Going Under: The Story of Tangier Island

Going Under: The Story of Tangier Island

Tangier Island, Virginia - Population 460 (and shrinking). It's a quirky, isolated place located smack dab in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. Residents drive golf carts and speak their own dialect, while visitors must travel by boat or plane to get there. But the island is vanishing. The reason why depends who you ask. But the fact is it could become uninhabitable in as little as 25 years, wiping an entire community and way of life off the planet. Should the island be saved... and at what cost? It's a question that has received attention from the highest rungs of power - including The White House.

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December 17, 2018 9 mins
From crab shanties to the Supreme Court and God...who are the people of Tangier Island?

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Meet the mayor of Tangier Island, James Eskridge, a commercial crabber with a deep love for his community.

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December 17, 2018 13 mins
Is any cost too much to save a people, a community and a way of life?

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December 17, 2018 10 mins
Ooker speaks with President Donald Trump and debates Al Gore.

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December 17, 2018 19 mins
From soft-shell crabs to cats named Ann Coulter, Tangier Island is a place with a lot of character and characters.

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