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and i will always strive in my actions and in my words to make south carolina a place where all of our children, regardless of race or gender, know that unlimited opportunities for happiness and success await them. today, our state and our nation face difficult times. far too many of our fellow citizens are without a job. our economy is not growing as it should. our state budget has its largest shortfall ever. but when i survey this troubled landscape, i am not discouraged. we have faced tougher times before and come through them. we know that tough times can produce some of the best decisions. and it is our duty to make this time of challenge into the opportunity it can be to turn our state around. it is indeed a new day, and on this new day, we must commit ourselves to the proposition that failure is not an option. when i think on our present economic challenges, i am reminded of the words of margaret thatcher, ....
who were low income and doubled up went up 12% over the period we looked at. people who become homeless were often doubled up before they became homeless. so this has obviously appearance big effect. the number of severely housing cost burdened households which are low-incomed households that are paying more than 50% of their income more than half of their income for their rent went up 9% so these housing factors also have an impact on the number of homeless people. so the national picture is that the economy did poorly especially for low-incomed people and as a result, homelessness went up. while the national picture is clear, the picture in the states varies. in some places the number of homelessness went up and some went down. in 19 of the states homelessness went down and in the majority of the states, 27, homelessness went down among chronically homeless people. similarly the economic causes of homelessness did not behave consistently. in some states the factors ....
hurricane bill is barrelling towards bermuda and the east coast. expect it to whip up dangerous waves over the weekend. we ll bring you the latest storm track. breaking news this morning. the most dire h1n1 warning yet as health officials say an explosion of case ss expected. we ll tell you what they fear will happen and when. the man convicted of blowing up pan am flight 103 that killed 189 americans gets a hero s welcome in libya, much to the outrage of those left behind. passionate release is the most ludicrous statement i ve heard in 20 years. we ll speak with a mother who lost her only child in the bombing. and the internet s latest sensation is here. we ll meet him and dance along early this friday morning, august 21st, twip. captioning funded by cbs good friday morning, everyone. we are waking up here on the eastern seaboard with the waves crashing courtesy of hurricane bill. as always, that brings out the surfers. we re going to have the forecast ....