In the final days of this election both presidential candidates are trying to win over older voters with their plans for entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare, which provide financial protections to retired and disabled Americans.

But Social Security, a program that has long been popular with both parties, is at risk of being depleted as soon as 2034,

and Medicare will be insolvent by 2036, leaving families

without critical financial support.

As part of our in-depth coverage of the candidate's promises and policies, Lisa

Desjardin is here to walk us through how both the candidates

to talk us through how both campaigns say they will tackle the issue.

Good to see it, Lisa.

So let's start with the stakes here.

If these programs do become insolvent, who's at risk?

A massive group of people.

Before Social Security and Medicare were in place together,

35% of American seniors lived in poverty.

That number is more like 10% now. If Congress and the White House

do not do anything, Social Security will see 20% cuts within the next decade and by some

estimates senior poverty will double.

Now there are ways to solve this they're politically tricky but it takes making tough

choices.

All right so let's start with what the candidates say here and let's start with

the program that's going

insolvent. First, Social Security.

Neither candidate has a comprehensive plan to stabilize Social Security and in fact analysts have found

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