the cafeteria, in the cafeteria a half maybe six different food stations. sighted students would walk in, read the print menu and take their choice. i couldn't read the menu. blindness wasn't the problem. blindness is never the problem. the problem was the format of the menu. so i went to the manager and i asked, can you make the menuaccessible . you could email it to me or braille the menu or posted online. i have software called screen reader that will convert to graphical information on websites or emails in accessible formats like digital braille and the manager told me sorry, we have over 1000 students. we don't really have time to facilitate one student for the first few months i tolerated the situation . i said at least i have food. at least i'm getting my textbooks for my classes. at least i'm getting an education . sometimes we engage in the oppression index. we compare ourselves and we tell ourselves someone else has it worse,stop complaining. at least you don't have it as bad as someone else but that kind of thinking is not helpful . it will neve

staff. >> reporter: 75% of schools nationwide reported cafeteria debt in 2018 the amount of debt ballooning since 2012 these lunch shaming stories keep popping up from rhode island to pennsylvania to new jersey as for jefferson's birthday, the 9-year-old says it was the worst one ever stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york >>> we are back in a moment with the controversial call at a high school swim meet, causing the winner to be disqualified. >>> and all the new bells and whistles in places as apple comes out with its new iphones, and a lot more so that early retirement we planned. it's going ok? great. now i'm spending more time with the kids. i'm introducing them to crab. crab!? they love it. so, you mentioned that that money we set aside. yeah. the kids and i want to build our own crab shack. ♪ ♪ ahhh, you're finally building that outdoor kitchen. yup - with room for the whole gang. ♪ ♪ see how investing with a j.p. morgan advisor can help you. visit your local chase branch. >>> back now with a controversy at a high school swim meet a 17-year-old swimmer disqualified after winning big in al

then i told the university, i told the food service at the cafeteria that they had the legal obligation to make the menu accessible to people with disabilities. and if they don't, i'm going to pursue legal action. i had no idea how i would do that. i was just 19, i couldn't afford a lawyer. now i know there are nonprofit legal centers that'll help students with disabilities. but back then i didn't know that. all i knew is that i had to try. i had to do something. and in this case, the very next day the manager apologizedded and promised to make the menus accessible. they did. they started sending the menus. back then i was a vegetarian, and it's much easier to eat vegetarian when you know what the food choices are, when you know which one of the stations is serving a individual tear meal -- vegetarian meal. so i finally could more easily eat vegetarian. life became delicious. and the next year a new blind student came to the college. he didn't have to fight for access to the menus. he had immediate access to the menus. that taught me that when i advocate, i'm removing barriers for an en

the cafeteria. in the cafeteria, they had six different food stations. i couldn't read the menu. point this wasn't the problem. the problem was the format of the menu. so i went to the manager and asked can you make the menu accessible or post it online? i have something called the screen reader that will work with websites or e-mails in accessible formats like digital braille and the manager told me we have over a thousand students, we don't really have time for these services. the first few months i tolerated the situation. i told myself at least i have food. at least i'm getting my textbooks in my classes. at least i'm getting an education. sometimes we compare ourselves and tell ourselves someone else has it worse at least you don't have as bad as someone else. but thawith that kind of thinkis not helpful. constantly comparing. i realized if i wanted the system to change, i had to do some thing so i researched the americans with disabilities act and i talked to advocates and told the university and food service cafeteria they had a legal obligation to make the menu accessible

she said she was terribly sorry, and they had spoke to the school cafeteria staff. >> reporter: 75% of schools nationwide reported cafeteria debt in 2018 the amount of debt ballooning since 2012 these lunch shaming stories keep popping up from rhode island to pennsylvania to new jersey as for jefferson's birthday, the 9-year-old says it was the worst one ever stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york >>> we are back in a moment with the controversial call at a high school swim meet, causing the winner to be disqualified. >>> and all the new bells and whistles in places as apple comes out with its new iphones, and a lot more >>> back now with a controversy at a high school swim meet a 17-year-old swimmer disqualified after winning big in alaska, all because the referee said her bathing suit was too revealing after riding up too far the district plans to appeal saying the suit was approved and issued by the school and she had worn it at previous competitions with no issues the referee's call is under review after causing so much outrage in the community >>> apple revealing the new iphone 11 tod

>> i am move the adoption of the cafeteria plan documents changes as described. >> second the motion. >> any public comment on this item? seeing then. all in favor? all of those opposed? it is unanimous in favor. we are moving right along here, with the heat. before anybody passes out let's move onto item number number 13. >> item 13, reports and updates from contracted health plan representatives. >> anything from the health plans? seeing then. -- none. come forward, claire. public comment on this item? >> thank you, clear, retired and play san francisco. the reason i'm bringing public comment for, i have been hearins item in this action. i've been hearing for members that their physician are asking them for certain annual fees. i've heard it anywhere from about 200-$1,500 per year that the physicians are asking. we are not sure if it is what they call for concierge service. these are from u.h.c. members, not kaiser. basically none of the retirees have discussed this issue, mentioned it, brought it forward, or responded to my questions, want to be identified. they are real people. i'

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there seemed to be some set of self subrogation and the cafeteria. and that seems like a place where you had some need different types of people and everyone was together, everyone was learning, that was kind of interesting and it was like a somewhat controversial to some people but i don't know, i don't think saying there shouldn't be white, i think there's a lot of good history there. >> wait a minute. wait a minute. i said it racially identifiable colleges. even at black colleges, white people are taken over many of those colleges andla blacks are complaining that there's too many whites in those colleges.b. >> black colleges have been embracing white students from the very beginning. 9 the problem is, white colleges were not embracing black students. that's the problem. >> laura: all right guys -- >> we have to have single colleges, not racially identifiable colleges. >> there is no evidence -- >> laura: all right, time out to both of you. i am glad we kept doctor west in his box. you always make me laugh.you'rer box like this, it is funny, you'r

she laid down on the floor at the cafeteria at her school in texas. e viral. >> a kind word can fix what you didn't see. >> the school district posted lt photograph. saying a kind word a hug and a compassion. are ail it takes to make a huge difference in a childs life. >> that is amazing. so sweet. >> all right. we have a lot of sports to deal with tonight. >> chris is here. >> here we go. a's. football season getting started. baseball in the home stretch. a's playing a huge game tonight. how the ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. our most awarded luxury suv. ♪ ♪ in the human brain, billions of nefor people with parkinson's,s, now, abbott technology can target those exact neurons. restoring control and harmony, once thought to belost forever. the most personal technology is technology with the power to change your life. thiwith the world's firstdo, invisible trailer. invisible trailer? hop in. silverado offers an optional technology package with up to 15 different views- including one enhanced view

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>> i am move the adoption of the cafeteria plan documents changes as described. >> second the motion.> any public comment on this item? seeing then. all in fav

>> i am move the adoption of the cafeteria plan documents changes as described. >> second the motion. >> any public comment on this item? seeing then. all in favor? all of those opposed? it is unanimous in favor. we are moving right along here, with the heat. before anybody passes out let's move onto item number number 13. >> item 13,

middle school that's overcrowded where children have to e in the library because they can't neat the cafeteriawhere teachers are being -- are having to use their own moneyeo educ students. and these are the children that are the children of service members. these -- one principal tol helene cooper in the "new york timeme that these are the children that are bearing the burdens of the war that we're fing. itit an incredible thing that therepublicans are sticking with the president. but i shows you why they're sticking with the president on other hard things. pete: we l arnedutow the face of congress will be changing with more repub tcans sayiy will not run for re-election. this brings to 13 four the number of senate republicans who are retiring or resigning. so what is this? they just don't like being in the minority partyn the house? is that whats t about? >> i think the thing to take from texas and why we've h cad mald translate nationally. the filing. -- pete: the filing in line foror e general election? >> for re-election. so they have to decide sooner. so this is probably a leading indicat

fourth grader with autism was having a rough day last week and ended up laying down on the floor in the cafeteriaexas. a custodian saw her, got down with the girl to comfort her. that led to a photo that went viral after the girl's mom posted it on social media. >> a kind word just goes so far, and it can fix what you didn't see. >> i love miss esther because you are very kind of me. >> the school district posted the photo on social media saying a kind word, a hug, and a little compassion are all it takes to make a huge difference in a child's life. >>> next at 5:00, helping the homeless with a new program called clean start. the mobile facilities that are rolling out in two bay areas today. >> an update on a boat crash that left an 11-year-old dead. why his father is facing serious charges. >>> an exclusive interview with "jeopardy" host alec trebek. who knows a hobby can thalso be an investment.ht. we do it right too, with a lifetime warranty on craftsman. so, you can count on passing it down. >>> now at 5:00, tragic new details on a boat crash that killed an 11-year-old boy near angel his fath

microphone and he wants to arrest the attorney general, handcuff him to the chair and taken to the cafeteria they call this the prison and a house of representatives here. and i'm thinking to myself what has happened to the democratic party. so, what' what was your question again? [laughter] do you think that they will drive this right off the cliff and try to impeach president trump? >> i think they want to drive the ratings down to 37 or 35% at which time they will pull the trigger but if they can't get him down that far i think that they are just going to keep going on tv with the democratic party press to keep trying to destroy him so he will have a difficult time in the reelecti reelection. so i think the media and the democratic party are working hand in glove. they know they can do and say anything. they are jusyou're just going t. so, i think they are trying to drive down his rating and if they can get them down to the mid 30mid-30s they will make a e on him. they are looking at the polls right now and it's too early that they are looking at them right now and see the president in mi

we have to use the boys bathroom or the cafeteria bathroom because the girls bathrooms are broken. it is not fair they're going to take away money because they want to send it to other schools. that makes me feel really disappointed. they're showing us that the district does not care. they don't care about our opinions. we have a voice and we should have a say. we are kids, we get it, you adults know things but we should have a say. thank you. [applause] >> before the next speaker goes. i just want to say something. usually we don't comment during public comment, we don't respond back. i'm going to tell you a couple of things, a couple of you have said the superintendent's office is cutting our budget. my hope is that tomorrow morning you will go and talk to your principal. there has been no notice whatsoever, from my office, about your budget being cut. secondly, you talked about stir in the front, you talked about taking the cutback, or not doing the cuts, we have not proposed a cover your school. we have not communicated a cut to your school. this is for everyone. the rest of yo

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manners that's after a little girl was told she was not allowed to eat rice with her hands in the school cafeteria. suggesting that the child who eats with their hands has no manners is an echo of european colonial powers looking to tame the. wildness out of the people they controlled these european table manners were imposed on conquered people in an attempt to civilize them the idea of a single standard of acceptable table manners is just one of a host of strategies used to grow and promote racism or thoughts of been hard to digest though in some quarters the article by just. was published in a canadian pearlington legacy she argues the tibble mothers should be updated to be more diverse think looting in schools but the shelves article are plenty of people to. another nail in the coffin of the word racism having any meaning left whatsoever shame of colonisation food activist stick a fork in it's we're done no wait not a fork that's racist culture isn't a race when will people learn the difference between culture and race. you know we all have different cultural norms and certainly if when you co

then she would talk to the workers in the cafeteria and treated them with the exact same respect and had such a moral clarity. >> yes. >> about everything.us would.sae will return with their reflections on cokie. we're back in just 60 seconds. urn with her reflections on cokie. we're back in just 60 seconds. >>> what is your definition of womanizing, sam? >> it's not mine. the accusations were made against you. >> what is your definition of the term? >> i don't know. i simply say to you. if you -- >> well, all right. cokie, do you have a definition. >> most women know it when they see it senator. >> a classic moment from one of cokie's earliest appearances on "this week." that was back in 1989. she was a fixture on "this week" with david brinkley joining sam donaldson and george will questioning the powerful and debating the news. in 1996 she became co-anchor of this program. sam and george are standing by to reflect on cokie. first a look back at her time here at "this week." >> announcer: from abc news, "this week" with cokie roberts, sam donaldson. >> reporter: it was 1996. cokie

when we started this conversation, we started the conversation about a band for these types of cafeterias. we felt that the condition and the treatment of the labor force , not having one, actually only one having representation, organized labor out of 45 of these, in the entire city. thousands of employees that were working for companies that on an annual basis and make millions, if not billions of dollars per year in revenue. we felt that it was not appropriate. we felt that that conversation needed to be had come at the same time we were concerned about the impact of surrounding neighborhoods and surrounding small businesses, and what that meant to the surrounding environment. in terms of how we want to shape and go forward as a city. we then amended that, within the last year. i want to think a lot of the companies that's sat at the table with us, facebook, uber, dropbox, twitter, airbnb, lyft, many of the companies that you see, that actually have these types of employee cafeterias. we talked about going through an open and fair process, the conditional use process. always keeping an

important is that all too often white people talk about all the black kids are sitting together in the cafeteria ofthere is so much self-segregation is on white gepeople to make the spaces open rather than point a finger at others self segregating another aspect of your comment that struck a nerve is the history of south carolina is much richer than most people know especially if they are from out of statear and to interrogate to think of all the variety that whiteness covers up white is as about creating this racial category of people who come from different places with different traditions. i know we have a family friend growing up his mother was finnish and dad was sicilian. physically talk about white but culturally their cultures could not be any more t different the joke in the family was on the first day the thin went dancing the sicilian said they can work and then she never went dancing again. [laughter] >> i was once a civil rights activist and fighting in 1972 there were no blacks or cash registers nothing for black full education terrible. just coming out of new york all the minister

old movies in some cases in the way we have the same relationship with food, you know, you go to the cafeteria, and see something, you walk out with a really nice, you know, meal, and you say, oh, man, that's too much, i couldn't eat all of that. we have the love hate relationship with food and technology >> it's become essential. >> and we hate it's essential now. >> it's must have. the tech problems aren't perfect, some of them spy us, but still we use them. >> when i can't pry the iphone out of my grandmother's hands, there's no tech backlash this is a made up premise to write an op-ed about. >> what it's about is regulation the antitrust law currently has to show consumer harm. usually it comes down to price, monopolies, they raise the price, bad for the consumer. if they cannot demonstrate that there is consumer harm in this case, they are literally going to have to write the antitrust law to go after the companies in a different way. >> that's smart. >> and i think that's what it comes down to. that's why it matters how much screen time. >> get it out of my hands, would you. >> by the wa

on the air that cokie knew all the little old men in the congress, and she knew the waiters in the cafeteriae knew how to find out everything. ohe likeand politi too. she didn't just like politics, she liked the people wholi practiced cs. >> that's true. >> and she didn't think, you, kne said, you know, there are high crimes and misdemeanors, e kind that inflict great grievous damage on the country, and then there are the little bitty sort of crappy bribery scandals that she thought were not pleasant but not to be all and end all. >> woodruff: linda, wht do you think she loved about public media? she also obviously worked in commercial media, but what was it about npr, abo public media that attracted her do you thinkl >> wi think among other things was that it was a very open and diverse staff. we have a lot of women at npr, a lot of people of color work. he it was not impossible to were a. cokie and i had two of the best jobs at npr, and nina had the other best job at npr. and i don't know whe would have had to do if we had gone tf wo a television network or gone to work for a massive daily

the world's best restaurants why? he wanted to work in school cafeterias but first, this is "today" on nbc. ved money on our boat insurance. how could it get any better than this? dad, i just caught a goldfish! there's no goldfish in this lake. whoa! it's pure gold. we're gonna be rich... we're gonna be rich! it only gets better when you switch and save with geico. >>> and welcome back, the new school year underway, there's a push among parents and schools to make healthier better tasting lunches. >> sheinelle is here with one man's mission for every kid to sit down to a homemade meal. >> a lot of factors are at play, what should be served, how much should it cost, who should pay for it when it comes to getting kids to sit down and eat, one world class chef believes he may have a solution it's lunchtime, and what's on the menu, freshly cut fruit and homemade meatloaf with whipped potatoes staples that have become the rule, not the exception here in new london, connecticut. >> specifically the conversation about school food is about nutrition or the lack of quality. but quite frankly, the mos

their kids are going to school in a place where there isn't enough room to eat lunch in the cafeteria, where there's no air-conditioning in some places and leaks and we're sending their parents to fight in iraq and afghanistan. i think it shows, look, if there was some national emergency and a consensus we had to find dollars and move them to pay for something else important, that would be one thing but there's no consensus. congress has the power of the purse. it did not appropriate the money for this wall and it's in the service of a presidential fiction that we're being invaded from the south, we haven't got a wall there, we have to have a huge wall. we have a wall there. it's working pretty good. our border defenses are pretty good. it's a manufactured crisis for political purposes and these kids are the one people bearing the brunt of it. >> mark jacobson, nick said something important, it's the work of fiction. and we spent the week talking about the fiction of alabama being in the path of hurricane dorian, the fiction being furthered by donald trump's sharpie. i always hoped do

she has autism and sometimes that can make a trip to the crowded cafeteria a little overwhelming kenleyted ways 9-year-old kenley balusia loves music, dancing and being a 4th grader every morning she goes to breakfast at school along with all the other kids but kenley has autism and sometimes crowds and noise can be a little too much. >> the cafeteria was maybe just a little extra busy that morning. >> last week, running late and her morning routine disrupted, kenley got a little overwhelmed. >> we came to school in a rush, and she doesn't do rushing, she kind of needs to go at her own pace. >> enter someone special, school custodian, esther mccool, known to the kids as ms. esther. she noticed kenley lying on the floor with her blanket crying, and laid down beside her kenley's mom works at the school and snapped this photo. >> i just thought people would appreciate seeing such a simple act that meant so much. >> holly posted the photo on facebook and it went viral. >> i think a lot of people appreciated that kenley was kind of in meltdown mode and she let somebody into her little upset

and he wanted no part in being in the cafeteria. got overwhelmed, he grabbed a blanket and decided to lie down by a nearby stage. that woman you see next to him, that is the custodian who saw him and decided that she was also going to lie down next to him, pat his back, and comfort him through this whole situation. and so this mother shared that. and a lot of words of support have been pouring in for that custodian. and honestly my heart is just full right now just watching that and seeing -- >> it's not just the educators, it's the support staff who also play a big role in helping our students in those schools. on this next #goodnewstues sty,us by e my favorite abc stations, abc 15 in phoenix. apparently people send a text message, sometimes it's wrong, you send it to the wrong person, you're later like, wrong number. this one was sent to -- unexpectedly to this man named bill. this sender was trying to help a family whose 4-year-old son, noah, was fighting to stay alive after suffering a seizure. trying to send a meal -- help him