also talked about the state's handling of the pandemic. he reflected and said if there's anything he has learned from going through this process, is that he believes californians need to do a better job of putting their differences. >> aside and, together. >> are you just out here waiting for lunch or something? [laughter] [chatter] liz: governor newsom sent his -- spent his first day back on the job at melrose academy in oakland. he met with a group of leadership students to discuss government and civics. >> you think voting is important? liz: then he greeted a flurry of excited students. some who knew him and some who knew very little about him. what do you know about governor newsom? >> nothing.

liz: the governor said he chose to visit the school today to remind californians of setting an example of kindness and unity for the future generations. >> if there is anything i have learned in the last six to nine months on the campaign trail, is we got to disabuse ourselves of all of this false separateness. liz: the governor promised to do his part as well. >> coming out of this recall, i will turn the page and express respect and a deep sense of responsibility not just to those who voted no on this recall, that those who voted yes. they matter. i care. and i want them to know i will do my best to have their backs as well. liz: in his remarks, he also addressed how the state's handling safety in schools during the pandemic. we asked him if, once vaccines for younger children are approved, would he consider mandating them for public schools? would you consider statewide mandates for k-12 students in public schools? >> there are certainly conversations. but there is nothing on the table, i want to make that crystal clear.

of course, there are conversations. liz: he did not close the door to that is a possibility, but he said there are factors that would help them determine whether to do that, for example, if there is a rise in cases. but he said he is committed to allowing local counties to determine whether or not to have mask mandates. dan: liz, thank you. vice president, harris congratulated the governor today, writing "the pandemic has reminded us who we can count on and californians know they can count on governor newsom. california's voters made it clear the american people what leaders will stand for women's right, voting rights, and workers rights. kristen: the question of who should replace governor newsom was a moot point. let's take a look at how the replacement hopefuls did. republican conservative talk show host larry elder got 46%

out of the 46 replacement candidates. democrat given path or came in next with 12%. mayor kevin faulkner -- former mayor kevin faulkner of san diego got 12%. in fifth, john coxe, republican businessman who actually lost to newsom in 2018, got only 5%. but those are just percentages of people who actually voted for a replacement candidate. i want to show you how many people did not vote for a replacement candidate and left that blank -- 46% of people who turned in a ballot left question 2 like. 4 million people -- question two blank. fo4 million people. people. peo. according to the totals as of this morning, we also want to talk about this, 41 .6% of

registered voters in california participated in this recall. that is roughly 20% lower than the 2018 election when governor newsom was elected governor. even lower than the 2003 recall when more than 50% of voters cast their ballots. marin county line the way, 54%, overwhelmingly voting against the recall. amador and tuolumne county had the highest turnout in the state, 66%. voters in those counties supported the recall. imperial county had the lower voter turnout. lowest, with just 16%. larry: today the california legislature's two election committee chairs announced an effort to examine reform in the states recall election system. concerns have been raised about the low threshold to initiate a recall. one state senator tells us he wants the process to be more fair and democratic. >> believe californians want

accountability from their leaders, which the recall process provides. but they don't want this part manipulation, where a small minority can force an election and have a candidate prevailed with less than a majority vote, that is antidemocratic. larry: statewide bipartisan discussions on improvement of recall laws are expected in the coming months. let's continue that conversation with abc 7 news insider phil matier. recall reform, is that even a possibility given the two parties don't agree on anything? phil: and given that they don't and to like to play with the california's constitution? the hearing out of sacramento, they will be examining a number of possibilities. one is the idea of having it just be a oio election. in other words, a lot of the perceived unfairness, was that

someone could win a replacement of the governor with very few votes. so one of the ideas is saying, let's take that out, and just say that if the governor is recalled, then the job goes to the lieutenant governor, someone would have already elected. that is what other states have. the lieutenant governor goes in. that would also change the dynamic in elections, because if you have a democrat in the governor's office and you didn't want to elect a republican, you could wind up voting for the governor to be gone, and a different democrat to come in. this takes two-thirds of the state legislature to do it, and we vote on it. something is going to happen, but what it is will have to be very clear to the voters, because you can't explain it, it has to be simple. larry: how about gop strategy for next year's elections? what did we learn? phil: we learned that governor newsom has a lot of money and a lot of support.

it will be very, very difficult for the republicans to mount any statewide effort to. unseat him i asked him today if he was running for reelection and he said yes, very clearly. in some ways, this last election was a kickoff, and may be a precursor. no democrat will probably get in the race after the recall, so governor newsom has probably got that sewn up. it is a question of whether he gets a republican. barring any misfortune, i would say it is not a question about republicans beating him, it is a question of what he will be doing in his second term. larry: you have to wonder which republican would want to take them on, based on the numbers we saw. i think larry elder's rise helped newsom because it gave him some to target and use incite fear amongst democrats. phil: yes. i was talking to a republican chairperson in the state and

they were talking about. regardless of whether it was larry elder or a moderate like kevin faulkner. in this state, with the way cpaig go, anyone was going to be tarred as a trump republican. so you are right, larry elder was that person to a t, and that held governor newsom. that is also one of the reasons he was at the top of the list. larry: sure. thank you so much for your insight. for complete election coverage and the results, go to abc7news.com. kristen: new developments in against covid-19. new data by the f.d.a. suggests a booster should be given approximately six months after the second dose for people 16 years and older. a top fund-raiser official revealed that -- kids by he could start getting their first dose halloween. and according to johns hopkins, one in 500 americans has died

from covid-19 since the nation's first case was reported in january of last year. the total number of debts is more than 665,000. california is back in the cdc's high risk of transmission category, one day after it dropped to substantial. . part of the u.s. is now in the substantial transmission category. larry: public health officials in the northbay, now warning about a potential fifth surge just in time for all the four gatherings and kids' halloween parties. kristen:. kristen: we have advice from experts about how families can stay place. >> the beautiful dahlias. the moms are always popular too. reporter: the colors of fall are taking over this flower shop where blair phillips is always trying to keep her staff safe. >> we are all fully vaccinated here, delivery drivers, designers, and events set up

people. reporter: pumpkins and cobwebs counlth ofateback bin ishe only thing cov be ready to search again just in time for halloween. >> people because of the weather will be moving indoors. it is a holiday that is targeted amongst the age group that remain in vaccinated. reporter: the doctor says halloween parties and fall gatherings could bring a fifth covid search to a county where 90% of the population is vaccinated. but those who are not still pose a risk. >> we do see increases of cases among unvaccinated individuals, they are at higher risk of having challenges to the capacity of our hospitals to meet the needs of our community. >> i am scared about the trick-or-treating. i feel like that might trigger another spike. reporter: this parent is rethinking halloween. miller valley pediatrician dr. lisa dana has her concerns. >> especially in our unvaccinated population, those

are the kids who are out trick-or-treating. when they are having fun, masks do come down. reporter: dr. dana tells families to be cautious, but don't stop living life, especially during the scary fun time of the year. >> it is important for the adults in that child's life to be vaccinated. a great way to keep our families safe. larry: president biden met today with top business leaders who have instituted vaccine requirements or are working to implement new rules. greg adams of oakland-based kaiser permanente, brad smith of microsoft, among the ceos who spoke with the president today. kristen: emotional testimony. olympic gymnasts call for answers on capitol hill over abuse by ausa gymnastics dr.. historic launch. four people had to space and they are not astronauts. hispanic heritage. we kick hispanic heritage month

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today, a new program to help small businesses recover from vandalism. abc 7 news reporter mariah carey shows us how this will work. >> the vandalism relief fund, so you can to your store. reporter: this store owner is excited as he accepts a check from mayor breed. someone took -- someone broke into his store. >> looters came in and ransacked the store the check the mayor gave him is part of a new program. reporter:. reporter: from the city. >> we still have to pay the deductible. and that is not free. so our deductible is what this grant really helps us cover. reporter: the money comes from a one million-dollar grant from the city's general fund. store owners only need to present a police report and photo of the damage.

mayor breed says the city needs to do its part to support small businesses. >> to support them and their businesses that not only help the owners, but also the support the employees, is significant. reporter: the gallery of jewels is still recovering from the recent vandalism incident. >> someone backed a van into the storefront and literally shoved everything in that direction. reporter: bill hoover has owned this store in the north valley for 30 years. he says vandals have broken in four times in the last two years. he says the grant money could help, but he needs more money from the city $2000 is pocket change. >> i think $50,000 would be a much better figure. reporter: he says, until then he will accept the original grant money, and hope to reopen his doors soon. in san francisco, ryan kerry, abc 7 news. kristen: the trial of former

theranos founder elizabeth holmes for fraud continued today. . today details were provided about how she tried to warn managers about a higher rate of field results for its blood testing device. the whistleblower says she was rebuffed by executives. reporter: erica chung was recruited to work as a research lab associate at theranos. her job was to process blood samples and ensure the devices were producing accurate results. because of her inside knowledge she was in the crosshairs that day three of the four trial, under questioning by the government. she confirmed details in a series of emails that documented errors in test results. typical were results in march 14 that showed about one in four tests failed. for a thyroid test, the failure rate was 51%. she says doctors and patients

were not told about this issues, yet they were relying on the test results to make critical diagnosis. erica said she discussed the results with an employee who had access to elizabeth holmes. he said holmes and email, quoting an issue with the syphilis tests. he told holmes "a significant portion of our data is just noise." erica chung herself had a meeting with coo sunny balwani. he -- she says he reacted with anger. she was told her job was to keep processing blood samples. this, she said, prompted her to quit she said she shared her inside knowledge with a newspaper reporter and regulators. she also received a cease and desist letter from an attorney accusing her of releasing confidential information. the defense questioned her, pointing out she was a bachelor degree, that worked with a team led a ph.d's with years of experience. holmes displayed no reaction to

the test results or the whistleblower's testimony. in san jose, david louis, abc 7 news. larry: former "smallville" actress allison mack is in prison in dublin. she reported three years early -- she reported for a three year sentence. she is at the same federal prison where actresses lori loughlin and felicity huffman recently served time with their roles in the college admissions scandal. kristen: alright, to the weather. it was so pleasant today. hope it was like that with everyone, spencer. spencer: it was pleasant where i live here in the east bay, it stayed cool long into the day before it started to warm up. it is cooler just about everywhere right now. two degrees cooler in san francisco. 17 degrees cooler around the region. we have felt this significant quota. the view from our rooftop

looking across the windy rc b direction. 60 degrees in san francisco right now. oakland, 65. mid-70s in mountain view and san jose. at the golden gate, we have low clouds and breezy conditions. temperature readings at this hour, 67 in santa rosa. napa, 70. 81 in fairfield. concord, 78. the view from mount tam shows the advancing marine layer. temperatures today will be below average for this time of year. we can expect clouds increasing tonight, with maybe some patchy morning drizzle. a chance of showers in the weekend. it will be gusting early next week, which will increase fire concerns. but tonight, this is what we will be looking at, increasing low clouds and fog across the bay and into the inland areas as

well. 5:00 tomorrow morning, there won't be likely reduced only go to overnight conditions, temperatures will be mainly in the low to mid 50's, and a bit chillier in the north bay, where lowes will drop to the upper 40's. tomorrow, look for highs just about 60 degrees at the coast, upper 60's to maybe 70 around the bay shoreline. and upper 70's to around 80 in most inland areas. warmer in the far north, but not the kind of warmth we have seen in the week. 88 at luke hoyer. here is the long term forecast. 7:00 a.m. saturday we will see this frontal system bringing rain into northern california. sunday evening, we expect some of that shower activity -- saturday night. then pushing into other parts of the bay and winding down sunday

evening. so it is not a big rain event, but it will be the first wet weather we have seen in a while. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. the next few days will be cooler. highs inland will ritually to the upper 70's. we start to warm up monday, but that is when we get gusty. that is when will increase the concern of a fire. that onshore flow will be warming things up and drying up the fuels again. kristen: spencer, thank you. not even halloween yet man, look at that internet that doesn't miss a beat. that's cute, but my internet streams to my ride. ok chill, cause mine's so fast no one can catch me. sweet, but my internet gives me unlimited wireless with 5g.

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larry: some really emotional and disturbing testimony on capitol hill from four star gymnasts after they were abused by larry nassar. kristen: it is maddening. senators are investigating the fbi's handling of the larry nassar case. elizabeth shows he has the latest. elizabeth: during emotional senate testimony, the remarkable display of strength and bravery by some of the worlds top gymnasts. >> being here today is taking everything i have. my main concern have the energy to walk out of here. reporter: aly raisman, simone biles mckayla maroney and maggie nichols told senators in painful

detail how they were sexually abused by former usa gymnastics dr. larry nassar and they blasted the fbi for failing to stop the abuse. >> to be clear, i blame mary nasser -- larry nassar, but i also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. reporter: the hearing comes in response to a july report by the justice department inspector general. it found fbi agents failed to respond with the urgency required once they learned about the sexual abuse allegations against nasser in 2015. and then agents tried to cover up their mistakes. >> they chose to lie about what i said and chose to protect a serial child reporter: nasser was sentenced to 175 years in prison in 2018 for molesting hundreds of gymnasts but the survivors say they are still waiting for justice. >> i am tired of waiting for people to do the right thing, because my abuse was enough, and

we deserve justice. reporter: the fbi director christopher wray who was not in charge of the agency during the investigation, says he is heartsick and furious. >> i am especially sorry that there were people at the fbi who had their own chance. this monster back in 2015. reporter: the fbi says one of the agents critical to the nasser investigation was fired but simone biles says agents should be prosecuted. elizabeth schulze, abc news, washington. kristen: a new report from the wall street journal is painting a bleak picture of the detrimental effects instagram has on its younger users especially teenage girls. . according to an internal study conducted. . by facebook, which owns instagram, instagram page creating body image issues for 1 in 3 girls. the report states that app is engineered towards comparison, more than other rival apps tiktok and snapshot that focus more on performance and filters.

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announcer: building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. larry: hispanic heritage month kicks off today. the san francisco public library invites you to learn more about their fascinating culture by attending one of their the library will host a series of workshops, cooking classes and talks by distinguished authors, cultural

. >> also. >> a great opportunity to check out a book for your kids this is really the time to shine a spotlight on our collection which does represent people from diverse communities. larry: more information on viva can be found on the san francisco public library's website. kristen: today we begin to celebrate hispanic heritage month with two remarkable immigrant stories. reporter luz pena interviewed the two doctors who became the first bay area doctors to become vaccinated. now they are opening up about how their upbringing prepared them to help the latino community during this pandemic. lose pub it was 1962. the u.s. government helped over 14,000 children flee from cuba to miami. among this group was antonia's mom. >> my mother arrived as part of the peter pan immigration. a lot of those parents put their kids on a plane to the u.s. not knowing if they would

see them again. luz: in the late 1960's, his mom also fled -- his dad also fled cuba. >> my father was ordained in cuba. around the time he wanted to leave was when the government was doing away with organized religion. luz: antonia was born in los angeles. his parents sheltered him from the constant gunshots and neighborhood gangs. but he was not blind to his parents' financial struggles. >> there were times when we didn't have food on the table for a particular week or day. times when we face to that. luz: at home there were only three constants -- love, faith, and espanol. >> my grandmother was an educator in cuba. she over said, we will not talk english, we will talk spanish. which is the formal way to say spanish. luz: on the other side of los angeles another latino, also finding his way. sara-- sergio, the son of nicaraguan immigrants, was

raised by his mom, his grandmother, and his aunt, all of them under one roof. >> we did not have a lot. my family would scrape together to buy christmas presents and that was it. we were never hungry, but there certainly wasn't a lot of wealth. luz: at an early age sergio became the man of the house. >> my mom spoke english well enough. she had a thick accent and always relied on me to do any negotiating with anyone who was american. that started when i was 10 years old. talking to the people at the hardware store, or calling the phone company, the cable company, that was my role in the family. luz: different paths and struggles leading them to one place, here. [cheers] on december 15, 2020, dr. gomez and dr. orgullo, made history together, they became the first bay area doctors to be vaccinated. they agreed to be first not only

for them, but for other latinos who died of covid-19 in their icus. >> it took an emotional toll on me personally, seeing latino after latino come into my i see you. >> you your people die at a higher rate, it is unnerving. luz: along with the political milestone came the opportunity to combat vaccine hesitancy among latinos. >> my cousin, who is a schoolteacher, one of my good friends who i have known since i was three years old, actually played the video from the interview you did in december to her class and a lot of them actually attributed that interview and that conversation with deciding that they would get, or tell their parents that they should get it. luz: was that when you realized that your calling of being a doctor went beyond the hospital? >> yes. luz: after all their parents sacrificed and push to always

speak spanish at home, came later. >> usually we don't just launch into talking about covid, we talk about, where are you from? where is your family from? lu z: do you think you're latino last name is a badge of trust? >> i do. people can relate to us. luz: in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. kristen: abc 7 news is proud to honor hispanic heritage month. tomorrow, meet a woman who is passing on her car skills to her daughter. and on friday, latinos who want to preserve their culture by playing spanish songs for an english audience. their message of women empowerment through music. larry: breaking news, sky seven just took this video of a major water main break at hope and brunswick streets close to mclaren park. first reports came in about 3:45

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mission, inspiration 4. right now the launch looks good. reporter: if all goes to plan, is blastoff for a brief crew of four civilians shooting into orbit on the dragon capsule 366 miles away from earth the farthest any private citizen has ever gone before. they have been extensively trained by spacex, but there will be no professional astronauts on board. >> we set out from the start to deliver a very inspiring message, what can be done up in space and the possibilities there, but also what we can accomplish your. reporter: instead of humans, a computer does the flying. >> i am just a regular person going to space. reporter: this 29-year-old making history as the first pediatric cancer survivor in space. >> until now, astronauts really had to be physically perfect. i am so excited this mission is opening space travel up to everyone.

reporter: but there are some real risks. the team will orbit for three days, and there is no way to get to the international space station if there is an issue. even if they could, there is no way to dark. the mechanism was replaced with a window to see the earth. >> when we get to reveal the cupola for the first time, it will be a big moment, i think, because that view, we are all excited about it. reporter: the crew will splash down in florida on saturday. one of the passengers, a billionaire businessman, purchased all the suites on the capsule for $200 million. he used a lottery award for another seat, and a software design contest for the last seat, all this to benefit st. jude's children's research hospital. reena roy, abc news, new york. larry: i didn't realize they were going up for three days. i thought it would be a 30-minute thing. kristen: does that make a difference? >> yes! >> yes. larry: drew, would you like to

go up in space? drew: no, thank you. we need to replace that window with the ability to at the space -- with the ability to dock at the space station. larry: spencer. spencer: [laughter] i wish them well. drew: claustrophobia, we are not going up in space. kristen: terra firma, baby. larry: christian, we need you to do an emergency spacewalk. don't worry, we will talk you through it. [laughter] spencer: kristin, i think we have a problem. [laughter] kristen: and people pay for that? i am happy for people who have that adventurous. . . but i confess to be a proud chicken. larry: at least there is the charitable aspect st. jude's, some upsides there but, man. not for me.

good luck. kristen: time magazine released its most influential people of 2021 list. meghan markle and prince harry are gracing the cover of time's newest issue. other people making the cut, vice-president kamala harris, nfl quarterback tom brady, little nasdaq's, and apple's tim cook to name a few. they missed you again, spencer. spencer: i thought i would take little nasdaq's's place, but i guess not -- lowellil nas x's p, but not this time. [laughter] the producers always say to me, wrapped. for you civilians at home, that means rapid up. drew: wright, stop talking. kristen: they may have added the names leylah fernandez and emma

raducanu, the two breakout u.s. open tennis players. larry: yes. i thought it was great that tom brady was there, and also naomi osaka, who is bringing mental health issues to sports. kudos for her to taking her stand. kristen: absolutely. larry: the latest fitness strand going viral has people reaching for a surprising snack for their workouts. rice crispy streets. -- teresa wispy -- rice crispy treats. they claim the snack gives you an insane pump at the gym. i changed my voice there. [laughter] experts say that while reaching

for a rice crispy street before you workout is actually not a horrible option, probably not the best choice either. i will confess that when i am feeling a little bit tired before workout, i will go for the closest sugary thing just to get me to get some energy going. that is basically what that rice crispy treat does. kristen: it is just the sugar. larry: and sugar makes you happy. spencer, what is your pre-workout go-to. spencer: if i will have anything to eat, i like to eat and hour and a half before i workout. i don't drink or eat anything in the few minutes leading up to the workout. still feel uncomfortable. larry: ok. drew, you were running the other day, you came into the office all -- drew: [laughs], in my running gear? most times i run in the morning on an empty stomach. people tell me it is not a great

thing, but get in first thing in the morning and -- kristen: if i were to work out, i would have a peanut butter energy bar, something with protein. larry: i just shoe on glass. to feel tough. [laughter] kristen: oh, gosh. drew: don't do that. kristen: kids, you did not hear that. larry: i don't want it to be a tiktok trend. kristen: parents, so sorry. [laughter] there[laughter] are just 100 shopping days left until christmas, by 20% have already started on their shopping list or at least will, very soon. in a study, more than half of shoppers plan to start shopping for halloween. drew: what? kristen: i know. 13% say they began last month, 35% will start in november. the largest segment of early shoppers is comprised of those who have children under 18. drew: makes sense. kristen: when my kids were little, i started early, i

wanted to get them the perfect gift. now it is, like, you expect a gift? [laughter] drew: the fear washes over kristen: you have grandkids, spencer and i bet you start planning way ahead. spencer: i start thinking way ahead, but i don't actually start spending the money or shopping until, probably right after thanksgiving? drew: yeah. larry: when the kids get older, it is different. my kids say, straight cash only. [laughter] spencer: my kids are in their mid-40's, they still want straight cash. [laughter] [laughter] kristen: we need to have a talk you doing okay with those new spicy tiny tacos, jack? yeah, it's funny some of those people you see, they... they can't handle it at all right? no, they can't. that's not you. that's not me. no. try my new spicy tiny tacos starting at $3.50. ♪ ♪

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kristen: police are looking for help to find a husky puppy. this is ramble. only two months police say he was taken outside his home on escuela avenue in mountain view. witnesses told police a suspect grabbed the puppy and drove away in a blue-great nissan sedan. >> we are asking for help to find the puppy, bring it home to their owners, one of whom is a little boy. we are certainly concerned that he is missing his companion right now. kristen: if you see ramb are asked to call mountain view police on the non-emergency

line. larry: to the california high-speed rail authority held a virtual town hall previewing the new downtown rail extension project. music>> here we are in the trademarks and i'm standing in the middle of the column that will bring natural light from the rooftop part to the lowest levels of the transit center. down here is where the cow turned and high-speed rail trains will come to the transit center, two levels below larry: this project is a collaboration between cole train and the california high-speed rail authority. the plan is for a total of six tracks and platforms. the transit center would be the hub for the high-speed rail. one of the most anticipated features of this system -- its ability to take people from san francisco to los angeles in less than three hours. estimated opening date for this $100 billion project, in approximately 10 years. so be patient. kristen: no, it is going to be

more than 10 years. larry: easy, right? kristen: it has been delayed so often. but we will see, fingers crossed. larry: we will still be doing the weather then. spencer, he will be spencer: i can tell you what will be happening in about seven [laughter] days [laughter] first with two nights weather, increasing clouds and fog at the coast, pushing across the bay and inland. will have a bright afternoon but some lingering blue clouds at the coast. highs will range from 60 at the coast, upper 60's near the bay. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. not much changes on friday. it does get cooler on saturday and sunday as clouds increase. the chance of showers in the north bay. sunday will be the winner of the two weekend days, than it will start warming up again next week. kristen: spencer, thank you. call it a bear b pooh,

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kristen: coming up tonight at 8:00 it is press your luck, followed by the $100,000 permit at 9:00, and then amanda gorman at 10:00, a special edition of 2020 than stay with us for the news at 11:00. amanda gorman captivated the nation at president biden's inauguration. here is a look ahead to robin roberts' new special about the young poet. ♪ >> amanda gorman and legge have never seen her before. >> i love having tea when i write. i have to make sure that i take care of my voice. >> the young woman who captivated the world at president joe biden's inauguration seems to do it all. >> if only we were brave enough to see it, if only we are brave enough to be it.

>> from standing crowds on the runway, to gracing the c magaz n at the super bowl. >> let us walk with these warriors, charge on with these champions, and carry forth the call of our captain. >> commander is pulling back the captain for our cameras, giving us exclusive access inside her life. we go behind the scenes at high-fashion's biggest night. and she takes us back to her early days as a young poet. >> my gosh! this was the first anthology i was ever published in. >> she talks about her sudden rise to fame. >> you are making poetry cool. you feel that is your purpose? >> it is everything. for me, poetry has always been cool, electric, wonderful. >> and she shares the intimate challenges she faced. >> growing up i had a speech

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