report is talking about is covering, among other things, prevention, and making sure children get wellness visits, and get the care they need. we do know that will help families lower their costs and lower their premiums. >> would that include whatever across-the-board recommendation there might be? >> we have not determined that yet. >> well, i believe you are not adult -- >> no. preefpks will be covered for adults as well. >> when i think some of the issues about what specifically are going to be covered in prevention packages have not yet been determined,, but i guess there's no question that a lot of people believe if you intervene at a much earlier stage, the likelihood that you can change a child's pattern, and not end up with the kind of adult pattern, where two out of

every three adults are overweight or obese, is also a strategy worth having. but prevention benefits are going to be available across the board and aimed at obesity across the board, but this report is focused on childhood obesity. . . >> i think one thing that makes

a;a@÷ difference and now is that approach involving different things bell will help reduce childhood obesity. for our agency, i think we are working fairly cooperatively with food marketing companies and that is a good thing. in 2005, we subpoenaed 45 major food marketing fast food companies. we asked them to market healthy foods to kids. they have not done as much as we would like as best as we would like, we got commendable progress. we are going back into the field at will support -- will send subpoenas back to these companies and find out if they are honoring their commitments and if we can make them do more. >> we already know they are not honoring their commitments. >> i don't want to prejudge.

we have seen, to some extent, the marketing of health care plans to kids. i agree with you, more needs to be done. a regulatory approach is not where we want to start. >> [unintelligible] >> i think you try to start with self regulation by using the bully pulpit. the first lady is doing that and we are trying to do that in our small way by commending those companies that are stepping up to the plate and shaming those companies who are not. we are in danger of becoming a country of corpulent americans. no one wants to see that. we will work very hard. regulation is the last thing you want to do and there it are important first amendment concerns. if we try to regulate what foods

are marketed, that would be a matter that would be in litigation for some time. we don't have authority to do that because congress in the 1970's took away our authority to engage in food marketing regulation. we will keep on working on it. we like the collective approach. >> [unintelligible] >>ç

there are and our right of different recommendations and proposals that are included in the report including what we can do at the federal level but also what state and local government can do and what the private sector can do and we are encouraging one sector to act and in some cases it will require all sectors to act. it includes legislation. it includes recommendations for what should happen the private sector. the first lady and the task force, going forward, will take actions with regard to the private sector. we will move forward on the things that will be done on the federal level and working with state and local governments, as well. >> i have eight secretaries -- i have a question for secretary arne duncan. this recommendation to increase safe walking distance to schools

by 50% that mrs. obama mentioned, how do you think you can do that with local school systems having their own mandates? would you envision decreasing school bus services to children who live a certain distance from schools? >> those are local decisions. this shines a spotlight on how beneficial the says. it helps districts do the right thing. it is not a federal mandate. it is encouraging people to do this. we have resources. we have $410 million we want to invest in safe and healthy students. we want to think about what they're doing before school, during school, after school. i am convinced that children will not be at their best academically if they are not healthy. this is a way to make sure they have the maximum chance to pursue their academic potential. >> as we approach the school

year, the question for you or anyone else up there, to what extent are you concerned that the effort to have good nutrition for so many kids who can only rely on school lunches and school breakfast for their daily nutrition is going to collapse every year at this time? >> that is a real concern. the summer feeding program is a big deal. that is something i worry about a lot. whether it is over the summer or the weekend, the students who are struggling to get quality food at home, that is a concern. >> it is 2.4 million children. if you assume that at least 11 million children that now participate in school breakfast programs are are added income level where they need that assistance and we know we have 2.4 million children getting the summer feeding program, that is a significant gap.

we also know that only 80,000 of the 100,000 schools that have school lunch programs offer the breakfast program. 11 million is probably not the whole of it. we have a significant gap. this is a very important issue we are discussing in the context of the child nutrition reauthorization legislation ever. as underscores the president's 2011 budget proposal that would up to capitol hill put forth $1 billion per year to support the child nutrition three authorization program. we feel that is what we need. congress is trying to find those dollars. we all agree that it is an extremely important effort and we hope that)nñr:ur(p' go beyond what the senate bill has done. that is a great start. it is $4.5 billion but we think we need a 10 milk -- $10 billion bill. >> you asked about kids walking

to school. the schools are a piece of it but the surrounding neighborhoods, if they are not designed in a way that allows for many communities without sidewalks or bike paths to get to school, there are a branch of wayneys to ensure that we have opportunities for kids to walk to school. it might be whether we are redeveloping a community, making sure we have sidewalks that are incorporated. often, if you look at the older designs of public housing, you don't have eyes on the street. we are in corporate front porches and a range of features to those developments that makes them safer. a coordinate with local police departments to ensure their pathways to school that are there. whether it is transportation funding, block grant funding, or other sources, we have developed

a set up livability principles. we have funded $100 million in regional planning that is helping communities develop standard best practices to incorporate sidewalks, bike paths, and a range of other features that will make it possible for people interested in walking to school to do that. >> in the front row? >> i wanted to ask about the healthy food pipe sing initiative. presumably, you have talked with supermarket ceo's and executives and why do they cannot operate -- why they do not operate in neighborhoods -- in certain neighborhoods? >> we had a lot of experience

with this in new york city developing a set of standards. you often see a lack of information about the purchase and potential in those communities. there are things we can do to get more information out to companies about the purchase and potential. the single biggest barrier that we have seen, particularly in public housing communities, it is difficult to get retail in their particularly with the right size for flore place for supermarkets in many communities. one thing we will work on as we redevelop public housing for error trace it never its initiative is making sure that there is available space of the right size and dimension for a modern supermarket to be available. much of this is also access to fresh foods.

does not as places for supermarkets but the opportunity for growing fresh food. many investments we are making in communities that have been hard hit by foreclosures and abandonment, there is an opportunity for urban farming. we have done that in a number of cities or of the country through investments we have made in the neighborhood stabilization program. another opportunity is the we worked with the department of up agriculture to do plans to make connections with those neighborhoods with local farmers to find out if farmers markets to be set up and to grow food within a public housing development. there's nothing like the experience of a young child growing vegetables and understanding the connection between healthy foods and seeing it before their very eyes. just like the white house garden does that, we need public housing to make sure we have land available for this kind of gardens.

>> one of the reasons it is so important to have this multi- agency look, often, a big purchaser in any area can beat the school lunch and breakfast program. changing fiscal guidelines, driving the opportunity to purchase more local fruits and vegetables and create the demand, that may or may not be on the radar screen right now for grocery4cr' stores but quiy comes on the radar screen. as a former governor, we saw this in communities. it is ironic in a rural state that we had food is desert. -- gude deserts'. --food desserts. until you engage one of the local institutions to be more -- major purchaser, the stream of revenue was important. to have the department of agriculture and keaton with housing and others can have

court -- create financing revenues that may not be available now. >> the first lady said it is rural and urban food deserts -- in all areas of the country and if you look at the f y 2011 budget, it is not the largest pot of money we have ever seen. many rural communities that need help don't have the population density that the poor brick and mortar grocery store operations. we are looking at things like developing a mobile supermarkets where a mobile grocery comes to your community and it is there on wednesday afternoon from 4-8 along with the book mobile. there are a variety of strategies we are all working on

in concert to address this issue. >> to underscore what kathleen was just saying, this is not just the federal government coming in to put in a grocery store. this is the federal government trying to leverage private dollars as an incentive to come up with ingenious and creative ideas to bring fresh foods had access to fresh fruits and vegetables to communities that don't have them. like philadelphia. >> there is this idea that if

you put a supermarket or vegetables in the corner store that people will buy them. one big battle is trying to make the cost of healthy foods as a portable as the junk food, if you will. >that will be played out in the farm bill and subsidies. there has been less luck and people would like to take subsidies away from some people. is there anything in this proposal on the horizon about you working to make these products more affordable when it comes to the farm bill or elsewhere so that people can buy them? >> from my personal shopping experiences, i actually think foods and vegetables are not as expensive as people believe they are. for many of us, much of the money is spent in those internal

aisles in the grocery store where you are processed foods are setting and your kids are tugging on your arms least asking you to buy. it is more complicated and it requires education. it is a whole government approach because it is about time and convenience and access. it is really a community wide approach. wonka example we have paid attention to as we have been developing this is the shape up summerville initiative in massachusetts. it has to be foundations and the schools and the school pta and it is complicated. getting people to eat more fruits and vegetables is a complicated thing. is not as price driven -- it is not as price driven as you might think. >> [unintelligible]

i understand it is a complicated issue but price is one issue. >> certainly, we raise the question about the so the tax or sugar tax and that is an issue that if you look at this report, we acknowledge what is going on with regard to subsidies and with regard to taxes and what states and localities are doing. this is an issue we have to take on and do further study. we encourage and recommended further study be done. we have received some information but in all cases it is not conclusive. we draw from what we know. we recommend there be further study so we can determine what will be appropriate in the next step. i am getting this sign and i will take the last question here.

>> i wanted to ask how you plan to tap into kids and draw them into these programs. will that happen through the school system? as you have children who grow up to help your adults, are we looking at potential savings in terms of the bigger picture down the line? is that part of what this thinking is? >>sure, we know we spend about $150 billion annually on diseases related to obesity. diabetes, heart disease, etc. it is critical we take this issue on now so we are not addressing these issues in the future is critical as a cost issue but also from a health and a moral standpoint. we want our children to grow up healthy and secure.

we want them to be more physically fit. certainly, the schools are an excellent place for us to engage we have seen a wonderful reception from the education community on this issue. we know through recess and physical activities and are healthier school tell us that those are wonderful ways to do it. also the reconstitution of the president's council on physical fitness and retention -- and nutrition has been reconstituted this year. that is a way to encourage kids but we also know we have to do this with parents in communities with a. looking for ways for kids to have outlets' not only through sports leagues but non- competitive plight and encouraging that. sean was talking about kids biking to school. there are a number of ways we are doing this.

we are thinking across the landscape about what we can do and state and local government and, most important, and powering parents so they tell their kids that 60 minutes of play per day is good. those are some of the examples. i don't know of my colleagues want to add to that. with that, i will have to conclude. thank you so much for your questions and answers. we look for to talking to you further in the future about this initiative. thank you. c-span3 c-spa[captioning perfory national captioning institute] [captions copyright national

cable satellite corp. 2010] >> today on "washington journal ," president obama's strategy on the midterm elections. after that, a look at the senate and house primary races. that is live at 7:00 a.m., on c- span. monday, campaign rallies for pennsylvania's 12th congressional district candidates. the democrat will be in johnstown, pa. with president obama. that is monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span. >> supreme court al indicated is meeting with senators in defense of her confirmation hearings. -- supreme court elena kagan is meeting with senators in defense of her confirmation hearings.

we provide unique insight about the court in our book provided in hard cover. >> president obama honored law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty last year at the national peace officers memorial service. the event featured a musical performance by country music singer leann womack. this is 40 minutes. >> as we gather here with the sport of our >> we pay tribute to our fallen heroes. help us to see your greatness

and glory. make your glove great thrust through every family. give them strength so they can mount with wings -- mount like wings of eagles. the gracious to you and bless you. may all the people praise you, amen. please be seated brothers and sisters, law-enforcement family, friends, and dignitaries, is indeed my honor and privilege to welcome you to the 29th annual national peace officers memorial service. i would like to begin this afternoon, actually morning now, introducing our keynote speaker, the president of the united states, barack obama. [applause]

from his first day in office, he made a commitment to law enforcement and public safety very clear. he moved quickly to get desperately needed funding for our state and local departments to retain and hired new law enforcement officers. at a time when overseas deployment were leading to reduced numbers of officers, we are laying off police officers. president obama led the charge to secure more than $4 billion in federal funds for local and state law-enforcement agencies. his budget showed a renewed commitment of the federal government to our nation's most successful anticrime programs. most of the bleak, -- most just two days ago, this administration sent a letter to congressional leaders asking for an additional $2 billion to be

used by state and local governments for law enforcement officers and firefighters. president obama and his administration have been and continue to be remarkably open with the fop and has received our input for many of his important appointments for law enforcement post. since taking office, he has demonstrated a genuine willingness to be a partner and a champion for the rank-and-file officers. brothers and sisters, our survivor families, distinguished guests, please help me welcome the president of united states, barack obama. [applause] >> thank you. thank you for that warm introduction and for your outstanding leadership as national president of the fraternal order of police. i want to commend the entire

fraternal order of police and all of its leaders for all the work you do on behalf of america's peace officers. let me also recognize the auxiliary president, members of the fop exhilarate, and members of congress including attorney general eric holder and distinguished members who are here today. to the survivors of fallen law enforcement officers, our hearts go out to you for your loss. the husbands and wives, mothers and fathers you lost protected us all. all americans are grateful for the lives that they gave in the line of duty. to the active duty law enforcement officers who traveled from all over the country to be here, let me simply say, thank you. thank you for the service you are rendering to our nation. for the sacrifices you are

making on behalf of our people. every day in america, families go about their lives. wake up and sit down for breakfast and send their kids off. to off they get into the office or to the factory floor after putting an honest day's work, they return home ready to do it all again morning. we often take for granted the cycle of life. we know that chance can change everything overnight. we also rely on a certain order in our lives, a certain sense of security that lets us sleep safely in our beds and walker and our neighborhoods free from fear and go about our daily lives without being victims of crime. that sense of security does not come on its own. what makes it possible, what makes freedom possible for the law enforcement officers we honor today. these are men and women like so

many of you. anyone who has ever put on a uniform or worn a bed in the name of law, in the name of order, in the name of protecting and defending the united states of america. what led you to live such a lead? ife? part of it is what leads any of us to pursue a recession -- a profession, the responsibility to provide for our wives and husbands and give our children and grandchildren a better life. there is also a family legacy honor for some. there is a proud inheritance. there is also another reason, a higher calling that led the men and women we honor today like so many of you to become peace officers. it is a calling to serve our neighbors, our neighborhoods, to

live a life in service of others. it is a calling that carries immense risk. you don't know what dangers you will confront each time you put on that uniform or step outside in plain clothes. whether you are 8 beat patrolman or a deputy, you don't know what the next dispatch will bring. all you know is your duty. to keep us safe, keep our community said, and keep america safe. it is a duty to fulfill every single day. today, we honor americans who lost their lives in pursuit of that duty, in pursuit of that calling. we honor a 70-year veteran of the oakland police department -- a 17-year veteran of the oakland police department.

he was the kind of guy you could always count on to get you to do the right thing. he was killed on march 21, 1975 and leaves behind his wife and children. we honor a six-year veteran of the sheriff's office in florida. he was a big target. he wants delayed serving a minor a warrant until sunday so they father of six could earn one more day's pay for his family. on april 25, 2009, he was killed attempting to arrest a suspect they tracked down at a gun club. he is survived by his wife michelle and five children. we honor trooper joshua miller, a veteran of the pennsylvania state police and the united

states marine corps. he was a troopers trooper for the only thing he looked more than stopping truckdrivers and taunting was spending time with his wife and their three daughters. his face lit up when you mention of them. he was killed on june 7, 2009 during an operation that rescued a 9-year-old boy that had been kidnapped by his father. we honor these americans and the to the law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty last year. each is loved, each is missed, each is among america's finest. these men and women joined nearly 19,000 americans who have made such a sacrifice. and the deputy was shot investigating a service at a tavern in 1992. such a sacrifice is what makes it possible for us to go on about our lives, to pursue our dreams and enjoy a america's freedoms.

does an honor roll and craved not far from here -- and great international police officers memorial. the americans a memorialize there are four bronze lions greet each one is from the brook -- book of proverbs the wicked flee when no man pursue it but the righteous are as bold as of the lion. may god's face shine upon those who we have lost. may watch over the ones that guard us still. maybe bless the united states of america. now and forever. [applause]

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>> i want to thank the president of united states for his inspiring words. i hope they brought you comfort. i would notw like to take an opportunity -- we have a representative for one of the most valuable fop partners, the chief financial officer. [applause] earlier today, he accepted the president's award on behalf oand we're happy you could join us today. it is a distinct pleasure to introduce a special guest, the incredibly talented leann womack. are looking forward to her performance in a little while. thank you, ma'am. [applause]

i want to thank thtommy mottola. thank you for coming. [applause] everybody be seated please. president harry truman, commented on the state of the country, at the end of the second world for said," this is the hour to rededicate ourselves to the faith in mankind that makes us strong." these strong -- these words are strong to law enforcement community every year. as we come together to show our respect, our adulation, and our support for our brothers and sisters who have laid their lives on the line for all of us and paid the ultimate prize for protecting our great nation. we come here to washington, d.c.

every year and we come to rededicate ourselves to the most humble of our duties. that is to continue the promise that we will never forget the sacrifices, we will never forsake the families of our heroes, and we will never allow the citizens of our nation to forget the law enforcement community. we desire a safe place to raise our families. we are willing to do whatever it takes to fulfill the american dream. at this 29th memorial service, we are honoring one of the lowest numbers of volunteers in many years. but any year that we are forced to come here and read the names of even a single law enforcement officer, that is one too many. the officers we are here to honor today come from all of the country, townships, small cities, large cities. some wore badges. some more stars but they all

wore honor in their hearts. they chose to do a job that will never make them rich, will cause them physical elements, and in most cases, they worked overtime and side just to provide for their families. they did this with the knowledge that their jobs for hon. and indispensable. words cannot truly express what the law enforcement family must endure when tragedy strikes. only those who have suffered loss of a father, a mother, a brother, a sister, a child, or a co-worker will ever know the sacrifices we must all make. that is why we host this annual service. that is why we have and will continue to dedicate ourselves to making sure that our nation will never forget the heroes we honor today. president ronald reagan once said," this country was founded and filled with people with

great dreams and the courage to take great risk them." the great risk is that most of us is downplaying their careers. many times when an officer commits a heroic action, there is -- they are the last ones to talk about it and they almost always say they did what they had to do. there is usually -- they are used embarrassed by the accolades and did not understand what the big deal is. they did their jobs. my friends, the big deal is that as humans, we are supposed to flee danger, not run toward it. when a citizen here is about these actions, they know it takes a special breed to fight nature and run into trouble. it is our hope that all americans will rededicate themselves to keeping our country strong and that we will never forget those heroes that allow them to follow their dreams. god bless you, the families of our fallen brothers and sisters.

may god bless our law enforcement community and by god bless our troops to fight every day for our freedom and protection overseas. thank you very much. [applause] i would like to introduce leann womack, who will sing," i hope you dance." ♪ there is a god.

there is a god. there is a god.

we often think about what to often don't understand. how the world began. ♪ there is a god. there is a god. there is a god.

how much proof do you need? there is a god. there is a god. there is a god, how much proof do you need?

oh, there is a god. there is a god. there is a god, how much proved do you need? -- how much proved to you need? -- how muchproof do you need ? [applause] >> thank you. i would night -- i would not -- i would not -- i would now like to ask beverly crump to step to the podium.

>> members of congress, brothers and sisters of law-enforcement, and honored guests, welcome to the 29th annual fraternal order of police memorial service. my name is beverly crump and i am the national president of the fraternal order of police national auxiliary. on this special location, we gather to honor and pay tribute for the supreme sacrifice these men and women of law enforcement paid. with valor and devotion, our country's law enforcement officers stand watch, fulfilling their duties with courage and commitment . putting them cells in harm's way and working tirelessly, exemplifying their commitment to justice. , fighting crime, violence, and terrorism in their communities and for our country. from the first service held here

29 years ago, the fraternal order of police and auxiliary continue to harbor their responsibility to make this service special for moms and dads, husbands and wives, brothers, sisters, sons and daughters who are here to honor the spray public servants who have given the supreme sacrifice. 25 years ago, i attended my first piece officers memorial service. each year, there is a list of new names of heroes in our program. we make changes to this service but the one thing that never changes is the heart in the heart of those in attendance because of the prize their loved ones paid. we learn your stories of how your officer died greasy or pain and here you're crying. we see that many co-workers who, along with you, are trying to

cope without the loved one who made this trip necessary. webster defines the hero as a person who, in the opinion of others, as distinguished courage and has performed a heroic act. searching google, i find there are over -- over 1000 websites that qualify a hero. i personally have selected these five essential qualities -- service, conviction, selflessness, bravery, and sacrifice. these qualities, i believe to be the powerful character traits of those we honor here today. each of you wearing a name badge or ribbon identifies you as a surviving family member or co-worker trying to accept that life must go on. you are surrounded here today by

thousands who share in your grief. most importantly, we offer support to do and your families. when an officer dies, the message rings out across the nation that we have lost one of our own officers from many states will arrive with an immediate aid in their hearts. they have never met your officer, but the thin blue line of law enforcement and extends across this united states supporting, offering prayers, and reaching out to our law enforcement families. strangers will line the streets waving flags and holding posters, thanking them for what they did. law enforcement is a respected profession. when an officer dies, thousands mourned the loss of those who chose to serve and protect. i share with you a poem by an unknown author entitled, "our finest." not like the cops and robbers on

a prime tv show, not like the sheriff in the old wild west the would face and shoot his foe, the officers who guard our streets are mortals, as we all, who choose to work a greater good and in their work stand tall. they stand a hedge against the forces that seek to hurt and killed. each day they risk body and mind, their duties to fulfill. when the dreaded call goes out that one of them is down with loyalty and amazing speed the fraternity row gather round. the protect us from ourselves they protect us from each other no finer service can be performed them to stand in harm's way for another. it is impossible for us to understand the loss that you have suffered. we hope you will feel the love and prayers being offered as we

gather today, national police officers memorial day, to honor your loved ones. our fraternal order of police of bill ramallah reads, "never let them walk alone." i believe that "survives, love prevails, tears clans, and memories comfort. representing of tillers everywhere, our hope is that each of you this week and today accept the open arms of the eternal order of police and auxiliary for the supreme sacrifice paid by your loved ones may god bless you and our military men and women and god bless each of you who continue to serve daily and law enforcement. thank you. [applause]

>> joining us on stage is a detective from the brunswick police department. [applause] ♪ the realization of their

sacrifice he brings himself to his knees. out of all those laws, most i have never met why they gave their loves, i soon won't forget. when we see a folded flag and the pipes began to play if they begin to apply amazing grace. so, we lean on the pulpit because they stood for honor and truth. they may be gone, not forgotten.

where they are living in at me and you. so, we lean on on the fallen. so, we lean on the fallen. because of all the friends and families left behind some feel proud, some wonder why. all we can do is stand up and carry on remember how they lived instead of how they died. i have never been at st. peter's gate.

i guess you hear the voice of god. the candles raised up, we are standing in heaven. so, we lean on the fallen. because they stood for our honor and truth. they may be gone, but not forgotten. where they are living in me and you. so, we lean on the fallen. yeah, we lean on the fallen.

there were mistakes made in the past. each time we go to work may be our last. the daily stress of making sure you all go home say that night. made those heroes live forever through you and i we all understand that for all the times that you stood watch though you never knew, got was always watching over you.

-- god was always watching over you. yeah, god is always watching over you. and so we lean on the fallen. because they stood for our honor and truth. they may be gone but not forgotten. they are living in me and you. so, we lean on the fallen. yeah, we lean on the fallen. ♪

[applause] >> coming up, "washington journal," where we take your calls for s. also, a house hearing with attorney general eric holder on procedures for questioning terror suspects. this morning on "washington journal," a look at the economy and the role president obama may play in the 2010 campaigns with a democratic strategist and a republican seg