and house these migrants. how does that settle with you? >> i think we should be taking care of americans first. not that the asylum seekers are bad people, some are great people, we have americans sleeping under bridges and tents tlchl is no shelter or housing for people that even leave here, 1000 is a huge strain on city of 66,000 when there is no housing already. >> ashley: this crisis your city is facing, what is the city doing to help them? >> last year they told the people that were americ...

Safe going to work. team members at the cafe have been on the front line during criminal activity on a daily basis for the last few years, crime and violence increasing in frequency and severity. crimes range from theft to physical display of violence, threats of harm, window smashing and incidents where staff and patrons feel unsafe. violent crime pushes shops out of portland. the city saw 96 homicides last year and lowest police staffing seen in decades with less than 800 officers in the force. todd. >> todd: a family business that has anyone a staple in new york for 130 years is at risk of ...

Many small business owners are driving for uber. >> todd: how long do you have left under these conditions? >> months, months. it is tough. we supplement our income selling online, my friends sell online, too many returns. the city doesn't buy for us and i feel they are working against us. >> todd: you do what you have to do, do they understand they will run out of other people's money? >> i reached out to them, you are killing small business, we have a democratic state assembly and i saw the tweets, they don't care if businesses leave. we were here before the norwegians. >> todd: heck of a wa...