CNN’s Poppy Harlow Breaks Down During Interview with Alison Parker’s Parents

Andy Parker: ‘I look at you and I see Alison’

HARLOW: “Do you find in Alison's passion the strength now to fight this fight, Andy and Barbara? To fight your passion, which is changing some of the gun laws in this country?” 
B. PARKER: “I like to think that she got her strength from me and her passion from her father. And I always looked at her and thought, the genes just aligned, and how often does that happen? And she was absolutely the best of both of us. We're both passionate about what we do. Passionate about the arts. Passionate about the things that we feel are right and important. And she -- she had that. She had that passion from day one.” 
A. PARKER: “And now we're passionate about a new mission. That's the -- you know, it's -- it's the only thing that's giving me strength right now, to go, to take on this cause. Because, you know, I know that somewhere she'd be looking down and saying, you go, Dad. You're -- you're -- this is -- this is what she would want me to do.” 
B. PARKER: “I can see –“ 
HARLOW: “This is her fight.” 
A. PARKER: “This is her fight.” 
B. PARKER: “It is her fight. I can see Alison sitting there going –“ 
A. PARKER: “Yes.” 
B. PARKER: “-- because that's what she'd do. It's like good job, Mom and Dad. We do that for her.” 

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