this is a jew's harp, or as it is called in altai komus, one of the oldest musical instruments in theld, komys were traditionally used by local shamans for healing and spiritual practices which means, what else has always seemed to me a real miracle, altai throat singing. well, i can't figure out how they do it. i hope that everything will finally be explained to me today. this is the reason baryshev is a well-known performer of altai throat singing, by the way, an honored artist of russia, a laureate of many international competitions, but i found a swamp doing a simple folk occupation, he was making a flute and with a piece of wood found in the forest. so, probably, his father and grandfather and great-grandfather did it, he just walked and found an instrument - this is a national gun tool. this morning is the dawn of bird voices, in general shore is an instrument. he is with us she is a bright and kind instrument. but let's say, if komus ' jew's harp is closer to shamans, yeah, that's what they say, i even have one, only a different form is simpler. we can even play together. maybe

at the university of missouri where i became a television reporter for the nbc affiliate out there, komu nbc 8, which is owned by the university. and during that time, it was when all of the bush v. gore stuff was going on, and then i don't know if people remember there was the two famous missouri politicians, a guy named mel carnahan, who was the sitting governor running against the sitting u.s senator, john ashcroft, at the time. governor carnahan's plane crashed, and he unfortunately passed away a few weeks for the election. he had to remain on the ballot. then the governor said, i'll appoint his wife. big national news story. and there i am as a junior in college, it's happening in our backyard, as i'm a journalism major at missouri covering it, and that's actually how i started to get interest in politics, is covering the state capitol in jefferson city, missouri. covering big events like that and saying, you know, i really am very interested in what's on the other side of the camera and the change they're making as policymakers instead of what we're doing, covering the change that