not na ga da. >> in all my years of government service, i never once said na ga da. >> the president'sidly on display as he recounted a phone call to carvey. >> he said i hope i've never crossed the line, and i knew exactly what he meant. and as far as i'm concerned he never has. and the fact that we can laugh at each other is a very fundamental thing. >> we have so many warm moments with them. >> in april, carvey described his 25-year friendship with the bushes. and how times have coursened. >> they didn't demonize the other side. was just a different time. >> among his death carvey wrote simply when i think of those times what i remember most is how hard we will laugh. i will miss my friend. major garrett, cbs news, washington. >>> well, coming up first on "cbs this morning," condoleezza rice who served on president george h.w. bush's national security council shares her memories of mr. bush. and the story of how two veteran astronauts are competing in a game of capture the flag. that's the cbs news for this wednesday, thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green, have a great day. s we

also na ga da. never said it. overnment service, i never once said na ga da. >> such was his reputation for good nature and morality that going rogue for bush while in office amounted to refusing to eat broccoli. >> i do not like broccoli, and i haven't liked it since i was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. and i'm president of the united states, and i'm not going to eat any more broccoli. >> that was his version of locker room talk. now, some see his kindness, his affability as weakness. please, bush was the last president we've had to serve the country in a time of war. he was an 18-year-old aviator in the deadliest time imaginable. the man jumped out of planes for fun until he was 90. but he gets my respect as a tough guy to be sure, most of all, because he constantly exhibited the hardest form of strength -- restraint. he would lose his bid for re-election, but he would never surrender his decency and become something ugly, something he saw as beneath his office. and we see now acutely how much that ma

also, "na ga da?"ll my years of service, i "n never once saiga da." [ applause ] >> so great. >> so many people were surprised find out how fun he was, the people around him, the reporters that covered him. he had a sense of humor and he was really known for his authenticity, for really keeping it real before staying 100 or keeping it 100 was a thing. but we will have much more on the president's passing and the tributes all mornis on new 4 today. >> time is 9:36. d.c. police are trying to find whoever is responsible forin ki a 19-year-old woman from alexandria. detectives say nia reynolds was found with a gunshot wound inside a he on 57th place southeast on friday night. she later died at the hospital. police are offering a $25,000 reward for information that helps solve that case. >>> also, a dramatic crash in the district that sent several people to the hospital. d.c. fire says four people were hurt after several vehicles smashed together in columbia heights. .is happened on 11th stre the impact of

and also "na ga da?" never said it. my years of government service, i er once said "na ga da." >> just think of dana saying "wouldn't be prudent." the two became fast friends for 25 years. dana carvey said "what i remember most is how hard we would laugh. i will miss my friend." >>> the pastor was with the former president and first lady barbara bush in their final moments of life. he told us mr. bush's life was generously, graciously and lovingly lived. how do you think he would have liked to have been remembered and celebrated? >> he wanted people to know it was his desire to serve. serve god, serve citizens around the world. his service was not a discriminating love, it had no parameters. he had friends from every faith tradition, every race, every nation and we're seeing that right now around the world. >> so many people did love president bush. the reverend says president bush leaves a tremendous hole to fill. >> the 41st president will be honored with four days of memorials and events before reaching his final rest

also na-ga-da? that's not me. >> it wouldn't be prudent. >> that was the great line. thanks for joining us. i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. "new day" starts now. >>> i feel very fortunate to be president of this fascinating country. >> my dad is an extraordinary role model. >> 58 combat missions in world war ii. suburb. >> no regrets? >> no. >> 43 said, i love you dad, and i will see you in heaven. and 41 said, i love you, too. >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. john and i are here for the special coverage this week. >> it's an important moment for this country when a president passes. the entire country comes together and i think it's important that we are here for that. >> and president george h.w. bush will lie in state at the u.s. capitol rotunda, and traveling with his casket will be his faithful service dog, sully. here's a touching photo taken of the lab lying next to the flag-draped casket. the state funeral for the president will take place on wednesday at the washington national cathedral. >> and the plane

also, "na ga da never said that. of service, i never once said "na ga da." >> goostuff. a lot of people who covered him tell you that's what they missed is hows.enuine he people saw the serious side but he had a sense of humor and an element of fun. we are going to have more on the president's passing and the tributes all morning long on news 4 today. >> love seeing that stuff. >>> times 7:36. new this morning, d.c. police are trying to find whoever is responsible for killing a 19-year-old f womanm alexandria. detectives say nia howard reynolds was found with aou gunshot inside a home on 57th place and southeast friday night. she died at the hospital and police are offering a reward for information that helps solve the case. >>ra also, atic crash in the district that sent several people to the hospital. d.c. fire says four people were hurt after several vehicles smashed together in columbia s. heig this happened on 11th street. the impact of the crash was so loud it p sent someple running out of their homes to find o

also na-ga-da, never said it. >> so bush loved dana carvey impressions. >> who didn't?you imagine president trump with alec baldwin, appearing side by side? >> being gracious? >> no. let's hope that we get that moment. >>> our nation's capital preparing to honor former president george h.w. bush. we continue our coverage right now. >> i feel very fortunate to be president at this fascinating time. >> my dad say kind person. >> good news, bad news, he was always available to me. his humility demonstrated itself in so many different ways. >> 58 mgss in world war ii. >> 43 said i love you, dad. i'll see you in heaven and 41 said i love you, too. >> i had no contact. i engaged in politics. >> our president needs to respect the independence of this investigation. >> this is getting tougher and tougher for donald trump and his family. >> announcer: this is "new day" with alisyn camerota and john berman. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to your "new day." it's monday, december 3rd. 8:00 in the east and john and i are here in washington. >> very big week to honor the presiden

also na-ga-da? that's not me. >> it wouldn't be prudent. >> that was the great line.ristine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. "new day" starts now. >>> i feel very fortunate to be president of this fascinating country. >> my dad is an extraordinary role model. >> 58 combat missions in world war ii. suburb. >> no regrets? >> no. >> 43 said, i love you dad, and i will see you in heaven. and 41 said, i love you, too. >>>

also na, ga, da, never said it.l my years of government service, i never once said nagada. >> president bush was so taken by dana carvey's act that he even invited him to the white house to cheer everyone up after bush lost the election in 1992. >> to do bush, you start out with mr. rogers, it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. then you add a little john wayne. here we go. let's go over to the ranch. you put them together you got george herbert walker bush. >> yes. >> don't dare move my hands what i want to do. no, but i am very grateful to dana and to paula for being here. and dana has given me a lot of laughs. he said to me on the phone, are you sure you really want me to come there? and i said yeah. and he said i hope i've never crossed the line. and i knew exactly what he meant. and as far as i'm concerned, he never has. and the fact that we can laugh at each other is a very fundamental thing. i'm not sure november 4th that the invitation would have gone out and they'd had the same enthusiasm. >> george bush

. >> na ga da. >> wouldn't be prudent. remember that? >> yeah. >> yeah. a thousand points of light. i mean it was great to see dana carvey do that. can you imagine alec baldwin -- can you imagine donald trump doing that with alec baldwin now? >> no. >> it would be great, but he just couldn't bring himself to do it. >> different person but not a different time. the time for decency is now just as it was back in president george h.w. bush -- first election i ever voted in by the way was president george h.w. bush's. >> you're a kid. you're a baby. >> i was a freshman at yale, his alma mater. i voted in that election. he became president. united states. i think it's an instruction. you and i have had to deal with this lately, losing people that we love who we're very close to. you try to think about what do you hold on to. they're gone. what you hold on to is what they taught you. what you hold on to is what they showed you. this president is no different in that regard. the historians will deal with what he did right and wrong, how good he was, where he ranks. but how he did the job m

and the whole na-ga-da thing that he interacted with dana carvey. it showed a well-rounded great man, this man was and is. and that we're appreciative of the opportunity to commemorate him and his service in all capacities and all phases of his life. so god bless him. god bless the whole bush family. and thank you for this time. mr. williams: next is congressman french hill from arkansas. mr. hill: i thank my friend from texas for coordinating this opportunity to stand in solidarity on the house floor and memorialize a dear family friend and my former boss, george herbert walker bush, our 41st president. president bush was a great sportsman, a man of warm and goofy humor, a man who in every instance put himself in the position of serving others. from his willingness to enlist and become the navy's youngest aviator, a brave aviator he was indeed, flying some 58 combat missions. but at every stage of his life, until he passed on to be with bar and ron at the age of 94, bush 41 continued to put himself in the position of serving others. that is his leg

and the whole na-ga-da thing that he interacted with dana carvey. it showed a well-rounded great man, this man was and is. and that we're appreciative of the opportunity to commemorate him and his service in all capacities and all phases of his life. so god bless him. god bless the whole bush family. and thank you for this time. mr. williams: next is congressman french hill from arkansas. mr. hill: i thank my friend from texas for coordinating this opportunity to stand in solidarity on the house floor and memorialize a dear family friend and my former boss, george herbert walker bush, our 41st president. president bush was a great sportsman, a man of warm and goofy humor, a man who in every instance put himself in the position of serving others. from his willingness to enlist and become the navy's youngest aviator, a brave aviator he was indeed, flying some 58 combat missions. but at every stage of his life, until he passed on to be with bar and ron at the age of 94, bush 41 continued to put himself in the position of serving others. that is his leg

na-ga i never said it. i never once said naga da. >> anything else? >> yes. that church lady thing.l about? never got the point. >> wasn't that special? >> got to go. >> oh, got to love it. dana carvey released a statement saying this. it was an honor an and a privilege to spend time with george h.w. bush over 25 years. when i think of those times what i remember most is how hard he would laugh. i will miss my friend. we have much more ahead in our coverage of the passing of president bush. so be sure to tune in tonight for a cnn special report. remembering 41. the serious side, the sense of humor. at 8:00 p.m. right here on cnn. we'll be right back. >>> "cnn special report: remembering 41" tonight, 8:00 eastern. >>> you're in the "cnn newsroom." i'm ana cabrera in new york. thank you for being with us tonight from all corners of the world.