[♪♪] >> RECOVERY IS REAL.

RECOVERY HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE DAY IN KENTUCKY.

>> DEADLY OVERDOSE NUMBERS ARE DOWN IN THE STATE...

BUT WHAT'S NEXT TO CONTINUE THAT TREND OF RECOVERY?

>> IT WORKINGS FOR 95% OF OUR STUDENTS AND WHY WOULD WE NOT GIVE THIS KIND OF INSTRUCTION TO EVERY KID IN KENTUCKY?

>> Renee: A PROGRESS REPORT FROM A SCHOOL DISTRICT ON THE SUCCESSFUL WAY THEY'RE TEACHING KIDS TO READ.

>> WE MUST ALWAYS BE LOOKING AT WAYS TO IGNITE INQUIRY AND INNOVATION WITHIN OUR CHILDREN.

AND WE NEVER KNOW WHERE THAT INFLUENCE ENDS.

>> MEET THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

DR. BRIAN YEARWOOD LAYS OUT HIS PLAN FOR KENTUCKY'S LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT.

>> WHAT THEY FOUND WAS REALLY CONCERNING, BECAUSE IT FOUND A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN OVERALL CHILDREN'S HEALTH.

>> A PEDIATRICIAN WEIGHS IN ON THE WORSENING HEALTH OF AMERICA'S CHILDREN AND WHAT STEPS ARE NEEDED TO REVERSE THE TREND.

>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.

[♪♪] >> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO KENTUCKY EDITION FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH.

I'M RENEE SHAW.

THANKS FOR JOINING US.

THE NEXT BIG ISSUE ON CAPITOL HILL IS HOW TO AVOID A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

AS FUNDING NEGOTIATIONS ARE UNDERWAY, SENATOR RAND PAUL OF KENTUCKY SAYS THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO SPEND LESS.

HE MADE THE COMMENTS TODAY WHILE SPEAKING TO THE FRANKLIN-SIMPSON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DURING AN OPEN HOUSE HELD AT THE CITY'S NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT.

PAUL BEGAN ON A POSITIVE NOTE, SAYING HE BELIEVES THERE'S NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO BE ALIVE.

BUT HE DID ACKNOWLEDGE CONCERNS, INCLUDING TARIFFS AND THE NATIONAL DEFICIT.

>> SO I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERY ITEM IN GOVERNMENT.

NO ITEM SHOULD BE EXCLUDED AND WE SHOULD HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A HAIRCUT, JUST A LITTLE BIT LESS FOR EVERYTHING.

AND I WILL PROPOSE A BUDGET THAT DOES THAT.

IT'S CALLED THE PENNY PLAN BUDGET, AND I WILL INTRODUCE THAT IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AND IT WILL BALANCE THE BUDGET OVER FIVE YEARS.

AND I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH VOTES TO PASS IT, BUT I AM GETTING MORE EACH YEAR.

I THINK WE'VE GOTTEN UP TO ABOUT 30 AND I'VE GOT TO SOMEHOW GET TO ABOUT 50 OR ACTUALLY EVEN 60.

BUT MOST OF THE PEOPLE UP THERE STILL THINK THEY CAN BORROW AND SPEND.

BUT THAT BORROWING-SPENDING IS MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO AFFORD GROCERIES BECAUSE OF INFLATION AND ALSO PEOPLE FROM ABROAD.

IT'S DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO AFFORD BUYING A HOUSE NOW BECAUSE INTEREST RATES ARE HIGH, BUT ALSO THE HOME PRICES HAVE GONE UP SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.

>> CONGRESS HAS UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH TO REACH A TEMPORARY FUNDING AGREEMENT OR RISK A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

WE ALSO ASKED SENATOR PAUL IF HE HAS PLANS TO MAKE A RUN FOR THE WHITE HOUSE IN 2028.

>> IT IS TOO EARLY, BUT I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A VOICE WITHIN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THAT BELIEVES IN BALANCED BUDGETS, BUT ALSO THAT INTERNATIONAL TRADE IS GOOD FOR OUR COUNTRY AND THAT WE CAN ALL BECOME RICHER THE MORE WE INTERACT WITH THE WORLD.

I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE MORE WE TRADE WITH PEOPLE, THE LESS LIKELY WE ARE TO FIGHT.

SO IF YOU WANT TO AVOID FOREIGN WARS, YOU WANT TO GET IT FORWARD, AVOID BEING ENTANGLED IN WAR.

I THINK THE MORE WE TRADE WITH PEOPLE, THE BETTER.

AND I THINK THAT VOICE IS GETTING SMALLER IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

SO WHETHER IT'S IN THE SENATE OR RUNNING FOR THE PRESIDENCY, I WANT TO BE A VOICE THAT SAYS CAPITALISM'S WHAT MADE OUR COUNTRY GREAT.

AND TRADE IS A BIG PART OF CAPITALISM.

>> SOME FARMERS VOICED CONCERNS OVER TARIFFS, ALONG WITH HIGH PRODUCTION COSTS AND DECLINING COMMODITY PRICES.

THE CONGRESSMEN PUSHING FOR A HOUSE VOTE IN THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN CASE PREDICT A VOTE WILL HAPPEN.

REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN THOMAS MASSIE FROM KENTUCKY'S FOURTH DISTRICT HAS JOINED DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN RO KHANNA OF CALIFORNIA IN CRAFTING A DISCHARGE PETITION.

IF 218 MEMBERS SIGN THE PETITION, IT WOULD REQUIRE THE HOUSE VOTE ON WHETHER TO FORCE THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES, WHICH MANY THINK COULD CONTAIN A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO ENGAGED IN CRIMES SIMILAR TO THE CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER.

SO FAR, ONLY 216 MEMBERS HAVE SIGNED IT.

BUT CONGRESSMAN KHANNA SAYS DEMOCRATS ARE EXPECTED TO WIN TWO SPECIAL ELECTIONS, AND THAT THE CANDIDATES HAVE AGREED TO SIGN THE PETITION BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

HE APPEARED YESTERDAY ON ABC AND WAS ASKED WHY HE THINKS DONALD TRUMP IS RESISTING THE RELEASE OF THE FILES?

>> I THINK IT WILL BE EMBARRASSING TO SOME OF THE DONORS POLITICALLY CONNECTED TO HIS CAMPAIGN.

I ALSO THINK DEMOCRATS WILL BE IMPLICATED AND WHEN YOU GET TO THE BILLIONAIRE LEVEL A LOT OF FOLKS GIVE TO BOTH PARTIES ANYWAY.

THERE ARE INTELLIGENCE TIES TO OUR C.I.A.

AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WOULD BE SHOCKED TO KNOW THAT OUR INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WAS WORKING WITH A PEDOPHILE RUNNING A SEX TRAFFICKING RING.

THESE ARE THE REASONS, I THINK, THEY ARE RESISTING THIS.

BUT WE CAN'T AVOID JUSTICE JUST TO AVOID EMBARRASSMENTS FOR VERY POWERFUL MEN.

CONGRESSMAN JAMES COMER OF KENTUCKY'S FIRST DISTRICT CHAIRS THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, WHICH LAST WEEK RELEASED THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS RELATED TO EPSTEIN'S SEX CRIMES.

HE SAYS THE DOCUMENT RELEASE IS PROOF THAT REPUBLICANS DESIRE TRANSPARENCY.

TODAY, DEMOCRATS ON THE COMMITTEE RELEASED A SEXUALLY SUGGESTIVE LETTER TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN PURPORTEDLY SIGNED BY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.

TRUMP HAS DENIED WRITING THE LETTER AND THE DRAWING OF A CURVACEOUS WOMAN THAT SURROUNDS IT.

SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH, BUT NOW IT'S ALSO RECOVERY MONTH IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY.

GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR MADE THE PROCLAMATION ON FRIDAY DURING THE ANNUAL RECOVERY RALLY.

OUR EMILY SISK WAS THERE AND HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTERS AND SURVIVORS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE GATHERED IN FRANKFORT FOR THE EVENT.

>> I'D LIKE TO OFFICIALLY PRESENT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER AS RECOVERY MONTH IN THE COMMONWEALTH.

>> AFTER THREE YEARS OF DECLINING OVERDOSE DEATHS IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR SAID NOW IS THE TIME TO PROVIDE MORE SUPPORT FOR THOSE BATTLING ADDICTION AND THOSE IN RECOVERY.

>> 10 YEARS OF HARD WORK, REDUCING THE STIGMA, EMBRACING PEOPLE IN RECOVERY AND LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

THIS IS REALLY INCREDIBLE.

[APPLAUSE] >> LAST YEAR THE NUMBER OF DEADLY OVERDOSES DROPPED BY 30%.

THE STATE ALSO DISTRIBUTED 170,000 DOSES OF NALOXONE ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH.

IT IS A MEDICATION THAT CAN REVERSE THE EFFECTS OF AN OPIOID OVERDOSE.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY NO ONE IS LACKING FOR THAT LIFE-SAVING DRUG WHEN THERE IS A NEED TO HELP SOMEONE OVERCOME AN OVERDOSE EVENT.

>> IF ANYBODY SAYS HOW MANY TIMES SHOULD YOU BRING SOMEBODY SUFFERING FROM AN OVERDOSE?

THE ANSWER IS EVERY SINGLE TIME.

>> BRANDON FITCH SAID THE RALLY CONTINUES TO DRAW MORE AND MORE SUPPORT EACH YEAR.

>> WE ARE DOING OUR JOB AS AN ENTIRE STATE TO REDUCE STIGMA AND MAKE IT OKAY TO SAY I AM A PERSON IN RECOVERY.

RECOVERY IS REAL AND RECOVERY HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE DAY IN KENTUCKY.

>> RECOVERY IS REAL FOR WILL WHO SPOKE ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE BATTLING DRUG ADDICTION.

AFTER GOING THROUGH A DOZEN TREATMENT FACILITIES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS, WALDEN SAID HE HAD GIVEN UP HOPE.

>> I HAD FINALLY RESIGNED TO THE FACT THAT DYING OF AN OVERDOSE WAS GOING TO BE THE WAY I LEFT MY MARK ON THIS WORLD.

>> BUT WALDEN SOUGHT TREATMENT AGAIN IN 2020 AT STABLE RECOVERY IN LEXINGTON.

HE SAYS THIS TIME THINGS WERE DIFFERENT.

>> I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN IT BUT THAT SURRENDER, IT CHANGED TO HOPE WHICH CHANGED TO STRENGTH, WHICH CHANGED TO BELIEF THAT MY NEXT RELAPSE WASN'T AROUND THE CORNER THAT I COULD DO THIS THING.

>> WALDEN IS FIVE YEARS CLEAN AND WORKS AS A HORSE TRAINER ONE OF HIS HORSES COMPETED AT THE KENTUCKY OAKS.

WELD EN WOULDN'T BE WHERE HE IS TODAY WITHOUT HEARING THE STORIES OF OTHERS IN RECOVERY.

>> THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR THE IMPACT THAT RELATIVITY MAKES WHEN TALKING ABOUT COMBATING THIS DISEASE.

IF I CAN'T RELATE TO YOU I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

>> GOVERNOR BESHEAR ALSO ANNOUNCED SIX NEW RECOVERY CARE COMMUNITIES.

THEY ARE LOCATED IN EASTERN KENTUCKY, IN CLAY, FLETCHER, OWSLEY, BOYD, CARTER AND GREENUP COUNTIES.

THE COMMUNITIES WILL EXPAND RECOVERY SUPPORT TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF KENTUCKIANS.

>> BY THE WAY, ASKING FOR HELP IS NEVER A WEAKNESS IT'S ALWAYS A STRENGTH AND WE SHOULD EMBRACE EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO HAS THAT COURAGE.

>> GOVERNOR BESHEAR SAID CURRENTLY RECOVERY COMMUNITIES ARE LOCATED IN 31 OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S COUNTIES.

HE HOPES THAT SOON THAT CARE WILL REACH ALL 120 COUNTIES.

FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M EMILY SISK.

>> THANK YOU.

ORGANIZERS OF THE RALLY SAID ALTHOUGH THE STATE CAPITOL WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, THEY PLAN TO KEEP GATHERING TO ADVOCATE FOR MORE RECOVERY SUPPORT.

>> ON 'KENTUCKY EDITION,' WE'VE BROUGHT YOU MANY STORIES ABOUT KENTUCKY'S HOUSING SHORTAGE.

ON 'KENTUCKY TONIGHT,' WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOUSING IN KENTUCKY.

OUR PANEL INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FOR REALTORS, HOME-BUILDERS, AND HOUSING ADVOCATES.

HEAR FROM THEM, AND SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ON 'KENTUCKY TONIGHT' AT EIGHT EASTERN, SEVEN CENTRAL HERE ON KET.

>> THE CITY OF LONDON, KENTUCKY HAS A NEW MAYOR.

IT COMES AFTER THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO IMPEACH MAYOR RANDALL WEDDLE.

BILL BRYANT TALKED WITH THE DEVELOPMENTS WITH HIS GUESTS OF.

>> TESSA A LOT OF DRAMA LEADING UP TO THAT VOTE THIS EVENING?

>> IT'S BEEN AN EXCITING DAY IN LONDON, KENTUCKY.

ALL DAY PROCEEDINGS GOING OVER THE ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT HE SAID THIS IS A WITCH HUNT AGAINST HIM.

THAT HE WILL APPEAL THIS TO THE HIGHEST COURT IF HE HAS TO.

BUT ULTIMATELY, YES, HE WAS REMOVED FROM OFFICE AND AN ACTING MAYOR HAS BEEN APPOINTED.

>> Bill: IT REQUIRES A UNANIMOUS VOTE BY COUPLE AND THAT HAPPENED.

>> I THINK HE SAW THE WRITING ON THE WALL HE POSTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA BEFORE THE IMPEACHMENT WHEN THE HEARING WAS FIRST SET HE POSTED SAYING YOU CAN IMPEACH ME BUT YOU CAN'T IMPEACH THE VOTERS OF 2026.

HE HAS BEEN LOOKING AHEAD FOR A BIT.

>> TRACIE HANDLEY WAS NAMED AS THE NEW MAYOR, MAKING HER THE FIRST FEMALE MAYOR IN LONDON'S HISTORY.

YOU WATCH "COMMENT ON KENTUCKY" ON KET.ORG.

[♪♪] >> TWO YEARS AGO, KET VISITED HANCOCK COUNTY SCHOOLS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR SUCCESS WITH THE SCIENCE OF READING.

WE FOLLOWED UP WITH THEM RECENTLY TO SEE HOW THEY'RE BUILDING ON THAT PROGRESS.

MORE OF THEIR TEACHERS ARE NOW STRUCTURED LITERACY SPECIALISTS.

LAURA ROGERS TAKES US TO WESTERN KENTUCKY TO FIND OUT MORE.

>> THIS IS BEST PRACTICE FOR KIDS.

>> THIS IS HOW THEY'RE GOING TO LEARN TO READ.

>> AT THAT TIME PRACTICE AND THE SCIENCE OF READING NOW IN THE FOURTH YEAR AT HANCOCK COUNTY SCHOOLS.

>> IT'S REALLY GIVEN TEACHERS TANGIBLE CONCEPTS.

>> THE DISTRICT TURNED TO THIS METHOD TO RAISE LOW READING SCORES THEY SAW DURING THE PANDEMIC.

>> NUMBERS KEPT DROPPING.

>> AND THAT WASN'T ACCEPTABLE.

>> IT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

YOU CAN'T LET KIDS KEEP GOING FROM ONE GRADE LEVEL TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL WITHOUT THEM READING.

>> NOT ONLY HAVE KIDS CAUGHT UP THEY ARE EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS.

>> WE'VE GOTTEN SO MEGHTD ODD CAL EVERYBODY IS GETTING EVERYTHING THEY NEED.

>> THE MOTHER OF FOUR CHILDREN AGREES.

>> DECADES OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH THAT IS IMPLEMENTED IN INTO CLASSROOM PRACTICE.

>>S A ANURSE SHE IS EXCITED AND ENCOURAGED BY THAT RESEARCH CALLING IT A BLANKET LANGUAGE THAT WORKS FOR ALL STUDENTS.

>> THE ABILITY TO APPLY TO MY STUDENT WHO DOES NOT EXPERIENCE THE DYSLEXIA CHALLENGES AND MY STUDENT WHO DOES EXPERIENCE THE CHALLENGES AND THAT IS STANDARD LANGUAGE IN OUR HOME ALLOWS US TO ENJOY READING.

>> PAIGE TOOK PART IN A PARENT TRAINING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARY.

>> SAME DAY I WENT HOME AND PULLED OUT WORDS FROM LAST YEAR FOR MY FIRST GRADER AND I PULLED THESE OUT AND IMPLEMENTED SOME OF THE MECHANICS AND HOW THEY TAUGHT PARENTS HOW TO ASSIST IN SCHOOL LEARNING AT HOME AND HE GOT IT INSTANTLY.

>> IT'S BEEN ABLE TO GIVE THEM THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO BE GOOD SPELLERS AND GOOD WRITERS.

WHEN TEST SCORES INDICATED GAINS IN LITERACY AND CHALLENGES WITH VOCABULARY EDUCATORS IMPLEMENTED MOROLOGY.

>> WHEN ARE YOU BREAKING APART WORDS INTO PREFIXES, SUFFIXES AND ROOT WORDS.

>> THEY HAVE ACCESS TO MORE VOCABULARY WORDS, DEEPER COMPREHENSION AND UNDERSTANDING OF TEXT.

>> THE TEACHERS SAY THE APPROACH ACROSS ALL SUBJECTS MAKES IT SUCCESSFUL.

>> HAVING THAT SCIENCE OF READING BACKGROUND AND HAVING THAT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH KDE WE HAVE ALL SHARED THE SAME VOCABULARY AND WE ALL TALK READING IN THE SAME WAYS.

>> WE ALL HAVE A SEQUENCE WE'RE FOLLOWING AND USE THE SAME ROUTINES.

>> THE FIRST GRADE TEACHER PREVIOUSLY TAUGHT MATH, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES.

SHE WAS TRAINED, LANGUAGES FOR TEACHERS FOR READING AND SPELLING.

>> THE FIRST TIME I FELT LIKE I COULD TEACH A KID TO READ SUCCESSFULLY.

>> HEATHER SAYS HER TRAINING GAVE THE SAME CONFIDENCE.

>> MY EYES GLEAMED.

I SOAKED EVERYTHING IN LIKE A SPONGE.

>> SHE TEACHES READING AND MATH AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPECIALIZING IN READING INTERVENTION.

>> I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW BENEFICIAL THIS HAS BEEN TO MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS YES THEY KNOW THEY STRUGGLE BUT THEY ARE GETTING THE HELP THEY NEED.

>> THE TEACHERS GET HELP TOO WITH THE SYSTEM OF SUPPORT AND CONTINUED LEARNING.

>> WE KEEP GROWING THE LEADERSHIP THAT IS GOING TO KEEP HELPING OUR TEACHERS.

>> I ASKED THAT IN MY INTERVIEW AND TOLD THEM I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE YOU SCIENCE OF READING BUT WOULD LOVE TO LEARN AND THEY DID THAT FOR ME.

>> HANNAH BELIEVES THE SUCCESS LIES IN THE MULTISENSORY APPROACH.

>> THEY ARE NOT JUST HEARING IT AND SAYING IT, IT IS A MIXTURE OF EVERYTHING IN ONE.

>> WITH 30 YEARS IN EDUCATION, BRIANNA WISHES THAT IT HAD COME SOONER WIVMENT.

>> WE DIDN'T HAVE THE TRAINING BUT I WISH WE WOULD HAVE.

IT'S THAT LIFE CHANGING.

>> FOR KET I'M LAURA ROGERS LEARN MORE ABOUT STATEWIDE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE KENTUCKY STUDENTS' READING AND WRITING SKILLS ON EDUCATION MATTERS, HOSTED BY KELSEY STARKS.

THAT'S COMING UP NEXT MONDAY NIGHT AT NINE, EIGHT CENTRAL RIGHT HERE ON KET.

>> THE LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN KENTUCKY HAS A NEW SUPERINTENDENT THIS YEAR.

DR. BRIAN YEARWOOD WAS NAMED SUPERINTENDENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS THIS SUMMER, FOLLOWING THE RESIGNATION OF DR. MARTY POLLIO, WHO HAD LED THE DISTRICT FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS.

KELSEY STARKS SAT DOWN WITH BRIAN YEARWOOD.

>> WHAT DO YOU FORESEE AS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES IN THE DISTRICT RIGHT NOW?

>> BUDGET DEFICIT - WE WILL OVERCOME.

AND I ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL OVERCOME, BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE, GROWING PAINS TO GET THERE.

AND, YOU KNOW, MAKING HARD DECISIONS.

BUT WE WILL BE MAKING DECISIONS WITH TWO THINGS IN MIND: ONE WE MAINTAIN OUR TEACHERS SALARIES AND OUR TEACHER INCREASES IN PAY.

BECAUSE OUR TEACHERS ARE ON THE FRONTLINE EVERYDAY GIVING THEIR BEST SPENDING MONEY OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN.

THAT MUST BE UNTOUCHED.

ANOTHER AREA IS THE QUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES.

WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT EACH CHILD WHEN THEY COME TO SCHOOL THEY HAVE A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THEY HAVE VARIED EXPERIENCES AND THOSE TWO AREAS ARE OFF LIMITS.

BUT THE OTHERS WE WILL DEFINITELY BE TAKING A LOOK AT AND I'M SURE THAT WE WILL GET THERE, GET THE CUTS THAT ARE NEEDED.

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A BIT PAINFUL.

>> AND FACING POSSIBLE LOSS OF FEDERAL FUNDING AS WELL?

>> YES.

POSSIBLE.

WE ARE HOPING THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WE LOST TITLE FUNDS CLOSE TO 11 MILLION DOLLARS AND THEN AT THE I CALL IT THE 10TH HOUR, WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE FUNDS PACK.

WE ARE HOPING THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE TAKING MONEY AWAY FROM CHILDREN IN TERMS OF THEIR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, THAT IS NO GOOD FOR ANYONE.

IT IMPACTS CHILDREN.

IT IMPACTS THEIR FUTURE.

IT IMPACTS THE PROMISE OF A QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.

SO MUCH IS IMPACTED.

I'M HOPING THAT THE FEDERAL CUTS STAY AWAY FROM THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN.

>> THERE ARE STILL TALKS ON THE TABLE ABOUT SPLITTING UP THE DISTRICT.

WHAT IS YOUR POSITION ON THAT?

AND WHAT'S YOUR RELATIONSHIP LIKE SO FAR WITH LEGISLATORS?

>> I HAVE TO SAY, I WAS VERY PLEASED.

I VISITED FRANKFORT I VISITED WITH SEVERAL OF THE LEGISLATORS.

AND THERE IS A COMMON THREAD THAT EXISTS A COMMON THEME.

THEY ALL WANT WHAT IS BEST FOR LOUISVILLE.

BUT THEY WANT WHAT IS BEST FOR JCPS THE WORD FOR ANY DISTRICT THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

NOW, HOW WE GET THERE, OF COURSE, THERE ARE VARYING PATHWAYS.

AND WHAT I HAD TO UNDERSTAND, I WANTED TO LISTEN MORE.

I WANTED TO LEARN OKAY WHAT IS HAPPENING WHY ARE WE SAYING THIS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND I WILL BE HONEST.

WE SHARE THE SAME CONCERNS IN THAT WE WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR CHILDREN IN LOUISVILLE.

AND, I THINK, I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED WHEN I LEARNED THAT WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU, NOT AGAINST YOU, BUT WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU FOR THE UPLIFT.

OF JCPS AND THAT RESOUNDED WITH ME AND IT WAS MUSIC TO MY EARS BUT THE LEGISLATORS THEY DO WANT WHAT IS BEST FOR JCPS.

AND THEY WANT TO WORK TOGETHER HOLD HAND IN HAND TO GET US TO WHERE WE NEED TO GET.

I'M ALL FOR THAT COMPLETELY.

I DIDN'T HEAR A WORD ABOUT SPLITTING THE DISTRICT UP AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

IT'S LET'S WORK TOGETHER AND I EMBRACE THAT WHOLEHEARTEDLY.

>> YOU CAN SEE THE FULL CONVERSATION WITH JCPS SUPERINTENDENT BRIAN YEARWOOD ON THE NEW SEASON OF "INSIDE LOUISVILLE" WHICH PREMIERS THIS SUNDAY AT 12:00 NOON EASTERN, 11:00 A.M. CENTRAL HERE ON KET.

[♪♪] >> A NEW STUDY SHOWS CHILDREN'S HEALTH IS GETTING WORSE IN THE U.S.

THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MONITORED PEDIATRIC HEALTH TRENDS FROM 2007 TO 2023.

AMONG THE KEY FINDINGS: >> RESEARCHERS FOUND CHILDREN ARE 15 TO 20 PERCENT MORE LIKELY TO HAVE A CHRONIC CONDITION COMPARED TO CHILDREN 17 YEARS AGO.

>> THOSE CONDITIONS INCLUDE OBESITY, SLEEP APNEA, AND DEPRESSION.

MORTALITY RATES ALSO ROSE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING THAT PERIOD.

THE STUDY FOUND CHILDREN IN THE U.S.

WERE 80 PERCENT MORE LIKELY TO DIE THAN CHILDREN IN OTHER HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES.

FOR INFANTS, THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH ARE PRETERM BIRTH AND SUDDEN UNEXPECTED INFANT DEATH.

FOR OLDER CHILDREN, GUN VIOLENCE AND CAR ACCIDENTS WERE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH.

>> A PEDIATRICIAN WITH NORTON CHILDREN'S DISCUSSES THE FINDINGS IN TODAY'S MEDICAL NEWS.

>> THIS STUDY IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES THAT'S EVER BEEN DONE AND ASSESSES OVERALL CHILDREN'S HEALTH.

IT LOOKS BACK AT NEARLY 20 YEARS WORTH OF DATA AND WHAT THEY FOUND WAS REALLY CONCERNING, BECAUSE IT FOUND A SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN OVERALL CHILDREN'S HEALTH, ESPECIALLY OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS.

THERE IS NOT ONE ANSWER TO IT.

IT IS SO MANY DIFFERENT FACTORS.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND DIET AND INJURY PREVENTION AND CHRONIC DISEASE.

THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT ALL CONTRIBUTE TO CHILDREN'S HEALTH.

IN 2021, GUN VIOLENCE OVERTOOK THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH IN CHILDREN SURPASSING THINGS LIKE UNSAFE SLEEP FOR BABIES AND DROWNING AND CAR ACCIDENTS.

NOW WE LOOK AT THIS IS ANYBODY 19 AND UNDER THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF DEATH.

EVEN INFECTIONS AND OTHER CHRONIC DISEASES.

IT'S REALLY SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE ADDRESSING.

FOR ME THE BIGGEST ONES WERE OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE SOME THINGS WE'RE SEEING AN INCREASE IN KIDS.

THESE PUT THEM AT RISK FOR OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS AS THEY GROW OLDER.

ONE OF THE BEST THINGS YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR CHILD'S HEALTH IS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE UP-TO-DATE ON THEIR ANNUAL WELL CHILD CHECKS BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO ADDRESS ALL OF THESE ISSUES WHEN THEY COME IN FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE WELLNESS EXAM.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT THEIR DIET AND THEIR SLEEP AND THEIR EXERCISE AND THEIR ACTIVITY AND EDUCATION AND ALSO PROVIDE WHAT WE CALL ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE WHICH IS SAFETY ADVICE AGE APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR CHILD.

THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY IS THESE ARE SO MANY SYSTEMIC FACTORS.

IT CAN BE REALLY HARD FOR INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES TO ADDRESS THEM.

SO TAKING THEM TO THEIR CHECKUPS, MAKING SURE THEY GET ACTIVITY EVERYDAY, FEEDING THEM WELL BALANCED NUTRITION AND CHECKING IN ON THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, BECAUSE MENTAL HEALTH WAS ANOTHER THING THAT CAME UP IN THE STUDY, TOO.

[♪♪] >> CELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF TWO PROMINENT KENTUCKIANS... AND APOLLO MAKES A TRIP TO THE CAPITOL.

OUR TOBY GIBBS HAS A LOOK AT EVENTS THAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK IN KENTUCKY HISTORY.

[♪♪] >> JOHN L. HELM WAS GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY TWICE.

HE WAS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BUT TOOK OVER AFTER GOVERNOR CRIT TENDON RESIGNED IN 18 KNIFE 0.

HE WAS ELECTED GOVERNOR IN 1867 WAS SWORN IN ON SEPTEMBER 3 AND DIED IN OFFICE FIVE DAYS LATER ON SEPTEMBER 8TH.

THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY OPENED A LOUISVILLE CAR PLANT ON SOUTH THIRD STREET ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1915.

THE PLANT HAD 53 EMPLOYEES MOST WORKED ON MODEL T FORDS.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GOVERNOR AND LONG TIME U.S.

SENATOR WENDELL FORD BORN SEPTEMBER 8, 1924 IN DAVIS COUNTY.

ALSO WITH A BIRTHDAY, COLONEL SANDERS OF KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN FAME BORN SEPTEMBER 9TH.

THE HOUSE OF DAVID TEAM FROM MICHIGAN PLAYED THE LOUISVILLE ALL-STARS AT PARKWAY FIELD.

THE HOUSE OF DAVID BROUGHT A PORTABLE LIGHTING SYSTEM TO THE GAME SEEN BY 7,000 FANS.

VENUS RAINY OF KENTUCKY BECAME MISS AMERICA ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, 1944.

BORN IN SOMERSET, BUT MOVED TO WASHINGTON D.C. AND WAS MISS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHEN SHE WON THE MISS AMERICA PAGEANT.

THE APOLLO 11 COMMAND MODULE AND A MOON ROCK WENT ON DISPLAY ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 1970 ABOUT 14 MONTHS AFTER THE APOLLO 11 MISSION TO THE MOON.

IT WAS PART OF A 50-STATE TOUR WITH STOPS IN THE STATE CAPITAL EVERY WEEK.

AND THAT IS A LOOK BACK AT THIS WEEK IN KENTUCKY HISTORY, I'M TOBY GIBBS.

>> THANK YOU.

I WILL SEE YOU FOR "KENTUCKY TONIGHT" AT 8:00 P.M. EASTERN HERE ON KET.

TAKE GOOD CARE.

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