these corporations include some of the largest agribusiness is in the united states month sento tyson cargill and smithfield foods while these trade groups use their vast financial resources opposing prop b. the corporations that ultimately provided the majority of the funding for the campaign remained silent simply put without the financial support of corporate agriculture the puppy mills of missouri would not have had the ability to mount the alliance for truth. missouri farmers care which were largely responsible for the opposition to proposition b. alliance for truth i could be for anything you know but they can't call themselves you know friend group in favor of herding dogs so they have to come up with them other word to just totally distract you from the issue at hand it's not about the dogs it's about liberalism growth of government in rouge and into your life during has a proud tradition of dog breeding for hunting home companionship and just best friends to enforce existing law against animal abuse but vote no to the big government liberal it's on proposition 8 for by and large for

we have gbs, tyson, cargill that have had to close down plants because of this.re could be a dramatic impact. let me use an analogy for you. we didn't really have a shortage of toilet paper but we had so many people panic buying toilet paper. that's the same fear of what could happen here. as we look from the drone and look down, you can see, our nation has no shortage of cattle and livestock. we have plenty of that. the concern is the chain, the little kink in the chain that is the meat processing plants. this is a restaurant, steakhouse in south florida that became a butcher shop because they had no customers coming in because the restaurant closed. if they're not able to get the meat from the processors, that will be a shortage that will impact everybody. this is what the owner had to say. >> the employees in the processing plants, that's going to slow the supply down. i think there's plenty of cattle and the farmers want to get it to market. but if the factories or the processing plants have to close down, that's going to be the issue. >> and so we know that

received enormous campaign contributions from agriculture giant including month santos tyson smithfield and cargill the sides these direct contributions each of these corporations spent millions of dollars each year lobbying congress. seemingly afraid of how a theoretical slippery slope protecting dogs in puppy mills could hurt their operations corporate agriculture sided with commercial breeders they get loads of campaign cash from these agribusiness groups because that's the funnel. for the legislation that these agribusiness groups want who doesn't want to protect dogs and yet somehow interest to find a way to twist it around and make you scared into voting against those commonsense positive public policy is they typically oppose any animal welfare legislation because they think they're going to be next and they think that if you have a society that is incrementally building animal welfare standards it's eventually going to lead society to examine their thought even with strong public support for commonsense changes to the animal welfare act none of these bills were allowed out of committee reco

also other major processors, smithfield, tyson, cargill had to shut down one much their locations.eil: hillary, thank you very much this virus started in china, has a lot of folks saying if only we could sue china. there is a lawyer for that. after this. so you only pay for what you need! [squawks] only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ i'from newday usa. fic news for veteran homeowners interest rates have dropped to record lows. newday usa makes it so easy to refinance that one call can save you $2000 a year. newday's va streamline refi lets you refinance without having to verify your income, without getting your home appraised and without spending one dollar out of pocket to get it done. it is the quickest and easiest refi they've ever offered. one call can save you $2000 a year, every year. the xfinity my account app puts you in control with digital tools to give you the help you need when you need it. get fast and easy answers with personalized help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. change your wifi password to a phrase that's easy to remember. even tr

companies in temporarily closed facilities after workers became ill including smithfield, tyson, jb's, usa and cargilln a statement tyson foods said they will make sure their workers will be safe writing we are screening worker temperatures requiring protective face coverings and conducting additional cleaning and sanitizing and social distancing like workstation dividers and more breakroom space. according to the united food and commercial workers union, 20 meatpacking workers have died from coronavirus, 5000 shown symptoms and been hospitalized, 22 plants of closed in the last few months affecting 35,000 workers, 20% reduction in pork slaughter capacity, 10% in beef guidance so this is where we talk about possible meet shortages that could happen, it is still a possibility, depends of these plants get up and running. rob: thank you so much. jillian: doctor anthony fauci predicting a covid-19 vaccine could arrive sooner than thought. rob: that would be some news. two groups are closer than ever, oxford in the uk and pfizer in the us both hopefully will have a working vaccine by this fall. jillian: wh

other big companies that have recently shut down plants, tyson, jbs, cargill.ith all the plant closures, there are fears that shoppers could soon find shortages in their local grocery stores like they did last month, and there are worries some may start panic buying, leading to even less supplies on shelves across the country. the national grocers association maintains the supply chain remains resilient. experts say if we're going to see a shortage in meat supplies, it will likely happen in about three weeks. but they point out it's very hard to accurately predict, because consumer behavior right now is hard to understand. case in point, toilet paper. kerry sanders, nbc news, florida. >>> a step forward this morning in the plan to officially close the jail at san francisco's hall of justice. >> legislation to close county jail number 4 within six months. >> that's a video posted by supervisor sandra feuer. the seventh floor jail is in serious disrepair, needing repairs that are far too costly. she says that now is the perfect time to follow through on plans tha

that includes smithfield foods, tyson food, cargill, jbs and conagra.gunders executive director of refed. thank you. >> thank you. jon: in a bit, on "fox news sunday", treasury secretary mnuchin talks about the administration's next steps on stimulating the economy. oklahoma governor on the gradual reopening process in his state. and an exclusive interview with johns hopkins professor. johns hopkins of course integral in reporting about this disease along with predicting some of the trends. it airs tonight 7:00 p.m. eastern, about 20 minutes from now, right here on fox news channel. >>> straight ahead, a fox news exclusive. why the woman accusing joe biden of sexual misconduct is slamming a cable news channel and accusing it of bias. but first, we get a look at a usually bustling new york city now eerily empty. ♪ as homes become schools at&t has created a $10 million dollar fund to support distance learning tools, curriculum and resources to help educators and families keep school in session because the key to keeping kids learning, is keeping kids conn

. >> and smithfield, tyson food and cargill have all closed plants in the u.s. due to outbreak among food workers. >> we have to operate these processing plants even when we have covid. if we don't, we simply won't have food. >> three billion dollars of that bailout will be used to buy food directly from farmers and give it to food banks across the country, leland. leland: such an important story and one to keep in mind no matter where you live across america. steve, thank you. kristin. kristin: well, joining us now are two local lawmakers who are on the front lines in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and in two key u.s. hot spots. we have the mayor of sioux falls, south dakota, and city of detroit city council president pro tem mary sheffield. mary, i'll start with you. i had your father has just gotten a positive diagnosis, that he tested positive for the coronavirus. that accurate? and how is he doing? >> thank you for asking. you know, my father is very fortunate that he did test positive, but he is doing well. took him time to build up his strengt

tyson, smithfield, empire, cargill, all of them had to close at least one plant due to this pandemicrt, the smithfield ceo said the sign of shuttering of all these protein plants essentially means they could be nearing the edge in terms of meat production and also supply to our grocery stores and really, essentially saying this issue needs to be addressed, getting the workers protected so they aren't spreading it to each other so they don't have to shut these plants down. stuart: we have to get that food supply chain moving again. that's vital. hillary, thank you very much. good stuff. let me bring this to your attention. house minority leader mccarthy says a deal on small business loans has been accomplished. as to what senator schumer was saying today, they have a deal but there's a delay in the vote and then there's going to be a delay in the processing from the small business administration. that's not great. >>> back to oil. $14 a barrel right now. you can't fight this global drop, this collapse in demand for oil. that's why you've got the price so much lower. senator john hoeve

of hundreds of cases of these workers contracting the virus, and looks like tyson foods has been impacted, smithfield, cargill agriculture secretary yesterday, saying america has enough food, it's a supply issue right now. demand will be there but we will get the food to people that need it. stuart: the south dakota senator, mike rounds, told us this morning that they are hoping to get the big smithfield plant there in south dakota back up and running within days. i believe that was his expression. there you have it. >>> now, some stocks we want to check, go through them with you. first, bed, bath & beyond say their full year results will be negatively impacted by the virus. of course they will be. the stock is up 20%. okay. got that. check jc penney. they skipped an interest payment of $12 million. there is speculation they are considering bankruptcy. the stock is actually up two cents. that is 9%. jc penney is at 25 cents per share. the mayor of los angeles, eric garcetti, says the virus could end all sports and concerts until 2021. how about that. more on that coming up this hour. >>> as we reported earlie

cargill have around the world? dave: 160,000 employees. it is probably close to 125 countries. this week, john tysonhead of tyson foods, said that the food chain was maybe breaking down and we would have to close facility. are you worried that the food chain is breaking down? dave: i would characterize it as the food supply chain is under strain. there are a lot of supply chains under strain. certainly, there been food production facilities insert areas of the country that have had to close because of illness or supply disruption. the ability for us to produce food is still there. there will be momentary closings. momentary is not the right word. we had a facility that was but is now17 days back up and running. i think the food industry is resilient, the people who work in it is resilient. david: in response to mr. tyson, i think, the president issued an executive order today saying that under the defense production act, he is going to command that food production companies stay in is this and make their workers go to work, assuming they have appropriate protection. are you aware of that executive o

cargill plant, they have deaths associate with it but they haven't shut down. they're still working on this altered schedule. in camilla, georgia, three black women have died working at the tysonhere. they still are working. they have not shut down. people are still going to that poultry-producing plant of single day. and that's a concern, john, because all these workers in these facilities that have rough conditions during a non-pandemic time are trying to work shoulder to shoulder, long hours, hard jobs, six days a week in some cases, and according to unions, at multiple plants across the country these companies are offering these bonuses that are incentives to not call out sick, to work every single day you're scheduled, extra hours, and they won't get paid until late may or june, which, of course, john, doesn't exactly tell people don't come to work if you're not sick. >> bonuses are great, but yes, temperature screenings and safety equipment would be greater, i would think, in the middle of this. dianne gallagher, thank you for staying on top of this important story for us. joining us to discuss in more detail, christine mccracken, a protein analyst. let me start with the

tackling covid-19 one day at a time other big companies that have recently shut down plants, tyson, jbs, cargilllant closures there were fears shoppers could find shortages in local grocery stores like they did last month. there are worries make may start panic buying, leading to less supplies on shelves across the country. it's not just employees at meat processors, grocery stores who have seen co-workers die now asking for similar ppe protection the united food and commercial workers says at least 30 members have died from covid-19, calling it a clear and present danger to our nation's food supply and all grocery store workers. experts say with less meat processed, the law of supply and demand may determine how much you see or don't see in the grocery store. >> that's so sad what's happening to the workers there i bet shoppers are wondering when they may see the effects of that shortage in the grocery stores. >> well, experts say, hoda, that if we're going to see this shortage, it would be about three weeks from now but they point out it's very hard to calculate consumer behavior right now bec