conversation? >> reporter: that's right. we have talked with them. i went to set the scene quick of where we are. we're in front of elizabeth edwards's furniture story here called the red window, one of her final ways of moving on. back to talking to a close family friend. he advised john edwards in his 2004 vice president nomination, and he told us about the mood in the house shortly after elizabeth edwards' passing. he wasn't there when she passed but there shortly after. he talked abouted mood being one of strength and said that elizabeth edwards did a really good job of preparing the family for this moment to happen. he also told us something that stuck out to me and pry producer. they had two young children together. they went to school yesterday after their mother's passing to maintain a sense of normalcy. i asked about john edwards being