Welcome to matter of fact. With e country many of us are trying to figure out lunch for the kids. But millions are now scrambling to figure out how they will feed their kids. Thats because on a Typical School day the National School Lunch Program provides lowcost or free lunches to nearly 30 million kids. And that could be the only meal they have for the day. Some School Districts across the country are practicing social distancing while still feeding their students. Our correspondent Jessica Gomez spent the day at a mealpickup program in milwaukee. Jessica well before the sun rises on milwaukees southside, the morning rush, to get the citys school kids fed for the day. Like any other day, but without her kids. Kathy i am very close to my kids at school, very close. And you know this is the only meals they are getting and its jessica why many here, made the choice to come in, instead of opting for paid time off. Lori they could come to work or stay home, it was optional if they felt th
Trade. At what point do you pull the plug and say you know what . Its not worth it anymore. Soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. On tuesday voters head to the polls for primaries or caucuses in 6 more states, idaho, michigan, mississippi, missouri, north dakota and washington. Michigan has an outsize role in president ial politics, its a battleground state, that was once part of the reliable blue wall for democrats. But the state got away from them 2016. President trump won michigan by the slimmest of margins, less than 1 per cent. Or about 10 thousand votes. The state hadnt voted for a we like to call were paying attention even if youre too busy. The Affordable Care act is on republican since 1988. But president trumps message the ballot in 2020, sort of. The Supreme Court announced it resonated there. Will decide the fate of the aca, that was before his trade war with china. Michigans economy relies on also known as obamacare. Manufacturing and agriculture as well. F
Thats the biggest single day of voting during the primary cycle. People in 15 states and territories head to the polls, and 1,357 delegates are up for grabs. Delegates arewhat candidates need to win the partys nomination. Well get to that math in a moment. But lets turn for a moment to virginia. Theyre voting on super tuesday with 99 pledged delegates. The states handling of gun control measures could give us a window into what democratic voters there want in a president ial candidate. Back in november democrats won control of the Virginia House and senate for the first time in 24 years. And they campaigned heavily on gun control, in a state where the nra, the National Rifle association, is headquartered. The most controversial bill, a ban on semiautomatic weapons with a magazine capacity of 12 rounds or more, did not pass. But several more bills including universal background checks and a measure to give localities the power to ban weapons in some public spaces are expected to be sign
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Welcome to matter of fact. Piece by piece, the Trump Administration has restored, and even strengthened, the u. S. Embargo of cuba that had kept americans and american money off the island for decades. The latest move just last month, the u. S. Transportation department banned airlines from servicing all cities besides havana. In june, the administration cracked down on cruise ships. Before leaving office, president barack obama opened relations with cuba. And cubans tapped into the Tourism Industry to bring in extra cash. Now, the countrys facing its worst economic set back in years. I traveled to cuba to take a look at the new restrictions and just how they are affecting the cuban people. It was great because, i mean, the flights were packed. People were coming left from right. Soledad sixto andres used to bring throngs of american tourists to cruise around havana in classic cars. Sobecae i have seenmost none. Where i used to have foulltoits juing how Many Americans have decided notm