When we were forced to leave we didnt orb our children became without any education, without school. So a congregation we care a lot about education as dominican. We start opening kindergartens. So we had 135 children in one of the kindergartens, we handed one of the classes we hand them papers to draw on the paper. Amazingly, most of the children they draw back home their hometowns. They draw some their beds church homes, that they relate back home. When we asked them why did you do that . They said we miss home, we want to go back home. We want to live normal life. 5yearolds, stood up and said i dont feel like i am home here. When i was home, i used to go to the kindergarten i used to go to church with my family. I used to play with my toys with my friends. That was a normal life when we were back in our homes. We used to live normal life we have education, our parents brother, sisters if they are employed would go to work. Now its the opposite. People are jobless. Women do not have
In the pacific islands, had an opportunity to hear a story and witness a video of this elder who was standing in the pacific ocean, up to his waist, and he had his children next to him, and they were probably up to about here. They were standing in the pacific ocean. As the lens zoomed back, they were visiting their elders in their graveyard. Their graveyard has been in the same place since time in memorial. And now because of Climate Change, two times a day that graveyard is covered up by the pacific ocean. So its amazing how the biggest impact i believe are up in alaska and near the equator, and were all going to start feeling it. So i personally and now we have a couple of individuals on the Climate Change reggie and karen. Yeah, reggie and karen were disappointed as natives to this Climate Change work group. So, yes, it will be a strong push me because my staff has ade it a top priority. One more question. Lance . We are the last tribe to get federally recognized through the proces
Upper level disturbance bringing the midatlantic cloud cover. Clouds more numerous than yesterday. Partly to mostly cloudy. Were going to stay on the cool side for the remainder of the week. Currently washington, the temperature is 43. 30s out at dulles and bwi marshal. Forecast High Temperature about 10 degrees below average. Mid 40s north and west to about 50 here. A little cool for this time of year. Thats a look at weather. More details on a brighter looking weekend forecast coming up. Lets do traffic and get the latest from julie. On the roads right now got our hands full. Coming in from the west eastbound 66 down to 31 miles an hour. The pace doesnt improve much. A pattern going as were well below speed. Southbound 270 lanes are open but an hour commute coming southbound from 85 heading into german town. Traffic slows again. Youll find if you are traveling metros red line, this is where we have problems. They are single tracking because of an earlier issue. Now weve got delays ou
Opposition to this plan. Lets understand well the gentleman yield another minute . Two minutes . The gentlelady is recognized for two more minutes. What therecognize majority is suggesting. What does it mean in terms of our children . Households of these that receives benefits have children under the age of 18. Are fourchildren that years old and under. Damage thatthe hunger does to children is irreparable. If they go to school hungry, they cannot learn. If they cannot learn, they cannot succeed. I only ask my colleagues to read the data. Read the report in the lansing journal in the last week or so that tells you what the Scientific Data is, that shows what the impact of hunger is on childrens brains. And their ability to learn. Learning period for children is from zero to three. Why would we do harm to children in this nation by cutting off food that the u. S. Has a great anddance and overabundance yet we want to cut 40 billion from the Food Stamp Program . It is reckless and extreme
Jumpers. When you have leaders of parties and people from the administration saying, i think it will be to the advantage of the democrats to go off the cliff, wealthy it will be advantage to the republicans to go off the cliff or the president to go off the cliff, thats like betting your country. Theres stupidity involved in that. This is bigtime stuff. Surprising exactly no one, senator Mitch Mcconnell took to the senate floor yesterday to blast the Administration Strategy as a campaign maneuver. Incredibly, many top democrats, including the president , seem perfectly happy, perfectly happy, to go off the cliff. But in a new quinnipiac poll out today, the American Public gives the democrats the benefit of the doubt by a margin of 18 points, Americans Trust the president and democrats to avoid the fiscal cliff over republicans. The same poll gave president obama his highest Approval Rating in three years, with 53 support. In the next hour and a half, president obama will continue the g