aretha franklin was their jewel. who deserved every bit of her status as the queen of soul. her legacy will continue to inspire and resonate in the souls of detroiters and her fans around the world. joining me now, the chairwoman and ceo of the mo totown museum. it's hard to do, but put aretha franklin in the context of your city, in the context of your museum. >> i think aretha franklin is simply -- you know, she's a part of our dna. there's no better way to say it. aretha franklin has represented the highest level of artistic achievement, excellence, community, activism, and you know, we're honored that detroit was home for her. so today our hearts are saddened because we feel like we lost a really important part of ourselves. >> robin, i want you to stand by one second. my apologies here. as the tributes flow in from around the world, just moments ago at the white house, this from the president of the united states, donald trump. >> i want to begin today by expressing my condolences to the family of a person i knew

i want to thank you all so much for spending this day remembering aretha franklin. thor, profess, an a activist at university of california, santa cruz. again, that headline "aretha says she will go angela's bond if permitted," offering to pay whether it is $100,000 or $250,000 to free angela davis. farah jasmine griffin, professor of english and comparative literature and african-american studies at columbia university. among her books "if you can't be , free, be a mystery: in search of billy holiday." mark anthony neal, duke university professor, author of many books. that does it for our show. as we go out with "respect," democracy now! has a job opening for a broadcast engineer here in new york city. find out more at democracynow.org. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or outreach@democracynow.org or - because i saw that my country was running instead of, you know-- instead of developing, we are undeveloping. we are just t going backwards. - there are some who

rip, rest in peace, aretha franklin.ht be gone, but her iconic voice and her legendary soul will live on forever. we will spend this hour honoring that. stephanie el a elam is taking a at the woman, the legend. ♪ >> she was the queen of soul who garnered respect on and off stage. born aretha louise franklin in memphis, tennessee, she got her start at a young age at her father's church in detroit. she often credited him with nurturing her talent. >> he taught me a number of things having to do with timing and phrasing and different things like that and coaching me in different ways. he did say at one point that one day i would sing for kings and queens. he did say that. i have. >> franklin won her first grammy in 1967 for "respect." >> it was a receicivil rights m. i thought it applied well. everybody wants respect. who doesn't want respect? >> as a young woman in the '60s, she watched her father unite with martin luther king junior to fight for equality. in 1968, she would sing at king's memorial service. the recording a

special love for aretha franklin.olo act in there. >> yes. >> aaron, you yourself had a remarkably long and successful musical career. this is a woman who has been performing for 50 years throughout, you know, her career, and times have changed so much. she's had a role in civil rights. she's had remarkable influence in different genres of music. she even succeeded in opera. what is your sense of aretha franklin? we call her the queen of soul, but she is the queen of so much more really. >> she was just the queen for me, you know. she was a special lady. i remember one time she was in new orleans at the jazz fest, and i did a thing called "the field of cotton." and it was like a commercial. aretha franklin pulled up in her memo and the guy said, she would like to have a word with you. i went to the car and the window came down and she said, love that cotton commercial. that's one of my highlights with aretha. >> eric deckins, we know you as a music analyst but you were a music critic before this. when you look through

aretha franklin. in 2005 received a presidential medal of freedom. emotional moment for the singer who had been honored previously from president clinton and the kennedy center. franklin with a diva and made no bones about it but a trail blazer for women and african-american artist who achieved success against the back drop of the civil rights movement ♪ ♪ >> her list of firsts goes on forever, like being the first woman to be inducted in the rock and roll hall of fame and used her voice to crash through barriers. ♪ >> rolling stone once ranked aretha franklin the number one greatest singer of all time and had an almost maternal attitude towards her own songs. >> they are like my children. i love them all. but there are some i liked a little more than others. respect, the freeway, jump to it, natural woman. >> millions of americans know her music by heart, all we need to hear is the first few notes and we know the rest. all because she showed the way and set the standard. ♪ chain of fools >> aretha lieu ease franklin, letter father a well known bapti

my goodness, it is a city that aretha franklin loved detroit. e city of detroit loved franklin just as much. it is nice to see the city show her some r-e-s-p-e-c-t. >> we have been talking about her legacy and the effect she had on music, one of the things i thought most interesting was when reverend al sharp was talking about aretha's franklin i impact on the movement. >> okay, we don't have it. at one point reverend sharp was talking about martin luther king jr. and the early days of the movement and having a hard time raising money. i believe we do have it. >> we remember her legacy because she sang a song for all of us. she was a sound track of the civil rights movement. if you track where we are, you can follow where aretha had us. >> he went onto talk about how franklin went to several cities to have a concert and raise money for the movement. >> to be the queen of soul in the '60s as the movement is rising and doing its thing, she was just the perfect voice for that movement. she was the perfect sort of stirring and element that sort of ga

they say they are saddened by the loss of aretha franklin and they have renamed an asteroid 249516 aretha had a power to her voice and it was the power of not only the talent and the physical, you know, power. but, it was also like, i put it, a supernatural power — that power that goes beyond, you know. it's something that god added to her. i think the song, try a little tenderness, even that song, though it may have been a sad song, it was from in here and you could feel it, even the words, the way she expressed them, was all of aretha. and what was the influence on disco, on the ‘70s and ‘805? she also managed in some way is to reinvent herself, too, at various times, didn't she? yes. i think it's because she had been gifted with something so special it didn't matter where she sang. it was all about the spirit on the music. more so than the kind of music. she could have sang mary had a little lamb and it would have been all of aretha but it is also all of the wonderful songs she has given us. she was a great writer of songs. she gave us so many beautiful songs that helped, you know, bri

aretha franklin was peerless.ift spirits, and so powerful it could and often did move those who heard her to tears. at the church where she first started singing, people who grew up in the same street as her have already started coming to pay tribute. i was born and raised in detroit, raised on her music. yeah, it's a sad day. i'm going to miss her, i'm going to miss seeing her in concert, but i still have her music to the bone, so i'm good. i'm good. # you make me feel # you make me feel # you make me feel #. # you make me feel #. #. she # you make me feel #. she had the best voice and when she sang you feel it in your soul, and she always sang something nice. i rememberasa kid she always sang something nice. i remember as a kid growing up back in the 505 and 605 and you hate for her to go. she feels like family. this is the very stage where i suppose aretha franklin started to become a star. in fact, aretha franklin started to become a star. infact, many aretha franklin started to become a star. in fact, many sa

aretha franklin.lo. i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. it's truly a star-powered celebration of life for a queen in detroit right now, all to honor the legendary queen of soul aretha franklin. we'll show you some live pictures from inside the greater grace temple church, where family, friends, and some fortunate fans are paying their respects. among the well-known faces was one of aretha franklin's childhood friends, smokey robinson. >> so now my longest friend has gone home, and you went to be with our father like we all have to do one of these days. and i know you're up there celebrating with your family and with all of our neighborhood friends who have gone, and you're going to be one of the featured voices in the choir of angels because, you know, you'd have to be. >> through prayers of comfort, songs of celebration, the life of the queen of soul is being remembered right now. take a look at some of

aretha franklin being laid to rest today in her hometown, m moto motown, of course detroit. ith cancer. she was brought in the hearse that once carried rosa parks. the streets outside are lined with pink cadillacs in a nod to her hit song "freeway of love." the service is about an hour behind schedule. it includes star-studded musical tributes honoring franklin's life and legacy. and of course political tributes. hillary and bill clinton are there. bill clinton arriving to a standing ovation as they avoid at the service. the former president will be one of the ones we hear from at this hour. joining us outside, ron mott who is outside the greater grace temple, talking to people there. what a parade of political and civil rights legends and of course musical legends, ron. >> reporter: it's an a-list group of people here to mourn but mostly to celebrate the life of aretha franklin. i hope people brought comfortable shoes, because as you mentioned, andrea, the program is running an hour behind. if the spirit gets moving, we might be here all night. it is clearly a celebration of

so aretha franklin.tarted her unparalleled career by singing as a child in her father's church and those gospel roots really never left her and she inspired and mentored so many other gospel musicians. and that includes the famous clark sisters, detroit born. they're joining me right now. they are friends of aretha franklin's. you talk about how much she inspired you, jackie, karen, dorr writt dorinda and twinkie. tell me what this feels like to be a part of eulogizing, celebrating aretha franklin on part of this day. >> it's a big honor for us because she was a big sister to us so we are so proud of being able to be a part. she sang at our mother's home going so to be able to do this today is just -- it surpasses anything i could imagine to honor her this way today and she's going to truly be missed. she was an icon. when you called aretha franklin's name, everybody wanted to see where she was going to be and be there and be a part of whatever she was doing so to be a part of this today is amazing and a

when you think about the civil rights mochl, a lot of people put aretha franklin there. they love her and what she stood for. the idea that jesse jackson has been talking about, there were days that martin luther king needed money. he would call her father and aretha would go on tours and raise money for the civil rights movement. that's something that's really stood out. especially here in detroit. detroit has had tough times. aretha never left. the two are now intertwined like unbelievably. we have seen the thousands of people over the last three days line up, sing, cry and actually endure, because it's been very hot here. a lot of the people who were showing up are on walkers. they need respirators. the idea the city has shown out for her in such a way and the world is talking about aretha fra fra franklin. we can see hundreds of pinch cadillka pink cadillacs. they are this direction. they are lined up for that procession. jesse jackson waved at the crowd. they wanted to be a part of this. you understand that connection because so much of this is a conversation. she wa

rajini: could listeto aretha franklin all day long. aretha franklin, who died today. day's other news. the islamic state group in afghanistan said it carried out ulsuicide attack in k on wednesday. teenagers died inside the classroom while they were preparing for university exams. men involvedid gun have been shot dead. pope francis is victims' side following a grand jury report which detailed -- says pope francis is on the victims' side foowing a grand jury report which detailed decades of sexual abuse by catholic priests in 10nnsylvania. they found at leas children were molested and assaulted by so-called predator priests. the vatican says the church must learn hard lessons from its past, anit promised to hold abusers to account. people have died and some of the worst monsoon flooding the region is ever seen. armed forces have been deployed andescue stranded villagers e relief for tens of thousands of people who actively their home. 60thonna's lebrated her birthday. the so-called queen of pop has reinvented herself or her career with hits like "like a yer"r" and --l

memorial or hangin' in the kitchen. >> adele wrote, i can't remember a day in my life without aretha franklin's music filling up my heart. and fans have been sharing their favorite memories of aretha on stage. like this time when she performed on b.e.t. and the moment she tossed that wig right off. >> do we have that video? wait for it! there it is. feelin' herself. and then take a look there. an epic nearly five-minute national anthem before the lions game on thanksgiving 2016. people kept thinking she was finished. >> no. >> but wait, there's more. >> they figured the lions had been waiting a while for a super bowl victory, they can wait for a national anthem lasting five minutes. >> people started opening their eyes. >> but to be there in that arena, breathing the same air as aretha franklin, as long as that was, we would have taken it. >> still in her fur coat nonetheless. >>> next to a milestone for an iconic movie, "grease", sandy the good girl and john travolta as danny zuko. >> and everyone is going a little crazy over these photos of newton-john and travolta in beverly hills going with

i just remember this aretha franklin's music being the soundtrack to my childhood. e gathering, on family vacations, when we listened to aretha. there is no voice and no one ever that will be like her. some people have a gift that there's music in their voice. they just open their mouths and the song just drops out. and that is -- that was aretha franklin. she could not -- she was unmatched. but i think a lot of that also came from the church and her father. because she grew up with her father in the church. that came from the church. you have to think about, there was no auto tune. she could play the piano and other instruments. she would sit there and she was music. it's hard to even think that i'm referring to her in the past tense right now. i know what she would say. she would say, i want you to be strong, don. i want you to be the voice. so i'm going to put on my best self. i'm going to be there to represent aretha franklin. we should all celebrate her, her very wonderful, wonderful, wonderfullife. she was an amazing person. >> no question. you know what, don?

—— aretha franklin. the queen of the blues, are resat franklin! -- aretha franklin.story. aretha franklin didn't ask for respect, she commanded it. a lot of men are intimidated by you? a lot of men? some men. it depends on the man. i have always maintained that a real man is not going to be intimidated by me. some men can rise to the occasion and others cannot. her legacy, moments such as these, at the funeral of martin luther king. # 0ur king. # our country, it is of the... king. # our country, it is of the. .. and here at the inauguration of the first black american president. this is music that helped define pivotal moments in history and the emotional charge came from her childhood in the church listening to her father preaching. it served as a testing ground for me as a singer, as well as many other good things came from the church. #, you're no good, hard breaker, you're a liar... but there was another side to her. one of her producers described it as a mysterious sorrow. she lost her mother at the age of ten, and she had two children by the time she was 16. he

that's aretha franklin.use and with my sons? and that was actually the first time i met her. decades later i worked for her. >> you got the okay? speaking of working for her, you were the creative force behind the one lord one faith one baptism cover. >> album cover. >> you say it's your all time favorite shoot? >> yeah. we did the recording at new bethel baptist church. jesse jackson spoke on the record. and clive said to me, you know, what would you do with the album cover? i wanted to use norman parkenson, the royal photographer. he was a stately british man, and we all flew in to detroit, and we had a friend, cooper do the makeup. it was one of her favorite makeup artists. we shot the album cover in new bethel baptist. he was setting up the shot and pulled out this table for a school table, and it was narrow, and he pulled it to frame his shot with the new one lord one faith baptism and the cross neon in the background, and he was like all right, aretha. jump up on the table. i'm sitting there on the sid

>> aretha franklin was america's gift. aretha franklin was america's singer. ut aretha was something black people loaned out to the world and certainly to all america. every u.s. president loved aretha. every u.s. president wanted aretha to perform every event, irrespe irrespective of race or politics. she was seen as a special figure, a singular figure. i don't think there has been anyone who has produced or will be produced like aretha franklin. >> trey, on november 9 in 2005, president george w. bush presented aretha franklin with the presidential medal of freedom. that's the nation's highest civilian honor. she was described that day as a woman who revolutionized american music. is that how you see it? would you describe it that way? >> 100%. i mean, i think when i spent a lot of time today thinking about her legacy, a big part of what i think about is how she lifted up the stories of so many black women, so many everyday black women in particular. and it's that ability to kind of reach down through a very authentic experience, an idea she revolutionized --

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and let's just continue remembering the queen of soul, aretha franklin. he passed away this morning in her detroit home, surrounded by family and friends. miss franklin is an american icon. a music legend whose transformative songs and divine talent crossed all social, racial, and economic barriers. she commanded respect.

celebrating a legendary artist, aretha franklin. the queen of soul has died, surrounded by loved ones. what we've learned about her final days. the tributes tonight from so many other artists. and this evening, right here, aretha franklin in her own words. what that song, that word, respect, meant to her. ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t ♪ find out what it means to me >>> also, the other news tonight, president trump under fire for taking aim at those who have been critical of him. revoking security clearance of a former cia director, who tonight says trump's talk of no collusion is, quote, hogwash. and late today, the man who oversaw the raid on osama bin laden, his message about all of this for president trump. >>> also tonight, the new audio released by omarosa. this time, secretly recording a member of the trump family. you will hear the offer of money for omarosa after she lost her job at the white house. >>> also breaking, just a short time ago, the jury deliberating in the paul manafort trial, with a request for the judge. what this could sig

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aretha franklin who died this morning.nown as the queen of soul, a woman whose career started when she was a child. and, of course, with a career that long, so many fans, let me take you to the hollywood walk of fame where her star is surrounded by flowers as people bring tributes, cards and messages, and their memories of aretha franklin. her last album, called a brand new me, was released less than a year ago. david sillito looks back at her life. the queen of the rhythm and blues, aretha franklin! # looking out on the morning rain... aretha was the woman who changed the entire approach to singing. # the day i met you # life was so unkind...#. it was a moment of change, women's lives in black america were in upheaval — and you can hear it all, the pain, hope and joy in this one song. # you make me feel like a natural woman #. the way she goes from power, to vulnerable, just the end of the sentence, is extraordinary. we hear it all the time now and we think, oh, yeah, that's just a great song but if you really listen, wow

franklin, aretha franklin's dad.ckson. >> i wanted to feel the warmth of her hands one more time. new bethel, she should never have left. you most know her father, a renowned preacher. she sang "never grow old," "ave maria." aretha never left her roots. >> reporter: reverend, you and i were talking about how she put out a couple of gospel albums early in her career and then moved into what people consider more secular music. all over the world she's an international star. but you say she never left. >> she never left the church. all of her songs are good songs about emotions, the hardships and the feelings of people. everything was from the soul. everybody wants respect. and i guess most women say i don't want nobody hanging around me and my man. >> the big march in detroit led by her father, the chairman of the human rights commission, the labor movement in detroit has roots in the civil right struggle. when dr. king was having a hard time in '66, '67, she helped him raise money, for free. she was singing the next n

all in celebration of aretha franklin. g out her song saying this is for you, aretha. hello, everyone. i'm fredricka whitfield in detroit here, as we continue to watch this ceremony, just now getting under way. people on their feet, fired up, celebrating the life of the queen of soul. during this ceremony today, during this service today, it will be a star-powered celebration of life. only fitting for a queen. former president bill clinton we saw in the crowd earlier. hillary clinton along with him. ariana grande also, who will be singing during this tribute. you're looking at pictures right now live inside the greater grace temple church. family members, friends, and thousands of fans who were unexpectedly allowed into the private ceremony, are packed inside there. there were people who were standing outside as early as yesterday, lining up, hoping they'd get a chance to be inside. whoopi goldberg is also there. the list is long of amazing luminaries here to celebrate the impact of aretha franklin. in addition to the remar

aretha franklin, the queen of soul. david sillito there.e from new york, is david browne, from rolling stone magazine. welcome. there have been many great soul singers but what aretha franklin apart? as somebody mentioned, the amazing power of her voice. she had one of the most single voices and pop music. i think it brought the church into pop radio in that for a lot of us, it was the first time we heard gospel music in a way. gospel music syncing but an p0p a way. gospel music syncing but an pop songs. within incredible power and personality behind it. no matter what she was singing, whether it was gospel what she was singing, whether it was gospel, pop, her 86, what she was singing, whether it was gospel, pop, her86, disco songs, he a lwa ys gospel, pop, her86, disco songs, he always knew it was her. as soon as the voice came in. it didn't matter what the backing is. not many fingers could do what she did. was it what you would say the move to atla ntic it what you would say the move to atlantic records, 1966 and then respect in 1967 whi

aretha franklin was 76 years old. in a statement the franklin family said we have lost the matriarch and rock of our family and we have a to know th legacy will live on. that legacy is a lot more than just music. aretha franklin was also a powerful voice for african americans in the 1960s and 70s as america struggled to embrace civil rights. some very influential bay area people really knew aretha franklin and talked to paul chambers about what she meant to the civil rights movement. >> the soul of the bay pays tribute to the queen of soul. >> reporter: after news broke that aretha franklin had died 10 noon -- one or 2.9 changed their format to honor the king of -- the queen of soul. >> my heart said one some will not do. one song an hour would not do. >> reporter: for 12 hours the station played hit songs of aretha franklin . the fans it seemed to love it. >> the phone calls are emotional. listeners are reminiscing over how aretha has impacted their lives. >> for us as black people she was symbolically the ultimate in

we are celebrating the life of aretha franklin.emple church. >> ♪ ♪ i'll miss you my buddy, i'll miss you my friend ♪ ♪ i know that my love for you will never end ♪ ♪ will never end and i'm going to love you forever. [applause] you said, let's go to church? let me just say this, and this is on behalf of me and my sisters. ms. franklin has just been a jewel to us. the world is watching, many of you are from all over the world, but i want to hear from motown tonight. let's salute the queen tonight. detroit, can we salute the queen ? so many memories of ms. frankli ms. franklin, and we will never forget the day we performed on the grammys with her. she was so cordial to us. she said, you will all my girl. now karen will not talk, and it's okay. it's okay. but she loved karen and i will say let's continue to keep the queen in our hearts. twinkie wrote a song and said, is my living in vain, as my praying in vain, is my fasting in vain. am i wasting my time, can the clock be really wind, no of course not, it's not all in vain. ♪ ♪ am i l

before the day i met you >> reporter: for anyone needing guidance in the greatness of the late aretha franklinme feel >> reporter: aretha taking the audience to church with "you make me feel like a natural woman." ♪ you make me feel like a natural woman ♪ >> what aretha had, it's something you can't be taught. no one had more soul than that woman. >> reporter: aretha franklin died on thursday at age 76 in her hometown of detroit, a result of advanced pancreatic cancer. in her final days, her family gathered to say good-bye. >> i had a chance to sit next to her and just hold her hand, just to sit there and talk to her, let her know that she's loved, you know. on behalf of the family, we really appreciated her. i felt her squeeze my hand, i felt aunty squeeze my hand, i knew she heard and understood everything i was saying. >> reporter: while her family mourns their matriarch, an outpouring from fans. elton john calling her one of his favorite pianists. kelly clarkson, there will never be another like her, she was truly special. nicki minaj and alicia keys paid tribute to franklin on their radio

aree aretha franklin dies at the age of 86. we are learning that franklin had a long bout ♪ >> the queen of aul,, disk jockey bestowed that name on aretha franklin and it stuck. in a career spanning more than 50 years franklin recorded 40 albums and put 45 songs on the top 40 charts, more than any other female artist ever. one song became her signature. ♪ that chart topper was not only franklin's first number one hit, but the recording industry association of america, maybe one of the top five songs of the 20th century. >> out of all of this music, you could have pushed me over with a feather. >> reporter: her musical journey began in detroit singing gospel in her father's baptist church. >> i had no real formal training. my formal training was my ear. >> reporter: she recorded her first gospel album at the age of 14. early mother hood interrupted her career until the '60s. a string of top ten hits including natural woman and chain of fools kept that career soaring through the '70s. yet another classic earned franklin a memorabl

aretha franklin died today at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. klin shot to stardom in the 19 60's and 1970's with singing so powerful it became part of the american psyche. she sang at martin luther king's funeral in 1968 and in 2009 at barack obama's presidential annan duration. above all, she earned immense respect is one of the defining voices of the american civil rights movement. ♪ ["respect" being sung] reporter: her song ground the airwaves. respect. aretha franklin's imprint on soul music was enormous. her vocals provided the soundtrack for the civil rights and women's rights movements half a century ago. the daughter of a mississippi preacher and a mother who sang and played piano, aretha franklin grew up in detroit. singing at her father's church services at an early age, she was influenced by the gospel sound. she signed her first recording contract in 1960 and enjoyed limited success. her breakthrough came when she switched labels several years later. she soon earned the title, "queen of soul," she performed for president-elect bill c

nobody is quite like aretha franklin.e deposit error condition because jesse norman for code the deposit error condition becausejesse norman was not air—conditioned because she didn't wa nt to air—conditioned because she didn't want to hurt her vocal cords are with her bejeweled fabulous gowns. nadain with her bejeweled fabulous gowns. nada in detroit. outside the church where the funeral is taking ways of aretha franklin. thank you very much. let's take you inside the church. speaking at the moment is the actress cicely tyson. let's listen to her tribute. gift you have given the world. that they have been able to experience no matter how this moment in time with us. sabrina, you are and will always be in my heart. god bless you. aretha was the sum total of her life's experience. and she shared that with us through the soul songs she sung. she spoke to us through her soul. and everything she experienced. and that's why no matter what she was singing, she moved every single person. it's all right. and so, she said" stop th

they tell me in aretha franklin they saw themselves. >> the sounds of aretha franklin filled the lounge. a performer pays homage and her hear the sound of her voice and you realize where all of that beautiful mixture came from. >> you feel her energy. undeniable. >> reporter: she says aretha franklin's song respect has become an anthem. >> people today look at that song and use it as part of the civil rights movement, women's march, walking around going respect. >> reporter: these artists first heard her music as young girls when family members played her records. they admire her ability to convey emotion. >> she didn't just do r&b. she did jazz. rock. gospel. she was amazing. >> reporter: she is a voke list by night and -- vocalist by night, she said the power of the music is in the way it spoke to people. >> very empowering to women and to people of color about just standing up for yourselves, doing what was right. believing in yourselves. >> reporter: heifer influence these women say is undeniable, a powerful female artist in control of her own dest 19. >> you have -- destiny. >> you

and let's just continue remembering the queen of soul, aretha franklin. hearts worldwide are mourning the loss of this multi-award-winning music legend. she passed away this morning in her detroit home, surrounded by family and friends. miss franklin is an american icon. a music legend whose transformative songs and divine talent crossed all social, racial, and economic barriers. she commanded respect. ♪ what you need ♪ do you know i got it ♪ all i'm asking ♪ is for a little respect ♪ would you come on? ♪ ♪ we gonna call it exactly what it is ♪ ♪ what it is ♪ what it is ♪ what it is ♪ hear my plea ♪ all the time ♪ i should marry ♪ mary, don't you weep >> 18 grammy awards, countless accolades. the first woman inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. she sang for kings and queens and u.s. presidents. who could forget her soul-stirring performance that brought former president barack obama to tears. ♪ when i knew ♪ i had the faith ♪ that left me so tired ♪ before the day i met you ♪ life was so unkind ♪ but you were the key to my peace of mind ♪ ♪ you ma

martin eric dyson also grew up in detroit, a dear friend of aretha franklin's michael, you were at thetha much better than i did and a much closer relationship. please jump in here. we're talking about detroit. help us out. >> we articulated the belief that there was a composure of talent there, a component there was extraordinary, that probably was in memphis and, you know, in chicago as well. but not only did it have barry gordy but the convergence of the automobile industry about an assembly line that would produce music at such a high rate. and the great black migration, people from georgia and alabama, and mississippi, and chicago but also coming and flowing into detroit. so it brought that up south mentality, that deep down-home -- he had that wicked hum, that beautiful melody in his voice. and aretha franklin came up after his preaching and ratcheted the spirit up even higher with her extraordinary and glorious voice. so i'm proud to be from detroit. coney island hot dog and the tremendous local fair but also smoky robinson and aretha franklin, she was an original, an american o

aretha franklin was a uniqueshe was raised in. the history of music, she came along at a time when so many st music and at the same time, had this extraordinary residence socially in 1965 and 1966 and 1967 when she was a queen of the world on the cover of time magazine and all of that. five number one records in a row, i think>> she loved giving , i think. i remember hearing reverend jackson say this week that while she was a fountain of love, she loved to give to young singers and get back to the civil rights movement. >> i don't know about that. [ laughter ] >> she was the queen of shade. >> [ laughter ] >> raid told me he was introduced to her for the first time. he would produce records at the grammy party. he reached out his hand to shake it and she put a ashen it on her cigarette. >> one of my favorite stories that you reference, she wore the make coats that speak of her time and generation. she bought a separate coats cou sit next to her on the airplane . >> i don't know about that. it may be true. she was extravagant in wa

the next phase of the phenomenal aretha franklin. watch the long lines at the museum, rosa parks, long lines for aretha and long lines today. we have long lines to celebrate death and short lines for voting. we lost michigan by 11,000 votes. 100,000 in detroit unregistered. long lines at the death of the icons, short lines, something is missing. to many of us from the deep south, before internet and before the nightly tv shows, before rosa parks, there was jet magazine, national black newspapers and national tennessee. every sunday night, 11:00, nashville put on an hour of cl franklin. he was our hero. traditional sermons. prodigal son, in the conflict. he said, i'm not going to preach, i'm going to introduce my daughter, she can sing. it's not just a dad's opinion, she can sing. her singing never grew old. reverend kyles, on the way home to visit, he was killed. he was doing a revival at that time. aretha was on the strand. a beautiful home of the soul. built as jesus on high where we never shall die, it will never grow old. it was

aretha franklin, the queen of soul.t aretha franklin did have advanced pancreatic cancer, it is clear that she had been ill for many years but it was not something she wanted to talk about but she cancelled so many concerts because of ill health and she lost so much weight the people knew that something was wrong but when she did perform, right until the end, she absolutely gave her all and we heard from eltonjohn and he performed with aretha franklin and her last concert at the end of last year at age benefit concert. he said that he was moved to tears and that is what she did concert after concert because of the power in her voice and also in the way she conveyed emotion but it was more than just about the music industry. she had an impact. we talked about a lot in those terms in the way that she sang one be back and change the way people think that our inner voice and the diversity of the songs that she sang from gospel to jazz, the blues and pop, she had a bigger impact than that. barack 0bama talked about her makin

>> both aretha franklin and myself are what you call p.k.s, preachers kids. the church. and my first time seeing aretha was in the church. i was maybe 10 and she was 13 or something singing gospel. but i want everyone to remember her as a person who truly had a strong spiritual belief in god and in spite of all the things that we go through, her faith in god continued to be strong and sturdy. aretha also was able to sing both secular and gospel music. and in order to do that, you have to have a strong spirit. and i would love the world to remember her as a child of god, as one who had the best voice ever in the world. she reigned in her vocal ability. she could make you cry, she could make you laugh. it takes a very special talent to have that ability to do that to another person. and i'm sorry i'm breaking up a little but that's how i would love america to remember her. she was a mother, she was a grandmother. she had wonderful, wonderful personality. she could make you laugh even, you know, just on a regular basis. and i loved her birthday parties. they wer

the remarkable aretha franklin.? >> she was a regular person who enjoyed life and always would love to talk about fun stuff. she would always comment on i ascot so that's why i wore it to her funeral. play her music for your children and your grandchildren. look, i'm 49 years old. i listen to music from 30, 40, 50, 60 years ago. her voice will absolutely be classic. people will be talking about her 100 years from now. it's not just about today. she leaves us a body of work that is stunning and is amazing and i say pass it on. >> yeah, more than a once in a generation artist i think as the reverend jesse jackson pointed out. marvet? >> i'm witnessing a service, a home going celebration of the queen of soul. a woman who clearly earned her rest. a woman who's orbit of influence was far and wide. i would just encourage people to walk in her fearless, courageous footsteps and also be of service, be a light, be a contributor, be someone who really sees people for who they are and finds ways to use your own life as a tool

# the unmistakable voice of aretha franklin.on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbc mike embley. thank you for watching. hello there. well, we should get off to a pretty sunny start across eastern areas of the country before things generally turn cloudier later today, and that cloud will hang around into the weekend as well. weather front brought the rain yesterday. that's clearing out into europe, clearer skies following but then we've got this next wodge of cloud. this weather front, this warm front, that's going to bring warm air across the uk, yes, but also we'll have outbreaks of rain spreading in as well. so, the forecast in a bit more detail. for the early risers, clear skies to start the day across england and wales, but further north and west, the clouds that bit thicker and there'll be a few showers for western scotland and northern ireland. for the early risers, temperatures just into double figures, but in the countryside, single figures, so there will be a certa

flooding in for aretha franklin. the queen of soul, and first woman inducted into the rock 'n roll hall of fame. >> she was inducted before the beatles, before the stones, before so many other greats. one of the true giants of not just rock 'n roll but all music. >>> fake driver. the sketch just released of a suspect accused of posing as a rideshare employee and sexually assaulting a woman. police are warning people to be on alert. >> protect yourselves. be proactive. listen to the safety tips. >>> left-center field, this is going to do it. >> the wanting giants fans might have more to losing to l.a. is a traffic at dodger stadium. enter elon musk. his next big idea. the four on 2 start now. started police in san mateo have now released the sketch of a man wanted for sexually assaulting a woman while pretending to be a ridesharing driver. officers hope that the sketch leads to an arrest before the man strikes again. welcome, everyone to the four on 2. i'm heather holmes. >> i'm andre senior filling in for alex. crime

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but aretha franklin was different. >> the first time i met aretha franklin was at a christmas in washington>> reporter: that wasn the early '90s. ever sce then whenever franklin came to town, she would call garrett asking for her choir to join her on stage. >> she would say, this is aretha, and you would say oh, mm-hmm, and when i hung up, while i was talking i'd beis li s aretha franklin. >> reporter: it was unimaginable, but garrett's groups of kids was aretha franklin's choir o choice. it's an honor that means even more today becauseft just 10:00 this morning garrett saw the ws. >> my heart stopped. even knowing that she was as sick as she was. of soulter: the queen is gone, but her music and her legacy will always live on. >> there wil never be another aretha. she's going to go down in the history books. >> reporter: meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >> and our coverage continues at 5:30. we'll have a personal recollection from our mark segraves who interviewed aretha franklin when she visited here just a few years ago. calls it one of his most memorable encounters in the business so far. and

aretha franklin was beloved and admired by many. en for our nation's presidents, she was the queen. in 1977 franklin performed at the inaugural gala for president jimmy carter. her rendition of god bless america is stunning. ♪ from the mountains to the prairies to the oceans white with foam ♪ god bless america my home sweet home ♪ >> years later aretha performed this soulful rendition of "i dreamed a dream" in celebration of president bill clinton's 1993 inauguration. ♪ i had a dream ♪ ♪ ♪ >> just one year after that in 1994, franklin became a kennedy center honoree, and she performed for the first time at the white house. crooning "old man river" to president clinton and first lady hillary clinton. ♪ ♪ i get weary and i get sick ♪ i get sick of trying >> in 1997 franklin was seen with a future president. seen here with donald trump at the grand opening of the trump international hotel and tower in new york city. president trump tweeting she will be missed. in 2005 george w. bush presented franklin with the presidential medal of free

franklints first female inductee in 1987 punctuusing heral impact. >> the united states honors aretha franklinr: the presidential medal of freedom followe in 2005, and four years later -- ♪ >> reporter: -- franklin wearing her muc talked about hat was featured singer at president barack obama's inauguration. aretha franklin had a her own, and so many career milestones, including 18 grammys,he had trouble singling one out. >> everything. remember everything. everything. >> reporter: the queen of soul's regal musical legacy will take care of that. ♪ you make me feel >> reporter: mark barger,bc news. ♪ you make me feel like a natural woman ♪ >> aretha franklin was no stranger to d.c. >> meagan fitzgerald continues our local coverage with one. choir directors franklin often visited when she w r in town. orter: you knew who she was the moment you hrd her song. ♪-t r-e-s-p-e >> reporter: because there was something special about aretha franklin. >> it was the color in the voice. it was the way she knew how toi ovise with the voice. it was the wailing on the high note that s did. >> reporter: joyce g

aretha franklin began singing as a child with a gospel choir. she went on to become a global star, selling more than 75 million records. aleem maqbool is in detroit and sent this report. # all i'm asking... # is for a little respect. # i'm about to give you all of my money...# aretha franklin was peerless, with a voice so stunning it could lift spirits, and so powerful it could, and often did, move those who heard her to tears. at the church where she first started singing, people who grew up in the same street as her have already started coming to pay tribute. i was born and raised in detroit. born, you know, on her music, raised on her music. oh, yeah, it's a sad day. i'm going to miss her. i'm going to miss seeing her in concert. but i still got her music to the bone, so i'm good. long as i can hear her, i'm good. # you make me feel...# she had...the best voice. and when she sang, you could feel it in your soul, and she always sang something positive and nice. i remember as a kid growing up back in the '505 and '605, and you hate for her to g