i call it the wilkes-barre question and why? because wilkes-barre, pennsylvania, population is approximately the population size of white virginia in 1776. got that? now, if you and i go walking down the streets of wilkes-barre today, do you think that we can find george washington, thomas jefferson, james madison, george mason, john marshall and patrick henry? they've got to be there like with latent leadership potential, but certainly, we are not going the find them. so what happened in the late 18th century to generate a j generation that is beyond much question the most creative political leadership generation of political leaders in american history? well, arnold twoinby said that all load eadership in all socie is a function of crisis, and that the late 18th century was a crisis, and it was that, the revolution, and the creation of the american nation state. now, the problem with that argument is that we can all think of great crises in american history where the great leadership does not show up, like now. now you can't s

. >> reporter: ryan could not find a suitable job at wilkes-barre, pennsylvania.ription painkillers. >> a lot of people not in school, not employed, not doing anything, they were doing heroin. >> reporter: soon, ryan was, too. didn't meet your expectations of what life would be? >> exactly. disillustratesed all around. >> reporter: according to shannon monet, people handled it in different ways. >> some people turned to self-medicating and some people voted for another fix, such as voting for a different candidate. >> reporter: with 3,000 counties across the country comparing trump to the nominee mitt romney. she found that president trump did better than romney in 80%. especially in new england, appalachia and the midwest. and also he performed best in counties with the highest drug, alcohol and suicide mortality rates. >> i'm not saying trump supporters are drug addicts or alcoholics. but drug using communities. canaries in the coal mines of broader and social issues that have been building. >> reporter: she said it's rooted in the broad economic job losses in t

. >> reporter: ryan could not find a suitable job in wilkes-barre, pennsylvania and unemployment peakedd to ease the emotional pain he began taking prescription painkillers. >> a lot of other people who were either unemployed or not in school or doing anything, they were doing heroin. did it meet your expectations? >> disappointment all all right. >> reporter: people handled that disillusionment all around. >> some people turned to self-medicating and some people turned to another kind of fix which may be voting for a candidate that's just proposing some radical change and burning the place down. >> reporter: last year the numbers were crunched from more than 3,000 counties across the country comparing trump to the 2012 republican nominee mitt romney and found president trump about better than romney in 80% of the countries including appalachia and the industrial midwest and also he performed best in the counties with the hoyest drug, alcohol and suicide mortality rates. >> i'm not saying that trump support remembers a bunch of drug addicts or alcoholics but that drug use in communities

this is what people near wilkes-barre are dealing with right now.roken trees are blocking roadways, some roads are impassable, thanks to flood waters. emergency responders tried to close flooded streets, but some stubborn drivers kept going despite the danger. >> what we don't realize that if you don't have good, your car will die. >> the national weather will be on scene to figure out if it was indeed an actual tornado. meanwhile the red cross is a significance several families forced from their homes because of the damage. >>> the storms also made an impact to the west, this is look at some of the damage in lancaster county. the area is dealing with broken trees, power lines, a funnel cloud was also spot in the columbia near the susquehanna river, it has not yet been confirmed whether that was actual tornado, wind gusts reportedly reached 60 miles per hour. >> and in other news this morning, bill cosby is facing a judge again this week. he'll nab montgomery county courtroom tomorrow morning. cosby's lawyers are trying to move the trial out of mont

last spring i had a hearing in wilkes-barre pennsylvania to hear directly from constituents both those affected by scams and those trying to prevent scams. just by way of example, a constituents from a kingston township told the heartbreaking story of a scam artist attempting to steal the identity and use the credit card of her husband of 43 years after his death. a district attorney highlighted the most common type of scam happening today, at least in that area. sweepstakes or lottery scams. just pay often sizable so-called taxes and fees up front. the district attorney recalled one older victim being scammed out of $85,000 and recouping $1 million in fake lottery winnings. our experts struggle to estimate the total financial impact of the scam targeting seniors. mainly because it's so underreported. we know that it adds up to nearly $3 billion a year on savings potentially billions more. it isn't just money that's lost in these scams, older americans send securities and financial independence. it's outrageous for people who have worked very hard all their lives, to be targeted for th

some design ideas for that edge along the sidewalk on terry flynn 12 boulevard and the park the wilkes-barre detailed design. >> okay. then i know we are contemplating a ferry landing there. then again the people walking across. that's built into the design? >> yes. >> great. very exciting from a funding standpoint there's no cost at this juncture to the port? >> not at this juncture for the part. >> great., thank you >> commissioner woo ho >> thank you it is a great design and furnace to see it. no one this part they're still parking area is that correct? ps the parking lot to the north service the city's own public boat launch trailer yokels. the parking lot will stay there and really there to serve the public boat launch. >> okay. but then it's open to the public and people want to come to the part where you have to be part of this boat launch in order to get into the parking? >> is very purpose is to serve up public boat launch and for trailers spews but you have to have a permit or something? >> is open to the public and we charge a fee. originally was striped as 30 spots for cars or tr

that's why last spring i held a field hearing in wilkes-barre, pennsylvania, to hear directly from the constituents, both those affected by scams and those trying to prevent these scams. just by way of example, a constituent from kingston township told the heartbreaking story of a scam artist attempting to steal the identity and use credit cars of her husband of 43 years after, after his death. the luzerne county district attorney highlighted the most common type of scam happening today. at least in that area. the sweepstakes or lottery scam. victims are promised lottery winnings if they just pay off a sizable so-called taxes and fees upfront. the district attorney recalled one older victim being scammed out of $85,000 in the hope of retrieving $1 million in fake lottery winnings. while experts struggle to estimate the total financial impact of scams targeting seniors, mainly because it's so underreported, they know that it adds up to nearly $3 billion a year in lost savings and potentially billions more. it isn't just money that's lost in these scams. it's older americans' sense of se

some design ideas for that edge along the sidewalk on terry flynn 12 boulevard and the park the wilkes-barredetailed design. >> okay. then i know we are contemplating a ferry landing there. then again the people walking across. that's built into the design? >> yes. >> great. very exciting from a funding standpoint there's no cost at this juncture to the port? >> not at this juncture for the part. >> great., thank you >> commissioner woo ho >> thank you it is a great design and furnace to see it. no one this part they're still parking area is that correct? ps the parking lot to the north service the city's own public boat launch trailer yokels. the parking lot will stay there and really there to serve the public boat launch. >> okay. but then it's open to the public and people want to come to the part where you have to be part of this boat launch in order to get into the parking? >> is very purpose is to serve up public boat launch and for trailers spews but you have to have a permit or something? >> is open to the public and we charge a fee. originally was striped as 30 spots for cars or tru

some design ideas for that edge along the sidewalk on terry flynn 12 boulevard and the park the wilkes-barredetailed design. >> okay. then i know we are contemplating a ferry landing there. then again the people walking across. that's built into the design? >> yes. >> great. very exciting from a funding standpoint there's no cost at this juncture to the port? >> not at this juncture for the part. >> great., thank you >> commissioner woo ho >> thank you it is a great design and furnace to see it. no one this part they're still parking area is that correct? ps the parking lot to the north service the city's own public boat launch trailer yokels. the parking lot will stay there and really there to serve the public boat launch. >> okay. but then it's open to the public and people want to come to the part where you have to be part of this boat launch in order to get into the parking? >> is very purpose is to serve up public boat launch and for trailers spews but you have to have a permit or something? >> is open to the public and we charge a fee. originally was striped as 30 spots for cars or tru