laura: rich galen, thank you so much for joining us. rich: thanks for having me. laura: as memories pour in of president bush, manmentioned his highflying adventures. he decided to mark a major birthday by jumping out of a plane. he did the last parachute ju at age 90. for more on that plunge and others before it, sergeant elliott joined my colleagues katty kay and christian fraser for their program "beyond 100 days." katty: i imagine, sergeant erliott, you might have been a little bitus skydiving with the 41st president of the 9united states when he w years old. >> honestly, i was completely nervous on all three of his jobs, but a little more nervous because he is 90 year old, and he is not a young man anymore. it is quite a big task when you find you are going to jump a 90-year-old former president out of an airplane. katty: yeah, what did his wife say to you? >> [laughter] the first time i met mrs. bush, her exact words to me, "if you hurt him i will kill you," and i think she would have killed me if i had hurt h. christian:ma prey, even if he was 90 years old,

joining us is rich galen,sp who waesman for dan quayle and communications director for the flitical action committee event-vice president -- then-vice president george h.w. bush. we heard mitch mcconll when he was an exhibit earlier say a steady hand studying the course. is that how you saw him? rich: exactly. we spoke earlier of the dissolution of the soviet union and the reunification of germany, but perhaps the biggest thing he did, the steadiest hand he demonstrated, was getting group of 60 countries to join together to push saddam and the iraqis out of kuwait. quick story -- years later i was working in the middle east, and the guy introducing me mentioned the fact that i worked for dan quayle, who was vice president. the entire room stood up and applauded. i hanothing to do with it, of course, but thaopis how much in kuwait appreciated what they had done. i think the legacy of george h.w. bush insecure. laura: he was very upsetbout the "newsweek" cover that called him a wimp, and yet he represented these values of prudence, dignity, humility. is that what made him so much onof-a-kind

galen hunt: many of them were dehydrated. they were hungry. their, you know, clothes were torn and dirty and-- stephen: over the course of several days, the investigative unit documented family after family arriving at this bus station in tucson, young mothers and their children, even a father and a young daughter traveling alone. we talked with many of them. all of them feared for their lives. female: they roll the dice to come here. stephen: we also rode the bus with several of these immigrants, headed to places like atlanta, los angeles, new jersey, even eureka in northern california. sophia: if you stayed there, you will be kill, and that's why we are here. stephen: among those who rode the bus, 19-year-old sophia and her family, riding for three hours, here to the east bay-- sophia: we're here because we are saving our lives. stephen: before going into hiding, living in the shadows, even now. sophia: they will kill us, everybody. stephen: she hides her face, but she wants you to hear her story of escape and survival from death squads in h

joining me now, rich galen, former press secretary to vice president dan quayle and speaker of the house newt gingrich, and after his son was elected president, you once shared the stage with bush 41 at a fund-raiser for a congresswoman. tell us about that moment. >> it was a great moment. it was nancy johnson in western connecticut, a home game for president bush, that's where he grew up, and i had done the luncheon speech and he was going to do the main event, the dinner speech, we were hanging out, and i mentioned my son reed worked for his son george, he was in the advanced office. i said one of the great things about this is that i can just dial the white house switchboard, ask to speak with my son, wherever he is in the world, they'll patch me through. president bush looked over the long island sound with a little smile on his lips and said that's exactly what i do. >> with all of the humility is known for. >> exactly. >> i want to go back to what i was reading, that note. i was a college student and was invited by a long-time veteran reporter ann compton to the white house the day

it is 14-0. 4th quarter, galen went up the middle. he is in for the score. he also was aware of what is going on tonight. he is going to take advantage. fans are digging the leap into the black hole. it was intercepted. raiders win. we would not have any other way. 27-14. the are 3-3 in the last six games. derek car was giving high-fives to all of the fans. the broncos have a losing record for the first time from 71-72. >> because they often move from team to team, modern athletes are not inclined to get sentimental. the exception is a game that could be the last one and one of the most historic nfl venues of all time. >> it was emotional. i was remembering all of the memories, from breaking my ankle to fourth-quarter comeback wins. everything. i love you, my family loves you. you guys are the most loyal fans in the world. >> that that is something special. once again, christmas eve, potentially the last game. what a great way to celebrate the holidays. >> i think our team is playing good football. a lot of it is because of our fans. we came fourth-quarter g