making it the most respected institution in the country. he was the youngest chairman in the history of the joint chiefs. the first black chairman. the first black national security adviser. the first black secretary of state. his life was one of firsts. when we think about colin powell s life, it s worth pondering where did such a man as this come from? and the answer is from jamaica. his parents were jamaican immigrants who settled in the south bronx so when we have debates about immigration, his mother was a seamstress. his father was a clerk. this is a country that can produce greatness from seamstresses and clerks. and so this man s life, which
compromised. reporter: the u.s. has a stockpile of 13 million n-95 respirator masks. but the federal government has said up to a billion might be needed over the next six months. at putney health system in georgia, they ran through six months of protective gear in seven days. so volunteers are sewing covers for masks using surgical sheets. we got an army of seamstresses. making these for us in the community, volunteers, people from out of town. reporter: but some critical supplies present a bigger challenge. ventilators are already in short supply. nationwide there are roughly 170,000 but some estimates expect a demand of nearly 1 million. we need ventilators, i had them this morning, but the hospital up the street is out of ventilators at the moment. reporter: kyle abernathy is recovering from an infection, and is now watching his wife fight for her life, and needing a ventilator. she was, at one point, requiring 100% oxygen through
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peru and chile frequently guest teaching. and the albus fell in love with mexican weaving techniques and traditional south american textiles back at black mounting college she passed on to her students what she d learned. mexican artist and more munoz sites on the albums textiles and prints as a major influence on her work on the yucatan peninsula she founded tech a social project for my own women that marries tech and tradition. these seamstresses used to work in a textiles factory that closed down. they ve now found new ways to use their skills. in some project localness beautiful sentiment this project is collaborative and participatory the basic game is to apply the do it yourself spirit to traditional crafting and the maker movement closing the gap between artists and all