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Been accepted in to start nigh masters in the fall to begin work in victims advocacy and counseling in the fall. with a minor in political science in the fall, you should run for office. you want to announce that today? >> no. it's been a dream of mine to one day be in office. >> maybe you will. maybe we started it right here. on behalf of a grateful nation, thank you for the service of your husband, your three sons, your son who gave his last breath to this nation and for your commitment to gold stars who are oftentimes forgotten and the follow through with get thag degree. it's awesome. prou...

We are back with a cool story that will make you proud to be an american. a gold star mother making it her mission to honor her fallen son. in 2012, that man, marine corporal philip mcgee killed in action fighting in afghanistan. he promised to finish college upon his return. that never happened. his mom was not about to let his wish go unfulfilled. she decided to go back to school for both of them. phyllis mcgee just graduated from ut arlington on friday. she's got a smile on her face. rightfully so. she joins us now. phyllis, what an amazing story. first, tell us about your son who fought fo...

Rejected that idea and said there isn't evidence of that? >> i don't know that. i haven't seen his taxes. i think if we ever see his taxes. >> if you see his -- what's going to happen tomorrow when the vote happens? is donald trump going to be president of the united states? >> i wish i could predict what was going to happen tomorrow. >> i can predict it. and i think the electoral college -- it's probably going to do its duty and elect donald trump. we'll see what folks like you do. any last minute note. is it going to be hillary clinton or a republican? what do you think you're going to do? >...

And my husband is 24-year retired master sergeant for the united states air force. >> wow. i'd say it does run in your family. >> tell us what it felt like to walk across the stage and get that degree and fulfill the promise that you made. >> it was overwhelming. the response to my the most memory of philip and for my gold star moms out there so i could lift them up was absolutely wonderful. i wanted to do it and i succeeded. it feels absolutely fantastic. >> you sure did. >> what was your degree in? and what do you want to do with it? >> my degree was in interdisciplinary studies with a minor...