our friend here at nbc news, maria shriver. thank you for calling in despite being under the weather. do get better soon. thank you, maria. once again, joined by the moderator of nbc's "meet the press," chuck todd. you talked about there will be some sort of a remembrance of her life. do you know how large that could get? given the largesse she leaves behind, influencing the republican party and politics in general. the end of an era truly. >> it really is an end of an era when is sort of the part two of the powerful couple. i was thinking, this is the most influential republican first lady in american history. i mean, i don't think there's eely a close second on that score. and i think that because of the importance of the reagan legacy, to the republican party in general, her legacy on washington, her legacy on the presidency, there's going to be -- i think there's going to be a pause in the campaign, quite frankly. in some form or another. perhaps maybe it's a pause in the rhetoric or a pause in the style and the tone. but al

melissa hugged john before the ceremony and arnold schwarzenegger sat with his estranged wife maria shriver. >> she did ove a party and she would want this to be a party. this is not a tragedy. this is a celebration. >> it was interesting that two of the journalists who covered nancy reagan during her years in the white house were part of the service. diane sawyer read from the gospel. >> the word of the lord. >> reporter: tom brokaw. >> god bless, nancy. mrs. ronald reagan. first lady. and the unlikely friend of a reporter. thank you, nancy. >> reporter: mrs. clinton is one of four first ladies who attended nancy reagan's funeral. michelle obama, laur bush and rosalynn carter also made the trip to the reagan library. what does it mean to see the other women who understand what it's like to be in one of the most pressure-packed positions in the world? >> i admire each of these women. there's no guidebook about how you go be a first lady. there are extraordinary contributions from each of the women that i'll be sitting with today at the service and i couldn't be more privileged to be among t

patty davis spoke to maria shriver, another former california first lady after mrs.t was brought to her final resting place. >> she was not afraid to die. she said, i don't want it to hurt. but i'm not afraid to die. i'll see ronnie again. >> davis discussed the, at times, complicated relationship she had with both of her parents. >> there were some very profoundly moving things that happened 4.5 years ago when i started my alzheimer's support group, that i run for caregivers, people with dementia. my mother came to the support group twice, and aside from the sort of odd thing about nancy reagan being in a support group, which is oddly interesting, it was, as i said, profoundly meaningful to both of us. >> why to you? >> to me, because she was proud of me. and no matter your history with a parent, i don't think you ever outgrow wanting your parent to be proud of you. >> did she say to you, patty, i'm proud of you? >> she said, sort of. she said, first of all, i want to say it was meaningful to her because i led her into my life, into an aspect of my life and that was

patti davis spoke with maria shriver, also a former california fliedy. >> it's really comforting to see all of these people who i'm sure are not all republicans. >> reporter: right. >> standing out on >> reporter: >> and to your hand, oh, lord, we commend our sister nancy. >> mrs. reagan will days as people pay their respects. today including house speaker paul ryan. the last years in declining health and without herrony were lonely. >> she told me once she was not afraid to die. she said i don't want it to hurt, but i'm not afraid to die. i'll see ronny again. >> reporter: now a three-day period of >> america on sunday lost a former first lady, but i lost my mother. i'm happy for her that she's with my father. >> reporter: nancy reagan will be laid to rest friday next to herrony, finally at peace. andrea mitchell, nbc news. >>> still ahead tonight, con artists posing as irs agents on the phone, tricking thousands into handing over money. we even caught one of the scammers in the act. we've got an urgent warning for you tonight. >>> also, we took a chance on four lads world was never th

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patty davis spoke with maria shriver, also a former california first lady. >> it's comforting to see all of these people who i'm not sure not all republicans, standing out on freeway overpasses to pay their respects. >> reporter: mrs. reagan will lie in repose for two days as people pay their respects. today, including house speaker, paul ryan. the last years in declining health and without herronie were lonely. >> she told me once that she was not afraid to die. she said i don't want it to hurt. i'm not afraid to die. i'll see ronnie again. >> reporter: now, a three-day period of mourning. >> america on sunday lost a former first lady. i lost my mother. i'm happy for her she's with my father. >> reporter: nancy reagan will be laid to rest friday next to herron ronnie, finally at peace. >>> tricking thousands and handing over money. we caught one of the scammers in the act. we got an urgent warning for you tonight. >>> also, we took a chance on four lads from liverpool and the world was never the same. the man known as the fifth beatle, ahead. >>> there is an urgent warning from the

hillary clinton, and george w and laura bush, former california governor arnold schwartzeneger and maria shriver. wayne newton and tom selleck and gary sinise. and abc's own diane sawyer also delivered a reading from the book of john. you to be with me that you also may be where i am. >> also reflecting on her life. her daughter and son. mrs. reagan will be laid to rest next to her husband in the hillside tomb. >>> tonight a north carolina trooper's home is riddled with bullet holes. deputies say this happened after his neighbors got into a fight. eyewitness news reporter dave faherty was at the home. deputies collected a lot of evidence. you spoke to the troopers wife about this. >> she was obviously alarmed by what happened. she tells me minutes before that shooting, she had left with the couple's three young children to go run some, errand s. >> we spoke with his wife who was stunned to see the seven rounds that tore through the home. >> i was thankful that we weren't here. overwhelmed it had happened but grateful that no one was hurt. although we weren't targeted, it wasn't meant for us. it

patty davis spoke to maria shriver and her mother. >> i feel very complete in my relationship with her. and i think that whatever aloneness i might feel, there is that, and then that's very comforting. >> that exclusive interview airs later on "today." >>> firefighters say a massive explosion that leveled several buildings in seattle yesterday morning may have been caused by a gas leak. nbc's gabi schwartz has the details. >> dispatch. mayday, mayday, mayday! >> reporter: a frantic call over the emergency radio after a catastrophic blast. >> i have firefighters missing. >> reporter: followed by an incredible response. >> all members are accounted for. >> reporter:. >> i do have injured firefighters from flying debris. >> reporter: all told, nine firefighters injured but all of them alive. minutes earlier, the firefighters had been searching for a gas leak near three businesses, now totally obliterated from a blast that sent debris and a shock wave throughout the neighborhood. >> i woke up to a huge boom. >> i looked out the window and my neighborhood exploded. >> reporter: someone call

hundreds of othersattended including former california governor arnold schwarzenegger seen with maria shriver. relatives of every president dating back to john f. kennedy tended. cbs reporter chris martinez shows us the ceremony honoring e influential first lady. >> i know that my redeemer liveth. >> reporter: a prayer was read for nancy reagan as her casket was carried out by the ronald reagan presidential library for her funeral. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: their love was clear in a letter the president wrote to mrs. reagan on their first christmas in the white house. >> fortunately for me, that is, for there could be no life for me without you. >> reporter: nancy reagan was very involved in planning her memorial service here at the reagan library. officials here tell us she chose everything from the flowers and pallbearers to the program and guest list. first lady michelle obama paid her last respects as did former president george w. bush and three former first ladies. the reagans' children patty davis and ron reagan, jr., reflected on their mother's devotion. >> when my father was shot and m

. >>> in a "today" exclusive, nancy reagan's daughter patty davis spoke to maria shriver about her relationship with her mother. >> i feel very complete in my relationship with her and i think that whatever aloneness i might feel, there is that. and then that's very comforting. >> that full exclusive interview airs later on nbc's "today" show. >>> fire investigators say a massive explosion that levelled several buildings in seattle may have been caused by an accidental gas leak. nbc's gadi schwartz has details. >> dispatch, mayday! >> reporter: a frantic call after a catastrophic blast. >> i have firefighters missing. >> reporter: followed by an incredible response. >> all members are accounted for. >> i do have two members that have injuries from flying debris. >> reporter: all told, nine firefighters injured but all of them alive. minutes earlier the firefighters had been searching for a gas leak near three businesses. now totally obliterated from a blast that sent debris and a shock wave throughout the entire neighborhood. >> i woke up to a huge boom. >> i looked out the window. and my neigh

michelle: maria shriver will sit down with an exclusive interview with reagan' s daughter. >> did you feel alone there walking with her? >> a little bit. yeah. a little bit. but, you know what. i feel very complete my relationship with her. and i think that whatever aloneness i might feel, there is that. and that is very comforting. i feel very clear and clean and where our relationship came to, particularly the last few years of her life. michelle: you can catch it right here on wesh 2 starting at 7:00. a new bill that would provide benefits for families of fallen s signature. the house approved the bill yesterday. it would pay families of fallen officers 100% of their spouse' s salary. a call to action was sounded by the widow of orange county deputy scott pine, who was killed two years ago. the bill would also allow survivors to opt in to the plan after a loved one' s death. coming up at our next half hour, florida fight night. jason: debate, plus what to expect as tonight. alex. -- edgewater elementary will see more police today after a boy reported a man tried to adopt him yester

often point is an will likely would have been a president ronald reagan among the other guests are maria shriverrvice together a direct clinton apologizing for commenting that nancy reagan helped start a national conversation about hiv and aids and she meant well but that sparked criticism from many who accuse the records of the and far too little on that issue he says it thinks of on in the rally with the right thing to do was say which country is now battling hundreds of cases. >>pam m: this is a major concern because it may be linked; fleet and illness that these two unusually small had an infant's brain damage if senses are expecting thousand pregnant women and prick up to become infected in the wanted more than 20 percent of the island's 3.5 million people could become infected as well it will take close to 40 years for japan to clean up the damage, not tonight and data drawn by his loving wife and they were read for an e-mail costa will find out what had coached is interested in working with and it is not to kill. >>gary: the hottest team in sports to ready to take a lot a step towards a p

her daughter, patty davis, spoke about that to maria shriver. >> my mother would always, when she cameere on the anniversary of my father's death, say what side am i going to be on? every time. >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell. at the reagan library in simi valley, california, the country is going to say farewell to one of the most influential first ladies in modern history. we'll be here throughout the day covering nancy reagan's life, her death, the funeral services, but first, to a presidential race that she was known to be following very closely this fall. today, donald trump endorsed by former rival, ben carson, told reporters he believes the reaction to supporters is, quote, very, very appropriate. >> he was swinging. he was hitting people, and the audience hit back. and that's what we need a little bit more of. >> and joining me now from florida, nbc's katy tur covering the trump campaign and gabe gutierrez. ka katy, first to you. you've seen these rallies, not

certainly, our friend maria shriver, suffered from the disease.ws about his mother and that's how he got to know nancy reagan. they used to have lunch and dinner out here, with that issue. >> that's right. and the last time i saw her, she was in her elegant, soft spoken way, determined to promote the research that was needed. and i really was grateful for that. you know, obviously, everywhere i go around the country, i meet people talking to me about alzheimer's and what their experiences have been, and it's going to be a bigger and bigger challenge. and i think her contributions to this fight will be long remembered. >> here's another issue you've been outspoken and i remember so vividly, the assassination attempt and the suffering of jim brady, and the fact that she and ronald reagan went against their friends, charles heston and others to support the brady bill. >> that's right. and that was another very important stand that both president and mrs. reagan took. look, we've got to do something. we have 33,000 people a year dying from gun violenc

and arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver. >> she did love a party. and she would want this to be a party. this is not a tragedy. this is a celebration. >> the first lady was also remembered for her grace and style. >> nancy reagan and oscar de la renta were great friends. >> nancy adored de la renta. >> this is nancy reagan's beautiful evening dress from the early 1980s. you notice the beautiful details of the beautiful silk flower and this very simple, elegant collar. amazing grace >> but nancy's greatest bond was with her beloved ronnie. >> most importantly, she will once again lay down beside the man who was the love of her leave. the one she loved truly all her they will watch the sun drop toward the sea. my father will tell her that the lights below are her jewels. >> they just were madly in love, i think, from the very beginning until i'm sure the very last minute. >> you know, the former first lady often said that her life reagan. i think we all have that goal, to have that kind of relationship and love. and, you know, march 4 would have been

and laura bush...former california governor arnold schwarzenneger and maria shriver there's also a long list of celebrity guests - from wayne newton and tom selleck.. to gary sinise and even mr. t who became close with misses reagan during her "just say no" anti drug campaign media figures also here, including abc's own diane sawyer, giving a reading sawyer: i will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where i am. -nats- after the funeral, mrs. reagan will be laid to rest next to her husband in this hillside tomb. lauren tag reflecting on mrs. reagan's life at the service...daughter patti davis and son ron reagan. also journalist tom brokaw and president reagan's chief of staff and treasury secretary james baker. lauren lyster abc news simi valley california. a case of zika has been tri-state.the patient -- who recently returned from haiti -- lives near dayton ohio. ohio.health officials in montgomery county confirmed the case today.it's important to remember that none of the cases in america have come from a mosquito bite here in our country. all have traveled to re

she opens up to maria shriver about her mom and her legacy right after our newscast >>> chipping it forward for morgan. what an absolutely spectacular al! 2-2 game for alex morgan! zblp incredible goal from soccer star alex morgan in a game against germany and boca raton. in case you missed it, here it is again. a player sets up morgan with a long pass. she lobs it to herself to get by the defender. the u.s. winning the game against germany 2-1. >> she makes it look so easy. the fact that sheobbed it to herself up over her opponent's head and smaed that thing in there, incredible. >> that's why she's a star. >> she's a star. that's some skill right there. 20 minutes past the hour. security concerns in brazil. what the country's leaders are doing to ease the minds of the tens of thousands of people that will be showing up in rio for the august olympic games. arrested for luring a >>> venezuela removing the to diplomat it has in washington. that's because president obama renewed sanctions on some of the country's officials. last year they were accused of human rights violations and public cor

and laura bush, arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver, and a long list of celebrity guests from wayne newton and tom selleck and even mr. t who became close with mrs. reagan during her just say no anti-drug campaign. media figures also here, including diane stir giving a reading. >> i will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where i am. >> reporter: after the funeral, mrs. reagan will be laid to rest next to her late husband in this hillside tune. reflecting on mrs. reagan's life, daughter patty and son reagan's chief of staff james baker. lauren lister, cbs news. >>> next, a warning from the woman slashed about i a stranger in the streets of brooklyn. what she was doing at the time that she wants others to stop doing. >> plus, an apology in a restaurant chain over a photo that used as decoration that outraged a lot of people. >> and a bone marrow drive for an 11-year-old and why it's been so difficult to find her a match. >> we didn't break a record today, but it was still beautiful. looks nice outside. sunshine and patchy clouds. we're at 61 degrees. nice weeke

former governor arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver.re was a long list of celebrity guests from wayne newton and tom sellack to gary sinise and mr. t. even diane sawyer gave a reading. >> i come back to take you to be with me, that you also may be where i am. >> after the funeral mrs. reagan will be laid to rest next to her late husband in the hillside tomb. reflecting on mrs. reagan's life during the service, her daughter patty davis and son ronald reagan, journalist tom brokaw and p chief of staff and treasury secretary james baker. live in simi valley, california, lauren lister, abc7 news. leon: thank you. maryland state lawmakers are working on a way to curb the use of a device that police use to track cell phones called the stingray. it mimics the cell phone towers and tricks every cell phone in a certain area to connect with it. the aclu says it's being abused by the police. in baltimore alone they have used stingray 4,000 times in recent years. state lawmakers are pushing a bill to limit the use. >> this is a search when they put

i'm joined by maria shriverer who joins us from california. i understand you're a bit under the weather and we'll excuse that if that comes through over this phone conversation. i'd love to talk with you about your thoughts on the passing of nancy reagan and also point out to our viewers who don't know you shared something in common both being first ladies of california. >> yes, we did. and both very active in alzheimer's. my dad had alzheimer's and obviously president reagan had alzheimer's. so we saw each other a lot of those fronts. in fact, when i first became first lady, i called her to ask for her advise during my time as first lady to get a sense from her how to handle it, what i should do. i met with everybody who had shared in that role before. one of the things i wanted to do was put her picture up in the capitol and say she had served too because there were no pes of first ladies, just governors. she said there were none. that's a good idea. they should be done right away. i remember talking to her and wondering what i should focus

and laura bush, former california governor arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver. there's also a long list of celebrity guests from wayne newton and tom selleck and gary sin east and even mrs. t who payment close with mrs. reagan during her just say no campaign. media figures also hered including abc's own diane sawyer giving a reading. >> i will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where i am. >> reporter: after the funeral, mrs. reagan will be laid to rest next to her late husband in this hillside atom.m. reflecting on mrs. reagan's life during the service, daughter patti davis and son ron reagan, president reagan's treasury secretary and chief staff jamesbaker. lauren lifter. >> janine stanwood: police are having to protect dem list crews as more families are being out of herr thunderstorms. the first evacuated started in 2013. 800 families were told their homes had to go because the favela was blocking the access road to the olympics pararwhich is still under construction. mayor of rio said the hsing project underway for the families who ar

and laura bush former california governor arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver.here's a long list of celebrity guests from wayne newton and tom celek to gary sinise and even mr. t who became close with mrs. reagan during her just say no antidrug campaign. media figures also here including abc's own diane sawyer giving a reading. >> i will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where i am. >> reporter: after the funeral mrs. reagan will be laid to rest next to her late husband in this hillside tomb. daughter patti davis and son ronald reagan began also journalist tom brokaw and president reagan's treasury secretary and chief of staff james baker. lauren lister, channel6 "action news" simi california. >> quite the celebration of life. >>> time for a check of the accuweather forecast. >> friday afternoon meteorologist adam joseph is outside with a check of the afternoon and the week. adam looking nice, hm. >> reporter: beautiful out here a lot of sunshine today but we've had that northerly wind that cooled us off from those summer like levels the

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presidential libraries and museums, and the centerpiece for a lot of viewers as caroline kennedy, maria shriverll the visitors is air force i in its entirety where the luncheon is being held now. it's down one level, also looking out on the hillside. as the weather whips up a bit, perhaps all of this will move inside as the gingriches pay their respects. michael beschloss? >> you know, brian, as you were talking, i was thinking you and i have talked about this before. it's so appropriate that we're here at the library talking about this, because nancy reagan had so much to do with molding this into a national institution that would honor her husband. in the early years, as you and i have talked about, they had a hard time getting visitors out here. we're what, about 45 minutes outside of los angeles? it's not associated with the university as many presidential libraries are, and so it was she who very much was a champion of the idea, get the old air force i, build a building and put air force i in it, and you get all sorts of people who may not be enormous students of history but would love to