so that's in belfast where he died. he made his way--well, he went off to england during the war and knocked around there and got into trouble drinking. made his way back to his father's farm, where my grandmother was, and then wound up in belfast on a pension. c-span: when was the last time you saw him? guest: in his coffin in 1985. before that i saw him in 1971 when belfast was erupting. c-span: wha... guest: it was the worst summer they'd had. c-span: what was your relationship with him in the end? guest: eh, inconsequential. i never saw him. if i did see him, it was kind of a for--formal conversation. it was very hard to get into a--an intimate conversation with him. and you-- if i were to look at this from the outside, i would have said to myself, 'well, why didn't you go back and talk to him?' but i think-i had a feeling that there was no point in it or that he wouldn't come through. he was so blocked in everywhere. he'd say, 'well, how's your--how's your mother?' and, 'how's your brothers?' and--rawr rawr rawr ra

the honorable member for belfast west seems to be extremely embarrassed about applying for an officefor profit under the crown although he has shown no such embarrassment in profiting from his office in this house for many years at taxpayers' expense. when will the prime minister deliver on his pre-election pledge to hard-pressed taxpayers that he will abolish parliamentary money for parliamentary purposes going to those who do not fulfill their parliamentary duties? >> first of all, just in case everyone has not caught up with the news, the right honorable gentleman is quite right that the honorable member for belfast west has accepted an office of profit under the crown, which is of course the only way to retire from this house. i am not sure that gerry adams will be delighted to be a baron of the manor of northstead, but none the less, i am pleased that tradition has been maintained. on the very serious point that the right honorable gentleman makes about allowances, in my view we should be aiming for all members who are elected to take their seats in this house. that is what shou

. >> her wedding 12 days ago was a big event here in belfast. it made front-page news, reflecting just how widely known her family is. but less than two weeks later, the same newspapers are reporting her death. she was 27. the police spoke to her husband and quickly ruled him out as a suspect. it is believed that she may have been killed by thieves who broke into her bedroom. it happened on one of the last days of her honeymoon. the church where she recently got married, the wedding flowers are still there. preparations began for her funeral. >> police have urged thousands of families to leave part of australia's biggest city. michael jackson's dr. conrad mary will be facing charges of manslaughter in the singer's death. at least four more people have been killed in the city of the ivory coast in a scandal. un peacekeepers confronted by groups of angry young men were forced to retreat from one area. >> deaths on the streets. there were killed when security forces fired gunshots into the crowd. women and children fled as trouble broke out in this

here in belfast, it made front- page news, reflecting how widely known her family is. less than two weeks later, the same newspapers are reporting her death. -- reporting her death at the age of 27. the police spoke to her husband and quickly ruled him out as a suspect. it is believed she may have been killed by thieves who broke into her bedroom. it happened on one of the last days of her honeymoon. the church where she got married, the wedding flowers are still there as preparations began for her funeral. >> you are watching "bbc news". thousands of families in brisbane have been warned of flooding. michael jackson's daughter, conrad murray will stand charges on charges of involuntary manslaughter. wednesday sees the first anniversary of the earthquake in haiti which claimed more than a quarter million lives. 12 months later, the situation is still dire. 800,000 people are living in tents. cholera is spreading and rebuilding is a distant prospect. our correspondent has been traveling back and forth to haiti during the past year. he since this special report from port

police in northern ireland are saying a bomb left outside a shop in north belfast was intended to murder officers brought to the scene. about 100 houses and businesses were evacuated. the tunisian government issued an international arrest warrant for the country's former president. he and some of his family, including his wife, are accused of acquiring property and assets illegally and transferring funds abroad. they fled the street demonstrations earlier this month and took refuge in saudi arabia. an explosion at a coal mine in colombia has killed at least 20 workers. the blast was in the north of the country. another blast, the same mind four years ago, killed 32. the local mayor said rockfalls have been preventing rescue workers from getting into the mind. jerry mcdermott has this report. and that a buildup of gases being blamed for the explosion. the small mine, which feeds domestic consumption, is rudimentary with only basic safety measures in place. despite a similar accident in february 2007, which cost the lives of 31, a few precautions are taken. emergency services, including ar

[laughter] >> the said member for west belfast jerry adams seems to be embarrassed for an office of profit. although he has shown no such embarrassment profiting from his office in this house for many years as taxpayers expense. which will the prime minister deliver on his preelection pledge to taxpayers hard-pressed taxpayers that he will accomplish parliamentary money for parliamentary purposes going to those who do not fulfill their parliamentary duties? >> first of all, just in case everyone hasn't caught up with the news the honorable gentleman has accepted an office of profit under the crown which is, of course, the only way you can retire from this house. i'm not sure that jerry adams will be delighted to be a baron of the manner of northstead but i'm pleased it's been maintained. the serious point the honorable gentleman makes about allowances. what we should be allowing for all members who are elected to take their seats in this house. that is should happen and if some members have a problem with what that entails they ought to look at a remedy and they should come and talk about

mineral water bottler from belfast, and coins from a philadelphia law and china!. and before the 1906 earthquake. >> the was continuous that went all the way up to for to the modern times. and then this is from the 1860's, and even from the 18 80s, 1890's. right up until the earthquake. it was a residential area. the items are getting catalogued and a eventually possible museum exhibit. >> a sign of the difficult economic times the berkeley willard public swimming pool is shut down. the lack of resources, is the reason. in november, berkeley residents voted down a tax measure that would kept the school opened. however, there are other berkley ri swimming pools that are open to the public. >> bay-area wide, cool temperatures. low 40's. and even the upper 30's already, 39 degrees in livermore. and it is not even 6:00 p.m.. 41 in the san rafael, and 40's and the san francisco, oakland, redwood city. and to the south bay. another chilly night with clear skies, overhead. some clouds pushing through but not much is going to stay pretty clear. with fog, and even freezing