and, yet, in the san joaquin valley of california, hope doesn't spring eternal. this land was once considered the bread basket of america. roughly 12% of our nation's agricultural output came from this valley between bakersfield and sacramento. but everything has now changed. today, their water is gone. shut off by the government. and the same people whose cheers of hope and change echoed from this valley all the way to washington have been abandoned in favor of a fish barely large enough to fit into the palm of your hand. the scene here today is more reminiscent of the dust bowl of the 1930s. farms that once fed the nation are barron. the parched and cracked earth. it's right out of of the grapes of wrath. thousands have lost their jobs. they line up each and every day at unemployment offices for the chance merely to put food on their table. spend on a failed stimulus health care reform and bailing out wall street banks, the solution here is relatively simple, turn the water back on. tonight, we tell you the story of how a government has failed its own people, h

and the san joaquin county sheriff's department in california spent a half million dollars on a state-of-the-artile emergency command center but now they have to spend $20,000 more to make it street legal. the manufacturer in ohio built the vehicle that was legal there, but about 2,000 pounds too heavy for california, so deputies have to drive it all the way back to ohio where the builders will put on another axle to make it legal in the sunshine state. there are a lot of questions about just how legal the recent afghanistan elections were, and that is said to be behind a white house reexamination of war strategy. tonight, national security correspondent jennifer griffin reports this isn't the first time the honesty of afghanistan's leader has been disputed. >> afghan president karzai has long surrounded himself with questionable characters. before the august 20 election, he reached out to warlord drug runner, his own brocter, accused in 2004 and 2006 of dealing in opium. 1.1 million of his 3.1 million votes are currently in question. voters arrived to find all the ballots filled out at some pol

sean: now cal san joaquin valley continues to get attention in congress.hey've been struggling since the government shut off their water supply in order to save a tiny fish. it's called the delta smelt. yesterday california senator dianne feinstein voted against an amendment that would have gotten the water pumping again. earlier today congressman john duncan put that democratic opposition in context. look at this. >> for the last few days, thanks to sean hannity, millions of people have seen or heard about the plight of farmers and farm workers in central california. in some areas, over 40% are unemployed and many thousands are having to stand in food lines so their families can have something to eat. what many do not know is that the house voted on this issue twice, on june 18 and again on july 23. on the first vote, 171 republicans voted for the farmers, 215 democrats voted for the minnow. on the second vote 176 republicans, all but one voted for the farmers, all but three democrats voted for the fish. unfortunately, neither vote was close. wealthy envi

last week, we told you about the plight of farmers in california's san joaquin valley. they are the victims of a drought that was created by the government which turned off the water supply to their farmers in order to save a two inch long fish called the delta smelt. senator jim demint yesterday proposed an amendment to get water to these forms but it didn't take long for california's diane feinstein to interfere. you won't believe what she said. take a look at this. >> water is a huge complicated and difficult issue. and no one, no one, cares more about it than i do. or has tried harder to sort out the problems. so in a way, this is kind of a pearl harbor on everything that we're trying to do which is to work together to put interior in the lead and not hand cutch interior. -- and not handcuff interior. that's why i objected to the amendment. sean: an amendment that would bring water to the struggling farmers is tantamount to pearl harbor? you may think this issue is too complicated for regular folks to understand but bringing water to the farmers seems like a very si

i know you tried to get water to the farmers in san joaquin valley in california. apparently it was unsuccessful that way. i understand you played along with senator demint. thank you for making the american people aware of this terrible situation. thank you, sean. sean: i can't believe the two california senators stopped the effort. hopefully there will be political pressure there to make them change their mind. thank you for being with us. >> thank you, sean. thank you. sean: coming up, vice president joe biden says hope and change could come to an abrupt end. we will tell you what he thinks has the potential to bring down the obama administration. and former president bill clinton has weighed in on the racially charged comments made by jimmy carter last week. we will check in with the architect, karl rove, we will get his reaction to that story. the brothers beckel debate coming up straight ahead. sean: joe biden revealed yesterday that hope and change have an expiration date. acorresponding to the b.p. that election day is 2010. if the republicans take back the

this is the san joaquin area, called the breadbasket of america, because most of the fruits, vegetablesare grown here in this area, but the controversy here is 30,000 farmers or more workers -- and workers that have lost their jobs because of that two-inch minnow that you're talking about, sean. the officials were out here, and they found that they were getting stuck in a crucial part of the irrigation system, and that the irrigation system takes water to two thirds of the area, and they took it to congress, and because it is a dangerous -- endangered species, they were protected, and the farmers were left without any water for their land, and they ar saying that the government is using fish over families, and there are no jobs for the farmers -- is choosing fish over families. soon, you will be getting your it thinks from china or other areas -- you will be getting your items from china or other areas. it was incredible. hours before the food bank opened, was literally wrapped around the block, around the building, and women were out with babies, and the men were shedding tears. they w

that is the message i would like to give to the kids out there in san joaquin valley. is achievable if you're willing to work hard and back it up with a good, solid education. >> this is bill harwood with cbs. i have a non-technical question. i have a question about food. i was wondering if mike barratt could tell us about the food. >> the food is wonderful. we have a mix from all the partners appear now. we have become quite a bit of food over in the russian segment, which i love. i think the rest of the crew does here, too. we typically have breakfast and lunch in the service module. we all come together for dinner in the u.s. segment. it is nice that there is a mix of food now. there are different items from the european space agency, canada, the u.s., and the russian side. i think you can find something for everyone. >> abc news for commander sturckow. what did you think of your first few of the space station on this trip? >> it has gotten a lot bigger. it is really awesome to see all the work that has been achieved appear since our last flight. they have added a c

she ought to take care of the san juan keene valley -- san joaquin valley. this is not created by white people, this is created by the democrats themselves as part of the plan. it is the deal that, man, things are not going well with the obama administration's health care policy. things are bad. we have got to change what people are talking about. actually, i am surprised that c- span's is carrying this story. the story they should be carrying is the acorn story. this is the story you should be running. host: we will be talking to the ceo of acorn, bertha lewis, 8:45 this morning. "to a dozen social conservative activists from 49 states gathered for a values voters summit in washington friday and saturday pickup after "washington journal," today, we will be joining that gathering in progress today. you have the last word. caller: good morning. yes, i do believe it is overblown, but there is an element of racism in these gatherings because i have seen the signs. i know there is. the republicans say they do not want big government and they say they want the go

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