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And the people who come up with the conspiracy theories and the twitter bots and trolls that promote it and the politicians that play along. all of it amounts to an alternative reality. in the same way that disney fans fly to florida and comic book fans argue on message boards fru trump loyalists flock to these rallies. they are motivated to defend him and tell his story. never underestimate the power of an entertainer. this is where pollster wrote. for all that trump may ignore the fact hes got...

Suburbia saying, "is there anything i can do?" >> reporter: harriet glickman wanted to reach someone with influence. she wrote to charles schulz. his "peanuts" comic strip was read by nearly 100 million people each week. charlie brown, lucy, linus-- they were all white. glickman told schulz he should integrate. "it occurred to me today that the introduction of negro children into the group of schulz characters could happen with a minimum of impact." >> he said he felt he couldnt do it, it might ...

>> theres a little black character in "peanuts." it was like, "wow!" this changed everything. >> ill never measure anything again. >> reporter: armstrong would become a highly successful cartoonist himself, drawing "jump start" for three decades. as for harriet glickman... >> if theres ever one thing i would like to say came out of this for me is that everybody can make a difference. franklin is this big, and franklin made a difference. >> reporter: because not all pictures are worth a thousand ...

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Been there. >> which is why nbc superstar lebron james and his foundation are opening this school in akron for at risk third and fourth graders who struggle in school and at home. >> the most important thing we can give them is structure and a sense of they just want someone to feel like they -- like we care. >> i promise is a public, non-charter school. it offers an innovative approach, a longer class day, and a longer school year and provides support to help kids with the school will also help...

Lying one mile beneath the surface at the south pole. they say it raises the possibility of finding signs of life. and the mega-mystery tonight. one winning ticket for $522 million, sold at ernie easlick cores in the u.s. that has made some children america strong. rong. jean woke up with knee pain. but shes got work to do. so she took aleve. if shed taken another pain reliever, shed be stopping for more pills by now. only aleve has the strength to stop tough pain for up to 12 hours with just ...

The recording might be "illegal" despite new york state requiring only one-party consent to tape an in-person conversation. the president also made clear he "did nothing wrong." the two-minute talk was recorded by micheal cohen two months before the 2016 election. the f.b.i. uncovered it in april as part of its probe into cohens business dealings. trump and cohen are heard discussing a possible payment to karen mcdougal, the former "playboy" model alleging a year- long affair with trump in 2006....

Today that a russian woman charged with secretly working for moscow is a major flight risk. paula reid reports, maria butina spent several years getting close to very powerful political figures. >> im a representative of the russian federation here. >> reporter: federal prosecutors accused maria butina of being a russian agent, who allegedly offered sex in exchange for a job where she could influence u.s. policy. butina has been charged with failing to register as a foreign agent and conspiring ...

You still get that, coming here. >> reporter: store manager sandi harding works alongside her 17-year-old son, ryan. when you found out you would be the last blockbuster store, in bend, oregon, what struck you? >> the amount of phone calls is nuts. >> smile! >> its awesome. it really is. it changes the whole energy around here. it makes it cool. its like, yeah, i get to go to work at blockbuster. >> reporter: and now, in making a last stand, those in this northwest town may be writing blockbuste...

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