Clinton, Missouri — To grasp how big a problem hunger is in rural America, spend time at a mobile food bank in Clinton, Missouri.

On this particular October morning, 74-year-old Lorna Hall is first in line in her car at the food bank. She tells CBS News she has been here since last night.

"I don't keep the car running, I can't afford the gas, so I have sleeping bags to stay warm," Hall said.

Others waiting in line share a similar raw reality.

"I still feel bad that I have to come up here and sit on a line, you know, to get food. It's embarrassing as hell," said Leo Barnett, who along with his wife Donita are among about 175 households who are receiving help on this day from the food bank.

"Thank God we've got it," Barnett said. "Or we are probably lying underneath a tree somewhe

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