There are lots of different ways we measure hunger. It looks like we have gone from one in seven kids being at risk to one in four. As many as 17 million American Kids at risk of hunger. Not just during the Holiday Season but especially poignant during the season but since the pandemic began. Bureausure is the census does a pulse survey. They take a regular survey of americans. They found that 15 of adults say their families are struggling to feed their kids. That is up from 1 just a year ago. Really remarkable change. Host struggling to feed their kids. Define what we mean by Food Insecurity. What does that mean in practice . Guest Food Security is kind of a socioeconomic measure that helps us understand families are struggling with their economics, with their finances to have enough food to feed their kids. They are typically taking shortcuts or skipping meals where the parents are protecting the kids by making sure the kids eat even if the parents skip meals. It means we dont have e
America is back. Ready to lead the world, not retreat from it. Once again, sit at the head of the table. Confront our adversaries and not reject our allies. Ready to stand up for our values. Fact, and calls from World Leaders that ive had about 18 so far, im not sure the exact number. By how muchruck they are looking forward to the United States reasserting its historic role as a global leader. Both in the pacific as well as the atlantic. All across the world. Embody mybehind me core beliefs that america is strongest when it works with its allies. Collectively, this team has secured some of the most defining National Security and diplomatic achievements in recent memory. Made possible through decades of experience working with our partners. That is how we truly keep america safe, without engaging in needless military conflict, and adversaries in check, terrorists at bay. That is how we Counter Terrorism and extremism. Control this pandemic and future ones. Climate crisis, nuclear proli
Professor explaining why when i was in college, what i wanted to major in like most kids do and i was torn between going into science and going into the humanities. I found those questions more interesting, engaging, and urgent. My First Political science course, we read the great political philosophers from plato on up. They were all asking the question, what is justice, what is good government, how can you organize government and society to make life better for people, to make justice . So before i decided to become a Political Science major, i already have lack of confidence, and social scientists, and i got good grades in science and math courses. I took a Political Science course and didnt remember the paper, you never remember is that stuff. You remember the nasty comments. This is a credible effort but never be a political scientist. I remember myself, a similar dilemma, slightly different reaction, one of the things i realized in middle school, talking about manifest destiny, i
Pfizerbiotech. Russias vaccine has skipped large scale phase three testing offeringlation t anyon chooses to have er is t oxford vaccine and hes put more than his reputation on the line. Hes taking part in the trial himself. Whats been very grat tying is to be closely engaged as both the end use every and involved with the manufacturing. Reporter you dont get more permanently engaged than that. You dont get more personally engaged. Reporter he said its possible they may have enough data to present to regulators later this year. Astrazeneca told us they have not held any investigations about fast tracking the vaccine with anybody. Charlie dagata in london. Closer to home, the new school year is bringing serious challenges for teachers, students, andes meg oliver has the story. Reporter Remote Learning has been a tremendous challenge for 6yearold calvin latham. A lot of kids didnt soar in that environment. Reporter he has a brain malformation making him one of seven million children in t
Our cover story. Reporter some students with masks and some without. S en some teaching over the internet. As the new school year begins, thats the scattered state of education in the covid era. We cant live our lives in fear. I dont want to hear that students are sick or they have gotten their parents sick. Reporter the desperate search for a workable lesson plan. Ahead on sunday morning. Cowan our sunday profile this morning is of wheel of fortune veteran a. Reporte for 37you mi years, she has been revealing letters at this famous board. Now vanna white is revealing more. I remember before i became famous, i saw a couple of famous people who were not very nice to people, and i thought, if i ever become famous, im not going to treat people that way. Reporter solving the puzzle of vanna white. Later on sunday morning. Cowan its not the easiest time to celebrate athletes, but we did find one who has been aiming high all of his life, and he isnt about to stop now. Reporter maybe your not