and to understand appalachia, one needs to listen to the diverse individuals of appalachia. there is much music, much excellent voice in the people of appalachia and certainly in the voices of the women presented in this book. i would like now to take the opportunity to read an abstract from the first novel which is entitled some would call her a good old girl. i'm not perfect. no one is perfect. everyone makes mistakes and i did a lot of things. there were times and i've been tempted to have relations with women along with them. sometimes may, we would have to was for you, not me. it's not fun when you are forced to do it. i would go into the bathroom and cry. no one would believe the times i've run out of the room just bawling my eyes out . i hated it. it was awful. i hated doing it because of diseases and stuff out there. i just think, i just thank the lord that i never got anything. that scared me to death. i've kind of blocked out that part . i get so drunk i would have to go get so drunk. i mean plastered to do this. so a lot of times i don't remember what happened all

appalachia is a wound and of joy and a poem i'm not of complication. but you cannot know what place without loving and hating and feeling everything in between something inside you has to crack to let in the law so your brain and heart can't just properly. those attempting to portray the region must become immersed in the region in a special kind of way they must go to the mountains drive these one row i'm a certain job for a while with folks on the front porches must attend weddings and high school graduations they must study the history of the place and come to understand they must set awake and look at the lines on the faces of the people the calluses on their hands they must understand the gestational and generational complexities of poverty and pride culture. i must stand for a while. and smell the air started the gravestones on the hillside that await the inscriptions of names among the people not statistics not stereo. look in the lens. sometimes you have to leave where you came from to find your voice. and other times you have to return to that

ouch i i grew up in appalachia watching my grandfather shows like. i in the beverly hillbillies. i hated those shows growing up going up that's going to. do you care if you're. my champ there's a long history of stereotyping has plagued the appalachian region. they don't trust voters really are the dumb troll vote she is they certainly all sally as tacky and as stupid and as mind blowing lee ignorant as he does. in the run up to the 2016 presidential election i was making a film about the trails of appalachian people and culture i news coverage about the region exploded and suddenly everyone was talking about the great divide. bloomers has read urban vs were all in one region my hometown region was singled out as the reason for trump's rise. my hometown came for kentucky right in the heart of the appalachian coal fields so when most people hear my accent they assume i'm from the south. appalachia is a region with a history and culture that is complicated and all its own the term hillbilly was born here and more recently the idea of the heart trap country. i. i. oh. oh. this is me

this is important to the united states, because if they are going to expand across appalachia, they willeed to get those agricultural products to market, extremely expensive to guard them back over the appalachians.- the much more profitable way to get those products to market are to send them down the ohio and tennessee rivers to the mississippi and the port of new orleans. spain said you were not using the port of new orleans. we will seize your goods and your ships. nations occupied almost all of the contested land, all of the land between the appalachians and the mississippi river, some 25,000 square miles. their sovereignty to that land not only holds true on the ground. it'd been recognized repeatedly by european empires, including by the british at the end of the seven years war and pontiacs war. acceptnations did not trading the domination of their lands based on a treaty they had not been party to, based upon a war they had not surrendered in. told the british commander at fort niagara i could never believe that your seize tod pretend to america what it his own to give. spain an

i am from appalachia. i wanted to challenge the teens and find ways to engage them. we wanted to be able to pull more people into that work and see them develop character and also have an opportunity for us to feel like we are a part of something. >> so you went to howard? >> i went to howard university. >> how is the pandemic changed what streaming out loud is doing, how you are approaching things? >> we are having community groups come to the farm, but we have had to rapidly organize on the ground to deliver food a to communities that could not get out and get to the store. we were able to work with food entrepreneurs to begin making our emergency meals -- begin making emergency meals. due to the economic consequences of the pandemic, unemployment skyrocketed. >> tell me about what i am about to see. >> the farm at kelly miller, we are under the department of recreation land. 95% of the students are on free and reduced lunch. the policies are because of the economic circumstances of this community. on a normal day, we have workforce development programs on the farm

i grew up watching my uncles farm across the street from my grandmother's house, so i'm from appalachia, it's in my blood. coming here to washington, d.c., i noticed a lot of challenges with youth and wanted to find ways to engage them and started working with them with summer programs. i saw a big need around food but saw that food was a racial justice and economic justice issue and wanted to be able to pull more people into that work. and see what i thought -- developing character and also having the opportunity for folks to be a part of something and advance their lives, advance policy that changes the neighborhood and trajectories of communities. doug: you went to howard? >> i went to howard university. black and blue uric know how we do. doug. how has the pandemic changed what dreaming out loud is doing, give me a sense of that. >> usually during the springtime, we're getting ready to run farmers markets, programming with the school and having community groups come to the farm. but we have to organize with mutual aid groups to deliver food aid to communities in need, folks who coul

folks in appalachia, in the industrial heartland that are suffering.ives, people that want to see the country come together, we have to stick up for our base but also say those policies like broadband for all which would help people in appalachia as well as the hood, those policies that would move the ball forward on criminal justice, mental health, infrastructure, that would help everybody, let's champion those as well so he can do both things. we ward his base and bring the together together. >> jeff merkley told us moments ago, it's important this administration not simply adopt, we're going to talk to the middle of the spectrum as their strategy. what do you make of that? >> well, look, very much because you do have this problem which is that we are justifiably outraged. not just progressives and democrats. just regular, ordinary americans with any pride, with functioning brain stems. very distressed and angry with this right wing, white nationalist, terrorist movement that's growing up in our country. and the tendency is to say, screw those people

the opioid epidemic probably started in one of the coal mining towns in rural appalachia. a place like tiny pennington gap in lee county, virginia. >> a lot of very good folks live around here. there's a lot of wonderful folks. people know each other, and there's a lot of, you know, extends families. >> art van zee is a soft-spoken family doctor who moved to pennington gap more than 40 years ago. >> in its heyday, it was the biggest town in the county. 14,000 men working up here in the coal field. >> beginning in the late 1990s, dr. van zee started to see a troubling number of people visiting his clinic seemingly addicted to a prescription painkiller called oxycontin. >> a lot of these young people were people i'd seen -- you know, i'd seen them grow up from babies. some of them were very good kids with bright, promising futures. it completely kind of caught me off guard about the extent of the problem. >> we had a young woman overdose and her friends dropped her off at the emergency room and drove away, which in lee county was very unusual. and i just remember talking to

elite people who signal from the ivs has not been very good for great swaths of america, and from appalachiahe deep south and california, pacific northwest, and and, diversity of views. it is not a control by not just the left, and what we see on calendars -- college campuses. >> we are adding to a question on twitter from noah to ask this question, how should groups that feel marginalized address those experiences, to address systemic issues in the united states. >> not only fine but healthy to take pride in who you are. we all have our history and it is a powerful thing. to understand your life, your background, your parents and grandparents struggling how you got to be where you are and you are a point in that continuum. you need to rely on the false and synthetic categories created by the office of management and budget which creates hispanics and asian americans. you could be colombian american, you could be puerto rican and huge pride in your traditions and individual agency, individual scribing, the habits that lead to success leads to success, in small ways practicing, a flourishing

you need people from appalachia and the deep south and from california pacific northwest new england and not just people from the southern quarter and washington d.c. and new york city. in many areas of life and newsrooms for example you also need it diversity of views and on college campuses in the faculty lounge you need to have a diversity of views not controlled by not just the left. that's a we are seeing on college campuses today. >> we have plenty of phonecalls and we have it question on twitter from noah who says mr. gonzalez and your recent opinion how should identity groups marginalized -- in a meaningful way. can i'd dented the bee used to effectively -- effectively address issues in the united states? >> it's not only find that healthy to take pride in who you are and take right in your history. we all have our history and knowledge is a powerful thing. it does empower you to understand your background of your parents in your grandparent struggles and how you got to be where you are in your point on i continue him. for that you'll need to rely on the full embedded categor

politics and everyday lives of the white american working-class from his travels through parts of appalachia. here's a portion of the conversation. >> it's more of a book of stories that it is of arguments, there's not a lot of that kind of hypothetical analysis in it. it's different for different people. there are people whose main problem is to live in a place that is economically destitute and doesn't have a lot of capital or opportunities and so the solution to that is simple i think which is if you want a job, get some johnson people on the right particularly conservatives claim vividly about this part of my argument and my analysis but places that are economically more of them is get placed people to places where they can work or maintain in some sort of dependency indefinitely. you can't magic some other way around to do that and the idea that you can through some public policy or by putting a university there or something, just magically transform every economic community in the country into something else is just not supported by the evidence. there's a lot of good things that come

it is interesting to some, it was predictable to me, he said to me, "kamala, appalachia loves this becausewho know the injustice of this system." so we found common ground. on the issue of my anti-lynching bill, we did not. and so we had a healthy debate on the floor of the senate, and yes, i was outraged and disappointed with his position, and there you go. >> it was that outrage and those strong moments at hearings that gave harris a more national presence. a presence that got people talking about the presidency. >> i stand before you today -- >> harris' run for the white house, when we return. >> the president of the united states. (vo) we live in a world of fees. airlines, hotels, food delivery, and especially car dealers all charge excessive, last-minute fees. when you want something badly enough, it feels like your only choice is to pay up. but what if you had a choice to take a stand instead? at carvana, we believe in treating you better. with zero hidden fees, you can drive off without feeling ripped off. that's what it means to live feelessly. get ready - our most popular battery

you need also your graphical diversity people from appalachia, from the deep south, the pacific northwestw england, not just people from the corridor between washington d.c. and new york city. and many areas i would imagine not in the cabinet, and newsrooms for example you also need diversity of views. you need to have people and college campuses in academia the faculty lounge, you have a diversity of views, not a control but just the left but the most extreme aspects of the left, that is overseeing on college campuses and a newsrooms today. >> we have phone calls waiting longer till question on twitter first he said mr. gonzalez in your opinion how should identity groups feel marginalized address those grievances in a meaningful way? can identity be used to effectively address systemic issues in the united states? >> i think it is not only fine, but healthy to take pride in who you are. to take pride in your history. i think it does empower you to understand your life, back on, life of your parents and grandparents on struggles and how you got to be where you are. and the point in that c

in people of appalachia, any people from the deep south the people from california, the pacific northwest, new england, not people from the the quarter between washington dc and uric city. many areas of livelihood, i'd imagine on the cabinets, and mary areas and newsrooms for example you also need a diversity of views. you need to have people, and college campuses and academia in the faculty lounge, you need to have a diversity of views not a controlled or not not just the most extreme aspects of people but that's what were seeing on college campuses in newsrooms today. we've got plenty. >> we got plenty of phone calls to get to a question from twitter from noaa first. mister gonzalez in your recent opinion, how should identity groups who feel marginalized address those grievances in the way? can identity be used to effectively address stomach issues and states? >> i think it's not only fine, but healthy, to take pride in who you are. to take pride in your history. we all have our history and that is a powerful thing. i think it does empower you to understand your life, your background, t

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actually took in 32 people, white kansas farmers, black workers, undocumented persons, people from appalachiae presented a 14 point policy for the healing of the nation. what we said was these 14 things. they must enact comprehensive free and just covid relief, that lifts from the bottom. we must have guaranteed quality health care that leads to universal health care. we must expand medicaid immediately, regardless of existing conditions. we must have a raise in the minimum wage to $15 an hour immediately. we must update the poverty measures so we get an accurate picture of poverty in this nation. we must guarantee housing for all. we must enact a federal jobs program to build up infrastructure and invest in public institutions, climate resilience, energy, in poor and low wealth communities especially. we must guarantee safe, equitable and quality public education that supports protection against the resegregation of schools. we must have comprehensive and just immigration reform. we must ensure all the rights of indigenous people. we must enact fair taxes and repeal the trump tax cuts. we mu

holdings and that is at least 30 percent of the jobs i've created as mayor and whether it's in appalachia or the midwest or whether it's in texas, places that have been part of the old energy economy and in los angeles it's the third largest oil field in america and gina mccarthy knows from her epa days we are transforming what that economy looks like. but also counting on us to be your defenders because these fights even though we are now in power in the white house, those of us environmentalist we need to defend this work. and we need policies that will make these accessible. we need the playing field level 40 carbon alternatives because that's what will drive the decisions for government and the private sector and not just billback better but billback greener. without a global call in all of our countries to say there should be no stimulus out of the process. we should be looking at natural disasters, don't just billback what was there, build it back in a resilient way and i want you to know every building in the united states of america is a shovel ready project today so whatever work

>> um, you know we've been working together in the northeastern appalachia region and within the ohioy, mayors from eight cities who have joined together from west virginia, ohio, pennsylvania, and kentucky to present an american marshal plan, a plan that would invest in the areas that will be the hardest hit from the inevitable transformation into renewable energy and green technology. the world is going in one direction, and i think the biden administration today recognizes that. and the question is do we want to be in a position in the future when we electrify our public transit fleets around th country, that the only option available to us is to buy buss from china when we could be building them in lordstown and helping the people of youngstown. should we be being our wind turbines from germany, when they could be manufactured with united states steel right here in pennsylvania and assembled in west virginia? or should we-- >> woodruff: well, let me interrupt you and say are you saying you fear the biden administration is not paying sufficient attention to buying american, buildin

about, john genther, and he is leading -- trying to lead a clean energy revolution but is from appalachia, the heart of coal country and we talked about -- i write how he was leading a protest, in the military the iraq war, came home, realized that a lot of what he was fighting for had to do with oil, and said we'll start mountaintop coal, and had a successful march, the site of an historic battle and reflecting on he march ten years later, he said i realize it was all people like me. hundreds of all people like me, and that is actually part of where he lost the relationship, and the opportunity to build these allies with people who are not like him. heaves doing nat a different way enough but it's a good example, that not just the kind of lack of creativity that comes with being in an echo chamber but prevents us from seeing opportunities to reach across the aisle and to really make change, consequential change that might be quite different than what we hear in our own bubble. >> eric, i want to did you do you have people who is voting opposite than you the your friendship,' people racis

that have been overlooked for decades by washington and wall street, whether it's a small town in appalachia or a black and brown community anywhere in this country. i believe the biden administration is serious about marshaling our talents and our resources and ingenuity throughout the government and beyond to do this. that's what it will take. i have always refuse the idea you have to accept the false choice between good environmental policy and good paying jobs. we have proven that in states like ohio here we proven it around the country. it is simply not true. we have proven in my state where we have wind turbines made with american-made sku. we have proven it in toledo where we are one of the biggest solar energy manufacturers in the nation. we have proven in the auto industry which is making more fuel-efficient cars. we seize this opportunity instead of running from them. we put americans to work. we create a growing economy is a list of all workers. if you buy the country, if i for the people to make it work if you make sure they get decent wages with decent benefits. you put more of

when the next snow happens though in southern appalachia coming at you, western north carolina, southicco. tracking a couple chances of rain. one in the north bay. another tomorrow night into friday morning. and then an extended period of dry and warmer than average weather. today mid-50s in the north bay to low 60s in the south bay. tonight a milt milder. more fog to deal with. my seven-day forecast, every storm front loaded in the seven-day fofofofofofofofofofofo >>> now to our new series "money moves" helping you maximize savings in 2021. one family is already starting the new year on the right foot after managing to overcome financial setbacks from the pandemic. take a look at how they did it. meet erin and dan cox. >> we are a family of four and we have 12 and 10-year-old boys. >> reporter: they own two transportation companies shipping cars and horses all over the country. erin is also a professional horse trainer and riding instructor. >> we get paid to move and train and care for them. >> reporter: their stable incomes suddenly stalled. >> when people can't travel hjorths can'

the ohio river valley all the way to the carolinas and could see several inches of snow across appalachia getting into north carolina, into raleigh. slick conditions tomorrow and back through st. louis probably a couple inches of snow as well and attention will turn to the storm in california for sure. that's a check what's happening here. time for your warm cities sponsored by northwestern mutual. >>> good morning. good morning.. i'm meteorologist mike nicco. i downgraded the storm to a 2, strong. lightning possible today. more showers and downpours tomorrow and i'm finding dry spots for you to get outside in the accuweather seven-day forecast. mid to upper 50s. it's going to be a mild to chilly day today and tonight mid-40s to 50s with more do downpours. our lightest storm will bebebebe >>> you know, who doesn't like e getting a promotion? [ laughter ] i mean, it makes history. get a promotion but you also make history in the process. that woman right there, jennifer king, will join us live, first black woman to be a full time coach in the nfl. a full time head coach in the nfl. ining o

. >> why did you visit appalachia? >> thank you madam chair thank you chairwoman maloney. can you hear me? >> yes we can. >> i have a question for you according to the "washington post" in 2001, the former ceo and chair man wrote in an e-mail the following the opioid abusers in every way possible they are the problem. they are reckless criminals they are reckless criminals in the problem. >> being will glorified as a victim let me go to david for a moment. i would like you to look at image number one that should pop up on the screen now let's go to image number two for a moment, please. let's just recap you bought a property in la at the same time that is over 15,000 prescription opioid deaths in 2019 you had another property that you sold this one for $6,000,000.2019 it went up by almost 5%. i would say that you and your family are addicted to money. now i would like to turn a question over to you. around that time you tried to lobby against them can you put up document 13 on the slideshow? >> who takes responsibility for all these deaths referring to the opioid deaths an

we've got some winter weather moving through southern appalachia into raleigh. much more on this coming up and a new storm that will move across the country and bring snow to parts of texas. your local weather in 30 seconds. first though, we've got to get to the weekend forecast sponsored by carmax. >>> good morning. we made it to friday and the showers are out there but almost over. it's going to be partly cloudy and dry after the morning commute. watch out for dangerous surf through tomorrow morning and then we close the storm door and reach near record highs next week. those temperatures near 70. today 58 to 62. much colder tonight. some frost are possible in the deepest valleys. fog elsewhere. temperatures in the mid 30s to mid 40s. my >>> when we come back, we have the woman who falsely accused a black teen of stealing her phone. she was arrested overnight, and the teen's parents are speaking out this morning. we'll be right back with more "gma." i thought you'd control every part of me. overwhelm me. define me. but i found a way to give myself more space.

completion of the appalachian highway development system that was conceived in the 1960's to open up appalachia. there is one very important thing remaining in that. it's moving towards completion. but it's still pretty regulatory and we need to have that commitment. so i would like to ask you to work with me to continue this commitment to see the completion of quarter h as it moves through the -- as the last phase of the appalachian highway development system. any comments you'd like to make there. mr. buttigieg: i want to learn more about this important issue. yes, i recall you raising this in our prior conversation. i would welcome the chance to work with you on this. senator capito: well, we completed together -- we'll ride through the beautiful sceneries of west virginia because it's going to be -- it's really going to open up a part of our state that we'll be able to benefit, economic developments. that's what transportation corridors are for and so along -- i'm very excited about it. thank you for being here. congratulations on your nomination. i look forward to seeing the next steps. th