family, themmings constituents of elijah's district, people of baltimore, to our entire country. i say that with great authority , maya gave usday the privilege of having a celebration of elijah's life in the capital of the united states. [applause] pelosi: the first african american lawmaker ever to lie in repose in the capitol building. [applause] pelosi: it was so beautiful. and has been referenced, allies are brought people together in brought people together in life of different parties and in his death of different parties. that is why i am so pleased that yesterday's service was very tooktisan and sad it bipartisan agreement for elijah to lie in repose in the same place abraham lincoln laid in repose in the capitol. veryh today we have a strong bipartisanship of elijah's colleagues from the , led by representatives the chairman, the leader steny hoyer, and so many of our .embers of the house in a bipartisan fashion, please rise to be recognized, and their families and elijah's staff. john lewis, where are you? john lewis. [applause] have strong: and we yesterdaytion bringing so

lessons you leave us. god bless you. compact screaming [applause] >> i'm going morning baltimore thank you bishop thomas, for bringing us to your beautiful offices, to pay tribute to our darling precious elijah. mr. president, mr. president, mr. vice president, [applause] madame secretary, arch bishop, members of the clergy, distinguished guests, for our darling elijah. is speaker of the house, i have the sad honor and personal privilege to bring the condolences of the entire congress of the united states, to miya and the cummings family, the people and constituents obliges district, people of baltimore, to our entire count country. i see that with great authority because yesterday, my friends and those of you who have loved elijah, yesterday miya gave us the privilege of having a celebration of elijah his live in the capital of the united states. [applause] the first african-american noisemaker to ever surf in repose. in the capital of the united states, mac it was so beautiful and reference to lisha for people together in live of different parties and in his death of different party.

, congressman elijah cummings spoke at the national press club. he talked about his upbringing in baltimore, eight full incendiary comments in political discourse, and gun violence. he said until he died, he planned to work for children to have a better future. here are some of his remarks. >> we must also stop the hateful , incendiary comments. we have to do it. those in highest levels of and votingmust stop fear, uses -- using racist language. it only brings more division among us. it severely limits our ability to work together for the common good. country, we finally must , that weh is enough are done with the hateful rhetoric, with the mass supremacisthe white domestic terrorists terrorizing our country and fighting against everything america stands for and everything are phenomenal military has fought for. when i'm speaking of that, i am thatded of a conversation i had with my 10-year-old niece this weekend. 10 years old now. she said "are they going to put us in cages?" that's coming from a 10-year-old. we are better than that. we must stand together with those who we do not look lik

to you, craig melvin after a remarkable scene in that baltimore church. the biggest names in the democratic party and some of the republican party side by side to remember this giant of congress. >> elijah cummings bringing folks together in death just as he did in life, hallie jackson. good to see you. craig melvin here, msnbc headquarters in new york city. as hallie mentioned, former presidents, current and former members of congress. president barack obama set to be the last speaker at the service. civil rights icons among the hundreds of mourners who are gathered for the funeral service of congressman elijah cummings, cummings making that final trip back to his be loved hometown of baltimore, maryland, this morning after becoming the first african-american lawmaker to lie in state in the u.s. capitol yesterday. president bill clinton also expected to speak. lying in state, by the way, in honor that his only then bestowed upon, 20 former senators, representatives and presidents in the history of this country. his casket yesterday as it lied in state, sitting upon the same plat

for freddie gray, did you see him? by the time these young people came back from israel to baltimore, they had celebrated shabbat, studied hebrew, hiked, seen and been seen and made lifelong friends, all because of elijah cummings knew from his own experiences that it is one thing to learn abstractly about the world but another to experience at with people different from yourself, learning from each other, lifting each other up. said his elijah often philosophy was simple -- do something. go out and do something. no matter how daunting a problem seems, no matter how hopeless you feel, surely there is something you can do. i think that remains his challenge to each of us. as he said, even if it seems small, there is usually something you can do if you are looking for it. you can defend the truth. you can defend the mocker see. you can lift up -- you can defend democracy. you can lift up others. begging them american people to pay attention to what is going on because if you want to have a democracy intact for your children and your children's children, in unbord, we have got to guard

we speak in his beloved baltimore. the church is so packed they're having to turn some people away. you will see speeches live from hillary clinton and nancy pelosi this hour and later today from former presidents barack obama and bill clinton. they have halted congressional action on the impeachment inquiry today, but there are still two big developments this morning. a top source is telling nbc news that investigation into the russia investigation is now a criminal one. we're going to explain what that means legally, the extra power the doj now has, and why democrats are livid. and just in the last couple of minutes, nbc news learning lawyers for ousted national security adviser john bolton are in talks for a possible private deposition in the impeachment investigation. why that's explosive. but a current white house official, we're learning, agreeing to cooperate, too. the fallout from both sides of the aisle and the white house as we speak with a lawmaker fresh off a trip to ukraine, ready to tell us what bill taylor told him. our nbc news team is here. we're going to get to th

thousands in baltimore saying good-bye to the longtime maryland congressman. he was revered there. >> he certainly was. cummings rose to become chair of the house oversight committee, one of the most powerful democrats in congress. kristen holmes is with us from baltimore now. a somber day, for sure, with a lot of big names who will be there remembering and honoring him. >> reporter: good morning, poppy and jim. well, that's absolutely right. we have a lot of big names, use you said. the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, is also going to talk. we have former secretary of state hillary clinton but what's perhaps more remarkable is the mens of the public who lined up since 4:00 a.m. to pay their respects. about an hour ago, the church came out and said they were at capacity. this is a church that holds more than 4,000 people, and there were still hundreds of people here in line. i spoke to one woman who said that she was a principal at a school where cummings was on the board, and she was so grateful for all that he had done for their school that she would have crawled here if she

died last week are tomorrow at the baptist church in baltimore. we will have live coverage friday morning at 10:00 eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org or you can listen on the free c-span radio app. the casket of the late congressman arrived at the u.s. capitol this morning for a ceremony before lying in state. leadership from the house and senate made remarks including house speaker nancy pelosi, senate minority leader chuck schumer, and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. >> forward, march. >> forward, march. [footsteps] [background noises] >> ladies and gentlemen, the honorable emanuel cleaver, united states representative from the fifth district of missouri. rep. cleaver: let us pray. for the great god almighty who dwells in the shelter of the most high, we approach you as frail and flawed creatures and requests of thy enabling grace. our hearts are made heavy by the transition of our colleague, our family member, our loved one, the mahogany marylander. elijah cummings. as he has moved into the realm of the unseen. holy spirit, we are blessed to be in this spectacular

big cities paralyzed. new york, philadelphia, baltimore, st. louis, minneapolis, los angeles. you could go on and on. the pacific northwest. police now are risk averse. you have a redefinition of policing. if police officers use force, that's brutality. the california legislature essentially saying to the police, the only time they can be in a shooting is if they're fired upon. if they fire in defense of their lives, if the person turns out to be unarmed, it's probably going to be criminal prosecuted. so it's time to talk about if it can't be repaired what we're going to do post policing in this country. >> that seems to be -- you're the first person i've heard talk about post-policing. do you see us change that much where you think that policing as it is today might not exist in the future? >> there's no appetite among young people to do this job. it was always a hard job to do. it has become increasingly impossible to do. you had the police union in new york city this week saying the job is dead. that's what they said. a total lack of leadership. in fact, you have mayors grand s

. congressman cummings was born in baltimore on january 18, 1951. he was one of seven children of robin and ruth -- robert and ruth cummings and although his family struggled financially, they always found a way to help others in their community. representative cummings and his family, like thousands of other african-americans, had to face the brutal experience of the jim crow period. when representative cummings was a child at 11, he was attacked while trying to swim in the neighborhood swimming pool. racist adults threw rocks and bottles that resulted in injuries. but left him with a determination to study law and to become the fighter for social justice that characterized his life. he would go on to receive his bachelor's degree in political science from howard university. and while at howard, he served as student government president. after gragg -- graduating from howard university, he obtained his law degree from the university of maryland school of law. congressman incumbentings practiced law in baltimore -- cummings practiced law in baltimore and was elected to the maryland house of

morning at the age of 68. according to wbal-tv, cummings born and raised in baltimore maryland where he still lived up to his death represented the seventh congressional district since 1996. the son of former sharecroppers, he began his life of public service in maryland's house of delegates where he served as 14 years, becoming the state's first african-american speaker pro tem. cummings served as the chairman of the house oversight and reform committee. he is survived by his wife and three children. we want to bring in mike into the conversation here. this is stunning news this morning. to say the least. the loss of someone who is such a leader on the hill. especially the last couple of years. as we have seen the chair of the house oversight committee. the things that he has said, in leading this government forward, in spite of so much turmoil and division that we're seeing in washington right now. >> yes, elijah cummings, a tremendous loss, and politics would be the least loss. just the loss in terms of a wonderful human being, a compassionate human being, a man who is not from ba

share croppers, a son of baltimore. cummings is being remembered for his decades of service. there we see the military honor guard. his casket will sit just 75 feet away from the statue of another civil rights icon, rosa parks, also mere steps away from the statue of former confederate president jefferson davis. that would stand as a stark reminder of our country's past and of congressman cummings' work pushing americans forward toward a better future. as we watch his casket solemnly being carried up the steps of the capitol, i want to bring in geoff bennett, jake sherman, both of them on capitol hill. geoff, obviously this is one of those rare instances where we see both sides coming together. we're going to hear from people, leadership on both sides of the aisle. tell us a little bit about the honors that will be bestowed on elijah cummings over the next 48 hours. >> reporter: chris, today and tomorrow we are going to see a public celebration for a man revered for the deep and abiding passion he brought to public service, a man widely regarded for being a strong, moral force here on

fighting for baltimore and the little guy. chairman cummings can rest easy knowing that he did everything he could in his time to restore the principles of our democracy and equality. his passing is a tremendous loss to myself, personally, the city of baltimore, our state and our country. my heart goes out to his family and friends and staff during this time of grief. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? -- the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? without objection. >> madam speaker, the united states marine corps is characterized by their values of honor, courage and commitment. asthma are ins would say, semper fi. madam speaker, i rise today to recognize major general herbert loyal wilkerson on his 100th birthday. a decorated veteran who per son fice these values of the united states marine corps. he felt -- personifies these values of the united states marine corps. he felt this in 1941. still three hours short of

, his beloved baltimore, his beloved family. and he always considered himself as someone who would find a cure for the ailments of society. that's why this morning we have heard some of his words come -- words, come on people, we're better than this. or the wonderment of his words that came from his strong spiritual connection. i want everybody to know that he was able to say all of this and remain that steady figure in the eye of the storm because he was a man of faith. who had no shame in his love of god and the teachings of his parents who reminded us all the time as they rest in peace themselves themselves that they were share croppers and look -- sharecroppers and look at him now. he ascended to greatness. chairman of the oversight committee. his focus was not only on this recent impeachment inquiry he looked at all aspects of wrongness that afflicted the american people. certainly one of which included this high prescription drugs, causing people to either lose their lives or not be able to take care of themselves. he was also a man of justice and wanted criminal justice reform an

. representing his home of baltimore, maryland, for decades. this ceremony will be getting underway shortly. we'll be bringing you the moments. this is bringing together really all of congress, the left, the right, the center. house speaker nancy pelosi, she's going to be speaking pretty much first. she's going to be offering some welcoming remarks. other speakers will be also including the republican senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell. and also conservative republican congressman mark meadows. and meadows is a man whose political views, so different from that of congressman elijah cummings. but they over the years had become dear, close personal friends. meadows told "politico" this -- about the fact that he is going to be making remarks today, he said, quote, it will probably be the hardest two or three minutes i will ever give. let's listen in one more time. followed and flanked by his family there. let's go to suzanne malveaux, she's on capitol hill following all of these events this morning as they play out. what are you learning about the tributes that are to come for con

their hometowns behind. elijah cummings did not just represent baltimore, he embodied it. he celebrated its victories. sought to advocate for its needs. and worked to heal its wounds. he knew there was only one reason why a son of sharecroppers, a child who had literally had to bear the injuries of bigotry and segregation could graduate from law school and eventually chair a powerful committee in ongress. only one reason, because principal leaders had fought to give kids like him a chance. chairman cummings made it his life's work to continue that effort. he climbed the ranks here in the capitol. not because he outgrew his hometown, but because he was so committed to it. i think all of us remember the time that the stillness most clearly was back in 2015, his city roiled by unrest. by day the congressman was here in the capitol working and leading in these hallways of power, but every night he rode the train back home and walked the neighborhoods, bullhorn in hand, encouraging unity and peace. here's what he said. let's go home. let's all go home. now our distinguished collea

in baltimore. we will show you the eulogies which include former president clinton and obama. >> this is the day the lord hath made. let us rejoice and be glad in it. this is the day the home-going celebration. this was a great man, a moral leader, and a friend. first lady of the church patricia thomas, in this baptist church, inc. you for welcoming us all here to reflect on live and celebration of service of elijah cummings. also to the cummings family and to his political family that constituents from maryland congressional seventh district. thank you for sharing him with our country and the world. [applause] thank you miya. is you have said so beautifully, you walked by elijah his side on this journey. thank you for your steadfastne steadfastness. and your resilience and your leadership. [applause] is no consumer incidents, then elijah cummings, sharon a name with an old testament prophet. his name meant in hebrew, the lord is my god. [applause] and who used the power and the wisdom that god gave him, to uphold the moral law. that all people are subject to and because of a

celebrated at the baptist church in baltimore maryland. we will show you that event tonight at eight eastern. right now, two of the eulogies of today's service from former bill clinton and barack obama. anir comments are about half hour. collect thank you very much, bishop. all the members of the family and honorees. i thank you for many things, but especially for the decades of guidance and friendship you gave to elijah. it is true that almost exactly onyears ago he invited me the sunday before the election. i love that he introduced the staff, because we would all be dead without the people who were helping us. if you are president your staff is always trying to tell you why you shouldn't do something, why you shouldn't go somewhere. i remember it very well. , iday before the election get why you want to go to african-american church, but why would you want to go to baltimore? they always vote for you. why would you go for elijah cummings? he has been in the house 15 minutes, he literally had unfinished one term yet. he said, i get the feeling this is something we ought to do. and

baltimore. and robert work shifts at a plant in ruth cleaned other people's homes. they became parents of seven. preachers to a small light. i remember i had the pleasure of meeting elijah's mother ruth and she saw me, she. for me every day. and i knew it was true. sometimes people say they are praying for you and you don't know. [applause] they might be praying about you. [applause] but you don't know if there praying for you. but i knew she was telling the truth. so they were the proverbial soil of the earth and they passed on that strength but also the kindness and the faith to their son. as a boy alleges that made him shine his shoes and tie his tie and go to the airport not to board the airplanes but to watch others doing it. i remember elijah telling me the story. i have not applied, i may not fly but you will fly winded. we can't afford it right now but she wilyou will fly. as grandmothers do a little more impatient with her advice. she said, your daddy has been waiting and waiting for a better day, don't you wait. elijah did not wait. against all odds elijah earne earned -- lea

church in baltimore. we will show you the eulogies which included former presidents clinton and obama. [background sounds] >> i knew this day would come kweise mfume: i knew this day would come but i never thought it would be so soon. my dad and i had a special bond -- one that spanned the 37 years and the 37 years of his life of public service. our connection was and remains one of heart, and spirit and soul and it is him was impossible to put that connection into words. thank you, daddy. here's a letter to express my gratitude to you for a lifetime of lessons, and memories and blessings. recently he was my recently -- recently come you said my handwriting was getting too small. so like in recent times, i would like to read this note of thanks allowed. except today daddy, all of these people have gathered to celebrate your live so it's not just you and me. i hope as always to make you proud. dear dad, over the past week, baltimore and the nation in the have celebrated your life and your contributions to our collective humanity. you were so many things to so many people. you touched s

baltimore, a city of grit and hope, a city of and hard work. in the city of baltimore. at a time of great distress in baltimore, it was lijah cummings in the streets ringing calm and peace to that city. his life will forever be an example to all of us of striving to better one's community and of passion and service to one's fellow man and perseverance in the face of adversity while in ursuit of making this country and the world a better place. henever he believed we were falling short of the vision of founders -- and many of you ill hear this resonate in your ears -- he would say to all of throughout our state, at a time of trouble and difference, he would say to all loving way, we are better than this. conflict, as we see people disparaging one ought to think to urselves, we are better than this. and think of elijah cummings, a great faith, of great great humanity, of great service. cummings.iss elijah we are a lessor place for losing him. like the prophet for whom he was amed, he was taken from us too suddenly.o soon, too e can say from shakespeare, he should have died hereafter. tomorr

. he looked upon south baltimore where he grew up. he looked at the downtown. he looked towards the west side. and it was so glorious. and he said, boy, i've come a long way. man, has he come a long way. >> emotional moment there, the wife of the late maryland congressman elijah cummings speaking last night. today congressman cummings is being remembered by members of congress and the public as his body lies in state at the capitol. cummings is the first african-american lawmaker to have that honor. a wake and funeral are planned for tomorrow in baltimore. former presidents obama and clinton will speak at the service. moments ago, house speaker nancy pelosi and republican congressman mark meadows eulogized cummings. >> elijah was truly a master of the house. he respected its history and helped shape america's future. i have called him our north star, our guide to a better future for our children. it was in defense of the children at the border that he will elijah said, we can do better. >> elijah has left his tent to go to a mansion, a better place. perhaps this place and this count

we will be here a while. his career includes time work at ausa, investigation unit in baltimore, deputy attorney general of maryland, and candidate for mayor of city of baltimore, thank you all very much for joining. today we will be discussing clerk and strange topic, literally every clerk had a life after clerking and diverse as the professional world has brought, encompass every field of government, they extended far beyond the law, in other words, they are just like you, and at the risk of premise of the panel, scotus clerks are like law school justices. they may have limited exposure and they too face plenty of hard decisions about what we want to be when we grow up after our time at the court. still there's no denying of supreme court clerkship is powerful and occasionally transformative. clerk at the court is awesome responsibility, the cases are hard and the stakes are high, not only in blockbuster cases but all the cases, they shape the rules in which we live. clerking at the supreme court is an amazing opportunity for those who are and the same those struck by lighting

was beloved by his constituents, both those in the city of baltimore and those in its suburbs. was ndeed, it elijah probably better loved in my district than i am. most of my colleagues will understand that, of course. he worked hard. even in his final days the speaker is going to speak, i'm sure she will say something about a telephone call she had with him just days ago doing the people's business. as his health faltered, his passion for his work did not. in the days ahead we will have many opportunities, of course, to speak about our friend, elijah, about his passion for service, his many contributions to maryland and our nation, and his deep convictions as a moral leader and a man of decency and love for his neighbor. some of you will recall elijah at the time of great distress in and ore anger, outbusts, elijah walked among them as a man of peace. and like no other person in our state, brought peace where there was no peace. we'll have opportunities to remember that and we have a chance to reflect on o the love he had for his wife and his three children. today in remembering e

something better in this city, south baltimore. robert worked shifts at a plant, and ruth cleaned other people's homes. they became parents of seven, preachers to a small flock. i remember i had the pleasure of meeting elijah's mother, ruth, and she told me she prayed for me every day, and i knew it was true, and i felt better for it. sometimes, people say they are praying for you, and you don't know. [applause] pres. obama: they might be praying about you. [laughter] pres. obama: but you don't know if they are praying for you. but i knew miss ruth was telling the truth. so they were the proverbial salt of the earth, and they passed on that strength and that grit, but also that kindness and that faith, to their son. as a boy, elijah's dad made him shine his shoes and tie his tie, and they would go to the airport -- not to board the airplane's, but to watch others do it. i remember elijah telling me this story. robert would say, "i have not flied. i may not fly. but you will fly one day. we can't afford it right now, but you will fly." his grandmother, as a leisure related -- as elijah r

in this city, south baltimore. and robert worked shifts at a plant and ruth cleaned other people's homes. they became parents of seven. preachers to a small flock. i remember i had the pleasure of ruth,g elijah's mother, and she told me that she prayed for me every day. .nd i knew it was true and i felt better for it. sometimes, people say they are praying for you and you don't know. they might be praying about you you don't know if they are praying for you. ruth wasw that ms. telling the truth. were the proverbial salt of the earth. strengthpassed on that but also that kindness and that faith to their son. boy, his dad made him shine his shoes and tie his tie and they would go to the airport not to board the airplane but to watch others do it. i remember him telling me the story. flied said -- i have not and i may not fly but you will fly one day. we cannot afford it right now but you will fly. grandmother, as elijah related and as grandmothers do was a little more impatient with her advice. daddy, she said, he has been waiting and waiting and waiting for a better day. don't you w

. dear dad, over the past week, baltimore and the nation in the world has celebrated your live and your contributions to our collective humanities. you know so monday things to so monday people. you touched about so monday lives. that's because your was one not only of duty and service but one of compassion another. you truly saw people. and they saw you. no matter their lack of live and politics no matter anything that made them different from you, you often said to me, thank you for just being you. you we're the guest. and i have much to be grateful for. and while you we're congressman and mr. chairman, and a season political leader, perhaps the most important title you held in your 68 years of live on this earth, was dead. first, thank you for loving me before i even took my first breath in this world. i remember you telling me how when i was born you know amazed at who can hold me in the palm of your hand. just one hand and just live. my live. in your hands. you and mom literally give me live we shared an unbreakable connectedness ever since. which is what makes today so incred

commencement address in baltimore. he discussed standing up for democracy and congress's duty to investigate. this is 30 minutes. rep: cummings: to dr. wilson, i want to thank you for your very kind introducon. good morning to everyone. i am certainly proud to be with you on this wonderful occasion. as i was sitting there listening to my good friend and mentor and colleague, i could not help but think about the campus as it was maybe 15 or so years ago, and think about how far we have come and i am so proud to be associated with morgan state university. it is one of the proudest things i do sitting on the board. give yourselves a hand. we have been great. chairman, mr. mfume, and my distinguished colleagues, of this great university, i thank you for inviting me here today. my thanks to you, as well, ladies and gentlemen, for joining us here at morgan state university for a brief conversation about the future of our graduates and the future of our country. i am also pleased to be joined by my wife, dr. maya rockeymoore cummings, coming and many of my family members today. you all

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hypocrisy. >>> and elijah cummings funeral in baltimore. on hand, two former presidents and the former secretary of state. >> his integrity and character, his can-do spirit made him a guiding light in the congress. he pushed back against the abuse of power. he was unwavering in his defense of our democracy. he had little tolerance for those who put party ahead of country or partisanship above truth. >> presidents clinton and obama to speak at that ceremony, that funeral. we will take you there when that happens. as well, president trump speaking outside the white house. we'll bring you that as soon as we can. we begin the hour with the impeachment inquiry list and the possibility of adding a formidable west wing insider. security adviser john bolton. they are confirming now that bolton's lawyers have had talks with investigating committees about a possible deposition. other witnesses place bolton at or near the center of several key conversations about security aid withheld from ukraine. bolton deputy fiona hill notably saying that her boss, mr. bolton, called mr. rudy giuliani, quote,

: and he fought back oren the president called his baltimore district a "rodent- infested mess." t i do not have time for people r: bwant to trash our city. >> reporter: but today, the president praised cummings tweeting, "his work and voice will be very hard, if not impossible, to replace." after riots broke out in baltimore four years ago... >> go home, folks. >> reporter: ...cummings took the lead in trying to restore order. rmmunity activist anthony pressley says cummings never strayed from his roots. >> we saw him every day. ts.walked the streets. he went to the local churches here. he was a part of baltimore. he wasn't from baltimore. he was of baltimore. >> reporter: in a statement, cummings' wife maya said, "he worked until his last breath iscause he believed our atmocracy was the highest and e ht expression of our collective humanity." y."ah. >> o'donnell: a huge loss, indeed, chip, thank you. onere is still much more ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." the reward is growing in the case of an alabama toddler adnapped during a birthday party. and a new study blames a design f

tied to the congressman's district in baltimore. a statement issued by staff said it was tied to ongoing health issues. >>> a lot of fallout after an explosive meeting between president trump and leading democrats go south. >> they were supposed to be talking about the situation in syria but instead house speaker nancy pelosi and senator chuck schumer ended up storming out. "today in the bay's" tracie potts is live in washington. trace trace, what happened? >> reporter: what happened here there were words exchanged, people in the room say it got heated pretty quickly. president trump and nancy pelosi, the house speaker, are pointing at each other saying the other had a meltdown in this conversati conversation. they didn't get anything done on where we are with syria. and turkey invading syria and what could be a more dangerous situation in the region and even possibly for the united states. they didn't get to all of that because of the blowup in the meeting. >> what we witnessed on the part of the president was a meltdown. sad to say. >> it was insulting particularly to the speak

from israel to baltimore, and celebrated and studied hebrew and they had seen and been seen. they made lifelong friends. all because elijah cummings knew from his own experiences, that it is one thing to learn about the world but also to experience it. with people different from yourselves. learning from each other and lifting each other up. no, elijah often said his philosophy was simple. do something. go out and do something. no matter how daunting a problem seems, no matter how helpless you feel, surely there is something you can do. i think that remains is challenge to each of us. is he said, even if it seems small, there is usually something you can do if you know looking for it. you can defend the truth. you can defend democracy. you can lift up others. toward the end of his live, he said i am begging the american people to pay attention to what is going on. because if you want to have it democracy intact for your children, and your children's children, and generations yet unborn, we have got to guard this moment. this is our watch. our elijah knew him a because he was a man

chair elijah cummings died early this morning in baltimore. his office says he died due to complications due to long-standing health challenges. the 13-term democrat was 68. house majority leader steny hoyer made the announcement to members on the house floor this morning as members were beginning their daily speeches. gentleman from maryland, mr. minutes.r five mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. i have the sad task of announcing what probably most of know.ready great american. a decent american. a wonderful member of this body. elijah cummings, who died early of illnesses he suffering from for a time.icant period of members of the house, the people people of the e united states of america woke up and shocking news that we had lost this dear a devoted public patriot whoedicated reflected courtesy and respect for all. confrontation and and, yes,nt and anger beacon s hate, he was a of ivility, of fairness, justice. he was chairman of the oversight reform committee. too early.way at 68 years of age. of us who served with him justice, passion for his sharp intellect, having kappa from i beta

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set to speak in baltimore. "andrea mitchell reports" starts right now. >> thank you, craig melvin. >>> next on "andrea mitchell reports," the justice department opens a criminal investigation into the origins of the fbi's russia probe. what's the crime? who's under investigation? and why are the findings of the nation's 17 intelligence agencies and the republican-led senate intelligence committee not enough for the trump administration? >>> falling in line. republicans escalate their assault on the house impeachment inquiry, trying to slow down the pace after two weeks of damaging testimony. >>> plus going home. thousands gathering in baltimore this hour, including two former presidents, for a final farewell to congressman elijah cummings. the man that speaker of the house nancy pelosi called "our north star." ♪ >>> and good day, everyone, i'm andrea mitchell and we're keeping a close eye of course on congressman cummings' funeral service in baltimore. we'll take you there when president clinton begins his remarks followed by president obama. >>> but we begin in washington where

of truth and civil rights at his funeral in his hometown of baltimore he spent the final years of his life as a face critic of donald trump and played a leading role in impeachment efforts particle hain has more. mr president mr president mr vice president with that the speaker of the u.s. house of representatives sent the message this was no ordinary sendoff this was no ordinary congressman elijah cummings the longtime democratic leader he was known as the party's moral voice to former presidents celebrated what they called his very american story his parents were sharecroppers. from the. pick to back. and strawberries. and then sought something better in this city. south baltimore it's not even a teenager when he hauled down to the swimming pool and joins a group to integrate it in for his trouble gets banged on the head with a glass model living a life time scar. which he bore with on or. he was a civil rights activist that often promoted his hometown baltimore a majority black city in 2017 as riots consumed those streets with protests against police brutality cummings took to the

baltimore. this is where i once worked. i wanted to share that personal story from that picture, the day after the riots in 2015 and cummings wanted to get the word out to tell people to stop rioting. he lived through the 1968 riots in baltimore after dr. martin luther king's death and he did not want to see a repeat of what happened then. many of those buildings were still abandoned from 1968 to that moment but he cared so much about baltimore. baltimore native and he worked until his final days for the people who lived and worked in that city. he was well represented and he will be missed. >> a lot of remembrances will continue today. thank you for that memory. >>> today is the 30th anniversary of the loma prieta earthquake as we've mentioned. many people wonder whether or not they will be safe when the big one strikes. new tests have uncovered concerns about hundreds of buildings on university campuses across the state. we investigate whether students and professors are safe. >>> coming up after nbc bay area news at 11:00, california, live followed by access daily and then days of