speaker boehner did not meet with charlie morgan. he sent a staffer instead. cer morgan told "the advocate" magazine afterward that the staffer was, quote, very empathetic, but the staffer told her that john boehner would continue to defend doma. and he did continue to defend doma that was february 2012, a year ago almost to the day. charlie morgan was able to be out. she was able to ask congress to consider her situation because the ban on gay people in the military was ended. this video was made by a project called legal stranger, because that is how the law still views troops like charlie morgan and specifically, her family, her wife. that was the story ms. morgan was trying to tell congress. in this next clip, you can tell how the cancer she was fighting was affecting her voice. >> what i wanted to tell you personally and with karen here was that she has given me a time of a -- of six months. i love karen, and i just want to make sure she is taken care of. i'm asking you personally to do everything you can to make sure if i don't make this, that somehow she

. >> charlie morgan was also fighting breast cancer when she made this video with her wife.her widow from receiving benefits. morgan lived in new hampshire and had a daughter. the state's governor and a senate senator praised morgan. morgan was 48-year-old. >>> president obama has said that immigration policy is a high priority in his 2nd term and today a top republican lawmaker said he would support granting to children who are in the country illegally. the remarks by eric cantor are seen as a sign of the response the gop is preparing as it opposes a larger amnesty program for people currently living in the u.s. illegally. >> but the best place to begin i think is with the children. let's go ahead and get that underour belt, put a win on the board and so we can promise a better life for those kids who are here due to no fault of their own. >> candor's support for children is a change for him. he opposed the dream act back in 2010. >>> today is the 3rd day of festivities in carnival. it's estimated 5 million people take part in the 4 day festival. the festival is a huge boos

one is charlie morgan, an officer in the new hampshire national guard. wanted her partner to receive benefits in case she passed away to care for their daughter. she was battling breast cancer. i want to show you a clip from charlie that was from just a little while ago. >> right now i've been diagnosed with recurrence of breast cancer. the concern is if something was to happen to me, and i was to die within the next couple of years, my concern is that karen would not be provided the same survivor benefits. >> cenk: so the incredible sad ending to that story is that yesterday charlie passed away. sanes these rules are not in affect matthew, do you know if her partner will be getting any benefits? >> i can't peek speak to that in particular. i had a chance to speak to charlie on a couple of occasions and she was so devoteed to her family. it's a tragic loss, and i'm sorry she didn't get to see the benefits extended today. as for how karen and their daughter are going to be taken care of, i really don't know specifically, but i do know that it's not going

chief charlie morgan was just 48 years old. for those of us who had the pleasure of knowing charlie, it's been a difficult week. however, as i rise today, i take comfort in the opportunity i had to share part of charlie's life and work. many know charlie for the national attention she received over the last several years advocating on behalf of her fellow gay service members and their families. however, first and foremost, charlie was a soldier. she enlisted in the united states army in 1982. after a brief period away, charlie returned to service as a member of the kentucky national guard in 1992, one year before the now repealed don't ask/don't tell policy became law. following the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001, charlie returned for a third time, joining the 197th fires brigade of the new hampshire national guard, a tour that included a yearlong deployment in kuwait. in addition to the mental and emotional challenges of military service, chief warrant officer morgan shouldered the constant burden of keeping her life

. >> that was charlie morgan coming out on national television on this program with me, the day the military don't ask don't tell, but the american hero and friend of this program just passed away yesterday morning succumbing to breast cancer. that left her wife and her child without any of the military benefits that a straight couple would receive. however, this just in. defense secretary leon pan et wra is extending some benefits to same-sex partners. this historic announcement came just in the last few minutes. joining me now is allison robinson, executive director of out serve service members legal defense network. allison, it's great to have you here. i want to talk to you about charlie's family, but, first, your reaction to he leon panetta and this major announcement. >> well, thomas, thank you. you know, secretary panetta has now done just about all they can do. there are a couple of issues that remain to be resolved, but for the most part he has now done all that the pentagon can do to offer benefits to same-sex military families. what stands in the way today is the defense of marria

charlie, you have become the story. >> yeah. i mean it is kind of interesting. he was speaking at the harbor investment conference. he helps put this together at morgan. one of the chairman of the conference. they talked abt a number of issues. they waited for his speech at end of the day i knew he would talk about herbalife. it was the attack on herbalife you expect. he is a short seller. he says herbalife is pyramid scheme. what is interesting he used as an interview they were ducking his questions, an interview we did here on the fox business network, that i did with dez walsh and basically read the transcript of the interview where we talked about, i asked walsh, will you answer all the questions that bill ackman puts to you? we knew at the time that bill ackman was going to put questions to them, a bunch of questions about their business model and des walsh danced around the issue but he would basically be happy to answer any legitimate questions from ackman. what ackman said at this conference to date none of his questions have been answered. half is a victory lap,fox businesses make as little news here. the second half there's a legitimate stor