tonight tributesre pouring in from around the world for former president george herbert walker bush. he died at the age of . as the nation mourns, washington is preparing for a week ofo events honor america's 41st president. good evening. i'm erika gonzalez. esident george h.w. bush was many things. his love for country and family ever present throughout life. even until his final moments. n nbc looks back at his life andc le >> reporter: flags are flying at

half staph in honor of george herbert walker bush. the 41sist prent spent much of his life in kenny bunk port growing up andeturned to the family compound every summer. >> it was the most amazing people you could imagine. that's why there's such a sense of loss.he >> reporter: former president impacted many lives in years.e -- 94 and political foes became first friends like bill clinton. he tweeted i am grate for for everye min i spent with him and will hold his friendship as one of my life's greatest giftsa barack o wrote america has lot a patriot. while our hearts are heavy, they are also filled with gratitude. president trump said he called members of the bush family to offer his condolences. >> he was a veryine n. i met him on numerous occasions.

he was a quality man who truly loved his family. he was proud of hismi . very much loved his family. he's a terrific guy. >> reporter: in the same setting angela merkel added bush is considered one of the fathers of the german unification. for the nation's 4 3rd president, the 41st president was first andda foremost on twitter he called him the best dad a son or daughter could ask fo the bushes, a family, a political dynasty, mourning the loss of their patriarch today. comforted by those around the world who shared their grief. >> the flag over the white house is now a flying half staph. washington is preparing to honor george h. bush with several days of tributes. congressional leadersin annou president bush will lie in state at the capital rotunda. the capital will be able to pay their respectsin sta at 7:00 p.m. monday through

wednesday morning. his funeral will be at the washington national cathedral on wednesday. and president trump ordered thev federalnment to be closed wednesday. dhe w gracious is coming up a lot today as we remember esident george h.w. bush. derrick ward spoke to his former prez officer who says the commander in chief would often sit down with members of the media and enjoyed a special relationship with them. >> reporter: for christen clark taylor, the former president's passing leaves an empty space. >> i steeled myself and bui a wall ofresolve, but it hurts. i miss my friend. >> reporter: he was his director of media relations through his presidency. it was something of a theme that ran through both periods. >> heed rema unflappable in times of crisis. a calm, analytical. reporter: and there were the more personal remembrances, his meeting her parents and

comforting her in the loss of her motherir an ement in the executive office that doesn't lend itself to much emot hn. >> allow med that and gave me that room. he would callnd check on my father. >> reporter: and there were the timeer moments like the her very young son got to meet the then vice president. >> leaned down, said hello, who have we here? picked h up a put him on his shoulders. gave him a horsey ri r. orter: an exciting moment for sure. whether it was that or the lunch, things took an unexpected turn >> his cheeks were unflating. i thought don't blow. please, just don't blow like a geyser. and of course, he did. he threw up all over the vice head.ent's >> reporter: she said the vice president handled it like a true strai strait statesman. >> reporter: she said she counts hm among her frids to this day. >> he is my friend still. i don't even want to use past

tense. >> reporter: derrick ward, news 4. there was a favorite of the bush family. george h.w. bush and his family ate there for decades. old pictures line the walls of the restaurant. they have a special room where they used to dine. news 4 darcy spencer talked to news 4th about the d of a friend. >> he was not only a great president but a warm person. a lot of personal things you can tell. you can feel it. he's such a gentleman. >> he tells us that when his fatherh died president b called him to offer his condolences and the president stayed on the phone with him for about 15 minutes. one person who knew former president bush well is our own barbara harrison. she had a chance to follow his political career all the way become to when he was in texas to whe you were in texas.

>> i was in texas. >> this was a president, yousa that was loved no matter what your political bfiliation. >>ieve that's true. a lot of people attest to that. he reached acrosssl the and, of course, had friends after work that -- of all stripes. but when i woke up to the news this morning, i felt really sad. those o us with parents who heached their 90s live with the realization that days with us no matter how healthy they are, might be numbered. i met geor h.w. bush during my first job as a reporter in dallas, texas in the summer of 1980. i was sent to the republican national convention in troit. knowing george bush was on ronald reagan's short list for president. although the choice was top secret. i was invited to the suite where the bush family was gathering. i knew he was about to accept the number two position and wonder first down he felt a sense of disappointment that he wasn't at the topet of the ti

but he accepted his role with the same determination to be the best at whatever he did baseball, world war ii pilot, ambassador, whatever. when i came to washington in 1981, i was often with the bushes during one assignment or another. of all the things came to know about them both was their devotion and duty to family. it was hard to appreciate the ypth of a loss they felt when manyrs later they were still grieving over their daughter, robin, who died of rue chemoya when she was ree. with all the years that would pass and the many highs and lows they may have faced tuduring thr meves, nothing sto mute the grief they were left with when their daughter died. that's why when i saw this cartoonh jenna bush hager posting on instagram, it made m. sm it shows the president and his wife, barbara bush with their da ahter robin three years old still in heaven with a quote

saying, we waited for you. it made me smile, and it actually made me feel a lot better, because i could remember their feeling any time i interviewed either one of them. robin always came up. of course, you know, they had five other children, and they were ver devoted t them, but that was a loss that was hard for them to to see that and think yes, they're all together now -- >> it brings a smile to our ces. i think as texans, it's easy for us to say t lightf the lone star has dimmed with the passing of the heart of houston, texas.a >>s a beautiful way of saying it. >> we miss him here in washington, and the texans that i know where i grew up certainly miss him adds well. >> we thank you for being here. >> thank yo>> a beautiful tribute to a man who touched so many lives. we'll have moreerage throughout the broadcast. stay can us including a special moment that president bush shared with our own jim vance on the banks of the potomac.

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sit-down could yield something that will be good for china and the uted states. ey're trying to negotiate the end of a trade war that's threatening the worldmy e. people in alaska bracing for more aftershocks. they're also counting their eablessings. nos were reported and damage wasy mostl limited to the fractured roads, bridges and buildings. yesterday's quake s 25 miles deep. that made all the difference helping to dissipate by the time it hit the surface. back home we are working to learn more about a deadly crash along the clara barton parkway. one person was killed. it was a head on collision involving two vehicles around 4:00 this morning. our coverage of president bush continues with a memorable day on the water. we'r going to take you along for the rid as the commander in chief and our beloved jim vance go fishing. go fishing. plus rain returns for your

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here at news 4 but get a unique perspective covering the president. we see h they govern, but unlike the rest of america, we get to see how they live. here's a look back as our own jim vance went fishing with presidenth.w. bush while he was in office. >> i hadavccasion to lunch

with president bush at the white house. i took advantage of that to that heto the president need not way go to arkansas for good fishing. he couldin some great action on the potomac river. last week i got a call frothe white house, an invitation from the president to join him for bass f hing on theriver. what followed was a really special moment in my life. actually, six hou of moments that began at 6:30 on saturday morning. that's when i met the president of the united states house and we got into his car to go fishing.n now, i've b fishing the potomac for years usually it's just my wife and me often i go alone. when you go with ene presid you do not go alone. nor do you go in a truck. now, if you'll look real mesely, you'll see that's right there. in the presiden right next to him. you'll notice there's no traffic.

true, it was 6:30urn a saty morning. but when the president goes fishing, he doesn't do traffi we put in -- pulled in near the air force base, but i'm not going to tell you where we fished for my own security. there's fish there. i want to go back there. i will tell you this, though. see thatck guy with the b shirt and his hat on backwards? that's me. you see that bass on my line? i got him on a green spring lizard. they're deadly this time of year on the river. we fished several spots on the river, and two things must be noted here. one, president bush is one heck of a fisherman. he knows what a he's doing does it with passion and a great deal of patience. i got t first fish, but the president got the biggest. th other thing. you don't see much of us actually fishi because the press pool boat couldn't get closeenough. was supposed to take pictures, but quite frankly i never shot a frame, because when one is

fishing with the president, one is not inclined to waste time king pictures when there's fish to be caught, and there were fish to be caught and we. caught them i had, quite frankly, the te my life. the president said he had a good time too. and i think he meant it. one final observation. as a jrnalist i'm supposed to be unimpressed with pomp and circumstance and position. usually i am not impressed. but on saturds,, fo blew it. the fact of this plumber's son president's in the house, riding with him in his car and spendingix magnificent hours trying to catch bass with the president of theat united blew my mind. i will never forget that day. and il see to it that my kids don't forget it or their kids either. is that sophisticated? no. is it terribly pressional? no. do i care?

no. >> i heard you might have left your fish. boat.eft it in the i was so excited and whatever. i left the fish. >> unbelievable. >> it's like i can hear his chuckle right here next to us. if you want to share that story, head to nbc washington.com and there you'll see more tributes to president bush. all right. we take a turn tohe weather to the rain and a warmup that's headed our way as well. >> lots ofchanges, and would you believe it, down the road maybe some snow, o. let me go ahead and leave that ustil the end of the forecast. for now we'll fn the warmup and dryer conditions. if you have plans for the remainder of the weekend, don't worry. not all is lost. take a look at t radar right now. another round of showers. you see we had the lull earlier. things are looking a lot -- were looking better. now we have the next round of rain. it's going to continue to move through. here's your future cast. by midnight still seeing showers throughout the region. we push it to sunday morning.

more rain. this is actually the last of it. it will be tapering off and moving out north and east and we should be drying outerft bothat. by 5:00 you can see a lot of our couies part wes will probably get a nice sunset. inside the beltway, me clouds lingering with the showers taking their time leaving. but the point is ifou do hav things to do outdoors tomorrow, ntil theg to say wait afternoon when it's not as damp. by sunday night we're clearing out, making way for tons of sunshine on mondse. for t of you who are going to be stepping out tonight, temperatur will fall not ch. in fact, we're in the upper 30s, low 40s thanks to the rain and clouds we'll probably stay there throughout the evening and overnight. the one thing i want youo look out for is patchy fog, especially if you're going over the bayso bridge. areas, closer to the district in our suburbs are looking at justnder a mile. while that might not be critical, something to keep in mind with the rain. speasng of rain, i scattered

tomorrow. tomorrow more despread, and then we're home free. dry monday, tuesday, and wednesday. take a look at your planner for tomorrow. as i said, we have showers but ey'recattered tomorrow. tomorrow morning temperatures will be around 50 degrees. and we're gng t climb to the low 60s for your sunday. that's the mil warmup i was talking act. we'll take it in the month of -- it's december now. now, as we move throughout the day, around health care that's when we should start to see more sunshine breroing h. for your weekend outlook, going to put up any decorations, rain in the morning. wait until the afternoon.th gettin tree? wait until the afternoon. for those of you going to check out the christmashtree lg tonight, well, it's going to be a wet one. make sure you don't forget the rain gear. the-d, looking at the next couple of days we get to keep the warm air through monday. it doesn't leave until tuesday. look at the long spectrum.ng we're g to be dry all the way through much of the end of the week.

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we'll have full highlights of that tonight at 11:00. >> thank you. and thank you for joining us. nightly news is next. we leave you with more images of george h.w. bush and the credible love story with his beloved barbara who died earlyy this . this . their love was one for the ages. ♪ this . their love was one for the ages. if we want to stop cancer, why not use the body's immune system to fight it in new ways? if we want transplanted organs to thrive, why not convince the body they're compatible? if we want to unlock the mysteries of aging, why not look at them in a new way? at upmc, we question everything. we are uncommon to the core.

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comcast business. beyond fast. tonight, the death of a esent. and a nation mourns as we remember george h.w. bush, the 41st president of the united states. >> so helpe god. >> the man who presided or the end of the cold war. who led triumphant effort in another war. >> aggression is defeated. the war is over. >> a member of the greatest generation, who devoifd hise to public service. t, navy pi congressman, diplomat, vice president and father of a president. setting an example with his love of country, hisevotion to family. >> i love you, precious, with all my heart. and to know that you love me means my life. >> and admired for his