. >> does it mean anything more to you to be from the lynchburg area and to have done this film? that come into it at all? the virginia connection? or does it mean more to you to be able to show the film in this area because it is so close to where you're from. >> really, secretariat w born about 100 miles from where i grew up and went to school. my family was not wealthy and the idea of wanting race horses was well beyond us. my father used to say, rich people have a canopy over their beds and we have a can of pee under our beds. we're just sort of poor folks, right? >> no horse can take that. >> for you it seem li big moment. you have a gift for crting those big momen of feeling for people. when did you realize that was very important to you? >> when i was growing up, both my grandfathers were dead before i was bo. one grandfather was dead before my father was born. my grandmother was a widower before she was a mother. and so i had a hunger to know who these men were who were my blood and myame and my ancestry. it is that same hunger that led me to "braveheart." i wanted to kno

west virginia an then gathering in eastern tennessee up 81 through southwestern virginia, roanoke, lynchburgnd it will be piling on us as we go think the morning and the day today. temperatures will are a little nippy. york 3 t. clear skies for a while but annapolis it is 60 at the naval academy. 62 our warm spot in southern maryland and hagerstown and frederick in the mid-40s. culpeper light rain knocking on your doorstep 57 degrees and in manassas we have 54. locally we are looking at upper 40s. columbia to bwi to 50sin most areas. down to 50 in gaithersburg and reston. haymarket also 52 and down south at ft. belvoir we have 55-degrees and the winds have been more east and northeasterly. not too strong but that will change. as this system comes together, there is a lot of upper level energy. this will crank and be a powerful nor'easter as this redevelops on the coast. as bad as it will be here it will be worse across the northeast. could be three to four inches of rain across the hudson valley and winds along coastal areas. gale warnings have been posted. some gusts 40 to 50 miles an hour.

. >> reporter: lynchburg native wallace tells the tale of the 1973 triple crown winner by focusing on the woman who took over her father's horse business in a time when only men were owners. >> she was one of the first to stand up and say in a very polite but umistakable manner, that's not going to work for me. >> reporter: this is meadow farm. the real penny chenery playground. 360 sprawling acres. she sold back in 1978 and moved to denver. but there are signs of secretariat everywhere. >> have you ever seen that? >> what? >> a colt stand up that fast. >> reporter: the shed where secretariat was born in may of 1970 still stands, as does the training barn. the jockey's wardrobe and magazine covers hang inside the manning that replaced the cheneries' original home that rned down in 1984. those who know th real story know secretaria may have never run had it not been for its owner. >> we looked at it and said that was an amazing performance. when you see it in this movie and it sinks in, you realize, no horse s even come close to doing this. i'm talking about in the world. not just in v

on this day the roman catholic candidate is in lynchburg, helping deliver food with meals on wheels. it's part of his volunteer tithing initiative, in which perriello and his campaign staff give 10% of their time to local charities. >> tithing in my faith tradition is about giving 10% of what you have, and the most precious commodity we have on the campaign is our time. it reminds us why we are doing this in the first place, and we always leave a little more inspired and fired up than when we went in, and i think that's an important part of keeping the focus on serving the people and not the political games. >> reporter: perriello has been speaking a lot about his faith on the campaign trail, visiting churches and building relationships with local clergy. it's a religious outreach strategy that helped him narrowly win two years ago. >> it's not just a matter of going to church or being able to quote some bible verses. it's really an authenticity that i think people look for, of saying is this guy motivated by something other than power. >> reporter: but leading up to these midterm el

. >> does it meananythi more to you to be from the lynchburg area and to have done this film? into it at all? just the virginia connection? or does it man more to you to be able to show the film in thi area, because it is so close to where you're from? >> really, it's both. secretariat was born about 100 miles from where i grew up and went to school about my family was not wealthy. and the idea of owning race horses was well beyond us. my father used to say, rich people have a canopy over their beds. we have a can of peas under our beds. we'rsort of poor folks. >> unbelievable, no horse can take this pace. ♪ >> for you seems like big moments, you seeto have such a gift for creating big moments, when did you realize that that's what was important to yo >> when i was growing up both my grandfathers were dead before i was born. one grandfather was dead before my father was born. my grandmother was a widower before she was a mother. and so i had a hunger to know who these men were, who were my blood and my name and my ancestry. it is that same hunger that led me to "braveheart." i

. >> does it mean anything more to you to be from the lynchburg area and to have done this film?t come into it at all? just the vginia connection? or does it mean more to you to be able to show the film in this area, because it is so close to where you're from? >> really, it's both. secretariat was born about 100 les from where i grew up and went to school. my family was not wealthy. and thidea of owning race horses was well beyond us. my father used to say, rich people have a canopy over their beds. we have a can of peas under our beds. we're sort of poor folks. >> unbelievable, no horse can take this pace. ♪ >> for you it seems like big moments, you seem to have such a gift for creating big moments, when did you realize that that's what was important to you? >> when i was growing up both my grandfathers were dead before i was born. one grandfather was dead before my father was born. my grandmother was a widower before she was a mother. and so i had a hunger to know who these men were, who were my blood and my name and my ancestry. it is that same hunger that led meo "braveheart