Metro Residents Overcome Poverty to Find Success

They are the true "rags-to-riches" story. Following the lead of US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayer, a group of metro area residents have overcome poverty to reach new heights.

Eric Adler from the Kansas City Star discussed their story with NBC Action News. Click on the video player to the right to see the interview, and read the full story from KansasCity.com by clicking here.