FOUR YEARS. >> AND NOW TO THE OVERWHELMING
>> AND NOW TO THE OVERWHELMING DEMAND AT FOOD BANKS NATIONWIDE
DEMAND AT FOOD BANKS NATIONWIDE WITH UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS
WITH UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS EXPLODING, FAMILIES STRUGGLING
EXPLODING, FAMILIES STRUGGLING FOR NECESSITYIES.
FOR NECESSITYIES. RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS STRUGGLING
RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS STRUGGLING AS WELL.
AS WELL. THE NATIONAL FOOD BANK SAYS THEY
THE NATIONAL FOOD BANK SAYS THEY MIGHT NEED THE NATIONAL GUARD TO
MIGHT NEED THE NATIONAL GUARD TO HELP UP WITH THE DEMAND.
HELP UP WITH THE DEMAND. MASSIVE CHALLENGE OF FEEDING
MASSIVE CHALLENGE OF FEEDING AMERICA.
AMERICA. >> THE NEW SIGHT OF HUNKER IN
>> THE NEW SIGHT OF HUNKER IN AMERICA.
AMERICA. SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 10,000 CARS
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 10,000 CARS LINED UP AT THE FOOD BANK WHERE
LINED UP AT THE FOOD BANK WHERE THEY USUALLY FEED 50,000 PEOPLE,
THEY USUALLY FEED 50,000 PEOPLE, LAST WEEK 120,000 SHOWED UP FOR
LAST WEEK 120,000 SHOWED UP FOR FOOD.
FOOD. >> I’M ON A FIXED INCOME, MY
>> I’M ON A FIXED INCOME, MY SISTER-IN-LAW ARE ON A FIXED
SISTER-IN-LAW ARE ON A FIXED INCOME.
INCOME. YEAH, WE PRETTY WELL HAVE TO DO
YEAH, WE PRETTY WELL HAVE TO DO THIS TO SURVIVE.
THIS TO SURVIVE. >> WITH UNEMPLOYMENT
>> WITH UNEMPLOYMENT SKYROCKETING, MANY FAMILIES NO
SKYROCKETING, MANY FAMILIES NO LONGER HAVE ENOUGH FOR GROCERIES
LONGER HAVE ENOUGH FOR GROCERIES LEADING TO RECORD LINES AT FOOD
LEADING TO RECORD LINES AT FOOD BANKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
BANKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. >> I HAD A LADY HERE YESTERDAY
>> I HAD A LADY HERE YESTERDAY WITH FOUR LITTLE KIDS IN THE
WITH FOUR LITTLE KIDS IN THE CAR.
CAR. SHE SAID, I’M A WAITRESS AND I
SHE SAID, I’M A WAITRESS AND I DON’T HAVE ANY FOOD.
DON’T HAVE ANY FOOD. >> FROM CALIFORNIA TO MIAMI TO
>> FROM CALIFORNIA TO MIAMI TO THE HEARTLAND OF NEB.
THE HEARTLAND OF NEB. >> IT’S NOT UNUSUAL FOR TWICE AS
>> IT’S NOT UNUSUAL FOR TWICE AS MANY PEOPLE TO COME THROUGH THE
MANY PEOPLE TO COME THROUGH THE LINE THAN WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO
LINE THAN WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE.
PROVIDE. >> IT’S A SIMILAR SCENE IN
>> IT’S A SIMILAR SCENE IN PITTSBURGH WHERE THE NATIONAL
PITTSBURGH WHERE THE NATIONAL GUARD WAS BROUGHT IN TO
GUARD WAS BROUGHT IN TO DISTRIBUTE NEARLY 1,000 BOXES OF
DISTRIBUTE NEARLY 1,000 BOXES OF FOOD IN JUST THREE HOURS.
FOOD IN JUST THREE HOURS. >> WE’RE LOOKING AT AN INCREASE
>> WE’RE LOOKING AT AN INCREASE OF 17.1 MILLION PEOPLE OVER THE
OF 17.1 MILLION PEOPLE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.
COURSE OF THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. >> CLAIRE RUNS FEEDING AMERICA,
>> CLAIRE RUNS FEEDING AMERICA, THE COUNTRY’S LARGEST HYUNUNGER
THE COUNTRY’S LARGEST HYUNUNGER RELIEF ORGANIZATION.
RELIEF ORGANIZATION. SHE SAID DEMAND UP 90% BUT
SHE SAID DEMAND UP 90% BUT FEDERAL DONATIONS AND
FEDERAL DONATIONS AND INVENTORIES HAVE PLUMMETED.
INVENTORIES HAVE PLUMMETED. >> IN ORDER TO FEED THE PEOPLE
>> IN ORDER TO FEED THE PEOPLE TURNING TO US FOR HELP, WE’RE
TURNING TO US FOR HELP, WE’RE GOING TO NEED AN ESTIMATED $1.4
GOING TO NEED AN ESTIMATED $1.4 BILLION AND WE BELIEVE THAT’S,
BILLION AND WE BELIEVE THAT’S, IN FACT, A CONSERVATIVE
IN FACT, A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE.
ESTIMATE. >> COMING TO THE RESCUE
>> COMING TO THE RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE U.S.
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM.
OLYMPIC TEAM. WITH THE TOKYO GAMES POSTPONED,
WITH THE TOKYO GAMES POSTPONED, IT’S DONATING 18,000 POUNDS OF
IT’S DONATING 18,000 POUNDS OF FOOD EARMARKED FOR TEEM USA.
FOOD EARMARKED FOR TEEM USA. OPRAH WINFREY DONATING $10,000
OPRAH WINFREY DONATING $10,000 TO RELIEF, JEFF BEZOS, $100
TO RELIEF, JEFF BEZOS, $100 MILLION.
MILLION. EVERY DOLLAR RELIEVING THE
EVERY DOLLAR RELIEVING THE HUNGER CRISIS COAST-TO-COAST.
HUNGER CRISIS COAST-TO-COAST. >> WHEN THEY SEE THAT BOX OF
>> WHEN THEY SEE THAT BOX OF FOOD, SOME OF THEM SMILE AND
