willie nelson, john young, dave matthews, all of them raising millions of dollars to help familiarablynd their heritage. no stranger to farm country herself, kate baldwin is about to show you how they do it and what it means to one family whose farm goes back generations. >> this is rural, small town virginia. i feel like i'm my best self when i'm back in a place like this. i grew up in rural, small town indiana. the house that i grew up in and the house that my parents still live in backs up to an apple orchard. it's a family-owned and operated farm. it was perfect, it was simple. we all will have a personal connection to farming. farmers are part of the backbone of america. i've also watched the rise and decline of the american farming tradition. very soon there's likely to be less than 2 million farms in the united states. when i saw that, it raised a really big question if my mind, is the american farming tradition a thing of the past? i hope not. but that's what farm aid is here for. >> and welcome to farm aid, the concert for america. >> farm aid was borne out of a concert in rea

he advertised the first farm aid concert in 1985 along with willy nelson. his latest project is called sad clowns & hillbillies. he joins us to discuss the project and so much more, i suspect. we're glad you can join us for a conversation with john mellencamp coming up in just a moment. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> he really needs no introduction. his latest project is called sad clowns & hillbillies. it marks his 23rd full length album. here now, from john mellencamp. ♪ who are we trying to kid ♪ an easy target ♪ don't matter, never did ♪ crosses burning ♪ such a long time road ♪ still don't let go >> so i was waiting to see you the other night at the greek theater, whether or not you would do this song. and i'm watching you and the band, the entire concert. except on this one song, because continuing lyrics so well, you gave us this video back in january when you first did this. we premiered it on this program. so continuing lyrics and we just saw them on the screen. i wanted to watch the audience as you pe

he advertised the first farm aid concert in 1985 along with willy nelson.est project is called sad clowns & hillbillies. he joins us to discuss the project and so much more, i suspect. we're glad you can join us for a conversation with john mellencamp coming up in just a moment.

. ♪ >>> willie nelson will headline the return of farm aid. ing willie are john mellancamp, neil young, dave matthews, jack johnson, and sheryl crow. the annual charity event is scheduled at an amphitheater in the pittsburgh suburbs in mid-september. this is just the third time farm aid will be in pennsylvania since it began in 1985. >>> celebrating a championship. warriors fans take to the streets to mark their nba finals victory. plus this -- ♪ wonder woman >>> taking the stage. a local woman taking national attention for her unique take on wonder woman. >>> and repair risk. a woman paid to get her windshield fixed, but she said the tech only made the problem worse, and the company tried to charge her more. coming up, the fine print that almost cost her big bucks. ♪ if you want a taste of freedom, keep going. we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal. we must want our fellow human beings to have rights. stonewall means fight back. stonewall means fight back. discover new york state's rich legacy of equa

. ♪ >>> willie nelson headlining the return to pennsylvania.ng are john mellancamp, neil young, dave matthews, jack johnson, and sheryl crow. the annual event is scheduled at an amphitheater in the pittsburgh suburbs in mid-september. this is just the third time farmaid will be in pennsylvania since it began in .4:46. 75 steamy degrees outside. one more number -- let's check 202. >> yeah.essica boyington how it's looking now. jess? >>> hey, we're watching 202 now. our cameras around route 29. everything looks good so far. a seven-minute trip if you're moving from this point around expressway. average speeds there into the mid 60s. you see both directions are clear. they are dry, they are empty. the vine street expressway is still closed. westbound and eastbound, in between this point at broad street and the schuylkill expressway. it will be closed for the next 15 minutes or so. we'll watch crews in the area within the next couple of minutes starting to lift some of the closure out of the way. abingt abington, watching a crash at york and the fa

was that a hippie or willie nelson's nephew? >> this has turned into what people are framing as a litmus test on donald trump and his coat tails for other republicans. this georgia district has been in republican hands for 40 years. newt gingrich used to serve in this district. if a democrat were to win. you're likely to see some republicans in the capitol start to worry about their own reelections and distance themselves from donald trump. this is the single most expensive congressional race in american history, over $105 million has been spent. >> wow, that's pretty incredible. mark, thanks for the insight. >> time now is 5:11. golf legend tiger woods has announced a plan of action after police found him asleep at the wheel in florida. >> reporter: and a controversial proposal for a jail expansion is up for a vote today. a lot of people are wondering exactly how many tax dollars should go toward it. >>> and here we go. today's temperatures going down ever so gently before we peak on wednesday and thursday. i'll share with you

. >> stephen: totally don't ever get on willie nelson's bus. >> never!ok ends with you saying go forth and prosper. >> yes. >> stephen: which sounds like the end of a church service, go forth and prosper. will this book make people rich? if they read this book, will they have a prosperous life? >> absolutely not. what you will have is a different attitude in your approach to becoming prosperous. that's what this book will do. this book will simply make you stay true to your dream. it will make you be determined to find the successful version of yourself. at the end of the day, i want people to be better. that's why i'm sharing this information. i don't want to be successful by myself. there is enough success in the world for everybody. everybody should be able to get a piece. i think if everybody adapts that mindset, that our world will ultimately become a better place. ates crab in a barrel mentality now and it takes people to speak up about being positive and bringing people close together and that's what i do, man. >> stephen: what is a crab in a barr

. >> i thought willie nelson lived in austin, texas not san francisco. >> he moves around a lot. >> lookto sources last night that that spot got a lot of verbatims, now verbatims are when you can call and poll people and they say they have seen the ad. it when you ask them a broad question. so that ad penetrated some. it's not complicated. suburban republicans don't like having their taxes increased, and generally want to vote for republicans and georgia especially, they don't have a liking for nancy pelosi. but john ossoff, why no one can run as a centrist, why didn't he run on some sort of an issue set, some kind of an agenda. and at the same time, why did his attempts to knock back handel, this sort of milquetoast centrist. you can actually be a moderate democrat and go after your riflrifl rival. >> bill clinton won the presidency because of moderate policie policies. >> the difference is running harshly against trump because i think that would have backfired in this particular district. maybe they didn't want to run this race, maybe they didn't want to fight in some of these other sp

willie nelson said it best we are on the road again and loving every sickle minute of this. i have i've got the shore behind me, shots in front of me, people every where and it is just love all the way around. wonderful place to be. i met people all over the tri-state area and beyond and everybody is having a great time. we will share it throughout our entire broadcast. speaking of sharing, kelly, could i have that please, thank you so much this carmel corn, yes, it is outrageous. we have got it from james. they have carmel corn, fudge, taffy, and, and, right now, as we see it, i'm going to toss to it lauren casey and let her , excuse me for talking with food in in my mouth but it is still g the wind is pretty good too. >> it is, don't worry, i will take over for you to enjoy. that the weather is looking great right now down the shore , sunshine, few mid level cloud, but, in other areas across the delaware valley we are dealing with strong, thunderstorm activity, building in to berks county, lehigh valley and thunderstorm watch in effect west of the delaware valley. so lanca

reaction to the farm crisis in the '80s where tens of thousands of farmers were pushed into debt and willie nelsong about it and he called up his friends and they threw together a concert. >> farm aid has been a resolution for farmers. they can sustain on the farm. >> meet robin robins. >> i was the runt of six grandchildren. >> raised on a tobacco farm. today she's the matriarch of a farml farm family. she's putting me to work. >> farming has always been to me something that is in my heritage. my love for my granny and my papaw. >> in a region gutted by the demise of the tobacco and coal industri industries. to save their land the robins family transformed their farm into an organic produce farm. >> we refinanced our house to build the green houses. that was a little scary. we have to take that leap of faith. >> farm aid helps farmers like robin make that leap supporting food huds which certify farmers and destroy produce to bigger supermarkets. robin has grown her organic produce farm to 24 acres now. she run its with her husband. no offense to dave, but i think robin runs the show. i got on the