beatrice, seen here, adopted the boys as a single woman. her partner had no legal say in it, and by french law, singles may adopt, but same-sex couples may not. an initiative is under way to change that. for these two women, that would be an important step in the right direction. hiding their relationship from the authorities and not being able to adopt as a couple was very stressful for them. >> that really was not a pleasant time. we had decided to adopt as a couple, not just me by myself. it was very frustrating to be forced to say, "i want a child" and not "we want a child." that felt very uncomfortable, as if she had no part in it. >> equal rights for same-sex couples was one of french president francois hollande's campaign promises, but these women worry the debate it has sparked could hurt their children. they prefer to shield the boys from it entirely. >> someone on the radio said a proper family is made up of a daddy and a mommy. i turned the radio off right away, but my son asked, "did you hear that? what nonsense." >> this couple

beatrice, seen here, adopted the boys as a single woman. her partner had no legal say in it, and by french law, singles may adopt, but same-sex couples may not. an initiative is under way to change that. for these two women, that would be an important step in the right direction. hiding their relationship from the authorities and not being able to adopt as a couple was very stressful for them. >> that really was not a pleasant time. we had decided to adopt as a couple, not just me by myself. it was very frustrating to be forced to say, "i want a child" and not "we want a child." that felt very uncomfortable, as if she had no part in it. >> equal rights for same-sex couples was one of french president francois hollande's campaign promises, but these women worry the debate it has sparked could hurt their children. they prefer to shield the boys from it entirely. >> someone on the radio said a proper family is made up of a daddy and a mommy. i turned the radio off right away, but my son asked, "did you hear that? what nonsense." >> this couple

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my husband and three year old daughter and beatrice twenty nine discovered to have. my third child was born very sick. we didn't know what was wrong with her no one was able to tell us what was wrong she was in and out of dol spittal and by the time she was about to my husband began to get sick my husband wasn't feeling well he had a cough we kept going to different doctors they kept misdiagnosing him first they said he had allergies they gave him allergy shots then they said he had tb they tested him he's fine it doesn't have to be after about a full year of trying to figure out what was wrong and they then said ok your blood count is really he went into the emergency room and they said well you probably have a bleeding ulcer so let's admit you to the hospital and let's check you for you know where that is and we can take care of it they kept misdiagnosing him because he was a family man he was married we owned a home we had children in private school so we didn't fit that stereotype of what people with aids or h.i.v. look like people have histories people have done

beatrice was just 14, clayton 18. and have two granddaughters, four great grandsons and one great great grandson. they say their longevity is no secret. it's simply all about their love. >> oh, i think for 79 years. >> i've been in love with her ever since school. >> clayton can still give his bride a good kiss. smooches right there. he's now 97. she is 93. and their family says both are in very good health. in fact, maybe not surprisingly, they were just named the longest married couple in the state of pennsylvania. >> that really is the only way you're going to be able to be married that long. she was 14, he was 18 when they got married. first of all, that doesn't happen anymore. i got married at 28. there's no way i'm going to be married that long. >> you don't know. >> unless they invent something to make me live to 400. >> does the idea of being married another 75 years -- >> i'm very much in love with my husband by the way. >> yeah, nice save. >> but 79 years is a long, long, long time. >> there's such a generat

public hearing on march 7th on beat to dollar flat service charge per ticket weather is purchase beatricethe latest testified human remains associate with the speed freak killers wesley shermantine and the late loren herzog delta locate additional victims. death row and make sure been teen had written numerous letters over the years. he previously identified locations and cal blast and san joaquin counties where a human bone fragments were from last year, but nothing was recovered and the most recent date. the six week exhibition cost $200,000. in the latest effort 17 release one letter saying the fbi was digging in the wrong spot. fbi officials denied this. is that they did try to meet with them on tuesday but and he refused to cooperate and refused to meet with them. >> of fairfield man accused of killing 13 year old girl pleaded not guilty. at the neil r. jones is being charged with sexual assault and murder. -allen's body was found in the parking lot and i would would bart and their fill of february 1st. those will appear court again later this month. >> she made everyone happy, that

that's lincoln, beatrice back toward carney and salina, kansas. the wind will blow 50.t you have to look forward to. >> good heavens. the folks in phoenix love you. you pointed out you can golf, drive a couple hours north and ski on the same day if you choose to. >> i've done it. >> thank you, chad, so much. >>> wall street is a buzz with the charter of a merger between office depot and office max, apparently looking to join forces. cnn's alison kosik is on the floor of the new york stock exchange. first we have to ask what would it mean if these two companies do merge? >> reporter: first of all, on the downside it probably means some employees are not going to have their jobs anymore. on the up side it shows that business is being done. it's really why you're seeing the shares of office depot and office max surging. shares of office depot up more than 12%. office max shares up more than 22%. it shows companies are willing to get out there, spend money and take risks. the reason they're doing this is mostly competition. competition is pushing them together, especially c

here's beatrice who says regarding the across-the-board cuts, president obama says, quote, we can't cute on c-span2. thanks for the calls, we'll take you live to the senate floor now. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: we're not in a quorum call. mr. durbin: madam president, as everyone in the senate knows, people across the united states, with the sad passing of senator daniel.way in december there were a number number of changes made maid in the appropriations committee, a committee senator inouye skillfully chaired until his passing. he also chaired the defense appropriations ch appropriations subcommittee which served our nation and did it with the kind of a leadership that only a person with his military, distinguished military service could give. with this fortunate change of events i found myself unexpectedly in a new role as chairman of the defense appropriations subcommittee. i never would have guessed it two months before it was even in the realm