he started in kentucky but his vision was no one kentucky -- was beyond kentucky. because he traveled so extensively come he took the vision of black americans farther than most of us had thought. he opened the windows and doors for us in a way that was just remarkable. and he knew he was doing it. >> no doubt there is only two period that that influenced the advancement of african-americans the most was muhammad ali and melissa king. -- martin luther king. nita: and his daughters say they knew that his father was everybody's. tom: they said they knew at an early age that he was their daddy but they had to show him the rest of the world. -- share him with the rest of the world. we have the scene in louisville, kentucky. representatives of different faiths in the memorial service. we will go back to it when the eulogies begin. we expect that to happen very shortly. we are following another major story here on "france 24" this evening, closer to home. the european football championships have just kicked off this evening, 25 minutes ago or so, with host france playing

massie of kentucky. the chair: the gentleman from kentucky, mr. massie and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky. mr. massie: today, congressman jones and i are offering an amendment to end the d.o.d.'s amendment to end the futile war on drugs in afghanistan. in the most recent quarterly report from april of 2016, the special inspector general for afghanistan said that the united states has provided a total of $8.5 billion in funding for cournlt narcotics efforts in afghanistan since 2002. but these efforts from failed and has been a failure. afghanistan remains the leading opium supplier and provides over 90% of the world opium today and since our efforts in afghanistan to counter poppy production and opium production, would you believe that their production has doubled? that's right. we spent over $8 billion counternarcotics efforts and they doubled their production efforts. if this isn't a measure of failure, i don't know what that is. we provide funds through the counterdrug accounts

and four years later we were in , kentucky.ven though it was a democratic state, republicans occasionally won. my dad was a republican. -- i began to go identify begin to identify with the republicans and decided to take a shot at it. i ran for president of the student body in college, in law school, too. clean sweep. host: once you got here, was the leadership position something you always aspired to? is this your dream job? senator mcconnell: unlike a lot of people, i really didn't think i was going to be president of the united states. i think there are plenty of senators who do think that. i was not one of them. i had hoped that maybe one day i could be leader of my party in the senate. and it really was a dream come true. host: what does this office allow you to do? what's its real power? senator mcconnell: i think to pull people together. to set the schedule, to try to push the country in the direction you think it ought to go. it's a great joy. and it's an interesting leadership challenge, as you can imagine. a club like

whitfield of kentucky. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 767, the gentleman from kentucky, mr. wit field, and a member owe -- whitfield, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky. mr. whitfield: thank you, mr. chairman. h.r. 4775, as i said, requires the e.p.a. to develop two studies and reports to congress . and talked about that in my closing statement. so my amendment is relating to those studies. the first is a study of the impacts of foreign emissions on the ability of states in america to meet new ozone standards. and the second study relates to ozone formation and the effective control strategies for that. now, these studies will assist the e.p.a. and state regulators in better understanding background ozone and implementing ozone standards. in its estimate for h.r. 4775, as you know, we must always consider cost, the congressional budget office estimated a cost of $2 million associated with development of these studies. my amendment w

let's jump ahead to kentucky. the university of louisville. people looking at c-span might wonder what those senators talk about when there on the floor. odds are, you're talking about the university of louisville sports program. before i get to that though, your honors thesis was henry clay, senator henry clay . that inspired you to want to be a united states senator? >> guest: i had gotten interested in politics in school, ran for the student body president in high school and a big high school,, it was a contentious race. >> host: you said you were hooked. >> guest: i one. [laughter] so i began to follow politics. i remember at age 14 when the conventions were really, coverage of conventions was really dull. they focus on the podium and listen to all the speeches on tv. >> host: or we used to, there's a bigzenith radio and we sit there and listen to the whole thing . >> guest: pretty boring. youmay have been doing this too but i thought i was the only 14-year-old . only 14-year-old in america i thought, maybe you are watching too. watching t

in his hometown in louisville, kentucky, the city is in mourning.a memorial this morning a flag was lowered in honor of the man simply known as "the greatest." mayor greg fisher also paid tribute. muhammad suffered from parkinson's disease for more than 30 years. cnn's ryan young is there in louisville at that memorial site. you also got a chance to talk to the mayor. the mayor had some very profound, amazing words for muhammad ali and the impact that he made on so many. >> reporter: honestly, fred, i was struck by some of the comments that he decided to make because he made it a bridge to what's going on right now, especially in the area surrounding louisville, hope being the spirit of ali could reach out to young children and give them the impact and idea that they could be great, too, that someone from a community just like this one could be known all around the world. and as you go downstairs and look at some of the art york that -- artwork that's in here, it's quite astounding. people have been dropping flowers here to the side of the center. r

. >> host: let's jump ahead to kentucky, the university of louisville. people working at c-span might wonder what do the senators talk about when they're on the floor. they're watching you, the odd are you're talking bet the university of louisville sports program. before i get to that, your honors thesis was henry clay, senator henry clay, and that inspired you to want to be a united states senator? >> guest: i had gotten interested in politics in school. rant for president of the student body in high school and was a big high school, probably contentious race -- >> host: you said you war hooked. >> guest: i won, and so i began to follow politics. i remember at age 14, when the conventions were really -- the coverage of conventions was really dull. they'd focus on the podium and listen to all the speeches on tv. >> host: or there was a big radio and we would listen to the whole thing on the zenith radio. >> guest: pretty boring itch thought i was the only 14-year-old -- >> host: might have been two. >> guest: only 14-year-old in america. thought maybe y

if we really wanted to develop a system that reflected the value of kentucky, i need to listen to kentucky spirit i can't make good decisions sitting in frankfort. one of the reason why it's important states have the authority to do this because you can't make those decisions sitting in washington. we had 11 downfalls. at all of our town halls we never had less than about 200, and we had over 300 in several cases. we had well over 3000 people who showed up. get parents, teachers, superintendents, local board members, legislators, community leaders, civil rights members who came and told us what they valued. so we took that. we videoed each one. we took notes on each one. we posted the up for anybody to be able to see. >> what did you learn? i'm going to run out of time. >> we learned kentuckians want a simple system that makes clear what performance is not the appearance of performance. we learned that the education of all child must be critical and not just focus on math and reading. and we learned that we got to cut down on competition between our district and presenting of our children,

you won six races in kentucky, 12 really counting primaries. let's talk about about the first one, the bloodhound commercial? all of us in the united states senate are political accidents. not all of us will admit about we all are. usually work. you are 30 points behind in july of an election year. so the bloodhound what was that? spee2? >> guest: it was a desperate situation, roger ailes who is a well now. >> host: how did you find him at those days he was doing political consulting. >> guest: he had a few clients he thought he was going to win and me and i appreciate the fact that he was willing to take a mom. he he was a tough competitor and he started cnbc and started fox. >> it was july at the election. i was down 34 points. and i said roger is this what race over and here's what he said he said i don't think it's over. a very competitive guy. i was running against a good person who didn't have a lot of obvious vulnerabilities. it was was a needle in haystack if you will. and it took turned back that he didn't have any problems with the pe

he is the longest serving senator in kentucky history. i sat down with the senator this morning at the offices of the national republican senatorial committee here in washington. senator mitch mcconnell, thank you very much for talking with us. >> glad to be with you. >> woodruff: we're here the talk about your memoir, "the long game." there's a lot going on right now at this moment politically. i want to get to that. you write about the people who influenced you. of course, your mother, your father, you write about the senator from kentucky, john sherman cooper, mike mansfield. when you think about these people and their influence in your life, how does donald trump compare? >> well, he's certainly a different kind of person in politics, totally different. the republican voters wanted somebody from outside, and they picked somebody from outside. we'll see in the end whether that works out. they don't seem to be happy with either candidate. they don't care for hillary clinton and they don't care for donald trump, but the american people,

we went to church in lexington, kentucky.ourse we were late because we always were late to church. and we walked in and, i mean, everyone -- there was sort of a gas. like, oh, my gosh, muhammad ali is here. everyone turned to look. and you could just -- it was awe inspiring. you could just tell people were just so honored to be in his presence. and i have to say, my favorite memory of muhammad ali growing up was when he was our guest at the kentucky derby and we were walking to the paddock to see the horses. he grabbed down and he held my hand. and we were about to walk through the grandstands. next thing i knew, every single person at churchill downs in the grandstands stood up and they were chanting "ali! ali! ali!" and he's holding my hand and i am thinking, this is the most surreal moment of my entire life. just imagine that. all of churchill downs and they're cheering him on, and he thrived off of that! you could tell, he loved it. he loved being in the spotlight, making people happy and he would just stop. he let go of

louisville, kentucky. the procession is taking ali from his boyhood home to the boulevard that bears his name. our reporter joe waldman joins us from louisville. joe, set the scene for us. how are people paying their respects? >> reporter: well, brian, good morning to you. i had to pause for a moment because a louisville ali.com ambassador is handing out pins to people. this is a day of prayer. but at the same time there is sort of a feeling of celebration here because he was just such a great american figure. so not a party atmosphere, but people are hanging out. keep in mind, here at the kfc yum arena this service is set to start 2 p.m. eastern time and already a big flow of people coming in. you can't see the vantage point behind the camera, but a whole lot of people. i spoke to a gentleman right behind the camera. came down from youngstown, ohio. he actually played pro football in the early '60s. he used to watch muhammad ali fight. he was his hero. and so he drove down here. he does not have a ticket

. >> i'm john berman live in louisville, kentucky outside the muhammad ali center in this city.he hometown of boxing great muhammad ali who passed away overnight at the age of 74. any minute now, we're going to hear from his family. this is the first time they have had a chance to speak. this is a family spokesman talking right now. [ inaudible ] his extraordinary boxing career only em compassed half of his life. the other half was committed to sharing a message of peace and inclusion with the world following his wishes, his funeral will reflect those principles, and be a celebration open to everyone. lonie and the entire ali family invite everyone to join them for the celebration in muhammad ali's hometown of louisville, kentucky. so, muhammad ali will return to louisville within the next 24 to 48 hours with family members accompanying him. he will be the celebration of muhammad ali's life will begin on thursday with a private family ceremony in -- for just the immediate family, children and grandchildren, cousins, brother, and then the next morning the family will gather at th

it was the champ's final journey to his hometown of louisville, kentucky. boxing legend and civil rights activist muhammad ali died in iz

he visited kentucky.'s where his wife was from, her family, and he wanted to make sure that it stayed in the union, not only for kentucky's sake but in order to save the united states. >> on that note, a big thank you to sidney blumenthal. [applause] >> and thanks to you for coming, and please stop in the back and pick up a book and he'll stick around to sign books. thank you. >> yes, again, thank you for attending today's program. mr. blumenthal's book will be just outside, along with a signing. you feedback is personality. visit itate at printers row litfest.org to complete a survey. have a fantastic day. [inaudible conversations] >> you have been listennen to sidney blumenthal talk about his book on lincoln. more from chicago lift in just a few minutes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> i enjoyed the book. >> thank you very much. >> you can just sign your name. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> are you here for a little while? >> i'm g

. >> people from kentucky are getting their first chance to remember him. louisville mayor greg fisher is expected to speak shortly there in louisville, kentucky. >> this obviously hits them very hard. they consider him to be obviously their hometown hero of sorts. he has done so much outside the boxing ring when you're talking about civil rights and about humanitarian causes. and people are certainly recognizing that. i think even more than they're looking at his success in the boxing ring today. >> that's very true. a long history of battles. it has been said that his greatest battle perhaps was the battle against the united states government on the issue of his draft evasion charge that went all the way to the supreme court but at the end of the day, his greatest battle most will say was again parkinson's, which he fought for 30 years. >> you're looking at a small memorial. we understand that his children were there with him and that there were a lot of tears but there was a gentleman who was with them who came on cnn a couple of hours ago and said they

and we have the muhammad ali center here in louisville, kentucky. to build his legacy in his hometown. while the city mourns, they will always be able to come to the muhammad ali center and commiserate with muhammad going forward until the end of time. >> everybody here has a story. people can remember personally in this town often running into muhammad ali. they often would see him here at center. other people can just talk about the influence he's had on his life. and everybody is sharing stories. you don't have to prompt people. they come to you. they want to share the experience. they want to be here. they want to remember. yes, it's mourning, but it's also remembering just a remarkable life. ji jim? >> little rainstorm's not going to chase those people away. thank you very much. >>> muhammad ali said he was the greatest. many in the sport world certainly agree. next i'll be joined by the late legend's old sparring partner, best friend, one of the only people to ever defeat him in the ring. muddling through your morning is nothing new. ...your n

we're in williamstown, kentucky.n, not much by the looks of things, and where we're headed is supposed to be there. we turned a corner and low and behold. there she blows. off in the distance is a large, wooden ship still under construction. oh, my gosh. noah's ark, right here in the american south. 510 feet long. 95 feet wide. 51 feet high. the dimensions set out cube it by cube it. the noah of this ark -- >> it's huge. the closer you get -- >> it gets bigger and bigger. >> reporter: his mission, to turn this bible story into a world class theme park straight out of the old testament. >> the message, it's making the bible come alive by building noah's ark, we're saying this really happened. >> reporter: when finished, he says his ark will be seven stories high and a football field and a half long. the longest timber frame structure in the world. among the trconstruction worker building the ark, allish construction workers. the artists are believers. they are tasked with creating two of ere kind. life like creatures,

. >> tens of thousands of people in kentucky, along with millions of people all around the world will be saying their final good byes to the legend, the greatest of all time, muhammad ali. >>> good day everyone it is friday, june 10th, 2016. >> good morning to all of you you, thanks for joining us on this friday. i'm in for lauren johnson. we have the whole crew, out there having so much fun. >> hi bob kelly. >> we are holding down the fort, mike, alex, on their way to jenkintown. >> how far a drive is that an hour. >> not the at this hour. >> probably 30 minutes. >> good. >> forty-seven minutes. >> so they will be there soon, from 7:00 to 10:00, join the whole gang, sue is out there already, we will be at the town square, there it is, come on over and say hi. >> you looked at google maps, 47 minutes exactly. >> you never say even. i come up with 27 minutes. >> i will make tonight 30, you do 47. >> let's go. >> we ask sue how long it took, good morning, sue, how long did it take you. >> how long did it take us, george to get here. >> fifteen minutes. >> i'm going with george. >> we ev

and tonight those in louisville kentucky, where he was born cassius clay 70 years ago. and people paying respect at a museum built in his honor, the champion. we have extensive coverage of his death and extraordinary life. we begin with lester -- with morgan radford. >> reporter: he was called the greatest of all time but for them he was just dad. >> all family members are having a tough time. >> as a family mourns their father, a world celebrates a legend. paying tribute to generations too young to pay tribute to the right cross and some who see it when they close their eyes. >> he was my child hood hero end >> he was my child hood hero end was amazing. >> when you say boxing, you say ali, it is that simple. >> reporter: in social media, an outpouring of memories. you will always be the greatest for more than what you did in the ring, tweeting tiger woods. and president saying he shook up the world and the world is better for it and a former commander-in-chief who will soon driver his eulogy. but perhaps nowhere is the absence more personal than in the town that made h

tonight people are paying tribute to ali in his hometown of louisville, kentucky. ryan smith is in louisville where he spoke to ali's brother. >> reporter: tonight ali's hometown celebrating the man they simply called the champ. >> he was the greatest of all time. >> reporter: a final salute to had their favorite son. he was the city's transcendent star and perhaps its greatest source of pride. in his first network interview since ali's death, his brother returning to their childhood neighborhood today mourning the loss. >> i feel like crying. >> reporter: you all were close. >> very, very, very close. my brother was my best friend. >> reporter: ali's boxing career starting inside a louisville ring at 12. by 18, an olympic gold medalist. at 22, heavyweight champion of the world. today at louisville's muhammad ali center, many remembering stories of how the hometown hero touched their lives. what was he like in high school? >> i remember this guy who stood up and talked like, i don't care what you think about me. >> reporter: his brash outspoken manner earning him t

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bidding farewell to a legend, muhammad ali can be laid to rest in louisville, kentucky. an e estimated 100,000 people lined the streets to pay their respects to the greatest. taking you live to a memorial in his honor. they push further into the embattled city. for those that do escape the fighting. the danger is far from over. football fans will be cheering the strikers on the field and cursing the strikers off the field. boxing legend muhammad ali. gathering for one final goodbyb. earlier, thousands of people lined the streets of the city as the funeral procession passed through. the pallbearers include the former heavyweight champion. and actor will smith that played him in the film about his life. muhammad ali died a week ago at the age of 74. i am joined now by marie's jackson who is an associate professor. and and affiliated. good afternoon. we understand we met. >> i dropped out of school in a turbulent. perhaps i was the most underdressed because i had on workboots. what do you do? i am working as a longshoreman and trying to get the money to go back to school. i

. >> true but deep in the heart of kentucky, there is one man who believes the story really well andwable his own ark. it's not about worries about another flood. we're up an you nightline now with abc's david wright. >> reporter: it's every kid's favorite bible story. genesis chapter 6-9, the story of and the ark he built to save all the animals two by two. >> so we are in williams town, kentucky population not much by the looks of things. where we're headed is supposed to be right up here. we turn a corner and lo and behold. >> thar she blows. off in the distance is a large wooden ship still under construction. >> oh, my gosh. noah's ark right mere in the american south. >> 510 feet long, 85 feet wide, 51 feet high. >> reporter: the dimensions set out in the bible cube by the by cube by the. kenham is the noah of this ark. >> it's huge. the closer you get. >> it gets bigger and bigger. >> reporter:ham's mission is to turn this bible story into a world class theme park straight out of old testament and then some. when finished he says it will be seven stories tall and a football fie

it started right here in his hometown here in kentucky.ou can see behind me the muhammad ali center. that opened ten years ago specifically dedicated to preserving his legacy. the mayor has ordered all flags across the city to be lowered to half-staff. and tonight, the people here in louisville are reminding the world that this is a legend borne and bred of kentucky soil. it all started here when cassius clay was born in 1942, and when was just 12 years old, his bike was stolen and a police officer came by and saw him agitated and asked him what was wrong and muhammad ali, furious, said i'm going to whoop him. and the police officer said, if you're going to whoop him, you're going to need to learn how to box first. that's exactly what he did. we're talking the son of a man who painted billboards here in louisville. his mother was a domestic. he won his first heavyweight title at 22. shortly after that, that's when the he converted to the nation of islam. even when he was here tonight talking to people, one woman said she grew up born, bred

and tonight those in louisville kentucky, where he was born cassius clay years ago. and people paying respect at a museum built ho honor the champion. we have extensive coverage of his death and extraordinary life. we begin with lester holt. >> reporter: he won the 1960 olympic gold in rome but that alone would not have made marcelous cassius clay, getting turned away as soon as he returned home, a medal he tossed in the river, got his started on the journey of self-discovery and led to his name change. in the early years the world discovered a startling athletic talent wrapped in a truly out-sized personality, an american original. >> i am the greatest. >> i'm so great. >> reporter: sometimes it was bragging of a kind not heard before in the uber male world of prize fighting. and others poet refrains that became a trademark with cornerman houdini brown. >> you're going to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. >> reporter: or in the run-up to his attempt to take the heavy weight title from sonny liston, a prediction in rhyme. >> if you like to lose your money,

it's known for muhammad ali, it is known for the kentucky derby.we hope you will come back and visit our city. the first saturday in may, we hope you will place a bet on one of the horses, but if you do, please know the rules. what will happen is the horses start in the starting gate and then the signal will be given think will run in the mud for two minutes. and the winner will then be led to the winner's circle where a right of roses will be placed around the horse's neck. we want you to make a bet but please know the rules. you cannot bet for the horse once it's in the winner's circle. you have to bet for the horse while it's still in the mud. [applause] and there are lot of people, a lot of people who will bet and have bet on muhammad ali when he was in the winner's circle. but the masses bet on him while he was still in the mud. [applause] kareem abdul-jabbar stood with him when he was in the mud, jim brown stood with him when he was in the mud. bill russell stood with him when he was in the mud. howard cosell stood with him when he was in the

. >> let's just ask you about hunter is from louisville kentucky, what is his connection to that city and what does it mean to hunter to be a kentuckian. >> i was just in louisville a few weeks ago, the city has really starting to embrace him as one of their city heroes, but i don't think. >> i don't think hunter felt the same way. i think he was glad to leave. it was a very conservative, very oppressive environment where he was not welcome. he was thrown out of town. >> i think he appreciated the recognition he got in the mid- 90s when a fellow organized attribute but i don't think, i don't think he felt a longing from home. he left kentucky and he went to new york, california, ended up in colorado because he wanted freedom. he wanted to be free of those social constraints. >> i do not think he felt a real connection to kentucky. i remember we had an event with johnny depp and warns sewall and many others and hunter was coming back home and they gave him the key to the city and he couldn't believe it because people are saying you should never give hunter the key to anything. but the

of six races in kentucky and 12 counting primaries. all of us are a political accident even though we want to admit it. 30 points behind. >> in july of the election year. >> it was a desperate situation. roger ailes was pretty well known. >> in those days he was doing political consulting. >> willing to take on somebody 30 points by nine to? >> and i appreciated the fact to take leon but this is a tough competitor and to end down 34 points i said is this race over? he said i have never known anybody to come from behind this late to win but i don't think it is over. very competitive. and and what have a of bader vulnerability is with the needle in the haystack and then to be making speeches for money so he turned that and then out looking and the campaign got people interested to talk about it. and then that the guy who looks like the actor that was chased by dogs in the debt than a tree in the line was we've got you now. not exactly a landslide. >> the we lost the seats in the senate with the democratic incumbent senator. >> i think yo

a live picture mow from louisville, kentucky.when we come back, we're going to make sure, of course, we bring you the eulogy from former president bill clinton, but we're going to get to your first alert forecast and your top stories on nbc news 10 at 5:00. stay with us. ♪ to you, they're more than just a pet. so protect them... ...with k9 advantix ii. it not only kills fleas, ticks and mosquitoes, it repels them, too. so do more to defend your four legged friend... ...with k9 advantix ii. for the love of dog. >>> we want to take you back to this memorial service in louisville, kentucky, for muhammad ali. just a moment ago we heard from actor and comedian billy crystal who brought the crowd to their feet in laughter and in tears. and now we hear from sportscaster bryant gumbel. >> -- for all ages. has any man ever scripted a greater art to his life? what does it say of a man, any man, that he can go from being viewed as one of his country's most polarizing figures to arguably the most beloved? [ applause ] and to do so without ch

his body will be returned to his childhood home in louisville, kentucky next week.ral is planned there on friday. ali left ast laing impression on so many lives here in the bay area. boxers say he left a mark on the sport. >> my father loved ali. >> so did andre. he never met ali but the greatest was a role model in the ring and out. >> just the way he fought for what he believed in, in the midst of backlash, in the midst of possibly losing a career at that time. >> he is talking about opposing the vietnam war. yet the champ prevailed. at kings gym in oakland posters of muhammad ali cover the walls. this 27-year-old is about to turn pro and he thanks the greatest for paving the way. >> he is the one that scripted it all for everybody. he wrote the guideline. >> how the fight and how to intimidate your ponient with with grace. >> flet like a butterfly and sting like a bee. >> when ali stopped, the world stopped. he was the greatest of all time, but he was no match for father time. a sad day for us. >> long after his boxing career was over ali was diagnosed with parki

i moved to kentucky about 20 years ago. when he came about ten years ago, the first thing he said, i know ali was born here, i want to know where, i want to go to his museums. it was all about him. if you go to my house in peru, as you walk in, you'll see a huge picture of muhammad ali. so you know how big of a fan he is. >> he belonged to the world, harry smith. >> and i'm just looking at the folks in and out of that square all day, the demographics tell a big story. it's all kinds of people, from all walks of life. all parts of the demographic puzzle. it's really something. >> he was. and i think a lot of young folks probably don't necessarily appreciate this. long before tiger, long before michael jordan, he was a global star, undeniably, the most famous person walking this earth for the better part of two decades. i've also had some conversations with some folks who -- they didn't share the ring with him, but they were boxers. evander holyfield and i had a conversation a short time ago. here's what he told me. >> this m

cbs reporter kenneth craig on the tributes in kentucky. >> long before ali became the greatest. he can only dream of greatness, growing upped in of this peufrpg house in louisville, kentucky. the home was restored and open as a museum days before his death on friday. >> come folks. >> his childhood friend, fishback -- >> go right in. >> reporter: greeted visitors and shared stories about growing up with the champ. >> we did not believe in it when we were kids as he told the same stories as he told as mohammed ali, same stories. >> what were the stories? >> i am going to be the champ whereon of the world. >>> opened to a downtown arena. thousands are expected. >> reporter: the service will be streamed around the world. >> reporter: at the family church people celebrated his life and mourned his loss. ali's brother broke down in tears. >> help anybody, he is a saint, a wonderful man. >> great in the ring and around the microphone. >> noting like a butterfly and stinging like the bee. >> reporter: it seems the bows agree. thousands of them decided to gather in a tree outside of the

. >>> at this hour, the world is watching the streets of louisville, kentucky. thousands line up for a 19-mile procession to bid farewell to a fighter like no other. muhammad ali a motor cade carry his body through the streets of his just passed by his old home. topping our newscast, a final good-bye as planned by ali himself. we are there along the route. >> reporter: a hearse carrying the body of muhammad ali traveled the streets of the fighter's beloved louisville one last time. hundreds lined the 19-mile route to pay tribute as the procession drove on the boulevard and passed his childhood home. >> the adversity of people that came together is tremendous testament to what he meant to the world. >> marcel handed out balloons with famous quotes attached. >> it means ali's dream has not died. >> people here are extremely proud of him. they remember him as a great boxer and also a man who was willing to take a stand against war. >> he was true to himself. i think people respect that and how he stood up for his beliefs. >> his funeral and wanted it open to the pu

those who weren't able to make the trip to kentucky, the service will be live streamed online allowing anyone who wants to participate in this final good-bye. >> thank you very much. we know we'll be speaking to you later on today. >>> coming up, it is friday. let's take a live look from oracle which will show the warriors/cavaliers game live from cleveland tonight. that will start your weekend. kari hall will have your complete forecast.ç bounce back from an embarrassing blow out in game three the nba finals. m >>> it was ugly in game three. warriors are looking to bounce back from an embarrassing blowout. game four is tonight in cleveland. tipoff set for 6:00 p.m. there will be a watch party here in oakland which is sold out. fans can gather across the bay at san francisco's civic center plaza to catch all the action on a jumbotron. >> it's fun to watch in community. a good day to watch it outside. >> beautiful sunshine today. it's going to be the coolest day of the week before it will be feeling temperatures ramping up this weekend. here is a live look over san jose. mostly clear s

we want to get you back to louisville kentucky. actor and comedian billy crystal is doing the eulogy for muhammad ali. we will listen in. [applause] >> family friends mr. president, all these amazing people here in louisville. [applause] this outpouring of love and respect proves that 35 years after he stopped fighting key is still the champion of the world. [applause] last week, when we heard the news, time stopped. there was no war, no terrorists, note ovell catastrophes. the world stopped, took a deep wrath and side. since then my mind has been racing through my relationship with this amazing man which is now 42 years that i have known him. every moment i can think of is cherished and while others can tell you of his accomplishments he wanted me to speak and tell you of some personal mess that we had together. met him in 1974 or there is just getting started as a stand-up comedian and struggling but i had one routine. it was a three minute conversation between howard cosell, muhammad ali where i would imitate both of them. ali h

that, of course, in louisville, kentucky. crowd sounds ] oooh! screech ] when your pain reliever stops working, your whole day stops. excuse me, try this. but just one aleve can last 12 hours. tylenol and advil can quit after 6. [ cheering ] so live your whole day, not part... with 12 hour aleve. >>> i'm going to be so supreme. i'm going to beat him so easy, his will. i'm going to punch this man and jab him, dance and tie him up, and move him and stick him and bop him. 's he's going to be bruised. if i don't knock it out, the referee will say, stop it, no contest. he knows i'm going to tear him up. he knows i'm going to eat his nose up. i'm just going to -- feed him like he's hungry and missed his lunch. i'll put my foot down and say, knockout. >> welcome back. john berman here in louisville, kentucky, outside the muhammad ali center. a great tribute to the boxing great who passed away overnight at the age of 74. i'm joined by louisville's mayor, greg fischer. thank you very much for being with us. it feels like the city has come out to remember

we go to the home down of alism in louisville, kentucky. sure hearts of heavy in kentucky. >> reporter: salute, gray, you - absolutely, gray, we remember him as the world time champion. you talk to people here, the roots of the champ are in louisville, kentucky. the legendary boxer who declared himself the greatest died in scottsdale arizona. he was born cassius clay junior he started training at 12 years old. he stunned the boxing world by beating sunny liston. he had a controversial period in his life, he joined the nation of islam and refused to participate in the vietnam draft. he began a 3 1/2 year exile from fights until the supreme court over turned the ruling on technicality. his professional record came to and end when he lost to joe frazier. his last fight was in 1981. three years later he revealed he was fighting a new battle. he was diagnosed with parkinsons disease. in 1996 he lit the olympic flame at the summers games in atlanta. one of the most poignant times in sports history. >>> we've seen a constant flow of people. we've

, politicians and regular folks are in attendance. >>> his funeral procession in louisville kentucky. >> reporter: for many he wasr: known simply as "the greatest" the world saying one last goodbye to muhammad ali the most celebrated and controversialtrov sports figure of the 20th century.y. >> he dared to love black people. at a time when black people had a problem loving themselves: more than 15 thousand people packing a louisville arena for a grand memorial service including king hugh sane or jordan and former president presidentnt p clinton all praising ali it's a man who always did what he thought was right. >> ali was "the greatest" because debill at any timed yet un broken champion in his later years beyonds hours. >> reporter: ali made sure plenty of his regular fans got in he made plans years ago deciding thousands of ticket could be given away to the general public in a void i don't on facebook president obama also remembering the people's clamp. >> it's very rare where a figure captures the imagine nation of the entire world. >> reporter: ali was a three time heavy weight c

kenneth craig, cbs news, louisville, kentucky. >> ali died of septic shock. he had battled parkinson's disease for more than three decades. >>> veterans from as far away as california joined d-day ceremonies at the national cemetery. 9,000 allied troops were killed or injured. i was honored to emcee the event. california hero flight helped the heroes make it to the ceremony this morning. >>> always walking, always tracking, wusa9 first alert weather, dc's most accurate. >> well, it is just gorgeous out here. very warm. temperatures are heating up fast. a little breeze to cool you off a little bit. today is going to be the warmest and it's just 83 degrees. we're warming up pretty fast. a little breezy at times. a wind out of the southwest still adding in humidity. there is enough humidity and sunshine and lingering boundaries so you can't rule out a stray shower for southern maryland and also on the flip side northwest. northwest of frederick. but right to the metro spots, which will be pretty dry through much of the day. maybe a few extra clouds. temperatures

thank you so much for that report coming from louisville, kentucky. muhammad ali's hometown. >> the prime of his boxing career, rejected the draft when his number was called choosing to have his heavy weight title stripped rather than fight in vietnam. he was convicted of evasion, he became a symbol for the anti-war movement. he was famous for "i ain't got no quarrel with the vietkong accounts. both of you, thank you for being with me. with you look at this lifetime that spans so many risks of muhammad ali choosing his beliefs over boxing, matt you write he claimed the heavy weight championship the next day he announced he was a member of islam, and he was both revered but what is also astounding given that he didn't seem to care. >> no, he didn't. he really had a strong belief in his own sense of purpose and his own identity from the start. and he had been brought to the nation of islam by none other than malcolm x and they were very close friends and the very day after ali then know as cassius clay, elicited in 1964 he went to the public stating he

continues here from louisville, kentucky. morro? i'm gonna send a vague text in a couple of days, that leaves you confused about my level of interest. i'll wait a full two days before responding. perfect! we're never gonna see each other again, will we? no-no. wouldn't it be great if everyone said what they meant? the citi double cash card does. it lets you earn double cash back. 1% when you buy and 1% as you pay. the citi double cash card. double means double. edded eddeded . >> muhammad ali the greatest ever inside the ring but what he accomplished outside of the ring will be the most likely impact on his legacy. from the vietnam war to a global ambassador and humanitarian. he spent decades fighting for others. i'm joined by political analyst and columnist for the daily beast. jonathan, one of the things that has really struck me over the past 12 hours or so, we have not perhaps spent as much time talking about how devicive a figure he was in this country and what was it about muhammad ali that changed and turned him into a univer

. >> you're looking at live pictures from the muhammad ali center in louisville, kentucky. mourners leaving flowers in honor of the legend. he was one of the best sports figures of all time, but his influence extended far beyond the boxing muhammad ali died last night of septic shock. nbc's chris palone with a closer look at his extraordinary life and his legacy. >> reporter: the tributes and memorials to muhammad ally are growing in louisville, kentucky, where the champ grew up and learned to box. >> one thing he showed the people that you can come from the gutter and rise yourself above any obstacle that may come in front of you. >> reporter: flags there have been lowered to half staff as people mourn the death of not only a three-time heavyweight champ but a crusader for civil rights, social justice and peace. >> it's like he reached his hands out to everybody. didn't matter the race, creed or color. it was like you're part of me because you are just you're a human being. >> he did belong to the world, but he was our guy here in our city. >> reporter: the outpouring of s

serenity and prayer in kentucky. also a day of celebration.ohammad ali succumbing to parkinson's disease after battling the illness for 32 years. at 9:00 a.m. this morning there will be a procession through out the streets of louisville, kentucky with poignant stops along the way. one of them the house where mohammad ali grew up. then past the mohammad ali center which is a museum honoring the heavy weight and then passing through the boulevard named after mohammad ali which transverses the city here. there will also be a private burial at a cemetery called cave hill here in louisville, kentucky a modest muslim sermon knee with a modest headstone as well. yesterday about 14,000 people showed up at freedom hall in louisville of course mohammad ali's home town. lanially one his wife and ex wives in attendance along with don king and sugar ray leonard. muslims around the world ap tending as well including the president of turkey. today at 2 p. mchl there will be what is dubbed the celebration of life in the arena behind me at the kfc young center

his funeral will be held this coming friday in louisville, kentucky, his hometown. ron mott is there tonight and has our report. >> reporter: homecoming. late today, the body of muhammad ali arrived back in louisville as crowds and mourners arrived to say good-bye. crowds streamed into the exhibit today, touring his greatest hits and offering personal reflections. ed it said her late sister went to high school with ali. this father from senegal named his oldest boy for the legend. >> in africa, muhammad ali is a symbol for a black person struggling. >> he served his purpose that was put forth for him in this world, and he did it with grace, humility and just the utmost respect. >> reporter: the champ was also part of sunday religious services. his brother worshipped in town, while the service at atlanta's famous church included a flurry of ali's accomplishments. >> the only thing greater than his punch inside the ring was his voice outside the ring. >> reporter: preparations for friday's public memorial continue. opening with a 19-mile funeral procession routed past