graham. i think he was closest pastorally to lyndon johnson who needed, needed what he called long, tall preaching. that was what johnson called it, on a regular and continuing basis. and who i think was the most worried about his faith, and i think he was closest personally to george herbert walker bush who had known graham for a long time, whose mother had known graham back in the 1950s and his father and, of course, who -- mr. bush, president bush's own children were ministered to by mr. graham. it was kind of a cross-generational family/pastor relationship. so i think that was different -- he was different to different presidents in different ways. >> host: now, one surprise i found in the book was jimmy carter, born again baptist sundayay schoolteacher, a man wo publicly at least kept his faith at the forefront of his presidency. you would have thought there would be two sons of the south, this natural allegiance. they weren't all that close, were they? >> guest: amazing to me too. it sh

billy graham lifted up our nation. not because he occupied the spotlight so masterfully, but because he knew he was not the one who belonged in it. instrument a happy in the hands of his creator. right,rust that he was that his reward is something far surpassing his achievements on earth. a warm welcome for this good and faithful servant, and to his eternal home. are soate and the nation very grateful for his service. >> in the gospel of matthew jesus says, love the lord your god with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. billy graham woke up every day and did just that. god.ared his love of that love had no end. walks fromed to all some of the greats whose statues line this very hall. king, ford and reagan, to everyday citizens lining up to pay their respects. no matter how long the lines grew, no matter how much the times change, his message never diminished. -- the man hado a gift for connecting with people. to reverendd graham, it is if he is right there next to you, praying with you, tellin

graham and mrs.ve and her conviction and encouragement of her husband and the family. and ruth, if you're listening,, we want you to know that we here in this big ten and the thousands that gathered sent to you are heartiest greetings -- can't -- and we thank you for all that you have met for this ministry and were it not for you, we wouldn't be here today. so let's tell her how glad we are. [applause] we want to express our thanks to the band and to our good friend, the man with the guitar. [laughing] i know we will. give me his name. [laughing] and our good friend and love brother john who is been mr. grams musician for 40 years. we worked together, all of us have, for many years and we appreciated the prelude music and will be hearing more from them later. it's my privilege to present to you now mr. george battle who's going to lead us in prayer, after which mr. graeme keith and one of charlotte's prominent businessmen and the developer of this campus property of the billy graham association, he a

i just wanted to voice my opinion about billy graham and franklin graham. i heard them speak at a revival in the rain billy graham was preaching at. he preached love and non-judgment. franklin graham preaches hate and judgment and mr. perkins sits up there and places judgment on everybody. and that is a sad day for franklin graham to do that to his daddy and that's just my opinion. thank you. >> perkins. >> well, you know, i would take issue with the caller. i don't think franklin graham preaches against anyone, i think he preaches the same message. i think that the receptivity to that message -- when you say that when billy graham would preach that we are all sinners and we need the grace that is extended by god through his son jesus christ, that is an offensive message today because that suggests that shower not going to make it on our own. franklin continues to preach that message. same message that we embrace as we embrace the gospel. again, we look at the times in which we live where a larger segment of society has rejected those biblical moral standar

call billyll graham. according to president bush, here is what billy graham said to them. george and barbara, i believe what is written in the new testament but don't d play god. he decides who goes to heaven, not you. we can spend a lot of time arguing but it grace filled life, lifeal built on the principles of the gospel is a life we've benefited from. we recognize uniquely today and we are glad to be here with our colleagues on the floor as we talk about this great life and the impact it has. >> without objection, it will be printed inna the record. >> i too want to join my colleague from missouri. senator blanc and others who pay tribute to the life of billy graham. we lost a man of great faith and at the end of the gospel of matthew, jesus gives his disciples a great mission where he says go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit and teach them to obey everything i have commanded you. anyone man is said to have fulfilled that charge, it was billy graham. it was a ministry that spanned more than 60 years

billy graham lifted up our nation. not because he occupied the spotlight so masterfully but because he knew he wasn't the one who belonged in it. he was just a happy instrument in the hands of his creator. and so we trust that he was right, that his true reward is something far surpassing all of his achievements here on earth. a warm welcome for this good and faithful servant into his eternal home. the senate and the nation are so very grateful for his service. >> bill: in the gospel of matthew, jesus says love the lord your god with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. billy graham woke up every day and did just that. he shared his love of god. that love had no end. that love had no barriers. he ministered to all walks from some of the greats whose statues line this very hall, eisenhower, king, ford, reagan, to everyday citizens lining up to pay their respects. no matter how long the lines grew, no matter how much the times changed, his message never diminished. that love was so infectious,

billy graham. each of us has a special memory of billy graham. i can recall having graduated from college, my first job was with campus crusade for christ. i lived in dallas, texas; to prepare for a big meeting, a convocation that brought 84,000 young people. i was asked if i would like to caddy for billy graham. he was playing in the byron nelson golf classic. be arnold palmer, bob hope and billy graham. it was a great occasion. what i saw as a young believer in christ, i had come to christ my senior year of christ, i saw a man who looked you in the eye , he didn't look at his watch. he didn't walk over people to reach the world he understood the importance of every person before god. i think that's why his ministry and his mission was so outstanding with presidents and kings, cab drivers, or whoever it might be. the millions of people who came to christ because of him. this meeting we planned in dallas, 250,000 people came to downtown dallas and heard billy graham and johnny cash, it was a great assembly. the next decade working with dr. bright

i don't understand the hate for franklin graham or for billy graham either. i am not understanding that. mary in tennessee. a reminder, the memorial service for reverend billy graham beginning at 11:00 in the capitol rotunda. you can watch that here, or on www.c-span.org and listen to it on the c-span radio app. coming up next, we continue our conversation about the life and legacy of billy graham with tony perkins, the president of the family research council, and the c-span bus is in santa fe this morning, stop number 21 stick around for the discussion and we will be right back. >> monday on c-span's landmark cases. wherea civil rights cases the supreme court decision struck down the civil rights act that granted all people access to public accommodation like trains and theaters regardless of race. given invote was opposition. explore the high court's ruling with the dean of howard university's law school. watch landmark cases live on 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. book available for $8.95 plus shipping and handling. a

he was married for 64 years to ruth bell graham. he was a father of three daughters, two sons and now 19 grandchildren. as his casket was laid in honor in the rotunda, i realized that one of those grandchildren is a graduate of west point, one of my nominees soon to be lieutenant colonel in the u.s. army and was good to see him. reverend graham preached nalmost 215 million in more than 185 countries and territories on six continents. he prayed with soldiers on the battlefield increase the, in vietnam he preached in villages and in britain's windsor castle and provided counsel from every president from harry truman to barack obama. he also stood up forto u what ws right, denouncing segregation, oppression, preaching jointly with the reverend martin luther king jr. in the 1950s and lived a life of integrity and honor. he spoke words of comfort and hope at the national cathedral following the september 11 terrorist attack, reminding america that god is our refuge and strength and ever present help in trouble. he will be deeply missed.

billy graham's family. franklin graham is present there as you can see, children.here is the president and first lady, the vice president as well as karen pence and speaker of the house paul ryan and mitch mcconnell. we'll hear from the speaker of the house during the ceremony set to begin at any moment now. the president has arrived. >> bill: it was a week ago today at 7:00 in the morning in north carolina when reverend graham passed away. he was at his home by himself with a long-time nurse who was assigned to take care of him and he will be laid to rest next to his wife, ruth, in north carolina on friday afternoon. father morris you related to the message he carried and the people he touched and the way he opened up his message to all people of all faiths and brit was -- brit hume was talking about the way he would lean into a conversation or to a room given the tall stature of this man. and that left an impression on so many. >> it is a unique combination of personal integrity and incredible gifts, right? you can have somebody who is very gifted, a very gifted

steve: graham's last decades was slowed by illness. he was diagnosed with parkinson disease in 1989. broken bones. rounds of pneumonia. nonetheless he lived to 99. . . >> bill: 480 televisions stations across the u.s. and canada. >> sandra: he leaves behind 19 grandchildren, great children. his family putting out a press release saying he died at his home of natural causes, 99 years old. bill, he had a message and he took that message to the world. >> bill: it is no coincidence that the universe has us focus on his life and legacy now at a time for the past week of all our lives we've been asking our own introspective questions as to how a 19-year-old american can take a gun and walk into a school and seek out to kill his former classmates. and now here is a man who led by example and knew it was a challenge. every day in his own life to carry that word forward and he lived by that example. >> sandra: his message, god loves you and he took that to multiple presidents right here in the united states. he took that message across the worl

this was a close relationship, not just with franklin graham, but billy graham. >> billy graham had a relationship with every president since harry truman, some particularly strong. dwight eisenhower, lyndon johnson, richard nixon. the relationship with nixon became some discomfort for billy graham. he had a relationship with politics throughout his entire career and at times i think was uncomfortable at being political. >> he had an uncankhan knack ca knack, not backing down at all from the gospel message of jesus christ. it is a tricky thing in today's culture for sure. i think franklin graham is understanding that, because we live in a much different culture today than we did when billy graham was growing up for sure. he is someone that i think bipartisanship is a big part, in bold, 18 font, john, of his legacy. it's something that i know people, either christians, non-christians, they just respected the civility the billy graham brought to the conversation. that's a bag part of his legacy as well. >> we've been showing pictures of billy graham with nearly every american luminary o

graham. and for what billy graham crusade meant to him. they set up crusades in south korea, all over the world. henry has been in and out of north korea more than anybody in this country. he goes there with is a mayor continue -- with samaritans to help people op prosed, taking the message of jesus christ, working to do everything he can to improve the plight of people who are oppressed and depressed by a rogue regime. henry is one of the finest people i've ever known. i know when dr. graham passed away, henry was not sad but happy because he'd always talked about knowing ultimately billy graham's place in heaven would be his just reward. henry would not wait that he could join billy graham there so they can be together again. i know henry is probably watching. if he isn't watching, somebody will tell him about me mentioning his name. i'm doing it to honor henry but also honor bill bring yaim. the one on one passing of the world -- billy graham. the one on one passing of the word from me to someone else, dr. graham to someone else is the

look at franklin graham.izing figure to many folks on the left, obviously left and right. billy graham came along at a different time and was able to show both sides, both presidents the love of jesus christ. franklin graham doing the same thing, by the way, that his father is doing, but in a different polarized climate. you can see this shift in culture at what franklin graham is doing, same as his father, but billy graham had far more success as relates to the bipartisan approach. >> i don't know if it's just a different climate. isn't it a different philosophy? we talked about how billy graham believed in the big tent approach, all-comers, everyone was welcome. it was non-denominational. obviously the climate has changed. do you think that's different than the message of current modern day evangelicals? >> i think you can ask franklin graham about this. i would say this, alisyn. franklin graham's approach would be the same as billy graham's approach, jesus loves everyone, republican, democrat, independent,

thank god for reverend billy graham. amen, louie. thank god for reverend billy graham. thank you, i yield back. mr. hultgren: thank you, congressman olson. so grateful for so many of my colleagues who were able to join us tonight. to remember reverend billy graham. born november, 1918. died february 21, 2018. billy graham was a lion of the christian faith and a believer in the all-encompassing love of god,, for all people -- god, for all people. i knew billy graham from such an early age, knew of him, knew of his ministry. was struck even more so, most of my growing -- growing up years were in wheaten, illinois, where billy graham went to school, met his wife, and much of his ministry started in that area around there. his ministry spanned generations of american religious thought and culture, but his core message remained unchanged throughout his entire lifetime. his evangelical gatherings attracted millions throughout the globe for decades and his name is known around the world, as many have said tonight. maybe the most recognized, one of the most recognized names and

to billy graham. influenced you? >> i have known billy graham since i was a small boy in little rock, arkansas. he came to a crusade. my parents went forward in that crusade. high impact on my own family i never for get. just as i am sung, billy preached to my own parents. i'm not related to him but i have always honored to carry that graham name. i consider him a spiritual father and mentor in my life. he constantly say on the message of jesus and the gospel. the cross, the resurrection. that is why god used him in such a great way. his integrity, commitment and love and for christ and people and proclamation of jesus christ. that changed the world. his life, his voice will be greatly missed but his influence will last forever. >> was there a sense he knew everything or was there a sense of curiosity about wanting to know everything? >> with you he is the one who knew everything. he just pointed people not to himself but to christ. he was able because he knew his bible so well to counsel presidents o

billy graham pointed out.ren't coming to see him, they were coming to hear the word of christ, the word of god. when someone listened to him. he said they weren't listening to my word but the words of the bible. he was humble that. he would be the first to tell you, somebody greater than he will follow and so we can have confidence in that. stuart: marc, while our audience watches events unfold on capitol hill, we see president and first lady waiting to take part in the ceremony, forgive me, marc, i want to talk directly about politics for a second. >> oh, okay. stuart: forgive me, marc, forgive me, i have sinned. i have read your stuff. the heritage foundation says what, 60, 64% of mr. trump's agenda is already done and that he has done it faster than ronald reagan did his agenda back in the '80s, is that correct? >> i would be very careful in comparing trump to ronald reagan yet. he is one -- we had these, these scholars out there who ranked already the presidential scholars in academia ranked donald trump a

reverend graham was 99 years old. graham was a counselor and confidant to a dozen presidents and his crusades filled arenas for decades. here is jim axelrod. >> we are united and ready to march under the banner of al mighty god. >> for seven decade. billy graham, traveled the world, preaching the christian gospel. 185 other countries as well. spreading the word to more than 200 million people at his you crusades. that's the reason men today are turning to god. >> leveraging then emerging technologies to reach hundreds of millions more by radio and tv. >> faith in him. >> born on november 7, 1918, on his family's farm in north carolina, william franklin graham, dedicated his life to jesus christ at the age of 16. and was ordained a baptist minister in 1939. with his movie star looks and fire and brimstone speaking style, he started preaching his own brand of populist evangelism in tent revivals. i do not believe any man can solve the problems of life without jesus christ. >> soon a sought after counselor to every ameri

according to the billy graham evangelistic association -- excuse me -- reverend graham preached to over 215 million people over 185 countries and territories around the world during his life. but his influence did not stop there. throughout his ministry, reverend graham became known as america's pastor, serving as a moral compass for our nation. he served as a spiritual advisor to countless american and international political leaders and civic leaders, including every american president since harry truman. in the 1950's and 1960's, he joined with martin luther king jr. for integrated crusades, a powerful statement from a white southerner at that time. he delivered invocations at the inaugurations of four american presidents, and in 1983 was awarded our nation's highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom, by president ronald reagan. following the horrific attacks on our nation on september 11, 2001, it was reverend graham who comforted our nation from the pulpit of washington's national cathedral. while best known for his work as america's pastor, there is much more to re

>> billy graham spoke for himself. a few years ago, he had an open letter to the people of north carolina with the north carolina marriage amendment on the ballot. he spoke we were putting ourselves at risk of god's judgment by redefining marriage. he spoke to those issues. i think when you look at this president and you look at evangelicals supporting him, they realize it's the policies that governments -- government leaders have adopted, the courts have forced on us that is excluded god and religion from the public square. yes, they understand if we want a safe, free, successful and strong community, country, and families, we have to be able to practice our religion. we have to be able to express our allegiance to god. we have to be able to say freely "in god we trust." if we continue with these policies, that's going to go away. evangelicals do support presidents, congressmen and others willing to stand up and defend religious freedom and past policies that allow us to preach the gospel without being hindered by gov

reverend graham wanted that way. billy frank as he was known as a boy grew up on a farm in north carolina, dairy farm, light braer is made to resemble a barn. all day people have been coming through, paying their respects and celebrating billy graham's life. his childhood home sits on the library property. and so next week we are told reverend graham's body will be brought here to the house. the public will be allowed to file through. the castle coat will be closed. burial will happen here right along side his wife of nearly 63 years, ruth graham. billy graham will be laid to rest here at his library. the funeral closed to the public. invitation only. trying to work out details. it will happen at some point next week. >> david begnaud thank you from north carolina. that's the "overnight news" for thursday. for some the news continues. for others check back later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm jeff glor. >> your life can be changed. you can become a new perso

reverend graham wanted it that way.nk, as he was known as a boy, grew up on a farm in north carolina. it was a dairy farm, and that's yet library here is made to resemble a barn. all day today, people have been coming through, paying their respects, and celebrating billy graham's life. his childhood home actually sits on the library property, and so next week, we're told, reverend graham's body will be brought here to the house. the public will be allowed to file through, but the casket will be closed. burial will happen here, right alongside his wife of nearly 63 years, ruth bell graham. billy graham is going to be laid to rest here at his library. now, the fineeral is closed to the public. it's invitation, only. , and jeff, they're still trying to work out the details but it will happen at some point next week. >> glor: david begnaud, thank you so much from north carolina. that is the cbs evening news tonight. i'm jeff glor. we leave you tonight with the extraordinary billy graham in his own words. >> your life can be

but i first met billy graham which i was 19. was actually planning to be a pastor, but i started having doubts about whether the bible was really the word of god. i remember listening to dr. graham speak and that evening he told a story about being in the ministry and having the same doubts and how one night on a floor of the golf course he threw himself on the ground and said god i don't understand everything in the bible buy for your help i'm going to preach it the rest of my life. as i heard that harris, i made that same commitment in my heart. and later that evening i accidentally ran into billy graham. i told him of my commitment. he congratulated me and he wrote a note in my bible that i will treasure forever. so, he really transformed my life in a very meaningful way. >> harris: wow, to have that note that you can keep all these years. and i would imagine check back on a time or two. you know what? dr. jeffers, learning that he was a member of your church, i'm wondering who picks up the mantel now? how do you take it forw

billy graham was 15 years old at the time.few months later he accepted jesus christ as his lord and savior. that choice didn't just change billy's life, it changed our lives. it changed our country and it changed in fact the entire world. the north carolina farm boy walked out of those fields into a great and beautiful history, starting at a small bible school in florida, he soon led a nationwide revival. from a large tent in los angeles, to 100,000 people in a single day at yankee's stadium to more than 2 million people at madison square garden, over 16 weeks in 1957. and i remember that because my father said to me, come on, son, and by the way he said come on, mom, let's go see billy graham at yankee stadium and it was something very special. but americans came in droves to hear that great young preacher. fred trump was a big fan. fred trump was my father. in london, tokyo, seoul, bogota, moscow, new delhi, saigon and jo han necessary berg and scores of other places he shared the power of god's word with more than 200 milli

billy graham. we will follow his procession to the final resting place in charlotte, north carolina and back with the long legacy for the faithful. welcome to america's news headquarters from washington. speech is great to be with you this saturday. more sheriff's deputies under increased scrutiny in florida after new reports that multiple deputies waited outside marjorie stone zimmerman douglas high school is a shooter attack students and teachers inside. and park visible land, the president called one of these deputies a coward. do folks down there feel the same way? >> reporter: there is glowing disgust and outrage how law enforcement failed to respond to the shooting. the fbi admitting it failed to properly investigate a tip about a caller that he is capable of shooting up a school was fired after it was discovered he stayed outside during the shooting was his boss, brown county sheriff said that deputy should have gone inside to kill the shooter and there are more emerging details, three sheri

i literally grew up with billy graham.my mother was a north carolinans you could not get in and out without knowing about evangelist billy graham. he's had an impact and so important he's here today. >> when it is walked into the capitol rotunda it will be the north carolina delegation that leads it, his home state playing a big role in this. the fourth private citizen ever to lie in honor in the capitol rotunda and that tells you something about billy graham. >> by any measure he was an important and influential person on american life. and in that sense he specicerta deserves that honor. >> again, we've noted he met ever president since harry truman and george w. bush credits a walk with the reverend billy graham in maine for helping him stop drinking over time. he's had not just sorts of a political impact but very personal impact on our nation's leaders, professor. >> he has. some more than others. he arranged a meeting with harry truman and the white house and harry truman was not terribly impressioned with this flamb

. >>> reverend billy graham, most widely heard christian evangelist in history has died at the age of 99. >> america's pistorius he was dubbed has suffered from cancer, pneumonia, and other ailments, and he died at his home in north carolina reverend graham reached multitudes around the globe through public appearances and pioneering use of media, he is credited with bringing the born again movement into the american main stream. by his final crusade in 2015 he had preached in person to more than 210 million people, worldwide. our natasha brown talk with a local pastor whose own ministry was greatly influenced by reverend graham, natasha. >> reporter: people all around the country and world are america loss of reverend billy graham, right now. his crusade touched millions have lives, around the world and impact a local minister right here in philadelphia. >> my heart was saddened to hear of the home going, the graduation to glory of the reverend doctor billy graham. >> reporter: for pastor ray marshall it feels like he who a friend and spiritual mentor passing of billy graham, his hom

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divide. >> billy graham, when u look , it waselical preachers billy graham and the pack.at is how far he was ahe everyone else over the last 100 years. he was charismatic. heas captivating. butal he wa ecumenical. he brought anyone into christ who was willing to come to christ. yet, he didn't see his onrole as a politica how did he come to be the pastor to america's presidents ? >> because he captivated dents, the same y he captivated ordinary people. they wanted comfort from him. they wanted spiritual guidance from him. he crossed politic lines. he gave guidance to dwight eisenhower, richard nixon, lyndon johnson, even bill clinton and his time of troubles. laura: he had a particularly close relationship with the bush family.he what role did play in george w. bush conversion to christianity? >> george w. bush credits billy graham with hi being a born again christian and with his finding sobriety. which of course, is absolutely essential to the career of george w. bush. laura: in moments of national pain, like 9/11, the oklahoma city bombing, what was it about having bill

graham understood that. whether he was talking to a democrat or republican or whether he was talking to a president or whether he was talking to a homeless person on the side of the street, that message was one that people need to hear. everyone needs to hear. that's what makes him so influential, even in his death, and i believe in the generations to come. what he was able to accomplish and what he did will continue to speak into the lives of many for many years to come because that message is timeless. >> shannon: he was a man of such compassion and grace and as you said, hope. jonathan, thank you so much as we remember him tonight for joining us. >> thank you, i appreciate all that you do. >> shannon: thanks. much more ahead on the reverend billy graham. believe it or not america's pastor helped shape tinsel town. we will explain some of that. but first, moscow allegedly teaming up with assad to attack syrian citizens. ambassador john bolton is here >> shannon: this is a fox news alert. local media report

graham at all. what he said was unforgivable, as he acknowledged, but it's one of the dark marks on his life and on his career, yes. >> sreenivasan: do you think that he was aware of how politically powerful evangelilism had become in america or has become in america? >> he was, and he was not hap about that. when the religious right emerged inhe late 1970s in opposition to desesegregation, billy graham was uneasy about it snd made several statements to the fact that he afraid that those on the far right would try to co-op evangelicalism for their political ends, and he was not happy about that. >> sreenivasan: and you also bring out the important point that he did this barn storming and evangelizing in an area pre-youtube, you know, in an era unlike the evangelical ministert we sday who are using television and the internet to reach these wide audiences, he actually physically went to all these countries. >> he did. he was ar vey prepared evangelist but used media along the w to amplify his influen

my next guest worked closely with billy graham's son franklin graham. lost today as a nation. >> this is a man who few equals in terms of the impact he had on the entire world. he took a simple message and preached that message consistently for over six decade, hope, peace is found in jesus christ and he's there for anyone and everyone who is willing to receive the forgiveness of sins and embrace the forgiveness of god. david: he has counseled presidents, going way back there was a wonderful book called "unbroken" that was turned into a movie. he was a hero of world war ui and an olympic star. he came back home in the 40s a broken man because he couldn't handle his stardom. his wife convinced him to go to a very early billy graham meeting in 1949. it changed his life around. he stopped drinking at that moment and went on to become an extraordinary example to many thousands himself. sight was the multiplier effect of billy graham. >> it was seen over and over again. he was truely a broken man. he was addicted to alcohol and pornography. his marriage was

being inspired by billy graham, and i guess being led by billy graham, i started reading the bible and shortly thereafter i quit drinking. >> reporter: president johnson leaned on the reverend during vietnam, and reagan famously called graham from his hospital bed after he was shot. but graham was questioned for the relationship he kept with nixon. >> i prayed for him, prayed for him several times a day, that god would help him. >> reporter: he prayed with presidents and just as easy, with everyday americans. reverend billy graham will be laid to rest at his library and childhood home directly behind me. he will be buried next to his wife, who died in 2007. david? >> steve osunsami in north carolina. steve, thank you. and later, right here tonight, what reverend graham said when diane sawyer asked him how often he thought about death, and his hope afterward. >>> but first, the other news tonight, and to the severe weather at this hour, that major winter storm bringing snow, freezing rain, flooding. and a tornado watch in louisiana for much of the day. that winter storm stretching from

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. >> thanks, and now outpouring of love world mourns love of billy graham. >> two rouse was broad thatds to destruction and judgment the other road thatlized to heaven. >> if you remember nothing that i say tonight except one thing i want to i remember. >> god loves you. >> 99-year-old icon, could be us legislator to president passing away in sleep republican pay respects at the billy graham library north carolina monday and tuesday private fiernl next friday graham is remembered for factory and quack on the world. >> unconsciously hoodlumorous a remarkable sense of humor one other thing, too he took god very severeriously never to himself too he seriously i think gave him a human anness that was very, very relatable to all of us. >> billy graham touched the world ministry reached to all corners of the earth, legacy not so much in looking back, but looking forward, not ovenl for him in he ter errantly eter >> most who heard his message can say we offer pro foun condolences to family gratitude to god this man showed up on planet earth to point the way to millions of people to the knowle

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billy graham was there to remind them. he would go in the inner sanctum, whether it was the white house, the senate, wherever it was, and tell powerful people, look, you may feel powerful, you may feel a step above the average person, but you're not. if you don't play by the same rules as everybody else. what's great about this country, yes, we have separation of church and state, it's important, but we also have faith in god. to put faith in god above our faith in government is important. i'm going to harken back to the old days. in the 1800s there was a book called "democracy in america," trying to find out what makes america different. he talked about religion. he said upon my arrival in the u.s., the religious aspect was the first thing that struck my attention. in france, i had almost seen the spirit of religion and freedom marching in different directions, but in america they were intimately united. billy graham recognized it that it makes the country united. >> i'm so glad you read that. it's applicable in every mom

graham apologized for those remarks saying he was never an anti semite in his old age graham was asked what about those like. the jews the muslims who don't believe in. you don't judge them you know the whole point is i'm not jesus a country preacher whose mastery of modern communication set an example for other men and women of religion to follow. tom ackerman al-jazeera. south africa's first budget under a new president pose a has been delivered finance minister. has told part of that south africa will increase in value added tax from opposes government wants to cut the budget deficit and stabilize debt after years of slow economic growth we're looking at the details v eighteen years being increased to fifteen percent it's south africa's first tax tax rise in more than twenty years but students are set to benefit from the extra money four point nine billion dollars is being put into free higher education a billion of that for poor students in keeping with a promise from former president jacob zuma al-jazeera is funny to militarize us now live from johannesburg see a lot of promises b

- graham took a stand.ham biographer: "billy himself went and took the rope down and said "we don't have segregated meetings. and he took a stand for his believe that every man is equal before christ "in 19-50, billy graham made his first visit to the white house -- he met and prayed with harry truman. over the years, he was close to nearly every u-s president. his friendship with richard nixon led to controversy. a recorded conversation from 1972, made public thirty years later, revealed graham making what many considered anti-semitic remarks in the oval office. graham later apologized.billy graham visited more than 185 countries and territories -- building bridges and breaking cultural barriers. he turned over the leadership of his ministry to his son franklin in 2007... but he did not stop working.in 20-13, billy graham celebrated his 95-th birthday with a huge party.a month later, his son was requesting prayers for his ailing father. he remained popular to the end of his life, and his message never wave

graham internally, jesus christ is the answer. and this is important, politicians, the tough business that it is, consolation to talk to the man, and dr. graham, really lived his belief as almost no one you can think of in american history. neil: very good seeing you. >> thank you, my friend. neil: the billy graham legacy as the nation prepares to say goodbye and a rare honor afforded a private citizen in north carolina, the casket in charlotte, north carolina at the united states capitol where he will lay in honor. jerry falwell junior with us now, we talked a great deal about this 99-year-old preacher reps legacy, what kept him such a confidant of so many different presidents. and the unique asset, and -- and none other than the christian faith ever had. democrats, republicans, that was not his thing. everybody has their own gifts. he made sure he stayed with one simple task of communicating the gospel of jesus christ, a simple message we are all sinners. and that simple message was something he never deviated from. that is why