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HARRY TRUMAN'S HOME AND PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM CLOSES ITS DOORS IN INDEPENDENT THIS WEEK.
PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM CLOSES ITS DOORS IN INDEPENDENT THIS WEEK. ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE
DOORS IN INDEPENDENT THIS WEEK. ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE CASUALTIES OF THE FEDERAL
ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE CASUALTIES OF THE FEDERAL SHUTDOWN IN OUR METRO.
CASUALTIES OF THE FEDERAL SHUTDOWN IN OUR METRO. WHERE ELSE ARE KANSAS CITIANS
SHUTDOWN IN OUR METRO. WHERE ELSE ARE KANSAS CITIANS BEING INCONVENIENCED THIS WEEK
WHERE ELSE ARE KANSAS CITIANS BEING INCONVENIENCED THIS WEEK AS THE RESULT OF DEMOCRATS AND
BEING INCONVENIENCED THIS WEEK AS THE RESULT OF DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS NOT BEING ABLE TO
AS THE RESULT OF DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS NOT BEING ABLE TO AGREE ON A BUDGET IN WASHINGTON,
REPUBLICANS NOT BEING ABLE TO AGREE ON A BUDGET IN WASHINGTON, DAVE HELLING?
AGREE ON A BUDGET IN WASHINGTON, DAVE HELLING? WELL, THE MOST INCONVENIENCED
DAVE HELLING? WELL, THE MOST INCONVENIENCED KANSAS CITIANS ARE THOSE WHO
WELL, THE MOST INCONVENIENCED KANSAS CITIANS ARE THOSE WHO WORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,
KANSAS CITIANS ARE THOSE WHO WORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, OF COURSE.
WORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, OF COURSE. THEY WERE EITHER FURLOUGHED
OF COURSE. THEY WERE EITHER FURLOUGHED INDEFINITELY WITH NO PAY OR
THEY WERE EITHER FURLOUGHED INDEFINITELY WITH NO PAY OR REQUIRED TO WORK AND POSTPONE
INDEFINITELY WITH NO PAY OR REQUIRED TO WORK AND POSTPONE GETTING A PAYCHECK, AND THEN
REQUIRED TO WORK AND POSTPONE GETTING A PAYCHECK, AND THEN THERE IS A WHOLE SERIES OF
GETTING A PAYCHECK, AND THEN THERE IS A WHOLE SERIES OF RIPPLE EFFECTS WHENEVER THE
THERE IS A WHOLE SERIES OF RIPPLE EFFECTS WHENEVER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN.
RIPPLE EFFECTS WHENEVER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN. IT'S HARDER TO GET VA BENEFITS
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN. IT'S HARDER TO GET VA BENEFITS PROCESSED, ALTHOUGH THE VA
IT'S HARDER TO GET VA BENEFITS PROCESSED, ALTHOUGH THE VA HOSPITAL, OF COURSE, STAYED
PROCESSED, ALTHOUGH THE VA HOSPITAL, OF COURSE, STAYED OPEN, HARDER TO APPLY FOR SOCIAL
HOSPITAL, OF COURSE, STAYED OPEN, HARDER TO APPLY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS, ALTHOUGH
OPEN, HARDER TO APPLY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS, ALTHOUGH SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS GO OUT.
SECURITY BENEFITS, ALTHOUGH SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS GO OUT. PEOPLE FORGET THE IMPACT OF THE
SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS GO OUT. PEOPLE FORGET THE IMPACT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN KANSAS
PEOPLE FORGET THE IMPACT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN KANSAS CITY RANGES ACROSS A BROAD RANGE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN KANSAS CITY RANGES ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES, EPA, ARMY CORPS
CITY RANGES ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES, EPA, ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEFENSE
OF ACTIVITIES, EPA, ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, HHS.
OF ENGINEERS, DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, HHS. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A WHOLE RANGE
DEPARTMENT, HHS. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A WHOLE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES, ALL OF WHICH WILL
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A WHOLE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES, ALL OF WHICH WILL BE SLOWED DOWN.
OF ACTIVITIES, ALL OF WHICH WILL BE SLOWED DOWN. NOW, BECAUSE WE DO THINK THAT
BE SLOWED DOWN. NOW, BECAUSE WE DO THINK THAT SPRINT OR CERNER IS THE LARGEST
NOW, BECAUSE WE DO THINK THAT SPRINT OR CERNER IS THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN OUR METROPOLITAN
SPRINT OR CERNER IS THE LARGEST EMPLOYER IN OUR METROPOLITAN AREA, BUT IT IS THE FEDERAL
EMPLOYER IN OUR METROPOLITAN AREA, BUT IT IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
AREA, BUT IT IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IT IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
GOVERNMENT. IT IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THAT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE WE HAVE
IT IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THAT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY REGIONAL OFFICES HERE
THAT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY REGIONAL OFFICES HERE WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
SO MANY REGIONAL OFFICES HERE WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. PEOPLE FORGET IN THEIR DAILY
WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. PEOPLE FORGET IN THEIR DAILY TIRADES AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT
PEOPLE FORGET IN THEIR DAILY TIRADES AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT JUST HOW MUCH THEY'RE TOUCHED BY
TIRADES AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT JUST HOW MUCH THEY'RE TOUCHED BY IT.
JUST HOW MUCH THEY'RE TOUCHED BY IT. I THINK YOU'LL START TO SEE THE
IT. I THINK YOU'LL START TO SEE THE RAM IF
I THINK YOU'LL START TO SEE THE RAM IF RAMIFICATIONS FAR BEYOND THOSE
RAM IF RAMIFICATIONS FAR BEYOND THOSE WHO JUST WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT
RAMIFICATIONS FAR BEYOND THOSE WHO JUST WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT BUT THOSE GEK WIC -- GETTING WIC
WHO JUST WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT BUT THOSE GEK WIC -- GETTING WIC ANSWER ANSWER THAT'S SUPPOSED TO
BUT THOSE GEK WIC -- GETTING WIC ANSWER ANSWER THAT'S SUPPOSED TO RUN OUT IN A COUPLE MONTHS.
ANSWER ANSWER THAT'S SUPPOSED TO RUN OUT IN A COUPLE MONTHS. WE'VE HEARD FROM FEDERAL
RUN OUT IN A COUPLE MONTHS. WE'VE HEARD FROM FEDERAL WORKERS RIGHT HERE AT KCPT WHO
WE'VE HEARD FROM FEDERAL WORKERS RIGHT HERE AT KCPT WHO ARE COMPLAINING THEY'RE
WORKERS RIGHT HERE AT KCPT WHO ARE COMPLAINING THEY'RE DESTITUTE NOW, SAM, BECAUSE
ARE COMPLAINING THEY'RE DESTITUTE NOW, SAM, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GETTING PAID.
DESTITUTE NOW, SAM, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GETTING PAID. PRESUMABLY, WHEN ALL OF THIS IS
THEY'RE NOT GETTING PAID. PRESUMABLY, WHEN ALL OF THIS IS OVER, WON'T THEY GET THEIR PAY
PRESUMABLY, WHEN ALL OF THIS IS OVER, WON'T THEY GET THEIR PAY BACK?
OVER, WON'T THEY GET THEIR PAY BACK? I DON'T THINK THAT IS A
BACK? I DON'T THINK THAT IS A FOREGONE CONCLUSION.
I DON'T THINK THAT IS A FOREGONE CONCLUSION. I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO
FOREGONE CONCLUSION. I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO HAPPEN.
I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO HAPPEN. LET ME ALSO QUICKLY MENTION WITH
HAPPEN. LET ME ALSO QUICKLY MENTION WITH THE SHOOTING AT THE CAPITOL THIS
LET ME ALSO QUICKLY MENTION WITH THE SHOOTING AT THE CAPITOL THIS WEEK, THERE ARE PLENTY OF
THE SHOOTING AT THE CAPITOL THIS WEEK, THERE ARE PLENTY OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN KANSAS CITY
WEEK, THERE ARE PLENTY OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN KANSAS CITY WHO CARRY A BADGE AND A GUN WHO
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES IN KANSAS CITY WHO CARRY A BADGE AND A GUN WHO ARE OUT THERE WORKING AND NOT
WHO CARRY A BADGE AND A GUN WHO ARE OUT THERE WORKING AND NOT GETTING PAID.
ARE OUT THERE WORKING AND NOT GETTING PAID. TO ME, I THINK THAT IS REALLY AN
GETTING PAID. TO ME, I THINK THAT IS REALLY AN OUTRAGE.
TO ME, I THINK THAT IS REALLY AN OUTRAGE. LINDSEY, IT WAS YOUR STATION
OUTRAGE. LINDSEY, IT WAS YOUR STATION SHOWING THE FOOTAGE THERE OF THE
LINDSEY, IT WAS YOUR STATION SHOWING THE FOOTAGE THERE OF THE HARRY TRUMAN PRESIDENTIAL
SHOWING THE FOOTAGE THERE OF THE HARRY TRUMAN PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM.
HARRY TRUMAN PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM. PEOPLE FORGET ABOUT THAT.
MUSEUM. PEOPLE FORGET ABOUT THAT. BUT YOU WERE SHOWING PEOPLE
PEOPLE FORGET ABOUT THAT. BUT YOU WERE SHOWING PEOPLE COMING ACROSS THE CON GOING --
BUT YOU WERE SHOWING PEOPLE COMING ACROSS THE CON GOING -- COUNTRY GOING TO THAT MUSEUM
COMING ACROSS THE CON GOING -- COUNTRY GOING TO THAT MUSEUM THIS WEEK AND A SHOCK TO SEE THE
COUNTRY GOING TO THAT MUSEUM THIS WEEK AND A SHOCK TO SEE THE DOORS CLOSED.
THIS WEEK AND A SHOCK TO SEE THE DOORS CLOSED. WE DON'T ALWAYS MAKE THOSE
DOORS CLOSED. WE DON'T ALWAYS MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS.
WE DON'T ALWAYS MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS. THEY WERE TRYING TO VISIT
CONNECTIONS. THEY WERE TRYING TO VISIT EVERY SINGLE PRESIDENTIAL
THEY WERE TRYING TO VISIT EVERY SINGLE PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY.
EVERY SINGLE PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY. I ASKED SENATOR MCCASKILL WHAT
LIBRARY. I ASKED SENATOR MCCASKILL WHAT ARE WE GOING TO SEE HERE,
I ASKED SENATOR MCCASKILL WHAT ARE WE GOING TO SEE HERE, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF
ARE WE GOING TO SEE HERE, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SITES CLOSING.
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SITES CLOSING. SHE SAID THE BIGGEST THING IS
SITES CLOSING. SHE SAID THE BIGGEST THING IS GOING TO BE THE ECONOMY, BECAUSE
SHE SAID THE BIGGEST THING IS GOING TO BE THE ECONOMY, BECAUSE IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS THE
GOING TO BE THE ECONOMY, BECAUSE IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS THE LARGEST EMPLOYER, THESE PEOPLE,
IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS THE LARGEST EMPLOYER, THESE PEOPLE, AN EPA WORKER TOLD US, I'M NOT
LARGEST EMPLOYER, THESE PEOPLE, AN EPA WORKER TOLD US, I'M NOT SPENDING EXTRA MONEY RIGHT NOW.
AN EPA WORKER TOLD US, I'M NOT SPENDING EXTRA MONEY RIGHT NOW. I DON'T KNOW WHEN MY NEXT CHECK
SPENDING EXTRA MONEY RIGHT NOW. I DON'T KNOW WHEN MY NEXT CHECK IS COMING, SO I'M GOING TO HOLD
I DON'T KNOW WHEN MY NEXT CHECK IS COMING, SO I'M GOING TO HOLD OFF.
IS COMING, SO I'M GOING TO HOLD OFF. OUR FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS
OFF. OUR FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE FEELING THE PAIN THEMSELVES
OUR FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE FEELING THE PAIN THEMSELVES AND ARE WILLING TO FEEL THE
ARE FEELING THE PAIN THEMSELVES AND ARE WILLING TO FEEL THE PAIN, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO
AND ARE WILLING TO FEEL THE PAIN, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO FORGO THEIR OWN SALARIES.
PAIN, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO FORGO THEIR OWN SALARIES. THEY CAN'T CONSTITUTIONALLY
FORGO THEIR OWN SALARIES. THEY CAN'T CONSTITUTIONALLY FORGO THEIR SALARIES.
THEY CAN'T CONSTITUTIONALLY FORGO THEIR SALARIES. LIKE KEVIN YODER AND SAM
FORGO THEIR SALARIES. LIKE KEVIN YODER AND SAM GRAVES.
LIKE KEVIN YODER AND SAM GRAVES. THEY'RE GIVING IT ALL BACK.
GRAVES. THEY'RE GIVING IT ALL BACK. GIVING IT TO CHARITY.
THEY'RE GIVING IT ALL BACK. GIVING IT TO CHARITY. IT'S QUITE A STUNT.
GIVING IT TO CHARITY. IT'S QUITE A STUNT. LET'S JUST BE CLEAR, THE OFFICE
IT'S QUITE A STUNT. LET'S JUST BE CLEAR, THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT HAS SAID
LET'S JUST BE CLEAR, THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT HAS SAID THAT ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES, WHAT
OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT HAS SAID THAT ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES, WHAT THEY CALL ACCEPTED EMPLOYEES
THAT ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES, WHAT THEY CALL ACCEPTED EMPLOYEES STILL ON THE JOB WILL GET PAID.
THEY CALL ACCEPTED EMPLOYEES STILL ON THE JOB WILL GET PAID. THEY WON'T GET PAID IN THEIR
STILL ON THE JOB WILL GET PAID. THEY WON'T GET PAID IN THEIR REGULAR CYCLE UNTIL THE
THEY WON'T GET PAID IN THEIR REGULAR CYCLE UNTIL THE APPROPRIATIONS BILLS ARE PASSED,
REGULAR CYCLE UNTIL THE APPROPRIATIONS BILLS ARE PASSED, BUT NO ONE IS GOING TO WORK FOR
APPROPRIATIONS BILLS ARE PASSED, BUT NO ONE IS GOING TO WORK FOR FREE.
BUT NO ONE IS GOING TO WORK FOR FREE. BUT FOR THOSE IN THE WORKFORCE
FREE. BUT FOR THOSE IN THE WORKFORCE WHO WERE SENT HOME AS
BUT FOR THOSE IN THE WORKFORCE WHO WERE SENT HOME AS NONESSENTIAL OR NONACCEPTED
WHO WERE SENT HOME AS NONESSENTIAL OR NONACCEPTED EMPLOYEES, IT'S POSSIBLE THEY'LL
NONESSENTIAL OR NONACCEPTED EMPLOYEES, IT'S POSSIBLE THEY'LL NEVER GET THAT MONEY BACK, AND
EMPLOYEES, IT'S POSSIBLE THEY'LL NEVER GET THAT MONEY BACK, AND NICK, THAT COMES AFTER A SUMMER
NEVER GET THAT MONEY BACK, AND NICK, THAT COMES AFTER A SUMMER OF SEQUESTER CUTS WHEN MANY
NICK, THAT COMES AFTER A SUMMER OF SEQUESTER CUTS WHEN MANY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WERE
OF SEQUESTER CUTS WHEN MANY FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WERE FURLOUGHED BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WERE FURLOUGHED BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET CUTS IN THE SPRING, MARCH AND
FURLOUGHED BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET CUTS IN THE SPRING, MARCH AND APRIL.
CUTS IN THE SPRING, MARCH AND APRIL. SO THEY'VE HAD A SUMMER OF
APRIL. SO THEY'VE HAD A SUMMER OF FURLOUGHS, NOW ANOTHER
SO THEY'VE HAD A SUMMER OF FURLOUGHS, NOW ANOTHER INDEFINITE FURLOUGH.
FURLOUGHS, NOW ANOTHER INDEFINITE FURLOUGH. IT'S A TOUGH TIME FOR BE A
INDEFINITE FURLOUGH. IT'S A TOUGH TIME FOR BE A FEDERAL WORKER.
IT'S A TOUGH TIME FOR BE A FEDERAL WORKER. WHAT ABOUT KEVIN YODER, SAME
FEDERAL WORKER. WHAT ABOUT KEVIN YODER, SAME GRAVES, VICKI HARTZLER, ALL OF
WHAT ABOUT KEVIN YODER, SAME GRAVES, VICKI HARTZLER, ALL OF OUR LOCAL DELEGATION, INCLUDING
GRAVES, VICKI HARTZLER, ALL OF OUR LOCAL DELEGATION, INCLUDING EMANUEL CLEAVE CLEAVER, WHO SAY
OUR LOCAL DELEGATION, INCLUDING EMANUEL CLEAVE CLEAVER, WHO SAY THEY ARE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT
EMANUEL CLEAVE CLEAVER, WHO SAY THEY ARE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT THEIR PAY DURING THIS PERIOD OF
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT THEIR PAY DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME.
THEIR PAY DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME. DAVE HELLING SAYING THAT'S JUST
TIME. DAVE HELLING SAYING THAT'S JUST A STUNT.
DAVE HELLING SAYING THAT'S JUST A STUNT. FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC,
A STUNT. FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, DON'T WE FEEL LIKE AT LEAST
FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, DON'T WE FEEL LIKE AT LEAST THEY'RE FEELING SOME OF THE
DON'T WE FEEL LIKE AT LEAST THEY'RE FEELING SOME OF THE PAIN.
THEY'RE FEELING SOME OF THE PAIN. I DON'T FEEL IT.
PAIN. I DON'T FEEL IT. I MEAN, THEY ARE THE CAUSE OF
I DON'T FEEL IT. I MEAN, THEY ARE THE CAUSE OF THE PAIN.
I MEAN, THEY ARE THE CAUSE OF THE PAIN. HERE'S THE POINT.
THE PAIN. HERE'S THE POINT. THEY NEED TO FEEL SOME PAIN, AND
HERE'S THE POINT. THEY NEED TO FEEL SOME PAIN, AND BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS
THEY NEED TO FEEL SOME PAIN, AND BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS AT THIS POINT DEFINITELY NEED TO
BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS AT THIS POINT DEFINITELY NEED TO TAKE SOME HITS ON THIS.
AT THIS POINT DEFINITELY NEED TO TAKE SOME HITS ON THIS. THEY NEED TO FEEL THE PAIN LATER
TAKE SOME HITS ON THIS. THEY NEED TO FEEL THE PAIN LATER FROM THEIR CONSTITUENTS.
THEY NEED TO FEEL THE PAIN LATER FROM THEIR CONSTITUENTS. THEY NEED TO HEAR IT IN THE
FROM THEIR CONSTITUENTS. THEY NEED TO HEAR IT IN THE BALLOT BOX.
THEY NEED TO HEAR IT IN THE BALLOT BOX. IT'S RIDICULOUS.
BALLOT BOX. IT'S RIDICULOUS. ANY GOOD PR PERSON WOULD TELL
IT'S RIDICULOUS. ANY GOOD PR PERSON WOULD TELL ANY OF THOSE CONGRESSIONAL
ANY GOOD PR PERSON WOULD TELL ANY OF THOSE CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS, LOOK, YOU NEED TO MAKE
ANY OF THOSE CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS, LOOK, YOU NEED TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU'RE FEELING
MEMBERS, LOOK, YOU NEED TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU'RE FEELING SOMETHING TOO, THAT IT'S ALSO
IT LOOK LIKE YOU'RE FEELING SOMETHING TOO, THAT IT'S ALSO HURTING YOU.
SOMETHING TOO, THAT IT'S ALSO HURTING YOU. NOT ONLY WERE THEY NOT TAKING
HURTING YOU. NOT ONLY WERE THEY NOT TAKING THEIR PAY, AS WE SORT OF HEARD
NOT ONLY WERE THEY NOT TAKING THEIR PAY, AS WE SORT OF HEARD FROM THEIR OWN PRESS RELEASES
THEIR PAY, AS WE SORT OF HEARD FROM THEIR OWN PRESS RELEASES THAT LITTERED MY MAILBOX THIS
FROM THEIR OWN PRESS RELEASES THAT LITTERED MY MAILBOX THIS WEEK, WE ALSO SAW ON YOUR
THAT LITTERED MY MAILBOX THIS WEEK, WE ALSO SAW ON YOUR STATION, THEY'RE ALSO MEETING
WEEK, WE ALSO SAW ON YOUR STATION, THEY'RE ALSO MEETING HONOR GUARD FLIGHT COMING IN,
STATION, THEY'RE ALSO MEETING HONOR GUARD FLIGHT COMING IN, VETERANS COMING INTO WASHINGTON,
HONOR GUARD FLIGHT COMING IN, VETERANS COMING INTO WASHINGTON, MEETING THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND
VETERANS COMING INTO WASHINGTON, MEETING THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND SHOWING SUPPORT FOR THEM EVEN
MEETING THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND SHOWING SUPPORT FOR THEM EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN'T GO TO NATIONAL
SHOWING SUPPORT FOR THEM EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN'T GO TO NATIONAL MONUMENTS AT THE SAME TIME.
THOUGH THEY CAN'T GO TO NATIONAL MONUMENTS AT THE SAME TIME. I MEAN, THEY SEEM TO BE CARING.
MONUMENTS AT THE SAME TIME. I MEAN, THEY SEEM TO BE CARING. WE'VE SEEN A GROUP OF
I MEAN, THEY SEEM TO BE CARING. WE'VE SEEN A GROUP OF VETERANS THAT HAVE RISKED THEIR
WE'VE SEEN A GROUP OF VETERANS THAT HAVE RISKED THEIR LIVES, SUCH A DESERVING GROUP,
VETERANS THAT HAVE RISKED THEIR LIVES, SUCH A DESERVING GROUP, THAT MAKES THIS SQUABBLE SEEM
LIVES, SUCH A DESERVING GROUP, THAT MAKES THIS SQUABBLE SEEM SMALL, PETTY, COMPARED TO WHAT
THAT MAKES THIS SQUABBLE SEEM SMALL, PETTY, COMPARED TO WHAT THEY MEN AND WOMEN HAVE GONE
SMALL, PETTY, COMPARED TO WHAT THEY MEN AND WOMEN HAVE GONE THROUGH AND WANT TO SEE.
THEY MEN AND WOMEN HAVE GONE THROUGH AND WANT TO SEE. FIRST OF ALL, WE SHOULD SAY
THROUGH AND WANT TO SEE. FIRST OF ALL, WE SHOULD SAY MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESS MAKE
FIRST OF ALL, WE SHOULD SAY MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESS MAKE $174,000 A YEAR.
MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESS MAKE $174,000 A YEAR. THAT'S MORE THAN ANY FEDERAL
$174,000 A YEAR. THAT'S MORE THAN ANY FEDERAL EMPLOYEE IN THE GENERAL
THAT'S MORE THAN ANY FEDERAL EMPLOYEE IN THE GENERAL SCHEDULED SERVICE CAN EARN.
EMPLOYEE IN THE GENERAL SCHEDULED SERVICE CAN EARN. THE TOP FOR A GS EMPLOYEE IS
SCHEDULED SERVICE CAN EARN. THE TOP FOR A GS EMPLOYEE IS $129,000.
THE TOP FOR A GS EMPLOYEE IS $129,000. SECOND, IT'S FRANKLY BEEN A WEEK
$129,000. SECOND, IT'S FRANKLY BEEN A WEEK OF STUNTS IN WASHINGTON, EMPTY
SECOND, IT'S FRANKLY BEEN A WEEK OF STUNTS IN WASHINGTON, EMPTY CHAIRS, NEWS CONFERENCES WITH
OF STUNTS IN WASHINGTON, EMPTY CHAIRS, NEWS CONFERENCES WITH DOCTORS, CANCER PATIENTS, THE
CHAIRS, NEWS CONFERENCES WITH DOCTORS, CANCER PATIENTS, THE HONOR FLIGHT PROBLEM.
DOCTORS, CANCER PATIENTS, THE HONOR FLIGHT PROBLEM. YOU KNOW, I TOLD SOMEBODY AT THE
HONOR FLIGHT PROBLEM. YOU KNOW, I TOLD SOMEBODY AT THE STAR THE OTHER DAY, I FEEL MORE
YOU KNOW, I TOLD SOMEBODY AT THE STAR THE OTHER DAY, I FEEL MORE LIKE A MOVIE REVIEWER THAN A
STAR THE OTHER DAY, I FEEL MORE LIKE A MOVIE REVIEWER THAN A POLITICAL REPORTER, BECAUSE I'M
LIKE A MOVIE REVIEWER THAN A POLITICAL REPORTER, BECAUSE I'M REVIEWING STUNTS.
POLITICAL REPORTER, BECAUSE I'M REVIEWING STUNTS. IT DOES MAKE SOME SENSE TO TURN
REVIEWING STUNTS. IT DOES MAKE SOME SENSE TO TURN TO OUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND
IT DOES MAKE SOME SENSE TO TURN TO OUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND SAY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT WHETHER
TO OUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND SAY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT WHETHER YOU'RE GETTING PAID OR NOT.
SAY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT WHETHER YOU'RE GETTING PAID OR NOT. SIT IN A ROOM AND FUND THE
YOU'RE GETTING PAID OR NOT. SIT IN A ROOM AND FUND THE GOVERNMENT THAT WE ALL PAY FOR,
SIT IN A ROOM AND FUND THE GOVERNMENT THAT WE ALL PAY FOR, AND SO FAR, THAT HASN'T
GOVERNMENT THAT WE ALL PAY FOR, AND SO FAR, THAT HASN'T HAPPENED.
AND SO FAR, THAT HASN'T HAPPENED. AROUND 250 KIDS IN METRO
HAPPENED. AROUND 250 KIDS IN METRO KANSAS CITY ARE BEING DENIED
AROUND 250 KIDS IN METRO KANSAS CITY ARE BEING DENIED ACCESS TO THE PROGRAM THAT
KANSAS CITY ARE BEING DENIED ACCESS TO THE PROGRAM THAT PREPARES LOW INCOME CHILDREN FOR
ACCESS TO THE PROGRAM THAT PREPARES LOW INCOME CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL.
PREPARES LOW INCOME CHILDREN FOR SCHOOL. IN OUR REGION, MORE THAN 1500
SCHOOL. IN OUR REGION, MORE THAN 1500 CHILDREN IN MISSOURI AND OVER
IN OUR REGION, MORE THAN 1500 CHILDREN IN MISSOURI AND OVER 550 IN KANSAS ARE LOSING THEIR
CHILDREN IN MISSOURI AND OVER 550 IN KANSAS ARE LOSING THEIR HEAD START SLOTS.
550 IN KANSAS ARE LOSING THEIR HEAD START SLOTS. ON KCPT'S THE LOCAL SHOW LAST
HEAD START SLOTS. ON KCPT'S THE LOCAL SHOW LAST NIGHT, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT SAM
ON KCPT'S THE LOCAL SHOW LAST NIGHT, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT SAM ZEFF TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AT CUTS
NIGHT, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT SAM ZEFF TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AT CUTS TO HEAD START.
ZEFF TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AT CUTS TO HEAD START. HERE AN EXCERPT FROM THAT
TO HEAD START. HERE AN EXCERPT FROM THAT EXTENDED REPORT.
HERE AN EXCERPT FROM THAT EXTENDED REPORT. JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE POOR
EXTENDED REPORT. JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE POOR DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULDN'T BE
JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE POOR DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET AN EDUCATION.
DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET AN EDUCATION. DIANA MOVED TO LEE'S SUMMIT
ABLE TO GET AN EDUCATION. DIANA MOVED TO LEE'S SUMMIT WITH HER THREE CHILDREN, INCLUDE
DIANA MOVED TO LEE'S SUMMIT WITH HER THREE CHILDREN, INCLUDE ELIJAH HERE WHO JUST TURNED
WITH HER THREE CHILDREN, INCLUDE ELIJAH HERE WHO JUST TURNED FIVE.
ELIJAH HERE WHO JUST TURNED FIVE. SEPARATED FROM HER HUSBAND, SHE
FIVE. SEPARATED FROM HER HUSBAND, SHE WAS LITERALLY BANKING ON FREE
SEPARATED FROM HER HUSBAND, SHE WAS LITERALLY BANKING ON FREE HEAD START CLASSES FOR HIGH
WAS LITERALLY BANKING ON FREE HEAD START CLASSES FOR HIGH QUALITY PRESCHOOL FOR HER
HEAD START CLASSES FOR HIGH QUALITY PRESCHOOL FOR HER YOUNGEST, BUT ALONG CAME
QUALITY PRESCHOOL FOR HER YOUNGEST, BUT ALONG CAME SEQUESTRATION, AND THE HEAD
YOUNGEST, BUT ALONG CAME SEQUESTRATION, AND THE HEAD START PROGRAM IN LEE'S SUMMIT
SEQUESTRATION, AND THE HEAD START PROGRAM IN LEE'S SUMMIT WAS CUT.
START PROGRAM IN LEE'S SUMMIT WAS CUT. WHEN YOU GO OUT TO OUR HEAD
WAS CUT. WHEN YOU GO OUT TO OUR HEAD START PROGRAM, IT'S SUCH A RICH
WHEN YOU GO OUT TO OUR HEAD START PROGRAM, IT'S SUCH A RICH PROGRAM.
START PROGRAM, IT'S SUCH A RICH PROGRAM. IT PROVIDES NOT ONLY THE
PROGRAM. IT PROVIDES NOT ONLY THE PRESCHOOL EXPERIENCE FOR THAT
IT PROVIDES NOT ONLY THE PRESCHOOL EXPERIENCE FOR THAT YOUNG CHILD, BUT THEIR FAMILY,
PRESCHOOL EXPERIENCE FOR THAT YOUNG CHILD, BUT THEIR FAMILY, EDUCATION, HEALTH, NUTRITION.
YOUNG CHILD, BUT THEIR FAMILY, EDUCATION, HEALTH, NUTRITION. IT'S SO WIDE RANGING.
EDUCATION, HEALTH, NUTRITION. IT'S SO WIDE RANGING. HERE IS SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T
IT'S SO WIDE RANGING. HERE IS SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT HEAD START, ALL MEALS
HERE IS SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT HEAD START, ALL MEALS ARE SERVED FAMILY STYLE.
KNOW ABOUT HEAD START, ALL MEALS ARE SERVED FAMILY STYLE. FOR MANY OF THESE PRESCHOOLERS,
ARE SERVED FAMILY STYLE. FOR MANY OF THESE PRESCHOOLERS, THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THEY WILL
FOR MANY OF THESE PRESCHOOLERS, THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THEY WILL EVER SIT DOWN AT A TABLE TO EAT.
THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THEY WILL EVER SIT DOWN AT A TABLE TO EAT. ¶.
EVER SIT DOWN AT A TABLE TO EAT. ¶. AND HERE IS SOMETHING ELSE YOU
¶. AND HERE IS SOMETHING ELSE YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW, BESIDES
AND HERE IS SOMETHING ELSE YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW, BESIDES BRUSHING THEIR TEETH FOR THIS
PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW, BESIDES BRUSHING THEIR TEETH FOR THIS CATCHY TUNE, HEAD START STUDENTS
BRUSHING THEIR TEETH FOR THIS CATCHY TUNE, HEAD START STUDENTS GET BASIC DENTAL AND HEALTH
CATCHY TUNE, HEAD START STUDENTS GET BASIC DENTAL AND HEALTH CARE.
GET BASIC DENTAL AND HEALTH CARE. THE PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORT TO
CARE. THE PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORT TO THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY.
THE PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORT TO THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY. SO WE WORK HARD TO PUT THEM
THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY. SO WE WORK HARD TO PUT THEM IN TOUCH WITH ANY RESOURCES THAT
SO WE WORK HARD TO PUT THEM IN TOUCH WITH ANY RESOURCES THAT MIGHT MEET ANY NEEDS THEY HAVE
IN TOUCH WITH ANY RESOURCES THAT MIGHT MEET ANY NEEDS THEY HAVE THAT COME UP ON TOP OF PROVIDING
MIGHT MEET ANY NEEDS THEY HAVE THAT COME UP ON TOP OF PROVIDING SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL SKILL-BASED
THAT COME UP ON TOP OF PROVIDING SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL SKILL-BASED PRACTICES AND ACADEMICS, OF
SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL SKILL-BASED PRACTICES AND ACADEMICS, OF COURSE, WHICH WE FOCUS ON TO
PRACTICES AND ACADEMICS, OF COURSE, WHICH WE FOCUS ON TO REALLY TRY TO GET THEM ON A
COURSE, WHICH WE FOCUS ON TO REALLY TRY TO GET THEM ON A PARALLEL PLAYING FIELD WHEN THEY
REALLY TRY TO GET THEM ON A PARALLEL PLAYING FIELD WHEN THEY GET TO KINDERGARTEN, BECAUSE
PARALLEL PLAYING FIELD WHEN THEY GET TO KINDERGARTEN, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME HIGH DEMANDS
GET TO KINDERGARTEN, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME HIGH DEMANDS THESE DAYS WHEN YOU GET INTO THE
THERE ARE SOME HIGH DEMANDS THESE DAYS WHEN YOU GET INTO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
THESE DAYS WHEN YOU GET INTO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. IT DIDN'T ENTER MY MIND THAT
SCHOOL SYSTEM. IT DIDN'T ENTER MY MIND THAT THERE WOULD BE NO HEAD START.
IT DIDN'T ENTER MY MIND THAT THERE WOULD BE NO HEAD START. IT SIMPLY DID NOT ENTER MY MIND.
THERE WOULD BE NO HEAD START. IT SIMPLY DID NOT ENTER MY MIND. WHICH LEAVES PARENTS LIKE
IT SIMPLY DID NOT ENTER MY MIND. WHICH LEAVES PARENTS LIKE DIANA HECK TO FEND FOR
WHICH LEAVES PARENTS LIKE DIANA HECK TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES.
DIANA HECK TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES. DIANA WORKS FULL TIME, BUT MAKES
THEMSELVES. DIANA WORKS FULL TIME, BUT MAKES ONLY 8.50 AN HOUR.
DIANA WORKS FULL TIME, BUT MAKES ONLY 8.50 AN HOUR. INSTEAD OF FREE HEAD START, SHE
ONLY 8.50 AN HOUR. INSTEAD OF FREE HEAD START, SHE SAID SHE SPENDS $400 A MONTH FOR
INSTEAD OF FREE HEAD START, SHE SAID SHE SPENDS $400 A MONTH FOR ELIJAH'S PRESCHOOL.
SAID SHE SPENDS $400 A MONTH FOR ELIJAH'S PRESCHOOL. THAT'S ONE ENTIRE PAYCHECK.
ELIJAH'S PRESCHOOL. THAT'S ONE ENTIRE PAYCHECK. DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU THAT
THAT'S ONE ENTIRE PAYCHECK. DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU THAT THE CRAZINESS OF CONGRESS, YOU
DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU THAT THE CRAZINESS OF CONGRESS, YOU HAVE THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT AND
THE CRAZINESS OF CONGRESS, YOU HAVE THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT AND THEN YOU HAVE THE SEQUESTER AND
HAVE THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT AND THEN YOU HAVE THE SEQUESTER AND THEN SOMEHOW IT ALL ROLLS
THEN YOU HAVE THE SEQUESTER AND THEN SOMEHOW IT ALL ROLLS DOWNHILL TO YOU IN LEE'S SUMMIT.
THEN SOMEHOW IT ALL ROLLS DOWNHILL TO YOU IN LEE'S SUMMIT. YEAH.
DOWNHILL TO YOU IN LEE'S SUMMIT. YEAH. YEAH.
YEAH. YEAH. I MEAN, IT'S AFFECTING LITTLE
YEAH. I MEAN, IT'S AFFECTING LITTLE KIDS, WHICH IS, AGAIN -- THEY'RE
I MEAN, IT'S AFFECTING LITTLE KIDS, WHICH IS, AGAIN -- THEY'RE OUR FUTURE.
KIDS, WHICH IS, AGAIN -- THEY'RE OUR FUTURE. YOU CAN SEE SAM'S FULL REPORT
OUR FUTURE. YOU CAN SEE SAM'S FULL REPORT ON THE REBROADCAST OF THE LOCAL
YOU CAN SEE SAM'S FULL REPORT ON THE REBROADCAST OF THE LOCAL SHOW SUNDAY EVENING AT 5:30 ON
ON THE REBROADCAST OF THE LOCAL SHOW SUNDAY EVENING AT 5:30 ON KCPT.
SHOW SUNDAY EVENING AT 5:30 ON KCPT. NOW, THE PROBLEMS FOR HEAD START
KCPT. NOW, THE PROBLEMS FOR HEAD START PREDATE THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT
NOW, THE PROBLEMS FOR HEAD START PREDATE THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
PREDATE THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. THIS WAS ALL PART OF THE
SHUTDOWN. THIS WAS ALL PART OF THE SO-CALLED SEQUESTRATION.
THIS WAS ALL PART OF THE SO-CALLED SEQUESTRATION. THOSE AUTOMATIC FEDERAL BUDGET
SO-CALLED SEQUESTRATION. THOSE AUTOMATIC FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS THAT WENT INTO EFFECT
THOSE AUTOMATIC FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS THAT WENT INTO EFFECT EARLIER THIS YEAR, WHICH WE WERE
CUTS THAT WENT INTO EFFECT EARLIER THIS YEAR, WHICH WE WERE ALL TOLD AT THE TIME WOULDN'T
EARLIER THIS YEAR, WHICH WE WERE ALL TOLD AT THE TIME WOULDN'T HAVE A SIZABLE IMPACT ON
ALL TOLD AT THE TIME WOULDN'T HAVE A SIZABLE IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S LIVES.
HAVE A SIZABLE IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S LIVES. SO CLEARLY IT MEANT MORE THAN
PEOPLE'S LIVES. SO CLEARLY IT MEANT MORE THAN JUST THE CANCELLATION OF THOSE
SO CLEARLY IT MEANT MORE THAN JUST THE CANCELLATION OF THOSE PUBLIC TOURS OF THE WHITE HOUSE,
JUST THE CANCELLATION OF THOSE PUBLIC TOURS OF THE WHITE HOUSE, SAM.
PUBLIC TOURS OF THE WHITE HOUSE, SAM. ABSOLUTELY.
SAM. ABSOLUTELY. AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 57,000
ABSOLUTELY. AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 57,000 DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN ARE NO
AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 57,000 DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN ARE NO LONGER IN HEAD START.
DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN ARE NO LONGER IN HEAD START. IT'S AFFECTED EVERY STATE, EVERY
LONGER IN HEAD START. IT'S AFFECTED EVERY STATE, EVERY PART OF EVERY STATE.
IT'S AFFECTED EVERY STATE, EVERY PART OF EVERY STATE. AND HEAD START IS CRUCIAL FOR
PART OF EVERY STATE. AND HEAD START IS CRUCIAL FOR SOME OF THESE KIDS.
AND HEAD START IS CRUCIAL FOR SOME OF THESE KIDS. AS WE POINTED OUT IN THE PIECE,
SOME OF THESE KIDS. AS WE POINTED OUT IN THE PIECE, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT ACADEMICS.
AS WE POINTED OUT IN THE PIECE, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT ACADEMICS. FOR A LOT OF THESE KIDS, THIS IS
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT ACADEMICS. FOR A LOT OF THESE KIDS, THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THEY SEE A
FOR A LOT OF THESE KIDS, THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THEY SEE A DENTIST.
THE ONLY TIME THEY SEE A DENTIST. IT'S OFTEN TIME THE ONLY TIME
DENTIST. IT'S OFTEN TIME THE ONLY TIME THAT THEY GET ANY SORT OF
IT'S OFTEN TIME THE ONLY TIME THAT THEY GET ANY SORT OF MEDICAL CARE.
THAT THEY GET ANY SORT OF MEDICAL CARE. IF THEY HAVE AN EAR ACHE, IF
MEDICAL CARE. IF THEY HAVE AN EAR ACHE, IF THEY HAVE A COLD, THAT'S WHERE
IF THEY HAVE AN EAR ACHE, IF THEY HAVE A COLD, THAT'S WHERE THEY CAN GO TO HAVE THIS DONE,
THEY HAVE A COLD, THAT'S WHERE THEY CAN GO TO HAVE THIS DONE, POLICE FAMILY -- PLUS FAMILY
THEY CAN GO TO HAVE THIS DONE, POLICE FAMILY -- PLUS FAMILY HELP.
POLICE FAMILY -- PLUS FAMILY HELP. IT'S A FAMILY PROGRAM WHERE
HELP. IT'S A FAMILY PROGRAM WHERE EVERYBODY GETS A BENEFIT.
IT'S A FAMILY PROGRAM WHERE EVERYBODY GETS A BENEFIT. BUT THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T
EVERYBODY GETS A BENEFIT. BUT THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T HAVE UNLIMITED AMOUNTS OF MARY
BUT THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T HAVE UNLIMITED AMOUNTS OF MARY SANCHEZ, AND THERE HAVE BEEN
HAVE UNLIMITED AMOUNTS OF MARY SANCHEZ, AND THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS FROM THE HEAD START
SANCHEZ, AND THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS FROM THE HEAD START PROGRAM.
CONCERNS FROM THE HEAD START PROGRAM. THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF
PROGRAM. THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF ARTICLES WRITTEN IN THE LAST
THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF ARTICLES WRITTEN IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO, INCLUDING IN TIME
ARTICLES WRITTEN IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO, INCLUDING IN TIME MAGAZINE ABOUT WHAT THE EFFICACY
YEAR OR SO, INCLUDING IN TIME MAGAZINE ABOUT WHAT THE EFFICACY OF HEAD START IS.
MAGAZINE ABOUT WHAT THE EFFICACY OF HEAD START IS. SURE.
OF HEAD START IS. SURE. THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN CONCERNS OF
SURE. THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN CONCERNS OF HEAD START, BUT SOME OF THAT IS
THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN CONCERNS OF HEAD START, BUT SOME OF THAT IS JUST HOW IT BEGAN.
HEAD START, BUT SOME OF THAT IS JUST HOW IT BEGAN. IT WAS PART OF THE WAR ON
JUST HOW IT BEGAN. IT WAS PART OF THE WAR ON POVERTY PROGRAM.
IT WAS PART OF THE WAR ON POVERTY PROGRAM. PEOPLE WERE AGAINST IT TO A
POVERTY PROGRAM. PEOPLE WERE AGAINST IT TO A CERTAIN EXTENT FROM THE GET-GO.
PEOPLE WERE AGAINST IT TO A CERTAIN EXTENT FROM THE GET-GO. THERE ARE CERTAIN GROUPS THAT
CERTAIN EXTENT FROM THE GET-GO. THERE ARE CERTAIN GROUPS THAT HAVE CONTINUED IN THAT VEIN.
THERE ARE CERTAIN GROUPS THAT HAVE CONTINUED IN THAT VEIN. BUT YOU GO OUT AND TELL ANY
HAVE CONTINUED IN THAT VEIN. BUT YOU GO OUT AND TELL ANY PARENT TODAY OF MORE ECONOMIC
BUT YOU GO OUT AND TELL ANY PARENT TODAY OF MORE ECONOMIC MEANS THAT IT IS NOT GOOD TO
PARENT TODAY OF MORE ECONOMIC MEANS THAT IT IS NOT GOOD TO ENROLL YOUR CHILD IN PRESCHOOL,
MEANS THAT IT IS NOT GOOD TO ENROLL YOUR CHILD IN PRESCHOOL, THEY KNOW IT.
ENROLL YOUR CHILD IN PRESCHOOL, THEY KNOW IT. THE THINGS THESE CHILDREN ARE
THEY KNOW IT. THE THINGS THESE CHILDREN ARE GETTING THROUGH HEAD START OTHER
THE THINGS THESE CHILDREN ARE GETTING THROUGH HEAD START OTHER PARENTS KNOW ARE SMART TO DO.
GETTING THROUGH HEAD START OTHER PARENTS KNOW ARE SMART TO DO. THE LONG-TERM STUDIES, SOME OF
PARENTS KNOW ARE SMART TO DO. THE LONG-TERM STUDIES, SOME OF THEM ARE VERY -- THEY WEREN'T
THE LONG-TERM STUDIES, SOME OF THEM ARE VERY -- THEY WEREN'T WELL DONE, QUITE HONESTLY.
THEM ARE VERY -- THEY WEREN'T WELL DONE, QUITE HONESTLY. CERTAINLY THERE ARE THINGS ABOUT
WELL DONE, QUITE HONESTLY. CERTAINLY THERE ARE THINGS ABOUT HEAD START THAT COULD BE
CERTAINLY THERE ARE THINGS ABOUT HEAD START THAT COULD BE IMPROVED.
HEAD START THAT COULD BE IMPROVED. WE DON'T NEARLY FULFILL THE
IMPROVED. WE DON'T NEARLY FULFILL THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN THAT COULD
WE DON'T NEARLY FULFILL THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN THAT COULD ACTUALLY MEET THE
NUMBER OF CHILDREN THAT COULD ACTUALLY MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS.
ACTUALLY MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS. I THINK WYANDOTTE HAS THE
QUALIFICATIONS. I THINK WYANDOTTE HAS THE HIGHEST SERVICE RATE IN THE
I THINK WYANDOTTE HAS THE HIGHEST SERVICE RATE IN THE AREA, BUT IT'S LIKE 20% OF THE
HIGHEST SERVICE RATE IN THE AREA, BUT IT'S LIKE 20% OF THE CHILDREN THAT QUALIFY RECEIVE
AREA, BUT IT'S LIKE 20% OF THE CHILDREN THAT QUALIFY RECEIVE IT.
CHILDREN THAT QUALIFY RECEIVE IT. YOU CAN CERTAINLY MAKE
IT. YOU CAN CERTAINLY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS FOR.
YOU CAN CERTAINLY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS FOR. IT TELL ME THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD
IMPROVEMENTS FOR. IT TELL ME THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING DOESN'T WORK.
IT TELL ME THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING DOESN'T WORK. WE WERE TOLD ORIGINALLY THAT
LEARNING DOESN'T WORK. WE WERE TOLD ORIGINALLY THAT THE SEQUESTRATION WAS REALLY
WE WERE TOLD ORIGINALLY THAT THE SEQUESTRATION WAS REALLY ONLY GOING TO BE JUST SOME
THE SEQUESTRATION WAS REALLY ONLY GOING TO BE JUST SOME ACROSS THE BOARD CUTS.
ONLY GOING TO BE JUST SOME ACROSS THE BOARD CUTS. WELL, RIGHT.
ACROSS THE BOARD CUTS. WELL, RIGHT. BUT WE FORGET THAT THE
WELL, RIGHT. BUT WE FORGET THAT THE SEQUESTRATION CUTS WERE SUPPOSED
BUT WE FORGET THAT THE SEQUESTRATION CUTS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE IN THEY'RE OWE SO HORRIBLE
SEQUESTRATION CUTS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE IN THEY'RE OWE SO HORRIBLE THAT CONGRESS WOULD NEVER --
TO BE IN THEY'RE OWE SO HORRIBLE THAT CONGRESS WOULD NEVER -- THEORY SO HORRIBLE THAT CONGRESS
THAT CONGRESS WOULD NEVER -- THEORY SO HORRIBLE THAT CONGRESS WOULD NEVER GO ALONG WITH THEM,
THEORY SO HORRIBLE THAT CONGRESS WOULD NEVER GO ALONG WITH THEM, EVEN THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION
WOULD NEVER GO ALONG WITH THEM, EVEN THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION DISCUSSED IN WASHINGTON WOULD
EVEN THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION DISCUSSED IN WASHINGTON WOULD CONTINUE THOSE CUTS.
DISCUSSED IN WASHINGTON WOULD CONTINUE THOSE CUTS. NICK, WE NEED TO PUT THIS IN A
CONTINUE THOSE CUTS. NICK, WE NEED TO PUT THIS IN A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT, TOO.
NICK, WE NEED TO PUT THIS IN A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT, TOO. IT ISN'T JUST HEAD START.
LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT, TOO. IT ISN'T JUST HEAD START. MEDICAID WASN'T EXPANDED IN
IT ISN'T JUST HEAD START. MEDICAID WASN'T EXPANDED IN KANSAS AND MISSOURI.
MEDICAID WASN'T EXPANDED IN KANSAS AND MISSOURI. THAT'S A PROBLEM FOR POORER
KANSAS AND MISSOURI. THAT'S A PROBLEM FOR POORER PEOPLE.
THAT'S A PROBLEM FOR POORER PEOPLE. THE HOUSE VOTED TO CUT
PEOPLE. THE HOUSE VOTED TO CUT $4 BILLION A YEAR FOR THE NEXT
THE HOUSE VOTED TO CUT $4 BILLION A YEAR FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS FROM FOOD STAMPS.
$4 BILLION A YEAR FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS FROM FOOD STAMPS. THAT ALSO AFFECTS POOR PEOPLE.
10 YEARS FROM FOOD STAMPS. THAT ALSO AFFECTS POOR PEOPLE. THERE IS A REAL FRAYING, IF YOU
THAT ALSO AFFECTS POOR PEOPLE. THERE IS A REAL FRAYING, IF YOU WILL, POLITICALLY OF THE SAFETY
THERE IS A REAL FRAYING, IF YOU WILL, POLITICALLY OF THE SAFETY NETS FOR THE POOREST HE RESIDENS
WILL, POLITICALLY OF THE SAFETY NETS FOR THE POOREST HE RESIDENS IN AND AROUND KANSAS CITY, AND
NETS FOR THE POOREST HE RESIDENS IN AND AROUND KANSAS CITY, AND THE HEAD START CUTS ARE PART OF
IN AND AROUND KANSAS CITY, AND THE HEAD START CUTS ARE PART OF THAT PATTERN.
THE HEAD START CUTS ARE PART OF THAT PATTERN. LINDSEY.
THAT PATTERN. LINDSEY. AND IF YOU TALK TO HEAD START
LINDSEY. AND IF YOU TALK TO HEAD START OFFICIALS, THE PEOPLE THAT RUN
AND IF YOU TALK TO HEAD START OFFICIALS, THE PEOPLE THAT RUN IT TELL YOU THEY SEE IT WORKS
OFFICIALS, THE PEOPLE THAT RUN IT TELL YOU THEY SEE IT WORKS WHERE THEY HAVE ONE FAMILY WHERE
IT TELL YOU THEY SEE IT WORKS WHERE THEY HAVE ONE FAMILY WHERE SOME OF THE KIDS GO THROUGH AND
WHERE THEY HAVE ONE FAMILY WHERE SOME OF THE KIDS GO THROUGH AND SOME DON'T.
SOME OF THE KIDS GO THROUGH AND SOME DON'T. SUSAN RUNS THE Y.M.C.A. DELEGATE
SOME DON'T. SUSAN RUNS THE Y.M.C.A. DELEGATE HERE.
SUSAN RUNS THE Y.M.C.A. DELEGATE HERE. SHE SAYS SHE WAS JUST IN D.C.
HERE. SHE SAYS SHE WAS JUST IN D.C. FOR A CONFERENCE, AND A MAN HAD
SHE SAYS SHE WAS JUST IN D.C. FOR A CONFERENCE, AND A MAN HAD FIVE CHILDREN.
FOR A CONFERENCE, AND A MAN HAD FIVE CHILDREN. TWO WENT THROUGH.
FIVE CHILDREN. TWO WENT THROUGH. THEY HAVE SUCCESSFUL ADULTHOOD
TWO WENT THROUGH. THEY HAVE SUCCESSFUL ADULTHOOD LIVES.
THEY HAVE SUCCESSFUL ADULTHOOD LIVES. THE THREE THAT DIDN'T HAVE HAD
LIVES. THE THREE THAT DIDN'T HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH DRUGS,
THE THREE THAT DIDN'T HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH DRUGS, INCARCERATION, SEVERELY TROUBLED
PROBLEMS WITH DRUGS, INCARCERATION, SEVERELY TROUBLED ADULTHOOD.
INCARCERATION, SEVERELY TROUBLED ADULTHOOD. QUICK POINT, YOU MENTIONED
ADULTHOOD. QUICK POINT, YOU MENTIONED THE TIME PIECE.
QUICK POINT, YOU MENTIONED THE TIME PIECE. THERE WAS A LONG HEALTH AND
THE TIME PIECE. THERE WAS A LONG HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STUDY WHICH
THERE WAS A LONG HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STUDY WHICH QUESTIONED WHETHER OR NOT KIDS
HUMAN SERVICES STUDY WHICH QUESTIONED WHETHER OR NOT KIDS WHO COME THROUGH HEAD START
QUESTIONED WHETHER OR NOT KIDS WHO COME THROUGH HEAD START REALLY HAVE THAT ACADEMIC LEG
WHO COME THROUGH HEAD START REALLY HAVE THAT ACADEMIC LEG UP.
REALLY HAVE THAT ACADEMIC LEG UP. FIRST IN FIRST GRADE AND THEN IN
UP. FIRST IN FIRST GRADE AND THEN IN THIRD GRADE.
FIRST IN FIRST GRADE AND THEN IN THIRD GRADE. I WILL POINT OUT THAT THERE HAVE
THIRD GRADE. I WILL POINT OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER STUDIES OUT THERE
I WILL POINT OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER STUDIES OUT THERE THAT SAY, WELL, WHILE WE MAY NOT
BEEN OTHER STUDIES OUT THERE THAT SAY, WELL, WHILE WE MAY NOT BOOST THEM ACADEMICALLY, THERE
THAT SAY, WELL, WHILE WE MAY NOT BOOST THEM ACADEMICALLY, THERE ARE STUDIES THAT SHOW OVER THE
BOOST THEM ACADEMICALLY, THERE ARE STUDIES THAT SHOW OVER THE LONG-TERM KIDS WHO HAVE GONE
ARE STUDIES THAT SHOW OVER THE LONG-TERM KIDS WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH A HEAD START TYPE
LONG-TERM KIDS WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH A HEAD START TYPE PROGRAM TEND TO BE HEALTHIER.
THROUGH A HEAD START TYPE PROGRAM TEND TO BE HEALTHIER. THEY TEND TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH
PROGRAM TEND TO BE HEALTHIER. THEY TEND TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND HAVE BETTER FAMILY
THEY TEND TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND HAVE BETTER FAMILY LIVES.
SCHOOL AND HAVE BETTER FAMILY LIVES. SO THAT ENTIRE -- YOU KNOW,
LIVES. SO THAT ENTIRE -- YOU KNOW, TAKING CARE OF THAT ENTIRE CHILD
SO THAT ENTIRE -- YOU KNOW, TAKING CARE OF THAT ENTIRE CHILD IS REALLY CRUCIAL.
TAKING CARE OF THAT ENTIRE CHILD IS REALLY CRUCIAL. A DOWNTOWN BILLBOARD
IS REALLY CRUCIAL. A DOWNTOWN BILLBOARD FEATURING A GUNMAN TAKING AIM AT
A DOWNTOWN BILLBOARD FEATURING A GUNMAN TAKING AIM AT KANSAS CITY'S ICONIC SCOUT
FEATURING A GUNMAN TAKING AIM AT KANSAS CITY'S ICONIC SCOUT STATUE STIRRED UP CONTROVERSY IN
KANSAS CITY'S ICONIC SCOUT STATUE STIRRED UP CONTROVERSY IN THE METRO THIS WEEK.
STATUE STIRRED UP CONTROVERSY IN THE METRO THIS WEEK. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT.
THE METRO THIS WEEK. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. NO PROBLEM.
I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. NO PROBLEM. NO PROBLEM?
NO PROBLEM. NO PROBLEM? NO.
NO PROBLEM? NO. PEOPLE DO DOUBLE TAKES AT
NO. PEOPLE DO DOUBLE TAKES AT THIS BILLBOARD.
PEOPLE DO DOUBLE TAKES AT THIS BILLBOARD. IT'S A LITTLE OFFENSIVE.
THIS BILLBOARD. IT'S A LITTLE OFFENSIVE. WHY?
IT'S A LITTLE OFFENSIVE. WHY? BECAUSE YOU'RE SHOOTING AN
WHY? BECAUSE YOU'RE SHOOTING AN INDIAN.
BECAUSE YOU'RE SHOOTING AN INDIAN. I SAY HATE.
INDIAN. I SAY HATE. MOSES CAN'T GET PAST HIS GUT
I SAY HATE. MOSES CAN'T GET PAST HIS GUT REACTION.
MOSES CAN'T GET PAST HIS GUT REACTION. WHAT'S COMING ACROSS IS THAT,
REACTION. WHAT'S COMING ACROSS IS THAT, BOY, KILL THE INDIAN.
WHAT'S COMING ACROSS IS THAT, BOY, KILL THE INDIAN. ALL RIGHT.
BOY, KILL THE INDIAN. ALL RIGHT. AN EXCERPT FROM LINDSAY
ALL RIGHT. AN EXCERPT FROM LINDSAY SHIVELY'S REPORT ON 41 ACTION
AN EXCERPT FROM LINDSAY SHIVELY'S REPORT ON 41 ACTION NEWS.
SHIVELY'S REPORT ON 41 ACTION NEWS. WHAT WAS THE MESSAGE FROM THE
NEWS. WHAT WAS THE MESSAGE FROM THE ARTIST FOR THIS PARTICULAR PIECE
WHAT WAS THE MESSAGE FROM THE ARTIST FOR THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF WORK?
ARTIST FOR THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF WORK? DO WE KNOW THAT?
OF WORK? DO WE KNOW THAT? WE DO.
DO WE KNOW THAT? WE DO. HE HAS A LARGE EXPLANATION ON
WE DO. HE HAS A LARGE EXPLANATION ON HIS WEBSITE.
HE HAS A LARGE EXPLANATION ON HIS WEBSITE. THE FIRST THING THAT CAUGHT ME
HIS WEBSITE. THE FIRST THING THAT CAUGHT ME WAS WHEN HE SAID THIS WAS IN
THE FIRST THING THAT CAUGHT ME WAS WHEN HE SAID THIS WAS IN DEFENSE OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN,
WAS WHEN HE SAID THIS WAS IN DEFENSE OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN, IN DEFENSE.
DEFENSE OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN, IN DEFENSE. WHAT HE'S TAKING AIM AT IS A
IN DEFENSE. WHAT HE'S TAKING AIM AT IS A HOLLOW, LITERALLY FIGURATIVELY
WHAT HE'S TAKING AIM AT IS A HOLLOW, LITERALLY FIGURATIVELY AND LITERALLY IS STATUE OF WHAT
HOLLOW, LITERALLY FIGURATIVELY AND LITERALLY IS STATUE OF WHAT WE THINK IS A NATIVE AMERICAN.
AND LITERALLY IS STATUE OF WHAT WE THINK IS A NATIVE AMERICAN. DID YOU GET IT?
WE THINK IS A NATIVE AMERICAN. DID YOU GET IT? NOT REALLY.
DID YOU GET IT? NOT REALLY. I WASN'T THAT OUTRAGED BY IT.
NOT REALLY. I WASN'T THAT OUTRAGED BY IT. THEY TOOK IT DOWN QUICK.
I WASN'T THAT OUTRAGED BY IT. THEY TOOK IT DOWN QUICK. WE TRIED TO SHOOT IT ON
THEY TOOK IT DOWN QUICK. WE TRIED TO SHOOT IT ON MONDAY, AND IT WAS TAKEN DOWN.
WE TRIED TO SHOOT IT ON MONDAY, AND IT WAS TAKEN DOWN. WHY WAS IT TAKEN DOWN WHEN IT
MONDAY, AND IT WAS TAKEN DOWN. WHY WAS IT TAKEN DOWN WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UP UNTIL THE
WHY WAS IT TAKEN DOWN WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UP UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH?
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UP UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH? THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE
END OF THE MONTH? THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE BILLBOARDS IS A PRIVATE COMPANY
THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE BILLBOARDS IS A PRIVATE COMPANY AND THEY HAVEN'T RETURNED CALLS
BILLBOARDS IS A PRIVATE COMPANY AND THEY HAVEN'T RETURNED CALLS ABOUT WHY, NEITHER HAS THE
AND THEY HAVEN'T RETURNED CALLS ABOUT WHY, NEITHER HAS THE ARTIST.
ABOUT WHY, NEITHER HAS THE ARTIST. THEY PURCHASED IT THROUGH
ARTIST. THEY PURCHASED IT THROUGH OCTOBER.
THEY PURCHASED IT THROUGH OCTOBER. WHY WAS THIS DEEMED SO
OCTOBER. WHY WAS THIS DEEMED SO CONTROVERSIAL THAT THIS HAD TO
WHY WAS THIS DEEMED SO CONTROVERSIAL THAT THIS HAD TO BE TAKEN DOWN WHEN, FOR
CONTROVERSIAL THAT THIS HAD TO BE TAKEN DOWN WHEN, FOR INSTANCE, ANOTHER PIECE OF ART
BE TAKEN DOWN WHEN, FOR INSTANCE, ANOTHER PIECE OF ART THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT
INSTANCE, ANOTHER PIECE OF ART THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT RELENTLESSLY ON THIS PROGRAM AND
THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT RELENTLESSLY ON THIS PROGRAM AND OTHER PLACES, WHICH IS THE BARE
RELENTLESSLY ON THIS PROGRAM AND OTHER PLACES, WHICH IS THE BARE BREASTED BRONZE AT THE
OTHER PLACES, WHICH IS THE BARE BREASTED BRONZE AT THE ARBORETUM.
BREASTED BRONZE AT THE ARBORETUM. IT STILL REMAINS AT THE
ARBORETUM. IT STILL REMAINS AT THE ARBORETUM IN SOUTHERN JOHNSON
IT STILL REMAINS AT THE ARBORETUM IN SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY, WHEREAS THIS CAUSED SO
ARBORETUM IN SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY, WHEREAS THIS CAUSED SO MUCH CONTROVERSY IT HAD TO BE
COUNTY, WHEREAS THIS CAUSED SO MUCH CONTROVERSY IT HAD TO BE TAKEN DOWN SWIFTLY.
MUCH CONTROVERSY IT HAD TO BE TAKEN DOWN SWIFTLY. QUITE FRANKLY, WHEN I SAW THE
TAKEN DOWN SWIFTLY. QUITE FRANKLY, WHEN I SAW THE PICTURE OF IT IN THE NEWSPAPER
QUITE FRANKLY, WHEN I SAW THE PICTURE OF IT IN THE NEWSPAPER AND I SAW IT ON TELEVISION, I
PICTURE OF IT IN THE NEWSPAPER AND I SAW IT ON TELEVISION, I WASN'T ALL THAT OFFENDED EITHER.
AND I SAW IT ON TELEVISION, I WASN'T ALL THAT OFFENDED EITHER. I THINK ART IS SUPPOSED TO
WASN'T ALL THAT OFFENDED EITHER. I THINK ART IS SUPPOSED TO CHALLENGE YOU.
I THINK ART IS SUPPOSED TO CHALLENGE YOU. I THINK IN SOME WAYS IT'S
CHALLENGE YOU. I THINK IN SOME WAYS IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE PERPLEXING AND
I THINK IN SOME WAYS IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE PERPLEXING AND MYSTERIOUS.
SUPPOSED TO BE PERPLEXING AND MYSTERIOUS. I THINK THAT IF IT MAKES YOU
MYSTERIOUS. I THINK THAT IF IT MAKES YOU THINK IN A DIFFERENT WAY, I
I THINK THAT IF IT MAKES YOU THINK IN A DIFFERENT WAY, I THINK IT'S FINE.
THINK IN A DIFFERENT WAY, I THINK IT'S FINE. AND WHY THEY TOOK IT DOWN, I
THINK IT'S FINE. AND WHY THEY TOOK IT DOWN, I DON'T KNOW.
AND WHY THEY TOOK IT DOWN, I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IF I'M
DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IF I'M ANYTHING, I AM A FIRST AMENDMENT
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IF I'M ANYTHING, I AM A FIRST AMENDMENT SUPER FREAK.
ANYTHING, I AM A FIRST AMENDMENT SUPER FREAK. I FULLY SUPPORT PEOPLE PUTTING
SUPER FREAK. I FULLY SUPPORT PEOPLE PUTTING UP ART, AND IF SOME PEOPLE ARE
I FULLY SUPPORT PEOPLE PUTTING UP ART, AND IF SOME PEOPLE ARE OFFENDED, THEN SO BE IT.
UP ART, AND IF SOME PEOPLE ARE OFFENDED, THEN SO BE IT. A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE
OFFENDED, THEN SO BE IT. A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY DISHY WITH THE OVERLAND
A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY DISHY WITH THE OVERLAND PARK ARBORETUM STATUE AND THIS
VERY DISHY WITH THE OVERLAND PARK ARBORETUM STATUE AND THIS BILLBOARD, IT'S ABOUT CONTEXT.
PARK ARBORETUM STATUE AND THIS BILLBOARD, IT'S ABOUT CONTEXT. THIS WON IN A COMPETITION
BILLBOARD, IT'S ABOUT CONTEXT. THIS WON IN A COMPETITION THROUGH ANOTHER PRIVATE COMPANY
THIS WON IN A COMPETITION THROUGH ANOTHER PRIVATE COMPANY WHO THEN DECIDED THIS IS NOT IN
THROUGH ANOTHER PRIVATE COMPANY WHO THEN DECIDED THIS IS NOT IN AN ART GALLERY WHERE PEOPLE ARE
WHO THEN DECIDED THIS IS NOT IN AN ART GALLERY WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE EXPECTED A MESSAGE
AN ART GALLERY WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE EXPECTED A MESSAGE AND LOOKING FOR IT.
GOING TO BE EXPECTED A MESSAGE AND LOOKING FOR IT. THIS IS A BILLBOARD.
AND LOOKING FOR IT. THIS IS A BILLBOARD. YOU DRIVE BY AT A GLANCE.
THIS IS A BILLBOARD. YOU DRIVE BY AT A GLANCE. HE HAS HIS WEBSITE IN THE VERY
YOU DRIVE BY AT A GLANCE. HE HAS HIS WEBSITE IN THE VERY FAR CORNER FROM THIS AND IT'S
HE HAS HIS WEBSITE IN THE VERY FAR CORNER FROM THIS AND IT'S HARD TO SEE IN THE STREET.
FAR CORNER FROM THIS AND IT'S HARD TO SEE IN THE STREET. THE SAME WOMAN THAT WON IN THE
HARD TO SEE IN THE STREET. THE SAME WOMAN THAT WON IN THE PETITION AT THE ARBORETUM, IT'S
THE SAME WOMAN THAT WON IN THE PETITION AT THE ARBORETUM, IT'S NOT AN ART GALLERY.
PETITION AT THE ARBORETUM, IT'S NOT AN ART GALLERY. IT'S WHERE CHILDREN WILL BE.
NOT AN ART GALLERY. IT'S WHERE CHILDREN WILL BE. SO DON'T GO LOOKING FOR THIS.
IT'S WHERE CHILDREN WILL BE. SO DON'T GO LOOKING FOR THIS. IT IS GONE.
SO DON'T GO LOOKING FOR THIS. IT IS GONE. IN JUST A MOMENT, THE HITS
IT IS GONE. IN JUST A MOMENT, THE HITS AND MISSES AS THE METRO STARTS
IN JUST A MOMENT, THE HITS AND MISSES AS THE METRO STARTS OBAMACARE.
AND MISSES AS THE METRO STARTS OBAMACARE. BUT FIRST WE WANT TO DRAW YOUR
OBAMACARE. BUT FIRST WE WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO A PROGRAM THAT HITS
BUT FIRST WE WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO A PROGRAM THAT HITS KCPT AND KANSAS CITY WEEK IN
ATTENTION TO A PROGRAM THAT HITS KCPT AND KANSAS CITY WEEK IN REVIEW NEXT WEEK.
KCPT AND KANSAS CITY WEEK IN REVIEW NEXT WEEK. FRONTLINE INVESTIGATES WHAT
REVIEW NEXT WEEK. FRONTLINE INVESTIGATES WHAT THE NFL KNEW AND WHEN THEY KNEW
FRONTLINE INVESTIGATES WHAT THE NFL KNEW AND WHEN THEY KNEW IT.
THE NFL KNEW AND WHEN THEY KNEW IT. YOU CAN'T GO AGAINST THE NFL.
IT. YOU CAN'T GO AGAINST THE NFL. THEY'LL SQUASH YOU.
YOU CAN'T GO AGAINST THE NFL. THEY'LL SQUASH YOU. AS FRONTLINE DELIVERS ITS NFL
THEY'LL SQUASH YOU. AS FRONTLINE DELIVERS ITS NFL EXPOSE TUESDAY NIGHT AT 8 ON A
AS FRONTLINE DELIVERS ITS NFL EXPOSE TUESDAY NIGHT AT 8 ON A WEEK IN REVIEW NEXT WEEK, WE
EXPOSE TUESDAY NIGHT AT 8 ON A WEEK IN REVIEW NEXT WEEK, WE FORM A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP WITH
WEEK IN REVIEW NEXT WEEK, WE FORM A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP WITH KCTV 5 TO EXAMINE THE LOCAL
FORM A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP WITH KCTV 5 TO EXAMINE THE LOCAL IMPACT OF CONCUSSIONS ON HIGH
KCTV 5 TO EXAMINE THE LOCAL IMPACT OF CONCUSSIONS ON HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS.
IMPACT OF CONCUSSIONS ON HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS. WE TALK TO BETTER READ PARENTS
SCHOOL ATHLETICS. WE TALK TO BETTER READ PARENTS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR CHILDREN TO
WE TALK TO BETTER READ PARENTS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR CHILDREN TO FOOTBALL INJURIES AND EXAMINE
WHO HAVE LOST THEIR CHILDREN TO FOOTBALL INJURIES AND EXAMINE WHETHER REGULATIONS GOVERNING
FOOTBALL INJURIES AND EXAMINE WHETHER REGULATIONS GOVERNING SCHOOL SPORTS IN KANSAS CITY AND
WHETHER REGULATIONS GOVERNING SCHOOL SPORTS IN KANSAS CITY AND MISSOURI DO ENOUGH TO PROTECT
SCHOOL SPORTS IN KANSAS CITY AND MISSOURI DO ENOUGH TO PROTECT YOUNG ATHLETES, AND ON KCPT'S
MISSOURI DO ENOUGH TO PROTECT YOUNG ATHLETES, AND ON KCPT'S THE LOCAL SHOW, THURSDAY NIGHT
YOUNG ATHLETES, AND ON KCPT'S THE LOCAL SHOW, THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7, FORMER CHIEF WILL SHIELDS
THE LOCAL SHOW, THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7, FORMER CHIEF WILL SHIELDS AND HOW LOCAL DOCTORS TEST FOR
AT 7, FORMER CHIEF WILL SHIELDS AND HOW LOCAL DOCTORS TEST FOR CONCUSSIONS.
AND HOW LOCAL DOCTORS TEST FOR CONCUSSIONS. THAT'S ALL NEXT WEEK ON KCPT.
CONCUSSIONS. THAT'S ALL NEXT WEEK ON KCPT. BACK TO THIS WEEK, ONE OF
THAT'S ALL NEXT WEEK ON KCPT. BACK TO THIS WEEK, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF
BACK TO THIS WEEK, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WENT
THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WENT ONLINE TUESDAY AS MILLIONS OF
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WENT ONLINE TUESDAY AS MILLIONS OF UNINSURED AMERICANS GOT THEIR
ONLINE TUESDAY AS MILLIONS OF UNINSURED AMERICANS GOT THEIR FIRST CHANCE TO ENROLL IN THE
UNINSURED AMERICANS GOT THEIR FIRST CHANCE TO ENROLL IN THE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE.
FIRST CHANCE TO ENROLL IN THE HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE. NATIONALLY THE MEDIA AMPLIFIED
HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE. NATIONALLY THE MEDIA AMPLIFIED REPORTS OF TECHNICAL GLITCHES
NATIONALLY THE MEDIA AMPLIFIED REPORTS OF TECHNICAL GLITCHES AND LONG WAITS TO TRY AND LOG IN
REPORTS OF TECHNICAL GLITCHES AND LONG WAITS TO TRY AND LOG IN TO THE GOVERNMENT'S OFFICIAL
AND LONG WAITS TO TRY AND LOG IN TO THE GOVERNMENT'S OFFICIAL HEALTH CARE WEBSITE.
TO THE GOVERNMENT'S OFFICIAL HEALTH CARE WEBSITE. WHAT WAS THE EXPERIENCE, THOUGH,
HEALTH CARE WEBSITE. WHAT WAS THE EXPERIENCE, THOUGH, IN OUR NECK OF THE WOODS?
WHAT WAS THE EXPERIENCE, THOUGH, IN OUR NECK OF THE WOODS? SAM?
IN OUR NECK OF THE WOODS? SAM? I HAVE MY OWN PERSONAL
SAM? I HAVE MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH IT.
I HAVE MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH IT. ON OCTOBER 1st, I WENT THERE,
EXPERIENCE WITH IT. ON OCTOBER 1st, I WENT THERE, TOOK ME ALL DAY JUST TO REGISTER
ON OCTOBER 1st, I WENT THERE, TOOK ME ALL DAY JUST TO REGISTER TO, OPEN UP AN ACCOUNT.
TOOK ME ALL DAY JUST TO REGISTER TO, OPEN UP AN ACCOUNT. AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, SINCE
TO, OPEN UP AN ACCOUNT. AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, SINCE THAT TIME, PERIODICALLY I'VE
AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, SINCE THAT TIME, PERIODICALLY I'VE TRIED TO GO BACK, LOG ON TO THE
THAT TIME, PERIODICALLY I'VE TRIED TO GO BACK, LOG ON TO THE SITE TO ACTUALLY EXAMINE THE THE
TRIED TO GO BACK, LOG ON TO THE SITE TO ACTUALLY EXAMINE THE THE HEALTH CARE OPTIONS IN KANSAS,
SITE TO ACTUALLY EXAMINE THE THE HEALTH CARE OPTIONS IN KANSAS, AND I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO DO SO.
HEALTH CARE OPTIONS IN KANSAS, AND I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO DO SO. BUT LET'S NOT PANIC.
AND I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO DO SO. BUT LET'S NOT PANIC. WE HAVE A LONG TIME TO DO THIS.
BUT LET'S NOT PANIC. WE HAVE A LONG TIME TO DO THIS. I'M PANICKING.
WE HAVE A LONG TIME TO DO THIS. I'M PANICKING. IF YOU NEED TO GO TO THE
I'M PANICKING. IF YOU NEED TO GO TO THE HEALTH CARE EXCHANGE AND BUY
IF YOU NEED TO GO TO THE HEALTH CARE EXCHANGE AND BUY HEALTH INSURANCE, I THINK THAT
HEALTH CARE EXCHANGE AND BUY HEALTH INSURANCE, I THINK THAT IN THE COMING WEEKS, YOU'RE
HEALTH INSURANCE, I THINK THAT IN THE COMING WEEKS, YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUCCESS
IN THE COMING WEEKS, YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUCCESS WILLFULLY DO THAT.
GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUCCESS WILLFULLY DO THAT. BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO
WILLFULLY DO THAT. BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ALL IN THAT FIRST DAY OR THAT
BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ALL IN THAT FIRST DAY OR THAT FIRST WEEK, DO YOU, DAVE?
IT ALL IN THAT FIRST DAY OR THAT FIRST WEEK, DO YOU, DAVE? YOU HAVE SIX MONTHS.
FIRST WEEK, DO YOU, DAVE? YOU HAVE SIX MONTHS. YOU NEED TO PURCHASE BY
YOU HAVE SIX MONTHS. YOU NEED TO PURCHASE BY DECEMBER 15th IN ORDER FOR IT
YOU NEED TO PURCHASE BY DECEMBER 15th IN ORDER FOR IT TO TAKE EFFECT BY JANUARY 1 IN
DECEMBER 15th IN ORDER FOR IT TO TAKE EFFECT BY JANUARY 1 IN ORDER TO AVOID THE TAX PENALTIES
TO TAKE EFFECT BY JANUARY 1 IN ORDER TO AVOID THE TAX PENALTIES THAT ARE APPLIED.
ORDER TO AVOID THE TAX PENALTIES THAT ARE APPLIED. BUT IF YOU MISSED THAT DEADLINE,
THAT ARE APPLIED. BUT IF YOU MISSED THAT DEADLINE, YOU'RE STILL ELIGIBLE UNTIL
BUT IF YOU MISSED THAT DEADLINE, YOU'RE STILL ELIGIBLE UNTIL MARCH 31st, AND THEN THERE
YOU'RE STILL ELIGIBLE UNTIL MARCH 31st, AND THEN THERE WILL BE ANOTHER SIGN-UP PERIOD
MARCH 31st, AND THEN THERE WILL BE ANOTHER SIGN-UP PERIOD NEXT YEAR.
WILL BE ANOTHER SIGN-UP PERIOD NEXT YEAR. WHAT I FOUND INTERESTING AND
NEXT YEAR. WHAT I FOUND INTERESTING AND TALKING TO PEOPLE TRYING TO
WHAT I FOUND INTERESTING AND TALKING TO PEOPLE TRYING TO SUBSCRIBE, REMEMBER, IN KANSAS
TALKING TO PEOPLE TRYING TO SUBSCRIBE, REMEMBER, IN KANSAS AND MISSOURI, BOTH STATES HAVE
SUBSCRIBE, REMEMBER, IN KANSAS AND MISSOURI, BOTH STATES HAVE TO USE THE FEDERAL WEBSITE SINCE
AND MISSOURI, BOTH STATES HAVE TO USE THE FEDERAL WEBSITE SINCE BOTH DECLINED TO OPEN THEIR OWN
TO USE THE FEDERAL WEBSITE SINCE BOTH DECLINED TO OPEN THEIR OWN EXCHANGES, WAS THAT THE PEOPLE
BOTH DECLINED TO OPEN THEIR OWN EXCHANGES, WAS THAT THE PEOPLE WHO WERE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THIS
EXCHANGES, WAS THAT THE PEOPLE WHO WERE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THIS PRODUCT, AND THERE WERE MANY,
WHO WERE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THIS PRODUCT, AND THERE WERE MANY, TENDED TO BE OLDER, PROBABLY A
PRODUCT, AND THERE WERE MANY, TENDED TO BE OLDER, PROBABLY A LITTLE SICKER, A FEW PREEXISTING
TENDED TO BE OLDER, PROBABLY A LITTLE SICKER, A FEW PREEXISTING CONDITIONS, AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE
LITTLE SICKER, A FEW PREEXISTING CONDITIONS, AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE THE CASE TO BE, A LOT OF
CONDITIONS, AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE THE CASE TO BE, A LOT OF UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE.
THE CASE TO BE, A LOT OF UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE. BUT THE ONLY WAY THE EXCHANGES
UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE. BUT THE ONLY WAY THE EXCHANGES ARE GOING TO WORK IS IF THEY GET
BUT THE ONLY WAY THE EXCHANGES ARE GOING TO WORK IS IF THEY GET A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE, AND I DO
ARE GOING TO WORK IS IF THEY GET A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE, AND I DO GET THE SENSE THAT THE YOUNG
A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE, AND I DO GET THE SENSE THAT THE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE WAITING.
GET THE SENSE THAT THE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE WAITING. THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HEALTHY DON'T
PEOPLE ARE WAITING. THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HEALTHY DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE THEY NEED IT,
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HEALTHY DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE THEY NEED IT, AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO THE
REALLY FEEL LIKE THEY NEED IT, AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO THE WEBSITE YET.
AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO THE WEBSITE YET. THEY'LL PROBABLY GOING IN LATER
WEBSITE YET. THEY'LL PROBABLY GOING IN LATER OCTOBER, EARLY NOVEMBER TO GET
THEY'LL PROBABLY GOING IN LATER OCTOBER, EARLY NOVEMBER TO GET THE COVERAGE THEY THINK THEY
OCTOBER, EARLY NOVEMBER TO GET THE COVERAGE THEY THINK THEY NEED.
THE COVERAGE THEY THINK THEY NEED. HE'S RIGHT.
NEED. HE'S RIGHT. THAT IS THE BROADER PICTURE OF
HE'S RIGHT. THAT IS THE BROADER PICTURE OF THIS, WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT
THAT IS THE BROADER PICTURE OF THIS, WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WELL.
THIS, WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WELL. THE NEWS THIS WEEK WAS AS PEOPLE
TO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WELL. THE NEWS THIS WEEK WAS AS PEOPLE WERE TRYING TO LOG IN.
THE NEWS THIS WEEK WAS AS PEOPLE WERE TRYING TO LOG IN. THAT'S TECHNICALITIES.
WERE TRYING TO LOG IN. THAT'S TECHNICALITIES. YOU CAN FIX THAT.
THAT'S TECHNICALITIES. YOU CAN FIX THAT. THE LONG-TERM DEAL WITH OBAMA
YOU CAN FIX THAT. THE LONG-TERM DEAL WITH OBAMA CARE, THOUGH, IS WILL IT WORK?
THE LONG-TERM DEAL WITH OBAMA CARE, THOUGH, IS WILL IT WORK? ARE PEOPLE GOING TO HAVE BETTER
CARE, THOUGH, IS WILL IT WORK? ARE PEOPLE GOING TO HAVE BETTER OUTCOMES, BETTER HEALTH
ARE PEOPLE GOING TO HAVE BETTER OUTCOMES, BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES?
OUTCOMES, BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES? ARE COSTS GOING TO BE LOWERED,
OUTCOMES? ARE COSTS GOING TO BE LOWERED, AND WILL THOSE YOUNGER WORKERS,
ARE COSTS GOING TO BE LOWERED, AND WILL THOSE YOUNGER WORKERS, WILL THOSE PEOPLE LOG ON ENOUGH
AND WILL THOSE YOUNGER WORKERS, WILL THOSE PEOPLE LOG ON ENOUGH AND SIGN UP TO OFFSET THE COSTS?
WILL THOSE PEOPLE LOG ON ENOUGH AND SIGN UP TO OFFSET THE COSTS? NOW, YOU DID SOME REPORTING
AND SIGN UP TO OFFSET THE COSTS? NOW, YOU DID SOME REPORTING ON THIS, LINDSEY.
NOW, YOU DID SOME REPORTING ON THIS, LINDSEY. THE CITY WAS LATE IN TERMS OF
ON THIS, LINDSEY. THE CITY WAS LATE IN TERMS OF THE TRAINING THAT A LOT OF THE
THE CITY WAS LATE IN TERMS OF THE TRAINING THAT A LOT OF THE HEALTH CARE NAVIGATORS ALL GOT
THE TRAINING THAT A LOT OF THE HEALTH CARE NAVIGATORS ALL GOT ON THIS.
HEALTH CARE NAVIGATORS ALL GOT ON THIS. YES.
ON THIS. YES. SUCH A DRA -- DRAMATIC CHANGE
YES. SUCH A DRA -- DRAMATIC CHANGE FOR EVERYONE, AND THEN YOU FIND
SUCH A DRA -- DRAMATIC CHANGE FOR EVERYONE, AND THEN YOU FIND OUT THE NAIF OF NAVIGATORS CAN'T
FOR EVERYONE, AND THEN YOU FIND OUT THE NAIF OF NAVIGATORS CAN'T GET THEIR TRAINING DONE.
OUT THE NAIF OF NAVIGATORS CAN'T GET THEIR TRAINING DONE. SAME ISSUE.
GET THEIR TRAINING DONE. SAME ISSUE. THEY WENT TO SHOW ME ON LINE.
SAME ISSUE. THEY WENT TO SHOW ME ON LINE. THE TRAINING THEY WERE DOING,
THEY WENT TO SHOW ME ON LINE. THE TRAINING THEY WERE DOING, THEY JOKED, YOU BETTER COME BACK
THE TRAINING THEY WERE DOING, THEY JOKED, YOU BETTER COME BACK ON MIDNIGHT.
THEY JOKED, YOU BETTER COME BACK ON MIDNIGHT. BECAUSE THEY ONLY GOT
ON MIDNIGHT. BECAUSE THEY ONLY GOT AVAILABILITY FOR TRAINING
BECAUSE THEY ONLY GOT AVAILABILITY FOR TRAINING STARTING IN SEPTEMBER.
AVAILABILITY FOR TRAINING STARTING IN SEPTEMBER. EVERYBODY WAS TRYING TO FIGURE
STARTING IN SEPTEMBER. EVERYBODY WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THIS THING COMING
EVERYBODY WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THIS THING COMING OCTOBER 1st, BUT OCTOBER 1st
OUT THIS THING COMING OCTOBER 1st, BUT OCTOBER 1st OCTOBER 1st WASN'T A DEADLINE.
OCTOBER 1st, BUT OCTOBER 1st OCTOBER 1st WASN'T A DEADLINE. RIGHT, JUST OPENING.
OCTOBER 1st WASN'T A DEADLINE. RIGHT, JUST OPENING. WE SHOULD POINT OUT THAT THERE
RIGHT, JUST OPENING. WE SHOULD POINT OUT THAT THERE IS SOME FEELING THAT THE STATE
WE SHOULD POINT OUT THAT THERE IS SOME FEELING THAT THE STATE OF MISSOURI, PARTICULARLY, MADE
IS SOME FEELING THAT THE STATE OF MISSOURI, PARTICULARLY, MADE TRAINING FOR NAVIGATION AND
OF MISSOURI, PARTICULARLY, MADE TRAINING FOR NAVIGATION AND SIGNING UP FOR NAVIGATION
TRAINING FOR NAVIGATION AND SIGNING UP FOR NAVIGATION PURPOSEFULLY DIFFICULT BECAUSE
SIGNING UP FOR NAVIGATION PURPOSEFULLY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THERE IS SOME EFFORT TO SORT OF
PURPOSEFULLY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THERE IS SOME EFFORT TO SORT OF THROW A FEW COMINGS INTO -- A
THERE IS SOME EFFORT TO SORT OF THROW A FEW COMINGS INTO -- A FEW COGZ INTO THE MACHINERY
THROW A FEW COMINGS INTO -- A FEW COGZ INTO THE MACHINERY HERE.
FEW COGZ INTO THE MACHINERY HERE. WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT
HERE. WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT NAVIGATORS HAVE TO FILL OUT JUST
WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT NAVIGATORS HAVE TO FILL OUT JUST TO QUALIFY, IT'S A THREE-PAGE
NAVIGATORS HAVE TO FILL OUT JUST TO QUALIFY, IT'S A THREE-PAGE DOCUMENT.
TO QUALIFY, IT'S A THREE-PAGE DOCUMENT. I LOOKED AT IT THIS MORNING.
DOCUMENT. I LOOKED AT IT THIS MORNING. THAT PLAYS INTO IT, TOO.
I LOOKED AT IT THIS MORNING. THAT PLAYS INTO IT, TOO. BUT I DO THINK MOST OF THE
THAT PLAYS INTO IT, TOO. BUT I DO THINK MOST OF THE PEOPLE I TALKED WITH WERE
BUT I DO THINK MOST OF THE PEOPLE I TALKED WITH WERE PATIENT, EXCITED ABOUT ACCESS TO
PEOPLE I TALKED WITH WERE PATIENT, EXCITED ABOUT ACCESS TO THIS PRODUCT.
PATIENT, EXCITED ABOUT ACCESS TO THIS PRODUCT. THEY UNDERSTOOD THERE WOULD BE
THIS PRODUCT. THEY UNDERSTOOD THERE WOULD BE SOME GLITCHES.
THEY UNDERSTOOD THERE WOULD BE SOME GLITCHES. YOU DIDN'T HAVE PEOPLE STOMPING
SOME GLITCHES. YOU DIDN'T HAVE PEOPLE STOMPING OUT OF THE SWOPE CENTER SAYING,
YOU DIDN'T HAVE PEOPLE STOMPING OUT OF THE SWOPE CENTER SAYING, WELL, THIS IS DESTROYED,
OUT OF THE SWOPE CENTER SAYING, WELL, THIS IS DESTROYED, WRECKED.
WELL, THIS IS DESTROYED, WRECKED. I DON'T WANT TO BE PART OF IT.
WRECKED. I DON'T WANT TO BE PART OF IT. I DO THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD IT
I DON'T WANT TO BE PART OF IT. I DO THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD IT WAS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT.
I DO THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD IT WAS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT. JUST DOWN THE ROAD IN
WAS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT. JUST DOWN THE ROAD IN BRANSON, A 54-YEAR-OLD
JUST DOWN THE ROAD IN BRANSON, A 54-YEAR-OLD INSTITUTION, THE SHEPHERD OF THE
BRANSON, A 54-YEAR-OLD INSTITUTION, THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS OUTDOOR THEATER IS
INSTITUTION, THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS OUTDOOR THEATER IS SHUTTING ITS DOORS, AND IN A
HILLS OUTDOOR THEATER IS SHUTTING ITS DOORS, AND IN A STATEMENT, IT'S LONG-TIME OWNERS
SHUTTING ITS DOORS, AND IN A STATEMENT, IT'S LONG-TIME OWNERS CITE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
STATEMENT, IT'S LONG-TIME OWNERS CITE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW FEDERAL HEALTH CARE LAW AS
CITE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW FEDERAL HEALTH CARE LAW AS PART OF THE REASON FOR THEIR
NEW FEDERAL HEALTH CARE LAW AS PART OF THE REASON FOR THEIR CLOSURE AFTER A HALF A CENTURY
PART OF THE REASON FOR THEIR CLOSURE AFTER A HALF A CENTURY IN BUSINESS.
CLOSURE AFTER A HALF A CENTURY IN BUSINESS. IS THERE MORE TO THAT STORY?
IN BUSINESS. IS THERE MORE TO THAT STORY? IS OBAMACARE TO BLAME OR JUST A
IS THERE MORE TO THAT STORY? IS OBAMACARE TO BLAME OR JUST A CONVENIENT EXCUSE FOR OTHER
IS OBAMACARE TO BLAME OR JUST A CONVENIENT EXCUSE FOR OTHER PROBLEMS?
CONVENIENT EXCUSE FOR OTHER PROBLEMS? WELL, I HAPPEN TO THINK
PROBLEMS? WELL, I HAPPEN TO THINK THAT -- FIRST OF ALL, TOURISM IN
WELL, I HAPPEN TO THINK THAT -- FIRST OF ALL, TOURISM IN BRANSON HAS BEEN TRENDING DOWN
THAT -- FIRST OF ALL, TOURISM IN BRANSON HAS BEEN TRENDING DOWN OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.
BRANSON HAS BEEN TRENDING DOWN OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. THERE ARE FEWER PEOPLE GOING
OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. THERE ARE FEWER PEOPLE GOING THERE.
THERE ARE FEWER PEOPLE GOING THERE. AND I THINK AFTER 54 YEARS,
THERE. AND I THINK AFTER 54 YEARS, MAYBE THEY NEED A NEW SHOW.
AND I THINK AFTER 54 YEARS, MAYBE THEY NEED A NEW SHOW. AND MAYBE THAT MIGHT BRING SOME
MAYBE THEY NEED A NEW SHOW. AND MAYBE THAT MIGHT BRING SOME MORE PEOPLE IN THERE.
AND MAYBE THAT MIGHT BRING SOME MORE PEOPLE IN THERE. I AGREE WITH YOU, NICK.
MORE PEOPLE IN THERE. I AGREE WITH YOU, NICK. I THINK THIS WAS JUST A
I AGREE WITH YOU, NICK. I THINK THIS WAS JUST A CONVENIENT WAY OF GETTING OUT OF
I THINK THIS WAS JUST A CONVENIENT WAY OF GETTING OUT OF WHATEVER BUSINESS THAT THEY'RE
CONVENIENT WAY OF GETTING OUT OF WHATEVER BUSINESS THAT THEY'RE IN AFTER 54 GOOD YEARS, BUT I
WHATEVER BUSINESS THAT THEY'RE IN AFTER 54 GOOD YEARS, BUT I THINK AT SOME POINT TO BLAME
IN AFTER 54 GOOD YEARS, BUT I THINK AT SOME POINT TO BLAME OBAMACARE IS DISINGENUOUS.
THINK AT SOME POINT TO BLAME OBAMACARE IS DISINGENUOUS. ANOTHER COUPLE OF LEARNING
OBAMACARE IS DISINGENUOUS. ANOTHER COUPLE OF LEARNING LESSONS FROM A SITUATION LIKE
ANOTHER COUPLE OF LEARNING LESSONS FROM A SITUATION LIKE THIS, NICK.
LESSONS FROM A SITUATION LIKE THIS, NICK. BUSINESS OWNERS WERE REQUIRED --
THIS, NICK. BUSINESS OWNERS WERE REQUIRED -- THOSE WITH 50 OR MORE EMPLOYEES
BUSINESS OWNERS WERE REQUIRED -- THOSE WITH 50 OR MORE EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
THOSE WITH 50 OR MORE EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE HEALTH -- SOME SORT OF HEALTH
ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE HEALTH -- SOME SORT OF HEALTH INSURANCE TO THEIR EMPLOYEES OR
HEALTH -- SOME SORT OF HEALTH INSURANCE TO THEIR EMPLOYEES OR PAY A PENALTIES, BUT THAT
INSURANCE TO THEIR EMPLOYEES OR PAY A PENALTIES, BUT THAT MANDATE WAS DELAYED FOR A YEAR,
PAY A PENALTIES, BUT THAT MANDATE WAS DELAYED FOR A YEAR, SO IF THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS
MANDATE WAS DELAYED FOR A YEAR, SO IF THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS PRODUCTION HAD MORE THAN 50
SO IF THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS PRODUCTION HAD MORE THAN 50 EMPLOYEES, IT'S NOT LIKELY THEY
PRODUCTION HAD MORE THAN 50 EMPLOYEES, IT'S NOT LIKELY THEY WERE FORCED INTO CLOSING JUST
EMPLOYEES, IT'S NOT LIKELY THEY WERE FORCED INTO CLOSING JUST BECAUSE OF OBAMACARE BECAUSE
WERE FORCED INTO CLOSING JUST BECAUSE OF OBAMACARE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO PROVIDE THAT
BECAUSE OF OBAMACARE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO PROVIDE THAT INSURANCE.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO PROVIDE THAT INSURANCE. UNDER 50, YOU CAN GET TAX
INSURANCE. UNDER 50, YOU CAN GET TAX CREDITS AND HELP FROM THE
UNDER 50, YOU CAN GET TAX CREDITS AND HELP FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEES
CREDITS AND HELP FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEES HEALTH COVERAGE IF YOU WANT TO.
GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEES HEALTH COVERAGE IF YOU WANT TO. YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
HEALTH COVERAGE IF YOU WANT TO. YOU DON'T HAVE TO. SO MY GUESS IS THAT MAYBE THIS
YOU DON'T HAVE TO. SO MY GUESS IS THAT MAYBE THIS WAS THROWN IN FOR POLITICAL
SO MY GUESS IS THAT MAYBE THIS WAS THROWN IN FOR POLITICAL REASONS MORE THAN PRACTICAL
WAS THROWN IN FOR POLITICAL REASONS MORE THAN PRACTICAL ONES.
REASONS MORE THAN PRACTICAL ONES. WE DON'T TALK MUCH ABOUT
ONES. WE DON'T TALK MUCH ABOUT CRIME ON THIS PROGRAM.
WE DON'T TALK MUCH ABOUT CRIME ON THIS PROGRAM. BUT AS THIS WAS A MASSIVE
CRIME ON THIS PROGRAM. BUT AS THIS WAS A MASSIVE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STORY
BUT AS THIS WAS A MASSIVE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STORY WHEN IT BROKE, WE WOULD BE
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STORY WHEN IT BROKE, WE WOULD BE REMISS IN REVIEWING THIS WEEK'S
WHEN IT BROKE, WE WOULD BE REMISS IN REVIEWING THIS WEEK'S NEWS IF WE DID NOT MENTION THAT
REMISS IN REVIEWING THIS WEEK'S NEWS IF WE DID NOT MENTION THAT TODAY MARKS THE TWO-YEAR
NEWS IF WE DID NOT MENTION THAT TODAY MARKS THE TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISAPPEARANCE
TODAY MARKS THE TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISAPPEARANCE OF KANSAS CITY INFANT LISA
ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISAPPEARANCE OF KANSAS CITY INFANT LISA IRWIN.
OF KANSAS CITY INFANT LISA IRWIN. HER PARENTS SAY THE BABY WAS
IRWIN. HER PARENTS SAY THE BABY WAS KIDNAPPED FROM HER NORTHLAND
HER PARENTS SAY THE BABY WAS KIDNAPPED FROM HER NORTHLAND HOME.
KIDNAPPED FROM HER NORTHLAND HOME. IN THE FIRST YEAR AFTER HER
HOME. IN THE FIRST YEAR AFTER HER DISAPPEARANCE, DETECTIVES
IN THE FIRST YEAR AFTER HER DISAPPEARANCE, DETECTIVES RECEIVED MORE THAN 1600 TIPS.
DISAPPEARANCE, DETECTIVES RECEIVED MORE THAN 1600 TIPS. NOW POLICE SAY THEY'RE LUCKY TO
RECEIVED MORE THAN 1600 TIPS. NOW POLICE SAY THEY'RE LUCKY TO GET ONE A WEEK.
NOW POLICE SAY THEY'RE LUCKY TO GET ONE A WEEK. AND NOW TWO YEARS HAVE PASSED
GET ONE A WEEK. AND NOW TWO YEARS HAVE PASSED AND AUTHORITIES ARE STILL NO
AND NOW TWO YEARS HAVE PASSED AND AUTHORITIES ARE STILL NO CLOSER TO ESTABLISHING HOW SHE
AND AUTHORITIES ARE STILL NO CLOSER TO ESTABLISHING HOW SHE DISAPPEARED?
CLOSER TO ESTABLISHING HOW SHE DISAPPEARED? NO.
DISAPPEARED? NO. EVERYONE HAS THEIR THEORIES.
NO. EVERYONE HAS THEIR THEORIES. NOTHING HAS COME TO LIGHT THAT
EVERYONE HAS THEIR THEORIES. NOTHING HAS COME TO LIGHT THAT SEEMS LIKE A PROBABLY CASE.
NOTHING HAS COME TO LIGHT THAT SEEMS LIKE A PROBABLY CASE. AND NEW INFORMATION THIS
SEEMS LIKE A PROBABLY CASE. AND NEW INFORMATION THIS WEEK, AUTHORITIES RELEASED THIS
AND NEW INFORMATION THIS WEEK, AUTHORITIES RELEASED THIS AGE PROGRESSION PHOTOGRAPH OF
WEEK, AUTHORITIES RELEASED THIS AGE PROGRESSION PHOTOGRAPH OF HOW SHE WOULD LOOK TODAY.
AGE PROGRESSION PHOTOGRAPH OF HOW SHE WOULD LOOK TODAY. IT LOOKS REMARKLY STRANGE TO SEE
HOW SHE WOULD LOOK TODAY. IT LOOKS REMARKLY STRANGE TO SEE THAT OURSELVES.
IT LOOKS REMARKLY STRANGE TO SEE THAT OURSELVES. HOW DID HER PARENTS REACT WHEN
THAT OURSELVES. HOW DID HER PARENTS REACT WHEN THEY SAW THAT, LINDSEY?
HOW DID HER PARENTS REACT WHEN THEY SAW THAT, LINDSEY? THEY DIDN'T KNOW THE DAY IT
THEY SAW THAT, LINDSEY? THEY DIDN'T KNOW THE DAY IT WAS COMING FROM NATIONAL CENTER
THEY DIDN'T KNOW THE DAY IT WAS COMING FROM NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED
WAS COMING FROM NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN.
FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN. THEY JUST GOT AN ENVELOPE IN THE
CHILDREN. THEY JUST GOT AN ENVELOPE IN THE MAIL.
THEY JUST GOT AN ENVELOPE IN THE MAIL. JEREMY IRWIN SAYS THEY OPENED IT
MAIL. JEREMY IRWIN SAYS THEY OPENED IT UP AND DEBORAH IRVIN, THE
JEREMY IRWIN SAYS THEY OPENED IT UP AND DEBORAH IRVIN, THE MOTHER, JUST IMMEDIATELY BROKE
UP AND DEBORAH IRVIN, THE MOTHER, JUST IMMEDIATELY BROKE DOWN.
MOTHER, JUST IMMEDIATELY BROKE DOWN. YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE'S
DOWN. YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE'S GOING THROUGH, IT'S LIKE, WOW,
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE'S GOING THROUGH, IT'S LIKE, WOW, LOOK WHAT I'VE BEEN MISSING IF
GOING THROUGH, IT'S LIKE, WOW, LOOK WHAT I'VE BEEN MISSING IF SHE'S STILL ALIVE.
LOOK WHAT I'VE BEEN MISSING IF SHE'S STILL ALIVE. THEY BELIEVE HE IS.
SHE'S STILL ALIVE. THEY BELIEVE HE IS. JEREMY WAS ABLE TO CONTROL
THEY BELIEVE HE IS. JEREMY WAS ABLE TO CONTROL HIMSELF, HE SAYS, BECAUSE HE
JEREMY WAS ABLE TO CONTROL HIMSELF, HE SAYS, BECAUSE HE JUST KEEPS TELLING HIMSELF
HIMSELF, HE SAYS, BECAUSE HE JUST KEEPS TELLING HIMSELF THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY HER.
JUST KEEPS TELLING HIMSELF THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY HER. WHAT I FOUND REMARKABLE, THEY
THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY HER. WHAT I FOUND REMARKABLE, THEY REMAINED VERY HOPEFUL.
WHAT I FOUND REMARKABLE, THEY REMAINED VERY HOPEFUL. THE NEXT DAY AFTER THEY SAW
REMAINED VERY HOPEFUL. THE NEXT DAY AFTER THEY SAW THIS, THEY WERE JOKING -- NOT
THE NEXT DAY AFTER THEY SAW THIS, THEY WERE JOKING -- NOT JOKING, LIGHTHEARTEDLY
THIS, THEY WERE JOKING -- NOT JOKING, LIGHTHEARTEDLY COMMENTING, I ALWAYS KNEW SHE
JOKING, LIGHTHEARTEDLY COMMENTING, I ALWAYS KNEW SHE WOULD HAVE A RED TINT TO HER
COMMENTING, I ALWAYS KNEW SHE WOULD HAVE A RED TINT TO HER HAIR.
WOULD HAVE A RED TINT TO HER HAIR. VERY DIFFICULT.
HAIR. VERY DIFFICULT. THIS IS A STORY THAT WAS ON
VERY DIFFICULT. THIS IS A STORY THAT WAS ON PEOPLE MAGAZINE.
THIS IS A STORY THAT WAS ON PEOPLE MAGAZINE. IT STILL CAPTURES ATTENTION
PEOPLE MAGAZINE. IT STILL CAPTURES ATTENTION AFTER TWO YEARS, AND WE STILL
IT STILL CAPTURES ATTENTION AFTER TWO YEARS, AND WE STILL HAVE NO CLUES AS TO THE IDENTITY
AFTER TWO YEARS, AND WE STILL HAVE NO CLUES AS TO THE IDENTITY OR WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THIS
HAVE NO CLUES AS TO THE IDENTITY OR WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THIS CHILD?
OR WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THIS CHILD? NO.
CHILD? NO. NO ONE REALLY KNOWS.
NO. NO ONE REALLY KNOWS. IT'S A MYSTERY, AND PEOPLE DO
NO ONE REALLY KNOWS. IT'S A MYSTERY, AND PEOPLE DO LIKE TO FOLLOW MYSTERIES, AND IT
IT'S A MYSTERY, AND PEOPLE DO LIKE TO FOLLOW MYSTERIES, AND IT INVOLVES AN INNOCENT CHILD, SO
LIKE TO FOLLOW MYSTERIES, AND IT INVOLVES AN INNOCENT CHILD, SO WE'RE, OF COURSE, CONCERNED.
INVOLVES AN INNOCENT CHILD, SO WE'RE, OF COURSE, CONCERNED. WHAT OFFENDED ME NOW AND WOULD
WE'RE, OF COURSE, CONCERNED. WHAT OFFENDED ME NOW AND WOULD OFFEND ME NOW IS IF THE
WHAT OFFENDED ME NOW AND WOULD OFFEND ME NOW IS IF THE CIRCUMSTANCE -- CIRCUS STARTS
OFFEND ME NOW IS IF THE CIRCUMSTANCE -- CIRCUS STARTS AGAIN.
CIRCUMSTANCE -- CIRCUS STARTS AGAIN. THIS WAS A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY NO
AGAIN. THIS WAS A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED, NO MATTER
THIS WAS A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED, NO MATTER WHO WAS INVOLVED IN WHAT HAS
MATTER WHAT HAPPENED, NO MATTER WHO WAS INVOLVED IN WHAT HAS OCCURRED TO THIS LITTLE GIRL,
WHO WAS INVOLVED IN WHAT HAS OCCURRED TO THIS LITTLE GIRL, AND IT WAS JUST HORRIFIC THE
OCCURRED TO THIS LITTLE GIRL, AND IT WAS JUST HORRIFIC THE CIRCUS THAT CAME AROUND AND
AND IT WAS JUST HORRIFIC THE CIRCUS THAT CAME AROUND AND ENCIRCLED THESE PEOPLE.
CIRCUS THAT CAME AROUND AND ENCIRCLED THESE PEOPLE. HOW ABOUT THE AGE PROGRESSION
ENCIRCLED THESE PEOPLE. HOW ABOUT THE AGE PROGRESSION PHOTOGRAPH?
HOW ABOUT THE AGE PROGRESSION PHOTOGRAPH? IT SEEMED UNUSUAL, BUT I'M
PHOTOGRAPH? IT SEEMED UNUSUAL, BUT I'M ASSUMING THAT HAPPENS IN A LOT
IT SEEMED UNUSUAL, BUT I'M ASSUMING THAT HAPPENS IN A LOT OF OTHER CASES.
ASSUMING THAT HAPPENS IN A LOT OF OTHER CASES. I JUST HAD NOT SEEN IT IN THAT
OF OTHER CASES. I JUST HAD NOT SEEN IT IN THAT TYPE OF CASE BEFORE.
I JUST HAD NOT SEEN IT IN THAT TYPE OF CASE BEFORE. ABSOLUTELY.
TYPE OF CASE BEFORE. ABSOLUTELY. BOTH PARENTS SUBMITTED PICTURES
ABSOLUTELY. BOTH PARENTS SUBMITTED PICTURES OF THEMSELVES AS CHILDREN, AND
BOTH PARENTS SUBMITTED PICTURES OF THEMSELVES AS CHILDREN, AND THIS TOOK A WHILE TO MAKE UP.
OF THEMSELVES AS CHILDREN, AND THIS TOOK A WHILE TO MAKE UP. A LOT OF PEOPLE COMMENT ON, WOW,
THIS TOOK A WHILE TO MAKE UP. A LOT OF PEOPLE COMMENT ON, WOW, THAT LOOKS OLDER THAN A
A LOT OF PEOPLE COMMENT ON, WOW, THAT LOOKS OLDER THAN A 3-YEAR-OLD.
THAT LOOKS OLDER THAN A 3-YEAR-OLD. THEY HAVE TO LAST A FEW YEARS.
3-YEAR-OLD. THEY HAVE TO LAST A FEW YEARS. THEY ONLY DO ONE EVERY COUPLE OF
THEY HAVE TO LAST A FEW YEARS. THEY ONLY DO ONE EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS.
THEY ONLY DO ONE EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS. SO IT'S ACTUALLY CLOSER TO WHAT
YEARS. SO IT'S ACTUALLY CLOSER TO WHAT SHE WOULD LOOK AT FOUR OR FIVE
SO IT'S ACTUALLY CLOSER TO WHAT SHE WOULD LOOK AT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS OLD.
SHE WOULD LOOK AT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS OLD. WELL, THAT IS OUR WEEK IN
YEARS OLD. WELL, THAT IS OUR WEEK IN REVIEW.
WELL, THAT IS OUR WEEK IN REVIEW. OUR THANKS TO OUR NEWS
REVIEW. OUR THANKS TO OUR NEWS REVIEWERS, FROM THE KANSAS CITY
OUR THANKS TO OUR NEWS REVIEWERS, FROM THE KANSAS CITY STAR, MARY SANCHEZ; AND KCPT
REVIEWERS, FROM THE KANSAS CITY STAR, MARY SANCHEZ; AND KCPT SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, SAM ZEFF;
STAR, MARY SANCHEZ; AND KCPT SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, SAM ZEFF; THE STAR'S DAVE HELLING, AND
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, SAM ZEFF; THE STAR'S DAVE HELLING, AND FROM 41 ACTION NEWS, LINDSAY
THE STAR'S DAVE HELLING, AND FROM 41 ACTION NEWS, LINDSAY SHIVELY.
FROM 41 ACTION NEWS, LINDSAY SHIVELY. I'M NICK HAINES.
SHIVELY. I'M NICK HAINES. FROM ALL OF US HERE AT KANSAS
I'M NICK HAINES. FROM ALL OF US HERE AT KANSAS CITY PRESIDENT, THANKS -- FROM
FROM ALL OF US HERE AT KANSAS CITY PRESIDENT, THANKS -- FROM ALL OF US HERE AT KCPT, THANKS
CITY PRESIDENT, THANKS -- FROM ALL OF US HERE AT KCPT, THANKS FOR SPENDING PART OF YOUR
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