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explore temple's impact.isit temple.edu/impact. >> welcome back to "inside story." philadelphia last week became the first major city in the united states to pass a soda tax, 13-4. it was a huge win for the new mayor jim kenney, and now comes the legal challenge, because the soda industry put up $3 million in advertisements on our television station and others trying to win that vote, when they didn't win it. and by the way, they had a history of winning 45-1 everywhere except in berkeley, california, so this was their second big setback. now the thought is they're gonna put up that much effort in court. and what do you expect to happen next? >> well, i think there's no question that there's gonna be a court case with respect to it. their argument is that it's a sales tax and the uniformity clause and all that stuff, and that will play itself out. my biggest concern is that we've now passed the soda tax, what does it mean? how are you gonna implement, you know, early childhood education so that it really does

explore temple's impact.sit temple.edu/impact. >> good morning, and welcome back to "inside story." let's talk about a soda tax that's been proposed -- a 3-cent tax on soda and sweet drinks in philadelphia. it hasn't gone well in many other cities. in fact, only one other has passed a 1-cent tax. is this something that we're ready to see happen in philadelphia? the compromise might be make it a 2 1/2-cent or a 2-cent, and then, as the mayor would like to do, apply that money to pre-k. what do you think's gonna happen on this one, val? >> i think there's gonna have to be a compromise. darrell clarke said, i think it was last week or 10 days ago, that 3 cents was ridiculous. that telegraphed that the votes weren't there for 3 cents, and he knew it. so it's gonna have to be some kind of compromise, whether it's a penny and a half, 2 cents. it remains to be seen. it's got a lot of support for it, though. i was talking to john doc about it last night. he thinks it's gonna be great for the city to fix these rec cen

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explore it. miles o'brien, the pbs newshour, north las vegas, nevada. >> sreenivasan: stay with us. coming up on the newshour: rebuilding nepal's historic templestroyed by a catastophic earthquake; and how parents can prepare for the worst without scaring their children. but first, financial fragility. most american households did slightly better economically in 2015 than 2014, according to a recent survey by the federal reserve. 69% said they were "living comfortably" or "doing okay," up from 65%. but 31% said they were either "struggling to get by" or "just getting by," a figure that includes millions of middle class americans. in fact, it can be surprising to learn just which americans continue to struggle. judy woodruff has the latest in our series with the atlantic. >> woodruff: by almost any measure, neal gabler has led a successful life. he's published well-received biographies of walt disney, barbara streisand and walter winchell; written for leading newspapers and magazines; taught at prestigious universities. he's a husband and the father of two daughters, now launched in their own successful careers. he lives in the hamptons, a place