what holds theost weight for voters in 2020 here in the lehigh valley? >> health care, you know, separate from e pandemic. economic issues are always there, economic and jobs. >> reporter: chris borick is and director of the muhlenberg college institute of public opinion in allentown. >> even wh the economy seemed to be, by most macroeconomic indicators, sailing along earlier this year, when we asked peoplebout the number one issue that they were looking for would tell us econmic issues. >> reporter: but this region is no stranger to hard times; th area is known for being the home of bethlehem steel. >> reporter: so, when we think of u.s. stl, this is-- this is it. >> well, thiis a big part of . all throughout the 20th century, a good portion of it was based right here for four and a half miles along the river. >> reporter: don cunningham is the president and c.e.o. of the lehigh valley economic development corporation, and was the mayor when bethlehem steel shut down its last local fac.tory in 19 >> we had spent a lot of time talking about what we neede

and you're thinking what's lehigh valley?it is, it's an area of central pennsylvania right now about 26%, if not more, of that population there is latino or latina. that's the same region where they created the hazelton anti-immigrant laws that were then fought down so my source was just saying they don't like anti-immigranty hatey people, that's not what they like. so let's watch what happens with pennsylvania in terms of latinos turning out on a message of we don't want this anti-immigrant talk but on the other hand, i've got to say, joy, i'm really taken by the fact that so many latinos, i was talking to some in texas also, are really -- they're really connecting to this i'm afraid that biden is going to become too radical because i'm like that is -- that is the last thing you really need to fear right now. >> i think biden's best defense against that is just showing up and talking because he just comes across as the opposite of that thank you both very much really appreciate both of you. >>> meanwhile donald trump today a

they won another seat in the lehigh valley north of the suburbs. before 2018, there were 13 republicans and five democrats in the congressional delegation, the 18-person congressional delegation. 9-9. chat right now, it is one of the big reasons is that the democrats have been making inroads into the suburbs because of college-educated women and millennials. two were -- two problems that the republicans have. so if the democrats have a problem with working class voters, republicans have a problem in the suburbs. when you take the suburbs and the city, across the country, that a large percentage of the vote in many of these states. host: we will hear from elizabeth next, in englewood, colorado, supporting the president. morning to you. caller: good morning. yeah, this is elizabeth, culling to make the quick point that i support president trump because he has had an america first attitude. order, haswith law & been tough on terrorists. the isis terra advantage that was going on, while obama .nd biden were in office and also, i like that he is , whati

they won another seat in the lehigh valley north of the suburbs.efore 2018, there were 13 republicans and five democrats in the congressional delegation, the 18-person congressional delegation. 9-9. chat right now, it is one of the big reasons is that the democrats have been making inroads into the suburbs because of college-educated women and millennials. two were -- two problems that the republicans have. so if the democrats have a problem with working class voters, republicans have a problem in the suburbs. when you take the suburbs and the city, across the country, that a large percentage of the vote in many of these states. host: we will hear from elizabeth next, in englewood, colorado, supporting the president. morning to you. caller: good morning. yeah, this is elizabeth, culling to make the quick point that i support president trump because he has had an america first attitude. order, haswith law & been tough on terrorists. the isis terra advantage that was going on, while obama .nd biden were in office and also, i like that he is , whating

later in lehigh county pennsylvania i did a hitler birthday party. this was put on why the christian -- and at the party mark thomas talk to us about how he was happy with our numbers. we had a lot of members. but he thought we were too rowdy and said we need to chill out and get rid of our tattoos and be better soldiers for the movement. mark thomas hill bible study regulate. we all gathered inside the military tents and in his backyard and we would read the bible, shoots and guns the repair to destroy sodom and gomorrah. this expense was meant to militarize us and push us to get more professional training in law enforcement testing experience. in 1992 i attended a meeting meeting of about 100 people in montgomery, alabama. this meeting was run by the -- urged us to join the military so we could get real training. in late 1992 i went to arian says in in a desert town in california. at the time i still had a big swastika tattooed on my neck. .. i hope by me speaking out and with god's help we can start stitching this wounded america and putting band-

husband joey o'neill had been telling me he wanted to introduce me to one of his friend, dan went to lehigh school in houston at the chÂteau they john. after spending a few years in san francisco jan and joe had come home to live in midland, joey was working in his dad's oil business at his childhood friend george bush was working as an oriole land man scouring counties courthouse records for land that might be laced for drilling wells. joey talked to george every time i stopped by to visit jan. i was in no rush. i had a vague memory of george from seventh grade almost 20 years before. i knew his dad had run for senate and lost in 1970 when i first moved to houston and i assumed george would be very interested in politics while i was not. it was late july, one of those high heat days when the sun would, as well a catheter road, left behind it spent and exhausted world. i put on a blue sun dress, drove the car around the corner and walked up to the door of jan and joey's townhouse. even the roof was on cedar-shaped ground. the cicadas were laying their vibrating wings with the study were of