give us an idea of the impact that that has in a country like mamadagascar. >> reporter: well, it meansample, that the harvest has been really badly hurt. the rice production harvest is down about 21%. and the affect affects on that f course is because it's in short supply the price has gone up. not only of rice but other staple foods like mays. in a country where 92% of the population lives on less than $2 a day, people simply can't afford those kinds -- any kind of increase. so more and more people are coming to feeding stations like this. we have just had a big group of school children come and go. we were wait on this next group of school children to come and get their only decent meal of the day. so the locust have affected from theville years all the way in to the cities. these farmest were helpless, they ate everything leaving the villagers hungry. there is new growth now but they are fright bed the swarms will return, their animals are also suffering. the locust made the fool for the bulls which are now too weak to now so everything has to be done by hand. >> the lobing cust cam

mamadagascar has to raise a quarter of the $40 million needed to start the plan. >> this is the best time to start the program because the insects are on the ground reproducing and laying eggs. >> the reduced harvest means staple food are more expensive. wfp feeds a quarter million children a day. it could be their only decent meal. a brief reprieve from a life that is harder from things out of their control. >> michael is back with sports. so the st. louis cardinals are walking into a tough home crowd in boston tomorrow. >> a challenging task ahead of them. but a little history is on their side. prior to the world series title win in 2004. the re red sox were under aked without theiaked--were haunted r inability to win a title. they will have the chance tomorrow night as they host the st. louis car cardinals for gam. they've a 3-2 series advantage. we have changes in the line-up ahead. john henry smith reports from boston. >> no one under the age of 95 have seen the scene that could unfold at fenway park. in game six the red sox have a chance to clinch a world series title at fenway