this couple, floyd hammer and kathy hamilton, are from union, iowa.s about nine years ago during a trip to tanzania where they witnessed the malnutrition of some of the children there that they launched their program they call outreach. now they provide food to those children in need in more than 15 countries, including here in the united states. so there will be a union not just of the bushes and obamas today but this union, this united effort that this family will be demonstrating today as well. what's striking is the evolving relationship between president obama and the bush family. the first four years during his first term, president obama only visited with either one of the bushes, 41 or 43, a total of five times. this will be the third visit between members of the two families, between the presidents bush and mr. obama, in just the last three months. the most recent visit we witnessed on the national stage was actually on an international stage where you saw george w. bush walking alongside president obama where the two were together in tanzani

so far. >> i thought kathy hamilton gave an amazing speech. and you can see george h.w.amazing, amazing pair of socks on today. >> we'll move on. >> i could talk about the president bushes all day long. >> i know. and the show would just thank you for it. eric. >> so i have an issue with my puppy freedom. we took him to the hospital. but -- thank you for all the outpouring of support. very quickly, though, saturday had visiting day for camp. bunk 30. these guys have been together for seven years in a row. same eight guys. they're having a great time. great seeing my guys. >> that's nice. >> all right. bob. >> yeah, i missed some news that came up because on june 30th, there was a walk through central park to raise money for chronic pain conditions called crps. chronic pain attacks 50,000 people every year. it's pain 24 hours a day. every day of your life. and there is no known cure for it. medical schools don't address it. anybody who is able, please contribute money to the crps and let's try to do something about chronic pain. >> bob contributes to a lot of that pain. >

about ten years ago, floyd hammer and kathy hamilton were getting ready to retire.y had been farming for years. they had earned a break. they planned to sail around the world. and then their friend told them about a special place that they should visit along the way. in a village in tanzania. a volunteer mission was helping to renovate an hiv/aids clinic. floyd and kathy thought it sounded like a worthwhile detour. when they arrived in tantanzani the country was in the third year of a brutal drought. people were starving and dying. many of them children. having seen this, kathy and floyd simply had to do something about it. so their vision of a leisurely retirement was replaced by a new vision. fighting global hunger. today the nonprofit they created, outreach, has distributed free meals to hungry children in the united states and in more than 15 countries worldwide. today more th to date more than 233 million meals. that i have gone to see many of the children they met in tanzania grow up healthy and strong. this work they say is the most rewarding thing they've ev

we heard very moving word from floyd and kathy hamilton.in tanzania and needing to feed children there and how that moment truly changed their lives. as we watched that unfold here on america live. now today on to the news, an urgent new warning on iran's nuclear threat as we continue this hour of "america live ". this weekend's israel's prime minister put iran's nuclear program squarely back in the spotlight. he called on the bm administration to take more aggressive action against iran, including the possibility of military strikes. >> they are getting closer and closer to the bomb and they have to be told in no uncertain terms that that will not be allowed to happen. i think it is important to understand, that we cannot allow it to happen. you know, our clocks are ticking in a different pace. we are closer than the united states. we're more vulnerable. and therefore, we have to address the question of how to stop iran before the united states does. >> ambassador john bolton is former u.s. ambassador to the united nations, of course. also

today they handed out award number 5,000 to a retired couple from iowa, floyd hammer and kathy hamiltonwho have decided to dedicate their lives to feeding over two million meals to hungry children in 15 overseas countries. >>> still ahead tonight, news of an alarming rise in blood pressure, but this time you can it's among children in the u.s. tonight, the alarming spike the doctors are seeing and what they are recommending. >>> and later, the critics thought it was just too good a murder mystery for a first-time novelist. turns out, the author had written a few other things. >>> as we mentioned, our health news story tonight is important, it is about high blood pressure which, of course can lead to so many other serious illnesses a new study out tonight found an alarming increase in children with high blood pressure. our report from our chief medical editor, dr. nancy snyderman. >> you have done amazing. >> reporter: 15-year-old ethan borst is on a mission this summer to get healthy. like a lot of kids, he is struggling with his weight, and more surprisingly, high blood pressure. >> my

. >> reporter: the award was given today to floyd hammer and kathy hamilton of iowa, a retired couple and farm owners who created nonprofit to provide meals for hungry children in 15 nations. the 89-year-old bush spent nearly two months in the hospital at the end of last year. but he was back on the public stage in april, when he joined the other living presidents, for the dedication ceremony for his son george w. bush's library in dallas. recently bush has demonstrated a flare for fashion. for his 89th birthday last month, he sported superman socks. at the white house, bush didn't disappoint the style watchers, his choice of socks, sandy cane stripes. >>> researchers are reporting an alarming rise in high blood pressure among kids across the country. 27% spike in hypertension in american children between the ages 8 and 17 over a 13-year period. it's being blamed on childhood obesity and too in salty snacks. >>> apple is investigating a report that a woman in china was killed by an electrical shock from an iphone. according to chinese news media, it happened when the 23-year-old woman

. >> reporter: kathy hamilton and her husband floyd hammer were planning to retire to their iowa farmthe globe but first them went to help friends volunteering in tanzania. then in the midst of a terrible drought. >> when i saw the fifth child die, i said, floyd, we have to do something. we can't allow these children to die like this >> reporter: they began by bartering corn for baskets made by local women and selling them back in the u.s. to raise money. but that didn't seem like enough. so they started packaging meals to send overseas. >> three months later we sent our first 300,000 meals to tanzania to the village where we had been working. we didn't plan to do this. it happens >> reporter: ten years later outreach, the organization floyd and kathy founded, has distributed more than 230 million meals in 15 countries. including to hungry children in the u.s >> it was astounding. we had no, you know, we live in the bread basket of the world in the middle of iowa. we didn't know the extent of hunger even in iowa >> reporter: the couple now has a 30,000 square foot warehouse for food a

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floyd hammer and kathy hamilton, a retired couple and a farm owner from union, iowa, who told their story of going to africa and their lives changing forever. they're the founders of a nonprofit that delivers free meals to children suffering from hunger in 15 countries, including the united states. this all started after an outreach trip to tanzania where they stopped to volunteer at a mission and were forever changed. on this day, we honor their work and volunteers around this country and around the world. in fact, points of light has seen millions of people volunteer and assist. they've mobilized the forces of millions of people to take action and bring a change in this world. we'll continue to follow the developments and talk much more about it. meanwhile, i'm tamron hall. the news nation is following developing news, continuing reaction to the george zimmerman not guilty verdict. protests planned today in cleveland, ohio, detroit, michigan, and washington, d.c. the reverend al sharpton is calling for a justice for trayvon national day of action saturday and says demonstrations are pla

. >> reporter: the award was given to floyd hammerry, kathy hamilton of iowa, retired couple and farmersfit to provide free meals to hungry children. the 89-year-old bush spent two months in the hospital at the end of last year but he was back on the public stage in april when he joined the other living presidents for the dedication ceremony for his son george w. bush's presidential library in dallas. >> god bless america and thank you very much. >> reporter: recently bush has demonstrated a flare for fashion. for his 89th birthday last month, he sported superman socks. at the white house, bush didn't disappoint the style watchers. his socks, candy cane stripes. president obama said he was one of the million of americans inspired by george bush's passion for volunteering. >> 89 and still rocking the socks, i like that. thanks for that, karen. >>> i might start to sound like a broken record here but i have to say this, it is super hot here in new york city. it is warm. that goes for most of the northeast and you folks in the midwest as well. heat warnings will likely be in effect through

[applause] ten years ago, kathy hamilton and lloyd were ready to retire. they had been farming for years. they earned a break. they planned to sail around the world, and then their friend told them about a special place they should visit along the way in a village in tanzania, a volunteer mission was renovating an hiv/aids clinic. lloyd and kathy thought it was a worthwhile detour. when they arrived in tans tanza, this was the third year of the brutal drought, people starving and dying, many were children, and having seen this, they had to do something about it, and so their vision of a leisurely retirement was replaced by a new mission fighting global hunger. today, the nonprofit they created, outreach, contributed meals to children in the united states and 15 countries worldwide. to date, more than 233 million meals. they've gotten to see many of the kids they met in tanzania grow up healthy and strong, and this work, they say, is the most rewarding thing they've done. i can say being to tanzania, we can attest how important the work is and changes lives

who work to make americans lives better places, i cannot think of anyone more deserving than kathy hamiltonamilton. before we actually present this award, i would be remiss if i didn't take an honor to honor the man that made this all personal -- -- to take an opportunity to honor the man that made this possible. i'm not sure he appreciates how much she has done to help the service. he championed and signed the national community service act. by washington standards, it was a modest law. it involved little money. looking back, we see that it has sparked a national movement by laying the groundwork for the community service. it gave tens of millions of americans meaningful opportunities to serve. today, thanks to those programs and others like them, and thanks to the passion of leaders like president bush, a volunteerism has gone from something some people do some of the time to something lots of people do as a regular part of their lives. since 1989, the number of americans who volunteer has grown by more than 25 million. service is up across age groups and regions. it is now a graduation r

. >> steve: well, floyd hammer and kathy hamilton. >> from iowa. they're from union, iowa.rted a group called outreach. they're work in america through feeding america and work in 15 countries around the world. their story is pretty typical of lots of amazing and remarkable stories. there is a story of a lady that taught in palm beach, florida, for 50 years, a lady named eustelea will be at the white house today. she used her retirement savings to start e tella's brilliant bus. she travels around in her community with 17 computers and inn a mobile bus and teaches kids how to use computers. there are lots of stories like this of remarkable citizens that are doing great things to help others. >> gretchen: remarkable citizens. plus your father and your mother as well have done so much and they'll be at the white house later today hosted by the obamas. how many bushes are going to invade the white house today? >> i kind of lost count. i think about ten of us. we're very, very grateful for president and mrs. obama for opening up this very special place for this occasion. my dad