clinton sixty eight. good. story september first w. n e. union. this is deja vu news live from earth land the undisputed queen of soul is laid to rest mourners are gathered right now in detroit to bid farewell to the wreath the frankly very last time her funeral will feature remarks from a former president and performances from music industry greats can work if you inspire her soaring as a singular voice you will take you there live. when you're on morning.

i'm sara kelly thank you so much for joining us of retha franklin is being laid to rest in detroit at this hour and the queen of soul is being given a fittingly musical sendoff you're watching live pictures now here on news of a lineup at her funeral includes figures from the civil rights movement and big names from the music world former u.s. president bill clinton is due to address the crowd. and this invitation only event it is expected to last several hours the funeral caps off a week of events that included tribute concerts and the opportunity for fans to see franklin lying in state. and they've seen her lying in state in very many off it's bringing karen home shots now i hear from our culture

desk to take us through the historic occasion and i said what's been happening all this week i understand that today she has a gold dress on doesn't actually i don't know what her goal dresses what her dress is today because i haven't seen it i think yesterday it was rose gold so that will be interesting every time obviously a pair of. stiletto heels so a diva to the very last but this is going to be a long day obviously in detroit you said several hours but the entire thing was slated to go at least five and a half if not six hours and they have started late so the funeral is have we can see the reverend jesse jackson and former president bill clinton there as some of the highest figures the funerals happening currently at the greater grace temple in her hometown of detroit and started out with a person it's supposed to start with a professional and some prayers but first of all a performance by the aretha franklin orchestra which already had the entire crowd

on its feet sarah that was really quite impressive i've already had goose bumps once today i think it'll come many times there's going to be numerous speeches by leaders of the church readings from scriptures obviously a number of detroit politicians will speak to members of her family and obviously number of representatives from the music industry and among the bigger names expected to offer words are president bill clinton reverend jesse jackson as we just saw there and smokey robinson former front man of the miracles. absolutely we can add to that clive davis stevie wonder only they go to be absolutely faith hill in their. on the ground are supposed to be relatively soon in the kind of morning lineup gospel greats will be taking the stage the clark sisters certainly caesar yolanda adams. and then things are going to really build up by i understand the afternoon they'll be performances by jennifer jennifer hudson and stevie wonder

and you really see what an impact she had on american culture on all around the world you see such a diverse array of people who are present here to remember her and the organizers they gave in fact said that this is a service this is not a show you know a little difficult to remember that given given given who's in attendance today if there was a show last night wasn't there definitely was a show last night that was quite spectacular because more than fifty of her musical colleagues and and friends and fellow artists took to the stage and gave it their very brass in a concert in detroit even though the consensus was nobody can sing like a wreath. right . you're. wrong. it was singer and actress jennifer lewis belting it out there

a lot of vent was really the culmination of the events that were the chance for the people of detroit for all of her fans many of whom cheerful far and wide this is in the city where she grew up and remained for most of her life and it was a chance to get her farewell and before that there were the three days of public viewing so about six thousand people were lucky enough to get tickets for this concert which was free and put on by her family so you know it also spanned the incredible range of her musical talents i mean old away from gospel who r. and b. and jazz and blues all the styles of which she greatly influence let's have a slightly closer look at her legacy. the title of her nine hundred sixty seven hit a composition by otis redding crowned her legacy from the moment the song hit the airwaves respect. everything franklin's imprint on soul

music was enormous for commanding vocals powered the soundtrack of both the civil rights and women's liberation movements half a century ago. the daughter of a mississippi preacher and a mother who sang and played piano for a reason franklin grew up in detroit singing at her father's church services at an early age she was strongly influenced by the gospel sound. she signed her first recording contract in one nine hundred sixty and enjoyed limited success her breakthrough came when she switched labels several years later she soon earned the title queen of soul. and. she performed for president elect bill clinton in one thousand nine hundred three and sixteen years later at the inauguration of president barack obama. among her many accolades she was inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame the first woman to receive the honor that was in one thousand nine hundred seven she received the

presidential medal of freedom in two thousand and five and won a total of eighteen grammys the music industry's highest award. last year she announced she would reduce her appearances on stage her declining health forced her to cancel a planned concert earlier this year. with a career spanning over fifty years aretha franklin made an indelible mark on american music and influenced generations of singers. obviously an incredible career sara and you know we'll be dipping in and out of those jewel proceedings as you know and keeping tabs on them but it's interesting one of her pointed out that. in the african american christian church they don't even actually refer to it necessarily as a funeral it's more of a whole going service a service as you mentioned faith was very very important to read the franklin and

it's really meant to be a celebration of life but a celebration of aretha as the singer also as an advocate for women's rights and. the civil rights activist and supporter that she was so there will be a lot of tears over the course of this afternoon but there's also going to be a lot of joy and a lot of opera lifting emotion because of the music and once again we can hear the aretha franklin orchestra there accompany. the playing of respect. and it's in any gas it's interesting that we see so many people still shuffling by the casket paying their respects at this hour because the ceremony was already spose to kick off but it really shows you nine thirty in the morning probably have quite a long day and i don't think we have quite a marathon event but there's. we're going to be a number of moments where the energy just surges back. and expects the incredible

and. hopefully we're on shift long enough to see them and our viewers can keep it here and will be dipping in and out of the funeral as the day progresses in the meantime karen holeshot from our culture desk like it so thank you so much for taking us through it. thanks and staying in the united states and the body of the late senator john mccain has been brought to the capitol in washington to lobby in state family friends lawmakers and other guests including some celebrities have gathered for a ceremony to honor the republican senator and congressional leaders from both parties are expected to deliver remarks shortly later the rotunda will open to the public for ordinary americans to pay their respects and just a quick note this is only the thirty first individual who has been given this honor in the history of the united states. well now the days of changing the clocks backwards and forwards here in europe could be numbered the

european commission is today proposing an end to the switch between summer and winter time across the european union the decision comes after an online poll found that a majority of those responding want to get rid of one hour changed to winter time. let's get a quick check now some other stories that have been making news around the world and australia the catholic church has rejected a recommendation that priests break the secrecy of confession to report child abuse and inquiry found that thousands of children have been sexually abused between one thousand nine hundred sixty and two thousand and fifteen sixty five percent of them in church from institutions leaving katha clerics have vowed to and a history of cover ups. the ugandan pop star turned opposition politician bobby wine has reportedly been stopped from leaving the country after being really are resting at the airport his lawyer says that wind was heading abroad to seek

treatment for torture injuries allegations that wind was tortured during an earlier detention prompted widespread protests from. the german chancellor angela merkel has wrapped up a three day africa visit in nigeria she was received by president mahmoud hari in a biggio her trip which also took in ghana and senegal focused on strengthening economic development and containing migration from the region. and as we just heard on the americal in nigeria as part of a three day visit to west africa nigeria is africa's second largest economy and the german chancellor is keen to see greater investment by german companies there the oil rich country with nearly two hundred million people is a growing market but it's also one of the world's most corrupt countries. the niger delta is the country's biggest revenue source oil production was launched in the one nine hundred fifty s. now daily production is some two and

a half million barrels nigeria is among the world's leading oil exporters but more than half of the population lives in poverty on less than one euro a day that's according to the world bank and made rampant corruption much of the oil revenue is siphoned off by the country's elite police checkpoints and ubiquitous instead of in hansing security and containing the islamist group boko haram offices often demand bribes. those unwilling to pay a forced to wait for hours. the police connect money at every checkpoint twenty five cents each time for action of the big issue is is a huge word out that's. the police even when you do want to give them money like the bus drivers to do it as good as is their right. president mohammed do bihari was elected in two thousand and fifteen on

a promise to tackle corruption some politicians and officials were arrested but there was little change transparency international says nigeria is still one of the world's most corrupt countries it ranks one hundred forty eight out of one hundred eighty countries on the group's corruption perceptions index. column capper nick the american football player that started the take a need protest in the n.f.l. has been granted an arbitration trial against the league the player turned activist filed a grievance with the n.f.l. back in october claimed that the owners have colluded in order to keep him out of the league after he knelt during the national anthem to highlight the race. in justice the arbitrary of the lawsuit has now denied the league's request to have the claim thrown out owners coaches and team executives will be called to testify

capper nick hasn't been on an n.f.l. roster since he entered free agency in twenty seventeen. in football croatia captain luca moderates was named the way for men's player of the year on thursday he received the trophy on stage in monaco during the champions league group stage draw the croatia international won the champions league with his club rail madrid in may and led his country to a world cup final at russia twenty eight team to beat former real madrid teammate christianity when all joe and liverpool forward mohamed salah. i think reminded of the top stories we're following for you here at t w just troy is getting its final farewell to the queen of soul aretha franklin big names in the music world and the civil rights movement are among those paying their respects at the funeral for my u.s. president bill clinton will also address the crowd the ceremony is scheduled to last

several hours. and you're looking at live pictures this hour of that ceremony taking all you are seeing people ushering and the choir is singing all in honor of aretha franklin. i. keep it here on. her first economy much of. the war is granted her arms. joined the regular cheering on her journey back to freedom. you know we're interactive documentary. you know regular returns home. tanks.