going to happen tomorrow at the funeral? >> dana: you will have eulogies from george w. bush. that will be hard for me to get through because i am quite close to him, as christopher buckley, another speechwriter wrote, that they might've been new england roots but they have big tear ducts of a sicilian grandmother. then brian mulroney, the prime minister of canada, 1 of 41's best friends on the world stage. alan simpson from the great state of wyoming will also you eulogize him and then john meacham, the story the story. greg, you and i've said this. 41 really embodied this machine keep it in mind. politics might be what we do, but it's not who we are. >> greg: thanks, dana. is mueller finally ready to wrap up his investigation? latest development in the russia probe. that's next. if i built a van, it would do more than haul. if i built a van, it would carry my entire business. i'd make it available in dozens, make that thousands of configurations. it would keep an eye on my fleet. [ beeping ] and an eye out for danger. with active brake assist. if i built a van, i'd make it available i

. earlier a number of people including his son george w. bush attended a private ceremony in houston. special counsel rort mueller is expected to recommend sentencing for donald trump's former lawyer and campaign manager paul manafort. the investigation into pos russian collusion in the 2016 election was clearly on the president's mind today. mr. trump tweeted, "without the phony russia witchhunt and with all we have accomplished in the last almost two years, my approval rating should be 75%50 rather tha it is called presidential brassment." katty kay from t's "beyond 100 days" program has been speaking to ken starr. he is in the bill clinton impeachment case, about the ste of the probe. ken: these pesky redactions that infeed the general flynn sentencing keep us behind the veil of ignorance to a great extent in terms of where the investigation might be going, but it would notppear especially with respect to michael cohen that thereits anything wh respect to collusion. there is no indication that he was that seriously involved in the campaign. i realize the issues of paymen to indivi

he loved his country. >> i feel honored to be a small part of george w. bush's legacy. duty and country sums it up. reporter: he'll be laid to rest on thursday at the bush library along with his wife barbara and daughter who died at age 3. >> i think he was proud of his political career. it's not a question i ever asked him. i know i heard him say one of the things he was most of proud of was his children came home, his family. i think that maybe was one of the things he was most of proud of in the fact that he was the husband of barbara bush, the woman he loved for 73 years. but he wasn't the kind of man who would brag about his accomplishments. reporter: what president bush stood for means different things to didn't people. we heard the last 3 hours, for some of the student here attending the school for public policy say they want to continue in his tradition of public service. eric: for more on the late president's life and legacy. a former speech writer for president george h.w. bush. among the accolades about his generosity and competitiveness and service to his country, wh

year's memorial services for barbara bush, john mccain and george w. bush. 3:30 p.m. eastern, the future of the u.s. military. at 8:00, former president barack obama, james baker and john meacham on the u.s. role in the world. >> if there's a problem around the world, people do not call moscow or beijing. they call washington. even our adversaries expect us to solve problems and keep things running. a conversation with entrepreneurs on women in corporate america. >> women's networks tend to look very female heavy. men's networks tend to look male heavy. that may be fine when you are in your first position out of school. who do you think wins in the network by the time you get to senior leadership? >> watch c-span christmas day. c-span, where history unfolds daily. as a79, c-span was created public service by america's cable television companies. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. passed week, the senate

george w. bush against al gore in the 2000 election. that relationship between bush and jim baker, what can you tell us about that? >> that was the most extraordinary partnership, friendship. it was george bush who got jim baker into politics. they were friends in houston going all the way back. they suffered great losses. jim baker lost his first wife. and of course you've talked about robin, the child that the bushes had lost. they lost elections. jim baker lost his attempt at elected politics, but then he became the ally, the partner, the secretary of state and was very reluctant to leave the job he loved so much secretary of state to become campaign manager

george w. bush against al gore in the 2000 election. that relationship between bush and jim baker, what can you tell us about that? >> that was the most extraordinary partnership, friendship. it was george bush who got jim baker into politics. they were friends in houston going all the way back. they suffered great losses. jim baker lost his first wife. and of course you've talked about robin, the child that the bushes had lost. they lost elections. jim baker lot his attempt at elected politics, but then he became the ally, the partner,

as a family, one saying potentially this holiday. >> i remember george w. bush in 1999, somebody asked him database we were actually out in texas at the governor's mansion. somebody asked "w," are you are going to talk to your wife and kids about doing this? he goes, yeah, but they aren't making the decision for me, are they? >> it's so brutal. >> not to say, wouldn't it be great if you had a candidate that would say i'm not talking to my -- actually, it wouldn't be great, it would be funny. but "w" already did that after his wife told him he could do it. >> jim handy high, axios's one big thing this morning is on the democrats' wild free for all. also with us, heidi prisbella. good to have you both with us. what's the free for all, jim? >> it looks like you're going to have 30, maybe 40 different democrats that are going to decide in the next three or four weeks whether they're going the run. joe biden might be the most qualified, but everything thinks they have a legitimate shot. bernie sanders telling people he's going to have a much bigger campaign than he had the last time a

, japan and italy or, you know, the george w. bush axis of evil it doesn't matter. to say united states is evil is so over the top. that's even bad for the "new york times." pete: that's how the left really feels. ultimate manifestation of blame america first america is bad. so he is just exposing himself for what he is. watch this attempted i don't know if it's an interview of beto o'rourke. watch this. >> you are a rock star. >> no, no. just some great people. >> you can't go anywhere without getting. pete: you're a rock star. >> if you look at the very end of that clip, just the way she fixes her hair. it adds a school girl moment to an already embarrassing thing. expect journalism. expect people to cover someone who you know they are talking about to run for president of the united states do cover him like is he a politician not like he is somebody like bon jovi or somebody. rachel: i like bon jovi. we will go to your number three. jill, she is a feminist. and she has this to say about republican men. take a look. i'm sorry. it's a tweet. divorce your republican husbands. explain why s

ford one shut down. carter five. reagan 8. h.w. bush 1. clinton 2. george w. bush zero. obama one. trump three. it's amazing to me because you don't like the guy who is in charge you have to overreact to everything whether it's a change in the administration that was once referred to as a transition with president obama now suddenly it's massive chaos. i mean, honestly it's so transparent i hate to break it to them people at home watching. they see this. they see the fact that you overreact simply because you don't like the guy in charge. and they turn against you. that's why he won. wake up. pete: that's right. dan bongino had a similar take earlier on the show. listen. >> the media is all in on activism. can we just be candid now? journalism is dead. it's dead. it died a long time ago. the trump year has highlighted it. trump didn't start the slow death of the media's credibility. he just made it more obvious to people. these are big stories. and it's meant to paint this apocalyptic tone in the trump administration and it's just not true. pete: as far as i'm concerned this morni

pretty hardened washington operators who when they start talking about george w. bush will start tearing up about the love and the devotion that they still feel for that man, they still will not say anything negative about him. dr. brzezinski, the thing that was so telling about dr. brzezinski in all the private conversations i had with him where believe you me he aired his grievances and differences with republican presidents, democratic presidents, senators, congressmen, secretary of states, had no problem in real-time telling you who he had problems with. jimmy carter, never once, never once did he say one negative thing about president carter. he believed in the code and he loved the man. >> yeah. i must admit i've really had to separate in recent years my feeling about, feelings about george w. bush, the president and his policies and what he did versus george w. bush the man for whom i've developed a lot of respect. i actually told him a couple of years ago i said mr. president this will be a surprise to you, but with the rise of donald trump people to the left of me saying boy i m

, president george w. bush. tell us about that. >> yeah, well, later on, as it became obvious that he was probably going to pass that evening, they got all the kids on the phone. you know, when somebody is passing away, the last sense that goes is the hearing. and they can hear things. so they got the kids on the phone. and each one of them spoke to him. and he spoke back or mumbled back, anyway. and then they got 43 on the phone and 43 said i love you, dad. and i just -- i'll see you in heaven. and 41 said, i love you, too. and those are the last words that he ever spoke. >> we should all have such last words. >> yes, indeed, and we should all have such a gentle and peaceful passing. >> you spent a lot of time with president bush, over the past weeks and months going out to dinner and visiting him. from what he told you, it seems as though he was ready to go. >> well, by the time -- yes, but he really wasn't ready to go after barbara died. in fact, he said so. but by the time he got back here to houston from his summer in kennebunkport, i think he was pretty much ready to go. quality of

against george w. bush's legacy and ran against it hard and tough throughout that campaign. but even in the middle of the campaign, everybody came together to do what they thought -- >> a lot of credit goes to the outgoing and incoming president. george w. bush was a stand-up guy. he did very unpopular things in order to support the effort to stop the collapse of the financial system and he was willing to take actions to try to reduce the pressure on obama when the new president came in. meanwhile, president obama also embraced the effort. he appointed tim geithner who was involved in these things, made him the treasury secretary. so president obama, he called me, he talked to hank, you know, he was engaged as well. so the leadership from the two presidents was really critical. and then i give credit to the leadership in the congress. people like barney frank and chris dodd and richard shelby and many other people who did kron tribute. when the chips were down, the congress did what they had to do. >> both these presidents were willing to try to let a bunch of people around them figure

the tie between george w. bush and george h.w. bush will be on display. i can say with high confidence it will be an incredibly emotional endeavor for the 43rd president. >> i always thought, nicolle, for what it was, it was just a magazine cover after all, the "ne "newsweek" cover, "the wimp factor." in many ways i thoughtd his son became 43. that was a huge political moment. >> you can pull the thread all the way through that as far as the people he surrounded himself with. and the 41st president was pretty public in some of his, you know, views about some of the people around him. but i think a lot of what we understood was that 41 had a hard time with the tough press coverage for the 43rd president, his son. but i think the 43rd president had an equally tough time when the press and other politicians beat up on his father. >> here is the line of suvs. the secret service vehicles that will proceed the body coming to the national cathedral that contain members of the bush family. >> a lot of bushes. >> you see the salt on the road surfaces. we had a light precipitation. it

statement released by his son, the 43rd president george w. bush. he had governed this country from 1989 to 1993, a time of momentous change. >>> this is an nbc news special report. >> steve kornacki here in new york for nbc news, again with the breaking news. former president george herbert walker bush has passed away at the age of 94, that word coming to us just over an hour ago, a statement released by his son, the 43rd president george w. bush. he had governed this country from 1989 to 1993, a time of momentous change not just in this country, but in this world. a president who saw the fall of soviet commune im, the fall of the berlin ball, twall, the reunification of germany. a one-term president whose legacy in the last 25 years and the generations since his presidency as in many ways been enhanced in a way that few one-term presidents we have seen. hallie jackson, who's covering the current president in buenos aires joins us live. we have heard from president trump in the last few minutes. >> we have. in a statement from both president trump and first lady melania trump as th

one term presidents. for george w. bush to get that second term his dad couldn't get he was determined to do that. ainsley: famous florida recounted. brian: not to outdo his dad but to do what his dad was not able to do. steve: that is from the age of 18 when he first joined the navy. george herbert walker bush kept a running diary for 57 years. excerpts from the diary and letters were used in the book. all the best. there was a video series released by 41's foundation. here is george herbert walker bush himself talking about how he wished he could stop the aging process. >> dear kids. this letter is about aging. last year there was only a tiny sense of time left of sand running through the glass. i want to put this aging on hold for a while now. i don't expect to be on the a-team anymore but i want to play golf with you and i want to fish or throw shoes and i want to rejoice in your victories and i want to be there for you if you get a bad bounce in life and no doubt you will for the seas do indeed get rough. if you need me, i'm here. devotedly, dad. steve: how great is tha

, george w. bush. we are joined by hallie jackson. let me start with you because we have heard from the current -- i'm sorry. that is my mistake. we will be hearing from her in a minute. we are going to pause here just for a few seconds because we're going to be joined by our network affiliates and pick up the network coverage. >>> this is an nbc news special report. >> steve kegeorge h.w. bush has away at the age of 94. that word coming to us just over an hour ago. a statement released by his son, the 43rd president george w. bush. he had governed this country from 1989 to 1993, a time of moment momentous change. the fall of the berlin wall, the reunification of germany, major global events that played out under the watch of george h.w. bush, a one-term president whose legacy in the last 25 years in the generation since his presidency has in many ways been enhanced in a way that few one-term presidents before him we have seen. hallie jackson, who's covering the current president donald trump on his trip to buenos aires, joins us from there. we have heard from president trump in the

told me. >> reporter: it turns both comic and tragic and features sam rockwell as george w. bush. one of my favorite scenes in the whole movie is when you are eating some -- i think it's chicken with barbecue sauce and you are licking your fingers. >> oldest trick in the book. eating and acting, yes. >> the vice presidency is mostly a symbolic job. >> right. right. i can see how that wouldn't be enticing to you. >> i think i was channeling a little elvis presley or something in there. i don't know. >> reporter: a little george w. we with elvis swagger. >> yeah. and that boyish charm. >> i happen to know he is in there right now. >> reporter: and steve, obviously you played the secretary of defense. >> hard to play. >> reporter: one thing i thought of in this movie, i think of gru from "despicable me." your segue is fascinating, but go for it. yeah. >> go for it. >> what about the other people who ordered cookies? >> life is full of disappointments. s are. >> reporter: in "despicable me," he is a villain and you find endearing qualities and he becomes a loveable villain. my question is

george w. bush. he has seen a lot of interviews at this level. and a fox news contributor, as well. adrienne elrod, former director of strategic munication's for the hillary clinton campaign. judy miller, pulitzer prize winning journalist and author, and a fox news contributor. so, i have to say -- i heard some words that i didn't ask mcteer today. first of all, that favor. letting someone into your inner circle with that much access, ari fleischer. based on sitting on a committee and asking for paint. it's pretty extraordinary to hear that. >> ari: i think donald trump has a history of that. he had a ghost from the, hires people -- his former security men, he met and some other capacity. they impressed him, he hires them, and then the case of michael cohen it truly did backfire. to get to the core of the issue, on the cohen matter i think president trump is 110 percent right. these are not criminal charges. they should not be. they were thrown in there against michael cohen to pressure donald trump. i have worked on many campaigns, and never, never was anybody -- if you have to pa

president george w. bush brought to tears by reba mcentire, one of his father's favorites. they joined 41 on the train to his presidential library where he was buried beside barbara, his wife of 73 years and their daughter robin. truly a beautiful thing to see. >> without a doubt. what an amazing man. >>> now we'll go back to ginger with more on the coldness coming to the east. >> yeah, you know you had to have something for you this weekend. summit township, pennsylvania, showing lake-effect snow and a couple more inches fell and here is the cold that's going to ttle in for the weekend. look at that. saturday, feels like 0 in burlington, 29 in washington and 15, cincinnati. >>> coming up that terrifying incident in the classroom. a teacher caught on camera cutting a student's hair then going after another student with scissors. >> boy, that's something to see. >>> and also, the 911 calls just released in that terrifying alligator attack. a wife pleading for help and the tourist who jumped in just in time. >>> that alert about a gift card scam. the man who bought his mom a brand-new $50 g

filled with gratitude. and george w. bush, the 43rd president of the united states said george h.w. bush was a man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for. we also wanted to show crow this tweet. it's from jim mcgrath who's the president's long-time spokesperson and it's believe to be the last time mr. bush was seen in public. he was joined by his secretary james baker and his service dog sully and president bush was casting the vote in last month's election. and for the people here in the houston area and in south central texas and this part of texas, the bush family was a staple. they would see him at astros game. they would see him at houston texans games. he'd go an hour and a half away to college a&m for a football game. a lot of people who went to bed last night are waking up to some very sad news. anthony. >> omar villafranca in houston, thanks so much. >>> usa today washington bureau chief susan page covered george h.w. bush since 1980, the presidential campaign. she's also working on a biography of barbara bush and she joins us this morning. goo

would ever say on earth were, "i love you too." >> reporter: former president and son george w. bush delivering the final eulogy, breaking down, calling his late father a great and noble man and the best father. >> and in our grief, i just smile knowing that dad is hugging robin and holding mom's hand again. >> reporter: the bush family is extremely popular here in texas, their adopted home state, and so public viewing hours here at the family's church behind me have been set to run for about 12 hours until 6:00 tomorrow morning. abc news, houston. >>> tomorrow abc news will have live coverage of the funeral service in houston beginning at 8:00 a.m. at 10:30 the casket will be transported to the george bush presidential library and museum. at 1:45, mr. bush will be laid to rest in a burial ceremony. hope you can join us for that coverage. >>> "abc 7 news" weather anchor spencer christian met george h.w. bush. >> he was having a first lady at the time and then he just walked in. >> he did. it was what i called the accidental interview. it was back in 1992. you may recall that first lady barbara

something that the past two presidents, presidents george w. bush, as you know, president barack obama, as i well know, did routinely. several times during their presidencies, much earlier in their presidencies. and certainly well before it became a political liability for their administrations. but as you note, this is not something that is an easy under taking. it's a sophisticated feat to literally sneak the president out of the white house, all the way to andrews air force base, out of washington, d.c., and all the way to a conflict zone, whether it's afghanistan or iraq. i think today we saw the challenge of the modern era come into conflict with this longstanding practice of the president of the united states. it was on twitter this morning when an observer on british soil observed air force one flying overhead. it had a different call sign. it wasn't called air force one, but it was certainly heading east and only later did we learn it was to iraq. so i think this practice is coming into a conflict with modern technology, but it's something that is well overdue. it's something t

, bush 43 honoring 41. george w. bush and his wife returning to the capital rotunda. the entire family together to thankrs well-wis shaking hands, giving hugs, smiling with a baby. joining the bushes at today's memorial service, president trump and the first lady after heir personal visit with the bushes at blair house. the presidential guesthouse across the street from the white house. president trump earlier trying m toe beyond his strained relationship with the bushes tweeting, looking forward to beingith the wonderful bush family. mrs. bush, melania trump's at the white house, posing with family members h und father-in-law's portrait. the white house, pas and present, will be well represented today the obamas, clintons, and carters. meoners of the ford, n and johnson families here, too. foreign dignitaries, including prince charles, german chancellor angela merkel and the king and queen of jordan. bush 43 will eulogize his father with additional tributes from friends, brian mulrooney, former nator alan simpson and bush biographer john medicien. neil bush remembering his dad. >> is

this is bbc news i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 5. the former us president, george bush senior, dies at the age of 94. in tribute, his son george w bush, describes him as ‘a man of the highest character'. aggression is defeated, the war is over. a tenth member of the government resigns over brexit. the former science and universities minister, sam gyimah, says the prime minister's plan is "naive", and calls for a second referendum. the labour mp kate osamor quits her front bench role amid controversy over her son's drug conviction. more than one—hundred—and—twenty people are arrested in paris , during violent protests over rising fuel prices. this is the view right now from near the champs elysees. and it's 50 years since sir van morrison released his most cirtically acclaimed album ‘astral weeks‘. our ireland correspondent chris page will have more on belfast‘s songwriting genius later. donald trump has led tributes to the former us president, george bush senior, saying he inspired generations of americans to enter public service. mr bush died early this morning at his home in texas. the white house has announced that w

friday night, george w. bush was on the telephone. i assume he was probably at home in dallas. we did get a notification earlier in the day on friday. it was an off-the-record note that he had taken a dramatic turn for the worse. perhaps, shep, there wasn't enough time for people to get there. i don't know. we were told that it looked like his passing was imminent because his father had not gathered to the degree you would expect and five hours later we got the notification that he had passed. >> shepard: in the end, john, the president was given the opportunity to return to the hospital and it's my understanding if you could confirm that he said no thanks. >> yeah. he knew it was time. and here's the interesting thing, too, shep. and this was predicted some months ago. he and barbara bush were married to each other for more than 70 years. they were each the love 6 each other's life. you know, as the barbara bush could be from time to time toward her husband and her sons, they were soul mates. and it's been off said that when one soul mate passes later in life it's not long after that

family. their eldest son, george w. bush, became the 43rd president of the united states. in total, they had 17 grandchildren, a eight great grandchildren pit after barbara bush died, her husband said she would want mike to go on. also said, "across the bushes off your worry list." tonight, they are together agai again. george h.w. bush, the 41st president of the states, where just getting a statement and from his son, president george w. bush, he said jab, neil, marvin, dora, and i are all saddened to announce that after 94 remarkable years, our dear dad has died. george h.w. bush was a man of the highest character, and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for. the entire bush family is deeply grateful for 41's life and love, for the compassion of those who have cared and prayed for dad, and for the condolences of our friends and fellow citizens." again, president george hw bush, our 41st president, dead tonight at the age of 94. as we think back on all he accomplished, i mention the foreign policy, a lot of folks will follow the bush 41 presidency and written about it and tho

parallels with george w. bush and his famous mission accomplished appearance on an aircraft carrier joining the iraq war and they saying that didn't turn out terribly well for him and it would be awful if the same thing happened here to donald trump in fact is just a couple of months ago that john bolton who is his national security advisor told a meeting in new york that the united states will keep troops in syria as long as a rainy and soldiers continue to operate outside their borders so it seems as to the whole defense establishment this was a real surprise and it was a real surprise to a number of senators as you point out including bob corker no bob corker is a republican he is the chair of the senate foreign relations committee normally when there's a big decision like this he would be one of those that would be informed that he's leaving the senate at the end of the year but still for him this was a surprise terrible thing for our nation it's a terrible thing for the. for the allies that we've been working with this terrible thing for the. hand is just. it's hard to imagine that any

. i'm sharon tay . george herbert walker bush, the 41st president of the united states has died this evening in houston. norah ( band playing ) >> steen: hey ybody!webackh mil. author of the new book, "becoming" available now. he was named barack obama. >> that's the guy. >> stephen: you started dating him. do you recommend workplace romances? ( laughter ) >> yeah! >> stephen: just in case anyone from h.r. is watching. >> they worked out fine for me. yeah, yeah. e wasn't hot on the idea of marriage. >> you know, he-- he was more hot on it. he was just being himself-- he made an argument out of it, right? >> stephen: he made an argument that marriage was not e sort ofng wt though. >> well, exactly, that would spark an argument, which he liked to do. so we would have these deep discussions about whether marriage was really necessary if two people really loved each other, and he would make his lawyerly arguments. and i would be irritated. and that's how he decided to propose to me, by starting that argument at dinner on-- on the night he-- >> stephen: he raised the idea. >> he was like,

former chairman of advisers under president george w. bush it's good to see you, greg you're taking on the laffer and steve moore book pretty scathing of a lot of the t tenets of that book. was more of the approach is to a single issue, the level of taxation when were you with -- 2003 to 2005, is that when you were with bush >> yes, absolutely >> all right did you come in and try to prevent the bush tax cuts from happening? because some of them are 2003, right? >> i'm not opposed to lower taxes. i think there are some good aspects to the tax reform. what i think laffer and moore do is make this seem like a panacea. like it's the solution to all our problems that doesn't mean we can ignore all the other problems like the long-term fiscal imbalance or climate change or other things they think it's going to solve everything >> what do you want to do for climate change you've seen what's going on in paris, right you think a carbon tax is the way to go? i mean, do you think raises prices on -- >> i do. i am part of the group, the baker shultz group that wants to put on a tax and use the rev

just received a statement from his son, former president george w. bush, announcing the death of his father, president george h.w. bush, who we called bush 41. and i will read the statement. it tez jeb, neil, gorman and i are sad pd to announce after 94 remarkable years our dear dad has died. george h.w. bush was a man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for. the entire bush family is deeply grateful for his life and love, for the compassion of those who have cared and prayed for dad and for the condolences of our friends and fellow citizens. and, you know, i just -- as i read it to you just now, it was actually the first time i've read this because we just have to say thanks. and what i have to say that is striking is it is obviously one president talking about another president, but it's a very personal -- it's clearly a son talking ability his father, don. >> if you're just joining us, sad news just into cnn that the 41st president of the united states, george h.w. bush, has passed away. our special correspondent jamie gangel is joining us, ju

of ronald reagan and george w. bush and even a lot of the forces that back trump. amy: we're going to go to break and come back to this discussion. we will be joined by ariel dorfman, celebrated chilean writer. our guests are greg grandin and jose luis morin, one of the first lawyers to bring a lawsuit against the bush administration for the u.s. invasion of panama back in 1989. stay with h us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. coverage ofue our the death of president george h.w. bush, particularly looking at his involvement in latin america. we're joined by their claim novelist, playwright, human rights activist ariel dorfman. in 1973, he served as a cultural adviser to chilean president salvador allende's chief of staff. he went into exile. salvadoreath of allende. his to appease for the guardian is titled, "george h.w. bush thought the world belonged to his family. how wrong he was." he teaches at t duke university and joins us from north carolina. as you watch the reporting onn geororge h.

you can watch the whole thing of course on television as well. we will hear from george w. bush, one of the primary speakers as he and others deliver the eulogy for our former president. ♪ >> announcer: this is an abc news special report. >> i will keep america moving forward, always forward. this is my mission, and i will complete it. >> announcer: celebrating president george herbert walker bush. now reporting, george stephanopoulos. >>> good morning and welcome to our special coverage of the state funeral of president george h.w. bush. it is a national day of mourning all across the country for our 41st president who has been lying in state there at the u.s. capitol for the last 35 years and what a remarkable 35 hours it has been. that is the view from the capitol rotunda there. so many americans have come to pay their respects to the forme. his family, of course, was there. also a special moving tribute from his fellow world war ii combat veteran, robert dole, bitter political rival as well who came into that rotunda yesterday and gave a salute to the president he ran against a

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-gun salute and him with family and friends including bush 43, his son, former president george w. bush and former first lady laura bush. they will all journey here. when they land this afternoon the motorcade will take them to the rotunda at the nation's capitol behind me. there will be a private ceremony at 5:00 p.m. then at 7:30 p.m. local time the rotunda will open to the public where the president will lie in state over 35 hours, giving people several days to pay their respects, honor him, mourn him, to say good-bye. there will be a guard of honor standing next to his body the entire time. the former president's secret service detail stays with him, travel with his body, where he will be laid to rest back in texas, also saying good-bye, yellow lab, sully bush, the president's service dog was in line at funeral home to pay his respects. the family spokesman jim mcgrath tweeting a picture of bush's casket draped in an american flag. you can see there sully laying there solemnly beneath his former boss, the tweet saying mission complete for him. also we are getting more details about the

. george w. bush said that dad taught us to age in dignity, humor. >> at age 85 a favorite past time was firing up boat the fidelity and opening up the 300-horsepower engines to fly, joyfully fly across the atlantic with the secret service boats straining to keep up. [laughter] >> at age 90, george h.w. bush parachuted out of aircraft and landed on the grounds by the sea in maine. the church where his mom was married and where he worshiped often. mother like to say he chose location just in case the chute didn't open. [laughter] >> he was born with just two settings, full throttle, then sleep. >> president bush's body is lying in repos at church behind me, 15,000, maria, poured in overnight and are trickling in this morning, public viewing closes in just half an hour, maria. maria: all right, hillary, thank you, hillary vaughn joining us this morning and joining us right now daniel, son of late legendary fox news contributor, editor of the book the point of it all, great to see you, daniel, thanks so much for joining us. >> thanks for having me. maria: this was your father's book but you

. 11th straight year. followed by president trump, former president george w. bush and pope francis. >> i got to say, it's pretty cool the top two women are women of color. >> it is, indeed. >>> two employees accused of racial profiling at a hilton doubletree hotel in oregon are on leave this morning. the hotel apologized a second time to jermaine massey in a widely shared instagram video and several other videos. he claims he was targets for calling his mother while black. demarco morgan shows us how this is the latest incident of police being called on african-americans who are doing seemingly ordinary things. >> it's another talk this morn, guys. jermaine was returning from a concert saturday night when he said he went to a quiet corner to take a phone call from his mother. dubbed hotel earl by the internet, approached him, things got heated. >> you really want this pr issue, earl? do you? >> reporter: masse ye was after he checked in. >> -- a situation -- >> reporter: the 71-year-old security guard, earl wesley myers, had asked massey for his room number. he said he didn't remem

george w. bush so close to his dad would handle getting through the eulogy. here is a portion of it. >> we're going to miss you, your decency, sincerity and kind soul will stay with us forever. so through our tears, let us know the blessings of knowing and loving you, a great and noble man. the best father a son or daughter could have. and in our grief, by this smile knowing that dad is hugging robin and holding mom's hand again. [applause] steve: of the four eulogist us his was the only speech that got applause. but there wasn't a dry eye in the house. ainsley: when he mentioned robin. robin was 3 years old when she died of luke, a nightmare for a parent. i can only imagine. she was born in 1953. and now the three of them are back together again. brian: right. so i hearken back to the respect that the president is getting right now in death is gratifying but, yet, i also remember vividly how he was treated in life especially in his four years in office. brit hume actually covered him then, got to know the family well. and put it all in perspective last night. >> so this occasion, w

of well wishers lining the route, all bidding farewell to the president. from george w. bush, thank you for making 41's last ride so special. earlier at the houston church where they worshipped for more than a half century, prayer and song from the oakridge boys ♪ amazing grace. >> and reba mcintyre, who made 43 cry with her stirring version of the lord's prayer. friends and family including george p. bush, paid their final respects. >> george herbert walker bush is the most gracious, most decent, most humble man that i will ever know. and it is the honor of a lifetime to share his name. >> granddaughter barbara fighting back tears. >> he leads me beside the still waters. >> james baker, 41st friend for more than 60 years recalling his unique way of ending a spirited discussion. >> he would look at me and he said, baker, if you are so smart, why am i president and you're not? >> remembering him as an incredible human being. >> we rejoice, mr. president, that you are safely tucked in now and through the ages with god's loving arms around you because our glory, george, was to have h

, which others have talked about to come in his final words, president george w. bush called him and said you've been a great dad and i love you dad and he said i love you too and those were his final words. in the end, it's those powerful things, family, friends that matter most, but i'm afraid we do have the politics. we do have people come and i've seen in the last 24 hours, literally as i said earlier, using this to make political points. i've seen it in the new york times, msnbc, let's bring in our guest. trump 2020 senior advisor katrina pearson, american conservative matt and fox news contributor and tammy bruce. matt, you first. good to see you. >> take your pick. what are your thoughts? i would like your thoughts not just on president bush, but on the way that it's immediately being turned into a political issue. >> some of us have been gulping a bit with all the coverage of john mccain who most conservatives thought was his entire career in the senate when he ran for president. i think it was interesting because there was a lot of talk of john mccain being like the most quintess

governor ship and george at our 43rd president. georgue h. w. bush was perhaps the most modest man ever to hold the presidency. his proudest legacy he always said was that his kids still came home to see him and his greatest achievement was burying barbara who died earlier this year after 73 years of marriage. >> brennan: i love that look back. norah, i know that you spent time with h.w. son our 43rd president and some of that will be airing tonight on "60 minutes." let's take a look. >> he said that watching his president sees and criticism that he got as president helped you. >> it did. because first of all being the child of a president is u unpleasant. you are somebody you love gets lampooned, made fun of or hars harshly criticized, it hurts. so i became president i had fair amount of asbestos on my skin. it didn't hurt normally as much. >> like fire retardant? >> yeah. >> did it bother your father to see you criticized while you were in office? >> yeah. it did. >> in the end we both knew that's part of the job. which is actually good, for the country. you want your powerful people to

predecessor and the clintons. mrs. clinton looking straight ahead. then george w. bush thanking his guests. handing kane to michelle obama. every living president together to remember 41. biographer and friend jon meacham hailed him as the last statesman. >> lincoln and bush both called on us to choose the right over the convenient. to hope rather than to fear, and to heed not our worst impulses but our best instincts. >> reporter: recalling a defining moment in bush's life when the world war ii afb yater was shot down. >> the george herbert walker bush who survived that fiery fall into the waters of the pacific three quarters of a century ago made our lives and the lives of nations freer, better, warmer, and nobler. >> former senator allen simpson praising his humility. >> those who travel the high road of humility in washington d.c. are not bothered by heavy traffic. >> the most powerful tribute from 43 about 41. a son celebrating his father. >> he was born with just two settings full throttle then sleep. >> and sharing what he learned from his dad. >> he showed me what it means t

president george w. bush wednesday at the national cathedral in washington, d.c one of the events in what will be a week-long proceeding until he is taken back to texas for burial it's been 12 years since we last laid a president to rest so it's had a lot of aftereffects, the government, of course, markets will be closed on wednesday. we won't hear from powell as we were planning to hear on the hill on wednesday and then nyse will be closed and all the crazy political rhetoric we're used to will be put on hold for a while. >> the honorary pallbearers are members of bush's secret service detail and also accompanying his remains will be members of the family and also apparently sully bush, the late president's labrador retrieve service dog. >> joining us, two member who knew the president personally. ed rojjegers, former minnesota congressman, winwebber, a member of the congress during the time of the president's administration dan quayle had an op-ed today the journal talking about his line "be prepared and be loyal." the theatrics of politics ran against his nature and upbringing a l

president george w. bush. he says quote, jeb, neal, marvin, doro and i are sad to announce our dear dad died. george h.w. bush was of the highest character. the entire family is grateful for 41's life and love and for the condolences from our friends and fellow citizens. that word just coming in. george h.w. bush, president of the united states from 1989 to 1993, he has passed away at the age of 94 and we are joined now, i understand, on the phone by nicole wallace, obviously, someone that knows the bush family well. nicole, i get your reaction. >> yeah, i was listening to you read the statement trying to think of one thing to say. there isn't one thing to say about 41 and everyone, i think everyone calls him 41. there is 41 and his son released a statement tonight, 43. he was all the things that people will say in the coming days, his home is filled with pictures of him at places with world leaders. he lived this life of service, the family sort of lived the way they, you know, talked. they valued patriotispatriotism. they valued service. they valued civility and this is bush and president

conversation. >> v >> the very last words he spoke were spoken to george w. bush, president 43, and he told him how much he loved him and that he would see him on the other side. and 41 said, i love you, too. >> reporter: and this was a family that really did love each other. right now we are waiting for members of the bush family who will accompany the former president's casket to lellingto field air force base. omar is here where they are handling arrangements for the funeral. omar, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're expecting members of the bush family to arrive here shortly. it will be a well choreographed line that will go on. there are doza dozen motorcycle officers that will take them to ellington. there will be traffic but that motorcade will help them cut through there. once they get to ellington field, there will be dignitaries, members from the city council, diplomats and others ready to see him off. as he is loaded onto the airplane that was sometimes used as air force one, they will head to andrews air force base in washington, d.c. a lot of people are talking

chief of staff in the george w. bush administration, and both of them nbc political analysts. and so, jonathan your latest reportings or the hunches or whatever we are going on as we continue to report on something that is not possible to report since we don't know what is basically in the president's head. >> that is right. and first of all, there is an element of the theeter of the absurd here as we have seen celebrities from jose canseco and piers morgan raise their hand, and some more serious than others. and so he has not settled on the replacement. he thought that heed with one lined up last week, nick ayers who was all set to take it, but they disagreed about how long he would stay in the post, and then he bowed out and leaving the president in a awkward position leaving john kelly here in a lame duck. you hit on some of the names menti mentioned chris christie, and jared kushner, of course, already a white house job, and some suggestion that while he would want to do the chief of staff role when he does have a pretty expansive portfolio, and christi e, of course shg chris chr

families and cared about them. this is the kind of man somebody of great character as george w. bush said, a man of great courage. a great example to america. >> well, it's so good. i'm looking at a couple people whose lives didn't end as nicely in those pictures. people in politics who got in trouble. and he left clean. i think that's something else. thank you for coming here. you know, more recently, we haven't met, but i'd love to know what it was like working for the former president when he was the former president. >> it was a wonderful experience. plenty of people would tell me during the job and after how fortunate i was to get to work for a former president. i was, but where i was really fortunate was to get to work for one of the best people i know i'll ever meet on this earth. for all the reasons that joe mentioned. you will never find, you will never know a human being more caring and more joyful who loved to laugh and was more humble and loved people, and in thinking about it, i worked for him for four years. i saw him virtually every day. spent a ton of time with the man. i

: politically, bush tried to keep a low profile but campaigned for sons jeb and george w. and gave advice. >> i talked to him all the time. >> reporter: and in 2000, he watched his son become the 43rd president. >> i george walker bush -- >> reporter: as he survived his wife of 73 years, barbara, and witnessed an outpouring of affection for her. the theirs was the long -- theirs was the longest marriage in presidential history. a private man who lived a very public life. praised by his fellow presidents for his leadership and grace as president obama so aptly said as he honored bush with the presidential medal of freedom. >> his humility and his decency reflects the best of the american spirit. those of you know him, this is a gentleman. >> reporter: but bush himself always maintained his proudest accomplishment was that his children still came home, his life was about faith, family and friends and an understated political legacy. >> i'm sure i could have done a lot of things better, but it's been a fulfilling time in my life and a lot of experiences and including being president of the united states. >> reporter: savannah guthrie, nbc news. >> talk about a life well lived. flags are flying at half-staff at the white house this mo

former ethics lawyer for george w. bush, richard painter, who worked with president bush on the second inauguration and was the one in charge of making sure that everything was -- the rules were followed. so, justin, let me start with all this reporting that you have. okay. you have never before reported evidence here tonight that is part of this story of how much the trump organization was overcharging, right? and in one case, you're talking about $100,000 a day for space at the trump hotel in washington, right? >> yeah, so, what we know is -- we didn't know before that the inaugural committee actually spent a significant amount of money with the trump hotel, trump giving money essentially to trump himself. but we also know my colleague -- >> in and of itself, would be problematic to a lot of people. >> extremely unusual. >> but you were saying on top of that. >> my colleague from wnyc and i published e-mails showing that a committee expressed concerns to several people, including ivanka trump, saying, the rate that the trump hotel is trying to charge the inaugural committee is way to

president's first-born son, former president george w. bush, somber and strained as he and the rest of the bush clan waited at the top of the steps to escort their patriarch to the place of honor. the members of the first president bush's administration, including dick cheney, colin powell and his closest friend and secretary of state james baker, the emotions of the moment were etched on their faces. the procession then slowly made its way to the rotunda where the casket was placed on the lincoln catafalque. members of congress and justices of the supreme court were also gathered there and then george herbert walker bush was remembered as a man of character. >> there was a kindness about the man that was evident to everyone who ever met him. >> reporter: as a public servant whose life impacted millions. >> he made contributions to freedom with the fundamental decency that resonates across generations. >> reporter: and as a devoted husband to his beloved wife barbara. >> the patriot who lies before us was blessed with many gifts, but there was no doubt which he prized most of all. a great

, barack obama, bill clinton, and george w. bush all acknowledged number 41 was one of the best prepared presidents in american history. before becoming commander-in- chief, he was a fighter pilot, an oilman, a congressman, a diplomat, head of the c.i.a., and ronald reagan's vice president for two terms. he was also married to barbara bush for 73 years, until her death this past april. together they had six children. we begin tonight with their eldest son, president george w. bush, and what his father taught him about the highest office in the land. >> george w. bush: the mission was not george h.w. bush, the mission was: how do we serve the united states? how do we help the united states? how do we make the united states better? which is very important in establishing a culture that can succeed. >> o'donnell: that the office was more important than the man. >> george w. bush: the office is more important than the man. it's really one of the most important things for americans to understand. dad taught me this. and, therefore, one of the jobs is to strengthen the institution of