ten of us meet at john and darlene's. and i say, what are we going to do? destroy each other's lives? is this it? oh, gosh, no, no, no. it's just the biggest mistake we've ever made. we do not want this. john cries like a kid. puts his head in his hands and cries like a little boy. >> reporter: remorse, you hear remorse? >> yeah, panic. >> reporter: hampton says after he and his wife cindy were fired, senator ensign, still trying to keep his affair with cindy secret, made hampton go through yet another embarrassing charade. >> he called me and said, you need to come back here. i need to throw you a party. if you don't come back here and let me throw you a party, people will suspect something. >> reporter: he gave you a going away party? >> absolutely. and a gift. >> reporter: days later hamptons received what ensign now claims is another gift. this check for $96,000 made out to doug, cindy and two of their children. the shock is from ensign's father, mike ensign, a wealthy mogul. a family spokesman denying a payoff called it, quote, a pattern of generosity,

to my wife, darlene, who has been for so much, so many struggles, i owe more than i could ever repay.but i love her and i am so grateful that the lord has put her in my life. our children have never known anything than their debt leaving each week to come back to washington, d.c. for more work. all three of them are incredible and it has been a blessing and a privilege just to be their debt. at -- to be their dad. my parents have stood by me through thick and thin, and also the rest of my extended family. i have wonderful friends to have been there with me and my family through the highs and lows. most importantly, i want to thank god for allowing me to be here. i have been encouraged by some not to mention god because it looks hypocritical because of my own personal failings, but i would argue that i have not mentioned him enough. i am glad that the lord not only for gives but he actually likes it when we ask for forgiveness. i hope i can do better in the future. i hope i can learn to love you with all my heart, soul, and strength, and to love others as myself. my colleagues, i bet y

to my wife darlene who has been through so much with me and who has fought through so many struggles, is owed more than i could ever repay. i do not deserve a woman like her, but i love her and i'm so grateful that the lord has put her in my life. our children trevor, ciena, michael, have never known anything other than their dad leaving each week to come back to washington, d.c., for my work. all three of them are incredible, and it's been a blessing and a privilege just to be their dad. i have also been very blessed with a great set of parents who have stood by me through thick and thin, and also the rest of my extended family. i also have wonderful friends who have been there with me and my family through the highs and the lows. and lastly, most importantly, i want to thank god for allowing me to be here. i have been encouraged by some not to mention god because it looks hypocritical because of my own personal failings, but i would argue that i have not mentioned him enough. i'm glad that the lord not only forgives, but he actually likes it when we give him thanks. so, lord, thank

to my wife darlene who has been through so much with me and who has fought through so many struggles,than i could ever repay. i do not deserve a woman like her, but i love her and i'm so grateful that the lord has put her in my life. our children trevor, ciena, michael, have never known anything other than their dad leaving each week to come back to washington, d.c., for my work. all three of them are incredible, and it's been a blessing and a privilege just to be their dad. i have also been very blessed with a great set of parents who have stood by me through thick and thin, and also the rest of my extended family. i also have wonderful friends who have been there with me and my family through the highs and the lows. and lastly, most importantly, i want to thank god for allowing me to be here. i have been encouraged by some not to mention god because it looks hypocritical because of my own personal failings, but i would argue that i have not mentioned him enough. i'm glad that the lord not only forgives, but he actually likes it when we give him thanks. so, lord, thank you for all th

." >> and then darlene says, "after all these years of men in the office, we can only pray that sarahe will with win. go sarah. we love you." she's got a very fierce following of supporters. and then people like, nope. be sure to catch jo"john king, usa" tonight at 7:00 p.m.. >> and on monday, june 13th, cnn will host the new hampshire presidential the debate as republican hopefuls gather to go for their party's nomination. hard to believe it's coming up, but that is monday night, june 13th, only on cnn. >> and we will be there. >>> coming up, word that germany will shut down all its nuclear reactors. what prompted the government's decision to get rid of nuclear power, completely. >> that's right. and get ready to fork out extra cash for this week's memorial day barbecue. but how much more? we'll tell you. it's 17 minutes after the hour. building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download

to my wife darlene who has been through so much with me and who has fought through so many struggles,s owed more than could ever repay. i do not deserve a woman like her, but i love her and i'm so grateful that the lord has put her in my life. our children trevor, ciena, michael, have never known anything other than their dad leaving each week to come back to washington, d.c., for my work. all three of them are incredible, and it's been a blessing and a privilege just to be their dad. i have also been very blessed with a great set of parents who have stood by me through thick and thin, and also the rest of my extended family. i also have wonderful friends who have been there with me and my family through the highs and the lows. and lastly, most importantly, i want to thank god for allowing me to be here. i have been encouraged by some not to mention god because it looks hypocritical because of my own personal failings, but i would argue that i have not mentioned h enough. i'm glad that the lord not only forgives, but he actually likes it when we give him thanks. so, lord, thank you fo