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Show Transcript 235 OF THEM ARE ON VENTILATORS. SULA: MANY OF YOU CONTINUE TO EMAIL US, DESPERATE FOR ANSWERS ABOUT YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. MORGAN LENTES IS LOOKING FOR ANSWERS FOR YOU TONIGHT. SHE JOINS US LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS. MORGAN: YOU’RE ABOUT TO MEET A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3, WHO SAYS SHE HAS GIVEN UP HOPE THAT SHE’LL EVER GET HER UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. I ALSO TALKED TO LOCAL LAWMAKERS WHO SAY SITUATIONS LIKE THAT ARE UNACCEPTABLE. WITH GOD ON OUR SIDE, WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT. I CAN’T WORRY ABOUT IT TOO MUCH. IT IS WHAT IT IS. MORGAN: WIPING AWAY TEARS, CIARA, A SINGLE MOM IN NEW ORLEANS, TRIES TO STAY STRONG. SHE SAYS SHE’S GONE FIVE MONTHS WITHOUT UNEMPLOYMENT, AFTER SH CLAIMS SHE WAS TOLD TO REAPPLY. THEY SAY I DID IT WRONG, I HAD TO REC