republican appointee like him any time soon." john paul stevens of chicago, illinois was 99 years old. and that is our broadcast on this tuesday night. thank you so much for being here with us. good night from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. >>> as you can tell, i'm scrambled here on set just as i'm starting the show. in part because we've just thrown out the first half of the show because of breaking news that has just broken in the past few minutes. sorry for my fumble at start there. but nbc news has just confirmed in the last few minutes that retired supreme court justice john paul stevens has died at the age of 99. he died at holy cross hospital in fort lauderdale, florida of complications following a stroke that he suffered yesterday. justice stevens died peacefully. his daughters were at his side when he passed. he's survived by two of his children, nine grandchildren. he served on the court for nearly 35 years, third longest-serving justice in supreme court history. he was a chicago native. he was born to one of the wealthiest families in chicago. he enlisted in th

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nbc news has confirmed that retired supreme court justice john paul stevens has died at the age of 99. he died at holly cross hospital in fort lauderdale, florida of complications following a stroke that he suffered yesterday. justice stevens died peacefully. his daughters were at his side when he passed. he's survived by two of his children, nine grandchildren. he served on the court for nearly 35 years, third longest-serving justice in supreme court history. he was a chicago native. he was born to one of the wealthiest families in chicago. he enlisted in the navy. he was a decorated code breaker during world war ii in the navy. won the bronze start. he was appointed to the u.s. circuit court of appeals by richard nixon and then five years after that was appointed to the supreme court by gerald ford. by the time he retired from the supreme court in 2010, he was considered to be the most liberal member of the court, the leader of the liberal minority. but he had been appointed by -- first to the appeals court by nixon then to the supreme court by ford. so both of those appointees,

free c-span radio app app. john paul stevens died this week. withoctober, he spoke frank serving out about politics , the constitution, and gerrymandering. he also talked about the kavanaugh confirmation hearing and how it compared with clarence thomas' confirmation. >> as i said, i am thrilled and delighted to see such a crowd this is a not-for-profit volunteer educational organization. at the unitarian universalist fellowship in boca raton. thank them for the use of the hall. c-span is here, so this is an historic occasion. i am tony laducca. you encountered several of the board members when you are checking in today. carol, whocknowledge is where? where are you, carol? our executive director. [applause] >> doing a lot of the heavy lifting associated with this. there are a couple of business items i want to address. photographs, recordings not permitted. we have already turned off the cell phones. ok. we are beginning our full the 15th. monday we have a open house scheduled 1:00ext week, the 10th, at at the boca raton community center, which is right near the city hall near palmett

, click or visit a store today. >>> breaking news. former supreme court justice john paul stevens has died at 99. >>> and we're in warm weather alert way heat advisory for tomorrow and more dangerous heat in the forecast. >>> it's th 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 unch on a tut esday night. i'm shomari stone and i'll have reaction from people here on the national mall. >>> the.s. house condemns president trump's explosive attacks against minority congresswomen. find out if any republicans supported the measure. >>> d a plane making a splash in ocean city. >> announcer: news 4 at 11:00 begins with breaking news. >>> breaking tonight, former u.s. supreme court justice john paul stevens has died. >> 99-year-old was the third longest-serving justice in american history. he left the bench as one of the high court's leading liberalv ces. >> nbc's blaine alexander now on some of the landmark cases stevens ruled on. >> reporter: appointed by a republican president and labeled a moderate conservative, justice john paul stevens became one of the supreme court's leading liberals in his 34 yea

. tonight how the story of justice john paul stevens would be simply impossible in the america of 2019. all of it as "the 11th hour" gets underway on a tuesday night. >>> well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters in new york. this was day 908 of the trump administration, and while there is no joy in it, one way of summing up today is this. our government's broken, our politics are broken, washington is no longer functional, and the cracks in our society are deepening. much of this day was taken up by the discussion of racist statements by the president. then tonight came the news that had so many people thinking back to when we were different, the death just tonight of retired supreme court justice john paul stevens at the age of 99. we'll have more on his extraordinary life and legacy later on in this broadcast. but first, to the news of this day. and tonight that includes a rebuke of the president of the united states, a vote of congress to condemn him for telling four members of congress, all u.s. citizens, to go back to their home countries. the "washington post"

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justice john paul stevens. and he saw himself as pretty darn conservative though he often joins the liberal wing passing away peacefully at the age of 99. >> hello, welcome fox news at night at night mike emanuel, shannon bream we have fox news coverage, chad pergram to decode what happened on the house floor tonight, but we began with correspondent david to condemn the president, good evening david. >> palpable tension on the house floor tonight as democrats pass a former -- formal resolution condemning the president's remarks against the congresswoman who call themselvs "the squad." the final vote count tonight 240-187 and four republicans voted with democrats to condemn the presidents. those four listed they are. independent from michigan also voted with the democrats. the boat toast comes hours after a dramatic moment when house speaker nancy pelosi was told that her comments on the floor were out of line, watch. >> every single member of this institution democratic and republican should join us in condemning the presidents racist tweets. to do anything less would be a shocking

john paul stevens of chicago, illinois was 99 years old. and that is our broadcast on this tuesday night. thank you so much for being here with us. good night from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. >>> tonight on "all in" -- >> the democratic congresswomen should leave if they're not happy. where should they go? >> it's up to them. >> the president stands by his racist remarks. >> how shameful to hear him continue to defend those offensive words. >> as democrats use their power to condemn the president. >> every single member of this institution, democratic and republican, should join us in condemning the president's racist tweets. >> tonight, as frustration boils over -- >> i abandon the chair. >> and white house spin continues -- >> what's your ethnicity? >> why is that relevant? >> the actual cost to us all as republicans defend the president? >> the president is not a racist. >>> then -- >> what do you do when the leader of the free world is a racist? >> congressman al green on his push to impeach the president in the wake of his racist attacks. >> you file articles o

memorial services honoring late supreme court justice john paul stevens. 's casket arrives at the supreme court -- justice stevens' casket arrives at the supreme court 9:15. arrives at the supreme court 9:15. at 10:30, he will lie in repose and the public is invited to pay their respects. watch coverage on c-span two, c-span.org, or listen with the free radio app. >> the senate devils in monday at three: -- 3:00 p.m. -- the senate gavels in monday at 3:00 p.m. eastern. is expectedon vote tuesday. also tuesday, both on the house 9/11 victims compensation fund. follow the senate live on c-span two. the house plans to work on a bill to secure retirement savings. they also debate legislation border security and accountability at all levels of the homeland security department. watch the house live on c-span. >> robert>> robert mueller testo congress on wednesday about possible obstruction of justice and abuse of power by president despite the near given split among all americans, there are a significant differences when you look at the partisan breakdowns regardless of americans's view

. it's my distinct honor to introduce retired supreme court justice john paul stevens. usually one of the living legends of american jurisprudence. it's true. [applause] justice stevens begin the 101st supreme court justice after being nominated by president gerald ford in 1975. and swiftly confirm the u.s. senate in a unanimous vote. [laughing] that's not happening anytime soon. [laughing] later, while looking back at his presidency, president ford remarked that he was prepared to allow histories judgment on his entire term in office to be rested if necessary exclusively on his nomination of justice john paul stevens to the supreme court justice stevens joined the court when he was 55 55 years d and he served for 35 years. the third longest tenure of any supreme court justice in american history. and during those years he shaped public discourse on a breathtaking variety of issues, from the rights of guantÁnamo bay detainees to copyright law, to environmental regulation. whether the topic was flagburning, vote counting, or george carlin said seven dirty words, justice stevens voice

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americans in the cbs pey agree the content. >>> paying respect to john paul stevens. how he is shington. >>> severe weather around the country. how extreme heat, thunderstorms, and powerful wind is creating dangerous conditions. >>> we are about to see the temperatures at home started to increase. we noticed a lot of that over the weekend. how much higher will be goal for inland locations. i have a lot of low 90s to show you today, coming up. ceremonie nations capital to pay respects to the former supreme court justice john paul stevens. the body of the retired justice stevens is lying in repose at the great hall of the supreme court, where he served for nearly 35 years. he died last week at 99 years old after couple occasions from a stroke.>> when president obama nominated me to fill justice stevens seat, gave me a special reason for thinking of justice stevens as a hero. >> justice elena kagan replaced stevens on the court after he retired in 2010. tomorrow, the late justice will be laid to rest at arlington national cemetery. >> several companies that release a quarterly earnings rep

mourning the passing of john paul stevens, one of the longest serving supreme court justices in u.s. history, and tonight his friends and former clerks are honoring his legacy here's pete williams >> reporter: president gerald ford put john paul stevens, a midwestern conservative on the supreme court in 1975 but by the early 1990s, stevens was the court's most powerful liberal and his retirement in 2010 marked a turning in, althe court's conservatives were appointed by republican presidents with all the liberals appointed by democrats. a former clerk says justice stevens was seldom predictable >> there is nobody who exemplifies better the idea of an independent supreme court, a supreme court following the law and the facts in each case without preconception. >> reporter: he voted to support abortion rights and to let prisoners at guantanamo bay challenge their detention. justice stevens insisted he didn't change and said it was the court that shifted to the right >> after nixon became president, every appointment to the court was more conservative than his or her predecessor. >> rep

with the passing of an american legal giant. retired smoet justice john paul stevens has died at the age of 99. he served on the high court for 3 1/2 decades. cnn's pamela brown takes a look at the life and career of justice john paul stevens. >> reporter: john paul stevens was a conservative republican when president gerald ford nominated him to the supreme court in 1975. but he stepped down more than three decades later as a leader of the liberal side of the bench arguing the court change not his judicial philosophy. >> it has moved dramatically, that's right. and i -- i guess a radical word may well apply. >> reporter: stevens grew up in his family's chicago hotel during the rorring 20s. in world war ii he analyzed radio signals for the navy before becoming a judge and supreme court justice. he retired at 90 years old, replaced by obama appointee kagen. >> it's ironic because he has as big an impact on the supreme court and american society as any justice. >> reporter: in his career stevens voted in favor of abortion rights, affirmative action and gay rights long before it became

waiting for an update on funeral plans for retired supreme court justice john paul stevens. he died in the hospital in fort lauderdale, florida at the age of 99 after suffering a stroke. he was appointed by president gerald ford in 1975, he served until 2010, retiring at the age of 90. stevens was a registered republican when he was appointed. during his 35 yearses he became one of the leading liberal voices on the court, on issues like abortion and consumer rights. some of the candidates reacted to hearing about his death. >> justice stevens was an example of somebody who approached his role with a lot of dignity and class. >> i thought he was fine man. i feel badly. he serveed the country well. >> among the many rulings he delivered, the justice will be nope for writing a scathing decent this the bush versus gore case during the disputed 2000 presidential election. he wrote the opinion in district of nd mark case amended the interpretation of the second amendment ands pappedded gun rights and wrote descending opinion in bethel versus fraziers a case of restricted students freedom of

. john paul stevens suffered a stroke on monday. he died yesterday at a ft. lauderdale, florida, hospital, with his daughters by his side. he was apointsd by republican president but by the time he retired he was leading the court liberal wing. here is pete williams. >> reporter: gerald ford's only nominee john paul stevens was a moderate conservative. >> i thank the president for his expression of confidence. >> reporter: but he became an independent-minded justice and the court's most prolific dissenter. he insisted his legal views never changed and said it was the court that shifted around him. >> i really don't think i have changed. i still consider myself quite conservative. >> reporter: at first skeptical of affirmative action in government contracting he eventually supported it in college admissions. he voted with the courts liberals to restrict police powers to given prisoners better rights and a high wall between church and state and abortion but he sometimes voted with the conservatives, a decorated code breaker dissented with flag burning and let a unanimous court in

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justice john paul stevens, nominated by gerald ford in 1965, he served until stepping down from the bench in 2010, endeared for always sporting a bow tie. and known for his powerful dissents. by the time he retired at the age of 90, stevens had become a side of the liberal bench. cnn presidential historian tim neftali. let me get to two of those dissents. which leading opinion did he write, on the winning side, if you will. the campaign finance case, rejection of the common sense of the american people who have recognized the need to prevent corporations from undermining self government. citizens united reviewing allowed almost unlimited money into the system. bush v. gore 2000, although we may never know with complete certainty the winner of this year's presidential election, the loser is certainly clear, it's the nation's confidence in the judge as an impartial guardian of the rule of law. >> he was just on a book tour for his third book and he felt like it was important to constantly be reiterating his dissenting opinions so that they would get out into the public atmosphere and

, leaving now. john paul stevens, as you know, lying in repose at the supreme court. the president will be going over there right now actually to go and see. >>> back to iran. as they say, tensions are heating up. i have been saying that for 40 years. they say iranians say they broke up a cia spy ring, arrested 17 people, sentencing some of them to death. now we have a response from president trump, what was it. susan: that's right n a tweet, the president says the report of iran capturing cia spies is totally false. zero truth. just more lies and propaganda like their shot-down drone put out by a religious regime that is badly failing, and has no idea what to do. their economy is dead and will get much worse. iran is a total mess. back to the dismantling and arresting 17 members, some of those sentenced to death. iran says they were embedded in what they call sensitive parts of economy. sensitive departments, nuclear, economic, military, cyber. this roundup took several months, completed by end of march. secretary of state mike pompeo, he said take this news with a grain of salt since

john paul stevens has died at the age of 99. the liberal stalwart retired from the bench and 2010. he was nominated by the republican president gerald ford in 1975. among many notable cases, stevens led the decision to allow terror suspects at the time of a to plead for their freedom in u.s. courts. >>> in hi,prructof a ion-doar telcope la arenow celebrating. law enforcement officials t tak action against 30 meter telescope protesters, blocking the access road. activists hold the mountain speak. it is a sacred place. am i saying that correctly. before astronomers it is one of the best places on earth to observe space. >>> bay area residents can get an up close look at artifacts from the apollo 11 moon mission as we celebrate the anniversary of the historic launch. select the mission started 50 years ago yesterday and it ended eight days later when the uss hornet plucked the returning crew and from the pacific ocean. starting this afternoon, visitors can get a look at a new it was a bit dedicated to the moon mission in the hornets role. like it was very exciting to watch the fireball,

justice john paul stevens has died. >>> black lives, they matter here! >> black lives, they matter here! >> anger boiling over. the justice department will not bring charges against the officer whose choke hold killed eric garner. >>> good morning, everyone, welcome to "early start." i'm jessica dean in for christine romans today. >> good morning to all of you, i'm dave briggs. wednesday, july 17th. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. a cool image to show you this morning. the washington monument has turned into a rocket. it is the "apollo 11" honoring the 50th anniversary of the "apollo 11" mission and landing on the moon. that anniversary officially on saturday when time for a plug cnn airs its incredible dock -- "apollo 11" from a moment that was unifying to total division and chaos in congress. >>> a turbulent night on a divided house floor ending in a vote to condemn president trump's racist remarks targeting four minority congresswomen. just four republicans voted for the resolution, all from districts often darlingttargete democrats. the leadership and the vast majority of republic

learned in the last few days she went on vacation with john paul stevens who just passed away at the age of 99. she talked about this conversation she had with john paul stevens and i want to play this sound where she talks about telling stevens about a dream she had about staying on the court as long as him. listen. >> i said and my dream is that i will stay at the court as long as he did, and his immediate response was stay longer. >> and again, i don't think you tell that story unless you are sending the message to everybody both fans and critics that, look, i'm not going to quit. you know, i can't predict what my health will be two year, two years, three years from now but i'm not going anywhere. >> john, i think the work was also what sustains her. she also told nina totenberg that's what got her through her last bout with cancer. her job is her life. at the same time she's working at full steam and putting out opinions at full clip, she's traveling the world. justice stevens retired at the age of 90. as you said justice ginsberg 86. staying even longer would be the potential of

. >>> switching gears, the third ylongest servin supreme court justice histor has died. john paul stevens passed away yesterday at the age of 99. nbc's blayne alexder takes a closer look at his life and legacy. > reporter: appointed by a republican president and labeled a moderate conservative, jus in john paul stevens became one of the supreme court's leading liberals in his 34 years on the bench. >> i really don't think i have changed and i still consider myself quite conservative. >> reporter: justice stevensas center stage as the high court shifted from left to right, known as much for his signature bow ties as clearly written opinions. early on heted to reinstate the dealt penalth penalty but cr to question capital punishment. he favors free speech but rules when justice stevens was on the losing side, he was a prolific dissenter, notably provide pose a land mark ruling that allows campaigners mo pumpney into a political campaign. he was the third longest struts in supreme court history, father of four and grandfather of seven. in retirement justice stwaens outspoken, calling for a repeal o

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joining us. you know, we just saw you interviewed justice john paul stevens and not many americans got to see him up close like that. what was he like? what were your impressions? >> he was really part of a vanished tradition in american life which was the moderate republican. he was moderate in speech, in appearance. the only thing he wasn't moderate in was the wearing of bow ties. he loved to wear bow ties and that was really his skegture. but, you know, he came from the gerald ford midwestern republican school of political thought, of legal thought. and that tradition is completely gone in america. i thought of him as the last world war ii veteran who was active in public life. when he retired in 2010 there were really no more of the greatest generation in the positions of power that they held for so long, and i think that's also emblematic of his political views which are really gone today. i mean the republican party of donald trump is almost completely unrecognizable from the republican party of the 1970s. and i think that, that's what i think of when i think of john paul stevens

slim, very slim, that we'll see another republican appointee like him any time soon." john paul stevens of chicago, illinois was 99 years old. and that is our broadcast on this tuesday night. thank you so much for being here with us. good night from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. ♪ >>> after backlash over a series of tweets widely criticized as racist, house lawmakers vote to formally condemn president trump's remarks. >>> plus while defending president trump, white house counselor kellyanne conway asks a reporter about an exchange. >>> and remembering john paul stevens. he sat on the bench for nearly 35 years and has passed away at the age of 99. >>> good morning, everybody. it is wednesday, july 17th. i'm yasmin vossoughian, alongside my long lost co-anchor who has returned, ayman mohyeldin. we're so happy to have you back. >> great to be back. what have i missed? >> a lot to say the least. how's the baby? >> baby's doing great. sleeping through the night. there's a picture. he's sleeping. >> that was the end of your leave, right? >> yes. >> this is kind of the end of the

just broke just moments ago. john paul stevens, the third longest serving united states supreme court justice, has died tonight. stevens joined the supreme court in 1975. he retired in 2010 when he was 90 years old. in that time i was fortunate enough to meet him personally. my wife clerked for him in the year of 2007. he was an exceptional human being among everything else he was exceptional about. he was appointed by the republican president gerald ford. he often voted with the court's liberal wing. nbc justice correspondent pete williams looks back at his life and legacy. >> reporter: the supreme court's only gerald ford nominee, john paul stephens, arrived as a moderate conservative. >> i thank the president for his expression of confidence in me. >> here is the nomination. >> reporter: but he quickly headed in his own direction, becoming an independent-minded justice and the court's most prolific dissenter. he insisted he never varied and said the court shifted around him. >> i really don't think i have changed, and i still consider myself quite conservative. >> reporter: at firs

supreme court and a public viewing of the late justice john paul stevens. it also came just minutes after one of the four members, michigan's rashida tlaib, said this at an naacp event. >> yeah, i'm not going nowhere! not until i impeach this president. there's all of this young women and it's beyond just the four of us. the squad is all of you. and i can tell you there's -- you are all the squad, trust me. >> with me this monday to share their reporting and insights, abby philip, michael bendinger with "the wall street journal," rachel bade and amy walter. you see the new tweet from the president, again sent in the limousine on the way to the supreme court. you see congresswoman tlaib there. we'll get to congresswoman ocasio-cortez over the weekend saying similar things. is it a fair statement both sides like this fight? >> absolutely. when we talk about both sides, let's make clear one side of it, the radical left right now, is the squad. i'm not sure how much pelosi likes this fight or presidential candidates like this fight. but right now this is a back-and-forth that lets the preside

the law. retired supreme court justice john paul stevens, wse career on the high court spanned 35 years, has died. in a statement, chief justice john roberts said, "he brought to our bench an inimitable blend of kindness, humility, wisdom cod independence. his unrelenting itment to justice has left us a better nation." we look back now on his life and legacy. by the time john paul stevens received the nation's highest civilian honor in 2012, the presidential medal of freedom, he had already put his stamp on erican law. as former president barack obama noted that day, stevens, bow tie and all, did so in his own way. >> during oral argument, justice john paul stevens ten began his line of questioning with a polite, "may i interrupt?" or "may i ask a question?" you can imagine the lawyers would say, "okay"-- (laughter) --after which he would, just as politely, force a lawyer to stop dancing around and focus on tae most imp issues in the case. and that was his signature style: modest, insig well- prepared, razor-sharp. a woodruff: the justice w product of the windy city-- the son of a

hearing in 1975, then-judge john paul stevens faced a line of questioning about his health, which in retrospect is amusing. his health, they were asking about it 44 years ago. justice stevens had undergone single bypass heart surgery two years earlier and members of the judiciary committee wanted to mack sure that he could handle the rigors of serving on the united states supreme court. history has shown us that justice john paul stevens had not only a strong heart but a good heart when it came to serving on the united states supreme court. sadly that mighty heart finally did stop beating last week. justice stevens was 99 years old. he died peacefully with his daughters elizabeth and susan by his side. my state of illinois is proud to claim john paul stevens as native son. he was a member of a prominent chicago family and grew up in the luxury of his family's hotel, then known as the stevens hotel now known as the hilton hotel on michigan avenue. he never used his family's wealth to shirk his responsibilities. in world war ii he was a lieutenant commander in the navy and awarded the

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defense. >>> also this morning, remembering john paul stevens, the retired supreme court justice who led the liberal wing has died at 99. hear how he described his own legacy. >>> new this half hour, a very unusual cocaine bust. >> police say this is how a man tried to smuggle a pound of the drug through the airport. street value of the drug, nearly $34,000. we'll give you a closer look. >>> and it's exciting breaking news. new video from beyonce. "the lion king" star dropped a visually stunning music video for her song "spirit." it's a very special cameo appearance. i got all the good bumps because all of that is coming up in "the skinny" on this wednesday, july 17th. ♪ >> the queen, she knows how to do it to you. >> just ahead of the big premiere for everyone to see. >> two days! >> dropping this video. >> two days! >> everyone's excited. it debuted last night right here on abc. we're going to show you even more coming up. it's going to be great. >>> we do begin this half hour with a rare resolution from congress condemning president trump's tweets aimed at four lawmakers of color as

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remembering the legacy of supreme court justice john paul stevens who served on the nation's highest court for almost 35 years. he passed away last night at the age of 99. now stevens was largely seen as a figure who transformed through the course of his service gradually shifting to a more liberal voice on the bench by the time he retired in 2010. but in interviews he insisted he didn't necessarily become more liberal. the court itself had become more conservative. two of his most significant dissents were the 2000 decision that made george w. bush the 43rd president of the united states. he objected to the majority decision to shut down the recount of votes in florida, warning it was hurt the american people's confidence in the judicial system. another was his dissent in citizens united, which gave corporations the right to contribute to political campaigns as part of the right to free speech. joining me now is the person i always turn to for these interpretations, president and ceo of the national constitution center and law professor for george washington university, jeffrey rose

justice john paul stevens passed away today in florida at the age of 99. >>although he was a republican appointee stevens is remembered as a famous defender of liberal causes. the true voice of moderation. cnn's pamela brown has a look back at stevens remarkable life and career. >>and john paul stevens was a conservative republican president gerald ford nominated him to the supreme court in 1975. step down more than 3 decades later. liberal side of the bench. >>arguing the court change not his judicial philosophy. >>it is moved dramatically that's right. and i think it's a radical they will apply. >>stevens grew up and his family chicago hotel during the roaring 20's in world war 2 we analyze radio signals for the navy before becoming a lawyer judge and supreme court justices. he retired at 90 years old replaced by president obama appointee elena kagan. >>justice stevens is probably one of the least known justices publicly, and it's ironic because he has had as big an impact on the supreme court and an american society as any justice. >>and his career. stevens voted in favor

justice john paul stevens died july 16 at the age of 99. the ceremony held inside the court. stepsrmer clerks line the to receive the casket and were honorary pallbearers. one of the tributes is from elena kagan. president trump in the first lady paid their respects after the ceremony.