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>> bob: i bet doctors said if you continue at this weight -- >> kimberly: diabetes, heart disease. short life span. >> bob: you have a responsibility as a social worker to get him out of there. >> greg: this is an unusual thing to see. >> kimberly: part of the supersize me generation of fast food. >> greg: there is probably mental illness in the household. >> kimberly: or be depressed or problems at school or being bullied. i dont know. >> bob: in the segment we are going to talk about the obama...

Maybe the next kid is 250. >> bob: i bet doctors said if you continue at this weight -- >> kimberly: diabetes, heart disease. short life span. >> bob: you have a responsibility as a social worker to get him out of there. >> greg: this is an unusual thing to see. >> kimberly: part of the supersize me generation of fast food. >> greg: there is probably mental illness in the household. >> kimberly: or be depressed or problems at school or being bullied. i dont know. >> bob: in the segment we are go...

But by 2007, only 44% of people lived in middle class areas. now, on the other hand, today, 31% of people live in either very poor or very wealthy neighborhoods. 40 years ago, my friends, 40 years ago. half as many families lived in areas of poverty or affluence. so here we are again. the big eddie chart.ç this chart shows the growing income gap between the top 1% and the middle class and the wage earners of this country. now, you tell me how were going to turn this economy around if this char...

In middle income neighborhoods. but by 2007, only 44% of people lived in middle class areas. now, on the other hand, today, 31% of people live in either very poor or very wealthy neighborhoods. 40 years ago, my friends, 40 years ago. half as many families lived in areas of poverty or affluence. so here we are again. the big eddie chart. this chart shows the growing income gap between the top 1% and the middle class and the wage earners of this country. now, you tell me how were going to turn thi...

40 years ago, my friends, 40 years ago. half as many families lived in areas of poverty or affluence. so here we are again. the big eddie chart. this chart shows the growing income gap between the top 1% and the middle class and the wage earners of this country. now, you tell me how were going to turn this economy around if this chart continues to go in this direction. this report has more evidence showing the income gap growing. the different income levels are becoming increasingly segregated a...

arent statistics they are people in pain. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room". we begin this hour with whats happening in iowa. right now the state that holds the lead off presidential contest is gauging early support for the republican candidates. were standing by for the results of the iowa straw poll. the winner could get an important boost heading in to the 2012 primary season. cnn don lemon is...

could affect all of us, including our own mail delivery. im wolf blitzer, youre in "the situation room." jtsdzer. it all begins in iowa. right now many of the republican presidential candidates are in that state, a state that holds the lead-off contest in 2012. theyre working the crowds at the state fair before tomorrows pivotal iowa straw poll. and theyre taking direct aim at president obamas handling of the debt crisis and the u.s. economy. listen to some of the republican hopefuls...

Through this sort of harvard, yale, princeton, they havent jumped every hoop. they have often come from smaller colleges. ive always assumed that part of that is that the people who really make it to the top have this incredible drive and that part of it is having been on the periphery and been on the margins. it is also that you think they are better social animals? >> i think thats part of it. partly they take risks. the average -- the self-made millionaire in this country had an average colle...

With who in this classroom and some kids just are aware of social networks. theyre aware of human relationships. those kids are going to do pretty well. >> if you look at the ceos of americas biggest companies, some of the best entrepreneurs, most of them havent gone through this sort of harvard, yale, princeton, they havent jumped every hoop. they have often come from smaller colleges. ive always assumed that part of that is that the people who really make it to the top have this incredible dri...

More countries, unless they find a way of turning off the internet like theyve done today in algeria which frankly is pretty untenable for the long term where people have this power and yet they have the dissatisfaction of not having either political rights or any affluence and theyre going to speak out. >> people will find a way around it, even they do shut it down. david, that will have to be the last. thank you so much. >> thanks, don. >> up next. >> get some coffee and put it on your head. >...