ports make up a huge portion of the u.s. economy from new york to new jersey alone while those ports make up roughly twenty percent of the nation's gross domestic product and here the port of los angeles ranks as the number one container port in the country braveness some three million jobs but the question remains that. just how long things can operate the way they are. seaports help connect american farmers manufacturers and consumers to the world marketplace and found every us state lines on roughly fifteen seaports to handle imports and exports totally prepared eight billion dollars worth of goods each day for every one billion in u.s. exports fifteen thousand jobs are created in fact twenty three million jobs are supported by seaports alone four point six trillion dollars are tight economic activity surrounding u.s. seaports and this infrastructure holds twenty six percent of the u.s. economy united i'm calling on congress to produce a bill that generates at least one point five trillion dollars for the new infrastructure investment that our country so desperately needs during the scene the new president struck me that not clear he was dissatisfied with the country's infrastructu

of o newnes could impact activity at the nation's busiest port. that is where aditi roy is for us tonight.he >> reporter:ort of los angeles is the busiest. china is the biggest trading partner. st year alone about $145 billion worth of goods subtled between the two largest economies through this entry point, which makes the port of l.a. on the front lines of the trade war. >> most of the folks we-hop with costco, walmart, lowe's home depot. >> reporter: gene seroka is the executive director. hes says ironically there appears to be an increase of imports, rushing orders in before tariffs are imposed. he also says one theef tariff they could down impact 15% of goods moving through here, and put at risk 240,000 jobs nationally. as a result, he wants the president to rethinkra his strategy. >> we fully support fair trade and investment rul to make our u.s. companies competitive, but let's go about this where we have a level of certainly and we can continue to pump thrgh all this great cargo in the supply chain that is so important to our y's economic. >> stephen chung is the president of l.a.'s world traer cent he says since trade tensions ha

the port of los angeles largely operated. as well as seattle and new york and a lot of the other ports in the u.s. let me tell you about this for a second. is about $17 billion. that's a lot. but it's still up small piece of our overall economy. it begins to tell you the tie the complexity of this relationship. like hazleton and the towns around it. towns that once have a large flow of mexican immigration. and it begins to create a different relationship. it's in a place called popular -- poplar bluff missouri. the largest nail plant in the united states. it's not an industry that has been particularly well in the united states. they have largely displaced the u.s. nail industry. we would have this conversation outside on the lawn. it was trying to hold itself against the tide. it was brought by their provider of steel. in the first encounter in the story of the book. they go to the midcontinent plant and says were going to expand the plant. down the street they have just closed and air-conditioning print and moved it to mexic

largest in milk and yogurt, hot dogs and lunchmeat, cement, pre- paid self-service and the port of los angeles largely operated by a joint mexican venture, the commercial part of the court as well as seattle, new york and one of the other commercial ports in the u.s.. it is a joint effort of the investors. let me tell you a second and this is a story that again in investment about $17 billion is a lot, but it's still a small piece of the overall economy but it begins to tell about the complexity of the relationship and it's something that has been primarily in the small and medium-sized towns in hazleton and those like it. they suddenly have a large inflow of mexican capital and it begins to create a different relationship. one of the places this happens iif this is any place called poplar bluff missouri near the border with arkansas has a plant owned by midcontinent, the largest in the united states. now it isn't an industry that has been particularl done partin the united states in fact imported from china and a few other countries have largely displaced the industry and they are important i

, california's 44th district, which includes communities of compton and watts and southget, port of los angeles, have been fighting to make sure we have access to clean air and clean water. we learned several months ago that there is something called chromium 6 in the air which was a deadly chemical that causes respiratory problems and could lead to cancer. who oversees to make sure these polluters are cracked down on and we make sure that polluters are held accountable? the e.p.a. the environmental protection agency. week, this week this house is expected to consider f.y. 2019, fiscal year 2019, the interior environment week, this appropriations bill as part of a two-bill mini bus. this republican bill puts the health and safety of american people at risk. what does it do? t's going to cut the environmental protection agency by $100 million. you heard me right. they are going to cut funding for the e.p.a.. this is the agency that oversees in making sure that polluters are held accountable. that, my friends, will put the american people in jeopardy. and those polluters going around across the c

>>> the port of los angeles is home to north america's busiest container ports and president bush's proposediffs could make an impact on goods moving through there. our aditi roy has more >> the executive director of the port tells me that in the long run they expect to see 15% of the goods coming through here affected by the tariffs and also that will impact 240,000 jobs across the country that's the long-run impact and in the short term they're seeing the opposite effect. a new monthly global tracking report by the national retail federation and associates shows imports at the nation's ports hitting a record high in june and it projects another record month in july. analysts say that increased traffic is a result of importers trying to beat the tariff clock. in the meantime the president of l.a.'s world trade center said half the imports coming through this port gets shipped to other parts of the country that means the impact of the tariffs extends beyond the local shipping industry. >> we're the number one manufacturing center in the united states with over 350,000 manufacturing jobs righ

deep impact on the largest and business yourier container port adydy joins us from the the port of los angeles hi, this is the busiest important port in the country. and the director here tell us he expects to see a big impact pr the tariffs. yet in the short term he says they are seeing an increase in traffic as importers are trying to beat the tariff clock a new report from the national retail frags as well as haasken associates shows imports at the ports were at record high for june and projecting another record month in july while the port of l.a. has the yet to issue the june numbers. it's director tells us he expects the results will fall in line with the national trend but he says once the tariffs trickle down he says the impact could be 15% of goods moving through here and put at risk 240,000 jobs nationally. he says the message to president trump would be onto rethink the tactics. >> we fully support fair trade and investment rules to make our u.s. companies competitive but let's go about this where we have a level of certainty and we can continue to pump threw the great cargo in the

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los angeles earlier this year. what is the reaction for this trait uncertainty? >> is just that. there seems to be very little plan or strategy. together with our twin sister port ofh, 43% of the good coming to america comes through l.a. up andce of steel goes construction projects go down. a consolation about our economic future and i feel like the government has very little idea for americans left. there are things we need to do and we all want fair trade. main foe europe as our while embracing rush and other places, it seems to me putting our friends last an enemy's first it when it comes to national security or trade, that is not the way great nation is built. about yourlet's talk relationship with the state of california. governor jerry brown has won some fans on wall street given his drive to cut the budget deficit. are you concerned about his departure and what is the relationship right now? has think governor brown done an exceptional job. we're close friends and have worked on key industries. you run things. i have said democrats know how to balance the budget's best. in california, we have shown that. los angeles as well. we have gathered the most likely