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This week because their head start program was closed down. mother who is now have to divert money that they didnt have to finding daycare so they can go to work. mimy my view of this is biased because i live in the washington, d.c., area, seeing the trickle-down is incredible. people in new york may not know about it. in d.c., for some of us its great, theres no question, but at the same time, my neighbors are staying home. my neighbors are federal government workers. and then the collateral co...

Central florida preschoolers will pay the price. >> this is one of the 3-year-olds that love to learn. >> whats that youre making? >> cookies. >> but because leaders in washington dragged their feet and shut down the government, destinys head start school could shut down too. the head start program provides services for 625 students. >> they still have a job, but come friday our teachers will be out of a job, our students out of a place to learn. >> what do you say to the parents of those presch...

Through now and what your particular concern is. >> as of tomorrow, actually, the head start program in florida will be shut down. the head start program just to give you a little bit of information, the head start program is a service that is provided to children and parents. they not only service the needs of children, as far as providing them with good -- with good foods, some of the students arent even able to -- the only meals they get are the meals that they get at that school. they teach ...

All everything. tell me what you are going through now and what your particular concern is. >> as of tomorrow, actually, the head start program in florida will be shut down. the head start program just to give you a little bit of information, the head start program is a service that is provided to children and parents. they not only service the needs of children, as far as providing them with good -- with good foods, some of the students arent even able to -- the only meals they get are the meal...

And quite right, too. hes a great charter. weve been enjoying his company all everything. tell me what you are going through now and what your particular concern is. >> as of tomorrow, actually, the head start program in florida will be shut down. the head start program just to give you a little bit of information, the head start program is a service that is provided to children and parents. they not only service the needs of children, as far as providing them with good -- with good foods, some ...

Crowley. thank you for waiting on this. youve listened to both sides of this, a lot of people wondering where does this go from here. where do they blink. the looming deadline october 17th when the government is going to run out of money and potentially default on its loans. is there any wiggle room here? >> not yet. but theres never any wiggle room till there is. somebody blinks at some point. so the and we dont quite note where that will be. and right now, from both sides what youre hearing is...

Part of what we do in head start is teach parents to advocate for their children. so we will tell them to -- where to write letters and to talk to their congressmen about this. theres really no place to send them. the head start families are the poorest of the poor. in some ways, becoming a head start student is like winning the lottery of early care and education. theres nothing like it for low-income children in los angeles county the way there is with head start. >> amanda, let me bring you i...

Preschoolers will be in and which will be left out. >> shes reading off this name, and youre just waiting, waiting and praying for her to read your name. like, she hasnt said my name yet. then you get down to the end of the name and they tell you thats it. its a shock. its a shock. >> joining me now, amanda turkle, and the chief operating office of the childcare resource center in l.a. thank you, both, for joining me. that parent we heard from was actually from a piece that we ran several months...

Whether he qualifies for being natural born and the requirement is once youre in the oval office. so he can run for president. there could be no courts who end up looking at this. all it would take would be one lawsuit from somebody if ted cruz one day becomes president in 2017 or beyond. >> all right. thank you very much, mark. pleasure having you on. the head start program has just been hit with the worst cuts in its nearly 50-year history. this fall more than 57,000 low-income children will...

Children. new york, 3800. pennsylvania, 2800. ohio, 2700 fewer children who will be served as a result of these cuts. >> right. i mean, the transportation security administration had its sequestration. it received a fix from congress because all these lawmakers were waiting in long lines at airports. their constituents, who were wealthier business people, all were complaining and didnt want to wait in long lines. but for programs like head start and meals on wheels, these are programs congress d...