Her father was a local politician, so she grew up loving politics. She married james after he won a seat in the legislature because she would not have married him if he had been content to be a clerk. Unfortunately for james k. Polk, he died just three months after leaving the white house, and sarah began a 42year widowhood. Polk place became something of a shrine to her husband, and she would invite anyone who wanted to to come for a visit to see the objects they had collected through their long and illustrious political career. She lived there for many years on her own, and during the civil war, generals on both sides would come and visit her to pay their respects to her. Thats a very interesting commentary on what a beloved status she still held. She was, you know, earnest about her husbands work. She went to every post she could go to with him. He went through that arduous journey. The hardships were terrible. They really were. She was very well liked in the diplomatic community. T
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Hole thats all coming in your next hour . Next hour . Of the show. Of the show. Its always a pleasure to have your company. With just about an hour away now from an historic vote in the European Union, its bedlam in brussels. Its basically this the political right want tougher rules on how to get Asylum Seekers deported if they arrive in the european bloc illegally. They also want that to go down to 12 weeks. But the political left want to share the Asylum Seekers across the bloc. Thats going down very badly with some Member States like italy and greece. They think they are taking way too many. But poland is saying, well, weve got enough. We dont want any more. Any more. Emmanuel macron frantically ringing around trying to get members to abstain on this vote. This is going to be a huge moment, because if this doesnt get through, it will allow meps standing in the european elections in june to say the eu does not care about immigration. It could tear the entire bloc apart and will be li
chen is joining us. natasha, i understand we re learning more about the shooting and the suspect, the suspected gunman, what s the latest? reporter: yes, wolf, in the last few hours, authorities have charged the suspect with four counts of murder in cherokee county, along with one count of aggravated assault, and then here in fulton county, also four counts of murder, and that is because, as you say, a total of eight people died, one person injured, across three spas. at the same time, cnn has spoken with former roommates of his, who describe that he went to rehab for sexual addiction, that he was deeply religious, and felt distraught and tortured by his sexual addiction. do you have a description of him, ma am? that quiet plea came from a woman hiding in one of three spas in the atlanta area where by the end of tuesday night eight people were dead and one injured. the killing spree in which most of the victims were asian american women happened in the span of just a fe