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Public safety in order to i live on a barrier island. achieve a certain goal. and, no, it's 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. that's 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 at needs folks, our elderly, hospitals, storm and address those who are truly in need. nursing home...

>> so help me understand that. the president's 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 haven't received anything and he is right down the road. >> get specific with me, please. have you seen the reverse? have proposed or already enacted federal spending cuts hurt you...

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 drugs to get free food. >> what the state senator has literally done is criminalized being poor in the u...

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 can't 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 snap. some neighborhoods where four out of five people rely on snap. those are the places we must go v...

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 this. >> let me ask you about the s.n.a.p. program, the possibility that if this drags on for another 3...