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To do it like so many, she worked hard, nights, holidays. for probably far too long. hers was a life spent struggling. but i don't remember ever hearing a single complaint, even after diabetes stole her legs and even when it became apparent she was going to lose her decades-long battle with that dreadful disease, she did not complain. her strength in life was eclipsed only by the courage with which she faced death. she taught me and her ten grandchildren, her ten other grandchildren, the value of hard work, how to laugh and just how important family really is. florence wiley was the matriarch ...

road -- >> it's not fair to people that's out here struggling because we're trying to survive, we work hard. >> take people off unemployment and where do you go? to welfare. >> i don't know what to do. it's a struggle. >> today, long-term unemployed benefits end for more than 1 million americans. the senate could vote on an extension. but can democrats can enough support from the gop house? also today, ducking suspension. after those controversy comments about gays and blacks, the star of "duck dynasty" will return to television. the reason behind the move. and groundbreaking fil...

said she couldn't believe that more people weren't seriously injured. and she says that very well may have been her last ride on a metro escalator. as passengers at the plaza metro station ride down the escalator, it speeds up, then comes to a sudden and jarring stop. riders are thrown to the ground. some are stepped on. there's a surge of passengers as they scramble to avoid being trampled. >> it was just very chaotic. yeah, i'm surprised more people didn't get hurt. >> reporter: leslie was on that roller-coaster ride that saturday afternoon in october after the rally to restore san...