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. >> reporter: mark cunningham has been doing a lot of walking lately, in nice and bad weather. it requires walking the shoulder of route 1. >> ias thinking i'm only about that far away from someone goal6 going 60 miles an hour. there's no coming backrom that. >> reporter: a far easier and safer trek which they used to petal to work. when he returned from a task, his bike was gone. >> the loss, i saw the gate was open. >> reporter: where the story takes a twist. when the spotsvania sheriff's deputies got word of the stolen bike, they not only just took a standard report they started to ask questions d wanted to know mark a little more and understand why exactly he needei bike. >> just being around him and talking to him lifts you up as a person. >> reporter: especially when they learned all mark's been 15 years ago his father of three young girls slammed into a tree. the crash nearly killed him. >> iroke my neck, and it shot me, catapulted me back 20 feet, and then i shattered my right hip there. >> reporter: three months in a coma expected to never talk let alone walk again. ma

. >> this is more than just a new bike to mark cunningham. esere two wheels present his freedom, his independence to cruise to and from work each day. far quicker thanea his nrly four hour commute eeover the past several days after someone stole mark's bike last week. he chose not to complain or make excuses. he simply t started hisrek earlier in the day walking to work and back even in the rain. mark did file a police report with the spotsylvania county sheriff'sic off deputies responded. >> when we heard his story, they told our command staff member. >> what is mark's story? 15 years ago this father o three nearly lost his life. thrown from a vehicle in a violent crash. >> i broke my neck and it pulled me back 20 feet and it shattered >> three months in a coma, expected to never talk, let alone walk again, mark relied on his faith. >> i p god first. i put god first. >> that just kind of touched our hearts that n matter what, he continued to work and continue to try and strive on. >> on thursday the deputies went beyond their job description

we love mark cunningham. a cool guy. yesterday he said i feel bad we're having to share your story when it's raining out. he goes, favorite kind of weather. just so positive. thing's ever negative. >> a great outlook on life. >> quite a taste of his fav ite weather. yesterday you dealt with that. any sleep? >> probably 12 hours last four days. >> doing great. >> well, thankyou. it's interesting, of course, you know, all the weather breaks loose as we only have two meteorologist and sora, chuck and doug are on vacation. listen, this is what we do and we love to do it. of course,ince we love to do it watching the storms keeping you safe working for you. thank goodness oust herer earli than forecast. i'll say it. thank goodness. thought maybe thed stick around until 2:00, 3:00. it packed a punch you know in a lot of portions of our area. this is the storm system pushing away from the area. we have a frontal system just off the coastline right now and that is a cloud deck associated with it. look at all of these storm scouts

fritz hollings left 4izz mark on our economic development, our education system, civil rights, desegregation and countless other areas. mr. cunningham: there is no doubt we are all better off because of his service. hollings was once referred to as a senator from central casting. and in many ways, he represented the ideals of public service. service to his country in uniform during world war ii. to the low country and the state house and to his state as lieutenant governor, governor, and u.s. senator. he was a true statesman who exemplified character, courage, integrity, and honor. the action he took was often not easy or political popular. but it was always what was best for south carolina in mind. as he we honor his life over the coming days and weeks, i hope we can all pause to reflect on how his legacy can guide us now more than ever. hollings made a lifelong career out of fearlessly doing what was right. working across the aisle to reach remarkable achievement and always putting the people of south carolina over politics. we need that sort of leadership now more than ever. with that, i yield back. mr. clyburn: thank you. i'd li

cunningham. >> thank you, mister speaker. april marks 50 years since the launch of our longest sustained military operation, operation relentlessness, the beginning of our deterrence. i am sure all members from all sides of the house will want to join me in paying tribute to all generations of royal navy submariner's, their families who sacrificed so much. since the founding of nato let me assure the house under this government the united kingdom will continue to play a leading role in nato as it continues its mission of keeping 1 billion people safe. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this house, further such meeting later today. >> can i assure the prime minister we are not going -- an important issue. my constituency at the university, and doctors and consultants. the consequences, doctors, to the government and statement resulting in participations, shortage of doctors and consultants, and answers. >> prime minister. >> aware of the issues he has raised and already in discus

cunningham. >> question number one, spl speaker. >> the prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, april marks 507 years since the launch of our longest sustained military operation, operation relentlessness, the beginning of our continuous at-sea deterrence. i'm sure all members from all sides of the house will want to join me in paying tribute to all the generations of royal navy submariners, their families. their families who sacrificed so much. and all those involved in protecting our nation. mr. speaker, tomorrow marks 70 years since the founding of nato. let me assure the house that under this government the united kingdom will continue to play a leading role in nato as it continues its mission of keeping nearly 1 billion people safe. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties in this housish have further such meetings later today. >> speaker cunningham. >> thank you very much. can i i assure the prime minister i'm not raising brexit that will be raised later i'm also going to raise another very important issue. doctors in my

fritz hollings left 4izz mark on our economic development, our education system, civil rights, desegregation and countless other areas. mr. cunningham: there is no doubt we are all better off because of his service. hollings was once referred to as a senator from central casting. and in many ways, he represented the ideals of public service. service to his country in uniform during world war ii. to the low country and the state house and to his state as lieutenant governor, governor, and u.s. senator. he was a true statesman who exemplified character, courage, integrity, and honor. the action he took was often not easy or political popular. but it was always what was best for south carolina in mind. as he we honor his life over the coming days and weeks, i hope we can all pause to reflect on how his legacy can guide us now more than ever. hollings made a lifelong career out of fearlessly doing what was right. working across the aisle to reach remarkable achievement and always putting the people of south carolina over politics. we need that sort of leadership now more than ever. with that, i yield back. mr. clyburn: thank you. i'd li