>>> viola davis has two oscar nominations and critical acclaim.he fight to eradicate childhood hunger. >> i don't like to go to school hungry. >> i don't think anybody should go to school without eating. >> everybody should be able to eat. >> i'm viola davis. i was one of those children. i was one of the nearly 17 million kids in the united states who worried where they're next meal will come from. >> and viola is here with us live this morning. this is something, first of all, good morning. >> good morning to you, too. >> it's always great to have you here. >> back at you ten-fold. >> this is something dear to you. and something you went through as a child. >> i partnered with entertainment industry foundation and safeway foundation because they wanted to eliminate childhood hunger in america. and i love the word eliminate. not just help. but to eradicate it. and i do have a personal story because i was a kid who grew up hungry. i grew up in abject poverty. i grew up in buildings that had no plumbing and no phone. and infested with rats and no fo