they would drive up to birmingham, and... and they suddenly kind of switched.now, they thought, "well, he's enjoying himself. "he's earning a living. what's wrong with that?" yeah. you know, "people are... they seem to like him. "they respond to him. our son's an actor!" you know, and they were so supportive, you know, because it was a world that was alien to them. i'd had a good education. ihad... i'd been to university, and in their heads, "the world is your oyster. "you're going to be an actor? "there's no steadiness in acting. "you've got to earn a living, son. you know. you could become an insurance broker. absolutely. an accountant. an accountant? oh, well, that would have been the ace. yes. "but you're going... you're going to go up to birmingham?" not that we want to disparage accountants. i'm sure there's very, very fine accountants out there. they laugh of course not, | but it wasn't my scene at all. how did it affect you, becoming famous? i don't think it affected me at all, really. fame is really how you use it. and if fame meant more work, fame was

the closest they could go was probably selma or birmingham. but a parent had to have a job. and this was a place that like other rural and urban places had gone through. economic erosion. the biggest factory left. so for her, it was keeping there attention and the attention of students. i was so excited after i left that visit that i came back and i talked to my colleagues who were educators and i said, you know, there's something about this technology. i don't care what you say. even though had a low performing school and i detail that in the book, there was so much charisma and enthusiasm, something that as sociologist was measurable because. i saw the same thing in phenix and hartford. well, two weeks after i left her, the pandemic hit dr. kathy trimble, who i again focused on the book. she writes me an email because i check in on her to make sure the kids are okay. she's doing okay because she became a friend. she wrote me this email that broke my heart. it said, you know, it's been a while since you've been here. we still miss you. you know, it was a great time to speak

specifically centered over parts of the atlantic, washington, rul.a., atlanta, stretching out to birmingham and washington, all included in atlanta and this is going to last through your day today for 49 million people. we've got the wind gusts up to 50 miles an our spring fling is over. as we wake up and look over those low clouds over san jose and some dense fog right now covering the city skyline in san francisco. you might also be seeing some of that drizzle, especially near the water. we're going to keep it foggy and cloudy and much cooler today in the city. the highs only in the upper 50s for today, a >>> and that's a look at your forecast. guys? >> angela, thank you very much. still to come right here the latest on that measles outbreak in texas as doctors are sounding the alarm about getting kids vaccinated. what you and your family needs to know. >>> plus, there's this new study showing just how much screen time our young kids are getting and the dangers it could be posing to them, so we're going to talk i will never forget the picture that i have, i'm the only one that's not smili

tomorrow, 19 million people at risk, a little further to the east, from little rock, new orleans, birminghamto you in a few moments. >>> meanwhile, to the ongoing fallout over that contentious meeting between president trump and ukraine's president zelenskyy. negotiations between the countries now on hold as european leaders are looking to contain the damage. international correspondent keir simmons is in moscow for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning to you. those stunning scenes in the oval office have been playing here on russian tv all weekend. the kremlin declaring this morning the fragmentation of the west has begun. european leaders struggling to hold together the transatlantic coalition t. british prime minister embracing president zelenskyy yesterday and the ukrainian leader meeting with king charles. britain declaring a coalition of the willing with promises of security for kyiv. but inevitably that illuminates that were those even in europe unwilling to support ukraine. without doubt, this is a crisis for europe and nato. the french president proposing

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saying getting if you�*re saying getting a season ticket from gloucester to where i am today in birminghamil. 50 the government must affect must, must address this cost. but heidi alexander, the transport secretary, saying that she understands passenger frustration, saying they inherited a railway that was not fit for purpose and it will take time and trust for it to be restored. >> jack carson there for us at birmingham new street. thank you very much. hopefully you can chat to some commuters a little bit later on and let us know what they�*re saying. what they're saying. >> chat about robbery. it's just. >> really. >> really. >> really. >> really it's an inefficient service and getting rid of vhs two was just i just can't believe that they, the government would invest. the previous government would have invested so much money in that and then say, oh, we'll not bother. >> yeah, well it's. >> yeah, well it's. >> just. >> just. >> pushing so many people onto the roads, isn't it. >> absolutely. >> absolutely. >> have a look at the train fares, you say, well, i won't get on a train then i'll