it s critical that our borders remain open. because on the border crossings are big business. we are the, i think the tenth or 11th largest land port. we have over $100 billion in exports and imports going through our bridges every year. but it s not just business. it s also personal. i m worried because i have my family over there. and it s hard for them to come over here so i need to go over there. a closure could also disrupt $137 billion in food imports. one distributer in arizona says his livelihood and jobs are on the line. i actually sent out a memo today to my sales staff and my buyers saying, hey, this is something that we need to address, make sure that we are staying ahead of the curve, making sure that we have enough product in here because we don t know what s going to happen. executive director of el paso s republican party says that while a temporary closure would cause a lot of
i do understand that perhaps you should have said it differently. local people know who they are. when they go for groceries and everything else. i think what wilbur was probably trying to say is that they will work along. i know banks are working along. reporter: many americans waiting for relief with the government still stalled. peter alexander, nbc news, the white house. delta 2139 reporter: this is tom costello. at any given moment, 5,000 planes are in u.s. air space. air traffic controllers keeping them all safely separated. but after a month without paychecks, some faa staffers, including controllers, are turning to food banks. and responding to trump commerce secretary wilbur ross, who suggested they should just take out loans. i wasn t behind on my bills until the shutdown. why should i have to take out a loan for something that was not even my fault? let me get back to work. reporter: now the
sidewalk of his urban gar den. with us an abandoned community pool, finally is now swimming in pomegranites, oranges, curly kale and even bananas. most people expect ugly, dressers and mattresses and chairs on the parkway. but that s why i did this. i want to end that. reporter: celery root. finally s gangsta gardener persona has inspired similar initiatives through the ron finally project. the soil is gangsta, being educated is gangsta, being self-sustaining is gangsta. not this robbing and smoking dope and getting high. reporter: you actually have a name for this area. i call this the tri feka of death. in los angeles los angeles south side the obesity rate is 34%, that s more than 150% higher than the county rate. why do i have to fight to get healthy. why can t i do this in a 40 ounce or some alcohol going to be in my hand. but i can t get an organic apple.
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anthony: tucked away in a back corner of the fish market is a place that serves breakfast to the market s workers and shoppers. we re talking beef short ribs simmered in an oily broth with potatoes, salt, and scallions. tomas swears by this stuff, a traditional breakfast soup from the andean region. here we go. that s one. [ tomas speaking spanish ] anthony: it s okay. ah, gracias. tomas: would you like, uh, chili? anthony: i do. tomas: gracias. [ tomas speaking spanish ] anthony: yeah, now we re talking. tomas: this is perfect, when you have a good party last night, you get anthony: i was just going to say, this is hangover food. tomas: perfect. anthony: i know hangover food well, and this is good. that s a nice hunk of meat in there. tomas: yeah.