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Most vulnerable among us taking the hardest hits. weve told you about homebound seniors getting fewer hot meals because of the cuts in meals and wheels and cuts to the head start programs for to disadvan preschoolers. they could wind up with 70,000 children shut out of the program. funding to nih could curtail critical research in cancer that affects all of us. today its cuts to victims of domestic violence. access to a shelter, a place to go can sometimes mean the difference between life and de...

Than $400 million in sequester cuts are going to shutter access to critical early childhood services. should the president be campaigning more on that issue and make americans more aware of whats happening to american chilled right now because of the sequester? >> the sequester is devastating. theres no upside. its not only problems going to happen in the future, he had a number of head start programs around the country have to close early this year. because they ran out of funds. we have milita...

They have a lot of questions to ask her, and theyre not satisfied. theyve gotten the full story to date. its not clear just how much shes cooperating at this point. so i think that thats very much an open question and shes the next one to be, for us all to be watching in this case. >> we will continue to rely on you for reporting. michael isikoff, as ever, thank you, mike. >> thank you. next, benghazi, yes. meals on wheels. head start programs. cancer screenings. no, we dont care about those. ...

Class of 2013, and in so doing, i was really taken great care of by my new friend richard dannell and bobby cunningham. they showed me the best barbecue in memphis. and i got honored with an honorary doctorate. so call me doctor from this point on. thanks to you, lane college. and thanks so much for you for joining us in the newsroom. ill be back an hour from now. 3:00 eastern time. "your money" with christine romans starts right now. children kicked out of head start, fewer meals for low inco...

In reality, long state is missouri and his own district are getting hit with cuts. a non-profit in charge of head start programs in several missouri counties plans to close five classrooms and reduce enrollment by about 200 children. the head responded this way, its been in the news, all over the place. we are facing cuts in all our programs. food assistance and other programs are also facing slash funding in longs district itself. nancy pelosis hoping for an answer to her prayers concerning the...

We saw plenty of republicans enjoying presidents speech saturday night. whats happening right now to people because of sequestration, the loss of millions on meals on wheels which we talked about on this broadcast. the slashing of head start programs. republicans have absolutely nothing to say about that, do they? >> no. look, the republicans care more about tax breaks for hedge fund billionaires than they do about food for hungry seniors. this is the new republican party. this is the remade rep...

Furloughed a day but the transportation secretary can move that money into the account that funds their salaries rather fast. of course the president has to get the bill and sign it first. >> lets talk about the politics of this. even though it passed the senate and house overwhelmingly and very, very quickly, not all democrats are pleased. explain why. >> thats right. i was walking the halls of the house today hearing a lot of house democrats frankly curse under their breath and their frustrati...

Dana, a local news report that was referred to by jared from last month on how head start programs in indiana were using lotteries to decide which preschoolers would get kicked out, look at this report. >> head start has made a big difference in 4-year-old sage, how he plays with other kids, how hes advanced academically. >> im very proud of him. >> but alice just learned her son soon has to stay home. hes being cut from the program as a result of federal budget cuts. >> our hearts are broken be...

Over the last week. questions are being raised about why action has not been taken to help others hurt by the sequester, including head start, for example. seniors who have lost meals as a result of the cuts on meals on wheels through furloughs because of cuts. so should congress have passed a bill just dealing with the fax furloughs? what does your gut tell you? that does it for this edition of "news nation." im tamron hall. have a great weekend. well be back for you on monday. "the cycle" is u...

From cancer clinics turning away medicaid patients. joining us now is nancy cook, correspondent for the national journal. what sort of impact to social security cuts like food banks and the head start programs have on the economy overall? >> they have an affect on the economy, its a fiscal drag, its a time when the unemployment rate still remains high, the housing industry is -- the economy is really struggling to get momentum and anything like spending cuts for instance really creates a fiscal ...