For Madison Rhynhart, the valedictorian and senior class president at Bishop Brady High School, the last year has been filled with one constant: uncertainty. But as she and the rest of the class of 2021 prepared to leave high school and enter the next.
is that double, triple what it was five years ago? how much did the great recession play in enlarging that number, how much has this been steadily growing. put it in a little context? it was already becoming, reaching a crisis level when mayor bloomberg took office. the numbers have steadily risen. he tried he threw a lot of resources at the problem. $5 billion at homeless services. the recession it s very hard to say what precisely caused there. there are a number of factors. of course the recession plays a role. but it is the highest number on record since the early 80s. part two of your series is out today and today s hard copy of the new york times and you can read the entire five part series at newworktimes.com. andrea elliot, thank you so much for your work. still ahead why a top democratic
investigative reporter for the new york times, andrea elliot, behind the five part series on the girl you just saw reciting the maya angelou poem. we have thomas friedman and harold ford jr. and reverend al. she began following her last year and describes her living conditions at auburn family residence. in part she writes this. there is no desk or chair in the room. just a maze of mattresses and dressers. a flat screen television rests on two orange milk crates. to eat the children sit on the cracked linoleum floor which never feels clean no matter how much they mop. homework is a challenge. the shelter s one recreation room can hardley accommodate auburn s hundreds of children leaving dasani and her siblings to study, hunked over on their
0 dancing. the joy is said to be infectious inside the stadium and it s fitting that the service is being held at fnb stadium where nelson mandela made his final appearance. the memorial has been under way for two hours that include tributes from world leaders, including president obama who was just seen. we ll take the president s comments in full as soon as they happen. and good morning, everyone, it is tuesday, december 10th, welcome to morning joe. we ll be following the funeral, memorial services all morning long. with us on set, we have the host of msnbc s politics nation and president to the national action network reverend al sharpton joining us this morning. visiting professor at nyu, former democratic congressman harold ford jr. in washington, correspondent for bloomberg, julianna goldman. we have a big show today. the actor who standard in the new film of mandela:long walk to freedom. reverend al, you ve been watching the service. beautiful. it s beautiful and a real t
new york times report poverty rates are at all time highs. there s a lot of times in the past where identify been opposed to extending unemployment benefits. in fact throughout most of my adult life this is a different kind of recession. it is. and this article right here by andrea elliot front page of the times is why bill de blasio was elected. the tale of two cities as he put it. a lot of it, steve you have some charts here goes to affordable housing. so many elements to this story. it s not a new york city story it s a national story. mika said one in five american children live in poverty. it s a national story. what you have are a number of things that come together to create it. you had this terrible recession. you have the rising income equality which is fine for wealthy people to get wealthier but the people at the bottom have gotten poorer. you have reduction in food