you for watching. hope to see you right here next week. this is a fox news alert. the passing of a legend in and out of the ring, the man we would all know as the greatest is being remembered across the globe. we are awaiting a news conference at this hour from the family of muhammad ali. who will be sharing their thoughts on his extraordinary life. hello, everybody, i. as we reflect on one of the most iconic figures of the 20th century. we look back at a man who rose from the segregated south. he defied the odds, beginning with his childhood. then as a gifted and amazing boxing superstar. and in his later life becoming transformative humanitarian

champion. he battled parkinson's disease even once calling it a gift so he could help others in need. he was an original with no one else coming close to his style, unpredictable wit and dazzling personality. >> what are we going to do? float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. >> i have wrestled with a alligator. i tussled with a whale. injured a stone. hospitalized a brick. i'm so mean i make medicine sick. >> i'm a mad man. i took out the world. i took out the world. >> i'm still the fastest, the prettiest, the most classiest scientific greatest fighter of all time. >> never going to say i'm going to be defeated. never again. make me the underdog until i'm about 50 years old then you might get me. >> no one else like him. the news conference in arizona has begun. let's listen in.

>> so muhammad will return to louisville within the next 24-48 hours with family members accompanying him. he will be celebration of muhammad's life will begin on thursday with a private family ceremony in -- for just the immediate family. children and grandchildren cousins brother. the next morning the family will gather at the funeral home location where they will be joined by the imam who is presiding over the funeral arrangements for prayers.

at that point, a funeral -- rather large funeral procession will take muhammad through the streets of louisville to allow anyone that's there from the world to say good bye. celebrate the life with him. he will pass by landmarks of the muhammad ali center where it's named after him that he led and follows his principles. he will then travel down the street named after him, muhammad ali boulevard, through his old neighborhood, and then come back up broadway in louisville where many iconic photos of him were taken. especially after his 1968 olympics victory, the parade for muhammad that occurred. and will end at the cemetery in

louisville where he will be entered in a private ceremony with family only. at 2:00 p.m., the memorial service will begin at the center in louisville. it will be an interfaith service directed by the iman, it will include clerics from multiple religions, including former senator orrin hatch who will represent the mormon faith. we haven't confirmed all eulogists at this time but yuleentialyul eulogies will be led by president bill clinton, bryant gumble and billy crystal. after the memorial service there will be a private reception at the muhammad ali center for friends and guests.

so that will conclude the service for mr. ali. at this time, i'll take any questions you might have. yes, sir? [ inaudible question ] >> they had a full day to say fare well to muhammad. all daughters and his son were in attendance and his wife. they got to spend quality time with him, to say their final good byes. and it was a very solemn moment, as i have repeat since last evening. it was a really -- hate to say

this about a funeral, but a beautiful thing to watch. it displayed all that's good about muhammad ali. and the family displayed that with dignity and of course there was sorrow and sadness. but it was done -- the champ would have been very proud of his family. [ inaudible question ] >> yes. yes, sir. [ inaudible question ] muhammad became ill monday. and was hospitalized monday night. i'm losing track of time. forgive me.

monday night he was in the hospital, but he was in fair condition. and we expected that to be the case. you know, muhammad has battled back many times. and we expected it to happen this time. the family was called when things became more serious. still had a lot of hope it was going to turn around. i arrived in phoenix a couple days ago and then shortly after i arrived it became clear in discussions with the family and his doctors his condition wasn't going to improve. they were able to bring all family members in the last 24 hours when we knew that things weren't going to improve. they were given time to say good bye. muhammadfficially -- his official time of death was 9:10 p.m. mountain standard

time. his official cause of death was septic shock due to unspecified natural causes. they're having a -- it's very rough at this point for the family. all family members are having a tough time. [ inaudible question ] i don't know that answer. yes, sir in the back. [ inaudible question ] there is not at this point in time. there -- at later time, there could be something, but right now all memorial services will be held in his hometown of louisville. [ inaudible question ] i was not there. his final moment, his actually final hours were spent with just

immediate family. there were lots of very close friends that flew in to be with him. but they respected the family. they didn't go to the room, so i don't know -- yes, sir in the back. [ inaudible question ] they do. and they're very appreciative of all the outpouring around the world. and that's why i think it was important to them to have a celebration and a memorial service that was open to everyone from all walks of life. you know, their heartfelt -- they certainly believe that muhammad was a citizen of the world. and he truly was.

and they know that the world grieves with them and they have received as you can imagine tens of thousands of well wishes and support. [ inaudible question ] i'm sorry i couldn't hear the last. [ inaudible question ] this entire service was his specific request. so yeah. [ inaudible question ] he did not suffer. no. i think the realization set in the morning of his death. a couple more questions if we have them. yes, ma'am? [ inaudible question ]

you know, obviously, you know, the ali family will continue to support those. lani will still be very involved and active. those will continue to go forward. what they have asked -- that brings up a good point. is that in lieu of flowers and cards that donations be sent through the muhammad ali center in louisville, kentucky. two more questions. anybody? [ inaudible question ] i think that's for -- i think that's for historian and for history. i think he'll be remembered as a man of the world who spoke his

mind. and wasn't afraid to take a chance. and went out of his way to be a kind benevolent individual that really changed the world. i mean, muhammad ali changed the way people challenged authority. and looked at it in a completely different facet. last question. [ inaudible question ] yes, and thank you. and so through the muhammad ali center website, muhamm muhammadalicenter.org. it's in the release i believe you got, that you received. but the actual service will be

streamed throughout the world. and translated as well. so they will be available to follow along. [ inaudible question ] it's going to be in the islam tradition. that's why the imam is leading it. muhammad truly loved all people. you know, he wanted -- you know, this whole service, the service, the funeral plans were done years ago by mr. ali who discussed them personally. okay. thank you very much. there will be further updates in louisville tomorrow night. thank you. >> all right. that is from the family spokesman answering questions from reporters there and giving

details about funeral arrangements for the great muhammad ali set for next week. we understand, of course, that all of the ceremony and celebration of his life will be taking place in louisville, kentucky, his hometown where he was born, where he got his roots in terms of boxing. they're calling it a celebration of his life as well as a memorial service. interesting, that the people giving the eulogy will be former president bill clinton, billy crystal and bryant gumble. i want to bring in juan williams who is joining us. there is so much to talk about on this very sad day as we remember the life of this iconic transformative figure. one of the things i e height of career he would sacrifice it for his principles when he stood firm as a objector to the draft.

editorial writers were condemning him with one of them calling them the bum of all time. even though he was convicted of draft evasion he appealed to the court and it forced him into exile for a while. i want you to give us a sense of the impact this had on the culture and tenor of the times in our nation. >> it had an amazing impact. he was the heavy weight champion. that was a global figure. at the time, everybody in the world knew who the heavy weight champion was. and he was, because of his style, the bragging, the poetry, the ability to i think elevate the sport beyond the sport to the people on the street, everybody who wasn't a fan knew about ali. it made him into someone who was a symbol of the counterchuultur

of that moment. he was saying he was opposed to the vietnam war. he was fitting in at the time with the civil rights movement and the challenge to authority at that moment. and dr. king was a supporter. he sacrificed the prime of his athletic career, three plus years, and then wins in the supreme court. so i think what we just heard interin terms of people saying he presented a different view of what an athlete is. it's because he was out spoken and rose above his sport to become an international symbol. he was an out spoken and yet charming figure. >> no doubt about it. he forced the world to stand up. he wasn't afraid to take risk. where did that inner strength and courage come from? i know you had a chance to spend time with him over the years. >> i think that part of it is that ali really was -- you know, i say this -- he was a fun person. and so he was such an amazing

boxer, i don't think there's anybody who would doubt that. when we think about the greatest athletes of the 20th century, maybe babe ruth in the early part of the 20th century. if you think about more recent figures, people like tiger woods, jack nicklaus, you know, michael jordan, none of them rise to the point where everybody in the world is aware that people in china, people in brazil, you know, but that was muhammad ali. and it was something that you mentioned a moment ago, it's something that was mentioned in the press conference. he was a citizen of the world in that sense. he was a global figure. and as such, people who came to him, i think, fed off of his energy and his energy and his skill and his beauty and his poetry. i think reinforced in him that he was on a mission. when i last was speaking with him. i remember him saying to me, you

know, i was expressing you know, regret over the parkinson's and the like. he was pretty clear that he thought, you know with all the boxing, all the thing really was a precursor to him being able to work as a humanitarian and someone who was a bridge to the world. >> to that end, you know one of the things really quickly, juan, is that many know about his stellar career in the ring. but it's that life after he retired where we truly began to see him as a champion for human rights and peace. what other figure could command an audience with popes, kings and dictators? >> zero. and that's why 1996 i remember being down in atlanta. when he was marching up those steps with his hand shaking from the parkinson's but he had the olympic torch. he was going to light the olympic flame. it had been a closely held secret who the united states would select. the idea we selected him embodied so much history, so much passion, so much not only

american history but global history. it made me cry. i think people all over were just stunned. there is muhammad ali. what he represents is america, america transformed. america as a global leader. >> indeed. juan, you had the pleasure of meeting with him and spending time with him. so it's really wonderful having you here with your reflections. a true giant and someone who we will never forget. coming up we'll have more reaction to the passing of muhammad ali from a former olympic champion who shared that moment with ali that touched the world that juan just mentioned. you'll hear what it was like to pass that iconic olympic torch to the greatest. i'm terrible at golf. he is. but i'd like to keep being terrible at golf

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friend and has interviewed muhammad ali many, many times. welcome, jim, this is a sad day for so many people around the world. i know you knew him well. give us some insights in terms of the boxing ring and labor of all that. the fact for example winning at the time when so many people ali, despite his boasting could never come close to defeating him. he was the youngest to win a heavy weight title. >> yes, he was at 22 years of age. it was a huge upset and he shocked the world and he told everybody about it. and i'm a bad man. and that was the introduction. we had seen cassius clay in the 1960 olympics in rome. he won the olympic medal and burst on the scene here beating

sonny. and the phantom punt and he was just such a unique guy. i don't know that there's been another man who has graced the planet who was so captivating, had the appeal, was reviled and despised and then travelled this journey to be so admired, so beloved, so recognized, so popular. >> you know -- >> the likes of which we have never seen. >> we probably will never seen. ali was a dancer in the ring and exploded as a public figure in his televised fight. where do you see ali's defining moment as boxer in your perspective? >> well, he is the only true three time lineal champion. this was before there were all of these belts. he was actually the man who beat the man who beat the man and he did that three times. plus he had an extensive period where he was banished for four years, unable to gain a license

through all the states because of his stance and the objection of going to the war, vindicated by the supreme court, 8-0. only thurgood marshall abstain. he lost the prime of his boxing career because he stood for something greater than himself. that's what made him the figure he became. his boxing was great. because of what he did and mow he did it and taking that stand and missing the prime of his professional life. >> indeed. >> he lost millions of dollars and he lost a lot of time. >> indeed. it's an amazing sacrifice for one who was so young at the time. his colorful wit and personality stands out. you know, as we remember him taking on his boxing rival, many of them interestingly enough becoming friends. however, i found it very interesting to read that smoking

joe frazier raised money for him when he lost his license. that was remarkable since they had a bitter rivalry in the ring. >> yeah, but you find out that boxers need each other. ali needed frazier and norton and foreman and sphinx. back at the time they were on time magazine as being the million dollar fighters and the purses they were garnering $5 million to fight. they needed each other to fight. it was his best interest in having muhammad ali to fight. joe carried bitterness and anxiety over the way ali treated him. part of it was promotion for the fight. part of it was kidding on the level and part of it was just plain in joe's feeling degrading to him. he carried that bitterness all

the way until he died a few years ago. ali went to the funeral. they did have pleasant moments together. the kumbaya moment, there was too many hard feelers. >> that was a sad moment, indeed. i have just a couple seconds. let me ask you really quickly, your personal relationship, your reflections as you think back on his life and legacy. >> well, he was the most important figure i've ever covered. he became an important figure in my life. he was the first interview i did at 18 years of age. he honored me in 2004 by allowing me to be the last interview he did on levision. we travelled all over together. i spent a tremendous amount of day and hours with him . to become his friend and to have learned so much and seen so much and been witness to this greatness and this personality and everything that he stood for

has been a blessing in my life. makes it sad one day and hopefully we'll be able to smile that we had him instead of the tears and anxiety and sorrow we feel today. >> you were truly lucky to have that type of relationship with this legend. thank you for joining us today. really appreciate it. >> if i could just close by saying i read something that ralph waldo emerson says when nature removes a great person the man explores the future for a successor, his class is extinguished with him. >> well said. thank you so much for that. all the best. >> thank you. and ahead we'll have more on the symbol of the 20th century of sports, protests and civil rights, muhammad ali people in his hometown remember how their native son touches so many of their lives. >> really major figure in my life and the life of people sort of in the 60s generation.

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now i have less diabetic nerve pain. and these feet would like to keep the beat going. ask your doctor about lyrica. welcome back, everybody, fox news alert for you as we remember the extraordinary life of muhammad ali. and the turbulent times he represented. muhammad ali died last night in a hospital in scottsdale, arizona. he was 74 years old and had been suffering from respiratory problems. he was known around the world as the greatest and few will ever dispute that. over a two decade boxing career, ali won 56 bouts with 37 knockouts and three heavy weight titles. in his hometown of louisville, kentucky fans are turning out at the muhammad ali center. leaving flowers and tributes, mourning their native son. his funeral is set for next friday in louisville. and the mayor today ordering

city flags lowered to half-staff. and shifting gears now for a minute. hillary clinton poised to lock up the democratic presidential nomination through pledged delegates and super delegates, but bernie sanders could yet win the california primary with just days to go before the big vote. he's giving mrs. clinton a run for her money in the polls and swears he will carry this fight on to the convention this summer. california loss would be a big embarrassment for the clinton campaign. what would a victory mean for senator sanders? joining us now frank luntz. great to have you here with us today. >> thank you i came back to california because i wanted to experience the last 96 hours. i have to tell you on the drive from the airport to my home, you

see evidence that bernie sanders everywhere. young people are demonstrating. working class voters are demonstrating. the election is way too close to call. >> it's way too close to call. why do you think sanders has been such a force in california against mrs. clinton? why has she had a tough time closing the deal in a state where so many people thought was a foregone conclusion she would win just a few months ago? >> that's great question. two reasons, number one is authenticity. california more than just about any other state -- i think it's because of hollywood quite frankly. california rewards people who say what they mean and mean what they say. people who don't need teleprompters to relate to the public. it's why donald trump drew crowds the past few days and why bernie sanders has drawn even bigger crowds. they want to send a message,

that's the second reason why. the bernie sanders vote, democrats get to send a message they want someone who is real, honest, and candid about their life, about their positions, about their policy. and let's face it, bernie sanders may be a socialist, but he is connecting to democrats better than hillary clinton has done. and that's why he's giving her such a big run at a point when the race is already over. >> it's fascinating. you say this race is too close to call. what impact do you think this political divide will have on the democratic party since sanders says he's not going to give up his fight and take it all the way to the convention this summer? >> here's what's important. sanders is drawing not from traditional democrats. these are people that hillary clinton absolutely needs in the fall. he's drawing from the same people on the left that donald trump drew from the right. these are the people who determine the election, if trump can take 20% of the sanders votes, trump will be the next

president and hillary clinton has to bring these people together. she has to bring them under the democratic tent. they genuinely, even as much as they disagree with her policies, they don't like her persona. that's a challenge for her. she'll have six weeks to prove to them she deserves their votes. she's in deep trouble there. >> great to have you on board. i know because of the breaking news we have to shorten the interview. i do thank you for joining us with your insights. >> i want viewers to know one thing, in 1984 muhammad ali endorsed ronald reagan with one month to go. the left guy supported the right of center candidate for president of the united states. >> very interesting, thanks for the footnote. appreciate it. >> thank you. we're going to have much more on the life and legacy of muhammad ali, including ali's role in politics. plus, the war on words heating up on the campaign trail as we've been telling you hillary clinton stepping up her attacks on donald trump on everything

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it's a sad day. >> it's a sad day. he and i were almost the same age. he was a year older than i was. his career overlapped mine. he had a far greater career than i had. he was the olympic champion, hev weig -- heavy weight champion. most dominant athlete in my generation and obviously my real hero heroes. he backed it up when he said he was the greatest he turned out to be the greatest. he shows up with the parkinson's which i'm suffering with, he showed us the courage. this was the most phenomenal athlete i ever saw. it was called the ally shuffle. the greatest foot work. and the shuffle in the end was a parkinson's shuffle. he suffered that for thi30 year >> you were there when he was meeting with ronald reagan and endorsed him. >> in 1983.

he was still a handsome man. a picture of them throwing punches at each other. he came over and endorsed us. we used him in bill boards. we had bill boards of him and floyd patterson sort of an america loves a champion with reagan throwing a punch at him. he was a phenomenal person. >> we'll never see the likes of him again. >> he was the greatest fighter ever. i watched fighting for 50 years. he was the best that ever was. >> i to switch to politics for a minute. the fact this was the week where we saw the nastiest words exchanged between hillary clinton and donald trump. the attacks hot and heavy. >> one of them calling one the liar and the other one calling the other a thug. it sets the tone for the future. you know, my sense is, i wish it was going to be a higher level, higher road. i'm not sure it is. she probably had her best speech

from the point of view of energizing her own base when she had her foreign policy speech the other day. it was a campaign speech. he's solidifying his base. >> you say this is the tone and what we'll expect to see are people going to tune out at some point? are people going to get fed up? >> there's always a danger of that. both of these candidates begin with high negatives, when you attack, it turns more people off. but i think it's such great interest and so much is at stake. two polarizing figures, if you're a trump supporter you want him to win and her to lose and vice versa. the idea the two are going to debate, record attendance i'm sure. >> really quickly, though, if she continues on the path, does she set herself up in a big way for a backlash because of the fact the indictment still looms? >> she's got a 30 year history and people didn't come to this

conclusion overnight. there's been a lot of drama around the clintons and this reinforces it. they've always had extensive fund raising, you know, rent out the lincoln bedroom, that sort of stuff. the clinton foundation will get dragged into this sort of this. there's plenty of stuff on both sides they can try and make an issue out of the trump university, make issues out of their things. i think at the end of the day hopefully some foreign policy and domestic policy against discussed. >> got it. ed rollins, so wonderful to have you here today on what is a sad day for so many of us. >> it's a sad day, and he was a great man and great inspiration to the country. >> thank you for joining us. >> thank you. straight ahead, we're going to talk to a four time gold medalist who shared a olympic moment with muhammad ali. ♪ simply the best ♪ better than all the rest g nes

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joining us now, the four time gold medalist who passed him that torch, olympic swimmer janet evans. it's so great to have you here on the show. i know this is a sad day for so many of us and for you personally because you took part in a historic moment where we witnessed bravery and courage from the legend. as i understand it, you tell folks you would give up all of your olympic swimming medals to live that moment once again. >> you know, i really would. as an olympian you spend a lot of time thinking about winning. when i passed that torch to ali to see him standing there and listening to the roar of the crowd and that stadium. it was just -- it was kind of meant everything to me. it put it in perspective. it helped me realize the olympics are about inspiring and motivating and being courageous and doing your best. who did that better than muhammad ali? for me, spending that one moment

with him when he had that iconic amazing moment and was brought into the olympic fold one more time, it was just very meaningful to me on every level. >> as i understand it it was kept a secret until the last minute who that person would be that you were going to hand over the torch to. the fact is that you were very nu nervous, you didn't want to fall. you were a swimmer not a runner and you were concerned about making sure you were going to do a good job. when you knew who the person was that you were going to be meeting, what was running through your mind? >> it actually made it even worse for me. because i was nervous about all those things you just said clearly, but then to know that ali was going to be waiting for me there made me even more nervous. you know, people ask me what it was like standing there with him. and you know, it was very, very brief moments. but the look in his eye, you know, it was very telling and it was very powerful.

and, you know, i think that it's hard to put into words for me. i've been trying to describe it for 20 years. but it was very -- >> when you said that look in his eyes, what did those eyes tell you? >> just it was living this moment and the roar of the crowd and pride you could see it. >> and also the fact he was really working hard not to shake as he was lighting that torch, because the parkinson's was clearly evident to everyone around him and he was dealing with it for some years by then. knowing that he was doing something that took a tremendous amount of courage in front of those people, had to be so humbling. >> so much courage and that in and of itself made the moment even more amazing. heck, i was nervous up there right. i was swimming the next day in the olympics. i was in the absolute best shake in my life. for him to stand there in front of all those people and do that. he was perfect. he was just perfect.

>> he was perfect, indeed. thank you so much for joining us. it's a moment we all remember for so many. i appreciate you joining us today. >> thank you, my pleasure. and we remember that muhammad ali wasn't shy by long shot. whether taunting his opponents or even the american government, he was someone who spoke his mind and came up with some of the most memorable quotations, listen to just a few. >> i don't have a mark on my face. and i'm just 22 years old. i must be the greatest, i told the world. >> rumble, young man rumble. that's what we're going to do you heard it. >> i told you i was floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee. that's what happened. >> i got a few things i tell them when i'm whooping them. after i'm whooping and talking to him, about the eighth round. let him know he's got one more

round to go. >> a true original indeed. those are some of the muhammad ali's greatest hits from decades past. again, the world will mourn the boxing champ next week in his hometown in louisville. a private family service begins on thursday. and the public funeral on friday. that will be open to all. former president bill clinton, comedian billy crystal and sportscaster bryant gumble will be delivering the yueulogies, muhamed ali the greatest gone but not forgotten at the age of 74. that's going to be a wrap for me here at studio j. thank you for joining us. hope wherever you are you make it a great day. we have more with america's news headquarters. quicken loans. home buy. refi. power. official mortgage sponsor of the pga tour. don't let dust and allergies get and life's beautiful moments.

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don't drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. those who have had a drug or alcohol problem may be more likely to misuse lyrica. now i have less diabetic nerve pain. ask your doctor about lyrica. today, we are remembering a legend, muhammad ali, boxer fighter inside the ring and out. icon of the 20th century. the greatest who died last night at age 74. >> i'm so fast, man, i can run through a hurricane and don't get wet. when george meets me he'll pay his debt. i can drown a drink of water and kill a dead tree. wait till you see muhammad ali. last night i cut the home in the bedroom and was in bed before the light cut off. in the ninth round he shall be

mine in round nine. >> you have to love him. hello and welcome to a brand-new hour inside america's elections headquarters i'm kelly wright. >> i'm patti ann brown. a memorial service is planned for wednesday in louisville kentucky where he was born as cassius clay and where he first pulled on a pair of boxing clubs at 12. flags are flying at half-staff in louisville as three local police officers travelled to arizona to bring muhammad ali home. jonathan hunt, the whole world feeling the loss. >> of course, muhammad ali was known all across the world and today, he is being mourned all across the world. no where, of course, is the grief felt more acutely than for his family and a family spokesperson came out and addressed the media just a short time ago. listen here.

>> they certainly believe that muhammad was a citizen of the world and he truly was. and they know that the world grieves with them and they have received, as you can imagine, tens of thousands of well-wishes. and support. >> and, of course, it was boxing that made muhammad ali such a celebrity across the world. his fights, the thriller in manila, the rumble in the jungle. so many fights that would make the cut for any highlight reel of the greatest sporting moments of the 20th century. i would hazard to say a lot of us will sit down tonight and watch some of those highlights and pay tribute in our way to an extraordinary athlete. >> yeah, and jonathan, he'll be remembered for what happened outside the ring as well. >> yeah, absolutely. he wasn't just an extraordinary athlete.

he was an extraordinary man. as president obama made clear in a tweet he sent out today, he put a picture of himself sitting underneath one of the most iconic photographs of muhammad ali in the ring and president obama said quote, he shook up the world and the world's better for it. rest in peace. of course, muhammad ali was known for refusing to be drafted to vietnam in 1967. he was known too for his conversion from christianity to islam back in 1964. the boxing promoter don king toldu us he would be remembered for all those things, not just boxing. listen to don king. >> ali will never die. we want to celebrate ali's life for being the man he was, a fighter for the people and to become a champion of the people. >> now, obviously, a lot of us all sit around and talk about

various sports and the greatest of all time in those sports. i think in boxing, there is simply no debate. muhammad ali was, is and always will be the greatest of all time. >> jonathan hunt live for us, thank you. muhammad ali was a fighter not only in the ring but also for civil rights. as man of great principle, he never backed down from that fight. joining me now is the reverend jesse jackson sr., a man who knows something about the civil rights fight and struggle. he's founder and president of the rainbow push coalition and someone i've had the pleasure of talking to so many times. reverend, it's good to have you here today. >> you know, a sad and glad day. sad he left us. i have fond memories of him. glad we recognized him. we reviled him as a nation now we revere him. he survived all that.

now we're the better for it. >> we are the better for it. i would have to ask you this question. what impact did muhammad ali make on the civil rights era and the struggle that so many african-americans and other people of color had for freedom and liberty here in the united states? he used the light of his celebrity to shine on the dark spot. for example, he won the gold medal but that would not get him in a hotel, motel or restaurant. legal racial segregation, we were an apartheid segregated country at that time. we couldn't use a public toilet. i was arrested in 1960 for using a public library. in the face of that indignity he resisted and he fought back. he became an ally in the changing of our mind about ending racial segregation in

america. >> we're looking at pictures right now, he stood with malcolm x, martin luther king jr. as well as with you and fighting for these freedoms that we now hold and treasure so dearly. it echoes we are a people created by god and endowed with inalienable rights that every man is free. on that pretext, muhammad ali as don king said will always live in our memories because of what he embraced and help all people embrace. >> we don't sbcelebrate hes dei, we celebrate his life. america in 1960, five years before blacks had the right to vote. this was a season of tremendous racial tumabili racial tumability. we rejected him as a freedom fighter. we revere him now that the fight is over.

one thing we can do today, given his role in the american life, that fought back and muslim, he was a muslim he said it's not fair to stereotype all muslims. >> there is significant that struck me, and george foreman talked about it. as you know muhammad ali defeated him. george foreman went on to become a christian pastor said he owed a death of gratitude for muhammad ali for beating him and also the friendship that developed after that. because it inspired him to become the gospel minister he is today. you have a christian and muslim working side by side to help people live better lives. >> and that's america at its best. when we coexist and not coannihilate and no codestroy. we have mutual respect and trust. and ali had that spirit. he had a big view of the view.

he saw a door and made room for everybody. and his fight, they say he was controversial, he was maladjusted. you can't use a public library, that was controversial. he was maladjusted and he refused to adjust to those conditions. >> reverend jesse jackson, i know you've met him several times he was a good friend of yours, i had the pleasure of meeting him at the age of 14 i never forgot. it was a memorable moment i remember it to this day. thank you. >> thank you, sir. muhammad ali's hometown of louisville, kentucky, mayor greg fisher is ordering all flags on municipal building lowered to half-staff. folks there also preparing for a memorial service scheduled for

wednesday. mike tobin is live in louisville with the latest. >> as we're watching people come here to the ali center laying down flowers expressing their condolences going inside the ali center to learn more about this extraordinary life of the champion. i want to bring in the mayor of louisville, greg fisher, i don't think anyone can get their arms around the way this town is feeling more than you as a life long resident. my observation is people are coming here for a celebration of life. >> there's a lot of joy here. we knew theas going to go sometime. we've been dreading this day. he's contributed so much to the world and to our city. and we're proud of him. he grew up two miles from here. so it is sad. i say it's appreciation for having him as one of our own. >> how is louisville different because a kid named cassius clay got his bike stolen and decided he wanted to whoop up on the thief. >> he teaches us that anything is possible. what the champ was about was

having a passion, be the best in the world. and what most people don't realize about him he would always remind me, mayor, i got up earlier than anybody else. i put in more road work than anybody else. it's one thing to think you're going to be great it's another thing to do the work. >> you met the champ, people say he was very disarming. pretty soon you were talking to a regular guy, was that your experience? >> he would walk can kings, pauperse paupe paupers he's just man, a human being. he wanted to make sure people knew that as well. the real legacy of his life he existed to make the world a better place one person at a time. he was the biggest baddest athlete of all time. but the biggest trick he pulled was he just created that platform so he can be the biggest baddest humanitarian of all time. >> in line with what the mayor said a school teacher approached me and said muhammad ali and his wife would go to the schools out here, find out which kids needed

clothes, coats, and shoes and they would donate them through an administrator. that kid would get the coat or shoes and never know it was a gift from the greatest athlete of all time. >> great story. thank you. president george w. bush remembering the greatest of all time releasing this statement today saying in part, muhammad ali was an iconic and historic figure who thrilled, entertained influenced and inspired millions. americans will always be proud to have been in his corner and called him one of our own. back in 2005, he presented muhammad ali with the presidential medal of freedom. here is president bush quoting ali to ali. >> but when you say the greatest of all time is in the room, everyone knows who you mean. it's quite a claim to make. but as muhammad ali once said, it's not bragging if you can

back it up. >> the presidential medal of freedom is the highest civilian award given here in the united states and it's just one of the many awards muhammad ali earned throughout his lifetime. >> and a lot of funny quotes like that, we're hearing a lot of them today. it's fun. >> fun indeed to listen to it we pass along our condolence and prayers to the family of muhammad ali. >> we are going to continue to reflect on one of the most iconic figures of the 20th century. a look back at his incredible life and career with another boxing great roy jones jr. ahead. after holding out house speaker paul ryan now endorsing donald trump. his support is not exactly what you call a total embrace. how important is it? we'll ask our political panel. you both have a

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time for a quick check of the headlines now. crews in oregon putting out a massive fire after 14 oil tank cars derailed and four of them erupted into flames. they were part of a 96 car union

pacific train trafficking to washington state. no one was injured. about 100 people remain under evacuation orders from their home. activists in brazil are calling on the country's interim president to clean up the toxic waterways. the same rivers where the olympic rowers and sailors will compete are filled with illness causing bacteria and viruses. they're calling on the president to release emergency funds to pay for cleanup hoping to remedy the situation before the olympics are held there in august. it's getting down to the wire in california. ahead of tuesday's high stakes democratic primary, hillary clinton barn storming the state today as polls show clinton is virtually tied with her democratic rival, bernie sanders. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is life in santa barbara. she joins us with details on this exciting campaign and race. jennifer? >> hi, kelly, well, yes, it is

very exciting here in california. the next few days are huge for both hillary clinton and bernie sanders. they're neck and neck in a race here. the clinton campaign never expected to have to fight. hillary clinton you'll remember won california in 2008, beating barack obama at the time. but they're having to fight it out. and they are both on the campaign trail, trying to appeal to latino voters. hillary clinton hitting sanders on his 2007 vote against immigration reform. she also lashed out at donald trump. >> just about every immigrant that you can imagine came here for a reason, including donald trump's ancestors. look what he's doing now. he is personally attacking a federal judge who was born in indiana. last time i looked that's part of america.

whose parents were from mexico. >> of note, california governor jerry brown who has had a chilly relationship with the clintons in the past endorsed hillary clinton this week. but has not been out stumping for her. the los angeles times endorsed hilla hillary yesterday but the san francisco chronicle refused to endorse any of the candidates citing hillary's unwillingness to debate sanders and refusal to meet their editorial board. she was asked by a local radio station last night whether she was concerned about being indicted over her private e-mail server at the state department. and her handling of classified information. to which she said quote there is absolutely no possibility that is just never going to come to pass. i have absolutely no doubt about that. we will go into the convention united and we will come out and work hard to defeat donald trump. polls show hillary winning in california among registered

democrats. but sanders leads by almost 13 points among independents who are allowed to vote in california's primary tuesday. a sanders victory here relies on a big voter turnout of people who usually don't vote in primaries. >> you tell hillary she's going to get very nervous. she was nervous already. she was supposed to be -- the media has decided the campaign was over. she was supposed to be campaigning in new jersey but suddenly she and bill got on a plane and here they are in california. sounds like the campaign is not quite over. >> we are here in santa barbara where hillary clinton will be here in the next few hours, she'll be at a popular restaurant here called jill's. she'll be meeting with women and families. again, part of this barnstorming effort she and sanders are crisscrossing the state in these last few days before the tuesday

primary. >> crazy day, thanks, jennifer. it took some time, but donald trump finally got an endorsement from the nation's tom republican lawmaker house speaker paul ryan announcing he will vote for the prumpton republic republican nominee. the next day he said he disagrees with trump's comments, he is not publicly backing any of trump's policies. let's bring in tammy bruce, and alan colmes and both are fox news contributors. on may 5th ryan told cnn he was not ready to endorse trump. this week he did yesterday he told a radio host he doesn't relate to trump's reasoning in saying the judge hearing the trump university case.

>> if you could see the tape he endorsed trump, it's like a hostage tape. all right. okay. all right. i guess. all right. it was -- combine that with mitch mcconnell who criticized trump after endorsing him. it's like people are biting their lip while they're supporting this guy. it's party over country. because they're republicans they feel like they have to support his nominee. they don't want to do it. >> trump is facing three lawsuits over trump university. the judge was born and raised in indiana, went to college and and law school in that state. his parents are from mexico. and trump says that's in inherent conflict of interest because he wants to build a border wall. >> there's also some other elements there. this judge has been very involved with illegal aliens, the nature of giving

scholarships to schools. he's a member of the lawyers group. some argue it's connected to political groups. when you're looking at issues of bias we heard from president obama at the supreme court on issues of impact there. whether or not certain justices should be there. so it's funny how donald trump is not allowed to have an opinion -- >> you don't go over a judge. >> let me finish, come on. there's that. i think the truth of the matter is especially when we're talking about the endorsements or non-endorsements by ryan and mcconnell. it was difficult. . they did not want to endorse him. if they're doing against their better wishes that's the problem with the republican party. look, we've got violence we saw in san jose which was obscene. there is sums that what mr. trump says that was

legitimate -- >> let's get back to the ryan trump issue. >> ryan and mcconnell have been criticizing him when there's been plenty to criticize about regarding mr. obama. hillary and -- >> it's not about obama it's not about hillary clinton. >> this is all politics. >> he did say, look, i'm going to speak up from time to time, those are his words. i'm going to speak up if he disagrees with trump. he says that's fine. the house republicans and trump want the same conservative agenda and in ryan's words, we believe we in the house can add a rudder to this ship and give it direction. >> that's interesting. what mcconnell says there are check and balances, rudder to the ship. you don't have to worry -- this is the best thing he can say about the candidate you're supporting. he can't harm things too much. that's what mcconnell said. the only reason ryan endorsed him is he's the speaker of the house. you can't have the speaker of the house who is the chair of the convention not support the

candidate. i don't think on his own he would not want to support this guy. >> i agree. either endorse the guy or don't. this is why the republicans keep losing, they don't show general leadership. stand up for what you believe in. i do have to contend, that this argument and attacks on trump -- we had horrible economic news yesterday. when that was the time to look at the liberal's economic policies, what did they do they went after donald trump again. it's about politics leadership and what people stand for and what the american people have rejected. >> thank you both as always. kelly? we're keeping an eye on the weather especially in texas where severe storms are pommelling that state leading to record down pours and deadly flooding across texas. the latest on the emergency response. and u.s. fighter jets marking a first in the battle against isis. what happened and how it's going to impact the fight going forward coming up.

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a fox news alert. the world today mourning the death of muhammad ali who died at a hospital in scottsdale arizona last night at the age of 74. a family spokesman said he died of septic shock due to unspecified natural causes. he spent his final hours surrounded by his family. flags are half-staff in his hometown of louisville, kentucky, a memorial service is planned there on wednesday. his funeral will be friday. it's open to the public and will be streamed online. overseas now to the fight against isis. those are the u.s. navy fa 18 super hornet taking off from the uss harry truman leading air strikes in iraq and syria. it's the first time they've launched from an aircraft carrier in the mediterranean

sea. for the past two years u.s. and allied air strikes have launched from the persian gulf or from land bases in countries like bahrain and turkey. we're hearing syria troops backs by russian troops are closing in on isis and their capital of raqqah. it marks the first time that government troops have entered raqqah province since they were ousted by isis back in august 2014. retired air force lieutenant general richard newton joins us. it's good of you to join us to give us a perspective of what's happening there. as i mentioned these are the first air strikes by u.s. navy carrier group in this part of the world since the iraq war began in 2003. what impact will these air strikes being launched have on the isis strongholds in fallujah, iraq? >> good afternoon, it's great to be with you this afternoon.

i think the american people can certainly be proud of our men and women in uniform. and their family members. and particularly the sailors part of the strike group. what's significant about this as they have entered the mediterranean they're able to strike targets like you said at the top in iraq and syria and else where for that matter. so they need to stay -- target to bed in libya and so forth. they have the flexibility to do that. >> you may recall how fierce the battle in fallujah was in 2004. i recall that. it was a hard fought battle to gain control of the seat. how difficult will the current campaign be against isis? >> it will continue to be a difficult campaign. and actually, there were to battles for fallujah, we lost hundreds of americans in those battles. the iraqi security forces just outside fallujah are coming in. it's a dense urban area.

you've got also extreme tensions between the shia militia and the iraqi security forces which are generally shia. the sunni residents. you have challenges with regard to 50,000 civilians actually in the middle of that fight. and the longer the fight takes, the more opportunity it is for isis to regenerate. and so it will be a significant fight. >> you know, that's problematic. isis continues to be a very stubborn adversary as it seeks to expand its influence throughout the middle east as well as abroad. what other military assets can the united states military use to help coalition forces there defeat isis and iraq as well as syria? >> yes, we've got obviously air power we mentioned at the top. there is special operations forces and we've got a strong contingent of u.s. particularly army training the iraq security forces. the leader who is leading the air campaign has a number of assets not only sea based but

also that are land based all the way from the b-52 bomber to tankers toe other capabilities. i would prepare for a long hard fight in fallujah. as you mentioned, isis is able to regenerate its capabilities. and actually expands in the region and outside the region. >> a long fight. and the truman striker is conducting air strikes on syria. has given no details on how many and what type of targets it's actually hitting. what difficulties do we face in syria where russian forces are also operating in support of the syrian leader, basher al assad? >> it makes it very difficult. my sources tell me that russia is picked up its tempo, almost three fold over the last couple weeks. that does complicate things in aleppo on the border with syria

and down in raqqah as proassad forces are trying to regain the raqqah province. it complicates matters and makes it very difficult. the thing that the united states and the u.s. led coalition is trying also to put in place, is a number of assets that will help with intelligence surveillance and recognizance so we can go into the urban area and flesh out the targets and make sure that we not only act effectively but quick as well. >> we thank you for your comments and perspective on this. as you know once we get into those areas we can hopefully change the hearts and minds and political will is there. thank you so much. >> absolutely. you bet, kelly. >> good day to you. tragedy in texas. rescue crews recovering the bodies of nine ft. hood soldiers who died in the raging floodwaters. there's a state of emergency in 31 texas counties as devastating rain and floods continue with no end in site. will carr is live in rosenburg

texas with the latest for us. >> hey there, we'll start with the good news. throughout the course of the day a lot of the waters have been receding, there is still a number of communities like rosenburg that are surrounded by water. they look more like lakes than actual neighborhoods. you can see homes. when the water was the highest it was up to the windows. if you can come back around here. i want to show you off to my left, this is actually a huge field. there should never ever be water here except for all of the torrential rain that we've seen. that's had a major impact on livestock throughout the area. take a look at some cell phone video we had of local authorities trying to heard cattle across water that looked more like a river. you can see the cows are submerged up to their necks. trying their best to get them to safety. they've seen a number of animals drown.

we ran into cows that were stranded. take a listen to this sheriff. >> it's been horrible to witness. but we're doing everything we possibly can. texas a&m has a veterinary clinic here. so we have several vets assessing the health condition of some of these cattle that have been out in this water. >> so they've been trying to help out, save any animals in this area as possible. also, air boats like this one and richard here, the driver been going through for the past week rescuing people. rescue -- richard rescued ten people yesterday. there's been more than 600. the sun is out and the weather is supposed to get dramatically better. and that's what the people who live here in texas are hoping for. >> all right. will carr, live in texas for us. thank you. the boxing world is reeling

this afternoon with the death of muhammad ali. friends and fellow boxers taking to social media to pay tribute to the greatest. up next we'll talk to another boxing legend. roy jones, jr. >> it's a sad day that we've lost a global icon, a local hero. a louisvillian but it's a day of celebration because we're celebrating the life of a great man. (vo) if you have type 2 diabetes,

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just moments after his death was announced last night, reaction from fellow athletes started pouring in. boxing greats george foreman, mike tyson and roy jones jr. taking to social media to reflect on the life of the greatest. george foreman treating, ralph ali foreman, we were one guy. mike tyson tweeting god came for

his champion so long great one. and roy jones jr. my heart is deeply saddened and appreciative and relieved. that was roy jones jr. he won many titles. he's been boxing trainer and a rapper. roy jones jr. jones us on the phone. >> thank you for having me and my condolences for the ali family. >> how close were you? >> very close at one point in my life. i always felt like that was my father after my father because when you're a kid, the first person you luearn to look up to is your father. offer your father, you'll find somebody your father idolized that becomes someone you look up to. my father was deeply touched by muhammad ali and his career. and immediately when i realized my father was so engulfed in

muhammad ali and his career i immediately became a followinger and a person who wants to live my life because i wanted to live up to my dad's expectations of a great person. >> that right there shows you what an inspiration he was. he was a legend in the ring and out. let's start with him as a boxer. as boxers go, what set him apart? >> what set him apart was he took everything that people say you shouldn't do and the way you shouldn't do things and he did all those things just the way he wants to do them. he didn't care about people saying keep your hands up he did all of that and he did it the way he wanted to do. he dominated the sport of boxing, doing it everything they teach you not to do in boxing. i mean, he dominated the

outside, he didn't do much bobbing and weaving. >> all right. now, describe him as a person. >> as a person? muhammad ali was one of the most caring people you'll ever meet. he was very charismatic. he was also humorous and he cared about people more than anybody could care about him. one of the biggest things i knew about muhammad ali was he cared more for people than they ever cared for him. he never felt sorry for himself or bad for himself. he did feel bad about other people. that's why he -- he didn't feel like he had the right causing harm to people who had done him no harm. what better of a person could you think of, a person who doesn't want to go fight people

because hay didnthey didn't cauo harm. i understand the country was at war at the same time his religion didn't allow him to harm people. when everything was at a really bad spot he just stood up for what muhammad ali believed in. that's where i learned to grow up to be a smart person. having a person like that, i feel like that's what we're missing in society today. we don't have enough people that care enough or willing to care more about their brother and sister than they are about themselves. that's what muhammad ali stood for. >> you mentioned that he wasn't one to feel sorry for himself. but as a friend of his, can you tell us how difficult was his struggle with parkinson's? >> his struggle with parkinson's was very difficult on the outside looking in for me. here's a man who had everything and was at the peak of the peak

of the world at one point. then stricken by disease that brought him down to the lowest points of life. it had to be totally traumatic for him to deal with. knowing he the mental capacity to do things but his words he couldn't get out. he couldn't do the things he wanted to do. when i met him in his earlier days he was literally there he just couldn't physically do it and his words, his mouth, his body couldn't carry out the act but his mind was still there. you get into a smaller part and he can't run that smaller part no more it's still working but can't run anymore. it's hard to watch a person go through that. this guy went through dominating the whole world to being stricken by this disease.

i felt bad when i would see him. he would joke with me because he let me know his faculties was still there. i know him i know he wouldn't want to be a burden on anybody. he would rather be carrying other people's burden. all things that muhammad ali stood for, there would be no roy jones jr. today. that was my ultimate idol. and that was my transition in li life. as baby, as a kid. my pop was an idol when i learned muhammad ali was my father's idol he became my idol because that was somebody my dad was impressed with. as soon as i realized he did all the things he did because of the blessings he received on god. that led me on to god.

so that was my -- muhammad ali was one who led me to know who god was. without the ali i wouldn't be on the phone with you right now because no one wouldn't know who roy jones jr. was. >> roy, i'm so sorry, once again for your loss. clearly he was an inspiration to you. and your family as well as a great personal friend. roy jones jr., thank you so much for sharing your memories of the greatest. >> thank you, ma'am. thank you. >> our condolences to roy jones jr., obviously, very upset about losing his father figure. and great interview and great comments from him. a man who not only admired muhammad ali but knew him personally and loved him like a father. our hearts go out to you. an estimated one million

americans are affected by parkinson's disease. we heard roy jones jr. talk about it. we're going to come back and talk to the doctor about what ♪

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faced his toughest fight after being diagnosed with parkinson's disease. a battle he fought for more than three decades. lets get right to it. lets talk to the doctor which one million people are impacted by this. what do we see in parkinson's? well, there are a few main hallmark symptoms. they're class eck. one of the symptoms is the slowly of movement and it is much slower than they would be. and we see a tremor. it is almost like somebody is rolling a pill between their fingers and that's the motion that we see. >> we see the stiffness o f the muscle that tends to be classic. oftentimes p oftentimes patients with parkinson's, you cannot read their face expression very well and they don't blink that much.

those are some of the hallmarks that we see. there are no cure. >> you are right, we don't have a cure for parkinson's disease. the important thing with parkinson's disease is to improve the quality of life. we know as years go on and symptoms get worse, patients lose the ability to live their daily lives and doing simple tasks can be difficult. again, to move and live your life. >> what's really telling about ali's character is he launched a wing at the hospital to try to do research on parkinson's. he was out in front to fight this. >> george. >> that's what we need. we know a lot about parkinson's and in terms of what caused it or why does someone get parkinson's verses someone else. we think it is genetic causes as well as environmental causes.

we still need more information. right now there is not a blood test that could do or a study that i can order to diagnose someone. research is very important. we need to know more. >> that's what i understand and there are some false positives for parkinson's. >> some of the symptoms over lapping with symptoms of other conditions. >> we got to stop there. people make sure you have a chance to research parkinson's and other diseases that's in curable. >> that'll do it for us. >> eric shawn continuing our coverage of the death of muhammad ali at the top of the hour. ...clear for take off. see ya! when you're living with diabetes. steady is exciting. oh this is living baby! only glucerna has carbsteady, to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and try new glucerna hunger smart to help you feel full. 80% of recurrent ischemic, strokes could be prevented.

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