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Money. so this is the kind of thing that gets cut? >> well, i have been involved for more than 20 years in after school programs and i got involved because i recognized when i was with the presidents council on physical fitness, as i traveled around all 50 states, that kids, 50% or more, dont have parents in the afternoon to take care of them. with help on the home work. kids streets and get into trouble. thats why law enforcement has been saying for years that the danger zone for children is be...

Bailing out the states, were making the unions take a harder line. >> i have less sympathy for the teachers, much more sympathies for the students and i find when things are cut it is not the pensions or salaries that might be justified but it is always the kids, after school program or the kids lunch. they make it seem like its, the state leaders or those in charge that are making like difficult for the kids but, income, they are. >> there is a term in washington called the washington mount u p...

Winfrey? >> but in 2004 he started his biggest project. >> common thread, focus is to teach children about how to cook, but not to be little chefs but to be human beings. >> chris: now running in 33 locations, in chicago, washington, miami and los angeles, its an after school program for more than a thousand eight to 12-year-olds. focus is on nutrition, semifinal reliance and foreign cultures. >> there we have it. >> taking children from that situation and exposing them to something that they no...

Winfrey? >> but in 2004 he started his biggest project. >> common thread, focus is to teach children about how to cook, but not to be little chefs but to be human beings. >> chris: now running in 33 locations, in chicago, washington, miami and los angeles, its an after school program for more than a thousand eight to 12-year-olds. focus is on nutrition, semifinal reliance and foreign cultures. >> there we have it. >> taking children from that situation and exposing them to something that they no...

Winfrey? >> but in 2004 he started his biggest project. >> common thread, focus is to teach children about how to cook, but not to be little chefs but to be human beings. >> chris: now running in 33 locations, in chicago, washington, miami and los angeles, its an after school program for more than a thousand eight to 12-year-olds. focus is on nutrition, semifinal reliance and foreign cultures. >> there we have it. >> taking children from that situation and exposing them to something that they no...

Bill. rick: heres a silly question, i guess. this spending for these programs, you talked about the after-school program and other stuff, why does that get added, molly, to a military spending bill? >> reporter: thats what house republicans are asking and why they opposed it, but this is a bill thats tough for lawmakers, even the antiwar ones, to vote against because their critics can say they voted against funding for the troops, so democrats may add on domestic spending to make it more palatab...

But human beings. >> now in 33 locations, chicago, washington, miami and los angeles, its an after school program for more than a thousand 89 to 12-year-olds. its on nutrition, self-ri lieians and foreign cultures. >> there we have it. >> taking children from those situations and exposing them to something they can teach them how to take care of themselves but to give them a window to the world. >> chris: his day job is his restaurants. president obama took michelle to table 52 lasts vital en ty...

Cook, but not to be little chefs but human beings. >> now in 33 locations, chicago, washington, miami and los angeles, its an after school program for more than a thousand 89 to 12-year-olds. its on nutrition, self-ri lieians and foreign cultures. >> there we have it. >> taking children from those situations and exposing them to something they can teach them how to take care of themselves but to give them a window to the world. >> chris: his day job is his restaurants. president obama took miche...

Cook, but not to be little chefs but human beings. >> now in 33 locations, chicago, washington, miami and los angeles, its an after school program for more than a thousand 89 to 12-year-olds. its on nutrition, self-ri lieians and foreign cultures. >> there we have it. >> taking children from those situations and exposing them to something they can teach them how to take care of themselves but to give them a window to the world. >> chris: his day job is his restaurants. president obama took miche...

Now. >> duvall was a cnn hero in 2007. he started a program giving some of the poorest kids in port-au-prince an opportunity to get off the streets, play a sport, and get a meal. >> some of these kids have witnessed the worst atrocities. they live in the mud and no running water. >> reporter: before the earthquake, his program served 1,300 kids a day. it was a safe place where kids could play and work on their skills. >> the kids never mixed practice and theyre disciplined enough to keep focused...