Income. We will get the calls and comments in a moments. We want to welcome olivia golden, the executive director for law and social policy and Robert Rector, a Senior Research fellow focusing on domestic policy. Let me go through highlights. First, property is lowered them before the 2008 recession. The rate is 12. 7 , down from 13. 5 a couple of years ago. 2. 5 Million People no longer in poverty from last year and about 6 million over the last two years. The number of people in poverty decreased from 2015. Adults 65 and older are the only group to see an increase. Poverty, theo u. S. Rates were under 10 representing about one million families, declined from 10. 5 or 8. 6 million families in 2018. Robert rector, what do these numbers tell you. Tell you in regards to poverty . They are misleading. You have to understand the welfare state is not counted in these numbers. Example, last year we spent about 360 billion for writing cache food and housing to lowincome houses with children,
Thats right, simon. After chelsea parred mac fright night last night, we will be back in action tonight, with spurs facing real madrid and believe it or not this will be real madrids first time playing at wembley. And in the weather . It is walking on the beach weather for many parts of england and wales at the moment but it has been torrential rain in scotland and pretty miserable as well. I will be in the studio with you in about half an hour, simon, sojoin me fora full weather forecast. 0h, an hour, simon, sojoin me fora full weather forecast. Oh, i an hour, simon, sojoin me fora full weather forecast. 0h, iwell, thank you. Also coming up. When you are holding your sobbing wife and you know you are the cause of her not getting what she wants. Damaging their Mental Health and self esteem. The infertile men left feeling worthless and isolated. Hello everyone this is afternoon live. Im simon mccoy. President trump has ordered a step up in the vetting of foreigners travelling to the us
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You. That might be the signal they are sending. There is a big difference between Vladimir Putin telling his officials to do this and then some entrepreneurial hackers doing this on their own. Thinking it will look really good in size. It does make it hard to respond. Susan we have hopeful cooperation on syria for a ceasefire. Both of our countries have an interest in defeating isis terrorists against our respective states. Its a complicated relationship. More complicated than it has been in the past. Deb i can see secretary kerry saying to not do anything on the hacking yet. There could be a million other diplomatic considerations we are not aware of. Susan were you surprised about his answer on homegrown terrorists . Damian he is a very cautious person. You never want to get out in front and say everything is fine because the next day there could he an attack. I think he was doing his best to focus americans on the successes that we have had. Kind of klein back some of the territory.