unwanted sexual advances and blackmail. he s denied an affair. it s a story we re watching and we ll certainly continue to watch as it has big implications potentially for the world of national politics. now to the white house where the flag is flying at half staff in honor of former first lady barbara bush who has died at the age of 92. we learned in just the past hour or so that first lady melania trump will attend mrs. bush s funeral on saturday. and this morning for the first time we heard from former president george w. bush on the death of his mom. listen. there s a lot of condolences pouring in and laura and i and our entire family are very grateful for people s prayers and sympathies. it s, you know, it s the end of a beautiful life. sure is. joining me now by skype is former bush 41 chief of staff and former new hampshire governor john sanu knew and tom brokaw. i appreciate both uh being on the show. governor, i ll start with you. i m sorry for your loss.