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There were other factors, though, as well. we talk about the suburbs. we talk about nationally, suburban areas traditionally republican areas that have move towards the democrats, moved away from donald trump in this era. you saw that in the suburbs of northern kentucky. suburbs of cincinnati. cincinnati is just over the ohio river. other side on the ohio line there. but these three counties in particular in northern kentucky big suburban counties. about 10% of the state population in these three counties and they swupg pretty dramatically. let me give you an example of what i mean. boon count...

>> trained to tell the story a little bit, he was in the state of missouri and in a you know what's going on there. just razor tight, 45 percent --dash 45 percent. that's what i think is interesting about the reason wh the president made this trip to missouri. go back two years. there are just a few blue counties. this is where the president has rallied columbia missouri, boon county. you see tony clinton, but look at all the red surrounding her watch this number here from 46.. it is 73 percent it is 76 percent. it is 71.9 percent. you get the idea. the president has said himself that this is ...

Nbc has a special series called "one nation tackles the of the opioid crisis in american communities the nbc's kate snow traveled to boon county, west virginia to talk to folks there about the crisis and how one federal program called geared up -- gear up is giving kids like brooks a chance. >> reporter: every year new high school graduates visit elementary schools to inspire kids to aim high. >> i went to school at madison elementary. >> reporter: college senior brooks is one of the biggest success stories here thanks to a program he started in 7th grade called gear up that helps kids go on t...

Two, another solution, drug core. a lot of places have drug courts now. in that county, boon county, will thompson is the court judge and he is a force to be reckoned with. we'll bring you his story tonight. >> thanks for doing this, kate. appreciate it. one nation overdosed. kate will bring that story of that tough remarkable judge. you can watch that tonight on "nightly news." check your local listings for details. coming up, president trump threatens to terminate nafta entirely or go it alone with mexico. we'll look at the role of canada and the risk we face in ostracizing one of our bigg...

Interstate at breakneck speed crashing into a service station, sending a pump up in flames and terrifying employees. >> the pump itself looked like it was made out of paper. the way they ran through it. it caught fire immediately. thought the whole store was going to explode. >> the hatfield mccoy quick stop in boon county, west virginia, is directly off of route 119. a driver barely has to turn the wheel to pull in. on april 17th, 2007, store surveillance cameras record a shocking accident.