. >> gordon matthew thomas stopped by. you may know him better as sting.rote the show's music and lyrics and he told us this is a personal story. >> i think we've been working on this since 2011. it's been an amazing adventure, a difficult adventure, a challenging adventure, but the adventure of my life because i'm telling the story of my hometown where i was born and raised in a ship building community literally within spitting distance of a shipyard. i thought as a kid that would be my destiny. the last thing i want dodd was anything dark and i became a musician. i thought, i have to tell their story. i owe it to them. i owe a debt to my community. >> you can feel his presence when he speaks. "the last ship" runs through march 22nd. >>> give me a home where bison can roam. >> look out, sting. up next, new additions to we choose to go to the and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. president kennedy knew settling for half-measures wasn't good enough. so when candidates say we can't guarantee health care for all, make

i've lost everything. 0n the day he was meant to be celebrating his birthday, gordon matthews had to be rescued. we had plans, a birthday cake and everything for him to celebrate his 96th birthday. and it's all, well, his cake was floating round the kitchen. they live on the main road, parallel to the river taff, which had burst its banks. the front road was full of water. we came down and my dad was asleep, he sleeps downstairs because he moves around in the night, and the water was already pouring in. and with that, it all started coming through the back door. within ten minutes, the whole house was full of four feet of water. it happened so quick, it was incredible. his grandsons, who were staying the night, carried him upstairs. the baywatch team have arrived! the speed of the water running down our road, it was terrifying. my dad now, he's just in total shock, he doesn't really understand the damage that's been done to the property. outside, the community has rallied. insides, gordon's daughters have tried to salvage his most precious possessions. we managed to save this one of