A childhood friend paints a picture of Kamala Harris' upbringing

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In her childhood in Berkeley, Calif., you can find the seeds of the political leader that Vice President Kamala Harris grew up to become.

Her childhood friend Carole Porter, who lived a few houses away, paints a picture of a working-class, multicultural neighborhood.

And she pointed to two women who had a huge effect on the vice president's life.

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0:00.0	One of the most memorable moments during Kamala Harris's previous campaign for president was when she said this in a 2019 primary debate.
0:08.0	You know, there was a little girl in California who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools and she was
0:15.9	bused to school every day and that little girl was me. You can call me Carol Porter
0:22.3	the other little girl on the bus because that's what
0:24.6	Kamala calls me. That's what she calls you? That's what she calls me. Carol
0:29.6	Porter lived around the corner from Kamala Harris when they were children. They were close growing up and have remained
0:35.3	friends over the years. Of course today Harris is vice president and likely Democratic nominee for President of the United States.
0:44.0	Her campaign has the shortest runway of any U.S. presidential election in modern history,
0:50.0	whereas her Republican opponent, Donald Trump, has been in the national spotlight for decades.
0:55.0	So who was Kamala Harris long before she came to Washington?
1:00.0	Consider this. In her Berkeley childhood, you can find the seeds of the political leader
1:06.4	the Vice President grew up to become. From NPR, I'm Ari Shapiro.
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