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The classroom. >> yes. >> reporter: to make sure they come. >> we saw that our participation went from 30% a day to 90% a day. >> reporter: poverty levels are so high in this city that every public school student is allowed both a free breakfast and a free lunch. >> we found that our breakfast participation was the highest on fridays and mondays. >> reporter: why? >> because i do believe that there's food insecurity at home. >> reporter: that means those children are not getting enough to eat over the weekend. >> there are children who will say can i get extra, we don't have food at home, or y...

Saying he's hungry. you see how much he eats. sometimes the teachers buy him meals. he's always hungry. them eating breakfast and lunch at school helps as well. >> reporter: that changes over the summer when school's out and these free meals are gone. it's a heavier burden on parents and a public policy challenge, too. how do you get food in front of these hungry kids? >> i like the spaghetti because every time it slaps me in my face. >> reporter: even on the days when there's not enough, this family is close. >> sometimes we all sleep in my mom's bed. >> it is healthy, the table

>> people pick fights with me and i kind of give them what they want. fights, arguments. >> food is one piece but what if there are other compounding challenges that young person is bringing to school with him in addition to being hungry? with the young man that might be kind of an explosion, words exchanged with teachers. >> reporter: eating breakfast in the classroom setting can be calming. >> if they have breakfast in the cafeteria it's another transition. there's more kids, more noise, it could be overstimulating for some kids which can in turn set them off to not have a good day. where if...

Carson had to explain an unusual physical problem that he encountered while on a campaign stop in south carolina. what happened to ben carson in south carolina? was it a, he hurt his eye in an exercise equipment accident? b, he hurt his elbow in an exercise accident, c, he hurt his tongue while licking a campaign tracker's camera, or d, he lost a tooth while eating breakfast. >> i watch your show so often i know what a and c refer to. it is d, he lost a tooth on some ham or something? >> at the ham -- country ham store or something? steve, what was the right answer there? >> tmz posted this ph...

Ever sold at auction. >> aaron guessed correctly. >> all the more impressive. you were guessing and you didn't remember. excellent. we have to get two right to win the cruddy prize. this was from last night's show. we wanted this republican presidential candidate ben carson had to explain an unusual physical problem that he encountered while on a campaign stop in south carolina. what happened to ben carson in south carolina? was it a, he hurt his eye in an exercise equipment accident? b, he hurt his elbow in an exercise accident, c, he hurt his tongue while licking a campaign tracker's camera,...