AS NATE BEGINS TO MOVE IN.
JAY GRAY, NBC NEWS, MOBILE.
BACK AT HOME A HUGE NEED
FOR FOOD AFTER HURRICANE IRMA.
THOUSANDS STUCK IN TRAFFIC JAMS
AND LONG LINES HOPING TO
QUALIFY FOR FOOD STAMPS TO HELP
WITH DISASTER RELIEF.
COREY DAVIS IS LIVE AT PLANT
CITY STADIUM.
FAMILIES ARE WILLING TO WAIT
FOR THE HELP?
REPORTER: ROD, GOOD EVENING.
THEY ARE.
TAKE A LOOK.
THE GATE HAS BEEN CLOSED HERE.
NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO GET IN.
FAMILIES ARE WAITING SO LONG,
SOME ARE RUNNING OUT OF GAS
TRYING TO GET IN.
THE CARS KEEP ROLLING IN AT THE
PLANT CITY STADIUM WITH WAIT
TIMES LASTING FOR HOURS.
SIX HOURS.
SINCE 6:00 THIS MORNING.
Reporter: OVER TWO DAYS,
MORE THAN 16,000 HILLSBOROUGH
FAMILIES HAVE MADE IT THROUGH
THE TRAFFIC.
DEFINITELY AN EXPERIENCE I
WON'T FORGET FOR A LONG TIME.
Reporter: THEY ARE TRYING
TO GET APPROVED FOR FOOD STAMPS
AFTER SUFFERING LOSSES THROUGH
HURRICANE IRMA.
ONCE INSIDE IT COULD TAKE 30
MINUTES TO NEARLY TWO HOURS TO
SEE IF YOU ARE QUALIFIED.
PRESENT REGISTER ONLINE COULD
HELP YOU MOVE THROUGH FASTER.
OUTSIDE, MANY ARE LEAVING THEIR
CARS BEHIND CHOOSING TO WALK
ONLY TO BE TURNED AWAY AT THE
GATE.
WE ARE WAITING FOR OVER TWO
HOURS.
THEN WE RAN OUT OF GAS.
SHE WALKED A MILE AND HAD TO
HOP INTO SOMEONE ELSE'S CAR TO
GET IN THE SITE.
THIS IS NOT A PEDESTRIAN
FRIENDLY AREA.
NO SIDEWALKS AND TOO MUCH
TRAFFIC CONGESTION AT THE
STADIUM.
I THINK THEY ARE DOING AS
BEST AS THEY CAN.
Reporter: OTHERS SEE ROOM
FOR IMPROVEMENT.
THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD MORE
LOCATIONS FOR THE PEOPLE AND
THEY SHOULD HAVE DID IT FOR
DAYS.
Reporter: WE ARE TOLD MORE
SITES ARE PLANNED TO OPEN IN
PASCO, POLK AND MANATEE
COUNTIES.
NOW, THE PLANT CITY STADIUM
SITE WILL BE OPEN FROM 7:00 TO
6:00 P.M.
WITH THE LAST DAY OCTOBER 10th.
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