for sunday's "face the nation," i spoke with cindy mccain, the head of the u.n.ld food programme, who told us from syria to the famine in sudan and gaza, it's important the world pay attention to those were going hungry. >> food security is national security, don't ever forget that, because if people are insecure from a food reality, they are not going to behave well. they start to migrate. wars begin that way. conflict is a part of all of this. the countries that are affected right now, the big ones that we look to, are all affected because of conflict. >> margaret: we'll hear more from cindy mccain this weekend, and i'll also speak to incoming trump national security advisor mike waltz. tune in sunday for "face the nation." people in the northeast, already digging out of several feet of snow, face another chilling challenge. more on that and your forecast coming up. on that and your fort coming up. ♪far-xi-ga♪ ♪far-xi-ga♪ ask your doctor about farxiga. after careful review of medical guidance and research on pain relief, my recommendation is simple: every home

s world food program cindy mccain last week and began by asking about the situation in syria and how her organization is getting food to those who need it most. >> well, our deliveries so far have been very smooth, but we need more delivery options open, which is what this was eluding to. more importantly, we have been able to get 70,000 people fed this month so far, but we need more. more importantly, we need the funds to do it. that's where we're lacking. you know, wp never left syria, we've always been in there, but now we need more routes, more ability to get not just more trucks but more people in so that we can help in the best way we can. >> the u.s. still has some sanctions on syria but they do let in u.n. humanitarian aid. there was a call in congress, a bipartisan one this week, for the united states to lift some sanctions. are you experiencing u.s. sanctions getting in your way at this point? >> not really. we've been able to, as you said, we've been able to move our goods through our food -- our food items, et cetera, through and get it through in a safe and quick manner

. >>> finally, a conversation with the head of the united nation's world food program cindy mccain about the link between global hunger and global instability. it's all just ahead on "face the nation." >>> good morning and welcome to "face the nation." congress and the biden administration are rushing to get business wrapped up during this last work week of the year for lawmakers before the former and president-elect takes the oath of office in january. we begin with congressman mike waltz of florida, who is the incoming white house national security adviser. good morning to you. >> good morning, margaret. tough day for army but great for america. >> indeed. well, as a green beret, i know you had a reason to be cheering there for army, sir. i want to ask you a number of topics, but before i go overseas, you sit on the house intelligence committee. you also, because of your new role, are in contact with president biden's national security adviser jake sullivan. do you think the public should be concerned about these reported drones all over the east coast? and have you the need for more a

let's take a little step back down memory lane, cindy mccain, the world food program, executive director on the 1st of may saying those famine in northern garza, the us a administrate to samantha powell on april the 10th saying the simon in gauze. why is this statement by the time and early warning system network proving so controversial in the us? why? i think it's reflected the rest within the administration about how so many door on how to manage. and it's in the um, the bite in the scene. um, as if he's given a blank check to nothing. yeah. to do whatever he wants to do and gather. he has refused to assign a ceasefire. he's typically the, populating the north of gaza. he's located locating the north of guys a and this actually, it costs the democratic party election or it actually contributed in their office. one, it was the, a lot of the problems within the democratic party, right, went over this issue. let me, let me bring along into the discussion from tele visa, how long? how much a when that's how much reporting is that are about finding within israel. it's very, very low. the i

we're run now by ambassador cindy mccain. we've been led by an american since the 1990s. there is an investment here. the world food program is something we can be very, very proud of as a country. >> thank you. now, this is the second round with the panel and start preparing your questions to submit to the panelists, whether online or here in the room. but before i take your questions, and then we'll go to the final round where the speakers will have key take-away for you and policymakers. let me go back to this sustainability question. we have the funding that is not enough for all the challenges we have globally. what is being done locally? and maybe that's where scott will jump in too. but working with small-scale farmers in rural area s, what i being done about sustainability of food security? you talk about the at the national level how the policies -- but tell us something about sustainability. >> i'll do my best. so i take a lot of encouragement in the growing strength of social movements. in particular in guatemala, food sovereignty movements, indigenous food sov

i called up cindy mccain. we know cindy well here. cindy mccain is executive director of the world food program. she is the spouse of our former deceased colleague, john mccain, and i said to her, is this right? are 65,000 people isolated in north gaza, for week after week after week, no delivery of food, or virtually none? and she said yes. she said yes. that is the case. and she didn't just to me. she also talked about gaza more broadly, and she said we can no longer sit by and just allow these people to starve to death. children, especially, she said, are starving to death. the height of malnutrition, the height of hunger, with that region, is unbelievably horrible. in november the united nations made 41 attempts to deliver aid to this section, north gaza, to the besieged people trapped in north gaza. 37 of the 41 attempts were blocked by the netanyahu government. four other deliveries were not blocked but were troubled. here is the situation -- a year ago, we heard that if there isn't sufficient food, chaos will ensue, because sta

we're run by ambassador cindy mccain. the --we have been led by an american since the 1990's. there is an investment here and the world food program is something we can be very proud of in this country. john: thank you. now this is the second round with a panel. start preparing your questions to submit to the panelists, whether online, virtual, and here in the room. but before i take your questions, and then we will go to the final round where the speakers will have key recommendations, key take away for you and policymakers, let me go back to carrie. and this is the sustainability question. we hear that funding is not enough for all the challenges we have globally. what is being done locally? and maybe that is where scoot will jump in ash where scott will jump in -- maybe that is where scott will jump in, too. but working with small-scale farmers in rural areas, what is being done about sustainability or food security? you talk about the national level, how the policies -- but tell us something about sustainability. carrie: i'll do my best. so i take a lot of encouragement in