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Boosted by president kennedy's youth fitness program which promoted physical activity and healthy eating in schools. now first lady michelle obama has followed their lead with her, let's move campaign. but promoting nutrition is an investment in america's economy. healthier diets could save $87 billion in medical costs and lost productivity a year. and centers for disease control estimates that obesity is responsible for $147 billion in medical costs a year. that's part of msnbc's "7 days of genius" we are supporting leaders who change the world. and we're talking about the role that politics,...

Hasn't seen these last few years anyway, but is this the new normal? >> i'm hoping that it is the new normal. if you look at the bill, there are great things in the bill. listen, there's a new way for president obama to report the congress dealing with sanctions. there's this policy regarding the irs. there are great things in there, but this is how the congress should work in a democracy. it should be bipartisan support. you shouldn't have republicans on this side and democrats on that side. so i'm hopeful that this will continue, but we have a new congress coming in, julie. >> let's talk abo...

Capitol hill. where is this money going in the $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill? the big ticket item is defense. nearly half of the money, $487 billion goes to the pentagon with another $85 billion for operations overseas. among the other expenses, the education department will get about $160 billion to fund school programs and try to keep the job market humming along as well. also, $5.4 billion of the 6.2 billion the president asked for to fight ebola. thousands of protesters sweeping through the streets of washington at this hour. al sharptone justice for all march to call attention t...

These days or the failure of the majority who feel they started out with republicans working with them. they had a strong vote, 14-1 to launch the investigation back in 2009. is it a failure of the overall system now in washington? >> i don't think it is. senator mccain criticized colleagues. when you get down to the final chapture of putting a report together, it's easier if you do it as one party. particularly in the committee where you oversee $87 billion, you constantly have to resist that temptation. whatever the objection is to, you have to meet them at least halfway because if you don't...

Something magical happens when you become a new mom, you become a target, a target for a $23 billion baby product industry. some items you'll actually need, diapers and a car seat. depending on your income a car seat that can range from $50 to $350 and diapers that could cost upwards of $100 a month can be pretty pricy but you'll just have to have them. all those items that eric, my executive producer and dad to. 3-year-old lucy, you don't need that. you probably have bags that carried things other than diapers. i know, i know, it has compartments. but whether it's the $29.99 version from the ...