the result is called the yizkor requiem. yizkor being hebrew for "may he remember," and requiem, a mass for the repose of the dead. bob faw spoke with the composer. >> reporter: for people of faith, services which acknowledge, indeed commemorate, death can bring comfort or anguish. thomas beveridge's yizkor requiem recognizes both. performed here by the orchestra and chorus of london's st. martin-in-the-fields, the music is emotional and cerebral- suggestive, even, at times, haunting. ♪ conducted by sir neville marriner and recorded for the milken archive of american jewish music, the "yizkor requiem" was composed by beveridge not just to remind listeners of what beveridge says "really matters," but also to combine, musically, two faiths. >> i realized that i could put together a piece that kind of stands on the bridge between the two religions, the christian religion and the jewish religion, and takes a look at, simultaneously, at the ritual for the dead. >> reporter: beveridge says he was inspired to compose this piece aft

lawmakers move one step closer to change changing the law about replacing the late ted kennedy, and a requiem true american hero today at the white house.@ >> in news around the world, police in indonesia say they have killed the man they call the most dangerous terrorist in southeast asia, found in a raided hideout in solo after and hours long gunfight and an explosion. he has been implicated in every major terror attack in indonesia since 2002. another suicide bombing in somolia was carried are out by terrorists driving cars with united nations logos. the shabob terrorist group said it hit the main base of african union peacekeepers in retaliation for monday's killing of one of its leaders by u.s. navy seals. at least 16 people died in kabul, afghanistan today in a suicide car bombing ailed at an italian military convoy. the bomber rammed his car into two of the vehicles. the taliban has claimed responsibility. meantime, defense secretary robert gates is urging patients back here at home in deciding whether to send more u.s. troops to afghanistan. one of those brave soldiers who served i