. >> los angeles, downtown union station probably isn't where you think you start a quest to find the most traditionally republicant territory in americ. the biggest county in america is one of the most diverse and democratic. if you take a short train ride south, the politics can seem a world apart. >> it used to be from l.a. to orange county you cross through the orange curtain. because you go from a democratic area to a very republican area. this year, back in washington, the democrats are hoping that's changing. so you all live in orange county? >> yes. >> if you watch the news, all you hear about it brett kavanaugh. what gloria? >> no. that's all you hear about. you know, it's hard to think about something else and all you hear is the brett kavanaugh. >> do you think you're going to be thinking about that when you go into the polling booth on election day? >> i hope not. >> you hope not? what are the things you'd rather be thinking about? >> traffic and pollution. >>> traffic and pollution. >> hopped off the train in irvine. weave, like good californians could carpool. turning ou

downtown's union station probably isn't where you'd think to start a quest to find some of the most traditionallyy in america. the biggest county in america is also one of its more diverse and democratic. if you take a short train ride south. thank you. the politics can seem a world apart. it used to be when you go from l.a. to orange county, you cross through what i guess political pundits call an orange curtain. from a democrat area to a very republican area. this year back in washington the democrats are hoping that's changing. so you all live in orange county? if you watch the news, all you hear about is brett kavanaugh, right, the guy who's -- >> yes, that's right -- >> what, gloria? >> no, that's all you hear about so, you know, it's hard to think about something else. all you hear about is brett kavanaugh. >> do you think that's what you'll think about when you go into the polling booth on election day? >> i hope not. >> what are the things you'd rather be thinking about? >> traffic and pollution. >> traffic and pollution. >> we hopped off the train in irvine. so we like good californians

. >> reporter: los angeles, downtown's union station, probably isn't where you think to start a questome of the most traditionally republican territory in america. the biggest county in america is also one of the more diverse and democratic. but if you take a short train ride south, the politics can seem a world apart. used to be that when you go from l.a. to orange county, you cross through what i guess political pundits would call the orange curtain. you go from a very democratic area into a very republican area. but this year back in washington, the democrats are hoping that is changing. so you all live in orange county? >> yes. >> reporter: if you watch the news, all you hear about is brett kavanaugh, right? >> yeah. >> reporter: what? >> that's all you hear about. so, yeah, it's hard to think about something else and all you hear is about kavanaugh. >> reporter: do you think about that in the polling booth? >> no. >> reporter: what thing do you want to think about? >> traffic and pollution. >> reporter: we hopped off the train in irvine so we could car pool with the rest of our t

. ♪ >> los angeles, downtown's union station probably isn't where you'd think to start a quest to finderica. the biggest county in america is also one of its more diverse and democratic. but if you take a short train ride south, the politics can seem a world apart. >> used to be that when you were going from l.a. to orange county, you crossed through what political pundits would call the orange curtain because you go from a democratic area into a republican area. this year back in washington, democrats are hoping that's changing. so you all live in orange county? >> yes. >> if you watch the news, all you hear about is brett kavanagh. >> that's all you hear about. it's hard to think about something else and all you hear is about kavanaugh. >> do you think that's what you're going to be thinking about when you go into the polling booth on election day? >> i hope not. >> what things would you rather be thinking about? >> traffic and pollution. >> we hopped off the train in irvine so we could carpool with the rest of our team. democratic support hinges on turning out people of color and yo

. >> his mother would take him to union station in downtown dallas, then put him on a train to go to camp in colorado. he just always loved it, so ever since then, his love of trains built up. >> a love that continues to build even through steve's college years at the kemper military school in missouri. steve goes on to become a green beret who sees action in vietnam, is wounded, and awarded a purple heart. >> he loved his military service. that was the best thing he ever did in his life. >> back in dallas, he's set up with jane on a blind date. had you ever met someone like steve before? >> no, and i never have since. he was a very, very loving person, generous, and enjoyed life. >> steve and jane are soon married, and he opens his first business, a hobby shop. >> that's when he started collecting the trains. i didn't think about it. he would just buy the trains and set them back, and set them back. >> steve goes after the largest-size models he can find, the g-scale trains made in germany. "g" stands for "gross," german for big. >> he wanted the biggest and the best. >> in 1981, an

walking the downtown where the harbor is to camden yards and station where the baseball stadium is today. baltimore is a confederate sympathizing city, and they are not happy with the union troops marching through, and they are greeted by confederate sympathizers. the penning on whose account you read, someone else through this first stone. are literally pulling up the cobblestones of the streets to throw at each other. rs and 12 civilians are killed. the baltimore police, and to break up the riot and they want to get the soldiers out of the town. anyone mobile enough to move is put on the train to washington. the train leaves baltimore. news makes it to washington dc before the train does and outside to seet what is going on and know the latest. barton is one of these. sayingcribed this moment she was indignant, excited, alarmed, and she fell into the current. she saw 40 men covered in blood and helpless born a way shelter and medical treatment. she followed and she will follow them to a makeshift infirmary that pops up at judiciary square and helps to route the night using basic medical training she had as a child to assist. she will go home, get rest, return, and many

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