a lot of joshing went on, oh, george, you know, and then they would be at kennebunkport, he would say, barbara, i forgot to tell you there will be four people for lunch. she said, you fix the lunch. or i want to go out on the boat. well, i'm not getting on the boat unless you get me a cushion, you rattled my spine the last time and i'm not going to do it. they loved each other dearly. they would hold hands and smile and tell stories about the first kiss. the kids would sit there like, oh, come on. but it was real. the two of them were so decent and so authentic. i think the realism of the two of them is that anyone could see that these two people, especially -- well, not one over the other, but you're looking at are so authentic, so real. you may not agree with them, but what you're seeing is truth oozing out of their being. that's what it was. >> also, the desire to serve. i mean, i think it's -- i don't know if it's a different generation, but there was this real belief in the importance of service. soon after i think it was a year and a half after meeting her, they got engaged. he

one day, we were walking together on the beach in kennebunkport.nd without missing a beat, barbara just said, yes, i hear that a lot. she was a friend to people of every political persuasion and race and religion. her generosity of spirit did not draw lines that kept others out. hers was a life of circles that sought to bring others in. here until houston, we saw her at major galas. behind home plate at the astros games, praying here in the pews, catching up with a neighbor while pushing her own buggy through walgreens. and her humor. we've heard so much. hundred stories we could sell. one day after sharing prayers and communityian with the president and bar, my wife laura leaned over to kiss the president on the cheek. at which point, bb, one of her beloved dogs nipped my wife on the calf. this is a badge of honor, by the way. apologies came but the next morning on our door step was a beautiful orchid with a handwritten note. dear laura i'm so sorry about the bite. you just look good enough to eat. my word, we could talk endlessly about how great

one day, we were walking together on the beach in kennebunkport.rsuasion and race and religion. her generosity of spirit did not draw lines that kept others out. hers was a life of circles that sought to bring others in. here in houston, we saw her at major galas, behind home plate at the astros games, praying here in the pews, catching up with a neighbor while pushing her own buggy through walgreens. and her humor. we've heard so much. hundred stories we could tell. one day after sharing prayers and communion with the president and bar, my wife, laura, leaned over to kiss the president on the cheek. at which point, bb, one of her beloved dogs, nipped my wife on the calf. this is a badge of honor, by the way. apologies came but the next morning on our doorstep was a beautiful osrchid with a handwritten note. dear laura, i'm so sorry about the bite, you just looked good enough to eat. my word, we could talk endlessly about how great this woman is. but we're reminded in the lesson from ecclesiastes that there comes a time for everything, even the end

and then i want to go up to kennebunkport. he is still fighting and planning his life ahead and still thinking about obligations to others. >> you talk about kennebunkport, it is rare that you have a family that is connected. you talk about bicoastal people, so rooted in texas and eastern established. >> he has spent every summer of his life at kennebunkport except when he was in the navy. and just to go back to his health for a moment, he has been in and out of the hospital many more times than we know about. keeping him going, dealing with these infections, dealing with breathing problems is an ongoing balancing act. >> sanjay, you talked about somebody who obviously he is in a wheelchair, does that contribute to the danger of infections, sores or thinking that can develop from lack of movement. >> that is a real concern. pressure points. for someone whose immune system is not as robust, infection can become more wide spread and problematic. in addition to the infection, it is in part the body's response to those infections.

if you went to kennebunkport, i went up there for a book event.on each other's lap or arms wrapped around as they were talking. your point is perfect. everybody talks about ronnie and nancy and that great love story, but this is also an extraordinary story. and the fact that it has all this world war ii elements. she's working in the factory, like a rosie the riveter while he is one of the great war hero presidents ever, you know, james bradley wrote an incredible book about his fly boy service in the pacific, that people should read. they become -- really are a type of american royalty. >> they really were the greatest generation. >> yes. >> we'll have much more, former presidents bush, obama and clinton all about to arrive. our special coverage when barbara bush's funeral continues. it touches your tongue... and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum tum tum tum... smoothies... only from tums -oh! -very nice. now i'm turning into my dad. i text in full sentences. i refer to every child as chief. this hat was free. what am i supposed to do

kennebunkport is the best. it gets blown down by bad weather. halloween the house left us. but i hope that it will stay with us. >> if you ever wanted to give advice or talk about policy with your husband, how would you do that? how would you approach that? >> if i wanted to, i would just tell him. but the truth is, i really did not want to. he had great advisors. i never ever called his office to say -- if i had something to say, i said it to george bush. i did not call jim baker or anyone at his office to say this is what i think. i just do not do that. i've never had an office except in the house. here, at the white house, i had an office, but i never went to it. my staff used it. i worked in the vice president's house. i just did not get into his office affairs. and i don't think that anyone will tell you that i did. because i really didn't. if i had something that i wanted him to know, i would tell him. i really didn't. think of the advisors he had. p had jim baker. -- he had jim baker. he had more good wonderful people. paul mosbacher. -- they were in the cabinet. the

to houston, to d.c., back to houston, and kennebunkport. whew.3 years. here is one written on january 6th, 1994. will you marry me? oops, i forgot we did that 49 years ago. [laughter] >> i was very happy on that day in 1945, but i'm even happier today. you have given me joy that few men know. you've made our boys into men by bawling them out and then right away, by loving them. you've helped doro be the sweetest greatest daughter in the whole world and i've climbed perhaps to the highest mountain in the world and even that cannot hold a candle to being barbara's husband. mom used to tell me, now, george, don't walk ahead. little did she know i was only trying to keep up, keep up with barbara pierce from rye, new york. i love you. the last time my mom went into the hospital, i think dad got sick on purpose so that he could be with her. that's my theory, at least, literally, a day later he showed up with an illness. he came into her room when she was sleeping and held her hand. his hair was standing straight up, he had on the mask to improve his br

a lot of time in kennebunkport, maine.mrs. bush, in particular, is how she looked at her family, was when neil married maria bush, his second wife, and mrs. bush immediately adopted maria's three children into her total grandchildren count. and treated them as if she was -- as if those children had always been a part of her family. and i think that that was -- that showed her character, it showed her love of family, and neil selected maria and, by extension, the family embraced maria and her children. >> you saw dora bush and her father there sitting together, comforting him. george h.w. bush, 93 years old, in that wheelchair. >> yes, and dora's always been very special, obviously the only girl, she's able to go up and spend the entire summer with her parents. she is -- she plays in some ways the stereotypical daughter role of, you know, the old adage of your sons will make sure your rent is paid but your daughters will make sure you're fed. she's certainly stepped up and always taken on that role and loved her parents dea

>> we were in kennebunkport. she did one of these lines. just had enough of the adults so she grabbed my kids and gave them a tour. i'll never forget this. it was september 2016. not that long ago. >> dana: we have a picture of it right here. >> yeah. she grabbed them. she said i want to give you one advice that i have learned. be kind. only times in my life that i have regret are the times that i could have been kinder. simple message. but if i say it, kids don't listen. when barbara bush said it, we were all mesmerized. >> dana: anita mcbride said that same thing. you could say those universal truths and values, but that if it came to her, it would make a difference. >> a woman who was 90 years old at the time, one thing she really wanted to import on my kids, spreading that word, too, that message of being kind. using the word regret. regret she had in life were the moments she could have been kinder. >> dana: she had such a long life. 92 years. born in the '20s. dies in 2018. what about the love story between her and h.w. bush? what did

you spent time in kennebunkport. of her putting the medal of freedom around your neck. what don't we know about her, that only a friend would know? >> i don't know if it's -- you don't know about it yet, but there's no secret to her. she is what she is. she was forthright. she believed in everything. she believed in her faith. she believed in her family. everything was about the family and the country. that's who she was. >> did she moderate him? she may have disagreed with him on abortion rights or get mad about the language in politics. >> you can be sure that she would moderate him, but she mostly did it when they were alone together. there was one wonderful clip on a television show where they were walking in kennebunkport and he reaches over with his leg and kind of kicks her, and she reaches over and pinches him. that's who they were. they were normal people who had no egos. one thing i'll always remember is, after desert storm, when the country was so proud of what our troops accomplished, and we were going to

even talking about determining to get healthier so he can go to kennebunkport, maine, later -- preparing as you well know, if anyone followed the course of the bush family over the decades, you know that that home in kennebunkport, maine, has been a staple in the bush family, a place where they have spent many summers and that's one of the things that president george h.w. bush appears to be talking about and thinking about this morning as he is determined, acording to his spokesperson, determined to get healthy so he can spend the summer up there in maine, that's one of the things on his mind. this has been a very concerning 48 hours. it was just last week that the president talked about how he was overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support that he received and he had said in a statement after barbara bush died last week, that he had hoped that americans would cross the bush family off their list of worries. but given what has happened here over the last 48 hours, the president, being admitted here to this hospital sunday morning, just hours after burying his wife of 73 years at

announced they were all going to take a dip, as bush would say, in the chilly ocean in june in kennebunkporte a bathing suit. and he said, no problem. he pulled out swim trunks of his own for the guys and barbara bush's bathing suit. she came out to the pool, saw barbara bush with some friends. you might think that barbara bush might be none too pleased to see this 20-something in her one piece skirted bathing suit, and mrs. bush just said, i'm so glad we found something for you, and that was the beginning of a nice relationship for them. >> jonathan capehart, after three terms of presidents bush, the name bush has become a politically controversial name in our culture except when it is preceded by the name barbara. >> yeah. i mean she was the backbone and the spine and the foundation of that family. and really the greatness of that family comes into high relief given who's in the white house now. and, you know, lawrence, when i heard that she had passed, my first thought was a picture that's actually been going around the internet, and it was from the early days of president h.w. bush's ter

reverend bonnie steinroeder, who served as the pastor at the church in kennebunkport that the bush familyended during their summers in maine and susan page, white house "reau chief for "usa toda and authorf the upcoming book "the matriarch: barbara bush and the making of an american dynasty," which ll be out next year.an thank you all three for joining us. we do appreciate it. boyden gray, i'm going to start with you. it's so remarkable to me, we just heard both president bushes comment with this, saying we are comfortable with this. she was comfortable with her passing. we heard h.w. bush say, "cross the buss off the wry list." that tells you a lot about her is and her family. >> it says at reaal. she went out the way she lived her life. she did it her way, sheid it honestly, she did it straightforwardedly. it was a dignified way to go. those of us who worked with them feel so lucky to have been exposed to such-- to such love and strength. >> woodruff: susan, you've been working on this book, which we mentioned, about barbara buss thoming out next year. and i was struck, one of the thing

i've been to kennebunkport up there with him and it is lovely, i don't blame him for wanting to be thereneral, barbara bush's funeral was saturday, we were covering it, and within a few hours he was rushed to the hospital. >> i think in many ways it was shocking because it was the day after her funeral and he buried her. and we were told saturday night he was doing well, that he went out to dinner with his family. but this had to have had a huge impact on him, an emotional impact. we heard sanjay talk about heartbreak syndrome. so i think this was probably a confluence of events. he had this infection, was exhausted, and he had this crisis on sunday. >> his family is there in houston with him? >> so a lot of the family lives in houston. his son, neil, lives right across the street. i'm told his daughter, doro is there. some of the family had gone home but there's plenty of family around him. >> we wish him a complete recovery. we'll stay in close touch with you because you're very close with the family. jamie, thanks for that update, appreciate it very much. that's it for me. thanks very

according to the spokesman, the president is determined to make it to kennebunkport, maine, where hisnyone who followed the bush family for some time knows it is where they have spent many summers at the family home up there. and that president bush is determined to make it up there once again. of course, this has been a rather scary 48 hours for the bush family, just hours after the funeral service and the burial of barbara bush on saturday, president h.w. bush was admitted to the hospital with a blood infection. in fact, according to a source close to the president, there were a couple of times during the day on sunday where it wasn't exactly clear if the president would be able to come through the infection and battle it back. but apparently according to a spokesman he's starting to respond positively to the treatment he's receiving here. and is showing signs of being alert, awake and talking here this morning in houston, texas. john? >> wonderful to hear that president bush wants to get to walker's point in kennebunkport probably as quickly as he can. ed lavandera, thank you for t

the bushes, of course, have a home in kennebunkport.heard stories about it at barbara bush's funeral on saturday. our correspondent jonathan hunt is outside that hospital in houston. what more do we know about the former president's condition, jonathan? >> well, shep, a short time ago the president's spokesman jim mcgraph said on twitter that he had nothing new to tell us about the president's condition but that he would, quote: happily reaffirm what he said before, that president george h.w. bush is, quote, responding and recovering. it is now, of course, more than 48 hours since the former president was brought here to methodist hospital. just hours after attending the funeral of his wife barbara bush. he was joined at that funeral as we know from this now famous photo by former presidents clinton, obama, and george w. bush. president trump did not attend but today he sent his wishes from the white house. listen here. >> this morning, we all send our prayers to the bush family as we wish former president george h.w. bush a very speedy

he went to kennebunkport several times on vacation with them and enjoyed their family. he also enjoyed president johnson. president johnson is quite a colorful character, and he was down at the ranch quite often. he was invited probably more often to some of those events at the white house. reverend graham: and don't ever forget another thing -- jesus belongs to africa as much as he does to your love and asia. asia. euros and he was born to that part of the world that touches africa and europe and asia, and jesus was not a white man like me. nor was he has black as some of you. of hisot know the color skin, but it must've been a dark color like the people of his day them.e he was a man of do not ever say it is a white man's religion or a black man's religion -- it is a world religion. he belongs to the world. gigi: although debtor did not consider themselves -- daddy did not consider himself a political person, and he tried to stay out possible,s as much as when it came to moral issues -- he consider segregation a moral issue, and he was not going to put up with that. h

in texas and kennebunkport with the passing of barbara bush, the last first lady of the greatest generation. >> i am at peace with what took place and the reason why is, my mother was at peace for what took place. >> reporter: her son, the former president today said she was fighty till the end. >> mother said to the doctor, do you want to know why george turned out the way he turned out? and mother says because i drank and smoked when i was pregnant with him. >> reporter: flags at the white house and mar-a-lago lowered to half staff. the secret service calling her the epitome of class and grace. the bush's stayed home on holidays so their protective details could be with their families. >> i'm so grateful for her example. we're all miss her. >> reporter: there was never any question who was the boss. >> why do we think you call you the enforcer. >> because i enforce. if you do something bad, i point it out to you. >> that's true. >> reporter: people related to her candor and quick wit. >> she said what she thought and i think that's what everyone loved about her. she didn't have a filter.

talked with us about is how you at some point-- they invted you to many events at their home in kennebunkportd often youe were tly democrat there, or there would be democrats with republicans. how did you observe the partisanship around heem. >>were the most eye know it sounds fun tow say-- they were the mostsaonparpeople i have ever met. i mean, they knew that i was a democrat. they never brought it up. they were friends with everybody. their events were people like olympia snowe, former senator of maine,hat i took to be some fundraisers and my husband and i. but everyone got along. and, again, they were so generous in spirit. and as their pastor, i can say, they took very seriously their rhristian calling to help thei neighbor, to love their neighbor as themselves. and their neighbor didn't have red or blue or man or woman or whatever station you were in life. they picked thei they helped people because they were loving and they cad. >> woodruff: boyden gray, i want to you pick up on thatbe use those values carried over to the bush presidency, toe not only r four years in the white house wh

the flag flies at half-staff at kennebunkport, maine tonight at what was the summer white house whenbara bush was the first lady. mrs. bush died last evening at her home in houston. bianna golodryga, who is from houston, is there tonight. bianna? >> reporter: the white bouquet of flowers hung on the front gate signaled the family's loss. >> i love her dearly. >> reporter: so did the first public words of son jeb bush. he spoke at an event this morning. >> i am so blessed to be her son. she taught us to serve others. she taught us to be civil. she taught us to love your family with your heart and soul. >> reporter: in houston, the place the bush family called home for more than 60 years, neighbors dropped off flowers, and paused to remember her legacy. >> the beauty of her is she was so humble. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., flags on capitol hill and the white house flew at half- staff. president trump late today: >> her strength and toughness really embodied the spirit of our country. >> reporter: today, their eldest son, former president george w. bush, talked about his last visi

i went up to kennebunkport twice that summer. on one visit, she brought me into her bedroom after everyone had left, to show me a painting that our old boss george w. bush had done. and we talked about how he's still growing as a painter, which he may be offended by, sorry. she was so proud and her eyes glistened. and she looked at the painting that she had on the wall. the ferocity with which she loved her family. if you think of 41 as the twinkle and all that shines bright and lights up everyone around her. the true accomplishment in serving the bush family wasn't just winning over 41 or 43 or serving them with honor. it was winning over barbara bush. it was being inside her good graces. it was earning her trust and approval. >> and she did it so well, that you might think it was easy. to be a political spouse and to be first lady, she did do it so phenomenally well. >> she was a host to the world. she was contagious with love. and she really did spread love. she loved everyone. she wasn't afraid to give you tough love. >> and

president is 93 years old and is said to be eager to get well so he can go to his summer home in kennebunkport, maine. >>> president trump and french president emmanuel macron get down to business today beginning with an oval office meeting. it's the second day of macron's three-day state visit. the president and melania trump had a private dinner with macron and his wife at george washington's mt. vernon estate besides security and trade, the meeting will focus on the iran nuclear deal, a subject the president and macron disagree on. mr. trump is threatening to pull out. macron argues while the deal isn't perfect, there's no plan b. tonight macron will be honored with the first state dinner hosted by the president. >>> and there may be a delay in the confirmation hearing for veterans affairs secretary nominee ronny jackson. jckson's hearing is scheduled for tomorrow. he's the white house doctor, and there are growing concerns about his ability to manage a large department. there are also unsubstantiated allegations of a hostile work environment during his time at the executive mansion. senato

was african-american she insisted that that be the case we know that she spent her summers in kennebunkport in the early days when she would go there and stay in a hotel with her children she went the first time and there was a hotel that wouldn't allow african-americans in the hotel she refused to stay there and found a place that would allow african-americans to stay so that's something that was very close to or hard and she also of course raised money for cancer research after you losing her young daughter three years old to look he mia that was something that was very important to her you know that she and her husband after he left office raised a billion dollars for charity it's just amazing the work that they have done since leaving the white house for charity for the moment i have to leave it there jay gray is and b. she's correspondent in texas and thanks for joining us from houston jay. let's head back to our top story the palestinian engineer back to was bashed and shot near a mosque in malaysia run and bergman is the author of the forthcoming mossad history rise and kill fast it'

the bushes retired in texas and spent much of their time at kennebunkport maine. karen travers. >> she lobbied in the south bay a month before he was elected. two years later she stumped for governor. and in 92, mrs. bush was back in san francisco rallying a crowd for her husband's presidential campaign where she told the crowd family values are shared by those who are married, and single, and guy and straight. president trump put out this about an hour ago. it praises her work in prompting reading and literacy and her service. >>> a police officer has been hospitalized after being hit by a car. happened in the tenderloin. >> short time later police arrested a woman across town in the richmond district. and vic lee is there live with the latest. >> reporter: this is where police stopped the vehicle that was driven by the hit and run driver. the suspected hit and run driver over there right across the street is where police stopped the vehicle. the car was towed away a little while ago. and they transported to county jail to be booked. they stopped the vehicle at 2

the bushes retired in texas and spent much of their time at kennebunkport maine. karen travers. travers. >> she lobbied in the south bay a month before he was elected. two years later she stumped forr governor. and in 92, mrs. bush was back in san francisco rallying a crowd for her husband's presidential campaign where she told the crowd family values are shared by those who are married, and single, and guy and straight. president trump put out this about an hour ago. it praises her work in prompting reading and literacy and her service. >>> a police officer has been hospitalized after being hit by a car. happened in the tenderloin. >> short time later police arrested a woman across town in the richmond district. and vic lee is there live with the latest. >> reporter: this is where police stopped the vehicle that was driven by the hit and run driver. the suspected hit and run driver over there right across the street is where police stopped the vehicle. the car was towed away a little while ago. and they transported to county jail to be booked. they stopped the vehicle at 26 ave

when visitors used to come to kennebunkport in the summertime.it, a 10, 12-year-old child next to the president of the united states. and she was interested in all children. especially heroine children and grandchildren. >> what struck you about the 1988 interview, when you interviewed her when her husband was running for president? >> well, she was, she was, she knew who she was. she was -- very comfortable with herself. and she was not afraid to say out loud what other people might be thinking. i mean, there had been a big story going around news peek, had run a cover, that george bush was a wimp. it said, overcoming the wimp factor. i asked her about it. in that interview. she said he is not a wimp. but if he is, we need a lot of wimps because, because he is one tough wimp. >> bob, she may have born in new york. us texans like to claim her as one of our own. talk about the role she played as confidant and adviser to her husband. >> well she was a confidant who gave her advice to the president. she was not going ton television. and spelling out

want to start with you because i heard the stories how white house correspondence used to go to kennebunkport and you would find the president in the backyard flipping burgers, drinking beer out of a can and this couple that was known as being very powerful, very rich also seemed very approachable. >> they certainly did and it had been customary for presidents on vacation to throw a little party for the press that have to cover them on these trips and the family could come and kids could come they were there and they always did a very friendly and gracious way and mrs. bush was especially gracious of those events but you always sense that while she was sympathetic and well-meaning and friendly and full of hospitality that if your shirttail was untucked or you look sloppy, she would not fail to notice. you ever attended this events were always aware of somebody was on patrol she always was. we never felt she was being horribly judgmental but we knew to be on our best behavior. >> we met each other covering the second president bush and had the great fortune and honor to cover these powerful pe

one day we were walking together on the beach in kennebunkport and barbara was washing up her own shoesu look a lot like barbara bush. without missing a beat, she said, yes, i hear that a lot. [laughter] she was a friend to people of every political persuasion and race and religion. her generosity of spirit did not draw lines that kept others out. hers was a life of circles that sought to bring others in. here in houston, we saw her at major galas, behind home plate at the astros games -- we saw pews, and here in the at walgreens, pushing her own buggy. and her humor, we have heard so much. hundreds of stores and could tell. one day after sharing prayers and communion with the president and bar, my wife leaned over to kiss the president on the cheek. at which point, bb, one of her my wife on thext calf. this is a badge of honor. apologies came but the next morning on our doorstep was a beautiful orchid with a handwritten notes -- dear, laura, i am so sorry about the bite. you just looked good enough to eat. [laughter] my word, we could talk endlessly about how great this woman is. but w

went up to kennebunkport and that's what the bushes called him. a wonderful sense of humor the bushes have and people gate clear sense of now. it wasn't as manifest when he was in the white house during some very difficult years but there's a great story about bush when he is supporting supportine president's emergency plan for aids relief. little known about george w. bush pumped billion offed dollars into africa during the aids crisis, thinking about the biblical proverb, to much -- to whom much is given, much is required. hi felt we were in a position to help save many of the people who were ravaged by this disease, that was ripping itself way through africa. so, he invites bono to the white house. the lead singer for u2 president bush prides him another nothing knowing anything but popular culture even when hi does. his chief of staff wants to milwaukee sure that george w. bush knows who bono is before he cams into to the oval office. he said, mr. president you know bono is, and bush says, yeah, rock star. guy starts walking away. and he says,

the summer before he was running for president, "life" magazine wanted to send a photographer to kennebunkport and he said no, i am on vacation. there was some back and forth, the photo editor for "life" magazine agreed to let me do it. i talked to barbara bush, actually. she was mama said "you ought to just come over in the morning." the next morning, i go over and knock on the door. i sat on the edge of the bed and the grandchildren started coming in and took a couple of snaps. for me as a photographer, that photo has become my iconic phot photo. it ran multiple times in "life" magazine. >> harris: it's interesting to get the texture about how bush said, how barbara bush said "come over at 6:00 in the morning." i'm looking at the bicycle ride. we have a couple of those pictures now. talk to me about that. >> president bush was our liaison, one of the ways they got into the community in china was to ride bicycles everywhere. that's what they did. those gifts were gifts many years later from the people's republic of china. they showed up and boy, they just jumped right on them. they were on th

the former president has said he is determined to get healthy and return to the family home in kennebunkport, maine, this summer. (grant) the family of music legend prince is suing a hospital and walgreens pharmacy -- in the singer's 20-16 overdose death. the wrongful death lawsuit claims the hospital failed to give prince proper care after his first opioid overdose a week before he died. the suit also names a doctor and various pharmacists at the drugstore. prince died from an accidental fentanyl overdose. (pam) happening tomorrow - the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments over the latest version of president trump's travel ban. this version limits travel from eight countries. the ban being discussed... is not the first executive order he started with in january of 2017. it limited travel by citizens from six countries for 90- days. you may remember people protested this, in many airports around the country. on wednesday - justices will hear full arguments on the latest version. the trump administration is expected to tell justices, that the president has authority to install travel bans

they shared some anecdotes about the time they spent together in kennebunkport. here with more reaction, republican national committee spokesperson kayleigh mcenany. she interned during the george w. burke administration. what kind of influence does barbara bush have generationally? >> one of the things george w. bush talked about during this presidency was the idea of having a thousand points of light. he envisioned a nation with volunteer organizations that helped their fellow man. nobody did that better than his wife barbara bush. $50 million invest and enabling millennials and all generations to have this ability to read. in her belief if you have the ability to read, our possibilities in life are endless. barbara bush deserves credit for that effort. kennedy: i had the chance to meet her and she was so funny. someone said said this i -- this is kennedy and she works at mtv. she said, she must be lonely. >> i have to say, look at female role models. she was married to her husband for 73 years. this is the only man she ever kissed. they wrote love letters back

i'm sure the entire country hopes to see him in kennebunkport later this summer. >> julia: thanks, jonathan>> jon: we're continuing to await a joint news conference. presidents trump and macron on the first official state visit of the presidency. as soon as it begins, we'll take you there live. somehow we always leave packing to the last minute. guys, i have a couple of things to wash we got this. even on quick cycle, tide pods cleans great 6x the cleaning power, even in the quick cycle it's got to be tide french president and president of the united states, president trump. as two are about to hold a joint news offense conference in the east room. >> usually happens, it's been delayed. it was supposed to begin about 15 minutes ago. and you know the way things work in washington, it's never on time. >> but keeps on you your toes. >> it does. >> and keeps us tap dancing i should mention, these two are going to be talking much about the iran nuclear deal, a deal the president has called horrible and wants to see changing. it will be interesting. they have a close relationship. how much influe

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we went up to kennebunkport when i worked for her on her literacy foundation. joe, just came back from iraq. i got stuck in the bathroom. i couldn't get out. so president bush had to come with a hammer to get the lock down. i came out. he says, well at least you write well. there's barbara laughing and they hugged me and made me feel okay. that's where humor comes in. >> neil: for her, how did she change the view of her husband? he seems so stiff. the rap was, he had a great sense of humor himself and she was the spark. what do you think? >> she was a woman that did smile and was warm and could embrace people. i think he had that in him. when you're with somebody that has that, you relax more, too. so she made that impact on him. you could see it when they were together. there was a certain strength that they had together.absolutely. >> neil: absolutely. and to have you at their house, a home run. thanks, doris. remembering an iconic american family. i guess it was the kennedys and the bushes, alls remember and so shall she. "the five" is next. iving bonus k ev

bill clinton would go to kennebunkport in the summers.t civility and decorum and respect. and barbara bush said i may not agree with your politics, but she could see beyond that. and i think it's -- it's sad that we don't see that as much today. it's sorely missing in our national discourse. i would say i got a couple a couple of days ago from a butler who worked for the bushes. he excitedly told me that he was invited to go down to the funeral. and this is the kind of people they were. the butlers and maids who worked for them loved them. they were their favorite family to serve. it's because the bushes treated everyone with respect and care good them and knew their names. when someone passed away in the butler's family, the bushes would get on a palestinilane an them. they care good people and treated -- cared about people and treated them well. it's wonderful that they've invited so many of the staff to attend the funeral today. >> yeah. there was even a photograph that's floating around of many of the houston public transportation wor

the whole kennebunkport compound was reminiscence of the kennedys and cape cod. her staying with her husband but doing thing once her own terms. she was frustrated because he couldn't tell her anything anymore. they shared everything together. so she started going around and talking to people about her experiences in china and that is when she got involved with the literacy campaign. which she thought was the key of unlocking the hearts and minds of the country. she became the general of book festivals and laura bush emulated her. created a texas book festival and it is mainly her devotion to her husband and the fact that they had this incredible marriage and the fact of how loyal she was to people that knew her. even somebody like lee atwater, she stayed loyal to him. if she liked you, she would do anything for you. >> david gergen, what do you think you will remember most about mrs. bush? >> barbara bush died the way she lived, with courage and grace. i think it is remarkable how long she was in the public spotlight as second lady and married to the vice presid

your life and humor was necessary because of summers you spent surrounded by 17 raucous gandkids kennebunkportnt bubble baths, loved doing cannonballs under your head while you peacefully slammed laughs. from you i learned uniqueness from wearing mixed matched keds and your snow white hair you taught us humor and grace are important and caring too much up a your looks is minor. who you are matters. the others simply fade. in the body of the e-mail you wrote, i am watching you. i love you, gamy. we have spent our lives watching you. your words an example to follow. watched as you held babies living with hiv, championed literacy and held gampy's hand. you always said you were one of the luckiest women to ever lived. i am filled with gratitude because you are ours. we are the lucky ones. you did things on your own terms up until the very end, and now you're reunited with your little girl robin. she died so young. you called her your sweet angel in heaven and though i never met her, her words are still today and forever will be a treasured part of our family, and so, gani, we love you more than to

bush in his kennebunkport this summer. dana? >> dana: indeed. with those ocean breezes.ly give him a little bit of a lift. president trump seeming to open the door for doctor ronny jackson to drop out as new questions put his ability to run veterans affairs in jeopardy. plus the iran nuclear deal on thin ice as president trump blasts the agreement. we'll talk to congress woman marc marciablackburn next. >> iran deal was a terrible deal. we paid $150 billion. we gave $1.8 billion in cash. that's actual cash. barrels of cash. it's insane. it's ridiculous. it should have never been made. patrick woke up with a sore back. but he's got work to do. so he took aleve this morning. if he'd taken tylenol, he'd be stopping for more pills right now. only aleve has the strength to stop tough pain for up to 12 hours with just one pill. tylenol can't do that. aleve. all day strong. all day long. check this sunday's paper for extra savings on products from aleve. you might or joints.hing for your heart... but do you take something for your brain. with an ingredient originally found in j

i think jamie said he talked in the last hour about going to kennebunkport, he has events he wants too to coming up in the weeks ahead. >> one of the characteristics his family often talks about is his will to live, anderson. it goes all the way back to his early years when he was the youngest combat pilot shot out of the skies and very nearly died in the pacific. you saw that more recently, a few years ago, one of his sons told me -- i think it was george w. -- that his dad had been on his deathbed, doctors thought he would not make it, and he rallied himself. he just had this fierce impulse, desire to live, the will, and he willed himself back into life, according to the son. and they all, the family, were just stunned by how he did that. so he's putting up a fight. he will put up a fight. i know he's lonely without barbara, but he does have this inner strength. >> jamie, david was referencing his time during world war ii. just reading about his exploits during the war, you know, his plane badly hit, he still delivers the payload of bombs in this really difficult battle in the pacif

i remember going to kennebunkport, and i was staying in a nice bedroom, and she says this is your homeur own beds. i said okay, mrs. bush, i'll make my own bed. >> i just arrived in the white house, i'm a three-star general, seated next to mrs. bush. and i turned, good afternoon, mrs. bush, a great pleasure to meet you, ma'am. she says, call me barbara. i said, i can't do that, ma'am. why can't you do it? ma'am, you're the wife of the vice president of the united states. and she says, i don't care, call me barbara. i said, ma'am, my mother would kill me. if you don't do it, i'll kill you. >> words to live by. everybody always listened to barbara bush. >> exactly. so general powell calls her barbara. thank you to much. i want to talk more now about barbara bush and her life and legacy with former chief of staff under george h.w. bush, close friend of the bush family, john sununu. governor, thanks for coming in. >> good morning. >> you saw barbara bush up close and personal, on the campaign, behind the scenes in the white house for years. what do you remember most about her today? >> wel