now, cissy, you're my last to go.week is greater than before, because we stayed with you for a longer time. how was it for you? what are the memorable moments you have? wedding is like we are putting your last, last oath, this is the person i want, this is a person want to stay with, this is the person i want to be the father or the mother of my children so that is a very touching moment. you feel very excited that you are at last going to be husband and wife. what did you take for appreciation to the family, for raising money? that time, people were talking in terms of animals. but my father—in—law said he was an old man so he wanted the equivalent in cash. cissy's parents got married 45 years ago. for generations, gifts such as cattle, have been offered as cattle have been offered as a dowry or bride price when the man asked for the woman's hand in marriage. the offer is increased by the woman's worth: her social standing, her education, age, looks and so on. while this tradition continues throughout uganda and beyo

my prayer for cissy is that joseph has come everyone is happy.her for a long time, that he will be a loving husband and an understanding husband, a caring husband. i'm happy that my family doesn't ask for bride price or ask joseph for bride price, and he chose to bring whatever he can afford, so i'm happy about that. it shows the appreciation for them raising me up and he shows his respect to the culture, but it's out of his own will, not by force. bride price means of course will, not by force. bride price means of course now will, not by force. bride price means of course now the husband, you are his property, whatever you do is for you. so when joseph are his property, whatever you do is for you. so whenjoseph came we received him and we told him sicily was too precious for bride price, so whatever they are bringing is a gift, not a bride price. in uganda i'm happy that it's dying out. i love you too, mummy. cissy and joseph have decided to have a type of traditional wedding which alongside religious and civil is finallyjoseph and his entourag

my prayer for cissy is that joseph has come

newlyweds cissy and joseph are contemplating what their marriage will bring.wing old together. getting wrinkles together. and seeing our grandchildren together. at the office, they will be calling me mrs, not miss. it's going to give me a certain amount of respect. i'm happy that i came to your family. we didn't choose to go to the city where things are so high, you know. we have seen so many people make it look big, at the day, they end up clashing. a new level, a new responsibilities, new status amongst our friends. with us, let us work towards having it work. till death do us part. as couples across uganda decide on how they wish to celebrate their marriage, they will each find their unique way of managing tradition and the allure of big white wedding. good morning. friday bought more welcome rain. people had to shelter under the pier at hastings to take this dramatic shot. there was sunshine to be found, optically across the channel isles. a pleasant afternoon with highs of 21 celsius. as we move into the weekend it looks like we will have a similar theme,

cissie and josef have decided to have a type of traditional wedding that alongside religious and civiled forms of marriage in uganda. wonderful! finally, joseph and his entourage arrived. the main celebrations can now commence. as josef is asjosef is our lure as josef is our lure from asjosef is our lure from a tribe in eastern uganda and city is from another group, the dancers must formally greet and invitee across the family's threshold. there is a task of seeking josef. —— seating. just like the other girls, the other sisters. a little difficult for the groom to choose. this is one of the old est groom to choose. this is one of the oldest traditions. josef must identify his bride a month sisters. —— amongst. it is the final test the groom must pass before he finally earned the bride's hand in marriage. the pressure is on. one mistake and it's all off. from joseph, presents for the family members. each gift offered to the family has a significance like the two white goats that symbolise purity. the union is finally blessed and celebrated by theirfamily purity. the union is finally bl

the world's best cliff diverse gather to compete at lake new cern in cissie kong switzerland. a crowd of eight thousand gathered to watch the divers leap off a platform twenty seven meters high. each died was judged on takeoff the number of somersaults and twists position in the air and entry into the water of the world series final will be held in italy in late september. an estimated twenty thousand fans of the original v.w. transporter gathered in verse spot for four days last week to celebrate their favorite vehicle sort of like the summer of love. to see the moon before that something always goes wrong with these busses but they're so simply constructed that you can fix most problems with some tape or string more than five hundred specimens of the iconic bride were on display the first v.w. transporter rolled off the voice spoke assembly line in march nine hundred fifty. a rather unusual new exhibition devoted to the life of nineteenth century german novelist and poet tailed off in tonga as england in the town where he was born knowing full peen in the eastern german stat

. >> the quality of the performances by the people who honored her, people like dennis cissy houstonwho wanted to attends a guest, the attorney general was so reflective of aretha's civil rights impact and commitments which so many of the guests this morning have talked about. she attended and watched the show. she hadn't planned to perform. she came up at the end of the night and after seeing so many people sing her music, the great gospel star who represented her gospel years so well, aretha said, i would like a piano. she wanted to come out and take the stage and wreck the house like she always does. she did an incredible version of "a song for you." one of your guests commented earlier about her awareness on stage of what she wanted and how the song was arranged. something like that, something impromptu, she knew what piano she wanted, what mike she wanted. it was really remarkable. the backing band included people like spooner olden who played on the first -- her first hit with atlantic "i never loved a man the way i loved you." he was there in the house band. it was a great gat

cissy houston, whitney's mother, singing the background. the line ends and reverend craig.s womb. and she had the gift, but she had that environment that allowed her to develop. she was baptized in singing, struggle and service. in 1942 when she was born not in detroit, she was born on the mississippi river in memphis, tennessee. the river that carried oui’ tennessee. the river that carried our people up and down for 246 yea rs. our people up and down for 246 years. that is where hirzel comes the mississippi river. and it is cradled between tennessee and arkansas, mississippi. 233 blacks we re arkansas, mississippi. 233 blacks were lynched in tennessee. 492 in arkansas. 654 in mississippi. she was 13 when emmett till... she had money and could not buy ice cream. had a carand money and could not buy ice cream. had a car and could not stop to buy gasoline. aretha came out of the bowels of our struggle. her father led the big march in detroit in 1963. he worked for doctor came, stayed in his home until the march on washington. doctor king was facing bankruptcy. he could not go

my friend, cissy houston was a backup singer for aretha franklin, loved her, and so did whitney houstono work. she loved aretha franklin and she'll be missed. i still love her music and it's hard to listen to the music without being moved. she'll be missed. >> watches the television, kennedy center honors got up and performed, i started crying. half the people in the audience crying, standing on their feet. and what about her contributions? what did that mean to you? >> really my first feminist hero i think growing up. r-e-s-p-e-c-t, you can spell it at an early age and singing along not realizing what you're singing. she represented a strong black woman and vulnerability for me as a little girl growing up. i didn't have a lot of examples of black women who were excelling and reaching dreams. she was a big role model in my life growing up. >> i know she will be missed by all three of you, and so many of our viewers here this morning. good to see you guys, as always. thank you. >> thanks. >>> coming deciding the fate of paul manafort and what this could mean for the president. hais not a