and downs on these mornings, and it is something to watch you try to make sure that other parents don t have those. thank you so much, betty dixon antoine. thank you. coming up, nancy pelosi adds a key republican to the january 6th committee ahead of tomorrow s hearings. we ll ask another lawmaker on the panel what that could mean. new capitol police chief setting the record straight. what he is saying in a new cnn interview. celebrities divided over covid vaccines. sean penn and eric clapton on opposite ends of the issue. it s an important time to save. with priceline, you can get up to 60% off amazing hotels. and when you get a big deal. up to 60% off you feel like a big deal.els.
hospitalizations are also rising sharply. as louisiana ranks at the bottom when it comes to vaccination r rates nationally. betty dixon antoine, her husband died from covid after he decided not to get the vaccine. she ended up organizing a vaccine drive at his memorial to prevent the same outcome from befalling family and friends. betty, thank you for being with us. we are so sorry for the loss of your son. i know that he was vulnerable health-wise. and so were you. and so you decided to get the vaccine. yes. but he decided not to. tell us why? well, brandon said he had done his research on the vaccine and it was not enough research going on about the vaccine. so he was not going to get it until he knew for sure that it would work. he had a lot of health issues. and i asked him to take the vaks
this price that you have paid in this pandemic is just too much. and i wonder, you know, as you are try ing to get people, and you re successfully getting people to take this vaccine, how are you remembering your son? and what are you missing about him that you want people to know? i m missing my daily phone calls from him. i m missing the i love you, mom, after the conversation is over with. i got up yesterday, and i looked at his picture, his smiling face. and i miss that so much. some mornings, i m okay. and then some mornings, i start off being sad. but i miss my son. and i don t want any mother or any father to lose their child because they did not take the vaccine. betty, thank you so much for coming on. and thank you for making a difference. you re going to have these ups
his stats his oxygen level and everything was going up. i got home, went to bed. got up the next morning with a telephone call from the nurse at the hospital. she asked me, miss antoine, are you at the hospital? and i told her no, i was at home. she said, is anyone with you? when she said that, i knew something was wrong. i said no, what s going on? and she said come to the hospital. so i live in a little town outside of baton rouge, dennis springs, and the traffic is horrible in the morning. i got on the interstate and the doctor called. he said miss antoine, are you on your way? i said yes, i am. what s going on? he said just come on. i said, is he dead? and the doctor said come on, miss antoine. i said i ve always been straight with you and you ve been straight with me. is he dead? and he said, yes, miss antoine, he s dead. i was so emotional driving down