in any state. >> he made promises and delivers. >> reporter: many of his supporters remain enthusiastic. jackie teaches a flower arranging class. her decision to vote for president trump is based on a single issue. >> i'm pro-life. pretty much it. i honestly am not a fan of either candidate, but that is very important to me. >> the recent news about an alleged plot by an extremist group to kidnap michigan's governor has shocked voters who blames the president's rhetoric for emboldening such groups. >> the way he's carrying on, i think he's making it easier for people to show their true colors. >> reporter: the african-american community in grand rapids has been holding events to register voters. the president has let them down. >> he's driving voters to the polls to vote them out. >> he doesn't stand up for the african-american community. we want to feel supported in the things that we do and some of the injustice that happens.

>> between the two candidates. >> reporter: amid a tight race, it may be michiganders like these who decide it. is this the first time you vote democrat? >> yes. >> why? >> i need someone who has a little bit of compassion and thinks about the other person. >> we see all that's developed in the trump era here of these past four years. and i'm asking myself, what is he's denying that covid even really exists. he says it's no more than a flu. he doesn't show vision and he lies like a rug. >> reporter: with the population of almost 10 million, a tale of two electorates in michigan are dug in and decide. what's rare, voters still thinking it over. >> i don't like the things that donald trump has to say about women, about minorities, about different ethnic groups. i think it's very inappropriate.

but i think he is appropriate to lead an economy to grow. he's a businessman, so i agree with that. >> that was janet shamlian reporting. janet, thank you. new numbers this morning show how the coronavirus pandemic has affected nutrition for youngest americans. children in 13 million households did not have enough to eat and less than 20% of kid who is qualified for free lunch got the meals they needed. >> reporter: here's another eye opening number for you from one study that found that when schools went to remote learning in the spring, they served nearly 400 million fewer meals than they had the previous school year. and with so many schools still engaged in distance learning this fall, there is a real concern about nutrition officers from coast to coast that the 30 million kid who rely on school lunches, some of them might be

going hungry. in cincinnati, ohio, 85% of students qualified for food assistance even before the pandemic hit. >> hey there, kiddos. >> reporter: when the schools shut down, officials made sure no student lived more than a mile from a pick up site like this one. still the city served just 10% of the meals it did when schools were open. >> i don't know what we would have done without it. >> reporter: ashley o'neal runs a food truck with her daughter. the mom of two worries about sending her kids back to school in person starting this week. >> anxiety is high. we don't know what to expect. i don't have a 9:00 to 5:00 where i absolutely have to be there. for the people that do have that, i'm sure they're freaking out right now. >> 23.4 million families nationwide have lost income due to the pandemic. many children qualifying for the national school lunch program for the first time because their family is suddenly making less

than about $48,000 a year. community groups have stepped in to help, but schools remain a major source of food for children. and 80% of schools report serving fewer meals after they shut down last spring. >> a lot of our families are in a new position of unemployment. this is new for them not to be able to go out and purchase food. >> reporter: jessica shelly is cincinnati's director of student dining services. she has relied on waivers from the department of agriculture to distribute food whether families have formally been approved for benefits. >> i think there might be students in the district that aren't getting the nutrition they need each day. and that's why it's so important that meal boxes and meals are available for all students. so, there is no stigma attached to getting a school meal and that all families can feel like they can come get the nutrition they need. >> in late august, sonny perdue

told lawmakers that allowing schools to feed all children for free was beyond his agency's authority. less than two weeks later, purdue reversed course, extending the summer meals program through the end of december. and last month, congressman bobby scott helped secure funding for the program to continue until the end of the school year. >> you don't have to go to a specific site. you don't have to show that you're qualified for a free meal or reduced price meal or full price meal. you can just get your meal. there's a lot of childhood hunger going on in america today. we can avoid this. we can minimize it if we fund these programs appropriately. >> at this point, it's crucial. >> reporter: ryan lopez was laid off in march. >> how many kids do you have? >> three. >> reporter: he says free school meals has helped his budget. >> i went from making over

$1,500 a week to, you know, now i'm just over $400 a week. there's no longevity to any of these plans. it just seems like next week we'll figure it out, next week we'll figure it out. >> thank you for that report. you're watching "the cbs overnight news." instantly clear every day congestion with vicks sinex saline nasal mist. for drug free relief that works fast.

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unpredictable world, the state department says it wants its people prepared for anything, from facilitating the expulsion of a hostile vehicle to the successful negotiation of unfamiliar terrain, so it built this, the sprawling foreign affairs security training center in virginia. diplomats are trained how to react to hostile or dangerous situations and what to do if the situation goes from bad to well -- >> hold fire. >> reporter: rick is the senior explosives and countermeasure trainer. >> we want to show them this to understand that they need to protect themselves and a little bit of awareness goes a long way. >> is this a reality check? >> absolutely. >> reporter: the enhanced

training comes after the state department had its own reality check in 2012 when four americans were killed at the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> benghazi got a lot of focus back in washington as it should have and we did learn lessons and it did demonstrate we're sending people to some of these very challenging locations. we owe it to them as u.s. citizens to make sure they're prepared. >> todd brown is the acting assistant secretary of the diplomatic security service. he says the five-day course used to be reserved for high-risk assignments. now it's standard for anyone going overseas. >> these skills serve you if it's a national disaster in some place or incident of crime or medical emergency. it makes our diplomats better prepared no matter where they go. >> this smoke house stimulation was added as a direct result of what happened in libya. trainees also undergo hour of precision driving, which in my

case was somewhat less than precise. >> did you miss it? i think you might have missed it. >> i don't know. i think i killed it. >> reporter: the final exam is every diplomats worst nightmare, an embassy siege. >> the goal is to make it as realistic as possible, so we've got an embassy on fire behind us and as they're evacuating, they come across trainees performing medical training and getting ready to get on the helicopter. and if you don't get on the helicopter, you don't pass the course. is it more dangerous to be a diplomat now than it was 20 years ago. >> to say the world is more challenging, i think that's a fair statement. the diplomats of today are not drinking gin and tonics on the terrace. our military colleagues take on serious risks overseas but so do our diplomats. i'm pleased we have this facility to train them as they should be trained and be prepared for what comes. >> successful state craft

requires proper preparation. better to have the training and not need it than to need it and not know what to do. christina

the texas state fair wraps up this weekend. the annual gathering of fun, food and livestock has been held nearly every year since 1886 and it usually attracts hundreds of thousands. but due to the coronavirus, this year's fair had to be down sized and transformed into a drive through affair. miryea villarreal. >> reporter: it's a texas sized tradition with a twist this year. every fall millions are drawn to dallas for football, food and fun. >> we always come for the corn dogs and turkey legs. >> reporter: over the summer the fair was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. but organizers found a way to

bring back the fun at a distance. >> can i get a beep beep. >> reporter: so we got a deep, popped off the top, and took a ride through the new texas state fair. as we enter the state fair, they want very little contact here. everything just gets brought to us. doesn't this look amazing. it's a limited menu with fan favorites like fries, fletcher's corny dogs and cotton candy thank you. and we had to make an extra stop at smokey john's barbecue for official state fair research. this is amazing. juan reeves says the fair opening as a drive through this year was a lifeline for struggling vendors during the height of covid-19. >> it was devastating because the fair represents about 31% of our annual revenue. >> what does that translate to as far as jobs? >> we hire about 100, 125 people. it's impacting people significantly. >> next door is a state fair

staple, sweet connie's corn on the cob. during world war ii, her family had to shut down their stand, but resilience is in their bloo >> we're born and bred to do this. >> reporter: no fair would be complete with fair games. we got our stuff, toys, food, stomach ache and we are done with the drive through state fair of texas. drive throughs are typically described as a convenient way to get food fast. but this drive through is offering a big bag of nostalgia with a side of comfort at a time when all people are craving a little bit of normalcy. >> everybody in our industr inds scrambled, but they've found a way to survi and cope. >> reporter: miryea villarreal, dallas. >> it wouldn't be the state fair without cotton candy. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back for "cbs this morning" a little bit later

this morning. and you can follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. i'm kris van cleave. it's tuesday, october 13th, 2020. this is the "cbs morning news." wasting no time. president trump hits the campaign trail one week after being released from the hospital. plus, joe biden gives new insight on packing the supreme court. three weeks away as election day approaches, early voters in georgia wait hours in line to cast a ballot while bogus ballot boxes start showing up in california neighborhoods. breaking overnight, a possible vaccine setback. another company in the u.s. halts its clinical trial after a volunteer gets sick.