>> right, we got urbanization and industrialization, united states is going from this little, sleepy nation to a major world player. immigrants are pouring in. therefore, providing cheap labor and the united states is turning out all kinds of products and it is really just an amazing time of growth we got. we got new technology and all kinds of of -- and all stuff that's happening. it is called the golded age, it is -- when you scrape it off, what's underneath and what are the problems of all this wonderfulness? >> people are not having the quality of life, necessarily that comes along the golden age. >> sorry, start again. >> like discrimination, you know, aftrican-american communiy and a lot of over crowded and sanitary going down and general politic health is really, really low and the quality of life is not very high. >> yeah, these are people who should be living the american drea dreams. they are working hard and honest. life is really grim. we have fires and we have unsafe working conditions and we have children working in factories. we have to have our children working in factories

the united states is going from this little sleepy nation to a major world player. immigrants are pouring in. they are providing cheap labor. the united states is turning out all kinds of products. it's really just an amazing time of growth. we've got new technology, all kinds of great stuff is happening. it's fabulous. but it's not called the golden age. it's called the gilded age. so when you scrape off that gold plating, what's underneath? what are the problems underneath all this wonderfulness? sonia? >> discrimination, people aren't having the quality of life necessarily that comes along with the golden age. >> i'm sorry. start again. >> a lot of discrimination. we have the african-american community and also like people living in tenements and a lot of overcrowded and sanitary is going down. general public health is really, really low and just the quality of life is not very high. >> yeah. and these are people who should be living the american dream. they are working hard. they are honest. and, you know, their life is really grim. we have the, you know, fires.

sleepy community. >> reporter: for many in this county, the nation's second poorest. sister paula and margaret were their only health care provider. the town pharmacist says she was repeatedly touched by the nuns' act of kindness. >> so and so is coming in, we want to pay for their medicine. >> reporter: tonight help is pouring in and a reward now tops $22,000 as a community tries to make sense of the senseless. janet shanlian, nbc news, durant, mississippi. >>> after more than five years of deadly conflict, secondary of state john kerry announced a cease fire in syria. nbc news has learned that high level negotiations are under way this evening that would also allow for humanitarian access. help can't come soon enough in aleppo, where a bombing yesterday killed a. the surviving boys rescued by volunteers, are the only remaining hope for so many. >> reporter: for aleppo's children, they are the last lifeline. engineers, shopkeepers, bakers, now experts in search and rescue. every day you see more than others. >> reporter: ismail taught kids english before the war, now

sleepy or impaired. it doesn't sound like there are serious injuries. that is a new information we have. >>> today another step in the us and cuba. that is the first regularly scheduled flights between the nations since 1961. jetblue flight from fort lauderdale to santa clara will land in about an hour. more than 400 flights per week when now connect the united states and the island nation. >>> the government is fighting opioid abuse. 44 states will get $53 million to cut down on overprescribing painkillers to increase access to treatment and make sure antidote is available. we are working to find out if arizona is one of the states benefiting from this. as soon as we find out we will let you know. >>> getting the best of an accused scam artist wanted in four states. this is christopher luther who thought he could get away with it. scottsdale officers say he conned people into putting a deposit down for rental property -- properties he didn't own. have to? so many of us search for bargains -- why say more if you don't have to? so many of us search for bargains. counterfeits are showing up online. the top brands including rolex, cartier, other expensive designer brands like coach, michael kors,

national correspondent john roberts live outside trump tourre. hey, john. >> brian, ainsley, pete, good morning. nothing wakes you up like a military band. i was feeling sleepyil about a minute ago. big week for donald trump. couple major appearances coming up. wednesday in arizona a speech on illegal immigration, this was the speech they were going to consider giving last week in colorado, postponed until wednesday of this week. he will add more level of detail and clarity to some of the trial balloons the campaign has been floating over the last couple weeks about changing the policy slightly when it comes to people in this country illegally already. remember back in november donald trump talked about creating a deportation force to kick the millions of people who entered illegally out. kellyanne conway yesterday talking with mike wallace -- chris wallace rather on "fox news sunday" said the idea of softening is more an idea of approach rather than policy. here she is. >> what he has said is no legalization and no amnesty if you go back to your home country and like to come back to the united states as an immigrant, you need to apply through the many diffe