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In 2017 which is possible, this thing will be repealed. >> mayor? >> that will be very interesting. as you know obviously we have a slight difference of opinion. >> just a slight. >> just a little. >> david could work it out. dont worry. the mediator. >> but you know again, all the time again andrea mentioned the wastes effort on all of these votes when there are still people hungry in this country, people who needs jobs, workforce development training, all of these votes against the supplementa...

Hard-hit tacloban province with more. good morning, andrew. >> reporter: good morning, chris. take a look behind me. youll see hundreds of people still waiting to get out of this shattered city. on the other side of the camera, there are hundreds more doing the same thing. the situation is indeed desperate. there have been positive moves today. weve seen trucks with the food program going into town and more trucks are expected to alive over the next couple of days or so. its a slow process, part...

On the way. the first initial shipment will be enough for 130,000 people. thats coming in. but also, mobile warehouses, mobile offices, telecom equipment, which you mentioned in the beginning. we are the guys who are bringing in the i.t. and the emergency telecom system because nothing works. >> right. >> and i think that is the reason, you know, that we are hopeful that this will really take off, but i think people will see a lot of suffering in the next days and weeks. this is going to be a lo...

On the way. the first initial shipment will be enough for 130,000 people. thats coming in. but also, mobile warehouses, mobile offices, telecom equipment, which you mentioned in the beginning. we are the guys who are bringing in the i.t. and the emergency telecom system because nothing works. >> right. >> and i think that is the reason, you know, that we are hopeful that this will really take off, but i think people will see a lot of suffering in the next days and weeks. this is going to be a lo...

The first initial shipment will be enough for 130,000 people. thats coming in. but also, mobile warehouses, mobile offices, telecom equipment, which you mentioned in the beginning. we are the guys who are bringing in the i.t. and the emergency telecom system because nothing works. >> right. >> and i think that is the reason, you know, that we are hopeful that this will really take off, but i think people will see a lot of suffering in the next days and weeks. this is going to be a long, long roa...

Across the country, food banks are dealing with reduced resources and increasing demand. in ohio, that increasing demand includes the most vulnerable, 1 in 4 children in the state dont know where their next meal is coming from. the governor told the cleveland plain dealer last month, my kids have enough trouble with algebra on a full stomach. think about a kid trying to learn algebra without enough food. i wonder if that thought has ever crossed speaker boehners mind. joining me now from columbu...

When you think about it, of all the people on food stamps who work, you can have two adults working in a family at minimum wage jobs and still not earn enough for the s.n.a.p. benefit. we have to talk about lifting people up, not putting people down. this is a fight worth having. this should not be a partisan fight. those of us who fought yesterday against these cutbacks, we need to regroup and come back. they are not going to give up. look, if government stands for anything, it ought to stand f...

That he also cannot fire someone without going through a complicated legal process meant to protect federal employees. >> thank you. another issue that has moderate republicans feuding and conservatives is what to do about the food program. it has doubled under president barack obama . doug mcelway says the issue is not whether to cut but how much. >> stunned by earlier criticism by house conservatives, $20 billion cuts didnt go far enough. a confident speaker boehner brought a bill that doubl...

Breaking news from capitol hill. the house of representatives has failed to pass a new republican sponsored farm bill that would have made drastic cuts to the nations food program. the vote was 194 in favor of the bill, 234 against. 62 republicans voted against it. the majority of house republicans wanted to cut $2 billion a year from the food stamp program. that was projected to result in 2 million people losing their food stamp benefits. the senate version already passed would cut $400 million...

Media, facebook, twitter, kors and berry hope to raise 500 million people with the global hunger campaign. also plan an on site visit with the food program that is scheduled to happen sometime next year this is the actual 100 series watch. >> his and hers. >> his and hers. and they each come in the gold and the silver and they retail for $295. they will be available at michael kors stores. every time you look at the watch and if you look closely there, is a map of the world on it, and you will b...