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Azia: Hey guys, it is Azia Celestino, and today we are checking out a restaurant with a mission to pay it forward. More on that later in the show, but first, Channel One News starts right now.

Tom: All right, Azia — and some delicious food for everyone — is coming on up. I am Tom Hanson. Let's get this Friday going.

First up, we are talking trade between countries — not that different from how you have probably traded snacks in the lunchroom. Looking at you, chocolate chip cookies. But we are talking on a global scale.

Trade is how the entire global economy works. It is the international exchange of goods and services between countries. So, for example, the U.S. sells American cars like Chevy to China, and China sells Chinese products like TVs and steel to America. That is a free trade. And if you want to know how big trade is, well, this year, the U.S. is expected to do $4 trillion worth of trade with the entire world. That is a lot of money.

So as you can imagine, yesterday, when President Trump said he was going to impose tariffs on some of the products coming into the U.S. from China, everyone was paying attention.

So let's start off with Words in the News: tariff. It is a government tax placed on products coming into a country. 

President Trump told the heads of U.S. steel and aluminum companies that he is stopping what he calls unfair trade policies that have destroyed American steel companies. Starting next week, the president plans to put a 25-percent tariff on steel imports coming into the U.S. and 10 percent on aluminum. 

President Donald Trump: You will have protection for the first time in a long while, and you're going to regrow your industries. That's all I'm asking, you have to regrow. 

Tom: Now, the idea is that the extra tax will make the foreign imports too expensive and give U.S. business an advantage.

Mike Bless: We're gonna be making investments and bringing back hundreds of jobs in western Kentucky, in communities that really need these jobs.

Tom: A government review found that steel and aluminum coming in from other countries is a threat to national security, noting that only one U.S. company produces a high-quality aluminum alloy used in military aircraft. But experts worry this could result in a tit-for-tat, and other countries could put tariffs on U.S. goods, which could hurt U.S. companies.

Professor Michael Moore: Why wouldn't China say, “We can't import U.S. corn; it's a national security concern”? This opens up the door to all sorts of actions. 

Tom: Another problem: Cheap steel is used to make cars, so if the price of steel goes up, so does the price of American cars.

Okay, sticking to Washington, D.C., some major changes going on this week at the White House.

The president's son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, had his top-secret White House security clearance downgraded to secret. Kushner and about three dozen other administration officials got downgraded because their backgrounds are still under investigation.

That means Kushner has no more access to top-secret documents, but others with top security clearance can summarize them for him. He will also be denied access to certain National Security Council meetings. The president is expected to keep Kushner as his point man on foreign policy issues, such as peace talks in the Middle East and trade talks with China.

And Hope Hicks, the White House communications director, announced this week she was leaving the White House. She has often been called the president's closest advisor. Her departure comes after she testified before lawmakers on the investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. election. Hicks admitted to telling "white lies" for the president but said she was never asked to lie in regard to the Russia investigation. 

Hope is the latest to depart the White House; more than 20 senior-level staffers in all have left the Trump administration since the inauguration.

Okay, pop star Demi Lovato is kicking off her new tour with a focus on mental health, and, Arielle, she is actually revealing a lot about her own battles with mental illness.

Arielle: Yeah, she really is. And you know, 1 in 5 young people suffer from mental illness, and Demi Lovato says having a mental illness shouldn't be any different than any other physical illness.

Demi Lovato hit a personal note in front of more than 7,000 fans at the debut night of her Tell Me You Love Me tour, opening up about her own struggles with depression and addiction. 

Demi Lovato: I want to share my journey with people and my story, so that it can open people's minds and see that there's nothing wrong with you just because you have a mental illness.

Arielle: The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter has battled bipolar disorder for eight years. Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. Mike Bayer, her personal development coach, was instrumental in her recovery. 

Lovato: I will forever be in debt to him for coming into my life, and providing me with a place that was safe, and believing in me.

Arielle: Now business partners, they use her concert tours to inspire others suffering from mental illness to seek help.

Mike Bayer: A lot of Demi's music, it allows for healing, and it's how do you turn sadness or just a tragic situation into inspiration and empowerment?  

Arielle: Moved by the images of the Florida school shooting, Lovato personally reached out to some of the students on social media, concerned about their mental health after living through the tragedy.

Lovato: Seeing something that disturbing is just painful to watch, and my heart goes out to them. 

On February 14, one of the worst mass shootings in American history took place.  These students were in the school that day. Please welcome them to the stage.

Arielle: She invited survivors to her concert to share their stories. 

Lovato: It has nothing to do with politics. It's about healing. And it was how can we help these students heal from what they've been through? These students that came here today and shared their stories are so incredibly brave and courageous, and they really are warriors in my eyes. 

Arielle: While she continues on her own journey of healing, the pop star says she is committed to fighting the feeling of embarrassment or shame attached to mental illness.

Arielle Hixson, Channel One News. 

Tom: All right, after the break, one restaurant is opening its doors to make sure everyone in the community has a seat at the table.

Tom: All right, so community building is on the menu at one North Carolina restaurant. It has taken an interesting approach to make sure that everyone — even those who can't afford it — can get a meal. Azia Celestino decided to check it out for this Feel-Good Friday.

Azia: I am here at A Place at the Table in Raleigh, North Carolina. And checking out the menu, it looks pretty tasty, but you will notice that the prices are suggested, meaning you only pay what you can. The meals include healthy foods that are grown nearby, costing from $5 to $15. 

Maggie Kane: So everything on our menu is a suggested price. So some people pay that; some people pay more. You can pay a little less, or you can volunteer with us. We believe we're a hand up versus a handout in that sense.

Azia: The goal is to give everyone a quality dining experience, especially those who don't have the means to pay for it.

What makes this different than a soup kitchen or another source of food for people who may be in need?

Kane: Soup kitchens — they're needed and they're great — but you don't have a choice in what you're eating, and you have a really quick dining experience, versus here, we want people to come in and feel dignified and welcome and have a really good experience.

Azia: Their hope is that people who can afford it will pay for those who can't. And so far, customers seem to be doing just that.

Kane: They can purchase meal tokens so you could actually buy someone else's full meal, 

Azia: A Place at the Table is just one restaurant in a movement to create culinary communities. There are now more than 60 pay-what-you-can restaurants across the U.S. But how do these places pay the bills when diners choose what they pay?

Kane: We're a nonprofit, so we run on donations. Our staff has probably cried every day because we’ve had that great mix of people — people who can pay and people who can't pay.

Azia: If 80 percent of customers pay the suggested donations, the nonprofit is able to give 20 free meals each day.

Kane: We have a community table where people can sit together from all different walks of life. So for them to sit, have a conversation and to get to know each other at the table over a great meal has been probably the best thing because it's proving that our model is working, that everyone really does have a place at the table here, no matter where you come from or how much money you have.

Azia: Azia Celestino, Channel One News.

Tom: Pretty cool. 

And it is not the only restaurant trying a new approach to dining. We have got the latest restaurant trends up on , including one where you catch and eat your own fish. You have got to check it out.

All right, guys, that is it for us today. We will see you on Monday.

 

 

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