Almanac: At the Capitol

The Franken campaign has released a new ad showing Al standing by his wife Franni through her struggles with alcoholism.  Here's a great picture they gave me for our upcoming show Senate Race MN: 3 Big Moments.  In an emotional interview Al talks about being a member of Al-Anon for friends and family of alcoholics.  Al said his personal experience was the inspiration for some of his movies like Stuart Saves His Family and When A Man Loves A Woman.  

You can still see the strong connection between Al and Franni today.  That was clear to me after spending a lot of time with them in their home working on this project.  What may surprise viewers is that they get to see strong connection that remains between Norm and Laurie Coleman.  So much has been said and rumored over the years, they'll address it.  This week on Almanac we'll air a clip of the very candid interviews with Norm and Laurie.  We're going in alphabetical order so Franken's profile excerpt will be next week.  Last week Dean Barkley revealed to me his treatment for depression and drinking.  The entire program Senate Race MN: 3 Big Moments airs Oct. 22 on TPT-2.