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For operating costs. that cost too is going to have be pass add long to our parents. >> this fall she'll raise tuition for the third time in 12 months, up 30%. for some families thousands of dollars a year. >> what would happen if you didn't raise tuition prices. >> we couldn't survive. we wouldn't stay hope. >> reporter: programs are raising rates for the same reasons. >> it is happening everywhere to keep the doors open. this is what has to happen. and it will continue to get worse. >> reporter: inflation is just part of it. at least 15,000 programs have closed. with 11% fewer childcare work...

Didn't raise tuition prices? >> we couldn't survive. we wouldn't stay open. >> reporter: programs nationwide are raising rates for the same reasons. >> it's happening everywhere. to keep the doors open this is what has to happen and it's going to continue to get worse. >> reporter: inflation is just part of it. at least 15,000 programs have closed with 11% fewer child care workers than pre-pandemic leaving an industry with a median wage just over $13 an hour, now many parents face longer wait lists and tuition hikes. >> revenue is going down even though there's demand for it. >> because we jus...

Before if you like your lost he job or had an a medical emergency or something else tha was really a big deal, may be a fell behind in your rent, but the homelessness now is up amon single moms, 15 states have see an increase in their wait lists are doubling and tripling. these decisions by joe biden have consequences. his approval rating is the lowest of obama, terms, or his at this point before the midter election. joe biden is probably looking around saying how it is that happen? the quick answer, you earned it. you ever you earned every low approval rating. people our suffering. it's peopl...

>> they are not receiving one to two days worth of meals from the food bank. >> every week. >> reporter: emily lina's family relies on this food. >> if we didn't have this, we would probably be eating minimal. >> reporter: feeding america's 60,000 pantries and programs are now buying 58% more food to fill the gap. they're asking congress for $900 million to keep food banks afloat. >> and i'm very concerned that some of them are on the brink of closing, and that without additional hope, that they will. >> reporter: meals on wheels is also weathering price hikes on food and fuel, with some progr...

>> this is the good news in this, despite the virus' resurgence, the president said vaccinated americans can celebrate christmas and the holidays safely. while, however, sending a dire message to those who still have not had their shots. >> if unvaccinated, you're at a higher risk of getting severely ill from covid-19, getting hospitalized and even dying. >> the surge in cases has led to a scarcity of hospital beds in some pockets of the country. in houston, doctors say that infections have tripled there in just days. to help the white house is mobilizing 1,000 more troops to deploy to hospita...