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Foreshadowing how far she has come from her leftist roots, opposing abolishing the filibuster and voting against raising the minimum wage. sinema came from humble beginnings. she grew up in arizona poor. her family at one point living in an abandoned gas station. >> thanks to friends and family, my parents' church and sometimes the government, i made it through. >> reporter: she was raised mormon, but after graduating from brigham young university, she left the church. >> do you believe in god? >> you know, i'm not a member of any faith community and i think that faith is a deeply personal iss...

Opposing abolishing the filibuster, and voting against raising the minimum wage. bucking her party in the model of mccain. sinema came from humble beginnings. she grew up in arizona, poor. her family at one point living in an abandoned gas station. >> thanks to friends and family, my parents' church, and sometimes the government, i made it through. >> reporter: she was raised mormon but after graduating from brigham young university, she left the church. >> do you believe in god? >> you know, i am not a member of any faith community and i think that faith is a deeply personal issue that indivi...

Coming to congress as the first out bisexual member but it's never part of her identity that she's dwelled on. even telling reporters when asked back in 2005, duh, i'm bisexual. at 45 years old, she is a marathoner and triathlete. her unique and edgy style from this eff off ring to her colorful rings to dangerous creature shirt she wore to preside over the senate floor. >> you're breaking the internet. >> good. >> reporter: all emphasizing her nonconformist style in form and substance. >> americans are first and foremost independent thinkers and we just believe what we believe unabashedly, una...

The only one he has known. told me robert mugabe is willing to die for his principles. will the man go? or will he fight? his options are getting very limited as the days tick buy. >> all right david thank you so much. thank you for joining me this saturday. i'm fredricka whitfield. first here's this week's turning point. >> i was born with spine in a biff fi da. it affects the development of your spinal cord. i swenpent a lot of time in the hospital and at 23 surgeries, i never dwelled on. it was something part of me. in school i always fought to be put in regular pe with all my friends. wh...