Gabriella. Workers like gabriella are not uncommon. How old are you . Nine. How old were you when you first started working out here . Seven. Seven the Us Government estimates that nearly 10 percent of hired field workers in this country are children. When it comes to children, it is a big deal. Young children that we heard about, collecting blueberries, 3 and 5 years old, 7 years old, and the rationale was, because their hands are so tender and small, that they would not crush the blueberries. What theyre doing is noble, and helping the family, but they need to break the cycle. If the public were more aware, i think theyd be outraged. This week on fault lines investigates children at work in agriculture, americas hidden harvest. Its saturday morning at mariana higaredas house. Shes taking her daughter and granddaughter out to the fields to pick onions. Since its a weekend, it will be a full day of harvesting. Mariana and her children follow the harvest across texas, into new mexico an
Announced that californians will announce if adults 21 and older will be allowed to possess one ounce of marijuana and grow up to six plants for personal use. Its a travesty to think that when you have a police force and you will focus their efforts on someone who is engaged in personal activity, or when that, when we have rapists and murderers there. A coalition of police force oppose it. An objection that convicted heroin dealers would be allowed to sell marijuana. Recreational dispensaries will be taxed. Regulatory guidelines have been drawn from states that passed similar legislation such as prohibiting advertising near schools. Reporting live in San Francisco, nbc bay area news. Chuck, thank you. And just in, about 30 minutes ago, Governor Brown signing five out of six bills that crack down on tobacco. Now, among the new rules. 21 is the new 18. The legal age to buy Tobacco Products here in california, will now be changed to 21 years old. And another bill regulates ecigarettes tre
The right to treatment, and i think that its a global problem. Its not west africas problem. The alisters were all here to help raise money to fight ebola and to show their appreciation. God bless. God bless america to help us. Thank you very, very much. One performer taking part in the nights concert is this teen rapper. I personally feel that being africanamerican, i have african roots, and, you know, i cant allow somebody else to just die off of a sickness that can be such easily avoided. Thats where my heritage comes from. Nico gave us an impromptu preview of his rap song. As a people, we are here to survive the pain that we feel lets us know were alive you cant stop now turn the will into drive have the will of the lord with your hands to the sky the concert was held in the giant room where the u. N. General Assembly Usually meets. Raging so high in west africa this group is called one voice. Although comprised of musicians from several different african countries, the message is
The united nations, and teen kids news was there. When you think of fighting ebola, you wouldnt think that one of the most powerful weapons would be a red carpet. But it is. We are here to support the families who are suffering from all the ramifications of ebola. Its about every human having the right to treatment, and i think that its a global problem. Its not west africas problem. The alisters were all here to help raise money to fight ebola and to show their appreciation. God bless. God bless america to help us. Thank you very, very much. One performer taking part in the nights concert is this teen rapper. I personally feel that being africanamerican, i have african roots, and, you know, i cant allow somebody else to just die off of a sickness that can be such easily avoided. Thats where my heritage comes from. Nico gave us an impromptu preview of his rap song. As a people, we are here to survive the pain that we feel lets us know were alive you cant stop now turn the will into dri
Back. Katrina, ike, and sandy. For most of us, those are just names. But for thousands of people along our nations gulf and east coasts, those names are reminders of the incredibly destructive power of nature. Emily tells us more. Katrina in 2005, ike in 2008, and sandy 2012. All were powerful hurricanes that slammed into the u. S. In recent years. Their winds, rain, and flooding caused tremendous damage. So, no wonder that the more we learn about hurricanes, the better. Dr. Radley horton is an expert on these super storms. Hes a climate scientist at columbia university. Welcome. Thank you. Its good to be here. Whats the definition of a hurricane . A hurricane is a storm with very strong winds. Its a storm that forms over the warm waters of the tropical oceans, and as soon as that storms winds get up to about 35 miles an hour, we call it a tropical storm. And if if its winds get up to 75 miles an hour, its a hurricane. How are hurricanes classified . Hurricanes are classified by how st