tragedy. >> what made her special? >> she had unflinching confidence in what she wanted to do. maybe not always in herself, but what she wanted to do in her goals. she knew what her goals were. and that was to be in television news, to do journalism, to be a visual story teller and to eventually become an anchor. and she was anchoring a lot. and i'm sure that that was going to be a promotion for her in the very near future. and then she wanted to eventually become a news director. she thought that was the path to becoming a news director. how many 24-year-olds do you know in the business to say that's my career goal? not to be on tv, not to get all of the accolades and attention, she wanted to be a news director. she was a journalist. >> the goals for a lot of us are usually a lot more shallow things. is that part of the reason that the love was so fast? >> one of many reasons. i saw her and i told my mother when i met her and we first started dating that, mom, i have finally found my teammate and my