we spend billions of dollars as a country trying to remediate that. it s critically important that we invest in those first five years of life, this legislation that jennifer just spoke about, had support from the business community, support from military, support from law enforcement, had such a wide range of support. as secretary duncan said at the event, governors across the country, majority of whom are republicans, are investing in early education. it s just the leadership here in washington that hasn t put the dollars where so much of the conversation is going. we need to go to save the children s website. they can take action. they can call on their elected officials to invest in early education. jennifer, i know this is very close to your heart. you came from west virginia. you saw a lot around you growing up. tell me how your childhood experiences, your family experiences helped energize you and engage you in this cause. i was always away of the disparity between what my m
this is a wonderful occasion. i m glad to be a part of it. john king brought up an interesting point. he said how he s looking forward to see how personally the president speaks in his remark today. we have noticed since this past election the president you ve seen in some remarks especially on race issues speaking more personally about his experiences, his daughter s experiences and family experiences. how important do you think it is for the president to speak personally in his remarks today? he s the president of the entire united states of america. he speaks for many when he says he stands on the shoulders of giants. men and women of ordinary means and backgrounds who risk their lives so we can enjoy the freedom we have today prior to the 1963 march. we didn t have voting rights laws on the books so the march had a visible impact immediately on the country so the president will talk again about the journey but also i think the way
st. mary s hospital and a lot has happened over the past 24 hours, bill. as we ve been kind of taking you through all of this, the baby born yesterday afternoon. everybody thought it was going to be a girl and then the ripple through the crowd as we all got the news on our iphones and our blackberries, it was a boy. it was a joyous announcement. the whole city of london lit up last night. the fountains were turned blue. big screens had storks flying across the city of london on top of them. flags are everywhere. today we ve seen the incredible gun salutes and all of the official royal pomp and circumstance welcoming this future king to the thrown and behind me, bill, the very traditional, everyday moment that any family experiences. grandma and grandpa middleton getting first look at their baby and their daughter. at that moment, doesn t matter if it s a fought ture king or just your grandchild. bill: it is an incredibly special moment. we also understand we ll see more members of the
having cancer, to make it less likely that she would eventually get it. i had already had it, so the odds of my having a recurrence were dramatically high, and so to me, thinking about whether i would be there for my children s birthdays and graduations and important milestones, you know, i just didn t want there to be any question. the same as she was saying. dramatically reduced the likelihood. let me ask dr. sussman the key question many people are thinking which is the cost of this. because my understanding is it s $3,000 just to have the test. that eliminates a lot of people, doesn t it? it can. it is an expensive test and most insurance companies, however unfortunately, do not cover it. the good news is the affordable care act as of 2014 as it s been written in will cover such a test. so that s good news. let s take a short break. when we come back, i want to ask you, you ve had family experiences of ovarian cancer, lost your mother and aunt to it. i want to ask you abo
get it. i had already had it, so the odds of my having a recurrence were dramatically high, and so to me, thinking about whether i would be there for my children s birthdays and graduations and important milestones, you know, i just didn t want there to be any question. the same as she was saying. dramatically reduced the likelihood. let me ask dr. sussman the key question many people are thinking which is the cost of this. because my understanding is it s $3,000 just to have the test. that eliminates a lot of people, doesn t it? it can. it is an expensive test and most insurance companies, however unfortunately, do not cover it. the good news is the affordable care act as of 2014 as it s been written in will cover such a test. so that s good news. let s take a short break. when we come back, i want to ask you, you ve had family experiences of ovarian cancer, lost your mother and aunt to it.