the roberta, flax, luminous voice was the sound track of the 1970s. born in black mountain, north carolina, flexing hymns and spirituals. as a girl. she studied voice and music at howard university in washington and worked for a time as a teacher. she began her professional career with almost immediate success for 1st of them included the single, the 1st time ever i saw your face, which became the biggest kid of 1972. with 6 weeks the top, the charts flack won a grammy for best album of the year. for next blockbuster came in 1973 winning a shower of awards and selling millions of records. it was flak at her best romantic, poetic and poignant is worth telling me, so killing me softly remains a classic, smooth and sophisticated inflected with pop r and b and flex training in classical music for 3rd and final number one, hip was more up tempo and sexy. ready the . ringback the killing me softly had a revival in the 19 ninety's with a cover version by the fugitives in 1999 slack performed the song for nelson mandela at his home. during a tour of south africa flack advocated for musical educati

long the roberta flax move with his voice was the sound track of the 1970s. born in black mountain, north carolina, flexing hymns and spirituals as a girl. she studied voice and music at howard university in washington and worked for a time as a teacher. she began her professional career with almost immediate success. for 1st of them included the single, the 1st time ever i saw your face, which became the biggest kid of 1972. with 6 weeks the top, the charts flack won a grammy for best album of the year.

the roberta flex luminous voice was the sound track of the 1970s, the born in black mountain, north carolina, flax saying hymns and spirituals. as a girl. she studied voice and music at howard university in washington and worked for a time as a teacher. she began her professional career with almost immediate success for 1st of them included the single, the 1st time ever i saw your face.

. >> 10th, 1937, in black mountain, north carolina, flack was a piano prodigy. in a 2012 npr interview, she said her voice was a gift, yet she wanted to become a concert pianist. but in the 1950s, the chances of a black girl becoming a professional classical pianist were slim. that didn't stop her from pursuing her dream. and at age 15, she received a music scholarship to attend howard university in washington, d.c. but while in grad school studying opera and classical piano, her father died. flack put her career on hold, returned home, and took a job teaching music and english. >> i got to a point. well, i don't want to teach music anymore. i just want to sing. i looked up on a little club in washington. >> where she met jazz musician les mccann, who was instrumental in getting her signed to atlantic records. and in 1969, the songstress released her debut album, first take. >> i felt the earth. >> her music gained little attention until clint eastwood asked to use one of her songs, ever. >> i saw. >> your face. >> the film play misty for me pushed the first tim

born february 10th, 1937, in black mountain, north carolina, flack was a piano prodigy. in a 2012 npr interview, she said her voice was a gift, yet she wanted to become a concert pianist. but in the 1950s, the chances of a black girl becoming a professional classical pianist were slim. that didn't stop her from pursuing her dream. and at age 15, she received a music scholarship to attend howard university in washington, d.c. but while in grad school studying opera and classical piano, her father died. flack put her career on hold, returned home, and took a job teaching music and english. >> i got to a point. well, i. >> don't want to teach music anymore. i just want to sing. i looked up on a little club in washington., where she met jazz musician les mccann, who was instrumental in getting her signed to atlantic records. >> and in 1969, the songstress released her debut album, first take. >> i felt the earth. >> her music gained little attention until clint eastwood asked to use one of her songs ever. >> i saw. your face. >> the film play misty for me pushed the first ti

i was born and raised in a small town in the appalachian mountains in north carolina. even in high school and i graduated in 1975, i worked all through high school, a job. i did not have a choice. i could go from one plant to another to get a job. this is a small 2000 population town. poser emails, --hosiery mills, furniture builder, blue gene factory, ethan allen. i mean there was always someplace to work. i was very fortunate and i was able to go to college on a scholarship. and so i got out of there and got a better job. and i have five brothers and sisters who lived up there. and over the course of 20 years, this is in 1975, when everything was sort of rosy, every manufacturing plant is gone. right now they are ravaged by helene. we lost every major furniture builder. the hosiery mills, blue jean factories and everything. the largerest -- the largest employer is walmart. i am just perplexed because i saw my family suffer from it, and many families in this little town in the mountains. so, if you could shed some light on that and if there is a chance that any of the

or we would be in north carolina and say look at how beautiful the green mountains. idea of these beautiful green mountains in appalachia, north carolina. love north carolina. and they cancel inspires me is you can't help but the hopeful and energetic and optimistic about this country when you see it through the eyes of a child. so i hope i never lose that perspective because it does inspire me. >> well mr. vice president, you inspire us every day. we are praying for you, we are praying for your family and praying for this incredible administration and of course the president, and we are honored that you are here with our cpac family. >> and i'm honored to be here. i love you guys, thank you. ♪

fema doesn't have the money to provide housing for people who have been wiped out in the mountains of north carolinay a hurricane. rachel: it's disgusting. what you just read, juxtaposed with what you said about north carolina, it's repulsive and we're coming up on tax day, griff. do you think there's going to be a revolution? >> i think that w this judge has really failed to acknowledge what this election was about and while transparency itself wasn't an issue that people voted for like the border or against inflation, transparency became very apparent in the biden harris administration. they were the least transparent in my lifetime, in modern political history and so transparency was front and center and what the judge has done, how is the treasury secretary supposed to be transparent about the waste, allowing doge and if he himself can't know? it strikes at the heart of the sentiment of what the november election was about and so -- rachel: it's government by and for the people. and the people need to know what -- charlie: do you think people who launched a revolution over taxing our tea would b

it is really cold in the mountains of north carolina.eet before i got on with you. hardy people who are resilient and willing to fight back and make sure they don't have to move somewhere else. they don't want to move anywhere else. this is their home and families have been here for generations and they want to stay here and our work is important so they can stay in the places they love and communities they've enjoyed for so long. we will do our work so people can live on. >> harris: i remember when president trump was there right after the inauguration, one of the first places that he visited and he asked do you plan to stay, leave? and to a person they were no, this is where we are from. this is us. now you are talking about a way that will sustain them economically and as you say also in their hearts and minds to know their future is there. sean duffy, our secretary of transportation on the ground in western north carolina on the border with tennessee. thank you very much. >> thank you, harris. >> harris: the boy scouts of america has

i was born and raised in a small town in the appalachian mountains in north carolina. even in high school and i graduated in 1975, i worked all through high school, a job. i did not have a choice. i could go from one plant to another to get a job. this is a small 2000 population town. poser emails, --hosiery mills, furniture builder, blue gene factory, ethan allen. i mean there was always someplace to work. i was very fortunate and i was able to go to college on a scholarship. and so i got out of there and got a better job. and i have five brothers and sisters who lived up there. and over the course of 20 years, this is in 1975, when everything was sort of rosy, every manufacturing plant is gone. right now they are ravaged by helene. we lost every major furniture builder. the hosiery mills, blue jean factories and everything. the largerest -- the largest employer is walmart. i am just perplexed because i saw my family suffer from it, and many families in this little town in the mountains. so, if you could shed some light on that and if there is a chance that any of the

or we would be in north carolina and say look at how beautiful the green mountains. idea of these beautiful green mountains in appalachia, north carolina. love north carolina. and they cancel inspires me is you can't help but the hopeful and energetic and optimistic about this country when you see it through the eyes of a child. so i hope i never lose that perspective because it does inspire me. >> well mr. vice president, you inspire us every day. we are praying for you, we are praying for your family and praying for this incredible administration and of course the president, and we are honored that you are here with our cpac family. >> and i'm honored to be here. i love you guys, thank you. ♪ >> hi, everyone, i'm alain. i'm so excited to be here. for the past four years, i've showed up at cpac because god sent me there, the greatest god in heaven and earth and we're so blessed. please stick around and hear what i'm about to say because god needs you. he needs you to participate and he needs you to be on fire like i am. god has a way that he can fix everything becaus

i grew up w in a loving family modest means in the mountains of north carolina.larly worked several jobs to help make ends and the children help some very mindful of the struggles americans face when cut out of the economic growth and trade plays roles in those concerns but i'm convinced american workers farmers and ranchers and service providers can compete with anyone else in the world in this market and beyond so long as they have a level playing field to do so. ensuring americans from all walks of life have dignified work as producers and builders is critical for economic mobility and social confusion. if i'm confirmed to this position i would develop implement trade policies that incentivize good paying jobs for american workers and allow them to support their families and communities. it is critical for our economic and national security that are supply chains are resilient we need resilience and strategic goods and services agricultural and food supply chain and technology we continue to live in a period of global volatility unrest and conflict as foreign

or we would be in north carolina and say look at how beautiful the green mountains. idea of these beautiful green mountains in appalachia, north carolina. love north carolina. and they cancel inspires me is you can't help but the hopeful and energetic and optimistic about this country when you see it through the eyes of a child. so i hope i never lose that perspective because it does inspire me. >> well mr. vice president, you inspire us every day. we are praying for you, we are praying for your family and praying for this incredible administration and of course the president, and we are honored that you are here with our cpac family. >> and i'm honored to be here. i love you guys, thank you. ♪ the world to our lord and savior. god bless you. >> ladies and gentlemen, up next, hails from the crypto, bit coin, and the digital economy. please welcome strategy executive, chairman, and co-founder, michael sailor and cpac board member christos. ♪ >> good morning, everyone. what about that speech from our vice president? and our great mercedes. i'm not as good as a moderator

i was born and raised in a small town in the appalachian mountains in north carolina.n in high school and i graduated in 1975, i worked all through high school, a job. i did not have a choice. i could go from one plant to another to get a job. this is a small 2000 population town. poser emails, --hosiery mills, furniture builder, blue gene factory, ethan allen. i mean there was always someplace to work. i was very fortunate and i was able to go to college on a scholarship. and so i got out of there and got a better job. and i have five brothers and sisters who lived up there. and over the course of 20 years, this is in 1975, when everything was sort of rosy, every manufacturing plant is gone. right now they are ravaged by helene. we lost every major furniture builder. the hosiery mills, blue jean factories and everything. the largerest -- the largest employer is walmart. i am just perplexed because i saw my family suffer from it, and many families in this little town in the mountains. so, if you could shed some light on that and if there is a chance that any of these j

kristi noem is taking off running really from, you know, now north carolina where i covered those mountainnities devastated and still need tension. she's coming from gitmo with the migrants and saw her previously on horse back withs border patrol horse patrol unit and very significant and symbolic. rachel: looking good there too. democrats denied entry into the department of education and fight against possible doge funding cuts. that's next. >> what authority can you deny members of congress their oversight law. >> you don't have a business reason to be here.to m >> you do not have authority, sir. es whiter teeth as well as providing 24/7 sensitivity protection. patients are going to love to see sensodyne on the shelf. the tempur-pedic breeze makes sleep feel cool. so, no more sweating all night... or blasting the air conditioning. because the tempur-breeze feels up to 10 degrees cooler, all night long. during our presidents day sale, save up to $500 on select adjustable mattress sets. i told myself i was ok with my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis symptoms... ...with my psoriatic

there's an elevated risk of flash flooding from asheville, north carolina, western mountains there, intohat especially if you haven't had rain in some of the places. it's gonna fall quickly. in seattle and surrounding areas, they're under a cold weather advisory. tonight through wednesday morning wind chills could feel as low as 15 to 20 degrees. here's the six to ten day outlook that starts this weekend. much colder in the northern plains and much of the nation will be below average. the only area above average is probably that florida part that's been seeing records. coming up here on gma, we have a lot to get to. our american heart month series. signs and symptoms that all women should know to recognize heart disease. that will be helpful for everybody. also, we are on the road to the oscars this morning. the best actor nominee coleman domingo is here live. your local weather and news are up next. imagine never paying for groceries again. well, what if i can't decide? avocados or tomatoes? why choose? at grocery outlet, you can afford both. and not just the basics. with grocery outlet

north carolina, what was that like? born and raised in the town of kings mountain. i graduated from unc chapel hill, went to law school in oklahoma. came back and practiced law for 29 years. 30 years this year before taking this position. but i have two grown sons, one of whom is in law school himself. very proud of them and i have a great family back home. most of my family is from the area, so i trace my roots all the way back to before the revolutionary war. we actually had a very prominent battle, battle of kings that occurred in 1780 and i trace for direct ancestors to that battle. i tell people, we have been there for 200 years. we haven't been able to afford to leave yet. >> when did you first hear about the family, its history on the battles? >> over the years as a child, but it was confirmed once i was elected speaker of the house, some of the local genealogy and history folks in my community wanted to really do that in a more formal way, so ran through and have a family tree in the chart. it would go from this column to thus column going through all the in

north carolina border, volunteers turned a semitruck trailer into a bridge. the only way to access poga, tennessee. it's since been replaced with railroad cars. >> mountaino idea if or when they'll get a permanent bridge. >> the people here, we are just less significant than others. >> reporter: you feel that way? >> yes, because a lot of places get fixed a lot faster than we do. you know, we just, we are the last on the list for everything. >> reporter: in north carolina, helene damaged more than 7,000 private bridges, roads, and culverts. they are a critical part of the infrastructure here, but right now, the state isn't providing money for repairs. and so, just days ago, volunteers built a temporary bridge in front of jeff hughes' home, helping to keep his casket-making business alive. for "eye on america," dave malkoff, in newland, north carolina. >> maurice: this week, north carolina governor josh stein asked state lawmakers to approve more than a billion dollars in recovery aid right now so, as he put it, people can get their lives back together. in tomorrow's "eye on america," we update the story of sonya massey, the black woman shot to death by a

mountain terms. hopes to have an update on those in the structure, days after homeland security secretary kristi noem's visit to western north carolina acting fema administrator say they are doing every thing they can to improve the federal response to helene and other disasters. gnome also says that president trump is crating a task force to help address how to improve fema, and also says that her team has decreased the number of open hurricane relief cases by nearly 80% recently. >> madison scarpino reporting on the force. thank you. >> another challenge to president trump's executor were on birthright citizenship. is a time for congress to take action? >> plus, a new bill to pull back the curtain on cartel violence. texas connor serven -- directly involved on both issues, will be her next. the average dog only lives to be ten. that's ten birthdays, ten first summer swims, ten annual camping trips. at the farmer's dog, we don't think that's long enough. that's why our freshly made food comes pre-portioned just for your dog. because a dog at a healthy weight could live a longer, happier life. [dog barks] ♪ the tempur-pedic breeze ma