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Hi everyone, welcome to one of our favorite annual traditions. Sharing the Inspiring Stories of Extraordinary People lifting up our world. From a tiny prison cell to the vast frontier of space. This years Inspiration List shows us what is possible from every corner of the human experience. Including small town america. Theres one in oklahoma that was dying, but now thanks to a country legend, its taking a whole new tune. Heres craig melvin. Reba mcentire has been thinking a lot lee recently about where she grew up. Lots of great memories. Sometimes i wonder what it wouldve been like if i hadnt left. This massive star who left to travel all over the world grew up near the small town of atoka, oklahoma. You grew up on a ranch about 15 miles out of town. And you would come into atoka. I took it was the big town where you got your dry cleaning, your groceries. Youre banking its also where reebok and pete it in her first rodeo where she took her little sister susie to the movies. We got there, we realized we didnt have any money. So we took the backseat out of mamas car. And we found enough change to get in, get some popcorn, get us a drink. How about that . You are resourceful, even at a young age. Heck yeah. But in 2020, when reba came home to visit the once bustling main street, it was a ghost town. Factories closed, businesses shuttered. Nearly one in three living in poverty. Young people moving away. Atoka, was hurting. Rebel was to. Her mom was dying. I slept with her, we cuddle. What am i gonna do when you leave . She says, oh youll be fine. Shes always been my rock. After her mom died, reba wanted to do something to honor her. Maybe create a place for music and her moms collection of books. She shared her dream with the family friend. I looked at her and i said, we have a plan. Thing is, carol irvine is more than just a family friend. Shes also a tokens Economic Development director. Four years, she had been fighting in Uphill Battle to save her beloved town. Trying to get new businesses to give atoka a try. But none of them did. I said, youve got to clean up your town. We need a place where our people want to live. Its not atoka. Carol realized rebas dream could be just what atoka needed. The town had been Working On A Dream of its own, to turn one of its oldest buildings into a reba themed restaurant. They just needed reba to say yes. What was the initial response . Youve got to be crazy. I said, absolutely not. I dont know anything about the restaurant business. Im not that good at cook anyway. Thats where this guy came in. I knew reba growing up. My uncle actually worked for her at one time. Gary baton is chief of the Choctaw Nation. His modest manner the economic might of his tribe. The tribe has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in oklahoma businesses, and created thousands of jobs. And as it turns out, atoka is in the choctaw reservation. Through the years, we have helped with water lines, weve helped with streets. Why is it so important for the Choctaw Nation to provide so much support . Even for non tribal members. If they dont do well, we dont do well. The chief agreed to split the cost of the renovation. And reba was in. She didnt waver, even after the stairs collapsed while she was visiting the building. We were hollering out the windows. I said, how am i going to get . Down oh dont worry, we are going to call the fire department. Rebas place Open For Business earlier this year. Right away, atoka got what it so desperately needed. Visitors. Thank you all for being here. I appreciate it. As many as 60,000 came to rebas in the first five months. Reba gave us our own tour. The plates. You picked up the plates . You really were quite involved. Yeah. So here is our merchandise floor. And memorabilia everywhere, like i told you. And it tucked into a room on the third floor, you can find her mothers books. She was quite the prolific reader. I could even tell you which room some of these books were in in her house. Yeah. She smiling on us for sure though. Yeah. But the thing reba is really proud of, the restaurant. Theyve created more than 130 brandnew jobs. There are kids working here that, some of them have never worked in a restaurant before. So theyre learning. Theyre learning a trade. A craft. Thats very important. And their wages are getting a boost to other businesses in town. People are getting their cars fixed. They are buying more groceries. Theyre getting their nails done. It is led to a lot more business is opening. Even bigger ones are on the way. This one time town of ranchers and cowboys will soon be home to a multi Million Dollar bitcoin data center, and a 120 room hotel. Carol projects it will add up to a 20 Million Dollar bonanza for the local economy this year. Chief battened says the Choctaw Nation plans to invest their share of profits back into the Community Services for the trump. Whats the tribal motto again . Together we are more. It seems like this is what youve achieved here as well. Folks who are watching this, whove heard about how the Reba Mcentire has helped take her tiny town, what do you want them to take away from this story . Well, i want them to take away that reba was a small part of a great story. A successful story. One that still growing, one that still thriving. And one that is talked about all over the state of oklahoma. Coming up, all the people coming back from prison, they have to make a life with nothing. When i realized that there was a solution, i thought, why isnt this happening in my community. And. Each day, we make some impact on the planet. And we have a choice for to what we change we are going to make. Ing to make she picks only the perks she wants and saves on every one all with an incredible new iphone. 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Susan became trapped in a vicious cycle. She committed petty crimes to support her drug habit, and was sent to prison repeatedly. I was stripped of my identity i restrictive my dignity. Its such a painful experience. To be punished for grief. Each time she got out, susan was dropped off on l. A. s skid row to face a precarious future. All the people coming back from prison get off a bus and they have to make a life there, with nothing. No government documents. No Social Security card. No place to go. The only thing waiting there is the old life. The only thing waiting there is the old life and i would inevitably return to prison. In 1996, when susan left prison for the sixth time in 20 years, a guard taunted her. By saying she would be back. Those words, you will be back. What did they duty . It was shattering. To know he was probably right. What he said is what our nation has created. This turnstile of incarceration for people. But then, finally, a break. At the age of 45. Sudan got into a private rehab center in a wealthy l. A. s a verb. Which gave are things she never had. Safe housing, it, drop and support to help her stay clean. Why isnt this happening in my community . So over the next two years, susan worked, scraped and saved. In 1998, she bought a small house in her old neighborhood. And created a nonprofit she called a new way of life. And then, she went back to skid row to find those women who like her, got off the bus, thinking they would soon go back to prison. And told them they could come to her place. It was like 11 of us living in that little house. We were happy. We were laughing together. We were crying together. We were going to meetings together. We were cooking together. Recovering together. You make a home, not just a house. Why does that matter . In prison, its hard. Its cement. Its concrete. Its still. When women walk into a home of a new way of life, they get to experience texture. Color. Bright furniture, food on the table. Flowers on the table. That this is a new world, and its much different from where you come from. And you are worthy of. It and you are worthy of it. A new way of life now has 12 houses in l. A. , where formerly incarcerated women get much more than food and shelter. They get job training, health care, counseling, and legal help. When you think about it, it makes so much more sense to help them transition to a new way of life. Than to just throw them to the streets. And say, well, good luck. Its just such a no nonsense simple approach. Thats my oldest son. But i have other children. That allows people to know they matter. And they count. Why are you crying . Because. Because what . Im so grateful. A new way of life says more than 2000 women have been given a fresh start. And that only 6 have returned to prison, for less than the national average. So what you started in los angeles, is now nationwide. Susans model has been so successful, she partnered with other formerly incarcerated women to open 24 more houses across the country. Women like pamela zumba, who runs this house in mount vernon, new york. Literally, susan changed my entire life. This was my dream. She made it come true. Hi. This is our resident, kate. Hi kate, im savannah, nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Kate morton is a recovering addict who spent years recycling in and out of prison. What does it mean to have a place that is so lovely, but also the community and the support of the other women here . Its a huge deal to be able to have a place to call home. I feel like my life is just starting, finally. Susan, you show the way. Yeah. I understand what a miracle it is to be able to pull out of and pull through. And stand up, and reach back. Your dreams could be fulfilled. Your dreams could be reborn. I think that being able to love has allowed me the strength, the courage, to move forward. 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A lot of people get to the top of the mountain are happy, they pack their bags and go, youre like, youre coming up here with me. I want you to come up here with me. You cant just keep moving forward by yourself. Youve got to look back. And youve got to say, who else is behind me . Keep the door open. Let everybody in. There may be no one more qualified to crack that door wide open than eva longoria. I knew i wanted to help my community, and i wanted to help the women of my community. Evas path to making a difference began in a humble Mexican American neighborhood in Corpus Christi texas. I come from a family of independent women. I come from a family that really values intelligence and resourcefulness and discipline. And patriotism. Even as mexican roots are deep. But her american roots are just as meaningful. We used to go across the border all the time when we were little. All we had to do when we crossed back was say u. S. Citizen. And i thought that was a magic word. Im first generation. My parents came in from egypt. You are ninth generation, right . Nine. Im proud of it. Im a very proud american. But im also very very proud of my culture, my heritage. But not that long ago, eva realized she didnt know enough about her culture and heritage. I thought, i have a lot of questions. I just want to understand where weve been, so i can help my community go to where we need to go. Eva longoria. So at the age of 35, she went back to school, and got her masters degree in studies. My thesis was about latinas in stem fields. And how we need more engineers and mathematicians. And biologists. Latinas in fact represent only 2 of the entire u. S. Workforce in these professions. So, in 2012, eva established a foundation. Over the next decade, she helped create initiatives that helen courage to almost 2500 young low income latinas to make their careers in science, technology, engineering, and matt. It was important for me to prepare that specific group for the future jobs in this country. For the world. Her Foundation Also established microloan and Business Consulting programs. That so far have enabled more than 2000 Latino Entrepreneurs to start their own businesses. Just telling people you believe in their potential is huge. And then giving them the infrastructure, and the tools. Thats it. Thats it. To reach that potential. Eva has literally inspired america. This america. Actress and activist america ferrera, has collaborated with eva longoria on several grassroots project. We have like porter east us, a fast growing Digital Community that gives latinas a forum to exchange ideas, and inspire each other. For latinas to see that their lives matter. Their joy matters. Their health matters. Their Economic Health matters. I feel like eva is the model of that. Shell be as glamorous as you need her to be. 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Then there were the things, a doityourselfer might understand. In the acoustics test, a lot of fasteners, screws, they fell off. That was kind of a, not such a good day. The screws were falling off . That was bad. But thats why we test. We want screws to fall off while we are still on the ground. Right. Project leaders like Greg Robinson helped keep things steady. Robinson grew up in a sharecroppers family. One of 11 children. He wanted College Football scholarships. Studied math and engineering, and brought a Sports Experience to webb. Its just amazing, the possibilities, what we can do when we work as one team. I think we can do anything. I mean anything. Everyone and anything had to work in concert, including making sure the moving mirrors on the web opened perfectly in sync. While that was happening, commissioning manager, keith parish, didnt sleep much. Every day we were doing an unfolding process. 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Com tv you know gary since from movies like forrest gump and apollo 13 you may also know that the nations veterans you are about to meet two of them who overcame remarkable odds and found surprising and stirring ways to help others who have served. Its a dramatic night at the California Center for the arts and san diego. Because of this play is almost entirely military veterans. Many friends and family in the audience. Do all here to watch this mantle or story. How am i supposed to let my son by the war . Kaufman spent 23 years in the army. Most of his career was in special forces. , three tours in afghanistan took their toll. I went from the top of my game holding a pistol 18 months. Well stop you from pulling the trigger . My son came home from school. When i didnt expect that. And the thought of him finding me was more than the desire to take my own life. Part of his therapy was turning his own experience into last out, elegy of a green beret. How did that come about . When i came out of that dark period of my Mental Health i was fortunate to have a civilian mentor who was a storyteller. And he showed me how to use a storytelling as a way he also had help from someone you might recognize. Gary sinise, he is perhaps best known for his role in forrest gump. How did the idea of supporting veteran causes become so near and dear to your heart . It probably starts with the veterans in my own family. And on my side of the family. And it goes back to world war i or world war ii korea era. He started the Gary Since Foundation in 2011. And has since raised some 300 million to Help Thousands of veterans. What is it that we may not get in the veteran experience . There are a lot of Service Members that are struggling in violence. The invisible wounds of war thats what we call them. It says, gary thanks for believing. A switch is one of the reasons he funded this very public reckoning with his own wounds of war. Are you surprised at the reaction . Well i am humbled by the reaction. I had this sister through two years she said you guys should be into ours with my baby brother has been trying to tell me for five years. Scott isnt the only veteran gary is helping to pay it forward. April 10th, 2012 i went out on a patrol and i took my backpack off and i sat on the ground and underneath it was actually a bomb. That day changed everything for me. Travis mills came home from afghanistan to his wife kelsey a quadruple amputee. She came to room and i told her he should go, youll have a better life without me. And she was like, that is not how this works at all. You know, we are gonna get through this together. My daughter was right there by my side of recovery. Learned a walk and run with me. Gary first met travis at walter reed hospital. He is an inspirational guy, wonderful guy. Missing all four limbs. He had, he is a father, he is a husband, he is doing great. But that wasnt enough for travis. His recovery inspired him to help others. So he and his wife built a Retreat House in maine for veterans and their families to come to heal, bolstered by one and a half Million Dollar donation from gary sinise. You should see my running blade. Army veteran amanda sewer lost her leg in a car accident while serving. This memorial day she attempted her first run at the annual Myles Formyls fundraiser. Travis gave her a pep talk, she exceeded your expectations and ran for the entire race. It was fantastic 5k it is great to get back to any sense of normal. They have these stories like amandas when she comes. That she runs able 5k. Thinking that she is really gonna go for a mile. But the truth is we are stronger than we believe we are. For travis, strengthen inspiration come from helping those who otherwise might be left behind. Starting a foundation from nothing, not knowing what i was doing that is what matters, you know . Giving back and doing all this. Yeah, in the beginning it probably started but now it is its own thing now. I dont even know why i am here and i apologize for that. Where do you find your inspiration . From all of these families again, that is the story that we want from everybody who serves our country. We want them to be okay. We want them to give get Everything Possible back to them. For all they have given us. Five years ago, nba superstar lebron james opened the i Promise School in his hometown of akron, ohio. The goal to give atrisk youth a place to learn and feel supported. I understand the mental state that goes in with these kids. Where they come from. About 1600 students have attended the school. Which demands that its students promise to always do their best and make healthy choices. Its up to us as mentors and everybody in place to help them get to that. Point thats what kids want to, know that you care about them. And we do hear. Proof of, that every graduate receives a college scholarship. 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So what is it that they receive here . They received, first of all, a place to sleep. Three meals a day prepared. We have some over the counter medications. We have a clothing room. How many people have you been able to serve . We have served thousands for sure. Thousands and thousands. Other garcia had help from an army of volunteers like a three year old frank but the who distributes clothing at the shelter. I am very proud of this city, the people that are helping, here they are the heroes. They really make these people feel at home. Volunteers all over el paso stepped in to help. Ending on thousands of meals a day. All right, thank you. And providing critical medical care. We have vulnerable folks showing up on our doorsteps. Dr. Has spent most of his Life Volunteering for those in need. He served with the peace corps south africa. And in 2017 he taught refugees in the middle east. After medical school, brian moved to el paso. What is about that community that made you fall in love with them . Part of it is the way el paso people have risen to rise to this crisis. Today brian divides his time between the e. R. And El Paso University Medical Center and clinics where he sees migrant patients. Like this one. This patient, she fell from what is called the train that irans threat to mexico and transports migrants. She factory or to be law. I come from a privileged background i have a responsibility to give back and to serve. Medical student feels that same sense of responsibility. The stories of the migrants she cares for resonate with her personally. When i was 14, my family and i moved to the united states. And i remember the struggles. You see yourself reflected in the people that you are serving here . You see confusion, you also see excitement and you see hope. And that is the way my family and i felt. Viola is part of a program run by texas tech university. Health scientist center. And doctors of the world. It brings medical care to migrants and shelters around el paso. Lucky for me i had a lot of mentors. I want to extend my head as well. I want to bellwethers. And i want to succeed. Just like i succeeded. The work is exhausting. The needs are neverending. But the volunteers here say they are the ones inspired by the people they serve. What is it that they have taught you . Migrants arrive here, they are filled with this hope. Its that land of opportunity for them. It is encouraging to be reminded that people still believe in america. And it makes me want to live up to their expectations. To be america they imagine this country to be. Some incredible, unforgettable stories tonight. We hope they inspire you to pay it forward in your own way and your own community. Because we need everybody. We will keep this tradition going, next year, we will also keep telling inspiring american stories on nbc nightly news. If you have some, and you think we should know about them, reach out to us at nbc news. Com slash inspiring america. From all of us at nbc and msnbc, cnbc and telemundo, goodnight. Evening, im ali velshi, Welcome To Msnbc Special Coverage of the indictment of donald trump. I am joined tonight by my