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>> i'm aishah hasnie. and they'll 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. we've got some speeches coming up and that includes senator tim scott who recently declared he would be running for president. senator, thank you for joining us this afternoon. it's a crowded stage, a crowded field. how do you b...

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, we're talking about -- you almost have to drag brothers to the doctor. because some of them, in day and age, will tell you, i don't go to the doctor because of the tuskegee experiment. i'm like, dude, that was really a long time ago. basically, black men don't 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 people have to go, you know, measure a mile. the definition of food deserts is if you don't have supe...

>> there's no question that we have our work cut out for us. but this say public health crisis and we're 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. >> she's an integral part of our family. we wouldn't be the same without her. >> reporter: president obama support...

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