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Absolutely. None of us begrudge people that fall on hard times, all of us imagine what that might be like. But the safety net is terribly broken. Supplemental Assistance Program has doubled in size since 2007. It is now helping 47 million americans. Theres something wrong if one in seven americans depend on food stamps. Good point. Michael, this debate often is derailed by people that think we dont want to help widows, orphans, children. Thats not where the debate sits. We added the equivalent of new york state in the last decade to the food stamp rolls, it is now about new york and texas comb...

Absolutely. None of us begrudge people that fall on hard times, all of us imagine what that might be like. But the safety net is terribly broken. Supplemental Assistance Program has doubled in size since 2007. It is now helping 47 million americans. Theres something wrong if one in seven americans depend on food stamps. Good point. Michael, this debate often is derailed by people that think we dont want to help widows, orphans, children. Thats not where the debate sits. We added the equivalent of new york state in the last decade to the food stamp rolls, it is now about new york and texas comb...

Who was burned while riding on an ac transit bus. Not surprisinsurprisingly, she horrified about what happened to her child but grateful for the local support from her community. Cheryl hurd is in oakland with the details. Reporter support from sasha is coming from so many different directions. Tonight, support is coming in the form of rainbow colors. Theyre calling it rainbow ribbons for sasha. Reporter sashas mother described why macarthur boulevard in oakland is more colorful tonight. We put some down on the stop on the 57 line. Reporter thats the bus line sasha was traveling on when the 18...

Recession since the great depression, the divide between the rich and the rest is still deep. Can there be a real economic recovery if everyone cant say its 78 and sunny . Stephen moore, chief economist of the Heritage Foundation and a coauthor of a new book. Austan goolsbee, professor at the university of Chicago Booth School of business. Gentlemen, thanks for joining us. The economy we learned this week shrank in the first three weeks of the year. 1 contraction. First time in three years. Blame it on the weather, kept shopper out of storesance house hunters out of homes. Looking backwards. L...

About 2,000 people turned out last year for the Juneteenth celebration at the Madison Heights Civic Center Park, and organizers are hoping to attract even more celebrants to the annual event next week.