>> lonnie ali: no, this actually happens.tor told us not to really try to wake him if that does happen because he might end up with a heart attack, because it might frighten him. so i don't. i just get up and move. that's... that's the hard part. we have to sort of... (snoring) >> bradley: you got me. ali gets everybody with practical jokes or his magic tricks: the bellman at the hotel, a crowd on the street, even fidel castro. >> fidel castro ( translated ): where did you put it? >> bradley: that's a fake thumb he uses to hide the handkerchief. ali always shows people how he does his tricks. he believes it's against islam to deceive people. >> castro ( translated ): i will try. i will try. >> bradley: castro's reaction to ali is the same as most: respectful admiration undiminished by his illness. while we were in cuba, ali said he wanted to talk to us about his life now, and said he'd try to do it after he got back home to the farm. so maybe when we get up there, we can sit you down in a chair and you can talk. >> muhammad a

dear lonnie, family, friends, mr. president, members of the clergy, all these amazing people here in louisville -- [ applause ] today, this outpouring of love and respect proves that 35 years after he stopped fighting he is still the champion of the world. last week, when we heard the news, time stopped. there was no war, there were no terrorists, no global catastrophes, the world stopped, took a deep breath and sighed. since then, my mind has been racing through my relationship with this amazing man, which is now 42 years that i know 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 moments that we had together. i met him in 1974. i was just getting started as a stand-up comedian and struggling, but i had one good routine. it was a three-minute conversation between howard cosell and muhammad ali, where i would imitate both of them. ali had just defeated george moreman and retained the heavyweight title. dick schaap w

dear lonnie, family and friends, mr. president. members of the clergy, all of these amazing people here in louisville. today this outpouring of love and respect proves that 35 years after he stopped fighting he is still the champion of the world. last week when we heard the news, time stopped. there was no war. there were no terrorists, no global catastrophes and the world stopped. since then my mind is racing through my relationship with this amazing man, 42 years that i know him. every moment that i can think of is cherished and others tell of accomplishments he wanted me to speak and tell you personal moments we had together. i met him in 1974 getting started as a standup-comedian and starting but i had one good routine. it was a three minute conversation between howard cosell and muhammad where i would imitate both of them. ali had just defeated george foreman and became the heavyweight title and sport magazine made him the man of the year and dick shaft was the editor for sports and he would host this dinner honoring muhammad

dear lonnie, family, friends, mr. president, members of the clergy, all these amazing people here in louisville. today this outpouring of love and respect proves that 35 years after he stopped fighting he is still the champion of the world. last week when we heard the news time stopped. there was no war, there were no terrorists, no global catastrophes, the world stopped. took a deep breath and sighed. since then, my mind has been racing through my relationship with this amazing man, which is now 42 years that i know him. every moment i can think of is cherished. while others can tell you of his accomplishments, he wanted me to speak to tell you of some personal moments we had together. i met him in 1974. i was just getting started as a stand-up comedian and struggling. but i had a one good routine. it was a three-minute conversation between howard cosell and muhammed ali where i would imitate both of them. ali had just defeated george foreman and regained the heavyweight title. sport magazine made him the man of the

this picture shows a six-year-old lonnie with a 21-year-old ali, the man who would eventually become her husband. a family spokesperson and long-time friend bob gunnell. >> the only thing that lonnie has ever said, and i think it's accurate, she said to me, "i've loved that man my entire life." she literally has loved muhammad ali since they met when she was six years old. >> reporter: in 1986, two years after the three-time heavyweight champion announced he had parkinson's disease, they got married. they later adopted a son, ali's ninth child, assad ali. late today he visited the memorial for the first time since his father's death. can you talk to us more about what your mother's impact has been on your father's legacy? >> can't really put into words what she's done for him and for our family period. like i said, she's all of our rock. she was, there you know, when he was at his lowest and brought him back up. >> reporter: the late ed bradley spent time with the couple for "60 minutes." >> he is very aware of his time here on earth, and he has sort of planned the rest of his life t

by the way i called lonnie who was, as always the pillar of strength. we discussed the medical details and the ugly realities of mortality, she said the world still needs him. and indeed it does. the world needs a champion who always work to bridge the economic and social divide the world needs a champion to symbolize the best of islam and offset the hatred of fear. the world needs a champion who believed in the fairness for all. 18 people because of their color was wrong and it doesn't matter which color that you hate it is just wrong. [applause] yes we do need muhammad ali now we need this drink and the hope and the compassion and the conviction that he always demonstrated. but this time our beloved champion is down. and for one final knockout not this time. not ever again. but i will close with a quick personal story. 50 years ago muhammad ali defeated georgia in toronto canada. the very next day, he showed up in my neighborhood on the south side of chicago and as he got out of the car i happen to be next door shooting hoops and a friend's backyard o

thank you lonnie. [applause] because of my families in action the president and first lady asked me if i would. this tribute to you tend by president obama. it was 1980, an epic of rear was in its twilight. everybody knew it. probably including the champ himself. ali when into one of his final fights and underdog. all of the smart money was on the new champ larry holmes and in the end the oddsmakers were right. a few hours later at 4:00 a.m. after the loss, after the fans have gone home and the sportswriters were writing their final takes, a sportswriter asked a restroom attendant if he would bet on the fight. the man, lack and getting on in years, said he put his money on ali. the writer asked why. why the man said, why? because he is muhammad ali. [applause] that's why. [applause] he said mr. i'm 72 years old and i owe that man for giving me my dignity. [applause] to lonnie in the ali family, president clinton and an arena full of distinguished guests, you are amazing. [applause] the man we celebrate

right away i called lonnie. who was, as always, a pillar of strength. as we discussed the medical details the doctors skews and the ugly realities of mortality, lonnie said, bryant, the world still needs him, and indeed it does. the world needs a champion who will always work to bridge the economic and social divides that threaten the nation he dearly loved. the world needs a champion that always symbolized the best of his to offset the hatred born of fear, and the world needs a champion who believed in fairness and inclusion for all. hating people because of their color is wrong, ali said. and it doesn't matter which color does the hating. just plain wrong. [ applause ] yeah, we do need muhammad ali now. we need the strength and the hope, the compassion, the conviction that he always demonstrated. but this time our beloved champion is down, and for once he will not get up. not this time. not ever again. let me close with a quick personal story. 50 years ago muhammad ali defeated george travalo in toronto, canada. the very next day he showed up in my ne

thank you, lonnie.irst lady asked me if i would read this tribute to you penned by president obama. it was 1980, an epic career was in its twilight. everybody knew it. probably including the champ himself. ali went in to one of his final fights an underdog. all of the smart money was on the new champ, larry holmes. and in the end, the odds makers were right. a few hours later, at 4:00 a.m., after the loss, after the fans had gone home and the sports writers were writing their final take, a sports writer asked a restroom attendant if he had bet on the fight. the man, black and getting on in years, said he had put his money on ali. the writer asked why. why, the man said? why? because he's muhammad ali. that's why. he said, mister, i'm 72 years old and i owe the man for giving me my dignity. [ applause ] to lonnie and the ali family, president clinton and an arena full of distinguished guests, you are amazing. the man we celebrate today is not just a boxer or a poet or an agitator or a man of peace, not j

i haven't seen him for a few years but i stayed in touch with his wife, lonnie. she is also an unsung hero in this because while the whole world loved muhammad, nobody took care of him like his wife, lonnie. when he came down to atlanta to light the torch for the olympic games, we were trying to keep it a secret and he wanted to get a haircut and i wanted to bring a barber to the hotel. he insisted on, no, come on, take me to the barber shop. i took him to one of the big barber shops in atlanta, and i remember him stopping at every chair, taking a picture with every man, woman and child in the place. it was a barber shop and beauty shop. and he sort of held court for an hour before he got his hair cut. well, he was magnificent. even though he was weak then, he held that torch very steady, as he held high the torch of freedom and justice all his life. when he and martin luther king actually had the same attorney and back in 1967, '66, martin was struggling with his questions on the war in vietnam. i think many of us felt we ought to stick with civil rights and not

first, lonnie, i thank you and formembers of the family telling me that he actually, as bryant said,ked us all to speak and giving me a chance to come here. i thank you for what you did to make the second half of his life greater than the first. [applause] the muhammad ali center and what it has come to represent to so many people. here's what i would like to say -- i've spent a lot of time now as i get older and older and what trying to figure out makes people tick, how do they .urn out the way they are how do some people refuse to become victims and rise from .very defeat we've all seen the beautiful home muhammade ali was a boy in and people .isiting and driving by i think he decided something i hope every young person here will decide. i think he decided very young to write his own life story. [applause] before he decided even could possibly have worked it all out and before fate and time could work their will on him -- he decided that he would disempowered. he decided that not his race, not his place, nor the expectations of others, positive, negative, or otherwise would strip f

they q lonnie and because of my family connection to the president first lady last if i would read thisreer in its "twilight" everybody knew it probably including ali whamp himself. ali went into one of his final fights an underdog all of the smart money was on the new champ larry holmes in the end the oddsmakers were right. a few hours later at 4:00 in the morning after the loss, after the fans have gone home in the sports writers were raiding their pages the sports writer asked the sports mitt room attended iffy bet on the fight ben mann, blacking getting on in years said he put his money on ali. th the writer asked why? why? he said? why? because he is muhammad ali. [applause] [appla why. he said i am 72 years old i owe the man for giving me my dignity. [applause]amily, lonnie president clinton and an area full of guests, distinguished guests you are amazing the man we celebrate today is not just of boxer or poet or agitator or a man of peace not just a muslim he was eck man or the kid not even just the greatest of all time, he was muhammad ali bill full was far greater than the sum

thank you, lonnie. because of my family connection, the president and first lady asked me if i would read this tribute to you, penned by president obama. it was 1980, an epic career was in its twilight. everybody knew it. probably including the champ himself. ali went into one of his final fights an underdog. all of the smart money was on the new champ, larry holmes. and in the end, the odds-makers were right. a few hours later, at 4:00 a.m. after the loss, after the fans had gone home and the sports writers were writing their final take, a sports writer asked a rest room attendant if he had bet on the fight. the man, black, and getting on in years, said he'd put his money on ali. the writer asked why. why, the man said. why? because he's muhammad ali. that's why. [ applause ] he said, mister, i'm 72 years old and i owe the man for giving me my dignity. [ applause ] to lonnie and the ali family, president clinton and an arena full of distinguished guests, you are amazing. the man we celebrate today is n

[laughter] dear lonnie, family and friends, mr. president, clergy and all the amazing people here in louisville. [applause] this outpouring of love and respect proves that 35 years after he stopped fighting he is still the champion of the world. [applause] last week, when we heard the news, time stops. there was no war, there were no terrorists, no global catastrophes. the world stopped, took a deep breath and sighed. since then my mind has been racing through my relationship with this amazing man which is now 42 years that i've known him. every moment i can think of is cherished and while others can tell you if his of his accomplishments he wanted me to speak and tell you of some personal mess that we had to get a pretty met in the 1974. was just getting started as a stand-up comedian and struggling but i had one good routine. it was a three minute conversation between howard cosell and muhammad ali where i would imitate both of them. ali had just defeated george foreman and gain the heavyweight title. sport magazine made him the

thank you, lonnie. my family connection, the president and first lady asked me if i would read this tribute to you penned by president obama.it was 1980. and an epic career was in its twilight. everybody knew it. probably including the champ himself. ali went into one of his final fights, an underdog. oh, the smart money was on the new champ. larry holme. and in the end, the oddsmakers were right. a few hours later, at 4:00 a.m., after the loss, after the fans had gone home and the sports writers were writing their final takes, a sports writer asked a restroom attendant if he had bet on the fight. the man, black, and getting on in years, said he had put his money on ali. the writer asked why. why? , the man said? why? because he is muhammad ali. [applause] >> that's why. he said, mister, i'm 72 years old and i owe the man for giving me my dignity. [applause] to lonnie, and the ali family, president clinton and an arena full of distinguished guests, you are amazing. the man we celebrate today is not just

man, and for my friendship with his beloved wife, lonnie, who i love dearly. one of the great women in this world. [applause] she was dedicated to her companion to the very end, and boy, i know it. i pray that ali may rest peacefully and in the presence of the greatest of all, god. i can bear testimony that i believe in god. i believe that we're here on earth for a reason. i believe that this earth life is a time for us to do what is right for god. for our men and women. i don't know that i have ever met anybody who did it any better than my friend, muhammad ali. god bless you. god bless the family.

lonnie ali. >>> peace be upon you.g to matt lauer yesterday that i firmly believe muhammad had something to do with all of this. and i think we are right. thank you all for being here to share in this final farewell to muhammad. on behalf of the ali family, let me first recognize our principal sell brant imam zaid shakir and dr. timothy gee gnat owe. we thank you for your dedication to helping us to fulfill muhammad's desire that the ceremonies of this past week reflect the traditions of his islamic faith. and as a family we thank the millions of people who through the miracle of social media inspired by their love of muhammad have reached out to us with their prayers. the messages have come in every language, from every corner of the globe. from wherever you are watching know that we have been humbled by your heartfelt expressions of love, it's only fitting that we gather in a city to which muhammad always returned after his great triumphs. a city that has grown as muhammad has grown. muhammad never stopped loving lou

and a light in his devoted wife, lonnie. oh, lord, increase your servants in light.and give him light. and embrace him in light. and fill us all with light. foreign foreign >> you who are the light odd earth, you who are the most merciful of all those who show mercy. [applause] >> next we'll hear a few words from rabbi michael lerner. ran lerner is the editor of a magazine, as the magazine's name suggests, rabbi lerner has dedicated his life to working, to heal and repair the world. rabbi lerner is never afraid of ruffling a few feathers so we asked him to be nice it to -- nice today. rabbi lerner. [applause] >> we'll see about the feathers. [chanting] >> master of compassion, god of compassion, send your blessings to muhammad ali and send your blessings to all who mourn for him, and send your blessings for all the millions and millions of people who mourn for him all over this planet. i come here speaking as representative of american jews, and to say that american jews played an important role of solidarity with the african-american struggles in this country, and t

little lonnie didn't even know who he was. together, they have faced the toughest fight of ali's fight. while ali grew weaker over the years, he could still inspire, lighting the olympic flame in atlanta. raising millions for charity. and speaking out for peace and solidarity with all muslims in the wake of september 11th. >> the united states honors muhammad ali. >> reporter: in 2005, ali was awarded the presidential medal of freedom for his part in the struggle for equality. >> i barack hussein obama do solemn my swear. >> reporter: it was a fight ali saw come to fruition when the nation elected the first black president. ali a guest of honor. a global ambassador for whom parkinson's could all but silence his speech, but not his presence. >> he was a presence. he showed up. he spoke out for causes he believed in. i was sorry i didn't get a chance to speak to him one more time. i'm sorry for his family, for his fans, for people around the world who loved him. and at the same time, too, i was somewhat relieved for him that he

dear lonnie, family, friends, mr. president, members of the clergy, all of these amazing people here in louisville, today this outpouring of love and respect proves that 35 years after he stopped fighting, he is still the champion of the world. [ applause ] last week, when we heard the news, time stopped. there was no war, there were no terrorists, no global catastrophes. the world stopped, took a deep breath and sighed. since then, my mind has been racing through my relationship with this amazing man, which is now 42 years that i've known him. every moment i can think of is cherished. while others can tell you of his accomplishments, he wanted me to speak and tell you of some personal moments we had together. i met him in 1974. i was just getting started as a stand-up comedian and struggling. but i had one good routine. it was a three-minute conversation between howard and muhammad where i would imitate both of them. muhammad had just defeated george foreman and sports magazine made him the man of the year. a great m

. >> bob gunnell was ali's close friend and was in the hospital he said his wife, lonnie, took him to a doctor tuesday with a small coff. they went home with medication. >> it didn't help. he checked into the hospital. we assumed it would be a short hospital stay. >> reporter: like it has been before. >> like it has been before. within 24 hours, it became worse, and lonnie called and i could tell in her voice there was an issue. >> reporter: ali's family flew to phoenix on friday to be by his bedside. his close friend john ramsey was also at the hospital. >> a lot of emotion last night. un, these kids, like their father, they're spurl. they had a lot of good stories. there were tears, there were hugs, there were laughs. it was good to see, you know, everybody in one room. >> reporter: at that point ali was on a ventilator and his organs were shutting down. >> it took a bad turn. it hit him hard, and muhammad's got off the mat a lot of times. he just couldn't do it this time. >> reporter: his family had to make a decision. >> muhammad was meticulous in expressing not only how he wanted

phoenix a couple of days ago and then shortly after i arrived it became clear in discussions with lonnie ali and his doctors that his condition wasn't going to improve, so they were able to bring all family members in the last 24 hours when we knew things weren't going to improve they were given time to say goodbye. his official time of death was 9:10 p.m. mountain standard time. his official cause of death was septic shock due to unspecified natural causes. they're having a -- it is very rough at this point for the family. all family members are having a tough time. [ inaudible question ] >> i don't know that answer. in the back. >> any plans to have a memorial service in arizona? >> there is not at this point in time. at a later time there could be something, but for right now all memorial services will be held at louisville. [ inaudible question ] >> i was not there. his final moment -- his actually final hours were spent with just immediate family. there were lots of very close friends that flew in to be with him, but they respected the family. they didn't go to the room, so i don't

as witnessed by lonnie and brandon, the manager.watch a viral video, it makes me wonder what has probably changed. anybody in that video's life. >> i would say i've became more calm. >> i don't want people to thinkitis a crazy psychopath. >> i tried to be nice. i asked you for my money. >>> coming up -- not your father's intervention. [ screaming ] >> when "caught on camera: exposed" continues. when they save, you save. that's home and auto insurance for the modern world. esurance, an allstate company. click or call. everything you're preyou were once,w, well, pretty bad at. but you learned. and got better. at experian, we believe it's the same with managing your credit. you may not be good at it now. but that's okay. because credit isn't just a score. it's a skill. and you can get better. experian. be better at credit. (ee-e-e-oh-mum-oh-weh) (hush my darling...) (don't fear my darling...) (the lion sleeps tonight.) (hush my darling...) man snoring (don't fear my darling...) (the lion sleeps tonight.) woman snoring take the roar out

. >> here comes lonnie on the far outside, creator is coming tune, destin in front, creator, lonnie onthe outside. destin, and creator, these two go to the line together! >> go creator! creator found an opening in the stretch and ran down destin. it was that close to win the $1.5 million belmont stakes in long island, by a nose. closest possible margin -- victory. finally, why is this guy, the soccer superstar so upset? he had been recovering from injury, but thought he was going to play against venezuela in the copa america. he was taping up his shin pads in the 55th minute. this guy thinks he's going to come in. getting loose, still, not put in the game. 80th minute. it's like coach, what's the deal. he tells him to sit down. so he throws a temper tantrum, like my 3-year-old when he doesn't get the extra cookie. >> he has a tantrum, and a known biter. >> not so! i'm going to transition to weather. are we going to catch a break from the humidity? howard has know you're budgeted for the expected, and the unexpected. know that at least the process of buy