warning it could finish the year with a $1.5 billion deficit >> that's despite a rate hike and cut to workers. the agency cut its staff by 25,000 this year and that's eliminated thousands of routes. while the post office has suggested in the past that it may have to cut delivery, the post master general said today it will continue counting on service six days a week. >>> the rescission is taking a toll on children, and researchers are worried the problem coz roll back decades of gains in health, safety and education. the child well being index is an annual report sizing how economicfactors affect kids. it predict ais drop in household incomes which would put more children living below the poverty line. the report also warned of increased health problems for children including obesity. >>> more than 120,000 children right hen colorado have no health insurance. >> finding affordable healthcare say big challenge

hospital will use a 31 million dollar grant to study human development -- and disease prevention. more specifically, the research will look at how nutritional status and dietary factors shape human development and influence the likelyhood of childhood issues. for example, they'll explore a theory that overweight pregnant women send signals to their developing babies that can predispose them for obesity when they grow up. researchers plan to follow women throughout pregnancy and then study the babies' growth, development and metabloism thru their second birthdays. the recession will set the health and well-being of children and families back decades. that's from the 2009 child well- being index and special focus report. it says all progress made in the economic, health and education areas will be set back to 1975. cutbacks by government and families will result in poorer nutrition, education, police and fire protection. the study says that will give rise to more obesity and health problems, less education and a possible rise in crime. it's been a long time