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497: This Week
Act Two

Act Two

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Reporter Annie Correal hangs around with Sol Saltzman, a demolition guy who’s scrambling for bids around Oklahoma City, to help clean up damage from the recent tornados. It’s a cutthroat business, and Sol explains to Annie how he works all the angles. Annie’s reporting is part of series she’s doing on disaster migrants, with support from the French-American Foundation Immigration Journalism Fellowship. (8 minutes)

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