james o'brien— fergal o'brien hasjust the match on bbc two.is mine— two. the comeback starts here! this year marks 40 years of the crucible venue, the world champion is to be crowd in 16 days' time. british players have started well today and have traditionally dominated the event. we've gone from essex debating to find out if that will continue. for almost half a century places like this have helped britain produce a steady stream of words with the champions. but now inspired by the success of ding junhui there's a new superpower on the rise that threatens to sweep away the old guard. the growth in china in the last ten years as i've been coming is staggering. if we don't professionalise the junior and amateur games in britain we are going to fall way behind. more than 70 million people play cue sports in china every week and this is where the top young snooker players train. in the four years since this academy opened three players have qualified for the main snooker tour, including gambling towel. he beat the world champion mark selby at th

steve: follow-up from connor o'brien. connor: i just wanted to generally get your thoughts on where you think that crisis line is. the v.a. had initially said they were in the process of fixing it, and i know that has caused a lot of alarm for lawmakers. at the same time the trump administration has also proposed creating its own separate hotline in the white house. and i am wondering what you think about that proposal. phil roe: i don't know the details of that, so i can't really comment on it. but one of the senators, the ones in new york and atlanta -- the frustrating part for me was gao and ig made a number of recommendations over a year ago. the v.a. hadn't completed any of them when they said they would. i asked a question during a hearing are you going to , complete those recommendations that you say you agree with? it is really frustrating to sit here in a committee and have someone a year ago tell us we agree with all that then not do anything. i think we have new leadership. and one of the new problems was leade

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o'brien for his briefing. we have heard many times that the situation in syria cannot get worse, yet this tragic crisis continues. 13.5 million people need humanitarian assistance. even have's so-called improved access allowed eight convoys to reach only 39% of people only whom access was requested. there has been some progress on the hard to reach areas since the 12 february agreement between the syrian higher committee for relief and the united nations but the situation in the besieged areas is still devastating. and we can only imagine the horror of evacuees on the 15 april who finely exited their beseasonalled towns only for their convoy to be brutally targeted. the many victims of the tragedy in syria include not only ordinary civilians but also the people who are trying to help them. nearly one year has passed since the adoption of resolution 2286 which called for protection of medical staff, yet countless medical personnel humanitarian workers are still being killed in syria. i would like to take this o

soledad: i am so led data o'brien, and this is -- soleded o'brien, and this is "matter of fact" in new york city. >> we will now be detaining all adults who are apprehended at the border. soledad: that is attorney general on a tour of the border in arizona where he described his get-tough approach to immigration enforcement. sessions has threatened an end to federal aid to so-called sanctuary cities dedicated to protecting undocumented immigrants. he's ordered a review of federal policing agreements designed to address decades of community unrest and charges of overt racial discrimination. one mayor whose policies stand against sessions is implementing a police agreement is mayor ross barack a of newark, literally across the river from where we are in new york city. it's nice to have you here. let's talk about this conflict. a federal probe between 2009 and 2012 found 20 -- 75% of pedestrian stops were unjustified. the doj reported unjustified stops, searches, arrest, uses of excessive force. what do you make of these recent statements by attorney general sessions where he says he is g

o'brien for his briefing. is december 30 position holding. at the same time, there are incidents of undermining as the movement appears. fresh in our mind is the aggressive action including damascus which undermined the serious talks. the type of escalation have an impact on the how man tarian situation. the syrian government and the emotional calls don't help anything. we are adhering to our obligations in good faith. there are important players who unfortunately aren't willing to meet us halfway. only collective approach can create a positive effect. let us not forget about the ongoing relevance of the separation of constructive operation from terrorists. to t up here, thanks solely the joint efforts of the country guarantors of the process which much needs to be done. the hostility of the regime in many cases allows for the convoys.l group of progress in the past months is clear. right now, painstaking work is under way and the parameters of evacuation.edical hoping for instant results given the delicate results is not something we should

soledad o'brien profiles american heroes battling ptsd, resisting treatment because of the stigma. wrecks was committed to fighting through it without help. announcer: frustrated by a lack of answers. >> i need something besides 'you have anxiety and you're depressed.' well, you know, so does half of america. announcer: waiting for a breakthrough. >> she's cutting very, very thin ribbon of sections of this portion of the brain. announcer: an eye-opening exploration of efforts combating the wounds of war. ♪ soledad: i'm soledad o'brien and this is a special edition of "matter of fact." today, we profile several veterans and an active duty service member who struggled to get a diagnosis for post-traumatic stress disorder, or ptsd. right now there is no objective, concrete test to diagnose ptsd. in 2013, the department of veterans affairs treated more than half a million vets for ptsd. their diagnosis based on results of a survey filled out by vets and service members who are sometimes in denial or worried about the stigma that could accompany the label. classified as a psychological

o'brien for lhis briefing. we have heard many times that the situation in syria cannot get worse, yet this tragic crisis continues. 7.5 million people need humanitarian assistance. even marches so-called improved access allowed eight convoys to reach only 39% of people for whom access is requested. there's been some progress on the hard to reach areas since the 12 step agreement between the syrian higher committee for relief and united nations and the situation in the besieged areas is still devastating. and we can only imagine the horror of the he vak wooi wees on 15th of april who had finally existed -- xiblted their besieges towns only for the convoy to be brutally targeted in at tack. the many tragedies in sear why you include not only ordinary civilians but also the people trying to help them. nearly one year has passed since the adoption of resolution 2286 which called for protection of medical staff. yet, countless medical personnel and humanitarian workers are still being killed in syria. i would like t

. >> reporter: bridget o'brien a trail user says just after 5:30 saturday afternoon a group of eight to 10 african-american teens on bikes swarmed her exercising on the trail. >> one of the boys who was probably no more than 12 or 13 years old rode up next to me on my roller blade and smacked me on my behind. >> reporter: boys then fled in the direction of the city hall while o'brien filed a report with the special victims unit she's hoping this will not happen to anyone else. >> it is unacceptable and frankly illegal. they need to be stopped. >> reporter: o'brien is not alone, similar incidents last year sparked concern, outrage, and efforts to make the trail safer. >> we will be out there helping people. >> reporter: last june "eyewitness news" was there as city partners announced creation of the schuylkill river trail watched a volunteer based community group trained to be eyes and ears of the trail but after multiple meetings. >> there are 12 people that signed up to patrol the trail. really frustrating. >> reporter: that is why it never got off the ground despite support from le

steve: connor o'brien a politico? connor: i would like to ask about your relationship as chairman with the senate veterans affairs committee. in the past there have been some differences over the size and scope of legislation that the two committees have produced. withenate has kind of gone your, more costly legislation where the house side has tried to take smaller bites of the apple. i am wondering how you see the relationship playing out in terms of you and chairman johnny isakson over in the senate cooperating on legislation. do you think you are on the same page? in terms of the process? rep. roe:. i do. one of the first invented as chairman was making a point with as many senators as would see me. i talked to them on the phone or in person. senator tester, senator sanders, senator murray, senator mccain, on and on, rubio. i talked to all of them personally. i wanted to have a relationship so they would know me and what i was doing and if i was doing and excited them what my vision for the a was. -- for the v.a.

i'm soledad o'brien. this is matter of fact. president trump marks his 100 days in office calling the date "a ridiculous standard." at the same time, he spent the last week trying to show just how much he's accomplished in those 100 days. what he has done signed over 27 , executive orders, including his controversial travel ban, the order to abolish sanctuary cities, and the roll back of government regulations. but his legislative agenda has met resistance on capitol hill, with tussles over the repeal and replacement of obamacare, the building of a wall on the southern border, and now his proposed tax cuts and how to pay for them. the first 100 days have been a benchmark for presidents since fdr. back in 1933 he got 16 major bills through congress in 100 days, setting a high standard for subsequent presidents. two freshman congressman, one republican, one democrat, are tracking the president's progress and their own first 117 days --because that's how long they have been in office, representative raji krishnamoorthi is a democra

i'm soledad o'brien. this is "matter of fact." a budget deadline looms -- this one coming up on friday. congress must strike a deal with the white house. if they fail, here's what could happen, big hits could come to programs including highway improvements, natural disaster relief and our national security. congress has been out on a two-week recess. in that time, they've been getting an earful from their constituents at contentious town halls like this one -- hosted by arkansas congressman steve womack. he joins us from fort smith today. nice to see you. thank you for joining us. that was kind of a bit of angry back and forth with some of your constituents. why are they so mad? were you surprised by that? mr. womack: not at all surprised because i had a coffee a few weeks previous and got a foretaste for the mood of the public. there is a lot of division in our country right now. it is reflected in congress -- the divisions in congress, which is a reflection of america people. i consider it a grave threat to our ability to be pro

jane o'brien explains. jane: he's gotten mad with the media, riled by russia, and given a headache over health care. but it is the federal courts that have made president trump fume. >> attacking the legal system. president trump: will fight this terrible ruling. jane: and now he has a chance to shake them up. >> is possible he will replace one third of the judiciary in four years. a republican senator was slow to confirm president obama's nominees. there is a big backlog. there are over 100 vacancies on the court. he has great potential to impact our federal judiciary than any president in recent memory. jane: while all eyes are on mr. trump's nomination to the supreme court, neil gorsuch, the president's power to appoint judges will ripple through the entire judicial system. >> when you think of the judicial system, think of a giant pyramid. at the top the supreme court and , only a handful of cases get to the supreme court. then you have the intermediate courts. the big base of the pyramid, deep district

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let me turn to conor o'brien at politico. thank you mr. chairman. the accountability bill that was one of the first bills that was passed out of your committee, it is similar to legislation. it has been trouble getting through the senate because of the requirement to get democrats on board. what do you think is different this year about that legislation? what makes it different? rep. roe: there was an issue that came up in houston texas just recently, where a provider , a psychologist was apparently seeing a patient and viewing pornography at the same time. this person had been working in our practice, he would have been fired on the spot. is making over $200,000 per year end at least 30 days before anything can be done. allows -- we still have 16 v.a. medical centers. things than saying i believe we have a great chance of passing this bill in a bipartisan way. steve: to follow up on that last just gou made -- i can into a room and -- i can't fire my way to success. what more needs to be done on the opposite side of that? some of them have been exem

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soledad o'brien profiles american heroes battling ptsd, resisting treatment because of the stigma. wrecks was committed to fighting through it without help. announcer: frustrated by a lack of answers. >> i need something besides 'you have anxiety and you're depressed.' well, you know, so does half of america. announcer: waiting for a breakthrough. >> she's cutting very, very thin ribbon of sections of this portion of the brain. announcer: an eye-opening exploration of efforts combating the wounds of war. ♪ soledad: i'm soledad o'brien and this is a special edition of "matter of fact." today, we profile several vete

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jane o'brien reports. [applause] jane: the path to confirmation was acrimonious and deeply divisive, but neil gorsuch is now the newest member of the supreme court. justice gorsuch: i'm humbled by the trust placed in me today. i will never forget that to whom much is given, much will be expected. i promise you that i will do all my powers to be a faithful servant of the constitution and laws of this great nation. jane: his appointment restores the court's conservative majority and infuriates democrats, who say the seat was stolen from them. president obama had picked this man, merrick garland, seen on the right. but republicans refused to even consider him. in return, democrats refused to support judge gorsuch, forcing republicans to change the voting rolls from the so-called nuclear -- change the senate voting rules, the so-called nuclear option. there won't be much time for justice gorsuch to settle in. on thursday he will help the -- help decide which new cases the court will consider. >> whether it is

o'brien for his briefing.we have said many times this situation cannot get worse, yet this tragic crisis continues. 13.5 people to becom co millione need assistance. even the so-called improvedys to access allowed people to reach only 39% for whom there has been progress on the hard to reach areas since the agreement between the committee for the relief and the united nations, but the situation is still devastating. and we can only imagine the horror who finally existed in their towns only for the convoy to be brutally targeted. the victims of the tragedy includes not only ordinary civilians but also the people that are trying to help them. nearly one year has passed since the adoption of the resolution that called for the protection of medical staff yet accomplished medical personnel and workers that are still being killed. i would like to take this opportunity to express our sorrow and gratitude to them and pay our respects to those bravec men and women who continue to work with those in need under the most

mark selby begins the defence of his world title against fergal o'brien.e trophy for the second time last year with victory over china's ding junhul o'brien came through qualifying with a final—frame win over david gilbert, which included the longest frame played in professional snooker history — two hours, three minutes and 41 seconds. you can see there, selby is 5—0 up. on the other table there's an all scottish tie between anthony mcgill and stephen maguire. maguire has just taken the lead in that match 3—2. super—lightweight champion ricky burns will look to retain his world title tonight against unbeaten julius indongo in glasgow. burns is already, the first scottish boxer, to have won world titles, at three different weights. a warning — there is some flash photography coming up. for me this is the biggest fight of my career. unification fights have been talked about for so long. super feather and lightweight. i superfeather and lightweight. i am very excited and i am very excited, with the crowd that will be coming along. now on bbc news, it's click

he built delic beat fogel o'brien. —— he beat. afternoon. the first of ten goes through. and finally, alligator delays play. it might not be had time you have heard many times before. but that happened the ian poulter. —— headline. have a look at this in south carolina. the alligator was lying in wait after a strea ky alligator was lying in wait after a streaky shot on the 10th hole. konta was waiting what to do. pretty baby shot? you can see his eyes, they are not too far away from where the alligator is as well. —— could he play the shot? a little bit of delay. he tries to play it, but eventually a caddie gets the alligator away. coulter is now three shots off the lead, so not to disturbed. i was good as a sweet dreams, but i'm not sure thank you very much. but first let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. the mail on sunday leads with the rising tensions around north korea and their threat to wipe out the united states armada. the sunday times, also leading on north korea, says president trump is prepared to strike

i went for a drive with graham o'brien who helped develop the new test.ft. drivers will have to follow satnav directions. so if we can incorporate it into the test that will drive the training and get people more familiar with dealing with that level of distraction as well which we know is one of the biggest causes of accidents in the first six months with new drivers. learners will also be asked to show they can cope with real life scenarios such as parking within a bay. we were often taking people down into housing estates where they would be reversing around a corner and perhaps using up half a test doing some of these set piece manoeuvres. the point is to change all of that, to get people far greater experience of roads. the new tests have been trialled in some areas and will be introduced for everyone by the end of this year. candidates will be asked to drive independently for longer, but the cost and length of the exam will stay the same as no doubt will the nerves of those going through the process. with me is carly brookfield, ceo of the driving i

jane o'brien, bbc news, washington., brisson lorries britain's ambassador said that the assad regime has been put on notice by the air strike. alexander vershbow is a former deputy secretary general of nato and a former us ambassador to russia. he is in our washington studio for us now. thank you for your time tonight. there are a lot of people who have supported this decision by the trump administration, some who said it would have been preferable if he had got international support before doing its an what is your take on what this will achieve? -- if he had got international support before doing it — what is your take on this? as the british ambassador said, ithink this? as the british ambassador said, i think it was important to put assad on notice that the international community will not accept this. at the same time, i think the president chose a limited strike against one target, the base from which the chemical attacks were launched, signalling that he is not looking for a prolonged confrontation with the regim

the defending champion mark selby will face fergal o'brien and the five—time champion ronnie o'sullivanwilson. coverage from the crucible is across the bbc. it's the a0th year the crucible in sheffield has hosted the event, as mark ansell reports. he is breathing heavily as he comes down to this final pink. that is it, the world snooker champion, 1981. over the last a0 years there have been many magic moments at the crucible. 26. fast forward 32 years and today cliff thorburn made the draw for the tournament. he won it in 1980 draw for the tournament. he won it in1980 and draw for the tournament. he won it in 1980 and feels sheffield is the spiritual home of snooker.|j in 1980 and feels sheffield is the spiritual home of snooker. ijust cannot believe how wonderful place this is. it is perfect for snooker. there are two tables. i cannot say anything else, but this is america. if we look at the commercial value of the reputation and image of sheffield that goes around the world, it is the bargain basement plays of the season. the commercial value of the event, they are making a huge profi

. >> reporter: bridget o'brien a trail user says just after 5:30 saturday afternoon a group of eightan-american teens on bikes swarmed her exercising on the trail. >> one of the boys who was probably no more than 12 or 13 years old rode up next to me on my roller blade and smacked me on my behind. >> reporter: boys then fled in the direction of the city hall while o'brien filed a report with the special victims unit she's hoping this will not happen to anyone else. >> it is unacceptable and frankly illegal. they need to be

. >> i'm going to bring in cnn aviation analyst miles o'brien. miles i want to get your reaction just heard julia cummings what did you think. >> don, she went through a lot. and of course she shouldn't take the money and sign her rights away, because what she and more importantly her young baby witnessed was horrific. and none of us should have to go through that. and really it's you know it's kind of like they were troez terrorized frankly we've all been terrorized because we have a system under tremendous stress. it's it's -- the planes are all full. there is tremendous on the crews to push back on time. they are -- their work rules are are difficult. the pay is low. and there is very little knowledge or forethought for the paying customer. it's about pushing tin. that's the term they use, pushing the tin and the customers gets lost. >> miles, attorneys for the passenger say that he suffered a concussion. he had a broken nose, lost teeth and injuries to his sinuses. listen a bit and then we'll discuss. >> here is what he told me. he said that

also sara o'brien, cnn money reporter. you so much to both of you for being here, but leah, i would like to start with you. help us understand what brought you to this point. >> sure. when i was 14 years old and in high school, i was a victim of revenge porn when four sexually explicit images of me that were sent between a trusting consensual correspondents were spread throughout my high school and posted online. this terrible event in my life led to depression, anxiety, suicidal ideations and immense shame and i silenced my voice for a very, very long time. but then i realized that my voice is very important and worth more than being silenced. so i decided to speak out and start the march. >> how was it that you found the strength to start having those conversations? >> well, i've always been passionate about civil rights and social justice. and i realized that revenge porn is on the fringe of becoming an incredible social justice issue. and that it's something that is spoken about far too little and that affects people f

joining us tim o'brien and jessie drugg e joining us, jesse drucker from "the new york times" as well richard painter who served as attorney general in the george best of your recollection administration. what have you been able to find out from the benefits? >> well, i think the thing that is of most interest is for the most part nothing has really changed as far as the economics of the kushner business for jared kushner, in other words he has given up his role as ceo, but economically he has still benefitted from the profits from the company as he did a couple of months ago before he joined the white house. >> so he has not divorced himself from making money from his companies just as president trump has not divorced himself from making money from the trump organization? >> correct. he divested some stakes in some companies, for example, some stakes in the venture capital with his brother and some real estate stakes including any involvement in the 666 fifth avenue, which has been controversial because of conversations they had with a big chinese company that looked headache a signi

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science correspondent miles o'brien looks into a growing number of street protests staged by membersa profession not generally known for this sort of activism. it's part of our weekly "leading edge" series. >> who is ready to stand up for science? >> reporter: they are scientists; and on this february sunday in boston, they were conducting an experiment they'd just as soon avoid. facing a white house that is pushing across-the-board, steep cuts in federal science funding, they are taking to the streets. their hypothesis: in order to keep their work alive, they must dive into the political fray. >> today, science fights back! i think, scientists, it's not in our natural nature to shout, to make a loud noise, but apparently we can do it when come together. >> reporter: geoffrey supran is a renewable energy modeler at m.i.t. he was there among a few hundred protesters in copley square, one of several protests staged by scientists since donald trump became president. the administration has proposed double-digit cuts for the environmental protection agency and the national institutes of h

special correspondent soledad o'brien reports on the efforts of researchers to find the cause of postatic stress disorder. >> having p.t.s.d. is, is like being in a room where you have no control and everything's going wrong there's a lot of anxiety. it's a feeling of dread. and hopelessness. triggers are for me, when i'm in traffic. there's a lot of stuff going on >> reporter: jacob fadley served 12 years and four tours in iraq and afghanistan. he was a combat photographer in the army. he spent time close to heart thumping blasts. yet he came home without a scratch... on the outside. did you think you had post traumatic stress? >> i think, no i knew i had p.t.s.d., but i never wanted to say that. because when you say it, then you have to deal with it. >> she's cutting very, very thin ribbon of sections of this portion of the brain. the specimen. >> she'll put it in the water bath and it'll spread out. look at that! >> wow. >> reporter: dr. daniel perl has a clue as to what's going on inside the heads of veterans like jacob fadley. he is a neuropathologist at the uniformed services un

o'brien, which was stupid. o'brien had really good attorney to actually look into this black box of the company trumpet been talking about for years. so there was an amazing today deposition where the whole point was to show that trump was not telling the truth again and again. just hours and hours of him saying, on this day you said you sold 400 units of the trump toronto tower, is that true? but now i have a paper here that says you only sold 100. he would not tell the truth, even when he had to know -- he would say a falsehood knowing he was talking to somebody who knew the right answer and he would be called on it. it was really amazing. having compiled these falsehoods, there are experts the study lying, and they were amazed. most people when you lie, people lie in a way that has a reason, you are afraid and do not want the psychic pain of getting caught. i think of "i did not have sexual relations with that woman." in his mind, clinton had an out. of "what is."tion i sold this many condos for this amount,

miles o'brien has the story, for our weekly segment about "the leading edge" of science and technologyreporter: the balcony at congressman john culberson's office on capitol hill offers a sweeping panorama of washington, but the republican from houston is usually looking higher. >> mercury. mars is right here. there's the pleiades. there's orion, and sirius is going to appear right here. this is a fabulous app that >> reporter: culberson has more than a hobby-level interest in space. he chairs the house appropriations subcommittee that oversees nasa. in his ninth term, he is riding high, as the trump administration embraces his strategy for exploring space. >> nasa has been underfunded for far too long. they've been short-sticked by previous administrations, this past administration. and i'm very excited and pleased to see president trump recommend enough funding for nasa as a whole. >> reporter: president trump apparently sees nasa as a priority. he's made passing references to space in his inaugural address: >> we stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries

miles o'brien, the pbs newshour, milton, massachusetts. >> woodruff: the u.s.ate spent all night, and day today, debating the nomination of judge neil gorsuch to be the next associate justice on the supreme court. lawmakers took turns trading barbs and discussing the so-called "nuclear option," which could change longstanding senate rules to approve gorsuch with a majority vote instead of the usual 60. >> judge gorsuch, to me, is not mainstream. he'll put corporate interests above individual interests. he has a hostility toward so for all those reasons, it seems appropriate to me that this is why we have a 60-vote threshold-- to make sure we don't, that we don't take extreme nominees and allow them to be confirmed by a partisan vote. >> every excuse they've come up with to engage in this unprecedented filibuster is completely without merit. what they're really upset about is what happened on november the 8th. and i don't believe, if they won't confirm judge gorsuch, they will never vote to confirm any nominee of this president, period. >> invoking the nuclear o

our correspondent, jane o'brien, is in washington.rise, he was under pressure. after a visit to the white house he was told that there was information that some of the trump campaign had been incidentally under surveillance by the intelligence community who we re by the intelligence community who were listening in on foreigners. they were incidentally caught up in that sweep. he went to the white house and apparently told president tromp and then it transpired that the information came from the white house. it became very murky. nunes became bigger than the story itself. the republicans are glad to see him step aside on this. it wasn't that the investigation into russian meddling was compromised it was that the perception that mr nunes was too close to the white house to conduct an impartial investigation. he has stepped aside and been replaced and life moves on. thanks very much. jane o'brien with the latest on that situation in congress. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. apologies for keeping you waiting. it's been

let's bring injane o'brien, who is monitoring this from government. it's all smiles today.ent, this appointment? this has been bitter, deeply divisive and very acrimonious. the democrats are fuming that neil gorsuch is taking the oath because they believe it should have been president obama's pig- should have been president obama's pig. but the republicans felt that appointing a newjustice so close to the election was just not fair. so they refused to even consider him. that led to a long and convoluted selection process. he is there and he is on the podium. this is a victory for president trump, a triumph for republicans in the senate. and as president trumpjust said, this is a man who will go on to shape and influence the legal landscape for a long time. let's listen. are you ready to take the oath? please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i neil gorsuch it do solemnly swear...” neil gorsuch do solemnly swear swear. . . neil gorsuch do solemnly swear swear... that i will administer justice with respect to persons and do equal right to the poor and the rich. and t

fredrick o'brien is one of them. >> my name is fredrick o'brien >> fredrick 15 years old and he has autismas a twin sister named grace and older sister named ana and his little brother named julian. dad, digger and mom, bernadette adopted him from eat yep use at 11 months old. fredrick and julian are more than brothers, they are true buddies. their father decided to write a book about their journey and it comes out today and the kid are pretty darn excited. >> pointing is rude, look at it. >> so fredrick o'brien are you still watching yourself on tv there. >> yes. >> so, fredrick is here, we have julian here, how are you. >> good. >> and digger. >> yes. >> hoist left at home. >> mom's going to work. >> she's a teacher. >> and grace is off to high school and ann is at colleat qg. >> fredrick, you have a twin, right. >> right. >> what is her name. >> ana. >> yes. ana is older sister, grace is your twin. >> yes. >> do you like her. >> yes. >> what is nice about her. >> i don't know. she's fine. >> were four sisters too. they ask me that same question , i don't know. >> lets get to the book co

we started the adam o'brien foundation after we lost our son. he struggled for ten years.nt over to somebody i just met. don and pat, all over his potted dyes. >> started recreationally using when i was 17-18 years old. my mother got diagnosed with cancer. had a mental breakdown. i self-medicated. it so happened after we lost my mother, after seven-year battle, we lost my grandmother shall a year later, we lost my grand fath erthen we lost my best friend/sister less than a year harv. >> i had too much try pryde to reach out and ask for help. my social habit turned into a mask of pain. >> he told me a little bit about the struggle. out of the fourth year anniversary, he got two giant tattoo on the side of his head. one is a rave ton remind me him of his dark past and the other one is a phoenix because he rose from the ashes. throws remind him every single day about what he has gone through, what the misis moving forward. so everybody's positive moving forward. was eye opening experience for me. i feel like every time i hear about someone overcoming their troubles, it is bec