his partner, johnna, has moved to a temporary facility.d he makes the half hour walk to visit her daily. >> hey. >> yeah. >> to here what's going on with me. all right? you know the apartment i told you about? as soon as we get it, i can take you there with me. all right? >> okay. >> and it's looking like now, maybe 30 more days. >> stangler only hopes johnna stays well enough long enough to come home. >> with any luck, it will be a short period of time. and then we can be back together. i love you, baby. all right? >> well, since that story first ran, ron stangler has moved in with his partner, johnna, in her room, and under his care, johnna's health has improved. >>> coming up, why ending homelessness may be giving them their own homes, and how that could save taxpayers money. >> you don't have to be sober, or on medication for mental illness to be place into housing. just because you need a home makes it so you can get a home. >> the number of people living in new york city shelters has reached record highs in recent years as housing co

that's what happened to johnna fitzgerald, a former miss texas who lives in tyler, texas. and it was the rosiest ever. >> you got it. >> my dear sweet mother passed away five years ago. she was known for growing the most beautiful red roses. when she went to heaven, we made sure that some of her glorious spring roses were gathered and displayed at her funeral. mom was my best friend, and i miss her terribly. especially our daily chats about recipes, family, our pets and, of course, her roses. still filled with grief just a couple weeks after her service, a friend and i were driving on a street we don't normally travel. all of a sudden, he shouted out, "did you see those roses?" there was no traffic. so he quickly stopped the car and backed up so i could see the side street overflowing with magnificent red rosebushes. instantly, as the car moves backwards, we heard mom's voice from the back seat. >> grandma was the sweetest, kindest little old lady. >> i was speechless. while my friend said, "that sounds like your mother." we looked at each other in complete shock. he slamm

>> sweet. >> johnna said in that moment, a peace came over her that surpassed all understanding. but that's how godwinks happen in everybody's life. they come into your life like a fresh breeze. but you know what? there's a double godwink here because the year that johnna went to the miss america pageant, the host was kathie lee gifford. >> what? >> wow. and with regis, probably. oh, with gary collins. >> gary collins. yeah. >> just when you see how to turn on that recorder, what you would have to go through -- >> for just to happen like that. >> but it appeared at exactly the moment. >> of course it did, squire, because you needed more stories >> exactly. >> everybody's got one. we'll be back in a moment. >> first, this is "today" on nbc. a disability that keeps you from working can mean broken dreams fractured hopes shattered lives. turn to disability justice, the social security disability experts, they can help you get the together again. disability justice. call eight hundred, >>> quick shout-out, if you work with your spouse, we want to hear from you. suzy will talk about c

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. >> johnna still thinks he can win this thing.e viceoes not want to president, he still wants to be the nominee. and his thought process, -- and you don't want to get in the way of chris christie on his turf. he has a wonderful campaigner, no matter what else you say about him. you could bet his farm on donald trump. i think the other two candidates will say ok. hampshire, seventh or eighth. ed: and he blames it on marco rubio, you remember marco rubio. both trumptalk about and hillary clinton here. peter hart, distinguished pollster says donald trump has ever seen of a national candidate. 24% favorable, 65% unfavorable. countering ae on international crisis. that was actually 64%-20%. have you ever seen numbers that big? >> hillary does not have good numbers either. al: how does trump stop that hemorrhaging? >> it will be hard, because as i said before, if he tries to be a conventional politician, he will lose the naughty energy and find out he does not know anything. the biggest question between hillary and trump is to spend mor