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"the senator next door," which is just out from henry holt publishers. senator, was that very embarrassing? >> okay, yeah, a little bit. it was a bit humbling, but thank you so much, rachel. and also thank you for the nyce things you said about jimmy carter and walter mondale. i was there at the dnc with vice president mondale and he was just as sharp as he's always been and has been such a mentor to me. my first job was with mondale. i walked in this young college kid and my first job was to take the inventory of all of his furniture, which i recount in the book, crawl under every lamp, chair...

Like, as a person. i mean, unless you're used to the rarefied world in which most high-level politicians live in and come from, she really is one of the very few high-level american politicians that you can probably imagine actually knowing in your own life as a person. as for abigail, her daughter, who started her life in that scary and very challenge can go way, abigail is fine. she's better than fine, she's awesome. and she's in college. and mom is here for the interview. she's got a book out now called "the senator next door," which is just out from henry holt publishers. senator, was that...

Less than half. without their $691 in monthly benefits, they say, they wouldn't have any money for food. is it humbling to have to ask for help? >> it is humbling. >> we're not habitual abusers of the system. this is to stabilize our family and help give us a platform to launch ourselves into being able to do it ourselves. >> reporter: >> james and jessica are working but that's true of a growing number of families who receive food stamps. meet another family tonight where the husband works part time, flipping burgers, commutes an hour and a half round trip, the wife is home with their 2-year-...