we're looking live at ellington air field in houston.ing at, well, presidential airplane today called special air mission 41. the presidential plane taking president h.w. bush and his family to his final flight to washington, as the ceremonies, services, and funeral will be taking place for the next coming days. the ceremony set to begin any moment. my panel is sitting here with me, and we were in the break, jamie, talking about president bush was a stoic man. but also known for his humor. i mean, just ask dana carvey, and liked to crack a joke himself, and on the people around him. >> and he also would pull pranks. and he loved his secret service. but there was something he also loved to do to his secret service. i was just talking to his spokesman, jim mcgraph, who texted me the word fidelity. so fidelity was his boat, and there were a series of them over the years. they got more and more powerful. and i remember i was once out with him, and i am not the only person this happened to. he said watch this. his boat could outrun the secret

they're telling us it's about a 40-minute drive to ellington field. there will be the 43rd president, george w. bush, and his wife laura bush, and there will be a departure ceremony there that is befitting of this president with a ceremony. as his family said, important not only to honor the life of former president george h.w. bush but also to celebrate the legacy and his accomplishments. as george h.w. bush told us in s interview, he believes he will be viewed as a wonderful one-term president in history. his life spans geographical history of our time and historical events, too. a life well lived that began as a young man who enlisted in the navy. and from then on kept serving his country always. >> so this concept of career politician is downgraded, if not disdained in american politics now. skilled positive politicians are skilled because they're survivors. i think one of the things that george h.w. bush brought to his presidency is a concept less appreciated in politics now. we have a very firm understanding of politics right now of what my part

it goes to ellington field. before then leaving for joint base andrews. glimpse of the doors open and the president's dog sully who was by his side for so many years, once the casket gets here to washington will be transferred through motorcade through d.c. to the capitol later this afternoon. let's bring in kerry sanders who is on the ground in houston. we've seen some activity. perhaps family members arriving for the motorcade over to ellington, right? >> reporter: that's correct, over to the joint airbase. the buses arrived here, on board family members. buses typically have some sort of advertisement on them naming them but they are all blacked out and as you can see over my shoulder here as we're standing at the front of the funeral home there are some folks who have gathered here to pay their respects. as we just look across the street you can see the flags here at half-staff. the houston police department is here on the street. as i noted certain people who have made their way to give up their morning to come here to pay their respects. among them

the motorcade -- ellington field, excuse me.ontinuing to wind its way on the 610 freeway. we saw preparations being made on the tarmac to receive the president's body before it is flown to washington d.c. for the very last time. >>> meanwhile back in washington this could be a busy week for the mueller investigation. prosecutors expected to file a sentencing memorandum on michael flynn who has pled quality of lying to the fbi. new charges could be brought against paul manafort for allegedly violate his plea agreement with the special counsel. michael cohen pled guilty last week of lying to congress. roger stone, meanwhile, telling abc he had absolutely no contact with the wikileaks founder and he has not been contacted by robert mueller's team. and president trump in the past few minutes with four tweets critical of robert mueller and michael cohen. but supportive of roger stone. bret stephens still with me and mimi roka joining us as well. mimi, do you get the sense we're nearing a kra whcrescendo? >> absolutely. i think there'

it's about to get underway at ellington field.t that let's bring in brad blakeman for his final thoughts. after this, then he flies to washington and the capitol rotunda awaits him. >> exactly. it will be time for the congress to pay their respects to the president and also a time for the public. we'll have public viewing around the clock tonight, on tuesday and then it will end at 7:30 wednesday. so we're going to be able to accommodate many thousands of americans to pay their respects. but i remember quite vividly president bush telling us as his staff that no life is complete without service. you can run for office, you can volunteer at a hospital, everybody can do something and his life is an example of that. and we should remember that no life should be complete without giving something back and there is no greater example than the example that 41 has left for us. >> sandra: brad blakeman, thank you. >> jon: bill mcgurn and mary anne marsh continue with us. bill, in your work with the bush family, i mean, this is obviously th

he will be flown to ellington field, houston, texas. he will lie in repose at st.'s episcopal church. and then he will be interred later on thursday at the george bush presidential library and museum. we will bring you more as we get them. first, let's talk about opec and its allies still haggling of the size of potential crude production cuts indian on wednesday, as prez -- cuts in vienna on wednesday. in a tweet, president trump wrote hopefully opec will be keeping oil flows as is. the world does not want to see or need higher oil prices. here with some more insights before tomorrow's critical summit is jessica summers. what have we seen so far from saudi arabia and russia? we know they came to some sort of agreement, but we have not seen any details. jessica: a lot is up in the air. we had a joint ministerial meeting earlier. they came out and said opec has agreed to some sort of a cut deal but did recommend -- but did not recommend a number yet. tightlipped tehre action -- there actually. trump's tweets affect the markets at all? jessica: no, the markets trigge

at about 6:30 five eastern time is when the motor is expected to depart ellington field.t is only about 30 miles or so to the southeast of where we are, but they been budgeting on the schedule about 45 minutes or so for the commute, even with roads close down, houston can be a little bit of a bear trying to navigate in terms of traffic. once the motorcade arrives here at saint martins episcopal church, which is going to be very similar to what we saw almost eight months ago with the former first lady barbara bush. her funeral service was held at this barry church. what we expect is at the motorcade is going to pull right up here, you can see the front door of the church is just over my right shoulder. the first. there and then there will be another opening ceremony, a welcome ceremony outside the church. some vip guests are going to be in attendance such as the mayor of houston, sylvester turner and his wife as well as the republican governor of texas, greg abbott and his wife. it will meet the family here. they will meet the motorcade here then there's going to be a big

the plane carrying his casket at ellington field, houston.

let's go to amy robach starting us off in ellington air force base in texas where air force one willart this morning. good morning, amy. >> reporter: robin, good morning. george h.w. bush was america's longest living president, and he led a virtually unparalleled life of service. he faced the end of that life with dignity, courage, and grace, qualities he was known for throughout his 94 years. this morning, we're learning more about the last hours of george herbert walker bush, the 41st president surrounded by family and close friends friday, including his former secretary of state, james baker. >> he perked up. he opened his eyes. he looked at me and he said, hey, bake, where are we going? he kept his spirit and he kept his sense of humor right until the very end, but his passing, george, was very gentle and very peaceful. >> reporter: the 43rd president, george w. bush on a speakerphone told his father, he was a, quote, wonderful dad and that he loved him. the 94-year-old telling his son one final time, quote, i love you, too. amid the outpouring of condolences, words of praise fro

bush received a military sendoff at ellington airport in houston in route to washington. his son, the former president and laura bush led the family onto the plane. he is being called special -- it is being called special mission 41. >>> a former secretary of state, colin powell remembered his former boss. >> he would not make a jump

it's going to land at ellington field.the president will be buried at texas a&m outside the library alongside his wife barbara. his wife of 73 years who just died in april of this year. also at the cemetery site is robin bush, the president's daughter who died at age three back in 1953. we have been talking with rick leventhal who was on the ground at ellington field. he says that right now there are long lines of people waiting the president's posthumous arrival. people, as rick told us, members of sports teams. president george w. bush owned the houston astros and the president george h.w. bush famously was in his wheelchair for the coin flip for the super bowl. >> sandra: have his body will e in repose overnight. tomorrow will be the second private funeral, that will take place there. thursday evening will be the burial. more special moments will be coming as we all just lived through what was really memorable date for american history. >> juan: memorable for a member of "the five," ms. dana perino. >> dana: i was honor

bush arrive at ellington field in houston.of the memorable moments from here in washingt today and the eulogies that painted a picture of our 41st president. >>> we'll also be going back to doug kammerer for the latest on the winter storm chances for. this weekend z339ez z16fz y339ey y16fy a great and noble man, the best father a son or daughter cou have. and in our grief, knowing that dad is hugging robin and holding mom's hand again. >> well, the closing words oft presideorge w. bush's eulogy for his father, one of the more powerfuln moments day that was filled with powerful moments. >> he's a son today more than he's a president. >> absolutely. >> we've been bringing you livei ures. right now here's a look back at some of the memorable moments today in washington. >> was america's last great soldier statesman. a 20th century founding father. he governed with t virtut most closely resemble those of washington and of adams, t.r., fdr, of truman and of eisenhower, of men who believed in causes larger than themselves. >> there'

it will be taken to the tarmac at ellington field.ial to the late president here, the man who adopted houston as his hometown. the man passed away on friday night. we were told his last words to his son george w. bush was, "i love you too." it was here in texas when the president launched his business back in the '50s and his political career. the nation will fittingly begin four days of events to honor a humble hero, president george h.w. bush taking his file trip today, again, on air force one. he's going lie in state at the u.s. capitol building before the state. president trump's wife melania will attend it. then he will come back to be buried at his presidential plot at his library. he will be reunited with his wife barbara bush of 73 years and their 3-year-old daughter robin whoa passed away from leukemia. i want to share this moving photo that was tweeted out last night. this was the picture that was posted by jim mcgrath, a long-time spokesperson for the president. it shows sully, h.w.'s vet dog lying in front of the owner's c

we will have a lot more, jeff, on the ceremony once it begins at ellington field in houston.will go there. but right now i want to quickly go to this other developing story involving the president's lawyers. >>> they are likely right now parsing every word of robert mueller's new memo after the special counsel revealed the extensive and very valuable cooperation he received from mr. trump's former national security adviser, michael flynn. the memo is raising a lot of new questions about the targets of three, three ongoing investigations. we are joined by our political correspondent sara murray. sara, mueller gave us important new information but he also withheld some potentially intriguing details. >> that's right, wolf. as much as we learned from the filing, there are still so many unanswered questions. the government revealing for the first time really what a glimpse of what they've been learning from michael flynn, but redacting many of the juiciest details. the heavily-redacted sentencing memo for michael flynn, president trump's former national security adviser, has wash

the plane carrying his casket at ellington field, houston. there will be a private service tomorrow. hundred ches dignitaries, world leaders, five living presidents gathered. president bush was celebrated with love and humor and his son george w. bush broke down. gmcceo, mary barra facing the gauntlet over their decision to close plants. edward, what's going on. reporter: you are not seeing me because here is the ceo, mary barra, coming in for her next meeting, the delegation from maryland talking about why the plant there is on the list to be closed. she is there to explain why gm needs to close 15 plants. she needs to restructuring gm to make the come anymore viable and have it vibrant for the future. >> it's 2009. we have invested $22 billion in the united states. in the last couple years we invested several more billion dollars and we'll continue to do that. reporter: there are 3,000 hourly workers who will be able to move within the united states to other plants. but that still leaves 12,000 people that will be affected by this. she was

that will be ellington field in texas. we're waiting for the bush family to emerge and accompany the casket to that airfield. we'll follow this all the way through for you. i want to tell you that the stock market is holding up today. we opened with a gain of 400 points. now we're still up 330 points. that is about 1 and 1/3%. often when you open with a strong rally you see a strong dip fairly soon afterwards. we saw it drop to a gain of 290 but now we're back up again, 335 to the upside. the big tech names, they are really leading the way here, significant gain there. amazon, 4% higher. 1769. facebook reached 142. apple, 183, big gain there. alphabet 1131. >>> a lot of people really upset over this one, that would be google. they're working on a censored search engine for china. vivek wadhwa, harvard fellow is with us. you sent an email to google's ceo. you told him his legacy could be on the line if you go through with the censored search engine. i take it you doesn't like it? >> stuart, we learned how google turning dow

we look at pictures on ellington field as the president makes his way to d.c let's take a quick moment to listen in. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> listening to the navy hymn along with "hail to the chief" as you see president george w. bush, former first lady laura bush, neil bush there watching his casket get loaded on to special mission 41 we continue to cover the transfer of the president's casket to washington, d.c. with john harwood, walker stapleton, sara fagon. it's hard not to think of the president's early military service watching these members of the armed services, and i wonder how you think his early days as one of the youngest fighter pilots in the history of the u.s. navy later colored his view of the commander in chief role >> well, i think if you listen to some of the remarks general powell has shared, he had extreme respect for the military and he wanted to make sure before we got ourselves in a conflict that he was cautious and he was prudent in his words about how to put people in harm's way and one of the things that we'll be celebrating over the next

bush's, the body of former president bush, on its way from the ellington field airport in houston to st. martin's episcopal church. we expected that arrival within arrived and when they we will have live coverage of the arrival ceremony where president george h.w. bush will lie in repose overnight before the final ceremony tomorrow morning. coverage continuing right here on c-span. earlier today, at the national cathedral, historian and biographer john meacham offered his eulogy to the former president. >> the story was almost over even before it had fully begun. on saturday, dawn september 2, 1944, lieutenant george herbert walker bush, joined by crewmates, took off ere to attack a radio tower. as they approached the target, theair was heavy, plane was head. smoke filled the cockpit, flames raced across the wings. thought,ieutenant bush this thing is going to go down. a 35 degreeplane in dive, dropped his bonds, and roared off out to sea, telling his crewmates to hit the silk. protocol, lieutenant bush turned the plane so they can bailout. only then did bush parachute from the cockp

let me stop you just for a second back to ellington field in houston. you can see special mission 41 called today is now taking off from ellington heading to andrews air force base in maryland the former president's casket will lie in state until wednesday when there will be a state funeral at the national cathedral in washington. you see, again, what is traditionally known as air force one taking off in houston. you saw the long procession from the funeral home to the field, the ceremony there, the former president's family aboard as well as it heads to the nation's capital. the final trip home to washington, d.c., for president george herbert walker bush, our 41st president do you want to go to eamon eamon javers, are you with us? >> reporter: i am, scott i can tell you people here at the white house today are in a bit of a reflective mood we just had larry kudlow out here on the driveway giving a couple of stories from his interactions with george herbert walker bush when he was vice president. larry kudlow was a young staffer. every time he prepped

it is arriving at ellington field in houston.asket will be picked up by air force one and brought to maryland. p.m., there is an arrival ceremony. the president will lie in state on capitol hill through wednesday morning. the public and members of the houses of congress can pay their respects to the president. there will be a funeral wednesday morning in washington. the president will be removed to houston. there will be another funeral on thursday in houston. that will be his home state of texas. vonnie: there you have the hearse carrying the remains of president george h w bush. this is houston. the remains will be brought to washington dc on board air force one. .he president will lie in state visitors have been flocking to the presidential library and the campus of texas a&m over the weekend. thousands have paid their respect. now it's the turn for people who can make the trip to washington dc. he will lie in state from this evening until wednesday morning. there will be a funeral on capitol hill wednesday morning, after whic

at ellington field here in houston will carry president george h.w.ush's body which is brought to joint base andrews today at 11:30 eastern when they depart and then in washington is when the formal procession and formality gets under way for 45. the capitol rotunda is where president bush will lie in state. the public will be able to pay respects at 11:00 with the memorial service with dignitaries and friends and family. wednesday evening, the president's body returned here back to houston where he will lie in repose until thursday morning. thursday, another second memorial service at st. martin's episcopal church. that is the same church that barbara bush was memorandum 's memorial. he will be buried alongside his wife and their child who died at 3 years old, robin. in the meantime, many people here in houston paying respects. now flowers and teddy bears and colorful socks. dave and christine. >>> thank you. president trump and kpixi jinpi will agree to a pause in the trade. they keep the tariffs at 10%. in change, china said -- in exchange, china s

after a brief ceremony at ellington field, members of president bush's family, including his son, president george w. bush, and his service dog, sully, who spent sunday night next to the president's casket, all boarded a presidential 747, renamed "special air mission 41", landing in washington for the last time.and today begins the lying in state for president george hw bush, 41 hours for the 41st president of the united states.his funeral will then be wednesday at the national cathedral here in washington dc, before he is then transported back to texas where he will be buried. reporting from capitol hill, i'm omar jimenez. (ken) and kron-4 will carry the president's memorial service uninterrupted on the kron-4 morning news. it begins at 8-am on wednesday. (pam) a big story coming to a head in the south bay... it is the looming deal between google and the city of san jose. the city council will vote on part of the plan tomorrow... but as kron four's rob fladeboe reports from city hall, not everybody is on board with this deal. lacking a permit to pitch their shelter at city hall on monday,

after a brief ceremony at ellington field, members of president bush's family, including his son, president george w. bush, and his service dog, sully, who spent sunday night next to the president's casket, all boarded a presidential 747, renamed "special air mission 41", landing in washington for the last time.and today begins the lying in state for president george hw bush, 41 hours for the 41st president of the united states.his funeral will then be wednesday at the national cathedral here in washington dc, before he is then transported back to texas where he will be buried. reporting from capitol hill, i'm omar jimenez. (catherine) kron-4 will carry the kron-4 will (catherine) jimenez. (catherine) kron-4 will carry the president's memorial service uninterrupted on the kron-4 morning news. it begins at 8-am on wednesday. (grant) also tonight at 5:30... kron4 is always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (catherine) the body of retired bay area talk show host ray talia-ferro has been found. kron 4's will tran is in san francisco with th

that's a 36-mile journey to ellington field where hundreds of more friends gathered. as the 77th army band from fort sill alabama played hail to the chief and cannons fired 21 rounds, a joint military honor guard handled that movement of the president's casket to air force one for a special air 41. we heard from the president's son, neil, yesterday, who said that family was excited to fly aboard air force one to washington. of course there were plenty of sadness amongst all those children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. they consider the next few days a chance to celebrate the life of what they call an amazing man. >> the president's casket is returning to houston on wednesday, right? >> after that funeral at the national cathedral in washington, his cap casket be thrown back here and take into his family's church where he will lie in repose. then there will be another funeral on thursday for his family and for texas friends. and that is on the grounds of the presidential library there. that will happen on thursday morning and thursday afternoon. >> rick leven

at 8:30, it will arrive at ellington field. for the flight to washington. at 1:45, the casket will arrive at u.s. capitol where he will lie in state. we'll be streaming all of these easements live on our abc news app and on abc news.com. download the app and enable push alerts so you will be notified when each event gets under way. the funeral for mr. bush will take place on wednesday. abc news will have live coverage from d.c. that starts at 7:00 a.m. right after abc 7 morni"abc 7 morning. >>> we have to update you on breaking news we have been following. sad news out of arkansas this morning. one child is dead after a charter bus crashed near benton. and we're learning that this bus was carrying a youth football team from tennessee. medics took more than 20 others to the arkansas children's hospital in little rock. authorities say as many as 40 people were hurt in this crash. most of them are children. state police say the bus overturned after driving off the interstate. troopers right now are questioning the bus driver. >>> it's been two years since the

it will land at ellington field at around 5:30 p.m.by about 300 people from -- some from the houston astros, from the houston rockets and players, people from the anderson cancer center, george bush high school, a number of dignitaries and there will be a burial obviously tomorrow. we want you to just take a look at some of the key moments from the actual service itself, particularly let's start with some of the remarks made by bush 43 when speaking about his father. >> 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 had. and in our grief let us smile knowing that dad is hugging robin and holding mom's hand aga again. [ applause ] >> and you see him pat the casket as he walks by. it's rare to see a display of emotion like that from george w. bush. very poignant. >> very poignant and i think he knew he was going to cry at some point in this. what was so poignant in his jewel i didn eulogy, it was about a dad, about a father. it was about a persona

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at 8:30, it will arrive at ellington field. at 1:45, the casket will arrive at u.s.pitol where he will lie in state. we will stream all of this t the news app. download the app and enable push alerts so you will be notified when each event gets under way. >>> one child is dead after a charter bus crash in benton, ark act. medics took more than 20 others to arkansas children's hospital in little rock. authorities say as many as 40 people were hurt in this crash. most of them are children. state police say the bus overturned after driving off the interstate. troopers are questioning the bus driver. we'll keep you updated on this story as we get new information. >>> enough to more news here at home. it has b deadly "ghost ship" fire that claimed the lives of 36 people. and the cause of that fire still remains a mystery. abc 7 news was in oakland as dozens marched along international boulevard in honor of those victims. a memorial of flowers and candles grew during the day in front of the warehouse. >> a group of talented individuals. individuals. these were the artists'

bush received a military sendoff at ellington airport in houston in route to washington. his son, the former president and laura bush led the family onto the plane. he is being called special -- it is being called special mission 41. >>> a former secretary of state, colin powell remembered his former boss. >> he would not make a jump decision. he thought it through. then he decided what was best for the country. what was best for the world sometimes. >> the former president says his father's legacy will grow with time. >> i think is going to go down as the greatest one term president ever because of his foreign-policy and handling the end of the cold world -- war. >> bill clinton eat mr. bush in the presidential election in 1992 recalled their bond. >> my friendship with him has been a great joy. we had arguments they were good- natured and open. we continue. we debated until recently. >> president trump -- president bush will buy in state in the rotunda. then he will be transported through washington to the national cathedral for a state funeral. his body will be flown b

at ellington field here in houston will carry president george h.w.ich is brought to joint base andrews today at 11:30 eastern when they depart and then in washington is when the formal procession and formality gets under way for 45. the arrival ceremony is getting under way at the capitol rotunda where the president will lie in state. it will be 7:30 monday evening through 8:45 wednesday morning where the public will pay respects. 11:00 is the service at the national cathedral taking place for dignitary. then the president's body returned back to houston where he will lie in repose until thursday morning. thursday, another second memorial service at st. martin's episcopal church. the same church that barbara bush's memorial happened. then the body traveling by train to its final destination. at college station, texas at texas a&m. he will be buried alongside his wife and their child who died at 3 years old, robin. in the meantime, many people here in houston paying respects. statues throughout the city with teddy bears and flowers and colorful socks

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rick leventhal reporting live this afternoon. >> it's quiet here at ellington field.ttle behind schedule we're told so it won't be landing until just after 6:00 eastern time. they're ready here. they did a rehearsal this afternoon and one of the vehicles used was this specially equipped box truck that we saw on monday with a scissor lift that was used to raise the casket into air force one, which is now being called special airlift mission 41. we can show you the media that is gathered here. a lot of cameras on the poedup. the ceremony itself is a mirror image of when we saw monday with the 77th army band from fort till, oklahoma. friends and well wishes gathered and we're told members of the houston astros and the houston texans football team. bush 41 was a fan and friend of both of those teams. the ceremony it so will be solemn and tightly choreographed as it's been once the jet arrives and the family departs. the band will play. the hail to the chief, a simultaneous 21-gun salute and bush 41 will be brought to the waiting hearse to move to the church where the fune

this was the scene at the ellington field joint reserve base in houston. a motorcade later departed for st. martin's episcopal church... where president bush will lie in repose until tomorrow morning. (ken) thank you for joining us, i'm ken wayne. (catherine) and i'm catherine heenan in for pam moore.bush's eldest son - george w. bush - was among those at a moving ceremony today in washington d.c... after the service - his late father departed the

this was the scene at the ellington field joint reserve base in houston. a motorcade later departed for st. martin's episcopal church... where president bush will lie in repose until tomorrow morning. (ken) thank you for joining us, i'm ken wayne. (catherine) and i'm catherine heenan in for pam moore.bush's eldest son - george w. bush - was among those at a moving ceremony today in washington d.c... after the service - his late father departed the capitol for the final time. (ken) kron 4's camila bernal is live in college station, texas with the latest. former president of the united states george h w bush is making his final journey back to his adopted home state of texas....following an emotional farewell from former and current world leaders at the national cathedral in washington, including all living former presidents, as well as president trump and first lady melania trump. former pres. george w. bush: to us, his was the brightest of a thousand points of light. moving tributes from those who worked with him...alan simpson, former wyoming senator: the

. >>> a live look in houston now, preparations are underway at ellington airport. see air force 1 ux it will transport george hw bush to washington dc where he will lie in state in the capital rotunda beginning today. age of capitol ts night at >> they will say job well done, george hw bush. with time in an interview nt g with 60 minutes. >> he will go down as the greatest one-term president ever. >> reporter: the one term that president george herbert walker bush served began in 1989, coincided with the fall of the berlin wall and the soviet union. >> all those things could have gone haywire at any point. the restraint, the caution, the look of spiking the football that they showed was an enormous achievement. >> reporter: the late president bush will be flown to washington, lying in state at the capital rotunda until wednesday. his body will be flown to texas when he will be buried next to his wife, barbara and daughter, robin. tohim in his presidency. kind >> reporter: former president bill clinton beat mr. bush in the 92 presidential elections they formed a bip

at 8:30, it will arrive at ellington field. at 1:45, the casket will arrive at u.s. capitol where he will lie in state. download the app and enable push alerts so you will be notified when each event gets under way. >>> a bayeuffered from dementia. he was found in a wooded area in paducah not far from where he was last seen. the fbi is assisting. >> ray's contribution to the cultural and civil life of san francisco is phenomenal. he helped to honor black broadcasters and was honored by that organization. >> he served as president of the leukemia society. his family put out ehle statement that reads in part, the family appreciates the support and help we received in our search for ray. this is a devastating ending to our search for him over these past few weeks. >>> it has been two years since the deadly "ghost ship" fire, and the cause of the fire remains a mystery. abc 7 news was in oakland as dozens marched along international boulevard in of those victims. >> a group of talented individuals. these were the artists' artists. and these guys, like, this was their day

. >> reporter: more than 100 standing solemnly at ellington field as george bh.w.h boards air force one, the aircraft remained for this special trip, in honor of the 41stpresident. he traveled to washington for the last time. dignitaries, including vice president mike pence, paypeg their rs during a brief ceremony in the capitol rotunda. >> we thank you for sharing this special man with our nation and the world. >> where thousands over the next couple of days are expected to gather to say good-bye. >> helped a lot of people. and he just was a wonderful man. >> reporter: mourners celebrating almost years of sacrifice ando dedication his country. as a fighter pilot, shot down during worldar ii, a congressman, ambassador to the united nations,ir dector of the cia, vice president, then president. and out of office, he championed a host of charitable causes. until his fal few years, when illness confined president bush to a wheelchair. and his t tughts turned what was next. >> i used to worry about death, i don't anymore. i have a feeling a there's afterlife, and i have a feeling it's a good

began in houston, texas, this morning with full military honors at ellington field joint base reserve. a naval hymn played in remembrance of the 41st president's service as a navy pilot. mr. bush was the last u.s. president to serve in world war ii. similar tribe amounts met the president's body -- tributes meant the president's body at joint base andrew through the streets of washington and to the u.s. capitol. >> george bush was the best of the best. >> he embodied the characteristics we admire in a president, integrity, civility, dignity, humility. >> reporter: the 41st president will lie in state on capitol hill until wednesday morning. later wednesday a funeral service will be held at the national cathedral. president george w. bush is expected to eulogize his father at this service. another funeral service will be held for mr. bush thursday in houston, texas, followed by a private burial at his presidential library on the campus of texas a&m university. he will be interred beside his wife of more than seven decades, first lady barbara bush, and their daughter robin. >> the late

air force one arrived here at ellington field yesterday, and a departure ceremony is set to take place which will send him to base andrews and to the rotunda where the public can pay their respects. air force one is ready to take president bush's casket on its final journey to the country's capitol. jim baker revealing his gentle final moments. >> he opened his eyes and looked at me and said, hey, bake, where are we going? >> reporter: baker replying, we're going to heaven. mr. bush responding, that's where i want to go. his family also by his side in those peaceful hours. >> almost every grandkid, and there are 17 grandkids had a chance to either in person or by phone, weigh in and express their love for this great man. >> reporter: among those on the phone, his son, former president george w. bush who received his final words, i love you too. president bush will lie in state in the nation's capitol before being honored with two funerals. one at the national cathedral in washington, d.c. and a final service back in his home church in houston on thursday. >> he would treat everybody in

library at texas a&m alongside his late wife barbara and daughter robin, the plane then landing at ellington in houston, a motorcade taking the president to st. martin's episcopal church. the bushes longtime members of their neighborhood parish there. houstonians gettg a chance to say their final good-byes. >> and he talked about creating a kinder, gentler nation and we're not that anymore and i'm here to say thank you for putting that out there, mr. president, and unfortunately, it may be your death that brings us all together. >> reporter: bush was very active in the houston community and he lived here since the '50s where he raised his family. after this morning's funeral, the president will journey to his final resting place on a train whose engine is named for him, bush 4141. houstonians proud of their 41st president and now will forever remember what he did for texas and the country. >> he was so nice, so kind to me. >> reporter: now that private funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. this morning houston time. family and close friends expected to arrive here soon and then that tr

this morning, the younger president bush greeted his father's casket at ellington air force base in houston. ( "hail to the chief" playing ) the extended bush family accompanied the casket to washington aboard air force one, aich was renamed "special air mission 41" for the flight to joint base andrews. mr. bush's service dog, sully, who kept watch at his master's casket overnight, made the journey, too. ♪ ♪ at andrews, another solemn tribute from the military for a man who was not just commander- in-chief, but one of the youngest naval aviators in world war ii, flying 58 missions in the pacific starting at age 18. he never lost that love of flying. lo aide revealed this weekend that mr. bush, who also loved to make a statement with his socks, had chosen to be laid to rest wearing this pair. after the war, george herbert walker bush went to yale university, founded an oil company, served two terms in the house of representatives, and bathered six children with his beloved barbara bush, who passed away in april. in the '70s, mr. bush was appointed ambassador to the united nations and directo

>> someone asked duke ellington, what's your favorite song? and you can watch the tribute to wayne shorter and all of the artists honored by the kennedy center on wednesday night. it airs at 8:00, 7:00 central right here on cbs. we'll be right back. baltimore 16-year-old keith fleming had to make a choice. when did you realize lying before you were two paths, one that led to trouble and one that led to where you are today? >> kind of sort of like 5th grade. >> from there -- >> 1, 2, ready and. >> reporter: he chose to be here. a year round music program called for kids run by the baltimore city orchestra. he started coming around age 6. fleming was one of just 30 kids when the program started ten years ago. today it's 1300 with a year long waiting list. >> i just stuck to it because opportunities came. >> reporter: you traveled all over the world? >> traveled all over the world, yeah. >> reporter: you've been to london? >> been to london. >> reporter: austria is it >> austria, yeah. >> reporter: how was everybody's day today? >> reporter: he's

the motorcade on its way to ellington field joint reserve base, where air force one was waiting, sent by president trump, dubbed special air mission 41. families and children lining up to say good-bye. ♪ bush hi laa,he hanheir then a wavem the former arriving in washington late this afternoon, navy sailors from the uss george h.w. bush, standing at attention. the motorcade traveled to the u.s. capitol, where members of the former president's cabinet were waiting. with the sun low in the sky, a beautiful sunset. george w. bush and laura bush waiting atop the steps of the capitol, and you could read her lips. the former first lady saying, "what a beautiful night" to the former president. and then, a 21-gun salute. the casket was then carried up the steps to the rotunda. the emotions of a son and former president, you could see it as he watched his father return to washington. inside, the casket was placed on the lincolncafaue. t it was a long and remarkable journey for president bush, the boy from milton, massachusetts, born in 1924. the son of a banker and a senator. he would later mee

this morning, the younger president bush greeted his father's casket at ellington air force base in houstontended bush family accompanied the casket to washington aboard air force one, which was renamed special air mission 41 for the flight to joint base andrews. mr. bush's service dog, sully, who kept watch at his master's casket overnight, made the journey, too. at andrews, another solemn tribute from the military for a man who was not just commander in chief, but one of the youngest naval aviators in world war ii, flying 58 missions in the pacific starting at age 18. he never lost that love of flying. an aide revealed this weekend that mr. bush, who also loved to make a statement with his socks, had chosen to be laid to rest wearing this pair. >>> after the war, george herbert walker bush went to yale university, founded an oil company, served two terms in the house of representatives, and fathered six children with his beloved barbara bush, who passed away in april. in the '70s, mr. bush was appointed ambassador to the united nations and director of the c.i.a. >> this is the course we'r

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. >>> a live look at houston where preparations are underway at ellington airport. air force 1 will transport george hw bush to washington dc, he will lie in state this the capital rotunda today. the 41st president of the united states died friday night at the age of 94. on wednesday, a state funeral will be held in washington's national cathedral. on thursday, his body will be flown back to texas where he will be buried next to his wife barbara on the grounds of his library in college station, texas. president trump declared wednesday, december 5th, a national day of mourning. >>> the white house is getting ready to nix nafta. president trump is pressuring congress to approve his new trade deal. >> congress will have a choice of approving the u.s. embassy, a phenomenal deal, better than nafta,. >> the u.s. mc plan named after the united states, mexico and canada, was signed by fect until it gets the nods from all of the involved legislative bodies. >> these rules, so far, the u.s. mca, don't get us where we need to fete to stop the outsourcing of jobs to respect th

they will then motorcade to ellington field nearby.e the plane that is normally used as air force one is standing by. we want to show that to you. and today it will technically be called special air mission 41. it will take the former president and his family to dc once arriving around 330 eastern time. the president will be taken to the u.s. capitol building where he will lie in state. it's 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 the presidency. and that clearly george h w bush dead. and this picture again breaking the internet. the presidents service dog to yellow lab in the air at the funeral home keeping much over the casket. they will also travel with the family the president wanted him to go back into service he got solely after a former first lady barbara bush passed away to help him and serve as a companion. he does 33 different commands. and so the presidents family though they won't miss him greatly they want him to hel

. >> reporter: more than 100 stding solemnly at ellington field as george h.w. bush, the aircraft s renamed thecial trip in only had of the 41st president. he travels to washington for the last time. dignitaries including vice president mik pence paying respects during the brief cemony in the rotunda. >> we thank you for sharing this special man with our nation and the world. >> reporter: where thousands are expected to gather to say goodbye. >> he helped aot of people. d he was a wonderful man. >> reporter: mournlers celebrating almost 70 years of ascrifice and dedication to the country. fighter pilot shot down during world war ii, a congressman, ambassador to the united rtions, direc of the cia, vice president, then president, and oute of office championed a host charible causes until his final few years when illness confined president bush to a wheelchair and his final thoughts. >> i used to worry about death. i don't anymore.ng i have a fee there's an afterlife and i think it is a good one. >> welldeserved. a cornerstone of civility and politics manyear isow

bush to ellington field in houston.e on his way to joint base andrews in maryland on air force one to remain in repose on capitol hill until the first of two funerals on wednesday morning. you can see the streets to the airport packed with cars. they are coming to a stop as the motorcade transports the 41st president of the united states on one of his last trips to capitol hill. guy: markets will be closed wednesday which raises an interesting question about whether or not we will be hearing from the fed chief. that may or may not happen. we are waiting for news on that one. let's turn back to the markets and continue to do sect what is happening with the oil story -- dissect what is happening with the oil story. he joins us from the cme. has this move got legs? the opec meeting is coming up. >> we need to see inventories to get firm fitting -- footing. the focus will be opec on thursday. if they cut less than one million barrels, the market will probably sell off. we need to see 1.3 million or higher of a cut to get st