david lee miller joins us live with news that is likely to leave a lot of parents hot under the collar reporter: indeed this is a serious problem underscored by a survey by the national league of cities, which said revenue and spending cuts are worse than they've been in the last 25 years. that isp}q now causing severe problems with summer programs throughout the country. let's talk about new york city. here a number of swimming pools, four, had to be closed because there isn't enough money to go around. additionally, youth ememployment program had its budget slashed by 15 million dollars that translates into 10,000 fewer spots for kids. in washington, d.c., 17 million cut from summer programs that means about 15,000 kids there are going to have to go without organized activities this summer. one group in the nation's capital says funding went from 120,000 last year to zero this year in cash strapped detroit, summer program that once served 7500 kids can now accommodate only 1200. as you said, the bottom line kelly, for many kids this summer is going to amount to a break from school, b

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david lee miller has more from new york. hi, david. >> hi, shannon. it is not your usual summer camp. for one week each year, kids in mississippi who have parents or relatives in the air national guard or army national guard can attend what is billed as the kit eag annual training. they eat in bar ranks and the mess hall and they learn how to make and get up clos look at the military weapon and gear. emily, whose dad is in afghanistan, says the camp is more than a good time. >> it is really fun. i enjoy doing it and meet new people. it teaches me how to march and what he does. when he is out, when he is deployed. >> campers are between nine and 12 years old. the program provides reassurance that loveed ones serving overseas are safe and well looked after. the program director says it allows kids to make friends with other kids from military families. >> the camp is all about building teamwork and team building. but it's also about having that common bond of having deployment that other children here that have deployed parents or grand parents or sibli

david lee miller is live in our new york city news room with more details about this, and david, how are the cuts across the board? >> well, unfortunately, kelly, thises a serious prem problem as you mentioned not just in new york city, but across the country. the national league of cities, reductions in revenues and cuts in spending are at this time, worse than they have been in the last 25 years. and let's talk now, that's some of the cuts in summer programs, i have a laundry list here. in new york city, a youth employment program was slashed by 15 million dollars and about 10,000 fewer spots also in new york city of the pools in the city had to be shut and in washington d.c., youth advocates say that 17 million was cut from summer programs, and that meant up to 15,000 kids are having to go without organized activities. one group in d.c. said the funding went from 120,000 to the summer to zero and in cash strapped detroit, a summer program that once served some 7500 can now only accommodate 1200 kids and coast to coast there are reports that libraries are having to layoff staff, cu

alleged by someone won at "news of the world" to the passing of the police about what was on david lee miller lee dowler's phone. martha: president obama is starting a press conference. we go to him. >> over the course of the weekend. and continued to urge both democrats and republicans to come together around an approach that not only lifts the debt ceiling, but also solves the underlying challenges that we face when it comes to debt and deficits. some progress was made in some of the discussions, some narrowing of the issues. speaker boehner and the republican house caucus felt it necessary to put forward the plan that they are going to be voting on today. i think everyone's estimation is that that is not an approach that could pass both chambers. it's not an approach that i would sign and it's not balanced. but i understand the need for them to test that proposition. the problem we have now is we're in the 11th hour, and we don't have a lot more time left. the good news is that today a group of senators, the gang of six, democrats, and republicans, i guess now it's a gang of seven because

david lee miller looks how the money crisis will hit the youngest residents?we're not just talking about new york city, a nationwide problem, for thousands of young people, summer is going to be a boring break from school. the problem cutbacks in services and programs across the entire country. problems here in new york city mean four pools are going to be forced to close and youth employment program has been slashed. and in detroit, a summer program that served 7500 is going to serve 1200 kids. lack of money means that 15,000 kids will be without summer activity. according to a survey, cuts in spending than at any time in the last 25 years. some argue cutting now may mean a bigger cost in the future. >> if we don't invest in children now, problems will be higher, crime will be higher, a lot of people will be out on the streets. >> reporter: there is some good news, private contributions are helping summer programs to survive. in houston, pools and recreation centers will now be open thanks to infusion of cash from energy company donations. and jobs and money

jon: david lee miller, language you.atti ann: for couples trying to have children the time it takes to conceive can feel like an eternity. a surprising new study find that women who have gum disease take an average of two months longer to get pregnant than woman with healthy gums. let's bring in dr. steven garner with new york's methodist hospital. thanks for joining us. the average woman takes five months, those with gum disease take seven months on average. that is the same as the difference for someone who is obese. >> that's correct. it's startling. people are looking for fertility tips and things and it may be the two things i'm holding, the floss and the toothbrush. patti ann: very significant tools. >> for nine caucasian people it takes over a year too get pregnant, which is too much time in black women. patti ann: it seems order in a there is a difference there betweeness nice a tees. let's explain the science here for a minute. gum disease forms pockets and in those pockets you can get infection and that can cau