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Correspondent kristin welker. And later a sunday sit down with Kelly Clarkson, 15 years after she became the First American idol. Shes finally out with the album she says shes wanted to make and shes learned to ignore her critics along the way. Im sure its hard for you to read instagram, titter, things like that and not want to go in with somebody. Im going to be real with you. I go sarcastic sometimes. There are times i aint a saint. Im human. A sunday sit down with Kelly Clarkson. Plus harry smith with the story of a young victim of opioids who was honored during one of saturdays Biggest College football games. All that a bit later in the show. Lets begin this morning with President Trumps high stakes trip to asia. The president arrived in japan overnight on a mission, in part, to reassure americas allies that the United States will stand with them if north korea acts out militarily. Nbc National Correspondent Peter Alexander is travelling with the president this morning in tokyo. Peter, good morning. Reporter hey, willie, good morning to you. Good evening here in tokyo. The president just wrapping up a dinner with one of his closest allies, the japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe and their wives. The two leaders talking trade and the north korean threat over scallops and steaks. This the first in a fivenation atheists tour where every word, every tweet will be highly scrutinized. Touching down in tokyo, President Trump before hundreds of cheering u. S. Troops. Usa, usa. Reporter trading his suit coat for a bomber jacket. And with the north korean threat in mind, delivering this stern warning. No dictator, no regime and no nation should under estimate ever american resolve. Every once in a while in the past they underestimated us. It was not pleasant for them, was it . Reporter the president boasting that beautiful brandnew equipment was on its way, and praising americas military might. We dominate the sky. We dominate the sea. We dominate the land and space. Reporter earlier aboard air force one avoiding talk of june as rocket man. Instead, complimenting nernz as great people, adding, i hope it all works out for everybody. And announcing a decision on whether to add north korea to the list of state sponsors of terrorism would come soon. Making japan his first stop, the president tipping his hat to host shinzo abe, signing caps that read, donald and shinzo make Alliance Even greater. Before pairing up for a round of golf, riding shotgun with abe, even tweeting out a clip from the course. Even before landing the president making news, saying hes likely to meet with his russian counterpart Vladimir Putin while here in asia. Just as the russia probe intensifies back home in washington. Still, the president s brushing off another potential distraction, declining to engage after criticism from both former president s bush. Part of an upcoming book with the elder bush quoted calling then candidate trump a blow hard, and george w. Bush saying mr. Trump chooses to fan the publics anger rather than offer solutions. And here tomorrow in japan, President Trump will pay his respects to the japanese emperor before meeting again with Prime Minister abe. The two men expected to take reporters questions where, willie, much of the suspense will be surrounding how the president frames his comments about north korea. Will he be less provocative now that hes here in the region . Back to you. Well be watching along with you. Peter alexander, thank you. Chuck todd is nbcs political director moderator of meet the press and Kristen Welker is nbc News White House correspondent. Welcome to you both. Gooud good to see you. Thank you for having me. So much domestically for President Trump as he took off on friday. What does he want to do with things right in front of him in asia, what are the goals . The goals are lofty. He wants to reason affirm the United States commitment to allies in the region. Make no mistake, willie, the center piece is trying to get all of those regional partners to get tougher on north korea and china is really the linchpin. They are the biggest trading partner with north korea. Will they go further in terms of enacting sanctions with north korea. Those are the biggest questions a. He chuck, all week since we talked a week ago we had two indictments, one of Paul Manafort the Campaign Manager and the plea agreement with george papadopoulos. A lot going on with russia against that backdrop, the president signalled this week he will meet with Vladimir Putin in vietnam at a summit in this trip. What does that look like . What does it look like if more indictments come while hes on that trip . Wouldnt shock any of us. We know special counsel robert mueller, his indictment announcements last week were only the beginning and theres a lot of hints that were getting more could be coming between now and thanksgiving. It would only add to the intrigue there. But, you know, in some cases the president is between a rock and a hard place when it comes with putin. Fact of the matter is the american president and the leader of russia when they are at a summit should find time on the margins to meet. So, it would be odder if he were avoiding him and almost be like he was being overly defensive. Chuck, i want to ask you about Donna Brazils memoir that has just come out, excerpts leaking out. Its pretty staggering stuff. I guess my question is, among the things she alleges is that the Clinton Campaign sort of seized and took control of the dnc. You might remember for our viewers that she took over as chairwoman of the dnc in the summer of 2016 from Debbie Wasser man schultz when she stepped aside. And donna brazil says what she found was a Democratic Party that was owned and operated by the Clinton Campaign, even through the primary process. What are the implications here, what are the problems here . Look, i think the implications are this is the beginning of whats going to be an ugly civil war inside the party. One that will get uglier if for instance they come up short in the tuesday elections, particularly the one in virginia which is a big one for the party. But, you know, willie, i think the best way to look at this is to realize theres always been a tension between the clinton wing and the whatever the other wing is at any moment in time in the Democratic Party. It was the obama wing, it was the sanders wing, tom daschle, dick agagephardt wing. It will be those not in clintons world to push clintons out of the party. The question is how hard does the clinton wing end up fighting back. Well learn a lot after tuesday in the virginia race. Kristen, you covered this campaign pretty closely. I think the question a lot of democrats particularly clinton democrats are asking right now, when you have suggestions that are in the book like donna brazil suggested or considered replacing Hillary Clinton as the nominee, she couldnt do that of course. Replacing Hillary Clinton as the nominee and joe biden and cory book eras the nominee. She was a clinton ally many years. Why is she putting all this zir at this laundry out in the public . Thats the big question. I spoke to some clinton officials last night. It was the angry est i heard them since the election. They feel betrayed. To a large extent talking to folks close to donna brazil, she set out to give her unvarnished truth essentially to say this was my experience. Will it bring about some changes in the party . Will it lead to more transparency . I think thats what some democrats are hoping for during the next primary race. To chucks point, i think there are concerns. What will it mean for tuesdays Gubernatorial Race in virginia . Will it lead some democrats to sit home who feel frustrated with their own party . How do they begin that process of rebuilding . There are very difficult questions moving forward for the democrats. A gift to President Trump who has been tweeting furiously about all these allegations over the week. Chuck, before we let you go, it is a big morning for you. It is . The 70th, what does it mean for you to sit in that historic chair . Look, its the best political job in television. Its an unbelievable feeling that i get to be a custodian even for one milestone like this. The only downside has been my mother was also born in 1947 as was meet the press. So, all year long ive been unfortunately having to remind my mother that she turns 70 this year. I dont think shes been happy about that, but just like meet the press, my mom also doesnt look 70. We might as well be as if were a newborn, ready for another 70 years. The legacy is in good hands, kristen. The second best political job is working with chuck todd. So, congratulations, chuck. Thank you. The love fest continues. Chuck todd, another win for miami. You guys are on a roll. Next week is the big one. Thats the big one. Well be watching meet the press this morning as we always do. As chuck celebrates the shows 70th anniversary. Tom we es are. There is a Massive Police presence in new york city a as the marathon gets underway. Oklahoma at state and federal officials promise extra vigilance as the marathon comes less than a week after a man drove a truck into a bike lane targeting bikers and killing eight of them. Nbcs Morgan Radford is near the start of the marathon on staten island. Good morning. Reporter willie, good morning. We expect to see more Police Presence than ever before. Authorities have brought out bomb sniffing dogs, plain clothes offer certificates and sand trucks hoping today runs smoothly and safely. 9 all around the city, n. Y. P. D. Making their presence known, razor tight security at times square on the streets of the city and at the starting line of the days marathon. With security theyll be nice and tight. Reporter millions cheering from the sidelines. Were here for moral support. Reporter it left 8 dead and 12 injured. Enough to be worried and nervous. Reporter there are those who have seen terrorism firsthand, some on 9 111. Ways in Lower Manhattan when the tower fell. Reporter others at the Boston Marathon bombing. Right after boston, our attitude was were running next year regardless. Reporter Officials Say the more visible the security, the better. We have people here from all over the globe. My message is we will keep them safe. Trains, tunnels, bridges, airports, youll see an increased presence of Law Enforcement in all those locations. Reporter but despite concerns many people have, todays crowds urging everyone to remember what this marathon is all about. This is really a joyous occasion to come together as runners and people in the city. Reporter todays race ends in new york central park. But the new York Police Department says they have received no Credible Threats against todays marathon. Willie . Like a lot of new yorkers ill be racing out of here to cheer them on. Morgan, thank you very much. Republican senator rand paul is recovering this morning after he was attacked at his kentucky home. His neighbor tackled him on his lawn. He had cuts on his nose and mouth and had difficulty breathesing but was not taken to a hospital. His neighbor has been charged with assault. The fbi is investigating to see if this was politically motivated. A Florida State University Fraternity is suspended this morning after a pledge died following an offcampus party. Police are investigating the death 20yearold andrew coffee who they found unresponsive on friday Morning Hours after the pi cap a fi party. They found bottles of beer and liquor on the porch of the home where the party was held. They are working closely with police to find out exactly what happened. And some of the latin musics biggest names came together saturday night for fiesta latina. Ricky martina mong the performers of the partner celebrating we have a cold start. 40s in the forecast. San francisco waking up to 47 degrees. Santa rosa, 31 degrees. Napa, 35. San jose, 46. Mountainview, 43. We are expected to have 60s inland. Looking at the Doppler Radar, we have a system off to the north. That could bring a chance of evening showers on this sunday. Straight ahead, the highs and lows of the week including a big week for the houston astros. Moments after they win the world series, they all started getting and engaged to kate up ton and whatnot. Well update you on the team wedding registry. Well show you the one that didnt jibe with one flower girls knappe schedule. And later, harry smith with a personal story from the front lines of the opioid epidemic. A bigtime College Football player remembered on the field saturday and his family on a mission. We need to educate in these dangers. Just because it is a prescription does not mean its safe. Its all coming up on sunday today. As we head to break our photo of the week a group of children including darth vader himself invited inside the oval office on halloween to trick or treat with President Trump. Give up, skeletor youre finished curse you, heman, you interfering imbecile give us one good reason we shouldnt vanquish you to another dimension ok, guys, hear me out. Switching to geico could save you. Hundreds on Car Insurance. Huh, he does make a point. I do like to save money. Catch you on the flip, suckas geico. Because saving fifteen percent or more on Car Insurance is always a great answer. Copdso to breathe better,athe. I go with anoro. Go your own way copd tries to say, go this way. 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The astros roster full of young stars like world series mvp George Springer and 23yearold star short stop Carlos Carrea who punctuated the Team Celebration by dropping to a knee during a Live National Television Interview and proposing to his girlfriend daniella rodriguez. Now i have to take another big step in my life. Daniella rodriguez, you make me the happy est man in the world. Will you marry me . Will you marry me . Oh, my god the ring, the back pocket of his uniform. She was last years miss texas usa by the way said yes. Its a good thing because he said he had no plan b if the astros lost. He said he asked his teammates to hit a lot of home runs so they would win and he could propose. Congratulations. And the wedding bells continue this weekend. As troes ace pitcher justice verlander married his long time girlfriend kate up ton in italy on saturday. Now, that is a man who is having a good week. My question is did carlos have his ring in his back pocket the entire game . Because thats impressive. Thats i a risky. I think it was in the locker room. Imagine playing a world series game. Our first low goes to anyone who ignores the warning not to tap the glass on the virtual shark tank at the International Spy museum in washington. Anyone like this guy. Remember, thats a virtual shark. Thats a tv screen. After a couple taps, the Museum Visitor bangs on the glass, and here comes the virtual shark to breakthrough and down goes frazier. The sign reads touch at your own risk and they mean it. I feel bad showing it, but its funny. It is one of the greatest videos. I think people are surprised but the museum said that was one of the best reactions they had. Quickly got it on social media. Our next high goes to the mvp shifty running back for the atly High School Access hollywood in virginia. He has been playing football since 4th grade. His movement is limited by his Cerebral Palsy and he uses crutches to get around but hes been on the team since he was a kid. Friday night he took a hand off and without those crutches rumbled 80 yards for a touchdown. 20 yard line. The blue devils are chasing him. Carrying the ball to 5. Touchdown surrounded by players from both teams cheering him along with that p. A. Announcer, too, finds the end zone. He used to worry people looked at him funny, but now theyre all cheering for him as he finds the end zone. He hopes to attend university of alabama, broadcast journalism. I could watch that over and overall morning. That was one of those videos where i did start crying the first time i saw it. Youre proud of him and his friends cheering. The other team, too. Our final low goes to the unfortunate scheduling conflict when the wedding in which youre a flower girl conflicts with nap time. She became an internet star this week after she slept right through her vital role as flower girl at her aunts wedding. Dad couldnt wake her up from the nap. The show had to go on. He strapped her in the white wagon and wheeled her down the aisle. He posted the video to reddit with the caption, my daughter was supposed to be a flower girl in her aunts wedding but napping is life. Usually you have the other, they cry and run the other way. Shes chill, im going to take a knappe. He was rocking her in the back of the church, shed wake up. They couldnt wake her up. Found her a contraption, got her in there. The video is awesome overall. Kristen, thank you so much. The sunday sit down with Kelly Clarkson why she wasnt sure she wanted to win american idol. On taking on social media critics and the new album shes been waiting all her life to make. Then like something from the movie notebook, the program that helps alzheimers patients lock away memories. Jenna bush has that story. And head to facebook for a Facebook Live chat in two minutes. [sighs] like a burdens been lifted. Those other cards made you sign up for bonus cash back. 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Energy upgrade california. Take a live look outside downtown san jose good morning, thanksfo your time is 6 26. You are watching today in the bay sunday. Good morning. Thank you so much for joining us. Thats a nice look out there at downtown san jose. 46 degrees right now. Good morning, im vicky nguyen alongside vianey arana. Im standing by with a look at the microclimate forecast. We are been talking about the cooldown. Its cold outside. It was cold overnight. I left a window open and woke up this morning in ac. Natural ac. Its super cold right now. San francisco, 47. Look at the north bay, santa rosa, 31 degrees, napa, 35 degrees. Along the coast and inland like hayway, 27. San jose, 46. Yesterday, the rain tapered off nicely into the afternoon, which was great news for everybody who had plans to be outside. Today, we have the system you can see on the Doppler Radar off to the north. Of course, the sierra mountains got a significant amount of snowfall. Well break that down and what to expect for the highs coming up. A little drier today. Drier than yesterday. Perfect, thank you. Hundreds of people in San Francisco joined groups across the country to protest against president donald trump. It took place in a corner of the shopping district. They announced indictment and a guilty plea from a member of President Trumps campaign. Many in the crowd pushed for impeachment of the sitting president. Theres a small group of Trump Supporters there. Both groups tell us, they fear each other. I have been personally attacked physically. I have been stalked. Someone asked me what my hat said. It says make America Great in russian. He was offended by that. They shoved me. They tried to get a permit to protest but it was denied. The area is where the ice skating rink is. A shootout involving San Francisco police. Officers say the suspect is a 32yearold hayward man. Hes facing several felony charges, including attempted murder. Hes in the hospital with life threatening injuries. The officer who was shot has injuries to the hand and stomach, has been on the force nine years. The shooting happened about midnight halloween after a man flagged down an officer to report a suspicious vehicle. As officers approached the car, the gunman opened fire. Coming up on today in the bay, fishing for a holiday favorite kicks off in San Francisco. Why this years crab season is different. Plus, well have the top news stories at 7 00. Vianey arana will be back with a forecast for the rest of your sunday and the week ahead. For now, back to the today show. See you back here at 7 00. Nal music used song title or cd cut composer Library Artist publisher record label length cue use code cue use codes vv on camera visual vocal vi on camera visual instrumental vd on camera visual dance bv off camera background vocal bi off camera background instrumental instrumental ] dont stress the mess, call coit. Where your satisfaction is 100 guaranteed, or your money back. Relax, youve got coit. Get 35 off all coit residential cleaning services. Call or click today. I just want to say the show is a travesty. Consumerism disguised as entertainment. That being said, i do need a new dinette set. Are you okay . Better than ever. Were going to win this thing the bernie way. Which means if i lose ill bring everyone else down with me. Saturday night live returning last night with david place Bernie Sanders on price is right and miley cyrus as the guest. Another musical power house, Kelly Clarkson became the First American idol. Since that night clarksons big powerful voice has helped her to sell 25 million albums and earn her three grammy awards. That success certainly was not guaranteed by her winning a singing competition and it hasnt always come easily. Kellys latest album meaning of life has been at or near the top of the itunes charge a week ago. She invited us to a sit down in nashville in the very room where she recorded the album. Love so soft, one of your earlier singles. Yeah. Its just there is some swagger in there. Yeah, yes, its that face. Were in the studio and im like, yes. That stank face is Kelly Clarksons highest form of approval and shes feeling good about her new album, recorded with a new label featuring a new soul inspired sound. Meaning of life, is the record the 35yearold has been waiting 15 years to make. 100 of this record is all me. I think, you know, you do have to live a little to sing these songs and have the sass and confidence that comes with it. Is there any fear doing Something Different . Because youre so proven the way youve done it all these years. You know every time i cover a song i tend to make it soulful and everybody always asks me when are you going to make that record . Im not nervous because i feel like people have been wanting this record for years. All i sang on idol was aretha or any kind of soulful vibe. Respect Aretha Franklins respect won her a huge following on the inaugural season of american idol. That spotlight was a dream come true for kelly who first stepped on stage in middle school where she performed in the choir and in school musicals. Clarkson was 20 years old when she auditioned for randy, paula and simon in 2002. At last my love at the time she was living out of her car in texas after she failed to make it on the scene. She won the competition earning more viewer votes than runner up justin. More than 22 Million People tuned in for the finale. Kelly became a star on the spot. People forget how huge that show was in that moment culturally. Yeah. You said, you can tell me whether this is true or not, that you actually didnt want to win. No one likes to lose, so lets start with that. But by the time we found out, you know, justin and i were the top two, we found out about this movie that was supposed to be made, this movie musical and i was like, oh, i was like, wait, i dont want to do that. Kellys instincts were good. The movie from justin to kelly was mocked by critics and went from theaters to dvd in a matter of weeks. Thats why when you see me win, right before winning you see my face, because somebody yelled out, youre totally going to win. I know, watch this happen. Im like screwed. Did you really feel that way standing up there . 100 . Because at the time even justin and i talked, we both made it to the finale. Right. It didnt matter. To us nobody had made a show we werent probably going to have a career. We were just hoping to pay our bills. There was no level of entitlement because we had no idea what was happening. Kellys first single a moment like this raced to number one on the bill board chart. But life as the First American idol wasnt exactly what it seemed. Ment i was surprised to read how much you struggled after that because to the outside world heres a young woman who chased her dream, got it, got a Million Dollar deal, recording contract. Didnt. She got all the things she wanted, but you werent happy after that. Well, no, because all the things you just listed didnt happen. Oh, sis that true . People think you win a Million Dollar contract. Im like, i have a car thats ba barbed in, i cant play the deductible. It was a different thing the first time around. The following year came kellys debut album, thankful. It included the bold hit ms. Independent. But kelly was struggling to get her own professional independence. Is it true in that period you thought about getting out of it . This isnt going to work, i dont want any part of this any more . I think of just how hard it was to get ms. Independent on my album, let alone a first single. That was moving mountains. Everybody somebody wanted a country record, somebody wanted me to go r b, somebody wanted me to go pop. Everybody had their own idea. It was hard to do that first record. While under the contract with rca she won on idol, kelly clashed with the labels legendary president and ceo clive davis. He didnt pick me and i didnt pick him at the time. It was a very it was an arranged marriage, successful one in the end. That marriage may have been messy, but it produced kellys most successful record. The grammy winning break away. It sold more than 12 million copies worldwide and includes hits like since youve been gone. Behind these hazel eyes, and the title track. Five moral bums followed. What doesnt kill you makes you stronger they made clarkson an established superstar. The new album meaning of life marks a new era for kelly. Last year she walked away from rca and signed with atlantic records. The final track on the new album borrows a line from the speech made by former First Lady Michelle Obama at the 2016 democratic convention. When they go low, we go high. Its a sentiment kelly can relate to. Over 15 years in the public eye and on social media, shes learned to ignore the critics. And im sure its hard for you to read instagram, twitter, things like that. Yeah. And not every once in a while want to go in on somebody. Oh, im going to be real with you. I dont go high. I go sarcastic. There are times i aint a saint, like human. People call me fat, like me brunet, like me to sing this song. They say stuff all the time. It does not bother me because im very fulfilled in my life and i love my life and im blessed. Its not that im doing it to be joan of arc in the music industry. Im a mother. I care, i want them to have an armor of confidence. Her husband brandon black stop is also her manager. Together they have two young children, 3yearold daughter river rose and 19 month old son remington alexander. Did having kids, having your own children change your music at all . Becoming a mother and a wife, i mean, it sounds funny, but ive never felt sexier, ive never felt more empowered. You dont have to have children to have those things. Its just thats what happened to me personally. Its like your jobs im sorry. Its the same face when you listen to your own music. The stank face. The stank face, there it is. We may see more of that stank face next season on nbcs the voice where kelly will be a coach for season 14. Her husband manages blake shelton, another coach on that show. So kelly says it feels like family. Kelly also has a new Childrens Book out, that is called river rose and the magical christmas. I asked kelly how she first heard about that famous scene in the movie where he screams her name getting waxed and how she feels about it. Check out web extras at sunday today. Com. Her Academy Award nominations and the break she chose to take from the spotlight, michelle fire next week good morning, as we wake up and the sun starts to come up, look at the gorgeous sight over woodside. Its definitely on the cool side. It will remain cooler. We expect it to climb into the 50s. 46 degrees in san jose. Hayward, 47. Mountainview, 42. Along the coastline, also in the 40s. The north bay is really cold at 32 degrees for santa rosa, 35 for napa. The temperature trend in San Francisco climbs into the upper 50s. Next on sunday today, in between the many, many touchdowns at saturdays Biggest College football rivalry game was a reminder about the opioid epidemic. Harry smith has the story of a player whose dad inspired the two teams to come together. Im singing in the rain, just singing in the rain what glorious feeling im happy again, just singing, singing in the rain. With three extrairst absorb channels. 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But you also may have noticed a decal on the helmets of both teams that read, stop opioids, an unusual message in the middle of a spirited College Football game. But a personally significant one to those teams and to a former players parents who were honored before the kickoff. In our sunday spotlight, harry smith looks through the story of one young man at the american epidemic that takes 90 lives every day. Number 12, austin box, helped lead the university of oklahoma to the league title his senior year. He was that guy, a football star, a charismatic teammate, loved by all. He always just filled any room that he entered, he made you feel so special. Hi, mommy. He called me mommy. He was sweet natured, kind like his mom. But when he played sports, just was so competitive and wanted to win. And the thing about austin was he made his teammates better. See the beautiful green grass . That senior year was extra special. Hed overcome a number of injuries. Hed fulfilled his childhood dream. Yet days after austins graduation, the boxes were called to an emergency room. Austin was dying of a drug overdose. On the phone an old coach. You need to come to the hospital. All i can say right now is austins breathing. I mean, i just kept thinking its going to be all right, hes going to come out of it. He always came back. Exactly. I have a sense just sitting here right now this is as fresh as yesterday. It is. It is. Gayle and craig are certain austin never abused opioids when he played, but something changed after estopped. He stopped. To know austin, you would know how deeply ashamed he would have been for us to know that he was abusing prescription medications. Thats truly what breaks my heart. It could happen to anyone. Several times a month, gayle, a former school counselor, speaks to kids and parents about opioids. We need to educate in these dangers. You know, just because it is a prescription does not mean its safe. Oklahoma set a record last year for the number of drug overdoses that ended in death. Does it feel to you like the country gets it . Im 60 years old, and it shocks me to think what has happened in our country, in my lifetime that we have this problem now, when we have so much and can deal with so many things that now this is something that appears to be destroying us within. Craig and gayle are doing their best to not let that happen. When we were in the emergency room with austin, i saw that he had a wrist band. On it, a bible verse from prp prrks overbs which reads. Iron sharp enz iron so one man sharpens another. And thats the best way i know to fight this, by giving each other the strength and the encouragement to fight this. For sunday today, harry smith, oklahoma city. Harry, thank you very much. Next on sunday today, making the long goodbye a little less painful. The history that we have together, the story helped bring that out. 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That winter, i bought a ring and proposed to margaret by candle light on christmas eve. Thankfully she accepted. Thats especially true for mark and margaret zoom doll. Youve been together for 25 years . Weve been married 25 years. Weve known each other 40 years or more because we were friends from the beginning. The two are writing and performing the story of their life together. That one sentence there. Because for margaret, these beautiful memories are slowly slipping away. It feels very devastating. Margaret is more than one of 5 million americans living with alzheimers disease. Its like it robs you of who you are and some of the wonderful memories that ive had. But alzheimers also takes a toll on partners. You dont want your relationship to find entirely by alzheimers, but it is difficult because youre constantly reminded. Mark and margaret are getting help dealing with the disease thanks to a special program at northwesterns cognitive neurology and alzheimers disease center. We take them through an eightweek storytelling workshop. The goal is to focus on each other. It always reminds them why they fell in love. It allows them to say, hey, were more than this diagnosis. What was it like to relive all these memories from 25 years ago . It was great. The history that we have together, the story helped bring that out. Doing it is a partner, as a team, then it made it very fun. We laughed a lot, we cried a lot. We did. A lot of emotion in that. If i can say this, if it makes sense, it makes you remember your memories because we could talk about them and enjoy them all over again and write them down. And perform them. For me building the house was like fumbling in the dark. But margaret seemed to picture everything perfectly in her head. Whats your favorite part of this job . I love to watch them tell their story, but also see other people listen to their story and to see their reactions and see them laugh and be moved and say, oh, i didnt know. One unintended benefit of margarets dedisease is the ability to watch chip and joanna remodel the same house four times on their show fixer upper with its innumerable reruns and be surprised each time. [ laughter ] the audience is full of doctors and researchers who want to go beyond pure biology to better understand the human side of alzheimers. Im a clinician. I see patients. I do research. And i also really want to hear how families are being impacted by illness. Were going to be better scientists. Were going to be better clinicians. And were going to work harder to find a cure. Its actually been a supplement to their education. And an education and love and resilience for anyone who hears these stories. After writing about your life, has it been a good one . Oh, yeah, weve been blessed. Weve had a great life and a great family and the story helped us remember that. And hes the best partner i could ever have. [ laughter ] i wouldnt want to be married to anybody else, so. For sunday today, jenna bush haiger, chicago. Jenna, thank you very much. An important story during this alzheimers disease awareness month. This week we highlight another life well lived. Katy lee will be remembered as one of the great characters of the grand canyon. Her career started out in the more glamorous world of hollywood. In the 1940s and 50s, lee was an actress, song writer and focusinger who spent nearly a decade on the road singing her songs. The legendary burl iechlz once said of her, the best coy boy singer i know is a girl. Katie lee. A native of arizona she left actth to return home where she spent nearly all of heifer time in the rivers and canyons of her home state. Shes only the third woman in fact ever to run all of the rapids in the grand canyon. In the mid 1950s, lee found her lifes work as she protested the building of a dam at arizonas glenn canyon on the colorado river. 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