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i am anderson cooper. while the u.s. is the most expensive country when it comes to tkgiving birth, it s also th safest. the statistics are more dire when it comes to giving birth for black women. the question is why do black women face more risks when they go to the hospital to give birth? that s the question that cnn anchor and new mom, abby phillip, has been asking since the birth of her daughter two years ago. abby made unconventional choices when it came to her own childbirth experience, and since then she has been surprised to meet so many other women that made the same choices that she did. over the next hour she takes us to hospitals and birthing centers around the country to show us why more and more black women are turning away from traditional health care and finding other options when it comes to giving birth. hi. hi, baby. reporter: this is the sound of new life being brought into the world. the e kind o of momement mosostt women drdream of.. yet t this is
classroom. not jesse. doctors will edition of supermarket showdown, a brand-new segment, the fives show tell where we will reveal our ultimate brown bag lunches from our school days you do not want to miss lesley answer fan mail russians but first, millions of students headed back to the classroom, we will give you tips on how to succeed but let s take a trip down memory lane with our school photos. [laughter] i didn t know. senior year. big 80s hair. you think inflation is high. oh my goodness gracious. [laughter] jimmy failla morning a fresh haircut. very nice. amazing. i look like the toughest girl in prison. [laughter] jimmy was apparently the most high school winner of just about every superlative. true story, i peeked at the age of 17. [laughter] class chatterbox, class clown and stuff like that. and obviously most likely to succeed. here s the judge looking like she doesn t want to get in trouble. [laughter] so cute. it s that school uniform. i
man: if you were to have a son, would you encourage a political career for him? kennedy: oh, definitely. i would hope he would grow up to be if not a politician in the sense of devoting all of his time, i would hope that whatever he did do, that he would have some sense of responsibility for what went on. couric: when you hear him talk about that, do you ever feel like your choice not to pursue a career in public service might have disappointed him? -no. i can t imagine that he would have said anything different being asked that question under those circumstances. you know, he d always said that he thought everyone should run for office. and, listen, there s a lot of time in life to do all sorts of things. hey, everyone. welcome to how it really happened. i m hill harper. july 17, 1999, we woke up to shocking news. john f. kennedy jr., his wife carolyn, and her sister lauren were missing, last seen aboard a private plane headed for martha s vineyard with john at the con