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Take hold and having an impact on low-income families. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker joins us now. we've heard a lot about programs, head start programs particularly where people have been hit hard and seeing the impact. >> reporter: absolutely. when the sequester first took effect in march, there was a lot of debate about what the actual impact of the sequester would be. while not everyone has been affected, a lot of families say it has made life more difficult. tiffany jones, a single mother of three, says her 4 and 5-year-olds were excited about returning to school this sprin...

To have a disproportionate impact on lower income americans. >> reporter: still with critical programs like the columbus head start already feeling the sting, these parents are hoping washington will do something. >> write congress, senators, any representative you can. >> these are our children. these are the people that are going to carry us into our future. these are the people that needed indication. we're supposed to nurture them when they're younger and make them, have them grow. >> reporter: now, tamron, education officials say it is hard to figure out exactly how many kids have been ki...

Protected. >> sequester cuts forcing children all across the nation out of head start programs. we'll share one family story. plus, the fight to protect the vital programs for low-income families. but first, there's a lot going on today. here are some things we thought you should know. president obama's new advocacy group collected nearly 4.8 million during the first quarter. more than 109,000 supporters donated to organizing for america. the average donation, $44. it was form to advance his second term agenda. immigration reform advocates are getting another high profile supporter. they are...

And head start programs due to federal funding cuts spurred by sequestration. for those folks, today bringing no effect in policy. places like food finders food bank are expecting a 5% drop thanks to cuts in the community development block grant program. nothing happened today to change that. there are local news stories like these across the can country and all because of sequestration. automatic austerity. it doesn't e there. because other sequestration cuts place a greater demand on the nonprofit. 4 million meals to seniors. 600,000 women, infant and children from wic program. those people ...

Together and roosevelt said the white house is not immune from shared sacrifice and this is the point that the president is trying to make. and when you have cancer patients on medicare like you reported, carol, being turned back and not getting treatments because of the sequester, when you have the elderly going hungry because meals on wheels doesn't have the money to continue, when you have children not being able to participate in head start programs, these are the things that matter to the american people and that's the point that will allow this president to make. have you republicans mak...