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Tennessee / Daniela de la Piedra / Wanda Witter / Social Security Administration #1178108

NBC Evening News for Wednesday, Aug 24, 2016
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Finally tonight, no one would listen to her when she claimed the government owed her tens of thousands of dollars. But after years of fighting, a homeless woman finally found someone who believed her. And as our Kristen Welker tells us, it turns out she was right all along. For 20 years, Wanda Witter was homeless in the nation's capital, living in shelters, even calling this street corner home. This is where I used to live. But Witter, now 80. A divorced mother of four was also stubborn. She kne...
Reporter(s):
Kristen Welker
Duration:
00:01:55

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