so lillian's older sister was farmed out to relatives where she lived. lillian unfortunately was traded from family member to family member for two years. finally, she was able to settle in with relatives living in the same town as the father as she got to see him regularly through her childhood. when i interviewed her 85 years later, she still maintained influenza killed her mother changed her life completely. it had to, she suggested. experts today estimate as many as 1/3 of human beings on the globe suffered from this new incarnation of influenza incorrectly dubbed by contemporaries "spanish influenza." striking with unprecedented ferocity, the pandemic caused no fewer than 50 million deaths. it attacked in four waves. first, coming through in the spring, and then, unfortunately coming back in a second wave that was much more deadly. during that second wave, infection rates in the united states ranged between 25% and 40%. and some 675,000 americans perished. that's more than half a million that would have died, even in those days, of annual flu. lilli

miss lillian remembered. ms. lillian remembered. >> miss lillian remembered. ok, great. i will look it up. lonnie, that is very sweet. she sounds like an amazing woman and i am sure you are too. >> before we leave you today, there are a lot of museums in d.c. when visitors come to look around the national mall and the city -- what is your pitch to why they should make the museum of american history one of their stops? >> oh. if you are interested in what it means to be an american, if you are interested in, discovering some of the ways in which this incredible, complicated, beautiful nation has evolved. if you want to see some of the very objects and almost bear witness to the past, you are welcome here. your family is welcome here. ages 0 - 100, we tell your stories and we welcome -- 0 to 100, we tell your stories and we welcome you here. like all that sony is -- must sony and -- all smithsonians, it is free of charge. >> director of the national museum of american history, thank you so much and thank you for having us in today. >> you are so welcome, john. thank you. y

so she became lillian vernon after divorce number three. but they left germany in 1933, they move to amsterdam. it was the same year that anne frank left frankfurt. there about the same age. but my grandfather had decided he left his business behind that he was going to -- he knew we had to leave europe. he was a businessman and had some means, they look to palestine, then they looked at havana, and then he came to new york. he and his brother came to new york and summoned my grandmother and two children. my grandmother went to renew the visa and the counselor office was not knowing visas in 1937. but i think if they let you get on the vote you they will let you get off the vote. so they arrived in this country in 1937 when my mother was ten. her brother who is then drafted into the u.s. army and went back to germany to fight, and he died there in 1944 he was 20 years old. when they came to this country they changed his name to. and luckily they called me. as opposed to vic greider anything else. and it's just. thank god and not vic friede.

if we go back to family, lillian finds herself in possession of these two children, and she becomes theiretaker. so, agidn, it's thiea of how do you protect the people that you love, how do youeep them safe, how do you keep yourself safe when you're deangith these vulnerable children. so even though she's not their mother, it's still family. >> reporter: i'm thinking people watching, there hearing children that combust, catch on fire. that sounds horrible, sounds awful. >> yeah. >> reporter: but you somehow make it a kind of normal andev if this is a very funny book, how are we to understand the fire in this cas>>e? nybody, to my mind, if you've had a kid or been around, like, a three-year-old, this metaphor isn't that crazy to me. if you're in a store, right, and you're leading your three-year-old around and you're in a public place and they're so funny, they want a cookie, they're tired,. >> reporter: i've seen the multi-down. >> you've seen that kid, they face gs red and they're about to blow up and it's happening and a lot of times you can't stop it, right, you just have to ntain it.

of the book, i think about global trade and going beyond was my mother, she came to this country, lillian vernon, that was not her birth name. she decided enough of changing my name over and over again, i'm going to take the name of my company so she became a lillian vernon after divorce number three but they left germany in 1933, moved to amsterdam the same year that anne frank left frankfurt and moved to amsterdam and they were about the same age. but my grandfather had decided he left his business behind that he was going to, he knew he had to leave europe and he was a businessman so he had some means and they lived in palestine. then they lived in havana and then he came to new york. and summoned my grand mother and two children and my grandmother went to renew their visa and they were not originally pieces in 1937 but i'm sure if they let you get on the boat they would let you get off the boat so they arrived in 1937, mymother was 10 . her brother who was drafted into the u.s. army and sent back to germany to fight and died there in 1944 at 20 years old and his name was six free. tha

the book becomes lillian trying to figure out how to take care thihese children with strange kind ofnt unexpected family. >> if we go back to family, llian finds herself in possession of these two children and she becomes their caretaker. it is this ideaf, how do you protect the people you love, how do you keep them safe, keep yourself safe when you are dealing with vulnerable children? although she is not their mother , it is still family. >> i'm thinking people watching our hearing children that combust, catch on fire, that soundsorrible. you somehow make ital a kind of nond even, if this is a very funny boo. how are we to understand the >> anybody to my mind, if you have had a kid or been around a three-year-old, this metaphor isn't that crazy to me. if you are in a store and you are leading your three year around and you are in a public place and they want a cookie and they are tired and you can come i have seen itwn >> the melt >> the face starts to get red and you know they are about to blow up. it is happening. a lot of times, you can't stop it. you just have to contain it. to

. >> reporter: retired teacher lillian martinez spent 30 years at the school where the shooting happened, and her grandkids knew kevin, the 11-year-old victim. >> we need prevention. what good does it do? there are still gang members out there. >> reporter: the union city police chief says after the murders, they stepped up enforcement and raided multiple locations connected to the gangs. they seized guns, cash, and drugs. >> it was a volatile time in our community, and in our opinion, our officers prevented additional violence and tragedy. >> reporter: police say the 2 suspects were already in custody for an unrelated case. cornejo will be back in court next thursday. he's facing a number of charges in addition to the 2 counts of murder. back to you. >> and we learned multiple search warrants were served in cities across the east bay to actually catch these guys. >> reporter: that's right, it was a big operation. we understand at least 4 locations in alameda county and union city police got help from hayward, oakland, and richmond police departments. also state level folks were involved

.>> reporter: lillian says it was a sunny sunday. >> it was for a split second, and then it all came down.[ laughter ]my shopping trip got cut short. mac she was pleased to make one purchase before getting pelted. saying soggy peanuts just won't sell. they packed up and headed home. many braved the rain, and not so natural waterfalls. business had been booming in this coffee brewing tent. >> it was great this morning when it wasn't raining.>> reporter: even this non-native nose what makes this angelenos run. >> la people do not like the rain.>> reporter: we hate to give you bay area folks more to dislike about us but she might be like right. it is chilly here in pasadena. greg mills.>> back here in the bay area strong wind ripped off part of the marquis at regal theater in santa cruz. you can see a big chunk of the display missing and caution tape around the entrance. downed trees also briefly knocked out power in the area. california had it all?>> this was a unique day for us wind wise. the first thing i want to do is show you the impressive numbers for top gusts in the mountains. l

miss lillian remembered. ms. lillian remembered. guest: miss lillian remembered. ok, great.ill look it up. is very sweet. she sounds like an amazing woman and i am sure you are too. >> before we leave you today, there are a lot of museums in d.c. when visitors come to look around the national mall and the -- what is your pitch to why they should make the museum of american history one of their stops? guest: oh. if you are interested in what it if youo be an american, are interested in, discovering some of the ways in which this ,ncredible complicated, beautiful nation has evolved. if you want to see some of the very objects and almost bear you areto the past, welcome here. your family is welcome here. stories andell your 100, we tell- 0 to your stories and we welcome you here. like all that sony is -- must smithsonians, it is free of charge. host: director of the national museum of american history, thank you so much and thank you for having us in today. guest: you are so welcome, john. thank you. istoryn track us on amh twitter. we thank you for everything you do to keep de

. >> hi, i'm lillian. i'm from minnesota here to see the caucuses.lthough i'm not going to be able to vote in the primary because i'm too young, i'll be voting in the general election and i want to make a change. i've been attending different protests at the state capital. i was going to ask about climate change but because you already address that, i wanted to ask about technology. how are you going to ensure the accessibility of technology to all and ensuring the safety of our information is online is something we have very little influence on right now. sen. warren: so that is a great question. let me give you a couple of pieces to this. i'll start somewhere else on this. we've got a problem in america. one of the problems is giant corporations. we have corporations that swallowed up little businesses, medium businesses, what used to be big businesses. and the problem with that is how much power it gives them. it gives them power over their employees. it gives them power over their customers. it gives them power over their communities. and it give

. >> don inherited the paintings from his mother, lillian camp, who had died 21 years earlier in 1990d up in the basement. ♪ >> one of them is titled "arizona desert." >> one was a landscape scene from the southwest. >> it was a nice mountain scene. didn't have any particular meaning to us, though. >> eh. the other is titled "ruth." >> it's a woman standing by a doorway and a wall, and you can't make out her features very well. and in the foreground is a pillar with a vine running up the side of it. and that's about it. >> you wanted them out. >> i even mentioned throwing them in the dumpster. >> but phyllis figures a charity will take them. >> i said, "well, i guess the salvation army is as good as anyplace. we don't want them." >> don's about to give 'em away, but hesitates. did you think they were valuable? >> had no idea. so i wanted to contact our local auctioneer and get an opinion. >> that local auctioneer is david mapes, in vestal, new york, just west of binghamton. don sticks the paintings in the back of his van and calls david on his cell. >> what were you thinking? >> well,

. >> washington bureau chief for usa today and lillian adams, former communications director for kamala harris' campaign. thank you, littllian, thank you susan. is he the front-runner now, bernie sanders? >> he's not the over whechling oh, my god, he's the front-runner but makes a fair point. in good shape in nevada, should be a strong candidate in california. but with proportional representation in the democratic contest, winning 25 or 35% of the vote does not get you to the majority of delegate. >> i thought elizabeth warren was going to do this. i can only make my predictions based on what's going on. she looked very strong last fall. i thought she would whiz right through this, win the first two, like bernie has, and go on to win the nom nation. i'm not sure that bernie has that same breadth of appeal. i was thinking elizabeth was better in the center than bernie. your thoughts? >> he is not the prohibitive front-runner but is the front-runner. he has an infrastructure across the country that will kick in on super tuesday and small base of donors that will continue to fund his campa

it was ben's philanthropic spirit which led him to meet his wife, lillian. 44 years ago as he was working on a tennis tournament to benefit the local boys and girls club. today ben and lily have two adult children and three beautiful grandchildren. mr. speaker, i'm humbled to honor the many accomplishments of my friend, ben downs, for his induction into the texas radio hall of fame, as well as his nomination for the marconny radio award and the legendary manager of the year award, both from the national association of broadcasters. for decades ben's career has been dedicated to the passion he found as a child. broadcasting while continuing to push the industry to take advantage of every advancing technology. is accomplishments and his service-centric spirit are more than deserving of this honor. he's a faithful community leader, selfless servant, husband, father, grandfather and friend. i've requested the united states flag be flown over our nation's capitol to honor ben's meaningful accomplishments and contributions to the broadcasting industry and to our community. as i close, i ask all

release dangerous criminal aliens instead of handing them over to ice the safely removed, 29 days ago, lillianreed by the sanctuary city of new york was charged with a brutal rape and murder of the 92-year-old woman. the killer had been previously arrested for assault but under new york sanctuary policies he was set free. the city had 100 isis detainer requests. his victim would still be alive today. they passed an outrageous lot declaring their whole state to be a sanctuary for criminal illegal immigrants a very terrible sanctuary with catastrophic results. here is just one tragic example. in december of 2018 california police detained an illegal alien with 5 prior arrests including convictions for robbery and assault. it is required by california sanctuary law local authorities released him. days later the criminal alien went on a gruesome spree of deadly violence. you've viciously shot one man going about his daily work, he approached the woman sitting in her car and shot her in the arm and in the chest, walked into a convenience store and fired his weapon, hijacked the truck and smashed in

. >> lillian lily grace.uch a sweet video. >>> now we have a case of nurture versus nature on this #goodnewstues. >> love it, yes. >> so, we've got this orphan calf, out there, pretty much a stray. didn't have a home, didn't have a family, until some german shepherd took that calf in, raised that calf, made that calf their own. >> look how huge that calf looks. >> i know. >> but the calf thinks he or she is a dog. >> this is australia. the calf even wags its tail. >> buddy is the name, so we're going to say it's a bull calf. now 6 weeks old. he's apparently picked up on some dog habits including playing chase with his brothers and sisters, wagging his tail. a calf. >> i love it. you know what, have fun. finally on this #goodnewstues, this is a video you're going to want to see. a little fan for the atlanta hawks high-fiving each team member. listen to him as the very end, listen to him. >> yeah! >> yeah, you go, little one, there. >> twitter went wild. a mentor in my life. it makes me feel good because i know