this is downtown aliquippa.is was a bustling place. >> you'll have to forgive me, but it looks pretty dead. >> well, that's just the way it is. it's gone. everything is gone. these were all bars, restaurants, shops, markets. everything was here. >> and now what's going on downtown? >> now you can see what's going on downtown. not a lot. >> not a lot. >> yeah. >> this is the tunnel that, what, 11,000 people would come through every day? >> right. right here. >> aliquippa industrial park. everything out here was steel? >> the whole valley. >> this is a big old empty lot. so this is where you used to work? >> over here, yeah. >> when you look at this now and it looks like we're walking on the surface of the moon, what goes through your head? >> man, there's a lot of -- lot of people got financially destroyed when the mills were gone. >> how many people worked out here? >> i think at one time there was like 13,000, i believe, worked in the mill. >> 13,000 people. if you polled those 13,000 people in its heyday, what

this county right here, beaver county is where aliquippa, pennsylvania, is.at is where we went to see this former steel town. j&l steel was there to talk with some folks that worked in the industry since the day they moved to the united states. >> how long did you work in the mill? >> 1915-2003. >> 2003? what was going on in 2003? >> shut the mill down. i figure it's time for me to retire. >> how has aliquippa changed over the course of your lives here? >> aliquippa was a booming town. now with the mill shut down, it's nothing. >> so what about today? when you look at pennsylvania, where you guys are, reliably democratic, is that fair to say? or did it used to be? >> it used to be. >> yes. >> like this last election, a democratic county, but then people voted republicans into office. >> when it comes to hillary clinton and bernie sanders or donald trump, who would be more effective at bringing jobs back to a place like aliquippa? >> i think trump. >> how many people feel the way you do here? >> i think quite a few. i think quite a few. >> when you were workin

right here. >> aliquippa industrial park. everything out here was steel?lley. >> whoa, this is a big ole empty lot. so this is where you used to work? >> over here, yeah. >> when you look at this now and it looks like we're walking on the surface of the moon, what goes through your head? >> oh, man, there's a lot of people got financially destroyed when the mills were gone. >> how many people worked out here? >> i think at one time there was like 13,000 i believe worked in the mill. >> 13,000 people. if you polled those 13,000 people in its heyday, what would the politics be at that time? >> well -- >> democrats? >> there was a lot of democrats, right. >> you're a hillary clinton guy? >> i like hillary. but i mean things might change when it comes to the election. who knows. >> you could go trump? >> i don't know. >> pennsylvania usually, you think it's in the democratic column. >> it's a blue state. >> blue state. >> right. >> maybe not this year? >> i agree with you. >> how come? >> he said we're going to do this, we're going to build this, we're going t

aliquippa is a staunch democratic town. always blue collar.politics anymore. they don't believe in the candidates anymore. >> this is downtown aliquippa. one time a bustling place. >> it looks pretty dead. >> well, it's just the way it is. it's gone. everything is gone. these were all bars, restaurants, shops, markets. everything was here. >> and now what's going on downtown? >> now you can see what's going on downtown. not a lot. >> not a lot. >> this is the tunnel that, what, 11,000 people would come through every day? >> yep, right here. >> aliquippa industrial park. >> everything out here was steel. >> the whole valley. >> this is a big old empty lot. this is where you used to work? >> over here, yeah. >> when you look at this now and it looks like we're walking on the surface of the moon, what goes through your head? >> a lot of people got financially destroyed when the mills were gone. >> how many people worked out here? >> i think at one time like 13,000, i believe, worked in the mill. >> 13,000 people. if you polled those 13,000 people

. >> a this is downtown city of al equip aliquippa thp about is a blue up to. >> and they don't believe believe in the candidates. >> one time this was a bustling place. >> and you'll have to forgive me, but it hooks pretty dead. >> well, just the way it is. it's gone. everything is gone. these railroad awere all bars, markets. >> and now what is going on gown to downtown some. >> not a lot. >> this is a tunnel in a 11,000 people would come through every day? >> right. >> and everything was steel steel? >> yeah. >> and in this is where you uso work. what goes through your head? >> a lot of people got financially destroyed when the aniy mills were gone. at one time it was 13,000 work nd the mills. if you poll those 13,000 in its heyday, what would the politics be? >> a lot of democrats. >> you're a hillary clinton guy? >> i like hillary, but things might change. >> pennsylvania you think it's a blue state. may not this year. >> i agree with you. >> how come? >> you say where he wie will build this, do this and nothing. the question is how many people like goeorge are there out ther 37 wh

when he went out to western pennsylvania, to aliquippa. and there was nothing but a plane. there was not even rebel left from the vac toirs. >> nice restaurants. >> not a lot of jobs. >> it doesn't create jobs for a lot of people. >> exactly. that's what the anxiety and the anger and the rage is about. there's different flavors of it. but no one has proposed a way to replace what we had. you can't get back there with manufacturing. we were competing. >> get out of this business and to something. >> you want me to form a thinktank. i will form a thinktank with you. >> bernie says free health care for life. and university, public education free. these are good proposals. maybe there's ways to finance some of this stuff. but i don't know how it re-ignites an economy for working people. an economy that has jobs for the person coming out of high school. technical skills with it. you can go to work. >> you talked about infrastructure. >> reunite the country by rail. just start building. >> right. >> that's where trump is right. jfk is a dump. and penn station is a dump. >> clevel

. >> did you see the report here the other day, where he went out to western pennsylvania, to aliquippa and there was nothing there except a plane. >> that's right. >> there was not even rubble left from the factories. >> go to cleveland, a lot of the old factories are nightclubs now. >> gentrified. isn't that great? tennis courts. that does a lot. nice restaurants. that's not enough -- >> not a lot of jobs. >> nice restaurants in philly but doesn't create jobs for a lot of people. >> that's what the anxiety and anger and rage is about. there are different flavors of it no one proposed a way to replace what we had. we can't get back there with manufacturing. >> why don't you get out of this business and do something? >> i'll form that think tank with you, chris. >> what are you going to do? i think bernie says free health care for life. university public, education, free. these are good proposals. and maybe there's a way to finance some of this stuff. but i don't know how it reignites an economy for working people. an economy that has jobs for the person coming out of high school. techn