. >> reporter: for military families like the lewiss, it's a cruel irony. >> it would be nice if we didn't need it. >> reporter: protecting our freedom but without enough money for food it limits their own. nbc news, texas. >>> the department of defense responded tonight telling nbc news it is reviewing the survey and will help the department strengthen resources available to service members and for more on the issue of hunger in america we invite you to go to our website nbc news.com. up next here tonight in a trip built on outrage another remarkable gesture from pope francis. outrage. >>> tomorrow, the pope ends a trip to south korea. >> reporter: good morning evening, lester. in another remarkable gesture by pope francis on this trip to south korea, the pope opened the door to improved relations with china, north korea and other asian nations at odd with the vatican. speaking to a group of bishops the pope said bishops don't come to asia as conquerers trying to erase national identities, instead, the catholic church wants to walk together with these nations. entering into a dialogue wit

these activist citizens like aida lewiss, like sepriol, like george mccorn. activist citizens who helped make this country great because they believed in their country believed their country in them and they joined with charles hamilton houston and thurgood marshall and together they defeated staggering odds so sometimes when i hear this talk about activist judges, i think giving the judges a little too much credit. structurural beauty of the that houston and marshall put into place was its its feignedy, patience. they chipped away at the doctrine of separate but equal asking only that the doctor of separate but equal be because they knew it couldn't. they knew that separate could equal.e and history, time and justice them right. there's an airport now in named after thurgood marshall and there are a number after charlesed hamilton houston, but the true of their labor are the lives that you and i are able to each day because each day that we are able to gather as we here this evening, each day that we can come under one roof our race, of regardless of our gen