ester, was jessica a fan of natalie cole's? >> yes, she was. cially because my mother had passed on of lung cancer a few years, in 2004. and we used to -- she was a fan of natalie's father. >> larry: who wasn't? >> yeah. that's true. and then she liked the duet, "unforgettable," to the point that the cd doesn't exist anymore, because we've run it over and over. and sometimes she would get up and put it on, and i think i scrape it, because it keeps running and running, but it's really very soothing. when you go through chemo, it's very, very trying. >> larry: are you still a nurse? >> no, i retire. so i haven't been a nurse for a while. >> larry: tell me what the meeting was like? did you meet them together? >> yes. >> larry: where did it occur, natalie, and what happened? >> it occurred at the office of one legacy, which is the organization that handles organ transplants. >> larry: who was there first? >> we were there, first, actually. i was there with my girlfriend, tammy, and my manager, barbara, i can't even remember who was there. >> larry:

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there's the book and here's natalie cole.. >> good morning. >> describe that -- how did it come down to this one day? your sister was ill and yet, you were ill. >> well, you know, it is a very strange incident, strange phenomenon that three women were involved in this whole scenario, jessica, myself and my sister. my sister is kind of like the pivotal point of which it happened. i was sitting with her when she was in a coma when i got the phone call from cedars sinai in los angeles that there was a kidney match for me. not realizing that the kidney was from a young woman who was the niece of a nurse who had taken care of me several weeks before. >> so now that's an extraordinary thing where, you know, it's not like a nurse who had been with you for months and months or years. this is somebody who entered your life for one day. do you think the man upstairs had something to do with it? >> i know he did. it was divine intervention. things like this don't happen. we couldn't have written it any better. it's one of those grieving

. >>> natalie cole is coming by and we have also -- we're going to be talking be her about everythinglatest honor, she's glamour magazine's woman of the year. >> and no time for the weather. >> let's check it out and see what's happening as far as today, we are looking for the week ahead, rain and snow in the northeast, out west, above normal temperatures in the midsection of the country. above normal temperatures from the great lakes to the gulf. a chilly mess in the west and the latter part of the week, we have got above normal temperatures in the great lakes and rain in the great lakes and mountain snows in the pacific northwest. >>> here is a view across the san mateo bridge. i think it's going to turn breezy in the higher elevations of the bridge. today, northwest winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. cool day today. this is classic fall sunshine after a rain moved through. we have the cooler, drier air settling in. 50s and 60s for highs. a chance of rain late for tomorrow. then high pressure building in for the weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. don't forget, you can get your

natalie: ok, that's not going to stop her, ok? she is furious about cole. brody: natalie, there's only one way to put this thing to rest. you have to find out who's the father. jessica and i are doing a paternity test tomorrow. we need answers, and so do you. just think about doing a test. marty can't hurt you if you know the truth. cole: you don't think i want us back together? starr, that's all i want. but what if it's too late? what if i wrecked it? starr: no. you shot a murderer, cole. you did the whole world a favor. everyone knows that. and if you have community service or anything that you have to do,foi i'll be there for you. i promise we'll make it work. cole: i can't leave you and hope again. starr: you won't. i promise. [knock on door] james: it's me. it's james. you guys, let me in. tea: give it to me. it's mine. ha! that they could do this to me, hmm? that they could do this to anyone... and that you had to look at this. tea: this jar full of lies! lies! that i was sick! agh! that i was dying! agh! [tea sobs] tea: god, and i believed them! i be