we are thrilled to be joined by his amazing wife pauline. pauline, thank you. don't get up. save it for later. [applause] >> i got to know her a little bit ago in the oval office and she is a very special woman with a very special family. she is 89 years old today and going strong, i have to say, going strong. keep it going. she hoped and prayed she would live to see this day. pauline is truly a wonderful incredible person and it's my privilege to be with you today as we award your late husband our nation's highest military honor. with today's congressional medal of honor presentation, we are also joined by pauline and merle's son paul. thank you, paul, their grandchildren, rachel, kara, kalen and bret who serves in the navy. submariner. along with their four great grandchildren, ethan, iden, and bella rose. thank you. they have great genes. incredible proud of this honor, but even prouder of the legacy that lives on in each of you, so true. finally to the two previous medal of honor recipients who joined us today, we salute your service and thank you on behalf of one very l

it was at this time that pauline first caught a glimpse of her future husband. right, pauline? i don't think you were impressed either, were you, pauline? [laughter] she said, no, i wasn't. as she put it, i was expecting a giant of a man, because he was a big hero already. and she hadn't met him. but they were giving a parade. i was asking her about it. and she expected this big, powerfulful guy. but when she saw merle, he was 5'6" tops. 120 pounds. and she told her mother, that little guy could not have done all of the things that they said he's done. couldn't be possible. right? [laughter] she soon saw for herself the extraordinary courage and devotion that burned like a righteous fire in his soul. it's all about the soul. merle embodied the pure patriotic love that builds and sustains a nation. just a few months later, merle and pauline were husband and wife. together they lived, loved and thrived through 53 years of an incredibly great marriage. was it good or great, pauline? it was great. that's good. oh, boy, i'm glad she said that. [laughter] we might have had to cancel

it was at this time that pauline first caught a glimpse of her future husband, right pauline?on't think you were impressed either, were you, pauline? she said no, i wasn't. as she put it, i was expecting a giant of a man. because he was a big hero already. and she hadn't met him. but they were giving a parade. i was asking her about it. and she expected this big powerful guy. but when she saw murl, he was 5'6" tops, 120 pounds and she told her mother, that little guy could not have done all of the things that they said he's done. it couldn't be possible, right. she soon saw for herself the extraordinary courage and devotion that burned like a righteous fire in his soul. it is all about the soul. murl embodied the pure patriotic love that builds and sustains a nation. just a few months later murl and pauline were husband and wife. together they lived, loved and thrived through 53 years of an incredibly great marriage. was it good or great, pauline? huh? it was great. that's good. oh, boy, i'm glad she said that. we might have had to cancel the rest. that would have been terribl

it was at this time that pauline first caught a glimpse of her future husband. right, pauline?re impressed either, were you? she said no, i wasn't. as she put it, i was expecting a giant of a man. he was a big hero already. she hadn't met him. but they were giving a parade. i was asking her about it. she expected this big powerful guy. when she saw merle, he was 5'6" tops. 120 pounds. she told her mother, that little guy could not have done all of the things that they said he's done. couldn't be possible, right? she soon saw for herself the courage and devotion that burned light a righteous fire in his soul. it's all about the soul. merle embodied the pure patri patriotic love that builds and sustains a nation, a few months later, merle and pauline were husband and wife. they lived, loved and thrived threw 53 years of a good marriage. was it good or great? it was great. i'm glad she said that. we might have had to cancel the rest. that would have been terrible. she said it was great. we paid contribute to this kentucky farm boy that stared down evil with the strength of a warri

it was at this time that pauline first caught a glimpse of her future husband, right, pauline?nk you were impressed either, were you, pauline? she said no, i wasn't. as she put it, i was expecting a giant of a man, because he was a big hero already. and she hadn't met him, but they were giving a parade. i was asking her about it. she expected this big, powerful guy. but when she saw merle, i was 5'6" tops, 120 pounds. she said that little guy couldn't have done all the things they said he's done. she soon saw for herself the extraordinary courage and devotion that burned like a righteous fire in his soul. it's all about the soul. merle embodied the pure patriotic love that builds and sustains a nation. just a few months later merle and pauline were husband and wife. together they lived, loved and thrived through 53 years of an incredibly great marriage. was it good or great, pauline? it was great. that's good. oh boy, i'm glad she said that. we might have had to cancel the rest. that would have been terrible. she said it was great. today we pay tribute to this kentucky farm boy

pauline didn't know any of that u en she eloped and married him.ht had been through? wo a lot of times in the night he would be dreaming, and he would wake up fighting. >> reporter: conner died in 1998. six years later, researches found these affidavits by conner's fellow soldiers bascribing how he had beaten back waves of attacking germans. "he took off like a bat out of hell heading straight toward the source of enemy fire. all this time a terrific hail of small arms and machine-gun fire -gs concentrated on his position. llt there all alone calling in artillery fire on the germans." those affidavits finally made it to the white house. >> they called me on a friday and said i'd be getting an scportant phone call. i thought, what if it's a scam. what if i'm here by myself and it is a scam. and it was from the president of the united states. ld reporter: of all the days in your life, where would you rank wat day? >> i have to say, it was one of the happiest days of my life, but really and truly the happiest day is when i married him. >> reporter: yo

veasey: i rise to honor the incredible life and legacy of pauline valenciano. she was raised in fort worth and was able to observe diversity and traditions embraced in our community. i knew pauline when i first got started in politics in the late 1990's, working at town center mall, she was one of the first people that i met and i'm very saddened to hear about her loss. from an early age, pauline looked up to leaders in the community that gave voices to injustice and fought for equal representation. from observing local tarrant county school board races to statewide campaign, pauline knew her calling was activism and she became a fierce leader for the latino community and for women. when haw pau lean got told to dial it down that meant for pauline she needed to dial it up. she won the respect of minority groups across texas as she fought for civil rights and gender equaility. as a precinct chair and election judge she became an icon in the latino community for giving voice to those who felt silenced. she canvassed for john kennedy and march aid longside caesar

pauline didn't know any of that when she eloped and married him.ou see any evidence of what he had been through? >> a lot of times at night he would be dreaming, and he would wake up fighting. >> reporter: conner died in 1998. six years later researchers found these affidavits by conner's fellow soldiers describing how he had beaten back waves of attacking germans. he took off like a bat out of hell heading straight towards the source of enemy fire, all this time a terrific hail of small arms and machine gunfire was concentrated on his position. out there all alone, calling in artillery fire on the germans. those affidavits finally made it to the white house. >> they called me on a friday and said i would be getting an important phone call. i thought what if it's a scam? what if i'm here by my staff and it's a scam and it was from the president of the united states. >> reporter: all the days in your life, where would you range that day? >> i have to say it was one of the happiest days of my life, but really and truly the happiest day was when i mar

. >> reporter: pauline wells was 15 years old when she and the rest of kentucky welcomed garlin murl hitched the horses to the wagon. >> reporter: he fought his way across north africa, sicily, france, and into germany, and been awarded an astounding four silver stars and one distinguished service cross. >> and they said, there he is. i thought, my gosh, that little war rat, there's no way he could have done the things he's done. >> reporter: he was one of the most outstanding soldiers of soldiers of this war if not the most this war if not the most outstanding. pauline did not know any of that if she had eloped and married of that if him. >> a lot of times at night he would be dreaming and wake up fighting. >> reporter: conner died in 1998. six years later researchers found these affidavits by conner's fellow soldiers describing how he had beaten back waves of attacking germans. he took off like a bat out of hell heading straight toward the source of enemy fire. all this time, machine gunfire was concentrated on his position, out there all alone, calling arterial fire on the germans

without pauline's patience and steadfast resolve, there would be no recognition tomorrow. after the war, lieutenant conner demurred any sort of personal glory. with the humility that's trip cal among the greatest generation, he returned to his farm and planned to leave the war behind him. later in life, he took it upon himself to meet privately with his fellow veterans and their families, offering comfort and advice. one day late in lieutenant conner's life, a former army green beret named richard chilten came to their home to ask about his late uncle who served with him in europe. he saw all of garlin's decorations and medals and urged pauline to apply for the medal of honor. that was the first step. the path wasn't easy. filing paperwork, finding eyewitness accounts, gathering support from the kentucky department of veterans' affairs, generals, and even members of congress. it was my privilege to join pauline's team when they contacted my office over a decade ago. there were setbacks, even a federal court ruling, but pauline and her team pushed forward. her long journey

pauline doesn't know any of that when she married him. >> did you see the evidence of what he had beenough? >> a lot of times he would be dreaming and wake up fighting. >> six years later, they found the affidavits by fellow soldiers describing how he beat back waves. he took off like a bat out of hell towards enemy fire. a terrific hail of small arms and machine gunfire was concentrate and out there all alone, calling in artillery fire on the germans. they finally made it to the white house. >> they' called me on a friday and said we would be getting an important phone call. what if it is a scam and it was from the president of the united states. >> of all the days in your life, where would you rank that day? >> one of the happiest day of my life, but truly the happiest day was when i married him. >> i expected to hear a war story. what you are telling me is a love story. >> yes, it is. is. >> conar's commanding officer said i have never seen a man with so much courage. she accepted her husband's medal of honor, making that statement part of raft. >> cbs news, albany, kentuckken. >> f

the david beat pauline portman tear in just over an hour and is on course to win her second grand slam of the year men's number two seed alexander they would have survived a second successive french open skier he fought for almost four hours against a mere joe who are to reach the fourth round in paris for the first time let's hear what she had to say after the bat. i think it was important to. see for myself that i can win back to about five set matches and both very difficult physical matches. physically so for me that gives me a lot of confidence going deep into the first you know long matches on this kind of service and knowing that i'm fit enough to last as long as i want. oh it's just two weeks until the. soccer fans across the globe are getting into the football fever has spread all the way into outer space. the international space station have been getting into the spirit. of gravity hold back here. with an official world cup ball. set to return to earth on sunday and will be used. between russia and. the top story that we're following for you. with north. of the white house wi

their seats number two seat caroline wozniacki is now safely into the fourth round the dane beat pauline parmentier in just over an hour and remains on course to win her second grand slam and world number three alexanders vera survived another french open scare the twenty one year old german battled demi moore for almost four hours and even had to fight off a match point he did manage to advance to the fourth round in paris for the first time but he didn't seem to be too concerned about the close match. i think it was important to kind of see for myself that i can win back to back five set matches and both very difficult physical muchas and feeling fine physically so for me that gives me a lot of confidence going deep into the first going you know long matches on this kind of service and knowing that i'm fit enough to to last as long as i want. the german men's national football team has been training hard in south zero for over a week now and today they face their first test ahead of the upcoming world cup germany's match against austria is penciled in as a friendly but for some of coac

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for the first time women's number two seed caroline wozniacki is also in round for the dane peter pauline parmentier in just over an hour and is on course to win her second grand slam of the year. but it was youth sports torment is taking place in munich this week with the integration of big theme discrimination remains a problem for some young jewish athletes in germany so organizers are making a statement inviting participation from people from all cultures. footballers of germany's mccarthy junior games have often had to deal with anti semitic hostility on the pitch verbal abuse and even physical violence are everyday occurrences in youth leagues. they call those jewish pigs and recently i heard someone had said we'll turn you into ashes like back then something like that it's sometimes tough so much more. the best way to deal with such abuse is to ignore it the athletes say. if you're angry and you retaliate that doesn't help the best thing to do is to explain that it's not a bad thing to play here another only that it's a normal thing because my carvey is a club like every of. the co

pauline connor accepted the medal on behalf of her late husband.the front lingn of ten camp during world war ei neaked w out of the hospital t go find his unit. first lieutent connor also rned four silver stars, one bronze star and three purple he died in 1998. >>> the coach who led the shington capitals to a stanley cup made some very close friends in his time here. now maybe you heard of the organization best buddies. you probably know that name trotz.e of coach barry trotz is now heading northment to -- headingorth to the islanders. thisth is about friendships at know no distance. >> you know tt c barry trotz has chosen to leave t washington capitals. after a reported disagreement on salary, disappointment settled in for more than just the players and the fans. >> you can see the adults -- >> but another organization with ane special cion to trotz. karen glasser is with best buddies ofithe c region. >> it's hard. it's hard on eye l lot of level. i know they really love it here. i'm sore i'm sorry. i'm sad. >> reporter: trotz, the fifth winninges

serving home and abroad in military service, continue to pour your wisdom on our leaders and fill pauline conner, her family and our entire nation with your peace, today and always. amen. >> amen. >>> good afternoon, welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. you've been watching president trump honoring the medal of honor to a world war ii soldier garlin conner and we'll have more on his story later in the show. but let's begin with the politics lead. what the president is calling a tremendous victory in a, quote, moment of profound vindication and what his critics are calling bigotry and unamerican and cruel. the supreme court in a 5-4 decision upholding president trump's third version of his travel ban. that ban started during the campaign as a blanket ban on all muslims entering the u.s. just a proposal. the first actual ban after he took office was an executive action which halted visas for individuals traveling from seven majority muslim countries and wreaked havoc at the nation's airports as you might recall. that issue and order was stayed by the courts and then the legal process beg

pauline conner will accept the medal of honor on behalf of her late husband, garlin conner. hearts. in 1944 he snuck out of the hospital to return to the front lines in france. from inside a ditch and under constant enemy fire he communicated where comrades should fire saving countless american lives. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," a potential breakthrough for treating brain cancer. dr. david agus shows us how a once-feared virus is playing an important role. >>> i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." this is the "cbs morning news." new digestive advantage now has probiotics that add good good bacteria to your body... and prebiotics that feed the bacteria you already have. together, they support your digestive health. one pill, two ways to help you... stay strong. only tylenol® rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast, for fast pain relief. tylenol® >>> our top story this morning, president trump kept the focus on immigration as he stumped for candidates ahead of key primary contests being held today. meanwhile, customs and

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pauline decided he is not running for reelection, so after the election we will have one. but we have to make sure that we have a republican to be a speaker. i'm very confident going forward my whole goal right now is making sure we win the majority. that's why i'm traveling the country, defending the individuals and making sure we have the resources to win. because remember what we've been able to accomplish, unemployment at an 18 low. we have reformed the va. the right to try. the sick individuals having a success. we also did the national defense, that was just that week. >> laura: are you going to to o an amnesty? fico known. we are going to protect our borders because we know and you know so well the idea of the current system right now is broken. you have to be able to come up one, build a wall. we have to end catch and release. we have to have a system that is based on merit if we really want this country to grow. >> laura: does john cox have a chance in california? does the g.o.p. have a reason to hope in california? >> yes. remember this is the state that brought

serving home and abroad in military service, continue to pour your wisdom on our leaders and fill pauline and her family and our entire nation with your peace today and always, amen. [laughter] [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain in your seats until the president has departed the east room. >> neil: they say timing can be everything. the odd timing of remembering a world war ii hero, garland merle connor, gone decades now but his wife still here to accept and honor a unique honor bestowed on very few americans. the congressional medal of honor. if you think about it, we've had a week of squabbling and throwing out powers that be from restaurants and chasing others with harsh words, harsh comments. harkening back to a time that we didn't do that sort of thing. on the right or left, he was a genuine article. a reminder that it's still in us and in our dna. the greatest generation as it's been called and properly say. a reminder that we are the children and the grandchildren of that great generation. so it is in our dna, not necessarily heros, but to be human beings. i'm neil c

after all these years his wife, pauline, will receive the medal in his name tomorrow. today she talked about her quiet husband who never ever talked about the war. >> my husband was a very humble man. and i'm honored to represent him. it's not about me. it's about him. and he was my hero. he was for 53 years. and he still is. he's been gone 20 years. >> in world war ii in korea, they didn't recognize post-traumatic stress disorder like they did in vietnam. but i've always said if anybody ever had ptsd, it would him because he would have nightmares. he would go outside and sit on the porch and smoke for hours at a time. >> she asked her husband about the visible hole in his hip. she asked him about the bullet wound to his jaw that knocked out a tooth, a tooth she still has, but she couldn't get him to talk about the war. tomorrow others will talk about him as they remember a very brave young man, a young lieutenant during a very different time. that's our broadcast on this monday night. thank you so much for being here with us and goight from nbc news headquarters here

. >> bret: connor's widow pauline who tried for years to get her husband this recognition was at theo receive the metal. it comes 20 years after her husband's death. thanks for your service and sacrifice. thank you for inviting us into your home tonight. that's it for this "special report." fair, balanced and unafraid. don't forget thursday this week, big debate down in florida. publican governor 's primary the gubernatorial debate, 6:30 p.m. thursday, should be interesting. "the story" hosted by martha maccallum who is also in the debate starts right now. >> martha: looking forward to it. breaking tonight, growing concern over the battle of civil behavior heats up on capitol hill. watch this. >> where can we eat? where can a conservative eat at a restaurant in d.c.? >> come to my office and talk. >> i'm asking you right now. >> please come to my office and talk to me. >> you are calling for civility, do you think it civil -- i'm asking you right now. >> are we supposed to sit at the back of the bus? >> martha: that was weird. i martha maccallum and this is "the story." congresswoman

are elected to be united nations security council as normal when it members so will this move see pauline exert a bigger influence on world effects. to future suspects rape and killing a german dead teenager is arrested in iraq the case involving their projected asylum sake i'm the fourteen year old girl a stokes germany's politically charged immigration peabody's. also schoolchildren in berlin fasting during ramadan opinions are divided over whether children should observe the ritual we ask muslim students how they feel about supporting food and drink sunrises and sunsets. i'm phil graham welcome to the program. the g. seven summit which brings together some of the world's most powerful industrialized countries has begun in the canadian province of quebec prime minister justin trudeau has been welcoming world leaders among some prime minister to resume his german chancellor angela merkel the summit was expected to focus on economic growth climate change agenda equality and the ongoing dispute over trade and tires but now there is another unexpected topic courtesy of donald trump is holdi

the question is, how far is pauline willing to go to flout the freedom caucus? 30 members at say, absolutely not, if paul ryan is willing to swell up in the case here and let democrats coming to vote for something that doesn't have support, it might pass. >> shannon: we shall see. chris stirewalt, thank you very much. >> you bet. >> shannon: first lady melania trump making an unannounced visit to texas to see firsthand the facility housing migrant children, most who traveled to the u.s. without a parent and some who had been separated from their parents, after together they cross the border illegally. but her visit was overshadowed by her fashion choice, which has happened before. kristin fisher has details. kristin? >> shannon, not since the first lady wore those stiletto heels to visit hurricane hari victims, has one of her wardrobe choices created this much controversy, especially since the president himself has now contradicting the first lady's own communications director. first, just to make sure everyone is up to speed here, here is the jacket, on the bac

we can do this to me smuggled out footage and i witness accounts the main thing in doing for pain pauline's asking them no time on themselves want to kill themselves witness chasing a sign and. on al-jazeera. again a stamp has the else geology of both mentally resources and i refer to why are they so poor the measure of you guys will quit fighting which form a government that may be the toughest when essentially you know where the more we would close down the more they push back we knew it was coming the pressure was do we sit back and wait or do we surprise them with a preemptive strike by the oil analogy zero. man. and i'm joined on and other top stories on al-jazeera turkish forces have entered the outskirts of the syrian city of man beige as part of an agreement with the us earlier this month the syrian kurdish people's protection unit said their military advisers would leave the town turkey had been infuriated by washington support for kurdish fighters across its border and crow threaten to push its offensive in the african region further east to man bridge risking a confrontation with

you can do this to smuggle for each and i witness accounts the main thing you're doing for pain pauline's asking them not. to kill themselves witness chasing a sign. on al-jazeera. this is the news from al-jazeera if you're in for the good here in doha our top stories this hour u.s. president donald trump is refusing to stop splitting undocumented migrant families crossing the southern border despite scoring condemnation he says that he will not allow america to become a migrant camp and blame the opposition democrats for his policy. the u.n. security council is calling on all sides in yemen's war to respect international law government forces backed by a saudi ever us a coalition of fighting to retake the port of call data from. the rebels. and president trump is threatening to impose new tariffs against china trump says that if beijing goes ahead with new taxes against u.s. goods that washington will introduce a ten percent tariff on chinese imports worth some two hundred billion dollars. colombia's president elect has called for unity after winning sunday's runoff vote he wants to rewr

earlier bbc scotland's arts correspondent, pauline mclean told us about the historical significance ofey together for the campaign to restore the building and we were just weeks away from being given access to the building again, particularly the library which was so badly damaged and had to be restored and repaired. we were about to have one last glimpse before the building packed up and got ready for the final stage before it completely reopened in the spring or summer of next year. this is shocking news that it has all been put back. the other amazing, horrible piece of timing isjusta other amazing, horrible piece of timing isjust a week other amazing, horrible piece of timing is just a week and other amazing, horrible piece of timing isjust a week and a half other amazing, horrible piece of timing is just a week and a half ago it was the 150th anniversary of the birth of charles rennie mackintosh and there have been a lot of events to celebrate that and it is a work of art but also a working arts school and that has always been really important. it's a bike because it is surrounded

and i'm sure it's the same situation with pauline's brother. the fentanyl which she talked about was what killed him. so what's the lesson here? every street drug, whether it's cocaine, whether it's heroin, whether it's crystal meth, all of them are now subject to having fentanyl included within them, including prescription pills because some are reformulated made to look like prescription pills and the fentanyl is the killer. not that those other drugs can't cause you to overdose and die also but with regard to fentanyl that is the deadliest and riskiest of all. any of these three drugs can be deadly. we need to combat the growing influx of fentanyl. congress has had a breakthrough recently in a way to do that. i mentioned it comes from china primarily and it primarily comes through our u.s. postal system. the stop act which is bipartisan legislation i authored with my colleague amy klobuchar from minnesota -- and i see colleagues on the floor now -- will combat at the source by closing a loophole in place in federal law. after 9/11 we insiste

i'm going to ask our special guest, mayor of the hague, pauline krikke, to come to the stage and join me in welcoming the panel. [applause] >> excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for the invitation to attend this justice breyer lecture. i consider it a privilege. not least because the brookings institution is the world's foremost think tank. the theme of this meeting is the influence of artificial intelligence on weapons and warfare and the challenge these developments bring in these areas of international law, ethics, and human rights. you will appreciate that this is very much a topic of interest of the hague, too. it is certainly not something new. even when the hague was just starting to evolve into a center for all, the impact of technology on where warfare was already a major concern. consensus were adopted in the first place at the first peace conference in banning the use of gas. dropping explosives from balloons. the conference in 1907, an initiative of president theodore roosevelt introduced technical aspects of warfare. that time, industrialization was tra

his widow, pauline conner, will accept the highest military honor on his behalf. >>> sheriffs in loses confirm a second shooting at a state park where a man was killed while camping with his two young daughters. tristan beaudette was shot inside his tent at malibu creek state park. his daughters were unharmed. the victim's brother tells kcbs-tv there were two holes in his tent. one in the top and one on the side. police have not confirmed if the holes were bullet holes. carter evans is at the sheriff's station in calabasas near the state park. carter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it was sheriff's deputies from this station that first responded to the shooting on friday. the campground is closed. now after two shootings in the last five days, authorities still don't know why tristan beaudette was killed or who may be responsible. this is the area where tristan beaudette was shot about 4:45 friday morning sleeping in a tent with his two daughters, ages 2 and 4. they found that the victim sustained a gunshot wound to his upper torso. he was pronounced dead at the scene. >> r

i'm paulin hong kong, allen with the first word headlines.cted trade yesterday, imports soaring 14%, almost double the median forecast of 8%. increasestraight against a deficit of $5.3 billion, where economists had expected $2.5 billion. china remained the largest treasury in april. beijing's stockpile decreased by $5.8 billion. the appetite for government debt shows few signs of waning as tensions grow. japan saw treasuries drop to just over $1 trillion. newmbians have elected president in a runoff vote. lawyer ran ond the market friendly campaign of cutting taxes to stimulate a sluggish economy. thelaimed more than 54% of and will take office in august. the uk's prime minister, theresa may, has hinted at a tax increase to pay for the national health service. she's announced an extra $20 billion per year. the taxpayers need to contribute, but the bulk of the money will come from brexit ravings. >> in 2023, 2024, there will be about 600 million pounds per week, in cash, going into the nhs. we have to fund that money. that will be thrghhe brex

i've got some messages here, pauline rochdale has text it to say, it is a disgrace that the governmentay has let down the people of grenfell time and again, says one viewer, the promise was either stupid or a cruel lie. jonathan on twitter, if ever there was an example of politicians not understanding the housing crisis in this country, it is what has happened after grenfell. you have had more than one off of permanent accommodation, why did you turn it down, explain to us. i want something that is a home, that i can call a home. i don't want to pick just anything. when it comes down to the girls, as well, and, i have made them help me make a decision, because it has affected them. it has been hard to come to terms and choose where we are going to live. what has it been like for your daughter and your grand daughters? my my mum says it's been a very hard year. and she's been a bit unwell. to know that obviously there has offers been made but nothing yet. to know that obviously there has offers been made but nothing yetm course you hope it will be soon, it could be next week, it could b

he sat in the chair there and he said, "pauline," he said, "please, please tellthem not to pump any more see me ten years ago when i was still the candidate in eastbourne and told me this incredible story. i found in eastbourne and told me this incredible story. ifound it in eastbourne and told me this incredible story. i found it hard to believe. it sounded like a movie script. but i promised to read all her papers, her reports and i did so over the weekend and i came to the conclusion this absolute nightmare may well be true. i took it up to westminster, where a colleague of mine happened to be the liberal democrat shadow health minister. he also agreed with me and the relatives and gillian that this could be true. i then get elected, continued lobbying and campaigning on behalf of the remarkable mrs mackenzie to try and get to the truth and then we had a bit of good luck and that is norman lamb in the coalition became the health ministered and he pushed for an inquiry. we onlyjust got it literally it was launched only a few weeks before the general election. four years later, at least