ron hubbard." and i thought to myself i'd be pretty proud of him, so i says, "okay, i'll help you, whatever i can." >> reporter: david heads to scientology's spiritual headquarters, in clearwater, florida, which involves signing a billion-year contract, meaning you agree to work for the sea org in your future lives. while in clearwater, he meets lois reisdorf, who says she recruits david to join the commodore's messenger organization, l. ron hubbard's personal, elite unit within the sea org. >> he was very, if, if i could say, um, gung ho. had a lot of spark. >> at 16, he was a climber. he wanted to be at the top. and he gained a retation of being really tough. you didn't mess with him. >> reporter: pretty soon, david finds himself in the orbit of the founder l. ron hubbard, who has gone from writing science fiction to writing volumes of sacred scientology texts. teenage david moves west without his family, where hubbard, sometimes known by his initials, lrh, is building secret new bases and shooti

the church pushing back hard and tonight their efforts to discredit ron miscavige. >> ron's daughters have relayed they grew up in a house they would call the chamber of horrors. >> but the emotional reunion, the celebrity scientology person who also defected. we shouldn't sweatlife, the small stuff. but when you're building a mercedes-benz, there really is no small stuff. every decision... every component... is an integral part of what makes the 2016 c-class one of our most sophisticated cars ever. because when you're setting a new benchmark for refinement, it is the small stuff... that makes the biggest impression. the 2016 c-class. see your authorized dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. >>> this is a special edition of "nightline." the father, the son and the faith. >> good evening. thanks for joining us. the church of scientology has dealt with many high profile defectors. but the father

ron: oh, absolutely. in terms of the relationship between hamilton in washington, i was having lunch with lin and he said to me -- he was trying to figure out what the dramatic essence of that relationship was. he said to me, when washington met hamilton, would washington have seen hamilton as a younger version of himself? i said, absolutely, because washington when he meets hamilton, hamilton is 22. when washington was 23, he was the head of the armed forces in virginia, let his man into a terrible massacre. there is a beautiful song in the show where washington seems about, let me tell you what i wish i had known when i was young. that was very thrilling to me when we had that discussion. the next time i saw a new version of the show, to see that scene in that song and realize that it came directly out of it. but even, you know, very late in the game,for instance, that the public theater where it originated off-broadway, i said to lin, there is one big policy point missing from the show, which is that w

ron: i think so. [begin video clip] [applause] ♪ [end video clip] trailer thats the he used to publicize the show. you said off-camera that those -- that is your family now. ron: i am running with a very cool crowd now. it certainly changed my image around town. it has been so moving that they have invited me into their world. brian: any chance we will see you on stage? ron: no, although i am hoping , it on june 12, tony night hope i will be on the stage if we win for best musical, which i think we have a reasonable chance. i do not think i will be on stage at the theater. although, i keep mentioning it as a possibility. hamilton, theer main things that he did before dying at 49. ron: ok. act, when the revolutionary war, hamilton was washington's aid. the second act, the constitutional convention. hamilton issued the plea to meet in philadelphia. he was the sole new york delegate to sign. wrote 51 ofd and the 85 essays considered the classic -- on the constitution. he became the first treasury secre

the church pushing back hard and tonight their efforts to discredit ron miscavige. >> ron's daughters have relayed they grew up in a house they would call the chamber of horrors. >> but the emotional reunion, the celebrity scientology person who also defected. >>> this is a special edition of "nightline." the father, the son and the faith. >> good evening. thanks for joining us. the church of scientology has dealt with many high profile defectors. but the father of the undisputed leader of the church quitting, leaving the church and having a war within scientology's ruling family. >> i have never met a more competent and more intelligent and more tolerant, more compassionate being. >> that is how tom cruise describes david miscavige, the unquestioned leader of scientology, one of the most controversial new religions on the planet. >> it's a story that affects every scientologist. >> reporter: within the church, he's exalted. >> thank you. it's my pleasure. >> reporter: he rubs shoulders with celebrities such as cruise, john travolta and others. among some former members he's wildly co

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ron: no. i remember in january 2012, lin did a performance of 10-12 songs -- 10 or 12 of the songs at the lincoln center. the audience was people in their 20's and 30's. they were not even staged, really. he sang these songs and every -- i can't remember -- i can remember at the end, although these young people were on their feet cheering, screaming, and it looked around and said, oh, my god, is this a preview of the future? every time the show was tested, that was then reaction. -- that was the response. when we were at the powerhouse festival the place was crawling , with producers from new york. just the first act was done, concert style and every producer in the room not only wanted to invest, but was saying, this is the greatest thing i have ever seen. we had inclinations that it might happen but we couldn't have predicted that it would be quite such a sensation, or that it would be not only a theatrical phenomenon but a political and cultural phenomenon. we were all at the white house to

the church pushing back hard and tonight their efforts to discredit ron miscavige. >> ron's daughters have relayed they grew up in a house they would call the chamber of horrors. >> but the emotional reunion, the celebrity scientology person who also defected. ♪ life is what you make it. blinds to go makes it easy. blinds to go. blinds for life. bgentle diffused light when you swant it. darkened privacy when you don't. modern elegance always. right now take 30% off our entire selection of beautiful cascade shades. let the sun shine in. or don't. it's all good. blinds to go. blinds for life. >>> this is a special edition of "nightline." the father, the son and the faith. >> good evening. thanks for joining us. the church of scientology has dealt with many high profile defectors. but the father of the undisputed leader of the church quitting, leaving the church and having a war within scientology's ruling family. >> i have never met a more competent and more intelligent and more tolerant, more compassionate being. >> that is how tom cruise describes david miscavige, the unquestioned l

ron desantis: well, look. at the end of the day, there has been a lot of anecdotal evidence and stuff coming out of the literature. here is the thing. i can understand why that's a cautionary cautionary tale if there was somehow a negative side effects. but there is not. the worst case is that we have made veterans happy with service dogs as companions. that is like the worst case scenario. obviously if there's a positive affect, you are actually giving veterans a sense of purpose, and i believe, saving lives. i will tell you since we have been involved in this issue i , have had multiple veterans come up to me and tell me that they would probably have committed suicide but for being paired with a service dog. it is not often people look you in the eye and tell you they probably would have done that. it really registers to hear that. mr. lyle? cole lyle: mr. chairman, i would also note that just being a veteran any veteran will , probably tell you that they have -- any veteran of iraq or afghanistan, will to y

ron chernow: ok. brian lamb: here's ron chernow. (video starts) ron chernow: i know that you are all expecting me to stand up here and start snapping my fingers and breaking into rhymed couplets, but i'm afraid, i'm going to disappoint you. although, i have to say one side of me is dying to do exactly that and i'm going to do it. "how does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgo-" no i'm not going there, lin. i'm not going there. i'm not going there. "in the caribbean by providence, impoverished, in squalor, grow up to be a hero and a scholar?" someone save me. no, i've told kind of like adam, i've had this fantasy about going on the stage and i've told lin that i'd like to go on and just do the opening number. off withd then paul me the hulk afterwards but for some , mysterious reason, lin has decided not to throw on my unique theatrical talents. (video ends) brian lamb: how hard was that to do? ron chernow: i've never seen lin laugh as hard. he and his family were sitting in the table rig

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. >> ron, here's what the former speaker john boehner -- he's making news today and not holding back. take a look at this. [ laughter ] >> lucifer in the flesh. i have as many democrat friends as i have republican friends and i have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life. >> lucifer in the flesh and he's never worked with a more miserable s.o.b.? >> i want to say that over and over again. the more that senator cruz is recognized as the candidate who challenged the cartel and leadership on both sides of washington, it's only helping. it's only helping. >> barry, why are you laughing? >> i mean, they seem to find rays of sunshine in everything. but, you know, it's pretty dismal right now. they lost every county in all five states. you know, they are losing in indiana, they are losing in california. you know, john boehner, it's no secret that he doesn't like ted cruz. you can find the second or third washington for what john boehner said about ted cruz. >> here's how ted cruz responded today. listen. >> when john boehner calls me lucifer, he's not directing that at

how do steve and ron manage these deadlines with such calm? each of them has their own style but both include making sure their employees know they're part of a team. >> i can lose my temper with these guys. they're on my side. we're all rowing the same boat. >> what's the secret to you getting people to get stuff done on time? >> the secret is i give them the opportunity to be part of a crazy, wonderful art group. they have the opportunity -- it's like being in a fraternity in college. they fit in. they found their niche. they see something huge going on and they feel like they're part of it. >> both ron and steve use time li lines, to do lists and intermediate deadlines along the way. but we all know, even the best of plans can get derailed. >> you have sickness or injury and you lose people. the schedule is usually -- they work for the first two or three months and then you throw them out the window. >> we're scrambling around. that's the nature of mardi gras. >> the task will expand the time allotted. we are vicks of that. >> the excitemen

brian: ron chernow, when did alexander hamilton first get on your radar? ron: i started writing about it in 1998. it seems rather comical because the reason i chose to do

here to talk about the battle is ron nehring andrew boucher. ron, we're going to start with you. ted cruz's new york values comment is haunting him. has he had any success turning that around? >> ted cruz, you've seen the events in upstate new york and back down for some outreach events with the orthodox jewish community in new york city. if you saw the footage of the event, particularly the one in upstate new york, there was a line wrapped around the block. so that's pretty good turnout for -- particularly in the context of this media narrative that nobody in new york likes senator cruz, which is obviously not true. we're waging a 50-state campaign, we're going to ask for the votes of the republicans, including in the state of new york. there's some opportunities for us there but obviously it's donald trump's home turf and he is expected to do very well there. >> to that point, barry, new york is donald trump's home turf. he's put a lot of effort into campaigning here. is trump confident he's going to have a sweeping victory in new york? >> we're not taking anything for granted.

and gave them to us. >> ron was an embarrassment to me personally. >> reporter: ron says these charges are trumped up. he says if he was really as bad as his former colleagues now insist, why was he right there at this celebration for scientology star? >> tonight on "20/20" you'll hear much more of ron's story, what he calls the escape of gold base and the private investigators hired by the church to follow him for more than a year. tonight 10:00 p.m. right here on abc 7 followed by abc 7 news at 11. >>> stitime for "ask finney." michael finney answering questions. i have a drone that's more of a toy. should i have registered it? if so, where do i do it now? >> here are the rules. if your drone is under half a pound, 0.55 pounds, to be exact, then you don't need to register it. if it's more than that, up to 55 pounds, you have to register it. go online, fill out awe form, pay $5. if it's more than 55 pounds they look at it more like an aircraft and there's a lot you have to do. go to faa do.gov and check it o >> judy g. e-mails, i'm on a limited income. which carrier would you recommen

news. >> ron was an embarrassment to me personally. >> reporter: ron says these charges are trumped up. and you can watch the full exclusive interview with ron miscavage on 20/20 tonight at 10:00 on 6abc followed by "action news" at 11:00 and sharrie i know a lot of people very anxious to watch this one tonight. >> definitely a hot topic. me included. all right alicia. >>> meantime more than 1 million people have decided that they will no longer shop at target. the american family association launched a boycott a week ago over target's corporate policy allowing transgendered men and women to use the bathroom and dressing room of their choice. a target spokeswoman says the company's commitment to inclusivity has not changed. most analysts believe the boycott will not damage the retailer. >>> now here's a look at today's closing numbers a.m. >> it is down across the board. the dow off 57 points to close the week at 17,774. the nasdaq falling just about 30 points, the s & p 500 off 10 and a half points on the day. >> all right, it is time for another check of the accuweather forecast.

>> led zeppelin and elton john. >> ron? >> i like bruce springsteen. >> on that we'll be banned to run. tom del beck caro, duf sundheim, ron unz, thank you. >>> the prize goes to jack ohman of "the sacramento bee." >> it's been quite a week for political cartoonist jack ohman. he joined the bee three years ago but has been creating political cartoons since he was a teenager. at age 19 with the youngest cartoonist ever to be nationally syndicated. he was praised as rye perspective through sophisticated style that combines bold line work with subtle colors and textures. jack ohman joins us now. congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> quite a kplen tear on your work from the pulitzer jurors. you were actually a finalist four years ago when you were working in portland. was this a true surprise or did you have a sense it might be coming? >> it was a true surprise. it's like hitting the powerball in journalism. there's a jury level and that's five people and then there's the board, and i think there's nine, so you have 14 mind

analysis there. >> well, i think ron is spot on there. although this is like hollywood squares. this is great. >> we think the brady bunch, kind of. >> this is nice. i feel like shadow stevens. the thing i'd like to point out about ted cruz is that ted cruz came in last place, in third place in four out of the five votes tonight. so this idea that ted cruz can play a national candidacy is just turning out to be quite false. so i think that the fact that cruz came in third means that if we go to the convention with trump below 1,237, cruz, to me, just doesn't have the mojo or the momentum to try to convince people on the second or third ballot. so i think this was a huge night for trump in many different ways. he's got the momentum, and i think if you look at the pure numbers, he only needs 50% of the delegates left. and he's going to get to 1,237. >> all right. andy dean, thank you very much. now you can go. the rest of you, you need to stick around with us. >> i'll stay here all night. >> we'll take you, man. andy, stick around if you wa

so ron, give perspective, history perspective. where the other candidates have been in the delegate race in past elections. >> yeah, i think it's extraordinary. we are i think witnessing the emergence of a new normal. if you go from the ronald reagan-gerald ford race in 1976 until hillary clinton and barack obama in 2008, really only one race that was fought all the way up to the final day with the outcome, and gary hart and walter mondale in 1984. that was truly in doubt all the way to the end. but what we have seen in the last, what, eight years now between hillary clinton and barack obama in '80 and now the democratic and republican race this year, with more money, more media attention and more polarized parties, there are opportunities for candidates to extend these fights beyond the ending point that we had seen in previous races. i mean, it really would be extraordinary if we get to the final day on both sides and still have the nominations, at least technically or somewhat in doubt. it really i think is a change that we're

ron, that's the big question we want to know. >> the $35,000 question, if you will. a couple of hundred thousand people are betting or at least putting down that thousand bucks that tesla will deliver coughing up that down payment for a car that's not only not been produced but never at that time even seen. this morning, the demand for tesla's new model 3, its most anticipated electric car yet, surprising even the company's ceo, elon musk. >> this is kind of crazy. >> reporter: buyers flocking to their nearest dealer with their $1,000 deposits in hand just to get on a list to get the coveted car. >> i've been waiting years for a tesla to come out in my price >> that's something that i can afford. >> reporter: the new sedan lists at $35,000, less than half the price of a current tesla model s. nancy feldman braved the crowds to secure her very first tesla model. >> the first guy in the line got there at 10:00 at night and he slept there. he slept in his car. >> and all of those preorders are recorded before anyone even knew what the car looked like. >> so do you want

deirdre: cruz campaign national spokesperson ron nehring with me now. ron, welcome back. strategically, why did senatator cruz spend time in new york? >> well, think that's a great question because it stands in contrast what we've seen in some campaigns of the past people say, well, new york, that is just a bunch liberals there. no need to go but senator cruz has been determined from the very beginning to wage a 50-state campaign to earn vos of republins in primary contests from all 50 states. why we organized in iowa from the beginning of process, california, new jersey, vote at end of the process and new york being somewhere in between. senator cruz will be in the state repeatedly. he had a great event in upstate new york today and came back down to new york city for another event. so we're working hard to earn support of new yorkers at every opportunity. we know it is donald trump's home state. we know he has the home ste advantage. we know he is expected to do well but -- deirdre: ron, let me interrupt you if you don't mind. >> sure. >> did the senator regret comi her

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ron, good afternoon. what do we know? >> alex, sounds like a very chaotic situation going on for several hours and latest reports indicate there could be thousands of people who have reached the security of the green zone and are now in the heavily fortified part of the city, the heart of baghdad. it's an area of about four square miles. the u.s. embassy is there about a mile or so from the parliament building. earlier there were concerns about some of the parliamentarians who were in the building at the time might be trying to flee to the u.s. embassy or other embassies in that area. no reports of that as of yet. it's nightfall there. it's getting late and the situation's been going on for some time. there are also some reports of security forces firing tear gas at protesters who are trying to enter the area. there's also a state of emergency throughout baghdad in the area adjacent to the green zone and throughout the city. a huge bustling city with millions of people there. now all this is the result of political chaos

nbc's ron allen is live outside windsor castle. what does the president hope to accomplish this weekend? >> reporter: well, the visit here to windsor is a purely social meeting as you said. he's met with the queen a number of times before. this visit which the first lady will join him on essentially book ends a visit here back in 2009 when president obama first took office. so purely a social gathering here where i imagine there's at what of reminiscing about the last eight years because this is likely the last time that president obama will come this way during his time in office. we'll have the farewell visits coming up as president obama leaves office over the next eight months or so. then it's back to london to meeting with david cameron for some serious business. you mentioned the e.u., whether britain will stay or go. there's a referendum on june 23rd here. very contentious issue. the camp that wants britain to leave the e.u. is upset that president obama has stepped time this debate. they feel it's meddling, they feel it's i

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great to see you craig and ron. thank you so much for joining us. so, ron, first to you. john kasich yesterday, he was asked about this alliance and specifically asked what is your message to indiana voters? what should they do, and he says i never said they shouldn't vote for me. they ought to vote for me. what does that mean for your deal? >> it's nothing unusual at all. the arrangement that we worked out with the kasich campaign is a resource allocation strategy, and that is that we're going to concentrate our time, energy, and effort in indiana. he's going to concentrate his effort in oregon and new mexico, and that's it. nobody said we would ask anybody to vote for any other candidate and the like. so this is perfectly consistent with what's been worked out and what we already announced. >> remain calm, all going acc d according to plan. ron, last week on this show you called john kasich insufferable. is he still insufferable? >> you know, john kasich is going to concentrate on the states he's going to concentrate on. the next state up is indiana. we have a clear --

ron paul denied being on the ticket. the rules were changed. there is this gentleman here from colorado. we're showing, this randy burning his registration paper saying that he is just disgusted by the party. so, what do you say to those ideas, i have to say, many people share? >> well, i say the rules are archaic. we tried to go a long way this past year to correcting some of those. we undid a lot of rules that were designed or aimed at congressman paul. but the rules are archaic. what it really does tell you, some candidates are much better prepared at dealing with the arcane nuances of the rules than other candidates. and those candidates tend to do better. i would have hoped that -- deirdre: randy in some ways that makes us feel like the candidates have to do a whole separate job maybe is fine, but have to jump through fiery hoops and read the fine print. that is not really about the issues right? that is just about pleasing the system which is okay if that is how it is but to a lot of people it doesn't seem fair. >> trust me, i was senior

>> ron allen in germany tonight. thank you. >>> one week after a devastating earthquake in ecuador, the president of that country has declared eight days of national mourning for the victims. the confirmed death toll now at 646, with another 130 people still missing. more than 26,000 are living in shelters. there were tributes, more tributes, to prince this weekend as his family held a private memorial service for the music legend and announced his remains have been cremated. ron matt has the latest from minnesota. ♪ dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life ♪ >> reporter: his farewell belied his public persona, small, understated, private. ♪ ♪ i just want your extra time and your kiss ♪ >> reporter: a departure from the master showman he was on stage, the eclectic superstar whose song writing and fashion were a magnet for millions around the world, including thousands who have arrived nonstop around his paisley park estate. his custom-made piano recently delivered and

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yes, ron paul had the delegates. you love ron paul, right? they are committed to donald trump. >> they would still love him too, right? >> there is a nonaggression principal. >> his supporters are passionate about his ideas the way he is passionate about him as a guy. the republicans don't want trump to be the nominee. you can't just go to number two. >> they would have to pick someone else. they can't let these voters choose and kasich win one state and then pick him. i get your point. the thing that is good for the country is it exposes that democracy is all an illusion and your votes don't matter. >> is that a good thing? >> people should know that. >> it is not a good thing that democracy doesn't exist, but it is a good thing people don't know it exists. >> we have made a choice. we have political parties. sometimes people forget there are parties so they can make the rules. trump can run a third party if he wants to. he could have run from the beginning. ron paul could have run as a libertarian. you want the money and the organization. y

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ron, i'm going to put this question to you. let's talk about demography. i'm not going to make you talk about momentum. the demographics in the next states next tuesday, not at all unlike new york here. ted cruz has a tough week ahead. >> donald trump said that ted cruz hates new york. by the end of next week, ted cruz is going to hate the whole atlantic seaboard. the fundamental promise of ted cruz's campaign has not been realized. he's run a brilliant, organizational campaign. when he started running, his concept was that he was going to go beyond what mike huckabee did, beyond what rick santorum did. he was going to knit together economic conservatives with religious conservatives. it simply has not happened. wisconsin was the first state in all of the 22 states with exit polls where he won most voters who are not evangelical christians. that's what you have to do to compete in the northeast, where there are not that many of those voters. in new york, he was back to 12% of those voters. that says to me he's going to of have a very rough week next week i

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cast 33 votes for ron paul. one vote for senator rick santorum and six votes for governor romney. >> minnesota, six, romney. >> that's it. 33 votes for ron paul, what. one vote, what. it's like just take the romney ones. ron paul, let along rick santorum hadn't crossed this eight-state majority threshold in rule 40b. it's like they didn't exist. that's why ted cruz is challenging john kasich's appearance on the ballot. ted cruz has won a majority of delegates in six states. under rule 40b he needs two more by the end of the primary process to be eligible to be nominated for president by the republican party. that should be doable. he only needs two more states. montana is one of the states that ted cruz really plans on getting. it would be a little easier if john kasich wasn't there. now that ted cruz seems likely to cross that eight-state threshold, they think rule 40b is the best thing since sliced bread. ted cruz said on talk radio, it will be a terrible idea for the washington power brokers to change the rul

let's bring in political analyst ron brownstein. great to have you here. >> good morning. >> it was not long ago that sanders and clinton could not agree on a date for a debate. and polling consistently shows clinton is well in front. >> debates, you lose seven of eight contests and suddenly you have to talk. i was at the event for sanders. sprawling wrapped crowd. it is a reflection of how far he has come and how far he still has to go. if you think about where sanders started the race. a septagenarian. he has won 70% of all voters under 30. that is more than barack obama. he has won white voters in every state except for ohio and iowa outside of the south. the problem he faces, hillary clinton is dominating among self identifying democrats. it is hard to win a party's nomination. the other thing he has not done is crack the african-american community. she won 3/4 of all african-american voters. in the south it was 2 to 1. the problem sanders has, two weaknesses converge in the northeast states in new york and pennsylvania and new

you know, ron just asked why sit on this until the convention. i would ask why announce it today? he announced it today because there were five states that ted cruz got trounced in. so this today was an effort to change the news cycle away from donald trump's victories and towards ted cruz. i agree with ron that carly fiorina is tremendous, but this is a desperate move and it's time for ted cruz to do what bernie sanders is doing, which is to come together and unite this party and do it around donald trump. >> smart move, act of desperation? >> all of the above. i think everybody is right here. if ted cruz was up and had more delegates, there's no way he'd be picking a vice president. he wants to have two people out there on the stump doubling his effort. sure, it's desperation but i think it's a smart move. it doesn't mean he's doomed. ted cruz still can pull this off. it's not going to be easy. he has to win indiana. this is something you do when your back's against the wall. >> matt, to the critics now. you know where they go. they go on twitter. donald trump's son eric tweeted

cruz national spokesperson ron nehring is with me now. ron, welcome back. we are glad for you to be here. >> thank you. deirdre: i want to ask you about cruz's comment in a minute, but just mathematically focusing on the number it is impossible for senator cruz to get more than 100% of the available delegates up for grabs. when he says we're going to a contested convention, on what grounds? >> well, that is that based on upon the projection that no candidate is going to get to the necessary majority of the delegates in advance of the convention. and that means we go to a first pool lot and then, most of the delegates, big chunk of the delegates at that point are free to vote their conscience. we know at that point, many of those delegates will coalesce behind senator cruz because they identified senator cruz as champion on issues that bring them to politics in the first place. we may have slightly longer series of balloting than happened any convention in 20 years but at the end of that process i think senator cruz will most likely be the nominee. deirdre: