to introduce them to the exotic residents of western north carolina. nonetheless, represents an increasing interest in turkey culture. x essential threat of dissolution. under the x essential start, cherokee officials could not plan for the future. in addition, the turkey government lacked the capital and power to pursue larger economic projects or strategy. >> they also attend as a result, by the end of the 1920s, the eastern turkeys still faced an uncertain future. chapter two. 1930 to 1945. the great depression solved the growth of the new south. the peak of the depression, the total tribal asset of the eastern band, barely totaled $1 million. the tribe had $125,000 in cash, deposited washington, controlled by the office of indian affairs. the 60000 acres of tribal land, also held in trust, valued at $875,000. there was very little actual cash available in the reservation and the tribal operating budget was almost nothing. families struggle. ..: : : restore tribal lands and allocated funds for the purchase of new lands. second, it supported nato's n

to introduce them to the exotic residents of western north carolina. nonetheless, represents an increasing interest in turkey culture. x essential threat of dissolution. under the x essential start, cherokee officials could not plan for the future. in addition, the turkey government lacked the capital and power to pursue larger economic projects or strategy. >> they also attend as by the end of the 1920s the eastern turkeys still faced an uncertain future. the great depression stalled the growth of the new south. the total tribal assets. barely told $1 million. they have hundred 25 thousand dollars in cash controlled by the office of indian affairs. it was laid $875,000. there is very little actual cash available on the red just -- the reservation. fdr promised americans a new deal in this neil -- new deal surprisingly applied to american indians as well. in june of 1934. congress passed and roosevelt signed the indian reorganization act or the ira. the legislation can teamed several important provisions. it ended allotment restored tribal lands and al

non-indians worked together to use indigenous culture to attract tour u.s.es to western north carolina.te tourists to western north carolina. white politicians is and businessmen exploited the cherokees to promote tourism, but cherokee leaders used them to promote their economy and protect their interests. jim crow limited the cherokees' political and economic power, and termination threatened their very existence. in this context, cherokeeen leaders needed allies and support. some critics have argued that economic changes in postwar cherokee were another episode of white colonialism and institutional racism. there is certainly evidence of this. and in the 1950s, the cha controlled the major attractions on the reservation. but the cherokees were not passive players in this process. this was not imposed but, rather, was contested and negotiated. council members acted to make the reservation more open to tourism, working with the local indian agents and the cha. but they did so while simultaneously asserting their authority to regulate commerce, define identity and control resources. that brings us to the fourth period, chap

the ice forecast, mountains of west virginia, virginia and also western north carolina. have to wat thatch memphis. how often? 35 degrees. wintry mix possible. especially this afternoon and evening. >>> we'll take a closer look at the timing of this mess and i'd also recommend staying tuned on this channel for local meteorologist so they can break it all down for you. >> it is going to be important for them. bill, thank you. especially for the commute. >>> you won't think of new york city cabbies the same again once you get a picture of this pin-up calendar. a group of real taxi drivers posed to show off more than their driving skills. so the parts of it hang out as they poke fun at the traditional cover model. i like that one. proceeds from the calendar will benefit a charity aimed at helping immigrants and also some low income families. great sports to be able to -- >> glad they took a break from the honking and yelling. just ahead we have much more on "early today." stay with us. everything was so fresh in the beginning... but that plug quickly faded. luckily there's

then i'll time it out for you, we move the line to the east and eastetennessee, western , north carolina. rain and severe storms along the i-95 corridor by tomorrow afternoon again. david? >> ginger zee with us live tonight, ginger, thank you. >>> and there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this monday. the wedding day tragedy. the newlyweds who had just tied the knot. the couple cheered on by the crowd as they board their helicopter, and then the deadly crash just a short time later. and what we've now learned tonight. >>> the teachers accused of pitting children against once another at day care. the video of them fighting. and there is news on this tonight. charges. >>> and the winner is? one mom in america whose life suddenly changed in an instant. she's now changing lives. she had people latching today and in tears, and >>> we're going to turn next tonight to the helicopter tragedy in texas. the newlyweds killed shortly after flying away from their wedding ceremony. here's abc's will carr. >> reporter: shortly after saying "i do," with friends and family cheering them

north you travel. a lot of the areas in atlanta and montgomery and working to western areas of north carolina are arease polling places opening and that's when the strong storms push in. as we approach the afternoon hours in the northeast is when you have the strong storms impact that region before things quiet down post sunset. temperatures warming up to the 60s in new york city. 70 in nashville. the lower 80s in houston. across the southeast areas, you get a couple shots of cooler air and places like washington goes from the 60s to 47 degrees come saturday afternoon. >>> thank you, pedram. historically bad weather favors republicans on election days. we shall see. we encourage everyone to get out and vote. brave the conditions. >> 35 million people already have. >>> the midterms are finally here. will the house flip? will the gop hold the senate? the president's final pitch and which races you should be watching next. >>> the mid-term elections used to be boring, didn't they? >> they don't know what to do. they're going loco. >> speaker of the house pelosi. >> it is time. time to vote. polls open in

the ice forecast, mountains of west virginia, vginia and also western north carolina. have to watch that closely. that's a look at the big weather story of the day.se now here's a clook at your day ahead. >>> so you notice the midwest not really included in any of these problems today. no problem at tall. bu cold air is in place. st. louis only 37 today. and you can see,ook at memphis. how often? 35 degrees. wintry mix possible. especially this afternoon and evening. >>> we'll take a closer look at the timing of thisess and i'd also recommend staying tuned on this channel for local bteorologist so they caak it all down for you. >> it is going to be important for them. bill, thank you. especially for >>> you won't think of new york city cabbies the same again once you get a picture of this pin-up calendar. a group of real taxi drivers posed to show o mor than their driving skills. so the men playfully let it all hang out parts of it hang out as they poke fun at theit trnal cover model. i like that one. proceeds from the calendar will benefit a charity aimed at helping i

tornado watch for northern georgia into areas of extreme eastern portions of tennessee and western north carolinawe're almost done with our severe weather threat. we'll have a little bit this afternoon, but the worst of it is just about over with. there's been a lot of scares. tupelo, mississippi looked to have been hit by a tornado. this is video of the area in the middle of the night where they're just beginning to assess the damage. of course, we also have thousands of people without power as we go throughout this election day because of these storms too. today we have 3 million people at risk. richmond virginia up through salisbury and dover. washington, d.c. is going to be soggy, philadelphia and new york too. the areas that we're watching is on the east coast. that's where the rainy weather will be, little bit in florida, not too bad. but a lot of our close battleground states have a decent forecast out there. in connecticut it's going to be pouring this afternoon. people waiting in line won't be thrilled. >>> still ahead in the nba ornd conjur man: are unpredictable crohn's symptoms follow

right now, there is a severe thunderstorm warning just north of atlanta and then in greenville, south carolina, you'll get it next. western carolina, so asheville, be on the lookout yet this morning. it will improve behind the front but it won't here, from philadelphia through the delmarva peninsula, up to boston, some heavy rain is possible later this afternoon. but severe storms forecast right there in that elevated area or the yellow area. your local weather in 30 seconds. first though, the tuesday trivia sponsored by starbucks. >>> good morning. i'mthis morning. in fact, it will be cool and calm again tonight. and i am tracking the fire danger wednesday night through friday morning. check out these temperatures. mid-60s at the coast, low to mid-70s around the bay. mid-70s to 80 inland, and mainly 40s and 50s tonight. my accuweather seven-day forecast, a cooler day for saturday, sunday. and still warmer than average. >>> coming up, we'll keep track of the midterms and live in florida. tight races there for governor, senator and the house. >>> and the luckiest woman in america. how she almost lost the powerball ticket a

storm team 4 radar is dry in our area, but looking baco the west, western virginia, north carolina and further bac starting to see rain out that way and this is heading in to the areaig ove and arriving mainly later in the day tomorrow. right now we're a 45 with winds out of the east at 5 miles per hour. plenty of clouds out there. we're mainly dry tonight. i can't rule out patchy drizzle tonight. but for the most part, i'm not toooncerned about tha it will be a dry start tomorrow morning, but plenty of clouds. by lunchtime, scattered showers out there and we're around 44. once we warm into the mid-40s, we kind of hang out there for thay rest of theven into the overnight hours. we'll have near steady or slowly trying temperatures friday night on into saturday. showers out there at 4:00 p.m. with a temperature aund 45. 44 degrees at 7:00 p.m. and at that point a steadierain impacting the area. so if you are heading out for dinner tomorrow night, you definitely want to bring the umbrella. early sunday, still some showers ou there until about 9:00 a.m. after that, we'll have some clearing

we also had an ice storm overnight in the higher elevations of north carolina and western portions of all rain coming up from the south through georgia, south carolina, north carolina and now all rain up to richmond. just got a report of some sleet in the washington, d.c. area. now we're going to watch some of that heavier snow beginning in northern virginia through pennsylvania in the morning hours. here's the additional snowfall. the red is eight inches of snow. that's from hagerstown to state college to binghamton to utica to the poconos. we get a little bit here through the berkshires. you notice the cutoff right near i-95. that's where we're going to transition pretty quickly from snow to sleet, then over to rain. here's the additional ice accumulations. western virginia, watch out around pittsburgh and still in areas of ohio. once again, it's a big, big travel impact day at the airports especially this afternoon from philly to new york all the way up through boston. the big cities on i-95, maybe a quick inch and then we're going to be over to rain this afternoon into this evenin

we have messy weather falling on the eastern part of the country, even icing through western virginia and north carolina. authis could airport delays as h mvy rainoves eastward, dangerousn roadways as icing becomes anto issue. rrow we are looking at snow and wind through southern wisconsin, northwestern illinois, through southeasternt iowa and e kansas. this is an area where we will see falling snow, as much as six ches, but 40 miles per hour wind gusts. that will create dangerous conditions onoa. also likely to cause airport delays. looking at the roads, especially i-80 omaha to chicago, there's a possibility thatld we c see whiteout conditions because of snow blowing in 40 miles per hour winds. i-35 from minneapolis to oklahoma city. if you are traveling in this area tomorrow, i wou almost recommend you kind of wait until monday before the stormou moves of here because it is going to be nasty. peter? >> that soundsub like a tng couple of days ahead. thank you very much. we'll get the rest of the national forecast in a moment. >>> let's turn to the stunning announcement by alabama police they may have

>> in north carolina we have three federal judicial districts, eastern middle and western districts.rict has never had an african-american judge in its history nor has the western district. during the obama years we tried to persuade president obama to appoint an african-american to the federal bench. he did everything within his power to integrate the court. each time he would nominate an african-american, it was blocked by the republicans in the united states senate. and, of course, after obama's second term, then president trump came along and instead of nominating an african-american to the position, chose to nominate thomas farr, probably the worst choice he could make in the state of north carolina. thomas farr has been divisive and led the charge on behalf of the republicans to set us back in voting rights and disenfranchising after american voters, the worst choice trump could choice. >> the naacp called him the voter suppressor in chief. he said farr stands out for his decades long crusade to disenfranchise black voters. he helped turn north carolina into ground zero for vot

north carolina, don. we have three federal judicial districts in the state, the eastern, the middle, and the western districtse eastern district has never had an african-american judge in its history, nor has the western district. so during the obama years, we tried to persuade president obama to appoint an african-american to the federal bench, and he did everything within his power to integrate the court. but each time he would nominate an african-american to the eastern district, it was blocked by the republicans in the united states senate. and of course after obama's second term, then president trump came along and instead of nominating an african-american to the position, chose to nominate thomas farr, probably the worst choice he could make in the state of north carolina. >> yeah. >> thomas farr has been very divisive. he has led the charge on behalf of the republicans to set us back in voting rights and disenfranchising african-american voters. he is the worst choice that president trump could choose. >> let me read this because the naacp called farr the voter suppressor in chief. they said, even amon

western kentucky. investigators say the san francisco native may be disoriented and showing signs of distant -- dementia. >>> an north carolinacalled a hero after stepping in to help deliver a baby. the sergeant pulled over, the driver said that his wife was in labor. they were headed to the hospital. the officer grabbed his gloves and the blanket and helped deliver the baby until paramedics could arrive. >> so many years i have seen a lot of deaths. to be part of this process, that brings life into this world is absolutely amazing. >> the officer said he had never helped deliver a baby before. he did the best he could. >>> members of the united autoworkers say they will use every legal option to fight general motors. after general motors plan to shut down five of its production plants. president trump emphasized he would push for more auto jobs in ohio and michigan. the president to gm says americans are shifting their focus from cars to suv and trucks. general motors says it will cut 15 percent of its total workforce including 8000 white- collar positions and 6000 factory jobs. >> this is just a corporation, agreed corporat

carolina, western kentucky, and the rest of indiana and most of florida. in half an hour, at 7:30 eastern time, polls will close in three more states -- ohio, north carolina, and was virginia. thisbefore the polls open morning, at least 36 million americans voted early in this midterm election, and that number is expected to increase to around 40 million what's alll mail-in ballots are counted for. that is a 45% increase in early votingng numbers compared to the 2014 midterms. early voting participation is particularly high among young people, including in states with close races in where democrats are hoping to flip seats am a such as arizona, florida, georgia, illinois, nevada, and texas. almost 5 million texans voted early, more than the total number who voted in the 2014 midterms. texas republican senator ted cruz is facing a closely watched challenge from democrat beto o'rourke. there was an early surge in nevada were resample show incumbent dean heller leading democratic challenger jacky rosen by only two percentage points. early voter turnout also shattered records and georgia were democrat stacey y abrams is hoping to defeat herer republicn opponen

western illinois and the author of the forgotten. and the long time "boston globe" reporter and editor. and the view from flyover country and the coverage of the 2016 election and jonathan the professor university of north carolina and to explain america's great divide. so before we get into our conversation i last to read a couple of poems from his book. . >> thank you to the boston festival and this was a very condescending phase in the region of the country. also in my book i write about american foreign policy so that resonates with the political as well so it is about how my brothers and i had the pittance. and even as we reach down trembling under the straw bale to be under the cover of darkness and making certain we would not see them again and until we saw them having gone that night she made a decision any mother might make with the intentions of the state to go and to go now taking everything that you love. [applause] . >> and at the end of the panel and as we often times think what it is there is violence in the country and so this grapples with that so it may seem sinister seeking some solace after the evening news coming back with a songbird in his mouth. and the mulberry branches and with the "twil