. >>> tonight there's news about former first lady nancy reagan. we learned she's recovering tonight from a fall and broken ribs. so how is the 90-year-old facing this new challenge? abc's david wright tells us about the woman admired by so many americans in her very private and public world. >> reporter: nancy reagan's accident happened six weeks ago. but the news only broke last night. >> she's tuning in to our live broadcast from home tonight on doctor's orders. >> reporter: when she was unable to attend a speech at the reagan library. so she's doing okay? >> yeah, yeah. today we caught up with her daughter, patti davis. they once had a rocky relationship, but now they speak every day. what happened? >> i believe she got up in the middle of the night, which is when falls happen. >> reporter: must have been a scare for you. >> yes. i was told immediately that it was just her ribs. so my first reaction was i'm glad it wasn't worse. >> reporter: to republicans, ronald reagan's widow is almost a peyton saint. in 2007, she sat down with diane. >> has

there was no breach of security and the misconduct was an isolated incident. >>> former first lady nancy reaganowly recovering from broken ribs. mrs. reagan injured herself about six weeks ago when she fell in her los angeles home. >>> new jersey child welfare officials are looking for the parents of a young boy who was trapped in a washing machine. the boy's father playing a game put his son in the machine and shut the door. the machine started spinning the child around. the frantic father got an employee to pull the plug. they grabbed the unharmed child, apparently, and ran. authorities say they want to make sure that child is okay. >>> a mystery that may never be solved. the case of the urban mountain lion. no one knows how a 100-pound male reached downtown santa monica unnoticed. police tried to tranquilize him but he escaped and was shot. officials call the cat's death unfortunate but necessary for public safety. >>> a newlywed couple in kansas had a wedding like no other and they have the pictures to prove it. take a look at this. the uninvited guests at the farm last saturday, tornadoes

daughter patti and got an update on her condition. >> reporter: nancy reagan's accident happened six weeks ago. but the news only broke when she was unable to attend a speech at the reagan library. >> she's tuning in to our live broadcast from home tonight on doctor's orders. >> reporter: she's doing okay? >> yeah. yeah. >> reporter: everybody's worried about her. >> reporter: we caught up with her daughter, patti davis. they once had a rocky relationship but now speak every day. and what happened? >> i believe she got up in the middle of the night, which is when falls usually happen. >> must have been a scare for you. >> yes. i was told immediately that it was just her ribs and so my first reaction was, i'm glad it wasn't worse. >> reporter: to republicans, ronald reagan's widow is almost a patron saint. in 2007, the former first lady sat down with diane. >> has time made anything easier? >> no, it hasn't. if anything, it's gotten worse. i miss him more. >> reporter: she's had health scares before. just last year, she lost her footing. florida senator marco rub

and update on former first lease -- first lady nancy reagan. this is serious as we approach the bottom of the hour. >>shepard: i am shephard smith and this is "studio b." time not top of the news. the director of the united states secret service defended his agency today on capitol hill as lawmakers reveal the hooker scandal in colombia was more than one time deal. these are the men and women in charge of protecting the president. and today the boss insisted the security of president obama was never compromised for a moment in colombia, and that is despite reports that some agents invited prostitutes to their hotel days before the president was set to arrive. the director sullivan says he cannot figure out what the guys were thinking. >> i just think that between the alcohol and, i don't, the environment, these individuals did some really dumb things. and i just cannot explain why they would have done what they would do but i will tell you i do not believe they difficulty because they believe that this time of behavior would be tolerated. >>she

. >>> nancy reagan is fully recovering from broken ribs, she was injured when she fell at her los angeles home about six weeks ago. a spokesman says she has started to schedule a few appointments. nancy reagan is 90 years old. >>> mitt romney is in the home stretch for the race fort republican nomination after sweeping kentucky and arkansas primaries. cbs news estimates romney now has 1,073 delegates. he just needs 71 more to clinch the gop nomination. he's expected to pick those up in next week's texas primary. >>> on the campaign trail, democrats continue to argue romney's experience at a private equity firm, bain capital, is of no value in the oval office. here's vice president joe biden speaking in new hampshire yesterday. >> that no more quaul nice you to be president than being a columner. >> the romney campaign dismisses such criticism and says it's an affront. >>> egyptians get to do something today they haven't done in some 30 years. elect a new leader in a free election. voters began casting their votes in first round of presidential votes. they have a choice of 13 candidates. i

former first lady nancy reagan is recovering after a fall. the former first lady broke several ribs after falling in her los angeles on weeks back. mrs. reagan is 90 years old. still ahead, something fishy going on in glen burnie. plus, drinking coffee can bring you more than just age-ol. -- just a jolt. >> temperatures are in the 60's and 70's in the northeast. heat in the south is moving our way for the holiday weekend. alert,"day's "consumer where will you be spending memorial day weekend? it is not likely at a hotel. a survey of online travelers found 39% of them planned to sleep in a hotel, motel, or bed- and-breakfast. some are staying with family and friends, others in a campground or an rv. as he planned to fly to your destination, be prepared to break up the family. airlines are reserving a growing number of window and aisle seats for passengers willing to pay extra. it is a boost in revenue but a bomber for families want to sit together -- bummer for families wanting to sit together. >> now, you're 11 insta-weather- plus forecast wit

up the address, will step to a campaign events in denver and california. >> former first lady nancy reaganly recovering from fall six weeks ago at her home angeles. the announcement that she as yesterday at the reagan presidential library scheduled to been attend a speech. because of attend injuries. she suffered a broken rib. she is 90 years old. >> problems for a gaithersburg in aruba after his traveling companion disappeared. gary giordano is charged with indecent exposure. and a woman were arrested on friday in annapolis. if found them naked on the -- on a mattress inside his vehicle. called thettendant cops after customers complained. as i went up to check it out and enough to see that it was kosher. >> you would think that he would take a low profile of. >> i wonder if this woman and his reputation. detained in aruba last with the connection presumed death of robyn gardner. released in november after a judge ruled there was evidence to continue holding in there. >> only on seven, a woodbrige family is devastated after someone took one of their dogs. was caught onng tape. youngest son

the reagan presidential library released this picture of nancy reagan with governor and mrs.ney just a short time ago. and in a statement nancy reagan writings: that the romneys joined her in her home this afternoon for lemonade and cookies and i offered my firm endorsement of his campaign. she then added ronni would have liked governor romney's business background and his strong principle and i have to say i do too, end quote. nancy reagan still recovering after she broke several of her ribs after falling at her home in california back in march. she is 90 years old. she is america's oldest living first lady. painful injections could soon be a thing of the past. scientists say they have created a new way to push medicine through the skin. and they claim it feels like a mosquito bite. details in a moment. plus, the first privately owned space craft to reach the international space station has just come home to earth. and it made quite a splash. that's next. you guys can stay in touch. ( grunts ) cool. you can video call on skype... send photos. yeah, okay. ah, let's do it. get

nancy reagan received a standing ovation. he widow of ronald reagan, she is a revered figure in the republican party, as the 90-year-old former first lady told diane sawyer, she's proud to carry the torch for her late husband. the reason her accident came to light now, six weeks after it happened, is because she had to cancel another scheduled public appearance. a speech yesterday by republican congressman paul ryan. instead, the director of the reagan library announced nancy reagan was at her home in l.a., nursing broken ribs from her fall. just last summer, the frail former first lady lost her footing during a gop event at the reagan library. luckily, she was being escorted by freshman senator marco rubio, who saved her from hitting the floor. in 2009, mrs. reagan hit her pelvis in a fall. >> i don't know mrs. reagan's condition. but someone who's 90, you have to take rib fractures very seriously. when you break a rib, you're not going to breathe as deeply. and that can set you up for pneumonia. pneumonia in someone who is 9

richard besser, abc news, new york. >>> former first lady, nancy reagan, recovering from a fall that left her with some broken ribs. the reagan library announced last night that she fell about six weeks ago in her los angeles home. the former first lady is 90 years old. she is said to be recovering slowly. >>> now, to some sports. and the l.a. kings are heading to the stanley cup finals for the second time in franchise history. dustin penner scored in overtime last night to beat phoenix and secure the western conference title. the kings are undefeated in the playoffs on the road. >>> all right. some hoops highlights now. we get those from espn. >> welcome to your "sportscenter" update. i'm jorge andres. let's play some basketball. lebron james and the heat, taking on the pacers in game five. first quarter, james, doing what he do. elevating and throwing down the nasty jam. heat up seven. second quarter. dwyane wade fouled. but still getting the jumper off the glass. heat up seven, after the made free throw. later in the second quarter, tyler hansbrough gets fouled hard by udonis hasle

who saved nancy reagan a few months ago from hitting the ground?y disturbing. >> you still could tie him. question no. 5, hillary clinton was named, one, the most admired woman in america. it was the 16th time she hit number one. what other woman came in a lot, topping the list many times? okay. 13 times, most admired woman. the answer is roll the tape. >> the experience which is the most valuable is the experience of doing things for yourselves. >> that was aunt bee, wags it not wouldn't you like to wake up to that every morning? eleanor roosevelt. doocy, why are you smirking? he's smirking. again, thank

nancy reagan is an otherwise active 90 years old. >>> still ahead here on "nightly news" tonight, the young drum major and his college band beaten to death, tonight, what his fellow band members say really happened, and why his anguished parents say that just can't be true. >>> and later, the book that's electrified women across the country and what we're learning about where it's flying off shelves the fastest. >>> last november, the death of a member of florida a&m's famed marching band put a spotlight on the little known practice of hazing among big-time marching bands. tonight, there are new details on what happened in the moments leading up to robert champion's death. our report tonight from nbc's kerry sanders. >> florida a&m drum major robert champion was beaten and stomped to death in what the prosecutor called homicide by hazing. in more than 1,500 pages of court documents, the very band members who were at champion's funeral including some of those who escorted his casket claimed in interviews the 26-year-old willingly chose to face down the band's ritual challenge. >> did a

. >> plus an update on former first lady nancy reagan following her fall several weeks ago. we are checking more headlines as we continue.  >>> polls are open in egypt's historic elections. most are very excited to cast a ballot for one of the 13 people running for presms today is the first round. if no candidate whips 50%, the top two will face a runoff next movement. >>> also under way, nuclear talks with iran. the united states and sick other countries are meeting with iranian officials. western countries want iran to open up its nuclear facilities to inspections. just yesterday, iran said it would allow u.n. inspectors into one of its test sites but some say it is just a stalling tactic. tactic. >>> the investment bank that helped facebook with a public stock offering is investigating. shares for facebook are down more 1% from the ipo prase pryce. morgan stanley maintains it complied with regulations. >>> nancy reagan is slowly recovering from broken ribs. she was hurt after falling in her l.a. home about six weeks ago. mrs.reagan was supposed to attend a

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. >> tonight, the secret service boss finally makes a public apology nancy reagan hospitalized after a fall at her home, broken ribs and a slow recovery. now, new word on her condition straight from her spokeswoman. plus a frantic call to 911. >> tilt his head back. >> yes. [snoring] >> shepard: dispatcher sound asleep and snoring. >> obviously not safe for the community. >> shepard: tonight, the fire department tries to explain. and a skydiver jumps from thousands of feet in the air without a parachute. so how does he plan to land? but first from fox this wednesday night, facebook's historic wall street belly flop is now headed to the court. at least two groups of shareholders have now filed lawsuits against the social network claiming it withheld information about the company before friday's disastrous ipo. and now there is word congress may launch an investigation of its own. facebook stock was actually up a buck today to close at $32 a share. but it went public at $38 a share. that means the company has lost on paper a total of $17 billion in value in less than a week. in fact, f

>> i'm great. >> we're talking before we rolled tape about baltimore's pen station and how nancy reaganutiful stain glass roof. national train day. you know , i think it's kind of an interesting concept. i think we're so used to being around trains we wonder why does it take a day to recognize this. >> i think there's people all across the nation that are so excited to do that for that reason. it is a huge part of your every day lives. you don't get to talk about it often enough and really how much you appreciate it. -- really say how much your appreciate it. when you actually think about it, when i was theed asked -- asked to be the spokesperson i was like of course. i grew uptaking the sub ways, the trains. i know my friend tracy takes the train from new york down to dc all the time. it's a vital an important part of the east coaster's life. it's something i talk to people about all the time. if i can take a train over flying a plane, i'd do it. it's a beautiful way to travel. it's more independent matt and relax -- intimate and relaxed. you don't have to go through the hassle you hav

. >> plus, serious fall by nancy reagan forcing another cancel a high profile appearance.also trading underway now on wall street, we'll take a closer look at facebook shares today trading on the nasdaq and have a live report from the new york stock exchange. right now the dow down 83 points. we'll be back. c >>> welcome back. look at all the sunshine today a few high clouds from time to time. we start inland mid 70s to near 80 80 antioch upper 60s to low around the bay shore upper 50s along the coast breezy everywhere today quiet live doppler right now stray shower possible around eureka 58 a lot of sunshine for rest of us low to mid 80s through the central valley sunny sierra today 77 yosemite near 70 san diego near 80 l.a. 100 in palm springs. >>> developing news from the east bay. a fire has burned three homes on bethel island on stone road. firefighters say strong winds fanned the flames quickly, two of the homes have been gutted. the third house has only minor damage because firefighters realized they couldn't save the first two so they focused on protecting the thir

. >> health issues for nancy reagan. details on the injury that got her sidelined for several weeks. >> first a check on traffic and weather with adam correct d.c. schools have after- school programs for over 800 d.c. young people every year. we are thrilled to work with wjla to present the 2012 d.c. schools jamboree. >> good morning, washington. >> 5:38 on the nose on this wednesday morning. adam caskey with your forecast update. i love the rooftop camera around sunrise. this picture is worthy of a post card. i have been posting them on facebook and tweeting them. i will post the time lapse later and i will share that with you at noon. it is 66 in adelphi if 64 in fort washington, 65 in arlington, there's a flood warning in bristow until 10:00 a.m. there's a lingering sprinkle around rockville and potomac the coming to an end. we will have a few sunny breaks out there? with more than a showers this afternoon and evening which could lead to a localized heavy rain and the chance for more isolated flash floods. into the we

. >> nancy reagan is recovering after following -- falling from her california home. word of her fall was not made public until yesterday. she was expected to attend a speech from paul ryan at the presidential library but she did not show up. she is 90 years old. cox much more ahead on abc 7 news at 6:00 including the worst drivers in the d.c. area. who are they? squawks some experts say ocean city is the place to be in the upcoming summer beach season. >> investors are making it clear they no longer like facebook. >> we continue with a number of new problems for facebook stock. >> the stock has been on the market for five days and is not doing too well. investigators are suing facebook. they are looking into whether the initial public offering was conducted fairly. rebecca cooper has the numbers. cox critics thought facebook was overvalued for a company who does not know how to make big advertising bucks. today it closed at $32.13 a share. that is well below the original price. >> would investors who once wanted and say they're glad they missed out on the ipo. >> i s

the director said that security was never compromised. >>> former first lady nancy reagan is followingetter. she backed out of a big event last night at the reagan presidential library that featured paul ryan. she fell and broke some ribs back in march and has been slow to recover. >>> this just in to cnn. these are live pictures out of miami. pretty nasty there. heavy rains have caused some serious flooding in miami dade county. the miami area has been pounded with nasty weather since yesterday. they have had record amounts of rain, about 5 1/2 inches, something that has not happened since 1901. [ female announcer ] the power to become a better investor has gone mobile. with features like scanning a barcode to get detailed stock quotes to voice recognition. e-trade leads the way in wherever, whenever investing. download the ultimate in mobile investing apps, free, at e-trade. with the bankamericard cash rewards credit card, we earn more cash back for the things we buy most. 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. no ann

. >>> nancy reagan is still recovering after breaking her -- and mitt romney. >>> nancy regularen isstill recovering after breaking her ribs. she was supposed to attend a speech by paul ryan but her doctor does not want her traveling to large gatherings right now. the audience was told mrs. reagan has at home watching the -- watching the event on television. >>> contra costa county firefighters will try to figure out what caused a house fire in clayton that sent three people to the hospital. >>> a couple and their adult son were rushed to the hospital. the two family dogs died in that fire and damage estimated at $150,000. >>> gusty winds took down a big tree in the martinez area overnight. the 75-foot pine fell on pacheco boulevard just after 10:00 last night. take a look. it blocked both lanes of the road. police were called to the scene. it did take crews about an hour and a half to clear the roadway. oakland city officials gathered for banning -- on banning so- called tools of event -- of violence. our camera was there when dozens of occupy protesters headed down the steps. momen

tops out at 80 miles per hour made locally by a scotts valley company called a base and zero >>> nancy reagan recovering this morning she fell six weeks ago in her california home and broker ribs. she was supposed to attend a speech at the reagan library but the doctor does not want her to attend a gathering east out, a spokeswoman said the nine year- old adding a few appointments to her schedule. a new study says a moderate decrease in which could reduce breast cancer, researchers say 5% weight loss can reduce the risk of estrogen, hormones are ready to increase in breast cancer risk. >>> and new york woman sentenced for the way she financed her wedding and honeymoon is 25 rolled woman pleaded guilty to a scam that she had leukemia and wanted to have a dream wedding. donations portent including a wedding dress she may be ordered to pay back the $30,000 collected. health officials tracking down parents as babies exposed to tuberculosis at two hospitals in northern california. two babies who spent time at the sutter medical center and in north bay and asunder in fairfield exposed to tb, the ri

. >>> former first lady nancy reagan is recovering from broken ribs she suffered in a fall h her los angeles home six weeks ago. mrs. reagan is 90 years old. >>> in china, a 3-year-old little boy drove his toy motorbike right in the busy middle section unaware of the danger, luckily a police officer spotted him and led the child safely through the rush hour traffic. >>> as we get ready for the memorial day weekend look at the world's largest outdoor swimming pool. that would be fun. located at a beach front resort in chile, over half a mile long, hold as whopping 66 million gallons of filtered and treated salt water and also boasts the world's steepest deep end at 115 feet. >>> now here is an early look at top health headlines on msnbc.com. a new study finds between 1997 and 2004, the percentage of people with diabetes who died dropped 23%. better management of diabetes, lifestyle changes and improved treatments for heart disease contributed to the decline the number of americans diagnosed has more than tripled since 1980, that mostly due to the continuing rise in obesity. >>> for mo

have already reached more than $14,000 in that online auction. >>> meanwhile, former first lady nancy reaganat home resting after she fell and broke several of her ribs. the executive director of the reagan presidential library in simi valley said mrs. reagan could not attend the planned event in person because she fell at her home in los angeles six weeks ago. he mentioned she was watching the speech on her television last night. her spokeswoman says the 90-year-old is improving. >>> coming up on 6:35. this afternoon, maryland state police will honor one of their own who was killed while working a security job. family and friends of the late trooper wesley brown will join maryland officials to dedicate a highway sign in his honor. the maryland state highway administration will put up a sign with brown's name along the beltway near the forestville barracks. the 24-year-old was shot and killed working security at the applebee's in forestville in 2010. cyril williams is serving a life sentence without parole for the death. >>> one of vincent gray's former campaign aides is facing jail time aft

. >> plus, new news released of a serious injury from former first lady nancy reagan.etails next. >>> live look outside. picture perfect. crystal clear. that's a look over san francisco. all good out there. it is going to be windy. you can see old glory blowing back there. christina loren will fill you in. >>> nancy reagan recovering from broke wren ribs this morning. she fell at her los angeles home about six weeks ago. her spokeswoman says the former first lady making appearances but the doctor told her not to attend large events. she had to cancel an appearance at the reagan presidential library in similar write valley yesterday. mrs. reagan will turn 91 years old in july. >> wow. got to rest up there. get well soon. it is 6:42. we will catch up on the morning's top stories of 15 minutes of uninterrupted news. a live report on searches for sierra lamar. [ male announcer ] stop & go traffic. you can't always avoid it. but you can always do something nice for your car. chevron with techron. care for your car. [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and

. >>> we are learning this morning former first lady nancy reagan is recovering from a serious fall. she failed to appear at a speech last night by congressman paul ryan. she suffered broken ribs from a fall at her home six weeks ago and is still recovering. mrs. reagan is 90-years-old. the spokeswoman says the former first lady is slowly adding -- >>> federal investigators looking into an incident that temporarily stopped air traffic at the philadelphia international airport. listen to air traffic control. >> was flares being shot up at you? >> yeah. more than 50 feet off our right wing like a flare gun. >> police were called to investigate. a search failed to turn up anything. the pilot says he's sure he saw that flare being fired. >>> you mentioned issues with the philadelphia airport, no issues for us this morning. >> not with the clouds just a little breezy in some areas gusting 15 to 20 miles per hour we'll be fine as far as our major airports here. emeryville this morning back to san francisco looks clear. the winds are coming back today bringing a cooling trend as we head int

how >>darya: if nancy reagan fell down six weeks ago and wrote one of for ribs.to attend a speech last night at the reagan presidential library of her doctors did not want her to go because they do not want her to be at any large gathering. mrs. reagan is 90 years old. let's get a look at whether. >> the big story today is the wind. we should get to about 80 degrees or so it would. whether to they will be relatively clear. temperatures right now are pretty mild. the '50s and concord, upper 50s in india. temperature wise, we are ok. this afternoon the with starts to kick it. by this evening, the numbers will begin to climb. it is mainly said to of the north bay about this. house tab for wise it will be warm. all of a peninsula bailey 60 degree weather. small here is a look at your 7 day around the bay. tempers will drop quite a bit especially inland for the fifth at this point, does it twitter for is the fifth for free. for the memorial weekend the weather should be beautiful. >>erica: the typical back up at the approach to the bay bridge this morning. the biggest

nancy reagan took a lot of ridicule for just say no campaign. just say no is the right message. >> what about a racial component? >> the racial thing that disturbs us most in the survey was that 12 and 13 year-olds hispanic and black kids are 3 times likelier, 12 and 13 year-olds, to be offered drugs than 12 and 13-year-old white kids. 20% of black and hispanic kids we surveyed said they had been offered drugs at age 12-13. nonly 7% of white kids said that. now that says those drugs are widely available, and it also says something about law enforcement. we tolerate here in washington in south central l.a., and in new york and harlem, and in california and california south central and here in washington in the southeast, drug czars that would be wiped out in 5 minu >>> did you get into the issue of who should prescribe antidepressants and other psychopharmacological medications for mood-altering drugs? should it be psychiatrists only or mds or -- what are you doing with regard to that? >> it should be mds but shay should be much better fland how

. >>> former first lady nancy reagan is recovering from broken ribs she suffered in a fall in her los home about six weeks ago. mrs. reagan is 90 years old. >>> in china, this is unreal. a little boy, he's 3 years old. and he drove his motor bike, this toy bike into a busy intersection. of course, unaware of any danger. well, luckily a police officer spotted him, led him to safety, but just unbelievably frightening video there. >> and as we get ready for the memorial day weekend, here's a look at the world's largest outdoor swimming pool. wouldn't that be nice. located in a beach front resort in chile, it's over a half mile long and holds a whopping 66 million gallons of filtered and treated saltwater. and it also boasts the world's steepest deep end at 115 feet. actually water ski in it. >>> here's you first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,502 after losing a point yesterday. the s&p was up a fraction, but the nasdaq fell 8. taking a look at overseas trading this morning. in tokyo, the nikkei sank 172 points while in hong kong, the hang seng dropped

>> well, i loved my little office, because it was -- besides being nancy reagan's beauty parlor, whichhe didn't like me to say, but it was. the dogs were born there, and you could look out the window at jackson place and the -- what's that park? >> lafayette square. >> lafayette square and see all sorts of wonderful things. nobody else faced that part of washington, but i saw more people protesting us and some people who loved us, and i saw people at weddings. they would back up and have a wedding picture taken. i saw my first black bridesmaids dresses backing up to have their pictures taken by the white house. i mean their dresses were black, which i thought was amazing. but it was -- i loved looking out at the people. >> i can well imagine. how about you? how did you go about -- and you had already been there. >> i had already been there. i had a huge advantage that nobody else had had except louisa adams. i had been there so often. having been there with my father-in-law president bush that is really is a home and i knew bar had made it into a home. it was a home where our little gi

the kids were all taking drugs in the white house when they were visiting nancy reagan. a further demonstration. let's have an honest debate and funding for abstinence based recovery. >> mr. somers, you have anything to add. >> the excellent work you are doing. >> i tend to deal with what -- i get very muddled in all of the legalization, decriminal -- i tend to deal with the problem when it exists and i agree completely that when those people come into treatment they have damaged a lot of people in the public, they are harming at least four or five other people in their families who are distressed by that behavior and i try and prevent that and i think the best way of preventing that is ultimately abstinence treatment. that's when you stop causing harm to families, stop causing harm to the public. and that's your best chance because at the moment i see people who are not in abstinence programs continuing to cause distress to families and the public. >> mr. somers, mr. brand, thank you. >> thanks for having us. >> thank you for your written evidence. >> thank you very muc

>> well, i loved my little office because it was -- besides being nancy reagan's beauty parlor, whichhe didn't like me to say, but it was, the dogs were born there, and you could look out the window at the jackson place and the -- what's that park? >> lafayette. >> lafayette square, and you could see all sorts of wonderful things.faced that part of washington, but i saw some people protesting us, some people loved us, i saw wedding being taken, i saw my first black bridesmaid dresses backing up to have their picture taken by the white house, their dresses were black, which i thought were amazing. i loved looking out at the people. >> i can well imagine. how about you? how did you go about -- you'd already been there. >> i'd already been there, i had a huge advantage that no one else had, except for luisa adams, i knew from having been there with barb and president bush, it was really a home. when our little girls were 7 when their grandfather was president could slide down the ramp from the conservatory, the solarium. you saw in several of the photos earlier the wooden ramp, slide dow